[Red Mansion] Mrs. Lin, the Buddhist family

The eldest prince's concubine is a bit depressed, and she seems to be in poor health, but I heard that she has a deep love with the eldest prince and his wife, and now she is devoted to seeking a child.

The Crown Princess didn't come, but I met her on the Crown Princess's birthday before. She is a most dignified and virtuous woman. The only regret is that I haven't had a son for the Crown Prince so far.

The third concubine was imprisoned for life because of the third prince, and she always felt inferior in front of other people.

The fourth concubine is dignified and elegant, the fifth concubine is straightforward and poisonous, and the sixth concubine is gentle and quiet.

The seventh prince and concubine had a smile on her face, but the smile didn't reach her eyes...

The dispositions of these princes and concubines are mostly compatible with their respective husbands, but there are also a few of them, like the eight princes and concubines. Contrary to the eight princes who are virtuous and virtuous, she is rather charming and selfish, and is not very popular among sisters-in-law .

The Ninth Prince is enthusiastic and unrestrained, but the Ninth Prince and Concubine is aloof and arrogant; the Tenth Prince is honest and stubborn, but the Tenth Prince and Concubine is hot and forthright.

But when Jia Shu took a closer look, he also found that although the Eighth Prince's concubine was delicate and self-confident, she would restrain herself and would not easily offend others; even though the Ninth Prince's concubine was aloof and arrogant, she never threw face at the eighth prince's wife who the Ninth Prince followed; Although the tenth concubine seemed to be different from the first two, she just sat alone and never talked much with others.

When you communicate with a lady, you can often see a lot of things.

Jia Shu saw everything in his eyes and lowered his head so that no one would notice the abnormality in her eyes.

Even though Jia Shishi had high hopes for Yuanchun, she was just a girl after all, so the [-]-day banquet was naturally not as grand as Jia Hu and Jia Zhu, and the process was quickly completed and the banquet began.

Halfway through eating, a maid suddenly came to Jia Shu, saying that Jia Daishan had something to ask her for.

Jia Shu was stunned for a moment, talked to the other people at the same table, and left behind the maidservant.

"Mr. Rong, what do you want from me?" Jia Shu looked at Jia Daishan strangely, "Didn't you already find out who was behind the scenes, and we should have cleared things up?"

Jia Daishan looked at her angrily: "Don't be sloppy with me, the sixth prince is definitely not the person behind the scenes."

The sixth prince's mother clan is gone, his personality is not good, his intelligence and strategy are not outstanding, and he still has the biggest shortcoming of "not being able to survive". Even if his power develops to the greatest extent, it is impossible to rival the prince.

The key point is that the sixth prince is impulsive and irritable, and he is not a forbearance at all.

Jia Shu smiled: "You and I have the same information, how can I find more things than you?"

Jia Daishan didn't believe it: "Can I compare with you?"

Jia Shu raised his eyebrows, not sure whether Jia Daishan was probing, or if he really thought that she would be able to catch the real person behind the scenes with her methods.

She pondered for a moment, and she was sure that telling Jia Daishan who was behind the scenes would only be good for her and the Lin family, and there was no harm, so she simply named the person she suspected: "If there is no accident, this person should be the Twelfth Prince."

Jia Daishan frowned, and didn't really believe this statement: "The Twelfth Prince has always kept a low profile, rarely appeared in front of people, and never tried to win over courtiers. How could it be possible for him to reach such a huge power?"

Jia Shu spread his hands: "This is the result of my investigation. If you don't believe it, I can't help it."

She tilted her head and thought for a while, then said, "I found two more people here. If you don't believe me, you can follow these two people to investigate."

"Who?" Jia Daishan straightened his back.

"Wen Feng, Wen Ku." Jia Shu raised his head, "The neighbor of the owner of the Cui Family Bookshop in the south of the city, there are only two brothers in the family. The younger brother Wen Kui went to Jiangnan to do business a few years ago, and the older brother Wen Feng sees everything all day long. No one knows what he does for a living. But my subordinates have found out that this Wenfeng is related to both the sixth prince and the eldest princess."

