[Red Mansion] The happiness of a winner in life

On February [-], when the dragon raised its head, the emperor set up an altar to offer sacrifices in Huangzhuang on the outskirts of the city.Civil and military officials should assist the emperor in farming, and they also need to cultivate in person when they return to the mansion to set an example for their descendants.

Only two Dukes of the Jia family served in the Ministry of War, and the other side branches have gradually declined, and they only guarded Zhuangzi to survive in the Duke's Mansion.As a married princess, Mizusawa was also taken back to the palace by the people sent by the queen mother, while Jia Amnesty attended the banquet of the previous court and sat beside Jia Daishan.

Ancient banquets seemed boring to Jia She, and the dance choreographed by Jiao Fangsi was quite good, but Jia She was not interested in these.These entertainments are just to watch the excitement. He was just pretending to be something, and he didn't have the heart to appreciate them.

The emperor at the top looked around, he was sitting high, and he could clearly see the expression of the people below.Most of them were sipping wine, watching the singing and dancing leisurely, and occasionally a few officials were whispering to each other, probably discussing dancing girls.Among so many people, Jia Daishan, as the general of the Fuguo, was a military attache of the second rank, sitting third from the emperor's right hand, and Jia Amnesty was sitting at the accompanying table and pouring wine for his father.

The emperor was very pleased with Jia Dai's relative surrender of military power, and naturally he did not hesitate to show his kindness and generosity.

"Mr. Rong, you have raised a good son. Haha, Enhou is the number one name in Qiuwei in Jinling Province. Meng Aiqing showed me the article specially, and she was full of praise." The emperor suddenly opened his mouth to make a face for Jia She. , Jia Daishan quickly came back to his senses and began to fart the emperor.

Jia Daishan glanced at Meng Lian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, then turned around and said, "It's all thanks to His Majesty's blessing. She worked very hard after getting engaged to the princess, and was unwilling to let down His Majesty's trust. The old minister should also be grateful to His Majesty." Jia Daishan held up his wine glass and praised the emperor sincerely, with a look of loyalty and loyalty, "The princes are all outstanding in literature and martial arts. I also want to learn some methods of raising children from Your Majesty~"

"Hahaha, it's all taught by the masters of Shangshufang, and I have never done anything, but I just take the school exam in my spare time." The emperor stroked his beard proudly, and his mouth was still modest. "Today is a great day, and I would like to offer you a glass of love."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." All the courtiers raised their glasses and drank together to express their gratitude.

Although the banquet process given by the Ministry of Rituals did not include this step, years of banquet experience made them react quickly and thank them in unison.From time to time, some officials patted the emperor's dragon fart, and several favored ministers who often walked in front of the imperial court even coaxed the emperor into a smile.In the whole banquet, only the vicinity of the emperor was pretending to be lively, and the end of the banquet was quiet, just talking and joking according to the procedure drawn up by the Ministry of Rites from time to time.

At the same time, the wives are also feasting in the harem.Mizusawa sat at the head of the princesses, and opposite him was Concubine Zhen.The eyebrows are not drawn but green, the lips are not smudged but red, only the thin lines at the end of the eyes show that the imperial concubine who has dominated the harem for 15 years is getting old.And such a mature and youthful temperament makes her very attractive. Sitting next to her, Concubine Hui is the same age as Concubine Zhen, but she is completely the kindness of her mother.

The eldest son of the emperor was born of Concubine Hui, the second son of the emperor was born of his successor, the third son of the emperor was born of Concubine Zhen Gui, and the fourth son of the emperor was born of Concubine De.Following the empress and concubine Hui, the noble daughters of the famous family, the remaining two who had princes were all born as court ladies.In the former harem, there were not only these princes.Even the oldest eldest son of the emperor today is only the seventh son in order of birth.

The eyes of the concubines in the harem were all red. If you drug my son, I will drug your son. There are all kinds of things, but in the end only the eldest son of the emperor is left.Only then did the emperor start to rectify the harem, and severely reprimanded the first wife empress.Later, with great difficulty, I had a few more sons, who were carefully guarded and brought up.

The empress dowager is not the emperor's biological mother, and even the death of the original prince has a shadow of today's shadow.Regarding the chaos in the emperor's harem, the empress dowager even gave a hint of push.Although the emperor knew it well, the empress dowager's natal family held military power, and most of her nephews held important positions. In addition, the empress dowager just didn't teach the concubine well, so she took the responsibility of the empress dowager away.

It was under such circumstances that the first queen gave birth to Mizusawa.Knowing that Mizusawa, as the prince, especially the only second prince, is very likely to be protected by the emperor, but he is still unwilling to take the risk.She did her best at the beginning, and the emperor didn't say it was to give her face, which doesn't mean she didn't need to pay the price.

For the first time, Mizusawa looked at the whole banquet with the eyes of an outsider.All large-scale banquets have procedures, and will be sent to the participating provinces after passing the review a few days before the banquet.Before getting married, as the first princess with the highest status among unmarried princesses, he was always inconspicuous, but he must also set an example as a princess.

He has also always tried to do his best and show his manners.But now he has gradually eased from the tense state, and finally has the mind to think about things outside the process.

Everyone has a standardized beautiful smile on their faces, and when they talk together, they are as affectionate as if they were lost sisters.The set of words to praise the Queen Mother is not the same, and each of them is sincere.

