[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Xing Xiuyan took the two daughters back to Ganlu Palace, and along the way, Daiyu had to think about Jia Yuanchun, and felt sympathy for her in her heart.

No matter how ignorant Daiyu was, she also knew what she was sent to the Jia Mansion for when she came to Jia, but to seek the honor and favor of the elder sister.

Although Daiyu sympathized with her, but for Jia Yuanchun and Xing Xiuyan, her psychological balance was naturally biased towards Xing Xiuyan.Although she is an unmarried woman, she is still ignorant of the relationship between men and women, but her wish is that Xing Xiuyan will always be favored and be united with the saint forever.

Daiyu didn't understand the difference between Aunt Tongfang and an ordinary maid at all, and even in the original book, in her eyes, Xiren's Tongfang was mentioned as a monthly example, which can be called a little sister-in-law.

Therefore, at this time, her understanding of the relationship between the sage and the eldest sister is mostly like the love between a man and a woman described in "The Peony Pavilion" and "The Romance of the West Chamber". The identity brings prosperity and wealth.She doesn't understand anything else.

Even so, she guessed that the eldest sister would not like to let the eldest cousin be her maid. The eldest cousin wanted to serve the noble concubine and elder sister so much, which reminded her of the elder sister's comments on the maid in "The West Chamber".

What the eldest cousin asked, she really couldn't help to speak up, no matter how pitiful she was, she couldn't make things difficult for the eldest sister, and it was not the eldest sister who brought the eldest cousin into the palace.

It's really not easy for Daiyu, a pure girl who doesn't understand the relationship between men and women, to realize this decision.If Xing Xiuyan knew about it, she would definitely not know whether to laugh or cry, hugging/rubbing/love/caressing/kissing/kissing this cute fairy.

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But when he returned to Ganlu Hall, Mrs. Xing and Li also left the palace early, and the two daughters Lin and Shi were also preparing to leave the palace, but it was Tu Yuanyi who came back to the palace on horseback.

Today, he left the palace again early in the morning to inspect the troops of the Beijing camp. The court has been stabilized. He pays the most attention to the training and absolute control of the army, and he will go to the army every few days.In addition to the troops such as the Imperial Army of the Beijing Camp and the Jinyiwei, the Jiedushi in each army also vigorously promoted those he could control and forged ahead.

Tu Yuanyi was still covered with dust, and he didn't eat dinner, he went into the Ganlu Hall, and went straight to the clean room without carefully looking at the presence of outsiders.

Xing Xiuyan had to follow him first to clean his face, wash his hands, and change his clothes. She didn't like to leave these things to others. It's not that she was jealous of this, but she couldn't refuse to like him, and she decided to gamble her life. If she didn't gamble, she would never have a chance Win, she is now willing to serve him like an ancient wife and concubine in her heart.

Xing Xiuyan briefly talked about what happened one day when Mrs. Xing Li and her two younger sisters entered the palace. When the emperor heard that Mrs. Xing Li was pregnant, he couldn't help but put his arms around her waist and put it on his lower abdomen, saying: "Your mother is already pregnant, why are you still pregnant?" No news? Haven't I worked hard enough?"

Xing Xiuyan flirted with the emperor because of boudoir interest, but now that the younger sisters are outside, how could they flirt with him?

She patted his hand and said, "Old and unscrupulous, if people listen to it, what will happen to the wise and powerful image of the saint?"

Tu Yuanyi smiled and said: "What does this have to do with being wise and powerful? Are there still few people who listen to my corner? When have I ever been afraid?"

The eunuchs and maids in the palace serve the respect room. Now he doesn't favor the harem, and he is in love with Xing Xiuyan every night, and someone is guarding him. This is the emperor's private/life.In addition to the daily life of the emperor, because there are no water heaters in modern times, it is inevitable that they must be called water.Otherwise, so what?

Tu Yuanyi rubbed her lower abdomen with his big palm, then squatted down curiously and put his ear to her to listen.

