The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 620 Mother, I Don't Want To Marry

Jia Lian left, the curtains on both sides were lowered, and the figures of countless noble ladies appeared.

Among them, there are Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zhen's family.It's just that the identities of these few are a little humble in the Weiyang Hall full of concubines and concubines.

But some people don't seem to think so. They saw that sitting beside Yuan Chun has not spoken. The graceful and luxurious woman glanced at the sad-looking Mrs. Zhen's family, and suddenly smiled and said to the queen: "I heard what the queen said earlier. It was a good thing that my sister invited me to Beijing and wanted to betroth a girl from the Zhen family to the crown prince as a side concubine. But now, it seems that the crown prince does not accept my sister's favor.

I advise my sister not to worry about this, the Zhen family is a famous family no matter what, and my sister also said that their old lady and the late Empress Xiaowen love each other as sisters, so if there is any trouble in the future, my sister Not to mention doing bad things with good intentions, it will be difficult for my sister to face Mrs. Zhen Jiatai, right? "

Mrs. Grace's words made Mrs. Zhen's face look more sad, but she couldn't say anything, and could only wait for the nobles above to uphold justice.

The Empress can naturally hear the provocation and ridicule in Concubine Wu's words, and was about to speak, but the Crown Princess said: "Ms. Wu Guifei is too worried. What is the status of the late Empress Xiaowen? Naturally, everyone was clinging to her during her lifetime. I'm afraid Some people are just relying on talking and having fun with Empress Xiaowen, and Empress Xiaowen taking care of them a little bit, and then claiming that they are like sisters with Empress Xiaowen.

Take Ben Gong as an example, I don't know how many of those ladies who met in the boudoirs secretly praised others, saying that they have such a close relationship with Ben Gong, like sisters.In fact, many people are not familiar with this palace.

Therefore, some people's so-called love for Empress Xiaowen is like sisters, I'm afraid it's just flattery and clinging words.

Furthermore, my mother is a queen, the mother of a country, so why should I explain to anyone? "

In the eyes of the crown princess, the Zhen family is nothing more than a local rich man, so she doesn't believe the words that the old lady of the Zhen family and Empress Xiaowen are sisters.

In addition, Concubine Wu Gui is the biological mother of the third prince, and the third prince is always against the prince, often making the prince unhappy, and the concubine naturally does not like Wu Guifei in her heart.So at this time, when she heard Concubine Wu Gui's words, she was still very angry, so she couldn't hold back her words to refute.

What others think of her can be whatever they want, but the Mrs. Zhen's family finds it extremely harsh.

If it's anything else, she can bear it, but the old lady at home, that's their Zhen family's Dinghaishenzhen, it's her confidence to be able to stand here today, how can she be belittled by others?
So she didn't care about the distinction of superiority or inferiority, and helped Mrs. Wang stand up next to her, and said with grief and indignation: "My old lady, her father and ancestors all died in the war for the country, and she is the orphan of the founding meritorious service. She is the 'Lord of Xiu'an County'. Empress Xiaoci Gao felt sorry for my old lady's helplessness and loved her as her own granddaughter, allowing her to enter and leave the palace freely. At that time, she met Empress Xiaowen who was still in her boudoir.

The old lady of my family wants to be strong all her life, and she never vainly relies on the achievements of her father and grandparents.Why did my old lady become a clinging and currying person when it came to the mouth of the princess?

I just feel sorry for my old lady, she is almost [-] years old, those who loved her at the beginning are all gone, now she is being slandered like this, but no one can prove her innocence..."

Mrs. Zhen's words caused all the nobles present to look at each other, not knowing what to think.

After all, although the people mentioned by this woman in just a few words are very long ago, who would dare to ignore them?
Thinking about it again, if this old lady of the Zhen family is really the county head at the age of eight, she has been the county head for over seventy years. According to her seniority, she is indeed taller than almost everyone present, so it is not surprising that she can know those people.

In the eyes of everyone who had such thoughts, at this moment, a princess whose seniority was so low that she pointed at Sang and scolded Huai to the old lady of the Zhen family seemed extremely, ignorant!
Even Wu Guifei couldn't help but look at Mrs. Zhen's family more, but she didn't realize that this Mrs. Zhen's family had some schemes.

Questioned by Mrs. Zhen's family in public, the princess said: "Who knows whether what you said is true or not..."

"enough!"

The queen finally couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted in a deep voice.At this time, her dissatisfaction with the princess had reached the extreme.

The first is to bully Zhen Yuhuan, and the second is that she dares to question the relationship between the old lady of the Zhen family and Empress Xiaowen, that is, to question what she and the queen mother said before.

You must know that before Emperor Ningkang ascended the throne, she was not Emperor Ningkang's favorite woman. The reason why she ascended to the throne of the crown princess in the end was almost entirely dependent on Empress Xiaowen's support.Therefore, she respected Empress Xiaowen as a close relative and elder, and it was because of this relationship that the old lady of the Zhen family would beg her this time, and she would agree to facilitate this good deed.

