Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

In the Lizheng Hall, Wang Xifeng's sobbing lasted for about half a quarter of an hour.

The prince did not respond to her words, but just leaned on the big throne, even propped up one leg, and looked up and down, watching the beauty crying with great interest.

The scene was embarrassing.

No one spoke up.

Wu Jin felt depressed for Wang Xifeng after watching for a while. After thinking for a while, he jumped down, walked a few steps gracefully, and then jumped onto the prince's throne, calling out with a meow.

The prince raised an eyebrow.

Oh, after all these days, I still haven’t managed to feed this blind beast!

Wang Xifeng hurriedly stopped crying and choked up to stop Black Cat: "No, Wu Jin! That's the prince!"

"What's wrong?" The prince skillfully reached out and scooped the cat into his arms, petting it from head to tail. The black cat was so comfortable that it tilted its head back, purred with its eyes closed.

Wang Xifeng opened her eyes wide, with a look of surprise: "This... black gold..."

After a pause, she asked thoughtfully, "In June, when I went to the Wang family temple, Jile Temple, to perform a ritual for my grandfather... Wu Jin got lost... But then, did it follow the prince back to the palace?"

Nothing else is involved.

The prince curled his lips, praised her cleverness in his heart, and nodded with a smile: "That's right. That time I accompanied the Crown Princess to the Da Ci'en Temple, and her cat Su Yu followed and got lost.

“When I went out to look for her cat, I noticed a commotion in your family temple, so I went over to take a look.

"Who knew that the guards would find Suyu nearby? Not only that, but there was also this black cat with it - the Crown Princess gave it the name Moyu."

Wu Jin meowed again, with a hint of coquettishness in his voice.

Wang Xifeng immediately changed her smile and said, "The Crown Princess is still elegant. I am a commoner. I was short of money when I raised this cat, so I named it Wujin..."

The prince said, "I heard that the parrot in your room is named Jin Ercai?"

Wang Xifeng almost choked on her saliva and sincerely felt ashamed: "Yes... at that time, I was short of money..."

"You were short of money then. How come you are not short of money now?" The prince raised one corner of his mouth, "I heard that your uncle and aunt only give you two taels of silver as monthly allowance, which is not enough for you to take care of the servants in the mansion.

"Almost all your expenses come from the dowry shop your mother left in Beijing.

"The selection was made a while ago, and your family only gave you 20,000 silver coins. The rest was obtained by you selling your mother's dowry shop.

"You will stay in the palace forever.

“But you and your second uncle have already formed a great feud.

"Although you can't write two characters for the character 'king' with one stroke. However, given your uncle's temperament, he can at most not ruin your good deeds, but it is absolutely impossible for him to continue to support you.

"Just these 100,000 silver coins, is that enough for you to spend your whole life?"

Wang Xifeng bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered, "I am your Highness's concubine, and my daily food and clothing are provided by your Highness and the Crown Princess.

"Besides, there are rules and regulations, and I have nowhere to spend money.

“This money is enough...

"Moreover, my mother's dowry shop was naturally not passed on to others, but was given to my in-laws.

"I, well, I'm still in the shop, I left some..."

The prince laughed: "I knew that you, a greedy girl, would have a trick up your sleeve!"

Wang Xifeng carefully observed the prince's expression. Seeing that he was neither sarcastic nor mean, and probably not angry, she breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ended the topic:

"The porridge and vegetables are cold and inedible. Your Majesty's stomach has been empty for a day, so it would be better to eat some hot bird's nest porridge to nourish it. Can I ask someone to bring some bird's nest porridge?"

The prince hummed, then pointed at the porridge and vegetables on the table and asked, "Is there anything particular about how to eat this?"

"No!" Wang Xifeng hastily denied, "This is just a method that the maids came up with when I had no appetite. White porridge is good for the stomach. First, eat salty and coriander, then sweet and sour vegetables, and then hot and sour vegetables. Eat them step by step to whet your appetite."

The prince thought for a moment and nodded slowly: "Gradual progress... Yeah, that makes sense."

He waved his hand and asked Wang Xifeng to pass on the message.

Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly ran out of the hall with her skirt lifted up, opened the door herself, ordered bird's nest porridge, and ran back with her skirt lifted up, stood under the platform, hesitated for a moment, and did not dare to go up.

"Come here and talk. You're standing too far away and I see you're tired." The prince waved his hand.

Wang Xifeng was very reluctant, so she had to be more cautious and returned to the same position as before.

"Who was in charge of Qin's affairs?" the prince asked calmly.

Earth-shattering!!!

Wang Xifeng's expression went blank for a moment. She knelt down with a plop, trembling all over, and her voice became even more incoherent: "I, I, no, I don't know..."

"Then what do you know?" The prince just rubbed the black gold in his hand.

Wang Xifeng's face was pale. She took a few quick breaths, then a deep breath, and then she calmed down a little. Her voice was trembling as she whispered:

"When I was still a child, I saw my grandfather and father sitting opposite each other for a long time without speaking. Out of curiosity, I listened and learned that there was such an unexpected child...

"At that time, my grandfather sighed and said that this was an unlucky move and that it was a sign of decline.

"When my second uncle and his family came to Beijing, my father had an argument with him and mentioned the child again, saying that the Jia family had decided to keep her in their own house...

"My father asked my second uncle to persuade the Jia family not to get too involved in this matter. But my second uncle said that since we have already boarded the boat, we can't get off.

“Although I am a woman, my grandfather and father have always indulged me, so I know a little about what is happening outside.

"At that time, I was young and curious, so I went to the Qin family on an excuse and saw that the child was brought up to be pampered and innocent. I originally thought that if this was the case, it would not be bad, and I could live my whole life without knowing anything.

"Who knew that Madam Qin gave birth to a son the year before last. I felt something was wrong at the time, so I hurried to check on her secretly. I saw two or three maids surrounding the child, forcing her to take out money to do this and that.

"The child was only six years old at the time. He was so scared that tears welled up in his eyes, but he still asked about the reasons for all the things and calmly allocated money to purchase them one by one.

“I felt very distressed at that time.

"After returning home, I quietly wrote to my father and told him about this. My father replied, but he strictly ordered me to keep my mouth shut and not to interfere.

"I was not convinced, and I tried to find out a lot of old things. Only then did I understand the helplessness of my grandfather and father..."

When Wang Xifeng said this, her tears stopped flowing. She looked up at the prince, with fear and hope.

"My Lord, that child doesn't know anything! At least not yet!

"No matter how kind and loyal her adopters may be...

"If we let them keep the treasure secret, sooner or later, this child will become a knife in the hands of someone with ulterior motives!

"My Lord, please rescue her!

"Whether she is secretly kept in our palace or sent far away, as long as she can be rescued from those people, she can live well!"