After a while, the fourth prince came back and saw that Jia Lian and the others were not leaving. He immediately ran over and smiled at Jia Lian: "Jia Lian, right? Haha, the way you beat up Prince Duan, that idiot, was so satisfying.

Seeing that you made me feel bad, as long as you fight me again and beat me, I won’t care about what you did to me before. "

Only then did Jia Lian have the opportunity to ask: "I have always had a question. Today is the first time I see His Highness the Fourth. Why does His Highness say I have harmed you?"

When the fourth prince heard this, he snorted coldly, "It's not the snarky words you said that made my father know about it, so my father used it to teach me a lesson, saying that a dandy knows what is The righteousness of the family and the country, as a prince, but all day long I just...forget it, I won't tell you anymore, in short, you have done me a lot of harm, you know!"

When Zhang Su heard this, , hurriedly said: "But the policy paper that His Highness the Fourth Highness asked me to write two months ago, the words 'Gou Lig's family life and death are based on', was actually written by Liandi?"

The fourth prince nodded. His head seemed to be a little sad and angry: "I have clearly memorized the article very proficiently, and I have carefully memorized the points you told me, but my father still saw at a glance that I had borrowed someone else's help, and asked me to go to Nannan Study Room. I knelt all afternoon, and my knees almost fell off.

Later, Manager Dai told me that an official in the south had sent a memorandum to my father, which mentioned this sentence... …Needless to say anything else, anyway, I remember that it was a man named Jia Lian who harmed me, so my general was..."

Speaking of the general, the fourth prince looked at Jia Lian After a quick glance, he didn't say anything further.

Zhang Su then looked at Jia Lian, a little unbelievable that Jia Lian could actually say such a thing, don’t tell him it was wrong...

Jia Lian was not in the mood either. No matter what they thought, he had already associated the whole story based on the fourth prince's words.

Obviously, that sentence was what he said when he confronted the salt merchants in Yangzhou, but the emperor found out about it. It was probably Lin Linruhai who helped him make a name for himself in front of the saint.

However, Lin Ruhai did not tell him that he had not known anything about him for two months after returning to Beijing...

By the way, it seemed that in the emperor's mouth, he was defined as A "dandy kid", could it be that the emperor had sent someone to get to know him and learned that his reputation was not good, so there was no follow-up?

If the fourth prince hadn’t been so petty and held him in a grudge, he might not even have known about it.

"Hey, do you agree to fight me, or do you have no strength? Then I can let you have a rest." The fourth prince was a little dissatisfied when he saw Jia Lian standing still.

Jia Lian came back to his senses, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness has a destiny, I dare not disobey it."

It was just right to play with the fourth prince. Although Prince Duan may not necessarily retaliate against him, he has always adhered to the style of sailing with caution... He didn't dare to add anything to the wine he bought for Jia She.

On the stage, the fourth prince suddenly hesitated and discussed: "Well, if I can't beat you, you can hit me more gently, but don't hit me like you did Wei Xian. ."

Jia Lian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Your Highness, the fourth prince, is joking, please."

The fourth prince then laughed, put on a posture, and happily He rushed towards Jia Lian.

……

At Prince Duan’s Mansion, Prince Duan heard that his son had been beaten and hurried back home.

As soon as I entered the mansion, I heard a report from the chief minister: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's personal entourage just led a group of palace guards out, and they have not come back yet..."
< br /> When King Duan heard this, he immediately knew what he meant. He looked gloomy and scolded Chang Shi and others: "What do you do? He is young and doesn't care about the importance. Don't you know?"

Although King Duan still doesn't know the specific reason why his son was beaten, he knows without thinking that the person who dared to beat his son must have a high status. Otherwise, with his son's temper, revenge would be avenged on the spot.

The need to retaliate afterwards shows that the identity of the other party is not ordinary.

Those slaves know what is serious. If someone is killed, it will be difficult to handle. By then, what is reasonable will become unreasonable.

Chang Shi said: "Xiaoguan also tried to persuade him, but the prince persisted, and Xiaguan and others couldn't stop him. Moreover, the prince was really beaten badly, and he was so cruel. "

King Duan's expression changed again, but he still said: "Go and find him quickly, if you cause trouble, I will ask you for questions."

After saying that, I wanted to go in quickly to see how my son was beaten.

But he saw the butler rushing towards him, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Qiu from the palace has come to deliver your Majesty's instructions and summons the prince to enter the palace immediately."

King Duan frowned and thought. Thinking about it, he turned around and went to the palace.

At the same time, Jia Lian and others also received a summons from the palace:

"Xuan, Jia Lian, the fourth son of the emperor and the son of the first-class Shenwei general, came to the palace to see him."

As soon as the fourth prince heard the emperor’s summons, cold sweat mixed with hot sweat after strenuous exercise flowed together, making his whole body tremble.

Although Jia Lian was worried about other things, he still couldn't help but want to laugh when he saw this..

