The Jade of the Red Chamber

Shui Yang touched the wrench in his hand and his face sank, Suzaku Hall was silent for a moment.The guard who presented the letter knelt on one knee, bowed his head and did not dare to make a sound. After a while, his back was wet with sweat, and he became more and more nervous.For a moment, the temperature of this magnificent and magnificent palace suddenly dropped as if it had been three or nine days.A drawn-out "The Emperor is here" broke the silence in the room, Jinshang strode in, Shui Yang hurriedly got up and saluted, "Emperor brother." Shui Zhan waved away the ladies and eunuchs, glanced at the kneeling guards on the ground, Said: "Xiao Jiuer, what's the matter?" Shui Yang threw the letter aside, and asked the guard to retreat in a cold voice, and Fang replied: "It's okay, it's just a letter from the shop in the south of the Yangtze River." Shui Zhan Obviously, it seems to be the matter of the young master of Lin Ruhai's family again. It's strange to say that Xiao Jiu'er is cold-hearted and cold-faced. Apart from being close to himself and Mr. Chen, he has always been honest with outsiders. As a last resort, Xiao Jiu'er was sent to the south of the Yangtze River to avoid disaster. Unexpectedly, the two children hit it off, and when they went to pick him up and return to Beijing, the boy still pushed back and delayed again and again!

Shui Zhan stood close to him, with a tall and straight figure and a face carved like a knife, with a majestic aura of his own.Shui Zhan and Shui Yang are brothers from the same mother. The birth mother Hua Guifei died shortly after giving birth to Shui Yang, leaving only the two brothers to depend on each other.At the right time, the noble concubine Hua was not favored even though she had a high status, and the emperor didn't care much about the third son. The palace was always a place where the high and the low were pushed down, so Shui Zhan just kept a low profile and forbeared secretly.When the younger brother Shui Yang was born, the two brothers even lost the only protective umbrella in the deep palace. Shui Zhan had to take his younger brother to grit his teeth and keep a low profile. He didn't get the job until his early twenties. At the ridicule of their brothers, Shui Zhan was thoughtful and scheming, he ignored the provocations of his brothers, and only planned secretly.When Shui Yang was five years old, he was thought of by the emperor by chance, and he fell in love with this pink, white and tender little son at the first sight. Shui Yang won the favor of his father, Shui Zhan was very happy, but he didn't want his younger brother Within a year, he had been assassinated several times, and his life was almost lost. Shui Zhan held a grudge in his heart, but on the surface, he was full of the attitude of father, son, filial piety, brother and brother respect. Although the emperor didn't like the third son very much, he also felt grateful for him A child's admiration.Later, the battle for the heir became more and more fierce, the brothers looked like enemies, the love between father and son did not exist, the prince was deposed, the second son was assassinated, and the fifth son was poisoned!The emperor's third son, Shui Zhan, was disheartened.

Shui Zhan is more than ten years older than Shui Yang, taking Shui Yang as a son, the loving concubine Hua Guifei raised Shui Zhan very well, once he lost his father, Shui Zhan poured all his family affection into Shui Zhan Yang Yang body.Shui Zhan has no relationship with his father and emperor, and he is very indifferent to his wives, concubines and children in the mansion. Except for his younger brother and Mr. Chen who has been taking care of them, he doesn't care at all. Although he is gentle and generous on the surface, he is decisive in his heart , never show mercy.

Sending Shui Yang away that day was also a last resort. At that time, the crown prince and the fifth son Xuanyi were already frenzied. No matter how worried the brothers and father were, the other brothers also did a lot of actions. In the end, it was impossible to defend against, and Shui Zhan had no choice but to beg the emperor to secretly send Shui Yang to the south of the Yangtze River, leaving only a substitute in Beijing.Thinking of this, Shui Zhan hated deeply: in just one year since the crown prince was deposed, two of Xiao Jiu's doubles died one after another under strict protection!If Xiao Jiuer was in Beijing... Shui Zhan didn't even want to think about it.

Shui Zhan knew that his younger brother had been with Lin Zhenyu day and night for nearly three years, and their relationship was very good, but he was not worried because——Shui Yang had a good relationship with Lin Zhenyu when he was at Lin Hai's house, and Shui Zhan had sent someone to arrest Lin Zhenyu. Everyone in the house, especially Lin Zhenyu, searched it all over!

