Queen of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Hearing his mother's words, Kang He narrowed his eyes, frowned, and said with a little hesitation: "Her status, I'm afraid she can't be a side concubine, and..." Too young?Lin Ruhai probably wouldn't agree, because the emperor's grandfather and father would not be able to pass the test easily, so the gain outweighs the loss.

"You are the son-in-law. If your father succeeds you, you will be the crown prince. The good things will naturally follow you first." Allow her to be a noble concubine. Even..." If your main concubine dies, she can also come up to be a queen.

"Mother, let me think about it." Kang He met the princess's eyes and saw the burning ambition, and he was the same.But Wanyu's identity, and he is already in his twenties this year, and he has given birth to several sons. If Wanyu is really wanted to be a side concubine, will his father become suspicious?But as the mother said, he is the legitimate son, everything about his father should follow him.

The princess knew that Kang He was moved, she smiled and said: "The draft will be held next year, so don't worry about it now. You can think about it carefully. You can even wait until your father ascends the throne to see if there is any adjustment in Lin Ruhai's official position." The princess drank She took a sip of tea and said, "You know, your current concubine's family is far worse than hers."

Kang He shook his head slowly, "But Ning'an's family has a lot of people, and the Lin family relies on Lin Ruhai alone. The youngest son of the Lin family is not yet mature, and he will have to wait at least ten years before he can enter the court as an official..."

The question now is: whether Lin Ruhai can live for another ten years.

After a while of silence, Kang He said again: "Perhaps it won't take ten years. Even if Lin Ruhai dies, his shadow will still be able to protect the child for at least two or three years. If he continues to be a cabinet scholar, the officials who can win over in the future will also be able to win over." There are many of them." Kang He's eyes lit up, and he felt that if he could marry Wanyu, it would be a great help.

The mother and son looked at each other, as if they both saw the desire for Wanyu in each other's eyes.

Although the crown princess kept saying that the son-in-law would be the crown prince in the future, but looking at the way Kang Yang is favored now, in fact, both mother and daughter are not sure.It’s okay to say that there was no comparison in the past. Kang He was the only son, and the prince turned a blind eye to the other sons. But now it’s different. When Kang He goes to pay his respects, he can often see the prince holding Kang Yang’s hand and teaching him to write, or listening to Kant’s endorsement.

Two sycophants!Kang He cursed secretly in his heart, even if Kang Yang's homework was not the best in the upper study room, it was definitely not so bad that someone could hold hands and teach him to write.

Kang He's eyes lit up and then darkened, and he said half aloud: "Even if I can't marry her, she must never enter Kangyang or Kangde's residence!"

The princess nodded, "Don't worry, mother will always fight for you."

These two people in the palace are not the only ones who are thinking about Wanyu. The prince who came out of Wu's house is also thinking about Wanyu's ownership in the small study.

First of all, because she is the eldest daughter of a first-rank official and has the title of Xiangjun on her body, it is certain that she will be a regular wife, but when she is married to the royal family, the prince is suddenly not so happy.

The prince intends to continue to use Lin Ruhai, there is no doubt about it.He even planned to reward him with something after he ascended the throne, such as whether the title can be promoted again, whether to reward him with the three positions of Prince Taifu, Prince Taishi, and Prince Taibao. If his team would give some rewards, Lin Ruhai's official position has nothing to be promoted, and the only ones who can be promoted are these vain positions.

It is precisely because of this that Wanyu, who has such a strong backer, must marry the next emperor, but now, the prince has no plans to establish a prince as soon as he succeeds to the throne. Referring to his own unsuccessful forced palace incident, being a prince is actually quite ruined Human, so the prince didn't want his son to suffer the same crime.

Of course, the number one in his heart is his son Kang He. Kang He has been trained with all his strength since he was a child, and his performance is also very outstanding. Even if the crown prince likes Kang Yang and Kan De now, he has to admit, The knowledge of these two bastards is far behind that of Kang He.

