[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

When Lin Jian arrived in the palace, it was still dark, and there was no sign of dawn approaching at all.

It was late in winter, but after the rain, the winter night became more and more desolate and blurry. Lin Jian was walking on the palace road, and there was only a little eunuch leading the way with a lantern in front. He didn't want the little eunuch to hold an umbrella. Instead, he held the handle of the umbrella firmly, and covered himself and the little eunuch under the Huangtong umbrella, but there was wind in the rain, and the raindrops fluttered randomly, which still wet Lin Jian's back and the right side of the little eunuch's body .

There are also other ministers on the palace road going to the court room.

There are lights on the side of the palace road at a distance, but in the early morning, it was windy and rainy, and the lights were not very stable, swaying in the wind and rain, and it was as if there was no light. In the heavy rain, except for the little eunuch who used a wind lamp to illuminate At the point of the road under my feet, the rest of the place is pitch black, and I can't see anything clearly.

Lin Jian is a martial artist, so he has very good eyesight. Others can't see anything, but he can see clearly through the rain curtain.

The ministers next to him were no more stable than him. They only cared about their journey in the wind and rain, and wanted to rush to the court room to avoid the wind and rain. Naturally, the wind lamp was carried by the eunuch who led the way, and the little eunuch who led the way also held the yellow tong umbrella. The ministers walked in a hurry, The little eunuchs hurried on their way hard, but in this precarious wind and rain, the umbrella was turned upside down, and most of them were still wet.

Lin Jian lowered his eyes to look at the little eunuch beside him, slowed down his pace a little, then tightened his hand holding the umbrella handle, and raised his eyes again, through the rain falling from the umbrella eaves, he saw Chao The room was brightly lit.

Seeing that the court room was not far away, the little eunuch beside Lin Jian couldn't help but quicken his pace, and Lin Jian also stepped up to keep up, but he had good eyesight, and as soon as he got closer, he saw the court room standing quietly on the porch. A person who would never appear here.

Lin Jian walked down to the porch, but he didn't hand over the yellow tong umbrella to the little eunuch who was leading the way, but waved him to leave.

The little eunuch silently glanced at Lin Jian who was holding the Huangtong umbrella in his hand as if he was waiting for it to drip, and finally left with the other little eunuchs carrying the lantern.

Lin Jian waited for the little eunuch who led the way to leave, and while others were brushing off the water stains on his clothes, he quietly walked to the shadow of the porch, raised his eyebrows and looked at the person standing in the shadow.

"Eunuch Yongcheng, shouldn't this be the busiest time to go to the study? Why did Eunuch Yongcheng come to the court room?"

Lin Jian stayed in the upper study room for seven years, and studied with Xiao Yu for seven years. Not to mention that the people around Xiao Yu were the people who served in the upper study room. Except for Ying Tianyi, everyone else had received his attention. tease.

After all, he used to want to make noise so much and fantasized that Emperor Chengsheng couldn't bear to drive him out of the palace.

In the end, the illusion was finally shattered, and he was not kicked out by Emperor Chengsheng, and he and Xiao Yu did not know each other, but became a pair of bosom brothers.Later, he stayed in the upper study and stopped doing those mischievous things, that is, he would not offend others if he was not offended, and if anyone got annoyed, he would not let it go.

It's just such a rampant naughty temperament, but the person who served him in the upper study room forged a little friendship due to a coincidence.

Lin Hong came from the bottom, even though he later achieved the position of a general, in his eyes, sometimes the status is not that important.

Lin Jian has always been informal. Lin Hong and Qiao Shi are not bullies. Lin Jian, who was brought up by this couple, naturally doesn't care about these things. Like-minded people, even if they are traffickers and pawns, he can also be friends with others.

Everyone has been in the army for a few years, and everyone has a distinction between high and low ranks, but he is the only one who has developed a chic and wanton temperament.

Let's say that the Eunuch Yongcheng in front of him, since Lin Jian entered the study, this young eunuch who was the same age as him has been an apprentice behind the eunuch who was the chief eunuch of the study at that time.

It was also a coincidence. In the second year of friendship between Lin Jian and Xiao Yu, something happened to Yongcheng. It happened that Lin Jian ran into this incident, so Lin Jian helped Yongcheng by the way. Yongcheng regards Lin Jian as a benefactor, but coincidentally, this Yongcheng has a good body and some martial arts skills. When the prince's companions in the study practice martial arts with the master, Yongcheng becomes Lin Jian's partner.

After going back and forth for a long time, Lin Jian also developed some friendship with him.

