[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Mrs. Xiaohou's eyes lit up, but she asked: "If the empress is not a noble concubine, but just an ordinary wife. If the girl is very poor, why would she come to seduce your husband to gain glory and wealth? As a wife, don't you Huai Ren to this woman?"

Because Xing Xiuyan also had a general understanding of what kind of person Mrs. Xiaohou was, she was extremely envious of her, and knew that she would treat Daiyu kindly, so she couldn't help showing her true nature in front of her, because living in ancient times, it was rare to have the opportunity to meet such a kind person. Xing Xiuyan sincerely made friends with her as a woman who could become a confidant, although her generations were a little messed up, so she and Daiyu had to be counted as their own.

Xing Xiuyan said: "If I am not a noble concubine, I am not the high-ranking person I said, but the same weak person, just like if my wife is not high in martial arts, how can I be a hero? If I am just an ordinary person, if others want to fight with me As for the duel between masters at the same level in the rivers and lakes, if she "points to this", I will "forgive others and forgive others". I support that heretical behavior. I just lament that many women in the bottom society have nowhere to go. They have to be reduced to self-deprecation and a man with a low personality who will only reincarnate. It is the cruelty of the world that forces many women to self-deprecation. The fault is not necessarily Those women themselves, that’s why I half disapprove of my wife calling her a ‘bitch’, but I’m not against it either. If women can set up households freely and their property rights can be protected, isn’t this kind of thing much less? And for wives To put it bluntly, if a woman has these rights, an unfaithful husband is Heli. Flies don’t bite seamless eggs, and they hold on to cracked rotten eggs, and blame the flies around you to be annoying. Isn’t it putting the cart before the horse? The abominable thing is that this world forces wives to walk through the market with rotten eggs. I am not against Madam, what I am against is the most fundamental of this kind of thing, so Madam should guide me as a kindred spirit. Madam and Those women are not at the same level at all, so why bother to lower their status? Why did Lord Xiao... listen to Madam like this, because he knows that Madam is one of the rare women in the world who has the ability to throw away 'rotten eggs'. Xiao Houye knows even more that if the whole world wants to find another strange woman like Madam to be his wife, even if the beard turns white. Xiao Houye looks ordinary in both civil and martial arts, but in his heart he is probably the most picky man in the world."

But Xiao Hou stroked his palm and said, "It's very good! It's very good! How can a daughter-in-law just let it go?"

Mrs. Xiao Hou was originally a heroic person, and she is also a woman. Thinking of the difficulties of women in the world, she was also feeling emotional. Suddenly, she heard a loud laugh above her head, and the Jin Yiwei, who was guarding outside the door, rushed into the box in fright. In a flash, a man leaped forward.

Zhou Qing and the others closely guarded Xing Xiuyan, but Mrs. Xiao Hou rushed over in surprise, grabbed the man's hand, and shouted: "Senior brother!"

Mrs. Xiao Hou is also 44 to [-] years old. Although she is well maintained, she looks like she is in her early thirties. She is not a girl after all, but she looks like a young girl at this time.

Xiao Hou ran over, saw the man in the blue shirt, and shouted: "Ouyang Lei, let go of my wife!"

Mrs. Xiao Hou said: "Senior brother, please ignore him."

Xiao Hou was wronged: "Lady, didn't we agree to ignore the stinky stone?"

Ouyang Lei's expression was calm, and he only used his unique move, saying: "Chunyu Bai is here too."

Xiao Hou looked left and right: "Where is it?" For the two rivals in love in his impression, a senior brother and a cousin, Xiao Hou was strictly on guard.

"Xiao Kai, I haven't seen you for five years. Do you miss me so much?" Suddenly, a man in white clothes jumped into the window sill. He was only in his early thirties, with an unusually handsome face, and his eyes were as bright as Sirius.

Xiao Hou said with deep resentment: "Who misses you, you shameless thing..."

Mrs. Xiao Hou saw that he was about to talk nonsense when he knocked over the jar of jealousy, so she glared at him, and then Xiao Hou changed the words from her mouth into "hmmmmmmm".

