serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 416
As the sun set, Jia Hu helped Lin Ruhai board the carriage and watched the carriage disappear around the corner and go back.

Lanterns were raised in the backyard.

"The second master is back."

Qingwen hurriedly opened the Xiang curtain and called her mother-in-law to prepare bath water.

Just then, a burst of children's cheerful laughter came from the bedroom. Jia Hu showed a tired smile and walked in.

In the bedroom, Lin Daiyu was wearing a silver-red gauze shirt and sitting by the kang. She was looking at her daughter who was playing on the kang and her silly son who was sleeping soundly with a kind smile.

As soon as Jia Hu came in, Jia Jinxuan threw away the puppet in her hand, stretched out her arms, and said to Jia Hu, "Hug, hug."

Without waiting for Zicuckoo to come up and take off his clothes, Jia Hu took off his coat in a few moments, bent over and washed it twice in the basin, wiped it dry on his body, and quickly picked up his precious daughter from the kang, smiling at her Lin Daiyu said: "No matter what, my daughter still likes me." She kissed her daughter on the forehead and looked at her silly son again, "It's not like this kid who only knows how to eat and sleep every day."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Song, who was sleeping soundly, opened his eyes, glanced at Jia Hu, then got up, staggered into Lin Daiyu's arms, and continued to sleep soundly.

Jia Hu was stunned for a moment, this kid.
Lin Daiyu held back her laughter and said, "Father is back?"

Jia Hu: "Just sent away."

Lin Daiyu looked at him: "Li Shouzhong came to see his father?"

"Yes." Jia Hu held her daughter in her arms while pacing and said, "The Yellow River burst its banks and Henan and Shandong were flooded. The old concubine and the cabinet hope that my father will go to provide disaster relief."

Lin Daiyu was silent for a moment and asked: "Why?"

Jia Hu smiled: "There are currently six or seven corrupt officials out of ten in the imperial court. They are still very corrupt. Don't talk about disaster relief food, let's talk about river construction. Once the project is started, the consumption of black and white is simply a confused account. There can be only three out of ten. Four flowers on the river embankment would be good. With more than a dozen gaps, 300 million taels is too tight, how can it stand up to their greed."

Lin Daiyu hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Father agreed?"

Jia Hu: "Yes." Then, he held the puppet handed over by Xue Yan in his hand and raised it. While teasing his daughter, he said, "But I refused."

Lin Daiyu was stunned: "Why?"

With a sneer, Jia Hu said: "The cabinet bachelor is just an official subordinate to the cabinet bachelor. From the second rank, it is still an extraordinary official position! Who are you looking down on!"

Lin Daiyu is a smart person, so she didn't ask further.

Jia Hu stopped talking and focused on teasing his daughter.

At this time Qingwen came in and said, "Second Master, the bath water has been put away." With that, she took Jia Jinxuan from Jia Hu's arms.

After a while, Jia Hu came in wearing a white silk short-breasted coat. There was no one on the kang. When he looked through the gauze curtain, he saw Lin Daiyu and Xue Yan sitting by the bed doing needlework.

"Where's my daughter?"

Jia Hu stepped forward and sat down next to Lin Daiyu. He looked at the needlework in her hand. It turned out to be a small bellyband with white silk and red lining, with colorful embroidery of butterflies and flowers on it. Colorful butterflies, red flowers and green leaves, full of vitality. The neck is also tied with a longevity lock.

He glanced at the needle and thread in Xue Yan's hand again, and saw a tiger pattern. Jia Hu smiled and said, "It's worth changing it after only a few months. It's late at night, so be careful to hurt your eyes."

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes at him: "Shut up if you don't understand!"

Xue Yan, who was silently sewing on the side, burst into laughter and quickly held it back.

Jia Hu reached out and smashed a chestnut on her forehead.

Xue Yan was in pain, so she quickly put down her needle and thread, touched her forehead, and saw Jia Hu looking at her, and walked out with her needle and thread very wisely.

Jia Hu asked again: "Then the girl won't come over tonight?"

Lin Daiyu: "I must be tired after a day of trouble today." After saying that, she stood up, gently lifted the little bellyband, and admired the pattern embroidered on it: "This girl is not worrying at all. When she grows up, What should I do?" After saying that, he packed up his things.

Jia Hu also stood up, walked over and put down the gauze curtain.

Lin Daiyu looked at him.

Jia Hu smiled, reached out and took her hand, pulled her to sit on the edge of the bed, and pulled out the phoenix hairpin on her head.

