The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

On the second day after Xichun was detained in the palace, she happily waited for someone to pick her up—although Jia Amnesty only planned to cheat the entire Wang family, but when he saw Xichun, he still didn't forget to casually ask for favors. Take the little girl back.Although he intended to pick up only one, he was inexplicably given another one.

Needless to say how angry the Supreme Emperor was when he saw Mrs. Wang's letter.Originally, the emperor was extremely afraid of death, and had severe paranoia about being persecuted. Basically, Jia Amnesty didn't have time to slander him.

The Daming Palace was smashed into a mess, and the Supreme Emperor was furious for nearly half an hour, but he perfectly concealed it from the Emperor, so that he didn't notice it at all.

Ning Shan's promise to Jia She to be promoted to the rank was put on hold for the time being. Although the Supreme Emperor still remembered that Jia She brought news that he should be rewarded, he calmly told him to find other reasons to reward him later - he was afraid that he could not find a suitable reason to reward him. Jia She would be noticed by the emperor, although he felt that the greedy and stupid son-in-law basically couldn't think so far.

Jia Amnesty didn't care too much, he was very satisfied to be able to cheat the whole Wang family this time, and he was happy to pay for it.Jia Amnesty cleverly took advantage of the situation to express his loyalty to the Supreme Emperor, and after making a bunch of unreliable guarantees, he mentioned Xichun who was thrown into the palace ceremonies in a rather casual tone: "The minister's family The girl is young and ignorant, so I put her here with you, I'm afraid I will bump into you accidentally. If you don't mind, let me take her back, and after I have taught her, I will send her in to serve you. "

At this time, the Supreme Emperor was not in the mood to worry about the child in Princess Yinghua's womb—his old life was in danger, and all other plans had to be delayed.The Supreme Emperor reluctantly calmed down the anger and vague panic in his heart, and ordered Dai Quan: "Go and bring those two girls back, and let them go back to serve Yinghua first."

Dai Quan replied: "Yes." After a pause, he continued: "Your Majesty once said that when sending those two girls out of the palace, the servants should remind you... Do you see...?" Send a few female officials there, and I plan to use the titles. Although it is outdated, other princesses have companions that only Princess Yinghua has ignored-Tairen and Zanshan.

The Supreme Emperor waved his hand distractedly, and gave a random command: "According to the regulations, the princess should have a few accompanying attendants. You can arrange it after you see it." The concubine and the bride-to-be were selected from the show girls who were not enough to be married to the clan, and the attendants were selected from the show girls who were qualified to be female officials in the small election. The identities of these two girls have not been found out. Not up to the standard of the draft.Can I be younger than 13 years old to be a princess companion?

But the Supreme Emperor looked like he was about to explode, and Dai Quan didn't dare to bring up these small issues any more, so he took Jia She to retreat.Jia Amnesty was even more confused than Dai Quan, and asked all the way: "Inner Prime Minister, I don't quite understand what the old man said, the Supreme Emperor. Could you please explain?"

Dai Quan also intends to make a good sale for Jia She. This person is not very capable, but he will have a son. General Ning is enough for him to walk sideways in Beijing, and a princess will be his daughter-in-law. It is very likely that the grandson will be raised by the Supreme Emperor, or even go further. This is really enviable and hated for Dai Quan, who is destined not to have a son, and he can't wait to be Jia She.

"The Emperor Taishang wants to reward Princess Yinghua with a few female attendants. It happened that the little girl in your family caught the eyes of the Emperor, so he thought that the people selected in the draft don't know their background, so it's better to talk to the princess in front of you." We are already acquainted, no, let’s tell our family to pass on the word of mouth.” Dai Quan explained while walking quickly, and he was rushing back to wait for the emperor to lose his temper.

Jia Amnesty was panting after chasing her, her body couldn't keep up, her mind was even more sluggish, and she pondered hard: "The fourth girl is still in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor? Didn't she think that the rules were not good and she was thrown to the Minister of Palace Ceremonies? And that girl left The age difference in the draft is a full class, so how can I be a companion for the princess? It doesn’t matter who will accompany anyone.” The more important question that Jia She should have thought of but didn’t think is that the companion is for the princess to study It's only needed at the right time, Princess Yinghua is married, what books do you still read?

