Dream of the Red Chamber: Rong Dai

When she was approaching the Yucui Pavilion, seeing the sparkling lake surface and the clear water flowing, Daiyu smiled lightly, and she really saw Sang Qingyan sitting there in full dress and holding a fan in her hand.

Just as he was about to step forward, he was bumped by a palace maid who rushed out from nowhere and almost fell down.Chunxian hurriedly embraced Daiyu's slim waist and leaned in her arms. Just now, she supported Daiyu, but the little maid had disappeared.

Sang Qingyan, who was originally sitting in the pavilion, saw that she walked out of the Yucui Pavilion in such a hurry, took Daiyu's hand and looked up and down: "How is my sister?" Then she raised her head and ordered Ran Yu, "Go and find out, Which little maid in the palace is so indifferent, if Princess Yundai is knocked down, can she bear it?" After hearing this, Ran Yu hurriedly agreed and went.

Daiyu waved her hands, rolled up her sleeves, and said with a smile: "What's the matter? Maybe it's a little palace lady who can't see clearly at night, and she was so frightened that she hid at this time."

As he spoke, he put the things in his hands into his sleeves, and quietly followed Na Sang Qingyan into the Yucui Pavilion.

Looking at the sparkling water on the lake, flying through the flower forest like sapphires, the scene of green and red flowers no longer exists, it seems that only the dark night is left to enjoy the cool, and the surroundings are quiet and gloomy.

Sang Qingyan quietly leaned against the corridor, looked at the bright moon outside, and said: "The world changes, the only thing that remains unchanged is watching the vicissitudes of the world."

Daiyu held the white jade wine glass carved with dragon patterns, through the moonlight, the fine nectar and jade liquid swirled faintly, and said with a chuckle: "Yes, there is a bright moon every month, every year, every generation. Only we One year passes, one season passes, and in the end, people are old and pearly yellow, their black hair has turned to silver, their pearls and hairpins are worn out, and there is only a handful of white bones in the loess ridge."

Sang Qingyan was stunned when she heard this, and sighed more and more in her heart. When she looked up, the slightly dark side face in the dark night had a bit of sadness, and she sighed: "Yes, in the end it's just There is a pile of white bones in the loess ridge, I don't know what my heart is now, what is the matter?"

Knowing what touched her heart, Daiyu regretted it already in her heart, hurriedly took her hand, and said with a smile: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, but listen to what we are talking about? It is getting more and more out of order, if grandma or When the concubine mother heard it, she said that I was disrespectful."

Sang Qingyan smiled sentimentally, but in an instant, she lost her countenance, still dignified and stable, and said with a smile: "Who doesn't know that you are the sweetheart of grandma and aunt? Who dares to speak of you, but it's too late to love you "The laughing words Yan Yan Zhuchai swayed, crisp and sweet, as if the sad person just now was not her.

Daiyu smiled sweetly, under the cold moonlight, she still felt shy and flushed, and said: "You say that about me, the empress dowager, grandmother and concubine also love you very much."

Wanyu, who was sitting beside Chunxian and punching, jumped up at this moment, grabbed Daiyu's slender neck, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is the treasure of mother concubine and brother Wang. Sister Sang said this, isn't it sincere to tease sister-in-law?" If so, Wan Yu would be the first to refuse."

Sang Qingyan covered her mouth and looked at the drunkenness on Shui Wanyu's face with a chuckle, and said, "Look, I haven't said anything yet, but your family is here to fight against injustices. Really, sister-in-law like you, I would It's the first time I've seen it, and it's thanks to you, if it's Cousin Rong, I'm afraid I won't be allowed to visit in the future."

Daiyu became more and more shy when she heard it, stomped her lotus feet, and said: "Come on, I can't tell my sister, you are a phoenix, how can our family not let you in? I'm afraid you are welcome. You are too late."

Seemingly hearing the silk and bamboo orchestra in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Daiyu turned around and said with a smile, "I'm afraid that the Empress Dowager's grandmother will also return to the main hall at this time, so let's go quickly."

Sang Qingyan waved her hand, there was a trace of exhaustion hidden between her brows, but her words were filled with smiles, "I'm afraid the prince will drink a lot of wine today, I have already taken leave with the queen mother and grandmother, and I will go back to the palace first .”

Daiyu held the embroidered handkerchief and couldn't stop laughing, Sang Qingyan, who was laughing straight away, blushed, stepped forward and pinched Daiyu's delicate cheek, and said bitterly: "You are still laughing at me, go quickly, if It's too late, but someone has held onto you."

