Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 409 Danger!

The afternoon tea in Yanjia Hall was not set up until the afternoon.

Without outsiders around, the empress dowager relaxed her shoulders and leaned lazily on the couch, enjoying Zijuan's leg massage with just the right amount of force as she sat on the footstool.

He also told the three of them: "We are all family now, stop pretending, sit down and have a good time, drink tea and chat, don't let me bother taking care of you."

Seeing how she enjoyed herself, Tanchun and Hongchang finally felt relieved and started to complain with a smile, saying that the tea was too strong and there were no fresh fruits.

He was so amused that he pointed at the two of them and took turns scolding them.

Only Daiyu thought about it carefully, frowned, waved to Aunt Meng, and asked her softly: "Where is Mrs. Xue, the concubine of the loyal and shun prince, copying the scriptures?"

Aunt Meng whispered back, "In the side hall. There is a small Buddhist hall there, which is the best place to copy scriptures."

Daiyu was startled: "The side hall? The one where the Crown Princess rested before?"

Aunt Meng was surprised: "Yes. They are one inside and one outside, so they don't disturb each other."

"Ridiculous!" Daiyu could not help but pound the table with her fist and immediately ordered, "Detain Xue! Do not allow her to leave the palace!"

Aunt Meng was stunned: "But, but she's gone..."

The two people's voices gradually grew louder, and everyone's eyes turned over.

Daiyu was furious and was about to explain when someone came up to her and reported:

"Because of the incident between Consort Qian and Concubine Xiao, the Emperor was angry and took the Crown Prince to the other palace in Tiewang Mountain.

"Your Majesty has ordered me to report to the Queen Mother that the Emperor and the Crown Prince are being served by Prince Duncheng and the Duke of Lecheng. Prince Kejin has also followed with the imperial physician. Please don't worry, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother nodded and said she understood, then waved her hand to let people leave.

Daiyu stopped the man first, then stood up and saluted the Queen Mother, sighing, "What I just told you was what I said to the Crown Princess in the side hall.

“The door of the compartment was closed at the time, and no one knew that Xue was actually copying scriptures in the inner room.

"If they only heard what the Crown Princess and I said, it would be fine. But if the Crown Princess talked about other things with her maid, and Xue heard it all..."

He turned around and ordered the palace servant who was speaking, "Please ask Your Majesty to come over here. I have something important to say."

The palace maid glanced at the Queen Mother, nodded her agreement, and ran out quickly.

The Queen Mother frowned and said, "It's okay if Xue heard it. I'll just give her a lesson later."

Tanchun, who had already heard this and whose face turned red, bit her lip and stood up, kneeling down to confess: "My daughter didn't know she had heard such a thing...

"She presented the copied scriptures to my daughter, but my daughter didn't want her to stay and make you angry, so she let her go quickly..."

Daiyu turned to Aunt Meng and asked: "When did she leave?"

"Not long after the Crown Princess left." Aunt Meng lowered her head. "I thought she was blocked inside by the Crown Princess, so she dared to move only after the Crown Princess left..."

Daiyu sneered, "It seems that she did hear something! Otherwise, she wouldn't have timed it so well, bypassing me and the Queen Mother and talking to Yimin!

"Yi Min injured his arm, and he had just finished dealing with the Queen and His Majesty, so he was exhausted and went back to his room to rest.

“Others didn’t dare to disturb, so Yimin had no idea that the Crown Princess was taking a rest outside the side hall!

"She was in the Jia Mansion, and they had an old friendship as colleagues. She knew Yimin's nature was to pity the weak and bully the strong. So she pretended to be pitiful and used Yimin to get out of this!"

The Queen Mother was furious: "It's really abominable!"

"That's how she is scheming. Even if she makes a scene, she will just say 'I dare not disturb the Queen Mother easily', which is very fair and just!"

Daiyu snorted, looked at Tanchun to comfort her, and then glared at Aunt Meng, "You knew she was cunning, how dare you put the Crown Princess in the same palace with her?"

Aunt Meng looked bitter: "The other side is occupied by His Majesty. The Yanjia Palace is so small, where else can I put them?

"Isn't it okay for palace servants to use the tea room? That's not the rule!"

The Queen Mother waved her hands and said, "Forget it. This will not happen again. Even if Xue had bad intentions, what can she do with this little information in the palace?"

As he was speaking, Emperor Zhaoming strode in.

After everyone finished their greetings, they all sat down again.

Emperor Zhaoming asked Daiyu in front of the Empress Dowager: "What's the important matter?"

Daiyu recounted what happened that afternoon, and finally asked, "May I ask your Majesty, in which direction is the Tiewangshan Palace? Is it safe?"

Emperor Zhaoming pointed north and said, "If we travel with light cavalry and a small group, it will only take one day. I think the emperor will set out in the afternoon and will rest at the post station on the way.

"When I first came here, I heard that Ke Jin had already left the palace. I think he has left the city gate now. I should be able to catch up with Tai Shang at the post station at night.

"It's just leaving Chang'an, passing Yongxing, and entering Xiangping. That's it.

"The Xiangping garrison is composed of generals personally selected by the Supreme Lord. You can be assured of their safety."

Chang'an is the first state after the capital. Like Yongxing and Xiangping, the highest military and political commander was the Jiedushi.

Daiyu frowned in thought, then suddenly turned to look at Tanchun, and then asked Emperor Zhaoming again, "I heard that Master Zhitong went to the Jia Mansion this morning. May I ask how the situation is, Your Majesty? Is there anyone on guard outside the mansion?"

Emperor Zhaoming was stunned: "Does this matter have anything to do with the Jia family?"

Daiyu shook her head: "I don't know if it matters.

"I only heard my mother mention it when I was young, and later in the Jia Mansion, I also heard vaguely that Yun Guang, the governor of Chang'an, often visited our family."

Emperor Zhaoming's face changed and he stood up suddenly.

So if Xue returned to Prince Zhongshun's mansion and the Wang family told her that Xue Pan had been taken away, she would take the opportunity to confuse right and wrong in front of Prince Zhongshun...

Considering the quality of those two cotton ears in the Jia family, I am afraid that if the Wang family and Prince Zhongshun put pressure on them together, they will never be able to withstand it!

I'm afraid that His Majesty and the Crown Prince will have to stay overnight at Chang'an Inn!

"I also heard that at the Ning Mansion Qin's funeral, the fifth-rank Dragon Guardian that Jia Rong donated was originally intended to be donated by Yongxing Jiedushi to his own child, but Prime Minister Dai ignored him."

Daiyu added in a low voice.

Therefore, if something happens at Chang'an Post Station, it is difficult to say how quickly and with what attitude Yongxing Prefecture will respond.

Emperor Zhaoming no longer hesitated and shouted sternly: "Come here! Call Feng Ziying!"

The Queen Mother's face was no longer relaxed, but turned pale. She stretched out her hand and called Daiyu: "Zhaoqing, what do you mean by this?!

"Just because of such a small matter, do Chang'an and Yongxing dare to take action against the Supreme Lord and the Crown Prince?!

"And you mentioned the Jia family. Haven't they already fallen out with the Xue and Wang families? How, how can they still..."

Emperor Zhaoming could not help but frown and complain: "Your Majesty is too willful!

"No matter what, the four families have been married for several years. How can they break off the relationship so easily?"

What's more, he married Xue's daughter into Prince Zhongshun's mansion in order to let them unite again to commit crimes, and then he could catch them all in one fell swoop.

Now, a net bag has been woven, and the Queen and the Prince are put in it first!