Indulgence in the Red Chamber

Feeling the fiery temperature on his body, Daiyu was startled, and forgot her grievance for a moment, so she looked up at his flushed cheeks, couldn't help but raised her hand to touch his forehead, and asked, "Aren't you hurt? The wind and cold? Why is it so hot?"

"Uh...no...it's nothing." Xuanning was embarrassed for a while, blushing and looking away, and scolding himself from the heart: It's really not as good as a beast, how can you have such perverted thoughts on such a young child?

Do you have a pedophile?

Thinking of this question, Xuan Ning hurriedly shook his head, shaking his head violently, as if he wanted to shake this thought out of his head.Ever since I listened to the bridal chamber with the thirteenth brother that day, a certain idea in my heart has become more and more intense, um, it seems that I have really grown up, this man's hat should be taken off, otherwise I will do it accidentally If you make a mistake, it's too late to regret.

"Hey——" Daiyu raised her hand and pushed Xuan Ning's chest away, and looked at him strangely, "What are you doing shaking your head so hard? Do you have a headache?"

"Uh..." Xuan Ning hurriedly stopped, and laughed a few times: "I'm a little dizzy after drinking too much alcohol. Why don't we - let's find a place to cool off, let the wind blow, and disperse the smell of alcohol?"

"Where is there a cool place in this hot day? I envy the birds on the tree, which can always hide in the thick shade." Daiyu looked longingly at a tall willow tree next to it, its green branches were Swaying gently in the breeze, it looks like a green silk brocade, with a bit of luster in the thick green.

"This is very easy. You put your arms around my neck, don't flinch." Xuan Ning said, bent down to pick her up, and jumped onto the branch.

Daiyu just felt a flash in front of her eyes, and the cool wind was blowing across the pavement. When she looked carefully again, she was really standing on the branch.The so-called climbing high and looking far, looking around, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of the back garden of Sibeile Mansion, and the silvery water surface in front of you, the green lotus and red flowers, are very dazzling.

"Ah—look, it's so beautiful." Daiyu raised her finger and pointed at the large piece of red flowers and green leaves on the water, smiling happily.

"Well, sit still, don't fall." Xuanning sat on a big tree branch, let Daiyu sit in his arms, wrapped his arms around her slender waist, and looked along her fingers, so Seeing the scene is indeed a fairyland on earth.

"Hey—you have changed your surname?" Daiyu leaned in Xuanning's arms, put her arms around his neck, and asked seriously, not looking at the scenery but only at his face.

"The emperor's will. I don't want to change it, but I can't help it." He was also very distressed. In fact, he likes the surname Lin very much, and the word 'Lin Ning' has been called for so long, and he is used to it.But that old man refused to agree with his surname Lin, let alone call himself a servant of the Lin family. He wants to save face, so there is no way, who let his blood flow in his body?Even if you don't admit it in this life, it can't change this fact.He is not a heartless person. The kindness of his biological parents cannot be broken with a word.

"Well, that's fine too." Daiyu said with a relieved smile.

"How do you say it? Were you very angry just now? Say yes now."

"In this way, you don't have to be my slave anymore. You are you, you can travel around the world without any worries, and you can straighten your back and be a man with dignity."

"Uh... what are you talking about? Could it be that when I was surnamed Lin before, I wasn't considered a man?" Xuan Ning looked at the girl in his arms depressedly, and thought sadly, could he not be considered a real man?What kind of real man is a man who hasn't even taken off his virgin hat?How about—go to Hongxiang Pavilion in a few nights?

It's just that I had a meal of flower wine there last time, and I didn't see any flower girls!

Why! ——Thousands of beauties in the world lose all color in front of this little girl in her arms.

Lin Ning held Daiyu in his arms, watching the scenery among the green branches and leaves, until the last rays of the setting sun disappeared in the sky, the thin twilight gradually rose, and the whole garden was shrouded in a layer of faint blue mist In the middle of the day, Daiyufang had the most fun, turned her head and patted his cheek, and said with a smile: "Hey—let's go down, someone's stomach is hungry, listen—"

"Guru..."

Xuan Ning was taken aback, looked at Daiyu's smiling face, and found that the voice was coming from his stomach, so he pretended to be sad and said: "Hey! I was born to be a servant, the master didn't say I was hungry, It doesn’t bark in my stomach, but when the master said it was hungry, it started barking.” After speaking, he hugged Daiyu tightly, jumped down from the tree with a bang, and put Daiyu firmly on the bed. On the ground, Fang raised his hand to massage his numb arm—well, this girl is a little heavier than before, and she has finally grown up a little.

