The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 93 Delicate and gentle
Xia Jin's face turned red. If he hadn't known that King Zhongshun was disdainful, Xia Jin would have thought that the prince was trying to sow discord between his master and his apprentice.

"Before the incident happened, Cong'er came to ask for help from his subordinates. When Jingwei takes action, he must act impartially. If it can be judged according to the law, Jia Zhen will be punished by national law no matter what. However, God has mercy on him, and he just happened to run into it. Now that Jia Zhen has done such a scandal, no matter how much we want to cover it up, we can't."

King Zhongshun would not listen to a word of such nonsense. However, he also knew that there were some things that could be done but not said. Even if they were done, they should not be acknowledged.

"Let me take a closer look. He first used a book of poems to annoy Gu Mingchen and other civil servants, and then Dongshanyuan backhanded him and made him a life-and-death enemy. Even if Zijian is still alive and wants to take the imperial examination route in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult every step of the way, but fortunately, he worships you as his teacher again."

Xia Jinxin said, "Cong'er wants me to be his teacher. Didn't it come from you, the prince?"

"He set up Jia Zhen again!" King Zhongshun continued following his own train of thought, "First he kicked Jia Zhen until she couldn't lift her. A person like Jia Zhen who cannot leave a woman for a day must be He was so depressed that someone exposed the candied fruit to him and ate the candied fruit..."

King Zhongshun looked at Xia Jin with electric eyes, "Jia Zhen said that they have a kind of incense at home. If you eat candied fruit, using that incense will have special effects. Have you checked this?"

Only then did Xia Jin realize that King Zhongshun was trying to remind them, and he hurriedly said, "That incense was made by Cong'er, and he has shown filial piety to his subordinates. It is a good thing that he uses it with a pure heart. Others in Ning Rong's second house have used it." They all agree, and the imperial doctor has also looked at it, and there is nothing wrong with the fragrance. As for whether eating the candied fruit has any miraculous effects, the candied fruit is an obscene drug. Who would use it as a gentleman? "

"You are right. Jia Cong is only eight years old. He is not well versed in human affairs. He can't even tell the difference between men and women. Even if he can make that incense, he has no idea about the candied fruit. But I am overly worried."

Before Xia Jin could take a breath, he heard King Zhongshun say again, "Jia Cong knew that Jia Zhen was going to use refugees to deal with him, so he kept changing his driving route. It was not so much that he wanted to get rid of the people who were following him, but that he was also planning. What? On the day of Laba Festival, he went back from you, why was it late?"

Xia Jin thought about it carefully. He and Cong'er didn't have anything important to talk about that day, and it was so late on purpose. Cong'er felt relieved, but he couldn't say such things to Prince Zhongshun.

It's not that Xia Jin is disloyal to King Zhongshun, but that some things must be covered up by both parties, for the best of both parties.

"Cong'er is sincere and filial, and treats his subordinates like his father. On that Laba Festival, every house was filled with the fragrance of Laba porridge. He was afraid that one of his subordinates would be lonely, so he stayed with his subordinates for half an hour. When he went back, the sky was dark. It’s too late.”

King Zhongshun looked at him as if he were a fool, and then started to analyze, "He deliberately left your place late, which only shows that he knows the situation in Dongfu very well. This is nothing. None of the descendants of Ningrong's second house are promising, they are incompetent in running the family, and the whole house is like a sieve. Since he has made an appointment for everyone to have fun during the Laba Festival, how can Jia Cong not know about it?"

Xia Jin wiped the sweat from his forehead and heard King Zhongshun ask, "Who helped Jia Cong open the back door?"

"It was a woman. She said that someone asked her to open the door that day. She heard someone knocking on the door and thought it was that person. Who knows, it was Cong'er who came in."

"Who asked her to stay at home?" King Zhongshun asked eagerly.

"He was a young boy who often followed Jia Zhen. After he came in from the backyard that day, the young boy was almost dragged to do that. He was so frightened that he was afraid of losing his life. He ran away that night. He still doesn't know where he fled to. Where?"

"Can't even find you?" King Zhongshun asked, squinting his eyes.

