Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Chapter 523 Extraordinary means

The last time was the funeral of the Concubine Dowager, so the lineup including Prince Yong, Concubine Gui and Prince Duan was almost the same.

But this time it was the Empress Dowager who passed away, and after the body had been kept in the Daming Palace in the capital for forty-nine days, the Emperor, Empress, all the royal family members, nobles, and important civil and military officials should have come to see off the body.

Although both the emperor and the empress were not in strong health and might not be able to make it, who knew what would happen after forty-nine days?

Therefore, when Wang Xifeng came this time, in addition to checking the condition of the Empress Dowager's mausoleum and the preparations related to the funeral, she also had to pave the way for the Emperor and the Empress and arrange everyone's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Things are very complicated.

Fortunately, she didn't really bring Ruer alone.

Guo Jian diligently summoned the Guo family's guards in Xiaoci County and all the useful people in the local area to come and let the imperial concubine give orders.

Chen Duo also brought the oral instructions from Emperor Chongzhao and found the various people left by Qinghai here.

As for Wang Xifeng herself, on the night of her arrival, the table was already filled with her favorite dishes - her father was extremely powerful!

Things were arranged in an orderly manner. Although Wang Xifeng was busy, she did not feel tired.

The only trouble is that Bannu comes to Ruer every day to ask for food, meowing non-stop. He leaves when he is full and never stays long - news is coming from the capital every day!

Sure enough, as soon as Wang Zifu received the news from her, he immediately rushed into the palace to see the emperor at lightning speed.

After crying and making a fuss for half an hour, he finally got a job outside the capital, and he returned to his hometown in Jiangnan to serve as the prefect of Nanjing.

The Supreme Lord was also cunning and sly. He promised Wang Zifu that he could stay away from the worldly affairs of the capital, and then he summoned Emperor Chongzhao and ordered him in person:

This task can only be given to the prince after my death!

When the old man was alive, Prince Fu Jin was appointed as the Palace Attendant and Junior Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and always served the Supreme Emperor!

Wang Zifu puffed out his beard and glared, his back teeth chattering with anger, and he couldn't utter a word.

Emperor Chongzhao tried to comfort him helplessly: "Whatever tricks the Supreme Master has used, can you expect him to get away with it?

"I know that you are naturally free and easy, simple and unpretentious, and you are extremely impatient with the tedious officialdom.

"However, there are fewer and fewer old ministers who can chat with the Lord nowadays. Wang Qing has always been loyal and filial, so he must not want to see the old man alone while he is recovering from his illness, right?

"Besides, when the Queen Mother's business is over and the Imperial Concubine returns, you can go to the palace more often, so you can see your daughter more often, right?"

Tai Shang smiled and nodded repeatedly.

Prince Fu knelt down with a wry smile and obeyed the order: "This old minister is willful. I am sorry to trouble Your Majesty and Your Majesty."

The Supreme Lord said cheerfully, "You are old now, and your leg injury cannot be taken lightly. If you don't recover in one go, you will become a cripple.

"Go back and lie down first!

"I'll ask the imperial physician to visit you often. When you're fully recovered, come and talk to me."

The prince was spared the arduous task of crying for the dead.

It happened that Concubine Xu came to urge the emperor to take medicine. She hid behind the screen for a long time and couldn't help stamping her feet to hint. The emperor noticed it, looked at Wang Zifu's gray hair, and said casually:

"I know you best. You are lazy and frivolous. When you get angry, you are like mud! Even if there is a cake tied around your neck, you won't even turn around to eat it!

"Let your little daughter go to the palace to live with He Ke for a while, and let your wife stay at home to take care of you - you will starve yourself to death later!"

Even Yuan's mourning ceremony was skipped.

The prince was very satisfied and his complexion became much better. He knelt down again with sincerity to thank the Lord for his grace.

A confidant of the former deposed crown prince who was banished from the capital, suddenly not only received the salary of a third-rank official, but also got a powerful position of a fourth-rank official. He was just one step away from becoming a junior minister!

This is simply outrageous!

Liang Shu, the Queen's uncle and the doctor of state affairs, who was trying his best to challenge him in the Ministry of Rites, was dumbfounded when he heard the news, and immediately felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

After much deliberation, he solemnly asked his wife Bai to enter the palace and warned Queen Mo not to act rashly.

