Queen's Road in the Red House

Empress Yang let Jingsu take off her earrings and sighed: "What's the matter with Cheng'er, ah, look, you're making this girl pitiful."

Jing Su smiled apologetically, "Your Highness the Fourth Highness wants to coax Miss Lin to like you."

After what happened today, Jing Su no longer persuaded her master not to mess with the mandarin ducks. She herself had begun to firmly believe that the fourth prince was indeed different from Miss Lin and had something in mind.

So today I sent a lot of news to Xin Hongcheng.

"I know his heart, but what is this thing called! I said that this child is usually focused on his homework. Sure enough, when he is in front of a girl, he just doesn't understand!"

Empress Yang wished she could give Xin Hongcheng a few scriptures.

Jing Su was a little worried: "Your Majesty, this servant looks at His Royal Highness like this... It is better to send Miss Lin out of the palace in two days, otherwise, if His Royal Highness makes any noise again, let others know, and it will damage His Highness and His Royal Highness." Miss Lin's reputation, I'm afraid the empress will be very difficult in front of the emperor."

It's not that she is indifferent, but that the people in the palace must take care of their own lives first.

Jing Su was worried about ruining her reputation, not because she was worried about Xin Hongcheng and Lin Daiyu, but because she was worried that the queen would be punished by Emperor Xuanhe.

This is a big mistake that cannot be avoided!

Empress Yang asked her to rub her forehead, smiled and said: "Don't worry, this kid Cheng'er, apart from not knowing how to coax girls, has a sense of proportion in other things. This time, the matter of cats and dogs is completely useful. The name of the palace. Even his maids came in the name of sending fresh flowers to the palace. Others will not be suspicious."

"If he's not sensible, I won't help him. If he ruins the reputation of his girl, wouldn't it be a crime?"

Jing Su also smiled: "Your Majesty is really a loving mother and a kind person."

Helping Xin Hongcheng is fortunately looking for someone to rely on.But thinking about Miss Lin like this is the queen's kindness.

"I have no children. I like good children. It's just that the children in the palace have their own mothers, and they don't want to get close to me. Now that I see Yu'er, she has a bleak life. Gong couldn't bear it in his heart, and because of Cheng'er, he naturally loved her more."

The queen turned her head: "The imperial doctor told her some symptoms today, and it will take two or three years of careful treatment before she recovers. I thought, find a time when the emperor is in a good mood, please ask, and Yu'er will be taken away every two months. Once it comes in, ask Taiyi Wu to take the pulse and draw up the prescription."

Although there are walking imperial physicians in Rongguo Mansion, they are nothing compared to the Imperial Physician Order who specially treats the empress.

The illness is tens of millions, and one prescription can't be used for a lifetime, Empress Yang thought, in the future, she will let Daiyu into the palace every now and then, so that it is convenient for the imperial physician to diagnose her.

Jing Su said with a smile: "The emperor should not refuse. Even if Miss Lin can't be the concubine of His Royal Highness, isn't the emperor's intention to propose marriage for her? After all, the emperor is an orphan of an important minister, and the emperor will not be sympathetic." .”

Empress Yang sighed: "That's right. I can't say anything in front of the emperor, and Cheng'er's marriage is a matter for the emperor to make up his own mind. Even if they really have no fate, let Yu'er be healthier and live up to this one." The palace is thinking about this."

Bai Mao handed tea to Xin Hongcheng: "Your Highness, you have been in the library for an hour, at least drink some water."

Xin Hongcheng put the account book under his chin: "Wait a little longer."

He really couldn't think of anything to give Daiyu to compensate for today's fright.

If it is about giving away treasures worth thousands of gold, the largest piece of private property in his hands is the property of the Lin family back then. In his opinion, this is basically the wool that came from the sheep, how could he get it away.If you talk about sending brocade jewellery, Empress Yang's place is many times richer than him, so it's useless to send it over, and it seems perfunctory.

Bai Mao is steady and careful, she knows what the master is worried about.

So she said: "Your Highness, during the new year, Yunnan offered ten white ginseng, didn't the emperor give you two?"

There are many kinds of ginseng, and the ginseng that is very cold and hot is not easy for young people to use. Especially Daiyu is weak, and eating a lot of ginseng and cinnamon will not nourish the deficiency.White ginseng is warm in nature and can be used for daily warming.

