The Jade of the Red Chamber

Mrs. Fu was brought into the hall by Wei Jinchao, Shui Zhan sat high on the throne, and Shui Yang sat beside him.

There was still a gentle smile on his lips, Shui Zhan looked down at the woman who had been proud of the Emperor Taishang for decades, and Shui Yang glanced away before turning away. It's similar condescending disdain.

Fu's mind has become much clearer since she left Shaohua Palace, and Baoqin's words have become clearer. She has been proud all her life, and now she may be afraid of the eunuchs in the cold palace, but she can't bear the contempt of the two brothers in front of her.The corners of his mouth moved, and the resentment and anger in his heart were suppressed by his desire to see the Supreme Emperor.

The woman kneeling in His Highness was pale and haggard, and the wrinkles had already covered her well-maintained face. Only the unconcealed sharpness at the corners of the upturned eyes showed how domineering and powerful this woman used to be.

Shui Zhan smiled in his heart, this woman is indeed thoughtful, able to judge the situation, no wonder the old saint has been manipulated for so many years.However, since she wanted to see the old sage so much, then he would do as she wanted, and let him see if the Supreme Emperor cared about him, or if he was strangled for profit just like his mother was back then!

Standing up indifferently today, he smiled at his younger brother and said, "Go and greet the old sage!"

The two of them didn't even give up to Fu Shi who was kneeling on the ground from the corner of their eyes, and went out of the hall.The little eunuch who followed behind Wei Jinchao said to the guards outside the palace gate: "Take this criminal woman with you!"

Fu's face was pale, but how could he avoid the iron hands of the strong guards outside the hall?She had to be dragged here in a humiliating position, and Fu's arm was so painful that she was about to spurt out a mouthful of blood. When will it be the turn of these stinky men to touch her with their dirty hands?

Shui Zhan shouted and rushed in front, dismissing Fu who was behind.Drunk at Ye Qiong's house that day, chatting with Ye Qiong all night, after hearing Ye Qiong's words, he also wanted to laugh at himself as a fan of the authorities!

That's right, with his father's desire to control in the harem, how could he not know anything about what was going to happen? I'm afraid all this is not only his acquiescence, but also his fueling?At that time, my grandfather was in charge of the household department, and the Shilin Qingliu was headed by the Shen family. I don't know how many students and retainers of the Shen family held important positions in the court. However, my grandfather and uncle were always cautious and couldn't easily take small things. At this time, the Shen family took it to heart Isn't the queen mother who has no choice but to enter the palace a good target to break through the Shen family!

That royal father was very thoughtful, he felt that he was too unstable to ascend the throne after killing all his brothers, so he was anxious to find the Minister of Humerus, wanting to hold the power in his hands, his eyes watered Deep down, if Grandpa hadn't been smart enough to sue the old man in time to shrink the Shen family's influence, I'm afraid the Shen family's fate would not be much better than those ministers!

To be fair, this Supreme Emperor did have scheming plans, but it's a pity that he was shrewd in small things, and in big things, if it wasn't for the prosperous period when the foundation laid down by his ancestors was handed over to him, I'm afraid he would have changed his appearance now.

Now the old sage is lying on the bed, lingering on his last breath, from being praised by his father when he was a child until now, the desolate scene is dreaming back and forth in half an hour when he finally fell asleep.When he opened his eyes, the Taishanghuang stared at him, and he seemed to hear his father, "Zhuzi is not enough to be a big man!" and his third brother, who was burned alive by him, screamed before his death, "... disloyal and unfilial An unkind thing!...Not a good end! It will last forever!..." Holding his breath, he sat up abruptly, and the ferocious expression on his face made Baoqin take a step back.

Panting heavily, the old saint was exhausted and was about to fall back on the bed. Baoqin and the chief manager of Xianfu Palace hurriedly supported him, and put pillows behind him.