"Poor mouth! You have been named 'Young Master' by the emperor's golden words, why are you still such a ruffian?" Daiyu scolded with a smile.

"Dare to ask my little master, what kind of official is this 'Master'? How much is the salary in silver and rice?" Xuan Ning asked again pretending to be serious.

"How do I know? You are a person who has met the saint, why don't you ask the emperor face to face, but ask me instead?"

"There are tens of thousands of people who face saints. If everyone asks this question, I can guarantee that the emperor has already decreed that all these people's salaries will be cut off."

"why?"

"The emperor of the province is annoyed to death by these people."

"Haha, you scoundrel, the emperor must be pissed off by you after hearing this..."

Happy laughter pierced through the twilight, jumping happily all the way, circling in the night sky.

In the twilight, a black shadow flashed under the palace lantern at the entrance of Mingxiang Mansion, there were a few knocks on the door, and the side door next to the gate creaked open, revealing the vicissitudes of an old family member's face. , and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"

"It's me." Heiying looked behind vigilantly, and handed an envelope to the old family, "Uncle An, this is for Master Mingxiang."

"Okay, I got it. Your Excellency has something to say, and I will send the letter later, after the third watch."

"Okay, I remember."

"Come on, go slowly." The old man said, closing the door without hesitation, putting the envelope in his arms, and walking along the winding corridor to the backyard.

Mingzhu read the contents of the letter under the lamp, and then burned the plain thin paper chapters, and watched the flame gradually go out, and the dust scattered with the wind, Fang let out a sigh of relief, turned her head and stared at the flickering candlelight .

"Father, how are you?" Sitting next to Mingzhu was his second son, Kui Xu.In the 23rd year of Kangxi, Mingzhu was dismissed due to crony crimes, and then went to the west to conquer Galdan, responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass, and restored her achievements.However, the general trend is over, Mingxiang's power can no longer be the same as before after all, and for the prosperity of the family, Nalan Mingzhu does not hesitate to lay out the chess game deeply and make long-term plans.

"Sixth elder brother is not dead." Mingzhu said in a deep voice, looking at her second son like a pool of stagnant water.

"Ah?" Although Kui Xu had heard about this matter for a long time, but when he heard the exact news, he still couldn't help but turn pale with shock, "Is this really true?"

"Lin Ning, the staff member of Lin Ruhai in Gusu, was taken into the palace by the emperor, named Xuan Ning, called 'Mr. Ning'."

"What can this explain?" Kui Xu was puzzled, but he was just a 'son', and he was not a six-part nine minister, so he was worthy of his father's fuss?

"Xuan, Tongxuan. The emperor gave him the surname 'Xuan'. Doesn't that mean he recognizes this son?" Mingzhu frowned, looked at this somewhat dull son, and sighed: "If you have three points of your elder brother's talent, we The prosperity of the Nalan clan will not fall on my shoulders alone!"

"Yes, that's what my father taught me." It's the eldest brother again!Kui Xu frowned slightly, feeling rebellious in his heart, and quietly looked away.Born in Nalan's family, you will never escape the shadow of 'Nalan Xingde' in this life.In fact, Kui Xu is already very good, and it is very rare for these wealthy sons and sisters in the capital to be like him.But compared with Nalan Rongruo, the number one talented man in the Qing Dynasty, he is naturally much inferior.

"This Mr. Ning is now living in the Sibeile Mansion. When he fell down the moat inexplicably, someone must have tampered with it. It's a pity that the eunuchs and nuns who followed him were all killed by the emperor. He was buried. There is no proof of death at this moment, and it is impossible to overturn the case. The only way now is to win over him, and maybe you can have another chess piece for your career development."

"Then according to my father's meaning..." Kui Xu couldn't understand what his father meant, so he had to follow him to ask.

"The day before yesterday, Si Fujin sent someone to see Bihan's child. I thought that Si Fujin might want to give it to Si Beile. Now it seems that she may have other plans. You see, now the emperor asked this child Mr. Ning lives in Sibeile Mansion, and entrusts Sifujin Haosheng to take care of her daily life, can we go this way?" Mingzhu's mind was spinning rapidly, eager to use all the resources available at home.Anyway, this Bihan is Rong Ruo's concubine, the daughter of a famous prostitute in the south of the Yangtze River, and she is not expected to be the wife of Fujin in the future, and it is enough to win the favor of a certain master.

Kui Xu was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood what his father meant.The daughter's family has always been a pawn in the hands of the father and brother.What's more, this niece is already redundant at home.Sending it out like this is worthy of her appearance.

At the same time, Prince's Mansion.

