The Warm Jade of the Red Chamber

Shui Xi got Emperor Chunyou's permission to choose female officials to marry as a dowry, but Shui Rong said that she could let Shui Xi post a post and invite the girls from those families to enjoy flowers and drink tea in the Prince's Mansion in Beijing County, so she can choose from them.

Shui Rong has a wide range of friends and is very courteous to corporals, so he often holds parties in the mansion. He feels that if Shui Xi holds such a flower viewing party among the girls, it will be a good story.

Shui Xi declined it politely, and Shui Rong held a party to interact with people on an equal footing, and it would be a bit too insane for her to hold a party with great fanfare to pick out female officials.In the end, she is just a concubine princess of an unpopular royal family. If it weren't for the special marriage, she would be inferior to some girls from noble families with real power. If this is the case, there will be many people who will offend .Therefore, even if she picks someone, she just keeps a low profile.

Therefore, when I first met Li Yang, I found an opportunity to meet him in private first. The person who is going to be taken away should be willing to do so. Otherwise, if you use the imperial decree to suppress people, if you feel resentful, you can give her whatever you want when you arrive in Qianxiang Country. A little stumbling was enough for her.

Therefore, if it fails to meet with Yingchun at Prince Chengke's mansion, it will not be publicized, so it will be easy.

Daiyu's post did not explain what was going on, what she was afraid of was that Jia's family got the news and spread it out first, and if things didn't work out by then, it would be unsightly.

When Yingchun arrived at Prince Chengke's mansion, she also met Daiyu first. Daiyu explained the matter, and after getting Yingchun's consent, she introduced Shuixi to her.

Yingchun's complexion was a bit haggard, even though she covered it up with makeup, Shui Xi and Daiyu were not careless people, how could they not see it?

Daiyu knew better, so she understood that it was the influence of Sun Shaozu's marriage proposal earlier. You must know that even if this matter failed, Jia Amnesty had loosened his mind during the period. It can be seen that this daughter may not be as good as 5000 in his mind. The taels of silver came very kindly, even though Yingchun has always had no desires, she felt sad and disappointed that she couldn't buy it.Furthermore, although Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng helped her get rid of Sun Shaozu this time, they still wanted to use her to pursue greater interests.I'm getting older and my family's situation is getting worse day by day. I'm afraid the person I'm talking about will become worse and worse. No matter how hard she covers her ears, she can't just keep deceiving herself like this Day by day counts.I just said that even if I escaped Sun Shaozu now, I can't say that Zhang Shaozu and Li Shaozu next time, the conditions are so that her brother and sister-in-law are satisfied, and my result is probably not much different from this time.After all, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng would help her this time, not necessarily out of brother-sister affection, but because they felt it was worthless.

Therefore, after hearing Shui Xi's words, Yingchun was a little moved. She didn't have much expectation for marriage, so even if she became a female official for a few years, she might not be able to get married. To her, she felt relieved.It's just that she was a little scared, and most of all she was not confident, fearing that she would not meet Shui Xi's requirements and would cause trouble for others.

Shui Xi didn't force her to make a decision right away, and she didn't try to persuade her too much. The two chatted for half a day, and then asked Yingchun to go back and think about it for a few days.

Yingchun went back in a daze, and Daiyu didn't ask Shuixi, she didn't plan to get involved too much in this matter, so she even took the opportunity to leave halfway and let Yingchun and Shuixi talk alone.

Shui Xi, on the other hand, is very concerned about Yingchun. When she talks to Yingchun, Yingchun doesn't talk much, but she can often point to ideas, which shows her wit.And her temperament, to put it bluntly, is extremely manageable. When she arrives in Qianxiang country, she is unfamiliar with the place, so she can only cling to herself. This is where Shui Xi feels most at ease.If Jia Tanchun, the third daughter of the Jia family, no matter how smart and capable she was, Shui Xi wouldn't dare to use her, fearing that she would be replaced one day if she was not careful.

The Jia family naturally wanted to know the purpose of Daiyu's invitation to welcome the Spring Festival, and they also wondered if they could bring themselves some benefits through this matter.

As soon as Yingchun came home, before she had time to change her clothes, she was called by Yuanyang to Jiamu's room. Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Tanchun, Jia Baoyu, Shi Xiangyun and others were all there.

Seeing this battle, Yingchun's heart skipped a beat. It seems that the Jia family is being pushed hard now, otherwise it's just to answer the invitation of a prince and concubine, why bother to make such a big show?

When Jia's mother asked about the affairs in Prince Chengke's mansion, Yingchun's thoughts changed a few times, and she said softly: "The concubine Shizi invited me, because Princess Beijing wanted to see me."

"Princess Beijing?"

Everyone in the room was taken aback for a moment, but Wang Xifeng was the first to react, and asked in surprise: "Could it be that you are going to be chosen as the dowry female official?"

Some reluctance appeared on the faces of Jiamu and the others.

Although they have heard about the national conditions of the Qianxiang country, they have never really experienced it. Although they know that the women of the Qianxiang country can discuss politics for officials, they don't really believe it. Just managing a bunch of uterine women, and going overseas, what good does it do for my family?It's better to take advantage of Yingchun's friendship with Daiyu to let Yingchun marry a good family. After becoming a woman, she can walk around with Daiyu a lot, and in turn help Jia's family and Jia Baoyu.

