The Founding of the Red Chamber

Xie Guogong regrets the sister's persuasion, and Lin Gong's mansion welcomes Chu Miaoyan

Xie Guogong is a powerful person, this is recognized by everyone, otherwise the Queen Mother Lin would not be able to choose Xie's daughter as the queen in a critical moment.

Now, Empress Xie's direct son is about to be established in the East Palace. As the empress's natal family and the prince's natal family, the Xie family's status is so noble that it will naturally rise to a higher level.Although Xie Guogong did not expect to push the direct prince to the throne so early, but since it has become a fact and it is a great joy, Xie Guogong is also very happy in his heart.

Xie Guogong even felt that although his son was not very talented, he was not a dude after all, mediocrity also had its benefits; his daughter became a queen and gave birth to a prince, and it was enough for him to live to Xie Guogong's level.Even Xie Guogong often thought in his heart that people should be content and cherish blessings.

However, until today, Xie Guogong has a deeper understanding that life is perfect, but there will always be some bad things.

What upset Xie Guogong was not at home, but in the palace.

And the person who upset Xie Guogong was none other than his queen's daughter.

When his daughter was at home, Xie Guogong felt that his daughter was not bad, her appearance and temperament were considered to be above average, and coupled with the family background of Xie Guogong's mansion, she was a top-notch lady.Therefore, when Empress Dowager Lin wanted Xie Guogong's mansion to be a queen, Xie Guogong pushed her daughter up.

That year, Empress Dowager Lin revealed this letter, and the whole family was full of joy, but Xie Guogong’s younger sister, Princess Xiangyang, once persuaded her elder brother, “The temperament of a big girl is nothing more than being the mistress of the family. What a big mistake. Besides, there is her natal family backing her. When I first became a princess, it was extremely difficult, but I just didn’t tell my elder brother. The princess is already like this, and the queen is the master of the six palaces. One can imagine the hardships. "The concubine Xiangyang still has some meaning behind her words, but Xie Guogong knows that if this queen does well, it will be a blessing to the family, and if she does not well, it will be a disaster to the whole family.

However, at that time, the Phoenix Seal of the Six Palaces was in front of him, how could Mrs. Xie Guogong still look up to other young children.

Even Xie Guogong, although he is already the respect of the Duke of the country, it is not that he does not want to go further.However, the sister's words still entered Xie Guogong's heart. Xie Guogong personally entered the palace and had a secret talk with Empress Dowager Lin. Lin Dowager assured Xie Guogong that the eldest son of the emperor would definitely come from Empress Xie's belly.

With such a temptation in front of him, even though the pie was not easy to eat, Xie Guogong still swallowed it contentedly.

Now, not only the eldest prince was born in the womb of Empress Xie, but the grand ceremony for the establishment of the crown prince is just around the corner, but Xie Guogong feels tired from the bottom of his heart.

Just yesterday, Emperor Zhaode moved Zhen's family out of the Leng Palace on the grounds that Mrs. Zhen was pregnant in Lenggong for the sake of his heirs, and personally asked Queen Mother Lin to place Mrs. Zhen in the side hall of the Palace of Mercy.Empress Dowager Lin refused at first, but Emperor Zhaode begged again and again, and Empress Dowager Lin agreed.

Every time he thought of coming here, Xie Guogong tossed and turned, unable to sleep all night.

During the Qianqiu Festival, Empress Dowager Lin pointed out the flesh and blood in Zhen's belly. It was ridiculous that Zhen's collusion with the Rong family, but in the end it was Empress Dowager Lin who kept her.

This woman!

Xie Guogong still remembered more than [-] years ago, when the late emperor was still around, Xie Guogong was not the king of the state, but the bodyguard of the late emperor.He remembered that when the first emperor went out of the palace in micro-clothes, he met Empress Dowager Lin who was playing in his own village. At that time, Empress Dowager Lin was not yet married, but she was already amazingly beautiful.The first emperor fell in love with her at first sight, and was willing to take the position of noble concubine to welcome Lin's daughter into the palace to accompany the holy driver.Contrary to the emperor's expectation, the Lin family was not willing, and the Lin daughter told the late emperor firmly: I would rather be the poor man's wife than the emperor's concubine.Never enter the palace unless paid by the posthumous position.

