Daisy in the Red Chamber

No matter how turbulent the situation is, the Jiangning weaving matter in face is over. Cao Yin, the Jiangning weaving company, did his duty when the plague hit, distributed medicine to the victims, and made great contributions to stabilizing the hearts of the people. In particular, he was given the position of Suzhou weaving company.Although it is not considered a promotion, the weaving industry in the south of the Yangtze River has fallen into the hands of the Cao family. Such a huge oil and water will naturally make those who are interested even more jealous. Unfortunately, they have nothing to do. I can only endure it, it's not bad if there are no traces.

Lin Ruhai was granted the title of Governor of Jiangnan, but still stayed in Yangzhou. Because of the title, Lin's mansion was reorganized and expanded according to the specifications of a second-rank official, which of course was within the regulations.Although the Lin family is not arrogant, they will not pretend to be honest and virtuous when they get what they deserve.

Yinzhen had almost dealt with it, and wanted to stay for a while longer, but an imperial decree called him back to the capital. During this period of working together, he would get Lin Ruhai's new look at him, which was also an extra gain for him.

"Master Lin, I wanted to stay and continue to help, but Huang Ama summoned, and the rest will be left to Mr. Lau Lin." Yinzhen spoke in an official tone, with a hint of helplessness that could not be concealed in his tone.

Lin Ruhai looked at him, it was pretty good to be able to do this for the first time on an errand, the fourth elder brother with a tenacious personality and jealousy, could be a generation of virtuous kings. "This is the duty of the minister. The emperor ordered that the fourth elder brother should return earlier." The draft, which was delayed due to the plague, is about to start again. After calculating the schedule, when the fourth elder brother enters Beijing, he should be married. It can also be regarded as the emperor's reward for him.

"I have benefited a lot from being with Master Lin during this time, and I would like to ask Master Lin to accept my worship." As he said that, Yinzhen got up to salute Lin Ruhai, and if Lin Ruhai could accept his salute, he naturally got up and avoided it immediately. "The fourth elder brother is serious. The fourth elder brother has outstanding abilities. In time, he will surely become a generation of virtuous kings."

A good king?If he heard this usually, Yinzhen might be happy, but he didn't come recently, and he was a little reluctant. The faint rebellious psychology made him feel a little flustered. "Master Lin is very impressed."

The words in the officialdom are almost finished, Yin Zhen gave a look, and everyone else in the room retreated, "Master Lin, do you know about Miss Lin?"

Lin Ruhai's heart tightened. During this period of time, she had two letters with Yu'er in a month. She knew how she was doing. Although she protected herself very well, Jia's gossip and gossip were ultimately depressing. Even if I don't say it, I still feel distressed. "What's the meaning of Si elder brother's words?"

"Lord Lin, don't be nervous. Miss Lin is now called auntie, she is also my younger sister. I will naturally take care of her, but Jia's mansion is not a place for Miss Lin to stay for a long time. If Lord Lin agrees, I can continue the relationship between relatives." Bring Miss Lin into the mansion to cultivate. My mansion is always clean." Although Yinzhen's words were reasonable, they were bold.Even if the two of them have such a relationship due to Mrs. Guo Yi's relationship, there is still no relationship in blood, and they are connected to the mansion?These words made Lin Ruhai's face change drastically, and he took a deep breath before calming down.

"The fourth elder brother was joking. It is her blessing that the fourth elder brother loves the little girl, but she is weak, so it is better to let her take good care of in Rongguo Duke's mansion." Lin Ruhai said that it gave Yinzhen some face, and Yinzhen naturally Knowing that what I said was a bit too much, it is just a test to bring it up now, and by the way, to give Lin Ruhai a confession.

Yinzhen took a sip of tea, then changed the topic again, Lin Ruhai couldn't let go of his non-answer, thinking that after going back, he should ask Daiyu, how did she and the fourth elder brother get involved so deeply?

Before Lin Ruhai had another chance to spy on Yinzhen, he had already embarked on the return journey. Compared with the wild running all the way in Jiangning, on the way back, Yinzhen walked relatively slowly, not at a snail's speed, but slower than normal Some, always thinking about avoiding the draft.

In the capital, the draft has already been carried out in full swing. This draft is in charge of the Empress Dowager, with Concubine Yi, Concubine De, Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong as assistants. The Empress Dowager has been living in the Palace of Compassion and Peace for a long time and has not been in charge of the affairs of the palace. She is in charge of the power of the harem. She has always been in the hands of the fourth concubine, so she has a better name as the supervisor, and she should do what she should do.

In the Palace of Compassion, the Empress Dowager smiled when she heard her confidant Fangruo's report, "Let them make trouble." Although the fourth concubine's status is stable, they are all past the age of childbearing, and their favors have weakened Naturally, it is better to use talent to cultivate newcomers and lure the emperor to his own palace, so that he can better help his son who is growing up.

