Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

The day when the second prince, Tuyou, and the third son had their first birthday banquet was a nightmare that the people of the capital would never dare to forget for decades to come.

That night, blood flowed into rivers, the sound of killing shook the world, the light of fire and the sound of killing rafts made the whole capital noisy.Finally, it spread into the palace with red walls and yellow tiles.

The old people suddenly remembered that it was also like this on the night when Prince Yizhong's son had an incident more than ten years ago...

Of course, at the very beginning, this night was still very cheerful.

The second prince, Tu Youzhan, is favored by the emperor, and everyone in the court knows that when his third son is one year old, all the second prince's party has come to celebrate. The second prince's mansion has been filled with guests since the morning, and when the lights are on, the palace is huge Thousands of tallow candles were lit, and the sky above the palace was lit up.

Hundreds of tables were set up in the open space in the front yard of the palace, and there were no more room for the female relatives in the back yard. There was even a servant outside offering rewards with steamed buns and money, and the crackling of firecrackers resounded through the sky.

Luxurious attire, exquisite food and drink, the best singing and dancing, rich and honored guests—this was supposed to be a feast that people talked about, but it was stopped halfway by someone with a sword.

No one noticed that all the passages around the palace were closed.Among the beggars in front of the palace gate who came to grab the silver rewards, there were many strong ones.People from Wucheng Bingmasi no longer come to patrol this street, and the incense in the air is a bit cloying.

The wine was so mellow, the actors on the stage sang just right, the beating of gongs, drums and erhu complemented the hustle and bustle of the whole hall, when the first person screamed, the others frowned: who is spoiling the scenery, such a beautiful day , how can you be so disrespectful?

It wasn't until the swords in the hands of the group of black-clothed masked men slashed themselves, warm blood splashed on their faces, and the lingering smell of blood came from the tip of their noses, that everyone suddenly came back to their senses.

"Ah~~"

There were screams and killing sounds everywhere. Some people wanted to run, only to realize that their hands and feet were already weak. Those men in black struck so neatly that no one could escape, so some people forced themselves to run. The corpses lying all over the place made it difficult to escape, and the man in black was already chasing after him...

"Come here, help me..."

Scattered guards came from all directions, but many more disappeared without a trace, and it was unknown whether they were dead or what.These black-clothed men are very skilled. Even the guards carefully recruited by the second prince can only catch five or six black-clothed men with nothing...

The originally cheerful dinner party turned into a purgatory on earth in an instant!

At that time, the emperor was playing chess with his beloved concubine Shu in Ganyi Palace.

The charcoal fire was lit in the room, and the earth dragon burning room was very warm. Several candlesticks reflected the room like daytime. Concubine Shu and the emperor were both dressed in ordinary clothes, sitting leisurely on the kang next to the bed and playing chess.

Concubine Shu's chess skills are not very good, the white pieces on the board have fallen into decline, the emperor drank his tea leisurely, watching Concubine Shu frowning in distress and pinching the black pieces, not knowing where to put them.

She is in her late thirties, and she is the mother of two children. She is already a grandmother, but she only wears autumn-colored regular clothes, and her crow-green hair is loose and loose. It is not very easy to shake a hairpin with a jasper and pearl. She used makeup, but in the eyes of the emperor, she was still as glamorous and charming as when he first saw her more than [-] years ago.

He stretched out his hand, grabbed Concubine Shu's hand holding the chess, rubbed it twice, and said with a smile: "Ai Fei, have you thought about where to put it? Or do you want to just admit defeat like this?"

Concubine Shu became annoyed, she pulled out her hand, threw the chess piece into the box, and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty will bully people, I won't obey!"

At such an old age, she is still beautiful and charming in such a young daughter's form. The emperor laughed when he saw it: "I bully others? My concubine, how many times did you regret chess with me in the beginning? Three times, or five times?" Second-rate?"

Concubine Shu's face was flushed, she rushed over and started arguing with the emperor: "Don't say it, Your Majesty is not allowed to say it anymore!" The emperor laughed even more.

When the queen led the people to the door, she heard such a hearty laughter from a distance, her eyes darkened, and her thoughts became more determined.With a wink to the side, someone backed away quietly.

Someone at the door noticed the Queen and his party, and hurried up to pay their respects.

The queen smiled dignifiedly and virtuously: "Today is the first birthday banquet of the second prince and the third son. I'm here to see sister Concubine Shu and give her a shout out."

The one who greeted the queen was Jinyan, the eldest maid next to Concubine Shu. Relying on Concubine Shu's respect, she didn't put the queen in her eyes very much. Hearing this, she just smiled and said, "Mistress Xie cares about our master, what will our master do now?" Son, I'm playing chess with the emperor." After finishing speaking, he only looked at the queen meaningfully.

The smile on the corner of the queen's mouth deepened a bit.

Look, this is the person next to Concubine Shu. She is a queen, and she comes to see her, but the people around her don't even give a notification, they talk about the emperor, as if she should know the current affairs Get out of here, don't bother the two of them are in love with each other.

And she is the queen who was married by the emperor's matchmaker back then, held the post-sealing ceremony, and held the golden book and gold seal!

