The Bandit Gentleman of the Red Chamber

Today, the decree is to let Prince Zhongheng participate in the matter of recovering the owed money. Prince Zhongdun doesn't seem to care that the power in his hand is divided in half by the five emperor brothers. model.

However, I have to say that since Prince Zhongheng's mansion returned the money by "smashing the pot and selling iron", the work of the household department has indeed gone smoothly, at least no one is crying poor at the door of the household department with a pitiful little money.Seeing that Prince Zhongheng was frustrated with the affairs of the household department, all the ministers and workers were in a hurry to send the money to the household department, fearing that one day he would be caught by the present as a model and suffer disaster.

"I heard that Prince Lian took his guests to Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing for a summer vacation?" Lin Chen asked with a smile while tidying the clothes of the lazy Lord Qiantose.

Ji Wen yawned lazily. He took a nap at noon. He was still a little tired at this time, and replied with a sneer: "It's not yet June, but he's so embarrassed to go to Zhuangzi for a summer break." !"

Lin Chen said with a smile: "Although it is shameful to hide in the Zhuangzi early, it is better than Lai's self-inflicted shame in the capital. I heard that this time I really annoyed the county prince. If he hadn't hidden early, I'm afraid he would have lost his face." There's a good show to watch."

Ji Wen curled his lips, obviously he was too lazy to continue the topic about Ji Qing. He had been fighting with this emperor brother for a long time, and now he just felt sick to his stomach when he heard his name.He randomly picked two jade pendants, showed them to Lin Chen, and said with a smile, "Which one do you think I should wear today?"

Those two jade pendants were carved with the best seed material, one is the common dragon and phoenix showing auspiciousness, and the other is exquisite bluegrass pattern.Lin Chen only glanced at it, then smiled and said: "Both are not good, we agreed to go out for a stroll in my free time today, this built-in thing can be recognized by an expert at a glance, and it doesn't have to disturb the tranquility. You If you really like it, this bluegrass one is pretty good too."

However, Ji Wen put down the bluegrass one, and tied the dragon and phoenix Chengxiang jade pendant around his waist. The flawless white jade was really pretty when he was dressed in a sky-blue regular attire after the rain.He raised his eyebrows and smiled at Lin Chen, "As long as you talk a lot, at such a young age, you don't know where you got so much talking."

Ever since the two testified their hearts to each other, Xu was a little bit unwilling because of being in the lower position, and Ji Wen always liked to find some awkwardness.Lin Chen didn't bother with him, he changed his clothes, picked out a jade pendant and hung it around his waist, and went out to tell the steward of the palace to prepare a carriage, so that the two of them could go out conveniently.

It was agreed to go out for a stroll, there were not many good places to go in the capital in May after all, the two of them wandered around in Liuli Hutong, and Ji Wen picked a bunch of things, but in the end they didn't like them.On the contrary, Lin Chen fell in love with a set of cups and cups that Wang Yangming had used, and spent a lot of money on an exquisite brush washer. There were two items in total, but he spent nearly a thousand taels of silver.

Ji Wen really didn't like his lavish appearance, and laughed: "The cups used by Wang Yangming are still in a complete set. They are obviously deceptive things, so you can only be taken advantage of by someone who has never seen the world. With that brush washer, is it worth your 300 taels of silver?"

Lin Chen smiled and stuffed the set of cups carefully packed in a sandalwood box into someone's hand, Fang said: "I don't know if this cup was used by Wang Yangming, I only know that some people only see this set of cups. Eyes straightened, it can be seen that this set of cups has its own advantages, and it should be worth the money. Some people told me, didn’t they?”

Ji Wen was blushed by him, and holding the box anxiously didn't know what to say.This thing is exquisitely and elegantly made, and it has a style of its own, which is different from the usual style in the palace. He really liked it at first sight.It's just that the shopkeeper saw that he liked it, so he boasted a few cups to the sky, and the price was also higher, so he naturally refused to be taken advantage of.

Who knew that Lin Chen actually bought something, even though it was just a few teacups whose authenticity was not known, this kind of thought is really touching...

