[Red Mansion] The third master of jade-like stone treasures

After all, he was getting old. After climbing a few steps and paying homage to a few gods and Buddhas, Emperor Zhao felt exhausted and began to pant.

It's just that he didn't want to show his fatigue in front of everyone and compromise his majesty as an emperor, so he kept forcing himself to cover it up with a smile.

But be it the empress or the concubines, how could they not know about Emperor Zhao's condition after getting along with him for many years?

Therefore, Concubine Chen Gui said coquettishly: "My lord, we have sincerely worshiped the gods and Buddhas, and the copied Buddhist scriptures have also been enshrined. Today's weather is so hot and stuffy, why don't you find a cool place and try the vegetarian food in the temple? Listen It is said that the vegetarian food in Huangjue Temple is more delicious than the royal banquet in the palace!"

Before Emperor Zhao could speak, the Empress smiled and said, "Chen Guifei, even if the vegetarian food here is more delicious than the imperial banquet, is it worth your appetite? There are four chefs in your small kitchen! What kind of vegetarian dishes are there?" Can’t you make it fast?” At the end, he added a sentence to Emperor Zhao: “The concubine thinks, Chen Guifei is not rare, and we usually eat fast and chant Buddha, but we should have a good taste and enjoy a rare delicacy.”

After being choked by the queen, Concubine Chen Guifei was very happy on the spot, but she couldn't shake her face in front of Emperor Zhao, so she had to lean towards Emperor Zhao aggrievedly: "My lord—the four cooks from my concubine are you who came from Jiangnan. How could they cook the vegetarian feast in the north after finding it? You love me and give me a vegetarian meal, right? My little feet hurt from walking!"

Do you wonder if Concubine Chen Gui is favored?

He is in his thirties, and he acted like a little girl when he acted like a baby. I have to say that Emperor Zhao liked this kind of thing. He immediately took Chen Guifei's hand, walked back, and said as he walked, "Well, well, I will reward you." Eat, let them sit at the same table later, just care if you eat well or not?"

"That's not good either. What's the point of eating alone? If the emperor eats with me, I'll eat it. If the emperor doesn't eat it, I won't eat it either."

"Eat with you, eat with you..."

The two walked back first, completely forgetting that the queen and other concubines were behind.The abbot slipped away, winked at his apprentice, and quickly stepped forward to lead the way for the emperor.

Everyone lowered their heads and shrank their steps, wishing they could lose themselves, but the queen couldn't ignore them, feeling that she had lost face again, and her face turned black with anger!

Although the presiding apprentice is a monk, but he was in the royal temple, and he was trained by the master to wink. Seeing the empress pulled his face, he hurried up to round up the field: "Mother, after the monk enshrined your Buddhist scriptures in front of the ancestors, click The ever-burning lanterns of yours have burned much more vigorously. The late emperor and all the ancestors must have received your filial piety, and the ever-burning lights show that the descendants of the royal family are getting more and more prosperous, and the country is peaceful and stable!"

A shot of horses made the queen smile, and finally, under the guidance of the monk, she took all the concubines back to eat vegetarian food.

Of course, the matter was not that simple, obviously the host was leading everyone to eat vegetarian food, but everyone unknowingly came to the courtyard where Yuan Chun and Qiao Yan were talking.

Concubine Chen Guifei came out seemingly casually, and said: "Concubine Yuan eats vegetarian food every day, I think she also knows the vegetarian food in Huangjue Temple very well, please ask her to introduce it later."

Speaking of Yuanchun, Emperor Zhao naturally thought of Qiaoyan, so he asked the host: "Where are Concubine Yuan and Lady Yan? Let them come over for dinner together!"

The host naturally pointed to the small courtyard in front of him, and said: "It just so happens that it is in that small courtyard, I invite two nobles to come here."

But Emperor Zhao had already walked in front of him, so there was no reason not to go in and take a look, so he waved his hands and said, "You are already old, you don't need to run around, since we came here, we happened to go in and have a look, and we don't know Is your little princess awake?"

Thinking of the clever and beautiful Xuan'er, Emperor Zhao was in a good mood.Without waiting for the host to respond, he led Chen Guifei to the small courtyard by himself.

The queen and others, seeing that Emperor Zhao was going to find the little princess, naturally had to follow closely.

Pushing open the courtyard door, it was quiet inside, and no one was heard talking.Emperor Zhao looked around, thinking that the child was still sleeping, so Yuan Chun and Qiao Yan lowered their voices.

