King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 186 The Queen's Test
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The queen's praise was a recognition of Xue Baochai, which made her feel a little more relaxed.

"Get up and talk back!"

"Thank you madam!"

After Baochai got up, Yang Qingyin said again: "Come in and talk!"

Hearing these four words, Zheng Ping, who was standing at the door, was extremely surprised. Except for the concubines of the harem and those first and second rank edicts, no one else was qualified to enter this abode.

Obviously, this is a courtesy to Xue Baochai.

But the queen's action also made Xue Baochai even more nervous. After all, she is the queen who is the mother of the world, and she is just a little girl from Jinling.

Picking up the teacup, Yang Qingyin asked: "I heard that you saved the life of Old Thirteen in Jinling?"

"Return to your mother, this is right or wrong!"

This made Yang Qingyin curious, could there be something hidden in it?

After glancing at Xue Baochai, Yang Qingyin asked, "How do you say that?"

"I'm going to report to you, my lord, outside Yingtian City that day, Lord Thirteen was attacked by rebels, and he withdrew all the way to the other courtyard of the folk girl's house!"

"At that time, the rebels were besieged layer upon layer, and once killed them in the mansion. If the Thirteenth Master hadn't come to rescue with a knife, the daughter of the people might have died!"

Yang Qingyin nodded, but she didn't expect that there were these secrets.

In this way, these two children are close friends... Yang Qingyin thought to herself.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Qingyin laughed and said: "A friend in adversity is a friend, so my son will go all out for you, and I think it's not just to repay your kindness!"

A friend in adversity sees the truth, this is the portrayal of her and the emperor, Yang Qingyin looks more amiable at this moment.

Although she was joking, Baochai didn't dare to take it lightly, and immediately replied: "Master Thirteen is benevolent and righteous, he has taken good care of the people's daughter's family, the entire Xue family will be very grateful!"

Baochai is correcting, this is not to take care of her personally, but to take care of Xue's family.

Yang Qingyin didn't care about this, after all, it was inconvenient for her to say something too clearly, she had to save some face for the girl.

Putting down the teacup, Yang Qingyin continued: "Your family has made great contributions and lost a lot of land and money, but the court did not reward you with rewards. Do you have any complaints?"

"It is the duty of a subject to protect the Thirteenth Master thoroughly. If the Thirteenth Master is hurt by half, it is the crime of the Minnv family!"

"Now that you have only done what you are supposed to do, how dare you expect extravagant rewards from the court!"

"Duty... well said!"

At this moment, Yang Qingyin thought of the major events in the court, and couldn't help but sigh: "If there were more sensible people like you in this world, the world would be peaceful!"

Xue Baochai didn't dare to answer, but after the conversation just now, she was no longer nervous at the beginning.

She can probably confirm that the queen is satisfied with herself, and her status as a servant should be stable.

"The imperial court has hidden secrets in not rewarding it, but this palace has to reward it!"

After saying this, Yang Qingyin looked at the female official at the side, and as soon as the latter waved, two court ladies came forward with trays.

I just heard the female officer read aloud: "Empress Yizhi..."

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and listened to the female officer read the content of Yizhi.

After complimenting the Xue family, they began to announce the content of the reward.

First, 2000 taels of silver, then some high-quality brocade, and then some jewelry for Baochai.

These things were bestowed by the queen, and it was a great honor to the Xue family, which had surpassed the value of the things themselves.

"Thank you Empress!" Xue Baochai kowtowed again.

"Get up!" Yang Qingyin smiled warmly.

For her, Zhu Jinghong is the heart and soul, and the Xue family will reward Zhu Jinghong for saving Zhu Jinghong no matter what.

"Old Thirteen's nonsense is why you lost the court rewards and wronged you. Now you have any difficulties...you can tell me directly!" Yang Qingyin became more and more kind.

Of course, this is another test for her, because she knows the purpose of the Xue family's coming to Beijing.

As long as Xue Baochai asks her brother to fill in the vacancy, the queen will naturally agree immediately, and then the favor will be settled, and finally she will help out later.

In fact, Xue Baochai also thought about her brother filling in the vacancy, but at the moment she hesitated, and finally she decided not to mention it.

The favor of the royal family is only valuable if it is not used.

"Your Majesty has given me such a generous gift, the women of the people are already in a state of fear, how dare you have any more greedy thoughts!"

Yang Qingyin smiled and asked, "I heard that your elder brother hasn't filled the vacancy yet, don't you plan to help him?"

This question is not difficult to answer, as long as you give enough time, you can always think carefully, but the problem is that Xue Baochai has no time to think.

The fact that the royal family owes favors must not be said directly. This is a test of Baochai's ability to respond.

In fact, Yang Qingyin's dialogue with Baochai has indeed increased the difficulty, and the previous few people did not have this process.

From Yang Qingyin's point of view, among the currently set attendants, the one from Junggar and Zhen Qin are not reliable, and her niece is too introverted and quiet.
So for the last spot, she had to choose an intelligent and astute student for her daughter, and Baochai was the object of her focus, so the difficulty would naturally increase.

"Returning to your mother, the imperial court has its own system for selecting vacancies. If my brother has both ability and political integrity, he will be able to fill the vacancies!"

"If my brother's talent is not as good as that, and the daughter of the people forces her to be promoted, it will not only damage the imperial system, but also insult her morality!"

"It's hard to forgive Xue's crime with the lives of everyone in his family!"

Baochai's answer was naturally full marks, completely beyond Yang Qingyin's expectations, secretly thinking that this girl is too smart.

"very good!"

The empress praised so much, which surprised a group of maids around, but they rarely heard the empress praise so much.

"Good boy, go down!" Yang Qingyin smiled even more, and at this moment her address to Baochai has changed.

"The girl retire!"

"go Go!"

After Baochai left, Yang Qingyin still praised: "This child is really...really good!"

Hearing her mother's continuous praise, Zhu Yunsheng, who was hiding in the dark, couldn't bear it anymore, and stepped out from behind the curtain.

"Mother... is she really that good?"

Zhu Yunsheng was a little jealous, after all, as her own daughter, she had never been praised so much by her mother.

The reason why she was here was originally intended to speak for Baochai, but now it seems that it is completely superfluous.

"She's very good. You have to learn more from her in the future, you know?"

"Eh..." Zhu Yunsheng reluctantly responded.

In the past, she was eager to choose a schoolmate so that they could play together, but now it seems that this is not choosing a playmate, but looking for a teacher for her.

"What are you doing here? Go back to your room!"

"Hmm!" Zhu Yunsheng was depressed, so he could only turn around and leave lonely.

Immediately afterwards, the empress began to pass on the audience, but with Baochai and Zhuyu in front, the others seemed much duller, causing one to come out faster than the other.

In the end, everyone was summoned and returned to the courtyard to wait.

After about a few minutes, Zheng Ping walked out of the hall, stood on the steps and stopped to scan the crowd.

"Everyone... the Queen's order, Zhen Qin and Xue Baochai will be selected, and the rest will give a piece of Yunluo brocade, a Lantian jade brush, and a high-quality Qingshui inkstone!"

In other words, everyone who received the reward can go back to their respective homes, and some people are happy while others are sad.

Seeing that Baochai was also selected, Zhen Qin was both happy and disappointed.

The grand-niece of my dignified concubine finally chose to be a servant, compared with the daughters of a bunch of honorable and high-ranking officials.

What grade is Xue Baochai?There is not even an official in the family, but he can work with him!
Looking at Baochai's calm expression again, it was difficult for Zhen Qin to feel superior.

(End of this chapter)