[Red House] Lixian

"Tao Zhu enters Aohu Lake by boat, and the perch returns to Shuwu with the crown." Situ Yun saw Wei Qian sending these four dishes, how could he not know what Wei Qian was thinking?

Tao Zhusu, Tao Zhugong, refers to Fan Li in the Spring and Autumn Period.The soup next to it is also known as "Taihu Lake Aoyu", which naturally refers to Fan Li's retreat to Taihu Lake after he destroyed Wu.Could it be that the pieces of tofu in the squid soup are the legendary Xi Shi tofu?

Although there is also Wu in the latter sentence, this Wu is not that Wu, referring to the hometown of Zhang Han, the perch.A dish of steamed sea bass and a dish of pure soup with wild vegetables, it is said that Zhang Han misses his hometown, has no intention of officialdom, and finally abandons his official position.

The addition of the two means that Wei Qian has no intention of getting involved in the ruling and opposition parties.In the past, the agreement with Situ Yun was completed, and he intended to retire to Jinling after success.

"This girl should have seen what I mean." Shijing dishes have the first meaning, but dishes like magpie's nest have another hint. Don't worry about the current court battle. I will only prepare the harem for you. Sleeping hall.It also means that Situ Yun intends to let her be in charge of the first house from the beginning.

After all, Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu are young and don't understand the rules of the harem, and they don't understand the strife in the harem.But Wei Qian could see clearly that Situ Yun's meaning was very clear, as long as he entered the palace by himself, he didn't have to slowly climb up from the status of Baolin nobleman like others.As long as she enters the palace, she will be the lord of the first palace, one of the four concubines and nine concubines.This is the meaning of magpie's nest.

However, although Wei Qian was mentally prepared for entering the palace, she was always somewhat hesitant. According to the current rumors in the government and the public, perhaps the problem could be solved without entering the palace.So, he expressed his heart with four dishes and refused implicitly.

There are no secrets in the palace. When Situ Yun received four hidden dishes, the queen and others received the news.

The queen breathed a sigh of relief.Situ Yun almost didn't scare her when he delivered the Shijing dishes.Looking at the harem, which concubine has had this kind of treatment?Immediately discussed with his mother, let his father resist Wei Qian from entering the palace in the court.

"It's like this before entering the palace. If you enter the palace, it will be fine? The gift of the side concubine of the palace, is it necessary to give her the position of a concubine in the palace?"

According to the rules of this dynasty, there are four concubines and nine concubines.

The four concubines are headed by expensive, noble, beneficial, virtuous, and virtuous.Concubine Wu was powerful in her family, and Situ Yun wanted to use the Wu family to balance the ruling and opposition parties, so she directly gave her the position of concubine.

Her family background also fits the word "gui".She has the highest status among the women in the harem, let alone those ordinary nobles, even the queen and Wei Qian are inferior to her.

The other three concubines are currently suspended.

Wei Qian was also the side concubine chosen by the Supreme Emperor at the beginning, if she enters the palace, at least she can't be much worse than Concubine Wu, right?

No matter what, you have to choose from Hui, Shu, and De, and immediately parachute a harem boss.Not to mention that the Queen and Concubine Wu are not happy to have one more opponent, even the low-ranking concubines below are not happy to have another mountain on their heads.And judging by the emperor's attitude, it seems that he is very concerned about this empress who has never met?At least they didn't have the confidence to suppress Wei Qian.

"Now that Jia Yuanchun is dominating one side, if another cousin comes, then we won't even be able to drink soup!" The concubines thought clearly and contacted their families one after another, trying to prevent Wei Qian from entering the palace.

And Jia Yuanchun's mind is the most contradictory.Now she only favors Liugong, and she doesn't want anyone to come to share her favor.Especially with old benefactors with the emperor.But she does need help. She is alone and alone, and has been repeatedly suppressed in the harem.The original ally, the queen, is not reliable at all, so she can only find another way.

"Cousin Wei Qian is a smart person, so you may not understand the principle that cooperation can benefit both. The two of us can at least protect Jia and Wei's family for a lifetime." Jia Yuanchun hesitated. After all, Wei Qian is different from her. It is directly a high-ranking concubine, who will be the master or the two at that time!

Regardless of the thoughts of the concubines in the palace, Lin Daiyu asked about it in private after Wei Qian delivered the food.

"Sister has no intention of entering the palace?"

Wei Qian smiled faintly: "Girl, you are too young to really think that entering the palace is a good thing? And... tell you a story."

"Once upon a time, there was a country gentleman who was rescued by someone in an accident, and later rescued another man by chance. When he chose a husband for his daughter, both of them came together. You said, he chose to save himself Your benefactor, or choose to be saved by yourself?"

