King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 139 The contest between sisters-in-law
When the Jia family was in chaos, Jia Baoyu curled up in the corner of the carriage, feeling extremely terrified.

From birth to now, he has never been treated so roughly, like a utensil that can be disposed of at will, so that he is no different from a house slave in the house.

He is the Baoyu of the Jia family with the anecdote of "title jade", the unicorn of the Rongguo Mansion who was cared for by the elders of the family since he was a child.

After many checkpoints, the carriage finally stopped, and the voice of the little eunuch came from outside.

"Jia Baoyu, we've arrived, get out of the car!"

The indifferent tone made Jia Baoyu feel particularly uncomfortable, and the fear in his heart became more serious.

"If you don't get out of the car, I'll drag you out!" The eunuch's tone outside became more and more severe.

No matter how frightened he was, Jia Baoyu could only move when he was threatened like this, and carefully got out of the carriage.

Now they were outside the Meridian Gate, and further inside was the imperial palace. Even the princes had to walk, so Jia Baoyu naturally had to walk in.

Although the night was deep, the tall gatehouse was still clearly visible under the light of the lights.

Looking up at the sky-covering city tower, Jia Baoyu was so oppressed that he couldn't even walk.

"What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and leave!"

After saying this, the little eunuch kicked Jia Baoyu directly, almost causing him to fall to the ground.

Apart from Jia Zheng, this was the first time someone outside had beaten him, and he was a lowly eunuch at the same time.

Before Baoyu had time to get angry, the next eunuch heard the eunuch say: "Bring the whip, whip him and you'll know he's gone!"

If we delay any longer and miss His Majesty's time, these little eunuchs will die.

At this time, these eunuchs don't care about the status of the princes of the Duke's Mansion, they will do anything to save their lives.

"I'm going, go now!"

Although he had been punished before at home, he had only received a ruler, and he was already in pain, so he didn't dare to imagine what it would feel like to be whipped.

Trembling into the palace gate, they walked for more than a quarter of an hour before arriving at Chengming Courtyard where the underage prince lived.

He was stopped outside the Nanzuo courtyard where Zhu Jinghong lived, and a young eunuch came in to report immediately, and after a few breaths, someone came out to deliver the message.

"The Lord uploaded you to go in!"

Although ignorant of worldly affairs, Jia Baoyu also knew who the so-called "Master" was, which scared him even more tremblingly, and almost peed his pants.

This is actually not surprising. The emperor rules the lives, honors and disgraces of hundreds of millions of subjects in the world, and is majestic and prudent in the hearts of the world like a god.

Suddenly knowing that he was about to meet the gods, how could Jia Baoyu not be afraid, because he was mentally strong if he didn't pee his pants.

"When you enter the palace, you are not allowed to raise your head without calling, otherwise you will die!"

"In a moment..."

On the way into the palace, the eunuch who led the way kept talking, explaining the rules of the audience to Jia Baoyu.

At this moment in the dormitory of the palace, Zhu Jinghong's nightmare has ended, and he is sleeping deeply with his eyes closed, ignorant of the outside world.

Jia Baoyu lowered his head and entered the main hall, the inside was already full of people, including Prince Yuan Chun, Prince Rui and his wife, as well as several eunuchs from the inner court.

"Jia Baoyu of the Rongguo Mansion, I greet your majesty, long live my emperor, long live my emperor, greet my queen, my empress is a thousand years old..."

Before Jia Baoyu finished knocking his head, Yang Qingyin said, "You are Jia Baoyu?"

"Exactly!"

Kneeling on the ground, Baoyu still lowered his head to answer, while Yuanchun beside him showed worry.

"I heard that you were born with jade, is there such a thing?" Yang Qingyin asked coldly.

Hearing these words, Yuan Chun's heart was shocked, and this matter was revealed after all.

When she was young, she felt that it was not a good thing that Baoyu was born with jade, so she always advised her parents to keep a low profile.

In recent years, no one has mentioned it. I thought this matter would be over, but today it was put on the bright side.

Rao Baoyu is extremely clever, at this moment under the coercion of the two supreme beings, she is trembling like walking on thin ice, and she doesn't even know how to answer her words.

