Infrastructure masters in the red building

Shuangwen originally said to Nahang Dezhou that the "Nuanxiangwu" would attract His Majesty the Emperor when it was built, and he was suspicious.

But after Nuanxiangwu was almost built, Jia She actually found her, asked her about the progress of the garden, and said that he would inform the people from the palace.

"Nuanxiangwu, whether it is for His Majesty the Emperor or your father, is a very important place!"

Remembering Hang Dezhou's words, Shuangwen couldn't help shivering: everything seemed to be in Hang Dezhou's calculation.Even when she blatantly said in front of that person that she made the decision by herself, Shuangwen still had a premonition: the facts are just as Hang Dezhou said, and she will hold up that man in front of the Ninth Five Lord as he expected. Pistols.

She came to the empty yard behind Changcui Nunnery again, and sat there for a long time, her heart still restless.

She has never been sure that she can make an accurate judgment in time as Jia Fang said, but this is a matter of great importance, not only about her life, but also about the lives of hundreds of people in Ning Rong's Second Mansion.

Shuangwen suddenly stood up and kicked and trampled the "dry landscape" carefully crafted with sand and gravel on the ground, causing the small courtyard to become a mess.

Until she stopped when she was tired from kicking and stepping, a sense of powerlessness came to her heart, Shuangwen reached out to cover her eyes and wanted to cry, but she was not the kind of person who could cry easily.

The mess in the small courtyard seemed to be laughing at her too, laughing at her mediocrity, laughing at her turmoil.

Shuangwen covered his face, endured it for a long time, held back all the tears, and tidied up the courtyard again, so that he could roughly see the past, and then left Changcui Temple.

Fuya found her and told her that there was a woman waiting for her outside the Grand View Garden: "Sister, the food you ordered has arrived."

"The dishes I ordered?" Shuangwen was surprised.

"Sister, didn't you really order to honor grandma, and then give Fuya a tooth-beating ceremony?" Fuya blinked her big watery eyes, but what she said revealed her greedy nature.

With a froze face, Shuangwen nodded along the way: "Let's go out and have a look first!"

On Ning Rong's back street, there was indeed a neatly tidy woman with a food box in her hand. When she saw Shuangwen, she immediately smiled with fine lines at the corners of her eyes: "Miss Shuangwen, you ordered the dishes."

Shuangwen let out a little doubtful "ah", but the woman picked up the food box and brought it in front of her: "Don't you remember? You specially ordered it in the restaurant in front, saying that you want to be filial, filial... "

Fuya said loudly from the side: "Nurse Sun!" The woman nodded with a smile, "Yes, it's Sun, look at my memory." She handed the food box to Shuangwen, but her hands were steady. Yes, when Shuangwen came to pick her up, she didn't move at all, obviously she had some kung fu.

"Girl, you must be careful, if you cook the dishes that took so much effort, it will cause serious trouble." The woman looked at Shuangwen and said it word by word.

Shuangwen was shocked, she knew what was in the food box.But she had to pick it up, and now she took the food box down, clutching her hands tightly, don't pass the woman, and went back with Fuya, but she didn't dare to go back to the Hengwu Garden in the Grand View Garden, where there were sheep all the way. The intestinal path also passes through several rock piles. If you miss and fall, it is not a big deal to hurt yourself, but it is even more serious to hurt Fuya.

So Shuangwen returned to Daoxiang Village, where the commute was easier, found an excuse to distract Fuya, and carefully opened the food box.I saw two stewed vegetables inside, which looked quite expensive.Taking out the two vegetable bowls, she found a flap at the bottom of the food box, pressed it lightly, and turned it over, and she saw a dark and delicate pistol inside.

Sun's voice sounded outside, Shuangwen quickly took out the pistol, wrapped it in a brocade handkerchief, and hid it together with Jia Fang's scroll in a dark compartment at the end of the room, then quickly put the vegetables back into the food box , carrying the food box, forced a smile to go out, and quickly made up a reason for Sun to celebrate in his heart.

Soon, people from the Rongguo Mansion told Shuangwen: Your Majesty, Xingyuanzi, within three days, all the various projects in the garden will be completed, and all bamboo trees, mountains, rocks, pavilions and railings must be in place within three days.At the end of the third day, the craftsmen withdrew, and no idlers were left in the Grand View Garden, waiting for the holy driver.

