Old things in the Red Chamber

As the emperor deduced, the Supreme Emperor sent someone out to tell the old minister about the money owed.Most of the people were indifferent, and some old ministers who were still qualified to enter the palace even ran to the Supreme Emperor and cried.

Listening to their cries, the Supreme Emperor felt a chill in his heart.

Firstly, their good intentions were not recognized, and they didn't seize this last chance. When the emperor really checked out the arrears, the crime would be serious at that time.One generation suffers from repaying the money now, and more than three generations will suffer from repaying the money in the future.

Secondly, these people used to talk about their loyalty, but as you can see just now, when life and death are at stake, they only think about themselves, and they don't even care about the face of their former masters.If I entrust them with something, will they still be as loyal as before?

This made him couldn't help but feel betrayed.

"Sure enough, sure enough, the only one who is loyal to you is the emperor. I, the overlord, is no longer in your eyes. Go back, don't come if you have nothing to do, I don't care about things now, you just want something, I have no way to agree."

The veterans were driven out in fear.They connected in private at the gate of the palace, asking around to find out who told the emperor and the emperor to clean up the old accounts.

They inquired and inquired, but they couldn't find any results.These old officials who are still in the capital also have people in their families who are officials in the court.They all said that no one paid money to the emperor, and the investigation of the owed money should be nonsense.

These frightened veterans finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The one who breathed a sigh of relief was the Rongguo Mansion.

Their family also borrowed money, and the Supreme Emperor sent a message, and their family also knew about it.If you can say one thing when the house is stolen, there is no money in the house.Now that the slave's house has just been searched, if you say there is no money, let alone whether people believe it or not, even your own family can't say such a thing.

Whether it is Shi Taijun or Jia Zheng and his wife.They didn't even want to hand over the money that had just arrived and hadn't been warmed up yet.Jia Zheng has visited several old friends in the past few days, and he is also very concerned about this matter.In the end, I realized that it was a false alarm, so I happily returned home and told Shi Taijun about it.

"It must be that the old sage is thinking about the little money owed when he is old. Now that the elders have entered the palace and begged for a while, the Supreme Emperor will not say anything about collecting the money owed."

The prince also breathed a sigh of relief, "Amitabha, this is a false alarm. It's not that our family is unwilling to share your worries, but the life at home is really difficult, especially the three girls and their siblings. If they don’t have a family, if they don’t have any money to do things for their siblings in the future, it will be a shame to throw it in front of the big guy.”

Speaking of the third girl, several people present thought of the fourth girl.Although I remembered it, everyone was reluctant to say it.In addition to embarrassment, speaking out can only increase embarrassment.

Jia Zheng couldn't help but think a little bit more. The matter of the fourth girl's loss hasn't exploded for so long.Presumably it won't affect my daughter, so hurry up and send the third girl out at this time.You can also find a good family, if the story of the fourth girl is spread.It will be difficult for the third girl to find a good family.

"Old lady, isn't the girl from the Shi family married to the elder brother from the Wei family in two days? Please ask the old lady to take the third girl out. If you don't get married, you will be old."

Shi Taijun nodded, "Why don't I know this truth, but what did your wife say?"

"This matter depends on the old lady. Wang's son will explain it to her."

Wei Ruolan is going to get married, he is the emperor's nephew, especially now that the Supreme Emperor is still alive.The emperor was quite generous to those sisters who were not picky.He summoned Wei Ruolan into the palace, gave him a position, encouraged him, gave him some rewards, and then sent their mother and son to pay their respects to the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

The Supreme Emperor has been feeling a little unwell these days. Although he drank the medicine, he is getting old. Once he has a beginning, he wants to heal the disease, it will be very slow.

The overlord's bedroom was quiet, he was lying on the couch with his seven or eight month old son in his arms, taking a nap.Princess Wei and Wei Ruolan waited for a while, and only went in to see the Supreme Emperor after he woke up.

"Married a girl from the Shi family?" The Supreme Emperor thought about it carefully, "Is it a good marriage? Orphan girl, there is no serious Yue family, and no one dares to ask you to do something."

Princess Wei felt a little uncomfortable when she heard these words, seeing the face of the Supreme Emperor, she didn't dare to continue disturbing.The mother and son bid farewell and left in a hurry.

There are several marriages in the capital every month.But the wedding in the next few days was the most honorable wedding with the most guests this year.

When Jia Xun got married, the sons of the princesses all came to help, and when the sons of other princesses got married, as long as Jia Xun was at home, he would also help.If he himself is not at home, then their Hou Mansion will also come forward to celebrate.

