[Red Mansions] Rebirth of Jia Mu's Ronghua Records

When the news came, Shi Lingyi's heart froze: The second prince has her two sons by her side!His own son, who was also raised by his own hands!

No matter how well maintained she was, she was still in her 50s. When she suddenly heard this news, not only did she feel a little short of breath, but also felt a dull pain in her chest.

She was quite stable, but the young daughter-in-law who had been serving her all these days was not doing well: Zhao Qing's hands holding the teacup shook violently, almost spilling hot water.

As soon as Shi Lingyi's eyes fell on the youngest daughter-in-law's hand, Yuanyang stepped forward to take the teacup from the young lady's hand.Shi Lingyi nodded slightly, her voice still calm, "Sit down first."

Zhao Qing's face was already pale at this moment, she was stunned for a moment when she heard her mother-in-law's order, and then she took a deep breath and slowly sat down under her mother-in-law's hands.

Her thoughts were very simple: the second prince was assassinated, maybe her husband...and uncle was injured while rescuing him or...she didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Shi Lingyi patted the back of Zhao Qing's hand, and tried her best to say softly: "Don't listen to the wind and rain, and don't think about it yourself. We have to wait for the master to come back."

Zhao Qing wanted to get up to receive the training, but her mother-in-law took another hand, she lowered her body and lowered her head, but her voice trembled a little, "Daughter-in-law... I know I was wrong."

Shi Lingyi was also taken aback when she first heard the news, but now she has thought about it a little bit, but it is inconvenient to tell her daughter-in-law: There are some things that need to be realized by yourself.But she still guided, "Think about it for yourself."

While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, Shuining and Wang Zi also arrived at Rongxi Hall.A major event involving their respective husbands, or even the fate of the entire family, even though Shuining was in the process of serving his father, the old King of Beijing, hurried over when he got the news.

The father died, the husband was not around, and they had to work hard to manage the marriage of the two children: Jia Lian and Jia Ying only had to serve their grandfather's funeral for five months, and they didn't delay the children's wedding at the end of autumn...

In particular, Jia Lian is the eldest grandson of the Rong Mansion, and if there is no accident, he will inherit the title one day in the future like his father. Therefore, although Jia Lian's marriage does not need to be extravagant, the etiquette, ostentation, and even the utensils used are the same as those of other brothers. They are different.

Grief and fatigue... So Shui Ning's complexion is quite bad these days.After she entered the door to say hello, she asked Shi Lingyi to sit beside her.

Shi Lingyi hurriedly comforted her, "My son, you have suffered a lot."

Shui Ning's nose was sore, she leaned on her mother-in-law's shoulder and couldn't hold back, sobbing softly.

Wang Zi and Zhao Qing glanced at each other quietly, and both felt sad.

However, contrary to Shi Lingyi's expectations, Jia Daishan returned home an hour earlier than usual today.After entering Rongxi Hall, the daughters-in-laws in the hall stood up one after another to greet them. Jia Daishan could also guess the worries of the daughters-in-law, so he reassured the children first, "Xie'er and You'er are fine. But these During the day, don’t bother anyone who asks you for news.”

The father-in-law seldom had such a serious reminder, and the three daughters-in-law respectfully responded, and then they retired together.

When only the husband and wife were left to talk, Shi Lingyi had no scruples, "The more I think about it, the more I feel wrong."

Jia Daishan asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Let's hear it."

"The second prince has been in the south of the Yangtze River for less than half a year. If the Holy Majesty's confidantes in the south are selfless and supportive, it will be no easy task to sort out the officials and the factions behind them." Shi Lingyi said, He even made a gesture, "If you want to take down the big official of the frontier, you can't justify it without evidence. The past few months are not enough to verify the witnesses and physical evidence; and how can the fourth and fifth rank officials have the ability to use the defenders of the brigade to surprise the second prince?" Where is the post house? We, She'er, have brought thousands of people from our headquarters...it's clearly..." At this point, she suddenly fell silent.

In general, this time is not enough to catch the "big fish", but only the "big fish" has the capital to assassinate the second prince who is under layers of guards...

Jia Daishan clapped his hands and laughed loudly when he heard the words, "It's not just a trick." After a pause, he said with emotion, "This Second Highness has really improved a lot now, but he is also too vicious."

Those officials in the south of the Yangtze River with ulterior motives are not stupid at all: the assassination will not give the Holy Majesty and the Second Prince a reason to openly raise their butcher knives!They will never take risks unless they are forced to.

That's why the second prince made a strange move...

At the same time, the heart-to-heart couple in the East Palace were also sighing.

The prince put his arms around his daughter-in-law and sighed sincerely: "Second brother, why bother?" After all, you are also a prince, can you cherish your reputation? !Lao Tzu recommended you to his father, and Rong Guo Gong sent his two sons to you as escort... How can you tell me to explain to Rong Guo Gong!

