Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

No one was in the mood to go shopping in the garden anymore, waiting for Eunuch Wei's back to disappear completely, the grandson said in a dispirited voice, "Let's go back." Zili nodded, and walked slowly behind the grandson, talking with them It was different when they came, both of them were thinking about their own thoughts and neither could talk.Staring at the exquisite stone path under his feet, Zili pondered in his heart the conversation he had just had with Eunuch Wei.He came to test Zili, that's for sure.But did Zili's answer pass the emperor's inspection?According to the original intention, Zili didn't want to enter the palace to be the grandson Liangdi, because it was a very hard job, and it was just work.It seems that the scenery is unlimited, and the salary is generous.But that job will never retire. She will have to face a work partner she can't fall in love with all her life, and she has to show a deep love between husband and wife in front of outsiders. Thinking about it, it is ridiculous.

But she couldn't help herself, and was pushed to the point where she is today. Does she have any other choice?Since you can't resist, just accept the arrangement of fate calmly.It's much better to be the main room than the concubine. In the end, she has the upper hand in ethics.Even if her luck is bad and she can't give birth to a son, she will never fall to the point of being old and homeless.In theory, the aunt is the mother of all the children. What kind of concubine, even if she gave birth to ten or eight sons, she is still a head shorter than the main wife, and it is the same in the palace.She can always get a mother empress dowager.

Just when Zili was in a panic, the grandson who was walking outside suddenly stopped: "Do you know the origins of the four girls sent by my mother?" Zili staggered, fortunately beside her The shape is flexible and the body is stabilized in time. "What?" Zili asked Taisun with his eyes.The concubine felt sorry for her son and chose four beautiful girls to serve her.Those women are very necessary, and she said that she would not possess this man alone even though she tried her best.That kind of obsession would drive her crazy instead, and Zili would not do such futile things.

Thinking that the grandson wanted to appease her, Zili said generously: "It's just a few servants, and His Highness can deal with it as you like. Then you told me, an outsider." Zili said that I love you Yingying Yanyan beside her was not interested.

"Where are you going? The four of them were originally the eyeliner that King Wei entrusted countless circles to want to be around. At the beginning, I pretended to accept it just because I didn't want to tear myself apart with them. It's all ugly. The four of them were originally Born in opera, where did I learn needlework, weaving, cleaning and cooking? I have learned opera from my masters since I was a child. I have learned to listen to words and expressions, and flattery is a trick. I thought at the time that since it was someone's "good intentions", I would be stingy if I declined. Just accept it generously. You can come from all directions, but I will only go from the west. Now that she has no master behind her, it’s useless for me to keep such things. If they didn’t serve their mother with all their heart, hum , can we keep them until today?" Hearing Taisun's increasingly gloomy tone, Zili's hairs stood on end.The grandson really changed, the innocent boy in the Hangzhou palace disappeared.

"What's wrong with you? Your face is a bit ugly. I mean you don't know their origins, and I will tell you about many things slowly." Taisun noticed that Zili's expression was a little strange, thinking that she was doing it for the sake of being in front of Eunuch Wei. Annoyed at saying the wrong thing, he gently reached out and patted Pai Zili's arm to reassure her.Although Zili helped Grandpa Wei to keep those four goblins in front of Grandpa Wei just now, but she doesn't blame those who don't know. Sun is very satisfied.She is a sensible person, and she will never be jealous for those unworthy women.In Taisun's heart, the main wife is the main wife, and he will have many women in the future, and he may love them very much.But none of these people can go beyond the seat of Zili in his heart.It is the most basic requirement for self-cultivation, family governance, and world peace for wives and concubines to settle down in their respective positions.

"I remember what your highness said. Since this is the case, I think your majesty will not take the small matters of a few servants to heart. But after all, it is the kindness of the princess, and your highness still has to tell the princess. There is no need to hide anything between mother and child. The Crown Princess Concubine will definitely not be angry with the four girls and Your Highness." Zili put on a gentle and indifferent smile, reminding His Highness the grandson to be cautious of his mother Feeling.

The two returned to the queen's palace. Seeing the contented smile on the grandson's face and the shining eyes, the queen felt relieved. She smiled and said to the old lady: "The more the two children look at each other, the more they feel that they are a good match. I can’t wait to marry my grandson.” Hearing what the queen said, the old lady and Mrs. Tang had heartfelt smiles on their faces, and the old lady stood up in fear and humility and said to the queen humbly, “Why is my little girl stupid? It can be compared with His Royal Highness Taisun Fengshen Junxiu. The empress is absurd."

