[Red House] But for the sake of the king

The summer of this year seems to be particularly long, and the days in July are actually hotter than those in June.Because of the lack of improvement in Wang Taifei's condition, the Beijing Prince's Mansion has been shrouded in gloom and mist for several months, and even the receding of the summer heat did not make the whole mansion breathe a sigh of relief.

Princess Beijing looked sad, and complained to King Beijing, "Is Rong'er confused? First of all, she doesn't want to get married, so that's all. Anyway, we don't like that crazy girl from the Niu family, and the other family is not suitable. Yes. It’s just that I heard that he got involved with an actor again, and that person is still the Prince Zhongshun’s favorite. What is he trying to do, is he only willing to make me mad if he wants to die?”

King Bei Jing persuaded, "I know about this matter, he has his own measure, he is not messing with them anyway, you don't have to worry. How are you preparing for the mother's matter?"

The concubine said, "It's almost there, so I won't panic. It's just that there is really no room for turning around. The concubine's body has been quite strong these years, why suddenly..." She was a little choked up as she spoke.She has been married to the Northern Palace for more than twenty years. Although she can only add a son and a daughter to the Palace, she has never been said anything by the concubine.Although not as good as mother and daughter, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is much better than other families.Now seeing the concubine suffering from illness with her own eyes, dying, I feel really uncomfortable.

King Bei Jing shook his head, and said sadly, "Birth, old age, sickness and death are ultimately destined by the heavens. My mother is old, so it can be considered a happy event. Don't cry like this in front of your mother, and don't make her unhappy."

The concubine said, "I still need you to tell me. The concubine mother doesn't like to see sad faces the most, so I won't bother her. It's just that you go and talk to Rong'er about him, even if there are big things, let's put it aside for now. Concubine Ermu is upset that she didn't see Rong'er after waking up."

"Understood, I'm going to find him right now." King Bei Jing stopped and ordered again, "The imperial doctor said that it's been two days, you go to mother's place to watch over, I'll be there in a while. "

At this time, Shui Rong was changing clothes in his room, and was going to the Feng family for a banquet later.It stands to reason that even his father and king have already asked for leave to take care of the seriously ill concubine at home. As the eldest grandson, he naturally shouldn't go out, and should always serve his grandmother around.It's just that the situation in Beijing and China has changed recently, and the group of people don't know why they suddenly became lively, and there is another beautiful official who is well-known in the capital. He pulled into the water.

When King Bei Jing saw him like this, he knew he was going outside again, so he quickly stopped him, "Sheng Zhi, don't go out today."

Sheng Zhi is a water-soluble word, he is already weak, so now he is commensurate with words.Hearing what my father said, I was a little puzzled, "Father, Baoyu and Qiguan from Jia's family are going to go today. This is a good opportunity."

Bei Jing Wang said, "Your grandmother has been in a bad mood for the past two days. You'd better not run away. I've had someone tell the emperor what happened over there, and he must have made arrangements. Those people are just playboys, how can they know what is serious?" Since Qiguan is loyal to the king, you don't have to get involved."

Shui Rong was young and energetic, but he was not convinced when he heard this, "Why is my son meddling, when have those families been so close, although they are walking around on weekdays, but these days there is a strange energy. Especially that Feng Ziying, I heard that he was very close to me in his words. If it was the Jia family, it would be fine. We have been friends since grandfather, but the Feng family, having friendship with the Jia family has nothing to do with our family. And Feng Ziying I mentioned that his father was very busy when he came in, so he didn’t have time to talk to him, so he was able to drink and have fun with a few friends every day without fear of being disciplined. Could it be that there is something wrong? General Feng has military power in his hands, but now it is a peaceful and prosperous age, and the south is only out Yunguo was taken down, and no movement was heard from other places, but why is he so busy."

King Bei Jing smiled and patted his son's shoulder, "Sure enough, I'm getting smarter. I know how to think about these things. Even if I hand over the palace to you now, I'm at ease. But you still need to exercise more. If you want to be a general, you still need to hold it General of the military power, let alone get busy suddenly, even if there is one less person in the family and one more person, can the emperor not know? If you go on weekdays, I will not stop you, but now that your grandmother is like this, it is better to go out less run."

Shui Rong was surprised, "Didn't you say that grandma's condition has improved a few days ago, why is it getting worse again?"

