[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Even when she was a child in Jia's mansion where there were no rules, Daiyu had never heard such words. Afterwards, she learned about the eyes of the world from Xing Xiuyan, and she was taught by the court nuns and uphold boudoir precepts, so she was even more afraid of such words. frivolous.

But this man is her future husband whom she has betrothed, so she doesn't know what to do.

But Daiyu suddenly thought of chasing the eldest sister, so she couldn't help but said, "We are here to watch the sunset. I don't know what happened to the eldest sister."

Before Xiao Jingyun could answer, he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes. Thirty or so Jinyiweis in micro-clothes and a hundred Jinyiweis in flying fish suits came riding on horseback. The leader was Zhou Qing, and the eldest prince Tu Hui was also accompanying him. I couldn't bear the pain but didn't follow.

At that moment Xiao Jingyun borrowed a horse from Jin Yiwei, so he took Daiyu on the horse and rushed off together.

There was still only three or four miles away, and he found the dry grassland in a short while. At this time, Tu Yuanyi and Chunyu Bai fought more than twenty moves, head-to-head to compete for internal strength.

Xiao Jingyun hugged Daiyu and got off the horse, and the First Prince and Jin Yiwei also dismounted, and the hundred or so Jin Yiwei immediately dispersed and surrounded them.

These brocade guards were all trained and promoted by Tu Yuanyi. They are proficient in martial arts. At this time, they also know that the emperor is competing with others for internal strength, so they should not disturb each other.

It is dusk now, although the sun has set, the sky is still bright, Xing Xiuyan saw Xiao Jingyun helping Daiyu over, and Daiyu's pretty face was blushing, she was really cute.

Xing Xiuyan took her hand and said: "Second Sister is here, I am missing you, fortunately there is Prince Xiao taking care of you."

How could Daiyu be in the mood to judge people against internal strength at this time, besides, she didn't understand, she couldn't help hugging Xing Xiuyan's arm in a childish way, how could Xing Xiuyan not understand when he came over?

She couldn't help smiling, hugged her sweetheart and screamed in pain, and then said: "Come here on horseback, do you feel unwell? Are you tired? Do you want to sit for a while?"

Daiyu was because what happened in reality was so different from her life all along, and love between men and women is natural, and she didn't want to be hypocritical, but she was indeed in a mess, she didn't know whether it was joy or fear, only Xing Xiuyan can give her a sense of security.

Daiyu shook her head: "I'm not tired, just don't leave me, big sister." If he left her, she would have to follow him. The feeling of fear and joy made her at a loss what to do.

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said, "How can I be willing?"

Daiyu secretly said: You don't want to part with it, but the saint will take you captive, so he left me alone.

Mrs. Xiaohou came over and asked, "Good Yu'er, did Little Jing Yun bully you?"

Daiyu's beautiful ears turned red, she glanced at Xiao Jingyun, lowered her head against her will and shook her head.

Mrs. Xiao Hou gave Xiao Jingyun a blank look, and said with disgust: "What a piece of wood, not even your father!"

Xiao Jingyun: ...

Xing Xiuyan smoked the corner of her mouth, thinking to herself: Sister Lin, marrying into such a family, you are asking for blessings, luckily you don't have heart disease.If I knew it earlier, I would tell you some short stories and free love experience, so I don’t need to learn those rigid etiquette.At most your daughter will marry my son, if I can have a son.

Baby Daiyu is more sensitive than Bigan, but now she also understands, and can't help being dumbfounded.

But Mrs. Xiaohou went to pay attention to the battle situation again, and Xiao Jingyun stood on Daiyu's other side.

Tu Yuanyi also wanted to test his ability, but he could only resist calmly, and it was enough time for a cup of tea.The white steam on the top of Chunyu Bai's head became more and more intense, but in the end he refused to admit defeat so badly, and risked internal injuries to urge his internal energy violently. Tu Yuanyi realized that he was merciless, so he immediately shouted and urged the internal energy out.

