The Red Mansions

Chapter 1707 Jia Heng: The Prince of Yan is my wife’s brother, why would he harm me?

Princess Jinyang's Mansion, Back House

Princess Jinyang's beautiful and bright face was filled with worry. She asked, "What happened? Why would someone assassinate him?"

Lian Xue tied her lush hair into a high bun, and said in a soft and gentle voice with a hint of crispness and cuteness, "Your Highness, it seems that the King of Wei has known about this for a long time, so it seems more like he is using the trick to lure the snake out of its hole."

Princess Jinyang didn't make any comment, but her charming eyes were clear as she asked, "Where's Xiahou? Ask her to come over. I will ask her some questions later."

Lianxue said "hmm", then turned and left the room to look for Xiahou Ying.

After a while, Lianxue came back, followed by Xiahou Ying, who was wearing a Feiyu costume and had an exquisitely crafted embroidered spring sword hanging around her waist.

"I am honored to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess." Xiahou Ying took a few quick steps and bowed to Princess Jinyang.

Although she was married to Jia Heng, Xiahou Ying still had the responsibility of leading troops to protect the Princess Jinyang's Mansion.

Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes, with their emerald eyebrows, showed concern as she asked, "Where is Prince Wei now? Has the murderer been found?"

Xiahou Ying's face was solemn. She clasped her fists and said, "Reporting to Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Jinyifu Guards have been searching the entire city for the murderer. It won't take long before they can find out the truth. The King of Wei didn't let me mention this to the Princess before. Everything is under the King of Wei's control."

Princess Jinyang frowned her beautiful eyebrows and said with a hint of blame: "Why didn't you tell me before? I was worried for no reason."

Xia Houying asked, "The prince may be afraid that the news will leak out. I'm afraid Your Highness is worried."

Princess Jinyang said in a gloomy tone, "He is now making people worry."

Now there are so many children, all relying on him, and they are so unruly, what should we do?

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Ying gently pursed her slightly pink lips, her bright eyes as bright as rainbows and as clear as water, and she remained silent for a moment.

Princess Jinyang waved her slender hands and said, "Forget it, forget it. I'll talk to him when he comes back."

At this moment, they heard the sound of jingling bells, accompanied by a rich fragrance like musk and orchid. Then, everyone's eyes lit up, and they saw a few people dressed up beautifully.

Then, Princess Xianning, Li Chanyue, and Song Yan came closer while talking and reported, "Aunt, I heard that something happened to the master."

Princess Jinyang's jade-white face showed less worry. She consoled him and said, "It's nothing. Lianxue said it's nothing serious."

Originally, she wanted to say that it was your husband's arrangement again, but Princess Jinyang thought about it, and suddenly had an idea, so she quickly changed her words.

Princess Xianning frowned slightly, as if she was inexplicably surprised. She asked, "Why would someone ambush you out of the blue?"

Princess Jinyang's gentle and charming face seemed to be covered with a thin layer of frost. She snorted and said, "You will know when your husband comes."

In fact, she already had some vague guesses in her mind.

She was afraid that this matter was related to Xianning's younger brother. She had heard Zi Yu mention before that the Prince of Yan had the idea of ​​rebellion.

Princess Xianning sat down holding the child, with a look of worry on her fair and fair face.

With Princess Xianning's intelligence, she naturally noticed something unusual.

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Palace Garden, Wuying Palace——

The atmosphere in the hall was depressing, you could hear a pin drop, and it was hard to breathe.

Jia Heng, dressed in a black and red satin robe, sat on a pearwood chair in the hall, his face calm, like dark water.

In the two rows of pearwood chairs below, the cabinet ministers, the military ministers and others all had a look of surprise on their faces.

Until the evening, the sky was filled with sunset glow, as bright as fire.

At this time, a Jinyifu guard came in quickly from outside, with a look of panic on his face, and said loudly: "Reporting to the prince, the Jinyifu guards have already found out that the gunpowder was collected by the deputy governor of the Beijing Camp Training Camp and delivered to the Prince of Yan's Palace, and the prince of Yan initiated it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of all the ministers in the hall changed suddenly, and they were all in an uproar.

"King of Yan." Lin Ruhai frowned, his eyes were deep, and he was surprised for a moment, and asked: "Zi Yu, why did King of Yan want to assassinate you?"

As he spoke, he suddenly realized something and looked at the young man in python robe sitting at the top with shocked eyes.

Jia Heng's face was as cold as ice. He deliberately asked the Jinyifu guard who reported it, "So, is this matter still conclusive evidence?"