The princess thought to herself: In order to prove that he is useful, even the brothers Jia She and Jia You of the Rong Mansion have been dragged down in one go... If something goes wrong, how can I explain to Ling Yi!

The couple had a tacit understanding again: they both understood that this was the second younger brother's trickery, but at the same time they felt that it was not worth offending Rong Guogong for such a thing!

Now in the army of Northern Xinjiang, those princes headed by Prince Zhongshun are making troubles at every turn, Duke Rong's people can often block arrows from the confidants of the Holy One... For example, when the food and grass were insufficient in the spring, the disciples of the clan princes had excuses Including the meaning of a sudden attack-they were not afraid of making a big fuss, and it was also because there was no war in the north at that time... At that time, a general selected by Duke Rong himself publicly stated: There is no shortage of food and clothing, and the Holy Majesty has also issued an order What is your intention if you still refuse to forgive me when you bring in the grain and grass again?

These words fully demonstrated the attitude and determination of Duke Rong's family.

When the prince is in a happy marriage and a harmonious family, his personal integrity is worth mentioning: like his father, he is not only tolerant, but also kind to his own people, especially heroes.Now that he heard that his younger brother cheated his own people, the prince's conscience is still a little uneasy.

However, the concerns of the Holy Majesty and the eldest son are different.

Of course, the second prince has someone from the sage by his side, the guards are the first, and the messengers are the second.There were also some low-ranking officials in the south of the Yangtze River who defected to Fei's family, and those who could get in touch with the prince seriously were at least at the level of the governor.

It is precisely because of the person who can send back the news that the prince did not place his confidants in the second prince's party, nor did he want to take the opportunity to reap any benefits—it was precisely this that made the prince treat the prince More appreciative and reassuring: Everyone knows that no matter how incompetent the second prince is, he can bring down a few officials. Doesn't this vacancy make many people tempted?But the crown prince was really able to control it, and he didn't even think about grabbing something at this time.

His eldest son is not only kind and steady, but also not greedy. Compared with him, the third, fourth and fifth... His Majesty squinted at the few books spread out on the royal case: I will give you another chance.

Hearing that the second elder brother was assassinated, when there was no more evidence to prove it, the three or four princes went to pay their respects to their respective "high-ranking officers" after the next court, and handed over the brochures one after another this morning.

As if they had discussed it, the two of them asked their father to go to Jiangnan to take care of the second brother and take over the duties of the second brother.

As for Prince Zhongshun's mansion, which was supposed to make a fuss at this time, there was no response, because King Zhongshun died... The prince had no choice but to be with his father for more than a year. Prince Nan'an's son, no, now he has become a prince and has become Nan'an Wang's "friends" are bored at home and keeping their filial piety together.

In the study room of the mansion, Prince Zhongshun was alone, dressed in hemp filial piety, his face was no better than the look of the clothes: Dad died at an inappropriate time...

He calculated the second prince and the loyal prince who had committed suicide. After returning to Beijing and handing over his military power, he served in the military department. into the hands of one's own people.

It happened that old acquaintances came to express their condolences, and they could meet and discuss it. Prince Zhongshun sighed softly, and looked at his father's last watch on the case, and suddenly felt sad: his father who had been sheltering him and giving advice would never see him again. ...

But the second prince who said that Jiangnan had to stay in the room was not feeling well, and he was waiting for someone to come forward and give him an explanation.

The second prince has long realized that the prince is indeed noble, but he is also quite hated.Therefore, he also made sufficient preparations before going to Jiangnan: for example, the situation could not be opened in the early stage, and the local officials with problems did not cooperate and secretly made troubles...

However, there are a total of six officials in Jiangnan, one of whom openly expressed his dissatisfaction with his governance and the sale of salt and iron, and three more subtle attitudes, leaving nothing to be desired. As for the last one... is the confidant of the Holy Majesty!Right now, this is the only one who can support him as much as possible and speak the truth when the going gets tough.

It shows how far the princes of the clan, especially those two in the southwest, have stretched their hands!

As the saying goes, the first bird is shot, the second prince is quite calm at this time, and he is also planning to take advantage of the salt and iron incident to make trouble, and investigate the senior official who openly challenged him-in fact, this man took the two princes of the Southwest Too much money, and a lot of ironware has been secretly sent over these years.If he didn't suppress the second prince's spirit and let him give up the investigation, this governor knew exactly what would happen to him!Frankly speaking, he felt that he was not wronged if he died three or four times, so he had no choice but to resist...

In fact, if it was the three princes, three, four, five, who went south, the governor would not have confronted the imperial envoy with such a clear attitude.

