The Marginal People of Jia's Family in the Red Chamber

Wearing bright yellow clothes, the crown prince strode in, or he should be called the heir to the emperor, because His Majesty has issued an imperial decree to abdicate, and Ann is the emperor.However, His Royal Highness asked the palace and officials to still call him "His Royal Highness". Such humility naturally attracted rave reviews.

Mrs. Wang straightened her clothes, and led Tanchun forward to salute His Highness the Crown Prince, "My wife has seen His Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness is a thousand years old."

"Mrs. Jia, please, Lord Xiaomin, please." The prince gently called out to the two of them.

Jia Yuanchun was half lying on the bed now, weakly said: "I cannot greet Your Highness in person, Your Highness please forgive me."

"Lord Jia just lie down with peace of mind. You are a lonely benefactor, so there is no reason to make your benefactor tired." The prince said gently, without saying anything about it, just chatting with Mrs. Wang about ordinary things.After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Mrs. Wang came back to her senses and said: "My wife is still going to decoct medicine. I have neglected Your Highness. My wife will leave first."

"Mrs. Jia, go slowly. Just let the palace servants take care of things. Don't get tired." The prince sent Mrs. Wang and Tanchun away gently, and then turned sideways and sat on the chair in front of Jia Yuanchun's bed.

Jia Yuanchun will spend a long time in bed in the future, and there will always be people coming and going in the palace to express their concern, so Jia Yuanchun is still dressed neatly, with makeup on, but the accessories on his head are simple, that is, the hair is fixed. With the role of silk, the dress is very elegant.

"Your Highness is here." Jia Yuanchun greeted with a smile.

"Well, are you feeling better?"

"No, it's only the first few days. The imperial doctor said that the wound won't heal in half a year, and we should take good care of it in the future." Jia Yuanchun said bluntly, seeing the prince's embarrassing expression, he chuckled and said, "Your Highness is scared. Your Highness must have asked the imperial doctor about my situation, and if you come to ask me again, I was just joking with Your Highness."

"You are fine. I am grateful that you saved my life..."

Jia Yuanchun was neither modest nor fearful, just quietly waiting for the prince to speak.

"Your parents and brothers have already been enshrined, and you... I am going to enshrine you as a noble concubine after I ascend the throne." The prince finished speaking vigorously. When he originally planned in private, he felt that Jia Yuanchun should be grateful for such kindness, But speaking of it in person, seeing Jia Yuanchun's calm expression, she suddenly felt a little lack of confidence, um, why? .

"Your Highness, do you know? I didn't think about whether to save you or not, and my body moved by itself. Later, when I was lying on the bed, I thought, why did I do this? The conclusion is that I was closest to you at that time, And you are in danger. If the twelfth prince or the empress was there at that time, I would have saved them. I saved people not because of your noble status." Jia Yuanchun said calmly.

"Lonely knows."

"You may still not understand. I know that the hall is full of nobles from the Tian family. If I save it, there will definitely be a reward. I think this kind of reward is enough. My family is honored because of me, isn't it? Don't be afraid of the prince's palace." If the Ninth Prince wanted to kill my student, the maid, or the eunuch, I would have saved him." Jia Yuanchun stroked his beard.

"I know that you have a noble character."

"Well, it has nothing to do with character. The main reason is that I was so pained and fainted that I thought I couldn't survive, so I gave up my life." Jia Yuanchun laughed at himself.

The prince knew that she was not telling the truth. At that time, Jia Yuanchun fell into his arms, and the cloth strip was tied tightly on his right arm. The imperial physician later said that this could effectively slow down the blood loss.Physician Hua also confirmed that Jia Yuanchun knew medical skills. Thinking about it now, when she was selecting female officials, she seemed to have said enough that she loved reading medical books.How could such a person not know the extent of his injury, so that it would not be fatal.

"What do you mean by telling Gu that you don't want to be a concubine?" the prince asked.

"Does Your Highness know? Just now my mother was talking to me about the possible rewards. My mother said that I might be named princess, and the title will be issued before I marry." Jia Yuanchun said softly: "And my mother just Tell me I am too frail to possibly take the risk of pregnancy."

"It's the loneliness that hurts you."