Queen Mo looked dissatisfied and said, "He is in the Sizheng Palace, and I am in Penglai Palace. It has nothing to do with it."

The next day, Jia Zheng committed suicide in the inner temple; on the third day, the Rongguo Mansion was in mourning as Old Madam Shi passed away suddenly; on the fourth day, Jia Min, Jia Yuanchun and Jia Baoyu all shaved their heads and requested to become monks!

The well-informed old nobles were filled with sorrow.

Only Wang Zifu angrily limped into the palace to complain to the Supreme Lord, saying that the Jia family might have committed an unforgivable crime, but Prince Zhongshun's request for Yuanchun to be a concubine was the cause of the current tragic situation.

He also told the Supreme Lord that the group of nobles outside were now looking at each other on the street, gathering secretly to discuss and even cursing Emperor Chongzhao, saying that he was vicious and "did not even spare women and children."

The emperor was furious and ordered Prince Yong to go to the Jia residence in person: "Ask Jia Min and Jia Yuanchun, especially the child who was born with a jade in his mouth, what is going on!"

Prince Yong had just dug out some secrets about Jia, Wang, Shi and Xue from Jia Zheng, but before he could get the details, Jia Zheng died. He was shocked and angry.

He was already feeling uneasy upon learning about the tragedy at the Jia Mansion, and was even more ashamed to be assigned such a task by the Supreme Lord.

Chang Ying saw this and took advantage of the situation to secretly inform King Yong of Prince Fu's accusation.

King Yong heaved a sigh of relief, straightened his back, and became even more resentful. When he interrogated, he became more careful and thorough, and found out all the ugly and evil deeds of King Zhongshun.

The confession was brought into the palace and presented to the Supreme Emperor, who was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

When Emperor Chongzhao heard about it, he rushed over, snatched the confession away, reprimanded Prince Yong for being "so reckless", and then tactfully tried to comfort the Emperor, saying that perhaps his servants were just taking advantage of the power of the emperor.

The Supreme Master has such a strong character, how could he be willing to compromise like this? !

He immediately ordered King Zhongshun to be called into the palace for confrontation.

Emperor Chongzhao held his forehead with his hands, looking at Wang Zifu who was playing dumb, and angrily pointed at him and scolded: "You are the one who caused this, and now you don't care anymore!"

Unexpectedly, Prince Fu hunched his shoulders and clasped his hands, muttering: "If this case is a case, it should be sent to the Dali Temple. It is not legal to punish the royal family based on the one-sided statement of our relatives!"

Everyone then took advantage of this opportunity to back off and transferred the "case" to the Dali Temple.

However, Prince Yong was unhappy, so he went out and asked Emperor Chongzhao for an imperial envoy to supervise the Dali Temple. He even investigated all the illegal activities of Prince Zhongshun in his early years. In the end, the prince's palace was raided and Prince Zhongshun himself was sentenced to death.

This is another story, don't mention it.

There were undercurrents in the former dynasty, and the harem was also in chaos.

While Concubine Wang was away, Concubine Sang, who was under house arrest, copied a blood scripture and offered it to the Empress Dowager's spirit, then turned to the Queen and was released from house arrest.

Then, together with Concubine Wu De, she accidentally pushed Shi Ronghua down in the Imperial Garden, causing her to have a miscarriage.

Nanny Duan was so angry that she raised her hand and scratched Lady Sang's face until it was like a melon, disfiguring it.

Empress Mo came out to administer justice, but she sentenced Nanny Duan and Concubine Sang to fifty lashes each and locked them up.

That night, Cuiwei from Penglai Palace gave Shi Ronghua a bowl of "abortion-preserving medicine", indicating that the queen was concerned.

At four o'clock in the morning, Shi Ronghua miscarried.

The doctor in charge of the treatment, Dr. Kong, was filled with regret and told Huang Shu privately that Shi Ronghua was easy to conceive and this time she would have a little prince. But after taking that bowl of medicine, Shi Ronghua could no longer have children.

The next day, Prime Minister Dai told the Supreme Lord these words.

The Supreme was silent and summoned Li Wanan.

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng sighed and said, "Master Wang is indeed very capable.

"No wonder the Supreme wanted to expel him from the capital."