Red Mansion Jia Lan: Do you want to run away tonight to visit your relatives? Chapter 153: Everyone has their own plans inside and outside the palace. When we parted, we were at the end of the world (End of Volume 1)
Chapter 153: Everyone has their own plans inside and outside the palace. When we parted, we were at the end of the world (End of Volume 1)
Zhongyi County Prince’s Mansion.
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Tianfang, the king of Zhongyi County, asked the visitor to leave. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. He pondered for a moment before speaking: "Mr. Wen, do you think this matter is caused by my uncle Wang?
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Wen Ruihe, who is sitting at the bottom, has not moved the folding fan in his hand for a long time. Ever since he heard the servant's report, his eyes have been looking at his feet motionlessly.
After a long time, Wen Ruihe moved his body and bowed his hands towards the prince: "Your Highness, please forgive me, this matter is really strange, and I couldn't figure it out for a while.
However... the reason why the Holy One kept this secret is probably certain. After all, Concubine Rong and the Rong family behind it are involved. It is really not appropriate to make such a big show of things before we understand the ins and outs of the matter."
Xiao Tianfang nodded slightly to express his agreement.
Wen Ruihe gathered his thoughts and continued: "Assuming that the attacker succeeds, there are only two results. One is that all the officials and family members accompanying him, including Concubine Rong's younger sister, will be killed; or
That is, the person who was attacked escaped on his own or was rescued...
If it is the former, it will naturally be one of the most important cases in this dynasty. The emperor is so angry that the entire Shenjing officialdom will be shaken! But if it is the latter... I am afraid the situation will be even worse!"
Xiao Tianfang glanced sharply. Apparently he had caught Wen Ruihe's train of thought and continued: "If this leads to a rift between Concubine Rong and the Emperor, then Uncle Chang Ping, who is in charge of the front division of the palace, may not be stable!" p>
"That's right! The matter involves palace restrictions, which may be more difficult for the emperor." Wen Ruihe put away the folding fan with a click and said to Xiao Tian attentively: "Especially at this time!"
Xiao Tianfang was startled, then his expression changed: "You mean, that person's body?!"
Wen Ruihe's expression became slightly solemn. He did not answer Xiao Tianfang directly. He fell into deep thought again. After a while, he shook his head: "It's hard to say anything now, but Your Highness."
He looked at Xiao Tianfang with an extremely serious expression: "We have to speed up our preparations. Anyway, I have a hunch..."
"Someone couldn't help it and moved."
Prince Zhongyi clenched his fists, and his expression became very complicated. In the end, he looked past Wen Ruihe and looked fixedly at something without making a sound.
The imperial palace, Da Nei, the Queen's Residence, Chengqian Palace.
After moving into the Forbidden City, the queens of the past dynasties would not stay in Kunning Palace, which was originally the residence of the Empress of the Middle Palace. This is just because this is the place where Empress Zhou, the former Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, hanged herself. Therefore, the queens of the Great Xia Dynasty moved to another place on their own.
Choose a palace to live in.
Also because the queen did not live in the Kunning Palace, in order to avoid "yin and yang imbalance", the emperor would not live in the Qianqing Palace, but in the Yangxin Palace to the west.
At this time in the Chengqian Palace, Queen Wu looked at the prince standing silently in front of her, with a depressed look on her face.
This was not Emperor Qingfeng's first wife, but his concubine when he was living in the palace. His first wife, Queen Xiao Ciren, was sick and childless. Not long after she ascended the throne, she left before she could be canonized. Concubine Wu gave birth to the emperor's eldest son.
Taking advantage of the situation, he was canonized as the queen, and the emperor's eldest son Xiao Xu was directly canonized as the prince.
In the more than ten years since then, mother and son have gone through ups and downs and withstood the test.
The queen is universally recognized as a virtuous queen, and although the prince is still young, he is a successor who is highly praised by the courtiers.
"Prince, you must not take this matter lightly." Empress Wu played with the jade ring in her hand and said to the prince in front of her seriously.
Prince Xiao Xu respectfully replied: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I have personally gone to Changle Palace to pay my respects to Concubine Rong, and also sent someone to the Changping Mansion to send condolences in your name, Queen Mother." p>
When the queen heard this, she shook her head and laughed dumbly: "Silly boy, I'm not talking about these false etiquette."
She glanced at the crowd and said to the prince in a low voice: "You have to pay close attention to this matter. If there is any change, you can't let it go. You must find out who is behind it and what is his purpose."
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The prince nodded silently, but his eyes were full of confusion. The queen was about to explain further when suddenly the prince coughed violently.
The queen's expression suddenly changed and she quickly called someone.
"Mother, you don't have to worry about anything. I'm fine..." The prince coughed for a while and then recovered, waving his hands repeatedly.
The queen carefully checked the prince's face, and then felt relieved when she saw that he was fine, and ordered her servants to bring a bowl of clear pear soup.
After drinking the pear soup, the prince asked: "What did the mother want to say?"
The queen opened her mouth, but when the words came out, what she originally wanted to say changed to: "The prince still needs to pay attention to his health. He can sort out the memorials and observe the government slowly, and then talk about it after taking good care of himself."
"The mother's lesson is right, and the children will pay attention to it."
"Okay, you go down and have a good rest."
After the prince resigned, the queen sat silently, looking at the empty palace and not knowing what to think, until the autumn wind brought a cool autumn breeze to wake her up from her meditation.
"Here comes..." The queen, who had calmed down her emotions, sat in the middle and began to give orders.
No one noticed that the queen, who had restored her majesty as the mother of a nation, was clutching her clothes with her right hand and looking a little crazy.
The prince met a group of people not long after leaving Chengqian Palace.
