Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 216 Are You Afraid of Prince Beijing?

Emperor Zhaoming nodded slowly, and then looked at Tao Xingjian: "Ruhai likes to keep a record. Who else knows about it except us two?"

"The Supreme One knows! You told him once before!" Tao Xingjian looked terrified.

Emperor Zhaoming lowered his head and pointed his finger at the bluestone slab in the main hall: "Ruhai still has a room full of books in Gusu.

"The Supreme Lord said that he would go to Jiangnan with that girl in disguise...

“Lao Tao, she must have seen Ru Hai’s notes about the four pomegranates.

"So, she was frightened by the four pomegranates of the Supreme Lord and hurried back to make sure if her father had left anything else behind!"

Tao Xingjian got up in a panic and knelt on the ground: "Then, then she must have gone straight to Gusu!

"Even if Your Majesty issues a secret decree to have Prince Beijing return to the capital right now, they might still run into him on the way!

"Then what?!"

Emperor Zhaoming looked up at Tao Xingjian expressionlessly but said nothing. He lowered his head again, still tapping the ground with his fingertips.

After a long while, he said softly, “It’s meaningless for Taishang to force her back.

“But if Ru Hai really left something behind, and Tai Shang wanted to get that thing, so if he went to investigate the girl, it is possible.”

Tao Xingjian was a little anxious: "What else can Ru Hai leave behind?!

"The pros and cons of the salt administration, the pests in Jiangnan, and the corrupt officialdom, Ru Hai has already been passed on to me by my sister!

"What else can he have left? If it is useful, he should give it to me so that I can present it to Your Majesty and get some use out of it!

"If it was some other evidence, it would be a deadly weapon for me! He would have destroyed it long ago!

"How could someone as shrewd and wise as Tai Shang not think of this?

“There’s nothing left!

"There won't be any more!"

Emperor Zhaoming raised his eyes to look at him solemnly: "Do you believe it, Your Majesty?"

As he spoke, he slowly stood up and looked out the window. After a moment, he sneered, "If I were the Supreme, I would never believe it if I hadn't read it myself."

Tao Xingjian was dumbfounded.

Emperor Zhaoming thought about it again, and suddenly smiled sinisterly. He turned around and told him: "See if Ganlu Palace knows this news. If not, spread it inside."

Tao Xingjian was a little confused, but it did not prevent him from absolutely believing that no matter who Emperor Zhaoming was trying to trick, he would not really sit idly by and watch Lin Daiyu fall into the hands of Prince Beijing.

Lunch of the day.

Yanjia Palace secretly prepared a dish of fish stewed with chopped peppers. The emperor ran over when he smelled the smell, his eyes lit up, and he sat down to enjoy the meal with the queen mother.

After dinner, the two drank tea.

The Queen Mother then asked Cheng Qian, "How is Concubine Lai?"

"Not very good. Doctor He said that she has been refusing to take medicine, so I'm afraid it will only last for the next few days." Cheng Qian secretly glanced at Tai Shang's face.

Dai Quan glanced at it and smiled, saying, "For things like this, you have to survive on your own before others can help you."

"That's right." Seeing that the Grand Master lowered his head and didn't want to talk, Cheng Qian hurriedly chimed in and changed the subject, "The other day, the Grand Madam of the Rong Mansion almost didn't make it.

"In the end, isn't she now recuperating in the hot spring resort? For the sake of her own health, she didn't even return to the city when her baby got pregnant!"

The Supreme said, "Oh," and raised his head: "Is Shi seriously ill?"

"Yes. I heard from Doctor He that before he left, Doctor Liang went there first and told us to prepare for the funeral. Later, he went there to see the doctor and thought it might be difficult.

"However, isn't Meng Hanyan with Princess Zhaoqing? So we called Meng Hanyan over and tried our best to save her. After a few injections, she finally woke up." Dai Quan recounted what happened at that time indifferently.

The Supreme Master seemed to be thinking about something, and then said, "Then let Meng Hanyan come into the palace and give Lai a few injections as well."

Everyone fell silent.

Tai Shang looked at them and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Not really. It's just too late." The Queen Mother made a move and snorted, "Zhao Qing went back to his hometown. Xiao Meng followed him.

"We set out early this morning. I'm afraid we're almost in Luoyang by now, right?"

Dai Quan frowned: "Not so fast, it will take two days to reach Luoyang. But it's a water journey, it's not easy to catch up.

"Besides, the princess doesn't have many older and capable people around her. If Meng Hanyan comes back, I'm afraid the princess won't be able to go."

After hearing this, Taishang suddenly looked up at Dai Quan and asked, "Is Rong still in Jiangnan?"

“…Here!” Dai Quan’s face changed!

Tai Shang frowned and threw the chess piece in his hand back into the jar.

The Queen Mother finally remembered and grabbed his sleeve, anxiously saying, “Think of a solution quickly!

"Given Rong's temper, if he kills first and asks for permission later...given Zhao Qing's temper, I'm afraid he would rather die than live in disgrace! If something goes wrong, we will be the ones to lose face!"

"Old Dai, it seems that the joke I made last time is going to come true." Tai Shang stood up and smiled, looking kind and amiable, and in high spirits.

………(I am the dividing line of wickedness)………

The boat sailed for nearly a hundred miles and it was almost noon. Daiyu also wanted to get some fresh air, so she came out of the cabin with the help of Zijuan and Xiaohong, wearing men's clothes and a bamboo hat.

Chu Qian looked at her from behind with a complicated expression. When she stood on the deck, he said in a muffled voice, "Princess, you should change back into women's clothes."

Anyway, as long as you are not blind, you can see that this is a beautiful girl, and no one would think that she is really a man.

Daiyu was also depressed.

There was no way, even if she was cured, her figure and posture would never change. With the charm of a beautiful flower reflecting in the water, a willow swaying in the wind, well, she was the most feminine woman.

"Aunt Lin! Aunt Lin!" Jia Yun's voice suddenly rang out.

Daiyu turned around in surprise and saw a slender speedboat coming by, with Jia Yun standing on the bow.

Chu Qian's face turned unhappy.

Daiyu hurriedly ordered him to take Jia Yun over and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"The county lady was afraid that you would not agree, so she did not allow me to tell you in advance." Jia Yun smiled and raised the box containing the gold plaque of Yanjia Palace. "This is what the county lady asked for from the empress dowager. With this, at least no one in the Jiangnan officialdom dares to act presumptuously."

Then he pointed at himself and said, "As for me, the county lady said that although you have the internal official Chu to support you, he has been in the palace for half his life, and I am afraid he is not as good as me, who has been hanging around with all kinds of people since childhood and is used to being shameless.

"So, I must be sent here to follow the princess and gain some experience and see the world, so that I can do more appropriate work for the aunts in the future."

Chu Qian rolled his eyes inconspicuously and stood aside.

Daiyu couldn't help laughing, sighed and shook her head: "Forget it. I will accept your kindness.

"Xiaohong, find a cabin for Yun Ge'er to settle down first."

As he spoke, he lowered his head, opened the box, took a look at the gold medal inside, closed it again, and handed it to Chu Kai:

"They don't know how powerful they are. You should keep it well and make sure there are no mistakes."

Chu Qian's expression lightened up and he agreed to take it.

"Chu Kui, have you met Prince Beijing? Are you afraid of him?" Daiyu stood facing the wind and suddenly asked softly and slowly.

Chu Qian frowned slightly.

The previous incident involving Prince Beijing had caused a lot of controversy, so of course he had heard about it.

After hearing this question, he thought about it again and again, and then said, "Very little. Not afraid. I have a gold medal."