The Jinyifu guard had a solemn expression on his face, and he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the captain and detectives of the Jinyifu guard have already investigated the matter, and it is indeed true."

Jia Heng's figure seemed to sway, his fair, resolute face turned pale as paper, and he said in a sad and angry tone: "The Prince of Yan is my wife's brother, why would he harm me?"

At the end, there was even a hint of sob in his voice.

The other cabinet and military ministers in the hall all had sad expressions on their faces.

This really makes things difficult for King Wei.

Back then, when King Wei deposed King Chen Ze of Yan, he had done his utmost.

In fact, this is also the reason why Jia Heng did not imprison Chen Ze in the beginning. After all, he is the blood of Emperor Shizong, and he is also his wife's brother. If he were to imprison him directly, it would be too sinister and cold.

However, not everyone was moved by Prince Wei's "performance". For example, the chief minister of the cabinet Qi Kun and the minister of military affairs and minister of war Shi Jie, their hearts were already covered with a thick layer of haze.

Prince Beijing Shui Rong's expression turned pale, and he sighed and said, "Zi Yu, why is Prince Yan so perverse?"

The other cabinet military officials and other civil officials were also filled with emotion.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said, "Liu Jixian, send people to surround the Prince of Yan's mansion and arrest him to the imperial prison for interrogation! There must be no mistakes!"

At this time, Liu Jixian, the commander of the Jinyi Palace who was accompanying him, responded to the order, and then, without saying anything else, he clasped his fists and left.

In the Wuying Hall, all the cabinet and military officials looked at each other with a look of shock on their faces.

Is this to severely punish King Yan?
Is it possible that the political situation, which has just calmed down, is going to be turbulent again?
Jia Heng's expression paused for a moment, and he looked at the cabinet ministers intently. He said in a clearer voice, "It's getting late, I'll go check it out first."

"Farewell, Prince Wei." The cabinet and military officials said with complicated thoughts and bowed.

After Jia Heng left, the atmosphere in the entire Wuying Hall suddenly became solemn.

King Chen Ze of Yan actually plotted to murder King Wei and was eager to restore the throne. This was truly a disaster. Who knows what kind of bloody storm will be brought about.

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Shenjing City, Ningguo Mansion——

Qin Keqing also received the news that Jia Heng was assassinated. At this moment, she was sitting in the hall with Youshi, You Erjie, and You Sanjie, all of them looking extremely worried.

Chai Dai, Yunqin, and Tanchun were all seated in the hall, most of them with worried looks on their faces.

Qin Keqing's snow-white face was filled with worry. She said softly, "How could he become like this out of nowhere?"

Yu patted Qin Keqing's delicate hands gently and said comfortingly, "Keqing, don't worry. He is a lucky man and nothing will happen to him."

Qin Keqing nodded, her face still looking worried, and said, "That's what I said, but it makes me very worried."

Third Sister You asked, "Why hasn't the servant I sent out earlier come back yet?"

Baochai and Daiyu's faces were also full of worry.

Qin Keqing nodded and said softly, "Baozhu, let someone go and take a look."

Baozhu responded, then walked out of the hall and asked a maid to find out about Jia Heng.

After a while, a maid came in from outside, looked at Qin Keqing, and said softly: "Princess, Prince Wei is back."

After a while, a tall and handsome young man in a python robe came in from outside. Facing the worried gazes of Qin Keqing and the three sisters of the You family, he called out, "Keqing."

Qin Keqing quickly stood up and approached Jia Heng, saying, "My husband, you are finally back. What is the situation outside? Who assassinated you?"

Jia Heng had a blank expression on his face, looking calm as he faced everyone's gazes and said, "It's the King of Yan."

"King Yan?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of all the beauties in the hall suddenly changed.

Everyone present knew the name of Yan Wang Chen Ze. He was Princess Xianning's younger brother. Why would he assassinate their prince?

No, the Prince of Yan was the deposed emperor, and it was reasonable for him to bear a grudge against their master.

When Qin Keqing heard this, her snow-white face suddenly changed, and she asked, "My husband, why did the King of Yan want to assassinate you?"

You Erjie and You Sanjie also cast worried glances, and a hint of worry seemed to appear on their bright and beautiful faces.

Prince Yan is Princess Xianning's younger brother. Now that he is involved in such a major case of treason, how should the prince deal with him without hurting the relationship between husband and wife?
Chills could be seen in Jia Heng's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "The Prince of Yan was once supported by the traitor Li Zan to be the emperor. He was dissatisfied with being deposed, so he wanted revenge. This is clearly an attempt to rebel and bring disaster to the country."

