Queen of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Wanyu took Jia Min's hand and followed a man dressed like a nun into the queen's palace.

The empress lives in the Kunning Palace, although Wanyu has a preconceived notion that although the palace is quite big, it can't hold a lot of people, each person is assigned a few rooms, and even the Emperor's Hall of Mental Cultivation is nothing more than that .

But she is about one meter tall now, and the distance from the roof is three times her height. From this point of view, if she is a queen, she will live in a good place.

Wanyu followed Jia Min to salute to the queen, the queen gave her a wink, so the two of them were lifted up by the maid standing on one side when they were halfway through the salute.

"Set up a seat for Mrs. Jia." The empress said, "Is this your eldest daughter? Come and let me see."

In the queen's palace, there is no need to worry about the rules being wrong, because the maids standing around are all there to remind you.As soon as the queen finished speaking, someone immediately stepped forward and led Wanyu to the queen's side. Wanyu looked up and saw that the queen was still quite young, with only a few fine lines on her face.No wonder, her mother can drink tremella and bird's nest as water every day, let alone the queen.

Tremella bird's nest at this time is not basically artificially cultivated like later generations, and all of them are wild and artificially picked.Just talking about white fungus, Wanyu probably has the final say, a small box costs more than a dozen taels of silver, an average of one tael per flower, which is really expensive.

But let's face it, the Lin family is a real local tyrant, although there will be no behavior of showing off their wealth by drinking one bowl after another, but one bowl a day is enough for her to drink until the end of time.

The queen is well maintained, but considering that she already has a son as old as Father Lin, Wanyu feels that she will not be younger than 55 years old no matter what.

Wanyu looked at the queen and smiled shyly, and said in a low voice, "Hello, empress."

The Empress smiled. She had a smile on her face before, but now the corners of her mouth were split even more. "When I see her, I think of Jingqi."

"Praise the empress." Jia Min hurriedly got up to express her panic. For women like them, whose husbands are all confidantes, the names of the princesses and princes of the emperor's family are really not a secret.Just like Jingqi, the daughter of the Crown Princess, who is about twelve or thirteen years old this year.The princess had a dystocia when she gave birth, so the little princess lived in the queen's palace until she was two years old, and was always looked after by the queen.

Although Jia Min felt that her daughter was no worse than her, she was a princess after all, so she had to be humble.

"You guys..." the queen sighed, "It's just too cautious."

Wanyu rolled her eyes in an unattractive manner by the queen's side, and we would not be cautious if we changed positions.But because of Wanyu's short stature, she couldn't meet everyone's eyes. Of course, no one in the Queen's Palace dared to look up except the Queen, and the Queen was standing in a row with her, so no one saw the supercilious look.

The queen took a creamy yellow ball-shaped thing beside her and handed it to Wanyu, saying: "Take it and play with it, every girl in the palace has one."

In other words, what kind of thing is it? With the stature of a seven-year-old child, it is just right for her to hold in her arms. This thing feels a bit like wax, but it is still a little soft, and it is not heavy at all, and it smells a little sweet .But the key question is, how does this thing work?This is to play according to the way of basketball, football, volleyball or beach ball, and it is not specified as table tennis~

Wanyu thanked Jia Min and returned to Jia Min with the ball in her arms.

After that, there are meaningless conversations like "I'm not used to returning to the capital", "This summer is not so hot", of course, the previous conversations have no meaning or central idea at all, and even the general meaning of the paragraphs cannot be summed up. come out.But the queen is really determined, and can ask Wanyu what she likes to eat in a serious tone of discussing national affairs. Of course, the mother is not bad, and the answers are fluent, without being cold at all.

Is this the interview with the legendary married woman?Cough, but there is really nothing to say, the empress has a lot of things to do every day, the key point is that she is not familiar with these people at all.For the empress, this is the job of a virtuous and corporal, but for the wives, it is like going to the palace to be gilded.

Wanyu was distracted all the way, focusing on two purposes, but she didn't make any mistakes when answering the Queen's Empress' questions, and both parties were quite satisfied.

After about a stick of incense, the nurse next to the queen coughed lightly, which was a reminder that the time was almost up.

After finishing the two encouraging words, the queen said: "Let's do this for today, and I will announce you to the palace next time."

This first trip to the palace ended so blandly, the emperor didn't see him, the prince didn't see him, and even the roads in the palace were all gone because they used sedan chairs to and fro.

Wanyu is a bit disappointed, although she feels that she is still young and there are still a few years before the bloody storm, but the emperor's family is almost all on her list, and she finally entered the palace once today, so she is a bit unwilling to go back like this .

