In Kunning Palace
After Emperor Chongping warned Wei Wang Chen Ran, the originally cheerful and joyful atmosphere in the palace was somewhat stagnant. Empress Song smoothed things over and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's time to pass on the food. I'm very hungry right now."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said to Chen Ran and Jia Heng who were bowing in salute: "Wine King, please get up. Zi Yu will also be seated."
King Wei thanked him and stood up, then returned to his seat.
As Empress Song and Concubine Rong enlivened the atmosphere, it became more or less cheerful.
After a while, an older eunuch came from outside the palace and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Madam, the Eighth Prince is back from school."
Imperial Concubine Duanrong was sitting elegantly, looking as pale as a chrysanthemum. When she heard this, her face lit up and she said, "Zhi'er, go and have a look."
Not long after, a young man in his prime, with red lips and white teeth, was seen entering the palace, surrounded by two young eunuchs, maids, and nuns. He saluted Emperor Chongping and Empress Song, who were sitting upright, and said, "My dearest minister, Meet my father, queen, concubine, aunt, and two royal brothers..."
When Emperor Chongping saw the eighth prince Chen Ze, the cold and serious look on his face was obviously much warmer. He smiled and said, "Ze'er, come to your mother and concubine."
Compared with his attitude toward King Wei just now, which was as harsh as the cold winter, Emperor Chongping now treated the eighth prince like a warm spring breeze.
When Wei Wang Chen Ran saw this scene, he couldn't help but show envy in his eyes.
Liang Wang Chen Wei's face was obviously worried, and he was holding the teacup in his hands a little harder. He looked at the white and white child standing in the middle, and there was a sense of boredom deep in his heart. To tell the truth, he was a little uncomfortable. I like this sweet-mouthed brother.
Chen Ze nodded towards the superior Emperor Chongping, turned to look at Chen Ran aside, with a smile on his face, and said crisply: "Father, today is the birth of the third emperor brother. I have not congratulated the third emperor brother yet. As for the birth of a son, this is Wu Zi's handwriting by my brother. It was originally a congratulatory gift for the Third Emperor Brother. I only hope that the Third Emperor Brother will leave the palace and open a mansion, display his ambitions, make achievements, and share the worries of his father and mother."
With that said, he took the wooden box from the hand of the palace maid and presented it to her.
"Wu Zi" was listed as one of the Seven Classics of Martial Arts during the Song Dynasty, and was a must-read book for military strategists. Wu Qi once served in the Wei State, and Chen Ze sent it to the King of Wei, which can be regarded as having a profound meaning.
King Wei Chen Ran stood up, took it with a solemn expression, and said, "Thank you so much, eighth brother."
Jia Heng took in the sight of these brothers and sisters and secretly thought that it was a blessing or a curse that the eighth prince Chen Ze was so early and wise, and that he was favored by the emperor.
In particular, his biological mother, Concubine Duanrong, and Empress Song were of the same mother and sister. If there was a fight for the right to inherit the throne in the future, the sisters might not turn against each other.
Thinking about it like this, I couldn't help but take a peek at Queen Song's expression.
Empress Song's face, as beautiful as a begonia flower, clearly showed a calm smile. She waved to Chen Ze and said, "Ze'er, come here quickly and let the queen see if she has grown taller."
Here, after Chen Ze congratulated King Wei, he responded with a smile and moved forward as close as possible.
Empress Song asked Chen Ze what books he had read in school. The eloquent eighth prince answered fluently, which attracted Empress Song's frequent admiration. Coupled with the echoes of all the lower-ranking concubines, the atmosphere in the palace became light and joyful.
Even Emperor Chongping had more smile lines on his face.
Only King Chen Ran of Wei felt bitter in his heart, but he still forced a smile on his face. This was his son.
Just at this time, the palace servants from the imperial dining room also came to deliver lunch and dishes.
After lunch, Emperor Chongping seemed to know that he would stay here. Everyone couldn't relax, so he didn't stay much longer and returned to the Daming Palace to handle government affairs.
As Emperor Chongping left the main hall, everyone in the hall left their seats and went to the side hall to listen to the opera, and watch the puppet show, magic acrobatics and other shows arranged by Xia Shouzhong for outsiders.
The entertainment items of this era were mediocre, and the Empress of Song Dynasty, Princess Duanrong and other concubines had to maintain their appearance. It was impossible for them to engage in interactive activities such as pot throwing and archery in front of juniors and foreign ministers. entertainment activities.
In the meantime, Jia Heng took advantage of the convenient opportunity to talk to Princess Xianning about the Xue family in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she made a statement to Queen Song on her behalf.
In the evening, a round of sunset shone on the majestic palace with red eaves and green eaves, and a banquet broke out in the palace.
