Jia Rong, the smiling tiger of the Red Chamber

September of the first year of Qianyuan.

The first small-scale draft of the new emperor's ascension to the throne also came to an end a few days ago. In this draft, regardless of various reasons, the only girls who can win the eyes of Emperor Qianyuan are only six. people.Among these six people are the daughters of important ministers, and their status is not bad, and among them is the daughter of General Zhenyuan who guards the border.

That being the case, then their status in the palace must not be lower than that.However, although the status is not low, it is not high.The tallest one was of course the daughter of General Zhenyuan, Liu Shi, and Jieyu who was awarded the third rank, and the rest were talented or beauties who were below the fifth rank.

As for the four princes and eight princes, although they all chose their daughters, unfortunately, none of them were selected.Especially Jia Mu, who planned a lot to pave the way for Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangxue, but unfortunately it failed. In the second round, both of them were eliminated.Shi Xiangxue's own qualifications are limited, his appearance is only average, and his articulation is not considered articulate, so naturally he couldn't catch the eyes of Emperor Qianyuan.As for Xue Baochai.

Although she has a good appearance, a gentle temper, a smart person, and a good scheming.So what if he was born in Xue's family?Her identity is still flawed, although her family is an imperial merchant, but to put it bluntly, she is nothing more than a merchant girl, logically speaking, if she is accepted into the palace, it will not have much impact.It's just a pity that even though she is very good, but Emperor Qianyuan didn't like her, so there is no more.

reason?Is there a reason for this kind of thing?To have power is to be self-willed, who will let others be the emperor and the lord of the world.

After all, the draft is over, and Jia Rong's household department has been cleaned up, and everything is already on track.As for the large arrears owed by those honorable families, Emperor Qianyuan has already started to let the dark guards start to check the properties of these families.

Jia Rong finally felt that she could be a little bit clean for two days.What he didn't expect was that the court was peaceful, but there was another problem in his mansion.

That means Qin Keqing is pregnant.

When Jia Rong heard the news for the first time, Jia Rong was stunned for a moment, blinked her eyes, and was a little unresponsive.Although Qin Keqing is Jia Zhen's second concubine, when Jia Zhen was not in a coma before, she was fine here, and Jia Rong still knew some news about her from time to time, but since Jia Zhen was seriously injured in bed, After becoming a living dead, Qin Keqing's presence in the mansion suddenly weakened.

When Jia Zhen's accident first happened, Qin Keqing was still in tears every day, and stayed by Jia Zhen's side for several days.

However, there is no filial son in front of the long-term hospital bed, let alone Qin Keqing, a concubine.In addition, Jia Zhen was in the side room of Yusheng Courtyard, the main courtyard, and You Shi had long disliked her. At this time, Jia Zhen was seriously ill and might die at any time.Naturally, You Shi would not let go of the opportunity to torment Qin Keqing. Although she is a good concubine, she is also a concubine. A serious lady who was carried in a sedan chair.To deal with Qin Keqing, there are naturally excuses.

Although Qin Keqing is only the adopted daughter of the Qin family, but because Qin's mother really loves her, she was raised pampered and weak in body.Naturally, he couldn't stand the toss and turns, and fell ill within two days.

You Shi is not considered a brave person, seeing this, he also backed away.

That is to say, from that time on, Qin Keqing lived in her own Fangfei Garden, and could not easily step out of the yard.Gradually, everyone also forgot about her.

It doesn't matter, she actually caused such a scandal.

Yes, isn't it a scandal?Jia Zhen has been lying on the bed like a dead person for more than a year. Qin Keqing is pregnant, so it cannot be Jia Zhen's seed.

In other words, Qin Keqing put a green hat on Jia Zhen.

Jia Rong wouldn't be too angry if she just put a cuckold on Jia Zhen. Jia Zhen herself is not a good thing anyway, since she is a dead person now.Qin Keqing is a beautiful woman who is as beautiful as flowers and jade, and she is only twenty years old. Naturally, he will not be surprised that she is out of love.

But there was one thing that bothered him.

Qin Keqing didn't step out of the door, and he didn't have any power in his hands. When he entered the door in the early years, the two maids, Ruizhu and Baozhu, Ruizhu had already been dismissed by him with excuses.The remaining orb is hard to support alone, and he is not a very clever person.This Qin Keqing usually stays in her small courtyard and has never even been to a temple. How did she get pregnant?And how did you get in touch with the adulterer?

It can be said that the right time, place and people are the three things, and she doesn't take any of them.How did she do it?

