Red Mansion: He Doesn't Want to Bend

On New Year's Eve, the palace is full of joy.Even the palace maids who usually only wear soy sauce and green have changed into more festive clothes, and have more unique hairpins on their buns.Because of his heavy body, Jia Min presumed that he had caught the cold and rested at home.The family has already rested one, and there is no way to rest the second, so Lin Jue can only go to the banquet with Lin Hai.Lin Daiyu had just had breakfast, and the empress dowager in the palace sent her aunt to pick her up, so she didn't have to bother to share it.

The Shoukang Palace was full of joy and laughter. The Empress Dowager is such a respected person, she should be the last person to attend the banquet.Only others wait for her, and if she doesn't go first, she waits for others' words.When Lin Daiyu arrived at Shoukang Palace, she was just catching up with the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and beside the Empress stood a girl in an orange dress, with a beautiful appearance and a gentle appearance.Lin Daiyu met with the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, the Royal Concubine and others one by one. The Empress Dowager smiled and said that she would give her a seat.

After Daiyu sat down, the Empress Dowager glanced at the girl next to the Empress Dowager, and said, "This is Miss Shui Er from the Beijing Palace."

The Empress Dowager also said sideways: "Her single name is Ying, and everyone in the family calls her Ying Ying, and the Lord of Fushou County also calls her." Although the Empress Dowager said this very kindly, her tone is also Very amiable, in the end the voice is cold, making people feel a kind of indifference from the bottom of their hearts.The Empress Dowager said to Shui Ying again: "This is Miss Lin, the Empress Dowager loves her very much, and she is the Lord of Fushou County proclaimed by the Holy Majesty."

Just this sentence, nothing else.After saying that, he sat with a cold face, no one could see whether he was happy or not, like a clay sculpture, his face was doomed.

The empress dowager has undergone major changes since Qianqiu's day, and now she seems to have changed her core, her words and deeds are different from before, and she seems extraordinarily mean.Fortunately, that Shuiying girl is different from her. No matter what she looks like on the inside, she is gentle and amiable on the bottom.

Shuiying took a step forward, and gave Lin Daiyu a half-respect. Lin Daiyu hurriedly turned her body slightly, and avoided it a little.Now this is the empress empress who has been firmly established, and Lin Daiyu knows that she cannot accept her gift.

I just heard Shui Ying said: "I heard that the Empress Dowager has clear eyesight, and the Shoukang Palace is also good at taking care of people. I was born late, and even though I saw the eldest princess Jingduan when I was young, I don't remember it now." The princess looks like a celestial being. Fortunately, seeing the Lord Fushou today, I realized how beautiful she is, no wonder she was able to fall into the eyes of the Empress Dowager."

"Miss Shui Er is full of praise. What a character Jingduan Eldest Princess is, how can I be compared with her?"

This respectful eldest princess is actually the daughter of the Empress Dowager, the sister of the Supreme Emperor, and the sister of Prince He Rui.Among the first emperor's children, he was the twelfth, and his maiden name was Wensu.In the past, the eldest princess Jingduan went away with her relatives in order to stabilize the foundation of the country. The Supreme Emperor personally named the eldest princess and bestowed the title Jingduan.It's just that the people in the palace are still the same as before, they refuse to change their words for a while, and still call Princess Wensu.Even when the new emperor ascended the throne, the Supreme Emperor next to him didn't intervene, he just said, only the respectful eldest princess still wanted to mention it.It must be known that Princess Jingduan exchanged her body for several years of peace, which is admirable.Therefore, today's decree is to seal Princess Jingduan as the eldest princess, and rewards are generous.

Now when Shuiying mentioned Princess Jingduan, half of it was Zan Daiyu, and the other half was to please the Empress Dowager.

Lin Daiyu knew that she was not as good as Princess Jingduan, so she couldn't accept her words.

On the sidelines, the imperial concubine added a sentence at this time, saying: "Master Fushou County is very right. Princess Jingduan is an outstanding and charming person, no one in ten thousand. Although the Lord Fushou County is also an extremely outstanding person , but the tenacity of serving the country with one's own body alone is not as good as respecting the eldest princess."

The imperial concubine is said to be narrow-minded, and she doesn't look like her when she looks at her.It is said that she has a big heart, and she has held grudges for more than 20 years for the empress dowager's murderous hand against Jin, and even her own sister was buried in this game.But the two phases are intertwined, which is really unpredictable.

Although today's remarks refute Lin Daiyu's and Shang Shuiying's face, they sound reasonable everywhere, and they are convincing in public and private.

Because of what she did, the Empress Dowager Zuo Qingwan died when she was a child, now she just looks at an ordinary empress dowager.Now that she said these words, it brought back many things from the past.

The Empress Dowager sighed and said: "Wen Su is a good one. I have raised so many, but Wen Su is the most caring one."

It's just that the most caring ones marry the farthest.The Empress Dowager herself gave birth to two sons and a daughter, and raised several adopted daughters.They were titled and married one after another, and Wen Su was the last one to accompany her.Up to now, it has been a long time.

It was a good day, and it was not the time to say these words.Therefore, the Empress Dowager only said this sentence, and then pressed it down to stop mentioning it.He only said to Daiyu, "Your mother didn't come in this time. It's the most critical moment for a woman to raise children. If there is anything wrong, just tell me, don't feel presumptuous."