Rongqing Hall has been filled with people every day these past few days.

At this time, the two drums have been exchanged, but the people have not dispersed yet.

After Jia Cong came back, he changed his clothes and came over.

The old lady had a very eye-catching mop on her head and was covered with a thin quilt. She was lying on the Arhat bed with her eyes closed, looking like something was wrong.

There were a bunch of sons and grandsons underground, headed by Jia She and Jia Jing, sitting on both sides.

"Cong has met the old lady!" Jia Cong stepped forward, first saluted the old lady, then saluted several uncles, and then the common people, the old lady was already impatient.

"Okay, I won't pay attention to these etiquettes now. You just want to talk about it. It's been two days. Have you said anything to your master?"

Jia Cong knew in his heart that the master the old lady was counting on was not his master, but the Zhongshun Prince behind his master. He couldn't help but feel funny. He was on the side of the Supreme Emperor. If something went wrong, he still wanted to show his favor to the Emperor. This was such a way to have both sides. Fortunately, the old lady could figure it out!
So ignorant, but this family is in the hands of such an old lady.

She doesn't ask for children and grandchildren to be well-educated. She raises her most beloved grandson like a pig all day long. She doesn't think about future generations. Even Qin Keqing, a girl like Bo Zuo who grew up in a poor family, thinks of problems, but she can't think of them.

Every day, I wrote down all the vegetables in the world with water signs, and ate them every day, just for the sake of happiness.

Although there is some knowledge, it is only about food, clothing, housing and transportation. "The elders of the third generation know how to dress, and the elders of the fifth generation know how to eat." Anyone who has been rich for three or five generations knows how to dress, cover, and enjoy fun.

For ordinary people, it is difficult to understand what soft smoke is and what organza is. But for a wealthy person like Jia Mu who has lived a lifetime, it is natural and natural to be well-informed. It's not worth taking anything seriously.

How could the previous generation of Rong Guogong marry such a woman who had caused harm to three generations?

"Say it!" Jia Mu roared.

Jia Cong came back to his senses and said, "Congyuan and Master have already said that Prince Zhongshun has not entered the palace in the past two days. The emperor has already asked the three departments to review and make a decision. We will talk about other things when the results are available."

Even if the palace has the intention to raise its hand, it can only show mercy after being convicted.

How could an emperor directly intervene in the investigation of the Third Division?
If the old lady didn't understand this, Jia She and the others wouldn't understand, but they didn't say anything at this time, allowing the old lady to vent her anger on Jia Cong.

"This is all caused by you. If you hadn't led those refugees to the backyard, would someone have set a fire? Then would the people from Jingwei and Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division break in? What did your brother Zhen do in the east? , how could anyone find out?"

This was a reasonable and confident statement for others, but Jia Zheng couldn't hold it in any longer. His old face turned red with embarrassment and he called "old lady", but was scolded by Jia's mother and he had to shut up.

"The old lady is right. This is all Cong's fault. Tomorrow morning, Cong will kneel in front of the Linjing Hall and plead guilty to the emperor!" Jia Cong was too lazy to defend himself. He just felt that he could reason with someone like Jia Mu. It's just playing the piano to a cow.

"Cong'er, your grandmother is also worried. There are so many people in the east and west mansions. If the imperial court really blames them, the trees will fall and the hozens will scatter. If nothing else, your sisters will be the first to suffer." Jia Zheng had to start from the middle. reconcile.

Jia Cong, on the other hand, looked indifferent and lowered his eyes. No matter how much Jia Mu scolded him, he just seemed not to hear it.

However, from this, Jia Cong also understood why Jia Mu was so out of control today. It turned out that the courtiers were blindly impeaching Ning Rong's second house and letting other families involved in the matter go. The momentum was so fierce that even the Supreme Emperor could not withstand it. , if the two governments cannot be punished, how to calm the anger of the court?
At first, I just thought that the law would not punish everyone. Even if Jia Zhen was a troublemaker, he and his son would be able to keep the title of Ningguo Duke. Now that the momentum is so bad, Rongguo Duke's palace will also be filled in. What about Jia's mother? Can you sit still?
The title is the foundation of both houses. If the title is gone, wealth and wealth for generations will be out of reach.

