Old things in the Red Chamber

"It may be a bit harsh to say something, but it is also true. These days, whose good child will marry the princess. You also know that the rebellion not long ago made the emperor jealous of the son-in-law. The living son-in-law Even if they have a nominal job, they are all gone, and now it is not worthwhile to marry a princess, you can't be an official, and your reputation is not good, marrying a princess is worse than marrying a lady from a famous family."

"Why don't I know what you said? I've been sick for the past few days, and I don't know much about what's going on there. Besides, the old lady has disliked me recently. Now I have to call Lian'er to discuss things. Lian'er People, timid and ignorant, the old lady coaxed him to be obedient, and I can't control it anymore."

Jia Gu nodded, looking at the night outside, "Go on to sleep too, I won't come tomorrow because I have something to do, I'll come and see you later."

Jia Amnesty asked Lin Zhixiao to send Jia Fang off with Jia Fang in his arms.

After Jia Gu returned home, he talked to Mrs. Tong about this matter, "I don't know what to think, marry the princess at a critical point, and the person who gave this master is going to kill the child."

Mrs. Tong didn't think so, "That's not necessarily the case. The emperor's younger sisters have a bad reputation, but the daughters are not sure."

"The concubine in the palace is his cousin. If you think he can marry the emperor's princess, he must marry the emperor's princess."

Mrs. Tong thought about it and thought it was the same, "The eldest princess who is well-known in the palace is also the nineteenth princess, but her mother is not too early. Although she is favored by the Supreme Emperor, but after all, the Supreme Emperor still has a few years of good life. Oh, when I think about it this way, I feel bad for Princess Ruhe. You said that a good child was killed by her aunts. Not to mention, I have really seen this child. She is such a good girl. You Say what to do next?"

Jia Gu curled his lips, although he had never met Concubine He's daughter, but he had heard that this girl was showing signs of being mischievous now, Concubine He was soft-tempered and did not dare to control her, plus her thoughts were all on her mind. As for the sons, they don't pay much attention to the daughter. This girl is also a savage master when she grows up.

"Fortunately, our Nan'er is engaged, thank you so much." Jia Gu put the bowl on the table, very proud of being engaged to Jia Nan.

Since Lin Daiyu passed the first three months of her pregnancy, she often came out and walked around. Since Jia Gu came back, this was the first time that their husband and wife came to visit. They brought gifts and children. Lin Daiyu's carriage went directly to the backyard and Madam Tong spoke.

The range of gossip that women can gossip is very wide. Mrs. Tong is also very happy to see Lin Daiyu. The two of them don't care about the children and let them play by themselves. They try their best to exchange gossip in the capital. The historian is back, and the wedding of colleagues Shi Xiangyun and Wei Ruolan will be held soon.Mrs. Tong and Lin Daiyu sighed for a while, saying that the two people are really destined, and the fate is really deep.

Then came the gossip about Rongguo Mansion.Mrs. Tong picked her head first, "I heard that your cousin is going to marry the royal family? Do you know about this?"

"I heard the old lady said it, but it's not possible. The old lady is unwilling. It's not a serious thing to talk about. It was proposed by a clan elder in their family. The second wife of their family looked at it. He was quite happy, and said, "Baoyu is a child that even a princess can marry." The old lady turned her head in anger. The second master didn't say anything, but Lian's second brother said, "If your mother marries your brother, Baoyu will marry her." If you marry a younger sister, if you are in a common people's family, you will not get married like this. People say that this is a marriage exchange, which is a shameful thing'. No one in the family will continue to talk about it."

"Then whether the niece of the second wife of their family will marry or not, let me tell you, several wives who usually deal with our family have even started gambling. Some bet on marriage, and some say they will not marry. Once, you bet on the Seven Treasures bracelet that your uncle gave me, and you tell me the truth about what is going on, so I can rest assured as soon as possible."

"I don't know, anyway, I heard that Mrs. Xue has been forcing the second wife, and the two of them dare not tear each other apart. The second wife is afraid that Mrs. Xue will expose her borrowing of money, and Mrs. Xue is afraid that the second wife will expose them. Xue Pan's murder was brought out, and now, it's a mess."

Mrs. Tong sighed, "Looking at their family's affairs, they really come out one after another, like singing a big show. The population is not large, so why are there so many things."

The royal family is actually more like a big drama. A princess who was locked in the cell of the clan mansion committed suicide, and the head hit the wall directly. The wall was made of stone, and she died on the spot, because the cell was very close. Everyone else could see clearly. Now, there was a lot of crying, and the female prison guard hurried over to check, she was already exhausted.

