Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 264 Confiscating the house
Jia Qiang stayed at Cining Palace for dinner. He could not refuse the Queen Mother's affection for licking the calf.

There are many children in the royal family. As a member of the royal family, she will only have special feelings for a very few children.

Prince Yi Zhong was the Queen Mother's favorite child. There was no second child. After Prince Yi Zhong committed a crime, her feelings were transferred to Jia Qiang.

Of course, the most important point is that Jia Qiang is so similar to Prince Yi Zhong when he was a boy.

During the meal, the Queen Mother kept putting some dishes on the plate in front of Jia Qiang, as if she was worried that Jia Qiang would be embarrassed and hungry.

After finishing the meal, the Queen Mother took Jia Qiang aside and sat down to talk.

She wanted to hear Jia Qiang personally talk about what happened over the years, and Jia Qiang also told everything she could.

A palace maid came from the side and placed a cup of tea in front of Jia Qiang.

Jia Qiang's expression changed, she looked at the palace maid, and then at the tea in front of her.

"Grandson, what's the matter?" the Queen Mother asked when she saw Jia Qiang's expression. She had lived in the palace for a long time and was extremely sensitive to expressions.

The reason why Jia Qiang's expression changed suddenly was that she first felt the malice of the palace maid.

Secondly, he sensed highly toxic ingredients in the tea in the cup.

He has mastered the 'Poison Technique [Advanced]' and has a strong sense of poison.

Although the poison in the tea in the cup was a colorless and odorless poison that was rare in the world, it could not escape his perception.

Before Jia Qiang could answer, the palace maid's expression changed drastically.

"Get it for me!" How could the Queen Mother not see the fishiness in it? She shouted loudly.

Several maids appeared on the side and held the maid down.

However, black blood flowed from the palace maid's mouth, and she died when her head tilted when she was held down.

"Send the imperial doctor over and seal off the Cining Palace. No one will be allowed in or out!" The Queen Mother looked extremely ugly and ordered angrily.

If Jia Qiang hadn't discovered something was wrong, her grandson might have been poisoned to death in front of her.

The Queen Mother was certain that the tea must have been poisoned.

In the palace, such poison is not something a palace maid can get.

Cining Palace was quickly blocked by the guards who rushed over, and the imperial doctor was also called over.

Jia Qiang remained silent. In fact, when the palace maid committed suicide, he was fully capable of saving her, but he did not take action.

He did not believe that something like this happened in the palace. The Queen Mother could not find out the person behind the scenes. Even if the Queen Mother could not find out, the Supreme Emperor could find out and there was no need for his intervention.

All he needs to do is sit on the sidelines.

There were three imperial doctors who came, almost all the imperial doctors on duty in the palace were called over.

The three imperial doctors came over and first checked the dead palace maid, and then used various methods to check the tea in front of Jia Qiang.

"The Queen Mother, the tea has been poisoned with dove poison. Drinking it will lead to death!" The three imperial doctors gave unanimous results.

"Chaoye Qian Zai" records: "Wherever the rhinoceros eats water, there is a rhinoceros. If the rhinoceros does not wash its horns from the water, it will die if it eats it. This is why the rhinoceros eats snakes."

Doves like to prey on snakes, scorpions, centipedes and other highly toxic insects. Over time, they will carry a variety of toxins in their bodies. When this bird bathes in the river, the river water will be poisoned. The feathers of this bird are used to make wine for people. Drinking it will kill you on the spot.

"Okay, very good. If you dare to poison my Cining Palace, let me investigate. I want to see who is so bold and bold!" It was confirmed that the poison in the tea was very poisonous, and the Queen Mother became even more angry. .

In Cining Palace, everyone who had anything to do with this palace maid was arrested and interrogated. People in other palaces who had been in contact with this palace maid in the past few days will also be investigated together.

This kind of investigation in the palace is very cruel, and all kinds of inhuman punishments will be used without any evidence.

"Grandson, you go out of the palace first. Before there is any result, you must be careful in everything you do!" The Queen Mother told Jia Qiang worriedly.

Jia Qiang originally thought that the poisoning case would take a few days to investigate, but he did not expect that he would be called to Cining Palace the next day.

The poisoning case in Cining Palace did not spread, at least no one in the court talked about it.

This is not surprising. Since the case of Emperor Jingwen came out, the royal family has lost a lot of dignity. No more bad things can be spread. This is not a good thing for the royal family.

Therefore, all investigations are conducted secretly and are not known to outsiders.

Seeing the Queen Mother again, the anger on the Queen Mother's face still remained.

"Concubine Xian De committed suicide out of fear of crime!" the Queen Mother explained to Jia Qiang in a deep voice.

Jia Qiang was startled, not expecting that this poisoning case would involve Concubine Xian De.

