Jia Jing, national teacher of the Red Chamber

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, the emperor held the Kaifeng ceremony. Among the first batch of imperial decrees issued was the decree to promote Jia Jing’s third-class earl to the first-class earl. big characters.

On the second day, Jia Jing went to the palace to thank him.The weather was fine and the emperor was in a good mood, so he took him to the imperial garden again.

The emperor walked forward with his hands behind his back and his head bowed for a few steps, then he turned his head and smiled at Jia Jing, saying, "I heard from Ruiyong that you are going to marry him." He said it, but now that things are almost settled, he doesn't know.

Jia Jing felt a little apprehensive, so he just nodded and said nothing.

The emperor didn't take it seriously, and continued to say: "Yuqing is a good boy." The emperor fell into thoughts about the past, and his face was full of smiles. "When she was young, she used to pull my beard no matter how big or small. When she grew up, she knew the etiquette and was very filial to me." Speaking of this, the emperor sighed, "When I saw her later, she I can only say hello to my grandfather."

This later, presumably refers to after the prince was abolished. "Don't worry, Your Majesty." Jia Jing said: "When I was treating King Zhongshun, I met her once and knew that she is a good girl. It is the blessing of my family to marry her, and my family will treat her well."

"The princess taught her very well." The emperor realized that he had slipped his words, and suddenly changed the subject and said, "Ruiyong is the same child. She said that I will make an order after a date is set. This is a good thing. What are you doing behind the scenes?"

Jia Jing could understand him, but he just didn't want people to know, and it was just causing trouble.He laughed twice, and told a cold joke: "Could it be that King Zhongshun thinks that the grandson of the minister's family is not up to date?"

The emperor grinned cooperatively, "I have read the paperwork presented by the Ministry of Rites, and said that I want to give him a title. The third-class male supporting princess is a little lower, and even so, the title will not be lowered." The emperor said to himself again, "What title should I give her? Yong'an? Chang'an? Yongshou? Changle? Sigh..."

Probably the emperor also felt that this topic was slightly sad, so he was silent for a while. "Last time you said you were going to Jiangnan, but you are ready."

Jia Jing replied: "I still have some mundane matters at home, so I will leave after making arrangements, within ten days at the most. It will probably be like the end of the first month and the beginning of the second month."

"Jiangnan." The emperor thought for a moment, and said, "You can go and see Lin Ruhai, he can be regarded as your in-law." After that, the emperor added, "He is not in good health, please show him. "

Jia Jing thought that Lin Ruhai really won the Sacred Heart, so he said: "I think that Lin Ruhai is only in his early forties, about the same age as me, and his body must not be much worse."

The emperor glared at him. Are you ashamed to say that you are in your early forties?I don't know what came to mind, the emperor didn't make a sound for a long time, his footsteps became slower and slower, Jia Jing walked up to him without paying attention.

The emperor glanced at her sideways, but didn't blame her, and said, "I'm still worried about Ruiyong."

You can't interrupt at this time.

"I originally thought it would be good if I could live for half a year, but now that Ruiyong has been released... the second child knows how to fight and doesn't care about anything else; the fifth child is a fool, always being used as a gunman; the sixth child is in poor health , I haven't given birth to a child for five or six years; Lao Qi doesn't trust others, and has too many thoughts..." The emperor suddenly realized that it was inappropriate to tell Jia Jing about this, but he had no one else to talk about it.In conclusion, he added, "It would be great if I could live a little longer."

Jia Jing pretended not to hear the previous words, and only replied the last sentence of the emperor, "Your Majesty, rest assured, as long as the pills continue."

"As long as the elixir continues." The emperor repeated, "Okay, let's go, don't talk nonsense outside."

Before Jia Jing left, he took out a small medicine box from his cuff, "Your Majesty, the next time you take the medicine is in mid-March. I should be able to come back in time, but I am afraid that there will be delays along the way, so I will take the medicine next time." The medicine was refined in advance."

The emperor took the medicine box and patted him on the shoulder, "My heart is very comforting."

When Jia Jing came back from the palace, he packed up his things and prepared to leave.Before leaving, he went to the Rong Mansion again. Madam Wang was worthy of being a daughter of everyone, and she was very considerate in matters of the inner house. Jia Jinglian went three times this time, and did not meet anyone each time.

"It's much better." Jia Jing put Jia Zhu's hand back under the quilt, nodded to Jia Zheng and said, "I'll prescribe another prescription, as long as it can pass the Qingming Festival, there will be no serious problems."

