Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 487 The Night Before

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Cao Yu arrived in Suzhou.

Also traveling with them were Yang An, the youngest son of the new governor of the waterways, and Xiang Mo, the nephew of the previous governor of the grain transport system, Xiang, a classmate of Yang An who had just been "picked up" in Yangzhou yesterday.

Wei Jun, the governor of Suzhou, held Cao Yu's hand and almost cried, "How did you get here so quickly? Did you fly here?"

Cao Yu smiled and introduced Yang An to him: "Shiyilang and I hit it off right away and became sworn brothers.

"When Uncle Yang heard that I was in a hurry, he sent us a few fast boats that could travel 800 miles on the river. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to come here so quickly."

Wei Jun showed his envy without hesitation, and took Yang An's hand tightly, praising him endlessly: "It is true that heroes emerge from youth!"

He also complimented Yang An, "Tai Ding was able to save his life thanks to your majesty's grace and the help of Shiyilang's family!"

Cao Yu smiled and let him get close to Yang An, then turned around and spoke in a low voice to Xiang Mo.

Upon seeing this, Wei Jun asked Yang An about Xiang Mo's identity in a familiar manner.

Yang An smiled and said, "That was my classmate. We studied together in other people's private schools in our early years and depended on each other for survival."

Wei Jun didn't care.

Seeing that he missed the treasure, Cao Yu refused to say anything more.

Fortunately, when Cao Yu was in Jiangning, he was very successful in finding the doctor who treated Lin Ruhai for Lin Daiyu. The old doctor Jiang, a master of medicine, happened to be seeing patients in Suzhou.

Coupled with the secret medicine from the palace brought by Cao Yu, Ding Mingyi not only saved his life, but was also expected to recover within three months and return to normal within half a year.

Cao Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.

When Ding Mingyi woke up at night, the two had a brief discussion and Cao Yu once again entrusted Ding Mingyi to Wei Jun's care.

Early the next morning, he took Yang An and Xiang Mo to Jinling.

Holding Ding Mingyi's seal, the personal guards of the Governor-General's Office, and the emperor's edict, Cao Yu opened the lobby of the Liangjiang Governor-General's Office, selected soldiers and assigned generals, and began to work.

Seeing that everything was stable, Lu Changqing released a carrier pigeon from the back court.

Beijing.

It was almost the second watch when Lin Daiyu stepped out of the women's prison, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and yawned.

"Princess, I guess the palace door has been locked by now. Should we go back and knock on the door, or go somewhere else?" Qingwen's eyes lit up.

Daiyu laughed as soon as she saw her face: "You must have some devilish idea, girl! Tell me."

"We finally get out here, do you want to go back home and take a look?" Qingwen's face was full of greed.

Ever since they entered the palace, she has been thinking about Sister Liu's delicious cooking even in her dreams!

Daiyu smiled softly and looked at Chu Kui: "I will stay at home for one night and return to the palace tomorrow morning. Is that not against the rules?"

Chu Qian hesitated for a moment.

Is it a crime?

committed.

It was the Empress Dowager's order that Princess Zhaoqing temporarily lived in Yanjia Palace; it was the Empress Dowager's order that Princess Zhaoqing temporarily moved into Daming Palace.

The decision to go out of the palace to try the case was given by the current Prince Regent, Prince Duncheng.

However, he did not return to the palace all night and did not inform anyone.

"I will send someone to tell the Prince of Dong and the Prince of Dun, so that they can find us if something unexpected happens."

Chu Qian reminded gently.

Lin Daiyu nodded with a smile: "You have thought it through. Go and do it." Then she ordered the carriage to go to the Lin Mansion.

The group returned home quietly.

According to Emperor Zhaoming's order, Princess Zhaoqing's Mansion was also a key target to be besieged by the imperial guards.

The guards here now have received orders and are on guard day and night.

When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, they were stunned by the imperial guards filling the streets. Qingwen was dumbfounded in the car: "Oh no, I forgot about this."

Daiyu smiled and said, "You are a girl who only cares about the present and not the future!"

Then he asked Chu Qian to open the way.

In just a moment, the imperial guards made way for a gap, and Daiyu and the others were able to quietly file in.

After entering the mansion, Lin Zhijie came forward trembling with fear, his face pale and his whole body shaking: "Princess, why are you back? Don't be, don't be..."

Could it be that he was guilty and was driven out of the palace?

Daiyu couldn't help but smile.

Qingwen laughed and spat at him, "What are you thinking about? The princess took advantage of the fact that no one was watching in the palace to sneak back to see Miaogu!

"Second Uncle Lin, why don't you quickly tell Aunt Lin to ask Sister Liu to light the fire and make a midnight snack for the princess!

"And the princess' bedroom, hurry up and clean it up too!

"I will accompany the princess to see Miaogu first."

Lin Zhijie was relieved then. He kowtowed to Lin Daiyu quickly, agreed repeatedly, and limped to the second gate himself.

Seeing how difficult it was for him, Daiyu could not help but scold Qingwen, "Why did you have to wake up everyone in the house?"

"When the master comes home, shouldn't they all get up and serve?" Qingwen pouted and grumbled, "I'm just afraid that when we're away for too long, some people will forget their status."

"Miss Qingwen is right." Chu Qian's words were concise and to the point, indicating that Lin Daiyu should listen to Qingwen.

Lin Daiyu shut her mouth.

Forget it.

Why bother with them?

The carriage stopped in front of the second gate. Lin Daiyu got off the carriage. Lin Zhijie came forward and invited Lin Daiyu and Qingwen into the second gate first, and handed them over to Shan Po, who was very excited and had tears in her eyes.

Then he bowed to Chu Kui and called him and other accompanying eunuchs, guards, etc. to go to their lower place for resettlement.

Here, Mrs. Shan, accompanied by two maids, led Daiyu to the Buddhist temple. On the way, she choked with sobs and asked Daiyu how she was doing.

Daiyu answered with a smile and then looked at Qingwen.

Qingwen understood and, holding Lin Daiyu's arm, she said to Shan Po with a smile, "Auntie is so happy!

"Sister Zijuan has gained the Queen Mother's trust and now she can't be left alone for even a moment!

“This time when we went to the palace to celebrate the Lantern Festival, a few of us stayed behind and only brought Sister Zijuan with us!

"Good auntie, when the Queen Mother finds favor with Sister Zijuan, I, a lonely ghost, will be counting on you to help me!"

Mrs. Shan's original worries were put aside immediately, and she smiled happily: "Miss Chengqing, it's a good omen!"

Only then did he feel relieved and reported to Daiyu in a clear and orderly manner: "Your yard is cleaned up every day by a special person, and the kang is heated as soon as winter comes, and the bedding is also prepared neatly and warmly.

"Mrs. Lin said that this is called, um, called, 'worship God as if God is present'!"

Lin Daiyu burst out laughing.

Mrs. Shan scratched her nose in embarrassment and said, "Did I say it wrong? This word was not said by Sister Lin, but by Miaogu.

"We passed it back and forth, I'm afraid you didn't remember it?"

Lin Daiyu smiled: "That's not wrong."

After some chatting and laughing, we arrived at the Buddhist temple.

Someone had already reported it in, and Miaoyu only had time to put on a thick cloak before running out with a pale face.

He held Daiyu with both hands, clenched his teeth and looked her up and down carefully for a long time, then he let out a breath.

My legs felt weak. "It's the middle of the night. Are you trying to scare me to death?"

Daiyu gently pinched her forearm and said, "I came out on business, and the palace gates were closed so I couldn't go back, so I came home... to spend the night."