The Qinghe County Lord of the Red Chamber

The morning of July [-]th.

The sky in central Beijing is high and clear, and the red walls and green tiles in the palace are all shining brightly.

Looking out from Empress Xie's palace, Shang Chanchan could see the verdant plantains, and there were two red-crowned cranes standing under the leaves.

The queen followed her gaze and said softly: "This is what Ranger sent to me by the Bird Department. It was a pair of mother and child. Now you see, this little crane has grown up, and its feathers are thicker than its mother's." Rich and bright."

Shang Chanchan regained her senses and supported Empress Xie's hand: "Your Majesty said so. Just like His Highness the Fifth Highness, you can protect Empress Empress now."

Empress Xie held her hand instead: "Chanchan, about Ling'er, this palace and our Xie family will remember the love of Baoning Houfu."

Shang Chanchan smiled: "Your Majesty, you are serious."

But my heart is relieved.

This is not for himself, but for the Baoninghou Mansion.

Empress Xie is a sensible person, she told Shang Chanchan plainly that she accepted the love of Baoning Hou Mansion as a queen.

The current situation of Xie's family is just like Baoninghou's Mansion six years ago.

The emperor's intention to establish a crown prince is clearly revealed, so it's time to go dormant.

In fact, although the empress is heartbroken, she also understands that in the long run, Xie Yuchu's defeat and injury may not necessarily be a bad thing.

It is very dangerous for the prince's mother's family to overthrow the master.

Now that Xie Yuchu can no longer go to the battlefield, and Xie Ling is still young, the emperor will be much less wary of Cheng Engong's mansion in the future.

The real good time for the Xie family is not in the present, but in the future.

Empress Xie's words promised exactly that future.

It's not even Shang Chi's generation, but Shang Chi's children, can they continue to be rich for another generation.

Empress Xie's hand touched the sapphire bracelet on Shang Chanchan's wrist.

He couldn't help laughing and said: "Actually, back then, I gave you the things I have loved for many years in order to flatter the Empress Dowager."

"You probably don't know. This was originally passed down from our Xie family to our daughter-in-law. It can be seen that you and Ling'er are destined to be married."

Shang Chanchan smiled: "He told me. Madam, in fact, he talks a lot, and often has a lot of strange thoughts."

She was carrying the jade rabbit hairpin on her temples, and she couldn't help laughing again when she thought of the rabbit spirit incident.

Empress Xie looked at her expression and nodded: "Actually, it's rare for a husband and wife to have the same heart. Just like Yu'er now, it's not that I speak well of the Baoninghou Mansion in front of you, but that this marriage is actually good."

"The happiness of this daughter's family can be seen from the corners of her eyes and eyebrows."

"You know about the bracelet, and there is one more thing that you definitely don't know." Empress Xie smiled, "My mother just handed in the letter before the key was set at the palace gate last night."

"Ling'er said in front of the whole family: The Marquis of Baoning is willing to give his daughter to her in times of adversity, and he will cherish and cherish her. He will never accept a concubine in his life."

Empress Xie did not see Shang Chanchan's bewildered or moved as she expected.

The girl in front of her just smiled sweetly, and said clearly: "I knew he would do this, and he will definitely arrange everything he can arrange for me before going out."

These words startled Empress Xie.

After a while, he sighed and admired: "You and Yu'er are both blessed children."

Empress Xie looked out the window and couldn't help thinking about the rest of her life.

It is estimated that he still has to be trembling and think hard about planning for his son's crown prince.

After the death of the Supreme Emperor, the Empress Dowager Chu completely lost her power. Will the Empress Dowager Shang, who ruled the harem, still treat her daughter-in-law as before?

Empress Dowager Shang's skills can do it, Empress Xie understands too well that being her daughter-in-law is not an easy task.

Empress Xie could almost see how she would struggle to survive in the palace for the next few decades.

She used to restrain herself from thinking about these aspects.

It is useless to think about these things.I can only survive day by day.

But today, the imminent separation from her youngest son made her feel weak and troubled.

