Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 551 Jia Rong feels uneasy

"Master Hou, Master Hou, please slow down!"

At the palace gate,

Liu Chen, the Imperial City Secretary Qianhu, hurriedly led the soldiers and horses of the Imperial City Guard Qianhu to catch up with him, with an anxious look on his face.

Zhang Jinyu, who was walking in front, walked leisurely, leading Ningbian and the guards of the Pioneer Battalion. When he heard the shouts behind him, he stopped and looked back. He saw that he was an acquaintance, so he stopped. , waited for a while.

What happened to those who haven't left the palace yet? Zhang Jinyu muttered secretly in his heart.

When Liu Chen saw the Marquis stopping and waiting, he did not dare to neglect, and hurried over with the soldiers. The armored men behind him were not so fast, and the armor was very heavy, so they stayed behind.

"Master Marquis, Liu Chen, who is of humble rank, please see Master Marquis."

Liu Qianhu cupped his fists and saluted Zhang Jinyu. Zhang Jinyu looked confused.

"Liu Qianhu is exempt from courtesy, what is the purpose of coming here?"

Liu Chen swallowed his saliva and stood with his hands down. He was wearing armor and a black flying fish suit. He was indeed a capable man.

"Master Marquis, I have been ordered to wait here for the Duke of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Duke sent someone to stop the Marquis. Please wait for a moment. The Duke will arrive shortly."

"Eunuch Wang?"

Zhang Jinyu was confused for a moment and couldn't remember where the prince came from. By the way, it was Wang Xiu, the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. What was he doing?

"Why don't you say anything and stop me? Could it be that you want to do business with me?"

Zhang Jinyu really couldn't figure out the relationship between the eunuchs of the palace's internal affairs department and the twelve eunuchs of the palace. There were so many people, there were too many people to sort out.

Seeing that Mr. Hou was a little confused, Liu Chen quickly explained,

"Master Marquis, although the prince is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he is also in charge of some affairs of the Imperial City Department. He is one of the big heads of the Imperial City Department."

Liu Chen's words made Zhang Jinyu realize that he was going to Ning Guo's Mansion, so he couldn't get involved in this matter. He already had grievances with Ning Guo's Mansion, and if he stepped forward to suppress it, those nobles would have something to say. He said that at least the Marquis of Xiangyang must come forward, but His Majesty sees the matter clearly. No matter what, Jia Zhen will not escape the disaster. Forget it, it is better to leave it to them. After all, the old lady and Lin Daiyu are in Rongguo Mansion. Well, it’s not okay to lose face.

"You want to ask about capturing the demon, right?"

"The Marquis is wise and this is exactly what happened!"

Zhang Jinyu had just finished speaking. Not far away, behind the Royal Guards soldiers, there was a chubby figure, followed by a short eunuch. The two of them hurried over.

"Master Marquis, Master Marquis, the Za family has caught up. Now I have to trouble you to show the way."

The out-of-breath prince, regardless of his image, had a trace of sweat hanging on his forehead, panting and said hurriedly,

Zhang Jinyu wrinkled her nose. Why did all the eunuchs have such a strong smell of rouge and incense? Although they were neither male nor female, they looked just like women. They were unappetizing. Fortunately, they didn't eat, otherwise they would have been quite choked.

"This matter can still stump the prince. Business matters must be done first. Whoever is guilty will be arrested by the prince. Is it necessary for me to take action? But this is beyond the limit."

Seeing Zhang Jinyu's refusal, Eunuch Wang Xiu's expression became even worse. The corners of his mouth trembled, and he suddenly knelt down.

"Master Marquis, if I investigate the Ningguo Mansion now, those old princes will definitely not let me go. Master Marquis, I must save my life."

Seeing the old eunuch kneeling down directly at the palace gate, Zhang Jinyu also cursed secretly, damn eunuch, you are making trouble for me.

He winked at Ning Bian, and Ning Bian waved, and some soldiers immediately went up and forcibly helped him up.

"My lord, are you going too far? The prime minister asked you to catch a demon. Why are you so pushy and obstructive? What's the reason?"

"Master Marquis, the Za family dare not lie. The Za family has also heard about what happened in the palace. Such a big thing happened. Li Shoufu wants to resign, but His Majesty and the cabinet ministers don't allow it. Then someone else will be chosen. Ning Guo Mansion If something like this happens again and is seen by others, you said that those civil servants will definitely catch him. If you go to catch the evildoer at this time, it's okay. If you can't catch it, you will naturally have to arrest the third-grade general Jia Zhen. Take him to the imperial prison, which is the Jia family's palace, and other nobles will definitely not be able to stand by and watch. If he is traced, wouldn't the Za family become the scapegoat?"

After saying that, his eyes turned red. Even Liu Chen's face was pale and pale. It was okay for the prince to say that he was a eunuch after all, but Liu Chen was just a small thousand households. Those nobles didn't need the prince to take action, they were just the old princes. As soon as I moved, I just couldn't eat and walked around.

