Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Compared with Shanyin County, which is poor and remote, Qingzhou can really be said to be a paradise.The emperor really loved the king of Wei. This fief is surrounded by mountains and rivers, guards the traffic throat, and the merchants are prosperous and the land is fertile. It is really a good place to be rich.Looking at the exquisite magistrate's yamen, Zili couldn't help thinking that it's no wonder the queen and grandson were jealous of King Wei and insisted on getting rid of him soon.It would definitely not be reconciled to sitting in the queen's seat by herself.Concubine Dong Gui and the empress competed for favor and succession, and the two women had been fighting in the harem for many years.Although the queen has the upper hand by virtue of her status and the affection of the emperor.But Dong Guifei relied on her beauty and talent to pull the emperor into her gentle hometown, and her pillow style is also quite powerful.

The two women fought openly and secretly for half their lives, and the queen could only win miserably. The king of Wei lived in the fief extremely well, thinking of his absent son and grandson who was trembling in front of the emperor all day, how could the queen not hate Concubine Dong Gui and everything What about people who have a relationship with King Wei.

Jia Zheng's new official took office, which is different from the neglect in Shanyin County.This time it was full of ostentation, it was definitely a big scene with huge crowds of people, loud gongs and drums, and waving red flags.Different from last time, this time Jia Zheng and Zili were all smiling faces. Earlier, Jia Zheng was busy meeting government officials and local gentry.Can Zili be idle too? The wives of the officials and the wives of the country gentry have also come to pay a visit to the new Mrs. Xian.

When she left the capital, Mrs. Tang was worried that Zili would not have enough servants around Jia Zhu, so she said she would ask a few servants to follow Zili to serve her.Instead, the prince spared no effort to say, "It's good that my mother loves my sister. It's just that you don't have to worry about it. You just need to bring more small things from the palace, no matter how expensive they are. Ordinary palace flowers, books and tea sets It’s all done. When you arrive in Qingzhou, those country gentry and subordinates don’t have time to give people and things, but the girl brings so many people there, but it’s eye-catching. Why don’t you take some of those things to give gifts.”

Mrs. Tang suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "I'm so confused, I forgot this." The bathtubs, rocking chairs, wooden horses, etc. are all complete.Looking at the whole set of sweet white porcelain, Ming Qian couldn't help but say, "This place is much better than Shanyin County. I really didn't expect that the two places separated by hundreds of miles are so different."

Zili picked up an ivory pen holder and looked at it: "It's a distance of several hundred miles, the distance between the seventh-rank and fourth-rank management. Put these things away first, and wait for the second master to look at them and say what to do with them. You too Don't be so ignorant, you haven't seen anything at home, you deserve to be stung by scorpions here. You go out with a few boxes of womb flowers, womb powder and jewelry to prepare. We can't accept it for nothing Other people's things are not."

The wife of Shangdian in the flower hall outside quietly looked outside. She lowered her voice to the governor's wife beside her and said, "I don't know what kind of temper this Mrs. Xian is. I heard that she is the granddaughter of the old Wangge in the capital. I am worried that she is a good lady." Don’t look down on people with faces like ours.”

Before the governor's wife could speak, Li Xiangshen's wife interjected first: "My natal brother is an official in the capital. I heard that this Mrs. Xian has an extraordinary background. She almost entered the palace and became a nobleman. No wonder the magistrate is so young. Just sit in this seat—" Before she could finish her sentence, she heard a rustle of her dress, and a girl in a blue satin waistcoat lightly lifted the curtain: "Mrs. Xian is here." The ladies were busy getting together stand up.I saw two beautiful girls coming in surrounded by a woman who looked like a fairy.

Mrs. Dianshi couldn't help but click her tongue, and said in her heart: "Amitabha. Where is a beauty!" The person in front of her was tall and tall, with a melon-shaped face, a pair of willow-leaf eyebrows, almond eyes with affection, and a smile on her mouth. Not smiling.She was wearing an azure green gown and a white satin skirt, and her head was covered with plain silverware and ivory jewelry.An inch-long silver pendant swayed slightly on the ear, which set off Zili's face like the flowers of spring dawn and the color of the moon in mid-autumn.Naturally, there is a romantic attitude, and there is an inviolable solemnity between the kindness.Zili's eyes swept away, and everyone present felt, "Mrs. Xian saw me, and she is laughing at me."