Xing Xiuyan stomped her feet and said, "Oh, I'm not pregnant!"

Tu Yuanyi said: "I'm also surprised why you haven't conceived yet. The Guanyin statue embroidered when you lost your spiritual power back then had the blessing of giving birth to a child, but you couldn't conceive by yourself."

Xing Xiuyan said: "There is no rush about the children, you also have two sons. It doesn't matter whether I have sons or not, I just want to be with you."

Tu Yuanyi stared at the phoenix and said, "There are really women who don't love their children."

Xing Xiuyan said: "I am not mentally prepared to be a good mother. Maybe God just sees that I am immature. Besides, when I have no children, it is a love idol drama, and when I have children, it is a family ethics drama. I am still young, so I like it." It's the feeling of falling in love when I'm with you, not the feeling of being an old mother."

Tu Yuanyi tapped the tip of her nose and said, "You selfish little thing. I'm afraid that the child will be spoiled by you."

Xing Xiuyan held his hand and said with a smile: "This is called a two-person world in our country. By the way, did your inspection of the Beijing camp go smoothly?"

Tu Yuanyi said: "It's all good." An emperor who is not good at military is not a qualified emperor. His cheats entered that space, he built a strong body, and practiced martial arts and archery. Much more confident than before.

Now that Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Li Jing are reborn, he dares to control them.

Tu Yuanyi came out holding her hand, and after sitting down, Lin Daiyu and Shi Hui went up to meet her. Tu Yuanyi couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw the two beautiful and clean girls.The last time he saw Shi Hui dressed up as a boy, he knew she was a girl, so it was not easy to study her in front of his elder brother, so now he doesn't remember Shi Hui's outrageous things.

"Get up." Tu Yuanyi thought about Xing Xiuyan's love for his daughter, and talked about the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, so he was somewhat interested to know whether the other girls were also outstanding.

Tu Yuanyi swept his phoenix eyes and said, "You are Lord Heyu County, daughter of Lin Ruhai; you are Lord Hemin County, granddaughter of Taifu Xianshi."

"Your Majesty is wise." Lin Daiyu and Shi Huifu said.

Tu Yuanyi smiled lightly and said, "My concubine always talks about her righteous sister, so I can match her right away."

Lin Daiyu said: "It's the empress who loves you, and the ministers are afraid."

Tu Yuanyi said: "Since we are sworn sisters who are affectionate, but every second and sixth, I hand over the sign and enter the palace to see the noble concubine. She can still move when you come, otherwise she likes to read, write and sleep in the house for a long time. Getting more and more tired."

Xing Xiuyan said: "The sage hates me?"

Tu Yuanyi said: "I'm saying that you can't even say a word for your own good. But it's getting late now, let's send the two county lords out of the palace before the palace gate is locked."

Xing Xiuyan called Ziyue and Qingxuan to come over, took Lin and Shi to pack up their things, and sent them out of the palace gate when they said goodbye.

Lin and Shi are the daughters of foreign ministers, and they belong to a noble family, so according to the rules, it is not good for them to stay in the court.If there is no reason to enter the palace and stay overnight, it will be bad for the reputation. Outsiders may also speculate whether the sage has taken a fancy to them, or the noble concubine Chen wants to use their fixed favor to violate the palace rules.It will hinder their marriage in the future, of course, those who are not particular about others are exceptions.

Daiyu and Shi Hui were sitting in the carriage. The original carriage had already taken Mrs. Xing and Li back. This was sent by Mrs. Xing and Li later.Daiyu and Shi Hui didn't go to Xing's house, but went home directly, and sent a servant to Xing's house to explain.

Shi Hui said: "My sister was not very happy at the beginning. She was arrogant and looked down on concubines. Although she is not free now, she is doing well. Three thousand favorites are all about my sister."

Daiyu was a little sad, thinking that even the eldest cousin still wanted to be pampered, let alone other people in the harem.

