CH 142.2

Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine Ch 142 Pt. 2

Translated by gingercat

Edited by gingercat

Now that things have developed to this point, Consort Yong let out a sigh of relief.

She had a lot of questions with no answers, but nothing was as important as burying the truth of what happened. If the investigation was to go on, no matter how careful Yong Wang was when arranging it, they still needed to avoid being caught.

Lu Wang felt a little dissatisfied. The play was over just like that? Shouldn’t there have been more fighting, resulting in damage to everyone, while he reaps all the rewards? Lu Wang did not ignore Emperor Hongjing’s underlying meaning. Even if he wanted to cover up this matter, Wang Shuyan was still entering his Lu Wang Manor.

The daughters of the Wang Family were finally divided up, and no one was at a loss. Yet with such a mess, people couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable.

Lu Wang felt unresigned. He had tried his best and did whatever he could but ended up with this. However, after thinking about it, with him mixing up the muddy waters, old fourth’s goal was not achieved, not to mention the others. All in all, everyone was back on the same playing field.

The two most innocent people today were Jin Wang and Yaoniang. Only because Jin Wang had made arrangements in advance, were they able to avoid all the holes dug for them and fight back. The other party had failed to steal the chicken and lost the rice.

Jin Wang was not surprised by Emperor Hongjing’s method of resolving this situation. Compared with finding the true culprit behind the scenes, Emperor Hongjing would rather use this chance to bring down the Wang Family. Once the subject grows too powerful, the ruler must snip the wings of the other party. It was because of this that he asked Wang Defang to marry the eldest imperial grandson, and it was still the same reasoning now.

To be completely honest, Emperor Hongjing was the real winner of this match. Without even needing to make a move himself, his eager sons resolved it all for him.

Although the process was somewhat complicated and unexpected, the end result was still satisfactory.

Of course, things definitely wouldn’t just end like this. On the surface, Emperor Hongjing didn’t investigate any further, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t investigate behind the scenes.

In particular, Hui Wang had met with a series of incidents. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that someone had deliberately framed him.

Who was this person?

Was it Yong Wang, Lu Wang, Jin Wang, or someone else that wasn’t present? Everyone had their own thoughts and it was likely that Emperor Hongjing was about to have a sleepless night.

Yong Wang and his wife left in a hurry. Lu Wang didn’t stay too long either. Yaoniang and Jin Wang walked out of Jiangxue Pavilion and planned to go to Qin’an Hall to pick up Xiaobao before going back home.

Although both the Emperor and Empress had left, the moon-appreciating banquet was still going on, and it was unlikely to end until a long time later.

Qin’an Hall was a huge palace divided into two inner and outer rooms.

In the outer room, gathered the older children, like those from An Wang, Dai Wang, and Yong Wang’s family, who were around the ages of four to five. The younger children that were around the age of Xiaobao stayed in the inner room.

Among them was a doll-like little girl, who Xiaobao stared at for a long time.

It wasn’t because Xiaobao was particularly lustful and knew how to appreciate women at such a young age, but because this little girl was his previous life’s crown princess – Sun Yue’er.

Xiao Yueyue was only a little over two years old now, but she already looked like a little beauty with a chubby face, big eyes, and pink lips. At this time, she wasn’t as calm and generous as when Xiaobao had first met her in his previous life. Right now, she still carried the mannerisms of a child. At the moment, she was playing with Zhuzhu, and one could tell that this wasn’t the first time for them to meet.

“Brother Xiaobao, what are you looking at?” Yan Ge’er stretched out his finger and poked Xiaobao.

As the older brother, his father told him before he left to take good care of Xiaobao, his younger brother. He kept this in mind. Despite the obvious eagerness in his eyes as he watched the other children play, he still stayed by Xiaobao’s side.

“I wasn’t looking at anything,” Xiaobao said something many adults frequently say.

Yan Ge’er was puzzled. Why did little brother Xiaobao say he wasn’t looking at anything when he clearly was?

Lu Wang’s family has a young boy named Xuan Ge’er, who was three years old this year. He resembled his father, who also has a sturdy physique. In this place where the children under four gathered, he was akin to the king.

He led Hao Ge’er, who belonged to An Wang’s family, and Han Ge’er, from Dai Wang’s family, to run back and forth around the room. Yu Ge’er, who was only two years old, from Wu Wang’s family, also stumbled after them. He was followed by two palace maids and a little eunuch, for fear that he would fall.

After playing for a while, Xuan Ge’er dropped the bamboo horse in his hand and ran to provoke the two little girls in the room. This child was a naughty one. Seeing that Yueyue had two little pigtails on her head, he reached out and tugged on them.

Children were rarely aware of their own strength when pulling. Xuan Ge’er pulled so hard that tears rose in Yueyue’s eyes, but she didn’t dare to cry.

Zhuzhu came up and smacked his hand. “Xuan Ge’er, quick, let go! You’re hurting Yueyue.”

“Not letting go! Not letting go!” Xuan Ge’er bounced up and down and gave Zhuzhu a push.

Zhuzhu was small and round. She immediately fell from being pushed.

Yan Ge’er was surprised, but before he could move, Xiaobao rushed over.

“If you don’t let go, I’ll have someone go and tell Grandfather Emperor.” He scolded the two palace maids standing at the side, “Are you two going to simply continue letting him cause trouble?”

These palace maids and eunuchs were all sly fence-sitters. Seeing that Xuan Ge’er wasn’t provoking any of the emperor’s grandsons or granddaughters, they did not step forward to stop him. Only when Zhuzhu was pushed to the ground did a maid step forward to pick her up. Now that Xiaobao had spoken up, they started to persuade Xuan Ge’er to let go, but their tones were perfunctory.

Xuan Ge’er was the emperor’s grandson but Yueyue wasn’t the granddaughter of the emperor. This was why they didn’t place as much importance on her wellbeing. They also didn’t want to cause any trouble for themselves.

Yueyue’s hair was still in Xuan Ge’er’s hand. He even yanked on it again to show off. Yueyue was sensible and had endured the pain the entire time, but at this time she couldn’t bear it anymore. With a loud cry, she immediately started bawling.

Something exploded in Xiaobao’s mind. Without any hesitation nor consideration for their difference in size, he stepped forward to push Xuan Ge’er.

Xuan Ge’er was used to being the little overlord and has yet to meet anyone who dared to push him.

Xiaobao was pushed aside and staggered back. He knew he was no match for Xuan Ge’er, so he called out to Yan Ge’er, “What are you still standing there for? He bullied Zhuzhu, come beat him up!”

Xiaobao rushed over at Xuan Ge’er like a little cannonball.

He was raised well by Yaoniang. Despite his height, he wasn’t skinny at all. Given such a physique, the average infant wouldn’t be able to resist his entire weight. Xuan Ge’er was knocked down to the ground. Before he could even react, he was punched twice.