The Qinghe County Lord of the Red Chamber

December [-]th, the first year of Xuanwu, is an auspicious day in the calendar.

On this day, all the companions and maids in Beijing entered the palace according to the order.

Naturally, due to different identities, the ways of entering the palace are also different.

The five accompanying ladies can all enter the palace in their own carriage and bring a personal maid.Each government sent people and luggage to the southwestern gate of the palace, and their own palace people came to meet them, and sent all the luggage to their residences, while the girls took a soft sedan chair in the inner palace and went directly to the Empress Dowager's Palace. See you in China.

Naturally, the more than 20 maids could not bring maids and luggage, so each of them had to carry a small bag, which had to be opened and searched by the nuns before they could be brought into the forbidden area of ​​the palace.And the first thing to do when entering the palace is to go to the House of Internal Affairs to learn the rules. If you want to meet nobles, you have to pass this test.

If the Ministry of Internal Affairs feels that the rules are not in compliance, or finds that there are hidden diseases and omissions, it will naturally still have to be kicked out.

On the early morning of December [-], the carriage from Baoninghou Mansion arrived at Rongguo Mansion first, and the two girls were going to enter the palace together.

The night before, Jia's family did not have a good sleep in the traffic.

For the sake of Daiyu's honor when she enters the palace to study, since the three of them, Mrs. Jia, Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng, everyone has been busy for several days. Naturally, they can't relax on this last night.

I just looked at Daiyu's fine and soft luggage countless times, fearing that there was something wrong, so that the Empress Dowager thought that the Rongguo Mansion was not careful.

The masters above were all in a hurry and never slept well, and the servants naturally did not dare to take a break.

In the early morning of this day, Jia's mother woke up early.I just asked the big kitchen to serve thick boiled rice porridge with green ginger sprinkled with shredded ginger. Seeing that Daiyu used a little bit, he asked someone to take it away: "Today I will enter the palace to meet the empress dowager, so I need to eat a little bit. That's all, you can't be rude in the palace."

A few days earlier, the Marquis of Baoning had sent someone to say that they would invite the two girls to enter the palace together, so Mother Jia waited with Daiyu.

At this time, Jiamu took Daiyu's hand and looked at her as if she couldn't love her enough.

This granddaughter is now a treasure of gold and jade. Thanks to the empress dowager who values ​​entering the palace by order, she is very dignified.

Mother Jia's joy gave birth to a little desolation. If Yuanchun had this blessing back then, why would she need to be in her 20s to be a noble person.

Sure enough, relying on the false name of the ancestors is still not enough, one must have the ability to do it.

A few days ago, the Holy Majesty issued a decree to transfer Lin Ruhai back to Beijing in the next year to take over as Minister of the Household Department.

A Shangshu, this is really lacking, and it is a kind of grace to confer the vacant title of the first-rank prince and Taifu, which shows the emperor's heart to reuse it.

Her father was high and powerful, and she was educated by the empress dowager herself. With the blessing of the two, Daiyu's status became more and more noble.

Mother Jia's eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles, and she even brushed Daiyu's hair with her own hands, before she said: "The bird-gold fur that I was going to give to my Yu'er, it's just your first day in the palace, after all, you can't make too much publicity. On the contrary, the few winter clothes that your father ordered from all over the world are all very good."

At this time, Daiyu was wearing a crane cloak with a red feather veil and a white fox fur lining, which made her face pink and slightly red, and she looked quite good. It was sent from the south by Lin Ruhai.

Jia's mother never knew the reason why the Baoninghou's mansion wrote the letter, and she was still a little bit angry with Lin Ruhai. She asked people from the south of the Yangtze River to bring all the necessities of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Could it be possible for her family to starve and freeze Daiyu?

It would be better to just send money on a yearly basis in the past, and entrust the rest to the Rongguo Mansion, so that it seems close.

Sister Feng was by her side, and she understood Jia Mu's thoughts best. She could tell when Jia Mu's eyebrows and eyes moved, and she knew she was happy or angry.

At this moment, it was known that Mother Jia was somewhat dissatisfied with Master Lin's actions.

Jia's mother loves face the most, she just thinks it's because Lin Ruhai doesn't show her face.

In fact, in Sister Feng's opinion, it was just right for her father to do so.Since your Rongguo Mansion wants face, treat the girls well.Mrs. Pian Wang said at the first meeting that she would take two bolts of cloth to make clothes for Daiyu, but even she didn't like it.

