The Qinghe County Lord of the Red Chamber

Marquis Baoning was very trustworthy when he was in a good mood, so after meeting the Empress Dowager, Shang Duo went to the Imperial Study to speak well for the Empress Dowager's courtiers.

"It's thanks to them taking away the sharp weapon, otherwise I would have to be scissored again with the level of anger that is too high today."

The emperor raised his head from the booklet, his eyes were circled black and blue, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Then uncle retreated completely this time?"

Shang Duo shook his head: "No, the old sage hit me with the pillow jade wishful."

The smile on the emperor's face froze.

But Shang Duo said indifferently: "The old saint is weak and weak, and Yu Ruyi is heavy. I deliberately knelt a little farther away, but he missed his aim and missed me. It's a pity that the good mutton fat dragon pattern Yu Ruyi is on the handle. "

The emperor bowed his head, pulled out a stack of rice paper from the bookcase on the case, and pushed it to Shang Duo.

There are countless densely packed "forbearance" characters on it.

The emperor's voice was slightly hoarse: "More than ten years ago, at that time, the eldest brother was still the prince, and he humiliated and despised me in every possible way, so my uncle taught me this word."

Although the deposed prince was still the crown prince at that time, he probably had been the second-in-command for too many years, so his spirit was a little abnormal.

Extraordinarily ferocious, even called tyrannical.

Lifting a whip to whip a minister can do anything, and it's not just an ordinary minister, but Zhu Xiangguo who has already retired.

As soon as the prime minister said he would smoke, he would smoke, regardless of the consequences, let alone facing these younger brothers who were also contenders for the throne.

The emperor also suffered a lot of unspeakable hardships back then.

Even the narrow-mindedness of the emperor today is inseparable from the experience of that year.

Shang Duo heard that the emperor even changed his name, not calling me but me, and thought: The emperor has been wronged these days, so much so that he brought up the humiliation that he kept silent in the past.

Forget it, let him talk about it to vent.

So just stand still and listen.

The emperor continued: "Later, the eldest brother was deposed, and the emperor intended to make me the crown prince, but he didn't say so clearly, he just put in more hard work. He is always kind to the loyal, brave, loyal and obedient, but he is only picky and strict with me."

Prince Zhongyong loves carpentry, and Prince Zhongshun loves beauty. Naturally, one is not as good as the other in terms of government affairs.

However, the Supreme Emperor treated the two sons in a friendly manner that day, and only severely disciplined the emperor who met the standards of heirs.

Although it seems to outsiders that this is a sign of the establishment of a reserve, it is a happy event.

However, for the emperor himself, it has been treated differently, reprimanded and scolded for several years.

It's really pistachio wood making chime hammers - the scenery outside is bitter inside.

The emperor casually flipped through the thick stack of papers: "At that time, uncle still taught me to be patient."

"Until now, I have become the emperor. But the father is becoming more and more arbitrary, but I still can only bear it."

"I also know that from the beginning to the end, my uncle didn't call me Bai Ren, but was plotting for me."

"It is precisely because my uncle has endured with me to this day that I can sit on the throne and secure the throne."

The emperor looked at Shang Duo and saw that his face was weathered and his temples were as white as snow.He is no longer the number one scholar who rode around the streets in fresh clothes and angry horses.

For more than [-] years, the two have been called monarchs and ministers, uncles and nephews in name, but in fact they are robes and close friends who support life and death.

The emperor's eyes fell on Shang Duo's still bandaged right hand again, and he said word by word: "But this time I don't want to ask my uncle to accompany me to bear it."

"Chi'er is the child I watched growing up. Although he is called a cousin, in my opinion, he is actually the same as Jin'er and other biological sons."

"He is the future son of the Marquis of Baoning and the eldest son of my uncle, so I must want his marriage to be a good one."

Shang Duo's voice was also a little dull, and it took him a long time to say: "Thank you for your kindness on behalf of Chi'er!"

Now let's put aside the affairs in the imperial city for the time being, and only say that in Rongguo Mansion, Jia Mu is watching Yuanyang leading people to find things.