What's more, the Jia family is the flag of the powerful people in the capital. Although the old prince is not here, the influence is still there. How can you not be afraid?

"Master Hou, don't forget the grace of saving your life."

Liu Qianhu gave Zhang Jinyu a military salute.

Seeing that the two of them didn't look like they were faking it, Zhang Jinyu touched his chin and thought for a moment. It seemed that the matter was not over yet. Li Cunhou, the chief minister of the cabinet, resigned. Zhang Jinyu saw him in the palace. His Majesty did not agree. Mr. Lu Ge, and Gu The old man seemed to disagree. There have been great changes in the sky in the past dynasties. It seems that the head of the civil servants came out to take the blame for the emperor. It is true. It seems that the civil servants want to throw the blame away, and this is the only excuse. Jia Zhen is really lucky. , is it possible that the so-called "immortal master" demon Taoist really has magic power, and he absorbs Yang Qi to make elixirs. The thing he sucked was stolen and is not used to make elixirs at all. He shook his head, how could he believe this? .

"Master Marquis, if this is not respectful, please accept it with a smile."

Just when he was thinking that the prince would directly hand over a land deed to a good village on the east bank of Anhu Lake, this old guy was really on the road, Zhang Jinyu fumbled around and took it into his arms.

Seeing the two people looking at him eagerly, he laughed,

"This matter is easy to handle. Since His Majesty has decreed to arrest the demon, let's go and catch him. As for the demon who has escaped, then we will dispatch manpower to trace it. As for the Ningguo Mansion, send capable people to check all the evidence about the demon. However, the Ningguo Mansion is closed and no one is allowed to enter or exit. Jia Zhen also sent people to watch and lock him up to prevent him from making any mistakes. As for the imperial edict, he will not leave. His Majesty did not say anything about arresting Jia Zhen. "

Zhang Jinyu paused and said again,

"Also, don't ask too many questions from the civil servants. Just wait for those people to take action. It will probably be reviewed by the three departments. Then just leave it to them."

Zhang Jinyu said it in an understatement, but it could be regarded as pointing out a clear path. Their eyes lit up, they looked at each other and said goodbye,

"Thank you, Mr. Marquis. The Za family said that Mr. Hou is soft-hearted and will definitely help me wait. Mr. Marquis, please go to Ningguo Mansion first."

"Ningbian, mount your horse."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

Zhang Jinyu got on his horse, looked at his subordinates to the east, and ran over. As for the two guards of the Forbidden Army to the west, they had long since disappeared. Only the Forbidden Army of Marquis Baoning was still here. When Zhang Jinyu arrived, Kang Mengyu came over and said With a complicated expression on his face, he bowed,

"Master Marquis, the last general accepted my father's order and led the army back to the camp. Master Marquis, today I can see your majesty. The last general did not lose unjustly in the competition. Take your leave."

Without waiting for Zhang Jinyu to say anything, he led the troops back directly. Zhang Jinyu curled his lips and said,

"He is also a magnanimous person. It's a pity that in the Forbidden Army, that's all he can do."

"drive!"

With a loud shout, the cavalry of the Pioneer Battalion galloped away, followed by the imperial guards who had just mounted their horses, chasing after them desperately.

Ningguo Mansion,

Jia Zhen and Jia Rong saw that something was wrong with the situation, so they turned around and ran back to the house. Especially the servants of Ning House were frightened and did not pack away the Taoist things in front of the door, so they followed Jia Zhen back. The mansion was surrounded by soldiers of Marquis Luo Yun, but he didn’t know it until the porter secretly opened the door and looked outside, only to find that a large number of soldiers were surrounding the mansion. He hurriedly closed the door, then lowered the bolt and ran to Tianxiang Tower in a panic.

He was still crying all the way,

"Master, master, something happened, something happened."

In Tianxiang Tower,

Jia Zhen looked worried and surprised, and Jia Rong followed with an expression of disbelief. After what she had just seen, could it be that she had wrongly blamed the immortal master before? The practice of Taoism was true.

"Rong'er, what do you think of today's events?"

Jia Zhen still had a look of disbelief on her face, mixed with some excitement. She thought that after the elixir was refined and she drank it, and then entered the Taoist sect, she must be a first-rate immortal master. Those Taoist fairies were not in her pocket. It’s okay to not want these vulgar things, but Mrs. You still has to bring them with her, after all, she is her own. "This, father, my son can't understand what happened today. Those are really the magic powers of the immortal master, or is it just a coincidence? My son is on duty in the Dragon Guard, and he has also heard about the sky dog ​​eating the sun and the earth dragon turning around. As for being able to be... People manipulate it but there is no record, maybe we are wrong."

Jia Rong thought for a while and felt that something was still wrong. Thinking about it before, when Jia Rong saw the face of the immortal master, he also had a look of surprise. He couldn't fake it, but how could he explain such a thing.

"What do you know? This is the divine power of Taoism. When my father has cultivated the Taoism, and then I introduce you to it, it will not be much better than here."

"Yes, father is right. By the way, father, where did the immortal master go? Why didn't he see anyone?"

