The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

The day Princess Yinghua gave birth was very sudden. First of all, her labor pains came extremely quickly and violently.In her sleep, Ning Shan felt the whole body of the people around her tremble, she woke up suddenly, opened the curtain, and before lighting the lamp, she saw Princess Yinghua's distorted face due to pain through the sparse starlight that was about to disappear. The princess was still asleep, and she hadn't woken up yet.

Nanny Yue and Nanny Hua were in the room on the left. When they heard Ning Shan's cry, Granny Ping rushed in with Granny Wen and the medical girl. Ning Shan was quickly isolated. Pacing anxiously in the yard.

Sister Feng was woken up by Ping'er, and Jia Lian also heard the news. The couple rushed to the house with their daughter in their arms. Sister Feng went into the house to accompany Princess Yinghua. Jia Lian was responsible for comforting Ning Shan. In the courtyard of Yingchun.When Yingchun heard that the princess's sister-in-law was about to give birth, she grabbed her cloak and was about to get out of bed. She was pressed by Mu Xiang and changed her clothes. Osmanthus osmanthus and Si Qi went to wake up Daiyu and Xichun respectively. On the way, she was stopped by Granny Ping, who said she would not allow the girl who had not left the pavilion to go to the delivery room.They had no choice but to take sister Qiao to Mrs. Xing, hoping to hear first-hand news.

Only after I went there did I find out that no one remembered to notify Jia She and Mrs. Xing.As soon as Jia She jumped up and down, he got out of bed, and was waiting to hug his grandson before he could put on his shoes. Mrs. Xing hurriedly waited for Jia She to change his clothes, and kept putting the trousers on his head, but in the end he couldn't see The maids who had gone down rushed up, cleaned up Jia She and Mrs. Xing so that they could barely meet people, and then rushed out.

In the small flower hall outside, Yingchun was sitting on a chair, her eyes were blank, her face was expressionless, she was holding the dazed Qiao sister in her arms, and she kept hugging her tightly, making Qiao sister feel uncomfortable keep twisting and twisting;

Daiyu leaned against the wall, her eyes straightened, and she unconsciously pulled the flower branch in a vase with a pink peach pattern in her hand. Countless delicate red petals were crushed between her fingers, and her hand was gradually stained with a tinge of red. , it looks scary at first glance;

Xichun turned around in circles. To be honest, this was the first time she saw or heard that someone she knew was having a baby. Although she knew it was worth being nervous about, she didn't know why and why she should be nervous. What.But the current atmosphere is very unsuitable for asking questions, so she can only hold back in her heart, turning around faster.

Jia Amnesty staggered out of the door, shouting loudly: "Is the imperial doctor here? Is Mrs. Wen here? Is the nanny ready? Boiling hot water, making ginseng soup, all busy, don't let me I see someone idle." Mrs. Xing looked sideways at him, seeing what the master is yelling, he is quite experienced.

In the whole family, Jia Amnesty is the one with the most experience. He has seen at least two production live broadcasts. If he was there when Yingchun and Jia Cong were born, then double the amount.Although he doesn't understand what's going on in the delivery room, he still knows a little about how the outside is busy.At the very least, Jia Amnesty at this time is much more useful than Ning Shan. Ning Shan can only grind the floor tiles in the yard, and Jia Lian is even more in the way.

Jia She quickly ran to the door of the delivery room and waited. Mrs. Xing was in an awkward position, and she didn't want to go or not. She rubbed her hands and walked around the room. Finally, it was Wang Shanbao's family who gave her advice: "Madam, girls You are still in a panic, you have to be Dinghaishenzhen."

Mrs. Xing clapped her hands and said happily: "Yes, you go and tell the master that I am here to take care of the girls and sister Qiao, and we will divide the work." She dislikes watching children being born, and this will always remind her My knees are desolate.When Sister Feng gave birth to Sister Qiao, she was pointed at by Shi Taijun and scolded by Shi Taijun for being late, which made her not like Sister Qiao very much.

Yingchun heard that Mrs. Xing was not going to pass, subconsciously tightened her hands, strangled sister Qiao with an "hey", and cried with tears in her eyes, "Aunt Ying, why do you always strangle me?" After speaking, she struggled to get off the ground.Yingchun hurriedly let go of Qiaoer, and begged Mrs. Xing: "Madam, we don't need someone to look after us, you can help the princess's sister-in-law."

Daiyu also said: "Sister Qiao, I'm watching. My wife can go over there to help. I'm afraid Sister Feng can't control the scene alone. There should be an elder around." Actually, they didn't care about Mrs. Xing's ability I can't help, let her go just to take advantage of the chaos so that the maids can follow along to run errands and spread the word, just sitting and waiting for the result, I can't stand it.

