In the study
The orange lights spread out like water.
Jia Heng sipped the fragrant tea, suppressed the sweet fragrance in his mouth, handed a handkerchief from his sleeve to Baochai, and asked in a warm voice: "Has aunt talked about my sister's marriage recently?"
"These days, I won't carry it again." Baochai took the handkerchief and said softly.
After Baoyu was beaten, Aunt Xue had given up her thoughts on "a good marriage". Instead, she was worried about the imminent fact that Xue Pan was about to be sent to the Wucheng Military and Horse Division.
"That's good." Jia Heng said softly, suddenly feeling something, and asked in surprise: "It seems to be raining outside?"
At that time, the sound of ticking came from the courtyard outside the house. The sound of rain hitting the eaves and bamboo leaves was clear and distant, and it sounded very far in the quiet night.
The first spring rain in the fifteenth year of Chongping came unexpectedly and landed on the land of Guanzhong.
Baochai felt something in her heart, stood up Yingying, walked to the window, looked at the rain scene, and sighed softly.
At this time, Jia Heng picked up the vermilion cloak from the chair beside him, put it on Baochai gently, and said warmly: "It's late at night, I'll send my sister back."
It's late at night and people can't stay long, as it arouses suspicion.
Baochai turned her head and stared at the young man with her moist and shiny almond eyes. She said "hmm" and let Jia Heng considerately help tie the rope in front of the scarlet cloak. For a moment, she was filled with shame, joy and loss. The hearts are intertwined together.
After leaving the study, Ying'er quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Girl, the umbrella is ready."
Jia Heng reached out to take the umbrella and said to Baochai beside him: "Sister, let's go."
The two of them walked along the corridor towards Lixiangyuan. The gentle breeze carrying the drizzle blew on their faces, giving them a slight chill. They walked in silence, speechless all the way.
Jia Heng sent Baochai to Lixiangyuan, watched him enter Lixiangyuan, and then returned to the wing with a lantern.
In the wing room, the lights are bright and brilliant. On a bed made of mahogany carved with luan and phoenix, the vermillion curtains are hooked with gold hooks. A graceful, quiet and elegant woman is leaning in front of the Kang table, doing needlework by herself.
Jia Heng walked into the wing, sat down on a chair beside him, and asked, "But Qing, are you still asleep?"
Qin Keqing raised her beautiful face, looked at Liubo with her bright eyes, and asked, "Sister Xue sent it here?"
Jia Heng picked up a cup of tea, sipped the tea soup, lowered his eyes slightly, and said: "Send it over. In a few days, Wenlong will also go to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division."
Qin Keqing smiled, but didn't speak.
Instead, Jia Heng was made to feel weak. He put down the tea cup, sat close to him, took the embroidery in his wife's hand, and said warmly: "The lights are not on at night, be careful not to hurt your eyes. Hey, what is this sewing?" "
The last sentence seemed like he was looking for something to say when he had nothing to say.
"I'll sew you a robe." Qin Keqing rolled her eyes at Jia Heng and pinned the embroidery needle in her hand to the twisted thread in the basket. Her bright eyes were full of water and she whispered softly: "I want to sew during the day, but I just want to sew." I’m so busy inside and outside that I don’t have any time, so it’s only at this time that I have some free time.”
Jia Heng listened, feeling vaguely sour for some reason, and asked with a smile: "Why don't you play dominoes with Sister You San and the others today?"
"It's quite boring to play every day." Qin Keqing said softly, her beautiful and fragrant jade face looked a bit sad, and there was a familiar fragrance lingering between her nose.
I used to know how to take a bath, but now... I don't even hide it anymore.
Jia Heng: "..."
He stretched out his hand and gently hugged Qin Keqing's shoulders, and said softly: "That's right, you can't sit every day, otherwise you will gain weight... Well, wait until next month, the weather will be warmer and the grass and trees will sprout. The two of us will go Going for an outing outside the city?"
I almost handed over the knife, but I was afraid of saying, "Just like Sister Xue, wouldn't it be in line with your husband's wishes?"
Of course, Keqing won't take Daiyu's script.
