The Fate of the Red Chamber

The two hugged into a ball and cried for a long time, Mo Han managed to calm them down gradually, and helped the two to stand up.

"Grandmother, where have you been all these years?" Mo Han felt as if hundreds of ants were crawling in his heart, he was too eager to know the truth.

"Who is your grandmother? Go, Yu'er and I have to talk quietly." The old lady glared at Mo Han, took Dai Yu's hand and walked inside.Mo Han hurriedly followed up, the old lady obviously didn't want to see him, if she was allowed to stir up his innocent and lovely younger sister, maybe the cooked duck would have to fly, he had better be more cautious.

Daiyu naturally didn't want to part with Mo Han, gently tugged at the corner of the old lady's clothes, and called out in a low voice: "Grandmother, let brother listen too."

"You, you are innocent, you are coaxed by this kid." There was not much anger in the old lady's words. Instead, she stroked Daiyu's hair dotingly, and it seemed that she allowed Mo Han to follow her.

Mo Han hurriedly flattered her, and ordered the girl to serve tea and snacks. After decades of past events, she had to talk for a few hours, and arranged for someone to guard her front and back.

The old lady pulled Daiyu to sit on the soft couch, and her partner Mohan sat on a huanghuali eight-legged round plinth near the door. Mohan rolled his eyes, it must be his place, the old lady is not polite at all. .

The old lady ignored his protest at all, her eyes were red, she embraced Daiyu and asked: "Yu'er has suffered all these years, grandma is so confused, she thought she could really purify her six senses. Fortunately, that kid is not an idiot, so he reluctantly protects Daiyu. Stop you, otherwise how can grandma have the face to go underground to see your grandfather, he will definitely blame me."

"Grandmother, Yu'er doesn't blame you. You must have some reasons for not showing up. Grandpa will understand you. But what's going on?" Daiyu leaned her head on her grandmother's shoulder, whispering softly, like a very A little girl who was acting like a baby in the arms of her elders.

The old lady felt even more uncomfortable, Yu'er was so considerate, how could she be so ruthless back then.Thinking of the past, I couldn't help crying, now there is something worth hiding from Yu'er, it's better to say it quickly, so that she can feel at ease.

"Has Yu'er been wondering why you never heard your father mention me?"

"Well, my brother and I have discussed it for a long time, but we still can't come up with a reason. Grandma?" Daiyu pouted slightly, raised her delicate face, and winked at Mohan from time to time.

Seeing that the two of them were still eyeing each other at this time, the old lady couldn't help but want to laugh. Why was she not like this back then?She stared fixedly at the red sandalwood throne screen inlaid with jade and flowers that separated the west corner, with a wry smile on the corner of her mouth, and a long sigh: "You know, the late emperor had a sister, known as Princess Chuqing, and I am her."

The news was so shocking that Daiyu dropped the Su embroidered handkerchief lightly to the ground, she was so shocked that she clenched her mouth and did not speak.

Mo Han was slandering, with the old lady's fiery temper, maybe her grandfather was not allowed to take a concubine back then, causing the Lin family to run wild, and then she simply left.But the grandfather finally took a concubine for face or other reasons, and the old lady made a peace and divorce in a fit of anger, and refused to go back to the Lin family again, regardless of the Lin family's affairs.He didn't even think about such an out-of-the-ordinary conjecture about the royal princess, what a princess with a temper.

"Grandfather Taizu was young at that time. He was full of ambition not long after he ascended the throne. He took advantage of the prosperity of the country and the people to go all the way to the south of the Yangtze River. Firstly, it was to show the emperor's closeness to the people, and secondly, to invite people from the Wang family to come out to assist him. The sincerity of the thatched cottage, but the Wang family has never been a family that wants to take a shortcut to the south. Their staying away from the court is not a lie, but a thousand-year-old ancestral lesson. Why the Wang family can stand for a thousand years, no matter how the dynasty changes. No matter who the emperor changes, they will always Those who stand tall will not be implicated because they understand that power will not last long.

