Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

"What, how can my Zili marry such a person! Master, you can't be confused! Mrs. Tang became anxious when she heard her husband's words: "No wonder, the princess of Nan'an and the eldest wife of the Zhen family kept talking about Wei The benefit of the crown prince, it turns out that they are planning for this!If King Wei hadn't played tricks in front of His Majesty back then, Zili wouldn't be what he is today! "Madam Tang always believed that the failure of her daughter's entry into the palace was all the fault of King Wei and Concubine Dong Gui.

"Of course I can't accept it, and I didn't give him a good face. I only said that the imperial court system, the crown prince is to be canonized by the emperor. My family can't climb high." Wang Dingqian complained to his wife angrily.

"That's good, but will Concubine Dong Gui give up?" Mrs. Tang was still worried. People don't fight with officials, and officials can't fight with the royal family either.Don't let Concubine Dong Gui blow the pillow wind in front of the emperor, what should I do if it really hurt Zili?

"No, look at this time, although Zililuo chose the grandson Liangdi, the queen still said that Zili is good in front of the court wife. There are so many people who come to ask for marriage these days, it is because of the royal family's face. Come on. And our daughter is good. No one is blind! Concubine Dong Gui has no brains, and King Wei is the same. They are probably worried that they will be rejected by the new king sooner or later and want to grab straws. But your majesty is not easy to fool Yes." The emperor was jealous of his relatives becoming bigger, and he would definitely not do something that came from a slap in the face.

"That's good. It's just that Zili's marriage should be taken care of. Which one of these masters should I choose?" Mrs. Tang couldn't help but sighed and worried as her daughter was getting older and still unemployed.

"I'm also picky. I've looked at a few families, but I still have to ask my father what they mean. After all, my father's favorite is the second girl. Girls are the most cautious when they get married. My father also said that our family's The strongest among the children is Zili, and I don't know what she will be like in the future." Although it was a pity that his daughter failed to enter the palace, Wang Dingqian still loved his daughter very much and hoped to find a good marriage for her.

"I don't expect to be rich, I just want her to live a stable life. The most important thing for her in-law's family is her kindness. If Zili is wronged, I will die of heartbreak." Mrs. Tang only thought that Zili would not be bullied by her in-laws .

Wang Changchun was also worried about his granddaughter's marriage.Zili's marriage was ruined all of a sudden, and it was impossible for Wang Changchun not to feel annoyed. If it was put on someone else, the old man might come to someone's door with a knife in his hand to ask the teacher for his crime.Lao Tzu's granddaughter was also raised in the palm of my hand, she is the best everywhere, only my family looks down on your family, and no one else will pick on my granddaughter!It's a pity that this prospective in-law's family is neither the old Zhang's family in the east of the village nor the old Li's family in the neighboring village.Even if Wang Changchun is a first-rank official, he would not dare to compete with others.He is the ultimate boss, so Wang Changchun could only swallow his anger, and silently let his face be crushed to pieces by the emperor.But is the emperor really suspicious of this?Although the father and son of the Wang family were prominent for a while, all of this was given by the emperor. On that day, the emperor said something lightly, and the Wang family could return to their original form.

Could it be that he and his son or relatives of the family did something unprepared to arouse His Majesty's suspicion?Wang Changchun even believed that this must be the reason, and the human nature is also a big taboo in life.The old man lit a lamp and boiled oil in bed every night, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. He sifted everyone's behavior, words and deeds and sifted gold countless times, but still found nothing.

"Hasn't the old man rested yet? The old lady over there saw that the light on the old man's side is still on, so she asked me to come over and ask." The old lady's girl's voice came from outside. People like to be quiet when they are old, so the old lady Living in the rear building, the old man moved to the front hall alone, and he could see what the other was doing from the window. They lived in peace and took care of each other, so both of them were satisfied.The old lady saw the light on the old man's side from the window, and thought that the old man's bedroom wished that the light would stay on all night in the past few days.Although she understood that her husband was secretly worried about his granddaughter, the old man was old after all, and he couldn't stay up all night.Today, the old lady couldn't help but call the girl Guo to urge the old man to rest quickly.

"I have something to worry about and tell your master. Have you rested, old lady?" The old man put on a blue crane cloak, pulled on his shoes and went to the old lady's side.The old man opened the door and went out, and went directly to the old lady's side without bringing any servants.The old lady of the Wang family was already lying on the bed. Hearing the sound of footsteps outside, Wang Changchun came in with his clothes on.Seeing her husband coming, the old lady was a little surprised, she snorted with a half-smile: "Why is the master here at this time?"

"I'm bored and come here to talk to you." Before she could say a word, the old lady was the first to attack: "Master, let your group of Xieyuhua talk and laugh with you to relieve boredom. I'm an old lady, but I'm just a fool. You're just a dead old waste." The old man was blocked by his wife's jealous words, and then he said helplessly: "You are a real person. It happened so many years ago and you still hold on to it. I have something important to say to you. You discussed it." The husband's solemn tone made the old lady stop joking, and she wanted to put on her clothes and get up: "What's the matter, but what did you hear?"