Can this blame someone's father for sending clothes from thousands of miles away?

As for the sparrow gold fur, Sister Feng knew even more that it was a tribute from outside, and Jiamu only had one piece in her hand.It has long been decided that it will be given to Baoyu on the New Year's Day. If it hadn't been for the order from the palace to order Daiyu to study in the palace, the gold bird's fur would not be given to Daiyu.

Sister Feng wants to resolve Mother Jia's dissatisfaction here, because she said with a smile: "No, the things that Uncle Lin sent are all top-notch. Apart from those for Sister Lin, there are also those that honor the ancestors."

"Uncle Lin, who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, is also full of joy to come to such a decent honor as Sister Lin. He couldn't enter Beijing for a while, so he couldn't say anything to my sister, so I had to fold it into something and send it. My eyes were hot when I saw it. I wish I could be sister Lin for a day."

Mother Jia was amused by her wit, and thinking that what Sister Feng said was reasonable, she let go of her dissatisfaction with Lin Ruhai for not giving Rongguo Mansion any face.

Of course, it's useless if she doesn't let go, now all the men in the Ning Rong Second Mansion are tied together, it's not as good as Lin Ruhai's official position, let alone being able to be in the court.

Jia pardoned Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen and his ilk, but they couldn't keep up with flattery.

So Sister Feng is planning to wait for Lin Ruhai to come to Beijing, ask Jia Lian to come to ask An to get close, and to walk around with this uncle more, so that she can do something in the future.

Don't be here all day long as an errand housekeeper for the second room, and you can be happy to make some money from it.

Although Jia Lian is not good at reading, he can do mundane affairs everywhere.

It's just that there is a father like Jia She who only knows how to spend time and drink, so he has no choice but to follow the second room.A good eldest son is not as precious as precious jade and gold.

He also felt resentful for a long time.Since Sister Feng realized it, the husband and wife became one mind.

Sister Feng refused to say those hurtful words that sweeping the cracks in the Wang family's floor would be enough for the Jia family to live for the rest of their lives.When Jia Lian sees Sister Feng turning around, she is usually willing to listen to what Sister Feng has to say.

So now Jia Lian is away, helping the people sent by the Lin family to Beijing to tidy up the old house in Lin's house in advance, and they are very dedicated, and all the affairs of the Jia family are left behind.

As for Sister Feng, she was intimate with Daiyu every day.

Of course she didn't forget Baochai's side.

Seeing that Baochai was about to enter the palace, she did not let go of these few days.

From the imperial decree to the mansion to today's Daiyu Baochai's entry into the palace, there are eleven or twelve days. Sister Feng has made a lot of narrow ways.

She knew how unwilling Baochai felt when he fainted that day, so she kept reminding Baochai.

For a happy event like Daiyu's, the Rongguo Mansion naturally had to hold a banquet. With a big wave of her hand, Mother Jia said that it would be held according to the annual wine specifications, and the wine was set up for three days.

The two Mrs. Hou from the historian family and the wife of Prince Teng from the Wang family came in person, and it can be said that the house was full of guests.

Of course, Xiangyun didn't come, and everyone in the Rongguo Mansion tacitly didn't mention it. Wang Ziteng's wife, Mrs. Zhao, asked Mrs. Baolinghou to distract her.

Daiyu is the protagonist and everyone congratulates her. Of course, Baochai will not come even if she is killed.I only pushed to learn the rules and keep fit.

How could Sister Feng let her go so easily.

Several times, Ping'er sent Ping'er to remind her in person, sometimes he said that the scene was grand and invited Miss Bao to watch the excitement, sometimes said that the guests were honorable and invited Miss Bao to meet, and finally even sent a few plates of dim sum, saying that the cakes are delicious today and invited Miss Bao to try.

In the end, Aunt Xue's face was pulled down, and Ping'er ran away in a hurry, for fear of losing money.

Although Baochai hid in the Lixiangyuan, she didn't know the bustle outside, so she became more and more imaginary.It's just that I have to hold on, not daring to blatantly ask the doctor to come and see, for fear that I won't be able to enter the palace.

Then the mansion naturally opened a warehouse to find the best materials for Daiyu to make clothes. This time, Sister Feng personally brought some good satin to Lixiangyuan to stuff them for Baochai.