The queen looked at Jinyan, and said indifferently: "It turns out that the emperor is also there, that's okay, I happen to have something to do in the palace, so I just met together." The people around her sang loudly: "The Empress has arrived~"

Jin Yan fell behind, looked at the bright yellow make-up of the empress, curled her lips, and spat secretly, what's so great, so what if it's the empress?It's just an empty queen occupying a position. No one in the palace knows that the emperor's favorite is their master!

She took two steps forward and stood at the door bored, but she didn't notice that the maids brought by the queen were all unfamiliar faces...

Hearing that the queen was coming, Concubine Shu's eyes flashed a trace of disgust. She was nestled in the emperor's arms, but she had no choice but to get up at this moment. The queen said hello: "The concubine has seen the queen." Without waiting for the queen to speak, she stood up on her own.

The emperor pretended not to see this scene, and looked at the queen indifferently: "Is there something for the queen to come this time?"

The queen smiled and bowed to her first: "All blessings, Your Majesty." Then she smiled and said, "It's nothing else, it's just that today is the first birthday of the second prince's third son, and I thought that sister Shufei must be thinking about it." Yes, that's why I came here to have a look, there is a gift for Sister Concubine Shu."

The emperor was a little surprised: "A gift?"

It's late at night, and you came here on purpose to give Concubine Shu a gift?It's not a person, just a child's birthday party?

Concubine Shu immediately sneered: "What kind of extraordinary gift must Baba bring to me at this time? The empress really has a heart, so let's see it together in front of the emperor. Empress, what good gift did you bring here?" Apparently thinking that the empress wanted to show her face in front of the emperor, she deliberately picked this time to give the gift.

The queen winked at the maid next to her, and the maid presented it with a box carved from rosewood.Concubine Shu didn't need a maid, so she took it by herself. She was very curious. The queen has always put on airs and is indifferent to herself. This time she is so enthusiastic, and she even gave a gift for her little grandson's first birthday. Concubine Shu should take a good look to see what kind of good it is.

Opening the box, there was a strange fragrance. Concubine Shu took a deep breath, feeling that the fragrance had penetrated into the lungs. Looking inside the box, there was a very beautiful small gold aromatherapy tripod, embedded with various colors. Gem, end is magnificent.There are still blue eyes curling up inside, and what comes out is that strange fragrance.

The queen smiled dignifiedly and politely: "Sister Concubine Shu, do you still like it? This is an aromatherapy tripod carefully crafted for you by someone I asked someone to carefully find. It was specially prepared for you."

Concubine Shu looked up and down, she was exquisite and precious, but she had never seen anything good by the emperor's side, she didn't pay attention to such an aromatherapy tripod, so she casually put it on the kang table. Fang, thanked the queen for going to the banquet: "The empress is interested, I like this gift very much." I thought it was a good thing, it was worth the empress running over so fast, it was just such a little thing... Concubine Shu secretly said After taking a sip, she knew that the empress could not understand that the emperor doted on her. Fortunately, she was still the lord of the harem, so she actually played these small-minded things to compete for favor.snort!She glanced at the emperor, full of displeasure.

Seeing that she was unhappy, the emperor immediately lost his mood, and said coldly to the empress, "I have seen you, the empress, and I have given you a present. It is getting late, so let's go back to Zhengyang Palace as soon as possible." This is the order to evict guests. .

If in the past, the empress had been given such shame, she would have gone away like a philanthropist, but this time, she didn't hear it, and said with a smile: "The emperor and Sister Concubine Shu are playing chess? I haven't played chess for a long time I wonder if the emperor is willing to play a game of chess with me?"

Concubine Shu raised her eyebrows.Queen what does this mean?Let the emperor play chess with her in her palace?

The emperor also felt uncomfortable: "It's getting late..."

The queen interrupted him at once: "Is the emperor not even willing to play a game of chess with me?" With such straightforward words, the emperor's refusal stopped on the tip of his tongue, and he couldn't say it again.

Concubine Shu stood aside, couldn't bear it anymore, and snorted coldly.

The emperor who was shaken at first became firm again, lowered his face and shouted: "Queen, do you still have any rules?! It's so late at night, I'm going to rest, you should hurry back to your Zhengyang Palace!" Concubine Shu stood aside, The smile in his eyes couldn't be concealed, and he looked at the queen with disdain.

The queen must have looked at these two people, and suddenly laughed.

"That's it... that's fine, I don't have to hesitate!" She shook her head, and said to the emperor in disappointment, "I have followed His Majesty for so many years, and I have given birth to children and managed the harem for you. Not even willing to play a game of chess with me..."

"This is me, how can I not hate you?"

As soon as the words came out, Emperor Concubine Shu's face changed, and the emperor was furious on the spot: "Empress, what did you say?!"

How dare she say such disrespectful words?

The queen turned her gaze to look at the incense burner: "If you calculate the time, it should be time, right?"

Concubine Shu and the emperor didn't understand what it meant, but they saw a court lady next to the queen approaching, the boss pushed Concubine Shu onto the kang unceremoniously, before Concubine Shu could react, she asked someone to push her down on the kang superior.

The emperor was so angry that he was about to jump up against the table. After this movement, he realized that his body was unable to use any strength...

"Queen, what did you do?!" the emperor shouted.

The queen just stood where she was, looking down at the lord of the world, her lips clenched...

Outside the door, people like Jin Yan were quickly knocked unconscious by a few court ladies, and lay on the ground in a mess...