However, Qin Keqing raised her crystal jade face, joy appeared in her beautiful eyes, and said with a smile: "Husband, are you free next month?"
Jia Heng smiled and said: "If I don't have time, I will not have time any day. It's just a break in the busy schedule."
When Qin Keqing heard this, her face was bright and beautiful, and she smiled and said: "Then let's go outside the city next month."
Jia Heng nodded, and as he spoke, he called Baozhu and Ruizhu, and ordered: "It's time to pack everything up. It's time to rest."
The two maids responded and removed the kang table.
The curtain fell, the couple took off their clothes, the orb blew out the lights, and they lingered all night. Their love was endless and needless to say.
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In Prince Zhongshun's Mansion, a pavilion with flying eaves and brackets is hidden under the sparse sycamore trees. The lights are bright at the moment, as bright as day.
The sounds of silk and bamboo orchestral music and the soft words of the singer Wu Nong drifted into the gentle breeze and drizzle outside the window.
On the second floor, against a splendid mountain and river screen, King Zhongshun was lying on an Arhat bed made of soft mattresses, lazily looking at the singing and dancing singer, while two maids beside him were feeding peeled grapes.
At this time, Chief Shi Zhou Shun hurriedly entered the attic hall, stood still on the wool carpet, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Qi Guan'er has been found."
"What?" After hearing this, Prince Zhongshun, like a spring, suddenly stood up from the Arhat bed. He touched the injury on his buttocks and frowned. Then he became furious and said coldly: "Where are the others?"
Zhou Shun glanced at King Zhongshun's face and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Qi Guan'er seems to have been injured."
"Injured? What's going on?" Prince Zhongshun suppressed the anger in his heart and asked with a frown.
Zhou Shun explained: "Qi Guan'er said that he went outside the city to investigate a matter for the prince, and he just returned late."
Prince Zhongshun's expression changed, and he sneered: "He doesn't want to stay in the palace, so he has to go outside the city to do something! Bring him in quickly."
After such a long time passed, some of King Zhongshun's Longyang interest gradually died down. Instead, he thought of Qi Guan'er's pleasant singing and response, otherwise he would not have been so obsessed with it and ordered people to arrest him.
After a while, Jiang Yuhan walked into the hall, led by two maids.
Jiang Yuhan was wearing coarse cloth clothes, her figure was slightly embarrassed, her hair was messy, and her face was stained with mud and charcoal ash. She cupped her hands and said, "I've seen the prince before."
"I pride myself on treating you well, why did you leave the palace?" King Zhongshun asked with a gloomy face when he saw the visitor.
Jiang Yuhan's face turned bitter and she exclaimed: "Your Majesty, you are so generous. I didn't even pack the clothes and clothes in the house. Why did you leave the palace? I just helped the prince pay attention to something the day before yesterday. Suddenly I got something. I went to look for it outside the city. It’s so late to come home.”
This actress, who was born in a leading role, has a natural expression and her eyes are not evasive.
King Zhongshun's anger subsided by a third, but the coldness on his face remained unchanged. He asked, "What on earth is going on?"
Jiang Yuhan lowered her voice and explained: "Your Majesty, I have some friendship with Mr. Bao from the Rong Mansion. I heard that the Prince and Zhou Changshi were not on good terms with the Jia family, so I secretly paid attention to it, so I often interacted with the Jia family. This matter The prince also knows about it, because he drank with Mr. Lian the day before yesterday and discovered some clues about the Jia family."
What Jiang Yuhan said was true. He had interacted with Jia Lian several times, but he was interested in Baoyu and had no romantic feelings for him at the moment.
King Zhongshun frowned and asked, "What's the clue?"
Jiang Yuhan said: "Your Majesty, why has Second Master Lian spent so much money recently? It turns out that he opened several stores in counties and towns near the capital, dealing in leather goods and wild ginseng business."
King Zhongshun frowned and said, "What's so strange about the leather goods and ginseng business."
Jiang Yuhan whispered: "I heard from Mr. Bao that Mr. Lian often goes to Ping'an Prefecture for business."
