Going through the Red Mansions quickly means going against the system.

In the palace courtyard, the emperor was holding a candle to review the memorial.

Beside him is Xia Daban, who has been with him for many years. But at this moment, the old man looked sad, which made the emperor curious.

"What's wrong? If there's anything embarrassing, just report it."

Xia Daban thought of Jia Zheng Xiaojing's stack of banknotes, and his anxious look became more real.

"Your Majesty, this servant is thinking about Mr. Jia. He has never shown any talent or virtue in these years, and his daily behavior is very mediocre. Besides, he is still a person promoted by the Supreme Emperor. I'm afraid... he has no ability. It’s all a waste of His Majesty’s efforts.”

"Are you worried about this? Hahahaha!"

The emperor laughed cheerfully and stopped approving the details. He wanted to chat with his companion.

"I never hope that Jia Zheng's errands will be good or bad. If he is good, I will reward him. If he is not good, I will punish him. After all, he comes out of his own accord, and I can use it easily."

Indeed, when the emperor uses Jia Zheng, he does not need to think too much. Even if it means buying a horse bone for a thousand gold and pretending to be an attitude, it will be beneficial to him.

"Hehe, that's right. Mr. Jia is quite sensible. He knew that His Majesty had a good job here, so he rushed over. It's much better than those people who keep shouting that the world is for the common good but don't do anything serious."

Xia Daban smiled. He had grown up watching the emperor and understood how difficult it was for the emperor.

He was born as a concubine and was never a serious candidate for the throne.

Now that he was able to obtain the throne, he was suppressed by the Supreme Emperor. Even the memorials and memorials were all reviewed by the Supreme Emperor. Therefore, the emperor had to stay up late every night, lighting a lamp.

"Ugh!"

The emperor also sighed. In the court hall, there were all the old people of the Supreme Emperor. If he were to be transferred, it would be disloyal and unfilial, so he suffered for a long time.

I didn't want to, but I got enlightenment from Jia Zheng.

Originally, he was just suspicious of Jia Zheng's approach, so he sent his cronies to visit. Without thinking, I saw how Jia Zheng dealt with the affairs of the elderly in the house.

In the eyes of outsiders, Jia Zheng's treatment of domestic slaves has nothing to do with the court. But the emperor drew inferences from one instance and thought too much.

In the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Mu Jia She restrained Jia Zheng just as the Supreme Emperor restrained himself.

And the slaves of Rongguo Mansion, just like the group of losers in the court, relied on their past achievements to challenge their master's authority again and again.

His prime ministers and ministers did not take him as an emperor seriously at all, and if he wanted to mobilize personnel, he would confront the Supreme Emperor.

He had been worried about this before, but it wasn't until he saw Jia Zheng handling family affairs that he got an idea.

In the past, he was determined not to use an official who had not surrendered, but now it takes no effort to use him. Before, he thought of using some guilty ministers. After all, there were not enough officials in the court, but now, he no longer has this burden.

Why use criminal officials? He managed to fight it off.

This world is his after all, and it is easy to find people to replace disobedient officials.

These are still small things. The most inspiring thing for the emperor was how Jia Zheng deceived Jia's mother.

Since there are conflicts within the family, external conflicts are introduced to offset the internal conflicts.

There are so many ambitious people outside peeking into Tianjia's territory. No matter how confused the Supreme Emperor is, he will not let outsiders bully him.

As someone's son, he just knows how to cry.

Besides, there are not many sons of the Supreme Emperor.

The emperor felt more comfortable when he thought of his ninth brother who went south with Jia Zheng.

He still cares about his brother, and as long as he is honest, he is still willing to keep him.

"It's useless to think about this. I'd better come and cut this candlestick for me. The wick is a little wobbly."

"Yes, the old slave was negligent."

Eunuch Xia stepped forward to cut the candle wick, but then asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please ask me to send more people to watch over Mr. Jia..."

"No need for now."

The emperor smoothed the inkstone on the inkstone, squinted at a table full of nonsense papers, then looked at the moon outside the window and said:

"Didn't he have two palace maids in his house? I'll just transfer them here to serve them another time."

Eunuch Xia nodded, but his heart couldn't help but feel cold. After all, the emperor was still the suspicious and sick young man.

Under the same moonlight, Jia Zhengzheng and the Ninth Prince drank tea and admired the moon without chatting. In other words, there are no words.

The relationship between them is naturally not close. Even where you go on a business trip, it’s not the same.

The Ninth Prince is going to Jiangnan.

But the Ninth Prince was used to being unruly. Ever since he saw Jia Zheng traveling with his son Baoyu on the boat, he always found excuses to come to Jia Zheng's boat to amuse the children.

At this time, Jia Baoyu was annoyed by his teasing. But when he looked at his father, he found that Jia Zheng was not interested in him at all, so he could only sulk on his own.

He didn't understand what Jia's mother was thinking, and she would trust Jia Zheng to take care of him. His father didn't look like someone who could take care of children.

The Ninth Prince had had enough teasing. After watching the moon climb up, he finally remembered to go back to his ship.

"If we travel another night, we will not be able to go smoothly. Mr. Jia, I wish you good luck!"

The Ninth Prince's voice was filled with gloating. With his imperial brother as a master, the people who worked underneath him could easily be used as cannon fodder.

And Jia Zheng, a fool, suddenly changed his job and rushed to the emperor's side. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that Jia Zheng was a fool.

"Have a pleasant trip, Your Majesty."

Jia Zheng got up to see him off, but he didn't get close to him either. When he saw the Ninth Prince leaving with a cold snort, he took his son and sent him to bed.

"Children who don't go to bed early will likely not grow taller."

He picked up his son and walked to the cabin. He saw that in the room, Nanny Li and the little girls had already made the bed and were waiting for Baoyu to wash up.

Baoyu became happy when he saw the little girl standing next to Grandma Li.

"Sister Xiren."

When Jia Zheng saw the nanny taking Baoyu over, he moved to another cabin and read the message left by the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince was unlucky because of his age. He was kicked out of the selection process for the successor to the throne because he was too young.

He is naturally dissatisfied.

But now that the dust has settled, the emperor has become his fourth emperor brother, and watching the other half-brothers die, they have become honest, no matter how unruly they are.

Not only did he become honest, he also learned to make a fool of himself. From then on, people no longer love women but love men, and they become more and more ridiculous.

But these are all superficial. Inside, he still wants to give it another try as long as he has a chance.

His brother, the emperor, was too suspicious and his life fell into the hands of the emperor. He was always worried that he would not live long.

And Jia Zheng, a man who suddenly attached himself to the emperor, actively performed, and earned money to travel on business, caught his eye.

And Jia Zheng wanted a lot. The Ninth Prince, who has not yet been given the title of Prince Zhongshun, is also the person he wants to use.

It's just that along the way, they can't get close openly. The two of them are testing each other, so they can only use foreign objects to send messages.

Jia Baoyu became a good candidate to convey the message.