The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

While the Yingchun sisters were busy trying to please Princess Yinghua, Jia She was not idle either. He rummaged through the box and found many treasures that he was reluctant to put out, held them in his hands and looked at them one by one, pondering Take which ones and send them to the princess to enjoy, so as to earn face for the eldest son.It's just that those many things are really his treasures, and it would be a pain in the heart to give up any one of them. For this reason, Jia She couldn't help sighing, patted his thigh, and grinned, so weird.

As soon as Ning Shan entered the Rongxi Hall, she saw Jia Amnesty's strange face, which was very strange and funny, so she couldn't help asking: "What is father doing? What's wrong with that? That face is too contorted. You don’t need to paint with oil paint when you go to an opera.”

Seeing Ning Shan, Jia She immediately put down the treasure in his hand, licked his face and greeted him, and said, "My good son, Dad is preparing a dowry for you to marry the princess. Come and see, these are all secretly collected by Dad." It’s such a good baby, it’s something that no one else can easily see. Do you like it? Pick two and go back? Also pick a few for the princess. No matter how stingy your father is, he will never pretend to be confused about this matter. Just pick what you love and take it away. .”

Ning Shan squinted her eyes and said with a slight smile, "What if I love them all? Take them all?"

Jia She grinned suddenly, almost crying, but he forced his teeth to hold back: "Then take them all away." After finishing speaking, he raised his sleeve and covered his face with a look that he couldn't bear to see, looking so pitiful.

Ning Shan pulled his sleeves angrily, and said: "Take it back, I don't need it, and the princess doesn't need it either, you just need to live your life peacefully and avoid troubles for me if you have nothing to do. .”

Jia Amnesty happily ordered the maid to pack up her things, but said in disbelief, "How obedient I am lately? Where is there any trouble?"

Ning Shan said: "The live baby in the garden next door was beaten. Wasn't it the result of your embellishment? The little girl on the left and the right in the house never left after she came. Didn't you recruit them? Didn't you say you didn't cause trouble? What do you want to cause to count?"

Jia She curled her lips and said, "If you listen to that bastard Jia Baoyu's words, you must be more eager to add fuel to the flames than I am. You may even beat him directly. As for the girls at home, if you don't like it, I'll go." Drive them all to the next door." As he said that, he was about to leave.

Ning Shan pulled it back and said: "Don't listen to the wind and the rain. I'm just talking about it. Ying'er is lonely if she lives alone. It's good to have two friends to accompany her, let alone those two little girls. Don't worry, I live in peace and security on the day of the establishment, and I don't pick food and clothes, and I don't cause trouble at all. I'm just talking for nothing. What are you doing to drive people away? To be honest, in this family, as long as you are old If there is no moth, then everything will be safe."

Jia She pouted out of anger, and immediately wanted to refute, but at the moment he didn't know what to say, but he was not convinced that he was so well-behaved and was lectured by the eldest son. He was very angry and wanted to lose his temper and show his fatherhood prestige.But he didn't have the guts to get angry in front of Ning Shan, so he endured it, planning to wait for Jia Lian to come home and take his anger out on him.

As soon as the innocent Jia Lian came home from the Yamen, he was slapped on the head and face by Jia She. From clothing to words and deeds, from conversation to manners, there was almost nothing that Jia She could catch.In the end, he ended up not giving birth to a big fat grandson. Not only did he chatter for more than half an hour, talking about where he was angry, but he also asked someone to bring a ruler and hit him hard on the palm of his hand a few times.

Jia Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook her hands, she said, "I don't want a son? But the time has not come, and if the child can't be born, the father should blame Sister Feng if he wants to complain. What's the use of beating me?"

Along the way, Jia She complained about the women of the Wang family, from Wang Xifeng scolding to Mrs. Wang, they couldn't stop for a few quarters of an hour.

Jia Lian was so annoyed that she simply dumped the blame on Ning Shan: "At least I gave birth to your eldest granddaughter. You always want a grandson, so why don't you ask your elder brother for it? Anyway, Sister Feng's betrothal gift list is also the same. It's all ready, you always find a good day to hand it over, let the Ministry of Internal Affairs take a look at it, wouldn't it be better to marry Her Highness Princess back to eldest brother earlier?"

