The Lady of the Red Chamber

Yun Qingxuan and Lin Daiyu completed the task that Yun Qingchi gave, and went to the official residence again.

As Yun Qingchi's younger sister, Yun Qingxuan is also the Empress Dowager's niece.Except for the royal princess and the princess of the clan, there is no one with a more noble status than her.

As the cousin of the Yun family, Lin Daiyu was ordered by her family to visit and condolence her cousin, which is also reasonable.Therefore, the two frequently went to the official residence, which did not arouse many people's suspicions.

Yun Qing slowly bit the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and looked at Yun Qingchi and Situ Jin appreciatively, with "Praise me, praise me" written brightly on her small face.

Seeing Yun Qingxuan like this, Situ Jin cheered with pride: "My cousin is really amazing."

Yun Qingchi put a post on the table, chuckled: "This is a post sent by Zhen Jinhua, the eldest son of the Zhen family. He probably knows that Zhen Jinwen won't get much favor from us, so he wants to use another method. I just don't know, wait How will the Zhen family be overwhelmed when they receive news from the Liu family?"

Thinking of that scene, Yun Qing slowly narrowed her eyes: "It must be fun."

Situ Jin looked at Yun Qingxuan's eager little face, shook her head slightly, and pointed at her dotingly: "You."

Yun Qingchi turned his head and looked at Daiyu who had been drinking tea without saying a word: "Cousin Lin, have all the confidantes that uncle asked you to bring have been connected with uncle's former friends?"

Lin Daiyu put down her teacup and nodded slightly: "Big cousin, don't worry. In Yangzhou today, those adults who used to be friends with my father are now facing us. It's just that the Zhen family has been operating in the south of the Yangtze River for many years, and the power is intertwined. Letters from uncles also It has been mentioned that if His Highness wants to act, it is the best policy to be far-sighted."

Yun Qing slowly clapped his hands and smiled: "The Zhen family would never have thought that uncle would do such a trick. On the surface, my cousin accompanied me to Yangzhou to play, but in fact, she had already changed her position in secret and kept secrets. With the help of my uncle's old friend and student, we will It's more convenient."

Yun Qingchi said: "It's better to do more research. After all these years have passed, no one can guarantee whether they have taken refuge in the Zhen family's sect, or if they have entered the secret brothels of the Zhen family's brothels, and been killed by the Zhen family." Take the handle."

Lin Daiyu nodded: "Cousin, don't worry, my cousin will take care of me, so there will be no big mistakes."

Situ Jin talked to Yun Qingchi again, took out an envelope, looked at the red paint on it, and shook his head: "Speaking of which, the Zhen family is not of one mind. It is obvious that Mr. Zhen is no longer willing to continue to work for you. The Zhen family has sacrificed their lives."

Yun Qing slowly frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly realized: "Mr. Zhen San. Your Highness, is that the only son of Sanfang?"

Situ Jin smiled and nodded.

After Yun Qingxuan was sure, he was a little strange: "But why did he betray the Zhen family? This is his clan. Besides, the Zhen clan is not prosperous, except for the main branch of Yangzhou, there are only four households in total. No matter what, he is If you can get a large fortune, you can also get a lot of sacrifice land when you return to the clan. It doesn’t make sense for him to destroy the Great Wall by himself.”

Yun Qingchi glanced at Yun Qingxuan, and did not answer her question, but said: "You may not be so diligent in studying on weekdays, but now when it comes to family trees, you can memorize them thoroughly."

Yun Qingxuan listened to Yun Qingchi's education, and shouted innocently: "Brother, I was wronged. With our status, we should be familiar with the genealogy of various families, in-laws and enemies, so as not to make jokes when we go out. Before I came to Yangzhou , but I asked my cousin to train me for three days before I wrote it down. Besides, I usually study hard, and my master often praises me. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my cousin.”

While talking slowly, Yun Qing turned the topic to Lin Daiyu without hesitation.

Lin Daiyu raised her eyebrows, cast a glance at Yun Qingxuan, and deliberately prolonged a syllable: "Mmm——"

Just when Yun Qing was nervous, Lin Daiyu said empathetically: "Big cousin, Xu Xu has always been smart, so you don't have to worry too much. My cousin also often said, don't be too harsh on Xu Xu."

Yun Qingchi glanced at Yun Qingxuan with a half-smile, but didn't speak.

Situ Jin saw that Yun Qinghu was carefully looking at Yun Qingchi, and quickly changed the subject to help her out: "I'm afraid outsiders don't know much about this matter. The third room of the Zhen family is different from the first room and the second room, and Concubine Zhen. Master Zhen San It was not from Mrs. Fengsheng, but during the period when Mrs. Fengsheng entered the palace to serve the late emperor, a woman from a brothel took the opportunity to enter. If the late emperor hadn't won the throne in the end, I am afraid that Mr. Zhen would be fascinated by this woman and give up. The wife is also not sure. Therefore, the other houses in the Zhen family are extremely repulsive to the third house, thinking that their house almost took away things that belonged to Mrs. Fengsheng and themselves, and they are extremely contemptuous of Master Zhen San and Zhen Jinluo."

