The son of the red mansion is unscrupulous

"The Supreme Emperor..." Concubine Ming called out weakly.

Only then did the Supreme Emperor put his eyes on Concubine Ming again, knowing that the power of the Ming family was great, and he should not be too ugly on the surface, so he said to Chang Sheng outside: "Concubine Ming is not well, so all the concubines will feel sorry for her." Thanks for the meal and make-up, and all family visits and feasts will be exempted."

Chang Sheng had expected that Concubine Ming would be in trouble if she entered this room, so he replied: "Observe the order."

Concubine Ming immediately slumped on the ground, thinking in a daze that she was going to die on it.

"Drag her to be dealt with, and report her funeral in one month—the queen is not allowed to visit."

"Observe the order." Chang Sheng agreed, and ordered two or three young eunuchs to drag the luxuriously dressed Concubine Ming to the side room of the Taishang Palace. The scarlet cloak was thrown on the beam, and the crescent stool was gently moved over, and he respectfully said to Concubine Ming: "Please, Concubine."

Concubine Ming knew that if it was someone else, she could still ask the Supreme Emperor to forgive him, but the Supreme Emperor could not forgive the mistake that caused the Supreme Emperor to lose the throne. She gently wiped her tears and sighed softly: "In my life, I can be regarded as a No complaints, no regrets." As he spoke, he lightly stepped on the crescent stool, put his head into the cloak, and held the cloak tightly with both hands.

Chang Sheng also sighed, and first waved his hand to order the little eunuch to quickly take out the ice hidden in the ice cellar. After the ice bucket was brought to him with white smoke, he moved the stool away, and saw the embroidered ice on the feet of Concubine Ming. Kicked off the embroidered shoes with hibiscus flowers, and when her feet stopped moving, put the shoes on for her again, and then went to report to the Supreme Emperor.

After one month, news spread out from the palace that an old concubine had passed away, and an order was issued to the world: all families with nobles are not allowed to have banquets and music for a year, and common people are not allowed to marry for three months.

It's just that the Jia family still has Jia Min's affair, so Xu Qingheng appealed to the palace for the time being not to enter the imperial court and follow the rank system. Only Jia Mu, who enters the imperial court every day according to the rank guard system, will not return until she is not in office.

On the first day when Jia Lian sent Jia's mother into the side palace, Chang Sheng invited her to the Taishang Palace.

Walking in the palace alley on the road, Jia Lian asked Chang Sheng in a low voice: "What kind of important person is that old concubine, how can people not have banquet music for a year? My old lady is a person who likes to be lively, so I don't know this. How to suffer for a year."

Chang Sheng lowered his head and smiled, "Second Master Lian, there's no need to ask this question. In the palace, it's too much to say."

Jia Lian nodded, and when he reached the gate of the palace, he saw two women and four or five maids coming out, so he stood aside with his hands down.

"Ms. Fang is well." Chang Sheng said with a smile.

When Jia Lian heard that it was Fang Wenhui, he didn't look up at her.

Fang Wenhui led Tanchun, and stood on the steps, "I haven't seen you for many years, are you okay?"

"Thank you for your concern. Jia Lian's family is safe."

"That's good." Fang Wenhui narrowed her eyes slightly, and sighed inwardly. Seeing you again after a few years, this person is the same as before, except that she has changed a lot.

"Second Brother Lian, I have already seen the old lady in Piangong. I wonder if Huan'er and Auntie are okay?" Tan Chun asked after Fang Wenhui.

Jia Lian slightly raised his head, and saw that Tanchun had combed his hair up at a young age, and his childish demeanor had faded, and he looked more like a nondescript woman, so he said: "A few days ago, the king of Xining County copied the state mansion, and he just led the guards in Jinyi. Passing by Ningrong Street, the second master and second wife came to ransack the house as people, eager to hide things, Huan'er took advantage of the chaos and threw Dou'er upside down in the water tank. Although Dou'er survived, he burned his head. Stupid and stupid. In a fit of anger, the second master kicked Huan'er out of the clan, and Huan'er immediately defected to Dong'an County King, and also took your aunt away."

