Jia Zhen, Uncle of the Red House

　　Immediately after that, she begged again: "Brother Zhen, my aunt knows that Baoyu was ignorant in the past, and I always have trouble getting along with you. He is still a child, so don't worry about it. This time, I will ask him to apologize to you, how about that?"

　　Jia Zhen sneered: "It's mine, I can't take it away, it's not mine, and I don't want it. I don't need to apologize, as long as he doesn't make trouble for me, I'll burn high incense."

　　Mrs. Wang squeezed a smile on her face, carefully hesitating, "That's it, then it's settled. Brother Zhen, what about Baoyu?"

　　Jia Zhen nodded and said, "It doesn't matter what happened to Baoyu." Baoyu still wanted to save her.Otherwise, there is no Jia Baoyu in A Dream of Red Mansions, without him watching Jia Zhen hold the golden hairpins in his arms, he can only stare but can't do anything, how can there be any sense of accomplishment?And in such a case, it is difficult to find the murderer, and it is very likely that the murderer has already been silenced.But it is much easier to prove that it is not the murderer. As long as there is enough money, the relationship is strong enough, and the streets are full of witnesses, there is no need to bother.

　　Mrs. Wang was overjoyed, and she could finally let go of her hanging heart, and asked, "Brother Zhen, what do you think of my last idea?"

　　"Yu'er?" Jia Zhen deliberately diverged: "Why does my aunt only talk about her, but not Baochai?"

　　Mrs. Wang shook her head again and again and said, "This is impossible. The girl Bao was chosen by me and your Aunt Xue to be Baoyu's wife."

　　Although Jia Zhen smiled, she was very angry, Baochai could only enter Jia Zhen's door after all, how could she go to Rongguo Mansion to be Bao's second grandmother?He sneered at the moment, but said nothing.

　　Madam Wang was at a loss for a while, so she continued to say: "I can see that Lin Lin is very dependent on you, and you care about her very much. It happens that your Uncle Lin Tuo Gu is with you, and it is only natural that you beg her. I have the right idea!"

　　Jia Zhen looked at Madam Wang, and she kept having another doubt in her heart: "Auntie, you don't like Yu'er, is it related to her mother? It is said that your aunt and sister-in-law are at odds? So you take anger at her?"

　　Madam Wang was stunned and annoyed: "Who is talking nonsense? Daiyu's mother and I are not very close, but we are dear. With the old lady here, who would dare to think like that? It's just that Daiyu is an unpleasant child. !"

　　Jia Zhen felt that a mystery in the history of the Red Chamber had been solved. Madam Wang simply did not like Daiyu and prevented Baodai from marrying!

　　So he smiled and said, "Auntie thinks Yu'er is not suitable to be your son-in-law, so she will be given to me? The old lady won't agree."

　　Madam Wang said, "The old lady won't agree, but she's also getting older, isn't she? Wouldn't it be justifiable if I insisted on it?"

　　Jia Zhen sneered and said, "Auntie is very calculating, and what she gave me was just empty promises."

　　Embarrassment flashed across Mrs. Wang's face, and she persuaded: "Brother Zhen, you should think about it. However, aunt still wants to talk about you, and you are not too young. Whether you want to beg Lin girl or not, it is still important to take care of your body. Otherwise, when you reach the age of your uncle and me, you will be powerless."

　　Jia Zhen said lightly, "You're joking with Auntie!" She didn't have to rely on them for the matter of Daiyu and Baochai.

　　Mrs. Wang said a few more homely things, and briefly talked about the things in the East Road Courtyard.

　　Speaking of this section, Jia Zhen has long suppressed an anger in her heart. Thinking of these people in the Rong Mansion, they are short-sighted, and they are more than successful. , trying to take advantage of the master's power to take the opportunity to cause trouble.So he smiled sarcastically: "I know that many people in the Rong Mansion are dissatisfied with me, but I don't care! As far as I am concerned, the Rong Mansion's silver industry is unattractive, and its connections are far inferior to mine. The Empress sealed the concubine Xiande this time, and the emperor tied me together, so I won't care about you fighting for the hegemony, whoever loses and who wins. The reason why I thank you so much for helping you is just for the Empress, as long as the Empress is there, Let's have a good day. Before I have the ability to protect myself, if there is something wrong with the Nyonya, none of us can run away. So, today I only ask you one thing, don't make trouble! Don't make trouble for Nyonya, and don't make trouble with me! Please! I would like to tell the old lady, let her see the facts clearly, whether it is the Ningguo Mansion or the Rongguo Mansion, I don't want anyone to fight against me! Please also tell the eldest man over there that what he did, I don't know, or I don't know what he did. If you don't get to him, if you don't restrain yourself, be careful of me killing my relatives righteously. If he doesn't believe me, the next time he sees me, it will be when I lead troops to raid his house. It is better for me to raid his home than to let others raid him. Words, in front of their face, may hurt their face, and it may be heard by my aunt."

