The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 254
On the second day, news came to everyone inside and outside the court that Concubine Su had regained her favor and moved from the remote and desolate Yannian Palace to the lively and festive Yanxi Palace. But they all moved into the Palace of Yanxi Palace like flowing water.

Concubine Su is over forty years old, a few years older than Xiaozong.Although it is said that she is proud of her maintenance, it is a pity that the years like a cold palace have also eroded a lot of her youthful passion.Concubine Su looked dignified and luxurious, but she was a bit old-fashioned, different from Concubine Song who gave birth to the sixth prince and Concubine Bao, the birth mother of the seventh prince.

No one expected that the aged and decrepit concubine Su would regain favor, let alone that Xiaozong made a decision immediately after that, which surprised everyone.

He recorded the third prince under Concubine Su's name as his adopted son.

In this way, Li He's mother was no longer just a lowly maid in the palace, but a concubine Su who was second only to the imperial concubine.

Everyone in the court knew that the eldest prince had no destiny for the throne, the second prince's mother had been involved in a coup in the palace and could not ascend to the throne, the fourth prince was weak, and Xiaozong was on guard day and night, fearing that the empress would coerce the emperor to order the princes to destroy the Li family. Become the world of their national security officials.In the eyes of many people, the fifth prince is an illegitimate child who can't stand in the public eye, the sixth prince is too young, and the seventh prince is still breastfeeding.

In this way, it seems that none of them are suitable to take over the position of crown prince.

At this time, Concubine Su was born out of nowhere, raising the position of the third prince to the highest point, causing many people to panic immediately.

The second day after Zhengde got the news, he quietly left the palace and went to Fengwei Hutong. Xiuyan already knew the whole story from his father, but Xiuyan was obviously much more optimistic than Zhengde.

"I've been thinking about this matter. The third prince's sudden prominence will not do us any harm, but will be of great benefit." Xiuyan smiled and said, "How do you think the Empress treats the concubines?"

Zhengde thought about it carefully: "It can't be said to be good, but it can't be said to be bad. The queen herself is not favored, but she never stops the other concubines from competing for favor. But speaking of it, apart from a few younger concubines, the father is not Who is lucky."

Xiuyan clapped her hands and praised calmly: "That's right, this is why the empress is not in a hurry. If I stand in the position of empress, I probably have the same mentality. Since I have lost all thoughts of competing for favor, why should I care who the emperor likes more? In the past two or three years, Song Concubine and Bao Concubine were able to keep the emperor for a while, but she always remembered to respect the queen, and did not get carried away because of being favored. For example, Concubine Zhou and Concubine Wu have long since passed away. A woman without a son is like a butterfly with broken wings, sooner or later it will fall into a grass nest and be trampled by others."

Zhengde was thoughtful, "What does my sister mean?"

"There is no one in the palace to favor, so the queen is naturally not in a hurry, but Concubine Su has played such a trick, so she has to ask the queen to think about it more. Concubine Su and the queen entered the hidden mansion almost at the same time, but one is the concubine and the other is the concubine. How could they not have friction? The Queen wants to see Concubine Su's defeat these years more than anyone else, and now seeing her rival in love resurgent, and holding a card that is more favorable than her own, will the Queen still stand by and watch?"

"What my sister said is very true. I went back to Dongsuo last night, so I went to congratulate the third brother. From now on, I must regard the third brother as the head, and don't have 'two hearts'."

Xiuyan smiled and said: "It's okay to click as long as you want, if the acting is overdone, it will make people feel artificial."

Meilian quietly brought the sherbet and placed it beside Xiuyan, and when she turned to go out, she carefully closed the door, and Mio who was guarding the door asked, "Your Highness, can you have dinner at home tonight?"

Meilian shook her head: "Miss is talking about serious matters, I don't dare to intervene, first ask the kitchen to prepare some of His Highness's favorite food, I think there will be no mistakes. By the way, the fourth young lady sent someone to bring fresh Mandarin fish, Madam means to make fish soup to nourish His Highness, you must think about it, don't forget."

Mi Ying said angrily: "It's up to you to order. I have already ordered the lady on the stove. However, Miss Lin is really capable. In just a few days, she has supported that house. I listen to you The lotus root official said that the stepwife didn't take advantage of anything, but asked Miss Lin to rectify it."

"Look at your memory, Miss Lin is older than Miss Lin, and now she should be called the Fourth Young Mistress." Meilian and the two were laughing and joking here, and Zhengde just pushed the door and bumped into him: "What fun things are you two talking about, it's worth it happy?"

Meilian stuck out her tongue, and Mio had no choice but to explain: "The slaves were talking about the funny stories about the fourth young lady at the opposite door, and they lost their minds for a moment, disturbing His Highness, and please His Highness to make amends."

Xiuyan followed Zhengde and went out, and when she heard the three talking, she smiled: "Hi'er is at home, and I don't want to bother you all the time, lest my step-wife gossip about it. Instead, you often go and see, Firstly, to support you, Sister Lin, and secondly, to walk around with Gan Mi. I watched coldly, among these young scholars, Gan Mi is a person who does great things, unlike Yang Youzhi, who can only talk about things on paper. Now, how is Mei Yusen doing? Still recuperating at home?"

