Battle of the Red Chamber Ring III

Waiting for Wu Xiaogu to carry a lantern and lead Jia Huan out of the Imperial College through the side door, it was already dark outside, and it was almost the curfew, Wu Xiaogu drove a little fast, there were no people on the road, and all the way he could only hear The sound of horseshoes echoed crisply, and when they arrived at Shizi Mansion, the gatekeeper outside saw Jia Huan's carriage, hurriedly opened the door, and shouted inside: "Master Huan is back."

The carriage stopped shortly after entering the door, and Jia Huan got off the carriage with Wu Xiaogu's men. The originally dark house was lit up one by one. From far to near, another person walked quickly to Jia with a lantern alone. In front of Huan, it was only when he got closer that he realized that it was Chun Geng.

"It can be counted, my son has waited for a long time, and the food on the table has been heated twice, and the young master came so late today." When he came, Wu Xiaogu stepped aside consciously, and Mu Rong came with him. She stepped forward and carefully removed Jia Huan's cloak, and stood aside.

"I got a good book in the classics department, and I was fascinated by it for a while, and forgot the time." Jia Huan responded to Chun Geng with a smile, and followed the two to the lobby. When he entered the door, he saw Chi Chen frowning, depressed With his face propped up, his right hand rested on the table and kept tapping on the table, it seemed that he was really tired of waiting.

Chi Chen listened to the noise and heard the noise approaching, so he looked up and saw Jia Huan being served by his servants, so he wanted to let him know that he was angry, so he just tilted his head and waited for Jia Huan to come forward Come to apologize, but Jia Huan entered the door, took off his coat, changed into normal clothes and came back, he washed his face and rinsed his mouth, pretending that he hadn’t seen him at such an adult, he was even more depressed, the anger on his face gradually dissipated , all of a sudden, the momentum was full, causing the waiters in the house to kneel down one after another.

Seeing that something was wrong, Jia Huan went forward and took the bowl and chopsticks and put them in front of Chi Chen, and touched Chi Chen's face with one hand: "Ah!" He screamed.

Chi Chen turned around and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" His concern was beyond words.

Jia Huan looked at Chi Chen innocently, and said, "Your face is too cold, stop your hands from freezing."

As soon as Chi Chen heard it, he knew that the other party was cheating, so he gave a bah, then turned around and continued to sulk.

Jia Huan stretched out his hand to let the waiter leave quietly, while he hung on Chi Chen's back and rubbed the back of the other's head: "Don't be angry, you are already young and mature, and if you get angry, you will grow older." He said while He wanted to reach out and rub Chi Chen's head and face, but the other party clasped his hands instead.

Chi Chen liked Jia Huan's familiarity with him, but also disliked the other party's inattentiveness, so he hugged Jia Huan in his arms sullenly and said, "If you are two years older, I won't be able to hug you anymore."

Jia Huan touched the top of his hair, roughly looked at the height difference between himself and the other party, patted Chi Chen on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, I'll let you hug more." Seeing this, Mu ordered someone to bring back the hot dishes that had been sent down.To say that Chi Chen's food is really good, the chef in Shizi's mansion is also really capable, the whole fish and whole lamb feast, but neither of them are picky, and they sweated a lot after eating.

Waiting for the meal to be finished, after the servants withdrew the banquet, Chi Chen held a teacup and drank tea, and talked about the government affairs with Jia Huan. The Supreme Emperor was also very powerful back then, but since the incident of abolishing the crown prince ten years ago, he So he made up his mind to be perfect. This man is old and kind, and he is patient with the officials below him. As a result, this kindness provokes Wen Tianwuxi, the government is corrupt, and all kinds of greed are blowing more and more fiercely. At that time, the high official position was clearly marked with a price. Although there are many means after taking the stage today, it still cannot be cured.

"Today, the person surnamed Zhen begged the Supreme Emperor again, causing the Supreme Emperor to become seriously ill. The sage is benevolent and filial, so let it go and delay for a few days." The Zhen family spent a lot of money because the Supreme Emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River to pick him up. Later, these became the debt owed by the Ministry of Accounts, which has not been repaid.Now that the household department is short of money, it is natural to find these people who owe a lot of money to start, but those people think that the money is originally the money of the emperor, and they really can't pay it, so they don't worry about the debt.

"This is really looking for death. Who is stronger than the elbow with the current saint? What's more, it is said that it will be delayed for a few days, and you still have to pay it back. It is death sooner or later. It is better to die early and surpass life. I don't understand how long they will be. What kind of brains do you have?" Jia Huan sighed.

Chi Chen pointed to Jia Huan and said, "Isn't it the same in your house back then? It's just that you were not born at that time, so you had already copied it once, otherwise, how could the family be so neglected? I'm afraid those men will be scared out of their wits." , your uncle now only dares to spend his mind on women, but Ningguo Mansion's is stronger." It's just that it's not good to be strong, otherwise the Holy Majesty would not have specially ordered Chi Chen to investigate this matter secretly.

