The Rongjudai of the Red Chamber

Shui Rong didn't raise his eyebrows, but a sharp flash of light flashed in his lowered eyes, he held Shui Ye in his arms with one hand, and Daiyu's slender white hand in the other, stood up and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, we will go back first." , I have been bothering my mother's harem all night, so it's time to go back to the mansion!"

Seeing the indifference in Shui Rong's eyes, the queen mother was slightly startled, nodded her head hastily, and said, "Okay, Rong'er and Yu'er, you three should go back to the mansion first, and if you have time, let Yu'er take you with you." Ye'er comes to the palace to accompany Ai's family!"

Shui Rong showed a cold smile on the corner of his mouth, nodded his head slightly, but didn't agree, he took Daiyu's hand and walked outside the Palace of Compassion and Peace, the little Shuiye in his arms also had a pair of clear eyes as calm as water , a family of three connected by clothes and left hand in hand, Daiyu's gentle smile hung on her dimples, with hibiscus on her cheeks, her delicate and charming posture, blooming in the wind, swaying and swaying!

Watching Shui Rong's family of three leave, the Empress Dowager stared at Shui Chen's thoughtful face with burning eyes, and said, "Your Majesty, put away some thoughts in your heart, you are the king of a country, and the relationship between every gesture If you are concerned about the safety of the entire country and your decency, you should think twice!"

Shui Chen came back to his senses, looked at the empress dowager's faint displeasure, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, empress mother, the son has his own calculations in mind!" Then he got up and said goodbye to the empress dowager, and left the palace of compassion!

Seeing Shui Chen's leaving figure, the Empress Dowager sighed slightly, looking at the sun gradually blooming outside the window with burning eyes, she was even more troubled in her heart!

Nanny Li stepped forward to take the fan and sent some cool breeze to the Queen Mother, and said: "The Queen Mother, don't take everything to heart. According to the servants and servants, the emperor may not have such a meaning!"

The queen mother nodded slightly, and said: "Although that is the case, the Ai family also understands, but after all, I feel that there is still some uneasiness in my heart. After all, I am still the flesh and blood of the Ai family, and I don't want any of them to have the slightest damage!"

Thinking of the decree left by the former emperor that day, the Empress Dowager prayed to the Bodhisattva in her heart, hoping that such a decree would never be made public. , Unconsciously, a teardrop fell from the corner of the eye, and the sigh was even more helpless!

Looking at the rickety woman cleaning the courtyard under the scorching sun, Shui Yan sat beside Shui Jian, with a smile on his lips, and said: "Brother Zhongshun, this method is indeed very good, since it obeys the emperor's imperial edict , and make her suffer, isn't it an excellent way?" Lightly shaking the folding fan in his hand, the water performer threw the iced grapes on the table into his mouth!

Shui Jian raised his eyes and looked at him lightly, but smiled slightly, didn't say anything, put down the calligraphy and painting in his hands, looked at Princess Zhongshun who was scanning the courtyard with malicious eyes, and smiled even more indifferently!

The old lady who was cleaning the courtyard was the Princess Zhongshun. She was taken out of the palace by the water seepage that day, and she was unable to speak, and she couldn't hear what others said, so she was thrown into the servant's room by the water seepage. Although the water seepage wouldn't let him divorce her, but she no longer has a place in Zhongshun Palace!

Every day, she is like a third-class servant, not to mention being tortured by those concubines and maids who were bullied by her in the past. There are scars on her body that can be seen but not seen. , can only barely maintain with the leftovers from those vicious dogs, the hatred and anger in my heart can be imagined!

After looking at Princess Zhongshun for a while, Shui Zhen shook the folding fan in his hand, and said with a smile: "I think he is such a useless pawn, why should he care about it? If it wasn't for Shui Chen's will, I will definitely not keep such a thing in the mansion!"

Shui Yan heard this, and said: "Brother Zhongshun, tell me, what kind of tricks is that kid Shui Chen playing? That Shui Han has led an army of fifty thousand and has been guarding the coastal areas. The defeat of the Liuli Kingdom is a foregone conclusion. Why don't you immediately accept the Liuli Kingdom, instead staying here is an eyesore?"

