Red Mansion Beijingwang

In a pavilion-style carriage inlaid with gilt bronze decorations, Shui Rong is sitting on a cloud-dragon cushion, wearing a blue belt on her head. She wears a dark satin robe with a silver hollow hibiscus flower rim exposed inside the robe, and a jade belt around her waist. It looks luxurious and elegant.

She took the teacup handed over by Yuan Chun and took a sip. Her watery eyes fell on her dress. She was wearing a clear blue dress, her black hair was combed into a gorgeous bun, and she wore tassel earrings on both ears. She was gorgeous and graceful, and her little finger Pearls, big and small, are as bright as snow, and the stars are twinkling in the hair, making the face look like hibiscus. There is a green belt around the waist, with several pearls buckled, and delicate orchids are in full bloom on the sleeves, with a charming fragrance.

"Husband, what's wrong?"

Yuan Chun saw the young man's eyes falling on her, his eyebrows were curved, his soft pink lips were slightly raised, and his beautiful eyes were as full as water, like stars.

Shui Rong looked at the look of expectation in the beauty's eyebrows, and he understood the beauty's knowing question. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stretched out his hand to pinch her plump face. He felt it was smooth and soft, as if water was squeezed out, and said: "My lady's country is so beautiful and dazzling."

Well, since Yuanchun wants to hear sweet words, Shui Rong will not be stingy. After all, sweet words are the nectar of a daughter's family and can nourish the relationship between husband and wife.

Besides, what he said was right. Yuanchun was very beautiful and she was a first-class beauty. Especially when she was in the palace, Yuanchun had always been more elegant. Today, she suddenly dressed up to attend. This kind of contrast in style naturally made her appear elegant. Just let Shui Rong take a look or two more.

Even though she knew that the young man could talk sweetly, after hearing it, Fangxin was still happy and shy. She waved away the young man's hand with her bare hands, and gave the young man an angry look in her starry eyes. The corners of her lips were curled up more and more. It was obvious that she was feeling something in her heart, and she said sweetly. : "I put a lot of effort into putting on my makeup, husband, please don't mess with it."

Mrs. Huaxin has a soft and greasy voice, which is really sweet.

Shui Rong chuckled lightly, leaned back, and said with a bit of complaint: "As the saying goes: "A woman only looks good to please herself." When she was in the house, she didn't see her dressing up carefully, which shows that she didn't care about her husband. .”

When Yuanchun heard this, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. If someone else had said this, she would have thought too much. However, after the couple had been together for nearly a year, they still knew the husband in front of her very well. It was just a joke, making fun of her. .

Moreover, Yuanchun knew in his heart that if he accepted these words, the young man might become eccentric and even make some "excessive" demands, so he simply gave him a look and remained silent.

Fu Qiufang, who was kneeling on the blanket and gently rubbing the young man's legs and feet with his bare hands, saw that the princess did not answer. His heart changed slightly, and with a beautiful face raised, he said softly: "Today, this girl belongs to the Yongwang." On birthdays, the congratulations are all to nobles and nobles, and the princess represents the face of our Prince of Beijing, so the extra makeup this time is not out of consideration for the prince’s face.”

Fu Qiufang's status in the palace was basically that of a stewardess, but as she was favored by Shui Rong, and she also slept on the princess's embroidered couch, the four of them slept together. What's more, Fu Qiufang was the first pregnant woman in the palace besides Yuan Chun. People who are full of food are naturally different emotionally. It doesn't matter if I add a word or two.

Besides, these words are not just to defend the princess.

When Shui Rong heard this, he couldn't help but raise his brows. His eyes fell on the beautiful Fu Qiufang, and he chuckled: "I'll poke your mouth open, I'm so sharp-tongued."

He was still planning to tease Yuan Chun, and didn't want to be distracted by Fu Qiufang, but Shui Rong didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, this was also his person, with a slender figure, beautiful appearance and charming inside, which matched his heart.

If Yuan Chun hadn't been there, he might have poked her in the mouth immediately.

Fu Qiufang listened to the young man's reprimand, knowing that it was just a casual remark, and did not take it to heart. It was just that after being baptized by the young man, Fu Qiufang had accumulated a lot of knowledge. A blush appeared on her frosty jade face, and she lowered her head. , beautiful eyes as full as water.

Isn't the matter of poking the mouth missing?

Shui Rong didn't care at all. When he heard Fu Qiufang talking about Prince Yong's birthday, he groaned in his heart and said, "Qiu Fang, Bao Qin, enter Prince Yong's Mansion. Protect the princesses and don't let others rush into you."