Or to put it another way, since when did Ningguo Mansion's defenses become so loose.Can let people come and go freely?He vaguely remembered that in this script, when Qin Keqing and Jia Baoyu were in a dream, they had a good time, and when Qin Keqing died, Jia Baoyu was so anxious that he vomited blood.If it is said that the two of them are not ambiguous, will the ghost believe it?

"It's the subordinate's negligence that allowed the thief to take advantage of it. Please come down." Qin Keqing's stealing someone to cuckold Jia Zhen is naturally a secret matter in the house and should not be spread outside, but Jia Rong like Wu Ya Of course, there is no reason for him not to know.Although Wu Ya's temper is a bit out of character on weekdays, and he doesn't look stable like Wu Qi, but he is also a smart person who can understand, so he knelt down and apologized.

Jia Rong waved her hand: "I know you are not to blame for this matter. Get up." The guards in the mansion are jointly managed by Wuqi and Wuya, but most of the time, Wuqi is taking care of them, and Wuji is not. Ya almost became his personal bodyguard.Of course, he wouldn't blame Wu Ya, and naturally he wouldn't blame Wu Ji either.

"Zhiqiu, tell me something specific." Jia Rong rubbed her aching forehead and said so.

Zhiqiu blessed the body and said: "Master, the reason is this. A few days ago, the slaves came out of the medicine garden, and when they passed by the garden, they happened to meet Aunt Qin. It’s open. I just don’t know if it’s because of an illusion. The servant always feels that Aunt Qin’s body is a little fatter, not as slender as before. I didn’t take it to heart at first, but once in a while, the servant found that Aunt Qin was vomiting When I got up, the appearance was a bit similar to Aunt Pei's morning sickness when she was pregnant with a big girl. And the girl named Baozhu who was beside her looked around nervously, and whispered to Qin What was Auntie talking about? The maidservant kept her thoughts here, and later asked Pearl, saying that Aunt Qin's body was not comfortable these days, her menstruation was irregular, and she hadn't menstruated for a long time, so she asked some more things The doubts in the servant's heart are even heavier. This noon, the servant is in the kitchen..." The tone paused slightly, looked up at Jia Rong, and saw that he did not have any abnormalities, and then continued to speak Said: "...in the food sent to Aunt Qin, two herbs that can help sleep were added. During the lunch break, the servant quietly went to Fangfei Garden... As expected, Aunt Qin already has nearly Three months of body."

Jia Rong glanced sideways at Zhiqiu. Although she didn't blame her for her unauthorized actions, she couldn't be happy, so after Zhiqiu finished speaking, she said lightly, "This time, I think you have made a good report. , I won’t pursue your unauthorized actions, but there will be no next time.” Although the tone was calm, but upon careful listening, there was a three-point warning.

When Zhiqiu heard Jia Rong's words, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Yes, the servant knows." Although Aunt Qin is only half the master, she is a slave and does not have the consent of the master Jia Rong. Probing without authorization is also not allowed.So she hesitated for a while before doing what she did at the beginning.I have always been anxious in my heart, and now I am relieved that Jia Rong has been blamed.

"Zhiqiu, when you go to Fangfei Court, you say that your wife has summoned something, and ask her to go to Yusheng Court. Wu Ya, you go there, and tie up all the slaves and servants who serve in her courtyard. Shut your mouth and ask Wuji to guard you. Zhiwen, go and tell the grandma to go to the wife's place quickly. Don't take the girls beside you except Yingxue and Yuwei. After all, it's about family scandals. .” Jia Rong said so.

He wanted to see, whose evil seed was that in Qin Keqing's belly?It's better that it has nothing to do with Jia Baoyu from the Rongguo Mansion, otherwise, he must let the Rongguo Mansion know why the flowers are so popular?His patience is limited.

"Zhiwen, what did you say? Did I hear you wrong?" Hearing Zhiwen's words, Gu Qingrong immediately stood up in shock, her tone trembling.

As if Zhiwen didn't see Gu Qingrong's surprise, he blessed Fushen with his usual expression, and said, "Grandma, you heard me right. Grandpa told you to go to Yushengyuan as soon as possible?"

Only then did Gu Qingrong come back to her senses, with a serious face, "Yes, I understand."

"Grandma, Grandpa also ordered that this matter is a family scandal and should not be made public. Please don't bring unnecessary people there." Zhiwen said with a blessing.

This point doesn't need to be said by Zhiwen, Gu Qingrong also knows the importance, nodded, and answered.

