[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Xing Xiuyan's pretty face was cold, and she said, "Have you two finished talking?"

Liu Jingru said, "Oh, are you guilty?"

Xing Xiuyan sneered, and said to the four servant girls: "Let's go."

"Little master..." Ziyue, Xuejue, Qingxuan, and Jinyao all had resentment on their faces, how can their young ladies be bullied by these people.

At this moment, Shen Man saw the four maids of the Xing family whom she was familiar with, and said in surprise: "Why did you bring all your maids into the palace?"

Generally speaking, the young master who enters the palace can only bring two personal maids, but she has four by her side.How can the palace let it go?

Xing Xiuyan said: "My father is an official of the inner government. Although the official is small, he often communicates with the inner palace. He also knows Mr. Zhao, Mr. Li, and Eunuch Wang..."

Xing Xiuyan wanted to endure this anger now, but she thought about it, she had to bear this useless air today, but she couldn't fight back and always caused so many people to see her, if everyone stepped on her foot, she would not be quiet.So with an idea, they were afraid of her, and not everyone could step on her.

The outer court is the outer court, and the inner palace is the inner palace. No matter how powerful the outer court is, it cannot enter the inner palace. The life of the women in the harem depends on the face of the eunuch in power besides the favor.

This made everyone hear that her family was fawning over the most powerful prince in the inner palace and the masters of the East and West factories, so those who want to bully her should think about it.

Sure enough, many beautiful women present did not dare to mock her.

Liu Jingru said, "My aunt is the Queen Mother..."

Xing Xiuyan said, "I'm not deaf, you've said it many times."

After speaking, Xing Xiuyan led her maid and left.

Xing Xiuyan supported Qingxuan, and saw that half of her face was swollen. When she entered the palace, she could bring money, but she could not bring medicine.

Xing Xiuyan brought a few maids into the room assigned to her, and asked Xue Jue to fetch water for a cold compress.

Qingxuan said: "It's all the servant's fault, which caused the miss to be humiliated." But even though Qingxuan said so, she was not a good-tempered person, and she already hated Liu Jingru in her heart.

Xing Xiuyan was also depressed, and said: "It's none of your business, it's my own bad luck. They are here to trouble me."

Although Xing Xiuyan has high requirements for the work of a maid, she always cherishes girls and is usually kind. Today Qingxuan suffered a big loss, so she comforted Qingxuan and gave her a silver hairpin as compensation.

Clean up, wash and rest, let's not mention it for now.

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On the next day, Tu Yuanyi went to Empress Yang's palace after the morning court, and the empress drew up a plan for the new women's roster selection and living in the palace.

Seeing that Xing Xiuyan is actually a talented person, Tu Yuanyi secretly sighed that her status is too low, he has tried his best to pull her away, but Miaomiao is so big, if she pulls her out, she will die.

Only if he was favored early, he can be promoted more capriciously after being favored. Now it is better for him to keep quiet about the things he has spent a lot of time on for a woman, and he is not good to her. It is only because she serves well after entering the palace. Got the Sacred Heart.

Tu Yuanyi said: "It's still appropriate, let's do it like this."

Tu Yuanyi didn't stay for lunch. He is a workaholic and spends all his time on the government and the factories he supervises. He knows that in later generations, it is not the imperial examinations that determine the strength of a country. Industrial technology is the difference between a strong country and a weak country.In addition to what he saw with his own eyes, he also heard from Xin Xiuyan.

In fact, technology and so on are contrary to his existence, but this is the world of Red Mansions, with those myths and legends and previous history, he can practice some Taoism to strengthen his body and prolong his life, but he himself does not believe in becoming an immortal.

Then, the young masters at Chuxiu Palace heard the eunuchs come and read out the imperial edict of the empress, that is, who was granted what position and where in which palace they lived.

Xing Xiuyan heard that she was named a seventh-rank talent and lived in Luoxia Pavilion, and Xie Wanying lived with her in Luoxia Pavilion. She was named a sixth-rank nobleman, but she lived in the main house and she lived in the side room .

