[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Shi Hui took Daiyu's hand and said: "Eldest sister, she has really become a noble concubine! I just heard her say that she is only a talented person, and suddenly she is a noble concubine!"

Daiyu also said: "I also guessed that the eldest sister would be canonized, but when the eldest sister was really canonized, I was still very happy."

Wang Xifeng laughed and said jokingly: "Oh, what should we do? You have the support of your sister who is a concubine, so you sisters will not walk sideways in the future?"

Shi Hui said: "I'm not a crab, why did I walk sideways?"

Baochai now also knows that she is incomparable with Daiyu, and that the Xing family is weaving, and the merchants want to curry favor with them.

At this time, he couldn't help saying: "There is no imperial concubine in the palace, and the imperial concubine is only second to the empress. It really is the emperor's grace."

Shi Hui was not without complacency, and said: "That's natural, my eldest sister, no, what kind of person is the imperial concubine, of course she has this kind of luck. Saints dote on empresses very much. There are no other titles for imperial concubines in this dynasty, and only her."

Everyone couldn't help being startled, the imperial concubine was already an extremely respected position, yet she also had the title "Chen".Because Xing Xiuyan is familiar with the "original work", Tu Yuanyi knew that there were "Wu Guifei", "Xiande Concubine" and other concubines in his previous life, so he didn't dare to confer the title of a casual concubine.Either it is not canonized, or Suo Suo really canonize Jieyu, but if she wants to be a concubine, she must be high, otherwise she has a lump in her heart.

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Over there, Mrs. Xing and Li hurriedly said goodbye and went home, changed into a pleasant-grade makeup and took a carriage to enter the palace.

Xing Zhong waited until Mrs. Xing and Li at the gate of the palace, followed the eunuch to the Taiji Palace, and followed the eunuch to the Taiji Palace.The Taiji Hall is only smaller than the Zichen Hall. It used to be the place for the Great Court Meeting, but now it is the place for the Small Court Meeting.

Xing Zhong and his wife entered the hall to meet and kowtowed in front of the emperor to thank him. Tu Yuanyi calmly made them get up, and then asked Zhao Gui to take them to the false side hall.

Xing Xiuyan is also waiting here. She thought she looked down on women in the harem very much. She even looked down on the queen because modern people dislike this kind of marriage system.

But when he heard that he suddenly canonized her as Concubine Chen, he couldn't keep calm.

She knew that Concubine Chen was not among the four concubines. It originated from Tang Gaozong's canonization of Wu Zetian. Chen was the Polaris, which meant it was higher than other concubines in the harem, and now it is even more expensive.

Her original goal of becoming a noble concubine was suddenly realized, and she really moved forward to become a noble concubine.

Sure enough, if you give it to your heart, is there any benefit?

She was given Lingbo Palace, a small palace not far from Taiji Palace, located on an island in the middle of a lake.

The Lingbo Hall is not part of the original East and West Six Palaces. It was originally a fishing and boating leisure place built by Emperor Tai/Zu. Tu Yuanyi had someone repair it.In addition, the Ganlu Hall of the Taiji Palace is also being remodeled, allowing her to live in it when she is accompanied by the driver. After all, it is too unruly to live in the emperor's bedroom, and how can the Luoxia Pavilion be suitable for a noble concubine to live in?

Xing Zhong and his wife saw that they were wearing luxurious bright yellow imperial concubine gowns, with a cloud-like bun, and an exquisite brocade belt hanging down behind their heads. up.Both of them knelt down to perform the national salute, Xing Xiuyan helped them up, blessed the body and performed the family salute.

Holding hands with Lishi Xing again, the eye sockets were a little wet, Lishi Xing said: "If Yan'er can have today, your grandfather will also be smiling."

Mr. Li, a scholar, failed to seek fame and fame all his life, but in the end he saw through his fame. When he was old, he got a niece named Xiuyan.But if she can learn that her niece has become a concubine, she will naturally not be depressed.

Xing Xiuyan lowered her head and thought of the old scholar in her vague memory, and couldn't help feeling a little sad.She also remembered that after her grandfather passed away, her uncle's family drove them out of Li's house and lived outside Panxiang Temple, and now she was afraid that they would come to curry favor or cause harm to the village.

So Xing Xiuyan once again explained, the current crisis, what can be done, what can't be done, strictly control the servants, don't violate the laws of the country, and don't allow people to use her excuses to do evil outside.

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, and Uncle's family, they will always get the news. In the future, if it involves matters of national law, don't support them. Your Majesty, the most important thing is the national law. If you violate the national law, don't talk about your father's current situation." I'm an official, and even I can't take care of myself. The second uncle and the second aunt forced me like that, so it shows that they don't have any affection for me, except for the bottomless pit of gambling debts, it doesn't matter if they give some money. However, if they use my name to climb the dragon and become the phoenix , you have to know it well, just keep it light, it's not good for Dad or me."

Xing Zhong thought of his uncle's kindness in nurturing him, and said: "Now the mansion is not short of this money. I haven't seen them for several years since my mother's accident. Your second and third aunts are also grown up. , should be married. Besides, even if they come to Beijing, they will still look for your eldest aunt."

