The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Weiyang Palace has a solemn atmosphere.

Princess Zhaoyang was called away when she entered here, and Jia Lian only saw the Queen Mother after being left alone for a long time.

"Jia Lian, do you know your guilt?"

In the quiet inner hall, there were not even a few people in the palace. There were only Jia Lian kneeling on the ground, and the Queen Mother above, although her eyes were stunningly bright, her face was covered with frost.

"The minister is guilty."

"Hmph. I thought you were a rare talent, so I wanted to marry Zhaoyang to you. Who knew that you didn't know what was good for you and dared to resist the order.

Who would have thought that now you would secretly seduce Zhaoyang, and bring shame to my Tian family? Do you really think that my Tian family is easy to bully? "

The Queen Mother's voice became increasingly cold.She looked straight down at Jia Lian below, and it was obvious that she would be furious as long as he gave a bad answer.

"What the Queen Mother is scolding is that Jia Lian was blinded and failed to live up to the Queen Mother's good wishes. She is willing to accept any punishment from the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother did not expect Jia Lian to be so straightforward and directly stated that she would let him be dealt with without even a word of explanation and rebuttal, which made her somewhat confused as to how to answer the question.

After a long time, she waved her arms, put the arm that was pressing on her left leg on her right, and said coldly: "If Zhaoyang hadn't begged so hard just now, I would definitely report to Emperor Ming to punish you for defiling the princess.

We can discuss the punishment later. I would like to ask you, how do you plan to settle Zhaoyang and the child in her belly now? "

"I am in love with Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. I am grateful to the Princess for not giving up. I am willing to do my best to marry the Princess and hope that the Queen Mother will do so."

Jia Lian simply made the Queen Mother feel ridiculous again.If Jia Lian was like this back then, why did she go through so much trouble and still not achieve it in the end?
"That's nice to say, but what will you do with your Wang family? Are you planning to let Zhaoyang be your concubine?" the Queen Mother sneered.

"I don't dare. Don't worry, the Queen Mother. Wang is well aware of the righteousness, and she has already known about the friendship between me and the eldest princess, and has the intention to fulfill it. The Queen Mother does not need to worry about this."

The Queen Mother was somewhat silent.Based on her understanding of Jia Lian, she shouldn't be so aware of current affairs.

In order to make Jia Lian submit, she prepared a lot of questions.Now, I have no chance to say it.

After taking a deep look at Jia Lian, the Queen Mother said: "In that case, I will give you one month to prepare to clear all obstacles and prepare for the wedding. One month later, I will see Zhaoyang's wedding. .

I'll tell you the ugly story first. If you can't do it, or if there is anything you do that dissatisfies me within a month, or make Zhaoyang suffer any grievance, I will not be lenient and will never break my promise. "

"The minister obeys the order."

Empress Dowager: "..."

If it weren't for the same face underneath, with the same calm expression as always, the Queen Mother would have suspected that this Jia Lian was not the other Jia Lian.

The Queen Mother opened her mouth and wanted to say something more, but in the end she felt that in front of such a sensible Jia Lian, it was just long-winded words.He didn't bother to say anything anymore, so he just said dullly:

"You were in Tianjin Wei Gong under the emperor's orders, but now that you have returned to Beijing, you should spend time with Zhaoyang.

She is pregnant and this is your responsibility too. "

"I understand, thank you Queen Mother for your guidance."

"you……"

Obviously her goal was achieved and Jia Lian didn't contradict her anymore, but the Queen Mother felt uncomfortable.

He simply ignored Jia Lian, looked at the screen, and Leng Qiuqiu said: "You can come out too."

I saw Princess Zhaoyang walking from behind the screen, stepped forward and took the Queen Mother's hand, shaking it from side to side: "Royal Grandma, it's all Zhaoyang's fault, please don't be angry, okay?"

"Humph."

Facing Zhaoyang who was acting coquettishly to please her, the Queen Mother finally understood why she was unhappy.

It was clear that she was the one who was attracted to this marriage in the first place, but in the end she tried to match them, but she refused and declined, and in the end it didn't work out.It's good now that the two of them didn't need her to match them up, they just got along secretly.

Looking back, doesn't it seem like she failed in success more than failed?Moreover, the fact that the two of them are now standing on a united front makes it seem like she is not a human being inside and out.

"I don't have to pursue your matters. But with your grandpa and your father, I don't dare to make any guarantees.

I can still intercede for you with your grandpa, but as for your father, you can figure it out on your own. "

"Hehehe, Zhaoyang knows that the Queen's grandmother is the best. I like the Queen's grandmother the best."

