Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

This is an extremely bizarre incident.

There was no behind-the-scenes mastermind and no long-term plot.

However, Zheng Fan, the deputy chief of the Imperial Household Department, had framed Chen Duo, the warden of the Eastern Palace Prison Department, and caused the death of his teacher and friend in his early years. Fearing revenge from Chen Duo, he colluded with Wei Nan, the Minister of Internal Affairs, and intended to rebel.

It so happened that today the concubines of the Eastern Palace were moved to another palace, and there was a great deal of movement of people and things. The Crown Prince was out of the palace fasting to offer sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and was not in the palace.

Emperor Shengping wanted to take this opportunity to secretly summon his ninth prince who had been imprisoned for several years - to bring him in during the chaos and then send him out during the chaos.

As close associates of the emperor, Zheng Fan and Wei Nan knew this clearly.

So, Emperor Shengping suddenly had an idea, and they also suddenly had an idea, planning to simply hold Emperor Shengping hostage and force him to decree the 9th prince to be the new emperor.

At the same time, many eunuchs in the Imperial Household Department and the guards on good terms with them were bewitched. As soon as the important matter in the Purple Palace was settled, they immediately ordered the assassination of the prince and started a massacre in the palace!

At that time, they would just find a scapegoat and kill him. They still relied on their merits in following the emperor to stay in the palace and hold key positions, enjoying wealth and glory.

Unexpectedly, he encountered discord at the first step. The Ninth Prince, who should have longed for freedom the most, was unwilling to accept ascending the throne by means of treason!

When Zheng Fan finally lost his temper and planned to threaten the Ninth Prince with the life of Emperor Shengping, Wang, the Concubine of the Eastern Palace, broke into the palace alone and saved Emperor Shengping and Dai Quan!

Now, the two arrogant men’s greatest reliance was gone.

Zheng Fan's eyes were red with anger, and he was ready to fight to the death. He was about to fire the cannon and arrow in his hand, asking his accomplices outside the palace to directly assassinate the prince.

But Dai Quan saw at a glance that it was his apprentice's wishful thinking. He was so angry that he dodged the long sword of the guard next to him, strode over, and stabbed Zheng Fan to death with one knife!

Seeing this, Wei Nan opened his mouth to beg for mercy, but Dai Quan fought back and cursed, "It's you, gossiping, sinister villain!"

Another stab of the knife killed Wei Nan.

In the blink of an eye, the two culprits were gone.

Wang Xifeng was whimpering beside him, pretending to be scared, but when she saw the dead body, she was so excited that fire in her eyes almost burned!

Emperor Shengping watched her pretending to cover her eyes with both hands, but with large gaps between her fingers showing, and her eyes sparkling as she stretched her neck to look at the dead man. He felt angry and amused at the same time, and shouted:

"As a woman, how can you come to the inner hall where I summon the court officials? Why don't you go back to your Chengxiang Hall?!"

Wang Xifeng pretended to be weak: "I can't walk anymore."

Emperor Shengping wanted to spit at her: "You still can't move? Who was waving the whip so vigorously just now..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a sudden commotion outside.

Mixed in with it were the sharp screams of cats and the shrill howls of eunuchs.

Emperor Shengping's heart skipped a beat and he asked hurriedly, "Where's Suyu?"

"When I came, I saw Suyu jumping out of the window, as if she had gone out to play. Maybe Wujin had entered the Daming Palace and it knew about it?" Wang Xifeng seemed to be talking nonsense, but she was actually telling the truth.

Emperor Shengping shook his head: "It's several miles away, how can it know where to go?"

Just as he finished speaking, someone outside hurried in to report: "It seems that Wang Liangdi's cat Wu Jin ran over to play with Su Yu. The eunuch guarding the palace gate refused to let them in, so the two cats got anxious and scratched the eunuch."

Without waiting for Emperor Shengping to speak, Wang Xifeng immediately complained: "The eunuch guarding the gate wanted to rescue Zheng Fan's apprentice from us, the one who passed the message to deceive me.

"If we hadn't run fast, they would have been planning evil deeds in the palace. I'm afraid they would have found a way to detain me and use it to threaten the Crown Prince!"

Emperor Shengping glanced at her and said nothing.

Wang Xifeng clearly felt the gaze and laughed, mocking herself: "How can a mere concubine like me threaten the prince? At most, I can be a human shield for them to block arrows!"

