[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Xiao Jingyun was drinking tea and chatting with a group of Xinke Jinshi in the teahouse, and also saw Concubine Chen Luan passing by with a guard of honor, and was escorted back to the palace by the guards in fresh clothes and furious horses.

He originally looked down upon the vain titles of imperial court captain Long Jin and imperial bodyguards who had become Gaoliang's children, but the young emperor of the Qianyuan Dynasty vigorously rebuilt the Jinyiwei, and the people in the Jinyiwei looked at each of them with some skill, which made him look at it differently .He chatted with a group of friends from the same department for a while, saying that he was interested in going to Wuju, and everyone took it as a joke. This Wenjinshi is not comparable to Wujinshi. Whoever takes the Chinese Jinshi exam will go to Wuenke to try his skills ?

Not long after Imperial Concubine Chen drove past, the streets became more and more lively, and then the Lin family's carriage was hit, and Xiao Jingyun happened to see it while sitting on the window edge.

The Lin family brought guards, and they were Liu Yang and others whom Xiao Jingyun knew.But the rules of the Lin family were strict, and the Lin family in the inner city were not allowed to ride horses, so several nursing homes had to walk behind the carriage.It was too late to prevent other carriages from colliding with the Lin family's carriage, which was really an accident.

Sitting on the window sill, Xiao Jingyun suddenly thought of how Liu Yang and others praised Miss Lin when they talked about it, so the young man couldn't help but also looked at the door of the carriage.

He saw that Mrs. Sun, who was dressed up as a luxurious lady, had a good appearance, but when he wanted to see Miss Lin's family, he only saw a slender hand resting on the hand of Madam Xu, who was obviously a court lady, and her Sleeves embroidered with plum patterns.

It was such a hand, and the bones and skin of that hand were all so beautiful that he was stunned, but he couldn't see her face because it was covered by an oil-paper umbrella.

When she got out of the car, he could only look at her layers of veil skirts, and her coquettish back, like a waterfall of green hair, a few unique hair bands and black hair hang down behind her head.

Xiao Jingyun couldn't help being startled, until there was another accident over there, and he jumped out of the window without saying hello to his colleagues.This was the scene just now.

Xiao Jingyun rode on the horse and comforted the horse whose eyes were flashed, but turned around to look at the legendary Miss Lin. This proud young man who never put women in his eyes couldn't help being stunned.Because the girls he saw were not as beautiful as him when he was young, his unscrupulous mother raised him as a girl when he was young.

When he was seven years old, his mother dressed him up as a girl and took him to other people's homes as a guest, falsely calling him his niece, and then there was that other family's young lady who excluded "her" because "she" was much prettier than them.Therefore, he thinks that women are ugly and shallow, with black corns in the backyard.

So when he heard that Miss Lin's family was different from girls from other families, he didn't take it seriously. After all, he thought more about whether there are such extraordinary girls in the world?

When Xiao Jingyun took a look, he could only see a young girl with a peerless appearance and rare beauty.When I was young, I often read "Luo Shen Fu", the beautiful and beautiful words flashed in my mind: graceful like a frightened bird, graceful like a dragon, glorious and beautiful, spring and pine, and then denied, but I feel that it is not enough to describe this poem Bookish.

Although she was frightened, she was not as flustered as an ordinary woman. The hand that made him stare dazed just now took the nanny out of the carriage again.

There was a foreigner present, and the maidservant had already protected the young lady. Xiao Jingyun dismounted from the horse, and said to Mrs. Sun, "Forgive me, Ma'am, just now I can see that the situation is critical, so I made a rash move and ran into the place where Madam and Miss are. Please excuse me."

Seeing that Mrs. Sun was a noble son in his 20s, with a rare and handsome appearance, she felt like a bright pearl shining brightly, and she couldn't help being startled.

"Young master is polite, thanks to your help just now, how could we blame you for your righteous deeds." Saying that, Wei Wei blessed her body.

Daiyu is a girl in the boudoir, she is very dignified, and she is blocked by the maid and mother, and she also pays her respects to Renfu.

"My little girl, thank you son."

Liu Yang, whom Xiao Jingyun knew, and other guards came forward to say hello, and introduced his identity to Mrs. Sun. Mrs. Sun was only slightly surprised, and there was an extra three points of courtesy, and she did not show any flattery.And they are girls, so it is inconvenient to stay on the street like this, so they have to leave and go back home.

Finally, the surrounding roads were also cleared, and the maid helped Mrs. Sun and Daiyu into the carriage. At this time, the carriage was allowed to drive slowly, and the guards did not follow behind the carriage, but walked in front.

Xiao Jingyun just stood on the street in a daze and watched the Lin family's carriage go away until his friend from the same department called him.

However, Xiao Jingyun sighed in his heart: How can there be such a peerless woman in this world?The beauty is beyond the skin, such as the elegant and poetic demeanor emanating from the inside out, which perfectly complements her peerless appearance and rare beauty.This woman should not have been born in the world.

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However, Su Fuer also chose Tan Qian as the target, and she naturally had expectations in her heart, because Lin Ruhai is a first-rank university scholar, so it would be more honorable for him to be a matchmaker for the adopted daughter.

And this matter is related to Su Fu'er's boudoir reputation, so Xing Xiuyan only saw Mrs. Sun, Daiyu and Su Fu'er this time, but did not see Shi Zhang and Shi Hui.

Recently, Mrs. Shizhang has also been very busy, because there are three older unmarried young men in the family, and a daughter who is about to marry Ji in a month. Isn't she going to find someone soon after Ji Ji?Therefore, the Shizhang family goes to the flower viewing banquet or birthday banquet every day, or receives icemen from various families, and sees the daughters of various families.