The Taishanghuang let them do what they did without saying a word, obviously still immersed in his own thoughts, tightly clutching the brocade quilt on his body with his dry and old fingers, his eyes were full of anger and disbelief: Didn't the father praise him for being smart when he was young, Do you value him?Why did he want to pass the supreme position in the world to the third brother who is less talkative?He has been favored by thousands of people, but is he going to be abandoned at the most important moment?No!He refuses to accept it! ... And the third child, he must let the third brother watch his name as a wise king enter the annals of history!ha!Who says he can't handle the big job?He was going to show them!

He coughed a few times, looked at Baoqin violently, and ordered hoarsely with some eagerness: "Go! Call someone to invite the emperor!" How dare those second ministers write a letter to him for wronging important ministers a few days ago?I have to call my third son to talk about it!

Now the Supreme Emperor knows that his life is not long, and he only thinks about leaving the name of a benevolent king in history!

There are always some hurdles in people's hearts, and it will be all right if they pass, but if they don't pass, they may become a dead end for a lifetime.Like Shui Zhan, what he harbors in his heart is the enmity of the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, and now he is finally going out!Lin Zhenyu is the most persistent in Shuiyang's heart, he is the luckiest, this hurdle has become a peaceful and sweet road between them.

As for the Taishanghuang, what is hard to let go of in his heart is that the bloody battle for the throne and the convincing disbelief of his father and brothers should be underestimated. Because of this shadow, he did not hesitate to kill his favorite son and add to himself. Dao was heartbroken, he didn't know what was going on with those ministers who were wronged and those concubines who died in vain, wasn't it because these people blocked his way to gain power and establish a reputation as a sage?Because of this, the ministers who died unjustly were basically upright admonishers and capable people who dared to speak up. These people can't see his virtues, and they always pick up mistakes and show their loyalty to the country. to persecute him!Could it be the land of the king in the whole world, could it be the subject of the king in the whole world!Let these people who don't know how to be ministers make irresponsible remarks!

Seeing him like this, Baoqin waved his hand to let the old eunuch go out, and the usually high-spirited Xianfu Palace headmaster went out with a low eyebrow and pleasing to the eye, Baoqin smiled and said: "Old saint, just now Zichen Palace came to report that the emperor will be here for a while. Lord Hejing is here to greet you! The Holy Majesty is afraid that you will be depressed due to illness, and knowing that you have been in love with Sister Fu for many years, he specially pardoned Sister Fu to come and talk with you!"

The Taishanghuang knew in his heart that many of these things were caused by the third son!This son hid it so deeply that he didn't even know that he cared so much about Shen's death back then. The old sage couldn't absolve himself of the blame for this matter, but he also regretted it. At that time, he only felt that the third son was the best to control. It has a lot to do with the death of the second and fifth sons. If he was in his place, it would inevitably become an indelible stain. That's why he had the idea of ​​Zen, not to pass on the loyalty he likes, It was also because he was afraid that Zhong Shun'er would be too big to control, if Xiao Jiu'er wasn't in the capital, the youngest son would be the best choice!I just didn't expect that the third son hid deeply, and the Shen family hid even deeper!Unknowingly, most of the power in his hands has been emptied over the years, and he can only subdue this son with filial piety.

When Baoqin mentioned Fu Shi, the Supreme Emperor's eyes lit up. This Fu Shi was the chief culprit of Shen Shi's death. Doing something about her may win the favor of the third son, so as to suppress those arguments from the ruling and opposition parties. He can also go to see the ancestors and the third brother with a clear name!Thinking like this, the Supreme Emperor completely forgot that this Fu Shi was his beloved concubine whom he loved so much!Forget that this woman gave birth to him a son!Forget that no matter how bad Fu Shi is, it hasn't harmed him at all!Even though he really wanted to have more children, he never gave him those wolf and tiger medicines like Jia Yuanchun did!

Speaking of it, Fu Shi and the Supreme Emperor are very similar, of course Fu Shi is because of his humble background and attaches great importance to status, no matter whether he is alive or dead.But the Taishanghuang was favored and spoiled, and he was ruthless and self-deceiving for the sake of power and fame!These two people are like the pros and cons of the same mold, they are a perfect match.

