The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Jia Cong and others got an urgent letter from Rongguo Mansion, hurriedly went to Jia Taijun to say goodbye, and talked to her briefly.

Jia Taijun was startled and said, "What should I do like this?"

Jia Cong said with a smile: "It's okay, our family still has the ability to try to delay the lawsuit for a few days. I have some ideas, but I need to return to Beijing soon, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Jia Taijun thought that he was a man from the lower world to save the souls from disaster, so he didn't ask him, nodded and said: "Since that's the case, let Mang'er go with you."

Jia Cong was startled: "Cousin Mang?"

Gao Mang is the youngest son of Gao Li, he is seventeen years old, he has a quiet personality and excellent martial arts skills, Jia Cong and the others have deliberately seduced him these days.It's just that Jia Taijun was so generous that he would let him follow.

Jia Taijun said indifferently: "He is not young anymore, it would be good to go to Beijing to see the world."

Jia Cong blinked knowingly: "We all like Cousin Mang very much, so don't worry, my aunt will."

Jia Taijun smiled, and his wrinkles were relaxed.

Back in the East Guest House, everyone started packing up.Jia Cong pulled Gong Kun to explain the essentials of the half-day discussion with the princess and Beringen, and repeatedly told the place not to change its name, Hong Kong is an excellent name.He also asked him if he had a way to get the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi or the navy.

Gong Kun shook his head and said: "Such a big event is definitely not something we can accomplish right away, the third master should not be in a hurry."

Jia Cong sighed: "It's not that I'm in a hurry, time doesn't wait for me." Then he said, "Is there a master builder in Beringen?"

Gong Kun asked: "What do you want to create a master?"

Jia Cong said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just thought that sister Lin might be involved in the construction of the port. She has studied the house for two years, and she has some skills. This is a big project that will go down in history."

Gong Kun wondered: "It's just a private port, and there is no shadow yet. It may not be successful in three or two years. Why worry about it now? No matter how smart Miss Lin is, she is just a child. After all, she just broke a mechanism. Where is it?" Comparing it to a real master builder? She can't come to the scene in person. If the third master really thinks that is extremely important, he can repair it and rebuild it in the future."

Jia Cong was right after thinking about it, and said with a smile: "I am eager for quick success."

Then they discussed the meeting again, and together with Jia Cong, they went to say goodbye to some important people in Gao's family, and the group went on their way soon.

This time they took the official road, with high-level documents in their hands, they pretended to be secret military affairs and went straight to the post station to change horses, without any luggage, they traveled hundreds of miles a day, and arrived not far from the capital in only seven days. Hurry up, and you can enter the city before dark.Jia Cong suddenly ordered everyone not to hurry, so he found a town on the outskirts of Beijing, so he could rest for the night to recharge his batteries.Everyone was amazed, Jia Huan asked him what he was thinking first, Jia Cong said with a smile: "I want to tell a story tomorrow, so I can't eat tonight." Then he refused to say any more.Jia Huan knocked on the side a few times to no avail, so he had to let it go.On this day, everyone rested in the outskirts of the city and had a good night's sleep.

Early the next morning, everyone got up to pack up and went to Beijing. Jia Cong led the way, and instead of going back to Rongguo Mansion, they went straight to Nan'an Palace.

The funeral of Nan'an Prince's Mansion was not finished yet, there were many cars and sedans of high-ranking families passing by along the way, and their group was extremely conspicuous.Jia Cong jumped off his horse at the gate of the mansion. Someone had already seen them and thought they were coming from outside to worship, so they came forward to say hello.

Jia Cong clasped his fists at him and said, "Brother, please ask your eldest son Huo Sheng to come out, I have something important to tell him."

The boy hurriedly asked: "What's the guest's name? The prince is guarding the spirit right now."

Jia Cong said loudly: "The death of Prince Nan'an was wronged. It was not an accident, but someone killed him secretly. If Huo Sheng is still a dutiful son, he should find out the real culprit for his father!"

There were quite a few people at the gate at the moment, the guests who had just arrived, the coachmen and grooms who stayed outside, and ordinary people who came to watch out of curiosity, all of them turned their heads and fixed their eyes on Jia Cong.

