allendalepharm Chapter 1520 Chen Xiao: Those bullshit things are not investigated at all
Chapter 1520 Chen Xiao: Those bullshit things are not investigated at all
Chapter 1520 Chen Xiao: Those bullshit things were not investigated at all...
Princess Jinyang's Mansion, Back House
The spacious and elegant hall is filled with warmth and pleasant fragrance.
While Jia Heng was speaking, he took Princess Xianning's slender hand and chatted with her about family matters.
Princess Xianning's eyebrows were curved, and her sparkling eyes were full of curiosity. She asked, "Sir, how is our mother doing recently?"
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Besides living in seclusion in the deep palace, what else can I do?"
Princess Xianning looked concerned and whispered, "Sir, are Luo'er and Qianqian okay?"
Jia Heng said softly, "Everything is fine. He looks plump and fair, and as delicate as a jade."
Princess Xianning heard this and sighed, saying, "It's not easy for mother to raise two children."
Jia Heng said: "Yes."
Both of these children are his children.
Princess Xianning whispered, "Sir, how will the new emperor deal with my mother in the future?"
Jia Heng nodded and said in a gentle voice, "I went to the palace to talk about this matter. Recently, public opinion in the capital has been surging, saying that the queen should be deposed. I went to see the new emperor and the queen."
Princess Xianning's face flushed red as she pursed her soft pink lips and asked, "What did the new emperor say?"
Jia Heng paused for a moment and said, "This matter should have been settled in the past year or so."
Princess Xianning's beautiful face showed a hint of surprise, and she asked, "A year or half a year?"
"With the new emperor on the throne, everything depends on the stability of the court." Jia Heng gently stroked Princess Xianning's bulging belly, his bright eyes flickering beneath his sword-like brows.
Jia Heng chatted with Princess Xianning for a while, and without saying anything else, he went towards the courtyard where Yuanchun was in the backyard.
At this moment, in the courtyard where Yuanchun was, Yuanchun was wearing a loose skirt. Her white and jade-like face was plump and lovely, her belly was bulging like a ball, and her whole body was shrouded in a milky fragrance.
As the due date drew closer, the beautiful woman became more and more sleepy.
Baoqin brought a cup of tea over to the side, handed it to her, and said, "Miss, red date glutinous rice porridge, you can try it."
Yuanchun took a blue and white porcelain bowl and took two bites. Her plump and slightly jade-like face was bright and beautiful, with a bit of the rosy pinkness of a pregnant woman.
Yuanchun scooped up some porridge with a spoon, and when she was done, she handed the bowl over and said, "I think the baby should be born in a month or two."
Baoqin took the bowl of porridge and said comfortingly: "Miss, don't think too much during this period, just take good care of your baby."
At this moment, a maid from the outer room entered the hall and whispered, "Miss, Master Heng is here."
When Yuanchun heard this, her face was filled with joy and her heart was delighted.
Jia Heng looked at the chubby Yuanchun, chuckled, and said softly, "Big sister, let's eat."
Yuanchun looked at him intently with her watery eyes under her slender eyebrows and asked, "Brother Heng, why are you here?"
Jia Heng walked closer, sat down nearby, held Yuanchun's delicate hand, and said, "I just came to see you and the child."
"The baby will be born soon." Jia Heng sat down, held Yuanchun's soft hand, looked at her face that looked like a lotus petal, and felt a little fond of her.
Yuanchun paused for a moment, then whispered, "Brother Heng, it will be this month."
Jia Heng said in a gentle voice: "Big sister, you should take good care of your pregnancy."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and gently put it on Yuanchun's shoulders, his eyes warm.
Yuanchun hummed softly, and leaned her beautiful head with long black hair into the arms of the young man in the python robe, and whispered, "Brother Heng, mother sent someone to ask me to go back and help discuss Baoyu's marriage?"
Jia Heng paused for a moment and said, "Baoyu is not young anymore. It would be better to find a family of officials and arrange a marriage for him."
Yuanchun said softly, "Then my mother asked me to go back."
"How can you go back now? It won't be too late to go back after you give birth to the baby." Jia Heng stretched out his hand and gently pinched the beauty's rosy face. He met her bright eyes and said gently, "Don't worry, she shouldn't dare to come to the Princess's house to cause trouble."
