The Rongjudai of the Red Chamber

Seeing Shui Chen and Shui Rong lost in thought, the Empress Dowager felt a little joy in her heart, but she stopped talking. Shui Rong raised her eyes expressionlessly to look at Shui Chen who also raised her eyes. Aside, not words.

The rest of the dinner was quiet and silent, with their respective thoughts in it, Shui Rong looked back and smiled softly, silently comforting the worried Daiyu, Daiyu looked at Shui Rong, sighed softly, raised her eyes and smiled, shook her head indifferently Word!

After having dinner in the Queen Mother's bedroom, Shui Chen stared at Shui Rong for a moment with dark eyes, and said, "I still have some memorials to deal with in the royal study, since my brother is in the palace, let's go with me." .”

Shui Rong gave Shui Chen a cold look, and was about to decline, Shui Chen already said with a smile: "Since Prince Bei Jing is in the palace today, let's go with me, after all, the affairs of Jiangshan Sheji are the most important thing." Most importantly, if there is even the slightest mistake, it will disappoint the queen mother and shame the first emperor."

Although it was a smile, it couldn't hide the domineering arrogance of the emperor's command. Let Shui Rong frowned even more, his cold eyes were as cold as ice, staring at Shui Chen tightly, watching the tension between their brothers The atmosphere, the queen mother immediately sighed, and said: "That's all, that's all. Rong'er, you can go there with the emperor."

Hearing the Queen Mother's words, Shui Rong stared at Shui Chen without moving, wanting to see what kind of tricks Shui Chen was playing, but Shui Chen didn't say anything, just turned around and said, "Mother, my son will leave." After saying that, she turned around and walked out of the Compassion Palace!

The Empress Dowager looked at Daiyu with eyes that could not conceal the worry of Shui Rong, and said with a smile: "Rong'er, go on your own, there is Ai's family here."

Seeing Shui Rong's still unconcealable worry, Daiyu smiled softly, held his big hand back, and said softly: "Mu Han, I'm fine, you go, I'll wait for you in the mother's harem."

Shui Rong held Daiyu's hands tightly, nodded, and said softly, "Dai'er, be more careful." As he spoke, his cold eyes glanced at the queen who was standing beside her with a gentle smile, he hummed lightly, and followed the water. Chen walked away.

Seeing the back of Shui Rong leaving, the queen mother beckoned the queen and Daiyu to sit down, and said with a smile: "These two boys have been this virtuous since childhood, but they have not improved in the past few years." There is some erratic look, which makes Daiyu feel a little puzzled.

Shui Rong sat at the bottom, watching Shui Chen flipping through the memorials, but he never said a word, and couldn't help but sneered and sat with him, it took a long time for Shui Chen to put down the memorials in his hand, but there was something on his face. The color of lingering hesitation.

After a long time, Shui Chen just raised his head and looked at Shui Rong fixedly, still speechless, but his clasped hands trembled slightly, and his complex expression was even more tangled.

Shui Rong also stared at Shui Chen quietly, with a slight awe and chill on his face, the autumn rain was continuous, and the cold wind was blowing from the unclosed window, blowing the candles in the house to flickering flames, Dai Quan hurried forward to close the window , but was stopped by Shui Chen raised his hand.

Clutching his hands on the table, he looked at the drizzle outside the window from time to time, as if waiting for something, Shui Rong looked at the drizzle outside the window coldly, and said lightly: "I don't know what is the important national event that the emperor said in front of the mother?" What's the matter? Could it be that just quietly listening to the rain and looking at the rain is considered a national event?"

The slightly mocking tone made Shui Chen even more embarrassing, but seeing the smile on Shui Rong's face, he couldn't say anything, he just smiled lightly, as if his heart had been settled for a long time, before he opened his mouth and said: "Brother Rong , I ask you something, you have to answer it truthfully, we are brothers, and we shouldn't have the slightest concealment."

The corner of Shui Rong's mouth almost pulled out a disdainful arc, and said lightly: "Brother is not bad, the emperor knows all kinds of things about my younger brother, is there anything else about my younger brother that the emperor doesn't know?" On the contrary, he is hiding it from himself There are many things, but here is what brotherly love is, tsk tsk, it is really worthy of being an emperor.

No need to raise his head, Shui Chen already knew what Shui Rong said, he was a little embarrassed at once, coughed dryly, and said: "Although I know, but there are some things that it is better for Brother Wang to say in person."

Shui Rong was indifferent and speechless, looked at Shui Chen quietly, and vaguely understood what Shui Chen wanted to ask in his heart.

Standing up and walking slowly to Shui Rong, looking at the continuous autumn rain outside the window, he pondered for a moment, raised his eyes to look at Shui Rong, and said, "The Mu family, a great merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, can be said to dominate half of our Yu Dynasty, but no one has seen it." Of the real masters of the Mu family, there is only Mu Chen who is the chief steward."

Although Mu Chen is just a manager, he has some incomparable means of control, enlisting all the merchants, large and small, in the south of the Yangtze River, but Mu Chen is alone in the Beijing Palace and has contacts with the Lin family when Lin Ruhai was alive. But they are all allies in the mall, and no one knows his details.

