The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 607
[Obviously started coding ahead of time, but it seems that it has not been ahead of time...]

After separating from Jiao Shun, Tanchun went back to the east wing alone.

This is where several young girls in the family rest temporarily. In addition to Lin Daiyu, Yingchun, and Xichun, there are more than a dozen other relatives.

Seeing the third girl who was the head of the house coming in from the outside, they stood up clattering all around, each of them moved forward to greet or retreated according to their instincts.

Among those who moved forward, Yingchun was the most conspicuous, and among those who retreated, Lin Daiyu was the most eye-catching—Yingchun enthusiastically invited Tanchun to take a seat, but Lin Daiyu, who was not far away, turned her head awkwardly.

No wonder the two of them reacted like this. Others can't think of the reason why Jia She died, but Lin Daiyu and Yingchun are both insiders.

Yingchun hated Jia She very much, so naturally she had no idea of ​​avenging her father, but was grateful to Tanchun.

Although Lin Daiyu didn't like Jia She, but when she thought of Tanchun killing her own uncle without hesitation, she couldn't bear to be close to her.

Tanchun can understand her feelings, after all, in this era of advocating foolish loyalty and filial piety, although what I do is to protect the family, I still can't escape the words of treason and insincerity, how dare I ask others to understand and understand?

As long as Sister Lin agrees to keep her mouth shut.

the other side.

Jiao Shun exchanged pleasantries with Jia Lian and Jia Zhen before being led into the mourning hall.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw several eyes staring at him, but it was Xing Shi, You Shi, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng, four women who had an affair with him.

Among them, Xing's gaze was the most intense, and Jiao Shun was reminded of the past in Mei Mansion in just a moment.

But immediately he quickly dismissed this idea, jokingly, the four in the hall know each other well, if they join hands to control the static, get rid of the rough and keep the essence, even if he is not buried with Jia Amnesty, he will have to shed a layer of skin.

Besides, he, Jiao, is not a pervert, so the matter of Cao Pi in the mourning hall is just a matter of chance, how can it be made a routine?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly kept his body and eyes still, and followed Jia Lian's guidance to the spiritual throne, took the sandalwood lit by Jia Zhen and bowed three times, and was about to put it in the incense burner, when he suddenly heard a commotion outside .

Subconsciously looking back, I saw a familiar figure running fast, and shouted from a long distance: "Lord Jiao, Lord Jiao, Your Majesty has summoned you, quickly follow our house into the palace to face the saint!"

Shocked, Jiao Shun handed the incense to Jia Lian, hurried to the door and asked, "Grandpa Qiu, are you really summoned by His Majesty?"

"It is true that His Majesty summoned you."

The person who came was Jiao Shun's old friend Qiu Shi'an, he answered cautiously, and immediately looked left and right, reminding Jiao Shun that this is not a place to talk.

Seeing this, Jiao Shun rushed forward and cupped his hands: "Brother Zhen, Brother Lian, forgive me for being rude!"

As he said that, he pulled Qiu Shi'an who was about to take a breath, and rushed out of Rongfu Dongkuayuan again.

This time he became hasty, and when the two of them had gone far away, the mourning hall suddenly exploded.

Regardless of how happy everyone in Rongguo Mansion was when they first heard that the emperor had woken up.

But Jiao Shun dragged Qiu Shi'an all the way to the outside of the gate, saw no one was around, and then asked again: "Eunuch Qiu, Your Majesty is really awake?"

"I did wake up, it's just..."

"Just how?"

"Ah~"

Qiu Shi'an sighed, hesitated to speak for a while, and finally shook his head and said: "When you see Your Majesty, you will naturally know."

Seeing his state of mind, Jiao Shun's fiery heart immediately cooled down.

Although Qiu Shi'an refused to speak out about the emperor's situation, the two of them were in the same car on the road, and he did not hide the recent changes in the palace.

Ever since Emperor Longyuan fell ill, the Supreme Emperor took over the government affairs as a matter of course, and after three consecutive days of absence from court, the Supreme Emperor stepped from behind the scenes to the front stage, and received several cabinet ministers and six ministers in Renshou Palace yesterday.

Also present at the meeting was Zhongshun Wang Xu Qiao.

It should be said that King Zhongshun has been quite 'diligent' recently, entering the palace every day before dawn and leaving at night.

During the period, I didn't see him counseling on any important military affairs, but he was responsible for acting as the eyes of the Supreme Emperor and reading memorials for him.

According to secret rumors in the palace, every time King Zhongshun left, Xia Shouzhong would review the memorial read by King Zhongshun under the instruction of the Supreme Emperor to see if there were any mistakes.

This last rumor finally reassured Jiao Shun a little. Fortunately, the Supreme Emperor didn't completely trust King Zhongshun, otherwise, with that guy's character of vengeance, he might not have any good fruit for himself.

Of course, if the emperor couldn't afford to fall ill, even if King Zhongshun didn't intervene, I'm afraid I would still have nothing to eat.

What's more, after the emperor woke up in the middle of the night yesterday, he recalled Dai Quan, who had been angered and neglected, but he didn't know if he didn't have time, or he didn't even remember that the foot ban of the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun has not been canceled for the time being. .

