The Red Mansions

Chapter 832 Zhen Qing: Chun'er, her Chun'er...

Jinling City, post house
Jia Heng got off his horse and threw the reins to the brocade-clothed guards beside him. His eyes under his sword eyebrows were dark and cold, and his face was as cold as iron. He said to Li Shu: "Send an order to dispatch cavalry from the Jiangnan camp to block the pass of Jinling City. Hunting and arresting with Tiqi, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you still have to find the assassin."

Li Shu bowed his hands and said yes, and then ordered several personal guards to go to work.

Raising his eyes, he glanced at the direction where the King of Chu was. Seeing that the King of Chu had an ugly face and was heavily surrounded by guards, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, as long as King Chu is fine, no matter who dies today, the problem will be under control.

Otherwise, if Chu Wang, a pro-vassal, is successfully assassinated, the world will inevitably boil, and he will be implicated to some extent.

After all, he is the governor of Jinyi, so he still has a certain responsibility to observe adultery, although this responsibility is not unlimited and difficult for others.

Of course, he has a lot of errands and has a lot of things to deal with. He was just raiding Zhen's house, so such omissions are inevitable.

And this time it was King Chu's arbitrariness. It was King Chu who expelled and alienated the guards of Jinyi Mansion for the convenience of doing things and not being watched, so as to give the assassin a chance to act.

Therefore, in this assassination incident, the personal guards of Chu Palace were responsible for vigilance and protection of Chu King, and the responsibility was greater.

Of course, the most important thing above is that the king of Chu is safe and sound after all.

but……

When Jia Heng heard the heart-piercing cries, she turned her eyes to Zhen Qing, whose shoulders were twitching and she was almost crying.

At this moment, Chen Chun, the son of King Chu, suddenly dropped a sharp knife on his back, and the blood was flowing from his body. A child of this age is prone to die young.

"Come here, find the imperial physician, find the imperial physician." Jia Heng looked around and shouted loudly.

No matter what happened to Chen Chun at the moment, he just did his best, and nothing else could be said.

Seeing Jia Heng coming, the King of Chu, accompanied by Liao Xian and Feng Ci, went down the stairs, his face was ashen ashes, he seemed to be frightened and murmured, and said, "Uncle Yongning, there are assassins, catch them! !"

It seemed that he was still immersed in the shocking scene just now, and the feeling that death was so close made the King of Chu feel lingering fear.

Then, seeing Zhen Qing who was lying on the ground holding Chen Chun's head and crying loudly, the King of Chu squatted down, his heart was low, his eyes were red, he reached out to put his hand on Zhen Qing's shoulder, and said, "Princess, Chun'er, he ..."

Several maids and nuns also surrounded King Chu Zhen Qing, and the north wind howled for a while, and the weather seemed to be getting colder.

The King of Chu was about to support Zhen Qing, but when he didn't want to, he saw a teary jade face, and his heart skipped a beat.

What kind of eyes are those eyes, the long and narrow eyes are full of resentment, the cheeks are as pale as paper, and the red lips are about to bite bloodshot, like a wounded lioness, without saying a word.

If he hadn't pushed Chun'er away just now, how could Chun'er...

Ah, ah... She hates it so much!

Zhen Qing's mood is almost broken at this moment, the pain of losing her beloved, the previous selfishness of King Chu, and the disillusionment of the deepest hope in her heart... almost like a poisonous snake biting the beauty's heart.

Seeing this scene, Jia Heng couldn't help sighing.

It's not easy for him to comfort Zhen Qing at this moment, the despair and hostility in his body can tear everyone in front of him to pieces.

At this moment, everyone hurriedly placed Chen Chun's body in the hall, covered it with a pair of small quilts, and the faces of the surrounding female officers were full of sadness.

Zhen Qing also came to the house with the support of several female officers, looked at her son who was sleeping with his eyes closed, with tears in his eyes, and shouted sadly: "Chun'er, my Chun'er, wake up, look Look at it as a mother."

