The Return of Lord Qiang of the Red Mansion System

The new prince spoke generously, but the face of the emperor on the dragon chair changed slightly, adding to his anger: This guy is too impatient!He must have been eager to claim credit, so he ran over when he heard someone questioning him.But he didn't want to think about it, he was just an ordinary person, under such circumstances, if he stood in the den of old foxes in Chaotang, it was hard not to be sniffed out by those old guys!

Although he was extremely angry in his heart, the emperor still had to pretend that nothing had happened: "How decent is Cheng! I have arranged for Xiao Chunzi to investigate this matter, and I will definitely return your innocence. You just step back."

Others could hear these words, but the new prince and the King of Beijing were very anxious.

What the new prince is worried about is that he just overheard Xiao Chunzi yesterday offering incense in front of the altar in the temple in the palace, muttering something, saying that the person he found to pretend to be the prince is not smart enough, he probably won't do anything, but wants to leak the secret.If it was a critical moment, he had no choice but to take care of him, and then he died of a sudden illness to save the emperor's face.The bodhisattva has a spirit, and at that time he will only eliminate the false prince, not the real dragon son, please don't blame him.

These words frightened the new prince very much.He didn't know that Xiao Chunzi was acting on purpose to show him a show, but he thought that the emperor thought that he was not doing well and had murderous intentions, so he couldn't help running around in a hurry.After calming down, he took out the treasures that the emperor rewarded him that day, and bribed other eunuchs around the emperor, asking them to give him more ventilation.That's why today I learned in time that the King of Beijing Jing had blatantly challenged his origins in the court, so he rushed to clarify.

He didn't know that his actions had been planned by Eunuch Xie, so he was anxious. If he just retreated like this, would the emperor really want to kill himself to stop the world from talking?

What Wang Jing was anxious about was the sentence "I will return your innocence", the emperor was simply telling everyone clearly that the matter has been settled.If the new prince is allowed to go away in a big way, all his plans will be in vain, and he will be a villain in vain.In the future, if you settle accounts after autumn, you will be charged with another crime.

Confused, King Beijing took two steps back, blocked the new prince's way, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the royal blood, and the prince is willing to clarify in public. I beg your majesty to give the prince a chance to explain, and give him a chance to explain." I wait for a chance to clear up my doubts! Otherwise, if the case is finalized in the future, it will be difficult to guarantee that rumors will spread!"

His words dragged down the public opinion of the government and the public, and sure enough, many courtiers were puzzled.Although he didn't speak, his expression was rather strange.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the emperor lowered his face and was about to be reprimanded.I didn't want the new prince to have a ghost in his heart, and he was looking for a gap to show it, but he didn't have the chance.The king of Beijing Jing just sent the ladder in front of him, how could he not use the slope to get down the donkey?Immediately replied: "That's right, father, if you can't wash yourself away from being questioned and insulted like this, what face will you have to live in this world?"

The king of Beijing Jing caught the huatou and didn't dare to look at the emperor's face. He just said: "The minister is also forced to do so. Since the minister of Tianyi knows these words, if he doesn't investigate carefully, he is deceiving the emperor. If he investigates deeply, he is afraid that the Tian family will blame him. .Fortunately, the prince is well aware of righteousness, he doesn't care about the offence, and is willing to clarify—Prince, this is the household registration information of the county where you lived before entering Beijing, please read it. Wait for you to read it, and I will ask questions again. "

The book was handed to him, but the new prince didn't pick it up, and said with a flushed face, "I——I was born in the countryside, and I don't know how to read."

The ministers suddenly became more confused: living outside, it is understandable for them to be ignorant of big characters.But it has been more than two months since he entered the palace, why didn't the emperor find someone to enlighten the prince?

A look of joy flashed in the eyes of the King of Beijing Jing, but the emperor's heart sank: When he first selected people, he thought that most of the scholars were timid, and some of them were old-fashioned. If they knew the inside story but were unwilling to cooperate, it would be a bad thing. Those who are vulgar and illiterate are even lighter.But I didn't expect that there would be a confrontation scene in the Golden Palace.There is a large crowd, and the various performances of this guy are afraid that it will make those who observe the subtleties suspicious.

Seeing everyone's expressions in his eyes, the emperor hurriedly coughed lightly, and explained: "Time is running short, I originally planned to invite famous teachers for the prince's birthday after the beginning of spring."

Seeing that the emperor's lips moved slightly, as if he was about to turn the conversation to sending his servants to investigate again, King Bei Jing quickly opened the book in his hand, and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, it's up to the prince to read it."