The first emperor finally rewarded him with the posthumous position that had been vacant for 20 years.

This woman, as soon as she entered the palace, made the six palaces pale.

When the first emperor was alive, he once said with a smile to his close ministers, "I will know the three tastes when I am not confused."

After the late emperor left, even if Emperor Zhaode was not her own son, this woman lived like a fish in water.

What an amazing woman.

With a few words, she caused the Rong family to fall out of favor with Emperor Zhaode, concubine Zhen entered the cold palace, and Emperor Zhaode personally established the East Palace.

This is such a smart woman, she will never do anything wrong, she even knows the flesh and blood of Zhen's belly, she put Zhen's into limbo, but spared her life.

Compared with Queen Mother Lin's free and easy methods, Xie Guogong thinks about his rampant daughter who has no strategy. If God gives him another chance to choose, he will never let Queen Xie enter the palace as the queen.

What a great opportunity, the Zhen family was thrown into the cold palace, Concubine Rong fell out of favor, and Empress Dowager Lin was still feared by Emperor Zhaode. If Empress Xie was smart, she should find some beautiful court ladies to please Emperor Zhaode.Men love the new and dislike the old, as long as they have a new love, what will happen to the Zhen family even if they give birth to a child?As long as the Rong family is not given a chance, it will be difficult for the Rong family to regain their favor in a short period of time.

Then, Empress Xie can take advantage of the crown prince's canonization opportunity to gather the power of the harem.

But what did this idiot do?

Empress Xie wholeheartedly hoped that Emperor Zhaode would regain her favor.

Empress Xie even looked forward to being favored by Empress Dowager Lin and Emperor Yu Xian.

It's not that Xie Guogong destroys his family's prestige and builds up the ambition of others, it doesn't mean that Empress Xie is far from the beauty of Queen Mother Lin back then, even if she has all the means of Queen Mother Lin, she won't be in the current embarrassment——The Rong family regains favor, Zhen's Instead, he went to Queen Mother Lin.

pet?

What else is there to love?

As long as Emperor Zhaode still cared about Empress Xie, he would not have moved the Zhen family out of the Leng Palace to the side hall of the Mercy Palace at this time, and would not have made Rong Songhuai the ceremonial officer for the grand ceremony of the crown prince's appointment!

Empress Xie still felt that she was wronged, and cried with her mother that the death of the little princess born by the Zhen family had nothing to do with the illness of the second prince.

When Xie Guogong heard what his old wife said about Queen Xie, he immediately smashed the colorful cup in his hand!Where is the palace?Whether it was done by Queen Xie is not the point at all.The point is, Emperor Zhaode believed that it was the Xie family who did it!

Otherwise, Emperor Zhaode would not promote the Zhen family and the Rong family again.

Years of painstaking efforts and a good situation were wasted because of Empress Xie's stupidity.

Xie's family wandered around, arousing the emperor's suspicion.

The Rong family had its ups and downs, even if Emperor Zhaode promoted the Rong family again, it would not be difficult to restore the close relationship between nephew and uncle.

Only the Lin family, with Duke Lin Yi Chengen in his hands, got a really bad job in the court, and the Zhen family who lives in the side hall of the Charity Palace, according to the methods of the Queen Mother Lin, can do a lot, even Xie Guogong can't guess what the Queen Mother Lin is. thought.

With an inaudible sigh, Xie Guogong is really tired.

Hearing her husband's shallow sigh, the old wife asked softly, "Is the Duke awake?"

Xie Guogong said, "What time is it?"

The girl in the room heard the movement, and came in to serve quietly.

Xie Guogong was served by maids to put on court clothes, and the old wife was choosing jewelry in front of the dressing table. Her age was gone, and the jewelry that was too bright and fashionable was not needed, so she had to dress up in a graceful and kind manner.Xie Guogong said, "I haven't heard from my sister for a long time, pack some things and ask Xiaosan to go to Xiangyang to see my sister."