A female officer stretched out a finger to check Chen Chun, and when she touched the nose, she was trembling with fright, and said with some crying in her voice: "Princess, the little prince is gone."

Zhen Qing seemed to have collapsed to the extreme, and finally couldn't hold on anymore, she fainted suddenly, and the female officer at the side hurriedly stepped forward to help her.

Seeing this, Jia Heng paused, and said, "Look for an imperial physician, an imperial physician."

The King of Chu was also stamping his feet anxiously, almost like ants on a hot pot. At this moment, the handsome young prince seemed to have lost his soul, his face was full of despair.

This is his only child.

At this moment, there was another burst of confusion, and everyone hurriedly carried Zhen Qing onto the bed.

"Don't gather together to prevent the breath from being blocked." Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

When everyone heard this, the female officials and nuns who had surrounded Zhen Qing gradually dispersed.

Jia Heng looked at the tear-stained face, the gorgeous and seductive beauty in the past, now seemed to be a rose that was about to wither and wither at any time.

The loss of her biological son undoubtedly hit Zhen Qing quite hard.

In fact, Jia Heng didn't know that not only the child's tragic disaster, but also her husband's escape response when he was in trouble, made Zhen Qing's heart sink into the ice valley, and she was completely lost.

Chen Xiao was hiding among the guards of the Jinyi Mansion at the moment, seeing this scene from a distance, she shook her head secretly.

She didn't know that Chen Yuan was so bold and reckless before, she thought he was going to assassinate his cousin, but she didn't want to attack the king of Chu.

That's right, as long as the assassination of the King of Chu is successful, then the cousin will also be affected, after all, it happened in Jiangnan.

But now that Wang Shizi has been affected by the assassination, it is a bit reluctant to implicate his cousin.

The king of Chu lost his mind, looked at Jia Heng with a pale face, and said bitterly: "Uncle Yongning, this king will kill these assassins and the mastermind behind the scenes!"

Deep down in my heart, there was also resentment towards the poor protection of the guards of the Jinyi Mansion, but it was hard to say it in front of Jia Heng at this moment.

Because, after the king of Chu moved out of Zhen's house, the guards of the Jinyi Mansion assigned a large number of personal guards to protect the king of Chu. They were afraid of accidents, but they didn't want to be rejected by the king himself.

Jia Heng looked at the King of Chu, and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, my lord, even if we dig three feet into the ground, we will search for these culprits."

As he spoke, Jia Heng asked: "My lord, the assassins outside have been punished by the officers and soldiers, but let me first talk about how these assassins rushed to the post house, and how the assassins rushed to the front. where?"

In fact, the main responsibility for the assassination of the King of Chu was the ineffective protection of the Dian army. The feudal vassals of Chen and Han had mansion guards, but it was only because the King of Chu was now in Jinling that it seemed part of the responsibility of the Jinyi mansion guards.

As for wanting to implicate him?He is not a god, he can't predict the future, and he can't personally protect the safety of King Chu in his busy schedule.

What's more, the guards of the Jinyi Mansion had already been sent to guard the Zhen family according to the order, and it was the King of Chu who insisted on resisting the protection of the Jinyi Mansion Guards.

Of course, the king of Chu was fine, so he would not rashly take his anger on himself.

As for people with ulterior motives who want to forcefully splash dirty water, he can only say that as far as he is now, a prince is not enough!
At this time, Duan Dianjun came to the wing with an anxious expression on his face, and the heavy footsteps filled the air with blood stains, and he cupped his hands at the King of Chu and said, "My lord."

The King of Chu looked at the wounded Duan Dianjun furiously, and asked, "Where are the other assassins?"

"The assassin fled to the city along the lake, and the guards of the Jinyi Mansion and the personal guards of the Wang Mansion are searching for them!" Duan Dianjun said loudly.