But I am afraid that the princess of Beijing has already reported the candidates, and when the imperial edict comes, they will not be able to resist the edict.

Mrs. Wang was particularly unhappy. Just now she spent 5000 taels of silver for Yingchun. If the result of the exchange was that Yingchun went to Qianxiang country, it would be better to marry her to Sun Shaozu in the first place, at least you can get benefits.Especially when Daiyu was involved in this matter, Mrs. Wang was already full of resentment towards Daiyu, and suddenly she said coldly: "What kind of grudge does this concubine have with our family? This matter of going to Qianxiang country, It's too late for others to hide, but she is lucky, and instead rushes forward to push the girl from our house up."

It can be said that Mrs. Wang's words are disrespectful, but Jia Mu didn't scold her this time, because Jia Mu also thought so in her heart.This Qianxiang country is just a small country, and the most important thing is that it is far away overseas. Even if the girl of their family was sealed as a princess and married, she felt wronged and sacrificed. Now she is only a dowry female official, which is even less good. up.

"What did Princess Beijing say? But it's already decided?" Mother Jia asked with a frown.This matter, in the past, if they refused, they would refuse, but now that the Jia family is in a difficult situation, it would be bad to offend the Prince's Mansion of Beijing County.

Mother Jia looked up at Tanchun, thinking that if Shuixi hadn't really made a decision to welcome the spring, would it be possible to switch to Tanchun?Now that Tanchun stayed at home, it was a burden on Jia's family. If she could go to Qianxiang country as a female official, no matter what the future would be, at least her reputation could be restored.

Tanchun noticed Jia Mu's gaze, and his heart beat a little faster.Why isn't she envious and jealous of Yingchun in her heart?Tanchun wasn't angry at all the restrictions she was subject to as a daughter, and always thought that if she was a man, she would definitely be able to make a career out of it.But Qianxiang Country is just the place where she can give full play to her strengths and make a career out of it.

Qian Xiangguo is not suitable for Yingchun, but it seems to be tailor-made for her.

The word "not yet" rolled around Yingchun's mouth twice, but she didn't say it out after all, and said instead: "I...have already agreed."

It was the first time for Yingchun to tell such a big lie, she was inevitably guilty, she lowered her head and clutched the corner of her skirt with her hands, sweating, but on the contrary, she breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had finally let go of a big rock.

In the moment just now, Yingchun had a panoramic view of the faces of everyone present, there was no reluctance, no distress, and no worries about her, some were just full of calculations about gains and losses, which made Yingchun's lack of concern and nostalgia , completely faded away.

"You agreed?" Mother Jia frowned after hearing Yingchun's answer, "Is this something you can decide on your own? I don't know if you will come back and discuss it with your master and wife."

"Old lady," Mrs. Wang said suddenly, "this matter is nothing more than what their children are talking about now, and the quota will be reported to Concubine Beijing after a final decision. How about... and Mrs. Beijing?" The concubine said, how about going to visit the girl instead?"

The existence of Tanchun has now gradually become a thorn in Mrs. Wang's side. She is the concubine of their second wife, and she has to worry about the marriage as a concubine. Now that she can't get married, her face is really ugly. She was sent to the Qianxiang Kingdom, not to mention that she was pure and out of sight. Although there was no benefit, at least the name was nice. Besides, if she didn't need to marry, wouldn't Tanchun's dowry be saved?Now that the family is struggling to make ends meet, it is better to save as much money as possible.As for Yingchun, if they get married, the dowry will always be paid by the big family.

Mother Jia thought the same way. Based on her old friendship with Concubine Bei Jing, it was just a small matter of changing candidates, and it wasn't that their family refused to send someone out, so it shouldn't be a big problem.So Jia Mu said: "Since that's the case, I'll go to the Beijing Palace tomorrow and ask Princess Beijing for a favor. I think the Princess will give me this face when she sees my old face."

"Old lady..." Yingchun was a little anxious. After all, she had lied, and she was really afraid that Jia's mother would pass through the gate of the Beijing Palace.

"Second sister..." Tanchun stood close to Yingchun, and suddenly grabbed Yingchun's hand, his fingertips were cold, and he exerted great force.

Yingchun turned back to look at her, but saw her eyes full of pleading, her former high-spirited, awe-inspiring beauty was gone.

Yingchun's heart trembled, she pursed her lips, her eyes dimmed, and before Mother Jia told them to back off, she was unable to utter a word.

Leaving Jiamu's place, Yingchun hurried to her room, and Tanchun took two steps forward: "Second sister..."

Yingchun turned her head and smiled forcefully: "I'm not feeling well today, I'll go back and rest first, the third sister has something to do, so let's talk about it another day... Let's talk about it another day..."

Tanchun watched Yingchun walk in a hurry, and Yingchun seldom lost her composure. She knew that for Yingchun who had experienced Sun Shaozu's marriage proposal, this was a great opportunity to escape from Jia's mansion, but Tanchun couldn't convince herself If you don't fight for it, this opportunity is more precious to her than Yingchun, at least Yingchun still has Daiyu's favor, at least it's not like no one is willing to give her a hand.What's more, in the environment like Qianxiangguo, only a person with a strong personality like her can adapt well, while a soft temperament like Yingchun can't adapt at all.