[Red Mansion] The third master of jade-like stone treasures

"Mountains and rains are about to come and winds fill buildings...Dark clouds are pressing down on the city, and the city is about to be destroyed. These two lines seem to be sentences from the same poem..."

The old monk Baocong sat in the cell as if in samadhi.He closed his eyes and muttered silently.The thick straw under his body trembled slightly, as if trying to break free from underneath.

However, the strength of the wind was too weak, and the straw was always firmly suppressed.

However, even the wind that blows in from the small high window has the power to blow the straw up. It is conceivable that the weather outside today must be very windy.

Bao Cong didn't dare to move, for fear that if he tried hard, he would cough uncontrollably.Just after coming out of the illusion, and as the voice in the illusion said, he dug through the underground passage between King Zhongshun and Concubine Chen's bedroom, and correspondingly, his own interior was also damaged.

There was a dull pain in the chest, and with a little effort, he coughed and vomited blood.

Although he didn't know if the injury would heal on its own in the future, at least today, he couldn't vomit blood.

Not only can't vomit blood, but you have to cheer up and deal with it later.

Because soon, Lin Daiyu will come to visit her in prison.

Thinking of this, Bao Cong couldn't help but rejoice that when he buried himself in digging the tunnel, he hadn't forgotten to worry about Lin Daiyu's physical condition.That's why I knew that she was allowed to visit today.

There was one more thing that surprised him a lot.

The corners of Bao Cong's mouth could not help but curl up. Lin Daiyu hadn't told him yet, but he already knew that he was going to be a father.

Will Lin Daiyu tell him about this later?He had to pretend he didn't know and be pleasantly surprised!

But he will soon know that there is no need to pretend to be surprised, and the smile on his face cannot be concealed for a moment.

After breakfast, Bao Cong calmed down for a while before he suppressed his discomfort.

"Brother, there is no water and comb? I want to tidy myself up." Bao Cong called the jailer, but the jailer glanced at him, still didn't answer, and turned a blind eye.

Bao Cong sighed, had no choice but to suppress his thirst, took the cold water brought in at breakfast, wiped his face briefly, and tried to smooth the messy hair.

Lips are dry and whitish and need to be moisturized with water.

Bao Cong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and wiped his lips with dirty water on his finger, secretly annoyed at his mistake.

I should moisturize my lips first...

While I was taking care of it, there was movement at the door of the cell.Guessing that Lin Daiyu had come, Bao Cong quickly put down the water bowl and sat upright, but couldn't help looking at the door.

It was indeed Lin Daiyu who came in, and she was carrying a big four-layer food box with both hands.

Bao Cong quickly stood up and stepped forward, "Why did you come in alone? Where's Zijuan?" If Zijuan was there, Lin Daiyu wouldn't have to carry such heavy things alone.

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Your Majesty only allowed me to come in to see you alone, and Zijuan is waiting for me outside!"

Needless to say, Bao Cong understood Lin Daiyu's meaning. Now that Emperor Zhao deliberately made things difficult for Jia's family, it was so rare for Lin Daiyu to get an opportunity from the queen, so naturally he couldn't ask for this or that.

He was very distressed, and quickly greeted her: "Put down the food box quickly, don't carry it, it looks heavy."

Lin Daiyu put down the food box, opened it layer by layer, and took out the snacks inside to Bao Cong one by one.After Bao Cong took it, he was not in a hurry to eat. Instead, he chose a bowl of chicken soup among the many foods, took a sip, and put it down again.

Seeing that Bao Cong was not in a hurry and seemed in good spirits, Lin Daiyu finally felt relieved, thinking that he was not hungry in prison.Looking around again, looking at the mess and filth in the prison, he couldn't help feeling that Bao Cong had suffered too much.

Bao Cong knew that she was a pampered person and couldn't see these scenes, so he quickly smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, I haven't committed a serious crime, and maybe I can go home in two days. How is the house? How is the mother's health?" Sample?"

Lin Daiyu then followed Bao Cong's words and told all the trivial things at home. When it came to herself, she paused and said shyly, "I, I'm fine too, just, I'm just a little tired."

Baocong was waiting for her to tell him about the pregnancy, but Lin Daiyu didn't expect to.He froze for a moment, glanced at Lin Daiyu's stomach, and then had no choice but to instruct her: "If you are tired, rest more and don't worry too much. Just put aside the things you don't want to take care of at home, and wait for my family to take care of them." .”

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips, smiled shyly and nodded.

One didn't say anything, the other couldn't ask, both of them panicked.

During the silence, a little embarrassed, Bao Cong quickly changed the subject and said: "There may be major events happening in Beijing recently. If you hear about it, don't panic too much. Just look at the door and live your own life. There is one more thing, you go back Then I told Baoyu that if the empress had something to say, you don't have to agree, just say that he can't agree, and you have to discuss it with the eldest sister and the Feng family."

