Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 303 4.99 It’s better to let Jia Nu Shi take the place of concubine——

Volume Four

4.99 It’s better to let Jia Nu Shi take the place of concubine——

The night in the capital is actually not much different from other places. In this era, most places are basically pitch black at night, because not many people are willing to light a lamp and boil oil, which is a huge expense; however, here Definitely not including those wealthy families, and the royal palace.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's time to rest." The lights in the imperial study room of the Daming Palace were still bright, and Dai Quan, who always stood in front of the desk like a statue, couldn't bear to say, "It was just the third watch outside, and there will be a big night tomorrow. At the court meeting, Your Majesty will inevitably have to quarrel with those poor people, so you'd better recuperate your energy before..."

"No news?" Emperor Yonghe frowned and flipped through the letter on the imperial case. He didn't care what his trusted eunuch said, "Are you a lazy dog ​​again? You found these useless things that I asked you to check. Scrap?”

"Your Majesty, it's not that this servant didn't try his best, but it's true that no problem can be found." Dai Quan was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a thud, "That man rarely goes out. The last time he went to the palace to pay homage was at the banquet years ago. The Supreme Emperor; from then until today, he has never left the palace, and even if I want to investigate, I have no way to start!"

"You don't have any manpower over there?" Emperor Yonghe said with a cold expression.

"Returning to your Majesty, I have lost count of how many times I have sent people there, but no one has been able to send back the news so far. I'm afraid they have all disappeared." Dai Quan explained with a grimace, "At the beginning... I didn't know there was anyone there. No matter how much strength you have, you still have some tricks left behind, but I dare not say that in other places. The palace is already fortified with copper and iron walls, and it is difficult to get in even if water is thrown at you!"

"Get up!" Emperor Yonghe also knew that it would be difficult for his slaves, so he waved his hand to indicate that he did not need to kneel, "Although there is no news about him here, it does not mean that there is no news from other places. Didn't you say a few days ago that there was some instability in Ping'an Prefecture? ? Now we can find out, what is the problem? "

"Your Majesty, although the Yun family has always been dishonest, it is just to get some money. If they have the courage to follow that prince, no one will believe it." Dai Quan said softly, "They are out of seclusion these days. The number of caravans has indeed increased a lot, but they are just some prohibited goods and yellow and white things, nothing special.

On the contrary, the slaves have already found out the source of these increased goods, but they did not expect that they were handwritten by Jia's mansion, and they did not know where they got so many things, but they were sent to Ping'an Prefecture or other nine countries continuously. Bian Zhongzhen; however, the servant really didn't expect that the bulk of it was actually not in the hands of the Jia family. "

"Ignoring the ultimate source of these goods, what do you mean the money didn't arrive at Jia's house?" Emperor Yonghe asked with a frown.

"Back to the emperor, this Jia Zhen is actually an incompetent person." Dai Quan has actually always been in contact with the Jia family, and he is speechless when talking about it at this time, "Although these goods are a caravan arranged by the Jia family, the servants in charge are But there is no honest one. Basically, after he is full, he will give some leftovers to Jia Zhen'en and Jia She.

In return for the manpower of the slaves there, for such a big operation, the amount of money that falls into Jia Zhen's hands every month is less than 3000 taels, which is less than [-]% of the actual harvest. The rest goes into the pockets of the slaves of Ningguo Mansion; Jia She He was also incompetent. Although he got more than Jia Zhen, the difference was only fifty steps or a hundred steps. "

"Second Duke Ning Rong was such an outstanding person at the time. I didn't expect that his descendants would be so unkind." Emperor Yonghe didn't know what to say. He was really overwhelmed by these two losers. "Speaking of Ning Guofu, the girl who married into How's it going? Didn't you say a few days ago that there was a lot of trouble in the house? "

"That girl." Dai Quan paused, probably trying to organize his words, "She is worthy of the Tian family's bloodline. I only found out a few days ago that Jia Zhen and Jia Rong's father and son had no idea about her identity before they got married. I have no idea at all, no wonder the ancestral problems in that mansion have spread. Fortunately, this girl is ambitious and found many female bodyguards to occupy Tianxiang Tower."

"Commander Jia... that's all. He is really practicing Taoism in Xuanzhen Temple now. Besides, it is a family matter of Ningguo Mansion. It is really inconvenient for me to ask more." Emperor Yonghe waved his hand to skip this topic, "But those female bodyguards , have you found out the origin?"

"Although they were using the name of the prince, the servants have repeatedly verified that these people are just ordinary female bodyguards who have helped lead people into the mansion through the Central Plains Escort Bureau; not only in the mansion, but in Ningguo Mansion. There is a courtyard far away, and there are also female escorts, who are in charge of the girl's nanny and her family." Dai Quan quickly replied.

"It seems that this girl has ideas." Emperor Yonghe immediately judged that Qin Keqing was not on the same page as Yizhong County Prince, "Well, since she is fine, let's do this for now. It's not that I can't tolerate a girl, she Aren't the dowries all over the limit? I've heard of the Zhongyuan Escort Agency you just mentioned before, and it seems pretty good?"

"The Seven Great Escorts in the capital, this is the only one that has no backer and relies entirely on its own strength." Dai Quan said immediately, "I guess it can't hold on anymore. It moved back to Jinling a few days ago. The people below came the news that they I moved into the house prepared by the Xue family. It was probably arranged by Zhou Yang of Daye Qianhu, and one of his housemates was the eldest daughter of the head of the bodyguard bureau."

