Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

In the end, Chen Duo's legs were so weak and sweating that he was finally carried back by two guards sent by Jianzhong.

But as soon as the two guards left, someone came knocking on his gate.

Chen Duo was in despair.

He opened the door with a pale and miserable face.

It’s Xia Shouzhong.

"Oh, what's wrong with you? Do you have a fever? Are you having malaria? Why are you sweating so much?" Xia Shouzhong was startled. He quickly picked up his arm and put it on his shoulder, then took him back to the room and put him on the bed.

He walked around the room again, poured some cold water into the teapot, frowned and sighed, "Why is it like a snow cave here? I'll get you a thermos tomorrow, so you can at least have some hot water when you come back."

Chen Duo shook his head, took the tea bowl from his hand, and drank it in one breath, feeling chilled to the bone.

Only then did he sober up a little, and with a bit of stubbornness, he asked with his neck stiff, "Why are you here? What's the matter?"

"It's nothing serious." Xia Shouzhong sat down on the stool beside his bed, pointed back at the table in the room, and said softly, "Do you remember what we talked about last time we had a drink?"

Chen Duo was silent for a moment and nodded.

"Now, it's what you said. We are going there soon." Xia Shouzhong lowered his voice and leaned over. "Our concubine asked me what to do since she has no one to speak to in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Chen Duo was silent for a while, then said: "Even if I go back, I will be in the inner temple. I can't interfere with other departments."

"Where is Gong Zhengsi?" Xia Shouzhong raised his eyebrows.

Chen Duo closed his eyes.

His mind flashed with images of Wu Jin, who was held in Xia Shouzhong's arms but looked straight at him, the two crows who had just stared at him on the branch, and the parrot and tit mentioned by Jianzhong.

The last scene was Zhang Zhu’s body lying on the ground with a terrified look on his face and eyes wide open.

--Fight!

He took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and said firmly: “Although there are two female officials I know, they are both poor and sour, doing the most tiring work, but they don’t have any power.

"If Liang Di doesn't mind, I'll go and tell them after we enter Daming Palace!"

Xia Shouzhong laughed, patted his shoulder, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Good brother, with your words, we are truly in the same boat.

"If you have something to say, don't keep it to yourself. Tell your brother and he will go in and ask Liang Di for advice.

"You don't know that Liang Di can do whatever she wants outside the palace than inside it!"

Chen Duo's eyebrows moved slightly: "In fact, I have also heard that the master and the mistress of Liangdi's family are capable. Especially the mistress's dowry shop, which has earned millions of dollars in Beijing in recent years without being conspicuous.

"Before Liang Di entered the palace, she transferred the shop to Madam's family and uncle's family. Now both the Yuan and Yin families are making a lot of money, and some of their children have even started squandering their money outside?"

Xia Shouzhong smiled and said, "Well, who wouldn't spend money if they have it? If we let our Concubine out, I'm afraid that even if all the dandies in the families are put together, they won't be as good at spending money as she is. It's a small matter."

Well, it seems that the young men of those two families, who are known outside as being stupid and rich and loving to make friends with all kinds of people, are also building up momentum for the situation of Wang Liangdi outside.

Having this kind of intention means you are not going to act recklessly, which is a good thing.

Chen Duo's smile also lightened up a bit: "Brother, you are right. There are good people and bad people mixed together. It is a common thing."

At this moment, Xia Shouzhong saw that his complexion had improved, and he smiled and said in surprise: "What on earth was wrong with you before? How come you feel better as soon as I came?"

"I'm hungry. Jianzhong gave me some beef jerky just now, and I feel much better after eating it." Chen Duo evaded the question and asked him, "Liang Di will move in later, right? How about you, brother? Will you go with her? Or go ahead?"

"I'll go with you." Xia Shouzhong brushed off his clothes as if nothing had happened, but a trace of unwillingness flashed across his face. "Liang Di said that Jing Li should take Chun He and Fu Gui Er to go first, and let Chun Sheng and I follow her."

Chen Duo nodded: "Liang Di has thought it through. The one who managed the palace in the early years, Zheng Fan, the eldest disciple of Dai Neixiang, is now the deputy chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

“Those matters that Dai Neixiang doesn’t care about should be left to him.

"If my brother had gone earlier, I would have had to deal with him constantly."

Xia Shouzhong said angrily: "I know. Back then, he was the one who took all my filial gifts and still sent me to the Eastern Palace."

"Thinking back then, it was he who flipped through the booklet and said to me, 'Even if I did nothing wrong, you have to get out of the Daming Palace.'" Chen Duo smiled and glanced at Xia Shouzhong.

This person is the enemy of both of them.

After so many years, Chen Duo must have figured it out long ago, and I think Xia Shouzhong must have known it as well.

But no one confessed this to anyone else.

Xia Shouzhong looked at him steadily, his eyes gradually becoming gloomy: "Brother, we can't keep him, otherwise neither of us will have a good life."

Chen Duo shook his head: "We have no say on this.

"Liang Di has not seen this person yet.

"When Lady Liang is sure that she can't use this person, we two brothers will discuss what to do."

Xia Shouzhong looked at him in astonishment, his eyes flickered, and he smiled with an ambiguous meaning: "Brother, once we get along well, you are even more loyal than me!

"sure!"

Chen Duo clasped his fists and bowed: "Since you have decided to recognize your master, if you are still hiding and indecisive, it would be better for you to be a lonely ghost, so that you can float longer."

His expression was extremely respectful.

Xia Shouzhong couldn't help but secretly curse him for being pretentious, but he still had to put on a friendly smile on his face: "Then we will be even more of a family in the future."

After saying a few more words, Xia Shouzhong left.

Chen Duo walked him to the gate of the courtyard and watched him walk away.

When he turned around, Wu Jin was squatting at the door of the house, his pupils straightened into a line, looking at him coldly.

Chen Duo was startled, his legs went limp again, and he pressed himself against the gate, staring at Wu Jin, forcing a smile, and slowly knelt down on one knee:

"Isn't this Lord Wu Jin? I was just talking about how I haven't seen you in a while...

"Well, I have a fish tank in my yard. If you are interested, you can catch some and eat them!"

Wu Jin exhaled through his nose, shook his body, stood up, and slowly walked towards Chen Duo with a cat-like step.

Chen Duo felt his heart pounding, and he knelt down on both knees involuntarily: "Sir, do you have any instructions?"

Wu Jin walked in front of him, squatted down, looked up at him, and after three breaths, his eyes shifted to the air behind him and called softly, "Meow."

Chen Duo only felt his scalp tingling and his back chilled. After a long while, he forced himself to turn his head mechanically and look in the direction of Wu Jin's gaze.

"Meow~~!"

A small, chubby tabby cat appeared on the top of his wall at some point, and looked at them curiously!

What does it mean?

Chen Duo swallowed his saliva, turned back to look at Wu Jin, and smiled: "My lord, I don't understand."

Ugin slapped the ground with his tail impatiently.

The kitten had already reached the gate of the yard, and was meowing while holding onto the door frame and climbing down carefully.

But in the blink of an eye, the kitten had already walked to Chen Duo's side, stretched out its head, and rubbed his hand: "Meow~~~"

Chen Duo's heart skipped a beat, he was confused and asked, "Does the master want me to keep this cat?"

Foolish human, finally understood what I meant.

Wu Jin stood up and walked away. He jumped out in three or two steps and disappeared in a flash.

Chen Duo sat down on the ground, looking at the kitten in front of him, muttering absentmindedly: "God and Bodhisattva..."