Turning the tide in the Red Chamber

Chapter 71 [071] The beauty of Yuanchun
Hundreds of feet away from the imperial palace, there is a guard post for rejecting horses, and heavy guards are deployed to stop idlers and others.

Since Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu had already fled without a trace on horseback, and Jia Amnesty also fled in panic under the guard of the guard, Jia Zheng had no choice but to show up in person, reveal his identity, and secretly bribed ten taels of silver to bother the sentry guards. The soldiers went to report to the guards at the palace gate, saying that the first rank of the Rongguo Mansion ordered his wife, Mrs. Shi, to ask to see the old concubine Zhen in the harem.

The palace is heavily guarded and there are many rules. If you want to enter the palace without being called, you have to go through quite troublesome procedures.

On the other side, Jia Chen flew all the way over the eaves and walls, crossed the streets and alleys, and finally saw the palace wall of the palace from a distance.

However, when he rushed to the horse rejection post, the Jia family team had already completed the customs clearance procedures and entered the palace gate in a mighty manner.

Jia Chen failed to catch up with the Jia family's team, and only saw the last person in the team disappearing in the palace gate from a distance, and then the two palace gates were slowly closed.

But this does not bother Jia Chen, he is now a fourth-rank imperial guard with a knife, he can enter the palace at any time, but he cannot enter and leave the harem area where the concubines live at will.

Jia Chen showed the imperial guard's badge to the soldiers standing guard, and passed the horse-rejecting sentry post, and then showed his badge to the guard guarding the palace gate, and quickly walked through the palace gate, chasing after Jia's team.

Unexpectedly, Lin Daiyu was so anxious that she urged the team to trot all the way, and the speed was extremely fast.

The eunuch guarding the gate of the harem had already received an order from the old concubine Zhen, and when the Jia family team reached the gate, they let Jiamu, Wang Xifeng and Lin Daiyu enter the harem.

When Jia Chen rushed to the gate of the harem, he only saw Jia Zheng and the guards and servants of Jia's family.

Jia Zheng's eyes lit up, and the gloom between his brows dissipated instantly. He smiled happily and said:

"Chen'er, I didn't expect you to come out of the palace, Mr. Inner Prime Minister didn't make things difficult for you, did you?"

He wanted to ask His Majesty if he made things difficult for Jia Chen, but this is the palace with many eyes and ears, how dare he criticize His Majesty casually?
Jia Chen smiled lightly and said:

"Second Uncle, don't worry, Mr. Neixiang didn't embarrass me. His Majesty even promoted me to be the fourth-rank imperial guard with a sword."

Jia Zheng was overjoyed when he heard the words, he nodded and smiled and said:
"That's great. Chen'er is really promising. She has been promoted several ranks from a white man to a fourth-rank military officer!"

While feeling gratified and joyful, Jia Zheng was also a little ashamed. He was over forty years old, and he was just a fifth-rank worker from the Ministry of Industry, one and a half levels lower than Jia Chen's regular fourth-rank.

Moreover, Jia Chen is only thirteen years old, and he is already a fourth-rank military officer. It is really rare in ancient and modern times to be promoted to a fourth-rank official at such a young age, and his future is boundless!
Jia Chen knew that Jia Zheng was pedantic and old-fashioned, unconventional, inadequacy and tricky, so he asked with a smile:

"I don't know what is the second uncle's business in this deep palace?"

Seeing that Jia Chen was safe and sound, Jia Zheng didn't need to tell the truth, but lied:
"The old lady missed the old concubine Zhen, so she asked me to prepare the carriage and bring her here. Girl Feng and Daiyu have already accompanied her into the harem."

In fact, Jia Chen had already guessed that Jia's mother had entered the harem, and he just wanted to confirm it from Jia Zheng's mouth.

"Second Uncle, please forgive me that I still have important things to do, I will visit you another day, and I will leave!"

After finishing speaking, Jia Chen gave a salute, turned around and left.

But he did not leave the palace, but found a secluded corner, stepped up the wall, and turned into the harem.