Looking at Baoqin with burning eyes, the old sage asked: "Mr. Fu? The emperor pardoned her?" Obviously, he had decided in his heart that the third son wanted to see how he would deal with him. If he vented his anger on him, it would be fine!

Seeing that Baoqin bowed her head and did not make a sound, she forced a smile and said some soft words: "Cough, cough! Don't worry, beauty, I ordered to raise your status when you are ill, so that you will have no worries for the rest of your life! I know My body is failing, I have wronged you...cough"

If it had been changed to a concubine who had some feelings for the Supreme Emperor, I would have been so grateful and sad, but Baoqin only slightly turned her head to cover her disdainful smile. When would such a lowly person like her dare to trouble the old saint to say such things? Have a good word?He heard footsteps coming from the outer hall, Baoqin raised his head and smiled coquettishly: "The old sage was just blocked by anger for a while, and the imperial doctor also said that he will recover after a good life. The old sage is the most blessed, even if you are sick. As the saying goes, 'a skinny camel is bigger than a horse', what can he do, your hair is thicker than our waist!"

What he said was very meaningful. The old sage's face darkened when he heard the 'thin camel', but he couldn't get angry, because the little eunuch outside came in and reported that the Holy Majesty, King Jing and others asked to see him.

Not caring about the anger of this lowly maidservant who doesn't know what to do, the old sage hurriedly came in.

As soon as Fu Shi entered the door, she saw the charmingly dressed little girl in front of the bed hugging the old sage intimately. Years of habits made her feel sour, and then she looked at herself without blinking. man for many years.

Seeing the old, withered and weak Taishang on the bed, Fu's eyes filled with tears instantly, and the two brothers, Saojin and Shang, were accusing, as if saying that they had treated the old sage harshly.

Although this series of expressions sounds long, it is actually only a moment. Shui Zhan and Shui Yang never cared about it, but they can see it clearly when they hold the piano.She intends to sell it to the saint, but the saint doesn't like and even hates this Fu family. She makes some embarrassments because she thinks that she will be able to accept this favor today, and she will be more comfortable in the future.

Brothers Shui Zhan and Shui Yang greeted the old sage.Baoqin also saluted and said hello.Kneeling on the ground, Mrs. Fu said in a gentle voice, "Sinful concubine pays respects to the old sage!" He raised his head and looked at the Supreme Emperor with tears of concern and love, and said in a low voice, "Old sage, you've lost weight... The guilty concubine is not what you want I can still see the old sage, but... I am willing to let my concubine die."

Shui Zhan was not annoyed by a sinner who took the conversation away and opened his mouth without authorization. He glanced casually at Baoqin, who was happy to know what he was holding Qin for. Exclaimed: "This is not sister 'Wanfei'... Oh, no, isn't this Sister Fu?" Then he whispered to the little eunuch next to him and said, "Something that doesn't understand the rules! Why is Sister Fu standing on your knees?" What is your identity? Don’t you know how to salute when you meet people?”

While speaking, he condescendingly contemptuously looked at Fu Shi, Fu Shi clearly heard the words pointing at Sang Sang and Huai Huai, but he had to hold back his breath, put on a pitiful and weak look, and said softly to Baoqin, although the words were said to Baoqin , but the eyes full of moisture looked at the emperor without blinking.

If Zhenyu were here, she would definitely advise Fu Shi in her heart with a horrible look. At her age, if she hadn't suffered a lot, it would be a bit good for her well-maintained face to look like these little daughters, but now this climber Wrinkles, the appearance of an aunt of dozens of years old, making such a coquettish posture, can't cause pity, but if it is accidentally stimulated and frightened, the old saint who she has been looking forward to for these days will be discouraged, and it will be ruined if he lets go!

Fortunately, the old sage, Shui Zhan and the others were not focused on Fu Shi, but Fu Shi's "delicacy" was thrown to the blind man.

