After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

Because the sage would go to the Lion Garden every year to escape the summer heat, most of the dignitaries and relatives of the court set up Zhuangzi near the Lion Garden.

Although the crown prince didn't come here very often, the former queen had a dowry Zhuangzi here.After the first queen left, the Zhuangzi also returned to the prince.

Originally, this Zhuangzi was not big, and there were not many scenery inside.But in the early years, the sage took pity on the prince and ordered the house of internal affairs to be expanded.Up to now, it has already looked like a royal garden.

In recent days, Xu Deng, the son of Jingsui Marquis, returned to Beijing to report on his duties. The two princes in Beijing transferred the zhezi to the Lion Garden.

Jingsui Hou, the old Hou Ye, was also the power allocated to the prince by the sage when the prince was alone and lonely.

However, within a few years, the old Marquis left, and the present Marquis of Jingsui inherited the title.

But this Lord Hou is a standard dandy who eats, drinks and has fun. He can do everything except doing business.

As a result, this vein has been silent for several years.

Everyone thought that this was the end of the Jingsuihou Mansion, and the crown prince would not use them anymore.

But the crown prince didn't let it go. After the investigation, he found that although Jingsuihou had no ability, his son Xu Deng was a good one.

Therefore, the crown prince went to ask the sage himself, and let the prince Jingsui be the companion of the East Palace.

It is also because of this that Xu Deng has always been loyal to the prince. When he came to the Lion Garden and visited the saint, he came to pay his respects to the prince.

Speaking of which, compared to being in the capital, the prince felt that it was much more comfortable in the garden.

When he was in the capital, he lived with the saint in the palace.

The East Palace of Great Xia was no different from that of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Not only did it not have a door to enter and leave the palace alone, but even the guards in the palace were appointed one by one.

It was okay when the saint loved the prince in the past, but now the saint is on guard against the prince, and the prince is restrained everywhere.

But it was different in the courtyard. The people in this garden were bought by the prince himself. Life and death were all in the prince's hands. The possibility of betrayal was greatly reduced, and the prince could relax.

"Xu Qing thinks, how about this lonely garden?"

The prince was very happy to see Xu Deng, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and instead of talking in the main hall, he simply led him to visit the garden.

At this moment, the two of them came to a pond full of lotus flowers one after the other.As soon as the prince beckoned, the little eunuch who followed him handed over the fish food, and the prince sprinkled it casually, watching the group of fish chasing each other with great interest.

When Xu Deng was in the capital, he learned about the prince's situation from his old friends.Hearing that the sage brought the prince to the lion garden together, but left the sixth master and the seventh master to supervise the country together, he knew that something would happen.

At this moment, he is full of anxiety, where is he still thinking about going to the garden?

It's just that the prince invited him enthusiastically, and he remembered that when he first entered the garden, Wang Zhu told him in private that the prince hadn't shown his face for a long time, so he couldn't bear to refuse, and followed the prince out.

However, along the way, he was thinking about how to talk to the prince so as not to make the prince angry.He turned a blind eye to this exquisite garden imitating the south of the Yangtze River with three steps and one scene.

Hearing the prince's question, Xu Deng nodded indiscriminately: "The craftsmanship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has always been good."

The words were perfunctory, and the prince was too embarrassed to say that he didn't hear it.

He turned his head and saw that Xu Deng was obviously absent-minded, so he could only ask, "Why are you so preoccupied? But something happened in office?"

Xu Deng was appointed as the procurator of Shandong, and the criminal laws of Shandong province were all under his control.

Once there are too many things, people will easily take advantage of the loopholes, and it is inevitable that things will go wrong.

"Your Highness." Xu Deng called out helplessly, "What are you worried about? Does Your Highness really not know? Why bother to ask knowingly?"

The prince's smile faded away, and when he showed it again, it was sarcasm: "It seems that everyone knows the situation of my prince who is surrounded by enemies. Even a foreigner like you knows about it."

Xu Deng said seriously: "No matter what His Highness wants to do, Xu Deng will follow him to the death!"

The prince was silent for a moment, then reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "With your words, Gu will feel at ease."

At this moment, Wang Zhu hurried in: "Your Highness, someone gave this to this servant just now." He held up a wax pill in his hand.

"Oh?" the prince wondered, "Who gave it to you?"

Wang Zhu said: "The man didn't leave his name, he just said that Master Jia entrusted him to deliver it."

"Lord Jia?" Xu Deng asked, "Jia Jing?"

Wang Zhu said, "It's him."

The prince said: "Isn't he in the capital? At this time, give this to Gu?" After a pause, he said to Wang Zhu, "Open it and have a look."

"Yes." Wang Zhu squeezed the wax pill and took out a note, "Your Highness, please read." He said, and handed the finger note to the prince.

The prince looked down, and suddenly clenched his fists, the veins on his forehead popped out, and his eyes were red with blood.

This is a sign of the prince's fury. Both Wang Zhu and Xu Deng have served the prince for many years, so they know this clearly.They couldn't help wondering, what exactly did Jia Jing write?

"Huh?" The prince suddenly laughed, and then laughed loudly, "Okay, good, good! You are worthy of being a saint, worthy of being the Son of Heaven! The heavenly family is ruthless, Gu has finally seen it!"

Xu Deng and Wang Zhu looked at each other with worried expressions on their faces.