Many servant girls stood on the ground, carefully carrying all kinds of brilliant treasures out for Jia Mu to see.

When Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue's mother and daughter came to pay their respects, they saw such a scene that moved Wang's heart.

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "The old lady is too partial to Baoyu. Yesterday he thought that the glazed bowl on the Duobao Pavilion in the house had been broken, and there was one thing missing, so the old lady brought these things out."

Mother Jia glanced at her: "This isn't for Baoyu, it's for Yu'er. In three days' time it will be her Jiji ceremony. Do you want me to attend the ceremony empty-handed?"

"One more thing, although thanks to the empress's grace, Yu'er's wedding ceremony is held in the palace, you are not allowed to go in, but this ceremony must not be missed. You should go back and prepare for it, don't let it be simple."

The corners of Mrs. Wang's mouth started to twitch.

It took a long time before he forced a smile and said: "Although we are in the palace, our family is serious relatives. People say that mother-in-law, Miss Lin lost her mother, so we are close relatives who are aunts, and we should all go to the palace to watch the ceremony. "

This is the secret provocation. It is not the reason to hold it in the palace. The real reason is that the Lin family looks down on the Rongguo Mansion and refuses to invite them.

Of course, that's right, whether it's the Lin family or the empress, I really don't plan to invite Wang and others to add trouble.

Jia's mother sneered: "The emperor is benevolent and filial. Now the emperor is seriously ill. This year's Longevity Festival, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Rites to keep everything simple."

"What's more, the ceremony of a girl like Yu'er's family can't be extravagant. All the guests and guests are exempted. If my old woman didn't have a super-class order on her body, and she had raised Yu'er before, I'm afraid I can't go, let alone you."

Mrs. Wang lowered her head and dared not speak, she thought to herself: The old lady is just stubborn, if she says not to invite guests, how can Mrs. Baoninghou, Mrs. Cheng Engong and Mrs. Shizi come.

Although it is not possible to visit relatives now, the concubine's relatives can still visit the palace every [-] days.

So Wang's news is very well-informed, and she has already heard about Daiyu's Jiji ceremony from Yuanchun.

But Mrs. Wang didn't know about the matter of the county head.

Even Yuan Chun didn't know.

The empress has always been cautious, even though she begged the emperor in private, she even chose her title.

But before the imperial decree was issued, she always maintained a low-key attitude and never publicized it.The Empress Dowager Shang and the businessman Xie's family knew about this in advance.

The people around, even Princess Zhongyong, who was going to participate in Jiji Ceremony, didn't know about the county magistrate.

Therefore, Mrs. Wang really didn't want to prepare generous gifts for Lin Daiyu, an ordinary girl from a relative's family.

At this time, he persuaded Mother Jia: "Actually, the old lady reported her illness and refused to go. I heard from the imperial concubine that Lord Shang and Aunt Lin have recently annoyed the old sage. Especially Lord Shang, he was called to scold him. Too many times, even the empress dowager has lost her heart."

"Why bother our family to join in the fun at this moment, it's bad luck."

Mother Jia raised her eyebrows and said, "I'm going to attend my granddaughter's wedding ceremony. I don't have so many twists and turns like you! Besides, the Queen Mother is something you can talk about. If it spreads, how many of your heads are enough to lose your head? Even Yuan Chun will be implicated by you!"

Yuan Chun was also a little annoyed in his heart: Don't you know what kind of virtues your own mother has, but she dared to tell Wang about the secrets in the palace.If you are not careful, you will suffer sooner or later!

However, Yuan Chun is now a noble concubine after all, and even Jia's mother has to perform the state ceremony first when meeting, so it's not easy to talk about her, so he can only turn the fire on Mrs. Wang.

Wang was speechless after being scolded, but her face was flushed and she couldn't get off the stage.

In fact, in front of Aunt Xue in the past, Mother Jia would still save face for Mrs. Wang. After all, Aunt Xue was a foreigner and a daughter of the Wang family.

