The Concubine of the Red Chamber

"I don't know, my sister understands that the news here is the most incomprehensible." Jia Lan shook her head and Wu Wanjun also echoed: "I don't know either. By the way, do you want to come with me? We still need to go out of the palace for interrogation." It’s better to go back sooner.”

Chen Juan nodded, and Jia Lan was about to nod too, but she saw Ping Nanny from Xianfei's Palace came over and asked Jia Lan to go with her to the Queen's Palace, saying that the Queen had summoned her.

Jia Lan was stunned for a moment, then she apologized to Wu Wanjun and Chen Juan, and followed Nanny Ping away.

"Dare to ask Mammy, Empress..." Shen Momo smiled at Ping Momo, secretly stuffed a purse, and asked.

Nanny Ping took the purse but didn't say anything, but she pinched the purse calmly in her sleeve, guessed from the shape inside that it was broken silver, she couldn't help but feel a little sarcastic, she was a young lady from the Duke's Mansion after all, Giving gifts to people is so thin, how many taels of silver do you want to make yourself big?So he opened his mouth and yelled at Nanny Shen: "The queen called me, what do you need to talk about? What are you?"

Nanny Shen pretended to be terrified, looked at Jia Lan uneasily, then took a step back, not talking too much.Seeing this, Nanny Ping smiled ironically, and said nothing more.

Jia Lan has met the queen, the queen Xu's presence in the palace is not strong, but she has always been known for her virtuousness, and treats the princes and princesses of the palace equally, and does not treat them harshly.Even Emperor Longchang has always respected this empress, and this time he even allowed her to conduct a detailed investigation of the power in the palace. She has three children under her knees, and except for the prince's poor health, they all have good reputations.

"Get up quickly! It's cold on the ground." Upon entering the hall, Jia Lan followed Nurse Ping and Nurse Shen to salute the queen, and the queen said hastily upon seeing this.

For some reason, the queen called Jia Lan to her side, and after looking at her carefully, she held her hand and said, "She is a beautiful little girl, are you still used to staying in the palace? Can you keep up with her homework?" up?"

Jia Lan blinked, nodded shyly, and said softly: "As for the empress, the nuns have done well since then, and the masters have also taught well."

"That's good! I was entrusted by the Duke's wife. I heard that you have always been well-behaved and sensible. I have always wanted to have a good chat with you. However, there have been many affairs in the palace recently. Seeing that you are doing well, I feel relieved." Yes." The queen pursed her lips and smiled, and then said heartily: "Our third princess is a little impatient, but she is really a good child, if there is any negligence, you don't need to take it to heart..."

"The princess is very good! Really!" Jia Lan hurriedly said, the matter of Princess Baoqing is not something she can say, so she must not let the queen finish her speech.He nodded vigorously while speaking.

The nurse next to the queen coughed lightly, and said a little seriously: "The queen is talking, why should you wait to talk too much?"

Jia Lan hurriedly prepared to kneel down, but was dragged by the Queen. She chuckled lightly and said, "What are you doing? This girl is still young, and what I said is wrong. There is no need for Mother to do so." Strict." After finishing speaking, he still looked at Jia Lan, and asked with concern: "It scares you, don't be afraid, in fact, my mother's family is still connected with your grandmother's family, and your aunt, Ben Gong, has seen it before. This person has always been acquainted, and you will know after a long time in the future."

"Your Majesty is fine." Jia Lan said shyly with her head bowed.The hand held by the queen did not dare to withdraw, and continued to listen to her talk about the relationship between her and the Zhou family who had not known how many generations had passed, but she was wondering what the queen wanted her for?But before the queen could finish speaking, someone reported that the emperor had arrived with the eighth prince.

The queen let go of Jia Lan's hand, straightened her sleeves, left her seat and walked to the door. Only then did Jia Lan realize the malice flashing in her eyes, and her heart tightened. I can no longer completely conceal my dissatisfaction, but fortunately I am only a child, so I pretended not to see her and followed the queen towards the gate of the hall.

"Is the empress still lively here?" Emperor Longchang was obviously in a good mood at this time, although he also saw the stiff face on the empress's face when she saluted, but he didn't take it seriously, just thinking that she was still worried about the prince.

The queen heard the words and said respectfully: "The concubine was once entrusted by Mrs. Rong Guogong to help take care of the third lady of Rongguo Duke's mansion, but it happened that the palace has been busy recently, and it was not until today that I had the opportunity to call this child to come and have a look."

Emperor Longchang nodded when he heard the words, and glanced at Jia Lan lightly. Although he couldn't see his face clearly with his head down, his body was not thin, so he smiled and asked Jia Lan a few words.

It's just that living in the palace is good, can't keep up with homework, what did you do at home in the past?Jia Lan answered obediently one by one.

"It's a well-behaved one." Emperor Longchang didn't intend to hear anything from Jia Lan's mouth. Hearing her speak with a child's innocence and a soft voice, it was the same as what Jia Daishan said before, she was a well-behaved one, so he nodded, and then He said to the queen: "Today Xiaoba gave me a painting, and I saw that the painting is not bad, so I want to take it here and have a look with you."

The Empress also knows a lot about the Eighth Prince, and even knows that he has been stubborn since he was a child, stubborn and irritable. But a child has been like this for so many years, and he understands that he is really different from ordinary people and has a problem.

