King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 556 Dual Cultivation
Miaoyu was very sick now, because Zhu Jinghong was standing next to her and even felt the hot breath of the other person's breath.

When the prince ascends the throne, I will make your life worse than death... Wongyu screamed in his heart.

Although her heart was in chaos, her hands were not messy at all, and she wrote in Junyi regular script between the outlines.

Putting his hands on Miaoyu's shoulders, Zhu Jinghong praised sincerely: "It's really wonderful..."

Miaoyu stood up, dodged Zhu Jinghong's hands, then bent down and said, "The poor nun has finished writing, so the prince should sit down!"

Obviously, this is because Miaoyu wants to take the initiative instead of always passively dealing with Zhu Jinghong.

"Master, you have to teach me..." Zhu Jinghong said after sitting down.

Then he picked up the pen and sketched on the paper at random, obviously deliberately making the words ugly.

"Master, look, I can't control my hands. Why don't you help me hold them up?"

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. The most important thing when using a pen is to have a correct mind. What you need to practice is not to use the pen, but to concentrate on the pen and paper. In the past, Wang Youjun..."

When it comes to these professional knowledge, Miaoyu talks endlessly and doesn't give Zhu Jinghong a chance to interrupt.

This made Zhu Jinghong very unhappy, thinking about how to regain the initiative.

Just at this moment, a young eunuch appeared outside the hall and reported through the door: "Your Majesty, Ning Wanfu, a member of the Royal Guards, wants to see you!"

Ning Wanfu has been investigating the case and has rarely come to the palace recently. Today's sudden visit made Zhu Jinghong guess that there may be progress in the case.

Originally Miaoyu wanted to escape from here, but when she heard that the captain of the Jinyiwei had arrived, she wanted to stay and listen to what was going on.

Being so frivolous by him, I can finally get some benefits... Miaoyu thought.

However, the next moment, Zhu Jinghong said: "Master Miaoyu, this is a rough guy, you'd better avoid him first!"

"Buddhism is boundless and treats everyone equally... In the eyes of a poor nun, all living beings are the same!"

Zhu Jinghong immediately asked: "Seriously? Are you and I the same? We are also one..."

"Goodbye, poor nun!" Miaoyu had no choice but to flee, and she cursed again in her heart.

Miaoyu was thinking about standing outside the study and eavesdropping, but she didn't expect Zhu Jinghong's voice sounded again behind her.

"Take Master Miaoyu to the east courtyard and ask the selection attendant to find her a place to stay. Don't neglect this distinguished guest!"

"Yes!" replied the eunuch outside.

Miaoyu had no choice but to follow the eunuch out of the hall, and then she saw a middle-aged man wearing a brocade guard uniform standing humbly at the foot of the steps outside the hall.

"This person is Ning Wanfu... Dozens of brothers in the sect were arrested before, and I think it was because of this person's plot!"

Seeing a strangely dressed woman walking out of the palace, who happened to be very good-looking, Ning Wanfu suddenly felt bad, thinking that his rash visit had spoiled Zhu Jinghong's good deeds.

After Miaoyu left, another eunuch walked out of the palace and stood on the steps and said loudly: "Ning Qianhu, the prince has invited me!"

"Yes!"

After replying respectfully, Ning Wanfu walked up the steps and walked into the main hall.

"Ning Wanfu, a thousand households in Fusi Yanshan, Chenbei Town, come to see the prince!"

At this time, Zhu Jinghong turned his back to Ning Wanfu, pretending to look through the books on the shelf, and asked in a cold tone: "What's the matter?"

This is indeed very powerful. Even if Zhu Jinghong couldn't see Ning Wanfu, the latter still bent his waist and replied: "Reporting to the prince, I have been ordered to strictly investigate the assassins of the White Lotus Sect. Now there has been significant progress!"

"Tell me about it!" Zhu Jinghong remained calm.

"Following the previous clues from Huaishu Village, I carefully planned and deployed. The rebels were discovered again in Huaishu Village two days ago. This person came to inquire about the situation of the captured rebels..."

"I have strictly ordered my subordinates to only follow this person. I actually found one of their hideouts by following this person, and then found out that they have made big moves in the past two days!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong finally became interested, so he turned around with a book in hand.

Seeing that Zhu Jinghong was listening attentively, Ning Wanfu continued: "After hearing the news, I sent more people to monitor this place. Last night, a few more people came here. The leader of Baihu sent good people to get closer at night to investigate. I found out that these people are talking about assassination!"

"Assassination? Who? When? Where?"

Zhu Jinghong asked four questions in a row, but Ning Wanfu could only answer one of them, which made him extremely anxious.

"This matter is important. I didn't dare to neglect it after learning about it, so I ordered my subordinates to close the net and catch the thieves. Three thieves died in the battle, one committed suicide, and another was seriously injured and captured... He is now being tortured at Qianhu Prison!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but feel a little moved, secretly thinking that the rebels of the White Lotus Sect were indeed fierce.

And this just shows that these people are the elites of the White Lotus Sect, and their words will be very feasible.

"Who are they going to kill?"

