Cold fragrance and warm jade [Red Mansion Chai Dai]

When turning to the backyard, Baoyu couldn't help asking about Qingwen again.

Chongyu didn't know where he heard that Qingwen was working in her embroidery workshop, let alone that he had visited Baoyu.

Hearing Baoyu's question, he said: "Qingwen's female celebrity has done a good job, and she can also play a leading role in the embroidery workshop. It's all because her usual style is easy to offend people, and she just joined the embroidery workshop. I'm afraid that she will not be convinced by the heavy responsibility , added trouble, and finally made everyone in the embroidery shop feel dissatisfied, which is why she is firstly a embroiderer, and she also teaches other embroiderers the skills."

"I want to sharpen her temperament. If she can take on important responsibilities in the future, I will hand over a shop to her. I have told my second brother Xue about my plan, and the rest will be arranged after the second brother Xue's assessment. .”

Baoyu sighed.

"At that time, Qingwen was still the Qingwen I knew? She became as you said, so..."

Baoyu only felt a stuffy breath stuck in his throat, unable to move up or down.

Chongyu is also silent.

The two walked quietly to the backyard. A girl had already come to pass the news to Jia Mu, so Jia Mu waited by the door early, and when she saw Baoyu coming, she hurriedly hugged Baoyu into her arms. After being persuaded, he hurried to sit down in the house with Baoyu.

After seeing Baoyu, Jia's mother was in a better mood, and she was interested in wandering in the garden.When Baoyu came to Lin's house before, it was rare for him to be able to play in the garden so leisurely. Now he accompanied Jia's mother for a while, and when Chongyu accompanied him back to Xue's house, he saw Jia Zheng and Xue Biao talking with a young son.

Seeing Baoyu's return, Jia Zheng looked angry at first, and then saw Chongyu following behind, Fang's face softened, and he beckoned the two to come closer.

This young son turned out to be Mr. Mei who had a marriage contract with Bao Qin.

After some courteous entertainment, Chongyu knew the purpose of Mr. Mei's visit.

Mr. Mei knew that his parents had great opinions on his marriage with Bao Qin, and he wished to find a suitable excuse to regret the marriage. Now that he could not find a reason, it was not good to act like this, but his attitude towards Bao Qin was obviously not as good as before. Dissatisfied with parents' behavior.

Now that he came to Xue's house, he had to express his attitude to Baoqin's family. No matter what his parents were, he would definitely not do that treacherous thing, and would fulfill the marriage contract anyway, so that Baoqin's family could rest assured.

Jia Zheng, on the other hand, deliberately asked Baoyu to meet with Mr. Mei after Mr. Mei arrived. Unexpectedly, the servants said that Baoyu had gone out early in the morning and never came back. He was angry with Baoyu for a while, but after knowing that Baoyu had stayed in Lin's mansion for such a long time today, that anger has disappeared.

Chongyu, on the other hand, only laughed when he heard Mr. Mei's vow that he would not regret the marriage, without expressing much.

Marriage is a major event, after all, it depends on the words of the parents and the matchmaker.

If Mr. Mei's parents insisted on refusing to do so, even if they were just dragging Baoqin, they might force the Xue family to think about retiring the engagement when Baoqin got older.

If it is not approved by the parents, it is even more out of etiquette.But this time the emperor took action against the Jia family, and among the crimes he imposed on the Jia family was improper family style and behaviors that violated etiquette, which was enough to scare the Mei Hanlin family from breaking their marriage contract.

Chongyu and Xue Biao have inquired about Mr. Mei during this period of time, and know that his character is quite reliable, so they are at ease about Baoqin's marriage.

Chongyu hadn't been in Xue's house for long, when suddenly a servant from Lin's family rushed over with joy on his face, saying that the master sent someone to send news back in advance, and within three days, the third prince would bring them back.During this autumn hunt, many members of the Miaoling tribe were captured by the way, including the youngest son of the head of the Miaoling tribe.

This time Lin Ruhai, Wei Ruolan and others have made great contributions to assisting the third prince, and they will definitely be rewarded by the court. Now he came to inform Chongyu and asked Chongyu if he should go home earlier to take care of welcoming Lin Ruhai.

The third prince waited for the return of the autumn hunting team, and the court must make preparations in advance, so this is not a secret. When the Lin family's descendants congratulated, there was no taboo that Jia Zheng, Mr. Mei and others were there.

Xue Biao was naturally happy for Chongyu, Jia Zheng's joy was somewhat related to his family's worries, and Mr. Mei was somewhat rejoicing.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Qiuhun and his party returned.

Daiyu and other female relatives didn't have a chance to watch the excitement, so they could only wait anxiously in the backyard.

After all, Mother Jia has experienced more storms, and she already knew that Lin Ruhai, the third prince, and others were not injured. It is really a great victory. After returning to Beijing, she will go to the pilgrimage to see her. Maybe she will have to accept another reward before returning. Where to go.She took Daiyu and others to chat and laugh first, so she didn't have to look forward to it.

Just as Jia's mother said, Lin Ruhai really didn't come back so soon.

In addition to receiving awards with the third prince, Wei Ruolan and others who assisted the emperor in completing the layout of the autumn hunt, Lin Ruhai even accompanied the third prince to visit Li Chongchen who was under house arrest.

As soon as he saw the third prince, Li Chongchen, who was just sitting in the room in a daze, laughed almost maniacally.

He pointed at the third prince and laughed until tears came out, then said: "Okay, how are you, third son! You already knew what I did with King Nan'an, you and the emperor didn't say anything, just waited helplessly." Do you think I made a mistake? Hmph! I dare not say these things in front of my father, don’t I dare to say this in front of you? Over the years, tell me, when did my father really treat me as his child? Since when did I become your brother!"

