The Fate of the Red Chamber

Ever since Mr. Wang came to Beijing, there has been an endless stream of people who have come to visit, all of whom are prominent figures in the capital. Mr. Wang has a weird temper. He doesn't care about your status at all. He only follows his own nature. Happy to push it directly.

Many people feel that they have lost face and feel resentful, but behind the Wang family is the entire Jiangnan gentry, who dares to fight against it.Although the Emperor Liu's family is from the north, many dignitaries and palaces in the court are mostly from the north, and the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River have always kept a low profile, but the strength in their hands can definitely shake the entire court.

Half of the civil service positions are in the hands of Jiangnan scholars. Who makes Jiangnan more talented? They account for more than half of each Jinshi. Moreover, the former emperor always valued literati. Now the Empress Dowager wants to suppress but only affects the whole body. She dare not act rashly .One-third of the generals are from the south, not to mention that most of the military advisers and staff behind the scenes are from the Ningshao area.The granaries, salt storages, and commerce were almost all under the control of the southerners.

And because of regional traditions, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have their own marriages. After a long time, everyone can get involved and help each other more.

Here, of course, there are historical reasons.Hundreds of years ago, the Daqing Dynasty was a nomadic people from outside the Guan. They coveted the richness of the south of the Yangtze River and sent many officials to plunder the wealth of the south of the Yangtze River.They are also worried that the ethnic groups in the pass will regain their power and blindly suppress the scheming literati, especially those in the south of the Yangtze River.The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River experienced unprecedented hardships.

Later, even if the Liu family destroyed Daqing and established the Dayue Dynasty.The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River will always have pimples in their hearts. They know that the imperial power is changeable and cannot be trusted. They have recharged their batteries for hundreds of years, controlled half of the power, and formed a piece of iron bucket to ensure the safety of themselves and future generations.

The Wang family has been able to stand for thousands of years in the changing dynasties, and it has its own advantages. Once it has achieved its current status, no emperor would dare to attack them easily, because that is the belief in the hearts of scholars all over the world.Every generation of emperors can only appease and reward more, after all, this is the best way to buy people's hearts.

When Mr. Wang went to Beijing, the Empress Dowager could not remain indifferent. On that day, he sent many talented and famous princes from Beijing County to greet him outside the city and awarded a lot of rewards.For many years, the rewards given to the royal family by the court alone are enough to dazzle people.It's just that the Wang family is also generous. All the rewards are registered and recorded, and all the rewards that can be sold are sold to support poor students all over the world, and those that cannot be sold are not moved.

In a blink of an eye, Mr. Wang has been in Beijing for some time. Although the Wang family has never participated in politics, the Queen Mother did not give up, and finally made a decree to invite Mr. Wang to the palace.Mr. Wang just said that he didn't want to get involved in the world of mortals, so he pushed it away.The queen mother had no choice but to find another way.

When Mo Han came back from outside the city, he happened to meet Prince Yicheng Liu Xuan and King Shui Rong of Beijing County who came back from the yamen, so he wanted to say hello.

After all, Liu Xuan and Shui Rong are still brothers-in-law. Liu Xuan's main concubine is Qingyun, Princess of the Xining Palace, and Princess Beijing is Qingwan, the daughter of King Xining's younger brother, the General Fuguo. The two are cousins.Although Liu Xuan and Shui Rong rarely get close to each other in order to avoid suspicion, they are not considered estranged, not to mention that both of them are the first-class princes and grandsons in the capital.

Reining in the reins, turning over and dismounting, and arching his hands together, Mo Han saluted with a smile: "My lord, Lord Shui, what a coincidence today."

"Are you coming back from outside the city? It's been a long time since you came out, but something happened at home?" Liu Xuan Shui Rong had already dismounted when Mo Han dismounted. The three of them standing together is definitely a great sight on the streets of the capital. A handsome man with a noble temperament.

"I have a few questions to ask my master in the morning. The master finally came to the capital. I will learn a lot from him. I haven't had time to congratulate the two lords." Mo Han smiled, but his eyes were full. It's a joke that can't be concealed. Among the princes and grandsons in Beijing, Mo Han and the two of them can be regarded as having a little friendship, so they are not very taboo.

