Chapter 183 - Lord of Confusion's Heart Red Third Miss, you really know how to play!
After the morning assembly, Nangong Lingwei went to look for Baili Yi Chen.
Just for two things.
One, for Baili Ziyan's sake.
Baili Ziyan was still a Grand Princess of a country, yet she was deprived of her title just like that. How could she endure such a difference in treatment?
Secondly, it was about the Nangong Family.
In just a few days, two of the most prestigious Prime Minister's Estate's young masters had been stripped of their jobs and investigated, and one of them had even been sentenced to death. This matter was very strange. In order to protect the Nangong family's honor, she did not hesitate to personally come and plead.
Baili Yi Chen looked at Nangong Lingwei and sighed, "Imperial Mother, I want to guarantee the Nangong family, but the crime of Nangong Mo and Nangong Yu is something that the entire imperial court knows. If we are being selfish, how will we deter the imperial court and explain it to the common people?!"
Nangong Lingwei spoke sincerely, "Emperor, Wailing Home does not mean for you to show favouritism, but these things are too bizarre, your uncle is already a third generation elder, if you do not investigate thoroughly, you will expel his two sons from their positions, and that will make them cold-hearted and loyal!"
At this point, Baili Yi Chen's expression became a bit ugly, "Imperial Mother, just as you said, Uncle is already an elder of three dynasties. He should have avoided being suspected of this, but he relied on his seniority to encourage Meng'er, a woman, to kneel at the entrance of the imperial study. Is he trying to threaten me to compromise?"
No matter what, Nangong Yu's loss of the food for the disaster was a fact. The punishment had to be carried out. As for Nangong Mo, he had never thought of letting him die, but somehow, in the entire Shengjing City, in a single night, some kind of denouncement meeting appeared. Just the denouncement letter about Nangong Mo's crimes was written over a dozen meters long, and even if he wanted to show favoritism, it was impossible!
Moreover, he had long wanted to get rid of the Nangong family who had a lot of power. This time, it would be an extremely good opportunity. Therefore, even though he knew that there was something fishy about this matter, he didn't want to investigate it thoroughly.
"Emperor, the Prime Minister doesn't mean that." Nangong Lingwei said again.
"Prime Minister, you don't mean that? Does that mean it's Meng'er? " In the end, Baili Yi Chen was annoyed by his words. He frowned and said, "Imperial Mother, you have been speaking up for the Nangong Family time and time again. You have forgotten the rule that our ancestor forbade the imperial harem!"
If even the ancestor of the Southern Qi had appeared, then it could be seen that Baili Yi Chen was truly angry.
Nangong Lingwei let out a small sigh. In the end, she could only return resentfully, and turn around to go console her brother.
When Hong Zhong heard the news that the Nan Gong party was begging at the entrance of the imperial study, he led the people of the casting factory to lay down the iron tracks on the foundations of the eastern suburbs.
Hong Zhong was in a very good mood as she watched her subordinates lay down the tracks and she turned to Lv Luo, "Then what did the emperor say for the empress dowager to go and beg for mercy? Is Nangong Yimeng back? If she isn't back, then she should have been kneeling for an entire day, right? "
Lv Luo nodded sher head: "Your majesty is truly furious this time, even if Esteemed Empress Dowager went to try and persuade him, it would be to no avail. However, rumours have it that after Nangong Jue went to the's Imperial Study, he did not kneel anymore, and probably thought that his face was ugly. On the other hand, Nangong Yimeng had been kneeling and pleading for mercy on behalf of his own brother. "
"Oh? Well, I can go and have a look. That's not right! " Hong Zhong listened to what Lv Luo said, and watched the movements of her men, and suddenly realized that there was a mistake in the actions of a young man. She quickly stopped Lv Luo, walked forward and bent down, and personally picked up a fish tail board, screws, and other parts, to show him a demonstration: "Look, this is how to use it, look carefully?"
Due to the restriction on technology, Hong Zhong used the method of connecting the tail plate and the rail. The rail was made of molten iron, around ten meters wide or so, only needed to be transported over when it was used, and only needed to be twisted with tail plate, screws and other tools.
After the young lad saw Hong Zhong personally demonstrating, he quickly nodded his head: "Understood, understood." Others would say that the Red House was arrogant and despotic, but how could she be arrogant and despotic like this? He was clearly a good person!
