In fact, this was the first time that Jia Heng met Chen Hong. He had never met the prince of the loyal and shun palace before.

Prince Zhongshun seems to be very low-key.

At the beginning, King Zhongshun was involved in the collapse of the imperial mausoleum, and was reduced to a commoner by the Supreme Emperor.

Later, Emperor Chongping showed favor to his son Chen Hong and granted him the title of county king, which was a demonstration of the filial piety and family ties of the Tian family.

"But in front of Duke Wei?" Prince Zhongshun bowed his hands to the young man, feeling secretly uncomfortable in his heart.

Jia Heng nodded and ignored Chen Hong. Instead, he looked at the two Jinyi palace guards and asked, "What happened just now?"

"Captain, this man just drank and trespassed without permission. He was ordered to guard and stop him, and revealed his identity as Jinyi. However, he scolded him, and then he punched him in the face without any reason." The Jinyi palace guard said in a low voice.

Chen Hong said: "Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings."

Jia Heng looked at Gao Yong, whose face was already drunk, with cold eyes.

Looking at the young man, Gao Yong opened his sleepy eyes and said: "Jia Heng, I know you. If my father hadn't gone to Sichuan, how would you have been able to use him? How could Xianning be given a marriage to you?"

Jia Heng interrupted him and said: "Come here, capture this arrogant and disrespectful maniac who attacked the Emperor's personal army!"

Li Shu heard the words from behind and promised loudly. The guards of the Jinyi Palace around him shouted, and then several Jinyi Palace guards came forward and pressed down the drunk Gao Yong.

Seeing this, Gao Yong was so anxious that he waved his two fists, trying to prevent the Jinyi Palace Guards from approaching, but he was staggering drunkenly. How could this drunken fist be the opponent of all the Jinyi Palace Guards? Soon he was defeated by several big and round men.

The palace guard held him down tightly and groaned on the ground.

Jia Heng looked at the Jinyi palace guard holding a handkerchief to cover his bleeding nose, and said in a deep voice: "Why did he hit you? You hit him back!"

The captain in Jinyi looked stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing. He came closer, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he punched Gao Yong's face hard with his fist.

"boom!"

Gao Yong felt his nose was sore and his eyes were filled with stars. Immediately, nosebleeds flowed down his nose. For a while, apart from groaning, his words were blocked in his mouth.

Jia Heng stared at Gao Yong and said coldly: "If your father hadn't been supervising the army in Sichuan for many years and worked hard in the imperial court, just because you are so wild and shameless today, I will teach you what the emperor's personal army is, and you must not be insulted."

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When Gao Yong heard this, his eyes were filled with fear and his heart was shaken.

Chen Hong, Prince of Zhongshun County, changed his expression, his lips moved, but he did not speak after all.

"Take it back to Jinyi Mansion to sober up, and inform the Gao family to lead the people!" Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Jinyi's guards shouted in unison, and led Gao Yong down the stairs.

After he was taken away, Jia Heng turned his eyes and looked at Chen Hong calmly, and said: "Your Highness, His Highness Xianning and His Highness the Eighth Prince are in the box A right now. Do you want to see them?"

Chen Hong's fair complexion looked slightly unnatural. Hearing this, he smiled slightly and said, "Did Duke Wei come here with Xianning?"

As the eldest son of King Zhongshun and nearly thirty years old, he is naturally much more relaxed in the Tian family.

Jia Heng nodded, glanced at Chen Rui, whose eyes were evasive, extended his hand to invite him and said, "Your Highness, come with me."

I didn’t take Gao Yong’s incident too seriously.

Chen Hong calmed down and followed Jia Heng towards the inner wing.

Princess Xianning was also a little curious at this moment that Jia Heng had been gone for so long, so she sent a female official disguised as a man to go to the place where the incident occurred to check the situation.

The female officer whispered: "Your Highness, Duke Wei is here."

Following the footsteps, Jia Heng, Chen Hong and Chen Rui entered the wing.

Chen Hong saw Princess Xianning, a smile appeared on her fair face, and asked: "Xianning, are you here too?"

Princess Xianning's bright eyes flashed, and she pulled Chen Ze to his feet and said, "Let's come over to watch the dragon boat race. What a coincidence, my brother is here too."

Chen Hong is the oldest among the Chen Han clan.

Chen Hong smiled and explained: "I was drinking with the Gao brothers just now. I didn't expect him to drink too much, be reckless and offend Duke Wei, but it's all a misunderstanding."

After saying that, he turned to the eighth prince Chen Ze and said with a smile: "Ze'er, long time no see."

Chen Ze also called out sharply: "Brother."

The two parties only exchanged a few words of greetings, and Chen Hong said a few polite words, but he didn't stay much and excused himself to leave because he had something to do.

After Brother Chen Hong left, Princess Xianning looked at Jia Heng with clear eyes and concern, and asked: "Sir, what happened just now?"

Jia Heng put down the tea cup and whispered: "Gao Yong drank too much and took the opportunity to provoke. Now he has been taken to Jinyi Mansion. It is not a big deal."

Princess Xianning nodded and whispered: "Sir, my father still has great trust in the Gao family."

Jia Heng nodded and said softly: "It seems to be getting late. Let's watch the dragon boat race for a while. I'll take you back to the palace."

After Gao Yong's incident, everyone's thoughts about having fun suddenly became a lot less interesting.

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As night fell, lights were already lit on both sides of Ningrong Street. Jia Heng sent Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue back and returned to Ningguo Mansion through the palace gate.

