The Rongjudai of the Red Chamber

After listening to the conversation between them, the Empress Dowager showed more powerlessness. These two are her children. What I thought was in the past has now been brought up again, but it is such a tit-for-tat confrontation. How can we not let Sad in her heart?

Shui Rong stared at Shui Chen quietly for a while, then suddenly smiled, the smile was extremely mocking, that Shui Chen's heart trembled, and he asked vigilantly, "Brother Rong, what are you laughing at?"

Putting back the smile at the corner of his mouth, Shui Rong held Daiyu's hand tightly, and said: "Just now what did the emperor say about the solution? My younger brother wants to know, I respectfully ask the emperor to express it clearly."

Unexpectedly, Shui Rong would say such words, Shui Chen was stunned for a moment, his mind was full of thoughts, he looked at Shui Rong for a long time, and then he smiled and said: "If I say my idea, it will come true." Pretty thing."

Shui Rong clasped his hands and said, "Your brother, listen to the hadith!"

"There are no side concubines, concubines, or concubines in the prince's mansion. It's better to let one or two of them enter the prince's mansion to serve the prince and the concubine. It can eliminate these gossips. It will be good for you and Princess Beijing, so it's the best of both worlds." Isn't it a good idea?"

The dots flickered in his expression, but he looked at Shui Rong and Daiyu with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Shui Rong looked at Shui Chen's appearance, and evoked a cold smile that was not a smile, and said indifferently: "I don't know which family's daughter the emperor chose? Can I let my younger brother see it?"

The words that came out stunned the queen mother and empress, but Daiyu looked at Shuichen indifferently and said nothing.

Hearing Shui Rong's straightforward answer, Shui Chen couldn't adapt to his change for a while, played with the jasper finger in his hand, looked at the empress dowager's displeasure, picked up the tea bowl and sipped a sip of tea, as if thinking Looking at something, seeing Dai Quan bowing in, smiled faintly, and said calmly: "I don't know which family the younger brother Wang has a crush on?"

With a seemingly stern look, he glanced outside the palace, Shui Rong smiled coldly, and said: "The emperor's so-called best of both worlds method, isn't it all the emperor's idea? Instead, I asked my younger brother what he meant. Knowing the affairs of other people's families, let alone some daughters who are better than Zhuo Wenjun?"

The taunting words poured out, making Shui Chen's face even more embarrassing to the extreme, making the faces of the old officials who had just walked to the Palace of Compassion and Peace waiting outside the palace also turn pale, and they could hardly bear the dignity and dignity of the old face. shame.

Shui Chen put down the teacup in his hand, the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more serious, and he said: "Brother Wang, I've said that."

Although it's passed, it's the truth. As a dignitary in the court, but thinking about how to climb the dragon and the phoenix, it's not as good as that Zhuo Wenjun, who is actually a red-haired woman. She said that she knows a hero with her eyes. Talent and appearance may not have the so-called wise eyes.

A group of veterans outside the hall were almost trembling uncontrollably, but they waited quietly outside the hall, not daring to make a sound.

The queen mother waved her hand and said: "Forget it, don't talk about it, the Ai family wants to investigate this matter to the end, but to see who spread the rumors to slander the reputation of our Shui Dynasty."

After a pause, he looked at Shui Chen and Shui Rong, and said, "Since Rong'er has no intention of accepting a side concubine, wouldn't it be a little too unkind for the emperor to force her to do so? What's more, since the emperor took the throne, there have only been two Draft, now the positions of imperial concubine and imperial concubine in this palace are all vain, and the maids in the harem should also be sent back to their original places, the emperor does not worry about himself, but cares about Rong'er."

Hearing the Queen Mother's words, Shui Chen's face was suffocated, and the Queen, who was sitting dignifiedly beside her, couldn't help but look a little flustered in her eyes, and a faint sadness hit her eyes.

Yingying Qiubo looked at the empress dowager's flimsy expression of reproach, Daiyu let out a soft sigh, but Shui Rong smiled coldly, picked up the white jade cup and drank it down, the acrid feeling filled her throat.

Seemingly not seeing the empress' strangeness, the empress dowager still smiled and said: "Let the empress handle the matter of choosing empress concubines and palace maids. On the Internet, I heard that these ladies are all beauties with both talent and appearance."

Shui Chen raised his head and was about to refuse, but was stopped by the Queen Mother. He stared at Shui Chen firmly and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to refuse. Now the harem is very sparse, and Ai's family is also very confused when looking at it. The situation is clear, and it is because he chose a woman he likes to serve the emperor."

As he spoke, he raised his hand to let the nanny beside him come forward, and said: "Go and invite those courtiers in, the emperor's draft is such a big matter, the Ai family would like to discuss it with them."

The ministers outside the palace heard the displeasure in the Empress Dowager's words, and couldn't help but sweat. Following the guidance of the mother into the Empress Dowager's palace, Daiyu and the Empress had already got up and avoided it. .

Shui Chen looked at the Empress Dowager's intention to defend Shui Rong and Daiyu with great displeasure, but didn't say anything else.

