Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Xia Shouzhong lowered his head, bowed and retreated.

Only Prince Chen Duo and Ban Nu were left in the yard.

Bannu looked a little more relaxed than before, but he broke free from the prince's arms, jumped onto the table, and curiously stretched his head to smell the small wine cup.

The prince bent one arm on the table, and with his other hand he stretched his little finger into the wine cup, dipped a drop of wine, and slowly passed it to Bannu.

"Chen Duo, Hanliang Palace, what's going on?"

Chen Duo bent down, paused, gritted his teeth, and whispered: "In the morning in Zhaoyang Palace, the Queen and Concubine Zhen took Mei Liangyuan to the ring, and the Crown Princess also laughed along.

"Later, Concubine Zhen followed him to the main hall of Chengxiang Palace and had an argument with Concubine Wang Liangdi.

"In the afternoon, Wang Liangdi went to visit Mei Liangyuan. It is said that Mei Liangyuan urged Wang Liangdi and Geng Chenghui to get pregnant as soon as possible, so Miss Ruer said this.

"Wang Liangdi was very angry and left immediately.

"Madame Duan advised Mei Liangyuan to just take care of herself, but Mei Liangyuan was worried that this matter would be known to other people in Daming Palace in the future, which would embarrass Wang Liangdi..."

Bannu kept a distance from the prince's finger that was soaked in wine. The prince's mouth corners slightly curved, and he unexpectedly flicked his finger, and the drop of wine fell on Bannu's nose.

Bannu sneezed, licked his nose, and ran away.

The prince then looked at Chen Duo solemnly, asking inquiringly, "You mean that Mei mentioned this matter because she was worried about Wang Liangdi?"

Chen Duo hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "Mei Liangyuan herself is caught between the Queen, Concubine Zhen and the Crown Princess. She probably doesn't feel like this."

"So, she still wanted Wang to take the lead for her and attract other people's attention so that she could give birth to a child safely."

The prince's eyes became colder and colder. "She is pregnant. I am very happy, but I am very busy. Apart from Nanny Duan, only Wang Liangdi is the most considerate in taking care of her on a daily basis.

"It was really disrespectful of her to do this, especially to hurt her best friend.

"No wonder Wang Liangdi was so angry that she didn't even have dinner."

Chen Duo said nothing.

"What secrets of the Mei family could make Concubine Zhen and the Queen show interest in them at the same time?" The prince narrowed his eyes.

Chen Duo didn't even dare to raise his head, he crossed his arms and bent over: "I'll go check it out."

"Well. Don't be too anxious. Being too anxious will easily lead to mistakes. My East Palace cannot afford any mistakes in these two days." The prince stood up and walked out.

Chen Duo was afraid that he would have to go back alone, so he hurried forward and said, "It's late at night, and Eunuch Xia hasn't come back yet. Shall I accompany you back to Lizheng Palace?"

"No problem." The prince waved his hand. "I need to think about something tonight. Let Xia Shouzhong take charge tomorrow morning."

The gate of the courtyard opened by itself without wind, and two guards stood quietly outside.

Chen Duo hurriedly followed them and sent them to the door. Seeing that they were the two guards trusted by the prince, Pang and Guo, he breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to the ground: "See you, Prince."

The prince paced slowly away.

After a while, Xia Shouzhong came back humming a little tune, holding a small jar of wine in his left hand and a food box in his right hand.

Chen Duo had already moved out another chair, tidied the table, and watched Bannu go back to bed to sleep, then sat at the table waiting for Xia Shouzhong.

The two of them looked at each other and smiled.

Xia Shouzhong seemed not to notice that the prince had left him behind. He sat down on the chair and laughed quietly:

"I dug out the jar of daughter's red wine that Lao Li had hidden away carefully!

"He also brought over some leftover appetizers, goose feet and duck intestines, and two or three dishes left on the stove, and two plates.

"Let's get drunk tonight!"

Chen Duo laughed: "Brother Xia, how do you know that the prince will not wait for you?"

"To the rear palace, you are an outsider. And I will definitely stand on the side of Wang Liang Di. So once Your Highness wants to know the news about Wang Liang Di, he will definitely not let me stand by and listen -

"After all, I could very well turn around and tell Wang Liang Di the whole story from beginning to end."

Xia Shouzhong poured him wine and laughed quietly.

Chen Duo glanced at him, picked up the cup and drank, as if he was looking at the moonlight in the sky like the prince: "Brother Xia, I don't really understand it either.

"Wang Liang Di treats you like her confidant, but Li Zheng Palace may not trust you completely. Why did you leave Wang Liang Di and return to Li Zheng Palace?"

Xia Shouzhong sighed: "People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. If we talk about master and servant, there is probably no better master in the world than Wang Liangdi.

“But the prince will be the emperor soon.

"I was originally hesitant, but Wang Liangdi personally persuaded me to come back.

"——The prince is still short of manpower."

Chen Duo curled his lips, disdain flashed in his eyes, and he lowered his eyelids, but served him food affectionately: "You must be tired last night, Brother Xia, eat a few more bites and go back to sleep well."

Xia Shouzhong raised his eyebrows: "What? Are you being polite already? Do you not want to chat with me anymore?"

"Brother, please don't embarrass me." Chen Duo smiled bitterly, "To be honest, I am obsessed with the lawsuit.

"These days I've been so busy that I don't know what to do.

"Now, suddenly a fatal task has fallen upon me, and I don't know where to start.

"But His Highness neither wanted to hand it over to you or Qinghai, nor would he let the guards get involved, so he just gave it all to me, and even called it a regular assignment for the Criminal Department.

“Is this what we are supposed to check?

"Is there a death? Something lost? Or is there a big mess?

“None at all!”

Chen Duo drank three cups of wine in one breath.

Although the words were vague, Xia Shouzhong felt that he understood. He laughed and reached out to pat him on the shoulder:

“Those who are capable should do more work.

"Qinghai and I can't go out, and the guards investigating the case are too conspicuous. It's because you have done the previous few things quietly and successfully that the prince values ​​you.

“Check it carefully.

"If you need my help, just let me know."

Chen Duo's heart moved, and he came over with a playful smile, poured him wine attentively, and moved the plate of goose feet and duck intestines that Xia Shouzhong liked to eat to him, and then whispered:

"Brother must have kept people in Wang Liangdi's family and in-laws' families. Can you lend them to me?

"I have this job in hand. I can't place spies now. I have no time!"

This was like telling Xia Shouzhong openly that his job was to monitor the families related to Wang Liangdi.

——The prince is suspicious of Wang Liangdi? Is Wang Liangdi going to fall out of favor?

Xia Shouzhong's heart moved slightly, and he nodded immediately: "This is easy! Tomorrow you take my token and go find someone directly."

As he spoke, he took out a small iron token from his bosom, with the word "Xia" engraved in relief in the middle.

Chen Duo was overjoyed, and hurriedly wiped his hands clean, stood up and took it respectfully, and smiled softly:

"Brother, you gave it to me so carelessly. Aren't you afraid that I will use it to cheat people?"

"I don't have many people outside, I'll give them all to you -

"But, can you lend me a few of your eyes in the palace?"

A gleam of light flashed in Xia Shouzhong's eyes.

Chen Duo was very shameless. He put the iron plate directly into his arms, but he directly denied Xia Shouzhong's statement:

“That’s really not the case!

"These are all what the little kids in the inner quarters heard while running around.

"If I have any news, I will tell my brother as soon as possible."