At this moment, she looked at the face of the girl in front of her who was confident and trusting in her husband, and finally couldn't help sighing.

In this world, what is the real happiness.

Many people in Beijing were very surprised by the engagement between the Baoninghou Mansion and Xie's family at this time, and some even sympathized with Shang Chanchan, thinking that she was used by her father as a political bargaining chip.

Use her whole life to overwhelm the future glory of the Xie family.

However, Queen Xie looked at Shang Chanchan at this time, but she couldn't express her envy.

Empress Xie was in a daze when Xueliu came outside to report: "The Holy Majesty has arrived with His Highness the Fifth Highness and Mr. Xie."

Shang Chanchan's eyes lit up.

Because the emperor was coming today to accompany his wife to send the youngest son off to the expedition, so Daiyu, as a married woman, did not show up.

If Shang Chanchan hadn't been the emperor's cousin, and she was also the empress dowager, she wouldn't have been able to come.

Both the fifth prince and Xie Ling were dressed in military attire.

Empress Xie's eyes turned red when she saw her son dressed like this.

But when the emperor saw Shang Chanchan, he couldn't help turning his head and jokingly said to Xie Ling: "Ling'er, we are a family, and you are also a family, go and talk in private."

Although it was against the rules, what the emperor said was the rules, so Xueliu led Shang Chanchan and Xie Ling to the side hall.

Then he backed out quietly and guarded the door himself.

Xie Ling said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm leaving before the sixth ceremony..."

Shang Chanchan immediately interrupted: "Whether you want to go or not, you are going to go to the battlefield, why don't you know the taboo at all! You can't say go, you have to say go."

Xie Ling smiled: "It's rare to see you taboo about this. Aren't you afraid to swear?"

Shang Chanchan thought for a while, then smiled: "It's strange to say, I am not afraid of myself, but I am afraid of you."

Her clear eyes fell on Xie Ling's face.

She is not an ancient person, and she doesn't care about those implicit words, so she said directly: "This shows that my treatment of you is more important than myself. I am not afraid of retribution on me, but on you."

Xie Ling felt that his heart was burning with blood, so he couldn't speak.He couldn't help but raise his hand, wanting to touch her hair.

But he didn't dare, and just stayed on her hairpin for a moment.

The sound of metal friction from the armor on his body made him gradually calm down and wake up.

So he coughed lightly and found his own voice: "For your birthday in August, I asked someone to prepare a lot of new hairpins for you—you are not a rabbit, we don't want this one anymore."

Just as Shang Chanchan was about to speak, she heard Xueliu gently knocking on the door: "Mr. Xie, Miss Shang, please come out."

The two looked at each other and smiled, not feeling sorry.

It was an unexpected joy to be able to get along with each other for this moment.

The words are endless, but there is no need to say any more.

So the two of them didn't delay, they immediately came forward, and they didn't look like children on their faces, lest the emperor see Xie Ling and doubt Xie Ling's professionalism.

Seeing the two people coming side by side, the emperor said with a smile: "Ling'er, you can talk to Rang'er to accompany the queen, I'm going back first. Don't delay the hour."

The three armies outside the city are ready to go, and Prince Rong will personally see the soldiers off at that time, and this time cannot be delayed.

After the emperor left, Empress Xie's tears fell happily.

Seeing Xiao Rang and Xie Ling kneeling in front of her, Empress Xie felt unbearably sad, if not for Shang Chanchan's support, she would almost be unable to stand still.

Xiao Rang kowtowed and said, "Please don't worry, Queen Mother, A-Ling and I will come back well."

Empress Xie didn't know how many times she said those instructions upside down, but she just held the hands of her son and nephew and refused to let go.

In the end, it was Xueliu and Shang Chanchan who forcibly supported her, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, the time is up, the Fifth Highness and Mr. Xie should leave the city."

Empress Xie felt as if she was falling into a cloud at this moment, and she refused to let go at all.The palace people did not dare to forcibly tear the queen away.

Fortunately, there was a court lady who was clever and went to the apse early to invite Daiyu.

