The Founding of the Red Chamber

Floating ups and downs, leisurely and rich, coincidentally coincidental encounters in Taolin

Concubine Xie is really a capable woman.

The ups and downs of the Xiangyang palace did not affect this woman's status in front of Queen Mother Lin and Emperor Zhaode at all.

Concubine Xie delivered the secret document to Emperor Zhaode. On the second day, Emperor Zhaode summoned Concubine Xie in the imperial study.

Concubine Xie sighed inexplicably, and said, "My wife has selfishness and has been thinking about whether to send the list. Later, my wife thought about it again and again, thinking that my wife's years of ups and downs and half-life twists and turns are all thanks to Your Majesty's grace." , the minister's wife will have today. The minister's wife must not disappoint His Majesty's kindness."

Emperor Zhaode said softly, "I know the heart of a concubine."

Grand Concubine Xie sighed, "Only when I meet the Emperor Ming will my ministers and wives have the good fortune to live in peace in their old age."

Emperor Zhaode comforted Concubine Xie again, Concubine Xie smiled, "If Your Majesty has no orders, my wife will go to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager."

Concubine Xie was the person surnamed Xie that Emperor Zhaode wanted to see the most. Knowing that Concubine Xie had a good relationship with Empress Dowager Lin, Emperor Zhaode laughed, "A few days ago, Queen Mother said that Concubine Tai hadn't entered the palace for a few days, so there were few people to talk to." The same surname is Xie, aunt and nephew are close relatives, Concubine Xie is such a woman who knows how to measure and express her loyalty, Emperor Zhaode only wished to change the head of Empress Xie.

Concubine Xie is a smart person, after walking around the palace and returning home, she guessed the reason of the matter to a close, and told her brother when she returned home.

Regarding Empress Xie's plan to use Lin Jing's vicious order to kill the fourth prince, Xie Guogong's eyes darkened and he almost passed out.Fortunately, Concubine Xie ordered someone to prepare the old ginseng, and stuffed it directly into her elder brother's mouth.There are ginseng pieces hanging, Xie Guogong had to revive immediately.

Concubine Xie sighed, "Brother, I'd better prepare some gifts and go to the Lin family." The Lin family did not show any disrespect to the Xie family, and the two families have always been on good terms with each other, but Empress Xie came up with such an idea to offend others... …Grand Concubine Xie was very speechless, and she wondered if the feng shui in the palace was not good, why her niece has not made any progress in the past few years in the palace, and her IQ has plummeted.

Xie Guogong was depressed, "When will I die before I can live in peace?"

Concubine Xie said, "It depends on the situation. If you die and reincarnate as a human right away, it will not be difficult to survive. If you become a lonely ghost, it will not be easy to survive."

Xie Guogong stroked his forehead and moaned, "Just piss me off."

Concubine Xie completely ignored Xie Guogong, and asked the servant girl to learn that Chu Miaoyan had returned, and said, "Go and see Miaoyan, if there is nothing else, ask her to come out for dinner."

Chu Miaoyan arrived soon, greeted Xie Guogong, and said with a smile, "I see that my mother brought fresh shad from the palace, and asked the cook to steam it to add vegetables."

Concubine Xie smiled, "Now is the right time to eat this."

Chu Miao said with a smile, "I went hunting outside the city today, and saw that the peach blossoms in the suburbs were about to bloom. I thought, the weather is fine these few days, why don't I accompany my mother to live in Xiaowai Manor for a while, and enjoy the spring scenery."

Grand Concubine Xie rejoiced, "This makes them clean up the manor, and we will go in a few days." She then asked Xie Guogong, "Would you like to go to relax together, brother?"

Listening to the mother and daughter happily discussing about the spring outing, Xie Guogong was already worried about his daughter, waved his hands, and said, "Forget it, I don't have such a blessing."

Concubine Xie smiled, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, if you worry about everyone, when will you be the boss, I advise brother to let go."

Xie Guogong returned home with a sigh, Chu Miaoyan sent Xie Guogong off, Fang said during dinner, "I see that uncle is very tired."

Concubine Xie has always been kind-hearted, and said, "Brother has such a worrying temper, don't pay attention to him." Life is always like this.Even Concubine Xie has always been a decisive person, and she has had a rough life for most of her life before she has the cleanliness and wealth she is now.Having lost so much before gaining the present honor, Grand Concubine Xie is not willing to worry about it easily.Turn to Chu Miaoyan and talk about the spring scene of the manor, "When the peach blossoms are just right, let's pick them and make dozens of altars of peach blossom wine, and we can drink them next year."