　　Mrs. Wang was frightened by Jia Zhen's words, "Brother Zhen, you should be more tactful when you speak!"

　　Jia Zhen snorted coldly and said, "I've been euphemistic enough. In the past, I cared about the face of my relatives. As long as everything was okay, I didn't care, but now outsiders are calling, I can't let them get the hang of it. Anyone, as long as it's in my hands, I'll be ashamed to show him! This is my final attitude. Baoyu is a good thing after all! Let you recognize your own status. Without me, you can only Let others be slaughtered! Knowing that Baoyu was framed, he was helpless!" Speaking of which, he sneered: "It stands to reason that Second Master Bao should suffer too, or he will be a waste after all! He, maybe he still ends up in a vast white land that is really clean! That's all I have to say, don't say it's unpredictable!"

　　Madam Wang was frightened and stood up involuntarily.She looked at Jia Zhen who was sitting upright. She had the power of a superior. Even when he said that to Baoyu, she didn't refute it. She couldn't help but put away the attitude of the elders who used to be domineering and became cautious.

Chapter [-] Dig a pit for him

　　Madam Wang came worried and left worried.

　　Jia Zhen still called Master Luo to the study and told him what she was thinking. "I want to give Prince Zhongshun a big gift and make him fall. What should I do?"

　　Master Luo grabbed his beard and said with a smile, "It's better to dig a hole for him instead of letting him fall into trouble!"

　　Jia Zhen wondered, "Does it make a difference?"

　　Master Luo explained: "King Zhongshun is a little more resolute this time, it is nothing more than a tacit agreement with the prince that he must first cut off his arm! This is only to blame for Hou Ye's previous efforts to clean up the Beijing camp. Rabbit, pull out all the stakes they have placed. Right now, the Jingying is in the hands of the Marquis. No matter what they do, they are stuck on their backs like thorns and can't move easily. That's why they joined forces. We can't trust each other, and we're all on guard against each other. As long as we can wedge a nail in and let the prince see the hope of defeating King Zhongshun, do you think the prince will deal with King Zhongshun or you?"

　　Jia Zhen said with a smile: "If I were the crown prince, I would naturally seize the opportunity to pull King Zhongshun off his horse. As long as King Zhongshun falls, no one will compete with him for heir. And the emperor's other princes are still young, no matter how unwilling the emperor is, He can't shake his crown prince position."

　　Master Luo nodded and said, "Of course! After all, we are weak and weak, and we still need to accumulate strength. It is not advisable to fight against King Zhongshun Wang Minghuo too early, it will only make the prince cheaper. Therefore, we will borrow the prince's hand, Help us teach King Zhongshun a lesson. The heart of the prince, if he grabs the braid and starts to attack, he will be much more ruthless than us!"

　　Jia Zhen praised: "The one who knows King Zhongshun the most must be the prince, and he must be sure to hit a hit! But what if the prince pushes and sends Prince Zhongshun away this time? It's not for us to dig for ourselves. A bigger pit?"

　　Master Luo said mysteriously: "Therefore, we cannot let the crown prince completely overthrow King Zhongshun. Just when he has only one breath left, Master Hou will pull him again!"

　　"Did I pull him?" Jia Zhen was displeased, "I have a deep hatred with him, and it would be very kind if I didn't step on it."

　　Master Luo pretended not to hear, and continued: "At that time, King Zhongshun is dying, and he can't turn over. It's time for Master Hou to cooperate with him!"

　　"Still cooperating with him?" Jia Zhen jumped up, "How can we cooperate? I can't wait to kill him, he can't wait to kill me, how can we cooperate?"

　　Master Luo said calmly: "The prince thinks so too."

　　Jia Zhen woke up instantly, "Master, what do you mean, let's join forces to bring down the prince?"

　　Master Luo smiled and said, "At that time, King Zhongshun will definitely not be able to refuse your kindness, Lord Hou. As long as the prince falls, Lord Hou will be able to emerge from the sky."

　　Jia Zhen pondered it over and over, and said worriedly: "What the master said makes sense. But I always feel that the risk is too great. What if we cooperate with King Zhongshun now?"

　　Master Luo sneered: "If you don't want to take risks, you just want to gain benefits. How can you take advantage of it so easily? Among the crown prince, King Zhongshun, and Lord Hou, you are the weakest, Lord Hou, if you are now relying on Zhongshun Wang, when the prince falls, the enemy will still be strong and I will be weak. This is the first, second, the hatred of the Prince of Zhongshun for the prince will still prevail over the prince, if he becomes the prince in the end, the prince will Your end will only be worse. You must weaken him to the same level as the Houye, so as to ensure that he will not be the dominant family in the future, but that the two heroes will stand side by side. Third, King Zhongshun has a bad temper, and is far inferior to the prince. If needed in the future, it will be much easier to deal with than the prince!"

