The Opening of the Red Chamber

Why did the Seventh Prince take him to the eldest princess? Lin Fan had already thought about it many times when he received the invitation post.It stands to reason that she doesn't know the Eldest Princess at all, and Lin Fan is still a little elusive about the inexplicable need to visit her.

After asking a few nuns around me, they all said roughly the same thing, presumably because of the old lady's birthday at the end of the twelfth lunar month, I took advantage of this Laba day to gather at the Dachang Princess's mansion and discuss it What should I give the old lady.

But after listening to Lin Fan, he felt that firstly, he was not a member of the royal family, and secondly, he was far away from the core circle of people. Why did he involve her?No matter how much she thought about it, she hadn't figured it out.However, I still listened to the suggestion of the nanny, and during the few days of leisure in Jia's mansion, I also thought about giving the old lady a birthday present.

However, at this moment, when he was sitting in the carriage with the Seventh Prince again, Lin Fan still couldn't help asking: "Master Qi, why do you insist on taking me to the residence of the eldest princess? I don't know Eldest Princess."

The Seventh Prince, who had been squinting his eyes for a nap after getting into the carriage, heard Lin Fan's question, his body leaning on the cushion froze slightly, and suddenly half-closed his eyes, raised his thick black brows and said in a low voice: "Now you I went, isn’t it just acquaintance.” He didn’t want to say it, and Lin Fan couldn’t ask further.

The imperial city road was very quiet in the afternoon, and the wheels of the carriage rolled on the thick snow, making the sound particularly loud.

Lin Fan stared at the prince opposite with his eyes closed from time to time, and slowly guessed what he might encounter.The sudden visit caught Lin Fan by surprise.She slowly recalled in her mind what the nuns had told her about the Eldest Princess.

Princess Dachang is the elder sister of the current emperor and the only princess who stays in Beijing.

When the empress dowager was still a queen and the emperor was not a prince, her imperial sister was tough and scheming beyond ordinary people.The first emperor who passed away was an absolutely heartless person. There were three thousand beauties in the harem, and he favored Concubine He Gui who died under the eldest princess.Coupled with Concubine He Gui's pillow style, she loved her son, who was the sixth prince at that time, and the trend was faintly surpassing that of the current emperor's elder brother, the former prince who died in a palace coup.

When the queen saw this situation, she knew that it was absolutely impossible to go on like this, so the eldest princess, who was still a child at that time, took the initiative to propose a plan to the queen, and planned a careful layout, and finally succeeded in poisoning. Concubine He, and arranged troops in the outskirts of the city, shot and killed the son of Concubine He, who would hinder his brother's succession.

Of course, no one thought that in this coup, the crown prince who was supposed to ascend the throne suddenly died of illness, so the throne fell to the head of today's saint.The ins and outs of this matter and the details inside are very complicated. After so many years, the royal family's theory of contagious disease cannot completely cover up the truth of the matter.There are always leaks of gossip and various rumors.

The elder princess's way of doing things is very decisive and resolute, and she never leaves any roots in the enemy.She is a person who is willing to be cruel to herself. Take her son-in-law as an example. Before the Eldest Princess got married, the first emperor had a headache about choosing a son-in-law.After all, it has not been a hundred years since the Daxing Dynasty established the Dingding Central Plains, and with the new aristocratic families, if these aristocratic families are to be loyal to the royal family and willing to be used by the royal family, the only way to marry the princess is the best way.

But in those days, the prince's son-in-law was so out of everyone's eyes that even the first emperor was hesitant to let his daughter marry.As for the identity of the eldest princess's daughter-in-law, she was not even considered.But the first emperor never thought that his own daughter-in-law would come to him first, saying that she was willing to marry, and that as a princess, she had enjoyed the glory brought by this princess status, so she had to pay for this glory. The responsibility behind it.

The eldest princess was married, and she and her son-in-law were incomparably affectionate, and they lived a prosperous life.In the eldest princess, there is no need to worry about the clan affairs that the late emperor had a headache for.In this way, Princess Dachang has a little more weight in the heart of the first emperor.

Taking advantage of this, he succeeded in making Concubine He Gui's pillow wind completely ineffective again, and also added a stable bargaining chip for his brother.Even the former prince who passed away sighed, if Huang Jie was a man, how could this prince do it for him.

Lin Fan also learned about these things that can be said to be secrets from the royal mother. Visiting the eldest princess, a strange woman, always makes Lin Fan feel pressured.To face such a strong and scheming woman who is no less scheming than a man, Lin Fan could hardly picture the image of the eldest princess in her mind. She thought, anyway, it should be a woman who has no relationship with gentleness to match such a deed. .

But when she really arrived at the Princess Mansion and saw this bold and resourceful Royal Princess, she was completely stunned again.It was far from what she had imagined, this legendary eldest princess was so kind at first glance.The first impression given to people and the rumored character are completely two people.

