The Red Mansion's Late Welcome Spring

After two or three months of the second concubine Jiang's trembling, the news still reached the emperor's ears. The emperor must attach great importance to the first grandchild who will be born. Although it is not born by the eldest prince, it is always the first One, this first place alone is of great significance, so when he learned that someone had repeatedly attacked the second concubine's child, he was furious at the court on the spot, and sternly declared that if anyone dared to murder the royal heir, he would All of them are guilty of treason.

After the emperor's oral order was conveyed to the royal family and all civil and military officials, Situ Rui and Jiang Shi finally felt relieved. That night, Jiang Shi was lying on Situ Rui's bed excitedly with a five- to six-month-old belly. I cried bitterly in my arms, because this kind of life of defending against the sky and the earth against villains is really not something ordinary people can live.

"Stop crying, do you want to flood the house if you cry like this?" Situ Rui didn't know how to comfort his wife, so he had to say this.

"What are you talking about?! Where do I have so many tears that can flood the room? I just want to let off steam, and I'll be fine after crying." Jiang couldn't help but smile coquettishly through tears.

"Zitao's family is really insightful. They also know that pregnant people's tempers come and go quickly. They always tell me to take care of you more. You see, I'm doing pretty well, don't you?" Situ Rui saw Jiang Shi laughed, and he quickly flattered her again.

"You can talk nonsense, don't tell me you won't do it if no one tells you?" Jiang reprimanded slightly annoyed.

"Hey! I don't have the skills of Zitao. He and Jia Shi are six or seven years behind in order to coax Jia Shi like a girl. We are only a few months apart... To be honest, sometimes I feel like You are much stronger than I thought, if it weren't for what you are like now, I really wouldn't be able to imagine you acting coquettishly to me." Situ Rui scratched his head and smiled wryly.

"Really? That's true...but...it won't happen in the future. I'm a woman, so naturally I have to rely on men to protect me." Jiang tilted her head and thought for a moment. Before she got married, she was the eldest sister in her family. , there is a younger brother and a younger sister, who usually act as the protector. It seems that she has never really enjoyed the feeling of being protected, and now she knows how good it feels to be protected.

"Of course, I'll be in charge of everything from now on!" Situ Rui replied proudly, puffing out his chest.

Jiang Shi smiled, her face was ruddy, and she looked at her confident and radiant husband charmingly. When she first married into the Second Prince's Mansion, she occasionally worried that her husband's thoughts would not be all on her. She is just a woman, but after the two get married, the husband mostly rests with her, but rarely goes to the two concubines. How can she not be happy with such respect and love?I also thought of Jia Yingchun once telling her that women should be able to stand on their own feet, but also know how to be soft from time to time. Men are born machismo, even those in the palace... can't get rid of that mentality.

Jia Yingchun felt that there were many good things happening recently. Of course, those good things had nothing to do with her directly, but when good things happened to her friends, she could more or less share the joy and joy.

In addition to the lifting of the alarm on Jiang's side, there is another happy event, that is, Lin Ruhai formally proposed the marriage of children to Prince Chengshun. Since the two had a tacit understanding, the engagement went smoothly, but it was settled in a blink of an eye. I will get married in the middle of February next year.

Lin Ruhai's idea was that after Lin Heng got married, Situ Yao would be able to take care of Lin Daiyu, who was already 13 years old, as the elder sister-in-law. As for the upcoming selection, after Lin Ruhai's repeated efforts, the emperor was very reluctant Lin Daiyu was exempted from the selection qualifications, but whether this reluctance was sincere or false, probably only the emperor himself understood.

On the day when Lin Heng and Situ Yao made a small appointment, Lin Daiyu invited Xiao Yun as one of the man's relatives to Chengshun Prince's Mansion to give gifts to her elder brother... There is no way, no matter who makes the Lin family in the capital, there are not many relatives and friends who can stand on the table, Except for Xiao Yun, and of course Jia Lian, no one around would have thought of Jia Baoyu.

The last thing... is also a big event that Jia Yingchun couldn't find a description in his mind, that is, Mrs. Xing has a body. Since Mrs. Xing was diagnosed with a happy pulse, she was so ashamed that she hid in the room all day long. She dared not come out to meet people at all, for fear that they would laugh at her, but Jia Amnesty went around proclaiming that his treasured sword is not old...with a smile on his face.

However, Wang Xifeng comforted Mrs. Xing and said, "When the second wife gave birth to Baoyu, she was also in her thirties? The wife is only a few years older than she was then, why can't she have children? This trivial matter No shame, if my wife still stays in the room all day like this, then I have no choice but to ask the second sister to come back and talk about it, I dare to say! The second sister must say the same thing as me."

"But...but I always thought, thought, oh! The situation of the second wife was different from mine at that time, and I was only the first child. How could it not be strange?" Mrs. Xing looked at Wang Xifeng shyly, The blush on his face lingered.

"No matter how strange it is, you have to take good care of this baby! Besides, I think the whole family is only the wife who feels uncomfortable. Doesn't the second master just eat and sleep? The master is so happy that he doesn't know where he is, and he talks about him when he meets everyone. I'm still growing old and strong, and I don't have to worry about having multiple sons and daughters to support." Wang Xifeng said nonchalantly.