Mrs. Xiao Hou said: "Brother, cousin, why did you come here?"

Ouyang Lei said: "I took a trip outside the customs. I passed through the border town of Shuofang, but I heard that the emperor was on a tour, so I stayed and took a look curiously. I didn't expect to find you in the middle of the team."

Mrs. Xiao Hou said: "Then why don't you come out earlier to meet each other, I haven't seen you for a few years, I miss you guys."

Chunyu Bai smiled and said: "But someone doesn't want to!" He said and glanced at Xiao Hou.

Mrs. Xiaohou smiled faintly, but introduced Xing Xiuyan to the two: "This is the current imperial concubine Chen."

Chunyu Bai said with a smile: "How come the noble concubines of the imperial court can escape by themselves?"

Zhou Qing and the Jinyiwei were a little annoyed at the rudeness of the two, but Xing Xiuyan waved his hands to appease them.

Xing Xiuyan looked at Xiao Hou and his wife, and said with a smile, "Your Excellency will laugh at you by making a bad friend by mistake."

Ouyang Lei laughed loudly and said, "You are an interesting concubine! It seems that the emperor still has vision!"

Mrs. Xiaohou pulled Daiyu out again, and said, "This is Jingyun's daughter-in-law."

Chunyu Bai looked Daiyu up and down, and sighed, "You are so handsome and handsome, you are worthy of my godson!"

Daiyu blushed so much that she was about to bleed, stabilized her body with strong concentration, and then saluted the two of them, but she wanted to explain that she hadn't passed the door yet and she couldn't get it.

Daddy, what kind of family is Yu'er going to marry into!Some of the rules I learned before don't work anymore!

As a noble concubine, Xing Xiuyan, except for the newly arrived Ouyang Lei and Chun Yubai, other people are naturally dominated by her, she is also good at communication, she can say what she sees who she is, and said with a smile: "It is fate to meet, If you two don't give up, how about sitting down and drinking together?"

Mrs. Xiaohou was also rounding up the situation at the side, how could the two of them disagree, Xing Xiuyan said: "Remove the screen and combine the two tables into one table."

Zhou Qing hesitated for a moment, but finally obeyed orders, so a table was filled with people.Xing Xiuyan asked Zhou Qing to go out to pass on the food again. As long as the good wine and food were served, Zhou Qing was already sweating on his forehead, but he didn't dare to disobey.This imperial concubine sat at the same table with men and women, and his feet were soft.

Xing Xiuyan looked at the two marginalized princes who were sitting next to him, and thought that they were the sons of Tu Yuanyi, so he introduced: "This is the eldest prince Tu Hui, and the second prince Tu Xian."

Chunyu Bai said, "Your son?"

Xing Xiu let out a chuckle: "How could I have such a big son? It was born by the emperor's other concubines."

However, Ouyang Lei teased and laughed: "Your Majesty, 'the benevolent loves others', she is also very good to a son born to someone else."

Xing Xiuyan shook her head: "It's just a coincidence, I'm not familiar with them."

Ouyang Lei said with a smile: "That empress is not talking about herself, the benevolent loves others, but if you are not benevolent, why ask for benevolence from others?"

Xing Xiuyan chuckled, and said: "They were born princes, clothed in rich clothes and well-fed, and taught by a good teacher since childhood. No matter whether they succeed in the future, they will have a lifetime of wealth. God has given them too much for such people. I have never harmed them or despised them, so how can you assert that I am not benevolent."

Ouyang Lei said: "Then let's skip the quarrel between women just mentioned, what is 'the benevolent loves others'?"

Xing Xiuyan looked at them. They are afraid that they are strong in martial arts and have many connections. Besides, if they can rely on her, they may be able to change her useless life in the secluded harem. , I still have to work hard if I have the opportunity.

In fact, the problem with Tu Yuanyi is not that the etiquette and the harem are not allowed to interfere in politics, but that he has a perverted possessive desire for her.He just wanted his wife to be by his side as soon as he came back from "off work", or when he was "not at work". This was just like his habit of going to see if "Madam Yazhai" was there as soon as he finished his cultivation.In modern times, there are still very traditional men who advocate "men are responsible for making money and supporting the family, and women are responsible for beauty and beauty", let alone ancient emperors.