Tanchun took a deep breath, bit his lips hard, feeling angry that Jia Huan would not live up to it, and knew that once he left the palace, what was waiting for her would be bad, so he forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Second Brother Lian, for telling me."

"Ms. Fang, we still have to see the Supreme Emperor." Chang Sheng cupped his hands.

Fang Wenhui said with a smile: "Let's go now." With slightly lowered eyes, she led Tanchun and the other court ladies away.

Chang Sheng said tut-tsk: "The lady in this room is very capable, you see, she was timid when she first entered the palace, but now she is not a noble concubine, but she has also been enshrined by a noble concubine."

Jia Lian smiled without saying a word. After entering the palace gate, she restrained her expression and followed Chang Sheng all the way in, bypassing the winding road, passing through a small gate, and came to a pavilion.

Jia Lian saw the Supreme Emperor sitting alone among the peony branches in the pavilion, so he bowed and said, "My minister, Jia Lian, has seen the Supreme Emperor."

"Get up." The Supreme Emperor said vicissitudes of life, if he lost the throne carelessly for a while, he could still forgive himself; now that he knew that it was a mistake, he has not thought about eating and drinking these few days.

Fortunately, Concubine Ming is dead, and the people in the palace only think that he is too sad.

After Jia Lian got up, seeing the Supreme Emperor waving, he stepped forward again.

"The Prince of Xining said, you already know Miaoyu's identity?"

"Yes."

The Supreme Emperor sighed and said regretfully: "It is said that she is a very outstanding person."

Jia Lian didn't know what the emperor's intention was, so he didn't say anything.

"Since she entered the Rongguo Mansion, she will spend the rest of her life with you."

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "The humble minister dare not desecrate golden branches and jade leaves." Staring at the green bricks on the ground, he wondered if the Supreme Emperor wanted him to be the emperor's brother-in-law?

"Is there any profanity, she doesn't know her own identity." The Supreme Emperor sneered, "You only know that I entrust my daughter to you because I trust you."

"The minister has married a wife, so..."

"I don't want you to give her a title, just stay in your mansion. If she wants to be a nun, follow her." The Supreme Emperor beckoned Jia Lian to come closer, "What's the new Zhongshun Palace doing?"

Jia Lian said in a low voice: "Going back to the Supreme Emperor, others don't know yet, but the loyal prince seems to have written letters to many gentlemen."

"I knew it." The Supreme Emperor said with a sneer, no wonder some of his subordinates have not heard from him recently, and it was Prince Zhongshun who dispatched troops secretly, with his fists on his knees, coughing, thinking that people should keep an eye on Zhongshun Wangfu, Yin smiled and said: "You go back, if there is any change in Zhongshun Wangfu, just tell me. Although you and Miaoyu have no status, in my heart, you are inseparable from the son-in-law."

"Thank you, the Supreme Emperor." Jia Lian didn't say much, and after getting up, he followed Chang Sheng to leave. Because he wanted to see Xu Shining, he followed Chang Sheng to the House of Internal Affairs.

When Chang Sheng brought up the House of Internal Affairs, he couldn't help gnashing his teeth, and refused to send Jia Lian to the House of Internal Affairs. He only sent a young eunuch to follow him, and then returned to the Taishang Palace.

Jia Lian walked along with the little eunuch, wondering what the fake son-in-law would be useful for, and before he knew it, he entered the House of Internal Affairs, and saw the chaos in the House of Internal Affairs due to Concubine Ming's funeral. Said: "I haven't seen you for a few days, why do you have more gray hair?"

With a stack of notebooks in his hand, Yuan Jingfeng said with a weary face: "Ming Concubine's mausoleum was selected in Xiaoci County, and I estimated that she would rest in four or five years, but who knows... now I have to rush to do everything. Now I'm leaving for Xiaoci County, before the coffin of the Empress Dowager enters Xiaoci County in 31 days, I will handle everything properly, and I will make it through on the bright side." I didn't bother to talk to Jia Lian, and brushed his shoulder, Just go out.

Seeing his hasty pace, Jia Lian thought to herself that Dowager Ming's "emergency" was really unexpected, otherwise she would not have even prepared the mausoleum, went inward again, entered the accounting department, and saw Xu Shining frowning tightly Lead a group of people to calculate the funeral expenses of Concubine Ming.

