The Love of the Red Chamber

Jiangnan. Jiangning Weaving House

Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the most lucrative official titles in the Manchu Dynasty were Jiangnan weaving and inspecting salt censor.However, the richest Jiangnan Three Weaving is Cao Yin's family in Jiangning Weaving.Cao Yin was originally coated with Zhengbaiqi, but his mother is the nanny of Emperor Kangxi today.His father was Cao Xi weaving in Jiangning of the previous generation.In the 23rd year of Kangxi, Cao Xi died of illness. Four years later, Cao Yin was transferred to Jiangning Weaving. This term lasted for nearly 20 years, which shows that Emperor Kangxi favored the Cao family.

This time, Kangxi lived in Cao's house during his southern tour.A few days ago, Emperor Kangxi only took his fourth elder brother Yinzhen to the Hongye Temple, saying that it was to pray for the empress dowager. Although the other princes and concubines who accompanied him were a little jealous, it was rare to get out of the capital without falling in front of the emperor. Also fell at ease.The accompanying concubines this time were several senior concubines in the Kangxi harem, including Defei Wuya of Yonghe Palace, Guo Luoluo, Yifei of Changchun Palace, and Nala, Huifei of Qixiang Palace.These three are all old people in the palace, and they also have princes under their knees.It can be said that since the death of Empress Xiaoyi in the 27th year of Kangxi, the power of the harem has basically been tossed and turned in the hands of these few.

"Er Niang! Er Niang!" An eleven or twelve-year-old boy broke into the place where Concubine De was temporarily staying, and yelled loudly as soon as he entered the door.In the room, Concubine De Yi and Concubine Hui were chatting every sentence, and they wanted to compete for favor without the emperor, and no one was watching, so they didn't have the interest to compete.What's more, everyone has been with each other for decades, and all of them have been trained in the palace to become fine, so naturally there will be no more newcomers who are chasing each other like black-eyed chickens up.Concubine De is now nearly forty, but she is well maintained, she looks like she is only in her early thirties, her appearance is delicate and gentle, although she is not as ostentatious as Concubine Yi, she still has the gentleness of Xiaojiabiyu.Seeing the young man who came in, Concubine De frowned, but her tone was full of pampering: "Fourteen, what's the proper way to be so reckless? Be careful and your Empress will punish you again."

The young man is Kangxi's No.14 son, elder brother Yinzhen who was born of the same mother as the fourth prince Yinzhen.

Yinzhen pursed her lips, and acted like a baby in her mother's arms, "Emiang, you are scaring Zhen'er, Huang Ama has no time to punish Zhen'er now."

Concubine Yi who was sitting on the side covered her lips and said with a smile: "Sister De Concubine is really lucky, Elder Brother Fourteen is so filial, unlike my brat who didn't know where to go this early in the morning." Mothers can't help but like others to praise their sons. Concubine De was full of smiles, lovingly stroking Yinzhen's head and said with a smile, "Why don't you greet Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui?" Obediently bowed: "Greetings to Concubine Yi Erniang and Hui Erniang."

Concubine Yi smiled and said: "Why is Brother Fourteen alone? Could it be that those boys bullied you and didn't play with you? Looking back, I won't expose them."

Yinzhen smiled and said, "That's not true! Ninth Brother and the others went to Fourth Brother's to see the little sister."

"Fourth?" Concubine De was surprised, and quickly asked: "Is your Huang Ama back?" Yinzhen nodded and said: "I'm back. But as soon as Huang Ama came back, she went to discuss matters with the minister." Hui Hui who was sitting on the side The concubine wondered, "What little sister is Brother Fourteen talking about?"

Yinzhen said excitedly: "Huang Ama and the fourth brother brought back a beautiful little sister. It looks as beautiful as that made of colored glaze. The eyes are brighter than black pearls." The three stayed in the harem for a lifetime The women exchanged glances with each other, what kind of little sister could the emperor bring back to the palace?Concubine De asked: "Little sister is with the emperor now or with your fourth brother?"

"Originally, Huang Ama was holding her when she came back. But Huang Ama will leave it to the fourth brother if there is something to do. By the way, Huang Ama's Eunuch Li is also with the fourth brother."

