Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Sure enough, early the next morning, Prince Su swaggered into the East Palace.

Because the prince stayed overnight in Yi Qiu Palace, Jingshun also changed his shift and did not guard the gate.

Prince Su pushed aside the eunuch guarding the gate of Lizheng Hall who said that the Crown Prince was not in the hall, and rushed straight into the bedroom at the back.

"Really not here? Where did he go?" Prince Su was very unhappy. "I still have the Queen's oral instructions here. Quickly call your Crown Prince out to receive the imperial edict."

The person on duty in the main hall of Lizheng Palace at this moment was Jiancheng, whom Qinghai had specially left behind.

His honest face, especially his thick lips, made people trust him from the bottom of their hearts: "Mei Liangyuan was suffering from morning sickness and was afraid. When she heard that the prince had returned last night, she sent someone to invite him.

"It just so happened that His Majesty felt sorry for the Crown Prince's recent busyness and fatigue, so he gave a special oral order to go to Daming Palace this afternoon. Your Highness went to visit Mei Liangyuan.

"I heard that Mei Liangyuan has been sleeping all the time since her morning sickness, and she couldn't fall asleep last night. Your Highness the Crown Prince stayed with her until the fourth watch before they both went to bed.

"If the prince must see you now, I will ask someone to go in and tell him."

Prince Su nodded nonchalantly: "Yes, I must see the prince. You go and pass the message."

"Yes." Jiancheng turned around and walked to the door. He looked left and right and found a palace maid. He waved and called her over, and ordered loudly, "Prince Zhongsu has something to say, and the Queen has an oral order. Your Highness the Crown Prince must come out immediately to receive the imperial edict.

"Hurry up and call someone to go in and inform the Crown Princess, Lady Wang, and Madam Duan. No matter what, wake up the Crown Prince.

"Call the imperial physician who is on duty today and prepare some sobering soup and ointment for headaches."

Upon hearing this, Prince Su stood up and said angrily, "Just call me the Crown Prince, why are you yelling about this?

"You even asked the imperial physician to prepare? What's going on? Your prince got sick just because he woke up a little earlier?!"

"Prince Su, didn't you get our prince drunk at dinner last night? It was also because of His Majesty's order not to let your highness enter the palace early that your highness was able to accompany our Mei Liangyuan for half a night and went to bed in the second half of the night.

"With a hangover and having slept for less than two hours, even if our prince is made of iron, he would definitely feel dizzy.

"I am a servant serving my master. Can't I prepare some sobering soup and ointment for my master's headache?"

As Jiancheng was talking, he began to cry and knelt down to kowtow to Prince Su, "Otherwise, Your Majesty, please tell me how the servants in your house serve you at this time?"

Prince Su was so blocked by him that he didn't know how to respond. He was so angry that he jumped up and down: "You little dog slave! Slap your face!"

"Yes." Jiancheng cried and slapped himself in the face.

For an honest person, his face would become red and swollen after just three or five hits.

Prince Su was so angry that he said, "Stop it!"

Jiancheng stopped and looked at Prince Su with grievance: "Then shall we servants pass on the message now?"

"Okay, don't spread it anymore!" Prince Su flicked his sleeves and fled.

Jiancheng looked at his back, sneered, then stood up, brushed off his robe, held his red and swollen face, held his head high and chest puffed out, strode out and headed straight for the kitchen.

The news was quickly delivered to the back hall.

Cheng'en Hall, the main hall of Yichun Palace, and the main hall of Yiqiu Palace all received the news.

The Crown Princess was immediately annoyed: "This is simply too much!"

He immediately ordered Gan Lan to go to the main hall of Yichun Palace and said, "Go tell Wang Liangdi to remember this incident! I will get back at Su Wangfu for this humiliation in the future!"

When Madam Duan heard this, her face darkened as well. After a long while, she ordered Gao Jie, "Go and tell Wang Liang Di that you can't pretend you don't know about this."

Gao Jie and Gan Lan bumped into each other in the main hall of Yichun Palace.

Wang Xifeng had just finished her martial arts training and bathing, and was combing her hair. Upon hearing the news, she came out with her long hair loose. She stood there and listened to what Gan Lan had said, and then Gao Jie told her what Nanny Duan had said. She smiled and said:

"This matter can be dealt with after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wakes up in the afternoon, has his meal and goes to Daming Palace, then he can personally go to the Queen's Palace to plead guilty.

"There is still a long way to go for the rest."

After hearing this, Kale was very unhappy. He turned around and went back without saying anything.

Gao Jie pondered for a while and then asked carefully, "Does Liang Di know who the eunuch who was beaten is?"

"Oh, his name is Jiancheng. He is Changying's apprentice and Qinghai's grand-disciple.

"He has been communicating between Lizheng Hall and Chongren Hall, and is also in charge of Tao Ge'er and his teacher's three meals a day.

"At this moment, he should go to the kitchen to serve the young prince."

Wang Xifeng smiled in a gentle, respectful and frugal manner.

Gao Jie understood immediately and his eyes widened: "Jiancheng's face is swollen badly?"

"That should be it." Wang Xifeng said nonchalantly, "You can go back and take a look too. The prince gets up early every day. Even if he sleeps hard today, I'm afraid he won't be able to get up later than noon.

"I instructed the kitchen to prepare bird's nest porridge, jujube paste and yam cake, ham pan-fried rolls, and first-class duck and smoked cabbage for the crown prince and Mei Liangyuan this morning.

"Go get it yourself, and don't let anyone else get involved."

Gao Jie was sincerely convinced and bowed with a smile to take his leave.

He went straight to Yiqiu Palace and told Nanny Duan everything first, then sighed softly: "This matter has been reported to Lord Lin once, maybe it will be reported to Chongwenguan and Zuoyouchunfang again."

Madam Duan snorted with satisfaction and whispered, "Serves him right! He has no idea how high the heaven is and how deep the earth is because he relies on the Queen's extreme partiality!

"With that kind of brain, let alone a Consort Liangdi in the Eastern Palace, even if it was a eunuch in the Lizheng Palace, wouldn't we dig a hole to bury him and trap him thoroughly?"

The master and the disciple were just whispering to each other when the prince in the inner room coughed lightly, indicating that he had woken up.

Nanny Duan immediately smiled and brought people in to help her wash and dress.

Gao Jie immediately came out of the ear room and told Qinghai, then went to the kitchen to get the meal.

Sure enough, when Chef Li saw him, he hurriedly whispered to him about Jiancheng's face being hit and swollen: "Tsk tsk tsk tsk, there are rules in the Daming Palace that forbid you from hitting a servant's face.

"That's great. A brother and a minister ran into the Lizheng Palace of the Crown Prince's elder brother, and immediately forced the Crown Prince to rest, and even beat his elder brother's servant's face until it was swollen!

"If this happens in the court, he will not be able to escape punishment for his arrogance!

"I just gave Jiancheng some advice, telling him not to apply ointment! Anyway, the weather is not hot yet, so just let the face heal slowly.

"Show the prince how loyal he is. Also show Lord Lin and the officials in the left and right spring offices that when people come to bully them, they, the prince's retainers, don't even fight back?"

Gao Jie listened happily, gave him a thumbs up, and whispered: "Don't tell anyone else! The prince values ​​filial piety and brotherhood the most.

“If His Highness hears that the news came from you, he will definitely give you a beating even if you are just pretending.

"Okay, why bother looking for that uncomfortable thing?

"Jiancheng has a lot of errands to do, so he can just hang around a few more times and say nothing. Someone will go and find out quietly..."

Chef Li understood what he meant, and the two of them exchanged sly glances.