Speaking of this, Jia Shu suddenly raised his head: "Your subordinates should have investigated it too."

Jia Daishan nodded: "The news I sent to you before came from this."

It is normal to follow the groom to find the brothers of the Wen family, and then follow the clues to find the sixth prince and the eldest princess.

Having said all this, Jia Shu didn't think there was any need to conceal Jia Daishan, so he said, "Then do you know that Feng Wen is probably not just one person, but an organization, and Wen Feng has a huge influence?" Possibly the leader of this organization?"

Jia Daishan froze for a moment, then frowned.

Jia Shu asked again, "Do you know that Wen Feng's brother, Wen Ku, is probably the Ku Wen you found out?"

Jia Daishan didn't realize it at first, but soon he realized that these four names were actually two names reversed back and forth.

He immediately darkened.

Jia Shu continued: "I don't know if that Ku Wen was in Jiangnan, but judging from the affairs he is in charge of, he should not be regarded as the confidant of the Twelfth Prince. On the contrary, it is his brother Wen Feng who controls an organization... ..."

Jia Daishan's eyes lit up immediately. If Wenfeng really had something to do with the Twelve Princes, as long as he followed his line of investigation, he would definitely be able to find out the Twelve Princes' tail.

If Jia Shu hadn't reminded him, he would never have thought that a man who obviously had a close relationship with both the sixth prince and the eldest princess, who seemed to be an aide in their house, might even have a relationship with the twelfth prince.

-

On the way back to Lin's house from Rongguo Mansion that day, Lin Ruhai's eyebrows and eyes were a little sad.

Jia Shu found it strange and pulled him back to ask why.

Lin Ruhai sighed: "My husband always feels that the Twelfth Prince's enthusiasm for me is too much."

Although Lin Ruhai showed his face in a small way in the previous incident of catching spies, it has been a year since this incident, and this year, Lin Ruhai has been busy writing books and did nothing at all, even in front of the emperor. I haven't seen him a few times. It stands to reason that these princes should retreat from their enthusiasm for him, but at the banquet, the attitude of the twelve princes towards him was very enthusiastic.

Even after the prince heard the news and rushed to Rongguo Mansion, he was still hanging around Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai was busy writing books, so it was true that he hadn't made much progress in human relations, but that didn't mean he hadn't made any progress.Although the Twelfth Prince's attitude is natural, Lin Ruhai always feels a sense of disobedience, and he dare not really believe him.

Jia Shu raised his eyebrows: "It seems that the loss of the twelve princes in Jiangnan is indeed serious."

Whether it was the eldest princess who came to visit suddenly and reminded her that the princes against the Lin family were just grown-up younger brothers, reminded her that the eldest princess and the sixth prince were shields in front of the twelfth prince, or that the twelve princes suddenly treated the Lin family He made a move, lost his composure on the surface, and made a wooing gesture, which is enough to show that the loss of the Twelve Princes in Jiangnan has a great possibility that he will be forced to withdraw from the battle for the heir apparent.

This is obviously not acceptable to him, so it is inevitable that he will lose his usual composure and forbearance.

But if it wasn't for the unexpected accident in Jiangnan, the twelve princes are hiding behind their backs, and they don't know when they will suddenly bite someone else hard in the future, and this other person, will it be the innocent Lin family? not sure.

"What do you say?" Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Shu, "Why is the Twelfth Prince involved with Jiangnan?"

Although the Twelfth Prince was also implicated in the Jiangnan Incident, he was the least implicated besides the Fourth Prince.With such a little foundation, how could it be said that the loss was serious.

Jia Shu directly pointed out that the twelve princes might be aimed at the princes of the Lin family, and said: "After all, the twelve princes are young, so they may not have planned to develop power in the capital at the beginning, otherwise if they are discovered by other older princes, He can't please at all, but it is easy to expose himself and attract the fear of other princes."

But for the same prince, the presence of the twelfth prince in the capital is even lower than that of the sixth prince, which is an unusual thing in the first place.

