Detective in the Red Chamber

Especially for this gathering, it was chosen in Xichun's Nuanxiangwu, so Xing Xiuyan was unavoidable, if Yingchun and Xiangyun didn't think carefully, I'm afraid it would greatly embarrass her.

Thinking of this, Xue Baochai hurriedly quickened her pace, urging Cui Ling to rush to Nuanxiangwu.

When I arrived at Nuanxiangwu, I could hear laughter in the main room. Xue Baochai stepped lightly, went to the door and raised the curtain abruptly, pretending to be annoyed: "While I am not here, you have done a great job!"

All the girls, including Baoyu, were startled at first, and then when they saw that she had arrived, they all laughed and surrounded them.

Shi Xiangyun was the closest to her, grabbed her sluggish wrist, and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, now our family's big benefactor has arrived, so the donation has been settled!"

Then, he asked Aunt Xue how her condition was.

Hearing this, Xue Baochai knew that the fundraising had not yet started, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

He answered everyone's concerns one by one, and then found an excuse to call Jia Tanchun to a corner by himself, and asked under his breath, "Did sister Xing make any arrangements for this fundraising?"

Tanchun was pulled aside by her, originally he was a little baffled, but now when she heard that she was actually inquiring, he couldn't help laughing, quickly covered his mouth and said: "My sister is worrying for nothing this time, don't forget that the second elder brother of the Sun family is the most It's generous, since you live in his house, how can you return empty-handed?"

Speaking of this, he hurriedly reminded: "But sister Bao, please remember, don't mention the second brother of the Sun family in front of her."

Not waiting for Xue Baochai to ask questions, she bit her ear again, and said roughly that the Xing family's intention to marry was rejected by Jia Yingchun, but instead raised the matter of taking concubines.

Xue Baochai heard this, but couldn't help crying secretly.

She attaches so much importance to Xing Xiuyan, one reason is that she respects and loves her character of getting out of the mud, and the other reason is that she has fallen in love with her and plans to protect her cousin Xue Biao as a great matchmaker.

Now that there is such a thing on the stall, no matter how much Xue Biao likes Xing Xiuyan, it will hinder the Sun's family, so I'm afraid it's not easy to bring it up again.

The second elder brother of the Sun family is also the same. There are so many enchanting people in the family, and seeing that another level is about to be added, how come he is not satisfied and misses Xing Xiuyan again?

"Good sister!"

Just as she was complaining, someone shouted behind her: "Let's save your whispering until tomorrow, I can't wait to show my skills right now!"

But Baoyu was impatient and grabbed the brush in his hand, eager to get ahead.

Xue Baochai turned her head and was about to answer, when Lin Daiyu snatched the conversation and said with a sneer, "Yes, if Sister Bao delays any longer, how can someone have a chance to make a fool of herself?"

The sisters laughed in unison, and Baochai also took advantage of the opportunity to join in, stealing a sneak peek at Xing Xiuyan, seeing that her speech and behavior were the same as before, she felt more and more sorry for Xue Biao.

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Chapter 828 Fortune and Misfortune [Part [-]]

[I originally wanted to write two chapters about the girls in the Grand View Garden, but they were said to be too watery, so I just skipped it——Also, an update will be added tomorrow, and the princess will be online. 】

Prince's Mansion.

At the beginning of the morning, Dexiu, the prime minister of Zhan Shi's mansion, twitched those two iconic short legs, but he didn't know how many times he measured between the two stone lions.

Not to mention the white sweat on his forehead, even the buckskin boots were soaked through, and every time his ten toes fell, it was like sinking into the mud of a swamp.

But instead of stopping, he walked even more hastily.

Seeing that he was at the foot of the stone lion on the left again, Wang Dexiu stepped forward and twisted his body like a spinning top. Just as he was about to continue running towards the stone lion on the right, he suddenly saw many people rushing out of the mansion. It is the prince.

Wang Dexiu hurriedly made another sharp turn, rushed to the bottom of the steps in a few steps, wiped off the white sweat that had accumulated for a long time, and bowed against his shiny forehead: "Your Highness, why..."

The prince didn't have time to pay attention to him, he set up an awning to scan the street, and muttered: "Why isn't Sun Aiqing here?"

After a pause, he frowned again and said, "Supposedly he should have come yesterday!"

Although he knew that interjecting at this time would probably not yield any good results, but because of his duty, Wang Dexiu could only bite the bullet and persuade him: "Your Highness, you are the emperor, and there is absolutely no reason to greet your subjects at the door."

Except for special circumstances, it is already the crown prince's highest courtesy to a minister after being notified to go out to greet him, and there is absolutely no reason to wait outside the door all the time.

How could the prince not know these rules?

But since he heard the news yesterday, he has been looking forward to it, and now it seems that he is dying, how can he still hold his temper and stay in the living room?