Ji Wen was not in a hurry to hand the box to the servants, instead she held it in her hand, gently caressing the engraved patterns on the box body, her eyes didn't know where to stare, she was a little crazy.

Seeing him like this, Lin Chen was a little funny, so he patted someone on the shoulder and said, "Come back to your senses, come back to your senses! In the past, the things I gave the lord were more expensive than these cups, why do I only get these now? The prince has become dazed instead?"

This man will spoil the atmosphere!

Ji Wen rolled his eyes at him angrily, handed the box in his hand to the person behind him, glanced at the unwrapped brush washer in Lin Chen's hand, and thought of the set of cups, his face turned dark immediately: "Then this thing Which one is it? I don’t remember you liking these flashy things, could it be that Zijia is giving this to some beautiful woman?”

Well, originally I wanted to repel the other party, but I ended up being jealous.

Hastily handed the brush washer to the servant, and spread out his empty hands to show his innocence, "Heaven and earth conscience! How could this thing in the study be for some beautiful lady? I bought this just because my sister always likes it." Playing some exquisite playthings in the study is the little daughter's idea after all, and I, as an elder brother, will naturally be able to fulfill it."

Ji Wen naturally knew that he had a younger sister who was doted on by the whole family, so she let go of her doubts, and just muttered: "You really love your sister, I heard that it is the Zhang family? That family is not as big as yours." Less rules, less rules, and the eldest grandson is the one... now just spoil her to the sky, but when she gets out of the family, I think you will regret it."

Lin Chen is quite at ease with his sister. After all, Daiyu has been a housekeeper since she was a child, and she is smart and quick-witted. Even if she can't be good at dancing with others, she won't suffer.But it was Ji Wen who was so reluctant even to remind her kindly...how could she be so cute?

Seeing that there were only a few servants around who had no sense of existence, Lin Chen pulled a certain prince who was rushing forward as if he was justified, and quickly sniffed on the other's lips, and got his wish when he saw someone The already flushed face became even more rosy.

The two hung out sweetly for half a day, uh, even though Lin Chen was gouged out because of his bold behavior and was ordered not to approach each other for the rest of the trip, the atmosphere was barely sweet, wasn't it? ?It wasn't until almost the curfew that the two of them returned home. In addition to the two things that Lin Chen bought with unreasonable money, he also brought back a bunch of messy gadgets bought on Chang'an Avenue.

Lin Chen often stayed in the palace, and everyone in the palace took it for granted. In order to avoid suspicion, he usually stayed in the courtyard prepared by the palace for Qing guests.But this is just for the sake of looking good, and those who should know the truth naturally know it well.The insiders were either happy to see the results, or they were gnashing their teeth, no matter what they thought, with the mountain of Ji Wen, no one dared to speak out.

As one of the earliest insiders, Princess Zhongdun was obviously happy to see her husband fall in love with a man.The Fang family has not lived up to expectations these years. A few days ago, her younger brother even almost got into a catastrophe, which was only smoothed over by Ji Wen's loss of face.However, Ji Wen was more and more valued by the sage. If Ji Wen had the heart, it was likely that a noble family would send their daughter into the mansion to be a side concubine.Besides, even if Ji Wen doesn't have this kind of thought now, didn't the palace send the girl from Rongguo Mansion over?

As long as the golden signboard of Prince Zhongdun lasts for a day, there will only be more and more fresh, beautiful and noble girls in the palace. Have a place to stand?Fortunately, the prince and the son of the Lin family have gotten closer and closer these years, and his thoughts on the backyard seem to have faded. Although Ji Wen is a little frivolous in the way of men and women, he still respects his wife.

Now, I just hope that her stomach can win a bit...

Hearing the servant report that Lin Chen rested in the palace again today, Fang took off the hairpin and put a jade hairpin on the dressing table, then smiled and said: "In that case, you can pass on my words, Tell the servants in the outer courtyard to be more vigilant tonight, Mr. Xiao Lin is a noble man, and he is not as good as the Qingke masters they usually serve, and they can fool at will."