As Princess Zhaoyang spoke, she actually leaned forward and kissed the Queen Mother.

"presumptuous."

The Queen Mother scolded embarrassedly and glanced at Jia Lian quickly.

It was originally Princess Zhaoyang who was brought up by her, so it would not be an exaggeration to say she was her mother.Just be intimate in private, but doing this in front of foreign ministers will naturally make the aloof Queen Mother feel that it is degrading.

Princess Zhaoyang didn't care at all and still held the Queen Mother Nuwai.

At this moment, an old palace lady said something in the Queen Mother's ear, and the Queen Mother's expression turned cold and she whispered: "Let them come in."

After a while, two palace maids came and said, "To the Queen Mother, this is the stomach-nourishing hundred-flower porridge that our Lady cooked today. I specially filled a bowl and asked my slave to bring it to the Queen Mother."

The Empress Dowager said warmly: "The concubine is thoughtful, thank her for me. Come and see the reward."

"Thank you Queen Mother..."

On this side, Princess Zhaoyang had already walked to Jia Lian and helped Jia Lian up.

Seeing the confusion in Jia Lian's eyes, she explained: "They are from Changchun Palace."

Even without looking at Jia Lian's expression, he knew that Jia Lian must be even more confused, so he said: "The man from Changchun Palace has been at odds with my imperial grandmother for so many years, but he has always been unable to do anything against my imperial grandmother.

After being banned by Grandpa Huang at the last birthday party, Xu felt remorseful and took the initiative to come to my Grandma Huang to apologize.I don’t know what tricks were used, but my imperial grandmother stopped arguing with her. The two of them are now very close, and the other one even sends things every now and then to please my imperial grandmother..."

Although in terms of blood relationship, the one from Changchun Palace is closer to Princess Zhaoyang and is her biological grandmother.

However, has anyone ever seen their own grandmother send her own granddaughter out as a sacrificial victim in order to disgust her love rival?

Therefore, it is not surprising that Princess Zhaoyang refers to Concubine Li as "the one from Changchun Palace".

After the Queen Mother sent the people from Changchun Palace away politely, she felt very uncomfortable when she saw Jia Lian and his wife whispering and looking so unloving next to them.

"If there's nothing wrong with you two, please step back. I'm exhausted."

After saying that, the Queen Mother got up and went directly to the bedroom.

Gong'e brought in the bowl of hundred-flower soup and asked her, "Mother, what should I do with this bowl of porridge?"

The Queen Mother glanced at it, and the look in her eyes became colder.

"Take it to the flower slave."

Huanu is the name of a cat in Weiyang Palace.I heard from the palace people that the cat raised by the Queen Mother has really gained a lot of weight recently.

……

In the carriage leaving the palace, Princess Zhaoyang nestled in Jia Lian's arms and said softly: "Qingran is very happy and happy about what Erlang said before in Weiyang Palace."

Although she had asked Wang Xifeng to voluntarily give up her position as legitimate wife, she had not discussed it with Jia Lian.

Jia Lian was in Weiyang Palace today. He was able to deal with the Queen Mother's attack so easily. It was obvious that he had already thought out all the pros and cons.This shows that she is not the only one thinking about their future, Jia Lian also takes this matter to heart.

Jia Lian touched Princess Zhaoyang's head and sighed: "Why thank me. What I have done is not enough for what Qingran did for me."

Princess Zhaoyang chuckled: "You can't say that. It was someone who deceived Erlang outside the Great Wall, and also designed to seduce Erlang. Erlang fell into their trap. So I should treat Erlang well."

Jia Lian smiled, what could he say?
Although Princess Zhaoyang was indeed more proactive at first, she was a princess, right?She is a truly born noble princess, not the kind who only knows magic.

Jia Lian has pursued some attractive women with scheming, but with Princess Zhaoyang, he enjoyed the feeling of being pursued.

How could he not like such a woman?
Princess Zhaoyang didn't know what Jia Lian was thinking, so she joked and said: "Speaking of which, Erlang hasn't visited my princess's mansion yet. It happens to be early today, so why don't Erlang go to my mansion and take a closer look?" ?”

After saying that, Princess Zhaoyang came to Jia Lian's ear mysteriously: "If Erlang agrees, I will have a surprise for Erlang."

Not to mention the temptation of Princess Zhaoyang, but now that he has shown his cards in front of the Queen Mother, there is really no need to cover up the matter between him and Princess Zhaoyang.