In the inner study, Suo'etu and Prince Yinreng sat facing each other. The prince looked angry, but Suo'etu was in deep thought.

A woman in a peach red flag dress embroidered with impatiens flowers in silver thread, combing her hair, holding a big red and gold tray, offering two cups of tea.

"Yuan'er, go and guard the door, and don't allow idlers to come in." Yinreng picked up the teacup and ordered.

The woman who offered the tea was none other than Yuan Chun, the eldest daughter of the Rongguo Mansion. A few days ago, Yin Zhen got drunk because the crown prince took Yuan Chun as his concubine.

The master of the Yangzhou palace was quietly transferred by Suo'etu. Yuanchun's mission was completed, and he returned to the prince's mansion for the first time. He naturally became the prince's new love—although the new love was only new for one day, the prince disappeared after the next day. Lucky her again, but at least she has a reputation.Huan Yinfeng doesn't like Yuanchun very much, after all, she is old and a little dull, but in terms of loyalty, she is still a reliable servant among a hundred.

"Hey!" Yuan Chun held the tray, agreed, and exited respectfully.

Suo'etu looked at Yuan Chun's figure, his mind suddenly moved, he looked up at the prince, and asked in a low voice: "Prince, is that girl just accepted as a concubine these two days?"

"Yeah, what's the matter?" Yinfeng frowned, what time is it, and he still talks about it.The concubine invited these brothers to have a drink that day, all for the purpose of laying out the situation in the household department. I didn't expect that the matter would not be done, and instead pushed him in front of the emperor. What are you doing backwards?

"Is this girl from the Rongguo Mansion?"

"It's Jia Zhengzhi's eldest daughter, named Yuanchun. Uncle and grandpa like her? I'll give her to you later." Yinreng smiled indifferently, as if deliberately trying to make things difficult for Suo'etu.

"Cough cough..." Suo'etu was choked by a mouthful of saliva, couldn't help coughing a few times, covered his mouth with a handkerchief, gasped and then sighed: "Prince, don't be joking, I think, It's time for us to divert the emperor's attention. Otherwise, his old man will always focus on this Mr. Ning, and this back and forth will cause trouble? If the emperor is busy with other things at this time, maybe he can Forget about it for now, what does the crown prince say?"

"What can make the emperor forget him for a while?" Yinfeng frowned.

"General Wei Lie, Jia Zhen and Sun Shaozu escorted the food and grass to the west. The emperor sent a supervisory censor. Do you remember who the prince is?"

"Gusu Lin Ruhai."

"Exactly. This Lin Ruhai and Jia Zhen are relatives, does the prince know?"

"I know. Lin Ruhai is Jia Zhen's uncle."

"Well, Jia Zhen is a reliable slave, and this Lin Ruhai—has been disobedient. Think about it, the crown prince, if Jia Zhen righteously destroys relatives and recommends Lin Ruhai for corruption and dereliction of duty, will the emperor believe it?"

"Huh?—" Yinfeng's eyes lit up, looking at Suo'etu, "Besides, you can take this opportunity to beat the fourth brother. During the time when the fourth child was on business in the south of the Yangtze River, he was very close to Lin Ruhai."

"Hehe... the crown prince's enlightenment." Suo'etu smiled wickedly.

"Everything depends on the arrangement of my uncle and grandpa."

"This old slave dedicated himself to the prince and died!"

Forbidden City, Yonghe Palace.

Kangxi was sitting in the room, and Concubine De was sitting on his lower arm, weeping silently at the candlestick.Yinti also stood aside and dared not say much.The maids did not dare to breathe too much, they just quietly served outside the door.

"Fourteen, I haven't seen you these days, how is your homework?"

"Returning to Emperor Ama, my son has been going to the study every day for the past few days. He never missed an hour."

"That's good, you go down first, I have something to say to your mother."

"Hey." Yinti stepped forward obediently, kowtowed to Kangxi and Concubine De, and said: "I will take my leave, and then obediently left the house."

"Your Majesty..." After Yinti went out, Concubine De couldn't hold back even more, so she stood up, walked up to Kangxi, grabbed his sleeve, and mournfully said, "Your Majesty, he is obviously our son. Why don't you recognize him?"

"He's not." Kangxi looked at Concubine De calmly. Sometimes, women think differently from men.I figured it out, but Concubine De didn't.

"Your majesty—you... how could you do this?" Concubine De fell to her knees in disappointment, looking at Kangxi sadly.

