King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 569 Zhen Qin kicked the iron plate

As the noise outside became louder and louder, Baoqin and others knew that Zhu Jinghong was closer.

However, before Zhu Jinghong arrived, several teams of guards entered the house, along with a large number of eunuchs and maids.

The guards guarded the door and searched all the rooms at the same time to clear out all the idlers. Baoqin and others were also expelled.

"You can go, we will take care of you here!" A maid said coldly.

The last time an assassination occurred, not only the guards were frightened, but also the eunuchs and maids serving nearby were frightened.

If something happened to Zhu Jinghong, they would also be severely punished, and it would be very possible for them to be executed by the emperor.

So no matter where they went, not only the guards were on alert, but the eunuchs and maids also felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

As for Baoqin, after struggling for so long today, how could she be willing to retreat? She would definitely be laughed at by her sisters.

Facing the maid in front of her, Bao Qin straightened her back and said, "I am Miss Xue family, your princess's sister!"

The butler replied: "As for father-in-law, she is our master's daughter and the princess's cousin!"

"Whatever proof is needed, everyone in the house can prove it!"

Upon hearing that she was the princess's cousin, Yu Hai put away his contempt, then stopped and asked, "Why is she here?"

The following time was very boring for Baoqin. She could only watch the eunuchs and maids busy back and forth, tidying up the house she was familiar with.

Following her father all over the world, Baoqin's character became a bit more bold and bold, which is different from most women nowadays.

"What if he is fierce?"

Both Yu Hai and the old servant of the Xue family saw the dispute here, so they came over together.

But the silence didn't last long, and a commotion was heard outside, followed by the sound of worship like a mountain call.

“I don’t know when His Royal Highness Prince Xiang will arrive!”

There are several stewards in the Xue family. The one in front of me doesn't know what happened just now, so he can't answer at this time.

After Yu Hai spoke, the maids and eunuchs had no choice but to retreat, while Bao Qin showed a triumphant look, and then looked at the people behind him with a proud look on his face.

"What's going on?" Yu Hai asked.

If it wasn't for the fact that they were women, I'm afraid the maid would have called the guards directly.

"You all go down and do whatever you have to do!"

He was ordered by Xue Qi to be responsible for communicating with Yu Hai and introducing the situation in the mansion.

"They...replaced all the utensils!"

While Bao Qin was speaking, the housekeeper of the house happened to enter, followed closely by a eunuch in front of him.

"What's the proof?" the maid asked.

Before the maid could finish her words, Bao Qin said boldly: "I am the princess's sister. Is it wrong to bring my girl here to welcome my brother-in-law?"

Everyone admired her "fierceness" and her every expression was wonderful.

"Fortunately, the tables and chairs are still there, otherwise this wouldn't be called the Xue family!"

Then they were able to stay, while Yu Hai left with the Xue family steward to continue to learn about other situations.

The leading maid was right, Baoqin and his party did have ulterior motives.

"Father, these people don't understand the rules. They just have ulterior motives for not leaving..."

"Prince Xiang is here!" a girl said excitedly.

Another clear and gentle voice must be that of Prince Xiang... Baoqin thought to himself.

"This... villain doesn't even know!"

These two words came to all the women's minds, so they looked at the courtyard gate eagerly.

The girls were talking in low voices, and as the eunuchs and maids finished cleaning up, the courtyard and inside gradually became quiet.

After a while, the noise outside stopped, and Baoqin and the others heard heavy footsteps.

Although Yu Hai is usually modest, he is one of the three managers of Prince Xiang's Mansion after all, and he can easily suppress the situation when he gets angry.

The footsteps got closer and closer, and they gradually heard conversations. One of them had a slightly older voice, and Baoqin easily recognized it as his father.

After being stunned for a few seconds, Yu Hai replied: "What the girl said...makes sense!"

And her words immediately choked everyone, including the sisters who were following her.

Baoqin couldn't produce the certificate here. As soon as the interrogating maid said hello, seven or eight maids and eunuchs gathered around and wanted to drive Baoqin and others out.

With Yu Hai's words, all the eunuchs and maids who were about to take action suddenly stopped and turned around to salute Yu Hai.

"Stop it all!"

"coming……"

Bao Qin, who was standing at the front, became nervous when she heard this and had the urge to retreat, but in the end she did not move.

Not to mention, these words were indeed very powerful, and they immediately calmed the maid.

"Who are these people?" Yu Hai asked calmly.

The two voices speaking were obviously different, so the other girls also realized this, so they looked forward to Zhu Jinghong's appearance more and more.

Girls all look forward to "Prince Charming", and Zhu Jinghong is already a prince at the beginning. If he is as handsome as Bao Qin said, he will be the Prince Charming among Prince Charmings.

