Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 265: If anyone bites you, kill him immediately!

The Empress Dowager brought Daiyu and Tanchun back to the Lin family's old house, but saw a broken iron chain thrown in front of the Lin Mansion.

Tai Shang's eyes became colder.

The empress dowager snorted, hugged Daiyu tightly, and went into the mansion first.

When Lin Jing and the other servants of the Lin family heard that the Grand Empress Dowager had rescued their master, they all cried for joy, knelt down and kowtowed to the Two Saints, and there was more sincerity in their shouts of "Long live the Two Saints".

Daiyu glanced around and saw that the maids were all there, so she asked Aunt Meng in a gentle voice, "Where are the two from Jinling and Yun'er?"

Aunt Meng knew that her daughter wanted to register with the Empress Dowager for these three people, so she hurriedly reported:

"The two from Jinling, Jia Jin and Jia Wei, went to Suzhou Prefecture to report the news, and I believe they are still with Suzhou Prefecture.

"When Brother Yun heard that something happened to the princess, he got anxious and rushed to the dock with Ni Er and a few others, grabbing sticks. He hasn't come back yet."

A servant happened to come in from outside, looked around the crowd, waved to Xiaohong quietly, called her over and whispered a few words to her.

After hearing this, Xiao Hong came over quickly and said softly, "Don't worry, Princess. Second Master Yun and the others have returned and just entered the mansion. They are talking with Master Feng."

The Queen Mother frowned upon hearing this and turned around to blame Aunt Meng, saying, "How do you behave as an aunt? Why does Zhaoqing have to worry about everything himself?

"She's such a small person, and she has so many things in her mind. She won't grow tall!"

He ordered Aunt Meng to check Lin Daiyu's pulse immediately, "She must be frightened. Check her out quickly and prescribe some medicine for her to take and have a good sleep."

Daiyu, however, had to first arrange matters such as accommodation and food for the His Majesty and the Queen Mother tonight.

Tanchun sighed and held her down: "Sister Lin, I'm here. Take care of yourself first. Nothing else has anything to do with you tonight!"

Daiyu had no choice but to let go and lie down, smiling and saying, "Okay. I'm at ease leaving it to you."

Aunt Meng came forward to check Daiyu's pulse, frowned and asked for some tranquilizers to be boiled, and forced Daiyu to take it. She also asked for a hot water bottle to be filled and stuffed into Daiyu's quilt.

He also reminded her: "Don't let it get cold at night. When the hot water bottle is no longer warm, throw it out and don't hold it any longer."

Xiao Hong stepped forward with a smile: "I'm on duty today, so please relax, auntie."

Daiyu stood up and shook her head again: "Let Qingwen take care of the night. You and Zijuan go and help Yimin with the work."

Xiaohong agreed, let Qingwen come in, and then she went out to help.

Tanchun and Lin Jing discussed matters such as food and accommodation.

The Supreme Lord found out that some of Lin Ruhai's belongings were in the east study room of the main house, and the rest were piled in the east wing.

With a sigh, he put his hands behind his back and took Dai Quan to the east wing to sit down.

By now Tanchun had arranged everyone's positions.

Only the Queen Mother refused to leave Daiyu, so Tanchun had to say, "If you must sleep outside, I will sit on the footstool and watch over you all night."

The Queen Mother was helpless, thought for a moment, and asked, "How about the two-wing room?"

Tanchun held her forehead with her hand and said, "I am afraid of you. I will serve you and live in the study."

However, the empress dowager was unwilling to let her sleep poorly, so she drove her out and lived in the east study herself.

Get up early the next day.

Aunt Meng, Lin Daiyu and others have developed the habit of waking up early and getting up quietly.

The first thing Lin Daiyu did was to take Lin Jing to the Lin family ancestral hall to burn incense.

Lin Jing knelt in the distance, crying and kowtowed, apologizing, and was filled with fear.

Lin Daiyu didn't say much, but knelt quietly on the mat and prayed, but her heart was in turmoil!