Yushengyuan

Youshi was quite happy when he heard Jia Rong came, and even ordered the little maid to send her the goose-footed duck letter that she had hand-wrought.Although Brother Rong is her stepson, the relationship between the two has always been lukewarm, neither far nor close.In the first few years, Youshi did have her own plans and careful thoughts, but as she got older, Jia Zhen became like this again, and her thoughts gradually put aside.

After being reminded by Yindie, she found that although the relationship between Brother Rong and her was not close, it was not disrespectful at all.

As long as she is safe and sound, and doesn't get involved in things that shouldn't be involved, then she will never be able to escape the glory and wealth of her life.In order to make her life more comfortable in the future, in the past two years, she has gradually taken a liking to Brother Rong.Knowing that he likes to eat some pickled things, when he is free and bored, he also makes some by himself.

Of course, the table is a misunderstanding, what is mentioned here is to do it yourself.Usually, the servant girl did most of the work, and she was only short of the last step, just making a move.It's like the needlework that some noble ladies say is usually done by the maid, and then the noble lady adds a symbolic stitch or two, which is considered to be done by herself.

Hmm... that's a bit off topic.Closer to home.

When Youshi heard the news that Aunt Qin was pregnant, her performance was even more exaggerated than Gu Qingrong's.The teacup in his hand slipped from his hand and broke into pieces.

His eyes were wide open, his mouth was slightly open, and he looked unbelievable.

"Brother Rong, this... this... can't be? The Qin family is..." This aunt Qin is not from those romantic Chu houses. Master is wearing a cuckold?If people find out about this, not only will she be immersed in a pig cage, but her natal family will also be implicated. If she is not strict with her goddaughter, she will not be able to hold her head up when she goes out, and she will even be pointed at. .The girls in her family will even be questioned about their character, fearing that no one would dare to hire them.

To say that Jia Rong was shocked, but only for a moment, what he wants to know most now is who is this evil seed?Is it from an outsider, or is it really related to the Rongguo Mansion as he guessed before, "I don't want to talk nonsense about such things. When Aunt Qin comes over later, I will ask Zhiqiu to check the pulse again. If A misunderstanding is better. If not, we must catch that adulterer, and Aunt Qin can no longer stay in the mansion." He originally thought that if Qin Keqing was honest, he would not mind raising her for the rest of his life here, but since She is in a hurry to find death, and he will fulfill her.

"Okay, I got it. Yindie, go over and find an excuse to get all the little maids out of the yard. Even if the master is there, just leave the kapok and hibiscus." You Shi was not a stupid person at all. Man, after being surprised in his heart, he immediately told Yindie to say.

Yindie kept hearing You Shi's words, and only then did she come to her senses. No matter she had never seen the world, it really was such a thing. Although she had heard it many times, it was the first time it happened to her. Too shocked. "Yes, this servant knows." After stabilizing her mind, Yindie also turned around and left.

"This Aunt Qin is too courageous. How dare she dare to do such a shameless thing? It's outrageous, outrageous... The Qin family doesn't know how to raise their daughter? How could they teach such a shameless thing? , a daughter with no womanhood..." Youshi began to scold Qin Keqing, but because she was afraid of being overheard, she didn't dare to speak too loudly, she just muttered softly.

Youshi muttered for a while, and in the middle, Gu Qingrong also came over with Yingxue and Yuwei, but Qin Keqing hadn't arrived yet, just when Youshi was getting a little impatient, he heard Yindie was outside The voice said, "Aunt Qin is here, my wife has been waiting for Auntie here for a long time."

I don't know if it's because of an illusion, Qin Keqing always felt that Yindie's words seemed to have something to say, but she just looked up at Yindie, and there was nothing unusual about her face, so she also thought that she was being paranoid, just thinking that she was trying to hide it After all, I was a little uneasy about the matter, and asked: "Yindie, I don't know if my wife asked me to come over, but what can't be done?" Because Qin Keqing is a good concubine, she is naturally qualified to call me.

"I don't know, I don't know. Auntie please go in quickly, don't make the wife wait." Yindie hid the contempt in her eyes and said so.

Qin Keqing paused in her heart, and the bad premonition in her heart became more and more serious. She waited at the door for a while, thinking that her belly had begun to show, and she could no longer stay in this mansion, otherwise the secret would not be kept.Why don't you take advantage of this time and propose to go to the Taoist temple to pray for the master for a year.Once you're outside, you can plan well.

Thinking of this, Qin Keqing's uneasiness settled down to two points, but when she went in, she saw Youshi, Gu Qingrong, and Jia Rong were all there, and their complexions were not very good, and they hadn't had time to be blessed. , was frightened by Youshi's words, and the soul disappeared.

"Who is the evil seed in your stomach?" You Shi asked with a gloomy face.