Jia Yingchun of the Red Chamber

Yingchun listened to the announcement, even though she knew the result early in the morning, listening to it with her own ears, she was still a little excited.

The above name, these three characters have extraordinary meanings, it means a woman's virtue, woman's speech, woman's appearance, woman's work, passed the inspection of the empress dowager, and was recognized and affirmed by the empress dowager, the empress, and the three most wealthy people, she is a good woman with all four corners Girl, it's a worthy match.

For Yingchun, such an evaluation is a kind of status symbol, her life experience and confidence.

In this way, even if Yingchun could not enter the palace to accompany the king in the end, she would still become the target of the rich and powerful in Kyoto.Compared with those ladies who failed the election, the objects of the Spring Festival greetings are several grades higher than them.

It can be said that the future is bright.

For Cao Ying, the above name marked her first step in changing her destiny as Yingchun, and it went through.

Although the Spring Festival Artifact is in hand now, he is not afraid of Sun Shaozu.Yingchun can even guarantee that if she marries Sun Shaozu now, she will definitely not be the one who dies.

However, no one wants to be bald if they have hair and books. If they can have a happy marriage, why bother to be an old widow!

Yingchun is happy here, Xie En got up, raised his eyes, and met Yuan Chun who was accompanying the queen, the joy in his eyes could not be restrained.Seeing Yingchun's elated appearance, Yuanchun was both happy and angry in his heart, although he was free to go out of the palace, wouldn't it be nice to be a rich and powerful person, how could he be so happy?

Everyone has their own aspirations, you can't force them!

Chunhui was thinking a lot, but he bent his eyes and gave Yingchun a reassuring look.

Yingchun became more and more happy to see him, and immediately returned a big smile, feeling like a flower blooming.

The banquet was held for a while, and the wishes of the show girls were fulfilled, and the glory and wealth were in front of them. The joy in their hearts could no longer be hidden, and the hall instantly became a sea of ​​joy.Although everyone was carrying it, their postures were dignified and their bodies were tall and straight, but the smile on their faces couldn't be contained.

Every smiling face is so sincere, so bright, not how beautiful and enchanting, but better than youthful and vigorous.For affirming them and accepting them into the palace, the empress dowager and queen searched their stomachs and praised them in unison.

The show girls toasted and congratulated in groups, expressing their respect to the empress dowager and empress, and the compliments and auspicious words were endless.

The empress dowager smiled slightly and accepted the show girls respectfully, without hesitating to praise them back.After being praised, the show girls were so excited that they blushed.Even those beautiful women whose grandfather and father's names and official positions were remembered by the empress and empress dowager suddenly burst into tears.

Yingchun almost lost her life last time because she got a reward, but this time she tried her best to hide at the end and pretend to be a quail, trying not to let the empress dowager see her.Although the danger of Shi Furong and Fu Jinyu's Tripod Armor was lifted, there was no guarantee that a new leader would not appear again.

In Yingchun's heart, however, she had infinite admiration for the Empress Dowager. It was not an easy task to remember the names and official positions of the fathers of more than [-] draftees overnight.

Especially the empress, in addition to managing the harem, she also has to spare a lot of energy to fight wits and courage with the emperor's concubine, the concubine's son, how resentful and bitter she should be, but now she is smiling so sincerely and warmly at these emperor's prospective concubines, Really rare.

The banquet lasted for half an hour. Right now, the show girls are at the happiest time in their lives. It is when people are in high spirits on happy occasions. The energy seems to be inexhaustible and full of enthusiasm.

The queen mother kept laughing, but her face was tired.Yuan Chun kept looking around, and immediately reminded the queen in a low voice.

When the empress saw her, she hurriedly smiled warmly at the queen mother, expressing her filial piety: "The queen mother has been working hard for these days, and now she is finally done. Please rest assured, the queen mother will take care of her daughter-in-law for the rest."

The empress dowager is as good as she is, and the rest of the work is just announcing the return of the beautiful girl and dispatching the foster mother. This small matter is still incomplete, and the empress should really let Xian replace her.

As soon as the queen mother left, it seemed that the enthusiasm of the queen was exhausted, she sat dignified and demure.

