[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

It was night, after a passion, Xing Xiuyan was lying on the pillow tiredly, but couldn't fall asleep for a while.

Tu Yuanyi found out, he stroked her waist with his big palm and said, "My concubine still wants to be loved by me?"

Xing Xiuyan didn't answer his emperor Tom Su's question with a meat-accented accent.

She turned around, there was still a luminous pearl in the dormitory, under the light of the luminous pearl, her eyes were like gems in the dark.

Xing Xiuyan held his hand, and suddenly asked: "Brother Yuanyi, how did you live in your previous life?"

Tu Yuanyi couldn't help being startled, and after a long silence, he said softly, "Why are you asking this?"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Who was I in my previous life, what was my background, what was my educational background, and roughly what I have experienced? There is nothing in the original book except Jia Yuanchun. I can only look at the current harem to understand a thing or two. I think it is necessary for me to understand you, you are my husband after all."

Falling into a strange silence, the emperor has to keep a distance, the Chinese emperor is high above, the front court and the harem are all trying to figure out the king's heart, but it is taboo to want to grasp it.

Tu Yuanyi, as a straight man with cancer and a face-saving emperor, of course he didn't want to tell her the sad reminder of the previous emperor's life.What he took over was a mess, and he was chosen by his father, who was still greedy for power but had a stroke, because of his "unpopularity" which is not an advantage.

In the first half of his life as an emperor, he was always in control, fighting with his father, brothers, and nobles, and he was powerless, so he sealed the harem.The official department in the court is in the hands of others, and the household department is a beggar. It is extremely difficult for him to do something, and the household department officials cry with him every day.

In the second half of his life as an emperor, he was collecting money everywhere, and he was also calming down the instability of the country everywhere. He got up earlier than chickens and slept later than dogs.In the next ten years, the sons grew up again, and the fighting skills of the sons were no different from those of his brothers back then. A prince born to the Cui family forced the palace to rebel, and made Su Zong, who was exhausted at the age of 50 and born prematurely, seriously ill. , several of his sons were killed in the palace coup.In the end, it was passed on to Lao Ba, who seemed to be a bit capable, but he turned out to be an unfilial son. After Jin Mongols invaded south in his hands, the Great Zhou Dynasty perished.

Tu Yuanyi suddenly sighed softly, and said: "What happened in the previous life is not important after all, what I value is this life." In his heart, Tu Yuanyi didn't want her to look down on him, so the words she said when she was beaten were justified. Let him see the blood to calm down the hostility. The Yang family father and son have always been loyal to him, so he had to take Cheng'en Gong's mansion to attack, and even the cousin of the Empress Dowager Liu was beheaded.

Although Xing Xiuyan did not know the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he knew that the later generation was the Later Jin Dynasty. Tu Yuanyi called the Later Jin Dynasty Tartars, which shows that the country has perished.It's just that I don't know whether it died at his hands or at the hands of his descendants.

Xing Xiuyan leaned into his arms and said: "If Qilang has me in his heart, I will always be with Qilang. If Qilang doesn't want to live in the previous life, then I won't ask. A person should live well in the present." She is just a head Participating in a large palace banquet once, I felt a little bit emotional about the power of the dynasty.

Tu Yuanyi felt a little shy in his heart, hugged her, and after a long while, he said: "I always have... Xiuxiu in my heart."

Of course Xing Xiuyan guessed that he liked her, but it was the first time he said it so seriously and from the bottom of his heart.

Xing Xiuyan said: "Really?"

Tu Yuanyi couldn't help but smiled, and said: "You didn't believe me before, but you just want to lose your temper as a child and don't want to come into the palace."

Xing Xiuyan said: "It's not a problem that I don't want to enter the palace. If I have to choose one person to believe in this world, then I can only choose Qilang. Even if I marry someone else, I don't care much about men at the beginning. My hope is to live. I am not willing to enter the palace. It is a matter of values, not a matter of belief or not. For women, the harem is indeed a 'shortcut to the south', but the death rate is too high. Besides, it is success. So what can happen? I have no dream of making my family prominent forever, because the modern age I live in is an 'individual society', not only brothers, husbands and wives, fathers and sons are clear accounts. There are four walls in the palace. If my husband dies, I can’t remarry. I pray to Buddha every day to find spiritual sustenance, and I don’t even have to dance in the square. At most people will kneel down to me when they see me, saying that I am a thousand years old. This worship will really make me immortal Can’t do it? Waste the best time of my life and all my talents, just for this, I’ll go~~”

Tu Yuanyijun's face was slightly gloomy, and he said, "It's getting more and more presumptuous!"