Lin Daiyu glared at him.

Jia Hu: "Let's give them another younger brother and sister." As he spoke, he untied Lin Daiyu's belt and took off her gauze shirt.

Lin Daiyu's cheeks turned red and she looked at Jia Hu: "Let Bao Yatou give birth to you."

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Jia Hu didn't answer and took off her middle coat for her. "When will you start Nabao girl?"

"Don't say such things at this time."

Jia Hu quickly took off Lin Daiyu's underwear, leaving only a bellyband, and gently placed her on the bed.

At this time Zijuan came in with tea. When she saw it, her ears and face turned red with embarrassment and she hurriedly left.
It's almost midnight at night.

The entire imperial city was dark and deserted, with only wisps of faint light coming from the Wenyuan Pavilion duty room.

Shi Guangzhu is in charge of the cabinet today.

After finishing the last document, Shi Guangzhu stood up and stretched his arms tiredly.

A tall figure was projected on the ground and reflected in Shi Guangzhu's eyes.

Shi Guangzhu was startled, and Mu Ran looked back.

The Supreme Emperor was looking at him silently.

Shi Guangzhu's face turned pale with shock: "How did you get in?"

The Supreme Emperor: "Of course I walked in."

Shi Guangzhu: "I'm asking you, how can you come out?"

The Supreme Emperor: "This palace is my home, why can't I come out?"

Shi Guangzhu woke up and shouted: "Come here!"

There was silence.

A gust of night wind blew in outside the house, and the lamp on the big case swayed.

The Emperor smiled, walked in, took out the gold medal from his arms and placed it on the big case.

Shi Guangzhu's legs gave way and he fell onto the chair.

The Supreme Emperor: "Why, don't you ask where this gold medal came from?"

"How can father and son have a feud overnight? They broke the bones and connected the tendons."

Shi Guangzhu looked at the Supreme Emperor and tried his best to adjust his emotions, "Tell me, what are you going to do?"

The Supreme Emperor was not angry: "It's not what I want to do? It's what do you want to do? It's been less than two years since the emperor passed away. You can tell your conscience what the Zhou Dynasty is like now! The power of these powerful ministers has surpassed the imperial power. If this continues, even the abolition of the throne and the emperor's life will be in their hands."

Shi Guangzhu sighed: "It's too late to say this now. We can only wait until the northwest war is over, and then transfer the Beijing camp to Yunnan to forcibly remove Li Chengyang's military power."

The Supreme Emperor looked at him: "Why not take advantage of Li Chengyang's unsteady footing to move the Yongwei camp south?"

Shi Guangzhu: "The Yongwei Camp can fight, but the Liaodong Army is not bad either. What's more, the strength of the Liaodong Army is more than three times that of the Yongwei Camp. Coupled with fighting in a different place, the Yongwei Camp has no chance of winning. Unless the troops to the north are The border troops and the local armies in several southern provinces are under Jia Hu's control!"

At this point, he suddenly laughed, and then stared at the Supreme Emperor: "You don't dare to bet!"

The Supreme Emperor's face sank, and he put the gold medal on the case back: "I am here just to say hello to you, and to tell you one more thing. Before the palace gate was closed, the people from the Supervisor of Ceremonies went south to Jinling with the imperial edict. . As soon as it is confirmed that the Guangdong Navy will go south to attack Annan, the new naval force of King Zhennan will immediately go south to Guangdong, disarm the Wu family, and escort all the Wu family members to Beijing."

Shi Guangzhu was startled and asked urgently: "Isn't this forcing the Wu family to rebel?"

The Supreme Emperor: "The Jiangnan Camp will also be stationed in Guangdong. Most of the officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Navy are local people. If we have concerns, this battle will be half lost!"

Shi Guangzhu understood and asked again: "Why do you tell me?"

At this time, Xia Shouzhong dragged the lame leg in and whispered: "It's late at night, your Majesty, please go back."

The Supreme Emperor said to Shi Guangzhu: "You are a serious person, don't imitate Feng Tang and others. I will reward you generously in the future, Wang Jue." After saying that, he walked out.

Shi Guangzhu was stunned there for a long time, and then he let out a "hum", it was late at night, it was obvious that the Forbidden Army was about to change defenses!

Tonight, the moon was out and the stars were dim. Xia Shouzhong followed closely behind the Supreme Emperor and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty really intends to appoint the young emperor as the grandson of the emperor?"

"Humph", the Supreme Emperor said: "I have a son."

(End of this chapter)