But Wanyu can't marry him, Kang He already has a main concubine, and his first son has also given birth to two, if Wanyu is allowed to be a side concubine, Lin Ruhai probably can resign directly, besides, his mother will not let him go.

Moreover, Wanyu, the crown prince still respects her a little.Just talking about the ideas she came up with, I heard Wu Shi said afterwards that since she went to find Wanyu, he came out of Yuqing Palace in less than two months.

The prince was afraid that after he promised her to someone else, his determination to become a prince would disappear before he knew it.What's more, the strange-colored and strange-tasting potion she sent in caused the flowers and trees in the entire Yuqing Palace to wither. It is said that she has some relationship with Guanshiyin Bodhisattva.

The prince is very conflicted now, and he is really unwilling to let such a person go, but Kant or Kang Yang, who should we choose?Or just put down the sign and let her go back and marry herself?

Different from the entanglement of the major giants in the palace, Wanyu is now extremely smooth.

Thanks to her good reputation, the business of the Lin family's grain store is very good, so she sold the land outside Beijing and bought two Zhuangzi. She is very happy. Now, no matter what, her Lin family's property will not be cheap to the Jia family. .

Near the end of the year, five Zhuangzi's heads came one after another, and Daiyu followed Wanyu to check things.Wanyu thought for a while, fearing that Lin Ping would be stupid in reading, so she greeted Lin Ruhai and asked Lin Ping to come out for an hour every day to follow her.

Lin Ruhai came back just after registering the things that day.

I came back a little early, and I brought a guest.

Most of the outsiders didn't need girls to go to see each other. Lin Ruhai just asked someone to take Lin Ping there. After a while, Lin Ping didn't come back, and the mother brought a little girl in.

"Girl, this is Lord Li's granddaughter."

That's when they received her, Wanyu stepped forward with a smile, took her hand to make her sit down, and said: "I am Wanyu, this is my younger sister Daiyu."

Miss Li seemed not used to others being so enthusiastic, she blushed a little and said, "My name is Rong Yue."

She speaks with a Jiangnan accent. Considering that her surname is Li, Lin Ruhai can receive her grandfather in person when she visits the house, and even ask Lin Ping to meet the guests. This girl is probably the granddaughter of the former Governor of Jiangnan, Mr. Li.

So Master Li has also been transferred back to the capital?But this girl had never been seen in Jiangnan before.

Wanyu smiled, what can a girl of this age say, just talk nonsense. "Try this snack, it's not available in Jiangnan." Why is Master Li's granddaughter so shy?

Rong Yue hummed, ate two pieces of snacks and drank a cup of tea, and said, "I just came to the capital, but the winter here is much more comfortable than that in Jiangnan, not as cold as Jiangnan."

Daiyu gave Wanyu a wink, and just from this sentence, she could tell that she was not a concubine. It is estimated that she was not favored very much at home, otherwise how could she still feel warm and cold.The house is so hot that some girls don't go out all winter.

Daiyu nodded, and said: "Indeed, don't think winter is good, you will know it in autumn, you are very irritable."

What Rongyue said felt the same way, "Last month I was still drinking soup and medicine at home." Rongyue sighed, "Everywhere is bald in winter, I'm not used to it. But the whole family has moved here, alas..."

After chatting about the weather, we chatted about food. Although it wasn't very intimate, it was just not cold.

Mr. Li came to the door for the first time, and he hadn't seen him for many years. After a quarter of an hour, he left after drinking two cups of tea, and waited until both father and daughter saw off the guests.The family of four gathered in the study, seeming to have something to say, but Lin Ruhai's face looked a little unhappy.

Sighing, Lin Ruhai looked at Wanyu and said, "For my father's sake, I'm thinking whether I should ask His Majesty again to allow you to marry me."

Something happened again? "What did Lord Li say?"

Lin Ruhai didn't answer this question, but started from the beginning. "Master Li has been transferred back to the capital, and he will go to the Ministry of Household Affairs next year. What he brought today is the second son's concubine daughter, and he plans to go for the draft. She can stay in the palace or be allocated to the prince." The first half of the tone was calm, Then began to sigh again.

