[Red House] But for the sake of the king

Entering November, the weather in the capital is getting colder and colder, and it will snow heavily every now and then.Both the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager were getting old, and they couldn't bear it.The emperor has always been filial, so naturally he would not be inconsiderate of the two elders, because he went to Tangquan Palace to spend the winter as usual.Because this is the case every winter, many princes and nobles also built their own courtyards around the palace, which also saved them from running around the palace and the city every day.

Princess Beijing took her little daughter Shuiqin to amuse herself in front of the concubine. The concubine looked at the people in this room, but they were all servant girls. She felt that there were too few people in the family, so she sighed, "Is it the old matriarch of the Jia family?" I am lucky to have so many children together all day for fun. Although our Qin'er is good, there is only one after all, so it is not so lively."

Princess Beijing smiled and said, "No, it's strange to say, but there are only so many girls in their family, and they are all very fresh. A few days ago, I heard that the Ningguo Mansion got another daughter, and that lady is also a Stunning beauty, rare and good temper, how come all the good girls have gone to their house. I thought that our Four Wangs' family would be lively together, but it's a pity that there are no girls in the East Mansion, and the one in the South Mansion is too noisy. But for the two in the West Mansion, Qin'er would also like to play with them, but he won't come."

The concubine said, "That's not it. Jia's mansion is so strange that they don't come here. How comfortable it is to live here in such a cold weather. According to me, I just wanted to see which ones came and invited a friend." If you are familiar, you will be Qin'er's companion on the one hand, and on the other hand, Rong'er's affairs can't be delayed like this. I originally said that this year, I will pick a person, and I will make a decision first, and then get married after Rong'er is weak. I think the queen has gone again. Fortunately, it won't take too long, and now the people are selected first, and the two families can communicate with each other, and it will be cheaper in the future."

The concubine replied, "Mother and concubine are thoughtful. I mentioned it to the prince a few times, but I don't know what he thinks about being a father. It must be too early. We also look at suitable families in the capital." I don’t know how many people came. It’s just that my daughter-in-law thought it would be too abrupt to invite here. Although this place is spacious, it’s not as well-equipped as the house. If everyone is invited, it will be even more chaotic.”

The concubine thought this was the reason, and asked again, "That is to say, let's talk about it when we return to Beijing. Anyway, there is no rush at this time. Just go and see if there is anyone from the Lin family. They have come here for the past two years, and this year will also come." It's time to come."

The concubine said, "I came here yesterday, I think they just arrived, I'm afraid they will be busy for two days, because I think I will send someone over today."

"Hey, I must have ordered someone to clean it up before I came here. What is there to be busy with? Now the old lady just let Yu'er take care of it, and she must be comfortably nestling in the room with her hand stove at the moment. You go Send four people to invite, and they must bring Yu'er."

Shui Qin listened from the side, and also took her concubine mother's hand, "Yes, concubine mother, please call Sister Lin here, I haven't seen her for a long time."

The concubine laughed at her, "When I first set off that day, the left and right were not pleasing to the eye, but now Sister Lin is shouting happily. How did you manage to control your bad temper?"

Shui Qin hid behind the concubine, and if she didn't speak again, the concubine mother would love to mention embarrassing things about her.

The concubine invited people here for a while, but the concubine was unhappy when she saw it, "Yu'er, why didn't you come with me?"

Tang sneered and said, "I said, I just came here yesterday, and today I just asked people to invite me. Since when did the concubine care so much about me, an old woman, she actually wanted to see Yu'er. I shouldn't have Come on, don't be annoying."

The concubine laughed and scolded, "You, how old you are, why are you still acting like a child. I just asked a question, but I was arranged like this."

Tang replied, "It's fine if you ask after a while. I, a guest, just came in, and you asked me directly, doesn't it make me chill. Besides, it's like this every time. Your own granddaughter is here too." , why did you hold on to our family Yu'er. If you want me to say it's better for Qin'er, Qin'er, isn't it?"

Shui Qin ran to Tang's side, and asked in a sticky voice, "Grandma Lin, where is sister Lin?"