"The old lady does not need to be modest, I will report back to His Majesty, the old lady just wait for the good news. The prince is a minister, and your family is a meritorious relative. It happens to be a good match. My grandson is really suffering. I just look forward to the future. It will be smooth sailing." The queen waved her hand, and Mrs. Tang hurriedly helped her mother-in-law to sit down.The old lady naturally understood what the queen said. The Wang family was becoming more and more powerful in the court, and the queen also meant to win over the grandson and find allies. "The concubine's whole family must try their best to be loyal to the imperial court in order to repay the emperor's kindness."

In the end, the queen and the old lady of the Wang family were satisfied, the queen gave a banquet, and the old lady brought her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to receive the banquet, and then went to the queen to thank the queen, and did not leave the palace until Yinshi.

As soon as Wang's family left the palace, the queen said to Huang Quan'an, "Go and call Dalang. Is it true that he met Wei Chaozhong in the garden today?" I know.Huang Quan'an immediately sent a message to ask someone to invite His Royal Highness, and waited until there were no outsiders in the bedroom, and then he reported to the Queen: "Yes, as soon as Your Highness and Miss Wang arrived at the Royal Garden, Eunuch Wei who is beside His Majesty came. Eunuch Wei pulled The girls of the Wang family talked for quite a while, but Eunuch Wei didn’t ask anyone to come over to what they said, so no one heard them. But Madam, don’t worry, the slaves watched from afar, and seemed very satisfied to see Eunuch Wei. The girl from the Wang family is steady, and she is calm and calm. She doesn't care about getting on the stage. Questions and answers are done in a very orderly manner. The servant girl thinks that His Majesty likes calm, and the girl from the Wang family will definitely get His Majesty's approval."

"It would be great if this is the case. Da Lang seems to like the Wang family girl very much. I only hope that Da Lang can marry a wife and have children, so that he can start a family and start a career. If the grandson can't get married, he can't propose to call Taisun Jianguo. I see that the girl from the Wang family has a good figure, and she looks blessed. She will definitely have a good child in the future. I only hope that she can give birth to a son-in-law soon, and Dalang's status will be stable. Concubine Dong Gui has been more honest recently. Does Your Majesty still go to her side often?" The Empress was worried that Concubine Dong Gui and King Wei would be resurrected, although King Wei's threat was temporarily lifted, but the emperor just asked King Wei to go to the vassal, and did not completely abandon King Wei.Concubine Dong Gui is the backer of King Wei, and Concubine Dong Gui's backer is the emperor's favor. As long as Concubine Dong Gui is still favored for a day, the queen is not at ease.

"Well, His Majesty has been very fond of those newly-canonized beauties recently. That is, yesterday afternoon, His Majesty was wandering in the Imperial Garden after drinking, and met Concubine Dong Gui, and went to sit in her Yikun Palace for a while. I don’t want to see Yikun Palace. In the past, His Majesty summoned several concubines from Yikun Palace, but now he doesn’t care about it. Madam, don’t worry, God bless His Majesty the Grandson, she will definitely not let Dong’s resurgence.” Huang Quanan comfort the queen.

I'm always a little restless.I am worried that someone will slander Your Majesty.You are staring at Concubine Dong Gui and King Wei, but he is beyond our reach in the fief.The queen was giving orders in a low voice, and it was announced that the grandson was coming.The queen waved her hand at Huang Quan'an: "You go." Said grandson has already entered.

"Get up quickly and come by your grandmother's side. Today you saw a girl from the Wang family, do you think she will be your grandson Liangdi?" The queen smiled and patted the seat beside her, pulling her grandson to sit down.

The grandson was still a little shy, his face was slightly red, and he dodged his grandmother's eyes in embarrassment and said in a low voice, "It's all up to grandma, well, grandson also thinks she's not bad." I have no objection as I said it, but in the end I added a sentence to superfluous.I was amused by the grandson's attitude of not having 300 taels of silver here: "You, you are still pretending to be a ghost in front of grandma. You don't have to hide it. If you like it, you like it! You are a grandson, don't imitate those petty behaviors. Whoever you like is generous Just say it out. Da Lang is also pitiful. If it weren't for your father, you would have been married by now. You are already married and have children in a common people's house at your age. Poor Da Lang was delayed. Grandma is also looking forward to it. You can start a family and start a business, so you can have a great-grandson.”

