The Promotion of Yuanchun in the Red Chamber

Staying away from the prince and pleasing the new monarch, these two things put together, Yuan Chun must be doing his best to deal with the first one.

If you offend the new king, you will fall after the new king ascends the throne; but if you get close to the prince, you will catch up with the "big reckoning" in the lifetime of the emperor.It's a pity that if she was a virtuous concubine back then, Jia Zheng would seriously consider Yuan Chun's words, but now, her father doesn't take anything she says seriously.

She could even imagine that her father would have to make a personal promise to the princess' father and brother: her daughter would keep her duty and be the princess' helper.

Great-grandfather Jia Yuan and grandfather Jia Daishan were real swordsmen and guns, and they risked their lives for their family fortune and decency. When they came to their father... If you insist on lying in the mud, don't blame others for stepping on your face.

The palace is especially a place where the high is held high and the lowly is stepped down. Based on Yuan Chun's understanding of the Crown Princess, the fact that his father went to beg the Crown Princess's natal family must be known to everyone.

The more Yuan Chun thought about it, the more he felt tight in his chest, his throat was so congested that he couldn't even speak.In her previous life, she was a good girl, and she acted according to the arrangement of the family, but when the prince was about to fall, the family became quiet and refused to give any more "instructions"—in fact, it was not difficult for Yuan Chun to guess that at that time the family There must have been differences. Some people want to "stay with the one and die", while others want to "turn to the Ming Lord".

That was also the only time Yuanchun made his own decision: she went to beg the female officer that the empress concubine Shu could use.The beauty of Yuan Chun is that she is not the prince's woman, let alone the prince's concubine's confidant, and she can't do such a thing as a false surrender.

Later, she became a concubine because of this surrender: first, the new monarch Zhao Zhizhen looked at his mother-in-law Concubine Shu's face; Let's hope.

All kinds of things in the past flashed before his eyes, Yuan Chun lowered his eyes: Who am I doing this for!

At the same time, she is also seriously introspecting: if she focuses on persuasion, it may not work.But without saying a word, I can't bear to let them stumble... After all, they are the biological parents, and it will take at least three to five years for my brother to support Rongfu.

It's not because of the deep love between brother and sister, but I blindly favor my elder brother, nor is it because my elder brother Jia Zhu is modest and always discusses with me.

In short, all decisions related to the fate of the family in the previous life were wrong!The worst thing is, if you make a mistake to the end, there is no room for repentance if you want to repent after confiscating the family and seizing the title.

Let's talk about Liu Huan's father, Liu Fang, who was famous for being "blind" and "confused" in the capital in his previous life, but now his father often goes out to socialize with him.

But elder brother Jia Zhu made it clear that Liu Huan is extraordinary and must be someone in the future.

At this moment, my father is not even as good as my uncle Jia She. The uncle is greedy for pleasure and may not be a sensible person, but he knows that he will not express his position for the time being, and he will not rush to heat the stove.As for Big Brother Zhen from the Ning Mansion next door, he is bold, ruthless and short-tempered, but he also pays attention to the price.

In Yuanchun's two lifetimes, he had never been so eager for power as he is today, standing upright on a high place, allowing his father to "leisurely" spend the rest of his life.

She was engrossed in thinking, outside the imperial concubine's palace, she stumbled on the flat stone road for some reason, and immediately fell to the ground. When her forehead hit the stone board, there was a muffled sound.

This frightened everyone around.Yuanchun's popularity is not bad, especially when everyone finds out that this girl's wish is to be coated with gold, and then go out of the palace and go home to marry a good man... In this way, no one will be willing to make her a rival, and no one will expect her to die , especially at the gate of Chengqian Palace where the imperial concubine died.

When she fell, it sounded like she fell hard enough and hard enough. The guards on duty did not dare to move, but the eunuchs and maids hurriedly helped her up. Yuan Chun was quite conscious at this time. But the voice was very small, "I'm fine, thank you..." I was still muttering in my heart, this time I was so ashamed.

Unexpectedly, just as she said the word "thank you", a stream of blood flowed down her forehead, covering half of her face...