You can lie down, I am also tired and rest here today.The old man pressed the old lady's hand and told her to go inside, but he lifted the quilt and lay down.After the two settled down, the old man slowly told his wife about his recent doubts: "... I always feel that someone in our family must have said something that went too far into His Majesty's ears. Either you Why did it change so well? But after thinking about it for the past few days, I still don’t have a clue, I’m not sorry for Zili not being able to enter the palace, but I’m worried that if His Majesty thinks about us, it will be very bad.”

"I thought it was something about the big girl. I have told my family members many times. Who dares to talk nonsense outside, but there may be something we didn't notice. I will tell Wang Xinan tomorrow. The relatives in the family are all in their hometown and other places, so they might not know about it.” The old lady was very confident in her housekeeping ability and that of her daughter-in-law, thinking that the family was strictly managed and no one would cause trouble.

"You reminded me, no one will notice about the big girl!" Wang Changchun was reminded by his wife's words.Ziqian did the incompetent thing of wanting to elope, maybe he leaked the wind and someone spread it to the emperor's ears.The emperor was lenient to Wang Jiawang, it was just a warning.

"How could it be? I personally asked Ziji to do it with a few extremely reliable family members. No one else will know." The old lady immediately denied the old man's suspicion, and the people who did the work were all from the Wang family for generations. As slaves, they are all trusted confidants.Moreover, Ziqian would not be so stupid as to publicize his identity, and the place was surrounded by water, and the village was full of tenants of the royal family, so once outsiders entered, they would know immediately.The old lady was sure that she was hiding her plan from everyone.

"If that's the case, that's all. The king's heart is unpredictable, or your majesty thinks that I am promoted too easily and wants to beat me. But look at how many grandsons your majesty chooses, all of them are from humble backgrounds. One of the fathers is just I'm a juren, no official. Forget it, children have their own blessings, and Zili's marriage depends on fate. I'm optimistic about a family..." The old man decided to give up trying to guess the emperor's riddles Anzhi, it's a blessing, not a disaster, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided.Being an official is full of uncertainties.

"By the way, I picked up Mr. Xiao Rong to go to the capital today. He is here to report on his work. He will definitely come to our house when he sees His Majesty. Although their family also has a house in the capital, it has not been lived in for a long time. I invite him Come and stay at home for a few days." The old lady remembered the letter from Jia's family in the evening and her husband talking about Jia Daishan's coming to the capital.

"That's right, Ziqian's marriage is something that we can't help him. Your Majesty treats Jia Daishan very highly. Don't look at him as if he is indifferent to him. In fact, that's not the case at all. You usually only say that I am a ghost." Yes, in fact, he is the old, treacherous and cunning person who hides deeply. Do you know that today in the Wenhua Palace, His Majesty asked about the grain fields and mulberry fields in the south of the Yangtze River, and His Majesty scolded him for reporting a number. Tell me the most accurate ratio of grain fields to mulberry fields, and I understand that Jia Daishan’s weaving is really thoughtful. I heard that Wei Chaozhong lived in their house when he went to Jiangnan. Think about it—” Wang Changchun sighed in his heart Looking at it, I thought that he had already restrained his light and shared the light with the dust.Unexpectedly, there is a more hidden person beside me. In the past, I had said a lot of irrelevant things to him, but now I feel a little uncomfortable when I think about it.

The next morning, Wang Changchun was on duty. He was sitting in the court room and was delivering the papers neatly when a servant came over, "Old Wangge, Your Majesty, please come over to the old man." Wang Changchun hurriedly stood up: "Please wait a moment I'll just take the Shangshu from Hegong." As he said that, Wang Changchun took the booklet that had just been delivered to Hegong and left with the eunuch who sent the message.In the past few days, it seemed that it was time for the flood season. The emperor had no idea whether the embankment that was built just a few years ago could withstand the scour of the summer flood.The flood in the Jianghuai River has become the emperor's biggest obstacle at present, so all the papers from Hegong must be sent up immediately.

"This father-in-law looks very strange. Is he here for the first time today?" Wang Changchun approached Eunuch Chuanxiao Xiao friendly, and after a while, the little servant had already opened up the chatterbox, talking endlessly.

"...Your Majesty sent a message to see Wangge getting old just after seeing Jinling Weaving. It's not because of Hegong's business..." The little eunuch was talking, when he saw Jia Daishan coming.Looking at Jia Daishan in court clothes, he looked like he had just met the emperor.Wang Changchun greeted with a smile, Jia Daishan went up to greet him and greet him, the two of them didn't dare to talk nonsense in the palace, they just exchanged greetings and separated.At the moment when they passed each other, Jia Daishan suddenly asked casually: "I will visit the mansion later, and I heard that the Zhuangzi in Ge's hometown produces good lotus root. I have to try it with a shy face. I heard that lotus root Making Double Happiness Cake is the best." Wang Changchun suddenly stopped, and when he looked back, Jia Daishan had already gone far.

As soon as he entered the emperor's study, Wang Changchun knelt down on the mountain to plead guilty without saying a word.The emperor looked at Wang Changchun, who was kneeling on the ground, pretending to be stupid, and said, "What's the matter? Hurry up and help Wangge get old." Wei Chaozhong immediately agreed, and personally came up to help Wang Changchun get up.

"Get up, old man, Your Majesty has no intention of pursuing that little affair in your house." It seemed that the emperor knew everything.