[Red Chamber] Daiyu Reborn

At the beginning of April, the concubine's talent show came to an end, and the palace welcomed a group of gorgeous and talented beauties, from Zhaoyi of the third rank to talents of the seventh rank, like a cluster of flowers, nearly 20 people were added at once, and the empty space The harem seemed to be revitalized all of a sudden, just like the green willows sprouting buds by the Huaye pool, and the smallest details also reveal touching beauty and seductive little ambiguity.

In this draft, the more outstanding ones are Shi Zhaoyi and Zhen Zhaorong of the third grade. The former is Shi Shuyan, the eldest daughter of the famous Confucian Shi Congsi. The glamorous and beautiful Concubine Zhou was overshadowed by her magnificent smile; the latter, Zhen Zhaorong, was the second daughter of Taifu Zhenqing, Zhen Jinran, and the aunt of Zhen Hualian, who also enjoyed a reputation as a talented woman in the capital. He is the most proud person in this draft, but it is a pity that Shi Shuyan was killed out of the sky. Although they are all three grades, Zhaoyi is more expensive than Zhaorong, just like a noble concubine is more expensive than Shurongxian. It is recognized in ancient times. reason.

These two, the former is the eldest lady of a noble family, who does not care about government affairs, and the latter is the daughter of Taifu Zhen, who are obviously of the emperor's lineage; in addition, Wu Shuyuan and Bai Chongyuan, who are the fourth rank, are the four beauties who are the fifth rank. , are all inextricably linked with the lineage of the Supreme Emperor.

If the draft ended in this way, it would not be much to watch, it would be a balance with secret desires, and women entering the palace, no matter their looks or talents, would be doomed to struggle among various forces.

However, when the draft was about to end, the emperor suddenly issued an unexpected imperial decree: Jia Yuanchun, the eldest daughter of Duke Rong's mansion, was registered as a second-rank virtuous concubine and lived in Fengzao Palace.

After the imperial decree, there was an uproar both inside and outside the palace, Concubine Zhou almost cut off her nails, her cold and beautiful face was full of hatred: "What kind of lady is her family? Her father is just a small fifth-rank official, and she herself is just a female official who serves others, why should she be on an equal footing with me?" Although the noble concubine is the most expensive among the four concubines, they are all second-rank according to their grades, so it's no wonder Zhou The imperial concubine will be so angry.

The strange thing is that the Supreme Emperor did not stop the canonization, and the concubine Zhou Huanggui was so angry that her face turned blue, but the Supreme Emperor Yunluo only said one sentence: "If you are not in good health, let the queen mother preside over the ceremony!" His face turned pale with shock, and he didn't dare to raise any objections.

Jia Yuanchun knelt under the jade steps, with his head buried low, feeling the biting chill coming from all directions, he couldn't help shaking his body, his eyes fixed on the brocade cushion under his knees, his perfectly shaped lips were covered The silver teeth were clenched tightly, almost turning blood-colored.

As if to show consideration for the crumbling Yuanchun, the concubine's pilgrimage to the concubine at the final stage of the concubine ceremony was not carried out. Yun Shuo sent her back to Fengzao Palace on the grounds that the concubine Xian was slightly ill and needed to be taken care of, leaving behind a bunch of family backgrounds. The concubines who are far better than Rongguo Mansion snorted coldly in their hearts: "I don't even pay homage, what kind of concubine is she!"

In the Qinfang Courtyard, Daiyu lamented that her eldest sister was still soaring as she did in her previous life, and worried about the unscrupulous indulgence and inevitable decline after getting rich... Leaning against the green window, Daiyu in pink and blue looks like The ladies in the painting quietly condense into a beautiful statue.

Nong Yue strolled in with the cat in her arms, and leaned against Daiyu, chatting casually: "Recently, don't go to Fengzao Palace to see your sister, she is pregnant and needs to rest."

"Pregnant?" Daiyu couldn't help covering her mouth with a handkerchief: If Yuan Chun is really pregnant, it can understand her high position, after all, the emperor doesn't even have a prince now!However, Yuan Chun has just been canonized, and she is pregnant, could it be...

Nongyue tugged at the cat's fluffy ears, and curled her mouth high: "A while ago, during Chinese New Year, 'Xianfei Empress' often went to my father's palace to deliver supplements."

After understanding the meaning of Nongyue, Daiyu couldn't help but feel her face burning hot, and her heart became more nervous: There is an ancient proverb: Hire as a wife and run as a concubine.Although Sister Yuanchun is not considered "Ben", she is at least pregnant before marriage, right?