While Jia Heng was speaking, he picked up a cup of steaming hot tea, took a sip, and thought about how to tell Xianning.

If he ordered the death of Chen Ze, Prince of Yan, would the people in Xianning be angry with him?

As for Concubine Duanrong, he didn't care much about her.

Third Sister You was already indignant: "Yan Wang Chen Ze should have been imprisoned earlier to prevent him from causing trouble outside."

Yu Shi was standing aside, and although she didn't say anything, her eyes were full of concern as she looked at Jia Heng.

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside the hall, asking: "Brother Heng, are you back?"

After a while, a beautiful woman with phoenix eyes and a gorgeous face came out from outside. It was none other than Sister Feng.

Sister Feng's beautiful, bright face was full of smiles, her beautiful eyes were soft and moist under her green and beautiful eyebrows, and she said, "Brother Heng, you are really going to scare me to death."

It can be said that Jia Heng is now not only the pillar of the Han Dynasty, but also the pillar of the East and West Palaces. He cannot make any mistakes at all.

Jia Heng nodded, his eyes deep, and said, "Sister Feng."

Sister Feng's beautiful, bright face showed a trace of concern for her husband as she said, "Brother Heng, the old lady is worried about you and wants you to come over."

When Grandmother Jia learned the news that Jia Heng had been assassinated, she was also extremely worried.

It is said that when the moon waxes it wanes, and when the water is full it overflows.

Today, the Jia family is prosperous and flourishing, but even with the wisdom gained from living so many years, Grandmother Jia is still worried about the decline of the family.

And now the pillar of the entire Jia family is Jia Heng.

Jia Heng said, "I'll go over to see the old lady later."

As he was speaking, he stood up and followed Yuanyang to the outside.

Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall——

Grandmother Jia sat on a pear wood chair, her old and fair face filled with worry.

On the pear wood chairs below, both Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing were sitting on them, with worried looks on their faces.

Grandmother Jia said softly, "Yuanyang, send someone to urge him to come back and see if Heng has come back."

Yuanyang responded softly, "Madam, I sent someone over again."

Grandmother Jia said in a worried tone: "Heng'er is now the pillar of our family. We must not let anything go wrong with him."

At this moment, a maid dressed in silk and satin entered Rongqing Hall, her eyes were deep and she said in a gentle voice: "Madam, the Prince of Wei is here."

As he was speaking, the young man in the python robe came quickly from outside. His face was as dark as black water, and he exuded a majestic and awe-inspiring aura as he walked.

"Greetings, old lady." Jia Heng's expression paused slightly, and he bowed to Lady Jia, his eyes deep, and said with a cupped hand.

"Heng'er, are you okay?" asked Jia's mother, with a smile on her kind face.

Jia Heng looked calm and indifferent, saying, "Thanks to the old lady, I am fine and nothing serious is wrong."

Grandmother Jia asked anxiously, "Brother Heng, what's going on?"

Jia Heng said, "It was the Prince of Yan, the Prince of Yan Chen Ze. The Prince of Yan colluded with the officers of the Beijing camp and wanted to assassinate me. He has now been arrested by the Jinyifu guards."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone in Rongqing Hall changed suddenly.

Fortunately, the so-called assassination of Prince Wei was just a false alarm.

Grandmother Jia said, "Prince Yan, how could he do such a thing?"

Jia Heng's face was gloomy, and he said in a cold voice: "Greed is insatiable! Back then, Chen Ze was established as a false emperor. He only stole the throne for a period of time, but he had some inappropriate thoughts. This is really unreasonable!"

Grandmother Jia said with a tone of disappointment, "But he is Princess Xianning's brother after all. Brother Heng, this matter is difficult to handle."

Jia Heng said calmly, "Madam, I know that, but now that things have come to this, it is useless to say more."

At this moment, Sister Feng, who came with Jia Heng, showed a look of shame and anger on her face, and said in a cold voice: "Madam, this man wants to take Brother Heng's life, how can Brother Heng tolerate it?"

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia sighed softly.

This is a fight between life and death, and we really can't let it go any longer.

Jia Heng said: "Madam, this matter is not only about my life, but also about the lives of many people in the Ning and Rong mansions. There are some bottom lines that cannot be crossed."

When Grandmother Jia heard this, she was shocked and said, "It's good that Heng'er knows what's going on."

Now, Jia Heng is the patriarch of the Jia family. His safety is not only related to himself, but also to the wealth and prosperity of the entire Ning and Rong mansions.

Grandmother Jia thought for a moment and then asked, "Brother Heng, what does the Queen Mother in the palace say?"