Hearing these few words that didn't please his ears, the crown prince stared at him, intending to take revenge on Wang Dexiu, but seeing him sweating profusely and seeming to be more anxious than himself, the anger in his heart subsided a bit.

So he just flicked his sleeves and shouted: "Stupid! How can Sun Aiqing be compared with others!"

Having said that, he still reluctantly retreated behind the door—it was not in compliance with the rules to welcome him out, but it was okay to wait in the door opening.

But when the crown prince stood behind the door, the temperature rose by more than ten degrees in the door opening, and even the snow on the gate tower melted away, dripping down.

Naturally, this is not some kind of 'dragon energy' body protection, but because since the Long Gen case, the crown prince has hurt his roots in a double sense, most of all, he can't stand the wind and cold.

Therefore, in such a short time, the charcoal pots were lit one after another, and because they were afraid of blocking the way of the prince, they dared not put them on the ground at all.

So when Sun Shaozong finally arrived, all the delicate ladies were all red-eyed and haggard, as if they had just been trampled by someone.

Of course, the prince definitely doesn't have this function.

And his attention was not on these maids at all.

Seeing Sun Shaozong get out of the carriage, the prince immediately raised the python robe to welcome him out, staring straight at the gift in his hand, and said in a trembling voice: "This...these are the gifts Xu Ge wants to give to Gu?!"

No wonder he was so excited.

According to Sun Shaozong's plan before, after the grandson was allowed to appear at the birthday banquet, although the decline was slightly restored, most of the forces that the prince had painstakingly managed in the past two years still quietly dissipated.

Therefore, the prince only cheered up for a few days before falling into panic again.

At this time, I suddenly heard that Xu Furen took the initiative to show his favor, as if he had been injected with a booster. Last night, he was so excited that he didn't sleep all night, for fear that he would wake up from this beautiful dream as soon as he lay down.

Because everyone knows that Xu Furen will be of great use when he comes back this time!

The secondary capital is just a foreshadowing!

According to the physical condition of Chief Assistant He Tiren, it may not take three to five years before it will be Xu Furen's turn to take charge.

For such a powerful person to suddenly express his support for the prince is really better than thousands of troops!

Seeing the prince's frenzied appearance, Sun Shaozong became more and more determined that he must pour a few pots of cold water on him later to cool him down, lest this 'Adou' get hot and do something tricky again.

Thinking like this, he smiled and said: "Your Highness has been diligent in cultivating morality in the past two years, so he has received a lot of help—not to mention that Mr. Xu Ge was once the prince's junior tutor, and he and His Highness have a teacher-student friendship."

"Hahaha, well said, well said!"

The prince was overjoyed, took Sun Shaozong's wrist, rushed through the door excitedly, and ordered loudly: "Come on, put these gifts into the private treasury, there is no lonely order..."

"Your Highness."

Sun Shaozong hurriedly stopped him, and woke up in a low voice: "Instead of putting these gifts on the shelf, why not give them away, so that the monarch and ministers can enjoy themselves together?"

The prince frowned and pondered for a moment when he heard the words, and said reluctantly: "Forget it, I will divide half of it and give it to Aiqing and Zhao Duxian..."

"Your Highness."

Sun Shaozong stopped him again, and said helplessly: "What I mean is, why don't you distribute these gifts to Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Wu Tongzheng of the General Administration, and Zongzhengyuan..."

He named several names one after another, the prince was a little confused at first, but gradually he came back to it, and his eyes lit up with joy.

In the end, he couldn't help but punched Sun Shaozong's chest with his fist, rubbed his fingers with a grin, and praised: "Aiqing is worthy of being an orphan's wife, once this plan comes out, let's see how those old men who are trying to gain fame continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb! "

But it turned out that the few people Sun Shaozong pointed out had all served as the prince's lecturers in name, and they were also in important positions at the moment.

Now the crown prince is giving these people the gift from Xu Furen with great fanfare, no matter how reluctant they are in their hearts, they still have to show a few words on the spot.

but……

If you know this in your heart, how can you shout it out in public?Also known as 'an old man who sells his name'?

Sun Shaozong helplessly reminded: "His Royal Highness be careful!"

Only then did the prince wake up, he squinted his eyes, and looked at the surrounding maids murderously, obviously intending to kill someone to silence them.

"Your Highness."

Sun Shaozong had no choice but to persuade him further: "The more this is the case, the more we must be cautious in our words and deeds—Your Highness, do you think we..."

As he spoke, he pointed to the living room not far away.

The prince came to a sudden realization, and hurriedly invited Sun Shaozong into the living room to divide the guests and hosts to sit, but after the maid served the tea, he became a little listless.

Obviously the excitement was over, and I couldn't help feeling tired.

Because he felt that Sun Shaozong was not an outsider, the prince simply slumped on the chair, grinning without image and said: "At first, I was only a lonely prince, but I have been working less and less every day. I never thought that I would suddenly receive such strong support. It is really a blessing from God." and also!"