Although Guo Yizhen led two highly skilled subordinates to jump over the wall, Liu Jixian led a team of Jinyifu guards, but they refused to let go, vowing to arrest these assassins and bring them to justice.

Jia Heng's face remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice: "Li Shu, immediately search the whole city with Tiqi, and mobilize the inspectors and criminal officials of the Zhenfu Division to search for the assassins."

Xiaoxiao must know the details, and she needs to ask Xiaoxiao later, but now she can't even mention it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but cast a glance in Chen Xiao's direction, and seemed unmoved by those clear and quiet eyes.

Seeing this, Jia Heng quickly looked away, but he couldn't help but sighed in his heart.

Xiaoxiao naturally has no sympathy for King Chu, and even less for Zhen Qing.

"The doctor is here, here he is."

At this moment, following the noisy voices of the nuns and female officials outside, several imperial physicians came from the outside and came to the wing room. Seeing Chen Chun, the son of King Chu who was covered with a quilt, he was shocked.

The imperial physician approached to take the pulse, checked Chen Chun's injuries, his brows became more and more wrinkled, and exchanged glances with the other imperial physician, they both shook their heads, sighed, and said, "My lord's condolences."

King Chu tightly closed his eyes, unable to bear to look.

The female officer has checked just now, and the situation has been known earlier.

Chief Registrar Feng Ci said: "The princess is still on the bed, give her a diagnosis and treatment."

The imperial doctor looked old and looked at Princess Chu Zhen Qing who was surrounded by female officials and nuns on the bed beside her.

Jia Heng looked around and said in a deep voice, "Idlers and others will stay away for now."

Immediately, the guards in the house and Duan Dianjun all left the house, stood outside and began to wait, with ugly expressions on their faces.

The gray-haired old doctor surnamed Fu came to the bed surrounded by curtains under the guidance of the female officer, and under the service of the female officer, he felt the pulse of Zhen Qing's wrist.

After a while, the imperial physician surnamed Fu frowned, then shook his head, doubts gradually appeared in the old eyes, then he shook his head, looked at King Chu and said, "My lord, my concubine's pulse condition is stable, she just got a little frightened, old man Prescribe a prescription, take two or three doses, and take care of yourself."

The pulse condition is smooth and fast, a bit like a happy pulse, but I just lost a close relative, I think it is the time when my heart is exhausted, and it may be a misjudgment.

The king of Chu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart was still a little sad.

Liao Xian prepared a pen and ink, and asked the imperial physician surnamed Fu to prescribe the medicine, and then asked someone to seal the money and take the medicine according to the prescription.

And at this moment, Zhen Qing had already let out a "wow", she woke up and turned around, her eyes under the thin eyebrows of Liu Ye were slightly absent-minded, she looked at the top of the curtain on the bed, tears flowed down the corners of her eyes, her face was sad.

Chun'er, Chun'er.

Her Chun'er...

The beauty seemed to be surrounded by a boundless tide of darkness, drowning her heart almost instantly.

In fact, in the original work of the Red Chamber, it seems to be some kind of karma in the dark.

When the beauty in the mansion sneakily harms the woman who has a close relationship with the King of Chu, and even causes the pregnant Concubine Liu to miscarry many times and has no children in her life, and the King of Chu has only one son under his knees, it seems that she is lurking. The day is coming.

At this moment, Jia Heng turned to look at the beautiful woman, sighed softly, looked at the King of Chu, and said, "My lord, the Jinyi Mansion will investigate this matter in the past few days, and I will also keep an eye on it with all my strength." , Jinyi Mansion Guards and Jiangnan Daying soldiers will be sent around the posthouse to protect the prince's personal safety."

The King of Chu mourned, and said in a low voice, "It's all about Lao Ziyu."

The matter has come to this point, and angering others for no reason will not help the matter, and before Chun'er...he didn't know what happened, it was like a ghost.