Entering the outer study, he met the girl's gaze and said softly: "Xiaoxiao, public opinion in Beijing is boiling now, and the palace asked me to send someone to assist the Metropolitan Procuratorate in the investigation."

Chen Xiao nodded and said in a clear voice: "I just sent someone to inquire. Yude, the censor of Youqiandu, has been taken to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It seems that Mr. Han Ge's son is also involved."

Jia Heng frowned slightly and asked, "Yu Zhen and Han Hui? How come they are involved?"

"I don't know the reason for this." Chen Xiao said: "Do you think this matter should be spread out now?"

"Spread the word?" Jia Heng's eyes flashed, his face thoughtful, and he said: "This is putting Han and Zhao on the fire pit to roast them."

Chen Xiao said: "Aren't they jealous of you these days? They were just about to devise a plan to suppress you. Now that the abuses in the imperial examination have been exposed, they have too much time to worry about and can no longer point the finger at you."

Jia Heng looked at Chen Xiao and chuckled: "It's a good idea, but the palace may take the opportunity to suppress the Zhejiang people."

Xiaoxiao is indeed a virtuous wife, but it is a pity that she is also a princess and cannot marry into a cross-border marriage like Chanyue.

Chen Xiaodao: "However, right now, I am just helping you to keep the Zhejiang Party exhausted and suppress the voices of criticism. It will be difficult to expel the Zhejiang Party from the imperial court."

Jia Heng agreed and said: "I know about this. Since Han Huang became the chief minister of the cabinet, the Jiangnan scholars and civil servants have been very popular in suppressing the generals' opinions. Now after this incident, their momentum has been dampened."

"It's still like this in the court situation. Even if there aren't Han and Zhao, there are others." Jia Heng said, gently taking the girl's bare hand and bringing it into his arms.

This was due to the political system of Chen and Han, which had to allow southern scholars to enter the center. Once they reached the center, regional disputes would inevitably arise.

Chen Xiao was hugged around the waist, and he couldn't help but gently squeezed the young man's hand, and said angrily: "It's such a hot day, aren't you hot?"

"Why is it hot?" Jia Heng paused slightly and whispered: "Xiaoxiao, we will get married in a few days, are you happy or not?"

Chen Xiao: "..."

Why is she happy? There is no grand and grand wedding, so she just goes to the bridal chamber?

"Actually, you are still mentioned in the palace today." Jia Heng put his arm around the girl's slender waist, sniffing the fragrance of the girl's hair, and whispered.

Chen Xiao raised her eyebrows and said in surprise: "What did the palace say?"

"Didn't the palace mention the marriage with Chahar Mongolia and then think of you." Jia Heng said in a low voice.

Chen Xiao saw a flash of realization in his eyes, and then he said in a cold voice: "You don't think of me for the good things, but these things about sending your daughter off for marriage do remind you of me."

Jia Heng held her slender hand, and the tenderness oozed out in his palm, as if he could feel the girl's emotions.

Chen Xiao calmed down and said, "Zhen Xi came to the study from Qichi Court just now to look for you. He said that there was a letter from Jiangnan. When he saw that you were not there, he took it back."

Compared with the fact that the eldest princess of Jinyang did not write to ask about Jia Heng's situation, Zhen Qing could not keep her composure and asked about Jia Heng's situation through circumstantial letters to Zhen Xi.

"I'll go to Qichiyuan later to have a look." Jia Heng thought for a while and whispered.

In the past few days since I came back, I didn't have time to see Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi. I really couldn't get away.

Chen Xiaoqing said: "That Zhen Lan doesn't seem to be a fuel-efficient lamp. You should pay more attention and don't let her find out about your nonsense. If the story of the Zhen sisters spreads, you will also be ruined."

Jia Heng held the heavy snow pear in his hands and said affectionately to his ear: "Well, I'll pay attention."

Chen Xiao opened Jia Heng's hand with some embarrassment and said in a clear voice: "Over there in Jiangnan, when are you going to come?"

Why does this person like this?

Jia Heng said: "Let's go there together after the wedding."

Without Xiaoxiao to help Wangfeng, the tryst with Zhen Qing would be somewhat unreliable.

After that, Jia Heng spent some time with Chen Xiaonui, left the study, and prepared to go to the Qichi Courtyard of the Grand View Garden to see Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi.

At this moment, the night is falling, all the houses have lights, the summer frogs and cicadas are intertwined, and there is a little bit of "the bright moon leaves the branches and the magpies are frightened, the breeze is midnight, the cicadas are chirping, the rice flowers are fragrant, and the harvest is good, and the frogs are heard"

Feel.

Occasionally, the maids and maids who were keeping vigil and listening to orders passed by, smiling and saluting Jia Heng.

In the past few days, both Ning and Rong mansions have been caught up in the excitement of Jia Heng being crowned a duke and being granted a marriage by the emperor.

Today's Jia family is a bit more powerful than the one in the original work in which Concubine Yuan paid a visit to the family.

Jia Heng walked through the back house, stepped through the vermilion gate, and walked along the corridor that passed through the rockery and evergreen pines and cypresses. He was suddenly stunned when he saw several lanterns coming out of the Yuelian Gate.

Sister Feng and Ping'er, both dressed in red dresses, came slowly over and were talking about something.

"Brother Heng." Sister Feng stood up and looked at the young man with some surprise. Her face, which was so gorgeous and unprovoked, was first surprised, then happy.
Chapter completed!