Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

However, just as the crow brothers were about to fly away, a figure suddenly stopped under the tree where they were standing and looked up at them in confusion:

"Have I seen you guys somewhere?"

Another voice said, "Who's there?"

The figure turned around, and his face was revealed in the candlelight coming through the window. It was Chen Duo.

"It's me. Eunuch Qing, have you just finished bathing?"

Qinghai poked his head out from the corner of the hall with his hair loose and yawning. He glanced at the tree, widened his eyes, and gritted his teeth:

"Okay! It's you two... Did you make a nest here? I'll take you out tomorrow!"

He spoke viciously.

Chen Duo's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he suppressed a smile: "Don't tell me it was these two guys who made you shit all over last time, right?"

"That's them!" Qing Hai strode over with his robe in hand, his voice low and his teeth clenched, "If it weren't for the fact that crows are sacred birds, they wouldn't be able to be touched!

"I have already destroyed their nests, plucked their hair, and roasted them for food!"

Chen Duo's heart moved, and he stopped him with a smile: "We will move to Daming Palace in half a month, and then we will be out of sight and out of mind. Why are you arguing with two flat-haired beasts?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the crow on the branch intentionally or unintentionally.

The two crows were motionless, as if they were under a spell.

Chen Duo narrowed his eyes, and pushed Qing Hai away with a smile: "Aren't you tired these days? It's so hard to have Jing Li and Jing Shun serving the prince, why don't you go back and have a good sleep?"

Qinghai muttered, "It's all because of you. He came around to the back of the hall without saying a word. It scared me to death. I thought he was an assassin!"

Upon hearing the word "assassin", Chen Duo's face changed, and he finally remembered why the two crows looked familiar to him.

The starting point of his job from being easy to busy was the assassin Zhang Zhu who died suddenly in Yi Qiu Palace last year. While he was inspecting the Yi Qiu Palace where Zhang Zhu fell to his death, two crows were standing on the treetops watching him.

He didn't care at the time.

But if Qinghai had seen these two crows when he was here with the prince, and if he had been talking to the prince about such an important matter, these two crows were also present...

Chen Duo's face began to turn pale.

The son does not talk strangely and forcefully.

The first and most important reason why he was so successful in the Criminal Justice Department was that he actually didn't believe in demons, ghosts, past lives, or retribution in the underworld.

But the state of these two crows suddenly made him sweat profusely and feel creepy.

So, how did Zhang Zhu die?

Was it Wu Jin's cat that frightened him to death, or were these two crows also responsible, or... something else...

Chen Duo's forehead was covered in sweat, some even dripping down his temples.

"Old Chen, are you okay?" Qinghai glanced at him.

Chen Duo was startled and forced a smile: "It's okay. I didn't complete the task perfectly. The prince just told me to get out, but didn't scold me. I was actually worried."

When Qinghai heard this, he showed curiosity on his face and opened his mouth, but swallowed the question back.

Wang Liangdi had reminded herself a few days ago through Jianzhong: If the prince enters Daming Palace and becomes the emperor, then she will follow him into Hanyuan Palace and at least become the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

If at that time I can't control my mouth and say things I shouldn't say or ask things I shouldn't ask, then I won't know how long I can keep my head!

"Then just think of a way to make up for it. Our master doesn't care much about the process, he only cares about the result." Qing Hai felt that he had been frank with Chen Duo so far, so he said goodbye to Chen Duo, turned around and went back to the side hall to sleep soundly.

Jianzhong, who was guarding the door in place of Jingshun, looked curiously at Chen Duo's increasingly heavy steps and his obviously swaying figure. He took two steps towards him and whispered:

"Prison Master Chen, are you feeling unwell?

"There's no one around right now, why don't you sit here for a while before leaving?

"Or should I ask a brother to take you back?"

Chen Duo just felt weak in the knees, so he went with the flow and followed Jianzhong's advice, sitting in the shadow of the corner of the hall to take a break.

Jianzhong was only thirteen years old, but he was a clever and eloquent child. He knew that Chen Duo was the prince's confidant and had a good relationship with his master Chang Ying, so he was willing to get close to him.

Yin squatted in front of him and asked him quietly: "What's wrong with you? Do you have any medicine with you?"

Chen Duo shook his head and made up an excuse: "I was so focused on my work that I forgot to eat dinner..."

"That's easy!" Jianzhong smiled, and took out an oil-paper bag from his arms. He unfolded it, and it turned out to be a bag of beef jerky. "This was originally something Wang Liangdi came up with to appease the princess and the prince.

"Chef Li made some extra, and I divided it into two packets. I carry them in my pocket every day. If I don't have time to eat, I can chew one or two pieces. It's very useful!"

Chen Duo smiled and picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. He felt that it was chewy and fragrant, and the more he chewed, the better it tasted. He then asked with a smile: "I am good friends with Lao Xia, and he always talks about 'their Liang Di'.

"That's fine. Why is it that when Eunuch Qing and you are in front of the Crown Prince, you don't mention the Crown Prince or the Crown Princess all the time, but instead mention that Concubine Liang?"

Jianzhong laughed and said, "How can we be blamed? Wang Liangdi is like a worm in the prince's stomach. She can help solve any problem that the prince is worried about.

"The prince values ​​her, so she can take care of everything around him.

"We follow the prince every day, so don't we have to deal with her a lot?

"Besides, Jingshun was transferred here, and Grandpa Xia was transferred there. How can the two sides distinguish each other? If I don't mention her, do I have to mention those concubines in the back hall who have never said a word?"

As he said this, he chuckled again.

Chen Duo also laughed.

He Ke's phrase "concubine" was simply the best. Although the Crown Princess did not allow people in the back palace to gossip about this matter, these three words still spread quietly in the East Palace.

"Speaking of Wang Liangdi, I remember her cat.

"Isn't my courtyard just behind the group of houses in the inner courtyard? One time I fried a few fish and had some wine, and it came here after smelling the food, even standing on my stool and sniffing at the table.

"Unfortunately, after that, Madam Duan came into the palace and forbade it to wander around, so I never saw it again.

"——That cat is so pretty, absolutely beautiful."

As Chen Duo spoke, he secretly observed Jianzhong's expression.

Sure enough, the child was happy when he heard about cats and birds, and smiled brightly: "Who says it's not true! Wang Liangdi's cat is beautiful, and the parrot in the house is even more beautiful, with magnificent feathers, and it can talk, and it understands human nature!

“I heard that Wang Liangdi likes the parrot more, and she also likes all kinds of birds, especially listening to birds singing.

"Just a few days ago, a titmouse landed in Yichun Palace. The palace maid tried to catch it, but it frightened the titmouse. Wang Liangdi was so angry that she let the parrot fan the maid's wings!"

Chen Duo shuddered all over, his face paler than ever: "Really... It's really amazing..."