Dai Meng of the Red Chamber

Fighting again, Shui Rong and Le Shan mobilized their troops and deployed their troops, neither giving way. The Qingfeng Pavilion was silent for a while, only the occasional clear and clear sound of falling, which caused some movement here.

Gently put down a white stone, Shui Rong raised his head, and said: "Back then, Mr. Xie played chess calmly in the face of a strong enemy. He left behind in the history a wonderful story of winning more with less, making us all fascinated. It's a pity that "Cao Mu Pu" It has long been extinct, and I have no chance to see it."

Le Shan smiled lightly and said, "Yizheng has never been interested in chess records. When deploying troops, he pays attention to the situation and location. The chess records are just the formation, and it is difficult to see the details."

Shui Rong said: "Brother Yang's words are wrong. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" is a wonderful military book. Although it is only a formation, it can be seen through the overall situation. It depends on how flexible the person who reads it is. I really like these ancient posthumous books. , I read it carefully in my free time, and I feel a sense of enlightenment."

Le Shan fiddled with Hei Zi, and said with a smile: "No wonder the prince was able to attack the king at such a young age, and he has perfected both civil and military skills, so even the emperor treats you differently. , or the two of us can talk at night by candlelight, and the second sister can also add red sleeves to the side." After finishing speaking, Le Shan smiled at Princess Ying with ulterior motives.

Princess Ying lowered her head shyly, a blush appeared on her fair face.Shui Rong looked at the chessboard expressionlessly, and said: "Although the prince doesn't like books, when it comes to marching and fighting, he is ashamed to be a younger brother. Ping Xifan, capture Wu Yue, who doesn't admire your kindness when it comes to it."

Seeing that he avoided the topic without leaving any traces, Le Shan could only smile and said, "Don't be modest, Lord Bei. That time when you captured the thief in Chuzhou, at a young age, you changed your mind randomly and won more with less, so that the battle was resolved smoothly." , Thinking about it makes people happy. Lord Bei, Yizheng is always wondering how he knew that the deputy general would turn against him."

Hearing Le Shan mention the matter of Chuzhou, Shui Rong couldn't help showing a trace of sadness on his calm and handsome face, his clear and sharp eyes dimmed instantly, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "Don't mention the past."

When Le Shan came to his senses, he felt guilty and wanted to apologize. A guard rushed in and said to Le Shan, "My lord, the Minister of the Ministry of War sent people back and forth, saying that the general of Yangzhou suddenly fell ill and died."

Le Shan and Shui Rong looked at each other, both of them were a little surprised, Le Shan said: "Go down, this king knows, this king will go back to the Ministry of War."

Turning his head and smiling apologetically at Shui Rong, Shui Rong stood up and said, "It's okay, since I'm on business, I'll take my leave first, my lord, the general soldier of Yangzhou died suddenly, I'm afraid it won't be that simple."

Le Shan nodded, and said: "Prince Bei, forgive me for being away on official business, Yizheng once again thank you for your kindness today. Second sister, I have to go back to the study to clean up first, so you can see Prince Bei off for me. Princess Ying smiled brightly and said, "Don't worry, brother Wang, I won't lose my manners to you."

Le Shan turned his head and greeted Shui Rong with a smile, but he saw Shui Rong said indifferently: "Prince Le Shan is too polite to bother the princess, this king is a step ahead." But before leaving, he didn't realize that there was a person beside him staring blankly at him all the time, and there was tenderness that couldn't be concealed in the beautiful clear eyes.

Seeing the resolutely leaving back, Princess Ying lowered her eyes in disappointment, then raised her head suddenly, watching the silver-white robe gradually sinking into the vines in the verandah.

Le Shan sighed softly, and said: "Tell mother, I may not come back for dinner at night." After finishing speaking, she hurriedly left, the tea fragrance in Qingfeng Pavilion was still lingering, Princess Ying looked at the empty seats , the exquisite chessboard, the aura left by that person just now seems to be floating in front of my eyes.

