The Founding of the Red Chamber

Emperor Zhaode was not happy this year, and the people who could have the same state of mind as Emperor Zhaode were probably the Ronggong Mansion and Xie Guogong Mansion.

Ronggong's mansion felt wronged, the censor who was unhappy with Emperor Zhaode really had nothing to do with his family!Unexpectedly, no one would believe his confession, and even the concubine Rong in the palace was slightly favored by this impediment.

For this reason, Duke Rong's Mansion had a troubled year.

But Duke Xie's mansion was not as unhappy as people imagined.

Xie Guogong was sick for two months and was able to get up.After Da'an, he took a long sick leave and stopped going to court. Instead, he had time to go to the suburbs to see the beautiful mountains, rivers and scenery, and enjoy his grandchildren, leisurely and leisurely.

When Lin Jing and Guan Xiaoer went out to play, they also met two brothers and sisters, Xie Guogong and Xie Taifei.

Both of them are the children of officials, and their etiquette is not bad.

Guan Xiaoer whispered to Lin Jing quietly, "Master Guo looks a bit old."

Lin Jing said, "Isn't this nonsense?" Whose daughter and grandson can live younger and younger after their death.

Guan Xiaoer muttered, "That's not what I meant."

Lin Jing took a piece of pickled plum from the agate dish, and handed it to Guan Xiaoer. Guan Xiaoer opened his mouth to taste it, and immediately spit out a mouthful of sour water. Lin Jing deliberately punished him, and said angrily, "Lin Siya, what is this!"

Lin Jing ate two by himself, "Plum, what's wrong?"

"It's so sour." Guan Xiaoerzuo poured two cups of tea and chewed candied dates, then he felt better, and said again, "It's sour to death."

Lin Jing was annoyed, "I don't think you're so upset! What did you just call me?" Pushing Guan Xiaoer all at once.

Guan Xiaoer was born strong, he was the same age as Lin Jing, only two months older than Lin Jing, but he was half a head taller than Lin Jing, for this reason, Lin Jing didn't like him early on, and privately called him stupid and big.

As far as Lin Jing was concerned, Guan Xiaoer just pretended that Lin Jing was dusting him off, took Lin Jing's hand with a smile, and said, "The plums are very sour, I don't like sour ones the most."

"Where is it sour, you have to eat it carefully. It starts to be sour, and then it will return to sweetness." Lin Jing said to Guan Xiaoer, "I really don't know how to eat good food."

Guan Xiaoer waved his hands again and again, "It's so sour." He also reminded Lin Jing, "You should also eat less sour plums. Aren't you changing your teeth? Be careful that your teeth don't grow sour."

Guan Xiaoer was a sincere person, and asked Lin Jing, "Lin Xiaosi, why did you change your teeth so late, mine was replaced last year."

Lin Jing pursed his lips, "It's too early for a fool to change his teeth." Changing teeth is nothing to show off. Lin Jing lost one of his front teeth, so he dared not open his mouth when he spoke, and he felt a little ugly when he looked in the mirror every day.

Guan Xiaoer couldn't see his eyes, "Lin Xiaosi, don't you envy me for being tall?"

Lin Jing raised his eyebrows, "I don't need to envy you! What's so good about being tall? Haven't you heard of it? The people outside say that height is not considered rich, and you should wear two feet of cloth. Fortunately, you are like you. If you are in an official family, if you are in an ordinary family, you can't afford to wear clothes."

Guan Xiaoer was still foolish, comforting Lin Jing, "Actually, Lin Xiaosi, you have grown taller too, but not as fast as me."

Lin Jing angrily ignored him.

Guan Xiaoer turned to ask, "Lin Xiaosi, it seems that the second prince is about to start school. The palace must choose a companion for the second prince, will you go?"

"Whether to go or not, it's not up to you or me, it depends on the grace of the present." Lin Jing said an official sentence first with the appearance of a young adult, and Guan Xiaoer curled his lips, thinking that Lin Xiaosi would do everything. Well, just this impractical temperament is very unreasonable.After the cliché, Lin Jingfang said, "It's just that, look at my body, how can I do it well." He was not willing to go with the former prince, let alone the second prince.The second prince was born of Concubine Rong, and the Rong family was the mother's family of Emperor Zhaode's own mother, and had always been at odds with the Lin family.Where would Lin Jing accompany the second prince to read?

Guan Xiaoer whispered, "I don't want to go either. The first prince passed away a few days ago, and sometimes I often think of him."

Lin Jing had been at the Empress Dowager Lin's lap since he was a child, so he knew the former prince, but the two had no friendship.However, the crown prince passed away at a very young age. Lin Jing thought of himself. He was often ill since he was a child, and he took medicine for food when he was young.Even in Lin Jing's heart, it is not without sorrow for the passing away.But, unexpectedly, he was still alive and well, and the first prince passed away.Lin Jing sighed, "Your Majesty is not just one prince. If the second prince is raised too high, how will the third prince deal with it in the future? Besides, you have been accompanied by the former prince, and His Majesty will definitely not let you be the second prince's companion."