Lin Daiyu continued: "Even in Yangzhou City, most people think that the third wife of the Zhen family and the concubine Zhen are brothers and sisters of the same mother. Father also learned the truth by chance."

Yun Qingchi said with a smile: "According to reports from our spies in ambush at the Zhen family, Zhen Jinhua and Zhen Jinwen are highly regarded by Mrs. Zhen, and have already entered the core of the family. They will definitely inherit the Zhen family in the future. On the other hand, Zhen Jinluo is not taken seriously. Not to mention, because of Concubine Zhen's dislike, she could only follow behind Zhen Jinwen to fight. He doesn't look like a young master, but more like a long-term follower. Their status is even the most dandy and violent, and the most troublesome Zhen Jinshu is not as good. How can this be convincing? Before coming to Yangzhou, my uncle told me that if necessary, I can instigate against the third son Zhen. I originally wanted to hang him out for a few days, but I didn't expect him to be so anxious Patiently found the door, it can be seen that Ren Zhen's family has been there for a long time. This time, it is obvious that he wants to be like the big family of the Jia family, seize the opportunity to change course, completely break away from the family, and set up another family."

Yun Qingxuan was speechless.She knew that big families had a lot of secrets, but she didn't expect that the aristocratic families in Yangzhou City were not much better than those in the capital.After sighing, he blurted out: "So why do these people have so many concubines? There are more children, and naturally there are more intrigues. Let me tell you, there is no such thing as monogamy for a lifetime."

Yun Qingchi heard the words, and shouted sharply: "Wait a minute, what nonsense are you talking about?"

It was the first time for Yun Qingxu to see such a serious Yun Qingchi, and she was a little scared.She glanced at Situ Jin, then at Yun Qingchi, knowing that she was the one who said something that shouldn't have been said just now, she shrugged her shoulders and said timidly: "Brother, I was wrong, don't be angry."

Yun Qingchi ignored Yun Qingxuan, but stood up and cupped his hands towards Situ Jin: "Your Highness, it's all because the family spoils my little sister so much that she made her say such words. I apologize to His Highness on behalf of my sister, and look back at His Highness." For the sake of Huan Huan's young age, don't worry about it."

Situ Jin didn't speak, but looked at Yun Qinghuan.

Yun Qing lowered her head slowly, kneading the corners of her skirt, seemingly guilty as hell, but with her pursed lips and stubborn expression, it was obvious that she didn't feel that she had said something wrong.

Lin Daiyu looked at Yun Qingwan worriedly, and glanced at Situ Jin from time to time.It seemed that he was afraid that Situ Jin would be angry at Yun Qingxuan because of her displeasure.

Situ Jin lowered her eyes and looked at the fan placed on the side of the table.

There is an exquisite fan cover on the fan, and the craftsmanship can even be compared to the best embroidery lady in the palace.This was made by Yun Qingxuan himself and given to him back then.It represented Yun Qingxuan's whole heart for him.

The marriage between him and Yun Qingxuan seemed to be a matter of course.Before they met, Empress Dowager Yun held him in her arms and asked him if he would marry his niece when he grows up, that is, Miss Yun's family, as the future princess.

Even the concubine mother once said that the queen mother wanted to get closer and closer.When Mrs. Yun was pregnant, the queen mother joked that if Mrs. Yun gave birth to a daughter this time, she would definitely marry her.At that time, the two childhood sweethearts will grow up together, and they will know each other well, and they will not wrong each other.

Later, she and Yun Qingxuan got acquainted with each other, and both of them knew the elders' thoughts.After getting along for a long time, the people around are no longer taboo.Everyone knows that in the future, when Yun Qing is relieved and Ji, she will be the certain Concubine Ying.

Yun Qingxuan was always careless, but sometimes she was shockingly sensitive.Situ Jin has always known that Yun Qingxuan is a very thoughtful person.However, for so many years, he had neglected that the Yun family couple had always been a husband and wife with deep affection and harmony.She even forgot how sad and dejected Yun Qingxu would be if she obeyed the royal rules and accepted concubines.

Situ Jin's heart was a little confused for a moment, she didn't know how to explain to Yun Qing slowly, she just said: "Cousin, go back with Miss Lin first."

"Oh." Yun Qing responded sullenly, stood up and saluted, then retreated with Lin Daiyu.

On the carriage going back, Lin Daiyu looked at Yun Qinghuan, sighed, and put her hands in her arms: "Huanhuan, what's wrong with you? You are usually steady, why are you so reckless today? You actually said this in front of His Highness."