"It's always been like this, but Empress Dowager, this year Borzigit sent a Princess, who is considered to be the Empress Dowager's distant cousin. The slaves have gone to see it, and the birth is not bad. There is also a letter to the Empress Dowager. Do you want to meet?" Fangruo has been with the Queen Mother since she was a child, and accompanied her step by step to this position, she no longer has any thoughts about Horqin, but she still has to give some face to her old master.

"Oh? Who is it?" The queen mother raised her eyebrows. Horqin's power in the harem was almost gone, but she, the queen mother, still relied on the emperor's filial piety to secure her position.

"It's its own style."

"It's her?" The Empress Dowager's brows tightened even more. She was considered to be married to her uncle, so her seniority was a bit messed up, and her distant cousin could be regarded as the emperor's aunt.This Qiqige is very famous in Horqin, and Aohan Belle of the Bahrain tribe proposed to marry her, but at the time, thinking that she was young, the matter would be left alone, but she was sent to the palace three years later. . "Why did you enter the palace? The girl is willing?" Ge Ge of the Horqin tribe is a flower on the grassland, and they are not so noble when they are away from the grassland.

"Back to the Queen Mother, Bahrain's Aohan Baylor passed away last year." Fang Ruo lowered her voice, but her words implied that Aohan Baylor's disappearance was somewhat unclear. There are five successors in Bahrain's next generation, all It's not a direct descendant, so the struggle is very fierce. If Ao Hanbeile marries Qiqige and has Horqin's support behind him, then the throne will be within easy reach. Naturally, some people don't want it in their hearts, so they make trouble, and this is what it is now this situation.

"So, let her come to see Aijia. Since she has entered the palace, if the emperor likes her, he will give her a concubine. If not, stay with Aijia, and Aijia will give her A good place to stay."

"The empress dowager is famous." Fangruo said and was about to leave.

"Fang Ruo, you are getting old too." Fang Ruo's words shocked Fang Ruo, of course she knew that the news was passed to her to take advantage of her, but seeing how pitiful Qi Qi was, her eyes were full of despair, The Horqin people who were also in the deep palace naturally felt compassion and wanted to help a group.

"Your servant is guilty." Fang Ruo knelt down immediately, "Get up, Ai's family is getting old too. Go to work." The queen mother sighed, picked up the Buddhist scriptures on the table, and the sandalwood in the room lingered, as if letting Her heart calmed down, away from the hustle and bustle.

But after a while, Fangruo took Qiqige to see the queen mother, and the fourth concubine knew the news. Qiqige was naturally left with a sign in the next few rounds. The queen mother didn't care about it, but her face should be It is still necessary to give, otherwise it is unfilial, and they cannot afford this crime.

Qi Qi was left in the Compassionate Ning Palace to serve in this way, and each concubine also selected a suitable person, and only waited for the emperor's final personal selection, the ones that should be kept stayed, and the rest that should be given marriages were given marriages.

The talent show in the palace was very lively, outside the palace Rongguo Mansion, Caiyun and Hongxia also took the opportunity to talk to Daiyu about the talent show, as well as the rules that should be paid attention to in the talent show.

Daiyu was upset when she heard that, "I have a headache."

"The maidservant knows that the girl doesn't want to hear these things, but she just took this opportunity to tell the girl that she will have to go through everything in the future. A girl is a noble person, so she will always be left to the end." Caiyun didn't care about Daiyu's complaints. continued.

There are still six years left for the draft, okay? Six years can change a lot of things, such as the loss of Suo'etu, the loss of Mingzhu, the crown prince is getting more and more decadent, and Yin Yin is getting more and more presumptuous...

"Miss is also a little tired, so we might as well talk about it later." Wang Momo came in with the medicine and rescued Daiyu, "Miss, it's time to drink the medicine."

Daiyu has never been so grateful to Wang Momo, she immediately took the medicine and drank it, the bitterness is still so bitter, but her heart is not bitter, if Caiyun and Hongxia are not from Kangxi, I really want to give them some poisonous medicine , or find an excuse to throw them out.

"Miss, take a rest after drinking the medicine." Wang Momo took the medicine bowl and handed it to the little girl, she was not in a hurry to go out.

"Alright." Daiyu nodded, and lay down on the bed, Wang Momo helped her cover the quilt, in a corner where no one saw, a letter slipped into Daiyu's quilt, Caiyun Seeing that Daiyu had rested, He Hongxia also retreated with Wang Momo. "It's good for the girl to take a rest. The servants will leave."

