The names of Hong Qibin and the second prince came out of Baochang's mouth, especially the information clearly revealed in his words that the two people had already crossed paths.
This really shocked Ji Jun and Ji Min. Ever since Ji Jun entered the book, he has never seen the all-powerful Hong Qibin in the original work. Ji Jun thought that with her arrival, Hong Qibin's life trajectory had also changed.
Ji Jun has almost forgotten this person, including Ji Min.
No wonder Hong Qibin gained all the power and limelight after the second prince came to power. It seems that the two have colluded together for a long time!
Alas, it's ridiculous that when I first read the book, I naively thought that Hong Qibin relied on his relationship with Mei Lin and his position on the road of doting on Mei Lin by the second prince.
Just like Yang Guozhong of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Guangli, the brother of Mrs. Li, the favorite concubine of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Now it seems that it is not that simple.
First of all, Meilin does not have the appearance of a "temptress who will bring disaster to the country", which will captivate the whole country.
Although Ji Jun didn't know what the "Queen of Disaster" should look like, at least Ji Jun felt that it must be something that would make people, no matter men or women, old or young, have a special feeling after seeing it. A "thrilling" feeling.
For example, when Ji Jun saw Zhang Jisheng pretending to be the third prince, his initial reaction was not that "thrilling"!
Just like the description in "Homer's Epic" when everyone sees Helen's beauty: All the octogenarians are standing!
Meilin's appearance is much worse than Zhang Jisheng's! Not to mention the third prince himself!
Secondly, the second prince is not a lover.
"Mencius. Wan Zhang 1" states: If you are young, you will admire your parents; if you know how to be lustful, you will admire Shao Ai.
It may be love at first sight, but the second prince has been wandering among the flowers for more than ten years, and he is still like this "I am talking about being a teenager"? It's not very credible.
Moreover, in the original book, it only mentioned how Mei Lin wielded power, such as imprisoning Princess Lu and questioning Ji Min's whereabouts.
For example, after Ji Min was captured, Mei Lin helped the second prince to interrogate Ji Min about the secrets of the Liguo Palace.
Later, when the fourth prince raised his troops, Mei Lin personally killed Concubine Han De!
Also, the old man regent who forced Princess Tongan to marry Bei Liao, and so on.
But there is no such thing as "playing with princes with beacon fire" that shows the extreme love of the emperor.
It can be said that Meilin is not like a beloved concubine, but more like a beloved minister! A cruel official like Wu Zetian's Lai Junchen who did bad things for the second prince!
Isn't it true that the second prince, Mei Lin and Hong Qibin, plus Hong Peiju, formed a solid block of interests that was inseparable! ?
"Haha, you know a lot! I underestimated you!"
Hong Peiju sneered a few times and softened her tone slightly, saying,
"Niece Baochang, what else do you know? You might as well tell it together, and we, the uncle and nephew, can sit down and have a good talk. Since you have spoken out today, we might as well make a deal. You want What should I say? Except for the matter of not marrying and going to the Jiao family, all other matters are easy to discuss. "
Bao Chang sneered and said,
"Uncle, how long do you want to lie to me? If I marry the Jiao family, what leverage will I have to negotiate with you?"
Hong Peiju took a long breath and said calmly,
"what do you want?"
Bao Chang's tone was calm and smooth,
"You can marry me to the Jiao family, but my parents must come to the capital in person to see me get married! And give me all the money you defrauded from my parents as a dowry!"
Jijun didn't hear Hong Peiju say anything, but heard Baochang continue,
"Don't think that I don't know your thoughts. You didn't tell my parents that I was getting married. Maybe my parents have been killed by you now! You have deceived me for so long, and you forged letters from my parents. Deceive me to stay in the Hou Mansion! Is there anything sinister you can't do! I have to see my parents safe and sound before I can get into the sedan chair. Otherwise, I will let the Jiao family come in with the corpse! At that time, the happy event will turn into a funeral , but it was much more sensational than the violent death of Concubine Xian’s uncle a month later!”
"How dare you!" Hong Peiju squeezed out a few words through her teeth.
Ji Jun felt bad. At this moment, it was not the time to analyze when these people would collude together and what impact they would have on him and Ni'er, but to solve the immediate trouble first.
Seeing that Baochao and Hong Peiju were getting more and more tense as they talked, at this moment, Shaoyao quietly came to Jiyun carrying a big cloth bag.
Ji Jun indicated with his eyes, "Is it done?"
Shaoyao shook his head and nodded.
Ji Jun was puzzled. She just told Shaoyao to catch a few mice quickly. If there were no mice, she could also catch two wild cats.
Shaoyao was just happy to hear the gossip. Although she was a little unfinished, she immediately followed the order.