As long as the Wang family's status as a leading figure in the literary world is maintained, any emperor will look up to the Wang family in the face of a group of literati and officials, not to mention that they have no trace of any faction or party.Such a family is the most suitable for promotion. For the royal family, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.

Emperor Taizu was rejected several times, knowing that he could not force it, but he met the very famous eldest lady of the Wang family at the time, and fell in love at first sight.Miss Wang was moved by the sincerity of the great grandfather, and all her daughter's thoughts were pinned on the great grandfather.Taizu personally asked the Wang family to marry Miss Wang.

After internal discussions in the Wang family, it was decided to give Taizu and Ms. Wang two choices, or it would end here, or Ms. Wang would be removed from the Wang family. Naturally, she could do whatever she wanted.Miss Wang didn't want the Wang family to be so cruel, she was also young and vigorous, so she asked to be removed immediately.Taizu was moved by Ms. Wang's deep love, and brought her back to the palace together. Regardless of everyone's objections, he was directly named the imperial concubine. Of course, no one knew her identity.

At that time, the queen already had someone, otherwise there would be a bigger mess.In the second year after the imperial concubine entered the palace, she gave birth to a princess. The Taizu immediately named her Chuqing, and the intention was self-evident.

Later, the imperial concubine did not have any more children, but the empress gave birth to a son and a daughter successively, one was the former emperor, and the other was the well-known Princess Ning'an.The empress passed away shortly after giving birth to Ning'an, when the empress was around, the former emperor and Ning'an often played with me and were very close.As soon as the empress left, Taizu entrusted the raising of the former emperor and Ning'an to the concubine mother. Gradually, I became as close as a mother to them.I am a few years older than them, and I was the one who taught them both their enlightenment. "The old lady said, her voice was soothing and soft, with a calm and breezy look. Could it be that many years have passed, and those things with her are just passing clouds.

Daiyu was immersed in the memories of her grandmother, and whispered: "No wonder the princess insisted on recognizing me as her granddaughter when she saw me, and took care of our brothers and sisters everywhere in the capital. Grandma, what happened next?"

The old lady still paid close attention to Daiyu's affairs, knowing that she was well taken care of by Princess Ning'an in the capital, she was naturally happy, rubbing her cheek lightly, and said for a long time: "At that time, the Grand Marshal of the world, the Shen family, Powerful, they have a daughter who is the concubine in the palace, the second person under the imperial concubine. The identity of the imperial concubine is concealed, everyone only thinks that it is a mountain woman brought back by Taizu Jiangnan, and they unanimously ask Concubine Shen to be the empress.

The Shen family holds a heavy army, their ambitions are expanding, and they continue to collude with the Chinese and military officials of the court. Taizu is afraid of them, but he has no choice but to fight against them, and secretly lays an ambush to kill the Shen family.

Concubine Shen thought that Taizu's reluctance to make her a queen was because of the imperial concubine's obstruction, and began to design to get rid of the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine was not someone who would be bullied, but she was no match for how insidious they were. .I was 16 years old that year.

Originally, at this age, even if the princess does not marry, she has reached the age of marriage, but because the Taizu and the imperial concubine dote on me and don't want me to marry early, so it has been delayed.

I was extremely saddened and asked Taizu to punish Concubine Shen immediately and avenge Concubine Huang Gui.Although Taizu hated Concubine Shen very much in his heart, he hadn't fully implemented his plan for Shen's family, he was afraid of scaring the snake, so let me bear with it.I have always been used to gold and jade in the palace. Whoever sees me doesn't give me three points of face. Even the occasional bullying of the late emperor Ning'an is due to my superiority. How can I swallow this breath so that Taizu will have a estrangement.

Afterwards, Taizu not only did not punish Concubine Shen, but even spread the news that she was going to make her queen, I was immediately furious, and left the palace regardless, I wanted to go back to the royal family and ask them to make decisions.

