[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Empress Dowager Shen didn't rest after sending everyone away in the morning, but went into the Buddhist hall to chant scriptures after eating breakfast.

When Emperor Chengsheng came, Empress Dowager Shen had just come out of the Buddhist hall and was changing clothes in the inner hall. Emperor Chengsheng asked the servants in Shou'an Palace, and found out that Empress Dowager Shen had never had a rest.

Empress Dowager Shen heard the words, took a sip of tea, and then sighed: "Such turmoil happened yesterday, Aijia thought about it, and thought it was because of Aijia's insistence on holding a seminar. If Aijia didn't have this thought , presumably there will be no such thing. It's a pity that a big mistake has been made, and no matter how regretful it is, it will be difficult to change the facts in front of us."

"It's just Aijia thinking about the turmoil/turmoil in the capital, thinking of those suffering people, Aijia witnessed the evil deeds of the thugs last night, I was really shocked, and I feel sorry for the casualties of the soldiers and people, I can't calm down, I feel very guilty and remorseful, how can the Ai family sleep?"

Empress Dowager Shen couldn't sleep, so she simply went to the Buddhist hall to chant sutras for the soldiers and common people who died in the turmoil.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Shen was blaming herself, Emperor Chengsheng hurriedly persuaded her a few words, and then excused Empress Dowager Shen, saying that the turmoil/turmoil was not entirely due to her wanting to organize a seminar.

Emperor Chengsheng said: "News from outside are coming in one after another. Not only in the capital, but also in various prefectures, counties and townships. There were also many places where turmoil occurred last night. Fortunately, the yamen in various prefectures, counties and townships did it early As soon as he made his plan, he passed by without any danger. Lin Jian told me earlier that even at the Xishui camp, there were still thugs taught like this who wanted to attack the soldiers in the camp. Fortunately, he had already Be prepared."

"Looking at this turmoil right now, we can see that the turmoil that has occurred in the past two months, plus the turmoil last night, is by no means something that can happen overnight. They must have been preparing for a long time. .Since it has been prepared for a long time and wants to make trouble, naturally the remaining thing is to choose an opportunity to publish it. Even if the queen mother does not organize a lecture conference, there will be other things for them to make use of. "

"Therefore, the queen mother doesn't have to blame herself too much. This matter was not originally the queen mother's intention."

Emperor Chengsheng spoke softly to the Empress Dowager Shen, but his eyes were always fixed on the face of the Empress Dowager Shen lightly and shallowly, without moving away a bit, observing the expression of the Empress Dowager Shen very intently.

Empress Dowager Shen didn't seem to notice Emperor Chengsheng's gaze. She was taken aback when she heard Emperor Chengsheng's words mention that Xishui camp was attacked by Rushi sect mobs. How is the camp now?

She said: "Emperor, Lin Jian rushes to help the capital and relieves the difficulties in the capital, but the Xishui camp is empty. If you teach the thugs to go to the Xishui camp as the emperor said, this is obviously a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. Lin Jian Jian is a planner, and the emperor values ​​him so much, he won't fall for it, right?"

Emperor Chengsheng said: "The queen mother is at ease, he certainly didn't fall for it."

"In Lin Jian's aid capital, Xishui Camp is not an empty camp, and has others as reinforcements. The thugs taught in this way did not take advantage of it at all, and were taken down by the reinforcements who arrived in time. In fact, if you want to say The reinforcements who got up and came to Xishui camp are no strangers to my mother, they are the big house separated from Jia's family last year, and they are Jia She's son, Jia Lian, whom I have pardoned."

"Jia Lian?"

Empress Dowager Shen knew about the affairs of the Jia family. She asked Emperor Chengsheng, "Didn't Jia Lian go to the northern army to practice? How did he become a reinforcement?"

Emperor Chengsheng said: "Jia Lian's army is changing defenses, and Xishui Camp is also at the time of changing defenses. The Ministry of War has ordered that Jia Lian's army should arrive at Xishui Camp before August, and the soldiers of Xishui Camp will withdraw their defenses before July. After Lin Jian made some arrangements, Jia Lian went to Xishui camp ahead of schedule."

Emperor Chengsheng took a deep look at Empress Dowager Shen, "Speaking of which, Lin Jian is still cautious. If he hadn't been so cautious, what would happen in the capital today?"

Empress Dowager Shen agreed with Emperor Chengsheng's words, nodded and said: "The emperor entrusted Lin Jian with the important task of guarding the safety of the capital and the capital because he trusted him. Now it seems that Lin Jian has lived up to the emperor's trust. Sure enough, he guarded the capital very well, and fortunately it was like this, the emperor and Ai's family were fine."

"Speaking of which, the Lin family is loyal, and the three sons born to Lin Hong are all loyal to the emperor and the court. Even blushing, he himself is also loyal to the emperor and patriotic. It's just that the Ai family never thought that even Lin Jian's new marriage would come into the family. Mrs. Wen Zhonggong's widow, such a delicate and weak woman, she had the courage to lure away the thugs of such teaching for Aijia and everyone last night. Although later, there were still thugs chasing Aijia and killing them And everyone, there is also the fall of Ximen, but Aijia saw that he was also a good boy."

"This time they were all able to escape from danger. The Lin family made the most contribution, and the emperor also saw them. Both of them are good children, and they are both young. They have a bright future. The emperor should reward them well. The heart of the hero should be chilled. Jia Lian also contributed to rescue him in time, and the emperor should also reward him."

It was natural for Emperor Chengsheng to say this, but it was only a few short words, as if it was just to explain the situation to Empress Dowager Shen, but he refused to say anything more than that.

