[Red House] But for the sake of the king

The appointment in the other hospital was closed because of the empress dowager, Jun Qi listened to the empress dowager's nagging with the last minute of patience, and finally said calmly, "Don't worry, empress mother, I have written down everything you said. The queen mother will go to the Royal Garden with the emperor tomorrow, so let's rest earlier today. I still have things to do, so I won't disturb the queen's rest."

After speaking, regardless of how the Queen Mother would react, she flicked her sleeves and left.All the way to the gate of the palace, Jun Qi suddenly stopped and looked back at the resplendent palace. It was he who underestimated his mother. I am afraid that from the very beginning, what she wanted was the queen mother, not the emperor's favor.Besides, all kinds of things in the past are meaningless, this farewell, let those grievances and resentments disappear.

But at this moment, the queen mother whose eyes were blackened with anger, how could she know that the emperor she raised so hard had put down the last bit of affection between mother and child.The overwhelmed change caused the always smart and wise queen mother to lose her sense of proportion. She didn't know where to think of the abnormality that should have been noticed long ago, and she only worried about her fate after tomorrow.

The back of Jun Qi left was very similar to the Supreme Emperor back then, and the Queen Mother sneered, no matter what, she was not her husband or her son after all, so she couldn't force it.Although she couldn't overwhelm that bitch to become a queen, but now she is the empress dowager, and even pulled down that bitch's son from the position of prince, she is the one who has the last laugh!

Lin Ruhai didn't take the gift of marriage seriously at all, and didn't even mention it to his mother after returning home.King Beijing is the head of the four kings. Now that Jun Qi is in power, he will naturally not be suspicious, but what about the future?No one can say what will happen in the future, but Lin Ruhai has no intention of risking his children's life.According to his original plan, he would retire to Jiangnan in the future and promise Yu'er a marriage that was neither high nor low. As for Heng'er, whether he wanted to take the imperial examination or others was up to him.The Lin family was supposed to come to an end when it came to his father, but unexpectedly something went wrong and the matter that has been guarded by several generations has been left until today. No matter what, he can't leave this disaster behind.

There was no disturbance in the Lin family, but the Beijing Prince's Mansion was turned upside down because of this incident.As soon as Shui Jun came home, he was so angry that he searched for Shui Rong all over the house. Who knew that this kid caused such a big trouble but ran away without a shadow, making Shui Jun who had nowhere to vent his anger depressed.Seeing the movement, the princess was quite upset and wanted to come over to persuade her, for fear that her son would be wronged.

"What's the matter, don't you just know the trouble of finding Rong'er all day long, and those who shout and kill in the first month are not afraid of bad luck." Princess Bei Jing looked weak, but she was strong inside, especially when she met her son. Son, that's something even the Heavenly King and Lao Tzu are not afraid of, "In the past, Rong'er was young, naughty and ignorant, and you didn't stop me if you wanted to discipline him. Now he is a man who can marry a wife, so it's not a joke to spread the word like this." I'm showing him his wife, if someone else hears that you, a father, are still trying to bring the family to justice all day long, who would dare to marry their daughter in?"

Shui Jun was so angry that he almost threw out the teacup on hand, "I still want to see you, my daughter-in-law, your good son has already taken a fancy to you! Go and ask him what his idea is, how can marriage be a trifling matter, if the wings are hard Dare to ask the emperor to marry me!"

The princess was taken aback when she heard this, and hurriedly signaled the girl beside her to go down.After the servant left, he asked, "What nonsense, where did you hear that? Rong'er is so sensible, how could she do such an unethical thing."

Shui Jun said angrily, "Just now the emperor said it himself, you still have to argue for your good son! You too, don't keep saying that you are busy with his marriage, and don't ask him what he means. It's better now, so If I begged the emperor carelessly, my old face will be completely humiliated! If it's just like this, it's fine, this bastard, it's not good to see someone's girl, but... Hey!"

The concubine saw that he had a troubled look on his face, and that he had a bad idea, so she asked cautiously, "Could it be that Rong'er is not looking for a lady from everyone?" Yes, if it was a young lady of any family, Rong'er must have told her long ago.These days she has met quite a few suitable girls, Rong'er also knows, it seems that they are not these few.