They were born in an official family since they were young, so they naturally have their own family education knowledge, Guan Xiaoer said, "I don't know why, I saw Mr. Rong a few days ago, but he praised me fiercely. When I was the prince's companion How can Lord Rong have such a scene?"

Lin Jing sneered, "Just think that everyone else is stupid, and he is the only shrewd person in the world! It's nothing to get your idea. If his family has the ability, I will be convinced if they get Xie Changyun to the palace to accompany the second prince to read." !"

Guan Xiaoer: Lin Xiaosi has such a poisonous tongue!

Guan Xiaoer felt Lin Xiaosi's poisonous tongue, but he didn't know that Lin Xiaosi's brain wave of poisonous tongue was in the same frequency band as that of the Rong family.

The second prince is about to enter school, so it is reasonable to choose a few companions to study with.Since His Highness the crown prince died, the second prince became the nominal eldest son of the emperor. Moreover, the second prince was born of Concubine Rong, so he has been valued by Emperor Zhaode since he was born.

Concubine Rong has only one son, so not only Concubine Rong, but also the Rong family are very careful about choosing the second prince to accompany him.The old lady Rong also took advantage of the time when she entered the palace to pay her respects, and talked to Concubine Rong for a while, solemnly expressing the meaning of the family.

The meaning of the Rong family is also simple, that is: must choose a good family's children for the second prince to accompany him.

The meaning of a good family refers to: the prince's mansion, the important minister of the court.

Since Empress Xie passed away, Concubine Rong was displeased by Empress Dowager Lin because of her false politeness at the funeral of Prince Xie.Therefore, the matter was decided by the Queen Mother Lin, even if Concubine Rong was unhappy, she would never dare to reveal it.

Fortunately, Emperor Zhaode was a soft-hearted person, and he always gave face to the Rong family, so Concubine Rong was favored again.

Now that it is about her son's future, Concubine Rong asked when Emperor Zhaode came to her palace.Concubine Rong lost her right to be in charge of the palace, and now she is very careful in what she says and does. She offered a cup of Yuqian Longjing, which Emperor Zhaode loved to drink, and said softly, "In theory, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. This concubine understands the rules. It's just that the second prince was born to me after all, and his schooling is also a family matter. Seeing that he grows up day by day, the second prince has a lot of pens and inks for school, but I don't know when he will go to school, and your majesty will get it Send a letter to the concubine in advance."

Concubine Rong was full of motherly love, Emperor Zhaode took her hand, let people sit by his side, and said, "I have ordered the Qin Tianjian to go to the auspicious day, and when I have a letter, I will be the first one." Tell you."

Concubine Rong's eyes were soft and bright, she thanked her with a smile, and asked again, "Then the gentleman has chosen? These days, the concubine has also taught the second prince to read some characters, so I am afraid that he will be embarrassed in front of the gentleman when he is a new student."

"The emperor is still young, besides, the master is teaching the prince knowledge, if the prince knows everything, what do you want the master to do?" Emperor Zhaode laughed, children entering school, how can it be said that it is not embarrassing to be embarrassing, it is nothing more than some basics Just learn faster.

Concubine Rong said, "Your Majesty hasn't said yet, which great Confucian did you choose to be the prince's husband?"

Emperor Zhaode said, "Bachelor Li's knowledge is obvious to all."

"Which Li Xueshi?" Concubine Rong was not familiar with the affairs of the court.

Emperor Zhaode said, "Hanlin attends a bachelor's degree."

Concubine Rong didn't recognize this Li Xueshi, but she also knew that the Hanlin Shidu's bachelor was the fourth rank, and in Concubine Rong's heart, the rank was too low.At the beginning, the prince was enlightened, but he was the prince's teacher who was a bachelor of the Imperial Academy.

Concubine Rong was displeased, and raised her head to meet Emperor Zhaode's condensed eyes. Concubine Rong couldn't help but her heart trembled, and she quickly laughed, "Your Majesty's choice must be excellent. I remember that when I was young, my brothers went to school. , Father must prepare a bundle for the husband. Today, the emperor is going to school, don't forget to prepare a bundle for the husband, Your Majesty."

Emperor Zhaode smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't forget."

Concubine Rong was afraid that Emperor Zhaode would be overwhelmed, so she didn't dare to inquire about the matter of her companion. She just said, "I don't know much about it. I'm thinking about it. I'd better find some honest children. It's reliable if I don't talk about it. The old saying It’s good, the bird flies away with the phoenix, and the people are virtuous and good. If the people around you are good, you can read the prince’s book well.”