How can these people who have enjoyed all their wealth survive?

Jia Cong felt funny in his heart. Even if he kept his current wealth, it would only be a matter of time before the building collapsed and the white land was really clean.

"I am young and humble. Although I am studying in the palace, I am only studying with the prince. My speech is limited. I cannot go and beg the princes now. If this is the case, I will not eliminate the trouble for the family, but cause trouble. ." "You know how to speak now, how could you know that these troubles were not caused by you?" Jia Mu had a fit. Seeing that she was of no use to Jia Cong, he looked like a bachelor and felt very boring.

But now, both good and bad are in the Sacred Heart, so Jia Mu must soften up and talk to Jia Cong.

"Although your aunt and you have not enjoyed many blessings in this mansion, you have not been frozen to death and starved to death for so many years. You are young and don't know the world outside. Take a look at the refugees. What they wear What is it.

In this cold weather, dozens of people in Kyoto will freeze to death in one day. Have you ever thought about where you will go to make a living if that day comes? "

"Cong understands this truth, but he doesn't have such ability!" Jia Cong said, "Master Jing is a substitute for the Supreme Emperor, and he has accumulated merits for the Supreme Emperor in Xuanzhen Temple. If the Supreme Emperor shows mercy, there may be a way out. "

Everyone knows this truth, but the Supreme Emperor is now being roasted on the fire.

If it hadn't been for the Dongshan Garden incident, the civil service group, led by Gu Mingchen and others, would not have insisted on clinging to Xungui at this time.

But the hatred they had accumulated had made the Supreme Emperor have to think twice. Gu Mingchen clearly had no intention of giving Ning Rong's second house a way to survive, so he brought Rong Guo's house in, aiming only at Jia Cong.

If others don't know the inside story of Dongshan Garden, Gu Zhufang will know that he was targeting Jia Cong before, but he was killed in reverse. As a result, his life's fame turned into water.

Jia Jing closed his eyes slightly. After hearing these words, he raised his eyelids and glanced at Jia Cong, "I'm used to being clean and don't want to get into trouble with you. If something like this happens, I have to Come out. This scene has consumed so much of my merits. If you feel uneasy, you should write me the scripture from last time!"

"If my nephew gets the scripture, he will write it and send it to me without having to tell him." Jia Cong said.

"You bastard, are you still shaking? You are the cause of today's disaster. If you don't have the ability to eliminate the disaster, you will see if I will let you live a good life!"

Jia She lost his patience and stood up to greet Jia Cong's face. Although Jia Cong did not dare to say anything, he stared angrily, looking unruly.

"Okay!" Mother Jia impatiently stopped her. She really couldn't get used to Jia Cong being like this, but she didn't dare to chastise him too much. She said, "Now that the house is in such a mess, you don't have to go there to study in the study. If asked, just say that we will get through this difficult time with our family.”

Perhaps she also felt that what she was doing was not appropriate enough. At this time, not only did she appear more obedient, but she also had to confront the palace. The old lady defended herself, "It is said that people are self-aware. Now your master The two gentlemen don't dare to go out. How can you behave like this when you run to the palace all day long?"

"Yes!" Jia Cong responded obediently.

After coming out of Rongqing Hall and returning to his yard, he issued an order, "From now on, no one except those who buy will be allowed to step out of this yard."

Qingwen was taken aback and ran over to ask, "What happened? Has someone placed a ban on our yard?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "No one has issued a ban, so you can't go out."

"What's the difference between this and a ban?" Qingwen pouted, and Jia Cong tapped it lightly, "I can hang the oil can now!"

She Yue laughed at the side and said, "You can even hang a chamber pot!"

"Hey, you She Yue, are you teasing me like this?" Qingwen went to argue with She Yue, while Jia Cong pulled his belt and walked along the corridor to the main room.

Aunt Zhong's health was getting better day by day. She was leaning on the couch and talking to Huaping about the appearance of the shoes, what fabric to use, what color, and what pattern to embroider. Yunping opened the curtains and called out, "The third master is here." ".