When King Zhongshun heard this, his eyes flashed and his face looked confused.
It's no wonder that King Zhongshun didn't know about it. King Zhongshun was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he didn't know all kinds of royal houses and farmlands. He really didn't think much of this kind of smuggling business.
At this moment, King Zhongshun looked at the Chief Historian and asked, "Chang Shi, do you know the reason?"
Zhou Changshi said coldly: "Your Majesty, the border areas trade with the grassland tribes. I'm afraid this is what Jia Lian does. The day before yesterday, didn't the prince ask Jia Lian to be investigated? Xiaguan Yuan also found some clues. I have to report it to the prince."
When Jiang Yuhan heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you say?" King Zhongshun asked urgently with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Zhou Changshi said: "Cui Ling, the governor of Ping'an Prefecture, was originally a general of Jia Daishan in Rongguo Prefecture. He had a close friendship with the powerful general Jia She. Cui Ling held the seal of commander of Ping'an Prefecture. Jia She often sent his son to Ping'an Prefecture. When it comes to business, I think this business probably comes from bad sources!"
King Zhongshun's eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized the truth: "Could it be smuggling?"
Zhou Changshi whispered: "Your Majesty, in recent years, the imperial court has been in financial distress, and smuggling has become a common practice. I guess that Jia She and his son most likely colluded with Cui Ling to smuggle into the grassland in order to make huge profits, but I don't know if Smuggling includes ironware, grain and other in-demand goods.”
King Zhongshun looked evil and sneered: "Then let someone investigate. If it is indeed smuggling, the Jia family will definitely become the target of public criticism. It would not be difficult to even trick Jia Heng's son into treason with the enemy!"
Zhou Changshi said: "Xiaoguan originally had doubts and was about to find someone to investigate. But now after listening to Qi Guan'er's words, it seems that they are inseparable."
King Zhongshun nodded, then turned to look at Jiang Yuhan and asked, "Qiguan'er, why do you want to pay attention to the Jia family?"
Jiang Yuhan's expression remained unchanged and she whispered: "The prince and the Jia family have quite a feud. He often mentioned it to Zhou Changshi, so I secretly paid attention to it and took advantage of the opportunity of making friends with the Jia family to repay the prince's kindness."
King Zhongshun said: "As long as you have this intention, you don't need to go outside the city to investigate personally. What if you encounter danger?"
"What the prince said is true. Qi Guan'er is not thinking about things well." Qi Guan cupped his hands and said.
King Zhongshun frowned and asked, "Since you have many friendships with the young master who was born with jade in the Rong Mansion, what is his character like?"
After thinking about it, it seemed good if Qi Guan'er could help find out the news about Jia's family and provide mutual support.
Jiang Yuhan replied: "Second Master Bao has a perverse temperament. He doesn't study much and only plays together on weekdays."
"This person is not something to worry about. It would be good if the Jia family were all descendants of this kind." King Zhongshun nodded and said casually, "Don't cut off your contact with this Jia family, and inquire about it by the way. News about Jia’s Mansion, especially Ningguo Mansion.”
As Jia Heng took charge of the Jinyi Mansion, he cleaned up the Jia Mansion's hidden secrets several times, and the Jia family's eyewitnesses had been wiped out. King Zhongshun gradually became unaware of the inside story of the Jia Mansion.
Jiang Yuhan cupped her hands and nodded in agreement.
King Zhongshun waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's go back and rest early, and wash the mud on our bodies. How are you doing?"
Qi Guan cupped his hands and thanked her before leaving.
After Qi Guan'er left, King Zhongshun said in a low voice: "Zhang Changshi, I think this matter is due to the censor or to the king himself."
Zhou Shun was surprised and said: "Your Majesty wants to impeach him personally?"
King Zhongshun snorted coldly and said: "I just want to watch Jia She and others go to jail, seize the title, and die! Then I can relieve the hatred in my heart!"
Is there anything more wonderful than personally leading people to ransack the Jia family and listening to the Jia family's female family members crying bitterly?
He doesn't even bother to hide behind his back and laugh at jokes!