But today, Mother Jia couldn't help but explode on the spot after listening to Mrs. Wang's silly words.

Aunt Xue's personality is less revealing than Mrs. Wang's, and she is completely gentle. At this time, she quickly persuaded: "Don't be upset, old lady, my sister is also kind, and she is thinking about the family wholeheartedly."

Baochai also got up with her mother, and comforted Jia's mother: "Old lady, take care of yourself."

Jia's mother is also angry when she sees Xue's mother and daughter.

Yuan Chun wholeheartedly turned to his biological mother and supported the golden and jade marriage.In the past two years, all the rewards from the palace were Baochai better than Xiangyun, and they were always the same as Baoyu.

How can the historian not know about the statement of the imperial concubine.

Especially now that Shi Xiangyun is getting older, Mrs. Baolinghou refuses to always let Xiangyun come to Rongguo Mansion, and always picks her up after a short stay of two days.

Mother Jia occasionally mentioned marriage, but Mrs. Baolinghou was only vague.

He even had the intention of not trusting Jia Mu to be the master, so he said: "In the final analysis, it is the words of the matchmaker at the order of the parents, and it also has the meaning of the empress in the palace."

Shi Xiangyun is the eldest daughter of the Shi family. Seeing that the marriage failed, Mrs. Bowlinghou would not let her continue to live in the Grand View Garden of the Jia family and be intimate with Jia Baoyu.

If something really happened, the other girls of the Shi family, the two biological daughters of Mrs. Hou would not have to marry.

Therefore, it is natural to take precautions before they happen, and even start to show Shi Xiangyun to see him.

For this reason, Jia's mother was not only sad that Yuanchun was separated from her, but also resented that Xue's mother and daughter had followed Baoyu and refused to leave.

However, Jia Mu is of Jiang Gui's nature, old and spicy.

Never being rude on the face, she naturally turned a kind description to outsiders like Xue's mother and daughter: "My aunt's persuasion is justified. My youngest son and daughter-in-law are just a bit aggressive and can't speak. Not as good as my aunt."

"Speaking of which, I still want to ask my aunt for a personal marriage."

Aunt Xue's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly said, "The old lady just said."

As soon as Baochai heard Jia Mu's words, she thought it was not good to be a boudoir daughter, so she used the excuse of going to see her sisters.

But Jia Mu smiled and said: "Bao girl is not in a hurry to play with them, so she can help Yuanyang look at the gift list outside. After all, she can't read as well as your girls."

When Baochai heard that she wanted to help read the gift list for Daiyu, she was also heartbroken.

But since Jia Mu spoke, she had to sit outside with the mandarin ducks.

But Jia's mother, who is old and deaf, always speaks louder, and Xue Baochai can also hear her.

Just listen to Jia Mu laughing and saying: "I really like that child Baoqin. Years ago, I saw Baoqin wearing fur and holding a bottle of red plums. It was better than the picture."

Then he asked Baoqin about Niangeng's horoscope and his family's internal situation, and sighed: "In the past, there were Taoist monks who said that Baoyu should not marry early in his life. Even the princesses of various families mentioned to me that they were worthy daughters of aristocratic families. I have never agreed .”

"And from my point of view, as long as the character is good, it doesn't matter if the girl's family is poor, it just costs a few taels of silver."

Rao even Aunt Xue couldn't help but feel a little angry.

Jia Mu has always looked down on Xue's family, it's just because their family is an imperial merchant, but Xue Baoqin is not as serious as their family!

Doesn't this clearly say that he would rather have Baoqin than Baochai?

Aunt Xue suppressed her heart, and could only say: "It's a pity that this child is not blessed. His father passed away the year before last. Before going, he betrothed her to Mei Hanlin's son. She was about to go to Beijing to get married. Now her mother is suffering from phlegm disease again." .”

Only then did Jia's mother give up, but she said regretfully, "It's a pity that I lost a good child. You should love her more in the future."

