The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

It's night, in Fengyi Palace.

After some tenderness, Ning Shan hugged Yinghua and leaned against the head of the bed, a little thirsty, but she didn't like to get up lazily, and didn't like to ask anyone to come in to serve her.According to the rules in the palace, only maids of honor can enter the concubine's inner room at night, and even the nanny must have special circumstances, let alone eunuchs of all sizes.However, Ning Shan didn't like to be served by maids of honor, so she just put up with it.

Coincidentally, Yinghua agreed to intercede for Yingchun and other sisters-in-law and let them go out of the palace. Seeing that Ning Shan was satisfied now, she seemed to be in a good mood, so she tentatively asked: "Your Majesty, is it possible to sleep?" Although it is not very late , but after all, tomorrow is going to court, she has to make sure that Ning Shan is willing to spend time chatting about gossip.

Ning Shan didn't want to say more, so she just replied "No", and Yinghua said: "Your Majesty sent all the blueprints of the relatives' garden to my sister, and she is picking them these days."

Ning Shan replied "Yes", but signaled Yinghua to continue talking with her eyes, secretly guessing in her heart whether Yingchun didn't pay attention at all or what?Why not say it yourself?

Yinghua said softly, "My sister is looking for a good place, but I really can't choose, so I was thinking... thinking... can I go and see for myself?"

Ning Shan understood, these girls wanted to go out of the palace but dared not say it themselves, so she smiled and replied: "Okay." However, she didn't say when, and she didn't say who would go and who wouldn't, Tightening her long arms, she wrapped Yinghua from her shoulders to her chest, and then bent down again.Seeing that his queen's physical strength is still good, it's better to exercise again.

In Fengyi Palace, it was a night of ambiguous ambiguity, and the red candles were shining brightly until the sky was about to be extinguished.

Early the next morning, Xichun ran to Yingchun and Daiyu one after another to make trouble, and dragged them to Fengyi Palace to ask for news.After entering the hall, she didn't see Nanny Hua, only Nanny Yue rushed out to welcome her, smiling all over her face: "The princesses came so early, the empress hasn't gotten up yet, let's wait a little bit in the front hall."

Xichun really asked: "The queen's sister-in-law is not feeling well? Otherwise, why did you get up so late today?"

"Uh..." Yue Momo was stuck, and it was indeed uncomfortable to say that she was uncomfortable, but this kind of discomfort felt comfortable in her heart.But how do you explain it to the girls?

After all, Yingchun and Daiyu were older, and they already knew a little about human affairs. When they saw Yue Mama smiling awkwardly, they understood after a little thought. Greetings from the royal father."

When we arrived at Ningshou Palace, Qiu Shi'an blocked the door with a smile all over his face: "Greetings to the princess and princess, the Supreme Emperor worked hard yesterday, slept very late, and has not yet woken up. The old slave will definitely convey the wishes of His Royal Highnesses truthfully, but today there is no need for morning or evening." Save it."

"Uh..." This time Yingchun and Daiyu couldn't figure it out either. It is said that it is common for Jia She to sleep too much and can't get up in the morning, but in the past, they would be allowed to wait in the palace anyway, or drink tea or chat, and wait for Jia She to wake up. Or can't get up at all.However, what's the matter if you can't get in no matter where you go today?

Xichun was still naive and stabbed the knife innocently: "Then my father is going to get up? I'll go and say hello to him!" Jia Jing hasn't been out since he was lured into the palace by Jia She on New Year's Day. The Buddhist hall behind Ningshou Palace has been transformed into a Taoist temple, and Jia Jing lives there every day.Because he is Ning Shan's own true emperor, he belongs to a foreigner in principle, and he is so old, and there is a daughter who is a princess in the palace, so he is a foreigner who lives in the palace for no reason. Man, he didn't receive any verbal protest from the censors, which made Jia Jing very depressed - if someone came up with a Taoist scripture, he would have a reason to ask to leave the palace!

The embarrassment on Qiu Shi'an's face was obviously increasing, Yingchun could understand it at a glance, it must be that the father and Uncle Jing fought again yesterday, so that both of them can't see anyone today.Sighing, he pulled Xichun over to persuade him: "Uncle Jing is probably doing morning class, so let's not bother, go and greet your wife."

Mrs. Xing didn't have to go there every day, but now she has nowhere to go, so she can only stroll there.In the past, Mrs. Xing was having breakfast, and Sister Feng brought Sister Qiao to accompany her. Mrs. Xing, who was jovial and funny, just smiled and took a long time to take a bite, procrastinating until this time.