Xin Hongcheng's eyes lit up: "That's right, why didn't I think of it, you go and take them out and see how they look."

Bai Mao agreed, and then he and Lu Shui carried out both boxes of white ginseng.

Sure enough, the rhizome was snow-white, two fingers thick, with distinct whiskers and leaves.

Xin Hongcheng felt very satisfied, and was about to ask someone to wrap it up when he suddenly saw Hongzhang walking in.

Hongzhang is the smartest among his court ladies, and he is good at finding out information in the palace. At this time, he came in with a smile.

"Your Highness, the maidservants have just returned from the Empress Dowager's side. I heard that the Empress Dowager took pity on Miss Lin for being frightened, and gave them a reward."

Empress Yang accepted the scapegoat without hesitation, and only said that the dog she had chosen from the cat and dog room had a sexual disturbance, which scared Daiyu.

This matter is so small that even Concubine Ming didn't bother to go to Emperor Xuanhe to apply eye drops for it. After all, the empress sounded like she had good intentions, even if she frightened Miss Lin by self-defeating, the emperor would not care. Anyway, in his heart, the empress was originally It doesn't work.

On the contrary, Anthurium knew that Xin Hongcheng remembered Miss Gulin, and when he heard about it, he hurried back to report.

Sure enough, Xin Hongcheng smiled: "The emperor's grandmother doesn't care about everything, and now she is giving a reward?" This is the dignity for Daiyu.

"What's the reward?"

The red palm gestured to his wrist, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness, it is two purple ginseng! It is said that it is as thick as a wrist, and the empress said that it is worthy of being the queen mother. It is such a good thing when you make a move."

Xin Hongcheng's smile stopped, and he lowered his head to look at his thin white ginseng: What else do I give away!God, life is so hard.

Not to mention that Xin Hongcheng's gift-giving plan fell apart again.

Just talking about the queen's place, an extremely unwelcome visitor ushered in on the second day.

Concubine Ming.

After the concubines paid their respects, Concubine Zhou still had the attitude of not giving face to anyone in the palace, she lazily saluted and resigned.

Empress Yang was already frowning, but when she saw Concubine Ming who continued to sit and drink tea, she frowned even more.

"Concubine Ming, is there anything else?"

I just said directly, don't sit still if you have nothing to do, just go, I am annoyed by looking at you.

Concubine Ming's smile was impeccable, respectful and gentle.

"Empress, my concubine was frightened when she heard that Miss Lin had entered the palace, so she wanted to visit her."

The queen frowned.

She has been fighting with Concubine Ming for many years, no, it should be said that she has been oppressed and rubbed by Concubine Ming for many years.

So there is a psychological shadow for Concubine Ming.

Now hearing her soft and sweet voice, I feel goosebumps.Listening to what she meant, was she trying to brand herself as careless in taking care of the harem?

Empress Yang felt that her brain was not enough: every sentence of Concubine Ming often contained several meanings, and if she said it along the way, she would step into her trap.

So Empress Yang directly followed her own train of thought and said: "The emperor will hand over Miss Lin to the care of the palace. Concubine Ming can just go back to the palace and contemplate behind closed doors."

Concubine Ming's face showed no sign of embarrassment or indignation from the empress, she was still gentle and sweet: "Your Majesty, my concubine mishandled the palace affairs and saw that she had sinned against the emperor. Naturally, she would shut the door and contemplate her mistakes. If nothing happened, she would not dare to go out, but Lin Even the Empress Dowager rewarded the girl for being frightened, and the concubines dare not close their eyes and listen. This time, I also brought some supplements to visit Miss Lin."

She got up and knelt down, her voice was a little desolate and crying: "The concubine knows that she has offended the queen mother, but this time I still ask the empress to be merciful and allow the concubine to follow the empress dowager's filial piety."

Empress Yang was going to be so angry that she almost wanted to shoot the case: Who are you pretending to be pitiful for?

Miss Zou and Jing Su held Empress Yang one by one.

As long as the empress is angry today, she will definitely not be able to fall with the emperor tomorrow.

