Chapter 268: Bad Luck
A gust of wind blew, and the weeping willows by the lake swayed gently, causing ripples on the surface of the lake.

Under a big willow tree by the lake, Beijing King Shui Rong was sitting there fishing.

The captain of the guard walked over quietly, not daring to say a word. He just greeted silently and stood aside.

At this time, the float on the lake fell down and the silk line on the fishing rod was stretched straight.

Shui Rong: “It’s hooked!” He raised the fishing rod and pulled up a fat golden carp.

The servant quickly grabbed it and put it in the fish basket.

Shui Rong handed the fishing rod to the servant and walked towards the water pavilion.

The captain of the escort followed him and said cautiously, “Something happened in Anhui.”

Shui Rong stopped and looked at him.

Guard Captain: “There was a rebellion in several strongholds near Henan, and all the people we sent there died.”

Shui Rong’s face suddenly became very ugly.

The captain of the guard said: “It should be the remnants of the Qinglong Hall in Henan who did it.”

Shui Rong heard this and his eyes flashed with ferocity: “Go! Gather some good men and raid all the dens of the remnants of the Qinglong Hall. Kill them all if you see one! Don’t leave even a rat behind! Kill them all!”

The captain of the guard retreated in response.

Yang Qilong came over excitedly again and reported to Shui Rong: “Young Master, the Emperor is going to go to war with the Jurchens!”

Shui Rong’s eyes lit up.

Yang Qilong: “The emperor’s edict has been delivered to the Beijing camp. Three thousand cavalry will set out in three days.”

Shui Rong said excitedly: “Let’s fight, let’s fight! If we fight, we can fish in troubled waters and get weapons. By the way, how is the military equipment bureau doing?”

Yang Qilong: “It’s not easy. All the firearms manufacturing process drawings are guarded by the people of the Imperial Household Department, and the forbidden gate is guarded by the imperial guards. Our people can’t get close.”

Shui Rong thought for a moment and asked, “Can we get some advice from the craftsmen?”

Yang Qilong shook his head.

Shui Rong sighed: “We can only think of a way to deal with the bird gun.”

Yang Qilong nodded, and then said with a smile: “There is news from Qi Guan that Prince Zhongshun is ill.”

Shui Rong: “What’s going on?”

Yang Qilong: “Scared.”

Shui Rong was stunned at first, then burst into laughter.

Yang Qilong: “It seems that Prince Zhongshun has something to do with the death of the Fourth Prince. His future life will definitely be difficult. We can help him at the critical moment.”

Shui Rong nodded.

Yang Qilong: “The old lady of the Zhen family went to Rongguo Mansion.” When he said this, his eyes obviously saw something from the direction of the garden gate, and he stopped talking.

Shui Rong looked over and saw the maidservant beside Princess Beijing coming.

Walking up to him, the old woman whispered, “My Lord, the princess has poured out the medicine again.”

Shui Rong sighed slightly and walked quickly towards the garden gate.

The noon in late spring is neither too cold nor too hot, which is perfect for sleeping.

Li Hu had a very good sleep and woke up feeling refreshed. He took out his pocket watch from under his pillow and it was almost past noon.

“Amber? Amber?”

Li Hu shouted twice but there was no response. He got out of bed and looked around. It was empty and there was no one in the warm room.

“Where did this girl go?”

Li Hu didn’t want to call those little girls, so he poured himself half a bowl of tea, put on his clothes, wiped his face, and went out to find something to eat.

“Hey, the Second Master is up!”

When they saw Li Hu coming out, several maids and old women who were sitting on the corridor basking in the sun stood up quickly.

Li Hu: “Where’s Amber?”

A little girl answered, “Sister Amber went to the girl’s place and said some grandma came.”

Grandma?

Li Hu was slightly stunned. Could it be Granny Liu?
At this time, there was a burst of laughter, and then Amber and Xiangling walked in, talking and laughing, with small tea baskets in their hands.

“Second Master is up!” “Second Master is eating dates, they are so sweet.”

The two of them ran over with smiles on their faces. Xiangling picked up a red date from the small tea basket and put it to Li Hu’s mouth.

