Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 253 Chase!

"Ordinarily, I should investigate the truth of this statement.

“But at that time, Yucun told me that the money of the three families was divided into four parts by the two of them, one part was handed over to the national treasury, and the other part was given privately to the Supreme.

“The other two were for each of them.

"What Yucun gave me was one of the things, which was a boat.

"And from what I heard, Zhongshun brought two boats to His Majesty."

Prince Beijing looked at Cao Yu meaningfully, "But ships are different from each other.

"I asked someone to find out. The things on Zhongshun's two boats were more than four times what Yucun gave me!"

Cao Yu took a deep breath, disgust flashing in his eyes: "This Mr. Jia is really too greedy."

Prince Beijing shook his head: "It's only natural that he is a little greedy.

"But, from this we can see that Zhongshun probably didn't keep any of it and gave it all to the Supreme."

Cao Yu looked at him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

How could a man with ulterior motives and who considered himself a hero be so naive? !

King Beijing looked at him and laughed softly: "You don't understand."

Cao Yu raised his eyebrows.

"In those years, Zhongshun was afraid of the Supreme and fawned on him to the core.

"After that incident, the Supreme Lord became noticeably more tolerant and friendly towards Zhongshun, even praising him for being 'loyal and serving the country'.

“Yucun is different.

"He passed the imperial examination during the reign of the Supreme Lord, and served as an official during the reign of the Supreme Lord. Later, his superiors falsely accused him, but the Supreme Lord dismissed him without a second thought.

"With a letter of recommendation from Lin Ruhai and the mediation of the Rong and Ning governments, he was able to regain the throne of Jinling and easily become the prefect of Yingtian.

"I just take a look and say something, and he can easily take the position of governor of Suzhou.

"In his heart, the Supreme Being is nothing more than a clay puppet, and we can let people like him say what he wants. That's all.

"So, he dared to keep the private property. But Zhongshun didn't dare."

Cao Yu couldn't help but sneered and said, "But maybe King Zhongshun didn't have good intentions by handing over all the treasures.

"Everyone must be well aware of Yucun's origins and how he curried favor with others.

“Although Zhongshun followed the secret order and did such a great thing together with Yucun.

"But he handed it all in. It was like telling the Supreme that Yucun was greedy and had withheld some of the money.

“Yucun is honoring His Majesty, and His Majesty knows that not all of the money was intercepted.

“But the Supreme One doesn’t know.

"The Highness only learned from Zhongshun that Yucun kept a lot and did not give it to the national treasury, but gave it all to the prince."

Prince Beijing's face changed drastically after hearing what he said.

Cao Yu snorted, "Zhongshun deceived the prince so easily!

"Yucun is a treacherous man, extremely smart and flexible.

“This matter was done so crudely and muddily.

"How do we know that he didn't cooperate with Zhongshun and planted a thorn in the prince's side in front of the Supreme Lord?!"

Prince Beijing was left speechless by his question.

…(I am Cao Kuangru’s little knife)…

The setting sun and the lone wild goose fly together; the lake and the sky are the same color.

On a sunny winter day in the south of the Yangtze River, Chen Lake is bathed in a thousand rays of sunlight, with enchanting lake colors, the sound of fishermen singing in the distance, and the clear chirping of birds, which is simply beautiful.

The best place to appreciate this beautiful scenery is on the Sutra Library of the Qinpu Zen Temple by the lake.

Lin Daiyu, wrapped in a long cloak, stood by the railing, gazing into the distance. She felt that the troubles in the world were nothing more than the sound of a few birds singing and a breeze blowing.

"Amitabha." The old abbot of the temple finally heard of Lin Daiyu's identity and hurried over, followed by another old monk.

The old abbot greeted her politely, and Lin Daiyu said hello politely.

After a few words, the old abbot pointed to the person behind him:

"This is the old Zen master who came to stay in my temple. He is my uncle.

"He has many old friends in the capital, and when he heard that the princess was here, he couldn't help but come and ask about one or two of them."

Lin Daiyu looked at the old monk in surprise and nodded: "Master, who do you want to inquire about?"

The old monk was skinny, deaf and blind. He tilted his ear and asked, "Ah? What did the princess say?"

The old abbot looked at his behavior, lowered his head and sighed, clasped his hands together, chanted the Buddha's name, and then said goodbye and left.

Lin Daiyu was stunned.

However, the old monk saw the old abbot walk out of the door of the Sutra Library and head outside.

He turned around and bowed to Daiyu again. The blankness on his face disappeared instantly, and his eyes were full of shrewdness:

"Is the princess Ru Hai's daughter? Yu Cun's student? Xing Jian's niece? The ignorant little girl mentioned in your majesty's letter?"

Lin Daiyu was shocked: "Who are you?!"

Outside the temple, Qingwen and Xueyan squatted beside the box, chattering as they packed up the bottles and jars they had just found.

Zijuan took Xiaohong and packed the dishes that had just been prepared in the restaurant into food boxes and put them in the car, preparing to take them back for Sister Liu to taste.

Aunt Meng had a great time eating and having fun. She took advantage of the fact that no one in the place recognized her and she even stretched lazily in a corner where no one was around.

Only Chu Kui stood at the stairs five steps away from Daiyu, staring at the old monk with a gloomy and vigilant look.

At three quarters after 3 p.m., the group leisurely left Chenhu and returned to Suzhou city chatting and laughing.

At three quarters past the hour of You, Prince Beijing and his party came running madly to Luzhi Town, asking around for information about the appearance of Lin Daiyu and her party.

The people in the town were puzzled and cautiously said that they had not seen anything.

As the sky gradually darkened, Prince Beijing was so anxious that he paced back and forth with a whip in his hand.

Cao Yu thought about it, left the town, and went to the temple by the lake to inquire. Only then did he find out that Daiyu and others had left an hour ago.

"Gone?!" Liao Changshi was speechless. "A few women, traveling at night? How can this princess be so bold?!"

Cao Yu couldn't hold it in any longer and snorted, "If she wasn't brave enough, would she dare to challenge our prince? Old Liao looks down on her!"

Prince Beijing was so angry that his eyes were about to burst. He shouted angrily: "Chase!"

Liao Changshi and Cao Yu looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and stepped forward to persuade them.

It's completely dark now.

None of this group of people are familiar with the road.

The driver sent by the Suzhou prefectural government said he roughly knew the way, but in the dark, he couldn't be sure.

"If I walk slowly, I'm afraid I won't be as fast as that guy surnamed Lin and won't be able to catch up."

"A son of a rich family should not sit in the hall. Your Majesty's body is worth a lot of money. If there is any mistake while traveling at night, the old princess will tear this humble official into pieces!"

The two tried to persuade him for a long time, but Prince Beijing refused to listen: "Chase him! You must chase him!"

This is a violation of one's stubborn nature.

Helplessly, everyone set off on their journey.

Two guards were leading the way.

The carriage was behind them, and Liao Changshi and Cao Yu took turns sitting on the shaft to hold the torch for the driver.

The remaining guards followed slowly behind.

But just like that, after walking only half a mile, we came across a big puddle.

The firelight was dazzling as it was reflected by the water splashes. The horse raised its hooves and refused to move. The driver subconsciously whipped the horse, and the wheels rolled forward by inertia and fell into the pit!

With a cry of "Ouch!", Prince Beijing rolled out of the car and fell on Liao Changshi!

Cao Yu shouted in the car: "Prince!" He rushed over and tried to grab him, but he only grabbed the corner of his robe!

With a swish sound, the robe tore!

Prince Beijing and Liao Changshi were both in a panic, flailing their hands and feet, and then fell down!