The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

Baochai said in a manly voice: "If you go back to the emperor, my servant has been rewarded by the Supreme Emperor to Princess Yinghua as a maidservant since that day, and has left the palace... Today, today... I am honored to see the emperor again... Slaves In my heart, I can't help feeling..."

Baoqin knelt behind Baochai, a little curious why the usually dignified eldest sister suddenly spoke in such a tone.She is young, and has been running business with her father and brother all the time. She is quite courageous and doesn't have too many constraints. Now that she heard that the emperor is in front of her eyes, she became curious, and she couldn't help but quietly raised her head, wanting to take a look secretly.

It is very difficult for a person kneeling on the ground to see the person standing above, and they have to lift their faces up.No matter how courageous Baoqin was, she was not so presumptuous, but her head was slightly too high, her eyes turned upwards obliquely, and she just swept the general into the waist and abdomen of the emperor.

However, this angle was enough for the emperor to see Baoqin's face clearly, and he was astonished.Baoqin was born extremely beautiful, even better than Baochai in terms of facial features, if Baochai is a first-class beauty, then Baoqin can be called stunning in appearance, what's more rare is that she is still young Small, with a natural beauty and innocence that is not stained by the world, she is more peerless than ordinary beauties.If it is said that Baochai can fascinate the emperor, then changing Baoqin is enough to make him fascinated.

Baochai didn't get any response to her behavior, so she couldn't help but glance slightly, and happened to find the emperor's eyes fixed on Baoqin's face, with an indescribable covetousness, and couldn't help but smile wryly.She is not afraid of her cousin competing for favor with her, but it feels uncomfortable to watch someone who was obsessed with her before turn to be infatuated with a girl who is more beautiful than her.Thinking about entering the palace in the future, I am afraid that he will have to live this life of competing with others for the rest of his life. For a moment, Baochai is also a little disheartened.

Tanchun knelt on the ground and was still sweating coldly, Xiangyun was too afraid to speak because of the strange atmosphere, Baoqin didn't fully understand the situation, so naturally she wouldn't get caught up in the fire with her intelligence, Baochai could only try her best to turn the situation around , at least ask the emperor to excuse them first, and then take them to the concubine Jia's palace, otherwise what will happen later?Whether it is following the words of the Supreme Emperor and prescribing drugs, or turning against the Emperor and obeying the orders of the Supreme Emperor, there must be a safe and quiet place. Just standing in front of the open space of the Daming Palace, there is no need to count everything, anyway. Nothing.

Originally, when Baochai said that he was the attendant of Princess Yinghua, the emperor should have realized who was the person who entered the palace today to deliver the letter, and asked along the way.But the bad thing is that Baoqin's outstanding appearance dazzled the emperor's eyes, making him deaf to Baochai's words in an instant.

The emperor also had a personal eunuch named Qiu Shi'an, whose official position was to be the prime minister's inner court eunuch, but more importantly, he was the emperor's confidant.His status in Qianqing Palace is not inferior to that of Dai Quan in Daming Palace, and he speaks a bit casually to the emperor, and he is also very good at observing words and expressions. When he saw the emperor's expression, he immediately stepped forward and reminded: "Now we are in Daming Palace. It would be inconvenient to ask Mrs. Xue about Her Highness Princess Yinghua's recent situation, why don't you find an empty palace nearby and let Mrs. Xue talk slowly."

The emperor nodded again and again, still keeping his eyes on Baoqin's delicate and beautiful face, and said casually: "Go, go, tell me well... Well, Yinghua and your recent situation."

The group then moved to a nearby palace, but unfortunately, the nearest to this place was Concubine Wu's Zhaoyang Palace. In the palace is the fair side concubine, so she has always been arrogant and conceited, even the queen is not in their eyes.If it hadn't been for the fact that she hadn't given birth to a son, and later added a Zhou nobleman who was better than her in appearance, Concubine Wu would definitely dare to compete with the queen.This empress who has always been the self-proclaimed second person in the harem can't tolerate anyone arguing with her for the "second". The imperial concubine persevered until the end, until Jia Yuanchun lost power and resigned, the anger was only half calculated, and it is still not completely peaceful, and from time to time she would step on Fengzao Palace again.

