The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 709 Continuation inside and outside the palace
That night.

Peach Blossom Lane 'Su' house.

These days, the creation of "Farewell My Concubine" is getting better and better, and it is no longer Lin Daiyu who shaves her head and picks her hair. Because Xue Baochai guards in front of her uncle's spirit every day, she entrusts all her family to Baoqin temporarily. I also put most of my thoughts on this story.

As a result, I gradually began to immerse myself in it.

Now the two of them communicate and exchange ideas almost every day, and every time they collide with each other, new sparks of inspiration come out—although the manuscript has been changed several times because of this, and up to now only one and a half chapters have been confirmed, but Lin Daiyu never tires of it.

Every day, if Zijuan and Xueyan did not try their best to dissuade them, they would wish they could stay in the creative passion all night long.

But tonight, Sister Lin, who had always been attentive, was sitting at the desk, but she seemed a little absent-minded. Every time she dropped three or five words, she would raise her head and glance down.

Gein is not the only one who is buried in the desk in the study today—Jiao Shun is also writing a pen on the improvised square table on the right hand side, thinking hard about the admission regulations and responsibilities of the Engineering Academy.

Lin Daiyu was only curious at the beginning, but seeing Jiao Shun buried in the study room, even eating simple dinner in the study room, she gradually became a little worried.

After hesitating again and again, she put down the brush in her hand and said softly, "Did you encounter any difficulties?"

Jiao Shun paused, raised his head and said with a smile: "It is true that I have encountered a lot of trouble - but in the officialdom, if you don't want to live with the light, you will definitely encounter a lot of trouble, especially with a background like me, especially It is inevitable that I will be regarded as the target of public criticism. As the saying goes, it is sad to pass the test. After a few years, I have already gotten used to it. Now if no one jumps out to embarrass me for a while, I will be suspicious, for fear that there is a big trouble hidden behind. gone."

Lin Daiyu fell silent after hearing these words.

She was influenced by Jia Baoyu since she was a child, and she was indifferent to official affairs, so although she knew that Jiao Shun was different from Jia Baoyu in that she didn't just work hard with her parents, but had another career outside, but she didn't care about it. The difference has not been carefully considered.

It wasn't until today when Jiao Shun talked about the hardships outside in a joking tone that he suddenly realized that all the joys and surprises in life were all prepared by him in his busy schedule.

Thinking about it this way, those memories seemed to add weight.

"what happened?"

Seeing that she didn't have anything to say in a daze, Jiao Shun stretched his waist and stood up with a smile, "I won't write, I won't write. If I knew it would make you worry, I shouldn't have brought my business home."

"I did not mean that!"

Lin Daiyu also hurriedly got up and said: "Since it is an important business, you should come here to write, and I will let the maids make a cup of ginseng tea."

As he said that, without waiting for Jiao Shun to answer, he stepped forward and grabbed Jiao Shun, pushed him to sit in front of the desk, and then moved the official documents, drafts, pens, inks, papers and inkstones like ants moving house.

Although Sister Lin is straight-hearted, her demeanor is graceful and graceful, especially when moving the heavy inkstone, she moves like a weak willow supporting the wind and a Xizi holding her heart.

Jiao Shun couldn't help but hold her little hand in his palm, and said with a laugh: "Then I'll be disrespectful today—but I don't need to drink the ginseng tea, otherwise I'll keep my mind up, but I'm afraid my sister will have to worry about it at night."

Hearing this, Daiyu hurriedly broke free, gave him an angry sideways glance, and walked out of the study without saying a word.

Normally, Jiao Shun would have to chase him out to have fun, but today he is really busy with important matters, so he can only pick up the pen regretfully, and continue to scribble and sketch on the draft.

Not long after, Lin Daiyu personally brought a cup of fragrant tea, which contained jasmine tea.

She put the tea away, first looked at the ink in the inkstone, and saw that there was still a lot of ink, so she walked around to the incense burner, ready to replace the half-burned sandalwood.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she took out the incense box, she saw the four characters of "refreshing good product" printed on it. Lin Daiyu was startled, hesitated for a long time and finally changed the sandalwood, but she couldn't help blushing after the change Jiao Shun took a look.

Afterwards, Sister Lin left the others behind and just stayed with Jiao Shun in the study, refilling his tea and grinding ink from time to time.

