Xue Baochai, the belly of the Red Chamber

It's a little different from what Xiao Qiyu thought.

The first meeting between Xue Baochai and Emperor Zhengde took place within the rules.

The so-called rules are that Xue Baochai is like many noble girls, saluting, bowing down, answering when asked, and keeping silent when not asked.One should follow the rules of conduct, and there is nothing out of the ordinary.

It is no different from the noble girls cultivated in some aristocratic families.

Emperor Zhengde looked sideways at Empress Cui and said, "Queen, it's getting late. Seeing that it's noon, go and prepare lunch. I'll eat here today."

"Yes, my concubine will go over and make preparations." Empress Cui is a smart person and she knew that Emperor Zhengde wanted to ask Xue Baochai alone.Although a trace of worry flashed in his heart, he quickly withdrew.

Empress Cui left with the maids, and saw Emperor Zhengde looking at Xue Baochai with downcast eyes, looked up and down again, and asked directly: "Ms. Xue is a person of great virtue. Now you have done such a good deed. , and unassuming. But is there any reward you want?"

"It would be a lie to say that there is no one," Xue Baochai said immediately.It's a joke, she spent so much money to gain favorability with Emperor Zhengde, if she said she didn't ask for anything, how could it be possible.Although she said it was the first time seeing Emperor Zhengde today, she could tell at a glance that Emperor Zhengde was not a simple person.When it comes to the emperor's mind, I'm afraid no one understands it better than her.

"Oh, are you talking about it? What kind of reward do you want?" Ever since Emperor Zhengde became sensible, the people around him had to go around several times to say a word, and now he met a person who spoke so directly. , I have a bit of interest in my heart.He raised his eyebrows and asked again.

Xue Baochai knelt down, kowtowed, and said directly: "If you go back to the emperor, although the elder brother of Minnv doesn't have much talent for reading, he has some understanding of martial arts. If he can serve by the emperor's side, he can be regarded as his father." Blessing."

When Emperor Zhengde heard Xue Baochai's words, he was stunned for a moment, then stretched his brows and eyes, and said with a smile: "You are very direct." Come.But after all, he was born in a family of merchants, and life at home was simple.This character is still a bit purer.Speak very directly.

Hearing Emperor Zhengde's words, Xue Baochai lowered her head by another two points.

Inadvertently, seeing Xue Baochai who was kneeling on the ground, her fingers trembled slightly, she laughed a bit and then said again: "Miss Xue doesn't need to be so nervous, I keep my word, since I said I want to reward you, naturally You will not break your promise. I will let Yu Qian go over to assess your brother. If you pass the test, you will be under Yu Qian's subordinates first, and you will be trained as a guard."

"The daughter of the people thanked Lord Long for my brother's kindness." Xue Baochai was not surprised by this result at all, and kowtowed immediately.However, there was a hint of joy that was not obvious in the words.

This time when entering the palace, besides the emperor and empress, Xue Baochai ran into Concubine Wu once at the gate of the palace, but the rest of the people did not see her.

After lunch, Empress Cui stayed here for a while longer to talk.

At the time of application, she was sent back by the female officer who had picked her up at home earlier.

But when she came over, she didn't bring anything except herself.But when he went back, he brought back a lot of rewards from Empress Cui.

When Xue Baochai returned home.

Aunt Xue, Wang Xifeng, second uncle Wang Ziteng, and aunt Shi Shi have been there for a long time.

As soon as she saw Xue Baochai, Aunt Xue went up to meet her, and asked anxiously: "Chaier, let mother see it quickly, is it all right?" As she spoke, she took Xue Baochai's hand to look him up and down.

Hearing Aunt Xue's words, Wang Ziteng felt a little outrageous, and wanted to say a few words, but looked at Aunt Xue's pale face.Then he swallowed the words back.

This second sister has always been very timid, and now she is just too worried about her niece.

"Chai'er, tell your mother, why did the empress summon you for no reason?" Although it seems to be a good thing now, there must be a cause and effect for everything.

Wang Xifeng was also anxious to know what happened, so she hurriedly said, "But, sister Bao, you don't even know that my aunt is so worried that she didn't even eat her meal at noon today. Why did the Empress see you?"

Xue Baochai had already found the reason on the way back, and answered, "It's not a serious matter. The rouge palace flowers that our family paid as a tribute to the palace last year were loved by the empress. Calling my daughter into the palace is for Fang Zi." This excuse is actually a bit far-fetched.In the absence of a queen mother, the queen is undoubtedly the most honorable woman in the Dafeng Dynasty.She has never seen anything good, it is worth summoning Xue Baochai for a box of rouge and palace flowers.

However, whether it is Shi Shi, Aunt Xue, or Wang Xifeng, they all believe in this reason.Because apart from this reason, they really couldn't find a better reason.

Aunt Xue breathed a sigh of relief: "It turns out that this is the case."

"But." Xue Baochai said without changing his expression.

"I'm really sorry to trouble my cousin to come over here in person." Although she didn't have any good intentions, Aunt Xue must have felt at ease with her presence, "I will give this big red brocade with cloud patterns to my cousin for tailoring. It’s a gift of thanks.”