At this time, the last faint starlight also dissipated, and the morning light slowly illuminated the sky. Mrs. Xing glanced at it, and instinctively said: "It's time to serve the master." He ran away a long time ago, and suddenly said at a loss: "Hey, this is not good, but at this time, today's morning morning can't be attended?"

Yingchun was distraught and said, "Who has the heart to go to the court at this time, send someone to ask for leave." Jia Amnesty often got up early and couldn't make it in time to go to court, so Yingchun arranged for someone to ask for leave for him.

Mrs. Xing said: "It's fine if the master doesn't go, the uncle has a reason, but what about the second master? Why doesn't he go?" The younger brother-in-law stayed at home and waited for the elder sister-in-law to give birth to a son. Can this reason be revealed?

Daiyu suddenly said: "Go and ask Big Brother Ning, the princess's sister-in-law has not alarmed the palace yet, what if they ask for leave and don't go to the court, but the higher-ups find out about it?"

Yingchun finally found a reason to go over to see the situation in a fair manner, and ran out with her feet up: "I'll ask in person." Five or six maids chased after them, and disappeared around the flowers and trees in a mess. trace.

Just after running across the garden, I saw the old imperial doctor Zheng was hurriedly invited. His clothes were all indiscriminate and a cloak was draped over his pajamas. Jia Lian was assigned to greet him. When he bumped into Yingchun, he almost stumbled and said angrily: " What are you running around? Is this where you came from?"

Yingchun grabbed Jia Lian's sleeve and asked pantingly, "Are you going to court?"

The old imperial doctor Zheng followed Fei away, and reminded: "I really have to go to court, you all go, I will protect the princess and give birth to the child safely, before that, don't let the palace send someone to come." Add to the chaos."

Although Ning Shan was full of nervousness, the voice of the old imperial doctor Zheng was not inferior to that of Jia She, who was yelling and shouting all over the garden, and she was so close, she naturally heard everything.Although I don't want to leave at this time, it is indeed very important to hide the truth from the Supreme Emperor and not let the palace send people to appear at this time.Immediately, Jia Amnesty with one hand and Jia Lian with the other, dragged him to the door and said, "You two go to court first, and find out if the Supreme Emperor is coming today, and send someone to tell me." There must be a row of Long Jinwei in the shift. If the Supreme Emperor does not come, then there will be Yulin Army on both sides.

Jia Amnesty was still waiting for the first time to see the eldest grandson, and struggled dissatisfiedly: "Send someone to ask Rong if he is on duty today? Why do you want me to come forward in person? Master is waiting to see the eldest grandson. "

Ning Shan pushed Jia Amnesty out the door: "If the Supreme Emperor wants to go to court, I won't go, if he doesn't go, I will go again." Going to court takes a lot of time, especially recently, Wang Ziteng just died, so to speak he is a second-rank senior He died not far from the capital. No matter how unpopular he was, it would take a few days to discuss symbolically. As long as Jia Lian is smart enough to spend more time on this issue, the Supreme Emperor will not even think about doing anything else this morning. .As for the matter of giving birth, if it goes well, two babies can be resolved in one morning and there is still room left.

But if the Supreme Emperor hadn't gone to court, then the news of inviting the old imperial doctor Zheng to enter the mansion in the early morning would soon spread to Daming Palace. Once he started to play tricks on the children again, it would not be enough to cause trouble.If this was the case, Ning Shan would have to go to court and use her status as Minister of the Ministry of Punishments to find an excuse to get the Supreme Emperor out of Daming Palace.You can also use Wang Ziteng as an excuse for this, just say that you can't trust the emperor's judgment, and just ask the Supreme Emperor to come and give advice.Anyway, today, the Supreme Emperor has to be dragged to court until Princess Yinghua gives birth to the baby safely.

As for the emperor, no one took special precautions. Although it is likely that he is the one with the darkest thoughts, in terms of brains, he is not to be feared.Either Yingchun or Daiyu could easily guard the delivery room, and there are [-] excuses waiting to keep the people sent by the emperor from approaching.

Jia Lian was more obedient than Jia She, as soon as he left the house, he hurried to the gate of the palace, and at the same time sent Wang'er, his close servant, to the East Mansion to find out the news.As a result, Jia Zhen was on duty yesterday and didn't leave the palace all night. Jia Rong and Jia Qiang were juniors, and they were recruited by the Grand View Garden.At that time, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue both received the news, and one was more devastated than the other.Wang Ziteng was their biggest and most solid backer, so his sudden collapse was a huge blow.