Jia Cong said loudly again: "Besides, the real culprit behind this scene may still intend to deal with the son of Huo Sheng."

The boy guarding the gate opened his mouth in shock for a long time, and asked again: "This young master, may I ask your name?"

Jia Cong said with a sullen face: "Huo Sheng knows me, he knew it when he came out. This matter is urgent, let him hurry up."

The kid was helpless, and he didn't dare not go back, so he hurried in.Jia Cong put on an unfathomable appearance, and waited outside the gate of Nan'an Palace.The onlookers talked a lot, and even those who passed by refused to leave, and after a while, a circle of people surrounded them.

Not long after, Huo Sheng came out.Now he has lost several laps of weight, because he came out at a trot, he stumbled a bit, and he had to be supported by someone.

His father has gone.Even though he was always dissatisfied with Huo Xuan in every way, he was his own father, and he died so much that he had nothing to do with him. These days, he got into a dead end, just kept silent in a trance, and ignored everything.Just now when he got the boy's words, it was like opening a skylight, he didn't ask who was coming, he threw it inside and ran out desperately.When I saw Jia Cong when I went out, I was shocked, pointed at him and shouted: "Jia Cong! Why are you!"

Jia Cong snorted, "Who else is so smart but me? I'm not like you. I'm so smart that I don't even think about things calmly. My son, that's your real father!"

Everyone who said this was in a cloud of fog, and they wanted to listen more and more, and they all involuntarily quieted down.

Jia Congnai asked him, "Your father has gone, but have you done a detailed autopsy?"

Huo Sheng closed his eyes, and after a long time he said slowly, "He was hit by a blue brick in the back of his head, and died suddenly."

Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "That's probably a coincidence. Have you checked carefully, for example, have you ever been poisoned?"

Huo Sheng was stunned for a moment, his eyes suddenly popped out, and he grabbed Jia Cong's chest: "What did you say?!"

Jia Cong glanced at him: "I guessed it. Thanks to you, you were still there, didn't you think about it? I can guess what's going on after reading a letter two thousand miles away. Are you here?" Didn't even notice at the scene? What a confused son!"

Huo Sheng grabbed the hem of his clothes a bit higher: "Say it clearly!"

Jia Cong was quite a bit shorter than him, and he was quite uncomfortable being caught, so he hurriedly pulled his hand: "Let go, let go! What's the use of arresting me, it's serious to have the strength to catch the person who killed your father."

Huo Sheng looked down at his hand, let it go quickly, grabbed Jia Cong's arm again and said anxiously: "Brother Cong! I know you are a boy of good fortune and extremely intelligent. Who killed my king father?" ?”

Jia Cong glared at him and said, "I'm not Zhuge Liang who can pinch fingers! I can only guess some traces, but the government has to investigate the case in detail after all. Didn't examine the corpse carefully?"

Huo Sheng nodded.Because Huo Xuan died suddenly, without any other trauma, and Huo Sheng himself was at a loss all the time, the author only looked at the wound that day and made a final decision—Kuang Huo Xuan did indeed die from that trauma. .

Jia Congnai sighed: "Huo Shizi, this matter is too strange. There are many places that are extremely strange from the beginning to the end. If it is strange, there are differences, and if there are differences, there are hidden feelings."

Huo Sheng nodded again and again: "That's right! It's so strange! I left because of my father, so I didn't have the time to think about other things. Looking back, everything is strange."

Jia Cong said slowly: "Let's first review how the prince went. At that time, the prince of Nan'an was in an inexplicable rage, and he was fighting with his favorite eldest son, Huo Shizi, and brother Baoyu took it. An inkstone went to hit him. He heard the wind, turned around and saw the flying inkstone, but he did not dodge, and sneered. According to ordinary people, if he saw someone hitting him with an inkstone, he would definitely dodge. Huo Why doesn't the prince flash?"