The book does not go into details.

As usual, he entered the palace from the Donghua Gate, and arrived at the door of the sleeping hall unimpeded all the way.

I saw more than a dozen concubines kneeling in front of the door praying for the emperor, and looking inside, there were four or five concubines kneeling in front of the apricot-yellow curtain. What was better than those outside was that these few knees Put a cushion.

Qiu Shi'an asked Jiao Shun to wait in the corridor, and he was about to enter the door to pass the news, when Dai Quan, who had a haggard face, came out after hearing the news, and greeted him: "It can be regarded as coming, hurry up, come in with our family to meet the saint. "

At this moment, I don't know how many eyes in the house gathered here.

Most of them were surprised, but there were also jealous ones. After all, after the emperor woke up in the middle of the night, except for the empress and Concubine Wu, no other concubines in the harem were able to enter the palace. On the contrary, Jiao Shun, a foreign minister, had this honor.

Jiao Shun bowed his body and entered the hall without looking sideways, and passed through the apricot-yellow curtain under the guidance of Dai Quan, and saw Emperor Longyuan lying motionless on the bed, with two noble ladies guarding him beside the bed.

One of them was tall and dignified. Judging by her attire, she should be a queen.

The petite and lovely person next to her is naturally Concubine Wu.

"Miss."

Sure enough, after passing through the curtain, Dai Quan first thought of the tall lady and cupped his hands: "Lord Jiao is here."

The queen glanced at Jiao Shun first when she heard the words, then hurriedly lowered her body and said to Emperor Longyuan: "Long live, Jiao Changqing has arrived."

It was obvious that her voice was hoarse and choked.

After finishing speaking, he bent down again and put his ear to the emperor's mouth.

After a while, the queen got up and said, "Your Majesty asked you to come and speak."

As he spoke, he pulled Concubine Wu Gui to retreat aside.

Jiao Shun looked at Dai Quan in front of him, and saw that he was also sideways to get out of the way, so he cautiously approached the bed.

But the emperor lying on his back on the bed was staring straight at him with one eye, while the other eye was half-opened and half-closed looking at the ceiling; half of his face was suffering and unwilling, and the other half was twisted and hideous.

really……

The emperor woke up, but he was paralyzed, and he didn't know if he would have a chance to recover in the future.

At this time, the queen said softly: "You might as well get closer."

"Forgive me for your disrespect."

Jiao Shun slightly bowed his hands at the emperor, and then imitated the empress's appearance just now, and put his ear close to Emperor Longyuan's.

After waiting for a while, I heard the emperor say vaguely: "...Taizu...Dazhiwei...New Deal..."

Jiao Shun didn't expect him to end up in such a land, still thinking about his own ambitions, he couldn't help feeling a little touched at the moment, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty only needs to be healthy and healthy, so why worry about not pursuing your ambitions?!"

Half of the emperor's face showed a little joy, but soon he returned to sorrow. After a while, his mouth wriggled again with difficulty.

Jiao Shun hurriedly held his breath to listen again, but heard the emperor say vaguely again: "I only... the government is dead... the government is gone..."

"Your Majesty will be able to turn danger into good fortune!"

Jiao Shun stood up and took half a step back, knelt down on the footrest and said loudly: "The minister will be smashed to pieces and die without a place to bury him, and he will try his best to keep the new deal alive!"

In the past, although Jiao Shun was timid towards Emperor Longyuan, he didn't have much respect for him, so much so that he was reluctant to kneel every time, always holding the Ah Q spirit of "I kneel to my son".

But this time his heart was touched, but it was rare to kneel down and express his true feelings.

However, he has never been a loyal and benevolent person. When it comes time to choose between the New Deal and his own life, it is hard to say whether he can still remember today's oath.

After taking the oath, there was no response from the emperor for a long while. Jiao Shun hesitated and got up and looked on the bed, only to see that half of the emperor's face was wet with tears, but the other half was clean without any trace of tears.

Waiting to see, suddenly felt the smell of fragrance, but the empress also noticed that the emperor was crying, she didn't care to avoid Jiao Shun, she rushed up to wipe him for him, and urged the emperor to have a good life, don't think about it.

In a panic, the hem of the skirt was mixed with a faint fragrance, and went straight to Jiao Shun's face. It was difficult for Jiao to get up to avoid it, and it was also difficult for him to stand in place to get in the way, so he could only take two steps sideways. Loyalty was also instantly discounted.

After the queen was busy, seeing that the emperor seemed to be about to say something, she quickly put her ear on it again, got up after a while, glanced at Jiao Shun, then turned to Concubine Wu and said, "Sister Lao, bring Brother Yao here." .”

Concubine Wu Gui was obviously surprised, but obediently nodded and took the order.

The queen took advantage of the situation to step aside, and then said: "Lord Jiao, let me save you first."

After Jiao Shun got up, he was speechless again.

It wasn't until the eldest prince Xu Yao, who was only six years old, was brought here by Concubine Wu, that the queen said solemnly: "Your Majesty ordered that from now on, there will be another engineering study added to the eldest prince's homework, and Lord Jiao will come to the palace to teach it in person."