In the previous life, Daiyu complained about Sister Yuanchun, if she hadn't insisted on the "golden jade marriage", maybe she and Baoyu would not have ended up like that; but in this life, after entering the palace, she realized the difficulty of Sister Yuanchun: being a second-rank concubine, the name is not justified It didn't go well, she didn't even have a mother's family to rely on, and in the palace, I didn't know how many people stared at her.Daiyu suddenly felt a little stuffy in her heart, not resentment or sorrow, but a little heartache, feeling sorry for Yuanchun who used to have a beautiful wedding night but was full of tears.

Nongyue looked at her slightly pale face, puffed out her cheeks and sighed heavily. Suddenly, she stuffed the lazy cat into Daiyu's arms, and Daiyu was startled by the warm and soft touch. , hugging the little princess' pet in a hurry.Fortunately, the cat still squinted its eyes halfway, and changed its embrace. It just lazily rubbed against the girl's fragrant chest, yawned a little, and then continued to close its eyes and rest.

"I'll cover my hands for you." Nongyue blinked mischievously, sat down next to Daiyu, snuggled up to her, and rubbed against her coquettishly like a cat, "Hey, I want to ask you something, what is your brother going to do?" When are you going to get married?"

Daiyu blinked her eyes, not understanding why Nongyue asked suddenly: "I don't know, brother doesn't seem to have any plans to start a family."

Nongyue pursed her lips, lowered her head and thought for a long time before muttering, "It's better for him to get married early, so as not to harm other good girls."

Daiyu reluctantly freed up a hand to press Nongyue's bulging cheeks, thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, I don't think my brother is as miserable as the people in the capital say." Everyone in the capital said Lin Jifeng is a prodigal son, but he also took care of his elder brother's family before. Lin Jifeng didn't have any concubines, and he never got involved with the good-looking maids in the mansion.

"What do you know? He was the guest of honor in many buildings in the capital, as well as the group of singers. For a while, they hung out together almost all day long, regardless of male or female..." Nongyue muttered softly. He put his chin on Daiyu's shoulder and stroked the cat resentfully.

Daiyu was taken aback, her face turned red again, she couldn't help but pressed Nongyue's pink cheek again, and said coquettishly, "Princess, you, how do you know this?"

"Okay, okay, I'm just kidding you!" Nongyue knew that Daiyu's thoughts were clear, and she was afraid of arousing her suspicion if she said more, so she quickly changed the subject, her eyes narrowed like a cat's, "It is said that last time When your brother had an accident, did Yun Ya write you a letter?"

Daiyu couldn't help but think of the phrase "Don't hate the stubbornness of the stone, the long-lasting cloud and clearness trace back to the present", for some reason, her heart moved, and she hurriedly said: "Not only the county king, but also the sixth prince."

"Pull it down!" Nongyue curled her lips, "Can that brat Yun Nuo write such beautiful characters? From the beginning to the end, Yun Ya wrote it by himself, or was he forced out temporarily? Look at the last few words, they are all written by himself. It's about to fly!"

Daiyu couldn't help being dumbfounded, and Nongyue took the opportunity to scratch her itch, and a wicked light flashed in her eyes: "That brat Yunya is famous for his frozen wood, he doesn't touch anything and everyone ignores it, tsk tsk, actually I care so much about you..."

"Princess, I..." Daiyu heard this, her first reaction was to blush quickly, and was about to refute, but she suddenly thought of Yun Ya's life experience - the son of the rebellious first prince, and she couldn't help but feel uneasy for him. Quickly took Nongyue's hand, "He... he wrote me a letter at that time, would he..." Although Yun Ya wrote in an extremely cryptic manner, sending the letter to Qinfangyuan at that delicate time, he himself It is an extremely dangerous thing.

"Don't worry, on the one hand, they really don't know anything"; on the other hand, Yun Nuo was locked up in the palace by Concubine Lu to copy the scriptures that day, but he ran out secretly—in order not to be beaten, he had already Help Yun Ya to recognize it. After all, it is better to write poetry and start a society than to go to the ice lake and have a snowball fight, isn't it?" Nong Yue smiled like a thief cat, "I was just trying You, I didn't expect you to recruit them all at once."

Daiyu's face was even redder, it was so hot that she was a little dizzy, the cat in her arms also felt the overheated breath, and opened her blue-green eyes resentfully, kicked lightly, and jumped back on the soft couch, Curled up into a ball of snow-white fur, fell asleep soundly and sweetly.

"At least he helped you, how about going to thank you?" Nongyue continued to blink maliciously, then pointed to the stack of books on the table, "Help me send those things to the imperial study, how about it?"

"Isn't that bad?" Daiyu was a little worried, "That's where the prince studies."