In this section, I just felt disgusted holding the piano, frowning, holding the piano and accepting Fu's gift generously, and then hurriedly asked the eunuchs to show the seats for the Holy Majesty and King Jing, and when everyone sat down, she also sat back in the small room On the bed, he glanced at Mrs. Fu as if he had just discovered it, and asked the Supreme Emperor: "Old sage, this sister Fu...do you think?"

The Taishanghuang was tired from the movements of the others just now, so Brother Shui Zhan nodded as soon as he entered the door, signaling them to sit down with these movements, and the rest just closed their eyes and collected their minds.Now when I heard Baoqin asking, I didn't even open my eyes.He's in better spirits today, and he's going to give everything up!

Baoqin had no choice but to tell Fu to get up.

With tears in his eyes, Fu listened to Shui Zhan's question about the beauty of Qin and the old sage's medicine and food, and stood awkwardly in the middle of the hall, looking earnestly at the person on the bed, but the old sage didn't give her a single look.

After finally finishing the question, Mrs. Fu saw the old sage opened his eyes, and hurriedly took a step forward, and was about to hand over the hot tea.

Only then did Shui Zhan say with a half-smile: "This Mrs. Fu has served the old sage for many years. I think the old sage is used to her serving her. My son asked her to come out. If the old sage likes it, he can stay and serve."

The Supreme Emperor took a look at Jinshang and sighed: "My third child, I know you are filial!" Hearing these words, Mrs. Fu's eyebrows relaxed a little, and she moved closer with a teacup.

Unexpectedly, the old sage managed to pick up the teacup and threw it at Fu Shi with all his might, yelling and cursing: "This is the lowly maid who killed your mother! Don't drag it out! Third child, I know you are filial, only you can How soft-hearted!"

Mrs. Fu was suddenly splashed with hot tea all over her face, and her forehead was hurt by the teacup. She was stunned there in astonishment. When she heard that the Supreme Emperor was furious, she hurriedly knelt down and cried: "Even if there is a sinful concubine, Mr. At any rate, the sage will give the guilty concubine a chance to plead guilty, and say that the guilty concubine killed the Empress Dowager Zhao Sheng, and the guilty concubine was wronged!"

The old sage was trembling with anger, and shouted repeatedly to pull him out and beat him to death with a stick.

Jinshang was happy to cooperate, so he asked in surprise: "The old sage said that Mrs. Fu killed his mother? What's going on? How did the old sage know?"

The old sage had tears running down his face, he coughed and panted for a while, and then he said: "This matter has been in my heart for many years, and I only found the ironclad evidence from this sinful servant's palace a few days ago!" After speaking, he waved his hand , the little eunuch outside quickly presented an extremely delicate jade lock, stroked the jade lock and said: "This is your mother's favorite accessory. When your mother left, she disappeared, but in this cheap The servant's palace was searched!"

Mrs. Fu knelt on the ground and stared in disbelief at the righteous face of the Supreme Emperor. The jade lock was indeed forcibly taken off her neck by Mrs. Shen before she died. This jade lock is not only extremely precious, but also the beloved of the old queen It's because she was so fond of it after being rewarded to Mrs. Chen, so she must get it!She never took this thing with her when she got it, and she thought it was unlucky to have a dead person's thing, but when she first got the jade lock, she even begged the Holy Spirit in a roundabout way, and all the old people in her palace knew about it!Regardless of other things, Fu cried out hoarsely: "Although this jade lock belongs to the first queen mother! But this is what the old saint gave to the sinful concubine after the death of the first queen mother! Maybe the elder saint forgot? The old sage Mingjian!" At the same time, he begged to hug Qin: "My good sister, please send someone to Yangzhi Palace to announce the old mother and the female official in charge of the palace, they can testify for my sister!"

Baoqin smiled apologetically, looked at the old sage, and said in a low voice: "Sister Fu, what are you talking about? Yangzhi Palace has been helping the evildoers for many years because of harboring criminal evidence. The old sage ordered them all to be hanged!"