Yingchun dragged Xichun into the hall and saluted Mrs. Xing. Daiyu's pace was always slow, so she fell behind a few steps, just in time to see Sister Feng jumping up like a frightened wind. He also made a fuss and said: "What are the sisters doing with such a big gift? My wife is generous, and I can't bear it. Get up quickly, can I eat early? If not, use some together. The food here is good for my wife. I hate it if I'm greedy." You can’t come here every day.”

Mrs. Xing was not treated well by Sister Feng in the past, and she used to have complaints about her, but she couldn't help it. Sister Feng is good at coaxing, and she can make the dead alive with one mouth. I watched it with all my heart and soul as my own daughter-in-law.

Of course, the one who needs to get closer is definitely Yingchun. Mrs. Xing can see the direction of the wind very well. There is one person in the whole palace, except for Jia She and the two dragon sons and phoenix girls who can't speak well, even Yinghua. There is no guarantee that Yingchun's status in Ning Shan's heart will be higher than that of Yingchun.Therefore, Mrs. Xing's principle for Yingchun has always been to curry favor if she can, and she has basically achieved the same regardless of whether she is present or not.

Several people gave way to each other, and finally took their seats, a maid stepped forward to remove the leftovers, and replaced them with freshly baked dim sum and hot porridge.Today, Xichun was running around making noise early in the morning, no one bothered to have breakfast, and they were all hungry at the moment, so they ordered a few favorites and asked the maid to serve them.

Although Ning Shan didn't expressly ask for frugality, his own daily expenses are not extravagant, and his actions are effective, so no one in the palace dares to be extravagant and wasteful.Mrs. Xing's breakfast here is not even as good as when Jia Shishi was in front of the old lady. There are only four cold and four hot eight side dishes, one salty porridge, one sweet porridge and three or four delicate snacks.

Because Yingchun and the others also ate together, the imperial dining room hastily prepared and sent up the bird's nest porridge that the eldest princess and princess ordered.Because of her frailty, the imperial physician asked Daiyu to eat bird's nest all year round, while Yingchun was an old rule in Ning's mansion back then, because she was the eldest lady and was in charge of the family affairs, Ning Shan specially ordered her to be given the first-class rule.The Ning family hadn't had any female relatives for many years, and the head housekeeper couldn't figure out what the so-called first-class rules were like, so he half-guessed and reduced the former Mrs. Hou's share by three points to serve Yingchun.

Sister Feng's eyes were envious for a moment, she didn't care about eating the bird's nest, but she just envied the decency.Immediately, he turned his mood around and served Mrs. Xing porridge with a smile like a flower.Mrs. Xing waved her hands and said no, she just said that she had almost eaten enough, and she would just drink a bowl of tea.Sister Feng then went to serve porridge for Xichun. The hot shredded chicken porridge was scattered with five colors of vegetables. It was beautiful and delicious, and children liked it the most.Sister Qiao also likes to eat this. Seeing her mother reach out to scoop up the porridge, she took the initiative to hold the small bowl and handed it over to wait.

Xiuju gave Yingchun cloth a small dish of emerald siu mai, added a chopsticks of eight-treasure chili sauce and a few slices of lotus root slices mixed with vinegar, and Yingchun ate slowly without signaling for more food.

Zijuan gave Daiyu a steamed pearl dumpling, and Daiyu frowned after taking a bite, feeling tired: "It's early in the morning, who likes meat? Get another one." Zijuan hurriedly picked out the rose bean paste bun, Daiyu also dislikes sweetness and doesn't like it.

Sister Feng looked at all directions, while flattering Yingchun, she did not abandon Daiyu at the same time, teasingly said: "You are really a sister Yu, and it is too difficult to raise. Thanks to the emperor's brother who took you into the palace, otherwise this would be placed in the palace. Who can afford to be pampered?" Daiyu didn't reply, she scooped up the bird's nest porridge with a slight smile, sipping every mouthful.

Xichun buried her head in picking the spicy shredded chicken mixed with shredded bamboo shoots, without raising her head while eating, and said: "I'm anxious to see Sister Yu eating, I wish I could eat for her."

After finishing speaking, Yingchun put down his chopsticks after eating the siu mai that was no bigger than longan in the plate, asked for tea to rinse his mouth, and said: "Why did you enter the palace, the food is ready, but everyone eats less? Sister Ke is also like this, and so is Queen's sister-in-law."

After finishing speaking, she looked at Sister Feng and said, "It's Lian's second sister-in-law who knows the benefits and eats more than before." Afraid of getting out of shape.Yinghua entered the palace and began to restrict her diet, which was probably out of such considerations, while Yingchun and Daiyu had reached the age of girls' love of beauty, and inadvertently began to pay attention to their figure.Even Mrs. Xing is annoyed by eating too much from time to time, and only little girls like Xichun and Qiaojieer don't care about it, and they don't want to lose anything.