"There are quite a few people who will be drafted this year."

Wanyu nodded, this is also understandable, since the new monarch will take over, many people in the clan will also have to choose.Although it is also monogamous now, it is followed by the word "multiple concubines", so the draft is basically based on the ratio of one teapot to four cups.Not to mention that there is a new monarch, although it is not up to the level of 72 concubines in the Sixth Court of Sangong, but it is trivial to have 50 people in the harem, so the gap is huge.

"What is father worried about? Or is he afraid that I will be plotted against?" Wanyu immediately understood that her qualifications were among the best, and many people missed her. In the two visits to the palace, even the Eighth Prince came to hang around in front of her.However, many people think that she is a stumbling block, and she was ridiculed by many little girls when she went to the Queen's Palace.

"Don't worry, I know all the maids in the palace, and I won't use things handed over by strangers, and I don't go to the Imperial Garden with strangers, and my empress also has two maids who follow me." Wanyu counted the same, " Besides, there is my father, looking at my father's face, His Majesty will not let me be harmed." After speaking, Wanyu saw that Lin Ruhai's face was still full of worry, and pointed to her own face, this face can be used Come to brush, "Father, take a good look, this face is recognized by all the masters, maids and eunuchs in the palace. I don't need to look at my waist card when I go in and out of the palace."

The children are all debts, Lin Ruhai became more and more worried, although what Wanyu said was reasonable, but if Min'er was still there, he would not have to deal with such matters.But when it comes to Min'er, there is still one thing that remains unresolved.

"Daiyu, go and see what's for dinner, I still have something to say to your sister."

This is going to be a private lecture, Daiyu glanced at Wanyu, then turned to tell me.

"You have to be careful in the palace." Lin Ruhai emphasized again, "If your mother is really killed by someone, this person...may be His Majesty, the crown prince, or the second prince."

"Ah!" It's not that Wanyu hasn't thought about this problem, it's strange just because she doesn't have any clues, a person who can do this must be in a high position and not too young. "However, when Gao Yi's family entered the Lin Mansion, his father was still Hanlin. My daughter thinks that this person may be casting a wide net. It is possible that many families have such a servant who has signed a long-term contract for more than ten years."

"That's right, but it's not easy to check." It's unreasonable to use any reason to look at other people's family deeds. You can only send someone to sell yourself in, or check the government's archives.So two years later, Lin Ruhai only visited four families, but none of these four families met the requirements.

"These three people have no reason to do anything to your mother."

"But these three people have no reason to do anything to father."

Lin Ruhai nodded, "Father is just a guess. Just from the means of doing things, if these three did it, I really can't find out." The emperor and the prince will not talk about it. The second prince leads the army. The army is not in the slightest.

"Don't worry, father."

However, as the emperor's abdication ceremony is approaching day by day, next year's draft will temporarily become a trivial matter.

The abdication ceremony of the old emperor was held on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, together with the pen sealing ceremony on New Year’s Eve, and the succession ceremony of the new emperor was held on the [-]th of the first lunar month, together with the pen opening ceremony.

At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the new emperor's year name, the Yuan character took the last character of the old emperor's Dingyuan year name. He knelt in front of the old emperor, and almost made the old emperor burst into tears when he said this in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

The old emperor turned his head sideways and sucked his nose for a long time, and then he came out with a good voice.

The palace banquet on the first day of the new year was very lively. The Supreme Emperor came out holding the hand of the new emperor, and the number of guests at the banquet also hit a record high. go in.

On the surface, the palace banquet was happy and harmonious, but it is hard to say who is happier between the old and new factions, or to put it another way: everyone has their own troubles.

Just talking about the harem, the newly promoted empress dowager, and the empress who has just been promoted to the top of the harem, the empress dowager looks happier in comparison between the two.

Wanyu can guess half of the reasons for this, the empress dowager is still in charge of palace affairs now, and even this palace banquet is also in charge of the empress dowager.As the saying goes, a daughter-in-law who has been boiled for many years becomes a mother-in-law, and the word "boil" can tell how hard it is.

