The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 247
When Jia Cong came, Yuanchun was in Tanchun's room. Seeing that Jia Cong wanted to see Tanchun for something, Yuanchun didn't say anything about getting out of the way.

After taking Yuanchun out of the palace, Jia Cong felt Yuanchun's hostility towards him. The siblings rarely met each other. When they met today, Jia Cong only politely called "big sister" and said nothing more. Instead, he sat down and said to Tanchun, "Don't you always want to be like a man and make contributions? Now there is an opportunity..."

Before Jia Cong could finish speaking, Tanchun rushed forward in surprise, pressing his hands on Jia Cong's knees, "Second brother, is this true? What kind of opportunity is this?"

Jia Cong moved his knees uncomfortably. He and Tanchun were not siblings who grew up together, so they were not used to this kind of physical contact. However, Tanchun was unconscious and only faced her with a bright face. His exceptionally heroic eyes were full of expectation.

"You know that I am going to Liaodong. If you are not afraid, you can follow me, disguise yourself as a man and follow me. I will practice for a few years and let you experience it, so that you will not be restless in the boudoir all day long, thinking about the outside world."

Tanchun jumped up in shock, "Second brother, you have agreed, and you are not allowed to go back on it."

After saying that, she wandered around the room and called the servant to come in to pack her bags. Thinking of dressing up as a man, she anxiously blamed Jia Cong, "Second brother, why didn't you tell me earlier that I don't even have men's clothes?"

"Let the needleworker hurry up and make a few pieces for you. Then you go find your second sister-in-law. You should be able to wear the clothes I used to wear now. Prepare more winter clothes. The winter in Liaodong is freezing cold. You will grow up in the future. You have frostbite, don’t cry!”

Jia Cong tapped Tanchun's forehead, but Tanchun was so happy that he grabbed Jia Cong's hand, "Second brother, I'm going, how can I help you? I won't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy yet!"

Jia Cong teased her, "I'm just going to kill the enemy. If you don't know how to kill the enemy, what are you going to do?"

"That's not possible, I'm going to follow you. You kill the enemy at the front, and I can help you prepare food and fodder at the rear."

"Well, okay, in that case, I will include you in the list of my personal soldiers. Also, Princess Xianning will also accompany you. You will be her companion when the time comes. She has learned kung fu well and is free. Let me She will teach you that when you study in the future, you don’t need to read any poetry books, just read the history books and military books. At least when we talk together, you won’t get a black eye."

"I've thought about this for a long time!" Tanchun's heart was so excited that it felt like it was about to jump out of her chest. She even breathed much faster. She couldn't calm down for a while, and seemed to be in a hurry, throwing all the guests aside. go.

When Yuanchun saw this, she couldn't tell what she felt in her heart. She was not young anymore. Who was as old as her in Shenjing City who had left the court and had a child? Yingchun got a good marriage, and she also heard about Sun Shaozu. , it can be seen that Brother Cong is really thinking about these sisters.

Today, when she saw that Jia Cong was taking Tanchun to the Northeast, she was a little confused. Is this just for Tanchun?

However, seeing the third sister so happy, Yuan Chun couldn't feel the joy from the third sister's heart. However, Yuanchun still asked the doubts in his heart, "Brother Cong, the third sister is a girl. If a woman disguises herself as a man and sneaks into the military camp, will it cause any problems in the future?"

Before Jia Cong could speak, Tanchun was afraid that her eldest sister would interfere with her good deeds, so she hurriedly said, "What's the matter? Didn't eldest sister hear about it? Princess Xianning is also going with her, why can't I?"

"Isn't it true that we can compare with the royal princess? Besides..." Yuan Chun looked at Jia Cong and said, "I heard that Princess Xianning is going to marry Brother Cong, right?"

This is different!
Tanchun was very anxious, but saw Jia Cong saying slowly and calmly, "If third sister wants to go, then follow me. I will be there for the future! Life is short, and the greatest success is to live the way you want." Although I can't protect you from being rich and powerful, I will try my best.

The third sister has always envied men who can travel everywhere and make achievements. From today on, I will support you in whatever you want to do. If in the future, you act independently and no man is willing to accept it, I, the Ningguo Marquis Mansion, will support you for the rest of your life. "

How could no one like him, Ning Guohou's sister? Ever since the news about the second sister's engagement came out, many people have been eyeing the girl from Ning Guohou's residence, eager to get married.

