Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Jia Cong nodded. This was Jin Yiwei's specialty. It was like testing Jiang Yuhan. Even the person involved didn't know that he had been exposed.

"Brother Benwei is loyal and has been lurking for many years. It is not easy for him to turn himself into a thief. If Zhiyuan succeeds, give him a new identity and let him go out to become a thousand households."

"Your Majesty, the Admiral, has a kind heart. I despise my position and use the paper kite to thank you for your kindness." Fang Ji hurriedly bowed and agreed.

"Well, let's proceed as planned."

"Yes."
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Sun Huan, the crown prince of the Liao Dynasty, is standing at the gate to welcome guests, wearing a gold crown with a red hairpin and cloud brocade arrow sleeves with a sea pattern on the river cliff, and an azure double-breasted tapestry cloud-fox fur coat.

The carriages and horses of the princes and princes arrived one after another. Everyone humbly exchanged greetings and went in hand in hand.

Sun Huan smiled and said, "It's getting late. How about we take a seat first and talk while eating?"

Everyone smiled and nodded and followed him in.

Not long after, sumptuous delicacies and hot wine came out like water. The aroma of wine and vegetables steamed along with the heat, and the whole room was filled with spring.

Sun Huan raised his glass with a smile and said: "Brothers, you are here today. My younger brother is honored by Hua Gong. Please do it first as a mark of respect." He raised his head and did it.

Everyone raised their glasses in response, smiled and said a few words of humility.

"How do you guys try our craftsmanship?" Sun Huan greeted with a smile and moved his chopsticks.

Everyone smiled and said hello.

Sun Huan ate two chopsticks of vegetables and said thoughtfully: "I invite you all to come here today to ask for advice on what the emperor said when he gave the banquet that day."

Sun Heng, the descendant of King Jin, said with a smile: "What's so hard to guess? Your Majesty has a benevolent heart and a sage. He pities my father for his old age, and because something happened in the capital, he is in urgent need of a reputable clan member to guard him. In addition, he also wants to experience We have been trained, so we are called back.”

Sun Shen, the descendant of King You, said: "What you are saying is that the emperor just discussed it and asked us to inform him through family letters. He did not issue an edict, so there is no need to make a fuss."

Prince Qing's descendant Sun Rong smiled and said: "The Holy One said that the titles and fiefdoms will remain unchanged and we will inherit them. Isn't this a good thing?"

Sun Huan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, don't be joking. I have been thinking about it over and over these past two days, and I always feel that something is wrong. Don't you really think so? We are all grasshoppers on a vine. We are both prosperous and destructive. No need to deceive each other."

Everyone looked at each other and fell silent. After all, as heirs trained by the royal palace, even if they didn't react at the time, they should come to their senses after so many days.

Seeing this, Sun Huan smiled and said: "Don't just talk, the food is cold. I'll offer you another drink." The warm wine was poured into the cup again, melting the transparent film at the bottom of the cup bit by bit.

"Drink wins."

"I wonder what brother Wang has to say?" Sun Xuan asked.

"Brother Wang, please give me some advice." Everyone said hurriedly.

Sun Huan thought for a while and said with a smile: "I can't wait to make the decision on this matter. Anyway, I have brought the emperor's wishes intact. As for how to make a decision, that is the old man's business and I have no control over it."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Sun Rong hesitated and said: "Forgive me for being disrespectful. I think the old men of various families may not be able to suddenly put down their border military affairs and return to the capital. If this offends Tianyan, I will wait in the capital... I'm afraid something bad will happen."

Everyone smiled bitterly and nodded, obviously thinking of this possibility. As the princes who paid tribute, if they wanted to leave without saying goodbye, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. Unless they wanted to rebel, no one would dare to take this step.

Sun Huan shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, we come to Beijing every year, when have we ever been detained?
What's more, each of our families has done nothing wrong, and the court can't justify detaining the prince's son at will. As long as we behave ourselves and don't give the court excuses. "

"What Brother Wang is saying is that we don't interact with anyone else in the capital except for banquets and banquets with relatives. The government has also issued strict orders not to cause trouble. I don't think disaster will fall from the sky."

Sun Huan smiled and said: "That's the reason. We stay at home every day, like little wives, what can happen... uh... ah!"

Wow! The main dishes and soup bowls fell to the floor.

"Brother Wang, Brother Wang! Come here! Come here!"

When all the princes saw that Sun Huan was clutching his heart and could not speak, he suddenly threw himself on the table, they were all frightened. There was only one thought in their mind, something bad was coming! Trouble is coming!
Upon hearing the call, a large group of guards, stewards, maids, servants, etc. came in and rushed over to help Sun Huan up.

"Little prince, little prince!" The chief manager of the palace was so frightened that he peed. He hugged Sun Huan, pinched her, and patted her chest. There was no reaction.

When the princes saw that Sun Huan's face turned black, his lips were purple, and his eyes were wide open, they all backed away in shock.

When the guards of the various palaces heard that something had happened in the hall, they rushed in to protect their young master.

