A Dream of Red Mansions Unexpected Visitors

Mrs. Wang was doing some calculations this day, and the public account was not enough even if she didn't make any oil or water. Fortunately, it has been a few months, and the Zhen family's things have been sold a lot, and there is nothing to see. It can be seen that it is safe to sue the officials, and those bulky and vulgar things should be sold, and the fine and precious ones will be sold at high prices to those wealthy Shanxi merchants and Huizhou merchants from other places.

Unexpectedly, Cai Die came in and whispered something in his ear. Although this Cai Die was just one of the big girls serving in the house, in fact, he was in charge of the news of the empress, but this time he said something. Great news.It turned out that the empress was happy to get a dragon descendant, but the fetal image was not yet visible.Also, the current emperor doesn't have a direct prince. The existing two princes are young, and their mother and concubine don't show up. When they are born, if they are princes, their status will be the most precious.Now Yuan Chun doesn't know whether the baby in his stomach is a man or a woman, and he plans to bring a female doctor to pretend to be a woman or a relative when the family enters the palace, so that they can go and see it quietly, and the family should also discuss the future.

A few years ago, when there were no dragon sons in the palace, Yuan Chun obeyed Jia Mu's order and served the empress cautiously, and took the initiative to drink the soup for avoiding children. Now the empress is still childless. Before Yuan Chun was in a hurry, she was in a hurry. To adopt the sons of those two concubines, who knew the emperor would not allow it.This dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, so there is no reason to separate the biological mother from the child, so the emperor and the empress made it clear that if there is no prince from the direct line, the empress will never let the empress adopt the children of other concubines.Therefore, the queen has stopped Yuanchun's Bizitang. Anyway, it is better for the one who is close to her to be on the throne in the future than to be hostile to her.

Although Yuan Chun's position was high, the emperor only came here for two or three days a month, no more, no less, neither hot nor cold, so she always couldn't see clearly what the emperor meant.This pregnancy was also very difficult, so I was naturally afraid that the news would spread, and if those concubine Zhou and others with malicious intentions found out, I don't know what they would do.The empress dowager thought that there were too few children in the palace, and she had said it long ago, whoever gave birth to a prince would get a position. There was only one seat for the imperial concubine, but there were three in the palace.Besides myself and Concubine Zhou, there is also the emperor's new favorite Concubine Yan.There is also Princess Jingyi, the daughter of the emperor's cousin Tuqing who entered the palace directly without being drafted. She and the emperor's childhood sweetheart, she was named Concubine Yi as soon as she entered the palace. All the other empresses are promoted to one level, but she can be promoted to two levels, and she will be regarded as the imperial concubine at that time.With so many eye-catching competitors, who dares to relax.

Mrs. Wang didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly went to discuss with Jia Mu. After discussing it, it would be best to go to the palace to see the empress within a few days, but there was still more than half a month before the next visit to the palace. There is no serious excuse to watch it now, and I am afraid something will change if it takes too long.Jia's mother had never seen any kind of trouble before, so she came up with a good solution in the blink of an eye, that is, Yuan Chun pretended to be sick, and asked the doctors in charge of the four major families in the imperial hospital to help hide her lies.Naturally, the emperor is sympathetic and will definitely ask relatives at home to visit.

Sure enough, as soon as the news got in, within two or three days, it was rumored that there was an imperial doctor in the imperial hospital, and two officials went to see the doctor. Naturally, everyone knew that it must not be the servant of the palace daughter.The men in Jia's mansion didn't know the news, so they naturally became anxious. Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng discussed going to the Imperial Hospital to inquire about the news.At noon, before the person who inquired about the news came back, the man at the door came in, saw Jia Zheng and Jia She, and said, "There are two inner ministers who want to see the two masters." Jia She said, "Please come in." The man at the door led the old man in.Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng greeted him outside the second gate. He first invited his mother to greet him, and then came in with him, and went to the hall to give up his seat.Husband is fair: "The imperial concubine here was a bit uneasy the day before yesterday. Yesterday, according to the decree, four relatives were called in to inquire inside. Xu each took one girl, and the rest were not used. The relatives are only allowed to hand in their titles outside the palace gate. Please be safe. Believe me, you are not allowed to enter without permission. You are allowed to enter at Chensi tomorrow, and come out at Shenyou." Jia Zheng and Jia Amnesty stood and listened to the order, then sat down again, let the husband have tea, and the husband resigned.When the news spread to the inner courtyard, Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang looked at each other and smiled.

Mother Jia thought that the four of them were naturally herself and Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, and the remaining one happened to be the female doctor who was prepared these days. I think others would not be able to see it, but I had to ask Zheng'er and the boss to go back, the two of them one by one. Even a dull Zhonghou can't talk about things, just say that relatives are prevaricating.

Because of Jia Lian's absence, Jia Zheng personally went outside and ordered his family to prepare four green sedan chairs and more than ten carts to serve at dawn and dawn.The family agreed to go, and asked all the men from the literary generation to the cursive generation to go, and then went back to the old lady of the Ming Dynasty, went in at Chensi time, and came out at Shenyou time, take a rest early today, and get up early tomorrow to pack up. palace.At dawn the next day, the maids in each room had already lit the lights, the ladies had finished washing and the men had tidied up.All of a sudden, the servants came to report that the horses were ready, and everyone took the horses and sat on it and headed towards Gongye.

