Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 366: Old Cases Can Be Proven

Seeing that Tai Shang and Cao Yu were not noticing, Situ Sheng quietly slipped out of the main hall.

Dai Quan was greatly surprised when he saw this, and hurriedly followed him out quietly, asking him in a low voice: "Don't you want to follow and listen?"

"Why are you listening to this?" Situ Sheng's face was filled with lingering fear. "This is a huge grudge and a huge entanglement. It has nothing to do with me. I really don't want to listen to it!"

Dai Quan laughed: "You are quite open-minded!"

"With my age, status, and experience, I am not even qualified to help the emperor's uncle, let alone do odd jobs.

"I know it very well in my heart. The emperor's uncle can't use me. I will play for two years first, and when the emperor's uncle has some free time, he will teach me for a few years.

"From now on, I will be the prince's assistant!" Situ Sheng smiled and touched the back of his neck.

"Now, thanks to Hongchang, the Lord and the Queen Mother can still look at me more. Otherwise, I am the same as Brother Yi and A Meng! Just eating, drinking and having fun!"

Situ Yi and Situ Meng were the two sons of Prince Yu and Prince Duncheng.

Dai Quan glared at him and said, "Don't say that! We are all princes and grandchildren, descendants of the royal family. We will have to rely on you for important tasks in the future!"

Situ Sheng chuckled and chatted quietly with Dai Quan at the door of the back hall, complimenting each other and saying some harmless nonsense.

After the fireworks in the backyard were over, the Queen Mother happily walked back with Daiyu and the other two, chatting and laughing.

Everyone was a smart person and pretended not to notice the absence of Tai Shang, Cao Yu and Situ Sheng.

When they arrived at the main hall, Situ Sheng and Hong Chang exchanged glances, understood each other tacitly, and hurriedly ordered someone to wake Feng Ziying up.

They then loudly invited the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager to take their seats. Several people, regardless of their official rank or title, came up one by one in order of age, from oldest to youngest, to pay their respects to the two elders.

The first few people were all smart and eloquent. They said auspicious words without repeating a word, and they kowtowed with all their heart.

The two saints were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

Even the retired emperor, who had just heard a lot of bad news, laughed heartily: "Great! With good kids like you, our dynasty will surely be strong forever!"

When it came to the last one, it should have been Feng Ziying who was ranked second. However, he was still dazed at that time, so he was squeezed to the last one, behind Hongchang.

"Happy New Year to the Two Saints! I wish the Supreme Lord eternal youth, and I wish the Empress Dowager, uh, good luck and happiness!" Feng Ziying took a long time to finally utter a sentence.

Tanchun subconsciously raised her hands to cover her eyes.

This hot stuff!

"That's all. In my opinion, although all the children are good, some of them need to practice martial arts more, and some need to study more."

The Queen Mother laughed so hard that she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said to the Supreme Lord, "I don't understand these things. It's better for you to give them the assignments!"

Assigning homework?!

The Supreme immediately became alert and ordered Dai Quan to grind ink. He then made a list of books for Feng Ziying, which contained more than a dozen books, and required that all of them must be read within the next year!

Feng Ziying had a sad face and raised both hands to take the list of books.

Daiyu took a closer look at the empress dowager and saw that she looked tired, so she secretly winked at Dai Quan.

Dai Quan understood and gently advised His Majesty: "It's almost four o'clock in the morning, you and the Queen Mother are in high spirits, but the three sisters are too sleepy to open their eyes.

"Why don't we just take a break? Tomorrow is New Year's Day, and we still have a lot to do."

The Supreme Lord looked at Daiyu and Hongchang who were leaning against each other and rubbing their eyes, and he knew what was going on. He smiled and said, "I am too lazy to move, so I will rest here today."

Pointing at Cao Yu and the other two, he said, "You three should stop running around. Old Dai will make the arrangements. We will go directly to serve His Majesty tomorrow."

He also told Cao Yu, "The emperor is straightforward and values ​​friendship. After such a big blow, I'm afraid he will think in the wrong direction.

“You are a sensible kid, and you know your limits.

"These few days, you should come to the palace often to see him, play chess, play pot-tossing, drink wine, and chat with him. It will relieve his depression and he will be fine."

He paused, looked at Daiyu, and swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

The Empress Dowager took a glimpse and naturally knew that the Supreme Emperor was sighing: If Lin Ruhai were still alive, it would be most appropriate for Emperor Zhaoming to have a good friend to comfort him.

It’s just that it’s New Year’s Day, and it’s not appropriate to mention someone else’s father’s unjust death in front of their children.

Daiyu acted as if she didn't notice anything. She just lowered her head and listened to the arrangements. She said goodbye to the two saints and took Hongchang and Tanchun back to her own palace to rest.

A lively occasion, but it soon fades away.

As Cao Yu stepped out, he couldn't help but look back at the palace servants who were quietly cleaning up the leftovers in the hall.

On the surface, Princess Yimin and the Jia family had naturally severed their relationship long ago.

After the New Year, the seals were opened, and the paper that should be turned to ashes was naturally gone. But can blood ties really remain indifferent?

Especially for Princess Zhaoqing, how would she cope with the situation when the old lady of the Jia family was still alive?

Thinking of this, Cao Yu couldn't help but recall the annoyed and irritable look on Emperor Zhaoming's face when he was holding Jia Yucun's confession.

"What a wimp! He can't even hold out for ten days or half a month!

"No one should expect a good life this New Year!"

Cao Yu lowered his eyes and walked out silently.

Tonight was a night of ups and downs. Hongchang forced himself to follow Daiyu back to her bedroom, and almost fainted as soon as he entered the room.

He washed quickly and fell asleep.

Seeing that she was sleeping so soundly on the fumigation basket, Daiyu whispered to people not to disturb her and ordered Qingwen to watch over her carefully.

Only then did she remove the remaining makeup, clean herself up carefully, and lie down peacefully on the bed.

Xiaohong was on the footstool, and hearing her shallow breathing, he knew she couldn't sleep. He lifted a crack in the curtain and asked her softly:

"Miss, you walked a lot today. Do your legs hurt? Let me massage them for you."

After a long while, Daiyu hummed softly.

Xiaohong entered the tent, pulled up the two corners first, then tucked in the quilt for Daiyu, gently patted her legs and whispered:

"Tomorrow is the first time for you to meet Yuan Zheng in Yanjia Palace. I wonder how many eyes will be watching you. Are you nervous?"

"What's the big deal? I'll just follow the Empress Dowager and pretend to be dumb." Daiyu murmured unintentionally, then opened her eyes and looked at the tassel of the Ruyi jade pendant on the corner of the tent above her head.

Xiao Hong looked at her, lowered her head, and whispered, "Have you really handed over all of the late Lord's notes to Lord Cao?"

"Yes." Daiyu turned over and said, "Your Majesty has personally issued an order, how can I disobey it? Tomorrow morning, you should hand it to him in person and ask him to pass it on to Master Zhitong.

"Remember to avoid the people from Ganlu Palace."

Xiao Hong agreed and said slowly, "Actually, it's a good thing to think about it.

"We don't know how far the case outside has been tried. You always struggle alone about what to say and what not to say in your notes.

"Since you came back from Jiangnan, you haven't been as strong as before. How do you know if it's because you worry too much?"

Daiyu turned over again and closed her eyes: "The Western King poisoned the Supreme Lord and the Eastern King in person, which can prove the old case.

"My father's notes are no longer important.

"Zhitong is a smart man. He will send it back to me intact."