Jia Yingchun of the Red Chamber

Yingchun's amiable and low profile won the favor of the old princess of Beijing Palace.

Although this woman is respectful, she is respectful to others. She has gained the trust of the Empress Dowager in such a short period of time.

For a while, everyone sat down and served tea.

When the old concubine learned that the tea was brewed by Yingchun herself, she did not hesitate to praise it.

Yingchun's tea is also worthy of praise. The honey is brewed by space bees, and the boiling water is also space purified water.Now that the weather is warm and cold, eating a cup of honey tea like Yingchun can keep your body and mind healthy for at least one month without coughing.

The table was full of vegetarian dishes, and Yingchun was full of praise.

The empress dowager is used to it, and she is not surprised when she is used to it.

The old concubine was very amazed at how the various vegetables here from the empress dowager were so tender and delicious.

Don't say that the old concubine is Jia Mu, who comes here for a few days every month, and her mouth seems to be tricky, and everything she eats feels wrong when she goes back.Similarly, the spinach, celery, radish, lettuce, cauliflower, and shepherd's purse from Huangzhuangzi are not as delicious as the ones made here in Yingchun.

Sister Feng always talked nonsense with Jia Mu, saying: "The old ancestors are biased, the same place of production, the same oil, salt, sauce and vinegar are made, and the granddaughter-in-law can't catch up with the granddaughter. I have never seen such partiality! "

Jia's mother just smiled, and at this moment she silently savored the dishes on the table, and confirmed once again that she was not biased, and it was not because of Tanchun's psychological factors, but Yingchun's cooking skills.

Jia's mother felt more and more ashamed. That day when several girls went to school together, everyone felt that Yingchun was slow in learning, poetry and songs were not as good as Bao Daichai's three, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting were even inferior to Tanchun. Jia's mother was really not old in those years. See you in spring.

Mother Jia likes smart and smart people, even if they are her own granddaughter, they are treated in different levels.

Immediately, Mother Jia became complacent and felt that although Yingchun was clumsy in educating her granddaughter to learn the Dharma, she had invited a master to teach those who should be taught carefully, otherwise, Yingchun would not be promising today.

Mother Jia pursed her lips and smiled quickly and tightly, but Yingchun was first promoted to the head of the nine concubines, and then because she served the empress dowager with great kindness and filial piety, and enjoyed double salary, the Ministry of Internal Affairs kept files, and the imperial court also reported it.Although Yingchun didn't report to her natal family by herself, Jia's mother knew about it early in the morning, and the whole family was overjoyed.Jia Mu burned high incense twice to worship the ancestors of the Bodhisattva.

In the past year, Yingchun has taken care of the Empress Dowager wholeheartedly. The empress dowager's nightmares of many years have basically healed. Now that the autumn wind is blowing, the Empress Dowager usually takes a bath after evening class, and falls asleep soundly in less than a quarter of an hour.

In the evening of this day, Yingchun waited for the Empress Dowager to fall asleep, and then went to Jiamu's courtyard.

As expected, Jiamu was very energetic, Daiyu Xiangyun was next to Jiamu, and Tanchun Xichun was talking and laughing next to Daiyu.

Yingchun entered the door and saluted with a smile: "I knew that the ancestor would not sleep."

Mother Jia stood up with her granddaughters together with a smile, and made a salute: "Your Majesty,"

Yingchun stretched out her hand to hold Mother Jia: "This is a monastery, so there is no need to be polite. In the future, even in the inner courtyard of the palace, the ancestors will not need to do this in private time. Let the ancestors salute, and the granddaughter will feel uncomfortable."

Mother Jia was very helpful, but she smiled and said: "This is a national ceremony, and it cannot be ignored. It is a great favor for the Empress Dowager to promise our ladies to meet each other every month. The etiquette cannot be neglected!"

Then he greeted Daiyu Xiangyun's sisters: "You all come to see your mother, and then meet your sisters."

Mother Jia had spoken, and Yingchun was not being pretentious, and accepted their visit calmly, and then the sisters talked about the family rituals, and the sisters and sisters greeted the ceremony. Except for Xiangyun who was a little dazed, the sisters got along very well.

