The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

From Yangzhou to Beijing, you will take the Grand Canal waterway.Because the banks of the canal are all bustling places and densely populated, this road is very mature, and there are only a few secluded roads where water bandits appear.But the salt tax has always been a big taxpayer of the imperial court, not only the officials of the salt government yamen, but also the officials of the household department, and a special army escort.No matter how daring those water bandits were, they did not dare to put their minds on the salt tax.

The Lin family sent their own private boat to give the gift. Since it was not an official boat, they were naturally not afraid of being used by officials and officials for private use; however, the Lin family's boat followed the official boat and headed north. Don't worry about robbers.

The official boat escorted the salt, tax and silver, so naturally they dared not delay on the way. According to Daiyu's estimate, the Lin family will enter Beijing in less than ten days.

As for the Lin family, because of Jia Min's illness, during the Dragon Boat Festival this year, the Lin family didn't visit relatives and friends very much.After the Dragon Boat Festival, the yamen reopened for business, and the case of the Lin family's Mo Yun and Sun Kuan was settled.

Mo Yun and Sun Kuan are both servants of the Lin family. The Lin family has a personal contract, but it is not against the law of the country to dispose of it by themselves.The reason why the Lin family reported such a matter to the officials was to put the matter of the Lin family on the table and remind the East Palace in the capital.It's like sending a message in plain code for future generations.

Among them, Mo Yun was deceived by others and harmed the master, and he committed the most serious crime.As for Sun Kuan and his wife, they are regarded as Mo Yun's accomplices, but Sun Kuan's family didn't know about Mo Yun's harm, but they just made it easier for Mo Yun to contact the thief; although Sun Kuan took Leng Zixing's rich property , but Sun Kuan's killing was just a normal human relationship, and the government did not find any evidence of Sun Kuan's murder of the young master.

But these are not important, because the three are slaves of the Lin family, especially Sun Kuan and his wife are the sons of the family, but the government has slapped the board, recorded it in the case, and handed it over to the Lin family for disposal.

Although Mo Yun is a servant girl, but after becoming a big servant girl, she stopped doing heavy work and raised flowers like tender willows. When she was being blamed, the yamen servants were ruthless at the beginning. The yamen servant couldn't bear it, so he withdrew his strength.After raising Mo Yun for about ten days, Mo Yun was able to go to the ground, Daiyu thought for a while, and simply sent Mo Yun to Guanya.

If the Lin family didn't report this matter to the officials, many people like to use servants trained by this kind of scholarly family for many generations, so the rules and demeanor are different.But Mo Yun is a betrayer, no one is willing to buy it, this section, the Lin family has thought of it.

Mo Yun made a mistake because of a love affair, and finally saved her life. Now she has been convicted and sold. She thought her cousin would come to redeem her, but after waiting for several days, there is no sign of Fu Shi?Mo Yun waited hopelessly, and then heard the matchmaker say that Mr. Lin of the Yanzheng Yamen was also looking for a test, and the grandson of the turtle had long since disappeared.It was only then that Mo Yun knew that Fu Shi was not someone who could be entrusted to, and regretted it too late.

The harm caused by this case was not too great, and the criminals were not sentenced severely, but there were quite a lot of people talking about it.Without him, the previous dynasty of the Lin family was a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River, and the current dynasty is a four-generation vassal, the brother of the crown princess, and the son-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion. This is a lot of talk.Following in the footsteps of the Lin family sending Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to Beijing ahead of schedule, the Yangzhou case also traveled northward and spread to the capital.

But in the capital, something that has nothing to do with the Lin family is happening.

His Royal Highness's eldest son, King Ruijun, wants to choose a side concubine.As soon as the news was released, there were a lot of emotions among those who had ladies of the right age at home.King Ruijun is twenty-one this year, but he has one main concubine and two side concubines. Because of this status, there are only three people around him, which is really rare. It's not as good as some rich and noble families in Beijing. Now Concubine Zhen and Concubine Zhou, who are assistant harem, are here Emperor Taizong raised his mouth in his ear.