The smile on Daiyu's face didn't fade at all, she smiled lightly and said: "I'll let them find something to do, so it's okay, isn't it their concern?" As she spoke, she shook Chunxian's hand and followed Shui Wanyu Step by step, he walked towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Looking at Daiyu's leaving figure, her expression was unclear in the darkness, only the side of her mouth seemed to hide a hint of suppressed gloom, which could not be concealed by the cold moonlight.

"Crown Princess, it's a bit cold here, go back to the palace." Ran Yu quietly stood aside, seeing the growing coldness coming, took the cloak on her arm and put it on her, softly persuading her.

Sang Qingyan stared at the lake for a long time, then turned around and put Ran Yu's hand, and walked back without saying a word.

The shadow of the moon was slanting to the west, the shadows of the branches whirled, and the faint shadows cast were beautiful and criss-crossed. Because Daiyu was a little tired, Concubine Li ordered someone to lure Daiyu's master and servant to the side hall of Fengcheng Palace closest to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to rest.

Daiyu quietly held the paper in her hand, and sat on the imperial concubine's couch, her soft pupils carried a bit of the aloofness and coldness of autumn chrysanthemums, Chunxian put a blanket on her body with Daiyu, and said with a smile : "There is still a long time before the banquet ends, and the servants are guarding here. The princess will rest for a while, and the prince will come to pick up the princess and return to the mansion later."

Daiyu smiled lightly, looked at the cold moon outside the window, and said indifferently: "I'm afraid it's time to rest." Looking around Fengcheng Palace, Daiyu sneered three-pointedly.

Fengcheng Palace was the place where the former empress visited the longest. After the former empress passed away, this palace was vacant.Later, the Empress Dowager decreed to change the Fengcheng Palace into a resting place for the royal relatives, nobles and female relatives.

Chunxian looked at Daiyu in puzzlement, but saw that Daiyu was already lying on the couch, with her hands clasped on her chest, her closed eyes seemed to have fallen asleep, looking at Daiyu's frowning brows, Chunxian couldn't bear to disturb her, so she just put the big cloak on Daiyu's body again, and sat on the drum stool to sort out the clothes, shoes and socks that Daiyu would wear when she got up later.

The lights in the Hall of Supreme Harmony were full of lights, and it was nearly midnight, when the insects were singing and the lights were at their peak, the Empress Dowager gathered her cloak and said with a smile: "There is no banquet that lasts forever. Although Mid-Autumn Festival is beautiful, it's just like this." gone."

After the queen mother said a word, everyone bowed down on the ground and said: "I wish the queen mother a happy life, good health and a long life."

The queen mother nodded with a smile, then supported Nanny De's hand to stand up, beat her sore waist, and said: "I'm old, the old bones of the Ai family are about to fall apart."

Concubine Li hurried forward, together with Concubine Mei, supported the Empress Dowager and walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, she said with a smile: "The empress dowager is young, but she just sat for a long time, and the concubine has already ordered someone to invite her." The imperial doctor is here, and I will prescribe some soothing soup for the queen mother later, so that the queen mother can sleep well."

The Empress Dowager smiled back and said, "It's thanks to your thoughtfulness." Concubine Li hurriedly greeted her and even said she didn't dare.

"It's not good, it's not good." A little palace lady stumbled over, her pale face was livid with panic.

"What's wrong? I disturbed the empress dowager, Fengjia, be careful with your skin." Concubine Li reprimanded sharply, and then said: "Go and invite the teacher to come, but the little palace lady who teaches you, I don't care about it for a day. , are you guys free?"

Hearing this, the little maid immediately knelt down on the ground, kowtowed, and wept stammeringly: "Please forgive me, Empress Dowager, Concubine Li, slave, slave, slave is true."

The Empress Dowager stopped Concubine Li from speaking again, and said calmly: "Speak up, if you have something to say slowly, the Ai Family does not blame you."

The little maid hurriedly wiped her face with her sleeve, bowed her head and wept, "I just passed Fengcheng Palace, but I heard a sound of beating inside. I thought that Princess Beijing was resting there, so I was really scared. So I hurried to report to the Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother was stunned when she heard this, she moved her feet and strode towards the Fengcheng Palace, and said sharply: "Put this little maid under arrest, and deal with it after the Ai family understands it."

That Concubine Li hurriedly followed the Empress Dowager's footsteps towards Fengcheng Palace, the great ecstasy she tried to hide on her face distorted her pretentiously anxious face, and no one saw it in the dark night, only Concubine Mei was indifferent. glanced at her.

After all, Concubine Li couldn't hold her breath anymore. Seeing that Shui Han and Shui Rong's wings were getting more and more plump day by day, they even resorted to such low-level methods. If they really failed, then Concubine Li would really fall. In the cold palace, everything is lost, I'm afraid it will bring trouble to the water show.