The third prince's face was gloomy.

"Brother Huang, be careful. Why didn't I treat you as my elder brother? The king of Nan'an is just a wolf, how can you collude with foreign enemies with him? That's all, you are so cruel to deal with our unborn siblings?"

Li Chongchen laughed maniacally again.

"Do you think I won't be sad if I deal with that child? But I don't do that. After the king of Nan'an succeeds, he will not let me go sooner or later! Compared with a child, of course I am more difficult to be controlled by him. Don't you dare to say , you have never worried about the little prince in the belly of Concubine Jia. The father is still young and strong. When the child grows up in the future, the father likes that child more than you? Even those who support you will gradually betray you , turn to support him?"

The third prince couldn't hide his grief and shook his head and said: "I never thought of it that way."

Li Chongchen pointed at Lin Ruhai and said with a sneer, "You really think I don't know? He is your biggest hero now, but Concubine Jia is related to him by marriage!"

"So what?" The third prince sighed, "Brother, do you know that I will have today, and I was completely forced out by you?"

Li Chongchen snorted coldly, turned his head away and didn't answer.

The third prince said slowly: "In the beginning, my father wanted you to come. The queen was born in the Beijing palace. If you take back the power of these noble families and cut their arrogance, it will not only allow you to hold more real power in the future, but you don't have to. Looking at their faces will also bring you a good reputation among the people."

Li Chongchen still hummed disdainfully.

The third prince smiled lightly, and said: "You always regard me as a strong enemy. Seeing that there is no family support behind me, you have to associate with the four kings and eight princes and other nobles, so as to gain their support and consolidate your position."

"Father doesn't want to see you like this the last time. I persuaded you many times, but you refused to change. Only then did Father gradually put his mind on me. You know that during the first period, I always loved you the most when I saw Father. , I will be with you at the side of the father, but it is not as good as you being favored in front of the father, so how can I be sad?"

"Brother Huang, to be honest, you gave me the opportunity. It is because you are always unwilling to believe the intentions of the emperor, or you are not willing to work hard to make the people live a better life instead of maintaining a good life as the emperor thinks. Now the interests of these honorable families have made my father lean towards me."

"But before you colluded with the Miaoling tribe and even took action against Concubine Jia, my father always told me that I will make you a happy prince no matter what in the future, and even prepared to give you a pill iron coupon. It was after you made a move against Concubine Jia ..."

The third prince doesn't need to say the rest, Li Chongchen already understands it.

His eyes were glazed over.

Following what the third prince said, when he recalled the past again, many things suddenly became clear.

As the third prince said, there was actually a period of loving father and son filial piety between him and the emperor.It's just that that period of time happened when he was too young, so as he grew older, his memory of this part became more and more blurred, and he ignored this period of time.It wasn't until this moment that he thought about it again that he realized that he had screwed up everything.

At the end, the third prince asked again: "Brother, it's getting late. I have something to do, so I can't stay with you for a long time today. I only have one last question. Jia Jing, you bribed the people in Nan'an County's palace to kill you." Is it?"

Li Chongchen remained silent for a long time.

The third prince turned his head and exchanged glances with Lin Ruhai, and was about to leave when Li Chongchen refused to answer.

But Li Chongchen said: "So what? He loves pills, so it's easiest to attack him. His seniority is appropriate. Once he dies, the Jia family will not be able to go to Tiewangshan, so it will be convenient for me to kill them when I come back." All under control."

Li Chongchen talked more and more vigorously.

"I didn't expect that before he died, he would arrange someone to send his coffin back to his ancestral home, and a few people from Jia's family left. I didn't expect that I still failed in the end. Winner and loser, huh, just like me now, I What else is there to be afraid to admit?"

Collaborating with the enemy and treasoning the country, murdering the emperor's heir and concubine, is nothing more serious than buying off the servants of the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion and quietly adding a pill recipe that is actually poison to Jia Jing's gift from the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion?

Lin Ruhai also knew what Li Chongchen had done when he returned to Beijing in advance, and thought of some information he found before and after Jia Jing's death, so he suspected that Li Chongchen's death was related to Jia Jing's death, and asked the third prince for help to clarify.Whether Li Chongchen admits it or not, as far as he is concerned, is only the difference between knowing the truth clearly, and it is impossible to treat Li Chongchen in the end.

If the emperor refused to kill the son, then lifelong house arrest would be the greatest punishment, and Lin Ruhai could do nothing else. After he knew the truth, he still had to keep the secret in his heart, and he was not going to tell anyone else about it.

When Lin Ruhai returned home, he had already lit the lamp.

Lin Ruhai met Jia's mother and others, and Daiyu instructed Chongyu to check him up and down to make sure he was not injured, and then joked with his children.

He intends to discuss with Jia Zheng first about the return of Jia's family to their ancestral home, but Jia Zheng knows that he is already tired from traveling all the way, so he persuades him to rest first, and it will not be too late to talk about it another day.

This delay actually dragged on for quite some time.

The meritorious people on Iron Net Mountain will be rewarded for their merits, but there are still some people who have helped the king and prince of Nan'an County, but they will be investigated and punished.

Among the people to be investigated and dealt with, some of them knew that they were collaborating with the enemy, but they were still greedy for the merits of the dragon, and some people didn't know the inside story, and only completed the part of the work they were responsible for, but they didn't know that what they did was more serious than others. A small part of a larger conspiracy.

For this reason, it is extremely troublesome to investigate and punish these people one by one, and to convict them one by one.What's more, after they are dismissed or demoted, they have to find someone to replace them, which is another pile of affairs.

Lin Ruhai won the trust of the emperor and the third prince, and was indeed capable, so he was so busy that he lost his head and couldn't care about the Jia family's affairs.