At this time, he nodded and shook his head. What does it mean?
I heard Shaoyao coming close to Ji Jun's ear and whispering,
"No cats, no mice, just crabs!"
Ji Jun looked at Shaoyao with his eyes widened, and Shaoyao also nodded desperately with his eyes widened! It means there really isn’t! Absolutely not!
At this moment, it was not the time to investigate why Tom and Jerry could not be found. But how to break the current deadlock?
What Ji Jun wanted was to throw the cat or mouse into the house to break the deadlock between the two. Divert their attention, and then ask them to make some noise outside, creating the illusion that guests are visiting, thus interrupting their tense conversation.
But there was no cat or mouse. Ji Jun pointed at the bag and asked with his eyes: "What's in your pocket?"
Shaoyao approached Ji Jun's ear and said with a wicked smile,
"There are a lot of big crabs in the kitchen, I brought them all! Clamp that old thing to death!"
Ji Jun has a headache!
The reason why Shaoyao is asked to find the cat and mouse is because the cat and mouse move quickly and can take them by surprise.
But, you point at the crab, please, you are so anxious!
Not to mention crawling from the door to Hong Peiju's feet, just throwing it to Hong Peiju's feet. It is only three or two inches away from Hong Peiju. Where it crawled, it will be gone tomorrow? How can it play a role in causing trouble?
Ji Min saw the expressions on the two men's faces and roughly guessed Ji Jun's plan.
At this time, Shaoyao had already opened the bag and let Ji Jun take a look, saying that this crab was big! Although it doesn't move very fast, it is still quite big because of its size. After all, it is a living creature and can scare people!
It’s always better than those little shrimps!
When Ji Min saw this, she suddenly had a plan in mind. She whispered a few words into Maidong's ear.
Maidong nodded repeatedly when he heard this.
Maidong asked Shaoyao to hand her a crab, then took out a small porcelain bottle and sprinkled some medicinal powder on the crab's claws.
Then he handed the porcelain bottle to the peony and let the peony be cooked on the crab legs of the other crabs in the same way.
right! The highlight is the crab legs!
Shaoyao didn't ask why and just did it immediately.
"Uncle!" Bao Chang became calmer and said with a smile,
"Uncle, it seems that you didn't think of treating me well from the beginning. You just wanted to defraud our family of our money and leave me to fend for myself. Now it seems that I have this opportunity to win over Concubine Jiao Xian. He couldn't wait to give me to Old Man Jiao. But uncle, don't worry, I know more than that! I also know that uncle, you keep the Ji sisters in the house to pay tribute to the Duke. The secrets of the mansion, but now everyone wants to know but don’t dare to know their secrets, right?”
Ji Jun and Ji Min's ears stood up again, and Ji Jun immediately raised his hand to stop Mai Dong from continuing.
Just listen to Bao Chang sigh softly and say,
"Ji Min is now poisoned, and Ji Jun can detoxify her, but what they don't know is that there is another kind of bead that can detoxify the poison. But they don't want me to know where the beads are hidden. Uncle, tell me, If I tell the Ji sisters what I know, do I still need to beg you here?"
At this time, Bao Chang's "Ah" scream suddenly came from the room.
Ji Jun was startled, quietly straightened up, and looked in through the half-open window. He saw that Hong Peiju had already strangled Bao Chang's neck!
Bao Chang was trying desperately to break Hong Peiju's hand with both hands at this moment, but it was obvious that there was a huge disparity in strength between the two, and Bao Chang could not break it off!
Baochang was struggling desperately, his face turned red, and he could only make a "hehe" sound in his mouth.
Ji Jun secretly thought it was not good and hurriedly signaled Maidong to take action!
When Maidong nodded, he quickly shot out the two crabs that had been coated with medicine like darts! Flying towards Hong Peiju like an arrow!
Ji Jun clearly saw a crab suddenly clamping down on Hong Peiju's wrist holding Bao Chang's neck!
And the other crab actually clamped on Hong Peiju's neck!
Hong Peiju let go of the person's hand with an "ouch" and touched her neck.
Unexpectedly, at this time, another crab flew over and caught his cheek!
Hong Peiju yelled again and took two steps back. Unexpectedly, she stepped on a crab.
Because the crab shell was slippery, Hong Peiju fell to the ground unprepared! The back of his head hit the chair and he fainted immediately!
Bao Chang also fell down on the chair, gasping for air, and stared dumbfounded at the crabs crawling slowly around the room!
After a while, Bao Chang, who had calmed down, saw that Hong Peiju was still motionless. Suddenly, fierceness flashed in her eyes. She pulled out her hairpin and walked towards Hong Peiju step by step!