Mizusawa felt that it was boring and fake, but he was also fake like this before.When he attended the banquet when he was just a teenager, he was as enthusiastic, generous and dignified as those ladies.It seems that maintaining the manners and upbringing of a princess is all he has.

Ladies generally do not greet unmarried princesses specially, because those things about the inner house and childbirth are not suitable for unmarried girls to listen to.Now that Mizusawa is married to the son of Rong Guogong who is seeing a bright future, many wives who are military officers are also trying to make connections.

After the banquet, Mother Jia took a lady to visit the palace of Mizusawa.For the time being, Shui Ze is still accompanying the Empress Dowager in the Palace of Compassion, but the maids know that this is the princess's mother-in-law, and they dare not neglect, so they invite him in and take him to the side hall to wait.Jia's mother brought her sister-in-law, Shi Chen, to visit.Shi Chen originally wanted to visit Jia's mansion, but Jia's mother insisted on meeting in the palace, so she could only follow Jia's mother's wishes, and secretly prayed that nothing would go wrong.

The two of them were a bit ambivalent before Jia Mu got married, but after they got married, because they didn't get along together, and Jia Mu married the Duke of the State, the relationship between the two was somewhat relaxed.Therefore, this time, in order to establish a relationship with the princess, Shi Chen deliberately approached Jia Mu to match up.

The sister-in-law and the sister-in-law were sitting in the side hall, chatting about some interesting things from time to time, and flattering each other.

"Sister-in-law, why haven't you seen my eldest nephew recently? Are you looking after my nephew and daughter-in-law?"

"Don't mention it, that bastard has been trying to prevaricate me all day long by saying that he doesn't want to get married. He spends all day in the military camp and doesn't want to come back."

"The eldest nephew is still young and doesn't understand the benefits of getting married. As soon as my brother and sister-in-law discuss a wedding date, he will agree to it when he knows the benefits."

"Let me tell you, I have taken a fancy to a family of daughters, who are the most cultured, with good looks and good posture, and they are fertile!"

"Then wait for the good news from my sister-in-law. I also want my sister-in-law to help me find a wife. Zheng'er is [-] years old, and the master didn't give him an accurate word. He was already engaged when Brother Xie was so old. gone."

"You still have to choose a daughter-in-law as early as possible, otherwise all the good ones will be picked away. I just care too much about my brother's mood, and I don't even look at him if he doesn't want to. I'm only starting to pick now."

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The two talked for a while, moistening their throats with teacups, and a maid came in and asked them to go to the main hall, saying that the princess had returned.They looked at each other to check their appearance and went out with the maid when they found that there was no problem.

"My wife has met the princess. The princess is a thousand years old." The two bowed down together, and Mizusawa sat in the first seat to receive the ceremony.

"Excuse me." Mizusawa signaled the maid to set up a seat, and the two thanked each other again before taking their seats.

"What's the matter with the two ladies?" Mizusawa barely endured the fatigue, sat quietly in the seat and waited for the two ladies to explain to him.

"Your Highness, this is Shi Shi, the sister-in-law of the minister's wife. I have always wanted to meet the princess since I knew she was married. Now I have taken this opportunity to fulfill my wish!" Jia Mu introduced the two of them happily and enthusiastically, but Shui Ze just wanted to introduce her directly. people out.What a bad time to choose, insisting on meeting in the palace, is it possible that you want to warn me that even a princess must listen to her step-mother-in-law?

"Mrs. Hou is sorry for your trouble." After entertaining for a while, Shui Ze took the teacup and gave it away. Mother Jia was a little dissatisfied but she still obeyed the rules and left.

"Princess, you have been tired all day, go and rest." Wang Momo looked at Shui Ze distressedly, and advised Shui Ze to go to rest.On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head, and the married woman will live in her mother's house for a period of time, so as to express her distress for the married woman.As a slave, she didn't dare to talk about her master, she just felt sorry for the princess.

Mizusawa nodded, and asked the maid to make the bed and go back to the bedroom to rest, and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.Over there, the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law didn't dare to talk nonsense in the palace, and they didn't start talking until they got back to their carriage. Mother Jia felt that she was ashamed in front of her sister-in-law, so she didn't dare to say anything more, so she changed the subject after a laugh.

Shi Chen was embarrassed. Although the princess didn't say anything, and was even very courteous, calling her sister-in-law a lady was a very angry accusation.I couldn't help but secretly complained that my sister-in-law couldn't carry it clearly. She was the mother of two children and she was so capricious that she dared to take Joe in front of the royal princess.

The former dynasty and the rear palace adjourned almost at the same time. Jia Daishan and Jia She received the message from Jiamu and went back in a carriage by themselves, leaving the servants to stay here.Jia Amnesty knew that Shui Ze would stay in the palace overnight, so he went back to sleep by himself.

Before going to bed, Jia Amnesty felt a little uncomfortable with the emptiness around him, reached out and touched the pillow that Shui Ze usually rested on, and smiled helplessly.Habits are really scary. I have slept alone for more than ten years, and it has been more than 70 years in my previous life, but I am not used to it after a few months of marriage.

Shui Ze went to bed early, woke up in the middle of the night and subconsciously wanted to lean into Jia She's arms before realizing it, hugging the soft pillow a little unhappy.Pulling out the love jade pendant around his neck, he kissed it quietly, feeling as if his lover was by his side.