Mrs. Xie Guogong turned her head and said hesitantly, "It's not a year or a year, the emperor is a bit indifferent to the empress now, my sister is after all..."

Xie Guogong's brothers and sisters are very affectionate. Hearing that his old wife seemed to be worried, he immediately turned his face cold, and said, "Even His Majesty said that although the King of Xiangyang was disobedient, his younger sister is a virtuous and virtuous sister, and he still keeps his concubine to worship! She is a direct relative. Brothers and sisters, you can't move around anymore!"

"Don't be annoyed, Mr. Guo, I'm just saying it." Mrs. Xie Guogong married into Xie's family, starting from the granddaughter-in-law. Now she has three sons and one daughter, and the daughter is the queen, and the grandson is about to be established. For the prince.Up to now, she no longer has to look at Xie Guogong's face.

Xie Guogong warned, "Don't forget."

And the old couple had had breakfast, and it was still not dawn outside, so Xie Guogong had to take a car to go to the morning court.The maidservant carried the lantern, and Mrs. Xie Guogong sent her husband to the second door. Looking at her husband's slightly bent body, Mrs. Xie Guogong felt sour for some reason, and said softly, "Don't worry about my sister, I will send Xiaosan over there." .You are old, and there are soft mattresses in the car, so you can take a nap in the car to refresh yourself."

Xie Guogong patted his old wife's hand, and Fang walked away with his relatives.

The morning time was fixed, Xie Guogong was sitting in a comfortable carriage with his eyes closed, and suddenly heard the sound of a light knock on the car door. Come over here and tell us to wait for a while, Mr. Lin has something to discuss with the master."

Xie Guogong said without any hesitation, "Slow down." Not to mention that the Lin family still has powerful figures such as the Queen Mother Lin who turn their hands over the clouds and rain in the palace, it is Lin Yi, who is mature and prudent at a young age, and works as an errand He is also well-organized, and he can be regarded as a first-class figure among the young people.If it hadn't been for the Empress Dowager Lin's statement on the Qianqiu Festival that the Lin family would not marry any of the prince's illegitimate family, Xie Guogong really intended to marry the Lin family.

Lin Yi was young, so he didn't ride in a sedan chair, but rode a horse directly.

Lin Yi got off the horse and got into Xie Guogong's car. Although Xie Guogong was young, he didn't put on the airs of the elders. Instead, he was full of concern from the elders. He held Lin Yi's hand and sat beside him with Lin Jing, saying, "At this hour , it was still a bit cold in the morning, come in to warm up."

Lin Yi said, "It's impolite to disturb uncle at this time." Besides, according to Lin Yi's status and title, calling him uncle also means being close.

Xie Guogong was naturally happy to get close to the Lin family, and smiled, "I know my nephew is always prudent, so I think he has something important to tell me."

Lin Yi sighed, "I went out the day before yesterday and met Miss Chu."

"Miss Chu?" Xie Guogong didn't remember which one this was for a while?If you talk about senior officials in the court, Xie Guogong knows everything, but when it comes to a certain girl, at this age, Xie Guogong has already taken care of her, and has not been romantic for many years. I really don't remember who this Chu girl is?

Lin Yi said, "At that time, the orphan of General Chu, Miss Chu who was adopted by the concubine Xiangyang as her adopted daughter."

Xie Guogong's face was shocked, showing a bit of anxiety, and he asked quickly, "Nephew, but something happened to my sister?" It is true that each family has its own difficulties, like Xie Guogong, the eldest son was born, and the succession to the noble was smooth , and now he is even more expensive as the head of the country, and he will be rich and honored all his life, which no one else can envy.But he didn't know that Xie Guogong had a lot of troubles, not to mention the daughter in the palace whose IQ was not enough, and what Xie Guogong cared about was the younger sister who was once the concubine of Xiangyang and is now the concubine of Xiangyang.

When it comes to his sister, Xie Guogong is full of pity and guilt.