"You boy, don't be too complacent. As soon as you become filial piety, the Queen Mother will definitely send you a dozen beauties, but you don't have to be jealous of us at this time." The gentle voice is like mellow wine, Liu Xuan joked about Mo Han , I couldn't get rid of a wry smile.

It turned out that a few days ago, the empress dowager pointed out the daughter of the Duke of Li to Liu Xuan as the side concubine, the lady of the Bo family of Jinxiang to Shui Rong as the concubine, and the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhen to Prince Dongping. For the concubine of the world.These few furniture have no real power, and they belong to the Queen Mother. It is obvious that the Queen Mother is installing her own people in their mansion, and at the same time intends to drive a wedge between Xining Palace and them.

Shui Rong had been standing quietly at the side all the time, and only after hearing the words, he said: "Let's find a place to sit and chat, people come and go here." He pointed to Duminglou, the leading teahouse in the capital, on the right front.

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and sure enough they went in and found a private room to sit down.But let's talk about which family's sons and young masters can learn well, where the restaurants are famous, whose girls have a good reputation.

While talking and laughing, there was a commotion downstairs, as if they were arguing about something, the three of them frowned, opened the window and looked down.

Standing in the hall was a young dandy, dressed in silk and satin, wearing gold and silver, making his slightly obese body even more pudgy, pointing at the shopkeeper arrogantly and cursing: "Don't be shameless, It is your honor to come to drink tea with you, sir, hurry up and make room for me."

Look at the clothes, he is just a decent family, not a real rich man, yet he dares to come to the Duminglou to challenge him, doesn't he know that the guests who come to the Duminglou are either rich or expensive, and he can pull out a random one. It belongs to the son of the world.The three of Mo Han were also not angry, waiting to see a good show.

The shopkeeper made a bow, without raising his eyebrows, and replied calmly, "My lord, I'm really sorry. The private room is full at this time. If you don't mind, you can rest in the lobby."

"Do you know who I am, sir? Concubine Yuan is my cousin, Rongguo Mansion is my uncle's house, and Wang Mansion is my uncle's house. Don't be afraid, don't beg me obediently, or you will be unable to eat today. "The speaker was full of flesh, and he glanced proudly at the shopkeeper. Hearing what he said, it turned out to be Xue Pan, Xue Baochai's brother.Since he came to the capital, he went to Jia's school to play around and win over a few handsome children, so he brought them here to show off his might.

Unexpectedly, these words did not affect the shopkeeper at all, and he still smiled: "So it's Mr. Xue, who has been admiring him for a long time." Xue Pan thought he was afraid and was about to be proud, but he just pointed to the west corner and said, "It's facing the street. It's suitable to enjoy the scenery while drinking tea, if Uncle Xue doesn't mind, I'll let the younger lead you there."

Before Xue Pan could express his complacency, he was suddenly stopped, and immediately became furious: "His grandma, you are looking for death. Didn't you hear that my uncle wants a private room? Believe it or not, let me say a word, Lord Cheng En will seal you here." Xue Pan saw that it was useless to move out of Jia's mansion and concubine Yuan, so he turned his head and somehow got involved with Mo Han.

Liu Xuan Shui Rong first smiled, but now he was taken aback, looking at Mo Han in surprise.

Mo Han was also so shocked that he almost bit off his tongue. When did he get involved with Xue Pan, a big bastard? After a long while, he leaned out and smiled downstairs, "May I ask what is the relationship between Master Xue and Prince Cheng En?" ?”

"You have vision. I am the future brother-in-law of Prince Cheng En. My sister is living in the palace. The prince will come to our residence soon to propose marriage." Xue Pan was waiting for someone to ask him. , pretending to answer indifferently.

"Oh, I've never heard of this, I'm really educated." Mo Han wished he could go back and drive Xue Baochai out of the Lin Mansion immediately. This woman thinks too much of herself, and she has spread the word so quickly.

Xue Pan carelessly sat down on a chair behind him, looked closely at Mo Han, and found that this young man was really good looking, much better than those around him, and with a thought, he directly classified Mo Han as one of his own. .The more she looked at it, the more delighted she was, and she said wretchedly: "Beauty, it seems that you are also a sensible person, why don't you follow the uncle, and I will guarantee that you will not be able to enjoy all the delicious food and spicy food."

