Today is the Lantern Festival, and Emperor Longqing is rarely in office.
Instead, he stayed in the Queen's Cining Palace, talking to Queen Zhang and spending the holidays with her.
Dai Quan took Jia Cong to Cining Palace, and Jia Cong quickly stepped forward to salute.
"Jia Cong, please pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor, long live, long live, and pay my respects to the Queen, a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years."
Emperor Longqing waved his hand and said: "Come on, isn't it Concubine Yuan's wedding today? Why did you come into the palace when you are not celebrating the festival at home?"
Jia Cong stood up, cupped his hands and said, "To report back to your majesty, this is why I came here. It is your majesty's grace to send Concubine Jia home to visit relatives, so that parents and children can enjoy family happiness. It is your majesty's grace.
It's just that the little eunuch in the palace went to deliver a message, saying that he would not be able to leave until midnight at night. If it was already late at night at home, how could he save the money in the dark?
Sir, I beg your Majesty to show mercy and allow my eldest sister to go home early, reunite with her family, and share family happiness, so that she can live up to your Majesty's kindness. "
Emperor Longqing was stunned when he heard this, and turned to the queen: "Why do you let Concubine Jia go home at night? Who did this?"
Queen Zhang was stunned when she was asked. She really didn't know about this.
He quickly said: "Your Majesty, I don't know about this. Do you think Concubine Jia has gone home?"
Emperor Longqing looked at Dai Quan and said, "Dai Quan, do you know who did this?"
Dai Quan said: "Reporting to the master, the matter of the imperial concubine's marriage proposal is under the control of Xia Shouzhong, and it has nothing to do with him."
Dai Quan could file a complaint against Xia Shouzhong, but when it came to Concubine Zhou, he couldn't expose her directly. After all, she was His Majesty's woman, and she couldn't talk nonsense while guarding others.
We can only wait until there is no one around and talk to Emperor Longqing alone to let him know what's going on.
Emperor Longqing was not a fool. He had grown up in the palace since he was a child. He knew best the virtues of the people in the palace.
I knew someone was causing trouble, but I didn't know if it was against Concubine Jia or someone else.
This is not a big deal, and it's a big deal, so I won't pursue it.
He said to Dai Quan: "Dai Quan, pass on my decree that Concubine Jia go home immediately to visit her relatives. There must be no mistake."
Dai Quan said: "Old slave obeys the order."
Long Qing said to Jia Cong, "That's enough now. You can go with Dai Quan."
Jia Cong saluted and said: "My lord, thank you for your kindness. I wish your majesty and the queen a happy Lantern Festival. My lord, I will take my leave."
Seeing Jia Cong leave Cining Palace, Queen Zhang felt guilty.
Judging from His Majesty's attitude, he is very tolerant towards Duke Ning.
She had heard of Jia Cong before, but this was the first time she had seen him. He was worthy of being the youngest Duke of the country at that time and a great general on the battlefield.
Facing His Majesty and himself, the Queen, he actually had a conversation without any trace of nervousness or fear.
This kind of courage is not something ordinary people can have.
"Your Majesty, this Ning Guogong is really brave. He came directly to his door for such a trivial matter, and he was not afraid of His Majesty punishing him."
Emperor Longqing chuckled and said: "My beloved concubine, I think you should have heard of this little guy's deeds. He is indeed brave, but he is also very capable. He is still young and still maintains his innocent heart. This That’s why I like him better.”
Queen Zhang said: "Ning Guo Gong has such great abilities at a young age and has made great contributions. It is really rare. Most children as old as him still act coquettishly and cutely in front of their parents. This Ning Guo Gong But he’s already running a family and establishing a business, it’s really incomparable.”
Emperor Longqing said: "I have been paying attention to this boy since he was less than ten years old. He has worked really hard to get ahead. Fortunately, this guy is lucky and has reached his current status step by step. His experience is legendary. ”
Queen Zhang said: "Ning Guogong's experience in the past few years is really amazing. I heard that he and Hong'er were having trouble, but your Majesty didn't care about him?"
Emperor Longqing said: "The two of them did have some conflicts, but it was the unfilial son who acted wantonly and had nothing to do with Jia Cong. Everything he did was with my permission.
I hope that evildoer can learn a lesson and wake up, otherwise it will lead to catastrophe sooner or later. "
After hearing Emperor Longqing's words, Queen Zhang's eyes couldn't help but light up.
Hearing what this meant, Emperor Longqing was very dissatisfied with Xiang Hong's son.
Think about it, I heard that Xiang Hong hid a lot of troops in the capital, more than a thousand people in total.
With so many people hiding in the capital, their purpose is self-evident.
