[Red Mansion] Sir, I'm a rough man

The death knell that sounded in the middle of the night woke up the whole city. Even though it had already been predicted that a violent storm would usher in the capital, this sudden ominous bell still made everyone break out in a cold sweat.

The two imperial edicts came out together, and Jia Yizhi was punished, but it happened only during the day... the queen mother died of poisoning at night. If this matter has nothing to do with the conflict between the two saints, who would believe it?

The Queen Mother was poisoned and died suddenly, and the Supreme Emperor vomited blood and fainted. It was indeed shocking, but these news that should have been covered to death were spread throughout the court, which made people shudder.

Immediately panicked, the so-called truth, dare not even guess.

"Brother Wan!" In the small courtyard where Jia Wan lived in Ningguo Mansion, Jia Amnesty, who was wearing a coat indiscriminately, was trying to break through the guards' obstruction: "Brother Wan, something serious happened... you all start to drive! Here It's Jia's mansion, Wangeer is not a prisoner, why don't you let me in?"

Jia Rong tried to persuade him, but Jia Amnesty ignored him and kept shouting: "Brother Wan, you have to say something! Now that the East and the West are counting on you, at least a regulation will give us peace of mind. ... We are all one family, you can't just take care of yourself and disregard our lives!"

"What did the elder say?" Yuping couldn't hold back, opened the door and scolded angrily: "Our master is seriously injured and can't manage affairs. It's not like you don't know, elder, why is it called turning your face and denying people? How old is our master? You are an elder , is an official of the imperial court, what etiquette and rules should be followed in a national funeral, don't you know better than our master? Come here and ask the rules!"

Jia She snorted coldly: "Go away! Master, I only talk to your master!"

Yuping raised her hand to block it, and said coldly, "My master is in a coma, and I can't talk to the old man."

Hearing this, Jia She stopped yelling, and changed into a worried look: "Didn't you wake up once during the day? Why did you fall asleep again? Don't be seriously injured again! No, I don't want to take a look, I really don't feel relieved .”

Just squeeze forward.

Yuping said: "The Eldest Master is not an imperial doctor, what's the use of seeing it? If you really love our Lord, just stop making noise."

After all, he didn't stop him again, and turned around and entered the door as soon as the curtain fell.

Seeing that the guards on the left and right ignored him, Jia Amnesty was immediately overjoyed, and ignored Yuping's rudeness, swaggeringly lifted the curtain and entered the room, saying, "Brother Wan, whatever you do today..."

When he turned the screen, he was startled, his feet went limp, and his voice suddenly dropped: "Zhou, Prince Zhou."

Zhou Kai sat by the bed without turning his head, and said coldly, "Master Jia is so majestic."

Jia She smiled apologetically and said, "I... my minister... not... my subordinate, I was worried about Brother Wan's injury, so I was unavoidably anxious... I don't know if the son is here, and I look at Haihan for the offense..."

Zhou Kai said lightly: "Master Jia has a heart."

Jia She laughed dryly, seeing that Zhou Kai had stopped talking and hadn't paid attention to this side, he quietly raised his head, stretched his neck over Zhou Kai's shoulder to look at the person on the bed.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, the young man lying quietly on the bed is still wrapped in a thick quilt. He is lying on his side with the quilt pulled up to his chin. His black hair is scattered like ink algae, scattered messily on his face, pillow, and forehead. There is a veil on the top, covering the eyebrows, only pale lips, pointed nose, long eyelashes quivering slightly, like butterfly wings.

Jia Amnesty couldn't help sighing, his nephew, relying on his martial arts skills and being favored by the emperor, has always been domineering, reckless, and very arrogant, but now he was lying on the bed after being beaten, he looked a little charming It means... This little face is so delicate, if you don't know, you may think it is a daughter of some family!

Just about to take a closer look, Zhou Kai said impatiently: "The empress dowager passed away, and the whole country mourned. As the master of the Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Jia is really free!"

Jia Amnesty smiled and said: "If you don't have leisure time, if you don't have leisure time, I'll go back now, I'll go back now..."

Slowly retreated to the door, and ran outside as if fleeing, just opened the outer door, and heard a soft voice: "The emperor sent our family to visit the sick, is Master Jia's injury better?"

Immediately he didn't even dare to leave the door, he backed away with a grin, and waited for the servants to enter the door, then came out wiping off his cold sweat, and trotted all the way out the second door.