He only smiled and said: "Although sister Bao can only wear the clothes of a court lady when she enters the palace, she can still make two more new clothes after a few days of rushing. One day of wearing is one day. Besides, if sister Bao has a great future It is a blessing to wear this clothes for a day."

This is the bright stimulus to Baochai.

Baochai didn't understand why Sister Feng treated her like this, and was about to ask a question, when Sister Feng laughed and said, "It's funny to say, that day, Sister Lin and I were talking at home, and when Ping'er came back, he told us a joke about the golden cicada getting out of its shell." , but it sounds very tight."

Only then did Baochai realize that the incident happened that day, and she couldn't help feeling ashamed and angry.When she was about to fold up words to explain to Sister Feng, Sister Feng left with a smile, only blocking Baochai.

Naturally, the excitement in Rongguo Mansion is indescribable, and now let's just talk about Lin Ruhai's thoughts.

In the past, for the sake of the peace and face of the two governments, he naturally didn't give away things in such a big way.But now in his heart, his daughter is like a little cabbage buried in the snow, waiting anxiously for him as a father to rescue her.

It's just that the imperial decree is like a mountain, and he was ordered to return to Beijing only after he was handed over after a year.No matter how close he was, he had no choice but to suppress his mood, and only sent the good things to the capital like flowing water.

Furthermore, thinking that since he has already accepted the love of Baoninghoufu, it is not too late at 01:30, so he wrote back to ask Baoninghoufu to take care of his daughter.

Rongguo Mansion has become an outsider in his heart, and he is always worried that his daughter will be bullied again.

In fact, Daiyu's life is very good now.

Ever since the palace issued the order to accompany her, the attitude of the whole Rongguo Mansion towards her changed suddenly, and everyone held a smiling face in front of her.

Not to mention that she had some orders, even the sweeping girls in her room went to ask for a pot of water faster than those in other rooms.

On the contrary, Sister Feng promised Mrs. Baoninghou to take care of Daiyu, but now she can't intervene.

Mrs. Wang got busy first, and called all the housekeeper's daughters-in-law, and personally ordered: "Everything is up to Miss Lin first, let me know who of you insulted Miss Lin by relying on serving you when you are old, Don't blame me for giving you shame."

Mother Jia used to love Daiyu only second to Baoyu, but now she is even more important. Daiyu has surpassed Baoyu in everything.

Jia Baoyu didn't care. After Xiren said a few words to Baoyu in the open and in the dark, Jia Baoyu said happily: "It's the right thing to love my daughter more. What's more, Sister Lin, who is like a pearl, is everyone's daughter. It's right to hold it." The choking Xiren had nothing to say.

Mrs. Wang even sent a lot of things from Zhou Rui's family back and forth. She also invited Daiyu to Rongxi Hall, took her by the hand and asked her to say more good things about Yuanchun to the Queen Mother in the future.

Of course, Daiyu took her words as an understatement.

Unlike Shang Chanchan and the others in the palace, she has relatives as the backing. It's too late to be cautious in her words and deeds. Instead, she is rushing to say good things for a noble person. Think of her as a fool.

At this moment, Daiyu bid farewell to Jia Mu. From then on, she had to stay in the palace, and she was able to return to the mansion for three days.Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Sister Feng, and all the famous masters in the Rongguo Mansion were here to accompany them. Even You Shi from the Ningguo Mansion came here in person, which shows the solemnity.

Baoyu was also in front of Jiamu at this time, very reluctant to say: "Sister Lin..." But after a thousand words, she was speechless.

Daiyu looked at Baoyu.

After coming to Jia's house for several years, besides Jia's mother, only Baoyu treated her sincerely, solved her problems and comforted her.

She is also very grateful.

But Baoyu's good thing is that a cup of hot water was sent to her in the cold winter, which could only warm her for a while, but was still unable to pull her out of this ice and snow land.

But now, she is leaving this ice cave.

In the next year, her father will return to Beijing, and she can go back to her own home.And before coming here, he spent much more time in the palace than in Jia's mansion.The chances of seeing Baoyu again in the future should be very few.

Thinking of this, Daiyu got up and saluted Baoyu formally like when she first met Baoyu: "Second brother, thank you so much for these years."

For some reason, Baoyu felt empty in her heart and shed tears: "My sister said that, is she going to have a separation with me?"

