Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Eunuch Zhou smiled and patiently explained, "Your Majesty is a little unwell and bored in bed, so he summoned Prince Duan to relieve his boredom.

"The grandfather and grandson had a great time playing together. After lunch, Prince Duan fell asleep.

"It so happened that the Empress came to see Your Majesty, and the two Saints chatted, so they called the people who were with the Prince to come and inspect.

"The people that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess assigned to the Prince are naturally good. But Your Majesty feels that none of the people who followed him had any martial arts skills, which is a bit inappropriate.

"So he gave a pair of brother and sister to guard the prince.

"Who would have thought that when the prince woke up and heard the news, he was very happy, and immediately begged Your Majesty to keep the brother and sister, and give the sister to Princess Heke.

"His Majesty was very happy and pointed at me and asked me to invite Princess Heke to the palace.

"First, to meet the guards given to her by the emperor, and second, to accompany His Majesty, and come back with the prince in the evening.

"Moreover, the Queen also said that Princess Heke has grown up, and she likes her very much, and has prepared some good things to reward her!"

Wang Xifeng started laughing and said, "Oh my! Our Prince Duan is smart and filial. He thinks of his sister so much when he gets good things from his grandparents! He Ke is so lucky. Now he is starting to benefit from his brother's fame!"

Eunuch Zhou was pleased to hear this and nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face.

"He Ke, why don't you thank His Majesty and the Empress first, then pack up and change your clothes, and follow Manager Zhou to the palace to meet the Emperor!" Wang Xifeng gently pushed He Ke again.

He Ke was already happy, and upon hearing this, he quickly knelt down towards the Xuanzheng Hall where Emperor Shengping was currently living, kowtowed, and thanked him. Then he jumped up, laughed loudly, and greeted Eunuch Zhou:

"Eunuch Zhou, wait for me, I'll be there soon!"

He ran back to the warm room in a flash.

Nanny Ji smiled helplessly at Eunuch Zhou, and hurriedly followed with the palace maids and eunuchs.

Wang Xifeng asked Eunuch Zhou to sit in the outer hall for a while, and she walked out two steps generously to say goodbye to Jia Min and others who were already stunned:

"Mrs. Jia and the aunts, please take care. I won't see you off."

Everyone seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and hurriedly bowed to her respectfully and slowly retreated.

Eunuch Zhou squinted his eyes and glanced at the backs of the group of people. He fixed his gaze on Jia Wangshi, then retracted his gaze and lowered his head to drink tea.

Wang Xifeng had seen everything he did, and she smiled generously and sat down to explain to him: "Yesterday on the first day of the lunar year, people from the maiden families of all the palaces came.

“I saw that the Crown Princess was not free, and I received an order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so I stayed in the back hall and looked at the house.

"The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were considerate and asked me to entertain the guests from my mother's family today. When Huang Men went to Wang's house, my two aunts were there, so they came together.

"The daughter of Madam Jia is the one that Ke and I have chosen as our study partner, so we are more attentive to her. Today, we are here to wish the Crown Princess and the Princess a happy new year. It just happened to be the right time."

Eunuch Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty has always said that Wang Liangdi is an extremely smart person, and the prince is still modest. Look, we will know that Your Majesty has a keen eye!"

——When Eunuch Zhou returns to Daming Palace, Emperor Shengping will definitely ask about what is going on in the East Palace of Yiqiu. If Wang Xifeng doesn't tell him herself, he will have to find out.

Now that Wang Liangdi has told it all frankly, I only need to verify it later.

Not only does it save trouble for both parties, but it also gives you a good reputation with His Majesty. It's three birds with one stone!

If this isn't smart, what else is smart?

Could it be that the Crown Princess who immediately started pretending to be in pain from her wound when he went to Cheng'en Palace to invite Prince Duan in the morning was smart?

Eunuch Zhou was very pleased and started chatting with Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng was both tactful and eloquent, and she made Eunuch Zhou happy with just a few words without losing her airs, and both the host and the guest were happy.

