The return of Fengxi of the Red Chamber

As soon as Situ Yu arrived at the side of Meilin, he saw the second prince, Situ You, following a maidservant, hurrying towards Yingchun's hiding place.

Situ Yu stopped in his tracks, his face was cloudy, and later he passed directly across the plum forest, and the general rushed to the front of Situ You when he turned the corner.

Then he adjusted his breathing, pretended to be here all the time, and looked at the plum forest in the distance.

Situ You saw his figure from a distance, cursed secretly, and then walked over with a smile on his face: "Why is Little Huang uncle here alone, and didn't go over there to have fun with everyone?"

Situ Yu turned around when he heard the words, and replied with a faint smile: "Just now I also drank two glasses of wine there, maybe I drank too hurriedly, but I felt a little bit high, so I came here to be clean and quiet. Why did the nephew also come here? here?"

Situ You smiled and said, "I just had a few extra glasses of water and wine, and I'm going to go to make things easier. Uncle Emperor, please do your own thing. My nephew is going ahead."

Unexpectedly, Situ Yu followed slowly as if he didn't understand: "It just so happens that I also feel a little unwell, why don't you and I go together?"

Situ You wanted to yell and curse, but he didn't dare to speak out because of the rules of etiquette.And for the convenience, if he went, Situ Yu would naturally go too, and there was no reason to stop him.

It's just that this is the palace of Dongping County after all. Even if Situ You and the Sixth Princess can bribe a few servants, they can't control the overall situation.

However, although Situ Yu was not valued and had no real power in his hands, he was Situ You's elder. According to patriarchal law, as long as Situ You was not established as the crown prince, he should still be treated with courtesy.If not, after today's news got out, a crime of disrespecting the elders would be inevitable, and the other princes didn't know how to criticize him.

So even though Situ You was burning with anxiety, he still smiled and went to the clean room to change clothes with Situ Yu.

After such a delay, two quarters of an hour passed, and the hiding place Yingchun chose again welcomed a large number of girls.

The eldest girl from the Lou family of the Queen's mother's family took the lead, and said to the girls behind: "There is a plum tree there, which is so strange. It's nothing more than a tree with red and white colors. What's rare is that one side Isshiki, uninvolved, do you think it's strange?"

Later, people who were hindering the power of Duke Cheng'en's mansion, and those who were curious, talked a lot, and gradually approached the room where Yingchun was hiding.

"Oh, my foot." The eldest girl of the Lou family suddenly cried out tenderly, and the hand supporting the servant girl stopped moving, "I just stepped into the air, and my foot seems to be twisted."

Hearing this, the eldest daughter of the Mu family came over hurriedly, supported her other arm and said, "Hurry up and sit in the room, I'll ask someone to bring the imperial physician over."

A group of people huffed and walked into the hut, Yingchun inside heard the movement, and while his heart was full of anger, his face became more peaceful and serene.

"It shouldn't be a problem, I'll just take a break." The eldest girl of the Lou family was a little embarrassed, and apologized to everyone, "I made everyone worry, it's because I was too inspiring."

The girl from the Mu family also felt that she was acting a little weird, and after all, she was at her own home, so she could only help smooth things over: "How important is the girl's body, how can it be regarded as mobilizing people? Besides, I feel a little tired after playing for half a day. Go in and rest for a while."

Xue Baochai, who was following behind them, couldn't help but lift up her heart, because Yingchun had gone for less than half an hour and hadn't come back yet.

And the eldest girl of the Lou family was acting sneaky, and thinking of what the mothers had said, only Yingchun was absent among the girls of each family, Xue Baochai had to suspect that this was a game set up for Yingchun.

"Manjing, hurry up, go to the main courtyard to find Lian's Second Mistress, and tell me that Second Miss is missing!"

Xue Baochai retreated to the side, leaned over to Manjing's ear and said urgently, and then urged: "Move quickly, so as not to attract the attention of others, go quickly! If anyone asks, just say that I asked you to find Second Mistress to get things." of."