Shui Jun snorted coldly, "Everyone is a lady, she is not as good as a commoner girl. Tell me what he thinks, why did he fall in love with the girl from the Lin family. Although he has met a few times, but Miss Lin is so old, why did she just fall in love with her?" gone."

The concubine was also surprised when she heard this, "He actually fell in love with Miss Lin!? If you say Miss Lin is indeed extraordinary, she is smart at such a young age, and her whole body is not something that ordinary girls can have. It's just that She's too young, the concubine also said when she was there, if it wasn't for being a bit worse, it would be good to let Yu'er be our daughter-in-law."

Shui Jun didn't expect her to react like this, and there was a trace of regret in her words, "Forget it, even if you are of the same age, don't make too much of this marriage. Even if we are willing, the Lin family is not sure what to think. I think Mr. Lin today Most of the reaction is not in favor of this marriage."

The concubine is not happy now, why is the Lin family not willing with Rong'er's appearance?Yin said, "What's wrong with our Rong'er? In my opinion, this marriage is very good! You forgot, when Miss Lin caught Zhou, she still held onto our Rong'er, and now Rong'er is not her." If you don't marry, it can be seen that it is a good marriage destined by heaven."

"Confused, but take it seriously." Shui Jun was very annoyed, and he couldn't say something nonsense, "Anyway, this marriage is absolutely unacceptable, so don't pick and choose, hurry up and make an appointment for this kid." When you get married, you will get married when you are filial. If you see the sky, you will know how to run outside. Once you have a family, you will be stable, and you can embrace your grandson as soon as possible."

The concubine was only speaking in a moment of anger, no matter how good the girl of the Lin family was, she was still a child in her eyes, and she never planned to marry as a daughter-in-law.So he said, "It's up to you to say, I have already made up my mind. I think the eldest girl of the Tang family is not bad, she looks upright and has a good temper."

Shui Jun thought about it for a while, the Tang family and the Lin family are relatives by marriage, although Tang Yan and Tang Hao's brothers don't look as good as Lin Ruhai, but the Tang family's family background is quite deep, and the two brothers are both very talented minister.This girl belongs to Tang Hao's family, so it's not bad to have two brothers to help her.Yin said, "You can make up your mind, but you must have a good character, don't disturb the house like that girl from the Niu family. She is still Miss Lin's cousin, maybe Rong'er will also like it."

The concubine nodded in agreement, but she thought in her heart that she would have to ask Rong'er carefully when she came back.After all, a woman is careful, she asks for a marriage for no reason, there must be a reason, and as a mother, she must figure it out.

Shui Rong felt uneasy because of this matter, sat at the table for a while and was about to leave.Today is Wei Ruolan's host, and he doesn't force him to stay, so let him fine him a glass of wine.

But Jia Baoyu was also there, he had always admired his talent and learning, and envied his handsome appearance, when he first met, he made him his confidant, and he was willing to let him go easily after seeing him. "Little brother, I haven't seen Shixiong for a long time, why don't you sit down for a while, it's not too late for us to talk and leave."

Shui Rong couldn't be in the mood to chat with him, and said, "It's true that I drank too much wine yesterday, and I haven't recovered from it today. It's the same if we talk about it in another day. Ruolan, you all have fun, I'll be the host in another day, and we can have fun again It’s hilarious, let’s say goodbye first.”

With sharp eyes, Wei Ruolan turned around to stand in front of Jia Baoyu who was still about to speak, and sent him out with a smile, "Then I'll wait for your wine. You two, hurry up and help the son."

Shui Rong put his hand on the boy's shoulder, "It's really too much to take, you stay."

Wei Ruolan walked to the door, whispered a word, and returned to the table.Seeing that Jia Baoyu was unhappy, he pushed Feng Ziying beside him, and said with a smile, "Look, Second Master Bao is boring you by himself, why don't you go over and toast him."

Among these people, Feng Ziying has the best relationship with Jia Baoyu, and he is also a lively person, so he called him with a wine glass, "Baoyu, hurry up and toast, we will not go home until we are drunk."

Jia Baoyu hurriedly picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.Seeing that everyone was joking and having fun, he put aside the melancholy idea just now, and shook his head while listening to the little opera by the side.