　　Jia Zhen's expression flickered, still thinking.

　　Master Luo said coldly: "Master Hou, if you continue to break things, you will suffer from chaos. At this time, you are still hesitating and looking forward to the future. What big things can you do? You don't think about it, whether the crown prince or King Zhongshun ascends the throne, Hou Ye, you still have it. Can you have a good life? At that time, all the money in your house will go into the inner treasury, all your women will be sold to the Jiaofang Division, and your children will be slaves of others for generations. At that time, you will regret it. That's too late!"

　　Jia Zhen broke out in a cold sweat. He gritted his teeth and said with a grim face, "If you want to touch my woman, if you want to take my money, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

　　Master Luo stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Master Hou, you are now like a person who has done great things! Right now, the most urgent task is to find a reason for the prince that he cannot refuse, and take action against King Zhongshun."

　　Jia Zhen's face was sullen, and she suddenly smiled: "I have a ready-made reason for this, but I just don't know if it will work or not."

　　Master Luo asked suspiciously, "What's the reason?"

　　Jia Zhen asked him to come over and smiled mysteriously: "This is a long story. When the Qinyang County King was not deposed, it was a coincidence that Ni Er sent two brothers to him as errands, and later Ning Jun's kid was abolished, and the two brothers entered the Zhongshun Palace. Because of the cleverness of people, a brother hooked up with the Zhinv of the palace. A few days ago, the Zhinv secretly told our brothers that the palace entered a house. He reported to the family. When I inquired, it turned out that the weaving house was specially used for weaving dragon robes. This is absolutely different from the prince's robes."

　　Master Luo looked at Jia Zhen in shock: "Master Hou, it turns out that you had a plan!"

　　Jia Zhen said proudly: "Everything is foreshadowed, and if you don't predict it, it will fail. I have no choice but to do it."

　　Master Luo tugged at his beard and thought about it again, before saying, "Master Hou, you will directly inform the Crown Prince of the news, and give him advice, like this..."

　　Jia Zhen thought about it carefully, and went to see Master Luo again. There were no loopholes, so she took advantage of the night to go to the East Palace to knock on the door to ask for permission.

　　The prince deliberately let Jia Zhen hang out for more than half an hour before yawning and came forward.

　　He also looked at Jia Zhen and asked lazily, "Marquis Ningyang, what are you looking for?"

　　After Jia Zhen saluted, she bowed her body and smiled and said, "Report to His Highness the Crown Prince, I have something confidential to tell you."

　　"Oh?" The prince glanced at him slightly, "What secrets do you have? Come and listen?"

　　Jia Zhen said, "Prince please back away."

　　The prince gave him a deep look, waved his right hand, and the maid and eunuch waiting in the hall quietly left. "Now you can speak."

　　Jia Zhen took a few steps forward and said softly, "I have evidence of the crime of Prince Zhongshun, and I want to inform His Royal Highness!"

　　When the prince heard this, he immediately sat up straight and asked, "What is the evidence?"

　　Jia Zhen was about to report, but the prince ordered him to take a few steps forward to speak.

　　Jia Zhen took three steps according to the words, and stopped before his case, "King Zhongshun made a dragon robe privately and plotted a rebellion."

　　Hearing this, the crown prince only frowned and stared at Jia Zhen, "How did you find out?"

　　Of course, Jia Zhen can't say that she sent someone to go undercover in the Zhongshun Palace to find out.He just heard him say: "His Royal Highness, as you know, the Honglou Chamber of Commerce has been cooperating with the Xue family. A few months ago, their subordinate weaving department lost a batch of materials for weaving dragon robes. The daily loss of these things is not a big deal. But after some calculations, they were able to make exactly what they needed to make two dragon robes. Therefore, the minister ordered people to track it down immediately. After several rounds, they finally found this batch of materials, which have entered the mansion of Prince Zhongshun. "

　　The prince pondered for a moment, then sneered: "Even so, it can't be said that he made a dragon robe privately? Jia Zhen, is this a false accusation? Do you want to borrow Gu's hand to avenge you? Humph, you are so bold!"

　　Jia Zhen's face changed, and she said calmly, "Your Highness, even if those things are not made of dragon robes, they are prohibited!

　　The prince looked at Jia Zhen coldly.

　　Jia Zhen said indignantly: "Originally, I had no selfish grudges with Prince Zhongshun, but I offended him because I went south to investigate the exchange according to the emperor's decree. Now my brother has not been cleared of the crime. It can be tolerated or unbearable! If the prince thinks that the words of the minister are not credible, then the minister can only fight with enthusiasm and report to the emperor!"

