The Unparalleled Warrior of the Dream of the Red Chamber

Shui Rong circled twice around the wintersweet tree on the northeast corner, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Come on, dig out this wintersweet tree." The two guards hurriedly found shovels and started digging up the tree.The main stem of this wintersweet tree is as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and the root system is even more huge. It is more than a foot in the ground, and Shui Rong looked at it from the side, frowning and said: "This root is really deep." A guard next to him hurriedly curry favor He said: "Master, as big as the canopy of this tree, there are as big as the roots underneath. I think this wintersweet tree is at least 40 to [-] years old. It may not be possible to dig it up in a while."

Shui Chi looked back at him and asked, "How do you know?"

The imperial guard hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Master, my little grandfather's family grows flowers for a living, and the villain has more or less heard what my grandfather said."

Shui Rong nodded and said, "Tell me, why is this wintersweet tree growing the best in the same environment?"

The guard hurriedly laughed and said, "I think it's because the spring gave me enough fat, so it's only growing vigorously now."

Shui Rong shook his head and said: "No, if it is fertilized, there is no reason to grow this tree alone. It must be for other reasons, you can talk about it later." The guard had a bitter face. He has never planted flowers himself, how could he know.At this moment, the guard who was digging the tree suddenly screamed: "Master, there are dead bones here!"

Shui Rong's eyes froze, and he shouted sharply: "Don't dig any more, remove the wintersweet tree, and send it to you for a bone test."

The imperial guard flew to pass on the work, and Shui Rong ordered: "His Royal Highness, please come quickly."

Not long after, Shui Rong arrived on a flying horse. He looked at the bones at the bottom of the pit, frowned and called Shui Rong aside, said a few words in a low voice, Shui Rong's complexion changed drastically, and he said in surprise: "Cousin, this is real?"

Shui Chi nodded and said sadly: "I'm afraid that Yu'er will have to come here to confess her bones. She is a daughter's family, how can she bear this!"

The best clerk from the Ministry of Punishment came in a hurry. He asked someone to set up a reed mat shed beside him, picked up the gray-black bones one by one and put them in order. According to human experience, the deceased was between 30 and [-] years old when she died, and her bones were black, indicating that she died of poisoning, and further investigation is needed as to what kind of poison was poisoned."

Shui Chi nodded, and asked in a deep voice, "Apart from bones, is there anything else?"

A guard jumped into the pit and searched carefully, but found nothing, Shui Chi said in a deep voice: "If you look again, even if you sieve the soil layer by layer, you must find evidence that can prove this corpse. identity stuff."

The guards dug out all the soil in the pit, poured it into an open space next to the ground and sifted it.It was already noon, Shui Rong raised his head to look at the sky, and then looked down at the pile of soil, suddenly something flashed, Shui Rong immediately rushed forward to scrape away the soil, and picked it up.Seeing that Shui Rong had found something, Shui Chi stepped forward and asked, "Brother Rong, what is it?" Shui Rong wiped off the dirt on the thing with his hands, and Shui Chi took it over to take a closer look, and said in surprise, "Yes. Flower tin seal! Come, hurry up and get the ink pad and paper."

Shui Chi took the half-inch-sized Jade Flower Tin, dipped it in the inkpad and stamped it vigorously on the paper, and saw three lines of exquisite plum-blossom seal characters on the paper. The plum blossom Xiaozhuan is impressively "the seal of Mrs. Jiamen Shishi, Mrs. Rong Guogong".Shui Rong took a breath and said, "Could it really be her?"

Shui Chi sighed and said: "It should be." Shui Rong said bitterly: "Cousin, you must not spare that old wicked woman."

Shui Chi nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Come here, temporarily collect this bone, and wait for this king to find out the case and bring it back to the suffering master."

Shui Rong whispered: "Cousin, don't you tell Yu'er now?"

Shui Chi shook his head and said, "Don't tell her yet."

Shui Rong nodded silently. He knew that Shui Chi felt sorry for Daiyu, and he didn't want Daiyu to cry from now on. He wanted to wait for the outcome of the trial and then tell Daiyu in a tactful way.

Shui Chi looked at the main room, and said in a deep voice, "Have you searched the room carefully again?"

