Whose Evil in the Red Chamber

On this day, the dragon boat finally sailed into Jinling slowly, and the imperial guards had already arrived in Jinling first, and together with Jinling's guards and officials from the magistrate's yamen, they arranged the city defense of Jinling.

The route of the Royal Driving Club has been pre-booked, the road surface has been refurbished long ago, all the shops on both sides are closed, officials and guards stand on both sides to separate the common people, and the officials of Jinling City and the noble family masters They have all dressed up according to their grades, stand in line according to their grades and identities, and are ready to meet them at the ferry.

Although the Zhen family is not the highest among these people in terms of rank, but because the Zhen family has been customized as a pick-up palace, everyone in the Zhen family leapfrogged to the first place, which is also the default of everyone.

The entire house of the Zhen family has been furnished as a palace, and the women of the Zhen family are all dressed up and ready to meet the empress dowager, concubine and other empresses who are accompanying them.

The eldest master, the second master, the third master of the Zhen family, and the older sons of each house are all in the line of welcoming the driver. The dragon boat is still slowly docking. After sweeping over the people behind him, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In terms of the number of pick-ups, their Zhen family is not only in Jinling City, but also the only one in this dynasty. It can be seen that the honor and favor are not fading. The status quo of the Zhen family's decline since ascension to the throne will also be broken.Thinking of the news that Wang Ziteng sent him from the palace, the worry in Mr. Zhen's heart disappeared.

Although the emperor has abdicated, his influence still cannot be underestimated. Since Lin Jingxuan entered the palace, he has not shown himself in front of foreign ministers, as if the world has evaporated. Mr. Zhen guessed that this arrogant Lin family boy who caused the emperor and his son to almost disagree , I am afraid that there will be no good days in the future.

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhen felt more and more at ease. Just when he was a little ecstatic about the bright future in the future, the dragon boat finally docked at the ferry. Then the eunuchs and maids put up their support, and then the emperor first appeared in front of everyone.

It was expected by all the officials that the emperor would be the first to get off the dragon boat, but the people around the emperor made everyone's jaw drop.This time, Eunuch Zhou, the chief supervisor familiar to all the officials, opened the way ahead, while the person walking beside the Emperor and supporting his arm was a young child, and the Emperor's always serious face even had a slight smile on it. .

Some people don't know who this child is, but Mr. Zhen is too familiar with this child. Is this child Lin Jingxuan or who?Master Zhen's face turned pale all of a sudden, if not for the moment when the emperor came out, everyone knelt down and shouted long live, maybe he would have fallen to the ground at this time.

Jing Xuan followed beside the emperor, and looked around at the people kneeling on the ground. Although all of these people lowered their heads and did not dare to look up brightly, Jing Xuan recognized the familiar faces at first sight. Seeing the pale faces of the Zhen family members, the corners of Jing Xuan's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

After hiding the news for so long, Jing Xuan was still in a comfortable mood seeing the scene in front of him.

As the car arrived at Zhen's house, Jing Xuan looked up at the high gate plaque of Zhen's house. The last time he took Jin Sanniang to make a fuss about Zhen's house and left on his back, he didn't expect to come back in such a way this time Looking at the wide-open middle door of the Zhen family, guards and servants kneeling on both sides, Jing Xuan sat next to the emperor, and his mood soared again.

When the masters of the Zhen family saw that the emperor not only let Jing Xuan walk beside him, but even let him sit on the dragon chariot, their faces could no longer be described as pale.

Xue Mingyi walked at the back, and seeing this scene, he felt incredible in his heart. Although he was an imperial merchant, his ancestors were also Ziwei Sheren bestowed by the emperor, and Xue's family had a strong foundation in Jinling, so he was also welcoming him. The ranks and ranks are mixed at the end, and at this time it is also at the end

The side hall is waiting to try their luck, no one knows which one is summoned by the emperor or the emperor on a whim?

Xue Mingyi didn't have any thoughts at first, but after seeing Jing Xuan's status, Xue Mingyi's heart moved, he couldn't tell... Xue Mingyi was thinking wildly in the side room, when suddenly a little eunuch came to the side room, and everyone in the side room gathered He regained his energy, but saw the little eunuch asking: "Xuan Xue Mingyi sees you."

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Xue Mingyi, mixed with all kinds of envy and jealousy, Xue Mingyi's mind went blank for a while, and he hurriedly followed the little eunuch to the main hall without caring about other people.

Xue Mingyi entered the main hall, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of two people in bright yellow dragon robes sitting at the top of the main hall. He knew that the emperor and the emperor were both present. After Ann, knelt on the ground and waited.

The emperor was the first to speak, with a light tone: "Come on, you are Xue Mingyi?"

Xue Mingyi hurriedly replied, "It's the villain."

"Well, you can correct your mistakes, you are not bad." The emperor's tone was very majestic, but a "good" evaluation has already stirred the hearts of the rest of the people in the hall.

The masters of the Zhen family who had been standing in the hall for a long time, but had not been questioned by the emperor and the emperor after being called up, didn't know what it was like in their hearts at this moment.

"The villain deserves death." Xue Mingyi was overjoyed, but he still pleaded guilty.

The emperor glanced sideways at Jing Xuan who was standing beside him, and Jing Xuan said knowingly: "Mr. Xue sent a class of girls to rehearse for the ladies to relieve their boredom. He entrusted me to teach on his behalf, and he is also loyal."