Empress Xie seemed to understand when she saw Daiyu, she suddenly let go of the hands of her son and nephew, turned her back and refused to look at them again, tears fell to the ground in rows.

Daiyu hurriedly stepped forward to support Empress Xie together with Xueliu and others.

She has been in the palace for five years, and the queens she has met have always been gentle and dignified, and her words are measured. This is the first time she has seen Queen Xie lose her composure.

Daiyu's eyes were sore, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

The queen grabbed Daiyu's hand like a drowning person grabbing driftwood, tears streaming down her face.

Seeing the desolation in the room, Shang Chanchan nodded to Xie Ling.

He signaled him to leave now, short-term pain is worse than long-term pain, so hurry up and take the fifth prince out of the city.

Xie Ling helped the fifth prince who was also in tears.

The two walked out of the hall.

Daiyu accompanied the queen inside, and Shang Chanchan sent them out.

Because the queen had a premonition that she was going to lose her composure today, she sent away all the little maids and eunuchs, leaving only a few confidantes.

They are all in the house now.

So there was a quiet silence in the hallway.

However, the three of them froze as soon as they stepped out the door.

I saw Princess Lirong standing under the porch, dressed in archery clothes and holding a whip in his hand.

The fifth prince blurted out: "Didn't Uncle Wang not let you enter the palace?"

Now that the palace is in chaos, Prince Zhongyong has long protected his daughter in the mansion, preventing her from going into the muddy water.

Princess Lirong spread her hands: "Yes. But I rode out from the mansion, and no one dared to stop me."

"We have played together for five years. Now that you are going to the battlefield, how can I not come and give you a gift?"

She put away her smile and said seriously: "Xiao Rang, Xie Ling, I only regret that I am not a man, so I cannot go to the battlefield with you."

Xiao Rang cupped his hands: "Sister, when I go, I can't let go of not only my mother, but also my elder brother and sister-in-law. Please take care of me in the future."

Queen Xie is okay to say.But since Prince Rong is not the prince now, Princess Rong is actually quite embarrassed.

The ladies in the palace are her elders, and Concubine Xian and others are not easy to get along with, so she can only be careful not to be caught.

Empress Xie has a lot of things to manage the harem, and there are always times when she can't take care of it.

So Xiao Rang entrusted this matter to Princess Lirong: she is the only unmarried girl in the Xiao family, and she is the princess of Zhongyong Palace.

The unmarried daughter of this dynasty is already honorable in her natal family, and the emperor intends to show face to his younger brother.

Therefore, Princess Lirong's dignity in the palace has always been stronger than that of the remaining princes.

Of course, he dared to go to the emperor and sue the second prince immediately.

Princess Lirong nodded in response, and then turned to Xie Ling: "You don't need to say anything, I know, I will take good care of Chanchan."

Since Xie Ling's words were finished, he just bowed his hands.

Princess Lirong stepped aside from the corridor: "It's getting late, you guys go quickly."

Seeing that Xie Ling's figure was about to disappear in the light and shadow of the corridor, Shang Chanchan couldn't help but call out to him: "Xie Ling!"

Xie Ling stopped and looked back at her.

Shang Chanchan took off the Jade Rabbit hairpin from her head with her backhand: "You have to live well, and if you have a chance, I will be like this hairpin!"

It is better for the jade to be broken than to be whole, which is what Daiyu said, and Shang Chanchan is going to prove this sentence with actions.

After speaking, he threw the hairpin to the ground forcefully.

Only heard a crisp sound.

The hairpin rolled twice on the ground intact.

Shang Chanchan: ...

Fifth Prince and Princess Lirong: ...

Only Xie Ling's expression remained unchanged: "I chose the hardest jade, you won't be able to break it."

Then Xiao Rang laughed.

Shang Chanchan: This is embarrassing.

There was no moving atmosphere left, she could only say weakly: "Okay, then walk slowly."

Princess Lirong also smiled, and waved to the two: "Take care."

Xie Ling looked at Shang Chanchan across the corridor, and said word by word: "I will win this battle."

"Chanchan, you have to be good and wait for me to come back."