"Brother Heng~" Yuanchun responded softly, with a hint of anger in her beautiful eyes under her curved eyebrows.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Okay, I won't argue with her, so don't worry too much."
Yuanchun made a "hmm" sound, but saw the young man in the python robe approaching and kissing her lips all at once. The warm breath hit her plump and lovely face. She made a "hmm" sound and put her arms around Jia Heng's neck, her face full of blushing, her curved eyelashes trembled slightly, and then she covered him up.
Suddenly, their lips parted.
Jia Heng looked at Yuanchun fondly under his sword-like brows and whispered, "Big sister, after we have a child, we can go around as a family of three."
"Yeah." Yuanchun nestled her delicate head in the young man's arms, and joy could be seen in her beautiful eyes under her willow eyebrows.
It would be worth dying for me to be able to give him children in this life.
Jia Heng suddenly hugged Yuanchun's delicate body, enjoying the warmth and fragrance for a moment.
Just as the two were snuggling together, a maid entered the hall and whispered, "Prince, the princess said someone from the Jia family came and said Master Jing from the East Palace is gone."
Yuanchun's face showed surprise, and she said softly, "Brother Heng."
"Big sister, please wait here for a moment. I'll go take a look." Jia Heng spoke softly with a gentle expression. Then he stood up and walked quickly to the outside.
Jia Jing was gone. When he heard this at first, he was a little surprised.
But on second thought, he felt it was normal, because Jia Jing was already quite old, and had been practicing Taoism in the temple for many years. He usually took some compounds such as lead and mercury, and he was probably already suffering from the five signs of aging.
While Jia Heng was talking, he came to the hall in the front yard. At that moment, Princess Jinyang was holding her son Chen Jie and teasing him with a rattle.
Jia Heng asked, "Jinyang, where is the person who brought the news?"
Princess Jinyang turned around and said, "I'm still waiting in the front hall."
Princess Jinyang sighed again and said, "Jia Jing was also a guest of the Crown Prince's residence. Later, when the Crown Prince got into trouble, he fled in the name of seeking the truth. Now, it has been nearly twenty years. Of the former deposed Crown Prince, he is the only one left."
A thoughtful look appeared on Jia Heng's face. He was also the son of a subordinate of the deposed crown prince and married the deposed crown prince's daughter.
Princess Jinyang said to herself: "In the beginning, the Jia family also wanted to use martial arts to become civil servants."
Jia Heng said: "Yes, it is not too late now, but it is better to pay equal attention to civil and military skills."
Jia Heng talked with Princess Jinyang for a while, then left the hall and looked at the servant who had brought the news, asking for details: "What happened? How did Master Jing die?"
The servant who brought the news lowered his head and said in a docile manner, "Your Majesty, Master Jing has taken the elixir. This morning, when the servant went there, he was gone."
Jia Heng asked again: "Who in the mansion is in charge of this matter?"
"The second master of the West Mansion has already arrived." The servant who brought the news said in a soft voice with a respectful demeanor.
Jia Heng thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "You go back first, I'll be there soon."
The servant responded promptly and said goodbye.
Jia Heng said nothing more, left the hall, returned to the back house, stared at Princess Jinyang, and said, "I'll go over there."
Princess Jinyang responded softly, her bright eyes sparkling as rainbows, and she said softly, "Go."
Jia Heng rode on a horse with a chestnut mane, quickly left Princess Jinyang's mansion and returned to Ningguo Mansion.
At this moment, in the hall of the back house of the Jia Mansion, Fengjie was chatting with Qin Keqing.
Sister Feng came forward, raised her eyebrows, and said thoughtfully in her phoenix eyes, "Brother Heng, Master Jing is gone."
"I see." Jia Heng nodded, stared at the beautiful lady's oval face, and asked, "Sister Feng, have you sent anyone?"
"The second master and several men in the clan have already gone." Sister Feng said in a low voice, gazing at the young man in the python robe with her narrow and clear phoenix eyes.
Jia Heng raised his sword-like eyebrows, looked at Feng Jie intently, and said, "You and I will go together."
As they were talking, Jia Heng left Ningguo Mansion and went to Qingxu Temple with Fengjie.