Dai Quan thought of this, but he would not be so stupid as to refute the Supreme Emperor, or remind him that you, the old man, did something wrong.The only thing Dai Quan needs to do is to absolutely obey orders, this is his life-saving secret technique all the way in the palace until he became the Chief Inspector known as the inner minister.Therefore, this time, Dai Quan's idea was to go directly to the Minister of Ceremonies to convey the emperor's oral order. As for whether the two girls are qualified, let the Minister of Internal Affairs worry about it.

As expected, the internal servant is very troublesome. If the one sitting on the dragon chair is still the Supreme Emperor, then he can be named a female officer as he wants.But now that one basically enjoys fighting against the Supreme Emperor, how can this kind of conferment, which obviously violates the rules and regulations of the palace, be carried out smoothly?

After suffering from a headache for a long time, Shang Shi finally made a decision: "Since it was sent to the Chief of Ceremonies by the Supreme Emperor's old man's palace, no matter how long he stayed, it was considered to be the Supreme Emperor's golden words. There is no need to check the background, and the qualifications are also important." Forget it, but this age is really not enough, it is better to postpone it for now, and only give the lower-grade disc paper and palace-made female official uniform to those who are old enough. The younger ones will wait until they are old, and they will be granted directly without drafting."

The internal servant then handed over a vague application, to the effect that the Emperor Taishang felt sorry for his daughter and wanted to improve Princess Yinghua's treatment, and planned to find a few more people to serve her.Although this person did not quite meet the usual requirements, he was personally selected by the Supreme Emperor, and he was also sent from the Daming Palace to the Palace Ceremony Division.According to the unspoken rules of the palace, those who go out from the Supreme Palace, even if they are sweeping eunuchs, have more face than ordinary low-ranking female officials and even some unfavored concubines.

This kind of application cannot be delivered to the emperor. In fact, it is very unlikely that the empress will read it in person.The female officials naturally did not dare to refute, so the approval was quickly sent back to Dai Quan.Dai Quan stuffed it into Jia She's arms without even looking at it, and urged him with a smile, "Master Hou, you can go and pick up your little girl back."

Jia Xie stuffed back a purse, which contained banknotes that he didn't even know the face value of.The two complimented each other a few words and then walked away.

Jia She went out of the palace on his own, he was not stupid enough to walk around in the palace, and the silver ticket he gave Dai Quan was enough to buy supporting services.When Jia She was sitting in the carriage, leisurely waiting for Xichun to come out, he would never have imagined that not only what he wanted, but also what he really didn't want would come out.

The female attendant who was appointed as Princess Yinghua hit Baochai like a bolt from the blue. She panicked, lost her manners, and even raised her voice: "Why is this happening? Mother, please! You let me see the Supreme Emperor, I..." A crisp applause interrupted Baochai's request, and also brought her back to her senses.

The director of the Palace of Ceremonies has the confidence to beat people. She, an old female official who has been there for more than 30 years, knows what kind of life Princess Yinghua lived in the palace. For half a year, it was also a matter of talking but not thinking.What's more, even if Princess Yinghua is really favored, she is not afraid to beat her maids, because Princess Yinghua is famous for not waiting to see palace people. One was sent back for different reasons and in the same situation.

Baochai was sobered up by this slap, and didn't dare to make trouble anymore, she bowed her eyebrows and thanked him from a distance in the direction of Daming Palace, and was led out.Xichun was also brought over from the other side, and was taken out of the palace together with Baochai. Although they were female officials rewarded by the Supreme Emperor in name, they had nothing but a title, not even a carriage to the Duke Huguo's mansion. They all want to rub against Jia Amnesty.

When Xichun lifted her legs to get on the car, she saw Baochai still following her, and felt very strange, standing on the shaft of the car, she asked, "Sister Bao, aren't you going home?"

Baochai twitched the corners of her mouth, and asked softly, "Didn't you hear what the chief of the Gongyi Division told you and me?"

Xichun tilted her head and thought for a while, then said: "I only heard her say that Uncle She came to pick me up, but she didn't hear anything else."

Baochai lowered her eyes and said calmly: "Then you should really listen carefully, you and I have been selected as female officials to serve Princess Yinghua, and now we are going back to the mansion with Master Xi."