Speaking of this, Jia Amnesty began to frown again: "I also want your eldest brother to get married earlier and give birth to a big fat grandson for me. But first, the grandson will not be born with my surname. Is it easy to get along with? I'm afraid that when the time comes, people will look at me as an old man, and they will push me out. I don't want to live with you two."

Jia Lian complained, "That's a coincidence. We don't want to live with you either."

Jia Amnesty also seemed to know what Jia Lian was thinking, and said viciously: "If the princess won't let me in then, I'll live back in my Marquis' mansion. This is Ronghou's mansion, my site. You two find me a yard next to me. go live."

Jia Lian was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Where else can we go? Naturally, we will live together in honor of the old man." If the eldest brother's family really doesn't accept the old man, they will be miserable.Who would like to have such a Buddha at home?He is greedy for money, fussy, incapable of doing business, and thinks all day long about beating the second wife and stepping on Jia Zheng. Without the support of his elder brother, who can help him accomplish these things?If it can't be done, I don't know how he will toss it.

Thinking about it this way, it's better not to let Sister Feng prepare the dowry so quickly, and it's better for Her Royal Highness to come in later.The great old man wanted to hug his grandson, so he went back to his room and tried his best, which was better than following the old man to clean up the mess.

As soon as he got back to his room at night, Jia Lian hurriedly looked for Sister Feng: "How is your betrothal gift list?"

Sister Feng replied: "The ten pavilions are eighty-ninety percent complete, and there are only some seasonal jewelry left. There are also wild geese. My elder brother said that I will hunt two live ones and come back someday. I don't have to worry about it." .”

Jia Lian stumbled and said, "What are you showing off? You did it so fast? Don't even think about it. When the time comes when His Royal Highness the Princess enters the door, where will the master live?"

Sister Feng said strangely: "Big brother said earlier that he wants to support the master, what are you worrying about?"

Jia Lian said angrily, "The eldest brother belongs to the eldest brother, and the princess belongs to the princess. If the princess doesn't like the master, will she have to drive him away?"

Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows, and scoffed: "You are as worthless as you when you are a big brother? Then it's fine for the princess to be filial to the master. If she dares to show off in front of the master, you can see how the big brother will educate her then?" Wang Xifeng sent someone to inquire on purpose, knowing that Princess Yinghua is not favored. How much face does an unfavored princess have in front of a powerful general who is breaking the border and breaking the ground? How dare she put on airs?

Jia Lian was not angry. Wang Xifeng scolded him for being useless. It was true that he was afraid of his wife anyway, but he was still worried: "After all, there is a difference between monarch and minister. The princess who is not favored is also the monarch and the master. What else can we do except respect?"

Sister Feng curled her lips in the direction of the Grand View Garden in disdain and said: "In that family, there was once a good-quality and virtuous concubine who was also a king and a master, but how do you see it now?"

Jia Lian clapped her hands and laughed loudly: "My good grandma, if you don't tell me, I've forgotten all about it. Really, it doesn't matter how old she is, it's only for the palace. In front of the eldest brother, Who dares to be arrogant? The Qianxiang Kingdom has been destroyed, and the King of Nan'an has been captured, and whoever comes again will end up in the same way."

Sister Feng raised her eyebrows and smiled, and said with a sly smile: "That's not the case. Although the elder brother has a little heart for the princess, his filial piety to the master is not for nothing. If the princess gets along well with the master, the two She is natural and kind; if she doesn't get along well, she will live in the Princess Mansion herself, and it depends on whether the eldest brother can come to her door."

Jia Lian nodded again and again: "So, you should hurry up and get the dowry done. It should be exquisite and unique. Don't embarrass the elder brother. Otherwise, I won't be good at business, and you won't be of much benefit."

Sister Feng said impatiently: "When I was handling these matters, you didn't know where to sleep. I even left the housekeeper's affairs to the second girl in order to handle this matter properly. Don't you tell me?" Caring about the progress from time to time, and questioning me as soon as I come up, is really hateful."

Jia Lian made a bow and said, "Xiaosheng apologized to Second Mistress. Don't blame Second Mistress. Xiaosheng was also rushed by the master's urgency, so he panicked and lost his sense of proportion."

Sister Feng was surprised and said, "Is the master really in a hurry? Why?"

Jia Lian laughed and said, "Of course it's to hug the grandson."

Sister Feng's pretty face flushed, and she threw her handkerchief on Jia Lian: "Even if the elder brother has a child, he doesn't take the master's surname."

