After the rebellion was successful, I realized that this place was the Red Mansion

Chapter 100 Tanchun and Xiangyun Enter the Palace
The second day, Qiu Shuang Zhai.

The maid was combing Tanchun's hair. Seeing that she looked indifferent, she smiled and said, "Are you unhappy, young lady?"

Tanchun sneered, "Is entering the palace something to be happy about? No parent in the world would send their daughter to the palace unless they had no other choice. Big sister has been in the palace for ten years. How many tears did you shed when you came back to visit your parents last year?"

The secretary was stunned for a moment.

Tanchun added, "You only see that the girls who enter the palace can maintain their dignity after returning, but they don't know how many things they will have to deal with in the future!"

The secretary sighed, "There's nothing we can do now. As long as the young lady feels at ease, that's all that matters."

Tanchun looked at herself in the mirror, looking beautifully dressed, as if she was getting married, but the groom didn't know...

Yuanyang came to Qiu Shuang Zhai and asked her with a smile, "Miss, are you ready to dress up? The old lady sent me to ask."

Tanchun gathered her complicated thoughts, stood up, and said to her with a smile, "Sister Yuanyang, please sit down. Tell the old lady for me. I'll be right there!"

Yuanyang first sent a little maid back to tell the old lady, and after waiting for a while, the two of them went out together.

When she arrived at Lady Jia's room, Tanchun held back her tears and kowtowed to the old lady and the lady, and finally kowtowed to her mother, Aunt Zhao.

Xiangyun laughed and said, "If Third Sister continues like this, I'll cry again!"

Everyone in the room laughed.

Compared to the last time Shi Xiangyun and Yingchun entered the palace, this time entering the palace seemed like a formality. Since Yun Yatou had met the emperor, she was not worried about entering the palace this time. Everyone looked at her, as if she was looking forward to entering the palace to see the emperor.

After chatting for a while, Xiangyun and Tanchun said goodbye to everyone.

As usual, Lady Jia, Mrs. Wang and others saw them off. Knowing that they could come back, Tanchun only asked the old lady to see her out of the courtyard. She and Xiangyun went out to the Chuihua Gate together and got on the sedan chair prepared for them by the eunuchs.

A dozen eunuchs accompanied them, carrying four sedan chairs, and sent them into the palace.

Tanchun only saw herself entering one palace gate after another, and seeing all kinds of people, palace guards, ministers passing by in the distance, palace maids carrying bowls and dishes, a few old maids, and so on.

Finally, the sedan chair arrived in front of a door on the west side of Qianqing Gate. After it was carried inside, the eunuchs put it down.

When Tanchun got out of the sedan chair, she saw a few eunuchs and palace maids looking at them from afar, but no one came to pick them up.

"We're finally here!"

Xiangyun also got out of the sedan chair and smiled at Tanchun, saying, "It's really not easy to come to the palace." She then asked the eunuch, "How are we going to see His Majesty the Emperor?"

The eunuch laughed and said, "You two young ladies entered the palace with tokens, but no one is here to greet you. You have to go in on your own. We don't know who to contact to see His Majesty... Please come into the palace, and we will go and rest for a while. When you want to leave, send someone to call us."

As he said this, he waved his hand and told everyone to carry the sedan chair away.

Only Tanchun, Xiangyun, and the two maids Shishu and Cuilu they brought into the palace were left.

The two looked at each other and Tanchun laughed.

Shi Xiangyun was a little embarrassed: "The last time my second sister and I entered the palace, we went to the Linjing Palace to wait, and His Majesty the Emperor asked us to go find my eldest sister... This time we should go find my eldest sister, she is in Changchun Palace!"

Tanchun smiled and said, "I have never been to the palace. I will just follow whatever Yun girl goes to."

Shi Xiangyun giggled, and then took her and walked eastward openly. On the way, they met several palace maids and asked them for directions.

"Are you from the Imperial Concubine's family?" The maid was very surprised. "How did you get into the palace? And you're wandering around here."

"We are not wandering around randomly. His Majesty the Emperor has allowed us to enter the palace!" Xiangyun defended.

The palace maid looked at them suspiciously, but seeing that they both had outstanding looks and were dressed very elegantly, she began to believe it a little.

Someone was sent to tell the female historian in charge, and several palace maids came and took Xiangyun and Tanchun to Changchun Palace.

Entering the main hall, Tanchun saw her elder sister Yuanchun, and for a moment she felt a little unfamiliar:
Sister Yuanchun was lecturing a group of old eunuchs. This was nothing special, because the last time she visited her parents, there were many eunuchs and palace maids standing beside her.

The reason why Tanchun felt that she was a stranger was that there was a touch of gentleness and calmness on Yuanchun's round and fair face. Compared to when she cried several times and looked reluctant to leave during her visit, Yuanchun at this time looked more like a married imperial concubine.

