Old things in the Red Chamber

Jia Gu received a message from a dark thread in the palace, saying that the nine princes in the palace had urgent matters to see him.

When Jia Gu was on duty the next day, he couldn't imagine what could be considered urgent.

Although he thought so in his heart, he still put on his armor, guarded the palace gate, and checked the defense of the palace gate again.

Just as he was checking the guards changing positions, he suddenly remembered something.

If the bastards in Ningguo Mansion and the people loyal to the Palace colluded to attack the palace.It's time to test yourself. At this time, some people are staring at themselves in the dark, hoping to find loopholes in themselves, or in Miyagi's defense.

Jia Gu was very excited when he thought of this place. He hadn't experienced this feeling of being targeted by a poisonous snake for several years.

He reviewed Miyagi's defense and explained to his deputy carefully that he should not slack off, so he went to the imperial study room, intending to discuss with the emperor about adjusting the time for the handover of the two teams.No loopholes were left for the group of rebels who were about to rebel.

The emperor is serving the old man to drink medicine in front of the Supreme Emperor today, and he is not in the imperial study.Along with Princess Huaihe, the maids of the guards were outside the door telling Jia Gu to ask to see the emperor, Princess Huaihe blinked her eyes.

After a while the emperor came back and sat in front of the Taishanghuang's bed. The Taishanghuang sat up with difficulty and asked him, "Is there any news about the war in the south?"

"No, it's just that Jia Qing told me that she wanted to change the time for changing the shift of the guards in the palace. After I thought about it, I'd better stop being so troublesome and send him away."

When the Supreme Emperor heard it, it was not a big deal, so he waved his hand laboriously, telling the emperor to go back and deal with the matter, and don't stay in front of him.

The queen princess looked at the emperor's back, thoughtful, and when she heard the emperor coughing, she immediately took the medicine bowl over.With a smile, he asked the Supreme Emperor to drink the medicine.

Jia Gu was walking in the corridor and saw the guards on both sides, constantly checking their appearance and armor and swords. They were not so strict in the past, but this time they sensed a sense of urgency and couldn't help but become stricter.

It was at this time that the Ninth Prince appeared in front of Jia Gu.

After seeing the ceremony, the two walked in front of the wide corridor, and the Ninth Prince couldn't wait to tell Jia Gu about it with his head tilted.

"...Grandpa, what do you mean by that woman?"

Jia Gu narrowed his eyes for a while, "These things are supernatural, don't take them seriously, say something you don't like to hear, I have lived for such a long time, and I haven't seen a single supernatural thing."

"How to explain those who have been cursed and changed their temperament?"

Jia Gu really couldn't explain it. In fact, the things he heard were all from other people's mouths, and he didn't see it with his own eyes.

"What do you plan to do?" Jia Gu didn't stop the Ninth Prince blindly.And preventing him from doing this will only create a rebellious mentality for the Ninth Prince. What Jia Gu wants to cultivate is a wise and mighty emperor, not an obedient puppet.

"Grandpa, I want to see Ma Daopo again."

This matter is very difficult, Gu Yun is not around, and no one will open the door for him.Even if Gu Yun is in the capital, he can't give him this convenience.Otherwise, Gu Yun would be assigned to the Ninth Prince's side by some people, and even if he didn't want to get involved in the seizure of the heir apparent, he wouldn't be able to wash away his foul smell.

"If you want to see her, you can only see the dead, not the living."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Too many people know about Ma Daopo's case. The King of Xiangyang wants to see him, and he wants to drag you to prove his innocence. No matter what method is used to send you to the prison in Shuntian Mansion to meet that woman, I'm afraid The emperor will know. This case can only add fuel to the flames and kill Ma Daopo. At that time..." Jia Jia paused, and he thought of another way.

"Is it time to steal her out?"

"A living person, and a felon, how to steal her out, after she was stolen out, no one will feel peaceful."

"Then you mean to use the method of replacing the dead ghost? This method is too detrimental."

Jia Gu shook his head, "This method is indeed inappropriate. Others have one life, and Ma Daopo deserves to die. Why should we use someone else's life to replace her. Your Highness, who is the emperor hates the most? "

"I think it should be from the loyalty palace."

"In the final analysis, the loyal king and the emperor have the same father and half mother. All the hatred stems from the competition for the throne. In the final analysis, this is still a family matter. The king of different surnames is the emperor's confidant. The purpose of King Xiangyang's recent running is to punish these four families with different surnames. Wang Liangen uprooted. Listen to you, that Ma Daopo often goes out of the backyard of the palace?"