The sharp phoenix eyes glanced at the respectful ministers, and said: "You have also heard the conversation between Aijia and the emperor, let's talk about it again, and act according to Aijia's orders. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will report to the ladies in the mansion, and record them on the roster."

The ministers listened to the Queen Mother's words with trepidation, but some of them were secretly delighted, and felt that if their own daughter could become a concubine in the emperor's harem, it would be better than being a concubine or concubine in the prince's mansion, so they hurriedly bowed and said: "My minister Follow orders."

After exiting the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the eunuchs led them outside the palace. Inside the Palace of Compassion and Ning, only the Empress Dowager and Shuichen Shui Rong were left. The strong wind blows the dead branches.

Shui Chen looked at the queen mother and said: "The queen mother chose a concubine for the son, and the son is naturally very grateful, but, after all, it is too inappropriate in the residence of the prince of Beijing, and it is too unseemly for outsiders to say that the mother is biased."

The queen mother said: "The Ai family doesn't care what they say, what's more, as the emperor of a country, he devotes himself to serving the country and the people. It's nothing to have a few more concubines. Whoever dares to say a few words, the Ai family will definitely not I will forgive you."

Hearing the absolute intransigence in the queen mother's words, the anger in Shui Chen's heart became heavier and heavier. He stood up and looked at Shui Rong who was also looking at him, and left with a flick of his sleeves: "There are still many unfinished memorials in my son's study. I can't accompany my mother, I hope my mother will forgive me."

Whipped his sleeves and left the Palace of Compassion and Ning, for the protection of the Empress Dowager's words, for the worries in his heart, and even more for that elegant woman, he was angry, broke the inkstone and teacup on the dragon table, but it couldn't be removed anger.

Seeing Shui Chen walking out angrily, the Queen Mother sighed at Shui Rong, and said, "I didn't expect your brothers to come to this point, but I don't want to, it's still going to this point."

The slightly tired voice overflowed with boredom and sadness, but Shui Rong didn't say anything, just silently patting the Queen Mother's hand.

The queen mother took Shui Rong's hand and said: "Rong'er, don't blame your brother, he is suspicious by nature, and now that the Mu family's affairs are not clear, he will definitely not give up. The Ai family originally wanted to tell him clearly about this matter." Yes, I'm afraid that it will cause unnecessary trouble for you husband and wife, now it seems that only by untying this knot can I truly feel at ease."

Shui Rong smiled lightly, and said: "If the emperor really understands, thinking about what the Mu family has done these years, it will definitely not be the case. Empress Mother, don't worry, this matter is in my mind."

The sarcasm that flowed out was a bit of endless fortitude. He understood Shui Chen's thoughts, and these old officials in the court were just his wayfinding stones. He wanted to find out the details of the Mu family, thinking that Daiyu belonged to the Mu family. Master, it's really ridiculous to try everything possible to do something.

The queen mother stared at Shui Rong with worried eyes, and said lightly: "Actually, if your father hadn't understood your emperor's temperament, and even knew about the activities of water seepage, he would never have established the merchant artery of the Mu family. After all, everything is still for the Shui family, the Mu family is you and Yuer’s Mu family in name, but it is the pillar of our royal family, it’s a pity, your brother, you still don’t understand.”

The night sky was as deep as water, the cold wind was blowing, and cold snowflakes fell from the sky. The Empress Dowager wore a big cloak, and holding the hand of Li Nanny, she went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. In the cold wind, she smelled a quiet plum blossom The aroma is a cold fragrance that enters the heart.

Walking to the brightly lit Hall of Mental Cultivation, the eunuch who was notifying was stopped. The Empress Dowager asked the people following her to stay outside the hall, and even ordered the guards of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to guard outside the hall, and walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Seeing that Shui Chen was sitting on the dragon chair and meditating, and the ink brush in his hand hadn't dropped, he couldn't help but let out a sigh!

Hearing the sigh, Shui Chen came back to his senses, saw the Queen Mother coming, and hurriedly got up and said: "It's freezing cold, why is it so late, why did the Queen Mother come here?"

The Empress Dowager sat down with Shui Chen's support, looked at Shui Chen and said: "Your Majesty, the Ai family knows that there are many things in your heart that you cannot let go of. You are the flesh and blood of the Ai family, how can the Ai family sleep?"

Shui Chen looked at the Empress Dowager, but said in a low voice: "The empress mother's heart is always towards the younger brother of Beijing Jing. I am the son of heaven, so naturally I don't lack anything, and the empress mother doesn't have to worry about it."

The empress dowager couldn't help but feel a little sad when she heard some angry words. For many years, since Shui Chen ascended the throne, the conversation between their mother and son has always been limited to the empress dowager and the emperor. There is not much left, but now I feel a little better in my heart.

As if he felt that there was some anger in his words, Shui Chen coughed dryly and said: "What the son means is that since the queen mother doesn't want to make Princess Rong sad, I have nothing to say. Let it go and let those girls enter Palace or not, I have no objection."