Ordinarily, the queen shouldn't be like this... everything can be seen from the face, Wanyu is sitting close to the two, looking around, it seems that she is not superstitious, many people have twinkling eyes, compared with the new queen mother And the expression of the new queen, it seems that it is very happy to see the jokes of the most noble mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the world.

Wanyu suddenly felt a little bored. If she married the emperor's son according to her original plan, would she still have a way to survive with such a mother-in-law?Besides, she is closer to the Queen Mother, and it is likely that she will be angered by the Queen Mother.

Based on observations over the years, Kant is the only one who matches her best in all aspects. On the surface, Kant is a shy boy who is soft, cute and blushing. He doesn't like to talk much, but he said that his mother died when he was three years old. Being brought up by Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Wu was just a concubine at that time, and this simple character was probably just pretending.

A two-dollar wine glass, but after two glasses, Wanyu feels a bit over the top.

On the second day of the new year, Lin Ruhai's family of four went to Jia's mansion to pay New Year's greetings.

Lin Ruhai led Lin Ping and Jia She and Jia Zheng to Rongxi Hall. Jia She was not very happy. As the eldest son, he also had the title, but the number of times he came to Rongxi Hall every year could be counted on one hand. He always talked about family and so on, but he was superfluous no matter what.

Wanyu followed Daiyu to sit in Jiamu's big flower hall, and Jia Baoyu was also there, maybe she hadn't seen her for a long time, Baoyu's longing for the two sisters of the Lin family was greater than her fear, so she immediately came up to talk up.

Fortunately, Father Lin was so helpful. Jia Baoyu just said, "Sister Wanyu and Sister Daiyu haven't come for a long time." Go to the study, and say that Uncle Lin just happened to be here, and let me see Second Master Bao's homework."

Jia Baoyu's complexion immediately fell, and Jia's mother said: "Go, go, don't make your father angry with hanging faces." Then she said to the boy: "Go and tell him, just say I said it, Those who celebrate the Chinese New Year are not allowed to find joy, and are not allowed to scold Baoyu."

Feelings, you old man also knows that Baoyu's homework will not be on the table, so Wanyu winks at Daiyu.

Daiyu also returned one, my father taught him the level, and his poems can barely be good enough for the pairing, but if it is about the Four Books and Five Classics, it is designated to be a pair of cattle playing the piano.

Would Father Lin be so kind as to say what Jia Baoyu is good at?

It is impossible to specify.

What's more, there is a brother Lin next to him as a reference.

The mood of the sisters suddenly improved a lot.

The daughter of the Jia family has the same surname as Jia Baoyu, so there is no need to avoid suspicion at all, but the two daughters of the Lin family are related to Jia Baoyu as cousins, and they are ranked first in the list of possible romantic relationships in ancient times.

If you don't mean it, you have to avoid it, but seeing Mother Jia's smile is a bit silly, and Mrs. Wang's smile is malicious, I know they are still happy to see it happen.

Even if you are blind, you can't look down on him. Even if you dig out the bird's nest with Kang Yang, you can't find a double plug.Wanyu was in a bad mood, but fortunately she was able to leave after lunch, so she could bear it and let it go.

But before she could eat, Wanyu couldn't bear it anymore.

Jiamu pulled a girl about sixteen or seventeen years old and said, "She is from Jinling's hometown, her name is Yiyun, you have to call her... sister."

There is no such thing in the original book.

This is the concubine that Jia's mother planned to ask Lin Ruhai to take back. She thought that Lin Ruhai would not refuse, man.Look at her eldest son, Jia She, the maids in the courtyard are all his. The younger son is a little better, but there are no fewer than ten concubines in total.

Wanyu has always been sensible, Lin Ruhai wanted to take a concubine anyway, wouldn't it be better to find someone from the Jia family than to find someone outside, besides...

