[Red Mansions] Minruo Spring Breeze Returns to Dream

No.60 The second round of Zhen Lan's confrontation with Zhao'an Palace

After Jia's mother came back from Lin's mansion, she no longer mentioned the marriage of the two Yu'er, and she no longer posted posts asking Jia Min and Lin Daiyu to come to the mansion from time to time.Although Wang has doubts, she is very happy in her heart. After all, neither Jia Min nor Lin Daiyu is the type of person she likes.When I came to Lixiangyuan, I saw Xue Baochai holding a stretcher and embroidering a brocade pattern of a hundred butterflies wearing flowers. She was wearing a worn-out lily-colored casual gown with light golden lotus patterns and a brocade skirt inlaid with royal blue brocade, bowing her head. The look of drooping eyes is demure.

"Why is aunt here?" Xue Baochai noticed Wang Shi when she raised her head, and greeted her with a smile to sit down. "Auntie, sit down first, I'll call mother over."

"Just ask someone to call you. Sit down and talk to me." My niece is also 13 years old. She has started to develop a good figure, and her speech and behavior are both advanced and retreated. The more I look at her, the more I think she is qualified. The choice of daughter-in-law is due to her poor background, but this is the best way to control her. "I think your Needle Girl Red is really good. This pattern of butterflies wearing flowers is very well drawn."

"It's just embroidering to pass the time in spare time." Xue Baochai asked someone to bring hot tea, "Why is Auntie free today?"

"It's boring to stay in the yard every day, talk to your mother for a while." Jia Baoyu had already gone to study at home, and Jia Zheng's temper would never call him back so early anyway.Mrs. Wang is alone in the house and has nothing to do. Even if she wants to control the housekeeper's affairs, she has to fight with Mrs. Xu. It's better to come and talk to her sister.

"Sister is here." Xue Wangshi walked in with a chuckle.

Seeing her mother coming, Xue Baochai also took advantage of the opportunity to give the space to the two of them, and she asked Yinger to go back to her room with the embroidered strap and the stretcher.

"Baochai is sensible." Wang took a sip of tea, "So she is 13 years old, right?"

"Yeah, it's so big in a blink of an eye." Xue Wang sighed, "In two years, I have to find a good man to marry, but I am not familiar with Beijing, maybe I will ask my sister for help. Palm palm eye. It’s just that although our family is the descendant of Ziwei Sheren, but now it’s just an imperial merchant, so I’m afraid that good people will look down on Baochai’s background.”

"So what about the imperial merchants, with the backing of our Wang family and the Jia family, no one dares to criticize Baochai." Wang said something, "In fact, it is good for a good girl like Baochai to be assigned to her relatives." .”

Xue Wang looked up at Wang and said with a smile, "Sister is right."

Facing the jujube wood dressing box inlaid with gold and inlaid with jade, Jia Yuanchun picked up the eyebrow pencil and carefully traced the shape of his eyebrows.The emperor told her that he liked the way her eyebrows were drawn into the temples the most, so the first thing he did every day when he woke up was to apply makeup on his eyebrows in front of the vanity mirror.

"My lord, the people from the Department of Internal Affairs brought you a new flower tin. Which pattern do you like?" Baoqin asked as she opened the brocade box.

"It's in the shape of a begonia." Jia Yuanchun glanced at it, "Are the clothes ready?"

"Ready, it's the palace skirt made of happy eyebrow makeup and brocade that the emperor rewarded, paired with rose purple two-color gold engraved silk knee-length sleeves, and the headdress is the gold-studded ruby ​​headpiece ordered by the young master." Baoqin one by one She replied, "Today is the day to celebrate the fifth prince's full moon, so I can't be too late."It's just that it wasn't the main position, so the child was carried to Concubine Xian.

"No hurry." A delicate golden begonia flower was pasted on his forehead, Jia Yuanchun put on pomegranate red powder, and the juice of impatiens was dyed on his nails, "I just need to get there before that woman Zhenlan arrives." Zhao'an Palace is fine. Speaking of which, the emperor treated her very well, and Zhen Lan was promoted from Concubine Liang to Concubine Hui in just half a year, and she also said that she took it from the meaning of 'Hui Zhi Lan Xin'."

"My lord, why bother, isn't the emperor still pampering you?" Baoqin changed her dress, "Look at Tong Guiren and Murong Meiren, they are just living in the palace without being popular or in vain. The newcomer, but the emperor still doesn't love her. Concubine Hui only entered the palace because of her natal family's powerful relationship and soon got a Jin title, but my lord, look, who in the palace is really close to Concubine Hui ?”

With Concubine Kang targeting her in the open, and other concubines playing tricks in the dark, no matter how powerful Zhen Lan is, she can't beat her with four fists.Back then the old lady asked her to form an alliance with Zhen Lan, but fortunately she didn't act rashly, otherwise she would have caused a lot of trouble.Jia Yuanchun looked at himself in the mirror with impeccable make-up, smiled and put his hand holding the piano: "Let's go."

The fifth prince was born before the full month, and Lu Liangyuan has been in short supply since giving birth, so she did not attend the full moon banquet this time.But this time the banquet was also held in Zhao'an Palace of Concubine Xian, so it had nothing to do with Lu Liangyuan.Wan Gui didn't attend this time because she was expecting to give birth.

When Jia Yuanchun arrived, Concubine Kang, Guiren Tong, etc. were already sitting there talking and laughing with Concubine Xian.After greeting the concubines who were in charge, Jia Yuanchun held up the teacup and started talking to the beauty Murong beside him.Although she and the Murong family did not live in the same palace, but the Murong family was the first to express their respect to her, and she was happy to make friends.