Who knew that the crown princess not only dared to be obedient to her, but also dared to deny the words of her elders!For these royal women, denying the elders is ignoring human relations and righteousness, and it is one of the most intolerable behaviors.

"Kneel down!" the queen shouted.

The princess was a little confused, "Mother..."

Seeing that the Queen seemed to understand the true anger, the Crown Princess had no choice but to kneel down aggrieved.

"Look at the good deeds you have done! You'd better hope that Yu Huan is fine. If there is something wrong with that girl, I will not let you go easily."

"Empress mother please forgive me, son... I was just playing around with the sister of the Zhen family. I didn't expect her to be so timid and fell down all at once. I really didn't mean it. I ask mother to forgive me." The servant was momentarily overlooked."

Yes, until now the Crown Princess doesn't feel that she has made any serious mistakes. Didn't she just push the daughter of a fourth-rank official into the water?

It's just that the queen and others obviously didn't believe her previous words, so they admitted the matter lightly on the grounds of "joking".

Seeing that he was finally being honest, the queen took a deep breath, looked at the queen mother who was always watching the show like an outsider, and said: "The crown princess hurts people, and her words and deeds are innocent. Please punish the queen mother impartially."

The Empress Dowager actually didn't care about the marriage between the prince and the Zhen family.

It was just for the queen's sake that she stepped forward to make peace.As for how the little girl of the Zhen family would get along with the princess after she married into the prince's mansion, that was out of her scope of consideration.

But... the queen mother gave Princess Zhaoyang a slight look.This girl, she hesitated for a while, then tugged on her sleeve a few times, as if she was afraid that she would spare her lightly.

So he straightened his posture and said with a straight face: "I am used to leisure, and I am not good at ordinary affairs. The empress presides over the affairs of the palace. She has always acted fairly and is praised by others. Therefore, this matter should be handled by the empress herself."

"Yes."

"In addition, the Crown Princess dared to commit murder and hurt others on the Supreme Emperor's birthday. Fortunately, she did not make a big mistake. But she is no longer fit to continue to celebrate the Supreme Emperor's birthday, so the Crown Princess will not have to come to Chonghua Palace again in the next two days. "

The princess was glad to hear that the queen mother let the queen handle it by herself.She knew the empress's personality best, and she thought that as long as she went back to Kunning Palace and confessed her mistake to the empress and said something nice, the empress might be relieved.

Suddenly hearing that the Empress Dowager would not allow her to attend the upcoming birthday banquet, she was startled, and hurriedly called out: "The Empress Dowager..."

The Empress Dowager waved her hand, interrupted the Crown Princess, and said: "I'm tired too, everyone please do your own thing."

After finishing speaking, the queen mother stood up directly, and with the support of Princess Zhaoyang, she entered the apse.

Many wives in the hall dispersed after sending them off respectfully.There were also quite a few people who glanced at the gloomy Crown Princess, a little gloating.

It's not a day or two for the crown princess to act domineeringly, but as a crown princess, she comes from a famous family, her grandfather is a veteran of the three dynasties, and she is also a cabinet minister, so everyone respects her.

Who would have thought that it would actually fall on a small Zhen family today.

The empress dowager's punishment may seem slight, but it actually has an immeasurable impact on people like them.

The dignified princess was even deprived of the qualification to celebrate the birthday of the Supreme Emperor, and the embarrassment she lost can be imagined.

There is even a layer of people thinking that the Queen Mother obviously doesn't like the Crown Princess, if the Crown Princess can't dispel the queen's anger this time, it may be difficult for her to be the Crown Princess in the future.

……

Jia Lian followed the eunuch to Weiyang Palace.

It is said that the owner's personality and likes and dislikes can be seen from the layout and style of the environment.It's a pity that Weiyang Palace doesn't seem to be that big, and before Jia Lian could see why, he arrived at his destination.

"This is the clothes that the queen mother gave to the slave in previous years. The slave is not willing to wear it and has been keeping it. If the Marquis of Zhenyuan doesn't dislike it, then feel wronged first."

The eunuch called Su Quan by the queen mother came in with a folded robe and smiled at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian glanced at him, nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Su."

"Hehe, the old slave is waiting outside the door. If Master Hou has any orders, just call the old slave."

Su Quan put down his clothes, bowed to Jia Lian and left the room, leaving Jia Lian alone in the room.

He did not arrange anyone to serve Jia Lian.After all, Jia Lian was a foreign minister, and without the Queen Mother's order, it was obviously inappropriate for the maids of Weiyang Palace to serve Jia Lian.

It was no problem to arrange two young eunuchs, but he could see that Jia Lian would not like to let the little eunuchs help him change clothes.

Not long after, Jia Lian, dressed in the uniform of a great eunuch, came out.

Seeing this, Su Quan smiled and said, "Your Majesty is worthy of being a noble person. The clothes worn by us lowly people actually look dignified and nice when you wear them on him."

Jia Lian smiled slightly, he also thought that wearing the blue clothes and little red hat of a little eunuch would damage the image of his second master Lian.