Women, you can build your own career!
Tears flashed in Tanchun's eyes. In fact, she still had other worries, such as whether the old lady and his wife would agree, but at this moment, she let go of them all. With her second brother here, Why should she worry?
There were different objections to the second sister's marriage. In the end, the second sister exchanged marriage certificates with the Jiang family.

The dowry of 3 taels of silver did not include a hot spring resort in the suburbs of Beijing, which even money could not buy.

Yuan Chun was also shocked. She watched Jia Cong walk away. It took her a long time to come back to her senses. She was envious of Tan Chun, but she couldn't help but poured cold water on her and said, "I haven't settled this matter with the old lady yet." Madam, can you tell me?"

Tanchun paused while packing his things and said, "Since the second brother said he would take me there, he will take care of all these things, so I won't worry about it."

"You trust him more!" Yuan Chun said sourly, don't you even recognize your parents?
Tanchun pursed his lips and said nothing. He only felt that if his second brother could not be trusted, then there would be no one trustworthy in the world.

Seeing this, Yuanchun couldn't stay any longer. She wanted to go over and talk to the old lady about it. She didn't know what they thought. Thinking of her second sister's marriage, even though the old lady didn't agree, she still decided to do it in the end. Nothing can be done.

Even the Gengtie has been changed here, and the dowry is not expected from the Xifu. Jia Cong is the patriarch and has almost no control over her. But the third sister is different. The master and his wife are still there, so they can always talk.

As Yuanchun got older, it was not that there were no proposals for marriage, but most of them were continuations, either from bad family backgrounds or too old, and none of them were suitable. The more this happened, the more Yuanchun and Mrs. Wang resented Jia Cong.

If he were in the palace, there would still be hope.

Yuanchun returned to Xifu with a lot of worries. Hearing that Mrs. Wang had gone to see the old lady, she went there too.

After returning home, she rarely left the boudoir. She only went to sleep in the morning and dusk if she could. She also knew that if an older girl like her stayed at home, none of the elders would feel comfortable seeing her.

Yuanchun was very self-conscious, rarely going out and voluntarily disappearing in front of her elders, which made the elders pity her even more.

At this time, when they heard that Yuanchun was coming, everyone from Jia Mu to Li Wan Xifeng were all surprised. Seeing her coming in, they didn't know what to say.

Yuan Chun could also feel such a strange atmosphere. After she stepped forward and bowed, she smiled and said, "I heard that the second sister had made a good deal, so I went over to congratulate her. I also heard that the third sister was going to follow Brother Cong. Liaodong.”

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked. Seeing this situation, Jia Mu didn't know about this at all, and the same happened to Mrs. Wang. Yuanchun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Sisters in the family, she is the eldest daughter. Originally, she was the eldest daughter. Her life was supposed to be the best, but who knew that in the end, she was not even as good as a concubine.

It's not that she's expecting bad things from her sisters, but she doesn't know where her future will be?
Where to go?

"What are the third sisters doing in Liaodong? Going to fight with Brother Cong? So, our family is going to have a female general?" Xifeng mocked.

Li Wan lowered his eyebrows and said nothing, and his heart was full of ridicule. None of the men in the family wanted to go to the border to make military achievements and earn a title. The last one who was willing to go was actually a daughter, the third sister. Isn't it annoying? joke.

Fortunately, Feng Yatou had the nerve to say it.

"This is nonsense!" Mother Jia was so angry that she could not speak for a long time, and said to Mrs. Wang, "Go and tell your master to let him and brother Cong come to see me. He is going to ruin the life of the third girl. ?"

After the news about Yingchun's marriage spread, people in Shenjing City heard that Ning Guohou's mansion had given out a dowry of 3 taels of silver. Many nobles came to inquire about Tanchun's marriage, and even Xichun was not spared.

You must know that a hundred years have passed, and the nobles of the Dashun Dynasty are not as good as those of the Rongguo Mansion. They are all glamorous on the outside, but some have gone up inside and are extremely poor.

The threshold of Rongguo Mansion was almost collapsed by matchmakers, but on the contrary, no one cared about Yuanchun.

Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang did not expect this. They only thought about using Tanchun's marriage in exchange for regaining the title of Rongguo Mansion. Although the eldest house was unbearable, there was still a second bedroom. In this way, Baoyu could inherit the title.

