The True Winner of the Red Chamber

Spring hunting is basically held every year. In previous years, it was selected according to the weather in the first half of February. The emperor took a group of princes and some ministers of civil and military affairs to hunt in the royal hunting grounds. The one with the most prey would get a lot of rewards. , also give a good start to the year.

But last year, because the prince was abolished, the princess died and a series of things, no one dared to mention this.

So this year, when the emperor said this, everyone knew that the emperor was afraid that the crown prince had been abolished, and everyone was overjoyed, and it was accompanied by relief.

The second prince's eyes widened, and he said in surprise, "Really?"

The emperor laughed twice, "Of course it's true. The Ministry of Rites is going to draw up a charter and draw up a list for the entourage. Come and show me first."

Minister of the Ministry of Rites stepped forward and said yes, and then looked at the group of people in the imperial study, secretly remembering that this group of people must go, otherwise the emperor would not have asked them to come.

Everyone in the room was jumping for joy, and everyone could see the obvious joy on their faces, especially the few princes.

This is an opportunity to express yourself well!The position of crown prince is vacant, if he wins the first place this time...Although the emperor is unlikely to let someone be the crown prince just because he hunts well, he can win a lot of prizes after all. Besides, there are deer in the hunting grounds. A deer, isn't that a good omen?

The eyes of the princes became more and more fiery, but when they saw Kang He behind the emperor, their eyes inevitably became a little dim.

I never thought there would be such a formidable enemy!His father has been abolished, but he has been quiet for a year and became king in one fell swoop, and the emperor will take him with him wherever he goes!

But...he just hurt his back at the end of last year, and it's only been four months now, can he grow well?

Kang He opened his mouth, slightly gloomy, "Grandson can't go...I haven't drawn a bow for four months. I tried it yesterday, and I can only draw a half-stone bow..."

"What kind of bow are you pulling?" The emperor reprimanded with a half-smile, "We'll wait until the wound heals."

The fourth prince laughed, and said: "With a half-stone bow, Kang and you can only go hunting rabbits."

The emperor's face froze, but the fifth prince thought of something else, and subconsciously glanced at Lao Liu and Lao Qi, only to see that their faces were slightly gloomy looking at this nephew who was older than them.

If it was only four months old, and the injury was on the back, it must have not healed at this time. Although the fifth prince had not suffered such a serious injury, the guards in his mansion had also been hacked by someone. It took half a year to recover, and it took another half a year to return to the previous level.

None of this matters, what matters is why did Kang Ho draw his bow yesterday?That's because he got the news that he was going to the hunting ground yesterday!

In contrast, Lao Liu and Lao Qi, who lived together in the palace, fell behind. These two are the emperor's own sons.The fifth prince couldn't help feeling a little bit of sympathy for his younger brother, and then the sympathy extended to himself.

The father is really eccentric, he treats his grandson better than his son.

The fifth prince thought again, there is a folk saying that the old son and the grandson are the lifeblood of the old lady, this saying is also applicable to the father, but I don't know that the old son is compared with the grandson... the father prefers which one.

The Seventh Prince also thought of this, and immediately said: "Father, I'm going too, I can already draw a bow and shoot arrows."

The emperor nodded and smiled and said, "Go, go, go! This year we had a good time, we haven't hunted for two years, and there must be a lot of things growing in the hunting ground, and when we catch deer blood, we will give each of you a bowl! "

Everyone laughed, this is a good thing.

Zhen Yingjia came in today as a confidant and love general, so there is nothing to say about this matter. Besides, based on the relationship between the emperor and him, if he knew that he might be selling private salt, he could hide it for him, and he didn't need to wait for such a thing To flatter the emperor.

So Zhen Yingjia just smiled at the right time, and just listened, but not long after, he suddenly felt a warm look on him, and when he looked up, it turned out that it was Kang He again, and he made a mouthful, "Deer Blood".