Mother Jia still had an idea in her heart that even Mrs. Wang didn't say, that is, if this person went to the Lin family, the Jia family could also take a ride with the Lin family, such as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which does not have to pay taxes.

Wanyu didn't think too much, and said directly: "Sister Yiyun." But when she said this, the person opposite blushed.

Why is she blushing?Why did you meet such people recently? Wanyu looked at Jia Mu with some doubts, which temple invited them?

Unlike Daiyu and Lin Ping, Jia Mu didn't have a heart-to-heart connection with her. She smiled very kindly, not seeing Wanyu's impatience at all, and said, "There will be more opportunities to meet in the future."

After talking to some Chun'er of Jia's family, Jia's mother took Wanyu's hand and said, "Follow me to the inner room. Grandmother has something to say to you."

She has been hiding for a year anyway, and today she is playing a trash can, Wanyu nodded, she calculated that it was time to have lunch in about half an hour, the old man spoke slowly, half an hour passed quickly.

The dialogue at the beginning was quite normal, and Mother Jia dutifully played the role of an old lady who was a bit wordy but cared about her granddaughter.

But it's not so sweet after two sentences, "Your mother left early, and it's inconvenient for your father to tell you a lot. You will be drafted next year, but is there any regulation?"

Wanyu looked at Jiamu, but said nothing.With Jia's completely undefended attitude, the poems of the girl's family earlier could be spread, and if she said something, it is estimated that it would be spread to the palace before the draft.So Wanyu lowered her head shyly, and shook her head slightly.

Mother Jia's sigh was very gratifying, it's good to have no idea, it's more obedient. "Look at your eldest sister, she stayed in the palace after the draft, and later went to the Seventh Prince's Mansion as a side concubine."

Wanyu still lowered her head, thinking that this example is not a good one, but even though Jia Mu couldn't think of a better example.

"You were born in the Marquis's Mansion, and your elder sister was born in the Duke's Mansion, but your father's title is higher than hers, and you also have a title, so you think you will go farther than her."

Wanyu remained silent. What Jia Mu said so far is still a factual description, and there is nothing to refute. Besides, those who are celebrating Chinese New Year will forget it after hearing it, and they will never get distracted.

"The emperor is the most honorable person in the palace, and the crown prince is the one who comes down." Jia Mu's voice suddenly became quieter, as if she was about to say something secret.

You are ruthless!

"Your mother is not here, so only your grandmother can plan these things for you." Jia Mu pulled Jia Min out again to speak out, "Be good, if you can enter the emperor's harem, you can at least get a concubine."

Wanyu felt that the three views of the two of them were not in the same place, so she resisted the question of "Do you think I am worthy of being a child", and changed the topic, "Sister Yingchun is also old, what arrangements does grandma have."

Sure enough, it is easy to get distracted when the real person gets older, and Jia Mu was immediately pulled on the way to welcome the spring, and the smile in her voice was much less, "She is just going for a cutscene, so she may not be selected."

"I heard that if I can make it to the last round, I can choose a good family for marriage in the future. Grandma won't help her?" Wanyu pretended to be concerned.

Mother Jia's face turned cold, Yingchun's spirit was not very good, and she might not be able to pass the first round. The family didn't want to find a daughter-in-law who didn't have much smile on her face, let alone the emperor.And to be honest, Jia's family doesn't have many contacts, and this is the concubine of the big house, and Jia's mother is a little bit unwilling to ask Jia's mother to spend money for her activities.

"Hey, I almost forgot to talk about another important matter." Thinking of Yingchun and feeling unhappy, Jia Mu subconsciously avoided this topic, and then remembered what she planned to say to Wanyu. "When you go home in a while, how about letting sister Yiyun go back with you? She is very good at taking care of people. You are going to be drafted soon, and the family must not be able to take care of you."

Help with housework?Then it should be given to a nanny...

your sister!This time I understand, it's my father's idea that you played with feelings!

Wanyu stood up, but suddenly fell down again.

"Master! Master!"