Fu's body softened, and he fell on the ground, tears streaming down his face. Only then did his heart feel ashamed, the basketful of old love and son's words that he had planned had no strength and no need to say them again.He pressed his face to the ground and stared at the Supreme Emperor obsessively as if he had never known this person before.

The Supreme Emperor couldn't bear the gaze, turned away in embarrassment, and looked at the emperor and Shui Yang with concern: "Don't be too sad, the third child and the little Jiuer, this lowly maidservant is entrusted to you to deal with, and your mother's queen is in the sky. ’” He let out a long breath again: “Father, you can’t do it anymore, and you will apologize to your mother after seeing your mother. You are all fathers, don’t believe in villains! Cough, cough..."

Seeing that neither Shui Zhan nor Shui Yang answered, the Supreme Emperor was a little embarrassed.But he didn't know that Shui Zhan's eyes were looking directly at Fu Shi, his eyes were full of jokes and determination!

On the other hand, there was a sarcastic smile on Shui Yang's lips: "After Fu's crime, you can be buried in the imperial mausoleum after death in the name of Rende Mingjun, and enjoy the honor and fireworks of all generations." ?

Now that Fu was thrown out, the Supreme Emperor said cruelly: "Nizi Zhongshun framed the prince and caused his death, it is really evil! It's just..." He was sure that the third son would not deal with Zhongshun now, this father's illness killed his younger brother He can't bear the name!

How could Shui Zhan not know that he was worse than the Supreme Emperor thought, smiled and followed the Supreme Emperor's words and said: "What the old sage said is that these rumors will hurt the reputation of the royal family, so follow the old sage!" He raised his voice and ordered the emperor to be around The chief eunuch said, "Don't you want to make an order? The old sage's order: Disobedient son, loyal and disobedient, disobedient and unfilial, offended the emperor's father several times, and made the chronic illness worse. Now the prince will be cut off and banned in the original mansion!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of several eunuchs and imperial physicians in Xianfu Palace all changed. The Holy Majesty's ability to open his eyes and say... is really... the hall is completely silent at this moment, and everyone here is the Holy Majesty's confidants. It is those who voted for the Holy One, what happened in this temple today will only spread out in the way and content that the Holy One wants in the future.

The Supreme Emperor also suddenly raised his head to look at Shui Zhan, and Shui Zhan was looking at him with serious eyes with a smile on his face.After a while, he waved his hand dejectedly and said, "Go."

Fu Shi, who was paralyzed on the ground, heard that he was about to struggle to get up, his eyes were crazy.Seeing Baoqin, he gave Wei Jinchao a wink. Wei Jinchao ordered someone to come in and gag her, and asked his confidant eunuch to suppress her and not drag her out. Let's talk.

The confrontation between Fu Shi and the Supreme Emperor seemed to make Jinshang feel a lot better. At this moment, Wei Jinchao came in with an imperial decree held high, and presented it respectfully to Jinshang.

Shui Zhan glanced at it, unwilling to touch it with his fingertips, and looked at the Supreme Emperor wondering: "Although the evidence of Fu's crime is convincing, there is still such an imperial decree in Yangzhi Palace, which will be buried with you?"

After going through this series of incidents, the Taishang Emperor's complexion was already bad. Shui Zhan turned a blind eye to avoiding the matter of saying that the court despised the emperor's prestige several times, and now he was irritable and weak: "Say more! How can sin be buried with the imperial tomb?!"

A series of blows had made Fu Shi unable to exert any strength, she only wanted to die and suffer less pain!

But Shui Zhan sent her to hell with a smile: "After all, Mrs. Fu is a loyal biological mother. The old saint has already reprimanded him, so let his mother survive. In my opinion, she should work in the Shaohua Palace. It's a bit dilapidated."

Now even the Supreme Emperor didn't understand the intentions of the three sons, but Shui Yang understood what his elder brother meant. Sometimes, it's a blessing to die easily, and it's a pity that you can't live or die.

The light yellow imperial decree was thrown into the charcoal basin in the corner of the hall with a flick of his hand, and soon gave off an unpleasant smell, but Shui Zhan sucked it as if enjoying it, and the smile that had been unreal for many years became clearer.