Back then, although Xie Guogong was the eldest son of the family when he was not a prince, his biological mother died young, and his stepmother was deeply loved by his father, the old Duke, and gave birth to two sons and a daughter in one go.

The eldest son of the first wife and the second son, although restricted by national laws and ancestral family laws, Xie Guogong's eldest son is the first to inherit, but if everyone in the world strictly abides by the rules and regulations, then there will not be many brothers in this world. Disputes and restlessness in the house.

The stepmother was the Duke of Seizing the Duke, so she married her daughter into the family of the first emperor's mother, now the Marquis of Chang'an Zhao's family.In order to strike down the brothers and sisters born by the first spouse, the stepmother actually tried to betroth this Princess Xie to her natal nephew, but Princess Xie was brave and resourceful, and instead got the favor of the old concubine Xiangyang, the eldest daughter of Yiguo Gongfu. She married into the palace as a concubine.

Afterwards, Xie Guogong succeeded in attacking the prince, and got a lot of help from Xiangyang Palace.

Xie Guogong is only such a compatriot sister. He knows that there is another person that his sister fell in love with back then, and that person is not an outsider.

The descendants of the Chu family were not prosperous. After Chu Huaifei passed away, his wife died of depression, and then Xie Guogong's uncle and aunt also went.Princess Xiangyang had no heirs, so she adopted the orphaned daughter of the Chu family to comfort her loneliness.

The daughter of the Chu family and Concubine Xie have always been as close as mother and daughter, but now they suddenly came to the imperial capital, Duke Xie didn't care about anything, and asked anxiously, "But what happened to the concubine?"

Lin Yi sighed slightly, "It's not good for the concubine to be in Xiangyang."

Concubine Xie married into the Xiangyang Prince's Mansion. Although it was a high marriage, it was really a flower stuck in cow dung.Back then, the reason why the old concubine of Xiangyang Wang chose Xie's daughter to be her son's concubine was to marry a good wife for her son and to persuade her son.

But, sometimes, no matter how good the parents' wish is, there is still mud that can't support the wall.

The first king of Xiangyang belonged to this kind. He had another concubine, and he didn't like his concubine Xie.All the children of King Xiangyang were born of concubines, including Princess Ling Chenyong, who later married the powerful minister Ling Chenyong.

First of all, Princess Xie looked down upon King Xiangyang with such a character.Later, when the eldest brother was the Duke of Xiguo, Princess Xie lived in the imperial capital all the time. Even when Queen Mother Lin and Ling Chenyong were fighting for power, Princess Xie directly stood in the line of Queen Mother Lin, and pissed off her husband, Prince Xiangyang.For example, although Emperor Zhaode hated the King of Xiangyang, he had a good impression of Princess Xie.

As far as Emperor Zhaode's original intention was concerned, he was a queen when he was young, but in fact, he had hoped that the queen would be like a sister-in-law.In the end, Queen Xie and Princess Xie really... have nothing to compare.

Because Princess Xie has a good relationship with Empress Dowager Lin and Emperor Zhaode, when Empress Dowager Lin defeated Ling Chenyong and questioned Xiangyang Palace, only Princess Xie was able to save the entire Xiangyang Palace.Because of their family background in the Xiangyang Palace, the Empress Dowager Lin still saved face for them. After the death of the King of Xiangyang, the sons of the King of Xiangyang were chosen to adopt under the knee of Princess Xie, and they succeeded the Prince of Xiangyang. In this way, Princess Xie was promoted to Concubine Xie, still blessed .

As it was about Concubine Xie, Lin Yi naturally wanted to discuss it with Xie Guogong.

Xie Guogong listened to Lin Yi's general description of the matter, and immediately trembled with anger. He had an attack early in the morning. The dowry and even the private property of the orphaned daughter of the Chu family were not spared, and how the daughter of the Chu family escaped from Xiangyang City and fled to the imperial capital was still being hunted down hard. Even his life is gone.

Xie Guogong was so angry and in pain that he almost fainted and couldn't even stand up. Emperor Zhaode had to order the little eunuch to move a chair for Xie Guogong to sit on.

