serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 426
The floor tiles of the West Nuan Pavilion of Longshou Palace were scattered with scattered papers. Xia Shouzhong, the young palace maid and the young eunuch who was standing next to them all held their breath and secretly glanced in the direction of the imperial case.

There was a deathly silence in Xinuan Pavilion.

The Supreme Emperor sat in front of the imperial examination case with a livid face, his eyes fixedly staring ahead and motionless.

At this moment, a loud cry of a baby came from the palace. The Emperor suddenly turned his head and shouted loudly to the palace: "What's going on? There are so many people who can't even coax a child!"

With a "Humph", the Supreme Emperor picked up the tea bowl on the imperial desk, opened the lid of the bowl, and drank it but it was gone. He felt even more anxious and put the tea bowl on the imperial desk.

Xia Shouzhong winked at the maid.

The palace maid picked up the copper pot and walked over timidly. She poured tea for the Supreme Emperor with trembling hands. Her hands were shaking so much that the tea flowed out!

The Supreme Emperor struck the imperial case with his palm.

The palace maid's legs softened and she knelt down.

The Supreme Emperor shouted in a low voice: "Pull him out and hit him twenty times!"

The young eunuch said: "Yes." He answered and walked towards the maid.

The palace maid was so frightened that her face changed: "Your Majesty, please spare your life! Your Majesty, please spare your life."

The little eunuch grabbed her by the collar and said, "Let's go!" and dragged her out.

At this time, the palace became quiet, and Xia Shouzhong walked over with a rag, cleared away the imperial case, and gave the Supreme Emperor a bowl of tea.

The Supreme Emperor took the tea bowl and took a sip, then put it down and looked at him.

Xia Shouzhong: "Every mistake is Zhang Guangru's fault. Your Majesty, don't let these unruly people ruin your health."

The Supreme Emperor's anger was still not gone, and he snorted coldly and said: "How dare these damn unruly people ruin my strategy."

Xia Shouzhong looked around, stepped forward and said, "Since something unexpected has happened, we must change the entire strategy and take the initiative."

The Supreme Emperor: "Say."

"While the old concubine has not yet awakened, and there is no one on the young emperor's side to make the decision, get the reset edict first. When the time is right, seize the power immediately!"

"Zhen Yingjia's side is blocked! I don't want to do anything to the Zhen family."

"Wrong! We were wrong from the beginning! We shouldn't be looking for Zhen Yingjia, we should be looking for Zhen Fu! He is a man who has no bottom line for power. As long as we give him more, he will send the edict."

After saying that, Xia Shouzhong whispered a few words into the ear of the Supreme Emperor.

After listening to his words, the Emperor's eyes flashed with light, and then he nodded.
Several young eunuchs accompanied the tearful little emperor as he walked out of the Daming Palace, followed by Wang Hetang.

When he reached the foot of the stone steps, Wang Hetang stopped and bowed deeply to the little emperor.

For a long time, Wang Hetang raised his head, looked at the little emperor's retreating back, smiled bitterly, shook his head, turned around and walked in.
Outside the palace, Zhao Zixun and Jia She also came. At this time, they stood there with solemn faces, looking at the door of the palace.

Shi Guangzhu walked back and forth anxiously, stopping from time to time to look at the palace door.

Wang Hetang walked in, glanced at the palace, and then said, "How should Zhang Guangru deal with it?"

Zhao Zixun and Shi Guangzhu looked at Jia She.

Jia She said calmly: "The Zhou Dynasty has laws, and those who violate them will be punished."

Wang Hetang frowned, and Shi Guangzhu quickly said: "Now is not the time to vent your anger. No matter what, there can be no chaos at this time! What I want to do is put Zhang Guangru in jail first, and wait until the old concubine wakes up."

Zhao Zixun looked at him: "What about the Chongwenmen camp?"

Hearing this, Shi Guangzhu was stunned for a moment and said, "I said, there can be no chaos at this time."

Zhao Zixun was angry again: "It's now, and you're still trying to excuse him! Don't say that he didn't do anything about the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion! This was Sima Zhao's intention! Zhang Guangru did nothing wrong. What kind of crime is there? Of course, the most it can be is negligence."

Shi Guangzhu also got angry: "It is also a serious crime to neglect and harm the country."

Zhao Zixun wanted to retort, but Wang Hetang said: "Both gentlemen, please calm down. Zhao Cifu and Mr. Shige are also considering the overall situation. It is really not appropriate to cause trouble at this time. In this way, no one will be arrested, and everything will wait." Let’s talk after the old lady wakes up.”

After saying that, he looked at Jia She again: "Mr. Jia Ge?"

Jia She had to take Wang Hetang's face into consideration. Besides, the purpose of putting pressure on the Supreme Emperor had been achieved, so he nodded.

Zhao Zixun snorted angrily: "You will regret it!"

At this moment, Dai Quan walked out.

The four of them looked at him together:

"How about it?"

"Are you awake?"

Dai Quan bowed and replied, "I'm already awake." Then he said to Wang Hetang, "The concubine wants to see the chief minister."

Wang Hetang: "Yes." He quickly stepped forward and walked in.

After a while, Wang Hetang came out and looked at Jia She and the others: "Everything is as usual. Let Zhang Guangru go."