Later, Jia's mother dismissed Daiyu: "I'm tired after a day's driving today. Go take a rest as soon as possible. There are still three days left, enough for your sisters to kiss each other."

Yingchun knew that Mother Jia must have something to tell her in private.

Sure enough, after Xiangyun left, Mother Jia stretched out her hand and pulled Yingchun to her side. Grandpa and grandson sat next to each other's shoulders, and said with a smile, "Seeing that the Empress Dowager trusts you so much, I feel at ease."

Yingchun pursed her lips and smiled: "I made my ancestors worry."

Jia's mother patted Yingchun's wrist: "You have been well-behaved since you were a child, and your grandmother didn't worry about it, but your eldest sister, I have worried about her enough since I was a child. Now, she is finally okay and has a child again. In my heart It's settled."

Yingchun's forehead: "It's all thanks to the old lady's blessing."

Jia's mother smiled, making no secret of her satisfaction.Afterwards, Mother Jia told Yingchun that Daiyu and Xiangyun said: "You will be busy tomorrow, and I'm afraid I won't find time to talk to you. Daiyu, I still say the same thing. You have to watch your elders." Sister, I'm afraid she will marry Baoyu, and I will die in the future, and it will be rare for me to see your underground uncles and aunts.

"There is another Yun girl, the Shi family is discussing marriage for her, one Feng family, one Wei family, the father and son of the Wei family are both born in Xingwu, Feng Ziying of the Feng family, you probably recognize him, he is the emperor Jinyiwei. This Feng Ziying, her mother Madam Baolinghou meant that she was afraid that the girl from Xiangyun would be offended when she entered the house. Mrs. Wei and Baolinghou often socialized and were familiar with each other. It’s cheaper to do things if everyone responds.”

Wei Ruolan was defeated and died of illness, Feng Ziying seemed to have become a new rich man after Rong Mansion was overthrown.

It's just that Yingchun didn't know how to say it. After weighing it, he said vaguely: "I've never met Mr. Wei. The aunt of the Shi family prefers him. It must be because of his good looks. Xiangyun has the backing of the historian, so there must be nothing wrong. Feng Ziying and I I have seen her a few times from a distance, and she looks tall and straight, heroic, and valued by the emperor. Her mother is also from the imperial family, and he himself was born in the Imperial College. Mrs. Feng's family often enters the palace to greet her. I would like to mention a few words, but, sister Yun is the daughter of the historian, and the ancestors were afraid that they could not make the decision. The ancestors only brought these words to them. The specifics depend on the historians. own."

Mother Jia seemed very satisfied when she heard about Feng Ziying's situation: "Hearing what you said, I think the children of the Feng family are a good match. There are people in Kyoto who take good care of you."

Yingchun is actually not good at telling the family's shortcomings, but when Jia Mu asked, she had to politely agree, but she was weighing in her heart that Wei Ruolan, despite Wei Ruolan's early death, his family background and talents belonged to a superior candidate.

It is not uncommon for generals to go to battle, and it is not uncommon for horse leather shrouds.The Yingchun people think this case is not good, but the historians are sympathetic to each other, and they are especially fond of young talents like Wei Ruolan.

Mother Jia paused, and then talked about Tanchun again: "Your elder sister Feng said what you said, I think it is very reasonable, and now the third girl has gone out with your sister-in-law a few times, but many people ask for letters. , family background and family background are worthy, but I have no foundation in my heart, and I dare not promise anyone. I started to think about it when I came back, and I was going to talk to the queen mother, and I would give the third girl an exemption. How do you feel?"

Hearing the words, Yingchun thought for a while, of course Yingchun hoped that the pop-up could marry a good man, but it still depended on Tanchun's own opinion, because she said: "Last time I chose a good family in the clubhouse and asked my third sister to look after her before agreeing, but I didn't expect The matter of being exempted from the selection, I am happy, the ancestor also asked the third sister, if she is willing to draft, the ancestor should not subdue her, life must be her own life."

