The Lin family has a female named Qingyun [Red Mansion]

Lin Qingyun had more dealings with the princess of Sujun than the princess of Xiangjun, so he could hear the implication behind his words.

In the past two years, Lin Qingyun released all the big girls who served her and Tu Yan, and it was not that there were no rumors from outsiders, so she ignored it.Concubine Sujun just brought it up today, just because recently a servant girl serving Princess Sujun was taken in by the county king, and she was very doted on, and that maid was pregnant again.Princess Sujun was annoyed by this matter, because others thought she had arranged for that girl, and she couldn't lose her status because of this, and she had to smile all the time in front of outsiders to show generosity and virtuousness.Now that I see Lin Qingyun, who has been quiet and pampered all by herself for several years, why don't you feel jealous?Ke Sujun's princess did not dare to ridicule Lin Qingyun face to face, so she made insinuations at Xiangjun's princess, who was of a lower seniority and close to Lin Qingyun.

Speaking of Prince Su, he may be lacking in other aspects, but he is not greedy for women, and everyone in the mansion is within the rules.King Sujun is five years older than Tuyan, and has been married for more than ten years. He and Princess Sujun can be regarded as old couples, and the sons of the family are all 11 years old.In the first few years of their marriage, Princess Sujun had to give the two girls prepared by her side to the county king in order to make a gesture. The girl may not have a bit of beauty, and she fell into the eyes of the county king.

Lin Qingyun patted the hand of Princess Xiangjun, looked at Princess Sujun and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, the eighth younger siblings did a good job. The girls around me should be released when they grow up. It is hard work for them to serve. It is our grace for them to choose a good life. Besides, some girls know the shame and rules, while others have bad intentions. If they stay by your side, they will react... Ah, I forgot, the third sister-in-law is the most virtuous People, I don't care about these things, we are young, but we haven't made it to the realm of the third sister-in-law yet."

Princess Sujun's complexion changed and she was almost angry, but finally she held back and forced a smile and said: "Yes, you are young, don't just worry about getting better now, think about the future. When you reach my age, if you can still It will be a good day to keep the prince's respect."

As soon as the words fell, someone said: "The newcomer is here."

Looking up, Tanchun was wearing a silver-red jacket and skirt, his hair was full of pearls and emerald greens, bright and bright.When everyone saw it, they praised: "What a beauty!" Princess Dingjun called her over, held hands and took a closer look, Princess Sujun asked questions again, Tanchun answered one by one, and everyone expressed their gratitude. present.When it came to Lin Qingyun, the sisters were a bit embarrassed to meet each other. Tanchun pursed her red lips, hid the pain in her eyes, and knelt down to salute.

"Concubine Jia Shu, get up." Lin Qingyun hurriedly asked Xiangsi to help her up, now goodbye, the identity has changed.The so-called marriage and obedience to the husband can no longer be called the third girl, so Xiangsi gave the prepared gift, and only said to Tanchun: "Live a good life in the future."

Tanchun should be, and went to greet others again.

Seeing Tanchun kowtow one by one, Lin Qingyun felt very uncomfortable, who made Tanchun just a concubine.Even so, such a "honor" is envied by many concubines, and if it wasn't for Tanchun's many involvements, he might not have such an opportunity.

That night, the half-drunk King Chengjun walked into Tanchun's house.

All the furnishings in the house are beyond what a concubine should be entitled to. Even if Tanchun doesn't understand these things, he can feel the clues from a few expensive ornaments.Aware of this, Tanchun originally planned to ask the maid to remove the things, but in the end he changed his mind and pretended not to notice.Although she has entered the county palace now, she knows that this road is difficult, and one carelessness will bring disaster.As soon as she came, she had already attracted a lot of attention, presumably those people would not want to see a concubine who was too smart.

"Concubine Shu, the county king is here." Cui Mo came in to report.

The two big girls beside Tanchun, Shi Shu and Cui Mo, are all married this time.

Tanchun hurriedly got up to meet him.

King Cheng is in his early thirties, handsome and handsome, with the majesty of a county king.Seeing Tanchun kneeling to greet him, he quickly bent over to help him up, and said with a smile, "Concubine Jia Shu doesn't need to perform such a grand ceremony."