Shui Zen smiled coldly, and said, "Do you think that Shui Chen is a soft-hearted person? If the news is good, Shui Han has already controlled the Liuli Kingdom, and the ruler of the Liuli Kingdom has become a prisoner. Now that this matter has been suppressed, it is only said that Shui Han is waiting for the imperial court's imperial decree!"

Hearing Shui Jian's words, that Shui Yan was startled immediately, knocked over the tea bowl in his hand, looked at Princess Zhongshun underneath, and said in a low voice: "Is this true?" The strange brilliance in it is even more indifferent!

Shui Yan pondered for a moment, and said: "Since this is the case, Brother Zhongshun should also make a good sum, which means that kid Shui Chen has now controlled our movements, and the back-up king of the Liuli Kingdom may not be able to do it for us. Use it!"

Shui Jian nodded, shook the sake in the wine glass, and said lightly: "Of course I know this, but, at this moment, it's time to be careful. I'm not afraid of Shuichen, what I'm afraid of is water dissolution, which is deeply soluble in water. Unfathomable, don't underestimate him, Shui Han's actions are more controlled by Shui Rong behind his back, Shui Chen's talents are far behind him!"

Shui Yan sneered, and said: "I think that Shui Rong is nothing more than that, under Shui Chen's subordinates, he is nothing more than a respondent, the rich and idle king doesn't know what else he can do!"

Hearing the disdain in Shui Yan's speech, Shui Jian immediately condensed his face, and said: "Shui Rong is much more powerful than you imagined. Who do you think is responsible for the destruction of the four big families? If the imperial court wants to seize the four It's not easy to put them to death because of the handle of the big family? Although the various evidences in Shui Chen's hands are the testimony of the ministers in the court, you have to know that although those ministers serve the court, they are people under Shui Rong. Should you understand?"

Shui Yan put away the contemptuous smile on his face, and said in surprise: "How is this possible?" He was thinking about the ministers in the court, and looked at Shui Jian with unbelieving eyes!

Smiling lightly, Shui Zao said: "Only you can understand this kind of thing. There are some things you can't say, don't say!"

Shui Rong is not an ordinary person. According to those people, Shui Rong has a certain status among the people. The Mu family in the south of the Yangtze River said that they are constantly involved with the royal family, but it is possible that Shui Rong and his wife are the masters of the Mu family!

Shui Yan looked at Shui Rong, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and said, "In this case, since Shui Rong can't be used by us, why not eradicate him? You and I both know that Shui Chen is suspicious of Shui Rong. Using these to make a fuss and instigate some veteran officials in the court, it may be possible to separate some power forces from that water!"

Shui Zen shook his head, and said: "Put away these thoughts in your heart, Shui Rong is Shui Chen's brother after all, with the Queen Mother here, there will never be such a day between their brothers, there is only one." Thinking of this, Shui Rong A trace of strangeness flashed in Jian's eyes, but he kept silent!

Shui Yan said urgently: "Only what?" Shui Zen pondered for a moment, looked at Shui Yan who kept asking, and said with a faint smile: "Nothing, just thinking, it must be difficult to deal with this matter when the Queen Mother is alive, I advise you to Don't take risks, don't let our preparations fall short!"

Shui Yan looked at Shui Jian's hesitation to speak, and suddenly remembered what Princess Zhongshun said a few days ago, and said, "Could it be that Princess Beijing?" It's clear!

Shui Jian paused for a moment with the folding fan in his hand, looked at the sake in the glass, and said with a smile: "Princess Bei Jing is a weak woman, she has nothing to do with this matter, you better not guess!"

After watching the water seepage for half a day, I still opened my mouth and said: "Little brother heard some rumors in a daze a few days ago, saying that Brother Zhongshun had a portrait of Princess Beijing by his side. Princess Beijing was invited, that's why she was demoted to concubine, on the contrary, Wu Guifei was rewarded by Shui Chen with the Nine Phoenixes and Chaoyang Hanging Pearl Hairpin, that is the honor only for imperial concubines and empresses!"

