[Red Chamber] Jia Huan's Army

Mo Lian knelt on the ground, his back was drenched in cold sweat, although his face was still as calm as ever, his fists were clenched tightly.Ever since the Supreme Emperor said those words, he has been in this state, and he is completely unable to think calmly.Even when Jia Huan's life and death were unknown in the battle of Datong, he was not so at a loss.

There was not a single palace official in the hall, and the most noble father and son in the world just faced each other quietly, neither of them seemed to compromise at all.Mo Lian knew that if he just stood up and left, the result would definitely not be something he could afford.Only by kneeling here and waiting for a little concession from the Supreme Emperor can Jia Huan have a way out.

I don't know how long it has passed, from the beginning of the lights at dusk to the climax of the moon.At the very beginning, Mo Lian could still feel the soreness in his knees, but now, he has completely lost the sensation of his lower body, and he can still kneel here upright, completely relying on his own will to support him.

With a sound of "crack", the candles burst, which was particularly abrupt in this empty hall, and awakened the two of them for a moment.The Supreme Emperor sighed, looked at the sky, and said: "It seems that you have made up your mind."

Mo Lian respectfully kowtowed to the ground, although his movements were a bit sluggish, but his etiquette was in place, and then he said in a hoarse voice: "Since the day my son ascended the throne, he has been conscientious in the government and has never dared to forget his status. The responsibility of the emperor is to balance the forces of all parties in the harem. The queen is virtuous, has the ability to mother the world, and has no shortage of children, no worries about successors. The son thinks that he is worthy of his country and family. Only emotionally, this life Even if this one person is criticized by the world, I will never let go. If it is Huan'er... I will never live alone. I also hope that my father will be fulfilled." After saying these words, Mo Lian solemnly kowtowed three times.

The Supreme Emperor looked at the son in front of him. Although he was kneeling on the ground, he was still standing upright. He was wearing a yellow round-necked robe and a black gauze crown, which made his face pale. Even so, his clothes and accessories were still the same. Keeping a trace of chaos, without the slightest embarrassment, his tenacity of mind can be seen.His son, who made him so proud, now has his own attachments, which he can no longer control.When Taishang Huang thought about it, he was a little flustered for a while, mixed with some sadness and some memories, it is not an exaggeration to call it mixed.

It was still silent, but at this time, the atmosphere seemed to no longer be as suffocating as before, but with a touch of helplessness.After a long while, the Supreme Emperor asked in a low voice: "Even if your throne is taken away?"

"No change." Mo Lian said firmly.

"Can a bloody man like Bao Ningbo be willing?" The Supreme Emperor wanted to say "willing to be a female", but hesitated for a while, and finally did not say these words. His proud son, the supreme ruler of the empire, is also in love with a man, and he doesn't know how to deal with all kinds of feelings in his heart.

When Mo Lian thought of Jia Huan's embarrassment when he mentioned love, his ears turned red but he insisted on holding on to his face, his face softened a lot, and he replied with a smile in his eyes: "He and his son are in love with each other."

Seeing Mo Lian's expression, the Supreme Emperor knew that it was useless to say anything. He was a good son who was probably deeply rooted in love and couldn't extricate himself. "Forget it, I won't hurt his life. As for you two, let's see. "

With this guarantee, Mo Lian finally felt relieved, even with joy on his face.

Seeing Mo Lian's expression, the Supreme Emperor couldn't help but feel a little upset, he waved his hand, and said angrily, "Go back."

Only then did Mo Lian salute obediently, and then retreated.As soon as he left the gate of the main hall, Mo Lian staggered to his feet, and Xiao Dezi hurriedly helped him onto Buyu, and was carried back to the bedroom by six young eunuchs.

Back in the bedroom, Xiao Dezi hurriedly supported Mo Lian to sit on the couch, while he himself squatted down to check Mo Lian's knees.After Xiao Dezi carefully rolled up Mo Lian's trousers, he couldn't help but gasped: Mo Lian's knees were so red and purple that they were already swollen to the top.Xiao Dezi hurriedly went to order the imperial doctor Xuan, but was stopped by Mo Lian, and said, "Don't be so troublesome, just bring the blood-activating and stasis-removing ointment and rub it open for me."

Xiao Dezi didn't dare to disobey Mo Lian's words, so he went to get the ointment himself.And Mo Lian took advantage of this opportunity to order the hidden guards to protect Jia Huan, and asked Jia Huan to protect him to his bedroom as soon as he entered the capital.

Jia Huan was also on his way back to Beijing at this time, accompanied by Xiaodouzi who was chattering non-stop.The boy and his sister escaped from the pirate camp smoothly, and because of his meritorious service in leading the way, he was released by the government without receiving any punishment under Jia Huan's testimony.Xiaodouzi has no relatives in the local area except a younger sister. Seeing that Jia Huan is soft-hearted, he takes his younger sister to follow Jia Huan to repay his kindness.Jia Huan was speechless by what he said, and he really liked his personality, so he took the two of them to Beijing, planning to make arrangements after they went to Beijing.