"A few days ago, this child heard that I proposed marriages to his older brothers, and even made a fuss about marrying a daughter-in-law. The queen has to take a good look at it, and maybe he can find a good wife for our little eight." In the eighth prince's words, Long Chang Emperor Longchang was very satisfied with this, and Jun Zexuan was good at painting, but he was not outstanding in his homework and had no interest in reading, so he didn't force it.

After looking at the painting, the queen smiled and said: "The painting is really good. It's really rare for Xiaoba to have such skills at such a young age. But for this marriage, the concubine should wait a few years! The child is young, how can he know anything? "There is a rumor in the family that the eighth prince is the best and the prince, and the queen wants him to pray for his son!Didn't Taoist Zhang just act as a double and become a monk for Duke Rong, so that he could keep Rong Guogong safe.Who is willing to follow the words of Emperor Longchang?

"I didn't ask him to marry now, but I just wanted to ask the queen if there is any suitable candidate here." Emperor Longchang asked directly, he knew about the Xu family's affairs, not that he loved Xiao Ba, but they Once the plan is announced, how can the people of this world view the royal family, how can they view themselves as the emperor?When the prince was ill, he asked his other sons to become monks. Isn't this making people in the world laugh at him?

Seeing that Emperor Longchang was staring at her with displeasure, the queen saw Jia Lan who was a little confused, and Jun Zexuan who had nothing to do with the matter and sat there with his eyes closed, her heart tightened, and she said softly: "Your Majesty I don't have any candidates for this concubine, but after the next few years, I have to make up for the missing companions of the children, and it will take a long time to find a suitable girl."

Jun Zexuan closed his eyes and didn't care much about what Emperor Longchang said. Jia Lan was standing not far from him, and he could still smell her fragrance, and he felt very comfortable all over, so he was even comfortable with his eyes closed. A little drowsy.

Emperor Longchang and the empress came and went and said things that were far from sight but concealed deep meaning. Jia Lan stood here and listened and listened, and he couldn't think about it. It was really embarrassing. Zexuan, but found that he had tilted his head and seemed to be asleep?

"Miss Jia!" The queen talked to Emperor Longchang for a while, and then realized that Jia Lan was still there, so she wanted her to retreat, but she saw her standing there with a confused face, while Jun Zexuan was sitting there and fell asleep. When she fell asleep, she ordered someone to send her away.

As soon as the queen's voice came out, Jun Zexuan stood up and walked out. Emperor Longchang stopped and asked, Jun Zexuan turned his head and looked at Emperor Longchang with a confused expression similar to Jia Lan's, and yawned. : "Didn't you say you were leaving?"

Emperor Longchang laughed when he saw this, and she also saw Jia Lan's expression just now, with a silly look on his round face.Now seeing it on his son's face, he finds it even more funny, and suddenly remembered that Jia's family still has a daughter who is a direct descendant, and felt that he was a good match for Xiaoba in terms of status, but he let it go, he didn't want Jun Zeming's influence to do it. To him, being able to accommodate the Gu family is considered a lenient for him. Now that the four kings and eight princes are all prosperous, he doesn't want Jun Zexuan to use Jun Zexuan to gain these powers.

"You have to pay attention to Xiaoba's affairs. This child is pure in heart and sincere." Emperor Longchang saw that Jun Zexuan was about to leave, but he didn't stop him, but he said to the queen.

The queen was very annoyed in her heart, but she still didn't reveal anything on her face, she just said: "Xiaoba is young, and has a bit of a temper, and he didn't get along well with other princes and princesses in the past... But since your majesty has spoken, the concubine wants to come Thinking about it, what do you think of Miss Jia San just now?" Emperor Longchang insisted on going his own way, and she must not refute too much, and suddenly saw her confidant nun pointing to Jia Lan who had just left with her eyes, and stretched out her hand to make a three, so she thought for a while After a while, he said it.

"She's a concubine! No!" Emperor Longchang directly refused, Jun Zexuan is still a prince no matter what, how could he condescend to a concubine?Immediately, he was a little annoyed at the queen's stubbornness.The prince's illness was caused by his failure to take good care of his own woman. Emperor Longchang had a great opinion on this son. At the beginning, his side concubine still robbed his younger brother. Now that the prince is getting married soon, he is already Confused about whether to postpone the wedding date, and the queen still plotting against him for him, Emperor Longchang was very displeased.

The queen paused for a moment, and then eased her tone. She just spoke in a hurry, but the more she thought about it, the more appropriate it became. It seems that Emperor Longchang's move was not to find a concubine for that fool, but to take the opportunity to let himself understand that he knew the Xu family What is the plan for the fight? Now let's follow Emperor Longchang's wishes. Anyway, Mrs. Rong Guo doesn't like this concubine, and there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with her, and even use this to make that little fool lose his reputation. Let's do it again , It's not that I can't achieve my goal. Thinking of this, the queen said softly: "The concubine really didn't think of any suitable candidate for a while. Although this Miss Jia San is a concubine, she is now accompanying Baoqing." Read, the concubine once asked the concubine Xian's younger sister, and the younger sister also said that this child is well-behaved and sensible, and His Majesty knows Xiaoba's temperament, it's not that he can't find a better one, but Xiaoba's marriage is not a trivial matter, Xiaoba is happy today and tomorrow It's disgusting, if you really find someone with a good family background and a high status, the two of you may not know how to fight in the future, but you must know that children nowadays are all spoiled, and the concubine thinks that two children are quite suitable in temperament."