Mother Jia laughed and said, "I asked her a long time ago, and she said that everything is arranged by the family. I heard from your sister Feng that the waiters in Sanyatou's house used to ask Ping'er to ask for help from those people. It looks like this." It must be what you say and what you say, and you are willing to be exempted from the election!"

Yingchun couldn't help but admire Yingchun as a smart girl who knows current affairs.Jia Lian and the old ancestors are now in charge of the family. The family they choose must be able to cover them. Tanchun is thoughtful and resolute.

It's just that the plan can't keep up with the changes.Yingchun didn't expect that things would turn around.

The next day, when Mother Jia mentioned Tanchun to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager mentioned Zhen Baoyu, the grandnephew of her natal family, with great interest.Zhen Baoyu and Jia Baoyu are both 15 years old. Because of the death of the old lady of the Zhen family, they have not been engaged so far, and now they are studying with their father in Jiangnan.The queen mother saw that Tanchun was bright and bright, and wanted to be a matchmaker and marry Tanchun to the Zhen family.

The empress dowager said very kindly: "The ancestors of our two families are old relatives. The second generation is estranged. I want to connect the Qin family. I don't know what old lady Shi means?"

How could Mother Jia refuse the empress dowager, let alone Zhen Baoyu, a farmer's son, if the empress dowager opened her mouth, who would dare to refuse?

Immediately expressed his position: "The empress dowager is attacking. This is the luck that ordinary people can't ask for. It's just one case. These three girls have their names in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the concubine is going to ask him to make a note to ask for exemption. I don't know if this is the case. Is it working or not?"

The Empress Dowager smiled: "What's the difficulty? Next year the Ministry of Internal Affairs will start to check and compile the records, and then the Palace will cross out her name."

Mother Jia was busy saluting: "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your kindness."

When Tanchun learned that he was going to marry the Zhen family, he was both happy and worried. Zhen Baoyu was said to love girls very much, but she was stubborn and didn't like reading. Although Baoyu treated her well, Tanchun looked down on Baoyu's dependence on everything. There is no rigidity.In the final analysis, this type of aristocratic dandy is not the standard for Tanchun to choose a mate.

The Zhen family is the same as the Rong family, the title of title is not up to Zhen Baoyu, and he himself doesn't like reading, so could it be possible to rely on his brother and sister-in-law to support him for the rest of his life?

With Rong Mansion's ready-made example, is he going to follow his aunt's old path again?

You can't make your own decisions at home, and you have to depend on others to watch people's faces after you get married?

Tanchun is a very intelligent girl. Since her two elder sisters became imperial concubines one after another, she is more sober than everyone in her family. She considers her own future and must marry herself. It is impossible for Rongfu to have three concubines.

At this point, she started to plan for her own future.The eldest sister is a noble concubine, and the second elder sister is likely to be a favorite concubine in the future. With such an elder sister covering her, she can be the head of a famous family.

She first consciously mentioned the talent show to Sister Feng. When Sister Feng joked that she was also the princess's fate, Tanchun smiled and gave Sister Feng a spoonful of cold water: "From ancient times to the present, I have never heard of a family that can produce three children. Where is the princess!"

Sister Feng really listened to this and asked Yu Yingchun about it.Yingchun also knew that the general situation that Tanchun had foreseen was good, so she told Sister Feng to visit her, but she didn't expect that the empress dowager would come in.

Since that day, Tanchun has been waiting for the day when she will be the master of the house and feel proud, but now she is only a step away from the door, she is really not reconciled!

But, who dares to offend the empress dowager?

Tanchun is the most judge of the times, knowing that Mother Jia dare not disobey the Empress Dowager, and she herself dare not dispute with her ancestors.I had no choice but to hide my disappointment and put away all my previous expectations.

Yingchun stared at Tanchun's eyes from the beginning to the end. Seeing her bright eyes dim for a moment, she knew that she was unwilling, so she comforted Tanchun in private: "Zhen Baoyu's family is also surrounded by older sisters and sisters. The queen mother just suggested that she has her own grandmother and sisters in her family." Parents, it may be that she has already engaged in marriage, the queen mother doesn't know that's all, or he has his own thoughts, and his family must be loved by thousands of people, and they must obey his thoughts. If he has no selfish intentions, he will It's a good marriage, with your firm mind, can't you handle your second brother's temper?"