"This..." Lin Daiyu vaguely understood Wei Qian's meaning. "The person who was saved by me?"

Hearing this, Xiangling hugged Baiyun Diao beside him, and couldn't help asking: "Isn't it good to choose a benefactor? It's just a good time to repay your kindness."

"But if you choose benefactor, you will remind him all the time in the future that you have been favored by others, and you are inherently inferior to others." Wei Qian said leisurely: "But if you choose people who are saved by you, then every day in the future, when you meet, you will think of yourself. The good deeds I have done in the past. One receives favors from others, and the other gives favors, the feelings in my heart are very different."

"I have been kind to you in the past, as long as he tries to repay the kindness. As for the marriage contract, I don't want him to think of what happened back then every day, thinking that I am trying to repay the kindness."

Lin Daiyu was stunned, and suddenly remembered something: "But after my sister rejects His Majesty, it will be difficult to propose marriage in the future."

"Women don't have the only way to get married." Wei Qian disagreed, and was unwilling to continue discussing this kind of issue with Lin Daiyu: "Don't talk about sister, how have you been these years? I taught you the art of playing the piano calmly, and you have practiced it very well. What's the matter?"

Back then, Wei Qian took pity on Lin Daiyu's talent and deliberately taught her the picture of inviting the moon to visualize.But in name, it is the meditation technique when practicing the piano.

"Since my mother left, I have been worrying and worrying day and night. Fortunately, I have the art of playing the piano taught by my sister in the past, so I finally relieved the knot." Lin Daiyu smiled lightly. Now that she has a younger brother to take care of, she is not alone, and her spirit is naturally different.

"only……"

"Just what."

"It's just that when I visualize at night, I can always feel that there seems to be a kind atmosphere in the yard of the second wife." Every night when I visualize, I can see a bright moon in the sky.But when absorbing Yuehua, I can also feel that another person is doing the same.

Wei Qian hid her fingers in her sleeves, pinched her fingers, and suddenly realized: "Xuejia Baochai was also taught by an expert because of her illness when she was young, so it's normal to know some ways to concentrate."

Moon Maiden!Wei Qian knew in her heart that the reason why Xue Baochai was able to swallow the moonlight was entirely due to the baptism of the Holy Maiden of the Moon back then.

"But these two have touched the immortal way, so they shouldn't have a good relationship with that boy Baoyu?" So Wei Qian asked tentatively.

Lin Daiyu was young at this time, so she thought for a while and said, "My cousin treats me well, we both heard about it. Two days ago, sister Xue's family suggested that we start a poetry club. Baoyu pulled me and said that we would join together."

"Xue Baochai wants to establish a poetry club?" Wei Qian's voice was a little surprised.

"Why, sister is also interested?"

"Sister, I'll leave it alone." Wei Qian shook her head slightly: "I don't care much about poetry and songs. If I can recite some Taoist collections, I can play with it. You little girls, take your time with this kind of thing."

"My sister is in her prime, so why be so self-effacing." Lin Daiyu smiled calmly: "It seems like my sister is so old."

"At least a few years older than you guys. I can't get along with girls like you." Wei Qian pointed out something, and Lin Daiyu's face froze: "Sister still remembers sister Tanchun?"

When everyone congratulated Wei Qian just now, Tanchun suggested to take a look at those royal dishes together from Wei Qian.In the end, Wei Qian casually transferred those dishes to Wang Xifeng, who let Wang Xifeng clean up.

"Sister Tanchun is young, so she didn't think too much about it. She just envied her fortune." Lin Daiyu helped Tanchun with a few words: "After all, we are guests—"

"I know what that girl is thinking, and she really didn't offend me. It's true that she just wants to be happy with these few imperial dishes, so that she can marry a good man in the future. It's best to be a prince or nobleman." Wei Qian laughed. : "After all, this girl is different from you and me. You and I are born in the direct line, and our home is clean, so we don't have to worry about any internal conflicts. But when Tanchun was born, he was cautious and high-minded, and his consciousness of fighting for the first is different from you and me."

Daiyu listened, recalling Tanchun's attitude towards her biological mother, she couldn't help sighing slightly.

"If you have a high spirit and a high vision, you will fall harder in the future." Wei Qian took out her incense burner slowly: "But she is a little girl, and I am so much younger than me. What do I care about with her? If she cares about those dishes, Just let her taste it, could it be possible to have a good marriage after a few mouthfuls of food?"