Someone who knew Mo Han in the teahouse couldn't help gasping, this idiot Xue, even a brother-in-law, doesn't even know the Lord, yet still wants to treat the prince as his pet, it seems that he is impatient.Only the shopkeeper stood aside. He knew that Mo Han was drinking tea inside. He was surprised when Xue Pan mentioned Mo Han just now, but Mo Han figured it out after he said a word. He just waited for others to clean up Xue Pan for him.

Liu Xuan looked at each other watery, resisting the urge to laugh, this Xue Pan is so funny, I don't know what Mo Han will do to him.

Mo Han was so angry by Xue Pan that he couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't bother to argue with this kind of person anymore, he waved his hand lightly, and the guards flashed and shouted "Ah", and seeing that Xue Pan was already curled up on the ground in pain, two people came up As soon as he mentioned it, he pulled Xue Pan out.

The people who followed Xue Pan were shocked, knowing that they had offended the big shots, they had already done the bird and beast scatter, only Xue Pan and a few servants were frightened and ran out to see where their master was taken.

After this commotion, Mo Han lost the mood to drink tea, and was thinking of going back to get rid of that Xue Baochai, and resigned from Liu Xuanshuirong.

Mo Han stepped into the gate of the Lin Mansion, and the imperial physician arrived, and Mo Han directly led him to Xiaohan Hall where Xue Baochai lived.

Daiyuyuan and Sanchun were chatting and joking in their own courtyard, when they suddenly heard that the uncle came back and brought an imperial doctor, as if he was going to Miss Xue.Thinking that Mo Han really cared about Baochai's body, he specially invited the imperial physician to come, and he felt a little bit unhappy in his heart, but he refused to give up, and finally took Sanchun with him.

Just after entering the Xiaohan Hall, I heard a respectful voice say: "If you go back to the prince, this girl is already in good health. The girl was originally in good health, and she can rest for four or five days. Now it has been ten days. Just take it easy."

Baochai here is still wondering about what happened last night, and after thinking about it for a long time, there is no reason for it. Suddenly hearing that Mo Han invited the imperial physician for her, she was full of joy, and before she could think, the imperial physician diagnosed her pulse.Secretly thought, Uncle Lin must be worried that she fell into the water last time and caused the root cause of the disease, so he specially invited the imperial doctor to take care of her today, and the position of princess is in his hands.

The sweetness in her heart hadn't dissipated yet, and a thunderbolt from the blue stunned her: "Miss Xue, since your body is fine, then I will send you back. I think you have been away from home for so long, your Mother must be extremely worried. Bixiang, watch carefully for people to pack Miss Xue's things, Xiaoyan, go ahead and order Xia Cheng to prepare the car and send Miss Xue back."

Baochai just thought she heard it wrong, and shook her head desperately, ignoring the defense of men and women, she lifted the bed curtain and stared at Mo Han with her beautiful eyes, as if to see what he meant.

After Mo Han gave the order, he shook his sleeves and went out, but met Daiyu and others at the door, Daiyu frowned, Sanchun was at a loss for what to do.

"Sister, Miss Xue needs to pack things here, it's very messy, let's go back and talk." Mo Han hurriedly put away the faint anger on his face, and looked at Daiyu tenderly.Daiyu couldn't figure it out for a while, so she followed Mo Han out foolishly.

Just after leaving the Xiaohan Hall, Tanchun rushed forward and said to Mo Han and Daiyu with a forced smile: "Cousin Lin, Sister Lin, we were staying with Sister Bao, this time she is leaving." It's time for us to go back. I'm really sorry for bothering Sister Lin for so long, and the old lady is also in a hurry." Yingchun Xichun nodded again and again.

Daiyu didn't know how to answer for a while, but Mo Han said first: "The younger sisters insist on going back, and my younger sister and I can't force them to stay. Why don't we pick up a few younger sisters to play in a few days. In summer, our garden is full of The coolest thing."

"That's exactly what I said. It's only half an hour's journey, so it's very cheap. Cousin Lin and Sister Lin are fine, so they often go to our place." Yingchun smiled gently. Although she didn't know what happened, her love Know what's wrong.

"Well, then I won't keep my elder sister and younger sister anymore, just remember to come to see me often, and I also stay at home every day." The elder brother didn't know what to say, and Daiyu also thought that this matter might have something to do with Baochai, so she They are also worried about staying for three springs, so they might as well see you next time.

An hour later, Daiyu Mohan sent the four of them out of the house.