In Fengzao Palace, the brocade curtains were hanging low, and the fragrance was beautiful. Concubine Yuan was leaning on the bed, her plump face was a little haggard, while holding the qin on one side, she gently took a bowl of medicine, and served Concubine Yuan carefully.

Sitting on the soft couch beside Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, they also looked at it distressedly, and sighed softly. Jia Mu said: "Your Majesty, take good care of yourself. Don't worry about the affairs of the house. The gentlemen are here." .”

Baoqin wiped the remnants from the corners of Concubine Yuan's mouth with a handkerchief, and only heard Concubine Yuan say: "Don't worry, old lady, I just caught a little cold by accident, which made my old illness relapse. It's the old lady and the old lady who are involved in the house." The wife is too much to serve dim sum, the tree attracts the wind, the good and the bad are mixed, don't be brave in everything, just let it go if you can."

Jia Mu is a shrewd person, she was taken aback when she heard the words of Concubine Yuan, but seeing Concubine Yuan's pale face, she could only put her doubts in her heart, and said, "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely go back and light it."

Concubine Yuan sighed softly, waved her hands to make the maids retreat, and said slowly: "Old lady, how are the preparations for Baoyu's marriage?" yes."

Concubine Yuan glanced at Mrs. Wang, and said in a low voice: "Old lady and wife, choose, the sooner the better, so that everyone can rest assured as soon as possible." Go and pick a good day to fix it."

Mrs. Wang said from the side: "Don't worry, my mother. Baoyu has become more sensible than before since she bestowed her marriage. Every day except for going to school, she spends her time reviewing her homework in her room, old lady, right?"

Mother Jia nodded silently, but a trace of imperceptible resentment flashed in her slender eyes.Concubine Yuan saw it, straightened her body, and said: "That's good. The old lady loved Baoyu since she was a child. The old lady must be very pleased to see Baoyu like this."

Jia Mu accompanied her with a smile and said, "Yes." The three of them chatted a few more gossiping words, but the palace servants outside came to urge them, and Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang had no choice but to leave. Before leaving, Yuan Fei took Jia Mu's hand and bowed Said: "Old lady, tell the masters and them that the officialdom is impermanent, and it is better to stick to one's duty and get out of everything earlier."

Mother Jia looked at Concubine Yuan and saw that there was a different worry and determination in Concubine Yuan's eyes, she couldn't help trembling, she patted Concubine Yuan's hand lightly, and said, "Your Majesty, take care too, I will tell them , the men don’t live up to it, it’s hard for the empress.”

Concubine Yuan couldn't help shedding tears, glanced at Jia Mu, and then said in a low voice: "The old lady has never blamed me." Jia Mu sighed, and said: "I also understand your mother's painstaking efforts. Everything is over. Empress take good care of her body, we are going back."

Seeing Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang drifting away under the leadership of the palace people, the tears in Concubine Yuan's eyes could not help but she prayed silently in her heart: I hope everything is just a rumor, and the mansion can hide Get through this calamity.

The fragrance in the study room of Prince Nan'an's mansion wafted away, and Prince Nan'an smiled and said, "Yiqing, I see why you are a little absent-minded today."

Beijing Wang Shuirong stood up slowly, looked out of the window blown by the breeze, and said in a low voice: "In the emperor's study room in the afternoon, guess what I saw."

Prince Nan walked to the window, stood side by side with Shui Rong, chuckled and said, "Could it be a memorial to the rebellion?" But Shui Rong nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Almost."

Prince Nan'an was startled, and said: "It's true." Shui Rong turned his head, looked deeply at the somewhat surprised Prince of Nan'an, his eyes flashed sharply, and said, "Do you know why the emperor was so angry in the early court, it was precisely Because after reading this scripture, I never imagined that someone would be so reckless that he would cause holy wrath right now."

