The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 103 The Cheap Road Paved by My Father

"Master Zhang is finally here. The prince has been waiting for a long time!"

"Sorry for the long wait, Mr. Zhao!"

Zhang Yun逸 got off the carriage at Prince Zhongshun's palace, greeted Zhao Lianggong, and after the greetings, he was led into a small courtyard.

In front of the courtyard gate, he nodded slightly to a white-faced, beardless eunuch and said, "Excuse me, Eunuch Xia!"

Then he turned to Zhang Yunyi and said, "Master Zhang, please follow the eunuch!"

Zhang Yunyi nodded slightly when he heard this and said: He followed the eunuch into the side hall of the courtyard, but did not see King Zhongshun. Instead, there was a man in his thirties in casual clothes standing in the hall.

He was just wondering when he heard the eunuch beside him shout, "You are not polite when you see His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin!"

Zhang Yunyi was startled when he heard this. Before he could react, the King of Qin stepped forward to hold him and said in a friendly manner, "Don't be rude to be loyal!"

Zhang Yunyi's body trembled, and he broke free from the support of the King of Qin, and bowed down, saying: "I never thought that I would be able to meet Your Highness. I was so excited that I lost my mind. I hope Your Highness will forgive me for my mistake!"

As the emperor's eldest son, he had certainly heard of the title King of Qin.

However, this was not the reason why he was so respectful.

The eunuch Xia mentioned by Zhao Lianggong and the word "Shouzhong" from the King of Qin reminded him of Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch in charge of the six palaces in the Red Mansion.

Originally, because the emperor gave Yuanchun to Prince Ning, he was inclined to think that Prince Ning might succeed to the throne.

But now, the King of Qin in front of him has an overwhelming advantage.

If the Zhen family was raided, it could be explained that there were no fathers and sons in the royal family. Since ancient times, there have been countless cases of fathers, sons and brothers killing each other in the royal family, let alone foreign relatives like the Zhen family.

But no matter which emperor it was, it was impossible for him to use the eunuchs who were close to his opponent in the fight for the throne after he ascended the throne.

From Xia Shouzhong's later position and his attitude towards the Jia family, it is not difficult to see that Yuanchun was not favored by the emperor.

Otherwise, even if he was the eunuch of all six palaces, he would not dare to ask for money from the Jia family.

Not to mention, he was not the only eunuch who went to collect money.

When he first traveled through time, he had suspected that Yuanchun was forcibly given to the new emperor by the retired emperor for the sake of Jia Jing's face, in order to leave a way out for the Jia family, but the effect was not as expected.

Now, this idea has been further confirmed.

Although he was not clear about the relationship between the Jia family and Prince Ning, he also did not know the efforts that Lady Jia and Lady Wang had made behind the scenes.

However, he happened to be present when the emperor summoned Prince Ning. The fact that Yuanchun could become Prince Ning's concubine was inevitably due to Concubine Zhen's intention. Combined with the context of the original text, it can also be inferred that the Jia family has a close relationship with Prince Ning.

'Pardoning Zheng Zhulian' and 'Punishing Lian, the regent', it seems they are not aimless!
He said in a trembling voice: "I have been looking forward to meeting Your Highness, but... I dare not go to see you rashly..."

Seeing Zhang Yunyi's excited expression, King Qin's eyes flashed with relief, and he sighed: "I owe Master Zhang a lot, Master Zhang, please get up quickly!"

After a brief moment of surprise, Zhang Yunyi immediately understood that the two Mr. Zhangs mentioned by the King of Qin were himself and that cheap father whom he had never met before.

I originally thought that the King of Qin thought highly of me and came to recruit me, but now it seems that there is another hidden story.

Although he had some speculations about the debt he mentioned, Zhang Yun逸 did not act rashly.

Fortunately, Xia Shouzhong had already spoken up and explained, "It's no wonder, Your Highness. Who knew that Lord Zhang would take the initiative and go to such lengths to dig out the Ministry of Works' accounts?"

At this point, he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "Master Zhang, don't you think about it? How can he, the director of the Imperial Observatory, know these accounts? Even if the emperor is unhappy, it shouldn't be that... He added unnecessary details, and turned his loyalty into a clique, and almost implicated His Highness."

"Shou Zhong! Stop talking nonsense! Lord Zhang is loyal and kind, he has never caused trouble for others!"

