The Red Mansions

Chapter 336

Chapter 336

After washing his hands, Yuan Chun left Ning Mansion with Jia Heng sending him off.

He had just returned to his own courtyard, and was about to order Baoqin and the maid to prepare hot water for a bath.

But I saw a woman who served on weekdays said: "Miss, my wife called you over."

Yuan Chun was stunned, had no choice but to get up, and walked towards Mrs. Wang's courtyard. After entering the wing room, he saw his mother sitting on the bed, holding a volume of Buddhist scriptures and reciting by candlelight, her cheeks were much rosier than before.

Yuan Chun stepped forward and said, "Mother, call me."

Mrs. Wang put down the Buddhist scriptures, reached out and patted the bed beside her, and said with a smile, "Big girl, come and sit down."

Yuan Chun responded with an "um" and sat down next to Mrs. Wang.

Yuan Chun turned his head and asked, "My mother is feeling better. How is your appetite?"

Mrs. Wang said: "I found Master Miaoyu from the Muni Academy and read the scriptures. It's strange to say that my mood is much more comfortable."

Yuan Chun heaved a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Then I have to thank Master Miaoyu well."

"I'm praying to stay for a few more days. I'm resting in the nunnery in the backyard. I'll talk to you tomorrow when you meet again." Mrs. Wang laughed.

Yuan Chun nodded slightly, and asked again, "Why haven't you seen Baoyu?"

"He's in the old lady's room right now." Mrs. Wang said with a light smile, turning her eyes to look at her daughter. She has a beautiful face and a dignified manner. She has a face like a blooming peony flower. phase, but unfortunately...

Madam Wang felt resentment towards someone again.

"Girl, our mother and I are here, and there are no outsiders, so we just talk about what's on our mind," Mrs. Wang took Yuan Chun's little hand and said softly.

Yuan Chun had a faint premonition in his heart, his face changed a little, and he said, "Mother, tell me."

Mrs. Wang said softly: "As for you, you have been sensible since you were young, and you have never bothered me. You are a big girl now, and now you have been back from the palace for a long time. Settle down as soon as possible.”

After thinking about it, I finally felt that I could no longer let Yuan Chun go.

Yuan Chun frowned, and said: "Mother, Uncle has not stopped doing things these days, let me put mine aside for now."

Mrs. Wang said: "I didn't say anything about now, I just let you know in advance, after this year, let your father and your uncle choose those families with good background and good character in Beijing. "

Yuan Chun hesitated: "Mother, are you in too much haste?"

Mrs. Wang sighed: "Big girl, after this year, you will be in your twenties, so you can't delay any longer."

Yuan Chunfeng and Yurong paused, "Mother, didn't Brother Heng say that about my marriage..."

Mrs. Wang snorted coldly, and said: "The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, I am still here, how can I let others worry about it?"

Yuan Chun said softly: "Brother Heng is the patriarch after all, and I was also brought out from the palace by him."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, her unpleasant memory was recalled again, and her face turned cold.

In other words, Mrs. Wang still has to maintain her kind face in front of outsiders, but she has to show some true thoughts in front of her eldest daughter.

"You really think he's kind?"

Yuan Chun's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Mother, what do you mean?"

Mrs. Wang looked indifferent, and said: "Now he is in charge of the clan, and he is becoming more and more powerful. Even the old lady respects him three points. He was anxious to bring you out of the palace at the beginning, just because he was worried that you would win the fortune of the phoenix." , to cover his limelight."

Yuan Chun was silent when he heard the words.

I didn't acquiesce in this statement, but I remembered what Jia Heng said earlier, don't argue, in case there is a grudge between mother and daughter.

Seeing Yuan Chun was silent, Mrs. Wang would be mistaken, thinking that her daughter had listened.

It can be said that Mrs. Wang's biggest knot was Jia Heng's bringing Yuan Chun out of the palace.

Because Yuan Chun was suffering in the palace earlier, I couldn't speak directly, otherwise, it would seem that she was disregarding her daughter for the sake of wealth.

Now he simply expresses the aggrieved feeling in his heart and expresses his happiness by taking the opportunity.

"Big girl, Wei Niang knows that you have suffered a lot in the palace for so many years, but why don't you suffer? You are the meat that fell from Wei Niang." Mrs. Wang said, also a little emotionally, said : "But I understand that I don't want you to live a good and decent life for the rest of your life? But now that others are messing around, isn't your suffering all these years in vain?"

Yuan Chun sighed softly, and said: "Mother, it's not as easy as you think in the palace. The empress is in charge of all affairs in the six palaces. Without her permission, who would be restless and dream extravagantly? bring misfortune."

In the palace, over the years, she has also seen many court ladies trying to climb the dragon and become the phoenix, but they all ended up not very well.

Although she is the daughter of a prince, she is isolated from the inside and outside, and there are limited fears of the private ghosts in the harem.

Mrs. Wang said again: "Didn't your uncle send a lot of money to the eunuchs of Liugongdu, maybe in one or two years, you will hear good news."