Since the capital does not have the influence of the Twelve Princes, his influence is naturally elsewhere.And besides the capital, where else can the forces develop to compete with these princes in the capital?Only Jiangnan!

So after the twelve princes gave up the capital, he probably sent people directly to the south of the Yangtze River to develop their power.

Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice in Daxia. It is the most affluent place except the capital city. It has many beauties and things. It is the most famous gold selling cave in Daxia. To develop power in the name of doing business in that place, as long as it is not too stupid People, relying on a prince, the final developed power cannot be too bad.

Even if the other princes intervene in Jiangnan, they will only use Jiangnan as a money bag, and it is impossible to put all their chips on Jiangnan.

But the twelve princes came of age too late, and the eleven elder brothers before him had almost finished dividing up the power in the capital. He didn't dare to pull out his teeth when he was fledgling, so he could only develop Jiangnan with all his strength.

He may be born good at forbearance and camouflage, and his brain is smart enough to understand clearly, so in the end, he relied on the power of Jiangnan to quietly eat away part of the power in the capital without attracting the attention of others.

Not to mention Lin Ruhai, even an old fox like Jia Daishan never doubted the Twelve Princes who had always been quiet and low-key.

——Jia Daishan even doubted the Fourth Prince!

If the development continues according to the Twelve Princes, although he may not be able to become the emperor, even if the new emperor takes the throne, he can live a good life.

Moreover, even though they all fought for the same chair, not everyone has to be emperor—

Many princes knew their own abilities very well, and knew that with their own abilities and temperament, it was impossible for Emperor Qisheng to hand over the throne to him no matter what.Therefore, the purpose of their participation in seizing the heir apparent was to allow themselves to live comfortably under the hands of their brothers after the new emperor ascended the throne.

However, there are always many surprises in the world.

Jia Shu looked at Lin Ruhai. She never expected that a case of collaborating with the enemy that should have failed to catch the suspect would eventually lead to a direct earthquake in the Jiangnan officialdom.

This directly led to the destruction of the arrangement of the Twelve Princes for many years.

The most important thing is that the eldest princess who seemed to be standing behind the twelve princes seemed to be planning to break up with him——

That Wen Feng was able to use the eldest princess and the sixth prince as a shield, but Jia Shu didn't believe that with the shrewdness of the eldest princess, she would not notice it at all.

But she turned a corner and exposed the twelve princes.

"Because it is impossible for the Twelve Princes to wait for the throne anymore." Lin Ruhai has a more thorough understanding of the matter of seizing the heir than Jia Shu, "Although I don't know how many years it took the Twelve Princes to develop their influence in the south of the Yangtze River, but It certainly took a long time."

"Besides, when the twelve princes chose to intervene in Jiangnan, the attention of the other princes must have been on the capital at that time. But now, the situation in the capital has basically stabilized, and all the important positions in Jiangnan's officialdom have been replaced by new people. All the princes are staring at Jiangnan. It is impossible for the Twelve Princes to quietly develop their influence in the south of the Yangtze River like before."

If there is no way to quietly develop his power, with the poor foundation of the twelve princes in the capital, it is not impossible for him to bite a piece of meat from the mouths of other princes, but it will directly expose him.

"That is to say, even if we don't find the two brothers Wen Feng and Wen Ku, in a few years, when the twelve princes clash with other princes, he will still be exposed?" Jia Shu fell into deep thought. The second prince has indeed lost his qualification to compete for the throne.

Originally, the biggest advantage of the twelve princes was that no one guarded against him.

"No wonder the princess wants to break up with him." Jia Shu laughed.

No matter what the eldest princess's purpose in helping the Twelve Princes is, the current Twelve Princes will definitely not be able to help her achieve it.

-

That night, Jia Shu possessed the fat mouse and ran to the residence of the twelve princes.

The twelve princes' study room was brightly lit.

Jia Shu ran in quietly, and unexpectedly found that the twelve princes were discussing matters with a middle-aged man.