Now everyone laughed and waited for Daiyu together with the old and the young.The concubine hurriedly came over and asked Tang to sit aside, "Taijun Lin sits here, or you can teach people, or everyone is looking forward to Yu'er, even I love it. The concubine originally wanted to let them The little sister is here as a companion, so it's possible that Yu'er never came."

Tang also stopped talking, and said bluntly, "Here it is, how can I not bring it, otherwise your concubine is not in a hurry to die. It's just a coincidence that she and Heng'er went out for a stroll, and the market outside It's busy, how can those two monkeys hold back."

The concubine frowned when she heard this, "Yu'er is so old, why are you still acting like this? If it spreads out, I'm afraid it won't sound good, so you should be more restrained."

Tang replied, "I don't know, it's just that there are two different appearances in the same city. It's okay to let the children go out if they want. They have changed their clothes anyway, and there are so many people following them, so there can be no trouble. Originally, Yu I don't want to go either, it's just that Heng'er made trouble with her, so I went with her."

During the conversation, another woman came to report, "Princess Dongping and Concubine Dongping are here to visit."

The concubine smiled at Tang, "I must have heard that you are coming. I haven't seen them all these days."

Over there, Princess Bei Jing greeted her early, exchanged a few pleasantries, and sat down one by one.

Unexpectedly, Princess Dongping also asked Daiyu the first time she opened her mouth, but she took Tang's hand and asked, "I just sent someone over here, so why didn't I see Daiyu?"

Princess Beijing laughed, "Look, not everyone likes Yu'er."

Tang's expression was helpless, "I wish she wouldn't be like this, it's enough to be eye-catching now, why bother to let the child suffer this."

Princess Dongping heard that there was something in her words, so she asked, "What's the matter, what you said has a deep meaning. Could it be that someone is still planning on Yu'er?"

When she said this, several people thought that someone proposed marriage to the Lin family, and Princess Beijing hurriedly said, "Yu'er is still so young, don't rush to make an appointment now."

Tang waved his hand, "Hey, where is it? That's not the case. I mean, when Yu'er goes to someone else's house, there will be people making noise, or someone will say something inappropriate to make people feel better." Disgusting. This child has a small heart. He looks like he is spoiled by arrogance, and he is not forgiving. How can he know that his heart is made of glass, and it will shatter at the slightest touch. I don’t know who was hurt by a young lady last time. I was so angry that I cried for a while before giving up."

Princess Dongping didn't get a daughter herself, so she felt very distressed about this goddaughter, and she hurriedly said, "That's right, I stayed at our house for a few days last year, and I didn't know what gossip I heard. I don't say it in my heart. If other people's children are like Yu'er, who are so kind and favored, they will not be arrogant and lawless, but she looks so noble, but she can't see them in these things. I agree with her I’ve said it a few times, even though she’s just a stepmother, she’s always pampered her like her own daughter, letting her tell me what she has to do, it hurts her body to hold it in her heart like this. Every time she says this, she bows her head Don't say a word, you really want to kill me."

Princess Beijing wondered, "Usually, I see this child is very outgoing and often goes outside. Why is she so sentimental? I think she has a certain amount of advance and retreat, and her movements are appropriate. Could it be that I have misjudged her?"

Tang replied, "No, she is fine on weekdays, but she doesn't know when it will flare up, no matter how hard she tries to persuade her, she will listen to her father's words, and others will let her talk about a carload of words." It’s not very useful. It’s not often like this at home, and it’s mostly when you come back from outside and you have to make a fuss.”

Princess Beijing said, "I think it's because she lost her mother at a young age, because other people have mothers, and she feels different from others when compared with others. Girls are delicate and shy, so I don't say anything, just The more I think about it, the more I look pitiful."

Tang sighed, "I'm afraid it can only be because of this, I just hope that she will be more open when she gets older. Oh, look at me, I am talking about what these people are doing without thinking. I said the two old sisters , there's nothing to do for the rest of the day, why don't you come and wipe the dominoes?"

