Qing Wu Red House

The first draft of the Changlong Dynasty started vigorously. Since the middle of March, the girls from various provinces began to enter the capital one after another. The situation that Zheng Jin was worried about not being able to catch up did not happen at all.

That night, Zheng Jin and Yingchun went to Rongguo Mansion for dinner, chatted after dinner, and talked about the big event of the draft.Jia Lian sipped tea leisurely, and said to Zheng Jin, "Master, I'm afraid I'm very busy these days. Are you ready for everything in the palace?"

As soon as Jia Lian's words came out, Wang Xifeng and Yingchun, who were whispering beside him, were attracted to him.Zheng Jin glanced at Yingchun's concerned expression, and said with a smile: "I don't know how fast things were done in the palace in the past, but now the palace is very organized. The memorial from the House of Internal Affairs was only sent to the empress for two days. , the preparations in the palace are basically in action."

Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "The empress has only been housekeeping since she was ten years old. For so many years, Hao Rui has never said no to the empress's decision-making. Her determination and ability have been trained long ago. "

Zheng Jin smiled and said: "In my opinion, apart from this reason, there is also the fact that the empress's method is indeed different from ordinary people." Yingchun has been more concerned about the housekeeper recently, and she couldn't help asking: " Husband, why not tell us, what is the empress's way different from ordinary people?"

Zheng Jin said with a smile: "Actually, it's not that big of a difference. It's just that the Empress doesn't seem to be in charge of things in detail. No matter what matters, the Empress only gives advice, and the rest is done by each person in charge. Those in charge If you do something wrong, you may not be punished severely, but if you do well, you will definitely be rewarded. So those in charge are all trying their best to show the empress what they are capable of."

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "This is really the same as it was in the herb garden."

Jia Lian said with a smile: "The emperor is just like Hao Rui. He attaches great importance to the queen's words. I really don't know what the girls who are struggling to enter the palace think. And the adults also think It's very strange. It seems that there is nothing else in the hall right now, and the whole mind is on the draft."

Zheng Jin smiled and drank tea: "I don't care what I think, but the primary election will be held in a few days. Then it will be clear what the above means." Jia Lian looked at Zheng Jin: "Master, I'm afraid I'm bored. Otherwise, you wouldn’t come to my place to hide away.”

Zheng Jin sighed: "Yes. I didn't know until now that the emperor gave me a fat job, which is no less lucrative than robbing houses on the water back then!" Jia Lian laughed loudly: "I'm afraid the emperor valued the master so much that he sent me a job." Such a fat job was given to the master. Otherwise, if I change it to someone else, I am afraid that the cashier will be soft now."

Zheng Jin sighed: "We grew up with the emperor, so we don't know the emperor's temperament. Just wait and see, once the draft is over, those who make big moves in private should have an explanation. The emperor is not the same as before. Emperor Hong Zhen can't tolerate sand in his eyes."

Jia Lian sighed: "Yes, I'm just afraid that some people can't see clearly. I just want to hit the gate of hell!" Zheng Jin looked at Jia Lian thoughtfully: "No one wants to get away from you. After all, the relationship between the wife and the empress Relationship. But everyone knows it.”

Jia Lian glanced at Wang Xifeng with a smile, Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "Isn't it because of me making a bad face? Knowing that I have a good relationship with the empress, who would dare to entrust me to enter the palace. I am not afraid that I will give her two ears. But there are a few aristocratic families who want me to help see a few girls to be their daughters-in-law, I am very interested in such good things, after the primary election is over, I will go to the palace to see the empress!"

Yingchun smiled at the side: "Then my sister-in-law will take me with me. I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you too." Wang Xifeng smiled and nodded, but Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian didn't know that Tanchun beside them had already Pass them both.It directly asked Yang Wushuang.

Yang Wushuang looked at Tanchun, who was visiting for the third time, and her smile became deeper and deeper: "Miss Tanchun, do you mean to enter the palace?" Tanchun looked at Yang Wushuang with some embarrassment. Comparable to the old days.