When the night was getting dark, he ordered the maids to prepare the bathtubs.

Jiao Shun was flattered by this rare tenderness and consideration. He was afraid that writing this memorial at home would make Shi Xiangyun worry, so he chose Lin Daiyu's side. .

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At the same time, in Chuxiu Palace
The queen is having a night talk with Concubine Wu.

Under the dim light, Concubine Wu curled up slightly, lying on her side beside the empress. Against the empress's tall figure, she looked even smaller and cute.

"so……"

She widened her beautiful eyes and said in surprise: "Could it be that the emperor no longer trusts Jiao Shun? Otherwise, why would he allow Wang Ge to get involved in engineering?"

The queen shook her head slightly: "It's not that serious, but the emperor intends to accept Wang Zhe's Neo-Confucianism, and even does not hesitate to let them get a share of engineering. It should be a certainty."

After a pause, he couldn't help sighing again: "I don't know how Jiao Shun will break the situation."

"What if he can't break the game?"

Concubine Wu Gui was worried: "Will the elders of the Wang Pavilion make room for this? I heard that they want to imitate Guozixue——Dr. Against him, whoever has the final say may not be sure!"

The queen is also worried about this.

Although she definitely didn't mean to mess up the court, but while she memorized those two secrets by heart, she couldn't help but treat someone differently, so subconsciously, she didn't want him to be picked by Wang Zhe.

"Sister, sister?"

Just as he couldn't help being a little distracted, Concubine Wu Guifei shoved his shoulders twice, and when he came back to his senses, he heard her say, "Do you think we can help him?"

After the two became closer, she finally changed "Niang Niang" to "Sister".

"Help him?"

The queen laughed dumbfounded, and joked: "Didn't you complain that the emperor shouldn't let Jiao Changqing be Brother Yao's teacher before, and offend the civil servants for no reason? Now why are you arguing for him?"

"One moment, another moment!"

Concubine Wu Guifei said indifferently, seeing that the queen was still smiling, she said annoyedly: "Sister asked knowingly, I didn't know that he had something in her hands before, not to mention the telegraph incident, it also proved that this person is indeed a bit crooked. , even if he is not virtuous enough to be a teacher, he is still qualified to be a dog and a horse."

As he said that, he bit back and said: "It's my sister, who has been worried since she got the news, could it be that Jiao Changqing was taken into the play after watching the memorial... Oops~!

The two hurt each other for a while, and then hesitated and panted to make peace.

Concubine Wu Guifei saw that the atmosphere was just right, so she couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Sister, have you noticed that since His Majesty caught the wind and cold at the beginning of the month, his energy has not been as good every day..."

"Be careful!"

Knowing that it is impossible to have ears on the partition wall in the dormitory, the empress still froze in fright: "How dare you say such nonsense? If people listen to it..."

"I'm just talking to my sister."

Concubine Wu Guifei posted it, wrapped her arms around the queen's arm and said coquettishly: "I naturally hope that the emperor will last forever, but if something happens, we sisters should make preparations in advance."

The queen was silent.

She is naturally more aware of the emperor's physical condition than Wu Guifei. Counting from March, the emperor's physical condition has been stable and improving. However, God has not fully recovered, and even shows signs of gradual deterioration.

According to the rhetoric of the imperial doctors, it can be roughly inferred that this winter is a hurdle, and it will be at least half a year before it can be overcome. If it cannot be overcome...

Emperor Longyuan himself should have realized this point. If not, he would not be in a hurry to "surrender and accept rebellion". In order to win over Wang Zhe's Neo-Confucianism, he would even give up part of the power of engineering.

But is it really good to do so?

It is difficult for the queen to make a judgment, but she always feels uneasy.

She wasn't complaining about Jiao Shun, but after all, Jiao Shun built engineering from scratch, and now it has achieved some results, but it's not kind to introduce the New Confucianism school to pick peaches rashly.

But these things are not something she should criticize.

So the queen sighed slightly, and persuaded: "Go to bed earlier, you will be on duty again tomorrow."

Concubine Wu Gui frowned and hummed a few times when she heard this, her face was full of disgust.

When the emperor fell ill at first, she was afraid that she would not be able to get close, but now she is already tired of the errands in front of the imperial court, serving tea and pouring water like a court lady in the Qianqing Palace, and she has to be scolded by the emperor from time to time , how can there be the comfort of being surrounded by stars in the Zhongcui Palace?
To be honest, she thinks about it day and night, hoping that the emperor will die soon!

