Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 36 Send troops
In the small courtyard of the ancient locust tree alley,

Lin Daiyu held the sachet in her hand and ate her dinner, feeling vaguely uneasy.

Zijuan noticed that Lin Daiyu's eyes were distracted and her mind had drifted away, so she advised her, "Young lady, you need to pay more attention while eating. Be careful not to burn your mouth."

Lin Daiyu came back to her senses, nodded slightly, ate the bird's nest porridge in the bowl, and called Xueyan, "Xueyan, come into the room and grind ink for me."

"Grinding ink?"

Xueyan put down the feather duster in her hand and came over in confusion, "It's almost night, why are you grinding ink and writing something instead of putting on a long dress and watching the fireworks outside?"

Lin Daiyu came to the bookcase beside her, picked out a Buddhist scripture, and sat back at the desk.

The Buddhist scripture was already a little dusty, so Lin Daiyu wiped it with a handkerchief before unfolding it and putting it aside. She then took out a piece of rice paper and spread it out, intending to copy it.

When Xueyan saw that they wanted to copy Buddhist scriptures to pray for blessings, she finally understood what was going on.

"I remember that the girl didn't believe in Buddhism before, but she actually brought Buddhist scriptures with her."

Lin Daiyu nodded gently, her hands moving non-stop, "This is mother's scroll. I didn't understand why mother believed in Buddhism in the past, but now I seem to understand a little bit."

Lin Daiyu, who was waiting in the room, could not help Yue Ling at all, and had no idea about the situation outside, so she used this to comfort her heart and pray for Yue Ling.

Xueyan asked curiously, "Miss, do you believe in reincarnation?"

Lin Daiyu stopped writing and thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "To be honest, I don't really believe that people have an afterlife. After the petals bloom, the new flower next year is naturally not the same as the old flower."

Xueyan added: "Since you clearly don't believe, why do you still want to copy the Buddhist scriptures? Isn't it said that if you are not sincere, it won't work?"

Lin Daiyu frowned slightly, glanced at Xueyan, and said, "After you have ground the ink, get out and don't make trouble here!"

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Imperial City, Yangxin Palace,

The Prince of Qin entered the palace and went straight to the hall to ask to see Emperor Yuanqing.

After a while, Dai Quan, a eunuch close to Emperor Yuan Qing, came out and said apologetically, "Your Majesty, the King of Qin drank the medicine and went to bed not long ago. I'm afraid I can't see Your Majesty right now."

"Your Majesty has been very weak in recent days. The Imperial Hospital said that you need to rest more and should not be disturbed by outsiders."

The King of Qin raised his eyebrows and said, "This matter is of great importance. I must go to the palace to see my father. I cannot delay for a moment!"

Dai Quan immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Highness, Prince Qin, please don't embarrass me. His Majesty has ordered that we should not disturb you with anything since we got off the bed. If you go in, we will be beheaded."

"Well, you won't cry until you see the coffin. I will deal with it myself!"

The King of Qin shook his robe and left resolutely.

Qin Palace,
Following the order of the King of Qin, Yue Ling ordered everyone to put on armor, gather in line at the martial arts field, and wait with weapons in hand.

In the Qin Palace, apart from military training, there has been no military training for many years.

And they gathered here today. If nothing unexpected happened, there must have been an accident in the capital.

The soldiers looked solemn as they looked at Yue Ling in front of them, waiting for orders.

At the right moment, someone came to pass on the message and whispered a few words to Yue Ling.

Yue Ling stood up, holding the sword in front of him with both hands, and stood on the ground, saying: "Brothers, His Royal Highness Prince Qin has ordered to surround Prince Kang's mansion!"

"As ordered!"

...Kangwang Mansion,
In a secluded courtyard, in a warehouse, Ni Er and Jia Yun were tied up tightly, and even their mouths were stuffed with rags.

After entering the mansion, no one came to see them from beginning to end, as if they had been forgotten.

The two men cooperated and took the cloth out of each other's mouths. Ni Er then began to breathe heavily.

"These bastards are really good at beating people. They caught us and beat us up. I can't stand it. How are you, Yun?"

Just now, Jia Yun's neck was hit several times and he was unconscious on the spot. At this time, stars were still flashing in his eyes. After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm fine. I can still bear it."

"That's good, that's good. After this, General Yue will have a solution."

After a moment, Ni Er asked worriedly, "Brother Yun, why do you think they don't come to cause trouble for us?"

Jia Yun exhaled heavily and said, "We have seen the secrets in that mansion. The best way is to kill us directly and then dump our bodies in the wilderness, leaving no evidence. However, Prince Kang is not in the mansion now, so I guess no one can make the final decision."

Ni Er was relieved and heaved a long sigh. Hearing the word "kill" really made his heart tremble. "Good, good, I believe General Yue is on his way. After the matter is accomplished, you and I will be very successful!"

Jia Yun was not as excited as Ni Er. He lay against the wall, enduring the pain in his body, and listened vigilantly to the noise outside.

After a long time, there was a sound outside, a sound of footsteps and shouting. Jia Yun, who was in the room, couldn't hear what was said exactly, but he could hear that the tone was urgent.

"coming."

"What's coming?" Ni Er didn't know what to say. He thought it was someone from outside who came to cause trouble for them, so he stared at the door.

Jia Yun sighed, "From the sounds behind the room, General Yue must be here."

At the same time, outside Prince Kang’s mansion, the sky was illuminated by flames, making it as bright as day.

The soldiers holding torches formed three layers of defense inside and outside the Palace of Prince Qin. With such a vigilant posture, even a bird would find it difficult to fly out of the Palace of Prince Kang.

Yue Ling stood in front of the generals with a sword in hand, and pointed his spearhead directly at the gate of Prince Kang's mansion.

With such a scene, the Kang Palace naturally couldn't turn a blind eye. The remaining Wang Changshi hurried out from the corner gate and saw Yue Ling and angrily said, "Yue Ling, are you going to set fire to the Kang Palace?"

"It's okay to burn it, so there won't be any trouble."

Wang Changshi was furious. He pointed at Yue Ling and cursed: "What do you think this place is? Under the emperor's feet, you want to lead troops to destroy the prince's mansion?"

"Don't talk about these useless things. Where did you take the people from the Qin Palace? If you don't hand them over, I will naturally obey the order of the Qin King and break down your gate!"

"People from the Qin Palace?" Wang Changshi was stunned by Yue Ling's words, and his temper immediately disappeared. "When did people from the Qin Palace appear in the Kang Palace?"

Yue Ling said again: "Don't play dumb here. The guards in the palace saw with their own eyes that the motorcade of your Kangwang Mansion beat up two people from Qinwang Mansion on the roadside and abducted them into the car! If I don't seek justice, will I let your Kangwang Mansion beat me up and save my face?"

Only at this point did we realize that Yue Ling was referring to Jia Yun and Ni Er.

But one of them is a member of the Jia family, and the other is a scoundrel. When did they become members of the Prince of Qin's Mansion? Wang Changshi was so angry that he was about to vomit blood.

After thinking about it, Wang Changshi suddenly understood the trick and said to Yue Ling in a friendly manner, "General Yue, please wait a moment. I will send someone to escort them out. I didn't know their identities before, so it was probably a misunderstanding."

He turned around and made a secret gesture with the guards in the mansion, "Get rid of him!"

　I've been a little anxious recently, but it's okay. Thank you all for your support.

　　Meeting is fate, I hope you can continue to read and support, don't keep the book, love you (づ￣3￣)づ╭～

　　
　
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