However, he said that everyone accompanied Princess Nan'an to enter the house with the concubine, and when they arrived at the mourning hall, they saw that only a few men from the side branch of the Huo family were left in front of the coffin, and the guests and women had withdrawn.

The princess and Huo Sheng knelt in front of the spirit and bowed down, before they were about to pray, a howl came from behind, and they saw a woman with a cloak of hair rushing on the coffin and crying: "Lord, you can't be at peace when you die, they want to open your coffin......" Before the words fell, two stout mothers-in-law rushed out and grabbed her shoulders and arms and dragged her, and she just cried after holding the coffin.

The princess shouted: "Concubine Liu! How to be presumptuous! ”

The concubine Liu only cried as a grievance, and glanced at the people in the room quite sadly.

Jia Cong almost wanted to shout God help me! It's too timely for the backstabber, has the head of the spy who is responsible for picking people changed today? Qin Sangu and this Concubine Liu are simply different from each other. Then he glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, and muttered in a low voice: "There is still such a woman in their family, what kind of taste does Prince Huo have." ”

Partial Shui Rong heard it, glanced at him with a smile, and also whispered: "I heard that this one is quite favored." ”

Jia Cong shuddered: "Is he blind?" ”

At this time, two more mothers-in-law rushed out, and the four of them worked together to catch the concubine Liu Shu, only to hear her howl all the way, "The prince is not at peace......

Jia Cong couldn't help but say again: "The prince of Nan'an, who is crying wolves like her, is not at peace!" ”

The mourning hall was quiet, and seeing that the princess was a little embarrassed, Jia Cong said to everyone: "There is something I am afraid that I have thought too much, and I especially say that it is ahead." People in the world love to guess what they don't know, and they love to guess others in the worst, and they always think that they are guessing the truth. Therefore, we asked the princess not to come in at the door, and when the servants and yamen came, we invited these respected fathers and elders to accompany and testify. Because I am Jia Baoyu's younger brother, if our Jia family accompanied the princess to the palace early, I am afraid that there will be idlers who have nothing to do and will break our two families to discuss something shady. Now that the prince of Beijing and all the lords and fathers have testified, we have waited for the news together in the two houses of the two governments, and you can only tell the world about the rest of the matter. Since we are above board, others have no guesses. ”

Shui Rongben pulled Huo Sheng to comfort him, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but turn his head and said, "You can think of these things at such a young age?" It's really rare. ”

Jia Cong pouted and said, "Lord Wang, I really have seen the power of gossip. Although my father is a little more honest, why ......" He suddenly covered his mouth, looked into the room with wide eyes and grunted for a long time, and smirked, "Well, I didn't say anything just now......"

Although the capital is big, there are not many people who really know Jia Yu, and most of them are crowded. Since Jia Yu took charge of Rongguo Mansion, the greedy and stupid comments in the early years have gradually dispersed, and many honest, honest, wise, and foolish words have come out. Although the former is a fact, people like to forget things, and by the way, I heard that Jia's mother was eccentric, and gradually believed in the rumors later. Today, Jia Cong is playing like this, but everyone who has heard some three, three, five or five thinks that he is about to say that his father was rumored by his grandmother, and many people are angry, and sigh: "Jia En is waiting for such a smart and sensible son, and it is not a loss." ”

Shui Rong knew Jia Yu's true face, so he couldn't help but laugh, and said in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid to find out that the prince of Nan'an is not poisoned?" ”

Jia Cong also said in a low voice: "If you are not poisoned, you must be seriously ill." Horizontal and vertical has nothing to do with Baoyu's brother and Huo Shizi. ”

Shui Rong's eyes lit up, he looked at him with a smile, and simply leaned down to bite his ear with him: "You just said those words to the princess." ”

Jia Cong's eyes flashed: "What's the matter, I mean it for everyone." ”

Shui Rong rubbed his head: "Be a real ghost." ”

The princess turned around and blessed everyone, and said: "It's a big matter to open the coffin, and I don't dare to call the shots, so I have to ask the concubine to show me first." ”

Shui Rong hurriedly said: "Naturally, the princess please." ”

The princess went back.

They tossed at the door for a long time, and the concubine already knew. She was originally the same as Huo Xuan, thinking that Jia Baoyu had seduced Huo Sheng; Later, I heard the meaning of Jia Cong's words from the next person, the two of them were just ordinary friends, and there was no such thing as Longyang. Although she was a little dissatisfied with Huo Sheng's partiality towards his mother, the old lady still loved her grandson after all. Therefore, like the princess, I hope that what Jia Cong said is true. One is that she also wants to know if her son really let people poison him to death, and the other is to clear Huo Sheng's charges. Therefore, she ordered someone to pull the troublesome Aunt Liu back to her yard, and also agreed to open the coffin for an autopsy.