For a moment, it was as if mountains and seas were tossed, a gust of wind blew all around him, as if he heard a muffled sound, Chunyu Bai flew out like a kite with a broken string, Xiaohou, his wife and Ouyang Lei couldn't help but exclaim.

"Big White!"

"cousin!"

Xing Xiuyan couldn't help but feel a little thumping in his heart, if Tu Yuanyi beat someone to death and maimed him, not to mention a beautiful man, he would have a grudge with Xiaohou's family.Even though he was the emperor, no one dared to pursue him for killing someone. After all, it was not a beautiful thing. Besides, she actually liked a Jianghu hero like Chunyu Bai very much, and he was mature and beautiful.

After Chunyu Bai landed on the ground, he took seven or eight steps back to remove Tu Yuanyi's stamina. Because he fought so hard, he finally suffered some internal injuries. He felt a sweetness in his throat and spit out a mouthful of blood.

Everyone was shocked and ran towards Chunyu Bai in a hurry. Xing Xiuyan was also worried and couldn't help running two steps forward, but was grabbed by Tu Yuanyi and brought back by the collar.

Tu Yuanyi's face was displeased, and he asked, "Why are you going to join in the fun? You don't care if I'm okay, so you went to see a foreigner?"

At this time, the victory and defeat had been decided, and the Jin Yiwei all knelt down and paid homage: "My ministers, please see the emperor, long live my emperor! Long live the emperor! See the imperial concubine, the empress, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

Tu Yuanyi said lightly: "Be flat."

Ouyang Lei helped Chunyu Bai come over, and knelt down on one knee: "The grass people see the emperor!"

Tu Yuanyi narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, and said coldly: "I don't care about people like you who don't have an imperial court. But if you dare to instigate your concubine to run away from home, I won't allow you to be so presumptuous!"

Xing Xiuyan grabbed Tu Yuanyi's sleeve and said, "I'm just kidding, you take it seriously."

Tu Yuanyi snorted coldly and said: "If you dare to sneak out to play today, you may not dare to be more lawless tomorrow!"

Chunyu Bai said: "The grass people are guilty, the grass people thank the emperor for showing mercy."

It turned out that the two confronted each other just now, because Chunyu Bai needed to use all his strength, and he had no energy left to end the competition of internal strength.If things go on like this, Tu Yuanyi will not be able to kill, he will only have exhausted his internal energy, and his internal injuries will not be easy to recover, what's more, his martial arts will be useless.But at the last moment, Tu Yuanyi accepted him as soon as he saw it, and shook him away with force to end the competition, which was tantamount to saving him.

Tu Yuanyi said: "Your martial arts are really good. It was said that you can pass 28 moves under my hands, and I will spare you nothing. Now you only have [-] moves."

Xing Xiuyan said: "Saint, Mr. Chunyu has been injured, what else do you want?"

Tu Yuanyi said solemnly: "You are not joking."

At this time, the power of the emperor made everyone's hearts skip a beat, and they didn't dare to intercede.

Chunyu Bai knelt and cupped his hands and said: "The grass people have nothing to say, the emperor wants to kill and cut them, the grass people will never dare to complain!"

He is a man of strong bones, he lost the contest at this time, and got mercy from the emperor, so he was convinced.

Xing Xiuyan said: "Saint, he is Mrs. Xiaohou's cousin and also my friend. He has been convicted at this time, so please punish him lightly for our sake."

Tu Yuanyi glared at her, took out a bottle of medicine and threw it to him, saying, "I'm not going to kill or cut."

After finishing speaking, he took Xing Xiuyan and left. Xing Xiuyan knew the medicine bottle, and he was relieved knowing that Tu Yuanyi had no intention of embarrassing others at this time.I'm afraid this man is just exporting his anger.

Jin Yiwei brought the imperial horse again, he carried Xing Xiuyan onto the horse, pulled the reins, the imperial horse neighed, and raised its hooves to leave.