It just so happened that the seventh prince, Zhao Zhizhen, had just seen the younger sisters, and after saying goodbye to his adoptive mother, he went out of the palace gate, and saw the girl from the Jia family who had a little impression was being helped by the maid, half of her face was covered with blood, and there was still a gleam in her remaining eye. A little confused... But the movements are very neat, and they fell like this, but there is nothing wrong with the posture of saluting.

Zhao Zhizhen said: "Hurry up and go back and have a rest." After the rituals are done, there is no need to add a silly sentence of "exemption".

If Yuan Chun's honor is met by nobles in the harem, there may be a charge of "collision", but meeting a prince who has been on the battlefield, led soldiers, and even killed people with his own hands, it would be too fake to mention "collision" up.

The two little maids supporting Yuan Chun were very thankful for her, waiting for the seventh prince to go away, Yuan Chun then raised her hand to wipe her face, her hand was wet, she herself was quite surprised, "There is so much blood. "

The two little maids next to her thought to themselves: Did you fall stupid?One of your eyes is so bloody that you can't open it!

Unexpectedly, Yuan Chun lamented again: "If there is a scar, maybe you won't be able to comb your hair with your forehead exposed."

But she said that her life in the palace in her previous life had sharpened the edges and corners of her temperament. Besides, the difference between her and other young ladies was that she was not coquettish at all: she would fall and bleed, If you break your face, you will lose your face.If there was a flaw in her appearance, the princess would just find an excuse, and she wouldn't have to let her father be sent to the pit of fire—why not.

More than two young maids were surprised, how could Jia Nu Shi still look like a normal person after losing her appearance?Even Zhao Zhizhen, who was born with sharp ears and eyes, could vaguely hear Yuan Chun's muttering even though he had gone a long way, became more and more interested in this girl.

After staying in the military camp for five years, Zhao Zhizhen can be regarded as a Confucian general, but he was inevitably influenced by the group of "big bosses" and didn't like women who were too slender, no matter in terms of figure or temperament.

However, some decent families in Beijing love to raise their daughters pampered, like Yuan Chun... is really different, which caused Zhao Zhizhen to take a few more glances at her.

Outside the gate of Chengqian Palace, the Seventh Prince who seldom looked back, and Yuan Chun who didn't take his disfigurement seriously, all knew this after passing by the imperial concubine in a blink of an eye.

The imperial concubine first sent someone to ask a doctor to give Yuan Chun a diagnosis and treatment. According to the doctor's report, when he rushed away, Jia Nushi washed her face... It was just a flesh wound, and it would not even leave a scar after a long time.

Concubine Li Gui was relieved: after all, this girl was entrusted by her brother to take care of her. Yuan Chun's parents are nothing, but she has a good aunt, and a powerful uncle who cannot be blamed.

But remembering that the Seventh Prince seems to be different today, it aroused another concern for the imperial concubine.

She doesn't have a son, and she cares more about the seventh prince she raised than his own mother, in fact, she is more sincere.

It is said that the crown prince is the only surviving son of the empress, the sage dotes on him very much, he has been selflessly teaching him since he was a child, paving the way for him, and even in order to win over his subordinates, and give this son considerable power so that he can sit still. Get right.

When the Holy Majesty was still young and the Prince was even younger, he was naturally loving and filial to his father and his son, and they were incomparably harmonious. However, as the Holy Majesty had more and more children, they were getting older, and the Prince was in his prime, full of vigor and power, and his power was growing... The Holy Majesty’s There are some subtle changes in my mind.

For his own sake and for his most beloved son, the Holy Majesty suppressed the prince, and at the same time supported the other sons so that they would have the confidence to fight against the prince—at least the prince, who has always been the confidant of the Holy Majesty, thought so. Somewhat at a loss, I don't understand why the father... turned his face, and then he probably got three tastes: No matter how much the Holy Majesty loves him, the most important thing in his heart is the dragon chair.

Now, the Holy Majesty and the Crown Prince have already had a estrangement, but it is not too serious. At least Concubine Li thinks that the Crown Prince will stop here, be patient, and end peacefully. There is no problem at all, but the Crown Prince who has been domineering for too long may not be able to swallow this. tone.He has been spoiled by his father for most of his life, and now he is probably even more respectful than his father.