　　Hearing this, the prince smiled and said, "Since this is the case, you can just play it directly, why come to me?"

　　Jia Zhen's face showed a look of struggle, and he sighed heavily: "Don't hide the prince, the minister also knows that the evidence is not very strong. Even if it is reported to the emperor, it is very likely that Prince Zhongshun will not be able to help in the end." He stared at the prince, He said solemnly: "If this matter is handed over to the prince, the prince only needs to make some plans. Even if the king of Zhongshun does not collapse, he will have to shed a layer of skin. Therefore, I implore the prince to be the master of the subject!"

　　As he spoke, he knelt down at the feet of the prince, tears streaming down involuntarily. "I implore the prince to be the master of the subject!"

　　The prince tapped lightly on the case with his fingers, making bursts of crisp sounds.

　　After a while, the prince said with a sneer, "I'm not interested in what you said. What you want to do is really nothing to do with Gu Wu. You go!"

　　Jia Zhen was secretly anxious, with a look of shock and sadness on her face, "Is even His Royal Highness afraid of King Zhongshun? So the rumors in the palace are true?"

　　"What rumor?" The prince asked with a cold face.

　　Jia Zhen hurriedly shook her head, "It's nothing, it was my slip of the tongue, the slip of the tongue. Your servant is leaving now." She turned and left.

　　After walking a few steps, I heard the prince shout, "Did Gu let you go? What rumors, tell me quickly!"

　　The corners of Jia Zhen's mouth were slightly upturned, and when she came back, she bowed and stood, "If you go back to His Royal Highness, there are rumors in the palace that the emperor praised the loyal and obedient king for his filial piety and friendship, and has the style of ancient benevolence. Not like the prince..."

　　"How about it's not like a lonely?" The prince already has a sign of anger, "Come on!"

　　Jia Zhen was taken aback and said, "It's not like the prince is mean and unkind, but he is also a good actor and a man, and it is difficult to make a big deal." In fact, these so-called rumors seem to be true. Some people say good things about King Zhongshun, belittle the prince, and even more Some people say good things about the prince and belittle King Zhongshun. This is the usual operation of the two brothers to smear each other.Only the good man style is added by Jia Zhen.

　　The two brothers have common interests, and no one dares to make fun of them like that.

　　Therefore, this point just hits the weak underbelly of the prince. How can he listen to people making irresponsible remarks? "Hmph, it's just that I'm still resenting that I robbed Qi Guan."

　　Jia Zhen just pretended not to hear it, and said, "Your Highness, Prince Zhongshun, you can't be deceived by Prince Zhongshun. According to the news that I have received, Prince Zhongshun is conspiring with his confidants these days to deal with the Prince."

　　"Huh?" The prince raised his eyebrows, "How did you know that?"

　　Jia Zhen seemed to ponder for a while before saying, "The minister ordered people to stay outside the Zhongshun Palace, and there were successive ministers from the court who came in and out of the palace at night. They weren't secretly discussing, but what were they doing? When they robbed them first, His Royal Highness regretted it. It's too late! I have a sincere heart, and it's all for you!" He said plausibly.

　　The prince only tapped on the case.

　　After a while, the prince asked, "How did you make sure that those things entered the Zhongshun Palace?"

　　Jia Zhen was overjoyed, "They disguised the things as ordinary fabrics and carried them in in a grand manner. The servants checked it out on the way before they could be sure."

　　The prince shook his head, "Not enough, not enough! I want him to have proof that he is hiding the dragon robe! Can you give it to me?" He looked at Jia Zhen sternly.

　　Jia Zhen said anxiously: "I can be sure that those things are definitely made into dragon robes!"

　　The prince smiled and said, "It's all just what you said. How can Gu believe you? Unless, you can get the dragon robe to Gu." His eyes flashed viciously.

　　Jia Zhen wondered: "How can this minister have the great ability to steal from the Zhongshun Palace?"

　　The prince snorted coldly and said, "Then what's the use of you?" As he spoke, he was about to bring tea to the guests.

　　Jia Zhen hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness, if you don't believe me, you can go check it out!"

　　The prince was noncommittal, and drove Jia Zhen out.

　　When Jia Zhen returned to the mansion, she was worried and asked Master Luo, "You asked me to do this. If the prince doesn't move, wouldn't it be a mess?"

　　Master Luo was present, "Master Hou, even if you put a real dragon robe in front of the prince's eyes, he won't believe it."

　　Jia Zhen said dejectedly, "Then...isn't it useless?"

　　"It's useless?" Master Luo smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord Hou, King Zhongshun handed over all the knife handles, and the Crown Prince had no reason to give up. He just looked down on you and didn't want to talk to you."

　　Jia Zhen was speechless.