Dream of the Red Chamber: Rong Dai

Seeing that Concubine Yuan didn't make a sound, Concubine Mei smiled warmly and affectionately, turned around to look at the maid standing by the door, and said coldly: "The emperor asked you to serve Miss Yuan, how did you do it? Let her be pregnant. Pregnant and squatting on the ground, I see that you are impatient, so slap your mouth!"

Concubine Mei gave an order, and eunuchs had already stepped forward and slapped the maid standing at the palace gate until her nose was bruised and her face was swollen, and she knelt down on the ground weeping and crying.

Concubine Mei turned around and helped Concubine Yuan up with a smile, and said with a smile: "Sister, please don't mind, you must be merciless when dealing with such slaves who step down and climb high."

Yuan Chun couldn't figure out what Concubine Mei was thinking at this time, so he just glanced at her lightly, and said with a smile, "Thank you so much, Concubine Mei."

Concubine Mei looked at Yuan Chun's swollen abdomen with pity, and sighed: "Seeing that you are about to give birth, the emperor Tete ordered me to come and see you, but I don't want to see such a slave."

Concubine Yuan's eyes brightened, and she said: "The emperor really wanted sister Mei Fei to come?" Concubine Mei frowned slightly when she heard this, but she nodded and smiled, "That's not it, the emperor wants you to live well and keep healthy, come here If you can give birth to a healthy little prince in the daytime, you can't say that your younger sister's status can also be promoted."

The grand scene in those words seems to have been listed in front of Yuan Chun, Yuan Chun couldn't hide his smile, but he ignored Mei Concubine's fleeting resentment and sneer, he still held Yuan Chun's hand with a smile on his face and said with a smile : "There is one more piece of good news to tell my sister."

"The four girls in your mansion seem to have been adopted by the Concubine Zhongshun as righteous daughters. Although they have not yet inherited the bestowal from the emperor, it is a matter of certainty. If they get the title from the emperor in the future, the younger sister's mansion will be another one. It’s a grand scene of burning oil.”

Concubine Yuan looked at Concubine Mei almost in disbelief, and said, "Ms. Concubine Mei, is this true? The fourth younger sister in my family was adopted as a righteous daughter by Concubine Zhongshun?" Concubine Mei smiled and nodded.

Yuan Chun became more and more overjoyed at the time, and said with a smile: "My family is hopeful, and my family is hopeful." Thinking that Tanchun was canonized as Chengyang Princess and married Dongying General Murong Chengbo, now if Xichun can be canonized as Princess, why should the Jia family worry that they won't make it to the top?

Concubine Mei's faint eyes looked at Yuan Chun's ecstatic face, and a barely audible sneer overflowed her lips. If it wasn't for the usefulness of Zhongshun Palace and Dongying at this time, why bother to please a sinner who was relegated to the cold palace?

Suddenly thinking of Concubine Li's cold and poisonous face, Concubine Mei shuddered, "That day, a girl from the Jia family was canonized as a princess to marry a foreign country. It is hard to guarantee that there will not be another Dongying." I still remember that Concubine Li The bright red nails scratched the Ru kiln white porcelain cup, and the bright red and snow white were like blood on the snow, which was shocking.

Walking out of Fengzao Palace, she couldn't help shivering from the cold wind blowing from her face, Zhao Rong who was behind hurriedly fastened the cloak in her hand to Concubine Mei, bowed her knees and said respectfully, "Please take care of yourself, Concubine Mei."

Concubine Mei nodded, and closed the lapel of her cloak, her fear receded a little, she turned around and left for Qifeng Palace.

The phoenix in Qifeng Palace flies on the glazed tiles, and the refracted sun makes the glazed tiles shine brightly. The majestic palace is awe-inspiring and full of nobility.

Sitting quietly in the side hall to drink tea, and waiting for Concubine Li Feng to drive, because Concubine Mei does not have to observe so many etiquettes when Concubine Li is in confinement.

Concubine Li sat down in her seat, looked at Concubine Mei with a smile on her side, and said, "My palace is now grounded, and there are very few people in this palace. Fortunately, my sister Concubine Mei still ignores the previous suspicions, and I am very grateful."

Concubine Mei laughed and said: "Sister does not dare to say that, she is the most honored imperial concubine in the palace, the biological mother of our eldest prince, who has managed the harem for many years and has her own role model as the mother of the country."

Concubine Li was really pleased when she heard these words, so she waved her hand to make the maids in the palace retreat, and said, "How?"

