Chapter 267 Find Another Backer

The day is bright.

After glancing at the sun, Li San paced back and forth in front of the door impatiently, stopping from time to time to look at the street.

At this time, Nanny Wang and two maids hurried out from the side door.

When they got outside, Nanny Wang glanced at the street, then looked at Li San: “Uncle San, has the person who was sent to gather information returned?”

Li San: “We have already sent two groups of people to look for him.”

In the distance, there were faint sounds of horse hooves and wheels rolling.

Li San, Nanny Wang and others listened attentively.

The sound of horse hooves and wheels rolling gradually got louder and louder.

Li San was delighted: “Here he comes! The Second Master is back!”

Amid the clatter of horse hooves and the creaking of wheels, Wang Daniu and his personal soldiers arrived, escorting Li Hu’s carriage.

Inside the carriage, Li Hu was obviously extremely tired. He could not resist the hypnotic temptation brought by the shaking of the vehicle, and his eyelids drooped involuntarily.

Suddenly, there was a “dong, dong, dong” sound from the front of the carriage, followed by the voice of a personal soldier: “Second Master, we’re home!”

Li Hu suddenly opened his bloodshot eyes and replied, “I understand.”

The carriage slowly stopped. Li Hu opened the door and subconsciously covered his eyes with his hands.

“Second Master! What’s wrong with you?” Li San, who rushed over, asked hurriedly.

Li Hu put down his hand, smiled and said, “It’s okay, it’s just that the sunlight is too bright.” Then he got off the carriage.

Nanny Wang came over and bowed slightly to Li Hu: “Second Master.”

Li Hu: “Hello, Madam.”

Li San: “Miss, have someone prepare food and bath water. After you eat, take a hot bath and have a good rest.”

Li Hu smiled and nodded, then strode into the mansion.

In Li Hu’s room, Lin Daiyu was holding a book in her hand and seemed to be reading it, but she was walking back and forth. When she walked to the door, she looked towards the moon gate of the courtyard outside from time to time, then turned around and read again. It was obvious that her mind was not on the book.

Xiangling, Xueyan, Qingwen, Xiaoni and the maids were like ants on a hot pan, constantly stretching their necks to look at the moon gate of the courtyard.

“Why hasn’t Mammy come back yet?” Lin Daiyu couldn’t help herself and said to Qingwen and Xueyan, “You two go to the second gate and take a look.”

Qingwen and Xueyan: “Ah!” They ran out like the wind.

Lin Daiyu was walking back and forth in the hall with a book in her hand. As she walked, she suddenly stopped.

In the distance, shouts of “Second Master is back! Second Master is back” could be heard one after another.

Lin Daiyu threw the book in her hand onto a chair beside her, picked up her skirt and hurried out.

Xiangling, Xiaoni and the maids followed closely.

As soon as Lin Daiyu walked down the stone steps, Qingwen and Xueyan rushed in like a gust of wind, shouting: “Miss, Miss! The Second Master is back!”

Lin Daiyu stopped and looked at the courtyard gate behind Qingwen and Xueyan, then a smile appeared on her pretty face.

Li Hu quickened his pace upon seeing this.

Lin Daiyu walked over slowly, bowed slightly, and said softly, “Second brother.”

Li Hu smiled and looked at her, returned the greeting, and said, “I am sorry to have worried you, sister. It’s not that I don’t want to send someone back to report the news, but I really can’t. The imperial city is under strict martial law, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.”

Lin Daiyu hummed, and seeing that Li Hu’s face was full of fatigue and his eyes were bloodshot, she pursed her lips, her delicate face full of heartache.

Li Hu slowly took her hand and said, “I’m hungry.”

Lin Daiyu came back to her senses and said to Qingwen and Xueyan, “Go to the kitchen and ask Hubo to bring the meal.”

Qingwen and Xueyan: “I understand.” They ran out again like a gust of wind.

Li Hu smiled: “A pair of crazy girls.”

Xiangling, Xiaoni and the maids then came over and paid their respects.

Lin Daiyu said to Xiangling again, “Go and fetch some water.” After that, she took Li Hu and walked towards the main room.

After entering the bedroom, Lin Daiyu personally took off Li Hu’s outer robe.

Li Hu: “The fourth prince is dead.”

Lin Daiyu was shocked: “What’s going on?!”

Li Hu told her everything he could say, and at the same time smiled secretly in his heart. Heshen was too clever for his own good and ended up burning himself.

Li Hu understood his intentions and wanted to use Dashun to deal with Fu Kang’an. If the Fourth Prince was fine, it would really be as he wished, but unfortunately the Fourth Prince died. Things went beyond his expectations and became complicated and dangerous, and might even lead to the resumption of war between the two countries.

At this time, Xiangling came in with the water for washing face, put it on the washstand, and was about to wring out the face towel in the basin.

Lin Daiyu: “Let me do it.”

Xiangling retreated.

Lin Daiyu wrung out a face towel from the basin, shook it open and wiped Li Hu’s forehead with it.

Li Hu suddenly remembered: “Oh, Jia Yucun was dismissed from his post.”

Lin Daiyu paused and asked: “Did he mix it in?” She gently wiped Li Hu’s face from his forehead.

Li Hu smiled: “The emperor said he had ‘evil intentions’. If he hadn’t considered the prince’s and my reputation, this old guy would have been imprisoned. Hey, this is called ‘because the hat is too small, the shackles are carried.'”