Bei Jing said kingly, "I'm afraid it will come back to light, but I don't know..."

Before he finished speaking, a servant came running over, "My lord, my concubine please go to the concubine's place immediately."

The father and son secretly thought that it was not good, and hurried to the concubine's yard, the concubine who was unconscious suddenly woke up again, looked at them with a smile, finally closed her eyes, and finished her life.

Not to mention the funeral at the Northern Palace, although Jun Qi is unwilling to lose a right-hand man at this time, Ding You's ancestral system cannot be broken, so he can only order the Ministry of Rites to follow the system of officiant, let Shui Jun and his son Return home to observe filial piety.

Lin Ruhai found out about this, and refused to seek medical advice. The situation in Beijing and China became more and more complicated. At this time, the Prince of Beijing was keeping his filial piety behind closed doors. Without him, a cabinet scholar, to help Junqi in the court, there would be chaos.Now there are six cabinet scholars, and that Wu University scholar is obviously a hindrance. I don't know if there are other tricks besides being the first bird for the queen mother.Two of the remaining four are veterans of the two dynasties, so don't worry, but there is one more, it's hard to say.Among the six ministries, except for those in charge of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Officials who are all Jun Qi's cronies, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment is a fair and strict person, and the Ministry of Industry is in charge of construction projects, so there is no need to worry too much.However, the Ministry of War is actually controlled by the King of Beijing, and now I am afraid that someone will take advantage of it.

It was useless for Jun Qi to stop him again and again, and he also learned that the doctor hired by the Lin family had developed a prescription. Although it could not completely cure the poison, it could alleviate some of the symptoms, and even the breaks between attacks were not as frequent as before. That's why it's OK.After all, it has been more than ten days since Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing. If he doesn't go to court again, there are still a lot of courtiers at the old lady's place, and no one can explain it.

It's just that the Empress Dowager thought that the matter was over. Once Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing, he didn't even enter the palace and went home to recuperate. Even a fool can guess the mystery.It's a pity that it wasn't long before I was happy, Lin Ruhai appeared in the sight of everyone again, and more importantly, the queen mother knew that the emperor had gone to Lin's mansion three times in the past few days!After enduring and enduring, after Jun Qi hadn't stepped into the harem for three consecutive months, the Queen Mother finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Jun Qi sat beside the Empress Dowager, and said with a smile, "The Empress Dowager has something important to do, so Eunuch Sun is in such a hurry to call me here."

The Queen Mother paused while holding the teacup. The emperor was always filial, and he always called himself a servant in front of her, just like when he was a child.Even if he became the emperor, he would always do this in private, and would not easily call himself "Zhen" in front of her mother.It's just that she is also a person who has experienced turbulent waves, and she covered it up in an instant, "What did the emperor say? The Ai family heard from Dai Quan that you are busy with government affairs these days and have not gone to the harem for a long time. You must take care of your own body, and you must not be so busy day and night. If you really don't want to run around, there are a few empty houses behind the Qianyuan Hall, which are left for nothing. Why don't you clean them out and let them go there? The same goes for serving."

Jun Qi naturally understood who "they" were.Originally, he would go to the harem every now and then, but he managed to cope with it, and he didn't want to let the queen mother worry about it.But ever since this incident happened, Jun Qi has let people go to the harem again. He doesn't even think about facing the queen mother, let alone going to the harem.He had never imagined that the queen mother who had been dependent on each other for life would do so many things in secret, and he had to sigh, no wonder their mother and son were in limbo that day, and even if the father abdicated, he was unwilling Together with his mother and queen, he was raised in the palace.It's just that, as a son of man, it's not good for him to throw anger at the queen mother because of these things, so even though he said he would solve the Ru Hai matter, he still has no idea until today.

"Mother, the Qianyuan Palace is the palace of the emperors of all dynasties. In front of it is the daily court meeting place. If it is spread out, what will those ministers think, and where will I be placed?" Jun Qi thought for a while and said, "Mother, Kunning Palace The stone tablet in front is still standing."

Now the queen mother was really angry, and said with a sneer, "It's amazing, becoming the emperor has become more and more majestic, and now she is threatening your mother. I know better than you that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but is this a political matter? You Look at how many children you have under your knees. If you want to turn over a brand, you have to push three and four. Is there anything in the palace? If you really like that, it is not a big deal to arrange a few more eunuchs by your side, but look at what you did It doesn't look like an emperor did it! Do I really want to be mad at me before giving up!"