Aunt Zhong was about to get up, but Jia Cong walked over and pushed Aunt Zhong down on the couch, "Mom, there's no need to get up. Son, come here and see your mother."

"I just heard that you told the maids in the yard not to go out. What happened? But what are the instructions from the old lady?"

For Aunt Zhong, she is most worried about her son's studies.

"What does the old lady mean? Now that the family is in trouble, the second master can't even go to the Yamen, and the son always runs to the palace. What do you mean?" Jia Cong mocked, "In times like this, instead of saying that you should be as obedient as possible, on the contrary To go against the palace is just to express the dissatisfaction of the Jia family through this method, and I don't want to think about the things that the old lady did not dare to do when the Duke was still alive, but the old lady dares to do it now."

Aunt Zhong was so angry that she started coughing again. Jia Cong hurriedly patted her on the back to suppress her anger.

To him, the Jia family was like a cage. Until now, he was moving around in this cage but could not get out. For a while, although his heart was dark, he did not dare to take it out.

"Mother, it doesn't matter. My son's studies are better than those of the princes. He has always been at the forefront. Even if he doesn't go to the study for ten days and a half, he can still keep up. This case is so big that it shocked the government and the public. Your Majesty We will definitely let the third division review and finalize the case as soon as possible, and it won’t take too long.”

"It's so easy for you to get this opportunity to study in the upper study. In this world, who can be favored by the royal family and invited to be their teacher, who is not a famous talent? If you don't go for one or two days, is it possible? Are you still waiting for the position of reading companion to the princes?"

Looking at her son's still childish face, Aunt Zhong didn't want her son to be sad. She raised her hand to caress her son's eyebrows and said sadly, "Auntie is trapped between these square feet and cannot move for the rest of her life. As a woman, auntie has to accept her fate." But my son will make great achievements in the future and be famous in history. How can he stay here like my aunt?"

"Don't worry, mother, you can always find a chance to go out. The Jia family can't lock up their son for a lifetime. His son's master is still outside. If he can't go out for a long time, the master will definitely take care of him." Jia Cong actually didn't have much confidence in his heart, but These words can only be used to comfort Mr. Zhong.

In the Rongqing Hall, Jia Mu only did not allow Jia Cong to enter the palace or go to the study. After Jia Cong came back, he confined himself. The servants and servants below did not know it. When Xian Ning and Xia Jin sent people to ask, Zheng Haoshi said He said, "The third master is disobedient, and the old lady has restrained the third master."

This is better than saying that the old lady does not allow the third master to enter the study to study. If word spreads, will the Jia family still survive?
It is clear that he is disobedient and disrespectful.

"Disobedience, what can be disobedient? Huh, it must be that damn old woman who asked junior brother to help her beg for help. Junior brother didn't agree, so she said junior brother was disobedient." Xian Ning was angry and complained in the study room.

Mu Yongzheng, who had gone to the garden with Jia Cong, was very curious about the game played in Ning Guogong's mansion. However, the news had been too tight in the past two days and he never had a chance to ask Jia Cong.

If Jia Cong didn't come, who would he ask?
At this time, he also put in good words for Jia Cong and said to the fourth prince Mu Yongzuo, "The emperor will come soon and Jia Cong is not here. What should we say if he asks?"

Mu Yongzuo said angrily, "Weren't you still reluctant to let go of Geng Baizhou before? It's only been a few days, and you are already tired of the old?"

Mu Yongzheng smiled and said, "You have to have a certain tolerance for liking the new and hating the old, right? How can there be a reason to always miss the new people and ignore the old ones? Kuang Jia Cong is delicate and gentle, but he is so petty..."

Before he finished speaking, Xian Ning woke up, took the book and hit Mu Yongzheng, "I told you to talk nonsense, be careful and I will sue Uncle Huang!"

The upper study room became happy. An octogenarian old man, leaning on a cane and supported by Song Hong, slowly walked in. Hearing laughter, he coughed and looked around with his dim eyes. , there was a clear flash of light.

(End of this chapter)