The Red Mansions

Chapter 1566 Jia Heng: If the orchids are in the mainstream, they must be weeded out!

Chapter 1566 Jia Heng: If the orchids are in the mainstream, they must be weeded out!

Palace Garden, Kunning Palace

Zhen Qing sat down on a soft couch covered with a mattress. Her unmade-up, bright and beautiful face showed some anger. Her eyebrows were curved like crescent moons, and her beautiful eyes were sparkling with endless affection.

Not far away, on a soft couch covered with a mattress, two little guys, Chen Jie and Yin Yin, were lying on a couch, playing with rattles. The drum beats continued, and their two cute and clever faces were full of blushes.

At this moment, a female official came quickly from under the eaves of the blue brick and black tile corridor and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Wei has come down."

Not long after, the young man in the python robe entered the hall, met Zhen Qing's gaze, stepped forward to salute, and said in a deep voice: "Greetings to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

Zhen Qing's eyes were gentle under her slender eyebrows, and she called out, "Mr. Jia, please stand up."

Jia Heng stood up, suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

Zhen Qing's expression paused slightly, her glittering eyes flickered under her curved eyebrows, and she said, "Prince Wei, Lu Jiang in the front yard has been arrested. What are your plans next?"

Jia Heng said loudly: "I think we can let the Jinyifu interrogate him and find out the relevant criminals. We won't ask about the rest."

Zhen Qing's beautiful eyes, which had been charming and flowing, flashed with coldness under her curved eyebrows. She asked, "What exactly is the truth behind the previous rumor?"

Jia Heng nodded and said, "It's nothing."

Under Zhen Qing's emerald eyebrows, her beautiful eyes sparkled like water, and she dismissed the female officials and maids on her left and right.

Zhen Qing's jade-like face paused for a moment, her cold and sparkling eyes flickered. As she spoke, she stood up and walked towards the side room, saying softly, "What exactly is going on? Why has there been so many rumors about Jie'er's life story among the people in the capital?"

Jia Heng walked closer and held the beauty's slender hand, which was so soft and smooth that he said in a clear voice, "There is a hidden story. I have other plans for this matter."

Zhen Qing suddenly understood, her eyes flickered, and she stared at the young man in the python robe and said, "It's really you?"

Jia Heng nodded, stared at Zhen Qing, and said, "True and false, real and fake, if someone really talks about Jie'er and Yinyin in the future, someone will definitely say that this is just a rehash of the old story, a rumor and slander, and then no one will believe it."

Zhen Qing's fair face showed a thoughtful expression, and she said happily: "I understand, this is a very good strategy."

As Zhen Qing spoke, she put her two slender hands around the arms of the young man in the python robe, and moved her warm, moist breath closer, suddenly covering Jia Heng's lips.

Suddenly, the lips parted, revealing a crystal thread sparkling in the sunlight.

Jia Heng gently put his arm around Zhen Qing's shoulders, stared at her bright and beautiful face, and said in a gentle voice: "Today's reprimand is like adding wings to a tiger."

Zhen Qing's eyebrows were curved like crescent moons, and a hint of sneer appeared in her beautiful eyes. She whispered, "I am much better than that Song. She helped her two stupid sons to seize the throne of the Eastern Palace, and she still messed it up. If it were me, I would never do that!"

Jia Heng said loudly: "You can't say that."

Zhen Qing raised her beautiful eyebrows, her charming eyes flickered, and she stared at the young man in the python robe, and whispered, "Since Lu Jiang has been cleared out of the cabinet, there is still a lack of a minister in the cabinet. Who do you plan to add to the cabinet?"

Jia Heng said without hesitation: "The Minister of Works Zhao Yi was originally a member of the cabinet. It is only natural for him to be re-entered into the cabinet as an assistant minister."

Zhen Qing frowned, her narrow, clear eyes showing a hint of suspicion, and said in a gentle voice: "That's possible. This person seems to be the father-in-law of your brother-in-law?"

Jia Heng nodded and said, "That's right."

Zhen Qing paused for a moment, then said in a gentle voice, "It would be good to have one more helper in the cabinet. After all, Li Gao and the other two are ministers of state for two dynasties, and they are well versed in government affairs. For some things, we still need to rely on them to handle government affairs."

A cold light flashed in Jia Heng's eyes, and he said, "If the orchids are in the way, they have to be weeded out!"

Zhen Qing was shocked when she heard this and asked anxiously, "What do you want to do?"

She is a little afraid of him now. Could it be that he wants to... seize the throne from her own son?

That's really tasteless.

Jia Heng said: "What else I want to do is just to make the court more stable, but if the two really have evil intentions, I will not be lenient."

Zhen Qing said: "It's quite stable now."

Jia Heng: "..."

Mopan just became suspicious and doubted his motives.

Yes, for Mopan, her son is the emperor, she is the empress dowager, and her lover is the regent, which is much better than the situation where her lover is the emperor and she is one of the favorite concubines.

Zhen Qing looked focused, her beautiful eyes sparkling and sparkling for a moment, she didn't say anything else, but she clearly had some thoughts in her mind.