"You mean to borrow someone else's knife to kill her?"

"She knows too much, and there are many people who want to kill her. We just need to ask what we want before others kill her."

"All of this is up to you, but before she dies, you must let me meet her. Although I know she is talking nonsense, some things involve the dead mother, so I have to be cautious."

Jia Gu felt that there was nothing to be cautious about, and there was absolutely no need for the Ninth Prince to be involved.But facing a boy who misses his mother, Jia Gu still nodded.From another perspective, the Ninth Prince has his own ideas and things he wants to do, which is much better than not having his own ideas.

Three or four days later, in the capital city, the street next to the Shuntian government office suddenly ignited a big fire. The people inside were crying for their fathers and mothers, and the guards guarding the prison did not dare to open the cell door without the order of Shangfeng.Coupled with the fact that the fire spread too fast, they had no choice but to evacuate themselves first, and watched those serious criminals burn to death inside.

After the fire was extinguished, the servants of Shuntian Mansion rushed into the cell, looking for the corpse among the broken walls.Those burned and deformed corpses were exactly the same as the recorded number of people. Most of them were burnt to charcoal, and even the human form could not be seen. When touched by hand, they instantly turned into dust.

The people in Shuntian Mansion looked at each other in blank dismay, but the people in the capital clapped their hands and applauded. There has not been any wrongful or unjust case in Shuntian Mansion for so many years.The people locked inside are people who deserve what they deserve, and the result is the same for them if they die sooner or later. In addition, this fire burned all the wicked to death. It is God's will to repay them and burn them to death.

The secret guards in the palace were dispatched to investigate this matter, but on the surface, all the cases involving the dead serious criminals were all sentenced and closed. On the surface, it did not affect anyone's life. The burned prison was also conscripted to rebuild. .

Half a month later, the Ninth Prince found an opportunity to leave the palace, disguised himself and came to an ordinary courtyard.

Jia Gu took him to the cellar, where Ma Daopo was locked up.

"How did grandpa catch her?"

"I took her out of the fire, because it also burned several people."

"I still have some money, and I will entrust you to distribute the money to the people who do the work. This work is really beautiful."

The two turned a corner in the cellar, and saw a person squatting in the corner dragged by a long chain.

"I tied my hands and feet, and escaped twice, but was discovered by the guards." After Jia Gu finished speaking, he blew on the torch and lit the torch on the wall.

The Ninth Prince squatted in front of Ma Daopo and asked her, "Do you remember my mother?"

Ma Daopo was tormented these days so that she was neither human nor ghost. She opened her cloudy eyes and gasped heavily, "Remember, even if I die, I will never forget her."

"Do you have a grudge against my mother?" The Ninth Prince asked in bewilderment after hearing his words were vicious.In his impression, Concubine He is a kind and timid person who never turns against anyone.

"I haven't spoken a few words to her, but your grandparent's family has tormented me a lot."

Jia Gu walked around from the side, "It's strange for you to say this. I heard that you are Baoyu's godmother, and every time you go to their house, you are treated as a guest. Why do people bother you? I think I should respect you."

"What do you know?" Ma Daopo spat fiercely at Jia Gu, "You dignitaries have always looked down on us three aunts and six women. Every time you go to treat them as a beggar, you throw a few taels of silver and say I am them. Brother's godmother. It's not as good as a decent woman in their family."

After speaking, he smiled at the Ninth Prince, "Do you know how your mother died? At the beginning, the eldest daughter of their family had a phoenix in her life, saying that she could become the mother of the country. Later, the second daughter of their family was born first. After I got off the prince, people in their family thought it was their second girl who met the eldest girl's fortune, and gave me the horoscope of the second girl's birthday, and asked me to do it."

The Ninth Prince got angry when he heard that, and gave Ma Daopo a hard punch on the head, "My mother became seriously ill after giving birth to my younger brother, is it because of your actions?"

Ma Daopo said proudly, "I did it, but there are noble people to help in this matter. If we try harder, your mother should have died that year..."

The Ninth Prince punched him in the face again, Jia Gu pulled him up, "She wants to die, and she doesn't want to say anything important."

"Grandpa, are there any instruments of torture here?"

Jia Gu looked at the Ninth Prince with a hostile face, "This is a decent home, and this cellar is a vegetable cellar. Where can I find instruments of torture? Forget it, just leave her here. There will be no sky, and you will spend all day with snakes." With the rat as a companion, it is enough for her not to survive and not to die."

After finishing speaking, he will drag the Ninth Prince to the ground.