And the guards in Jinyi also got on their horses and followed them all the way.

Only Xiaohou and his wife, Daiyu, Xiao Jingyun, Chunyubai and Ouyang Lei remained.

Ouyang Lei said: "Who did the emperor learn such a powerful martial arts from, he is even better than the master, but luckily he didn't intend to let Dabai accompany his life."

Xiao Jingyun said: "In fact, the masters in Jinyiwei are all trained by saints." Although Tu Yuanyi knew the historical trend of modernization, even in modern times, bodyguards still have to know martial arts, so the martial arts of Jinyiwei is still very important.

But Ouyang Lei said with a hey: "This emperor is really interesting."

Xiao Jingyun said: "Master Uncle doesn't know something, the sages are all extraordinary in literature, talent and military strategy, my grandfather only realized that there is hope for great Zhou Zhongxing before he died."

Old Lord Xiao passed away four years ago. At that time, Tu Yuanyi had gone north hunting twice to show his prestige, and he got out of the quagmire of the old sage and many brothers in the government. The old Hou who still cares about the great Zhou country is very relieved in the few days.

Afterwards, Old Hou Ye Xiao counted on Xiao Jingyun to become an official. Firstly, the Xiao family could never produce two generations of dandies like Xiao Kai, or even generations of dandies; Heart.Xiao Jingyun kept his filial piety at home and studied hard, and Xiaoman also came to the capital.

Of course, Xiao Hou and his wife have been staying in their hometown in Luoyang for the past three years, and they have not traveled all over the world.Originally, before Xiao Jingyun wrote them a letter to come to Beijing to seek to marry Daiyu, they were still planning to go on a trip to the rivers and lakes.

Ouyang Lei smiled and said: "I have seen martial arts, but I don't know about literary talent and martial arts. However, I didn't expect the emperor to be a lover."

Xiao Jingyun said: "Uncle Master dares to talk nonsense."

Ouyang Lei said with a smile: "It's not easy for ordinary people to raise Concubine Chen to such a free-for-all, without the slightest attitude of a little woman in the backyard. That's the harem, which woman dares to be so disrespectful of etiquette? Concubine Chen is afraid that she has been spoiled."

Xiao Hou said proudly: "I said earlier that the sage Fu Gang is not very excited."

Xiao Jingyun couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, thinking to himself: Even the saint's real husband is not very good, Dad, what are you proud of?What does it have to do with you?

……

Xing Xiuyan was wrapped in his cloak, and he hugged him in front of the horse. The two rode back to the shaft together. He had to rush to attend the dinner prepared by the local officials, and it was a bit late at this time.

Tu Yuanyi said: "You can't sneak out to play by yourself anymore. Outsiders will see it and talk behind your back about your concubine's lack of morality."

Xing Xiuyan rubbed against her bosom, like a little pet acting like a baby, thinking to herself that there should be no punishment.

But Tu Yuanyi only held her waist from behind with one hand, kissed her ear, and smiled softly: "Naughty."

The two returned to Xingyuan Bieyuan, and the eunuch and maid immediately helped them change their clothes, and participated in the dust-cleaning banquet prepared by the king of Xining County and local officials for the emperor and his party.

A lot of red tape and no details.

After the banquet, they went back to the bedroom, Xing Xiuyan was also exhausted, went to bed after washing and fell asleep, Tu Yuanyi saw her like this, so he didn't bother her tonight.

When waking up early in the morning, someone does not have to come back from practicing the exercises for an hour in the morning. At this time, it is 07:30 in the morning.

He pulled the man out of the bed, and said, "I told you to get up earlier, and give advice. Prolonging life is always good, but you just don't listen."

Xing Xiuyan chuckled and said, "I shouldn't be short-lived, so if I prolong my life, won't I become an old goblin?"

"Bullshit."

