[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

When Daiyu heard this, she said happily, "When will Lian's second brother send someone back to the capital?"

Jia Lian said: "It's rare for my brother to be free today, so I have to make preparations, either tomorrow or the day after. It just so happens that your sister Feng is in charge of many shops now, and I will buy some things in the outskirts and send them back to Kyoto. Letters are also the same. Ask the guy below to send it back."

Daiyu took a look at Su Fuer and said with a smile: "Back then at the adoptive mother's house, we invited Sister Feng to open a shop with us. Now she is a shareholder, but she can't manage her own business and rarely comes to help. We are busy."

Su Fu'er couldn't help worrying, and said: "At this time, without you as an expert in accounting, I wonder if a few nuns can take care of it. The foster mother is also in confinement, so I can't worry about that."

Daiyu laughed and said, "I was editing a book before I left Beijing, and I entrusted Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen to help. For the sake of my mother, I must help."

It was also interesting for Jia Lian to see these women running the house and earning money, and she laughed and said, "You are all rich men, you have to take care of my brother and my poor family. For the rest of my life, my brother will rely on his sisters to have a lot of money."

Jia Huan couldn't help being surprised and admiring, Jia Lian really could talk to anyone he met, it was a bit difficult for him to put down his face and sell to women to beg for mercy, unless he was in love with a woman.This Jia Lian is able to please women like Jia Baoyu, and he is also a person who stands up to the door, and he does not touch good girls. The original Red Mansion sisters all love to get close to him.In front of so many great brothers-in-law, how could he not enjoy himself?Jia Huan couldn't help being jealous.

Daiyu and Su Fu'er couldn't help laughing, at this moment they suddenly heard footsteps, but they arrived before the sound.

"What are you doing, smiling like a mouse that stole rice?"

Jia Huan couldn't help but startled when he heard this familiar voice, and couldn't help but look towards the entrance of the flower hall.But I saw a stunning girl in a moon-white gown with arrow sleeves embroidered with gold patterns, leading two young girls in one purple and one green beard into the hall.

The Hu clothes they wear are not like the post-gold gowns, but similar to the Hu clothes that were popular in the Tang Dynasty.The woman in the white-and-gold-patterned beard had her thick black hair braided in many small braids, and then put it together on the top of her head, adorned with a golden headband. On the headband, there were six pearls the size of little fingers and one bead the size of a thumb. Dongzhu, her forehead is covered with glittering gemstones and crystals, and she wears a necklace of golden gemstones with a distinctive style on her neck. The leather belt on her slender waist is inlaid with seven emeralds inlaid with gold, and a warm jade pendant hangs on the right side. On the top is a pair of red boots embroidered with gold thread.

And although the clothes of beautiful women, one purple and one green, are not as luxurious as those of the master, they are not something that small families can have.

Daiyu, Su Fu'er, Jia Lian and Dai's and Fu's maids stood up and knelt down to salute.Jia Lian and Jia Huan also worshiped beside them.

"Courtesy/minor/slave, please refer to the imperial concubine empress! May the empress be blessed and safe!"

However, Xing Xiuyan supported the two sisters before they saluted, and said with a smile: "It's not from the palace, and there are no outsiders, so don't be too polite."

Ever since Su Fuer returned to vulgarity, she has always understood what a wild woman her former childhood playmate and half-disciple was.

Su Fuer said worryingly: "Your Majesty wants to see me, just call me, how can you come by yourself?"

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "My sister has a good plan. I summoned you to my place. I have to bring out good tea to greet you, so I can't come to eat you once?"

Daiyu couldn't help laughing, and said, "Your Majesty, this is misinterpreting Sister Fu'er's good intentions. We are worried about your Majesty's safety."

Xing Xiuyan said: "Don't talk about the inner courtyard, just take the Jinyi guards outside, and you have to go back within two hours. At this time, the holy driver is here, and there are so many forbidden troops, nothing big can happen."

Jia Lian went up to see him again, bowed and cupped his hands and said, "I didn't know my mother was coming, and I was disturbed. Please forgive me!"

When Jia Lian saw this great backer who changed his hopeless fate, how could he not step forward to gain face, it turned out that it was not polite for outsiders to get close to him.However, in the original book, Jia Yuanchun asked Jia Baoyu to visit his relatives. The border town here is very violent, and Xing Xiuyan came to Daiyu's borrowed courtyard in private.