Wei Qian never believed in these things, but believed in her own efforts. "I like ambitious girls, but you have to work hard in a serious place. It's a bad trick after all." Wei Qian admires Gu Zhenzhen's determination more than Tanchun.With different ambitions, he dared to follow him to Midway Island to fight for a bleak future.If it were Tanchun, would she dare?Let go of everything in Jia's mansion and go with her?

"The girl Yingchun is too naive. Although Tanchun is good, she is not cool. Xichun is younger, so she can't see anything." Wei Qian laughed at herself: "Besides, my sister is old, and this time she came to Jia's residence for only a few days. Yue, how can you control their masters? You live well here, don't be angry. If you don't like it, don't hold back. When the time comes, my sister will help you buy a house in Chang'an City, or we can go back directly. Suzhou."

Lin Daiyu lived in Jia's mansion for quite a while, and although she was close to the daughters of Jia's mansion, she was not at ease with Wei Qian after all.Hearing Wei Qian's words, her eyes turned red.

"Why are you crying!" Wei Qian said with a smile: "It's not that there is no one in your house. If you really feel aggrieved by living in Jia's mansion and live under the fence, you can tell your uncle directly when you turn around. Besides, it's not that we don't have money to live here. Even the inn pays attention to a guest who feels at home, not to mention that Jia's house is your mother's natal family, if they really bully others, tell the old lady and uncle later, and see how they deal with it."

Kind words to comfort Lin Daiyu, Wei Qian did intend to buy another house in Chang'an.

"It's really inconvenient for Daiyu and Chaoyang to live in Jia's mansion. Now Chaoyang is still young, but if Chaoyang goes to school in the future, why not go to Jia's family school? Not to mention being bullied there, the family school is full of filth, if it is broken I'm even more sorry for the family style of the Lin family." Wei Qian thought about it, carefully asked Daiyu about her favorite rules, looked at the sky, and left Daiyu to eat at her side, and then asked Hongchun to send her back to the old lady's side.

On the treetops of the moon, when Wei Qian was about to meditate and practice Qi, Xiangling came to report: "Miss Tanchun came to visit, it seems to be here to make an apology."

"I took the things away, and said I don't care. As for the meeting, I have to enter the palace tomorrow, and I need to rest early. I will treat her to tea later." Send Tanchun away, close your eyes and meditate.

The dragon aura in Chang'an City was too strong, suppressing the cultivation of all kinds of monks. Even Wei Qian could hardly practice in the city with peace of mind, so he had to play the piano and meditate, thinking about how to deal with it after entering the palace the next day.

……

In the Daming Palace, in the past, Shi Weiqian only searched for the scraps and pieces of the burned palace from the history books.

Seeing it with my own eyes now, I have to sigh the supreme palace created by the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

"It is said that this Daming Palace has been remodeled by Gaozu, and it is even better than it was in the Tang Dynasty." Wei Qian followed the eunuch into the Daming Palace, and walked directly to the Taiji Pavilion behind.

Taiji Pavilion was originally the Taiji Palace of the former Tang Dynasty, which was damaged in several wars.Later, when Emperor Gaozu rebuilt the Daming Palace, he put Taiji Palace in Longshouyuan and rebuilt it, and it was directly counted by the Penglai Pool in the Daming Palace.

After all, it is modeled after Tang Taizong's palace. The Taiji Pavilion is complete with all internal organs, and there are Sanqing Hall, Qingsi Hall and other places dedicated to immortals and retreats around it.After the Supreme Emperor retired, he lived here.

Although it was the emperor's intention to summon Wei Qian, the emperor was busy with official duties, so he asked Wei Qian to visit the emperor and queen mother.This also meant meeting the future father-in-law and mother-in-law. By the way, let the Supreme Emperor take a good look at Rong Guogong's granddaughter, and help Situ Yun get Wei Qian into the palace.

Just entering the palace, Wei Qian's face turned pale.

The imperial palace is filled with dragon energy, which is better than the capital city. Here, most of Wei Qian's supernatural powers are suppressed.

"In the imperial palace, there are still people who can perform witchcraft? What a clever method! No wonder the court has always tabooed this technique." Wei Qian's face was pale, and the mana in his body dissipated. He followed the people in the Taiji Pavilion to visit Empress Dowager.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, I came to the main hall of Tai Chi Pavilion.

"My daughter pays homage to the emperor and the empress dowager, and wish the two elders a long live, a long life and a happy life." Wei Qian greeted the two elders with a low eyebrow.

Wei Qian is the head of Jinling County, so he doesn't need to call himself a grassroots citizen, he can also be called a minister if he can barely do so.But as Wei Yan's daughter, it doesn't matter to use the title of courtier's daughter, it all depends on her voluntary.It doesn't matter if you even call me a concubine, a concubine, or a miserable person.