"Since you still know how to advance and retreat, let them do whatever they want." Emperor Yonghe said in a lighter tone, "The Zhou Yang you just mentioned was the one who performed well in the Spring Hunt?"

"Your Majesty, you have a good memory!" Dai Quan said with a rainbow fart, "This boy has lived up to His Majesty's grace. Within half a year of taking office, he has achieved great results and transformed Daye." The rich and powerful families in the country immediately wiped out several of them, setting them on fire so much that no one in the county dared to ask more questions about this man's trivial matters." "Hahaha, I am young and admire you, as long as I don't cause any trouble, it will be fine." Emperor Yonghe was dumbfounded. He laughed, "He is quite courageous. He used the money from his in-laws' family to get concubines for him one after another. Fortunately, he is a man who repays his kindness. I heard that even his uncle, who is not a good person, he Help take care of him; also, how did I hear that he ran away to Aurous Hill a few years ago?"

"Your Majesty, when I was sorting out the papers, I saw a lot of impeachments from the Procuratorate and even the Imperial Academy." Dai Quan said with a smile.

"Okay, let him go. The Xue family also served Emperor Taizong at the beginning. Now, although the descendants are unworthy, they are still servants of the royal family. It's okay to give him some dignity." Emperor Yonghe smiled and didn't take it seriously. "Let's go, there are still many things to do tomorrow."

"This." Dai Quan hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, I just went out to change clothes, and I seem to see the light on in the small kitchen at Fengzao Palace. It must be the empress."

"Huh?" Emperor Yonghe's face darkened suddenly, his eyes swept over with murderous intent, and Dai Quan was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a "plop", "I'm not going to be an example--if that's the case, let's drive!"

"Slave understands!" Dai Quan didn't have the guts to stand up, knelt down and exited the imperial study room, obviously preparing to arrange a departure, but it might as well be two figures approaching slowly from the direction of the palace gate, and after a little identification, he quickly said to the study room "Your Majesty, the empress is here!"

Emperor Yonghe frowned, threw the fold in his hand on the imperial desk, stood up and walked to the door of the study. He saw the queen in front of him, followed by a female official carrying a tray, walking towards the study with a smile.

"Your Majesty, why haven't you rested yet? Did Dai Quan, this bitch slave, make you angry again?" Seeing that Emperor Yonghe had already arrived at the door, the queen gave a dignified bow and smiled, "Although the state is busy, you still have to take care of yourself. The dragon body is the one. Seeing that the lights are still on here, I asked someone to boil a bowl of lotus seed soup and bring it over - Yuanchun!"

"Let it go for now!" Even though he had a grudge in his heart, Emperor Yonghe's expression softened a lot. After waving his hands to tell others to get out, he stepped forward and helped the queen's slender waist into the study, "Zitong is interested, and I was just about to take a rest. Now, just listen to Dai Quan's report; it happens that tomorrow is the Great Court Meeting, so I have no plans to go anywhere; since Zitong is here, don't go back tonight."

"Your Majesty!" the queen said coquettishly, with a slight blush on her face, which also made Emperor Yonghe's eyes brighten, recalling the years when the two of them played music and played music in the royal palace and loved each other, "I have been feeling a little unwell these days, why not let Jia Female history takes the place of concubine——"

"But that girl just now?" Emperor Yonghe's expression changed slightly, and the a little bit of meaning that had just risen slowly receded, "Since she is needed by Zitong's side, I will no longer take people's love, late at night Now, it’s better to get some rest quickly, it just so happens that you have to get up early in the morning, so let’s go!”

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty!" The Queen's heart sank, but there was no emotion on her face. "Will there be any big events at the court meeting tomorrow?"

"It's just trivial clichés." Emperor Yonghe was living quite comfortably these days. "Except for the drought in the Central Plains, there is nothing important."

"That being the case, there must be a lot of time after the court, right?" The Queen hesitated for a moment and then said softly, "It just so happens that Kai'er has a rest for the past two days. I will prepare some wine at noon tomorrow and the family will have a lively meal. How was the meal?"

"Oh?" Emperor Yonghe's arm around the Queen's waist was obviously stiff, but he soon relaxed and said calmly, "Forgive me, Zitong, I agreed to Concubine Rong (titled Concubine Wu) yesterday, and Yu'er happened to be divorced as well. Mu, we can only live up to Zi Tong's good intentions."

"That's it!" The queen's expression changed obviously, and she immediately returned to her usual dignity, "I won't cause trouble for Concubine Rong anymore. I heard that Yu'er has been praised by several adults in the Ministry of Etiquette these days, saying that he is sensible and sensible in reading. Following the sage's advice, you should still pay attention to your health; I will arrange for the hospital to send you some nourishing herbs tomorrow."

"Zi Tong is interested." Emperor Yonghe's face softened a lot, "I also heard that Kai'er has made great progress in his studies. These days, he still goes hunting in the snow with the emperor's sister? Although riding and shooting is good for the body, you still need to exercise moderation. Some are."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Last time, I told the girl Rong'er not to abduct Kai'er when she had nothing to do. I usually asked him to ask several masters for advice. The words of the saint and the small words of righteousness are still indispensable. Learning." The queen said with a smile. The descendants of the Li family were also heirlooms of poetry and calligraphy. "Next time I see my father, I will ask him to teach Kai'er well."

"Since my father-in-law has taught me, I can rest assured." Emperor Yonghe smiled gently and embraced the queen into the bedroom. Soon the candlelight was extinguished and there was no sound in the Daming Palace.

(End of this chapter)