The men and women sat separately. When they arrived at Yongwang Palace, Shui Rong and Yuanchun had to separate. Although the Beijing Palace had a transcendent status and was not afraid of anyone except the majestic palace, on the prince's birthday, most of the people congratulating him were from the royal family. Dear, the female relatives in the back house are also "princesses" and the like.

Although Yuanchun was the princess of the county, she was only the legitimate daughter of the second wife of the Duke's palace. There were many people who suddenly flew to the branches, with their eyes full and their stomachs full.

Three women in a play, let alone a group of women, can be a drama troupe, and I'm afraid it won't be quiet.

It's not that Yuanchun is cowardly and will be bullied. The reason why Qiu Fang and Bao Qin protect him is because once Yuanchun ends up, there will be no room for change.

When Qiu Fang and Bao Qin heard this, they smiled and nodded in agreement.

When Yuan Chun saw this, he said: "I am not a public person, how can I be ignorant?"

Not to mention how cautious she was in the palace, just the housekeeping ability she showed in the palace, how could she be a foolish woman? Just listening to the domineering words of the young man protecting his wife, her heart palpitated as if she had eaten honey. sweet.

Shui Rong didn't take it seriously when he heard the words. He knew that Yuanchun had this ability, but he just knew it. He couldn't show his concern. He couldn't say such emotionless words as "I believe in my wife for my husband." It would be better not to say anything at all. of ease.

So Shui Rong took Yuan Chun's hand and said warmly: "Isn't this because I am worried about my wife? If my wife is wronged, my husband will feel bad for me."

Sweet words don't just come out of the mouth.

When Yuanchun heard this, he looked at the young man with a pair of beautiful eyes, like the moon hidden in the flowing clouds, looking hazy and passionate.

Royal aristocrats are mostly self-centered. They originally thought that it would be a blessing to be able to treat each other as guests when they get married to the Prince of Beijing. However, the young man's warmth and easy-going make them feel relaxed and comfortable when they get along, more like an ordinary couple. It's intoxicating.

Not long after, the carriage from Beijing Prince's Palace arrived at Yongwang Palace. At this time, the whole palace was enveloped in a festive atmosphere and was extremely lively.

After getting off the carriage in the courtyard, he saw King Yong in a red dress coming to greet him. His face was full of red and he said, "Uncle Sixteen and Aunt Sixteen, you are here."

As soon as the carriage entered the palace, a servant had already reported it, so King Yong came to greet him. Not to mention that Shui Rong was his uncle, but he had something to ask for, and his attitude was naturally sincere.

When Shui Rong saw this, his face was warm, he said a few auspicious words and then remained silent.

King Yong didn't care about this. As long as Shui Rong came in person, that was enough. What's more, coming together with Princess Beijing was enough to give him dignity.

At this time, Zhang Pan'er, who was closely behind King Yong, bowed and said: "I have met Uncle Sixteen and Aunt Sixteen."

Shui Rong's eyes fell on Zhang Pan'er, and she saw that she was wearing a rose red embroidered Luo shirt and a pearl white lake crepe skirt. On her face as white and tender as jade, there were a pair of pear dimples between her cheeks, and she was lightly rouged. Make the cheeks look like a newly opened viburnum, white and rosy.

The strange thing is that the eyes that were originally eager to shine are now slightly dim, and there is a hint of melancholy between the beautiful eyebrows, which makes people feel pity.

After all, she is the nephew's daughter-in-law, so she has nothing to do with Shui Rong. She nodded lightly to show courtesy and said no more. However, Yuan Chun was generous and graceful. She came forward with a smile on her face, held the beauty's hand and talked briefly, looking up. Rather like sisters.

Seeing this, King Yong turned his eyes slightly and said with a smile: "Uncle Sixteen, Uncle Eight and others are here. My nephew will lead you there first."

The eighth uncle is King Zhongshun, but I didn’t expect him to be quite active.

Shui Rong nodded, without saying anything, and followed the Yong Dynasty to the palace, and Yuanchun was led by Zhang Pan'er, the Yong Princess.

Shui Rong and Yong Wang walked side by side on the verandah corridor. They chatted with each other on the way, and Shui Rong also picked up topics from time to time. After a while, they walked to the hall. The hall was decorated with lights and colors, and the gongs were already starting on the stage. The gongs and drums sounded together, and the playing started lively.

At this time, there were several people sitting in front of the lacquered wooden table, all of them were surrounded by flowers. King Zhongshun, King Le, King An, and King Kang were all there, and their eyes were mostly scrutinizing.