"Of course, Miss Shuangwen can't be regarded as an idler!" Jia Amnesty respected the maid next to his younger brother very much, and dared not neglect her in the slightest.If she hadn't mentioned something that day, I'm afraid he would be a widower with his only son now.

"The third brother is not here, and there is always a need in the garden for someone who knows how to build a garden and who can answer the emperor's questions. Apart from you, there is no one else who is suitable." Jia She told Shuangwen.

Shuangwen asked in surprise: "Third Lord...won't you come back?"

Jia Amnesty stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his head, and replied, "The emperor said he didn't want to inform the third child."

Shuangwen suddenly stood at a loss.

She never thought that the emperor would patrol the garden alone without Jia Fang.

She has always regarded Jia Fang as a teacher, and has always been dependent. When she heard that Jia Fang was not around, she suddenly felt that she could not bear the pressure.The black pistol hidden somewhere in the garden looked like a raging flame, ready to burn her clean at any time.

But Jia Amnesty understood this feeling very well, and said sympathetically: "Don't say it's you, even I, the first time I saw you, I was trembling and sweating profusely. But don't worry, the Rongguo Guild will come forward at that time." Welcome, if there is nothing else, I won't ask you easily."

"By the way, the emperor has specifically ordered you to visit Nuanxiangwu. Everywhere in Nuanxiangwu must be tidied up. Don't neglect it." Jia Amnesty repeatedly urged and left in a hurry.After a ride, even if His Majesty the Emperor is in trance, the Rongguo Mansion still has countless things to be busy with, and Jia She cannot do without him.

When Shuangwen heard the words "Nuanxiangwu", she was shocked again.Hang Dezhou said everything, and nothing escaped his grasp.

Shuangwen was terrified and almost wanted to throw the pistol into the Qinfang River.But before her grandfather was out of danger, she couldn't be reckless, so she could only take a few deep breaths, barely calm down, and then rushed to Nuanxiangwu to polish the last scene of the Grand View Garden.

There is also her question, the question that weighs on her heart and almost suffocates her. When the emperor is in the Grand View Garden, will she really have the opportunity to face the Ninth Five Lord and ask that sentence?

If the answer is yes, that pistol...does she really want to use it?

East Palace.Good news came from Shuntian Mansion. The police sent out to investigate the assassination of the prince caught one of the two people who provided portraits, Jia Fang and Shui Xian, in De'an County, and they are being escorted to Beijing.

The third prince was very excited when he got the news.

"Then Ruan Yunqing is always messing around, so she should be honest in the face of solid evidence now, right?"

"Unexpectedly, this king has been worrying about the case for so long, and now he has finally caught the perpetrator - the truth will be revealed soon. Haha, I really should thank Lao Liu."

The fifth prince sat opposite the third prince, and the other party couldn't help frowning when he heard the third prince call Jia Fang "the sixth son" so affectionately.

The third prince did have some skills in dealing with people. When he saw this, he immediately understood that the fifth prince felt uncomfortable when he heard Jia Fang's name, so he opened his mouth immediately, softly calling the fifth prince by his nickname: "Ah Heng, your business, the third brother has always been indifferent." Take it to heart. The emperor has already asked, except for the inconvenience of the Beijing garrison, you can enter the other six departments as you like, and the Wucheng Bingma Division is also fine, but how can the Wucheng Bingma Division be like you? A place suitable for my identity?"

The fifth prince Zhou Deheng lowered his head in obedience for a while, put all the food and wine on the table, and ordered the eunuch who tasted the dishes to try again, but was stopped by the third prince: "We brothers, why are you so obsessed with these vain rituals? Brother, don't you?" Still don't believe you?"

The eunuchs who tried the dishes, tried half of them, and all retreated.

The fifth prince still couldn't see it, so he held up his chopsticks and tried the rest for himself, poured wine for the third prince, and said: "The first cup, toast to the prince, there is a spirit in the sky, the murderer was captured, and the grievance is finally rewarded. "

The third prince was very happy, when he suddenly heard the name of the second brother, he thought that the fifth brother really didn't know what to do.