Although there are still obstacles, since the Empress Dowager said that she would solve it for the Supreme Emperor, it will naturally not be a problem.

Emperor Ningkang's place...

For such a long time, Jia Lian did not believe that Emperor Ning Kang had not discovered any clues.Since he never said anything and still reused himself as always, it means that as long as he is sensible, the other party will not embarrass him too much.

Speaking of which, although he had gone into the eldest princess's mansion, he had done so in a sneaky way, so he really didn't have a good time wandering around.

So he smiled and said, "Okay."

Princess Zhaoyang looked happy and immediately ordered the carriage to go straight to the princess's residence.

Follow Princess Zhaoyang from Yimen to the inner room of the main hall.While Princess Zhaoyang ordered people to prepare meals, she turned back to Jia Lian and said, "Er Lang must be tired after running around for a day. How about taking a bath first, and then I will accompany Er Lang to eat?"

After saying that, without giving Jia Lian a chance to refuse, he ordered people to come and take Jia Lian away.

As the two maids walked through the deep palace, they entered a tall attic.But I saw that the pavilion was open and there was a white jade pool in the middle. More than a dozen palace ladies were divided into four or five teams, coming and going, filling the pool with hot water in an orderly manner.

The steam of hot water rises and covers the beams and hanging brocade curtains, showing a bit of the beauty of the fairyland on earth.

Soon the maids dispersed, leaving only the two maids who had led the way.They stepped forward one from the left and the other from the right, and said slightly shyly: "My servants will undress the Marquis."

After saying that, seeing that Jia Lian had no objection, he undressed Jia Lian very carefully.

Fortunately, Jia Lian is no ordinary person and has long been accustomed to enjoying such services.Otherwise, it would have been Jia Lian, his predecessor, who would have been distracted and lost track of where he was, with a beautiful palace lady taking care of him in this situation.

Jia Lian took off his clothes until he was only wearing a trousers and robe, and went down into the warm pool, enjoying the comfort of the hot water soaking his whole body.

Sensing someone approaching, Jia Lian looked back and saw the two little Jiao'es holding handkerchiefs and timidly wiping their bodies, so he stopped paying attention.

I originally thought that would be it. Although it was not as comfortable as bathing at home with Guai Xiangling and Qiao Qingwen in her arms, this was the princess's mansion. Jia Lian could almost imagine that Princess Zhaoyang would be here, surrounded by countless maids. Under the service, the bath is fragrant.

Suddenly I heard the sound of light footsteps, and when I opened my eyes, I saw the curtain in front of me shaking, and three beauties in beautiful makeup and beautiful clothes were approaching.

"The slaves are here to perform the dance at the princess's command..."

Faced with the beauty's delicate voice, Jia Lian said softly, "Hmm", and could not help but admire Princess Zhaoyang's magnanimity again.

What a considerate little girlfriend. She was afraid that he would be bored while bathing, so she even ordered songs and dances for him to entertain him?Don't be afraid of your own whim...

Well, she is really not afraid.

Seeing the dancer slowly dancing on the spot, occasionally glancing at him secretly, or making secret glances at him, Jia Lian secretly praised that the royal family really knew how to enjoy themselves.

It is really elegant to watch beauties dancing while taking a bath here.

He also wanted to have a bathhouse at home, and he also raised several stunning geishas...

Then he shook his head. The bathtub behind Feng Yatou's flower hall was good, but it was too small.It's just right for bathing, but if you want to watch the beauties dancing, it's a bit expensive.Unless the Yuanchun Palace in the Grand View Garden is opened, the bathing loft there is not much worse than here.

The dance has passed through three songs in a hurry. I don't know if the beauties are dancing with interest, or they are attracted by Jia Lian's body half-immersed in the water. In short, Jia Lian feels that the beauties' dance is getting more and more fiery and full of charm.

Just when Jia Lian was thinking that Princess Zhaoyang was not present anyway, and even if he caught a beauty and started to molest her, they would not betray him and nothing would happen, Jia Lian, who had ulterior motives, caught a glimpse of the beauty's eyes and expressions. Movement changes.

Pretending to be careless, he turned around and saw that Princess Zhaoyang, dressed in light clothes, had entered the pavilion at some point and was walking towards him.

Seeing Jia Lian turn around, Princess Zhaoyang smiled and said, "What do you think of this place, Erlang?"

"Very good."

"Haha, this place was originally called 'Taoyuan Pavilion'. Rumor has it that it was the place where Prince Yi Zhong and his beloved concubines bathed and played.