Miss Zou said softly: "Your Majesty, it's okay to ask Concubine Ming to see her. Since she has made such a gesture, she will not dare to embarrass Miss Lin."

At this time, she was not the concubine Ming who was in charge of the Sixth Palace and needed Daiyu to come to worship, but the concubine Ming who pretended to be pitiful and filial and knelt in the empress palace.

A smart person like Concubine Ming is the best at judging the situation, and she would never dare to embarrass Daiyu under the eyes of the Empress this time.

However, if Empress Yang continued to stop her and spread it to other people's ears, she would be treating concubines harshly and disrespecting the Queen Mother.

Ms. Zou sighed, turned her head and said to a little maid behind her, "Miss Lin, please come out."

Although it was explained that the imperial concubine kept saying that she was visiting, since Daiyu was just frightened and not bedridden, she still had to come out and see the imperial concubine Ming.

Concubine Ming's eyes flashed with astonishment and peace of mind.

Xindao: What a beautiful little girl, she is still young now, in a few years, she must be an extremely outstanding beauty.

You feel at ease: fortunately, you are still young, and this time the emperor is able to get by with the gift of seeing the younger generation, which is the way to go to the harem as a concubine.Otherwise, such a face...

She suddenly thought of Empress Xiaoyi back then.

When Empress Xiaoyi passed away, Xin Hongcheng was still young, and all he saw were sick faces.But Concubine Ming has seen with her own eyes the years when Empress Zhong was so beautiful and favored, she was very impressed.

Although the Lin woman in front of her looks nothing like the former empress, she is full of poems and books, and has an uncommon temperament, which is quite similar to the former empress.

Concubine Ming calmed down, smiled and helped Daiyu herself who hadn't fully bowed.

"Miss Lin, excuse me, I'm here to visit patients today, so don't make yourself tired." After finishing speaking, he ordered the palace maid to present the gift of first meeting, as well as several boxes of supplements.

Under Empress Yang's unkind gaze, Concubine Ming still spoke in an unhurried and unhurried manner. After asking a lot of homely things, she comforted Daiyu a few words about her father's loss, and even took a handkerchief. Pressed the corner of the eye.Finally, after a few words of concern about Daiyu's body, he got up to leave.

A series of procedures went as smoothly as Mount Tai, without a single thorny word, as if he really came to visit the patient.

Not to mention Empress Yang, even Jing Su, who has been fighting for the empress all the year round, was a little confused: "What is Concubine Ming doing?"

Just to meet Miss Lin and have a chat?

Not to mention the people on the empress's side, even Concubine Ming's own personal maid, Qianyun, was a little confused: "Your Majesty, what are your plans today?"

Concubine Ming smiled: "My palace's plan is not important, but the empress's plan is important."

Qianyun is ignorant.

Concubine Ming was not angry either: everyone thought that to be her confidant, she had to have a delicate heart, but the one she trusted the most was Qianyun who was a bit blunt.

The maid she needs is not smart, but loyal, someone who can fulfill her orders to the letter even if she is sent to die, and will never betray her.

Concubine Ming smiled: "Qianyun, in the past half a year, how many girls have stayed in the palace with the grace of the Empress?"

Not waiting for Qianyun to figure it out, Concubine Ming continued: "Apart from the girls from the prince's family, there is only the Northwest Yang family, a prostitute of her own family."

Qian Yun nodded: "The Empress often sees her sinning against the Emperor, so she dares not act out of line. Except for the girls from the clan's family, there are very few people around. Even the girls from the Yang family came all the way from the northwest, and the Empress only stays. She stayed for a day."

Concubine Ming's smile deepened: "Fourth prince, after all, she wasn't her own child. Looking at his mother's kindness and filial piety, it is nothing more than the fact that the fourth prince has no biological mother to rely on, so he has to rely on this stepmother. But what about the future? If the fourth prince has someone who ascends the throne One day, what is her stepmother who just showed up halfway? Don't forget, when she entered the palace, the fourth prince was eight years old, and he had already remembered everything."

"What's more, for so many years, the fourth prince has been brought up by the emperor alone. As a stepmother, she only sees her once every three days, and occasionally eats together."

"If I were a queen, I would naturally have no idea and want to hold the future fourth concubine in my hands."

