Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

The next day, at the beginning of the morning, Wang Xifeng got up as usual.

After washing up, Chunsheng stood by the door, his face full of excitement, and was about to rush forward.

Wang Xifeng waved her hands and said, "I feel uncomfortable all over. Let me do some boxing to loosen up my muscles first."

"You don't care what happened last night?"

Yue Shao wanted to curry favor with Chunsheng, so he got up early and had already learned from Chunsheng about the riot in the other palace last night.

Seeing how calm Wang Xifeng was, his eyes lit up with surprise.

Wang Xifeng stood in the courtyard, stretched her shoulders, neck, wrists and ankles, yawned, and said with a smile:

"Look at Chunsheng's smug look, and you'll know that no matter what happened yesterday, we were victorious.

"Then why am I so anxious?"

After saying that, he began to punch methodically and with full concentration.

After a good sleep, An'er combed her hair and came out. Seeing the palace maids coming out in twos and threes, staring at Wang Xifeng in a daze, she couldn't help but frowning:

"After you finish your boxing, your Majesty will take a bath, then have breakfast, and maybe go to see the Empress Dowager at the end of the Mao hour.

"What are you all watching here?

"Why aren't you supposed to be doing anything yet?!"

Yue Shao also came back to his senses with a start, and hurriedly assigned everyone to do chores such as sweeping the floor, boiling water, and serving meals.

An'er then went back to her room to wash up.

After doing five sets of boxing and sweating all over, Wang Xifeng felt better and took a nice bath.

After I came out and finished dressing, breakfast had already been brought over.

Wang Xifeng sat down to eat, and then asked Chunsheng to come over: "Tell me, what happened last night?"

Chunsheng laughed happily: "Yes! To answer your question, it is just as you expected. Prince Su arrived at the other palace the day before yesterday!

"He first secretly contacted Nanny Hai, and then tricked Chen Song, the third wife of Duke Qi, into opening the back door of the other palace for him. He then sneaked in and hid in Anshan Palace."

Wang Xifeng glanced at him and asked, "The Queen Mother doesn't know?"

"I don't know!" Chunsheng beamed, "The Queen Mother has not been in good health recently, just like when she was in the palace, she often falls asleep.

"All matters in Anshan Palace were mediated by Madam Hai and Eunuch Hou who was just appointed as the manager.

"Prince Su met with a Hanlin, a cabinet minister, and a deputy general in Anshan Hall, intending to force the emperor to abdicate by surprise.

“They originally thought that the Emperor would send Consort De over, and that the earliest she would arrive at the other palace would be this afternoon.

"I never expected you to come, and you arrived yesterday evening.

“So they were in a panic last night. Several of them were going in and out of the back door of Anshan Palace, but were caught by a palace maid passing by our side, so they acted hastily.

"But the guards who happened to hear the noise and rush over were the team of guards led by Fan Tongshou, the third-rank sword-bearing guard in front of the emperor. They were the most trusted guards in front of the emperor, and also the most shrewd and capable of fighting!

"Captain Fan had a very sharp eye. He could tell at a glance that the people they were fighting against were acquaintances of the Dragon Guards. Not only did he expose them immediately, he also appealed to their emotions and reason, convincing those Dragon Guards to switch sides on the spot!

"Chen Song, who was the accomplice of Prince Su, and Qi Jiancheng of the Xiangyang Marquis family, who led them to defect, sold out all of Prince Su's cronies in the other palace as soon as they opened their mouths.

"When General Guo, the commander of the Imperial Guards, arrived, he had not only captured the three traitors, but also tied up the chief of the Dragon Guards. They took them all to the outside of the Anshan Palace and forced Prince Su to come out on his own!"

Wang Xifeng blinked her eyes and said, "Prince Su is so obedient, can he surrender?"

"How could that be possible! He originally held Madam Hai hostage and threatened to burn down the Anshan Palace, saying that the emperor was not filial to the queen mother and that he would die, but he was worried about the queen mother, so he wanted to take her with him...