"Okay, stop watching the fun and go! Your Majesty has so many important matters to deal with and has no time to listen to Concubine Liang's jokes." Dai Quan was angry and didn't care about the hierarchy at the moment. He opened his mouth and drove Wang Xifeng away neatly.

Wang Xifeng stuck out her tongue, made a face secretly, and immediately saluted Emperor Shengping in a proper manner, saying, "It's all because we servants have had too much good time that we have become arrogant and rebellious.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. From now on, I will help the Empress and Eunuch Dai to keep a close eye on them."

He downplayed the matter and smoothed it over.

Emperor Shengping waved his hand and told her to leave quickly.

Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief, put away her whip, and walked out of the main gate of the Purple Palace on her own.

Until this moment, Queen Mo supported her sick body, her eyes were red, she called the soldiers, rushed to the gate of Zichen Palace, and shouted hoarsely: "Protect the emperor! Search and arrest the evil traitors! If there is resistance, kill them on the spot!"

Wang Xifeng was standing at the main entrance, and happened to be facing Queen Mo's Zhai carriage.

Both of them were stunned for three breaths.

Wang Xifeng reacted first, holding up her skirt and walking down the steps, she walked to Queen Mo's carriage, knelt down and reported loudly:

“The thieves in the palace have been killed, and your majesty is safe and sound.

"I am the concubine Wang, accompanying the Empress to visit His Majesty!"

Queen Mo couldn't wait to reach out: "Quick, quick, help me in!"

The car stopped. Nanny Hai had a blank look on her face. Qian Gang stepped forward, put his wrist in front of Queen Mo's eyes, and helped her get out of the car.

Wang Xifeng took two steps forward and held Empress Mo's other arm.

The two of them supported Queen Mo and ran into the palace.

Nanny Hai rolled her eyes and followed reluctantly.

Emperor Shengping had just recovered his breath, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the inner hall.

He saw Wang Xifeng coming back! She was holding the tearful Queen Mo in her arms!

"Why are you up?"

It’s just adding to the chaos!

Emperor Shengping sighed, reached out to catch Queen Mo who threw herself into his arms, and his heart softened slightly when he felt her trembling all over.

"Your Majesty! I was scared to death! I'm glad you're okay!" Queen Mo burst into tears.

Emperor Shengping could only comfort her in a gentle voice and helped her sit on the chair. After listening to Qian Gang's report on the various matters that had happened, he had no choice but to reluctantly praise Wang Xifeng:

"That's very thoughtful."

Then he comforted the queen, "It's all right now. You're still sick, so go back and rest. I'll have someone clean up the place and come to see you in the evening, and we'll talk more in detail."

Queen Mo nodded with tears in her eyes and agreed to return to Zhaoyang Palace.

Emperor Shengping hurriedly asked her to take Wang Xifeng with her: "Wang, send the queen back and serve her well."

Just as the two women were sent away, Emperor Shengping had barely caught his breath when a report came in from outside: "The Crown Prince and all the ministers have arrived."

Emperor Shengping held his forehead and stretched out his hand: "Old Dai, I want to go back and lie down."

Dai Quan said bitterly, "I have taught my disciple of more than forty years like this. I am too ashamed to see the Crown Prince and his ministers. When you lie down, I will take sick leave and resign from my job at the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Don't make trouble! Where do you want the prince to find a suitable chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department in such a hurry?" Emperor Shengping glared at him.

The position of chief steward was originally reserved for Zheng Fan.

After all, he is the eldest senior brother, and he has countless fellow disciples and juniors in the Imperial Household Department.

But this fellow actually plotted treason just because he was afraid of a mere Chen Duo, and his bright future was completely ruined.

Moreover, after this incident, I am afraid that all of Dai Quan’s disciples will have to behave themselves. Otherwise, they will be accused of being part of the Zheng Fan and Wei Nan conspiracy, which would be a heinous crime of exterminating their entire clan.

"Oh, by the way," Emperor Shengping saw Qian Gang hiding outside the palace, stamping his feet and wiping tears anxiously, and waved his hand to call for help, "Go, call an imperial physician, and follow Qian Gang to see how his master Zhou Dai is doing."

Dai Quan's eyes turned red: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for being lenient with me, this old slave!"