The Shu brocade with cloud patterns is a tribute hand-picked by the royal family, and ordinary people can't touch it at all.Here in Rongguo Mansion, only Mother Jia has two horses.It is said that when she was awarded the title of Mrs. Yipin, several pieces of Shu brocade with cloud patterns were rewarded from the palace.Jia's mother was always reluctant to use them. Later, when Jia Min left the pavilion, several brightly colored horses were given to Jia Min as a dowry, and the two remaining horses were both slightly heavier.

Wang Xifeng has only heard of such good things, and has seen them everywhere.What's more, this time it was rewarded by the empress, and it was the first one in the mansion.She was very happy, and pretended to evade a few words, which made Ping'er put it away.

After Wang Xifeng left, Wang Ziteng asked a few questions. He knew why Xue Baochai entered the palace.

After getting Xue Baochai's affirmative answer, he said it was all right.He quickly took Shi Shi back.

Of course, the two of them didn't go back empty-handed.Xue Baochai also presented three bolts of Shu brocade with cloud patterns, one the color of lotus root, one red and the other yellow.

Shi Shi is a straightforward person, but he accepted it openly.

During dinner, Xue Baochai and Xue Pan were rarely accompanied by Aunt Xue.

After dinner.

A maid served the hawthorn balls and tea that disappeared after the meal.

Only then did Xue Baochai say, "Ma'am, I have something else to tell you." She had already sent Danqing to quietly tell Wang Ziteng about the matter of obtaining the Imperial Guard for Xue Pan.

"What's the matter?" Aunt Xue was worried all day, but when Xue Baochai came back, she knew the reason why the empress summoned Xue Baochai.Seeing that it was not a disaster, the queen also rewarded her daughter with a lot of things, which is a great honor.In the whole capital city, not to mention it is the first one, but it is rare.I am very happy now.

Xue Baochai said: "It was at Fengyi Palace today that I happened to meet the sage who came to look for the queen. He met me and asked a few questions. After knowing that our ancestors were Ziwei's family, he asked some questions. He also said that he would let me Yu Commander took the exam for my elder brother once. If it goes well, I will let my elder brother join the imperial guards."

"really?"

"really?"

There were double surprise voices, one was Aunt Xue, and the other belonged to Xue Pan.

Xue Pan didn't care about anything, leaned over to Xue Baochai, and said anxiously: "Sister, are you telling the truth? You are not lying to brother, are you?" Although Xue Pan respected Wang Ziteng the most, his most admired The person is Yu Qian.On the way to the capital, I have been talking about it, and if I have the opportunity, I want to follow Yu Qian.

"What are you talking about. Will I coax you with such a thing? But brother, don't be too happy too early, you have to be prepared. In case of embarrassment, it will be a joke for Commander Yu." Xue Baochai He pursed his lips and said with a smile.

Xue Pan patted his chest and said, "This is natural. I will definitely make Commander Yu look at me with admiration."

Aunt Xue looked at Xue Pan who was so happy that she couldn't help herself, and hurriedly asked: "Chaier, you are not fooling him, are you?" It was already inconceivable for her daughter to be summoned by the empress, and now the emperor asked about his son Qian Qian, this is simply a pie in the sky, and it directly hit her home.

Once he became a member of the imperial guards, he was registered in front of the emperor. As long as Xue Pan made no mistakes and fought steadily, his future would be bright.No wonder Aunt Xue asked again and again.

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "Ma'am, how dare my daughter make fun of such things. Falsifying the oracle is a crime of confiscating the family, how dare my daughter make fun of such things."

"It's true to say so. It's so good, so good. It's really a blessing from the ancestors." Aunt Xue clasped her hands together when she got the right words, and kept chanting.

Xue Baochai looked at Aunt Xue and Xue Pan who were very happy, and smiled.

Aunt Xue was really happy here, and she wanted to reward the maids, but Xue Baochai stopped her.It's not that he feels sorry for the few coins, but that although Xue Pan got the chance, if he can't satisfy Commander Yu, it will be nothing but joy.Let's spread it now, if it doesn't work then, it's not beautiful.

Although Aunt Xue felt that according to Xue Pan's ability, entering the Imperial Guard was a certainty, and there was no such thing as impossible.But in the end, he also listened to Xue Baochai's words, isn't he afraid of ten thousand or just in case?

Prince Yu's Mansion

Xiao Qiyu tapped the table unconsciously with his slender fingers, listening to Sinan's report, a smile appeared on his beautiful face, which was not a smile.

This Xue Baochai is really not an easy person.She dared to play tricks under the eyes of the emperor, and it was obvious that the emperor hadn't noticed it yet, and she had successfully fulfilled her wish.It's really interesting.

"Sinan, I remember that the flower viewing banquet that the princess will hold, seems to be in these two days?" Xiao Qiyu asked after thinking for a while.

For a moment, Sinan couldn't figure out what Xiao Qiyu meant here?But he replied on his lips: "If you go back to the prince, it will be the day after tomorrow."

"Then in the name of the concubine, send an invitation to Xue's family as well, and ask Mrs. Xue and Miss Xue to honor me." Xiao Qiyu felt that it was time for him to see Xue Baochai again.It can be said that they will have a lot of opportunities to cooperate in the future.

Although there was a trace of hesitation in Si Nan's tone, he still replied: "Yes, my lord."