The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 786 'Confession'

Hearing that 'Jia Lian' sent someone to invite Jiao Shun, Mrs. Wang was full of entanglements.

At first, I was worried that the long room would take the opportunity to make some kind of moth.

During the funeral, the experience of arguing with Mrs. Xing for two days and three days had already exhausted Mrs. Wang physically and mentally. If it was not necessary, she would never want to see Mrs. Xing's seductive and sarcastic face again.

Secondly, the last time Jiao Shun stayed in Rongguo Mansion because he was 'drunk' at Jia Lian's place.

If there was no matter of Baochai, Mrs. Wang would naturally be eager to do so, but now if she wants to stay with Jiao Shun overnight, she will inevitably feel guilty for luring a wolf into the house.

But Jia Lian, as the only adult male in the Rongguo Mansion, it's only natural for him to entertain Jiao Shun, so why should he stop him?

Even if there was a suitable reason, what would Jiao Changqing think?
Just as his heart was turning, Jiao Shun had already stood up, and said: "Since the second brother Lian has invited me, my nephew will leave for the time being."

"This, you..."

Mrs. Wang stumbled twice, and finally said discouragedly: "Then you go."

After sending Jiao Shun away, she sat blankly for a while feeling lost, and couldn't help calling Caixia Caiyun to ask where Baochai is now.

Caixia thought for a while and replied: "Second Grandma Bao is probably in Qiushuangzhai at the moment. Since the third girl handed over her errands, they often get together to play chess and write articles."

"At the third girl's place?"

Mrs. Wang's heart moved, and she secretly thought that this might be a good shield, and she was about to ask Tanchun to come over to give an opportunity, but then she thought again, if Tanchun left Qiushuangzhai, how could Baochai stay for a long time?
So he temporarily changed his words and asked Li Wan to invite him.

Li Wan also just came out of Qiu Shuang Zhai - no matter how much he looked down on Aunt Zhao, she was Tan Chun's biological mother after all, so it was impossible to really leave her alone.

Received Mrs. Wang's call, hurried to the Qingtang hut in a hurry.

Mrs. Wang backed away, pulled her and whispered: "I have something to tell you to do, don't ask why, just do it."

Seeing her so mysterious and mysterious, Li Wan quickly cheered up: "The wife just tells the daughter-in-law."

Mrs. Wang looked outside the door with a guilty conscience, and then continued: "Well, you can go to your third sister in a while and ask her to try to keep Baochai in Qiushuangzhai at night-don't say it's what I mean, let's talk about it." Don't spread the word."

Li Wan couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.

At the moment, she didn't mention that she just came out of Qiushuangzhai, she stood up and said, "I see, Madam, don't worry, I'll talk to my third sister right now."

Mrs. Wang got up to send each other off, while repeatedly exhorting: "Remember, don't say it's what I meant!"

Li Wan repeatedly made promises, and then left Qingtang hut, and went to look for Tanchun again.

At that time, Aunt Zhao was trying her best to stay in Qiushuangzhai.

Where did Tanchun not know what her real intention was?
Aunt Zhao's appetite was whetted by ramblings, and she felt that the fire was almost ready, and she was about to "reluctantly" agree, when she heard that Li Wan had left and returned.

Tanchun was puzzled, so he asked Aunt Zhao to wait in the room, and went outside to find Li Wan to find out.

Before she could open her mouth after going out, she saw Li Wan winking at the corner first, and she immediately said understandingly: "Sister-in-law, let's talk in the gazebo."

The two aunts and sisters-in-law entered the gazebo one after the other, and Li Wan recounted Mrs. Wang's confession to Tanchun without any concealment.

After hearing this, Tanchun raised his eyebrows: "So Sister Bao..."

"Even if it hasn't happened yet, it probably has already happened."

In fact, Mrs. Wang's remarks not only revealed that Baochai had something to do with Jiao Shun in secret, but also completely confirmed Li Wan and Tanchun's speculation about Mrs. Wang herself-if it wasn't for some scruples, as a mother-in-law facing her son Why should the daughter-in-law be so restrained about the possible adultery of the daughter-in-law?

It's just that both of them tacitly skipped the matter and didn't mention it.

"Ah~"

Li Wan sighed helplessly: "Is he going to wipe out the Rongguo Mansion?"

Tanchun did not respond to this question, but said: "Actually, my wife is a little unreasonable. Now that the eldest wife is free of obstacles, she can't wait to tie him up in the Dongkua courtyard—but since the wife has given orders, I will send Sister Bao to you later." Just come here."