Accompanied by strange voices, the empress dowager's face became more and more livid, and a group of 16 court ladies and eunuchs walking in front hurriedly pushed open the gate of Fengcheng Palace. When they entered the side hall, they saw the scene inside. Rao the Queen Mother was also full of anger, almost fainting in horror.

The imperial concubine who had never left the palace after hearing the news, did not know how to react when she saw this. Seeing the people in the palace huddled together, she felt a little embarrassed. The princess beaded crown scattered on the ground made the empress dowager instantly angry trembling.

The excitement on Concubine Li's face could no longer be suppressed, she tried her best to lower her voice, and exclaimed in surprise: "What's the matter? Isn't Princess Beijing resting here? How could such a thing happen?"

The Queen Mother looked back coldly, seeing that Concubine Li's too loud message, immediately lowered her eyes, and said lightly: "Fortunately, you are still the concubine in charge of the Six Palaces, if you encounter such a thing, don't go and check it first, but stand here What is the proper way to yell?"

A maid in the hall had already stepped forward to separate the two people who were holding her, she hurriedly put on clothes with them, and retreated to the side with a blushing face.

"What's the matter?" Following Shui Chen's voice, everyone stopped walking into the palace door, and hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects. Only the empress dowager's big hand holding the door frame was blue and white, but her face was still pale. He turned back calmly and said, "Why is the emperor here?"

Shui Chen walked to the front of the hall, seeing the scene in front of him, Rao was stunned, looked at the two people with their backs to the wall, and helped the Queen Mother to stand still, cold anger swept over, said : "Who are these two people?"

"The empress dowager and the emperor go in and take a look, don't you know?" Hearing Shui Rong's voice, Shui Chen hurriedly turned around, but saw Shui Rong standing under the steps holding Daiyu coldly, with his back to the moonlight, he couldn't see him clearly The joy and anger of the face.

Although the Queen Mother already knew that it was not Daiyu, she still breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Daiyu, walked down the steps and held Daiyu's little hand, and said, "You girl, where have you been?"

Daiyu smiled lightly, her clear eyes were full of coldness, she pointed to the bright moon sky, and said with a smile: "The prince came from the front, saw the ministers and concubines go to bed after eating, so he dragged the ministers and concubines to the winding path to enjoy the moon." What's wrong here?"

Looking around with bright eyes, she saw that everyone had different expressions. Concubine Li was the first to come back to her senses, and took Daiyu's hand and said, "You child, didn't you rest in this hall? Why is it so cold? Did you go out to admire the moon?"

"Appreciating the moon can ward off evil spirits. If Daiyu hadn't gone out today, how would Concubine Li explain to the Empress Dowager and Grandmother when something happened?" Daiyu coldly withdrew her hand, and stood beside Shui Rong quietly.

The Empress Dowager gave Concubine Li a cold look, glanced at the other imperial concubines, and said coldly, "Except for the concubines in the palace, Concubine Li and Concubine Mei, you all go back to your residence." Those imperial concubines at this time Wishing to leave the place of right and wrong immediately, he hurriedly saluted and left.

Seeing that everyone was leaving, Concubine Li seemed to be drained of all her strength, her cold eyes scanned the two people in the hall, she had planned well, why, why did Daiyu suddenly leave Fengcheng Palace ?Could it be that someone tipped off the news?

Shui Chen had already ordered someone to bring the two people in Fengcheng's palace over, and said coldly: "Who are you? Where did the slaves come from, to dare to do such a thing in the forbidden palace."

The maid who was prostrate and trembling on the ground was still unwilling to raise her head, the maid next to Concubine Li had already lifted the maid's head up, and everyone was surprised when they saw it, it was the Qin holding beside Concubine Yuan.

"Well, Baoqin, you don't say that Haosheng is serving the younger sister of Concubine Yuan, but you did such a thing, what should you do?" Baoqin's lips trembled but he clenched his teeth and remained silent, letting Concubine Li blame.

Seeing that Baoqin remained silent, the queen mother felt more and more strange, she only glanced coldly between Concubine Li and Concubine Mei, and said indifferently: "Baoqin, Concubine Yuan is not feeling well today, shouldn't you serve her in Fengzao Palace?" How did you come here?" When Baoqin heard the Queen Mother's question, her body trembled almost inaudibly, but she still gritted her teeth and refused to say a word.

Concubine Yuan who came after hearing the news knelt down in front of Shui Chen, and said: "Your Majesty, it's the concubine who disciplined the palace people improperly, and please don't be so angry with the Empress Dowager, Sister Concubine Li, it's not worth it for such a lowly servant girl. "

Cheng Ran, a court lady next to Concubine Li, helped Concubine Yuan get up, and Concubine Yuan took Concubine Yuan's hand and said, "Sister Yuan Concubine, you are pregnant, you should take a good rest, but what are you doing here?" ?”

