[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

After Xing Xiuyan came back, he talked about poetry with Zhuchai, but Ziyue brought four of Xing Xiuyan's foster nuns over, and they claimed that they were sent by the mansion to pick her up.

Xing Xiuyan said: "I just want to get close to my sisters for a few days, can I stay for two more days? My mother will understand."

Mother Zhao is the head of the four great mothers, and she is responsible for teaching her court etiquette and communication between officials and family members in ancient times, which also includes the ritual system of this dynasty.

Zhao Nanny replied: "Our mansion is not far away, so there is no reason to always live in someone else's house. If the girl feels that she lacks something, she can't find anything in the mansion, and the outsider's house will not be as comfortable in the mansion. The girl is about to reach her age, so don't worry." So playful and willful."

Xing Xiuyan was angry because she was afraid of the answer, and said: "I know you don't listen to me." If there was a decree of exemption from election, they would not say that, but would say the decree first.

Zhao mama led the other mammies to kneel down, and said, "I dare not!"

Zhao Nanny bowed and said: "The girl is blessed, and it is an honor for the servant to serve the girl. The servant knows that the girl is a kind-hearted person, and others treat you well. You also remember that, not to mention ten points, you will also pay double." Go back. The slave girl waited for the girl's grace to come to such a good place in the mansion. But the slave girl waited for the girl's great favor, and if she saw that the girl accidentally went astray, she should speak up instead of letting the girl play her temper. This is the true loyalty of servants and others."

Xing Xiuyan grasped the veil tightly, with grief and anger in her heart, Daiyu persuaded: "Eldest sister, the nuns have served you for many years, and they are always considerate, and they are also thinking of you. I want you to stay here with me for two days, but you My 15th birthday is approaching, so I have to give a big gift, so I should go back to prepare as soon as possible. In two days, I will go to your house to accompany you."

Xing Xiuyan had no choice but to get the nuns to get up, and went to see Mrs. Xing to leave. Daiyu sent her to the Chuhuamen before returning.Baochai knows that Mammy took Xing Xiuyan back to prepare a 15th birthday gift, and she hurts herself, remembering that her birthday was neglected two years ago.

However, it was said that on the second day after Xing Xiuyan returned to the mansion, she received another summons from Tu Yuanyi, and this time she was carried into the hidden residence of Prince Su's mansion by a sedan chair.

There are guards all around, and idlers are not allowed to enter.

Xing Xiuyan was led by Zhao Gui to the Mufang Pavilion. He was dressed in a white silk robe and a light blue cloak, and his snow-white boots were spotless.Tu Yuanyi has the memory of that kind of practice, and his clothing preferences have also changed accordingly. If he is not in the palace, he usually wears white.

He was stroking a guqin, jingling Dongdong, with a faint ancient meaning, he didn't seem to notice when she came in, his slender fingers caressed slowly.

Xing Xiuyan didn't speak until he finished playing "Autumn Water".

He finally withdrew his hands, raised his faint phoenix eyes to look at her, and said, "Being more and more presumptuous."

Xing Xiuyan managed to put on a smiling face: "Uncle Emperor plays really well."

"come over."

Xing Xiuyan was guided by him, and sat on the other side of him, feeling cramped all over, he said: "It's almost too late, and I'm still running around."

Xing Xiuyan said: "It's just a birthday, and suddenly I don't think it's that important. I used to have several birthdays that I forgot."

Tu Yuanyi put his hands on his knees, shook them lightly, and suddenly said, "Did you read it? Do you like it?"

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "I like it very much. How can it be bad that the emperor's uncle sent someone to send it?"

Tu Yuanyi said with a cold face, "Don't be arrogant because you are favored, just be a little petty, and learn the rules from the nanny."

Xing Xiuyan's eyes finally turned red, and said: "I have my own thoughts, which are petty in my uncle's eyes. It's because I have to rely on my uncle to live safely, so I can't have any thoughts. Does my uncle think I don't want to live by myself, but Has this world ever given me a chance? I have worked hard to learn embroidery skills, and I have tried my best to curry favor with the women of rich and noble families. I finally made money, but in the end I couldn’t keep anything. I treat my uncle with sincerity, but what he values ​​is It's because I didn't learn the rules from Mammy."

Tu Yuanyi looked solemn and said: "You can't keep money because you don't want to face the rules. Everyone in this world must abide by the rules of the world. The embroidery skills you have learned so hard are not yours, because you Your status is not worthy of the wealth you get. If you are a commoner, you have to live in poverty. There is no luck in the world. If you don’t want to live in poverty, you have to work hard and sacrifice for your status. This is the rule of society, and even I can’t be willful. "

Xing Xiuyan knows that what he said makes sense, and it is not the case in modern times, but modern times are a little better, the property safety of ordinary "technical flow" can be guaranteed.