"Amitabha." Mrs. Wang exclaimed, looking at her son in relief.Jia Zhu was still sleeping, his body was really weak to the extreme, Jia Jing showed him three times, but none of them were sober, but the less people who know, the better.

Although Jia Zheng had a straight face, his eyes were moist and excited.

In order to deceive others, Jia Jing sat in Jia Zheng's study for a while before leaving.Mrs. Wang went back to the house and said to Li Wan: "Don't stay in the house all day long, take Lan'er out for a walk more. Go and see Feng girl, she's laughing all the time, both of you Communication is."

Jia Jing packed up his things, picked a good day to go out, and planned to leave in two days.When Jia Zhen came to pay her respects early the next morning, an explosive news popped out that Yuan Chun, who lives next door, was bestowed on the Seventh Prince as a side concubine!

Jia Jing was absent-minded, and let him go after saying a few perfunctory words.

Yuan Chun was a female official in the palace, how did the Seventh Prince do it?What is he for?In order to be completely tied to the Jia family?But the emperor clearly knew that he and King Zhongshun were going to get married. Could it be that the emperor really liked the seventh prince and wanted to give King Zhongshun a backup after he came to power, and the link between them was Jia's mansion?

Jia Jing felt that although his speculation was not unreasonable, it was a bit far-fetched until the fifth prince came to the door.

Just as the emperor said, the fifth prince is a silly boy, and the first thing he said when he entered the door was, "Well, Jia Jing, I thought you were loyal to this king, and there was such a trick behind your back! Now you and the seventh prince are married." In-laws, what else do you have to say!"

Jia Jing felt his forehead twitch, he said: "Your Highness, be careful! Yuan Chun is bestowed by His Majesty."

"What is it from Your Majesty? My concubine mother said it was the order from Concubine Wu, the concubine of the seventh prince!" The fifth prince kept circling in the room, jumping his feet angrily.

Jia Jing was turned dizzy by him, and asked: "The minister was a female official in the palace until Yuanchun, and he will be released when he is old. How can he become the seventh prince's side concubine?"

The fifth prince was caught out after three times, five divisions and two, and told him everything he had inquired about.It turned out that one day the Seventh Prince was playing in the imperial garden without any court ladies and eunuchs. Yuan Chun happened to go to the garden to pick flowers.After the salute, the Seventh Prince stumbled, saying that his ankle was sprained, and asked Yuan Chun to send him back, which made sense.

But after entering the Seventh Prince's house, for some reason, the jade belt around the Seventh Prince's waist hooked up with Yuan Chun's clothes, so after the Seventh Prince sat down, Yuan Chun's clothes were torn.

This is what the fifth prince heard from his mother and concubine. His mother and concubine had another sentence. At that time, the mother and concubine of the seventh prince said, "My family Ruian is a person of courtesy, so Yuan Chun must be able to be a female official in the palace because of his virtue and talent." Both. I saw that her ancestors were also good people, with a dignified appearance, so I gave her to my son." After speaking, he covered his mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, "Sisters won't blame me."

The mother and concubine of the fifth prince gritted her teeth when she said that, since Jia Jing's elixir, especially the beauty elixir became famous, Yuan Chun was also favored by the nobles in the palace, and her life was much more leisurely.When Yuanchun entered the palace to select female officials, it was a different path from the imperial concubine to choose a daughter-in-law. Therefore, the fifth prince's mother and concubine hesitated for a while and did not make a move. Who knew that she was robbed by the seventh prince in the end.

Hearing this, Jia Jing also felt that something was wrong, Yuan Chun was a female official, such things as picking flowers were usually done by little court ladies, she just watched from the sidelines.As for the Seventh Prince, it was suspicious to go to the Imperial Garden alone, and he even twisted his foot... Bah, the ignorant Jia Zhen in his family, who was almost hollowed out, couldn't think of such a weak trick.Yuan Chun and the Seventh Prince, who is scheming whom?

But no matter what, Yuan Chun has now entered the Seventh Prince's Mansion, and has officially become a side concubine.

The fifth prince recounted everything that should be said and should not be said, and looked at the sun, "Think about it! Our marriage is not counted! This king is going to enter the palace now, and today the father is going to move My father is in a particularly good mood every time at this time, and I want to show my filial piety." If I can marry my daughter into the Ning Mansion, it will be much closer than Naja Yuanchun being a side concubine.

They were all plotted by the Seventh Prince, Jia Jing felt a little panicked, and wanted to explain it to King Zhongshun.

