Yurun Bingyan of the Red Chamber

Chapter 33

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and when it was time to enter the palace to pay her respects, Mrs. Wang hurriedly packed up and went to the palace to pay her respects to Concubine Yuan Gui.After seeing Concubine Yuan Gui and the ceremony, Mrs. Wang began to cry and complain that Daiyu rejected Concubine Yuan Gui's proposed marriage and smashed all the gifts sent by the old lady, tore up Concubine Yuan Gui's handwriting and so on.Concubine Yuan Gui has been pampered and respected in the palace these years, from a small talented person to a noble concubine who is now on par with her younger sister, the daughter of the prime minister, who would dare to give her anger?Now that she is pregnant with the dragon species, even Concubine Liu Gui wants to give her three points, but she never thought that Daiyu would dare to ignore her so much. She can't help but remember when she first entered the palace when she was in a low position and was bullied by others, she sneered again and again , "She said that my palace's handwriting is waste paper? If you have the ability to issue a marriage decree, why not invent an edict? She will give her life to our Jia family?" Mrs. Wang wiped her tears and said, "That's exactly the case, that girl Don't take your mother seriously. Now everyone in the Jia family is saying that we borrowed 10 taels of silver from the Lin family in order to build a family garden for your mother. What is this...?"

"Didn't mother say that the Lin family is already an empty shell?"

"That Lin girl threw out the 5 taels of silver notes without blinking her eyes. I secretly sent someone to investigate carefully. It is not clear that Lin girl has lived in seclusion for the past two years, but Lin Moyu often walks outside, and her basic necessities are poor. Excellent, I'm afraid we were deceived by those two from the Lin family."

Yuan Chun's eyes changed for a moment, he lowered his head and took a sip of tea, stroked his belly and said, "Mother, let's sit here for a while, I'm going to see the emperor."

"Ma'am, is this?" Mrs. Wang asked puzzled.

Yuan Chun sneered and said, "I'm going to let that Lin girl see if I can ask the emperor to grant the marriage." Madam Wang was a little unhappy and said, "It would be cheaper for the girl to ask the emperor to personally grant the marriage." Yuan Chun said indifferently: "Mother is confused, no matter how she enters the house, she will be a member of the Jia family, and we will have the final say at that time. Besides...Didn't mother say that Lin girl and her younger brother have a deep relationship? Mr. Yun Song's apprentice is also the prince's friend, so we still have to guard against it. As long as his sister is in our hands, even if he wants to approach the prince in the future, he has to think clearly. Based on this alone, this girl Lin must enter Jia's house. " Madam Wang is not good at these things, after thinking about it, she felt that what Yuan Chun said was wrong, so she nodded in agreement.Yuan Chun held the hand holding the zither and went in to change his clothes. He found out that Shui Cangming was randomly checking the prince's homework in the imperial garden at this time, and a group of people staggered towards the imperial garden.

In the Qianqiu Pavilion in Yuan Garden, Shui Mohan's eyes were rolling while listening to Shui Cangming explaining his homework.Shui Cangming, who was watching, couldn't help but slapped him on the head, "What are you thinking?" Mo Han glanced at his father and sighed, "Father, did you watch any drama today?" Shui Cangming Said: "Not necessarily, it depends on whether Concubine Yuan Gui is smart enough, and whether your friend outside the palace is strong enough."

"Mo Yu said that although the old lady of the Jia family is quite shrewd, he promised that Mrs. Wang would go to the palace to file a complaint."

"Then just wait."

Mo Han nodded, "Wait..." Suddenly his eyes lit up, "Ah, there is no need to wait. Father, your favorite concubine from the harem is here." Shui Cangming glanced sideways, staring He smiled and said, "Yanguan Harem?" Yuan Chun looks pretty good, but compared to the word Yanguan Harem, it's even worse.In a place like the harem, the most indispensable thing is beauties.If Mohan's mother hadn't passed away early, and the current Concubine Liu Gui couldn't be too sharp for some reason, I think Concubine Yuan Gui and those favored concubines probably wouldn't have a chance to stand out.In fact, Shui Cangming didn't care about the looks and dispositions of these concubines at all, he favored those who were good at what he said, and kept those who were useful, anyway, being favored or falling out of favor was just a matter of his words and thoughts.

"Ah, my aunt is also here to join in the fun." Shui Mohan looked to the other side, and Concubine Liu Gui came here with people.Shui Cangming couldn't help gnashing his teeth, "Shui Mohan, are you itchy?" Shui Mohan smiled while holding the Langhao pen in his hand: "I just casually mentioned to my aunt in the morning that there might be a show in the Royal Garden at noon. Look."

The two noble concubines met under the gazebo, and after seeing each other, they boarded the gazebo together, "I have met the emperor."

Shui Cangming stood up with a charming smile and said with a smile: "Why do the two beloved concubines have time to walk around the Imperial Garden?" Concubine Yuan smiled softly: "The concubine is tired of sitting in the palace, so she wants to go out for a walk. I didn't expect to meet the Emperor, His Highness the Crown Prince and Sister Liu." Concubine Liu Gui stood aside and said indifferently: "Come out for a walk when you have nothing to do." One is soft and the other is indifferent.However, the emperor had always liked to be abused by nature, so he obviously looked at Concubine Liu Gui with a wider smile, and there was a hint of flattery in his eyes, but Concubine Yuan Gui was busy with lowering her head and pretending to be petty, so she didn't see it.