The female officer in front of the queen gave a closing speech, and if she was selected as a show girl, the palace would send a nunnery to come to tell the rules.Xiu Nu will be truly selected after receiving the imperial decree.

The rest of the beautiful women are waiting for the palace's will to marry.

So far, the banquet officially closed.

When the show girls came, they all looked apprehensive and bowed their heads gently.Because of the words ahead, not all the participating show girls can pass the test.

When they come out at this moment, they all hold their heads high and their chests high, smiling like flowers.There are even some people who hold their airs and hold their heads high, like strolling in the courtyard.If you look closely, your eyes are red and red.

Yingchun was also very happy, she wanted to bid farewell to Yuanchun, but she saw Yuanchun ignoring every step and followed the queen into the apse, Yingchun thought to herself, Yuanchun won't come out for about a while.As the queen empress who can talk the most about female history, no matter what, she has to coax the queen to calm down her jealousy.

Yingchun was a little behind, and she slowly swayed out after those swan-like beautiful girls had left the hall.

Xiunu is not allowed to bring maids into the palace, so Yingchun has to go back to Chuxiu Palace to pack her luggage, but just after leaving Kunning Palace, she meets another maid Zimo from Yuanchun, Zimo greets Yingchun with a smile: "Nu Nu Zimo sees you. After the second girl."

Standing beside Zi Mo, Lan Yun, who was also smiling, said angrily when he heard the words: "Tch, my sister usually talks about it, but today I committed a crime. How can there be a second girl here?"

Zi Mo smiled and crossed her hands again: "Don't blame the young master, the servant girl is also very happy, so I got carried away."

Ten years ago, Yingchun was still young, so she didn't remember much about Zimo's background, so she raised her hand and said, "Sister Zimo is here to bring a message to her family?"

It is not allowed to give or receive privately in the palace, and the items that go out of the palace must be inspected by the city gate officials before they can leave the palace, and most of the maidservants are illiterate, so Yingchun only asked this question.

Zi Mo took out a bank note in extreme embarrassment: "This is the reward Nu Nu got this time. If you want to take it home, you can get it as capital or sell the land. Originally, we all took it off. The big manager asked his grandson to take him out, but that kid was very tricky, and when he was in a good mood, he would pay [-]% to [-]% of the reward. They, Nunu don't know how much money they have scraped off over the years."

Yingchun thought for a while, looked at the blue cloud with a smile on the side: "Where's Aunt Du Ruo?"

Lan Yun said: "Many beautiful girls went back to pack up and salute, and my aunt was there to take care of them and couldn't get away, so I sent Nunu to see the girls off."

Yingchun smiled: "I have been taken care of by my aunt these days, how can I leave without saying goodbye."

After saying that, she stretched out her hand to reach Zimo: "Please trouble sister Zimo to help me!"

Zimo knew that it was Yingchun who agreed to help, so she hooked her waist with a smile, and helped Yingchun come to Chuxiu Palace.

Arriving at the Yilan Courtyard in the back hall of Chuxiu Palace, Yingchun sent Lan Yun away: "Miss, please take a walk, I want to see Aunt Du Ruo."

When Lan Yun left, Yingchun accepted Zimo's banknotes, but they were fifty, twenty, and ten taels in denominations, totaling 190 taels in total.

Yingchun frowned: "Girl has been in the palace for ten years, and she will leave the palace soon. Once she leaves the palace, she will marry and live a life. Don't you want to keep some at home?"

Zi Mo wanted to bite his lip, hesitated to speak, and finally shook his head and said: "No need, as long as my parents, brothers and sisters-in-law live well, I will be fine."

Yingchun was silent for a while, thinking it was a good deal. This is probably because Yuanchun still needs to gain a firm foothold after becoming a concubine, so it is inconvenient for her former confidantes to dismiss.

Yin asked: "Where is holding the piano?"

Zi Mo said: "Baoqin's family was originally a small landlord in the suburbs, and they also had a hundred acres of land. Her parents were spoiled and raised her in Japan. Later, when her parents died, her uncle and aunt took possession of the family property, abused and abused it. The scholar cousin would look better if she had more dowry, so she was sold into the mansion as a slave, and the day she entered the mansion, she broke off her relationship with her uncle and aunt."