"Hey! That old bastard!" Mrs. Xing's face became hot when she heard the second part of Wang Xifeng's sentence, and she couldn't help scolding.

"In the few months when my wife is raising the baby, I will tell the Lin family to take care of the birth, but every pregnant person has different preferences. Even when I gave birth to my eldest sister and my son Qiao, my tastes are also different. It's the same, so if your wife wants to eat or drink anything, you just ask the kitchen staff to do it, and you don't have to worry about money." Wang Xifeng also told Mrs. Xing to take care of her baby with concern, and she will take care of all the big and small things in the house. ...But to be honest, Mrs. Xing has a daughter-in-law like Wang Xifeng, so she doesn't seem to worry about housework?

"Hey!" Mrs. Xing replied softly.

Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang didn't care about Mrs. Xing's pregnancy. They thought that for Jia She's family, if there were more people, they would open their mouths more. How much money has gone to their family, if there is another child, it is still unknown whether they can afford it in the future.

Jia Amnesty's fuss spread to the emperor's ears, which made the emperor a little uncomfortable. He was not yet in his forties, and there were more than a dozen empresses and concubines in the harem, but no one had given birth to an heir since the second princess was born. , It is also because of this that the empress has repeatedly persuaded him to add newcomers to the harem again, so in the selection more than two years ago, several beauties were indeed entered in the palace, and the empress took a lot of thought and specially selected them. A healthy girl with brothers and sisters in the family entered the palace, but after a long time, the stomachs of everyone in the harem remained calm, and the emperor's heart gradually slipped from a high mountain to a deep valley, feeling very depressed.

So now seeing the news that Jia She's wife was pregnant, the emperor couldn't help thinking about it, he thought that Jia She was already 50 years old, right?There is actually the ability to let wives and concubines have children, is it really old and strong?But I saw him drinking and having fun every day a few years ago, and his complexion was no better than his own... This life is really unfair! !As the emperor, what does he want?Could it be that his health is worse than that of an old courtier? !Ever since, the emperor couldn't help feeling jealous and envious, and the result of the emperor's envy and hatred was an imperial decree to send Jia Amnesty out of Beijing...

As soon as Jia She received the imperial decree, he felt very unhappy. Holding the imperial decree, he hurried into the palace to have a face-to-face visit, and wanted to ask the emperor to postpone his appointment to a new position.

"Your Majesty, it's not yet the time for the evaluation by the Ministry of Officials. Why do you suddenly want to let the humble official go to the south? And... what kind of job is this?! The governor of Yingtian and the inspector of Nanzhili... Your Majesty, the ability of the humble minister is limited. I can't bear such a heavy responsibility." Jia Amnesty bowed down and saluted with a sullen face.

"You dare to turn against your mother, but you dare not accept the task I gave you? Where are the things you learned in the early years?" Naturally, the emperor could not believe Jia She's words, in his eyes Well, Jia She is an ox, the kind of person who won't do things seriously without whipping him a few times.

"I have a wife and son, and a baby who doesn't know the gender. This time... the good or bad is uncertain, so I dare not accept it." If Jia Amnesty didn't know the plan in the emperor's mind, he would really live for nothing. ten years.

"But I need someone to go to Jinling to take a look at the situation there. Anyway, your reputation in Beijing has long been prominent. Even if you go there, no one will think that you have achieved great things. At most, I will grant you that you don't have to hand over any money you got there. The thing is, what do you think?" The emperor raised his eyebrows, and his calm tone seemed a little seductive.

"Your Majesty's words are serious?" Jia Amnesty was slightly moved when he heard this. This should be regarded as earning money by order, right?There are many wealthy gentry and local tyrants in the Jiangnan area, even if one person only contributes a little, he can gain a lot.

"You are not joking." The emperor secretly twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking that this Jia Amnesty is really unwilling to suffer, he has to worry about such trivial matters, and he does not think that the Zhen family has a close relationship with his Jia family, so it may not be implicated in the future …Yes!Now he is not the head of the Rongguo Mansion, and he has no relationship with the Zhen family, which is why I dare to pick him to investigate the Zhen family affairs.

When Jia She heard this, he kowtowed without further ado, but quickly raised his head and said, "But my wife is just pregnant, and it will take me a long time to go... I'm afraid I won't see my poor It's a baby."

"Who said you'll be going for a long time? I've asked people to investigate the matter over there for several years. Lin Shangshu also sent a lot of things back. Now, because there is still some evidence, I just ask you to confirm it. As long as You finish the errands quickly, and I will naturally let you return to the capital to continue working on errands, but if..." The emperor was already blowing his beard and staring at the end of his speech.

"I thank the emperor for your kindness. I...resign." Jia She did not wait for the emperor to finish speaking, and immediately bowed his head again. This time, he really thanked him and resigned.

The emperor watched Jia She quickly exit the hall, he was both angry and funny, but this Jia She, like Lin Ruhai, was a rare neutral faction, and he was very loyal to him and the court. Now, he can only hand over the task to Jia She for the time being, anyway, this time only Jia She will go out of Beijing alone, so he doesn't have to worry about what will happen to Jia She.