Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 157 3.64 The princess seems to have changed a lot these days

Volume Three

3.64 The princess seems to have changed a lot these days.

After struggling for half an afternoon, Zhou Yang, who was completely out of temper, hugged Dongfang Bing tightly in his arms, letting her lie weakly on his chest. For a while, there was nothing to say, and they could only listen to each other's strong heartbeat, and used Eyes convey deep love to your lover.

"Bing'er, I'm sorry for you!" Looking at the empty bed on the other side, Zhou Yang kissed the girl passionately and said, less than half of the "battle", Yongchang was fed a full stomach of "nutrition" by him The princess didn't even make an excuse and ran away while he was "communicating" with Dongfang Bing. "These days, you seem to be a little too silent."

"Because -" Dongfang Bing hesitated for a long time, then gently pressed his pretty face against Zhou Yang's chest and said, "I don't know what to say. Although I am not sorry for you, many times, as a stupid woman, I can’t do everything for you, I feel.”

"Okay!" Caressing his lover, Zhou Yang interrupted her with a smile, "I know your difficulties and understand your mood. As long as you don't cheat me, I won't ask anything else, okay? Princess It seems that there have been a lot of changes these days, and it always makes me feel that I am no longer the same little resentful woman I was when we first met."

"It's not because of yourself!" Dongfang Bing said angrily, "The princess's power was almost unsustainable. It was you who gave her enough money to pick up the scattered things. She has been busy these days, and she is almost catching up to the best time."

"Huh?" Zhou Yang was stunned for a moment, "I'm not going to ask you what she does. I just want to know what time period you specifically refer to by the 'best time'?"

"When His Majesty had just ascended the throne and the Emperor had just woken up." After a moment of silence, Dongfang Bing still spoke out, "At that time, the princess had to be busy from morning to night every day. Over the years, as His Majesty became more and more stable, she was really free. After that, when the princess was at her best, both your majesty and the emperor respected her very much. Now the emperor is fine, but your majesty talks more about the difference between king and minister."

"I remember that I didn't give her much money, right?" After thinking about it for a moment, Zhou Yang really couldn't remember where he had given Princess Yongchang much help besides providing goods from South China. "Just rely on this every month. With more than 1 taels of silver, can she pick up the forces that were once scattered?"

"No need, the power is already there. She just needs to sort out the core power and kill those who are disobedient. The follow-up matters can be solved slowly. Anyway, you will continue to supply here, and the money will inevitably be credited. Dongfang Bing's answer shocked Zhou Yang, "This will save us a lot of trouble."

When the princess was assassinated in Tienwang Mountain, even the personal guards in the palace were traitors, because everyone thought that the princess' position could not be saved; now it is different from the past, she used the money you gave her, and in less than In half a month, the forces in the capital were put under control, and they could slowly expand outside. When the people below saw the situation, they would naturally know what to choose. "

"I think I have roughly guessed what aspect she is responsible for." Zhou Yang breathed a long sigh of relief. Combining his long-standing guesses, the recent changes in Princess Yongchang, and the reality of women's status in the feudal era, she can participate It's actually not difficult to guess, and it's really not too complicated.

He knew from the beginning that Princess Yongchang had a lot of face with both Emperor Yonghe and the Supreme Emperor. This could not be just because of her "lubricant" role. She must have something in her hand to ensure her right to speak. It is said that after the Song Dynasty, the princess basically She had no influence on the court, but she had a lot of say.

Considering that she has no power in the court, and can make all parties to be tolerant to her, and even communicates with the four princes and eight princes who are called the "pillars of the court", the only explanation is that her power is not on the surface. But in private, or to put it more directly, he is the legendary "Royal Secret Guard"!
This thing sounds extremely mysterious, but to put it bluntly, it is just that. Just like now, under the double sun, the so-called "Royal Secret Guard" must be divided into at least two parts, Emperor Yonghe and Emperor Taishang. If there is nothing unexpected about the person in charge, they should be their personal eunuchs, namely Dai Quan from Emperor Yonghe's side, and Xia Shouzhong from Emperor Taishang's side.

But these two are eunuchs after all. In theory, it is difficult for them to even leave the palace, let alone things outside the capital. In this way, Princess Yongchang should control the external affairs part of the royal secret guard. As for how much she controls, from She was always analyzing the "news coming from the Zhen family", and I'm afraid it was really quite big.

"Since you have guessed a lot of things, I won't say more." Dongfang Bing said softly, "I have served the princess since I was a child and have always been her most personal person. Unless she agrees to let go, I will not even be Dongfang Bing. I can’t even give birth to children for the Zhou family, but she promised me that it would be fine in two or three years at most.”

"Two or three years? I can afford to wait, it's enough." Zhou Yang nodded, "My ability is still too low now, I have to wait until I have an identity in the future to be able to talk, otherwise I won't say that I want her. Even if I snatch her body to give birth to children, who would dare to say anything?"

