The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber

Xue Pan entered the palace full of anger.The face of Tuan Tuan, who was usually laughing and joking, was tense, and his whole body exuded a violent and gloomy atmosphere. The guards in front of the palace didn't dare to make fun of Xue Pan, and they didn't even bother to check his waist card. Seeing that Xue Pan was on fire, he entered the palace.

The guard at the gate turned his head to the side and asked quietly: "Why is this young master so angry today?"

The guards of the same class around him also imitated his appearance and came over and said quietly: "I heard that the eldest daughter of the Xue family got married yesterday, and none of the people from Rongning Second House went." The guard at the front was startled, and said: "Jia How could you do such a frivolous thing?"

"Do you think the Jia family is happy?" As he said that, the guard looked around, lowered his figure even more, and said mysteriously: "Yesterday morning, the Rongning Second Mansion was copied?"

"The will of the Holy Spirit?"

"No!"

The previous guards were stunned, and wondered that the young master was so angry, the Holy Majesty's move was simply to embarrass the Xue family on purpose, wasn't it?

"How can you miss me so much?" Tu Zhen, who was also livid, looked at Xue Pan who was jumping and kicking, and rubbed his temples with a headache. He stretched out his hand to pull Xue Pan, but he slapped him away.

Tu Zhen sighed softly, and explained: "Do you think I want to make such a fuss at this critical moment? If there is no other way, how could I go to war on the day of your wedding and set up a prison? "

Xue Pan naturally knew Tu Zhen's feelings for him, so he suppressed his anger and took two deep breaths, and said forcefully: "Then tell me, why did you steal the Rongning Second Mansion so quietly? The critical moment of Chai's great joy?"

"Prince Zhongshun and some of the four kings and eight princes are going to force the palace tomorrow."

Xue Pan was startled by this sentence. When he came back to his senses, he immediately asked in disbelief: "How is this possible? Aren't they too busy to take care of themselves? How can they still have time to meddle in our affairs?"

"This is what Old General Wei told me in person. Do you think Old General Wei is a person who talks nonsense?"

Xue Pan shook his head in astonishment.

"Furthermore, haven't you heard that there is a saying called breaking the boat, and a word called wishful thinking?" A cold light flashed in Tu Zhen's eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "I was still thinking about their ancestors and followed the emperor. The ancestors rode their horses to fight the world together. They didn't want to be too ruthless. They also hurt people and made people say that I, the new emperor, can't tolerate people. But this time, it seems that you can't die with a stick if you beat a snake, and you can't get rid of the old if you cut grass Ku Rong. If I don't subdue them completely, it seems—”

Tu Zhen took a deep breath and swallowed the following words into his stomach.No matter when, he always deliberately kept it to prevent Xue Pan from seeing his too dark side.

The anger in Xue Pan's stomach slowly dissipated because of Tu Zhen's rare loss of control. He touched his nose embarrassingly, and continued to ask: "But I still know about the Jia family. Frame us behind our backs."

Tu Zhen said with a serious face: "Of course the people in Rongning's second mansion don't have the guts or thoughts. But this one in the palace is different."

Xue Pan was startled, and asked, "You mean Yuan Chun?"

Tu Zhen nodded, and said with an irritable expression: "I don't know who listened to the bewitchment, and thought that she did such an unworthy thing. With her identity as the Jia family, and with the fact that she is your cousin , I can reprimand her at most, but I can't do anything to her, it's really brainwashed. Isn't it just where the self-confidence comes from?"

What Tu Zhen said was almost vicious, Xue Pan listened in a daze, and couldn't help asking: "Yuan Chun, oh no, what did the Xiande Concubine do? How did you get so angry?"

Tu Zhen looked at Xue Pan's ignorant and soft appearance, and shook his head subconsciously, but still didn't take Yuan Chun under the instigation of Concubine De, and persuaded all the concubines to give him shame and even find opportunities for Xue Pan on the day of his wedding. Take the risky move and say it.As for the Jia family, it was just an act of venting his anger after getting the news. In addition, recently, some people have been impeaching the Jia family in many ways behind their backs. The decree, in order to relieve the depression in his heart, he specially asked Prince Zhongshun to go to each mansion to deliver the decree... Now that he is awake, he feels a little regretful in his heart.

Such out-of-control frivolity, how many years has it never happened before?Thinking of this, Tu Zhen became more and more angry.

It's all the fault of Concubine De and Prince Zhongshun's mother and son.These two people have been jumping up and down since he can remember, disgusting people.A cold light of disgust flashed in Tu Zhen's eyes, maybe...