At this time, Yang Wushuang was the wife of the champion and the sister-in-law of the empress.It can be said that this is one of the most distinguished people in the Great Qi Dynasty, but just sitting there quietly, he also looks very majestic.

Tanchun squeezed the handkerchief in his hand, but still said without hesitation: "Yes, I don't want to be favored by the emperor, as long as I can help sister Lin when I enter the palace!" Tanchun stubbornly treated Daiyu as before. The title of sister is to tell Wushuang that she is on Daiyu's side.

Yang Wushuang smiled lightly, although what she and Daiyu meant was that it is better to promote someone close to her than to make someone she is not familiar with a concubine.But the third girl of the Jia family, she was really worried.

"If I remember correctly, Miss Tanchun has already passed the draft age!" Yang Wushuang asked indifferently.Tanchun pursed his lips before saying, "Strictly speaking, it's not a birthday yet, so it's not a birthday."

Yang Wushuang saw the expression on Tanchun's face, and smiled inscrutablely: "Why did Miss Tanchun ask me to come here? Your sister-in-law and the empress are also very friendly!" Tanchun smiled with a guilty conscience Laughing: "Madam and Sister Lin are closer."

Looking at Tanchun's appearance, Yang Wushuang knew that Tanchun must have kept Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng behind in doing such a thing, otherwise, according to Wang Xifeng's character, he would never have allowed Tanchun to beg her in such a bewildering manner.

Just as she was about to reject Tanchun, Ziyan came in from outside: "Madam, Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Shen are here, and they are talking with the second girl by the painting sky!"

Yang Wushuang raised his eyebrows: "Oh, it's hard for the two of them to remember to come to my door. Please come here, I haven't seen them for a long time, I miss them very much!" Zi Yan smiled and said: "Yes, I'll go now."

Seeing that Yang Wushuang had a guest, Tanchun wanted to get up and leave.But Yang Wushuang said with a smile: "Stay here for dinner, these two are people you know well, it's okay!" Tanchun was slightly taken aback, and only when he saw the person coming did he feel suddenly enlightened.

Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Shen who came together were Qingwen and Zijuan. Zijuan was still wearing reddish clothes and Zijuan was purple as usual.But both of them are much more mature than when they were by Daiyu's side, and they are also much more dignified.

Qingwen and Zijuan obviously didn't expect Tanchun to be here, so they couldn't help being slightly taken aback.Qingwen was the first to react, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen the third girl for a long time. How are you doing?" Tanchun looked at Qingwen and said with a smile: "Lao Qingwen is thinking about it, it's okay!"

Yang Wushuang glanced at Tanchun, looked at Qingwen and Zijuan, and said with a smile: "It's really rare that you two will come together. Usually, I have to post a post to invite you to come to my door. Today is Where does the sun come out?"

Zijuan didn't care about Tanchun's existence, and smiled gently: "Ma'am made fun of us again, we dared to ask Madam to post a post to invite us. I said I would visit Madam, but the business at Xiulou is too busy today. I'm busy, it's just not on time."

Yang Wushuang smiled and said, "Feelings. If Qingwen doesn't come, you can't come by yourself?" Yang Wushuang asked two people to sit down.At the same time, they talked about the business of Qingwen's embroidery workshop.The biggest difference between the Changlong Dynasty and the past.That is, once the new emperor came to the throne, the restrictions on doing business were greatly reduced. Although the merchant status is not very noble now, it has made great progress compared with the previous dynasties.

Qingwen smiled and said: "It's not the trouble caused by the draft. I don't know where the girls from outside heard that our embroidery workshop is to make clothes for the empress, so they come to the store to buy fabrics and place orders. This short In just one month, we have produced more cloth than last year. Fortunately, there are still some stocks in stock in the past few years, otherwise we will really be overwhelmed!"