"Wen Feng, what do you think we should do from now on?" In the Jiangnan battle, the twelve princes suffered heavy losses. Without the enshrining from Jiangnan, he was restricted in everything he did during this period of time, which aroused his emotions during this period of time, and he repeatedly made mistakes.

Wen Feng lowered his head: "Your Highness, now we only have two paths left."

"Which two?" The Twelfth Prince looked at Wen Feng with a little interest.During this period of time, he thought over and over again, and felt that his future was bleak, especially the withdrawal of the eldest princess, which made him completely hopeless of ascending the throne.He always felt that all he had left now was to shrink back and wait for the new emperor to take the throne.

Wen Feng sighed: "Your Highness can also help other princes win the throne."

The twelve princes narrowed their eyes: "You know, this prince is absolutely unwilling to obey other people's orders."

Otherwise, why should he spend all these years trying to develop his power?

"But if the Eldest Princess withdraws, she will most likely choose to directly support the Sixth Prince. At that time, the Eldest Princess, who knows us well enough, will really not turn around and attack His Highness?"

The twelve princes couldn't help laughing: "What are you kidding? The sixth child is just a sick child who will not live long. Even if the elder sister is out of her mind, it is impossible for the eldest sister to help the sixth child win the throne."

Wen Feng's heart was heavy: "But the sixth prince's short life, isn't it the best result for the eldest princess?"

The smile on the lips of the Twelfth Prince faded a bit: "What do you mean?"

"Your Highness really doesn't understand the subordinate's meaning?" Wen Feng raised his head and looked at him seriously.

The smile on the face of the Twelfth Prince disappeared completely, and he couldn't help but think of the two conditions that the Eldest Princess promised to support him in the first place——

One is to guarantee that the sixth prince will die in bed; the other is to give her enough freedom, as long as the eldest princess does not rebel, even if she raises a large group of face leaders in the house, she cannot be reprimanded at all.

But such a condition is not difficult, any of his brothers can do it.

The eldest princess doesn't have to fight him to the death.

Even Wen Feng's words made him feel very reasonable. The sixth prince was short-lived. If he really sat on the throne, he probably wouldn't have a good life for two years. When his son succeeded to the throne, with her kindness to the sixth prince, and the two With the blood relationship between them, wouldn't the eldest princess live a more comfortable life?

If the eldest princess really supports the sixth prince, then the first person she wants to deal with is probably his younger brother.

The Twelfth Prince was a little nervous: "But with my current power, it is impossible for anyone to be willing to accept..."

He paused, thinking of the fourth prince.

Shisan and him are not much different in age, and their experiences and situations are not much different, but Shisan has no idea about the throne, and only wants to protect his mother and concubine and sister, so when he was very young, he followed His Royal Highness's ass turned behind.

But the crown prince has been designated as the crown prince since he was a child. Although he is brothers with them, he still treats them as courtiers in most cases.Thirteen followed the prince, although no one dared to bully his mother, concubine and younger sister, but it did not change their lives much.

On the contrary, the fourth prince noticed Shisan's situation, and he simply reprimanded the palace servants who cheated and insulted the thirteenth concubine and his younger sister, and asked the eunuch who was in charge to watch over them, so that the living conditions of the thirteenth concubine and his younger sister were improved. Great improvement.

Since then, the thirteen couples and the four princes have been determined to get up together.

The twelfth prince also thought about whether the prince would alienate the fourth prince because of this, but he didn't expect the prince to be broad-minded. After being awkward with the fourth prince for a while, he returned to normal.

Although the fourth prince has not revealed the idea of ​​fighting for the heir, but considering himself, he feels that the fourth prince must have the same idea in his heart, but because of his status, he temporarily suppressed it.

Of course, he can also rely on other princes, but with his current strength, those brothers may not be able to see him.

Those who like him may not necessarily be able to like each other.

However, Wen Feng gave an unexpected answer: "Why don't you go directly to the prince?"

Although the prince is reprimanded by the emperor, the emperor has such deep affection for the prince, and it is only a one-time reprimand, which will not affect the prince at all.