"Thank you for your concern, Prince Cheng, it's just that etiquette cannot be discarded." Tan Chunban lowered his head, and quickly looked at Prince Cheng.Before Concubine Gao came to the door officially, the county prince's mansion had sent someone to contact her. At that time, she offered to exchange Jia Zheng's safety in the exile.

Chengjun Wang waved his hand to order the servants and others to retreat, and while looking at the objects in the house, he asked: "When you first came, everything in the house was ordered by Concubine Gao, so what is missing? If it is missing Just talk to Concubine Gao about things."

"I don't lack anything. The concubine's sister has prepared very well." Tanchun seemed a little nervous, but it wasn't because she was nervous about facing a strange man, but because tonight was very important, and it was related to how she would be in the county palace in the future. foothold.

King Cheng's eyes fell on the dowry table, on which was a carved rosewood jewelry box, the small drawer of the box was opened, and there were all kinds of hairpins, pearls, and flowers.King Cheng's eyes became hot, and he pretended to be idle and asked, "Isn't this something new?"

Tanchun replied: "This is left to me by my grandmother. Maybe it was my grandmother's dowry back then. It is indeed not a new thing."

Originally this jewelry box was taken away by Daiyu, but someone brought it back three days ago.The inside and outside of the box are intact, and all the jewelry should be there, but there are only three money orders in the interlayer, which are two thousand gold, three thousand gold, and five thousand gold, totaling ten thousand gold.

After confirming that the things were correct, the smile on the corners of King Chengjun's mouth was much more real, and he stopped chatting with Tanchun, and stretched his arms and said, "Rest in peace."

Tanchun immediately stepped forward to undress him.

It was cloudy and rainy in Wushan overnight.When Tanchun woke up, it was already broad daylight, and the servant came in with his clothes in his hands, and after he had finished dressing and washing, it was getting late, and he had to rush to the upper room to say hello.

Now in Chengjun Prince's Mansion is Concubine Gao's housekeeper. Although she doesn't have the name of Concubine, she does the work of Concubine.Even Tanchun, who has just entered the mansion, understands the current situation in the inner courtyard from the words of King Cheng yesterday, so it can be seen that what Zhen Shi told her about the situation is not exaggerated at all.However, the concubine is the concubine, and the concubine is the concubine. Even if the Zhen family is not worthy of its name, it still needs to have a decent concubine when it comes to the outside world, otherwise the concubine of Chengjun will lose face. When you get started, you still have to be the first to offer tea to Mrs. Zhen, and you can't save it in the morning and evening.

It's not too early for Tanchun to come, but it's quiet in the main courtyard, no one has come yet.

Chunhua, the maidservant of Zhen's family, came over: "Concubine Jia Shu, please sit down. Yesterday, the young prince's illness was a little relapsed. The princess went to see him. He rested late, and got up a bit late today."

"Don't dare to rush the princess, I'll just wait." Although Tanchun has contacts with the Zhen family, the two are indeed unfamiliar, and they are allies, but they are also on guard against each other.Taking advantage of the quietness at this moment, she began to sort out all kinds of people in the county palace.

Not long after, the other three concubines and concubines arrived one after another.

Originally, the rule of the palace was to get up early every day to pay respects. Since the Zhen family had an accident, and the Zhen family fell out of favor completely, and the power fell into the hands of the Gao family, the rule of greetings in the mansion has been changed to once every three days, once every ten days, or even once every half a month. The reason is that Ready-made, Mrs. Zhen has worked hard to take care of Xiao Shizi, so it is not appropriate to disturb too much.Naturally, the Gao family has no right to make such changes, but Chengjun Wang personally said it, and the instigator behind it can be known without guessing.It's not that Zhen Shi didn't feel annoyed, but Xiao Shizi was more important, he really didn't have the energy and capital to fight Gao Shi, so he could only retreat step by step.

Originally, not many people may have taken the newcomer Tanchun to heart, but today, the new Concubine Jia Shu is charming and beautiful, like a blooming rose, and she just received Enlu last night, making it even more difficult to distinguish The style of speech.The concubines and concubines down there felt sour, fearing that the concubine Jia and the concubines would win the favor of the county king, they ridiculed and ridiculed one by one, and there were too many things about Tanchun that were easy to talk about, and they were all things that outsiders knew. There is no way to argue.