Yang Wushuang laughed loudly: "Then you should be stealing Le Cai, why are you complaining about the draft instead?"

Qingwen snorted, and said indignantly: "I would rather not earn this money than make the girl feel sad in the palace. Zijuan and I also said the other day that we are all watching the emperor and empress step by step. Walking over, those women really thought that they could get a foot in the palace. These days, seeing those extremely charming girls domineering in our shop. It really makes me eat my appetite. "

Zijuan took a look at Qingwen and said with a smile, "You are still as hot-tempered as ever, and I don't know how Yuanqing endured you!" Qingwen blushed and pushed Zijuan.The little girl who came along with Zijuan stepped forward to protect the lord with a nervous expression on her face, which made Qingwen startled, her eyebrows immediately raised: "Why? Are you afraid that I will really hurt your wife?"

The little girl was also clever, and hurriedly said: "Madam Gu, don't be angry, how dare this servant have such an intention. This servant knows the friendship between you and Madam, but Madam is in some inconvenience, she is shy and refuses to tell you, it's because of us Those who follow are going to have some snacks!"

Qingwen was still full of displeasure at first, but her eyes lit up at the end, she grabbed Zijuan's hand, and said with a smile: "You have it, why don't you say anything about such a big happy event!" Zijuan was very indifferent: "I'm not sure yet, why shout around!"

Yang Wushuang was also beaming with joy, and complained with a smile: "You really are, you know that you might have it and you still run around like this, if there is something wrong with it, Shen Ao might as well tear down our herb garden!"

Zijuan looked at Yang Wushuang seriously: "It's not that I'm really worried about the empress, I was thinking about asking my wife when she will enter the palace, and she will also bring us into the palace to see the empress." Tanchun sat aside, with a certain expression on her face Looking at Zijuan and Qingwen indifferently, she only felt a sense of powerlessness in the impermanence of the world.

In the end, she didn't know how she survived the lunch time and how she returned to her small courtyard.Yang Wushuang didn't give her a clear answer, but she still had a little luck in her heart, because this was the best choice for Lin Daiyu.Being her cousin and her confidant, he is naturally much better than those women who are single-minded about entering the palace to compete for favor.

She didn't tell Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng of her plan, she knew they would not agree.She made such a bold move that if Lin Daiyu agreed to enter the palace, even if Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng were unwilling, they would let her go.If she had talked to Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng first, all that was waiting for her was a marriage letter.

However, until the primary selection of the draft began, Tanchun did not wait for news of Yang Wushuang.She repeatedly told herself not to worry, because Lin Daiyu needed time to think about this matter.

On April [-]th, Chang Longchao's first draft was held in Changshou Palace, which was different from the previous formal drafts. This time, no matter in terms of family background and appearance requirements.There are strict requirements.

Of the 360 ​​show girls, after the first and second primary elections, only 36 remained, all of whom lived in the Chang'an Palace on the west side of the harem.There is an imperial garden separated from the Wan'an Palace where the empress lived.

At the beginning of May, the decree of Emperor Changlong came out, and the remaining 36 beautiful women will be selected for piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and female celebrities in mid-May. During the half month of preparation, they will all live in the palace. .

All of a sudden, the people in the House of Internal Affairs began to get busy. In addition to arranging the daily life of these 36 beautiful ladies, they also had to deal with the wives who kept handing out signs to see Daiyu.When Wang Xifeng was notified that she could enter the palace to meet the queen, there were only seven days left before the second re-election.One can imagine.Who are the people who came to see Daiyu?

Wang Xifeng got up early in the morning to get ready.Rongguo Mansion took action from top to bottom.Naturally, Tanchun also sent her servant to inquire about the news early on. She knew whether her wish could come true.It depends on what Wang Xifeng said about Daiyu's visit to the palace.So even if Tanchun couldn't follow Wang Xifeng into the palace, he couldn't help but get nervous.

