The Second Young Master of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

In the blink of an eye, it was the day when the results of the primary election were announced. Although Jia Amnesty had reported Yingchun's name, Yingchun was not considered outstanding among the candidates, regardless of her family background or appearance. Therefore, few people in the Jia family thought that she could Even Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing wanted to pass the test, but if it didn't work, they could just forget it.Unexpectedly, Yingchun was born with a good horoscope, and many women with better family background and talents than her were eliminated without even entering the palace. Queen.

The list of hundreds of people in the primary election, the saint and the queen cut 20% of the list after only reading the text introduction, leaving less than [-] people.Anyway, there were not many candidates, so Empress Liu decided to call all of them into the palace for an interview. Even if the horoscope meets the requirements, they must be qualified.

When the news reached Jia's mansion, everyone was shocked. Needless to say, Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing were overjoyed, as if the Spring Festival was not a primary election but a reelection, and Mrs. Wang was full of will-o'-the-wisps. She didn't show anything on her face. However, there were complaints in his heart, and he kept cursing Yingchun's re-election and failure, which really made Yingchun the Seventh Prince's Concubine, how should Yuanchun deal with her when he met her in the palace in the future.Compared to her son and daughter-in-law's lack of composure, Jia's mother was the most sober in the whole family. Yingchun was just past the primary election, and it was not a time to celebrate. Now it was time to seriously prepare for the re-election.

Mrs. Xing was born in a small official family, although she was ordered by the wife of a first-class general, she really didn't know much about the rules in the palace.Mrs. Wang understood, but Mother Jia could guess her thoughts on Yingchun, so she gave Wang Xifeng the task of guiding Yingchun.

Wang Xifeng was a little embarrassed after receiving the instructions from his ancestors.Logically, she is Yingchun's sister-in-law, and it is right to teach her the rules, which can be said to be justified.But the Jia family is currently in charge of the second room. As the eldest son and daughter-in-law, she and Jia Lian are not dependent on their second uncle and aunt.Now, the second wife's concubine is only the ninth prince's concubine, but the first wife's concubine has to participate in the re-election of the seventh prince's concubine, how can Mrs. Wang feel at ease.One must know that the Ninth Prince was born of a palace man, while the Seventh Prince was the eldest son of the Empress, the gap between the two was huge.

If Yingchun is someone with means, or if her beauty is obviously superior to everyone else, then Wang Xifeng doesn't have to worry about it, she just concentrates on teaching her, her sister-in-law is good, and her brothers and sisters-in-law will take advantage of her.But in fact, Yingchun's appearance is not bad, but she is not obviously better than others, and her temperament is also meek and cowardly. It is very difficult to gain a foothold in the palace.Wang Xifeng wanted to put down the pick, but Mrs. Xing was watching from the side, so she couldn't care less.One end is her stepmother-in-law, the other end is her own aunt. Wang Xifeng has been struggling for a few days.

The girls in Jia's family all have well-educated mothers, and the rules on the surface are not bad, but after Wang Xifeng talked to Yingchun twice, she felt cold in her heart. Why is she so stupid as a sister-in-law? If she really got involved Gong, I don't know how he died, it's really sad.

Now, Wang Xifeng didn't care whether Mrs. Wang would get angry, so she teamed up with two newly hired nuns to give Yingchun a special training.Wang Xifeng is not afraid that Yingchun will lose the election. What she is afraid of is that she will be elected. According to the news revealed by Yuanchun, all the princes and concubines in the palace are not fuel-efficient, and the royal family is no better than ordinary people, except for the queen, who is a decent mother-in-law and high-ranking concubines. Concubines are not to be neglected. With so many elders and sisters-in-law, if Yingchun is a little careless, the whole family will be affected. Wang Xifeng hates Jia She and Mrs. Xing to death.

Today, due to the poor effect of the special training, Wang Xifeng couldn't help complaining in front of Jia Lian after returning to the room: "It is said that the old lady is the best at training people, but I can't see it. The second sister's soft temperament, how can there be a little bit of everyone?" Seeing Miss's aura, I was really worried when I saw it."

Jia Lian chuckled lightly, raised her eyebrows and said, "It's not whether you will, but whether you want to or not. The only daughters that the old lady has really cared for are the Fourth Aunt and the Eldest Sister. See how the Fourth Aunt is. You can see that Sister Lin can do it." I know, as for the eldest sister, you have also met." The Wang family and the Jia family have been friends for generations, Wang Xifeng followed her aunt, Mrs. Du, to visit the Jia family when she was a child, and met her eldest cousin Yuan Chun a few times.

Hearing this, Wang Xifeng suddenly realized, "Speaking of it, the daughters and granddaughters of direct relatives are different from others." Of Jia Daishan's four daughters, only Jia Min was born to Jia's mother, so it's no surprise that Jia Min was the most important.In the granddaughter's generation, only Yuanchun is a direct relative, Yingchun and Tanchun are both descendants of concubines, Xichun is a descendant of concubine, but unfortunately they are from Dongfu, the blood relationship is farther apart, and Jiamu sees it as less.