Tanchun just listened to all the voices, sat quietly and said nothing.

Those people didn't respond to her like a log, and after talking for a while, they felt bored and stopped talking.

Mrs. Zhen listened to the servant girl Qiu Shi's recounting the situation outside, and was very satisfied with Tan Chun's reaction: "In the past, I heard from my mother that the third girl of the Jia family was very smart, shrewd and capable in dealing with things. It's humiliating. It can be seen that I did not choose the wrong person."

Qiu Shi knew her plan, but she was not sure: "Concubine Jia Shu is good in everything else, but her family background is poor, and her status is low, how dare she confront Concubine Gao? Even if she does, I'm afraid there is no chance of winning. When Concubine Gao was still Concubine Concubine Concubine Qiao, Concubine Qiao was so favored, but in the end she was defeated by Concubine Gao, unfortunately she died at a young age."

"Mr. Qiao?" Mrs. Zhen sneered, "Concubine Jia Shu is much stronger."

Qiao Shi relied on the favor of the county king and relied on his family background to be higher than Gao Shi. When fighting Gao Shi, he was too arrogant and careless.Jia Tanchun was different, because he had nothing, not even a way out, and he had to go all out to win.

Zhen took a picture with the mirror, got up and walked out.

Qiu Shi said: "The Concubine Gao and Concubine Chen haven't come yet."

Zhen Shi didn't take it seriously: "The two of them never put me in the eyes, which time it was not late, I should not ask the reason, lest those two sluts spit out disgusting words about me. "

As soon as Mrs. Zhen came out, everyone in the room fell silent.

Even if Mrs. Zhen is no longer favored and has no right to be a housekeeper, she is still the concubine of the county conferred by the royal family. After experiencing the destruction of her family, Mrs. Zhen never smiled again, with a stern face and a cold face. Felt goosebumps on the back.Except for the two side concubines, the concubines and concubines were already afraid of her, not to mention a concubine who was reprimanded for contradicting the concubine not long ago.Although the county king learned about it, he trained the Zhen family, but that's all. Even Concubine Qi Shu could only call her into the palace to discipline her.The people below don't know what the mother and son of the county are planning, they only know that the princess can't be offended, at least they can't afford to offend.

Mrs. Zhen sat up first, without asking Gao and Chen why they didn't come, and said, "Since Concubine Jia Shu is here, let's serve tea."

Tan Chun stepped forward and knelt down, there was already a servant girl bringing tea, and just as she was offering tea, she heard laughter from outside: "Oh, it's a coincidence that I came half a step late, and it's the tea capital." It's over."

It's not easy for Tanchun to turn around to look at people at the moment, and no one reminded him, but from these words and the attitude of the visitor, it's not difficult to guess that it must be Concubine Chen.Although Concubine Chen lives with Gao as side concubine, she is superior to Gao in all aspects of family background, and also has a son under her knees, but the power of stewardship in the Piansheng mansion was handed over to Gao by the county king. Can you convince me?Mrs. Chen was directly accused of being the side concubine of Prince Cheng, while Mrs. Gao was promoted from a concubine. How can she compare to her?But now not only the king of the county is facing the Gao family, but also the concubine Qi Shu in the palace often says that they want the two of them to live in harmony.

Concubine Chen always remembered the slap that Zhen Shi gave her, but it was very strange, she was obviously a person who fell out of favor, and it was fine to pick and provoke occasionally, but she couldn't do more.This made Concubine Chen not dare to underestimate Zhen's family. She often did not greet her on weekdays, robbed the concubine's things, etc., but she was very cautious when she really made plans.

"Continue." Mrs. Zhen just glanced at Mrs. Chen, showing no extra expression.

Mrs. Chen was not surprised either, as soon as she sat on the chair to the left, she looked at Tanchun.Looking at Tanchun's young and beautiful face, Chen was slightly in a daze, and unconsciously looked at her hands, no matter how well maintained they are, they are different from young girls.She is also nearly thirty, how can she compare to a girl who is just eighteen, fortunately she has a son by her side.