Jia Lian smiled badly and said, "That's not the reason, so I have to ask Second Mistress to pay more attention." Then, he stepped forward to hug Sister Feng and fell on the couch.Sister Feng was taken aback, but couldn't struggle, so she had to stop laughing and cursing, half pushing and half letting go.When Ping'er outside heard the movement in the house, she also closed the door with a blushing face, and went out to urge hot water to prepare.Feng'er saw that Ping'er was blushing slightly, and said that she had caught the wind and cold, and wanted to let her go to rest.Ping'er waved his hands and said nothing, dismissed Feng'er in a hurry, and sat on the porch to watch, waiting for Jia Lian and Sister Feng's summons from the house at any time, with endless thoughts in his heart.

On the second day, Jia Lian got up late because of the quarrel with Sister Feng, and missed the morning. Fortunately, Ning Shan saw that he didn't go, so she asked for leave for him.Now that Ning Shan has an extraordinary status in the court, no one dares to make trouble with him easily, even the King of Beijing, now he has no choice but to stay away.But the emperor, because of Ning Shan's upcoming marriage to Princess Yinghua, was worried that he would be drawn over by the Supreme Emperor.Now he is a bit remorseful and wants to replace the imperial sister with his own princess, but the emperor forbids it, and Ning Shan herself is not willing, so he can only give up, but he is not angry in his heart, and often gives Ning Shan bad looks.

Ning Shan ignored him, she acted cautiously, never left any excuses, the emperor wanted to reprimand him but couldn't find a reason, so she could only go back to the harem to complain to the new concubine Xiang.That Concubine Xiang is the queen of Qianxiang Kingdom who has ideas and means, and she has a hatred for Ning Shan to destroy the country and the family, and she can't wait to dispose of him through the emperor's hand.Therefore, when the emperor complained about Ning Shan with her, Concubine Xiang actively offered advice.

Concubine Xiang was in the harem and could not intervene in the previous court, so she proposed to the emperor to start with Princess Yinghua.When Ning Shan marries Princess Yinghua, she will be the son-in-law of the Supreme Emperor and the brother-in-law of the Emperor. She will become a relative of the emperor, and her status will become even more noble.Therefore, Concubine Xiang suggested that the emperor postpone the wedding, or even try to ruin the marriage. It is best to catch Ning Shan's fault and regret the marriage, without hurting the royal family's dignity, and slap Ning Shan in the face.If the operation is good, maybe he can be punished.

The emperor was very happy to hear that, and repeatedly praised Xiangfei for her usefulness, and asked her to do it freely.Concubine Xiang took this as an excuse and took the opportunity to ask the emperor for palace power. She was not so stupid as to be the first bird, but suggested that the emperor seize the power monopolized by the birth mother of the third prince who is currently in the limelight-the empress empress, and distribute it to the prince. The four concubines of the first rank manage together.Of course, there are not all four concubines now, so it is natural for a first-grade concubine like her to replace her.

It just so happened that the third prince has been wooing the courtiers recently, asking them to suggest that the emperor give the princes the crown and land.After all, as the only legitimate son, once he becomes king, his throne will definitely be higher than other brothers, and the fief will be better than others.Don't look at the emperor fighting for power with the Supreme Emperor all day long, but it's not enough for his son to fight for power with him.Hitting the queen can be regarded as a lesson for the third prince, letting him see clearly who is in charge of the world.The emperor was very happy to hear Xiangfei's suggestion, praised her greatly, and agreed without any objection.They even promised that when they jointly managed the palace affairs, the Phoenix Seal would be placed in her Xiangxiang Hall.This is tantamount to giving most of the queen's rights to Concubine Xiang, letting her surpass the second concubine Shu and Gui.

It was the fifteenth night that night. Instead of waiting for the emperor to come to Kunning Palace, the empress waited for a verbal order, reprimanding her for being incompetent in raising her son, and forcing her to hand over the palace power. Concubine Xiang and Concubine Xiang were jointly managed, and the queen was fined three months' salary, and she was ordered to copy the women's virtues and women's precepts. If there is something in the words, let her think about the reason.It also hinted that if her son doesn't stop, he will...

The queen exclaimed: "The emperor is going to be unable to tolerate my son." But her confidant mother covered her mouth desperately, and she could only cry bitterly.