Jia Lian walked over to take a look.

Xu Shining knew it was him, so he buried his head and asked, "Did the housekeeper catch the aunt who murdered your aunt?"

"I heard that he fled to Suzhou, and he has been sent to Suzhou to arrest him." Jia Lian said.

Xu Shining shook his head, and was using the abacus to calculate the number, when he suddenly heard someone say: "Master Xu, this is the candidate to fill the vacancy." He handed over the list.

Xu Shining glanced at it, and said: "The matter is in a hurry, and I don't have time to carefully select people, so let's do it according to this booklet." Then he recalculated the accounts, and suddenly raised his eyes, seeing Jia Lian looking at the list thoughtfully, She shook her head slightly at him.

Jia Lian immediately understood, and secretly thought that Xu Shining didn't check the roster carefully, so he left him in the House of Internal Affairs. Could it be that he deliberately let him in, and then came to catch the turtle?

"Where is the palace? You still not going out?" Xu Shining suddenly said angrily.

Jia Lian agreed, and hurried out, left the House of Internal Affairs, still asked the little eunuch to lead the way, went out of the palace, and took out the gold watch to see that it was not far away from Weizheng, so he sat in the sedan chair and waited. Mother Jia came out.

After waiting for a while, he suddenly heard two thuds on the sedan chair. Jia Lian came out of the sedan chair and saw Shui Hongsheng standing outside the sedan chair with a half-smile.

Although Shui Hongsheng lost his aunt and aunt, he didn't wear linen and mourning, but only wore a blue brocade robe.

"I just found out that I have a little aunt in your house." Shui Hongsheng said with folded arms.

Hearing what he said, Jia Lian lowered his head and pretended to be confused.

"That old nun is so ambitious, she dares to bring people to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit?" Shui Hongsheng sneered again.

Jia Lian secretly thought that Miaoyu's master was not a one-armed nun, otherwise there would be no time for Shui Hongsheng to sneer.

Seeing that Jia Lian had remained silent, Shui Hongsheng asked again, "What did you say to the Supreme Emperor when you entered the palace?"

"The Supreme Emperor asked me to take good care of the prince's aunt." Jia Lian said.

"What a blessing, seven days ago, the king of Xining County sent something into the palace. Concubine Ming was in poor health that day, and she mobilized a lot of her weak bones; it can be seen that this aunt is very important to the Supreme Emperor." Shui Hongsheng She smiled jokingly, "What's wrong with Miss Lin? Are you still sad?"

"Without mother, father is not around, and the marriage has not been settled, it is naturally sad." Jia Lian thought to himself that Shui Hongsheng really has many eyes and ears, and he understands everything clearly.

"She asked for it." Shui Hongsheng said coldly.

Jia Lian looked at him without saying a word.

Seeing that Jia Lian had stopped talking, Shui Hongsheng said, "Miss Lin is very superficial. Seeing that I was not born well, she dared to show me face in front of the Queen Mother."

"For such a reason, the prince will do those things?"

Shui Hongsheng didn't move at all. When he saw the sedan chair coming out from the palace, he stood still. When Jia Mu's sedan chair came to him, he said to the sedan chair, "Old lady Jia."

In the sedan chair, Jia's mother didn't know who was calling her. When Jia Lian said that she was the king of Dong'an County, she hurriedly got out of the sedan chair to meet her.

Shui Hongsheng hurriedly helped Jiamu to sit back, and said with a smile: "Old lady, since she became a neighbor of the Zunfu, she has never visited the residence. Today, why don't I send the old lady back to the residence?"

Jia Mu said in fear, "Don't dare to tire the prince."

"By the way, is it that the old lady is reluctant to buy me two glasses of wine?"

"...If so, the lord will be tired." Mother Jia retreated into the sedan chair as she spoke.

Shui Hongsheng said to Jia Lian again, "Please."

"Please." Jia Lian lowered his head slightly, and suddenly saw a doctor from Lantai Temple galloping on horseback and said, "It's terrible, Mr. Lin fell into the water on the canal."

"Is it possible that you are sick? Have you returned to the city now?" Jia Lian asked hurriedly.