Zhengde restrained his smile just now, and when he heard what his sister asked, he said in a low voice: "It's been half a month since I went to the Imperial Academy as an errand, I heard Dai Quan complain a few words a few days ago, it seems that the emperor is in a very bad mood It's not good."

Xiuyan pulled Zhengde and turned her back and whispered, "How is Miss Bao?"

"Father often went to Fengzao Palace for nearly a month. Although Xue Baochai hadn't passed the bright road, everyone in Fengzao Palace treated her like a half-master. The concubine also often went to Fengzao Palace to pay her respects and wanted to see her. Seeing Xue Baochai is just a chance."

"Miss Bao is not something in the pool. It's a pity that I haven't had the chance to show her skills for many years. Remember, I often send the little eunuch to give her some practical things. The Xue family should not be short of money, but once she asks Borrow, don't be stingy, you must have given enough face."

Zhengde smiled and said: "My sister doesn't need to tell me how powerful this place is. The little eunuch and Xiao Anzi who are serving by Miss Bao's side are brothers who are in charge, and I know all about any troubles in her side."

Xue Baochai is younger than her cousin Jia Yuanchun, and more skilled than her cousin Xue Baoqin.

Most men follow the trick of playing hard to get, and Xiaozong is even more so.Xue Baochai, the interpreting flower, can always make Xiaozong, who is physically and mentally exhausted, smile happily. The more times Xiaozong enters Fengzao Palace, the concubine Xiande's illness will be mostly cured.Xiuyan is not worried that Xue Baochai will turn his face against others after being favored, and even join hands with the queen to deal with Zhengde.Because Xue Baochai is a smart person, she knows the current affairs best, Xue Baoqin defected to the queen, she can no longer go this way.If you want to survive in the harem, you have to find the most solid backing like Concubine Su.

"Mei's house, you often send people to deliver some tonics, don't use the name of the palace, just use your name."

Zhengde never doubted his sister's words, and this time was no exception. After he returned to the palace, he immediately asked Xiao Anzi to pack a batch of valuable medicinal materials from his small storeroom and sent them to Mei Hanlin's residence.Although the Mei family married the princess, but because of the quarrel between the two, no relatives of the Mei family dared to come to the house, and outsiders even hid far away, lest they be infected with bad luck.Zhengde's things are small, but Mei Hanlin is very grateful for this friendship. Later, when Emperor Xiaozong became the crown prince, it was Mei Hanlin and Mei Yusen who actively searched for textual research materials in the historical records, which left the court with nothing to say.

Time flies and it is a small heat. The emperor took Jia Yuanchun and Concubine Su to the palace to escape the summer heat. All the officials were running back and forth between the palace and the inner city. Zhuangzi went to enjoy the cool air, went to the palace during the day to refresh, and in the afternoon lived a comfortable life of a farmer on Zhuangzi.

Lu's two farms suddenly became very popular, because they both planted fruit trees, and the small green peaches were hanging on the branches, stuck between the leaves and poking their heads shyly down, becoming a snack among many people.Although the grapes are big, they are extremely young, but the newly opened watermelon fields are growing very gratifyingly.

Xing's watermelon is different from other people's small melon eggs. It is surprisingly big and sweet. If you pick it up and put it in the well water, it will be the best summer heat relief product.

Before the watermelon could be transported into the city, it had already been snapped up by several big families around, and later even Xiaozong heard about it.When Zhengde went to the palace to pay his respects, Xiaozong resented Zhengde sourly for not being filial to him.Zhengde didn't dare to delay, and immediately went to the melon field to pick more than a dozen and came back to pay tribute.

Behind him is the third prince holding a white jade soup with meat and pearls.It is said that the soup was made by a cook invited by the third prince from Jiangnan, but unfortunately Xiaozong didn't take a bite, instead he made an exception and ate most of the watermelon that Zhengde had picked.Yuan Chun took the opportunity to praise Zhengde, and formed a fire and water situation with Concubine Su who was sitting on Xiaozong's left hand.

When the emperor went to the palace, he inevitably took away many happy events in the capital. The queen stayed in the empty boudoir alone, and took dozens of concubines with her daily routine as usual. Only a few gossips came out from the queen's personal maid, saying that the queen Every night I dream a lot, and every time I wake up with a start, I still mutter a man's name in my mouth.

The little eunuchs and maids who served did not dare to speak nonsense, and swallowed them all into their stomachs.

I don't know which one suddenly said secretly, it seems that the title of the emperor is called by the empress in the middle of the night.

This news was completely isolated from the high walls of the palace, and it reached Xiaozong's ears within two days.Xiaozong didn't smile at all, but frowned when he heard it, thinking that it was a means used by the empress to fight for favor, with the intention of restoring their old relationship.

Seeing the playful eyes of Concubine Su and Concubine Yuan, Xiaozong couldn't hold back, so he asked Dai Quan to go back to the palace and reprimanded the queen severely.

The queen was admonished for no reason, and she cast all her anger on Concubine Su. She couldn't reach far, so she used the third prince as a raft.Li He's life became difficult, and all the princes of Dongsuo were affected. Even Zhengde was fined three months' money for saying a few mistakes.

For a while in the palace, only the empress looked ahead, and the empress became more and more courageous, and even gradually extended her hand to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and other places.

(End of this chapter)