[Red Mansion] Sister Lin's sweet pet after marriage

On July 29, the eighth year of Yongqing, Empress Meng Yuyu died in Kunning Palace at the age of 25.

After experiencing the pain of losing his son and wife, Emperor Yongqing quit court for nine days and was immersed in extreme grief, so that he became sick from grief and needed help when walking.

Even so, she still went to the Kunning Palace, where Empress Daxing lived, to offer wine every day, and even wrote a sincere sacrificial rite by herself, expressing her infinite memory.

Daiyu had already changed into a plain white silk dress, and her hair was covered with pearls, tassels and other silverware, as clear as the beauty of the autumn moon, adding a graceful and charming style.

When they arrived at the Kunning Palace, a group of wives stood in line, huddled behind Concubine Zhen like stars.After giving birth to the eldest daughter of the emperor, Emperor Yongqing entered the position of the Zhen family, which shows that his favor has not waned, and since the empress was under house arrest, Concubine Zhen has been ordered to take care of the six palaces.The empress dowager fell ill this time, and the emperor was handed over to the imperial concubine to take care of it, so the empress crown seemed to be hidden on top of her head.

Looking at the group of flattery and flattery over there, Daiyu quietly stood at the head of the wife, kneeling side by side with Mrs. Zhen, and respectfully bowed to the spirit. Then howl.

When Daiyu saw the golden coffin and jade bottle, her tears rolled down like broken beads.Concubine Zhen looked sideways, held a brocade veil in her hand, pressed the corners of her dry eyes, and said coquettishly, "Princess Lian and the queen are friends, crying makes me sad. Unlike my palace, sweet You swallow all the ups and downs by yourself, you don’t look like a hypocrite, it’s uncomfortable to watch, what does the princess say?”

Daiyu understood in her heart that Concubine Zhen thought she was connected with the Meng family, so she deliberately said something harsh to her, so she sneered twice, and refuted it sharply: "Empress Daxing is respectful and virtuous, and deserves the mourning and admiration of all people. The concubine has a straight-forward temper, and she can't compare to some dark-minded people. As the saying goes, if you do many unrighteous actions, you will kill yourself. It is better not to swallow the bitter fruit of self-brewing."

Concubine Zhen's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.She has been doted on since entering the palace, and even the empress shunned her, but suffered one after another in front of Princess Lian. She couldn't help but feel angry, and she almost couldn't hold it back. Then she saw Daiyu smile coldly: "Now that the turmoil is on the cusp, I advise the empress to bear with it." Forbearance. Our lord is good-natured, but my concubine is straight-hearted, so don't compromise your good future with these two careless words from the empress."

King Lian has never expressed his position in the struggle between the two families, and the power he holds has always been feared by the Zhen family, and Concubine Zhen did not dare to act rashly.Although extremely annoyed, Concubine Zhen pressed it down, and instead supported the maidservant's hand, she stood up lazily, stroking the trembling amethyst tassels on her temples, and said slowly: "It's always so interesting to talk to the concubine." , this palace has been educated, if the princess does not dislike it, she will often come to Yonghe Palace when she has free time."

Without saying a word, Daiyu just twitched the corner of her mouth, obviously not paying attention to the polite words.Looking back and focusing on the empress' Zi Palace, a thousand worries surged up for a while.The face of Meng Yuyu in the golden coffin was lifelike, and she was wearing an exquisite crown dress that symbolized the posthumous status. The heavy makeup covered up the despair and pain in her life, and the light curve of her lips seemed to mock this long-overdue honor.

Everything in the harem is orderly under the care of Concubine Zhen. Although the Empress Dowager is convalescing and ignoring foreign affairs, she has already announced that she will never be allowed to be the empress.Emperor Yongqing is now deeply mourning and doesn't care about these things, not to mention that the Empress Dowager is also from the Meng family, so she dare not refute Yi's decree, as if tacitly acquiescing, she did not enter the Zhen family as imperial concubine again, and issued a decree: "The empress passed away, and my heart is very sad. I have no intention of becoming an empress for the time being. I should be the first wife to mourn for my husband's duties." I received the emotion of a group of courtiers, and praised your majesty for his sincerity and love, and the deep affection for empress Daxing.

At that time, this remark reached Daiyu's ears, but in exchange for her cold ridicule, she commented sharply: "The emperor's acting is really down to the bone, it seems that the more you do behind the scenes, the more you can do it." It's like making up for the sins I did to Sister Meng back then, it's ridiculous and pitiful."

Shui Lan listened amusedly, pinched her cheek lovingly, and laughed loudly: "It's just your sharp mouth! However, I also look down on this kind of behavior. People are gone, and now I am asking myself Consolation, during the last two days when we were discussing the state affairs, we got angry a few more times, and the people from the Imperial Academy, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry were trembling every day, and if they couldn’t do it, they would ask the whole hall for their crimes, and Chu Chen was embarrassed.”

After hearing this, Daiyu wondered: "Why did this matter involve the previous dynasty? Didn't the emperor take advantage of the empress' funeral to vent his anger?"