Seeing Mrs. Wang's face stiff, Jia's mother said more and more: "Speaking of this, Zheng'er also mentioned Baoyu's marriage to me earlier. He was also a co-worker as a guarantor."

"It is said that there is a young lady in Zhang's family in Nanshao Dao, who was born with virtue, appearance, merit and beauty. And that master Zhang has no son, and his family is huge. Because he loves his daughter, he must have a son-in-law who is outstanding before he is willing to marry. I don't know when I will see you again. Once you see our Baoyu, you will be satisfied."

Mrs. Wang's face became more and more gloomy.

Jia Zheng is really a talent: he calls himself a filial son, and refuses to dismiss his mother's point of view.But I dare not offend the daughter of the noble concubine, so I am caught in a dilemma.

Because Jia's mother said that she valued Xiangyun's noble background, open-minded temperament, and filial piety; the noble concubine meant that she valued Baochai's talent and appearance, prudence and appropriateness, and persuaded people to make progress.

Jia Zheng actually thought of a compromise: find someone else who has both family background and talent, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds.

Both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were speechless to him, and directly ignored his opinion.

So at this time, Jia's mother talked about it again, just because of Mrs. Wang.

Sure enough, Mrs. Wang's face turned ugly again.

Yuanyang was listening outside, and couldn't help pursing her lips into a smile.

Because she is Jia Mu's confidant and has also received Jia Mu's instruction, she came in to exchange tea for Jia Mu at this time, and said: "Everyone says that Bao Erye's character studies will be great in the future."

"Now that the second master is older, there are countless people who come to the old lady to say goodbye. There are all kinds of people. I still remember a wife from the Fu family who is the most flattering."

Mother Jia shook her head: "The Fu family is just a new prosperity. With a little money, they bought an official position and regarded themselves as an aristocratic family. Who will take care of them."

Aunt Xue couldn't help but look down at the teacup to hide her displeasure.

Using money to buy official positions and pretending to be an aristocratic family, doesn't this mean they are the Xue family!

And the Fu family Jiamu and Yuanyang mentioned is exactly Fu Qiufang's elder brother Fu Shi.

That's right, it's Fu Shi again.

He wandered around in various wealthy families, devoting himself to selling his younger sister—of course, if she promises to the second wife of the Rongguo Mansion, she must be a regular wife, not a nameless concubine.

His calculations are sound, but Jia Mu is not a fool.

When the Rongguo Mansion was really at its peak, it was no less than the current Baoninghou Mansion, and Mother Jia had experienced it personally.Baoyu is her heart and soul, how can she fall in love with the daughter of the Fu family.

So I heard that Fu Shi later committed crimes and was demoted from office, which was also very satisfying.

Yuanyang continued to laugh and said: "Speaking of which, Mrs. Fu has come here eight times, if not ten times. Every day, she is like a treasure offering. She praises their girl in front of the old lady for her good looks and good heart. She is really talented and beautiful. Wonderful person.

He also said that he is skillful in doing chores, can write and count, and he doesn't have to worry about the housekeeper.The most rare thing is that he is filial and stable, and even treats his servants very peacefully. "

When she said something, Mrs. Wang's face became even more ugly: there are many words in it, which are the words she used to praise Baochai in the past.

Mother Jia just didn't know what to do, nodded and said: "It's very true, I'm tired of hearing it. Everyone is a family with a hundred girls asking for help. Where can there be a business that is in a hurry?"

"People don't talk about it, just talk about my Yu'er. In the past two years, how many people have stepped on the threshold of the aunt's house to ask for marriage. I heard that the aunt has never let go."

The master and the servant asked and answered, Mrs. Wang and the sisters couldn't sit still, so they got up and said goodbye.

Mother Jia only said kindly to Aunt Xue: "If the day is short, you often come to sit and sit, we can talk and relieve boredom, so as not to sleep too much during the day and suffer at night."

"Apart from anything else, I just love the stability of Miss Xue of your family, which is better than the girls in our family."

The author has something to say: Jia's mother always looks kind and kind in the book, but in fact she is really kind and connotates others.