The eldest princess is a beauty, indeed a great beauty.Even if she was dressed in ordinary Yanju costumes, she couldn't hide her extraordinary bearing.Although she had known for a long time that she was over [-] years old, and knew that she was well maintained, but when she saw it with her own eyes, she did not show her age at all.Most importantly, when she smiled, her red lips and white teeth were no match for the very special pair of almond eyes on that oval face, and those eyes were very expressive.

Hearing the intimate and trusting tone in which the Seventh Prince called the Eldest Princess' aunt, some guesses in Lin Fan's heart suddenly jumped into his mind strangely again.I heard Mother Hao say that Lao Qi's biological mother was Concubine Heng Shu, who died of illness in her early years.Lao Qi was later raised by the current concubine Xu, and his relationship was not considered close, but he was actually close to the eldest princess.The reason is that Concubine Heng Shu, who died early, was the direct younger sister of the eldest princess' son-in-law.The relationship between their family was too complicated, and Lin Fan couldn't figure it out for a while.

Before she could continue to be in a daze, the two nuns beside her quickly tugged on Lin Fan's sleeves and told her to go forward and salute.

But the Eldest Princess didn't wait for Lin Fan to give her the gift, she walked over and pulled Lin Fan up, and said with a smile: "You are the little girl from the Lin family, right? Lao Qi has said it in my ear many times. Today I made Laba porridge here, which is delicious, Lao Qi said that you like sweets the most, so you should eat more later." While speaking, the eldest princess's dark almond eyes were full of smiles.Upon hearing this, Lin Fan answered without haste, and thanked the eldest princess for her kindness.

"You little girl, you don't have to be so polite and humble here." Seemingly aware of Lin Fan's restraint and a little bit of discomfort, the eldest princess did not let go of Lin Fan's hand, and even continued with a smile. Said, "Lao Qi is my most beloved nephew, if what happened last time was not for you, I don't know what would have happened." After a pause, she continued, "Lao Qi told me everything, don't worry There are also a lot of little girls who came to play with me today, and I will let the maids take you there later, Miss Lin, it is rare for you to come out for a party in Beijing, so you can go and meet today, and it is good to know a few handkerchiefs. The little girls just need to move around more, that's good."

"Are there any other little girls coming to the princess' mansion today?" Lin Fan asked curiously.Originally, she thought that Lao Qi brought her here just for an ordinary meal, but looking at the posture now, it seems that the princess is having a party at her home.

Facing Lin Fan's question, the Eldest Princess led Lin Fan into the house and said, "In the garden in the backyard of my mansion, a large field of wintersweet flowers are blooming. The little girls who came to me today to enjoy the flowers There are quite a few. The wintersweet flowers are picked, but many girls like them."

There was meaning in those words, Lin Fan looked at the Seventh Prince and Mother Hao who were hesitating to speak, and immediately came back to his senses, and asked: "Princess, can I go now? "

"Of course, I'll let the maids take you there." The eldest princess was very satisfied with Lin Fan's approach, and she smiled even more happily, "Be careful, it's snowing again just now, and the stone road is slippery, Miss Lin You have to walk slowly." While speaking, he beckoned to the maid who followed, and ordered, "Bi He, come and take Miss Lin to play with Miss Xu and the others." After finishing the order, he said to Lin Fan, " If Miss Lin is hungry, she can tell Bihe what she wants to eat, don't be polite. Just treat it as if you were in Lao Qi's mansion, don't be restrained."

Lin Fan nodded in agreement, and then walked towards the backyard of the women's family that the princess mentioned, together with the mother and maid and the maid named Bi He.

After meeting the Eldest Princess herself and having a conversation with her, Lin Fan's suspicion about the Eldest Princess became clear in his heart.She knew before that Lao Qi had a very good relationship with Princess Dachang, but after seeing it with her own eyes, she realized that the relationship was unusual.Lao Qi told the princess aunt many truths to her.

Besides, the Eldest Princess' attitude towards her enthusiasm is not a lie.I talked to him just now, observed his words and deeds, and the smile that penetrated into his eyes.Everything is explained very clearly.But for some reason, Lin Fan inexplicably remembered that when she asked Mother Lu about the matter between the Seventh Prince and the eldest princess not long ago, she inadvertently mentioned a sentence: "Today's saints face the eldest princess." , and it is very difficult.”These words appeared in his mind strangely, and with the "creak" and "creak" sounds of footsteps stepping on the snow, more and more terrible thoughts popped up in Lin Fan's mind.

Yes, not long ago, she was still talking with the Seventh Prince about his holy father going fishing.Kuang also learned from the Seventh Prince that the court was in chaos and there were many people fishing in troubled waters. There were always those who liked to do things in chaos.Now the old emperor faces a bunch of grown sons, and there are a lot of bad things.This eldest princess with such fighting power faced her own sister, and she was indeed in a dilemma in some things.

"Miss Lin, go this way." Just as Lin Fan's weird thoughts were about to continue, Bi He, who was leading the way, stopped and called, "The trail over there is still clearing snow, Miss Lin, go this way."

"Oh, good." After answering, Lin Fan quickly shook out the thoughts in his mind, now is not the time to think about these things.