Seeing his posture just after smoking the opium, Sun Shaozong felt that the heat was almost ready, so he looked serious, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I don't know if I should say something."

The prince waved his hand: "I love you, but it's okay to say it."

"Your Highness, do you know the truth of 'disasters come with blessings, and blessings come with misfortunes'?"

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Chapter 829 Two Concubines【Continued】

[Originally, it should be called the second chapter of Fukuoka, but it really doesn't fit the scene. Let's use the title of Fukuai in the next chapter. 】

The mercury mirrors on the dressing table were piled up, and the princess's black hair was pulled up high, Zou Qingyun, the female official of the Eastern Palace, reached out and fiddled with the dressing box a few times, and three plain white fingers picked up a hairpin, He gestured on the cloud-like bun.

"Change one."

The crown princess shook her head: "This one is a bit gaudy."

"Miss."

Zou Qingyun lowered her body, squeezed half of her face into the mirror, and said with a giggle: "It's fine in the past, but today you look good, even the most beautiful hairpin can hold you back!"

I saw the two faces in the mirror, although they were both fair and delicate, but even if they didn't distinguish carefully, the Crown Princess was clearly superior.

She was originally born extremely upright, with every frown and smile showing grace and grandeur, but it also covered up the charm that a young woman should have.

But today's face reflected in the mirror, cheeks flushed without makeup, eyes full of affection without eyebrows, and for no reason more than a little lazy and charming.

This kind of sentimental and charming, and the original grace and demeanor, should be in the same situation, but the scene reflected in the mirror at this time can't help but remind people of Liu Yuxi's "Appreciating Peony":

In front of the court, the peony demon is incompetent, and the Chishang Fuyu is pure.

Only the true national color of peony can move the capital when the flowers bloom.

Hearing Zou Qingyun's tsk-tsk admiration, the eyes of the princess concubine, who looked like she had cut water, turned to the bed intentionally or unintentionally, and for some reason, her cheeks became even more blush.

But in an instant, a hint of loneliness appeared on her face again, and she stretched out her hand to push aside the golden bead, emerald jade, phoenix and phoenix hairpin, and said calmly: "Let's replace it with the usual ones."

After a pause, he couldn't help but add another sentence: "The left and right are not for anyone to see."

With just this one sentence, even Zou Qingyun became sad, and silently changed into a plain and clean face, decorating that cloudy blue silk.

The concubine put a little powder on the mirror again, to cover up the extra blush, looked around properly, and was about to go out for dinner with Zou Qingyun, but she was halfway up, and suddenly froze again.

Looking at the head of the bed again, the princess suddenly ordered: "I want to be quiet for a while, you should go out first."

Although Zou Qingyun was a little strange, she still obediently exited the bedroom, and took advantage of the opportunity to close the door again.

The princess sat in front of the dressing table for a while, then quietly locked the door, and quickly walked to the bed of Jinsinanmu Babu.

I saw her groping under the mattress, and in her hand was a black and purple bottoming, lace hollow, and adorned with fine jade pieces.

As if being stabbed by the luster on the jade piece, the Crown Princess subconsciously turned her gaze away, her eyes filled with shame.

Yesterday when I heard that Sun Shaozong wanted to visit Xu Ge to pass on the present, the Crown Princess tossed and turned a lot.

At the beginning, I naturally thought about the general situation of the imperial court, but in the dead of night when people were lonely and cold, for some reason, the loneliness that had been accumulated for a long time came to my mind again.

In the end, confused, I dug out this long-lost thing from the bottom of the box, and vented my fear, excitement, depression, and wanton.

If it weren't for this, she wouldn't wake up an hour later than usual, and she wouldn't show such a lazy and charming attitude.

It was also because she got up late that she didn't have time to put the object back to its original place, so she had to hide it under the mattress temporarily—fortunately, in this early winter season, the mattress was already extremely thick, so she wasn't afraid of showing signs of it.

But the Crown Princess felt uneasy after all, that's why she screened Zou Qingyun back, so as to seize the opportunity to repress the 'inner demon' at the bottom of the cabinet.

It's just that she emptied the cabinet with great difficulty, and when she wanted to put the object at the bottom of the box, she felt a little damp inexplicably from her fingertips.

The movements of the crown prince's hands froze, and then her cheeks flushed red like blood, and it was difficult to hide even the makeup that was applied.

It was so embarrassing and dazed for a long time.

The princess finally regained her composure, sighed helplessly, took out a small silver-backed scissors from the dustpan containing the needlework, and pointed it at the object for a good gesture.

Even if this shameful thing can be washed quietly, how dare you take it out to dry?

It can only be said that it has to be cut into pieces together with the delusions in the heart, and then burned, so as to avoid having unwanted thoughts in the future.

It can be said so, the scissors gestured back and forth, but it was too late to fall.

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