Xing Xiuyan said: "I am happy to be in the palace now. That is because I like Qilang. If you love what you love, it is worth living. I still decided to take it easy. I want to like you until you tell me to stop, we two Goodbye."

Tu Yuanyi said, "Goodbye? Where can you go?"

Xing Xiuyan said, "Hehe, where do you think you can go?"

Tu Yuanyi was silent for a while, and said, "Zhen, I didn't call to stop."

Xing Xiuyan chuckled and said, "Mensao."

"What did you say?"

"Say you're steady."

Tu Yuanyi was suspicious, and Xing Xiuyan asked sideways about the eldest prince and the prince's education, what kind of embarrassing scene did she encounter.

But Tu Yuanyi said: "You like children, you should have one yourself."

Xing Xiuyan laughed dryly, and said, "It's just that I haven't seen your son before, so I'm curious. How is the eldest prince's temperament?"

Tu Yuanyi said: "I will not make him the crown prince, don't worry."

Tu Yuanyi only said that she was worried about her future, after all, Empress Yang and her were naturally hostile.

"Who cares about this? I see...your son is quite mature, but you look quite young, and your son is so old." Of course, Xing Xiuyan would not directly report Tu Hui's scandal to Tu Yuanyi, that would not It fits her style.However, how about his son, she had to do some research, so that if something happened again, she wouldn't be so uneasy.

But Tu Yuanyi heard that "it looks quite young", and remembered that he was A Piao. Because he was 54 years old in his previous life and death, A Piao was in the form of an old man. She always regarded him as an elder. think he is old.

Men are creatures that are sometimes unreasonable. Xing Xiuyan originally wanted to have a good chat with him, so he just talked to this crucial point, and suddenly he kissed his upper lip repeatedly.

He soared through the sky, turned clouds and rains, and was extremely debauched. Xing Xiuyan was so tormented that he didn't want to lift his fingers.She had no idea what was wrong.

How did she know that, on the one hand, the man is obsessed with this matter, on the other hand, this man, like Ximen Qing, wants to show that he is "not old", so he does not restrain his wild animal nature at all.

The eunuch in the respect room who was on duty at night outside was drowsy, and they would inevitably cheer up when they heard the big noise, they were used to it.Ever since Imperial Concubine Chen entered the palace, the sage was particularly able to toss about in this regard, sometimes calling for water during the day.

……

There is a big open space in front of Lingbo Hall, and there are willow trees planted by the water, there is no important event in court today, so the two came to Lingbo Hall.Although Lingbo Hall is the place where Concubine Chen lives, Concubine Chen seldom lives here, mostly staying in Tai Chi Palace.

In his spare time, Tu Yuanyi is either practicing martial arts or spending time with his concubine.

At this time, the two leaned together to feed the fish, and Tu Yuan put his hand on her waist, and she put the bait down again, attracting all the koi to fight for it.

Tu Yuanyi saw that her brows and eyes were light but she was much more charming and affectionate, and he liked her even more in his heart. She smiled slightly, but felt that it would be good to hold everything in front of her.

I have signs of becoming a foolish king.

But the person in his arms smiled and said: "Qilang, look, there are water chestnuts in the lake, but it's a pity that the water chestnuts grown in Kyoto are not as delicious as those in Jiangnan."

Tu Yuanyi said: "What's the difficulty? Let Jiangnan pay tribute to some water chestnuts."

The man said: "I don't need to work hard for one bite. We eat one bite, but in the end it's another name. It's good that Qilang allows me to pick the water chestnut from the lake."

Hunjun said: "Aifei is really virtuous."

But she refused: "You are the one who wants to be virtuous! Can you speak?"

Suddenly, Zhao Gui came to report, saying that North Korea and Qianxiang had signed their credentials and would send envoys to pay tribute this winter.