Prince Nan looked at Shui Rong with questioning eyes, and pointed under the window with his finger. Shui Rong nodded silently, then said nothing, just sighed softly.

The king of Nan'an County also breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a low voice: "He is too impatient, and if he can't bear it, he will make a big plan. It seems that it's time for 'the wind and rain are coming'. Yiqing, are you sure?"

Shui Rong raised his head, squinted his eyes, looked at the branches and leaves swaying in the wind outside, and said quietly: "Since that accident, I have decided that no matter how difficult it is, I will never turn back .”

The King of Nan'an County said: "Okay, since this is the case, no matter how difficult it is, I will advance and retreat with you." Shui Rong said a little moved: "I am very grateful for your words, thank you, Lord Nan."

Nan'an County King smiled and said: "Call me big brother, don't forget that I'm still your brother-in-law." Shui Rong smiled lightly, his handsome face lost the usual coldness because of the relaxation, and said: "How can I forget, it's just one thing All in all, if you wrong my sister, I still won't give up."

The King of Nan'an couldn't help laughing and said: "With the support of a capable brother like you, even I am three points shorter in front of her." The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

Just as he was talking, the young servant came in, handed over an invitation card and said: "The princess knows that the prince is in the mansion, so she specially asked the little one to be handed over to the prince, and please have a look at it."

The king of Nan'an County took it over casually, looked at Shui Rong and said to Shui Rong, "Second Lord Bao of Jia's Mansion is getting married, this is a wedding invitation." Shui Rong raised his eyes and said lightly, "The day he chose is just a coincidence. " Then he looked at the tea in his hand, and said casually: "In Jia's mansion, only Baoyu has a bit of human touch, let's not talk about the rest, it's a pity..." Sighing lightly, Shui Rong took a sip of tea, A look of regret flashed across his face.

The prince of Nan'an looked at Shui Rong silently, and said in a deep voice: "Yiqing, you said that the emperor will really move them, after all..." Shui Rong shook his head, and said: "Holy will is unpredictable, grace is unknown, we can only I can take a step and see a step. By the way, my lord, I heard that something happened in the official minister's mansion a few days ago."

The King of Nan'an laughed and said: "It's nothing serious, it's just a jealousy in the backyard, which caused people's lives, but the other party refused to let go, and there was an uproar, and everyone in the court knew about it."

Shui Rong smiled sarcastically, and said: "It's what he deserves. Usually, he's ruthless and flatters everyone. Now let's see how he ends up." Then, as if remembering something, Shui Rong smiled slightly, and said to Nan'an County King: " Your lord, since Hu Shangshu is so busy right now, why don't you add another fire to him, let him take care of himself, there is no reason to think about it in the court, maybe there will be unexpected gains, take ten thousand steps back, even if you can't get what you want, Maybe it can also let Jia's mansion take a breather, and my friendship with Baoyu will not be in vain."

Nan'an County King pretended to be angry and said: "Yiqing, you are taking advantage of the fire to rob, not a gentleman." Shui Rong smiled lightly, and said: "I didn't say that I would take advantage of the fire to rob, just settle old scores."

Minister of the Ministry of Officials has been in a state of desperation for the past few days. In the backyard, who would have thought that the jealous wife would force her aunt who had been married for less than a year to die in the mansion, but it happened that this aunt had a loving caretaker... The nosy relatives, relying on being a long history in the Dongping Palace, actually made a fuss about this matter, making Hu Shangshu dumbfounded as to whether he was advancing or retreating.

In fact, Hu Shangshu is also very clear in his heart, how can a small prince of the palace, without the support of the master behind him, go against him recklessly, who let him accidentally offend someone, now he has nothing to say about regret.

With a long sigh, Hu Shangshu took a sip of tea from his cup, and frowned when he saw the right servant who came in with a booklet.

Presenting the notebooks in his hand to Shang Shu, the servant said softly: "My lord, I want you to read these notebooks in person." Hu Shangshu lazily said: "Put it here first, I will read it later."