Zili Chunfeng smiled all over his face and said, "Hi ladies, I'm late to be presumptuous." As he said that, he nodded his head slightly to apologize, those ladies couldn't speak anymore when they saw Zili, they were all busy seeing Zili so humble Said: "Mrs. Xian has just arrived, and the journey is tiring. We interrupted."

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone took their seats, and the little girl served tea again on a lacquered tea tray.Mrs. Dianshi held the jasper-like cup with a smile and said, "It's so delicate, I thought it was made of jade."

"This is a new tea this year. Although it can't catch up with Qingzhou's Longfeng tea, it's still edible. I would like to ask Mrs. Dianshi to try it." Mrs. Li, who was present, felt that her husband's family was the biggest rich man in Qingzhou, and her natal brother was also present. As an official in the capital, she said with a smile, "This teacup is made of Longquan celadon. No wonder it feels so moist when you hold it. This tea is also good. If we eat such a good West Lake Longjing tea, I'm afraid it will ruin the good tea."

Zili glanced at Mrs. Li, thinking that the Li family was a rich man in Qingzhou, and everyone else held their breaths and dealt with it carefully, but she was the only one who was full of confidence, naturally thinking that she had a background. "Mrs. Li's husband's family is the largest family in Qingzhou, and your natal brother also works in the central part of Beijing. Naturally, he is well-informed." Zili didn't wait for Mrs. Li to show off, so he turned to Mrs. Dianshi and asked: " So you don’t see the doctor’s wife?” The doctor is equivalent to the current provincial director of education and the president of a local university, and those who can get a doctor are all well-educated Hongru in the local area.

"Reporting to Mrs. Xian, Mrs. Bo is probably getting old and unable to come out. Her family Dr. Wen has always been aloof and doesn't like to socialize." Mrs. Dianshi mentioned that Dr. Wen's expression was a little unnatural, and other wives present Hearing Zili mention this, he also restrained his smile, or talked about him, or simply lowered his head and pretended to be stupid.

Compared with Shanyin County, which is poor and remote, Qingzhou can really be said to be a paradise.The emperor really loved the king of Wei. This fief is surrounded by mountains and rivers, guards the traffic throat, and the merchants are prosperous and the land is fertile. It is really a good place to be rich.Looking at the exquisite magistrate's yamen, Zili couldn't help thinking that it's no wonder the queen and grandson were jealous of King Wei and insisted on getting rid of him soon.It would definitely not be reconciled to sitting in the queen's seat by herself.Concubine Dong Gui and the empress competed for favor and succession, and the two women had been fighting in the harem for many years.Although the queen has the upper hand by virtue of her status and the affection of the emperor.But Dong Guifei relied on her beauty and talent to pull the emperor into her gentle hometown, and her pillow style is also quite powerful.

The two women fought openly and secretly for half their lives, and the queen could only win miserably. The king of Wei lived in the fief extremely well, thinking of his absent son and grandson who was trembling in front of the emperor all day, how could the queen not hate Concubine Dong Gui and everything What about people who have a relationship with King Wei.

Jia Zheng's new official took office, which is different from the neglect in Shanyin County.This time it was full of ostentation, it was definitely a big scene with huge crowds of people, loud gongs and drums, and waving red flags.Different from last time, this time Jia Zheng and Zili were all smiling faces. Earlier, Jia Zheng was busy meeting government officials and local gentry.Can Zili be idle too? The wives of the officials and the wives of the country gentry have also come to pay a visit to the new Mrs. Xian.

When she left the capital, Mrs. Tang was worried that Zili would not have enough servants around Jia Zhu, so she said she would ask a few servants to follow Zili to serve her.Instead, the prince spared no effort to say, "It's good that my mother loves my sister. It's just that you don't have to worry about it. You just need to bring more small things from the palace, no matter how expensive they are. Ordinary palace flowers, books and tea sets It’s all done. When you arrive in Qingzhou, those country gentry and subordinates don’t have time to give people and things, but the girl brings so many people there, but it’s eye-catching. Why don’t you take some of those things to give gifts.”

