[Red Mansion] The Wife of Powerful Officials

When Mrs. Wang took Lingyue and the others into Fengzao Palace, Yuan Chunzheng ordered someone to take a pillow and put it on the back of his waist, and sat upright in his position.

As soon as Mrs. Wang raised her head, she saw that Yuan Chun's slender waist was wrapped in brocade clothes, and she was also wearing a crown of flowers on her head. Pearl tassels were hanging down from her cheeks, making Yuan Chun's face more beautiful and attractive.

Mrs. Wang's heart was greatly shaken, and she bowed down immediately.

This spirit moon was also shaken.

The cost of food and clothing in Rongguo Mansion is already a bit higher than that in Lin'anbo Mansion, but these... are far less than the stimulation brought to her by being in front of her.

Wealth and glory, status and power.

This is what is desirable.

Lingyue clenched the veil tightly, and when Yuan Chun spoke to her, her tone became gentle and intimate.

At this moment, Yuan Chun looked at Baochai who was at the side, but felt a little regretful.

The one she fell in love with earlier in the morning was Baochai. Since she was related to their family, Baochai's poise, dignity, and simplicity caught Yuanchun's eyes.

Seeing Lingyue now, Yuan Chun was naturally disappointed.The fact that the Lin'anbo mansion had the emperor ransacked the house alone made Yuan Chun feel a thorn in his heart.

Lingyue didn't know, and she tried her best to get close to Yuanchun.

Yuan Chun didn't think much of her, but kept a slight smile on his face.

Afterwards, Mrs. Wang talked to Yuan Chun for a while, and she immediately made up her mind, and even more focused on thinking that their Rongguo Mansion might usher in its heyday again.

When she was full of joy, Mrs. Wang never forgot her business.She said to Yuan Chun in a low voice: "If you send any other things in the future, you should also prepare a copy for Miss Lin."

Yuan Chun was perfunctory, but nodded with a smile on his face.

Mrs. Wang said: "One more thing, these girls have never been in the palace. I'm afraid that if they make a mistake, they will hurt the empress."

Yuan Chun smiled: "Don't worry, where did I get hurt? Among the people who came to the banquet today, there are very few people with higher status than you."

Madam Wang was relieved, and Lingyue also smiled.

At this time, the palace maid stepped into the door and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's almost time."

Yuan Chun was supported by the maid to get up, and asked the eldest maid beside her to accompany Mrs. Wang back to the side hall.

Mrs. Wang felt satisfied after seeing Yuan Chun, she didn't say much at this time, and happily led them back to the side hall.

It was okay when I didn't see Yuan Chun before, but now that I have, I feel that I am superior to the people present.Mrs. Wang has a deep scheming heart and doesn't show it.But Lingyue can't do superficial skills well.

If Daiyu stood in front of her at this time, Lingyue would make a loud noise.

They were different from these people, they were invited by Concubine Rong to speak as soon as they entered the palace, I'm afraid they were at a loss in the palace.I'm afraid Daiyu still doesn't know how to feel uneasy at this moment?

It's just that she looked around, but she didn't see Daiyu's figure.

"Why don't you see Sister Lin?" Lingyue couldn't help asking.

Mrs. Wang frowned: "I don't know."

One end was still chatting, but a young eunuch stood in the hall at the other end and sang loudly: "The empress is here."

There was no sound in the hall for a moment, and everyone stretched their necks, standing there respectfully and cautiously.

Lingyue had never seen such a scene before. She was afraid in her heart, but she was full of yearning and curiosity.

Lingyue quietly raised her head——

The footsteps were approaching.

The woman in brocade clothes is approaching.

Wearing a phoenix hairpin on her head, she looks beautiful.

She was smiling and talking to someone.The person who was talking to her was wearing a white embroidered beige with plum blossoms, and a plain long skirt with brocade patterns underneath.Every movement and stillness are moving.

Like a fairy girl who slipped down from the clouds.

At this time, not only Lingyue, but also other people saw it.

Those who don't know Daiyu are amazed at her identity.

But those who knew Daiyu, such as Mrs. Wang, were stunned at the moment.

She was, she was able to talk to the queen!