"Yes." The three men lowered their heads and replied in a low voice.Wang Hetang said to Ma Shun on the side: "Summon Niu Jizong, Niu Ben and Feng Tang into the palace immediately!"

Ma Shun: "Yes." He answered and ran out as fast as he could.

Wang Hetang: "I'll go invite your Majesty." After saying that, he walked out.

Jia She, Shi Guangzhu and Zhao Zixun looked at each other and understood that the old concubine was dying.
Ning'an Hall Backyard

Jia Hu was lying on the leisure chair under the big tree in the courtyard, with one leg wearing old cloth shoes with a thousand-leaf sole swinging leisurely on the other leg.

It was rare that Lin Daiyu, mother and son were not here, so Jia Hu was happy and relaxed, lying there with his eyes closed to relax.

Xiangling sat on the bamboo stool next to him and gently rubbed his shoulders.

Hu Hu came over with the fruit plate, looked at Jia Hu's expression, smiled and shook her head, walked to the coffee table and put down the fruit plate, and said: "The princess said that the second master has not been to the old lady's house for more than a month. Okay, if you have nothing to do tonight, I’ll go over and have dinner.”

"Don't go."

Jia Hu closed his eyes and said, "She has such a strict eating routine that it makes her uncomfortable."

Hu Bo smiled, sat down on the low stool next to Jia Hu, picked up a piece of apple from the fruit plate and brought it to his mouth, "Eat a piece of apple. If the second master has nothing to do, just go over. The princess still hopes that the second master will I can go and have this dinner.”

Jia Hu opened his eyes, opened his mouth and took a bite, then reached out and pinched Xiang Ling's face: "Go and tell the princess that I will come over later."

Xiangling nodded sensibly, stood up, and walked out.

Amber smiled again and brought the half piece of apple to Jia Hu's mouth.

Jia Hu: "You can eat it."

Amber put it into his mouth and picked up another lychee for Jia Hu.

Jia Hu looked at her: "I want to tell you something."

Amber smiled lightly: "What's going on?"

Jia Hu: "I have discussed with the princess to give you the position of concubine."

It was like a thunder roaring above Amber's head.She was stunned for a while, then timidly murmured: "Second Master, are you telling the truth?"

Jia Hu smiled: "When did I stop keeping my words? I will tell the princess tonight and I will send you the concubine's silver book and dress in two days."

After hearing this, Amber's excitement, joy, grievance, and sadness all came to her heart inexplicably, and then she cried: "I have been a slave for several generations, and it is my duty to serve the second master. Don't be so nice to me, or else You can't do this." He started sobbing.

Jia Hu sat up and looked at her: "You don't want to?"

Amber wiped her tears with her sleeves: "I heard from Zicuckoo about the crown prince. The second master only has three concubine positions, and they should be reserved for those who can help him. I am a son of a family without parents, brothers and sisters. , to be loved by the second master and the princess, and to become a well-established wife in the palace, I am already very satisfied. Really."

Jia Hu looked at her deeply, then took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped her tears: "You! You are not willing to get what others have tried so hard to get. It's embarrassing to say that you followed me like this. After all these years, I don’t know you as well as the princess! Okay, I understand.”

"I will tell the princess to ask Dr. Wang to come over to diagnose your pulse and regulate your body." Jia Hu added.

Amber was startled for a moment, then smiled.

At this moment, Lin San's voice came from outside the courtyard gate: "Your Majesty."

Jia Hu waved his hand and said to Hu Hu, "Go and wash up."

Amber said "hmm" and hurriedly walked towards the main room.

Lin San strode over, looked at Hu Hue walking away, and said, "Hey, why do I see Sister Hu Hu is crying?"

Jia Hu was not angry, so he picked up a lychee and threw it into his mouth: "It's none of your business. Talk about it."

Lin San chuckled: "There was news from Ma Shun that the old concubine had woken up, and Niu Jizong and his son, as well as Feng Tang, had been summoned into the palace. One was in charge of the imperial army, and the other was in charge of the infantry yamen. It seems that the old concubine was making arrangements. It’s a matter of the future”

Jia Hu nodded and asked, "Where is the Dragon Head Palace?"

Lin San whispered: "Everything is normal. However, there was news from the Military and Horse Division that Xia Shouzhong went to see Zhen Fu. The two hid in the duty room and whispered for a long time, and then Zhen Fu went back. The spies even went out of their way to see Zhen Fu. After saying this, Zhen Fu looked excited!"

After hearing his words, Jia Hu's eyes flashed. Could it be that what was in Zhen Yingjia's bedroom was the reset edict?What about Mei Changwen?
Thinking of this, Jia Hu leaned his head close to Lin San and whispered a few words in his ear.
The sun is already westward.

Dragon Head Palace

In Xinuan Pavilion, Xia Shouzhong walked in excitedly and said hello to the Supreme Emperor: "Your Majesty, the matter is settled. Tonight, Zhen Fu will send the edict. The imperial troops from Chongwenmen Camp will also enter from Donghua Gate. palace!"

The Emperor: "Okay! You did a great job."

Xia Shouzhong whispered: "Should we take advantage of the chaos in the palace to get rid of the trouble in Fengzao Palace?"

The Supreme Emperor waved his hand: "No! Keeping them is still useful."

After a pause, "Bring the edict from Mei Changwen tonight and go there in person."

Xia Shouzhong understood and nodded.

(End of this chapter)