Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Chapter 497 Let them fight

Before the palace gates were closed, Prince Jing, Prince Yong and Princess Yongning all left the palace and went home.

When Emperor Chongzhao woke up, Wang Xifeng came out to thank him, announced that the court would be cancelled the next day, and invited the three to come back the next morning.

All three of them had been through a lot, so they knew that attitude and behavior were the most important things at the moment, so they each kept their mouths shut and went home.

Nanny Duan also arrived just before the palace gate was closed and went straight into the inner room at the back hall of the Zichen Palace.

Seeing the haggard and gray appearance of Emperor Chongzhao, tears welled up in her eyes, but she quickly wiped them away and greeted the empress, the imperial concubine and others according to etiquette.

Emperor Chongzhao then signaled to Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng understood and gently asked Empress Mo to go back:

"Your Majesty is still not well, and she has been guarding His Majesty for two or three hours, so she must be tired.

"If the injury gets worse, what will we do when the Empress Dowager's coffin returns to the capital tomorrow?

"Besides, Tao Ge'er is also frightened, and the Queen has to comfort him personally."

Then let her see Prince Duan.

Queen Mo then remembered to look back at her son, only to see that little Tao'er's eyes were red and swollen from crying. He just held He Ke's hand tightly and stood there trying to remain calm.

She felt distressed, and after a moment's hesitation, she looked at Nanny Duan solemnly: "Now that Nanny is back, there will be the most appropriate person to take care of His Majesty, and I will be relieved.

"In that case, I will take Brother Tao back first."

He also gave Emperor Chongzhao some reminders, which were nothing more than "follow the doctor's advice and have a good rest, and don't be too sad for now."

Emperor Chongzhao nodded, smiled and patted her hands.

Queen Mo then left with Prince Duan, and Aunt Han and Xia Shouzhong followed closely.

Wang Xifeng called He Ke forward and asked her to pay her respects to Emperor Chongzhao, and then asked her to leave with her people.

When only Nanny Duan and Chang Ying were left in the inner room, Wang Xifeng walked to the bedside, knelt on one knee, and asked softly:

"Your Majesty, do you want me to prepare anything tonight?"

Emperor Chongzhao turned to look at her with complicated eyes.

"The Queen Mother sent word back that Prince Yong should go to the other palace and escort him and the Queen Mother's coffin back.

"Of course, this matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later. We will discuss it tomorrow morning and it will be settled. King Yong may leave at noon.

"Chang Ying was very clever today and has already let those three know about the secret. I believe the King of Brave will pack his luggage tonight.

"If so, should I make arrangements tonight? When the concubines come back, how will they stay?

"And the old man Taishang, if he returns to the palace, where will he live?"

Emperor Chongzhao looked at Wang Xifeng without blinking, his eyes gradually softened, and he opened his lips softly:

"Clean up the Sizheng Hall and Xuanzheng Hall, and then see what the emperor thinks.

"You can handle the harem, I'm at ease.

“The Queen… is useless.

"After the Queen Mother's mourning hall is set up, you will be responsible for the arrangements of the ladies inside and outside the palace. You should take care of the chores these two days and don't get too tired.

"I have Nanny Duan and Changying here, you can rest assured and go back to rest."

This finally sounds like human language.

Wang Xifeng nodded with a smile and said softly, "Doctor Li said you are tired.

"So you should have a good sleep tonight, and we can deal with anything after you wake up tomorrow.

"I have asked the imperial kitchen to prepare a medicinal soup for you. It is all based on the prescription of the imperial physician Li. Please take as much as you can."

Emperor Chongzhao smiled and nodded: "Don't worry. I will not fall down in this troubled time."

Wang Xifeng then took her leave. Before leaving, she took Nanny Duan's hand and gave her some earnest instructions before leaving.

After returning to Yinyu Palace, he ate a few bites of food, washed up, and went to bed.

He Ke knew that he cared about her the most, so naturally he didn't argue with her. Instead, he went to talk to Princess Zhai and Lin Daiyu to find a way to relieve his worries.

It was almost the second watch and the palace fell into silence again.

Wu Jin, who had run away to an unknown place, quietly came back from the window, took a look at Jin Ercai who had taken the bird's head out from under its wings, and jumped lightly to Wang Xifeng's bed.

After a long while, Wang Xifeng finally poked her head out from the tent with sleepy eyes:

"what happened?"

"Meow!" Wu Jin sat upright on the footstool, raised his head and reported seriously.

The news that the Empress Dowager had passed away and the Emperor had fainted spread quietly.

Prince Shen had just escaped from the mansion where he was under surveillance, and took the token given by Prince Bei and hid near the city gate.

I estimate that I will leave Beijing early tomorrow morning.

Before he left, he arranged three waves of assassins, one wave was to enter the palace, and the other two waves were to assassinate King Xiaoyao.

What should I do next? Should I inform Bannu and tell Chen Duo to be on guard?

Wang Xifeng listened to it in a daze, rubbed her eyes, yawned, and then she became a little more alert:

"Are you going to touch my parents?"

"Meow."

No.

"Are there any movements from Mrs. Xue Wang and her children?"

"Meow."

No - when Xue Baochai returned to Beijing and heard about this incident, she immediately fell ill. Mrs. Xue Wang wanted to "take care of" her daughter, so she refused to even go out.

"Did Chen Duo find anything from Wang Ziteng's body?"

"……Meow."

...I don’t know, I haven’t had time to see it yet.

Wu Jin was still sitting upright, but Maomao lowered his head.

Wang Xifeng looked at it and sighed, her face full of anger: “It’s enough for me to know what’s going on outside.

"What does it have to do with us if they fight to the death? If we kill a few more, we will save ourselves trouble.

"On the contrary, the news from Chen Duo is related to how the Wang family and I will gain a foothold in the court in the future.

"Shouldn't you care more about this?"

Wu Jin let out a low "wu" sound, not daring to open his mouth, let alone raise his head.

Wang Xifeng then looked at Jin Ercai.

Jin Ercai jumped on the shelf and said, “Chen Duo is forging a suicide note.

"He was struggling over whether or not to interfere in Wang Li's marriage.

"If the Lord has any instructions, it would be better to have Wu Jin go over there quickly."

Wang Xifeng nodded: "Well, it's well done."

Then he looked at Wu Jin and said, "Then you should go and inform Chen Duo that the suicide note allows Wang Li and Xue Baoqin to get married.

"Since the Wang family cannot be destroyed all at once, don't force Wang Li to do something stupid.

"This guy's brain is still useful. If he really pushes it to the enemy side, I will be the one who will be troubled in the future."

Wu Jin looked up and nodded, "Meow!"

If he could get half of the property of the second branch of the Xue family and support Xue Ke, he might be able to compete with the eldest branch of the Xue family.

Once the Xue family starts to quarrel among themselves, they will not be able to cause trouble outside.

"But, they must all be sent back to Jinling! They are not allowed to come to the capital again!"

Wang Xifeng said softly.

Wu Jin responded, stood up and jumped out again.

Wang Xifeng looked at its back, yawned, and lay back down.

Jin Ercai was sitting on the shelf in fear. He couldn't help but mutter, "If we don't take care of it, we're going to fight!"

"That's great..."

Lady Phoenix's breathing became deep and still again.