Yurun Bingyan of the Red Chamber

Chapter 57

As soon as Daiyu mentioned it, Baochai burst into tears.Speaking of which, Xue Pan is really not the usual unlucky one.Originally injured internally by Huangfu Bingyan, he was escorted back to Beijing before the injury recovered.The guards who escorted him naturally knew that this man had offended His Royal Highness Yan Wang, so they probably had no way out, and it didn't really matter to him whether he lived or died.He was escorted back to Beijing in the freezing weather and thrown directly into the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.When Baochai and Aunt Xue received the news, they naturally wanted to clear things up quickly, but firstly, the prisoner was personally ordered by His Royal Highness Yan Wang, and few people dared to show favoritism. not going anywhere.It just so happened that Concubine Yuan Guifei was visiting her relatives soon, and Madam Wang didn't have time to take care of these matters, so she could only say that she would wait until after Concubine Yuan Guifei visited her relatives.It took more than a month to come and go, and by the time they saw Xue Pan, Xue Pan had been tortured beyond human form.That's not enough, no matter how much money they spent, the officials in charge of the case insisted that Xue Pan was a capital crime and asked to be executed after autumn.It is not easy to use the name of Concubine Yuan Gui.In the end, it was Baochai who spent a lot of money to pry open the mouth of a small official in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, saying that this matter was ordered by Yan Wang himself, and unless Yan Wang let go, let alone a noble concubine, even the queen would not be able to handle it.Then I asked again and found out that the beginning of the matter turned out to be that Xue Pan offended Princess Yan in Hangzhou.

"Sister Lin, my brother is ignorant and offended you. But he didn't mean it. Please, for the sake of the old lady, please let King Yan let my brother go." Baochai begged.

Daiyu frowned slightly, turned her head and asked Honglian, "Did Honglian hear about this?" Honglian has a calm and generous personality, and she takes care of many things around Daiyu.When I went to Jiangnan Honglian, I also followed.Honglian nodded and said: "I have heard of it, but it seems to be a little different from what Miss Xue heard." Daiyu raised her eyebrows and looked at her, "Miss Xue said that Mr. Xue was imprisoned because he offended our girl. The prison is biased. As far as Honglian knows, Mr. Xue was arrested because he killed a Mr. Feng Yuan in the south of the Yangtze River a few years ago." Baochai blushed slightly and said: " At the beginning, my brother was clearly acquitted." Hong Lian smiled and said, "So the official who judged the case seems to have been invited to the Ministry of Punishment to accompany Mr. Xue's family."

"Sister Lin..." Baochai had nothing to say, but looked at Daiyu and hoped that he would soften his heart.Daiyu rubbed her eyebrows and said, "Since this is the case, Miss Xue, I probably can't help you. I'm sorry." Seeing Daiyu getting up to leave, Baochai got up anxiously and stretched out her hand to pull her away. Hold her, "Sister Lin, there is only one man in our family, my elder brother. If there is any accident with him, the Xue family will... Please look at our sisters with a high hand." Xiangyun also stepped forward to stop Daiyu and said: "Sister Lin Why are you doing this? Sister Bao has begged you like this, so why don’t you just tell that Flame King?” Daiyu glanced at her and said, “If Mr. Xue is really wronged, or just because he offended me, I will be punished.” Beheading, Daiyu will naturally go to ask Brother Huangfu, but is Mr. Xue really wronged?" Baochai couldn't help but open her eyes and said, "The Xue family can compensate, no matter how much it is. It's all right. I just want to save my brother's life. Sister Lin, as long as my brother can survive, the Xue family is willing to donate half of the family property." This is what Aunt Xue meant, as long as she can save her only son, she will be considered It is also willing to exchange the entire Xue family for her.Daiyu shook her head and turned to leave.Baochai grabbed her sleeve and refused to let go, "Sister Lin, you have always been kind, do you really want me to kneel down and beg you?"

Hong Lian stepped forward to pull Baochai away with a displeased face.

"Do you need help here?" Behind the screen, a man in foreign costumes turned out, and looked at the people inside with a pair of silver eyes with a smile.Honglian quickly stood in front of Daiyu, looking at the man warily.The man of the foreign race didn't take her vigilance and hostility into his eyes either, and there was a hint of laughter in his silver eyes.Daiyu glanced at that person, then said to Honglian indifferently: "Let's go." She led Honglian and the three of them out through the exit of the screen on the other side.Baochai and others were left at a loss under the man's gaze.The man watched Daiyu go out, and suddenly said: "Girl, I am flying eagles in Xiasha. They are from Beirong."

Daiyu paused for a moment, and went upstairs without looking back.Sa Feiying looked at her back, stroked her chin and smiled, "Very interesting girl." The guards following her were speechless, Prince, even if you don't understand the clothing culture of the Central Plains, you can't deliberately ignore her identity.She is the princess, okay?

"Girl, who is that foreign man? He doesn't seem to be an ordinary person." The red face looked back at the unruly foreign man leaning on the screen and smiling, feeling that this person was not simple.Daiyu thought for a while and said: "Isn't the emperor's birthday coming soon? Every year, many envoys from other countries come to celebrate his birthday. This person is called Sa Feiying, and he must be from the royal family of Beirong." Often chatting with Huangfu Bingyan, Huangfu Bingyan did not hesitate to let her know the outside world.She also has some understanding of Beirong.The northern army is martial, and the folk customs are sturdy.The current king of Beirong, Sallie, is warlike.Since his accession to the throne, wars have repeatedly arisen on the border.There are seven sons and three daughters under his knees.