Xing Xiuyan said: "Mencius said earlier, I just have my superficial understanding. 'Benevolence' is a kind of cultivation and character, you have this kind of cultivation and character, and people with the same cultivation and character are around you. Only those who are "benevolent" can gather "people with lofty ideals" and make a career. The most basic character of "benevolent people" is to be considerate of the poor people, and insist on the belief that the poor people create their own beautiful lives through their own labor. , support them to pursue happiness, and open up the path for poor people to change their poor and hopeless living conditions. With this kind of "benevolence" belief, then what they do will do everything possible to move in this direction, and only then can real "benevolent governance" be realized 'And' the journey of the great way, the world is for the public'. If the people have no chance on the right way, they have to go heresy. If you, as a vested interest, cruelly deny them in order to protect your own interests, you will only use Confucian ethics and rules kill people, but abandon the fundamental Confucian thought of 'the benevolent loves others'. What kind of saying is this?"

Ouyang Lei said: "According to what the imperial concubine said, wouldn't the common people below not keep their duties?"

Xing Xiuyan sneered: "What is my duty? My daughter-in-law and children are hot on the kang, and the money you earn is not your own. If you want to work hard and marry the village girl in the next village, you are a toad. Eating swan meat will kill you. This is your duty, and it is also the duty of your descendants, keep it."

Xiao Hou couldn't help laughing out loud, and then burst out laughing. He patted Ouyang Lei on the shoulder and said, "You must keep your duty, and you are not allowed to peek at your mother..."

Mrs. Xiao Hou twisted his waist, Xiao Hou swallowed back the words.

Chunyu Bai also couldn't help sighing: "Wonderful! Such a strange woman as the imperial concubine or empress, should be a big surprise to me."

As he said that, Chunyubai held a wine bowl to respect Xing Xiuyan, Xing Xiuyan was quite happy because these two were rare and handsome men, although they were a round older, Xing Xiuyan was not young at heart.

Xing Xiuyan also raised a bowl in return, saying: "Today I met two such romantic people, I am willing to be scolded when I go back."

Chunyu Bai said: "The emperor wants to scold you?"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Except for him, who would dare to scold me?"

Chunyu Bai smiled and said: "If you are afraid that the emperor will scold you, then worship me as your teacher. I will take you to hide in the mountains for ten or eight years, and he will not be able to find you." Martial sister, she is a person with ideas in her heart, it would be a pity to be trapped in the deep palace.

"Try it." Suddenly, the door of the box was pushed open, and a man in a black robe walked in first, with gold patterns embroidered on the skirt, a leather belt around his waist, a golden crown and hair, and a red cloak embroidered with black dragons.

But seeing his handsome face, his long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, his temperament is beyond words, who is not Tu Yuanyi?

Today, the king of Xining, the governor of Suining, the governor and other important officials were summoned. I heard that several important tribes of Mongolia have sent envoys, and they will arrive at the border town to see them.There are many Mongolian tribes, and not all of them have good relations with Houjin. There are also a large number of tribes who have communicated with Dazhou for decades.Therefore, he had to discuss with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War for a while.Just as he was resting for a while, he heard someone rushing to report that the imperial concubine had sneaked out.

Tu Yuanyijun's face couldn't help but twisted two points, this was not the time of Ah Piao, it would be dangerous to sneak out.He will take her out to play from time to time, and it's not impossible for him to take her out to play after he's busy with important things. Why is she sneaking away?

Xiao Hou, his wife, Dai Yu, the two princes, and the Jin Yiwei all knelt down to pay respects, but Ouyang Lei and Chun Yu Bai looked Tu Yuanyi up and down with wide eyes.

Tu Yuanyi's phoenix eyes swept away coldly. Although he had seen some modern (before 1900) thinking, when he was on the throne, he was instinctively coercive when he saw others being rude.

