Chapter 115 The Unsettled Dust
The middle door is wide open.

Dai Quan personally walked in holding an imperial edict, followed by several young eunuchs carrying two boxes.

Immediately afterwards, the earth-shaking sound of firecrackers came from inside the gate.

Ni Er led the way, holding a string of firecrackers held up by bamboo poles, and walked out of the gate with a crackling sound.

A group of servants carried firecrackers and set them off in a lively manner.

From a distance, a middle-aged man in the crowd said to a young man hurriedly, “I’ll watch from here, go and report to Young Master Sun!”

The young man nodded and walked out of the crowd.

“Tum! Tum! Tum!”

Balls of sparks shot up into the sky.

Led by the Minister of Works, the left and right vice ministers of the Ministry of Works, the doctors and assistant doctors of various departments, the principals and all officials, dressed neatly in hats, robes and robes, lined up outside the government office to welcome the third prince.

Jia Zheng also came and stood in the welcoming team.

A large apricot-yellow sedan chair stopped in front of the welcoming crowd.

The third prince got out of the sedan chair.

The Minister of Works quickly called all the officials to come forward and saluted: “All officials of the Ministry of Works welcome His Majesty the Third Prince!”

The Third Prince smiled and nodded continuously: “Don’t be so polite, don’t be so polite.”

Everyone stood up in a mess.

The third prince raised his head slightly and looked casually at the red plaque with the word “Ministry of Works” inlaid in gold on the yamen.

Although the Ministry of Works has the smallest actual power and the lowest status among the six ministries, it is a good start and an opportunity for him to prove his ability.

As long as the Ministry of Works can complete the construction of the city in the Hetao area as quickly as possible under his supervision, it will definitely be recognized and rewarded by the emperor.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but clench his hands.

The Minister of Industry bent down and extended his hand: “Third Prince, please!”

The third prince came back to his senses: “Yeah.”

Accompanied by the Minister of Works and other officials, the Third Prince walked into the Ministry of Works.

There is a restaurant backyard
Bai Hongzhi and the elderly steward sat at the guest of honor seats respectively, and both were a little drunk.

Bai Hongzhi was happy and was refilling the wine for the elderly steward.

The guard’s voice came from outside the door: “Master Sun, the person who was stalking at the door of the Li family is back.”

Bai Hongzhi’s eyes lit up and he put down the wine pot: “Come in.”

The door opened with a click and the young man walked in.

Bai Hongzhi: “Did the Li family hang up mourning banners?” As he said this, he drank another large glass of wine in one gulp.

The young man hesitated, “No, no mourning banners.”

Bai Hongzhi stopped picking up the wine jug and asked, “What’s wrong?”

The young man: “Someone from the palace went to the Li family to announce the decree. But, but there were big red lanterns hung in front of the Li family’s door and firecrackers lit. It doesn’t look like anyone has died.”

Bai Hongzhi and the elderly steward were both stunned.

The young man continued, “I heard that the people from Prince Zhongshun’s mansion were beaten by the Li family.”

Bai Hongzhi put down the wine pot and asked again: “What’s going on?”

The young man: “I asked, but no one knows the reason.”

Before he could finish his words, the guard rushed in like a gust of wind and said to Bai Hongzhi: “Master Sun, Li Hu is not dead!”

Bai Hongzhi’s mind buzzed: “What. What did you say?”

Guard: “The people who went to the inner city to gather information have returned. They said that Li Hu is not dead and it was a rumor. They also said that the emperor issued an edict to promote Li Hu to the rank of first-class marquis (extraordinary nobility)”

Bai Hongzhi’s head buzzed and blood immediately rushed to his face.

The old steward was anxious: “Master Sun”

“God is blind!” Bai Hongzhi gritted his teeth, stood up suddenly, and overturned the wine table.

The guard was a martial artist with nimble hands and feet, so he instinctively dodged.

The old steward’s robe was immediately covered with wine and oil stains!
At this time, several servants rushed in and were all shocked when they saw this.

“Get out!” Bai Hongzhi, with his right eye red, looked particularly scary at this time.

“Yes.” The servants retreated.

The guard answered but stood there hesitating, with no intention of taking a step.

The old steward asked, “Anything else?” The guard glanced at Bai Hongzhi and whispered, “Prince Zhongshun was punished by being exempted from one year’s salary and was also beaten with thirty sticks in the court. It is said that this is also related to Li Hu.”

The old steward glanced at Bai Hongzhi and said, “Go down.”