Xing Xiuyan's "bad eyesight" was already disliked by Tu Yuanyi, but she saw Jia Lian, but she didn't see Jia Huan clearly, she just talked to her sister first.

At this time, Jia Lian came up to meet him, and she saw a person behind him, wearing a royal blue robe, with a thin figure, who was in the period of withdrawal, probably under the age of 16.

Seeing his vaguely familiar face again, Xing Xiuyan couldn't help being startled, but her face was also impermanent, she smiled and said: "So it's Lian's second cousin, I haven't seen him for a long time, how are you doing these days?"

Jia Lian responded with a smile: "Thank you to your mother's blessing, everything is going well with me."

As she said that, Xing Xiuyan walked to the main seat and sat down. The past is all gone. At this time, she is not from the same class as Zhao Jiahuan and Hua Zhenzhu, so she has already seen things from a different perspective.However, when Dou Ran saw this scumbag, he couldn't help but feel slightly upset.

Xueyan was clever, came to serve tea, Xing Xiuyan had something on her mind, and she didn't ask anyone to sit down, if she didn't say sit down, no one would dare to sit down.

Xing Xiuyan took a sip of tea, held the teacup in his hand, and looked at Jia Lian again. She had been by Tu Yuanyi's side for a long time. It has its own elegance, grace and majesty.

Xing Xiuyan said: "What is the official position of Lian's second cousin?"

Jia Lian respectfully said: "The emperor's kindness is great, and the humble minister is in charge of the sixth grade of the arsenal of the Ministry of War. The sage appointed Beishou to assist in logistics and general affairs."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said, "That's interesting. The Armory Department is only concerned with the construction and storage of weapons for each army, but the saint asked you to assist in logistics."

Jia Lian said: "This is an expedient measure for Beishou's special period. Besides the humble officials, there are also many colleagues seconded to handle this matter."

Xing Xiuyan nodded, and said, "My cousin is the grandson of Duke Rong. Although he can't fight the enemy, he holds an important position in the military department, so he can be regarded as inheriting the legacy of his ancestors."

Jia Lian said: "I will definitely live up to my mother's kindness in cultivation."

Xing Xiuyan chuckled, and said, "What can I cultivate for you? It's because of your luck that you got the favor of a sage, so do your job well, and don't let the sage make an exception to cultivate you."

Although she said so, Xing Xiuyan was very happy in her heart. She has been in the top position for a long time now, and she can be said to have a lot of power in the outer court, but she can't be said to have no ambitions.But her ambition is not to be the queen mother, she is not interested in this kind of vain glory, as long as she has real power and benefits.She wants to do some business in this era, and she needs people to do things, and Jia Lian is also her person.

Jia Lian threw up his robe and knelt down and said: "It is difficult for a humble official to repay the kindness of the saint and the empress. You can only remember to be loyal to the saint and work hard for the court to repay the emperor's kindness."

Looking at Jia Lian's performance, Jia Huan could only sum it up in the word "submissive". Although Xing Xiuyan was his cousin, there was no trace of contempt on his face, and he showed a loyal look.Even the emperor and Xing Xiuyan didn't believe it all, but with their IQs, they naturally knew that there was no perfect courtier in the world, such as Jia Lian, it was very easy to use, and they would naturally be favored.This person is very familiar with officialdom, whether it is courtesy or flattery.

Xing Xiuyan looked at Jia Huan again, couldn't help squinting his eyes, and said lightly: "This is Jia Chuanlu?"

Jia Huan was a man of heaven and earth, in the past when it came to welcoming the Spring Festival, he thought of expressing his favor to Xing Xiuyan to prove his heart.But face to face is another story.

"Weichen... Jia Huan, see the imperial concubine, the empress Jin'an." Jia Huan took a step forward, bowed his hands and knelt down, and paid his respects with his head on the ground.

Jia Mu, Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, etc. are still paying homage when they see Jia Yuanchun. Jia Huan is neither relative nor elder, a seventh-rank editor, how can he be exempted from the ceremony of a monarch and his ministers?If he does not keep the distinction between monarch and minister, his fame will not be established, because his fame is given by the king.Without fame, in ancient times, everything else would not be valid.

"Get up." Xing Xiuyan said indifferently, "Jia Chuanlu went to high school at such a young age, which is rare. Are you working in the Imperial Academy now?"