Within a quarter of an hour, the queen's Fengjia also came.Contrary to everyone's expectations, Zhen Lan came with the queen.The queen was wearing a palace gown with bright red gold and silver silk phoenix embroidered patterns, a gold inlaid pearl on her head, and a sapphire inlaid gold ring on her hand, which made the skin on her hand extraordinarily fair.Zhen Lan was wearing an ancient smoky-pattern Bixia robe and a horse-faced skirt engraved with mud, gold and silver, and wishful cloud patterns. The dress on her hair was much simpler than before, with only a few green jade hairpins on her hair.

"Why did Concubine Hui come here with the Empress this time?" Concubine Kang raised her eyes to look at Zhen Lan, and asked with a smirk.

"It turned out that I met the empress on the road, so I came here with the queen's phoenix." Zhen Lan replied respectfully.In the first half year of entering the palace, she also suffered a lot of dark losses, and she also restrained a lot, but under the emperor's favor, even if she endured again and again, she could not eliminate the jealousy of other concubines towards her.That being the case, why didn't she find the biggest backer so that she could rely on something in this palace.

"So that's how it is. I thought Concubine Hui deliberately 'ran into' the empress on the way, so she came here with the empress." Concubine Kang didn't care about the empress's presence, and tried her best to sarcastically say, "But this It's also the first time for Concubine Hui to walk with us sisters, aren't you usually used to seeing and going alone?"

"Okay, today is the fifth prince's full moon, so each of you should say less." The queen came forward to act as a peacemaker, "Concubine Xian, how is the fifth prince's health?"

"It's much better than it was when I was just born. People from the Tai Hospital came to take the Ping'an pulse every day, and made a soup for the nursing mother to drink. It turned into milk and fed it to the fifth prince. Now it's a lot stronger." Xian The concubine's knees have been empty since the second prince was married to the king, and now she has a fifth prince for nothing, so she is naturally easy to take care of. "It's Lu Liangyuan, I went to take a look, and it seems that her body has not recovered."

"She collapsed after giving birth, so naturally she has to take care of herself," the queen said.

Jia Yuanchun looked at Zhen Lan and saw that she lowered her head and endured Concubine Kang's sarcasm. She felt that although this girl was young, she was extremely patient and flexible, and she was really difficult to deal with. people.She turned her beautiful eyes and saw that Concubine Kang, Concubine Xian and the Empress were talking, so she whispered to Zhen Lan, "Sister, don't be sad, Concubine Kang is an old man who follows the emperor, and she is also the birth mother of the third prince. Conceivable."

Zhen Lan raised the corners of her lips slightly, and said, "I know, thank you Jia Wanyi for reminding me." Although this Jia Wanyi was born in the Rongguo Mansion, she has not had much contact with her in the past few months. Maybe I have other plans in mind.However, considering that Jia Wanyi is also a favored person, she might not need to hear too many gossips. Could it be that she wants to form an alliance with her as a friend, and wants to fight against the infighting in the palace together?

Just as Jia Yuanchun and Zhen Lan were testing each other, time gradually entered autumn.The guard of honor for the wedding has already gone to Yangzhou, and the second prince's wedding will be held in half a month, and Yao Xing will officially become Princess An.Yao Zijian has been an official in Yangzhou for many years, and his qualifications have been obtained. Tu Miaoze simply transferred this in-law back to the capital to serve as governor of Shuntian Prefecture.

"This is the dividend from the shop in Yangzhou this year, and this box of gems was sent by General Yang's wife. I think my sister is getting older, so I should buy some new jewelry. Why don't I call Craftsmen use these precious stones to make jewelry for my sister." Li En gradually began to take over the affairs of the Lin family, and Jia Min even put the shop in Yangzhou under her control.But Li En was diligent and conscientious, and she handed over to Jia Min all the things she shouldn't have taken.

That box of gems was imported, melodious and deep emeralds, crystal clear sapphires, and rare yellow diamonds and pink spars, each of which was the size of a pigeon egg and was always very valuable.After reading Yin's letter, Jia Min said: "This box of gems is precious, and it's not right to give it all to Yu'er. I'll let someone share half of this box of gems, and you can use it to make fashionable accessories and wear it yourself."

"How do you make it?" There is no woman who does not love jewelry, such gemstones are transparent, and you can tell that they are top-grade at a glance.It's just that Li En felt that it was sent by Lin Daiyu's godmother, and he was too embarrassed to take it.

"Why not, Mrs. Yang said, this box of gems is for me, you, and Yu'er. It is not suitable for me to use such bright gemstones as a headdress at my age, but you are different from Yu'er. Keep it away." Right." Jia Min said, "Also, the marriage between King An and the girl from the Yao family is about to take place. The Yao family and our family knew each other in Yangzhou. After King An leaves the palace, remember to remind me of the previous marriage. Send the sealed congratulatory gift to Prince An's Mansion."

"My daughter-in-law knows." After listening to Jia Min's arrangements for the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li En went back to the South Courtyard.

"These gems are so beautiful!" Li En's dowry maid Hong Yu said, "I see that they are also used to make you a set of gem-encrusted double-layer butterfly silver hairpins."

"Put it away first." Li En was listless.

Hongyu noticed that her master's complexion was a bit grim, she quickly locked the gemstones, poured her another glass of water, and said, "Ma'am, what's the matter? I was fine with my wife just now."

Li En took a sip of water, closed his eyes and said, "Perhaps I ate something wrong this morning, and now I feel a little stuffy in my chest."

Hongyu didn't dare to make mistakes, so she hurriedly sent for a doctor.A pulse, and it's good news - Li En is two months pregnant!