But Liu Jingru was sealed as a sixth-rank Xiaoyi as soon as she came up, and lived in the side hall of Fengzao Palace.Xing Xiuyan saw Liu Jingru glance at her triumphantly.Shen Man, on the other hand, was Xiaoyuan, who was awarded the sixth rank, and looked at her even more proudly.

Xing Xiuyan felt that it was boring, why did he come to this kind of place, if he just wanted to control her, he didn't have to force her to come into the palace, ruining her life; if he had different feelings for her, why humiliate her like this ?So, she is just a plaything?

She has never thought that the harem is a kind of glory, but living here, she has to follow the rules here.

After the Xuanzhi eunuch left, all the little masters went to pack their things and would follow the eunuch.At this time, Xiao Lianzi came to her with two eunuchs.

"Xing Cairen, these two eunuchs will follow Cairen to serve from now on."

Xing Xiuyan was packing her things while telling herself that he ruined her life, no matter how difficult it is for her to treat him like before, she is really just his dog.

She turned her head and saw two familiar people, but they had changed into eunuch's attire.

"Slave Su Qing, Zhao Quan asks Xing Cairen to pay his respects." The two fell to their knees.

Xing Xiuyan suppressed the unhappiness in her heart, stepped forward and said: "Get up quickly, I'm just a talented person, I can't afford such a big gift from the two of you."

The eunuchs are also particular about their salutes, like Wang Dajian, Zhao Gui, and Li Dequan, they don't need to kneel like this even in front of the Empress Dowager, only in front of the emperor, if he has a fit, Zhao Gui will kneel down on both knees.And the eunuchs in charge of the various prisons are generally not able to kneel on the ground when they see the master and empress.That kind of chief eunuch doesn't have to kneel to low-rank or unfavored concubines.These two people know martial arts and can read and write, and they followed the emperor closely at the beginning, so what she said was true.

Su Qing and Zhao Quan couldn't help but fell on the ground: "The servant is terrified!"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Do you want me to help you personally?"

Su Qing and Zhao Quan hurriedly stood up cautiously. In fact, they lived with Xing Xiuyan for two years and lived a pretty good life. Back then when they were in the Lin family, Lin Ruhai was treated politely, and he didn't treat him badly. Xing Xiuyan himself was rich, and he really gave out red envelopes at the end of the year.

Xing Xiuyan saw the happy faces of Zixue Qingjin and the four of them, obviously recognized them, Xing Xiuyan said: "You silly girls, you still don't give the new father-in-law a little gift."

Xing Xiuyan bit the word "newcomer" heavily, and they reacted, and gave him a silver coin of five taels, and also gave Xiao Lianzi five taels.

Xing Xiuyan watched the money flow away, and thought to herself, no wonder Jia Yuanchun became an imperial concubine and emptied Jia's family, and the palace was prostituted by the emperor with the family property.Don't talk about whoring the emperor's desire/prostitution, the essence of the harem women can be seen from Jia Yuanchun, it's more like being brought by the emperor to prostitute.

Xing Xiuyan suddenly felt that she was ridiculous. She thought she could give Miaoyu's family a pardon and rehabilitate her, so that she could return to vulgarity and not end up in the original book, but what is she, Xing Xiuyan?

Luoba Pavilion is near the imperial garden, a pavilion of about [-] square meters, where the master and the maids live, and the eunuchs don't live here, they come to wait on duty every day.

Xie Wanying came over after a while and asked her to go with her, and Xing Xiuyan also packed up.Su Qing and Zhao Quan went to help a few maids who were dressed as palace maids to salute somewhat heavy.Xie Wanying's girl and the eunuch were already waiting outside the door, and those two eunuchs disappeared from the crowd, unlike Su Qing and Zhao Quan, if it weren't for the eunuchs, they would also be handsome. They have practiced martial arts for a long time, and they are tall and straight, unlike ordinary eunuchs Feminine and rickety.