But death is the most important thing, and he can't surpass his elder brother in any way.The third prince also raised his glass and drank it with a raised neck - the wine was still good, as full-bodied as the one brought by the fifth child last time.

The fifth prince poured a second cup for him, and said: "The second cup, to respect the third brother, to clear his name and restore his prestige in the court."

The third prince took the wine glass: "I like to hear that."

In the past period of time, the third prince was extremely diligent in government affairs, but everyone felt that during the period when the prince was in charge of the country, he was the jewel in front of him, and the third prince could not get past him no matter what.The third prince didn't feel that he was inferior compared to his elder brother, but felt that he lacked prestige. Now he was looking forward to taking advantage of the Prince's case to re-establish an upright and gentle image in the court.

The more he thought about it, the more beautiful he was. He put the cup to his mouth and drank it with a "squeak". After drinking, he felt a little dizzy.

The fifth prince finally poured the third cup for him, and said: "This third cup is naturally to respect the third brother, enter the East Palace, and be crowned prince. The emperor will be a great treasure after a hundred years."

The third prince was dizzy, and felt that the fifth lady could talk, so he drank it all in one gulp, and said with his tongue out: "Old fifth, old fifth, I only have this one sentence, when I ascend the throne, if there is me, there will be you."

The corner of the fifth prince's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled nicely: "Third brother, in fact, there will be me without you in the future."

What is this called? ——Third Prince thought dizzily, but he could no longer understand what Lao Wu meant by saying this.

He lost consciousness as if he fell into a deep sleep, so he couldn't hear the fifth prince whispering in his ear: "Third brother, I'm really sorry."

"Second brother died in an instant, and there was no pain. When it comes to you, I really can't think of any good way, so I have to wrong you."

The fifth prince reached out and took out the letter he had prepared in advance, and directly found the imperial seal of Jian Guo and the letter of the third prince in the study of the East Palace, and covered it, spread it out and put it on the table, and then arranged it again. After a long time, Fang Come out of the study.

When the Fifth Prince came out, there were already people waiting in the East Palace.The eyes of the two met, the fifth prince winked, and said loudly: "The third brother was a little drunk just now, he insisted on staying alone and not being disturbed by others."

The people outside bowed in response: "Yes—"

The fifth prince replied: "You stay here and watch, when the third elder brother asks for soup and water, at least someone will wait for you."

The eunuch replied again: "Yes—"

The third prince put his hands behind his back and left the East Palace on his own.Once he left the East Palace for a hundred steps, his own people would surround him.Zhou Deheng picked one of them up, and whispered: "Go and pass on the defense of the Beijing Camp, Prince Teng, to see me."

On this day, it was the day when the emperor came to the Rongguo Mansion to inspect the garden in micro-clothes.

Although His Majesty the Emperor was only patrolling the garden in a low-clothes, his defense was not at all easier than last time.The guards in the palace arrived at the Rongguo Mansion one day in advance, first checked the inside and outside of the Grand View Garden, and found any sharp weapons and sent them out.

All the idlers in the Grand View Garden left the garden.The Sun family and Shuangwen Fuya have already moved out, and all traces of daily life in Hengwu Garden have been erased.The pistol that Shuangwen had previously hidden in the hidden compartment of Daoxiang Village was not found: firstly, it was because the hidden compartment was concealed, and secondly, Dai Quan had been instructed by the emperor in advance, so Daoxiang Village did not need to be searched carefully.

Dai Quan, the chief servant in the palace, carefully finalized the route of the emperor's tour of the garden with Jia Daishan. He discussed in detail where to stay and how long to stay.

On the day when the holy driver came, all the people in Rongfu got up immediately and gathered in front of Rongxi Hall.Rong Guogong Jia Daishan smiled and comforted all kinds of people in the mansion who were tremblingly preparing to pick him up: "Mistakes are inevitable, there is nothing to be afraid of, everyone should be vigilant, and if there is a mistake, it is necessary to make up for it in time."

Jia Amnesty, the prince of the state, already has seven or eight divisions in charge of others, and said: "This time, those who have made merit will be rewarded, and those who are negligent will be punished immediately."

His eyes slowly swept over everyone's face, and all the servants of the Rong Mansion felt pressured, and they all bowed their heads in response.

