I'm in the Red Mansion

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang fell silent.

Yes, this huge Rongguo Mansion and the title of Duke Rongguo belong to that evil creature Jia Huan.

It doesn’t belong to Jia Zheng, so what does it have to do with Baoyu?
What did Jia Zheng have in his hands? Now he really had nothing.

Even if he keeps the identity of the legitimate son, he will actually not be able to inherit anything in the future.

Therefore, if you think about it carefully, the identity of this legitimate son is not very interesting.

But if she gave up her position as the principal wife and made Aunt Zhao his legal wife, would that calm the emperor's anger?

When the time comes, when the ancestor goes to the royal family to beg the emperor, will the emperor really give Baoyu a birth?
Mrs. Wang thought about this matter and hesitated.

But if this is the case, there is at least a glimmer of hope.

If I refuse to obey, I'm afraid I won't even have this glimmer of hope.

And with the methods of our ancestors, even if I don't agree, she will have other means to make me agree, right?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang shuddered again. She couldn't help but say, "I am willing to obey the old ancestor's instructions. I only hope that the old ancestor can help his daughter-in-law take care of Baoyu in the future."

After saying this, tears began to flow like rain.

Grandmother Jia also shed tears and said, "Second wife, don't worry, even if you lose your position as the principal wife, you can still stay in the mansion, but you will no longer have the same status as before."

"Your food, clothing and daily necessities will not be less, just as before."

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Our ancestors knew how to comfort people, so how could it be the same?

Maybe it would be the same when our ancestors were alive, but what about after they are gone?

By then, will there still be a way to survive?
Thinking of this, Madam Wang couldn't help but say, "Grandfather, my daughter-in-law doesn't want to see anyone either. She just wants to find a yard to worship Buddha and never see anyone again."

Grandmother Jia wiped away the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief and could not help but say, "Second Master, why do you have to do this?"

Mrs. Wang said, "I hope the old ancestor will grant my wish."

Grandmother Jia sighed and said, "Since you insist on doing this, well, let it be so."

……

But after receiving Jia Cong's order, 500 internal guards and countless eunuchs and palace maids immediately drove carriages to Ningguo Mansion to pick up people.

This time, they wanted to bring Madam Mei, the emperor's wives, concubines, children and others into the palace.

After entering the palace, Mrs. Mei will become the empress dowager, and Mrs. Lin will become the queen who rules the country.

Therefore, how dare these people neglect it?

The internal guards in front are clearing the street.

They soon arrived at the gate of Ningguo Mansion.

But in Ningguo Mansion, Qin Keqing's maid Baozhu was moved when she saw the eunuchs and palace maids coming into the mansion to pick someone up.

Master Cong Sanye is indeed the Purple Star who has descended to earth, and now he has become the emperor.

Today we will bring Madam Mei, Miss Lin and others into the palace.

The Ningguo Mansion was completely empty.

I don’t know to whom it will be given in the future.

And my young lady is still pure and innocent.

But his reputation was ruined by Jiazhen and his son.

To this day, there are still people saying that it was their own young lady who caused the death of Jia Zhen and his son.

With such a reputation, how could a good ending be expected once he leaves here?

As a maid, I must be even more miserable.

Thinking of this, Baozhu felt more and more unwilling.

Suddenly, Baozhu had an idea.

This matter may not be without a chance of turning around. It may even be a great opportunity for the young lady!
Thinking of this, Baozhu became more and more excited.

This is probably the only chance for our young lady to transform from a sparrow into a phoenix in her life.

Once you lose it, there will never be a second chance like this.

Even if you fail, there will be no loss.

How much worse could it be than it is now?
Thinking of this, Baozhu couldn't hold back and took action.

She took the initiative and found a young eunuch.

Then he ordered: "Quickly find some people to help me move the things."

"Yes!"

These eunuchs were all newcomers to the palace.

Before coming, they naturally inquired about the news inside Ningguo Mansion.

But at most they can only remember a few masters, how can they recognize the maids?