It was the queen who brought her in!

These two sentences hovered in everyone's minds in shock, and everyone's reactions were also different.

There are those who are jealous, those who want to secretly find out the identity of this person, and those who want to make friends with him...

Lingyue is the one who is jealous.

Concubine Rong is already the highest status woman she can touch in her life.But I don't want to have a queen behind me...

Lingyue naturally did not expect that after they were invited away by Concubine Rong, several eunuchs and court ladies also came and invited Daiyu to the queen's palace.

If Heshen was relieved earlier, when seeing the queen, Daiyu was not at all disturbed, not showing the slightest timidity.

If Daiyu was a girl from a family that had never been married, the queen probably didn't like her very much.After all, there is no one in the harem who is not unguarded against any beautiful woman.But no matter how beautiful Daiyu was born, she may be Heshen.

When the queen saw her, she was naturally much happier.

So the queen also wanted to give He Shen enough face.

Then he took Daiyu with him, as if treating his nephew, talked to her, and brought her into the palace in full view.

After the queen sat on the high seat, Daiyu stood with the others at His Highness.

It is really strange to say.

Obviously just wrote a letter, just glanced at it twice, and now I feel at ease in my heart.

Even in such a huge palace, the maids around her are all dressed up like a fairy in a painting, everywhere is magnificent, and you see your lord everywhere...

But Daiyu didn't feel awed, her heart was almost surprisingly calm.

She raised her head slightly and looked at the queen sitting in the hall.

Today is the successor Empress Xiaoyi, Wei Jiashi.

She is Han Fei.

When she was in the empress's palace alone, Daiyu heard her say a few words about Concubine Rong being "inappropriate".Daiyu also understood that Wei Jia might not like Concubine Rong because she is also a concubine of Han Dynasty.

Just as he was thinking about it, the Highness had already finished speaking.

The queen has a feast.

The maids and eunuchs led people to the outside of the palace in an orderly manner, and went to the garden.

Mrs. Wang and her party are not very energetic.

Seeing Concubine Rong earlier, the joy was not over yet, when she turned her head, she saw Daiyu coming out with the queen.No one can laugh at this.

When waiting to be seated, Daiyu should naturally sit at the back.

But if the royal family has the heart to promote a person, how can they follow the rules everywhere?

Qianlong was not a man of rules.

The queen guessed Qianlong's thoughts, so she put Daiyu's position at the bottom of her own, the last of the princesses, but the first of the other women's daughters.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help feeling anxious.

This woman is really extraordinary...

How many people in the back are so jealous that their faces are almost crooked, but Daiyu can't see them.

Concubine Rong also took her seat at this time.

After sitting down, it became clear.

Naturally concubine Ji can't sit in the main seat, but there are many beautiful women in Qianlong's harem, and Concubine Rong is mixed in, and she is no different from everyone else.

In contrast, Daiyu might as well have attracted enough attention.

The queen swept across the crowd, signaling that they could have a feast.

So some court ladies came forward, cleaned their hands and removed the crabs for Daiyu, without Daiyu doing anything.

Another court lady poured a glass of wine, with a fruity aroma, saying that it was for warming up the body, to go to the chill of the crab.

At this moment, someone came up with a few pots of flowers.

There are cicadas, two colors of red, green hibiscus, snow green, and nine chains of mud gold...

These are difficult-to-grow chrysanthemums.

Put together in a pile, it really looks great.

Talk about appreciating chrysanthemums.

Daiyu really concentrated on admiring the chrysanthemums, and at the same time did not forget to taste the crab meat.

If this kind of action is done by others, I am afraid they will be ridiculed as real, and this feast is for appreciating chrysanthemums and crabs... But if it is done by Daiyu, people can't remember anything, just look at her Behavior, I think it should be like this.

After drinking two cups of wine, the empress made a sound, telling everyone to admire the chrysanthemums, then suddenly changed her voice: "Miss Lin, don't use too many crabs."

When Lingyue heard it, she almost laughed out loud.

Perhaps it was Lin Daiyu who behaved badly and made a mistake, eating a crab like a country bumpkin who has never seen the world, so the queen herself spoke about her.