Concubine Mei smiled lightly, and said: "Zuo is just like that, thinking about the Spring and Autumn Dream with all his heart, I'm afraid he still hasn't woken up from the dream."

Concubine Li smiled lightly, her face over half a century old was full of wrinkles, and her temples were also silvery white, but she still had an unstoppable noble demeanor, looking at the countless rays of sunlight refracted in from the window, Indifferently said: "Living in this world can save a lot of troubles. Since she is immersed in this, why should we deprive her of her only happiness? Let her hold on to hope, it will be good for her and us. Why not do it?"

"Yes, what my sister said is very true, and my sister listens to the teachings." Concubine Mei's respectful appearance made Concubine Li very useful, so she smiled and said, "Sister, you don't need to be so polite, we sisters serve the Holy One together, and your daughter is also from this palace." Daughter, I also think that Wan Yi is an excellent girl, and I should find a good family with her in the future."

Hearing what Concubine Li said, Concubine Mei breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she still smiled and said: "Sister Lao Fei appreciates you, and I thank you for Wan Yi."

Concubine Li looked at the sky outside the window, and said in a low voice: "Now you have heard where the prince of the East Palace is?" middle."

Concubine Li nodded and said with a smile: "This time the emperor ordered Yan'er to sacrifice to Qiumang, I can feel happier in my heart. After all, Yan'er can share some things for the emperor, which is also a point of his being a son. I am filial."

"The eldest prince is open-minded and has a heart of benevolence and filial piety. With him around, my sister can rest assured."

Seeing Concubine Mei leave Qifeng Palace, Concubine Li looked indifferently at the maidservant beside her, with a icy coldness in her eyes, and said coldly: "In the East Palace? I can't see everything in the East Palace. The East Palace is now heavily guarded and no one is allowed to enter or leave. , I'm afraid it's not that simple."

After pondering for a while, he said: "Go and tell people to watch carefully. If there is really another movement, and we find the right time and the right place, we will also do our best for the emperor and get rid of this thorn in his heart forever. .” The nanny responded, and hurriedly walked outside the hall.

Concubine Li picked up a rare white lotus flower in autumn, admired it carefully for a moment, and said with a faint smile, "It really comes out of the mud without being stained." Immediately, the tender yellow stamens were torn to pieces, and the pure white petals were torn apart. She tore it off and threw it on the ground, and said bitterly: "Jiang Shuilian, you died in front of me back then, and now I will drag your son from the throne of the crown prince and shatter your lifelong hopes."

The autumn wind is strong, and the bamboo forest also has some yellow leaves falling, floating like yellow butterflies falling to the ground. Daiyu is walking on the long path to Chunyixuan. I slowed down and enjoyed the beautiful scenery quietly, not rushing forward.

"Sister-in-law." Wanyu's voice came from the front, and Daiyu turned around with a smile, only to see that she was dressed in bright yellow, lightly embroidered with a few chrysanthemums, and the zigzag petals swayed in the wind along with the creases of the clothes. There is a goose yellow chrysanthemum on the hairpin, her face is full of rosy clouds, and she is pretty and dazzling, making her 15 years old even more delicate and exquisite, and she smiled unconsciously: "I have brought all the grand scenery of autumn to my sister. "

Shui Wanyu caressed her cheek, took Daiyu's little hand with a bit of reproach, and said, "Sister-in-law only makes fun of Wanyu."

Daiyu took Wanyu's little hand lightly and walked towards the pavilion on the side. The zigzag white jade bridge divides the emerald green water into two, and the autumn wind blows and dissipates the heat.

"I'm not making fun of you, so what I said is not a good thing? Now you are just in your prime, shouldn't you be like this?"

Shui Wanyu smiled when she heard it, and stopped answering Daiyu's words, she just held her little hand awkwardly, with a faint smile on her face, Daiyu saw it clearly, and secretly laughed in her heart, looking at Shui Wanyu's appearance now I'm afraid most of them are tempted by Mr. Jiang, so they smiled wickedly and said, "Sister, do you remember that Mr. Jiang we met the day before yesterday?"

Sure enough, Shui Wanyu immediately looked at Daiyu with her eyes suppressed with a bit of urgency, but her face was forced to be calm and authentic: "Oh? Sister-in-law is talking about the young master I met the day before yesterday?"