Xing Xiuyan was naturally curious and had some ideas, but she wasn't sure if he was happy or not that she was interested in government affairs, so she only sprinkled fish food leisurely.

Tu Yuanyi pondered for a while, and said: "My concubine, I will play by myself first, and I will be with you at night after I finish handling the government affairs."

……

But Jia Lian ran back to the south of the Yangtze River with the shopkeeper of the Shi family a month ago to buy some things to sell in the family shop.He also started his own business, and with the support of the Shi family, it would be better to use his talents in common affairs to make money for himself, and leave the affairs of the mansion to the wife of the family.

It was already the sixth day of October when he returned to Kyoto. First, he saw his wife, son and daughter who he thought about day and night. Talking about it, this trip would not be in vain. He sold several boats of goods. thousand silver.Because it cost a lot of money to compensate others to wipe everything out, the couple was short of money, and Jia Liancai's son left home just after his first month of life.

Wang Xifeng held her son in her arms and praised him for his ability and thoughtfulness, then remembered something, smiled and said to Jia Lian: "I forgot to congratulate the second master, now you are considered a relative of the emperor."

Jia Lian was surprised: "How did you say that?"

Wang Xifeng asked Ping'er to bring him tea, and said with a smile: "It's not the cousin of the Xing family, she is now the noble concubine of Yipinchen! I heard that the noble concubine is now the most favored in the harem, even at the queen mother's birthday banquet, the sage brings Sitting next to her is the only favor among concubines in the harem. That is what my wife saw with her own eyes when she went to the palace for a banquet, and many people rushed to give gifts to the Xing family these days."

Jia Lian smiled happily, not without complacency in his heart, but suddenly changed his mind and said, "Then the eldest wife is the most proud person now?"

Wang Xifeng said: "Isn't it? It made my aunt very angry. Especially two days ago, Baoyu said that she would bring the eldest girl back, which made my aunt even more troubled. In fact, it would make sense if she could be brought back. It may not be impossible to say this. It's a marriage. Aunt Lin made an appointment a month ago. Miss Sun is also delayed because of things. She is now 28 years old. The eldest sister is only one year older than her. If she can come out of the palace, she might find someone like Aunt Lin. , but it’s hard to find a first-rank official with a lantern!”

Jia Lian asked in surprise, "Uncle Lin is engaged? What about sister Lin?"

Wang Xifeng laughed and said, "Didn't your younger sister Lin show you Uncle Lin?"

Jia Lian was dumbfounded and said, "What?"

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "I finally figured it out. The imperial concubine is not comparable to ordinary people, and her sworn sister is naturally extraordinary. She can do the thing of secretly showing her fiancée to her father, so it can be seen that she has a very good plan in her heart." .”

Therefore, Wang Xifeng told how Daiyu secretly asked Mrs. Shi and Zhang to show her a stepmother, told her her requirements, and then met without the other party's knowledge, and tested her talents and temperament.

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Sister Lin has seen the new lady now, and next year, sister Lin will be old, and Mrs. Lin will show her the other way around."

Wang Xifeng said: "Isn't it? Sister Lin's marriage is in trouble. She has such an idea in her heart. Uncle Lin dotes on her, and so does the imperial concubine. It would be good to marry into the eldest cousin of the Shi family, and my aunt also loves Sister Lin very much. But the eldest cousin is so much older, and no one in the two families has mentioned this matter, so I don't know if the second cousin has this fate."

Shi Hui's second elder brother, Shi Cong, is 20 years old this year, and has been studying at West Lake Academy these years. He passed the examination last year as a scholar, and this year he will participate in Qiuwei again.

Jia Lian said: "Don't talk about your eldest cousin. It is very troublesome for him to marry a wife. Whether he is high or low, he is not satisfied with how many girls his aunt has chosen for him. It has been dragging on like this, uncle It's all a headache."

Jia Lian took a short break, then went to pay his respects to Jia's mother. When he talked about his whereabouts when he left home, he didn't hide the fact that he went to the business to make money, otherwise he couldn't make up a reason.

Jia's mother was not happy, and said: "Why do people like us need to earn this money? You are a son of the Duke's mansion, and you have no land and lost your status. For these hundreds of taels of silver, you leave the whole family alone. "