When the concubine's order came, the people from Nan'an Wangfu wanted to step forward to open the coffin, but Jia Cong was about to speak, Shui Rong pulled him and shook his head gently, and he stepped forward in two steps and said: "Opening the coffin is really disrespectful to the deceased, and we are not doing it, why don't we go outside and wait?" Go too, it's inconvenient for you to stay inside. ”

This matter was unlucky, and everyone actually didn't want to see Huo Xuan's corpse, so they all agreed. Shui Rong took the lead, pulled the hesitant Huo Sheng, and everyone went out together. There were only the people of the Soldiers' Division, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and the people of the Nan'an Palace.

Everyone was uneasy, Huo Sheng stared blankly at the mourning hall in a daze, waited for a long time, and finally saw Qi Zuo and others come out. The man said to everyone with a calm face: "The prince is very poisonous in his body, his body has long been hollowed out, his five internal organs are damaged, and his bones are brittle. With such a body, a fall at will can cost him his life. ”

Everyone exploded the pot with "whoa~~", and Shui Rong quietly glanced at Jia Cong, who was only full of joy.

Someone saw it and secretly shook his head at his acquaintance: "The prince of Nan'an has gone, even if it is for the sake of the past friendship between the two families, it should not be overflowing with such joy." I'm still thinking that this kid will be a big man in the future......"

The man also looked at Jia Cong and said, "It's just a child, his brother is free of his crimes, and his own reasoning is good, so he is naturally happy, and he can't take care of the others." Even if he is a genius, how can he be sophisticated at a young age? ”

The man in front of him felt justified when he heard this, and nodded, secretly giving birth to the relief that "this son is just a little smart".

Huo Sheng has been in a mess these days, and he only cares about being anxious and messy when he hears Jia Cong's inference, but now when he hears this, it is like a mountain covering his head that has made people move away, and the pain of grievance, resentment, and loss of relatives has surged into his heart together, and finally crying "wow".

Shui Rongnai patted him on the shoulder and persuaded: "It's better than not knowing the truth, now you can investigate the real murderer carefully." ”

The commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division made Zhao Cheng separate the crowd and walked over to Jia Cong and said, "Jia Gongzi, according to you, who is the murderer?" For a while, everyone looked at it.

Jia Cong shook his head: "I don't know, I don't have any clues." Could it be revenge? The pirates he defeated in his early years? ”

Shui Rong pondered: "The pirates are just some grass bandits, I'm afraid they don't have the ability to sneak into the Nan'an Palace." ”

Jia Cong thought about it again: "Whoever gets the benefit is the murderer." In addition, since he can poison the prince, it must be the people around him. In the past few days, everyone said that the prince died in an accident, and he must have thought that he was safe. Now that this matter has been turned upside down, eighty percent of those who panicked are murderers. ”

The water-dissolved jaw head: "It makes sense." ”

Jia Cong thought about it and shook his head: "No. They all relied on the prince, and the prince relied on the prince when he went, and the two of them were the big and small backers of this big family. Where would anyone bring down their backers? Not from the Nan'an Palace. ”

Huo Sheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted: "Concubine Liu!" ”

Everyone was stunned.

Jia Cong rolled his eyes: "Impossible, if there is no Huo Wangye, that crazy woman is not even a hair!" ”

The kid who followed Huo Sheng said loudly: "She has a new son!" The prince has no son and has been punished, and the throne is his son's! ”

The crowd was in a commotion of "Wow~~" again. Isn't it? Concubine Liu Shu has a new son, and she used this poisonous plan to kill the father and son of King Nan'an, so does the throne have to fall to her son? Just now, she held the coffin and didn't let the autopsy be conducted, wasn't she afraid that the matter would be revealed and the charges of the son would be cleared? The more everyone thought about it, the more right they became, and they couldn't stop nodding.

Zhao Cheng hurriedly handed over to Huo Sheng: "Shizi, I don't know if I can let the lower official talk to that Concubine Liu." ”

Huo Sheng broke up with his father's death, his mind immediately cleared up, and he said after thinking for a moment: "This matter is serious, she is a daughter, I can't call the shots, I have to ask my grandmother and concubine." ”

Zhao Cheng nodded repeatedly.

Huo Sheng bothered a few uncles and brothers from the side branches to take care of the guests on his behalf, and hurried to the back.

At this time, the princess and princess had already received the news, and knew what she had said, and they were looking at each other and weeping, scolding the thief for being insidious and vicious. Huo Sheng came over to speculate ahead, and both of them were shocked.