Xie Wanying couldn't help taking a few more glances, and sighed secretly: How come Xingcai is so lucky to be assigned two such slaves.

But thinking that her father was on duty at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she had heard that Mr. Xing knew Wang An, the chief inspector of the inner palace, she thought that this might be the reason for the relationship.It's a pity that although she is the daughter of a third-rank and first-rank provincial scholar, her life in the palace is not as good as the daughter of a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Living together in the same pavilion, although the status is higher, they can't overwhelm others.

Just as Xing Xiuyan was about to leave Chuxiu Palace, Liu Jingru rushed over and said, "Sister Xing, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Xing Xiuyan turned her head and asked, "What else do you want to do?"

Liu Jingru scolded: "Presumptuous! How dare you be rude when you see Ben Xiaoyi! Do you want Ben Xiaoyi to teach you the rules?"

Xing Xiuyan thought to herself, this is like saying: You, a roommate, dare to be rude to this concubine!

Withdrawing my brain, I remembered that it is different now, the harem is a place with distinct levels, and I don't just do whatever I want.

"See Liu Xiaoyi."

Liu Jingru said: "Xing Cairen, what should you say about the things you committed yesterday?"

Shen Man was surrounded by the eunuchs and maids, and said: "The following offense is of course a slap, but his father knows the head of the house, but sister Liu dare not slap it. Let's forget it."

Xing Xiuyan really can't understand people like Shen Man. If you want to talk about attacking people, she is always kind. In fact, attacking people doesn't just do evil things.For example, although the incumbent Xiren Hua Zhenzhu framed her and poached her, Hua Zhenzhu still had sympathy for the lower class. As the so-called "good and evil" people, so did Zhao Jiahuan.Zhao Jiahuan back then supported two children from mountainous areas, that's why Xin Xiuyan fell like that. She felt that he who came from a poor background and struggled did not forget his roots, was not vain, and was better than many men, so she appreciated him.This person is exploiting in the workplace, and he is not dedicated to love in the field of love, which shows the complexity of human nature.

But this Shen Man is not as complicated as this. She is completely rotten, selfish, self-centered, the princess is terminally ill, and has almost no humanity.She not only hated her for no reason, but also urged Liu Jingru to take the lead.

Xing Xiuyan didn't know that Empress Yang had also selected Liu Xiunv in the palace. In fact, except for a few people, those who had a good family background, good boudoir training, and would be a virtuous person like Baochai were instead selected to match the clan.Tu Yuanyi gave almost all the power over the draft to her. As a wife, she didn't care much about her husband, so of course she wouldn't choose someone who was a threat to her.It is much easier to deal with Liu, Shen and others.But Xing Xiuyan happened to be of low status, Empress Yang didn't pay special attention to it before, and Tu Yuanyi saw that Empress Yang didn't choose Xing Xiuyan to match with others, so he had no objection to her allocation of candidates.

But if Liu Jing was really provoked in public, she said angrily: "The following offense is the next one, who said I dare not slap my mouth?"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Liu Xiaoyi, if you haven't been canonized yesterday, you don't count as a criminal."

But Liu Jingru said: "Stop scaring me with Mr. Zhao and others in the future, who knows if what you said is true. But it is true that you disrespected the Cheng'en mansion. If you disrespect the Cheng'en mansion, then you are also disrespectful to the Queen Mother and her old man." disrespectful..."

Before she finished speaking, she raised her snow-white hand, and suddenly slapped her. Xing Xiuyan heard that she hadn't finished speaking, but didn't notice that she slapped her halfway.

Liu Jingru was quite proud. When she hit someone, she always hit people before she finished speaking. She just liked to see people be fooled. It hurts the most when people are off guard.

Liu Jingru hooked the corner of her mouth, said with a hehe, "Ben Xiaoyi palmed your mouth to teach you, for your own good, why don't you thank Ben Xiaoyi?"