Outside the second door, there was a "boy" waiting for a long time, when he saw Jia She come out, he stepped forward quickly and said in a low voice, "Is it visible?"

Jia Amnesty was still in shock, and said, "I see, I see! I'm sleeping soundly, I won't wake up no matter how loud I am."

"Little servant" worried: "Can you see clearly?"

Jia She sighed and said, "I'm neither deaf nor blind, so I can see clearly."

"It's really him?"

Being questioned again and again, Jia Amnesty became impatient, and said in a bad mood: "My own nephew, who has seen the big one since he was a child, can he still admit his mistake? I really don't know what you want to do, why don't you just give me some ginseng soup to check on my illness?" , what is there to worry about? I refuse to take you with me. "

"Little servant" stopped talking, passed Jia She directly, bowed his head, and walked out of the mansion quickly. When someone asked him, he only said that he was ordered by his master to report back to Rongguo mansion first.

……

In the small courtyard, Zhou Kai sent the servants away, turned around and walked to the door, but suddenly stopped, did not enter the door, and said outside: "The empress dowager has passed away, I will go with your majesty to the other palace to guard the spirit, and I will go back to prepare...today There should be no more people coming tonight, so you can sleep peacefully - I will leave manpower in the mansion, if there is any need for help, let Si Yue go to Wen Qing."

After a pause, he said again: "According to the rules, Your Majesty will go to another palace, and His Highness Qianwang will stay in the capital. If there is any difficulty, I will not be able to deal with it in time, and His Highness can help."

Naturally there would be no response from inside, Zhou Kai turned to Yuzhan: "I wish I could take care of your master."

"Yes." Yuzhan saluted quickly: "Respectfully send off the son."

Zhou Kai gave a noncommittal "Yes", and said to Jia Rong as he walked out: "Awan is injured, and you are the only one to worry about the Ningguo Mansion's affairs. Go and do your own work... There are people here to take care of you, and you are not missing."

Jia Rong followed behind him, nodding yes.

Yuzhan watched them leave, her feet were so weak that she almost fell, she turned around and closed the door, walked quickly into the room, and said in a low voice, "Girl, they're leaving!"

There was also a cough from outside the door: "Your Majesty Jia, you can rest at ease, and your subordinates will inform you if there is something wrong."

Yuzhan gave a "spit", helped the "boy" on the bed to get up, and the thick quilt slid off, revealing the pink jacket on the "boy"... It was Xichun who hurriedly washed his face and removed the hairpin.

Xichun rubbed his chest and let out a sigh of relief, got up and got out of bed, and said, "Go get a set of clean clothes."

Yuzhan took out Jia Wan's undershirt and came out. When she turned around, she saw Xichun holding scissors and cutting off every one of the onion-like nails. She exclaimed in surprise, "Girl!"

Xichun wrapped her nails with a handkerchief, and said: "Find a chance and throw it into the stove and burn it... I don't know when I will come back after playing. If I don't cut it, the imperial doctor will come to check the pulse later. Everyone can see it." ?”

Nails can be trimmed, but the pulse condition cannot be concealed. We can only hope that those people outside are more reliable and can talk about imperial physicians. It will take a while.

He said again: "Let Yuping wear my clothes and live in the small Buddhist hall, and say that I want to pray for the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager, so it is inconvenient to see people."

Yuzhan said worriedly: "Do you want those people outside to divide into two guards? Wouldn't it be a bad thing if someone accidentally broke in?"

Xichun shook her head and said, "It's making people suspicious, don't worry, Nanny Chen is a decent person."

Yuzhan's eyes turned red, and she cursed in a low voice: "It's all these people's fault. I let you go, but you let the girl cover it up, and you still refuse to say anything... I don't know what's going on with the master now. He hurts me." so heavy..."

Xichun interrupted: "He wants to leave on his own, who can stop him? It's rare for them to take the risk to cover it up for Wan Wan... Don't say anything like this!"

Yuzhan answered in a low voice, silently helped Xichun change clothes, and took her own rouge and gouache to cover Xichun's pierced ears and modify her eyebrows. The face shape is too soft, and the biggest difference is the pair of carefully drawn willow eyebrows.