In the Li family, both men and women are required to study, and Concubine Li is familiar with classics and history when she is at home. It is not for nothing to use history as a mirror: from ancient times to the present, after several dynasties, the number of princes who may survive to the throne safely can be counted on two hands , less than Mingjun and Xianjun.

Anyway, Concubine Li Gui is not very optimistic about the prince.As for the eldest prince who thought she saw hope and was eager to seize the opportunity to please his father and replace him with the prince, the imperial concubine even felt a little disdainful.

However, Concubine Shu is very optimistic about her own eldest son, and she has the idea of ​​relying on him in the future after giving birth, so she naturally leans towards the eldest son, and the youngest son, the twelve princes, who has been by her side all the time. explain.

Sandwiched in the middle, the seventh prince, Zhao Zhizhen, whose grandmother doesn't love him and his uncle doesn't love him, can't see anything on the surface, but he isn't really indifferent in his heart.

Li Guifei saw everything in her eyes, and felt more and more distressed about her adopted son: Concubine Shu, if you push your son out like this, then I might as well just push the boat along and take over completely.

But Zhao Zhizhen's original wife was chosen by the imperial concubine for him, but he seems to have inherited the ability of his father and his wife. He obviously has a good relationship with his original wife, but the good times don't last long. The original wife gave birth to a son, but he lost his wife after giving birth. Yu recuperated, and finally passed away.

As for Zhao Zhizhen's stepwife, she was recommended by Concubine Shu. The concubine didn't like this girl very much when she met, but she didn't have to open her mouth to stop the mother and son from "getting close".

Facts have proved that Concubine Li Gui's vision is completely inherited from his father, and it is really not ordinary precision and sharpness.

Sure enough, after this girl married the Seventh Prince, the relationship between the couple was ordinary, which was considered a compliment.For this reason, when Concubine Shu saw the Seventh Prince again, it was even more embarrassing.

Concubine Li Gui was thinking at this time: How about pointing Yuan Chun to Lao Qi as a concubine?But I have to explore Lao Qi's mind first, and when the time comes to mess up the mandarin ducks, won't he be just like his own mother.

In other words, Concubine Li really didn't think that Yuan Chun, as the granddaughter of Duke Rong, had wronged her by being the prince's concubine.

In fact, Yuan Chun himself didn't think so: only his family's status is worthy of a prince...and only his aunt.Besides, she is the daughter of the second wife of the Rong Mansion, her father is only a subordinate of the fifth rank now, and Zhao Zhizhen's stepmother is the daughter of a senior member of the third rank, although this daughter is a bit watery - I will tell you about this matter later.

In short, Yuan Chun has always been self-aware, and this alone is much better than her parents and brothers.

And when she came back from injury, the imperial concubine called to her, and after asking about her body, she chatted about her future, and even mentioned a lifelong event.

Concubine Li Gui is very relaxed, but Yuan Chun's heart is beating wildly like a big drum: Could it be that the Crown Princess finally loses face and makes a move?When she was convalescent, she didn't hear anything.

But if the Crown Princess wants to take her to the East Palace, what can she do?But in the East Palace, you can only see the tricks.After all, she didn't have any expectations of the prince, let alone flatter the princess.And the concubine has always regarded the prince very badly, and the prince has no ethics at all when it comes to women's sex, and often goes outside to fight "wild food".

So Yuan Chun respectfully said: "But it's up to the imperial concubine to make the decision."

As for the words "it is my blessing to be appreciated by the noble concubine", there is no need to say it.Anyway, she is also the granddaughter of Rong Guogong. Although her family has shown signs of decline, no one will think highly of her self-deprecating and self-deprecating.

Concubine Li Gui smiled and said, "Since I let me decide, I will never let you die." After a pause, she obviously meant something, "Don't worry about those messy things. You are from my palace .”

Jia Zheng ran to the Crown Princess's natal house, and even let them secretly joke about it. How can this matter be hidden from the ~harem~ Palace, with eyes and ears everywhere, even Li Guifei, who has been in the East Palace for 20 years.

