General of the Red Chamber

Wei Ruolan made great achievements in his actions, and General Qin Fan recommended him to be a cavalry captain of the Beijing Army.Although this position is not a big one, it covers a wide range of areas, can dispatch three thousand imperial troops, and can also grasp the movements of the Beijing army.This official position naturally became a fat vacancy.Once the emperor knew that Wei Ruolan was a member of Qin Fan's party, he naturally refused to allow it.A group of ministers continued to recommend, with sincere words.In the end, the emperor could only nod, and decreed that Wei Ruolan be a cavalry captain of the Imperial Guard in Kyoto.Since then, Wei Ruolan has appeared in the eyes of the dignitaries in Beijing, and has become the hottest upstart of the younger generation.

Ever since the Rongguo Mansion's affair with King Yizhong was exposed, it has changed overnight from the object of everyone's fawning to the rebellious minister who colluded with the rebellious officials and thieves.The emperor personally issued an order to seal up the Rongguo Mansion.A group of men and women were pressed into prison for trial.The imperial concubine Jia is temporarily imprisoned in Fengzao Palace because she is pregnant with the dragon species, and will be dealt with after the dragon species is born.The once prosperous Rongguo Mansion finally fell like a shooting star.

Not long after, General Qin Fan asked the emperor to marry Ronghua Princess Lin Daiyu.The emperor readily agreed, and asked Qin Tianjian to choose an auspicious day.Finally, it is determined that the eighth day of March in the next year will be an auspicious day for the zodiac, and it is suitable for marriage.The emperor ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare a dowry for Princess Ronghua on the basis of the standard of the daughter-in-law of the main palace.

It was stormy outside, but the General's Mansion was as stable as Mount Tai.

Recently, General Qin Fan's wedding is approaching, and the entire General's Mansion is beaming with joy.In addition, Qin Fan has a happy face all day long, and he smiles when he sees everyone.It completely subverted the previously established image of a wise and stern general.Therefore, some simple-minded girls began to show their true nature slowly.

At this time, outside the study of the General's Mansion, two or three sweeping girls were secretly squatting under the eaves, sticking their heads out to look into the study secretly.His face was flushed red, and he covered his mouth, worried that he would accidentally yell.

"Look, he's smiling, so pretty." A little girl in green couldn't help crying out.

The other two girls hurriedly covered her small mouth with their hands, and whispered, "Careful, the general heard."

The little girl felt that she was losing her composure, so she covered her mouth and looked at the room with peach blossoms in her eyes.

Qin Fan had already heard the commotion outside, but kept silent.There is no room for people to be so presumptuous on weekdays.However, the happy event is approaching recently, and I am in a good mood. Looking at Wei Ruolan on the other side with a troubled face, I couldn't help chuckling, "I'm pretty quiet on weekdays, but I didn't expect to be exposed today. Brother Wei's charm is not insignificant. .”

Hearing Qin Fan's teasing, Wei Ruolan smiled wryly, "Master, don't beat up your subordinates," Wei Ruolan looked embarrassed, and picked up the chess pieces in the chess bowl.The smooth chess pieces looked extremely beautiful in the slender and white fingers.It provoked another slight movement outside.

Although Qin Fan is handsome and extraordinary, his usual image is too cold and unapproachable.Even though there are more smiles today, it is also alienated and indifferent.No matter how thoughtful these maids are, they dare not take a step closer.Now that a gentle and handsome young man like Wei Ruolan suddenly appeared in front of a group of young girls, how could he not arouse the girls' spring hearts.

"Now you are the eldest son of Prince Xian's mansion, and you have an official position, don't call me master in the future." Qin Fan thought for a while and then heizi.I haven't seen you for a few days, this kid is good at chess.

Wei Ruolan frowned and didn't speak, but the expression on her face was a little gloomy.

Then he put the chess pieces into the chess bowl and sighed.

