A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 237 Meeting the Best Him: Red Dust (72)
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The next day to see her mother-in-law, Dingyi had no idea, got up before dawn, tidied herself up, sat in the hall and waited for the twelfth master to come.

Sha Tong was assigned to her on duty, probably because he was afraid that someone would disturb her. He followed Hong Ce since he was a child, and he was good at fist and kick, and could protect her well.On the way to Ninggu Pagoda, the two of them had a good relationship, and they had something to say when they got together, so I decided not to treat him as an outsider, and just read to him: "I'm so scared, it's worse than going to the execution ground with Master for the first time. Scared. Tongzi, have you seen the imperial concubine? How is this person, is he good?"

Sha Tong said it rather reservedly, "Grand Concubine, she's nothing else, but she's a bit serious and has a bad temper."

Dingyi felt even more confused, "How do you say that?"

"It's also bitter in my heart. The Supreme Emperor was favored by the Supreme Emperor for more than three years. Later, the old man reconciled with the Supreme Empress, and she has nothing to do with her. Think about it, she was holding it like eyeballs yesterday, but today I will throw it away. If she got into the mud, it would be bad for anyone else. She is not fair, and she doesn't have a deep relationship with the twelfth grandparents. The concubine herself said that she will not support her son in the future. Say this kind of thing. What a disappointment to the Twelfth Lord. At that time, our grandfather had just returned from Khalkha, and he was sent there because of his birth. He suffered a lot there, and his ears were ruined. When he came back, he felt wronged and thought about it. Who knows that the imperial concubine would say this, I saw that the eyes of the twelfth master were red when he went out, is there such a mother?" He shook his head, sighed and said, "We It's not easy for the master. The child is put in the foster mother's palace, and they don't take it seriously. My own mother is too busy complaining, too busy to worry about the spring and autumn, and doesn't take care of him. He just grows up being squeezed Yes. Now that I meet you, I know he doesn't say anything, but he really cares about you. So you, if you have a few words today, at least don't take it to your heart. You and the twelfth master are on good terms, and others If you don’t get in through the ears three times, you will be able to practice it.”

Dingyi listened to his long chatter, and understood that this concubine is not good, Sha Tong was to remind her in advance.Nothing else, except that the concubine doesn't value the twelfth master, which makes her very uncomfortable.She knew that the emperor's family had this problem, and it was the same in the house. It was no big deal to say it, and she didn't get close to her mother when she was a child, but this matter was very distressing for the twelfth master.

She nodded, "I'm ready to suffer, and I'm worth it for the Twelfth Master. The old lady is unhappy, and it has been more than 20 years. I am afraid that this knot will not be solved."

"Isn't it?" Sha Tong said, "I shouldn't be the only slave to talk about the old master's gossip. This is also to communicate with you in private. At that time, there were many empresses in the palace, and there were only thirteen of them. , there are still a lot of childless ones, the noble concubine, she is just too temperamental." He laughed and said, "I heard that Qiye is also referring to a Mongolian Gege this time, so you have to be careful. Lord Bao is a Smiling tiger, my daughter will come to trouble, Qi Ye is afraid of guilt, I am afraid there is no mantra."

Dingyi smiled and said yes, "God has prepared everything. You need a strong housekeeper to hold up the door. If you need two with the same temper, the house will collapse."

It was already dawn, and there was a rooster crowing in the alley.Dingyi stretched his muscles and bones and went out to look at the sky. It was snowing, and the sky was a faint red. It seemed that the sun was about to come out.The two haha ​​beads took the pole to put out the lamp, and did not take it down. They poked up through the hole at the bottom of the lantern. There was something like a small copper wine cup on the top of the pole, which was turned upside down to hold the fire. .It was finished soon, turned around and smiled at her, and tugged back.

She tucked her hands and inhaled, the whole world was covered with snow, and the air was cold and refreshing.Now the situation is different, the mood is different.In the past, now I am leading a horse and a cart in the stable and preparing to go to the Yamen!She thought of the busyness in the past, and felt at ease in her heart.Some people are rich and honored, and they are unwilling to face up to the hardships they suffered in the past, and they are full of sorrow and melancholy when they mention it.She's not, she has a broad heart and knows how to have fun while suffering, which is probably the biggest reason why Master Twelfth is so attractive!

Blessed is the silly elder sister, she lowered her head and smiled slightly, and was about to go back to the house, when she caught sight of him entering the door out of the corner of her eye. Come over and walk with wind blowing on your shoulders.

The first time I saw him, he was also wearing a public uniform. At that time, I was inexplicably awed by him, and this impression has always been engraved in the depths of my memory.Standing in the morning light to welcome him, she made up her mind that no matter how difficult the Concubine Gui was, she would not leave him.What's more, I haven't seen the person yet, so no amount of speculation is empty talk. Maybe the rumors are not true, maybe the noble concubine is very kind.