As soon as Shui Rong entered the mansion, he heard that his father was looking for him angrily just now, and he didn't think about giving him a marriage. Before he figured out what was going on, he was first invited by his mother's nanny.

As soon as he entered the room, he felt a little dizzy from the heat inside, and let the girl take off the cloak before he went inside.Seeing his mother sitting on the kang, he greeted him respectfully, "Mother is well."

The concubine frowned, and ordered, "Go and pour a cup of hot tea for the son of the world. Where did you go to drink again, it stinks."

Shui Rong quickly rinsed his mouth, took a few more sips of hot tea, and immediately felt very warm and comfortable in his belly, "I only drank two cups, maybe they drank too much, and the smell of alcohol stained their clothes. Mother What's your order for calling me in a hurry?"

The concubine also stopped asking questions, and instead ordered the girl beside her to go down, "You will be twenty this year, and you also know that the concubine was thinking about your marriage when she went, so it should be settled now."

Shui Rong hurriedly said, "Mother, don't worry about this matter."

"Nonsense, why don't you worry, look at the second boy of the Wang family in Dongping County, who is two years younger than you, and is about to marry a wife, how long are you going to delay?" The princess sighed and continued, " How many times have you been pushing and pushing, what does it look like. Tell me the truth, do you already have someone you like?"

Shui Rong flatly denied it, "Of course not, mother is overthinking." But there was an unnatural expression on his face.

The concubine suddenly smiled and said, "Forget it, I'm still hiding it from my mother. My mother knows about you going to ask the emperor for a marriage. You are too. Why didn't you tell me about such a big matter first, and you went to ask so recklessly?" On the contrary, the emperor is not dignified."

Shui Rong didn't expect his mother to know about this so quickly, but he couldn't say anything, and sat there with his head down.

The concubine continued, "Tell me, why did you fall in love with Miss Lin? You've known each other since you were young, but is she really more outstanding than those ladies your mother told you about?"

Shui Rong smiled and said, "My son doesn't know those young ladies very well, so how can he know good or bad. It's just that Miss Lin was brought up by you. Don't you know what kind of person she is? When I went to Mr.'s house in the past, I just heard a few servants mention that their young lady has been smart since she was a child, and she can read and read like the men, even better than the uncle. The son does not want to have a beautiful wife in the future, but only wants her to be educated and reasonable. Don't be like some people Being spoiled by Jiaojiao made the family restless instead."

The concubine sighed, "You're right. This daughter-in-law can't just look good. She will take charge of the huge palace for you in the future. But when it comes to knowledge, the two girls of the Tang family are not bad. , are all from a scholarly family, and although they are not top-notch in appearance, they can also be called a shameless flower. The eldest girl's boudoir name is Pingting, and she is exactly 16 years old this year, what do you think?"

Shui Rong was at a loss for words at once, in the end it was his mother who made the best move and followed him in everything, and when he arrived, he still mentioned a girl from another family.However, he still came up with a countermeasure, "Mother, my son has already asked the emperor, so this is not deceiving the emperor."

"Hey, what's the matter? The emperor hasn't made a decree yet. After all, the parents are the ones to make decisions about marriage. Presumably the emperor won't blame him." Seeing his expression changed, the princess knew that he didn't want to, so she asked, " There are no outsiders here, so just tell me the truth, is it true that Miss Lin will not marry?"

Shui Rong was very embarrassed, but when he thought of the manuscript of the poem that was treasured in the study, although it was only a seven-character quatrain, there was an extraordinary aura between the lines.It is graceful but a little more majestic, and it is bold but has a woman's delicacy. It is a rare work in a boudoir, and it is not inferior to Qingzhao and Wenjun.What's more rare is that what was written in the poem was exactly the same as his state of mind at that time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a bosom friend.Since he was willing to take the risk of disobeying his parents' orders, it was not only because of the chance meeting back then, but also because of Miss Lin's unyielding nature.

Seeing this, the princess still doesn't understand why, I'm afraid her son has long been worried about him, but it's a pity that Yu'er is too young.The more the princess thought about it, the more it was a pity, such a good marriage, so she said, "I understand, don't worry about it, mother knows it well. You should go back and change your clothes quickly, don't let your father's drunk smell Wang met."

