Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

After a busy day, it was night time and Wang Zifu felt really tired. He decided to go home and have a good sleep.

After arranging the guards for the Nan Mansion, he personally greeted Princess Hou through the screen:

"I will go back to the mansion and go to the ministry early tomorrow morning. I think I will be here around noon.

"Fortunately, the prince has left enough guards for the young prince, so the safety of the mansion should be safe."

Princess Hou understood the hint and immediately said, "I will be more alert. Thank you, Lord Wang."

Wang Zifu felt relieved, and gave some instructions to the other officials from the Ministry of Rites who stayed behind, before he mounted his horse and went home.

Since Prince Beijing had already asked me the question during the day, I would have to test him when I traveled alone at night.

Wang Zifu was too lazy to flatter him, so he directly ordered his servant to go to the Wang family mansion and transfer a team of guards to accompany him back home.

Yuan was startled: "What happened?"

"I have offended someone, and I am afraid I will be hated." Prince Fu calmly returned to his room to bathe, eat, and fall asleep. Before going to bed, he yawned and muttered,

"Tomorrow you go to the West Market and buy a few good kung fu masters. Then send them to the palace in the afternoon."

Yuan seemed to be thinking about something. She pushed him and asked in a low voice, "Who is it? It's not the Southern Princess, right? Jia She, or the Northern Prince?"

"King of the North..." Wang Zifu did not hide the truth from his wife. After telling her, he fell into a deep sleep.

Yuan knew that he was exhausted and felt a little distressed, so she got up and went to the outer room. She thought about it and got angry, so she called someone to tell him:

"Call the chief cabinet tomorrow. I have something important to do."

The next morning, Wang Zifu, who was refreshed after a good sleep, had breakfast with his wife. He listened to his wife mumbling a lot, laughed, and gave her a thumbs up:

"With a wife like this, I am very confident!"

He went to the Ministry of Rites on his errand in a happy mood.

Here, Yuan was waiting for the big treasury to come, and first told him: "Check the business of Beifu, check everything, and then rob it!"

The big cabinet was startled: "What happened?"

Before he finished speaking, someone came in and said, "Master, just a stone's throw away from the door, someone fell in front of the carriage and tried to scam people.

"When the master got off the car, someone poured boiling water on him again. Fortunately, the Wang family's guards blocked the way. The master's clothes were all wet, so he was asked to take a set of clothes back.

"Please give fifty taels of silver to the guard to treat his injuries."

Yuan first handed over the clothes and silver, pointed outside, and said to the big clerk: "Did you hear that? This is what the Northern King did. Isn't it despicable?"

The big boss's face changed slightly: "Then I will go back and prepare immediately. I'm sure that even if we don't do anything to them, they will come to cause trouble for us."

Yuan nodded: "I will go to the West Market to pick personal guards for your master, you go and make the arrangements."

The big cabinet bowed and agreed, then walked away quickly.

A quarter of an hour later, Yuan also took his men out and headed straight for the West Market. He bought twelve guards and brought them home. He also ordered people to go to the Wang family to invite a retired veteran to be the leader.

The news of Prince Fu's attack quickly spread to the palace.

Although Emperor Chongzhao frowned, he was also happy to see it - it was a good opportunity to see how wealthy Wang Zifu's family was!

Wang Xifeng was furious and immediately ordered Chunnuan to go out and ask what was going on.

Yuan was worried that her daughter didn't know what was going on outside and would suffer in the palace, so she told Chun Nuan about the matter and repeatedly warned her:

"The Northern King's clan are all jackals, don't believe a single word they say!

"Don't worry about your parents, we know how to protect ourselves!"

As long as she knew it was the Northern King, Wang Xifeng naturally knew how to deal with it. She smiled coldly and said, "Send a message to my mother and tell her that I know what's going on."

Although the palace in Zhongnan Mountain was far away, Emperor Chongzhao used an express service of 800 li. In the evening of that day, he received a reply from the Supreme Lord:

“I am deeply saddened!

"The Huo family only has this bloodline, so we must not let any mistakes happen. We can transfer some guards from the Imperial Army.

“As for my son’s title, it is very appropriate.

"I have ordered Zhen to leave and not return to Daming Palace. She should live directly in the back house of Nanfu and accompany Hou. When Hou gives up the idea of ​​becoming a nun, my son will send her back to the other palace.

"The weather is hot, and your mother and I are both feeling unwell, so it's difficult for us to travel. We will return to the palace to reunite when the weather cools down in the fall."

Emperor Chongzhao never expected that his cunning father, the retired emperor, would actually send Zhen directly to the back house of the Nan Mansion. He was immediately speechless.

After thinking it over, he had no choice but to go to Wang Xifeng again: "The queen is ill, I think you need to make another trip."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "It's all what I should do."

Emperor Chongzhao was a little hesitant.

After all, the Zhen family and the Wang family can be considered as old friends from the same hometown...

"I don't like Concubine Zhen very much. If Your Majesty is worried that I might fight with her, then let Concubine De go and see her?"

Wang Xifeng smiled.

Emperor Chongzhao immediately waved his hand and said, "She is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. Wu is still fiddling with her jewelry and clothes in the palace."

It was decided that whenever Wang Xifeng received the news that Zhen had come to Beijing, she would go to the Southern Mansion to welcome the Dowager Concubine.

Wang Xifeng smiled and said nothing.

She really wanted to dig something out of Concubine Zhen, but that didn't mean she would endure some inexplicable grievances.

That night, she selected the troops and deployed them.

At 9:00 p.m. the next morning, Xia Shouzhong came in person to report: "Concubine Zhen has arrived outside the city, and Your Majesty can leave now.

"Your Majesty asked me to take four eunuchs and eight guards with you to accompany the imperial concubine."

This was the care and love that Emperor Chongzhao showed for the imperial concubine after Wang Zifu was attacked.

Wang Xifeng was very grateful and nodded with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I feel much more at ease now."

"In fact, the Emperor said that if those people are really blind enough to provoke the tiger, I think Your Majesty can handle it herself.

"It's just that it's summer, and Your Majesty probably wouldn't want to visit a minister's house sweating profusely.

"That's why I asked the guards to follow me. If there are any things that require manual intervention, just let them do it."

Xia Shouzhong's smile was almost flattering.

Wang Xifeng covered her mouth and laughed: "It seems that Sang Ronghua has served you very well these days. Your Majesty is in the mood to joke."

Xia Shouzhong's eyebrows moved slightly, joy flashed in his eyes, he took a half step forward and whispered: "What the queen meant..."

"What I mean is that Chang'an Palace was already packed up yesterday, and if Sang Ronghua is willing, we can move in tomorrow.

"But Chang'an Palace is a bit far away." Wang Xifeng laughed mischievously, "I just wonder if Your Majesty is willing to go there early in the morning and late at night, on a long journey, and get all sweaty!"

Xia Shouzhong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He took a step back and wilted again: "That's the matter between the emperor and Sang Ronghua, your majesty, don't worry about it!"

"Oh my, what's the matter with this weird and sour tone?" Wang Xifeng smiled particularly brightly, "I am not allowed to worry about Sang Ronghua, but you are allowed to worry about my future?

“Forget it now!

"I'm so busy these days, let me take a break and talk about it after the summer!"