What is deer blood? How could Zhen Yingjia not know?What's more, everyone who saw Kang He's smile felt that he had malicious intentions. Zhen Yingjia's face became hot, and he lowered his head.

Counting it, he and Kang He have met each other honestly, and what they have seen is still the key point. If they drink deer blood...

Zhen Yingjia's face burned even more.

Fortunately, the emperor solved his predicament in time, "Let's all go down." The emperor smiled, "Go back and pack up, and leave when Qin Tianjian chooses an auspicious time!"

The second prince glanced at Kang He, and said with a smile: "My son's eldest son has just completed martial arts, and Kong Wu is powerful. I wonder if I can take him with me."

The emperor was in a good mood today, and said with a smile: "I can go, and it just so happens that I can meet my little grandsons."

The princes who had sons were overjoyed immediately, and the seventh prince also said: "It's great, I can see my grand nephews again."

The emperor became happier, stood up, and said, "I won't keep you guys anymore, so hurry up and do what you should do."

Everyone dispersed one by one, Zhen Yingjia was waiting at the gate of the city for his servants to drive the carriage over, when he heard someone calling him, "Lord Zhen."

Looking back, seeing that it was the fifth prince, Zhen Yingjia smiled and said, "My lord."

The Fifth Prince walked up to him and said politely, "Master Zhen is also waiting for the carriage here?"

Even though he knew it was just nonsense, the fifth prince still said it, and Zhen Yingjia had to answer, so he also smiled and said: "Exactly, the prince is waiting for the carriage here too?"

He only changed his title, and returned it to the fifth prince verbatim. He laughed twice, and suddenly his face darkened, and said: "There is exactly one thing I want to discuss with Mr. Zhen."

Although Zhen Yingjia really wanted to give him a supercilious look, she still said normally on the surface: "My lord, please tell me."

The fifth prince sighed and said: "I know you have a personal relationship with Prince Yizhong, and the relationship has always been good. You can tell from the fact that you take care of his eldest son..."

Zhen Yingjia couldn't help but sighed inwardly, taking care of his son really wasn't because of a good personal relationship with Prince Yizhong.

"Although Prince Yizhong's crown prince has been abolished, he and his father are father and son after all. It has been a year..."

Zhen Yingjia raised his eyebrows. Although he could guess what the Fifth Prince meant, since he didn't say it clearly, it's better for him to play dumb.

The fifth prince couldn't help being a little annoyed when he saw several hints that Zhen Yingjia wouldn't answer. Besides, he was reprimanded by the emperor for wanting to marry Zhen Yingjia. Stupid, he said directly: "Why don't you go and give advice to Emperor Father and bring Prince Yizhong with you."

Zhen Yingjia looked at the Fifth Prince with erratic eyes, thinking: You really think I'm stupid.

The fifth prince said: "After all, father and son did not have an overnight feud, and moreover, this year, Prince Yizhong's mansion has continuously rewarded him. Presumably, father has forgiven him."

Zhen Yingjia didn't know if the fifth prince really didn't know that the reward was given by the empress's love for her son, or if it was deliberately told to him.

Just seeing that his carriage had arrived, Zhen Yingjia said: "What the lord said is that you and Prince Yizhong are brothers, and His Majesty is father and son. Wouldn't it be better for you to say it?"

The fifth prince lengthened the ending, as if he had some deep meaning in his words: "You are the censor."

Hearing this, Zhen Yingjia couldn't help but laugh.

He had expressed his scheming to the emperor twice that he wanted to be a censor, but to be a censor was a comparison of his power and strength. After thinking about all the departments in the court, he came to the conclusion that being a censor was the most suitable for him.This does not mean that he has the heart of a censor, or the general character of a censor.

For example, dead remonstrance, or making life difficult for the emperor.

Zhen Yingjia smiled, and said: "This is His Majesty's housework, and no one else can interfere."

The fifth prince looked at his expression of hating iron and steel, and suddenly softened again, "At least bring Kang Quan along."

