Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, and it is inevitable for a courtier to walk on thin ice. The King of Beijing was imprisoned, and the incident happened suddenly.This is especially true in Jia's mansion. Just now, regardless of face, they married a beautiful girl into the palace as a concubine. Everyone knows their attachment, and then this happened. .

Even Aunt Zhao is no longer flamboyant, and frowns every day. After all, Tanchun was born to her, so how can she not feel pain in her heart.And I couldn't help complaining about Mrs. Wang, for the benefit of the family, she gave up Tanchun, and now she was in danger, but she did nothing, and let the girl fend for herself.Mrs. Wang was even more troubled when she heard a few words.

In this attack, the imperial court did not simmer for a long time, and it was as fast as lightning. On the day when the memorial of King Jingjing's rebuttal was handed over, it issued a clear decree, and the tone was severe, and the rebuttal of King Jingjing was severely reprimanded. The tone of voice was clearly written by Jia Yucun.The king of Beijing Jing had no choice but to bow his head and confess his guilt, and secretly asked the nobles who had made good friends in the past to inquire about it on his behalf. , or an attitude of never touting.Only Lin Jiarui is still sincere, with a look of unbearable expression on his face, and a vague hint in his words: "You don't need to worry too much, just wipe it off. As for the charges promulgated, if there are really some, the prince will sincerely plead guilty. The rumours, the lord, defended bluntly, and the emperor's sage illuminated it, so naturally he would not wrong anyone."

Lin Jiarui saw such a suave and suave person as the king of Beijing Jing, who was depressed and haggard overnight, with a trace of white hair on his temples. Thinking about how he was kind and friendly to him when he was in power, he couldn't remain indifferent, so he said this. , without avoiding suspicion, personally escorted King Beijing out of the mansion and onto a sedan chair.King Beijing Jing wandered around the capital, only got these few words, came back to think about it, and realized the mystery of it, so he really calmed down, lay down and was beaten.Although the imperial court has no opinion on punishment, Shui Rong has already confined himself in the mansion, complained of illness, read behind closed doors, pondered over his mistakes, and waited quietly for the emperor to deal with him.

During this period of time, people were really panicked, but the effect the emperor wanted was achieved. Immediately, the Wang family of Nan'an County, the Duke of Qi's Chen family, the Duke of Qi's Ma family, and the Duke of Xiu's Hou's family went to the court respectively. Table, participating in various illegal forms of Beijing Jing Wang Shui Rong.So far, the emperor has not moved, and the four kings and eight princes of the past have fallen apart.

During this period of time, people in the Palace of Prince Jing were panic-stricken. Princess Bei Jing was already weak and sick. How could she endure such suffering and fear, and she was too sick to get out of bed within a few days.Although Concubine Beijing was old, she could still hold on. Seeing what happened to her son, she let go of her old face and went to the palace to meet the queen mother.The empress dowager has always been merciful, although she said that the harem should not be involved in politics, but she saw that a proud person like the empress dowager Beijing had to bend down for the sake of her children and grandchildren now that her hair was graying, and she was very sympathetic, so she had time to mention this matter to the emperor, although she didn't say it clearly , the meaning of begging for water to save his life is still very clear.The emperor has always been filial, although his face is vague, after all, he will no longer pursue the crimes of King Beijing, so as not to make the empress sad.

After a few days of delay, the decree finally came.Beijing Wang Shuirong's charges of treason cannot be verified, but his words and deeds are not prudent, he has rebellious words, disobedience, and he is also an official in transportation and other provinces, taking part in lawsuits and other illegal activities. The evidence is presented one by one. Served as a post, sent to Uliasutai Army in western Xinjiang to serve.He also sent Prince Zhongshun to personally lead the people of Jinyi Mansion to search the Beijing Palace, and found nothing taboo. There are a lot of property, but there are also a lot of debts. This huge palace is actually not as big as it seems on the surface. bright.After being frightened by this, Princess Beijing became very ill and became more and more critical. The other concubines were scared out of their wits and couldn't take care of themselves. .Concubine Bei Jing saw that the situation was over, she simply twisted her hair in the Buddhist hall, and became a monk to pray for her children and grandchildren to ward off disasters.

When the news spread to the palace, the emperor was very sympathetic, so he was extra merciful, and let Concubine Beijing go to the family temple to meditate. She was not allowed to desecrate at will.

Before the imperial decree was promulgated, everyone was holding on to the hope that it might happen, and no one was willing to clean up and hide it, lest it would cause a real disaster.Once home raiding and distribution became a reality, they turned into headless flies, howling, fighting, complaining about the sky, and being particular about others, all in a mess.Fortunately, the concubine finally had an idea, so she gathered everyone in the courtyard.

At that moment, the concubine was sitting on the grand master's chair above the steps of the main courtyard, wearing a green cloth monk's robe and a green cloth turban on her head, no makeup was applied, and there was no trace of blood on her old face.Shui Rong stood beside the concubine with a dejected look.The concubine was sick and sick, and was supported by the maid. The concubine saw that she was pitiful, so she ordered the maid to bring a reclining chair, and supported the concubine on it. The little prince and the two princesses followed closely beside her mother tremblingly. .Tanchun was the side concubine, she followed Shui Rong with her head down, biting her lips lightly with her teeth, trying to hold back her tears, she knew it was time to say goodbye.The other concubines were crowded together, crying and crying, holding handkerchiefs under the steps, and sobbing from time to time.