King Chen Ranze of Wei and King Chen Wei of Liang sent several people out of the palace on behalf of Queen Song.
At the gate of the palace, Song Jing smiled and said, "Ziyu, how about having a few drinks at the house tomorrow?"
Jia Heng said: "Master Song, we need to see the results before the reorganization of the capital camp. I have been busy with this recently. I will have some free time in two days. I will serve as a host. How about inviting Master Song?"
The younger brother of Queen Song clearly wanted to win over him.
Song Jing understood clearly, secretly thinking that he had been too hasty, and said with a smile: "I forgot, Ziyu now has to train the army for the Holy Lord, so he can't delay the business. When he has more free time at the end of the year, it won't be too late to go to the mansion to talk about it."
On this side of the carriage, in the carriage behind her, Song Jing's wife sent her nanny to call her. The carriage opened the curtain, and Song Jing's daughter, Song Yan, looked curiously at the young military attache who was talking to her father.
The girl has slender eyebrows, bright eyes, an oval face, fair complexion, and facial features slightly like Empress Song.
"Mom, this General Yunhui doesn't look like much." Song Yan held a corner of the handkerchief and asked her mother Shen who was standing beside her.
Shen said with a smile: "I am only two or three years older than you, but I am already an important minister under your uncle. He is very young and promising."
Song Yan chuckled and said, "I think my father also admires him very much. My daughter has also read the Three Kingdoms version he wrote."
In fact, this can be regarded as a reflection of Jia Heng's current reputation in the Shenjing City. Various deeds are one of them. In addition, due to the Three Kingdoms dialect, even the women in the boudoir who do not go out or step out, there are many women who have heard of Jia Heng. Heng's name.
Jia Heng exchanged a few polite words with Song Jing, watched Song Jing get on the carriage, then mounted his horse, left the palace, and returned to Ningguo Mansion.
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In the Prince of Chu's Mansion, night falls, and in the study, the lights are bright and the atmosphere is warm.
The King of Chu, Chen Qin, was wearing a prince's python dragon robe, sitting on a pearwood chair, discussing matters with two close advisers.
The flickering flames on the candlesticks were reflected in the eyes of Chu King Chen Qin, with a cold light flowing in his eyes, and he asked: "Jia Heng has entered the palace to celebrate the birth of King Wei's son. What do you two gentlemen think?"
Palace Chief Shi Liao Xian muttered: "Your Majesty, don't take this too seriously. After the New Year, King Wei will go to the Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities to observe the government. Jia Yunhui entered the palace to establish a good relationship with him in advance, so that we can work together in the coming year. He is also a human being." It’s normal.”
Feng Ci, the chief secretary, also said: "I heard that the Palace of Wei has been under construction by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry. Next year when the palace opens, there will be a wedding and move-in."
The King of Chu nodded, with a complex look on his face, and said: "I have been busy preparing to build the northern camp for the Ministry of War recently, but I have no time to take into account the situation in the capital. This Jia Ziyu, after the incident at Liwei Camp, is now more and more trusted by his father. , the Jingying, the Five-City Military and Horse Division, and the Jinyi Mansion are all like my father’s confidants.”
By the end, I felt urgent.
It would have been better if he had won over Jia Zhen before he became successful. When he had a conflict with Jia Zhen in Cuihonglou, he felt that this person was not a person who had been under others for a long time. Opportunities are still uncertain.
Of course, it's too late to say anything now.
Liao Xian seemed to see what King Chu was thinking and comforted him: "My lord, don't be upset. Jia Yunhui has become a close minister of the emperor. He now controls many important places. The emperor will not rest assured that he is too close to any prince, even if he is too close to him." Not even the King of Wei."
King Chu said: "I don't want to win over him, I just want to make good friends with his Jia family in preparation for the future... Mr. Liao, I feel that Jia Heng may not have such an easy life. As the saying goes, if a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. Now he is on the same page with Prince Qi's Mansion, and yesterday he heard that he had a conflict with Uncle Zhongshun. Of course, the two families had a long-standing feud, and it was not just in these two days. There were also Mr. Yang Ge from the Ministry of Revenue and Mr. He Ge. Some disciples are also dissatisfied with him, but Gu Si Lai, he can't offend all the clan members and ministers, he also needs friends."
As Jia Heng's influence on the capital gradually increased, the King of Chu's thoughts inevitably became vivid.
Feng Ci agreed and said: "The prince's words are not unreasonable, especially since he and Mr. Li Ge are now in charge of the Beijing camp this time. He has the final say in the adjustment of the general, and the prince cannot be too alienated from him."
King Chu nodded and said, "Gentlemen, what do you think of the marriage between Gu and the Jia family?"
