Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 206 The Concubine's Birthday Meets the Black Hand Again
Zhongshun Wangfu occupied Yongfang for nearly half an hour, and the whole palace reflected one word, Hao!

After Jia Cong accompanied the old lady and the girls to the palace, he was invited to the small courtyard of the eldest son Liu Chong after presenting congratulatory gifts.

After a while, the juniors including the royal family and the martial arts family basically gathered together.

Liu Yuan, the eldest grandson of Prince Ji's Mansion, Liu Qi, the eldest son of Prince Wu's Mansion, Liu Mu, the eldest son of King Jing's Mansion, Cao Bin, the eldest nephew of the Empress Dowager's natal Cao Dudu, Zhang Yuan, the eldest grandson of the British Duke's old man, and Jia Cong, who is bored to poke ant holes The topic of the moment.

These six people all received the imperial decree from the palace yesterday, or they took the lead in the East Palace Six, so they were named by Zhan Shifu.

The grade may be different, the highest grade is no more than four grades.

But this imperial decree unified the three most important palaces of the royal family and the three most authoritative families of the Wu Xun family, and became the strongest support for the fourth prince Liu Hong who was about to move into the East Palace.

Especially Jia Cong, the little black fat guy. His grandfather Jia Daishan is the half-brother of the Supreme Emperor, and his father Jia Enhou was a child and followed the former prince. Now this kid has become the fourth prince's future Donggong team...

Many children of the Wu Xun family wailed in their hearts: God, are you blind?why it's not me?

"Good! Good shot!"

There was a burst of applause, and this guy Liu Yuan made a three-pointed arrow, which made Jia Cong very envious.

Liu Yuan looks at the sky at 45 degrees, the wind is light and the clouds are calm.Liu Chong next to him fetched a bow and arrow and handed it to Jia Cong: "Brother Cong, do you want an arrow?"

He looked at his short arms and legs, and silently took out the slingshot attached to his belt.

"My little brother is not very familiar with the way of archery. How many shots and slingshots can hit every shot, how many brothers would you like to compare with my little brother?"

Someone immediately said contemptuously: "Such a big man, he can't even draw a bow and shoot an arrow!"

The crowd burst into laughter for a moment, but then a childish voice came out: "Slingshot? Is it the slingshot that smashed the assassin's balls in Iron Net Mountain?"

hiss!
Everyone felt a cold in their crotch, clamped their legs tightly, and took a deep breath of cool air.

Most of the families have news about this matter, don't look at Jia Cong's young age, he is really cruel!

The cute child in the crowd came out, also holding a small slingshot in his hand, but it was not a big killer like Jia Cong that could smash the balls, it should be a toy used by the family to coax the children.

Liu Chong raised his forehead and said: "Brothers are laughing at you, this is Brother Jing."

Princess Zhongshun's youngest son, Liu Jing, is only six years old this year. Ever since King Zhongshun Liu Ke bragged about Jia Cong's rescue experience to his son, little Liu Jing has clamored for a slingshot...

I have a little brother?

"Brother, I shot down a bird with a slingshot just now..."

After Liu Jing reminded, everyone noticed that the child was holding a string in the other hand, and a gray pigeon was tied to the other end of the string. Its wings must have been injured, and it was struggling to escape. Unfortunately, the child was very angry. Proud of his spoils, he dragged and dragged it over.

The servant waiting by the side whispered vigilantly in Liu Chong's ear: "My lord, there is something on the pigeon's leg..."

Not only the servants around Liu Chong noticed the strangeness of the pigeon, but also many people watching around noticed it.

"Sorry everyone, I'm sorry, I have some family matters to deal with."

Liu Chong bowed his hands to apologize to everyone, then signaled to the servants, took the pigeon and his younger brother Liu Jing and hurried to the study.

Although the people in the courtyard started the game of archery and throwing pots again, they still couldn't do without the voice of discussion about the strange talent.

Not long after, Liu Chong's personal servant came to invite Jia Cong over. As soon as he entered the study, he saw Liu Ke, King Zhongshun, also sitting in the study, and the fourth prince Liu Hong who had also left the palace at some point.

"Meet the prince, the fourth brother is here too?"

Liu Hong nodded, and Liu Ke pointed to the chair below.

"Sit down, my king called you here because I want to ask you something..."

Liu Ke handed a small note to Jia Cong, and asked calmly: "I heard that a girl from the Xue family of the imperial merchant once got a piece of overseas fairy prescription, which can cure heat and poison, do you know about this? "

"As a result, the dosage can be increased."

There were only seven words on the note, but Jia Cong broke out in a cold sweat immediately.

Because Zhongshun Wang Liu Ke said murderously: "The princess has been suffering from heat and poison for a year."