Xing Xiuyan leaned on his shoulder and said: "You age slowly, I age faster, isn't it just right? Unless you want to find a 60-year-old when you are 16, then I have no choice. I am [-] years old. , it won’t be sixteen in the future.”

Tu Yuanyi couldn't help smiling, and said: "You are worried that I will find a 16-year-old, and you should cherish your appearance, lest you say that the emperor is fading and loving."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "Then the emperor is kind enough to save more money for the servants and concubines for retirement."

Tu Yuanyi said: "You are lazy and naughty, I won't give you money."

Xing Xiuyan raised her eyebrows, put her arms around his neck and kissed him on the lips, Tu Yuanyi's phoenix eyes flashed.

Xing Xiuyan knew that he couldn't stand her temptation, and his concentration was extremely poor, especially when he was not satisfied at night.

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said, "I didn't brush my teeth."

Tu Yuanyi rushed forward to hold her down, and said: "I kindly pity you for your weakness, but you send it up by yourself."

Xing Xiuyan said: "I want to be on top." The target is the emperor.

Tu Yuanyi said with a teasing smile: "It's a beautiful idea." Then he untied her clothes, leaned down and kissed her neck.

The grass in the wilderness, the wildfire burning, the wind blowing, stretching endlessly, coincides with the rain falling from the sky.

It's a romantic affair, but I don't know when it will be.

When Tu Hui and Tu Xian came to pay their respects, Li Dequan stopped them outside the hall and ordered them to go back.At the end of Shen Shi, the two of them had just gotten up, washed and had breakfast.

At this time, Xiaohou and his wife also led Chunyu Bai and Ouyang Lei to plead guilty.Chunyu Bai and Ouyang Lei were also people who didn't put the Emperor and Lao Tzu in their eyes, but what happened yesterday convinced the two of them. Thinking about offending Tianyan, the thoughts of the three cardinal principles and five constant principles and red tape still affect the gangsters.

After breakfast, I met them in the flower hall, and Tu Yuanyi also brought Xing Xiuyan over.

After paying homage, Xing Xiuyan said, "Mr. Chunyu is in good health, right?"

Chunyu Bai said: "Cao Min thanked the imperial concubine for her concern. The emperor gave the wound medicine. After Cao Min took it and adjusted his breath overnight, he was [-]% or [-]% better. It should be [-]% to [-]% better within three to four days."

Xing Xiuyan said: "It's good like this. I wanted to make friends, but I got tired and seriously injured. It's my fault."

Chunyu Bai said: "Your Majesty killed the grassroots."

Xing Xiuyan took a look at Tu Yuanyi and saw that he didn't look unhappy, she should know him ninety percent, it's not good for him to speak softly to them at this time, and it was precisely because he didn't intend to embarrass them that he could bring her to meet them.

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "There are no outsiders at this time, and you don't want to be a grassroots grassroots, you are all relatives. A sage is a martial artist, and the two are rare masters in this dynasty. Even if you don't understand court etiquette, a sage will cherish talents Besides, there is a saying in Jianghu that if you don’t fight you don’t know each other, ordinary people can’t survive three tricks under the hands of a sage, but Mr. Chunyu can survive thirty tricks, it’s a matter of fate.”

Chunyu Bai and Ouyang Lei were overjoyed when they heard this. The gangsters are dissolute and arrogant, but they are also the most easily moved people.The emperor's martial arts skills are superb, and he doesn't have the usual "chivalrous use of martial arts" to be hostile to the people of the Jianghu, but his favorite Concubine Chen is bold and wild, and her wild nature is more like that of the children of the Jianghu.Therefore, their feelings towards the emperor were also very good, but they really felt that they had offended them, so they knelt down in front of Tu Yuanyi to plead guilty.

Only then did Tu Yuanyi speak: "Forget it, let the imperial concubine say everything."

Chunyu Bai said: "The grass people have not used thirty tricks under the hands of the emperor, and they still ask the emperor to come down."

