Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

Time flies and another day has passed.

But today's weather doesn't seem to be very good. I don't know since when it started to drizzle. It is already late autumn and the temperature is relatively low. The rain falling on people is not as cool as before, but a little chilly, which makes people shiver uncontrollably.

"My Lord, Miss, it's time to get up."

At the Rongguo Mansion, Luyi looked at the fourth young lady who had fallen asleep on Jia Hong and couldn't help but shook her head.

You were acting like a spoiled brat yesterday and weren't ashamed at all.

"Luyi, I'm so sleepy, let's sleep for a while"

Xichun did not move. She just shouted something in a daze, arched her body, found a comfortable position, and fell asleep again.

Lu Yi looked at Jia Hong again, and seeing the dense aura surrounding him, she knew that he must be practicing some martial arts, so she thought about it and decided to give up!

Fortunately, the fourth girl did not have to pay her respects to the old lady. If it were Yingchun or Tanchun, they would not have this treatment. They would have to get up at dawn, wash up, and then go to see the lady, and then they would take them together to see the old lady.

Unlike Xichun, several people in the Duke's Mansion suffered from insomnia tonight.

"Grandma, it's time to go to the old lady!"

In a courtyard behind the shadow wall, Ping'er rubbed her eyes which she could not open and called out to Wang Xifeng beside her.

Feng Jieer frowned and felt inexplicably reluctant. She didn't sleep at all last night.

As for the reason, she found it even harder to say.

However, she knew very well about Ping'er beside her. She didn't fall asleep, and the maid didn't fall asleep either. There was no need for the master to suffer from poor sleep and let the maid feel comfortable.

"Go tell the old lady that I'm not feeling well today and won't be coming over."

After staying up all night, her body naturally couldn't take it anymore. As soon as the sun rose, she felt sleepy, but she didn't want to move.

Ping'er also hadn't slept all night and was very sleepy. When she heard what Fengjie said, she cursed in a rare good temper.

"You couldn't sleep, so why bother dragging me along? Really, I won't sleep with you anymore."

Wang Xifeng did not open her eyes, but she did not refute it. It turned out that last night, her hand was not honest. It reached from the corner of the quilt to Ping'er and touched Ping'er all over, making the little girl so horny that she almost fought with her.

"Damn it."

Ping'er roughly guessed what was going on, but the situation was stronger than the person. After all, Wang Xifeng was the master, and it was not a big deal, so she had no way to deal with her.

"You really should be taught a lesson by Master Lian!!"

Hearing this, Feng Jieer felt a sense of shame for no reason. The person she fantasized about last night was not Jia Lian, but someone else.

But she was too sleepy at the moment, so she didn't refute anything. She turned over and fell into a deep sleep again.

When Ping'er saw Feng Jie'er's appearance, she knew that what her master said yesterday must be true. She was afraid that she had not slept at all and would not be able to get up today. Fortunately, because of Jia Lian's matter the other day, the old lady took good care of her, otherwise she would not be able to say it again today.

After getting dressed and walking out of the room, Ping'er told the two maids on duty at the door that Sister Feng was not feeling well today and they should not go in to disturb her.

After hearing this, the maids did not suspect anything. After all, they would not think that Ping'er would lie to them. After settling everything, Ping'er patted her face, trying to make herself more energetic. Looking at the cloudy rain in the sky, she did not know what she was thinking about, and shook her head gently.

"I hope everything will develop in a good direction..."

Whether it was Jia Hong's whereabouts or the movements in the capital over the past two days, she could actually feel that the storm in the capital had not yet dissipated. However, she could not control these things and could only leave it to fate.

In the capital city, many people did not sleep well that night, such as the Second Prince Chu Qian and the Fifth Prince Chu Xuan.

Unlike Wang Xifeng and Ping'er, the second prince Chu Qian did not become listless after not sleeping for a night, but remained in high spirits.

Looking at the information in his hand, a gleam of light flashed in Chu Xuan's eyes.

"Master, this is the latest information!"

There were no major setbacks in arranging for the cook to work in the Rongguo Mansion. In fact, he was recruited by the Xue family from Lixiangyuan. The Xue family had always been in Nanjing and ate Jiangnan cuisine. Although they had always been particular about food after coming to Beijing, they had not tasted Nanjing cuisine for a long time. So when they heard that there was a cook who could cook Jiangnan cuisine, they investigated his background and recruited him after making sure that he was not a bad person.

Afterwards, Aunt Xue brought up the matter of the cook with Mrs. Wang in order to please the old lady. Naturally, Mrs. Wang had no objection to this matter. Yesterday at the banquet, Lady Jia ate those special dishes and found them delicious, so she arranged for the cook to prepare a few Jiangnan dishes for the young ladies in the mansion and let them all have a taste.

Taking this opportunity, the cook also got a general understanding of the situation in the mansion. After all, a person's appetite is limited. Being used to serving nobles, it was easy for him to judge how many young men and women were eating.

But unfortunately, the cook had not expected that Jia Hong had been fasting during this period and had not eaten any food, so in the eyes of this cook, everything in the Jia family was normal.

Taoist Miaomiao looked at the information in his hand, and a hint of thought flashed across his brows. At his level, he naturally knew about fasting. Even if he didn't eat or drink for a few days or even dozens of days, it would not be a big deal for him.

If he can practice fasting, then naturally Jia Hong can do it too. However, when they thought about this matter, they thought that Jia Hong would not think of the reason for this matter, so he could still be sure of the accuracy of this information.

"Perhaps I am just worrying too much!"

Taoist Miaomiao counted on his fingers again, his eyes flickered twice, and finally he sighed softly.

When Chu Xuan heard this, a hint of ecstasy immediately appeared in his eyes.

At this point, there is no way he would back down. The taste of power is intoxicating, and if everything goes well, he will be in that position within ten days.

By that time, he would slowly take care of his good second brother, third brother, Lin Ruhai, the Guanjun Marquis Mansion, and even the old Taoist priest beside him.

"So let's do it tonight?"

The old Taoist nodded.

He naturally noticed the strangeness in Chu Xuan's eyes just now, but he turned a blind eye to it. The cooperation between the two could actually be said to be courting death, but the prince never figured out from beginning to end who was the tiger and who was the hunter.

As for the Second Prince, he had almost the same idea, but without the help of Master Miaomiao, what he could do was far less detailed than what Chu Xuan had arranged. Although he had some doubts about Jia Hong's disappearance, he did not take it too seriously. After all, he had been missing for more than a day or two.

Suddenly, Taoist Miaomiao raised his head and looked out the window. The corners of his mouth curled up with a hint of coldness.

"It's a bit interesting, but now that you're here, don't leave!!"

(End of this chapter)