Shui Rong shook his head and said: "I haven't had time to search yet." Shui Chi said: "Immediately send someone to search carefully, not even an inch can be left behind." Suddenly, he turned around and asked, "What's the sound?" A guard hurriedly said, "Go back to His Royal Highness, it was the younger one who accidentally kicked a stone into the pit."

Shui Chi immediately turned around and walked to the side of the big pit, saying, "Dig further down."

Water-melting puzzledly asked: "Cousin, what else are you digging?"

Shui Chi listened for a while, then picked up a stone and threw it into the pit, because of the strength of Shui Chi's hand, Shui Rong could also hear that there was something wrong with the sound.Sure enough, as expected by the water, and then digging down about a zhang, a huge blue stone was exposed.

The imperial guards continued to dig in all directions along the blue stones. After digging for less than half an hour, they dug out a three-foot-square pit, and the bottom of the pit was full of blue stones.

Shui Chi jumped to the bottom of the pit, tapped the center and the four corners with his sword, and said with certainty: "There must be a secret room down here. Come, check every house in this courtyard carefully, and make sure to find the secret room." entrance."

The imperial guards rushed into the main room, just like raiding Mrs. Wang's yard last time, they moved out everything in the room.Finally, even Jia Mu's rosewood Baifu eight-step bed was carried out.Every floor tile in the room has also been tapped, but the entrance to the secret passage has not yet been found.Shui Chi frowned and said to himself: "Impossible, why is the entrance to the secret passage not here?" Shui Rong said in a low voice: "Could it be in another courtyard? Cousin, why don’t you just dig up the blue stone, so you don’t have to look for the entrance.”

Shui Chi frowned and said, "Brother Rong, look at this colored strip stone is made of glutinous rice paste mixed with lime clay, it cannot be dug at all."

Shui Rong nodded to be taught, he looked around the whole yard, and said softly: "Where is the entrance?" Shui Rong moved his eyes to the projection of the main house in the yard, and suddenly exclaimed: "Ah, it's already past noon , broken, broken!"

Shui Chi wondered, "What's wrong?"

Shui Rong hurriedly shouted: "It was agreed to go home to accompany mother concubine and Yu'er for dinner, but I forgot it in a hurry. It's past noon now, and I didn't send anyone home to say anything."

Shui Chi glared at Shui Rong, Shui Rong shrank his neck, but he heard Shui Chi say: "Then why don't you go back and tell me, I'll watch here first. You go back quickly, if it delays, I won't agree. "

Shui Rong was overjoyed, bowed and sang a fat song: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will go back to Pegasus, half an hour will be enough." Shui Chi kicked Shui Rong lightly and said, "Hurry up and leave!"

Shui Rong ran out, jumped on his horse and ran all the way back to the Beijing Palace. As soon as Princess Beijing saw Shui Rong, she grabbed a vase and threw it at him. Wrong, I beg mother and concubine to forgive my son for Yu'er's face."

Princess Bei Jing snorted and said, if Yu'er hadn't said a lot of good things for you, do you think you can still enter the door now?Rong'er, you can't stand without trust, and if you have a promise, you must keep it, no matter how big or small the matter is. "

Shui Rong bowed his head and said: "Yes, my son will follow the teachings of his mother and concubine."

Daiyu said softly: "Auntie, Senior Brother Rong must have encountered something important, otherwise he would not come back on time. Look, didn't he just come back and apologize to you?"

Princess Beijing glared at Shui Rong, and said in a deep voice, "Forget it, for Yu'er's sake please forgive me, get up." Shui Rong hurriedly stood up and stood aside, Princess Beijing calmed down and asked: " Rong'er, have you encountered any troublesome things?"

After hearing this, Shui Rong hurriedly replied: "It's a little trouble, concubine mother, younger sister Yu'er, there is a secret room, but there is no entrance to the secret room in the main room, so where should the entrance be?"

After hearing this, Princess Bei Jing only smiled and said: "Wouldn't it be clear if you ask the person who built that house?"

Shui Rong smiled wryly and said: "The house is almost a hundred years old, where can I find the person who built the house?"

Princess Bei Jing frowned slightly and said: "This is not easy to handle. Could it be that the whole house is going to be dug up? How long will it take?"

Daiyu thought for a while, then said softly: "Senior Brother Rong, the art of war has a cloud, but it is true. The real is false. Since the entrance is not in the main room, you have to check the unoccupied side rooms and buildings. Which room is always open?" If no one lives there, that house is the most likely to hide the entrance to the secret room."

