Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Dai Quan, is what you said true?She must be resenting me!Taisun was unhappy for several days, and everyone in the East Palace was worried that they would run into Taisun's muzzle and become innocent cannon fodder.One morning when the grandson came back from court, the servant who was in charge of changing clothes for the grandson was dragged out and beaten severely because the servant who was in charge of changing clothes for the grandson was full.For a while, the entire East Palace was shrouded in a tense atmosphere, and it was only when Dai Quan came limping that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.It was Xiao Zhongliang who was able to speak in front of his grandson before, but for some reason.Since the draft, the grandson didn't treat Xiao Zhongliang very much. Although he was still polite in face, Xiao Zhongliang was the first to respond to important matters, but the feeling was subtle.All the servants in the East Palace knew that Dai Quan was the person His Royal Highness trusted most.

The leg injured by the emperor hadn't healed yet, but Dai Quan still dragged his limping leg to serve the grandson.Seeing Dai Quan's wink, everyone hurried out.Taisun waited for the last servant to leave, he grabbed Dai Quan's wrist and asked eagerly.

"The man who delivered the things came back and said that when he arrived at Wang's house, he was catching up with the second daughter of their family who was drunk. She hugged their second wife and said that she would never marry for the rest of her life. He was a little far away, but he could Seeing her blushing, she seems sad." Dai Quan repeated the words of the eunuch sent to deliver the things.He still understood the master's thoughts very well, the girl from the Wang family passed by the grandson Liangdi's seat, and she didn't even touch the palace gate, so if she was replaced by that girl, her guts would be green with regret.What's more, when she was in Hangzhou, she voted for the fate of the empress and the empress dowager, and was immediately selected as the candidate for the grandson Liangdi.Now go home and stay, the comments of servants and the eyes of relatives and friends are enough to make people upset and sad.

If it was replaced by another narrow-minded girl, it is also possible to kill her head-on. Not only the girl from the Wang family was sad, but even His Highness the grandson was also sad.During the draft, the emperor not only pointed out the virtuous grandson Liangdi to his grandson, but also specially selected a few girls with exquisite looks and lively temperament to put beside his grandson in order to comfort his grandson.Even though the nephrite jade around her was fragrant and colorful, it was a pity that there was no real smile in Taisun's eyes.The woman who is pressed hard by others is always different from the woman you like.Even if Chang'e is placed in front of the grandson now, the grandson will think that she is not as young as the girl from the Wang family!

Seeing the grandson pretending to be safe and sound in front of the emperor and empress these days, in fact, he always sighed behind his back, venting his anger on the servants who served him for no reason.Dai Quan also didn't want to live in dire straits, so he offered a clever plan in front of his grandson: "If your highness still can't let it go, it's better to test the meaning of the girl of the Wang family. She must have understood His highness's hint before she was so decisive. The matter is over. Now, she must be grateful for His Royal Highness Grandson's friendship at home. Why don't you take advantage of the opportunity of the queen's empress to invite the wives to come in to enjoy the flowers and meet her."

Taisun squinted at Dai Quan's leg, and said with a half-smile: "You bastard, did you really forget the beating? Let Grandpa Huang know that you are not going to be lame for a while."

The last time Xiao Zhongliang and Dai Quan knew about the fact that Zili had come out to meet while Xiu Nu Jing was in the palace to wait for election.But how did the emperor know so well that he would appear by such a coincidence?Seeing the emperor severely punishing Dai Quan, the grandson knew that Xiao Zhongliang, his most trusted companion, was actually the emperor's confidant, fortunately he had been serving him since he was a child.I remember when I was a child, playing grandson in the Royal Garden once almost fell out of the book.It turned out that Xiao Zhongliang caught Taisun with his body desperately, but his arm was almost broken by the impact of the fall.Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhongliang, who could work for the grandson at any time, turned out to be a pawn arranged by the emperor's grandfather!From then on, the grandson no longer had the unconditional trust in Xiao Zhongliang that he had before. To be precise, His Highness the grandson would no longer trust anyone who opened his heart.Therefore, Dai Quan proposed to take advantage of the queen's flower viewing party to meet Zili, and the grandson subconsciously thought that this was another temptation from the emperor's grandfather.

Dai Quan immediately understood the concerns of the grandson, and he immediately swore to the sky: "The servant is seeing that the master is always unhappy these days, although it seems that His Highness is fine in front of the emperor, queen and other officials. But the servant is always in your highness Serving by your side, can you still not detect the mood of the master? Actually, neither are the servants. What are you doing with the girl of the Wang family? It's just human nature. Since it's a meeting between two people, they should get together and break up. Just send them away like this Going back, the girl was also spoiled and raised since she was a child, how sad it must be."

Taisun bowed his head and pondered for a long time, and was a little shaken: "You are right. This matter is also helpless. I am also worried that she has a lump in her heart. Although she is not such a mean person, I can't take responsibility. I should say It's good to be clear." Dai Quan waited for the grandson's attitude to waver, and he immediately bowed slightly to the grandson with a joyful tone: "Yes, I will arrange it now."