"What's the matter with Concubine Xiande?" Xue Pan waited blankly for a long while, but Tu Zhen didn't say a word, Xue Pan couldn't wait impatiently, so he could only urge him.

Tu Zhen came back to his senses, and said casually: "What else is there, it's just a silly trick of the women in the deep house to be jealous. If it is normal, I will bear it, but tomorrow you and I will get married only once in this life, yes Definitely nothing will go wrong. You just need to feel at ease."

Confusing Yuan Chun vaguely, Tu Zhen said coldly: "Besides, the matter is over, it's useless for you to ask any more. But I want to tell you one thing, the concubine Xiande in the palace has passed away. When you go out of the palace, take the eldest girl of their family back with her qin. After all, she is also from the Jia family, so I will return to Zhao intact."

The master is gone, what should I do with a maid?

Xue Pan rolled his eyes helplessly, and asked in shock, "What did you do to Concubine Xiande? Could it be that she died of illness?"

Tu Zhen gave Xue Pan a "reassuring" look, and said with a smile: "I know your relationship with Jia Baoyu and even the Rongning Second Mansion, and I also know your temperament, so I won't make you really difficult. You just need to remember you The person who brings it back is just a girl holding the piano, and I have to tell everyone in Rongning Second Mansion to think so."

Hearing Tu Zhen's almost explicit hint, Xue Pan's heart relaxed.It's not that he is more than a virgin, Jia Yuanchun wants to harm him, but he is still reluctant to die.It's just that there are too many human emotions involved, and Xue Pan can't just watch others misfortune just because of his own happiness.If you want to talk about Xue Pan himself, he thinks killing Yuan Chun is not an exaggeration, but he dared to hit me with a ghost idea, he should have the consciousness of defeating himself.However, if one considers the relationship between his old mother and Mrs. Wang, and Baoyu's relationship with him, it would be too cold-hearted to kill Yuanchun like this.There will be no way to get along with each other in the future.

The most important thing is that I am going to get married soon, and this ransacking of the house is nothing more than one of the non-mainstream activities, but if it is a dead person, it will inevitably be too unlucky.

It is estimated that Tu Zhen thought the same way, that's why he held back his murderous intent and let someone let him out.But in the end, he didn't swallow this breath, and it was all on the Rongning Second House.I really don't know whether the Jia family has lost or won this time.

Thinking of this, Xue Pan shook his head disapprovingly, and continued to worry about Tu Zhen's question about the daughters of Jia's family.

"I know that the male of the Jia family is currently being punished in prison. I have also asked the elder and second masters of the mansion, and I probably know about their family's mistake. I guess it must be the crime of confiscating the house and exile. It's just Jia's family. Most of the female relatives are boudoir women who have no power to restrain chickens. How can they commit a serious crime of killing people and losing their heads? Now that the whole family is imprisoned, the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled. , is also the benevolence and grace of the Holy One.”

Tu Zhen pondered for a moment, after all he felt guilty about his mindless venting of righteous indignation, and there was nothing he could do to respond right now.He just opened his mouth and said: "The female family members next to Jia's family and even the maids are released. It has nothing to do with it. Only the second wife, Jia Zheng's wife, Wang, will continue to be imprisoned."

Xue Pan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why?"

"Because lending loan sharks is a serious crime to turn around and steal your home. Besides, the world may not be able to tolerate her conniving at the nunnery at home to do things that disrespect Buddha and corrupt the world. If such a person appears in tomorrow's ceremony I’m afraid I’ll lose your dignity.” Tu Zhen said coldly, “I can make the decision to release the old ladies of the Jia family and those innocent ladies and maids, and even some of the engraved people to participate in the conferment of queens.” The grand ceremony can be regarded as part of the big wedding between you and me tomorrow. However, those who are truly guilty must be investigated according to law. Otherwise, what is the majesty of the national law?"

Xue Pan nodded helplessly.

Tu Zhen stretched out his hand to hold Xue Pan's cold hands, and said apologetically, "I've been preparing for so long, and I originally wanted to give you a perfect, grand and luxurious wedding, but now something like this happened. Although the purpose of punishing those officials and nobles is to quell their secret plots as soon as possible, it also ruined your interest in our wedding, you won’t blame me, right?”