Zhu Jinghong already had an answer to this question, and Ning Wanfu's answer did not disappoint him.

"These thieves are overestimating their abilities and actually want to assassinate the prince!"

People from the White Lotus Sect are going to kill me in the near future. Miaoyu from the White Lotus Sect reminds me that there is a disaster. Is there internal strife in their White Lotus Sect? Zhu Jinghong guessed so.

"It is said that Fusi's torture skills in Beizhen are unparalleled in the world. I hope Ning Qianhu will not disappoint me!"

The backbone of the White Lotus Sect can be found in a short period of time. In fact, Zhu Jinghong has already recognized his ability. The current words are just to spur him further.

"I will do my best to investigate the case, and I will not disappoint the prince!" Ning Wanfu knelt down to pay homage.

Walking in front of Ning Wanfu, Zhu Jinghong helped him up, patted his shoulder and said: "I trust your ability, work hard... you have a bright future!"
This is called tactical painting, and it has almost become Zhu Jinghong's instinct.

But he is Zhu Jinghong, with a high status and outstanding military exploits. His words naturally have extraordinary weight, and people will naturally believe him.

This is an opportunity... Ning Wanfu thought to himself.

As a member of Qianhu Jinyiwei, Ning Wanfu certainly knew Li Wenzhao's deeds, so he wanted to copy the other party's path.

As long as King Xiang supports him, it is not impossible to become a Beijing official...

I saw Ning Wanfu bowing and replying: "I am stupid, I need more advice from the prince!"

"Go on errands!" Zhu Jinghong said with a slight smile.

"Yes!"

After Ning Wanfu left, Zhu Jinghong fell into deep thought.

In the end, he decided that instead of reacting passively, he would lead the snake out of its hole...

"Pass my message and ask Zhang Lin, He Wu and Zhang Baodong to come see me!"

"Yes!"

The people he named were the three generals responsible for his safety. Of course, he had to talk to them about defense matters.

But what Zhu Jinghong meant was that the guards should be loose on the outside and tight on the inside to give the thieves an opportunity to lure them out and catch them all.

The White Lotus Sect has various assassination methods, including swords, guns, firecrackers, explosives and artillery. It is extremely risky to let them do it, but there is nothing they can do about it.

Therefore, after listening to Zhu Jinghong's request, the three generals felt very embarrassed, and finally walked out of Yin'anmen very uncomfortable.

The three of them walked out of the carrier gate and left separately due to different defense areas. The flag bearer and deputy Qianhu Hewu walked towards him to the east.

He planned to make a tour first and learn more about the situation before making deployment adjustments.

The outside is loose and the inside is tight, which is a great test of coordination.

When we arrived at the east corner gate, there happened to be someone pushing a trolley with several large baskets of ingredients stacked on it, which were prepared for the peripheral guards.

After these people passed the inspection, one person led the way and the other two pushed the cart behind, and they wanted to push the cart towards the palace.

"Stop!" He Wu scolded.

All the people who entered the door stopped. Among them, Zhu Boji, who was in charge of pushing the cart, had cold sweat breaking out on his back.

"Turn around!" He Wu spoke again.

The three of them had no choice but to turn around, hunched over and not daring to look at He Wu.

After getting closer, He Wu asked again: "Who is it?" "Back... back to the general, they are delivering food!"

"They are delivering food, who are you?" He Wu asked.

The middle-aged man who led the way replied: "The villain is the steward responsible for this!"

After looking at this person carefully, He Wu said: "I remember it was not you a few days ago!"

The man leading the way replied: "Seventh brother had a cold the day before yesterday, and it was difficult to move yesterday, so the patriarch gave this job to the villain!"

"Who are you?" He Wu asked.

"The villain's surname is Wang Mingzhen, and he is the brother-in-law of General Zhu Yibin!"

When Wang Zhen introduced himself, a general commander came to He Wu and whispered: "This person was brought by Zhu Boxin personally, and his identity has been verified!"

He Wu didn't say much. He just walked to the side of the cart and stared at Zhu Boji and the two again.

The next moment he drew out his saber, frightening several people present to take two steps back.

"Be honest!" the guards around him scolded.

He Wu didn't hurry and stabbed the basket with a knife several times to make sure that no one could be hidden inside, then Fang scolded: "Push away!"

"Yes Yes……"

Zhu Boji answered twice, then pushed the cart towards the corridor.

After these people left, He Wufang said to the garrison soldiers: "Keep your eyes open. If there is anyone suspicious, take him down for questioning immediately!"

"Yes!"

He Wu did not stop any longer and continued to patrol with a few of his men. He would check every checkpoint he visited.

Like He Wu, Zhang Lin and Zhang Baodong were also secretly adjusting their deployments. On the surface, nothing had changed in Prince Yan's Mansion, but in fact, they had extremely heightened their vigilance.

Time soon came to night, Zhu Jinghong was sitting cross-legged in the palace, and sitting in front of him was Miaoyu.

Yu Hai seems to be an honest guy, but this time his coquettishness is exposed.