Wang Ziteng has no son, but Aunt Xue has one. Unfortunately, she went out to run a business, and she couldn't find her for a while. Mrs. Wang also has a son, but she is reluctant to let her precious phoenix eggs be collected by others, even if it is her own brother. .Originally, Jia Lian was the first thing that came to mind at this time, but this time Jia Lian didn't show up.Therefore, the unlucky Jia Rong and Jia Qiang were arrested.

The two of them naturally didn't like to do this even more, but there was no way, who made Shi Taijun senior and forced them to go, and they couldn't push back face to face, so they had to prepare to go to work full of complaints.Jia Qiang is especially smart. When Shi Taijun approached them, he secretly mentioned that they should tidy up all Wang Ziteng's things and bring them back. Jia Qiang immediately understood that Wang Ziteng must have something hidden in his carry-on luggage. Shi Taijun forced them to clean up people's things, fearing that others would take them away.

So, as soon as Jia Qiang went out, she sent a servant to report to Ning Shan's mansion. Ning Shan was still reading the file in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, wondering who to ask for an autopsy on Prince Teng.The young servant Ting Tao took the decision and told Jia Qiang and Ningshan where several of his soldiers were staying, and asked them to have a look at all the things they found.Jia Qiang took Jia Rong and set off. When they arrived at Shilitun, they went through a search. Even Wang Ziteng's underwear was packed and given to Brother Bing.

Jia Rong and Jia Qiang did not forget to report the news to each family before they were busy. At present, except for Wang Xifeng who stayed in the Duke's Mansion and Xue Baochai who was in the Princess Mansion, everyone else who should know the news also knew.Chaoshang also began to have various heated discussions around Wang Ziteng's death. Except for the king of Beijing Jing who was concerned about how he died, everyone else was thinking about the position he vacated.The Taishanghuang and the emperor have been fighting openly and secretly since the first day of the emperor's ascension to the present. Naturally, no one abstained first in this round. They each instructed their cronies to come forward to fight, and the quarrel was almost heated.

Speaking of it, Princess Yinghua chose to give birth at this time, which is considered the safest time.The two emperors broke their head-to-head dispute, and didn't bother to intervene with Princess Yinghua at all.It can be said that as long as the two of them are prevented at this last hurdle, the safety of Princess Yinghua's mother and child is at least half guaranteed.

Jia Lian rushed to the gate of the palace and saw Captain Long and the Yulin Army standing in a row, heaved a sigh of relief, and said to Jia She: "It's all right now, both emperors are going to court, let us wait a little longer if we want to go the same way. "

Jia Amnesty felt nauseous from being jolted by the carriage: "Uh...what a fart, the idea of ​​the two of us is not an official position, what can we say that can last all morning? Think of another way."

Jia Lian was busy looking for Jia Zhen in the queue of Long Jinwei, but they were all wearing similar armor, so they couldn't recognize him at all. It was Jia Zhen who had sharp eyes and saw Jia She, who was dancing with hands and feet, and ran over to greet him, "Uncle She, long time no see." , have you recovered from the cold?"

Jia She covered her mouth and vomited more violently than Princess Yinghua: "Ouch... stay away from me, I want to vomit. By the way, you can help my uncle with an idea, how can I make the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor think about it all morning?" Why don't you get up and ask about other things?"

Jia Zhen didn't even think about it, and replied casually: "I heard that the emperor has been tired of the concubines in the palace for a while, and he hasn't given the draft for a long time. Those who are hungry are thinking about it among the palace ladies. Find some beautiful ones for him. You don’t necessarily want to inquire about other things.” In fact, this news was spread by the Supreme Emperor to smear the Emperor. Although the Emperor loves beauty, he really wants to be drafted, but the main thing is to find a strong support from the harem. To deal with the Supreme Emperor, the second is to take the opportunity to make money, and the eye-catching can only be ranked third.

As for the Supreme Emperor, he is much more cunning and cunning. Jia Zhen didn't dare to come up with any ideas, but suggested: "Generally speaking, as long as the Emperor has any unusual behavior, the Supreme Emperor will usually investigate there first."

Jia She clapped his hands and said cheerfully: "Here! We have nothing else in our family, there are a lot of beautiful girls! First promote a few to fascinate the emperor, and then spread the wind to make the emperor vigilant. It’s better to delay.”

Jia Lian hurriedly stopped him: "Father, don't make trouble, the younger sisters in the family are not in your hands, so be careful that the elder brother beats you."

Jia She frowned: "Who said to use our family? Isn't there a Xue family next door? There are even more in the Grand View Garden. Hehe, the old lady and the second child's family like nepotism. Falling out of favor, master, I kindly give them a few more chances to let her climb up."