Jia Jing changed his clothes and arrived at Prince Zhongshun's mansion in a newly made carriage that had not yet been marked.The prince has not come back from the palace yet, he is the prince's eldest son, Kang He, who is also the only son now, received him.

Kang He is in his early twenties, and he looks very mature and steady.Sitting opposite Jia Jing, he looked much better than when he was in the cold palace, "Uncle." That's what he called Jia Jing.

Jia Jing hesitated for a while, but still accepted the title. "How have you been?"

Kang He nodded and shook his head again. If there was no accident at the beginning of the year, he would still be the grandson of the emperor under two people and above ten thousand people, instead of the current situation where he has no title and no errand, and can only read and write in the palace playboy.

Kang He looked at Jia Jing again. When he was in the cold palace, this was the only person who came to see them besides his grandfather. He subconsciously ignored that this person was sent by the emperor.He was also the only one who made his father and mother cry. He also spent time basking in the sun with his father, and now even his younger sister is going to marry into their family.

Yes, Kang He also heard that his grandson is a bit ignorant, but so what?His younger sister's formerly educated husband's family divorced, and his originally noble and elegant concubine ran back to her natal family. Later, her gray-haired grandfather cried in front of the emperor all afternoon, and the two reconciled, leaving only The next son under the age of two.Now there are three generations of grandparents and grandchildren in Zhongshun Palace, a total of five people, which is more than half less than the heyday when they lived in the palace.

Kang He fell into the thoughts of the past, unable to extricate himself.

Not long after, King Zhongshun came back. He looked at Jia Jing who was a bit disguised with a half-smile, and said, "Go to my study and talk about it."

Jia Jing sat opposite King Zhongshun, "The fifth prince came to see me today. The seventh prince took Yuan Chun as his side concubine."

"He can have two side concubines." King Zhongshun answered, and said, "Concubine Wu told the emperor that she was a female official in the palace, and she helped Rui'an unintentionally. She saw that the child liked him very much. One concubine, several concubines, so the emperor agreed."

Jia Jing asked: "The emperor didn't pursue it afterwards?" This is very strange. It stands to reason that no one wants to be deceived, especially the emperor.

King Zhongshun hooked his mouth and said with a sneer, "The emperor probably thought that the muddier the water, the better."

No way, Jia Jing thought that the emperor's words two days ago were not intended for King Zhongshun?After thinking about it for a while, Jia Jing probably understood, probably because the emperor felt guilty when he didn't see King Zhongshun, and after seeing him, he would remember that he had rebelled against him.But King Zhongshun was the same, he called Father Huang in front of the emperor, and only called emperor when he was not in front of him.

"How is the emperor's health?" King Zhongshun asked. Everyone has confidantes in the imperial hospital, and he is no exception. The emperor's current soup and medicine prescriptions are all about daily conditioning, and there is nothing that can be seen at all.So the emperor's health is good or bad, and only Jia Jing knows.

Jia Jing hesitated for a moment, but still made up his mind and replied: "No accident, I can live for a long time." His impression of the Seventh Prince was getting worse and worse, especially after he calmed down, he remembered the unsuccessful self-recommended pillow mat. Well, if Jia Jing himself, he would wish to get rid of him quickly, and the Seventh Prince must be the same.

King Zhongshun raised his eyebrows and understood the main meaning of Jia Jing's words. The emperor's life and death were in his hands. "It's better for the emperor to live a little longer."

"My seventh younger brother is very competitive. We have to let him move out of the palace first." King Zhongshun said, "There are probably people with him in the imperial army. The emperor doesn't know yet." King Zhongshun snorted coldly, "With this king The lessons learned from the past, once the emperor knows..."

Jia Jing nodded, and added: "The Fifth Prince is a man of temperament. If he finds out that the Seventh Prince has placed an internal agent in his mansion and is trusted, he will definitely be filled with righteous indignation and ask the Emperor to make it clear." It's about the jacket.

King Zhongshun was a little skeptical, but still nodded, "So the longer the time, the better for me." He said slowly, "I lost a lot of people last year, so I need to spend time recuperating."

Jia Jing nodded, "Let's get married this year." If the trip to the south of the Yangtze River hadn't been reported to the emperor, he really wanted to stay.

Reaching a consensus with King Zhongshun, the two looked at each other and smiled, and Jia Jing quietly left again.Two days later, Jia Jing packed his luggage, took Yushan with him, and set foot on the road to the south of the Yangtze River.