Because of Shi Rui, a few hairs have turned gray, but she can't be blamed for it. Considering how outstanding her own daughter is, the two adopted daughters are extraordinary people in the world. It seems that the girls from other families are just dissatisfied. ?

Shi Zhang also thought of Su Fu'er. Although she was older, she was good in appearance, but she was not very good as the eldest daughter-in-law in terms of life experience.This is a mother's normal consideration, but she has chosen too many people, and no one is better than Su Fu'er. Just when she was thinking about it, it was Shi Bai who revealed to her in the evening that it was Shi Li who wanted to marry Su Fu'er to continue her marriage and let her Go ask Xing Li what he means.

Marriage in ancient times paid attention to the right family. Although Shi Li was a continuation, Su Fu'er was actually an orphan, and her family still had obstacles. Now she is just relying on the imperial concubine's natal family.Both Shi Li and Su Fu'er's conditions are a bit flawed, according to the current marriage customs, they are compatible. Although Shi Wan'er is not good, Shi Li is Ming Li.Ordinarily, marrying a 20-year-old orphan girl is more than enough to deal with, although Su Fu'er is more beautiful, temperamental and talented than ordinary women.

However, Mrs. Shi Zhang knew that although Su Fuer was outstanding in appearance, she was not low-minded, and said, "Master, do you really want this concubine to speak to Sister Li?"

Shi Bai didn't understand women's minds, and Su Fu'er had only seen them from a distance, so she didn't know those delicate things, so she said: "Why not? Brother and sister-in-law entrusted this matter to us, and Mingyi is only you and me in the capital. Naturally, this matter will bother Madam."

Mrs. Shi Zhang, however, has a deep understanding of the affairs and the details of the people's hearts, and said: "In any case, Sister Fu was originally the daughter of the Marquis of Ningnan. Why would someone renew? We don’t hire her for our unmarried biological son, but instead hire her for our nephew. Isn’t this an offense? Sister Li’s poems, books and articles of the imperial concubine’s childhood are all written by Sister Fu. Professor, so I really love Sister Fu, and the imperial concubine is a blessed person who never forgets her kindness. If we do that, will they be happy? They think we despise Sister Fu as a daughter-in-law! So, Mingyi thought Marrying Sister Fu, but after Mingsi got engaged, Sister Fu just opened her mouth to facilitate a good thing. This first and second, the human relationship is very different. Master, you have to talk to Mingyi, eldest brother, My sister-in-law made it clear that the reason is not that we don't help, but that the timing is wrong."

Shi Zhang had just given birth to the idea of ​​hiring Su Fuer for Shi Rui, but then Shi Li fell in love with Su Fuer, so naturally he had to rest, otherwise Shi Li and Shi Rui brothers would have a knot in their hearts and it would be bad.In this way, one can only lament that Shi Rui is like a lone star from the sky, this is not the case.

Shi Bai patted his head and said: "Oh, look at my mind, I'm not in a state of dizziness. Fortunately, I didn't tell Brother Xing, otherwise I would do something to offend my friends. It can be seen that the matter of the back house and the marriage of men and women is also the same. Ask the university, I am really lucky to have a good wife in my family!"

Mrs. Shi Zhang was flattered by her husband. She was happy, but she pretended to be wronged. She sat down at the table and sighed: "For this girl's marriage, I have grown several strands of white hair. My children are really debts from my previous life." !"

Shi Bai poured tea for his wife and said, "Just wronged my wife to work hard for a while, because my husband knows that my wife has done a lot of hard work."

Shizhang said again: "And your grandniece, I invited the foster mother to teach the rules and principles, but she still cried when she saw Mingyi, as if I abused her. How about calling Huier every day? How about me, as daughters of the Shi family, they all bully her as a motherless. If it wasn't for Huier's safe marriage, even if my eldest brother and sister-in-law are unhappy, I don't want to take care of this shit."

Shi Bai succumbed again, Shi Li, Shi Wan'er, father and daughter were not Shi Zhang's responsibility, but their house is in Beijing, so they had to live together before Shi Li got married.It's difficult for Xu Xian and discipline his daughter Shi Bai to do anything, so it can only make Shi Zhang work hard.

In ancient times, people needed manpower and contacts to be an official and a businessman, and their own brothers and family did not help them. In the future, they will be lonely and lonely, and their foundation will be shallow.But there are always contradictions between people, and this needs to be accommodated. Shi Bai Sanfang wants to accommodate the troubles of Shi Li's father and daughter, so it is good not to lose the help of the Shi family.

Back then, with the eyes of a "counselor", Chen Yan felt that Xing Xiuyan, who had not yet soared into the sky, looked like a "mother". It was because of her generosity and tolerance that she was able to gather some contacts and talents.Think about Liu Bei's three-way sworn brotherhood in Taoyuan and laying down a foundation, and she became the "big sister" in Taoyuan's three-way sworn brotherhood, which is exactly the same.And Su Fu'er has such a difficult temper, it's not like she didn't say nasty things to her, if Xing Xiuyan has a small belly, he will lose the help of his future in-laws.This is a foreign language.

The Shi family is also not well-destined, so good daughter-in-law resources are on the lips, and if the timing is not right, they will miss it.Shi Zhang was determined to let Shi Rui settle down and then quickly settle down Daiyu, and things would be perfect, but Cheng Yaojin, who broke out halfway, came to make trouble.

However, Daiyu's peerless appearance, rare beauty, and romantic poetry and calligraphy amazed Shi Shi, and Xiao Jingyun's startled glance gave him some thoughts.

Xiao Jingyun, as a new researcher, has not been officially assigned a position by the Ministry of Officials, so he can ride horses and hunt with friends in Beijing, or sing poems and drink together.