Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 194 Obtaining Jade
"Starting tomorrow, you have to attend the morning court!" Emperor Jingwen reminded Jia Qiang with a smile before leaving.

Jia Qiang was stunned. Only then did he realize that after becoming a Beijing official, he would indeed attend the morning court.

Think about the early morning time. You have to get up before dawn and wait in Jiuqing's room.

"Shou Zhong, look, look, he really doesn't know!" Emperor Jing Wen saw Jia Qiang's expression and laughed at Xia Shouzhong beside him.

Xia Shouzhong couldn't help but laugh. He wouldn't laugh easily around the emperor unless he really couldn't help it.

Although Jia Qiang had been an official for many years, he was away from home all year round. When he returned to Beijing, he wanted to participate in the imperial examinations and palace examinations, so Emperor Jingwen exempted him from going to court.

The number of times he went to court was really only a handful, so it's no wonder he forgot about going to court.

"You are still walking in the cabinet, and you have to go to the cabinet after going to court!" Emperor Jingwen did not forget to explain to Jia Qiang after he finished laughing.

"Your Majesty, what is this cabinet tour for?" Jia Qiang hesitated and asked.

He could tell that Emperor Jingwen trusted him very much, and it could be seen from the way he spoke that he treated him as a close minister.

"It's rare that Marquis Jia takes the initiative to see me, an old man!" the Supreme Emperor said with a smile.

His spirit was so strong, and he could feel that the emotions expressed by the Supreme Emperor were the most sincere.

"It's Yunnan tea given by the Holy One!" Jia Qiang replied honestly.

Only when facing close ministers will the emperor lose his majesty, because there is no need to show majesty. The ministers need to be won over and have the closest relationship.

The box is made of golden nanmu, with lacquer carving on the surface and Buddhist stories inside.

"What's in your hand?" The Supreme Emperor watched the singing and dancing for a while before paying attention to the box in Jia Qiang's hand.

"Is there chaos in the south?" Jia Qiang recalled the information he had read about Jiangnan and found nothing wrong.

Dai Quan went out for a trip, and soon the dance music started, and a dancer came into the hall to dance.

Jia Qiang smiled sheepishly, thinking that this was indeed the case, and she was called here every time she went to Daming Palace.

"What kind of good tea does he have there? Dai Quan, go get a box of my Buddhist tea!" The Supreme Emperor said calmly.

For some reason, Jia Qiang felt that the Supreme Emperor was like an elder in her family. This kind of care and love could not be fake in the slightest.

He thought about it again and again, but decided not to take action yet and wait for a while.

"Now that we're done, let's watch some singing and dancing together!" the Supreme Emperor said with a smile.

Only then did Jia Qiang understand the emperor's intention in giving tea. It was for his own sake.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!" Jia Qiang stood up and bowed to thank him.

"This tea is produced in Tanzhe Temple. Every day, the Buddha chants sutras in front of the tea tree, which is tainted with the Buddha's spirit!" the Supreme Emperor introduced, pointing to the tea box.

"The Supreme Emperor will live forever!" Jia Qiang bowed and said.

"When you get to the cabinet, you don't have to do anything. Just watch, listen, and learn!" Emperor Jingwen, who rarely enjoyed the joy of teaching others, replied with a smile.

The Emperor drank two mouthfuls of water before suppressing his cough, and his face turned abnormally red.

"Thank you, Your Majesty for the reward!" Jia Qiang thanked him.

When he saw Jia Qiang, he immediately felt better.

"As long as you know about this, the transformation of the southern army should be carried out earlier. If it doesn't work, you can transfer people from the north!" The Supreme Emperor said, giving Jia Qiang greater power.

"Miss Lin is still young, it will take a few more years!" Jia Qiang replied honestly not knowing why the Emperor was concerned about his marriage.

As soon as he entered the palace gate, he heard the Supreme Emperor coughing violently.

Jia Qiang didn't quite understand why she was asked to do cabinet work since she didn't have to do anything.

During this period, the Supreme Emperor coughed every once in a while.

"Okay, you can go back!" Emperor Jingwen waved his hand and said, then thought of something and ordered Xia Shouzhong: "Bring some of the tea sent from Yunnan to Jia Aiqing!"

Carrying a box of tea, Jia Qiang walked out of the East Palace. This time, he did not ask the Supreme Emperor to invite anyone. He took the initiative to head towards the Daming Palace.

"I don't know if I can see you get married and have children!" The Supreme Emperor sighed.

Jia Qiang knew about Tanzhe Temple. This temple even had a history older than the capital city.

"You've learned how to flatter me too!" The Supreme Emperor said this, but his face looked very happy.

Dai Quan took out a box. Not to mention the tea inside, the outside of the box was extraordinary.