Jia Cong nodded: "My lord, there is indeed such a thing. The medicine, prescription and medicine are all given by a monk. Taking it can not only relieve heat and poison, but also make the person who takes the medicine have a strange fragrance. But it is not a good thing. Not to mention that this medicine is hard to find, even the pills made from it have great side effects. The prince can send someone to the imperial hospital to look for Yu Chenglang, he knows a lot about this medicine."

These words are not without persuasion, Xue Baochai dare not eat such things as Lengxiang Wan now, and whenever there is an outbreak of heat poison, he will stick his teeth according to Yu Chenglang's prescription.

"Chong'er, go to Rongguo Mansion and ask Xue Pan to come over and ask him to bring the girl from the Xue family and the medicine. There is also Yu Chenglang from the imperial hospital. This king wants to see what these people are planning!"

……

It was the 35th birthday of the Cui family in Zhongshun Prince's Mansion, and all the families in the capital, large and small, sent their mistresses and wives to celebrate the birthday.

Today, Jia's mother is the girl with the whole family. Once she comes, let her girl show her face in front of the mistresses and wives, so that she can talk about marriage in the future.

Second, Princess Cui's invitation even mentioned Xiangyun, the old lady must bring all the girls and daughters-in-law from the mansion, she likes to be lively.

The inner courtyard of the palace was full of ladies and girls, big and small. Except for the princesses of various palaces, Princess Cui herself was a junior of the old ladies.

The younger brother and sister of the sage, No. 1 in the imperial order, their status is naturally different from that of ordinary people.

Princess Cui, as the master, is also today's birthday star, so she naturally sits on the throne.On the left is the royal family, headed by Princess Ji Qin, and the following are not the princesses, concubines or princesses of various families.

On the right side are orders from various families. Mother Jia is at the top, talking to Concubine Cui and Concubine Qin, with a smile on her face, because the girls behind her have received full praise today, which is too much face.

"Mistress, the lord has invited Mrs. Xue and Miss Xue from the Imperial Merchant Xue's family, and they are waiting outside the hall."

The maid's report made the originally happy atmosphere fall into an eerie silence, because the people who can come to the palace to celebrate the birthday today are at least seventh-rank Beijing officials.

At this time, none of the people sitting in the palace is without orders, not to mention the families of merchants.

Concubine Cui has a gentle temperament. Although she was surprised by her husband's abnormal behavior, she nodded with a smile and said gently: "It turns out that Ziweishe is the descendant of Mr. Xue. Hurry up and invite Mrs. Xue and Ms. Xue to come in."

Ziwei's family Xue Gong, the six words that Cui Wangfei said suppressed the discussion and ridicule in the palace.

No matter how the Xue family is the family of merchants, it is also the emperor's business bestowed by the sage, and the old head of the Xue family is even more dedicated to finding rare confidantes for the Supreme Emperor.

Otherwise, how could the Xue family be called the four major families of Jinling together with the Jia, Wang and Shi families?

The old lady let out a long sigh of relief, frowning and glanced at those noble ladies who had satirized the Xue family just now, and secretly made up her mind that she would give these people a good look whenever she had the chance.

Xue's family lives in Rongguo Mansion, mocking Xue's family is slapping Jia's face.Not to mention anything else about her big son, there is a saying that is true, the old woman is No. 1 in Beijing, Ningrong Jia's family dares to smash even the palace, what else is she afraid of?

Face, it's made!

Mrs. Xue walked into the hall with Baochai, and the ladies all over the room made her extremely uneasy.

On the birthday of Prince Zhongshun, the Xue family was going to hang out in the capital, so naturally they sent precious and rare gifts early.

However, she also knew that her family's status was low, so she didn't dare to expect to go to the mansion to celebrate her birthday, so she and her daughter dealt with the affairs of the shop at home.Unexpectedly, the eldest son of the palace came in person, and invited the three of them, mother and son, to the palace...

"Minister Xue and her daughters pay a visit to the concubine, and wish the concubine a prosperous life in Beitang, and a long life and Kunde!"

Mrs. Xue and Baochai performed the Wanfu ceremony together, and everyone's eyes were attracted by the elegantly dressed Baochai.

It is said that the daughter of the Xue family is good-looking, and now it seems that she is indeed so.

Princess Cui raised her hand to help her, and said softly: "Mrs. Xue, please, we haven't seen each other for 20 years, right?"

Baochai, who helped his mother up, showed a hint of surprise in his eyes. The mother actually knew the princess?
Mrs. Xue replied respectfully: "That's right, the last time I saw the princess was in the year of Zhaowu."

"It's a joy to see an old friend again."

Concubine Cui looked at Mrs. Xue's faint gray hair and sighed in her heart.

Among the daughters of the royal family, except for Concubine Xian's mother, the only remaining one who married into the Xue family is the irony.

She looked at Baochai beside Mrs. Xue, praised repeatedly, and waved: "Son, come here, let me have a look..."