Although what Prince Beijing said about asking her to go to Yangzhou to "help maintain order" was a ridiculous excuse, she felt that this excuse might not be entirely an excuse.

Zhitong told her at the time that Emperor Zhaoming had placed a very powerful spy next to Prince Beijing, who was the half-brother of Cao Feng, the official in the Ministry of Personnel.

If this Cao is really as skilled as the legend says, then this excuse could be a hint he conveyed to himself:

The officialdom in Yangzhou was not entirely controlled by Prince Beijing. There were at least some people who were secretly working against the Prince under the banner of her father Lin Ruhai.

Especially the salt tax, I think the King of the North had no chance to get involved at all!

It even got to the point that these people hinted to the King of the North that only Princess Zhaoqing, the descendant of the Lin family, could control Yangzhou and the overall salt administration.

The reason why I can hold on to this is definitely not because of my identity.

But it’s because my father should have left something behind.

Unfortunately, Prince Beijing acted on impulse and I really couldn't get anything out of him.

Lin Daiyu lowered her eyes, looked at the three incense sticks in her hand, and prayed silently:

If my father is still alive, please protect me and help me find his relics smoothly. Don’t let others get there first or find anything unusual!

After offering incense, Daiyu came out with Lin Jing and saw Taishang standing in the yard with Dai Quan and Feng Tang, enjoying the scenery.

He hurried forward and knelt down: "I was in a hurry last night and was unable to pay my respects to the Supreme Lord. Please forgive me!"

The Supreme raised his hand amiably: "Never mind, get up. You have been wronged."

He pointed again, "Is this your Lin family's ancestral hall?"

"Yes. Only from my branch." Daiyu nodded.

Dai Quan glanced at the Supreme's expression, took a step forward, and sighed, "Is Ru Hai's spirit tablet also in there?"

Daiyu nodded again: "Yes. My late father and late mother are here."

"I cannot enter your ancestral hall. Open the door and I will bow to Ru Hai.

"It's like saying hello to him: the Queen Mother has come to Jiangnan, come and see him. I'll leave his daughter to the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, so he can rest assured."

Dai Quan sighed, his old waist becoming more and more hunched.

Facing such a clear request, Daiyu had no choice but to agree and glanced at Lin Jing.

Lin Jing didn't understand Tai Shang and Dai Quan's intentions. He was so excited that his white beard twitched. He staggered over and opened the door of the ancestral hall.

The two doors opened, and Dai Quan stood outside the threshold. He scanned the room carefully, then raised his hand and bowed:

“Ru Hai, rest assured!”

Tai Shang also stared at the densely packed memorial tablets in the ancestral hall in a daze for a while. After a long while, he sighed softly and turned around.

Lin Daiyu glanced at Tai Shang's back indifferently, and then asked Lin Jing to lock the door.

I followed him.

While thinking, the emperor instructed Dai Quan: "After breakfast, I will meet the governor of Suzhou.

“Then we’ll head north and look along the river.

“The Queen Mother will stay at the Lin family first.

"When we are almost done, send a message here and meet up in Yangzhou and return to Beijing together."

Dai Quan agreed and glanced at Feng Tang.

Feng Tang understood and stepped forward to ask, "What should we do with the guards of the Northern Prince's Palace and the officials who accompanied the Northern Prince on the ship last night?"

"Officials, write down their names and tell them to get back to work! As for the guards...it's up to you!"

The Supreme Being was filled with anger when he mentioned Prince Beijing, and he didn't want to deal with the matter at all.

Dai Quan took the opportunity to step forward and said, "Others are fine, but one person heard that the Northern King was under house arrest and immediately started to bite..."

"People like this will be beaten to death in the future! Don't come and ask me!"

Tai Shang flicked his sleeves and strode away.

Daiyu's heart trembled when she heard this!

Climb and bite?

Could it be that the man named Cao wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to kill the King of the North?