Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 461 Acting

Having said that, there is no need to say anything else.

Xue Baochai was very smart and understood everything immediately. She asked in a trembling voice:

"You, you informed Princess Lin...about my request?"

Shi Xiangyun looked at her steadily and counted her breaths. She did not answer her question, but instead continued with her original question:

"Sister Bao, you invited me here, what important news do you want to tell me?

“If you have, please tell me.

"If not, I'll take my leave.

"My mother-in-law said that I was too exhausted when I was young and my health was not good, so she made a nourishing soup for me. I went back too late and missed the right temperature, so it didn't work."

Xue Baochai looked as pale as death.

But she still bit her lips and held on.

His flickering eyes fell on Shi Xiangyun's eyes, and he naturally understood that she was quickly considering many aspects and weighing the pros and cons.

Shi Xiangyun stood up slowly and said, "Sister Bao, thank you for your concern and care for me when we were in the Grand View Garden.

“It’s just that the laws of the country are hard to violate, and the majesty of the emperor is hard to offend. I can’t help you with the affairs of the Zhongshun Palace and the Xue family.

"Sister Bao, please take care of yourself."

how?

You really don't give me any room for bargaining?

Xue Baochai's eyes turned red as she grabbed Xiangyun and said, "Sister Yun! You can help me! You can!"

"How can I help you if you don't say anything?" Shi Xiangyun spoke to her kindly, but struggled to break free from her hand:

"This is a major case in the imperial court, and it concerns the laws of the country. This is not your Hengshudian, so you can't ask for an exorbitant price and then pay it back."

Xue Baochai finally couldn't help crying out loud, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything!"

She repeated to Shi Xiangyun every word of the conversation between Prince Zhongshun and his trusted aide.

Shi Xiangyun was so frightened that her whole body stiffened and her face turned pale.

Huaiyuan Hou pushed the door open with murderous intent on his face and asked, "Who is that staff member? What's his name and where is he from?"

Xue Baochai stood up, wiping her tears, and replied fluently: "That man's surname is Xu, his given name is E, and his courtesy name is Jiqing. He is from the capital.

"His father's name is Xu He, and he is a director of the Ministry of Revenue.

"Xu Jiqing was a newly minted Jinshi, but because he made such a big fuss about visiting prostitutes, he was dismissed from the job that was originally promised to him.

"The Emperor ordered him to study in the Imperial Academy for another three years, and then become an official after his character has improved.

“He was dissatisfied, so he secretly surrendered to the prince.

“I heard that the prince didn’t trust him much before and didn’t let him participate in many things.

"It was only after the Northern King passed away that he predicted a few things accurately, and the prince gradually began to rely on him.

"It was just a coincidence this time. When the palace was surrounded, everyone else left, but he was one step late and couldn't leave.

"He has been accompanying the prince these days, inseparable. Now he has become the prince's confidant, and everything is mediated by him..."

When Marquis Huaiyuan heard this, he turned around and walked away without saying a word.

Shi Xiangyun used this time to finally calm herself down and looked at Xue Baochai again: "Sister Bao, what do you want?"

Xue Baochai looked at her sadly, choking with sobs, and after a while she said, "What else can I ask for?

"I only ask my sister to pass this message to Princess Lin. As long as she is willing to let me go to the Dali Temple to meet my mother, I will persuade her to tell me all the old stories she knows!

"I promise to tell you everything I know!"

Shi Xiangyun nodded in understanding: "Sister Bao wants to see aunt. Okay, I understand. I will report it to Princess Zhaoqing and Monk Zhitong for a decision."

After saying that, he nodded, opened the door and was about to leave.

Xue Baochai suddenly became anxious, and stood up suddenly, unable to hold back her voice: "When will my sister come to the palace to convey this? How long do I have to wait?!"

Shi Xiangyun looked back at her with a complicated expression: "Sister Bao, no matter how badly my aunt treats me, no matter how deaf and dumb the old lady pretends to be, we are all surnamed Shi.

"When you and Baoqin plotted against the old lady and gave her the cloth soaked in poison, did you ever think that you would end up like this?"

"I told you before, that wasn't me! My uncle asked me to give it to him! I didn't even know the fabric was inappropriate!"

Xue Baochai was so anxious that she was sweating all over.

Shi Xiangyun turned her face away indifferently: "Good sister, please stop acting.

"It turns out that our old lady didn't have any good intentions and used you sisters as slaves.

"But we didn't call Nasu. You sisters came up to him on your own!

"You are so smart, your mind, your vision and your skills are all top-notch. How could you not notice that there is something wrong with the fabric?

"No matter what, you have lived in Rongguo Mansion for so many years, the old lady has loved you, and we have all been nice to you.

"Any person with a kind heart would not want to hurt an old man like that!"

After saying that, Shi Xiangyun walked out of the door and said coldly, "I've never heard of anyone urging for an imperial decree! Wait."

Xue Baochai's face was pale. She slumped down in a chair, her eyes were dull, her hands and feet were shaking, and she couldn't utter a word.

Imperial decree.

She said the imperial edict.

Did they treat Lin Daiyu's words as an imperial decree?

Oh, haha, yes!

Tears welled up in her eyes, sliding down her jade-like, paper-white face, dripping into her collar, making it cold.

Xue Baochai smiled bitterly.

How could she forget?

Today, Lin Daiyu, holding the golden medal bestowed by the emperor, sits in the Daming Palace, is able to participate in the affairs of state, has the power of life and death, and can even execute people first and report later.

Aren’t the words she says now an imperial decree?

Xue Baochai raised her face, closed her eyes, and tears flowed freely.

If they had already pinned all the blame on him for Lady Jia's poisoning and bedridden illness, then no matter how great his contributions to the country were, he would probably not escape a miserable end.

What's more, I just heard a few words.

And it's all hindsight.

Xue Baochai smiled bitterly and cried bitterly at the same time.

Shi Xiangyun walked out, Cuilu came up and held her arm.

The master and servant turned around and stood at the door of the next room.

Inside the room, sitting around a simple square poplar table were Baoyu, Xiren and Jiang Yuhan.

Seeing Xiangyun appear, the three of them stood up subconsciously.

Xiangyun stretched out her hand and beckoned them: "Come on, let's go out and talk."

The group of five people silently left the back door of Prince Zhongshun's palace.

When the soldiers surrounding the mansion saw Xiangyun, they turned their backs consciously, giving them space to talk.

"Second brother, I am in a hurry to go to the palace to reply to Sister Lin. You go back and take good care of the old lady and comfort her."

Shi Xiangyun said goodbye to Baoyu politely.

Xiren's eyes were filled with tears and her heart was filled with grief. Her eyes were fixed on Baoyu's face.

Jiang Yuhan, who was singing, lowered his head, his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, looking at no one and saying nothing.

Baoyu bowed to Shi Xiangyun in silence without saying a word.

Shi Xiangyun moved away, nodded slightly, and strode away.

Baoyu looked at her back in a daze as she walked away, then turned back and bowed to Jiang Yuhan again: "Thank you, Brother Jiang.

"I should have been here with you, but I have to go back to look after my grandmother, so I have no choice but to let Brother Jiang stay here alone to collect evidence."

"Second Master, you don't have to be polite. It's my duty." Jiang Yuhan bowed, and then his eyes turned to Xiren, "Besides, I'm not alone, don't I have Miss Xiren?"