Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

"Hey, I'm going to send greetings to Your Highness the Princess. Your Majesty is reading the brochure, so I sent someone to report to Your Highness." As soon as Dai Quan left the Yangxin Gate, he saw Ruyi Feng coming over, and he smiled and said hello.

Ruyi smiled and said: "Eunuch Dai is so happy, where are you going?"

Dai Quan smiled and said: "Your Majesty has a favor for Dang Kou Bo. Our family will also be happy for such a happy event."

"Huh? Jia Cong just came back today, what did the father reward him for?" Ruyi said.

"Dang Koubo just asked the eldest daughter of the Xue family and Lin Youxian's daughter to be wives in front of the emperor. Your Majesty has already approved it and sent the old slave to deliver the decree." Dai Quan said.

Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing this time to report on his duties, and obviously he needed to be re-employed. Because he had previously held the title of Doctor Lantai, he was temporarily granted the title of Censor of the Right Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate as a temporary transition.

Princess Ruyi was stunned when she heard the words, her pink fists clenched instantly, her heart felt painful, annoyed and aggrieved, and her face suddenly darkened.

Seeing her expression change, Dai Quan felt regretful in his heart. He had been careless and forgot that the princess seemed to have some interest in brother Cong. Wasn't this causing trouble for him?

He said hurriedly: "Your Highness, please come in. I have the emperor's orders to leave first." It is better to go and announce the decree first. By then, the deal will be done, and the princess can only say nothing.

Ruyi smiled coldly and said: "Why is Mr. Dai so anxious? Jia Cong and I are also good friends. Since he has a happy event, I will also be happy and happy. Let me see what the decree is."

"This..." Dai Quan turned his head and looked at the three-color silk imperial edict held by the young eunuch beside him, "Your Highness, this is a bit against the rules."

Ruyi muttered: "It's not a military and state secret that I can't see? Bring it."

Dai Quan had no choice but to secretly regret that he had just made a mistake, so he could only nodded slightly and the young eunuch hurriedly presented the imperial edict.

Ruyi opened it for a look, then closed it suddenly, biting his silver teeth secretly, and his face was covered with a layer of frost.

Seeing Dai Quan shrinking his neck, he wanted to slap himself twice. This time he not only offended the young ancestor, but it was also difficult for Jia Cong to explain. If he couldn't handle this matter for him, how could he be worthy of his gift? Millions of silver?

Yin forced himself to apologize and said with a smile: "Princess, if you have finished reading it, please give it back so that I can go to Rongguo Mansion to deliver the decree."

Ruyi glared at him and said, "You don't have to go, I will just go there for you."

"How dare this slave work on the body of Her Majesty the Princess? What's more... there has never been a reason for the princess to deliver the decree in person. Please don't embarrass the old slave and make it impossible for the slave to do his job in front of Your Majesty." Dai Quan frowned and said in a tone of voice. It's also a bit tougher.

Ruyi sneered and said, "Then tell your father that this imperial edict has been robbed by me." After saying that, he ordered to go back.

Dai Quan never expected that someone would dare to rob the imperial edict in the palace. He ordered people to stop him and ran over to persuade him: "Your Highness, why do you need to make your Majesty so angry?

If you have any objections to this matter, why not return the imperial edict first, and then go in and ask the emperor to take back the order. The old slave is waiting here for the princess's letter. "

As long as the imperial edict is deceived, our family will immediately go to Jia's Mansion to declare the edict. If something happens again, brother Cong can't blame me. I just hope that the princess will be fine. I really think that relying on the holy family, we can make the emperor change the order overnight.

Ruyi was indeed fooled and thought this was a good idea. After a moment of hesitation, he handed the imperial edict back and said, "You wait here, and you are not allowed to go anywhere."

"Yes, I am here to wait for the princess's order." Dai Quan smiled and stretched out his hand to receive the order.

Just when he was about to touch the imperial edict, he suddenly heard someone say: "Wait a minute."

Ruyi reacted very quickly and withdrew his hand with a whoosh. When he looked up, it was An Wenyao, the chief eunuch of Changchun Palace, who came in from the outside with someone.

Dai Quan felt cold, this bastard was not easy to fool.

"Mr. An, what's the matter?"

An Wenyao looked at the imperial edict in Princess Ruyi's hand and said with a smile: "Greetings to Your Highness, the Queen has sent me to invite Your Highness to come and speak."

Just as Dai Quan was about to speak, An Wenyao raised his hand to interrupt him and said, "In the princess's hands, does your majesty have your decree for Dang Koubo's marriage?"

"Yes." Ruyi said.

An Wenyao said with a smile: "It just so happens that the empress Suxi Dang Kou Bo is commendable for her loyalty and bravery, and she is capable in doing things. She has long planned to grant a marriage. When I heard that your majesty had granted him a marriage, the empress wanted to discuss it with your majesty, so she took the imperial edict and asked the empress to marry her. Let’s make a decision with Your Majesty after seeing it.”

Ruyi smiled and said: "That's why I go to see my mother first." She was very smart and could not understand what An Wenyao meant by helping her.

Dai Quan was anxious and angry, and said sadly: "Eunuch An, since your majesty has already made a decree, our family has been ordered to pass it on. If your father-in-law wants to take away the decree, why don't you go in first and ask for your majesty's permission, which will save us." It is the crime of the family to interfere with the emperor’s life.”

An Wenyao said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir. It's not our family that wants to get the imperial edict, but the Queen. I think it's okay if the edict is delivered a few days later? If your Majesty asks, just blame it on the Queen. Come to think of it, Your Majesty will not blame you. Get off."

No one dared to stop him, and watched helplessly as An Wenyao went to protect Princess Ruyi.

