Through the Ring of Red Mansions

By October of this year, the country's filial piety came into being, and bright colors were hung up everywhere in the capital, from the palace to the people's homes, and the uniforms of "Qi Decay" in the spring of the new year were also sufficient. Fearing that there would be another accident, the man's family sent the date as soon as the spring began, so the two families agreed to choose the auspicious day of March 29 for the wedding of Dongfang Min and Tanchun.

At this time, the Jia family has no power or power, so it is easy to organize a happy event. We only invite relatives and old people in the family to have a drink, and other friends who have always been close friends with Jia Huan, such as Bai Shichen and Zhang Xihua, came to congratulate Yihe, I still went to Dongfang Ming to make trouble.However, Tanchun's dowry is not at all sloppy. It is still compared with the previous example of young ladies getting married when the Ning and Rong mansions were prosperous. The dowry alone was carried 72 times, and it was full of Jia Huan entrusting Yang Xiong to come from Jinxiu Pavilion. Good things collected from industrial shops.

There was a good servant in Weiyuan Hou's mansion, who saw the scene when the bride got off the sedan chair, and boasted to the people outside, "Just talk about the pair of emerald bracelets on the hands of the second grandma when she got off the sedan chair. The guy is actually more lucrative than the pair in the hands of Mrs. Hou Ye, and he will never get it without thousands of taels of silver. In addition, there is such a big pair of "Hui Wen" kang screens that make our grandma envious. If you want to say The Jia family deserves to be a century-old family, even though it has fallen, why isn’t there a three-foot-thick foundation left..."

In addition to Shi Shu and Ying Lian who were married as dowries, the third wife specially bought two honest and honest families for Tanchun as accompanying rooms, and presented a Zhuangzi that the Zhao family had built in the north.Jia Huan also gave two shopfronts in prosperous places in the capital as gifts, or if Tanchun wants to run it herself, or rent it to others to earn some pocket money, it can be up to her wish.

For a while, when the Longevity Festival in May came, Shui Lang issued an edict to bestow favor on all the ministers, and took advantage of the opportunity to restore Jia Huan. Although he was assigned the real job of minister of the Ministry of Industry, he still led the errand of the South Study Room. .

Jia Huan couldn't help complaining to Shui Lang, "It's fine to assign me to the Ministry of Industry. Why do you want me to be in charge of supervision at the Shipbuilding Department? You are not afraid that I will be greedy for customs duties. There are so many ships in Jinxiu Pavilion outside. If you write a hook casually, you will definitely save 200 million taels per year!"

Shui Lang immersed himself in reading the booklet, and said casually, "Anyway, the money saved is from Jinxiu Pavilion, and I have more than [-]% of it. I think you like dealing with those foreigners. You just waited in Ningbo, Quanzhou earlier this year. Go and help Mianwen (Zhang Xihua) check it out, quickly build a few fleets, and the cloth in your weaving workshop will sell faster. I heard that in North Korea, business is very fast. good?"

When Jia Huan heard the words, he couldn't help but smiled complacently, and suddenly heard the general manager Shan from outside, "Zhou Zhi, the director of the House of Internal Affairs, is asking to see you."

Shui Lang ordered Xuan to come in, and Zhou Zhi saw Jia Huan sitting on the couch next to him, knowing that the sage would not shy away from him for trivial matters, so he reported to Shui Lang, "Just now I came to report from the palace of Renjun County. At this moment, Ren...the one inside...has passed away. He has been asked for an examination, but he died of excessive drinking."

Shui Lang couldn't help shaking his brows, Jia Huan was also taken aback for a moment, and then Shui Lang sighed and said, "Order Jinyi Mansion to go over and have a look, and report back quickly."

Shui Lang frowned when the report from the Jinyi Mansion came up when he was young, and Fang ordered, "Request the Ministry of Rites to draw up a regulation."

Because Shui Yu is the culprit of the "Qiu Di Change", and everyone in the world knows that the late emperor was pissed to death by these two rebellious sons, how could the officials of the Ministry of Rites dare to give this person any posthumous honor, and finally tried their best After thinking about it, it was agreed that Shui Yu should retain the title of the king of the county, posthumously the king of the county, and be buried briefly. The gate and the top of the treasure will not be used, only the seal and the stele pavilion will be left. .

Shui Lang made another decree to hand over Shui Yu's only son to a royal family member, and the rest of the old people in Renjun's palace would be confiscated into the government and sold as slaves.

When everyone in Jia's mansion heard about this, they couldn't help sighing when they thought of Baochai who was in Renjun Wang's mansion. Baoyu was still thinking about his old relationship with "Sister Bao", but he discussed with Daiyu how to send her away. After the redemption, Mother Meng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't waste this effort. Miss Xue's matter is different from the people in the tooth market outside. After buying it back, the owner will show mercy, and if she releases it, she is still free." She was confiscated into an official servant for treason. There are rules in the House of Internal Affairs. Only those who are over fifty official servants and maids can be exempted from being common people. The county horse master is now buying people back and offering them as the master's wife. If people know that they have reported it, even our entire family will have to suffer!"

Baoyu couldn't help groaning and stomping his feet and said, "A good man, how can he be a slave for the rest of his life?! I don't know if Huan'er can ask the Holy One for a favor?"

Mother Meng said, "If you encounter it, you can only accept your fate. You don't need to count on Mr. Huan. The crime of treason has always been forgiven, and there are many slaves like this in the House of Internal Affairs. I have never seen anyone let go. Can do some of the heaviest work, can get close to the delicate work of the masters, but dare not use them."

