Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 279 Will Liu Yunlong Eat Soft Rice?
The eighth year of Jiade, the first day of the first month.

Fengzao Palace.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: The two south are the model, the foundation of the king's style; the points of the six palaces are the foundation of the Yin religion. Therefore, you can look at the side of the nine skys, and you can enjoy the rituals. , Pious and respectful, there is a model. Believe in faith and think obediently, in order to become the way of suyong; Mingshan Huilan, in order to show the beauty of virtue. Learn from the sacred heart, you can be registered as a noble concubine. Appreciate this."

It was Dai Quan, an old acquaintance, who came to announce the decree. With a smile on his face, he gently closed the decree and handed it over to the eunuch in charge of Fengzao Palace, who then said to Yuan Chun: "This old servant congratulates your majesty, Your Majesty." Said, the empress only needs to go to the Palace of Compassion and Kunning to pay respects to the concubine and the empress, and there is no need to go to the front of the car to thank the empress, after noon, Concubine Yun's relatives will enter the pepper room to worship, and leave the palace at the end of the day."

Yuan Chun also smiled, and said with a slight blessing: "Your father-in-law will go this trip in person. My father-in-law has never come to my Fengzao Palace before. Please sit inside, Xiaoqin, and go prepare tea."

"Oh, the empress has broken the servant."

Seeing Yuan Chun Fuli, Dai Quan hurriedly took a step sideways, but he didn't dare to step forward to help, but just put his hands across his abdomen and bowed slightly.

"Today is the day of the empress's great joy. Logically, the servant should accept the cup of tea given by the empress. It's just that the servant has to go out of the palace to the palace to announce the decree. Your majesty will not dare to delay the matter."

Dai Quan sighed in his heart. The person in front of him, but he watched her rise from an ordinary maid to a noble concubine all the way. If it was two years ago, this ceremony would have been accepted, but now it is a different status. , the other party is the master, and he is the slave.

Dai Quan, who is old and mature, naturally knows when to adjust his position.

"Since that's the case, I won't keep my father-in-law anymore. I remember to walk around my Fengzao Palace in my spare time. I will keep in my heart how my father-in-law cares for me."

Dai Quan's face burst into a smile: "The slave will leave."

Here, everyone in Jia's mansion had already received the news, they were already waiting outside the palace gate at this time, they knew it was exactly noon before they were summoned into the palace.

Jia's mother and her party went to Fengzao Palace alone, while Jia Zheng, Jia She and Jia Ying came here after they first went to Qianqing Palace to express their gratitude.

Jia Ying and the others first paid their salutes, and then met Yang Zhuo who was in his infancy. Not to mention, he was carved with jade, and there was a bit of Baoyu in his eyebrows and eyes. Gene seems to be stronger than the royal family, and when he grows up, he is also a beautiful man with a beautiful face, but this cannot be said.

It was rare for Jia Zheng to let go of his usual posture, hugging his own grandson, with a smile on his face that could shock Baoyu's jaw, his kind and kind appearance, he looked like a good grandfather no matter what.

With a son, Yuan Chun has a sustenance in the palace, which makes Jia Ying feel at ease. A woman is weak, but a mother is strong. Putting aside those insidious means, even for the sake of the child, Yuan Chun will do well. live on.

Seeing Jia Ying's three big men gathered together and teasing the infant Yang Zhuo, Jia's mother Yuan Chun and the others also smiled. The appearance of Yang Zhuo meant that the relationship between the Jia family and the royal family was closer. It is not unreasonable that a mother is more expensive than a child. As long as Yang Zhuo is still there in the future, the Jia family will not collapse easily.

It was Yuan Chun who suddenly said: "A few days ago, Your Majesty mentioned to me the matter of choosing a master for Zhuo'er, and asked me if I have a favorite candidate, but I am not familiar with court affairs, and there is no suitable person. I didn't reply on the spot, my father uncle and brother Ying are here today, maybe they can give me an idea?"

The three of Jia Zheng and Jia Ying looked at each other suspiciously, and saw Jia Zheng holding Yang Zhuo and turning around and asking: "Before the princes in the palace leave the palace and open the mansion, they always go to the Wenhua Palace to study. Professor, why did you bring this up all of a sudden?"

Jia De's idea is obviously unreasonable.

"Besides, Zhuo'er is young and can't learn language yet."

Jia Zheng didn't say the second half of the sentence. As a courtier, he dared not question the decision of the Holy King at will.

"I don't know either." Yuan Chun shook his head.

Jia Mu and the others fell into silence. There was a difference between inside and outside, and they couldn't talk about these things.