Faced with her indifferent attitude, Li Wan didn't know whether to admire her or be speechless - if it were someone else, and he learned that his fiancé had done such a thing of stealing incense and jade, he would be so angry that one Buddha would be born and two Buddhas would ascend to heaven .

So Tanchun sent someone to invite Baochai back, and at the same time went back to the house and told Aunt Zhao about it, and slapped Aunt Zhao on the table angrily.

"What a heartless person, am I the one who is willing to degenerate? Why don't I give up this face, so that it's not your brother and you?"

Tanchun didn't answer, just looked at Aunt Zhao sneered, and then Aunt Zhao's arrogance weakened visibly to the naked eye.

At the beginning, she did have this intention, but now that Tanchun has decided to marry into the Jiao family, if she takes the initiative to join her, it is purely due to hunger and thirst.

Seeing that Tanchun didn't intend to speak again, she stomped her feet and walked out with a dark face, thinking about it. When she came to the door, she suddenly heard from behind: "It won't happen today, if Auntie is really interested, I will arrange it. "

"really?!"

Aunt Zhao turned around overjoyed, saw her daughter's playful expression, and realized that she shouldn't be so happy, but it was too late to suppress it, so she simply broke the jar and said: "You still have some conscience! I will teach you some time in this half day." Your means, even if you refine steel, we will also refine it into soft fingers!"

As she said that, fearing that Tanchun would go back on her word, she seemed to flee ahead of time.

But that night, Jiao Shun really stayed in Dongkua courtyard.

Mrs. Xing is not top-notch in terms of beauty and skills, but she has many wonderful devices to help out. Even though it is not the first time for Jiao to experience it, she still can't help being amazed.

It's strange that those Confucian scholars always refer to exquisite creations as "ingenious and obscene techniques", presumably because they have dabbled a lot in daily life.

…………

Early the next morning.

When Jiao Shun left Rongguo Mansion, his mind was clear, and his desire for the world was greatly reduced, and he finally made a decision:
Give up maximizing benefits and choose safety first.

So he didn't go to the yamen to be on duty at all, but went to Donghuamen to hand in a sign to ask to see the prince-as the official fourth-rank Donggong Shaozhan, he naturally had this right.

He said he was asking to see the prince, but when he was called into the palace, he would face the combination of the queen and Concubine Wu.

But this time Jia Yuanchun was not present, and he didn't know whether it was because he didn't have time, or because he couldn't stabilize his position.

After seeing the queen, Jiao went straight to the point and asked Feng Ziying to monitor Sun Shaozu, but accidentally found out that Sun Shaozu had plotted against King Nan'an.

Then he said: "I think that as long as we try to confirm that Sun Shaozu has been to Zhongshun Palace before and after Nan'an King fell from his horse, it will be enough to start an investigation on Zhongshun King!"

The queen was speechless for a long while.

Concubine Wu Gui was also dumbfounded, and immediately said angrily: "How dare he?! This is simply lawless!"

Jiao Shun secretly rolled his eyes, thinking that you, Concubine Wu Gui, are more courageous than Prince Zhongshun.

At this time, the queen pondered: "In the past, King Zhongshun was indeed at odds with King Nan'an, but now the Taishang Emperor's body is not cold, and he wants to be regent with all his heart, shouldn't there be troubles at this time?"

"Miss."

Jiao Shun said solemnly: "If it's just for personal enmity, it's naturally an extra problem, but if King Zhongshun does this, it's really for regaining the right to manage funerals?!"

After Jiao Shun's reminder, the queen realized that after King Nan'an had an accident, King Zhongshun was most likely to take over the funeral.

In the past, for the sake of face, the queen did not expose the matter of King Zhongshun's connection everywhere, and only announced to the outside world that King Zhongshun was overworked and needed to rest, so it was natural for him to come back out of the arena after a period of rest.

After thinking through this verse, the queen couldn't help feeling a little panicked: "King Zhongshun has always acted absurdly, I don't want to have such a scheme in secret - if what Lord Jiao said is true, then this palace will not care about the dignity of the Tian family!"

Concubine Wu Gui also echoed: "That's right, if it's true, this person must not stay!"

Jiao Shun waited for them to express their attitude, and then said again: "I think that before we have conclusive evidence, it is best for the palace to show weakness to the enemy first, so as not to overwhelm the enemy, and secondly, it can also lure King Zhongshun to reveal more flaws. , and catch them all at once when the time is right."

The queen nodded slightly.

But Concubine Wu Gui couldn't help asking: "Then what do you think is the right time?"

"This……"

Jiao Shun was at a loss for words.