Shui Rong smiled coldly, and also got up, his slender figure covered half of the red candle, and the black projection was reflected on the wall, revealing some invisible arrogance, which made Shui Chen's heart tremble even more.

Shui Rong said calmly: "I don't know what the emperor wanted to ask when he mentioned this?" Shui Chen took two steps away from Shui Rong, playing with the pearl and jade pendant in his hand, and said: "I don't want to ask anything, I just feel a little curious, after all The Mu family's treasury can be said to be the treasury of our Yu Dynasty. It is as rich as an enemy. .”

Turning around suddenly, staring closely at Shui Rong's eyes, not letting go of Shui Rong's expression and movements.

Shui Rong's expression remained unchanged, but the sarcasm at the corner of his mouth became more and more intense, and he said in a low voice: "My brother is just an arty person, and Mu Chen can be regarded as a clear stream among merchants. As for things above the mall, my brother There is no way to know."

He said again: "My younger brother is a little curious about the emperor's purpose today. He actually asked about the Mu family. Didn't the emperor say that he wanted to review the memorial? Brother Rongchen, please leave."

Seeing Shui Rong's calm expression, Shui Chen was even more uneasy, and hurriedly raised his hand and smiled, "Why is Brother Wang quitting in such a hurry? What I'm discussing with Brother Wang is the important matter of our Yu Dynasty. After all, if the Mu family If there is even the slightest double-mindedness, half of our Yu Dynasty will disappear without a trace, isn’t this a big deal?”

Listening to Shui Chen's tone of deliberately belittling Yu Chao, he couldn't help but sneer and said: "The emperor's words are really ridiculous, forgive me for being unreasonable, if this is true, then the army under the emperor is not too Are you too incompetent?" The tens of thousands of elite troops trained by Shui Chen over the years are really worth thousands of troops.

His dark eyes stared at Shui Rong closely, and Shui Chen felt more and more uneasy. The meaning expressed in Shui Rong's words seemed to be that he knew what he was doing. If so, it would be really troublesome.

After pondering for a long time, Shui Chen said: "My brother has been loyal to the imperial court these years. Logically speaking, I shouldn't have bothered to ask about it, but I heard some rumors in a trance, which are all unfavorable to my brother. It’s kind of hard to believe.”

Shui Rong smiled coldly, looked at Shui Chen's bewildered expression, and said with a sneer: "The emperor is a bit unreasonable for worrying about it. Although my minister is not as good as the emperor to understand the state of the people in the world, he is not a person without virtue. As entrusted by the emperor, I dare not forget each other in the slightest, if the emperor insists on doing so, I will have nothing to say."

Hearing Shui Rong's words, Shui Chen's heart suddenly relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Your brother's words are very true, but I feel a bit like a chicken belly."

This is the end of the discourse. After all, when it is time to close the net, these things will be put aside for the time being. When all these lines are straightened out, there should be a time to recalculate.

The thoughts in my heart turned tens of thousands, thinking about what the queen mother said today, after all, the feeling in my heart is extremely deep, bit by bit when I was a child, engraved in my heart bit by bit, now when I reopen it, I can't find the brotherhood of brotherhood at that time However, what is more is the suspicion and estrangement between the monarch and his ministers.

After all, Shui Rong is his real brother. Today's Hongmen Banquet was going very smoothly, but what the queen mother said brought back some memories in his heart. Now that it is going according to plan, he feels more condemnation in his heart, and he can't help feeling even more in his heart. Can't decide.

Seeing Shui Chen's increasingly anxious expression, Shui Rong glanced at him indifferently, and looked at Shui Chen quietly, wanting to give him one last chance, if he really doesn't change, then let them handle it.

Seeing Shui Rong's expression of no panic at all, Shui Chen's uneasiness grew more and more, and he couldn't help but doubt whether Shui Rong already knew about this matter.

As if he had made up his mind, Shui Chen walked to Shui Rong's side, hesitated for a long time, and said a few words to Shui Rong in a low voice, Shui Rong raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Shui Chen's face, got up and said with a faint smile: "Thank you, brother ,It is not too late."

Saying goodbye to Shui Chen, he got up and went towards the direction of the Compassionate Ning Palace. Seeing Shui Rong's expressionless expression, Shui Chen strengthened his thoughts. Thinking of this, he felt a little secretly rejoicing, fortunately, if If he really followed the plan, then Shui Rong would be his worst enemy, Shui Rong quickly walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, striding towards the Palace of Compassion and Peace.

When Shui Rong returned to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, Daiyu was talking with the Empress Dowager to relieve her boredom, but the Empress was no longer in the Empress Dowager's Palace. Although she knew that Daiyu was fine, seeing Daiyu, her heart still fell to the ground.

Seeing Shui Rong walking in panting, the queen mother teased and said with a smile: "Look, this is the most gentle and elegant prince of Beijing in our Yu Dynasty. He has always been a refined person. I thought you were doing something."