Yuan Chun got the guarantee, but she didn't show any joy, but her expression and tone remained the same, "Concubine Xie."

After Yuan Chun left, Zhao Zhizhen came out from behind the screen beside the imperial concubine.

Concubine Li Gui asked with a smile, "How?"

Whether it was picking a wife for him back then, or showing him a concubine as he wished, the adoptive mother and noble concubine always made people feel extremely comfortable.

Zhao Zhizhen said: "It's hard for her to be young, but she is calm." As he spoke, he lightly tapped his adoptive mother's shoulders.

Concubine Li Gui was very helpful, she squinted her eyes, "It is because of this child's stability that I am willing to help you." Speaking of this, she couldn't help but persuade a few words, "Your daughter-in-law, you are not happy to see her, So I threw her into the mansion, and I don't blame her for being eccentric. If you have any dissatisfaction, tell her well, if she doesn't change, you..."

Zhao Zhizhen then said: "Only when the name is right and proper, my son will remember it."

So Yuanchun's various plans and arrangements were useless again, so he became Zhao Zhizhen's concubine again... Isn't concubine also a concubine?When Yuan Chun felt powerless, he wanted more and more power, but where did the power come from?Take it from someone who stands taller!

When Li Guifei's decree of marriage reached the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng was shocked: all his plans these days were in vain.

But no matter how dissatisfied he was, he didn't have the courage to disobey.Jia Zheng follows the king, his parents, and even his friends, but when he arranges his daughter's future, nothing can "success" his wishes.In addition, how did he explain to the Crown Princess' natal family...

If he knew what his father was thinking, Yuan Chun would probably sneer: The princess's family didn't take your request seriously at all, so what more is there to explain?

Unlike her husband, who was suffering incomparably, Mrs. Wang did not have so many twists and turns. Although her daughter did not enter the East Palace, she was also accused of being given to the prince, and she was still the adopted son of the noble concubine. There are very few women in the Seventh Prince's backyard. If the daughter comes in and is favored, life will be more peaceful than in the East Palace?

The ancestor Jia Mu is actually much smarter than her son, she doesn't know much about the court situation, but after all, she has a husband who has made great military exploits, and was in the same place as a prince, and often socializes with imperial orders, the most basic sense of smell is still Zai: In her heart, she also feels that the prince is not as stable as before, and it may not be a bad thing for her granddaughter to marry the seventh prince.

Jia Zhu understands Yuanchun best, and understands that his sister will probably be glad to have jumped out of the pit of fire, but he still feels a little sad for her to be the prince's concubine... Only by working hard to achieve fame and become a high-ranking official can he support his sister.

When Mrs. Xing heard the news, she couldn't help feeling that her wish had come true, "Even if you have the ambition of Qing Yun, you still have to be someone's aunt."

Jia Lian happened to hear it, and didn't say anything in person, but turned around and said to his daughter-in-law Wang Xifeng, "Look at my wife, we want to marry our eldest sister, don't make any jokes."

Wang Xifeng said: "Don't worry." Is being a concubine to a prince the same as being a concubine to an ordinary official?If the eldest sister is lucky enough to be concubine after giving birth to a son, she will be on the royal jade plate.

The adoptive mother of the Seventh Prince is a noble concubine, and his biological mother is a concubine Shu. With this background, there will always be a prince in his hands, and the prince's concubine can also be named a duke.Based on this level, except for the ancestors, the rest of the people have to salute when they meet?

But he said that he still married his husband in his previous life after going around around, and after Yuan Chun muttered to himself a few times, he should do what he should do.Of course, she didn't forget to write a letter to her elder brother Jia Zhu, asking him to remind her family to bring Aomei Qingzhu, Baoqin, and Li Da's family from Zhuangzi in the suburbs to her.

As for the Seventh Prince's Mansion, Yi's decree was issued, and the Seventh Prince's wife turned around and smashed the glass.

After a good persuasion from the girl and mother around her, the angry wife was able to breathe easier.At this moment, her confidant girl stepped forward and said, "Why do you need to be angry, I'm afraid that the concubine Shu in the palace is uncomfortable!"