As expected, He Ke changed into a new outfit for the New Year. It was a moon-white long skirt and jacket embroidered with a luxurious jade hall. On the outside, he wore a fox fur bodice with a rose pattern and a golden brocade. He also wore a bright red feather cape, which made him look even more dashing.

Eunuch Zhou's eyes lit up and he praised her endlessly: "The Queen has a really good eye! Look at our little princess, she's really grown into a young lady!"

He also praised Madam Ji, "Madam is so thoughtful, she even remembers the Queen's preferences!"

Nanny Ji smiled and said, "The princess entered the palace to fulfill her filial piety, so she naturally had to choose clothes that the elders like to see and jokes that the elders like to hear. Otherwise, it would just be irritating, so how can it be called filial piety?"

"Did you hear that?" Wang Xifeng patted He Ke's shoulder.

He Ke nodded sensibly: "I've made note of it. Thank you, Ma'am, for your guidance."

Eunuch Zhou couldn't be more satisfied and smiled as he invited He Ke to go first.

Wang Xifeng winked at Fuguier and said, "Go and see your Grandpa Zhou off!"

Fuguier understood, walked forward with a smile on his face, and bowed to lead the way out for Eunuch Zhou.

Eunuch Zhou saw that he was flattering, and he looked down on him in his heart, but he was humble again and again, and asked meaningfully: "I heard that the head of the East Palace of Yiqiu is surnamed Xia, is it you?"

"In reply to Grandpa Zhou, I don't have a surname. The name Fuguier was given to me by the inner court.

"Our boss Xia has been assigned a task. He should be checking the food and charcoal in the kitchen right now.

"I guess he is covered in coal dust. Lady Liangdi was afraid that it would stink you, so she asked me to deliver it."

He looked at the snow that had not yet melted on the path leading out of the palace and reached out to help Eunuch Zhou, "The ground is slippery, please be careful with your steps."

Eunuch Zhou put his hand comfortably on his, and he felt as if a purse was stuffed into his hand. He laughed, squeezed it, and put it back into his sleeve pocket: "Good, little monkey, you are smart enough. This is what it means to have a strong general with no weak soldiers!"

"It's all thanks to you, old man!" Fuguier smiled.

Let’s talk about Jia Min and his group.

After leaving the Eastern Palace, Jia Wangshi said to Xue Wangshi, "I won't go over there anymore. You can go back by yourselves!"

Xue Wangshi originally wanted to ask her a few questions, but after looking at Jia Min, she swallowed her words: Forget it, go home and ask your second brother, he has more profound knowledge than your sister.

He then took his daughter and said goodbye to Jia Min and others.

After she left, Jia Wangshi invited Jia Min: "Madam, would you please come back with me?"

Jia Min thought about it and agreed: "Okay."

Lin Daiyu stood by and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Jia Baoyu became happy and came up to her to hold her hand: "My dear sister, stay with us today and don't leave. Let's sleep together with the old lady and tell stories to each other in the evening, okay?"

Lin Daiyu put her hands behind her back and refused, saying angrily, "Second brother, you are so old and you are still talking nonsense?"

He complained directly to Jia Min: "Mom, look at him!"

Jia Min then looked at Jia Wangshi.

Jia Wangshi pretended not to see it, and just hugged Jia Baoyu into her arms: "You must be tired after such a long walk." She turned around and called her maid, "Come here, quickly carry my boy to the carriage."

After the maid took away the resentful and aggrieved Jia Baoyu, she nodded to Jia Min and Lin Daiyu and said, "Sister, you are polite, this is a good thing.

"Baoyu has been spoiled by the old lady. When we get home, I will give him a proper talk."

But he refused to say a word of apology.

Jia Min knew her temper well and didn't care, but she became hesitant about returning to Rongguo Mansion.

Lin Daiyu looked at her mother's expression, and suddenly squatted down with her hands covering her stomach: "Ouch! Mom, my stomach hurts, I want to go home!"