Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

Time went by and another day came. Jia Hong had just finished reviewing the memorials when he suddenly felt like going out for a walk.

After calling Xiangling and Qingwen, they went to the Imperial Garden. As soon as they came over, they saw a few girls talking and laughing.

"Your Majesty, it seems to be Concubine Xue and Concubine Shi."

Imperial Concubine Xue does not refer to Xue Baochai, but Xue Baoqin. This girl saved him before. Although it was just a coincidence, it was a good excuse. Most of the time, he couldn't favor one over the other, so after much deliberation, he took the opportunity to make Xue Baoqin an imperial concubine.

There was also Shi Xiangyun. He had originally planned to make her a noble concubine. Now he had the final say in the entire Dakang, and it was just a matter of an imperial edict. But later, a big problem arose on the Shi family's side. The hidden chess piece that the retired emperor had arranged before jumped out at the morning court and hit the vital point. The Shi family was almost confiscated. In the end, it was Shi Xiangyun who stepped forward, and the Shi family avoided the disaster of confiscating the property. However, because of this incident, her position was never raised.

Later, Jia's mother called the two brothers of the Shi family and scolded them. After all, there is no wall that is impenetrable, and the truth cannot be hidden. The royal family must have a reason for giving such a punishment! Xiangyun's matter was naturally brought up.

Seeing that the position of imperial concubine was about to be lost, Grandmother Jia was very disappointed with the two brothers. She also saw everything that the Shi family had done before. When they evacuated for the last time, they left Xiangyun behind. Although Xiangyun never talked about it, she felt uncomfortable about it.

However, Grandmother Jia had no good solution for this matter. She only advised her to try to improve her relationship with Xiangyun in the future.

Of course, Xiangyun never blamed Jia Hong for this matter. Her husband was not a good person and treated her like that. If Jia Hong had not done that for her, the Shi family would have been confiscated long ago. She was very clear about this.

"Greetings to His Majesty!!"

When the two girls saw Jia Hong, they hurried over, bent their waists, and bowed.

Jia Hong smiled and nodded.

"No need to be so polite. You don't like these complicated rules, and neither do I."

Xiangyun is a person with an impatient temper. She has accepted a lot since she came to the palace, especially in front of others, where she has to pay attention to her manners. Now that Jia Hong has spoken, she is naturally happy.

"Brother Hong, we just came from Chengqian Palace. I heard that sister Xichun hasn't woken up yet. You don't even show her some sympathy. Girls' bodies are not as strong as yours."

It was indeed different from the world. With just one word from Xiangyun, Baoqin's face turned red in an instant, like a red apple, so beautiful and tempting.

Jia Heng is going to her place today. If that really happens, she might not be able to get out of bed tomorrow. It took Daiyu a whole day to recover that time. When she thought of this, Baoqin buried her little head in her chest.

Jia Hong reached out and gently tapped Xiangyun's little head.

"Okay, then I won't go to your place."

When Xiangyun heard this, she was not willing at all. There were thirty days in a month, and even if one person went every day, it would still take a long time for Jia Hong to get a turn. If Jia Hong didn't go this time, it might take a month before they saw each other again.

"Brother Xuan, it's not okay for me to be wrong."

Holding Jia Hong's arm, Xiangyun started to act coquettishly. Seeing this, Baoqin burst out laughing. What Xiangyun did was just shooting herself in the foot.

"Baoqin~~You laugh at me too."

When Xiangyun saw Baoqin laughing at her, her pretty face turned red and she reached out to scratch her. Of course, Xiangyun didn't mean to hit anyone, but she just wanted to tickle her spot. Baoqin was careless and Xiangyun succeeded, and the two of them laughed again.

Later, the two women seemed to remember that Jia Hong was still there and thought it was inappropriate to make such a fuss, so they stopped awkwardly.

"Brother Hong, I heard from Sister Baoqin that it was she who brought you to the capital, but you disappeared later." As they were talking, Jia Hong, Baoqin, and Xiangyun came to a pavilion in the Imperial Garden. The maid who accompanied them placed cushions on the round stone stools, and then they sat down one after another.

"A lot of things happened back then. Before those princes started the rebellion, two people came to the capital to look for me and said that I was using human power to change the predetermined fate, which would cause chaos in the world."

Jia Hong had mentioned once in the imperial edict the reason why Baoqin was conferred the title of noble concubine. Now, the two of them were already prepared, so after hearing this, they just listened patiently.

"You should have heard of those two people. One is a lame Taoist priest, and the other is a bald monk."

When talking about the monk and the Taoist priest, Xiangyun frowned. She had actually heard of these two people.

"Is it the bald monk that Sister Baochai mentioned? It seems Sister Lin also mentioned that the one who went to the Lin residence was the lame old Taoist?"

Baoqin was a little suspicious. After all, she had not been in the Jia Mansion for long, and she had not heard Daiyu and Baochai talk about many things. However, she had heard of the monk and the Taoist priest when she traveled around the world with her father.

"I came to the mansion a little later, so I didn't hear much about Sister Lin and Sister Bao, and I didn't know they had contact with these two people. But when my father and I traveled around the world, we heard about their deeds on the road."

"Many people have lost their families because of these two people. They also like to drag people to practice Taoism and meditation, which is not their job. Therefore, most people stay away from them."

Hearing this, Xiangyun was stunned. She thought that Daiyu and Baochai were exceptions, but she didn't expect that this monk and Taoist priest had gone crazy in other places besides them. Now thinking about it, these two people might be habitual offenders.

"Yes, it's them two!"

Jia Hong nodded.

"These two are not ordinary people. The lame old Taoist is actually called Miaomiao Taoist, and the bald monk is actually called Mangmang Dashi. They are two people with real Taoist skills from both Buddhism and Taoism."

When the few people heard this, they felt it was amazing. They thought these mysterious things were just fabrications in books, but today when they heard Jia Hong say this, it was like they had opened up a bigger world.

"These two people act on impulse and do things that go against human ethics. Xiangling's father, Zhen Shiyin, was bewitched by them. Fortunately, Zhen Shiyin was a wise man, so he did not sink completely."

When talking about Xiangling, Xiangyun and Baoqin couldn't help but look at the girl standing behind Jia Hong. She was silly and naive, but not annoying. She just looked cute in a silly way.

"Xiangling was a name she was given later. Her last name was Zhen and her given name was Yinglian. I took her back to her hometown before, but the Hulu Temple had been burned down long ago, and there was no mention of the Zhen family."

The two women sighed again when they heard this.

Then Xiangyun said, "Zhen Yinglian, you really deserve pity. She lives up to her name. Meeting Brother Xiangling is Xiangling's good fortune. She suffered a lot, but now she has turned misfortune into fortune. Life is full of hardships before happiness!"

Xiangling pursed her lips and smiled. Her expression did not show any sadness, but was full of tenderness.

"Good fortune and bad fortune go hand in hand. For Xiangling, meeting you is a blessing in this life."

Baoqin admired Xiangling's open-mindedness very much, and blurted out a few words.

“There are green mountains everywhere in life.”

(End of this chapter)