Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

"I know what my aunt wants to say. My father taught me that I should try my best to get what I want. I know that if it is expensive, our family will definitely not be able to catch up with the Lin family. I will naturally study hard, not just for my ancestors. The fact that the sects win glory can also fulfill my wish." At first, Shixiang still expressed his determination not to marry Daiyu, but he blushed as he spoke, and his voice dropped involuntarily, and he couldn't utter the last word.

Zili was stunned for a while before accepting this reality. Shixiang really is a descendant of the Wang family who has tenacity and drive. He is unyielding and will work wholeheartedly to achieve his goals.It would be great if Baoyu had the same enthusiasm and perseverance as Shixiang.Zili patted Shixiang on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Since your father knows about it, I'm relieved. It's just that I want to tell you the same. You learn etiquette by reading, and you should remember it when you are in love. Stop it. If you like someone, you should think about her. The most important reputation of a girl's family, Lin girl is here alone, so be careful in everything. If you are sincere to her, you should know how to restrain your feelings Don't let others talk about it, you know!" Zili tapped Shixiang's forehead, reminding his nephew not to go out of line.

"My aunt said this as if my nephew was a domineering king. I couldn't talk to her even if I wanted to. She didn't know me well. There were countless maids and women around her, especially that Zijuan girl. I stood there for a quarter of an hour and asked me to go out in a different way. Auntie should help me give this thing to her." As he said that, Shixiang put the thing in his hand in front of Zili, and flattered her Bowing.

Zili put on a cold face: "I don't care about this, you guys go ahead and make trouble on your own." Shixiang is indeed bold, free love is heresy these days, even if the last two agree, if things come to light, they will be punished by others. Not only Shixiang was ridiculed and pointed out, but Daiyu's reputation was also tarnished.Although he admired Shixiang's bold and direct attitude in his heart, Zili would not allow such a thing to happen in her house rationally. It is okay to fall in love, but it must be quietly so as not to disturb anyone.

Shixiang immediately turned to Zili with a bitter face, bowed and bowed, acted coquettishly, pulled Zili's sleeves, and moaned: "Auntie, Auntie loves me the most. I know my aunt's concerns. The book says that she is in love. Huli, didn't I just come here to ask my aunt for help. The beauty of adulthood is a good thing to do good deeds, and my father will definitely thank my aunt after this matter has become. Words. Just help your nephew for a while. I’ll kneel down and kowtow for you.” Shixiang half-truthfully wanted to kneel down and kowtow, Zili looked at Shixiang like this and couldn’t help thinking of Wang Ziteng when he was young With that rogue look, he couldn't help but smile: "Am I just playing with a monkey? Get up! You said just now that you are in heat and not polite. If you want to grow up, you must first learn to control your emotions. You know. What!" After listening to Zili's words, Shixiang raised his head in silence for a while and said seriously: "I remember, a gentleman can't show his emotions, I know what to do."

Zili just nodded, and said to Shixiang: "Go, go back and study hard, but you must also pay attention to your body. Now is the time for you to grow your body, and you should exercise your muscles and bones more and more to have a healthy body." Only then can I say that my future ambitions are not. Naturally, I will give that to Miss Lin at the right time. She is outstanding in learning, so you should work harder to enrich yourself, so as not to embarrass other girls."

When Shixiang heard Zili let go, he immediately became happy, thanked him a thousand times before leaving.Looking at the back of Shixiang going away, Zili couldn't help but feel a little bit emotional, they are all the same size, how come Baoyu is like a child, and always can't grow up?Zili knew deep down in his heart that Baoyu's appearance today was not entirely due to Jia Mu's doting, there was something uncomfortable in Baoyu's nature.Or is this God's will?

Knowing the positions of Shixiang and Wang Ziteng, Zili should persuade the Xue family to give up.But what should I say to make Aunt Xue accept the reality and make Baochai let go.It is of course the easiest way to say it directly, but it would be embarrassing for everyone.Maybe the Shanlin family and Daiyu will be involved.Aunt Xue would feel that she would lose face in front of her sister, and she would be inferior to her brothers and sisters in the family. Why can Sister Feng marry Jia Lian, and Wang Xifeng's father is still Wang Ziteng's cousin.Not a grandfather at all!Although he was born of a concubine, he and Prince Teng Zili still belong to the same father.Why can't she even catch up with the Tang clan?Zili didn't want to make it too ugly, but the probability of success of this marriage is as high as that of a pie in the sky, it's impossible.Especially Baochai, girls are very sensitive and fragile, it is best not to hurt her self-esteem.