"Drink more Buddhist tea. You have been away from home all these years, and the murderous intention in your body has risen. That is to say, you have read the sage's book, and you can still suppress the murderous intention!" The Supreme Emperor continued.

"I know!" Jia Qiang bowed and responded.

What kind of person is the Supreme Emperor? If it weren't for his health, it would be impossible to transfer power to Emperor Jingwen.

Even though the Supreme Emperor was in poor health now, he still held the core power of Daqian, and Emperor Jingwen had to get his approval for major matters.

Jia Qiang did not think too much and watched the singing and dancing in the palace with the Supreme Emperor.

"You are engaged to Lin Ruhai's girl. When are you going to get married?" the Supreme Emperor asked.

Jia Qiang thought about whether to treat the Supreme Emperor, but he needed to think carefully.

"The post of Inspector General of the Nine Provinces is extremely powerful. Given your age, I originally didn't want to give it to you, but there is chaos in the south. I can feel more at ease with you here!" The Supreme Emperor waved his hand first, and everyone around him stepped back. , only Dai Quan was left, and he spoke.

Treating the Supreme Emperor is no small matter. If the Supreme Emperor is cured, he will most likely offend Emperor Jingwen.

In the Daming Palace until the palace gate was closed, Jia Qiang was sent out of the Daming Palace by Dai Quan.

Jia Qiang was riding a horse. It was dark now, but he could still see the road clearly. He led his soldiers to Rongning Street.

The direction he was walking in happened to pass by the entrance of Lin Mansion.

It was getting late now, and he had no plans to go to Lin Mansion.

Besides, the small gate from Lin Mansion to Jiahou Mansion is already under construction, which will only take a day or two.

He was about to go back to his house when he saw Jia Baoyu leaving Lin's house. Jia Baoyu's expression remained unchanged, as if he was angry.

Jia Qiang's eyes narrowed slightly. He was not worried about the Lin Mansion, nor was he worried about Lin Daiyu, but Jia Baoyu's behavior was too disgusting.

A few days after he returned to Beijing, he also heard rumors about Jia Baoyu from Jade.

Jia Baoyu's reputation is not good. He likes to get along with women and has no defense against men and women. Of course, compared to those dandy boys in Beijing, Jia Baoyu is still a good boy, mainly because he is still young.

Jia Qiang has been doing national affairs these days and has forgotten what Jia Baoyu did before. Now seeing Jia Baoyu, he has another idea in his mind.

Taking Jia Baoyu's life was not a good choice.

First of all, the relationship between him and Jia Baoyu did not reach the point of life and death. Jia Baoyu was Jia Mu's heartthrob. He had received Jia Mu's kindness, at least he would not kill Jia Baoyu because he didn't like it.

In addition, Jia Baoyu is the incarnation of Shenying's waiter. It is difficult to say whether killing Jia Baoyu rashly will cause any consequences.

As for Jia Baoyu being the core of the immortal's arrangement, Jia Qiang doesn't care.

The feud between Jia Qiang and the immortal has long been forged. One more thing and one less thing will not have any impact.

He took a deep look at Jia Baoyu, and with a wave of his hand, Jia Gong appeared in the darkness of the corner.

Jia Gong was wearing black clothes and it was difficult to see clearly in the dim environment.

Jia Qiang gave orders to Jia Gong. During the whole process, the white horse under him did not stop.

Jia Gong's agility is 219 points. This not only refers to his speed of 219 meters per second, but also means that his shot and reaction speed match the 219 points.

He obeyed Jia Qiang's order and turned into a shadow, heading towards Jia Baoyu.

Since Lin Mansion and Rong Guo Mansion were on the same street, Jia Baoyu brought his young man Mingyan with him.

Jia Baoyu walked half-heartedly, Mingyan also had no energy, and followed Jia Baoyu half a step behind.

None of them noticed that a dark shadow appeared beside them, passing by Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu only felt a chill on his body, but he was still worried about not being able to see Lin Daiyu in the Lin Mansion and didn't care.

Jia Gong's figure climbed over the wall and entered Jiahou's mansion.

His speed was so fast that even the powerful guards guarding Jiahou Mansion did not notice him.

When Jia Qiang entered the main hall, Jia Gong was already waiting in the main hall.

Jia Qiang stretched out her hand, and Jia Gong handed him a piece of jade.

This is Jia Baoyu's psychic jade. Jia Gong's 219 points of agility to be a thief is definitely like using a cannon to kill mosquitoes. Not to mention that Jia Baoyu and Mingyan are just ordinary teenagers, even two powerful generals are not paying attention. Under such circumstances, it was impossible to prevent Jia Gong's movements.