The door curtain hanging on the carriage was lifted with a "hula", and Jia She squatted at the door in shock of "this matter is illogical", and his finger almost poked Baochai's face: "Huh? Serving the princess? Maid? "Speaking, she turned to Xichun, poked her finger there again, and said: "The fourth girl is so small, she is so childish, she will serve a ghost? No, that's not the problem, why did she suddenly choose a female official to serve the princess?" They also chose the fourth girl, and you, aren't you the so-and-so from the Xue family? How did you get involved?"

Jia Amnesty's long entourage couldn't help interjecting: "Master, can we talk in a different place? Just stand at the gate of the palace and speak loudly...it doesn't seem very good!"

The eunuch who sent Xichun and Baochai out had been air-drying at the gate of the palace for a long time. He was originally ordered to convey the details, but seeing Ronghou like this, he was not prepared to listen at all!

Ronghou, who was not going to listen, stretched out his hand and pulled Xichun, stuffed it into the compartment behind him, and stared at Baochai for a long time, and finally his eyes fell on the set that she was holding in her hand for who knows how many years. Not to mention the old faded, even the brittle texture of the female officer's uniform, she opened her mouth and grunted, but finally swallowed her complaints and doubts, said "get in the car first" angrily, and said Gu Zi turned back.

Baochai lowered her head, glanced one last time at the majestic palace wall behind her from the corner of her eye, gritted her teeth, and climbed onto the car seat with a trace of reluctance to fall into the grass.

The carriage drove away from the palace slowly, Jia She was sitting in the middle of the room, his eyes glanced at the bewildered Xichun and the expressionless Baochai in turn, his mind was very puzzled, he was originally a member of the royal family in the palace, how did he become a victim Do you want to raise an extra girl from the Wang family?He did hear what the inner eunuch said clearly, this girl from the Xue family was the maid of honor given to his daughter-in-law by the Supreme Emperor Jinkou Yuyan, so she couldn't catch up.Although it is very strange why his daughter-in-law is assigned to be a maidservant after they are all married, no one dares to consult the Supreme Emperor.Jia Amnesty gave up torturing his own mind and decided to go home and ask his eldest son for a solution.

Xichun did not hesitate to open her mouth, and kept asking Baochai, "Sister Bao, who did you enter the palace for?" She thought that Baochai, like her, entered the palace to pay homage for someone else, for example, she had always liked her very much. Mrs. Wang, or Shi Taijun who is too old to move around.

Baochai said in a low voice, "It was the concubine Jia who invited me into the palace." Although Princess Yinghua's status was higher than that of concubine Jia, and the maidservant was more respectable than concubine Shiji, how could she be a master when she was out of the palace?The best result of following the married princess is to be a concubine for the concubine. Thinking of Princess Yinghua's beauty, both civil and martial arts, and the concubine of Sheji, Baochai couldn't help but blush. She rejected serving Princess Yinghua.

Xichun thought for a while, then nodded: "No wonder I saw you in Jiapin's palace, so why are you leaving the palace now? Or are you going with us? Do you want us to send you back?" Xichun naturally sent her Counted as a family with Jia Amnesty, he asked dignifiedly with the posture of a young master.

Jia She hurriedly replied: "No, I don't want to send her back. The Supreme Emperor gave her to your sister-in-law, the princess."

Xichun couldn't understand: "Give it to the princess's sister-in-law? But sister Bao is not a gift, how can I give it?" Can people give it too?Xichun's little mind can't turn the corner.

Baochai smiled wryly and said, "You really didn't listen at all. The Supreme Emperor chose me to be Princess Yinghua's attendant, and also granted you to be Princess Yinghua's companion when you were old enough to be drafted. So I want to go with you to Duke Huguo's mansion, and I will serve Princess Yinghua's pen and ink from now on." Baochai was unwilling to do so, and that was that Xichun could be her reading companion, she could be regarded as a half-princess best friend, and she could study together.But she is serving the reader, serving the princess to read and write. The gap during this period is not 01:30.It's a pity how can Chun compare with herself?No matter how old she is, no matter whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy, painting or poetry, she will never be able to surpass her.Is it just because Xichun is the daughter of an official's family, and she is only from an imperial merchant family, is this how she is distinguished?

Baochai was unwilling, but unable to change.