He had no grudge against this virtuous concubine, so how could he let this virtuous concubine poison her in Cining Palace?

"When Concubine Xian De was in Cining Palace, she got very close to the palace maid who poisoned her. When she was investigating the palace maid, she found the East Palace. Concubine Xian De committed suicide by taking poison at that time. She also used dove poison!" The Queen Mother! Then he said.

No matter how Jia Qiang felt, it was fake. How stupid would Concubine Xiande have to be to let a palace maid whom she knew well in Cining Palace poison her in front of the Queen Mother? Regardless of whether she could be poisoned to death, Concubine Xiande would be found through the palace maid afterwards.

The most important thing is that Concubine Xian De committed suicide without even asking. This is very unjustifiable.

When she reached the status of a virtuous concubine, it was impossible to impose punishment on her, unless her status as a virtuous concubine was removed, and she was initially asked about some information.

"Do you know what the reason is? That virtuous concubine has no grudge against me!" Jia Qiang asked in confusion.

"Maybe it's for the sake of visiting the other house!" The Queen Mother shook her head helplessly and explained.

Jia Qiang didn't believe it even more. The provincial residence was given to him by the Supreme Emperor, not what he asked for.

However, seeing the hesitant look on the Queen Mother's face, he understood that there must be a hidden secret, but it was difficult for the Queen Mother to pursue it.

He immediately understood that this incident was probably caused by Emperor Jingwen.

It's just that Emperor Jingwen put all the blame on Concubine Xiande, and Concubine Xiande died again. The so-called death without evidence, even if the Queen Mother wanted to pursue the case despite Emperor Jingwen being her son, there was no evidence to blame Emperor Jingwen.

All clues were lost when it came to Concubine Xian De, and the whole thing could only be blamed on Concubine Xian De.

Of course, this does not mean that after Emperor Jingwen did this, it had no impact on himself.

The East Palace was previously closed, and although no external contact was allowed, both the Emperor and the Queen Mother would consider family ties and allow a small number of eunuchs and maids from the East Palace to enter and leave the East Palace, so as not to completely cut off all connections with the East Palace.

But after this incident, the East Palace will be completely closed, and it will no longer be possible for any eunuch or maid to enter or exit. Even food will be delivered outside the door, waiting for those inside to take it in on their own.

And food needs to go through multiple layers of inspection to prevent contact with the outside world.

Before this incident happened, Emperor Jingwen might have had a slight chance to be forgiven by the Supreme Emperor. After all, the Supreme Emperor was still young, and the emperor he had finally cultivated had made some mistakes. After being imprisoned for a period of time, it was impossible to say whether the Supreme Emperor would be able to forgive him. Will relent. But after this incident, the Supreme Emperor had no last thoughts about Emperor Jingwen. This kind of emperor who dared to poison Cining Palace could no longer be used.

Although Concubine Xian De died, things did not end with Concubine Xian De's death.

The Supreme Emperor was furious because of this matter, and he couldn't say anything about the poisoning in Cining Palace, but the Rongguo Mansion itself had done too many wrong things, and it was easy to catch them.

On the afternoon of the third day after the poisoning, an imperial edict followed a group of people to the outside of Rongguo Mansion.

This army was from the Beijing camp. When it arrived outside Rongguo Mansion, it immediately surrounded the entire Rongguo Mansion.

When the gatekeepers of Rongguo Mansion saw the eunuch delivering the order and the wolf-like sergeant, they were so frightened that they quickly reported inside.

"Oh no, there are troops surrounding Rongguo Mansion!" The disciple shouted as he ran.

It seems that only in this way can his fear be weakened, but this method makes other people who hear it frightened.

Wherever this gate passes, it leaves behind chaos.

At this moment, even the housekeepers and stewards had no intention of taking care of their servants. They felt that the sky was about to fall.

"What happened outside?" Jia Mu asked angrily when she heard the shouting coming from outside and the screams of the slaves.

Before Yuanyang could go out to inquire, Menzi entered the Hall of Rongxi.

"No, there are troops surrounding Rongguo Mansion!" Menzi seemed a little frightened and was still shouting when he entered Rongxi Hall.

"Let him speak properly and speak clearly!" Mother Jia stood up in surprise, pointed at the door and ordered the people next to her.

A nun stepped forward and slapped Menzi on the face, causing Menzi to wake up immediately.

"Ancestor, there are many sergeants outside, and the imperial edict has arrived at the door!" Menzi saw Jia Mu and reported quickly.

Jia Mu suppressed the throbbing in her heart and brought a large number of soldiers to the door to announce the decree. There was only one possibility, and that was to confiscate the house.