Empress Dowager Shen didn't say much, and asked how Lin Hong was doing: "The incident happened suddenly. Ai's family heard that there were thousands of thugs who taught like this besieging the general's mansion. But I don’t see Lord Zhennan going out, this Lord Zhennan has been ill for several months, and he can’t go out at this juncture, is he in good health? Do you want the Ai family to send one or two imperial physicians from the palace to have a look?”

"Zhennangong's legs are not good, and he has been resting these days. In the situation like yesterday, it is better for Zhennangong not to show his face. Lin Jian has made arrangements, so it seems that nothing will happen."

Emperor Chengsheng said, "Mr. Zhennan is also old/faulty. He has a doctor he knows well in his house to see him, so he won't bother his mother so much."

Emperor Chengsheng said no, and Empress Dowager Shen didn't insist on it either, she just oh, and then picked up the teacup to drink some green tea.

Emperor Chengsheng saw the Empress Dowager Shen making snacks with tea and fruit, looked around the hall again, and said softly: "Although it is hot today, the empress mother is not very strong/healthy, and she hasn't rested well in the past two days. There are so many people in the hall. I'm afraid it's too cold, and if the mother gets sick because of this, the son will feel uneasy. Please also take care of your body."

"It's okay, the emperor doesn't have to worry,"

Empress Dowager Shen waved her hand and said, "Ai's family has been in the mountains for ten years, and they are used to the cool summer of Mount Wutai. Now that they have gone down the mountain, they feel that it is too hot in the capital, especially in the palace. Ai's body can't stand it. Ice cubes are more comfortable in the palace."

"The emperor didn't know that in the past few days, he led everyone to the Buddhist hall to chant scriptures. Many of these female relatives were weak and could not use ice. Ai's family was afraid of hurting their bodies, and they were afraid If they catch a cold, they use less, and the Aijia is also hot, since there is no outsider here at the moment, the emperor will let the Aijia be more comfortable."

Empress Dowager Shen said so, and Emperor Chengsheng didn't say anything.

After a while, Emperor Chengsheng asked: "I heard that the mother sent the fifth son to deal with the follow-up arrangements for those monks."

Empress Dowager Shen nodded: "Yes, Lao Wu has been preparing for the lecture for a long time out of mourning for his family, but it is a pity that such a turmoil not only caused casualties to soldiers and common people, but the monks who came to Gaotai after hearing the news last night There are also many casualties among the people, and this conference cannot be held. The wounded have to recuperate in the capital, and the dead must naturally inform the monks where they came from, and arrange for someone to send the body back. Everyone else has their own way. The errand, this matter is handled by the fifth supervisor from the beginning to the end, and it is impossible for Aijia to ask Lin Jian, the commander of the capital camp, to do such a thing, so naturally he can only ask the fifth supervisor to do it."

When mentioning King Duan, Empress Dowager Shen thought of the prince, and asked Emperor Chengsheng what was going on in Huaiyin.

She didn't inquire more about the flood control and disaster relief work in Huaiyin, but she was a little worried about the prince's health: "The flooded place must have a hard life. The prince was also raised by the emperor and the empress since he was a child. After all, he is the prince. I haven't suffered too much. Does the emperor have any news about the prince? How is the prince over there?"

"The matter of flood control and disaster relief is urgent, and it is quite complicated and difficult, but we still need to take care of our health. We must pay attention to drinking water and eating. After all, it is something that is imported. It is best not to get sick outside. "

Empress Dowager Shen babbled a series of words, and then she went to see Emperor Chengsheng. Emperor Chengsheng just listened quietly and looked at Empress Dowager Shen calmly. She clearly saw that Empress Dowager Shen was waiting for his answer. It just didn't say a word and didn't answer what the Empress Dowager Shen said.

Emperor Chengsheng didn't say a word, and he didn't mention the crown prince. He just fixed the appearance of Empress Dowager Shen, which made Empress Dowager Shen quite puzzled: "Emperor? What's wrong with you?"

"Could it be that the prince really has something to do?"

Emperor Chengsheng stared for a moment, then smiled suddenly: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, the prince is fine."

"It's just that I have learned some things in the past two days. These things involve some people. I have been thinking in my heart whether to tell the queen mother. This thing happened many years ago, but it is related to the future of the fifth child. After thinking about it , Now that something like this happened again, I think we should talk to the queen mother about it."

Empress Dowager Shen heard that Emperor Chengsheng's words were unclear, and hurriedly asked: "What's the matter? The emperor will just say it."

Emperor Chengsheng had already considered the words in his mind, but he still hesitated for a moment, and after glancing at the Empress Dowager Shen, he said slowly: "The empress mother knows that there are not as many concubines in the harem as the first emperor, but the number is not as large as that of the first emperor. Not very rarely, this person lives in the palace, and there will always be a time when he has a headache and feels uncomfortable, so he has to ask the imperial physician for diagnosis and treatment. The imperial hospital changed its sentence a while ago."

"The judge of Lu Yuan was still young, and at the time when he was determined to forge ahead, he took the imperial physician of the imperial hospital to see the imperial pharmacy, and said that he would reorganize the warehouse that kept the records of the past years. In this warehouse, there are the emperor and Xiao. The pulse case of the ancestors of the family can't be moved easily, and the matter was reported to me. I thought, this hospital has not cleaned up the warehouse for many years. Since this court judge Lu has a heart, I will agree .”

"This is an ordinary matter, not worth mentioning, but it happened that they were asked to find out one thing when they were tidying up the warehouse."