How can you compete with Jia Baoyu, who is so arrogant and domineering in front of outsiders, but when you meet your own father, you are as scared as a trembling little quail? So he comforted him and said: "Your Highness, don't worry. Today's matter has nothing to do with Your Highness. If Your Majesty asks you to question me, I will plead guilty on my own and help Your Highness explain it clearly in front of Your Majesty. I guarantee that Your Highness will not be implicated."

When the fourth prince heard this, he did not breathe a sigh of relief. Instead, he said: "You don't know my father. He scolds me even if he doesn't do anything. What's more... well, you don't understand even if I tell you. That's all. , let’s leave quickly. If we are late, I don’t know how you will scold me.”

So, the fourth prince and Jia Lian, escorted by the imperial guards, entered the layers of guards, which were heavily guarded. of the royal palace.

"Your Majesty is summoning Prince Duan, asking His Royal Highnesses and Jia Tongzhi to kneel and wait."

After passing Linjing Gate, outside the South Study, Dai Quan looked serious. Come out and deliver the emperor's orders.

The fourth prince knelt down outside the door without saying a word. Jia Lian naturally did not dare to be an exception and knelt down too.

Dai Quan glanced at Jia Lian and was amazed.

As the top sect of the Jia family, they often had "correspondence" with him, the internal minister of the Daming Palace.

He also recognized Jia Lian, but only because Jia Lian had visited his house before and paid him filial piety.

Unexpectedly, this ordinary disciple of the Xun family actually did something big today. He beat up the dignified Crown Prince Duan. I heard that he beat him badly.

If he hadn’t acted recklessly, there might have been a character in the Jia family.

So he smiled at Jia Lian and turned back to the south study.

As a minister, it was difficult for him to talk to Jia Lian at this time, but a smile was enough to express a lot of things.

This is the advantage of Xunmen fawning over him...

After kneeling for a while, a middle-aged man with a big belly and a python robe and a jade belt walked out from the south study room. .

When he saw Jia Lian, they didn't have any extraneous expressions. They just gave a slight salute to the fourth prince and strode away.

"Xuan Jia Lian comes to see you."

The eunuch's call came from the door, and Jia Lian couldn't help but secretly take a deep breath.

Sure enough, this is the coercion brought by feudal imperial power. Even though he has the memory of two lives, he usually has a very high psychological advantage when facing other people, but this is the first time he personally feels the majesty of this supreme being in the world. , still somewhat uneasy.

Suppressing his uneasiness and restlessness, Jia Lian stood up and walked along the sunFollowing the supervisor's guidance, he slowly stepped in.

The South Study Room is where the emperor handles government affairs and summons ministers on a daily basis. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the center of power of the country.

The architectural layout inside is not very gorgeous, but mainly cold. The gold bricks spread all over the floor have a cold and shiny surface. In the projection, even the carved dragon patterns on the huge beams can be traced.

After walking about twenty steps and arriving at a relatively spacious and bright place, the eunuch stopped.

Jia Lian did not dare to look around. Recalling the etiquette he had learned from childhood, he knelt down in the direction of the dragon table in front of him and said: "Jia Lian, a humble minister, comes to greet your majesty."

She didn’t ask him to get up, but Jia Lian, who was lying down, knew that the emperor was sizing him up.

“Raise your head.”

Hearing this cold and emotionless voice, Jia Lian thought to himself, he didn’t know that the concubine whom the emperor invited to the palace for the first time was. Isn't it the same beginning...

Deliberately thinking this way to relieve some psychological pressure on himself, Jia Lian responded with a yes and slowly raised his head.

Directly to the north of the solemn study room, there is a dragon table covered with bright yellow silk. Behind the dragon table, sitting upright is a majestic man in his late fifties.

I can only see his thick eyebrows and narrow eyes, his mouth and nose are like hooks, and his temperament is cold.

This is the supreme emperor in the world, Emperor Ningkang.

Not daring to look further, Jia Lian lowered his head slightly.

"Jia Lian, the grandson of the second generation Rongguo Gong, is eighteen years old. He doesn't like studying or being an official. He only likes eating, drinking and watching movies. He spends all day doing nothing."

A voice that sounded like a statement, but also like a question, sounded in the quiet study room. " I also have an introduction about you, please listen to it:

My nephew, although young, is mature in mind, good in character, observant of etiquette and filial piety, and knows the kindness and righteousness of the king. When the imperial court employs people, if they can be simplified, it may be of benefit to the country."

As soon as Jia Lian heard the emperor's words, he immediately knew that something was wrong.

Lin Ruhai knew very little about his past affairs, and her recommendation to him was very good.

However, the emperor is in the capital, and he can know what the world thinks of him by just sending someone to inquire.

With such a mismatch between the two, one can imagine the serious doubts in the emperor's heart.

Everything else is easy to say, except in case the emperorThe emperor suspected that he was a person with different appearances, so his career in this life could be said to be over.

It turns out that being too good in front of Lin Ruhai is not a good thing!

　What should I do now...