"It's not him, is there anyone else?" There was a smile on her pretty face. Although Jiang Lianyu had a prominent family background, she was a rare person. There is no wife or concubine in the mansion, not even the housekeeper girl. It is really rare in today's world, if Wan Yu's temper marries him, it will be a good marriage.

Thinking of this, Daiyu felt a little funny. Once upon a time, she also became like a matchmaker, so she looked at Shui Wanyu and said with a smile: "Your brother Wang is here to entertain him today, and her family members are also coming. , let's go out to greet him anyway, shall we?"

"Women in his family?" Shui Wanyu's eyes dimmed suddenly, thinking that he is not young now, and naturally there are women at home, so he sighed softly and said, "In that case, let's go, if the guests wait Isn't it impolite after a long time?"

Daiyu held her little hand, with smiling eyes, and said: "There are only two younger sisters in the female family of his mansion, don't be in a hurry, we still have to go find Sister Sang." Then she pulled Wanyu's little hand and got up to Qinghe go to the pavilion.

Listening to his two younger sisters, Shui Wanyu unconsciously held Daiyu's small hand with a look of doubt and joy, but Daiyu didn't know it, and only half covered her delicate face with the handkerchief in her hand, her pretty eyes turned wonderfully, clear and beautiful Wushuang smiled faintly, "Master Jiang is a rare and strange person nowadays. He has no wives and concubines at home, and he only focuses on business."

"Sister-in-law, why are you saying such things? It's none of my business?" The joy that was about to surge on his face faded because of the boudoir daughter's dogma.

Daiyu put her elbows on her shoulders, smiled lightly and said, "It's really none of your business?" Shui Wanyu stomped her feet, swung Daiyu's arms off her shoulders, and said with an angry expression, "Thank you It's still my sister-in-law, who even made fun of me, if it continues like this, I can tell my mother and concubine, and I will never talk to my sister-in-law again."

Daiyu wrung the brocade handkerchief in her hand, with a smile that couldn't be concealed from the corner of her mouth, she gave a slight 'oh', and then sighed: "That's all, I won't say anything in front of my sister in the future, just say it as a sister-in-law. That's all, since my sister doesn't care, then I don't care even more." As he spoke, he took Chun Xian's hand, who was giggling, and walked slowly towards the front courtyard with her hand.

Shui Wanyu stepped forward and took Daiyu's little hand, and said with a smile on her face: "Good sister-in-law, don't be annoyed, if you are, brother Wang won't bother me?"

Daiyu shook her head, the emerald jewels swaying on her bun, she smiled quietly: "I don't dare to offend my sister, there is no one in this world who can compare to your brother Wang."

"Shame, shame!" Shui Wanyu scratched Daiyu's pretty face with her little hand, and said, "Sister-in-law is so shameless, to praise her husband like this, if Brother Wang hears it, I don't know how to say it." How happy are you?"

Daiyu's cheeks were slightly red, but her face was full of radiance. She smiled and said, "Your brother Wang is my husband. In my heart, you are naturally no one in the world who can compare with you." There are countless affection and tenderness in it, and the affectionate eyes are only for the person who is engraved in the bottom of my heart.

"elder brother."

Hearing Wanyu's call, Daiyu looked back suddenly, and really saw Shui Rong standing on the side of the bamboo forest in a moon-white gown, the ecstasy on her face became more and more intense, Daiyu was stunned unconsciously, and the red glow immediately filled her eyes. Spreading her neck and cheeks, she turned away in embarrassment, not daring to look at the water-soluble eyes that were too hot.

Shui Wanyu quietly retreated with the maid serving at the side, and Daiyu and Shui Rong were left in the whole courtyard. Daiyu was ashamed and silent, and after a long while she heard no sound behind her, she turned around slowly, but bumped into a In the warm embrace.

Shui Rong's heart beat extremely fast, seeing Dai Yu fell into his arms, he immediately hugged her tightly in his arms, his fiery lips fell on her pink and snowy forehead, and said in a low voice: "Dai'er, Dai'er."

Daiyu was too shy to raise her head before she was surrounded by his thin lips, and immediately fell into his tender and boundless tenderness, and helplessly let Shui Rong hug her and lean in his arms.

The evening glow was overflowing, Shui Rong held Daiyu in his arms, looked down at her delicate and watery face, and said with a light smile: "You are here today to make up Wanyu, what's on your mind?"

Daiyu raised her head to look at Shui Rong, wrapped her arms around his neck, and said with a chuckle, "Brother Rong, how do you look at that Mr. Jiang?"

