[Red Mansions] Guide to "The Empress of the Wise"

"You were successful in saving your family at the Yongwang Mansion. His Majesty planned to mention your conferment, but your grandfather persuaded you because he was afraid that you would be too popular. When you are in time, there will definitely be an edict. After so many months of effort, do you still need to ask for it?" Princess Fuhui said.

"I'm afraid we won't be able to survive these few months." Wang Shuo said with a helpless smile, "Mother doesn't think it's easy to speak, so she can let the wind out. The main purpose is to hint to the princes that our family doesn't want to get involved in a fight."

"Your Majesty has no intention of making kings for the princes. It can be seen from the fact that the eldest prince is a grandfather, and he is still a bald prince. No matter what the reason for your majesty to do this, as long as your majesty has this intention, it will be beneficial to me. Since ancient times Your majesty does not like to see a husband honor his wife and let his wife overpower her husband. If my title is higher, the prince will not be compatible. Matched." Wang Shuo explained.

"Then who are you going to marry? Don't be self-defeating." Princess Fuhui worried.

"If you marry a scholar, someone who doesn't want to be an official, you can say that I like the life of idle clouds and wild cranes; if you marry a general guarding the border, you can say that I yearn for the smoke in the desert. You can always find a reason, as long as you marry the prince." Wang Shuo said indifferently, she If you don't have someone you like, marrying someone is not marrying.

"I'm afraid no family would dare to marry you at the risk of offending the princes." Princess Fuhui worried, don't overestimate the character of the people in the world, learn literary and martial arts, and be like the emperor's family, who would dare to offend the immediate superior.

"Then don't marry!" Wang Shuo resolutely said: "Isn't Master also living well?"

"You are different from her..."

"What's the difference? Master is guaranteed by the reputation of the Kong family for thousands of years. I have the backing of the imperial edict and the support of my mother. Is it possible that my life can be worse than that of master." Wang Shuo didn't believe in evil.

"You, I see. I will choose a family for you." Princess Fuhui shook her head, as if she knew Wang Shuo's determination.

Sure enough, after the news that Princess Fuhui intends to ask His Majesty for a patent, the enthusiasm of the princes has dropped a lot. The Wang family obviously has no intention of marrying the prince, otherwise the status of the prince and concubine will be more noble, and they will bother to ask for grace do what.

Among them, the fourth prince was the most annoyed. He thought that the seniority of the first prince's eldest grandson was too low, and that the second prince's brother-in-law was not qualified enough. No matter how you look at it, he was the most hopeful, but the Wang family, or Princess Fuhui, was so ignorant. I couldn't help feeling a little annoyed at being flattered, and secretly vowed in my heart that when he came to power in the future, he must teach Princess Fuhui a lesson.

In the wedding market in the capital, Wang Shuo was not the only one. Since the Wang family had no intentions, the attention quickly shifted away, and Wang Shuo lived quietly for a year.

The New Year is always lively and festive, with endless noise and voices, but for some reason, Wang Shuo always has a sense of uneasiness that the storm is about to come.Wang Shuo walked in the quiet east courtyard, which was originally the courtyard of Princess Fuhui and Wang Shouzhong. In the old days, it was very lively even late at night. This year it was silent.

Wang Shouzhong watched the fireworks in the outer courtyard, Princess Fuhui admired the flowers and chatted with Madam Liu, Wang Zisheng took his family to take care of his sleeping brother Ren in the wing room, Wang Ziteng and his wife were newlyweds, it was the first time for Liu to be in the There are still many unfamiliar places in the Wang family's New Year's Eve. Wang Ziteng is whispering to her, explaining the habits of the Wang family.

Only Wang Shuo was alone, bored, pacing in the yard wearing a thick cloak.It may be that the host's reservedness has influenced people to become more refined. The entire east courtyard seems much quieter.

Wang Shuo walked through the corridor and walked in the plum grove in the mansion. He said it was a plum grove, but it was just a dozen or so small plum trees, just to take an artistic conception.Looking at the trees full of white plums, I feel even more lonely.

Suddenly, the sky bloomed with light, and the big and big fireworks exploded, and the fire trees and silver flowers were so beautiful.

"Master, look at the fireworks starting in the palace." Suzaku said pleasantly, pointing in the direction of Miyagi.

"Yeah, it's really beautiful." Wang Shuo hadn't seen such a beautiful firework for many years. After all, Guangdong was not as prosperous as the imperial city.

Wang Shuo took Suzaku up to the small building to watch the fireworks set off in the capital.After the fireworks in the palace were finished, it was time for the fireworks displays in various prefectures. Wang Shuo watched with relish, and pointed to the brightly colored fireworks in the direction of the east city and asked, "Which house is that? It looks more beautiful."

"It belongs to the Zhongshan Palace!"

"So sure?" Wang Shuo raised his eyebrows.

"Master, you haven't heard of it. This year King Zhongshan ordered a lot of novelty fireworks from the Paofang under the name of the Ministry of Industry. He made many fireworks that were not easy to display in the palace. Many people are waiting to see the fireworks in the Palace of Zhongshan this year. What about the fireworks." Suzaku explained that the fireworks in the palace seek to be grand and have a good meaning, many fresh and interesting ones, and they cannot be set off in such a grand place.

Wang Shuo took a fancy to the direction in which the fireworks bloomed, and suddenly lost interest.Tu Geng, that is an ambitious man.

The Wang family's New Year was so lively outside and cold inside. Wang Shuo believed that her two elder brothers must have noticed that the relationship between their parents was deteriorating, but no one could stop it, not even Wang Shuo.

