The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Watching the bridal sedan enter the gate of the Lin mansion, the prince remained motionless like a wooden sculpture made of clay.After a long time, I turned the horse's head back to the house.

Just arrived at the door, the door stepped forward and replied: "The concubine is here." The prince was stunned for a moment, turned his head to see that his mother's concubine's car was parked at the door, and was immediately discouraged.

Concubine Jin was talking with Concubine Shi Zi in the room. When she saw her son coming back, she invited him to sit beside her, and said with a smile, "I am discussing with your wife, and we will add a few more beautiful and sensible women to serve you."

The prince's face darkened, and he said: "No need. I don't need these people in my backyard, and I am preparing to send them all out."

Concubine Jin was taken aback: "How many women are there in your house? They can't even compare to your father's fraction."

The prince said: "This kind of thing can't be compared with my father. The child stays, and the person is sent away."

The imperial concubine hurriedly said: "Your Highness, you can't help it! If such a small child loses its mother, it will be difficult for the wet nurse to take care of it."

The prince frowned and said: "There is not one left anyway, so hurry up and get rid of them all within three days." Nai stood up and left.

Concubine Jin reached out to pull him, but he broke free; Concubine Shizi also pretended to pull, but she didn't hold her sleeves, and said: "Wait, my son! How can I leave without a word? ? Wait a minute!" As soon as the words came out, Shi Zi walked out the door quickly.

Concubine Jin's face was like gold paper in an instant, and she said coldly: "You stop."

Two eunuchs and mothers outside the door hurriedly greeted the son: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, please go back."

Princess Jin looked at Shizi Concubine and said, "I know what you're thinking. It's he who said he wanted to get rid of the women in the backyard. You just do it and clean up all those Yingying and Yanyan. You are the only one left in this mansion, but you are right. ?”

The imperial concubine bowed her head hurriedly: "My daughter-in-law has never thought this way, it is indeed the words of the eldest son."

Princess Jin smiled and said: "You are still dreaming. Don't even think about it. Why is he with white eyebrows and red eyes suddenly going to dismiss the woman in the backyard?" Nai looked at the prince and said, "Xinzhen is getting married today, but you are causing trouble again. ?”

The imperial concubine trembled, but the imperial concubine did not move at the door.A nanny came in and said, "I just asked someone to inquire about it. The son led the army to rob him, but the Taoist priest who believed in the truth refused to go with him."

Princess Jin sat upright and looked at her son: "Do you think that after dismissing the woman in the backyard, she will be willing to follow you?"

The son said: "As a son, he can't even get a woman he likes. What's the point of this son?"

Princess Jin said: "Then you can get that woman if you don't become the prince?" The prince turned his head and remained silent.Princess Jin snorted, "The mansion you live in, the clothes you wear, and the people you bring out to snatch the bride are all because you are the son. Otherwise, what else do you have?" She sighed, "If you believe it After following you, what can she gain? How dare you let her be a concubine? She is a Taoist nun who doesn't even have parents and brothers, so she can be a concubine? You should think about your father-in-law first." Looking at the concubine again, she said , "You also remember. You are the concubine of the world, not the young mistress of an ordinary family. You don't have to like my son, you just need to make my son happy. When he succeeds to the throne in the future, he will naturally not treat your father and brother badly." Forget it, don't talk to the young couple anymore, go straight out the door, pass Shizi without looking at him, and leave.

The son stood there in a daze for a long time, and then walked away.

The imperial concubine cried bitterly.The maids and women persuaded her softly, and she cried more and more sadly.

After about half an hour, someone from outside delivered a letter.It was a child who delivered the letter, and the envelope was written "Hui Lan, Concubine and Concubine of the World", without a signature.At this time, the imperial concubine had already shed her tears and opened the envelope.Inside is a stack of newspaper clippings, neatly pasted on white paper and arranged in order.This newspaper clipping is a serialized article, I don't know which newspaper it was serialized in, it is called "The Role of Northern Noble Women in the Family at the Present Stage".The concubine looked down from the beginning.

According to this article, the life of an aristocratic woman is divided into three stages.Prepare marriage, marriage, marriage for children.The stage of preparing for marriage is the unmarried period, learning how to please the husband and mother-in-law.In the stage of marriage, you have already been officially married, which is the most difficult.It is necessary to have children, take care of housework, please the husband's mother-in-law, and accommodate the husband's other women and children.When the children grow up, they start to arrange the marriage of the next generation.A woman is the token and bond of the political alliance between her mother's family and her husband's family.At the end of the newspaper clipping was a handwritten list of more than a dozen titles.About half of the books are published by the Taiwan government, the rest are from Guangzhou, Jingcheng and Ping'an Prefecture, and one book is from the Yueguo Shanghai Bookstore.