Earlier, Jinyi Mansion Guard offered protection, but he...was confused for a moment.

In fact, in the pre-Han period, there was a man named Liu Bang who, in order to escape for his life, threw away his children several times. The human instinct to survive is often incomprehensible.

Jia Heng didn't say much else, and glanced at Zhen Qing who was lying on the bed, although she wanted to hug the millstone in her arms to comfort her, but at this moment she couldn't.

After all, she is someone else's daughter-in-law.

With a silent face, Jia Heng went straight out of the posthouse and asked, "Li Shu, let someone search the corpses to see if there are any clues left on the corpses of these villains."

As he said that, he stared at Chen Xiao who was not far away, his eyes were a little dim, and he ordered the guard: "Go back."

He had something to ask Xiaoxiao when he went back, why didn't he tell him about such a big matter before.

Chen Xiao's clear eyes under her eyebrows were condensed, her expression was silent, she got on the horse, glanced at the young man with a cold face, and sighed inwardly.

At this moment, in the entire posthouse, the guards of the Jinyi Mansion have guarded the Tiqi on the inner three floors and the outer three floors, and the soldiers and horses of the Jiangnan Camp have also set up checkpoints at the main roads and passes around the posthouse.

But at this moment, the news of King Chu's assassination spread throughout Jinling City like a gust of wind. At the pass where Zhen's family was raided, the son of King Chu, Chen Chun, was assassinated and died.

Ningguo Mansion

Jia Heng entered the flower hall in the backyard, and Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe Li Chanyue came face to face. They looked at the boy in python with worried eyes, smelled a pungent bloody smell, and said, "Sir, how is Brother Chu?" ?”

Jia Heng looked solemn, and said: "The king of Chu is fine, but the son of the king of Chu was assassinated and died."

Princess Xianning's complexion changed suddenly, and said: "This...why is this so tragic?"

Jia Heng sighed, and muttered: "The assassin is very cunning. He sneaked from the lake to the vicinity of the post house. The guards around King Chu took advantage of him because of his carelessness."

Princess Xianning said: "Sir, where is this assassin from?"

Jia Heng's gaze was a bit deep, he glanced at Chen Xiao, and said, "It's hard to say now, when news of Jinyi Mansion's investigation comes later."

Jia Heng said, turned to look at Chen Xiao, and said softly: "Xiaoxiao, follow me to the study and read the file."

Chen Xiaoming's eyes flashed, and she responded lightly.

Here, Princess Xianning moved and was about to keep up with Jia Heng, but when she raised her eyes, she saw the young man said seriously: "Xianning, you and Chanyue go to the backyard and talk to Sister Yun and Third Sister."

At this moment, Baochai and Daiyu are probably also worried about his affairs.

Indeed, as Jia Heng expected, in the backyard and in the inner hall, a crowd of Yingying and Yanyan, in hairpin skirts and jackets, gathered together, discussing in low voices, with worries on their faces.

When Baochai heard that the maid in front was talking about the assassination of the King of Chu, she immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. If the King of Chu was assassinated and died in Jinling, Jia Heng, the governor of Jinyi, would also be affected to a certain extent.

At this moment, Baochai, Xiangyun, and Tanchun were sitting together, discussing in low voices, with worried expressions mostly on their faces.

Tanchun sat on the embroidered pier and said softly, "It's all right, how could the king of Chu be assassinated?"

Bao Qin said in a low voice: "How could this assassin assassinate the King of Chu?"

Xiang Yun said softly: "I heard that when Brother Heng was in Yangzhou, assassins also assassinated Brother Heng? There are quite a lot of assassins in Jiangnan."

At this moment, a servant girl entered the hall, met the eyes of everyone, and said, "The uncle just came back, and he is in the study right now."

In the study room, soft winter sunlight leaks from the window lattice and shines on the tabletop.

Just entering the study, Jia Heng turned around, fixed his sharp eyes on Chen Xiao, and asked, "What's going on?"