Even these maids are the personal maids of the empress, imperial concubines, and other concubines in the palace, and they must not be offended at all.

Therefore, how could the little eunuch dare to refute Baozhu's call?

Therefore, he summoned dozens of eunuchs and palace maids to follow Baozhu.

At this time, Baozhu also breathed a sigh of relief.

The first step went very smoothly. After taking the first step, the rest is up to fate.

Baozhu couldn't help but ask, "May I know your name, eunuch?"

The young eunuch hurriedly said, "My name is Xiao Zhuozi. I wonder what the young lady wants me to do?"

Baozhu couldn't help but say, "You are very good, how about you stay with the queen from now on?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhuozi was overjoyed and could not help but kowtow to Baozhu and said, "Of course I am willing to do so. Thank you for your appreciation, my lady. From now on, I will only obey your orders."

Baozhu smiled and said, "The queen needs someone to serve her, what are you doing? Why don't you get up quickly?"

Xiao Zhuozi replied "yes" and then happily got up from the ground.

After he stood up, he was obviously much more attentive than before.

Soon, Baozhu led everyone to Qin Keqing's courtyard.

When Qin Keqing heard the sound, she hurried out to see what was happening.

Seeing Baozhu leading so many people here, he was shocked and hurriedly asked Baozhu the reason.

Baozhu was afraid that Qin Keqing would reveal her true colors, so she quickly pulled her aside and whispered, "Miss, these eunuchs and palace maids are here to take you into the palace!"

Qin Keqing couldn't help but wonder, "Why did you invite me to the palace?"

Qin Keqing had not yet expected that it was actually Baozhu who was causing all this trouble.

She never thought that she would be taken into the palace.

Could it be that the emperor has taken a fancy to her?
Qin Keqing's heart beat fast when she thought of the emperor.

But in her heart, she still found it hard to believe that this was true.

Baozhu couldn't help but say, "Miss, since the emperor has sent someone to pick you up, you should just go into the palace. Can you disobey his order?"

After hearing this, Qin Keqing thought it made sense, so she went into the house and asked the little maid to help her pack her luggage.

So, with the help of these eunuchs and palace maids, the things in her room were moved into the car one by one.

Because of her status, Qin Keqing had more things in her room than Mrs. Mei, Lin Daiyu and others.

Of course, in terms of dowry, she cannot compare with Lin Daiyu and other women.

But today, the dowry will not be moved.

We'll just ask someone to move these things later.

When the time comes, just send a maid to keep an eye on it.

Therefore, all the girls' belongings had been moved out, but Qin Keqing's belongings had not yet been moved out.

The eunuch in charge this time is called Zhou Liang, and today is just Jia Cong's first day officially entering the palace.

The eunuchs in the palace had all arrived recently. Except for the eunuchs in the imperial kitchen and other places, there was no leader appointed for other places yet.

It requires the Emperor Jia Cong to make the decision personally.

This time when he came to Ningguo Mansion to pick someone up, Jia Cong temporarily assigned Zhou Liang.

Although Zhou Liang was excited, he was also very careful in doing his work, fearing that there would be any mistake.

If I do a good job this time, I will be favored by the emperor. I can't say that I can become a high-ranking eunuch, but at least I can get a small official position, right?

Therefore, he was naturally very attentive to the situation in Ningguo Mansion.

He had also counted the number of hostesses in Ningguo Mansion a long time ago.

But now when I checked, I found one more.

Zhou Liang was immediately shocked. How could there be one more person? Did he pick up the wrong person?

This is really a joke.

If you don't handle it properly, you might even lose your life.

After being frightened by this, Zhou Liang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, soaking the clothes on his back.

He hurriedly asked carefully and found out that there was indeed one extra person.

The one who received most of the calls was Grandma Xiaorong from the Ningguo Mansion.

Zhou Liang naturally knew about this Grandma Xiaorong.

It is said that this Grandma Xiaorong is very graceful and charming, and is praised by everyone.