"Everyone was at a loss at the time. After all, no one could take the responsibility of burning the Queen Mother to death.

"Then Dai Xiang appeared with Jing Quan, Jing Li and Hei Jia!

"The old minister personally drew his bow and shot an arrow, killing Madam Hai with one arrow. He also told Prince Su not to worry, because the Queen Mother would be blessed by God, and she would be fine even if she was caught in the fire.

"Prince Su was immediately dumbfounded.

"General Guo quickly gave him a way out, and he came down!"

Wang Xifeng quickly finished her breakfast, washed her hands and rinsed her mouth, and asked curiously, "So this matter was resolved without alerting the Empress Dowager?"

"Of course! Everyone was talking about this morning that Prince Su was plotting treason and forcing the emperor to abdicate, just like a child playing house!" Chunsheng laughed.

Wang Xifeng sneered, looked at the green hills outside the courtyard, and said in a leisurely voice: "Throughout the history of rebellion, has there ever been a single rebellion that was successfully planned and purged?

"The Xuanwu Gate Incident of Emperor Taizong of Tang was shocking enough, wasn't it? Didn't he hesitate until three o'clock in the morning as well?

"In the previous Ming Dynasty, ten palace maids murdered the king. The world could not have predicted this, but wasn't it because of their impatience that they ended up with a dead end?

"We were the ones who came yesterday, and I guessed that Prime Minister Dai was prepared. If I hadn't come, Prime Minister Dai wasn't prepared, and the Queen Mother was sober and still favored the youngest son, what do you think the result would be?"

Chunsheng and others were stunned.

"Bold." Dai Quan's old voice sounded outside.

Wang Xifeng hurriedly threw down her towel and stood up. She turned around and saw Dai Quan walking in with Jing Li and Jing Quan. Her face showed surprise, shyness and just the right amount of fear.

So he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Grandpa Dai is here?"

"You kid, how outrageous are you!" Dai Quan scolded in a low voice, but there was a satisfied smile in his eyes.

Wang Xifeng blushed and whispered, "I spoke too quickly and told the truth..."

"You keep telling the truth all the time. How long do you think you can live in the palace?" Dai Quan scolded again, then slowly walked in and sat down at the table.

Pointing at the two people of the Jing generation, he said, "Both of them are good. Jing Quan is especially stable.

"The Emperor said, when you return to the palace, take him back and tell His Majesty: Don't let the pearl be covered in dust, and don't let the cuckoo occupy the magpie's nest."

Wang Xifeng agreed with a smile.

Waving her hand to order everyone to leave, Wang Xifeng looked at Dai Quan, who had aged ten years overnight, and asked in a distressed whisper:

"You must have been tired last night. Why don't you take a rest? Just let them come back on their own."

"It doesn't matter. I took a nap at 4am." Dai Quan waved his hand, "After capturing Prince Su and his followers, I will hand them over to the commander of the imperial guards, Guo Chongben.

"I heard that the Supreme was very angry when he woke up in the morning and chopped off several heads on the spot..."

Seeing him fall silent here, Wang Xifeng's heart softened: "Perhaps you still can't bear to punish Prince Su?"

"Alas. I'm old. I'm old, and the emperor is old too. I've become soft-hearted." Dai Quan shook his head repeatedly. "You just mentioned the former Emperor Taizong of Tang--

“If it weren’t for the fact that his great-grandfather was also old, and he didn’t deal with his two sons’ fight fairly, but was soft-hearted and tried to smooth things over, that’s why the fight ended up with wars and rivers of blood.

“You gave a good example.

"When you guys get to Xiaoci County, I'll tell you all about it slowly."

In other words, this kind of thing is not something that Wang Xifeng, as the son's concubine, should bring up, nor is it something that should be discussed in the current chaotic situation.

Dai Quan was reminding Wang Xifeng to shut up and not make any comments!