After ordering the servants, Fang's heart was also a little faint, so she simply waved people away, leaving only an old lady whom she married as a dowry to wait on.

Fang sighed lowly, and said: "Mom is an old person, and I think I have seen everything. It's just that the strange things in our house are rare, even if my mother lives another 50 years. of."

The old lady persuaded: "What your lady said is that such strange things are indeed not easy to see, but it doesn't matter whether it is strange or not, as long as it is a good thing for your lady, the old slave will be willing to see it." Yes. Please take good care of yourself, Madam, and don’t offend the prince because of these trivial matters. Husband and wife are in harmony, and the right way is to give birth to Lin’er as soon as possible.”

Fang smiled wryly: "I can only tell my mother about this. Mom, look at what I said and did these days. Which one is not to please the prince? It's just that I feel like a thorn in my heart. No matter what, you said that if the prince is so addicted to a woman, I won't do anything to that foxy girl. Naturally, someone will clean it up for me. But now it's a man, and he's a son of an extraordinary family. What's the matter? ah!"

The prince will not be frivolous if he does not enter the backyard with those little hooves. This is indeed beneficial to her as the concubine of the palace, but as a princess, she has no children and a half daughter by her side. How will she live in the future? Woolen cloth?

Besides...

Thinking of the charming Jia family in the backyard, Concubine Fang turned her eyes: "The Rongguo Mansion where the Jia family came from, I heard it is Lin Chen's mother's family?"

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Lianjun Wang Jiqing was in the carriage and watched a few people who looked like servants rushing past in the mule cart, a little funny: "I'm afraid it's another adult who sees that the timing is wrong and wants to take money to avoid disaster. "

Sitting beside him, Qin Zhong caught a glimpse of those individuals, and said in disdain at this moment: "It's just some cowardly and fearful people. When the wind direction is unclear, they are timid and cowering. At this time, they rush to show their loyalty and show their loyalty. When others can see them."

If you want him to say, those people who returned the money swiftly at the beginning are really smart, but those who are still insisting on not paying back the money are really greedy, and these people who follow the wind are really shameless.

But no matter how eager others are to pay back the money, or how unsightly their faces are, it has nothing to do with Qin Zhong.What really made Qin Zhong feel depressed was actually something else-a few days ago because of the household affairs, Ji Wen cheated Lian County King in front of today, and now he ordered Ji Qing to punish him once, and fined him again The three-year salary made the entire Lianjun palace feel ashamed.

Ji Qing came out today because he felt that Beijing could not stay any longer, so he simply went to live in Zhuangzi in the suburbs for a few days, but he didn't want to see this when he was out of the city, which would inevitably make him even more depressed.As for whether going out of the city to play immediately after being ordered by his father will be interpreted as dissatisfaction by caring people, now Ji Qing doesn't care at all, anyway, the overall situation is set now, and no one's turn will be able to take that seat If he dies, he doesn't bother to be a filial son and grandson today, whoever wants to do it!

Ji Qing no longer has the hope of sitting in the dragon chair, and his personality has become more and more outstanding. He likes to meddle in everything, and with the mentality of "I'm not going to make it difficult for you and you don't want to count on it", he teases cats and dogs in the capital. .He is a wimpy man, he likes to hide behind others and provoke him, and he caused chaos in the capital all of a sudden. At this time, he left the capital, and many people agreed to his wish.

When he was motivating Zhongheng to stir up trouble, Ji Qing firstly wanted to provoke Lao Wu and Ji Wen to fight in the ring for him to enjoy the show, and secondly, he really wanted that boy Zhong Dun to stumble hard. To give him a headache.

It's just that I didn't expect that Jinshang would defend him like this now, and even lose Zhongheng's face because of him, and I don't know how proud that kid Zhongdun must be at this time.It's a pity that Jinshang is also a person who doesn't know people clearly, and Zhong Dun's seemingly honest but cunning guy can also be seen by him.