Without being called by His Majesty, he is definitely not allowed to enter the harem, otherwise he will be suspected of causing disaster to the palace, which is a crime of deceiving the emperor.

With the help of pavilions, pavilions and rockeries, Jia Chen sneaked all the way, went deep into the harem, looking for Jia Yuanchun.

There are many maids and eunuchs in the dormitory of Old Concubine Zhen, if you go directly to her dormitory to find Jia Mu, Wang Xifeng and Lin Daiyu, it is easy to be discovered.

For the current plan, we can only ask Jia Yuanchun to help spread the word.

Jia Yuanchun is the eldest daughter of Jia Zheng, who was selected into the harem as a female historian.

Nushi is a kind of female official in the harem, responsible for persuading palace rules and etiquette, and writing documents and other matters.

After searching several temples, Jia Chen finally saw Jia Yuanchun in a side hall.

Taking advantage of her alone in the side hall, Jia Chen rushed into the hall.

Jia Yuanchun didn't know Jia Chen, and when he saw a strange man barging in, he was so frightened that he wanted to call for help.

Luckily, Jia Chen's lightness kung fu was superb, so he jumped in front of Jia Yuanchun and covered her mouth.

Jia Yuanchun's tender body softened and fell backwards.

Jia Chen stretched out his arm and wrapped it around her waist.

Jia Yuanchun snorted and fell into Jia Chen's arms.

The tentacles are soft and fragrant.

"Sister, don't be afraid. I'm Jia Chen, a son of the Rongguo Mansion. Because of the emergency, I had to sneak into the harem to find you."

Jia Yuanchun's trembling eyes froze slightly, and he nodded.

Jia Chen let go of his hand covering her cherry lips, and an oval face with a little baby fat came into view.

The skin is creamy, the cheeks are fragrant like snow, and the facial features are dignified yet charming.

Jia Chen's heart trembled slightly, Jia Yuanchun's eyes were extremely beautiful, almond eyes, but the outer corners of his eyes were slightly bent, giving people a kind of cuteness that I still feel pity for.

Jia Yuanchun was a little embarrassed by Jia Chen's stare, shyly avoided the other party's sight, and lightly opened his lips and said:
"Brother Chen, you hug me too tightly, can you let me go first?"

It was only then that Jia Chen realized how ambiguous his and Jia Yuanchun's postures were, he hurriedly helped each other stand up straight, and let go of his embrace.

Jia Yuanchun asked blushingly:

"Brother Chen came to see me, why?"

Jia Chen beat himself up violently, the son of the Minister of Rites, but was canonized by Emperor Chongrui as a fourth-rank guard with a sword in front of the imperial court, but Jia's mother and other masters of the Jia family mistakenly thought that they would be punished by His Majesty, so they had to carry a plaque into the palace to find Zhen Zhen. The old concubine briefly told Jia Yuanchun about her help.

Jia Yuanchun blinked his cute almond eyes and asked:

"What's wrong with the old lady entering the palace to look for Old Concubine Zhen? Brother He Chen said the situation is urgent?"

Jia Chen persuasively said:
"If Old Concubine Zhen agrees to intercede, then she can only intercede with His Majesty through the Supreme Emperor. What will His Majesty think?"

Jia Yuanchun Bingxue is smart, he can understand a little bit, and after a little thought, he realized:
"You mean the discord between the founding clan and the Chongrui clan?"

Jia Chen nodded slightly and said with a smile:
"Eldest sister is indeed a huizhilanxin, and she is extremely intelligent."

Jia Yuanchun said:

"You hide in my bedroom first, and I will go to the old concubine Zhen's house to find the old lady, explain the stakes of this matter, and then come back and send you out of the palace."

Jia Chen smiled nonchalantly and said:
"Don't worry, big sister. I can do light work and body skills. I can fly over the walls and slip out of the harem."

However, just as he finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.

It turned out that two maids came to clean the room.

Jia Yuanchun's face paled immediately, if they saw Jia Chen, he would be in big trouble.

But the furnishings in the house are simple, and there is nowhere to hide.

(End of this chapter)