"No, Your Highness, I said that saving people is my own choice, and the consequences have nothing to do with the people being saved. I said this not to make you sympathize with me, but to say that if I have no children, I can adopt one." , or can I take in apprentices, be a teacher for a day and be a mother for the rest of my life?" Jia Yuanchun joked.

"Gu is serious. If you are a noble concubine, Gu will treat you well, and the princess will not embarrass you. Your family..." The prince gave Jia Yuanchun a "you understand" look.

"Your Highness actually talked about the family. I remembered the time when I entered the palace to run for the female officer. Back then, my mother and I could not decide the family affairs. The meaning of the family was to let me find a way to be His Majesty's concubine or the prince's side concubine. I planned it." It took three months to find a blockbuster opportunity in exchange for the qualification to be a female official. Do you think I will go back now? I don’t want to marry someone who marries me not for me but for my identity. Of course, Being a noble concubine may not even use the word "marriage."

The prince was silent, he did not expect Jia Yuanchun to have such an idea.

"Does Your Highness know which one I like the most among female officials' attire?... Second-rank ordinary clothes, bright red, I don't want to be a concubine!"

"The noble concubine is a woman of the first rank."

"Whether it's a noble concubine or a beauty, they are all concubines." Jia Yuanchun said, her tone did not change, but her eyes were full of seriousness.

"There is only one concubine."

"So, I don't want to be a noble concubine. To be honest, even if you don't have a concubine, you are not a good husband-in-law candidate. The husband-in-law in my dream is someone who can raise peaches and plums together, who can be prominent in a high position, and who can join hands in seclusion Your Highness's backyard is too complicated and not suitable for me." Jia Yuanchun said.

"Then what are you going to do?" the prince asked.

"Now he is recovering from his injuries in the palace. After he recovers from his injuries, I want to go back to Jinling to teach and educate people." Jia Yuanchun changed his address back to a minister.

"You can stay in the palace and continue to manage the inner school."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness, melon fields and plums, it's time to avoid suspicion." Jia Yuanchun was unwilling to continue ups and downs in the palace.

"No one will know..." The prince wanted to say that this matter was absolutely confidential, but he thought it was a secret when he planned it at the beginning, but the person in front of him still saw it.

"I am loyal to the emperor. I dare not accept any more rewards for my duties. Please take back my orders." Jia Yuanchun bowed his head and said respectfully.

"You should rest first." After a long silence, His Royal Highness dropped the words and fled in despair.

Jia Yuanchun also relaxed, leaning on the cushion and gasping for air. The reason why she dared to be so bold was because her life-saving grace was freshly released, and now His Royal Highness still feels guilty.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked out of the palace of Mu Huan quickly, staring at the plaque in a daze.Mu Huan is the place where the emperor of heaven collected books. These big characters were written by Jia Yuanchun himself.Just before entering, I heard her and her mother say, "It's a pity that I can't write any more in the future." His Royal Highness looked at the handwriting that was praised in the world, and felt regretful in his heart.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had to admit that his father was right, but he still underestimated Jia Yuanchun. Such a woman could be called a gentleman and had her own strength of character.

Not to be a concubine, it's a good ambition.

Ever since Jia Yuanchun opened up with His Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince has never been here again, nor did he receive any rewards as imagined.Jia Yuanchun understood that this hurt the prince's self-esteem, so he didn't feel too sentimental.She is already a first rank now, what can she do when she leaves the palace in the future.

Slowly nourishing his body, after one month, Jia Yuanchun could get out of bed and walk around slowly.By the time of the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, Jia Yuanchun's wound had healed, but she still did not attend the enthronement ceremony.Listening to the beeping of bells and drums and bursts of music in the Hall of Huan, one can also imagine the solemn and huge scene.

On the second day after His Majesty ascended the throne, the Palace of Muhuan welcomed an unexpected guest—the Empress.

Just promoted from crown princess to empress empress, the empress came to the Palace of Muhuan with her palace servants. Jia Yuanchun was in better health and went forward to greet her.

"My lord Jia, please stand up. You are not feeling well. Please sit down." The empress spoke softly, but her grace and luxury remained undiminished. Jia Yuanchun didn't understand what the empress was doing at this time.

"Recently, I have been busy, so I have neglected Mr. Jia. I heard that the palace officials reported that the peonies in the imperial garden are in full bloom. May I invite Mrs. Jia to appreciate the peonies together," said the Empress.