Taizu blamed me for being ignorant and didn't send anyone to look for me. I only have a few confidantes around me. I met the killer sent by Concubine Shen in Huaibei area.It was that time, I met your grandfather, he went south to return to his hometown, and saved our master and servants. "Speaking of this, the old lady was choked with sobs. She couldn't bear the pain of eternal separation that had been hidden in her heart for decades. The first meeting seemed like yesterday, but things were different.

Daiyu sighed when she heard this, she didn't expect such a past event, it turned out that her grandparents met under such circumstances.She could see that her grandmother had always missed her grandfather deeply, otherwise she would not have been so moved even if she mentioned her late mother, but she became so fragile and pitiful when she mentioned her grandfather.My grandmother must have been devastated when my grandfather passed away.

She thought to herself that her grandmother was the first princess in the palace back then, and she must be admired by others when she married into the Lin family. Although she was in the pain of losing her mother, she was a spoiled one after all, and she cried more innocently than a child at this time.Daiyu couldn't help feeling sorry for her, and kept wiping away her tears for her grandmother.

At this moment, Mo Han finally understood why the Lin family had the will of the late emperor, and why his father insisted on him finding out the death of the late emperor. It turned out that the late emperor was his father's uncle, no wonder.However, the matter didn't end like this. The whole Lin family kept the old lady secret, so there must be some reason, so they immediately asked about it.

The old lady barely stopped crying, and gave Mo Han a dissatisfied look, as if blaming him for talking too much, and finally explained to them: "I didn't tell your grandfather the truth at the beginning, but only said that I was the daughter of the Wang family and was hunted down. Well, the Lin family and the Wang family have always been family friends, your grandfather will never just sit idly by and let me go south with them immediately.

We had just arrived in Gusu when we received news from the capital that the Shen family conspired to rebel and wiped out the nine clans, and concubine Shen gave her death.I suddenly felt exhausted, my mother's revenge had been avenged, I didn't know what to do, and I fell seriously ill.

Your grandfather brought me to the Lin family to recuperate. I couldn't bear to bully him, so I told him the truth.When Taizu sent someone to pick me up, it happened that I had lived in Lin's house for a month and had just recovered from my illness.I have been with your grandfather all the way, he took good care of me, I gradually had him in my heart, and I think he should also take care of me, but later he became estranged a lot after knowing my identity.

After returning to Beijing, I often missed your grandfather, and finally mentioned the two of us to Taizu.Taizu doted on me, but now he takes pity on me even more, so he agreed immediately, and wanted to marry us, I was afraid that your grandfather would be dissatisfied with this forced marriage, so I suggested that someone go to Jiangnan to inform first.

Unexpectedly, the Lin family rejected the princess's marriage, because they also had an ancestor's precept not to marry their children to the royal family.What's more, it's not a good thing for a princess to get married. Not only does everyone in the Lin family want to make offerings to me, but even the son-in-law has to behave like a king and minister in front of me.Of course, it is inevitable that the son-in-law cannot involve the real power in the court.

Taizu was furious, feeling that the Lin family didn't know how to flatter, so he wanted to marry me to the then prince of Beijing in a fit of anger.I was shocked, and without thinking carefully, I slipped out of the palace.Hey, Taizu must be quite helpless, if she didn't spoil me, how could I run amok in the palace, even going out of the palace is easy.I went to the Lin Mansion in the capital, and it turned out that your grandfather has already arrived in the capital, so I risked it all, and wanted to worship heaven and earth with him privately.

Perhaps, I have always admired the imperial concubine in my bones, thinking that she was really brave at that time, and she didn't care if she was abandoned by her family for the love in her heart.But when I encountered the same problem, I resolutely chose her path.I immediately ordered someone to send a letter to Taizu, saying that I don't want to be a princess anymore, and then coaxed your grandfather to leave the capital.

Taizu's anger can be imagined, and he sent a message to say that he will no longer care about me, and I will live or die.I really went back to Gusu with your grandfather and became the young mistress of the Lin family.Fortunately, your great-grandparents are both enlightened and reasonable people, and they have reached this point, what else can they do, they have to recognize me as a daughter-in-law.