Shui Rong clapped her hands and shouted, "That's right, why didn't I think of that? Yu'er, you're so smart!"

Daiyu's face was reddish, and she said softly with embarrassment: "I think Brother Rong is a fan of the authorities, and Yu'er is just a bystander."

Shui Rong bowed to Princess Beijing and said, "Concubine Mother, my son has to go on an errand, so I won't accompany you for now."

Princess Bei Jing nodded and said: "Forget it, you go first, we two are talking, you are still in the way here."

Shui Rong bowed deeply to Daiyu again and said, "Yu'er, thank you so much."

Daiyu got up to return the salute, and said with a slight smile: "Master Rong, please go and do your work."

Shui Rong flew back to Rongguo Mansion again, and as soon as he entered the courtyard where Mother Jia lived, he shouted: "Quickly check that room has never been lived in." Looking at a room above, he said: "My lord, there are only some sundries in that room, and no one has ever lived in it."

Shui Rong excitedly said: "As expected, cousin, the entrance to the secret path must be in that room."

Shui Chi looked at Shui Rong with raised eyebrows, and said loudly: "Search that room quickly." All the guards rushed to the small room, Shui Chi pulled Shui Rong and asked in a low voice: "Brother Rong, did you tell Yu'er?" ?”

Shui Rong raised his eyes to look at Shui Chi, and wondered, "How do you know this is Yu'er's idea?"

A smile appeared on Shuiqi's face and said: "You have never been careful, only Yu'er is as careful as a hair, she can think of this. Tell her, have you told her everything here? Didn't we talk about it first? did you tell?"

Shui Rong hurriedly explained: "I didn't tell her the truth, but I just asked her where the entrance to the secret room was most likely to be if it wasn't in the main room, and Yu'er told me."

The room was extremely small, only four guards entered, and the others were too crowded to turn around if they tried to enter.The four guards searched meticulously and found the entrance of the secret passage under the pit.They rushed out joyfully and shouted: "Your Highness, Shi Ziye, the secret way is indeed here."

Both Shui Chi and Shui Rong smiled proudly, and Shui Chi said loudly: "Ziying, go down and have a look, be careful of the hidden mechanism, be more careful."

Feng Ziying should claim that she entered through the entrance of the secret passage with a cat waist, walked along the secret passage for a few steps, and saw a stone door blocking the way.Feng Ziying groped around the edge of the door and found a depression. Feng Ziying pressed down hard, only to hear the sound of thumping, and the stone door slowly opened.

A burst of dazzling brilliance shot out from the secret room. Feng Ziying took a closer look and saw a fist-sized orb in the middle of the secret room.Feng Ziying casually picked up a silk handkerchief on the table next to it and put it on, the brilliance faded a bit, and Feng Ziying could see the things in the secret room clearly.Seeing this, Feng Ziying was shocked, he didn't move a thing, and immediately backed out.

Feng Ziying bowed to Shui Chi and clasped her fists after leaving the secret room, "Your Highness, there is no hidden weapon in the secret room, please check it yourself." Shui Chi was slightly surprised, but he knew that Feng Ziying was the most measured, so he said to Shui Rong: " Brother Rong, you stay here to take care of me, I'll go down and have a look."

Shui Rong knew that Feng Ziying was the most capable and trustworthy person around Shui Chi, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, cousin."

Shui Chi entered the secret room and looked around, and understood why Feng Ziying wanted to see it in person.Everything in this secret room is priceless, and it can be said to be a rare treasure. Some things can't even be called water bottles.

Shui Chi looked over one by one, and his eyes were attracted by a strange white jade box that was the size of a palm. There was a faint golden light in the white jade box. symbol, he shook the box, and heard a rustling sound inside, and Shui Chi was about to open the box, but Feng Ziying called out: "Your Highness, be careful, don't be a hidden weapon anymore." Shui Chi nodded, and put the white jade box in the In the brocade box next to him, looking inside, Shui Chi's eyes suddenly shrank. In the innermost part of the case, there was a bright yellow dress.Shui Chi picked up the clothes, and saw that it was a bright yellow Nine Dragon Robe woven with gold silk, embroidered with nine regiment dragons and twelve chapter patterns embellished with multicolored gemstones.Shui Chi said angrily: "The Jia family has the heart of disobedience, and they should punish the nine clans. Ziying, you quickly make a book and seal these things one by one. I will immediately send 500 guards to guard the Rongguo Mansion. All [-] people It is under your command. If someone dares to trespass, he will be captured alive if he can, and he will be killed if he cannot be captured alive."

