The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber

The front hall of Qianqing Palace——

Tu Zhen sat in the upper seat and looked down casually. When he glanced at Xue Pan's seat, he looked at the empty seat and couldn't help being startled.The princes and relatives in this chamber sometimes toasted to greet him, and with the emperor standing in front of him, it seemed that he was more at ease.

Tu Zhen blinked, put down the wine bottle in his hand, said a few words to the emperor in a low voice, got up and left calmly.Dai Quan, who was watching by the side, immediately followed.

This kung fu is already three rounds of drinking.The banquet is near the middle end.The relatives and nobles attending the meeting withdrew from their seats and walked out of the hall in twos and threes.What's more, the host of the banquet was the emperor, so Tu Zhen's departure didn't seem so abrupt.

After leaving the brightly lit Qianqing Palace, leaving the hustle and bustle behind, I just felt that the sky and the earth were big, and everything became quiet all of a sudden.As the night fell, the silver plate hung upside down, and the snow had stopped at some point, and the cold silver glow became clearer and clearer.Tu Zhen stood with his hands behind his back, silent for a while.

Dai Quan, who was behind him, thought over and over again, and said in a low voice, "I noticed that the son of the Xue family walked towards the plum garden after leaving the palace."

Tu Zhen glanced at Dai Quan casually, and said calmly, "You really care about his every move."

Dai Quan bowed his head and remained silent.

But Tu Zhen walked towards Meiyuanzi with his hands behind his back.Dai Quan followed behind, secretly rolled his eyes, but didn't dare to say any more.

On the other side, Tu Huang also came out with a sad face, and comforted him softly, "Fifth Brother, don't be sad..."

"There is nothing to be sad about." Prince Zhonglian shook his head and said calmly: "Since I have been adopted under the name of Prince Zhongyu, I am naturally no longer the fifth prince of the imperial city. The banquet will be arranged later , is also an ancestral rule."

Seeing Tu Zor's appearance, Tu Huang felt uncomfortable for a while.Quickly took Tuju's hand and said firmly: "No matter what they think or do, you will always be my fifth brother in my heart."

Tu Jue looked up at Tu Huang, Tu Huang was already good looking, but under this radiance, he became more delicate and beautiful, with a faint fragrance floating around, and he returned to the scene where the two met for the first time more than ten years ago .At that time, he was just an unimportant prince, and even the slightly respectable court ladies and eunuchs in the palace could ignore him.It was also after the banquet that the screwdriver even forgot about his master and went to rest.At that time, he was only three or four years old and lost his way in the plum garden. When he turned his head, he ran into Tu Huang who was going to Zhongcui Palace surrounded by eunuchs and court ladies...

Time has passed and circumstances have changed, and there have been countless experiences.The two of them are standing in the plum garden again now... They both say that the Tian family has no kinship, but in his opinion, the only thing he thinks about in this life is this sixth brother who has always been thinking about him.

Thinking of this, he looked straight at Tu Huang with his deep eyes, wrapped his arms around Tu Huang, and said softly, "Fortunately, I have you..."

Tu Huang's hands hanging by his side moved slightly, hesitated for a moment, and wrapped his arms around Tu Zor's back, and replied softly: "No matter what happens, I will stand by Fifth Brother's side. I said it when I was young , Fifth Brother, Seventh Brother, the three of us will be together forever. We will advance and retreat together, and share weal and woe.”

"Sixth Brother—" Just as he was about to speak out of emotion, he suddenly heard a shrill voice from ahead: "Ghost—"

Startled, the two quickly separated and stood still. After looking at each other for a while, it was still Tu Huang who said, "Listen to this voice...it seems to be the son of that merchant?"

The two looked at each other, and walked towards the direction of the wind where the voice came from.

At the same time, Xue Pan hugged Tu Xuan tightly in his arms to prevent him from seeing the terrifying scene in front of him, while tremblingly shouting at the female ghost who kept climbing up: "You, don't come here!" Ah! There is a difference between yin and yang, what grievances do you have? Just go to the palace of the king of hell and complain to the king of hell. You dare to haunt the imperial city. Don’t you know that the people living in the imperial city are all heavenly and noble people, with the dragon’s aura, so be careful. Then no one will be able to save you."