Tanchun forced a smile: "When it comes to marriage, parents decide, and I listen to them at home."

Yingchun wasn't worried that Tanchun wouldn't survive, but that if Zhen Baoyu also had a soft spot, Tanchun would be mistaken.

Yingchun only hoped that Zhen Baoyu valued the candidate as a good match, so that she would make things better for him if she contributed to the flames.As long as you don't come from a despicable and despicable family, I'm afraid that the Queen Mother's words are always in the rules, and she would rather beat him to death than agree to it.

Alas, worrying now is useless, we can only wait for the Zhen family to go to Beijing next year.

For this marriage of the Zhen family, Mother Jia was very willing and willing, and she laughed like a Maitreya Buddha. The empress dowager was very happy to see it, and she paid more attention to the Rongfu, and ordered the scale to be arranged, so as not to offend the distinguished guests.

For the next few days, Tan Chun hid every day, and everyone only thought she was hiding shame, and no one knew her true thoughts.

Three days later, Mother Jia returned to Beijing with the old princess of Beijing Palace.

Yingchun shook Tanchun's hand before saying goodbye, and whispered: "If there is a glimmer of hope, I will fight for it for you!"

The next day, Yingchun was serving the Empress Dowager's breakfast when she suddenly felt a faint lump in her abdomen. Immediately, Yingchun felt as if she was urinating uncontrollably.Frowning, Yingchun already understood that she had menarche.

Yingchun didn't expect her menstrual period to be a year earlier. In her previous life, Yingchun was already 17 years old when she had menarche.And at the time of menarche, the abdominal pain was unbearable, not like this, after the ants pinched it, I didn't feel any more.

Yingchun hastily pleaded guilty, went back to her room to confirm, and sure enough, the white muslin trousers were stained with bright spots.

Siqi was surprised to see Yingchun returning in surprise, and then hid in the ear room. There was no sound for a long time, so he couldn't help being anxious, and tapped on the door: "Ma'am, girl? Are you uncomfortable there?"

Menarche can't catch the cold, so Yingchun couldn't deal with the dirty trousers by herself, so she said: "The door is not locked, just leaning on the chair, come in!"

Siqi entered the door, but saw Yingchun wrapped in a ball of fine white cotton cloth, and said that Yingchun wanted to take a bath: "Your Majesty, do you want to take a bath?

Yingchun blushed: "Come here!"

Siqi was inexplicable, the master hadn't had such a timid expression for many days.

The clinker, but Yingchun handed her the things in his hand: "Take care of it quietly, and don't let others know."

Siqi took it and already knew what it was in his hand. Thinking of his master losing his composure, his heart moved, and he opened his trousers with a flick, and a little color appeared. Siqi wept with joy: "Girl, you have grown up, ha, I'm here now!" Go and tell the empress dowager to report to Beijing, girl, you can hang the green sign now."

Siqi said and went out, Yingchun grabbed Siqi suddenly: "Hey, I told you, I don't need to tell anyone for now."

Siqi was stunned: "Why? How many people crushed their heads?"

Yingchun spat: "You know, I won't allow it if I say no, your girl is still young."

Siqi frowned: "It's not too young, girl, you are already 16 years old, and the second grandma gave birth to sister Qiao at the age of 16. Don't you want to wait for the age of the Taoist concubine? How many pairs of eyes are staring at the emperor in Kyoto now?" , taking advantage of the fact that the emperor is acting alone, you should seize the opportunity!"

Yingchun stretched out her hand and squeezed Siqi's mouth: "Do you know that this is a monastery? Disrespect the Bodhisattva, be careful that the Bodhisattva will punish you for not being able to find your husband's family!"

Siqi was not worried, and said with a smile: "As long as the master fulfills his wish, Nunu is also happy not to find her in-law's family."