After the Supreme Emperor abdicated, he studied the art of longevity every day. These days, he was full of energy and looked at Wei Qian.Wei Qian's appearance is somewhat similar to Jia Daishan's, but if it's not for an acquaintance, he wouldn't be able to tell.

The Supreme Emperor was originally an old acquaintance of Jia Daishan, and the two had a good friendship in the past, which made Jia Daishan inherit the position of Duke for a generation.

Immediately, Wei Qian felt a familiar aura: "There is a kind of demeanor of acting for good." The emperor Longyan was very happy.

Empress Dowager Chen narrowed her eyes and looked at it, and said, "There is indeed a bit of Duke Rong's straightforward arrogance in his eyebrows."

Thinking of his confidant and old minister in the past, the Supreme Emperor couldn't help being touched again. "It's time for my granddaughter to discuss marriage. Why girl, you still want to get back the golden lock?"

Just now Wei Qian deliberately emphasized the words Fushou Kangning, the implication was too obvious.

Wei Qian said with a smile: "It was a gift from my grandfather. The courtiers go to the grave every year. It is inconvenient not to have that thing to express their grief. Now it is taken away by the emperor, but I miss it for a long time."

"That thing is with Yun'er, and he will give it to you when you two get married." The emperor said casually, as if he was not aware of the opposition to Wei Qian's entry into the palace.

Wei Qian blinked: "Can't we exchange things?" In the end, Wei Li belonged to himself. Although standing below, Wei Qian didn't have the fear of imperial power as he expected, and he didn't have much chance to speak.

As long as he doesn't make mistakes, is it possible that the Supreme Emperor will kill people casually?

"Change? If you come up with another item worth a gourd, I can consider it."

Wei Qian took out a brocade box and sighed pretendingly: "The court lady asked for Ganoderma lucidum grass to refine medicine for her mother, and later got several elixirs, and besides helping her recover her illness, I dedicated three of them to your Majesty and the Empress Dowager. "

"Ganoderma lucidum can be used to obtain medicine?" The emperor ordered someone to present it, smelling the fragrance, and asked with a pleasant expression, "How effective is this medicine?"

"The medicinal formula is in the interlayer of the brocade box. Your Majesty can ask the imperial physician to examine it later. This kind of elixir is both medicine and poison. It is particular about taking it, and it varies from person to person. It is better to ask clearly about men and women. Good." Wei Qian put the relationship aside: "If your majesty is really particular about people, you can find dew water or rootless water to take. But my daughter thinks that these days water should not increase or decrease the efficacy of medicine."

The Supreme Emperor pondered, and Wei Qian said again: "The servant girl is only refining the tonic for strengthening the body. It is neither a fairy medicine for flying into the sky, nor a treasure for bringing the dead back to life. Your Majesty treats it as a tonic offered by a foreign country on weekdays." It's gone. The court lady doesn't want to be accused of deceiving the world and stealing her name."

"How do you talk, girl?" Empress Dowager Chen frowned. Seeing that Wei Qian spoke bluntly, she was afraid that she would provoke the empress's wrath, and was about to say something nice to her, when the empress laughed: "It's really Jia Daishan's. Later generations, this temper is exactly the same as your grandfather!"

Of course it’s the same, these words were taught by my grandfather.

Completely imitating Jia Daishan's tone, only he dared to speak like that to the Supreme Emperor.

"Your grandfather also has the same temperament. Although I came up with the idea, it doesn't matter whether it's up to you or not. It has nothing to do with me if something goes wrong. It was wiped clean beforehand without leaving any traces." Go down to check and ask about Wei Qian's situation in Jinling.

After a question and an answer, the two people's voices were quietly heard in the hall.The courtier next to him who was in charge of the daily record recorded all the conversations between the two of them.

"The Concubine Zhen Gui is here!"

Following the shouts from outside, Concubine Zhen came to visit the Supreme Emperor: "I haven't heard from my hometown for many years, and now it's rare to have old friends from my hometown. Please allow your Majesty to listen in." Concubine Zhen is not young, but now it looks like Still seeing the charm, it is no wonder that he can beat many opponents and win the favor of the Supreme Emperor.

In contrast, although the Empress Dowager Chen was dressed in luxurious clothes, she was not as good in appearance.

Concubine Zhen Gui's eyes flashed coldly, and then she returned to her smile to look at Wei Qian.

Back then when Wei Qian took action to extinguish the hope of the fifth prince's revival, it's no wonder that the fifth prince's mother and concubine were happy.Coming here this time also meant revenge.

"Revenge? Let's see if I will give you a chance!" Wei Qian was not a vegetarian either, her thoughts were racing, and her eyes fell on the Empress Dowager Chen.