But the Rongguo Mansion has handed over all the property that the Zhen family had placed in the mansion, so why would they still come to the door?
"Yuanyang, put on the super-grade imperial makeup for me!" She knew she couldn't escape, so she had no choice but to go out to receive the order.

The people waiting outside to receive the order will not wait long. As time goes by, they will rush directly into the mansion, and they will become even more passive.

At this time, Jia Zheng and Jia She also rushed over, and they also heard what was going on outside.

Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, Mrs. Xing, Li Wan, Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu and other people from the mansion, young and old, also rushed to Rongxi Hall after hearing the news. In the hearts of everyone, Jia Mu was the Dinghai Shenzhen of Rongguo Mansion.

"Hurry up and put on your ceremonial robes, and get ready to receive the order at the door!" Jia Mu said in a deep voice.

She didn't know what happened, so she didn't know how to respond. She just waited until she received the order.

She looked at Jia Baoyu, and she was most worried about Jia Baoyu.

It didn't take long for the whole family to arrive at the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

The person who came to announce the decree was Zhang Yi, the eunuch in charge of the royal horse. Eunuch Zhang looked solemn at this moment, without showing any emotion.

Being in the palace, he knew what was going on.

It was precisely because the matters involved in Rongguo Mansion were so serious that he did not dare to make any omissions in this matter.

Standing next to eunuch Zhang Yi was Wu Zicang, the military envoy of the Jingying camp. He personally led the Jingying camp to ransack his home.

The reason why he came in person was not only the order from the palace, but also the most important point. Rongguo Mansion was next to Jiahou Mansion. He was worried about leaving this matter in the hands of others, so as not to disturb the people of Jiahou Mansion. peaceful.

Therefore, the sergeants in the Beijing Camp would only make very small sounds during actions.

Eunuch Zhang Yi announced the edict, which pointed out the things committed by the Rongguo Mansion. The first was transferring property of the Zhen family, the second was taking lawsuits, the third was the collapse of ethics, the fourth was plundering, the fifth was buying and selling official positions, and the sixth was letting go Usury, etc., the decree did not mention the affairs in the palace, but it mentioned that there were more than twenty crimes committed, and almost all the crimes committed by Rongguo Mansion in recent years were listed.

This is the terrifying thing about the intelligence network in the hands of the Supreme Emperor. Many times, the palace just doesn't want to touch the Rongguo Mansion. When it comes time to do something, the reasons can be found easily.

Rongguofu is not a virtuous family to begin with, and these crimes do exist.

Everyone kneeling had their own thoughts. When Jia Mu heard about the transfer of property for the Zhen family, she was extremely horrified. She had handed over the money, so how could she still be implicated in this matter?

When Wang Xifeng heard about the two concepts of champerty and loan sharking, she was so frightened that the two groups started fighting.

The others also heard the charges related to them, and their faces turned pale.

At the end of the imperial edict, the punishment for the Rongguo Mansion was announced, and Jia Mu's super-imperial wife was killed. Because Jia Mu was old, she was demoted to common people, and Jia Zheng, Jia She, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing were exiled to the border.

Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu and the rest were taken into custody, awaiting judgment.

The Rongguo Mansion searched it and took all the slaves into custody.

Fortunately, Xue Baochai has not yet married Jia Baoyu, which is not included in the imperial edict.

The entire Rongguo Mansion was wailing, and all the masters and slaves were worried about their future fate.

But no one paid attention to them at this time. The sergeants rushed into Rongguo Mansion and began to search Rongguo Mansion.

Jia's mother had been given the imperial makeup, and she sat slumped on the ground as helplessly as an ordinary old lady.

Due to Jia Qiang's intervention, the fate of Rongguo Mansion changed, but it was corrected again, and it still did not escape the end of being ransacked.

Someone had already informed Jia Qiang of what was happening in Rongguo Mansion at this moment.

Jia Yingchun also knew about this. She ran towards the main hall crying and met Jia Qiang who was about to leave the house.

"Master Hou, please save Tanchun!" Jia Yingchun knelt on the ground and begged.

She knew that it was difficult for Jia Qiang to save others, but it was not difficult to rescue Tanchun. Tanchun was a daughter and had never participated in outside affairs.

"Get up, let me go out and take a look!" Jia Qiang waved her hand and asked Jia Yingchun to get up.

He didn't dare to accept it easily and needed to see what was going on.

Of course he knew the reason why the Rongguo Mansion was raided. This was the anger of the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother. He just wanted to see whether the Supreme Emperor was prepared to leave Rongguo Mansion a way out.

Of course, under normal circumstances, no one would take the initiative to approach the matter of ransacking the house.

Once you are thought to be involved in a house raid, you will get yourself into big trouble.

Jia Qiang didn't care too much about this kind of thing. He walked towards the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

(End of this chapter)