Lin Daiyu got up and saluted, and said: "Thank you for your care, my wife. Everything around our wife is fine. It's just that the white plum blossoms in the yard of my son-in-law just bloomed. I was greedy for a while, but I got a cold. Our wife also regretted it in her heart, saying that it was only because of it." This, she can't enter the palace to greet the ancestor, she is unlucky."

"What kind of luck is it? It's just a coincidence." The Empress Dowager said with a smile, "She will be refreshed tomorrow, and she will come to the palace to talk." Lin Daiyu agreed, and the Empress Dowager said again: "Your brother This time it came back, I heard that he was not in good health a while ago, is he safe now?"

"There are still some weak ones, who can move about normally, but they can't bear the burden. It is his good fortune that the ancestor can care about his elder brother. When I return home today, I have to tell him every word."

"This narrow-minded ghost girl, just ask, what is it worth? If you don't know, just think how I treat you so poorly, even asking your family members is so rare."

After saying this, I saw a little palace maid coming in from outside, first whispered to Gui Lan, Gui Lan went through it in her heart, and waved the little palace maid to go down.Not long after, a smile appeared on his face, and he stepped forward and said, "Old Ancestor, Mr. Zuo Taigui is asking to see you outside."

The Empress Dowager took a meal, took tea to eat, and said unhurriedly: "At this time, she can't just stay in her own palace, what is she doing here with me?"

"It must be because of the marriage given by the ancestors of the previous son, so I came forward to thank you."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room had strange faces and different eye colors.The decree was issued two days ago, come to thank me at this time?Besides, there was something wrong with her two days ago, she didn't come in time to thank you, and it shouldn't be today, when she was just waiting for the New Year's Eve dinner, what did she come here in such a hurry?

The Empress Dowager felt suspicious, the tea in the cup was slightly hot, and rushed to her face.In the heat, his face seemed a little vague.

She put down the teacup and said softly, "Call her in."

Gui Lan spread the word, and not long after, he saw a concubine wearing a rose-colored satin jacket and a fairy skirt with flying flowers, and a falling horse bun.Although dressed festively, it looked like it was made of old materials, even the clothes Gui Lan was wearing were more glamorous than hers.However, her face was haughty, looking at her as before, aloof and superior.There are fine lines at the corners of the eyes revealing thoughts, and the poor-quality rouge on the face is cramped, even the eyes are full of panic.It was Zuo Shuwan who was originally a concubine of the Ming Dynasty and now became the Zuo Taigui.

Except for Lin Daiyu, everyone here has met Mrs. Zuo.In the past, it was high above like a pearl, and thousands of favors were like running water, but today it is abandoned like a shoe. Who could have foreseen it?

Mrs. Zuo Taigui stepped forward and bowed to the Empress Dowager and others. Lin Daiyu and Shui Ying both stepped forward and greeted her again.It stands to reason that now Lin Daiyu is the head of Fushou County, and Shui Ying is the appointed queen.Although Zuo Taigui is an elder, he is only a noble person after all, and it is reasonable to avoid receiving half-respect.Only Mr. Zuo Taigui didn't know whether it was Ming Concubine who had been a concubine for a long time, or she was so arrogant and arrogant, but she refused to give in, and accepted this full ceremony.

The Empress Dowager saw it in her eyes, and after the two had saluted, she said indifferently: "Daiyu, Yingying, you go to the Nuan Pavilion. I am very tired at night, and I will take a rest. I don't need you to wait here. .”

"Yes." After the two retreated, the Empress Dowager never set her sights on Mr. Zuo Taigui.The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager implicated Mr. Zuo Taigui in that day. When the truth came out, the Empress Dowager did say that Mr. Zuo Taigui was innocent.But it's just being treated as an innocent pawn.Relying on the favor of the Supreme Emperor these years, acting recklessly and domineeringly, the Empress Dowager never thought of praising her for a moment.Now that she is empty-handed, it is not retribution.

The Empress Dowager reached out and turned the armor on her little finger, and said to Guilan, "This armor looks brighter."

Gui Lan said with a side smile: "The Chinese New Year is the most lively time, so it's better if it's brighter."

"It's too bright, and it's not good." The Empress Dowager took off the armor, and Gui Lan hurriedly stepped forward to take it with both hands. "Put on the tortoiseshell one."

The Empress Dowager took her time, but Mrs. Zuo couldn't wait for a moment.He took two steps forward, knelt down in front of her, and kowtowed again and again. After a while, the bun was messed up, and the pearl hairpin on his head was tilted.She could only hear her mouth choked with sobs: "I beg the Empress Dowager to take back her life. Thousands of mistakes are the faults of my concubine, and Yongyou is innocent. Those mistakes are all forced by my concubine. Threaten him before letting go. I beg the Empress Dowager to be merciful for a while, and forgive him forever... He has been lost in every possible way, and he can't stand it anymore! Although the eldest daughter of the Xue family is an imperial merchant, she is a good match for ordinary people, but Yongyou belongs to the royal family, how can he match?"

After these words, finally let people hear some truths.It turned out that he was dissatisfied with the marriage and wanted to ask the Empress Dowager to change her words and give her another gift.Whether they match or not, it's just that she looks down on other people's family status.

Huang Shang sounds nice, but she is just a girl from a merchant family.Wealthy, rich, Miss Xue is rich, but this expensive word is not at all accessible.