Chapter Thirty-Two
Next door to Princess He's mansion is Princess Gulun's mansion. When he received the news that Liu Tongxun had arrested Heshen in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, He Jing was taking dinner. When he heard the news, he was so angry that she overturned the table and scared the eunuchs and maids who served him knelt on the ground. Fortunately, he was lustful, Butenbalejul and Elezette were not there, otherwise he would have seen some clues.
He Jing couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. He hated Heshen for being brave, arrogant and ignorant, causing such a big mess, and angered Qianlong with ruthlessness. Heshen made so many contributions to him, but at this moment he was merciless. He hurriedly returned to his embroidery building and kept it in there to think about it.
When Tang'er arrived, she did not let the servants communicate, so until she went to the embroidery building, He Jing didn't know that she was coming.
Under the guidance of Hejing's confidant maid, Tang'er came to Hejing's door and looked at Hejing's face with the bright candlelight. Seeing her face turned pale and her eyebrows were standing up, she knew that she had come right. If she didn't come, Hejing would be in a rage, and would not know how much trouble would be caused.
He held the door and was silent for a while, sighed lightly, walked into the room slowly, grabbed a piece of clothing and put it on Hejing, and said softly: "You don't have to worry too much. Shanbao has a good reputation among the people. Although a small number of people interfere, the people's will will definitely turn the risk into safety."
At this moment, Hejing had recovered from the surprise of suddenly seeing Tang'er, and was full of sorrow. He just smiled bitterly when he heard this, and pulled Tang'er to sit beside him, and said, "Auntie, don't comfort me, you come to find me, maybe you are uneasy! Liu Tongxun personally took action, but this time the Emperor Ama hated Heshen very much... He went out of Beijing privately and killed Russians privately. It was enough to chop his head. And it was said that he confessed, so I wanted to help him, and I didn't know where to help him." He said, "You came just right. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the palace to ask the Lord of Buddha together. If it really doesn't work, I will go to the Emperor Ama. You can't watch Heshen so much..."
"Crazy," Tang'er sighed and patted He Jingfengrun's shoulders, "I knew that you really wanted to do this, but it would kill Shanbao's life!"
"Why?" He Jing looked at Tang'er in confusion. Although she knew that Tang'er was smart, she was not stupid. At this moment, she couldn't understand what Tang'er meant.
"What's wrong with this... The fifth prince has already pleaded for Heshen, and my master has advised his master. Even the concubine Qing side would not be able to see him. Now that you go to the palace to plead for Heshen again, what would the master think?"
"Everyone pleads for Heshen, the emperor will definitely think that Heshen has a good reputation. Maybe it depends on everyone's face. Just let him go this time, right?" He Jing said hesitantly.
"At the beginning of the year, you and Heshen were still having a big deal because of Feng Wenwen's affairs. How do you enter the palace to plead for him? What are you going to say about the matters of you? If you don't say anything, what position do you stand on? Just because Heshen earned money for everyone? What will your master think of you? What will your master think of you? Heshen will definitely think: Heshen is not old and has a very high-quality skill. He offended Hejing so much. In less than a year, he can actually make her plead for herself... To be very disrespectful, why did the Fifth Prince pretend to be crazy and stupid for so many years? Why did Liu Tongxun not give anyone any face and be willing to be an isolated minister? Even your uncle is always respectful and courteous, and never be arrogant because of favor? Think about it, Zhao Kuangyin released his military power with a cup of wine. Do you think he is really just a petty person?"
He Jing is not a fool. When Tang'er said this, he was shocked and even more thought: Who can guarantee that the reason why Emperor Ahma was furious this time was that he was not a taboo to Heshen? After all, he is a baby of less than seventeen, and now he is a big job and is more capable. If he changes to any emperor, he may be afraid. Thinking of this, she hurriedly asked Tang'er: "What my aunt said is some truth. According to you, how should we help Heshen?"
"It's simple," Tang'er had already thought about it carefully, and said slowly: "You have been very close to the master in Jingren Palace. Even this year, you have not been alienated, right?"
"Well," Hejing nodded, and explained in a hurry as if she was caught in a shortcoming position: "I also know that she regards Heshen as a thorn in her eyes, and she started to share the same hatred of the enemy. Since... I have been thinking about what methods she has to deal with Heshen, and it would be better to prepare for the response in advance, so..."