Shui Zhan has already learned that this Lin Zhenyu was originally Jia Jue, the concubine son of Jia Zheng from the Rongguo Mansion, but this Lin Zhenyu is a good person, and he never kept this from Xiao Jiu. A child with a pure and good nature.After Shui Yang returned to Beijing, the two had a close relationship, and Shui Zhan sent someone to monitor Lin Zhenyu and the Lin family all the time, but he felt that this child was a little interesting: on the surface, he was young and mature, thoughtful, and he acted according to the rules, but in private, he was clearly childlike. Wei Ming, what is rare is that this child is extremely filial and friendly, but also does not forget the great kindness of his biological mother.Shui Zhan once sent someone to intercept and copy the letters that Lin Zhenyu sent to Aunt Zhou in Jia's Mansion. It was a thick pile of letters, including trifles, daily life, his thoughts and funny words, although complicated It's long-winded, but there is a feeling of tenderness in reading it. Holding the letter, Shui Zhan also understands why his younger brother values ​​Lin Zhenyu so much. Born in the imperial family, he has never seen such a loving person!And there is another reason why Shui Zhan does not object to his younger brother taking Lin Zhenyu as a close friend, that is, the child is open to people within the scope of his identification!It can be seen from the fact that he never concealed his miss for the Zhou family of the Jia family in front of Lin Ruhai and his wife, nor did he hide his cherishment of the Lin family in the letter to the Zhou family.Such a person is definitely the most rare thing for them, the children of the phoenix and the dragon.He has also read Lin Zhenyu's letter to Shui Yang, so he really has nothing to say, and he is outspoken. However, what makes Shui Zhan puzzled is that this child's letters are all such a thick stack?And my unsmiling younger brother sent over such a pile of replies! 'Oh, he is old and can't understand the mood of these half-children. Shui Zhan thought helplessly.

Shui Zhan sat on the main seat, frowned, took a look at the letter by the table, and helplessly held his forehead, didn't he just make two or three friends, hey, this little Jiu'er met Lin Zhenyu Shui Zhan is not in the mood to care about these things now, so he just said sternly: "Xiao Jiu, have you thought about your marriage? If you don't make up your mind, I'm afraid that Concubine Wan will make some moves again."

Shui Yang said with a sullen face: "Brother, I don't want to marry a wife, those people are still eyeing the seat of Princess Jing!" He said coldly: "That Concubine Wan! Loyal and obedient! Hmph!"

Shui Zhan rubbed the corners of his eyebrows, and said sternly: "Father has spoiled the mother and son for decades, and he can't move now, but how many more years will Father have?! At that time, the enmity between mother and concubine..."

There was fierce hatred in the eyes of the two brothers for a moment.

After discussing for a while, the eunuch was ordered to pass on the meal, and Shui Zhan did not mention the meal in the watery Zhuque Palace.

Afterwards, Shui Zhan went to the Zichen Palace to deal with government affairs, and Shui Yang bowed: "Respectfully send off the emperor." The eunuch and maid kowtowed.

The next day, the Taishang Emperor lived in Xianfu Palace, and he was chatting with him today. When he mentioned the clan's children, Shui Zhan said casually: "Allow the Jingyi Garden at the Chonghua Gate to Xiaojiu Kaiya to build a mansion." Smiling: "It's a good place to go." Then asked: "Which family is Xiaojiu's concubine?" Shui Zhan frowned slightly, hesitantly said: "Qin Tianjian said that Xiaojiu can marry a wife only after she has a weak crown, otherwise ..." The emperor said angrily: "Nonsense! Tell Li Si Nian!" Shui Zhan's eyes flashed under his thick eyebrows, and he bowed his head in silence.This Li Sinian is the supervisor promoted by the emperor, and he has a lot of trust in him, he can be regarded as a confidant, but - once the emperor and a courtier... This Li Sinian is a good-natured one.

