Ten Miles of Spring Breeze in Red Mansions

There was another one on board the Lin family's boat to Beijing.When this one arrived in the capital, he broke up with everyone in the Lin family and left quietly.

When Yan Ji saw a strange middle-aged man in Ming Yifeng's study, he was still a little puzzled.

Ming Yifeng said, "This is Mr. Cheng."

Yan Ji saluted, "Mr. Cheng."

Cheng Lin hurriedly said, "Young master, don't be too polite, you can't be."

"There is nothing to worry about. You and I were classmates back then." Ming Yifeng smiled, and said to Yan Ji, "This is a Qingke from Ruhaimen."

It is said that it is a Qing guest, but it is actually an aide.

It's just that Cheng Lin has no official and no rank, so he is not commensurate with his staff.

"I used to be your father's Chinese book in the army. I can vividly remember his handsome and handsome demeanor. The young master has a good character, and he is really a tiger father without dogs." Cheng Lin took the jade pendant from his waist, "I came in a hurry, I don't want to To be able to see the young master, this right is a gift."

Yan Ji thanked them again and again, and when he saw that the two seemed to have something to say, he wanted to leave.

Ming Yifeng patted him on the shoulder, "Gui Shilang won't come today because he has something to do, you and Brother Yu can play by yourself, don't let him mess around."

Yan Ji said yes, and went to find Ming Boyu.

The curtain in the study room was lifted, and a skinny old man with a goatee came out. The three of them looked at each other and laughed to themselves. Gui Shilang said, "My lord lied to the child again."

"Isn't this just for reminiscing about the old days? It's a pity that Ruhai is guarding Huaiyang, so he can't come." Ming Yifeng sighed, "There is another old boy Lu Yi who travels all over the world without seeing anyone."

Thinking about the past, Gui Shilang stroked his goatee and said, "You see, Xiao Cheng. Yan Jingshan has a good son. This son is nothing in the pool, and my children and grandchildren are not as good as him."

"Exactly." Cheng Lin thought of Lin Ruhai's only daughter, "It's a pity that Ruhai doesn't have a son to raise. Miss is very spiritual."

Ming Yifeng shook his head in disapproval, "He's become more and more weird these years, even if he doesn't want to continue, he can be adopted by a son in the clan. Otherwise, after a hundred years, wouldn't Ms. Lin be lonely and helpless?"

Cheng Lin cautiously glanced at the door, and lowered his voice, "I've been getting worse and worse over the past few years, so it's not good to look at. If Hai has mastered the Lianghuai Salt Course, I'm afraid he will be liquidated when the new emperor ascends the throne. This time I will come It is for this matter. The matter of the heir can only be discussed after the storm has passed."

Ming Yifeng is the clan, and Gui Shilang is a close minister. The two have their own sources of information, but comparing the information, it feels like they have come to the same goal by different routes.

Ming Yifeng said, "It's my father's birthday this time, the crown prince is still confined in the palace, and today the third prince is sent to celebrate his birthday. I'm afraid the crown prince is in danger."

In the twelfth lunar month of last year, the crown prince lost his honor in front of the imperial court and was confined to the East Palace.

And Ming Yilan's biological mother, Princess Xianguang and the third concubine were both from the Shi family of the emperor, and the third concubine used to be called the concubine's aunt.

In terms of relatives, Prince Guang's Mansion naturally wants to get closer to the third prince.

Then Ming Yifeng changed the subject, "It's just that my father doesn't approve of the third prince. Although it's very subtle, you can still feel it."

Gui Shilang said, "The birth mother of the third prince is a noble concubine, so she is honorable, but she is not as honorable as the crown prince."

Cheng Lin thought for a moment, "I've been in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and I don't know much about the news. I only remember that the four kings and eight kilometers are the princelings in Rongning and Ningfu?"

Ming Yifeng sneered, "Let me tell you some news, the Rongguo Mansion sent the second wife's concubine into the palace to work in the empress's palace, but Miss Jia got very close to the imperial concubine. The empress is very dissatisfied because of this .”

This is the letter from Ming Yilan.

"I'm afraid they want to build the plank road and hide the old warehouse, but they are so stupid to be seen." Cheng Lin tapped his finger on the table, "Ruhai let me come, please give me a word. Who is it? Up to now, I have also given you a thorough account of what happened in the south. The Zhen family is very disgraceful. Ruhai handed over a few rounds of impeachment, but they have not been issued today. The Zhen family and the Jia family are old relatives. If the Jia family Secretly fell for the third prince, so the Zhen family must be too."

Gui Shilang interrupted him and said, "They are a good dog today, with very good noses. I'm afraid it's not that they want to support the third prince, but that they value the third prince at all. They just act on hearing the wind."

"If the third prince ascends the throne, even if he puts on a show, he will give them some face." Cheng Lin said, "The centipede is dead but not stiff, but the hatred has already been forged."

Ming Yifeng said, "The Jia and Lin families are relatives by marriage."

"Do you know why I came here in such a hurry? The Jia family wanted to marry the eldest lady." Cheng Lin's eyes flickered coldly, "but they made things difficult for the eldest lady. If it weren't for the third prince and imperial concubine behind them, what kind of family would they dare to bully? On top of the Lin family."

Ming Yifeng frowned and said, "Could it be that Ruhai is right? He is too inattentive to the girls in his family. He has complained several times just listening to my sister. For this reason, he even asked the empress to give him upbringing." Mammy."

