Old things in the Red Chamber

Mrs. Tong took care of her little granddaughter at home, watched the wet nurse hug her after feeding her, and hugged her to count the days, "Your grandpa, that old man, doesn't know when he will come back."

The Mid-Autumn Festival is about to begin, and there is no man in the family, and she is not even qualified to worship. Madam Tong is counting the days with her fingers. He also slowed down his breathing, pushed the door open and came in, "Ma'am, it is said that someone has rebelled in the front yard."

"Close the door, all wear leather armor, put on clothes outside, guard the door, invite the gentlemen to the main hall, ask them to preside over the overall situation, put the women and children in the backyard, all strong women and maids, the stick To deal with the rebels with a kitchen knife, by the way, take out the weapons collected by Lord Hou and Grandpa, this is the time to use them."

There are quite a few people in the mansion who were old people brought back from the north, some were Qi Jingan's dowry, and some were bought later.Those who cry and cry are not from the Northland. Mrs. Tong has a headache when she sees it. If crying is useful, is it also necessary for the masters to go into battle?

She held her granddaughter in her arms, the women changed into short gowns, the door between the backyard and the front door was sealed, and a ladder was set up to pass the news.

One morning later, a message was sent from the front yard to reassure the ladies that the rebels had been killed, the generals had removed their armor, and the gentlemen had already said that nothing would happen.

Madam Tong was relieved immediately, and asked people to remove the wooden boards on the wall, and carried her granddaughter to the front yard in person, and told the generals and retainers about it.

"Don't worry, ma'am, it's the three sons-in-law who rebelled. It's impossible to make a big deal in a hurry. Now they have been killed by the imperial army. I just heard that the Supreme Emperor was furious and sent an order to detain all the sons-in-law. Now the whole city is arresting people. Our family these days Don't go out and walk around."

Mrs. Tong nodded, "I listen to you gentlemen. The lives of our grandparents and grandchildren are also entrusted to you."

The people on the other side of the screen stood up and saluted and went out, Madam Tong was relieved.

Speaking of detaining the son-in-law... the relatives in the family are also son-in-law, so should we pay attention?

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Inside the clan mansion, a group of well-dressed son-in-laws were imprisoned in a row of clean cells. No one spoke, and two or three people shared a cell. Send it in."

A few guards opened their lunch boxes and ate a little of everything. After eating for a while, no one was poisoned, so they sent the food to each cell. He sighed again, and said, "Do evil."

He stretched out his hand and beat his waist twice, and the eunuch helped him to go out.

After leaving the cell, in the lobby, there was a row of young people sitting in a row, with a few children among them. When they saw him coming out, they quickly stood up.

"Sit down," the old prince wanted to be more approachable, but he was usually too serious, and now he even smiled with a bit of terror, "Go back, it's okay, take good care of your siblings, and take care of your family."

Several older youths looked at each other, and led the young ones away respectfully.

The old prince watched them go out, and said to the old eunuch beside him, "My face is so shameless that I don't even dare to see my relatives. Tell me, what do you do every day?"

The old eunuch hugged his teapot and asked him, "Are you still entering the palace?"

"Come in, why don't you go in, you must go into the palace, ask the emperor, when will his group of uncles, brothers-in-law and brothers-in-law be released?"

He stood up with difficulty, staggered into the sedan chair, and walked slowly to the Golden Palace. Because of the morning's incident, the Golden Palace was already full of courtiers.Now they are arguing about whether to bring Jia Huan back from Jiangnan.

"The son-in-law's rebellion must be due to resentment towards the royal family, and Jia Xuan has the greatest resentment..."

"Lord Li, you shouldn't say that. He's not a clan relative, is he? Could it be that he is a clan clan just because of a few rumors? Is it that easy to be a clan clan?"

"Master Zhao, I think what Master Jia just said is right, I would rather kill the wrong than let it go."

"Jia Xun is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and he has been in the army for a long time. If he is late, it will be difficult to catch. If he rebels in the south of the Yangtze River, the gain will not be worth the loss. I think that arresting Jia Xun and beheading the son-in-law should be at the same time..."

"Who are you going to kill?" The old prince was furious, "Who are you going to kill? Which son-in-law?"

The emperor asked someone to bring a chair to the old prince and let the old man sit down.

"The country is in your hands." The old prince was very angry, "This is our family's business, who dare to talk about royal affairs?"

Some people don't take it seriously, "Royal affairs are world affairs."