After the three of them left, Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief and took out the letter. When she saw Yinzhen's words written by Lin Ruhai, one head and two big in an instant, good fourth elder brother, I didn't offend you, so I will destroy me like this Festival?Since he was young, living in Rongguo Mansion has a so-called blood relationship, and there are people watching outside. As long as Jia Baoyu doesn't want to see him, he can't even see his own shadow.And live in Si Age's mansion?Does he want to develop a plan from an early age?The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, but Daiyu's quilt was damaged, and it was twisted and deformed by Daiyu.

It seems that he is coming back, so hurry up and marry his good Fujin, and stay away from yourself.Royal elder brother, can't afford to hide or can't afford to hide, who made himself weak and sick?Daiyu made a decision after thinking so.

Fortunately, Lin Ruhai and Yinzhen didn't have anyone with a long tongue, so only Daiyu, Lin Ruhai and Yinzhen knew what they were saying, otherwise they didn't know how to spread it.That's when it's really troublesome.With a plan in mind, Daiyu wrote back to Lin Ruhai, expressing her attitude, she would pretend to be sick and stay behind closed doors in the future, and it was right not to see anyone.

A few days later, Yinzhen returned to the capital. Although he was not yet of high rank, the emperor greatly appreciated his errand. In order to show his brotherly love, the prince brought people to welcome Yinzhen at the gate of the capital.

"Greetings to the prince." "Fourth brother please rise."

"Fourth brother." "Fourth brother."

Several yellow belts greeted each other, looking so harmonious, "Fourth brother, Huang Ama will definitely give you a big reward this time." Yinzhen has been by his side since he was a child, and he is his confidant. The prince will naturally not be stingy with praise.

"Chendi just did what he should do. The credit is all Mr. Lin's." Yinzhen evaded.

"Fourth brother is humble. Lord Lin is naturally good. It's just that he was a bit self-willed before. If Lord Lin can return to Beijing, he will naturally be the Taifu." In such a large audience, the prince admitted his mistake and blamed Lin Ruhai. The show of favor is really surprising.

Although the people around were smiling, it was inevitable that they would think a little more when they heard this.For the royal family, it is naturally not suitable to be too straightforward. It is normal for every sentence to have a meaning.

Having said this, Yinzhen went to the palace to meet Kangxi, and immediately saluted after entering the Qianqing Palace. The brothers who picked him up did not come because they were not summoned by the emperor.

"Greetings to Huang Ama."

Yinzhen knelt on the ground, but he didn't hear anything from Kangxi for a long time.Yinzhen didn't raise his head, and still lay on the ground in a saluting posture.

"Get up." After an unknown amount of time, Kangxi's voice came faintly, and then Yinzhen got up and stood aside respectfully.

Kangxi looked at his son with satisfaction, "This time the errand was done well, what do you think of Jiangnan?"

Yinzhen thought for a while, but this question was hard to answer. Did Huang Ama want to ask about the epidemic situation in Jiangnan, the situation of the people or the situation of the officials?He didn't contact many officials this time, but through the epidemic and the situation of the people, he could see the problems of many officials themselves.Taking a deep breath, Yinzhen said, "The south of the Yangtze River is rich and rich. Many businessmen donated their wealth to help the people in this disaster. This is due to Huang Ama's meritorious service in governing. However, there are moths in the rich land, and this epidemic is caused by greed. If it was caused by Gong Gong, Huang Ama Yingming has already dealt with it all."

Kangxi still looked at his son without speaking, and Yinzhen's back was covered with cold sweat, "What about Lin Aiqing?"

It was only now that Xu Zhen realized that he had forgotten that Huang Ama had a very good personal relationship with Lin Ruhai, "Master Lin is worthy of being the pillar of the country. He has managed Yangzhou in an orderly manner. This disaster relief is also well directed."

"Really? I wanted him to return to Beijing, but Jiangnan cannot leave him for the time being." Kangxi's words made people unpredictable. Is it relying on him or taking precautions?Yinzhen couldn't tell the difference for a while, so he could only put the pillars where he didn't speak.Kangxi asked a few other questions, and Yinzhen answered carefully after careful consideration, but he still didn't see Kangxi's smiling face.

"Retire, I will reward you in a few days."

"It is the blessing of the sons and daughters to share the worries of the emperor Ama. I dare not ask for rewards." Immediately, Yinzhen knelt down again, and the show girls have basically been selected. Naturally, Nalashi Jinyu is also among the show girls. Lie, she is a very nice person, but I don't want to marry for the time being.

Kangxi suddenly smiled, "Really?" Yinzhen knelt there and did not dare to make a sound, "You step back." This time Yinzhen did not hesitate to step back, his back was already soaked.

"Don't dare?" Kangxi snorted coldly, and began to review the memorial again.The Qianqing palace was silent.