Shui Jian's face froze slightly when he heard this, and he said immediately: "There are so many rumors and gossips in the world, why should brother Yan be entangled in them? True and false, the ups and downs of the sea of ​​illusion, but it's just the mouth of everyone, don't say these words in the future Besides, how can we know what is going on in the inner courtyard of the palace? Concubine Xi, don't demote her concubine position, think behind closed doors for a month, now I'm afraid that Concubine Xi's natal family will never be used by us again! "

Shui Yan was even more amazed when he heard this, and said: "How do you start with this, the concubine Xi was demoted, the imperial decree only said that Concubine Xi offended Long Yan, she was demoted just now, what does it have to do with us?"

Glancing at Princess Zhongshun who looked like a bereaved dog outside the pavilion, she smiled sharply, but her coldness was frightening, and said: "It's just a bad idea thought up by a person without a brain, and it hurts Concubine Xi, and makes Xi The imperial concubine's natal family is no longer used by us!"

Although the matter was deliberately suppressed, and only a few parties knew about it, Shui Jian understood somewhat, and couldn't help but secretly annoyed Princess Zhongshun for revealing more than enough!

Looking at Princess Zhongshun, Shui Yan understood a little bit, remembering that Princess Zhongshun was locked up just after an accident that day, seeing her livid face, she stopped talking!

The lotus wind blows outside the window, smudged quietly, Daiyu sits in the open window sill, holding the moon white gown in her hand, embroidering emerald green bamboo leaves delicately, the quiet emerald green bamboo leaves are tender and tender!

Shui Rong stepped in from the door, looked at Daiyu sitting under the window, smiled softly, stepped forward and said: "Dai'er, I'm back!" Putting the coat on the hanger, walked to Daiyu's side, looked With the emerald bamboo embroidered by Daiyu, the eyes are full of tenderness!

Daiyu smiled softly, raised her eyes to look at Shui Rong, and said with a smile, "Mu Han, why did you come back so soon?" Shui Rong squatted down, looked at Daiyu with a smile, and said, "Isn't it better for me to come back earlier? My lady Don't you like seeing your husband?"

Daiyu saw his face change in an instant, burst out laughing, and said: "Forget it, forget it, I'm afraid of you, husband can come back whenever he wants, I don't have any opinions!" Naughty Her smile was on her lips, but the needle and thread in her hand didn't stop at all!

After finishing the last stitch, Daiyu picked up the moon white gown in her hand and got up, and said with a smile: "Mu Han, come and try it, how good is this gown?"

Shui Rong stood up and said with a smile, "Everything Dai'er makes is good!" Daiyu gave him a bad look, picked up her clothes and put it on Shui Rong's shoulders on tiptoe, Shui Rong smiled, squatted down, and let Daiyu Taking care of her, her eyes are moving, but she follows Daiyu's every move, engraved in her heart!

Seeing Shui Rong put on her clothes, Daiyu smiled with satisfaction, and said: "The bamboo branch embroidery on this lapel is a bit sloppy!" Pulling Shui Rong's clothes straight with her slender hands, she looked at the bamboo branch again, shook her head, and said with a smile: "Mu Han, take off this shirt, and I'll embroider it again. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to wear it out!"

But Shui Rong pressed Daiyu's busy hands, and said: "No need, Dai'er, this is already very good. It is said that no one is perfect and nothing is finished, so why bother too much, besides, let Daiyu spend more time I've lost my mind, but I can't bear it!" She scratched Daiyu's pretty nose, but she refused to take it off!

Daiyu looked into Shui Rong's eyes, pouted, tugged at Shui Rong's sleeves, smiled, nodded and that's all!

Pulling Daiyu to sit down together, Shui Rong said with a smile: "Today, Nan'an Wang's class teacher returns to the capital, and the emperor wants to have a banquet with him in the Qingle Palace. All the powerful officials of the court are going to the banquet, so that everyone can go back to the residence to prepare first. , the banquet at night is unavoidable!"

There was a trace of displeasure in the words, but it was extremely obvious. In that palace, I really didn't want to go in again. Dai Yu also had her eyebrows deeply furrowed, and the creases between her eyebrows made Shui Rong feel even more distressed when she saw it, and said: " If Dai'er doesn't want to go, she can refuse, we don't have to go!"

Daiyu smiled, and said with a smile: "It's impossible for us not to go, we are in this vortex, it's up to us whether we go or not, besides, Prince Nan'an came back after winning the battle, we should also congratulate him It is!"

