Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 430 After the closure

It's another clear morning, and the sun is shining again.

The emperor once again sat on the royal chariot and came to the Qianqing Gate Hall, preparing to listen to the government at the imperial gate.

Nowadays, the morning pilgrimage no longer requires getting up in the middle of the night as before, because after Jia Zheng came to power, he really couldn't get up, so he simply postponed the morning pilgrimage by an hour.

Jia Rui's decision was approved by everyone in the court, because no one wanted to get up in the middle of the night and brave the cold wind and darkness to wait outside the palace.

The emperor came to the Qianqing Gate, and then, with the support of the eunuch, entered the main hall through the back door.

After entering, he only saw Jia Rui standing on the imperial steps and looking at him coldly.

The emperor shuddered, and involuntarily quickened his pace to reach the imperial steps. He did not dare to sit on the throne immediately, but smiled and said to Jia Rui: "Jia Aiqing, how are you today?"

Jia Rui didn't reply, but nodded slightly. Only when the emperor saw that Jia Rui was fine did he dare to sit on the throne.

Lao Li, who was following closely beside the emperor, bowed gently to Jia Rui, then stood in front of the jade steps and shouted to the ministers below: "The emperor has a decree, and if you have a decree, you should report it early, and if you don't have a decree, the court will be dismissed." .”

The ministers in the main hall all lowered their heads, and no one spoke.

Because the real big things were decided by Jia Rui, even if they started to complain to the emperor, it would be a waste of time, so everyone just stopped talking.

It’s okay for others to remain silent, but not Jia Zheng! Because he came to the morning court with a mission today.

So Jia Zheng came out of work, knelt on the ground, and started to play, "I, Jia Zheng, have my foundation."

When the emperor saw Jia Zheng kneeling below, he knew what he was going to say. He sighed in his heart, and then said in a gentle tone: "If Jia Aiqing has the book, please play it."

Jia Zheng knelt there and began to play: "Your Majesty, Kunning Palace is now empty. Please ask Your Majesty to take the throne as soon as possible to calm the world."

The emperor looked at Jia Rui, who was standing not far away from him with his eyes closed, as if he was resting his mind. He could only say: "My dear friends, do you have any candidates?"

The ministers below were all human beings, so they naturally understood that the next prince had already been decided, so they communicated with each other with their eyes for a long time, and finally Jia Yucun knelt down.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Yuan of Fengzao Palace, with decent manners and elegant temperament, should be the master of the harem."

One person started the conversation, and the others naturally knelt down and started to speak to the emperor together, "I second my opinion."

The emperor nodded, and then said: "What you all said is reasonable. Please pass on my decree and make Jia Yuanchun the queen. She will live in Kunning Palace. Her mother will honor the world and give her a gold seal and a golden book."

At this time, Lao Li quickly took over the imperial edict that had been written long ago from a eunuch, and then walked down the imperial steps in small steps and came to Jia Zheng's side.

"Master Jia, the emperor's imperial edict is here. I have to trouble you to make a trip."

Jia Zheng took the imperial edict, kowtowed and thanked him, and then left the Qianqing Gate Hall holding the imperial edict.

The ministers were waiting here, and half an hour later, Jia Yuanchun, wearing the full set of the queen's rank, followed his father Jia Zheng to the main hall.

When the ministers saw Jia Yuanchun coming, they quickly kowtowed.

Only Jia Rui stood on the imperial steps, coldly watching the clan sister kowtow to the emperor to thank her, and then left with joy under the emperor's comfort.

At this point, today’s morning session is over.

After Jia Rui left the Qianqingmen Hall, he returned to the Yangxin Hall and continued to handle his official duties.

But Jia Zheng found a reason to send Jia Yuanchun to Kunning Palace in person.

Jia Yuanchun was very excited when he sat on the queen's throne for the first time.

But soon, she regained her senses.

Jia Yuanchun forced a smile, and then retreated. Only Jia Zheng and Jia Yuanchun, father and daughter, were left in the hall.

Then Jia Yuanchun ignored his pregnant body and knelt down in front of Jia Zheng with a plop.

"Father, for the sake of father and daughter, please save your daughter."

After Jia Yuanchun finished speaking, he cried endlessly.

Jia Zheng was also startled by him, and quickly stepped forward to help his daughter up, and then helped her back onto the throne.

"Your Majesty, you have a body of thousands of gold and are pregnant with a dragon seed. You can't do this."

Jia Yuanchun wiped his tears with his sleeves, and then said: "Father, Jia Rui has sole control of the court, and the emperor is in danger. Please find a way to get rid of this traitor."

After hearing Jia Yuanchun's words, Jia Zheng's face became cold and said, "Empress, the prime minister is a loyal and good man of this dynasty and the pillar of the dynasty. You must not think this way."

After hearing Jia Zheng's words, Jia Yuanchun's face showed a trace of despair, and her expression became cold, "Father, I am tired, so please kneel down."

At this time, Jia Zheng held Jia Yuanchun's hand and pinched her hard, then took a step back and kowtowed to Jia Yuanchun, and then exited Kunning Palace.