Xu Yao was originally timid, but when he heard that he had added another homework, his face immediately collapsed.

Could this be Tuogu's play?

But the problem is that judging from the current cards, I can't support this heavy responsibility at all!

And such a heavy trust, it may not be said that it will make the civil servants even more crowded and vigilant about themselves.

Jiao Shun secretly groaned, but on the face he pretended to be sincere and fearful and bowed down: "Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your majesty's entrustment!"

When he got up, Concubine Wu gave another signal to the empress, and asked the eldest prince to bow to Jiao Shun, respecting 'Master Jiao'.

This is a common practice, Jiao Bian accepted it calmly, and then returned a little gift.

Now that the matter was a foregone conclusion, he wondered how it would benefit him.

The disadvantages were just mentioned. If we talk about the advantages, first of all, when we are really forced to Qingjun's side in the future, he can barely be regarded as a famous teacher. Strong claims are in hand.

And then...

"Jiao Aiqing."

Before Jiao Shun could think any further, the Queen solemnly confessed: "You are His Majesty's most trusted subject, and now Your Majesty's body is not in good condition, and you must be relied on for everything in the court. I hope you will always remember His Majesty's grace." , Living up to His Majesty's entrustment and expectations."

"The minister will be completely heartbroken, and will not hesitate to die!"

Naturally, Jiao Shun showed his loyalty, and finally left with tears under the guidance of Dai Quan. Thanks to him, he was going to pay tribute to the funeral this time, and he was prepared for the unexpected. difficulty.

When he got outside the door of the bedroom, there was no sign of Qiu Shi'an in the corridor, but an old eunuch standing under the window with his hands folded.

When Dai Quan saw the old eunuch, he trotted forward to salute and said, "Godfather, you are always..."

"Long Live Lord really can't do without you."

The old eunuch first smiled at Dai Quan, and then looked at Jiao Shun: "The old slave is following the emperor's order to invite Mr. Jiao to Renshou Palace to meet him."

tsk~
Unexpectedly, I will meet two emperors in one morning.

Jiao Shun naturally had no right to refuse, so he could only follow the old eunuch to Renshou Palace.

When he got outside the gate of the palace, he heard someone inside reciting the memorial in a cadenced tone, presumably it must be King Zhongshun.

While Xia Shouzhong came in to report, Jiao Shun listened intently for a while, and found that what King Zhongshun was reading was the scriptures for his own impeachment, so he couldn't help cursing inwardly.

Immediately, he wondered whether this was the Taishanghuang's deliberate shaming of power.

But this time he was thinking too much. In fact, at least one-third of the recent memorials were about impeachment of engineering and the New Deal, and it was inevitable that he, Jiao, would be included along the way.

Not long after, Xia Shouzhong left and came back again, and said with a flick of his whisk, "The Supreme Emperor has a decree that Xuan Gongxue will sacrifice wine and see Jiao Shun."

This score is bigger than the emperor.

Jiao Shun hurriedly arranged his clothes according to the court meeting etiquette, and then walked into the hall step by step.

The layout of the Hall of Renshou is different from that of the Hall of Qianqing. It is empty all around, except for a Happy Chair, a coffee table, and a low stool in the center.

The 45-year-old fat man sitting on the low stool is expected to be the King of Zhongshun, while the man on the leisure chair with his eyes half-opened and half-closed, but not a little bit of light, is naturally too emperor.

Jiao Shun only glanced at it, and hurriedly paid homage and announced his name and surname.

The Supreme Emperor didn't respond, but King Zhongshun turned his head and sneered at Jiao Shun.

"how?"

At this time, the Supreme Emperor suddenly asked: "Have you finished reading?"

"No, there's more down there!"

King Zhongshun quickly restrained himself, and was about to continue reading, the Supreme Emperor raised his hand again and said, "Let's read it later."

King Zhongshun responded, and the hall fell completely silent.

Jiao Shun was beating a drum in his heart when he heard the Supreme Emperor lazily ask: "How old are you this year?"

Jiao Shun hurriedly said, "I am 21 years old this year."

"21 years old, 21 years old, 21 years old..."

The Supreme Emperor repeated it several times, then suddenly asked: "Why did the Emperor call you into the palace?"

What does it mean to care so much about your age?
Do you feel that you have no hair on your mouth and can't do things well, or do you feel that you are afraid of young people?
As a courtier, Jiao Shun couldn't repeat the words of that man's demise, so he only mentioned the extra class for the prince: "Your Majesty specially ordered the minister to give the eldest prince another engineering class."

"Ah~"

The Supreme Emperor sighed again, and seemed to lose interest after that, he waved his hands and said, "Back off."

This Baba came to him just to say these two words?

Jiao Shunxin slandered endlessly, but he could only speak out suddenly.

This time it was Qiu Shi'an who led the way no longer, and naturally there was nothing to say during the period. When I got outside the palace gate, I saw the carriage of the Rongguo Mansion parked beside my carriage from a distance. Standing in front of the carriage was also an acquaintance. The plan is to rush to Guangxi Zhou Rui.

Needless to say, Mrs. Wang must have sent him here.

(End of this chapter)