Baochai is also generous. Xue's father has been strict with Baochai since he was a child, and he does not lose to the daughter of a noble family in every move.

Princess Cui looked at Baochai carefully before and after, and put a jade bracelet on Baochai's wrist.

"Mrs. Xue, this child really catches my eye. I will bring her to my house to play more in another day. My naughty child should have a role model like Miss Bao."

At this time, Princess Ji Qin who was sitting on the left suddenly smiled and said: "Shuqing, can it not suit your eyes, the incense on this child is the same as yours, don't you believe me?"

"Incense? I've never used incense before!"

Not only Princess Cui was surprised, but Baochai also blurted out in surprise: "Never used incense before."

……

On the princess's birthday, as the male host of the palace, Liu Ke naturally went to the front hall to entertain the guests.

Liu Chong sold his brother and pushed the fourth prince Liu Hong to the front desk to entertain guests for him, while he brought Jia Cong and Xue Pan to a remote courtyard, which was full of personal guards inside and out.

pop, pop, pop...

"Quickly tell me, who told you to poison the princess?"

"woo woo woo woo……"

pop, pop, pop...

"Don't say anything, let you taste the Ice and Fire Nine Heavens of the Imperial Prison!"

"woo woo woo woo……"

It's sizzling!

As soon as Jia Cong entered the room, he heard a sizzling sound, and then a smell of foot odor rushed into his nose.

Liu Chong also covered his nose, and then asked in a cold voice, "Xie Da, what's the matter?"

"The subordinate pays homage to the prince."

A strong man with a whip came up to greet him, bowed his hands to say hello, and then turned his gaze to Jia Cong and Xue Pan, his gaze was fierce like a falcon.

"My lord, this dog slave is very stubborn. His subordinates have whipped him for a quarter of an hour, but he still gritted his teeth."

Jia Cong looked inside, and saw a servant was tied to a bench, his back was covered with whip marks, his clothes had been ripped off long ago, his back was stained red with blood, and there was yellow unidentified liquid under the stool. The foul smell filled the whole house.

An iron object was burning in the brazier on the side, and the scald marks on the servant's back should be caused by this object.

but……

"He shouldn't be stubborn, but his mouth is blocked and he can't speak!"

"oops!"

Xie Dayi slapped his forehead and grinned.The fleshy smile on his face was even more terrifying, causing Xue Pan who was following Jia Cong to take a half step back.

"Look at this subordinate's memory, just now he was afraid that this guy would bite his tongue and kill himself, so he stuffed his mouth with a sock..."

Ruthless!
Jia Cong watched silently as Xie Da took off the stinky sock from the waiter's mouth, and slapped the whip in his hand on the man's back again, sternly shouting: "Say it, say it!"

"Ok?"

"Your Excellency, I seem to have passed out. I'm so sick here, I'll wait outside first, my subordinates are very familiar with the interrogation, and I will definitely ask the mastermind behind the murder!"

Naturally, Liu Chong didn't want to stay here for a moment, so he brought Jia Cong and Xue Pan outside the house after hearing the words.

The three of them sat under the gazebo in the small courtyard. Liu Chong and Jia Cong said, "Xie Da was born as my father's personal soldier. He is good in everything, except that he looks fierce. With him in the mansion, my father has never worried about the family." It’s a pity that everything is on guard, and I didn’t expect it to be an inside thief..."

"Although I can't be sure that the poison in the concubine's concubine is the same as the medicine in the Xue family's sister's hand, but this kind of secret poison is definitely not something ordinary people can have."

Jia Cong sighed and said, "I don't know who set the trap. If the little prince hadn't accidentally killed the carrier pigeon, who would have thought that the good medicine that the princess seemed to be taking turned out to be a strange poison."

"That's right, my younger sister has also used the medicine for many years. If Brother Cong hadn't found out, I'm afraid my family would still be kept in the dark."

Xue Pan was also terrified, he patted his chest and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, the imperial doctor who played with bugs in the Tai Hospital is amazing, the medicine he gave my sister last time made my sister survive the most severe heat poisoning." few days."

Jia Cong nodded, and said consolingly: "Brother Xue is right. With Mr. Yu's medical skills, he will always find a way to detoxify. The most important thing now is to find out who is behind this scene, and whoever poisoned him." Intend."

"How can I not worry?"

Liu Chongchong and the two cupped their hands to express their gratitude, but they also said bitterly: "You don't know, the concubine mother's body is not very good, her hands and feet are cold all the year round, and she is afraid of the cold. Later, she got a prescription, and unexpectedly contracted heat poisoning again. Afterwards, a folk doctor offered a prescription, and after passing through the Imperial Hospital, it took less than a year to take it. The heat poison was indeed cured by the naked eye, but unexpectedly, this happened today..."

Xue Pan's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked at Jia Cong who was also surprised.

The two of them thought of Xue Baochai at the same time, how similar their symptoms are!

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