The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 274 Concubine Jia commits suicide out of fear of crime

King Zhongshun closed his eyes and stretched out his wrist calmly. Hu Junrong's fingers were playing a piano on his wrist, and he turned a blind eye.

Next to him, Xing Bo glanced this way, with surprise flashing in his eyes. He still lowered his hands and looked at his nose and heart, treating it as a normal thing.

After a long time, Hu Junrong took back his fingers and said, "The prince's health has been suffering for a long time, and this cough has damaged him even more. I'm afraid the previous prescription will have to be changed."

King Zhongshun retracted his wrist, smoothed his cuffs, and said in a friendly manner, "You have come here to ask for Ping An's pulse several times. You must know something about my body. You are doctors, and I am a martial artist, so I don't understand this. You have the final say on how to change the prescription for a literary thing!"

Hu Junrong was overjoyed, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will do my best as an official!"

Without even looking at him, King Zhongshun walked past Hu Junrong and went out of the outer study room.

Xing Bo took the prescription prescribed by Hu Junrong, glanced at it, and winked at the boy on the side. The boy came over, stuffed a purse into Hu Junrong, and sent him out the door.

In the inner study room, King Zhongshun wrote the names of ten people on a piece of paper. He considered them one by one with great concentration. He put the paper in the candle flame and burned it to ashes. He called him to come forward and he came over.

"Is there anything wrong with this prescription?" King Zhongshun asked calmly.

Xing Bo said, "I gave the doctor a look and found no clues!"

Xingbo handed the prescription to King Zhongshun. King Zhongshun took it and looked at it. He couldn't see the reason. He pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that Hu Junrong still has some skills. This harmful trick is clever, but Do you know who he works for?"

"Someone saw that the steward of the Third Prince's Mansion had contact with him. Yesterday, he sent his wife and children to the countryside, saying he was visiting his relatives."

King Zhongshun sighed and said, "Here we go again! Prepare a car, find a few people who don't go out often, stay hidden, and go to Dongshan Garden."

"Yes!"

In May, large peonies bloomed all over the hillside of Dongshan Garden. A thatched hut was located on the top of the hill. A half-man-high fence was covered with honeysuckle. King Zhongshun came down from the sliding pole with a rich aroma on his nose. With the fragrance of flowers, he stood at the door and looked around, admiring the beautiful scenery of the mountain. It was truly a paradise.

Houda has already welcomed him out. A few years have passed and Houda has gray hair on his temples. He used to be a capable and experienced man, but now he is hunched over. He invites you in with a smile, "Your Majesty is a rare visitor. Please come in!"

Dongshan Taoist had done his homework all morning and was sitting quietly in the Dou Fang Room. After Hou Da introduced King Zhongshun in, he closed the door properly and watched from the outside.

"What are you doing here again? I built a house and lived alone for 15 years. Outsiders said that I was a filial piety to my father. I myself thought that I was like this. Now that I think about it, it was just a trick to avoid disaster."

King Zhongshun smiled and said, "I thought that you cultivators were tired of this ten feet of soft red dust and were afraid that this ten thousand feet of red dust would stain you. Who knows, it turned out not to be the case! In order to serve the Three Pure Ones, the Supreme Emperor abandoned the people of Li. The people, but they are unwilling to lose the support of the people of Li. What about you? Although you have been hiding from the world for so many years, the word "Mu" still protects you, right?
I came here just now, and there is a huge Dongshan Mountain, where you can enjoy crabapples in the spring and lotus flowers in the summer, and golden chrysanthemums in the autumn and watch the snow in the winter. In this suburb of Beijing, do you think that if you were not a member of the Mu family, you could hold on to this Dongshan Mountain?I, the king, will not be the first to spare you! "

Dongshan Taoist's expression could not help but become solemn. He cast his keen eyes on King Zhongshun and asked in confusion, "Have we reached this point again? Aren't the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty still here?"

"It's precisely because they are here that we have reached this point. Neither of them is willing to give in. The bad thing is that the emperor brother always feels that there is not enough time, so he takes a bigger step, but there are actually some Being impatient is counterproductive."

"What's the point of coming to me?"

"You also know that I have been a lot less optimistic over the years. Whoever sits in that position in the future has no meaning to me. My life will make Xinjun uncomfortable after all. Besides, I may not be able to survive. The only thing I am worried about is It’s Xian Ning, I’ll ask her to come over and honor you for a while, and when you get out of the cabinet, you will also be one of her elders.”

"You're here today, and I won't be able to live here at ease! You said that you would make the new emperor uncomfortable if you were alive, so why wouldn't I be the same? How many brothers does the current emperor have? It's just the two of us! Xia Jin is dead , if something happens, I will ask Hou Da to protect Xian Ning and leave the capital!"