Even though the Ninth Prince disagreed, he knew that he couldn't tell the truth by himself, so he was obediently dragged towards the ladder by Jia Gu.

"Wait, let me tell you, can I ask for a whole corpse?"

Jia Gu and the Ninth Prince stopped at the same time and did not move. Ma Daopo quickly crawled out a few times, and the chains rattled.

"In the early days, all I knew was to look at faces. Everyone in our industry has a master. My master is very powerful, but I haven't learned much. About [-] years ago, my master led me from Passing by on Ningrong Street, I suddenly stopped and said to me, "Teacher, there are noble people in these two mansions". I thought to myself that these two houses are the homes of Zhongming Dingshi, so naturally there are noble people, so I didn't take it seriously. But my master said , the nobles are not the nobles of the world, but the nobles of those who practice the Tao.”

"Have you made it clear?" The Ninth Prince was concerned, and squatted down in front of Ma Daopo again.

"The noble people in my master's mouth are those people who have their own spirits. To put it bluntly, if they practice beside them, they will be contaminated with some spirits. With the help of gods, they can practice thousands of miles a day. There are many people who are capable. Yes, not only my master saw it at the time, but also many people in the same way, at that time, many people made excuses to go to their two families to inquire, and meeting them was a common method."

"Go on."

"My master went in, and I heard some things from her later. At the beginning, some seniors with Taoism looked at it a few times, and found that it was their brothers and sisters with fairy spirit, especially their precious jade. , in the eyes of some seniors, his whole body is shining, but we are all low-ranking people. It is not common to see their golden brothers, but they see a lot of their female relatives. Especially at that time, their family The eldest girl is the most favored, with a ray of national luck in her life, so everyone says she is the fate of the Phoenix. The second girl in their family has the appearance of an early death. My master once calculated for her that her fate is the road. Bian Tu, nobleman, think about how valuable a pinch of soil on the side of the road can be. Even if it has the spirit of a fairy, it is not an important person. At that time, the seniors still wanted to be with them The eldest girl of the family met Baoyu, and rubbed some fairy spirit from them for practice. Later..."

Ma Daopo's expression became painful, Jia Gu hurried up, pinched her mouth open, and found that her whole body was convulsing and convulsing.

"Tell me, what's wrong with you?"

Ma Daopo said with difficulty, "My retribution has come. Some people will not let me talk about their affairs, especially in front of you. You can settle it with one sentence... That's how my master and those powerful people died in this way. They I wanted to soak up some fairy spirit, but then came a monk, one with a limp leg and one with sores on his head, they were very serious, saying...saying..."

"Tell me, what are they talking about?"

"Talk about romantic friends... I can't remember the future, I just remember... Fangchun Mountain and Sending Spring Cave..."

At this time, Ma Daopo's mouth was already bleeding a lot of black blood, but her strength was surprisingly strong, she grabbed the Ninth Prince's hand and said. "Remember...you can't follow what you say, but you can't...change..."

The last two words were inaudible, and when they were finished, the person was no longer there.

The Ninth Prince stared blankly at Ma Daopo who fell on the ground, still thinking about the meaning of the last sentence.When they met for the first time, Ma Daopo said something meaningful.But the specific meaning is not clear.

Jia Gu was very angry and called the guards over, "Looking at this, it's clear that he was poisoned. How do you see people?"

Several people guarding Ma Daopo knelt down and shouted injustice, saying that they would feed Ma Daopo whatever they ate, and they really didn't have the guts to do poison.

"Forget about grandpa, Ma Daopo herself knows how she died. According to her, her master seems to have died in the same way. Fangchunshan Xiangdong Cave doesn't sound like a decent place from the name."

Jia Gu pulled the Ninth Prince to the ground, "I sent people to investigate this place, Your Highness went up first, and now immediately seal this cellar." He gestured to the guards.

After a while, someone pulled several carts of soil, filled the cellar, and sealed it up.

The Ninth Prince was still talking about this place in the carriage going back, "Fangchunshan Xiangxiang Cave sounds like a brothel, but it doesn't look like a decent place. More than 20 years ago, a monk and a cripple Legs, one with sores on the head... Liao Da, come here and inquire about the two of them for me?"

Eunuch Liao was the eunuch in charge beside him, after hearing the Ninth Prince's order, he immediately thought of two people.

"Your Highness don't need to inquire about this matter, the servant knows where they have appeared."

"Oh, you know this kind of thing?"