Shuangwen was also among the servants, with her head down, her heart was like fifteen buckets, up and down, not knowing what would happen next.

As Jia Daishan said, it is impossible to take over such a major event without going wrong.As soon as Shengjia arrived at the gate of Rongfu, the family surnamed Jia made a joke——

When His Majesty the Emperor came out of the sedan chair, Second Duke Ning Rong took the lead and led the people from the two prefectures to kneel in front of the middle gate to greet him.Because it was a micro-clothes, the emperor just waved his hands to make everyone flatten.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a voice suddenly came out from the crowd: "Not good——"

The person who spoke was none other than Duke Ning's eldest son, Jia Jing. He was originally a Jinshi, and he knew all the etiquettes, so no one expected him to cause trouble at this time.

"Your Majesty's Yintang is dark, and there may be a bloody disaster!" Jia Jing still said the same words.

The group of people kneeling in front of the Rong Mansion suddenly broke out in sweat.

The one who regrets the most is Jia Daihua, the Duke of Ningguo.He didn't need to bring Jia Jing to show up, but as a father, he always hoped that his son would be appreciated by the emperor; he also thought that if Jia Jing met the emperor, he might remember the benefits of serving the emperor in the past, and gradually cultivate his heart to be born in the world went.

Unexpectedly, Jia Jing would say such a sentence.

His Majesty the Emperor paused, turned his head to look at Jia Jing, his face didn't look annoyed, and asked Jia Daihua gently: "This is... the child who practiced Taoism under your knee?"

Jia Daihua was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Yes, it's my ineffective..."

Unexpectedly, Jia Jing knelt on his heels calmly at this time, let out a long breath, patted his chest and said: "It's okay, it's okay, there is still a way to resolve it."

The people in front of Rongguo Mansion were so embarrassed that they almost wanted to shrink into the cracks in the ground.They couldn't tell whether it was Jia Jing who suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly resorted to words, or whether he really used his supreme Taoist magic to see that His Majesty's "bloody disaster" really had a way to resolve it.

The emperor stood still, staring at Jia Jing intently for a moment.Although Jia Jing was kneeling, his eyes showed no sense of being a courtier, and he looked directly at the emperor without any restraint, with a calm expression.

The emperor only looked at it for a moment, then said: "It's okay, since there is a way to resolve it, what else do I have to worry about?"

Everyone in the Rong Mansion and in front breathed a sigh of relief, only Ning Guogong Jia Daihua was still lying on the ground, unwilling to get up for a long time.

His Majesty the Emperor bent down, pulled Jia Daihua up, and said softly, "Everyone has obsessions. Since your son insists on cultivating the Tao and can enjoy himself, let him go!... Alas, when it comes to children, these are all obsessions." debt."

Dai Quan next to him winked desperately, while Jia Daishan took advantage of the opportunity and hurriedly invited His Majesty the Emperor into the palace.The group of people finally got rid of the embarrassment when they greeted them in front of the door, but Jia Jing didn't get up together with the others, but knelt on the spot, counting chips in his hands, and desperately counted.

Others can't control him.Jia Jing sat on the stone steps paved with white marble strips, calculated for a long time, and said depressedly:

"Is this resolved or not resolved?"

His Majesty the Emperor and his party have already entered the Grand View Garden.Among the two Dukes, Duke Ning took a half step back, and Duke Rong Jia Daishan was by the emperor's side.

"After all these years, I didn't expect that this garden was really repaired by this child." His Majesty the Emperor looked at the newly renovated Grand View Garden, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Jia Daishan quickly boasted and praised Jia Fang: "The emperor's flesh and blood are naturally geniuses."

His Majesty the Emperor smiled wryly, and said, "But in his heart, I'm afraid he still regards you as his father."

Jia Daishan was at a loss for words for a while, recalling all kinds of things when he got along with Jia Fang, and after being injured, he was taken care of and loved a lot by him. , the minister has overstepped..."

Before he finished speaking, the emperor interrupted: "What's more, Xiaoyuan has always regarded you as her elder brother. I'm afraid she would be happy to see this situation."