"Don't lose it, don't forget it, and your immortal life will be prosperous!" Jia Qiang read the words on the psychic jade.

Holding the psychic gem in his hand, at such a close distance, he could feel the extraordinary quality of the psychic gem. It seemed to contain extremely high-quality energy. As for other functions, he could not detect it.

"Jade, evacuate all the people. No one is needed in the main hall today!" Jia Qiang ordered outside.

Jade obeyed the order, and soon all the slaves in the main hall left.

Jia Qiang waved his hand, and he released Jia Jingang, Jia Wei, and Jia Jian, asking the four summons to guard the surroundings of the main hall.

There were no outsiders in the entire courtyard of the main hall. He then came to the rockery, moved the rockery and entered the underground secret room.

He picked through the piles of belongings, and it took him a while to find a piece of jade that was almost the same quality as the psychic jade.

Then he took out the 'Ping Kou Sword'. He had never carved jade before.

But with the sharpness of the 'Ping Kou Sword', there is not much difference between jade and ordinary soil.

In addition, he discovered another usage of 'Spiritual Warfare [Advanced]', which he accidentally discovered over the course of several years.

'Spiritual Warfare [Advanced]' allows him to hit 100% of the position in his mind. For example, if he wants to shoot an arrow and hit the enemy's pupil three hundred steps away, then no matter how the arrow flies, it will hit accurately in the end. There will be half a difference.

This is just the 'Spiritual Warfare [Advanced]' used in battles. In daily life, such as the current carving, he wants to carve a mark in his mind, then he can reduce the strength of the sword and use the 'Ping Kou Sword' Carving out a mark of what he had in mind on the stone jade.

When placed on a carved object, it is also made up of marks. You only need to use the 'Spiritual Combat Method [Advanced]' to carve out a mark, and then carve it one by one.

It didn't take long for Jia Qiang to have a 'psychic gem' in her hand.

He held the real 'Psychic Gemstone' in his left hand and the fake 'Psychic Gemstone' in his right hand. After careful inspection, he could still identify the difference between the two 'Psychic Gemstones'.

It's not a problem with the jade itself or its carving. In a sense, the appearance of the two 'psychic gems' can be said to be 100% consistent.

The difference between the two 'psychic gems' lies in the energy inside. The real 'psychic gem' contains an energy. This energy is extremely obscure, but it does exist.

But the fake 'Psychic Jewel' is empty inside. A person with his sensitive perception can sense it with his hands.

He thought for a while and injected a little mana into the fake 'Psychic Jade'. The mana spread out, most of it into the void, but there was also a little bit of mana left in the fake 'Psychic Jade'.

Although there is still a difference between real and fake 'Psychic Jade', if it is judged based on whether there is energy in the 'Psychic Jade', it is impossible to tell which one is real and which one is fake.

Jia Qiang was slightly proud, and he casually threw the fake 'psychic jade' to Jia Gong.

Jia Gong took the fake 'psychic jade' and disappeared in a flash.

Jia Baoyu returned to Jiangyunxuan. Seeing that Jia Baoyu was in a bad mood, Xiren didn't want to get into trouble, so he just stepped forward to help him change his clothes.

"Second Master Bao, where is your jade?" Xiren couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw Jia Baoyu's empty chest.

"Don't you always wear jade?" Jia Baoyu said as he touched his chest. When he found that his chest was empty, his expression suddenly changed.

He also knew that the 'Psychic Jade' was very important. According to Jia Mu, the 'Psychic Jade' was his lifeblood.

"If you lose it, just throw it away!" However, he would not admit that he attached great importance to the 'Psychic Treasure Jade', so he pretended to be calm and said.

"Second Master, my dear Second Master, this is no joke. Think about where you have been today. Did you leave it somewhere?" Xiren was so anxious that he almost cried, and asked in circles. .

"I didn't go anywhere. I just played in the mansion today, went to Sister Bao's place, and even went to Sister Lin's house!" Baoyu thought for a while and replied.

"Hurry up and help find it. Don't let the ancestors know!" Xiren said to the other little maids.

If the ancestor really gets angry, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the maids like them.

We must find the 'Psychic Jewel' before our ancestors find out about this.

Next, Jiangyunxuan was in chaos, and all the maids became ants on the hot pot. Mingyan was also called over, and Mingyan followed the path that Jia Baoyu walked today and searched for it.

Mingyan went out for a while and came back crying. He also knew that this time the matter was serious.

All the maids were about to cry too. They didn't dare to think about how Mother Jia would punish them after the incident.

"Isn't this jade?" She Yue was cleaning Jia Baoyu's bed. No matter what, Jia Baoyu still had to sleep at night, but he found the 'psychic jade' under his pillow.

(End of this chapter)