Hearing Yinzhen's fourth brother and fourth brother's yelling, Concubine De's expression was slightly unnatural.I was even more surprised in my heart, what is the origin of this little girl, so that Li Dequan, who is beside the emperor, can serve her personally?The emperor has always disliked the fourth elder brother, and of course Concubine De would not think that Li Dequan was sent by the emperor to serve the fourth elder brother for no reason.Concubine Yi on the side smiled and said: "Sister Defei, why don't we go and see what's going on with this little girl?"

Concubine De didn't answer directly, she looked at Concubine Hui with a flat smile, "Sister Hui Concubine, look..." Concubine Hui stood up with a smile and said, "I'm so curious about what Elder Fourteen said. Very. Let's take a look at the little girl brought back by the emperor."

In the room where the fourth elder brother Yinzhen lives, the little Daiyu is wearing a pale yellow dress with peach petals, and a small water-red cape made by Jia Min himself.There are two cute little bags with green ribbons on the heads and two little golden bells on the tails. The little heads jingle when they shake.Li Dequan tremblingly looked at the rebellious little man on the bed and said, "Ah, my little ancestor, be careful not to fall." Seeing Li Dequan jumping up and down on the bed, cold sweat broke out on his old face.Where have you seen such a lively little master in the palace?But she is so cute that people are reluctant to violate her slightest intention.

Yinzhen sat behind a desk a few steps away, looking at the scroll in his hand.There was a touch of warmth on his usually indifferent face.Li Dequan looked at it and remembered it in his heart.He secretly said in his heart: It seems that the fourth elder brother really likes this little girl very much.But it's true, such a cute child, even the emperor's reluctance brought him here from Suzhou despite the cold eyes of Lin Ruhai and his wife.

"Dai'er, stop being mischievous and tormenting Eunuch Li."

The little man on the bed rolled over, his big round eyes rolled around, blinking and blinking, "Fourth brother is a bad guy!" Yinzhen raised his eyebrows, looked up at her and said with a faint smile, "Fourth brother, why don't you?" Are you a bad guy?" Daiyu made a grimace, revealing two small canine teeth, "The fourth brother said to play with Dai'er, the fourth brother is lying, the fourth brother is a bad person!"

"Naughty." Yinzhen couldn't help laughing, "Fourth brother will accompany you out to play after watching it. What did Dai'er promise Master Lin?"

"Daddy?" Daiyu tilted her head to think for a while, then lowered her head pitifully, "Dai'er wants to listen to my fourth brother." Yinzhen was amused by that pretendingly pitiful and mournful appearance.Putting down the things in his hand, walked over to leaning over to hug Daiyu and said, "Little rascal, let's go, fourth brother will take you out for a walk." After spending so many days together, Daiyu is familiar enough with Yinzhen Jamin was overwhelmed.When she came to Jiangning this time, Daiyu didn't want to come, but she was coaxed by Kangxi to say that the fourth brother is very pitiful, that no one would accompany her in the cold, and she was alone.Only then did he coax her here.Annoyed, Jia Min told Bai to give birth to a daughter, and the girl was extroverted.Seeing her daughter's pitiful face in a dilemma between her mother and the fourth brother she just met, Lin Ruhai laughed loudly before letting her go.

After all, he was young, and when he heard that he was going to go out to play, he immediately became energetic, "Fourth brother, hug and go out to play."

Upon hearing this, Li Dequan quickly said: "Fourth Lord, Long Live Lord wants the young master to have dinner with Fourth Master. It's time to pass on the meal now. See if it is..." Yinzhen said lightly: "Eunuch Li is going back to Huang Ama, and Yinzhen will take Dai'er there in a while."

"This..." Li Dequan was a little embarrassed, and watched Yinzhen take Daiyu away, Daiyu lay on Yinzhen's shoulder, made a face at Li Dequan behind, and said softly: "Li Father-in-law, Yuer is not a little master, Yuer is a little Yuer." Li Dequan, who was left behind, was amused, this is a cute little master, no wonder Long Live Lord likes it.Alas, Fourth Master won't let me follow, and Long Live Lord will ask him to talk about the little master later.That's all, let's hurry back and serve the Long Live Lord.