Qingxuguan
Jia Zheng, Jia Dun, Jia Xiao and other men of the Jia family were standing on the jade steps in front of the hall, where a coffin was placed. However, no crying was heard at this moment.
"Master Heng is here."
The men of the Jia family in the hall all turned to look at the imposing young man in the python robe.
After a while, a young man in a python robe with a handsome face and a dignified demeanor walked into the courtyard.
Jia Zheng turned around and asked, "Zi Yu, you're here."
Jia Heng nodded and said gently, "Second Master, what do you say?"
Jia Zheng said, "It has already been put into the coffin."
When Jia Jing was alive, he was on good terms with Jia Zheng, and Jia Zheng even admired this cousin who was a successful scholar.
Jia Heng said: "Let someone take good care of the funeral in the next few days."
Jia Zheng nodded to indicate his agreement.
At this moment, accompanied by Ping'er, Feng'er and other maids, Fengjie entered the courtyard and called out, "Second Master."
Jia Zheng nodded.
Jia Heng said: "Sister Feng is here just in time. Sister Feng is a capable and knowledgeable person. Please ask Sister Feng to take care of Master Jing's funeral."
In the original novel, the title of this chapter is that Youshi alone takes care of the funeral. Now that Youshi is in his house, she probably can't take care of this, so it is best for Fengjie to take care of the funeral.
Jia Heng stayed in Qingxu Temple for a while, and then, accompanied by his servants, he rode back to Ningguo Mansion.
Ningguo Mansion, in the outer study room——
Chen Xiao and Gu Ruoqing were playing chess across an apricot-yellow chessboard. During this period of time, the two of them had some free time, so they got together to play chess.
Just then, there were familiar footsteps coming from outside, with a steady tone.
Chen Xiao picked up a chess piece in his hand, stared at the young man in the python costume, and asked, "Are you back?"
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Jia Jing is gone. As the head of the Jia clan, I will go over to take a look."
As he spoke, his eyes fixed on Chen Xiao from under his sword-like brows, and he asked, "Xiaoxiao, how is the Jinyi Mansion doing recently?"
Chen Xiao said, "In the past few days, the news has been spread. Qiu Liang of Jinyifu has sent Jinyifu officers to arrest people everywhere, saying that they want to hunt down the rumormongers."
Jia Heng sneered: "Are you in a hurry?"
This is clearly a guilty conscience.
Chen Xiao paused for a moment, and said softly, "Qiu Liang probably won't be focusing on your past affairs in the near future."
Jia Heng shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. Qiu Liang is quite ambitious. He was just made an earl some time ago because of his service to the king."
This matter caused some twists and turns. The cabinet did not obey the imperial edict at first. After all, as he was a third-class earl, how could Qiu Liang have such virtue and ability? So he sent a minor clerk from the cabinet to ask the King of Chu.
But the King of Chu insisted on conferring the title on Qiu Liang, and persuaded several cabinet ministers by saying that Qiu Liang had made great contributions in saving the emperor.
Chen Xiao said coldly: "You can't delay it for too long. Your bullshit things have never been investigated."
When Jia Heng heard this, his expression changed and he was speechless for a moment.
Xiaoxiao, what is this word?
It's all bullshit.
What kind of shit could he possibly have done? I don't know how to give him some face.
However, what Xiaoxiao said was correct. He didn't have much time left. The longer the King of Chu stayed in his position, the stronger his control over power would be.
The more righteousness he has in his hands, the less room he has to maneuver.
Gu Ruoqing looked at Jia Heng and Chen Xiao with her bright eyes under her curved eyebrows, and she felt a little envious of the relationship between the couple who were always bickering.
This is a deep friendship between the two people forged through life and death, which is incomparable to ordinary people.
Jia Heng argued with Chen Xiao for a while, then thought for a while and said, "If necessary, your master can do what Zhuan Zhu and Nie Zheng did."
If there is no progress on the millstone side, there is still one last key insurance to ensure that the King of Chu passes away smoothly.
Chen Xiao nodded and said, "This is also a method. We can then put the blame on... the White Lotus Sect."
Gu Ruoqing listened to the couple's conversation. The expression on her beautiful face kept changing and she looked a little strange.
Are these two planning something big?
Chen Xiao's beautiful eyes were as clear as water under her emerald eyebrows. She whispered, "Let's leave it at that for now."