Time flies, 11 years have passed, Lin Jian has now become the deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the prince Shaofu, and the little eunuch who was just an apprentice in the past has also become the chief eunuch of the upper study.

Today, there are still a few young princes in the palace who are not yet old enough to leave the palace to build a mansion and are studying in the upper study room, and several grandsons of the previous princes who were canonized as princes were also sent to the upper study room to study with their uncles , There are quite a few people to serve in the study.

Even though Yongcheng, the chief eunuch, does not have to do everything by himself, except for the [-]th day of every month, the little prince and the little emperor's grandchildren are going to study in the study room. Yongcheng, the chief eunuch, has to watch The palace servants are serving the master, this is the time when the princes and grandchildren go to the study one after another, Yongcheng should not have come to the court room.

When Lin Jian approached Yongcheng, he spoke aloud, and Yongcheng respectfully saluted Lin Jian. As soon as he moved, the delicate features hidden in the shadows were revealed.

If eunuchs are clean since childhood, their faces will be more delicate when they grow up.This Yongcheng was originally well-born, but although he has a handsome appearance, his temperament is particularly mature and prudent, now he has become the chief eunuch of the upper study, and he is more serious than when he was young.

It was only when he met Lin Jian, who had always been friendly, that Yongcheng's face softened a little, making him look younger.

"The slave is entrusted by someone, and I want to invite Lin Shaofu and the slave to meet someone." Yongcheng said softly.

Lin Jian smiled slightly: "Where are you going? Who are you meeting?"

Yongcheng lowered his eyebrows and didn't answer, but just stood where he was, still doing the gesture of inviting, as if he had made up his mind to invite Lin Jian over.

Seeing that he couldn't come out with the question, Lin Jian didn't insist on asking. He just raised his eyes to look at the sky outside the porch, and then lowered his eyes to look at the raindrops falling on the folded yellow tong umbrella. His voice was very soft: " In a while, I will go to court. If I go to meet people with you right now, I’m afraid I will miss the court meeting. Or you wait a little longer? When the court meeting is over, I will go to meet with you again?"

Yongcheng said in a low voice: "Young Master, please move. That person just wants to have a few words with Young Fu, and he will definitely not delay Young Fu's participation in the court meeting. Moreover, the place he is going to is not far away, and there are many people in the court room. It's inconvenient to talk, that person just wants to find a quiet place to have a few intimate words with Shao Fu."

Listening to what Yongcheng was saying, Lin Jian always had a light smile on his face. When he heard Yongcheng say the word court room, Lin Jian couldn't help squinting his eyes slightly, and then turned his eyes down. In the court room not far away.

Because it was still early before the court, there were still ministers coming in and out of the court one after another.There are many people in the facing room. To prevent the air from not circulating, the doors and windows are all open. Even the curtains and curtains on the panes on the door are raised. Standing at the angle of the forest, it is easy to see the facing room. The whole picture of the room.

Lin Jian's gaze quickly passed over the ministers gathered in the court room, then he retracted his gaze, and smiled at Yongcheng: "Eunuch Yongcheng, please lead the way."

Lin Jian's action of opening the yellow tong umbrella in his hand was chic and reckless. At this moment, many ministers came in a hurry, and a group of people poured into the court room, but no one noticed that Lin Jian disappeared with Yongcheng under the heavy rain A figure in the night.

Yongcheng led Lin Jian to the west along the palace road, Lin Jian was too familiar with the layout of the palace, even if there was only one wind lantern for lighting, Lin Jian knew that this was the way to the study.

In the heavy rain, everything was still in the haze and darkness of the night, only Lin Jian's eyes were as bright as the stars, he walked behind Yongcheng, his steps were not in a hurry, and his expression was even more relaxed and willful , as if he knew where he was going and who he was going to see.

Yongcheng took Lin Jian in the direction of going to the study room, but he did not take Lin Jian to the study room, but turned a corner when he was still some distance away from the study room, and took Lin Jian to the study room. Jian took him to a secluded place, where the palace was being renovated, and it was raining at the moment, and there was no one there. Yongcheng opened the door of a small side room next to the side hall of the palace, and invited Lin Jian in, but he didn't Go in and wait under the eaves with a lantern.

Lin Jian saw a lamp like beans in the anteroom, and someone was standing in the light waiting for him.When he got here, that person didn't try to hide his identity any more. He only took a look at the person's back and recognized that it was Ying Tianyi who was waiting for him in the side room, wearing court clothes.