Mrs. Tang suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "I'm so confused, I forgot this." The bathtubs, rocking chairs, wooden horses, etc. are all complete.Looking at the whole set of sweet white porcelain, Ming Qian couldn't help but say, "This place is much better than Shanyin County. I really didn't expect that the two places separated by hundreds of miles are so different."

Zili picked up an ivory pen holder and looked at it: "It's a distance of several hundred miles, the distance between the seventh-rank and fourth-rank management. Put these things away first, and wait for the second master to look at them and say what to do with them. You too Don't be so ignorant, you haven't seen anything at home, you deserve to be stung by scorpions here. You go out with a few boxes of womb flowers, womb powder and jewelry to prepare. We can't accept it for nothing Other people's things are not."

The wife of Shangdian in the flower hall outside quietly looked outside. She lowered her voice to the governor's wife beside her and said, "I don't know what kind of temper this Mrs. Xian is. I heard that she is the granddaughter of the old Wangge in the capital. I am worried that she is a good lady." Don’t look down on people with faces like ours.”

Before the governor's wife could speak, Li Xiangshen's wife interjected first: "My natal brother is an official in the capital. I heard that this Mrs. Xian has an extraordinary background. She almost entered the palace and became a nobleman. No wonder the magistrate is so young. Just sit in this seat—" Before she could finish her sentence, she heard a rustle of her dress, and a girl in a blue satin waistcoat lightly lifted the curtain: "Mrs. Xian is here." The ladies were busy getting together stand up.I saw two beautiful girls coming in surrounded by a woman who looked like a fairy.

Mrs. Dianshi couldn't help but click her tongue, and said in her heart: "Amitabha. Where is a beauty!" The person in front of her was tall and tall, with a melon-shaped face, a pair of willow-leaf eyebrows, almond eyes with affection, and a smile on her mouth. Not smiling.She was wearing an azure green gown and a white satin skirt, and her head was covered with plain silverware and ivory jewelry.An inch-long silver pendant swayed slightly on the ear, which set off Zili's face like the flowers of spring dawn and the color of the moon in mid-autumn.Naturally, there is a romantic attitude, and there is an inviolable solemnity between the kindness.Zili's eyes swept away, and everyone present felt, "Mrs. Xian saw me, and she is laughing at me."

Zili Chunfeng smiled all over his face and said, "Hi ladies, I'm late to be presumptuous." As he said that, he nodded his head slightly to apologize, those ladies couldn't speak anymore when they saw Zili, they were all busy seeing Zili so humble Said: "Mrs. Xian has just arrived, and the journey is tiring. We interrupted."

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone took their seats, and the little girl served tea again on a lacquered tea tray.Mrs. Dianshi held the jasper-like cup with a smile and said, "It's so delicate, I thought it was made of jade."

"This is a new tea this year. Although it can't catch up with Qingzhou's Longfeng tea, it's still edible. I would like to ask Mrs. Dianshi to try it." Mrs. Li, who was present, felt that her husband's family was the biggest rich man in Qingzhou, and her natal brother was also present. As an official in the capital, she said with a smile, "This teacup is made of Longquan celadon. No wonder it feels so moist when you hold it. This tea is also good. If we eat such a good West Lake Longjing tea, I'm afraid it will ruin the good tea."

Zili glanced at Mrs. Li, thinking that the Li family was a rich man in Qingzhou, and everyone else held their breaths and dealt with it carefully, but she was the only one who was full of confidence, naturally thinking that she had a background. "Mrs. Li's husband's family is the largest family in Qingzhou, and your natal brother also works in the central part of Beijing. Naturally, he is well-informed." Zili didn't wait for Mrs. Li to show off, so he turned to Mrs. Dianshi and asked: " So you don’t see the doctor’s wife?” The doctor is equivalent to the current provincial director of education and the president of a local university, and those who can get a doctor are all well-educated Hongru in the local area.

"Reporting to Mrs. Xian, Mrs. Bo is probably getting old and unable to come out. Her family Dr. Wen has always been aloof and doesn't like to socialize." Mrs. Dianshi mentioned that Dr. Wen's expression was a little unnatural, and other wives present Hearing Zili mention this, he also restrained his smile, or talked about him, or simply lowered his head and pretended to be stupid.