A few managers stood at the bottom of the steps with bowed heads, waiting for the orders of the master. The rest of the eunuchs and servants crowded the two courtyards densely, but they were silent. Everyone was waiting for the master to announce their final fate.

The concubine looked around at the people in the courtyard, couldn't help but shed tears, and said: "I have enjoyed all the glory and wealth since I married the old prince and came to this house. I never expected such an ending." Shui Rong knelt down He came down and cried: "My son is incompetent. He has lost the title that his ancestor bought after nine deaths. Ten thousand deaths cannot atone for his crime. I beg my ancestor to punish him." Immediately, all the people in the yard knelt down and cried into a ball.

The old concubine felt sad, and tried to comfort Shui Rong, saying: "I watched you grow up, and you didn't make any mistakes. You are a kind child, no better than the prodigal son of the screwdriver. It is my family's doom. Long live God intends to cut you down. Fan, is there anything else my family can do besides stretching their necks and waiting to be stabbed?"

Only then did Shui Rong stand up whimpering, the old concubine barely swallowed, and continued: "Now is not the time to cry, I have to arrange the affairs at home before you are on the road." Everyone gradually quieted down. , all looked at the old concubine.The old concubine continued: "All the property in the treasury has been confiscated. The advantage is that the queen mother still cares about the friendship with my boudoir when I was young. My house has not been moved, and there are some silver and antiques. Now I have taken them all out. , send the prince on the road, and arrange the rest of the people."

The old concubine ordered the attendants around her to bring boxes of gold and silver, all of which were ready to be distributed.The old dowager handed out everything: "These 5000 taels of silver bills are for the prince to take on the road. The desert is cold and smoky in the west, and the place of life is unfamiliar... Poor families and rich roads always have to pay for it. This is absolutely indispensable. "Then he asked the candidates who would follow the King of Beijing to go to the front of the army to the west. A few servants who followed the King of Beijing all the year round stood up. When she was about to get up to speak, the old concubine shook her head and said, "Although you are a married couple, you are still too weak to take care of yourself. Wouldn't it be a burden for him to follow the prince? Why don't you go back to your mother's house? Now it seems The emperor let the lord go, but the holy will is unpredictable, if the future turns bad, you can't let people take the pot - you also take the little son, and always keep a blood of the Shui family." Wangfei woo woo Weeping and agreed.

The old concubine said again: "Wangfei's mother is the eldest princess of the dynasty. The emperor will not touch the princess's side no matter what, so all the people who serve the princess follow." Saying that, she pointed to the biggest boxes Said to the princess: "You take all of these and borrow the house of the princess mansion to live in it for safety. You can pay for the daily expenses yourself. This is the way to live permanently. Although the two princesses were not born by you, you I also took them there together, took good care of these three children, and I will thank you even when I get to the underworld." Speaking of the sad part, it was inevitable to cry again.

After crying for a while, the old concubine wiped away her tears and continued: "The people who serve me will also live with me in the temple for the time being. If anyone is unwilling to go, they will give a few liang of silver to make a living for themselves. All The eunuchs have no place to go, the most pitiful, they all live in the sacrificial fields around the family temple, there is always a bowl of vegetarian food to eat, chant Buddha, and practice the afterlife. It is just the prince's people, except for those who go with them, what about the rest? ?”

Shui Rong stepped forward and kowtowed, and said: "The people who follow me, I don't have time to spare them on weekdays, and most of them have some business outside, so after they are dismissed, they all have their own livelihoods, so it's not too embarrassing. It's just these few people... ..." He looked painfully at the women who were crying together, and Tanchun stepped forward first, knelt down in front of the concubine and said, "The old ancestor just asked about the person who will serve the prince to the military camp in the west. Who is the old ancestor?" What do you think?"

The old concubine said: "Of course, everyone is willing to do this. Otherwise, it's hard for ordinary women to bear the hardship and being far away from home and parents." I will serve you forever." The old concubine pulled Tanchun up with tears in her eyes, and said, "My good boy, I did not misunderstand the person at the beginning, and if you follow me, I will rest assured that I will hand him over to you." " Tanchun didn't cry, nor was he sad, he just kowtowed dignifiedly to the concubine, and went to kowtow to the concubine. It's bloody.

That night, all the food and birds were thrown into the forest, and most of the huge palace was empty. The family and servants who received the severance pay left one after another to visit relatives and friends. There is some entrustment not to mention.On the second day, the concubine returned to her mother's house alone with her children. Some of the concubines who were willing to stay stayed with the concubine for the time being, and those who were willing to leave also paid the silver taels.Because of his status as a guilty minister, Shui Rong didn't dare to see him off, and the couple parted with tears in front of the mansion.That afternoon, people from Jinyi Mansion came to urge Shui Rong to go, but Tanchun didn't even have the chance to go back to Jia's mansion to say goodbye to his parents. Shui Rong was very sorry, but Tanchun said: "Since I married you, I have been yours Naturally, you are the most important thing." He went on the road with Shui Rong calmly, and only wrote a letter to his parents and elders to say goodbye.

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