"Wait, don't let other people know about this matter." The grandson ordered something else, and the master and servant understood and smiled.

But the grandson's invitation obviously didn't get a kind response, and the grandson immediately felt sorry for himself when he got the news: "She must be sad, everything was well said at the beginning, I'm afraid that the news that she was going to enter the palace had already spread in the capital. Anyone would be angry." Immediately in Taisun's mind, Zili was secretly sad, not daring to show any clues in front of others, forced to smile, and his heart began to ache.Unknowingly, he beautified Zili in his heart, and she became the most ideal wife candidate for His Royal Highness, and she turned into a cinnabar mole and stuck it on his heart forever.

"You can also take advantage of the opportunity of the empress to reward the wife, and ask someone to visit the Wang family. If you can see Miss Wang, with her intelligence, you will naturally understand what your highness means." Dai Quan hurriedly comforted the master who had a crack. Glass heart, put forward the second plan.

So His Royal Highness Taisun found out the pair of beaded flower hairpins, and the pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water Kesi brocade quilt sandwiched among the rewards and sent them to the Wang family.It's a pity that the little eunuch who came to deliver the things didn't see clearly that Zili was sad at that time, and she was simply drunk.

Three people become a tiger, and one thing becomes another after three people hear and process it.The grandson believes that after experiencing this emotional injury, Zili must be depressed every day, and he has to drink to drown his sorrows.It is enough to have a woman who is sincerely sad and happy for herself. Having a confidant in life is enough. His Royal Highness, who grew up in the deep palace and had no illusions about the relationship between men and women, suddenly felt that there was a girl in the world who was sincere. concerned about himself.What can you ask for in such a life?

It's just a twist of fate, he and Zili are getting further and further apart.Seeing the changing expression on Taisun's face from sadness to joy, Dai Quan quickly came up with an idea: "If Your Highness is willing, this servant is willing to go out and connect with the girl of the Wang family. Isn't Your Highness going to the suburbs when winter comes? At that time I can see you."

Hearing Dai Quan's suggestion, Taisun immediately frowned and kept saying, "No, she can't enter the palace for a day when Grandpa is alive. I can't harm her." But Taisun raised his hand , Encouragingly tap Dai Quan on the shoulder a few times.Dai Quan is a refined person, how could he not understand His Highness's meaning: "Don't worry, Your Highness. No one will know!"

It's a pity that before Dai Quan went out of the palace to meet Zili, the good news came that Ms. Er of the Wang family had married Rong Guogong's youngest son.While the East Palace was busy preparing for the grand-grandson's wedding, Zili boarded the southbound ship with a thirty-mile-long double dowry.

Although the time between the wedding and the wedding was very short, Zili's dowry was prepared long ago.At the beginning, the Wang family prepared the dowry according to Zili's entry into the palace as grandson Liangdi, so naturally they tried their best to make it look good.Unexpectedly, Zili married into the Jia family, and some things were not suitable.But subtraction is always easier than addition, as long as the offending thing is replaced.Wang Dingqian, his wife and Wang Changchun always felt that Zili was pitiful, and they were desperately looking for comfort in the dowry. The old lady took out her own body and Mrs. Tang's private house, which was already golden mountains and silver seas in the eyes of ordinary people.Wang Changchun waved his hand: "Ziqian is blessed, and Zili can be regarded as marrying in place of her sister. Ziqian's dowry should also be given to Zili, and more of the real estate in the south will be given to Zili. She is a girl. Every family, married alone, no matter how rich the dowry is, wouldn't it be even more miserable to be bullied by her in-laws!" So Ziqian's originally generous dowry was also given to Zili.

In order to show how much they value this marriage, the Jia family actually invited Jia Zhen to come to greet the bride in person. Originally, Jia Daishan planned to bring Jia Zheng to greet the relatives in person, but the grandson's grand wedding required a lot of brocades to weave. inseparable.Jia Zheng wanted to come to greet the bride in person, but he fell ill after a bout of illness and became weak every day, and fell ill again a few days before his departure.

Jia Zhen is the eldest son of Ningguo Mansion, the future Ningguo Duke. The drum troupe came to the capital lively along the way.Seeing the Jia family like this, the Wang family was satisfied.

On the day Zili left home, she wore a phoenix coronet and was supported by Xi Niang to the court to bid farewell to her parents and elders, and left home with a huge pretense under the reluctant eyes of her family.

Naturally, Wang Ziteng wanted to send his younger sister to Jinling in person. In order not to appear weak, the Wang family also specially invited several brothers from other clans to help see them off.The Jia family's original wedding boat, the Wang family's boat, and the dowry on which several boats were loaded, together with the family members of men and women, sailed masts on the canal for a while, and people on both sides of the strait were shocked by the weather-sent fleet in front of them. shocked.