"It's the first time I've heard of this. It's only been two years since his wife disappeared, so he may be a fool. Before, he treated the eldest lady very well."

"If he's old and foolish, I'm not going to die." Gui Shilang said with a smile, "The empress is so nice, but the Jia family is pretending to be a tiger. I'm afraid you two have already made a judgment in your mind."

"However, the third prince is gentle and courteous, honest and virtuous, and has a good reputation. The prince's calamity is not so easy."

Gui Shilang completely looked like a scheming fox, "No matter how good the name is, didn't the crown prince never have it before? I also ask Princess Boping to help me meet the empress. Today, the crown prince and the crown prince are father and son, and the crown prince is a son. What is it? Everything in the world is about to get out of the way, now that the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, why worry about not getting out of the way?"

Ming Yifeng laughed, "All this hard work is for Ru Hai, you just send him a letter asking him to marry our beloved brother Yu as a reward."

Cheng Lin waved his hands again and again, "I don't dare to start. He must have been bitten by a snake for ten years and has been afraid of well ropes."

Gui Shilang also laughed, "The girl in his family must be good, and I have two grandchildren in my family."

Cheng Lin simply said, "You two talk to Ruhai by yourself, I don't want to scold you. I also dropped the cup at that time, and my eyes were red with anger."

"He deserves it clearly." Ming Yifeng didn't feel sympathetic at all, "Don't talk about it, I'll ask someone to set up a table of wine and food, and you won't go home until you're drunk."

Ming Yilan received her brother's letter late at night, so she handed over a sign to the palace asking to see the Empress Empress, and it was inevitable that the matter of picking up Lin Daiyu would be delayed for a day.

The Empress summoned her in the Nuan Pavilion, the female officials around her had already dismissed the maids, and there was no one around.Seeing Ming Yilan shed tears without saying a word, "The princess is here."

She was wearing an apricot-yellow phoenix robe, and the ruby ​​held by the golden phoenix in her hair was as big as a thumb, but her expression was mournful. This rich and noble dress seemed like a shackle to her.

"Your Majesty?" Ming Yilan was startled, and before she could salute, she was dragged by the queen.

Bi Ru, the Queen's confidant, explained softly, "Your Majesty gave the concubine's niece to be the third prince's side concubine. Your Majesty feels uncomfortable."

Ming Yilan laughed, "Your Majesty should be happy. Their girls are only worthy of being concubines in His Majesty's eyes. Isn't that a good thing?"

"The main concubine of the third prince is a girl from the Shi family, and the side concubine is from the Duke Xiu's family. I feel that His Majesty probably really wants to... choose the third child. I also blame the prince for his haste. The third child provoked the two. In other words, he actually scolded the third child in front of His Majesty."

"What is the identity of the crown prince, the prince of the country, not to mention that he reprimanded the third prince, even if he reprimanded the four kings and eight princes, he did as he pleases. Duke Xiu is just a shabby householder, relying on the good looks of the girls at home." Ming Yilan took the queen's hand over the line, "I know that the empress is suffering, and the queen mother is gone, so you can only talk to me."

The Empress Dowager personally chose Ming Yilan for Jinshang. The Empress Dowager liked Ming Yilan in the past and kept her in the palace all the time. The two met many times and had a great friendship.

Ming Yilan said again what his elder brother entrusted, and said slowly, "Now we only have our sons and daughters to rely on. The empress regards your majesty as her husband, but after all, your majesty is the emperor first. Go back and talk about the side concubine, Shi's My father is the emperor's teacher, and he is well-known in the Hanlin. When the side concubine enters the door, he must rely on the noble concubine to oppress..."

The empress smiled softly, showing her arrogance, "Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. If the third prince favors the side concubine, he spoils the concubine and destroys his wife, offending Qingliu. There is no glory on the face of the ancestors. A decent cousin, it is impossible to ask her to be a concubine and set up rules."

"Does the lady keep this history of Jia Nu?"

The empress shook Ming Yilan's hand instead, "Don't scare the snake. Keep her, the imperial concubine thinks that she has eyeliner by my side, so she can continue to be happy. But, the Princess and Shi Shi are cousins..."

The language is tentative.

"Your Majesty, are you suspicious of me?" Ming Yilan said lightly, "We women are no more far-sighted than they are, but I just want to say a word of love. After my concubine passed away, I spent most of my time with the Queen Mother, and I was not very close to my grandfather's family. What's more The Shi family is a big family, and I am a widow, so I can't afford it."

When Yan Jingshan passed away and his son was still in his infancy, his grandmother came to persuade her, saying that although she was a daughter of the clan, she should also be respectful, honest and shameful. Since her husband is gone, she might as well go to the temple to clean up and save face for Brother Ji. At that time, when it comes to Princess Boping, he is a chaste person, and he can also be a model for the daughter of the clan.

She didn't listen, and when she went to Jiangnan, she lost contact and no one ever asked her a word.

If it was said that the Shi family had no ambitions, she would not believe it, otherwise she would not let the little cousin compete for the seat of the third concubine.

This kind of family is most trying to gain fame, so it doesn't make her sick.

The queen was about to comfort her, when there were footsteps outside, the maid's movements were light and silent, it seemed to be done on purpose.

The palace maid opened the curtain and came in to report, "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine is here."