Hearing this, Xue Pan sighed helplessly, stretched out his hand and patted Tu Zhen's shoulder and said with a smile, "What are you talking about? In the end, it's for the good of everyone. Although I feel righteously angry for a while, I feel that I have hurt my face, but how much face can I have? After all, it can't compare to your country's stability, or our two days of cleanliness."

Tu Zhen relaxed slightly, and then heard Xue Pan continue to say: "Besides, I am a queen who has never been seen before or since. Throughout the ages, has there ever been a male queen, and throughout the ages, has there ever been a big marriage between an emperor and a queen? Ende pardoned the world, but ransacked the house on the eve of the wedding ceremony, and violated the law? After this incident, everyone should say that our emperor is a strict emperor who advocates ruling the country according to the law, but not governing the world with benevolence. After all, it was you who was wronged."

If not, after all the aristocrats of the aristocratic families have done those ghostly things, Tu Zhen can logically clean up all the traitors.At that time, Xue Pan's reputation may be damaged, but no one will talk about how Tu Zhen treats the veterans harshly, how can he not tolerate others?On the contrary, he will publicize the benevolence and generosity of the Holy One. Even if he knows that the people of Hachiko have evil intentions, he is still willing to give Hachiko's descendants a chance because of the credit of his ancestors, but Hachiko didn't grasp it. He insisted on being disrespectful to the Holy Majesty.

By then, not only will Tu Zhen's reputation not be affected, but it will be even better.

The city government, which is accustomed to weighing the pros and cons, will not fail to see this kind of surprise.But Tu Zhen still cleared up all the unsafe hidden dangers before the incident happened.Before the empress's wedding, the Holy One sternly suppressed dissidents, categorically violating the Confucian doctrine of generosity and moderation. The pressure to bear such a move is not insignificant, but for Xue Pan, in order to give him a perfect wedding , insisted on doing it.

Although the action was a bit extreme, and although there might be a better way after weighing it, there is no way that can show Tu Zhen's care for Xue Pan better than this action. There are reverse scales, which are ruthless and decisive that will kill you if you touch them.Instead of weighing the best of both worlds after repeated considerations, everyone is happy...

Xue Pan raised his head, looked at the traces of tenderness on Tu Zhen's handsome and impeccable face, saw the undisguised affection and determination revealed in his clear and soft eyes, gently hooked the corners of his mouth, tilted his head and said: "Although there are some troubles at the moment, life is made up of all kinds of troubles. If it is really as plain as water, although there is nothing wrong with it, it will be boring after all."

As he spoke, he stood on tiptoe and put his arms around Tu Zhen's neck and smiled, "I like crazy etiquette the most in my life, and what I hate the most is following the rules and looking at people's eyes. Although the Holy Majesty's actions are a bit frivolous and hasty, to me , but it couldn’t be more appropriate.”

Tu Zhen gently deepened the curvature of the corners of her lips, stretched out her hand to hold Xue Pan's flexible waist, lowered her head and said with a smile: "In that case, let's be a foolish couple who are criticized by others!"

"The Holy Majesty is a wise monarch. No matter when, no matter where, the final conclusion will be made in the future, and the name will be left in history. The Holy Majesty is definitely the most wise monarch, there is no one."

Tu Zhen smiled slightly, buried his head on Xue Pan's neck, and said softly: "If in Pan'er's heart, I am such a person, then I am such a person. The world is prosperous, and thousands of people praise me. Words are nothing more than floating clouds, as long as Pan'er likes it and Pan'er is happy, it will be the best."

Xue Pan nodded obediently.

Tu Zhen exhaled lightly, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, you and I will be husband and wife. From now on, husband and wife will be one body and share honor and disgrace. If I am a wise king, you will be a worthy queen. If I am a foolish king, you will It's the poison queen, is there a lot of pressure in your heart?"

Xue Pan curled his lips with contempt, imitating Tu Zhen's tone of smile and said: "As long as Tu Zhen is happy, Pan'er will be happy. I'm not those soft-crying ladies who are virtuous and vicious. What's the difference? Left and right, can my reputation as an Overlord be changed?"

Without saying a word, the two looked at each other and smiled.

No matter how big this world is, you and I only need to stand side by side. No matter how many people there are in this world, it is only enough for you and me to grow old together.

At the critical juncture of lingering love and tenderness, Xue Pan suddenly remembered something, and immediately asked, "Where are the properties of the Jia family confiscated by Prince Zhongshun? There are the third and fourth girls of the Jia family for me and Baochai prepared the gift of adding makeup, you have to ask them to return it to me!"

Tu Zhen: "Gah?"