The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

Chapter 156

When Mrs. Wang finally calmed down and began to think carefully about the possibility of the task Yuan Chun assigned her, the Supreme Emperor had already led the Sixth Prince to the court and assigned him a heavy task.The emperor was deeply afraid, and urged Yuan Chun to come more and more frequently.Yuan Chun was in a state of desperation, and finally collapsed under the pressure of Nuo Da.

At this time, Concubine Zhen, who had been doting on the harem for many years beside the Supreme Emperor, was also unwell and had to stay in bed to recuperate.As a result, there was a gap in the palace power held by Concubine Zhen. The queen took the opportunity to advise the emperor, saying that there were many disadvantages of the palace power being controlled by the emperor's harem. Yin, regained control of the harem.

Although the Supreme Emperor was reluctant, he had no good reason to stop it.After all, it is unreasonable for the concubine to hold power in the palace itself. If the emperor did not favor the noble concubine of Qianxiang country at that time and took away the queen's phoenix seal from her, the emperor would not have had the opportunity to let Concubine Zhen manage the harem.Now that Concubine Zhen is unwell, it is only natural for the empress to take back the palace power, and the Supreme Emperor can't find a reason to refuse anyway.

The queen regained the palace power, but before she could be proud, she received an order from the emperor, ordering her to bring Jiapin's younger sister and cousin into the palace, the reason being sickness.After all, although Yuan Chun's status was not high, she was still a concubine. It was not an exaggeration to ask two untitled girls to serve in the palace, let alone her younger sister and cousin.

The emperor meant Yingchun and Daiyu. Although the draft was suspended this year, it didn't mean that he would definitely not be able to accept concubines.At most, it is a different method, such as getting the little girl into the palace, and then tossing about something that is not humane to the outside world, and the two lovely people can be obtained in an instant.What's more, the strong background of the two people - Ning Shan's power and rich dowry, the emperor couldn't help but covet it.In fact, he has been planning for several years, and it was finally possible to implement it this year, but was hindered by a sum of money from the Supreme Emperor, so it is strange that he can let it go.

But how can the queen let two opponents who are so tough in the background enter the palace?Regardless of whether she knows that the emperor covets the dowry of the two, just the fact that these two girls were born in Ning Shan's house is enough to make the queen jealous. Her own sister entered the palace and was favored and gave birth to a dragon son. Is there any way for her and her son to survive?

The queen is not stupid, at least she is better than the emperor.Therefore, she announced Yuan Chun, who was recovering from illness, to her palace, and forced her to come forward to recruit her sister-in-law and other cousins ​​into the palace.The queen will not be so stupid that she blatantly opposes or destroys the emperor's plan, but she has a natural advantage that she can blame other concubines. What's more, Yuan Chun is still a female history who went out of the palace. The stain that she could never erase for the rest of her life was also the reason why the queen could step on her as she wished.

When the queen asked her to summon her younger sister into the palace, Yuan Chun still understood Tan Chun in his heart, although he didn't know why.However, after the queen mentioned other cousins ​​and re-read the word "other", Yuan Chun realized that most of what she said meant that her aunt's cousin Lin was not allowed to enter the palace, so the other sister could also Thinking of it, it must mean welcoming the spring.

Yingchun got Ning Shan's favor, and Yuanchun knew about the fact that she was brought up by Duke Huguo's mansion, and he never envied Yingchun for having such a reliable brother who was willing to support her.I also mourned the early death of her brother Jia Zhu, who was good at studying, and by the way, looked forward to Baoyu's official worship in the future, and she could rely on her. that day.

Yuan Chun, who returned to the side hall of Fengzao Palace, also quickly thought of the purpose of the queen looking for her today. She didn't think the queen would kindly let her family come to see her in the palace, not to mention the gnashing of teeth when mentioning the two younger sisters. Now, the emperor who has been obsessing about killing the sixth prince all day long, so that no one can interfere with his imperial power, Yuan Chun also understands that this is probably the emperor's idea, and it is his intention to bring Yingchun into the palace so that Ning Shan can assist him .

This is similar to the Supreme Emperor marrying Princess Yinghua to Ning Shan, but I don't know which of the father and son can win over Ning Shan.

According to Yuan Chun's thinking, if Ying Chun enters the palace, then Ning Shan will probably help the emperor. After all, if Ying Chun can give birth to a prince, then the mother will be expensive with the child and Ning Shan will support her, so it is not impossible to run the queen down.Then Ning Shan will be the uncle of the country, and will only be more powerful than now.And what Princess Yinghua can give him is just the false name of a son-in-law, and besides, the Supreme Emperor is already old, who knows how long he can live?Once the Supreme Emperor dies, Princess Yinghua's advantage will disappear. After all, her brother-in-law has already been posthumously named the Emperor of Mourning, and is firmly on top of the Emperor. It's strange to give Princess Yinghua a good face.

