Enemies in the Red Chamber

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Lin Ruhai went to work early in the morning, with pocketbooks in his sleeves, and sweaty hands, looking forward to the arrival of the emperor.I glanced at the few people standing in front, and sure enough, seeing that they also looked restless, I was sure that Daiyu's guess was somewhat accurate.The prince of Nan'an has been honored and raised in the mansion since he came back two years ago, and he no longer goes to court, but he also came today, and he snorted coldly when he saw Lin Ruhai, as if he had already gained full confidence.

When the eunuch shouted "The emperor is here", Lin Ruhai breathed a sigh of relief, and knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times following the slogan.Some people, including Prince Nan'an, instantly changed their complexions, with despair in their eyes. It was the Supreme Emperor who had originally planned to preside over the overall situation. How could the Emperor turn over again? !

There were more than a hundred people in the main hall, but there was no sound. After a long time, the person on the throne made a sound, and just said "Dear dears...", followed by continuous coughing, which was earth-shattering, as if he wanted to cough his heart and lungs come out.Then I saw two imperial doctors hurried up with the medicine box, knelt at the emperor's feet to diagnose the pulse and administer acupuncture.The ministers below were all beating their hearts at this moment, with their heads lowered, they wanted to get into the cracks in the ground, and their inner clothes were almost soaked in the winter.

It took a while for the emperor to speak again, "It's been windy and cold recently, you don't need to worry too much." All the people below knelt down in the tunnel and said, "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon's body!"

According to the original procedure, on the first day of the opening of the seal, the emperor and his ministers should have said something auspicious, but afterward, some eunuchs shouted directly: "If there is something to do, we will play it early, and if there is nothing to do, we will leave the court."

In this kind of situation, no one would go forward to look uncomfortable, no matter how anxious Lin Ruhai was in his heart, he would not be the one in the front seat.After waiting for half a quarter of an hour, seeing that no one came out to play the right song, the eunuch shouted again: "Back to the court..."

At this time, the outcome has already been decided. Since the emperor appeared in the Golden Luan Hall, it was a statement of the winner. This war without gunpowder ended with the victory of the current emperor when most people were still confused.Those who heard only a few words earlier needed to go back and find a way to deal with them. Those who didn't get the news earlier also saw that something was wrong.Only Lin Ruhai was walking slowly, thinking about what to do.

Just as he was about to walk out of the palace gate, a young eunuch ran over to stop him, "Lord Lin, the emperor has summoned you."

Lin Ruhai casually stuffed a purse into the little eunuch's hand, and asked with a tentative smile, "I don't know what my father-in-law knows?"

The little eunuch cupped his hands and said: "Master Lin, don't ask, it's a troubled time, we don't want to talk too much, anyway, you just need to know that it's not a bad thing."

Lin Ruhai pinched the folds in his sleeves, and followed the little eunuch back.

When I arrived at the entrance of the imperial study, I saw the chief executive waiting there, met Lin Ruhai and said: "Master Lin, the emperor has specially instructed you to go in directly when you arrive, without further notification. Please!"

Lin Ruhai didn't give him anything more, just smiled and nodded at him, and followed him in.

In the Golden Luan Hall, the emperor lived far away in the high seat, and everyone lowered their heads, unable to see his expression clearly.After walking in, Lin Ruhai could see clearly that the emperor's complexion was blue, his lips were purple, and his eyes were protruding. He didn't need an imperial doctor's diagnosis to know that he must have been poisoned.Lin Ruhai shuddered subconsciously, his legs felt weak, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he knew something extraordinary.

The emperor didn't seem to care, and said: "I heard that something happened to Lin Qing's family, I don't know if it has been dealt with properly?"

Lin Ruhai knelt down immediately, took out the notebook and held it up, "I have my own principles."

The chief eunuch took the booklet and turned it over to see if there was any entrainment before handing it over to the emperor. After taking it, the emperor read it carefully, then closed it, thought for a moment, and said: "Lin Qing, go back first, before noon, Mr. Lin will be able to gone back."

Lin Ruhai smiled happily, and bowed to thank: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En."

When Lin Ruhai left the imperial study, the emperor coughed again and vomited a mouthful of blood while clutching his chest, scaring the chief eunuch half to death.The emperor waved his hand indifferently, "Call Lin Zhao over here."

Seeing Brother Liu come out from the next room, he knelt down and said, "Thank you, Majesty, for your fulfillment."

But the emperor shook his head and said: "You are so courageous as a child. You have to rush back home after leaving the tiger's den. You really don't look like a child in his teens."

But brother Liu said: "This morning the emperor sent secret guards to rescue the boy. It is the emperor's kindness. The boy must not know what is good or bad. Since he has an opportunity, he should do his best. Moreover, the boy's father has always taught the boy to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic. It's my honor. Besides, three years ago, I traveled to the West Sea and witnessed the vegetarian meal in the corpse of the prince of Nan'an. The people under him were starved of food and clothing, and I was willing to do my part for those people."

Then he sneered again and said: "For selfishness, the prince of Nan'an used the boy as a raft, so it is all right for the boy to return it to him. Since it is beneficial to both public and private, the boy has no reason not to do it."