The concubine stood up, thought about it for a long time with a cane, and said: "You go out and tell Lord Zhao, just say that this matter is pure speculation, and it is inconvenient for the female dependents, let them find out what the poison is going on first, and if it really finds out what is going on with her, it will not be too late to hand it over to him for interrogation." Then quietly invite the little young master of the Jia family to sit in the study, and ask him if he has anything in mind. ”

The princess also said: "Yes, that child is extremely intelligent and noble-eyed, and this matter is thanks to his reminder, and I need to thank him." Huo Sheng answered, and went forward to pass on his grandmother's words. The concubine immediately got up: "Go and interrogate that slut!" ”

The princess hurriedly said: "Concubine, since the prince is persecuted, then Jia Baoyu Gongzi can be regarded as blocking a difficulty for Sheng'er, should Miss Jia withdraw people?" ”

The concubine was stunned. Although she knew that the princess was reasonable, Huo Xuan was directly killed by Jia Baoyu, but she was still uncomfortable. After a while, he said: "That's it, I wronged her." "Led people to Concubine Liu. The princess hurriedly ordered someone to evacuate the mother-in-law in Miss Jia's courtyard, and when everything was settled, she comforted her in person and did not mention it.

After Huo Sheng and Zhao Cheng finished talking, the twelve fathers who testified also got up to say goodbye, and Huo Sheng personally sent them out.

The people who watched the bustle outside waited for so long to see people come out, and they all made a commotion. The twelve fathers and elders immediately gathered around them, and listened to them shake their heads and talk about what was going on inside as if they were commenting - the prince of Nan'an really died of poisoning! The bones are brittle, and if you fall at will, you will die! Shizi and Jia Gongzi are both innocent! It turned out that a concubine in their house who had a son conspired to kill people! For a while, the street was full of people, and it was more lively than the New Year.

If there is such a big thing in someone's house, who will keep it? The guests who came to pay their respects also said goodbye. Huo Sheng sent a few more important guests, such as the prince of Beijing, to wait for him, and invited Jia Cong to the study to have a cup of tea.

Jia Cong was in a hurry, so he couldn't wait to sit down when he entered the door, and hurriedly asked, "Is my eldest sister okay?" ”

Huo Sheng was stunned: "...... Probably...... You okay. ”

"What does that mean? Don't you know? ”

Huo Sheng smiled bitterly: "I won't tell you, I've been living like a wandering soul these days, and I don't know anything at all." ”

The kid who followed him hurriedly said: "The concubine originally wanted to starve Miss Jia for a few days, but the princess sent her food and water every day. ”

Jia Cong stroked his chest: "The princess is a good person, and there will be good rewards in the future!" Nai Xiang Huo Sheng said with a straight face, "Shizi, I, Jia Cong, am a straight person, so I won't beat around the bush with you." Although I regret the death of the prince, it is really your family's business, Brother Baoyu is innocently implicated, and he also prevented a disaster for you. And if it weren't for me being so smart to guess what happened, the prince would only hate Jiuquan. Although I'm not doing it for you, but for Brother Baoyu, I've done your family a great favor, don't you deny it. ”

Where did Huo Sheng expect him to be so straightforward? After being stunned for a long time, he nodded and said, "How can I deny it." ”

Jia Cong said: "You owe me a favor? ”

Huo Sheng said without hesitation: "I owe you a favor." ”

Jia Cong immediately said: "My eldest sister is living in your house as if there is no such person, and now that the prince has also gone, I hope your mansion can let her out." ”

Huo Sheng was stunned again, and sighed after a while: "Baoyu also wants to take her out, do you look down on our family so much?" ”

Jia Cong pouted and said, "Lord Shizi! My sister has been in your house for almost two years! She's not too young, right? What will I do if I am uncertain about the future? Besides, you have one less mouth, but you can repay a big favor, how cheap. The two families will have to come and go back and forth in the future, so why bother to provoke everyone for such a trivial matter. ”

Huo Sheng had the heart to refute him, but he couldn't refute it, so he had to say: "It's not a big deal, but I have to ask my grandmother and mother." ”

Jia Cong glanced at him a few times and said, "Huo Shizi, you are still a prince here, and you will inherit the throne of the county king in a short time, I will call you 'Huo Wangye' in advance." A man, when he is broken, he will be broken, don't let the woman in the backyard lead the way. No matter how well your grandmother and mother know how to understand humanity and righteousness, they only live in the inner court. There are two heavens inside and outside the wall, you can't be like Brother Baoyu, otherwise the people outside will eat you every minute. ”

Huo Sheng closed his eyes, and said after a while: "Thank you for persuading." And he said, "My heart is in turmoil, and I don't know who my father has harmed." ”

Jia Cong said: "That crazy woman should ask." Where did a backyard woman go to get poison. Medicine goes. That thing didn't just come by scratch. Moreover, I heard that there are many women in Prince Huo's backyard, and none of the others have children? ”

Huo Sheng nodded.

Jia Cong said: "Just now she came out to make trouble for me to take a few looks, and she doesn't look good, why do you have to be favored?" She is the only one who has a son. Isn't it too much of a coincidence? ”

Huo Sheng was stunned.

