[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Empress Dowager Shen is the birth/mother of Emperor Chengsheng and the empress of the first emperor.

Empress Dowager Shen was born in the Shen family of the Prince's Mansion of Xining County, and was born as the eldest daughter of the Shen family.

Back when Emperor Tai/Zu was still alive, four county kings and eight state dukes were granted imperial titles. Although the grades were all the same, in fact, the power of each county king and each state duke was different, and there were still differences among them. points.

The Xining County Prince's Mansion became the leader of the county kings because of its deep foundation and power slightly higher than the other county kings. However, time passed and the world changed. The power of the Xining County Prince's Mansion was not as good as in the early years, which made the Beijing County Prince's Mansion replace the leader of the county kings.

But the Xining County Prince's Mansion is not really in decline like this. Although its power is not as good as in the early years, but the resume of the current Xining County King, the errands of some years seem to be very impressive.

The fifty-year-old Xining County King is the nephew of Empress Dowager Shen. After the death of the previous Xining County King, his eldest son took over the title and became the new Xining County King.The new king of Xining County was mediocre in intelligence, and he was able to inherit the title entirely because he was the eldest son.

The eldest son of the Shen family is even more mediocre in martial arts. Even though he inherited his father's title, there is nothing outstanding about it. Emperor Chengsheng only gave him vacancies, and they were all military positions, so he didn't use him very much.

Empress Dowager Shen entered the palace as a queen by decree. The first emperor treated Empress Dowager Shen well. Later, there was no suspense about being crowned prince. The Holy Emperor ascended the throne as the emperor.

Since the first emperor married the daughter of the Shen family as his queen, how could there be no daughter of the Shen family as a concubine in Emperor Chengsheng's harem?

The first emperor did not choose a woman from the Shen family as queen for Emperor Chengsheng, but a woman from another family. When Emperor Chengsheng was still the crown prince, there was no daughter from the Shen family to accompany him to serve him. There seems to be a relationship between the first emperor and Emperor Chengsheng. This kind of tacit understanding, not to accompany and serve the daughters of the Shen family, seems to avoid suspicion.

But this situation was changed when Emperor Chengsheng became emperor.

In the first draft after Emperor Chengsheng ascended the throne, the Shen family, who became the queen mother, decided to take the daughter who had not yet become the king of Xining County at that time, that is, the eldest son of the county prince's mansion, into the palace, and let her grandniece serve her. Emperor Chengsheng.

Emperor Chengsheng was still very filial to Empress Dowager Shen, Empress Dowager Shen took Shen's daughter into the palace, Emperor Chengsheng never said anything, let alone neglected Shen's girl.After the girl from the Shen family gave birth to the prince, she also made the Shen family a concubine, but she was never given a title, and everyone in the palace called her Concubine Shen.

The prince born to Concubine Shen is the fifth prince, the fifth prince.At the end of last year, the fifth prince, like the other adult princes, was conferred the title of Prince Duan and was conferred the title of Prince Duan.

However, King Duan is a little different from the other princes. Since the 20th year of Chengsheng, King Duan has accompanied Empress Dowager Shen to Mount Wutai to fulfill his vows, and together with Empress Dowager Shen, they fasted quietly and served the Buddha in Mount Wutai. They have not returned to Beijing for ten years.

Why did Empress Dowager Shen leave Beijing with King Duan for Mount Wutai for ten years?This matter has to start when the first emperor was there.

The late emperor fell ill once, and his condition was serious and dangerous. Even the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital were at a loss. Can rely on the first emperor himself.

If the late emperor could survive that night and wake up the next day, the late emperor's illness would be cured, otherwise the late emperor would really be unable to survive.

After listening to the imperial physician's assertion, Shen, who was still a queen at the time, resolutely went to kneel in front of the Buddha for one night. She made a wish in front of the Buddha, saying that if the late emperor could survive that night, she would go to Mount Wutai and practice meditation there for ten years. Serve the Buddha.

The result is really mysterious, shortly after Shen made the wish, the late Emperor woke up in the early hours of the morning, and the illness, which was so heavy that even the imperial physician could not cure it, really healed.

Ordinarily, Mrs. Shen made a vow in front of the Buddha. Since the late emperor recovered from his illness, Mrs. Shen should go to Mount Wutai to fulfill her vow, but Mrs. Shen didn't go.She didn't want to renege on her debts, but because Emperor Chengsheng had only become the crown prince not long ago, and even though he was the legitimate son of Zhonggong, his position was not completely stable.

It will take ten years for Shen Shi to go, and she cannot return to Beijing in Wutai Mountain. During these ten years, who knows what changes will happen around the late emperor?As the queen of the middle palace, she is not in the palace, and she handed over the power to govern the sixth palace to others. When she comes back, isn't all the painstaking efforts before all in vain?

Therefore, when the first emperor was alive, Shen did not go to Mount Wutai to fulfill his vow.

Shen made a vow in front of the Buddha on the night when the late emperor died. She did say that she would go to Mount Wutai to serve the Buddha, but she never stated the time. Shen also had some scheming, and she made it clear in front of the Buddha, begging the Buddha to allow her some time. , when the time is right, she will definitely go to Mount Wutai to fulfill her wish.

In a blink of an eye, decades have passed, and it was not until the 20th year of Chengsheng that the Shen family set off from the capital to Mount Wutai to repay the wish of the year.