"Your Majesty is interested, so I should accompany you. My Majesty, why not follow the example of the ancients and look at the peony?" Jia Yuanchun glanced at the sky and said with a smile.It was already evening at this time, and they, the group of charming women, walked to the imperial garden, it must be getting dark soon, and then the palace was banned and the palaces were locked, no matter how they looked at it, they couldn't say a few words.But the queen said so, Jia Yuanchun did not refute.

In this way, the empress led a group of people to go to the imperial garden in a mighty way.All kinds of palace lanterns in the imperial garden were brightly lit, coupled with the great joy of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, the decorations in the palace were all joyful, exquisite and rich, Jia Yuanchun looked at the various decorations, and also enjoyed himself.

"My lord Jia, I'm tired after walking so far. It's my fault that I didn't think carefully. You just recovered from a serious illness, so you can't be tired." The queen was chatting with Jia Yuanchun about the flowers in the palace, when she suddenly said this.

"I'm a little tired, thank you for being considerate. It just so happens that Fangfei Pavilion is in front of you. Why don't you go to the front and rest." Jia Yuanchun's current body can support her to walk a little longer, but the queen has said so, Jia Yuanchun is sensible Picked up the topic.

The two sides entered the Fangfei Pavilion again in a mighty way. The palace people first checked the pavilion, put tea and fruit incense burners on the table, and cushions on the chairs. Jia Yuanchun finally knew that every time the nobles go out, they bring so many people and so many What are the many things for?

Fangfei Pavilion is a pavilion made of thorns and plants. In the flowering season, there are colorful falling flowers and the pavilion is full of fragrance, hence the name.There are roads on three sides, and there is a rockery at the back, with lush thorn plants growing, which is a good place for conversation.

The queen sat down and waved everyone away. Jia Yuanchun also sat up straight. She knew that the meat scene was coming.

"Lord Jia, I heard that His Majesty intends to promote you as a noble concubine?" The Empress and Jia Yuanchun had also spent some time together, knowing a little bit about her temperament, and said straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister has already refused."

"What can I worry about? Worrying is the real thing. Sister Jia, your appearance, talent, and conduct are all top-notch. I am also happy to be able to serve His Majesty together." The Queen said insincerely.

"Hehe..." Jia Yuanchun smiled awkwardly, so she didn't want to enter the palace, look at the tone of the speech~ "Well, I heard that my sister once said to His Majesty that if she is not a concubine, she is very ambitious. Now, Your Majesty and I have thought of a way to get the best of both worlds—Imperial Concubine! All treatment is comparable to that of a queen, and my sister will never be wronged. Your Majesty is willing to reward you with the position of Imperial Concubine. This is not a concubine. In folk terms, it is considered an equal wife. "The queen said in a deep voice.

When Jia Yuanchun heard this, he didn't feel surprised. As long as she wasn't a queen, which rank of a concubine was not a concubine?It's just that the queen suddenly changed her name and softened her tone. Jia Yuanchun's heart tightened. He picked up the teacup without any trace, looked at Fangfei Pavilion again, glanced at the pavilion covered with thorns, and said, "The queen is still here. There is no reason to set up an imperial concubine. Madam, the palace has not been peaceful since ancient times. If there is a precedent for concubines to usurp this, it will be difficult to deal with it in the future. As the minister, I would like to advise you that this is not feasible. Nachen Let’s say, there are three generations of nobles in the family, and the heads of the family are all the emperor’s confidantes. Although they were lonely before, now they have become a sign of recovery. Yuan Chun pretended to be loyal and persuaded him worriedly.

"Hmm." The queen was a little embarrassed, she didn't expect Jia Yuanchun to say that, and reluctantly said: "The sisters in the palace are honored to serve His Majesty together..."

"The minister has been on duty in the palace for almost five years." Jia Yuanchun interrupted the queen's words, implying that she knew very well what was going on in the palace.Jia Yuanchun pretended to sigh and said: "Your Majesty, today's position is not only related to the individual, but also related to the future reserve and emperor's position. Don't be careless!"

"I believe in Master Jia's character!" The queen seemed a little annoyed.

"Your Majesty, you can trust me a little more."

"For example?" the queen asked suspiciously.

"For example, I believe in the determination of the minister not to be a concubine, for example, I believe that the minister despises the position of imperial concubine."

