Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 437 I will see

Emperor Zhaoming was in a hurry to go out, so he simply ordered the Imperial Hospital to prepare the medicine and come back later. He only spoke a few words to the Empress Dowager in a hurry, and less than a moment after the gong for the night watch ended, he quietly led a large group of people and rushed out of the capital.

As for matters in the palace and the court that have not yet been arranged, they can send someone back to pass on the message whenever they think of it.

The Empress Dowager was comforted by Daiyu and Tanchun with gentle words. Prince Duncheng personally arranged for the Empress Dowager's carriage and notified the Crown Princess and Jia Yuanchun that they would be accompanying the emperor the next morning.

The reason was given just as Tanchun had said: the Emperor accompanied the Empress Dowager, the Supreme Lord and the Crown Prince to the temporary palace to celebrate the Lantern Festival and to tour the northern region.

When Empress Wan heard this reason, she exploded without even thinking.

Tao Han, who "by the way" went to Daming Palace to deliver a message, was picked on by the Queen Mother and beaten at the gate of Kunning Palace.

With blood flowing from his buttocks, Tao Han cried and gave up the mission of following Emperor Zhaoming and his master Tao Xingjian to Chang'an Posthouse, and sent out one of his most trusted junior brothers.

Fortunately, the person sent back by Emperor Zhaoming to deliver the letter encouraged Tao Han and arranged him to be with Lin Daiyu in a natural way, and directly ordered Empress Wan to put him under house arrest.

Empress Wan was so angry about this decree that she smashed half of the Kunning Palace's bedroom. Su Hong finally persuaded her to stop: "It's late at night, and His Majesty is unwilling to come back to talk to you in person.

"Go to sleep first. Tomorrow morning, as soon as the palace gates open, I will go out to find out the details. If there is anyone who is so ignorant as to cause trouble, I will tear her apart with my own hands!"

Holding down Empress Wan was equivalent to holding down the Daming Palace.

Jia Yuanchun, who had said goodbye to her brother in the morning, learned at noon that Rongguo Mansion was closed and confiscated, and at noon that Jia Zheng had died, and cried until her eyes were swollen like peaches, received a notice at twilight hour:

In the early morning, at the hour of Yin, they set out to accompany the empress dowager to the Tiewangshan Palace.

"Iron Net Mountain?" Jia Yuanchun began to tremble all over.

Baoqin thought this might be a good opportunity, so she packed clothes and other things for Yuanchun and herself, while excitedly comforting them:

"How could the Empress know about the nonsense at home in the palace? Besides, this trip is to serve the Lord and the Queen Mother.

"I guess the Supreme Lord still remembers the past and wants His Majesty to let our family go. Maybe not!"

let go?

How can it be……

The families of Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue were not spared, as were the families of the Duke of Zhenguo, the Duke of Liguo, and so on. Even Prince Yu had his limbs broken...

Jia Yuanchun wrapped herself tightly in a thick quilt, her eyelids trembling with trembling, and her whole body felt cold.

She knew that she should take off her hairpin and wait for punishment as soon as she got the news, and she also knew that it would be best for her to report all the past secrets she knew...

But she always had a glimmer of hope in her heart - since the emperor was not going to blame even a man like Baoyu, what about her, his former bedmate?

—— Third sister and Lin sister have been flattering in Taiji Palace for so long, they should have some effect, right? If not now, when?

She originally wanted to just stay put and wait to see if things would turn around, but who knew that something like this would suddenly happen.

Tiewang Mountain, the imperial palace.

Isn't that the place where we used to hunt?

It’s freezing cold, where should we go and what should we do?

It can't be that I really went to celebrate the Lantern Festival?!

Yuanchun was full of trepidation, but she finally listened to Baoqin's words, covered her eyes, and fell down to take a nap.

As for the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace, she was also completely in the dark and prepared her luggage with great confusion.

The winter night was dark, and the north wind was biting outside the window. The whistling sounds from various cracks could still more or less reach the Crown Princess' ears.