The old lady didn't care, she just took care of her granddaughters to relieve her boredom, and Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang were not biological mothers, so they were more relaxed.In this way, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun are really much worse than Yuanchun, let alone Jia Min back then.When Daiyu came to Beijing last year, Wang Xifeng once said that her granddaughter is stronger than Jiamu's own granddaughter. This is not just flattery, but the truth.Lin Ruhai held an important position, and Jia Min raised her with care. It is strange that such a Daiyu is no better than the Jia sisters.

If Jia She and Mrs. Xing hadn't been following the trend and wanted their daughter to enter the palace, Wang Xifeng wouldn't have cared about Yingchun's temperament. After applying and passing the primary election, things get complicated.What Wang Xifeng hopes most now is that Yingchun's re-election will go smoothly and fail without any twists and turns in the middle.

Seeing Wang Xifeng's gloomy face, Jia Lian said, "You probably won't be able to choose a girl with a temperament like Yingying. You just teach her some rules. Just don't offend noble people in the palace. How difficult it can be." Yes, it's not that she also spent these years in the palace.

It was fine if Jia Lian didn't say that, but when he said Wang Xifeng, he became even more depressed, "Second Master, it's been a while since I saw my second sister. I really don't want to talk about her temperament." Neither the maid nor the nanny can restrain her, so what future is there in the palace.

Jia Lian remained silent. Although they were brothers and sisters, he and Yingchun didn't grow up together since they were young, so how deep their relationship can be.Besides, the old lady has always disliked her father, and even the children and grandchildren who don't like the big house. His eldest grandson is not as good as the second house's Jia Zhu and Jia Baoyu, and Yingchun is raised in front of Jia's mother. stand up.It's just a trip to the palace, as long as the rules are good, it can be a big deal.

Yingchun temporarily moved out of the sisters' residence because she was going to enter the palace for re-election, and was busy learning the rules every day.For this, Tanchun is a little envious, but she also knows that even if she is old enough, she is not qualified to participate in the election. My sister is still the concubine of the ninth prince. How could my mother give herself a chance as a concubine? Don't even think about it, even if Yingchun passed the primary election, Mrs. Wang would be very upset.But Xichun seemed indifferent, everyone has their own fate, if it is yours, you can't run away, if it's not yours, you can't grab it.

Daiyu lived in Jia's house, so she didn't have much to say, but from the bottom of her heart, she didn't want Yingchun to be selected. With her temperament, it was really difficult to survive in the palace.Because of Yingchun, Lin Jin and Lin Yu haven't contacted the seventh prince for a while. After all, they live in the Jia family, and the girl from the Jia family is participating in the re-election of the prince and concubine. If there is any contact, people will definitely misunderstand it. Better to keep your distance.Compared with other people, Lin Jin and Lin Yu know more about the inside story, and they don't want Yingchun to be selected. The risk factor is too high.

It can be said that apart from Jia She and Mrs. Xing, none of the Jia family expected their second daughter to become the seventh concubine. In other words, they did not think that Yingchun would be selected.The day of the re-election is coming soon, Yingchun's clothes and jewelry are all newly made, the whole person is dressed up, a little more colorful than usual, but her behavior is very restrained, she simply doesn't know her hands and feet How should I let it go.

Jia Lian personally brought Yingchun to the gate of the palace. Seeing the two brothers and sisters going out, Jia's mother sighed softly, "It's good to be back safely."

The re-election is not like the primary election, the queen has to think twice, so when she returns home in the Spring Festival, she doesn't know whether she has been elected or not.When Jia Mu and others asked her about the process, Yingchun only said that a dozen people met the queen together, and she asked a few of them some questions, and then they dispersed.

Jia's mother asked, "Did the empress ask you something?" A dozen people chose a few questions. It seems that the queen has a draft.

Yingchun nodded and said: "I asked, the second one you asked was me." She was too nervous at that time, and she stuttered when she spoke.

Jia Mu said again: "Why did you ask your mother? How did you answer?" Yingchun recounted the scene at that time.

I heard that the Queen asked about Yingchun the second time, Mrs. Xing was overjoyed, and Mrs. Wang was relieved. This meant she valued it.But after hearing Yingchun's answer, the expressions and moods of the two of them changed. This second girl, why is she so honest, asking what she asked and what she said.

It's not that you have to lie in front of the queen, that's a crime of deceiving the emperor, but when you ask about your own family, you should beautify it appropriately. Today's Jia family has almost no real positions, only a false title of first-class general It's just that the old lady is still there, barely supporting the name of the Duke's Mansion.What the queen asked, what Yingchun answered, those were not bonus items, but deduction items, highlighting the incompetence of the Jia family.

"I've been tired from welcoming the girl all day, let's go back and rest earlier." It's fine if you can't be chosen, at least it won't cause trouble.