Recently, Jia Gu was too busy, so Mrs. Tong took her granddaughter to Princess Wei's mansion a few days before they got married, sat there, and talked with her for a long time before returning.That is to say, as long as the meaning is reached, there is no shortage of servants in the princess mansion, let alone those guests who are visiting.

A group of middle-aged and elderly women can talk about all kinds of gossip besides the east and the west, marriages in the south and customs in the north.

Don't care about people's origins, like these gossips, princesses can also chat.

Especially the older princesses and those younger princesses, there is nothing to talk about.When there are not many other people waiting in the room, they will talk a little about palace affairs.

"Have you heard? The emperor is ill. The emperor and the empress went to ask about it twice. Huaihe found out about it. Serve the medicine."

"She is so beautiful, when will she go in again after she comes out? When the time comes, the emperor's father will recover from his illness. With her filial piety, the emperor will not lock her up in the prison again. She has a good plan. Since she was a child, she They're all smarter than us, even ghosts and ghosts, let's just look at her title and know that she's a little bit worse than Anyang, but she's better than most of us."

This is cryptic, but outsiders can understand it, that is to say, there are more food towns working in Huaihe than other princesses.

Mrs. Tong thought more in her heart, Princess Huaihe should never have done it, she should not have poured dirty water on her son.I'm just such a darling, besides, this darling has never done anything harmful, so why should I take the blame?

She cared about this matter in her heart, and when she went back at night, she deliberately went with Princess Anyang.

"I just listened to what the eldest princess and the third princess said, saying that Princess Huaihe gave the Supreme Emperor a favor?"

"I just found out about this this afternoon. Father has been coughing for the past few days and is in a bad mood. It's not a big deal. It's just that he's getting old. It's either a headache or a sore waist and weak legs. The doctor said that diet therapy will be fine." I don't know who passed the matter out of the palace, but it happened to be passed on to Huaihe.

Princess Anyang went on to talk about this matter, "You don't know my in-laws. After Princess Huaihe submitted the form, the emperor agreed. I guess by this time, she has already left the prison."

Mrs. Tong wrote down the matter, thinking of going back to discuss it with Jia Gu, she didn't care about talking to Princess Anyang, so she left with her granddaughter in her arms.

Jia Gu squinted his eyes under the lamp at night thinking about such things.After a while, he let out a long sigh.

"It seems that the emperor is going to close the net." Jia Gu set up his teapot and told Mrs. Tong about it.

"This big teapot is for the Palace of Zhongzhong, this small teacup is for the family surnamed Jia, and this other small teacup is for Princess Huaihe. After the Palace of Zhongzhong was in trouble, the brothers were unwilling to reconcile and wanted to start a rebellion."

As soon as she said this, Mrs. Tong quickly stood up and looked in the yard. There was no one, so she closed the doors and windows and lowered the curtains.Signal Jia Gu to lower his voice.

Jia Gu went on to say, "People who are loyal to the palace are not reconciled, so what should we do? We must find a soldier and horse to enter the palace city, so that we can kill the emperor, slaughter the princes, and hold the emperor hostage. Then again, loyalty The king did not leave any military power, so where can I find this army? If you want to form one yourself, although you are loyal, it takes too long. When the cavalry charges, the troops will be lost."

"They want one off the shelf?"

"Yes, you are right, you are really powerful. Ready-made, where can you find obedient ones? First of all, the team that dares to kill the emperor and dare to attack the palace city must be the kind that licks blood with the head of a knife. The emperor has done this before, he They found me from the North. After I came back, I worked obediently in the capital. Those who are loyal to the palace also want to find someone like me, but they have no one in the army. contact with people, as long as they are not stupid, they will not obey their orders."

"So they went through Jia's house to find an obedient person?"

"Yes, the previous generation of the Jia family held the military power. Although the people left and the tea was cold, the bowl of tea is still there. If they want to drink it, they don't care about cold tea or hot tea. It's a bowl of tea anyway. The most important thing is that Jia The family is inextricably linked to their loyal palace. How did the Qin family in Ningguo Mansion enter their home? How did they die? Because of this matter, the two families inevitably have private contacts. The surname is Jia. It's not stupid, at the beginning, he definitely had to cut ties with their palace, but why is he obedient and loyal to the palace now, because of Princess Huaihe."

Jia Gu moved another tea bowl to the side of the teapot, "So whether Princess Huaihe is voluntary or forced, she is a grasshopper on the same line as Prince Zhongcheng. Presumably the emperor knows about this, so at this time, the Huaihe When the princess is released, it is necessary to push them. When they really rebel, no matter whether the emperor is willing or not, the heads of these people must roll to the ground. I guess even at that time, the emperor is not willing to protect them , such things as rebellion, if you stick to it, you will die.”