Ask people to strictly guard Fu Shi. If Fu Shi had her son in his heart, he would not insist on begging for death. After all, the meaning of his words is obvious, isn't it?

Deciding to "show kindness" to the old sage with a promise letter, Shui Zhan just wanted to drop the last sentence, but was preempted by Shui Yang who had been watching quietly.

Shui Yang widowed a face, and said indifferently: "I'm afraid the old sage doesn't know that the Fu family copied a lot of evidence about the false accusation against the ministers back then, which has confirmed that several ministers in the previous dynasty were all unjust cases! There are many discussions in the world. The sage is clear, the emperor and the cabinet have drafted a decree not to gather people to discuss this matter in public!"

Shui Zhan's heart warmed, knowing that his younger brother was unwilling to let himself bear all the burden, he said this fatal blow first.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the Supreme Emperor couldn't bear it any longer and fell into the bed with his head tilted, unable to speak in his throat.Having been an emperor for many years, don't you understand these things? A mere ambiguous imperial decree can't stop Youyou's mouth, and I'm afraid it will make those young scholars even more interested!What's more, it's not as good as Shu, when he wanted to put an end to objections and unpleasant words, he only dared to hint that he would allow the Fu family to frame those ministers instead of dismissing him directly!This time, the benevolent Mingjun he worked so hard to destroy was completely destroyed.

While half-conscious, he heard someone leaning against his ear and saying: "Old saint? I know you are very angry at the old family who betrayed and deceived you, but the old saint's current body is really unwilling to kill you to commit crimes. After you go down and explain clearly to the former prince, I will deal with them again! Don't worry!"

Wei Jinchao shrank his shoulders, the Holy One didn't even let the old sage see the newspaper because of the heart disease of the old prince Yizhong. From the corner of his eye, he saw the scene of the Supreme Emperor rolling his eyes and scratching with his hands and feet. Wei Jinchao followed today with lowered eyelids and a calm face. went out behind.

That night, a bell rang above the capital, and the Supreme Emperor passed away...

It's just that compared with the extreme mourning and honor of the Zhaosheng Empress Dowager who pursued the conferment and moved to the mausoleum not long ago, among the officials and the people, the funeral of the Supreme Emperor seemed a little sad.During his reign, the emperor wrongly killed 23 important officials and meritorious officials. He favored the Fu family, and the Fu family was a cunning chicken and dog who ascended to heaven. They have done all kinds of bad things over the years, and their reputation has spread widely among the people.Although there is no record of these in the history books, relatively, the entire record is the least, but the emperor occupies a lot of space in the unofficial history.Because of public outrage and the opinions of the ministers and officials, the emperor's posthumous title is also very short. Words such as "Wen, Wu, Ming, Rui..." can't be used, so he only got a mediocre "Hui", a posthumous title. There is even a word "Ling" in it. This "Ling" character is not very good. It is basically the same as "Yang and Li", but it sounds better.If it weren't for today's pure filial piety, wearing a wrist shackle to take the place of his father and sin against himself, the word "severe" had already been agreed in the cabinet!

The Supreme Emperor passed away, and the noble concubine Jia was buried with her!The rest of the concubines moved to deeper and more remote courtyards.Because of her meritorious service to the Supreme Emperor, the female official Qin Meiren of Youyuan Wangchun Palace was specially conferred the title of Qin Taifei, and she was allowed to raise the youngest son of prisoner Hou Zhongshun!

Now, every family in the capital seemed to be boiling, and the Jia family was in a panic all day long.Many people knew in their hearts that if the Holy Majesty hadn't been worried about the presence of the missions from various countries, I'm afraid this move would be even bigger!

These vassal missions are still looking forward to taking advantage of the negotiation agreement at this troubled time, but they don't want these ministers of the Celestial Dynasty to prove their abilities to their emperor, and they all seem to have taken positive medicine. Lose in a lot of benefits!