Emperor Zhaode was also very angry, not to mention that Concubine Xie was originally a reasonable person, even the daughter of the Chu family, who was also the orphan of a meritorious official, and now he was about to establish a crown prince. The palace rushed up to send nausea to Emperor Zhaode.

Although Emperor Zhaode was dissatisfied with the queen, it was at the crucial point of establishing the crown prince. The crown prince was his flesh and blood. Duke Xie Guogong had been diligent in the past. How could he not make a face for the crown prince's family at this time?

Emperor Zhaode immediately ordered someone to take Chu's daughter into the palace. Emperor Zhaode specially said, "My mother has always been merciful. In the past, my mother has also seen Miss Chu. Let's send Miss Chu to the Palace of Mercy for the time being." Logically, Empress Xie She is Grand Concubine Xie's direct niece. The Chu family and Grand Concubine Xie are as close as mother and daughter, and the Chu family and Xie family are originally relatives of uncles. Emperor Zhaode has always been afraid of Queen Mother Lin. No matter how you say it, sending Chu's daughter to Fengyi Palace suitable.However, although Emperor Zhaode was afraid of Empress Dowager Lin, he really couldn't control Empress Xie's IQ.Think about it, Queen Mother Lin is more reliable.

Lin House.

Chu Miaoyan is already 24 years old and not yet married, but she is dressed in men's clothing in green shirts.

Chu Miaoyan and the Yue family have known each other for a long time, now that they met suddenly, Lin Yi and the Yue family had something to say, the little awkwardness in the Yue family's heart has long since disappeared, and he personally went to the second gate to welcome Chu Miaoyan into the mansion, affectionately, " Sister Chu."

"Sister Yue, I have caused trouble for you and Big Brother Lin." Chu Miaoyan's face was a bit frosty, and there were thin wrinkles between her brows, but she was a woman who had fled all the way to the imperial capital. It's not something ordinary women can do.

The Yue family smiled, "Don't speak such nonsense." Then he took Chu Miaoyan to the inner house.

Just as the Yue family returned to the hospital with Chu Miaoyan, Lin Jing had already arrived uninvited.Although Lin Yi warned him not to ask around, Chu Miaoyan had already come to Lin's house, and it was only polite for him as the host to come out to meet the guests.

Chu Miaoyan didn't know anything about the Lin family. Seeing that Lin Jing was small, with a tender face, and two maids followed behind him, who looked like a family, she hurriedly said, "I have been in Xiangyang for a long time, but I don't know that my sister and Brother Lin have already..."

The Yue family hurriedly said, "My sister misunderstood, this is my fourth uncle, Jinger. Fourth uncle, this is Miss Chu, you should call me elder sister."

Lin Jing saw that although Chu Miaoyan's appearance was not outstanding, but there was a ray of heroism between her brows, far superior to that of a girl in a boudoir, Lin Jing liked it a little in her heart, and called out politely, "Hello, sister Chu."

Chu Miaoyan nodded slightly in return.

In fact, Lin Yi wanted to invite Chu Miaoyan to live in Lin's house for a while, but Chu Miaoyan refused to agree to avoid suspicion. Now Chu Miaoyan came to Lin's house first, just waiting for Emperor Zhaode to summon the face saint.

Furthermore, her clothes are not suitable for entering the palace to face saints.

Lin Yi had already confessed, and the Yue family gave Lin Jing a wink, and took Chu Miaoyan to the back room to change clothes.

Lin Jing met Chu Miaoyan, satisfied his curiosity, and ran back to continue his studies.Lin Teng was practicing martial arts with Master Wang, and he was not in Qiuzhi Pavilion. Only Shu Jingyun was reading a book leisurely. Lin Jing had known Shu Jingyun for a long time. He went over to salute and said, "Sir, have you seen Hua Mulan?"

Shu Jingyun didn't even look at Lin Jing, Lin Jing said happily, "I know you haven't seen it." Thinking about it, it seemed that she had never met Mr. Shu's wife, Lin Jing's eyes rolled slightly, but she kept the matter in her heart , I also picked up the book and read it with gusto.