Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Jing Quan took the young palace maid out for a drink, and after only one shift, the little palace maid passed out drunk in the guest room of the Nan Mansion.

Jing Quan talked nonsense with the housekeeper for a while, and the housekeeper immediately changed his clothes into those of a male servant in the mansion, and wrapped his head with coarse cloth to cover his forehead, eyebrows, and eyes.

When Jingquan came out of the housekeeper's yard and walked to the second gate, he ran into Wang Zifu who had been waiting for him there for a long time.

The two men bowed and crossed their arms, then stood up and looked at each other.

"Is Eunuch Quan going in?"

"Yes, the Imperial Concubine has instructed me to keep a close watch on the Imperial Concubine and not to leave her alone."

"Oh, King Bei and King Xiaoyao went out in the afternoon. They just had dinner together in the outer study room and asked me to join them. I saw that they both got drunk quickly today.

"It's too late to change guards tonight. So we'll have to keep the same team from yesterday patrolling the back door."

Wang Zifu also lied with his eyes open, "Those people are familiar with the people in Nanfu, and they cooperate very well. Nothing will happen.

"I smell that Master Quan has also had two glasses of wine, so let's find a place to rest. There's no need to stay here all the time."

Jing Quan's smile deepened: "Master Wang is right. Then let's find a place to take a nap!"

The two men smiled, bowed to each other, then waved their sleeves and staggered away.

Wang Zifu went back to the side room next to the mourning hall allocated to the Ministry of Rites in the Southern Mansion and lay down to rest; Jing Quan went to a duty room outside the courtyard of Concubine Zhen to sleep.

There were faint snoring sounds coming from both places.

A guard saw it and ran to tell the King of the North.

In the outer study, Prince Bei and Prince Xiaoyao had already sat up straight, no longer drunken, washed their faces, changed into dark clothes, and then hurried to Concubine Zhen's courtyard.

"Who's coming over there?" King Xiaoyao asked softly.

The Northern King replied in a low voice: "Jia She."

King Xiaoyao stopped walking and looked a little unhappy.

King Bei raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong?"

"It has been seven days since Zhen returned to Beijing. No matter where his family members are, they should be able to come back.

“The Rongning and Ning mansions may seem separate, but they are actually one.

"The old lady in their family is a cautious person, and she doesn't get along well with the Zhen family, so she won't act rashly.

"The next person who can take charge is Jia Jing from Ning Mansion.

"Now they let Jia She, that drunkard and womanizer, come here. What does their family mean by that? Do they not want to get involved?"

King Xiaoyao raised his eyebrows high, and his words contained both the contempt of a superior and the harshness of a young man. King Bei found it particularly irritating.

"After all, Jia Jing is in a Taoist temple outside the city. If he makes any mistakes in the future, his sudden return to the capital will surely be noticed by those who have ulterior motives.

"This Jia She, when he was a widower a few years ago, Zhen Shi happened to be a new widow, and the two of them almost discussed marriage. Because of this relationship, the Jia family sent him here."

Bei Wang explained in detail.

King Xiaoyao reluctantly accepted it, paused, and then asked, "What about the other six families?"

The Northern King shook his head: "I have been here before, and I have already agreed with Zhen that we will not come together tonight."

King Xiaoyao stopped.

The King of the North also stopped.

"Prince Bei, I think it will be enough for just one of us to go." A gleam of light flashed in King Xiaoyao's eyes.

Unexpectedly, the King of the North also laughed softly and nodded along with his words: "I think so too."

"So are you going to go or should I go?" King Xiaoyao looked at him.

Prince Beijing played with the fan in his hand and said with a smile: "I will obey you."

In the night wind, the word "minister" that King Beijing called himself was blown into King Xiaoyao's ears, and it was extremely clear.

King Xiaoyao's earlobes gradually began to turn red, and then the excited red light slowly extended to his entire face.

Taking a deep breath, King Xiaoyao lowered his eyes, but took a step back and said softly:

"Then I won't go. Let the King of the North go."

The Northern King was stunned for a moment, his face a little unnatural: "It's so hard to stay in the Southern Palace, why don't you go and listen to it with your own ears?"

King Xiaoyao sighed deeply, shook his head gently, and whispered: "The two families have been so kind to me that if I come forward, I will not be able to accept their gifts.

“Besides, I was young, and I had never experienced some of these things, and some of the words were hard for me to say.

"The King of the North is no different from me, so please go there for me and listen to what they are planning."

The King of the North tilted his head and thought about it, and felt that it made sense.

Concubine Zhen is of a higher generation, and although Jia She is arrogant, he is also an old fox. If the two of them join forces to bully a child like King Xiaoyao, things will go wrong.

It would be better for you to bear witness yourself.

Prince Beijing closed his folding fan, clasped his hands together, and bowed to the ground: "Yes, your Majesty, I obey your command!"

King Xiaoyao's face turned red again, then he took two steps back and turned back to the outer study.

After listening to Prince Beijing walking away, he quietly called his personal servant in and asked him, "Where is Prince Fu? And Jing Quan?"

"Wang Zifu went back to his room and fell asleep. Jing Quan also fell asleep. Both of them were snoring loudly. I asked someone to call them several times, but they didn't wake up. I guess they were in a deep sleep."

The servant was beaming with joy, "Today's events will surely go smoothly!"

King Xiaoyao's heart skipped a beat: Smoothly?!

yes……

Things seem to be going a little too smoothly today...

"Is there any unusual movement from the imperial guards outside?" King Xiaoyao couldn't help but ask, his voice a little tense.

In fact, there has always been a fear in the deepest part of his heart.

Although he didn't witness the battle for the throne among the nine dragons, he heard a lot about it.

Especially the eye of King Shen.

Every time he traveled with King Shen, he would look at the artificial eye made of obsidian and warn himself in his heart:

Don't get carried away!

Since ancient times, the fight for that position must be a fight to the death!

Although the emperor would not depose the crown prince first, he would not be so violent as to kill his own brother on the spot...

But with an order to tie him up on the execution ground, I think as long as my intentions are exposed, the emperor will not hesitate at all.

The servant looked at him in confusion: "The Imperial Guards are still the same!

"Prince Su is about to return to the capital, and the emperor is very wary, so today he replaced the leader of the imperial guards who was sent to escort the concubine back to the other palace with a deputy leader.

"That leader was called back specifically to welcome Prince Su. I guess it would be easier to mobilize troops and horses and supervise more strictly!"

King Xiaoyao frowned: "Deputy leader?"

"He's the former guard of the East Palace, careless, rough and stupid!

"But he is very loyal to the emperor. What's his name? Guo Jian!"

The servant thought about it, nodded, and suddenly remembered something else, and said, "There is another eunuch, who is said to have come to drink with us.

"He said that Guo Jian owed him a drink, so he came here to ask for it."

King Xiaoyao felt more and more ominous in his heart: "What is the name of that eunuch? Do you know?"

"I heard Guo Jian call him 'Old Chen'." The servant tried hard to recall.

King Xiaoyao's hands trembled, and his expression changed drastically: "Chen Duo!?"