Daiyu smiled: "We are cousins, how can our own flesh and blood be divided?"

Mother Jia watched the two talking with a smile, and at this moment Yuanyang hurried over: "The eldest girl of the Baoning Hou Mansion has entered the second gate."

Regardless of Baoyu's reluctance, Jia Mu quickly coaxed him down.

But she knew that Baoyu was a bit of a fool, if she performed a jade throwing or a sign in front of the merchant girl, wouldn't it offend Baoninghou to death.No matter how much Jia's mother loved Baoyu, she would not dare to take this risk.

So much so that although Shang Chanchan had admired Jia Baoyu for a long time, she had never seen Jia Baoyu with her own eyes.

It was a pity that she had never seen that piece of jade when she came to the world of the Red Chamber.

Shang Chanchan came in wearing a fox fur with red satin makeup and white plum blossoms. After meeting Jiamu, she smiled at Daiyu and said, "My sister and I have a good understanding, so we wear it together."

Jia Mu laughed and said: "The little girl's family should wear red to celebrate, and the empress in the palace is also happy to see it."

The Empress Dowager Shang is now 56 years old, and the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager Chu are both 65 years old.In this dynasty, where people lived in their [-]s, these three are standard old people, so they naturally like to look beaming like red envelopes worn by their children and grandchildren.

Especially in winter, when it is white outside, it looks good in red.

Shang Chanchan smiled and pulled Daiyu around: "Sister Lin is so pretty, the Empress Dowager must like it very much."

As it started to snow outside, Shang Chanchan didn't stay in Rongguo Mansion any longer, and got into the carriage with Daiyu and entered the palace according to the time.

In the car, Shang Chanchan pestered Daiyu to tell the story of Xue Baochai fainting that day, and it was more vivid than Sister Feng's letter. on the carriage wall.

Fu Ling was so panicked that she rushed up to rub her.

Daiyu also supported her and said, "Isn't it funny like this?"

After a pause, he continued: "I see that Miss Xue is so emotional that she fainted, she is naturally unwilling to let others down. If she really can't bear the grievances and refuses to serve others, then she can report her illness and be exempted from entering the palace. Yes, I don’t know why the Xue family refuses.”

Xue Baochai fell in front of Dai Quan that day, and Dai Quan was startled on the spot, ready to report to the palace that Xue Baochai was disqualified.

This suddenly passed away, what kind of serious symptoms must it be, what if the masters in the palace are also infected with the disease?Taking a step back, even if this disease is not enough, then if you suddenly fall to the ground, who will bear the responsibility if you hit those noble girls in the future?

Aunt Xue was startled and in pain, almost disoriented.Baochai has always been her backbone, but seeing Baochai like this almost killed her.

Fortunately, she has experienced the death of her husband and the turmoil in the family, so she always has some ideas and spirits.

Now that the matter has come to an end, if Baochai loses her place in the palace again due to illness, all her hard work will be in vain!

Which high-ranking official is willing to marry a merchant's daughter with an illness that the palace refuses to accept.

If the qualification is canceled for this reason, Baochai will really have no future.Things have to go to the palace to fight now.

So she quickly forced a smile on her face and gave Dai Quan a large sum of money, and said a lot of good words, only saying that Xue Baochai passed out because of being so grateful for this honor.

Dai Quan pondered: Then it was due to Miss Lin's great kindness that she fainted, but she was fine, you entered the palace to be a maid and said that you passed away excitedly, it's easy to fool me when I'm two hundred and five.

But Dai Quan is a shrewd person. After Xue Baochai passed the election, it was obvious that a big person was escorting him. Although he didn't know who it was, he was unwilling to offend anyone.

For the sake of Rongguo Mansion's face, he agreed to suppress the matter, and Xue Baochai, the son of Quanjin, didn't faint in front of him.He only told Xue's family not to send their daughter into the palace by force, lest the luck would not be turned into a crime.

That's why Daiyu said that if Aunt Xue didn't show up at that time and Dai Quan reported back to the palace, Baochai would not have to go in to serve others, and would still be her Miss Xue.

However, the Xue family never gave up on Baochai's entry into the palace, which made Daiyu a little bit unbearable: the daughters of the four prominent families all ended up serving others in the palace, so what if there is a position as a female official ?