Jia Huan said: "My minister has received the grace of the Holy Grail, and now he lives in the Hanlin Academy as an editor."

Xing Xiuyan nodded, and said: "At this point in life, how high the ceiling is still depends on the pattern. It is said that a person's pattern determines a person's achievements. What kind of world is in your eyes? What is your future world? It’s like that. The Hanlin Academy has never lacked editors and scholars, but there are only a handful of people who can become famous ministers. Don’t study hard in a cold window but end up as a beetle. There is no shortage of beetles in this dynasty. lively."

Xing Xiuyan thought to himself: If you are useless to me or to Tu Yuanyi, then you are useless to Da Zhou, so don’t blame me for being ruthless. It’s not your turn to lie down and enjoy wealth for the ruling class, that’s Jia Baoyu’s right .Seeing that you are still young in this life, and you are not even tall enough, I will take a look first.

But Jia Huan didn't know what Xing Xiuyan said, and only understood what she said, which sounded like words of encouragement.Jia Huan is no more than a mortal, so he couldn't help feeling sore, he never thought of seeing her again in this life, let alone that when he saw her again in this life, she would be so appreciative.

But thinking about the grievances and grievances between the two in the previous life, for Jia Huan, there is no century, but as a human being again, the state of mind will naturally change.

The two had cherished each other for a period of time, they would have discussions on practical work and life matters, and they would also have exchanges on the deeper knowledge of the Three Views. Jia Huan knew that Hua Zhenzhu was far behind in this regard.Xin Xiuyan is more like a man in this respect, but she is more pure than a man, not as cruel and utilitarian as a man.

And Hua Zhenzhu is a pure little girl, who cares about cosmetics, bags, perfume, that female colleague is hypocritical again, who is flattering again, who speaks ill of who behind her back, etc.Only after falling in love, he knew that he needed a real woman more in his life, not a man dressed in a woman's skin.

But after traveling, in an ancient society, he saw that "women" are replaceable and not unique, so they became less important. Instead, he was a man with the same level of thinking as him who used to be a man in the soul. He couldn't ignore it, even though it was no longer love.

Time changes and things change is an ancient law.

This is the psychological reality of modern men. It is very difficult for a time-traveling man who wants to love a woman unconditionally after time-traveling.

Jia Huan has Jia Huan's way of life, and Hua Zhenzhu also needs to find her own value in ancient times to live on. In modern times, they are relatively equal together because of fate, and in ancient times, changing a relationship and cooperating is also due to fate.And what kind of predestined relationship is needed to cultivate mutual love, mutual understanding and mutual respect, not to be changed by difficulties or temptations in reality, and never to be separated?It wasn't him and Xin Xiuyan, nor him and Hua Zhenzhu.

Jia Huan's complicated thoughts only took a moment, suppressed his sadness and emotion, and cupped his hands and said: "My minister, thank you for your advice."

Xing Xiuyan didn't pursue it anymore, but looked at Daiyu and Su Fu'er, and said, "Sister and Second Sister laughed so happily just now, but what happened?"

Only then did Daiyu speak Jia Lian's joke just now with a sharp mouth, Xing Xiuyan couldn't help laughing and said: "Cousin, who is an elder brother, doesn't love my sisters much, how dare you think about this?"

It is also rare for Jia Lian to be able to get close to his sisters like Jia Baoyu, let alone see the imperial concubine at this time.Because Tu Yuanyi pampered her more and more, her rules became looser.

Jia Huan couldn't help taking a peek at Xing Xiuyan. After feeling a lot of emotion, he wondered how she was doing now.But I saw that she was younger than her previous life, her cheeks shone like a bright moon, her eyes were like waves in autumn water, her brows were bright and clear, she was elegant and elegant, and she was not easy to do.Even if she stood beside Fairy Jiangzhu, she would not lose her luster in the slightest.Jia Huan couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

Jia Lian laughed and said: "Weichen's cousin Baoyu once said that the aura of heaven and earth gathers in his daughter, and we are nothing more than filthy things. When I think about it sometimes, Baoyu is absolutely right. Sister Lin, Cousin Hui, Sister Su and Empress What an outstanding person you are. Brothers and sisters from relatives, don’t I just wait for the man to go? Of course, Wei Chen, the elder brother, can only count on his younger sisters. Even sister Lin and the others don’t care about Wei Chen. It's a pity that this humble minister was born stupid, and he is the most incompetent."