Tu Yuanyi thought for a while, and said: "I have 12 forbidden troops in the capital. Although they have different types of troops and practice different exercises, they always have to practice a few fists and kicks. I punish you as an instructor in the forbidden army. Are you convinced?"

Chunyu Bai couldn't help being startled, he thought about the emperor punishing him, but he never thought about the emperor asking him to be an instructor of the imperial army.

Jianghu tyrants may not be greedy for official careers, but it does not mean that jianghu hawkers will refuse to become an official in the court at the right time, especially when they meet an emperor who convinces him.

"The grassroots are at the mercy of the emperor!" Chunyu Bai kowtowed.

Xing Xiuyan clapped his hands and laughed, "That's great. If there is Mr. Chunyu as an instructor, the saint will not have to go to the army every now and then. Mr. Chunyu will be too tired from the 12 forbidden army. The saint asks Mr. Ouyang to stay and help."

Tu Yuanyi looked at Ouyang Lei, and said: "I see that your martial arts are not weak. You have been wandering the rivers and lakes for decades, and you have experienced everything that should be experienced in the rivers and lakes. A boy should wear a Wu hook in his life, and the rest of his life should not be wasted. I took my own responsibility."

Ouyang Lei's chest felt hot, and he bowed down: "The grass people are at the disposal of the emperor."

Ouyang Lei and Chunyu Bai went through all kinds of things yesterday: making friends with Concubine Chen, listening to her ideal of "a benevolent man who loves others"; Tu Yuanyi's martial arts competition intended to vent his anger, but in the end, being benevolent saved Chunyu Bai's life In the evening, I also listened to Xiaohou's family's statement that the changes in the court situation in recent years were caused by the emperor.At this time, they also thought that Tu Yuanyi was the wise king of the world, and they were willing to serve him.What's more, Tu Yuanyi's word said to their hearts that they have wandered in the rivers and lakes for decades. They have experienced everything in the rivers and lakes, and maybe they should do something else for the rest of their lives.

Tu Yuanyilong was very happy, and ordered them to live with Xiaohou first and wait for orders, and then return to Beijing together after hunting north.

Hearing this, Xiaohou's expression on Jun's face was weird, as if he was constipated, but Mrs. Xiaohou's expression was joyful.

……

I have stayed in the border town for two days, this day Daiyu didn't leave her maid to wait in the house, she was doing needlework alone in the house, but it was Su Fu'er who came to find her.

Because Su Fu'er also received grace, she was awarded the title of "Youlan County Lord", so she also lived in a courtyard of the Prince's Mansion in Xining County.This also allowed Tan Qian, a seventh-rank concubine who accompanied him, to live in the palace.But Tan Qian was very busy during the day, Su Fuer was bored by herself but didn't dare to go out, so she came to find Daiyu.

Daiyu hastily asked someone to welcome her into the room, but she was wearing a light pink skirt with red piping, paired with an ivory white silk skirt, a shocking bun on her hair, and a luxurious outfit. On the face of Jinfengchai's head, a novel-style step rocker is inserted in the left bun, and on the neck is a wreath of plum blossoms with many treasures, a combination of nobility and elegance.

Daiyu laughed and said, "I heard that my sister was a guest at the governor's mansion yesterday. I also said that my sister has to go out today, but she didn't come."

Su Fuer laughed angrily and said, "You have your future mother-in-law hurting you, so why bother with me?"

It turned out that Xiao Daiyu was taken out to play by her mother-in-law yesterday, and Xing Xiuyan went to the countryside with Tu Yuanyi to observe the people's sentiments yesterday, and Daiyu did not go along with her.But Su Fuer is married after all, and Tan Qian is a scholar, so he always has to consider his ability to accept.

How could Daiyu get her teasing? She was also a sharp-tongued person, so she said: "My sister is hurt by Brother-in-law Tan every day, so she still talks about me."

Su Fu'er laughed and said, "If my sister marries Xiao Shizi in the winter, won't he love it to the bone?"