"The Queen's No. 1 choice is naturally the daughter of the Yang family, and she once called people into the palace." Concubine Ming's smile was full of sarcasm: "It's a pity, my niece looks like my aunt, and she looks like a girl from the Yang family. , wanting to be a concubine for the princes, hehe, not to mention the fourth prince, even a sick child like the third prince, the emperor may not be willing."

"The queen is not stupid, she understands the reason to settle for the second best!"

When Qianyun heard this, she understood: "Your Majesty, what you mean is that the Empress has taken a fancy to Miss Lin."

Concubine Ming nodded: "Didn't you watch today? I just want to see this daughter of the Lin family, but she pushes back and forth. When I ask a few homely things, her eyes are about to pop out. It's just like my own. Girls are more nervous.

As for this daughter of Lin's family - she was born in a noble family, and she is both talented and beautiful no matter what man in the world looks at her. The most wonderful thing is that she has no father or mother, so she can only let the empress decide. Concubine Ming raised her finely drawn eyebrows slightly: "The empress is smart this time, she chose a good person, I don't know who gave her the idea. "

Qianyun bowed her head: "Since the empress knows, she should take precautions early."

The corner of Concubine Ming's lips was smiling: "Don't worry, you should spread the word, ask sister-in-law and Rongguo Mansion to come in, test more about Shi Taijun's intentions, and then ask people to inquire about the Lin family's affairs in Jiangnan. Good to go to the next step."

"Concubine Ming, did you go to Fengyi Palace to meet Miss Lin?" Xin Hongcheng frowned upon hearing this.

Miss Zou was ordered by the queen to bring Xin Hongcheng some snacks.

The cakes in the study room are always unpalatable, and every palace will send some exquisite refreshments to the princes every now and then.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, she left without saying a word. Concubine Ming doesn't dare to embarrass Miss Lin in front of the empress."

"That's nothing good." Xin Hongcheng replied casually.

Ms. Zou: All right, you and the empress are really like mother and son in terms of speaking freely in private.

However, it was not the empress and Xin Hongcheng who were most annoyed by Concubine Ming's visit to Daiyu in the palace, but Concubine Zhou.

"Hypocritical vixen! She's going to hold me back!"

Originally, the two concubines were ordered to hand over the palace power and contemplate their mistakes behind closed doors, so the matter of the foreign minister's daughter entering the palace can be completely ignored.But Concubine Ming's appearance today made Concubine Zhou very passive.

Concubine Ming has gone, can she not go?

But she is not the concubine Ming's temper, she can still smile naturally at the queen's cold face, so she has to take a bite.

"That's all, prepare a gift, let's go there too."

Because of the reward from the Empress Dowager, concubines and concubines of the Ming Dynasty took turns to visit Fengyi Palace, so that the remaining concubines had to keep up. In just one day, Daiyu recognized all the concubines with names and surnames above the nobles in the palace. .

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Ruyi Pavilion.

Painter Zhang had a nervous breakdown these past two days.

A few days ago, he took the fourth prince pretending to be a little eunuch to paint for the empress, but was caught by the emperor on the spot, and he lost his complete sleep.

Countless times, he was awakened by the nightmare where the emperor yelled at him and wanted to cut off his head.

So much so that he was out of his mind when he was on duty during the day.

On the day of the crime, the emperor slipped away the fourth prince and his companion Jian Anbo, and ignored him, but the empress, after rewarding him with 50 taels of silver, solemnly ordered him not to spread a word about what happened today.

Afterwards, he also heard about the fourth prince being punished to kneel and Jian Anbo being punished.

There was a lot of discussion in the Ruyi Pavilion just like outside, but he didn't know why, but he shrank his head and behaved.

Painter Zhang wandered while painting.

However, these days have passed, the emperor should have forgotten it.

He must have forgotten, he is such a small person like a mustard seed, as long as the emperor doesn't punish him on the spot, he probably won't even know who he is in the future!

Certainly so.

Painter Zhang encouraged himself.

Then he took a deep breath and prepared to put his energy into painting. The queen was still waiting for the picture of appreciating peonies.

"Shi Qing." He lowered his head and ordered.

A juvenile hand with clear bones reached under his eyelids, and handed over a medium-sized pen dipped in azurite.