Three days later, the eunuch from the palace came to Jia's house and said wait? ?General Jia She's daughter is accused of being the concubine of the Seventh Prince.

Everyone in Jia's family received the order to thank them, and they were a little suspicious in their hearts. Didn't they say they chose the main concubine at the beginning, why are they now side concubines?Wang Xifeng asked someone to pass a gold ingot to the eunuch who passed the decree, and the eunuch took it away with a smile, and said casually: "My lady has seen so many girls, and she just likes your girl." After he said this, he never He refused to speak.

Although only the side concubine was given the title, the Seventh Prince's wedding was prepared according to the standard of a grand wedding, that is, the dowry prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Yingchun, which was also slightly reduced by [-]% based on the previous Seventh Prince's concubine. It's even more incomprehensible, the side concubine is like this, doesn't it make sense for the future concubine to go beyond the original spouse, and the wedding dress for Yingchun is also allowed to be red, that is to say, except for the title Concubine, all the treatment given to Yingchun by the royal family belongs to the concubine, and the possibility of the seventh prince having a concubine in the future is very slim.

Thunder, rain and dew are all God's blessings, Jia's family can't figure it out, so they just don't think about it, and hurry up to prepare a dowry for Yingchun.Under normal circumstances, it would take several years for the prince's big wedding to go from finger marriage to marriage. The seventh prince's second marriage must be more compact, at most a year.

For a daughter whose parents value her, the dowry will be prepared from birth, and the appearance will be ready early. In the last few years, there will only be some supplements, so it won't be too late.Yingchun couldn't do it, her biological mother was Jia She's original wife Mrs. Zhang's house-filling girl. When she was born, Mrs. Zhang had already passed away, and later Mrs. Xing was stingy and stingy. How could she prepare these things for her? What about Jia Mu?If Yingchun married a concubine of a similar family, the dowry silver of several thousand taels, the old lady's ladder was rich, and most of them would be willing to pay for it.

Who would have thought that Yingchun would be able to enter the palace to be the prince's side concubine, and she would be treated the same as the main concubine, and her dowry should not be sloppy.Don't look at the dowry prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is all in line with the ritual system. Although it looks good, it will not be used in the future. The real private house has to be prepared by the natal family. Hollowed out.Although Yingchun was not valued in the Jia family, the seventh prince had to be valued in front of the sage. No one dared to treat his wife's dowry badly, the richer the better.

Fortunately, the dowry of the prince and concubine does not need to prepare large pieces of furniture, otherwise the Jia family would not be able to buy so much good wood no matter how much money they spent.Even so, the speed at which the money was spent still made Mrs. Wang feel distressed when she saw it. She had complained in front of Jia's mother. Yingchun was just a side concubine. Why should the dowry be so generous?The attitude of the royal family is so obvious, she still can't understand, Yingchun is to be the concubine of the Seventh Prince, and she doesn't give her a title now, just because she is afraid of getting in the way, when she will give birth to a little grandson in the future, the title of concubine is a sure thing.

Mrs. Xing didn't care about the house, but she came to check on it several times a day. When Mrs. Wang didn't use anything well, she pointed it out right away.Mrs. Xing thinks very simply, no one can use the money in the government. In the past, how much money Mrs. Wang sent to the palace to pay for Yuanchun, now that her daughter enters the palace, it is not normal to ask for more dowry.The dowry of Yingchun has been done for nearly a year, and the storehouse has brought out countless good things. Mrs. Wang is distressed, but she has to do it. If she chooses Mrs. Xing to take over, the money will only be more expensive.

Seeing that the preparations for the dowry are in order and the auspicious day is coming, Yingchun suddenly falls ill. The cause is unknown and the condition is serious.

The Seventh Prince has a record of restraining his wife. Everyone naturally thought of that direction. It is useless not to give him the title of official wife. It seems that the Seventh Prince will never be able to marry a wife in his life.Faced with such a blow, the whole Jia family felt complicated, some were depressed, some were relaxed, but the most sad ones were Jia She and Mrs. Xing. Yingchun hadn't officially entered the house yet, and they were not related to the Seventh Prince. If they go, they will have nothing.In order to cure Yingchun, the Jia family had invited all kinds of doctors during that time.

Tu Feng was also afraid of his wife, so he sent the imperial physician over for consultation, who knew that the imperial physician's face changed when he checked the pulse, and when he returned to the palace to report to the seventh prince, he directly complained in front of the saint, saying that he did not know where he had offended Eighth brother, he insisted on cutting off his children and grandchildren.

The saint was skeptical, and sent another imperial physician over, the conclusion was the same as before, and he also said that the pulse of the Hu family girl back then was also the same.Miss Hu is the daughter of the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Tu Feng's first fiancée. She died of illness shortly after being accused of marriage.

The imperial doctor also said that after years of intensive research, he found a way to detoxify, but he has not used it clinically, so he does not know how effective it is.The Seventh Prince immediately said, no matter if it works or not, let's try it first, if Yingchun really died, he would not dare to marry another wife.