"Han'er greets my aunt, I have seen the imperial concubine and empress." Mo Han felt that this play could be watched anytime, and was eager to get to the point.Shui Cangming smiled loudly, and said: "Two concubines, please sit down." The two thanked En and sat beside Shui Cangming, one on the left and one on the right, and Mohan patted his nose and sat next to Concubine Liu Gui.After chatting for a while, Yuan Chun finally brought up the topic of her younger brother Baoyu's marriage, and whispered shyly, "The concubine only has this younger brother, and the family always loves her dearly. He also likes Lin with all his heart. Cousin, it's just a concubine. This cousin has a pure temperament. Although her parents are dead and there are no other elders in the family, and the marriage was originally decided by the old lady in the family, she still kicks out the person who came to propose marriage. So... Chenqie thought , can you ask the emperor for grace..."

Mo Han lowered his head, sitting obediently beside Concubine Liu Gui, listening to Yuan Chun tactfully speaking of his request, the cold light flickered in his eyes, and the little devil in his heart sneered, "It's finally here..."

When Yuan Chun finally finished expressing his thoughts shyly and timidly, he gradually felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in front of him.Shui Cangming was looking at her with a smile that was not a smile, Concubine Liu Gui was no different from usual, drinking tea with downcast eyes indifferently.His Highness the Crown Prince lowered his head, all he could see was his shoulders shrugging non-stop.If someone could see his eyes at this moment, they would definitely be able to see the excitement in those eyes.

"Emperor... Your Majesty?" Yuan Chun hesitated, carefully recalling what he said just now, but found nothing wrong.The favored concubine in the palace did not start with her to ask the emperor to marry her natal brother. It has been a very common thing in all dynasties.It makes no sense that the emperor would be angry with her.His gaze shifted to the prince who was sitting on the side. Could it be that the prince said something to the emperor?Seeing the smile on Shui Cangming's face getting weaker and weaker, Yuan Chun's heart began to sink gradually, and the soft smile on his face began to become a bit forced.Yuan Chun still has a basic understanding of Shui Cangming.The emperor usually laughs and scolds without restraint in his words and deeds, but when he starts to make things worse, it is time for someone to be unlucky.But this time, Yuan Chun somehow felt that the unlucky person might be her.

"Concubine Yuan Gui, do you know the origin of that Cousin Lin you mentioned?" Shui Cangming asked calmly.

Yuan Chun raised his head and said, "The cousin of the Lin family is the daughter of Lin Ruhai, the former censor of the Jiangnan Salt Road."

"Then...does Concubine Yuan Gui know who Lin Ruhai's father is?"

Yuan Chun was startled, and suddenly remembered that when she was still in the Jia family, the old lady would sometimes mention her aunt Jia Min with a proud face, and then she would say: "Your Uncle Lin is a descendant of King Anqin." Yuan Chun gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice: "I don't know." I can't admit it, although I don't know why the emperor suddenly misses the Lin family who has not inherited the title for a long time, but since the emperor has already missed it, the emperor will not be in a good mood to understand Do you know about this.Shui Cangming's voice was calm, and he nodded, "It's okay if my concubine doesn't know, I'll just tell you. Lin Zhen, the patriarch of the Lin family, was the number one military adviser before the emperor Taizu, who helped Taizu found the country. A hero. The ancestors of the Taizu emperor proclaimed the king of Anqin County. During the reign of the emperor, the imperial ancestor formulated the conferment system. After retiring, all the sons and daughters of the Lin family will be recorded in the gold book, and the sons will be granted the title of county king when they grow up. Now do you know the identity of the girl of the Lin family?"

Yuan Chun's face was already as pale as paper when she heard the emperor say hereditary succession, she never imagined that there is such an identity behind the Lin family.Hereditary and irreplaceable... Even the current members of the royal family would not be able to receive such kindness if they did not have peerless meritorious deeds.And Lin Daiyu...is the Princess of Anqin Palace, and the sister of the future Prince of Anqin.Yuan Chun's mind was confused for a while, but the most instinctive self-help method was still there. He got up quickly and wanted to kneel down to plead guilty, "Your Majesty..."

"Oh, imperial concubine, you are pregnant with a dragon seed, so you bumped into it carefully. This crime of harming the emperor's heir is no less serious than the crime of despising the great ancestor and wantonly forcing marriage." Mohan suddenly raised his head, looked at Yuan Chundao with a smile on his face, and pointed at the court lady and eunuch next to Shui Cangming behind him, and said, "You still don't help the imperial concubine, if something happens to the little imperial sister of the palace, how many do you have?" Pay for my life?" Immediately behind her, two court ladies stepped forward to support Yuan Chun, preventing her from kneeling down.Yuan Chun was about to kneel down and beg for sin, but was interrupted by Mo Han, and everything was choked in his throat and he couldn't speak.What's more, Mohan's heart was aching because he was calling out one after another, and he could only look at Shui Cangming pitifully, "Your Majesty..."

Before Shui Cangming had time to talk to Concubine Yuan Gui, someone had already reported, "His Royal Highness Yan Wang please see me." Hearing this, Shui Cangming smiled happily and said, "Let Yan Wang come in by himself." Ordinary men can't Those who entered the harem without authorization, but obviously Huangfu Bingyan was not included.After a while, Huangfu Bingyan strolled over in a blue cloth.After boarding the gazebo, he glanced at the crowd and said: "Chen..." Shui Cangming waved his big hand, and said with a smile: "No, no, Huangfu, do you have something to do with me?" Please, please... Shui Cangming absolutely believed that Huangfu Bingyan came here because of Daiyu, and the fox tail in his heart immediately went up to the sky: Hehe, please, as long as you ask me, I will agree to anything.

(End of this chapter)