As soon as he said this, Liao Xian looked obviously startled, frowned and asked: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"
"Gu heard that Jia Zheng's daughter has come out of the palace. Gu Ruo accepts her as a concubine and marries the Jia family, which will undoubtedly build a bridge." The king of Chu said with a gleam of wisdom in his eyes.
Liao Xian hesitated and said: "This..."
In a flash of thought, he grasped the thoughts of King Chu.
The Princess of Chu is the daughter of the Zhen family, the president of Jinling Tiren Academy, and the only concubine is the daughter of Liu Zheng, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. At first, the daughter of the Liu family won the King of Chu a lot of fame among the scholars. .
Now the King of Chu has clearly tasted the sweetness and is repeating his old tricks.
Liao Xian frowned, considered his words, and said: "Your Majesty, the daughter of the Jia family is the daughter of the Duke of the country no matter what. If she enters the family as a concubine, I'm afraid the Jia family will not be happy."
The King of Chu smiled lightly and said: "Mr. Liao's words are wrong. The daughter of the Jia family is nearly 20 years old and has come out of the palace. It is difficult for her to be a good family. Being an orphan concubine is not an insult. She, and strictly speaking, the daughter of Jia She and Jia Zheng in Rongfu is not a direct descendant."
When Liao Xian heard this, he remained silent.
Feng Ci said: "Your Majesty, you can give it a try."
The King of Chu's eyes turned brightly and he said with a smile: "The eldest lady of the Jia family is Wang Ziteng's niece. Although Wang Ziteng was implicated in the army reorganization and was idle at home, he is not an incompetent person. He was just unlucky before. Now, He has been responsible for a big mistake, and after a period of time, my father may revive this person again."
Liao Xian nodded and said: "What His Highness said is true. A good job is not as good as a good job. Prince Teng has the ability to lead troops. He had previously isolated himself from the four kings and eight princes because of the army reorganization. The Holy One will not just abandon him. "
King Chu smiled and said: "That's why I went to the prince's house to express my condolences in person yesterday. It's easy to add flowers to a cake, but it's difficult to send charcoal in the snow."
It was precisely when the King of Chu came to express his condolences yesterday that he caught a glimpse of Yuan Chun and came up with the idea of making her his concubine.
Of course, before, when King Chu paid a visit to Queen Song in Kunning Palace, he had already met Yuan Chun, who was a female official.
The impression given to King Chu was that the Jia women were dignified in appearance and gentle in temperament.
Liao Xian thought for a while, but no longer objected, and asked: "Where is the princess? Will you object?"
People in the Zhen family are not easy to mess with. Princess Chu Zhen Qing is the eldest daughter of the Zhen family, while the second daughter Zhen Xue is married to Wang Shuirong of Beijing.
Zhen Qing is two years older than the King of Chu. Although she is beautiful, her temperament is somewhat strong.
In the fifty-sixth chapter of "A Dream of Red Mansions", the Zhen family went to Beijing. In fact, it was mentioned that the Zhen family had five daughters. Two young ladies married to the capital, and there were three other girls.
When mentioning the princess, the King of Chu looked a little unnatural and said: "The princess has always understood the general situation. After Concubine Liu came over, the backyard has always been harmonious. Besides, the two families of Zhen and Jia are old relatives. When the princess was in the boudoir, she also interacted with her. I have met the Jia family daughter, although I am not a close friend, but I have met her a few times."
Liao Xian secretly said, when Concubine Liu was introduced, there was quite a fuss, but now that Concubine Jia is being adopted as a concubine, there might be some trouble again.
The King of Chu liked literary and elegant things, so he married the daughter of Liu Zheng, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. The benefits were real. From then on, he was known as a wise king among scholars.
Concubine Zhen was naturally unhappy and was causing a scene in the back house. Unbeknownst to others, Liao Xian, the chief steward of the palace, knew that he was afraid that Queen Chu would be restless in the house and even harm the Zhen family.
Because the Zhen family is the money bag of King Chu.
King Chu smiled lightly and said, "Then the matter is settled. In the first month of the year, Mr. Liao will take people to the palace to propose marriage."
Liao Xian hesitated again and said: "Jia Yunhui is the leader of the Jia clan. Should we first check his tone on this matter?"
The King of Chu shook his head and said: "Is this man slippery? If you find out, the matter will most likely not be accomplished. The person you want to marry is the daughter of the Rong Mansion. You don't need to ask him. If he wants to stop him, he will get married instead." blame."
How could a prosperous martial artist, who was highly valued by his father, easily end up fighting for heirs, but he couldn't do nothing, otherwise, even if the King of Wei made friends with him, it would be life-threatening at a critical moment.
Only by tying up the kinship relationship first, and then wooing and currying favor with each other later, we will have a bond.
Hearing this, Liao Xian nodded and agreed.