"Your Highness," Xu Deng said cautiously, "Did something happen in the capital?"

After the prince laughed, there was no expression on his face: "Look for yourself."

Xu Deng took the note from Wang Zhu, and after reading it, he was taken aback: "The sage five years ago..." He was puzzled again, "How did Jia Jing know this?"

The prince said: "It's not Jia Jing, it's Shi Nai. He works in the household department, so it's not surprising to find any clues."

"Shi Nai?" Xu Deng thought for a moment, "Is he the new Bowling Marquis? Is he reliable?"

The prince said: "It's much more reliable than his father."

Old Baolinghou is an old cunning man, he neither wants to offend the crown prince nor the sage, and always wants to have both ways.

As everyone knows, his every move is watched by the saint and the prince.Whether it is a saint or a prince, they don't regard him as a confidant, and they don't even trust him very much.

And Shi Nai expressed his loyalty to the prince by mistake from the very beginning.It was still when the third prince was rising and the prince's position was not very stable, he still insisted on standing with the prince.

Needless to say the crown prince, he is naturally considered rare.Even a sage, on the one hand, feels that he does not know good from bad, and on the other hand, he also thinks that he is a loyal person.

Xu Deng said: "Since His Highness trusts him, then I trust him. It's just..."

"how?"

Xu Deng glanced at the prince and expressed his doubts, "Speaking of which, the sixth master has been in the household department for three years, and he didn't notice any abnormalities?"

Xu Deng didn't like this sixth master who was good at protecting himself wisely and didn't like to stand out when things happened.He felt that something like Liu Ye had failed the crown prince's desire to cultivate.

On weekdays, he only hindered the prince, so he didn't say much.

Only this time, he couldn't bear it anymore.

——How long has Shi Nai been in the household department?How long did Master Liu stay in the household department?Shi Nai can detect something is wrong, and then analyze the hidden truth, so does Liu Ye really know nothing?

If the sixth prince really didn't notice at all, the prince would definitely not believe it.What's more, with Shi Nai as a comparison, the prince inevitably felt uncomfortable.

But his younger brother, he understands.

It can be said that the sixth prince has never mentioned this matter, so the prince is not surprised at all.

The sixth prince had no mother since he was a child, and lived in the palace like walking on eggshells.Later, somehow, he opened his mind and deliberately let the prince himself see him being bullied by the slaves.

At that time, the prince felt compassionate and helped him, so he climbed up the pole and leaned against the East Palace.

Although the crown prince didn't know these inside stories at first, he soon found out.In this palace, there were many people who wanted to curry favor with the prince, and they quickly sent all kinds of clues to the East Palace.

But the prince didn't know about it, and never asked the sixth prince, but acquiesced that he used the light of the East Palace to improve his life in the palace.

Because, for the sixth prince, the prince always has a feeling of sympathy.

Both of them had never met their biological mothers, and even the sixth prince was a little bit worse. Before he grew up, his adoptive mother was gone.

Therefore, the prince has always been tolerant of the sixth prince.This time, too.

"Lao Liu has been through hardships since he was a child, so he is inevitably a little less courageous." The prince was explaining for the sixth prince, and admitted it indirectly, and he also felt that the sixth prince did not report his knowledge.

Xu Deng sneered: "I hope His Highness won't make a house thief!"

"Okay, okay." The prince was unwilling to discuss this issue further.

In fact, in his heart, he didn't want the sixth prince to get involved in these matters.The sixth prince is different from Xu Deng, Shi Nai and others. He is his younger brother, or the younger brother he grew up with.

In the future, if he can ascend to the throne, Lao Liu's life of glory and wealth will naturally be indispensable; if he is unlucky...the sage will not anger Lao Liu.

Xu Deng was still furious, but seeing that the prince still insisted on protecting the sixth prince, he had no choice but to follow the prince's mind and change the subject.

"For this report, the sage intends to keep the subject in the capital."

The prince had expected this, and asked without any surprise: "Which department do you want to go to?"

Xu Deng said: "Military Department."

The crown prince smiled: "Oh, this is the rush to pass the knife to Gu's hand."

Thinking about the note written by Shi Nai again, and thinking that the sage had planned to do something to him early in the morning, the prince became ruthless: the father is not kind, don't blame the son for being unfilial!

When Shi Nai passed the news to the prince, his original intention was to tell the prince that the sage had already taken the lead, so that the prince could make a long-term plan.

However, he did not expect that this news would instead arouse the rebellious psychology in the prince's heart.

After all, he still misjudged the status of the saint in the prince's mind.

The prince has no mother since he was a child, and was raised by a saint alone.

For the sage, although the prince is his most beloved child, he is not his only child.The saint also loves other children, but the amount is not as good as that of the prince.But the palm of the hand and the back of the hand are all meat.

However, to the prince, the sage is not only his father, but also the closest person he has depended on since childhood.

Before the age of 25, the prince never thought that he and the saint were not only father and son, but also monarchs and ministers.

However, the more he grows up and the more he understands, the more he understands: his father is not only his father, but he will not tolerate him endlessly.

But the sage still holds a lot of weight in the prince's heart, and he is still his closest person.

Now, he suddenly learned that the people closest to him had already secretly guarded against him.It is not an exaggeration to say that this feeling is a bolt from the blue.

Anyway, by the time Shi Nai got the news, everything had already been settled.

Moreover, unknowingly, he himself helped to return to the formation.