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

Chapter 41 Entering the Palace as a Concubine
Jia Zheng returned to his mansion.

He was already a little worried, and he was even more shocked when he saw a dozen soldiers of King Qian surrounding the mansion gate.

After finally entering the house and just sitting down, Jia Mu's maid Amber came to invite him in, and Jia Zheng hurried away.

When they arrived at the old lady's room, everyone was there, even Jia Lian had returned, and Youshi from the East Palace was there too. Everyone in the room discussed for a long time but couldn't find any solution.

Waiting for Jia Yuanchun in the palace to rescue?

She could hardly protect herself, and no one knew what would happen to her in the deep palace. She might be deposed or killed along with the emperor.

Mrs. Xing looked at Jia Lian and said hesitantly, "Lian'er, you said before..."

Everyone looked at her, knowing what the eldest lady was going to say.

As expected, Madam Xing gritted her teeth and asked, "You said that Prince Qian once asked several girls in your house if this was true?"

Seeing his father, the master, the old lady, and the other ladies all looking at him, Jia Lian knew they had tacitly agreed, so he spoke up, "Prince Qian asked a lot of questions. I wasn't sure what he was trying to ask, but he asked not only about my three daughters, but also about Miss Bao and Miss Qin."

"Prince Qian also knows about them?"

Everyone was a little surprised. How much did Leng Zixing know? How come he told King Qian everything?

Jia Lian laughed and said, "Prince Qian has great powers. He even knew Rong'er's wife and that Baoyu was born with a jade in his mouth. He also asked Feng'er if you and Baoyu fell ill on the same day."

"Ask about me?"

Wang Xifeng felt uneasy. How could a married woman like her be favored by Prince Qian? That damn Leng Zixing must have been spreading nonsense outside. If she was also ordered to enter the palace by Prince Qian, she would first find Leng Zixing to settle the score!
Mrs. Wang hesitated for a moment and said, "The three girls in the mansion are fine, but Miss Bao..."

Mrs. Xing said, "Have you forgotten? Miss Bao's family came to the capital to select a tutor for her. They weren't chosen, so they only got some palace beauties from the palace."

What she meant was that the Xue family was willing to let Xue Baochai enter the palace again, and she had not yet arranged a marriage.

After hearing this, everyone said they remembered it.

Mrs. Wang then ordered her maid to fetch Aunt Xue. Seeing that the matter was half settled, Jia Lian rose to take his leave, saying with a smile, "Wait till Madam has discussed it, and then send someone to tell me. Tomorrow morning I will go and talk to the guards of Prince Qian who are standing guard at the gate, and ask them to pass the news to the palace!"

Wang Xifeng hurriedly said, "I'll go prepare a gift for them. It's common to ask someone to do something for you without a gift."

As she was speaking, she suddenly heard someone outside angrily say, "I won't agree! I want to speak up for my sisters at home!"

Everyone looked over and saw Jia Zheng shouting, "Baoyu, come in!"

Jia Baoyu, wearing a purple gold crown and bright red arrow sleeves, walked into the room. He did not dare to look at Jia Zheng and kept his head down.

Jia Zheng scolded him: "The old lady and the mistress are discussing something, and you dare to butt in without permission?!"

Jia Baoyu said, "Your proposal is to send the girls into the palace? What kind of solution is that?"

Everyone was ashamed, even Grandmother Jia felt uncomfortable. When they sent Jia Yuanchun to the palace, it could be said to be an act of loyalty to the emperor, but now Prince Qian imprisoned the "emperor" that the Jia family was loyal to, and the Jia family couldn't wait to send their daughter to the palace again.

How can your face look good?

Jia Lian sighed, "There's nothing we can do about it. You haven't been out these past few days, so you don't know what's going on outside... When Prince Qian entered the city, thousands of officials, both big and small, knelt to greet him. Prince Qian is the new ruler of the world!"

Everyone knelt, not just the Jia family.

"Baoyu, go home!" Mrs. Wang told him that if he stayed any longer he would be beaten by his father.

Jia Baoyu bowed to the old lady and the ladies with a face full of sorrow. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and turned around to ask, "Sister Lin is going to the palace too?!"

Everyone looked at Jia Lian, who hesitated. He couldn't guess what Prince Qian was thinking and didn't dare to say no.

Jia Lian's suspicion was the end of Jia Baoyu. He felt as if thunder had exploded above his head and he stood there in a daze, his face purple and swollen, with sweat pouring down his forehead.

Everyone could see that something was wrong. Xiren hurried over to take a look, but when she pushed him, Jia Baoyu fell straight to the ground.

“Baoyu!!”

Grandmother Jia screamed in shock. Lady Wang, Jia Zheng, Wang Xifeng and others came over to see what was happening. Someone hurriedly ordered a doctor to be called, but then they remembered that the gate had been sealed off and the doctor might not want to enter the Jia family again!

The quarrel lasted for a long time until Mother Jia said that she would not let Lin Daiyu enter the palace. Only then did Jia Baoyu come back to his senses, holding Mother Jia's hand and saying that even if he died, he would not let Sister Lin enter the palace.

Jia Lian had already hidden himself back home. When Wang Xifeng returned home at night, she immediately asked him, "Tell me the truth, has Prince Qian asked your sister Lin to enter the palace?"

She had realized that once Lin Daiyu entered the palace, Jia Baoyu would definitely not survive, and these two enemies could not live without each other.