Zhen Yingjia was taken aback, did Kang Quan defect to the Fourth Prince again?

The fifth prince said: "I went to see my elder brother two days ago, Kang's whole body didn't look very good, just happened to go to the hunting ground and got fresh deer blood, drinking it must be able to make up for it."

Zhen Yingjia definitely couldn't tell the emperor about this, so she lowered her head and covered her face, "Your Majesty, this is all His Majesty's housework, and you are his Fifth Uncle, so it's justifiable for you to talk about it, and you can win it in front of His Majesty." A generous reputation, why not do it?"

In fact, when it came to this, Zhen Yingjia also understood that the fifth prince was relatively hidden among the princes, if he hadn't broken up with the fourth prince last year, he would still be hiding behind his back now.

Moreover, looking at the words and actions of the fifth prince, they were quite unnatural, so what he said today was mostly a temptation.It's just that what is he testing, Zhen Yingjia's face is perfunctory to the fifth prince, and his heart is spinning quickly.

Most of the conversation between the two revolved around Prince Yizhong, so the purpose of the fifth prince was to abolish the prince?

He was the closest one to the emperor, and he wanted to find out the emperor's intentions for the abolished prince from here, and wanted to know whether it was possible for the abolished prince to recover.

Zhen Yingjia narrowed her eyes and smiled, it seems that the prince's news is indeed not well informed.

Although Prince Yizhong didn't go out much this year, the constant rewards from the palace made the Fifth Prince panic.And he didn't seem to have thought that although the crown prince was abolished, the queen was still there. Prince Yizhong was the queen's biological son, and now that he committed such a serious crime, how could the queen not feel sorry for him.

Or maybe he can guess some, but he is still not at ease. After all, Prince Yizhong has been the crown prince for decades, and there are official officials in the East Palace, and there are many ministers in the court who support him.The fifth prince wanted to use his own words to reassure him.

Thinking of this, Zhen Yingjia felt that the fifth prince should not be too comfortable, so she pretended to be mysterious, and carefully looked around for no one, and sure enough, the fifth prince held his breath for a moment.

Zhen Yingjia was very satisfied after seeing it, and said in a low voice: "Since the lord misses my brother so much, I will tell the truth. Prince Yizhong hasn't been out of the house for a year, and that one—" Zhen Yingjia pointed to the palace, he knew He said it was the queen, but it is not certain whether the fifth prince thinks this is the queen.

Seeing the solemn expression on the Fifth Prince's face, Zhen Yingjia knew that he had misunderstood properly, and was taken into the ditch by herself.

"That one feels very distressed, so I'll wait to find a suitable opportunity." Zhen Yingjia breathed a sigh of relief after speaking, and said, "I've only told you about this matter. You can't let go of this good opportunity. Then One—" Zhen Yingjia pointed to the palace again, "There will definitely be rewards."

Regardless of how preoccupied the fifth prince's face was, and no matter how much annoyance or confusion was mixed in, Zhen Yingjia took advantage of his distraught to leave and got into her carriage.

As soon as he went up, he heard a voice with a smile, "Master Yushi lied again?"

Zhen Yingjia looked up and saw that Kang He was leaning on the seat where he usually sat, with his hands and feet spread out in a very comfortable way.

"Give way." Zhen Yingjia was not polite to him, sat down next to him, pushed Kang He, and said, "Why did you get into my carriage? Later, Your Majesty punished me for kidnapping the eldest grandson of the emperor. Who do I go to for revenge?"

Kang He loves the way he is half-turning his head and staring at him with his eyes. He stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "I have already told my grandfather that my new house is not far from Mr. Zhen's house. I want to borrow a Borrowing Lord Zhen's carriage, there is no need to send out the people in the palace."

Zhen Yingjia found a comfortable seat and sat down, the carriage started rattling away, their voices were almost whispering.

"...this spring hunt is a good opportunity..."