The emperor nodded and ordered Xue Mingyi to stand aside. Seeing that Jing Xuan was allowed to intervene at such a time, the people in the hall felt that the scene in front of them was like a dream.

The eunuchs successively attracted other people from outside to have an audience. Almost all the dignified people in Jinling got a chance to face the saint. Some people just came in to kowtow, and only a few got a few questions from the emperor and the emperor.The Zhen family and others who entered the palace first seemed to be ignored. This feeling of being hung in mid-air without knowing whether it was a blessing or a curse really made everyone in the Zhen family feel that there was an ax hanging above their heads, which could fall at any time. have to.

At this time, Liu Boxhao, Chen Shuping and Zhao Lin who came from Gusu were also announced to see him.

Liu Boxhao once met the emperor and the emperor in Beijing, the emperor saw that he looked familiar, and asked: "Is this a child of the Liu family?"

Liu Boxhao hurriedly said, "It's a student."

Liu Boxhao is a man of great fame, so he naturally called himself a student. The Emperor nodded, and after asking, he found out that he did not participate in this exam, and after knowing that he was about to enter Beijing for further study, he nodded again: "Okay, You are still young, it would be a good thing if you honed in two more years and accumulated a lot of money."

Then the emperor looked at Zhao Lin, the expression on his face softened a little, the Zhao family was his old department, and the feelings were naturally different from ordinary courtiers, the emperor looked at Zhao Lin, asked about his martial arts, military skills, etc., and saw that he answered fluently With a method, he couldn't help but nodded and said: "The tiger father has no dogs and sons, that's right."

Compared with Liu Boxhao and Zhao Lin, Chen Shuping received much less attention. He was not surprised by honor or disgrace, and he was not upset when he saw this. Huan Chen saw it and appreciated him more in his heart. .

It wasn't until the end that the Emperor's gaze fell on the members of the Zhen family. He skipped over the three masters of the Zhen family, and asked Zhen Shijie, the eldest son of the Zhen family's eldest son, "Who are you?"

Zhen Shijie hurriedly stepped out and replied: "Student Zhen Shijie."

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and it took a long time for the emperor to say harshly: "It turns out that he has fame."

For a while, Zhen Shijie didn't know how to reply, so he just answered "Yes", and the hall returned to silence. Afterwards, the emperor ordered everyone to retreat, and the few members of the Zhen family who had been standing there as the backdrop also followed Everyone went out, and when they left the main hall, everyone lost their restraint just now, and all kinds of eyes fell on the Zhen family, and the envy, jealousy, or awe that had been born because of their family's pick-up all changed. .

The masters of the Zhen family naturally saw it, but there was nothing they could do, and they didn't bother to worry about it. Now that things have gotten so bad, how to fix it is the most important thing.

Mr. Zhen went to find Mr. Liu to talk. Mr. Liu was in the palace just now and he was quite popular with the emperor and the emperor. Zhen and Liu are also relatives by marriage, so naturally they cannot be avoided.

Mr. Liu was unwilling to take matters into his own hands, because of his sister's affection, he just said lightly: "To untie the bell, one must tie it. I have some ability. Uncle should know better than me. , it’s not on me, look at Xue Gong, isn’t it a big face today?”

In fact, how could Mr. Zhen not understand what Mr. Liu said, but he thought in his heart that if he had a chance, he would not bow his head in front of Lin Jingxuan. After hearing what Mr. Liu said, Mr. Zhen There was no way to force it, and his eyes fell on Mrs. Wang again.

The Wang family was the same as other families today, they just got a few insipid questions. Master Zhen leaned over, looked at Wang Ziteng with a wry smile, and said, "Brother, you have made me suffer."

Wang Ziteng was also having a headache. Seeing that Mr. Zhen was blaming him, he couldn't help feeling a little angry in his heart, and said angrily, "As a courtier, it's a taboo to inquire about Tian's family in private. This matter will also implicate the empress dowager, brother Shi is now blaming me, I can't afford to take the blame."

Mr. Zhen was choked for a moment, and his heart became more and more uncomfortable. His words were not speculative, and Mr. Zhen didn't have the heart to say anything else, so he left after exchanging a few pleasantries.

As for the second and third masters of the Zhen family, they are even more useless. They usually have a lot of friends, but now, who would dare to help.Not to mention that the men of the Zhen family have run into a wall here, even in the inner house, the lives of the women of the Zhen family are not easy.

The men had an audience with the emperor and the emperor outside, and a group of high-ranking female relatives had an audience with the queen mother, the concubine and the two accompanying concubines in the inner room. After all the female relatives had an oral audience, the queen mother left a few, and the rest retired. out.

The current old lady of the Zhen family is not the one most valued by the emperor, so the queen mother does not value her too much, and because she knows what happened to Jingxuan in the Zhen family, the women in the Zhen family It's even more unpleasant.

Asked a few words in a neutral manner, the queen mother's words were mostly focused on the other wives, these women of the Zhen family naturally didn't know what happened before, and they didn't know why in their hearts, so they had to be more careful. At this moment, the Empress Dowager suddenly said to the old lady of the Zhen family: "There used to be a shadow cucumber vase in Aijia's palace. Only, after checking, I found out that it was given to you by His Majesty during his southern tour."

At this point in what the queen mother said, the old lady Zhen still didn't understand something, so she hurriedly replied: "Since the queen mother likes it, I should hand it over to her."

The queen mother was not polite to her, she nodded with a smile, but the complexion of the eldest wife of the Zhen family who was next to her changed suddenly, and she was just trying her best to support her.