On the forehead of Yingchun, this kind of wolf-hearted relatives don't want it.Yin asked: "I don't care much about things in the mansion, but I don't remember your parents serving in that room."

Zi Mo smiled and said: "It's not the girl's fault. Nunu followed the eldest aunt into the palace when the girl was still young and didn't remember anything. My parents were both served by the old lady. My mother was in charge of the old lady's small kitchen, and my father It is in charge of traveling by car and horse in the mansion."

When Yingchun heard the words, she felt a flicker in her heart, but the small kitchen was nothing more than that, it seemed that the person who was in charge of the carriages and horses was not the old lady's servants.

When Yingchun was puzzled, Zimo continued: "Nu Nu also has a younger sister, who is eight years younger than Nu Nu, and she should go to the mansion to work afterward. Her nickname is Zhao Dier,"

Zimo's face froze as she spoke: "I once had a brother under my feet, but I didn't stand still. When I got a younger sister, I called him a younger brother. This name is indecent. I don't know what name it changed after entering the mansion. My younger sister was born well. I guess it's not like that. Picking it in the girls' room means picking it in front of the old lady. Afterwards, the girl went back and inquired carefully, the slave's family was bought into the house after a disaster, his real name is Wu, and his father's name is taboo on the upper and lower ranks."

Yingchun's heart skipped a beat, there seemed to be no family with this name in the mansion.Could something be wrong?

Yingchun squinted her eyes, laughing secretly that she was nervous, she never cared about things, or maybe this family was low-key and inconspicuous, so she didn't pay attention.

Yin said: "Don't worry, it's not appropriate for you to stay here with big sister, I will definitely arrange for your family properly when I go back."

Zimo was overjoyed and thanked: "Thank you for your kindness, my second aunt. From my slave's house, I would like to wish the second girl a golden son-in-law first."

Immediately close to Yingchun's ear: "Our female history said that the empress intends to marry the girl to the natal nephew of the princess of Beijing, in order to find a capable helper for the princess of Beijing County."

Another smile: "It is said that the nephew of Princess Beijing grew up with the county prince since childhood. The two are like brothers, and their character and talent are the best choices!"

Hearing this, Yingchun thought it was ironic, the Prince's Mansion of Beijing County was a good backer, and Princess Xi's natal family was small, otherwise her nephew would not have lived with her aunt.

This kind of family may not be happy for others, but Yingchun is what they want. The population is simple, and the back house is easy to deal with. With the old princess as the backer, it is a good place to enjoy the cool.

I felt more grateful to Yuan Chun in my heart, remembering that I had made an agreement with Yuan Chun, because I asked, "Didn't Big Sister say anything?"

Zimo took out a Cuifeng hairpin from his cuff and handed it to Yingchun.

Yingchun was taken aback, she also had this hairpin, it was Jia Mu who gave Yingchun jewelry before leaving, saying that there are many taboos in the palace, and wearing emerald and jade jewelry is elegant and safe.

Yingchun took off her own green phoenix hairpin, and the two were close together, exactly the same, except that the color of the Yuancun phoenix hairpin was a little darker.

Zi Mo pinches the Fengchai Baoyin hairpin and twists it, the body of the hairpin is actually hollow, Zimo carefully rolls a piece of rice paper into a thin stick, puts it into the body of the Yingchun hairpin, then tightens it, and puts it on for Yingchun: "The female history said that the jewelry that the young master enters the palace is registered. In order to prevent accidents, it is better to wear the young master himself and leave the palace."

The two talked a few more words, knocked on the door outside, and Zi Mo left cleverly: "My family is leaving, I wish the girl good fortune and longevity."

Yingchun laughed so hard that she fell down, this is an auspicious word Yingchun usually said to Jia Mu.

Du Ruo also smiled and said with a bright face, Zi Mo quit, and pinched Du Ruo with his hand: "You laughing ghost, where did I say wrong, people only have good fortune, wealth and longevity in their life, what more do you ask for?"

Du Ruo smiled and said, "You are right, you are right!"

Sending Zimo away, Yingchun pretended to clean up the things that had already been packed, and asked in a low voice: "I know that my aunt will leave the palace next year, I don't know who is in my aunt's family, and what plans do you have after leaving the palace? "

When Du Ruo heard the words, she stared at Yingchun thoughtfully, paused, and said: "There is only one old woman in Nu's family, and because of this, the servant came to work on his own, unlike some families who bought other people's daughters with money. Come to refill."