Looking around, he turned his gaze to the main room.

As if she couldn't wait, Concubine Chen nodded her chin towards her close maid, and said with a smile: "The Holy Majesty and the Empress are here, but they are still whispering, and they are too lazy. You should hurry and invite them out."

The palace lady responded crisply, and when she got to the door, she didn't even call the door, she pushed the door open and went in.

Before Emperor Zhao, the Empress and the others could react, they heard the palace maid screaming: "Ah! You, this is you!"

Empress: "..." Why are these words and sentences a bit old-fashioned?As soon as I heard it, I told others that something scandalous happened in this room... Although the face was expressionless, the queen was a little excited to watch a show, hey!Yuanchun and Qiaoyan have something to do, and it's none of her business. What is she watching if she doesn't watch the fun?

The queen glanced at Concubine Chen Gui, tsk inwardly, knowing that this was her arrangement.

A concubine living in a temple, and a somewhat pampered nobleman, this stimulated her to play this trick?I can't hold my breath!

Sneering is sneering, good shows still have to be seen.The queen hurriedly asked: "Presumptuous! Your majesty is here, how can you let you yell? Have you learned the usual rules in the stomach of a dog? Hurry up and slap your mouth!"

The aunt who was following behind the queen, upon hearing the order, swiftly stepped forward and grabbed the exclamation maid, held her down and slapped her twice.

This was caught off guard, and almost stunned the court lady and Concubine Chen Gui!

However, the important thing at this time is not being slapped or slapped in the face, but what happened in the house?

Everyone was so curious that even Emperor Zhao wanted to know, so he lightly reprimanded the queen and asked the maid, "What's your name? What did you see in the room?"

The maid's face was pale, she lowered her head and kowtowed again and again, as if she saw something terrible, she said: "Servant, servant saw..."

Before she could say it, two people who looked exactly the same came out of the room.

It was Baoyu and Baocong.

"The ministers (Jia Baoyu, Jia Baocong) pay homage to the emperor, empress, imperial concubine, and all the empresses!"

Emperor Zhao and the others widened their eyes, looked at the two of them, and then looked at the room, suddenly feeling incredible.

"Why are you here? Where are Concubine Yuan and Noble Yan?" Emperor Zhao asked.

In the room where the two women were talking, two men came out. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed strange, although the two men were brothers of one of the women.But the other woman... Emperor Zhao's eyes instantly sank when he looked at the two, but his face was still calm.

Baoyu didn't speak, and Baocong said: "Because the little princess sleeps and sleeps, the concubine Yuan took the little princess back to rest first, and entrusted her ministers and younger brothers to wait here for the emperor and the empress, and to plead guilty for my sister and the little princess. As for Empress Yan, she is naturally still in the house."

"Since she is in the house, why didn't she come out to see her? When did Concubine Yuan and the little princess go back? When did you come?"

Emperor Zhao's eyes became more and more gloomy, and his tone became more and more hostile, as if he wanted to ask: Why are you two men here with my concubine?Could it be that the three of you are cuckolding me?

Concubine Chen was surprised when she saw both Jia brothers were there, but it doesn't matter if one person or two, as long as Qiaoyan and the Jia brothers were accused of adultery, she would be very happy.

As a result, her eyes glowed, wishing to immediately pull Qiaoyan out of the house disheveled!

How exciting!The private meeting of the two turned into a threesome!

The empress and other concubines are naturally waiting to see the good show. The Jia family has nothing to do with them. If there is one less Qiaoyan in the palace, they will lose one opponent in the fight for favor. Don't be too happy!

Unfortunately, they were all disappointed, because not only Qiaoyan came out of the house, but also two other women.

"Your Majesty, empress, my concubine is rude!" Qiaoyan came out of the room intact, and greeted everyone.

"The minister's wife (Xue's, Lin's) pays homage to the emperor, empress, imperial concubine, and all the empresses!" Baochai and Lin Daiyu also bowed their knees after Qiaoyan.

Although they had all participated in palace banquets, Emperor Zhao and the Empress met them at a distance of several tens of meters, so they could not see them clearly.

Looking at them face to face and up close today, I was amazed when I saw them at first sight!

A round face is kind and smiling, dignified and elegant, with a slightly plump figure, but she has the demeanor of an aristocratic woman; the other has a melon-seeded face with willow-leaf eyebrows, delicate and delicate, and at first glance she looks like a beautiful woman raised in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. Unique poetic temperament.

Not to mention the beauties in the palace, even in the entire capital, there are not many people who are more beautiful than them!