"Our mistress was born in the Jia family of the Rongguo Mansion. We slaves have always been very caring towards your natal family and your natal family. Even if the Rongguo Mansion is not in good use now, the servants always pay attention. Even in the past I also inquired about some things. It is to prepare for when the masters will ask, and then I will reply to the master when I have something to say."

"So, the monk Ma Daopo mentioned really appeared."

"I don't know if it's the same person. The servant found out three times. The first time I heard about this monk was from Jia Jiabao's second grandma. At that time, she was not Bao's second grandma but a girl from the Xue family. Back then, Second Grandma Bao used the Yibang Lengxiang Pills. I heard that it was a prescription sent by a monk. Oh, yes, I also heard from the servants of the Xue family that the girl’s golden lock pills also came from the same source. , Said that those two masters gave a sentence, it should be engraved on the gold vessel, and the person who will be equipped with jade in the future, these two masters are also a monk."

"It seems that there are such people, what about the second and third times?"

"The second time, your aunt and the second master Bao collided with guests at the same time, and a monk treated them together. It would be too early to hear about it the third time, although it didn't happen in the Rongguo Mansion. But it happened in the family of Rongguo Mansion, a man named Jia Rui, got a pair of mirrors from a monk to cure his illness."

"What disease can be cured with a mirror is nonsense. People must die in the end. Did they appear in other people's homes?"

Eunuch Liao shook his head, "I haven't inquired about this matter specifically, why don't you wait, the servant asked someone to go out quietly and ask, since they have appeared in the capital over and over again, someone must have seen them, plus the two One person has a sore on his head, and the other has a limping leg, so it should be easy to be remembered by others, you should sit first, and when the results come out, the servant will come to you to answer."

The Ninth Prince nodded, put this matter aside for now, and wanted to connect this matter together, but because he knew too little, he couldn't connect it all the time.

"Uncle Wang of Xiangyang wants to find someone who has the spirit of a fairy, but Ma Daopo said that the second aunt is the number one person with the spirit of a fairy in the world... According to Ma Daopo, the Rongguo Mansion... No, second aunt She is the granddaughter of the Rongguo Mansion. Could it be that the descendants of the Rongguo Mansion carry a sense of fairy spirit? What is this spirit spirit? What is the connection with my mother and concubine? Take away my mother's luck and make her bedridden?"

The more I think about it, the more chaotic things become. The Ninth Prince shook his head, "Gods and ghosts are unfathomable, let alone believable. However, there are real people who harm people secretly. Let me explain this first." If someone finds out, I just need to avenge my concubine."

When Princess Huaihe came back from the palace, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong.Why does the well-behaved Jia Gu think of rectifying the guards in the palace?

Could it be that things have been leaked?

Just when she was in a dilemma, a servant from the mansion came to report, "Master Jia is here."

"not see."

"He said he has something to discuss with you."

Princess Huaihe sneered, "What can he do? Why, you are now his slave?"

The servant was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Drive him away, just say what I said, if you dare to approach my mansion in the future, immediately break his legs."

When only her confidants were left in the room, Princess Huaihe's nanny advised her, "You are usually too strong, and you have to find someone to discuss things at this time."

"That also depends on who you are looking for to discuss things with. Find someone who can do things. Naturally, the things negotiated are reliable. Find someone who can only eat, drink and have fun. How can you discuss things with him?"

She leaned on the couch by herself and thought for a while, "Whatever? I'll find a safe place for my son first. Bring me here."

After a while, his son was carried to the main room by the mother-in-law. The child has now remembered when his mother, Princess Huaihe, was imprisoned in the prison of the clan mansion.He was raised in the palace and accompanied by some old concubines. At this moment, when the environment suddenly changed, he acted very resistant, and was unwilling to talk to anyone except those who served him.

After all, it was her own son. Princess Huaihe touched his little head affectionately, "My son, I will send you to your grandmother in a while, remember to be obedient and don't make trouble."

After finishing speaking, he ordered the servants who served his son, "Pack up the young master's things, and you and the young master will go to Zhongwuhou's mansion together later."

Princess Huaihe's nanny saw this matter in her eyes, and pulled her in disapproval, "Princess, their young master is not at home. I heard that the young master's biological mother is very domineering..."

"Could it be that my son is not her grandson?"

"But..." Your son is really not her grandson.

Princess Huaihe's nanny dared not say these words.

Princess Huaihe looked at her son's chubby face, stretched out her index finger, and tapped his forehead, "You are really lucky, you can have a way out with just this face."

After finishing speaking, he ordered his servants to quickly prepare the carriage and send the young master away.