The female ghost stretched out her arms and pointed at Xue Pan, saying, "Hurry up... hurry up..."

The sound hung like a gossamer, and a gust of night wind blew by, making the scene more and more eerie.Even Tu Xuan in Xue Pan's arms shuddered.

Xue Pan couldn't help it, and quickly shouted: "Come on, come on, come on—"

"Little merchant, what's the matter with you?" Tu Huang hurried over, seeing the scene in front of him, his pupils shrank.

Xue Pan turned around and saw the two of them.Ignoring the previous rift, I hurriedly begged: "Hurry up and find someone, there is a ghost."

The two of Tu Huang frowned, and before they could speak, someone behind him asked, "What's wrong?"

The voice is cold and indifferent, not angry and pretentious.It was Tu Zhen who heard Xue Pan's shout and rushed this way.

When Xue Pan saw Tu Zhen's figure, his eyes lit up, and he said pitifully, "My lord, there is a ghost in your house."

As he spoke, he stretched out an arm and pointed to the railing in front.Suddenly, he saw the female ghost with disheveled hair and bloody face.He was not so afraid now.After all, it is said in the books that men are full of yang energy, and these are all nobles, so they should have more yang energy than ordinary people!

Tu Zhen stared intently for a moment, then said in a cold voice, "Come here!"

Because of Xue Pan's commotion, a wave of patrolling guards hurried over.Seeing the scene in front of him, he couldn't help being taken aback.Not caring about anything else, he greeted the Holy Majesty and the two princes first, then waved his hand, and two tall and burly guards walked behind the railing and dragged the female ghost out.

Xue Pan looked at the winding traces on the ground and couldn't help but be taken aback.The two guards brought the female ghost dressed as a court lady to the Holy One.Tu Zhen asked coldly, "Which palace are you from?"

The female ghost forced herself to stand up and bowed: "This servant is the third-class maid of Kunning Palace holding the piano, and I have seen the Holy One."

Xue Pan was vaguely familiar with the name, and when the female ghost stood up, the moonlight shone on her body, dragging a line of shadows on the ground.Knowing that the previous action was an oolong, she quickly let go of Tu Xuan in her arms, and said embarrassingly, "I...that..."

He hesitated for a long time, but did not say a word.Instead, he blushed.

Once Tu Xuan stood still, she first smoothed the wrinkled clothes and straightened her hair, then bowed and said, "I have seen my father, my fifth uncle, and my sixth uncle."

Only then did everyone see Tu Xuan, and Tu Zhen frowned unobtrusively, and asked in a deep voice, "Why are you here?"

Tu Xuan's eyes darkened, he pursed his lips hesitantly, and said in a low voice: "Report to Father, son—"

"The two of us came out to enjoy the snow." Xue Pan said with a flattering smile.Although he was relatively slow to all kinds of struggles, he also faintly sensed that Tu Xuan's actions were not easy to explain.Although he didn't know why, but seeing how pitiful the doll was, Xue Pan happily told a lie for him.

Tu Xuan raised his head, looking at Xue Pan with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

Tu Zhen took a fixed look at Xue Pan, and stopped asking.Xue Pan secretly winked at Tu Xuan, winked and smiled secretly.Seeing Xue Pan's appearance, Tu Xuan suddenly became curious.Such a person... never seen before.

Tu Huang on the side took this opportunity to sneer and said: "You are only so courageous, you are still a ghost, thank you for being able to shout."

Xue Pan was caught off guard by the ridicule, and was about to refute, when a gust of cold wind blew, Xue Pan suddenly felt itchy throat, and coughed involuntarily.Unexpectedly, he couldn't stop coughing, but for a moment his face flushed, and bean-sized drops of sweat dripped down his forehead, moistening the ends of his hair and temples in a short while.Sisi's cough was very clear in the silent plum garden.Xue Pan quickly covered his mouth and looked at Tu Zhen eagerly.