It's not that he didn't think about it, it's just that it's not easy to put it into practice.

Fortunately, the empress had already understood what he meant, so she immediately pulled Concubine Wu and said, "Then Aiqing Laojiao will investigate secretly."

After a pause, he added: "It's better to have solid evidence!"

Apparently she was worried that Jiao Shun would accuse King Zhongshun of an unwarranted crime, and in the end it would be difficult to step down.

"The minister obeys the order!"

After Jiao Shun knelt down to accept the decree, he didn't get up in a hurry, but hesitantly said: "There is another matter, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"What is it? But it doesn't matter."

"Actually, His Majesty previously instructed the ministers to secretly drill the picket team in case of emergencies, and repeatedly instructed the ministers to strictly keep the secrets, but now..."

The queen was baffled, let alone Wu Guifei.

The two exchanged glances, and Concubine Wu rushed to ask: "What does this picket team do? Your Majesty asked you to drill them, and why?"

"Report to the imperial concubine and empress."

Jiao Shun replied honestly: "The full name of the picket team is the workers' picket team. It was originally a team formed by retired and disabled officers in order to prevent foreigners from stealing our secrets. According to the regulations in the military, it’s even worse than that.”

"According to you, this is actually a hidden army?"

The queen didn't expect that the emperor had hidden such a trump card, and she never expected that even the emperor himself didn't know the specific situation of the picket team's drill.

She asked nervously: "How many people are there in this picket team?"

"It's less than two thousand."

Hearing this number, the queen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Han Xin ordered more troops, the better, but if a large enough army is suddenly handed over to the queen, it will only bring panic and confusion.

She thought for a while, and then asked: "Since Your Majesty has repeatedly told Lord Jiao to keep it secret, why did you suddenly reveal this matter today?"

"This……"

Jiao Shun looked sideways at the main hall of Qianqing Palace, with a look of sadness, and then replied: "I heard that King Zhongshun has attracted a lot of people recently, including middle and high-level generals like Sun Shaozu, Whether he has eyes and ears in the palace and the Dragon Guards is still unknown at the moment, and if the news is accidentally leaked, King Zhongshun may do something in a desperate gamble."

"That's why I think that if you want to arrest King Zhongshun, you might as well use the picket team to come forward. The picket team is not officially owned, and they are all born as craftsmen's children. They are loyal to His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the New Deal!"

"I see."

The queen nodded slightly. With the example of Sun Shaozu, she was also worried that King Zhongshun was hiding something behind him.

Besides, neither she nor Wu Guifei was familiar with the generals in the Dragon Guards. Compared with them, Jiao Shun, the 'lonely minister' and the forces secretly cultivated by the emperor were more credible.

However, she has a steady personality and did not rush to make a decision, she just said: "I know, it's hard for you to be so thoughtful—how about this, you try to investigate the case of King Nan'an's fall from the horse first, and how to deal with King Zhongshun, And wait until the actual evidence is found before making a decision.”

Jiao Shun ordered again, and then obediently resigned.

The biggest gain for him entering the palace this time is to avoid the future troubles of the picket team. No matter what choice the queen and Wu Guifei make in the end, at least the picket team has passed the road.

In the final analysis, the plan cannot keep up with the changes.

If King Zhongshun is taken down, the picket team will not only be useless, but will become a ticking time bomb. In order to avoid such an embarrassing situation, Jiao Shun had no choice but to pack his trump card into the emperor's trump card .

While spreading the word among the palace walls, he was thinking of writing a detailed report on the current situation of the picket team and handing it over to the queen and Concubine Wu when he got back, when he suddenly heard someone shouting loudly behind him.

Jiao Shun looked back and was taken aback.

"Eunuch Dai?!"

But it turned out that it was Dai Quan, the chief steward next to Emperor Longyuan, who was sweating profusely and chased after him.

Although Dai Quan's status declined somewhat after Emperor Longyuan was in a coma for a long time, he was still an important figure in the palace.

At this moment, chasing him so recklessly, could it be...

"Jiao, Master Jiao!"

With a few zhang away, Dai Quan supported his knees and stopped, and at the same time shouted at the top of his voice: "There is a decree from the Holy Spirit, call Mr. Jiao to meet you at Qianqing Palace as soon as possible!"

Sure enough, the emperor woke up!
After confirming his guess, Jiao Shun yelled in his heart that something was wrong. If the emperor woke up after a while, he might not discuss matters related to the picket team with the empress, but now that he had just passed the imperial decree, the empress would definitely bring it up. Son.

If this was denied by Emperor Longyuan, then he would really be self-defeating!

(End of this chapter)