Jia Heng nodded and said gently, "Okay, it's getting late, I'll go back first."

When Zhen Qing heard this, there was a hint of reluctance in her beautiful eyes beneath her two slender eyebrows.

While Jia Heng was speaking, he stood up and walked out of the hall.

Ningguo Mansion, outer study room——

Chen Xiao and Gu Ruoqing sat opposite each other on a chessboard, each holding a white chess piece in their hands. Not far away, a maid served them tea with a respectful look on her face.

At this moment, the maid outside quickly walked into the room, her eyes flickered, and she called out, "Princess, the prince is here."

As he was speaking, the young man in the python robe walked into the hall, his face as calm as water, and said, "Xiaoxiao."

Chen Xiao looked at Jia Heng with a gaze that was almost frozen under her beautiful eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean?"

Jia Heng said: "The man has been captured. He is now being taken to the imperial prison for interrogation!"

Chen Xiao frowned and said, "What do the two ministers Li and Gao say in the cabinet?"

Jia Heng put his arm around Chen Xiao's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "What else can I say? The evidence is irrefutable. We can only let the Jinyifu guards take Lu Jiang away."

Chen Xiaocuili trimmed her eyebrows, and there seemed to be a clear light flashing in her crystal clear eyes. She said softly, "I'm afraid I've already started to suspect something."

Jia Heng said: "It's not important now, as long as Lu Jiang temporarily gets married, that's all."

Chen Xiaocuili frowned, her eyes flickered, and she said in a serious tone: "The capital should be quiet for a while."

Jia Heng shook his head, his eyes deep, and said loudly: "I am afraid that the tree wants to be still, but the wind will not stop."

When Chen Xiao heard this, he looked thoughtful.

Jia Heng looked intently at Gu Ruoqing, who was standing beside him with a thoughtful look on her face. He left the hall without saying anything else.

Grand View Garden, Qichiyuan

Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi paused for a moment, their eyes sparkling as they stared at the young man in the python robe and whispered, "There should be some clue to the recent disturbance in the capital."

Zhen Xi raised her eyebrows, her eyes were clear and sparkling, and she said softly, "Brother Heng should be here in the next few days."

Zhen Lan nodded and whispered, "It should be almost done. It's not about dealing with things outside."

"Let's go to the palace to see elder sister in two days." Zhen Lan raised her eyebrows, her eyes as bright as water, and said softly.

Zhen Xi nodded, her eyes and eyebrows full of spirit seemed to be moistened with a hint of brightness, and she said in a clear voice, "That's right."

A maid entered the hall and said, "Princess, the prince is back."

As he spoke, Jia Heng walked into the hall of the wing room, looked at Zhen Lan who was sitting on the pearwood chair, and said softly, "Sister Lan."

Zhen Xi's cold and bright eyes showed joy under her willow-shaped eyebrows, and she said, "My Lord, you are here."

Jia Heng smiled widely and said, "Sister Lan'er."

Zhen Lan's eyebrows were curved like crescent moons, her beautiful eyes were as bright as water, and she whispered, "Brother Heng, you have predicted what's going on outside, right?"

Jia Heng said, "I had already predicted most of it."

Zhen Lan asked with concern: "What about Lu Jiang?"

Jia Heng said coldly: "Lü Jiang has already married and has been handed over to the Jinyifu for questioning. There is nothing else. It won't take long before the truth is revealed."

Zhen Lan asked curiously, "After Lu Jiang leaves the cabinet, who should be chosen as the new cabinet minister?"

Jia Heng said: "The Minister of Works Zhao Yi will take over."

Zhen Lan looked thoughtful and whispered, "That's possible, Your Majesty. My sister and I want to go to the palace to see my elder sister in a few days."

Jia Heng said loudly: "It would be nice to go over and meet him in the next few days."

At this moment, Zhen Xi walked around behind Jia Heng and pinched his shoulders. Her bright eyes sparkled under her beautiful curved eyebrows, like the shining stars in the sky.

Jia Heng nodded and said with a smile: "Xier's technique has been getting better and better recently."

At this moment, Zhen Lan picked up a blue and white porcelain teacup and took a sip of the fragrant tea, which gave off wisps of fragrance.

Jia Heng took Zhen Xi's slender hand and went inside without saying anything else.

Zhen Lan also stood up and walked quickly inside with Zhen Xi.

Jia Heng gently took Zhen Xi's slender hand and sat down in the curtained room. He stared at Zhen Xi squatting down, with her trembling little hands untying the belt of the young man in the python robe.

At this moment, Zhen Lan walked forward and sat down on the soft couch covered with a mattress. She stared at the young man in the python robe with a gentle look in her eyes.

Jia Heng's brows were wrinkled and relaxed from time to time. He lowered his eyes to look at the girl with a rosy face, and his mind was a little dazed.

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Jinyi Mansion, government hall——

After Qu Lang sat down at a lacquered wooden table, he looked at Lu Li, who was being held down by the arms by several imperial guardsmen as they entered the yamen.

