Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 304 4.100 Ke Qing, I have wronged you!
Volume Four

4.100 Keqing, I have wronged you!
Even though spring has arrived in name, there is actually no spring scenery in the capital that is far north. The vast Western Mountain area is rolling and covered with snow everywhere, whether it is a small hilltop or a large forest. Decorated with ice and snow, it only shows crystal clear and white color, which looks very gorgeous under the sunlight.

In such beautiful scenery of ice and snow, in the garden greenhouse of an inconspicuous small manor, two bright beauties sat opposite each other across the tea table. One was dressed as a standard lady, and the other was neatly dressed. women's samurai uniform; there is a small stove on the tea table, but sitting on the stove is a wine pot. The wine in the pot has been heated, and it is even rolling to release the mellow aroma of the wine.

"Princess." The woman dressed as a lady was obviously very nervous.

"Okay, you are not an outsider, just follow Xi'er and call me 'Auntie'." The woman in the samurai suit is naturally Princess Yongchang, but there is obvious emotion in her tone of voice, "Speaking of which, since the eldest brother left, It has been nearly 14 years, and you were not very sensible at that time, and you didn't want to see you for the first time until today; unfortunately, the situation of the two brothers and sisters is a bit too special, and this palace would have to be so troublesome to meet.

You are quite smart. After receiving the letter from me, you arranged for the so-called "family temple to pay off the vows". Jia Zhen was not very promising at first, but I did not expect that he could be so wasteful. Fortunately, you yourself Having arranged the means, although the mansion is a little lonely now, it is not much dangerous. "

"Aunt——" The noble lady is of course Qin Keqing, but she is obviously not familiar with the "relatives" in front of her, and her words are unfamiliar, "Auntie, please be considerate. Although Keqing already knows her identity, many things are really true." If you can't bring it to the table, even in Ningguo Mansion, you can only use Brother Wang's name in private."

"Okay, do you still want to hide it from me?" Princess Yongchang glared at her angrily, until she felt guilty and bowed her head before picking up the wine pot from the small stove and filling the wine glasses for each of them, "Tribute Huiquan" The wine is refreshing and fragrant when you drink it. I usually use it to warm up my body and quench my thirst, so you should try it too."

"This -" Qin Keqing looked troubled, "My aunt is kind, but your ability to drink is very poor. You don't dare to have fun like this with your aunt. If you drink too much, you might surprise Feng Jia."

"Okay, I understand!" Princess Yongchang frowned and looked at the hot wine in the cup. Naturally, she couldn't drink it now. "You are scared when you see me now. You don't even have the guts to drink a few glasses. What's the point of being scared?" "Fengjia, how come you are so happy when you meet that person, and you don't even care about your body, so you just hand him over casually?"

"Auntie, you are joking." Qin Keqing's expression froze, with a charming blush on her face, "But you don't understand."

"You understand very well!" Princess Yongchang stood up angrily, pulled her out of the room with a smooth pull, and looked at the snowy mountains in the distance and said, "Where did you find the female bodyguard under you? How can you hide it? Is there a caring person? It’s not like I’ve never seen that girl Zhao before. She’s really wronged by being the daughter of a family. If I had known her ability, I would have recruited her to serve her, so that I wouldn’t be like now, with only Dongfang available. "

"Miss Zhao is indeed a good person, but it's a pity that she is now." Qin Keqing obviously felt a little regretful, "After all, it's hard to say much about her identity, and I haven't seen my niece for some time."

"Accompany me for a walk." Princess Yongchang glanced at her, and took the lead to step on the bluestone road on the remnant snow, "To tell you the truth, among the girls under your command, two of them were arranged by me. , don't complain, it's like Baozhu is Xi'er's arrangement, if you only rely on yourself, how can you care about it?

If anything happens in the future, don't count on Xi'er to help him anymore. He doesn't have much money now, and his main source of money is from Ping'an Prefecture. This requires the help of Ningguo Mansion and Jia Zhen. Also, Jia Rong can't trust him even more. , you did the right thing by not seeing him again, and don’t see him again in the future. "

"Aunt——" Even though Qin Keqing had already guessed it, now that Princess Yongchang pointed it out, she still felt a sense of grievance and pain in her heart.

"Royal affairs have always been like this, so why should I be the same? My dear, I have wronged you!" Princess Yongchang sighed softly, and immediately put away the grievances she had with her daughter's family, "Okay, I'll find you this time. , not to accompany you to mourn the spring and autumn, but to tell you that from now on you should not use Xi'er's name in Ningguo Mansion. No one can tell what will happen to that boy as time goes by.

Because Xi'er is in some trouble, if it wasn't for Bengong's help to cover up these days, his almost public way of getting money would have been dismantled long ago; I wanted to ask you to help spread the word, but Forget that there is only Baozhu by your side, once the loss is exposed, it is tantamount to breaking your arm, let her live for a few more days. "

"Why did aunt treat him like this?" Qin Keqing was really puzzled.