Jun Qi said, "I didn't see too many princes and daughters under my father's knees, and even made troubles like my elder brother. If there were more, I'm afraid I wouldn't have to live anymore. Now the eldest emperor and the second emperor have grown up." As an adult, my mother doesn't have to worry about me having no offspring, it would be a disaster if there are too many. As for the others, I naturally know it well, so my mother doesn't have to worry about it."

"You know it?" The queen mother said loudly, "If you knew it, would you be so stupid? Monarchs and ministers often ignore it, but you still get dizzy because of a man, go out of the palace time and time again, and put yourself in danger, is it you? It should be done! Today I made it clear, if he can't fulfill his duty, Aijia doesn't mind helping him!"

Jun Qi suddenly laughed, "Help him, hahaha, I don't know how the queen mother will help. Isn't it like helping him to 'rebel' like she did to elder brother back then."

The queen mother was startled, and hurriedly said, "How did you know?" She regretted it as soon as she said it, she never planned to let her son know about it, except for the old nanny who had been with her for decades, They all died.Although it was to help her son, the Empress Dowager knew very well about Jun Qi's temperament, if she knew the reason, it would definitely alienate the mother and son, so she did many things without telling him.She didn't know if it was her son who had always been indifferent to everything after entering the palace. An ambitious person like her just raised a son who seemed to be keeping a low profile but was actually "not thinking about making progress".

Jun Qi never thought that his mother would do such a thing, let alone spread the matter out, it was just a moment of urgency.Just seeing her reaction like this, and knowing that the things she didn't want to admit all this time is the truth after all, she sighed, "My queen, what I do is not harmful to the society, let alone others, why can't I let my minister do what I want. "

The queen mother restrained her expression just now, but she couldn't hide the stern look on her face, "This kind of thing is originally against the rules of human ethics, and it is intolerable. If you just play around on a whim, it's fine, but you are still serious. What do you look like?" !"

Jun Qi held back the breath in his chest, and said, "If the subject must be him."

The queen mother was very angry and said angrily, "The Ai family will never allow it, never allow it!"

The mother and son broke up unhappy, and the Supreme Emperor who was far away in the palace, after hearing the report, dropped the paintbrush in his hand, and the black ink instantly smudged away, completely ruining a portrait that was about to be completed.The person in the painting was dressed in palace attire, but his face could no longer be seen clearly.

With a lesson learned from the past, Jun Qi doubled the defense of the Lin Mansion, and even sent someone to covertly protect Lin Ruhai on his way to court, but he didn't dare to tell him the truth.He originally thought that his mother was a gentle and affectionate person who became what he is now only because he couldn't love his father, but he didn't expect to be cheated by his mother for 40 years, and even today's status is due to his mother's secret actions fell on his head.People say that the harem is like a battlefield. Every year, how many court ladies, eunuchs and even concubines die in this golden prison, but they never thought that his mother would be the one who killed them.Also, a concubine who gave birth to a prince but was not favored, if she was not cruel, how could she escape the harem's open and dark arrows, especially his natal family is not prominent.

Jun Qi doesn't know how he feels now, his elder brother is the person he respects the most besides his father, just because his elder brother stood up for him back then, Jun Qi, who was eight years old at the time, determined to be his right-hand man and a virtuous man. Wang, assisting the eldest brother to become a generation of Mingjun.When his elder brother had an accident, he was still very sorry, but he didn't really believe that his elder brother would do such a rebellious thing. He didn't expect that there was someone behind him who forced his elder brother to be like that.

It's really strange that Lin Ruhai is waiting by the side, it's obvious that he left the person behind, so what's the matter with not saying a word at this moment.Because he cleared his throat on purpose, he asked, "Ahem, what orders does the emperor have?"

Jun Qi suddenly came back to his senses, only to realize that Dai Quan had just left Ru Hai behind, but he didn't expect that he was only thinking about being sad and forgot about him.Pulling over Ruhai's hand, he led him to the kang and sat down. Jun Qi gently wrapped him in his arms, resting his chin on his shoulder, "Lao Liu has found that genius doctor, and he will be able to go to Beijing in the future. Then This genius doctor has great medical skills, is best at solving difficult and miscellaneous diseases, and is proficient in poison theory, so he will definitely be able to cure the poison on your body."