But at this time, there are no such worries.

Su Quan is obviously the chief eunuch in power in Weiyang Palace, and he was given a whole new set of uniforms.The ordinary clothes of the eunuch are actually not much different from those of wealthy families outside, except that they are more plain.

Therefore, Jia Lian was very satisfied, so he also intended to have a conversation with Su Quan, because he said: "Eunuch Su is joking, there are no lowly people in the world, let alone the clothes of lowly people. A person's position does not represent his position." His status can really represent a person's status, and only his own cultivation and whether he can bring value to the court and the country.

Eunuch Su served the Empress Dowager at home, and this Marquis was loyal to His Majesty outside the court, just as Eunuch Su's clothes fit me well. "

Su Quan froze for a moment, he didn't quite understand Jia Lian's words.

However, he can still understand the general meaning, and he feels a little unbelievable in his heart.

Eunuchs are physically handicapped, and they are lowly people, which is commonly called in this world, even most of them themselves think so.Unexpectedly, today I can still hear different criteria for judging superiority and inferiority. Especially, such words are extraordinarily fresh and precious when they come from the mouth of Marquis Zhenyuan, who is of noble birth and is highly valued by His Majesty today.

This is the second time for Su Quan to see Jia Lian. The first time was when Jia Lian resisted the marriage in Weiyang Palace, but that time he didn't speak to Jia Lian.

Today is the second time. He and Jia Lian only met each other a little bit, and suddenly he understood what a real natural nobleman is!

Just based on the two words that Marquis Zhenyuan said, he felt that it was only natural for a person like Jia Lian to occupy a high position and receive the attention and love of all.

……

Weiyang Palace, Zhaoyang Palace.

According to Princess Zhaoyang's instructions, the maids brought two pots of fire into the house and placed them beside Zhen Yuhuan.

The heat waves emanating from the high-quality charcoal fire finally dispelled some of the chill. Zhen Yuhuan's trembling body gradually stabilized a lot, but the sadness on her face remained unchanged, the tears were still wet, and her small lips were still. A little pale, it looks very cute and distressing.

Suddenly hearing hurried footsteps from outside the door, she turned her head and saw that it was her mother who rushed in first.

"mother……"

"Huaner, how are you doing?"

After Mrs. Zhen's family entered the door, seeing her daughter's pitiful appearance, she was heartbroken, and immediately rushed forward, hugging her daughter in her arms to comfort her.

Zhen Yuhuan, who was already very wronged, couldn't bear it now, and immediately threw herself into her mother's arms, crying.

Seeing her daughter crying sadly, Mrs. Zhen couldn't help but shed tears herself.The scene of mother and daughter hugging and crying made Yuan Chun, Mrs. Wang and others following behind couldn't bear to look directly at it, and turned their heads away to wipe the wetness from the corners of their eyes.

"How is it, is there any injury on your body?"

Mrs. Zhen's family helped her daughter up a little, and stretched out her hands to check her body.The daughter is naturally delicate, and she has never been abused like this before. When she heard the news, her heart hurt as if someone had dug it out.

"Mother... woo woo, I'm fine, it was Lian's second brother who saved me, otherwise, Huan'er might not be able to see you."

Hearing her daughter's cry, her hands touched her body with ice-soaked coldness. She knew that it was caused by falling into the water, and she didn't know what to say, but she hugged her tightly in her arms and comforted her: "Mother I see, I have suffered for my child, I have been wronged..."

At this time, the concern from close relatives is the most poignant.

Zhen Yuhuan called her mother again, held back her sourness, and begged in a low voice: "Mother, I don't want to marry, I don't want to marry the prince, mother, don't marry me into the prince's mansion, okay?"

Zhen Yuhuan's words made Mrs. Zhen's family stunned suddenly.

It was relatively late for the daughter to know about her marriage, and she only revealed it after they were more confident.

My daughter also said before that she didn't want to marry, but at that time she was mostly shy. When she said with a smile, after the daughter's parents grow up, they will eventually marry. Do you want to stay by your mother's side all the time?
At that time, the daughter either ran away shyly, or pestered her to act like a baby, saying that she would stay by her side for the rest of her life.

Although the words are the same now, the daughter's demeanor is completely different.

She didn't know how to answer her daughter's words for a moment.

To be honest, she was the most well-behaved since she was a child, and her most beloved daughter is going to get married when she grows up, so she, as a mother, is naturally reluctant to let go.

It's just that from the very beginning until today, like everyone in the family, she thought that her daughter was very lucky to be able to marry into the Prince's Mansion, and it was a matter of honoring the family.

But at this moment, seeing the beloved daughter who has been held by the whole family in the palm of her hand, crying in her arms and saying that she would not marry into the prince's mansion, nothing is more heartbreaking than her.

Because she knew in her heart that, let alone Zhen Yuhuan, even a mother like her had no control over this matter.

Everything is fate.

Even so, Mrs. Zhen still put her arms around her daughter and comforted her: "Okay, don't marry, we just don't marry..."

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(End of this chapter)