Jia Zheng didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly called Jia Cong. It happened that Jia Cong had a guest here, it was Zhao Shihua. When they were in Dongshan Garden in the past, he had a relationship with Jia Cong. Later, Jia Cong By substituting one thing for another, good things happened between Zhao Shihua and Zhao Chi.A few years ago, Zhao Chi sought death but failed, and was kept in the golden house of Zhao Shihua. Zhao Chi competed with Zhao Shihua's first wife for favor, but the second wife could not compete with him. Later, a piece of white silk hung from the beam, leaving him childless.

"Tell me, if I go to Xifu to ask for your sister's hand in marriage, will the old lady and my wife agree?" Zhao Shihua threatened Jia Cong.

Jia Cong smiled and shook his head, "I don't know about that. Brother Zhao, what does it have to do with me?"

Zhao Shihua said, "It certainly has something to do with it. I heard that the emperor wants to give you the title of Xifu in order to make room for Xianning. If I marry your sister, I will help Rongguo Mansion regain its title. , otherwise I won’t look good, don’t you think?”

"It's natural, a son-in-law is half a son! I would like to wish Brother Zhao immediate success!"

Zhao Shihua squinted at Jia Cong and asked, "Are you willing to let go of the title of Rongguo Mansion?"

"Brother Zhao, where can't I earn a title now? Can't I earn it from the east, or can't I earn it from the west? I think back then, when I took the title of Dongfu, I was only a fourth-grade general, but now?
To put it bluntly, my family is also a marquis. After many years, I am still a marquis. If I go to Liaodong this time and make another meritorious service, Brother Zhao thinks that if I don’t have the title of Xifu, can my title be promoted to a higher level? Lift?
The sages are wise, rewards and punishments are clear, why should I worry? "

Zhao Shihua had never been threatened like this before, and he couldn't help but laugh angrily and said, "That's the case, I won't worry anymore! I came here to tell my dear brother beforehand that we also missed the chance of fate back then. !”

Speaking of the past, Zhao Shihua seemed to have a little regret. Jia Cong did not feel dissatisfied and said with a smile, "Brother Zhao is able to find a good match. Congratulations! I am ashamed that I can't fall into Brother Zhao's eyes!"

Zhao Shihua laughed and left. Jia Cong stood under the eaves of the corridor to see each other off, holding hands behind his back and watching Zhao Shihua go away.

Daiyu waited for Jia Cong to go to dinner and sent someone to urge him. Jia Cong went to Ningxi Hall. Daiyu couldn't help complaining that he was too busy to even eat. Jia Cong smiled and told her about the matter. Relieve boredom.

Daiyu was very surprised, "Didn't you say before that the Supreme Emperor ignored political affairs? Why is this so?"

Jia Cong gently pinched Daiyu's cheek and said with a smile, "Yu'er is ice-snow and smart, and you can tell at a glance that it is the handiwork of the Supreme Emperor. As people get older, some thoughts and ideas are just like those of children, which become more and more difficult to figure out. I heard that the Supreme Emperor is also in poor health, and the Emperor is not in good condition either. After Gu Mingchen became the First Assistant, he urgently needs to do one or two things to stabilize his position, and establishing the throne is his first choice."

"Is it the third prince that the Supreme Emperor likes?" Daiyu tugged at the corners of her lips, disapproving. She often cared about government affairs and knew that the third prince's reputation was not very good. He was unruly, lustful, and behaved quite improperly. .

The eldest and second sons of Emperor Taiqi died young. The third son of the emperor, Mu Yongzhen, was born to Concubine Shurong and married the daughter of Chen Yewang, the former governor of Jiliao. After Chen Yewang died of illness two years ago, It is said that Concubine Chen has also fallen out of favor, and there are rumors that she is in poor health. I wonder how many days she can live.

In the palace, Concubine Shurong also invited several waves of ladies into the palace in the name of flower viewing. At that time, Yingchun was also among those invited, but Jia Cong stopped her and did not let her enter the palace.

Jia Cong was deeply impressed by Daiyu's intelligence and acumen. He nodded and said, "The Emperor is interested in the fourth prince, but on the Supreme Emperor's side, Concubine Shurong is the daughter of the Empress Dowager's sister. With this relationship, it is difficult to say."