Honglian said strangely: "The emperor's birthday is still one month away, and he has entered Beijing now, but it seems that the posthouse has not received any news."

Daiyu said lightly: "Since he is willing to appear in front of us openly, he probably isn't afraid of being known. He probably doesn't want to do something big." Honglian thought for a while and nodded in agreement with Daiyu.

When they stepped upstairs, Huangfu Bingyan was already waiting for her at the stairs, "The Xue family didn't make things difficult for you, did they?" Daiyu laughed and said, "Brother Huangfu, how could Miss Xue make things difficult for me?" Let's not talk about her It's hard to be embarrassed, no matter how stupid Xue Baochai is, he doesn't know how to speak rudely to Princess Yan in the public.Huangfu Bingyan didn't refute, just led her in, and said: "Use some things first, let's go back." Daiyu nodded, after thinking about it, she said to Huangfu Bingyan: "I just met a man of a different race down there. , He said his name is Sa Feiying. Do you know Brother Huangfu?" Huangfu Bingyan lowered his eyes, concealed the chill in his eyes and nodded: "The third son of King Beirong is said to be the son who is most likely to ascend to the throne. Unexpectedly King Beirong will send him to celebrate the emperor's birthday this time. What did he say?" Daiyu shook her head, Huangfu Bingyan smiled lightly and said, "Don't pay attention to him, the emperor and Shui Rong will take care of it. There is also the matter of the Xue family. If you don’t like it, don’t worry about it, if they come to bother you in the future, just drive them away.” Daiyu nodded with a smile, looked at Huangfu Bingyan and said, “Brother Huangfu, thank you.” Huangfu Bingyan lowered his eyebrows. After talking, he dragged Daiyu in.

As soon as I sat down, the steward of the teahouse came up and said, "There is an objective gift for Princess Yan."

Someone came up with an exquisite red sandalwood box and delivered it to everyone.Then he retreated respectfully.Huangfu Bingyan stepped forward to look at the wooden box, opened it gently, and a faint fragrance wafted out immediately.There is a pot of flowers in the box.The sapphire flowerpot has small green leaves like jade, and two snow-white flowers bloom in the middle.The flower shape is not very complicated, but the snow-like flowers make people feel a slight chill, and there is also a faint snow-colored light, giving people a feeling of being independent and pure.The previous pot of white crabapple was also regarded as white and flawless, but if it was put in front of the eyes and this flower, it would immediately look dull.

"This is... Xue Po?" Daiyu looked at the flowers on the table and asked hesitantly.

"Xue Po?" Those who don't know look blank, such as Baoyu, Shuihanxing, Honglian and others, and those who know look salivating, such as the water and the water.Shui Cangming sighed in admiration, "What a great handwriting."

"What's the big deal about this?" Shui Hanxing didn't like all the white flowers, so although she thought the flowers were really beautiful, they were definitely not as good-looking as her eighteen bachelors.Shui Mohan gave her a contemptuous glance and said: "It is said that Xue Po grows on the top of the snow mountain, in the ice and snow. It does not touch the earth. It takes ten years to take root, ten years to germinate, ten years to grow leaves, and ten years to bloom. After the flowers bloom March does not thank. After the flowers wither, the whole plant will die. 40 years of work is only for three months of flowering. Moreover, this flower is not easy to transplant. It cannot be transplanted suddenly, only the cold jade on the top of the snow mountain can be used to make flower pots. It is often not easy to survive. The most important thing is that it is said that picking it off at the last moment of flower fading is used as medicine, and it can give birth to bones and live the dead. The world praises it as a fairy in the world."

Everyone looked at Xue Po Hua on the table, which was like ice and snow.Shui Rong asked curiously: "Who would send such a thing out with such a big budget?"

Huangfu Bingyan thought for a while and said: "Snow porch flowers grow on the top of the snow mountain, there is no such place in my Qinglong dynasty. It should be the third prince of Beirong, Sa Feiying." Shui Cangming raised his eyebrows and said: "Sa Feiying knows the concubine?" Honglian said: "The prince of Beirong was downstairs just now." Shui Cangming said with a smile: "This third prince is just as courageous as his father." As for Sa Feiying Suddenly appearing at this flower festival in the capital, the three men did not show much surprise.I just admire Sa Feiying's courage.Shui Rong played with the folding fan in his hand and said with a smile: "Salie is not afraid that his son will be lost in the imperial city." Don't look at Shui Cangming's usual smiling and deceitful appearance, but in fact this is a man who just met a tiger. I can't beat the master who wants to pluck out a handful of his hair.

Huangfu Bingyan said indifferently: "I'm afraid that Sa Lie still wished that his son would die in the imperial city."

Shui Cang said with a smile: "Isn't that right? This Sare is warlike and crazy. Although he has suffered a lot of setbacks in the past two years, there are many people in Beirong who do not approve of fighting again. But if the most outstanding prince of Beirong is here What happened to Qinglong Imperial City, I'm afraid that the Beirong Kingdom will be united. Besides... I heard that Sa Feiying has a very high reputation in Beirong in recent years, can Sa Lie be afraid of him?" Speaking of this, Shui Cangming smiled even more cheerfully, "So, not only can we not do anything to Sa Feiying? We also have to provide for him well. Send him back to Beirong safely after his birthday is over." Water dissolved He nodded calmly and said: "Understood, the emperor does not intend to pluck the feathers of Sa Lie this time." Shui Cangming nodded and said: "Yes, the one who knows me is also King Beijing. I intend to pluck Sa Lie's animal hair. Huangfu, I will leave the matter of Sa Feiying to you. Don't let him cause any trouble in the capital."

(End of this chapter)