Chapter 684 To kill or not

"As long as I can keep you safe, let alone get a tan... I won't hesitate even if I risk my life!" Zhu Jinghong replied with a smile.

"The Thirteenth Master is a great hero, but I am unfounded... my thoughts are inhumane!" After saying this, Daiyu turned around, leaving only her back to Zhu Jinghong.

There is a weeping willow in the courtyard. The wind is blowing now, and the willow branches are floating in the air of spring.

Zhu Jinghong took two steps forward, stood side by side with Daiyu under the tree, and said softly: "I know you are thinking about me. When I was at sea...but I was thinking about you all the time!"

Daiyu lowered her head, her face was blushing at this moment, obviously she was embarrassed by these words.

The next moment, Zhu Jinghong praised: "I really admire how you handled your family's affairs so comprehensively this time!"

Daiyu then looked serious and replied: "My father is the only daughter, so I have to let him go with peace of mind!"

After Lin Ruhai passed away, she experienced a lot of hardships, which made her grow tremendously, and she was completely different from before. people.

"Let's go, take me to see your father!" Zhu Jinghong said calmly.

"Please, Thirteenth Master!" Daiyu stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.

It was a very serious matter to pay homage to Lin Ruhai, so they stopped joking and walked through the door one after another to the bamboo forest where Lin Ruhai was buried.

Zhu Jinghong is a prince, so naturally he does not need to salute, or even offer incense. It is already a great courtesy for him to come to Lin Ruhai's tomb in person.

A few minutes later, the two left the bamboo forest and entered the yard again.

"I'm thirsty, is there any tea?"

Hearing this, Daiyu glanced in the direction where Zicuckoo disappeared, and then complained: "Zicuckoo is not good at doing things. It’s too slow to come at this time!”

“Is it possible that without Zicuckoo, I can’t have a sip of tea?” Zhu Jinghong asked with a smile.

After rolling her eyes at Zhu Jinghong, Daiyu turned around and went to the wing, saying at the same time: "You will stop being thirsty if you just say a few words. If you want to drink tea, come with me!"

" Sure enough... you, the head of the family, have a solution!" Zhu Jinghong smiled even more.

After saying that, Zhu Jinghong followed him into the house. At this time, Daiyu had already brought a pot to pour tea.

Finding a chair and sitting down, Zhu Jinghong crossed his legs and looked at the busy Daiyu with interest.

"Thirteenth Master, please have some tea!" Daiyu handed the tea to Zhu Jinghong.

"I see there are pastries over there!" Zhu Jinghong looked at the coffee table not far away.

Unexpectedly, Daiyu asked: "Are Thirteenth Master thirsty or hungry?"

"What? If I ask a few more questions, you will become impatient?"

"The Thirteenth Master is a noble man, and the little girl has a humble position, so how dare she offend the Thirteenth Master!"

This sounds like an accusation, but in fact Daiyu He turned and looked out the window, not looking at Zhu Jinghong at all, looking extremely arrogant.

It’s not that she doesn’t understand etiquette, but because she has a close relationship with Zhu Jinghong and can get along with her freely beyond etiquette, that’s why Daiyu unleashes her natural instincts.

"Okay, okay... you are right!" Zhu Jinghong took the teacup.

After drinking tea, Zhu Jinghong glanced at the painting on the wall and asked, "Did you paint this?"

"Yes!"

Daiyu responded, and at the same time walked towards the coffee table opposite, and brought the pastries on it to Zhu Jinghong.

After looking at it carefully, Zhu Jinghong praised: "The painting is really good!"

Hearing this, Daiyu burst into laughter because Zhu Jinghong's praise was too dry. .

With the intention of making fun of her, Daiyu asked: "What's so good about it?"

"Good calligraphy, good paintings, good people!" When she said the last two words, Zhu Jinghong looked at Daiyu.

Daiyu turned around and snorted coldly: "You still have to say it!"

Just when the two of them were in love, the Lin family thatched cottage in the northeast In the direction of the forest, Jia Baoyu climbed up a big tree.

Just now he was taken away by the boys for acting bad, but in the end he still couldn't let Daiyu go, so he strictly ordered the boys to take him back.

Unexpectedly, they were not close to the Lin family's thatched cottage. They were still two miles away when they were stopped and told that the Lin family's side was not allowed to pass today.

Jia Baoyu had no choice but to abandon the main road and walk through the mountains and forests to find the Lin family.

He was almost forty feet away from the Lin family's thatched cottage. This distance was outside the scope of the guards' martial law, so Jia Baoyu could climb the tree.

Although Zhu Jinghong did not bring a guard of honor, the formation of the neighbors in front of him still made Jia Baoyu guess his identity.

Jia Baoyu was rejected by Daiyu just today, and she used Zhu Jinghong as the reason. Now Zhu Jinghong came to find her, and Jia Baoyu was seriously hurt.

Looking at the closed courtyard at this moment, Jia Baoyu could already imagine that the two people in the room were chatting happily, and that Zhu Jinghong might even break the rules...