"Oh, Your Majesty is infatuated with you. Do you want me to abdicate in favor of you by saying that?" The queen sighed faintly, on the verge of tears.

"Hahaha, ma'am, you can understand that I look down on His Majesty." Jia Yuanchun suddenly laughed and said, "What's good in the palace, how can there be freedom among the people."

The queen seemed frightened by her boldness, and said, "Why did you enter the palace?"

"Your Majesty, at this time and at that time, I entered the palace because my grandmother forced me to do nothing. If I didn't enter the palace, I could only cling to the family members of the royal family. Now, I am a first-rank female official, and it was just now that the empress said to promote me. For a noble concubine, I was wrong, a minister is already a first-rank, and a noble concubine is also a first-rank, so the word '抱' is not used. As for the imperial concubine, there is neither fish nor fowl... Tsk!"

Jia Yuanchun said "tsk", his disdain and disgust were beyond words, seeing the empress's dark face, Jia Yuanchun said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, just go back to your majesty, say that the minister is rebellious, or that the minister's heart is in the world. Far, if you don’t want to stay in the palace, His Majesty will definitely not take his anger on you. The Peony Garden is not far in front, I’m tired, so please go and enjoy it yourself. Please forgive me, I will leave.”

Jia Yuanchun finished speaking regardless, and left straight away.After she walked away, the queen stood up and saluted to the place full of thorns behind Fangfei Pavilion.

"Forget it, let's do this first." The emperor's voice came, and he left without entering the pavilion.

The queen sat in the pavilion in a daze, and did not respond for a while.

The queen's confidant female official came forward, put a thin cloak on the queen's shoulders, and said: "Your Majesty, don't be discouraged, it's my fault, I didn't expect this festival. Your Majesty just listened on the spot, Mr. Jia is so arrogant, he will surely I don't like it."

After shaking her head, she said after a while, "You don't understand, with such confidence and demeanor, I'm afraid His Majesty will like her even more."

"I really can't see that Mr. Jia, who is well-known all over the world, is not bad at repaying favors."

"No, you don't understand. That's not wanting to pay back. She really doesn't look down on His Majesty and the palace." The queen sighed, the envy in her words was palpable, and she was worried that such a peerless person would enter the palace. Come on, it's a big challenge to her status.

Therefore, although the queen felt that Jia Yuanchun was not as good as the palace, she would definitely not be able to win the emperor in the end.

Therefore, when she received the news that Jia Yuanchun had left the palace the next day, and left without saying goodbye, she was so surprised.

In other words, after hearing what the queen said, Jia Yuanchun thought about the terrain at that time, so he naturally knew that the queen was ordered to test it out, and the emperor probably listened on the spot.Jia Yuanchun really didn't want to stay in the palace any longer, so he went directly to the Palace of Compassion and Ning before the lock was locked, and asked the Empress Dowager to resign, of course he didn't say the specific time when he would leave.As for the Supreme Emperor, he had already moved out of the inner palace and went to the imperial courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing. Jia Yuanchun only sent letters there.

That night, the lights of the Muhuan Hall were on until very late, Jia Yuanchun stayed up all night to arrange things for the palace staff, and then sorted out the list of items, explained to the palace staff, and handed over to Jia's mansion after clearing up.

Early the next morning, Jia Yuanchun walked out of the palace gate with two maids in the palace and returned to Jia's mansion.Now that she is a first-rank female official, she already has the right to come in and out. In addition, no one in the world knows that she has the power to save her, and no one stops her.

When Jia Yuanchun arrived at home, he briefly explained the matter to Mrs. Wang, left the two maids at the mansion, handed over the list of his items in the palace to Mrs. Wang, and told her to take all the things back, so as not to cause any trouble in the future .He handed over a letter to Mrs. Wang, only saying that if the emperor asked, he would send the letter to him.Then, after tidying up the things briefly, Jia Yuanchun took a maid and two guards and went out.

The servant girl is an orphan girl who was rescued when she left the palace two years ago. Her father is an escort master and knows some boxing skills. The two guards have also been favored by Jia Yuanchun.Jia Yuanchun planned to go to Shandong first to visit the Great Confucian whom she had been friends with for a long time. She still had a letter written by the Great Confucian with her, so she didn't mind if she took the liberty to visit her.If the emperor really couldn't bear to rob people, he should go in the direction of Jinling. In order to keep it secret, Jia Yuanchun didn't even say where Mrs. Wang was going.