I don't know whether it was the Supreme Emperor or the Empress Dowager who was on the side of the third prince. In fact, Zhao Shihua would not have done this without the Supreme Emperor's permission.

Since ancient times, seizing a legitimate son has always meant a narrow escape from death. The pursuit of wealth and honor is as dangerous as a rebellion.

Daiyu said, "Brother Cong might as well go to Liaodong this time so as not to get involved in these things."

Jia Cong nodded and said, "If my father-in-law doesn't come back, I won't dare to go to Liaodong. With my father-in-law, the censor of Zuodu, here, I dare to go to Liaodong boldly."

With that said, Jia Cong told Daiyu about taking Xianning and Tanchun there. He thought Daiyu would be unhappy, but Daiyu said, "I feel relieved because the princess is following you. The princess is from a royal family." , wouldn’t it be better to have her by Brother Cong’s side than to send those supervisors and censors?”

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Even if she goes with her, the emperor will still send the censor to oversee the army. This is an indispensable process."

Daiyu said, "At least with the princess here, they don't dare to frame brother Cong casually. I know that those people don't know how to lead troops in war. They always take it for granted that they can turn black into white. Otherwise What do you mean by words and pens? These swords and pens are much more difficult to deal with than the enemies on the battlefield."

Jia Cong laughed, "How could I be so lucky! If Yu'er were a man, no one else would have the chance to win the top prize."

"Brother Cong is laughing at me again!" Daiyu felt happy when she heard this. She was like a child sometimes and liked to hear Brother Cong praise her.

Brother Cong has rarely met Princess Xianning since he came back. However, even if he did, it would be nothing. She is still young and cannot serve. Princess Xianning is older, so it doesn't matter if she goes in front.

"How could I bear to laugh at you? I told the truth. However, having my father-in-law in the court makes me feel more at ease."

"Princess Xianning is following you. The Zhongshun Palace will also pay more attention to Liaodong. The food and salary are also guaranteed, and the court will not let the court speak ill of Brother Cong casually. It would be great if Jianzhou could be defeated early."

"Let's see, as long as I am here, I will definitely not allow them to be arrogant! That piece of black land is very capable of raising people. When I go there, I will make a career there. In the future, if I have the opportunity, I will take you over and have a look. . It’s cold over there, I wonder if your body and bones can bear it?”

Daiyu knew that Jia Cong always wanted to take her out to see the world. She always said that she shouldn't always stay in the backyard without going out. If she could go and see the ice and snow there, it would be something worth boasting about. thing.

"My body and bones are already in good shape, it's not like you don't know that."

"How come I don't know who said that I couldn't stand it last night?" Jia Cong laughed softly.

Daiyu's face turned red. She pursed her lips, suppressed her laughter, and pushed Jia Cong. Jia Cong swayed on the chair like a roly-poly, frightening her again. Laughing loudly, Daiyu couldn't hold back and started laughing too.

Before the meal was finished, Jia Zheng ordered someone to call him. Jia Cong took a few bites in a hurry and told Daiyu to eat slowly. He got up and went to the front.

"What's the reason?" Jia Cong asked Jia Ping, and Jia Ping said, "I just heard that the eldest lady passed by here and told me that I was taking the third girl to Liaodong, so the old lady ordered me and him to come over. Ask questions.”

Jia Zheng was waiting when Jia Cong came over and hurriedly led Jia Cong to Rongqing Hall. Jia Cong followed behind. Looking at Jia Zheng's rickety back, he couldn't help but sigh that this man had lived with his mother and wife all his life. Under the double oppression, I really don’t know how he survived?
"Master, wait a minute, my nephew can't even keep up." Jia Cong took two steps quickly and said something to stop him.

"Oh, I heard that the old lady is very angry. Brother Cong, you'd better walk faster. You can't keep the old lady waiting for too long!"

"Master, the old lady is angry. My wife and Sister-in-law Feng are there to comfort her. If I go, it will only add fuel to the fire. It is better to walk slowly and think about how to make the old lady happy."

Jia Zheng paused and took a deep breath, "Brother Cong, what do you think we should do?"

"I don't know why the old lady is angry?"

"This...I don't know yet!" Jia Zhengcai remembered that he forgot to ask, what did the old lady call him?Standing on the corridor, he slapped his forehead suddenly, feeling annoyed and exhausted.

(End of this chapter)