The old prince in charge of the clan's mansion stood in front of the emperor again.

"The old minister has found out that it was her wet nurse who came to see her today. She asked about the outside world. The old servant told the truth, saying that the Princess Mansion was sealed off, the property under his name was confiscated, and the servants were either killed by the clan. The mansion was taken back, or dismissed, and the son-in-law returned to his home to live with his parents. In the past few days, he took in a concubine, the daughter of a small official, and a girl who was raised by gold and jade. She gave birth to a son. When she questioned the royal family, she did not punish the son-in-law, and the old servant said that the royal family acquiesced in this matter. She couldn't stand it at that time, and directly ran over to her death."

The emperor hummed, indicating that he understood.

The old prince didn't leave, and stood in front of him, "Your Majesty, the old ministers went to the prison today, and the other princesses asked, "They are kings, and the concubines are ministers. Now that they are unlucky, why are the concubines still at ease?" humiliated here..."

The emperor put down his pen, "These sisters of mine are stupid and stupid. It is true that the world belongs to our family, but this is just a lie to ourselves. Is it really ours? Zhuangzi near the capital is connected One piece, do these Zhuangzi pay the emperor's rations? They don't pay. Over the past few years, I have tried my best to cut off the nobles. For what, isn't it because we are really kings and they are really ministers? Clearly, do you really think that the world can let them do whatever they want? They still haven’t understood why they were imprisoned. They also don’t have the self-consciousness of being pawns. In this world, who is not a pawn and who does not bear their fate. Bring Xungui over here and be of one mind with our family, and now, the people who got it are gnashing their teeth with hatred for our family, and almost rushed in and chopped off the heads of our men. The one who died today was not wronged."

After hearing this, the old prince also sighed, "The painstaking efforts of the ancestors can't be wasted. Our family came to you from the time of Emperor Taizong, and the nobles can't afford to lose their tails. Sooner or later, it will be a disaster. The old minister you mentioned knows it. Let the old minister go." disposal."

The emperor watched the old prince staggering out of the house, thinking that he was too old, and must find someone who could take over, and said to the eunuch beside him, "call the prince of Chu into the palace."

When I go back to the queen at night, the room is full of princesses. These are the daughters of the emperor. The daughter of the deposed prince has already been married. It is time for the eldest daughter of the emperor to marry. At this stall, the older princesses are all married. It's a sad face, how to get married has become a big deal.

Regarding the matter of disciplining her daughter, she was taken over by the queen. She is not only justified, but also capable. Just looking at the eldest daughters, the emperor is quite satisfied, because the queen has cleaned them up and is much more honest. If the queen keeps them It is also a good thing to be disciplined by my side for another two years. At that time, the rebellion of the son-in-law will be over, and it will not have much impact on my daughter.

Thinking of this, the emperor was happy, his wife is still the original match, don't look at sometimes the empress can't turn her head around, when she becomes a little more normal, almost no one in the harem is her opponent.

The queen put the soup in front of the emperor, watched the princesses' eating manners, and kept talking to the emperor, "If you are fine, go and greet the queen mother and her old man. I brought Sister Anyang here to accompany you I lived with the old man for a while, and my father spoke too loudly, even I couldn't listen to it."

The Supreme Emperor blamed the Empress Dowager for not educating the princess well. At present, it seems that the Empress Dowager is not willing to listen. The feeling of trembling in the past, I told Princess Anyang privately that when she died, don't bury her and the old man in the same underground palace, she will live with her son who died early.

The eldest princess Anyang became pitiful, her parents died in old age, the queen mother drove out all the eldest princesses and little princes who paid her respects, and said, "I am not your aunt."

The Taishanghuang clamored to abolish the empress.

Princess Anyang persuaded her mother in the morning and her father in the afternoon. The poor girl is now a grandmother, and she still has no dignity being yelled at by her parents.No matter how you look at it, how sad.

But the treatment of the emperor is different from her. The emperor is welcome no matter whether he goes to the queen mother or the emperor. If I find out, I will have to teach you a lesson.” When he got to the Supreme Emperor, the old man said, “You are my son, we are all men, you should also know that women must not be allowed to ride on our necks , if your daughter-in-law starts a fight with you, what do you think you should do? Do you want to divorce her? That old woman is not virtuous. I only see it clearly now. Hmph, it’s not too late to know now. Choose a wife."

Thinking back to this, the emperor sighed, "How can I be so unlucky in my life? Looking through the history books, which emperor lived as miserable as I am."