If possible, it would be best if he personally tried the case, no, personally supervised the execution!
Zhou Changshi frowned, thinking about the pros and cons. After a while, he relaxed and whispered: "What the prince thinks is not impossible. The Jinyi Mansion was quite disrespectful to the prince the day before yesterday, and there is also the matter of the prince, Jia The family has bullied the prince over and over again, but the Holy Father is quite fond of Jia Heng, and now the prince is confronting him with gongs and drums..."
"I want to confront you face to face with gongs and drums, and you can't hide it!" King Zhongshun said in a deep voice, his face as cold as ice: "I am lucky enough to be in a high position, and there are many political enemies. On New Year's Eve, all the officials shouted He is shouting to kill, but the Holy One still needs him to lead the troops, so let him be allowed for a while. I am raising the flag now, just in time to take advantage of the general situation and strangle him!"
Hearing this, Zhou Changshi's eyes lit up and he said: "Your Majesty's words are not unreasonable. The Jia family is a martial artist, and Jia Heng's son is in charge of the capital camp. Now the people who invade the country of Rongguo ignore the emperor's favor and Li Tong In an enemy country, once word of this spreads, the government and the public will inevitably be in an uproar and the public will be furious."
Of course, this statement is obviously untrue. Jia She has been smuggling for many years, but how long has Jia Heng been in charge of the Jia family? Moreover, smuggling and smuggling cannot involve collaborating with the enemy.
King Zhongshun shook his head and said coldly: "I'm afraid I can't move him this time, unless he suffers a defeat or rebels. But even if he can't be moved this time, I have to cut off his arm of Rongguo first!"
He is a vassal of the country and the elder brother of the Son of Heaven. He was originally the memorial arch established by the Tian family as a fraternity. As long as he does not have any thoughts of rebellion, he has nothing to fear. On the contrary, it is Jia Heng's son. Once he is defeated, he will be unlucky. when.
But he couldn't wait any longer. The Dukes of Rongning and Ning, except one of them, wanted to collect some interest first.
He couldn't wait to see the Jia family going crazy.
Zhou Changshi was also a little agitated. He cupped his hands and said, "Then I will go back and investigate."
King Zhongshun waved his hand and said, "Go."
Zhou Changshi left the attic with his hands and prepared to find someone to investigate. Once everything has a direction, it will be targeted.
The years pass by, and the seasons pass by. Before you know it, another three days have passed, and the city of Shenjing is also shrouded in the patter of spring rain. As the Ministry of Personnel, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Office of Personnel decentralize official interview records to Ke Dao Yan Guan, around the matter of Beijing inspection, the six ministries, temple supervisors and other yamen undercurrents surged.
For a time, the announcements and impeachments were mixed with the self-reported memorials of some officials, which were frequently submitted to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Personnel, and the General Affairs Department. Even the brothels of the Jiaofang Division were rarely visited. Write memorials and fill in interview books at home.
On this day, at noon, Jia Heng returned from Jinyi Mansion. As soon as he sat down in the study, he heard Qingwen come in to report. Jia Mu sent Yuanyang, saying that she was going to Rongqing Hall for dinner.
"Is the second master back?" Jia Heng asked as he stood up.
I met Yuanyang again after a few days. The tall girl with an oval face and a tall figure met her eyes. There was obviously a bit of shyness on her face, but her voice was clear and clear: "It's the second master, he just came back from the Ministry of Industry.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Let's go and have a look."
He has also been paying close attention to the inspection activities in the past few days, and has also filled out a lot of interview books, including those from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and some from the Beijing Camp. This time, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Civil Affairs almost included interviews, comments, and After passing the exam, they will be assessed together.
As expected, Jia Zheng's self-examination to the Metropolitan Procuratorate did not have much effect except for the Metropolitan Procuratorate to send a censor to the Ministry of Works for routine questioning.
Because it depends on the Beijing inspection process, the official examination speech of this yamen hall is only part of the basis for the removal and promotion of officials by the Beijing inspection. There are also examination record, consultation form and interview book. Three documents are compiled, and then cross-examined during the court inspection. Finally, the results can be summarized.
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