The Red Chamber: My Stunning Confidante with a Variety of Styles

Capital, Shen Mansion.

Shen Lin and Zhou Shuang clinked a glass, raised their heads and drank the wine in one gulp.

Snapped!
Shen Lin put the wine glass heavily on the table and hummed:
"Ziqin (Zhou Shuang's word), I'm feeling depressed and uncomfortable. It's really uncomfortable to hold this bad breath in my heart."

Zhou Shuang also sighed: "What Shi Heng (Shen Lin's characters) said is right, I should have been waiting for the post of admiral of the nine schools, but who knows that the young boy climbed on top of us, really It's annoying."

They are the two deputies of Admiral Nine Gates. They have worked in the infantry battalion for decades and have profound qualifications.

This time the two brothers Zhao Kai and Zhao Xuan rebelled, and the former admiral of the Nine Gates mishandled his actions and was dismissed for investigation. According to reason, the two of them were the most promising to be promoted to the admiral of the Nine Gates. Admiral, stepped on their heads.

How could they be willing?
Shen Lin rolled his eyes, and suddenly said: "Ziqin, this kid has no qualifications in our infantry camp, why don't you and I work together to get him out of the infantry camp, okay?"

Zhou Shuang's expression changed, and he immediately responded: "I have this intention, but I don't know how to do it? He was sent by the court. If it is self-defeating, it will not be beautiful."

Shen Lin nodded, frowning slightly.

Indeed, this is indeed a problem and needs to be handled with care.

He thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said to Zhou Shuang:
"Ziqin, in a few days, it will be the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."

Zhou Shuang glanced at him suspiciously: "Yes, but what has this to do with this matter?"

Shen Lin smiled meaningfully at him and said, "Did Ziqin forget about the Lantern Festival?"

The Lantern Festival has always been a traditional festival for the Han people. On this day, there will be a grand lantern festival in the capital, and people from the entire Gyeonggi region will participate.

When Zhou Shuang heard it, he immediately came back to his senses, and he whispered:
"Could it be that Shi Heng is going to play tricks at this Lantern Festival to make Jia Jue go away as if he was in office?"

Admiral Nine Gates is in charge of public security in the capital. If something goes wrong during a big event like the Lantern Festival, he will be held accountable.

Shen Lin nodded and smiled triumphantly: "That's right, Jia Jue made such troubles as soon as he took office. This is due to his limited ability, so how can he take up such a big job?"

Zhou Shuang also smiled and said, "That's right, that's the reason. If we walk around again, it will be easy to let him go."

The two looked at each other, smiled, and drank together.

"Ziqin, this matter is only allowed to be successful, not to be defeated. You and I are divided into two groups, and we must hit with one blow, so that he cannot stand up!" Shen Lin suggested again.

Zhou Shuang rolled his eyes, and suddenly suggested: "Since that's the case, Shi Heng, why don't you and I have a competition, whoever is more ruthless and clever, and whoever wins will win the position, how about it?"

"Ziqin, I'm afraid you have already made preparations?" Shen Lin smiled.

Zhou Shuang smiled: "I have some ideas."

Shen Lin laughed loudly: "Thinking about it, Jia Jue is in trouble."

Zhou Shuang glanced at him and asked calmly, "Shi Heng, would you like to compete?"

A gleam flashed in Shen Lin's eyes, and he smiled and said, "Coincidentally, I also thought of some tricks, but I can compete with you."

"Shi Heng, you old fox, do you think you are hiding some kind of vicious trick?" Zhou Shuang asked him.

Shen Lin chuckled: "Each to each other."

The two looked at each other, but then smiled confidently.

……

Imperial City, Kunning Palace.

"Reporting to your empress, the servant searched the pool several times, but still did not find your empress' Dongzhu!" A eunuch knelt down on the ground, pleading guilty to the empress.

"Why can't I find it! Could it be that the beads of my palace can still fly!" The queen asked angrily.

In the past few days, she excused that the beads fell into the pool and asked people to help her fish them out.

She wants to get the key this way.

But the result made her very annoyed that there was nothing in the pool.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. This servant is the best eunuch and guard in the Xun Palace, and they have searched in the pool, but they still haven't been able to find your Majesty's Dongzhu. This servant is daring. Could it be that this bead was taken away by someone?" the eunuch said. Said quickly.

The queen frowned, and said: "Go and find the steward of the imperial garden, I have something to ask him."

The eunuch didn't dare to delay, and hurried out of the palace, not long after, he brought the eunuch in charge of the imperial garden to him.

"I want to ask you, has anyone entered or left the imperial garden in the past few days?" the queen asked him.

"Responding to the empress's words, no one has been to the imperial garden except the empress these days." The eunuch in charge replied.

"What about the days ahead?" the Queen asked.

The eunuch in charge immediately frowned: "Please forgive me, my servant. I can't remember clearly. When the masters get up, they will all come to the garden to watch."

The queen nodded, and changed the way of asking:

"Then do you remember, who has entered the pool?"

The eunuch in charge immediately replied: "Yes. This old slave remembers."

It's not been a few times in decades that someone entered the pool, so how could he not remember?
"Who?" The queen's eyes lit up, and she asked immediately.

"Concubine Shu, she was watching in the garden that day, but she accidentally fell into the water. Fortunately, she was not seriously injured." The eunuch in charge replied.

"It's her?" The queen frowned slightly, "Can you see what she was holding when she came out of the water?"

"This..." The eunuch in charge pondered for a long time, but still shook his head, "Your Majesty, forgive me, this old slave can't remember."

"Aside from her, is there anyone else?" the queen asked again.

The eunuch in charge thought for a while, then shook his head: "There are very few people in the pool, and this old slave is very impressed. Except for Concubine Shu, there is no one else."

The queen nodded and waved away the eunuch in charge.

She rethought the matter again, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes:
That day Zhao Qi knew he was going to die, so he probably wouldn't lie, and one of the keys should be in the pond in the imperial garden.

It seems that the key is likely to be found by Concubine Shu.

She really wants to go to Concubine Shu to inquire about this matter right now, but at this time, her identity is the queen listening to the government behind the curtain, and her identity must not be exposed, and her every move is watched by caring people. It's about identity.

Even inquire about the key, you have to be careful.

She wanted to go to Concubine Shu to find out about this matter in a reasonable way, and also wanted to avoid the many eyes and ears in the palace, there was only one choice.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the night of the Lantern Festival.

On that day, as an in-law, she will go to visit Jia Mu and meet Concubine Shu under the pretext of arranging the marriage.

In this way, it is also logical, and it is deceiving.

She looked in the direction of Jia's mansion, and murmured:
"The Lantern Festival is also a good day for reunion."