Speaking of it, it's a trick of good fortune. Today, there are nine princes, and Ji Wen is the youngest and the last to grow up.He was born late and already lost to others, and since Ji Wen didn't even have a decent mother clan behind him, it's no wonder others didn't take him seriously.But who would have thought that Prince Yizhong failed in seizing the heir apparent, and even the deposed prince lost his sacred heart. The two elder brothers in the lead were useless, and the rest of the princes would naturally be a little cautious.It's just that I didn't expect that it was Ji Wen, who was always inconspicuous, who took the lead.

Seeing his complexion, Qin Zhong knew that he was probably worried about the situation in the DPRK and China, so he didn't dare to persuade him, so he just diverted his words to make fun of it: "This year, the rain has been falling so badly. Although I am greedy for a cooler, I can't help but worry about the watermelon in the Mid-Autumn Festival." It doesn't taste good."

Ji Qing really smiled: "It's only May, and you're already thinking about watermelon! It doesn't matter if there's too much rain, if it doesn't taste good to you, I'll just send someone to the south to look for it."

He knew Qin Zhong's good intentions, and he didn't bother to worry about the bad things in Beijing. He just chatted with Qin Zhong along the way, and he felt much happier.

Besides, what are these embarrassments now?He has offended Ji Wen so many times in these years, I'm afraid that when the time comes, he will only be more sad when he counts it up!

It's better to take advantage of the fact that the person sitting on the throne is still my own father, he is so happy for a while, it is only right to be drunk today when he has wine!

Thinking about it like this, Ji Qing seemed to have seen it off. When he arrived at the Zhuangzi, he didn't bother to care about the affairs in Beijing.

Seeing this, Qin Zhong was worried that he would be depressed, but he also secretly heaved a sigh of relief.In the current situation, they have done a lot and made many mistakes. No matter what Ji Qingxin thinks in his heart, it is a great fortune to be able to stay in Zhuangzi peacefully and not give the Lianjun Wangfu a sense of existence.

But he didn't want this world to always make things difficult for others. As soon as he was relieved, a person who no one expected to come to the door at this time came to Zhuangzi.

Compared with the stunned Qin Zhong, Ji Qing was much calmer. He stood up with a smile, and cupped his hands at the visitor: "Second brother."

The person who came was Ji Luo, the deposed prince who had been banned by the Holy Lord.

Years of confinement life have worn away Ji Luo's high spirits back then. Now he is thin and sallow, looking like an ordinary middle-aged man, but the strong hatred and hostility in his eyes Showing his dissatisfaction and anger.

Xu Shi had been imprisoned for a long time, and Ji Luo and him didn't bother to pay attention to the red tape, so they asked directly: "You sent someone to write to me, saying that you have something important to discuss, and now this is your important matter to discuss." Attitude?"

After the shock at the beginning, Qin Zhong has already reacted - it turned out that what Ji Qing said to relax his mind on Zhuangzi was a cover from the beginning!He actually contacted the deposed prince in private!

Subconsciously, Qin Zhong wanted to stop the two from continuing their conversation, but was stopped by Ji Qing's eyes.Seeing that he was agitated, Ji Qing still had a calm expression on his face, so he just ordered lightly: "Go out and guard the door, lest some blind things disturb me and my second brother's reminiscing about the old days."

Qin Zhong had no choice but to leave the door depressed.

Seeing him go out, Ji Qing smiled at the impatient Ji Lu: "Second brother has been cultivating in the palace for a long time, obviously he doesn't want to pay attention to ordinary people like us outside. It's just that my brother just got a shock here. I really don't know what to do. I have to bother my second brother, and I want you to give me an idea."

Ji Lu still had the same gloomy look: "Everyone knows why you and I met today. If you are still talking sour words here, then blame me for turning your back on me."

Ji Qing then laughed and said, "Second brother is indeed a straightforward person. That stupid brother also knows that people don't speak dark words. Not long ago, the spies of the stupid brother in the Imperial Hospital sent a letter saying that the father is probably only one or two months away."

It really is a shocking secret!

Ji Luo was so startled that he dropped his teacup at that time, he just stared at Ji Qing and said, "Is this really true? If it's true, it's impossible for me to have no news at all."