Jia Heng nodded, picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup, took a sip, and tasted the lingering fragrance.
Chen Xiaoyu's face showed a thoughtful expression, and she said softly: "In a few days, the cabinet will abolish the nine frontiers. I guess the cabinet will take advantage of the abolition of the nine frontiers to make personnel adjustments to the candidates for frontier generals."
Jia Heng said: "I have noticed this matter, but we still have to delay it so that there won't be any conflict."
The border generals in Datong, Xuanfu and other places were basically his old subordinates. If the troops from the Beijing camp were added, two-thirds of the military power of the Han Dynasty were basically closely related to him.
This kind of influence must be something that the King of Chu and the cabinet are extremely wary of.
Chen Xiao frowned, his eyes were warm, and he whispered, "Why not let the border generals stir up the momentum and put pressure on the center? This back-and-forth tug-of-war will last for several years."
Jia Heng warned, "Don't let this happen accidentally, as happened with Qiu Liang before."
Chen Xiao looked a little unnatural, and whispered, "Not this time."
Gu Ruoqing's beautiful and bright face seemed to be filled with deep thought.
In fact, this was the two men's preparation to replace the Han Dynasty. From the border to the central court, it required planning in all aspects.
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Prince Wei's Mansion
Outside the magnificent mansion, on the street paved with bluish-white flagstones, one can see Jinyifu guards dressed in flying fish uniforms with embroidered spring swords on their waists. There is a guard post every five steps and a sentry every ten steps, holding weapons, and keeping the King of Wei under surveillance.
In the wing——
The King of Wei was now dressed in a python robe, sitting behind a lacquered wooden table. He had a scruffy beard and after days of alcohol abuse, his fair and handsome face looked extremely haggard. These days he kept scolding Jia Heng for being ungrateful.
At this moment, Concubine Wei frowned, her soft eyes were filled with worry, and she said in a delicate voice: "Your Highness, you can't drink anymore."
The King of Wei was indignant and drunk, and complained, "Does Jia Ziyu deserve me? If it weren't for me, how could he have married Xianning?"
Wei Xian's face, which was as white as a lychee and as fragrant as jade, showed pity. She said, "Your Highness, what's the point of saying this now?"
The King of Wei was now half drunk, his eyes were fierce and sharp under his sword-like brows, and he said unconvincedly: "Concubine Wei, I did not lose!"
Wei Xian stared at the King of Wei, who looked almost insane, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.
The prince has encountered a great change and is now somewhat mentally ill.
At this time, a servant from the palace entered the hall and said, "Your Majesty, there is a man claiming to be from the Song family who sneaked into the mansion and said he has something confidential to report."
Upon hearing this, the King of Wei sobered up a little from the alcohol in his body and asked, "Song family? Uncle's people?"
Isn’t my uncle being taken into custody by the Imperial Guards?
Yes, because of the matter between Jia Ziyu and cousin Song Yan, my uncle’s side is not guarding it as strictly as my side.
Concubine Wei said softly, "My Lord, go and take a look now."
After a while, King Wei Chen Ran looked at the servant who came from outside, his eyes seemed to be filled with hope, and asked, "What do you mean?"
The young servant lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from the palace. Please wait patiently for changes."
When the King of Wei heard this, he was shocked. He felt that the drunkenness had dissipated by 70% and he could see twinkling stars in his eyes.
"This... did it come from the palace?" Wei Wang Chen Ran raised his sword-like eyebrows, his eyes shining brightly, and said in a gentle voice.
Although Queen Song was restricted from traveling in the palace by Zhen Qing, she had been running the palace for many years after all, and some capable personnel could still be mobilized, and they were mobilized out all at once.
King Wei Chen Ran was silent for a moment, then said, "I understand."
The young man responded and then quickly left the room.
King Wei Chen Ran's expression changed, and he couldn't help feeling a sense of inexplicable anticipation in his heart.
The Queen Mother would not act without a purpose. It seems that the situation has changed again.
However, at this point, how could the situation change?
Is there anyone he can count on?
Could it be... Jia Ziyu?
At this moment, a cold, fair face suddenly appeared in the King of Wei's mind, and he couldn't help feeling indignant, but he calmed down a little and began to think about the possibilities.
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