The emperor coughed a few more times, seeing his abilities, he didn't treat him like a child, and said: "Your parents are still worried. Forget it, let the dark guards send you back, and there will be angels and the imperial guards there soon." Send an order to seize the house, you should find an opportunity to do it cheaply, it is best to find some evidence such as treason, collaborating with the enemy and treason, and let the hidden guards cooperate with you if you need anything."

Brother Liu saw that he had already vomited two mouthfuls of blood, and he was sure once again that his life span was not long, so he was no longer worried about showing his sharpness.Even if he will tell the prince everything, it will be several years before he grows up, and the prince may not guard against him at that time, so it is better to hang up his name now and earn some benefits back.This time made him more deeply aware of the importance and urgency of having his own power.

Thinking this way, he had already retired from the imperial study, and followed the dark guards to the direction of Nan'an Palace.

After Lin Ruhai returned home, he told Jia Min Daiyu and Yang Shili what happened before and after, discussing what to do next.In fact, these things should not be told to them, but the staff at home can't listen to them, and Daiyu showed superhuman political sensitivity, which made Lin Ruhai unconsciously want to ask her thoughts, so there was This is out.

Yang Shili thought for a while and asked: "I don't know how the Supreme Emperor is doing now? I heard people in Shandong say that the Supreme Emperor suffered a disastrous defeat because of his loyalty to Prince Yi, and had to retreat behind the scenes, and chose the present as his successor. Looking at it now Come on, the Taishanghuang has a long-term plan. It is not certain when the poison will be released. Seeing that the emperor is out of control, he will stand in front of the stage. It can be seen that the Taishanghuang is not willing to admit defeat. He is afraid that he will make a comeback after this momentary failure .”

Jia Min also said: "Judging from the words of the master, the current life of the emperor is worrying, I am afraid that the emperor will live longer than the emperor..."

Lin Ruhai also sighed, "Let's see again..."

But Daiyu lowered her eyes and knew it. The three of them probably never thought that the emperor would let the emperor live for a long time. They are all people who have never really experienced the cruelty of the royal family. In their hearts, killing their father probably never thought about it. Yes, but I don't know that there is nothing that cannot happen in the royal family.Poisoning a son, forcing a father to death, strangling a concubine to death, and beating a court lady to death are all common.

Before noon, I heard the news that Nan'an Prince's Mansion was ransacked today before the first lunar month was out, and even imitation dragon robes and letters from foreign barbarians were copied from the house.

Compared to Brother Liu returning home safe and sound, these are nothing more than trivial matters in the eyes of the Lin family.

When Brother Liu entered the house, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, except for Daiyu, no one thought this smile was very creepy.When Zou Xu wiped out the Ning family back then, she still had this warm smile on her face. She still remembers it vividly.

Sure enough, after a few days, the Nan'an Palace was charged with treason, collaborating with the enemy and treason, eating empty wages, violence and brutality, embezzlement and bribery, and other crimes. The child is sold.

And the little princess of Nan'an Palace who was once remembered by Liu Ge'er was even taken special care of by Liu Ge'er. He was sold out in prison without having time for his friends and relatives to redeem him.Those people were all related to the Nan'an Palace, and it was the time when there was a lot of turmoil. Even if they would be angry because of being embarrassed, they would not sue the Ministry of Punishment for selling prisoners in advance because of other people's daughters, just to attract others' attention.

Following the incident in the Nan'an Palace, the Taishang Emperor's lineage was cleaned up one by one, and people in Beijing were panicked.

When the first month came out and the dragon raised its head on the second month of the second month, even the Supreme Emperor died of illness.Daiyu and Yang Shili originally planned to leave on this day, but since Jia Min was also going to mourn and there was no one to look after them at home, they decided to stay for a while longer.

If the death of the Supreme Emperor by the Lin family was just to make sure they were on the right team so that they could understand the current situation, then the death of Concubine Xiande was definitely a big blow to the panic-stricken Rongguo Mansion.

When Jia Yuanchun was crying, his stomach hurt unbearably and he passed out, and he has not woken up since then.The doctor's diagnosis was that she was overly sad and exhausted, and she was pregnant but didn't pay attention, which resulted in one dead body and two dead.

The old lady and Mrs. Wang fainted immediately after hearing the news. The women were all panicked, and the men were also in a state of confusion except for Jia She.Only Jia Amnesty went to find his nurse brother secretly, took advantage of the chaos to smuggle out a large amount of belongings, and wrote another letter, asking him to go to Yangzhou to hand over to Jia Lian, and let their family stay guarded in Yangzhou The four stay in Yangzhou and must not return to Beijing.

If something really happened in the capital, he would naturally be responsible for it. He is far away in the Yangzhou Mountains. As long as he doesn't return to the capital, he can shirk and say that he doesn't know. In the case of the second wife, at most, they would take off their titles and take up their official positions. Anyway, their first wife has never done anything bad in these years, and they are not afraid of anyone to investigate.

The author has something to say: I finally wrote that Yuanchun died of illness...