Jia Yuanchun also saw them, but did not chat with them immediately. She first ordered Baoqin to take the two of them to the east warm room.

About a quarter of an hour later, Yuanchun came in to meet them.

"Third sister!"

Yuanchun was still very excited to see her family and held Tanchun's hand tightly. "Big sister." Tanchun already knew how to call her from Xiangyun.

The three of them sat down, and Yuanchun chatted with them with a smile, briefly asking about matters at home. After learning that Baochai was the housekeeper, she didn't say anything.

Xiangyun took a sip of tea and couldn't help asking, "Big sister, we want to go and thank the Emperor. How can we see him?"

Yuanchun looked at her third sister Tanchun and saw her lowering her head a little shyly and not saying a word. She knew what she was thinking.

Yin sighed softly and asked her softly, "Third sister, do you also want to enter the palace to serve the emperor?"

Tanchun lowered her head and said, "Our family has been through a drastic change. From the old lady to the little maids, no one is free to do anything. Now that I can still go to the palace to express my gratitude and see my elder sister again, it is a great blessing that has protected our family."

Yuanchun said, "Your Majesty has shown mercy and shown leniency to the Jia family. Since you have decided to enter the palace, you should stay here with peace of mind. Your Majesty is a kind and benevolent man, and the palace has become much more relaxed than before."

Tanchun asked with a smile, "Can my second sister and I serve as ladies-in-waiting for my eldest sister?"

Previously, Yuanchun served the old empress dowager, and it didn't mean that she would be made a concubine just by entering the palace.

Yuanchun glanced at Xiangyun, covered her lips and smiled softly, looking at them with gentle eyes:

"His Majesty has not yet planned to take you all into the palace. You are still allowed to live at home... However, since you are entering the palace and living in two mansions, remember to tell the old lady and the mistress when you return that no male relatives are allowed to enter the second gate anymore, not even the master or the eldest master. Remember this!"

Tanchun thought about the last time that Brother Lian went into the old lady's room. Fortunately, he didn't go through the second door last time.

After chatting, Yuanchun sent someone to tell Xia Shouzhong to find a time to go in and report to the emperor.

After waiting for half an hour, there was a reply: "Your Majesty is busy with official duties today and has no time to meet with the two girls. You are asked to either go back or stay in the palace."

"I can't see him anymore..." Shi Xiangyun suddenly felt discouraged.

"Would you like to stay overnight?"

Yuanchun smiled and said, "Your Majesty will be free in the evening and may invite us to have dinner with him, or—"

Glancing at the two of them, Yuanchun blushed slightly as she spoke, "Or perhaps we'll be summoned to... serve her in the emperor's bedchamber."

When the word "serve in the bedroom" was mentioned, Xiangyun and Tanchun, the two unmarried girls, blushed. Knowing it is one thing, and saying it out loud is another.

Xiangyun whispered, "The Emperor may not summon us... I plan to stay overnight. I wouldn't want to leave without seeing anyone. What about you, Third Sister?"

Tanchun also decided to stay.

Yuanchun then arranged accommodation for them, and they still lived in Changchun Palace.

In the blink of an eye, it was evening, and suddenly a eunuch came with a message: "His Majesty summons the two girls to the Linjing Palace."

Xiangyun and Tanchun hurriedly changed their clothes and put on their makeup, then were led by the palace maids to the Linjing Palace.

After entering, a palace maid brought two prayer mats. Tanchun was about to kneel down when she heard the tall man in front of her say, "No thanks."

The palace maid came again to remove the prayer mat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty~"

Xiangyun walked forward with a smile. Hearing her laughter, Tanchun raised her head slightly and looked at the emperor who led the rebel army into the capital and founded a new dynasty.

Chu Yan, who was sitting on the couch, also looked at the two of them.

Compared to last time, Shi Xiangyun was much more lively this time. When she saw him, she smiled, greeted him, and took the initiative to approach him.

Another one, Tanchun.

The book "Dream of Red Mansions" says that she also has a figure with thin shoulders and waist, similar to Qingwen and Lin Daiyu.

The Tanchun that Chu Yan saw was tall and slender, with an oval face and a pair of bright eyes. Although she was a little timid when entering the palace for the first time, she was not as timid as Yingchun.

"Sister Yun, nice to meet you again." Chu Yan greeted Shi Xiangyun with a smile and pointed to the soft couch next to him: "You two should sit together."

The couch is big enough to accommodate two people.

Tanchun then went over to sit aside, but saw that Yun Yatou did not come to sit down. She walked up to the emperor and looked at his face for a while in the candlelight.

(End of this chapter)