This eventually led to Jia Zhen and his son killing each other.

She is the emperor's nephew's wife, how can he marry her off?
It’s not right. It’s absolutely not right!
Zhou Liang went to ask again who picked up Grandma Xiaorong.

Finally the investigation was traced back to Xiao Zhuozi.

Zhou Liang couldn't help but call Xiao Zhuozi over and asked him why he wanted to pick up Grandma Xiaorong.

Xiao Zhuozi was also startled and hurriedly told Baozhu that she had asked him to pick someone up.

After hearing what Xiao Zhuozi said, Zhou Liang frowned for a moment.

It turned out to be Grandma Xiaorong’s maid who asked someone to pick her up?

Could it be that the emperor acquiesced?

Otherwise, how could a mere maid have such courage?

But he didn't dare to ask about this kind of thing.

Now, Zhou Liang is in a dilemma.

Will Grandma Xiaorong answer the call or not?
Nowadays, it has become a hassle whether to accept or not.

In the end, Zhou Liang had no choice but to decide to ask the Queen Mother.

Baozhu was always worried, but things went smoothly step by step.

As long as no one noticed anything wrong and brought the person into the palace, we would be one step closer to success.

Even if the emperor finds out by then, he may not necessarily drive them out.

Baozhu made an excuse to go outside and watch people loading the truck, keeping an eye on what was going on outside.

At this moment, she really wished that the young lady's things would be left here first, and the young lady would come out quickly, and the carriage would immediately drive at lightning speed into the palace first and then do anything else.

At this time, he saw Eunuch Zhou going to look for the Queen Mother, and he couldn't help but feel worried.

Soon, Zhou Liang met Empress Dowager Mei.

The Queen Mother was a kind person. When she saw Zhou Liang, she asked him in a friendly manner what he was doing there.

Zhou Liang asked boldly, "Queen Mother, Grandma Xiaorong's maid has called the eunuchs and palace maids, saying that they want to take Grandma Xiaorong into the palace."

"She also promised that Xiao Zhuozi would work for the Empress in the future. I don't know whether I should take Xiao Rong's grandmother, so I came to ask the Empress Dowager."

After hearing these words, Mrs. Mei began to murmur.

Qin Keqing was the wife of Congge's nephew and a widow, so why would they invite her into the palace? She was just a maid, so why would they ask someone to bring her into the palace?
Could it be that something really happened between Brother Cong and Brother Rong's wife?

Mrs. Mei thought about it carefully, but she had no clue and felt that it was impossible.

However, this kind of thing is hard to say.

If it was really Congge who asked someone to bring her into the palace, and I didn't let her go, I would be losing the mother-son relationship.

After all, she is just a woman, it’s not a big deal.

People say that the Tang Dynasty was dirty and the Han Dynasty was stinky. But looking through the history books, throughout the dynasties, has the royal family ever been clean?

As for Xiaorong's wife, her husband has died anyway, so even if the news gets out, it won't be much of a problem.

Thinking of this, Madam Mei said, "In that case, we will bring her into the palace."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Zhou Liang was overjoyed when he heard this, bowed again and left.

Qin Keqing had also packed her things.

Although she had more things, they were exquisite and not in large quantities.

Qin Keqing appeared gracefully, and I felt pity for her.

At this time, Zhou Liang roughly understood why Grandma Xiaorong was brought into the palace.

Soon, Qin Keqing got into the car.

Everyone was gathered, the internal guards continued to clear the way in front, and the convoy slowly set off.

At this time, Baozhu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I’m finally entering the palace, and I’m one step closer to success!
Soon, the convoy entered the palace.

The Empress Dowager was placed in the Cining Palace, and the Empress Lin Daiyu was placed in the Kunning Palace.

The other women were all settled.

But Lin Daiyu moved into Kunning Palace, which was much larger than Ninglu Hall where she lived in Ningguo Mansion.

But Lin Daiyu felt empty, lonely and uncomfortable living here.

After Brother Cong's third brother ascends the throne, she will probably become the queen who rules the country.