Lin Jian didn't go in right away, he stood the yellow tong umbrella by the door, and glanced at Yongcheng again, then Shi Shi ran across the threshold, and opened the door behind Ying Tianyi who turned around when he heard the movement. After covering it up, he saluted Ying Tianyi with a smile.

Ying Tianyi looked at Lin Jian: "Yunxi doesn't seem surprised to see me. Did Yongcheng tell you? Or did you press him?"

Lin Jian laughed: "Why does Mr. miss me so much? I didn't force him to ask."

"He also kept his promise to Mr. He didn't reveal a word to me."

"I guessed it myself."

Ying Tianyi became curious and asked Lin Jian how he guessed it.

Lin Jian smiled but did not answer.

In fact, before Lin Jian arrived at the court room, he saw Yongcheng standing in the shadow of the porch, and he had some thoughts.

When it rains today, the ministers usually walk in through the gate of the palace by themselves, but whenever it rains or snows, Emperor Chengsheng is afraid that the ministers will not be prepared after entering the palace, or that the road will slip or fall in rainy and snowy days or something, so , All the ministers, whether young or old, sent young eunuchs to lead the way in front of the palace gate.

Even the yellow tung umbrella was also brought by the little eunuch. The yellow tung umbrella was specially made in the palace, and it was much better than the minister's home. Therefore, when they entered the palace, everyone didn't use the ones at home and changed them to others. Use the palace.

When he arrived at the imperial court, Lin Jian vaguely had an idea in his heart, so he sent away the little eunuch who was guiding him, and did not return the Huangtong umbrella to him, as he prepared to use it later.

Yongcheng refused to reveal the name of the person, so Lin Jian tested him a few words, and then he learned that it was not someone from the inner palace who wanted to see him.

If you go to the inner palace to meet people and talk, you will definitely not have enough time to go up to court for a few quarters of an hour.Yongcheng replied that he would not delay the court, and also mentioned that there were too many people in the court room and it was inconvenient to talk. Lin Jian thought that his colleagues in the court must avoid others to meet and talk with him.

The first person Lin Jian thought of was Ying Tianyi.

After all, Ying Tianyi has been studying with the Pope's sons in the Upper Study for several years. Even though he is no longer teaching in the Upper Study, Ying Tianyi is the only one who can make the head eunuch of the Upper Study willingly come here to pass on the message.

Ying Tianyi will never be late for the court meeting, not to mention the heavy rain today, the courtiers will go out earlier to prevent any accidents on the road, and would rather go to the palace to rest in the court room than to step on the palace inside.

Lin Jian looked into the court room, and almost all the ministers of the Hanlin Academy had arrived, except Ying Tianyi. According to the current hour, Ying Tianyi must not have enough time to come to the palace from the road, Lin Jian only had a short time Inferred, it is known that the person Yongcheng led him to meet must be Ying Tianyi.

Since he had already guessed it, why would he have any unexpected look?

"Forget it, don't talk about this."

Ying Tianyi sneakily invited Lin Jian here to meet him. He just wanted to say a few words to Lin Jian. Now that time is running out, he still has business to talk about, so he is not going to wait here. It's a waste of time to be entangled in small things.

The last time Ying Tianyi saw Lin Jian was at his coronation ceremony. At that time, Lin Jian vomited blood in public, which really scared Ying Tianyi.

Later, when Lin Jian was diagnosed by the imperial physician as seriously ill and had to stay in bed, otherwise he would suffer from tuberculosis, Ying Tianyi was really worried about Lin Jian.

Even now that he knew that Lin Jian was fine and that all he did was to catch Prince Rui's rebellion, Ying Tianyi was still very concerned about Lin Jian's health and asked him how he was doing now.

Lin Jian smiled and said, "As you can see, I am fine now."

He thought that if Ying Tianyi asked people to bring him here to talk, he must not just ask about his body, so he looked at Ying Tianyi quietly after answering.

"Yunxi, are you really okay?"

In fact, Ying Tianyi didn't know the inside story very clearly. Regarding the matter of Prince Rui's rebellion on New Year's Eve, he also deduced Lin Jian's arrangement bit by bit. For one thing, Ying Tianyi couldn't ask, and there were some doubts and puzzles in his heart.

Lin Jian smiled and replied that nothing happened, and explained to Ying Tianyi why he vomited blood that day. Seeing Lin Jian's radiant look, Ying Tianyi could only believe that Lin Jian was really fine.

Ying Tianyi couldn't help sighing softly with his hands behind his back: "It's not that I cursed you badly. Yunxi, if you are really sick, you will get through this test."