This was also a threat to His Majesty, and even his own son could not tolerate it. Fortunately, they were all destroyed by Ning Guogong.
Otherwise, who knows what might happen?
After this incident, His Majesty will definitely have opinions on Xiang Hong. In this case, his son's chances will be greater.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh secretly.
His son is too mediocre, inferior to Xiang Hongduo. Although he is the eldest son, he does not have many advantages.
Over the years, he has been suppressed by Xiang Hong and has become even more unknown.
As a mother, I can't help much.
If Xiang Hong offends His Majesty, his son will have more opportunities. If he has strong backing to support his son, it is not impossible to ascend to the throne.
Jia Cong has already hated the second prince Xiang Hong, and the two of them will definitely not be able to cooperate together.
Once Xiang Hong succeeds to the throne, Jia Cong will definitely not end well.
If he takes this opportunity to draw Jia Cong over and ask her to support his son, the eldest prince, maybe he will agree.
After all, the succession of the eldest prince to the throne is more beneficial to Jia Cong than the succession of the second prince.
At least, you don't have to worry about being settled by the queen, and you can even get more power. Why not?
The more Empress Zhang thought about it, the more likely she felt.
He made up his mind to find an opportunity to help his son and win over Jia Cong.
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Jia Cong followed Dai Quan and went to Yuanchun's palace first.
Let Yuanchun get ready first, and he will leave later to go home to visit relatives.
Then, he found Xia Shouzhong and conveyed His Majesty's decree, asking Xia Shouzhong to arrange the travel arrangements for the palace maids, eunuchs and the imperial concubine.
Since you have joined the royal family, everything must be done according to the royal rules.
Impossible, follow Jia Cong home directly.
Xia Shouzhong didn't expect that Jia Cong would go to the emperor, which caught him off guard.
I originally thought that the Jia family would only do things according to the palace's wishes.
Whatever the palace says, we will do it. It is impossible to have any opinions, and we dare not have any opinions.
Only then did he agree to Concubine Zhou's request. He thought it was a small matter, but he did it without anyone noticing.
Unexpectedly, Jia Cong actually found the emperor, which made him a bit different inside and outside.
I suddenly felt a little unhappy and my attitude became very bad.
"Ning Guo Gong, this is not our family's intention to cause trouble, but the royal family also needs to celebrate the Reunion Festival. After the royal family has finished celebrating the festival, it will not be too late for Concubine Jia to come to visit the family. Is your Jia family still higher than the royal family?"
Jia Cong felt a little unhappy when he saw Xia Shouzhong's face turned down.
Hearing his words, he immediately became angry.
What does this bastard want to do? Is this to label yourself? Do you think you are scared by saying this?
It's so taken for granted.
Who doesn’t know how to put a hat on someone? My favorite thing is to put a hat on someone.
Mahle Gobi, His Majesty has issued an order, but you are still here talking nonsense.
Jia Cong sneered and said: "Eunuch Xia, are you trying to accuse my Jia family? What do I want from my Jia family? I don't need you as a slave to dictate terms here. You are not worthy of it."
Don't think that if you hug Concubine Zhou's lap or the second prince's lap, you can sit back and relax and do whatever you want. I don't care how you treat others. You are so domineering in front of me. You are really blind. Dog eyes. "
Dai Quan couldn't help but was stunned. He didn't expect that Xia Shouzhong still refused to let go despite His Majesty's decree. What was he trying to do?
He originally wanted to speak, but when he saw Jia Cong angrily criticizing Xia Shouzhong, he stopped worrying and stood aside to watch the excitement.
This was the first time I saw Jia Cong angry. Xia Shouzhong's words directly made Jia Cong angry.
Xia Shouzhong openly resisted the decree and resisted. Even if Jia Cong taught him a lesson, it wouldn't be a big deal. With his own testimony, Xia Shouzhong was finished.
Xia Shouzhong originally wanted to complain and ask Jia Cong to say a few nice words, so he found a step and walked down the stairs.
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What he didn't expect was that Jia Cong went against common sense.
He even opened his mouth to give himself a beating, but now he was standing in mid-air, unable to get off the stage.
As the eunuch in charge, Xia Shouzhong still had some influence. No matter where he went outside the palace, everyone was polite to him and no one wanted to provoke him.
Faced with Jia Cong's sudden scolding, he suddenly lost his mind.
Pointing at Jia Cong, he cursed: "Jia Cong's son, this is the palace. This is not a place for you to act wild. I am His Majesty's person anyway, and it is not yours to accuse. Don't you think you can rebel?"
Manager Dai, you have seen everything. When I come before His Majesty, I will ask you to testify for me. "
Jia Cong has never seen such an arrogant slave. The slaves who dare to be arrogant to him are now covered in grass.