Baoyu sent Mingyan out to inquire again, but heard that the servants in Renjun Wang's mansion had already been sold out, and they went around without inquiring about Baochai's whereabouts.

I don’t know how long ago, Dongfang Min was appointed as the Admiral of Yunnan and Guizhou, and he was about to go to the post. When he and Tanchun were newly married, it was difficult to part with each other. Dongfang Min wanted to take Tanchun to the post together. He rushed to take Tanchun back to Jia's mansion, crying and dragging her to refuse to let her go, leaving Dongfang out anxiously.

Jia Huan saw that Dongfang Min was turning flowers in front of him in worry, and was about to make a joke, when he suddenly saw Mo Yan, who was out of business with Yang Xiong, running back panting, shouting, "My lord, that's amazing!!"

Mo Yan has been assigned to Yang Xiong by Jia Huan since the end of the year, thinking that Yang Xiong will cultivate him well, and also that Jinxiu Pavilion has recently built weaving workshops in the north, so Yang Xiong brought him by his side to give advice.

Jia Huan laughed and said, "My boy, how did you come back so fast?!" But Mo Yan said anxiously, "How can you manage so much?!" Pulling it aside, he whispered, "Master Yang is still outside, let me ask you quietly, he bought a new house in Hong Kong, when will my brother go for a stroll?"

Jia Huan only felt a daze in his head, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

In Hong Kong, the international metropolis of later generations, at this time Da Qing didn't even have a shadow, so these words were a code word that he and Yang Xiong had agreed in private. the meaning of.

It's just that Yang Xiong knows Long Si's identity, and knows that Shui Lang will not let Jia Huan suffer in leisure, but now he still sends out such a warning. Could it be that he discovered something wrong with Shui Lang? !

Jia Huan was suspicious, but he didn't want to believe that Shui Lang would do anything to him. He hesitated for a while, and then saw Jia Lian rushing in and said, "What should I do? How did I hear that someone dug a hole in the Yellow River?" The white jade stone turtle came out, and there was a stele on the back of the turtle, engraved with the four characters of "Langhuan Prosperity"?! There is even a folk song, singing "Langdi tree, Huanjun grass, splendor branches in Yunxiao!', don’t you think this is a nonsense of copying the family and exterminating the clan?! Someone actually attached to Jinxiu Pavilion, and said that the word Huan here refers to you, brother Huan. When I heard this, I was taken aback. Half dead, hurry back and let you know!"

Dongfang Ming listened to it, and couldn't help being surprised, "Is it possible to inquire about this matter? Why didn't I even hear the wind before?!"

Jia Lian said, "Why not! I also find it strange that this word seems to have spread in Beijing overnight. I have never heard of it before! It looks like someone is behind the scenes."

Dongfang Min frowned and said, "It's 'Langhuan Prosperity', and it's facing this ballad. Although I'm not a civil servant, I also know that the time in the sky is used to imply the meaning of the imperial palace. Such prophecies are not unique in history. There is an article on Chen She in the Historical Records. At the end of the Qin Dynasty in the past, when Chen Sheng and Wu Guang wanted to rebel, they made people learn how to call a fox at night and sang "Da Chu Xing, King Chen Sheng". Empress Wu proclaimed herself emperor in the Tang Dynasty, and she also dug a big Buddha in Luoyang. The legend is exactly the same as that of Empress Wu. Folks all believe that Empress Wu is the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha, and Empress Wu is called the emperor. Now this one is really very sinister..."

He also had the intention to remind Jia Huan that if the court were to say the same thing, no matter how much Shui Lang loves talents, he would have to resort to means. If you can't keep it, so you think about it and say again, "Be careful and hide at home, I will go to Ziqian immediately to figure it out!"

At this moment, Jia Huan felt that his heart was numb, so he said, "What's the use of being careful, but I have to explain it clearly."

Dongfang Min hesitated, and said, "Exactly, this matter must be confessed in front of the Holy Master first!"

Mo Yan hurriedly stopped and said, "Brother Yang said, go to him first!!"

Jia Huan knew that Yang Xiong must have made careful arrangements outside, but even though the idea was good at first, now he took a breath in his heart, thinking that if he didn't ask the person face to face, he would suffer in his heart, worse than death.So he called Ma Lai and went straight to the imperial study.

After entering the East Nuan Pavilion for a while, Jia Huan had already seen that Shui Lang was holding a blue envelope in his hand, so he didn't speak, but just looked at Shui Lang.

Shui Lang saw the rare stubborn look on his face, and also a little pale, which made people look unbearable, hurried over to hug him in his arms, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I will always be here .”

Jia Huan said, "I just want to ask you one thing. Did you create the ballad of Shi Wangba and Lao Shizi?! If you think me and Jinxiu Pavilion are an eyesore, tell me clearly, how dare I talk to you?" Can the emperor fight?!" Although he said it indifferently, he felt bitter in his heart and his whole body trembled slightly.

Shui Lang couldn't help kissing him and said, "Don't talk nonsense! You'll understand in a few days, and now you're still living with me in Yongchang Palace. We're busy these days, so we haven't been together for a while."

Seeing his frank expression, Jia Huan didn't look like he was going to kill him from behind, so he half-believed and said, "What are you trying to do? Don't tell me, I'll check it out myself!" It's just that he is Shui Lang's opponent, After struggling for a few times, he was carried into the inner room and entered the secret passage, and went to Yongchang Hall without mentioning it.