“Pfft——” Dongfang Bing couldn’t help laughing, “Ziyang, if you can let her bear children for the Zhou family, I promise you, no matter how many you want me to have, I will never refuse, even if it’s a partner. It doesn't matter if you take my life, I really hope that one day I can see her pregnant for you, I don't mind serving her during the confinement period at all!"

"You!" Zhou Yang gently tapped the girl's eyebrows. It seemed that she had indeed accumulated a lot of resentment. "Don't worry, I will never forgive her in the future. One day I will make her behave honestly, and I will let her kneel down." How about serving you, just like she did when she sang '24 Moonlight Night at the Bridge' for me."

"Stop talking!" Dongfang Bing's cheeks were flushed, but his eyes were unfocused, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he lowered his head and said softly, "Good man, do you love Bing'er?" At the same time, in Jinling, the Xue family's mansion .

Xue Baochai carefully organized the letters in front of him and stored them in a beautiful locked brocade box. Xue Baochai locked the box with a shiny copper lock, then breathed a sigh of relief and put the brocade box on the bedside table. , and then lock it with a big lock.

"Girl, but the young master has written again?" Ying'er asked with a smile, "I don't know what he has been doing these days. How dare he only write two letters to the girl in a month, and dare not reply to the girl's letter. Next time You must make him look good when you see him!"

"Damn you, what are you talking about!" Xue Baochai blushed and lightly hit the maid, "It's just that Brother Zhou was very busy, but he didn't reply. He just wrote the news in a letter and sent it over. You Looking at the letters these few times, are they getting thicker and thicker?"

"Hmph, the girl didn't let the slave read the letter. How would I know what was written in the letter?" Ying'er revealed her purpose in less than three sentences, and naturally she was "beaten" by her own girl. "Oh, girl, be gentler. My slave is wrong - when the young master left, he promised to contact me frequently. I wonder if this letter mentioned my slave?"

"Your hoof is absolutely crazy. What did Brother Zhou mention about you in the letter?" Trivial matters, and business in the capital, what else do you think you can say?"

"Hehe!" Ying'er could tell just from her girl's expression that what the letter said was not that simple, and she must have mentioned herself, "Good girl, I heard that Master Zhou is getting better and better now. The second master came here last time. I mentioned at the time that he has friendships with many wealthy families in Beijing, and our business is now completely in order."

"Yes!" The amount of money we received was actually more than double what we had before, and those dog slaves have wasted my father’s trust!”

"Girl, if that's the case, why don't we?" Ying'er said with her eyes shining.

"It's not suitable yet." Xue Baochai said quietly, "When Zhang Dehui was asked to buy a house, he not only did it, he also did it very well. He built three identical yards adjacent to Brother Zhou's yard, and also Send the westernmost building directly there as a place for the Zhou family's slaves to be placed.

According to Zhang Dehui, there are now four sets of courtyards in a row. The easternmost courtyard is the outer courtyard of the Zhou family. It is also where Brother Zhou receives individual visitors and daily studies and martial arts. The entire westernmost courtyard is occupied by the Zhou family's slaves. , when we go to Beijing in the future, we can also place the slaves there; the four sets of courtyards are connected by the corridor at the back, so it doesn't hurt to call them one family. "

"Yes!" Ying'er nodded excitedly, "Girl, we are all ready. Why don't we go there quickly? Just like the girl said, we are all one family."

"Damn hoof, what are you in a hurry for?" Xue Baochai glared at her and paused, then his face was slowly covered with anger, "You, you hoof, have you already..."

"Girl, I don't even dare to die!" Ying'er was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she knelt on the ground with a "pop", "I'm just worried about the girl. Master Zhou is not the only one in the capital. I heard that there is an Oriental "

"Okay, get up." Xue Baochai breathed a sigh of relief, "Damn it, is it possible that I will be without you in the future? However, it is still inconvenient now. Although my second uncle is busy with the industries in Jiangnan, Many times, the eldest brother is indispensable to come forward. You can't just ignore everything and focus on going to the capital, right?
Your mother asked Zhang Dehui to inquire about the Dongfang Qianhu you mentioned, but Brother Zhou did not agree, because she was from the Marquis of Weiyuan. If she agreed, she would join the Dongfang family, which is absolutely impossible for Brother Zhou to accept After all, we are not in the capital, but we don’t care much about anything else. "

"Girl, it's not a problem to always be in the south and north like this!" Ying'er said worriedly, "Young Master Zhou will definitely be very useful in the future, and his position will continue to rise. If we don't see each other for a long time, his identity will be If there are differences in the world, what can a few letters do to stop them?"

"Second uncle came back a few days ago and specifically talked about this." Xue Baochai's cheeks turned red and she looked at her girl and said softly, "The Jiangnan industry is now sorted out, and we should let Brother Zhou take a look anyway."

"Girl, I understand!" Ying'er agreed with a smile.

(End of this chapter)