Shang Chanchan is not such a noble and kind-hearted person as Daiyu, she is simply vindictive and narrow-minded.Just listening to the excitement is not enough, I only regret that I was not there to watch.

At this time, regardless of his head being hit, he still clapped his hands and laughed: "I heard that she has been hiding from people these days, and I will see you every day in the future! The previous time when I went to the Rongguo Mansion to watch a play, that Miss Xue was not very knowledgeable." Does it look very good? When it comes to operas, it is clear and logical. That is a good teacher, and it will happen to be responsible for flipping books and polishing ink in the future."

After speaking, he recalled the letter sent by Sister Feng to Baoninghou Mansion, and snorted coldly: "Sister Lin is still worried about her? Have you forgotten how she framed you? , Otherwise, wouldn’t you have suffered this loss in vain, causing people to bear grudges and not knowing why.”

Daiyu recalled that day when Baochai used her name to escape the golden cicada's shell, so she was silent.

Shang Chanchan was particularly vengeful, and at this time she only said: "One yard is worth one yard. She entered the palace as a maid to serve tea and water for her sister to repay the debt of inappropriate words that day. This matter of framing my sister is another matter." It’s a pen, but it can’t just be done like this.”

Daiyu then laughed and said, "Everyone says I'm petty and can't tolerate others, but I'm looking at you and I won't let you go at all. It's all right, Sister Feng has been training Miss Xue for the past few days."

Shang Chanchan smiled: "That can't be counted, I'm narrow-minded and unforgiving. Anyway, it's still early in the palace, let's wait and see. If Miss Xue thinks that the palace is like Rongguo Mansion , let her talk nonsense like this, and frame others at will, but she will suffer a lot."

Then he clapped his hands and laughed: "By the way, Sister Lin, let's not talk about her first, but the Shi family. Although the two Madam Hou came to our house to apologize before, it is said that they will only punish Miss Shi to do some sewing Copying books or something."

"But since the imperial decree came down, knowing that my sister would also enter the palace to be raised by the empress dowager, Mrs. Baolinghou probably panicked, and sent someone to our house to deliver a letter. I heard that Miss Shi was sent back to Jinling's ancestral home for the new year. I've gone, tell her to stay there quietly and come back next year."

"The historians are no richer than the Jia family, and even the two wives and ladies in the Hou's mansion have to do their own needlework, not to mention the densely populated Jinling ancestral home. Although no one dares to starve and freeze this Miss Shi , but this day is not going to be easy."

When Shang Chanchan talked about other people's misfortune, she was beaming with joy, her face glowing with joy.

Fu Ling was speechless, her own girl didn't have the dignity of a lady, so she quickly changed the topic elsewhere: "Miss Lin is the first time to visit the Queen Mother in the palace, and please tell Miss Lin, it is a serious matter to please the Queen Mother." It means that you should stop gloating here.

Shang Chanchan didn't care: "What's there to say, who in this world can't like Sister Lin after seeing her? Auntie will definitely like Sister Lin."

Daiyu: ...

She also didn't understand where Shang Chanchan's unconditional love and confidence in her came from since the first meeting.She asked herself that she could pick out a large group of people who didn't like her in Glory Kingdom Mansion.

If Shang Chanchan knew what Daiyu was thinking, she would definitely say firmly: They are blind.

Talking and laughing all the way, the carriage soon arrived at the gate of the palace.The five accompanying ladies should go directly to Fengjing Palace to meet the two empress dowagers.

Just seeing that this is going to the Fengjing Palace of the Empress Dowager Shang, not the Fengyi Palace of the Empress Dowager Chu, one can know who has the final say in the harem now.

Of course, the Empress Dowager Shang also has valid reasons: Empress Dowager Chu is old and likes to be quiet, these girls will live in Fengjing Palace from now on, so let's meet at Fengjing Palace.

When Shang Chanchan and Lin Daiyu met the other three girls, they found that they were indeed more prosperous than each other, and they were all dressed in red.

So when they met the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces, the five girls saluted as if five red candles were stuck in.

The Empress Dowager Chu is in a waning mood: Unlike the Empress Dowager Shang, who has only sons and no daughters, so she prefers girls, the Empress Dowager Chu has no biological children in her life.So seeing these lively children not only made her unhappy, but also reminded her of the pain she had suffered over the years.