But today, the emperor led Xiao Sao|Fox, who is known as Jiapin's cousin, into her Zhaoyang Palace openly, and asked to set up a clean room to speak alone. Concubine Wu immediately exploded. She couldn't directly refute the emperor, but she cursed in person Jia Bin is not difficult.The emperor led Baochai and Baoqin sisters into the clean room and wanted to stretch out his salty pig's hand, but Wu Guifei scolded Jia concubine and the entire Jia family in front of Tanchun and Xiangyun, and ordered the palace People immediately announced Jia Bin.

Before Baochai could think of a way to open Baoqin and tell the story about the secret medicine, Concubine Wu Guifei deliberately pinched her throat outside and said: "My Majesty, Sister Jia, concubine of Fengzao Palace, heard that her sister entered the palace. I miss you dearly, and come to see you.”

The emperor was extremely displeased, and he wasn't really stupid. How could he fail to see the jealousy of the women in the harem?Whether it's Concubine Wu or Concubine Jia, one can tell at a glance that they are here to make trouble, and they are nothing more than afraid that two stunning beauties entering the palace will dilute their favor and threaten their status.Since ancient times, creatures like emperors have been compliant donkeys, they can only be held, not refuted, the more they are blocked, the more they have to act bravely. This is almost the common point of all emperors.Concubine Wu is fine if she doesn't say this, but when she opened her mouth full of jealousy, the emperor said angrily: "You are not virtuous and jealous, how can you be worthy of the honor of noble concubine? Do you really think I can't demote you?"

Concubine Wu Gui was annoyed, she opened the door and came in, stretched out her hand to grab Baochai and scolded: "Where did you come from, shameless little Sao hooves, the palace is also a place for you to flirt? You are not worthy of picking up shoes for me, Do you want to fly up to the branch and become a phoenix..." As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped Baochai on the face, and Baochai fell to the ground. stand up.

Baochai was also spoiled and raised to such a big age, where did she suffer from such a crime?Immediately shed tears.When the emperor saw it from behind, he was distressed and angry, and felt that he had lost face. In addition to being angry, he couldn't help but also stepped forward and grabbed Concubine Wu Gui, and cursed: "Jealous woman, you are so rampant in front of my eyes, you can see that you are so arrogant!" conduct……"

Concubine Wu Guifei dared not fight directly with the emperor, but seeing him defending Baochai, she immediately let go and turned to Baoqin, and started to fight again.Baoqin was frightened at first, and was hiding aside, but she heard their conversation clearly. At this moment, she saw that the empress seemed to regard her as a person who invited her into the palace, cursing and swearing endlessly, let alone the lord of the first palace. Well, even the wives of ordinary families are not so rustic and vulgar.

Baoqin felt ashamed and annoyed, and didn't care about anything, she just hid and shouted: "My lady, you misunderstood, the little girl didn't intend to invite favors, but the palace sent someone to proclaim, that's why she entered the palace in confusion. The little girl already has a family. The father gave the little girl to Mei Hanlin's family the year before last, and now she is going to Beijing to prepare for her marriage. The little girl was also brought up by a family who understands poetry and etiquette. How can she not be ashamed and have other thoughts..." One line ran and one line said, it was rare to be able to speak fluently like this, and what she said was reasonable. Concubine Wu Guifei had to stop beating and scolding, but she still said stubbornly: "I promised to talk about other people's affairs, and why do you say that you know etiquette and rules?" ? Let me get out of here as soon as possible."

Baoqin was blushing and wanted to cry in anger, but because of the many rules in the palace, the person who scolded her was a concubine, so she had to put down her temper, thinking that her cousin was also beaten by this overbearing and vulgar concubine, so she walked over to meet her, sobbing. Helped, but accidentally cast a glance at the emperor's dark expression that seemed to be about to send off a thunderous wrath, and was terrified in his heart, so he couldn't help but tripped and fell on the carpet.

