Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Wang Xifeng frowned and thought hard for a long time.

In her previous life, she was more familiar with the people of the Jia family. Jia Yun and Yun Ge'er were good. But he was also illiterate, and she couldn't explain to the prince how she knew this foreign man...

“In fact, putting aside personal grudges, my second cousin Wang Li can be considered capable.

“But he is my second uncle’s biological son after all.

"My eldest cousin Wang Yi is honest and incompetent. Sooner or later, this family will be handed over to my second cousin, and he will definitely stand on the side of my second uncle.

"As for my brother...haha, he's an expert at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.

"I have never been back to the south, and I don't know if there are any useful people in the tribe—

"However, I have asked my personal maid to tell my father before, asking him to pick out a few people with good character, intelligence and ability from the clan, and send them to the capital secretly in two years for me to use."

Wang Xifeng’s confession was so frank that even Qinghai was horrified!

"My second uncle has evil intentions. Even if he can stay at home to observe mourning for three years, he will surely be able to work his way up to an important position when he returns to Beijing.

"By that time, if he does something bad, I might be implicated.

"I have never benefited from him, so why should I suffer his misfortune?

"I asked my father to bring these people here to keep an eye on him for me."

As she spoke, Wang Xifeng gave the prince a flattering smile, "If he is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, we will help him; if he forms a clique for personal gain, we will be your undercover agents, and sooner or later we will catch all the colluders in one fell swoop!

"I beg you to punish only his family for my honesty and not implicate the rest of our Wang family, okay?"

The prince looked at her with mixed emotions, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

He sighed and then asked, "Do you know if there are any talented people in the other three families of your family who want to make a name for themselves but can't?"

Wang Xifeng raised her head and thought for a while, then shook her head: "In fact, the girls from these families are all very good... but what's the use? As for the men, none of them that I have heard of or seen can stand on their own."

After thinking about it again, he uttered a cry and clapped his hands, "I remembered one!"

The prince looked at her with interest: "Who?"

"The son-in-law of Rongguo Mansion! I heard he is from Suzhou, and his family is a marquis for four generations. He himself is a former top scholar. He is a serious scholar, elegant and capable.

"It seems like his last name is... Lin!"

Wang Xifeng nodded her head with great effort, "It was probably at the beginning of this year, I heard my eldest aunt talking to the old lady of Rong Mansion, and they mentioned this person.

“The old lady wants to find a new position for this man in Beijing so that her daughter can be under her watchful eyes again and feel at ease when she comes here frequently.

"But my aunt wouldn't let me. She said the Lin guy was old-fashioned and didn't have roots in the capital, so he couldn't mingle with his family friends. It would be better to leave him outside and save him some trouble.

"After returning home, my second aunt started gossiping with my second uncle, asking about the grudges between them in their early years, and she also said that the Lin family member was the first person in our four families to win the third place in the imperial examination.

"From what my second uncle said, it seems that the Jia family's aunt was pampered when she was in the boudoir, but she was also very simple. She is also not very worldly-wise.

"My eldest aunt probably suffered a few times when she was upset by speaking out, but people didn't take it seriously, but she felt resentful for many years.

"Well, I just heard some nonsense. Your Highness, just treat it as a leisurely notebook after dinner to relieve boredom. Don't take it seriously!"

Having said this in one breath, Wang Xifeng silently prayed to the sky in her heart: My dear sister Lin, you and I may not have the chance to be together in this life. I will do my best to help you, and I pray that God will open my eyes to you!

As if the heavens heard her prayers, the prince nodded thoughtfully: "I remember this man. When he just won the third place in the imperial examination and married the girl from the Jia family, my father even asked them to come to the palace to see him.

"At that time, I was trying to persuade the Grand Tutor to teach me, and he saw me and said a few good words on my behalf.

"But I don't know where he is working as an official now."

Wang Xifeng spread her hands and said, "I don't know even more. I only know there is such a person."

As he was talking, Changying brought out a small round lacquer tray and served a cup of new tea.

The prince immediately smelled the sweet fragrance of longan, and his mood finally improved. He held out his hand to serve tea and waved Wang Xifeng away: "Okay, I have things to do, you can go back and eat."

Wang Xifeng retreated respectfully without saying a word.

The prince signaled Changying to deliver it.

Looking at her graceful but fast-paced back, the prince could not help rolling his eyes: This yellow-haired girl is so skilled at changing her face, saying one thing in front of you and another behind your back!

Qinghai waited until the prince took two sips of tea and sat back down before he breathed a sigh of relief.

Prince: "You are doing something weird again!"

"Master, you are wise. This is the most you have eaten in the past seven days. I have been extremely worried these days, but I dare not add fuel to the fire by giving you false advice.

"It's so hard for you to eat a few more bites today. You don't know that I was so eager to kowtow and burn incense to Wang Chenghui just now!"

As Qinghai spoke, his eyes even turned red and he sniffed.

The prince laughed and scolded him, "Shut up and get out!"

Then he lowered his head and began to look through the official documents on the table.

Changying came back hurriedly from outside and whispered a few words into Qinghai's ear.

The prince did not even raise his head, but asked casually: "What?"

Chang Ying choked, and after Qing Hai glared at him, he finally reacted and bowed and reported:

"Wang Chenghui said that the prince has been busy recently, so he told me not to prepare snacks or anything like that. Otherwise, if you eat them, you'll use the excuse that you're not hungry and not eat properly.

"The autumn dryness has not yet ended, and the autumn rain continues. You must eat well and sleep well to cope with such heavy court duties, and, and..."

Chang Ying grunted twice before continuing in a low voice, "And those bastard officials who are unwilling to do their job and only cause trouble..."

After saying this, the prince's face darkened at first, but he couldn't help but laughed angrily: "She dares to say that!"

"That's not wrong!" Qinghai muttered, "Aren't those who stopped us from leaving the palace today the same? It's only been raining for a day and a half, and they're already asking for disaster relief money. Isn't that nonsense?"

"Get out!" The prince slammed the table impatiently.

Qinghai immediately pulled Changying out.

As soon as he left the palace gate, Zhu Qing happened to come over. Seeing the two of them coming out, his face froze, and he smiled insincerely: "His Highness is having a meal inside, and neither of you is around to serve him. Are you leaving the rice and soup to Wang Chenghui alone?"

Qinghai smiled back at her: "The prince finished eating a long time ago and has already started to do his business.

"I received the news from Aunt Zhuqing a little late!"

Zhu Qing felt embarrassed and made a "hmm" sound, not knowing what to say next.

Qing Hai naturally wouldn't argue with her. Seeing her carrying the food box, he pointed and asked with a smile, "Are you bringing more food for the prince?"

"Oh, that's not the case." Zhu Qing's attitude improved immediately, and he spoke softly, "The Crown Princess was worried that the Crown Prince would be too busy to eat, so she asked me to make the mung bean cakes specially. They are delicious whether they are hot or cold.

"Always keep some ready to go, so that His Royal Highness won't go hungry."

Qinghai took it with full of praise, then politely watched Zhuqing leave before he opened the lid of the box and took a look.

Chang Ying took the box from him tactfully and asked in a low voice: "Wang Chenghui just said that we can't keep this... Master, what should we do?"

"Put it aside for now." Qing Hai looked into the distance and chuckled, "Someone else is coming."