Unlike the truly magnanimous emperor, the current emperor has always been cautious, but others can't see it. If he didn't see the people who insulted him at the beginning, they are going to die now.

"The sage is holding back his strength now, not to mention anything else, the loyal king is the only one. When the sage recovers, he will be the first to step on him, so not both sides know about it, anyway, he is dead. Now While the Supreme Emperor was still there, the Zhongshun King was also jumping vigorously, not to mention, after the abolition of the crown prince, the civil and military officials of the Manchu court recommended candidates for the crown prince, and he alone accounted for [-]% of the candidates." Chi Chen shook his head, thinking of these, His head is full of lawsuits, and it is also because he was too cautious at the beginning and did not form a party for personal gain, but if he had power at the beginning, he would not be the one sitting in this seat now.

At the beginning, the event of abolishing the crown prince involved not only the two prime ministers at the time, but also the current King Zhongshun and others, including the current King Beijing and King Nan'an. It is not easy for those who die.

Jia Huan frowned and thought for a while, then he knew why the Holy Majesty took Chi Chen out of the Nanwang Palace alone. His gaze met Shang Chi Chen's dark eyes, and when he looked at the silence inside, he knew that he knew it too, but what difference did it make between true and false, this scene will continue to be sung.

"Then you, have you thought about it?" Jia Huan sighed in his heart, after everyone had worked hard, he asked very directly.

Chi Chen smiled confidently: "Now I'm just a fledgling. When I grow up, he won't take care of me anymore, and I won't starve to death." Ben, in the end did not say the rest.

Sure enough, as Chi Chen expected, at the end of the year when the Supreme Emperor went away, all civil and military officials in the court would wear hemp and filial piety.In the middle of Beijing, the white cloth was sold out for a while, and even the lanterns in the houses of the wealthy people were covered with white paste. Chi Chen kept vigil in the palace every day, and the Shizi Mansion locked the gate tightly.After the death of the Supreme Emperor, there is a tree inside and outside the court and the field. The few happy people who used to jump around are now with their tails between their tails, afraid that they will be the first to be cut by the big knife hanging above their heads.

After waiting for the coffin to stop, the coffin of the Supreme Emperor was moved into the imperial mausoleum, and Chi Chen was finally able to return to his residence to rest after the emperor had observed his filial piety for 27 days.Jia Huan looked at his face, but there was no change, he walked forward cautiously, and the waiter was holding a handkerchief to wait for him to wipe his face, Chi Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed Jia Huan's wrist to prevent him from moving, while He wiped it casually, threw the handkerchief to the servant who was holding the washbasin, and walked into the house with big strides.

"Cook a few vegetarian dishes. From today onwards, all the food given to me in the mansion will be changed to vegetarian. Don't move my brother's. I will ask someone to make a few sets of plain clothes without any dark patterns. After a while, Xiao Wang will eat it." I want to rest, don’t bother me, well, if someone returns all the posts, I will say that Xiao Wang is not free.” He quickly finished speaking, dragged Jia Huan to the main courtyard, entered the bedroom, and told Chun Geng : "Starting tomorrow, you will clean up the room next door to your young master. He is still young and cannot sleep on straw mats or hard boards."

After speaking, he pulled Jia Huan to a chair beside him, and sat beside him. He looked at Jia Huan with a storm in his eyes: "I have two news to tell you, which one do you want to know?"

"Good or bad?" Jia Huan raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Not bad." Chi Chen chuckled, what he said was not bad, but there was something different on his face.

"En?" Jia Huan's curiosity was immediately aroused, and he moved closer to Chi Chen.

"The holy decree is to order King Zhongshun to guard the tomb. Presumably, his power in the court must be exhausted. I am afraid that the Zhen family will really be unable to escape this time." The Zhen family is the waste of the crown prince's money bag, and then switched to the king of Zhongshun. If they didn't get it right, they will be liquidated now. "The second is that the concubine Xiande is pregnant by order. I know, I am afraid there will be news in a few days."

What does it mean to be pregnant by decree, Jia Huan raised his eyebrows and felt something was wrong, he wanted to say something, but didn't say anything, just continued to look at Chi Chen.

Chi Chen chuckled: "It is said that because of a bad pregnancy, the gate of the palace has now been sealed off, and outsiders are not allowed to enter to have an audience." So there is a discussion about whether it is a real pregnancy or a fake pregnancy.

Just after the Chinese New Year, hundreds of members of the Zhen family were detained in Beijing, and today they were sentenced to ransack the house, but the money that was confiscated was not much, and today they were furious, and ordered the relevant personnel to investigate to the end, and then hundreds of people were killed again. Contributed to the outside of the Meridian Gate, I heard that the guards who beheaded were changed several times in a row, and the water in the large and small dark wells in the capital was dyed red.All the people in Beijing closed their doors tightly, and when the curfew came, even the usual drunken scholars were no longer seen.