Chu Miao said with a smile, "You can also make peach blossom cakes, peach blossom cakes, and some peach blossom fish from the stream. It's a table dish."

Concubine Xie was even happier.

Lin Jing, Shu Jingyun and Chu Miaoyan met Concubine Xie in the suburbs. Concubine Xie, Chu Miaoyan, mother and daughter planned to stay in the manor for a while, taking advantage of the spring.Lin Jing managed to gain strength and made a fuss. At first, Lin Yi disagreed, so Lin Jing rebelled at home, showing Lin Yi's face.Later, Lin Jing received two slaps on the buttocks, and Lin Jing was still too mighty to bend over.So, Shu Jingyun took him out for a spring outing, and it happened that there was Zhuangzi in the suburbs of her home, and she was planning to live there for a few days.

Lin Jing rode an extremely docile pony, saw the peach blossoms in the peach blossom forest bloomed beautifully, and asked Qing Yun, "Whose family's peach blossom forest is this?"

Qingyun knew a little about the people around his village, and smiled, "This was originally the property of Duke Xie's mansion, and later, it belonged to Concubine Xie." Concubine Xie's dowry.The rich family, the daughter is married, the property is manor, the shop is antique, the real estate is cash, everything is available, and there is no need to worry about eating and drinking for a lifetime.

Lin Jing heard that it was not from outsiders, so he said, "Sir, look how beautiful the peach blossoms are, let's go and have a look." Concubine Xie and Empress Dowager Lin have a good relationship, and if they are familiar with each other, it's okay to go for a walk .

Shu Jingyun sniffed the fragrance of flowers and nodded with a smile.Then, I met a mother and daughter who were having a picnic in the peach blossom forest.

In fact, it is not accurate to say that the mother and daughter are two. It should be said that the master is the mother and daughter, surrounded by a bunch of servants.

Concubine Xie is good at enjoying herself, even if she comes to have a picnic, she must be considerate, she will never wrong herself and Chu Miaoyan.Even for picnics, cooks, maids, guards and servants, as well as the usual tea, tea sets, hand stoves, snacks, kitchen utensils, etc. are brought along.

Earlier, Lin Jing met Chu Miaoyan once, but today Chu Miaoyan is still dressed in men's clothes in green clothes, she is tall and tall, and she looks heroic.Lin Jing greeted her very politely, "Sister Chu."

"Brother Lin." Some servants came to report a long time ago, saying that the fourth son of the Lin family wanted to enjoy the peach blossom scenery.Therefore, Chu Miaoyan came to greet Lin Jing in person.

Lin Jing quickly introduced, "This is my husband, Mr. Shu."

Shu Jingyun and Chu Miaoyan met each other, so the group went to see Concubine Xie again.

Concubine Xie was watching the girls fishing for fish from the stream, and when she saw Chu Miaoyan bringing a young man and a child, she turned her head and smiled, "There's no need to salute, it's very troublesome. You guys are lucky today, I made a lot of delicious food. "

Concubine Xie didn't have any complicated and luxurious decorations on her body, only a crested hairpin was randomly pinned in her hair, there were fine lines between her eyebrows and eyes, her smile was comfortable, and she was kind and amiable.Lin Jing went to stand beside Concubine Xie, craned his neck to look into the stream.

The stream was not deep, and both ends were blocked with fine nets. A boy of thirteen or fourteen was catching fish in the stream with his bare feet and trouser legs.Most of them are inch-long small fish, not big, and they are very fresh in the bucket.

Lin Jing was so envious, he wished he could jump into the stream to catch two.Resisting the urge to jump into the stream, Lin Jing asked, "Madam Taifei, shall we eat these small fish for lunch?"

"Hmm." Concubine Xie was in a good mood and nodded with a smile.

Lin Jing said, "Do you just do it here? Didn't you see the stove?" Lin Jing now has a lot of knowledge. For example, he also knows that cooking requires a stove and a pot.

"The scenery here is not the best, I will take you to a good place to eat." Concubine Xie is a woman at this age, she loves children very much, she saw Lin Jing wearing a green brocade robe, with golden spring flowers embroidered on the sleeves and necklines, exquisite and beautiful.Even the brocade belt on the head of the bag is the same color, very cute.So I couldn't help but pat his head, "Little Four of the Lin family."