Before he could come up with a perfect solution, there was a decree from the palace that the crown princess was pregnant, and the prospective birth mother came in to visit her.This news immediately caused Jia's family to fall into joy. Yuan Chun's marriage is not short, and finally there is good news.Zili was both happy and worried, she was not in the mood to deal with those who came to congratulate her, she was busy packing up and took her family to the palace to visit Yuanchun.

Zili congratulated the queen first, and it was really depressing to congratulate her when her daughter was pregnant, but who called her a queen?The queen's face was full of smiles, and she hurriedly told Zili to get up, waiving her courtesy: "Congratulations, congratulations. It is a great joy for the crown princess to be pregnant. The queen mother and His Majesty are also very happy to know. Jia Madam, please sit down. This is such a happy event, my ancestors bless me, I have been looking forward to this day since the crown prince got married! Don't worry, the imperial doctor said that the crown princess is in good health and her fetal gas is stable." The queen spoke at a rapid pace. It was much faster, a rare blush appeared on her face, and she seemed to be ten years younger.

Just waiting for Yuanchun to give birth to the grandson will make the crown prince's position more stable. The queen is of course happy, and it's not her daughter who has a big belly.Zili could only talk about the bright prospect that the prince and concubine will be full of grandchildren in the future, and the empress will be able to joke with a group of grandsons and granddaughters all day long.The queen liked it even more when she heard it. She sighed slightly, and said to Zili: "I have been worried for a while, and I have been looking forward to good news since they got married. But the fate has not come, so it can only be like this. How is it now?" Well, I think the Crown Princess is pregnant for the first time and I don't know many things about it, and I will trouble Mrs. Jia to come and take care of her in the future." The empress kindly asked Zili to visit Yuanchun often to comfort her and take care of her.Zili was naturally eager. Before Yuan Chun got married, she had a serious discussion with Zili. She didn't want to get pregnant and have a child right away.Although she and the prince have known each other for a long time, they are basically childhood sweethearts.But being a husband and wife requires a lot of adjustment. If Yuan Chun gets married, she will have a child. According to the rules of the palace, after she becomes pregnant, Yuan Chun will spend very little time with the crown prince, and her time will be taken up by the child when she waits for the child to be born. part.Who can guarantee that there will not be a few women around the prince during this period?Zili and Yuanchun agreed to first cultivate their relationship and living habits as husband and wife.Tell the prince to get used to the couple's lifestyle accompanied by Yuanchun, and wait for the relationship to stabilize before talking about the children.

As for what other women should do if they get pregnant first, Zili naturally has a clever plan. She found that in this era of underdeveloped medical technology, people have wrong ideas about conception, and the safe period has become the best day for pregnancy. You know, seeking a child has become a completely different matter.Zili told Yuanchun the trick. Yuanchun is the concubine anyway, and the prince's concubines in the East Palace all rely on Yuanchun's breath. She can check the menstrual time of all concubines.Therefore, since the marriage, none of the concubines beside the prince were pregnant before Yuan Chun.As a result, those concubines were still grateful to Yuan Chun for being a generous and kind person.However, there is a price for this. The empress and empress dowager's desire for grandsons and great-grandchildren is as great as Yuanchun's pressure.

Naturally, Zili wanted to comfort his daughter, so he said goodbye to the queen, and Zili went to the East Palace to see his daughter.At this time, the prince must learn to handle government affairs in front of the emperor.As soon as Zili arrived at the East Palace, he was taken to the princess' bedroom. When he raised his eyes, Yuan Chun was standing at the door and looking at Zili eagerly.

"Mother—" Everyone sat down, Yuan Chun only called out to her mother and tears came down, Zili felt sad for a while, even though she knew that Yuan Chun had a good life in the palace, but living in a city, it was rare to see each other all year round.Zili couldn't control it anymore, and came to Yuanchun, took her hand and comforted her with a forced smile: "I'm not here, you are going to be a mother, why are you still like a child?" He said while holding the handkerchief Wipe Yuan Chun's tears.