How can one not be full of expectations for such a good man...

"The furnishings here are elegant and the decorations are exquisite... You paid attention!"

"Your Majesty's visit here is an honor for the common people and their families. I am afraid that the reception will not be adequate..."

As the distance grew closer, the women could hear the conversation clearly, and their eyes were fixed on the courtyard door.

On the other side of the courtyard gate, when Zhu Jinghong walked to the door, he suddenly stopped: "I heard you say just now that the Liaodong Navy's shipyard is nearby?"

Xue Qi quickly replied: "Report to Your Highness, it is at the port not far from here!"

Zhu Jinghong immediately said: "It's still early, so let's go to the shipyard first!"

He wanted to see the most real situation, so naturally he had to act suddenly like this. Otherwise, others had arranged everything, and he could only see what others wanted him to see.

Xue Qi was not qualified to refuse Zhu Jinghong's proposal. To be precise, he was not even qualified to speak.

So Zhu Jinghong, who had already reached the door, turned back and walked out. The accompanying guards also moved away.

His impromptu behavior will once again affect hundreds of people, and there are too many people protecting his safety.

Besides, in the courtyard, Baoqin and everyone else were greatly disappointed when they heard Zhu Jinghong walking away.

Is it really so difficult to meet Prince Xiang... All the girls felt this way.

On the contrary, it was Bao Qin. At this moment, she felt relieved. After all, she was the one at the front.

Thinking that this is his home, there are many opportunities to meet Prince Xiang, and he doesn't have to rush for today, so Baoqin decided to quit.

"Everyone, I think I won't see you today, so why don't we go back?"

Baoqin's proposal did not get the support of the girls, because almost everyone was unwilling to accept it.

The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment, which also leads to the stronger unwillingness in the heart.

"I know the shipyard. It's only three to five miles away. It will be noon in another hour, and Prince Xiang will have to come back for dinner... It doesn't matter if we wait a little longer!"

After waiting for an hour, although this time was a bit long, everyone agreed at this time. Of course, Xue Baoqin did not mean what he said. Everyone retreated to the room, where there were tea and snacks so that they could stay more comfortably.

Of course this behavior is inappropriate, but because Baoqin is the princess's sister, the maid on duty is not easy to interfere with, so she can only pretend that she didn't see it.

But before everyone sat down for a while, a series of footsteps came from outside again. They thought it was Zhu Jinghong who was back, so they all leaned out of the room to take a look.

Then they arrived first, and some maids, surrounded by several ladies, walked into the courtyard.

The so-called noble lady, the first one is Zhen Qin, how could she miss this kind of show off.

After Zhen Qin came Nuo Min. The latter didn't bother to argue with Zhen Qin about who should go in front. At this time, she was looking around at the situation in the courtyard.

After Nuo Min, there was Zhang Xiaoyue who was alone. Behind her were only two little girls, holding her pipa and qin respectively.

At this time, only the maids came to greet them and lead Zhen Qin and others to their respective rooms. The maids standing in front of them packed everything away.

Everything was going smoothly, but Zhen Qin looked around and saw Xue Baoqin at the door of the wing.

Although there were many women showing their heads, Zhen Qin still locked eyes with Bao Qin because this girl was so beautiful.

With Zhen Qin's self-feeling attitude, she had the thought of "I am not as good as me" at this time.

Along with sighing at herself, Zhen Qin also felt wary in her heart, which then turned into hostility.

Such a beautiful beauty really made her feel like a powerful enemy.

"It must be those people outside, a foxy girl who offers her favors to please her!" Zhen Qin gave her verdict.

This judgment is correct ninety-nine percent of the time, but Baoqin happens to belong to the one percent.

Jealousy changes people beyond recognition. She feels very uncomfortable when Zhang Xiaoyue appears. It is really difficult for Zhen Qin to accept a few more people around Zhu Jinghong.

So she ignored the maid who led the way and walked straight towards Baoqin and the others.

Because Zhen Qin was dressed luxuriously, and the patterns on her clothes were forbidden, when she walked over with a sullen face, all the girls present were frightened.

What kind of trouble is she going to make?

Seeing Zhen Qin walking aside, Nuo Min thought of these words.

As for Zhang Xiaoyue, who was further behind, she didn't pay attention to the situation outside at all, and kept silently reciting Xinji's music score.

In order to have a foothold in the palace and not to return to the low-class place, Zhang Xiaoyue burst out with perseverance far beyond ordinary people.

During this period, she continued to study music seriously and memorized hundreds of music scores, including some that Zhu Jinghong hummed and composed by herself.