After all, he kicked Jia Lian and said, "Go to the princess mansion and ask for a few posts from your sister-in-law, let Lin girl polish her pen, and say that the princess sent someone to the palace to pay her respects, and count one of those girls' pictures as one. Go ahead. I don't believe it, the Princess Mansion sent someone into the palace, can the emperor go and investigate? When he sees the beautiful little girl, the matter will be half done."

Since Princess Yinghua got married, she has become a quick bridge for Ning Shan and the Supreme Emperor to convey information, so many plans that made the Emperor hate their teeth are all successful in this way.Even if Princess Yinghua became pregnant later and it was inconvenient to enter the palace in person, the people she sent every time were blatantly delivering messages to the Supreme Emperor under the emperor's nose.Therefore, as soon as he hears that the Princess Mansion has sent someone to pay his respects, the emperor can't sit still and has to run to stare.

Jia Shen's plan was as simple and crude as ever, but his opponent was the emperor who couldn't even be simple and rough, so it worked very well.Before Xue Baochai woke up early in the morning, someone blocked her bed, and she was almost dragged out to get dressed.When she got into the car in a dazed state, she found that her cousin Bao Qin and Aunt Xue Xing Xiuyan, whom she thought to be given to Xue Biao, were all in the car.Speeding all the way forward, it didn't take long to see Tanchun and Xiangyun with dazed faces. They met at the back door of the imperial city without saying a word, and were met by a middle-aged man The eunuch led them into the palace in a daze.

Jia Lian desperately wailed at the court meeting as Wang Ziteng's nephew and son-in-law, and this delay only prolonged the time for a short incense stick, because neither the Supreme Emperor nor the emperor cared about how Wang Ziteng died. Quickly push your own people to the position vacated by the prince.Jia Amnesty came up with some ideas but didn't get any attention. Even some high-ranking dignitaries who had a good relationship with him when they got together with him on gold, stone and antiques didn't like to praise him very much.The father and son were so tired that they didn't have enough time for a meal, and the Sanchao arrived as scheduled.

However, as soon as the Supreme Emperor arrived at Daming Palace, he was delighted to hear that the Princess Mansion had sent someone to greet him, he was shocked immediately, and said: "Call me in, what news has my good son-in-law sent me?"

Dai Quan smiled unnaturally: "Master, this time the situation is a bit special. There are... a little more people here." Outside the door, except for Xue Baochai who had entered the palace once, the other three girls were trembling. The degree rankings are Shi Xiangyun with the smallest amplitude and Jia Tanchun with the largest amplitude.Because Xing Xiuyan's family background was too low, and his family didn't even have a scholar to support the scene, he was refused entry directly outside the palace.

It seems unreasonable, but in fact, among the remaining three, Shi Xiangyun has the highest family background. Although his life in the historian's family is not satisfactory, he has seen all the world that he should have seen, and he has been to all the occasions that he should attend, and he usually deals with each other. Most of them were concubines and concubines of various mansions, so they were suddenly called into the palace, although they were nervous, they could still stand firm;

Xue Baoqin, on the other hand, completely dragged her father's blessing of equality between men and women, and followed her everywhere since she was a child. She has even seen foreigners, so she is naturally quite courageous.Moreover, although she was born in an imperial merchant family, she was not the head of the house, and had never been in contact with the royal family. The influence on them all came from operas. A typical newborn calf is not afraid of tigers;

Jia Tanchun was very ashamed of her lofty ambitions. She was shaking in cold sweat, and she was on the verge of falling when she stood. Before she saw a master in the palace, she was as soft as noodles when she was fished out of the water.

Dai Quan came out to call for someone, and Xue Baochai was the first to go in to meet the saint.At last, Yingchun was still thinking about her, and asked Si Qi to stuff a paper bag for her before going out. Baochai secretly opened it in the car, and recognized that it was some kind of medicine she got from Mrs. Wang. After reaching the Supreme Emperor, he knelt down with a "Putong", took out a small bag from his sleeve and presented it up: "Fortunately, the servant did not disgrace her life, and found something unusual from the Jia Wang family. related."

The Supreme Emperor hadn't reacted for a while, it was a few months ago that he asked Ning Shan to find medicine to clean up the emperor, but there was no news for a long time, and the Supreme Emperor forgot when he was busy.It was Dai Quan who reacted quickly, took a step forward, and whispered in the Taishang Emperor's ear, "Could it be that the son-in-law got the foreign secret medicine?" Xue Baochai is the attendant of Princess Yinghua. Can lean on Ning Shan's side.Dai Quan wondered if it was because the princess had a big belly and it was inconvenient for her to enter the palace, so the son-in-law asked the female official to forward it on her behalf?