After a brief greeting, Shui Rong sat down at a lacquered wooden table, then whispered to King Zhongshun beside him and chatted: "Cousin, you are here early."

When King Zhongshun heard this, he raised his brows slightly, with a bit of strange color in his eyes, and said helplessly: "There are a lot of worrying things in the Ministry of Household Affairs. I can come here earlier or leave earlier. It's not like you, the Governor's Mansion, who clicks on the dots all day long. I have nothing to do and am so lazy." This helpless and bitter tone, if it weren't for Emperor Yongkang's instructions, I'm afraid it would just be a gift. In fact, not only was he loyal to the king, but Shui Rong was also the same.

He picked up a bodhi from the table and ate it. Shui Rong said happily: "The household department is the money bag of the imperial court, so it is very important. My cousin is outstanding, so he should bear more responsibilities."

What Shui Rong said is true. The Ministry of Household Affairs is responsible for a series of issues such as land, money, taxes, etc., and the affairs are complicated, while the Dudu Mansion is relatively relaxed, and Shui Rong mostly decentralizes power, so he looks idle.

It’s not that King Zhongshun is holding on to his power. It’s that the Ministry of Revenue is different from the Dudu’s Mansion. The Dudu’s Mansion is an independent government office, and the Dudu’s Mansion can handle many matters on its own. However, the Ministry of Revenue is different. Wherever money is spent in the court, the Hu’s office is required. He is needed to communicate and make decisions, even if he wants to delegate power.

King Zhongshun's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this, and his eyes looking at Shui Rong became more and more evil. What he said had a sense of gloating about others' misfortune, which made people feel uncomfortable.

After looking at it with a hint of probing, King Zhongshun smiled brightly, held the wine cup in his hand, and said leisurely: "You can see clearly."

When Shui Rong heard the words, he sighed slightly. He understood the meaning of King Zhongshun's words. He had a sensitive status and made up his mind to be an idle prince. Who would have thought that Emperor Yongkang had other plans and had no choice but to step in? Chaotang, in charge of military power.

Occupying a high position, he seems to have unlimited glory, but in fact he is walking on thin ice. The matters involved are complicated, and he may have a disobedient heart. Therefore, he only manages part of the martial arts lineage and a part of the world in the governor's palace, and turns a deaf ear to the civil affairs of the court.

At this time, King Le came over with a wine bottle in his hand and said with a smile: "The sixth brother bumped into the sixteenth uncle some time ago. I wanted to let him go to apologize, but it was not easy to disturb. Today, by chance, I took the place of the sixth brother. I’m sorry to Uncle Sixteen, but I hope Uncle Sixteen won’t care about it.”

When Shui Rong heard what was said, it became clear that what An Wang said was nothing more than what happened "in heaven and on earth" that day. At this time, the person involved, An Wang, had not yet mentioned it, but Le Wang singled it out.

This is giving eye drops to the birthday girl, and no one in the hall is worried.

As expected, although the eyes of several people fell on the stage, their minds were focused on the water, especially King Yong who had just sat down, his eyes flickering.

As King Le said, Uncle Sixteen had personal contact with King Le and King An.

King Zhongshun on one side became interested when he heard this. His eyes wandered over Shui Rong and the others, especially at King An. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Shui Ke, what did you do to bump into Xiaoliu?"

When King An heard this, his eyes fell on King Le. He was thoughtful and said with a bitter look on his face: "It's nothing, it's just that I ate too much wine that day and made Uncle Sixteen laugh."

Ridiculous things can be done, but cannot be said.

Smiling, Shui Rong looked past the King of Music in front of him, looked at King An with interest, and said with a smile: "You also know that after eating too much wine, you want to force a dancing girl in front of everyone, and you don't want the royal face. If you do such dishonorable things again, the laws of the clan will make it easier for you."

Now that it has been brought up, Shui Rong has nothing to hide. It is normal for an uncle to teach his nephew a lesson. Even if they all know that the owner of "Heaven and Earth" is the Prince of Beijing County, this matter has long been disclosed to the left and right. Emperor Yongkang reported it, and it was the back door opened by King Zhongshun.

Everyone knew it after hearing this. With the temperament of this Prince An's dandy, it was basically confirmed that he was drunk and crazy in some "guild hall". Moreover, from the words "dancing girl", there was a hint of uncle-nephew quarrel, which made him feel uncomfortable. People find it funny.

However, everyone didn't pay much attention, but they were slightly surprised that the prince of Beijing County, who had always been a gentleman, would actually go to the Fengyue place to compete with others.

Sure enough, all men are romantic types.

