Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

"What does this matter mean?"

Grandmother Jia was still sitting cross-legged on her chaise longue. After listening to what Jia She and Jia Zheng said, she was not at peace. Although the whole incident was not closely related to the Jia family, in fact, both the Guanjun Marquis' Mansion and the Lin Mansion were the support of their mansion. If something happened to the two mansions, the Duke's Mansion would definitely be implicated.

"I haven't received any news from my brother-in-law yet."

Jia She shook his head. The news came too suddenly. Moreover, he didn’t think Lin Ruhai or Jia Hong would be willing to give them an explanation for this matter.

Jia Zheng was not as sensitive as Jia She in this regard, so after hearing what Grandmother Jia said, he couldn't help but ask, "What if we send someone to the Lin residence to ask?"

Grandmother Jia shook her head.

"It's not hard to guess the secret of this matter. It's nothing more than that the Fifth Prince has set his sights on the power left by Brother Hong and wants to use it for his own benefit. However, the people in the Marquis' Mansion got the news in advance and used the power of Brother Hong to make the Fifth Prince suffer. However, one thing should be certain, Brother Hong will not collude with Prince Dongping."

Having said this, Grandmother Jia stopped talking and did not continue. Since Prince Dongping did not collude with Jia Hong, then who was he secretly in cahoots with? Even if she didn't say it, any discerning person could tell.

"The fifth prince was released by the emperor in the morning."

Jia She's tone was dim and there was not much emotion in it. He obviously had his own opinions about the emperor's actions, but he also knew that there were some things he could not say.

"Really!"

Grandmother Jia fell silent and stopped talking.

From the fact that the fifth prince was released by the emperor, she could guess that the emperor meant to stop there.

No matter who was involved with Prince Dongping, they stopped talking. After all, the final result of this matter was the failure of Prince Dongping. To the royal family, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, which posed the greatest threat, was gone. Even if this matter was really related to Jia Hong, it didn't matter. As for the Fifth Prince, he might have had doubts, but he didn't want to pursue it until he had thoroughly found out the facts.

"In that case, the matter now depends on what the prince thinks."

Grandmother Jia shrank her body. It was already late autumn and it was already a bit cold in the morning and evening.

"I'm afraid it won't end well!!"

Jia She sighed. Ever since the emperor released the fifth prince, he had several guesses in his mind. The worst one was that the emperor was planning to take action against the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion.

If it had been placed at a time when two emperors were ruling at the same time, the chances of dealing with the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion would have been slim, because the emperor had almost no one available in the military, and he needed Jia Hong to check and balance the nobles. But now the power of the nobles is no longer as strong as before. The Imperial Guards, the Five Gates Military Governor's Office, and the Grand Camp outside the Capital have all been brought under his command. He no longer needs to deliberately suppress the nobles, so at this time, the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion is not so important to him.

In addition, Jia Hong has been too powerful since he returned to Beijing, like a sharp sword, but a sword has two edges, hurting the enemy as well as himself, especially the cavalry under his command that travels all over the world, which is not under the control of the court at all. For such a time bomb, when it was useful before, Emperor Ming Kang could naturally tolerate all kinds of shortcomings, but now Jia Hong is missing, and the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry died together with the rebels. For the court, this is a good opportunity. Even if the plaque cannot be removed, it is an excellent choice to completely suppress the Marquis' Mansion and prevent it from becoming too powerful to be eliminated.

If this speculation is true, does Emperor Kang of Ming have any objections to Lin Ruhai? Jia She did not know about this, but it is undeniable that there is such a possibility. As for what the emperor really thinks, I am afraid only he himself knows.

  Jia She finally shook his head. The imperial family was ruthless. There were many cases of killing the dog after the rabbit was dead in the past dynasties. He did not think that the emperor in power was a good person. He was no longer qualified to participate in this matter. If it were in the past, perhaps he could still do something, but now...

"Is Baoyu here?" Grandmother Jia seemed to remember something and asked the maid beside her.

"To answer the old lady, Master Bao hasn't arrived yet. Sister Xiren sent someone to come and tell him alone that Master Bao is not in the study, nor in his own room. There are many courtyards in the mansion, so he has no idea where he is for the time being. They are still looking for him!"

Grandmother Jia frowned, but she was not very nervous. If it were before, she would have been in a panic. However, after Jia Baoyu's temperament changed drastically, she knew that Jia Baoyu would not do such nonsense. Even after Jia Zheng heard it, he did not immediately think about where Jia Baoyu went to hang out with the maids, but thought that his son must have something to do, so he was not in the study.

"Got it. I'll tell them later. When they find the person, ask Baoyu to come to me. I have something to tell him."

"Forget it, Yuanyang, why don't you go there yourself!"

Grandmother Jia shook her head and gave another instruction to Yuanyang. After all, it was not a trivial matter. Outside the door, Yuanyang responded with "Hey".

When Jia Zheng saw that both Jia's mother and Jia She stopped talking, he felt confused for a moment. He was present when they were talking just now. The problem was discovered, but the solution was never mentioned. He thought that he called Baoyu because he had unexpected insights in the previous conversations and his mother probably wanted to hear his opinion. However, before that, they should come up with a general set of rules.

"Mother, how should we deal with this matter?"

When Grandmother Jia heard this, she glanced at Jia She, who was at ease, and shook her head helplessly. Her son was good in every way, but he was not good enough as an official.

"It's not appropriate to take any action on this matter. Let's wait and see what happens!"

Although Lady Jia's words were short, they revealed a hint of helplessness. It was indeed not appropriate for the mansion to intervene in this matter. It was not that the mansion had no connections that could be used, but these connections were nothing compared to those of the royal family and could not play any role at all.

Therefore, the best option at this time is to wait and see. When Jia She said that it was difficult to resolve the situation, he already knew what to do next.

The streets and alleys of the capital were also in an uproar because of this sudden news. After all, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry had defeated the Prince of Dongping and completely ended the rebellion. Then news came out that the prince had framed the Marquis of Guanjun. This matter was somewhat unacceptable, and there was even a rumor in the capital that the royal family wanted to get rid of the Marquis of Guanjun and murder him.

"How is this going??"

By the time Chu Xuan received the news, it was too late to stop it. He was so excited that he wanted to cut the person who spread the news into pieces.

"The news spread very quickly. In less than an incense stick of time, everyone in the capital knew about it. Someone must be behind this!"

The person who responded was an old man. If there was no corresponding force behind it, this matter would never have fermented so quickly.

"Is it the Champion Marquis' Mansion?"

(End of this chapter)