When she saw Yingchun appearing in the Rongguo Mansion in an imperial dress, she was still deeply jealous.Since when, her second sister, who is so inconspicuous and extremely useless, has quietly changed her luck. Not only has she become the imperial wife, but her life has also become happier.

Tanchun clenched her fists tightly, knowing that she looked down on this useless second sister at the beginning.

When Wang Xifeng and Yingchun saw Daiyu, Daiyu was not as busy as they thought, but was playing with her flowers and plants leisurely.Perhaps Wang Xifeng and Yingchun are relatives.So Daiyu didn't summon her in the main hall, but chose this unusually warm greenhouse.

The flower house of the Wan'an Palace is actually very similar to the Wisteria Pier in the Herb Garden, but this flower house is not facing the water, so it seems to lack the charm of the Wisteria Pier.But this flower house is obviously much larger than Wisteria Pier, in addition to a large area for planting flowers and plants, there is a warming platform built of rosewood next to it.When Daiyu is bored on weekdays, she likes to lie on the low couch on the heating platform, read a book, or drink tea.

Naturally, it was not the first time for Wang Xifeng to see this flower house, but she couldn't help admiring it before seeing it once, and this time was no exception: "Every time my wife sees this flower house of the empress, she feels refreshed and happy. I don’t want to leave now!”

Daiyu let the two of them sit down, and then said with a smile: "Sister Feng is always so funny, she should go to the palace to have a look at me on weekdays!" To this day, Daiyu has become accustomed to all kinds of names for herself. , Even the closest relatives unconsciously distanced themselves.She knew that doing so was not only for her own protection, but also for God's blessing.

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "As long as my mother doesn't think I'm annoying, I can go to the palace every day!" Yingchun smiled at the side, seeing that Daiyu looked good, she felt relieved.Daiyu smiled: "Sister Feng's words are nice, I'm afraid she entered the palace this time because she has something to ask for!"

Wang Xifeng smiled a little embarrassedly: "Your Majesty is wise, my wife really has a small matter to bother your Majesty!" Daiyu raised her eyebrows: "Well, what can make Sister Feng so cared about, so she came here to beg Ben? palace!"

Wang Xifeng glanced at the court lady standing beside Daiyu, saw that only Xueyan and Erqian were there, and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, but the sons of Mr. Li and Mr. Wen from Zhengzhou are all grown up." , fell in love with two girls, and wanted to ask the empress to marry her."

Daiyu was taken aback for a moment, she naturally knew that the so-called two girls Wang Xifeng were probably among this batch of beautiful girls.You must know that these show girls are all concubines for the emperor in name. She is a queen, how can she say that she means marriage.

Just as Daiyu was in a daze, Tianyou brought Xiao Anzi into the greenhouse.Both Wang Xifeng and Yingchun hurriedly knelt down to salute, Tianyou said with a smile: "Get up quickly, Sister Feng came to the palace today to visit Yu'er?"

Just as Wang Xifeng was about to answer, Tianyou had already smiled and said: "In my opinion, I'm afraid he came into the palace because he had something to ask for." Wang Xifeng didn't hide it, so he said what he just said to Tianyou again.Tianyou took Daiyu's hand and sat down, and said to Wang Xifeng, "Sit down!"

After Wang Xifeng and Yingchun were seated, Tianyou said: "I have met the two teenagers mentioned by Sister Feng, and they are both good. Which girl do they have a crush on? Sister Feng and Yu'er are so good. Let me tell you, after the draft is over, it would be a good idea to let Yuer marry me."

Daiyu glanced at Tianyou, and her heart moved.Tianyou smiled and said: "There is also Chengrong's marriage, Yu'er also needs to see each other. I don't know what kind of guy that kid wants to find, so Hao Rui is anxious."

Listening to Tianyou's words, Wang Xifeng couldn't help laughing.It turned out that the young emperor had such an idea.No wonder he agreed to the draft so simply and neatly.She looked at Daiyu's expression again, and knew that Daiyu's intelligence should have been guessed a long time ago, but she just refused to convince herself to believe it.