As soon as the emperor mentioned Xiang Xiaoyuan, the conversation between the monarch and his ministers immediately fell into a strange deadlock.Jia Daishan really didn't know what to say, so he could only shut up and listen.The crutch in his hand poked the pebbles on the ground, making a slight rattling sound.

However, Jia Daishan somewhat understood why His Majesty didn't call Jia Fang back this time—seeing that his own son took someone else's surname and became closer to someone else, in His Majesty's heart, wouldn't it be an embarrassment?

His Majesty the Emperor, however, lost himself in memories, and said: "I still remember that we were listening to lectures in Prince Qing's Mansion. At that time, Xiaoyuan was still young and innocent, and he was the closest to you, so that I once thought, once thought..."

Jia Daishan panicked again, trembling and sweating profusely.

"If I hadn't come to Nuanxiangwu later, I'm afraid I would never be able to solve this misunderstanding."

Jia Daishan quickly wiped off his sweat.

His Majesty the Emperor immediately thought of this incident: "By the way, has Nuanxiangwu Fanger been built yet?"

Jia Daishan had already ordered Jia She to look inside and outside Nuanxiangwu, and now he respectfully replied: "It has already been built."

The emperor pondered for a moment, and said: "I have seen other places last time, so I won't go there, and go directly to Nuanxiangwu."

This was inconsistent with the route Jia Daishan had discussed with Dai Quan earlier, and the duration of stay was also inconsistent.But what can Jia Daishan do?

At this time, Dai Quan secretly nodded to Jia Daishan, winked, and said that's it.If the emperor could visit the garden of the Rong Mansion early and return to the Li Palace early, it would be considered a burden off his shoulders.

So the group of people turned around, passed through the lotus root Xiangxie, and went straight to Nuanxiangwu.

When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, His Majesty the Emperor raised his face and looked at the three characters "Nuanxiangwu" on the gate, and couldn't help but stop and watch, speechless for a long time.Others couldn't figure out what this man remembered, and they couldn't remind him, they could only wait on the sidelines.

Finally, His Majesty the Emperor said with a lonely face: "I want to stay here alone for a while, and you all wait outside the courtyard."

"Yes--"

Second Duke Ning Rong, the attendants of the Rong Mansion, the palace guards, and the chief eunuch Dai Quan all bowed down, and a group of people waited silently outside the courtyard gate, watching His Majesty the Emperor enter the Nuanxiangwu.

Jia Amnesty suddenly remembered that he had arranged for Shuangwen to wait in this garden earlier, if His Majesty the Emperor had any questions about this garden, Shuangwen could answer them.

At this moment, he turned his head to look, and saw behind him a group of servants and servants designated in advance, but there was no figure of Shuangwen among them.

Jia Amnesty thought to himself: Where did this girl go?

But His Majesty the Emperor wants to be alone now, so naturally he doesn't need Shuangwen.Jia Amnesty just thought about it and let it go.

As soon as the emperor stretched out his hand, he opened the scarlet felt curtain hanging in front of the Nuanxiangwu house, only to feel the warm fragrance all over his face.I don't know what kind of incense is smoked in the house, which makes people refreshed and invigorated.

He followed his memory to the depths of Nuanxiangwu—even though he was imprisoned here back then, because the one he loved was by his side, he found a sliver of comfort in his depression out of thin air.

Now that he revisited the old place, he was full of those sweet memories back then, but when he recalled it now, he had a bitter taste—maybe at his age, it is normal for him to be bitter when he thinks about the past.

In the end, His Majesty the Emperor stopped in front of a painting - "The Picture of Concubine Ming", in which Wang Zhaojun, who was about to go out of the fortress, held a pipa in his arms and was attached to his homeland.

Strange to say, the brushstrokes and tone of this painting seemed familiar, but His Majesty the Emperor remembered that this painting had never been hung in Nuanxiangwu before.

On a whim, His Majesty actually leaned forward slightly to check the inscriptions on the portrait.

"Does the emperor recognize the artist who painted this painting?" Suddenly, a clear female voice sounded from behind His Majesty the emperor.

The emperor nodded without thinking: "Mei Ruohong, I remember him, and I ordered him to be executed."

With a pale face, Shuangwen stood behind the emperor like a lonely soul.Hearing the other party's answer, she lifted the pistol in her right hand slowly.