Reluctantly tidying up, Yuzhan helped Xichun to bed again, and said in a low voice: "Girl, this servant always feels that the son of the world seems to know something."

Xichun lowered her eyes: "Zhou Shizi has a good relationship with Wan'er, I think it won't spread."

Having said that, she is still worried. After several years in the palace, she is not as naive as an ordinary boudoir daughter. She knows that in the face of the general situation, any friendship is false, and the only thing that can move people is position and interests. ...However, even if she knew, what could she change?

At least on the surface, he didn't have any malicious intentions. If it wasn't for him, not to mention the father-in-law from the palace, even Jia Amnesty would not be able to pass the test...In the end, even Jia Rong was sent away by him.

"The Eldest Master is also very strange. He has always looked down on our Lord on weekdays, and he has said a lot of strange things in the open and in the dark, but today he suddenly became courteous, delivering medicine and visiting the sick..."

"...It's late at night, go to sleep!"

******

The death of the empress dowager is not a trivial matter. The princes, grandchildren, princesses and concubines in the palace, as well as the nobles and court officials outside the palace, all have to go to other palaces. Afterwards, they will either move the coffin to the palace or keep the coffin on the spot. They still need to discuss with the Supreme Emperor.

There were a lot of people going, and there were a lot of things to prepare, so the action couldn't be quick, and the team didn't leave the city until dawn.

The vanguard battalion is still leading the way and guarding the whole process. The Ouchi guards are guarding around the imperial chariot. Behind the imperial chariot are the harem concubines, princes, clan and accompanying officials. All of them are high-ranking officials who are rare for ordinary people to see in their lifetime. nobleman.In the back, there are incense, paper money, grain, grass, charcoal and other things transported by mules and horses.

Including Emperor Qian, everyone was dressed in white, and they didn't dare to make noise and jokes, so they just buried their heads and walked silently.

The emperor was traveling, and he had been assassinated several times before. The forward battalion was extremely nervous, and the scouts went far away, trembling all the way. Fortunately, no accident happened. Due to the huge team and slow speed, the whole group walked away. It took two days to see the shadow of the other palace from a distance.

finally reached!

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. From the time the bell rang that night until now, who has ever slept soundly and had a good meal?It's been so hard to survive until now, but I'm hungry, tired, sleepy and cold.

He subconsciously sped up a bit, but the team in front stopped.

After being quiet for a long time, whispers dared to ring out: "What's going on?"

"What's wrong in front? The emperor's imperial chariot seems to have stopped."

"I heard that the gate of the other palace is not open."

"Isn't it?"

"hiss……"

look at each other.

Normally speaking, long before the emperor got up, someone would rush to report the news. All the things had been arranged in advance. The family entered the palace for the first time, but now... the other palace is... shutting Long live Lord out on purpose?

It's too...too what?Too much?too ridiculous?Still too scary?

The imperial chariot stopped a mile away from the palace gate, and Emperor Qian sat on it expressionlessly, watching waves of people approaching.

After tossing for a full hour, Qianfengying knocked on the door and couldn't open it, Director Liu shouted that the door wouldn't open, the princes and clans begged and couldn't open it, and the left and right Xiangguo couldn't persuade them...

Everyone was silent.

Who would have thought that the conflict between the two saints would be so intense, but even if the two saints were in conflict, the Supreme Emperor should not prevent the emperor from going to worship the Queen Mother, after all, filial piety is greater than the sky... unless... ...Unless the death of the Empress Dowager, and...

Don't dare to think deeply, but can't help but think deeply: It is said that the bowl of ginseng soup was originally presented to the Empress Dowager, and because the Empress Dowager felt sorry for the Empress Dowager, he invited the Empress Dowager to join in...

"I am incompetent," Zuo Xiang returned without success: "Your Majesty, please enter the palace alone and persuade His Majesty the Supreme Emperor..."

Emperor Qian raised his hand to interrupt: "No need."

He patted the handrail, got up and got off the chariot, and walked towards the gate of the other palace, followed by others.

The walls of the other palace are built very high. Although they are not comparable to the walls of the capital city and the Forbidden City, and there are no moats and suspension bridges, the parapet, archery towers, crenels and other facilities are complete. the next person.