Modern society is not a clan society. Brothers cannot share personal wealth, and they have to repay 100 yuan borrowed from brothers. The society is not a small family, but an individualized society.

Like the three brothers and sisters of the Xing family, in modern times, she doesn't care about them at all, and she won't be pressured by public opinion and morality.But in ancient times, Ruo didn't care how much she was a woman who felt mean and ruthless.If her reputation is ruined because of this, others will look down on her when they associate with her, just like Madam Xing, Madam Xing actually doesn't really care about her relatives at all.

At this time, Xing Xiuyan was not thinking about her family, but about the draft, and she was not convinced.

"Uncle can't be independent, who can be independent? Uncle wants to find a concubine, what do you want me to make up for? Or uncle thinks that I am not loyal enough to you, I swear, if uncle and daddy fall into the water at the same time, I will save uncle first. Uncle can I don’t trust my own children, but how can I not trust Xiu’er? Uncle’s own children have been with you for how many years, and how many years has Xiu’er been with you?”

Tu Yuanyi's handsome face was as cold as ice, and he said, "It's you who don't believe me!"

Xing Xiuyan said: "I believe! I have always believed that you will be a good emperor! Uncle has sincere sympathy for the people of the world and has the ambition to sweep the world. Uncle can make a difference in this world. Regardless of the "Dream of Red Mansions" What is going on in the background, all of this is illusion or reality, we all exist in reality. Not only do I believe in uncle, I also want to witness this great era.”

Tu Yuanyi took a deep breath, so proud that he couldn't bear to say that he loved her at this moment.

He only said coldly: "I have already decided to accept you into the palace. It is true that I have already married and established a queen. I have never liked Yang Shi, but when I spared her life back then, I didn't want to kill her again. Under the etiquette, I I can't marry you, I can only accept you. If you are not convinced, if you want to blame me, I will let you. But if you follow what you said, the women in this story are as lewd/slutty, soft and pretentious, red apricot out Wall. I want you to see what is the power of an emperor. Don't tell me your truth, and don't compare me with your surname Zhao. He can't do the same thing, but it's not necessarily that I can't do it. , because I am the master of this world!"

"You...you..." The phrase "make trouble for no reason, double standards" can't be said at this time.

Tu Yuanyi looked at her with phoenix eyes, his thin lips moved indistinguishably, and then said lightly: "If you still have a bit of intelligence, what you think about now is not how to argue with me, but how to think about how to deal with me after you enter the palace." What are you going to do to survive?"

Xing Xiuyan sat on the ground slumped, lowered her eyes, and saw that she was wearing snow-white boots embroidered with golden patterns.

What do you live on?She ignored the words "after entering the palace" in her mind, and only thought about "what to rely on".Depend on?Of course rely on "golden thighs."

She rushed over almost instinctively, hugged his thigh, and cried sadly: "Xiu'er can't do it! Wow... I can't control my impulse, and I can't help doing things that I know I will lose. Once a kind person enters the harem, he must die young. The emperor's uncle sees that Xiu'er has been loyal to you and has served you with all his heart for 120 years. Don't make such jokes with Xiu'er! The emperor's uncle just doesn't accept Xiu'er. Xiu'er will also visit the emperor's uncle often, and talk to the uncle to relieve his boredom. The emperor's uncle doesn't want to make my father a fifth-rank official. We all don't need money for the emperor's uncle's Baigan work, and we can pay for it. Wow~~~~"

Her ability to pretend to be pitiful has been cultivated in 120 years, but this time she is really pitiful, crying very sincerely, not relying on the old routine acting skills.

Tu Yuanyi lowered his phoenix eyes to look at the woman, grabbed her arm with his slender fingers, lifted her like a pet, and pulled her towards him.

Xing Xiuyan sat in his arms, dazed.

With tears in her eyes, she looked at the man who was standing next to him, who was a ruler, cold and handsome, extraordinary, graceful and domineering.His eyebrows are dyed like black, with clear and neat roots, flying into the temples, a pair of oriental beauty, majestic and romantic red phoenix eyes, appearing extravagant, his nose is tall and straight like that of a northerner, and his skin is like jade. Because of this, Rubao's long hair looks like a few brushstrokes of ink, and also like a piece of black and shiny silk.

This is not what he looked like before he died of old age and illness in his previous life. Xing Xiuyan was dumbfounded. Even though she had seen his appearance, it was still deeply rooted in him.

He grabbed her waist tightly and stared into her eyes. It was as if two shadows were fighting in Xing Xiuyan's head.The young man in front of him and the uncle in his mind.

He leaned close to her, breathing on her face, and his thin lips touched her cheek lightly, as gentle as a butterfly, kissing away her tears.

Her face was slightly warm and numb, she couldn't help but startled, and raised her eyes to look at him, and what caught her eyes was his exquisite beauty.

Tu Yuanyi looked at her graceful brows and tearful eyes, and after a kiss, his phoenix eyes softened three points.