Seeing Xia Shouzhong pointing at him and jumping up and down, he couldn't help but feel a burst of unknown anger.
He took a step forward, reached out and grabbed Xia Shouzhong's finger, and broke it with force. He heard a "Gah" sound and broke his finger off. Then, he heard a scream of "Ah".
Xia Shouzhong roared: "Jia Cong, you bastard, I won't let you go."
Jia Cong narrowed his eyes and shot out a dangerous cold light.
How dare you threaten yourself?
Thinking that this guy also has his own power in the palace, if he offends him now, he will probably be against him everywhere in the future, making it difficult for people to guard against him.
This is simply a poisonous snake. If you let it go today, you will be in constant trouble in the future.
Thinking of this, Jia Cong was filled with anger and evil.
He slapped Xia Shouzhong in the face with a backhand palm.
Xia Shouzhong spat out a mouthful of blood with a "pop" sound. Several teeth were knocked out and he spit it out along with the blood.
Jia Cong scolded: "If you dare to threaten me, I will beat you to death."
He raised his leg and kicked Xia Shouzhong to the ground. He rushed forward and punched and kicked him. Xia Shouzhong screamed in pain and kept rolling on the ground.
When the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs saw this scene, they were all stunned and confused.
This scene subverted their cognition.
This Ning Guogong is really fierce.
Dai Quan was also dumbfounded and forgot to stop him for a moment.
Jia Cong targeted Xia Shouzhong's lumbar vertebrae and kicked him hard. With a scream, Xia Shouzhong's body could no longer move and he fainted from the pain.
Since you have offended him, just offend him and die.
Jia Cong's kick directly broke his lumbar vertebrae. He would never stand up again in this life.
With such a bearish look, let me see how you can retaliate against me.
At this time, Dai Quan also reacted and quickly stepped forward to check Xia Shouzhong's breathing. He was relieved when he saw that he was not dead.
He stood up and complained: "I said Mr. Ning Guo, why are you so angry? If this kills people in the palace, it will not be easy to explain."
Jia Cong said: "Manager Dai, you have also seen that Xia Shouzhong not only disobeyed His Majesty's imperial edict, but also tried to accuse our Jia family and premeditated their death. This guy is really intolerable.
Beating him is considered a light thing. If he were outside, I would have killed him long ago. "
Dai Quan smiled bitterly. This man was really determined to retaliate. He took revenge immediately and vented his anger immediately.
Xia Shouzhong brought this upon himself, and he really deserves it.
Your Majesty has issued an order, why don't you hurry up and argue?
Doesn't this deserve a beating?
Disobeying the imperial edict, even if His Majesty knew about it, he would not turn against him.
This time Xia Shouzhong went too far, and Jia Cong's beating was in vain.
Now, he and Jia Cong are allies on the same front. With his own testimony, Xia Shouzhong will definitely not be in trouble.
Thinking of this, I no longer worry about it.
Several young eunuchs were arranged to carry Xia Shouzhong back to his residence.
Then, they arranged for palace maids, eunuchs, and imperial guards to escort Concubine Jia out of the palace and all the way to Ningguo Mansion.
Jia Cong arranged for two soldiers to rush back to Rongguo Mansion to deliver the message, and he and Dai Quan returned to the palace.
Dai Quan said: "Ning Guogong, if you don't follow me home, why are you coming back?"
Jia Cong said: "Xia Shouzhong is a member of the palace after all, and can be regarded as his Majesty's. I hit him, and I must tell him, otherwise your majesty will also be unhappy."
Dai Quan smiled bitterly and said: "Since you know this, why do you still take action? But as long as I testify for you, Your Majesty will not blame you. He will only blame Xia Shouzhong for not being able to do things. You don't have to worry too much."
Jia Cong nodded, even if Emperor Longqing was unhappy, he would not punish himself for Xia Shouzhong.
If Dai Quan testifies and speaks for himself, there won't be any problems.
Jia Cong approached Dai Quan and whispered: "Xia Shouzhong said he wanted to take revenge on me, which made me angry. I struck too hard. He is probably a cripple and can never stand up again. I think a cripple doesn't have much." Influence.
You arrange a few confidants to watch him, and then let him disappear quietly after the storm has passed. "
When Dai Quan heard this, he took a deep breath.
Looking at Jia Cong in disbelief, this boy was so bold and cruel, which really refreshed my understanding of him.
This is Jia Cong's letter of nomination for himself. If he wants to continue to cooperate, this letter of nomination must be accepted.
After pondering for a moment, Dai Quan nodded slowly.