Chunyu Bai and Ouyang Lei relied on their high martial arts skills and traveled all over the world for decades. They never paid much attention to the imperial court. Even though they admired loyal ministers and righteous men, they didn't have much respect for the emperor himself.

At this time, Tu Yuanyi's gaze was oppressive, but his heart skipped a beat, and he cupped his hands at Tu Yuanyi: "Caomin has seen the emperor."

Xiao Jingyun was just following, and at this moment smoothed things over: "Your Majesty, the two senior uncles of this minister are just from the Jianghu, and they are not familiar with court etiquette. It is not disrespectful to the Emperor. Please forgive me."

Tu Yuanyi sneered and said, "Really? I seem to have heard that someone wants to steal a noble concubine and hide in the mountains for ten or eight years."

Chunyu Bai was not afraid at all, he cupped his hands and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the grassroots just saw that the noble concubine and empress are bold, so they made a slip of the tongue."

Xing Xiuyan also walked over and said, "Sage, everyone is friends, there is a misunderstanding!"

Tu Yuanyi snorted and said, "You've become more and more capable."

Xing Xiuyan smacked his lips and didn't answer, Tu Yuanyi looked at Mrs. Xiaohou coldly, and said, "I don't care where Mrs. Hou goes to play, but if Mrs. Hou dares to instigate the noble concubine to sneak out, don't blame me for being merciless."

Mrs. Xiaohou is used to being carefree, and the royal family is also polite to her, and she is not happy to see the emperor warn like this, but how could she know that if someone else did this, their heads would fall to the ground.

Protecting his wife, Xiao Hou cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this is all the idea of ​​a humble minister, and it has nothing to do with Madam."

Tu Yuanyi said: "Do you think you can avoid it?"

But Chunyu Bai suddenly said leisurely: "Only a man with a guilty conscience would panic and lock up his own woman and not let her come out to meet people." Xiao Hou, Xiao Hou both made an oath to love his cousin and let her live happily ever after.

All the people present couldn't help gasping, Xing Xiuyan couldn't help but took Tu Yuanyi's arm and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, and the concubines have had enough fun, why don't you go back."

Tu Yuanyi looked him up and down carefully, but saw that he was only in his early thirties, he was described as unruly, succinct and clean, and handsome as Xiao Hou, but compared with him, he had a kind of unrestrained and unrestrained charm that is unique to Jianghu masters.Since his rebirth, except for Xing Xiuyan, no one has ever dared to defy him in such a face-to-face. Moreover, this person also said that he wanted to steal Xing Xiuyan, so he was unscrupulous because of his outstanding martial arts.

Tu Yuanyi curled the corner of his mouth coldly, and said, "I'd like to see if you have the ability to talk."

Chunyu Bai was puzzled for a moment, and looked at the emperor, but seeing his phoenix eyes shining brightly, he couldn't help but jump in his heart.

Tu Yuanyi said: "If your Excellency can do thirty tricks in my hands, I will forgive you for your innocence."

It was only then that Chunyu Bai realized that the emperor wanted to "decline his status" to fight him in person. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel hot.He never thought that one day he would fight against an emperor, which is enough to make people suddenly feel proud.

Chunyu Bai cupped his hands and said, "The grass people are honored."

Xing Xiuyan is stupid, what's the big deal, he wants to fight with others regardless of his status?How can she understand at this moment that this is a behavior that cannot be viewed by common sense when some taboos are violated by a male who has always been "safe".

Tu Yuanyi took off his red cloak and wrapped it around Xing Xiuyan's body in a flash, and put him on his back, but he didn't see how he moved, and jumped out of the window sill in a flash, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed.

Chunyu Bai and Ouyang Lei were shocked when they saw that his movements were hard to see after he landed, and his feet were so superb.

Chunyu Bai knew that the emperor really wanted to compete with him, so there was no reason to back down at this moment, so he jumped out immediately, and then Ouyang Lei smiled: "It's really interesting!"

Mrs. Xiao Hou wanted to follow, Xiao Hou hurriedly hugged his wife's arms: "My lady, don't leave me as a husband..."