"It's nothing bad, Miss Zhen and Girl Lan have both been there, and my father also passed our poetry and book exams together!" Nong Yue simply stuffed the pile of books into her arms, and pushed her towards the door herself. "Go, go, go early and come back early!"

Daiyu was kicked out of Qinfang Courtyard involuntarily, looked at the stack of books in her hand, and remembered Yun Ya's timely reminder that day...it should be right to say thank you?

As Daiyu was thinking, the maid next to her had followed Nongyue's wishes and brought her to the imperial study.Since entering the palace, except for Qinfangyuan and Fenghua Palace, Daiyu has never been to other places. Looking at the red walls, green tiles, golden dragon and silver walls, reflecting the bright spring sun, Daiyu was a little shaken. Feeling dizzy, she had to lower her eyebrows and follow the maid in small steps.

Although it is in the harem, Qinfang Courtyard is not far from the Imperial Study Room. Walking through a quiet and beautiful small garden, walking along the corridor of flower waterfalls hung with purple bells and wisterias to an open place, the maid smiled. She reminded Daiyu: "Miss Lin, we will be there in another garden. Don't worry, Miss Lin. In order for the princes and princesses to have companionship and not be alone, the Supreme Emperor often let the princes and princesses study together. The dukes brought some little princes and girls into the palace."

Daiyu thanked her in a low voice, she accidentally glanced at the densely blooming wisteria beside her, and was taken aback for a moment—behind the corridor of wisteria was a rockery, and behind the rockery... seemed to cast a faint figure?

"Miss Lin?" Seeing Daiyu standing still, the court lady asked in a low voice, puzzled.

Daiyu looked carefully at the garden, and had to admit that this wisteria road was really a very secluded place, because it was narrow and rocky, and there were only guards patrolling at both ends from time to time, and the maid in front of her had her back turned to her because she wanted to talk to her. Wisteria waterfall and rockery, did not find any abnormalities.

Suppressing the slightest tension in her heart, Daiyu shook her head lightly, walked up to the maid without a trace, blocked her figure, and said with a smile: "Sister, please lead the way, I have to send the book to the prince of the county for the princess." .”

"Princess has a book to send?" Suddenly, a cold and indifferent voice came from behind the Tengluo Waterfall. Daiyu and the court lady were stunned, but Yun Ya had already walked out from behind the rockery. His handsome face was still as cold as ice, but his brows were slightly wrinkled , showing that he seemed to be troubled by something.

Daiyu originally thought that the people behind the rockery wanted to hide their whereabouts, but looking at Yun Ya's current appearance - it seemed that she was anxiously taking advantage of their arrival to get rid of something she didn't want to mess with?

"Come here with me." Yun Ya glanced at Daiyu briefly, turned around to lead the way, but turned back, frowning at the maid, "Miss Lin is carrying so many books by herself, but you are empty-handed?"

The court lady was already a little afraid of King Min Gong, who was said to be an iceman, and when she heard this, she quickly knelt down and did not dare to answer.

Daiyu was also a little apprehensive, she didn't dare to joke like Nongyue, and replied cautiously: "My lord, these books are not heavy, I don't want to ask the elder sister of the court lady to help."

Yun Ya was silent for a while, then slightly raised his hand to the maid, Daiyu froze for a moment, and then quickly handed the book to the maid, who dared not move while holding the book, Yun Ya finally opened his mouth, two simple words Words, as if without emotion: "Give it to me."

……

So, Yunya took the book and brought Daiyu to the imperial study.

The fragrant and luxuriant wisteria covers the rockery, and the rockery hides a thin figure but with shining eyes. Looking at the clothes, she is a female official of the fifth rank, but the female official uniform from top to bottom is full of old age. The old white and delicate embroidery were all worn down to the point of being almost invisible. It seemed that this was the only piece of clothing that had been scrubbed and washed for more than ten years.

Looking at Yun Ya's unhesitating back, the old mama couldn't help being anxious, but although she was of high rank, she was a member of the harem after all. Sneaking here was already a violation of the taboo. If she was caught by the eldest princess again Seeing that, I'm afraid I'll have to eat at least one meal... The old mother could only be anxious on the spot, clasped her hands together and prayed silently: "Heaven has eyes, I just hope that the county prince will not forget the kindness of his parents and help him to intercede, the empress is going to be tortured to death." It's..."

The eldest prince's biological mother was Shen Tai Zhaoyi, who went crazy after the eldest prince's death, and the Taishang emperor only kept her in limbo because of his old love.However, for Shen Tai Zhaoyi, whose mother's family was executed and her son was executed for treason, living was more painful than death.In the cold palace, she was miserable and anxious, only her nanny Li Nai took care of her. If Zhou Huanggui, Lu Taifei and others were in a bad mood, they would often come to "see" their old sisters...