King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 399

The princess is the mistress of the palace, and the life and death of these eunuchs and maids are basically a matter of a word from the princess.

If the princess has a bad temper, it will be a disaster for everyone.

Not only these eunuchs and maids, but also Keqing was unable to escape the vulgarity at this time, and she felt somewhat worried.

Although she had been in contact with Baochai and knew that he was a kind person, that was just the situation at the beginning. After experiencing a catastrophe, she knew that people would change.

Nowadays, time has changed, and Baochai has grown from the princess's attendant to the indescribably noble princess. Who knows what she still thinks now.

You Keqing entered the palace before Baochai. If he offended the princess because of this, then...

Obviously, Keqing, who has gone through hardships, is more worried than others.

In contrast, Yinglian is full of joy at the moment and is looking forward to Baochai's arrival. She has been getting along with Baochai in Kunning Palace for a long time, and they have a good rapport with each other.

As drumming sounded in the distance, flags and flags soon appeared at the corner of the road, and then a large group of people appeared.

When the team arrived at the gate of the palace, Zhu Jinghong got off the carriage first, and all the eunuchs and maids present paid their respects.

"Kowtow to the prince!"

These people are more of the "retainers" of the palace, so they call Zhu Jinghong "Prince" rather than His Highness.

After Zhu Jinghong got off the carriage, he walked towards the gate. Behind him were eight female officials carrying a sedan, and Baochai was being carried all the way into the palace gate.

Entering the palace gate, passing through Chengyun Gate and Chengyun Hall, passing through Cunxin Gate and Cunxin Hall, finally the sedan entered Yin'an Gate and landed in front of Yin'an Hall.

"Your Majesty, please get off the sedan chair!"

Baochai is called empress instead of princess here because she has not yet been formally canonized and has not received the princess's seal and gold book.

According to the system, the ceremony for the canonization of the princess will be officially held on the third day after the ceremony.

Zhu Jinghong stood in front of Yin'an Hall, watching the sedan curtain being opened by the female official, and Baochai appeared in front of him with a glowing face.

With the support of the female officer, Baochai slowly got out of the sedan, then walked up the front steps of the hall and stood in front of Zhu Jinghong.

At this moment, in the main hall of Yin'an Hall, the throne has been set up, as well as all the furnishings for the Henu ceremony.

Zhu Jinghong stretched out his hand, and Baochai turned his head slightly, then raised his hand and put it in his palm. The two could now hold hands openly.

Before the female officer could prompt him, Zhu Jinghong spoke first: "Princess, please..."

This is already the palace's inner palace, and the so-called binding force of rules and regulations on Zhu Jinghong has dropped to a very low level.

Baochai was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Your Highness, please come first!"

After saying this, both of them smiled slightly, and then stepped into the main hall.

Mats have been placed in the main hall, and the so-called "husband and wife worship" is held here.

After guiding Zhu Jinghong and Zhu Jinghong to their seats, the female officer began to read out the "libretto", and then Zhu Jinghong kowtowed face to face. After two prostrations, he was helped to his feet.

Immediately afterwards, the two of them will sit on the throne, and then a female official will offer a cup of wine, which is called a glass of wine.

The two drank two glasses of wine respectively, and then the female officer went in to join the wine. The two held the "melon ladle" and drank together again.

At this point, the entire wedding is basically complete except for the bridal chamber.

But the night before the bridal chamber had to wait until dark. Zhu Jinghong had one more thing to do now, which was to entertain the guests who came today.

The royal family members, distinguished ministers and nobles came with good intentions, and Zhu Jinghong had to go and greet them no matter what.

However, the so-called greetings, changing cups and cups, were all in vain, especially the group of people who came under the Dragon Guard, who did not regard themselves as outsiders at all, and pestered Zhu Jinghong to persuade him to drink a lot.

It wasn't until the sun set that the reception at Prince Xiang's Mansion showed signs of ending...