So after the five girls paid their respects, she just asked the court ladies to pay their respects, then got up and left, taking her daughter from the Chu family along with her.

The other four girls and Princess Lirong lived in Fengjing Palace, only the girls from the Chu family lived with the Queen Mother in the palace, and only studied together during the day.

Shang Chanchan and Lin Daiyu quietly met their eyes, they both understood each other's meaning: People like the two of them who understand the Queen Mother of Shang will naturally have different relationships with the daughter of the Chu family in the future, so they should be extra careful not to cause friction.

The Empress Dowager Shang called all the girls to her eyes with a smile, and said to the princess of the Zhongyong Palace who had already been sitting on the side: "Li Rong, you are not the only girl in the palace now, and it will save you and the other girls." A group of boys mixed together, riding horses and archery to go crazy."

Xiao Lirong was so heroic that if he dressed up, he would not look like a beauty, but like a handsome prince. At this time, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you can't look down on our girls. I am more serious than Xiao Rang in riding and shooting. By the way "Sister Shang was shooting birds with us that day. Look at the bracelet on Sister Shang's hand, it's the one that won me."

Empress Dowager Shang liked her bold temper and refused to restrain her, so she smiled and shook her head and let it go.

And Shang Chanchan is taking the opportunity to look at her classmates in the next few years: Needless to say, Lin Daiyu is originally a peerless beauty, with a rare beauty, she is a bright pearl wherever she is placed, and the rest of the girls are also outstanding. .

Wen Shan, the granddaughter of Princess Pingning, is graceful and noble; Zhu Yuniang, the granddaughter of Zhu Xiangguo, is extraordinarily beautiful and beautiful, with picturesque features; even Chu Ru, who was taken away by the Queen Mother just now, is a quiet and gentle Fresh and natural beauty.

Shang Chanchan thought to herself: I don't understand why people like Jia Yuanchun and Xue Baochai have so much confidence, thinking that as long as they enter the palace, even if they are a court lady, they will make His Majesty's prince crazy, and then fly up the branches and become a phoenix.

Aren't these tall and good-looking daughters bad?

But thinking about it, Liu Guifei, the emperor's favorite concubine, is only the daughter of a county magistrate's family. Shang Chanchan also expressed her understanding. Sure enough, the power of role models is inexhaustible.

Empress Dowager Shang has always liked girls very much, although there is Princess Lirong in front of her, her temperament is not far from that of boys, now finally seeing these four girls standing in front of her, she is very happy.

So she just smiled and praised this and that.

After letting the girls meet each other, the Empress Dowager Shang pointed at Shang Chanchan and said with a smile: "We are the youngest, Chanchan. In the future, you should be more harmonious when you get along with each other."

All the girls agreed in unison.

Because the Empress Dowager Shang had met the granddaughter of Princess Pingning in the past, she focused her attention on Zhu Yuniang and Lin Daiyu.

Her gaze stayed on Daiyu for a long time, and then she praised: "The daughters of the world use this word jade too much, but there are not many who can live up to this word. I can't blame Chanchan for being in this palace every day." It's really good to talk about you in my ear."

Daiyu hurriedly saluted and thanked her again.

The Empress Dowager Shang's elderly people always prefer those girls who look round, jade, stable and generous, or those who take the cute route like Shang Chanchan.

It stands to reason that Dai Yusheng's graceful and delicate girl is like Xizi, and she can tell at first sight that she is the kind of girl who is more thoughtful than dry and clever, and she is not the kind of girl that the Queen Mother of Shang likes most.

But for some reason, the Empress Dowager Shang only thought Daiyu had a kind face when she saw her, but she liked her from the bottom of her heart.So she looked at Daiyu more carefully.

Shang Chanchan was very nervous, she knew the Empress Dowager Shang's aesthetics, that's why she kept taking the cute route.

Now that Daiyu has entered the palace, the favor of the Queen Mother of Shang is a very important thing.

At this time, Shang Chanchan saw the Empress Dowager Shang's eyes move slightly, and said to Bizhu beside her: "I am too old to remember. Why don't you come and see this girl, does she look like the Empress when she first entered the palace?"

Bizhu has been with the Queen Mother since she entered the palace at the age of 14, and now more than 20 years have passed, she is already one of the most capable maids around the Queen Mother.When the queen first became a princess, she naturally saw it.