He knew that this was his best chance to make a comeback, and he did everything. Instead of giving up halfway and waiting to bear the emperor's wrath in the future, it would be better to stab this basket to the end, so as to still have a chance.

Relying on the emperor's inconvenience to blatantly explode, King Beijing Jing read it aloud from the book.He repeated the question he asked the courtiers before, and finally asked: "There is no family with the Wen surname mentioned by the prince in the county. May I ask the prince, is there any secret?"

"This..." The new prince had already prepared his speech.With a slight embarrassment on his face, he said: "There is a reason for this. The couple who adopted me eloped and left their hometown. After arriving in the city, they registered under a false name. But my adoptive father couldn't help but miss his hometown, so he told me in private, Wen is the real surname. Therefore, after I recognized my ancestor and returned to the clan, I told my father that my adoptive father's surname is Wen."

The new prince felt that what he said was perfect, but he didn't want King Jing of Beijing to shake his head with a half-smile: "The story the prince told is also touching. But when I investigated, there was another discovery: Although the prince lived in Everyone said that the prince had indeed lived there for nearly 20 years, but the guards sent by the minister happened to meet a woman who moved to the countryside with her youngest son 15 years ago and happened to return to the city to visit relatives. According to her It is true that the Wen couple adopted a boy, but the child died of smallpox when he was seven years old. I don't know how the prince will explain it?"

smallpox?The new prince blurted out: "It's nonsense!"

He couldn't be more aware of how perfect the emperor's disguise was for this identity.The city was originally half empty, and the residents near the old residence were all dressed up as the family members of the confidant guards, and they would wait a year or so before returning to the capital.How could a housewarming woman suddenly appear? !

It must be the King of Beijing who is lying!It must be as His Majesty said, he coveted the position of the crown prince and secretly wooed the courtiers, and now he does not hesitate to spread rumors and slander, trying to bring himself, the "prince", down from his horse.As long as he is dealt with, His Majesty will definitely not think he is useless anymore, and he can avoid the disaster of killing himself!

The simple-minded new prince thought he had seized the opportunity, and instead of being angry, he was overjoyed, and quickly said: "I have lived in the city for many years, why have I never heard of a neighbor who moved? The King of Beijing must have been deceived. "

King Bei Jing frowned and said, "This minister must have sufficient evidence to present his case in public."

"Oh? Then the King of Beijing is accusing me of lying? I have only been in the palace for a few months, and I believe that I have no quarrel with the King of Beijing, but the prince has made things difficult for me. Do you think I am not qualified to be the prince?"

Seeing that King Beijing's brows were furrowed even tighter, the new prince thought he had got the point, and wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue him, but the emperor said displeasedly: "You are all relatives of the royal family, so what's the point of confronting each other in public? Decent!"

The new prince was complacent, when he heard this remark, he didn't know what he said was wrong, he immediately trembled, gathered his sleeves and stood up, not daring to say anything more.

But he didn't know that it was the emperor who suddenly became suspicious: Shui Rong is a person who likes to put on a show and loves his feathers.At the beginning, everyone thought that the crown prince belonged to him, but he was more cautious than before, and didn't mention this matter easily, so as not to fall into the blame of others.

Today he dared to question the identity of the prince in public. Although there were also reasons why he secretly pressed him and forced him to mess up his position, how could he know how many credentials he had obtained?That group of idiots were not careful enough, which already gave him a clue that the surname was wrong.Just after covering up the past, another neighbor came.If he doesn't deal with it well, if there is any mistake in the future, let the officials know that he actually recognizes a commoner as the prince, then the trouble will be serious!

In any case, he must prevent water dissolution.

After making up his mind, the emperor said coldly, "How can this noise be put on the Tian family's face? I have sent people to investigate, so you don't need to say anything."

However, the more he refused to mention it in public, the more suspicious King Jing became: he thought that the emperor was also aware of being deceived, but for the sake of face, he wanted to cover up the matter with a blanket.But if he did this, he would definitely be charged with making trouble out of nothing. Not only would he have no hope of retaining his throne, even the prince would be in danger.

The more King Beijing Jing thought about it, the more he felt that his glory was in jeopardy, and he must try to make the emperor change his mind.But in a hurry, he couldn't think of any powerful words at all, so he could only say indiscriminately: "Hold on, Your Majesty, please listen to my words."

"I've made up my mind, can't you go against it?" The emperor's tone was slightly annoyed, and all the timid courtiers lowered their heads.