"It would be great if the sage always dotes on my sister like this. I don't know if the sage is a long-lasting person."

Shi Hui said: "I heard that the emperor doted on Concubine Zhen for 30 to [-] years. My sister is better than Concubine Zhen."

Daiyu said: "You girl, what are you talking about? But I can't figure it out. Although Concubine Zhen has been favored for 30 years, what happened to the Zhen family? What happened to her son? How can you take it? Did she come to compare with her sister?" Daiyu lived in Yangzhou, and of course she had heard about the big Jiangnan case, and Prince Gong was involved in the Three Kings Rebellion, so what's wrong with Concubine Zhen?

Shi Hui hurriedly said: "Second sister, I really didn't think clearly, you don't want to tell others, I'm just about to slip up on you for a while. Eldest sister will definitely not be like Concubine Zhen, and the saint is not the emperor, the Xing family I don't mean to want to become a big one, isn't the adoptive father of the Xing family honestly serving as an official, I heard that many country gentry and merchants brought their family property to attach themselves to the Xing family, but they were strictly rejected by the adoptive father and adoptive mother."

Lin Daiyu said: "If I can not forget my original intention, and my adoptive mother gives birth to a younger brother who is well-educated, I can become a noble family, and I will live up to my elder sister's painstaking efforts."

Shi Hui sighed: "I also feel that the eldest sister has worked hard. She has been living for others since she was a child. She came from a humble family background, but she has an open-minded personality. She worked hard to do embroidery work for the family. She was only 11 years old when I saw her, and she was already famous. Suzhou. But later her uncle and aunt forced her to pick up the job, and she was blinded."

As an ancient woman, Shi Hui was deeply influenced by the rules of the ancient "clan society" no matter how rebellious she was. She knew that if Xing Xiuyan's uncles and aunts wanted to force her, she had to compromise.Even if you go to court—not to mention whether the court will take care of it, and what price it will cost, if you make a big fuss over it, it seems that the people who are wronged are always the younger generation. In other words, going outside is the most detrimental to Xing Xiuyan.As a daughter of the Xing family, if Xing Xiuyan was cruel and cruel to her uncle, her reputation in ancient times would be ruined, so don't mess around.

This is a family matter, and outsiders cannot interfere, unless Xing Xiuyan was married at that time, then she would have her husband's family as the master.This is the fate of women in ancient times, unless you are a chivalrous woman with high martial arts skills and go far away.It is not a question of soft temper and hard temper, but a question of the ancient social order. The order of "clan society" and "modern individual society" is completely different.It was precisely because she recognized the reality of this ancient social order that she was really ecstatic when she met the "Uncle Emperor" at that time, thinking that she would have something to rely on in the future, and she could break most of the persecution of these orders to her. 12 sincerely.

Daiyu said with emotion: "It's better now, with the love of the sage and the confidant of our sisters."

Shi Hui suddenly said: "Princess He Xiaochang doesn't seem to like us, always implying that she is the golden branch and jade leaf."

Daiyu sighed, "I'm walking on thin ice when I'm the king of this county. The kindness of a saint is a bit greater."

Shi Hui said: "Although my brother is always nervous, I still like our titles. I think it's the eldest sister's ingenuity. You are He Yu and I am He Min. Only sisters can be called so."

Daiyu said: "How many people hate you just because of the word Yu. This is very inconsistent with the doctrine of the mean."

Shi Hui giggled and said: "Second sister, is it possible that she is still a moderate person? I see that you are very unrestrained and unrestrained."

Daiyu thought about it but didn't deny it, and said, "It's hard for me to learn the trick of pleasing everything and being thoughtful in every way. If I put up with everything, I will inevitably be made a fool of myself."

Shi Hui: "That's true. Everyone praises virtuous wives, but I can't see how happy those virtuous wives are in their lives. I don't want to live like that for the rest of my life."