However, Lin Ruhai didn't care. He'd already looked down upon it once he'd experienced it, and now he had enough days left to arrange everything, but he couldn't say this directly, because he said, "Then thank you very much, my lord. I just heard that he I've been very busy recently, I don't want to rush to the house to bother you, I'm afraid I can't find anyone, so I ask the emperor to convey it for you."

Jun Qi finally laughed, "You teased him too. He was so busy that I didn't dare to look for him, so I just let him talk about it last time. Don't talk about it, I still have something to discuss with you. The south side is making good progress. Wang Ziteng has almost gotten used to it, so I wonder if I can do it now."

Lin Ruhai said, "It's all settled in the capital? If it's close, it's good to get rid of him first, and it's always a disaster to keep him. But I'm curious, why did you move Baolinghou Shi Nai to another province, and he is still a party member."

Jun Qi laughed and said, "Whether you really don't know or not, although the Shi family is your mother-in-law's natal family, it's a pity that Shi Ding is the only one of her nephews who is close to her. This Shi Nai is only because of the death of his eldest brother in the early years. Assuming the title, and because his mother had a rift with Jia Taijun, he became even more distant. Besides, it was heard that Jia Taijun often took his elder brother's only daughter to live with him, which caused some rumors to spread that he mistreated his niece and had trouble with him in his early years. It’s very disrespectful. He’s a smart guy, and he didn’t get involved in those messy things, he would have surrendered a long time ago if the momentum wasn’t right, and it’s not easy for me to kick out such a person who understands current affairs.”

Lin Ruhai sighed, "It turned out to be like this. It's a good idea. His niece is not easy to mess with. She prefers to trouble Yu'er. She has complained several times at home, which shows that she is very difficult."

"There is also such a thing. After all, Yu'er is Jia Taijun's granddaughter. Is it possible that the old lady didn't care if she was wronged in Jia's mansion? How can we let her be bullied by an orphan with Yu'er's character? You have to vent your anger on her."

Lin Ruhai didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You majestic emperor, you still want to bully an orphan girl? Yu'er is my daughter, I'm not in a hurry, but you are getting angry. The old lady over there is naturally partial to Yu'er, but she is also a guest Naturally, it’s not easy to make it too obvious. Besides, they are all children, and they can’t preach even if they are arguing. I can’t figure out these things anyway, but my mother said that there are such people who will make Yu’er feel a little bit embarrassed. That's good too, so as not to be bullied even more in the future."

Jun Qihun didn't care, "With you as a father, who would dare to bully Yu'er, or even me, I will definitely point her to a good family in the future."

"The more I talk about it, the more I don't know. I don't expect her to marry a good man. I just hope that she will find someone who treats her sincerely in the future. Don't be like her mother..."

Jun Qi was a little unhappy, "Why don't you mention her properly."

However, Lin Ruhai always harbored that guilt. Jia Min ended up like this because of her parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. After all, she didn't want to marry after all. .But this guilt is only for Jia Min, and he will not wait to see the Jia family because of it, "It will be her death sacrifice in a few days, and the Jia family sent the things early again, as if they were afraid that we would forget. Same. After all, she is Yu'er's mother. Even for the sake of the child, I would not do such a mindless thing. I hate that she always mentions her mother in front of Yu'er. After all, she is the biological mother, so she must be worried about it. If she mentions a few words from time to time, doesn't she make Yu'er sad? That day when Jia's house sent something, Yu'er felt a little bad that night. The serving girl said that she cried to the moon at night and suffered from the cold."

Jun Qi said, "I remember that Yu'er has always been eccentric, but now she is so sentimental. It seems that she really needs to be accompanied by Han'er, so that that crazy girl can imitate the demeanor of everyone."

"The second princess was spoiled by you, and now she's complaining again." Lin Ruhai didn't want to let her daughter mix with the royal children, "Besides, the whole family is controlled by Yu'er now, how can there be any effort?" Keep company with the princess."

Jun Qi smiled and said, "I understand what you mean, but it's just a waste of mention."

It's just that the world is unpredictable, and Jun Qi's joke almost became true.