Tanchun respected the Zhen family first, and then the Chen family.

"Princess, forgive me, I'm late." Concubine Gao walked over in a hurry, bowed and apologized, with a sincere expression of guilt, but she straightened up and sat on the chair on the right without waiting for Mrs. Zhen to express her opinion. inside.At this time, no matter how friendly Concubine Gao's words were, she would not make people feel gentle and harmless.

Of course Tanchun didn't dare to underestimate the Gao family, served tea respectfully, and met the other three concubines, and all the other concubines came up to pay their respects.Concubines, concubines, concubines, and concubines are all set in the same rules in each county palace. The only difference is concubines and connected rooms. There are eight well-known concubines in Chengjun's palace, and there are several connected rooms. Those connecting rooms are not counted. There are also several of them, but they are not qualified to come here.

Mrs. Zhen was too lazy to see the two of Gao and Chen wandering in front of her. After finishing the rules, she said she was tired and served tea to see off the guests.

In the early days of Tanchun, it can be said that every step is on thin ice. I have to repeat a sentence three or four times in my heart before I dare to say it. Last night was another happy night. Only now when I return to the house do I feel my palms are sweaty, which can be described as physically and mentally exhausted.Inadvertently glanced at the dowry table, the rosewood carved jewelry box was quietly placed there.

Heartbroken, she ordered the servants and others to retreat, and said: "I want to rest, don't disturb me."

Seeing that her face was not looking well, the servant said, "Concubine Shu, I'll go to the kitchen to ask for a bowl of porridge. Concubine Shu didn't eat a few bites this morning, I'm afraid she's hungry."

Tanchun nodded indifferently, but in fact he didn't have the heart to eat at all, it was An Shishu's heart.Waiting for Shushu and others to go out, they pried open the bottom plate of the jewelry box, and the three money orders inside were indeed gone.

There are three other concubines in her residence. She lives in the main room, and has a nanny, two maids, and the servant Cuimo by her side. There are five people in total.Each of those concubines is two maids, plus the woman who guards the gate in the yard at night, and the little maid who takes care of the sweeping, there are a total of ten people, and there are countless eyes and ears here.

Now Chengjun Wang has received the money order, although not all of them, but it is easy to find the fact that there is a time limit for getting things back, and there is only less than half a month left.

Zhen Shi wanted her to deal with Gao Shi, and she got certain connections from Zhen Shi. After all, it was her idea to enter the county prince's mansion, not Zhen Shi's lure.Although she didn't know what Zhen's purpose was, she was definitely dangerous. Then again, what she did was more dangerous than Zhen's purpose. After all, she was alone and had no one to rely on.

At this time, King Cheng, who had received the money order, had a gloomy face, obviously something unexpected happened.

A pair of Rouyi held fragrant tea and put it in front of him, but it was the side concubine Gao Shi, Gao Shi said softly: "Why should the county king be angry, I think the Zhen family is used to being cautious and refuses to put all eggs in the same basket Or maybe the concubine lied, or concubine Jia Shu is too smart."

"No matter who is lying or concealing the truth, this money order cannot be faked. I have had people go to the bank to confirm that it is indeed a money order issued by those banks. That is to say, there are still ten days. The gold can’t be taken out anymore.” Cheng Junwang became more and more annoyed, seeing that the cooked duck had arrived, but it was about to fly again.

Gao said: "Is it necessary to have a draft and a letter? The county king can't get it even if he comes forward?"

"How can I come forward? If my father or other people find out..." Cheng Junwang didn't dare to say anything when he thought about the origin of the money. "Just taking money orders won't work. The big bank that can be ranked first in the country has intricate forces behind it, and the gold is not visible, so I can't be involved in the slightest."

"Then you have to get the letter." Gao said.

"How do I get it? I searched Zhen's house two or three times, but found nothing." Since the king of Cheng County received the money order, he took advantage of Zhen's opportunity to take care of the young son in the house outside, and sent Zhen's hospitalized son I searched carefully, but couldn't find it.

Gao pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Will she take Ping Xin out?"

"It's up to you to check inside the house, and I'll handle it outside."