Qin Fan glanced at Wei Ruolan, then lowered his head to observe the chess game on the chessboard.Having never met an opponent for many years, he has long been used to playing chess with himself.Thinking of losing to the emperor with all my heart before, it would be so natural to lose, and the challenge is extremely high.I can't help but be more sure about my chess skills. In the future when I play chess with that person, should I win or lose?If she wins, will she cheat, if she loses, will she feel useless?Hey, headache...

"Master..." Wei Ruolan really couldn't stand the sweet expression on her master's face, and felt a chill in her heart.

Qin Fan's thin lips curled up in a nice arc.There was a "boom" sound from outside.Finally put down the last chess piece in his hand.His face returned to its original indifferent expression, and he said in a deep voice, "Get down!"

Immediately afterwards, there were panicked footsteps and gasps outside.

"Recently historians are eager to find a new backer, and they seem to have their eyes on Prince Xian's Mansion." Qin Fan didn't say the whole thing, in fact, it should be said that he has his eyes on Wei Ruolan.I originally thought that my arrival had changed many things.Unexpectedly, the pair of Wei Ruolan and Shi Xiangyun could still get together, it is really unimaginable.

Wei Ruolan frowned even tighter, "I didn't care about it for more than ten years, but now that it's beneficial, I want to interfere in my affairs, don't even think about it!"

"The Rongguo Mansion has collapsed, and the next ones will be the Wang family and the Shi family. It is reasonable for them to have this plan. It's just that your father intends to accept this marriage, which is unexpected." Although King Xian favored his concubine and killed his wife, but But very good at watching the wind direction.

"..." Wei Ruolan tightly held on to her cuffs. Wasn't that man's decision all for his good brother?

Seeing that Wei Ruolan's face was dark, Qin Fan thought of those news again.I guessed eight points in my heart.Thinking about what my wife told me, I couldn't help but sigh.Ma'am, I'm really not suitable to be a matchmaker.Even though he was thinking this way, he didn't dare not to work hard, and continued, "King Xian seems to want to accomplish two good things, and has already started to go to Yuan'an Guogong's mansion to propose marriage. Now that the Guogong mansion is eager to find allies, the old man of the Fu family should It won't be long before I promise."

"..." The face of the person opposite was getting darker and darker.

"If it's true, I'm afraid the wedding date will be before mine." Having said this, Qin Fan himself began to feel uncomfortable.Why do people say that when they get married, they get married.My two living years...

"Really? She..." At this moment, Wei Ruolan only felt a suffocation in her heart.Thinking of that person marrying someone else made me even more flustered and frightened.

Qin Fan was secretly complacent in his heart, and Qin Yin was really tender after all.

"I heard from my wife that the girl from the Fu family seems to have begun to compromise. That's right, thinking about it, it's not appropriate to procrastinate when you think about it." He casually picked up a cup of tea, sipped it, and looked at the other side The man looked more and more panicked.A successful smile flashed in the deep black eyes.

really--

Wei Ruolan stood up in a mess, bowed to Qin Fan and said, "Master, this subordinate suddenly remembered that there is something urgent, so let's take a step forward." Before Qin Fan could agree, she rushed out.

An unpredictable smile crossed the corner of Qin Fan's mouth, and he put down his teacup.It is also the duty of a general to care about the private life of his subordinates occasionally.

Someone who broke into a boudoir at night didn't feel at all how unreasonable his behavior of overturning the wall was.At this moment, he is proudly reporting his achievements to Lin Daiyu.

"Really?" Lin Daiyu asked the man in navy blue uniform in surprise suddenly.Her beautiful eyes sparkled with starlight.

Qin Fan nodded inscrutablely.

A pair of jade hands tightly grasped Qin Fan's big hand, and asked nervously, "Then will he still not go to Sister Fu?"

"Based on what I know about him, he definitely will." Qin Yin, no, it should be that Wei Ruolan has an awkward temper.But for that girl from the Fu family, she should be sincere.

