The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 681 The undercurrent is surging
Quyuan Zatan, in the No. 2 box of Tianzi.

Prince Beijing looked at Jia Baoyu's handwriting and said excitedly, "Good, good, good! I didn't expect he could do this!"

Jia Baoyu was too embarrassed to speak, but he couldn't stop Jiang Yuhan from harboring selfish motives.

He was afraid that the misunderstanding would get worse, so when he met Prince Beijing, he told him everything about Jia Baoyu's willingness to sacrifice his wife.

"I didn't expect that he would be so devoted to me. I was wrong about him!"

Thinking of his previous actions, Prince Beijing could not help but feel ashamed. He quickly took off the wagtail scented beads bracelet on his wrist and handed it to Jiang Yuhan, saying, "Ji Ling is here. He was able to do this when my brother was in trouble. It is appropriate to give this bead necklace to Baoyu. You take it and tell him that I will treat him as a brother from now on!"

"Yes!" Jiang Yuhan took it with both hands respectfully, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Baoyu has always admired you and will definitely do his best..."

"Since I treat him as a brother, I naturally cannot let him face it alone."

Prince Beijing interrupted Jiang Yuhan and said in a sonorous tone, "Go tell Baoyu to calm down. I heard that the princess and Concubine Xing of Duke Wei's family met by chance, and the princess has shown some goodwill. When I go back, I will tell the princess and ask Concubine Xing to help blow some pillow talk. We can use our strength together."

"Hey! Hey!" Jiang Yuhan couldn't help but be delighted and asked hurriedly, "Auntie Xing? Could she be the daughter of Manager Xing?"

"Uh……"

Although Prince Beijing was a frequent visitor to Quyuan Zatan, he was unlikely to care about the situation at Xing Zhong's home. He hesitated for a moment and said with a guilty conscience, "If there is only one concubine Xing in Duke Wei's family, then that must be it!"

Having said this, he turned his head to an attendant behind him, and after the latter handed two gold bars to Jiang Yuhan, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, go tell Baoyu quickly!"

Jiang Yuhan quickly bowed and retreated.

When I came out of the box, I saw Xing Zhong standing at the stairs not far away.

He quickly hunched over and came close to Xing Zhong: "Manager Xing!"

Xing Zhong glanced at him and asked, "Your Majesty has given me a lot of rewards, right?"

Jiang Yuhan quickly took out an ingot of gold given by Prince Beijing and handed it to Xing Zhong: "Thank you, Manager Xing. This is what the prince asked me to bring to you."

Because of his special status, there was no need for him to share this individual reward with Xing Zhong.

However, after listening to what Prince Beijing said, he changed his mind.

Xing Zhong looked at the gold ingot he handed over, but was a little hesitant.

Whenever Jiang Yuhan took the stage, the Quyuan Zatan Theater was always packed with people, and there were also a lot of expenses and rewards.

As the manager of Quyuan Zatan, he had no reason to refuse, business being the case. Moreover, it was Jiang Yuhan who took the initiative to ask to go on stage?
However, he was well aware of the conflict between Zhang Yun逸 and Prince Beijing, and he was also present when he scolded Baoyu last time.

There was nothing wrong with making some normal business arrangements, but he was a little hesitant to accept Prince Beijing's kindness.

Although he did not regard money as dirt, he was not short of silver at the moment. What's more, compared with this ingot of gold, he cared more about the feeling of being sought after by gentry and officials.

Jiang Yuhan was the best at observing people's expressions, so she said with a smile, "Manager Xing, you don't know. I heard from the prince that Aunt Xing not only knows the princess, but they have a very close relationship!~"

"Oh?" Xing Zhong's eyes suddenly lit up, "Really?"

"How could that be false? How dare I make up stories about the princess and the concubine?"

As Jiang Yuhan spoke, he handed the gold ingot in his hand to Xing Zhong.

This time, Xing Zhong did not refuse.

However, upon learning that Princess Beijing was familiar with his daughter, he had to do some favors for Prince Beijing for Xing Xiuyan's sake.

This is a later story.

...When Zhang Yun逸 complained that the child in Madam Miaoyin's belly came at a wrong time and he had to prepare a way out.

But some people can't sleep at night because of this.

"Your Highness, if you don't make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. Once you give birth to a royal heir, it will be too late for anything!"

In the warm room of Prince Ning's Mansion, Niu Jizong of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was patiently saying, "The other day, Madam went to the palace to visit the Concubine Dowager. It is said that the baby in her belly is most likely a boy."