They were obviously singing the same tune, but it helped Zhang Yunyi solve the doubts he had long had.

At the beginning, he suspected that his cheap father was instructed by someone, otherwise he would not have known the accounts of the Ministry of Works. Since Xia Shouzhong said that he almost implicated the King of Qin, and the Jia family sided with the King of Ning, the source of these accounts was obvious.

Originally, he had suspected Jia Jing. After all, Qin Ye was in the Construction Department of the Ministry of Works, and Jia Zheng was also a member of the Ministry of Works. It was not difficult for him to obtain those accounts.

I just feel that given the character of those people in the Jia family, it is impossible for them to write a letter to express their sincere condolences.

But if it involves a fight for the throne, then everything makes sense.

At this moment, Jia Jing and Dai Quan were in the car on the way to the palace, and all those hints and hints came to their minds one by one.

Zhang Yunyi bowed again and said, "Your Highness, please understand! My father was deceived by a traitor... Although I have seen some clues, I have no real evidence and my elders are involved... I have no choice but to go deep into the tiger's den, investigate secretly, and collect evidence."

He is now certain that not only is Jia Jing responsible for the death of his cheap old man, but he is also the real culprit behind the murder of the original owner.

It’s not that I want to complain to the King of Qin. After all, the final outcome of the Jia family is there, and the King of Qin must know it well.

Although there is the relationship with his cheap father, the reason why the King of Qin is so eager to come here to meet him and to sing the same tune with Xia Shouzhong to explain the death of his cheap father is probably not just to win him over.

Previously, in order to build the Grand View Garden, he proposed to the emperor to hold a grand wedding for Prince Ning and Jia Yuanchun, which obviously caused Prince Qin's concern and was also the reason why he came here to meet him.

After all, he proposed to the emperor to hold a grand ceremony on the grounds of the late emperor.

In the eyes of the King of Qin, perhaps he had sided with the King of Ning and was using this method to help him compete for the throne.

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Even if the King of Qin does not mention it now, it is hard to say whether he will harbor any grudges about it after he ascends the throne.

So, he had to find a reasonable reason.

"Oh?" King Qin looked at him with interest and asked, "So what did you find out?"

"I was also very confused at first. Although we rarely visit each other, we are still close relatives. Why would you harm others and yourself and hurt me and my son?"

He paused for a moment, then said solemnly, "According to my guess, this matter may involve Prince Ning."

Regardless of whether Prince Ning was involved or not, he had to put the blame on him. Only in this way would Prince Qin not doubt his motives.

The King of Qin looked at him with a complicated expression and said, "I see. So, in that case, there is another reason why I proposed to my father to hold a grand wedding?"

"I dare not deceive Your Highness. I propose to hold a grand wedding. I have no selfish motives. The late emperor saved my life, and I have no way to repay him. I only want to make up for his regret. But I don't want the people's money to be wasted on Prince Ning's private affairs, so I propose that the Rong Mansion fund the construction of a separate courtyard for the bride."

Some things can never be acknowledged.

He said eloquently, "Firstly, Rong Mansion will provide the funds, so there is no need to waste the national treasury or the inner treasury. Secondly, my father's affairs are ultimately related to the Ministry of Works accounts. The Ning and Rong Mansions are deeply involved in the Ministry of Works, and Qin Ye and Jia Zheng both work in the Ministry of Works. I also hope to find a breakthrough through this, and through the financial situation of the two mansions, pull out the radish and the mud, and find evidence that my father was framed!"

Although it is somewhat far-fetched to forcibly drag the Rong Mansion into it, but if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. The Ministry of Works is in charge of the construction of the whole country, and Jia Zheng is a Yuwenlang. Even if he did not participate in it, at least he could keep in touch with it.

The cost of building the Grand View Garden was very high, and with the Jia family's involvement, it would have been impossible to get the money without at least one million.

Moreover, since Xia Shouzhong said that it was a clique-based frame-up, then who was framed?

The fact that the King of Qin was able to be suspected, combined with the relationship between King Ning and the Jia family, was obvious.

Therefore, what he said was not without basis.

At last he said, "I originally wanted to find out the evidence before looking for Your Highness, but I didn't expect Your Highness to condescend to me. How lucky I am!"

"Very good! You are worthy of being the descendant of a loyal and righteous person. You are loyal and righteous, and you will not sacrifice public interests for personal gain. I was right about you!"

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(End of this chapter)