Lin Jing nodded, "My name is Lin Jing." Pointing to Shu Jingyun, he said, "My husband, Mr. Shu."

Concubine Xie felt a little satisfied when she saw Shu Jingyun's calm eyes, neither humble nor overbearing, she knew that this person must be talented and learned, not an idiot.Looking at Lin Jing again, he is young and small, but he exudes a spirit of agility from the inside out, and he can't help but feel fond of him, laughing, "It's a coincidence today, I will show you my peach blossom forest nice view."

Lin Jing was born to get along with women, and said, "Mrs. Taifei, if you build another peach blossom temple in this peach blossom forest, wouldn't it be the same as in Tang Yin's poem?"

Concubine Xie smiled, "How do you know there is no?"

Chu Miaoyan continued, "My mother read Tang Yin's "Peach Blossom Poetry" at the beginning, and felt that the scenery was very good, so she ordered people to plant peach blossoms on this hillside. Brother Lin didn't know that Peach Blossom Temple was also well-known in the imperial capital. Well." These days, it is very common for rich people to build a family temple or something. Concubine Xie built this peach blossom scene back then, thinking that it would be a pity if no one lived there.So, another nunnery was built in the peach blossom forest, where nuns lived.

Concubine Xie asked, "You have known Tang Bohu since you were young, can you recite "Peach Blossom Poem"?"

In front of the opposite sex, Lin Jing wished that the peacock could spread its tail once.Although Concubine Xie was a little old, but Lin Jingxiong's nature was here, and he immediately raised his head and puffed out his chest and began to recite the poem.

Concubine Xie listened to Lin Jing's words clearly, and she recited every word accurately. Thinking about how Lin Jing is only seven years old now, she has such talents. Do some simple homework.

The children of the aristocratic family have almost the same things to be enlightened, and Lin Jing can answer most of them.Concubine Xie smiled and praised, "Very good. At your age, it's a good time to study. Children of aristocratic families don't need to take imperial examinations, and don't need to waste time on the Four Books and Five Classics. Read more miscellaneous books on weekdays, and travel around in the future. .”

Lin Jing obediently agreed, and said to herself, this Concubine Xie is completely different from Empress Xie.As soon as Concubine Xie spoke, she knew that the grades were first-class.Both are daughters of the Xie family, the gap is really not that big.

After Lin Jing asked and answered Mrs. Xie, they arrived at the Peach Blossom Nunnery.

The entire peach blossom forest is on the hillside, and the peach blossom temple is located in the peach blossom forest. The surrounding peach blossoms have been tended for years, so they bloom very gorgeously.In addition, the nunnery is surrounded by streams, and a vegetable field has been set up. In mid-spring, small seedlings have broken through the ground.

However, the gate of Taohua Temple is now closed.

Lin Jing looked at Peach Blossom Nunnery strangely, and asked, "Ma'am, is there no teacher in this nunnery?" Even if there is no nun, now that the master's house is here, it should be cleaned up for the master to rest.Moreover, the vegetable field outside is flat, and it does not look like no one lives there.

The corner of Concubine Xie's lips showed a slight smile, "There lives the most hypocritical teacher, who thinks we eat fish and kill animals, so the door of the nunnery is closed tightly, for fear of poisoning her Bodhisattva."

Lin Jing was very happy, and listened to Dowager Xie's order, "Wonderful words, I think the cabbages in the vegetable garden are almost grown, pull some and fry them with shrimps at noon, they are the most delicious."

Chu Miaoyan responded with a smile.

Walking down the nunnery, there is a spring, forming a small lake, and the lakeside is also full of peach blossoms. Now in March, the lake reflects peach blossoms, which is a beautiful sight.

Someone has already tidied up the lakeside, with windshield enclosures, tables, chairs and beds, everything you need.

Lin Jing asked, "Aren't there fish in this lake?"

Concubine Xie smiled, "The small fish in the stream are used to make soup, while the big fish in the lake are delicious when steamed, braised, or stewed."

Suddenly, the maid brought a cup of custard.

The custard is only half the size of a palm, and Grand Concubine Xie smiled, "Eat and see."

Lin Jing is a very face-saving person, awkwardly, "Mrs. Taifei, I am also a man of my age..." He also specially made custard for him, which is completely treated like a baby, okay?Lin Jing was unhappy.