Yun Qing lowered his eyes slowly, and the corners of his mouth slightly turned down, obviously not very interested: "I just... I just blurted out, just lost my mind for a while, and somehow, I just said it."

Lin Daiyu stretched out her hand and straightened Yunqing's messy temple hair: "Huan, I know what you think. But don't say such rebellious words in front of others in the future. The world is very harsh on us women. Aunts and uncles are already in the minority. My father loves my mother so much, but at the beginning he took a concubine for the sake of his heirs. My mother was not unwilling, but instead blamed herself for being incompetent and not being able to give birth to a son for my father. Ying His Royal Highness has a noble status, even if you are standing behind the Queen Mother, but behind His Highness, there is even more ancestral etiquette. If your words today are spread, it will make people talk about it. The eldest lady of Qin Guogong's mansion is a jealous person. This makes Aunt knows how sad it must be."

Yun Qing lowered her head slowly, her fingers kept turning the long tassels under the jade pendant around her waist: "Cousin, I know. It's just that I still have fantasies."

After thinking about it, Yun Qingxuan felt that she was ridiculous, and laughed at herself: "Actually, that's true. If His Royal Highness really wants to accept the side concubine, I will really do what Zhang Ruoxu said, "If the king is ruthless, I will leave." "Really? This is the royal family, not an ordinary family."

Husband, I'm afraid you don't even want the Nine Clans anymore.

Lin Daiyu knew that Yun Qingxu was still in conflict, and couldn't find words of comfort for a while.Sitting next to Yun Qingxuan, he took her head into his arms: "Huanhuan, if you are unhappy, just cry out. It will feel better if you cry out."

Yun Qingxuan was really sad at first, but after hearing Lin Daiyu's words, she burst into tears and laughed: "Cousin, you don't cry much now, and you even told me that tears are the least valuable thing in front of a real big event. Why are you not crying now?" Persuade me?"

Lin Daiyu pinched Yun Qingxuan's little face: "This is what Madam taught me. It's good for you, I kindly persuade you, but you actually made fun of me about my past. You really deserve a spanking."

Yun Qingxuan's emotions disappeared in an instant when Lin Daiyu made such a fuss.Leaning on Lin Daiyu, she asked, "Cousin, if your future husband takes a concubine, will you be unhappy?"

Lin Daiyu smiled, stroked Yun Qingxuan's hair, and said: "Huanxuan, before my father returned to the capital, I knew what my mother meant. She wanted me to marry Baoyu. I followed my mother's last wish and got close to Baoyu. Baoyu is indeed very kind to me. But Baoyu is not only good to me, he treats Sister Bao, Sister Yun, and all sisters equally. At that time, I was living alone and had no one to depend on. This situation made me feel sour. Not to mention, I actually know Xiren's thoughts."

Fearing that Yun Qingxuan would not know who Xi Ren was, Lin Daiyu added: "Xi Ren is the big maid in Baoyu's house. She takes care of Baoyu's food and daily life."

Yun Qing nodded silently.

Anyone who has seen the Red Chamber knows Xiren's ambition to be an aunt.

"However, even if I know, what can I do? I don't have the ability to change all this, so I can only endure silently and be good sisters with Xiren. Watching Baoyu get tired of being by her side from time to time, attacking her one bite at a time sister."

This was the first time that Lin Daiyu gave Yun Qing an analysis of her mental journey in Jia's house. Yun Qing couldn't care less about being sad, and listened carefully.

"Later, my father came to Beijing, and I also returned home, and gradually became estranged from Baoyu. Slowly, I'm telling you this, not to ask you to accept His Royal Highness as a side concubine. I just want to Said, some things can’t be changed without our thinking. Back then, I couldn’t stop Baoyu from being intimate with many sisters. Now, even if I marry Brother Meng in the future, no matter how sad or sad I am, I can’t stop him from taking concubines. On the contrary Be like a mother, take care of it with joy, and all the bitter fruits can only be tasted in the house by yourself.”

Yun Qing turned around slowly, looked up at Lin Daiyu: "Cousin, I thought you had a character that would rather be broken than broken."

Lin Daiyu smiled helplessly, and didn't stop stroking Yun Qingxuan's hand: "Huanhuan, I used to be like this. But later, Madam taught me a lot. I am broken, but what should father do?" What should I do? It’s fine if I’m alone, but if there are still concerns in the world, wouldn’t broken jade make loved ones hurt and enemies quickened? This is what reckless people do, impulsive instead of deep thinking.”

Yun Qing slowly nestled in Lin Daiyu's arms, nodded half understanding: "Cousin, I understand. Don't worry, I won't continue to blame myself."

Lin Daiyu said so much earnestly, but it was just to let Yun Qing ease her happy knot.Seeing that she was really thinking about it, she smiled and said, "It's best if you can do this. Go to sleep first, and I'll call you when I get back home."