Lin Daiyu didn't ask what was the matter, but just wrote down what Bao Cong said.Just about to say something more, the jailer came in, bowed and said with a smile: "Master Anle, it's time to visit!"

Lin Daiyu said in a good voice: "We just said a few words, please do me a favor and allow us to delay for a while."

Unexpectedly, the jailer immediately put on a straight face, and said solemnly: "The words of Anle County Lord are not right. There are regulations on the visiting time. It says that it is half a stick of incense, so it is half a stick of incense." time. Those of us guarding the prison gate are just listening to the orders of the superiors, how can the county magistrate be so courageous and dare to disobey the above orders?"

As he said that, another jailer came over with an incense burner, and said seriously: "Master Anle County, please take a look, is it time?"

A piece of incense base was inserted on the incense burner, and the lingering smoke seemed to be extinguished after it had just been burned to the end.

But the question is, when was the incense lit, or, someone was fanning it, which made the incense burn faster!

Lin Daiyu is sure, from the moment she came in to the moment she could speak, there was absolutely no time for a stick of incense!

But without allowing her to argue, the two guards spread their hands and urged Lin Daiyu to go out quickly.Fortunately, they are still a little rational and dare not come up to drag.

But even so, it was enough for Bao Cong to get angry.He said angrily: "What are you urging? The Holy Majesty and the Empress didn't stare at me. The county lord said a few more words to me. Could it be that he committed a serious crime?"

"I think so..." Bao Cong wanted to say that he was going to die if he wanted to see him, that's why he was so arrogant.

But after thinking about it, Lin Daiyu didn't hear well, so she stopped quickly and said, "It seems that she saw that I was in trouble, so she took the opportunity to step on it a few times. But what is the identity of the owner of Anle County, how can you allow you villains to bully me? If the Holy Empress finds out, do you think they will convict the county magistrate for you?"

"Don't dare!" The jailers knew that they couldn't compare with Lin Daiyu, they just pretended to be a tiger with someone behind them.When meeting someone like the county lord, he only dared to frighten a few words in a false voice.

The threat failed, so he came to speak softly, saying: "Master, don't embarrass us, right? We have seniors and juniors. It is actually the higher-ups who have told us to strictly abide by the visiting hours. We have no choice but to urge you! You Such a benevolent person won't have the heart to make us do bad things, lose his job and ruin his family, right?"

Lin Daiyu didn't accept this, and said coldly: "You villains, you can't be threatened and use soft words to lie to me. What caused you to lose your job and destroy your family? Put these hats on my head properly? If you are punished Now, of course you made a mistake, so what does it matter to me?"

"According to the Law of the Great Zhou, every time family members visit the prison, there is a time for a stick of incense. When I come back, the empress personally approved it. How did you come to the time for half a stick of incense?" ? According to your calculations, aren’t you more powerful than the law of the country and the empress?”

Then he said to Baocong: "You're right. I think they saw us in trouble, so they took the opportunity to step on them. It is said that a phoenix in trouble is not as good as a chicken, and we are not a phoenix. Naturally, we are in trouble, even in the mud. Ticks can be stepped on."

When the guards heard this, their faces changed in various colors. They were choked by Lin Daiyu until they couldn't speak. They didn't dare to reply, and they didn't want to walk away, so they had to stand beside them, watching the two of them.

With the jailer around, it's not easy for Bao Cong to have any private conversations with Lin Daiyu, so he has to talk about family matters.Lin Daiyu, on the other hand, relaxed her tension, and said shyly to Bao Cong, "I have a happy event to tell you about today." She rubbed her stomach, and said with a smile, "You are going to be a father."

Bao Cong naturally burst into laughter, and proudly said, "As soon as you came in, I guessed it." He reached out and touched Lin Daiyu's stomach, smiling until his eyes were only a slit.

After talking a lot about the child, the mood of the two of them finally improved.When Lin Daiyu was about to go out, Bao Cong pulled her and said seriously: "Don't worry, I'll be back soon. Eat, drink, and rest at home. If I go back, I won't let you lose half a cent of weight."

Lin Daiyu nodded obediently, regardless of whether Bao Cong's words about going back soon were true or not, she always believed her at the moment.

=== 888 ===

In the middle of the court, all the ministers talked about Bao Cong's various crimes.

Judging from the case file, Baocong has more than a dozen major and minor crimes, each of which has not only physical evidence, but also witnesses, accusing him of abducting civilian women, saying some treasonous remarks, and using the name of Boguzhai Forcing others to secretly send money and the like.

Well-founded and quite logical.

If Emperor Zhao just listened to this case file and wanted to sentence Bao Cong to death, it would be more than enough.

However, Feng Tang stood up and said, "This file is not credible!"

King Zhongshun sneered and said, "Isn't it credible? It took several adults to interrogate this for several days. There are all witnesses and material evidence. What else is there to doubt?"