Secretly thought, even if there is no chance to be the concubine of the Heavenly Concubine, staying beside the empress, you can still get in touch with some nobles. I heard that the empress's two sons are very old, and being a concubine and side concubine is not a disgrace to Yuanchun's character .

But it's not good to say such things in your heart in front of your own daughter, otherwise, if you go to the emperor one moment, if you don't make it the next moment, it's not bad to be the daughter-in-law of the emperor, this is too...

Yuan Chun said softly, "It's not that easy."

After thinking about it, he said: "The day before yesterday, Brother Heng and I also talked about this matter."

Mrs. Wang said: "What do you say to him, what can he care about? If it weren't for her, you wouldn't be delayed."

Yuan Chun said: "Brother Heng said that he will pay attention, and in the next two years, he will first go to the eldest princess's mansion to praise talented people."

Madam Wang: "..."

Surprise surged up in my heart, and I asked, "The eldest princess's house? But the Jinyang eldest princess who is the sister of the Holy One?"

He secretly thought, if he is in the palace of the eldest princess of Jinyang, he still has not left the Tian family, and there is no possibility of becoming a princess or side concubine again.

Yuan Chun glanced at Mrs. Wang's change of expression, not knowing what her mother was thinking, sighed secretly, deliberately followed Mrs. Wang's mood, and said: "Mother, Brother Heng is the head of the clan, even if he cares about the opinions of the clan , will also take care of me, if he cares, there is nothing he can't do."

Mrs. Wang felt reasonable when she heard the words, she nodded and said: "You are right, he has always...been used to doing these kind of things."

But he swallowed back the donkey dung and superficial words.

Thinking about it this way, I suddenly felt that Yuan Chun's running to the East Mansion seemed to be somewhat understandable.

Mrs. Wang said again: "However, we can't just rely on him. After the Chinese New Year, let people pay attention to my mother."

It can be said that with Wang Ziteng's loss of power, Mrs. Wang urgently needs a powerful person to rely on to strengthen the courage of the Jia family, so what is better than finding a good son-in-law for her own daughter?

After all, the son-in-law is half.

Yuan Chun and Mrs. Wang talked for a while, and when Xuzheng was about to arrive, Fang returned to his courtyard with tired steps, hugged the qin and said, "Girl, the hot water is ready."

Yuan Chun responded, entered the inner room, put down the curtain drawn by the golden hook, and under the glowing candlelight, under the service of the big maid holding the qin, she took off her skirt, revealing a plump figure like suet and white jade. A straight, round jade leg stepped into the bathtub, and the full moon sank into the water, causing splashes.

"Girl, did your wife just urge you to get married?" Baoqin asked.

"Yihuang has been out of the palace for quite a while now, mother is also a little anxious." Yuan Chun said softly.

Regarding her marriage, she was not without anxiety, not to mention going through the door immediately, at least it should be settled.

Holding a towel, Baoqin helped Yuanchun scrub his snow-white back, and said, "Miss is not too young, and you can feel more at ease if you settle down earlier, otherwise, if you keep procrastinating, your good marriage will be delayed."

Yuan Chun sighed softly, gently scrubbed the heavy granary with both hands, looked at the candlelight on the table, and seemed to be beating with a pair of quiet and warm eyes.

Yuan Chun quickly shook his head, biting his cherry lips with his white teeth.

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The next day, Kunning Palace

The palace people came and went in a hurry, and the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras could be faintly heard in the warm palace, mixed with laughter.

Empress Song was dressed in a goose-yellow palace dress, and she was sitting on a long brocade couch covered with soft mattresses. Concubine.

Concubine Duanrong and Princess Xianning sat on the brocade pier next to Empress Song, while Wei Wang Chen Ran and Liang Wang Chen Wei sat together for a small table.

It was not this time that the king of Wei gave birth. Whenever there was a birth in the palace, the concubines always came to join in the fun, so as to please Queen Song, the lord of the six palaces.

Empress Song looked at Princess Xianning and said with a smile, "Xianning, the Dawan horse you gave is a bit too precious."

Yesterday, after Princess Xianning went back, she told Queen Song about the process of buying horses in the East Market yesterday, and by the way, she mentioned the conflict with Prince Zhongshun's second son, Chen Rui.

Empress Song didn't say much about it, but she was actually a little happy to see it happen.

Princess Xianning said: "My brother will open the mansion next year. This is the last child born in the palace. As a younger sister, I should also give him a good horse, so that I wish him a smooth foot and a bright future."

When Empress Song heard the words, she said with a gentle smile, "Xianning has a heart."

Not far from Xiaoji, Liang Wang Chen Wei said with a smile: "Second brother, how about lending me a ride for two days on that hard-earned BMW?"

King Wei smiled and said, "You and my brother said whether to borrow or not. If you like it, I will give it to you."

"I don't dare. Fifth Sister gave it to you. What's the matter with transferring it to me? I'll borrow it for two days." Liang Wang Chen Wei hurriedly said.

When Empress Song heard the two brothers talking and laughing, she also showed relief in her eyes, and smiled at Princess Xianning beside her, "Brother Wei, it's too outrageous for you to transfer the horse you gave to Wei'er."

