Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 246 Picture Scroll
"Xueshi Jia's favor is really grand!" University scholar Tian saw the Queen Mother Yi's edict and the Holy Emperor's edict. Although the Emperor did not arrive with the edict, he also sent congratulatory gifts. These three are the three most noble people in Daqian, but they are all here. Jia Qiang came to congratulate her on her wedding.

"Yes!" Academician Deng nodded and said.

The people present here are all high-status people. When they saw the favor given to Jia Qiang in the palace, they couldn't help but pay more attention to Jia Qiang.

But at this moment, a small sedan entered the courtyard and did not stop. It went straight into the hall.

This was an extremely rude behavior, but Jia Qiang and everyone in the hall said nothing, and even several princes stood up cautiously.

Because standing next to the sedan chair was Dai Quan, who had just left, and the ones carrying the sedan chair were the palace guards.

The sedan is inconspicuous, but Dai Quan and the palace guards all explained the identity of the person in the sedan.

Academicians Tian and Deng looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes.

A coughing sound came from the sedan, and everyone in the entire hall left their chairs and knelt on the ground, including several princes.

The Supreme Emperor walked out of the sedan chair. He was in poor health, but he pushed Dai Quan away, who was about to come over to help him.

The Supreme Emperor didn't say anything to refuse. He enjoyed Jia Qiang's arrangement and sat in the sedan with a smile on his face.

Of course, Jia Qiang is worried that the Supreme Emperor will return to the palace on his own. Now that the whereabouts of the Supreme Emperor have been exposed, there are many people who want the Supreme Emperor to die early.

Several princes also sat down. They were extremely afraid of the Supreme Emperor.

Jia Qiang gave up her seat, had the tableware changed, and notified the guards to come to the kitchen and keep an eye on them. All subsequent dishes would be handled under the eyes of the guards.

"Forget it, I won't bother Jia Hou anymore. You can't eat or drink well while I'm here. I'm going back to the palace!" The Supreme Emperor shook his head, stood up and said.

"Jiahou, I'm here to ask for a wedding drink!" the Supreme Emperor said with a smile.

"It's uncomfortable to see you drinking like this!" The Supreme Emperor took the cup and poured himself a glass of wine. He turned to Jia Qiang and said, "Jia Hou, I wish you to have a son soon and drink well!"

The Emperor drank the wine in one gulp, causing him to cough continuously.

He and Academician Deng sat down first. The two of them had known the Emperor for many years and had dined together in the palace. Before, they were just surprised that the Emperor came out of the palace.

Fortunately, there were no accidents along the way, and Jia Qiang sent the Supreme Emperor into the palace.

He Ye would not let go of this opportunity. It was a rare opportunity for the Supreme Emperor to leave the Daming Palace, and he still left the palace.

"The Supreme Emperor, you are a man of ten thousand gold. How can I rest assured that you are leaving the palace like this?" Jia Qiang looked at the sedan chair and said softly.

Jia Qiang stepped forward quickly and reached out to support the Supreme Emperor. This time the Supreme Emperor did not refuse.

He Ye put the scroll in his arms, quickly cleaned other places, and hurried out of the hall.

He came to the cabinet where the Emperor kept the scroll, and taking advantage of the opportunity that no one noticed, he opened the cabinet with trembling hands and saw the scroll.

"Drink quickly, you must finish this glass of wine!" The Supreme Emperor took his breath and pointed at the wine glass in front of Jia Qiang.

"Yes, master!" Dai Quan responded repeatedly.

The food that the Supreme Emperor ate in the Daming Palace was all tasted by eunuchs. Not just any food could be eaten by the Supreme Emperor.

Jia Qiang stepped forward to support the Supreme Emperor and put him on the sedan chair.

You must know that since the Supreme Emperor abdicated, let alone leaving the palace, he has never left the Daming Palace.

Jia Qiang quickly stroked his back, smoothing his flow and stimulating healing energy.

The guests present could not say anything.

After the Supreme Emperor left the Daming Palace, the young eunuch He Ye took the initiative to take charge of cleaning the palace.

The Supreme Emperor picked up the vegetables and took two bites.

The kitchen works quickly, and new dishes will be served quickly.

"Everyone, I'm sorry to have to excuse you for a moment!" He said apologetically to the guests present.

The other officials followed suit, but only dared to sit half a seat to express their humility.

"Hey, isn't this Lord Jia?" When He Ye opened the scroll, he recognized the man in the painting at first sight.

Seeing the closeness between Jia Qiang and the Supreme Emperor, everyone present was secretly shocked. They could not believe that the Supreme Emperor would favor Jia Qiang to such an extent.

"This is Daqian's world, I can't go anywhere!" The Supreme Emperor waved his hand nonchalantly.

Jia Qiang took a glass of wine from the side and raised the glass respectfully with both hands.

Although there were still some eunuchs in the main hall of Daming Palace, they were all busy and no one noticed him cleaning.