Xing Xiuyan couldn't help laughing, and said, "Second Cousin Lian, you learned your words from Sister Feng. You two should go and cheat Sister Lin, a soft-hearted person, but you can't fool me."

Jia Lian sighed again and said, "How dare a humble official deceive the king!"

Dai and Fu laughed for a while, and Jia Lian also knew that even though he was a cousin, he was still an outsider, and even the nuns were present, so it was not appropriate to stay for a long time.

Jia Lianyin said: "When I came to see Sister Lin, I bought some things for girls to play with outside. If you don't mind your mother and sisters, it's good to enjoy it occasionally to pass the time."

Jia Lian didn't know that Xiao Daiyu would always be taken out by her mother-in-law, so she had such thoughts.

If Xing Xiu doesn't light up the smoke, Daiyu herself won't explain it.

Daiyu thanked her, and Jia Lian and Jia Huan knelt down and left the flower hall.

Xing Xiuyan disappeared with the backs of the Jia brothers, thinking about something in her heart, but finally gave up, thinking about the theme of her visit.

Xing Xiuyan asked them to sit down and talk, and Dai and Fu thanked them for sitting with them.

Xing Xiuyan said: "General Yili of the Western Regions sent a group of Arabian horses to the saint. I heard that they were sent to the border town two days ago. The saint promised to let us sisters choose one horse. I just wanted to ask if you have any horses today. Empty, let's go to the racecourse to have a look."

Su Fuer had a weird expression and said, "This is not good, is it? How can we ride a horse?"

What about the model of harem female virtue?

Xing Xiuyan said: "You don't have to ride it now, you can pick one to raise. This is an Arabian horse, which is not available in this dynasty. It was obtained after General Yili opened up business with the Persian Empire."

Daiyu was curious about the baby and asked, "Are the Arabian horses different from the horses of this dynasty?"

Xing Xiuyan shook his head: "Of course it's different. Arabian horses are as famous as sweathorses from the Western Regions. They have excellent stamina, are smart and active, and can't be bought with money. A few years ago when the saint was hunting in the north, General Yi Li also came to see him. The commercial roads of the countries in the Western Regions brought in Arabian horses. This kind of horse is very precious, and this time only 22 horses were sent in total."

Su Fuer was surprised: "How can such a precious horse be given to us?"

Xing Xiuyan giggled, and said: "I heard that there are several foals that have just been born, and we all adopt one of them, raising them like our own children. What’s the matter with raising a foal? But if it’s a mare, and it will give birth to a foal in the future, it will have to be dedicated to the imperial court.”

Dai and Fu couldn't help but blush when they heard "be raised by their own children", but women are born with some maternal instincts, and they couldn't help but feel soft in their hearts.But Xing Xiuyan has a shadow on bear children, and she is still very interested in raising a pony.

Xing Xiuyan asked Dai and Fu to change into Hu clothes again, and they went to change after half pushing.She changed her mind and wanted to play with Mrs. Xiao Hou again, but she was a little bit reluctant.

After thinking about it, I decided to send someone to inform Madam Xiaohou.

No, when they returned to the Xinggong Bieyuan and were about to go out through the side door of the Xinggong Bieyuan, Mrs. Xiao Hou brought three men to ask to see her.

Tu Yuanyi and other ministers went to inspect the Yellow River today, and there were many ministers from foreign courts present, so it was not easy to take her with them.Only then did Tu Yuanyi allow her to play by herself, and only allowed Jin Yiwei and Xichang Tai to guard the guards, and asked for benefits.Tu Yuanyi also lost the battle in female sex after some entanglement between reason and emotion, old and new concepts, because he muddled and allowed some exceptions and unruly things, this is foreign talk.

But at this moment, Xing Xiuyan let out a "fuck" from the bottom of her heart, thinking to herself that such a large group of people followed, what would everyone want to do?There is a Tao that does not suffer from scarcity but inequality, and does not suffer from poverty but anxiety.

Xing Xiuyan took her sisters to meet Xiao Hou and his wife and the newly attached Second Hero. Although the Second Hero still has the style of a Jianghu, he respects Xing Xiuyan a lot. They recognize her as the mistress in their hearts, which is different.