Just because the "monk's robe" he found for Miaoyu was actually made of black gauze as thin as a cicada's wings. If Miaoyu hadn't been wearing a middle coat underneath, it would have been almost as if he were naked when meeting Zhu Jinghong.

And the other party's dark and white appearance makes people even more imaginative under the candlelight.

"This... is simply too seductive. Can I hold it?"

For the first time, Zhu Jinghong had doubts about his ability.

As for Miaoyu, who was sitting opposite him, her heart was pounding like a deer at this moment. She was indeed extremely nervous.

Zhu Jinghong is a lustful ghost, and if he really wants to use force to do bad things, Miaoyu realizes that she has no power to resist!
"I hope he still has some conscience and won't do anything to me, a monk..."

At this time, Miaoyu could only ask for blessings from gods and Buddhas all over the sky.

Zhu Jinghong is indeed lustful, but he doesn't think with his lower body.

The White Lotus Sect wants to kill me. Could it be that she is the assassin? At this time, Zhu Jinghong made a bold guess.

How could she kill me without any weapons or strength?
Thinking of this, Zhu Jinghong only felt funny and thought that he was indeed too whimsical.

At this time, he still believed that there was a disagreement within the White Lotus Sect, which led to this seemingly elite behavior.

"Master Miaoyu, it's time to start!" Zhu Jinghong reminded.

He nodded, struck the wooden fish with his witty words and recited, and began to recite: "This is how I smell..."

What Miaoyu recited was the Ksitigarbha Sutra, which was specifically used to save the souls of the dead.

The content of the scriptures was obscure and difficult to understand. Zhu Jinghong just wanted to doze off after listening to it, but he also felt that sleeping alone was too lonely.

"I guess the thieves won't do anything tonight..." Zhu Jinghong thought to himself.

In Zhu Jinghong's view, if the White Lotus Sect takes action tonight, Miaoyu will definitely not stay by his side, otherwise she will be affected by this matter.

He thought wrong here, because even Miaoyu didn't know when and where these people would take action, so she was also thinking about it at this time.

After listening to Miaoyu reciting for a while, Zhu Jinghong suddenly stood up and walked towards Miaoyu. When he came to her, he sat on the ground.

"Master, the scriptures are mysterious and speak directly to people's hearts... I want to repent to the Buddha!"

Seeing Zhu Jinghong holding her hand again, Miaoyu was so angry that her nose and mouth were crooked. She wished she could kick the bastard in front of her to death.

"Your Majesty, please..."

Just after saying these four words, an even more outrageous scene happened. Zhu Jinghong pounced directly on Miaoyu and hugged her waist.

"If you want to harm me, I call this retaliation. Right now I'm just charging you some interest!"

These words popped up in Zhu Jinghong's mind, making him feel no moral burden for his frivolous actions.

"Ah... let go... no..."

Miaoyu's beauty turned pale. She had no idea that the situation would take a turn for the worse, and that Zhu Jinghong would directly start to behave like a beast.

"Let go... let go..."

At this time, Miaoyu was so anxious that she even slapped Zhu Jinghong randomly, but the effect was basically zero.

But Zhu Jinghong did not continue to move, which made Miaoyu feel a little calmer.

"Killing people is not my intention. I just want the world to be peaceful. There is nothing I can do about them dying under my sword. I really don't want to kill people..."

"They have been chasing me, pestering me, trying to kill me for revenge. I am really tired..."

Although I was making up a lie, I still thought about it at this time. In modern terms, it is called "post-traumatic stress disorder", or PTSD for short.

"Maybe he really wants to repent..." When these words came to Miaoyu's mind, her slender waist was still tightly held by Zhu Jinghong.

He even buried his head close to someone else's chest in order to seek comfort. He really didn't regard himself as an outsider at all.

"Master, do you think I am a good person or a bad person? Will Buddha forgive me..."

You are such a scumbag... Miaoyu yelled angrily in her heart.

At this moment, she wanted to chop off Zhu Jinghong's hand just because this guy had soiled her innocence.

At this time, Miaoyu really felt that she was unclean.

And looking at the person in front of her who "tarnished" her, in addition to hatred and anger, she felt something else deep in her heart.

"Your Majesty, men and women cannot be intimate with each other!" Miaoyu still wanted to break away.

"I feel at ease with the Master, don't drive me away!"

After saying this, Zhu Jinghong responded even more tightly, making it difficult for Miaoyu to breathe.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... relax a little!"

Realizing that he was exerting too much force, Zhu Jinghong finally relaxed a little.

But before Miaoyu could take a breath, she was picked up by Zhu Jinghong and then put into his arms.

Miaoyu was so embarrassed that she was so angry that she was trembling all over and could not speak.

"you you……"

Zhu Jinghong still pretended to be stupid, and at the same time said with fear on his face: "Master, I feel at ease with you, don't leave me!"

"Let me go... don't make me angry!" Miaoyu's face was gloomy. She felt that she needed to show her temper.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Jinghong asked: "Is there something wrong with me?"

While raising and lowering his hands on Miaoyu, Zhu Jinghong said: "Master, please don't get angry. I will definitely practice Buddhism well and I won't make it difficult for you!"

(End of this chapter)