"Dai Quan, just a few bites to eat, this is Jiahou's Mansion, why are you worried!" The Supreme Emperor said to Dai Quan angrily.

After finding a deserted place, He Ye opened the scroll.

Jia Qiang protected the sedan and left Jiahou's mansion.

"You guys sit down too, why don't you dare to eat when I'm here!" The Supreme Emperor waved his hand and said.

Dai Quan stood aside, wanting to say something, but instead scratching his head anxiously.

What kind of person is the Supreme Emperor? He has the aura of an emperor. Even Emperor Jingwen is cautious and respectful in front of him, but he is not as close as Jia Qiang.

Jia Qiang picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

No matter how careful Jia Qiang is, he doesn't want anything to happen to the Emperor in his palace.

"It's been a long time since we had dinner with the Supreme Emperor!" Academician Tian replied with a smile.

But when he saw the word mention next to the scroll, he couldn't help but open his mouth.

Now he finally understood why the Supreme Emperor favored Jia Qiang so much. It turned out that Jia Qiang was the Supreme Emperor's grandson.

Of course, there are many descendants of the Supreme Emperor, but look at this mention. This is a portrait of Prince Yi Zhong when he was a boy. Prince Yi Zhong is the favorite son of the Supreme Emperor. If nothing happened, Prince Yi Zhong would be the first choice of the emperor.

"Great work, this is a great contribution from the sky!" The eyes of the young eunuch He Ye were shining. He did not expect that he would get this credit.

He walked quickly towards the East Palace. He had to let Emperor Jingwen see the scroll and make a decision before the Emperor returned to the Daming Palace.

If possible, he hoped to send the scroll back so that he could remain unnoticed.

As a eunuch in the inner palace of the Ming Dynasty, He Ye's sudden arrival was first reported to Xia Shouzhong, who had just returned to the palace.

Xia Shouzhong knew very well that the Supreme Emperor and his master were still at odds with each other, and it was very important to win over the people around the Supreme Emperor.

Besides, what He Ye meant was that he had made a big discovery, and he came with a certificate of surrender.

Xia Shouzhong immediately reported it to Emperor Jingwen. Emperor Jingwen stopped what he was doing and waved for He Ye to come in.

He Ye walked on the ground of the East Palace Hall in small steps, his palms were sweating and his heartbeat was beating fast.

"This slave bows before the Holy One!" He Ye walked five meters away from Emperor Jingwen, knelt on the ground and shouted. "Get back on your feet!" Emperor Jingwen said majestically.

He Ye remained kneeling, but straightened his upper body and took out the scroll in his arms.

"My servant discovered that the Supreme Emperor often looked at this scroll when no one was around. Today, I took advantage of the opportunity of the Supreme Emperor to leave the palace and took out the scroll and asked the Holy One to take a look at it!" He held the scroll with both hands and said.

Emperor Jingwen signaled to Xia Shouzhong, and Xia Shouzhong stepped forward to take the scroll. He first checked the surface and found no problems.

Xia Shouzhong brought the scroll to Emperor Jingwen, gently opened it and showed it to Emperor Jingwen for inspection.

When Emperor Jingwen saw the portrait on the scroll, he was stunned for a moment, and then saw the inscription next to it.

"It's actually like this!" Emperor Jingwen murmured in disbelief.

He carefully checked the paper of the scroll and found that the scroll was not from the past ten years, which further confirmed the authenticity of the scroll.

You must know that Jia Qiang was still a child ten years ago. It is impossible to draw a portrait of a young boy, let alone an inscription on it.

He also discovered that this portrait was painted by a palace painter. Although the painter was dead, he still recognized the characteristics of his brushwork.

Xia Shouzhong also saw the people and the inscriptions on the portrait, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Send this scroll back immediately, and the reward will be given to you after a while!" Emperor Jingwen ordered in a deep voice.

After discovering this big secret, the best way to deal with it is to pretend not to know, so that you can act quietly.

Today's Jia Qiang is not something that can be manipulated at will.

Even though all of Jia Qiang's official positions were granted by Emperor Jingwen, Emperor Jingwen couldn't give an explanation to the court or the Supreme Emperor if he wanted to remove Jia Qiang's official positions without a reasonable reason.

In particular, Jia Qiang is now a cabinet bachelor and is highly regarded by two cabinet bachelors, which makes it even more difficult to deal with Jia Qiang.

And Emperor Jingwen didn't even want to cause any big trouble by touching Jia Qiang.

As far as he knew, Jia Qiang was able to fully control at least three military towns in Jiubian Military Town. The remaining military towns, including the entire northern army, had a strong influence.

Fortunately, Jia Qiang did not serve as the governor of the Beijing camp for a long time, and she was probably not in the capital. Otherwise, the capital city could not guarantee whether it would be under Jia Qiang's control.

As for the fact that Wu Zicang, the current Jingying Jiedushi, was originally a subordinate of Jia Qiang, Emperor Jingwen did not doubt Wu Zicang's loyalty.