Because of this incident, the Crown Princess was still hanging up, saying that the King of Ruijun was over [-] years old, and there were only a few people in the room, how could he be able to serve him? Princesses have been rumored to be jealous.Of course, this matter was only dared to spread in private, no one dared to speak to the Crown Princess and Princess Ruijun.

No matter how you put it, in short, this word has spread to both the East Palace and the Ruijun Prince's Mansion.It was Prince Ruijun who went to Emperor Taizong himself and said that it was because he was young and wanted to make more progress. It was not the fault of his mother and concubine. .

It is said that no one has said it, and the matter of choosing a side concubine in Ruijun Palace has also been settled in this way.

Speaking of which, the Duke of Rui could be picked on no matter what.Nowadays, there are few people in the palace, so it’s because the princess and concubine were chosen by others; if the king of Ruijun accepts his concubines and concubines in his backyard, people will say that the king of Ruijun is lustful and not motivated, and the princess has no way to teach his son. Princess Ruijun didn't want to persuade her anymore.Some people deliberately play tricks and make mistakes, and it's all wrong no matter what.

As for Donggong's situation, every move was watched by someone.

This year, Emperor Taizong is sixty-one, and has sat on the throne for more than 30 years. Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been the Crown Prince for more than 20 years.The status of the prince is naturally noble, but it is also dangerous, and it is the target of public criticism in the power struggle.Not only the brothers were eyeing him covetously, but also Emperor Taizong, who was getting older and weaker day by day, also had a faint guard against the prince.

After all, people who rule the world, if there is someone beside you who is waiting for you to die and succeed to the throne, it has been waiting for more than 20 years, and it will not be comfortable to change anyone.Emperor Taizong didn't feel it when he was young and strong, but now when he feels more and more powerless everywhere, his attitude towards the prince will inevitably become subtle.

Under such circumstances, the prince and his wife were naturally cautious and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.Having been a prince for more than 20 years, no one has picked a fault. Both the prince and the princess are powerful characters.But you don't make mistakes in Donggong, right?Then someone would start from the inner curtain of Prince Rui?This method is low-level, low-level work is low-level, but it works.

This is the situation of the entire Eastern Palace, but people with lower political sensitivity really cannot see the difficulties of the Eastern Palace. They only see the dignity and predictable peak power of the Eastern Palace.For example, Rongguo Mansion.

Rongguo Mansion has an eldest grandson named Yuan Chun, who was born on the first day of the Lunar New Year. She is 16 years old this year. She is dignified and beautiful.

For girls, generally speaking, they start seeing each other when they are twelve or thirteen years old. The older the girls, the earlier they meet each other. Even if they want to stay in the family for a year or two, they should make an appointment early.Without him, the rich and noble young masters are all in demand. You are too late to marry, even if the girl is outstanding, it is difficult to choose a good kiss.Therefore, whenever a girl from a wealthy and aristocratic family hesitates to choose a son-in-law, it is mostly with the idea of ​​entering the palace to run for election.

Because of Jia Yuanchun's birthday, everyone in the Rongguo Mansion said that the eldest girl has great fortune, and she was brought up according to the way of entering the palace since she was a child.

Now that King Ruijun is choosing his side concubine, the Rongguo Mansion is moved.

King Ruijun is the eldest son of the crown prince. As soon as the crown prince ascends the throne, he is afraid that he will become the crown prince. If he goes further, it will be a future that everyone can foresee.At that time, the current side concubine of King Ruijun had survived all the way from the county palace, and the worst was the future of being a concubine; the better one was the noble concubine.If you go further...

Of course, now Emperor Taizong is still sitting firmly on the dragon chair, and no one dares to say such words as the crown prince's enthronement. Isn't that a curse to die today?But everyone understands the meaning, and the crown prince has been in the East Palace for more than 20 years. Many people think that His Highness the crown prince has a better chance of winning.Then the position of the side concubine of Ruijun Wang is quite sought-after.

In Rongqing Hall of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Wang served Jia Mu for lunch and asked Jia Mu to stay.After sending all the maids away, Mother Jia asked: "The Prince of Ruijun wants to accept concubines, but I don't know how many concubines he will accept this time. If you and your wife are interested, you can choose a Mid-Autumn Festival gift for Min'er. Ask Miner to ask." .”