"Second brother, third brother!" The prince waved happily. In front of him were his two younger brothers, the second prince Xiao Liang and the third prince Xiao Shi.
"Brother Prince!"
The three princes exchanged greetings, and the prince coughed a few more times. When Xiao Shi saw this, he said worriedly: "Brother, the prince should take more care of his body!"
"Don't worry, it's not a big problem." The prince smiled freely and asked where the two younger brothers were going.
"We are about to go to pay respects to the queen." Xiao Shi said obediently.
The prince looked at Xiao Liang, who was nodding his head in a tigerish manner. Feeling the unparalleled friendship between brothers, he suddenly laughed.
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Grand View Garden, Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
Ever since she was slightly exposed by Li Wan that day, Daiyu avoided seeing Jia Lan for several days.
Until today, the day Jialan set out.
Daiyu didn't sleep all night last night and came to Daoxiang Village early in the morning. When Li Wan saw it, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing an unspoken expression. Once again, Daiyu lowered her head in embarrassment, not daring to talk to her.
Looking at each other.
On the other hand, Jia Lan was very happy to see Daiyu. He greeted her and had breakfast together, and kept instilling in Daiyu some concepts of healthy eating for future generations, such as "if you don't eat greens for three days, your eyes will have sparks" and "if you don't supplement pepper, your head will suffer."
"While talking, I picked up some food for Daiyu.
Li Wan also stopped teasing at this time, and Daiyu gradually became less embarrassed. After all, it was the first time in such a long time to spend time with Jialan and his son.
After breakfast, Jia Lan led Daiyu out on the pretext of eating to eat, and walked in the rice fields outside the yard to eat.
"It's all your fault. You must have chewed the base of your tongue for my sister-in-law, causing me to be squeezed out by her."
Jia Lan was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to realize that the root cause of Daiyu's avoidance in the past few days was actually here. It was funny and helpless at the same time: "I didn't say anything. I just know my son Mo Ruomu, and my mother is her mother."
If you’re not an idiot, how could you not see it?”
Daiyu spat at Jia Lan: "How could you say such a thing about your mother! If you do this, don't you mean that I am worse than a fool?"
Jia Lan looked at Daiyu for a long time without making a sound. He just kept looking at her and finally laughed out loud.
"Oh, you..." Daiyu was annoyed for a while, "Look at you, you are the idiot!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely write a letter and order someone to deliver it to you every time I go somewhere, so don't relax, I'm waiting to read your manuscript."
Daiyu's bright eyes were as bright as stars. She bit her thin lips and said softly: "Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised you, so you must remember to write to me and don't just go to the mountains."
Playing with water..."
It wasn't until it was time to say goodbye that she realized that she was reluctant to leave.
But at the same time, she was extremely happy.
She still remembered Jialan's somewhat submissive look when he first asked her for advice on how to write poems. He was so similar to her at that time, and she, who had always been lazy, actually agreed to his apprenticeship by accident.
Then...he became a scholar, wrote books, and finally became Jieyuan. In less than two years, he had already grown to this point.
She once thought that from now on, Jialan would become someone she needed to look up to.
But I didn't expect that he actually asked me to collaborate with him on writing a book.
Can I do it? Daiyu doubts herself, his story is so good.
I don’t know what I was thinking, but I actually responded. With the sustenance of writing a book, life seems not so sad? In other words, even if there are any difficulties, I can still put my feelings into the pen and ink.
Moreover, some people comment on what I write, so I always have some vague expectations.
Looking back on the past two years, Daiyu suddenly realized that all of this was actually brought about by Jia Lan.
In the past, she stayed in Jia's house wholeheartedly, thinking that she could accompany her ancestors to their old age, and finally she stayed with Baoyu, so that would be the end of her life.
But as she grew older, she gradually realized that she had some wishful thinking.
As she thought about it, Daiyu's eyes welled up with tears, "You...take care!"
After saying that, she turned around to leave, but was grabbed by a force around her waist, pulled back, and faced Jialan's clear eyes.
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Just after noon, Jia Lan and his party left Rongguo Mansion quietly.
Jia's mother wanted everyone to come and see her off, but Jia Lan persuaded her first, saying that it would be nice if the family had a meal one night early. When he left, he did not go through the front door, but through the back door.
"Rongguo Mansion..." Jia Lan took one last look at the back door, and then lowered the curtain.
Qin Zhong, Qin Shi, Ban'er, Wu Gui, and Qingwen, a few people, a few horses and a carriage, slowly left Ningrong Street.
There were too many people who knew Jialan, so he simply sat in the carriage and waited for a short walk out of the city before riding on.
"Sir, why does it look like you have something on your face?" Qingwen looked at Jia Lan's face with a strange expression and asked.
Jia Lan came back to his senses, looked at Qingwen and smiled: "It's okay, I'm just planning the distance."
In fact, he didn't tell the truth. He had arranged the route south early in the morning. As soon as he left the sacred city of Meng, he would lead ten soldiers from Beizhuang in disguise and follow Jialan behind to ensure safety.
Everything is in order.
But there was something else that made him think deeply, and that was the body-building technique that Miaoyu mentioned, but so far there is no trace of it.
Suddenly, Jia Lan felt that his spiritual sense was touched by something.
"But Qing, do you feel it?"
Qin Keqing in the original spirit gave clear feedback: "Well, I also felt it. There seemed to be something gently touching the original spirit. This feeling... is a bit like..."
"Knock on the door?" Jia Lan and Qin Keqing said together.
Jia Lan opened the door curtain of the carriage, and a lonely figure appeared at the end of the road.
At this time, he finally figured out the meaning of the small note Miaoyu asked the boy to send to him before leaving.
There are four words written on that piece of paper.