But the queen paused for a moment, then laughed again: "The emperor told me about this a few days ago, and asked me to remind the girl at the banquet, Xie Han, be careful not to hurt your spleen and stomach."

So that's what the Queen wanted to say!

Everyone was surprised.

Who would be in the mood for sarcasm right now?

Not to mention them, Daiyu was also stunned.

But Daiyu quickly calmed down and thanked the queen, "Please miss me."

Daiyu also knew in her heart that the emperor and empress had no time to worry about whether her body was weak or not, and whether she would suffer from the cold.I'm afraid it was probably He Shen who spoke to the emperor earlier, and that's why he made such an entrustment.

He is really...

Watertight.

Daiyu pursed her lower lip, hiding the smile at the corner of her mouth.

This chrysanthemum appreciation banquet is said to be chrysanthemum appreciation, but it will not really stare at it dryly.The young girls present here have all been taught by female teachers since childhood.It can't be regarded as full of poetry and books, but it's not bad for those few inks.

The queen asked them to compose poems, and if they did well, they could pick out a pot of chrysanthemums.

Although chrysanthemums are expensive, they are not a big deal to them.

What is really remarkable is the scenery behind it.

Standing out from the crowd and winning an award, isn't it glorious?

Naturally, someone is eager to try.

After listening to the poems of several people, Daiyu lowered her eyes and just ate the food in front of her carelessly.

The maid just brought some stomach-warming food for her.

It's not that she is arrogant, but that the poems she recited earlier are really not eye-catching.

In this way, two more poems were written, both of which were simple works.

I don't know which concubine suddenly made a sound at this time, and said with a smile: "A few days ago, I heard the emperor praised Concubine Rong's poems well. Such a beautiful scene, why not Concubine Rong also compose one?"

Daiyu hurriedly put down her chopsticks and looked up.

She had never met this elder sister before, but she also vaguely understood in her heart that the other party might not like her.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have prepared invitations for Sister Bao, but I wouldn't have prepared one for her either.

She simply doesn't care.

A young woman with beautiful and dignified eyebrows among the concubines raised her head and said, "Sister Yingfei is very kind, so I won't refuse."

After that, she read a poem.

Daiyu lowered her eyes again, shaking her head secretly in her heart.

But medium also.

She is not as talented as Sister Bao.

I don't know if it was her delusion, Concubine Rong told Concubine Ying to give her a handful that seemed real and fake, and she couldn't hold back her steady posture, she actually wanted to show off her talent on purpose.

Daiyu couldn't help thinking of what Nanny Li had said to her.

"Everyone in this palace is bold, that's for gaining glory. And everyone is timid, that's for not making mistakes and making people laugh. If you hear it in the palace, you have to think of the bad first... …Whoever praises you may not really praise you, I'm afraid it's just to make fun of you."

Daiyu looked in the queen's direction.

After listening to Concubine Rong's poem, the queen looked indifferent and didn't even comment on it. Then she turned around and asked another girl to get up and ask her to compose a poem to listen to.

Concubine Rong was startled, her face turned pale.

And the other concubines have cast mocking glances at her.

Concubine Rong stopped talking, lowered her head slightly, and said nothing more.

The new concubine is very beautiful, and people outside think it is even more honorable.But if it is placed in the harem, it is nothing.

This is also what Li Mama said to Daiyu.

Just to comfort her, if you meet any noble master in the palace, don't be cautious.

Seeing Concubine Rong's appearance at this time, Daiyu couldn't help feeling emotional.

Looking at it now, eldest sister Yuan Chun may not really have a carefree life in the palace, perhaps it will be more difficult than ordinary people.

Mrs. Wang and the others felt a little uneasy.

Where have they seen such a formation?

Originally, the status of Concubine Rong was out of reach in their hearts, but now that they saw the other concubines and the queen, they felt a little at a loss.

Mrs. Wang is fine, after all she has seen some things in the world.

The majesty of the family that day suppressed Lingyue a little bit.

When I looked up again to see Daiyu, there were palace servants around me, and I was sitting so close to the nobles.

In this garden, she alone almost took away all the brilliance.