After hearing this, she looked at Daiyu carefully before she said with a smile: "Your Majesty also said that her eyesight is poor, which is just the sharp eyes. Sure enough, they are somewhat similar, but Miss Lin's eyebrows and eyes are more beautiful. The nose and mouth are exactly like our empress."

The Empress Dowager Shang couldn't help being very interested: "The Queen's daughter-in-law, Ai's family liked it at the first sight. I just wondered why she was a daughter of a native of the capital, but she had the charm of a Jiangnan lady. Sure enough, now I see the real South. Beautiful woman, I think they resemble each other. If you go and invite the queen to meet, don’t you just ask her to save this gift?”

Empress Xie has been in the palace for 22 years, and now the emperor is enthroned and canonized as queen.

She gave birth to two sons and a daughter for today. Although the eldest princess died early, both sons survived, so no matter how the imperial concubine doted on the harem, her position would be unbreakable.

Therefore, even though she has only been a queen for a few months, she already has the demeanor of being the mother of the world.

Empress Xie is now 36 years old. Although she has been well maintained, her appearance is already different from her appearance when she was a fourteen or fifteen year old girl. Anyway, Shang Chanchan took a hard look and did not see any resemblance between her and Daiyu.

The queen greeted An with a smile, and said to the Empress Dowager Shang: "I originally wanted to hide in the Zhaoyang Palace to save a little money, but my mother sent someone to call my son."

The Queen Mother was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Wen Shan from Ping Ning's family and Chan Chan from our family, you have seen each other before. There are only two girls left, just take a look, okay?"

Because Zhu Yunniang was one year older than Daiyu, Daiyu was half a step behind, bowing her head and following behind Zhu Yunniang.

The queen first smiled and praised Zhu Yuniang, then turned her gaze to Daiyu.

Seeing this, the smile on Empress Xie's face suddenly froze like frozen jade, she just stared at Daiyu's face carefully, her face turned white in an instant.

Xueliu who was beside the queen was the first to react, secretly supported the queen's back and smiled, "Miss Lin is so beautiful, she has caught our empress by surprise."

Empress Xie was just waking up from a dream, and she forced a smile and said, "Your servant is rude."

After finishing speaking, she only said that she wanted to change clothes, and the Queen Mother Shang just nodded, and she hurried away holding Xue Liu's hand, which was completely different from her usual prudence and dignity.

Empress Dowager Shang was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly remembered something, she couldn't help but sighed.

She called Daiyu, who was at a loss, to her side, looked at her face again, and then sighed, but her tone was very gentle: "Good boy, don't be afraid, this matter has nothing to do with you. Today you On the first day of entering the palace, there is no need to rush to study, ask Li Rong to take you to various palaces to pay a visit."

Shang Chanchan had a guess in her mind: the Queen Mother felt kind-hearted when she saw Daiyu, I am afraid that Daiyu might not be just like Queen Xie when she was young, but probably more like the eldest princess who died young.

The empress dowager has many grandchildren, and she probably can't remember the princess who was raised in the palace and died ten years ago, so she only feels kind.But Queen Xie, as the biological mother, is naturally unforgettable.Now seeing a girl who is similar to my daughter, no matter how calm her mind is, she still looks shocked and loses her composure.

I have to find an opportunity to ask Xie Ling, if this is the case, then Daiyu will have a big backer in the palace.

The words were divided into two parts, and only said that Empress Xie made an excuse to change clothes and walked out of the Nuan Pavilion with all her strength, but she felt as if she was stepping on a cloud and couldn't stand up.

Xueliu supported Empress Xie with all her strength, and helped her to the side hall to sit down.

Empress Xie's face was pale, she held her hand tightly, and said repeatedly: "It's Xi'er who's back, it's Xi'er who's back."

Tears welled up in her eyes, wet her cheeks, and it was cold.

Xueliu also wept.

She was Empress Xie's dowry to the palace, so how could she not know about these past events.

Ten years ago, when Empress Xie was still a concubine, she was pregnant with the fifth prince.It just so happened that the emperor was reprimanded by the Supreme Emperor at that time, ordered to shut up at home and think about his mistakes, and almost stripped the king.Facing internal and external troubles, Empress Xie's full attention was on her husband's future and the fetus in her womb, so she inevitably neglected to take care of the eldest princess.