The Tongxin Hall behind the Yin'an Hall was already brightly lit with candles. Baochai was sitting on the embroidered bed with a hikerchief covering her head, feeling expectant but also extremely nervous and worried.

Although she is extremely smart, she is still a woman who has not left the court after all. Thinking of what will happen next, she always feels ashamed and panicked.

As he was sitting on pins and needles, footsteps came from outside, and Baochai's heart was in her throat.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the next moment Zhu Jinghong entered the bedroom, and Baochai met his eyes.

Seeing Zhu Jinghong getting closer and closer, Baochai unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes and felt her mouth dry for a moment.

Fortunately, Zhu Jinghong stopped in front of the round table, then sat on the stool and poured himself a cup of tea.

There were maids waiting in the room, but Zhu Jinghong did not give them a chance to wait.

While drinking tea, Zhu Jinghong said: "They tried to get me drunk, but they fell down one by one because of me. It's just that I'm very thirsty after drinking too much..."

"Your Highness should drink less..."

Baochai's voice was whispering, but Zhu Jinghong almost didn't hear it clearly and secretly thought that this girl was not like this on weekdays.

But he quickly understood the situation and knew that Baochai was shy. After all, there were still people No. [-] or [-] in the room.

"You all get out!" Zhu Jinghong swept to the left and right.

"Yes!"

After everyone retreated, Zhu Jinghong looked at Baochai again and said, "Baochai, why do you call me your highness? Have you forgotten that you and I are husband and wife?"

"The husband is the wife's guide, and your highness is the royal heir. What's wrong with my concubine calling me your highness?"

After laughing twice, Zhu Jinghong stood up and walked towards Baochai, took off his crown and hat and threw it casually on the table, and then began to untie his robe.

Seeing that the situation was developing so quickly, Baochai was so panicked that she even forgot what she should do.

When Zhu Jinghong sat next to her in his middle coat and saw that the two were about to have close contact, she grabbed Zhu Jinghong's extended hand.

"Don't...there's something else!"

Holding Baochai's fat little hand, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "I still have something to do... It's time for us to perform the courtesy of Duke Zhou!"

Baochai's face turned red when she heard this, but she still ducked away and took out a delicate little bag from her side.

"This is?"

When Zhu Jinghong was confused, Baochai took out scissors and red rope from one side. These things were obviously prepared in advance.

Lifting up a strand of hair, Baochai picked up the scissors and cut it off, then tied it with a red string and put it in a small bag.

Seeing this, Zhu Jinghong suddenly remembered that there was still one last small ceremony that had not been completed.

"Your Majesty, my concubine, please come and help you!" Baochai approached with scissors.

"it is good!"

Then Baochai walked to Zhu Jinghong's side, reached out and worked on his bun, and soon cut off a strand of hair.

Baochai picked up the red rope again, carefully tied her hair and put it into a small pocket, tightened the pocket and put it on her chest.

Looking at her beloved in front of her, Baochai solemnly said: "We are married as husband and wife, there is no doubt about our love!"

Zhu Jinghong, who was originally a bit naive, could not help but be touched and even ashamed at this moment. He did not understand the meaning of marriage as well as Baochai.

After getting up and walking to Baochai, Zhu Jinghong put his hands on her shoulders and said, "We are husband and wife, and we have no doubt about our love!"

At this moment, he finally realized that the person in front of him was her wife, not just any woman.

Holding Baochai in his arms, this was the first time the two of them were so close, but Baochai was so afraid that he closed his eyes.

"Princess, it's late at night...it's time to rest!"

"Yeah!" Baochai's voice at this time was really similar to the cry of a mosquito. It was not easy for Zhu Jinghong to hear it.

Zhu Jinghong picked up Baochai and slowly walked to the bed. The female officer had already laid a white cloth on it in advance. The purpose was obvious.