For several years, Taizu refused to forgive me, thinking that I had betrayed him.It wasn't until he was dying that he asked to see me. That time, our father and daughter let go of the past, and he acquiesced in my identity as Lin's wife.

The first emperor succeeded to the throne, and I am grateful for the care I took for their brothers and sisters back then, and I took good care of the Lin family.But it's always a royal scandal, so not many people know about it.Do you all understand? "

Mo Han wondered if the old lady was from his hometown, otherwise, why would he have done so many shocking actions, such as leaving the palace, blaming the emperor, and marrying privately, this is really not the bravery that the ancients could have.No wonder, her mother dared to abandon her family and enter the palace as a single, so why can't her daughter abandon the royal family and elope to get married? The Wang family really dare to do it!

Not to mention Daiyu, her small mouth was so wide open that she could stuff a small egg, her grandmother's behavior was too powerful, she didn't care about the worldly ethics at all, she came here with her heart, without any rules to follow.

"What do you two think of me like that? You don't have to admire me. I have been pampered by the Taizu since the day I was born. I am the unique Princess Chuqing. It is also possible to act arrogantly and weirdly. This is nothing in the royal family." , much more than I do. Are only men allowed to show off, but not women?

Yu'er, our Lin family is a bit arrogant anyway, just do what you want, don't worry about what other people do so much, whether it's tiring to live like that.However, you little girl, I underestimated you in the past. As far as what you and your brother did, it was even worse than mine back then. You are worthy of being my granddaughter. "The old lady looked more and more satisfied with Daiyu's appearance, don't tell me, the little girl looks weaker, her temperament is not simple, even dare to rebel, is she still an ordinary boudoir girl?

Daiyu blushed for a while, her grandmother was really a character from the royal family, if someone else dared to live like this, she would not have a good life, and she, herself, was also forced to go to Liangshan.

"Grandmother is right. Maybe others don't like grandma's way of acting, but I think it suits my heart. I am born a human being. What's so interesting about being submissive all my life? It's worth it to be able to live in this world like my grandmother did." Mo Mo Han is really admirable. The key is that you must admire him. The matter between him and Daiyu depends on her. Others may not dare to take on such a difficult matter.If you don't flatter yourself first, it will be too late.

"Boy, don't think that I will fall in love with you just because you say a few good things, and you will deceive us Yu'er with a smooth tongue. Let me ask you, how did your father confess your sister to you? Look, you did it What's the matter, although Yu'er is young, you can't take her around like this, why don't you find a reliable person and entrust Yu'er to him. Hmph, I have no good intentions." The old lady didn't intend to do this Let go of Mo Han, this kid, his appearance is too strange, no one can be suspicious of such a person appearing out of thin air.The key is that before Yu'er didn't have any support from her family, but now it's different. If I don't embarrass him, how can I show that Yu'er is noble.

The grandmother's words clearly revealed the matter between herself and her brother, Daiyu was ashamed and ashamed, her cheeks were flushed, she twisted her belt, and she didn't know how to explain.

Entrusting it to others, the old lady deliberately took a knife to gouge out his heart. Even if she failed her son's expectations, she couldn't do this. I couldn't help Yu'er, okay? Could it be that the state officials are only allowed to set fire and not allow the people to light lamps?Mo Han looked forward to Ai Ai, with a miserable expression, and fell at the old lady's feet: "Grandma, Mo Han knows it's wrong, but I really like my sister. I don't know if they will treat my sister well if I entrust it to others. I don't care if I die." If I can't let go of this heart, I might as well take care of my sister for the rest of my life, even if I will be a cow or a horse for my grandmother in the next life."

"I'm not a farmer, what do I need cows and horses for? Put away your appearance, I'm not Yu'er, just pretend to be pitiful." The old lady was not polite, with a straight face, definitely a grandmother look.