Shui Rong looked at Daiyu with lowered eyebrows, and said, "Why did you mention him?" The jealousy in the words made Daiyu hear clearly.

Daiyu shot him a sideways look, and said, "I'm asking you, Mr. Jiang, how is your character? Why are you eating so much vinegar? No one will make people laugh at you."

Shui Rong held Daiyu tightly in his arms, and said: "No one will say anything if you are jealous of your own wife." Looking at Daiyu's faintly expectant eyes, he said with a smile: "He is very good, good It's too much, it's not real after all, it just depends on Wan Yu's mind."

"Brother Rong, why do you say that?" Seeing Shui Rong's seriousness, a bad shadow flashed across Daiyu's heart.

Shui Rong nodded Daiyu's pretty nose, and said with a light smile, "You are the only one who is so worried. If Wanyu is really moved, no matter how much we persuade her, it will be useless. Although she was a very good girl since she was a child, she has decided that something is wrong. Things will come to an end, no matter whether it is good or bad, there is no room for change."

Daiyu only listened to what was in Shui Rong's words, and said, "Brother Rong, you are explaining clearly, you make Daiyu hear that it is not true."

Shui Rong sighed softly, and said, "Jiang Lianyu of Jiangnan Yu is the prince's cousin."

"what?"

Shui Rong smiled lightly, and said: "The former empress was now Jiang Lianyu's aunt, because the former empress and Young Master Jiang's mother had been separated for many years, so no one in the court knew about this relationship, and it was Master Lin who told Yu at the time of his death that day. mine."

Jiang Lianyu and Shuihan are cousins. That being the case, Shuichen let Shuihan go south to the south of the Yangtze River together for the sake of this Jiangnan jade who is rich in the south of the Yangtze River. This large amount of wealth is enough to fight for Shuihan in the future. The throne has been consolidated for a long time, and he said unconsciously: "Back when Dad and Brother Rong talked about this matter, I thought that in the coming day, the emperor would definitely let the prince go south to the south of the Yangtze River. After all, it would be of great benefit to the prince to conceal their relationship. .”

Shui Rong nodded, and said: "Putting the prince under house arrest in name is for the purpose of finding out all the opposing forces in the court who oppose the prince and support the eldest prince, and it can be regarded as leaving a clean and bright world for the prince."

Daiyu nodded and said, "Brother Rong, what did you gain from meeting Mr. Jiang today? Does Mr. Jiang know that the crown prince is his cousin?"

"I know." Shui Rong held Daiyu's small hand and went to the Moyu Pavilion, and said with a smile: "If you don't know, why is he active in the south of the Yangtze River and wins the hands of officials from all over the south of the Yangtze River? Jiang Yuzhe, Mr. Jiang is his relative. Dad, he followed his mother's surname as Jiang, so how could he not know?"

Daiyu paused and looked up at the sunset, speechless for a while.

Shui Rong turned around and supported her shoulders, and said with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Daiyu thought for a while, and said, "If that's the case, then sister Wanyu really can't have anything to do with Mr. Jiang."

"Jiangnan Yufu is the most famous in the world, and the reputation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is even more prominent. The emperor must be able to see and hear clearly in the court. What else does he not know? Our palace is already extremely honored and favored. If Wan Yu marries Mr. Jiang, I'm afraid the emperor will be more vigilant about our palace."

Daiyu frowned lightly, looked up at Shui Rong, but saw Shui Rong had a kind of doting smile on her face, and said with a smile: "Brother Rong, why are you laughing? Is Xiao Dai'er nagging more and more now?"

Shui Rong shook his head, hugged Daiyu and leaned in his arms, and said with a smile: "I see my Dai'er see things through more and more, Brother Rong is naturally happy."

He said and sighed: "Dai'er's worries are exactly what I think in my heart. The emperor said to our Beijing Palace that he relied heavily on him but he was jealous. The Zhongshun Palace seemed to be on the side of the eldest prince. I don't know what his meaning is." Very clear."

Daiyu frowned, smiled faintly, and said: "No matter what, Dai'er will follow you wherever Brother Rong goes? Even if it's a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire, Dai'er will not hesitate. It's almost an early decision' to step back and withdraw as soon as possible, it is justified."

Shui Rong caressed Daiyu's sideburns and hair, and said with a soft smile, "Brother Rong can't bear Dai'er's sword and fire, we don't have little Dai'er to accompany us to share our family relationship." He bent down and picked up Daiyu to Moyu Pavilion go.