Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 418 Death of the Queen Mother

Qin Shun opened his mouth for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Master Guo, Chen Guozi has made a move."

When Jia Rui heard that the other party had made the move, he also had a smile on his face. He smiled and asked, "What did the old guy say?"

Qin Shun hesitated for a long time, and finally saw Jia Rui's face becoming impatient. Then he leaned into Jia Rui's ear and whispered something.

Jia Rui's mouth opened wide when he heard this, with an incredible expression on his face.

After a long time, Jia Rui breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled to himself, "Women in the harem will do anything to get the upper hand."

At the same time, he also somewhat understood why Prince Yizhong suddenly launched a rebellion.

You must know that the old Prince Yi Zhong was a prince, surrounded by a large group of civil servants and military generals. These people were personally arranged by the old emperor.

It can be said that his position is very stable, and those younger brothers are not worthy of competing with him.

As long as he stays for a while, the throne will be his sooner or later.

But under such circumstances, Prince Yoshitaka actually rebelled in the eyes of others who did not understand.

Everything makes sense now. Someone must have discovered some clues back then, so Prince Yoshitaka had to force the uprising.

However, this operation was not without results.

Although Prince Yoshitaka did bad things and his plan failed, part of his purpose was achieved. It seems that an insider has been eliminated by him.

In this way, although he is dead, his son and grandson are still alive, and there may be a comeback in the future.

Jia Rui lowered his head and thought for a moment.

Today's events cannot be leaked, otherwise it will be a huge blow to the reputation of the Supreme Emperor.

The son he had cared about all his life turned out to be someone else's son. If the Emperor knew this, he would jump out of the coffin.

Jia Rui sighed, it seemed that he had to be a villain again.

This is also the last thing Jia Rui can do for the Supreme Emperor, which is to preserve his reputation and let the Supreme Emperor go to another world cleanly.

"Instruct the palace guards to surround Cining Palace. No fly can fly out without my order."

After hearing this, Qin Shun quickly agreed to go out to do things.

Jia Rui looked at Qin Shun's back with a sinister look in his eyes, then coughed slightly, and a ghostly figure suddenly appeared next to Jia Rui.

"Keep an eye on him. If he dares to say anything, I'll kill him directly."

The figure quickly kowtowed to Jia Rui, and then floated out again quietly.

If Qin Shun hadn't been useful for the time being, Jia Rui would have wanted to kill him right now.

Jia Rui stood up and walked around the Yangxin Hall a few times, then sighed and walked outside the hall.

There are already hundreds of guards here, as well as a few of Jia Rui's personal guards waiting for Jia Rui.

Jia Rui didn't say anything, and walked out with a calm face, and the people behind him quickly followed.

A group of people came to Cining Palace aggressively.

At this time, Cining Palace was surrounded by the palace guards and the Imperial Army.

Jia Rui came to the palace door and said to a young eunuch beside him: "Knock on the door."

The little eunuch didn't dare to neglect, and took three steps at a time to reach the entrance of the palace, patting him with his hands.

But no matter how hard he knocked, there was no movement inside.

Jia Rui became a little impatient and said to a commander of the Jinyi Army: "Bump it away."

The man immediately led dozens of soldiers in uniforms, carrying a thick wooden stake, and began to hit the gate of Cining Palace.

The gate of Cining Palace was not a city gate after all, so it was quickly knocked open.

Then Jia Rui's inner guards and Jin Yijun swarmed in.

At this time, dozens of eunuchs with weapons ran out from the Cining Palace. When the soldiers in golden clothes saw this scene, they were not polite and slashed at them with their swords.

As for these eunuchs, they usually just fetch water, how can they withstand this? In just a few strokes, they were all chopped down.

At this time, Jia Rui stepped into Cining Palace under the protection of his own guards.

"Qin Shun, search for me."

With Jia Rui's words, Qin Shun immediately rushed in with his people, and then there was a burst of smashing sounds and the wails of palace maids and eunuchs.

After a short time, Qin Shun ran back from inside, slapped Jia Rui in front of him, and then said: "My lord, the Empress Dowager invites you to come over in the back hall."

Jia Rui nodded, and then led the people through the main hall, walked through the verandah, and then came to the back hall of Cining Palace.

When I came here, I saw that the entire hall was completely surrounded.

Jia Rui stepped into the back hall. When he went in, he saw the empress dowager wearing heavy makeup, and there were several maids and eunuchs waiting beside her.

Jia Rui went over to salute the Queen Mother very politely, and then stood up.

The Empress Dowager is also in her sixties, but her face is still very beautiful, and she looks like a beauty in her thirties. "Jia Aiqing, you brought someone into my Cining Palace. What do you mean?"

Jia Rui looked at the Empress Dowager and said calmly: "I was assassinated some time ago, and the assassin told me that she was sent by Chen Guozi."

After finishing speaking, Jia Rui stared closely at the Empress Dowager's face.

The Empress Dowager's face was very calm, and then she said: "Chen Guozi is also an old minister. I didn't expect that he would do such a heartbreaking thing. Mr. Jia cannot tolerate it and wants to kill him as a warning to others."

