The Red Chamber is not a dream

[No.30 Four Chapters] Wagtails Bleeding and Fatal

But it is said that Yunyu has been to Chunyu now, and if she wins a tribute, she will naturally go to the palace for a palace test, and the emperor will check it out in person.Feng Lan once said that the little prince he possessed was very similar to the empress. I don't know if the emperor can see it, so let's put this matter aside for now, and distinguish the situation in Beijing one by one, and make some calculations in secret .Although everyone in the empress's palace died that day, but the Feng family's hairpin tassels have been quite famous in Beijing for generations, and they intend to avenge the empress, so naturally all kinds of eyes and ears are indispensable, and they even know a little bit about the news in the palace.The day before yesterday when Yunyu asked about the King of Beijing, Feng Lan questioned them one by one. He said that this person behaved unrestrainedly and unrestrainedly, and he was young and romantic. , and told Zhenyu.Although Yun Yu had a different heart, she had no choice but to temporarily suppress her doubts and pay attention to the matter of the fourth prince.

It turned out that the fourth prince passed away a few days ago, and everyone in Beijing who knew something about it was surprised.The fourth prince is pure, kind and honest in nature, but he is a little dull at first, most likely he has no chance to be in the high position; when he reached adulthood, he left the palace early and did not receive any rewards, he was just a bald prince.His mother is Concubine Cheng, who was also an old man who followed him back then, and she never had any favors, but because she had this son, the mother was honored by the son, so she was granted the concubine position.Today, there are not many descendants, and only these two adult sons are left. There is another princess who married the prince of Xining County and died at the age of 21 without leaving any heirs. The third prince is alone.

Although the imperial doctor diagnosed and treated the cause of the fourth prince's death, he said that "I occasionally caught a cold, and the disease entered the inner palace, and there is no cure for medicine and stones", but Yanyu heard the reports from all over the place, and said that the fourth prince has always been fine, but after the division of the government, he became sick Sick got sick, and the imperial physicians couldn't find out why, they only said to rest; who knew that he went away suddenly before March, because he had no favor in the past, and even the funeral ceremony was a bit deserted.Zhenyu knew that there must be a reason for it, so she told Feng Lan, and she secretly asked people to question her; that day Feng Lan sent a letter to his mansion, saying that she had something important to tell, and she knew that it was probably true. For this reason, he only pushed out of the city to check the property, and made people prepare their horses to leave the city.

Let's say that Yuyu traveled all the way to the outside of the city, and saw nothing unusual in the surroundings, so he rode his horse and galloped west. After a while, he got off his horse and went to the courtyard in front of a farm. After a few sentences, Feng Lan asked Yunyu what he thought about the matter of the fourth prince.Seeing Feng Lan asking this question, Zhenyu knew that he must have learned something, but he just wanted to test the depth of his knowledge and the number of ears and eyes in Beijing.Although Empress Kuang was close to her natal family when she was there, she was only a baby at that time, and since then she only grew up in Lin's family. Although they also have the intention of sincerely planning for themselves, after all, they are just using each other.Now let's ask him first, after all, there is also a temptation in it.

Yanyu was used to being an emperor in her previous life, and she was used to these things, so she didn't take it seriously. She just wanted to get rid of Feng Lan's suspicion so that she could do her own thing, so she smiled and said, "Since my cousin is questioning me, Yin Zhi is very important. Just say it straight out; but the method of the third prince?" Seeing Feng Lan slightly nodding his head, he said: "I have sent people to investigate, but I have never obtained any evidence. It is just my own guess. If the third prince dares to do it After doing such a thing, I naturally feel that I have a perfect plan, and how can it be easily found out by inquiries."

After hearing this, Feng Lan knew that what he said was true, and she obviously believed in herself. Then she let go of her heart and said, "I think the same as you. It's just why did he do this? Except for the few of us In addition, no one knows that you are still alive, and the only two sons are him and the fourth prince. The fourth prince is not ambitious, so why do you want to do this?" Yunyu sneered: "I'm afraid this matter has something to do with me. It has something to do with it!" Feng Lan was startled when he heard the words, and immediately understood what Yunyu meant.Although the third prince had succeeded in harming the empress and the prince, he was still afraid that the news would leak out; once the matter was revealed, there would be no guarantee that something would happen, and when the courtiers took the opportunity to support the fourth prince or use his name to start a riot, it would inevitably become a disaster. Therefore, it is better to act first, and take advantage of his opportunity to leave the palace to divide the government, use means to remove him, and clear the obstacles to his ascension to the throne; this person's thoughts are vicious, so don't think deeply.

Feng Lan wanted to understand the key here, and became more and more frightened, and couldn't help saying: "If he finds out that you are still alive, it will be really dangerous and dangerous!" Yun Yu said: "It's not just me, even Cousin and stepfather's family, I'm afraid it will not be spared. Moreover, now that the fourth prince died, the big families in Beijing will inevitably be shaken, and there is some panic; the third prince has become a frightened bird at this time. Cut the weeds and get rid of the roots." Feng Lan frowned and said: "It is really easy to teach the third prince to be suspicious at this time; however, it is even more difficult to teach the sage to trust you and me. In the future, when you and the Holy Majesty recognize each other, it can be used as a token, but it is not enough to prove it. Once the Holy Majesty hesitates for a moment, the Third Prince will have a chance to act, and we must not take big risks."