But this might not be what she likes.

Compared to this place, she prefers Ningguo Mansion more.

Next, Lin Daiyu became busy.

Many of her things had to be rearranged at this time.

Of course, there were already many furnishings in this room.

The palace had not been robbed, so the furnishings inside were naturally all there.

Moreover, the things in the palace were naturally much more exquisite and luxurious than Lin Daiyu's own things.

However, Lin Daiyu still likes her old things.

He ordered people to pack up many of the palace's furnishings and put his own things in place.

I'm busy, but I don't feel anything.

After being busy, I feel deserted again.

I wanted to visit my sisters, but then I remembered that they had just moved in as well.

They must be busy, so it is not convenient to disturb them at this time.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but pick up a collection of poems and start reading.

I hadn't read a few pages when I heard a palace maid at the door announce, "The Emperor has arrived."

For a while, Lin Daiyu found it difficult to adapt.

She hurriedly got up and went out to greet them, and saw Jia Huan walking in surrounded by a group of eunuchs and palace maids.

Lin Daiyu bowed and said, "I greet the Emperor."

Jia Cong walked over, took Lin Daiyu's hand and said, "Sister Lin, don't you know that I won't need these empty formalities in the future?"

"Okay, all of you can go down, and only Ying'er and Xueyan will be left to serve."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After everyone had left, Lin Daiyu gently broke free from Jia Cong's hand, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please."

Jia Cong laughed and said, "Sister Lin, since there are no outsiders around now, you should still call me Third Brother Cong."

"Just keep it the same as before. You know me."

"In fact, it's not just you. Even I find it hard to adapt to having so many people around me all the time."

"However, now that it has come to this, I have no choice but to slowly adapt to it."

"But between you and me, it's fine as before."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Okay, Third Brother Cong, please sit down and talk."

After hearing this, Jia Cong sat down and talked to Lin Daiyu.

Soon, a young eunuch came forward and asked if he wanted the dishes to be served since it was time for dinner.

Jia Cong responded, and soon a group of eunuchs came in and presented a table of eighteen dishes.

Wow, that’s really luxurious.

There are only two of them, how can they finish so much food?

However, today is his first day living in the palace, and he has not set any rules yet. It would be fine if he sets rules in the future.

Jia Cong didn't say much. When he was about to have dinner with Lin Daiyu, he saw a little eunuch.

Holding the silver chopsticks, he picked up some food from each dish and put it on an empty plate.

Then he ate the dish and stood aside quietly.

However, Jia Cong had to wait for half an hour until the eunuch who tested the poison was fine before he could eat.

No wonder the last emperor Puyi said that he had never eaten hot food during his years as emperor.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

Being an emperor means being high and mighty, but one also has to lose a lot.

Jia Cong frowned slightly, then ordered someone to bring boiling water to warm the food.

Half an hour later, Jia Cong and Lin Daiyu had dinner together.

After dinner, Jia Cong took Lin Daiyu to the Imperial Garden for a stroll.

This imperial garden is much larger than the Grand View Garden.

The exotic flowers and plants inside are much better than those in the Grand View Garden.

However, in Jia Cong's opinion, it was much less lively.

The two of them were admiring the beautiful scenery in front, while a group of eunuchs and palace maids followed silently from behind, not daring to make a sound.

Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "Just wait at the door. No need to follow us."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After everyone left, Jia Cong felt a little better.

At this time, the setting sun dyed half of the flowers and plants in the garden red, making them look even more beautiful.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but say, "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is almost dusk."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Don't say it's too late, because the sky is still full of clouds. The sun sets, the night comes, and tomorrow the sun will rise again. People should look at the bright side."

Lin Daiyu leaned against Jia Cong, smiled, and said nothing more.

When the two men walked to the rockery, they heard fighting sounds coming from behind it.

The two stopped and listened carefully, and heard the voices of Qingwen and Xiangling.

Qingwen has never been used to being idle, so she must have dragged Xiangling along to play.