"Concubine De, our Xiaoliu is dead. From now on, there will be no Yinzuo in this world. As for that Xuanning, I will cultivate him well. He is a good doctor, and I have already given him the badge to enter the palace." , I gave him a job in the imperial hospital. If you feel uncomfortable, you can ask him to come into the palace to feel your pulse. As for the others, you can never mention it again. Concubine De, do you understand?" Kangxi said afterward, The tone is extremely serious.

"Yes, the concubine understands." Concubine De kowtowed slowly while wiping her tears.

It was night, and Kangxi lived in Defei's Yonghe Palace, the two of them talked in the middle of the night, and the next day, before Defei woke up, Kangxi had already gone to court.After the early court, Kangxi still couldn't stand the heat of the Forbidden City, so he ordered to move to Changchun Garden as before, but the difference was that this time he went to Changchun Garden to escape the summer heat, and he took Concubine De along with him, and told Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui Many people in the palace assisted Concubine Tong with chores.As a result, Concubine De seems to have no power in her hands, but she is even more favored by the emperor, while Concubine Yi has further grasped the real power. Concubine Hui was originally a dispensable person, on the surface she is no different from the past.The harem returned to its former calm.

Daiyu lived in Sibeile Mansion.Jinyu arranged a small courtyard for her alone, with three upper rooms and side rooms on both sides. There are more than a hundred kinds of orchids planted in the courtyard. Although there are not as many orchids in the Yangzhou Palace, it is still a collection of famous products.Therefore, on the gate of this small courtyard, there is a small plaque with the words "no fragrance" inscribed on it.

This is Daiyu's pen, and there was originally a seven-character poem:

Chunmian first felt the birds singing busy, and the yellow court grew longer after the end.

Waiting to visit the nose with the eminent monks, the place where there is absolutely no fragrance is the real fragrance.

Xuan Ning's house is just across from the Wuxiang Courtyard, across a purple bamboo grove, it is not as quiet as Daiyu's side, and there are no flowers and trees in it, only two sweet-scented osmanthus trees are planted in the yard. It is not open, only the green leaves block the scorching sun.

But that day, when Yinzhen was joking with Jinyu in the garden to tease her, two girls happened to pass by, and the older girl who saw Yinzhen and Jinyu was originally called Huiyun, and she was the dowry of the concubine Jinyu. girl.Because Li's one-month confinement period has not yet expired, this confidant girl was sent out to quietly inquire about many things in the mansion.

At that time, Huiyun saw something she shouldn't have seen, she blushed with shame, and hurriedly left, and went back to the small courtyard where Mrs. Li lived.

At that time, Mrs. Li was sleeping, Huiyun didn't dare to say more, but just ran back to her room and sat there for a while, feeling better.In the next two days, I felt uncomfortable again and lay down for a few days.When she was ready and came out to serve her, it happened that Li Shi asked about Yinzhen and Jinyu, so Huiyun added fuel and vinegar to explain what happened in the gazebo in the garden, and Li Shi was so angry that she was half dead.I only hated myself for not being able to go out to find trouble for the time limit, so I just cursed bitterly: "According to me, such a whore who only knows how to seduce men should be dragged out and buried alive! You don't have to stay at home and ruin your master's innocence." Reputation, stain the reputation of the royal family!"

Huiyun snickered, thinking that when you and your master did that, didn't you become even crazier?This time I still talk about others.However, he followed Li Shi's words on his lips, embellished and said some dirty words that could not be put on the table.Then he persuaded Li Shi: "Master, don't worry. You won't be able to get out of this door right now, but it's only temporary. When the one-month period expires, let's see how she can jump around."

"Stupid thing!" Li Shi sighed, and cursed again: "Now that she has won the favor of the master, and the master is full of her, how can she still remember me?"

"My master is wrong. As the saying goes, old clothes are not as good as new ones. This slave looks at our master as a nostalgic master. Don't worry, master. Let's think of a way, and we will naturally win back your master's heart."

"How can I save it? After listening to that whore, I wish I would die immediately." Li Shi sighed in frustration, and suddenly saw Hui Yun's beautiful face with a bit of blush. When she came to her, she whispered: "My good sister, I brought you from my mother's house. We grew up together. You understand my temperament. How do I treat you on weekdays?"

"Master's kindness to slaves and maidservants is as great as a mountain. There is nothing to say." Hui Yun knelt down on the ground and said repeatedly.

"My dear sister, I will find a way to help you to Qingyun. From now on, we sisters will be united. Who in this mansion will dare to bully us?"

"Master's words... slaves don't understand." Hui Yun was secretly happy, but just lowered her head, pretending to be a fool.