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "However, old lady, don't worry too much. Now the entire Shenjing City has all the troops under my control. The Ning and Rong mansions are as safe as a rock."

Grandmother Jia nodded and felt relieved.

Sister Feng took over the conversation and said, "Don't worry, old lady. With Brother Heng here, the storms outside will not affect our Jia family."

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Shenjing City, Prince Yan's Palace

This is a vast, majestic and magnificent mansion. Two vermilion lanterns are clearly hung on the vermilion beams and pillars of the porch, casting circles of orange-yellow light on the clear jade steps, which is shocking.

Soon, a large number of Jinyifu guards wearing embroidered python robes could be seen walking quickly, accompanied by the sounds of people roaring and horses neighing. Then, teams of Jinyifu guards gathered towards the Prince of Yan's Mansion like wolves and tigers.

The guard in front of the Prince of Yan's mansion paused, stretched out his hand to grasp the goose-feather knife at his waist, walked closer, shouted, and asked: "What are you doing here?"

Although the Prince of Yan was a deposed emperor and the court took precautions, it still gave him fifty guards to maintain the ceremonial team as a token of respectability for "treating the royal family well."

Of course, Jia Heng was hoping that Prince Yan could really do something famous, and then he could use the Prince Yan's power to wipe out all the resistance forces in the court.

In the Palace of Prince Yan in Shenjing City——

Prince Chen Ze of Yan, accompanied by his wife, Princess Xu, was eating absent-mindedly, and his harsh and gloomy face, which resembled that of Emperor Chongping, revealed a hint of worry.

"Your Highness, what are the people saying about what's happening outside?" Xu said cautiously.

Prince Chen Ze of Yan said, "Princess, don't worry. I have already sent someone to inform my elder sister. There should be news in the next two days."

Xu's face was solemn. She stared at the worried Chen Ze and asked, "Why are you worried, Your Highness?"

At this moment, a burly military officer came quickly, his bearded face full of fear, and his voice was a little flustered, saying: "Your Highness, there are Jinyifu guards outside."

As King Chen Ze of Yan spoke, his expression changed and a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.

Xu's expression also changed suddenly. Her beautiful, cold and bright eyes were filled with worry under her willow-shaped eyebrows.

Yan Wang Chen Ze looked depressed, his eyes dull and desperate as he looked at Xu who was standing beside him, and said, "Princess, disaster has come!"

Xu's beautiful face, with its fragrant skin and fair skin, turned as pale as paper at this moment, and her slender hands, as tender as white bamboo shoots, could not help but clench the handkerchief in their palms.

King Chen Ze of Yan also felt his heart sink to the bottom, his eyes full of worry.

After a while, the shouting sounds from the palace courtyard were heard over, causing Chen Ze and Xu's expressions to change suddenly, and they felt an ominous aura approaching quickly.

Soon, a chaotic sound of footsteps was heard in the courtyard, accompanied by the sound of swords clashing, and then a large number of burly Jinyifu guards poured into the hall.

King Chen Ze of Yan stood up, and with his sword-like eyebrows slanting down like his temples, he looked around with a clear and bright gaze, and said, "I am the King of Yan, the blood of the late emperor. How dare you act rashly?"

"Where is Qu Lang now? Why doesn't he come to see me?" King Chen Ze of Yan said in a deep and loud voice.

When the Jinyi Guards outside heard this, their faces remained expressionless.

Among them, the leading Jinyifu officer snorted coldly and said in a low voice: "Prince Yan, you colluded with the officers of the Beijing camp to murder the regent king, which is tantamount to treason. You should come with us."

When Chen Ze heard this, he felt a feeling of grief and indignation silently rising in his heart.

He is the direct descendant of the current deposed emperor, Emperor Sejong Xian. How could he endure such humiliation?

The Jinyifu guard didn't say anything and winked at the strongman beside him. Then, the two strongmen walked up quickly, took Chen Ze's arms, and walked quickly to the outside.

Chen Ze stiffened his neck, his face full of pride and determination, and shouted in a deep voice: "I can walk by myself, I don't need anyone to help me!"

Having said that, Chen Ze said nothing more and strode away into the distance.

Xu stared at him intently, her eyes full of reluctance to leave.

On Chen Ze's side, under the escort of the Jinyifu guards, he was heading towards the imperial prison of the Jinyifu.

The Jinyi Guards completely blockaded the Prince of Yan's Mansion, and the armored soldiers holding long spears surrounded the Prince of Yan's Mansion to "protect" it.

For a while, there were three layers of guards outside the Prince of Yan's mansion, and it was almost airtight. Not even a fly could fly into the mansion.