After waiting for a long time, I didn't see the immortal master and his disciples. Aren't they already back?

"What are you waiting for here? Why don't you bring someone to find him?"

Jia Zhen also looked around the attic, and indeed saw no one, and the Taoist boys were also missing. She was anxious and couldn't help but tell Jia Rong to look for them.

"Yes, father, go right away."

Just wanted to go out,

I heard the concierge shouting from outside.

Jia Rong opened the door, looked at the steward and scolded,

"You lookless guy, what are you shouting for? Didn't you see your father resting?"

The steward was scolded and immediately stopped talking, then hurried over, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said,

"Uncle Rong, something happened, something happened, there are soldiers standing outside Ningguo Mansion, and the mansion is surrounded."

"What, you can see clearly."

Jia Rong's face changed greatly. She first thought that it happened at noon. After all, there were so many people watching, and it must have alarmed the government. Thinking of the words of Mrs. You and her second aunt Wang Xifeng before, she felt something bad in her heart.

"Uncle Rong, how dare you talk nonsense about this matter? There were so many soldiers here. I was afraid of making a mistake, so I left the door bolt first. The other side doors were also locked before, so no one should have opened them. , there are soldiers guarding the outside, and I don’t know when they came.”

The steward explained the matter again, but Jia Rong was still interested in listening and asked again,

"Then do you know where the Immortal Master is now, and where are the Taoist boys?"

"Uncle Hui Rong, I haven't seen the Immortal Master yet. However, in the garden behind, under a tree on the inside of the door, I saw discarded Taoist uniforms. They seemed to be the Immortal Master's clothes. Isn't it possible? They ran away."

The steward thought about the situation at the corner door behind him and felt something was wrong, so he tried to speak out.

"What."

Jia Rong's heart suddenly suddenly thought, feeling bad, no way, he immediately turned around and entered the house.

"Something happened to my father. The Immortal Master and the others seem to have escaped. Moreover, Ning Guo Mansion is surrounded by soldiers. What should I do?"

Jia Zhen sat there, holding a tea bowl and taking a sip of water. She didn't believe what Jia Rong said at all. Now that the elixir refining has reached the critical moment of love, who can give up such an elixir and how can he leave?

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could the immortal master leave? Go and lead people to find out if he has gone back to the yard to rest."

"Yes, father,"

Seeing the helplessness on her father Jia Zhen's face, Jia Rong had no choice but to respond, then turned around and went out.

"Steward, please gather people immediately and search every room and courtyard to see where the Immortal Master has gone."

"Yes, Uncle Rong."

Then he left quickly, only Jia Rong had a bad feeling in his heart.

Rongguo Mansion,

Mrs. Wang led Qin Keqing and Lin Daiyu to have tea peacefully in the hall. Only Mother Jia still had a worried look on her face.

"Mrs. Wang, there seems to be nothing going on outside. Tell me what happened today, and this old man will inevitably feel a little uneasy."

"Don't worry, old lady. With the guards of the Marquis Mansion, you will be fine. This is just the Heavenly Dog eating the sun and the Earth Dragon turning over. It was recorded in the previous dynasties. It is not a big deal. Now everything is as usual, and it has passed."

Mrs. Wang is really not afraid of these. They are all the teachings of various sects, and they are just believers. But it is a coincidence that I am here. I am afraid that the senior sister is like a fish in water in the south, but the women of the Jia family are still good, and they are not so panicked. As expected It's behind the gate.

But girl Feng, why don't you say anything?

Looking over quietly, I saw Wang Xifeng looking outside with some surprise and uncertainty, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Oh, you said it this way, I actually remembered it. It's all trivial matters that people forget when they grow old."

After saying that, Mrs. Jia laughed at herself. Mrs. Wang put down the tea bowl, took Daiyu and Qin Keqing's hands, and sighed,

"Old lady, who can say otherwise? I remember when I went to the customs alone, but now so many years have passed, and my daughter-in-law became a mother-in-law in the blink of an eye."

"hehe."

After saying this, Jia Mu, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng couldn't help laughing.

"Oh, look at what you said, aunt, I think you are still so young."

Wang Xifeng came to his senses and answered the question.

Mrs. Wang also asked specifically,

"What happened just now? Your face looked so ugly. Are you scared?"

"Don't worry, aunt, my niece is fine. She just feels a little uneasy and feels like something has happened."

After saying that, he still looked embarrassed.

Jia's mother was a little strange. If something was not stable, don't say anything unfavorable.

"Look at you, your in-laws are here and you still say these things are not good. You are not stable. Even if there is chaos outside, they can break into the house and come up. You are just a decoration for being a soldier of the Marquis."

Seeing Jia Mu, she was a little unhappy. Wang Xifeng hesitated and said nothing. The only thing she was thinking about was Ningguo Mansion. After all, when I went to Ningguo Mansion that day, although I didn't see how Brother Zhen practiced Taoism and made elixirs, she just felt weird.

"Report it, old lady, second grandma, something serious has happened!"

(End of this chapter)