For a while , Jia Baoyu burst into tears, and he felt like beating his chest and stamping his feet.

Just when Jia Baoyu was heartbroken,

Then, these guys ran away.

The guards who came here were on patrol. They were so sneaky that they could be killed on the spot if they were discovered by the guards. Naturally, they had to hide as far away as possible.

As for what to do with Jia Baoyu, how could these young men care so much? After all, their own lives were more important. Besides, as long as Jia Baoyu hid well and was not discovered, nothing would happen.

However, what the boys did not expect was that they left and trampled on dead branches. After the sound was heard by the patrolling guards, they instead attracted them over.

The guards were all riding horses. After approaching, they dismounted, then drew their swords at a very fast speed to warn, and then advanced in the direction in which the boys were escaping.

"Who is it?"

There were five guards in total, all armed to the teeth, and finally stopped at JiaUnder the big tree where Baoyu hides.

No one was found, and one of the guards said: "I'm afraid I heard it wrong, there should be no one!"

Everyone was about to sheath their swords, but one of them shouted Said: "Wait, there is indeed someone!"

This person found traces of trampling on the grass, which were left by a few boys just now. They all squatted here after Jia Baoyu climbed up the tree.

Although Jia Baoyu was well hidden, when the guards raised their heads, they found him easily.

"Assassin!"

The guards exclaimed, some raised their swords and picked up their shields, and some took out a crossbow directly from behind. This battle scared Jia Baoyu to his soul. dropped.

"I am not an assassin, I am the son of the Jia family of Rongguo Mansion, the younger brother of the current crown princess!"

He is not stupid at all, he knows how to save his life, So he directly revealed his identity.

His words were indeed useful, so the guards suppressed their murderous intentions and scolded Jia Baoyu to get down from the tree immediately.

Jia Baoyu did not dare to neglect and slipped down along the trunk of the tree. As soon as he landed on the ground, he was pressed down by the guards and then escorted towards the Lin family cottage.

Several boys were hiding in the distance. Seeing Jia Baoyu being taken away, they all panicked and began to think of various ways to rescue him.

Unfortunately, limited by their knowledge and ability, they could not think of any way, so they could only stay with two people to observe the situation, while the others rushed to Yingtian to report the news.

The flag-bearer guards were responsible for the outer security. Jia Baoyu was captured by these people, but when he was taken to the vicinity of the thatched cottage, he was quickly recognized.

"Who is this person?"

The person who asked the question was the Minglong Imperial Guard, who was responsible for Zhu Jinghong's close guard.

"Back to Mr. Hu, a few men from humble positions discovered this man during an inspection. He claimed to be the son of the Jia family of Rongguo Mansion, or the brother of the Crown Princess..."

He was called Hu My bodyguard is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but his background is not generally good.

This man's name is Hu Hong, and his ancestor is Ji'an Bo, who is a powerful figure in the upper echelon of nobles. He is now the governor of the former military governor's office.

"Fart, why didn't I know there was such a person!" Hu Hong asked coldly.

Subsequently, Hu Hong took off his horsewhip, walked towards Jia Baoyu and said, "Since he is an assassin, he must have accomplices. He should be tried with torture, and then he will confess!"

When Jia Baoyu returned! While he was thinking about what the guy in front of him wanted to do, Hu Hong's whip fell on his face.

Yes, it’s on the face.

With just one whip, Jia Baoyu's face was covered with blood, and there was a high possibility of leaving scars in the future.

"Tell me... who ordered you to assassinate?"

Enduring the severe pain, Jia Baoyu defended: "I am not an assassin, I am the brother of the Crown Princess. How dare you Hit me..."

But his words were of no use. He only got another whipping on his face. The burning pain made him almost cry.The sound comes.

I am afraid this person wants to kill me... Jia Baoyu realized the seriousness of the problem.

At this time, his mind was spinning quickly and he thought of the only possibility to survive.

"I am not an assassin, I want to see King Xiang, I want to see King Xiang!"

Papa... Jia Baoyu was whipped twice more.

While Hu Hong was beating him, several more distinguished disciples came over. After understanding the situation, they stopped him. Some of them even wanted to play a mixed doubles match.

There was a lot of commotion here. The Lin family, who had been excluded from the Lin family, witnessed the whole process.

Lin Yao knew that Jia Baoyu was not lying. Seeing that this man was beaten so badly, he approached and reminded: "This military master, this is really the Jia family of Rongguo Mansion..."

"How do you know?" Hu Hong turned around and asked, his expression extremely unkind.

Lin Yao was frightened by his glare. After all, he was only a half-grown child, so he was already very brave if he dared to stand up.

"I...I..."

At this time, another guard reminded: "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know, go back and stay!"

So Lin Yao retreated to the tribe and watched as Hu Hong whipped him down, beating Jia Baoyu until his voice became hoarse and covered in blood.

"What are you doing?"

A question came, causing Hu Hong to stop what he was doing, and turned around to look at the visitor.