King Zhongshun nodded. Both of them felt very heavy. After a long time, Taoist Dongshan stood up and left the room. King Zhongshun followed him. The two of them walked out of the main hall together and stood under the eaves of the corridor, looking through the surroundings. Looking at the fence in the distance, the surrounding scenery was picturesque, but the two of them seemed to see great rivers and mountains, with war smoke everywhere and devastation everywhere.

Hu Junrong came out of Prince Zhongshun's Mansion. When the car was halfway, he stopped the car and said he was going to a restaurant for a banquet. He stayed there for about half an hour before getting in the car again and rushing to the Imperial Medical Office.

Here, Mu Yongzhen has received the information handed over by Hu Junrong. King Zhongshun may have become suspicious, and the prescription may not be effective. Jia Yucun couldn't help but feel anxious and said, "Your Highness, if so, what should we do?"

At this time, the person who had been following Prince Zhongshun's palace came in and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Zhongshun went to Dongshan Garden and acted secretly in an attempt to avoid people's eyes and ears, but he was still noticed by us."

"He did it on purpose. He thought that if he involves Taoist Dongshan, what can he do? Haha, as long as my father doesn't wake up for a day, he won't be able to mobilize a single soldier even if he holds the capital guard!" Mu Yongzhen said , with a ferocious expression on his face, and his heart filled with determination to win.

"Your Highness, when we get to this step, we can no longer hesitate!" Jia Yucun said, "I thought we might as well try it out with the Queen of the Zhonggong. I heard that Concubine Jia was very close to the Queen of the Zhonggong. If Zhonggong stands with His Highness, the chances of winning will increase."

Mu Yongzhen looked at Jia Yucun in confusion, and only heard, "The emperor is unconscious now, and the prince has not yet been established. Which prince the emperor likes the most is the queen. Of course, the queen knows best; and the uncle of the country is in charge of a guard, as long as the queen The empress supports His Highness, and this guard must be used by His Highness."

After noon, Yuanchun went to the palace to deliver the sign to the Queen. Although he did not enter the palace, his meaning was already known to the Queen. However, at this time, Emperor Taiqi had woken up, and the letter Yuanchun handed to the Queen was picked up by Emperor Taiqi. Intercepted halfway.

Emperor Tai Qi was leaning on the couch, with a slightly rosy face. Wu Ji served him and served him half a bowl of soup. Half of the soup flowed down from the corners of Emperor Tai Qi's slightly crooked mouth, and not much of the soup could be drunk into his stomach. .

"I don't know when you hooked up with my prince. You can't wait for me to die. You must know that no matter who sits on my throne in the future, although he is only your son, he is not yours. My biological son! Isn’t it possible that a queen mother who is not her biological son and becomes the emperor is more majestic than the empress?”

The queen knelt on the ground, biting her lips lightly. After listening to these almost humiliating words, she already had a firm thought in her heart, "Your Majesty, I think that someone must be meddling in this matter to frame me and the three of you." His Royal Highness." "Oh, then who do you think this person is?" Emperor Taiqi said with interest.

The queen raised her head and glanced at Emperor Taiqi. The crooked look in his eyes and mouth made her feel sick, which also made her firmer in her belief, "Your Majesty, this person must be His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince. He and Jia Cong Nai is a classmate and has a deep friendship. The third prince's concubine who delivered the letter to the concubine is also a member of the Jia family. Their move is just to make the emperor suspicious of the third prince and the concubine. It can be said that they have ulterior motives!

I have been married to Your Majesty for many years. Although I have nothing to do with anything, none of Your Majesty's children call me "mother". I regard the emperor's children as my own children. I hold the position of legitimate mother. No matter who inherits the throne in the future. What's the difference between the emperor and his concubines? "

As long as Emperor Taiqi does not depose her while he is alive, no matter who becomes the emperor, she will be a proper empress dowager. However, there is a difference between having merit for support and merit without support. The most important thing is the Yang family.

She has no children, so her plan is naturally for the Yang family.

The Queen's words were reasonable. Emperor Taiqi listened and believed most of them. He saw that Yang did not apply makeup. Although he was in a coma these days, Emperor Taiqi was not unconscious. He knew that Yang was always serving beside him. For a moment, Emperor Taiqi also relented and stretched out his hand towards Yang, "Queen, get up!"

The queen burst into tears of gratitude, held the emperor's hand and stood up, smiling through tears, "The emperor is in good health, I am so happy!"

As she spoke, she shed two tears. Emperor Taiqi was resurrected from the dead. He was also filled with emotion. He held the queen's thin shoulders and said, "I am like this, so you don't have to worry. I have arranged everything. It will never happen again in the future." I’ll treat you badly!”