When they arrived at the place, naturally only female relatives could enter. Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang were also very nervous at this time, for fear of encountering any mistress of the master. Naturally, these people could tell that the female doctor was not a relative of the Jia family. This is especially true for those who have known the family members of other competitors, especially those in high positions.Maybe it was because the empress believed in Yuanchun very much now, but they didn't meet anyone else on the road, which made them both heave a sigh of relief.After entering, I invited Ann first, Yuanchun gave me a seat, and they all sued.Yuanchun asked Gong's daughter to invite Mrs. Xing to sit in the side room, but left Mrs. Wang and Jiamu behind.

Jia Mu saw that there were other people in the room besides holding the piano, so she glanced at it. Yuan Chun saw it, smiled and said to Jia Mu: "Don't worry, old lady. Now I have a firm foothold in the palace. These people It's all worth believing." With a wave of his hand, these people automatically moved away, as long as they kept their voices down, they didn't have to worry about others hearing them.

Mrs. Wang said: "If you know people, know their face, but don't know their heart, these people belong to the empress, and the empress should also hold their handle." Yuan Chun nodded with a smile, and said: "Of course it is, they belong to the family members outside. My life is in my hands." Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu were relieved, and then they got to the point.

Jia's mother asked: "Now the fetal image is stable. Is the empress careful? Does anyone else know?"

Yuan Chun smiled and said: "My menstruation is not allowed, and it is common to not come for two or three months. Baoqin is exactly the same as mine. When she comes, divide the menstruation into two parts. , the inner palace will only think that the portion is smaller, this is also a common thing. Women who have drank Bizitang all have such problems, and the imperial physicians also know it, so naturally they will not suspect it. It's just that they don't know if it's a man. If it’s a girl, if it’s a boy, it’s three months later and the fetal position is stable. If it’s a daughter, there isn’t a princess in this palace yet, so it’s time to tell the story early to attract the emperor’s love!”

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "Don't worry, ma'am, we have brought the medical girl here, and we will treat them as relatives. Madam declares that she will see her." When the doctor came, the nurse stepped forward and held Yuan Chun's wrist, Mrs. Wang blocked Mrs. Xing's sight, and chatted some gossip. After a while, the nurse nodded, and Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang knew that it was indeed a little prince.

After calling Mrs. Xing and the doctor girl away, Mother Jia said with a smile, "Sure enough, God Blessed Your Majesty, who actually made Your Majesty pregnant with a little prince. Your Majesty should pay more attention in the days to come." Yuan Chun frowned and said: "It's just that my usual division is fixed. I don't dare to tell about the fact that I am pregnant with dragon descendants now, but it is not easy to get some anti-birth medicine and food." Mrs. Wang said beamingly: "Your Majesty, don't worry about it." I'm worried, I'm taking care of the housework at home now, and the money has already been prepared. Our own bird's nest and velvet antler will be brought in, and the empress will drink it quietly. As for the medicinal materials, we will quietly send them to Wang Taiyi's house, and there will be more Just give him a thank you."

The three of them talked for a while, and they still came in holding the piano and said that the time was up, and the little eunuchs had come to urge them, and it was the empress's face for so long, so the three reluctantly separated.Only Mrs. Xing didn't know anything, and felt aggrieved in her heart.In order to hide the happy look on their faces, Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother tensed up, which surprised Jia Zheng and others.

These people got into the chariots and walked out of the palace slowly, but they didn't know that the emperor was holding hands with the empress to watch them go out, as if watching them step by step towards the ending he had set for them.The emperor took the queen's hand and said: "Xitong, it's not that I don't want you to adopt the prince, but once this example is opened, those high-ranking concubines will have a reason to adopt the prince as well. Chaos. Don't worry, I will let you adopt the prince after I get rid of those who are dead in the court."

The queen took the emperor's hand back and said: "I am the emperor's first wife, how can I not understand the emperor's painstaking efforts. You have long known that I have no children in this life, the emperor, no matter who these concubines are left The children have to call me Queen Mother, respect me more than their own mother, even if it is for your favor, for the reputation of filial piety, they dare not disrespect me. The reason why I faced the emperor as a concubine a few days ago You said that you want to adopt the prince, just to tell them that even I can't adopt, let alone them."

The emperor smiled and said: "Qingqing, you are indeed my confidant. You will know what I mean without telling you. I only write that the old ministers in the court have not realized what happened to the Zhen family, especially this Jia. family, among the four major families, their family is considered to be in decline, but in the end, they are considered to be bold enough to dare to collect the finances of the Zhen family, I will not copy their family to copy someone else's."

The queen tactfully persuaded: "Should we also consider the child in Sister Yuanchun's belly?"

The emperor smiled and said: "You don't even think about it. I have favored others for so many days longer than her. How come she is the only one who can conceive a dragon child. It's just that I gave her a secret medicine, which is not easy to maintain and easy to miscarry. It is a good birth." Taking care of a child will also be very weak. If she said it clearly, I can still protect her and let the child be born safely. If she insists on pretending to be smart, then I can’t blame me. In this world, more important than a child, even my own I will not hesitate to sacrifice my life, let alone other things."

Only then did the queen stop talking, and the two of them watched the sun slowly move towards the middle of the sky.