These words reveal that Du Ruo's family is poor and has no siblings to rely on.

Yingchun smiled: "So, I have a word for my aunt. If her aunt is interested in her future, she can come to Rongfu. I am willing to take my aunt as a bosom friend and help each other through life."

Du Ruo's heart was moved when she heard the words, Aunt Feng relied on the support of Princess Beijing to make a living after she left the palace, and she couldn't find such a backer, so it would be a way to settle down by relying on Yingchun to be a housekeeper.Otherwise, life would be really difficult for me as an orphan and widowed mother.

However, Du Ruo looked at Yingchun, her eyelids twitched a few times, wondering in her heart, does this statement mean that she doesn't want to enter the palace?

Immediately, Du Ruo smiled: "Thank you for your kindness, my lord, I will remember it!"

Yingchun smiled and took out the purse that Aunt Feng left for her that day and handed it to Du Ruo: "So, her Aunt Aunt is interested, so use this as proof!"

Du Ruo was slightly stunned, Yingchun actually used her own handwork as a proof, and she felt dark about it, it was to guard against herself.That being the case, why get involved.

Du Ruo hesitated and didn't reach out.

Yingchun smiled slightly and stuffed the purse into Du Ruo's hand, Du Ruo grasped it, and found that the purse felt heavy.Seeing Yingchun smilingly beckoning him to open it, he lowered his head to take a closer look, but it turned out to be a pearl chain, a pair of rice beads made into a ring, a pearl bracelet, and the previous earrings just made up a set of pearl heads.

Excited, Du Ruo returned the purse to Yingchun: "My lord, this is too precious!"

Yingchun held Du Ruo's hand and smiled sincerely: "Auntie, have you ever heard a saying that a heart of ice is in the jade pot!"

Du Ruo pursed her lips, stared at Yingchun for a long while, and then said, "If I live in the capital in the future, I will definitely come to see the young master!"

Yingchun was overjoyed, and stretched out her hand to caress: "I will sweep the dust and wait!"

Du Ruo bowed and took a step back: "Slave sends the young master out of the palace!"

Out of the Chuxiu Palace for a while, the show girls came out of the palace chatting and laughing in twos and threes. Du Ruo and Lan Yun were standing beside Du Yingchun. Yingchun and Du Ruo looked at each other. .

Du Ruo was very clever, and he chased after Lan Yun with his legs up. The two stood at the gate of Chuxiu Palace, smiling and saying goodbye to all the beautiful girls who had left: "Young masters, go slowly!"

The show girls now all have lofty aspirations in their hearts, and they usually put on airs, but today their wishes have been fulfilled, and they are in a good mood. Looking at Du Ruo and the others, they feel kind, and most of them turn their heads back.There are also a small number of special people who hold their own identities, think that they will accompany the king soon, and despise the world.

Lan Yun saw that she was very discouraged, and when all the beautiful girls walked away, she pouted unhappy: "We are here to send off the little master of the Spring Festival, why do you bother to curry favor with them, so you are in a hurry to get angry!"

Du Ruo poked Lan Yun's forehead: "Since you know that you are here to see off the young master Yingchun, as long as the young master is happy, do you have any complaints? How many times have you said it? Watch more, think more, talk less, always If you don't listen, you will suffer from this mouth one day!"

Lan Yun stuck out his tongue, made a grimace and ran away: "I won't tell outsiders either!"

Yingchun followed the last group of beautiful girls out of the Shenwumen, and when she appeared, she heard a burst of washing and shouting: "Second sister?"

It was Baoyu's voice, which was very unexpected.Yingchun followed the sound and looked over, but it was Baoyu and Jia Rong riding a horse, with a mule cart parked behind him, which was exactly what Yingchun rode when she entered the palace.Two more tearful girls, red and willow green, ran past Yingchun waving silk handkerchiefs: "Miss, ma'am, you are here, our eyes are pierced, I am afraid that something will happen to the ma'am?"

The speaker was a chess player, and was immediately embroidered with a chestnut on his forehead: "Bah bah, Tongyan Wuji, crow's mouth, hurry up and spit like me, and say bad things don't work well!"