A few days ago, he felt that Xiaoxiao was hiding something from her. Could it be that he was planning this matter?

This... is a little too much.

Chen Ling frowned, met the gaze of the young man with clear eyes, and asked, "What's going on?"

Jia Heng asked: "Xiaoxiao, are these assassins members of the White Lotus Sect?"

Chen Xiaoxiu frowned, turned her head aside, avoided the young man's gaze, and said softly, "Yes and no."

Jia Heng took the girl's hand and said, "Tell me about it."

"They were sent by the son of King Zhao. They wanted to assassinate King Chu. I thought they were here to assassinate you." Chen Xiao explained.

"The son of King Zhao?" Jia Heng's eyes were dim, and murderous intent surged in his heart, and he asked, "Where is he now?"

Chen Xiao said in a low voice: "I don't know where he is hiding now. I didn't know about this matter before, otherwise...I would stop it."

Jia Heng paused, and said: "The son of King Zhao came to Jinling secretly, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The son of King Zhao, now that he has found the source, he can explain to Emperor Chongping.

"I just found out their real purpose, how can I tell you?" Chen Xiao raised her clear eyes to look at the young man, and said, "After I found out, I came here to look for you as soon as possible."

Jia Heng stared at Chen Xiao, and said softly, "Then tell me, where are they staying? Or some clues you have are fine."

"They ran away before, and they were on guard against me." Chen Xiao said in a clear voice, seeing the young man's eyes were slightly cold, she pursed her pink lips, and couldn't help explaining: "I really don't know."

Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Chen Xiao, and after a moment of silence, he said softly, "I believe you."

Chen Xiao pursed her lips lightly when she heard the words, a warm current surged in her heart, and she asked uncertainly, "It doesn't affect you this time, does it?"

"There is always some influence, but it has nothing to do with the overall situation." Jia Heng looked at Chen Xiao and said softly. Seeing that peaceful face that was as beautiful as snow, he suddenly took his slender hands, brought them into his arms gently, and moved them there. On pink lips.

Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment, closed her slightly absent-minded eyes, and felt a bit of trembling tenderness. It didn't take long for her slender hands to climb Jia Heng's shoulders.

Jia Heng left the girl, feeling the mint coolness between her lips and teeth, looked at the beautiful girl, and said softly: "Tell me in advance next time, so you have to be prepared, don't act on your own."

Xiaoxiao still didn't fully trust him before, if she told him her worries about King Zhao's son in advance, maybe he could take precautions early.

A slight blush quietly floated on both sides of Chen Xiao's beautiful snow-like cheeks, and a bit of tenderness had been hidden in her originally cold and bright eyes. Looking at the young man who turned around and came to the desk, she asked, "What are you going to do now."

Jia Heng took a brush and dipped ink on the inkstone, and said in a low voice: "Pass the narrative memorial to the emperor, and tell the story of the assassination, otherwise all kinds of rumors will fly around."

In fact, this matter also has something to do with Emperor Chongping. He just sent an order to copy the Zhen family, but the child born to Concubine Zhen died young.

To be a bit cold-blooded, I might feel a little pity for the King of Chu and the Zhen family.

When Chen Xiao heard the words, Qingli Yurong was stunned, and looked at the boy in the python suit, her heart was complicated and inexplicable for a while.

Walking up to Jia Heng, he picked up the inkstone and said softly, "I'll grind the ink for you."

At this moment, Qingwen held the lantern in her hand and said softly, "My lord, hold the lantern."

Saying that, Qingwen took off the lantern cover, lit a candle, looked at the young man who was writing at the desk, and said softly: "Young Master, Miss Lin sent someone to ask you to have dinner later."

Jia Heng said: "I'll go there when I finish writing, prepare hot water, and I'll go there after I take a shower."

With the smell of blood all over his body now, he also needs to change his clothes.

(End of this chapter)