"I think..."

The old man alone can't quarrel with the people in the room, and he was dizzy from your glance and my words. He held his head and watched that he was about to faint. The Prince of Chu picked up the whisk in the eunuch's hand and threw it at the most active guy. .He also yelled, "They are going to piss the old man to death." The young guys in the clan rushed over to beat them up screaming.

The old prince fainted in response to the occasion.

The emperor saw that the people in the room were in disarray, sighed, stood up and went back to the palace.

"Whether the son-in-law can be killed, and who to kill, I can't make the decision on this matter, I have to ask the emperor to make up his mind."

The Supreme Emperor looked at the emperor sitting beside him, the sons in front of him, and the nephews in the back, all the brothers were on sick leave and didn't come.

"The emperor is the head of the family, so you don't need to tell me, the emperor can do whatever he wants."

What the emperor was waiting for was this sentence. The emperor thought for a while, "All the participating princesses will be imprisoned in the big prison of the clan mansion. As for the children they will give birth to in the future, our family will take care of them. As for the son-in-law, let them all be released." Go home and live as you want, but for the children of the princesses who are trapped, if the princess is not at home, the children are not something they can raise. Our family should work harder and bring the children back. As for the other people involved in this matter , all beheaded, don’t have to wait until after autumn, immediately beheaded tomorrow.”

The Supreme Emperor agreed. "Just do what the emperor says"

After speaking, I stood up and left. I wanted a good reputation all my life, but in the end, it was almost impossible to guarantee it.

The other people in the room also left one after another. Princess Anyang came out from behind the screen and sat beside the emperor, "I'm also to blame for this. If I had watched them earlier, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened."

"Sister, they are looking for death. No one can blame it. I can see it clearly. For our family, we can't relax at all. If we relax, there is a hole the size of a pinhole and they can pierce a hole the size of a millstone." The first crime in this matter is Huaihe. Her son is taken away by someone. She doesn't have to be in the princess mansion anymore. She can just live in the prison with other people. If she really can't survive, I will give them a cup. Poison and wine, all of our flesh and blood."

Princess Anyang was unwilling to intercede with Huaihe, and she didn't want to ask about her son's fate, so she sat for a while and then went back. There was no one in front of the emperor, so the eunuch let the seventh prince, nine princes and ten princes in.

These three people are relatively older, and the others are still young. Looking at the three children standing up and down, the emperor wiped their heads with rare warmth, "Tomorrow morning, you all go to announce the decree, remember to be respectful." Some, send people out of prison."

The three agreed, but the Ninth Prince hesitated to speak, "Father..."

"what you want to say?"

"What about the cousins? What if their father doesn't want them?"

"Their father will not be reluctant to part with them, and even wish we could take them away earlier, you don't understand."

The tenth prince hurriedly said, "We understand, father, is it because they think that cousin and the others are not from their own family, so they don't want them."

What he said really meant something like this. It was a marriage. After this marriage is useless, the children will become redundant. If the princesses are trapped, they only need to take concubines. However, when the family property is operated in the future, it will naturally belong to these people. The legitimate sons of the princesses will only die slowly.In the end, the concubine had to inherit the family business.

The emperor patted the tenth prince's head appreciatively, and the tenth prince began to laugh foolishly.

The Ninth Prince and the Seventh Prince stared at each other at the same time.

After the Seventh Prince squinted his eyes, he didn't make any other movements. The Ninth Prince snorted in his heart, thinking that I don't know what this means. I want to ask the father what Jia Xuan can get from here.

Thinking of this, he stepped forward and grabbed the emperor's sleeve, "Father, tell me, should Jia Xuan be rewarded?"

The emperor glanced at his son, "I should give him some reward, what do you say?"

"You can give whatever the father says, even if you give him a plate of fruit, it's also your reward."

"You're right. The royal family can't make amends, but it can't hurt the hearts of the courtiers. Even the three rebellious families have let go, and I shouldn't forget Jia Xuan's grievances. How about it, people from their family Young, can I reward him with a Zhuangzi?"

The Ninth Prince expected in his heart that it would be a small title, but he also knew that he could not be awarded a title without military merits, so he smiled, "Our family's Zhuangzi is a good Zhuangzi. It is his blessing to reward him."

"A loyal subject is rare. If he manages his errands well this time, and the two rewards are combined, I will not let him suffer."

Ninth Prince narrowed his eyes together.