Turning her head to look at Baochai, this person is particularly good-looking, but she is not a person who likes to dress up, she is really willing to let Daiyu compare like this!

All kinds of unhappiness accumulated in Lingyue's heart, and her complexion turned slightly blue for a while.

At this moment Baochai glanced at her, as if casually said: "Why is Second Mistress sweating all over her head? But is it hot?"

Mrs. Wang also turned her head and glanced at Lingyue. Seeing Lingyue's appearance, she thought she was frightened. Then she looked at Baochai next to her, who was neither humble nor overbearing, sitting as firmly as a mountain.

"Wipe it with a handkerchief, what kind of dignity does this look look like?" Mrs. Wang said.

Lingyue's heart tightened, and she couldn't help turning her head and quietly gouged out Baochai's eyes, but Baochai didn't seem to notice it at all, and didn't even give her half of her eyes.

Lingyue let out a cold scoff in her heart.

They really regard each other as sisters!

The banquet was not long, and soon the top poems were judged, and a few better ones were selected, and they were given flowers.

The queen was not familiar with Daiyu, and she was afraid that calling her out to write poems would cause trouble, so she never called Daiyu.

But even so, Daiyu is really eye-catching enough.

When they were gone, the queen called Daiyu to her side to talk, and asked the maid to bring some palace flowers to present to her, and she also gave a pot of black chrysanthemums.

A group of people looked red-eyed, but they also knew that it wasn't just because they were jealous.

I'm afraid that this fairy-like girl has a great background.

"I'm tired too, let's end today." The queen said, and then the eunuch helped her up and left the garden first.

The other concubines rushed to see her off, and then they all dispersed.

The rest of the wives and daughters have their own eunuchs and maids to lead them out.

After walking all the way to the gate of the palace, the eunuchs and maids scattered around.

Only then did people gather around Daiyu.

Suddenly, a woman exclaimed, "Isn't this Miss An Xin?"

Daiyu looked at the woman puzzled, An Xin didn't respond to the woman at this time, but said to Daiyu first: "That lady should have seen me by the queen's side before."

Daiyu nodded.

It turned out to be the case.

The woman was very surprised, and couldn't help but look at Daiyu with even more puzzled eyes.

Because of the woman's voice, it made others think of it.Isn't that right, isn't the girl following her the same one who used to serve in the Queen's Palace?

At this time, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but walked forward and said with a smile, "Yu'er will follow us back later."

Daiyu knew that if she shared the ride with Mrs. Wang again, it would make others see the joke of Rongguo Mansion.Although she doesn't like the Rongguo Mansion very much now, Daiyu doesn't want to be the butt of jokes in others' mouths, so she nodded in agreement.

Everyone was stunned, looked at Mrs. Wang's appearance, then at Daiyu, and had a vague inference in their hearts.

"Is this Miss Lin from the house?" Someone asked.

Mrs. Wang smiled kindly: "Exactly."

The wives around immediately changed their tone and said with a smile: "I wonder who has such a godly demeanor, so it's Miss Lin. No wonder he won the praise of the emperor, and married him to the servant."

"Today is an eye-opener. I have never seen such a beautiful person before..."

"No wonder you sat at the front of the banquet just now. Ouch, there are few people in Beijing who can compare to Miss Lin's appearance..."

Several ladies opened their mouths one after another, wishing to praise Daiyu to the sky.

But Daiyu always remembered Li Nanny's words, so she was neither arrogant nor impetuous, and showed no signs of color on her face, she just smiled lightly, with a sense of dignity in her heart.

In the Rongguo Mansion, her posture caused the servants to comment in private as "clean in the eyes" and "extremely proud".But in the eyes of these wives at this time, they feel that they have a great tolerance, which doesn't seem like something that Gusu Lin's family can raise.

No wonder she didn't show timidity at that banquet, she was silent from beginning to end, but no one dared to ignore her.

No wonder the emperor decided to marry her to Heshilang.A girl like this should be married to be the mistress of the family.

The wives boasted a few more words with Mrs. Wang, and got into the carriage after they left the palace gate.

At this time, Mrs. Wang had already called for that praise, and she was smiling.