Ouyang Lei said: "I heard from my junior sister that I was going to see a good horse from Persia, so I didn't invite myself. I also saw a bloody horse in the Western Regions once by chance. It was indeed an extraordinary horse, but the locals regarded it as For God's sake, don't let me wait for the middle-earths to capture."

Chunyu Bai also said with a smile: "At that time we were afraid of arousing the anger of the local people, so we stopped thinking and made it a pity."

Xing Xiuyan thought to himself: What does this mean?That means you want it too?I just wanted to share one horse with Madam Xiaohou for the sake of Baby Daiyu. If I worked a little harder at night, I would sacrifice myself and "sell myself" to make a certain man happy.With so many of you wanting it, how can I "sell yourself"?He also said that Xiaohou has thick skins, and these two are not thin-skinned either!Back then, three thick-skinned men were chasing a woman. I really don't know what it was like.

Although she was full of chatter, she still had a smile on her face and said: "Since we are destined, let's go and have a look together."

So, a group of people left the palace in a crowd, Xing Xiuyan, Daiyu, and Su Fuer rode in a luxurious carriage, while Xiao Hou, his wife, and the second hero rode horses, and three women, each with two maids, were in the carriage behind.Guarded by Jin Yiwei and Xichang Tai, go to the racecourse.

This royal horse farm is located in the western suburbs of the border city, covering an area of ​​[-] mu of grassland, and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Dazhou has several horse farms in the Heshuo area. The annual cost of raising horses and buying horses is definitely not small, but in ancient times, war horses were an indispensable resource, and they were the capital of Dazhou to resist the threat from the north. Even tens of millions of taels of silver had to be endured.

With Jin Yiwei and Xichang clearing the way, the Royal Racecourse was able to pass through without hindrance, and they arrived at the simple yamen of the racecourse.Because Xing Xiuyan did not communicate in advance, Li Shou, the steward of the racecourse, was taken aback, and hurriedly changed his clothes and brought several important officials over to see him.

After going through the red tape, Xing Xiuyan didn't beat around the bush, explaining that he came to see the batch of Arabian horses sent by General Yili.

Li Shou saw that Xing Xiuyan, a concubine, was guarded by so many people, and there were several peerless and beautiful women, although he felt strange, but he had been in the border town for a long time, but he was not as guarded as in the pass.

Li Shoufu bowed and said: "Madam, please wait a moment, wait for the slaves to order the horses to be driven back to the stables, and Madam will take a look at it."

Xing Xiuyan said: "Why, isn't the horse in the stable?"

Li Shoudao: "These horses have come all the way from the Western Regions, and they always lose some fat, so the servants sent them to a place where the water and grass are fertile."

Because Xing Xiuyan asked where it was, Li Shou had no choice but to answer that it was a pasture five miles away. Xing Xiuyan smiled and said, "It's only five miles away. I will go and see it myself. You will lead the way."

Li Shou had no choice but to say yes.

At this time, it was almost late autumn, the grass was withered and yellow, and before it snowed in winter, livestock such as horses, cattle and sheep were still grazing outside.

It was almost noon at this time, the sky was clear and blue, and a few snow-white clouds were like embroidered flowers on a blue brocade.The golden sunlight sprinkled on the vast horse farm grassland, making the world bleak with a kind of holiness.

Xing Xiuyan, Daiyu, and Su Fuer got off the carriage, and they saw the vastness of the pasture, and their hearts were wide open.However, it is also inevitable to smell the faint smell of livestock manure in the nose.

Beauty is always accompanied by another side.

Li Shou led Xing Xiuyan and others to a small river, and saw five or six horses grazing in front of them with their heads bowed and their tails raised high.

Although Li Shou said that the horse lost fat and needed to be fed back, it can be seen that the horse is still shiny and energetic.Seeing this horse, Xing Xiuyan thought that if she took one and asked Tu Yuanyi to donate some water from the spiritual spring, she might be as magnificent as his royal horse in the future.

Ouyang Lei felt itchy when he saw it, and said: "It really is a good horse! Your Majesty, wait for me to give it a try, how about it?"

Xing Xiuyan thought to himself: You try it, and then act like you like it so much, then I will get a BMW as a gift for the hero, right?I am not Cao Cao, who gave the red rabbit to Guan Yu to win people's hearts.

It is not easy for Tu Yuanyi to accumulate and develop, how can I be so prodigal.

But on the surface, he still had to maintain his demeanor, Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "Then I will see Mr. Ouyang's unique skills."