"No, I don't dare—I just—" King Beijing became more and more flustered, and unexpectedly blurted out a certain rumor that he heard during the collection of information this time: "Your Majesty, when you were leading the army With the epidemic, sores and lower limbs, it is impossible to have a prince!"

As soon as this remark came out, the entire hall was silent.All the officials opened their mouths wide open, staring at King Jingjing in astonishment.Therefore, the words were too shocking, and they didn't even think about whether they should jump out and denounce King Beijing Jing's madness, or whether they should bow down and kowtow to His Majesty to appease his anger.

With a bang, Jia Zheng's wat board fell to the ground in shock.The jade hit the masonry, and a crisp sound broke the silence in the hall.Everyone came back to their senses one after another, but still no one said anything, they only exchanged weird eyes with each other.

There is no other reason: In fact, this rumor is not the first time they have heard of it.

After Jinshang ascended the throne, no heirs were born in the harem.Not even a concubine or maid who had a miscarriage, came and went, I don't know when it started, many rumors arose in the palace for no reason.Some said that the emperor's murderous killings damaged the yin and prey, so that there was retribution; others said that the emperor actually contracted a seasonal epidemic when he was in the army, and the sores extended from the belly to the bottom, which was inhumane ever since.But no matter how you say it, the ending of these rumors is the same: If there is no hidden secret, why does the emperor believe in ghosts and gods?

It is said that criticizing the emperor is an extreme crime, but people are like this, the more they can't speak, the more they shouldn't speak, the more they want to speak and listen.I can't tell when it started, and I can't tell who said it first. In short, there are tens of thousands of maidservants and eunuchs in the harem, and many ministers and guards in the previous court. Seven out of ten stops, they have all heard of these things. gossip.

Originally, with the new prince entering the palace, the rumors have gradually died down, and no one has heard of them recently.Unexpectedly, today, at the court, King Beijing would say such words in front of everyone.

The officials who were close to the King of Beijing, when they heard this, they couldn't help but fight with each other, for fear of being punished.As for those who stayed out of the matter, they were even more curious about how the emperor would react when they were nervous.

The death-like silence lasted for a long time, and all the officials held their breaths in silence, waiting for the emperor's thunder and anger to break out.But—no, the emperor remained silent, sitting on the throne with a gloomy face.

After waiting for a long time, the eunuch who was waiting for the pen and ink next to him couldn't hold back his curiosity, and glanced at the emperor quietly, seeing the saliva dripping down the emperor's beard all the way to the dragon robe. Sorry!"

"Hurry up, please the imperial physician! Please the imperial physician!"

The eunuchs hurriedly picked up the emperor in soft sedan chairs, and surrounded by several important officials, they went to the side hall connecting the harem.Other courtiers also followed in, huddled in the narrow aisle, poking their heads and waiting for the news.Jia Zheng peeked at the ugly face of the new prince, couldn't help hesitating, and finally followed in.

After a while, the Golden Luan Hall was empty and empty.Only King Beijing stood there, his face ashen.

No matter what decision the emperor made, his life was over.

But he couldn't figure it out, how did things get to this point?He had heard the rumors to be true, and from the confidants sent back, he heard that when he was inquiring about the exile of the new prince, he heard from the villagers that the two white-faced and beardless men who came to pick up the new prince said what old people said. Heaven has eyes, fortunately there is a future, and so on.

He had put those two things together, but he never intended to say it.But why did you just blurt it out without thinking?

There was another clear sound, and the white jade tablet in King Beijing's hand fell heavily to the ground, splitting in two.The little eunuch standing next to him quietly looked at him, and felt that he seemed to have aged ten times in an instant, and the creases on his face were deeper than the cracks on the jade plate.It was also announced that Master Honghai, who has been favored and trusted recently, came to the imperial couch and ordered the master to offer a few more furnaces of benzoin and open an altar to pray for blessings.

All the officials kowtowed in the direction of the main hall, and dispersed scatteredly.Although he didn't dare to discuss it with others, he couldn't help muttering again, thinking about the origin of the emperor's illness, whether it was due to anger or a guilty conscience.

However, the emperor was so angry that he fainted in the court, which had already spread throughout the inner palace.When Eunuch Xie got the news, he was cultivating a pot of Evergreen.Hearing this, his hands trembled, and he cut off half of the main branch by mistake.

He stuffed the cut potted plants into the hands of the little eunuch, and motioned him to take them out and throw them away.Eunuch Xie raised his head halfway, staring at the jingling iron horse at the corner of the eaves, and muttered to himself, "It's faster than I imagined... Although the medicine is right, it will take a few more days to take effect. what to do?"