Lu Li's face was as pale as paper, his brows were furrowed, his eyes flickered, and he said in a clear voice: "I am a member of the Imperial Academy, a third-rank official of the court. How dare you be so rude and disrespectful? It is really a heinous crime!"

Qu Lang shouted, "This is the Jinyi Palace. There are no imperial officials here, only officials convicted of crimes! Come on, kneel down!"

As he was speaking, the Jinyifu guards approached quickly and kicked Lu Li hard in the knee. Lu Li let out a cry of "Ouch" and fell to his knees with cold hands and feet and was terrified.

Qu Lang nodded and asked gently, "How did you instigate the students to come to Anshun Gate and besiege the city gate? Why did you do that?"

Lu Li frowned, his eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice: "This is slander. I don't know anything about instigating the students."

Qu Lang said sternly, "When the time comes, you still dare to quibble? Come, punish me!"

The Jinyifu guards below responded with a sound, then quickly went over, held Lu Li's arms tightly, and handed him a clamp, apparently clamping it with his slender fingers.

Lu Li was sweating profusely and groaning in pain.

In other words, Lu Li, who had never done any housework before, was suddenly clamped by the clamp. His fingers were connected to his heart, and the pain from the clamp penetrated his soul.

Qu Lang had a blank expression on his face and looked at Lu Li with cold eyes.

After a while, Lu Li's forehead was covered with sweat due to the pain, and he was gritting his teeth to endure it.

Qu Lang turned to look at Liu Jixian who was standing beside him and said, "You stay here and watch. I'll go see Elder Lu."

Liu Jixian bowed in response.

As Qu Lang spoke, his face looked gloomy. He left the government office and went to the side hall.

On the other hand, Lu Jiang's treatment was much better. At this moment, he was sitting in an extremely spacious room under the care of several Jinyifu guards.

His face was ashen, and beneath his thin eyebrows, his eyes were full of dejection and dejection.

At this moment, Lu Jiang's mind was tossing and turning, thinking about the various hidden secrets of the previous riot by the students. He always felt that there were many doubts, as if there was a big hand behind the scenes controlling everything in secret.

At this moment, there were rapid and chaotic footsteps outside the corridor, and soon, Qu Lang appeared in a Feiyu suit with an embroidered spring sword hanging from his waist. His face was calm and his eyes were as sharp as a sword.

Lu Jiang's face was stern, and he exclaimed in a hurry: "I want to see King Wei! I want to see King Wei!"

Qu Lang snorted coldly and said, "Master Lu, it's useless for you to see anyone now! Your case has been exposed."

When Lu Jiang heard this, an inexplicable feeling of despair surged in his heart.

Qu Lang looked at Lu Jiang unkindly and said in a deep voice, "Now can you tell me why you colluded with the students, gathered a crowd to cause trouble, and slandered the emperor?"

Lu Jiang was surprised and asked in a startled voice: "When have I ever slandered the emperor?"

Qu Lang snorted coldly, an indescribable coldness surged on his face.

"Prince Wei has monopolized power and suppressed dissidents in the court and the country and persecuted loyal officials. Everyone knows Sima Zhao's intention. Our cabinet has received great favors from two emperors. How can we sit idly by and do nothing?" Lu Jiang said in a deep voice with an extremely cold look under his old brows.

Qu Lang shouted: "Prince Wei is loyal to the Han Dynasty, how can you slander him?"

"Someone, come and punish Lord Lu." Qu Lang's dignified and resolute face was filled with a cold and stern look as he shouted.

Lu Jiang shouted, "How dare you! I am a cabinet minister, how dare you be so rude?"

Qu Lang waved his hand, and immediately two captains in brocade uniforms came forward with a sinister smile and held down Lu Jiang's arms.

Lu Jiang was very anxious, his face full of fear.

As the saying goes, I only realized today how valuable a prison guard is. Lu Jiang was a double-professional Jinshi and held great power in the local area. When had he ever suffered such hardship?

Then, the clamp was clamped on Lu Jiang's fingers, and a groan of pain was heard. Lu Jiang's face turned pale as paper, and he felt pain excruciatingly.

Qu Lang sat down on a small table beside him. At this moment, the captain of the Jinyifu came forward, handed Qu Lang a teacup, and then slowly retreated.

Qu Lang's face was extremely grim. He picked up a blue and white porcelain teacup and listened to Lu Jiang's groan of pain with an expressionless face.

After a while, Lü Jiang finally couldn't stand the torture anymore, and said to the two Jinyi officers who were torturing him, "I confess, I confess."

Qu Lang put down the teacup in his hand and told the clerk who was serving with the pen and ink, "Li, record it."

Afterwards, as Lu Jiang narrated intermittently, he revealed in detail how he colluded with Lu Li and instigated the students of the Imperial College to cause trouble.

On the other hand, under the torture of Liu Jixian and the captain of the Jinyi Palace, Lu Li also confessed to colluding with the students and gathering outside the Anshun Gate to cause trouble.

At this point, a major case that caused a sensation in the capital was suddenly solved!