Jia Rui smiled slightly, and then said: "But Chen Guozi also confessed that he was following your order from the Queen Mother."

"Nonsense. The Ai family lives in seclusion in the palace. When has such a thing ever happened?"

Jia Rui sighed, "Chen Guozi not only revealed that he was ordered by you to go against Wei Chen, he also revealed another secret."

After hearing what Jia Rui said, the Queen Mother's face turned white for a while. It took her a long time before she said, "What are you going to do, Master Jia?"

"Wei Chen is also in a very difficult situation! After all, you are still the empress dowager, the wife of the Supreme Emperor. The Supreme Emperor has just arrived in heaven, and you do such a thing. What do you want Wei Chen to do?"

The Queen Mother closed her eyes. After a while, when she opened her eyes again, her eyes had become very gray.

"In the past few days since the Emperor left, the Ai family has been dreaming about the Emperor every day. When they wake up, they cry so much that their pillows are wet."

Then she stood up, walked to Jia Rui and said a blessing.

Jia Rui quickly stepped aside, not daring to accept the Empress Dowager's courtesy.

The Empress Dowager didn't care, "Aijia will commit suicide in front of the Supreme Emperor's soul in two days. I hope Jia Rui will bury Aijia and the Supreme Emperor together."

Jia Rui glanced at her and then nodded, "The Queen Mother is deeply passionate about the Emperor and is willing to follow the Emperor underground. This is a beautiful story for the ages, and I will not stop it."

The Empress Dowager finally had a smile on her face, and then continued: "There is only one descendant of the Ai family, and Mr. Jia also knows who she is. I hope Mr. Jia will be more generous and leave a bloodline to the Ai family."

Jia Rui sighed and said: "The emperor's golden branches and jade leaves, the ministers can only take care of her with all their heart, how dare they harm her in the slightest."

The Empress Dowager's smile became sincere, "Thank you so much, Mr. Jia."

Then there was a trace of concern in the eyes of the Queen Mother, "Don't let her know her life experience, just let her live her life in peace."

"The minister obeys the order."

The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her body.

"The Ai family is tired. Jia Aiqing should go back first."

Jia Rui bowed his head and bowed, then exited the Cining Palace.

After coming outside, Jia Rui said to Qin Shun beside him: "You have heard what the Queen Mother said. Find the princess and send someone to protect her secretly. No one can hurt the princess in the slightest. As for the rest, don't worry about it. .”

After Jia Rui finished speaking, he stepped out of Cining Palace.

The next day, before Jia Rui entered the palace and was accompanying the pregnant woman at Xue Baoqin's place, a little eunuch ran in crawling.

After he came in, he immediately knelt down in front of Jia Rui and said anxiously before he could catch his breath: "My lord, something serious has happened."

Jia Rui frowned and said, "Do you understand the rules? If you say anything discouraging, go out and slap him a hundred times."

The little eunuch listened to Jia Rui's words and didn't dare to let out a fart. After crawling out, he knelt in the yard and kept slapping himself in the mouth.

After the fanning was over, Jia Rui ordered him to come in.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"My lord, the Empress Dowager just committed suicide in front of the Supreme Emperor's soul and in front of all the civil and military officials."

After hearing this, Jia Rui's hands shook, and then he asked nonchalantly: "Did the Queen Mother leave any words before she committed suicide?"

"The Empress Dowager only said that she missed the Supreme Emperor and couldn't sleep well day and night, so she followed the Supreme Emperor."

Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction after hearing this. It seemed that the Queen Mother had fulfilled her promise.

Since the Empress Dowager is so trustworthy, then Jia Rui is not a treacherous person. He will take good care of the princess lost among the people and make her prosperous and worry-free for the rest of her life.

Then Jia Rui sighed, and then said to Xue Baoqin, who was a little surprised at the side: "The Queen Mother has been following the Supreme Emperor for so many years. It seems that she is really passionate about the Supreme Emperor."

Xue Baoqin was pregnant now and was at her most emotional time. She nodded with tears in her eyes, hugged Jia Rui's arm and said:

"I didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would be such a fierce woman. Throughout the ages, how many people have been as affectionate as the Empress Dowager?"

Jia Rui comforted Xue Baoqin, and then said: "Don't be sentimental. You should pay attention to your child. I have to go into the palace now, otherwise there will be a mess."

After finishing speaking, Jia Rui asked the maids to support Xue Baoqin, and he hurried into the palace with the eunuchs.

As soon as he entered the palace, he saw Shen Wence and hurriedly walked towards him.

As soon as he saw Jia Rui, he took three steps and two steps at a time, came to Jia Rui's side, grabbed Jia Rui's sleeves, and said, "What can I do now, Lord? The emperor just came to heaven, and the empress dowager collapsed again."

Jia Rui sighed and shook his head and said: "What can we do? If we had known that the Queen Mother was such a sweetheart, we would have sent someone to watch her. Now that something has happened, we can only deal with the two things that were wrong together. ”

Shen Wence also sighed, and then said: "We have to publicize this matter so that future generations will know the empress dowager's steadfastness and deep affection."

(End of this chapter)