After inquiring, when the king of Beijing Jing sent people out to collect evidence, he sent people to send the fabricated false evidence in time.And through the mouth of the people in the palace, he repeated the rumor that the emperor might be barren in the ear of King Beijing Jing.The rumors in the palace were originally written by him, so he naturally knew what words to use so as to leave no trace and make people have to murmur.

Afterwards, he asked someone to find a reason to stab the fake prince, originally to provoke him to confront the King of Beijing.He knew that the fake prince was illiterate and had never experienced any battles, so he stood among the foxes in fear, and he was sure to show his feet.At that time, some old ministers will desperately advise and demand a thorough investigation of the matter.In a few days, the emperor's painstaking arrangements will be revealed.

However, he did not expect that it was the King of Beijing who was the first to lose his balance.Presumably, Shui Rong thought about it day and night after hearing the rumor. Although he dared not say it, he had thought about it many times in his heart before he blurted it out at a critical moment, making the emperor so angry that he fell ill.

Although the current situation is still under his control, there is a time difference of a few days, which has disrupted the original pace.What can I do?

After pondering for a moment, Eunuch Xie suddenly frowned, and smiled very gently: "Your Majesty has favored Master Hongxin recently. Since he is ill, he must use the master's benzoin to soothe his mind. Let Your Majesty rest for a few more days."

The news in the palace naturally spread from the Rong Mansion to the East Mansion through Jia Zheng's mouth.

The emperor's dragon body is not in good health, which is a major matter, and the courtiers who know how powerful they are dare not discuss it lightly at home.But because it was related to the new prince, before the incident, Jia Zheng was eager to stand up for the new prince, so he couldn't help being shocked and frightened.Because it seems that the words of the King of Beijing are not aimless, if it is found out in the future that the new prince is Meng Saisheng, who can listen to the position, and is not the real blood of the emperor, what should we do?Will he also be regarded as a part of the conspiracy, as an accomplice of the new prince?

The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became, and when he thought that Yuan Chun had come up with this idea, he hated Yuan Chun very much.Just happened to run into Mrs. Wang, and scolded her for having a good daughter who was specially hindering the Jia family.

Mrs. Wang took advantage of her daughter's Dongfeng and finally got excited for a few days, how could she be scolded?In addition, Jia Zheng didn't understand what he said, so he thought he was deliberately finding trouble, so he quarreled with him.The couple's words rushed to match each other, and Jia Zheng couldn't help but uttered all the things in the court and the words of Yuanchun.

Mrs. Wang couldn't see through the danger inside, so she just argued: "Since the King of Beijing has angered His Majesty, he will naturally punish him. Who else would believe what he said? Your Majesty also took this path for the sake of her family. You are smart." You have farsightedness, why didn't you just reject it at the beginning? You'll only pretend to be Zhuge Liang after the fact!"

She only cared about arguing with Jia Zheng indistinctly, but she didn't know which side, there was a woman who was bribed by Qingyun long ago, dropped her broom and ran to the East Mansion, learning her tongue perfectly and letting them know.Qingyun heard clearly, and reported to Jia Qiang.

Baoqin hasn't sent a message yet, but from the quarrel between Jia Zheng and his wife, Jia Qiang already knows that she must have calmly persuaded Yuan Chun.

These people think they are smart, but because of a greedy word, they follow puppets like clay and wood plastic, which is really ridiculous.

Jia Qiang shook her head disdainfully, and then leisurely stuffed a grape into her mouth: "If my prediction is correct, Eunuch Xie will definitely do something. They may not take care of the small fish and shrimp in Rongfu. Let me do the cooking."

At this time, a servant in front of Jia Jing came over and said, "This morning, Zhuangzi sent hairy crabs, and the old man prepared crab porridge for you to have dinner."

Jia Qiang responded, took the towel and wiped her hands.Just as he was about to go there, he suddenly stood still: "I haven't seen Housekeeper Jiao Er for a long time, where did he go?"

Speaking of which, this loyal servant who has lived with Jia Jing in the Taoist temple for many years, was still with Jia Jing every step of the way when he first returned home, but it is rare to see him this year.When asked by chance, everyone said that he went out to do errands to collect rent, but the rent on the Zhuangzi was regularly sent by someone, so how could there be so many rents that were easy to collect?

The young man said: "Uncle Jiao's family has a nephew who got married, because he is an orphan, and Uncle Jiao is the only elder left, so I went back to make arrangements for him. It will take some time before I can return home."

"I see." Jia Qiang smiled slightly, but didn't say whether she believed it or not.