Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

The art of controlling subordinates...

If she was good at controlling her subordinates, what would she do if she found out that she had talked nonsense while drunk the night before?

Quit drinking?

Notify your family?

Or, murder to silence the witnesses...

When the prince thought of this, he became irritated and even more angry: "He is good at controlling his subordinates, I can't compare with him!

"My servant girl is well-behaved and sensible, and she is loyal to her master. At the critical moment, she would pull and drag, almost covering her mouth with her hands, but she would not let her master get into trouble.

"Look at my servant, he has no talent or moral integrity, he can't even serve me a meal, and he wants to copy other people's homework, not to mention he doesn't even understand it! And yet, he actually wants to be my master privately!!!"

What is this called?

This is called making specious arguments, venting anger on others, and destroying bridges after crossing them.

Qing Hai complained in his heart, smiled and slapped himself on the mouth: "Then I will slap him on behalf of the master! How much does the master want?"

The prince snorted, glared at him, and slammed the table: "Get out!"

Qing Hai smiled and left, but before leaving he told the servant who had given him the idea, "Tang Dou, serve the prince well!"

Tang Dou was so scared that he knelt down with a plop: "Master, please don't scare me! I haven't even learned the rules of Lizheng Palace yet, how can I serve the prince!?"

"Why are you scaring him for no reason?" The prince told Tang Dou to stand up, and then pointed at Qing Hai's nose and scolded him impatiently, "I feel uncomfortable if I don't use your clever tricks for a day!

"Shouzhong is not as good as you in every aspect, but I am a hundred times better than you in this one aspect!

"I don't like seeing your ugly face now!

“Get out of here!

"Ask Shouzhong to come and serve me dinner!"

Qinghai bowed his head and listened to it, then nodded vigorously: "Yes! I will ask Shouzhong's master to come and serve the prince for dinner!"

The prince glared and was about to speak, but Qinghai had already run out of the hall!

"Look, look!" The prince was so angry that he had to complain to Tang Dou, "Other servants only obey the orders of their masters, but he loves to act on his own! He is disobedient! Sooner or later, he will be ruined by this matter!"

Tang Dou wiped the sweat off his forehead and cleverly avoided the topic:

"My Lord, please calm down.

"You haven't eaten or drunk properly all day, and you're feeling weak. It's hot in the summer, and it's even hotter when you're angry.

"The Emperor's birthday is just around the corner. My master told me that there are so many things going on outside, and you are so busy that you are fuming every day.

"If Prince Zhongsu and Prince Consort Yongning had not seen that you looked unhappy and advised you to come back and rest, you would probably not be able to rest now.

"——I don't know how to eat this porridge and this dish together, but I have asked Wang Chenghui to serve you so that you can eat more comfortably.

"The porridge is still hot. How about you lean back and I'll give you... a leg massage?"

The prince listened to what the boy said. Although none of his words hit the point, he knew that he was considerate of his hard work. After calming down, he did as he said, leaned on the couch, and chatted with him casually:

"Why is it called such a name? Who gave it this name?"

"To answer your question, my father's surname is Tang and my mother's surname is Dou. When I was born, my family could no longer afford to support me. Grandfather was angry and wanted to name me Duoyu. My father was reluctant to do so, so he combined my parents' surnames. That's when I was called Tang Dou."

The prince opened his eyes: "Redundant?"

"Yes... I have four uncles and fourteen cousins, and I was the youngest in the family at that time." Tang Dou lowered his eyes and said, "My family hoped that I was a girl, so that they could exchange marriages with other families and find wives for my brothers.

"Who knew it was another boy."

The prince looked at him with some sympathy and asked, "So they couldn't afford to support you and simply sent you to the palace. Did they pay for it?"

"Your Majesty is wise and you guessed it right." Tang Dou forced a smile, "I am a weak servant and only sold it for two taels of silver.

“My family thought it was too little and almost sold my little cousin as well.

"My aunt picked up my little cousin and jumped into the river without saying a word. My uncle howled like crazy and finally managed to pull them out...

“No one dared to mention this matter at home.

"My mother regretted it and said that she would have done the same thing if she had known earlier..."

The prince sneered.

Tang Dou glanced at the prince and laughed at himself: "I am a timid servant and never dare to curry favor with others, so I have no money...

"About three years after entering the palace, my family moved to a new place without telling me..."

The prince was silent for a while, then he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Change your name. I'll change it for you. Hmm, call it Chang Ying."

Tang Dou knelt on his knees and took two steps back, knocking his head firmly on the ground: "Thank you, Prince, for the name!"

"Changying is another name for summer. In addition, the word Ying means full and surplus.

"Don't your family think you are redundant?

"Then you will always have more than enough, but they will never be able to gnaw on your bones and blood, nor will they be able to get a glimpse of your glory!"

The prince patted his shoulder vigorously again, "Learn the rules from your master!"

Tang Dou-Chang Ying agreed loudly: "Yes! I will keep it in mind!"

Looking at the young eunuch in front of him who had been granted sight by his own hands, the prince suddenly felt his heart brighter. He smiled, asked him to stand up, and asked him about his age, whether he could read, etc.

As he was speaking, a surprised voice came from outside: "Wu Jin?! Why are you here?!"

This is when Wang Xifeng finally discovered her black cat.

but……

The prince frowned.

Wasn't Wu Jin in the Crown Princess's Cheng'en Hall? How could he appear outside the Lizheng Hall at this moment?

"Meow, meow! Meow, woof, meow!~~~" Wu Jin made one chirping sound after another, as if he was complaining about his grievance.

The prince's eyebrows twitched when he heard this and he couldn't help but stand up.

Chang Ying stole a glance at him and whispered, "My Lord, shall I go and fetch Master?"

The prince said nothing.

Changying ran over and gently opened the palace door. The situation outside was clearly visible to the prince.

"Hey, isn't this the black cat Moyu from the Crown Princess' Palace? How did it sneak out..." Qing Hai just interrupted with this sentence, but was blocked by Wu Jin's shrill shout: "Meow!!!"

Qinghai was shocked.

Wang Xifeng pretended not to notice the eunuch coming out of the hall, and frantically tried to comfort the black cat that had jumped into her arms and was baring its teeth and panting at Qinghai:

“Don’t worry, Eunuch Qing. Wu Jin is old and has a bad temper…ah, I really spoiled you. Do you want to die if you throw a tantrum now?

"...Where on earth did you come from? You are such a fool!"

The little girl, who was originally dressed elegantly in a long white silk robe, had her sleeves torn, her robe belt loosened, and the right lapel of her chest slightly torn by the cat's claws. She was furious, but still tightly held the cat she had lost and found, crying bitterly.

Full of embarrassment.

The prince, who had originally been seven points suspicious of her, suddenly lost most of his suspicion when he saw this scene.

She is thirteen years old, loves to eat, drink and get drunk. Finding her lost cat is the most important thing to her. How could such a little girl like a flower bud have any bad intentions?