The doctor said: "It's okay to be sick. Last night, I fell into the water and fished in the water all night. Only one boot came out."

"Uncle is weak, I'm afraid that if he falls into the water and catch cold, it will kill him." Jia Lian said with a frown.

"Why don't you tell Miss Lin, I'm sorry, I lost my mother, so let's talk about it." The old doctor said, and went to the palace.

In the sedan chair, Jia Mu murmured: "Everything is fate, and I can't help it at all. I'm afraid that Yu'er's life will soon be gone."

"Old lady, let's go back quickly. I don't know if Sister Lin can bear the loss of parents in a few days." Jia Lian said hastily.

Jia Mu agreed in the sedan chair.

Jia Lian didn't care about Shui Hongsheng, and immediately led Jiamu's sedan chair to Rongguo Mansion. When he got to the gate of Rongguo Mansion, he saw Lin Zhixiao leading three or five imperial physicians out.

"But what's wrong with Miss Lin?" Jia Lian asked hurriedly.

Lin Zhixiao said: "Miss Lin didn't go to bed until four o'clock last night. She woke up groggy and felt dizzy early in the morning. She only ate two mouthfuls of porridge at noon, and just now she vomited it all up again."

Jia Lian hurriedly ordered Lin Zhixiao to lead Jiamu's sedan chair to Rongqing hall first. Because Jiamu loved the crowds and Daiyu wanted to keep her filial piety, she placed Daiyu in the Dongkua courtyard of Yingchun, so she went to the courtyard. , walked halfway, saw Shui Hongsheng following, and coughed.

Shui Hongsheng didn't realize that he should avoid suspicion at this time, and said with a smile, "I'll just talk to Miss Lin through the door."

"Why do you have to force her to death?"

"Why do I kill her when I talk to her? If she talks to me kindly, I will naturally return to her kindly. "

Jia Lian thought that it was time for Xu Qingheng to come and see Shui Hongsheng, and after seeing him, he would know that his temper was already very good.Not wanting to quarrel with Shui Hongsheng, he passed the corner gate and went east across the courtyard, and saw Miaoyu coming out holding a rosary.

Shui Hongsheng saw her wearing paddy field clothes, guessed which one it was, and deliberately blocked her way.

After turning left and right, Miaoyu saw that she couldn't get out, so she stood there.

Shui Hongsheng looked her up and down, secretly thought that she was a cold beauty, looked around, then went around her and went to the courtyard.

Miaoyu waited for him to go, then walked out indifferently.

Jia Lian let out a sigh of relief, and saw Shui Hongsheng standing by the window after the imperial doctor who took Daiyu's pulse came out of the room, and said, "Miss Lin, your father has gone."

There was a wow sound in the room, as if Daiyu vomited out the medicine she had just taken.

However, Shui Hongsheng leaned his forehead against the window affectionately, and said with a smile: "Miss Lin, your family can be regarded as extinct, and Concubine Bei Jing will ask the Empress Dowager to withdraw the engagement later. At that time, your uncle Brother is the master, you can come to Dong'an Palace in a sedan chair."

"Girl—" Xueyan shouted in the room, as if Daiyu passed out in the room.

Listening to Shui Hongsheng's words, Jia Lian finally understood that Shui Hongsheng had a crush on Daiyu, and he clearly wanted to force her to death.As he wondered why Shui Hongsheng wanted to force Daiyu to death, he suddenly called out: "King of Jingjing."

After the sound, Shui Hongsheng turned his head and looked towards the gate of the courtyard. When there was no one there, he squinted at Jia Lian.

"It turned out to be the King of Jingjing." Jia Lian smiled softly. Although masculinity was prevalent in the dynasty, most of the dukes raised child prostitutes as child's play, and it was very rare to take this "child's play" seriously.

Shui Hongsheng's face flushed slightly, and he said with a light smile, "Prosperous, rich, talented, and more beautiful than Pan An and Lang Qing, which one do you choose?"

"Prosperity and wealth."

Shui Hongsheng shook his head, "Although I am a man, even though I was born in the royal family, I lost on a face. If I gave birth to a face like Liu Xianglian, Jiang Yuhan, Jia Baoyu..." Dazed for a moment, the wind As soon as he blows, the warm fragrance of acacia flowers hits him, and he wakes up immediately.