Feng Tang stepped forward without hesitation and said, "The witnesses can be bought to make them lie, and the physical evidence can be fabricated out of thin air. Most of the physical evidence presented here are pleadings written by others, and the witnesses are also people I have never heard of. For example, the other two bosses of Boguzhai, Bogda Yushan and Liu Xianglian, why is there no testimony from them?"

"Why did the civilian girl who was robbed only have testimonies claiming to be her father and relatives, but not the person herself?"

"Hey! Just right!" Zhongshun Wang stepped forward, "Master Feng, you said this yourself. Behind Boguzhai, there is Bogda Yushan involved. Doesn't this just mean that Jia Baocong formed a party for personal gain?"

Feng Tang said angrily: "Did the lord forget that they are in-laws?"

King Zhongshun didn't want to let it go, and said: "When Boguzhai opened, they were not in-laws! Maybe they became in-laws later because of their Jia family's conspiracy! Your Majesty, Jia Jiabao planned to marry the Bogda family, It is precisely to plan a rebellion!"

When Tanchun married far away, it was obvious that the queen had taken a fancy to Tanchun, but now King Zhongshun turned black and white so angrily that Feng Tang pointed at King Zhongshun and said, "I think you are the one who wants to rebel! You persecute good officials in the court like this, don't you?" Want to be Zhao Gao?"

"I&*...%#" A series of swear words spewed out from King Zhongshun's mouth. Out of anger, King Zhongshun hurriedly said to Emperor Zhao: "My lord, this old thief Feng Tang must have colluded with Jia Baocong for rebellion, that's why he did it." Such a bloody mouth! I can learn from the world's loyalty to the imperial court and the Holy One, if there is any unruly intention, there will be lightning strikes!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a bang in the distance, all the officials and Emperor Zhao were stunned, and looked outside.Not sure what happened.

Not long after, a eunuch ran over in a panic and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! It's not good! Concubine Chen's bedroom has collapsed!"

Concubine Chen is Emperor Zhao's favorite concubine, her bedroom has collapsed, what can I do?

Emperor Zhao hurriedly called him forward and asked, "What's the matter? Where are Concubine Chen and the little prince? Are there any injuries?"

The eunuch approached and said: "I don't know what's going on! Concubine Chen was injured on the shoulder, and the little prince was so frightened that he cried! The empress has already rushed over and passed on the imperial doctor, but the concubine Chen and the little prince are in shock. Majesty, would you like to go and have a look?"

At this time, he was in court, how could Emperor Zhao throw a bunch of courtiers and run out for a concubine and little prince?Isn't that a fool?

Emperor Zhao barely restrained his desire to go and see, he waved his hand directly and said, "It's nothing serious, as long as the empress and the imperial physician are watching. You broke into the imperial court without authorization, go and get the [-] boards yourself!"

The eunuch didn't expect that he would come to report the letter, not only would he not be rewarded, but would be punished instead, and he immediately felt bitter.

King Zhongshun persuaded Emperor Zhao, "Young prince Tianhuang, it's not appropriate to be frightened. It's time for the next court today. Your Majesty, you should go and have a look and appease the little prince?"

Emperor Zhao had this intention, and upon hearing this, he hurriedly announced his next court and left in a hurry.

The ministers also left one after another, but Feng Tang stood far away and did not leave. King Zhongshun snorted coldly, flung his sleeves, and strode out of the palace, only to bump into the flustered little eunuch.

"Why panic!" King Zhongshun grabbed him.

The little eunuch was only in his teens. Seeing that he had just taken up his post, he didn't know how to apologize and salute when he ran into King Zhongshun. He panicked and said, "My lord, I'm about to report to the Holy Majesty that Concubine Chen's palace has collapsed!"

King Zhongshun threw the little eunuch on the ground angrily, and said with a dark face, "Didn't someone report it just now? Your Majesty has already rushed to Concubine Chen."

The little eunuch stroked his chest and said with a sigh of relief: "It's okay, it's okay, the Holy Majesty has already rushed over. A tunnel was found under Concubine Chen's bedroom, and I don't know where it came from!"

"What?" King Zhongshun's ears suddenly pricked up, and he confirmed to the little eunuch: "Is there a tunnel under Concubine Chen's bedroom?"

The little eunuch nodded with an innocent face: "Yes, the empress has just sent a team of guards to look over and want to know where the tunnel leads to."

King Zhongshun has a secret secret. Since ancient times, tunnels have appeared in the imperial palace, either for adultery or treason, and Concubine Chen has a close relationship with him, so he will definitely be implicated!

Thinking of this, King Zhongshun left the little eunuch behind, walked quickly through the crowd, and rushed to the palace gate without looking back.

But the little eunuch who was flustered in front of King Zhongshun just now got up calmly, dusted himself off, and walked slowly back to Concubine Chen's residence.

A good show has just opened, so he has to watch it, lest the play be interrupted halfway through?