He paused sincerely, glanced at Huo Sheng, and seeing the growing curiosity in the eyes of the onlookers, he continued, "Let's take a look at these two people. Huo Xuan, the prince of Nan'an, is a general of my court. He is now in his prime. I killed barbarians and beat pirates in the south. In the past few years, I guarded Hebei and trained the most elite soldiers of my dynasty to defend the royal city. Needless to say, my body is made of steel and iron. On the other hand, who is my elder brother Baoyu? 13 years old, a frail scholar, young master Jiao, who has no strength to restrain a chicken. The heaviest thing he has carried since he was born is a teapot filled with tea. His thigh is three circles thinner than Lord Huo's arm. A frail scholar Take a small inkstone and hit a steel-framed general! Who would you believe if he said he would knock that general down?" Jia Cong looked around with a cold face, "Who would believe it?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Wu You said loudly: "I don't believe it. If a scholar fights with martial arts practitioners like us, it's just tickling, and tickling is not enough!"

Jia Cong said loudly again: "I am only nine years old, but I have practiced martial arts since childhood. Therefore, I know that martial arts practitioners have a very stable foot. A general like the Prince of Nan'an must have a much more stable foot than me. Brother Baoyu is four years older than me. At the age of [-], he is a weak little scholar. How about this. Let him hit me with an inkstone, he has the ability to hit me and stumble, I have his surname!"

Everyone couldn't help laughing - Huo Sheng had already called him Jia Cong, and he called Brother Baoyu, obviously he had the same surname as Jia Baoyu, who was rumored to have accidentally killed the prince of Nan'an.

Jia Cong looked at Huo Sheng and said, "A person with the body of Lord Huo would be knocked to the ground by a young scholar, it can only be that his body is already bad, and very bad. Therefore, there are two possibilities He got a very serious illness, and he was not in good health because of the illness. Patients can feel that they are sick. Since Lord Huo sincerely did not avoid the inkstone, it is obvious that he is not sick. He wholeheartedly thought that he was sick. His body is strong and tight, and the inkstone hitting him was just scratching his body, so the prince wanted this little scholar to see how tough and mighty he was, and he could laugh at how weak this little scholar was. That's why he didn't Dodge." He paused, and suddenly a chill came over his body, "Therefore, it can only be another possibility. Lord Huo didn't know that his health was no longer good, and he was kept in the dark. Because he It was poisoned."

There was a lot of noise from the bystanders, and there were many whispers.Huo Sheng fixed his eyes on him.

Jia Cong said again: "The above is purely speculation, because I can't find any other possibility to explain this matter. I have to ask for an autopsy. Another strange thing is that Lord Huo ran to my brother for no reason. Go to the academy. I don’t shy away from this, and many people probably guess that way.” Jia Cong curled his lips, “I guess, the rumors in the market are like this. Nan’an Shizi Huo Sheng and a scholar Jia Baoyu of Yuntai Academy There was an acquaintance between Long and Yang, the prince Huo Xuan was furious when he learned about it, he chased him to Yuntai Academy and was furious, he had a fight with his son Huo Sheng and even used a weapon. The young scholar Jia Baoyu threw an inkstone to help his son , and accidentally knocked the prince to the ground and knocked him to death. Is that right?"

Huo Sheng's face turned blue and purple, and he gritted his teeth: "What do you want to say?"

Jia Cong said seriously: "Jia Baoyu is my elder brother, and I know how much he likes women. I don't think you, Mr. Huo, are as good as Long Yang. Therefore, you two are very ordinary. Man, definitely not a rabbit. So here comes the question. Why did Lord Huo Xuan mistakenly think that the two of you have lost your sleeves? Huo Shizi has a lot of good friends on weekdays, and my brother Baoyu is not the one who has a good relationship with you. Why do you Father will misunderstand that the two of you are unusual? He even chased him to his academy, and even flirted with you without even listening to an excuse." Jia Cong's face suddenly darkened. "Huo Shizi, have you ever thought that your own father who fought with you that day dragged a body that could be smashed to the ground by a frail scholar casually? If my elder brother Baoyu didn't hit him An inkstone, but you don't know your father's health is not good enough, and you still treat him like a steel frame like usual, and you fight him for another ten rounds, what will happen."

Huo Sheng was shocked.That's right, Baoyu's thin arm like firewood could knock down his father if he threw an inkstone, what would happen if he still regarded his body as usual?

If you don't keep it all together, you will kill your father if you miss it!