Jia Huan and Mo Lian have not seen each other for three months since they left the capital.Although there were several correspondences in the middle, compared with the daily meeting in the capital, the contact is too little.Jia Huan didn't think much of it because he was busy with various affairs in the south. Now that he was on the way back, Jia Huan, who considers himself a man, suddenly found that his thoughts would flood towards him like a tide.Naturally, Jia Huan would not admit this to Mo Lian's face, but it didn't stop him from going home now, wishing he could reach the capital in a day.Thinking of the scene when he met Mo Lian, Jia Huan couldn't help grinning.

Xiaodouzi looked at Jia Huan's stupid expression with surprise, and said, "Uncle, you still have such an expression!" This remark made Jia Huan shudder , until Xiaodouzi complained tearfully, "Uncle, you are too bullying."

Jia Huan grinned maliciously at Xiaodouzi before turning around and leaving.

On the return journey, since there were no materials to be transported, the group of people traveled lightly, and the speed was much faster.In a few days, I arrived in the capital.Xiaodouzi led his younger sister and Jia Huan to get off the boat together, staring intently at the bustling capital city, even talking a little less than usual.

"So this is the capital city!" Xiaodouzi looked enviously at the bustling crowd and the tall buildings facing the street, and said with emotion.

Jia Huan looked at Xiaodouzi's appearance and said with a smile: "You can see some in the future. According to what I said before, you have made up your mind to go to the military camp? Are you not afraid of hardship?"

Xiaodouzi looked at Jia Huan adoringly, and said, "I also want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, just like you!"

Looking at Xiaodouzi's bright eyes, Jia Huan was very proud of being the object of his admiration, so he said: "In this case, you come back to the mansion with me first, and I will arrange it for you. I can only give you one Opportunities, what happens in the future, depends on yourself. You have to understand that this is something that will kill your life."

Xiaodouzi nodded, and insisted: "Following that group of pirates, I also put my head on my belt every day. At that time, even if I died, I would only be scolded by others. I don't want to do this, I still want to Make meritorious deeds and give Da Ya a good life, even if you die, you will still have a pension, right?"

When Jia Huan heard this, he slapped Xiaodouzi on the head angrily, and cursed: "Full of nonsense!"

Xiaodouzi covered his head and just laughed.

Just when Jia Huan wanted to take Xiaodouzi back to the mansion, he was stopped by the guard who had been standing by his side.Jia Huan looked at him suspiciously.This person is the secret guard sent by Mo Lian. For some reason, he has appeared in the open these few days.That's fine, but at this moment, he actually stopped himself.He didn't quite understand the behavior of the other party.

"The Holy Majesty hopes that you can come to the palace first."

Hearing what the other party said, Jia Huan nodded in understanding, arranged for Xiaodouzi, and drove to the palace in a carriage.

Jia Huan rode on a walking chariot and walked in the deep palace compound with red walls and green tiles.Today, Jia Huan realized that his ability to know the way had regressed.In other words, the number of times he went to Mo Lian's bedroom was quite a lot, but Jia Huan seemed to be a little lost in remembering those routes.For example, now, it seems that I have never passed such an intersection before.

Jia Huan finally realized something was wrong, so he asked, "The direction seems to be wrong today, how long will it take?"

"If you go back to Mrs. Jia, you will arrive after passing this courtyard." The one who spoke was an eunuch whom Jia Huan was not very familiar with. Judging by his attire, he should be at the same level as Xiao Dezi.

Jia Huan glanced at the road in front of him suspiciously, and he was sure now that they were indeed not going to Mo Lian's bedroom, nor the Chengxin Hall where Mo Lian often worked, nor even the place where he met foreign ministers.This building looks a bit like the emperor's bedroom.Thinking of this, Jia Huan couldn't help but beat drums in his heart.

Sure enough, after passing the courtyard wall and turning another corner, he saw a very majestic building, and the plaque on the gate said it was Xingtai Palace.Just as Jia Huan guessed, this is indeed the emperor's bedroom.Jia Huan looked around at the eunuchs who lowered their heads and said nothing, and was very puzzled what was going on.

Jia Huan got off the chariot, tried to pretend to be calm, and was led into the palace by the eunuch who had answered before.As soon as he entered the palace, the surrounding palace people retreated quietly.Only he and the Supreme Emperor were left.

Although Jia Huan was full of doubts and apprehensions, he did not forget etiquette.He bowed down to the Supreme Emperor, and then he heard "Let's get flat".