Concubine Yuan was full of tears and only looked at Shui Chen, hoping to get some pity from him.

Shui Chen gave Concubine Yuan a cold look, and said: "Concubine Yuan, I know that your family has treated Princess Beijing too much, but now that Yun Dai has left your residence, she is still scheming. You didn't attend the palace today I don't blame you for the banquet, but if you say that this matter has nothing to do with you, I don't believe it. Why don't the maidservants in the other palace have accidents, but you are the only one who keeps going on in this palace. How can you let me forgive you? "

Concubine Yuan was like a thunderbolt when she heard these words, she stood there stunned, she looked at Concubine Li in the blink of an eye, she felt hairy in her heart, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Sister Yuan Concubine will definitely not be such a person, she Now that I'm pregnant with a child, I won't do such a thing anyway."

"You can't take care of yourself now, but you still remember to plead for Concubine Yuan." Shui Chen suddenly looked at Concubine Li with gloomy and indifferent eyes, and was so horrified that Concubine Li couldn't recover for a while, she just stared at Shui Chen blankly.

"You are in charge of the affairs of the harem, and this stool broke into the harem. How do you explain it? Yun Dai's sleeping place was arranged by you, and you two worked together to perform a good show. I see that it really belongs to my harem." You are role models, you are good sisters." As she spoke, she clapped her hands, and her dark eyes became more and more murderous.

Concubine Li heard Shui Chen's accusations, and immediately knelt down on the ground, shouting "Your Majesty." Pulling the corner of Shui Chen's clothes, she said, "Your Majesty, my concubine was wronged. Join forces to harm Yun Dai? The concubine serves the emperor with a sincere heart, how can he have two hearts?"

"If you have two minds, you can understand for yourself. Concubine Yuan revokes all titles and confines her in Fengzao Palace from today onwards. When she gives birth to a prince, no matter male or female, she will be sent to Concubine Mei's Palace to be raised. Concubine Li is improper in supervising the harem, which is unvirtuous. , the title of virtuous concubine was removed, and she was demoted to the position of concubine."

After Shui Chen finished speaking, Concubine Yuan immediately collapsed on the ground, her pale face reflected the moonlight becoming pale as paper, without any trace of blood.

Seeing Concubine Yuan and Concubine Li being dragged back by the maids, Shui Yan stood indifferent among the other princes, as if the one who got away was not his own mother, but an irrelevant outsider.Shui Chen saw Shui Yan's indifference in his eyes, and glanced at him with more and more indifferent eyes.

Although Shui Chen advocates punishment in the eyes of those who make mistakes, no one is allowed to intercede.But Shuiyan, as a parent and son, is so unfeeling and heartless, even if he just can't bear it a little bit, he still has a little bit of leeway for this son, but he doesn't, from the beginning to the end.

Seeing that Shui Chen and the Empress Dowager had finished their treatment, Shui Rong, who had been standing coldly by the side, stepped forward, pointed at the guard kneeling on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, what about this man?"

Shui Chen had already noticed that the guard kneeling on the ground seemed to be the bodyguard of Donggong Shuihan, and he didn't want to mention it, but was brought up by Shui Rong, but after all, this matter was aimed at Daiyu, and Shui Chen couldn't blame him for a while. water soluble.

Seeing that Shui Chen was trying to conceal his appearance, Shui Rong smiled coldly, stepped forward and lifted the man's neckline, and said indifferently: "Who are you?"

The guard's face was swollen, and the feeling of suffocation became more and more heavy. Looking at Shui Rong's sinister eyes, he had no doubt that Shui Rong would strangle him to death in front of Shui Rong.

Suddenly Shui Rong let go of his big hand holding his collar, and said, "Who told you to come?"

The guard lay on the ground to calm down his panting breath, got up and knelt on the ground tremblingly, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, yes, the princess ordered the slave to fetch something, saying that she left something here, slave, Slave, when I came in, I saw that elder sister was lying on the couch, summoning me with a dazed expression, so, Slave."

Hearing what the guard said, Shui Rong stepped forward to take his pulse, stepped back two steps and said, "It really is the fragrance."

"Mixiang?" The queen mother said in surprise, her face sank even more, and she said angrily: "What happened in the inner courtyard of the palace? The Ai family didn't care about it for a day, but it turned out like this. If it gets out, where is our royal system? We must ask more clearly today."

"Come here, go and invite the Crown Prince and Concubine of the East Palace and even the Concubine Wei and Concubine Feng. The Ai family wants to ask clearly."