Looking at Daiyu, her face turned red, and she looked at Mo Han with worried and reluctant eyes. Grandma couldn't be telling the truth, could she?

"Then how can grandma believe my words? Mo Han is so dazed that he will not hesitate to say anything, just ask grandma to see that Mo Han has a heart for his sister and let us be done." Mo Han knows that this is the same as modern times trying to curry favor with mother-in-law. It's useless for now.

The old lady deliberately paused without speaking, and looked at Mo Han coldly, as if to see how much he weighed.

Daiyu finally couldn't bear it any longer, she got up and went to Mo Han's side and wanted to kneel down, but was grabbed by the old lady, Daiyu could only persuade in a low voice: "Grandmother, it's none of my brother's business, it's my fault, Punish me, don't blame brother."

"Good Yu'er, don't plead for him. If he is sincere to you, let alone kneeling for a while, it is not a problem to kneel for ten and a half months. If he is disabled, you will not dislike him." The old lady Ignoring the pain and pity in Daiyu's eyes, her stance was not firm enough.

"Grandmother, as long as you are willing to hand over Yu'er to me, you are willing to let me die on my knees. I promise, I will treat Yu'er well in the future and never let her suffer the slightest grievance. She is the only one in my life, and there will never be another one." Two women." Mo Han could tell that the old lady was waiting for his words, but fortunately, he thought so.

The old lady finally became a little interested, stared into his eyes and asked in a deep voice: "Are you really only Yu'er all your life?"

Mo Han nodded repeatedly and swore: "I promise, if I change my mind, I will let my grandmother dispose of me."

"For the sake of you not being confused by Ye Wenxiu last night, I trust you for a while, but you have to be careful in the future." The old lady acquiesced in this matter.

Mo Han's head is as big as a bucket, why does my younger sister have such a grandmother who can manipulate people, she actually came up with such a trick, could it be that if she couldn't control her relationship with Ye Wenxiu last night, what happened, she would have to take it with her now Let my sister go, and then I will not be allowed to see my sister for the rest of my life.No, the old lady can do it completely, and it is not too difficult to prevent herself from seeing her sister with her ability.

"What happened to Ms. Ye? What happened to my brother?" Daiyu suddenly realized that there was something she didn't know, her brother was hiding it from her?Thinking about it this way, he looked at Mo Han with a bit of doubt.

"Good Yu'er, don't be upset. Grandma is also worried about this kid. She is afraid that he is pretending to be a villain, so she asked Ye Wenxiu to try him. Fortunately, at least he didn't lose his mind. Keep it safe. Innocence." The old lady hugged Daiyu and smiled, looking at Mo Han with rare satisfaction, not too bad.

Uh, innocence?Did something really happen last night? I didn't know at all.Daiyu glared at Mo Han, and thought to herself, although it's not good for grandma to test you, it means she doesn't understand you.Why are you hiding it from yourself, what a fool you are.

Seeing Daiyu's tearful eyes, Mo Han's heart softened into a puddle of water. He held her by the corner of her clothes and flattered her like a dog: "Sister, who is as golden as jade, how can she be contaminated by such filthy things? Nothing happened to Ms. Ye, I will never let my sister down."

"Nothing happened, then, where did the belt come from? You are clearly bullying me." Daiyu thought of the belt like a stick in her throat.

"Sister, you have to believe me, it was an accident, I'm still innocent." How did Mo Han realize that he was like a young daughter-in-law who was wronged in ancient times, crying to her husband? Is he still living like a man? ?

Daiyu sat beside her grandmother, cuddled up to her, and said softly, "It's still my grandmother who loves me and didn't help my brother hide it from me."

This is exactly why there is no place to complain about grievances, Mo Han looked at the old lady laughing like a villain, and burst into tears in his heart, you have played tricks, this time you will be a good person, and you have more grievances than Dou E.

The old lady saw that he was almost done, and she was quite satisfied with him, and she patted Daiyu's hand with a cheerful smile: "Okay, Yu'er, let's discuss when we will finish your affairs, shall we?"