He bent down and put Baochai on the bed. Zhu Jinghong was about to get up when he found that the girl was hugging his neck tightly. She was obviously extremely nervous.

So the next moment, he directly kissed Baochai's lips, and then instantly let him break his guard, and then let him take whatever he wanted.

August 28, early morning.

Feeling the hand moving around on his body, Baochai, who had endured it for a while, finally couldn't bear it anymore and punched Zhu Jinghong directly in the chest.

"Ouch...baby girl, why did you hit me?" Zhu Jinghong didn't know.

Shrinking in his arms, Baochai stretched out her hand to tie the obscene ribbon, and then she was a punch away from Zhu Jinghong, but the next moment she felt pain in her lower body.

So Zhu Jinghong took him into his arms again and asked with concern: "Baochai... are you okay?" He rolled his eyes at the person in front of him, and Baochai said with dissatisfaction: "It's all your fault..."

"Next time I'll lighten up..."

Seeing that Zhu Jinghong was about to mess up again, Baochai quickly said: "It's time to get up. Today I have to go to greet my mother and go to the East Palace and the Crown Princess!"

"I'm not in a hurry for this moment..."

After saying that, Zhu Jinghong pounced on her again. No wonder he was so "hungry", the fat girl was really too attractive.

The two played around on the bed for a while, and then they each stood up and let the maid serve and dress them.

Compared to yesterday's formal attire, the two of them only had to wear regular clothes today.

I saw Baochai wearing a gold hairpin and gold silk bun, a woven gold cloud-shouldered ruffle dress with full sleeves on the upper body, and a double-knee peony Ruyi Ruyi skirt on the lower body.

Her current attire is similar to that of Yuan Chun and Chen Zhi. It is the standard daily attire of a princess.

As for Zhu Jinghong, he wore a simple navy blue moiré round-neck robe, which looked ordinary but was actually made of the finest brocade.

After the two finished dressing, they came to the dining room of Tongxin Hall, where the maids had prepared meals.

After leading Zhu Jinghong to sit down, Baochai moved his painful and sore body to sit down. The two of them immediately began to eat and drink under the service of the maid.

Looking at Yinglian who was busy, Baochai was slightly surprised, but the former raised his head and smiled slightly.

"Your Majesty, Yinglian is already an old man by your side, why do you still let her do these things?" Baochai turned around and asked.

While eating, Zhu Jinghong replied: "What you said is wrong. I asked her to rest but she didn't listen. She insisted on serving me by my side!"

"If you don't believe it, just ask her!"

Baochai then looked at Yinglian, who replied shyly: "Ms. Qi, I just can't take any time off!"

"You girl, why don't you treat yourself better!" Baochai said helplessly.

In fact, all the maids present wanted Yinglian to "rest" so that they could have a chance to get close to Zhu Jinghong.

But since Yinglian was willing, Baochai didn't ask any more questions and chatted with Zhu Jinghong about the audience.

However, before they finished speaking, someone came from outside to report that Wang Changshi was here to see him.

Although Zhu Jinghong wanted to delay, he was worried that Wang Pei'an would do something wrong, so he went to the front hall after eating.

Baochai finished eating slowly, then came to the main hall of Tongxin Hall, and then asked Yinglian beside him: "I heard...that Miss Qin is also in the house?"

"Exactly!"

Picking up the jade bottle on the shelf, Baochai looked at it and said, "Since he is in the palace, how can I not meet him last time?"

"I will go and invite Miss Qin now!" Yinglian replied.

Baochai put the jade bottle back in its place, turned around and smiled at Yinglian and said: "Silly girl... why do you have to do these things yourself!"

In the Tongxin Hall, in addition to Ying'er and Wen Xing brought by Baochai himself, there are also 26 maids. Anyone can pass the message.

This is also true. After hearing Baochai's words, the maid at the level of "Female Officer" took the order to deliver the message on her own, without Yinglian having to make a trip.

Sitting on the princess's phoenix seat, Baochai looked thoughtful at the moment.