An experienced guard glanced at Sun Huan and said in shock: "What a powerful poison! Little prince, hurry up, spit out whatever you just ate!"

When the princes and princes heard about it, they were so frightened that they hurriedly bent down and put their fingers into their throats to induce vomiting. Suddenly there was a loud wailing sound and the hall became a mess.

Seeing that Sun Huan had died, the general manager of the Liao Palace did not dare to hide it, and hurriedly ordered his servants to report to the official. He also said: "Young princes, please wait for a moment, and then leave after being questioned by the Zongren Palace and the Jinyi Guards."

"Asshole, this is your house's business, what does it have to do with us?"

"What a big bitch, how dare you, a slave, detain us?"

"It's obvious that your master has eaten something bad himself. Do you want to blame us?"

"I think there is something wrong with the food and wine. Fortunately, we didn't eat much."

"Yes, I will go to the Tai Hospital to check it out soon, just in case the remaining poison is not clean."

"I mean, let's go!"

The princes and princes were about to leave as they spoke.

The chief manager's only hope now is to catch the murderer so that he can be relieved of his responsibility. He did not care about the noble status of everyone and shouted: "The guards of the royal palace obey the order and stop everyone present for questioning by the Zongren Mansion and the Third Law Division. "

"Got the order!" All the palace guards shouted in unison, unsheathed their bows and swords, and forced everyone in the hall to stay.

After all, we were in someone else's territory, and the princes were all alone, so they didn't dare to use force, for fear that there would be a big change, and when the time came, they would be blind and unjust, so they hurriedly stopped their subordinates and sat down again with a gloomy face.

Not long after, a group of Jinyiti cavalry on night patrol rushed into the mansion. The leader of Baihu shouted and asked: "Has a servant reported to the official that the prince has been poisoned?"

The chief steward said hurriedly: "Sir, my eldest son was fine just now, but suddenly...that's it. Please make the decision."

Baihu went over for a brief inspection and saw that Sun Huan was indeed dead. He shouted: "This matter is not a trivial matter. Everyone who has nothing to do with it should stand down and protect the scene. No one can enter or leave. When I report to the town's envoy, I will send a special person." investigation."

"This matter has nothing to do with us, we can leave." The princes and princes said hurriedly.

Baihu clasped his hands and said, "My dear princes, please forgive me. Since something happened during a banquet, everyone attending the banquet is under serious suspicion. Please wait for a while before leaving. In this way, all the suspicions between you can be cleared away."

All the princes secretly thought that it was bad luck, so they had to sit down obediently.

"You guys are watching from here. No one in the house is allowed to move around."

"Yes."

Baihu took people away in a hurry.

About half an hour later, due to the special status of the deceased, Prince Zuo Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion, Yan Ning, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Jia Cong, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Hua Yuanliang, the head of the Dongchang Prison Qianhu, etc. all arrived with officials one after another. All the princes gathered around King Zhongxin and said, "Uncle Emperor, you have to make the decision for us. This matter has nothing to do with us."

King Zhongxin rolled his eyes and glared at them. Now he knows that I am the emperor's uncle? I don’t know how to be filial when I return to Beijing, so what’s the use of temporary measures.

Yin said calmly: "The matter has not yet been decided. Please be patient and wait for your Lordships to make a decision."

Jia Cong and Yan Ning are old acquaintances. They cooperated many times when he was the Minister of Household Affairs. Because he said: "Master Yan, this case is strange. Let's order someone to check it first."

Yan Ning nodded and said: "That's true. I came here in a hurry and I didn't bring anyone to investigate the case. Duke Ding will send someone to investigate first."

Jia Cong nodded to Zhou Wei, who was accompanying him in charge of the execution of thousands of households.

Upon his instructions, the criminal masters of Jinyiwei immediately took action, either asking for confessions, collecting evidence at the scene, examining the corpse, or checking the food.

Not to be outdone, Hua Yuanliang also hurriedly sent Dongchang Fanzi officers to coordinate the handling. However, he had already received Dai Quan's instructions, and he was just bluffing, vaguely focusing on Jinyiwei.

A servant had already brought chairs for Jia Cong and others to sit down.

The princes looked at each other and then said to Jia Cong: "Dong Guo, I was invited to attend the banquet, but something happened after just two glasses of wine. Obviously this matter has nothing to do with us. I hope you will learn from it." ”

Jia Cong cupped his hands and said: "You princes, please sit down. Cong has just sent someone to report this matter to the emperor quickly.

His Majesty was furious and ordered the Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Punishment Departments to conduct a strict investigation. They must get to the bottom of the matter and give an explanation to the kings.

Now you are both parties involved and witnesses, and you cannot leave for the time being. "

Sun Rong held back his anger and said, "Please let me know, Duke, when can I leave?"

Everyone hurriedly agreed.

Jia Cong said calmly: "After the on-site inspection is completed and the confession is recorded, you can leave first. However, the real murderer has not been arrested for a day, so you must accept the investigation of our guards at any time.