The two looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then walked quietly to the side of the rockery and hid in tacit understanding.

Then, the two heard Qingwen say, "This Imperial Garden is so big, even bigger than our Grand View Garden! We'll have plenty to explore in the future!"

Xiangling said, "Although this Imperial Garden is large, in my opinion, it is not as good as our Grand View Garden!"

Qingwen sneered, "You are a wild boar who cannot eat fine food. How can our Grand View Garden compare to the Imperial Garden?"

"Let alone other things, a peony garden alone is something we don't have at home."

Xiangling smiled and said, "What's so good about the peony? How can it compare to the plum and chrysanthemum?"

"Even the sweet-scented osmanthus is much better than the peony."

Qingwen said disdainfully, "You are bragging again. How expensive is a peony? What else is osmanthus worth except making osmanthus cakes?"

Xiangling said: "It is pale yellow and soft, its feelings are far away and only its fragrance remains. Why does it need to be light green or deep red? It is the best among flowers."

"The plum blossoms must be jealous, the chrysanthemums must be ashamed, the painted railings are in full bloom, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the best. How could the poet be so heartless, why didn't he harvest them that year?"

"Look, even the most talented woman, Li Qingzhao, said that plum blossoms are jealous of osmanthus and chrysanthemums are shy in front of osmanthus. Osmanthus is the best among flowers!"

This osmanthus poem by Yi An Jushi does not mean that osmanthus surpasses plum blossoms. In fact, it only magnifies the advantages of osmanthus and elevates it to the level of first-class flowers on par with plum blossoms.

However, Qingwen had not even read this poem, and could not understand its meaning for a while, so she naturally could not refute it.

Unable to win the argument, Qingwen couldn't help but resort to violence.

"You little rascal, now that you've entered the palace and become an imperial concubine, you've become bolder and you dare to use me as a scapegoat, right?"

"Let me see if I will forgive you today. If I don't let you know how powerful I am, I'm afraid you will become even more arrogant in the future!"

As he said this, he stretched out his palm, put it to his mouth and blew twice, then started to scratch Xiangling.

Xiangling has always been unable to resist being itchy, so she ran away while begging for mercy.

The two of them were arguing so much that before they knew it, they were crossing the rockery.

At this moment, Jia Cong jumped out and shouted, "Hey!"

The two girls were so frightened that they trembled all over and were out of their wits. Qingwen was so frightened that she fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Jia Cong and Lin Daiyu couldn't help but burst into laughter.

It took a long while for the two to come back to their senses.

Qingwen got up from the ground, rubbed her buttocks, and said angrily: "I don't know where the Third Master came from. He really scared us to death!"

Xiangling bowed and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness."

Hearing this, Qingwen was startled, and could not help but bow and say, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness."

Jia Cong could not help but wave his hands and said, "Okay, okay, you guys should just call me Third Master as before."

Qingwen was still angry. She walked to Jia Cong while grinding her teeth and said angrily, "Third Master, you almost scared me to death just now. How do you think you can compensate me?"

Jia Cong held her hand and said with a smile: "Let me think about how to compensate you. Otherwise, how about I give you a collection of poems?"

Qingwen pouted and said, "I don't want that useless collection of poems. Third Master is so insincere."

Jia Cong asked with a smile: "What compensation do you want?"

Qingwen smiled and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. I'll ask Third Master if it's too late when I've made up my mind."

As the sky gradually darkened, Jia Cong walked out holding Lin Daiyu's hand in one hand and Qingwen's hand in the other.

Only Xiangling was alone, following behind stupidly.

After going out, Jia Cong rested at Queen Lin Daiyu's place that day.

Nothing happened that night. During this period before Jia Cong ascended the throne, there was not much to do.

Jia Cong stayed overnight with each of the girls in turn, but he stayed more often with Lin Daiyu.

However, he has never been to Qin Keqing's place.

In fact, until now, Jia Cong didn't know that Qin Keqing had been taken into the palace. (End of this chapter)