The twelve princes directly refused: "Any brother is fine, but I will never help the prince."

"Your Highness..."

"It's not negotiable, if you can't do it, you can't do it!"

Help the prince?He's crazy to do it!

Was it because he was not suppressed hard enough by the prince since he was a child, or because he was not completely ignored by his father?Or is it obvious that he is a brother, but the crown prince doesn't look at him enough with the eyes of his courtiers?

What's more, where does the prince need to seize the heir?Isn't he himself that Di?

It's easy for the prince to sit on the throne. Let the prince be quiet and flatter his father. With his father's partiality, as long as he doesn't make mistakes in the modulation, will the throne be handed over to the second emperor after a hundred years? two people?

The Twelfth Prince felt that if he didn't fight for the throne, it would be a kind of help to the prince.

Not only him, I believe other brothers have the same idea as him.

Wen Feng is helpless, but he is the staff of the Twelfth Prince, just a subordinate, even if he thinks it is the easiest way to help the prince ascend the throne, but the Twelfth Prince is not happy, he can only choose a more difficult path.

He hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Your Highness, this subordinate feels that now we can slowly develop our power secretly, no matter how fast, we just need to wait for the prince to make a few more mistakes to wipe out the emperor's tolerance for him. Then we can secretly contact the fourth prince and persuade him to participate in the seizure of the heirloom."

The twelve princes frowned: "Not now?"

"No matter what the fourth prince thinks in his heart, as long as the prince's status is stable, the fourth prince will definitely not participate in the seizure of the heir."

Because when the crown prince's position was stable, the four princes, who watched every word and deed under the crown prince's eyelids, had no chance to develop their power at all.

He would let the twelve princes take refuge with the fourth prince, because the fourth prince's status was slightly lower than the prince's, and Emperor Qisheng's feelings for him——

Compared with other princes, because Emperor Qisheng chose the fourth prince and decided to train him to be the right-hand man of the prince, besides finding a teacher for the fourth prince, he also needs to personally "teach" the fourth prince, instilling in him that he must never compete with the prince for the throne. idea.

Although Qishengdi's purpose was not for the fourth prince, but after getting along for a long time, Qishengdi's affection for the fourth prince is naturally deeper than that of other princes.

Besides, the fourth prince is really capable, whether it is the matter that the crown prince or Qisheng emperor entrusts him to handle, he can handle it properly, and no one can find a single mistake.Although the interpersonal relationship is not very good, the prince and Qisheng Emperor value the ability to handle affairs very much.

However, if the fourth prince leaked even the slightest idea when the prince's position was stable, he might be greeted with the most violent suppression.

If they really want the fourth prince to participate in the seizure of the heir apparent, first of all, they have to find a way to pull the prince down.

The twelve princes were not stupid, and quickly figured out the key points.

But when he thought that he had to lie dormant for several years to build his own power from scratch, the twelve princes felt a headache, and their impression of Lin Ruhai and the prince became even worse.

The two discussed some other matters, and it was only in the middle of the night that Wen Feng left the study of the Twelfth Prince.

Jia Shu took advantage of the darkness and hurried back to Lin's house.

Fourth Prince, this familiar ranking...

Jia Shu sighed, when will this seizing the throne be a big deal.

The Twelfth Prince was just pulled out, and before he could do anything to him, it was discovered that the Fourth Prince was involved.

Considering that Dream of the Red Chamber was originally written about Kang Yong's time, Jia Shu inevitably put these princes in the background of Jiulong seizing the heir.If this is the case, the fourth prince is the real winner in the end.

Jia Shu doesn't know enough details about Dream of the Red Chamber, but she was in her adolescence when the palace dramas of the Qing Dynasty were popular.

The TV series about Kowloon's conquest of the heir apparent is clear enough, and the characters are not too different from history.But this twelfth prince, who was clearly ranked before the tenth and thirty-fourth princes, but disappeared during the Kowloon seizing the throne, was very happy during the Yongzheng period. In the Qianlong period, he even became a prince with real power, and his relationship with Qianlong was excellent.