After thinking this through, Yuan Chun immediately became grateful for the queen's narrow-mindedness. Yingchun must not enter the palace. If she became the emperor's concubine, how could Ning Shan still support her?Wouldn't her life end in obscurity?This was absolutely intolerable to Yuan Chun, who had just seen a glimmer of hope.

When it comes to his own interests, Yuan Chun's actions are also extremely fast.Early the next morning, as soon as the palace gate opened, the little eunuchs in Fengzao Palace lined up at the gate holding signs.There were two in total, one was sent to the Grand View Garden to let Shi Taijun and Mrs. Wang prepare to send Tanchun and Baochai into the palace;

Yuan Chun does not intend to be an unknown hero, she wants to let Ning Shan know that the emperor has the idea of ​​Yingchun and Daiyu, but she "overcomes all difficulties and does not hesitate to risk" to help block it.She wants Ning Shan to owe her a favor, so that she can stand up and make a deal in the future, instead of waiting for Ning Shan to be in a good mood to give her a hand, and not sending letters for several months when she is in a bad mood Entering the palace made her anxious but helpless.

The little eunuch sent to the Duke Huguo's mansion was Yuan Chun's confidant, loyal and capable, and his brain turned quickly. Instead of going to the door ostentatiously, he chose to squat outside the palace. The little servant winked at him frequently, and when he got into the car, he was not surprised at all when he found a little eunuch squatting inside.

I have to say that the gift of Yuan Chun is quite to Ning Shan's liking. Although even if the emperor decrees, he still has reasons not to send the girl to the palace, but it will always ruin his reputation, and let people know that the emperor covets him Girl, it's disgusting to think about it.Therefore, Ning Shan readily spit out: "Go back and tell your master, I appreciate this favor. If there is someone who can help in the future, I will help her once as appropriate. However, I am the master, and she has no choice." The little eunuch choked. After a moment, he responded meekly.When the car turned out of the main road, seeing no one was there, the little eunuch saluted Ning Shan, lifted the curtain, jumped out of the car and ran away.

But the one who went to the Grand View Garden was much more upright, with the mother's oral instructions, and was naturally entertained by Hao Sheng.It's just that Shi Taijun and Mrs. Wang were sad when they heard that Yuanchun was sick, and when they heard that Tanchun and Baochai were going to be sent to the palace to serve the sick, Mrs. Wang immediately put away her sad expression and began to think about how to refuse.

Shi Taijun didn't think of refusing, she just felt that the eldest granddaughter was pitiful. For the sake of her family, she entered the palace alone, and now she has suffered so much. Finally, in the old year, the kid from the Ning family let go of her promise to support her, and finally she had some hope, but Now that the dragon species is bedridden before she is pregnant, wouldn't it be a shame?It would be great if someone in the family could accompany her and help her recover quickly.And looking at it from another perspective, Yuan Chun was unwell, and the emperor specially gave his family the honor of accompanying them in the palace, which also showed that Yuan Chun began to be favored, which is a good thing.

In addition, Shi Taijun couldn't help but think that if the third girl could take this opportunity to get into the eyes of the emperor, it would be good to stay in the palace to help Yuanchun in the future.After all, Yuanchun is no longer young, and it is a question of whether he can give birth to dragon sons with the holy favor at this time, but Tanchun is at the right age, with a beautiful appearance and a high spirit.If Tanchun can give birth to a dragon son and be raised by Yuanchun, they will have another layer of reliance in the palace, which is also a good thing.

Just thinking about it this way, the girl from the Xue family might stumble into the palace. After all, Tanchun is not as good as Baochai in terms of appearance, figure, and scheming.Shi Taijun couldn't help worrying that Baochai might become Tanchun's opponent when the two entered the palace together.Although Baochai was born in a businessman and her status was low, even if she was favored, it was difficult to get a high position, and she still had to rely on Yuanchun to have a child, but after all, she was not as reliable as her own grandchildren.At the moment, Shi Taijun and Mrs. Wang have the same ambitions and began to think about how to prevent Baochai from entering the palace.

Mrs. Wang didn't want Baochai to enter the palace, and she didn't want Tanchun to enter the palace.It's no better than Shi Taijun who thinks that any granddaughter has a prince, but Mrs. Wang only thinks that she crawled out of her stomach.What's more, Tanchun is a bright thorn in the heart. If she is favored, Aunt Zhao will be even more arrogant. Whether she can secure her position as the wife is another matter.