She was just distracted, and he stood in front of him, with a doting smile on his face, bowed his waist and asked her, "Why are you standing outside? Waiting for me?"

She said yes with a smile, looked outside and asked, "Leave now?"

He hummed, "Lu Yuan, it's about right there, just right." He looked her up and down, today she had applied a thin layer of makeup and powder, and she looked calm and harmonious.The girl brought the cloak, and he carefully buttoned the collar for her, and said with a smile, "It's too late for breakfast, let's buy buns on the way."

She said yes, looked up at him, there was a faint blue shadow under his eyes, so worry about it!She raised her hand and rubbed his cheeks, deliberately teasing him, "You read miscellaneous books again last night? You're not in a good mood!"

He smiled softly and leaned into her ear and said, "You won't let me spend the night here, I'm not used to sleeping alone. If the order comes down today, I won't leave at night, okay?"

She blushed and spat: "You guys think about these things when you see the sky, you are not afraid of being laughed at." She complained in her mouth but was happy in her heart, she also wanted to be with him day and night, she really liked it for the sake of it, I can't get enough of that face in my life.

The eunuch at the door came in to reply, saying that the car was ready, and asked the master to leave.Two people ride together, and Guan Zhaojing and Shatong are the ones who ride lightly and easily.The garden is not in the inner city, and it is not easy to walk through the streets and alleys. Hongce is not in a hurry, and stops at a steamed bun shop on the way to buy sheep's eye buns.The businessman is very honest, the skin is thin and the stuffing is big, and after steaming, there will be oil all over the place.Wrapped in kraft paper, holding it warmly in my hand on a cold day, I feel open.

Langrun Garden is built between Minghe Garden and Wanquan River. Almost all the royal gardens of Daying are concentrated in the area south of the Forbidden City. Langrun Garden is relatively small among many gardens, and there are only two courtyards in the east and west. With three concubines.However, the place is not big, but the scenery is very good. The garden is surrounded by rockery, and there are more than ten gatehouses and corridors.In the middle of winter, everything is bleak. The water conservancy has just been dredged a while ago. Where there is water, there is aura, and the courtyard is also lively.

The man in charge of the garden is happy today, wearing a vermilion tuanshou robe and standing on the gate of the big palace. When he sees a car coming, he steps forward in three steps at a time. He beats the thousand and the curtain, and says with a smile: Good luck to the Twelfth Master! Your master has been missing you for a long time, and said why the old Twelfth hasn’t come yet. He went in and out several times in the morning, so he was looking forward to you.”

The eunuch's mouth was lively, and the dead could be said to be alive.Hongce only did not check, so he just listened to what he said, and brought Dingyi into the door, and said: "I have Chengzi not coming, the concubine is in good health?"

The eunuch in charge said yes, "Isn't there a major problem, it's just that you often get a headache, pay attention, and you'll be fine if you don't go outside to catch the cold." While talking, he looked at the girl who came with him, guessing that she was the most important person in front of the Twelfth Lord Well, I wanted to strike up a conversation, but I finally swallowed it.Lead the way at the front, bypass the rockery and enter the East Office, and lead people into Enhui Qingyuli at the back.

Dingyi became more and more nervous as he went deeper, his palms were sweating, Hongce looked down at her, without saying a word, he firmly held her hand and led her into the main hall.

All the maids and eunuchs on duty saluted, he raised his hand and called Ka.The noble concubine twisted her body to make a tea circle with the two concubines Xun Rong, and when she saw him coming in, she straightened her body.He went to the sill to sweep his sleeves and beat Qian'er, walked two steps and knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said: "I wish Er Nie a birthday, Er Nie's flowers are always flourishing, Xuan Pavilion Changchun. My son kowtows to you."

The imperial concubine was in a good mood today, she asked the maid beside her to help him up, and said with a smile: "You missed me, you are busy with work, so you rushed here, I am very happy."

Hongce laughed and said, "Today is your happy day. My son was supposed to come here before dawn. I have no choice but to have a court meeting, and it has been delayed for a while. Please forgive me." He turned around and beat Qian'er, "Here. Greetings to Concubine Dowager Rong, please greet Dowager Concubine Rong."

The two concubines called Wu Li, "The Twelfth Lord looks healthy and healthy." He glanced at the people behind with a smile, "Dare to love is because people are in good spirits on happy occasions. Who is this girl, she looks so cute painful."

Dingyi didn't dare to look up, but just stood there concentrating and calmly.Hearing them mention her, they squatted down in front of each other with blushing faces, and kowtowed to Hongce's mother.The imperial concubine got up, she had already thought about it, she turned to Hongce and asked, "Is this the person in your room?"