Waiting for everyone to calm down, Yuan Chun gave the girl beside him a wink. The servants in the dormitory had all gone out. Yuan Chun looked at his mother carefully and found that there were a few white hairs on Zili's hair. She couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "One In a blink of an eye, my mother has gray hair, and it's because I'm unfilial and can't serve her day and night, but I want her to worry about me." Yuan Chun's tears were about to fall again.Pregnant people are easy to be sad, Zili immediately enlightened: "There is no medicine for longevity in the world, people are going to grow old, I was so happy to hear the news of your pregnancy that I lost a few gray hairs. It is easy for you to be pregnant again Thinking wildly, I want to advise you not to be bored in the house all day, but to go out for a walk. If you are immersed in your own emotions all day long, it is not good for the child, and it is even worse for yourself. Although you are pregnant now, you should still be with her. His Royal Highness often sees you often, and you don’t have to hide from someone if you have an infectious disease. What’s so embarrassing about being pregnant. You should also let him know that the reason you have worked so hard to conceive and give birth is because you gave birth to him. You should also let men understand It's not easy for a woman!" Zili took the time to tell Yuan Chun what to do, reminding her daughter not to take care of her children and neglect her husband.

Yuan Chun's face blushed slightly, and he said half shyly and half proudly: "I understand this. Your Highness will accompany me to talk for a while every day when he comes back, and he still feels sorry for the soreness on my legs and massages me." A look of shyness and happiness appeared on Yuan Chun's face.After listening to Yuan Chun's words and seeing her expression, Zili was relieved: "You are pregnant now, although others are expecting you to have a boy, but you can't show that you want something special. You are for the prince. I am willing to have children, not to calculate the position of the grandson. I am paying my respects to the queen today, and I feel a little guilty when she calls each grandson. But I can’t say anything due to my limited status. Be more careful." Zili remembered an important matter and hurriedly told Yuan Chun to keep a low profile, her pregnancy and childbirth were not just a private matter but a political one.

The mother and daughter talked for a long time, and Zili gave instructions on everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation to how to prevent those concubines from taking the opportunity to compete for favor.Seeing that it was getting late, Zili was about to leave, and Yuan Chun looked at his mother reluctantly: "The two of us can't see each other properly for a year, and now my mother is here, but she is leaving so soon." There was dissatisfaction in her eyes. Abandon.

"Just don't worry, I will still be able to enter the palace to accompany you when you are a month old. You have to give birth to a healthy body. The queen mother said that I can come in and visit from time to time. There will be a time to meet in the future. Everything is fine at home, prince." Concubine, don't worry." Zili secretly wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, still smiling and comforting her daughter.

"By the way, I heard that Aunt Xue's daughter and aunt's daughter are here, as well as Shixiang from my uncle's family. My mother went to the palace to bring them to see me that day. I really missed them." Yuan Chun shouted. The next time Li came to see her with Daiyu Baochai and Shixiang, Zili agreed to leave without daring to delay seeing the time.

Waiting for Zili to come back, she told Jiamu that everything was fine in Yuanchun, and that she would bring Baochai with her when she entered the palace next time. Let them enter the palace." Zili saw Mrs. Xing's face suddenly became ugly, she smiled and said: "Why don't you ask the second girl to accompany them into the palace, after all, the second girl is older and can take care of the younger brother My sister." Hearing what Zili said, Mother Jia thought about it before nodding her head in agreement, but Mrs. Xing didn't care.

Waiting for Zili to enter the palace again, he took Daiyu, Baochai, Yingchun and Shixiang with him, and when he arrived at the palace, the queen happened to come to see Yuanchun, seeing Zili brought Daiyu and others in, she smiled and said, "Hey Hey, why are some fairy-like girls here again. Madam Jia, you are so lucky, why didn’t you bring such a good girl to this palace earlier.” Zili and others greeted the queen and princess, Zili smiled Said: "This is the daughter of my sister's family, and this is the daughter of Mrs. Lin Ruhai's family—" She introduced them one by one, and Baochai and Daiyu came up to greet the queen.

The queen seemed to like Baochai and Daiyu very much, she pulled them both up and down to look them up and down, and kept praising: "It's all good. I thought that the princess is already a rare thing in the world. There are better ones." As she spoke, the queen carefully asked their ages and names.

Seeing the queen's extraordinary enthusiasm, Zili was confused. Seeing that Yingchun was left out in the cold, Yuanchun asked her cousin what was going on at home.Knowing that the sisters are all living in Zili, I invited my husband to teach them how to read.