The concubines all took a deep breath, feeling very fortunate that these two did not enter the palace, but married the Jia family.Taking a sneak peek at Baoyu and Baocong, he was secretly amazed, these two brothers themselves were good-looking, so why did they marry two wives, and they chose the good-looking ones to marry?

The Queen and Concubine Chen Gui were also amazed, but what they thought of was Yuan Chun's youthful appearance.In Yuanchun at that time, his eyebrows and eyes were exquisite and elegant, and he didn't need to dress up much. There was a sense of wealth and nobility in his gestures and gestures. He also read poetry and books, and his eyes showed the literati's wit that the world loves.

Emperor Zhao was naturally stunned, if not for Qiaoyan taking two steps forward to cover the two people behind him, he would not have recovered.

It's a pity that such a good woman is already married!

He also couldn't help taking a glance at Baoyu and Baocong, and had to admit that it's quite appropriate for a talented man to match a beautiful woman, but he felt a little unhappy.

Since there is such a fairy-like wife in the family, why are they still flirting outside?

Baoyu was remembered by Emperor Zhao because of what happened before, and he still has it in his heart, while Baocong, half of it was affected by Baoyu's impression, and the other half came from just now, when Lin Daiyu and Baochai didn't show up, Zhaodi treated them three times. people's doubts.

Of course, now the truth is revealed, Bao Yu and Bao Cong did not have a private meeting with Qiao Yan.Who had a private meeting with the emperor's concubine, and brought his wife with him?

Bao Cong took the opportunity to explain: "Today, I and my younger brother, as well as my wife and sister-in-law came here because my wife and sister-in-law have always been in poor health. In the past, they were much healthier thanks to Yan nobleman's care. So I heard that Yan nobleman was out of the palace. So I couldn't bear to bring them here, and asked Yan Guiren to take a look at their pulse again. This minister is reckless, please forgive me!"

It turned out that it was for the sake of my wife's body!

The empress and all the concubines showed suddenly enlightened expressions, only Concubine Chen gritted her teeth with a smile, swallowing her anger and disappointment.After such a scene, what else does she not understand?It took a long time for the layout, but it fell short!

After listening to the explanation, Emperor Zhao knew that Lin Daiyu and Baochai were in poor health, so naturally he didn't blame him, but just added one more sentence, saying: "Although Yan Guiren once lived in Jia's house as a guest, but now he is my concubine, how can I allow you to cry?" Come and drink?"

In this way, Baoyu Baocong was reprimanded for a few words, and they were fined with silver.

It was originally a big event to be framed and caught, but now he was only fined a little money, which is already a blessing!Baocong couldn't wait to pull Baoyu to express his opinion, patted his chest to admit his mistake, and kowtowed to leave.

Emperor Zhao, who originally wanted them to eat vegetarian food together, suddenly choked, and was embarrassed to call them back.

Concubine Chen Gui was so angry that if Emperor Zhao hadn't been watching, she wouldn't even be able to swallow the vegetarian meal.The queen was very happy, anyway, Qiaoyan was in trouble, Chen Feisheng was not angry, she was the one who reaped the benefits of the fisherman!

So, under the invitation of the queen, Qiaoyan also sat at the same table with Emperor Zhao, just opposite to Concubine Chen Gui.Concubine Chen Gui couldn't swallow anymore.

Returning to the palace at night, Emperor Zhao went to the imperial study alone, stayed until midnight, but went to Qiaoyan's again.

The two met in the middle of the night, one of them didn't see expectations, and the other didn't see enthusiasm. After saying a few homely things, they took a break.

On the bed, Emperor Zhao put his arms around Qiaoyan and asked casually: "When you lived in Jia's house, did you often meet with the two sons of Jia's house?"

Qiaoyan closed her eyes, smiled obediently in Emperor Zhao's arms, and said: "When I went to Jia's house, Jia's house was still the Duke's mansion. Such a big family has big rules. I am a little girl from the countryside. I was so scared to death, I spend every day doing embroidery work in the inner courtyard room. How dare I go out to the outer courtyard?"

That's right, the aristocrats of aristocratic families, in terms of family rules, are as thick as a book!

Women are in the inner court and men are in the outer court, how can we see each other?

After hearing this answer, Emperor Zhao fell asleep contentedly.However, I still vaguely thought that it seemed that I had heard that the old lady of the Jia family loved Baoyu Baocong so much that she put them in the inner courtyard and raised them with a few girls... Or, it is better to send someone privately. check?