Li Hu took it, looked at it, and asked with a smile: “Where did you get the dried dates?”

Xiangling: “Grandma Liu is here, and she brought a lot of fresh wild vegetables and dried vegetables from her home.”

Li Hu smiled and nodded.

Amber: “Second Master, you must be hungry. There is some food on the stove in the small kitchen. I will go get it for you.”

Li Hu smiled and said, “I’ll take you to your girl’s place. I’m going to go see Granny Liu.” Then he walked out.

As soon as I walked into Lin Daiyu’s courtyard, I saw Feng calling a few maids to come out of the main hall carrying a few bags.

Feng bowed slightly: “Second Master.”

Li Hu nodded and looked at the pockets: “Did Granny Liu bring these?”

Feng: “Yes.” She then said to the maid, “Open it quickly and show it to the Second Master.”

After hearing this, several maids opened their pockets.

Li Hu also became interested. Since coming to this world, he has always lived a life of having food and clothes provided for him, and has never seen anything grown in the fields.

Seeing that Li Hu was interested, Feng introduced: “These are seasonal wild vegetables. This is dried ash-striped vegetable, and those are cowpeas and lentils.”

“Hello, Second Master.”

At this time, Granny Liu hurried out of the main hall pulling Ban’er, bowed with a smile, and ordered Ban’er to kowtow to Li Hu.

Li Hu smiled: “Hello, grandma.”

Lin Daiyu also came out and said to Li Hu, “Grandma heard that we went to Xiangshan Villa, so she took these things to visit us there, but she found nothing. So today is a good day and she brought them to us.”

Li Hu smiled and nodded, then said to Granny Liu, “Thank you for taking so much trouble. It’s really hard for you to come all the way here.”

Granny Liu smiled and said, “I should have come to see the Second Master and the young lady a long time ago, but I was delayed because of the busy farm.”

Li Hu: “It’s enough if you have this intention.”

Granny Liu hurriedly replied, “You have to come in person!”

As they were talking, Xiangling and several maids carrying food boxes came in.

Li Hu looked at Lin Daiyu and asked, “Grandma, have you eaten yet?”

Granny Liu hurriedly replied, “I rushed here after having breakfast. I ate the dry food I prepared on the way, so I’m not hungry.”

Li Hu looked up at the sky and said to Granny Liu, “Something happened at the court. The officials can’t have a banquet or opera. Please bear with it and eat with us.”

Lin Daiyu replied, “It’s getting late today. You should stay overnight and go home tomorrow.”

Granny Liu blushed and said, “This, this is not good. I’d better go home.”

Li Hu smiled and said, “Since you are here, you should naturally treat us as relatives. If we are relatives, how can we leave on the same day?”

Granny Liu’s smile widened: “Since Second Master said so, I will shamelessly stay here for one night.”

Li Hu said, “We have a garden here. After dinner, I’ll ask the maid to take you for a walk.” He then said to Feng, “Take Granny Liu and Ban’er downstairs to have dinner.”

Feng: “Yes.”

Granny Liu hurriedly pulled Ban’er to her knees and kowtow, then she followed Feng out.

Looking at the backs of Granny Liu and Ban’er going away, Lin Daiyu asked with a smile: “Why are you so nice to her?”

Li Hu smiled and said, “Didn’t you notice that she is different from others?”

Lin Daiyu was puzzled.

Li Hu: “You will understand later.”

Before she finished speaking, Nanny Wang came over with a letter, bowed to Li Hu, and said to Lin Daiyu, “Miss, this is a letter from the fourth lady of the Jia family.”

Lin Daiyu took the letter, opened the seal and read it. After reading a few lines, she sighed slightly.

Li Hu: “What’s wrong?”

Lin Daiyu handed over the letter and said, “The negotiation failed. The old lady of the Zhen family left Rongguo Mansion with a rage.”

Li Hu glanced at the letter and frowned. Didn’t the Zhen family know that the emperor’s son had died? If they wanted to die, they could just jump into the Tonghui River. Isn’t this cheating?
Thinking of this, Li Hu sighed and said, “The Zhen and Jia families are going to be in bad luck!”

(End of this chapter)