The servant was about to speak, but saw a servant come in and reply: "My lord, the prince of Beijing Jing has an invitation, please go to Shangshu province to answer." Hu Shangshu couldn't help being startled, his fat body trembled uncontrollably, and said to himself He said: "I remember that I didn't seem to offend this cold-faced prince, what can he do if he calls me for no reason."

Sui had doubts, but Hu Shangshu didn't dare to neglect, he hurriedly ordered his followers to change clothes and prepare the sedan chair, and then rushed to the study.

Announced to go in, Hu Shangshu followed the clerk on duty gently into the side hall on the right, looked up, and saw Beijing Wang Shuirong sitting leisurely in front of the red sandalwood desk, his handsome face was calm and breezy. Look, the hot tea in his hand is exuding a curling fragrance.

Hu Shangshu couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief. After seeing the ceremony skillfully, Shui Rong, who was sitting, glanced at Hu Shangshu, then lowered his eyelids, tapped on the desk with his slender fingers, and said unhurriedly: "My king today please My lord is here because I don’t understand something, please explain it to me.”

Hu Shangshu looked at the expressionless Shui Rong in front of him, and said cautiously: "If you have something to do, just give orders, and I will listen to you." When he raised his head, Hu Shangshu only felt two clear and sharp eyes staring straight at him, revealing The cold chill made my heart tremble involuntarily.

Staring at Hu Shangshu, Shui Rong said indifferently: "I was looking through the files of the Ministry of Officials today, and I accidentally found out about the matter of asking for money from the Ji Lang of the Ministry of Officials last year. At that time, I seemed to remember that this case involved many officials of the Ministry of Officials, even... "Shui Rong in front of the desk kept his mouth shut, just tapped the desk lightly, and the room fell silent.

Secretly calming down his somewhat nervous mind, Hu Shangshu raised his head, facing Shangshui's clear double swords, Hu Shangshu stood up involuntarily, and said: "My lord Mingjian, this matter has been closed by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and all the officials involved have been dismissed and investigated. , it is stated in the file.”

Shui Rong smiled faintly, and said: "This king understands all these things, but there is one thing that needs to be explained by an adult." After speaking, Shui Rong picked up a file from the side file, held it gently in his hand, looked at Hu Shangshu, and said: "This is the confession of the discipline inspection. This king found a loophole in it. Master Hu, come and see."

Hu Shangshu had no choice but to walk over slowly, stood aside, pointed at one of them with his water-melting white and slender fingers, and said, "My lord, here is another explanation. You won't tell this king, you don't know about it."

Hu Shangshu hurriedly said: "I dare not, this..." Shui Rong stood up, his slender and tall figure was a full head taller than the short and fat Hu Shangshu on one side, condescending, Shui Rong saw Hu Shangshu's forehead ooze Sweating profusely, I couldn't help but smile coldly in my heart, and said indifferently: "It's not that this king deliberately made things difficult for you, it's just that I don't know how this matter got to the Holy One, that's why I'm asking questions today, my lord, if this I can't explain the matter clearly, I'm afraid it's not easy for me and my lord to deal with business."

Hu Shangshu thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "My lord, please give me a few days, and I will definitely investigate thoroughly." Shui Rong said: "Okay, I know that Mr. Hu is a straightforward person. This king will give you a one-month deadline. Don't disappoint me at that time, please rest assured, if the emperor asks, I will explain it to you."

Hu Shangshu thanked him gratefully, and said: "Thank you, my lord, for your sympathy, I will do my best to live up to my lord's care." Shui Rong helped Hu Shangshu up, and said: "Your Excellency, you don't need to be too polite. It should be so, and I hope that the adults will find out as soon as possible."

Hu Shangshu repeatedly agreed, and gave a few more instructions before Shui Rong ordered someone to send Hu Shangshu out of the side hall. Seeing the figure quietly withdrawing, a cold chuckle flashed across Shui Rong's face like a crown of jade.