"Even if it can be done, my father cannot tolerate any injustice. I am afraid that not only will he not pass the throne to me, he may even..."

Niu Jizong's wife was the eldest daughter of the Zhen family. The two of them were both subjects and relatives, and privately, Prince Ning did not claim to be alone.

"Your Highness, you are worrying too much. It's fine that they are carrying out the reform of the Three Judicial Departments, but Zhou Xianzu has been making a lot of noise recently, saying that he wants to accomplish unprecedented achievements for the emperor and truly make the whole world belong to the king... Now, not only are the nobles who are close to us in danger, but even those civil officials in the court who claim to be upright are also in a state of panic.

The country cannot be without a ruler for a day. As long as something happens to the emperor, not to mention that the emperor emeritus will not let the throne remain vacant, even if he intends to do so, the civil and military officials in the court will certainly do their best to advise against it!"

"But if it fails..."

It is not surprising that King Ning has this mentality of forgetting righteousness when seeing small profits and cherishing his life when doing big things.

After all, whether it was corruption in the Ministry of Industry or the guano business in Jiangnan, even if something really happened, his life would not be in danger.

However, Niu Jizong did not complain, but flattered him: "If you think about defeat before you think about victory, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Your Highness's considerations are reasonable, but I have already considered everything. Even if there is a problem, it will never involve Your Highness!"

"Oh? Tell me quickly!" King Ning suddenly became interested.

Niu Jizong took out a newspaper from his arms, pointed at it and said, "Your Highness, please look!"

Prince Ning glanced at it and said with little interest, "It's just gossip about a dispute over an actor. What's so interesting about it?"

"Your Highness, you don't know that this matter is not over yet. A while ago in Quyuan Zatan..."

He briefly recounted the day when Jia Baoyu returned to the capital, when Zhang Yunyi scolded him at the Quyuan Zatan, and the cause and effect, and then said, "Your Highness, aren't you worried that if something unexpected happens, you will be suspected? All you need to do is have the assassins write a confession in advance, saying that Zhang Yunyi was disrespectful to Shui Rong and they are resentful..."

"But Zhang Yunyi's death is his death. What does it have to do with our plan?"

"The Spring Ploughing Ceremony is only two months away. The Emperor will definitely go to the field to preside over the ceremony. This year, Zhang Yunyi has invented that damn water pump. As long as we urge the court officials to write a letter and hold a tribute ceremony, no one will object. Then we can arrange two archers and crossbowmen. Whether they succeed or not, it can be explained as an accidental injury to the Emperor..."

"Tsk!" Prince Ning's eyes lit up, but he hesitated and said, "But Shui Rong is one of us after all... Besides, my mother has always loved my second cousin the most. If we implicate her..."

"Your Highness, those who accomplish great things do not care about trivial matters! In order to accomplish this great thing, it is inevitable that someone will sacrifice..."

Niu Jizong said quickly: "Shui Rong accidentally hurt the emperor, which is an unforgivable crime, but my second sister will inevitably be implicated, but with the support of the Concubine Dowager and us, it won't be a big deal..."

At this point, he swallowed his saliva and lowered his voice, "Your Highness, it's better not to take the lead. Before the Spring Ploughing Ceremony, I will ask Madam to take my second sister back to the mansion and let her stay for a few days on the pretext of staying there. After the incident, I will go and plead with the Empress Dowager.

Anyway, Shui Rong is the only one guilty, and my second sister is unaware of the crime. Let her stay in my house. Even if Shui Rong goes to jail and implicates my second sister, I can just announce to the public that they have divorced. When the time comes, whether the Jinyiwei or the three judicial officials come to arrest her, I will stop them. As long as the Empress Dowager can testify, who else dares to question it?"

After hearing this, King Ning looked at Niu Jizong meaningfully, then said after a moment of hesitation: "If you can help me ascend to the throne, I will not be stingy with any benefits..."

Niu Jizong was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, thank you for your grace!"

"Stand up!" King Ning raised his head and waited for Niu Jizong to stand up. Then he asked, "What about manpower?"

"Your Majesty, rest assured. When the old prince passed away, Shui Rong was still young and inexperienced. Most of the military affairs have been taken care of by me over the years. It should be no problem to select two death warriors from the soldiers of Prince Beijing's faction."

"Okay!" Prince Ning was very excited. He clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Then I'll leave this matter to you. Don't let me down!"

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(End of this chapter)