At that time, no one in Rongguo Mansion knew what happened in Yangzhou.Since Wang and Jia Min were at odds, naturally he had to be a little humble, and said with a dignified and gentle face: "Although my aunt is the brother of His Royal Highness, the Lin family may not be able to talk about this matter."

Jia's mother said: "The crown princess is just a brother like my aunt, so I don't need to make a big show of it. The side concubine is no better than the main concubine. The main concubine needs the eyes of the emperor and a few empresses, and the side concubine only needs His Highness the crown prince and Ruijun The concubine nodded, no matter her background, this matter will be done."

Yuan Chun went out as the eldest granddaughter of the Rongguo Mansion, but to be serious, she was the daughter of the head of the sixth-grade Ministry of Industry. Even if she was to be a concubine in the Ruijun Prince's Mansion, she might not be qualified.But because of the Lin family's in-laws, and because the crown princess is the son-in-law's sister-in-law, Jia's mother felt that as the granddaughter of the Duke, it is not impossible to enter the palace of Ruijun.

The Wang family knew that even if Yuan Chun entered the palace, he could only take the path of minor elections, but after passing the hurdle of the crown princess, she would directly become a high-grade side concubine of the county king. If she was lucky, she would be the empress in the future.But as a prostitute, she has been carefully cultivated for more than ten years, and it is also risky to enter the Ruijun Palace.Not to mention that the crown prince has not yet ascended the throne, but he has. There are many brothers under King Ruijun.Naturally, there will be some open and secret struggles in the future, and the investment period is too long.

"Of course the old lady's idea is good, but I don't know what my aunt means; besides, I have to ask girl Yuan." Jia Wang said with a smile.

Jia's mother was quite confident: "Yuan'er is Min'er's niece. If Yuan'er is good, she can help her cousin. This matter is beneficial to the Lin family and Yu Min'er is not harmful. Why shouldn't it be. Besides, I am just Tuo Miner asks in private, even if this matter fails, it will not delay Yuan'er's election next year."

Jia Wangshi glanced in the direction of Rongxitang as if unintentionally, and said with a smile: "So, the daughter-in-law listens to the old lady."

Rongxi Hall was originally supposed to be the residence of the long house. Hasn't he moved in for more than ten years?Even Nanny Chen, who is looking after the house in Lin's house, belongs to her. Didn't Jia Min not find out for more than ten years?What is it like to learn from Lin Ruhai's Tanhualang, what is as smart and agile as a man, isn't this couple played by him in the applause?

At this time, many of the things Jia Wang had done had not yet happened, and precisely because they succeeded every time, Jia Wang's self-confidence was a little bursting.She married herself as a second wife and still lived in Rongxi Hall. If Yuan'er married into the Ruijun Palace where the eldest grandson is today, he would naturally be able to teach Yuan'er how to establish a foothold in the Ruijun Palace.Besides, King Ruijun is only five years older than Yuan'er, and it is said that he is also good-looking, so he doesn't wrong Yuan'er.

If it goes according to the original plan, Yuan'er will still have to start as a palace servant. Even if Yuan'er can get ahead based on Yuan'er's appearance, he will have to start from a low position and climb up step by step.Moreover, His Royal Highness is more than 20 years older than Yuan'er, and Yuan'er feels a little wronged in comparison.

So, Jia Wangshi agreed.After sorting out the presents carefully, he called his roommate, Zhou Rui, and told Zhou Rui to deliver them to the Lin family in person. The most important thing was the autographed letter from Jia Mu and Jia Zheng, which must be handed over to Jia Min.Zhou Rui patted his chest and told his wife to rest assured, then boarded the boat and set off.

This is the result of inconvenient transportation. The Lin family in Yangzhou has long discovered the evil deeds committed by the Jia Wang family. The Jia Wang family is still complacent, trying to use the Lin family's relationship to find the position of the county king's side concubine.

A few days after Zhou Rui left, the concierge came back and said that the Lin family had sent someone to give gifts.