Although Siqi was very hot, he also knew that he was about to say the wrong thing, so he turned around and muttered in his mouth, looking like a goddess who danced the gods, and Yingchun Baoyu and the others had a good meal.

Yingchun burst out laughing, stretched out her hand to grab Siqi: "You silly girl, don't you feel ashamed to show yourself?"

"My nephew and my second aunt!" Jia Rong stepped forward to salute, overjoyed: "The decree of the Ministry of Rites has been accepted long ago. The ancestors, masters and wives are all looking forward to it. There is a banquet at home, and the little actor is invited. The historian , all the relatives of the Wang family have arrived, and we will start the gong when Second Aunt arrives home!"

It's too ostentatious to welcome the spring.

It's just that you can't say anything on the street.I had to force a laugh: "It's troublesome, let's get in the car!"

Jia Rong originally thought that Yingchun would be happy if she said this, but clinker smiled so unpredictablely that people could catch their heads and stare at Baoyu in a daze.

Baoyu was not happy about Yingchun's selection. What good is it for the two sisters to be trapped in the palace, but the family members are happy as if they have eaten a magic pill. Now seeing Yingchun seems unhappy, he is happy, regardless of Jia Rong's frown He was not stupid. He waited until there was no one else around, then he slid off his horse with a thud, climbed up the shaft at a gallop, opened the curtain and said to Yingchun with a smile on his face. : "Second sister dare not be happy, this is good, let's go home and ask the ancestors together, let the old man give the book, and say that we don't enter the palace, it is enough for one family to enter the palace, not necessarily for loyalty , our family has a daughter who has to enter the palace to serve? There is no such reason in the world!"

Baoyu's words were naive, but Yingchun listened to her heartily, she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Well, Second Sister will rely on Brother Bao for support from now on!"

Baoyu said this at home, but was spat on by his mother, and later was laughed at by Sister Feng, and was nagged for a while by the attacker when he returned home, saying that if he couldn't speak, he should not say it, so as not to trouble his wife and grandma.The second elder sister might not like it when she heard it, but unexpectedly, Yingchun had the same heart with her, she immediately became happy and danced: "Why should the second elder sister say this, I will naturally support the second elder sister."

At that moment, the carriage reached Rongning Street, and a young man had already rushed back to report the letter: "The second girl is back, the second girl is back."

Here, Lai Da leads people to guard the gate personally, and after hearing the announcement from the young man, he shouted: "Open the door, light the cannon!"

The vermilion gate of Rong Mansion opened slowly amidst the sound of firecrackers, and Yingchun got off at the gate. It was thanks to everyone, Zhou Rui's house, Wang Dengxin's house, Zhang Cai's house, and Wang'er's house. Yingchun got into the small sedan chair in the mansion, carried it tremblingly through the gate, then changed to a young and handsome daughter-in-law at the second gate, carried her through the second gate, and went straight to the old lady's Rongqing Hall.

After entering the gate for a while, a little girl ran in to report.When I got off the sedan chair in Yingchun, I saw Sister Feng cooperating with Youshi, and Mrs. Wang's Mrs. Xing appeared at the door surrounded by Jiamu.

When Yingchun saw this battle, she didn't dare to wait any longer. She ran to Jia Mu and held Jia Mu's hand in a series of steps: "The granddaughter has seen the old ancestor, and the old ancestor is waiting for the labor. The granddaughter is not filial!"

Mother Jia burst into tears with joy, and hugged Yingchun: "My son, what filial piety is not filial, just come back, and miss the old ancestor!"

Mrs. Xing usually despises Wang's love of flattering Yuanchun, but seeing Yingchun's long face now, she is very proud. Seeing Yingchun and Sister Feng helping the old lady, Wang wanted to go up to Yingchun, she was not happy at once, and rushed to the old lady. Squeezing Wang's away one step at a time, he stood next to Yingchun, staring at Yingchun pink cheeks and lips, smiling with joy and pride.

Turning back and glaring at Mrs. Wang, she let out a cold snort, surrounded Jiamu with pride and went in.

The complacent look competed with Wang's sending Yuan Chun into the palace that day, as if she was the emperor's mother-in-law!