At this time, a glimmer of hope flashed in the eyes of Jia Yuanchun, who was sitting on the throne.

She knew that her father didn't dare to speak his mind here just now, and at the same time, she was reminding herself to be careful with her words and actions.

After thinking of this, Jia Yuanchun let out a long sigh, and then made up his mind to endure it from today on, until his son becomes emperor, and until Jia Rui dies of old age.

Besides, Jia Rui was handling official business in Yangxin Hall. After a while, Qin slipped in from the outside and stood next to Jia Rui.

Jia Rui ignored him and didn't put down his brush until he had finished correcting all the dozens of memorials on the table.

"Is there a problem?"

"Back home, my father-in-law, the queen, and the father-in-law chatted for a long time in Kunning Palace."

"Oh, what are we talking about?" "The queen cried to the father-in-law, hoping that the father-in-law could bring order to the chaos."

There was a smile on the corner of Jia Rui's mouth. Jia Yuanchun was still a little naive. At this time, he still thought about other than himself.

"Then what happened to our father-in-law?"

"The father-in-law returned to the country. The father-in-law refused verbally and allowed the queen to live peacefully in the harem."

After hearing this, Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction. He was still relieved about Jia Zheng. And he didn't believe that Jia Zheng had the courage.

"You should pay more attention to the Emperor and Queen's side."

Although Jia Zheng felt relieved about the palace, he did not dare to take it lightly.

After giving the instructions, Jia Rui stood up and walked out.

Qin Shun hurriedly followed with his people, and then a group of people walked around the Yangxin Palace and arrived in front of the Yongshou Palace through the back door.

When the maids and eunuchs in front of the Yongshou Palace saw Jia Rui coming, they immediately knelt down and saluted, and then a group of people welcomed Jia Rui into the Yongshou Palace.

Concubine Jing, who got the news inside, was already at the palace gate to greet her.

Jia Rui looked at this woman who was more proactive than before, knowing that she had received hints from her family outside the palace and no longer rejected him, so she was naturally happy.

Jia Rui stepped forward and hugged Concubine Jing. As he walked in, he told Qin Shun behind him: "I will have dinner here at noon today."

Qin Shun agreed and hurried out to make arrangements.

After Jia Rui carried Concubine Jing into the inner room, there was a sudden upheaval. When the two of them finished their work and washed up, the table had been set up in the main hall, and more than a dozen plates of cold dishes had been placed on the table.

Jia Rui contentedly hugged the beauty while eating and teasing her.

Concubine Jing still had a very calm face, but occasionally serving Jia Rui food, it could be seen that she had accepted Jia Rui.

Just when Jia Rui finished his meal and was about to continue playing with Concubine Jing in the Yongshou Palace, there was a sudden noise outside the Yongshou Palace, followed by a loud shout of murder.

Jia Rui got an idea, pushed Concubine Jing away, hurriedly put on clothes and went outside.

At this time, Qin Shun also ran in from outside.

As soon as Jia Rui saw him, he asked angrily: "What's going on?"

"Master, back home, a group of eunuchs have rebelled and are coming to kill us."

Jia Rui was in a daze. He didn't understand why these eunuchs rebelled?

But it was unnecessary to think about this now, so he quickly ordered: "You are responsible for this matter, and I will be tortured alive to find out what is going on."

Qin Shun agreed and immediately ran out of Yongshou Palace with the eunuch beside him, while Jia Rui was sitting in the yard of Yongshou Palace drinking tea and waiting for news from the outside.

After a while, there was another noise outside Yongshou Palace, and then Ma Tao led the palace guards into Yongshou Palace.

As soon as he saw Jia Rui sitting in the yard, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Jia Rui.

"My escort is late. Master, please forgive me."

"What's going on outside?"

"The Hui tribe said that more than two hundred eunuchs got weapons from nowhere and wanted to assassinate the Duke."

"Has everyone got it under control?"

"When I returned home, I killed some of them and captured some of them."

While they were talking, Qin Shun also came in from outside.

He also knelt down in front of Jia Rui and replied: "Master, the person in charge is the eunuch Qin Xiao."

"Where did they get the weapons? And how did they transport them to the palace?"

Qin Shun lowered his head and said, "I haven't found out yet. Please give me three days. I will definitely find out the truth."

Jia Rui stood up, walked to Qin Shun, and kicked him down.

You must know that this is the palace, and someone can hold a weapon and is about to kill him.

Isn't this the most ridiculous thing in the world?

"You, this slave, said you have three days, so I will give you three days. If there is no result after three days, you won't come to see me anymore."

After Jia Rui finished speaking, he walked out angrily, but after a few steps, he stopped and said to Qin Shun: "Seal the Qianqing Palace and no one is allowed in or out."

After Jia Rui finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left Yongshou Palace.

After Jia Rui left, Qin Shun wiped the cold sweat from his head. When Jia Rui was angry just now, he thought he was going to die.

Fortunately, his new master still missed his old friendship and gave him a chance to atone for his sins.

Next, Qin Shun began to gnash his teeth and complained to Lao Li.

This old guy looks steady, but he is actually a fool. Did the master ask him to clean up the harem, and the result was like this?

(End of this chapter)