Man Jing's face changed, although she believed in Fu Ling and Forsythia's ability, but after all, it was hard to guard against backstabbing, she hurriedly left the crowd and went straight to look for Wang Xifeng without mentioning it.

After such a delay, the two maidservants over there had already pushed open the door, Yingchun hid behind the curtain, and only Fuling hurried up to greet her: "Hi girls, our girls are waiting in this room because the tea stained their skirts just now." Clothes, it’s not easy to come out to meet everyone, don’t blame me.”

Some people who were at the same table just now recalled this incident, and they all hurriedly said that there was a reason for the incident, which was too polite.

The girl from the Lou family asked curiously: "This place is far away from the plum blossom appreciation place, and the location is remote, why did the sister of the Jia family choose this house?"

Jia Yingchun heard what she said, and walked over with lotus steps: "Thank you, sister of the Lou family, for your concern. I was greedy for the beautiful scenery of Meilin, and I was greedy for a while, so I found this place. But it is really remote. I also came here, could it be that I am also greedy for a good view?"

There are a few clever ones who have already sensed something is wrong, but no matter whether it is Cheng Engong Mansion or Zhaoming Hou Mansion, they are not something they can provoke, so they just keep silent and watch from the sidelines.

However, as the head of the family, the girl from the Mu family was not good at doing things like this, so she could only smooth things over with a smile: "Sister Jia's family is really smart, but it's not just because she was greedy for a plum tree over here, that's why she came together. It's just a coincidence that the sister of the Lou family Sprained my ankle, I just want to rest here."

While talking, Lian Qiao came over with Ban Xia carrying a bundle of clothes, seeing so many people suddenly, thought it was something unexpected happened to Ying Chun.

Just when they were in a hurry, they happened to be seen by Xue Baochai, who raised her voice and said, "Second sister, Forsythia and Pinellia are here, and I will go with you to the room over there to change your clothes. On the way here, I Seeing that there is also a room on the left, it should be usable."

Yingchun smiled and nodded in thanks: "Thank you, Sister Bao, then girls, we sisters will take a step first, and we will talk and play together later."

After finishing speaking, he bowed slightly to salute, left the house hand in hand with Xue Baochai, and left with the maids.

After leaving the sight of those people, Xue Baochai saw that there was no one around, so she patted her chest with a little fear, and sighed: "It's really true today, that's all, let's go to our house and talk about it. It's important to change clothes now."

Yingchun didn't want to say much, she just tightened her hands and said nothing.

The room was finally empty, Lian Qiao and Ban Xia guarded the room one after the other, Xue Baochai, Fu Ling, and Yinger followed Yingchun into the room, and quickly changed their dresses, which was considered long. Let out a sigh of relief.

"Let's stop wandering around, let's sit next to Second Grandma for a while, I think it's almost time for the banquet." Xue Baochai looked at the sky, and suggested to Yingchun, "It's going to snow today, In the new year, if the cold wind blows, no matter how uncomfortable it is, the gain outweighs the loss."

Yingchun naturally had no objection, and was too lazy to look at those different eyes again, and went to the main courtyard with Xue Baochai to look for Wang Xifeng without mentioning it.

Wang Xifeng had already received the news about Forsythia, but Jia Lian's news came soon after, saying that she needn't worry, everything was arranged properly.Only then did Wang Xifeng feel relieved, and talked with others without changing his expression, bearing in mind Duke Cheng's Mansion and the lineage of the Second Prince, and his methods were quite nasty, so he must not be a good person.

For this kind of gathering, all the decent families in Beijing came. If Yingchun really caused a scandal and was seen by others, the whole capital would know about it within a day.When the reputation is damaged, Yingchun will only be able to marry the second prince, maybe she will have to swallow her anger and marry him, and be ridiculed and despised by everyone.

To achieve the goal by destroying a person's reputation, the second prince is a person who can be punished!

Not to mention that Wang Xifeng was thinking about [-] ways to counterattack in his mind. On the other side, Situ You finally got rid of Situ Yao, and when he hurried over, he saw a lot of people.Among them were not only his own sister, the sixth princess, but also his cousin, the eldest girl of the Lou family, all of whom were not very good-looking.