Concubine Xie made Lin Jing laugh, and said to him, "You are so old now, why don't I become a fairy?"

Peach petals and shrimps were put in the custard, seasoned with sesame oil and mixed with broth, it was extremely delicious. Lin Jing praised it again and again, saying it was delicious.Concubine Xie smiled, "You are young, you can't help being hungry, it will take a while to eat, so make up for it first."

Lin Jing's attention was quickly attracted by Chu Miaoyan. Chu Miaoyan was standing on the bluestone by the lake, wearing a green shirt, holding a harpoon in his hand, raising his arm high, and dropping it quickly, there must be a harvest.Moreover, the fish that Chu Miaoyan caught were all about two catties in size.

Lin Jing was extremely impressed and said, "Sister Chu is really like a chivalrous woman in a storybook."

Concubine Xie smiled.

Chu Miaoyan was not as delicate as a lady, she asked the maid to open up the fish and scrape the scales, spread salt and spices on both sides, stuffed with mushrooms, green onions and ginger, put it in a basin to marinate.On the other side, the servants started the stove and started the fire, fetched spring water, and put the small fish caught in the stream into the big pot to make soup.There are also maids carefully packing all kinds of wild vegetables that Lin Jing doesn't recognize.

Lin Jing completed his admiration for Chu Miaoyan at the fastest speed, without him, when Chu Miaoyan caught the marinated fish and grilled the fish on the fire, Lin Jing took a mouthful of "Sister Chu" and surrounded Chu Miaoyan. Don't be too flattering.

Speaking of Lin Jing, he has also eaten grilled fish, but how is the feeling of being grilled and served by the chef the same as the feeling of guarding Chu Miaoyan and watching the red flames grilling.Lin Jing swallowed greedily, Chu Miaoyan pursed her lips and smiled, turned the fish over with a twist of her wrist, stretched out her hand and tore a piece of fish meat from the outside and gave it to Lin Jing, "Do you want to taste the salt?"

Lin Jing didn't think it was too hot, so he ate it, and when he actually tasted something, he nodded, "It's delicious."

"Sister Chu, you are really capable." These days, everyone's ladies are all weak and slender, and few are as talented as Chu Miaoyan.

Chu Miaoyan smiled, "I can do it if I give you fish."

"No. As soon as I saw Sister Chu, I knew you were capable." Lin Jing said sweetly.

Chu Miaoyan tore another piece of fish for Lin Jing to eat.Lin Jing asked again, "Sister Chu, who did you learn your martial arts from? It's amazing." Every time Chu Jingyan tore fish meat for him to eat, it was so fast that her hand turned into a flowing shadow, waiting for Lin Jing to look at it again. At that time, the fish had been torn back, but Chu Miaoyan didn't have any burns on her hands.

Lin Jing was admiring Chu Miaoyan's martial arts, when Shu Jingyun appeared beside him at some point, and asked, "Miss is practicing shadowless arrows?"

Chu Miaoyan glanced at Shu Jingyun, but said nothing.

Lin Jing was very curious and asked, "Sir, what is the Shadowless Arrow?"

Shu Jingyun smiled silently and stopped talking, which made Lin Jing very depressed.

Concubine Xie's picnic is very rich in varieties, such as small steamed dumplings stuffed with shepherd's purse, wild vegetable cakes, steamed egg custard with peach blossoms, fried shrimp with cabbage, various fish, and extremely delicious fish soup.

Lin Jing ate a round belly at noon, and it was difficult to walk, so he took a soft sedan chair with Concubine Xie and went to Concubine Xie's residence for an afternoon nap.Concubine Xie was afraid that Lin Jing would hold her back, so she gently rubbed Lin Jing's belly.

Lin Jingting was a little embarrassed, but she deeply felt that Concubine Xie was a very good person.

At the same time, Xie Guogong said to his old wife, "The fourth birthday of Lin's family is approaching, so it's a shame to back up with a big gift. If you want to come to the Lin family, you can understand."

Mrs. Xie Guogong sighed, and was very speechless about her daughter's behavior: such a vicious fate can be believed, Lin Xiaosi has been out of the palace for a long time, and the Lin family has been living well.Her daughter actually tried to use Lin Jingke to kill the fourth prince, really... Lin Xiaosi is not a red-crowned...