When Emperor Chengsheng first ascended the throne, internal and external troubles were not peaceful, and the empress dowager Shen was not comfortable, and concubine Shen was injured when she gave birth to the fifth prince, and empress dowager Shen was afraid that concubine Shen would be isolated and helpless in the palace. As for the plot, she was also afraid that something might happen to the Shen family, so she insisted on waiting until Concubine Shen's health improved, the fifth prince had grown up, and both inside and outside the court had settled down, then the Empress Dowager Shen took the fifth prince to Mount Wutai.

This Shen family went to Wutai Mountain to fulfill his wish, but he didn't actually say that he would take the fifth prince with him.

It is precisely because the Empress Dowager Shen prayed in front of the Buddha to let the first emperor wake up safely to survive the illness. It is too famous. This concubine Shen is not in good health. It was also when she was seriously ill and the fifth prince was eager to save her mother. Thinking of the actions of Empress Dowager Shen back then, he followed suit.

The fifth prince also made a solemn oath in front of the Buddha. If Concubine Shen can survive this calamity safely, he is also willing to go to Wutai Mountain to meditate and fast to serve the Buddha for the first ten years.

Concubine Shen's recovery was slow, not as fast as the first emperor's time, but after several months of lingering sickness, Concubine Shen's body and bones were finally getting better day by day.

When Concubine Shen's health was almost healed, the Fifth Prince followed the Empress Dowager Shen to Wutai Mountain for 20 years and vowed to serve the Buddha quietly and fast, before returning to Beijing after ten years.

That is to say, in this year, Concubine Shen's father, Empress Dowager Shen's nephew Shen Yu, Prince of Xining County, succeeded Lin Hong who had an accident with a leg injury and was no longer able to lead troops, and became the new general. rivers and mountains.

Shen Shu's intelligence is mediocre and his martial arts are mediocre, so if he is asked to take over as a general, he can't afford it and can't do it well.But Emperor Chengsheng had his own arrangements and ideas, not to mention that Emperor Chengsheng assigned Shen Shu a few lieutenants who were capable of fighting, so the battle in Lingnan could continue smoothly.

A few years later, when Lingnan was pacified, Shen Yu resigned from the position of General. Shen Shu returned to the capital to resume his vacant post, but after all he succeeded Lin Hong as General, even though the government and the public only agreed to recognize Lin. General Hong didn't care much about Shen Shu's successor who didn't make any achievements. Even the meritorious service of pacifying Lingnan was credited to Lin Hong.

After all, if Lin Hong hadn't laid the groundwork, Shen Shu would not have been able to quickly quell the turmoil in southern Lingnan in just a few years.However, it is undeniable that the experience of serving as a general is still a highlight in Shen Shu's mediocre resume.

Lin Jian went out of the mansion alone to do some errands. On the way, he happened to pass by Xining County Prince's Mansion while riding a horse. He had never personally experienced most of these old events, but he had heard of them before. Privately sent someone to investigate.

Shen Shu's martial arts skills are mediocre, but he is not afraid of death on the battlefield. Even as a general, he can take the lead and lead the soldiers to fight against the enemy. In this way, he cannot compare with Lin Hong, who is highly skilled in martial arts. But Shen Shu's luck was much better than Lin Hong's.

Lin Hong was conspired to lose his legs on the battlefield. Shen Shu suffered a lot of injuries, but those injuries were not fatal. However, Shen Shu's body also suffered from many diseases. Injuries often occur, and the body is actually very uncomfortable.

Back then, when Lin Hongyin retired, he didn't ask the Lin family to mess with the mess in Lingnan. Shen Shu couldn't control it. The lieutenants didn't have the qualifications and popularity. After more than a year of wasting time, Emperor Chengsheng still Once it was finalized, he called Concubine Shen's elder brother, Empress Dowager Shen's nephew and grandson, Shen Shu's son, and the eldest son of Xining County Prince's Mansion, Shen Qiao, to take over Lingnan's affairs.

There was no successor to the position of General, and Shen Qiao was promoted to General of Lingnan, specializing in Lingnan military affairs.

During the ten years when Empress Dowager Shen and King Duan went to Mount Wutai, the Shen family was quiet, and Shen Qiao was doing his own duties in Lingnan in a well-regulated manner. However, after Queen Mother Shen and King Duan returned to the capital, the Shen family still remained silent Will it be so quiet?

No one knows about this.After all, the current situation in the court is quite different from when the Empress Dowager Shen and King Duan left Beijing.

A few days later, it was Lin Hongshou's feast day.

After the beginning of spring, the weather gradually warmed up, the earth rejuvenated and all things revived. By the day of Lin Hong's birthday banquet, it was already full of spring. The flowers arranged inside and outside the West Garden, and many guests came and went, all of which were a happy scene.

After Lin Daiyu's recuperation these days, and under the meticulous care of Lin Jian and Qiao Shi, her illness has completely recovered.On such a good day as Lin Hongshou Banquet, she couldn't stay idle, and she decided to go out to meet the guests with Mrs. Qiao, but Mrs. Qiao couldn't resist her, and seeing that Lin Daiyu was really well, she asked Qi Yao and got an affirmative answer Later, Mrs. Qiao took Lin Daiyu with her.

Lin Yuan and Lin Liang had already returned home a few days earlier. At this time, the two brothers were greeting guests in the front yard with Lin Jian. Lin Liang's wife came back with her when she was pregnant. , Mrs. Qiao asked her to go back to rest, and Mrs. Qiao was only accompanied by Lin Yuan's wife. After getting along these days, Lin Daiyu, Lin Yuan, Lin Liang and both wives had met.

Since she called Lin Jian the third brother, she naturally followed Lin Jian in calling them the eldest brother and the second brother, and the two young wives were also called the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law.Lin Yuan and the others knew of Lin Daiyu's existence long ago, they were very kind when they saw her, and treated her well.