Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

At night in the Nan Mansion, not only the back door, but even the inner house within the second gate was suddenly cleaned out.

All the imperial guards who were previously on guard and patrol were transferred away and imprisoned.

Instead, Chen Duo brought Han Lue and a team of burly women led by the Nan Mansion’s housekeeper.

The housekeeper felt very ashamed. He followed Chen Duo to the courtyard where Concubine Zhen lived, confessing quietly:

"I never thought that Eunuch Jingquan's intention was this!

"If I had known that he would be so reckless and willing to sacrifice himself for the tiger, I would never have competed with him in drinking..."

Chen Duo looked at the housekeeper with interest: "Jing Quan's drinking capacity is so high that even if everyone in the mansion competes with him in drinking, you will all fall down."

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, shrank his neck, and whispered: "I can't drink... Everyone at the table fell down today, and I had to help Eunuch Jingquan back home..."

"He was drunk to show off to others." Chen Duo smiled and said nothing more.

Indeed, Concubine Zhen only brought one palace maid back to the capital, but this does not mean that there is really only one palace maid in the Nan Mansion who can be used by her.

The Imperial Concubine ordered... Niao'er had told him that the Northern King must have spies in the Southern Palace. Although a group of them were sent away by the Princess before, no one was sure whether there were any left.

Chen Duo's pace became faster and faster.

The guards of the Northern Palace have been taken under control, and Lord Wang has also pointed out the imperial guards who were previously designated by the Northern King to stay at the back door.

And there are people already watching King Xiaoyao.

But, if we delay, something bad will happen!

If someone informs them and the person runs away, then today's big scene will become a joke.

It would be fine if the emperor was displeased, but if it made the imperial concubine doubt his ability to do things and want to replace him with someone else, then he would be in danger of sudden death!

They ran quickly all the way, and everyone followed them at a trot, and they arrived outside the yard.

Sure enough, the two gatekeepers were already sleeping soundly.

It was Jing Quan who opened the gate.

"I guess you are the one leading the team." Jing Quan and Chen Duo looked at each other and smiled softly.

Chen Duo also smiled and asked in a low voice: "What's going on inside?"

"You are late. The Northern King has just left." Jing Quan's eyes were deep, "but Jia Jing hasn't left yet."

"Who?" Chen Duo opened his eyes wide in surprise!

Didn’t they say that it was Jia She who came?

Jing Quan curled his lips, carefully let them in, and pointed inside: "Do you want to listen first? Or take it down directly?"

"Listen first, maybe there will be some useful words." Chen Duo looked at Jing Quan with caution.

Jing Quan seemed unaware and led everyone inside on tiptoe.

inside the house.

Concubine Zhen was a little impatient: "The Northern King has left, so why isn't my brother leaving?"

"You will be returning to the other palace tomorrow morning. If I leave now, how will we discuss the cooperation between our two families?"

Jia Jing, who was dressed in a Taoist robe, frowned and asked her, stroking his beard, "Brother She said that you promised last time that you would ask Wang to bring Sister Lin here and force her to return to the Jia family.

“But you didn’t do it.

“Just now when the Northern King was here, you promised that the Zhen family would obey your orders in everything.

"Although I didn't expose you in person, considering your previous breach of trust, what you said has to be discounted in my eyes."

Concubine Zhen was embarrassed for a moment, but then turned to contempt:

"Your son-in-law from the Jia family pushed himself out, and now he's blaming me for not being able to help you get your granddaughter back.

"Brother, has the Jia family become such a scoundrel now?

"I heard that since my brother left the capital to practice Taoism, the managers of the mansion have become Brother She and Brother Zheng. How come they are pushing the things that they can't do onto me?

"Then, if anything goes wrong with the operations in and outside the capital, will you also blame me, the Concubine Dowager, for not fully guaranteeing you in front of the Supreme?

"It seems that I should still advise the two princes not to entrust important matters to your Jia family in the future!"

Jia Jing looked at her coldly.

Concubine Zhen also looked at him coldly.

"Madam Concubine, do you think that our Jia family is irresponsible?"

"Is not it?"

“Isn’t our family’s responsibility enough?

"The betrothal goose has been sent to the Zhen family, and I have also arranged for my official hat and title, and even moved out of the capital!

"Isn't it your Zhen family that broke the promise? Isn't it you, Concubine Zhen!?

“Haha, I am just being sentimental and old and soft-hearted.

"I've already been betrayed by you once, how could I still think that you had no choice back then? I still want to trust you once?"

Jia Jing said, standing up slowly, his eyes cold, "Please ask the Concubine to report to the prince that my Jia family will not cooperate with your Zhen family.

“Let’s go to another one.

"Your family is unreliable."

Concubine Zhen could no longer maintain her expression, she clutched the edge of the table tightly and said in a trembling voice:

“Brother!

“It’s difficult in the palace…

"He refused to let me have any offspring, not to mention that later on there was the Song family...

"I have low skills and an old face. I can neither compete with the Mo family, who have many children and are blessed with good fortune, nor with the Wang family, who are deeply favored by the emperor...

"I can't do what you asked me to do!

"But I tried my best. I really tried my best! Today, Wang pointed at me and scolded me..."

As he spoke, he began to sob.

Jia Jing, who had been standing straight, slowly hunched over. He gritted his teeth for a long while before he sighed:

"Injustice!"

After sighing, he walked forward, stood two steps in front of Concubine Zhen who was crying with her face covered, and handed her a white handkerchief.

"You loved to cry back then. I hate to see your tears. Stop crying, you are going to break my heart..."

Concubine Zhen grabbed the hand holding the handkerchief with shaking hands, buried her face in it, and burst into tears.

But after she let out a cry, she immediately bit her lips tightly to suppress the cry.

Seeing her cautious and timid appearance, Jia Jing could no longer hold back. He took a step forward, put his arm around her shoulders and held her in his arms.

On the window screen, two figures overlapped.

The butler felt that his whole body was shaking.

He thought he was here to arrest someone for treason!

But how did it turn into catching an adulterer?!

He actually witnessed this kind of royal scandal with his own eyes. Wouldn't it implicate the entire Nan Mansion and cause its burial along with it? ?

OMG!

Let him die now!!!

The butler was crying out in his heart, but he found that Chen Duo and Jing Quan, who were standing beside him, were motionless.

——Not to mention these two, even Han, the leader under Chen Sibo, had a nonchalant look on his face, and even put his ear closer with interest.

He cried for a long time inside and finally stopped.

"This is the list of names of people in Beijing that the Zhen family left for me. Take it, brother, and have them contact Jiangnan."

Concubine Zhen took out a brocade handkerchief from her sleeve and handed it to Jia Jing solemnly with both hands.

"Given His Majesty's character, I'm afraid he may not be willing to return to the capital until his death.

"I will leave Beijing tomorrow. I'm afraid tonight will be the last time we meet in this life.

“Those two princes are young, hot-tempered, suspicious and vicious. I cannot trust them completely.

"Brother, you are the person I trust most in the world.

"My life and the future of the Zhen family, brother, I leave everything to you!"