"My daughter also thinks that His Majesty treats Zhuo'er too much. Don't you know that 'things must be reversed'? I just hope that he can grow up safely. In the royal family, there is no shortage of wealth and so on, so why worry about it. "

Yuan Chun is very smart. Although the concubine gave birth to a prince, although the status will be more noble, troubles will follow. Fortunately, the age gap between Yang Zhuo and his brothers is not small, and no one will regard a child as a potential opponent. .

It's just that if the emperor favors Fengzao Palace too much, it's hard to guarantee that the other palaces will not be afraid. Among the crowd, you are the only one who is special and not excluded.

Jia Ying asked, "Has Your Majesty mentioned this matter since that day?"

Yuan Chun shook his head.

"Who was there that day?"

"Concubine Yi and Concubine E were both there, because that day was Zhuo'er's hundred-day ceremony, and the ladies who were acquainted with each other came to Fengzao Palace to talk, but I didn't expect His Majesty to come suddenly." Yuan Chun recalled that day.

Jia Ying remembers that when she was in Nanyuan, Yuan Chun once said that she had her Ximai diagnosed only on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, but this date has to be pushed forward. The pulse of Chinese medicine varies from person to person. After pregnancy, it takes about one month The pulse condition will appear, counting the days, wouldn't it be a hundred days by now.

As the Son of Heaven, his every word and deed must comply with regulations. This is the upbringing of the royal family since he was a child. Jia Ying does not believe that Guardian will be a gaffe on the spur of the moment.

And if he really thought about it, he wouldn't mention it later. Of course, he might have forgotten it. After all, Jia De was an emperor who was diligent in political affairs.

Could it be that Garter wants to warn some people with this?
Although Jiade's heirs are not as many as Emperor Xuanlong's, there are quite a few. As the youngest son, Yang Zhuo is the eighth son, and there are seven in front of him.

Excluding the queen's eldest son who died early, there are still six people. Three adult princes have been knighted, and the other has left the palace to open the palace last year and was awarded the title of general of the town. There are also two who are not yet sixteen. .

Thinking about it this way, it makes sense for Jiade to choose a teacher for Yang Zhuo. After all, the remaining two princes will leave the palace in two years, and Yang Zhuo will be teaching alone at that time, and there will be a gap of two years in between. , It is not unreasonable to re-select a teacher.

But how Jia Ying looked at it, it was all directed at Yang Yi and Yang Bi. The brothers' recent fight was a bit fierce. This seemed to be telling his sons that your father can still give birth.

Jia Ying shook her head, the affairs of the royal family are too complicated, it takes a lot of thinking.

"In my opinion, there is really no need to worry. Zhuo'er is still young, and there are still a few years before the age of entering school. If His Majesty asks again, the elder sister will just push it in the name of the prince's young age."

If the emperor really made up his mind, he didn't need to seek anyone's opinion, after all, the child's surname was Yang.

Jia Zheng nodded in agreement, it was the safest thing to do.

Yuan Chun nodded and remained silent.

The family talked for a while, and in a blink of an eye the stipulated time limit was reached, and they had to say goodbye with tears.

Before parting, hearing that Jia Ying and Daiyu were about to get married, Yuanchun ordered someone to give each of them a Concentric Jade, and then ordered someone to take a piece of golden silk eight treasures and save pearl hairpins for Baochai, and the remaining sisters They also have their own gifts. Baoyu's reward is also a piece of jade, but it was worn by Yuanchun close to his body. It's just that Baoyu has no job or nobility.

Looking at Yuan Chun's reward, it was quite meaningful, and Jia Ying felt deeply for a moment, and he also wanted to see if gold and jade could be a good match in this life.

For the twelve gold hairpins, apart from Sichun and Qiaojie, there are still seven of them. Jia Ying can get the second one, so she dare not be greedy anymore.

Furthermore, there are many women around him, and a person's feelings are limited, no matter how many they are, they can't take care of them.

I only hope that in this life, there will be no gold hairpins buried in the snow again.

This year's first month, a rare calm, made many people uncomfortable.

Apart from Yuan Chun's promotion to imperial concubine, Jia's mansion had no major affairs. Jia Ying rarely had leisure time, and even went to the Grand View Garden less often. Baochun began to show her pregnancy, and she became sleepy more and more. But Daiyu and Sanchun often come here.

During the New Year's Eve, Jia Ying invited Liu Yunlong to stay at his residence for a few days. This time, Jia Ying will not be in charge of the affairs of the elderly. A fur coat and two pairs of cotton shoes are not precious things. But it was enough to touch the heart of this Southern Xinjiang scholar.