After giving instructions to this young lad, Hong Zhong and Lv Luo then walked towards the front, and said as they walked: "Let her kneel first, there's still time for her to kneel in the future! Let them be quick with their hands and feet, and finish it quickly. Don't delay my return to watch the show. " Who told her to want to kill him from the very beginning? This was what they called bringing upon one's own death!
It had to be said that the more people there were, the stronger the strength would be.
Under Hong Zhong's supervision, a railway that was close to a thousand meters long was completed quickly.
Looking at the paved road, Mu Han and Mu Yun were extremely excited. Seeing Hong Zhong walking over, the two of them walked over to Hong Zhong with a few large steps: "Third Miss, look at this project, is it doing okay?"
Hong Zhong nodded in praise, "Mn, not bad. If this goes on, you will be able to operate without me. Also, when you supervise, make sure the people working below are careful. This path, is related to the safety of many people, we must not let our guard down. "
The two brothers Mu Han and Mu Yun looked at each other, their eyes filled with confidence. "Third Miss, don't worry.
"From now on, you guys can do it like this. I won't come and watch over you guys everyday." Now that the railway was being built, she had to start studying the steam engine. Otherwise, it would be useless without a train!
… ….
After the morning assembly, Baili Mingyue also received the news from Wu Hen, "Mistress, 32 Heavenly Dipper, we have already separated into three groups, using the continuous battles of carts to kill Feng Feili, although we have killed more than half of her elite guards, we did not manage to harm her personally. She has already changed her route of return. From the looks of it, she is planning to go through Dong Heng and use Dong Heng's Zhenhai to take a boat back to Qingyang City. "
If she were to walk across the borders of the Southern Qi, she would still need three days to get on the ship. Riding from Dong Heng's Zhenhai would reduce their journey by at least one day. Furthermore, once they entered Dong Heng's borders, their battle power would also decrease by a large amount. After all, they were in someone else's territory.
After hearing Wu Hen's report, Baili Mingyue nodded her head in satisfaction. Although she did not actually injure Feng Feili, but to be able to kill more than half of her elite guards was already quite impressive. After all, Feng Feili was the royal daughter.
If she were to be killed that easily, she would not be able to afford the status of a Princess Qingyang. After thinking for a moment, she spoke out, "Once we reach the borders of Dong Heng, thirty-two Heavenly Dipper Sovereigns will continue to pursue us. Until she gets on board the ship, you must be careful." Since Feng Feili dared to wreak havoc in the Southern Qi, then she must have the awareness of wanting to pay the price.
As for Dong Heng, as long as he did not meet with that person's power, he believed that he would not brazenly make things difficult for him!
"Yes." Wu Hen quickly accepted the order and left.
… ….
When Hong Zhong returned to the palace, sure enough, Nangong Yimeng was still kneeling at the entrance of the imperial study.
It was already afternoon, and the sun had gradually set. Nangong Yimeng who had been basking in the sun for the whole day looked at the time with a pale face.
Hong Zhong straightened her clothes, making herself look full of spirit and vigor. She opened up the golden bone fan in his hand and leisurely walked to Nangong Yimeng's side while waving his hand. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Yo, the princess is still kneeling? "I've been kneeling for an entire day, are your legs sore?"
Nangong Yimeng tilted his head to look at Hong Zhong, and a hint of anger appeared on her pale little face. But right after, she turned his head, and simply couldn't be bothered to respond to Hong Zhong.
Seeing that, Hong Zhong went over to Nangong Yimeng's side, and looked as if she was watching a good show: "Let me see, princess, why are you so tired now? "What if you're tired? You should get up and rest for a while, I'll help you look after the emperor. Just kneel down and beg for mercy, just put on an act."
Nangong Yimeng suppressed her anger with great effort, fiercely glared at Hong Zhong, and then turned her head. Right now, her second brother's life was already on the line, she could not take it lying down with Hong Zhong.
Seeing that Nangong Yimeng was furious but didn't dare to say anything, Hong Zhong couldn't help but be in a good mood. She went around to the side, looked Nangong Yimeng in the face and said 'kindly' again: "Princess, I'm not talking to you, it's useless for you to kneel like this! Seeing that it's almost time to eat, why don't you go back and eat before coming back, princess? "
Tsk tsk... This beauty's face was filled with worry. The way she was kneeling was truly beautiful!
Everyone around was speechless when they saw Hong Zhong walking around Nangong Yimeng. Didn't Third Miss see that she was so angry that she was about to die? She was still happily walking around with a smile on her face, what the hell was she talking about!