Unexpectedly, the eldest princess, who had been healthy, lively and cheerful since she was a child, suddenly had a high fever and couldn't get rid of the illness, but she passed away within three days.

Empress Xie was devastated, if she hadn't taken care of the child in her womb, she would hardly have survived.She couldn't believe it, that cute and well-behaved daughter who could talk and laugh turned into a cold corpse in just three days.

Empress Xie grabbed Xue Liu's hand, because of too much force, the golden nail cover was embedded in Xue Liu's skin, and a few drops of blood oozed out.

But Xueliu didn't move, she just cried with the queen.

"For ten years, I always thought that Xi'er was blaming me, so I refused to come back to see my own mother even in my dreams. It turned out that she was just reincarnated. You see, she has come back now, and she is standing beside me alive. Up ahead."

With tears in her eyes, Xueliu dared not speak.

Empress Xie was bewildered.In fact, Daiyu is not very similar to the eldest princess, only four or five points at most.However, Empress Xie had waited for too long, so that this similarity made her lose her composure to such an extent.

The lord of the harem, who is the mother of the world, is just a mother who has lost her flesh and blood at this time.The separation of life and death for such blood relatives is the most painful in the world, and they never change because of their identities. From the emperor down to the traffickers and pawns, they are generally heart-wrenching.

Xueliu said softly: "Yes, the eldest princess is back. Niang Niang, you have always blamed yourself these years. But now that the eldest princess is back, you can let it go."

No matter who it is, as long as Empress Xie can have some sustenance and no longer be tortured by self-blame, Xueliu will be grateful to God.

Besides, this thing sounds really miraculous.

There are so many daughters of officials and eunuchs in the world, the Empress Dowager chose these five, and this girl Lin happened to be there, which shows that it is also a fate.

Empress Dowager Shang didn't expect to be here.After all, Xiao Xi was raised in the palace back then, and she was only Concubine Shu at that time, and the number of times she met this granddaughter was limited, and after all, Xiao Xi had been gone for ten years, and she only remembered the child's faint voice and smile.

But now that he saw Queen Xie's expression, he understood.

Seeing that Daiyu was just panicked, she said more gently: "It's okay, the queen likes you, it's your fate."

After hearing this, Shang Chanchan became more determined.

So he pulled Daiyu and said with a smile: "Sister Lin, let's go. Sister Lirong is going to take us to hunt big white geese."

Xiao Lirong has a hearty and unruly personality, and never takes these eyebrow-eye lawsuits to heart.

Hearing Shang Chanchan's words at this time, he smiled and said: "I still hunted geese, but now I can only do nothing. Uncle Huang asked me to go with Xiao Rang the day before yesterday. Qinniao went out, if Brother Da Huang hadn't interceded, even the slingshot would have been taken away from us."

Shang Chanchan didn't have time to be happy for those innocent little lives for a minute, only to hear Princess Lirong continue to say happily, "But I see that there are some white cranes and peacocks in the imperial garden. Let's take a look."

Shang Chanchan: ...

Empress Dowager Shang looked at the backs of several people, thinking about the matter of Empress Cai, and sighed.

Bizhu handed over a cup of tea, and the Empress Dowager Shang said, "It's been a hard time for the empress for ten years. This Lin girl, Ben Gong, can just watch it. If the empress likes it, it doesn't matter if she loves her a little bit more. I only care about what is in my heart. The past is the business, otherwise, if the effort is exhausted, I am afraid that it will not benefit the longevity."

Bi Zhu jokingly said: "So the empress dowager is the Bodhisattva who saves people, and she chose Miss Lin to come in. I'm afraid that more than how many people who raise ginseng and cinnamon will feel sick to the empress dowager."

The Empress Dowager Shang was also very comforting, and while comforting, she suddenly fell into the old man's habit of drawing red lines, and suddenly said: "This girl Lin is ten years old, and the young Xie from the Queen's family is only fourteen or fifteen years old. It's just that the age difference is bigger."

Bizhu smiled: "Madam, Mr. Xie is only 12 years old. You can't be like the eldest lady, seeing that the old achievements of others bring up the age for others."

Empress Dowager Shang laughed: "He's only twelve? So I can't blame Chanchan for what happened in the past, he doesn't look like a 12-year-old child. It would be better if this is the case, even the age is worthy. If the two families are willing, I will Ask the emperor to give them a marriage and give them a decent