Feng Ziying should claim that it was, and Shui Chi said again: "Ziying, you are my most trusted bodyguard, I will leave this to you. After you make the booklet, seal it up for use in the trial. Don't be shy. Where."

Feng Ziying was very moved, knelt down on one knee and said: "This subordinate respectfully obeys His Highness's orders."

Shui Chi helped Feng Ziying up, and sure enough, she went out, leaving Feng Ziying alone in the secret room to make a book.Looking at Shui Chi's back, Feng Ziying's heart was full of enthusiasm. From then on, Feng Ziying became more and more loyal to Shui Chi.

In Fengzao Palace, Yuan Chun was restless, walking back and forth in the room, muttering incessantly: "What should I do? What should I do?"

Caiqin came in from the outside, Yuan Chun saw her grabbing her and asked: "Caiqin, what's happening with the prince today? Has Baoqin delivered a message?"

Caiqin hurriedly said: "The crown prince is going to try the case of Jia Huan suing the master for murder today. The servant girl heard that the emperor was suddenly furious and ordered the prince of Beijing to search the Ningguo mansion."

Yuan Chun was shocked, fell down on the bed, gasped and asked in surprise: "How is this possible, what happened to the Ningguo Mansion?"

Caiqin hurriedly said: "I heard that the emperor took out a stack of letters and counted more than ten crimes in the Ningguo Mansion. I haven't found out exactly what the slaves are."

Yuan Chun said dejectedly: "Then hold the piano, is there any news from her?"

Caiqin hurriedly said: "Baoqin has brought a message. She has already seen the old lady, and the message has been delivered. The old lady asked her to tell the empress that she will definitely do what the empress ordered. Please rest assured."

Yuan Chun shook his head, and said listlessly: "Go down, I want to be alone." Caiqin retreated, Yuan Chun fell on the quilt and wept silently. After hearing Daiyu's words last night, Yuan Chun knew The general situation is gone, I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover.After crying for a while, Yuan Chun suddenly felt something move in her stomach. She quickly touched her stomach and felt the throbbing again. You are the prince, the son of the emperor, I want to give birth to you safely, as long as you are here, the Jia family will be fine."

"Caiqin, come in!" Yuan Chun smoothed his face and called Caiqin to come in. After Caiqin came in, Yuan Chun lowered his voice and said: "Caiqin, you immediately find a way to go out of the palace to find Baoqin, and let her take what I want Leave it to you, this matter must be done quickly and kept secret, as long as you do this well, I will never treat you badly. I know you want to be a concubine, as long as you do this well for me, I will use all means to get you Send it to the emperor's dragon bed, and let the emperor favor you!"

There was a flash of light in Caiqin's eyes, she hurriedly knelt down and said: "The servant is the mother's person, and I will go through fire and water for my mother. Don't worry, my mother, even if Caiqin sacrificed her own life, she must do what she ordered."

Yuan Chun raised Caiqin with both hands and said: "Caiqin, good sister, you have been with me for many years, you are the person I can trust the most, everything depends on you!"

Caiqin nodded and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the servants will definitely fulfill their mission."

Yuan Chun nodded, turned around and took a small box to Caiqin, and said in a low voice: "Caiqin, here is a pair of gold bracelets, which the emperor rewarded me in the early years. Now that I am old and don't fit well, I will give it to you." Here you go, there are some bank notes here, so you can use them."

Caiqin knelt down to thank her, Yuan Chun pulled her up and said: "In the future, there will be no outsiders, so I don't have to perform this kneeling ceremony. I only think of you as my good sister in my heart."

Caiqin put away the small box, and said to Yuan Chun: "Your Majesty, this servant is going to work now, you can wait for the good news from this servant." Yuanchun nodded, watching Caiqin go out.Yuan Chun was ill and went to the doctor in a hurry, so he found Caiqin to do such a secret thing, but he didn't know that as soon as Caiqin came out of Fengzao Palace, he went directly to Kunning Palace to see the emperor and queen...