The person who sent the newspaper clippings was obviously Sima Zhao's heart, and he pinched it a little bit.The crown prince is still firmly planted.After thinking for a long time with the book list, the concubine Shi Zi called a companion wife in and told her to go back to her mother's house immediately. "See if the second master of the third room is back. If he comes back, let him come over." Her cousin is currently studying at Yenching University.The accompanying room agreed and left.

For a while, the accompanying room came back, and said: "Second Master just came back from summer vacation the day before yesterday, and now he went to General Lin's house for a wedding. The servant has told the boys in his room to ask Second Master to come over as soon as he returns to the mansion."

In the afternoon, the imperial concubine's cousin came.The imperial concubine had already copied a copy of the book list and handed it to him.The cousin took a look and said pleasantly: "Sister actually reads these books? Could it be that our Jin country's female consciousness has begun to awaken?"

The concubine said: "This list...is recommended for me to read."

The cousin said repeatedly: "Thank him, thank him!" Looking at his cousin longingly, "Sister, do you want to see it? Don't worry, don't worry, let me take care of you! My brother will buy it for you! Hurry up! "

The imperial concubine hurriedly said: "Don't worry! Just take your time and find it."

The cousin smiled and said, "Why do you need to look slowly? There are a few copies that are sold in Taiyuan. I will find them for my sister first, and then I will go to... Well, Ping'an Prefecture is farther away, so I will go to Handan. Handan is the closest, Guanbao My sister bought the first one before reading the second one."

The imperial concubine said angrily: "Nonsense! It's so easy to come back. If you don't do your filial piety in front of your mother and make some friends, what's the point of going to Handan? Since you know it's for sale, it's good to send someone there."

The cousin thought for a while: "What my sister said is true." Nai sighed, "I can't talk to my father. The generation gap is as deep as the Mariana Trench. Sister, I will stay in the capital when I graduate, and I will stay in Jin." Can't live."

The concubine Shizi frowned slightly: "You won't go back to the state of Jin? Then what should your mother do?"

"If the old man is willing, I will take her to the capital in the future." The cousin said with a smile, "She is full of hope that I can come back and grab the property with my elder brother. It is not easy to ask for money? Just borrow some capital from my father to start a factory. Or It’s more straightforward to jump on a big ship and go to North America to pan for gold. I read in the newspaper that several gold mines in Dongying will also be mined. Is it worth fighting with my brother for such an idea industry? It’s really not much. Besides, I’m a journalism student. The state of Jin doesn’t even have a newspaper office!”

The concubine consort thought: "The newspaper... was not allowed to open by the previous prince."

The cousin shrugged: "Then why am I coming back? Even if there is a newspaper office, the social system of our Jin country will be a hell for our journalists. By the way, sister, I heard at Lin's house today..."

The concubine Shizi sneered, "The son was fascinated by that Taoist nun."

The cousin pursed his lips: "Sister, it's the prince who wants to rob the civilian girl."

The concubine Shizi said indifferently: "The entire Jin Kingdom belongs to the prince, and in the future it will belong to the son. The daughters of the people are the slaves of the son, so there is nothing to snatch."

The cousin stared at the concubine Shizi for a long time after hearing the words, and said slowly: "If my sister has such thoughts in her arms, reading these books will be useless."

The concubine lowered her eyes and took a sip of tea: "This is the case all over the world."

"No." Cousin said, "The first official divorce case in Yan State was the concubine of the fourth son of King Yan divorced her husband. Yan, Zhao, and Ping'an Prefectures are all neighbors of Jin State. My sister is just unable to break free and deceives herself. But he leaned forward, "Sister, you are blocked by a thousand-foot cliff in front of you, but you don't know how to turn around to see the sea and the sky. I will find books for sister first." After speaking, he raised the teacup and drank it in one gulp, and got up to leave.

In just an hour's time, this cousin brought four books and sent them to Shi Zifei with a smile.Before he had time to look at it, the son sent someone to pass the message, asking the concubine to get rid of the childless concubine Ji in the mansion first.The concubine Shizi took the order, so she first went to the concubines' houses to comfort them, and discussed with the lady in charge how to settle them until the second watch.Taking off the hairpin and changing the outer clothes, Fang Bingzhu read at night.

The next day, someone from her natal family discussed with the concubine the prince's mischief in the Lin residence.Shi Zifei was really sleepy, it took a quarter of an hour to get up.When talking to her sister-in-law, she was muddled and didn't listen to a single word.

A few days later, Gan Kexi, Secretary of the Imperial City, received another post from Miss Hexiang of Happy Building, and it passed like last time.When he arrived at the Lotus Fragrance House, he followed the ladder to the downstairs as last time, and Jia Cong waited with a smile on his face.

Jia Congnai asked, "Is Commander Qiao in your library a woman?"

Gan Kexi was stunned for a moment: "Yes."

"It should be about 50 years old."

"good."

"Will you still see her?"

Gan Kexi thought for a while: "When I go to Prince Jin's Mansion, I can drop by to see her."

Jia Cong said: "Do me a favor, treat her to a light meal tomorrow."