Jia Ying made a special reference to the gifts that were sent out on the day of welcoming the Spring Festival. Liu Yunlong was born in a poor family, and he was an upright person. Gifts of gold and jade were not as affordable as daily necessities.

Everyone intentionally created an opportunity for the two to meet alone. Just as the two were having a heart-to-heart conversation, Jia Ying suddenly broke in and caught Liu Yunlong who was full of shame.

In other people's mansions, if the girls in the mansions are private, if they are not deliberately matched by everyone, they are afraid that they will have their gowns cut off, and they will be reported to the officials.

Jia Ying deliberately pretended not to know, and angrily questioned Liu Yunlong: "Okay, brother Liu, I treat you as a brother and confidant, but you are insulting my sister's reputation, how can I see others in the future."

Jia Ying turned to Yingchun again and shouted: "What are you doing here? As an elder brother, do I really think I can't train you?"

Yingchun stared blankly at Jia Ying who was burning with anger, not knowing why.

Daiyu Tanchun and the others hid far away and laughed.

"Second sister is really an idiot. I think she is even more idiot than that 'second brother-in-law'. The two of them, one big-headed goose and the other small-headed goose, can't they fly together?" People found out that they lowered their voices as hard as they could.

"That's a mistake. I think it's clearly two dumb geese. How can geese fly?" Daiyu said.

Xiangyun pouted and said, "What's wrong with that? Wouldn't it be fun if one was flying in the sky and the other was running and chasing them on the ground?"

Seeing Jia Ying having a fit, Liu Yunlong reprimanded Yingchun, and said in a panic, "Brother Jia, listen to me, this matter has nothing to do with Miss Yingchun, it's all my fault."

"Brother Liu, Jia has something to say sorry to you. You have no relatives in Beijing, so Jia picked you up to live in the mansion. The second sister saw you coming in thin clothes and few clothes. When she left, she gave you fur coats and cotton shoes. In the mansion, I will be with you, how can you treat me like this." Jia Ying cried out in pain, her grief was overwhelming.

"Brother Jia, Brother Jia"

"How can I not keep your kindness in mind, it's not Liu, Menglang, who did the despicable things, it's true, it's true"

After holding back for a long time, I heard Liu Yunlong say: "It's because Liu is in love with the second girl, so I ask Brother Jia to show mercy."

Jia Ying was silent, and after a long time, he hated iron for being weak and said: "Since it is love, it should be done in a dignified way. But now you have no matchmaker, and you have never visited your parents. Your brother Liu I don’t care if I’m alone, but my Jia family has hairpin tassels for generations, and my younger sister is virtuous and reasonable, if it gets out, wouldn’t it be a joke?”

"Oh, it's not that Liu is unwilling to do this, but it will take a while."

Before the other party could finish speaking, Jia Ying jumped up: "Wait? Can you afford to wait? Can my sister afford to wait?"

"Second Brother." Yingchun's eyes were full of resentment, Second Brother Ying said it as if she couldn't get married.

"Cough cough."

Jia Ying knew that she had said too much, and hurriedly changed her words and explained: "Sister, I didn't mean that, I was worried about your reputation, alas, here, sister, you listen to my explanation."

Yingchun turns her head aside.

Jia Ying secretly nodded in her heart, it wasn't because he wanted to use such low-level tricks, it was really Liu Yunlong's lump of elm, if he didn't give him a push, I don't know how long it would be delayed, so the Jia family couldn't let the Jia family worry about it .

Of course, the one who was in a hurry was Jia Ying herself, Jia She was too lazy to pay attention to this, and Mrs. Xing couldn't count on it.

Jia Ying turned to wait for Liu Yunlong and said, "Tell me, what should I do?"

"Brother Jia, listen to me. Liu was born in a poor family. He has been alone for more than twenty years and has no place to stand. Although he has been granted an official position, he still cannot afford a real estate in Beijing. How dare he come to visit so easily? Please come here Allow me a period of time, wait for Liu to collect some money, and then come to the door to propose marriage, Liu swears here that in the future, she will definitely marry Yingchun girl with a matchmaker, and she will live up to it in this life."

"Really?" Jia Ying asked.

"If what you say is true, you will be struck by lightning." Liu Yunlong swore an oath on the spot.

Yingchun turned her head and wanted to say something, but Jia Ying stared back.

Jia Ying paced back and forth in thought, then turned around and said:
"If you're only worried about money, you don't have to. The dowry I prepared for my sister is enough for you to buy several houses in Beijing."

"But I can't come to the door empty-handed." Liu Yunlong spread his hands.