"I just said that whoever gets the benefit is the murderer. The madwoman was able to benefit from it, but her actions today were not clever. Such a good set, is it really such a stupid woman who came up with it? It's weird. is still the same sentence, strange is different, and there is a hidden feeling. I can't keep it all right, and there is someone behind her. You might as well think about it, if something happens to your family, who else will benefit but the crazy woman. ”

Huo Sheng listened to his words, and at the same time remembered how Concubine Liu got a child. The year before last, during the Chinese New Year, some people said for no reason that his father was a rabbit master, and he designed his father to fall from the upstairs and break his leg, and he also got a filthy thing. All the concubines and concubines couldn't bear the stench of his father's body, and even his mother couldn't help it, but this Tongfang willow branch didn't mind, and it was very proper to serve wholeheartedly. Later, she won her father's favor, and now she has a son. Could it be that even this matter was designed by the enemy behind the scenes, just to let Liu Zhi win the favor of his father? After thinking about it for a while, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that the people behind me should not be underestimated.

Jia Cong sat with him for a while. At first, he was bent on getting Jia Baoyu out, and he used all his strength to flicker. Seeing Huo Sheng's weak appearance, he clearly knew that his Lao Tzu was killed by his own family, and he was a little weak-hearted, so he couldn't sit still and got up to say goodbye.

Huo Shengqiang sent him out of the door in good spirits, stood at the door and thought for a while, then turned to see his mother. When she arrived at the princess, she hesitated for a moment, and only said, "I hope your mansion can let her out."

The princess immediately responded. "Most of the women in this courtyard are ordinary concubines, all of them are young, why bother to let them guard them? I originally intended to let the concubines go out. Those concubines and Tongfang books have no name, so let them out. Those who have gained fame, since they have worked hard to earn fame, why should you raise them for your father for the rest of your life? ”

Huo Sheng often secretly listened to Yuan Chun playing the piano, and he was a little stunned when he heard the words, but this business was actually done, and it was just that.

For a while, he returned the matter to the concubine. The concubine frowned: "He wants us to let the Jia family go back?" ”

Huo Sheng said: "Yes." The Hengzhu Najia clan has never been favored by his father, and he has returned this favor. A few days ago, because of a misunderstanding, our two families were a little bad, and we could also take the opportunity to make up for it. ”

The concubine thought for a long time and said, "Is this his own idea or the idea of Rong Guofu?" ”

Huo Sheng said: "He went to Chang'an in the first month to congratulate an elder of their family on his birthday, because he got an urgent letter from Rongguo Mansion, and saw something strange from the letter, and he rushed back to the capital for eight days and went straight to our house, and he had never returned to his house before. It was his own idea. ”

The concubine nodded and said, "In that case, I will go to Rongguo Mansion tomorrow to visit the old lady, and this matter will be discussed again." ”

Huo Sheng was stunned: "Why do you discuss such a cheap thing?" This favor is not easy to repay. ”

The concubine waved her hand and said, "Your child's family is ignorant. Even if your father has never touched her, she is also your father's woman, and she will have to be buried when she dies in the future, and she can be released somewhere. ”

Huo Sheng had the heart to tell him that his mother wanted to let out all his father's ordinary concubines, but he swallowed the words again. He talked about Jia Cong's suspicions and his own speculation, and asked if the interrogation of Concubine Liu could have results.

The concubine listened to her grandson's words, and remembered that she had not found out who the person who framed Huo Xuan was the rabbit master after investigating for so long, and this time Huo Xuan was poisoned and willow branches were favored, and she couldn't help but stand up: "My son!" I'm afraid you're right! "For a long time, he said coldly, "The mouth of the little hoof is hard." Don't worry, she won't tell the truth, and she can't complain about me. You don't have to worry about it. He waved him away.

Huo Sheng knew that his grandmother must have many tricks that he hadn't used yet, and he was afraid that he didn't want him to get involved, so he withdrew.

Although the ancestors and grandchildren of the Huo family also wanted to find out the truth, because Huo Sheng was hoping that Concubine Liu Shu was the murderer so that he could completely clear himself and put the newborn younger brother in injustice, the concubine vaguely hoped that Concubine Liu Shu was the murderer so that she could get the little grandson alone, and there was a coincidence that she was favored because of Huo Xuan's broken leg that day, so no one thought that Concubine Liu Shu was innocent. The news of the strange poison in the prince's body has already spread throughout the palace. His women were congratulated by Huo Xuan for having a spring. Medicine, uneasy in my heart, have quietly not used up the spring. The medicine was cleaned.

Huo Sheng returned to his courtyard and walked around for a long time, and finally stomped his feet, picked up a pen and wrote a short message, calling someone to quietly send it to Rongguo Mansion. Jia Cong, the bear child of the Red Mansion

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