What she was thinking about was not about meeting Ke Qing, but about going to the palace to see her later and then meeting the Crown Princess of the East Palace.

When Princess Rui got in the way, the relationship between her and Yuan Chun became awkward, and how to get along became a problem.

As for Keqing, she suddenly became nervous when she was pruning flowers when she learned that the princess had summoned her.

But the ugly daughter-in-law had to meet her parents-in-law. Even if she was nervous and worried, she had to go and see her immediately.

After a brief tidying up, Keqing set off from Tingyuzhai and rushed to Tongxin Hall with Ruizhu and the others.

Soon they arrived outside Tongxin Hall and saw Baochai sitting on the east side of the hall, ordering people to rearrange the layout of flowers and potted plants.

"Empress, Miss Qin is here!" Ying'er reminded, now she had changed her title to Baochai.

"Ok!"

In response, Baochai slowly turned around, but Qing was already five steps away from her.

"Greetings to the princess!"

But Qing is now nameless and doesn't even know how to call himself, so he came up to say hello.

"Please get up!" Baochai smiled.

"Thank you madam!"

Instructing the maid to move the flowerpot on the left, Baochai asked, "Is my sister still used to living in the palace?"

She asked this question in the manner of the mistress of the palace, which made Ke Qing feel even more stressed.

"Everything is fine!"

"Where do you live now?"

"Tingyu Zhai on the east side of the garden!"

Hearing this, Baochai's smile gradually faded, but it made Keqing even more nervous.

"How can people live in the garden? The prince really didn't think well. There are so many rooms in the palace, and there is no place for Miss Qin to live!"

After hearing Baochai's words, Keqing felt at ease, as long as the princess was not hostile to her.

"I will tell the prince later and ask him to arrange a decent place for you. In my opinion... Jiangyunzhai in the west is suitable!"

To the left and right of Yin'an Hall, there are four separate courtyards, which are where Zhu Jinghong's "harem" is located, while Jiangyunzhai is located in the southwest.

However, after hearing this, Ke Qing said quickly: "This little girl has a low status, how dare she stay in the palace's annex!"

She doesn't even have a status now, so it's really inappropriate to live in Jiangyunzhai. After all, the concubine surnamed Yang hasn't moved in yet.

Baochai smiled at this time and said: "You... you have served the prince with merit, you should be so graceful, otherwise these people in the house wouldn't say I am mean!"

"But……"

"Okay... this matter is settled. After I report it to the prince, you can move here!"

"Tell me...what else is missing in this yard?" Baochai changed the subject.

When the two of them started decorating, Zhu Jinghong was already annoyed by Wang Pei'an, because this guy had to make up for the two months of missing homework for him, and he had already worked hard to make a curriculum.

"Wang Changshi... I have to go to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit in a while. How about you wait until I get back to make these arrangements?"

After hearing Zhu Jinghong's words, Wang Pei'an realized that he had said too much and immediately accused him: "I forgot about the meeting with the Holy Spirit. Damn it..."

Standing up, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "Wang Changshi...have all your family members come here?"

"Got it!"

"Have you settled in a place?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, arrangements have been made!"

"If you have any difficulties, you can just say it. Don't be too open-minded!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, I'm in no trouble for now!" Wang Pei'an replied calmly.

However, the fact is that he rented a small courtyard in Nancheng and traveled a long way to and from the palace every day, but he could only walk with one pair of legs.

Moreover, his salary is not high, and the money left over from renting a place is just enough to make ends meet.

"Okay... I'm leaving now. See you in the afternoon!"

After leaving Cunxin Hall, Zhu Jinghong returned to Yin'an Hall, where he happened to see Baochai and Keqing chatting happily.

Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but smile.

"Hey... the prince is here. I just said that I want to ask Miss Qin for a favor!" Baochai came over.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Zhu Jinghong asked with a smile.

(End of this chapter)