The so-called people in the room are girls who are open-faced, or girls, or good family members, but they have no serious status.He didn't want others to look at her like that, so he said no, and said with a sigh: "My son came back from Ninggu Pagoda and asked the emperor to marry her. She is the Fujin my son wants to marry. Today, taking advantage of Enie's happiness, I will bring it to you. Er Nie kowtows, Er Nie sees if it's all right."

The imperial concubine knew that there were twenty plaques in the palace for the clan to refer to marriages, so she guessed that this was one of them.Looking from head to toe, the girl is wearing a flag dress, not very gorgeous, with her head down, she stands straight and straight, and her figure is good.Looking at the appearance again, the brows and eyes are exquisite and moving, and the appearance is impeccable.She nodded, without talking too much, just asked: "Whose girl is it? What's her name? How old is this year?"

This step was inevitable, and Hongce was afraid that she would panic, so he answered first: "It's called Dingyi, Dingyi for Dingguo Anbang, and Yishi for IKEA. It's the nineteenth year of the Chinese New Year, and those who belong to sheep belong to Shili family." I was born, but unfortunately my parents died early, and my life is not easy. There are not many relatives in the family, my elder brother is an imperial merchant, and he is doing business in other places, and my uncle is an official in Beijing, and Hanben is working in the house, handling matters related to ceremonies and sacrifices."

It's already a bit exaggerated. Ru Jian built a mountain to mine coal, but he is not an imperial merchant.As for my uncle, his official position is not high, so we still don't communicate with each other.Dingyi suddenly felt guilty, his face was still shabby after being polished, how could he be worthy of this royal family member!

Sure enough, the noble concubine was not very enthusiastic, and the two concubines on the side didn't say a word, and each took a sip of tea cup, looking back and forth from the top of the cup, quite like watching the excitement.

Dingyi stood, with a layer of sweat on his back, soaking his little clothes, and stuck to his body, unable to move.As if traveling through the prehistoric universe, and finally heard the Concubine Gui speak, Shan Han said calmly, "It's okay, being a concubine is enough."

There was a buzzing in her ears, she gritted her teeth and straightened her back, so that no one could see her uneasiness.The same is Fujin, the difference is thousands of miles away.Under the Di Fujin is the Side Fujin, and under the Side Fujin is the Shu Fujin.Shu Fu Jin does not need to be conferred by the imperial court, and is only slightly higher than maids. Others politely call you Shu Fu Jin, but in fact, you are a maidservant and concubine with no status at all.

She had predicted such a result before, and it was almost the same, but even though she was prepared, it was inevitable that she would be disappointed when this time came.She doesn't value status, but just cares about a person, and gradually develops selfishness, wants to monopolize it, and is unwilling to share it with others.But she still sees it very openly at this moment. With such a background, trying to climb the original is wishful thinking.She once said that she was willing to be his side room, and this determination has not changed until now.If the marriage fails, she will not enter Prince Jin's mansion, nor will she become a concubine, she will just live in the alley of the Wine and Vinegar Bureau.

She accepted it quickly, but Hongce absolutely couldn't. He was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Ene misunderstood, what my son is asking for is the emperor's decree and the official canonization by the court, not some unknown concubine. In this life, my son will not marry a second woman, but wants to keep one quietly until he grows old, so he has to choose the one he really loves. He is ordered to marry one in a daze, and in the end he becomes a resentful spouse. Come share it for me?"

Now the imperial concubine's heart is on fire, she wants to have a fit, but she is jealous that there are people around her, today is her birthday, she doesn't want to break up badly.Look at that girl again, she gritted her molars and said nothing, her appearance reminded her of Murong Jinshu.

What love someone, guard someone, this kind of rhetoric from the men of the Yuwen family makes her feel sick when she hears it!Isn't it a joke that Xitu is a couple for the rest of his life even though he is in a high position?Among the toffees present here, which one is not a victim of marriage?The pain imposed on them by the previous generation has not subsided, and the seeds of infatuation have emerged in this life, and only one of them can open and shut up, isn't it to sprinkle salt on her wound!Her son is the most honorable among the princes, but marrying such a small girl from a small family, what does it sound like?The young man was overwhelmed by emotion, but she couldn't let his temper go.She can't control a man's thoughts, but she can still control her son's thoughts.Her patience has been honed over decades, knowing that tit for tat is unnecessary at this moment, so she just put it aside, she doesn't nod, let's see who dares to point him to this marriage!
The sun was getting higher and higher, and there was the sound of beating festivals from the palace gate. When I looked up, I saw that the queen was leading all the wives. The noble concubine said in a low voice: "I don't want to discuss this matter today. If you are filial, let's stop here." Just stop, happy to accompany me to dinner. If you don't see me, or feel unhappy, leave immediately, I don't want to keep you." Putting aside the words, Dingyi glanced, got up and went out .

(End of this chapter)