Gan Kexi said: "She is extremely skilled in martial arts."

"I know." Jia Cong said, "The female guards. My daughter-in-law is also a female guard. Their female guards are very promising. They have produced a king, a princess, a queen, and a regent princess. In fact, the eldest princess of Java, Zhou Damei, wants to ask her to meet, but she is unwilling to enter the Jin Palace. You just invite her to dinner, and don’t care about anything else. The inner guards have their own way of contacting, and I don’t know."

Gan Kexi nodded.Suddenly remembered something, he said: "The father of the concubine blatantly disapproved of the first important person under the son at the court meeting yesterday, but what did the prince do?"

Jia Cong said: "Not all of them. However, the support of the imperial concubine's natal family will be less and less, there is no doubt about it."

Gan Kexi thought about it: "The prince really just wants his son to persuade Lin Dongyang to rebel after succeeding to the throne? Isn't that too slow? I heard that the prince is very impatient."

Jia Cong blinked and said, "Guess?"

Gan Kexi also blinked and said: "I guess it's not. Anyway, I just wait and see the excitement."

"That's right." Jia Cong clapped his hands and said, "Your excitement will never be missing anyway. You see, as long as the heart is opened, the whole person will feel relaxed."

"That's right." The two smiled at each other.

The next day, Gan Kexi went back to the library to invite Commander Qiao to dinner.Commander Qiao thought, this kid is doing well now, very happy.The two masters and apprentices came to the most expensive restaurant in Taiyuan City to have a full meal.After dinner, Gan Kexi went back to the yamen, and Qiao led him back to Jinwang Mansion.

Commander Qiao walked half a street away from Prince Jin's Mansion, and suddenly heard a whistle, shaking his whole body.Nai held his breath and was in a daze for a long time before continuing to move forward.

That night, Commander Qiao changed into his night clothes and quietly left Jinwang Mansion.As soon as he jumped out of the wall, he saw a black figure waving on the roof of a yamen ahead.Commander Qiao hurried over, and Yue Xia was his former colleague and female guard Jiang Wan.Jiang Wan saluted and said, "Uncle Hao, my master is here."

Commander Qiao was stunned for a moment, rather sighing.After a while, he said, "Where is Commander Zhou?"

"Master Uncle lives in a house in Taiyuan, and Master lives there." Jiang Wan said, "Uncle Hao, please come with me." Then he led the way, and the two of them flew up and down under the moon.

Not long after they arrived at a house, both of them stepped on the tiles and entered.Jiang Wan said: "Uncle Master, I'll report back later." Nai lifted the curtain and walked into the room.The door slammed shut with a bang.

Commander Qiao was shocked, and just as he was about to jump away, he heard someone shout, "Guard Hao, don't move!" Three men walked out of the dark, each holding a gun.One of them laughed and said, "Guard Hao, each is his own master, I'm sorry. Don't be faster than us. The three of us are also from Da Nei."

Commander Qiao was indeed Hao Qiao, he glanced around and said, "You are not from Zhou Xiaolan."

"No."

"It was you and Jiang Wan who broke into Prince Jin's mansion last time."

"Yes." The man said, "Except for Jiang Wan, we all belong to the Liu family. But we have already agreed with Commander Zhou Damei to let her take you in."

Hao Qiao frowned: "Accept?"

"Commander Zhou is reluctant to kill you." The man said, "She is quite lonely in Java. Why don't Guard Hao go and see her? It would be nice to go to Nanyang for a year or so before coming back."

Hao Qiao sneered, "What if I don't go?"

The man said with a smile: "Guard Hao, this is not an invitation, but a kidnapping."

It was too late to say it, and then it was too late, the word "frame" had just come out, and two guns were fired.The two shots missed Hao Qiao herself, but both hit her hair crown.And a hidden weapon shot out from the room, throwing it at the top of Hao Qiao's head.The ground under Hao Qiao's feet suddenly opened.If Hao Qiao jumped up, the hidden weapon of the gun was caught all together, so she just didn't move.So he fell into the trap firmly.

The trap is not deep, but an iron net.Hao Qiao pulled out the dagger at his waist and split the first layer of iron netting, but the second layer of iron netting fell down again.In the blink of an eye, seven layers of iron nets were wrapped around Hao Qiao so tightly that she couldn't move.

Hao Qiao was captured.Not long after, the five flowers were tied up and sent to the ground house.The three Liu family children and Jiang Wan were all there, and Jia Cong, the regent of Yan Kingdom, was sitting on the desk.Jia Cong smiled and said: "Guard Hao, Nanyang is very fun. Just go and play for a while and come back. Don't worry, we won't touch the Hao family."

Hao Qiao let out a long sigh: "I guessed that the prince's visit to Taiyuan would not be as simple as repairing the railway. The work of the Imperial City Division is all done by you."

"No." Jia Cong said without changing his expression, "It was done by your second master Dongying. I just helped you a little bit so that you wouldn't find him."