When Yan Yu heard his words, she knew that this man didn't have many deep thoughts, and he could be regarded as a person with sincere thoughts, who was credible in front of her eyes; she smiled and said, "I don't know. It's just that if he wants to uproot us, it won't be easy. Thing. Let’s not talk about the deep roots of my mother’s family. The Lin family is also descended from the Hou family. I still bear the name of the eldest son of the Lin family and the grandson of the Duke’s mansion. Is it because I was born a bit like the former empress? Can you just take my life? There are people with similar births in the world. Moreover, Feng Jiayuan and Lin Jiazu are related. Even if someone talks about it, it will not be a big problem. At present, I just cover up my identity, so there is no more important matter .” These words were intended to win over Feng Lan.When Feng Lan heard that Feng's family was her mother's family, she felt more at ease. She couldn't help but think of the former queen, and miss her aunt, who gave birth to a pearl. She finally got such a son, but she was murdered again, and almost lost her life. It is because he secretly hates the third prince in his heart.The two of them talked about the affairs of the great families in the capital again, and Yan Yufang went out to mount his horse and headed for the city.

Seeing that the fourth prince's funeral had passed for some days, and it was about to be announced, Lin Hai wrote letters to all the people he had known in the past in Beijing, and Yan Yu handed over the post, saying that he would come to visit in a few days.Everyone in the mansions has heard about Yunyu, and they also know that he was elected at the age of ten, and now that he has entered the Chunwei, his ranking will not be bad; First-line relatives and grandchildren, so they have their own calculations.When the days came, Yunyu went to the mansion to visit one by one, met Xue Pan and made friends with a group of scholars in Beijing, and held several literary meetings, but they were all about ancient satire, modern dance, literary and ink, so there is no need to repeat them.

More than a month has passed since the appointment, and Yunyu has visited all the houses in the past, because she also wants to see Daiyu in the interior of each family in Beijing.Seeing that he is a bit older now, after all, he needs an elder to take him to those people's homes; it's just that the two of them don't have a mother, so they have to do it with others.However, looking at the people here, although Aunt Xue is not bad to Daiyu, she has no seal, so she is not enough to choose for it; Mrs. Wang's daily behavior need not be mentioned, and she is only a fifth-rank child, and she feels that her status is not enough; Although Jia's mother loves Daiyu, she still has to rank behind Baoyu, and now that she is old, there is no reason to lead her granddaughter to visit other homes.After so many calculations, there is only one Mrs. Xing left.Because I also thought that Baochai was two years older than Daiyu, and she was about the age when she was making friends with the noble daughters of the aristocratic families in Beijing. My sister, who lives in Jia's mansion again, has always been close to Daiyu;After thinking about it like this, I went to Xue's house to find him.

It turned out that Xue Die had also moved out of Rong Mansion a few days ago. At this time, his residence was next to the Lin family's house. As soon as Yun Yu went out, she came to his house.Everyone in Xue's family knew that the two of them were very good, and they didn't need to report it when they saw Yunyu, so Yunyu came to the room and saw Xue Die ordering some young children to carry boxes. Yunyu smiled and said hello, and said, "Brother is here today, so there must be something to pay." Yunyu laughed and said, "What to pay, I just discussed with you." Clean up, come with him to the study.

When they reached the study room, they sat on the couch, and Yunyu told Xue Die what she had just thought, and asked him what he thought.Xue Die pondered for a while when she heard the words, and then said: "I see that Mrs. Xing here is different from the original book, but looking at her behavior, she usually doesn't talk much, but she is far-reaching. Xifeng wins over from the second wife, obviously she has some tricks; I think she is not a pure and kind person, besides, she has no friendship in the past, but I don't know if she can take this job." Yunyu laughed and said: "Although the eldest lady has a deep heart , but he is considered a sensible person, and he has no intention of harming others, and there is nothing wrong with a person like this, as long as he seduces him for his own benefit." Xue Die knew that he had already made up his mind when he heard this. He laughed and said, "Of course, my elder brother is exhaustive. With such an elder brother, I just have to follow my word, and there is nothing wrong with it. Besides, the status of the Xue family is not as noble as that of the Lin family. Bao girl is all covered." Yuyu laughed when she heard this, and said, "You have learned from the second wife now, but you have to be careful when you go out and smash it carefully." Xue Die was puzzled when she heard the words, so Yuyu took Daiyu away. That day I told Mrs. Wang the words of laughing at Mrs. Wang, and the two laughed for a while, and then discussed closely, it was no problem.

【Note】

1. Wagtail: a kind of bird, which refers to brothers in ancient times.The king of Beijing Jing once presented Baoyu wagtail incense rosary beads, which are these two words.

2. Bleeding: The appearance of bleeding all over the ground, a secret language of death.

3. Tang Di: A metaphor for brothers.

4. Qianmian: The vegetation is dense and lush.Used together with Tangdi, it means close cousins.