Yang gently rested her head on Emperor Taiqi's shoulder, but she had another thought in her mind. She didn't have a child of her own, which was the greatest injustice that Emperor Taiqi had done to her.

She knew that Emperor Taiqi's favorite candidate for prince was the fourth prince, but the Supreme Emperor objected on the grounds of establishing a eldest son. Mu Yongzhen was five years older than Mu Yongzuo. In five years, he was the eldest son and had the support of the Supreme Emperor. Even though Emperor Taiqi had been restricting and suppressing him, his prestige and strength in the court were much higher than that of Mu Yongzuo.

Now, it's time to decide who is the best.

Mu Yongzhen did not expect that Yuanchun would not be able to handle this matter. He received the news from the queen from the palace, and immediately requested an order to abolish Yuanchun and send him to the clan mansion.

Half an hour later, the clan government came to report that Concubine Jia committed suicide out of fear of guilt. Mu Yongzhen breathed a sigh of relief and ordered someone to report the news of Yuanchun's death to the Jia family.

In the Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Wang seemed to be able to feel the tense atmosphere in Shenjing City. Baoyu's illness lasted from last year to this year. Because there are still some scars on her buttocks that have not disappeared, she still has them and has not gone to the academy.

Wang Ziteng's wife, Sun, sent her aunt to see Mrs. Wang, repeatedly urging the Jia family to intercede on behalf of the Wang family and sending people to quell the rebellion as soon as possible so that Wang Ziteng could be rescued.

"My wife, my aunt is already a member of the royal family. Why don't we ask the third prince to make the decision? It's been so many days and I don't know how the master is doing?"

As soon as the old woman said this, she started to cry, and she was so pitiful that Mrs. Wang thought that her brother had fallen into the hands of a thief. She said that life would be worse than death, and she also shed tears.

At this time, Emperor Tai Qi in the palace had already remembered how he fell into a coma, and he was gnashing his teeth in hatred towards Prince Teng.

Mrs. Wang also gave up hope on Jia Cong and nodded, "I'll send someone to tell my eldest aunt and ask her to help beg for mercy in front of His Highness the Third Prince..."

Before she finished speaking, Caixia came in in shock, ignoring the presence of the Wang family's nanny, and said, "Madam, it's not good, the third prince's house sent someone to report that the eldest aunt committed suicide out of fear of crime!"

"Ah!" Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment, her face turned pale, she staggered twice and then fell down.

Although Yuan Chun died, Mu Yongzhen was still worried. He was as anxious as an ant in a hot pot. Jia Yucun had to think of a way to remedy the situation and said, "Your Highness, I think that the only option is to sink the boat and fight with the last ditch!"

The news from the queen was that the emperor wanted to make the fourth prince the crown prince, but it has not been done yet because the emperor is here. But now, the emperor has woken up, and the emperor is still unconscious. The third prince goes to check it out every day. Dai Quan I also told him privately that the Supreme Emperor might not survive two days.

Mu Yongzhen thought for a long time, and he clenched his fist tightly, "That's the only thing, but where do the soldiers come from?"

"The Supreme Emperor is still alive, and the Beijing camp is naturally used by the third prince. Although the fifty thousand soldiers brought by Wang Ziteng cannot defeat the bandits, it is because those people are extremely hungry. They are not even afraid of death, but are they afraid of soldiers? Your Highness is not The purpose of doing that unspeakable thing is just to protect the safety of the emperor and worry that the little disciples will do harm to the emperor. No matter how sharp the sword and gun are, what good will it do to His Highness?"

These words dispelled Mu Yongzhen's doubts, and he immediately felt relaxed, "What Shi Fei said is true! Shi Fei is actually the Kong Ming of this palace!"

After saying that, the two of them laughed with pride.

It was night, a sudden change occurred, which caught people off guard. Overnight, the sky above Shenjing City was filled with the smell of blood, and blood flowed on the ground into rivers. In the early morning, swarms of crows flew across the sky, blocking the glow.

The next morning, the death knell rang in the Daming Palace. In the Linjing Palace, Emperor Taiqi was awakened. King Zhongshun was the only one beside him. He got up and was about to rush out. His originally weak body suddenly became stronger. This made King Zhongshun Worrying more and more.

"What about the traitor? Let the traitor come and step on my corpse to ascend to the throne! The traitor, the traitor!"

Emperor Taiqi was held tightly by King Zhongshun, "Brother, please calm down, calm down!"

Emperor Taiqi fell slumped on King Zhongshun, and he looked at his most trusted brother, "Back then, you never let me die with you, but this time, I want to drag you to die with me! "

(End of this chapter)