Situ You pretended to glance around casually, but didn't see Jia Yingchun's shadow, so he knew that he had already run away.

He suppressed his anger and worry, and greeted several girls: "I'm being rude, I got lost in looking at the flowers, I didn't know all the girls were here, it's really offensive."

After all, he is the prince, what these girls can say, they can only smile and flatter them, and then go away.

So, not long after Xue Baochai and Yingchun returned to the main courtyard, girls from other families also came back one after another, and they all found their mothers or brothers, sisters-in-law and sisters to sit down.

Even though everyone looked normal, their actions were abnormal. The wives and grandmas of each family were experienced in many battles, and after a little thought, they knew that something must have happened.It's just that it's not easy to ask in detail because it's in another family's mansion and it's in public.

However, when no one was paying attention, the adults of each family still asked their girls, but the girls didn't know the truth, and they just talked about what they saw in a daze.

Those who are old and mature know that it is the second prince and others who are going to attack the girl of the Jia family, but they escaped and escaped smoothly.

There were also those who were at odds with the second prince, so they secretly laughed in their hearts, hoping that the second prince would match up with the Jia family faction, so that they could reap the benefits.

Wang Xifeng, Yingchun, and Xue Baochai just pretended that nothing happened, and after finishing their lunch with smiles on their faces, they left Dongping County Prince's Mansion on the pretext of family affairs.

Sitting in the carriage on the way back, Wang Xifeng finally showed a little bit of anger, and slapped the case fiercely: "It's too much to bully!"

Even Yingchun, who is gentle and amiable on weekdays, and Xue Baochai, who always puts peace as the most important thing, look down on the second prince's actions this time.

Especially Yingchun, she has accepted the future of marrying into the royal family, but because of the comfort of Jia Shishi and Wang Xifeng, she doesn't feel too scared.If I can meet my beloved, I will live in harmony with him for the rest of my life. If I don't have that luck, I can be at ease like Mrs. Xing, and I won't waste my time after all.

But there is a world of difference between her being willing and being calculated by others.

What's more, Yingchun also knew what Jia Lian and his wife thought, and they didn't want to participate in the seizure of the heir apparent at all.

And the second prince, as the empress's own son, the only legitimate son today, how can he not look like the throne, and he has already started to win over the courtiers a few years ago.In the past few years, Jia Lian was not prominent, and the Jia family was not considered to be a leader in Beijing, so the second prince did not notice the girl of the Jia family, but now that the Jia family is in the limelight, Yingchun has become a favorite.

But no matter whether you know it with affection or move it for profit, everyone can recognize it. It's really embarrassing to use a girl's reputation as a plan.

After returning to Jia's house, when Jia Shishi heard about this, his face also pulled for a long time, but he was worried that Xue Baochai would be here, so he might lose face in front of his relatives.

However, what Xue Baochai did today was very popular with Wang Xifeng and Jia Shishi. It was rare for a maid to report to Wang Xifeng as soon as possible if she could sense something was wrong and didn't shrink back.

Therefore, Jia Shishi gave her a very high look, and praised: "Bao girl is doing well today, you sisters are out and there is no adult to watch over you, you should always pay attention to everything. Our own children are naturally good Yes, I won’t move those harmful thoughts, but there are also some bad seeds, and they only hope that others will be unlucky, but they are happy.”

"But you are still young. Even if you see something wrong, you can't bump into it yourself. You should call an adult, or find the owner's house, or find your own family. People in the world are ignorant, so they are young. The reputation of the girls is now the most important thing, and it cannot be damaged in the slightest, you are all porcelain, you must not collide with that tile."

Yingchun and Baochai both felt that they had benefited a lot after hearing this, so they got up and agreed.

Jia Shishi saw that the two of them had remembered and had something to discuss with Wang Xifeng, so he sent them to play: "Okay, I've been busy with work today, you two go and rest for a while. Don't leave today, Bao girl." Okay, let’s stay at home for a day, let someone set up a car tomorrow, and then take you back home, I’ll ask someone to talk to your mother.”