Because when the three princes arrived in Jiangnan, they would find out that the trip was extremely difficult after they started their official business. If there is no agreement, he will go back to Beijing for a business trip.

And it happened to be the second prince who arrived.This second prince who has no selfish desires, no fear, and only concentrates on fulfilling his father's wish... In fact, the officials in Jiangnan still underestimated this prince. The second prince even threw away his integrity after Xianyu turned over!

The second prince can be said to have cast a wide net, and secretly sent out the capable people he brought, and gradually received rewards after half a month: the governor's handle is not difficult to grasp, and there are not many people who know what he relies on to prosper, It's just that those testimonies are difficult to obtain - most of them are in the hands of various officials and big businessmen.

Moreover, the governor and the clan princes were not easy to bully. They pushed out a confidant of the Holy Majesty. This person made a few fortunes as an official in the south of the Yangtze River, but these sums were all related to salt and iron.

After tracing this point, the second prince had no choice but to temporarily stop.In a stalemate, he naturally summoned the military divisions to work together.There is a plan, but there is still an opportunity. It should be the second prince's meritorious service during this trip. Someone came forward to give him a pillow when he fell asleep.

First, a county king who was close to the Southwest said "the second prince should learn some lessons" during a small gathering over wine, and then the local garrison adjusted some personnel...

The second prince seized the opportunity, and he was assassinated "as expected"!

It is said that if it was Jia Jing who came to protect him, he would definitely kneel down and ask the second prince to take back his order, but Jia Amnesty and Jia You are far less upright than their brothers.

Jia Amnesty said first, "Non-poisonous and not a husband, can you fight without tricks?"

But Jia You said, "We have to figure out the way forward."

With the addition of the second prince, the three hit it off right away... The general who accompanied him with the guards helped to cheat, and the assassination really shocked the entire Jiangnan officialdom.This time everyone knows that if you want to save the county king who accidentally "turned a word into a prophecy", you have to find a scapegoat who is enough to replace him-and that county king knows a lot, and now he They were detained again by Jia Amnesty's men. If they could not bear it for a long time and confessed, there would be even more people who couldn't escape!

Of course, who should be sacrificed will still have to quarrel for a while.

But Jia You felt that he was young, and he couldn't handle it well, so he secretly sent a letter home, asking for the favor of his father, the old fox Jia Daishan.And Jia Daishan's reply was quite straightforward: wait, at least two governors will be awarded by then.

Why wait?Because there is a war in northern Xinjiang.When there are losses in military and politics, in order to maintain the current position, a lot of things must be given up...

This truth need not be explained too clearly, Jia You has figured it out.Of course, he understood, and his brother would naturally not be confused.

Knowing that her sons are all right, Shi Lingyi's heart is mostly relieved, but no matter how relieved she is, she has to temporarily hold back: Baochai's visit is of course for her brother who is not in trouble.

This matter is actually not complicated.Baochai secretly used her husband's name card to rescue Xue Pan from prison, and Baochai's husband did everything well when he was on vacation. I went back to northern Xinjiang because the holiday was over.

The sufferer suddenly changed his words and refused to forgive.

Baochai spent a lot of money and asked everywhere.She doesn't want her parents to know about this for the time being: her father's health is getting worse, and her mother's thoughts are more on taking care of her husband.And if her elder brother Xue Pan is really sent to prison and convicted, even his second uncle who is an official outside will be implicated!

As for who is behind to provoke... Baochai also has a rough idea: in the Xining Palace alone, neither the Wangfei nor the Shizifei can see that she is living well.

Baochai had no choice but to brazenly run to the Rong Mansion for help: first, her second aunt was the niece and daughter of Duke Rong; The son of Wang also belonged to the family of Duke Rong.

Therefore, it is reasonable for her to ask for help, but Baochai has no idea whether she is willing to help. If she leaves the palace, if she wants to see the Crown Princess and cousin Yuanchun again, she must wait for the summons, or ask Mrs. Rong Guogong Take her on a journey...

Shi Lingyi sighed softly, and didn't answer Baochai's words at all. After asking how Baochai's family was, she waved her hand to show that she was tired.

Baochai's face turned red, she also knew that she was rushing to the doctor due to a sudden illness, she walked out of Rongxi Hall uneasy and took a few steps, and it was the girl who reminded her that she realized that Jia Ying was calling her.

Jia Ying rushed to Baochai, took her arm, and softly persuaded her, "Cousin is too concerned. Wouldn't it be better for you to talk to your aunt Mrs. Wang? Now..." She lowered her voice even more, "We What's the matter with running to the palace often? Also, the grandfather of Ningfu is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment."

Baochai had an epiphany: She really should go to her aunt, and her cousin Wang Xifeng who married into Ningfu!Just thinking about the honor of the Rong Mansion, why not care about it now...