Everyone agrees, because they set up the table to play, chatting about homework at the same time, it's just news from various houses in the capital, it's not very interesting, it's just a joke.

Lin Ruhai over there was delayed by some matters, so he came to the other courtyard a day late.It was so easy to arrive, but when I heard that the mother and the two children were not there, I suddenly felt a little boring.Knowing that Daiyu and Lin Heng went to the market, Lin Ruhai was a little uneasy, and sent a few more people to look for them, so that Haosheng could look after the two young masters.He changed his clothes and went to the palace.

Jun Qi accompanied the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager to talk for a while and returned to his bedroom. He could order people to prepare soup springs, but when he heard that Lin Ruhai was coming, he happily asked Dai Quan to invite him in.

Lin Ruhai is also used to it now, and the emperor's bedroom is also free to come and go.It's just that when I went in today, I didn't see Jun Qi.Hearing some movement inside, he walked in again and asked, "What are you doing in there? I just came from the capital, and Xue Jie came to Beijing a few days ago. Retire and return home. You..." He stopped in the middle of the sentence, and Lin Ruhai regretted it secretly, he knew that Jun Qi was a serious guy, and he stood there naked in broad daylight, not afraid of the cold.

Jun Qi didn't care, he even took off his obscene pants, while talking to Lin Ruhai, "I saw his book, it seems that it's time to find someone to replace him. It's not urgent, you just came from the capital Come here, the journey has been full of dust and dust, it's time to soak in the soup, let's come down together." Saying that, he went down to the bathing pool.

The water in this bath is directly drawn from the hot spring water, and there is a mechanism on each side, which is very convenient for water to enter and discharge at the same time.Naturally, there is no shortage of hot springs in this Tangquan Palace, but there was no such convenient bathing pool in the emperor's bedroom before, but it was specially made by Jun Qi a few years ago.Lin Ruhai was also planted in this bathtub more than once, so he didn't buy it, and just stood on the side without looking sideways.

"This Xue Jie has a son and a daughter. His son Xue Biao is fourteen years old. Although he learned to do business with him when he was a child, he is still too young. I am afraid that he cannot support such a big air. I don't know the others. Do you have such a talent there?"

Jun Qi lay on the edge of the bathtub and looked at him, "Tsk tsk tsk, you are always like this, you don't know whether it is good or bad. Well, I have already made arrangements for this matter. Once the big house of the Xue family falls, Xue Jie will have a big vendetta." I have to repay him, and we can still talk about whether he can be loyal in the future, how dare he let him do these things again. Reward him with the original shops of the Xue family, and let him make his own fortune in the future." But thinking in his heart, he still has to Think of a way to pull Ru Hai down.

Lin Ruhai seemed to have noticed something, and walked a little further, "I came here on horseback."

Jun Qi curled his lips, he must be tired after such a journey, so let's bypass him for now.But he was not reconciled, so he said, "Then come here and wipe my back, I won't make trouble with you. It's all over the past, why is it worse than before. Do the math, how long have we not been together gone."

Lin Ruhai grabbed the handkerchief on the side and wiped it for him, but he was ruthless, "You don't know the way."

"Still pretending to be stupid with me, of course it's your mother's place, don't you know why I did these things?" Jun Qi turned around and kissed him on the cheek, "Stay here tonight, I can't sleep alone .”

Lin Ruhai wiped off the water droplets on his face in disgust, "I just came here, I should see the children. It's almost done, soaking for a long time is not good for your health, I'll wait for you outside."

Jun Qi looked at his back, obviously reacted, and pretended to be with him.Hey, who made him like this one.Coming out of the bath neatly, Jun Qi wiped it casually and put on his clothes, but he didn't dare to make Ru Hai wait for a long time.When he came out, he saw Ru Hai sitting on the kang, holding a hand stove in his hand, and secretly thought that this old boy Dai Quan was getting better and better, knowing what to do without his orders.

He casually took a cloak from the shelf beside him and put it on for Ru Hai, Jun Qi said, "Sooner or later I got rid of this problem, knowing that I'm not in good health, and it's windy and snowy outside, why don't I always wear a cloak. "

Lin Ruhai folded his front, "I wore it, and it was a little wet from the snow, so I put it outside just now. I think there is something wrong with the taxes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang this year. Even though there are natural disasters, they can't be reduced by [-]% all at once."

