Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

"The current chief minister of the Zongzheng Temple is Prince Kang, what about the one back then?" Wang Xifeng asked.

Xia Shouzhong frowned: "Prince Kang has been the Chief Minister of the Zongzheng Temple for thirty years. He has never been replaced."

King Kang.

He was the old uncle who took advantage of his seniority and exposed the scars of Emperor Shengping at the New Year's Eve banquet.

but……

"Old Xia, let's chat in private!" Wang Xifeng suddenly began to smile, and her voice became much softer, "I heard that the previous princes were imprisoned in the suburbs of Beijing, right?

“I heard that one year during the New Year, the emperor showed his favor and gave a banquet, allowing the several princes who were still in the enclosure to enjoy a feast together.

“But someone at the banquet suddenly killed someone, smashed a plate, slit someone’s throat, and then killed himself?

"Is that true?"

Xia Shouzhong was so frightened that he looked around, especially at the two windows.

But An'er Ru'er also came over, looking curious: "Uncle Xia, is this true? Who killed who?"

Xia Shouzhong glared at the two of them, then saw Wang Xifeng also looking at him with sparkling eyes, so he could only whisper:

“That’s what happened.

"But it wasn't just a broken plate. It was the Twelfth Master who hid a dagger and cut the Eighth Master's throat. Then he shouted that the whole family had suffered such a tragedy. It was all because of the Eighth Master's wolfish ambitions and his instigation that harmed the brothers.

"After yelling, he wiped his neck.

"At that time, the remaining three masters were Lord San, Lord Wu, Lord Liu, Lord Jiu and Lord Ten.

“Everyone fell seriously ill the next day.

“Within two months, the Third Master, the Sixth Master, and the Tenth Master all died of illness one after another.

"The next year, His Majesty stopped sending those two messages. At the end of the year, the Fifth Master was gone too.

"Until now, only Master Jiu is still lingering on..."

Wang Xifeng frowned after hearing this and said, "Although they are imprisoned by the princes, they are at least given the respect they deserve, but it is unbelievable that they would secretly store a sharp blade.

"Zongzheng Temple cannot escape blame.

"Why didn't Your Majesty punish Uncle Kang?"

Xia Shouzhong nodded: "They were punished! The two sons of Prince Kang were impeached by the censor for corruption and dismissed from their posts. They are still idle in the palace.

"The four grandsons, because their father is a commoner and their maternal family is not outstanding, their marriages are not good or bad. Now they are all bachelors."

Wang Xifeng suddenly realized: "I was wondering why he disliked our Tao Ge'er and He Ke so much. I wonder if it was because of this!"

"Of course! The eldest grandson of Prince Kang is already 22 years old this year, and he hasn't married yet!" Xia Shouzhong paused slightly when he said this, and his eyes involuntarily slipped towards the direction of the back room.

There was another Jia Yuanchun imprisoned in an empty room over there.

Wang Xifeng was shocked and hurried to stop him from thinking wildly: "No matter what, the Kang family is also a royal family. The prince may need it in the future. Don't have any evil thoughts."

Xia Shouzhong smiled awkwardly: "Nothing can escape Liang Di's discerning eyes."

"I have my own ideas about her affairs." Wang Xifeng sighed, "You don't know her... Tomorrow I will take her to Cheng'en Palace and let the Crown Princess decide her fate.

“If you feel uncomfortable, just take a look quietly.

"To be honest, no matter which family my cousin becomes the wife of, there is nothing to complain about!

"It's just that my parents are confused and arrogant. They insisted on forcing me into the palace to be a concubine..."

Wang Xifeng shook her head and said no more.

Xia Shouzhong was not convinced: "No matter how good she is, whether she is good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, or songs, can she be better than Mei Liangyuan? No matter how capable she is, whether she is in charge of the household affairs or in handling the chores, can she win over you, Liangdi?"

"Let's put it one thing at a time. That's not how it's discussed." Wang Xifeng waved her hand to stop the topic and asked again, "If the East Palace plotted treason, I think even if the three judicial departments jointly tried the case, the Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate would quietly take three steps back.

“Who was the Dali Temple at that time?”

Xia Shouzhong thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be the governor of Sichuan who is now on a mission, named Deng Yong."

"Sichuan is a good place. With such a good job, I think His Majesty must have been very satisfied with his job!" Wang Xifeng smiled slightly, "Okay, I understand."

Xia Shouzhong thought about it again, his eyes lit up, and he quickly added: "The current Dali Temple Chief Justice, Lord Li Hefeng, was the Dali Temple Junior Justice at that time!"

Wang Xifeng nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, I'll ask about this person's character later."

As she spoke, she patted the account book on the table and said, "I am a woman in the inner house. I have just learned to read the accounts, but I have already found countless tricks.

“I guess those adults back then knew a lot of things, but they didn’t point them out.

“Of course, the capital was in chaos at the time, and the case was closed in three to five days, stabilizing the situation. This was what Your Majesty was pleased to see.

“But no one followed up to trace the source afterwards, which is not right.

"I'll play with this account book first, and you can quietly inquire about everyone who was involved at that time. If we really find any important clues later, we will take them to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to seek credit!"

Xia Shouzhong immediately smiled, knelt down, and then went down.

"Liang Di always makes plans before taking action. How come she told Master Xia about this matter so early?" An'er asked her quietly.

Wang Xifeng smiled and lowered her head to continue looking at the account: "What a big deal! I just ran into it by chance.

"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess!

"It would be great to bury the past and live a peaceful life with eyes closed!"

It’s a pity that these are all thunder.

She had finally gotten the hang of it, if she didn't quickly use it to attack others, if one day someone with ulterior motives used it to attack the Wang family, even if she fell out with the Wang family, she would not be able to resist the Wang with her last name, the Wang from Wang Ziteng!

The guilty ones plead guilty, and the innocent ones come forward.

Only after she had truly cleansed up her past, she would be able to freely…

The master and his servants played for another half an hour. In the end, An'er won. They decided on tomorrow's breakfast. Wang Xifeng was to drink three more bowls of soup and Ru'er was to drink three more bowls of porridge. Then they blew out the lights and went to sleep.

Wait until the hall becomes quiet.

Only then did Wang Xifeng walk to the window.

The crows cackled for a while, and Wang Xifeng wondered, "She is very calm. She hasn't fallen asleep yet. Is she still thinking?"

Wu Jin meowed alertly, walked over with cat-like steps, and looked up at her.

"Well, you can go." Wang Xifeng nodded, "But she has seen you. You have to be careful."

Wu Jin shook his body and jumped lightly onto the windowsill.

Wang Xifeng went to bed and no one mentioned it.

The next morning, the news from the main hall of Yichun Palace was delivered to the prince in Lizheng Hall.

The prince was stunned: "She looked at my second brother's account book, so she is asking the person who tried the case at that time?"

"Yes. There are many tricks in the accounts." Qinghai sighed, "Eggs cost ten taels of silver each..."

The prince frowned and said, "Isn't this nonsense? Ten taels of silver is enough to buy two carts, right?"

“……” Qinghai looked at him, speechless.

Yes, that's right.

Otherwise people would say there is something fishy going on?

But the Crown Prince's focus was not on this: "She can see it, why has no one in the inner court mentioned this to me after I entered the East Palace?!"