After leaving the Shenwu Gate, Wanyu turned her head and looked at the towering Dahong City Gate again, wondering when the next time she would come in.

However, this opportunity came quite quickly. Three days later, the queen entered the palace again with Xuanlin's family, this time only Wanyu was alone, and she specially sent Aunt Cuizhu, the most proud of her side, to pick her up in person.

Wanyu was sitting in the carriage sent by the palace, facing the expressionless Aunt Cuizhu.Wanyu looked calm on the outside, but she thought about all kinds of unreliable guesses in her heart like a group of demons dancing wildly.

How old am I? It's not up to me to get married.

Besides, even if the crown prince valued Lin Ruhai, if he really got married, he would obviously stand in line. The crown prince was a handsome young man last time. Such a low-level mistake.

When he arrived in the palace, he was still sitting in a small sedan chair, and beside him was Aunt Cuizhu, who walked swiftly and swiftly. She still had no expression on her face and said nothing.Wanyu couldn't help complaining a little in her heart, although she understands that you are a person who can keep secrets, but even if you comfort the child, it's not enough to reveal the truth...

Aunt Cuizhu didn't know anything about Wanyu's inner life. She still admired Mrs. Lin's daughter. She was only a few years old, and she knew how to advance and retreat.Although she has never met Mrs. Lin whom the crown prince valued, but with Miss Lin's calmness, her father must be a talent.

The two made up their minds, but remained silent.

Arriving at the Queen's Palace, as soon as Wanyu entered, she saw a bald man, nun?

When the nun turned around, she saw Wanyu smiling and said, "Layman Lianying, the poor nun's name is Lianyin."

ah!This is the senior sister of Master Lianhua who is a master in the capital.

Wanyu returned a salute, "Master Lianyin."

"You child, you didn't tell me when you came back." Perhaps because of the presence of Master Lianyin, the smile on the queen's face became much more sincere.

The queen believes in Buddhism, and she really believes in it.

Originally, there were sacrifices in the palace on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, and Buddhism is the state religion, so nuns are indispensable.

In addition, the relationship between the crown prince and the emperor has been a bit tense in the past two years. On the surface, it is true that the father is kind and filial, but every time the crown prince comes to her, he keeps saying "I have been the crown prince for almost 40 years".Although the queen is a woman, she also knows that her own emperor is paranoid about the throne. Hearing this, there is nothing else to do except persuasion and guarding against death, and not letting any news out.

As for the emperor, he also felt emotional when he came to her. For example, the prince was not obedient two years ago, or he had a conflict with his younger brother. Of course, the queen could only persuade him.

Go back and tell your son again, and restrain yourself a little bit recently.It's just that the princes are almost 40 years old. Although they have passed the rebellious period, it is very painful to be 40 years old and not be able to be the master of the house. They are so painful that they are about to be distorted.

He listened to what the queen said, so he didn't conflict with his younger brother, and he didn't suppress the ministers who opposed him. There must be a place to vent his anger, and the maids and eunuchs in his palace will suffer.

Many people in the palace died, and the empress felt guilty, and had to help the prince cover it up, the empress also felt bitter.In this way, the Buddha who believed in [-]% to [-]% of the time, now has a [-]% chance to believe in it.

At this time, Master Lianyin caught her eyes.

To be honest, the nunnery where Master Lianyin lives is not the largest in Beijing, and even Master Lianyin is not the highest Buddhist nun in Beijing, but she can't stand her good looks.

As mentioned earlier, Master Lianyin is the senior sister of Guru Lianhua. He is old. There is an old saying: If you don’t listen to the old man’s words, you will suffer in front of your eyes.Age is the number one factor in bluffing.

Master Lianyin has a round face, fleshy cheeks, and small eyes. In short, he is an amiable image of a middle-aged and elderly woman. She looks very trustworthy. When I see her, I want to tell her all the secrets.

Referring to the appearance of Avalokitesvara, she was originally a man with a long beard when she was introduced to the previous dynasty. After several dynasties, she evolved from a man to an amiable woman.This kind of image, it has a bonus effect on Huazhai, preaching, begging for children and saving people to become monks.Especially for seeking a child, if you think about a middle-aged man with a beard on one side and an approachable and pleasant woman on the other, it is self-evident who you will choose.

Master Lianyin has such a good-looking appearance.

Wanyu has been in the capital for more than two months, but there have been a lot of miscellaneous things at home in the past two months. Apart from sending someone to deliver a letter to the nunnery where Master Lianyin lives, she really didn't take the time to go there , I originally thought that I would have to wait until after the Double Ninth Festival, but I didn't expect to see it in the palace now.