"You want the truth, but where can I find it?" Jia Lian was unhappy. He had been so submissive in front of Prince Qian that he dared not ask any more questions. But when he returned home, everyone forced him to plead with Prince Qian. What kind of friendship could he have with Prince Qian?

Thinking of this, Jia Lian did not stay at home and walked out, saying, "If you don't want Sister Lin to enter the palace and keep your Baoyu, then go to the palace yourself!"

This sentence made Wang Xifeng so angry that she rushed out of the house and pointed at him and cursed: "Let me tell you, I am not afraid of entering the palace. If I enter the palace, with my ability, it would not be too much for me to be a noble concubine. When I go home to visit my parents again, you still have to kneel to me!!" Previously, when Jia Yuanchun came home to visit her parents, everyone in the Jia family knelt to welcome her, even Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang were no exception.

Jia Lian sneered: "I will go and tell Prince Qian tomorrow that there is a concubine in my family who wants to enter the palace to serve!"

"I wish I could!"

Seeing that the couple was arguing more and more out of tune, Ping'er hurried out to mediate.

After Jia Lian left, Wang Xifeng was so angry that she lay on the bed and sulked. Ping'er tried to persuade her with a smile for a while, but when she saw her grandmother lying there, her body was enchanting, her eyes were charming and elegant, and although she was angry, she had a charming aura. An idea suddenly arose in her mind:
If grandma entered the palace, her looks and figure might really allow her to be made a noble concubine!

……

The news that the mansion was going to send another girl into the palace spread like wildfire throughout the Grand View Garden.

"girl!!"

Yingchun's maid Siqi came back in a hurry and told her about this. She originally wanted to see her reaction, but Yingchun just listened and continued reading.

"Why aren't you talking, young lady?" Xiu Ju urged her.

Yingchun had no choice but to say, "What can I do? The old lady and the mistress asked me to go to the palace, so I went. Who knows what will happen there? Whether it will be good or bad, I don't know. Maybe I can ask my elder sister, but I don't know what's going on with her. Has Prince Qian imprisoned my elder sister? Alas, I know nothing about this."

After hearing this, Siqi and Xiu Ju were helpless. They thought the girl was too indecisive.

Qiu Shuang Zhai.

After hearing this, Tanchun was stunned for a moment before she suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go find the old lady!"

The secretary hurriedly asked, "Miss, do you not want to enter the palace? This may be difficult..."

Tanchun said, "Even if I agree to enter the palace, I must know the inside story. I can't just go in without knowing anything."

After saying this, she went out and happened to meet the maid sent by Mrs. Wang, who was about to invite her to come.

Tanchun went to the lady's room and sat there for a long time before coming out in tears.

In the end, she couldn't escape the fate of being controlled by others.

Previously, she hated herself for not being a man and not being able to go out and build a career. Now it seems that even if she goes out, she cannot escape the fate of being destroyed by King Qian in one fell swoop.

When Prince Qian took control of the capital, all the nobles of the old dynasty were terrified. The only way they could save their lives and property was to please him.

Hengwu Garden.

Aunt Xue walked in, and Xue Baoqin hurriedly stood up to greet her, but Baochai was a step slower. She looked at the slightly sad expression on her mother's face, and it took her a long time to stand up from her chair.

Her round and smooth face had a calm expression, as if she was ready to welcome her fate of entering the palace to serve the new emperor.

A few years ago, she entered the palace to be the princess's tutor but failed. Tomorrow, perhaps she will enter the palace again.

Princesses are no longer chosen to be tutors, but... to become the concubines of the new king.

"I, I want to enter the palace too?!"

Xue Baoqin became nervous, and a look of panic appeared on her delicate face like a porcelain doll. She had come to the capital to hide in the rebellious Prince Qian in Jiangnan, and was preparing to marry into the Mei family.

Who would have thought that not only was there no marriage, but even Prince Qian could not escape, and had to take the initiative to send himself to the palace to serve him...

Aunt Xue comforted her, saying, "It's not clear whether you should enter the palace. Prince Qian knows that you and Baochai are beautiful, but the details of the situation are still unknown. I've spoken to your brother, and he agreed. He asked if you would like to enter the palace."

Xue Baoqin and Xue Ke lost both their parents and came to Beijing to live with Aunt Xue.

It can be said that Aunt Xue is the only elder left in the Xue family, and Xue Baoqin's marriage is entirely decided by her and her brother. However, her parents had arranged a marriage for her before they died, so Aunt Xue just had to preside over it.

But now, everything has changed.

"Aunt..." Xue Baoqin lowered her head and thought for a long while before looking up and asking, "Will outsiders laugh at me if I enter the palace with Sister Bao?"

Aunt Xue was stunned. She had never thought of this before.

Baochai smiled and said, "You've been educated. Haven't you heard of Ehuang and Nvying, Feiyan and Hede? Besides, we're not blood sisters. Sister Qin, if you come with me into the palace, we can look after each other. The imperial palace is not like the Jia family. The royal rules are much stricter... Right now, nothing has been decided. I just agreed to it casually. Tomorrow, Second Brother Lian will go and plead with Prince Qian's personal guards, but there's no guarantee he'll even see Prince Qian."

After hearing this, Xue Baoqin thought for a long time before reluctantly agreeing. If Prince Qian wanted to see her, she would go to the palace with her cousin Baochai.

When Aunt Xue saw that both of them agreed, she was both happy and sad for them.

The palace is indeed different from the Jia family. Once a daughter enters the palace, it will be extremely difficult for her to return to her parents' home.

(End of this chapter)