But Wang Xifeng also knew that the matter between their husband and wife had to be resolved by themselves, and no one else could help.Wang Xifeng achieved his goal, and after talking for a while, he was about to kneel down and leave the palace, but before leaving, Tianyou suddenly paid attention to Tanchun's marriage, which made Wang Xifeng frown slightly.

After Wang Xifeng and Yingchun left.Daiyu looked at Tianyou in great doubt.Said softly: "Brother Tianyou. This is against the rules!" Tianyou raised his eyebrows: "What rules?" Daiyu lowered her head and said stubbornly: "I know Brother Tianyou is doing it for my own good, but this draft is to choose concubines for the emperor. How can I point it out to the minister. Brother Tianyou doesn’t have to do this for me, it’s okay with me, it really doesn’t matter.”

Tianyou looked at Daiyu's lowered head, looked at her slender neck, and sighed softly: "This is not the Yu'er I want, I don't need a queen who puts rules first, I just need a queen who puts rules first. A wife, a wife named Daiyu!"

Daiyu raised her head in shock, and looked at Tianyou without blinking.Tianyou smiled indulgently, and scratched Daiyu's little nose.He said softly: "Your random thoughts these days are your punishment for not trusting me. I won't explain these things to you again in the future. This is the last time, do you understand?"

Daiyu looked deeply at Tianyou, and nodded silly.Tianyou hugged Daiyu into his arms with some distress, and sighed softly: "In the future, no matter what happens, you must trust me. I wanted to punish you more, but seeing how hard your life is, I can't bear it anymore. But I really hope this is the last time, hear?"

Daiyu nestled in Tianyou's arms. Although she was very moved, she still couldn't help asking: "Where is the queen mother?" Tianyou smiled: "The queen mother never approved of this draft from the beginning to the end. You usually watch it You seem smart and transparent, but why do you get confused when it comes to critical moments!"

Only then did Daiyu realize that the Empress Dowager had never said that she would enrich the harem for Tianyou and ask her to treat the concubine kindly.He didn't even urge her to get pregnant as soon as possible, so as to spread the branches and leaves for the royal family.In fact, the queen mother has always been so free and easy, and she has given her plenty of hints.It's just that she was immersed in her emotions and ignored all of this.

Daiyu couldn't help feeling a little ashamed, and said sullenly, "I still haven't done well enough."

Tianyou sighed distressedly, held Daiyu's hand and stood in a corner of the greenhouse, looked at the rockery stream outside, and said softly: "Yu'er has done a good job, this huge harem, after Yu'er's beating It was organized and organized, and it didn't bother me at all."

When Tianyou said this, he paused, and tilted his head to look at Daiyu: "It's just that Yu'er is too concerned about how to be a good queen, and forgets that we are husband and wife, and we should discuss everything with each other. Yu'er It is wishful thinking that drafting is something I have already done as the emperor, so I endured all the depression and grievances. I am very content, but I am grateful at all. Because I don’t need a harem full of flowers, I just want a simple one. It is enough for this family to have Yu'er and our future children."

Daiyu's tears fell gently, she didn't know whether it was grievance or joy.Tianyou stroked Daiyu's hair, smiling heartily.

After a long time, Daiyu murmured: "Brother Tianyou, I will be spoiled by you!"

Looking at the setting sun, Tianyou smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, no matter what you become, you are still my Yu'er."

"Brother Tianyou, my heart is very small, and I can't hold other people and things." Daiyu's voice was not loud, but she was extremely firm: "Let's just live like this, shall we live like this for the rest of our lives?"

Tianyou nodded, and said softly, "I'd rather bear the world than lose Qing!"

After hearing these words, Daiyu couldn't bear it any longer, and threw herself into Tianyou's arms and cried.I cried out all the inexplicable forbearance, unwillingness, and grievances these days.Tianyou embraced Daiyu with a relieved smile on his face.