In a blink of an eye, spring came when warblers flew and grass grew. Wang Shuo's birthday was in May. This season was neither too hot nor too cold, so it was appropriate to hold a large-scale banquet.Princess Fuhui spent all her energy on preparing for Wang Shuo's birthday banquet. She spent a lot of money on the purchase, and all the businessmen in the capital's female family business were laughing from ear to ear. What a good advertising effect!

Wang Shuo didn't care about those mundane things, he just sat in his room to rest, and his mother took care of all the ceremonies.

There was a commotion outside the courtyard, and Wang Shuo asked curiously, "Qing'er, what's going on?"

Suzaku is capable, and was borrowed by Princess Fuhui, Xuanwu and Suzhen are both responsible for guarding, and Qinger is by Wang Shuo's side these days.Qing'er hurried out to inquire, and came back to report: "Master, it's Aunt Yang."

Wang Shuo frowned. Mrs. Yang has been quite quiet since returning to Beijing. She didn't mention it on purpose. Wang Shuo didn't even feel that there were more people in the mansion. Probably because her sense of presence was too low, that's why no one troubled her. , What are you doing today?

"What is she doing?" Wang Shuo said unhappily.

"I want Miss Seven to show up at your master's wedding ceremony." Qing'er said, twitching the corners of her mouth in mockery, "It's a good idea, a concubine and a concubine want to enter the house, you are personally appointed by His Majesty Princess Gao Min!"

"Okay, the imperial decree hasn't come down yet, so don't talk nonsense." Wang Shuo stopped. The official who drafted the imperial edict had already copied the original text of the imperial edict to Princess Fuhui. Therefore, the news of Wang Shuo's appointment as the Princess has long been spread.

"Master, what are you thinking?" Qing'er looked at Wang Shuo and frowned, thinking that it was Mrs. Yang who made her unhappy, and muttered, "I shouldn't have told the master, I will send them away!"

"It's not because of them." Wang Shuo smiled and said, "Mr. Yang has always been very quiet, and she is not a fool. Why did she get into trouble today?"

"Don't you think that today is a good day, and no one cares about them? Thanks to the princess and your generosity, this Yang, huh!" Qing'er mocked unceremoniously.

"Okay, be careful to sail for ten thousand years, you go and settle them down, don't let them come out to disrupt the situation, and take a look at who is instigating it, and investigate carefully." Wang Shuo instructed, her mother's thoughts were all on the banquet recently, It is inevitable that people took advantage of the loopholes.

"Yes!" Qing'er responded, restrained her anger, and carefully carried out the tasks assigned by Wang Shuo.

Wang Shuo's banquet was very lively. All the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital probably came. The only Prince Yong, the only Prince of the County, Tu Geng and Tu Jin, and several other princes also joined in the fun. There is even Princess Qinghe.

It was His Majesty's intention for Princess Qinghe to go to Beijing to discuss relatives, but she has been here for so long, and Wang Shuo has never had the intention of meeting her.Seeing it at the banquet, Wang Shuo turned a blind eye to it, as plain as a stranger.

Aunt Kong was the guest of honor, adding a lot to Wang Shuo's ceremony.There are six people in total, the praiser, the praiser, the expulsionist, and the deacon. They are all ladies from all over the world. They were selected with the help of Princess Fuhui and Aunt Kong. There are princesses from the royal family and daughters of great scholars.Speaking of this, Wang Shuo suddenly realized that the scope of her communication was narrow, and her limited number of female friends were already married. In terms of female fate, she had more contacts with wives and old wives.When it comes to friends, the only ones who can talk are men, Wang Shuo suddenly realized.

Three plus three prostrations, everything was in order, and Wang Shuo finished the salute calmly.The musician was a student taught by Aunt Kong, she was Wang Shuo's senior sister, and she was Mrs. Jiaxiang Houshao. Although she was only in her early thirties, she was already a super-grade imperial order.What's more rare is that they have both children, a harmonious husband and wife, and they are versatile. This piano art is even more famous all over the world. Aunt Kong has used this example to inspire Wang Shuo many times.

The house was full of nobles, and Aunt Kong chose the word "Su Wan" for Wang Shuo. This word was also discussed with Princess Fuhui. It was probably because Wang Shuo was too strong, and everyone wanted him to be more ladylike and gentle.

And the climax of the banquet is the decree issued by His Majesty: "The king is united with the nine clans, and the nations are in harmony. The human relationship is based on the national style, and the younger sister is in Yixiang. Follow the rules of the history of the map, step in the festival of Henghuang. There is also the ability of martial arts, and the merits of the king. Qijiang analyzes wood, Ye Yonghua. Mian was granted the title of Tangyi. Use the title of Wang's daughter Shuo as the princess of Gaomin , bestow a gold book, be humble to maintain the surplus, benefit the prosperity of the family, be expensive but can be frugal, and always be the voice of being suitable for the house, don’t replace the order, respect the slowness and thick salary, respect this.”

Wang Shuo was so happy that he accepted the imperial decree. The imperial decree stated all the reasons for Wang Shuo to be the princess. One is that he has a noble blood, and the other is that he is capable and has nothing to do with the Wang family. Oh, one thing, her surname is Wang.Wang Shuo is proud of his ability to officially certify himself in this way, to gain respect without relying on others.Maybe saving her was only a small part of the reason, but it was enough to make her happy.

After the lively and auspicious banquet, Wang Shuo's marriage was officially put on the agenda.

On this day, Wang Ziteng came back in a hurry and told Wang Shuo, "We have sent envoys from the West Man to Beijing and want to make a marriage."