But Jia Heng didn't know that King Chu had secretly had Yuan Chun's idea behind his back. When he returned to the Duke's Mansion, he just entered the flower hall, almost as big as his front and back, when an officer from the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion came to see him and brought a piece of news.
Jia Zhen is gone.
Jia Zhen used to be pampered and indulged in wine and sex for a long time. She was suddenly exiled to Lingnan. The journey was bumpy and homeless, and she had a hidden illness. Not long after arriving in Lingnan, she fell ill. Soon there was no cure, and she died.
The body was still parked in Lingnan, and Jingzhao Yamen asked if the body should be returned to Shenjing for burial.
But the ancestral home of the Jia people is actually in Jinling.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said: "Jiao Da, go to the Grand Master's Courtyard of Xifu to inform Brother Rong and ask him to go to Xuanzhen Temple to report the funeral to Master Jing, and then have him report the news to the Old Lady's Courtyard."
As the saying goes, once dead, a hundred will be lost, and it is hard for him to hold on to his past grudges at this time.
Of course, the Ning Mansion will not pay too much tribute to Jia Zhen.
Jiao Da responded and quickly ordered the boy to go.
Jia Heng returned to the inner hall. At this moment, Qin Keqing, Daiyu, Xiangyun, Tanchun, Yuanchun, Youshi, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You had received the news that Jia Zhen died of illness in Lingnan.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh, comforting Youshi and Xichun.
After all, they have been married for many years, and Youshi was also shedding tears at this moment. Although Xichun did not shed tears, her cold and jade-like face showed sadness.
Seeing Jia Heng come in, Qin Keqing stood up to greet him and said, "Husband."
Jia Heng nodded, looked at Xichun who had a look of sadness on his little face, and then looked at Youshi who was wiping tears, and asked: "Just now, the person from Jingzhao Yamen asked whether the body should be sent to Beijing for burial. What I mean is , traveling thousands of miles away is not easy, so we might as well let Brother Rong go to his ancestral home in Jinling for burial nearby."
Theoretically, Youshi is still Jia Zhen's wife at this moment, so we need to ask what that means.
As the son of a man, Jia Rong must go south to support the spirit.
Youshi, with tears in her eyes, said, "It all depends on the clan leader. It's just a couple. I want to go south to see him off for the last time."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "It should be, but in recent years, the road has been rough, so I sent a few people to follow us south."
Youshi said: "Thank you very much, clan leader."
After Jia Heng spoke briefly, he turned to look at Xichun and said, "Sister, we are so far away, so I can worship in the capital and find an eminent monk to perform rituals, and just have some salvation."
At this time, Tanchun said: "Brother Heng, there is a Zen Master Miaoyu from Muni Yuan here. He is excellent in Buddhism. He lives in the nunnery in the back garden of Xifu. You might as well invite him over."
Jia Heng said: "Then I will go to Xifu later to invite you."
Later, he said that he would go to Rongguo Mansion to see Jia Mu.
And as the news of Jia Zhen's death spread in the east and west mansions, it still aroused some turmoil. After all, it was the former Uncle Zhen and the head of the Jia family.
Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall
Jia Mu was talking accompanied by Sister Feng and Li Wan. When she heard Lin Zhixiao's family entering the hall to announce the news, her face suddenly changed and she said anxiously: "What's going on? Brother Zhen is only in his thirties." , why is this gone?”
She originally thought that after three to five years, she would ask Dongfu to let Jia Zhen return to Jinling to stay. She didn't want to see her disappear in a short time.
Mother Jia's eyes narrowed slightly, and she couldn't help but feel a surge of speculation in her heart.
Could it be...
No, it shouldn't be the case. Brother Heng is not a vicious person who wants to eradicate the root of the problem.
In fact, it was not only Jia Mu who had some secret speculations in her mind, but Sister Feng who was sitting next to her had a different look. Danfeng also had a bit of fear in her eyes. After thinking about it for a while, she felt that it didn't look like her. She frowned and said, "Old man." Ancestor, I heard that the land south of Lingnan is a smoggy land, and it is wet and cold in winter. Brother Zhen is used to enjoying it in the house, but suddenly, he became ill."
Lin Zhixiao's family also said: "Old lady, Uncle Heng said this was a letter sent by someone from Jingzhao Yamen, saying that after Uncle Zhen arrived in Lingnan, he became dissatisfied with the climate and suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. He fell ill not long after. The place of exile is also short of medical treatment, so it’s gone.”
Jia Mu held her forehead, sighed, and asked, "Where's Brother Rong, have you heard about it?"
Lin Zhixiao's family hurriedly said: "Uncle Heng has sent someone to inform Brother Rong in the courtyard of the great master, and asked someone to go to Xuanzhen Temple to report the news."
Jia Mu lamented again: "A white-haired person gives a black-haired person."
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