"Why, you don't have a face like mine?" Jia Lian approached with a light smile, quietly looked at Shui Hongsheng's eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Although the prince was not born very well, he still has a special charm." Suddenly, he remembered the scene depicted in the book Daiyu's smoky eyebrows, regardless of whether Shui Hongsheng's bland eyebrows fit the artistic conception or not, she supported his waist with one hand and traced his eyebrows with the other hand, and said with a smile: "Smoky eyebrows, eyes exposed, so Others are a bit indifferent, but with Jia Lian, it's just right." Sweeping his finger to the end of his brow, he retracted it.

Shui Hongsheng stared blankly at Jia Lian's smiling eyes, bit his lips, suddenly his pupils widened, and strode out.

Jia Lian watched him go out with his hands behind his back, secretly thinking that he had saved King Beijing once.

"Cough cough." Someone coughed in the room, and then the window drawers were pushed up.

Jia Lian looked inward, and saw Daiyu who Xueyan said was fainted just now, and Yingchun and Xu Qingheng all looked at him strangely.

"Second brother—" Yingchun called out, and looked at Xu Qingheng in embarrassment.

Daiyu also smiled in embarrassment, thinking that she could still be like this.

Xu Qingheng coughed again, "Go back to the room and talk."

Going back upstairs to the courtyard, Xu Qingheng sat on the bed and quietly stared at Jia Lian, who was carving peach pits. After a long time, he asked, "Did you use a beauty trick just now?"

The small drill in Jia Lian's hand tilted, and she raised her head to look at her, "It's not a disadvantage, it doesn't hurt to use it."

Xu Qingheng snorted softly, walked down from the bed, and sat opposite Jia Lian, "...It's so easy and familiar, isn't it the first time I used it?"

"Why are you worrying so much, the Duke of Dong'an is a woman."

Xu Qingheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, then frowned and said: "How do you know he is a woman?"

"If you're not a woman, why would you care so much about your looks? How could you be jealous of a woman?" Jia Lian continued to carve the peach pit.

Xu Qingheng was confused, and said: "You said first that the princess is not a girl, but now why is the prince a girl instead? How can such a thing be hidden?"

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Why can't you hide it? You calculate the age of the eldest prince? He was born at the right time. I'm afraid that the Lord would like to have a prince at that moment, so I didn't expect that someone would dare to fake it—if the Supreme Emperor Without a Zen seat, there would be no such thing.”

Xu Qingheng was taken aback, and then asked again: "In your opinion, does the emperor know or not? The concubine married back, and the side concubine also pointed it out. Is it because of this that he has not been crowned prince for so long?"

"Maybe." Jia Lian said, seeing that Xu Qingheng was so worried, he had to force himself to read the current affairs on the bed.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Jia Lian sent Jia's mother into the palace again. This time, she was outside the gate and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, one step later, the King of Beijing came over.

The King of Beijing Jing was not sure about the relatives for a while, so he stood outside the sedan chair and looked at Jia Lian. After a while, he asked, "Miss Lin, is she okay? I have been ordered to go to Xiaoci County. I am afraid that I will not be able to return to Beijing for more than a month. Please, please." Take good care of him."

Before Jia Lian could speak, he suddenly saw the King of Dong'an coming out of a sedan chair, and said with a smile as he walked, "Does the King of Beijing want to curry favor with my brother-in-law? It's too late. You killed Bian Zhuang, and he still hates you." As he spoke, After walking over, he walked up to Jia Lian, took a fan and patted him on the shoulder, "I am ordered to go to Xiaoci County, and you go with me. As for King Beijing," I turned around and swept at King Beijing. , "There is no need to go." After finishing speaking, he got on the sedan chair again.

Jia Lian patted himself on the shoulder, smelled the scent of powder, and thought to himself that he had guessed right, the Duke of Dong'an was a woman; after returning last night, the Duke of Dong'an must have painted his eyebrows and eyes a lot.

"...What does this mean?" Shui Rong asked confusedly.

"It's nothing interesting. It's agreed that you will take the blame and send me to death." After Jia Lian finished speaking, he got on his horse and went home.