After the meal, they exchanged their experiences this morning. When they heard that the queen in Fengyi Palace got up late, Sister Feng's face was mixed with feigned disapproval jealousy. sentence;

Hearing that Jia Amnesty claimed to be too busy and tired to see people, Mrs. Xing couldn't hide the smile on her lips;

But speaking of not knowing whether they will be able to leave the palace so far, all of them have turned serious. This is the top priority. Although the palace is good, there are only so many places you can go. At the same time, they brought a sense of dignity and coercion, and they did not dare to laugh wantonly, so each of them looked forward to going out of the palace for a walk.

Yingchun was elected to the front line again by everyone's expectations, twisted her handkerchief and said unwillingly: "I was the one who went last time, I won't listen to your advice anymore, let Xi'er go, anyway, she is young, and the emperor is used to it, no What will she say."

Xichun yelled: "I just said wait for the queen's sister-in-law to get up in Fengyi Palace. You insist on leaving, and you insist on leaving. At this time, you ask me to go, but I won't go. Unless you tell me clearly, why don't you wait there? "

"Uh..." The reason was obvious, but they couldn't tell Xichun.Sister Qiao suddenly interjected: "Is the Emperor Uncle here? When my father was at home, I went to say hello to my mother in the morning, and she wouldn't get up... Umm..." Sister Feng covered Qiao's mouth, There was a rare blush on his face.

Xichun suddenly realized and nodded inexplicably: "Well, okay, that's probably it, then I'll ask." After speaking, he left in a daze, and the rest of the people looked at each other in embarrassment, and Sister Feng's face was filled with steam. Here I am, I really want to slap my daughter who talks nonsense.

When they arrived at Fengyi Palace, Yinghua already knew about being blocked by sister-in-laws in the morning, her face was also red, her speech was not as flat as in the past, her tone fluctuated, and she faltered that Ning Shan had agreed to them leaving the palace, but did not say the time , I have to ask again tonight.

Xichun nodded, and said with concern on her face: "Queen's sister-in-law, please take a rest, seeing that you are very tired, we will not come early tomorrow, please sleep more."

With an almost audible "teng", Yinghua's face also steamed, and even Huamao and Yuemao blushed.Xichun looked at the three of them curiously, and opened her small mouth wide: "Hey, what's the matter? Are your faces so red? Could it be that you've got a cold?"

"Who caught the wind and cold?" Ning Shan, who was returning to the palace, hurriedly quickened her pace when she heard this sentence. The little girls are weak, so don't become like Sister Lin, a beauty who will fall when the wind blows. .

Yinghua and Xichun stood up together to salute, Ning Shan anxiously looked at the little girl, glanced around, and couldn't stop saying, "But the little girl is sick? Why didn't you call the imperial doctor?"

Yinghua's voice was almost inaudible like a mosquito's: "She's fine, don't worry."

Xichun's voice could be heard outside: "It's the queen's sister-in-law, look how red she is!"

Ning Shan turned her head to look at Yinghua's shy face, then at Xichun's sincere face, and realized: "Uh, little Xi'er, don't worry, your sister-in-law is fine. But you, who came earlier today, can use Did you have breakfast? If not, let’s eat some with Brother Huang.”

Upon hearing this, Yinghua hurriedly said: "The concubine will go get ready now." After speaking, she turned and ran away.

Xichun rubbed her stomach: "I just ate at my wife's place, and I'm very full."

Ning Shan nodded indiscriminately, and also felt that it was a bit embarrassing for her younger sister to see this scene: "Then go and play." Send the children away first, otherwise Yinghua won't come out.

But Xichun didn't leave, she sat down on Ning Shan's head, propped her chin and said, "I'll wait for Brother Huang to finish eating, I have something to ask you for."

Ning Shan hurriedly said: "There is no rush to eat, let's talk about your business first." After finishing speaking, let's go, auntie, if you stay any longer, there will be no place to put your dragon's face. People's rules will be changed sooner or later.

Xichun said in a very sensible way: "How can there be any reason to stop others from talking about their own affairs? Brother Huang, leave me alone, let's eat quickly."

Ning Shan was almost moved to cry: "Brother Huang is not hungry, he ate before going to court." Although she felt guilty about cheating on children, she was often forced to do so.

Only then did Xichun say: "Is it about going out of the palace? The queen's sister-in-law said..."

Ning Shan stood up with a "chuckle": "Okay, okay, let's go out of the palace, let's go now."