Mrs. Gao was obviously busy with something in the past few days, except Mrs. Zhen Tanchun knew it well, as the side concubine Chen who had been secretly staring at Mrs. Gao also quickly noticed.Concubine Chen felt that it was a big deal, so she ordered people to keep a close eye on Gao and the people around her.Mrs. Zhen ignored it, as if she was not afraid of things being found out at all, while Tanchun was calm and reclusive on the surface, but in fact she was more anxious than anyone else in her heart.

This day, the servant came in for lunch and said what he had just heard: "Just now the princess went out again. It seems that the little prince has fallen ill again. It is a bit dangerous. The doctor who treated the young prince is said to be very good. It took some time to treat Xiao Shizi, but it didn't get better anyway."

"Children's illnesses are so curable..." Tanchun paused as he spoke, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.The first priority of the Zhen family is the young prince, and the Zhen family has no trust in the county palace, so the most important thing to rely on is likely to be placed with the young prince.

Although I feel very sure, but Xiao Shizi is not in the mansion, so he is beyond his reach.

After thinking about it, Tanchun suddenly said: "I went to pay my respects this morning, and one of my earrings seems to have fallen into the upper room."

"Concubine Shu, what earrings? I took off the pair of fan-shaped earrings I wore in the morning and put them in the box. Both are still there." The servant thought she had forgotten, so he went over to open the box to show her.

"Servant book!" Tan Chun grabbed her, gripping Shi Shu's wrist very hard: "Go and find the earrings. Besides, I heard that the princess is not in the mansion most of the time, and everyone in the house is cheating and cheating. If no one is watching, go and find two small objects that the little prince often plays with, and bring them back quietly."

The waiter was stunned: "Girl..."

"It's very important!" Tanchun didn't say much, but the seriousness on his face was enough to make Shi Shu understand the importance of the matter.

"I, I'll try." The waiter had never done such a thing, and he was still picking up things in the princess's room, and his body trembled just thinking about it, but seeing Tanchun's expression, he went anyway.

As soon as the servant left, Tanchun became anxious, walking up and down the room with sweaty palms.Half an hour later, the waiter came back, and as soon as he entered the door, he slumped on the ground, and two things rolled out of his sleeves.One is a colorful hydrangea the size of a fist, and the other is a Tao xiang ball.

"No one noticed, right?" Tanchun helped him up.

The waiter shook his head, grabbed the tea and poured it vigorously, and finally returned to normal color: "There is no one in the room, they let me go in and look for it by myself. I went to the princess' bedroom and saw two things on the dressing table. They are all old things for a few years, maybe I don’t play with them very much, so I took them back.” After speaking, he said nervously: “Girl, this thing is so obvious, it must be common for princesses, so let’s take it now. , the princess will find out as soon as she comes back."

"How do you know it's us who took it?" Tanchun held the two things in his hand and said, "There have been a lot of people going to the room in the past two days, even today, Concubine Gao and Concubine Chen have sent people I've been there, who can guarantee that no one will enter the princess's room?"

Shaking the Tao jingle ball, the inside rustled, it was a good one, so Tanchun left it aside and ignored it.If something is stuffed inside, the sound will be abnormal, but no abnormal sound is heard now.I took a small colored hydrangea again, and my hand sank slightly. Because it was filled with something, I wasn't sure if there was anything else.

Tanchun took the scissors, cut open the hydrangea, pulled out the cotton rags and other things inside, and finally made a discovery.

"I found it!" Tanchun took out a small cloth bag and stuffed nine thumb-sized red sandalwood carvings inside. Although one was missing, it was a great surprise to find nine.Clutching the cloth bag in his hand, Tanchun immediately gathered up the broken little hydrangea balls and threw them into a charcoal basin to burn. Seeing the remaining pottery ring balls, he pondered for a while and summoned his servant to give some instructions.

Although the attendant was puzzled, he said: "I'm afraid it's not easy, even though I've only been here for a few days, the concubine Gao's yard is very strictly controlled, and no one can enter for ordinary things."

Tanchun said, "Adults are easy to manage, but children are not."

The waiter immediately understood: "Miss, don't worry, I will be careful."