"I know, no one blames you... I mean, you will enter the palace tomorrow, don't go to see your master first, go to Jingren Palace first, find a way to reach an alliance with Wei Jiazhuer on this matter, and then go to see your master again. If you don't say anything else, just mention the incident of Heshen beating Elezette, and be sure to ask the master to severely punish Heshen... The bigger the momentum, the better, and make Wei Jiazhuer believe that you really want to kill Heshen. The Russians are getting closer to the Wei Jia family. If you want to motivate her and encourage the Russians to make trouble, the tougher the better. At the same time, tell your people under your command, let them report to Heshen, and don't talk about other things, just make a fuss about Heshen killing the Russians!"
The more He Jing heard it, the more frightened he became. In the end, the color of the flower face changed. He exclaimed in surprise, looked at Tang'er in disbelief, and said timidly: "Auntie, is Heshen your adopted son? Are you adding fuel to the fire, afraid that he will not die fast enough?"
Tang'er smiled, touched He Jing's little face, and leaned against her ear and whispered: "If you don't want to use Mr. Ke, just listen to me. This is called putting it to death," he smiled and said with a solemn expression: "You know your master's temper more than me. If many people force him to kill Heshen, what would he think?"
Hejing suddenly realized, but hesitated and asked: "I understand what my aunt meant. But in this way, Heshen would not hate me to death. I..." She was really worried that if she really did this, Heshen would still care about her again. Thinking about it from now on, she felt a sense of ignorance and emptiness in her heart, as if the thing she loved had been taken away by someone.
"Silly girl, aren't you?" Tang'er burst out laughing, "You are so worried that you will be confused. If I testify to you, are you afraid that he will not believe you? Put your heart in your stomach and do what I said with confidence. You will be guaranteed to be a lively Heshen... I'm just sorry for your husband. If he knows, he will not scold me to death in his heart?"
"He dared?" He Jing looked up eloquently, "I'm not allowed to look for flowers outside and ask Liu Zui for dreams and death..." Speaking of this, even though He Jing was cheerful, he couldn't speak. A blush appeared on his face, and under the candlelight, it looked particularly attractive.
The next day was the Little New Year. There is an old saying that "Twenty-three, the sugar melon sticks, the Kitchen God wants to go to heaven." Every household is busy offering sacrifices to the kitchen, and the palace is no exception. Each palace has a kitchenette. The eunuchs and palace maids are busy preparing for the evening delivery of the stove under the command of the noble masters of each palace.
Legend has it that the Kitchen God is the "Nine Heavens Dong Chusi Ming Kitchen God Mansion Lord" conferred by the Jade Emperor. It is responsible for managing the stoves of various families in the world and is highly respected as the guardian god of the family. The wealthy people among the people will offer the statue of the Kitchen God on the north or east of the kitchen. Poor families will also ask a statue of the god directly on the wall.
Since the Kitchen God was invited back on New Year's Eve last year, he has been staying at home to protect and supervise the family. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, he will ascend to heaven to report the good or evil deeds of the family to the Jade Emperor in the sky. Then, according to the Kitchen God's report, the Jade Emperor handed over the fate of the good and bad fortune that the family should get in the new year to the Kitchen God's hands. Therefore, for the family, the Kitchen God's report is really a great deal.
Wei Jia entered the palace in the fourth year of Qianlong. He had a small promise to the imperial concubine who now governed the affairs of the six palaces. Although she did not have the name of the queen, she was actually no different from the queen. The hard work in the middle was naturally not worthy of being a foreigner. Others saw how glorious the woman who was the emperor was, but they did not see the strange waves in it. That was a mistake and was crushed to pieces. In such an environment, if she said that she had no blood on her hands, she would find it ridiculous not to say that outsiders didn't believe it.
Of course, I have done a lot of things wrong, so Wei Jia attaches great importance to the day of sending the kitchen prince today. In addition to the time I spent in the morning and Hejing, most of the time I spent in the kitchen of Jingren Palace, directing the eunuchs and palace maids to wipe them everywhere. I also made a lot of rice cakes and desserts. I was busy until almost noon and felt a little tired. I went back to the East Warehouse where I lived to rest.
I just drank a bowl of rock sugar, twig ear bird's nest porridge, lay on the mahogany lounge chair and closed my eyes and rested for a while. Then I heard Chunxi's voice coming from outside the door. I quickly opened my watery eyes and looked at the door. Sure enough, I saw Chunxi's face full of joy and hurried in from outside the door.