When King An heard the scolding, he laughed angrily, hiding his embarrassment, which was completely different from the arrogance of the past.

King Yong glanced at Shui Rong thoughtfully, chuckled, and then sat back down in his seat. After all, in the eyes of powerful people like them, this matter was just a casual joke, and it was enough to achieve their own goals.

After listening to the song for a while, when the time was almost up, King Yong called everyone to start the banquet. For a while, there was a lot of people drinking and drinking, it was so lively, it seemed like a normal birthday party.

During this period, Emperor Yongkang specially sent people to reward him with some birthday gifts, which made King Yong's face glowing red and feeling proud.

As the saying goes, some people are happy and others are sad. King Yong was proud, but King Le had an incomprehensible look on his face, with a hint of anger between his brows.

After thirty years of drinking, Shui Rong's face was slightly tipsy, and his clear eyes were gradually becoming hazy. At this time, King Kang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "By the way, Eighth Uncle, what do you think about the matter of "spreading a small family into an old family"?"

Although Shui Rong was a little drunk, he was still not blurry. Hearing these words, his eyes fell on King Kang. He was also a handsome young man. His royal genes were not much different. In other words, his royal demeanor made him look luxurious.

More than a month has passed since Emperor Yongkang delegated the policy of "dividing a small family into an area" to be discussed by the cabinet, but there is still no certainty. Asking Emperor Yongkang's intention at this moment is nothing more than to find out the holy will.

King Zhongshun was always a thoughtful person. At this moment, his face was as usual and his eyes were clear. Seeing King Kang asking about this matter, he smiled and said: "How can I know the holy will of brother Huang?"

Shui Rong was noncommittal when he heard the words. As Emperor Yongkang's right-hand man, how could he not understand the holy intention? In the end, he just kept silent.

Not only Shui Rong understood it, but also several others understood it. King Kang saw this and stopped asking any more questions. After all, "divide people into acres" was a new policy, so he was cautious. How could King Zhongshun be stupid enough to reveal his holy will.

At this time, King Yong stood up from his seat, holding a wine bottle in his hand, and walked toward Shuirong with some staggering steps. His face turned red, and his voice was drunk, and he said: "Today is my birthday, what are you talking about?"

Just as he was talking, King Yong suddenly stumbled, and the wine from the wine bottle spilled out, pouring onto Shui Rong's back and soaking his clothes.

Seeing this situation, King Yong hurriedly said: "Uncle Sixteen, my nephew slipped for a moment, I can't help it."

Shui Rong didn't take the "accident" seriously at all. It was just a glass of wine poured over him. He thought he was a little too happy today and had eaten too much wine, so he said, "You are the birthday girl. I can't believe I got you." of joy.”

When King Yong saw Shuirong being so dignified, an undetectable color flashed through his turbid eyes, and he smiled and said: "Uncle Sixteen, if you don't go to the side room first, I'll send someone to inform you and bring you some clothes." So you can change into it.”

Fresh and clean clothes are not only the etiquette that the daughter's family should pay attention to, but also the men, especially the royal children. Since their clothes are soiled, they must change into another one. Otherwise, it is disrespectful to the host's family.

Moreover, my back was soaked, so it was not very comfortable, so I nodded and said, "That's fine, my nephew, please send someone to the carriage to get a change of clothes. I happen to be a little drunk, so I'll take a rest first."

Shui Rong didn't want to stay longer at this scene, so he took advantage of this to take a rest, and when the time was almost up, he took Yuan Chun away.

After saying that, Shui Rong stood up and said a few words to everyone before following the maid towards the side room.

When everyone saw Shui Rong leaving, they didn't say much. However, King Zhongshun was thinking that it was almost time and it was not advisable to stay, so he planned to go back to the Hubu Yamen.

I don't know what the hall is like. As the maid walked to a side room and stepped in, she saw the exquisite furnishings in the room, and the lingering sandalwood smoke lingering on the tables, lingering between the nostrils.

Wrinkling his nose, Shui Rong sent the maid out, sat down on the Arhat bed, and gently rubbed his sore forehead.

After a while, Shui Rong suddenly felt dizzy, a little blush appeared on his slightly drunken face, and his clear eyes became more and more blurry and misty, like a deep pool of invisible spring water.

"It seems that I've had too much wine and my energy has increased. Please be more careful next time."

At this moment, a beautiful figure came over. After seeing the water melting, her pear-like jade cheeks were slightly startled. She quickly came back to her senses. After Yingying bowed, she said softly: "Why is Uncle Sixteen here?" (End of chapter)