Because Wu Zicang was originally arranged by Emperor Jingwen to be with Jia Qiang, and he was among the first loyal ministers to follow Emperor Jingwen.

The most fortunate thing for Emperor Jingwen now is that although he sealed Jia Qiang as the capital of nine provinces, he did not allow him to truly control the armies of the nine southern provinces. Otherwise, he would be even more unable to shake Jia Qiang.

If Jia Qiang is really allowed to control all the troops of Da Gan, if he touches Jia Qiang, he will have to consider whether Da Gan will change hands.

The young eunuch He Ye received Emperor Jingwen's promise and returned to the Daming Palace with the scroll.

When he came back, the Emperor had not returned to the Daming Palace, which gave him the opportunity to go to the cabinet again and put the scroll in it.

In the East Palace, Emperor Jingwen stood there for a long time, and Xia Shouzhong did not even dare to breathe.

"Go and deal with all the eunuchs in the palace today!" Emperor Jingwen ordered coldly.

"Yes, Master!" Xia Shouzhong did not hesitate at all, even though one of these eunuchs included his adopted son.

He knew that as long as he hesitated in the slightest, he might be one of the eunuchs who needed to be dealt with.

Emperor Jingwen wanted to prevent today's events from leaking out. He knew that there must be someone behind the scenes of the Supreme Emperor.

As an emperor, the way to keep it secret is very simple, just kill them all.

Some guards entered the palace and took away the eunuchs in the palace.

In the entire hall, only Emperor Jingwen and Xia Shouzhong were left.

"Shou Zhong, do you think Jia Qiang knows her life experience?" Emperor Jingwen asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know!" Xia Shouzhong bowed and replied.

"Yes, I don't know, tell me how he can enjoy the favor of his father with peace of mind. He has been trying his best to get close to me. Does he want to harm me and take my country?" Emperor Jingwen continued.

At this moment, he seemed to have completely forgotten Jia Qiang's contribution. Jia Qiang had saved his life twice.

Jia Qiang went to Jiangnan for him and solved the problem of salt affairs in Jiangnan for him, giving him a lot of money.

He even forgot that when Jia Qiang was patrolling the border, he expelled more than 100,000 Tatar troops from the territory of Daqian.

At this moment, he only thinks about what he thinks. Once the emperor's suspicion arises, there will be no more friendship.

Xia Shouzhong wanted to give him some advice, but he knew Emperor Jingwen too well. He was definitely the unlucky one to speak at this time.

He knew that from today on, Emperor Jingwen would deal with Jia Qiang.

He won't give Jia Qiang any warning, and he won't even behave abnormally in normal times.

He was loyal to Emperor Jingwen. Even if Jia Qiang had saved his life, it was far less loyal than his loyalty to Emperor Jingwen.

Since ancient times, it is difficult to balance loyalty and justice. He made his own choice, and he and Jia Qiang will only be enemies in the future.

Emperor Jingwen sat down slowly, planning in his mind how to deal with Jia Qiang, take back the power in Jia Qiang's hands, and even kill Jia Qiang.

"Let Prince Zhongshun enter the palace!" Emperor Jingwen ordered in a deep voice.

Xia Shouzhong agreed, turned around and walked out of the hall quickly. There were no other eunuchs in the hall at this moment.

"Jia Qiang, no matter whether you know your life experience or not, I can't let you stay!" Emperor Jingwen murmured to himself.

Although Jia Qiang was powerful and could even be said to be the most brave warrior in Da Qian, but in the eyes of Emperor Jing Wen, a glass of poisonous wine could solve the problem.

This plan can only be implemented at the end. If we do this, there will be great trouble in the DPRK and China.

Jia Qiang sat under the lamp and looked at Lin Daiyu, who was wearing a phoenix robe and a red hijab. His heartbeat could not help but accelerate.

With his power, he had an unimaginable level of control over himself, but he was unable to control his heartbeat at this time.

"Sister Lin!" Jia Qiang called softly.

He gently lifted the hijab, revealing a charming face. Today's Lin Daiyu is different from the elegant one before. She has a different charm with heavy makeup.

"Brother Qiang!" Lin Daiyu replied shyly.

Her eyes did not avoid Jia Qiang's gaze. She seemed to have returned to the moment when she woke up after falling into the water. She opened her eyes and saw Jia Qiang. At that time, a seed was planted in her heart.

Today, the seeds have blossomed and come to fruition and have been fulfilled.

Jia Qiang took the jug and poured a glass of wine for Lin Daiyu. Lin Daiyu also took the jug, poured wine for Jia Qiang, and they drank together.

The dragon and phoenix appear in auspicious form, the headscarves are uncovered, and the mandarin ducks place their pillows on the phoenix to pray for the phoenix. The red candle swayed against the gauze tent, and the night was still bright with candles in the bridal chamber.

(End of this chapter)