"It's easy to say, I have already prepared the dowry, and I still care about the dowry money. Later, I will pay you ten thousand taels of silver, which is enough to make the suitcases line up from Ningrong Street to the end." Jia Ying waved his hand and said boldly.

"This"

Is this arranged?

Liu Yunlong always felt that he had been dug, but he had no proof.

Glancing at Yingchun, then looking at Jia Ying, he said weakly, "So, wouldn't I be a softie?"

Jia Ying raised her eyebrows, turned her head and asked, "Isn't it delicious?"

Liu Yunlong thought for a long time, and replied weakly: "Xiang."

Yingchun covered her face, she couldn't stand it anymore, seeing that Jia Ying was no longer angry, and didn't dare to start a conversation with Liu Yunlong, she turned and left.

"aunt"

Liu Yunlong looked at the back of Yingchun leaving, opened his mouth, but still didn't call out.

Looking at Jia Ying, he asked, "Brother Jia, Miss Yingchun dislikes me?"

Jia Ying nodded and said, "It's possible."

"Ugh."

Liu Yunlong lowered his head and let out a long sigh. He was upright for half his life and was ruined today.

Jia Ying patted Liu Yunlong's shoulder and said, "Brother Liu, you don't have to sigh, as long as you don't become Sima Xiangru, you know that what happened today won't be a good story because of your background as a Jinshi, and you will be an official butcher in the future? "

At the end, Jia Ying warned again: "But the ugly words are the first, I don't want to see my sister go from bald head chant to farewell letter. If you betray her or bully her, as a brother, I will never obey you."

Liu Yunlong said: "Brother Jia, don't worry, you and I have known each other since we were studying in Nanjiang. You should also know my temperament. I have been single for more than [-] years, and I have never been to Goulan. Liu is lucky in his life."

Jia Ying was noncommittal, nodded and said, "Just remember what you said today."

Jia Ying knew about Liu Yunlong's temper, otherwise it wouldn't have been a good thing, but who can tell clearly about life.

After she separated from Liu Yunlong, Daiyu came over with her sisters.

"Second Brother Ying, you really acted like that just now, I thought you were really angry." Xiang Yun said bluntly.

It was also the first time for the girls to see Jia Ying with such a side, not like the unsmiling and awe-inspiring Second Master Ying in the past.

Jia Ying smiled mischievously.

Yingchun at the side suddenly realized that she was acting just now, but she was still worried, for fear that the two of them would become strangers because of this, but in this way, it really seemed like she couldn't get married.

Daiyu said knowingly: "Sister, don't think too much. Whoever sets the rules, our girl's family can't choose the person I like. That Uncle Liu, I heard Second Brother Ying mention it many times, saying that he was in southern Xinjiang. When he was still studying for a scholar, he fought alone against dozens of bandits who were injured in many places in order to protect the people of a place. Such an indomitable man, no one else could ask for it. As for the family background Well, there are a few people in the world who are richer than our family, and they are not worse than that."

"Sister Lin is right. Look at the children of those rich and noble families, how many are so stupid and stubborn. On the contrary, this Uncle Liu, who came from a poor family, has a masculinity that is rare in the world. I heard from Second Brother Ying that on that day In Jiangxia, he was the one who led the whole city to defend and not surrender, so that he could persist until Second Brother Ying came back to rescue Huguang, and also saved Master Feng, the teacher of Second Brother Ying. When it’s here, you should cherish it.” Tanchun also interjected.

Jia Ying, who was on the side, had just finished the matter of welcoming the spring, and now looked at Tanchun again.

The third girl has a strong temper and is not an ordinary woman. She still remembers the song "Hairpin Chrysanthemum" that day: "Vases are busy every day, so I don't recognize the makeup in the mirror. Mr. Chang'an is addicted to flowers, and Mr. Peng Ze is a drunkard. Short The temples are cold with dew on the three paths, and the fragrance of the Gejin scarf is stained with the nine autumn frosts. High sentiments are not in the eyes of modern people, clap your hands and let him laugh at the roadside."

Proud and optimistic, not like a boudoir, the whole story is fast-paced, bold and unrestrained, not inferior to Su Wang.Not only this one, but also other poems.

Who can be worthy of such a woman.

Jia Ying was worried, she had so many younger sisters, she was really tired, and there was a lonely fourth girl behind her.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of opening the seal.

The capital was silent for a month, and Yang Bi also recuperated for a month.

All the officials knew that once the government offices of various ministries opened, the peaceful capital would inevitably be stormy again.

It's just that before the news came, Jia Yucun suddenly came to the door, and even asked to visit Jia Ying by name.

(End of this chapter)