Dai Quan glared at An Wenyao bitterly and cursed secretly. Although he was the eunuch in charge of the Daming Palace and was in charge of everything around Emperor Xifeng, An Wenyao was the chief eunuch of the Changchun Palace and the empress's confidant. But it's not something he can handle casually, unless the queen falls.

In addition to the eunuch of the Sixth Palace and the governor of the East Factory, Xia Shouzhong, they are the three most powerful eunuchs in the palace today.

Dai Quan had no choice but to go back angrily and report to Emperor Xifeng of the Ming Dynasty that the imperial edict had been "robbed".

On the way, Ruyi asked: "How does Mr. An know I am here?"

An Wenyao smiled and said, "The empress heard that your majesty granted you a marriage, so she specially ordered her servants to come over to inquire about the news. Fortunately, she arrived in time, otherwise your highness would have been almost tricked by Dai Quan." "Huh? How do you say this?" Ruyi was stunned.

An Wenyao said: "Your Highness does not know that Dai Quan is cunning. If the imperial edict is returned to him, will he seem to have run away just to please Dang Koubo? By then the imperial edict has been issued, and even the emperor cannot change it."

"This bitch slave! How dare you deceive me." Ruyi cursed angrily, holding the imperial edict in his hand a little tighter.

An Wenyao smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the Queen has her own opinions."

Ruyi was determined in his heart. This cruel, short-lived, and unlucky boy thought that everything would be fine if he begged his father. snort! I won't let you get what you want, let's see what you can do to me.

Changchun Palace

The kang under the south window is covered with bright yellow Shu brocade cushions with dragons and phoenixes. On the kang there is a Tibetan cloisonné cloisonné enamel painted golden phoenix tripod on the incense table with red peacock and peony patterns, and a light cigarette is emitting from it.

Empress Chen is wearing a bright red dress with golden phoenix and sunrise pattern, and is sitting on the Kang reading a book.

"See your mother as you wish."

"No courtesy." Empress Chen smiled slightly, raised her jade hand gently, and motioned Ruyi to sit down across from the Kang table.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Princess Ruyi smiled and sat over.

Seeing the imperial edict in her hand, Empress Chen pursed her lips and smiled, saying: "Silly girl, you also robbed the imperial edict?"

Ruyi said coquettishly: "Queen mother... this bastard Jia Cong is so hateful. You don't help me vent my anger, but you still laugh at me."

Empress Chen said angrily: "If the queen mother doesn't help you, how can she send Xiao Anzi to pick you up? She really doesn't know the heart of a good person."

"Ruyi knew that my mother was the best, so I snatched the imperial edict and asked my mother to read it." Ruyi stuck out her tongue playfully and presented the imperial edict.

"Little clever devil." Empress Chen shook her head and laughed. She took the imperial edict and took a look at it. After a moment of hesitation, she said, "Your Majesty, since your father has made an idea, it's hard for your mother to disobey her."

Ruyi said anxiously: "Mother... if you don't care, won't you let this kid Jia Cong succeed in his treacherous plan? My sons and ministers won't obey me..."

Seeing that she was so anxious that she was about to cry, Empress Chen rolled her eyes at her and said: "You girl, you are really a girl who doesn't want to stay. If you stay, you will become enemies. If you want the queen to talk about it, let her There must be a reason for your father to take back his life, right?"

Ruyi was stunned for a moment, the reason...what reason, how could he say it, his brows were furrowed and his intestines were knotted.

Seeing her thinking hard and racking her brains, Queen Chen couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

"Mother, you are so good or bad, you are so angry, yet you still laugh at me." Ruyi said angrily. She couldn't think of a way, so she had to use the magic of coquettishness, and threw herself into Empress Chen's arms, twisting like a caterpillar.

Empress Chen had no choice but to shake her head and sighed: "Sometimes I say that my mother is good, and sometimes I say that my mother is bad. What on earth do you want, girl?"

"I don't care, my son. Anyway, the queen mother wants to give me an idea." Ruyi said shamelessly.

Empress Chen smiled bitterly and said: "Okay, okay, you are still relying on your mother at this age. Get up quickly and let people see the joke carefully."

"I don't, I don't, unless the queen mother thinks of a way." Ruyi said with a charming look on her face.

"Silly girl, didn't Jia Cong write a poem for you? Bring it to me." Empress Chen tapped her forehead.

"Yes, here." Ruyi stood up hurriedly, carefully took out a paper folded Fang Sheng'er from the small purse she was wearing with an azure color woven with gold and embroidered with Xianglin and phoenix patterns, and presented it to the queen.

Seeing that the piece of paper was slightly yellowed, the Queen opened it gently, glanced at it, and a bright color appeared in her eyes, and then she pretended to be angry and said: "Jia Cong, this bastard, is careless and greedy. Now that he has a sweetheart, he still dares to write These lewd words and songs blaspheme the princess. Come here! Your Majesty, please come over."

"Yes, empress." An Wenyao agreed and hurried off.

"Mother..." Ruyi was a little unsure of what the queen meant, and when she saw her getting angry, she said timidly.

Bang, the paper was slapped on the table. Empress Chen took Ruyi's hand, patted it twice, and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, my mother will definitely make the decision for you."

Ruyi was overjoyed and said happily: "My son, I thank my mother for her kindness."

Not long after, Emperor Xifeng was invited.

He had just heard the report from Dai Quan, saying that the imperial edict had been taken away by someone sent by the queen, and he was a little surprised. When he heard that the queen had invited him, he put down his government affairs and came over.

After entering the Changchun Palace, the ceremony was completed.

Seeing that the queen's complexion was not good, Emperor Xifeng hurriedly helped her up and said, "Zitong called me here urgently. Is there any problem?"

Queen Chen snorted softly and complained: "It's not just for your majesty's good ministers and good 'Zilong'" (End of Chapter)