Xue Baochai declined a few words, but seeing that Jia Shishi insisted on keeping her, she had to agree.

Jia Shishi was thinking that Yingchun had suffered from these things today, and she was already a little depressed, so it would be a good thing for Baochai to relieve her a little bit.

As for Yingchun herself, she only plays with Tanchun and Xichun on weekdays, but those two are young after all, and they can't talk about many things.With Xue Baochai, a sister of the same age, she is naturally stronger than the two little girls, so she smiled and said: "Sister Bao's things are all in my yard, and the maids take care of them every day, so it is convenient."

In this way, both the host and the guest were happy, so Yingchun took Xue Baochai back to her yard.

Here, Jia Shishi and Wang Xifeng waved back the servant girl and discussed carefully: "I have heard that the empress of the palace is not liked today, but now it seems true, otherwise the second prince, as the queen's son, would not have resorted to such a cruel act." It also implicated the sixth princess and the girl from the Lou family, so it can be seen that there is no trick."

Wang Xifeng was a little surprised when he heard the words, he hesitated and said: "At least it's the middle palace, I'm afraid it's not like this?"

Jia Shishi waved his hands and said disapprovingly: "That palace city is the most well-behaved place in the whole world, and also the least well-behaved place. People like us have to talk about the elders and children, but In it, it is really that the strong are respected, relying on current happiness and anger and one's own ability."

"You are young, don't you know that when you were going to get married today, you were not prominent among the princes, but our empress had the ambition to rise to the sky, so she looked down on the present. Later, it was also by accident. Being granted a marriage by the late emperor, there was a lot of unhappiness during the period."

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng understood, now she is a man of vindictive nature, and probably started to hold grudges since then.It is strange that since she can remember, she has always felt that the empress is the mother of the world, why she dotes on Concubine Shu and others more now, it turns out this is the reason.

"But they acted too hastily. Now there are more than two months before the draft, why is it worth doing it now?" Wang Xifeng thought for a while and asked puzzledly, "And their plan is not thorough enough, The place chosen is still the Prince’s Mansion of Dongping County, didn’t the Mu family also be offended for nothing?”

Jia Shishi didn't think so, and explained carefully to Wang Xifeng: "You are too young, just take this time as an example, if it wasn't for the maids around Ying girl who are capable of medicine and martial arts, would they be able to avoid it? Even if you avoided the censer in the first room, would you expect someone to follow behind you and go to the second room?"

"Besides, if today's matter can be accomplished, the Mu family can't say anything. The sixth princess and the girl from the Lou family have always been with the little girl from the Mu family, and they are inseparable. Who can say that they moved their hands and feet?"

Wang Xifeng didn't think so: "The Mu family is not a temper of swallowing their anger. Something happened to the banquet at their house, and the culprit can't get any benefit."

"But if Ying girl is really plotted against, the Mu family not only can't find out, but also help them cover it up. After all, we can't offend our family and can only deal with accidents. At that time, the Mu family will become two The prince's accomplice, what else is there to say?"

Only then did Wang Xifeng figure it out, and slammed the table and said, "What a vicious heart, what a clever plan!"

Jia Shishi gave Wang Xifeng a rare look, and suddenly smiled: "Girl Feng, you have lived a peaceful life in our house, and you have lost your vigilance and calculating mind. Is this vicious and clever? In the past, There are things a hundred times more venomous than this, and each and every one of them will make you suffer so much that you can’t tell them, that’s the ghosts of people’s hearts.”

Wang Xifeng also laughed, the way she used to deal with Second Sister You was no worse than this.

It's just that life is indeed stable now, as Jia Shishi said, he has lost his vigilance, and he no longer thinks about scheming all the time.

All of a sudden, a servant girl came to report that Jia Lian was back, so Jia Shishi hurriedly asked someone to come over.

Jia Lian also wanted to communicate with Jia Shishi, so he went straight to Rongqingtang.