"Oh! You silly child." Li Shi took Hui Yun's hand again to make her stand up and sit beside him, and said, "You said just now that people are not as good as old clothes are as good as new. In my opinion, this is not true. People say, 'I have never seen newcomers laugh, but never heard old people cry'. This is how we are now. The whore is new, so I dote on her. But how long will this novelty last? ? One month, two months? There is always a time when you get bored, right? What happens after you get bored? Hmm?"

"After I get bored? The emperor will naturally give me a new side Fujin." Huiyun still pretended to be stupid. These days, she followed Li Shi to serve Yinzhen, and she already knew about men and women.In the entire Sibeile mansion, although there are many men, all the men combined are not as good as a Yinzhen.He is the master, and Huiyun is also a strong person, always wanting to fight for it, and also gain some face.It's just that she is very scheming and has been waiting for an opportunity.I don't want the opportunity to come so soon.

"You silly girl, are you specifically against me?" Li Shi was angry, but she was more at ease.This child Huiyun has a real heart and is extremely reliable, at least she won't bite back when she is helped up.

"Slaves dare not, please ask the master to express it."

"What I mean is that I want you to find a chance to get close to the master. If the master wants you and knows you are good, he will naturally throw that whore aside. At that time, we sisters are of one mind, and we are afraid that we will not be able to fight her. Is it?" Mrs. Li said proudly, thinking she was very smart.

"Master is wise. It's just... the slave is a slave, how dare you share the master's favor with the master?" Hui Yun looked at Li Shi tremblingly, and shook her head timidly.

"Hey! It's common for men to have three wives and four concubines. What's more, our master is still the prince. Even if you don't go, there will naturally be other people. Ten or eight concubines Ge Ge are indispensable. If I only care about Jealousy, why don't you soak yourself in the vinegar vat?" It's not that Li Shi is relieved of this matter, but since Nala Shi entered the door, she suddenly realized her crisis.If you don't think of a way, I'm afraid it's not far from the next hall.

"Then we have to find someone to build a ladder for us. The slaves can't just beg for nothing. Even if that's the case, the master may not like the slaves." Hui Yun lowered her head and muttered in a low voice.

"You hoof, looking silly, you still have some brains. Didn't you say that Mr. Ning came to live in our house? And that Miss Lin. These two are guests after all, and live here Your Majesty, it is also a courtesy for us to be masters. Now that I am grounded by my master and cannot go out, why don't you go for me? As for the gifts, you can see and do it, don't worry too much. Simple and thin, it seems that we are stingy, and don't be too generous, they are always Nala's whores, don't get good things to fill in the pits and make them cheap, if they don't agree with us later, they will go there again Please." Li Shi chattered endlessly, and his eyes were still shining with anger when he spoke.

"Master, it's not easy for servants to go to that young master's place. After all, men and women are different. It's okay to go to Miss Lin's place now. Also, I heard that Mr. Ning and this Miss Lin are very good friends, maybe It would be even better if we met together in the No Fragrance Courtyard."

"Wuxiangyuan? Where is Wuxiangyuan?" Li was stunned. Before Lashi Jinyu entered the door, she was the mistress of this mansion. There was nothing in this mansion that she didn't know about. Why didn't you know there was such a place?

"It's the original Lanxiang Courtyard, which was changed by Miss Lin. What are you talking about... Lanxiang is the most elegant, always vaguely present, and what kind of poems are there... Oh, I can't tell the slaves, so I changed it. It has become a no-fragrance courtyard. At that time, our master praised how well it was reformed."

"Bah! Your hoof, you're showing off for her now? It's fine where you are? Our master is just looking at her father Lin Ruhai's face and complimenting her casually. What can she have as a child? Knowledge, is it worthy of our master's praise?" Li Shi said without being jealous, but now she became sour for no reason.She was born in a magistrate's family, and she had studied for several years and knew a few words. Now that she heard that Daiyu was very knowledgeable, she was naturally dissatisfied.

Naturally, Huiyun didn't dare to say any more, and after serving Mrs. Li's meal, she withdrew, took the key and opened the box, and found two gauze handkerchiefs, two gold thread ruyi purses, and a box of new tea. Dragging it with an enamel gold wire plate, come to see Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li looked at the few things, although they were not very valuable, they were still rare, and they were very suitable for Daiyu, so she nodded and said: "Look more, say what you should say, and what you should not say." Don't talk nonsense to me. I'd rather talk less than talk too much."

"Yes, this servant knows." Even though Hui Yun had all sorts of plans in mind, she didn't dare to confront Li Shi face to face, so she agreed, brought another little girl, and the two of them left Li Shi's yard and went to Daiyu's Wuxiang Come to the yard.