Jia Huan stood up and stood aside, not daring to slack off.He had just been thinking about what he had that was worthy of the Supreme Emperor's concern. After much deliberation, there was only one possibility. The matter between him and Mo Lian was known by the Supreme Emperor.Thinking of this, Jia Huan immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

"Do you know that Concubine Jia is dead, and the Jia family has been confiscated and demoted to common people?" The Supreme Emperor couldn't understand Jia Huan's cautious appearance, so he asked sharply.

Jia Huan really didn't know the news. When something happened to Jia's family, he was busy with the finishing work of the pirates, and Mo Lian naturally wouldn't bother Jia Huan with such a thing.Jia Huan was stunned for a long time before replying, "I don't know."

"Thinking about it, you don't know the news about Xue Pan's decisive decision." Taishang Huang looked at Jia Huan with a puzzled expression, and sighed secretly in his heart.He knew why his fourth son, who had always been silent, fell in love with this child. It was too easy to guess in his mind. Such a transparent child was someone like them who lived in a big dye vat since childhood. longing for.Especially after learning about Jia Huan's growth environment, people can't help feeling more pity and admiration.

Jia Huan listened to the Supreme Emperor's question, and recalled his previous guess, and asked, "You don't think that the young minister instigated the Holy Majesty to do it, do you?"

The Supreme Emperor had never dealt with such a straightforward person, and he couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then said: "Since you already understand, don't you have anything to say?"

Jia Huan looked at the Supreme Emperor's natural look, and couldn't help feeling sorry for Mo Lian.In normal times, Jia Huan would never have dared to say anything outrageous.It's just that now seeing that the Supreme Emperor already knows about the two of them, and his attitude doesn't look like he wants to kill himself, he simply hugged the broken pot and replied: "Old saint, you despise your son too much, and you too despise My own vision. The Holy One has a heart for the people, and he hates evil like a hatred. Everything he has done since he became the throne is for the people of the world. If it weren’t for these old families who are not seeking political power in their positions, they only know how to fill their own pockets. It is of no benefit to the country or the people, so how could we end up today? And how can such a brave and foolhardy general influence the decision of the Holy Majesty? If he can really influence the decision, then he is not the one who has vowed to follow the Holy Majesty all his life."

"What a swearing-in follower for life!" The Supreme Emperor never expected that neither his own son nor the kid in front of him would be so reticent, "A mere kid also knows what swearing-in-following is, so you're not afraid of being alone and ordering you to be killed?"

Jia Huan saw that the Supreme Emperor was furious, so he couldn't help swallowing his saliva secretly, suppressing the fear in his heart, stiffened his neck and said: "The Supreme Emperor has always been wise. Besides, although the minister is not talented, at least he still has a heart of enthusiasm for the country. The Supreme Emperor has always With a clear distinction between public and private, and being courteous and virtuous, the corporal will naturally not embarrass such little people as ministers."

The Supreme Emperor narrowed his eyes, and said: "You are glib, I don't know what is worthy of the fourth brother's liking."

Feeling the Taishanghuang's sharp eyes, Jia Huan shrank his head and could only grin, and then he didn't dare to say anything.

Over there, Mo Lian waited for a long time, but Jia Huan still hadn't arrived, so he hurriedly asked Xiao Dezi to inquire.After a while, I heard Xiao Dezi rushing to report: "Your Majesty, Master Jia has been invited to Xingtai Palace."

After hearing this, Mo Lian's face turned dark, these hidden guards are so useless.He straightened his clothes, and said to Xiao Dezi: "Follow me to pay respects to Emperor Father."

Mo Lian over there is burning with anxiety, but Jia Huan here is more than half-hearted. At least according to the current situation, his life is no longer in danger.After the Taishanghuang finished saying that, he didn't care about Jia Huan's reaction, and drank tea by himself. Jia Huan had to lower his head and stare at his toes in a daze.

After about a stick of incense, the Supreme Emperor said: "Gu is old, and he can't control so much. But if the government is affected by the private relationship of his children, Gu will not be stingy." After finishing speaking, he was still cold He cast a quick glance at Jia Huan's neck, which sent chills down Jia Huan's spine.

Without waiting for Jia Huan to answer, the Supreme Emperor waved his hand and said, "Take the things on the table and step back."

Jia Huan didn't know why, but he didn't dare to talk too much, he could only hold a box on the table, salute and leave.

As soon as he left the hall, Jia Huan saw Mo Lian coming in a hurry, with his straight back, frowning brows, and thin lips tightly pursed, just like the first glimpse when he was in the palace.At this moment, Mo Lian also saw Jia Huan standing on the jade steps. In an instant, his serious expression melted like ice and snow, his complexion softened a lot, and there was a vague expression of relief.

Holding the box in his hands, Jia Huan grinned and rushed to meet him.As he said in front of the Supreme Emperor before, he knew that this person was worthy of his swearing to follow, and even more worthy of his hand in hand for the rest of his life!