In any case, her daughter is a noble person in the palace.How old is the Queen, and how old is her daughter?It's not a bad idea to be a favorite concubine if you spend your time.

In the front, because of Daiyu's relationship, he was helped by the assistant minister.

Look, don't these ladies still have to support her Rongguo Mansion?

Mrs. Wang got into the carriage happily.

After the girls were all seated, she took Daiyu's hand and asked with a smile, "Before the banquet, did the queen send you to talk?"

Daiyu nodded: "I didn't say anything, I just asked a few words about what I like to do on weekdays."

Mrs. Wang nodded: "Yu'er is a lucky person."

Mrs. Wang only talked to Daiyu, and from time to time she also had a few words with Baochai.

Naturally, Lingyue at the side was left out in the cold.

Xichun has always been someone who doesn't pay attention, so it's not surprising that she was left out in the cold, but... Lingyue feels that she shouldn't be left out like this.

The joy and excitement when I came here has been crushed to pieces by Lin Daiyu now.

Leaning against the inner wall of the carriage, Lingyue felt her limbs go weak, and her heart was filled with confusion.Will she be trampled under Lin Daiyu's feet for the rest of her life?

Of course no one cared about Lingyue's thoughts.

Mrs. Wang is still a little dissatisfied with her at the moment.

This Rongguo Mansion is getting better and better, but this daughter-in-law is getting worse and worse, and she can't change her life...

Not long after, the car stopped.

When they got out of the carriage, Daiyu and Xichun walked together, and Mrs. Wang called Baochai beside her to talk.So Lingyue was left alone.

After entering the door, Daiyu wanted to go back to the courtyard to rest. How could Mrs. Wang stop her, and even asked someone to send some bird's nests to Daiyu to take care of her body.

Daiyu turned and left, An Xin behind her was still holding the palace flower bestowed by the queen.

After walking a few steps, I saw a woman bowing to her and saluting: "Miss Lin." The words were full of flattery, and if you listened carefully, you could even hear a slight trembling in her voice, as if she was very scared. Daiyu.

The woman didn't even look up.

Daiyu stared at it for a while but didn't see it clearly, and it was Zijuan who was beside her who said, "Why is sister Zhou coming here today?"

Only then did Daiyu see clearly that the person bowing in front of her belonged to Zhou Rui's family.

Since they offended her when they divided Gonghua last time, Zhou Rui's family treated her extremely respectfully.After she made an engagement, Zhou Rui's family didn't dare to come here even more.I heard from the woman in the yard that she doesn't have a big face in the second room yard now.

Daiyu didn't sympathize with her either.

Zhou Rui's family has a temperament of stepping on the low and flattering the high. Seeing that she is easy to bully, they ignore her face.Don't you have to blame yourself for such an end now?

At this time, Zhou Rui's family smiled awkwardly, and responded to Zijuan's words: "I'll send some things to Grandma Zhu, and I'll just call here."

Zijuan didn't like Zhou Rui's family either, so she smiled and said, "Sister Zhou, go back soon..."

Zhou Rui's family hurriedly nodded and walked away at a faster pace.

Daiyu and Zijuan no longer look at her.

They walked forward, and within a few steps, they met a few girls on the road, and they called "Miss Lin" one after another, one sweeter than the other.

Daiyu was amused, so she turned her head and asked Zijuan, "Did you take the wrong medicine today?"

Zijuan smiled: "I'm afraid that the girl got into the carriage, and then the mansion would know that the empress invited the girl to the banquet. Naturally, they deliberately tried to curry favor with the girl."

Daiyu shook her head: "It's boring. If you say bad things about me in front, you will also say bad things about me in the back. That's a true temperament. You said it before, but then you change it. It's just making people look down upon... "

Zicuckoo smiled and said, "No matter what kind of thing this is, it's not a good..."

After all, the two of them stopped talking about this disappointing thing.

After entering the courtyard, Daiyu talked with Nanny Li for a while, and Xueyan came to wait for her to wash and rest.

At this time in the imperial city.

He Shen looked up into the distance.

The shadow of the last carriage gradually disappeared from his eyes.

I don't know how she is doing today.