"If the second brother doesn't believe it, then there is nothing the foolish brother can do. It's just that the second brother also knows about the background of the foolish brother, how the Concubine Zheng De was so powerful back then. Even though the power of the Zheng family vanished, after all, there are still some things left to benefit future generations. Yes In terms of eyeliner in the palace, I'm afraid even the second brother can't compare with you."

Ji Qing's mother was born in the line of Concubine Zheng De, and it was this kind of background that made Ji Qing depressed.Others don't know these things, so what's not clear about Ji Luo who has been the prince for many years?So I believed most of it at the moment.

Earlier, Ji Luo was secretly surprised why Jinshang came in so impatiently, such as collecting debts from the household department and gathering military power, which was not at all like Jinshang's previous style.Moreover, Ji Wen rushed forward in everything, at first he thought he was going to kill Ji Wen today!Now that I think about it, I don't want to flatter him, it's because I know that my time is numbered, and I want to establish prestige for Ji Wen first!

"Well, you Ji Wen! You used to be flattering like a dog behind the prince, but I didn't expect it to be a hidden one. The boss and I were imprisoned and imprisoned, and you, Ji Wen The little boy got a big deal for nothing! A bastard born by a maid is worthy of him!" Ji Lu was pacing around the room violently, yelling and cursing.

Ji Qing waited for his anger to be vented, then he kissed two cups of tea, handed a cup to Ji Lu with both hands, and said with a smile: "It seems that the second brother is not used to the matter of the ninth brother, right? Since So, Brother Yu has an idea here, but I don't know whether to say it properly or not."

"Brother Yu heard people say a few days ago that Second Brother has a village in the suburbs of Beijing, and there are some shady things in it?"

Ji Lu obviously didn't expect such a secret thing to be known by him, and immediately looked at Ji Qing as if he had seen a ghost.

But Ji Qing's usual breezy smile disappeared, and the hatred in his eyes flashed past: "Second Brother, don't doubt Yudi's thoughts. Now Yudi has no hope, and only thinks about being able to defend the real virtuous brother. When the lord ascends the throne, he himself can live a leisurely life as a prince. If he, Ji Wen, came to power, would we brothers still have a way of life?!"

It is still alive today, but as a son, Ji Qing said such words, it can be said to be heartbreaking.

It's just that Ji Luo didn't feel it at all, instead he clapped his hands and laughed, and echoed, "Your words are to the point! It's just that Ji Wen's kid is as slippery as a loach, and I heard that the good-for-nothing old fifth is also like a loach." He is gone. Now that he has the military power in his hands, even if I have some troops, what can I do with him?"

Seeing that the words had entered the port, Ji Qing took out a volume of things that had been prepared a long time ago, unfolded it carefully and said to Ji Lu, "This is the defense map of the capital, including the number of people on duty, and when the guards will change. Mark it. Second brother has this, and then concentrate on waiting until the father... At that time, if we catch him by surprise, are we afraid that we will not be able to catch him?"

The confidential things he brought out one after another were not available even when Ji Luo was the crown prince, so Ji Luo's expression became a little complicated: "Since you even have the defense map of the imperial city, you probably don't need people. It's just that I'm angry, so why do you need me, a useless person, to cooperate?"

However, Ji Qing immediately went to the hall and knelt down, and said earnestly: "Brother Huang was originally orthodox, but he was framed by a villain and lost his position as the crown prince, but after all, he was also the descendant of the Empress Yuan, so how can a minister come from such a humble background?" What can be compared with other people? Furthermore, the younger brother was reprimanded by the emperor in the court, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty regarded the younger brother as a traitor. Even if the younger brother had the heart, he also lost the opportunity. Now Only by wholeheartedly defending the emperor's brother's ascension to the throne has he lived up to his younger brother's plans over the years."

In this way, the two brothers conspired carefully, agreeing to wait until the day of his death today, with Ji Qing inside and Ji Lu outside, and the two should cooperate inside and outside, and Ji Wen was caught off guard!