Shui Rong nodded, and said: "In that case, let's just come back after congratulating you!" As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a small road outside the door saying: "Reporting to the lord and concubine, the lord of Nan'an is waiting in the front hall !"

Shui Rong was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and immediately said: "Why is the prince of Nan'an here?" Then he looked at Daiyu and said, "Dai'er, let's go to the front hall together, thinking that Shui Han won't be careless So careless!" Daiyu nodded, and walked to the front hall with her watery hands!

When he got to the front hall, he didn't see Shui Han, only the housekeeper of Shui Han's mansion was waiting in the hall with his hands down, Shui Rong was a little surprised, and the servant standing beside him with his head bowed couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and looked at the The boy looked at Daiyu, but didn't say anything. When he saw Shui Rong and Daiyu coming in together, he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down and said, "I have seen Prince Beijing and Princess Beijing!"

Shui Rong took Daiyu's hand and sat down together, raised his hand and said with a smile: "I don't know why the housekeeper came to the mansion today?" The housekeeper hurriedly replied: "Report to the lord, the slave master ordered the slave to send some to the prince and princess. The special product of the Liuli Kingdom, I respectfully invite the princes and concubines to accept it!"

Hearing what the housekeeper said, Shui Rong looked up thoughtfully, and said lightly, "Thank you, Brother Nan'an, for your kindness!"

He ordered the people to accept the gift, and when the butler saw it, he dropped his hands and retreated, leaving only one servant in the house, Shui Rong waved his hand to let all the servants in the house retreat, saying: "You boy, come here as soon as you come If you want to play tricks like this, it makes me a little confused, how did you arrive so soon?"

The young man raised his head and smiled, who is it if it's not Shui Han?Shui Han said: "Just now the horse came over from outside the city, luckily dressed up like this, otherwise, wouldn't it be a shame for my majestic lord?"

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, and Shui Rong also said: "Forget it, just say what you want to say, I don't believe that you sacrificed yourself like this, just to come here to play tricks!"

Shui Han giggled, and said: "I came back from outside the city this time, and I have one thing to tell Brother Wang!" As he spoke, he stepped forward and said in a low voice, "I obey Brother Wang's order, and send five The elite troops of the ten thousand soldiers stayed outside the city, disguised as ordinary people, thinking that the endurance of the water seepage has almost reached its limit, and all the people and horses seen along the way have gathered in the capital, fearing that the war on the border will stop. , There is going to be another war here!"

Shui Rong nodded, and said: "I have known about this for a long time, and there are even more eyeliners in the palace!" Shui Han nodded, and said: "I'm afraid there are even more eyeliners in the imperial city, At that time, I'm afraid that the emperor may not be safe in the imperial city, after all, the imperial concubine Xi's natal family has a close relationship with Shuizao, and they will be in charge of the nine guards in the palace!"

Shui Rong smiled faintly, and said: "My brother, you don't have to worry about this matter, I have my own opinion, that Concubine Xi's father was already a little vacillating, and with what happened last time, I am afraid that he will be farther and farther away from the water. Even so, we have to keep a hand in case he suddenly rebels. Most of the guards in the imperial city are already guarded. Naturally, we are not afraid that they will provoke any troubles. Instead, the eunuchs around the emperor, those who are close to him , you should be careful!"

Shui Han nodded slightly, pointed to the water-soluble gifts, and said softly: "There are some rare items among those gifts. If you are interested, Brother Wang, you can go and check them out. I have spent a lot of effort to get them Got so many!"

Shui Rong smiled knowingly, and said: "Thank you, Brother Wang, for your kindness!" Shui Han nodded slightly, and said: "In that case, my brother will leave first, and Shui Jian is still waiting for my brother at the gate of the capital, if he is not allowed to see my brother Brother, isn't it a bit too rude?" After saying that, he walked outside the door, and left the Beijing Palace with the steward of Nan'an Palace!

Watching Shui Han leave, Daiyu looked at Shui Rong again, smiled at each other, looked at each other, ordered people to send those gifts to Luofengxuan, and went to Luofengxuan hand in hand. Han's return to court is just the beginning of this incident, and Shui Jian will probably pay more attention to all these every move, holding Daiyu's slender hand back, but there is a touch of indifference and calmness in his water-melting eyes!