"Master Baihu, this is the assassin caught by the banner guard brothers during their inspection, and they are under interrogation!"

The Master Baihu mentioned by Hu Hong is Lu Yuxin, although the latter is He came from an ordinary military household, but because he was particularly trusted by Zhu Jinghong, Hu Hong did not dare to put on airs as a member of the family.

"Why didn't you report the assassin?" Lu Yuxin asked with dissatisfaction.

This is indeed inappropriate. Hu Hong quickly explained: "I am in a hurry because of my humble position. I want to ask you clearly and then report it to the adults!"

"What did you ask?" Lu Yuxin's face looked better.

"This man is tough-talking and refuses to recruit anything. He is being punished for his humble position!"

When Hu Hong replied, Lu Yuxin saw Jia Baoyu's face clearly, and his expression suddenly changed. .

"Baoyu?" Lu Yuxin stepped forward quickly.

A few years ago, he helped Jia Lian out of a siege, so he was entertained by Jia Lian many times after arriving in Beijing. In the process, he got to know Jia Baoyu, and the two of them had a good chat at that time.

But later, due to various reasons, Lu Yuxin rarely walked around with Jia Lian, and he never saw Jia Baoyu, but he always remembered his appearance.

"Brother Lu...Brother Lu!"

After seeing the person clearly, Jia Baoyu cheered up and said quickly: "Brother Lu, I am not an assassin, save me !"

Lu Yuxin did not answer, but looked at Hu Hong and others and asked, "Do you know who he is?"

"A suspicious assassin!" Hu Hong said calmly. replied.

Hu Hongjia, one of the top nobles, said that he could not recognize Jia Baoyu, but Lu Yuxin did not believe it at all.

Since this guy recognized Jia Baoyu, he still suspected that he was an assassin and tortured him to extract a confession... What was his purpose?

Lu Yuxin is thinking. He has always paid attention to thinking, so he has been able to get along well enough to be able to join a hundred households in the Dragon Guard.

No matter what Hu Hong and others think, Lu Yuxin believes that this matter is of great importance and must be reported to Zhu Jinghong first.

"Everyone, stop it. I'll report it to the Thirteenth Master first, and then I'll tell you how to handle this matter!"

Hu Hong then answered: "I'm afraid that Mr. Baihu can't explain clearly. I'm humble. I'm willing to go together!"

Hu Hong wants to go together. It's obvious that he also has something to say, and there is no need for Lu Yuxin to stop him.

As long as he does his job well, he will not offend others for nothing.

"You can go if you want!"

After saying that, Lu Yuxin turned and left, and Hu Hong followed.

A minute later, the two of them stood in the courtyard with their waists crossed, with Zhu Jinghong looking unhappy in front of them.

"What's going on, tell me!"

Lu Yuxin is a Shangguan, so it is natural for him to make the report.

“Reporting to the Thirteenth Master, the jade belonging to the Jia family in the Rongguo Mansion sneaked into the Lin family cottage for some unknown reason and was captured by the patrolling guards. It was severely injured after being tortured by Brother Hu and several others!”

Zhu Jinghong was surprised to hear that Jia Baoyu was also there.

But after he thought about it for a moment, he understood what was going on, so he looked at the side room. At this time, Daiyu also looked at Zhu Jinghong with a worried look.

At this time, Hu Hong said: "Thirteenth Master, the Crown Princess has no brother at all, that person is an assassin... I think this person should be sentenced to death to serve as a warning to others!"

The current situation reminded him of an incident three years ago, when Zhang Ping'an took his guards to Jia's house to introduce Jia Zhen, and Hou Jing and others directly took Jia Zhen back by force.

Hou Jing's abnormal behavior that time was out of suppression and exclusion of the Jia family and to protect the interests of the heroes of Donghuamen, so he acted so actively.

The situation this time is exactly the same as that time.

And Hu Hong is much more radical this time, which may represent the hostility of the powerful nobles to the Jia family, or to these old nobles.

Of course, from another perspective, it can also be said that these people are willing to work with Donggong to protect Zhu Jinghong.

No matter what, it is not a bad thing for Zhu Jinghong, but Hu Hong himself needs to be beaten.

Now, Hu Hong proposes that the princess has no younger brother and the assassin who falsely reported her identity should be killed. From a profit perspective, Zhu Jinghong should agree.

The current general trend is that he wants to cut off from the East Palace, and killing Jia Baoyu for legitimate reasons is a very appropriate and safe way.

Should I kill him? Zhu Jinghong hesitated for a moment.

If he thinks about it too much, he will feel that this seems too radical, and he may completely break up with Donggong. It is difficult to predict what the emperor and empress will think at that time.

During the whole process, Zhu Jinghong never considered that Jia Baoyu was guilty of a crime that would not lead to death.

While he was hesitating, a rapid coughing sound came from the side room on the other side, and Zhu Jinghong knew that it was Daiyu who had something to say.

He realized that he was not hard-hearted enough, so he ordered Lu Yuxin and the others to step back first, while they still had to think about how to deal with him.

(End of this chapter)

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