Tu Zhen's face darkened, and he quickly ordered: "Tell the imperial physician."

His eyes swept over the maid kneeling on the ground, and a sternness flashed in her eyes. "The palace lady is holding the qin, the clothes of the holy car are disheveled, and it is inappropriate to advance and retreat. Pull down the staff and punish fifty."

Baoqin was shocked, and quickly kowtowed for mercy: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty please forgive me."

Hearing this, the two guards hurriedly dragged the arm holding Qin and walked down.

Tu Zhen looked back at Xue Pan, and asked softly: "Pan'er, what do you think? I have passed on the imperial physician, and I will ask him to diagnose your pulse later."

The court lady heard this sentence with sharp ears, and thought of the news that came from the Rongguo Mansion earlier, her heart moved, and she quickly shouted: "Master Xue, help me, I am the maid of the Rongguo Mansion, the maid of the Jia family, Baoqin!"

Jia Yuanchun?Xue Pan blinked his eyes, a little confused about the situation of going down first.But no matter what, the Jia family can be regarded as relatives of their family, if they let go of it, it will be difficult to justify it afterwards.only……

Xue Pan thought of this, and looked at Tu Zhen eagerly.

Tu Zhen frowned, looked at Xue Pan for a while, and winked at Dai Quan who was beside him.Dai Quan understood his enlightenment, and immediately followed quietly.

Xue Pan didn't know what happened next.Because he returned to the Nuan Pavilion in the side hall of Qianqing Palace under the escort of Tu Zhen and the mocking eyes of Tu Huang.At that time, the imperial physician had already arrived.After conscientiously examining Xue Pan's pulse, he pondered for a moment, dropped his book bag for a while, and finally said: "...It's just that I got some wind and cold in fear, and I'll be fine after taking two doses of decoction."

Xue Pan was always impatient to drink bitter juice, when he heard the imperial doctor's words, he stared at Tu Zhen in silence.Before Tu Zhen could speak, the imperial physician said again: "However, with the current situation of the young master, it is best to rest. If you move around rashly, I am afraid that the evil wind will enter the body, and it will be difficult to diagnose and treat."

So Tu Zhen pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "I will tell you that Pan'er will stay in the palace tonight. When he gets better tomorrow, I will let him go home."

Dai Quan replied in a low voice, he naturally knew that the words were passed on to Hou Zhongxin.After waiting for a while, seeing that the Holy Spirit had no other orders, he quietly withdrew.On the contrary, Tu Huang, who had been by their side all the time, looked a little strange.

Looking secretly at Xue Pan, he turned his gaze back to Tu Zhen. Tu Huang and Tu Teng looked at each other and smiled, thinking they had realized it.It is strange that Xue Pan is so loyal, so there is also a reason for this.only……

The two glanced at Xue Pan indiscriminately, with pitiful and sympathetic expressions in their eyes.Israel is a matter of people, and it will not last long.I don't know what will happen to these two in the end?

In a trance, I thought of Shangguan Rongzhi, whom the emperor loved so much... It seems that he died young in the end!

Xue Pan didn't know what strange things were in the minds of these two people. Hearing what Tu Zhen said, he hurriedly interrupted: "Qizou Shengshang, how can foreign ministers stay in the harem overnight? Or let the humble minister—— "

"Who told you to live in the harem?" Tu Zhen raised his eyebrows indifferently and asked.

"What?" Xue Pan didn't understand.

"What beautiful things are you thinking about! You're sleeping in this warm pavilion...with me." Tu Zhen thought of what the spies had reported about Xue Pan's behavior at the annual meeting of the Fuyuan Hall, and suddenly added a sentence.

"Ah?" Xue Pan was startled, and looked up at Tu Zhen blankly.

What's the situation?

On the other hand, the two lords with ghosts in their hearts showed an expression that really was the case.

The two looked at each other, revealing a tacit smile...