Guard: “Yes.” He answered and ran out like the wind.

With a “wow” sound, a mouthful of blood spurted out of Bai Hongzhi’s mouth, and he desperately held on to the armrest of the chair to prevent himself from falling down.

“Master Sun!”

The old steward was startled, hugged Bai Hongzhi and shouted, “Someone come!”

The servants all ran in again and helped Bai Hongzhi up.

There was still blood on Bai Hongzhi’s mouth: “Revenge. Revenge!”

The old steward shed tears and held Bai Hongzhi’s hand tightly: “Revenge. We will take revenge after we recover from our injuries.”

The servants lifted Bai Hongzhi up and walked out.

Bursts of laughter and joy came from Lin Daiyu’s room, where a banquet was also being held.

The living room was filled with gifts from various families.

Lin Daiyu sat and talked with Jia Mu, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun and Shi Xiangyun at the large ebony round table in the small dining room.

The old women and maids came in one after another, and in an instant the wine and food were served.

Lin Daiyu said to a maid, “Go to the front and ask them to fetch two more pieces of ice from the cellar.”

The old woman said, “Yes, young lady.” Then she walked out.

Shi Xiangyun picked up the crystal bottle, pulled out the crystal cork, and poured wine into the luminous cup in front of Lady Jia.

While pouring the wine slowly, Shi Xiangyun recited, “Fine grape wine in the luminescent cup, the pipa music urges me to drink. Don’t laugh at me sleeping drunk on the battlefield, for how many men have ever returned from the battles in history?” After pouring the wine, she chanted softly, “The bright moon in Qin and the pass in Han, those who went on the long march of thousands of miles have never returned. If only I were the general in Longcheng, I would not allow the Hu horse to cross the Yinshan Mountains.” Then she looked at Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu smiled and nodded at her: “Flatterer!”

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Shi Xiangyun also laughed and poured wine for each of her sisters.

As they were speaking, they heard footsteps outside and Nanny Wang came in and reported, “General Wu’s family from Yuehai has sent congratulations.” Then she handed the gift list to Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu was wondering, “I haven’t heard my second brother mention the Wu family of General Yuehai before?”

Grandmother Jia spoke up: “This general of Yuehai, Wu’s family, is a family friend of the Jia family. They are truly powerful frontier officials. They have guarded the southern border waters for generations. What did they send?”

Lin Daiyu unfolded it and looked at it: “A folding screen.”

Grandmother Jia: “Bring it in and let us see.”

Nanny Wang: “Yes.” As she answered, her eyes turned towards Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu thought for a moment and said, “Let’s carry it in.”

Only then did Nanny Wang go out.

After a while, Nanny Wang called a few servants to come in carrying a heavy screen.

Shi Xiangyun came over and said, “Open it and take a look.”

Several maids pulled open the screen.

Everyone was shocked, because the “Hurry to Become a Marquis” was made of hundreds of pieces of jadeite!
Grandmother Jia was also surprised. She suddenly smiled and nodded, saying to Lin Daiyu, “Take it.”

Lin Daiyu hesitated: “This is too expensive.”

Grandmother Jia: “This screen was made in the Imperial Household Department.”

Lin Daiyu took a closer look and found that it was indeed from the Imperial Household Department. Since the Wu family bought it from the Imperial Household Department, it must have been purchased through a clear channel and the palace knew about it.

At this moment, Amber came in with sweat all over her forehead and handed a letter to Lin Daiyu: “Miss, this is a letter from the Duke of Liguo’s Mansion. It says it is of great importance. Please open it immediately.”

Lin Daiyu took the letter, opened the seal and read it, then her beautiful eyebrows frowned.

Grandmother Jia: “What’s wrong?”

Lin Daiyu folded the letter. It was from Liu Fang, the head of the Liu family. It contained two sentences: First, Liu Xianglian had run away. Second, the Liu family owed Li Hu a favor.

After thinking about it, Lin Daiyu understood. Liu Fang was worried that Liu Xianglian would assassinate the second prince, so she wanted to ask Li Hu to send more people to escort the second prince back to Beijing.

Lin Daiyu smiled. Liu Fang knew that his letter could not be delivered to the front line, so she sent it to her. Fortunately, it was given to her, otherwise I don’t know if Li Hu could understand it.

Thinking of this, Lin Daiyu said to Grandmother Jia: “Please go ahead, old lady. I will go write a letter.”

Knowing that it was an important matter, Grandmother Jia nodded.

(End of this chapter)