"How is it? Has He Jing really gone to find Master Long live?"
"I'm really gone. I heard from the eunuch who served in the Yangxin Hall with my own ears," Chunxi walked to Wei Jia's side a few steps, took a walk and sat down. While gently kneading Wei Jia's plump, strong and elastic thighs, she said happily: "Not only that, I also heard from the eunuch who served in the Military Affairs Office. Princess Hejing has submitted many comments to Heshen... It seems that Princess Hejing didn't lie this morning, and this time, she really wanted to knock Heshen out of dust."
"No," Wei Jiashi frowned, and there was no happy smile on her face. She pondered for a moment and said, "Heshen was selling immortal ointment in the south, including Hejing's 10% of the shares, and she could get at least 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver every month. Where did she find such a good money tree? How could it be...?"
"It is difficult to find a toad with three legs, and there are not many people with two legs. It is a business that makes money, and it can be done by giving it to the slave... Let the slave say, "Master, you don't have to be suspicious. Don't forget that Heshen used to deal with Elezhet once, and he didn't take Princess Gulun's face seriously. If the fifth prince hadn't personally taken action, Princess Hejing wouldn't have let it go. Even so, wasn't the matter in Tanzhe Temple planned by Princess Hejing? But the slave had never guessed it, why was it gone in the end? The people on both sides kept their mouths tight, and the slave thought about all kinds of methods, and he would have almost caught a severe torture and forced a confession."
"The Emperor of Wansui has revealed a few words about this matter, and the words are vague. The general meaning is that Princess Hejing does not want to be investigated, and Fu Heng is not going to be investigated for the charge of killing the ministers alone. It is considered a confusing past. However, Heshen's boy is very happy and quite liked. I suspect that there is some abnormal relationship between him and Hejing. After all, Hejing is at the age of a wolf and a tiger, and it is said that in the matter of Sebutenbalejul..."
"Impossible? Princess Hejing is old enough to be Heshen's mother, Elezette is older than Heshen..." Chunxi said hesitantly, suddenly thinking of Heshen's maid Chunmei, and Tang'er and Concubine Qing, he couldn't continue to say anything. After a while, he suddenly smiled: "Saying everything else is fake. This time Princess Hejing didn't leave any politeness to Heshen. She got close to Heshen this year, maybe she was numbing Heshen? This time she got the opportunity, so she took action without hesitation - Heshen was unreasonable. Even if the fifth prince and Fu Heng Zhongtang supported him, she would have no choice but to deal with Princess Hejing."
"Maybe!" Wei Jia always felt something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't figure it out, so she shook her head and stopped thinking about it. She told Chunxi: "Since He Jing really took action, let's not hide it. Go back and go to the Siyiguan to find Anthony and Andre, tell them what we do here, and let them take action too... Long Sui Ye has always been unwilling to offend these Russians. If they take action again,
If that's the case, I guess even if I want to leave some room for Heshen, I will have nothing to say. After all, we are fighting with Myanmar now. The case is afraid that the Russians will send troops. In order to calm their anger, even if they are unwilling, they have to bear the pain of giving up and killing Heshen to calm the anger of the Russians... Three-pronged approach, I don't believe it, and this time I can't take his life... Tell the Russians that as long as they help me do this, the telegram matter is easy to talk about, go!"
Since Heshen was directly arrested by Liu Tongxun at Chongwen's door and was locked up in a separate and closed space. Apart from three meals, he had never seen outsiders, and even Liu Tongxun had never shown up. Even he had been mentally prepared, he was a little unsure of Qianlong's thoughts, both afraid that Wu Mi and the others would be anxious, and they were afraid that they would backfire. Qianlong really hated himself. He said that he had eaten coptis chinensis and had no intention of eating. He had not had enough water and rice for a day and night, and he had been looking forward to getting news from outside.
The place where he was detained was quite clean and tidy. The stone tables, stone benches and stone beds were all fixed in place, probably to prevent the prisoners from doing other things. The stone bed was covered with thick hay, and the room was not airtight. It was not very cold to lie on it.
Just as he was sitting in meditation, a jailer outside the door knocked on the iron railing with the handle of the knife and said, "It's time to eat." As he spoke, a bowl filled with rice was passed through the gaps of the iron railing.
Chapter completed!