Wanyu was born under the name of Guru Miaoshan, who is the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva. In addition, after she left, the land of Guanyin Nunnery could not grow so many things. She has the wisdom to say that Guru Lianhua is convinced No doubt, so besides the letter she handed to Wanyu, she also wrote a letter and sent it to Master Lianyin.

It’s just that at this time, the letter sent by an official can take up a little bit of the post station belonging to the country’s resources. From Jiangnan to the capital, it will be 01 days faster, and 30:[-] months later. The money was sent by a servant, and secondly, it was brought by a friend. Master Lianhua chose the latter.

It went well, the letter arrived in the hands of Master Lianyin within three months.

Master Lianyin also had his own plans.The competition in the nunneries in the capital is a bit fierce, just like her junior sister, who has already become the host of Guanyin Nunnery and has become Guru Lianhua, and she is still a master now.Of course, her devotion to the Buddha is still the same as before, and her promotion is also a manifestation of the profoundness of Buddhism.

After reading the two letters back and forth several times, Master Lianyin told the queen when he entered the palace to participate in the sacrifice that Master Lin's daughter has Huigen.

The queen was amused when she heard this, "I've seen this child before, and I just came here to greet her." After hearing that Master Lianyin hadn't seen her yet, she said, "Just wait, I'll let her in right away. "

So the two met for the first time in the Queen's Palace.

As far as Wanyu is concerned, she is quite famous in the south of the Yangtze River, but when she goes to the capital, the sensation is greatly reduced.The first is that the real master in the palace has no place to know about such things. The emperor and the prince only know that Lin Ruhai is trying to protect the river embankment. As for the Avalokitesvara apparition that is widely rumored by the people in the south of the Yangtze River, firstly, no one has reported it, and secondly, even the emperor knows about it. It will also be completely unheard.

No matter what religion you believe in, you still have the greatest imperial power, and attribute such great credit to the illusory Bodhisattva?The emperor would be stupid to do this.

Lin Ruhai himself would not say it, does my daughter have roots of wisdom?I saw Avalokitesvara appear when I was a child.It's still the same sentence, unless it's stupid.

The old fritters in the court, unless there is no excuse for what they want to do, will be attributed to the auspiciousness from heaven or the living Buddha and Bodhisattva.

So the queen didn't know about this until today.

Unlike men, the queen is a woman. No matter how tall the harem is, it is also a kind of backyard. Therefore, the topic of Bodhisattva's appearance is only one behind her son becoming the emperor and the princess and giving birth to a son.

But the prince is still the prince now, and the princess is too old to have children, so the bodhisattva's appearance is temporarily ranked first.

So in the small Buddhist hall in the Queen's Palace, Wanyu stood in the middle, with a solemn expression, she told the story of the first time she saw the Bodhisattva to warn her, and the second time she went up the embankment with Lin Ruhai.

Wanyu is a storyteller, and she can clearly understand the speed of the rhythm and where the two of them are interested, such as the dress of the Bodhisattva that day, and the words heard in the dark on the river embankment. the focus of the explanation.

After hearing about Wanyu's adventure, the queen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I saw you last time as an obedient little girl, but I didn't expect you to have such good fortune. It is good fortune for ordinary people to see you once in a lifetime. We met twice in just a few years, truly blessed by the Bodhisattva."

Speaking of which, Wanyu was a little worried at the beginning under the guise of Bodhisattva's blessing. After all, there are still gods in the sky, but this place is a world that has been transformed to survive calamities. Strictly speaking, Bodhisattva is a Western god. If you really come to control her It's over the line.

In addition, people often say that Guanyin Bodhisattva is the one who saves the suffering, and this sets the tone of the Bodhisattva, so Wanyu didn't worry so much when she borrowed her reputation, she was also helping the Bodhisattva to show off her power.

The queen looked at the sky and said, "I called you here after the sacrifice today, and it's getting late now." The queen thought for a while, and said, "I'll call you after the next sacrifice."

Wanyu left the palace again.

Lin Ruhai was already home, and Jia Min had already started to worry. When she saw Wanyu came back, her parents sat down opposite each other and asked her to repeat what she had said in the palace.

How can I remember so much here, Wanyu can only pick the key points and say it again.Lin Ruhai thought for a while after listening, and said: "It is also a kindness for the empress to invite you into the palace, so please answer quickly and don't cause trouble."

Wanyu nodded, and the matter was over.

Lin Ruhai can be considered to be very proud recently, and he entered the cabinet. The task assigned to him by the emperor is the common affairs in the Jiangnan area. He is familiar with this matter. The governor has a good relationship with him. The officials here are also very happy, Mr. Lin, we know each other well~ We had a drink together before we left.