In addition, I hope you will be more careful and don't leave the house at will to avoid being plotted by gangsters. If the bad guys are targeting the princes, they may not stop there. "

Everyone was startled and nodded in agreement.

Jia Cong was watching the investigation at the scene and was convinced that everything was going according to plan.

It was already midnight when I got home. As soon as I walked in, I heard Wangcai reporting that the person who had climbed over the wall the night before had been found.

Jia Cong stopped and asked, "Who?"

Wang Cai whispered: "It's Pan You'an, the young man who guards Huifang Garden here. I heard that I was angry and started a strict investigation. He wanted to behead. If he surrenders, he will be given a lighter sentence, so I told him."

Jia Cong asked: "What did he do in the garden at night?"

Wangcai laughed softly and said, "He is Si Qi's cousin. He had an affair with Si Qi and went out for a tryst at night. When he entered the garden that day, he was accidentally bumped into by the second girl. He was so frightened that he turned over and ran away."

Jia Cong suddenly remembered that Si Qi had such a thing, and found it funny.

He didn't have much concept of etiquette between men and women. Thinking back to Si Qi's early twenties, when he was in love, he had a childhood sweetheart cousin who would flirt with him all the time. Naturally, he was passionate about sex, and he had a sexual appetite, so it was understandable. Original.

But if this kind of thing spreads, it might damage the reputation of the girls in the garden, so he asked: "Who else knows about this?"

Wangcai said hurriedly: "I know the seriousness of this, but no one has told me except the master and the third wife."

"Well, this matter must not be leaked. I gave Pan another forty blows and said that his hands and feet were unclean. He went to farm in the village outside the city.

Tomorrow I ask Miss Ping to tell Si Qi that I will spare her once for destroying the kitchen. I will spare her one more time this time. If there is a next time, I will never forgive her lightly. "

"Yes."

Jia Cong didn't have time to deal with these trivial matters, so he hurried in with Qingwen's condition in mind.

"Master is back. Qingwen just took medicine and went to sleep." When Qianxue saw him coming back, she hurriedly followed him, took off his crane cloak, and poured hot tea.

"Is Qingwen feeling better?"

Qian Xue said: "Her Royal Highness the Princess and the two ladies have come to see me today, and several groups of doctors have also been invited to come. They all said that the illness has not recovered, and..."

"What are you talking about?" Jia Cong said anxiously.

"It has lost its original energy and been hit by the wind and cold. It still needs to be carefully treated." Qian Xue said.

Jia Cong sighed and said, "When does the imperial doctor say this disease will be cured?"

Qian Xue said: "The two ladies have also asked, and the imperial doctor said that it will not be cured until spring."

Jia Cong frowned and said, "It's just winter. Do we have to wait two or three months?"

Qianxue comforted her: "The imperial doctor said that Qingwen has a delicate body and doesn't pay attention to her daily maintenance. This time, the diseases she accumulated in her daily life have appeared together, so she needs to take more time to nurse her back to health."

Jia Cong said: "The medical skills of the imperial doctors at the imperial hospital are naturally very high, but there is a problem. They don't seek merit but seek no faults. They are always reluctant to exert their full strength when encountering problems, for fear of causing trouble.

Tomorrow I will ask Wangcai to invite all the famous doctors and national experts in Beijing to come and have a look, and give them the prescriptions prescribed by the imperial doctor today to consider and see if they need to add or subtract. "

"Yes, Master."

Jia Cong stood up and went in. He saw Qingwen with a wet handkerchief on her forehead. He touched it and found that although the high fever in her body had subsided a little, she was still short of breath and looked haggard, but there was no sweat. It didn't seem like she had improved much.

He hurriedly came out and said: "If you want to speed up your life and make your fortune, please call me the famous doctor in the capital right away."

"Yes, sir, I'll go right away." Qian Xue hurriedly went to tell her mother-in-law.

"Sir, I'll just keep watch here. It's getting late, so you should go and rest first." Qian Xue persuaded Jia Cong as she saw Jia Cong sitting blankly in his chair.

Jia Cong smiled bitterly: "How can I sleep? I'll wait until the doctor sees it."

Not long after, several carriages sent by Wangcai came back, and without any explanation, they pulled the famous doctors out of their beds and "invited" them back.

He had been with Jia Cong for a long time, and he knew that Qingwen was not an ordinary aunt, so he was busy and brought several famous doctors in personally.

"See the Duke." Several famous doctors with white beards met Jia Cong and kowtowed.

"No need. I invite all you old gentlemen to come here tonight to treat my aunt. Please use all your housekeeping skills.

If you take a good look, I will give you a lot of rewards. If you don't like it, it means you are all quacks, so don't eat from this bowl of rice in the future! "Jia Cong snorted coldly.

"Yes, I will do my best." The doctors were startled and agreed repeatedly.

With Jia Cong's power, not to mention destroying their jobs, it would only take one sentence to destroy their whole family.

"Let's go and see." (End of chapter)