Later it fell into my hands, I slightly modified it and renamed it 'Xiaoyuxuan'.

In autumn, it is a wonderful feeling to rest here and listen to the light rain outside. "

Jia Lian understood. It was rumored that the old prince was a romantic prince, and he was basically the future king. It was not surprising that such a leisure place was built.

"You all go down."

"Yes."

Princess Zhaoyang waved away the maids and dancers, raised her hands to untie the ribbon around her waist, and then pulled her hands back. The layers of silky clothes fell to the ground in response to the movement, revealing her flawless skin.

When Jia Lian heard the sound and turned around, Princess Zhaoyang only had a goose-yellow bellyband and shorts covering her body.

Looking at Princess Zhaoyang who was so beautiful, walking with an elegant smile, stepping into the water step by step on the stone steps, a feeling of amazement arose in Jia Lian's heart.

Princess Zhaoyang is undoubtedly a beauty, otherwise she would not be loved by so many princes and grandsons.

But when they first met, she didn't feel very amazing to Jia Lian.

At least, in the prince's palace that day, her style was completely overshadowed by the Queen Mother in Jia Lian's eyes, so much so that Jia Lian almost recognized the Queen Mother as Princess Zhaoyang.

But with in-depth contact time and time again, Jia Lian was impressed by this woman again and again.

What kind of woman is this?
It can be said that if Jia Lian did not have the memory of two lives, he would not have the arrogance brought about by such a vision that far exceeds the current world.

Jia Lian believed that if he were just a man of the world, even a top young talent would be easily smitten by him.Just like Feng Ziying, Zhang Tao and others.

Jia Lian judged this woman with an objective evaluation: she is also a woman who has transcended the limitations of this era to a certain extent.

Because Jia Lian could hardly feel the superiority from high-latitude civilization in her.

Her inherent temperament and elegance have surpassed her own appearance and are more charming than a purely beautiful skin.

Princess Zhaoyang, who went down to the pool and was playing with the water with bare hands, noticed Jia Lian's peek and said shyly, "What are you looking at!"

"Qingran is so beautiful."

"Liar. In Erlang's eyes, she must not be as beautiful as Wang, otherwise Erlang would not have rejected her for her in the first place."

It was this unanswerable topic again, and Jia Lian knew that she would probably talk about it for the rest of her life.

Helpless, Jia Lian stood up, walked over, hugged the beautiful princess into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her passionately.

After a long time, she noticed Jia Lian's excessive behavior. Princess Zhaoyang parted her lips and glared at Jia Lian: "What are you doing? Be careful with the child."

Jia Lian said: "Actually, it's okay if you be careful..."

Princess Zhaoyang just smiled and shook her head firmly: "This is our first child, so you are not allowed to break it."

Ok.

Jia Lian had to admit that he was right.

Seeing Jia Lian's face full of sorrow, Princess Zhaoyang found it funny.She took the initiative to put her arms around Jia Lian's neck, kissed him on the face, then put her ears together and said with a chuckle: "Erlang, you still remember, I just said that there is a surprise for Erlang."

"Oh?"

Jia Lian was surprised. Could it be that the surprise was not a bath or arranging for a beautiful woman to dance for him?
Sensing Jia Lian's agitation, Princess Zhaoyang didn't show off too much, and said a little shyly: "I heard from Yuan Yao that Erlang is the best at the 'Beauty Plays Xiao' affair, and he also has to make people kneel, which is really bullying."

"Huh? Nonsense, she is just talking nonsense, little hooves, how dare you arrange this..."

Jia Lian's teeth were itching, but there was nothing he could do.Although he didn't mind Hu Yuanyao revealing some of his information to Princess Zhaoyang, who knew that this woman had to report even such privacy to her superiors!

If I had known better, I shouldn't have talked to her in the first place.

Princess Zhaoyang, who was still hesitant at first, completely believed Hu Yuanyao's words when she saw Jia Lian, who was rarely angry.

She giggled, then whispered in a lower voice, "Really? I originally wanted to say that if Erlang really likes it, I can give it a try. Since it's not the case, then forget it..."

This……

Jia Lian turned his head and faced the beauty's face just a short distance away. Feeling the beauty's sincerity, Jia Lian hesitated and said, "Although I don't like it very much, but since Qing Ran wants to be elegant, why don't we give it a try?"

Princess Zhaoyang reached out and tapped Jia Lian on the forehead, then turned around and left with a look on her face.

When Jia Lian saw this, he quickly stopped him.