Shui Lan nodded slightly, and her beautiful sword eyebrows slanted upwards: "Isn't that right? The Queen and the Second Prince are gone, and it's hard for the Meng family to show off their tricks. Concubine Zhen is outshine now, and the whole palace is waiting to see her be the queen, but Once bestowed a title, it will inevitably become the second Meng Yuyu. The emperor himself is afraid that the current situation of riding a tiger cannot be announced, so he is not irritable."

When Daiyu saw this, she couldn't help smiling: "So that's the case. No wonder the prince has remained silent from the beginning to the end. When the situation between the two sides is clear, it is the time for the prince to come out to take care of it."

Shui Lan didn't say anything more, instead she got up and walked to the window sill to look around. Seeing that the red lotus and green leaves in the courtyard were in full bloom, and the colorful mandarin ducks were leisurely playing in the water, she shook her head gently: "I never like to wait for an opportunity. The emperor is just a title. First of all, the monarch and ministers are the father and son husband and wife, since he can't listen to other people's words, why should I say it?"

Compared with the indifference and suspicion towards Meng Yuyu during his lifetime, Emperor Yongqing showed unprecedented concern and attention at the funeral. Regardless of the cost, he built a large number of construction projects, and even expanded the Tingsong Temple where the coffin was parked several times. Make sure that the funeral ceremony will be grand and magnificent.

Perhaps thinking about the Queen's passing away not long ago, the attitude towards Fu Guogong has become a little bit kinder, and even a few public cases against the Meng family have been postponed.In addition, it is said that after the Queen's death, Emperor Yongqing often sat in Mingde Hall for a long time, reminiscing about his first wife, and ordered that all the ornaments in Kunning Palace should be kept as the Queen Daxing was alive.

Mingde Hall was silent and cold, it was clearly time to turn on the lamps, and the inside was still pitch black with no light to be seen.Shui Lan stood outside the hall, frowned, and reprimanded the eunuch who was serving in a low voice: "How do you serve, let His Majesty sit inside, you are not afraid of breaking your eyes!"

The deacon's eunuch was really in distress. He heard a soft sigh from inside and shouted: "Is the emperor uncle here? Come in."

Shui Lan brought in a food box, first put it on the dragon table covered with memorials, and then lit the candles on both sides, only then did he see Emperor Yongqing's pale and thin face, and said in a warm voice: "It's late at night. , His Majesty has not closed his eyes for two whole days, nor has he eaten a single grain of rice, and his iron body can't stand it anymore, I beg Your Majesty to take care of the dragon's body."

Emperor Yongqing seemed to be exhausted to the extreme, his voice was unexpectedly hoarse: "Uncle, tell me, did I do something wrong?"

Shui Lan poured a bowl of red ginseng tea and handed it over, a wisp of tea fragrance slowly warmed into his palm, calming his mind like his words: "People take tea cold, there is no point of right or wrong. Besides, right and wrong, I believe Your Majesty has his own judgment in his heart, so there is no need to listen to others' opinions."

Emperor Yongqing stared blankly at Shui Lan, and suddenly heaved a long sigh, which was cooler than the night in Daming Palace: "After the queen died, her maid who was close to her also fell to the pillar and died. It can be seen how the news of the second prince's death came through. Gu really didn’t dare to think about it any further, afraid of how many pairs of invisible eyes, and how many nasty and disgusting behaviors would be born in this palace.”

These words seemed to consume too much energy, Emperor Yongqing gasped, and laughed sadly: "I thought that the queen came from a family, so it was inevitable that her hands would be stained. Who knows that when she was sorting out her belongings after her death, she saw Kun There was a brazier under Ning Gong's dressing table. Although most of the contents inside were burned to ashes, there were a few scrolls that were blown away by the wind. They were actually small portraits of Gu and the First Prince drawn by her, as well as the portraits of Gu and the eldest prince in the past. The fan she wrote...it turns out that Gu wrongly doubted her, it was Gu wrong."

Emperor Yongqing spoke with eloquence and emotion, and collapsed on the dragon chair, with tears glistening in his bloodshot eyes. In addition to being emotional, he also had deep regret: "The empress probably hates loneliness. She She is Gu's first wife, and she has two cute and bright children with Gu, but Gu has been suspicious of her and locked her in the cold Kunning Palace. In the past two days, Gu couldn't sleep at all, and even closed his eyes. With the appearance of Yaoyu, she was hugging the two princes, crying hoarsely and asking Gu: Why are you so cruel, why are you treating her like this."

Shui Lan didn't make a sound, but only let Emperor Yongqing talk in a hurry, with an extremely indifferent expression.Until he had exhausted all his words, Fang solemnly comforted him: "I still say the same thing. Death is like a lamp going out. Empress Daxing has passed away. Your Majesty has no need to think about it."

Maybe it's really regret, maybe it's true feelings, but people can't be resurrected after death, and mourning after death can't replace the pain in front of them.

The author has something to say: Emperor Yongqing had a knack for beating a good card.