Princess Xianning smiled lightly and said, "Queen Mother, since I gave the precious horse to Brother Huang, how to deal with it is the matter of Brother Huang, and it doesn't depend on me."

"Your Majesty, General Yunhui has passed the sign to enter the palace, and he is still meeting the Holy Majesty in Daming Palace." Suddenly, a female official entered the palace, walked up to Empress Song, and said in a low voice.

When Empress Song heard the words, a smile appeared on her face, and said: "Their monarchs and ministers will talk about the business first, and it will not be too late to come back later to talk."

People can come here.

Daming Palace, Inner Study Room

Emperor Chongping listened to Jia Heng's report on the rectification of the Beijing camp, nodded his head, and said: "The old man Li Ge said the day before yesterday that you lead the troops well, and that the troops of the Yongying Battalion are well-organized and look like a strong army, and he also advised me On the first day of the first lunar month, there will be a military parade and martial arts performance, I have already agreed, and you will also prepare well in the next month."

Jia Heng said: "The minister will definitely live up to the expectations of the Holy Majesty."

Emperor Chongping warned again: "Take your time, don't be impatient."

Jia Heng nodded.

Emperor Chongping gave a few words of encouragement, handed over a memorial from the imperial case, and said, "By the way, this is the memorial from the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Censor Kang Zhixue was martyred, and there is no such honor, saying that you value soldiers more than scholars."

Following the clerks in the yamen of the soldiers and horses in the five cities, some stone workers were invited to start construction in the west city and erect a monument for the fallen soldiers.

Because Jia Heng had just made great achievements, not many people went against the wind.

However, the secret political opponent, unwilling to be lonely, instructed the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to impeach him in order to test Emperor Chongping's will.

Jia Heng took the memorial and read it, his words were as fierce as ever.

The memorial even says that he invites people to buy people's hearts and raises expectations.

In fact, in the Han Dynasty, there were almost no officials who could not be impeached in the court hall. Today, Jia Heng is qualified to raise the banner, followed by the stare of the Kodao officials. It is almost conceivable that after that, Such impeachment memorials will continue to flow.

Even Yang Guochang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and several cabinet ministers were often impeached by the Kodao spokesman.

Jia Heng's face was calm, and he said in a loud voice: "Liwei Yingluo conspired against the rebellion, the soldiers and horses of the five cities and the Jinyi Mansion fought bloody battles to protect the peace of the god capital, and suffered heavy casualties. I think that erecting a monument to record things can reward them for their merits. Encouraging the soldiers and horses of the five cities to be loyal to the king and defend the country. As for the impeachment of this censor, it is pure nonsense. Even if the folk gentry build bridges and pave roads, they still erect monuments to record their events, but it is difficult to die because of state affairs? They maliciously speculate, with the intention of cold-blooded generals, to damage the morality, and even intend to set off a dispute between civil and military, with ulterior motives!"

Emperor Chongping heard the words, his expression moved slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "I have already planned to criticize and reprimand. Previously, the soldiers and horses of the five cities and the Jinyi Mansion were disposed of on the fly, and they were meritorious in protecting the peace of the capital. I have already ordered the cabinet to order rewards. However, civil and military disputes have been going on for a long time, and now that you are a martial artist and you have full power to rectify the Beijing camp, you will inevitably be criticized for no reason, just do things with your heart and ignore them."

In fact, Emperor Chongping was really negligent before, and ordered to compensate Jiamian Jinyi Mansion and Wucheng Bingmasi, and the civil official group also ignored the bloody sacrifices of Wucheng Bingmasi and Jinyifu.

Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "My sage, my sage."

After thinking for a while, he reported again: "My lord, now that the military affairs are weak, the state's financial resources are not enough to grant military merits to farms and houses. Maybe we can make more fuss with Ai Rong."

Whether it is the Qin military system or the government military system, both land and military merits are bound together, and even later generations' fighting against local tyrants and dividing land have greatly boosted the morale of soldiers.

But in today's Chen Han, most of the land in the world is owned, while unowned wasteland is suffering from natural disasters.

Coupled with the emptiness of the national treasury, it is reflected in the war, that is, meritorious service is not rewarded, and death is poor. In this case, why should the generals and soldiers work hard?

Since it is impossible to give tilt materially, then pay more attention to spiritual rewards.

He erected steles for the soldiers and horses of the five cities to record events, and all of them attracted malicious slander from the civil and military officials in the court. Such a major event can only be promoted by Emperor Chongping himself.

Emperor Chongping thought about it for a while, and he was both expecting and explaining: "Even if Shi Yanran is unrestrained, he still needs a big victory with weight to block the voices of criticism."

The subtext is that this kind of thing cannot be done now.

Jia Heng nodded.

Emperor Chongping suddenly asked: "The king of Wei gave birth to a baby, didn't the queen send an invitation to your house?"

Jia Heng said: "It is indeed the case. I will go to Kunning Palace later to pay my respects to your empress."

"You go first, wait until noon, and I will go over to have dinner." Emperor Chongping said.

"The minister will leave."

As Jia Heng said, he left Daming Palace.

(End of this chapter)