Hearing this, Shui Rong still said that his mother would help him, so he didn't worry anymore.He raised his hand and smelled it left and right, and it really caught some smell, so he got up and went back to change his clothes.When I reached the door, I was still a little worried, so I came back and said to the princess, "Mother, I will leave this matter to you."

The princess looked at her son with a smile, noncommittal.

In February, the camellias were in full bloom, and Princess Beijing invited several wives and young ladies to enjoy the flowers together.Anyone who is well-informed knows that the princess is drunk not because of wine, but because she chooses the princess.However, some time ago, I heard that the concubine looks pretty close to each other, and if I invite you to the mansion today, it may be that the eldest son chooses himself!Therefore, it can be said that the ladies of each family are trying their best to dominate the crowd, and they only hope to be in the eyes of the princess.It's a pity that they didn't find out until later that the right master had already been chosen, and they were actually studying with the prince, wasting their time.

Pingting was reminded by her mother before she came here, and she understood what the princess meant, but she was still a little embarrassed in front of everyone.Especially there are a few unreserved girls staring at her from behind, like a light on her back.

Seeing that she was uncomfortable, the princess ordered a little girl to lead her to the back to rest.Pingting wished she could get away from the wrong place as soon as possible, so she bid farewell to the ladies obediently and followed the little girl down.

Princess Dongping leaned over and whispered, "My brother and sister have good eyesight, they are outstanding."

Princess Bei Jing laughed and said, "Sister-in-law is too much, not as good as those two from your family."

Concubine Dongping shook her head, "Well, it's just that it's gold and jade, and it's a headache to be troubled by them all day. It's better to be as gentle and quiet as Miss Tang. If you do something like this today, you really want to settle down. ?”

Princess Beijing was about to answer when she saw the grandma of Rongguo Mansion bringing two girls in.The Jia family has always been on good terms with the Beiwang family, so they were specially invited here.

Wang Xifeng was always cheerful, smiled and said a few auspicious words to the princess, and then called the two younger sisters to say hello, "The two younger sisters are coming to see the princess soon. Please forgive me, the princess, they don't go out often, and haven't seen much of the world." , I’ve seen so many today, but I’m ashamed.”

The two girls came up to greet them, one of them had plump skin, a medium figure, gentle and silent.The other one was born with icy muscles and fine bones, with a plump appearance, quite like a concubine Yang.

Princess Bei Jing smiled and said, "You're joking again. I know this child, but it's not your second sister, but this one, but I don't know him."

Wang Xifeng chuckled, "You have really good eyesight. You recognized the second younger sister just a few times. This one is my natal cousin, a girl from the Xue family. Her name is Baochai. This child is bored at home all day long. There happened to be such a happy event today, so I decided to bring her here too, don't be offended by the princess."

Xue Baochai covered her mouth with a handkerchief, as if she was ashamed.Princess Beijing naturally knew which Xue family it was, and although she was a little upset, it was not good to refute Wang Xifeng's face, so she said with a smile, "What's the matter, I just want to have a lot of fun today, so it's better if there are more people. This child looks really good. Well, it actually compares to all the girls in the room."

Princess Dongping also came up and said, "That's right. In the past, we only said that our Yu'er is good, but she can stand shoulder to shoulder with Yu'er. It's just that I am partial, and I still think that our Yu'er is the best."

A lady at the side also took the opportunity to flatter her, "What Wang Hao said is that Miss Lin can have such a demeanor at such a young age, which is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people. After two years, I'm afraid it will be even more extraordinary."

Princess Beijing pointed at her face, and said to Princess Dongping, "Shame or not, even a man of his age would feel free to say such things. If you know Yu'er, you will naturally understand her goodness. If you don't know, you'll be like a prince selling melons."

Princess Dongping didn't care, "You only know that Wang Po sells melons, don't you hear that she is a virtuous person and doesn't avoid her relatives? I hate two kinds of people the most. One is boasting, not worthy of the name; Whether it's appearance or words and deeds, there is nothing that everyone praises. How else can I say that my fate is good, and I have such a good girl for nothing."