Emperor Zhaode was quite annoyed at the idea of ​​making Concubine Rong the empress at the end of the year, and he even suspected that the imperial censor who was ordered by the Rong family to say something inappropriate, so he ignored Concubine Rong for several days.Seeing that Concubine Rong is trembling now, I couldn't bear it, sighed secretly, and said, "Don't worry, I will never wrong my son."

Concubine Rong was slightly relieved.

The Rong family felt wronged about the censor.

Lord Rong can swear to God, he really didn't find Yushi.

However, as soon as this incident happened, nine out of ten court officials thought it was the Rong family who did it.Even Emperor Zhaode's confidant Lord Tang reminded Emperor Zhaode that "love is suitable for harm", and properly restraining the family of foreign relatives is also the love and preservation of the family of foreign relatives.

The Rong family really couldn't tell with a hundred mouths.

For this reason, the Rong family and Concubine Rong had to keep a low profile for a while.

Now that the second prince is entering school, when it comes to choosing a companion to study, Lord Rong still bite the bullet and said, "Your Majesty should treat Xie's family well." The Rong family really hoped that Xie's son would be the second prince's companion to study, but this In the past two years, the Rong family did a lot of face-slapping things, which made Emperor Zhaode not as close to the Rong family as before.Therefore, it is not good for Mr. Rong as an uncle to say directly, let's order Xie's son to be the second prince to accompany him to read.I had no choice but to remind the emperor's nephew with a side drum.

Emperor Zhaode was noncommittal.

Emperor Zhaode's thinking was still normal. When the prince chose to read with him, the eldest son and grandson of Xie Guogong's mansion gave the prince a companion.Now that the second prince chooses to study with him, the direct line of Xie Guogong's family may not be happy.However, it is not easy to skip Xie Guogong's mansion since it is to choose a companion for the prince to read among relatives and nobles.

As expected by Emperor Zhaode, although Duke Xie's mansion received the notice of choosing a companion to study, he directly reported the illness to the children at home, and the second prince was no bird.

Even when Lord Rong came to talk, Xie Guogong said he was sick and never saw him.

Lord Rong thought he was wronged, so he inevitably cried in front of Emperor Zhaode.

Emperor Zhaode felt ashamed about Empress Xie, and said to Lord Rong, "Duke Xie has taken sick leave in court, if you go to his house, if he welcomes you happily, wouldn't it mean that the sick leave is fake?"

Lord Rong was speechless on this side, his eyes were still fixed on the matter of the second prince's accompanying reading, and he said, "The Empress Dowager and Your Majesty have the kindness of nurturing, I met the Lin family's Xiao Si once a few days ago, that child , It’s very promising.” When the former prince was there, the children of the Lin family’s side branches accompanied him, so if the second prince can let Lin Jing accompany him, wouldn’t it be a ready-made glory.

Emperor Zhaode said, "Since Lin Jing fell ill at the end of last year and saw Da'an in February of this year, Emperor Manchu knew about it. When the crown prince chose to study with him, it was because he was not in good health that he chose an offspring. Besides , that child grew up with the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager always cherished him, and I couldn't bear to tire him out." Lin Jing wasn't pretending to be sick, he really couldn't do it.After living in the palace for a few days, he became ill and half-dead, and the imperial doctor went to the house every day to recuperate, and he was lingering for three months before he became so neat.As far as Lin Jing's body is concerned, the Empress Dowager Lin will not be happy to do anything as a companion, not to mention the Lin family.Uncle Rong's words can only be said privately in front of the imperial court, if he really dares to speak in front of Empress Dowager Lin, he will be ashamed.

Sure enough, as people get older, they become more and more useless, and they can only see small profits in front of them. Emperor Zhaode refuted Uncle Rong and sent him down.

Emperor Zhaode was also worried about the second prince's companion, the second prince had always been his favorite, but no matter how the second prince was selected as a companion, he could not surpass the former prince.

After thinking about it, Emperor Zhaode decided to choose one side of Xie Lin's family to support his children, and the rest were also from relatives and nobles, so they were very worthy of the status of the second prince.

Xie Guogong just smiled coldly.

As for the Lin family, Lin Teng, the ex-prince's companion, lived again in the courtyard of his Fourth Uncle Jing, and started studying with Fourth Uncle Jing, and his cousin Lin Qing became the second prince's companion.

The affairs of the Lin family were all expected by Lin Jing and Lin Yi. Without him, Lin Jing would not be a companion, but which child of the Lin family would be a companion, Lin Jing had a great say under Lin Yi's connivance.

However, what made Lin Jing frown was that Emperor Zhaode also chose Xiao Wulang of the Xia family to accompany the second prince to read.This Xia Wulang is not an outsider, he is still Lin Jing's brother-in-law.