Heir of the Red Chamber

The day Xue Baochai was picked up by the fourth concubine to Prince Zhong'an's residence, she walked very quietly.Lixiangyuan was originally open to the door, and for more than two months, Miss Xue, who was praised by the people of the Rongguo Mansion for being well-rounded and "all things in the family can't compare", didn't tell anyone, and brought the big girl who had been by her side since she was a child. Ying'er was carried away from Lixiangyuan in a green woolen sedan chair. Xue Pan said he wanted to ride a horse to see her off, but was stopped by the nanny sent by the fourth concubine with a smile. In the end, the Xue family only sent two stewards Send a carload of Xue Baochai's belongings there.

According to what Aunt Xue discussed with Xue Baochai's mother and daughter, she told the people in the Rongguo Mansion that she met the fourth concubine when she was in the south, and they would take her to stay for two days. As for Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, they probably wouldn't say anything. .Since it was just a short stay in the past, naturally there was no reason to say goodbye to the girls in this mansion seriously.

That's what I said, but Xue Baochai insisted on not saying goodbye to Sanchun and the others who were overwhelmed by her these days. It was because of obvious reasons, or because she was ashamed to see people, that is two different things.

After wandering all the way to Prince Zhong'an's Mansion, Xue Baochai's current identity can only go through the corner gate. She was already prepared in her heart, so she didn't feel humiliated.But when the two nuns who picked her up led her directly to a small mansion behind the courtyard of the fourth concubine, and asked her to settle her down, Xue Baochai's expression was unavoidably ugly.

At any rate, she is still the sister of the fourth prince concubine who hit it off before she left her boudoir, and she specially picked her up for a while.It's okay to enter the mansion quietly today without even a single person coming out to greet her, but just to make the show more comprehensive, the fourth concubine should at least have someone take her to the main courtyard to meet her first, and say A few high-sounding words are the way to treat guests.

In this way, she came in without the sound of the gong, and then stuffed it into a small courtyard at will. At this moment, I am afraid that the parrots in the palace will know what Xue Baochai is here for.Thinking that she had been thinking about how to please the fourth concubine when they first met, Xue Baochai felt a tightness in her chest.

Those two nuns didn't seem to notice how ugly Xue Baochai's face was at all, and the taller one continued to add fuel to the flames: "The princess is taking a rest at the moment, the rules in the mansion are to wait for the concubine from the side concubine down." The princess rested for a while before going to say hello. Miss Xue just rest at ease, and we will come in to help the girl dress up when the time comes."

Speaking of this, the so-called fourth concubine recognized her younger sister before she came out of the pavilion, has become a joke.Xue Baochai's inch-long fingernails were about to snap off in the palm of her hand, but she still had a faint smile on her face, and she signaled to Ying'er to reward the two nuns generously, until only she and Ying'er's master and servant were left in the room. , the smile on his face disappeared immediately, and he sat in front of the dressing table with a heavy heart.

Looking at it now, it seems that the fourth concubine doesn't like her very much, at least she has given her a lot of power, and she doesn't know how many people will have to eat when they meet.But she, Xue Baochai, has already arrived here, so she has no reason to retreat, no matter whether there is a mountain of knives or a sea of ​​flames ahead, she can only hold on.

Fortunately, the fourth concubine finally remembered that Xue Baochai's identity in the mansion was not the concubine newly accepted by His Highness the Fourth Highness, but her sister with two surnames. People passed on Xue Baochai much earlier than the three side concubines, and Xue Baochai still rewarded her. The big girl who sent the letter sealed the letter without asking a word, and even took off the gold-encrusted tourmaline peony hairpin pinned to her head before she took Yinger to pay her respects.

When Xue Baochai entered the room, the fourth imperial concubine was sitting in the main seat and talking to the nanny who retired home last year. The eldest girl leaned into her ear and said that when Miss Xue arrived, the fourth imperial concubine only slightly raised her eyelids and turned around. She didn't move, she didn't stop talking, she still said that she wanted to give the grandma a reward, and the maids who served in the house looked at each other, and followed suit one after another, leaving Xue Baochai's master and servant at the door of the house.

After chatting enthusiastically for a long while, the neither humble nor overbearing smile on Xue Baochai's face froze, and the fourth princess seemed to have just recovered, and smiled and scolded the girl next to her: "You are getting worse and worse. It's true, sister Xue didn't know how to say a word after being here for a long time, which made me rude. I hope sister Xue don't blame her sister for not being able to jjj servants."

The fourth concubine was scolding the girl who had just reported it, and that girl didn't see any grievances, she smiled and saluted and admitted her mistake. It wasn't until this moment that the fourth concubine really looked at Xue Baochai, with a dignified and distant smile on her face: " Sister Xue just treats this place as her own home, you little hooves who have no vision, why don't you invite Sister Xue to sit here."

As they spoke, the fourth concubine naturally scolded the girl, leaving no room for Xue Baochai to speak.

Xue Baochai is not a fool, she can hear clearly what the fourth concubine said, inside and outside the words, her face became tense for a while, but in the end she could only smile silently and politely greet her The little girl who took the seat thanked her.

Who told her to live under the fourth prince's concubine in the future, and now she doesn't even have a title, so she can't bow her head if she wants to.Silently thinking that those who know current affairs are heroes, the humiliation in Xue Baochai's heart gradually dissipated.Anyway, women still have a long life in their lives, and if they want to fight, they have to get to that point first.