Princess Bei Jing no longer argues with her, she can't beat her anyway.Since Daiyu was nowhere to be seen, he asked, "By the way, I forgot about Yu'er when I was talking, and I saw her there just now, why did she disappear?"

Princess Dongping was drinking tea, she hurriedly put down the tea bowl, and said, "Her clothes are dirty, she will change them later."

Princess Bei Jing didn't care, and greeted all the wives again.Wang Xifeng had already started talking to several acquainted wives, while Yingchun always sat quietly by the side.Only Xue Baochai wanted to take advantage of today's opportunity to get close to the two princesses, but she didn't expect to be left there without even saying a word, and what was even more annoying was that they were all praising Lin Daiyu.

At that time, Xue Baochai was jealous because of Lin Daiyu's family background, now Xue's family lost her brother, and the business is going from bad to worse, not to mention the end of the mountain, but the difference is almost the same.Her mother intends to find a son-in-law for her, to delay the Xue family, but why is she willing to marry an ordinary son-in-law?That's why after hearing about the Beijing Palace, she begged her aunt and cousin to follow her cheekily, hoping to have a pleasant surprise.But as soon as he arrived, he was left alone, and seeing Wang Hao's expression clearly saw through her intentions.Especially hearing Lin Daiyu at this time, wouldn't it make Xue Baochai very angry.She thinks that she is no worse than Lin Daiyu in talent, learning and appearance, so she can have a princess as a foster mother and be flattered by others; but she has to show her face to take care of the business and spend all her time planning for the future.She is not reconciled, not reconciled!

Lin Daiyu naturally did not know Xue Baochai's depression and resentment.Her skirt was splashed with some tea, although it wasn't completely wet, but the tea stains were in a conspicuous place.Fortunately, Hongxiu took care of this and brought a set of clean clothes to replace.

Daiyu thought that there were too many people in front, especially the young ladies who were making a fuss. Pingting was also resting here anyway, so she simply sat down and didn't leave, only talking to Pingting.

"Good sister, what did I discuss with you last time, and you didn't reply to me."

Pingting nodded her forehead, "You bad girl, but you have a lot of tricks, if she finds out, what will happen."

Daiyu smiled and avoided, "What's the matter? It's just a painting anyway. We all saw the scene that day with our own eyes. I think Sister Piaoxu won't care. It should be a great gift.”

Pingting sighed, "Poor sister Piaoxu, if she knew your big gift was this, she probably wouldn't want to receive it. It's up to Zhilan. Let's count her as the best meticulous painting, but recently It's cold and she doesn't want to write."

"Sister Zhilan is afraid of the cold, she must be lazy again." Daiyu had an idea and said, "Yes, sister go back and tell her, if she agrees, I will give her a big gift. Didn't she always Crying about not enough paint, I have a whole set, I just brought it back from the south, I use it but it is ruined, if my sister doesn’t mind it, I will give it to her.”

Pingting smiled and said, "You don't need to ask, just for this set of paints, I will definitely agree, you just wait to hear my good news."

The time passed while joking, and another little girl came in to invite people, "The princess has brought the guests to the table, and the two girls are invited to go there together."

The two walked hand in hand, but found that the banquet had changed places and had to go around the garden.The little girl bowed her head to lead the way, and almost ran into someone after walking for a while.After seeing the person who came, she was so frightened that she fell to her knees, "Your maidservant has seen the son, please forgive me."

Shui Rong went to the backyard to ask his mother for something important in the name of his father, and now he didn't look closely at anyone he met, he just thought it was today's visitor.It's just that the little girl was really reckless, so she said a few words, "What are you doing in a hurry, what does it look like to be rude in front of guests."

The little girl kowtowed again and again, "The princess ordered the maidservant to bring the two girls to the table, but the maidservant was so anxious that he didn't see the son, so he asked him to forgive him."

It's not good for water to be delayed, and when I met a female family member in the back garden, it was not good for the two girls, so I said, "I'll forgive you this time today, why don't you hurry up and take the two girls to the table." After finishing speaking, he turned his back to They stepped aside to let them pass.

Pingting and Daiyu were blocked by the girl just now, and they blushed even more when they heard the man's voice.Seeing that the matter is over now, he hurried out with the girl.Xu Shi was too anxious, Daiyu slipped and fell straight backwards!