Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Not to mention the four children feeling awkward in He Ke’s warm room, let’s talk about the four adults including Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng would naturally not ignore Mrs. Xue Wang. She first reached out and pulled her to her side, and acted coquettishly on her shoulder for a while. Then she happily told her that she had registered He Ke under her name, conferred the title of Liangdi on her, and temporarily took charge of the harem.

Finally, he smiled happily and said, "It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who said that I could invite you aunts in for a gathering today. The Crown Princess also sent someone to tell me to keep you for lunch."

Mrs. Xue felt sorry for her, so she pinched her sleeve and complained in a low voice, "After three years of housekeeping, even the dog is disgusted. You have only been busy for a few days, and you are thinner than when I last saw you.

"When the Crown Princess gets better tomorrow, we should quickly hand over the affairs of the rear palace to her. We should not interfere in other people's affairs."

Wang Xifeng nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and said in a tender voice, "I'm not stupid. It's just that my aunt always treats me like a child."

"Even if you are a hundred years old and become the Queen, you are still my most precious niece in my eyes!" Mrs. Xue pinched her face with pity, "You have lost so much weight! You must eat well and sleep well, do you hear me?"

Wang Xifeng giggled and looked at Jia Min: "Madam Jia, please don't laugh at me. You went back to your parents' home early this morning. I guess you are also this close to the old lady of your Jia family, right?"

Jia Min smiled reluctantly.

Wang Xifeng immediately raised her eyebrows, glanced at the stiff Jia Wangshi, and then chuckled, "Oh! Look at my memory!

"It was only the beginning of the morning when Madam Jia kowtowed to the Crown Princess and came to my place to wish me a happy new year. If you count it this way, even if she went to the Jia Mansion early in the morning, she would probably have only sat for a while and then left. She definitely didn't have time to get close to her mother.

"Oh! If that's the case, Madam Jia, was it the old lady of your Jia family who suggested you come to the East Palace to see me?

"Is it because your niece, Mrs. Wang's daughter, Jia Yuanchun, caused trouble in Daming Palace the night before last?"

When Mrs. Xue heard this, her face suddenly changed. She looked straight at Mrs. Jia and said, "Sister, why didn't you tell me about this just now?"

"Because according to the rules, she shouldn't know about this." Wang Xifeng comforted Mrs. Xue and sent her to sit down opposite her. She looked at Jia Min again and said, "Logically, the people in Rongguo Mansion shouldn't know about this either."

Jia Min bit her lips lightly and lowered her head.

Indeed, Lin Ruhai told her about this yesterday. She hurried to her mother's house early this morning on the pretext of returning home and told Lady Jia.

Unexpectedly, Grandmother Jia immediately sent her and her daughter to greet Lady Xing. Only a moment later, she sent someone to call her over and forced her to enter the East Palace as a member of the East Palace staff and ask Wang Xifeng for help.

"Madam Jia, you leaked the palace affairs to your parents' family. Have you discussed this with your husband?" Wang Xifeng asked with a smile.

Jia Min's face gradually turned pale.

Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year. The palace is hosting a banquet for foreign envoys. The prince is going to preside over the banquet, and Lin Ruhai naturally accompanies him.

I didn't tell Lin Ruhai that I was going back to my parents' home...

"Madam Jia, when you went to the Cheng'en Hall to kowtow just now, didn't you only say that you were Lin Ruhai's wife, but didn't tell the Crown Princess that you were also Jia Yuanchun's biological aunt?"

Wang Xifeng's smile became even wider.

Jia Min's body swayed, and she really didn't dare to sit still. She stood up, bowed her head and said, "I was so rash..."

"No, no, no, you're not being reckless." Wang Xifeng smiled, "You're just afraid that you won't be able to kill your husband."

Jia Min fell to her knees with a plop: "I deserve to die!"

"I'm sure Madam Jia knows what the crime of leaking forbidden secrets is and what the punishment will be. After all, many people died in the former Tang Dynasty because of this. Madam Jia has read all the history books, so she should know everything clearly."

Wang Xifeng looked down at her fingernails, which had been painted red by An'er and Qiao Lian for the double happiness of the New Year and the promotion. They were bright and charming:

"At the palace banquet, Jia Yuanchun received the Queen's order and held our little prince from the East Palace and came down from the high platform to hand him over to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.

“There were only nine steps, and a skinny five-year-old girl sprained her ankle when she reached the last step.

"If it was the Crown Prince who went to pick her up, she and our little prince would have both leaned into his arms.

“But because she was the one delivering the child, the Crown Prince asked the Crown Princess to pick him up in order to avoid suspicion.

"She held our little prince and smashed into the Crown Princess, causing her to break two ribs and spit blood."

The three people present suddenly turned pale!

No one could sit still any longer, and all three of them knelt down: "I wish you all the best!"

"Fortunately, the imperial physician said that the Crown Princess will be well again in a few months." Wang Xifeng smiled and did not ask them to stand up. Instead, she continued:

“All the clan members present saw that scene.

“Perhaps you will argue that she was just negligent.

"But whether it was negligence or not, what does it matter? What would the people present think of her actions? Do you think it would be of any use for you to defend yourself?"

Jia Wangshi burst into tears: "Dear Lady, you are wise enough. Yuanchun is definitely not that kind of frivolous child..."

"Little Prince!" Wang Xifeng interrupted her, "I hate your daughter to the core. I asked you to smash your daughter's face in front of the Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince."

Jia Wangshi choked, and the look in her eyes changed from disbelief to anger!

"The young prince's original words were: I want your daughter's face to bleed so that she can pay back the blood her mother spit out." Wang Xifeng bent down slightly, stared into Jia Wang's eyes, and smiled softly:

"Aunt, the young prince is kind and did not ask to kill your daughter to avenge the Crown Princess. Why, are you still not satisfied?"

Jia Wangshi knelt down again, bent over, and put her forehead on the blue bricks on the ground, as cold as ice: "I dare not."

"That's right." Wang Xifeng raised her hand, "The three of you please stand up."

The three people obeyed and stood up with their heads down.

"I know you are here to beg for mercy. There is no need." Wang Xifeng promised in front of Aunt Meng, "Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue have been friends for a hundred years and are related to each other.

"When one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer.

“I had no intention of managing palace affairs, or even of getting promoted.

“Even if the prince gives me face again, this face is not for me, or even for our four families.

"Everyone knows what my status as a concubine is.

"I will help with Jia Yuanchun's matter and ensure your families live in peace. Please rest assured."

Jia Min breathed a sigh of relief and immediately knelt down again: "I'm sorry to trouble Liang Di. It's all because of our Jia family's poor education of our daughter."

Jia Wang gritted her teeth and knelt down again, "It's all because of my poor teaching of my daughter."

"But." Wang Xifeng didn't respond to their words at all, and just smiled to herself, "If you still want something else, then give up the idea as soon as possible.

“The Emperor may still be strict with his fatherly feelings towards the Crown Prince, but he gives the young prince whatever he wants and keeps his word.

"Your Yuanchun has already been hated by the young prince, and there is no possibility for her to be his concubine mother.

"Please rest assured about this one as well."