The nanny of the fourth prince's concubine has been sitting quietly on the embroidered pier next to the main seat and looked at Xue Baochai coldly. Now that Xue Baochai is sitting peacefully, there is no resentment on her face, so she doesn't move. She winked at the fourth prince and concubine sensually.

The fourth concubine curled her lips indifferently, and looked at Xue Baochai with a smile after eating another cup of tea: "Although the residence allotted to you is not big, it is quite exquisite, and what's even more rare is that it is very close to my place. It’s cheap to come to talk to me every day.”

These words sounded nothing at first, but the expression of the fourth prince and concubine clearly had deep meanings, Xue Baochai understood a little after thinking about it, but she was still the daughter of a boudoir, so she had no choice but to accept it.

With a secret laugh, it seemed that the fourth concubine wanted to say a few more words, but the little girl in the courtyard had already passed on the words, saying that the three side concubines had come to pay their respects, and the fourth concubine stopped The words were spoken lightly.

The three side concubines in the fourth prince's residence, Concubine He and Concubine Sun are all sealed by birth, father and brother are all servants of the fourth prince, they are side concubines as soon as they enter the mansion, and they have a serious banquet when they are brought in Recently, Concubine Liu, who has been so famous recently, was promoted by a concubine because of her meritorious service in conceiving an heir, but to be honest, her family is also a serious official, much better than Xue Baochai.

When Aunt Xue talked to Xue Baochai at night before, she also regarded the three side concubines as enemies, and asked Xue Baochai to be very careful about these three side concubines in the future. The three side concubines, especially the legendary side concubine Liu, who was favored by the Fourth Highness, fought against each other.

Now that he was finally able to meet these three people, while Xue Baochai forced himself to be calm, he couldn't help but look at the door of the house intently, intending to compare himself with the concubines.

The first one to come in was Concubine He, the most advanced mansion, with a long face and eyebrows, her appearance was much inferior to the graceful and luxurious fourth concubine.Her fate is not very good, she has never given birth to the emperor's grandson, only two daughters, but the prince's house is very strict, she is still the No.Naturally following behind is Concubine Sun. She has the second son of the Fourth Highness, and she is also very charming and romantic.

When Xue Baochai saw one, he looked it up secretly. Seeing that Concubine Sun's appearance was so good, she couldn't help being extremely wary of Concubine Liu who was the most beloved.Unexpectedly, the appearance of the third young woman who came in was only a little stronger than that of Concubine He, and the tear mole at the corner of her eye was a little more indescribable.

Xue Baochai couldn't help being very puzzled.According to the inquiring news, this Concubine Liu is not very proficient in poetry, poetry, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so she should be favored because of her looks. How can she be so ordinary in appearance?

She hesitated in her heart, but she didn't know that a girl like her was really superficial in front of a few women who had been immersed in the prince's mansion for many years, and often went to the palace to fight with the concubines.Whether it is the fourth concubine or the three side concubines, they noticed Xue Baochai's sizing up early in the morning, but no one said anything. Sit down, just opposite to Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai was a bit apprehensive before, not knowing where she should sit when the side concubines came, but the fourth concubine didn't mention it, and her current status is not good enough to get up to welcome the side concubines, so she can only sit stiffly Seeing that the side concubines are all sitting on the other side, Xue Baochai couldn't help feeling a little comforted.

At least she is still the younger sister of the fourth concubine, so she doesn't have to salute the side concubines, and she doesn't have to stand and wait.Otherwise, if there is only one concubine who is not listed in the genealogical record, there is not even a place for her to stand in this room.

Xue Baochai was secretly rejoicing when Concubine Liu smiled and said, "I heard that sister Xue is here today, and I was afraid that I would not be able to speak and bored sister Xue, so I brought the two from the yard. Talk to sister Xue to relieve boredom."

The fourth concubine is called Sister Xue Baochai, which can be explained as this is what she was used to in her early years. Besides, Xue Baochai entered the mansion with the names of the younger sisters of the two surnames of the fourth concubine. As soon as Sister Xue shouted, the taste changed completely, it was like tearing off the last fig leaf that Xue Baochai was holding on to face to face.

Xue Baochai's face turned pale and then turned red, and before she could get annoyed by that sister Xue, she was startled by Concubine Liu's words behind her, and her heart turned cold.

Sure enough, after Concubine Liu finished speaking, she saw that the fourth concubine was not unhappy, so she smiled and nodded to the two maids behind her who were combing women's hair style. Sit down first.

Concubine Sun, who was always drinking tea with a smile, raised her head and glanced at this side, and then flattered the fourth prince and concubine above: "The princess is still generous. If it is placed in someone else's house, where will they have a place to sit?"

Concubine He also nodded with a smile, and the two stood up again to thank the fourth concubine for her kindness. The concubine took the lead in praising them for being sensible, and all the concubines echoed, asking Xue Baochai who was sitting next to them to sit or stand. His face turned blue.

Everyone in the room was chattering lively, and the girl guarding the door slipped in through the wall to spread the word again, but this time it was the male master of the palace, the Fourth Highness Chu Rongqi who came back.

The fourth imperial concubine frowned faintly, while the three side concubines straightened their haircuts. Even Xue Baochai, who had been repeatedly ostracized, showed a bit of anticipation in his slightly drooping eyes.