"Okay, let's sit together." The Supreme Emperor asked someone to give a seat to Concubine Zhen: "Liu Sheng, also give a seat to the Jinling County Lord, and talk with the three of us old people, don't tire this young man. In case something good or bad happens, It’s hard to explain to His Majesty.”

Empress Dowager Chen smiled: "Your Majesty still loves people."

Wei Qian sat down, and immediately stood up again: "The concubine can answer anything she wants to ask her courtiers about Jinling's customs and customs, but she can't say anything about the Zhen family."

"Why?" Before Concubine Zhen could speak, Empress Dowager Chen spoke first.

"The courtiers are not afraid of the wrath of the concubine. In the past, the relationship between the courtesans and the Zhen family was not good." Wei Qian said bluntly: "There is a hunting ground near Jinling, and the courtesans often hunt in the hunting grounds because they robbed the children of the Zhen family. The prey, so the two families are somewhat discordant. If you ask about the Zhen family, it is hard for the court lady not to mix her own bad feelings."

"You are a straightforward person." The Supreme Emperor rang to the people below to report, yes, Wei Qian's archery skills are indeed top-notch.How can those incompetent children of the Zhen family compare to her?

Being robbed by Wei Qian, Concubine Zhen naturally couldn't ask any more about the Zhen family.He only casually asked a few words about Jinling's affairs, and then stopped talking.

This side stopped, and the emperor continued to talk to Wei Qian, talking about Jia Daishan or Wei Yan's situation.

Later, Wei Qian took the initiative to bring up the topic of pumpkins, and discussed with the emperor the cultivation and popularity of pumpkins.As he talked, he talked about the whole of agriculture.

"Food is the most important thing for the people, and agriculture is the foundation of the people and even the dynasty. Therefore, the God of Ji in the Sheji is the God of Agriculture." Wei Qian sighed: "Now the six departments are in charge of all affairs, and the Minister of the Ministry of Households has a large agricultural order. However, agricultural utensils, waterways and dams belong to the Ministry of Industry, and sacrifices to the Eight Gods of Agriculture belong to the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Households also manages personnel, household registration, money and many other affairs, after all, there are various constraints." Said, raising his eyes to look at the Supreme Emperor.

During the last working hours of the Taishanghuang, he also felt that the Ministry of Households was struggling with the management of agriculture.There is no dedicated talent for this.

"That's right, so some people in the household department should separate out a department outside of the household department's warehouse, household registration and other affairs to specialize in agriculture. It's also good to communicate with the other six departments."

"Guyou Tiancao..." Wei Qian cautiously probed.

"Tiancao is also involved in water transportation—" The Supreme Emperor suddenly woke up, what kind of court affairs did he talk about with a little girl?

With a displeased face, he refused to discuss the court affairs with Wei Qian again, and talked about other trivial daily life instead.

In this regard, Wei Qian also has a lot to discuss as a cultivator.The two talked about Taoist classics, practice and health preservation.

But Empress Dowager Chen and Concubine Zhen Gui were impatient, they watched the old and the young discuss the Taoist collection, arguing with each other about the essence of alchemy and adoption.

Taishanghuang: "Mu Gong and Jin Mu turn Li Tong, this should be the cultivation technique of Li Jin Dan in the lower dantian Zhongkan."

Wei Qian: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. According to the records of "Huang Ting", it uses the saying of Kanshui Nan Li Huo Nu, so Mu Gong and Jin Mu should not refer to the lower dantian, but the five qi of the internal organs. Variety."

The two argued endlessly, Empress Dowager Chen couldn't leave, so she could only sit by the side and slowly listen to what she didn't understand.Concubine Zhen Gui found an excuse to leave Tai Chi Pavilion.

After half an hour, Situ Yun came down to the court, and the two were still discussing the essential skills of the golden elixir.

Seeing Situ Yun, Wei Qian was startled, and said shyly: "My daughter has lived in the temple for a long time, and she is proficient in collecting secret scriptures under her influence. No one discusses it at home on weekdays, so if I can't keep it all at once, please take care of it, Your Majesty."

"It's okay, it's okay." The Supreme Emperor also had something to say.He is similar to Wei Qian, the kind who became a monk halfway through.Without traditional Taoism education, half a bottle of vinegar is dangling around.The real masters of Taoism are too lazy to discuss with them. Now that the two cobblers meet together, they suddenly feel that it is too late to meet each other.

Situ Yun coughed lightly: "Father, look at the sun, it's time to eat, why don't you leave the Jinling County Lord until the afternoon?"

"Alright, by the way, are the government and the opposition all right?"