From leaving the palace to setting off, it took less than an hour to reach the highest level of walking away.Because Jia Yuanchun had just recovered from his old injury, he didn't dare to ride a horse, so he only rented a light and ordinary carriage, and quietly left through the east gate.

After leaving the city gate, Jia Yuanchun let go of his heart. It seems that the emperor probably didn't notice that she was gone.

The guard raised his whip all the way, and when he reached the Qixian Forest in the suburbs of Beijing, the guard reined in his horse and said, "Master, someone is blocking the way."

Jia Yuanchun lifted the curtains of the car and saw that it was the emperor!

At this time, the emperor should be in court!You are new to the throne, don't have fun and win people's hearts, why come here to stop me!Jia Yuanchun swiped the screen in his heart.

The emperor was dressed in ordinary clothes, with a jade crown and brocade gown, and there were more than a dozen guards behind him. This was on the bright side, and there were not many hidden guards hiding in the dark.If you want to arrest people, just relying on these people is enough.In fact, as long as the emperor is there, Jia Yuanchun will not dare to run away as long as he disagrees.Is it possible that the coast of the land is the king's minister, she ran away, what should the family do?

"Jia Qing, come down." The emperor said.

Jia Yuanchun was not pretentious, and got out of the carriage neatly.In order to dare to go far, Jia Yuanchun dressed like a man, with sword-sleeved trousers, a long robe, a ponytail on his head, pearls and gemstones in his hairband, and small earrings to show that he is a woman. state.

"Your Majesty is here to see you off?" Jia Yuanchun asked.

"If I came to arrest the fugitive official, what should Jia Qing do?" the emperor asked with a dark face.

"The minister will swear to the death...that is impossible." Jia Yuanchun gasped and said, "Then continue to be a minister. How many women in this life can reach the level of a minister. To be honest, when I give up, the minister's heart is also I can't bear it!"

"Since you are reluctant, why are you running?"

"Comparing two evils, whichever is lesser," Jia Yuanchun said.

"That's how you look down on the imperial palace and me."

"It's not that I don't look down on you, it's that I don't look down on the emperor's identity. If I fall into it, I will feel sad and jealous, and I will play tricks and schemes. In the end, I will become the person I don't want to be. How is it different from everyone else? What about it? When wise people play tricks, the harm will be even greater. Please forgive me for not saying goodbye.” Jia Yuanchun lowered his posture and bowed to the courtesan .

The emperor stared at her in silence for a while, and finally burst out laughing, saying: "Jia Qing is really eloquent, a few words can dispel my thoughts." The emperor thought carefully, but couldn't force her As for the matter, he chased it out today because of the anger in his chest, and now that the anger has gone down, it means that this matter is not appropriate.

As Jia Yuanchun said, the emperor knew that he was not deeply rooted in love, and it was Jia Yuanchun who had to do it.It's just that I'm used to saying "yes", and suddenly someone says "no", the emperor also finds it novel.Besides, the emperor really admired the confident and high-spirited Jia Yuanchun, so what's the point of turning her into a stereotyped woman in the palace?The most important thing is that hooligans are not scary, they are only afraid that hooligans are educated!Such as Jia Yuanchun's intelligence, such as Jia Yuanchun's reputation, such as Jia Yuanchun's ability that is valued by the literati in the world, really forced her, she compromised now, and then stirred up wind and rain in the harem, causing disaster to the previous court. With the disaster of Wu Zhao, the country will not be guaranteed.

"Your Majesty's generosity and tolerance are the blessings of all the subjects in the world." Jia Yuanchun flattered.

"Okay, okay, okay, since that's the case, I'm honored to have Jia Qing as a friend." The emperor clapped his hands and laughed, as if letting go of a big stone in his heart, he became chic all of a sudden.

"I can't ask for it." Jia Yuanchun replied with a smile.

"Come, sit here." The emperor led Jia Yuanchun to the Qili Pavilion next to the official road, and told the guards to step back, "Before you leave, I have to explain to you, how did you know that the palace change is going to happen? Send a letter to Qian Xinfeng? How did you get rid of the assassin? I am very curious about everything!"

Jia Yuanchun sat down with a smile, and spoke slowly.