"Who is in charge inside?" Manager Liu yelled: "The holy driver is here, don't open the door quickly! If you don't open the door again, don't blame the country for being ruthless, and punish you for a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

After shouting three times, someone hurried up the tower and said in a loud voice: "I will see the emperor. Your majesty, the emperor is not feeling well. The imperial doctor said that he should rest and rest. I don't want to see so many people. The emperor said that if the emperor wants to, please invite one." Come in, people!"

The Prime Minister on the right said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is the king of a country. How can you have no one to guard you when you are out of the palace, and to be filial to the Empress Dowager? How can it be your Majesty's business alone? Please tell the Supreme Emperor. If the Supreme Emperor does not want to see people, Please allow me to move the empress dowager's body out of the other palace and welcome it back to the palace for placement."

"The emperor said that the empress dowager is here, and she is not going anywhere."

Zuo Xiang was about to speak, but was interrupted by Emperor Qian raising his hand, and said indifferently: "Order to go down, retreat five miles, and set up camp."

"Your Majesty must not..."

Emperor Qian snorted lightly: The Supreme Emperor was determined not to open the door, and if he didn't set up camp on the spot, would it be possible to return home or send troops directly to kill him?Or, kneel down at the gate of this palace to plead guilty?

Indifferently said: "There is another mourning hall in the camp, and the coffin will be moved back to Beijing tomorrow."

The left and right were stunned: It's fine to set up another mourning hall, but what the hell is it to move the coffin back to Beijing?Is it possible to forcefully break into the other palace tonight and snatch the body of the empress dowager, or leave it alone and move an empty coffin back to Beijing for show?

No matter which one it is, it is too disrespectful to the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother.

Prime Minister Zuo opened and closed his mouth several times before choking out a sentence: "May I let Qin Tian supervise an auspicious day..."

"I think tomorrow will be an auspicious day." Emperor Qian ignored him, and instead ordered Zhou Kai: "You take a few imperial doctors in and greet the Supreme Emperor, and you don't have to come back in the end, just serve the Supreme Emperor for me inside... It’s enough for people to report that they’re safe.”

Zhou Kai hesitated to speak, but finally answered in a low voice.

He is the son of a princess, and the emperor and queen mother are his grandparents. It is indeed appropriate for him to enter, but there are many people with similar identities to him during this trip, so he is not the only one. Compared with him, he is more willing to stay by Emperor Qian's side .

Emperor Qian turned around with a flick of his sleeves and strode away.

All the ministers looked at each other, but no one dared to say much: the one living in the opposite palace is the current Supreme Emperor, the emperor's biological father, and the one lying in the opposite palace is the deceased queen mother, who is the emperor's aunt... Now, even if you can't get in, you should knock your head a few times at the door anyway, to show your filial piety, but Emperor Qian didn't even kneel down, just walked around in a pretend manner and the job was done.

It is true that the Supreme Emperor shut the Emperor out of the door, and it is true that he completely disregarded the emperor's face, but the emperor did not give the Supreme Emperor any face.

However, filial piety is greater than the sky, and the emperor is fighting against the Supreme Emperor, and he is the one who suffers!

……

Hundreds of miles away from Beijing, a light cough came from a blue silk carriage.

The big man driving the car had clear eyes and ears, he reined in slightly, slowed down his speed, and said, "Lord Jia, are you awake?"

A slightly sleepy but still pleasant enough voice came from inside the car: "How long have I been asleep?"

"It's been two days," the coachman replied, and then said, "Master Jia, are you hungry? Let's fill your belly with some snacks. When we reach the town ahead, I'll buy some hot food for you."

The person in the car gave a "hmm" and said, "Didn't you say it was only three hundred miles? Why hasn't it arrived yet?"

The coachman said: "The adult is seriously injured, the younger one is afraid of the bumps in the car, so he dare not go too fast, but it is only half a day's journey away, when we arrive at the place, the adult will rest at the inn first, and the younger one will inquire about the good news, and then the adult will play by ear." Not too late."

"Is that what your master said?"

The coachman had a hunch that something was wrong, but he could only bite the bullet and say "yes". Thinking of the legendary master's temper, cold sweat broke out on his back.

Fortunately, there was only a noncommittal "oh" in the car.

The coachman held his breath for a long time, and when he saw that there was no more sound inside, he heaved a sigh of relief, and flicked his whip again, and the carriage moved a little faster.

The author has something to say: I am trying to finish it, it is inevitable that I am a little hasty, I still hope Haihan.