Daiyu's face was flushed, even her snow-white neck was turned into rouge, she ran out quickly holding the handkerchief, how could she discuss this kind of thing with herself.There were no elders in the past, but now there are grandmothers. Of course, it is good for the grandmothers to decide.

Mo Han knows that there are many maids and women outside, so he is not afraid. It is safer to quickly finalize the wedding date while the old lady speaks, otherwise he will have trouble sleeping and eating.Who knows if this old lady will change her face in a blink of an eye?

"With grandma here, it is natural to ask grandma to make up her mind."

"Well, Yu'er is not very old, and I still want her to spend more time with me, so let's talk about it in the next year." The old lady went downhill, let's see if Lin Mohan is in a hurry.

"No. Grandmother, Yu'er and I have settled the marriage earlier so that we can take better care of her. Grandmother will be with us in the future, and Yu'er can still accompany you. It's better to hurry up." Mo Han I can't hold it anymore, the next year, how long will I have to wait, I can't decide.

The old lady still didn't let go: "Now the war is in chaos, how can we arrange a happy event, and when the big event is completed, won't Yu'er get married in a good way?"

Once the big thing is done, I don't know how many people are coveting Yu'er. Even if they don't understand the principle of preemptive action, they have spent two lives in vain.Mo Han suppressed the sourness that kept coming up in his heart, and let the matter of Liu Xuan and Shui Rong leak a little bit.

The old lady was not surprised, instead she smiled and said, "It turns out that our Yu'er is so popular. However, for the sake of your hard work in taking care of Yu'er over the past few years, I will help you once. The wedding date should be set on the first day of October." , after the big event is completed, you must make up a grand wedding for Yuer, and you can't just forget it like this."

Mo Han had nothing to say, and the two settled down on the matter.

Afterwards, the old lady and Daiyu stayed on the mountain to escape the summer heat while preparing the dowry. Mohan ran up and down the mountain all day long.

Mo Han really wondered if Taizu handed over the treasury to his grandmother back then, and the money was spent like water.

Daiyu wanted to ask her grandmother and grandfather several times, such as why her grandmother became a monk, etc. Unfortunately, her grandmother refused to mention her grandfather since that day.The two of them were afraid that she would be sad, so they shut up obediently.

In July, the Jiangnan rebels took advantage of the fact that the northern army was not familiar with water, and lured them to the Yangtze River for a battle. The imperial army immediately suffered [-] to [-] casualties.King Zhongshun fought everywhere, but most of them were in the north. The south has always been very stable, and there have been almost no rebellions. He didn't know anything about this kind of water battle.When the queen mother got the battle report, she was so angry that she coughed up blood.

Unfortunately, the situation was unfavorable, and soon there was a big defeat in Chuanzhong.

The worst thing is that the Queen Mother doesn't know who is against her. Although she is the most suspicious of Liu Xuan, but there is no evidence, could it be that she sent someone to assassinate Liu Xuan?But according to the eyeliner's reply, Liu Xuan stays in the mansion every day, and he doesn't come out of the gate. Ordinary people don't see him very often. How to pass the news out, how to command the battle?If so, the Lin family and the princess mansion are all stared at like an iron bucket. If they do something, it is impossible not to communicate with the outside world, right?

By September, the rebels in the three places had subsided quite a bit, which made the queen mother breathe a sigh of relief.But what is annoying is that the chaos in northern Xinjiang was finally brought under control in April. She had just transferred General Feng back to send reinforcements to the south of the Yangtze River.The queen mother really did not expect it, the army ran back and forth without a good rest, and when they arrived in the northern border, Anling had already been lost.

The capital is also not peaceful, and people's hearts are fluctuating. The officials are secretly observing the situation, like ants on a hot pot.

In front of him, there is a person who is relaxed and relaxed. Who else is there besides the emperor?When Daiyu disappeared, he lost his temper for a long time, and then the queen mother personally came out to make him a beauty who looked a little like Daiyu into the palace, temporarily coaxing him.