Anyway, he was already half-dead, so why bother to hold on to the dead body? !
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While Concubine Wu Gui was full of disrespect, Concubine Rong in Yanxi Palace was also panicking because of the emperor's physical condition.

Even though it was late at night, she still hadn't fallen asleep, with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes, pacing back and forth in the dormitory like a frightened wind, her face alternately frightened and ferocious, gnashing her silver teeth from time to time.

All of a sudden, she braked suddenly, and the majestic headlights trembled a few times. She managed to overcome the gravity of the earth with great difficulty, but it was still ups and downs in the sound of her gradually heavy breathing.

Turning her gaze to the dressing table, Concubine Rong clenched her fists, her whole body trembling.

After a while, she moved to the dressing table step by step, opened the bottom drawer with trembling hands, and took out a small box with two locks from the drawer.

Because my hands were unstable, I had to try several times to open the two copper locks one by one.

After unlocking, Concubine Rong didn't open the box immediately, but put it on her lap, took a few deep breaths to try to calm down, and then opened the lid little by little.

However, the box opened wide, and what came into view was empty!
Concubine Rong shuddered suddenly, her heart seemed to pop out of her throat for a moment, this box contained terrible things, she was afraid of being seen by others, so she put on two locks on purpose, but why suddenly disappeared? !

who did it? !
The confidantes around her flashed through her mind one by one, and while she was suspicious, she reached in tremblingly, wanting to make a final confirmation.

The next second, Concubine Rong suddenly showed a look of surprise, and then suddenly leaned back, only to see a small packet of medicine powder lying quietly in the place that was originally "dark under the lamp".

Concubine Rong patted her heart as if she had received amnesty, and immediately thought that it was this pair of useless things that had caused her to be scared to death just now, so she slapped her heart twice again in a fit of anger, and then took out the medicine Bao looked back and forth.

This thing is an old eunuch who is about to go out of the palace to recuperate. It was given to her in private, saying that it can be used to poison mice, cats, dogs, chickens, ducks and geese, but it can be eaten by living people. It will be uncomfortable for a few days at most.

At first, Concubine Rong didn't understand the meaning of these words, she just felt that the old eunuch was baffled, she scolded a few words, didn't take the medicine bag at all, and planned to stay away from this crazy old eunuch.

However, just as she turned to leave, the old eunuch added slowly: "It's strange to say that after those little things were poisoned to death, even the imperial doctor couldn't find out that they were poisoned. In the end, they could only deduce died of illness."

How could the imperial physician conduct autopsies on several animals?
This is clearly referring to something else!
Concubine Rong subconsciously stopped, looked back at the old eunuch, and asked him what he meant.

The old eunuch just smiled meaningfully, handed her the medicine bag, and walked away on his own.

After Concubine Rong returned to Yanxi Palace, the more she thought about holding the medicine bag, the more frightened she became. At one point, she tried to find the old eunuch to ask what happened, but found that the old eunuch left the palace that afternoon after handing her the medicine bag. Pension gone.

Although Concubine Rong is big, she is not brainless after all, and soon realized that someone must be trying to kill someone with a knife, but she couldn't guess who it was.

As for whether she wanted to take this opportunity to harm her, Concubine Rong deliberated over and over again, and felt that the possibility was unlikely. After all, everyone knew her current predicament, and she didn't need others to harm her, she had already entered a dead end.

So is it going to be someone else's knife?
Concubine Rong thought about it for more than a month, but she still couldn't make up her mind.

But now it seems that there is not much room for hesitation, once the emperor can't survive this winter, then she will also usher in a catastrophe!
And the effect of this package of medicine, if it can really be as the old eunuch said, it can indeed have the effect of dredging the bottom of the pot.

As for the consequences of doing so...

As long as she can escape this catastrophe, who cares about the flood? !

Thinking of this, Concubine Rong unconsciously clenched the medicine bag in her hand, and secretly made up her mind that even if someone takes advantage of her, it's better than just sitting there waiting to die!

Of course, before officially looking for an opportunity to act, one must first try to test the effect of this medicine, otherwise, if you investigate it afterwards, wouldn't you be in danger of dying?
(End of this chapter)