So gratifying to form a two-way arrow.

The work is going well, the house is tidied up, the wife is virtuous, the daughter is obedient, and the son's knowledge is also advancing steadily by leaps and bounds, so Mr. Lin plans to expand his circle of friends, so I have to talk about the psychology of the silly father.

He has two daughters who are going to marry, and a son who is going to marry a wife. Although it is a bit early to think about it now, considering the Lin family's family and drawing a circle with age, the number of candidates is actually limited.

Lin Ruhai turned to look for Jia Min, and said a little coyly: "Is there any suitable family in Beijing, who is about the same age as our daughter, and it's easy to socialize for a while, leaving my daughter alone at home alone."

Jia Min didn't realize it at first, but she really thought about it. She grew up in the capital. Although she hasn't been back for more than ten years, there are only those who can meet the standards of the Lin family. Jin, but news from more than ten years ago can still be used.

Jia Min thought about a few things and told Lin Ruhai, but Lin Ruhai was a little impatient, before Jia Min finished speaking, he asked, "Do these people have sons?"

Only then did Jia Min understand what he wanted to do, "How could it be so early, Wanyu still has to be drafted."

Lin Ruhai didn't take it seriously, thinking that it would be all right to ask for a favor when the time comes.This is probably the difference between father and mother.

What a father wants is to find a son-in-law who is not as good as himself, look after him well, and scare him from time to time, so as to save his daughter from being wronged. For Min, everything is good for her daughter, and it would be even better if she can marry into the royal family.

The master is already from the first rank, and he still has a title, so she doesn't believe it. It will be ten years before her daughter gets married, so Lin Ruhai has to go up two levels, right?

Wanyu still doesn't know that her murderous parents have already started looking for someone for her, but because after the two of them tested each other for a few words, Jia Min found that Lin Ruhai didn't have much ambition in this matter, so this topic was temporarily shelved.

"My natal brother's son hasn't married yet, so he entrusted him to me." Jia Min thought for a while, then whispered: "I know the master doesn't like to care about this, but we have two daughters and one son. I think If you don’t have any experience, you will be blinded by our daughter, what if you miss it? So I agreed to help him take a look.”

Jia Min was actually a bit afraid of trouble, but I asked Mother Jia if there was any candidate family. Mother Jia replied that she was the daughter of the Wang family and the niece of her second sister-in-law. Jia's rhythm.

But Jia's mother has not gone out these years, and Jia Lian's mother died early, and no one cares about it for him. Jia's mother feels that she is watching at home, and the new daughter-in-law will have to be disciplined when she comes in. Nothing serious will happen.

After hearing this, Jia Min didn't want to get involved, but after taking Wanyu out of the house a few times, she brought a piece of news, which made Jia Min completely determined to help Jia Lian find a good wife .

Wanyu said that the daughter of the Wang family had a maid named Ping'er beside her.

flat?I can't bear it for a minute!

This reason cannot be told to Lin Ruhai, so she relied on using him to practice for her daughter, and secondly, Wanyu met Miss Wang's family, she was too arrogant and unreasonable, although she was a good girl, she would attack her in the future Jue Butler might be a bit lacking.

After looking for so many reasons, in fact, the first one moved Lin Ruhai. He thought about the situation of Jia's mansion, and it was said that Jia Lian did not benefit much in his official career, and said, "I will inquire slowly."

After a few days, it was the first day of the new year, and it was the day of offering sacrifices in the palace.Before dawn this morning, Wanyu went to the palace again in a carriage, counting this as the third time in 30 days.This time, let her recognize all the people in the palace.

The palace sacrificial ceremony was attended by the princes and princesses in the palace, all the concubines and concubines. Wanyu looked at the crowd of people outside the hall, and the focus was on those who could stand in the hall.

The emperor has eight surviving sons, the eldest is the crown prince, who is nearly forty years old, and the youngest is the eighth prince, who is as old as her. Concubine Yu gave birth to the suspected engagement that the emperor half mentioned during his southern tour.

Wanyu was invited to sit next to Master Lianyin and chant scriptures. Although she was using the name of Guanyin, she did all the homework that should be done, and she also memorized the mantras used for sacrifices, and she looked decent.

Although the emperor knew about this, the princes below did not know, except for the crown prince who knew that this was Lord Lin's daughter, the rest of them were at a loss.

In the place of the imperial palace, to put it bluntly, if you accidentally slap a bowl, it can rise to the point of quarreling and fighting for favor. If there is an extra living person, it will be even more fascinating.