In the study, when Jia Baoyu looked more and more hopeless under Lin Ping's comparison, the nanny from Jia's mother's room came. "The eldest daughter of the Lin family said she had a headache and an upset stomach, and the old lady said she was going to consult the imperial physician."

Lin Ruhai stood up in an instant, strode away and followed.Lin Ping trotted in two steps to keep up with Lin Ruhai's pace, and whispered: "Sister is fine, I guess she's just pretending."

So what did Mother Jia say?Lin Ruhai turned around and said to Jia Zhengjia who was following him, "Wanyu is sick, so I'll take her back first." After walking two steps forward, he ordered someone to harness the horses, then turned around and said to the boy, "Go Tai Hospital invites Mr. Zhang."

Lin Ruhai came to pick her up in person, and the female relatives in the flower hall fled in all directions. Even though Jia's mother was unwilling, she had to let her go, and she didn't even have a chance to tell Yiyun when she went back.

After getting into her carriage and walking out of Ningrong Street, Wanyu sat up and said, "I want to see her again, so I'll take her surname Jia!"

It is said that Jia Mu's surname is actually Shi Lai.

In the flower hall, Mother Jia was a little worried, and hurriedly told Jia Zheng: "Go and ask the imperial physician Wang to show Wanyu to Lin's mansion. Why are you sick at this time? The draft is coming soon, so don't delay !"

Just as Jia Zheng wanted to say that Lin Ruhai's family could actually invite an imperial doctor, he heard Jia She sneer and said, "Mother, don't worry, Mr. Zhang is commonly used in the Lin family. My lord has gone, but I really can’t get down and carry it.”

Mother Jia was in a hurry, and repeated in her mouth: "I am concerned about my granddaughter!" But after all, Jia Zheng did not ask Jia Zheng to invite anyone.

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor.After some refusals, the Supreme Emperor in the dragon robe still sat on the dragon chair, and the new emperor was half a stature shorter than him, and sat on the new small dragon chair, "Father, please help your son, and give him more advice. "

The Supreme Emperor called his son filial piety, and the sorrow caused by his abdication also dissipated a lot.

Originally, the old emperor's abdication and the new emperor's enthronement should be together, but they separated after a flash of inspiration from the Supreme Emperor, which caused a lot of trouble.

However, most of the people affected are the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Ministers like them just follow the procedure.

Worshiping heaven and earth, I read the edict of the old emperor's abdication again, and then the edict of the new emperor's enthronement, and the first year of the Yuan Dynasty officially began.

The new emperor received a lot of rewards after ascending the throne. Lin Ruhai's title was not promoted, but the titles of the third division of the prince were all added to him. In addition, the second daughter of the Lin family was also named the township monarch.

Wanyu laughed in the room without image and temperament, now it is completely safe, unless Jia Baoyu can be admitted to the first prize and rise all the way, otherwise it will be more difficult to marry the Lin family than the seventh prince to become the emperor.

Speaking of the emperor, starting from the twentieth day of the first lunar month, a series of decrees came out in the palace, all of which were about the harem.

The Supreme Emperor moved to the Huangji Hall, the Empress Dowager lived in the Cining Palace, and the three concubines who had been relegated to nobles were also promoted to the Grand Concubine, but because the Supreme Emperor was still there, they would not be able to leave the palace to live in their son's residence for a while.

The original concubine was promoted to queen, and the prince's concubine Wu was promoted to noble concubine. The remaining Wanyu in twos and threes were not very familiar with them, so they didn't care too much.

The Kunning Palace has welcomed a new master, but the new queen's complexion is even darker than that of the deposed prince, and she was even darker when she was imprisoned in Yuqing Palace.

It's already February, and several grown-up sons of the Supreme Emperor have been crowned as county kings, but she still hasn't waited for Lai Kanghe's will to be canonized as the crown prince.

The more the queen thought about it, the angrier she became, she grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it out, "Okay! Okay! Since you are ruthless, no wonder I planned for Kang He!"

March [-]th is a good day for getting married, relocating, and settling down. The Shenwu Gate is bustling with people, and the draft has officially started.