The Crown Princess couldn't sleep. She stared at the pattern of a hundred children frolicking in spring on the top of the tent. After a long while, she whispered to her trusted palace maid on duty outside the tent:

"Why didn't you leave yesterday?"

The maid yawned, "Yesterday, the Lord and the Crown Prince left on a whim. Who could have caught up with them?"

"Then why don't you make arrangements during the day?" The Crown Princess felt more and more uneasy.

The maid became increasingly sleepy and said in a daze, “We had already decided to raid those ten or so mansions today, so we couldn’t leave.

"Your Highness, go to sleep. You have to get up at midnight. You still have to serve the Queen Mother and entertain the concubine of the guilty minister on the way. You can't be exhausted..."

The Crown Princess hummed, but still couldn't fall asleep. She hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "But if there is nothing wrong, why did you bring the Imperial Concubine but not the Empress, and why did you bring Princess Yimin but not Princess Zhaoqing?

"The Queen has always been on high alert against the two people in Yanjia Palace, and she especially dislikes Princess Zhaoqing. Now that she is the only one left here, won't a fight break out?

"..."

The palace maid outside the tent was already breathing heavily.

The Crown Princess turned over and couldn't help talking to herself: "I heard that she also brought the Second Prince...

"But since you brought the princes, you should have brought all the princes. Why did you only bring one? I haven't heard that the third and fourth princes are sick...

"Also, since he's going out to celebrate the festival, he should at least bring some courtiers who can help him with the occasion, but I haven't heard of any Hanlin bringing any..."

When he read the last sentence, he sat up suddenly!

Yup!

Why didn’t you bring any civil officials?

Feng Tang, the most favored general in recent days, also stayed!

The maid outside the tent was awakened by her sudden movement, and she also sat up and opened a crack in the tent: "Madam, what's wrong?"

“Let me ask you, have any civil officials left the capital in the past few days?” The Crown Princess looked solemn.

The maid thought for a moment and nodded, "This morning, I heard that the one Your Majesty and His Majesty have just fallen in love with, Cao Yu, is the younger brother of the Ministry of Personnel Cao Feng, a newly-minted Jinshi, and he has left the capital."

Oh, this one is better than three.

Sure enough, they went out to celebrate the festival...

The Crown Princess finally relaxed, fell back on the bed, rubbed her eyes and said, "Forget it, go to sleep."

The maid smiled and said, "This is the serious thing!"

Taiji Palace, Daming Palace, and countless other palaces were repeating similar conversations.

At three quarters past the hour of the Chou Emperor, there was movement in the Taiji Palace and the Daming Palace. People were washing up, having ginseng tea, drinking purple ginger, and having a mouthful or two of porridge and snacks.

At the hour of Yin, everyone gathered at the gate of Taiji Palace, with the ceremonial guards drawn up. While it was still dark, the Empress Dowager, along with the Crown Princess, Imperial Concubine Jia, Princess Yimin, her personal attendant aunt Meng, and the palace maids Zijuan and Xueya, left the capital.

Daiyu took Feng Tang, Situ Sheng, Tao Han and Chu Kai all the way to the city gate before she was forced to return to the palace.

The city gates were not officially opened until the Empress Dowager's procession was over.

As soon as Daiyu and her companions returned to the gate of Taiji Palace, the imperial guards came up to them and reported in a low voice: "The King of the East heard about the search of the nine prefectures and wanted to see Your Majesty. He also heard that Your Majesty was leaving the capital, so he wanted to see the person in charge.

"We are anxious to ask the princess for instructions. Do you think we should ask Master Zhitong, Prince Duncheng, or Lord Cao to come over, or should you go and take a look yourself?"

Daiyu sighed and called Situ Sheng, "It seems that County Lord Zhongqin is so anxious to spread the news that His Majesty has bestowed me with a gold medal?"

Situ Sheng touched his nose and dared not say anything.

Thinking of Emperor Zhaoming's parting words, "With the help of the Eastern King, we can firmly defend the capital," Daiyu sat up straight in the carriage and said softly:

"Never mind. I'll go see him."