Xing Xiuyan said: "I can't control them so much. I just say that our own family should not get involved in those things. Even if someone brings property to be a slave, we don't want it. There is no free lunch in the world. All money is earned by ourselves. Come here with peace of mind. Violations of law and discipline will always end. If we don’t accept benefits from others, then if those people act in our name, we can sit upright, and when they are convicted, we will not be able to hold them accountable. Us. We now have farms, shops, and mansions, and our father has the salary of an official. We must not be dissatisfied. Only when parents are still under their knees, it is serious to have a younger brother."

She only mentioned it a little last time, but this time she was more serious.

Xing Li's face was flushed, and said: "Your Majesty, don't make people laugh at your wife..."

"There's nothing embarrassing about it. If you don't have a younger brother, if you have a younger sister to give birth to a husband, someone will inherit the incense from your father in the future. Therefore, for the sake of the family, it is better to do more good deeds."

Mrs. Xing Li hesitated and said: "My wife guessed, I will take a concubine for your father."

Xing Xiuyan said: "What kind of concubine do you want? Who wants to be a concubine for the daughter of a good family? Dad wants to learn from those gentle scum and sour scholars. When he is not an official, he depends on his wife. It's better not to be an official. It's okay for father to take concubines. He can support himself with his salary. If father's salary can afford it, he can pay for it himself. It has nothing to do with mother. It doesn't make sense for father to enjoy it alone. Let mother pay for it. In the future, the mother will be left to the younger brothers and sisters."

Xing Xiuyan was originally born as a commoner, so the three members of a family are naturally not as taboo as officials and eunuchs. At this time, the emperor allowed the three of them to get together in a low-key manner, and Xing Xiuyan also had something to say.

Although Xing Zhong thought about having three wives and four concubines, he just thought about it. Now he finds it difficult to be an official, and he doesn't have so much energy on women.At this time, the daughter was angry and said hurriedly: "Madam, I really have never thought about taking concubines. I know that I am not capable. Thanks to the relationship between Madam and Master Lin and Master Shi's house, I still have a few concubines among my colleagues." Save face. If I don't do my job well to share the worries of the sage, and go to do those messy things, Lord Lin and Lord Shi will not look good, and I will betray their desire to be promoted, and even more, I will bear the grace of the saint."

Xing Xiuyan chuckled and said, "Dad, sit down. You can't blame me for being partial to my mother. My daughters are all my mother's padded jackets. If my father also wants a padded jacket, I will take care of my mother and have a younger brother. It's fine before the age of 40." Those who gave birth used to be just running around for a living."

Xing Zhong sat down again, but he also began to miss his son in his heart. Now everything in the mansion is fine, only a son is missing.

Mrs. Xing Li wiped the corners of her eyes, she is really blessed with a daughter, she used to rely on her daughter's embroidery to make a living, and now her daughter has become a mother and supports her.I used to think that she, the daughter of a scholar, married to the nephew of a petty official like Xing Zhong, a person who had no private property of her own, would be a bit bitter, but she didn't expect good fortune to follow.

Mrs. Xing Li said: "Your Majesty should also take good care of her body, she will become pregnant with a dragon seed soon, and she will be a prince in the future, so your Majesty will be able to rely on you."

Xing Xiuyan said: "Mom, I'm only 15 years old, and it's very dangerous to get pregnant now. Besides, forget it, let's talk about it."

Xing Li said: "It's such an important thing to be pregnant with a dragon species. The empress should not neglect, and be careful in everything in the palace."

Xing Xiuyan said: "Mother, it is important for you to have a younger brother. I am not in a hurry. The saint already has a son, a son, a daughter, and a daughter. He has no shortage of women to have children."

At this time, Mrs. Xing Li said: "My lady! You are the most unacceptable in the harem. No matter how many children a saint has, they are not yours, you understand?"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Okay, mother, I understand."

Xing Xiuyan prepared some gifts for Daiyu, Shi Hui, Yingchun, Qiaojie and the others. Tanchun and Xichun also prepared some small gifts for Mrs. Xing to pass on.The girls of Jia's family have nothing to do with her, just thinking about them is too pitiful.

Daiyu and Shi Hui's gifts were of course the heaviest, and even the letter that hadn't been delivered in time was sandwiched among the gifts.

Standing outside the Tai Chi Palace, Xing Xiuyan watched Xing Zhong and his wife go away, feeling sad in his heart.

Caressing the white jade dragon head on the railing, looking at this majestic imperial city in the setting sun is really like a dream.Well, this is a dream of Red Mansions, maybe one day, she also wakes up in this dream of wealth and wealth in the imperial city, sees through the world of mortals, and becomes a monk like Jia Baoyu.Anyway, didn't uncle say that she is as incompetent as Jia Baoyu?

Suddenly, Zhao Gui's voice sounded behind him: "Your Majesty, the Emperor has called you to accompany me."

Tu Yuanyi is now in the Imperial Study Room of Liangyi Hall, where he was reviewing the memorials, and it is closer to the sleeping hall.

Tu Yuanyi called her to come forward, pulled her to sit beside him, and asked, "How can I thank my concubine?"

"Thank you?" Xing Xiuyan pretended not to know.