When he was young, Li Sinian was called to come here.The emperor said solemnly: "Li Sinian! You said that a concubine can be established only with a small nine weak crowns. Is there such a thing?" Li Sinian respectfully replied: "Return to the emperor! I'm afraid it will... the pearls and yellow jade will crack..." The emperor was furious, Li Sinian hurriedly knelt down on the ground, and pleaded guilty: "The emperor calms down, if King Jingze is weak, the wedding will be all right!" Shui Zhan also persuaded: "Xiao The ninth year is only fourteen years old, so a few years later is fine." He laughed and said, "If my father is planning a marriage for him, then I'm afraid I can't get a good one?!" The emperor's heart was slightly calm when he said it for a while, Then I asked Qin Tianjian carefully about the hexagram fortune and divination power calculated for Shui Yang.The emperor sighed: "I see that girl from the Fu family is very good. She is the same age as Xiaojiu. It would be a pity if she turns out to be...in six years' time." The natal family of Concubine Wan and Concubine Wan, hmph, sure enough.On the face, he threw away his hands and said: "Father, don't worry, I just give Xiao Jiu some compensation elsewhere." The emperor nodded and smiled and said: "Xiao Jiu thinks he is very disappointed. You can't put a woman on the side, I'm afraid even a woman of high status won't be able to, so give him more beautiful court ladies!"

In the Huifeng Pavilion of Suzaku Palace, Shui Yang is thinking about arresting those people in detail, so as to save Zhenyu from being handed over to others by mistake.After a while, he took out a small ebony box from his purse, which contained a piece of beautiful jade, and Shui Yang held it up for careful observation and research.Xu Shi had the word "jade" in his name, and Zhenyu liked jade very much. After returning to Beijing, Shui Yang took a lot of effort to find such a rare gem from his imperial brother's treasury, and wanted to meet again. Give it to him when you see him.The name of this jade is "Jiyu". It is recorded in the Book of Mountains and Seas: "The mountain of Kuafu, the lake flows out, and the river flows into the river, and there are many jades in it."At first I thought this jade was just a legend, but I didn't think there was a piece in the imperial brother's treasury, which was originally a gift from the Qixiang Kingdom's female dynasty when they worshiped the emperor's ascension to the throne.The jade is cool to the touch, does not heat up for a long time, and the jade body is white and clear. The most rare thing is that there are wisps of green mist in the jade heart, like water patterns, and like smoke clouds. Slow flow!Shui Yang had never seen such a spiritual jade before, so he asked Shui Zhan for it, and today he loved his younger brother so much that he gave it to him.

Shui Yang caressed the beautiful jade, and thought of Zhenyu's life experience for a moment, his eyes were so cold that he couldn't help humming: "Rongguo Mansion?! Four kings and eight princes! If it wasn't for the protection of the emperor... Huh! But it's just a little bit of fun... "

'I haven't seen you for four years.However, next year is the year of the Grand Competition, will Zhenyu come to the capital to participate in the Qiu Wei? Shui Yanghuan thought of this crop again, and became happy again.

Qin Shulai, the eunuch standing under the pavilion, saw his master's expression of joy and anger when he was holding the jade, and felt that the image of the master who was as cold as a sword shattered with a "boom", and shrank his neck. Look at your heart with your nose and nose, and honestly regard yourself as a statue.

Shui Zhan and Shui Yang sat in the side hall of Yi'an Hall of Xingqing Palace, and Shui Zhan and Shui Yang sat chatting a few times away, Shui Zhan sneered and said: "That concubine is doing a good job, but she has already persuaded the emperor to point you to her niece." I'm the main concubine." Shui Yang sneered and said, "I'm afraid it's more than that, maybe the side concubine and the concubine concubine are all prepared for me." He was also a little worried: "Brother, I'm afraid that the one who was so easily persuaded was not only because of Concubine Wan's means. I am afraid that you want to contain the emperor, you are serious, and use my marriage to promote the Zhongshun faction again!" Shui Zhan comforted his younger brother indifferently: "Xiao Jiu, don't worry, this is because he is afraid that he will be Zhongshun in the future. He is at a disadvantage. Hmph, there are four kings and eight princes, which of these moths doesn’t want to be promoted? I think it was too harsh to seize the throne in the early years, so that it was criticized by literati and historians. Now I want to write the name of "lenient" in the history books Forget it." He raised one corner of his mouth again, and said: "That person's body has been going up and down since the beginning of the year, maybe two or three years at most, Concubine Wan is probably in a hurry, Zhongshun and the four kings and eight princes have been dating in private recently. Frequent, constant movements." Shui Yang suddenly remembered the secret report at noon, and said coldly: "Those people's pictures are not small, and at noon He came to report that the grandson of the Ningguo Mansion is going to marry a wife, and the marriage is still a small camp. Jilang's daughter!" "Oh, isn't Jia's family the most respected? Why?" Shui Yang sneered: "My brother doesn't know something! The Yingshulang Qinye had no children, so he took a son to Yangshengtang and gave it to him. A daughter, who knows that the son is dead, and only the daughter is left. It is said that the factor has something to do with the Jia family, so they got married. Coincidentally, this beautiful woman was adopted by Qin Ye when Yizhong died seven years ago. What’s more, this girl was over seven years old when she was adopted!” Shui Zhan’s face was already ashen, “This Jia’s family has so much thought! What are you trying to do with this girl?! Hmph! Girl, what can I do?" After thinking for a while, she sneered again: "Yes, yes! Xiao Jiuer, you don't know, the girl sent by Jia's family was selected as a female official in the last draft, that woman She is quite scheming, and now she is a female official in the Queen's Palace. If she hadn't deliberately sprained her ankle on the side of Zhongxiu Palace and bumped into the Holy Driver a few days ago, I would not have known there is such a person." Wei Jinchao, the great eunuch outside the hall: "Present the secret copy of the word 'Xuan' from a few days ago!"