What he could think of, others would naturally think of.All the people were in an uproar.Wu You pretended to shout loudly: "What a vicious plan! One kills the prince of Nan'an, and the other makes the prince bear a huge crime! If it wasn't for Master Jia's mistake, the prince jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't clean it up. Even if this life is cleared away, it's over!" Killing his father by mistake is killing him, even if he was framed by others, Huo Sheng's patricide charge can firmly detain him for the rest of his life.

Then I heard a sharp female voice from behind: "Come here! Please do it!" I saw a group of servants slowly coming out from the gate of the palace, and the one who was held among them was Princess Nan'an in plain clothes.

Because she had given up on Huo Xuan long ago, she was not very sad, and her son was the most important person to her.She has heard the rumors all over the street these days, Huo Xuan is the son of a rabbit and has been rumored for many years, and there are all kinds of ugly things outside.And seeing Huo Sheng's dazed appearance, his hair turned gray in a hurry.Just now someone came back to her: "A child came at the door and asked the prince to go out and talk, saying that the prince was killed by someone, and the real culprit was someone else!" She immediately couldn't sit still.If what this child said is true, it will save Huo Sheng's name for the rest of his life!He also rushed outside in a hurry, and heard Jia Cong's words clearly at the door!A surprise welled up in my heart.

Huo Sheng was currently scratching his heart in a mess, when he saw her, he rushed over like a child: "Mother!"

The concubine stroked his temples, and said solemnly: "What this young master said is very true. With your father's stature, even the enemy generals can't touch a hair of him on the battlefield. How can you be a frail scholar? The small inkstone can be knocked down? I'm afraid there are other reasons for it." She secretly decided in her heart that if the test proves that Huo Xuan has never been poisoned, she must try to make him change his mouth and say that he was poisoned.

Jia Cong walked over and saluted solemnly: "Meet the princess!"

Although the princess looked sad, she couldn't hide her joy in her eyes: "You are Jia Cong? I heard that you are extremely intelligent, and you really deserve your reputation."

Jia Cong said: "It's all rumored by outsiders. I'm just a little smarter than ordinary people." Everyone who said this laughed.

The princess nodded, and stretched out her other hand to stroke his head: "Good boy!"

Jia Cong said: "Since the lord has gone, I hope that the wangfei will show her condolences and find out the real murderer to avenge him. It is worthy of the lord to be under Jiuquan."

A daughter-in-law came over from below and said, "Princess Wangfei, do you want to go in first?"

The princess was about to open her mouth when Jia Cong hurriedly said, "No!" The princess was taken aback for a moment.Jia Congnai bowed to her again, "If the concubine is not very tired, please wait at the door together with the son until Wu Zuo comes and goes in together. As for why, I am not in a position to say at this moment, and I will know when the time comes. Anyway, it is to give the prince and the son a clean slate."

The princess wholeheartedly hoped that what he said was true, and secretly regarded this son as someone sent by heaven to save Huo Sheng. Seeing the mystery of what he said, she nodded and said, "Okay. I'll follow you."

Princess Nan'an didn't care about going out of the gate, so she led her eldest son Huo Sheng and Jia Cong to stand at the gate of the mansion and wait.Such a new thing is rare in a thousand years, and more and more people are watching, and no one is willing to leave, they are all waiting for Wu Zuo to come over.Several dignitaries from Nan'an Palace who came to pay homage also came out of the crowd, saluted with the princess and Huo Xuan, and Jia Cong got to know him by the way.Among them is the very famous water-soluble deity of Prince Beijing in Dream of Red Mansions, and he really has a picture-like appearance.Then he looked left and right at others curiously.Shui Rong also glanced at him with a smile, and the two met their eyes, Jia Cong was a little embarrassed, and stopped peeking.

Not long after, the servants invited by the Nan'an Palace hurried over, and Zhao Cheng, the commander of the five cities' soldiers and horses, personally led a few people to follow behind.Jia Congnai bowed his hands to the crowd: "This matter is important, and I hope to invite a few respected elders to go in together." He glanced at the princess again.

The princess hurriedly said, "Listen to Mr. Jia."

The crowd of onlookers recommended seven elders, but Jia Cong felt that there were too few, so he invited a few more, making up twelve, and accompanied the concubine's son Zuo Zuo Jia Cong and others to go inside.