Xiao Shizi is young and handsome, both civil and military, simple in the emperor's heart, she went to the banquet yesterday because she happened to hear the rumors among the women in the back house.Because the border town's etiquette is not like that of Kyoto, some unmarried daughters chatted privately, and it was still very lively.

Daiyu lost again, unmarried girls always suffer from this kind of topic.Su Fu'er sat down on the couch at the side, seeing that she was supposed to be doing needlework, but there was no embroidery on the couch at this time, she suddenly understood that Daiyu was hiding.

Su Fu'er couldn't help laughing, and said: "What did my sister embroider just now, let me see if my sister's embroidering skills have been passed down by her mother. The other sisters dare not trust her, the mother's Su embroidery kung fu was taught by Jiang Nai, but the mother Blue comes out of blue. That's why my sister can tell the good from the bad."

Su Fuer's female worker is also really excellent. She is not as good as Xing Xiuyan in terms of design and layout, and she doesn't have the miraculous effect of Xing Xiuyan back then, but the stitching is not much worse.Therefore, the clothes made for Tan Qian are precious to him, but even if they get dirty, he can't help thinking about them and was secretly laughed at by Tu Yuanyi.

No matter how embarrassing Daiyu was, it turned out that she was making a pair of leather gloves for Xiao Jingyun, which could protect his hands when holding an arrow and shooting arrows, and this was for her to hide her head under the seat cushion.

Daiyu couldn't speak, Su Fuer just laughed out loud. The original book also said that Daiyu is an ordinary person who can't taste the snow on the plum blossoms. Master Miaoyu, he laughed at her in another way .

At this time, Mother Xu came in and reported that the second master Lian came to see her.Although there is a big problem with men and women, it is not a problem to have my cousins ​​present.

The two girls sorted their clothes and went out of the inner room to the flower hall together, but saw Jia Lian coming with Jia Huan.Originally, Tan Qian would also practice practical work with Jia Lian, but today Li Wenjun from Zhongshushe also asked him to help with daily affairs.

Jia Huan also hasn't seen Lin Daiyu for a long time, and now Daiyu has reached the age of Ji, and the beauty of a young girl is not comparable to that of a young girl, so he can't help sighing: She really is a fairy!It's just that the female stars who often play the "first beauty" in TV dramas can't match her appearance and demeanor, and their temperament is far behind.And the Miaoyu in this original book is also a stunning beauty. She returned to the vulgar and married, and her life is better than before, and she shows her feminine charm even more, no less than his compatriot sister Tanchun.

Jia Huan thought to himself: The twelve beauties in Jinling are married one by one, and there are three unmarried ones who are either his sisters or his nieces. He can't get any of them.

In fact, Lin Daiyu, who has such a strong relationship now, is his ideal wife, but he is the concubine of the Jia family, even if he is not settled by the Xiao family, it is impossible for the reborn Lin Ruhai to marry his daughter to him.

Such thoughts only happened for a moment, Lin Daiyu and Su Fu'er had already saluted Jia Lian's body.

Daiyu asked, "Why is Brother Lian so free today?"

Jia Lian is a big celebrity but also a busy man. His official career has become more and more popular. Because he has connections with all parties, all the gods have given face to him. Even Jia Huan thinks he has Wei Xiaobao's style.It just so happens that Wei Xiaobao is also the kind of person who has a conscience, loyalty, and a clever man, but he is lustful and greedy for money, which is quite similar to Jia Lian.Jia Huan was young at this time, had just entered the officialdom, and lacked close people to support him, so he naturally stayed with this cousin.No matter how the eldest and the second room fight, they are always brothers outside. At this time, Jia Lian, who has a lot of logistical responsibilities, does need Jia Huan. Jia Huan will share the paperwork, and he is much more relaxed.

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Brother is about to send someone back to Beijing, so I want to ask my sister if there is anything she wants to bring back to Beijing, or if there is any letter to bring to aunt."