Shui Zhan threw the book with "Xuan" written on the red paper to Shui Yang. Shui Yang took it and looked at the time for a cup of tea, and then returned the book to Wei Jinchao.

This side of Shui Yang sneered: "What a good birthday on the first day of the new year! What a great Jia Yuanchun!" At the same time, he disgusted his brother: "Brother Huang, why don't you treat this blessed 'good' Take the girl?" Shui Zhan glanced at him in disgust, then smirked and said, "Then Jia Shi is still your dear sister, why don't you be a concubine and maid?" Shui Yang didn't think so at all. Feeling ashamed: "Zhenyu's surname is Lin, what does it have to do with the Jia family!" Shui Zhan sighed: "This Linhai is good everywhere, but I don't have a good relative." It has something to do with it! Mrs. Jia of the Lin family is different from the Qizi from the Rongning Second Mansion, she is extremely kind and kind! Over the years, I have seen that the Lin family and the Rongguo Mansion have become much estranged, but it is only on the surface." Reply He said happily again: "Although Zhenyu was born in Jia's family, he and his biological mother wanted to leave the rich cave with all their heart, so they planned to go with Lin Hai's family. Carefully planned and recognized as his son! Zhenyu told me that his mother often taught him not to covet the wealth and power of the Jia family, and once said, "The Jia family is full of flowers, but in fact they are extravagant and lustful. I don't know how much they have been contaminated." Dirty things, how many flesh and blood relationships of other families have been broken, sooner or later they will have to pay back." Shui Zhan nodded: "This woman is a sensible person. It is a pity to be the second wife of the Jia family."

Shui Yang snorted and said: "The old lady of the Jia family is not an ordinary person, her two sons are two fools compared to her! The Rongning and Ning families are all in her hands, the Qin family and the Jia family Her plan was indispensable for the incident, but she favored the second son, and let Xijue's eldest son live in a side room, while the second son entered the main courtyard, which made people criticize."

Shui Yang laughed again and said: "I heard that Mrs. Shi dotes on the second son of the second wife named Baoyu. This Baoyu took a colorful and crystal-clear jade from the womb, and everyone praised it. When he was one year old, I wanted to test him. Future aspirations, who knows that he only grabbed some powder and hairpins, now he is seven or eight years old, and often says, "Daughters are made of water, and men are made of mud. When I see my daughter, I feel refreshed. When I see a man , I feel that the smell is overwhelming'. And everyone who studies and progresses is named 'Lubei'."

Jinshang sneered and said: "Such an unfilial pervert! Could it be that his father, uncle and elders are also 'filthy and smelly' and 'lu beetles'?"

Shui Yang echoed: "Isn't it? Zhenyu is more than a thousand times better! Now Zhenyu is the first famous farm student, and next year he will come to the capital to participate in the autumn. Once he wins, he will be more than ten years old How can the 'fake' precious jade that is better than the hands of a boudoir woman be comparable to the Juren!"

When Shui Zhan saw his unusual indifference, he felt a pain in his head, waved his hands and said: "Okay, okay. Don't mention the real jade and fake jade." Before Shui Yang could say anything, he called Wei Jinchao: "In Let's pass on the food in the Cui Shang Lou, and Jing Ze will follow me."