Let's sing Butterfly Lovers tonight, I think the prince likes it very much... Zhang Xiaoyue thought to herself.

Just singing Butterfly Lovers is too weak, add a song like Ru Meng Ling...

"Who told you to stay here?"

Zhen Qin's cold scolding pulled Zhang Xiaoyue out of her thoughts.

Again, as the "King's Woman", Zhen Qin is quite capable of bluffing people with all her firepower.

"I said...little girls, why are you so angry!"

The only one who could speak like this at this time was Nuo Min, who was also a waiter. She had never been able to stand Zhen Qin's domineering attitude.

Of course, from Zhen Qin's perspective, she also felt that Nuo Min was domineering.

"There are no rules without rules. There are people from the royal palace to serve here, so we need these idle people!"

"The front is in Prince Yan's Mansion. It was because of the intrusion of unknown people that it almost caused a disaster... How can we repeat the same mistake now!"

Although Zhen Qin has no brains, she is not without any brains at all. What she is saying now is well-founded.

"Empress Zhen, they are..."

The maid on duty was about to explain when she heard Zhen Qin scolding: "Whoever they are, get them kicked out!"

Now that the prince is away, my words are the rules... Zhen Qin thought to herself that at this moment she was over the princess's addiction again.

"But……"

"Why...how dare you not listen to what I say?" Zhen Qin glared at the maid.

You are such an idiot... The maid cursed secretly in her heart, but she still had to smile along with her face.

As for Baoqin, she was also frightened at first, but when she saw the man in front of her being so domineering, she was also aroused.

No matter who you are, my cousin is a princess, am I still afraid of you...

"This lady, I am not just waiting around!"

Zhen Qin turned around in disbelief. She didn't expect that a little girl would dare to question her. Who gave her the courage?
"You have sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, push it down and slap your mouth!" Zhen Qin didn't argue with Bao Qin at all.

However, her words were not implemented, and several maids around her looked embarrassed.

With Baoqin seeing all these things, she understood that her sister's status was strong enough, and she didn't need to be afraid of the people in front of her at all.

So when Zhen Qin was furious, Bao Qin smiled sweetly and said, "If you want to hit me, my sister will be unhappy if she finds out!"

"What if your sister is not happy?" Zhen Qin sneered.

Nuo Min, who was behind her, thought of something and asked, "Who is your sister?"

After bowing to Nuomin, Baoqin stood up straight and said with a smile: "Report to the empress... My name is Baoqin, and my sister's name is Baochai!"

Nuo Min nodded slightly, then looked at Zhen Qin with a smile.

Zhen Qin, who had been so arrogant just now, was now petrified on the spot.

Of course Zhen Qin, the princess's younger sister, didn't have the guts to make a move. At this moment, she just felt that God had no eyes to see, otherwise she would not be so unlucky.

Who would have thought that a random yellow-haired girl could be the princess's sister... Zhen Qin cried in her heart.

I have to make amends, otherwise if this girl complains and makes the princess angry with me, it will be a disaster...

Thinking of this, Zhen Qin used her most powerful expression control ability to show her kind side.

I saw her smiling and saying: "It turns out that she is the princess's sister, so she is one of her own family..."

"It's all because of my poor eyesight that I didn't recognize my sister. Think about it, you should know that how could an ordinary family raise such a beautiful girl like my sister..."

Zhen Qin changed her attitude 180 degrees and praised Bao Qin to the sky, which made the latter despise her even more.

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is not a good person... This is Bao Qin's evaluation of Zhen Qin.

Zhang Xiaoyue, who was following behind, also noticed this.

Thinking of the humiliation Zhen Qin had done to her that day, she vowed to rise to a higher position in the future and trample Zhen Qin severely under her feet.

At this time, Nuomin took a step forward and asked, "Sister...she didn't scare you just now, did she?"

On the surface, she was caring about Bao Qin, but in fact, she was giving Zhen Qin eye drops and reminding Bao Qin not to forget what happened just now.

Nuo Min is not such a narrow-minded person, but for a vixen like Zhen Qin, she doesn't mind using some tricks to deal with her.

Bao Qin smiled and replied: "Thank you for your concern, Madam Zhen, I'm fine... I'm afraid I just bumped into Madam Zhen!"

She just moved Baochai out, which really scared Zhen Qin. When Bao Qin said this, she was completely teasing Zhen Qin.

"Sister, what you said is out of context. Sisters are joking... there is no such thing as conflict!"

In order to cover up her embarrassment, Zhen Qin continued: "I was in the palace... and I was laughing and playing like this with the princess. The sisterly love is as deep as our flesh and blood!"

(End of this chapter)