Nangong Yimeng was so annoyed by Hong Zhong that she could do nothing about it, and she glared at Hong Zhong fiercely: "Hong Zhong, stop playing tricks on me, I will not be tricked. If the emperor is truly unwilling to give up, then even if I were to kneel here, I will not give up."
Hong Zhong was silent for a moment, before she let out a light sigh: "Sigh … However, Nangong Mo will be executed in a few days. Princess, even if you kneel now, you can only kneel in vain. It would be better to save some strength and kneel for Nangong Yu. "
"Hong Zhong, you!" Nangong Yimeng's face became extremely ugly. Looking at the smile that was filled with mockery on Hong Zhong's face, she said, "You did the thing with my second brother, right?"
"Princess, don't spout nonsense. Many people have seen Nangong Mo killing people in the Lovesick Tower, how could it be related to me? " Then, the smile on his face suddenly turned into a cold smile. His low voice carried a chill that made one's heart tremble as he used a voice that only two people could hear to speak, "Nangong Yimeng, to personally see a family member who you care about leave your side while you are powerless to do anything. How do you feel?"
"Hong Zhong, you are so vicious, are you not afraid of retribution?" Nangong Yimeng grinded her teeth, she wanted to pounce and fight with Hong Zhong.
Hearing Nangong Yimeng's words, Hong Zhong couldn't help but burst out laughing, as if she had heard a huge joke, and only opened her mouth slowly after she was tired of laughing: "Princess, how could you have forgotten that on the first day that I came back, you joined hands with Baili Ziyan to assassinate me? How could you have forgotten that the National Temple framed me, and stole my book in order to burn me down in the cold palace? All of these things, can what I have done be considered vicious? "
Hong Zhong's words became colder the further she went, and Nangong Yimeng listened until her back became colder. Seeing the anger on Nangong Yimeng's face, Hong Zhong continued to speak, "Speaking of retribution, your Nan Gong Family has done so many heinous things, and it hasn't even arrived yet. How could it have reached me? Let me tell you, the one I want to scheme against is not just Nangong Mo, but the entire Nan Gong Family … "
After he finished speaking, he revealed a smile that was not a smile towards Nangong Yimeng. There was a saying that was very good in the world: To cry one to death is not scary; what's scary is the process of waiting for one to die.
She just liked to see Nangong Yimeng becoming panicked and helpless!
Behind him, Lv Luo looked at Hong Zhong who was about to go crazy from shock, and frowned. This kind of young miss, looked really terrifying, and without batting an eyelid, she went up and quietly warned him: "Miss, be careful of the wall, there's ears."
There were people everywhere in the palace. If the young miss were to say what she wanted to say, it would bring her a lot of trouble if it were to be overheard!
Hong Zhong suddenly came back to her senses, and realized that she had been possessed just now. She turned around to look at Lv Luo, and said in a good mood: "Lv Luo, if you were to see your enemy suffer, what would happen to you?"
Upon hearing this, Lv Luo glanced at Nangong Yimeng, whose expression had long since changed from anger, and honestly replied: "Reporting to Miss, this servant will be very happy."
"Yes." Hong Zhong agreed and nodded her head. Then, she smiled, and walked around Nangong Yimeng in a circle, extremely pleased with herself: "Miss Er, I have another thing to teach you, and that is to watch your enemy suffer, not only do you have to be happy, but most importantly, you have to remember to add insult to injury!"
After Lv Luo heard this, the corner of her mouth twitched, and she obediently replied: "This servant understands."
However, was it a glorious thing to add insult to injury?
After the guards outside the imperial study room heard Hong Zhong's words, their mouths also twitched. Third Miss was too stupid. In such a hot weather, she specifically ran to the entrance of the imperial study to chat with Princess Yimeng for a long time.
The most important thing was that he had spoken so boldly and brazenly?
They, the ladies of nobility, really knew how to play!
After watching enough, Hong Zhong finally brought Lv Luo back to the Xiwu Hall. Right now, she finally understood why all the women in the melodrama liked to cause trouble by flame.
Returning to the Xiwu Hall in a good mood, Hong Zhong wrote another letter to Hong Li. In order to prevent the contents of the letter from getting intercepted, she had Lv Luo personally send the letter to the General's Mansion.
As soon as Lv Luo left, a Phoenix-Resting Palace walked in quickly. She faced Hong Zhong and spoke respectfully: "Third Miss, Esteemed Empress Dowager requests."