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu sighed.

Li Hu: “Jia Yucun is unlucky. If he had just knelt outside the Yangxin Palace until he passed out, nothing would have happened. As a result, the Marquis of Zhongjing had good intentions but did something bad, causing the emperor to mistakenly believe that he was playing tricks on him. When the storm has passed, he will come to beg me, and I will go and talk to the emperor. Putting aside other things, he still has the ability, and the emperor also needs the ability.
officials.”

After wiping the neck, Lin Daiyu wiped Li Hu’s hands and said, “After all this trouble, we can’t have the show and wine tomorrow.” Li Hu smiled and said, “It saves me some money again.”

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes at him: “You’re just a money-grubber.”

At this time, Amber’s voice came from the warm room: “Second Master, Miss, the meal is ready.”

Li Hu: “I see.” He then asked Lin Daiyu: “Have you eaten?”

“What do you say?”

Tsk!
Li Hu patted his forehead, feeling sleepy and confused. He was just asking this girl to quarrel with him!

Seeing this, Lin Daiyu asked anxiously, “Do you have a headache?” Then she touched his forehead with her hand and asked, “Are you okay?”

Li Hu smiled and said, “After dinner, give me a massage.”

“You are so beautiful.” Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes at him, turned around and walked out.

Li Hu followed him out with a smile.

As soon as I stepped out of the warm room, Nanny Wang came over with a letter.

Nanny Wang: “Second Master, this is the letter that Third Uncle just sent.” Then she handed the letter to Li Hu.

Li Hu took the letter, tore it open and read it. After reading a few lines, his face suddenly became serious.

The prince’s letter and the imperial edict were delivered to Shanhaiguan by the imperial envoy, who also sent Heshen’s testimony and the so-called evidence. The imperial edict was also delivered to Shanhaiguan, which ordered Shanhaiguan to prepare for war. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue were preparing for the war, and at this time, no one dared to question the emperor’s will.

The emperor’s edict was also delivered to the Beijing camp, and three thousand cavalrymen set out three days later.

Li Hu understood that the emperor was putting pressure on the Jurchens, but it could also turn into a major war!
If a fight broke out, Heshen’s head would probably be hung on the flagpole.

What a waste of two top-quality katydids!
Lin Daiyu spoke: “What’s wrong?”

Li Hu came back to his senses: “Nothing, let’s eat.”

Several servants escorted a blue cloth official sedan and stopped at the door of the house with a lantern with the words “Mei Mansion” hung on the door.

The sedan chair pole tilted forward, and Mei Yushi walked out with a gloomy face, muttering: “It’s over. It’s over.”

When he reached the gate, Censor Mei tried to step over the threshold, but his legs felt as if they were filled with lead and he could not lift them up.

The housekeeper who rushed over saw this and came forward to help Censor Mei.

Censor Mei pushed him away, stepped over the threshold with difficulty holding the door frame, and walked towards the backyard.

The meal is also being served here.

There were more than a dozen bowls of various dishes, large and small, on the dining table.

While Madam Mei was asking the maid to set the table, Master Mei picked up a piece of beef and put it into his mouth.

Mrs. Mei had seen it and glared at him: “You owe your father another chance to peel your skin off!”

Master Mei chuckled and said, “Father is reluctant to expose my skin. As soon as he saw me yesterday, he told me everything, which shows the position I hold in his heart.”

Madam Mei sighed, “We have offended the Prince Zhongshun’s Mansion to death.”

Master Mei said with disdain: “Prince Zhongshun is nothing! The Fourth Prince has a chance to compete for the throne. Once the Fourth Prince inherits the throne, our family will be loyal to him!”

Mrs. May smiled and nodded.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open!
Mrs. Mei and Mr. Mei turned around in shock.

Censor Mei walked in with a gloomy face.

Mrs. Mei: “The master is back.”

Censor Mei ignored her and walked straight up to Master Mei.

Master Mei took a step back in fear and said, “Father is back, let’s eat.”

Mei Yushi slapped him and yelled, “Eat your mother’s ass!”

Master Mei covered his face and looked at Censor Mei in disbelief.

“What are you crazy about!” Mrs. Mei yelled, and hurriedly went over to hug Mr. Mei in her arms, rubbing his cheeks.

Mei Yushi: “Crazy? I am crazy. You guys have driven me crazy!”

Mrs. Mei was startled: “What happened?”

Mei Yushi: “The fourth prince is dead.”

Madam Mei and Mr. Mei exclaimed.

“What should we do?” Mrs. Mei’s voice trembled.

Mei Yushi closed his eyes and said, “Resign and go home.”

Master Mei was anxious: “I can’t resign! If I resign, my family will die without a burial place!”

Mrs. May was reminded: “Yes, you can’t resign!”

Censor Mei looked at his son in surprise.

Master Mei rolled his eyes and said, “Even though the Fourth Prince is dead, we still have the Third Prince and the Crown Prince. We can find another backer!”

Mei Yushi was silent for a moment, “It won’t work with the Crown Prince, Li Hu is the Crown Prince’s confidant.”

Madam Mei and Master Mei said at the same time: “Then let’s go to the Third Prince.”

Mei Yushi thought for a moment and said, “Let’s eat first.”

(End of this chapter)