Yingchun solemnly twisted Siqi: "If you dare to talk nonsense behind my back, I will send you back to Rongguo Mansion immediately, and let the ancestors match you with a blind lame man with pockmarks on his face, do you believe it?"

Of course Siqi didn't believe that Yingchun was like this, but he knew that the master really didn't want to make it public, so he frowned in puzzlement: "Master, why is this? You have already entered the palace. Sooner or later, one day, depending on the slave, Chengzao will not Cheng Wan, now Concubine Xian is pregnant, you are not competing for favor with Concubine Xian if you accept favor at this time."

Yingchun glared at Siqi: "What nonsense, how could Concubine Xiangui have such a meaning?"

Siqi pouted.

Yingchun said: "I know you were angry earlier, isn't it better now?"

Siqi felt aggrieved: "Nunu is not doing it for himself. I am afraid that you will lose your good intentions, master. You will only think about others and don't know how to plan for yourself. The emperor is looking forward to you now. What a great opportunity."

Yingchun played chess: "Don't be ashamed! It's the end of the year, and the empress dowager will be a vegetarian for a year. It's a great achievement for us to go back with the empress dowager. From now on in the palace, who dares to look down on us? Do you want me to do it for you? Ingratiate yourself with the emperor, give up halfway and run back to Kyoto?"

Siqi pouted: "It's not necessary to go back to Beijing, isn't the emperor coming every month?"

Yingchun was really annoyed: "Hey, this is a monastery, the empress dowager came to pray for blessings, but you are thinking about dirty things, like begging for death!"

Siqi was frightened: "No way, you are a serious concubine!"

Yingchun snorted coldly: "What do you know? The empress dowager looks down on people who don't obey the rules the most. The emperor has a disregarded temper. Concubine Li Gui suffered this loss back then. It was a thorn in the empress dowager's heart. You want me, master, to become someone the empress dowager hates?"

Siqi frightened and waved his hands: "How can it be so serious? Master, don't worry, slaves will keep it secret. It's just that you hang around in front of the queen mother every day. Even if we don't talk about it, your body shape and smell will always come out, and your behavior will always be revealed. There must be a bloody smell, the empress dowager is someone from here, how can she not know?"

Yingchun snorted: "I try to hide it as much as possible. As for the empress dowager who knows how to arrange it, I can't control it. But, I warn you, if you dare to play tricks, I will marry you to an ugly monster!"

Siqi loves Pan You'an the most, and he will never marry an ugly monster even if he dies. He hopes to scare this girl.

As for the smell of blood, you just need to wear incense on your body. Although Yingchun doesn't like the smell all over her body, it makes her dizzy, she can still stick to it for three or five days a month.

In addition to not wanting to go the old way of concubine Li and leave a lifelong delay for herself, Yingchun also has another concern. Yingchun is afraid that if she is favored one day, she will become pregnant.

Yingchun is only 16 years old this year. Not only has her breasts not grown, but her height has not yet reached 1.6 meters. It is possible to kill two people.

Although the Lingquan is powerful, it is impossible to make the pelvic cavity change according to the needs.

Therefore, Yingchun hopes to wait a few more days. After menarche, it is the critical period for the development of her daughter's second characteristics and her height. It is impossible to wait for three or four months to pass, and her height will jump into a standard figure of 1.6 meters [-].

If you are favored at this time, it will definitely be detrimental to your physical development. This is a major event in your life and you must not be careless.

As long as I stick to my nature and not be tempted by the emperor, after these three or four months, I will not only fulfill the filial piety of accompanying the empress dowager from beginning to end, but also take advantage of these three to four months to recuperate my body, seize this golden period of development, and will After that, the follow-up benefits are discovered and reached.

Yingchun visually estimated her height to be about 1.5 meters eight. If she could grow another eight centimeters, she would be very tall.

Although the survival of the harem does not only depend on beauty, but without beauty as a prerequisite, it seems difficult to live happily to old age smoothly.

This is a small thought that Yingchun can't express, so Yingchun can only say some great principles to prevaricate Siqi, hoping that Siqi can grasp it.