Poor Tanchun is still emotional behind the screen, and my aunt is already planning how to plot that she will not be allowed to enter the palace due to illness.But Baochai, who was called together, thought about it a little bit more. After all, Yuanchun was sick and wanted to ask his family to accompany him in the palace. It was reasonable to call Tanchun, but why was there a need to specially call her?She didn't think that the lofty second cousin would catch her eye just because of the meeting on the day of visiting relatives.Although Baochai, who has always been aspiring to the court, is delighted with this great opportunity that fell from the sky, her perennial calmness also allows her to maintain an analytical mind, although it is difficult to figure it out for a while.

Although the emperor opened the door of convenience all the way, it is not easy to enter the palace with just a word.Yuanchun sent someone to pass the oral order, and Tanchun and Baochai can start to prepare; then they have to wait for the queen who is the master of the harem to send someone to teach the rules and etiquette of the palace, and report to the queen after passing the inspection; follow the queen to ask the emperor for instructions , and then choose a suitable date to send someone to pick them up into the palace; as for whether they are allowed to stay for a short time after entering the palace or be picked on for a day, it depends on Yuan Chun's face and everyone's performance.

Baochai once again moved into the Grand View Garden and lived in Zilingzhou, waiting for the palace to send out nuns to train with Tanchun.

Wang Xifeng's eyes and ears are very sharp now, when Baochai left Lixiangyuan, she sent someone to find out what happened.Aunt Xue was delighted that her daughter could enter the palace to see Tianyan, and she was so happy that she didn't know what to do, so she took the initiative to go and talk to Sister Feng.Sister Feng found out everything by knocking on melon seeds, and then ordered someone to send a letter to the Duke Huguo's mansion.Whether this matter is good or bad, whether they sit idly by or intervene, or whether it is the icing on the cake, all need to be decided by Ning Shan.

Ning Shan heard the news that Concubine Jia recruited her younger sister into the palace twice today, she was very impatient.Now he is enjoying the frequent fetal movements in Princess Yinghua's stomach, and seeing Xiaohong, the maid sent by Sister Feng, finished conveying the message articulately, he dismissed it casually: "Go back to your grandma, just say what she wants."

Xiaohong didn't dare to ask Ning Shan, but she didn't dare to just go back and reply to Sister Feng, so she sweetly flattered the mother-in-law who led her way, saying that it was a rare visit, and she wanted to ask the wife and the girls to give her a rest. good.Seeing that Xiao Hong was only her granddaughter's age, she had a sweet mouth, she had a lovely baby, and her request was reasonable, so she agreed, and at the same time sent someone to ask Granny Ping to see if the little girl could go to the backyard to see her. Girls, take Xiaohong to Mrs. Xing's place first, she has nothing taboo there, and it's only natural for the daughter-in-law to send someone to pay her respects to her mother-in-law.

When Mrs. Xing heard that Yuanchun was ill in the palace, she secretly took advantage of it, but when she heard that Tanchun and Baochai were going to enter the palace, her little calculations began to crackle.The first thought was the same as Shi Taijun and Mrs. Wang, wondering whether these two girls would have great fortune, and then began to worry, for fear that these two girls would be favored, and they would be in cahoots with Yuan Chun and help the second wife, which would cause trouble for them.Then she started thinking about it, thinking about whether the girls in her family would have such luck, but fortunately, this idea just came together, and she dismissed it herself. It's because she doesn't like the girl in the family to enter the palace, so she better stop embarrassing herself.

Xiaohong stared at Mrs. Xing's changing face, secretly guessing in her heart whether the lady would have any orders.She usually has a lot of face in front of Sister Feng, second only to Ping'er, Feng'er and other personal maids, so she is not timid, so she simply asked Mrs. Xing with a smile: "I don't know what orders Madam Xing has? , then tell me and pass it on to Lian’s second grandma, and save your old man from sending someone to go again.”

Mrs. Xing said wearily: "What should I tell you about the second room? They can do whatever they like."

The housekeeper Wang Shanbao's family helped her master to express her dissatisfaction: "Your Majesty is honorable, we dare not say anything, but why do you call it the third girl and Miss Xue who entered the palace? Seriously, the girls in our family are high-status, and Lin Girl, the only daughter of the fourth aunt, and the first-line uncle and cousin, isn't she closer than the second aunt and cousin?"

Mrs. Xing hurriedly interrupted: "Shaohun said, this is your idea, not mine." She was afraid that if she got involved here, she would be a duplicity, so when Wang Shanbao's family heard this, she hurriedly shut up and left. But in the end she felt uneasy, so she asked someone to bring her granddaughter, Si Qi, over for a chat.

As Yingchun's personal servant girl, Si Qi served her since she was a child and was so loyal that she was brought here from Jia's house. Now her status has risen with her family's young lady, and she doesn't need to do anything except serve Yingchun personally. Even the work around him is served by a little girl.And Yingchun is not difficult to serve, and there are many maids around, so they take turns to let them have vacations, and just relax and have fun when they are not on duty.Today is Siqi's rest, and Xiuju takes people to serve Yingchun, so Wang Shanbao's family came in with a stomach full of dissatisfaction, and Siqi asked the reason when she saw it.