Seeing her grandmother's attitude, the grandson felt sweet longing in his heart. "Grandmother is also lucky that she likes her. In fact, in terms of appearance, she is not particularly outstanding. The grandson likes that she is not artificial, although she is lively but not frivolous, what is even more rare is that she is willing to consider others and understand the general situation. Today In the imperial garden..." Taisun didn't wait for the queen to ask, and first told the story of meeting Wei Chaozhong in the garden.

The queen listened to her grandson's words, and she pondered for a moment: "Wei Chaozhong is your grandpa's confidant, he will not come to chat with a lady who came to the palace to invite An Chenzi's family for no reason. Today he came because of your grandpa's intention, Dalang, Is your grandpa really pinning all my hopes on you. To choose the grandson Liangdi is to choose the mother of the world in the future. If the empress can't preside over the consecration, there will be unrest in the sixth palace, and the unrest in the sixth palace will hinder the emperor's heir from shaking the country's foundation. That The girl from the Wang family is sensible and reasonable, I hope she can keep going from beginning to end."

"That is to say, according to grandma, the grandpa agrees to her being Liangdi!" The grandson looked at grandma with bright eyes and full of expectation.

"You kid is in a hurry to marry a wife. Your grandfather chose four girls to serve you by your side, and I also found a few girls for you. You are also a person who is going to start a family, and you need to let people in the room now." The queen loves to pinch the tip of her grandson's nose and present her "gift".In the queen's view, the grandson's hard-working filial piety has expired, and the grandson is young and vigorous.It's so pitiful that the poor baby grandson has been honest and vegetarian for a year.

The grandson immediately accepted the grandmother's concern: "Thank you grandma for the reward. The grandson has one more thing to ask the grandma. The grandma has a large screen with twelve black lacquer mother-of-pearl eight treasures, a hundred sons and a thousand grandchildren, and the grandson wants to borrow it in the East Palace. Go and show off for a few days." From Taisun's point of view, after he and Zili get married, his first task is to have a son, preferably two sons, and then he can relax a little and enjoy the red and greenery.Anyway, after getting married, there is Zili in the backyard.With Zili's intelligence and ability, he will definitely make himself comfortable.

"I'm still pretending to be fine, but now I'm showing the fox's tail. I still have a white jade Guanyin, and I'll give it to you. Grandma sees that she has a good figure. From today on, I will call the Taiyuan Hospital to invite you." Prescribe a prescription for recuperation after the pulse. If you are like a gluttonous cat before you get married, I will not follow you." The child is always ugly when the wife does not come in. The queen reminded her grandson with a sullen face.

"It's the grandson who remembered it." The grandson immediately stood up and bowed deeply to the grandmother. The queen sat down with her grandson in her arms, and gave some instructions, waiting for dinner, until the emperor sent a message to come over , Grandson went back.

When the emperor came to Kunning Palace during dinner time, the empress saw her husband's expression and felt a twitch in her heart for no reason.After asking An to exchange pleasantries, the emperor said with a sullen face, "You all go out, I have something to say to the empress." The empress heard her husband's unfriendly tone, and suddenly raised her heart: "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

"You said that the granddaughter of Wang Changchun's family can afford to be the grandson Liangdi, the future queen?" The emperor didn't go around in circles, and directly put the question in front of the queen.

"Your Majesty, how do you talk about this? The queen dowager has also met the girl from the Wang family. Although she is not the most beautiful, marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous person is a good match in terms of family background and personality." The queen insisted on her opinion.

"Really? Personality and family background are compatible?" The emperor raised his voice, and looked at his wife playfully: "I'm afraid Zitong thinks that with Wang Changchun, Dalang will have his own influence."

The emperor's most taboo was forming a party. The queen's face changed drastically when she heard her husband's words. She staggered a few times before she stabilized her mood.The queen's face was pale, and she was about to defend herself but was interrupted by the emperor: "I don't mean anything else, Wang Changchun is not a clique. Even if you want to win him over, you may not be able to win him over. I'm thinking about it in the long run , the crown prince is gone, I am getting old, and I don’t know when I can’t get up in one breath, and I will go. When the time comes, the master and the minister will doubt, I have to think about the safety of Dalang and Sheji Jiangshan.”

"Your Majesty is far-sighted, and his concubines are dull. Although His Majesty is right to worry, He has also said that the Wang family is not a party for personal gain. And the girls of the Wang family are really rare. The concubine sees that Da Lang likes the girls of the Wang family very much. Why would Your Majesty break them up? Why don't you break them up?" Let them be fulfilled." The empress understood that the emperor was suspicious, and she slowly persuaded her husband.