Concubine Li cannot be blamed for concubine Li being favored in Ningshou Palace.If the emperor hadn't acted pervertedly, how could a woman be leaving in the mother's harem, no matter what, she should be like the queen, looking for an autumn hunting, spring outing, and making it reasonable, right?

Yuan Chun was the official concubine arranged by the empress for the emperor, so Yuan Chun was much tougher than Concubine Li when she had a foothold in the harem.

It happened that the orchids were blooming in the space, and Yingchun placed four pots in the Empress Dowager's room, dining room, living room, bedroom, sitting room, and every activity place.Yingchun hid sandalwood in her purse again, and deliberately made the purse strap longer, hanging on her waist and abdomen. Three days later, the empress dowager didn't notice Yingchun's abnormality.

On the twelfth day of the winter month, Jia's mother was unable to meet again because of the cold, but it was reported that Jia Lian had passed the policy assessment with excellent results. Judging by the number of Jia Lian inheriting the rank.

He also told Yingchun that Sister Feng invited Dr. Jiang, a gold-handed gynecologist from Tian Hospital, to take a pulse, and said that Sister Feng's fetus was likely to be a boy.

Tanchun said in the letter that because of the many happy events, Sister Feng is laughing silly these days, if she is not about to give birth, she will rush to Biyun Temple to announce the good news to you, Second Sister.

Tanchun also told Yingchun that the historian is negotiating with the Wei family, and both sides are very satisfied, and it is estimated that good news will come out in the twelfth lunar month.

On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Jia Lian followed the emperor to Xishan for a hunting trip. Sister Feng started the test early in the morning and was disturbed.

Fortunately, the child has already entered the basin, and the delivery period is just around the corner. Sister Feng gave birth to a son with little suspense.

But it was a coincidence that Sister Feng started in the morning and gave birth at sunset, just as the news of Jia Lian's assessment came back, and Jia Lian also passed the martial arts examination.As for how to attack the noble, we still have to wait for the holy order.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor came to Biyun Temple, but he came here specially to taste the Laba porridge made by the empress dowager.

To Yingchun's surprise, this time, the emperor didn't need Yingchun to grind ink and lay paper for her. The emperor was accompanied by Yingchun's roommate Yang Jinyu, who was almost forced by Fu Jinyu to change her name.

Yang Jinyu was supposed to enter the palace after the Shangyuan Festival next year, but this time Yang Jinyu followed her father and brother to participate in the hunting in the Western Mountains, and just happened to be riding past the emperor when the wind and snow blew off the warm hat on her head, revealing her daughter's true colors.

But this Yang Jinyu was one year younger than Yingchun, but her body developed faster than Yingchun, and she was a ripe, fragrant peach.It is said that the emperor slept with her in the Xishan paddock, and then, Yang Jinyu was conferred the title of filling capacity and became the new chief concubine of Yikun Palace.

This time, Yang Jinyu specially came to visit the Empress Dowager, because Xinna's concubine's gold book needed her seal.

Although the Empress Dowager was indifferent to Yang Jinyu, she didn't shake her face.After all, Yang Jinyu is a concubine who has been drafted seriously. Although the time and place of being favored is a bit uncommon, the empress dowager does not want to embarrass her son.

However, the empress dowager's eyes slipped from Yang Jinyu's coquettish face to Yingchun's hibiscus face several times, she just sighed in her heart, this girl is smart, but unfortunately she is too slow in matters of men and women. No, she is not surprised everywhere.

Yang Jinyu saw the empress dowager, turned to meet Yingchun, and called Yingchun sister sweetly.

Yingchun is taller than Yang Jinyu in terms of age and status. Although she is only the first of the nine concubines, she is one meter taller than Yang Jinyu. It makes sense for Yang Jinyu to call her sister.

Yingchun answered with a smile.

Yang Jinyu said with a smile: "My sister is suffering. The emperor is busy with state affairs and has no time to take care of the empress dowager. It is all up to my sister to do it for me. My sister is here to replace the emperor. Thank you."

On behalf of the emperor?

what!

Yingchun pursed her lips and smiled, Fang said: "Your sister is too polite, and I didn't do anything for her!"