At this moment, Princess Rui Chen Zhi, who was standing by the side, said, "The queen mother...was born with jade, this is a rare thing, and it is even rarer in a commoner's house!"

Yuan Chun was very clear about what Chen Zhi was planning. Of course, the opponent's target was not the Jia family, but to attack the prince through the Jia family.

Undoubtedly, Prince Rui and his wife wanted to contribute to the turmoil tonight.

Therefore, political struggles seldom involve complex tactics and strategies, and have always been based on the situation.

At this time the crown prince Zhu Jingyuan said: "That's true, it's really rare to be born with jade in your mouth!"

Hearing this, Yuan Chun was extremely helpless, the crown prince hadn't seen the situation clearly, but went to help Chen Zhi speak.

Just as disappointed as Yuan Chun, there was also the emperor sitting on the throne. This was the third time the prince had made him angry today.

Prince Rui Zhu Jingyuan immediately said: "I see something strange about this matter, father... this matter must be investigated strictly, don't let there be some people with bad intentions and evil intentions!"

It's fine to have bad intentions, and the label of "bad intentions" is put on it, and it's short of directly saying that the Jia family is going to rebel.

The matter was of great importance, and the crown prince hadn't figured out the situation, so Yuan Chun was forced to say: "Sixth brother, the fact that he was born with jade is all rumors spread by the people in the mansion. It's pure nonsense, why bother to go to war over it!"

Because she is not the crown prince and concubine, although Yuan Chun will appear in public, she will basically not speak.

Now that she opened her mouth to speak, it proved that she was really cornered, and it could even be said that she was cornered.

At this time, Chen Zhi said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, are you spreading rumors, so that Dongchang Jinyiwei will find out if they don't check!"

In the Jinyiwei of the East Factory, there are all the staff of Princess Rui, so it is simply too easy to convict the Jia family.

Of course, whether to question the crime in the end depends on the emperor's will.

If he got to that point, Zhu Jingyuan's prince would be over.

"Sister, it's all trivial things, why bother mobilizing teachers so much!"

"Sister-in-law Si, just because Rongguo Mansion is your natal family, you won't be partial to protecting her!"

Speaking of this, Chen Zhi looked at Yang Qingyin and said, "This Jia Jia Baoyu is your younger brother, so isn't Thirteenth Brother?"

These words are heart-breaking words, if Yuan Chun prefers to protect the Jia family and Baoyu, and ignores Zhu Jinghong's safety, then she will have no way to behave in the royal family.

"Father, empress, and empress do not have such intentions!" Yuan Chun hurriedly knelt down, it would be troublesome if he could not explain this matter clearly.

Because she is not a concubine, Yuan Chun dare not call herself daughter-in-law.

On the other hand, Baoyu was in a state of ignorance, just like his brother-in-law Zhu Jingyuan.

"Sister-in-law Si has no such intentions, so she should act impartially. Why bother to obstruct her repeatedly? Could it be that she thinks that Dongchang and Jinyiwei will wrong your Rongguo Mansion if they act improperly?"

Don't look at Chen Zhi's gentle expression, his gentle and joking appearance, the words he uttered became more and more ruthless.

It is said that Yuanchun despises the factory guards, and it is an offense to spread the word, and it is also called "Your Rongguo Mansion", which is tantamount to cutting Yuanchun from the royal family.

At this time, Zhu Jingyuan also sensed that something was wrong, and wanted to scold Chen Zhi, but felt that it was not polite, let alone in front of the emperor.

Zhu Jingyuan's expression on the side was calm, but his heart was actually overwhelmed, secretly thinking that his daughter-in-law was really good.

"Sister, why did I say these words, don't spit blood!"

Facing Chen Zhi's fierce pursuit, Yuan Chun was already impatient and his tone became sharper, but he didn't seem to have enough confidence.

"Since it's not, then we can do whatever we want!" Chen Zhiman smiled.

When Yuan Chun was in a hurry, Empress Yang Qingyin finally said, "My sixth daughter-in-law, I've never seen you talk so much!"

(End of this chapter)