As soon as painter Zhang looked up, he saw the fourth prince standing in front of him with a smile, holding a pen for him.

This is simply the embodiment of countless nightmares, and Zhang Zhang fainted with a groan.

Xin Hongcheng: ...

After being shocked, Xin Hongcheng immediately called the two young eunuchs next to him to help Master Zhang to rest on the inner couch.Then he told Wang Zhong: "Go and invite an imperial doctor, just say my name, and ask for a better one."

Seeing painter Zhang with a white beard turning over, Xin Hongcheng felt very guilty: Yes, I scared this old man quite a bit.

Fortunately, Master Zhang has been exercising all year round, and his body is strong. Before the imperial doctor arrived, he woke up by himself.

It's just that he seemed to have fallen into the aftereffects of Parkinson's attack in the face of Xin Hongcheng, and tremblingly said: "Fourth, what are your orders from His Royal Highness?"

Xin Hongcheng quickly waved his hands: No matter how ordered he is, he will not dare to work on this old man, lest someone will be frightened.

"Mr. Zhang, don't be afraid. I'm here today to look for paintings. I just saw you and said hello."

He really didn't come to find Master Zhang today, but after a day and a night of hard thinking, he finally thought of a gift for Daiyu.

In addition to the painters, the Ruyi Pavilion also has countless famous paintings collected by the royal family.

Except for the emperor's favorites, which were hung in the palace for enjoyment on weekdays, almost all the famous works and paintings next to it are stored here, and it is also convenient for special personnel to take care of them, dry them, and repair them.

Emperor Xuanhe didn't say anything about the generosity of Xin Hongcheng's son.

Also because he thought of Zhong’s love of piano and paintings during his lifetime, he felt that Xin Hongcheng, as a son, should have inherited his mother’s artistic roots, so he was allowed to visit the Ruyi Museum to appreciate it. If there is something he likes, he doesn’t need to take a few pieces Report in advance, as long as he doesn't evacuate the Ruyi Hall, it doesn't matter.

Helplessly, Xin Hongcheng is a person who has changed his mind. He has no interest in calligraphy and painting, and completing his homework in the study room every day has exhausted his efforts.

The emperor thought that he was sensible and self-sufficient, and had told him a few times to let him choose the calligraphy and painting he liked to hang in the house.

So now, Xin Hongcheng is here.

I plan to pick a few as a compensation gift to Miss Lin, which can be described as elegant and precious.

Can't go wrong this time.

And as soon as he entered the main hall of Ruyi Pavilion, he saw an acquaintance among the painters who were painting, so he came over to say hello.

Who knew that painter Zhang fainted from fright.

He touched his nose, also feeling a little embarrassed.

When the imperial doctor came with the box, he ordered a few good words to see painter Zhang, and hinted that the emperor did not pursue the matter of that day, and then left.

When he passed Zhang Zhang's desk, he couldn't help but pause.

The painters in the palace will never complete a painting in one edition.

For example, Zhang Zhang’s painting of peonies, which was ordered by the queen, is to paint dozens of peonies, dozens of figures, and even dozens of structures of pavilions, flowers and trees. Finally, the best images are mixed together to form a beautiful painting. Whole work.

After all, the concubines in the harem are all women, and they can accept waiting, but they will never accept that the artist paints them not beautiful enough!

Xin Hongcheng's eyes fell on a black silhouette.

Painter Zhang has been painting for decades, and he is best at fine brushwork of flowers and birds, and the picture of beauties is second.But it was because the queen brought her daughter who was not out of the cabinet with her that she chose him, an old painter, to paint portraits.

But Xin Hongcheng was attracted by a silhouette he outlined with a few strokes.

It was obviously a simple counting stroke, but the dress was like the wind, floating like a fairy, and the silhouette was hazy, it was clearly the look of Daiyu when he turned his head back and saw Xia Yingsha behind her.

The painters of the Ruyi Pavilion are all gathered around the bed of Master Zhang to express their concern, and many of them secretly poked and stretched out their wrists, wanting to use the hard-won Imperial Physician to touch themselves.

Those who stayed in the hall were nothing more than a few little eunuchs who waited on the pen and ink.

Xin Hongcheng stretched out his hand, gently rolled up the snow wave paper, and put it in his sleeve.

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