"Just think that I don't want my eldest brother to be the heir." Princess Yongchang said indifferently, but it was not a lie. "Well, I didn't come to you to reminisce about the past. The first thing is to let you understand that you are not alone. One person; the other one is that I need your help with something. I remember that your nominal father-in-law also has a younger sister who is raised as the fourth lady in Rongguo Mansion, right?"

"Yes!" Qin Keqing didn't guess what she meant. "I know her origins and the truth behind it." Princess Yongchang didn't mean to beat around the bush, "Although Jia Zhen has already had a second marriage, there should be no contact with his original wife's natal family over the years, right?"

"Indeed not!" Qin Keqing said this very happily, "I heard that the two parties had already fallen out. When the mother-in-law's funeral was held, there was a big quarrel between the two parties. It was also for this reason that he straightened up the original aunt. because"

"With the reputation of Ningguo Mansion, no family can marry a good daughter into it." Princess Yongchang curled her lips indifferently, "No matter what, Jia Rong will call you 'grandfather' or 'uncle'. As his legal wife, you should find a way to contact them, and then help me connect with them."

"Princess, please forgive me, but you don't know what's going on over there." Qin Keqing showed embarrassment. The identity of Jia Rong's birth mother was a taboo in Ningguo Mansion, and no one dared to mention it. What's more, all the people who knew about it over the past few years were of some interest. The old naughty old man couldn't even find out if he asked - similar to Jia Lian's biological mother, which is quite interesting.

"Jia Rong's biological mother's surname is Cui. He and the fourth lady of Rongguo Mansion are half-father." Princess Yongchang's tone was plain, but it was enough to fool Qin Keqing. "Mrs. Cui was born in the Cui family of Qinghe, and was the same as the Li family in Longxi. They are the same, they are both a thousand-year-old clan, but they have almost fallen into decline by now.

However, as the saying goes, "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse." The family has been passed down for thousands of years, and a few talents can still be found. I need them - forget it, you don't need to know, just help introduce them; in return , I will arrange for Dongfang to go to Ningguo Mansion to deliver some rewards to you in a few days. Furthermore, this manor is not far from Tiejian Temple, and it will be yours from now on. If you want to relax here in the future, just hang up the Iron Threshold. Just pray in the name of the temple. "

"Thank you, aunt!" Even though he knew he was being used, Qin Keqing still breathed a sigh of relief, because this would mean that he would have Princess Yongchang's endorsement in the future. "But, as for the Cui family, Keqing can only give it a try. I'm afraid it will be difficult to tell. How is the result."

"The Cui family can only be regarded as a heirloom of poems and books now. There is no one in the court anymore, except for a few children who have been sent to serve as officials. However, there is still an old house in the capital, and Jia Rong's grandfather happens to be here." Princess Yongchang's He said calmly, "Whether I come directly to the door or send someone over, I'm afraid the Cui family won't have the guts to accept it. Then you can go out under any name and just take a Jia Rong name card to pay your respects.

No matter what, Jia Rong is the only descendant of the Cui family left in the world, and the Cui family must receive it no matter what; as long as the door is opened, I will arrange a time for you to make an appointment with a host in the name of Jia Rong, and then I will take the guests. If you contact them directly, you don’t need to ask any more questions about the rest, and I will deal with them by myself. "

"This" Qin Keqing was obviously a little stupid, "Auntie, I don't understand why you treat the Cui family so favorably."

"In the old days, the queen of the Tang Dynasty flew into the homes of ordinary people." Princess Yongchang showed a rare literary expression, "The eight great families of the Tang Dynasty that were famous all over the world are now few and far between. The Cui family of Qinghe is considered It can still be lifted, although these nominal things have long since disappeared over time, but if I am willing to help pick them up, they will never let go of the opportunity."

"Auntie, I heard about the Queen." Qin Keqing was not stupid. He immediately reacted when he heard about the so-called "Eight Great Families of the Tang Dynasty".

"The Li family in Longxi and the Li family in Zhaojun are just names. In fact, we don't need to take care of so many things." Princess Yongchang smiled faintly, and they had already returned to the greenhouse while they were talking. "I won't hide it from you. There are many people around Kai'er. They are some military generals, which is not enough for him. It is the way to be a king to pay equal attention to both civil and military affairs. It is also necessary to support a few reliable people. You don't have to think too much. I will also leave it to the emperor's wife if I connect. Get rid of the headache—sit down and warm yourself up with a glass of wine.”

"Thank you, Auntie!" Qin Keqing did not refuse this time.

"Do you still remember the question I asked you at the beginning?" Princess Yongchang slowly swallowed the hot wine in the cup and said after thinking for a moment, "You should understand that even if you are with him, he will help you escape from Ningguo Mansion in the future. If you come out, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have the opportunity to reveal your identity in the future."

"It's better than being unclean like this." Qin Keqing said without hesitation, "When I first met him, I was shameless, but I don't regret it, because he is my only chance to escape from the prison; but here is my aunt. , But how did you hear about it?"

"We are different." Princess Yongchang interrupted her directly, with unabashed arrogance in her words, "For you, he is the only chance; for him, this palace is the only backer he can trust. !”

(End of this chapter)