After saluting to Jia Shishi, Jia Lian picked a chair and sat down, sighing: "Today's matter is really dangerous, if it is not for the help of King Shenjun, I will tear myself apart with the second prince." .”

Jia Shishi was stunned, and said with some uncertainty: "King Shenjun? But the son of the former emperor who was raised in the palace? Why did he have something to do with him again?"

Jia Lian warmed his hands with a cup of hot tea, and said with a smile: "When I received the letter from Brother Feng, I was also anxious. It's just that the second prince is the emperor, and our family is just a minister. I didn't have any evidence at that time, so I rashly Confront him, and tell him to take advantage of our family."

"I was in a hurry, when I saw King Shen Jun passing by, using a trick, King Shen Jun delayed the second prince for a quarter of an hour. With that delay, the time on both sides did not match, and the second sister just now He got away smoothly and didn't make a fuss in front of everyone."

Only then did Jia Shishi understand, and then he said: "This is our family's acceptance of his love, and we have to find a chance to return it later. It's just that it's not related, why did King Shen help? My family didn't have any contact with him in the past, but now it's suddenly like this, could it be..."

Jia Lian nodded and confirmed Jia Shishi's thoughts: "This is exactly what I want to discuss with my ancestors. Do you think King Shenjun, or Princess Shenjun, is better than other princes and concubines?" How good is it?"

Shenjun Palace?

Jia Shishi pondered for a moment, unable to pay attention for a while.

King Shenjun really has too little sense of existence, and he doesn't have a lot of power and wealth, so he doesn't help the Jia family much.But today's Jia family is already in a state of raging fire, and they don't need too many icing on the cake. Instead, they should stay dormant and stop attracting more attention.

After all, it is different now than in Yuanchun, when Jia's family was in a precarious state and there was no pillar in the family, so they could only rely on the girl's house to go to the palace to gain a future.

But now that Jia's family is a double waiter, and Jia Lian is still deeply favored by the emperor, it is not suitable to be involved in the fight for the heir.That's not icing on the cake, it's the old birthday star hanged himself, looking for death.

The Jia Shi family has gone through three dynasties, how could they fail to see this, but they always had some extravagant hopes in their hearts, maybe they could have a queen in the middle palace.

But now that Yingchun was really being tricked, it made her wake up again, maybe it was a little bit of pity for the juniors, and she couldn't bear to see her raised granddaughters go to the tiger and wolf den one by one.

Therefore, Jia Shishi, who lowered his head and meditated for a long time, let out a heavy breath and said, "Although King Shenjun is not visible, he is better than other princes, and he can live a more stable life after all. In the current situation of our family, we need to be safe. Above, as for others, there are always gains and losses."

"The old ancestor is worthy of being an old ancestor, but he is wiser than others!"

Jia Lian flattered her a little, and then explained: "Today, there are eight princes under my knees. In addition to the eldest prince who got married the year before last, there are three other princes who will choose their concubine next year. But there is a lot of fighting between these three princes. It’s like a black-eyed chicken, it’s not going to die, it’s really not a wise move for our family to get involved now.”

"Another one, the grandson thought, it is only now that he knows the fate of destiny. I see his spirit of the dragon and horse is still at its peak. The little prince in the back has grown up. What happened in the next ten or twenty years, now we Who can say for sure? It's better to focus on following the current affairs and not think about anything else, this is the best way to save your life."

The reluctance in Jia Shishi's heart finally dissipated after Jia Lian's explanation.

Jia Shi himself has experienced the tragedy of seizing the heirloom twice.

One time was when the old lady Xian was still the granddaughter-in-law of the Jia family, about the same age as Wang Xifeng.All the people in the capital were killed, bloody people everywhere, and they kept their eyes open all night and all night until dawn.

Another time was when the Zhang family died, and the Jia family and Shi family were all experienced.Even after paying a painful price, Jia Daishan still went unwillingly, and the Jia family has declined for more than [-] years. If Jia Lian hadn't appeared in the sky, who would know the current situation?

With such a tragic past, Jia Shishi is more aware of the importance of safety, so he finally fully approves of Jia Lian's plan.