At this time, the ups and downs in the emperor's heart can't be described in words. He just feels that everyone in the world is against him, starting from the emperor, the brothers who are in the way, the imperial sister who is annoying, and the concubine who is old and not knowing. , there is no one who is lovable, now that he has a crush on a commoner girl, he dares to reject him openly, saying that he agreed to her, don't you know that it is a great honor for the emperor to take a fancy to her?At this time, don't say whether you promise someone or not, even if you are married, you should obediently enter the palace to accompany you, right?The emperor didn't think that this was a person who understood etiquette, righteousness and shame. He only thought that Baoqin looked down on him. How amazing Baoqin's beauty was before, but now he hates her for her ignorance, even Baochai At the same time, she was implicated and became suspicious. She only felt that Baochai left the palace in a hurry, and went to work as a maid for Princess Yinghua, who was against him, and fled him in a different way. This was contempt and blatantly ridiculed at him.

It was all the emperor who laid down millions of corpses in a fit of anger. Although this one is not as majestic, it is not difficult to wash Zhaoyang Palace with blood.Originally, women in the harem are for the emperor to relieve boredom, if the family background is high, it’s fine, if the family background is mediocre, and the mother’s family can’t contribute to the consolidation of the imperial power, how can the emperor bear it any longer, and immediately furious, he wants to bestow all the daughters to death.Concubine Wu Guifei panicked at this time, begging for mercy incessantly, crying and making noises, and even dragging concubines Jia, Tanchun, and Xiangyun who were waiting outside, hoping that a law would not punish the public.

However, how could Bin Jia be willing to be with her?Every word of dodging is not counted, and she added fuel to it, she thought that the emperor's anger was only because of Wu Guifei's arrogance and Baoqin's ignorance, how did she know that this was a blow, and she regarded all women as enemies?When she finished criticizing with all her heart and saw clearly the murderous intent on the emperor's face, she suddenly understood, but it was too late to retract her preface, so she could only cry together.

Baochai lay paralyzed on one side, her face was swollen and hot, the heart-pounding pain and shame completely overwhelmed her last sway.Such an emperor can't be followed, not to mention that his harem is incomprehensible, even he himself is an unreliable master. Competing for favor, now this old and confused person, who has had his minions pulled out, how can he deserve to commit himself?

Gritting her teeth fiercely, Baochai got up and pulled Baoqin, fell to the ground and cried: "Sister Qin's marriage was decided when my uncle was still alive, and the parents ordered the matchmaker's words. No matter how much Sister Qin admires His Majesty, how can she be able to do so?" Going against the wishes of the deceased father..." Baoqin was shocked and went to pull Baochai when she heard this, trying to explain that she had no affection for the emperor. Baochai's men pressed Baoqin's head to the ground with force. Caught off guard, his forehead hit the carpet heavily, and he was dizzy for a while, unable to speak.Baochai took the opportunity to speak eloquently and freely, and turned the emperor's anger into joy.At this time, Concubine Wu Gui and Concubine Jia did not dare to tear down the stage in order to survive, so they could only agree. Concubine Wu especially cried and repented, saying that she wanted to compensate the two younger sisters. It is necessary to canonize the two sisters Baochai and Baoqin.

Baochai turned her heart away, pretended to be shy, and mentioned the pain on her face, only saying that her appearance was damaged and she was not fit to serve the emperor, and asked the emperor to wait for a few days.In order to get away, Concubine Wu Gui immediately suggested that an imperial physician be invited for diagnosis and treatment, and she also offered to give up her inner room for Baochai and Baoqin to freshen up.Baochai thanked her and was about to enter after pulling Baoqin. Baoqin was unwilling in every possible way, but Jia Bin covered her mouth, and she was not allowed to say anything to refuse, so as not to offend the emperor again.Tanchun and Xiangyun, who were kneeling in the distance, had already been frightened and stupid, but they were ignored by everyone who kept silent.

In the room, under the service of the maid, Baochai cleansed her face, combed her hair, adjusted her clothes, and said expressionlessly: "Today, Meng Lang offended the imperial concubine and empress, and was rude in front of the imperial court. He really deserves death. I want to pour tea to make amends, please trouble me." Which sister will put the tea set with me?" All the court ladies thought that Baochai was about to take over, and they competed to please her, and after a while, they gave Wu Guifei a set of principal enamel colored agate red bat-patterned tea set and the new tribute rain this year. The former Shifeng Longjing is displayed.

Baochai burned incense with her bare hands, tried to calm down her mood, picked up the teacup, and performed the tea art kung fu she had practiced since she was a child like clouds and flowing water. Every move was pleasing to the eye and could be painted, but the murderous intent hidden under this beautiful scenery was not enough. It's just for outsiders.