Princess Zhaoyang rolled her eyes at him: "Could it be that Erlang wants Qingran to try in this pool?"

Jia Lian was stunned, but actually he was already filled with joy.

……

Xiaoyuxuan is indeed a place of pleasure built by the previous prince.

There is not only a bath, but also a singing stage. Behind the bath, in front of the huge screen, there is also a high table.

On the soft floor, not only were brand-new and clean furs laid out, but there were also brocade quilts and brocade clothes on the couches on both sides.

Jia Lian always felt that Princess Zhaoyang was a girl who planned everything before taking action.

Taking today's incident as an example, he also suspected that the other party had premeditated it.

For example, as soon as he arrived at the princess mansion, the ladies prepared a pool full of hot water.For example, all the spare things on this soft couch.

At this time, Jia Lian was casually wearing a large cloak and sitting on the edge of the sofa.

In front of him, the noble princess was covered with a light gauze, kneeling on the carpet, serving him wholeheartedly just like Ping'er at home.

In the empty attic, cold wind occasionally hit Jia Lian's bare chest through his cloak, but it did not bring him any chill.

I don't know how long it took, Princess Zhaoyang straightened up and said reluctantly: "I won't come, my neck is sore."

"This, are you going to keep insisting?"

Jia Lian had a bitter look on his face. Everyone knew that it would be shameful to give up halfway.

If girls like Ping'er, Qingwen and others didn't have this trouble, Jia Lian could forcefully pursue his lust.

But facing Princess Zhaoyang who was on strike, Jia Lian really had no good solution.This girl is so open-minded. If she is offended, her future benefits will probably be gone.

So I can only persuade him with good words.

But this woman, Princess Zhaoyang, is also very opinionated.If you say you won’t do it, you won’t do it.

Jia Lian was helpless about this.That's all, this girl's level is not that great anyway. At worst, she can call Ah Qin to the car when she returns home later.

Jia Lian thought with an unhappy face.

"Hehe, Erlang is angry?"

"No……"

"But my neck is really sore."

Princess Zhaoyang looked at Jia Lian jokingly, until she found that Jia Lian was unwilling to raise his eyes to look at her, she shook her head and smiled, turned around and said loudly to the door: "Who is waiting outside?"

"Back to the princess, my slave Yuan Xi."

"Slave Ziwei."

"You two come in."

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Jia Lian quickly swung his cloak to cover his front.Pretending to be confused, she looked at Princess Zhaoyang.

Princess Zhaoyang seemed unaware, tightened her clothes, sat next to Jia Lian, and said with a smile: "Since I agreed to Erlang, how can I not let Erlang have fun? But it is true that he is tired, so he has to ask someone to do it for him. Erlang won't mind. Bar?"

"It's just that Qingran is tired. In this case, there is no need to..."

Even so, the strange color in Jia Lian's eyes still appeared involuntarily.And his right hand also hugged Princess Zhaoyang, caressing her waist, as a reward for her understanding.

Princess Zhaoyang glanced at Jia Lian with disgust and looked at the two maids who didn't know what to do standing behind the closed door.

"What are you doing with the pestle? You haven't come up yet."

"Yes."

Two palace maids in tight attire and simple costumes hesitantly walked onto the high platform.

Jia Lian couldn't tell their identities at a glance, because the maids Gong'e in Princess Zhaoyang's mansion were all dressed in general, clean and neat.

It just feels familiar, thinking about it, I have seen it before.

"Both of them are people who have followed me for many years. They are also two of the sixteen swordsmen I brought to Erlang's camp today. Do you think Erlang can still use them?"

What can Jia Lian say?Not to mention that these two girls are both good, even if they are not satisfactory, can he have the nerve to choose at this time?

"Qingran is interested." Jia Lian took Princess Zhaoyang and kissed her.

The two maids, who had had a premonition after entering the pavilion, saw their master and the Marquis acting so intimately, their faces became even more rosy.

Princess Zhaoyang got away from Jia Lian's harassment and said to the two of her, "Are you two willing to serve the Marquis?"

In this situation, the service mentioned by the princess is obviously not as simple as helping to change clothes.

But the two beauties looked at each other and nodded shyly.Not to mention that Mr. Hou is handsome and dashing, and is a world-famous hero, but even their princess is willing to commit herself to him, so why wouldn't they?
Besides, there was no room for them to disobey the princess's orders.

"Since you are willing, why not come over."

"Yes……"

The empty hall was quieter than before, yet seemed more charming. (End of chapter)