Xiaohong was not allowed to enter the inner courtyard, and Granny Ping only agreed to send a message to the girls, telling them that Lian's Second Grandma's maid had paid their respects to them.Therefore, Yingchun and the others did not know about Yuanchun's affairs, but Si Qi heard about it from Wang Shanbao's family, but she was not a strict talker. to say it.

Yingchun was combing her hair, when she heard this, she was startled, her hand trembled, almost tore off a strand of hair.Osmanthus osmanthus hastily took the ivory comb from Yingchun's hand, and complained to Si Qi: "I don't know how to be more alert when I speak, and I don't look at the atmosphere of the occasion, so I don't have to startle the girl."

Yingchun didn't care about combing her hair, grabbed Si Qi and asked, "Where did this news come from? Is it accurate?"

Si Qi said: "Second Mistress Lian specially sent Xiao Hong who was in front of her here, and told the wife herself, can there be a fake?" She followed Yingchun every day, and knew that Yingchun had no intention of court, and the uncle was not willing to let his daughter enter the palace. Inviting pets, she didn't understand the anger of her grandmother Wang Shanbao's family, but she sighed that Baochai came: "Didn't Miss Xue say that she was going to enter the palace for a small election when she came to our house? Her elder brother Xue Da fool killed someone, ruined her reputation, and caused her to be expelled from the palace. But who would have thought that after waiting for these years, she would still enter the palace."

Yingchun said in a daze: "It's not just her? Even the third sister is a high-spirited person, and she is probably happy to be able to enter the palace. But we know that there is nothing good about that place, such a clean girl's house, Why did you get stuck there?" She was afraid that she would be selected into the palace, so she was very happy when she heard that the draft was suspended.Sister Lin and Sister Xi also didn't want to go, and they were beaming with joy after knowing that there was no need for a draft.But there are some people who are eager to squeeze into the palace, even if they are willing to serve people.In the front there was the eldest sister Yuanchun, and later there was the cousin Tanchun and the girl from the Xue family. Everyone praised Bingxue for being smart, why couldn't she see through it?

The next day, Yingchun told Daiyu about this, but she kept it from Xichun, thinking she was too young to know.Daiyu also sighed, but said: "Maybe it's a good thing for them to be able to enter the palace. Think about the stupid things Baoyu did in the early years, which ruined the reputation of the sisters, and now they go to the palace for a while." Come back, it can be said that it was taught by the nurturing mother, and the empress has had face before, wouldn't it be more beneficial?"

Yingchun was surprised and said: "Do you think they want to come out after entering the palace? Let's not mention the third younger sister. Girl Bao went to Beijing specially to enter the palace. She was ruined by her brother earlier. Now that she has this opportunity, she How can you not fight for it?"

Daiyu laughed and said: "Didn't you enter the palace this time to serve the Jia family's mother? It may not be able to get into the eyes of the emperor. Isn't it just going out of the palace then? If you want to make progress, there are so many wise men in the palace." The fair empress, and countless female officials and maids, those people have no chance to catch it, so how could it be easy for two young girls who just entered the palace to get it?"

Yingchun said listlessly: "Is it possible, who can say for sure? Earlier, the eldest sister was a female official, and she was about to reach the age of leaving the palace, but once she was flown to a branch, she has become a Ming justice now." Dao's mother, you know that other people don't have this kind of luck?"

Daiyu curled her lips and said: "I know you are thinking, there is a big sister in the palace to help, it is much easier than in the early years. But you are thinking, would the big sister be willing to have a sister in the palace to share favor with her?"

Yingchun said disapprovingly: "Whether you want it or not is one thing, but whether you need it or not is another matter." With the teaching of Mother Yue and the guidance of Mother Hua, Yingchun is no longer as naive as before. She doesn't know what's going on, she doesn't like to think about many things, but she doesn't express that she doesn't understand.

Daiyu pondered for a moment, then said: "That's right, she is not young now!"

Yingchun did the math, and sighed: "Isn't it, how many years older than the princess's sister-in-law?"

Daiyu thought for a while, then smiled sweetly, and said: "Let's not worry about other people. People have their own aspirations and their own luck. Who can control whom? If you have this skill, go to the princess's sister-in-law seriously." Playing the piano and reciting poems, I couldn't sleep last night, and for a while, I felt that there are many talented women in ancient history. There are many people who are admirable, enviable, sad, and deplorable in their lives, so I chose a few people to come out and make up a few at random. This poem is to express my emotions, and you can also comment on it for me." After finishing speaking, he pulled up Yingchun and walked out of the dark fragrance studio.