Daiyu raised her head slightly, looked at Qin Fan's handsome face, and suddenly said, "If something happens to you in the future, you must not suffer alone. You must explain it clearly to me. I don't want to suffer like Sister Fu."

"No..." Qin Fan's temples throbbed faintly.

"That's good." Someone who was assured was finally satisfied.

Qin Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Daiyu suddenly thought of something, pulled Qin Fan's sleeve and said, "I don't know what happened these few days, the second sister-in-law and the other sisters have no news, and they used to come here every now and then. "

"...Maybe it's because he's busy with chores." Maybe because of his guilty conscience, Qin Fan suddenly didn't dare to let Daiyu know about Jia's affairs.Although the relationship between those people and Daiyu is weak, there is still a trace of blood relationship between them.And the fate of those people is their own doing.

"For some reason, I always feel something is wrong." Daiyu lowered her eyes.

Qin Fan's temples began to throb, and a trace of panic flashed in his black eyes. He gathered up the cloak for Daiyu, and hugged the beautiful woman tightly into his arms with both hands. "Today you keep talking about outsiders, but not about the two of us."

Daiyu leaned softly in Qin Fan's arms, blinked her beautiful eyes, and suddenly thought of something, her face flushed.

"Everyone in the house is preparing. A small piece of the bamboo you like is also planted in the backyard. You can go to watch it occasionally in the future. There is a lotus pond in front of the Xuanyu Tower, and the residual lotus is left to listen to the sound of the rain. Isn't it your favorite? Is there a study room you like, I asked Qin Yuan to transplant grape vines on it, in the future, children, while picking grapes, you can read next to it, okay?" Qin Fan described the future for Daiyu with a soft voice. good life.

Daiyu hugged Qin Fan's waist tightly, and nodded, with a happy smile on her face.

At this moment, Qin Fan's heart began to overflow with fear.The sooner you get happiness, the more uneasy you feel.What would she do if she knew what she had done?

Shi Xiangyun was locked tightly in the boudoir at this time, no matter how much she beat and made noise, no one paid attention to her. "Uncle, my ancestor is getting old, how can you bear her to suffer so much?"

All the servants outside covered their ears and passed by the door blankly.

The little maid guarding the door had already reported to Baoling Hou Shi Nai, but Master Shi just ordered impatiently, "No matter how noisy she is, just wait until the day she leaves the cabinet." How angry Miss Smith is making a fuss.

Shi Xiangyun quarreled for half a night, and finally sat down by the door exhausted.He hadn't eaten or drank all day, and by this time he had already lost half of his strength.Only the affection for Shi Taijun and Jia Baoyu kept him from falling.

Thinking of how much the old matriarch cared for her in daily life, and how gentle and considerate her second elder brother was.How could noble people like them suffer in that prison.Sister Xue said that she would think of a way, but there was no sign of anyone. What should I do now?

In the darkness, Shi Xiangyun's hair was disheveled and he looked haggard.There was no trace of brilliance on the beautiful little face.Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

Sister Lin is now a princess.With such a noble status, he must be able to rescue the old lady and the second brother.

Shi Xiangyun cheered up again, picked up the cold food at the door, took a few mouthfuls, and slowly regained his strength.

At three o'clock, there was even more drumming outside.Shi Xiangyun saw the maid sitting outside the door dozing off through the crack of the door.He took out the hairpin that he had prepared a long time ago, and opened the outer tie outside the window little by little.This is also thanks to the stingy Mrs. Hou, who was worried that the nails would damage the window, so she ordered the servants to just use the outer tie to fasten it.It happened to be convenient for Shi Xiangyun to escape at this moment.

Although the historian is an upright Hou's mansion, it has already begun to decline.There are not many servants in the mansion, and most of them are in the main house where Madam Hou lived.There were only one or two night watchmen along the way.Shi Xiangyun ran towards the back door familiarly, and the old man guarding the back door had already fallen to the ground drunk. Shi Xiangyun opened the back door in fear amid the old man's snoring, and disappeared into the night.