Jun Qi sat down opposite him, "They took me for a fool, and I don't know who took advantage of them. It seems that there is indeed a lot of corruption in this rich and prosperous place, and the assessment of the officials should be tighter. Jiangsu and Zhejiang It's time for the governor to change, Wang Ziteng hasn't arranged where to go yet, why not let him go to Jiangnan."

Lin Ruhai was taken aback, "Wang Ziteng? You're not... oh, it's fine, but if it's all the way, isn't it too risky?"

Jun Qi said, "People from the Wang family go to the south of the Yangtze River every year, but they are not in contact with local officials, but looking for someone. Once the Zhen family fell, they would have no influence in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. I am afraid they did not go all the way."

Now Lin Ruhai was even more confused, "Looking for someone?"

"Well, according to the news, I'm afraid they are the descendants of that Su Ming'an back then."

"Su Ming'an, is Prince Yizhong Lao Qiansui's old department? Wasn't he given a full family of robbery when the incident failed that day, and the fish that slipped through the net will not succeed."

Jun Qi sighed, "Who knows, it seems that his daughter was rescued by the nanny, and some people said otherwise. But do you still remember that when you were in Yangzhou, you saw a flower pot and drew a portrait for it?" I, I have someone check it out, it was given to Eldest Brother by Emperor Father back then, maybe later Eldest Brother bestowed it on Su Mingan, I don’t know.”

This Lin Ruhai naturally remembered, "You didn't say anything at the time. I thought it would be okay, but it was connected to the Su family. It's just that Su Ming'an has already obeyed the law. Even if his daughter escaped, she was just a baby back then. It is the imperial court's business to find it, why is the Wang family so caring."

Jun Qidao, "There is a reason for this. After the big brother was defeated that day, a series of people were pulled out. I don't believe that there is no such thing as the four major families, but they really picked up everything. The big brother has always been cautious in doing things. If you want to employ people, you must have some handles in your hands, but it turned out that there was no such thing at the time. I guessed at the time whether it was hidden. Now that I think about it, Su Mingan is his most trusted adviser, so it is impossible to say that the thing is in his possession But now he is also dead, only his daughter is left in the Su family, so they are naturally eyeing."

Lin Ruhai said, "If that's the case, if we quickly find that person and get the things, wouldn't it be easy to get rid of the four major families?"

Jun Qi laughed and said, "Why don't I know this truth, people are looking for it. I just don't know what method they used. Ordinarily, where a nanny and a baby girl can hide, but they just can't find it."

Lin Ruhai thought for a while, "Didn't I tell you when I sent back the pattern of the flowerpot?"

Jun Qi asked in surprise, "Tell me what?"

Lin Ruhai replied, "The flower pot originally came from a little nun and was given to a family of farmers, and then it was transferred to a pawn shop."

Jun Qi patted the table, "Hey, he is a monk, no wonder I can't find it. If I had known this earlier and had to take such a long way, I would have ordered them to look for it. Do you remember which nunnery it is?" ?”

"It's true that I can't remember clearly. They were outside Yangzhou anyway, but I remember that they were a pair of master and apprentice, but they came here from the clouds. I'm afraid they are no longer in Yangzhou."

Jun Qi smiled and said, "That's enough, much better than before, thanks to you, otherwise I don't know how much effort it will take."

Lin Ruhai smiled shyly, "If I had reported it to you on the same day, I might have found the person long ago. If I let their person find it earlier, I would be a sinner."

Jun Qi was afraid that he was overwhelmed, so he comforted him a little more, and chatted a few gossips.Just when he was about to make a move, Dai Quan shouted outside, "Your Majesty, someone from Mrs. Lin's family asked to see him, saying that something happened at home, and the old lady told Mrs. Lin to go home quickly."

Lin Ruhai panicked immediately, not knowing what happened, please listen to the next chapter to explain.