Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 341 5.23 Sister Baochai will just call me Xuan'er from now on.
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5.23 Sister Bao, just call me Xuan'er from now on

The next morning, Princess Yongchang drove back to her home. When she went there, she was alone, but when she came back, there was a little girl. Even before the carriage stopped, Princess Yongjing had already opened the side door and stuck out her head with a smile. Then he was dragged back by his own imperial sister.

"My lord has met the princess and His Highness Yongjing!" After the two got off the car with the maids in the mansion waiting on them, Yingchun and Xue Baochai came forward to pay their respects at the same time.

"Is this sister of the Xue family?" Princess Yongchang had just signaled to excuse herself. Princess Yongjing stepped forward with a smile, grabbed Xue Baochai's arm and helped her up, "My little sister has heard about my sister a long time ago. I didn't know how happy I was when the emperor picked you up; from now on, I will work hard to take care of you!"

"I don't dare!" Xue Baochai hurriedly wanted to kneel down again, but she was held back by Princess Yongjing, "I am gracious to serve Your Highness, and will definitely do my duty."

"Sisters, where did you and I get so much trouble?" Princess Yongjing nodded with a smile, turned to say hello to Princess Yongchang, and then pulled Xue Baochai into the backyard, "Speaking of which, I have also met Sister Qin from your second room. , the set of music boxes she gave me is still kept here by the emperor, sister, would you like to take a look at it together?"

"Since His Royal Highness is gracious, the courtiers will naturally obey"

Princess Yongchang watched the two people's backs, with a faint smile on her face. She turned her head to look at Yingchun, who was still standing there. After thinking about it for a while, she waved to her and chased her into the backyard without saying a word. The second lady of Rongguo Mansion was left at a loss.

"Sister, are you getting used to these days?" In the small courtyard in the backyard specially reserved for Princess Yongjing, Xue Baochai was holding the music box in his hand at a loss, and Princess Yongjing was chirping in front of her, "Sister, don't worry , I’m not really trying to show off, I just see my sister working hard and don’t want to create any barriers between me.”

"You girl, do you think you have guessed what I mean?" Just as he was saying this, Princess Yongchang's voice came from outside the room, and as soon as she entered the door, she twisted Princess Yongjing's ear and raised it to her, "Look at you. It seems like you don’t object, right?”

"The emperor's sister-in-law and the emperor's sister have already made arrangements, what can the little sister say?" Princess Yongjing looked aggrieved, looking at her sister eagerly, "I don't know who I will marry in the future, it is better to be obedient and find someone I know everything about him, it’s not like I haven’t seen him before, the only problem is with Sister Xue.”

"I don't dare!" Xue Baochai, who had already guessed the outcome, hurriedly knelt down. Even though she knew that such a day would come sooner or later, she still couldn't help but shed tears, "I dare not forget you, the Lord of Heaven and Earth, my master; in the future, I don't dare to forget." I will definitely serve you attentively, so don’t worry, Princess. Brother Zhou has his own servants to persuade you, so I don’t need to worry about it.”

"Sister, get up and talk." Princess Yongjing smiled and helped Xue Baochai up, pulling her to sit on the edge of the bed. "Little sister Guo Xuan, sister Baochai will just call me Xuan'er from now on. From now on, you and I will be together and never separate." ?Although my little sister is not sensible, she also knows that in this court, it is often not as simple as a few words. Brother Zhou's matter has really wronged my sister."

"Xue Shidu, I also talked about this matter a few days ago. I might as well give you an explanation today." Princess Yongchang gently stroked her sister's hair, looked at Xue Baochai and said calmly, "Last night, I stayed in Fengchang. Zaogong, after discussing with the emperor's wife, when he comes back from Jiangnan, the imperial edict to promote him to the commander of the left guard of the front army of the fifth army camp will be passed on.

I will not hide it from you. There is a real shortage of senior military attachés of the fourth grade in the capital. Even if the emperor wants to arrange it, it will take a lot of effort. In order to get him to come up, I have spent a lot of resources. Let's not mention it. If it weren't for Xuan'er's matter, it would be difficult for the Dragon Head Palace alone to survive. "

"Your servant understands!" Xue Baochai was about to kneel down again, but was held back by Princess Yongjing.

"No, you don't understand." Princess Yongchang's tone was cold, "Not long after Dongfang returned from Jiangnan, I arranged for her to go out and escort the three hundred households with her to Beijing. Even I was so jealous when I saw such elite soldiers. In his hands, it only took less than a year to train him. If such a talent cannot be used by the Tian family, I don’t need to say more about the fate, right?

Yongjing girl is not intolerant of others. If you follow her in the future, although there are some obstacles in terms of status, the benefits will be indispensable to you. I will give you a guarantee here. From now on, you and his children will all be sent to Yongjing. In your name, you don’t have to think about those things that you have and don’t have. From now on, just think of yourself as Yongjing’s personal maid, how about that? "

"Since the princess has arranged it, it is naturally very good." Xue Baochai breathed a sigh of relief, and stood up respectfully.

In the feudal era, the difference between wives and concubines is completely between heaven and earth, and the status of the children of both parties is also the same. It is like Jia Baoyu is the phoenix egg of Rongguo Mansion, but Jia Huan can only be mixed up as a "little frozen cat"; Princess Yongchang's promise can be regarded as making up for Xue Baochai. The loss is that the children she gives birth to in the future will be able to enjoy the same treatment as Princess Yongjing's heirs, just like Tanchun's current appearance.

"Okay, I still have some things to deal with. You sisters might as well talk to each other." After being the villain and playing the bad guy, Princess Yongchang got away in time. Naturally, it was Princess Yongjing's turn to play the red face next. "Princess." Xue Baochai said nervously.

"Call me Xuan'er!" Princess Yongjing threw herself into Xue Baochai's arms with a smile, and happily nuzzled her, "I heard the emperor's sister mentioned that my elder sister was born on the 33st of the first month of the 21rd year of Longwu? The younger sister was born on the 37st of the first month of the [-]rd year of Longwu? It’s really not unfair to call you sister when you are born on the [-]th of the month. According to the rules of the Heavenly Family, the happy event should be held at the end of this year or the beginning of next year.

The younger sister knows that her elder sister is still wearing a heavy filial piety. How about asking for a favor and bringing her sister into the family together?If Brother Zhou has any dissatisfaction, sister doesn’t have to worry. The younger sister will persuade him, and the imperial sister will help. Besides, in the future, it will be a family matter, so why can’t we solve the knot? "

"Xuan'er—" Xue Baochai was obviously not used to it, "I dare to ask, is His Royal Highness Yongchang the same?"

"When sister came, she brought a girl named Ying'er, right? I heard that she has been with her since she was a child and has been serving her closely until now?" Princess Yongjing said with a smile, "Just like Sister Dongfang next to the emperor, sister once heard that , which family would marry off its own girl’s personal maid alone?”

"Princess, you really don't mind?" Xue Baochai said softly, "Brother Zhou is not the only one with me, but I have already met him. There are also two sisters from the Zhao family, plus Sister Bing, the princess has the body of a daughter."

"Do you mind if I mind?" Princess Yongjing slowly put away her smile, stood up gently and said, "My sister was originally chosen by Brother Zhou, so naturally I can't be wronged; although the others also want to come together, it can still be done anyway Is it impossible to cross this palace? Good sister, when you met Brother Zhou, did you ever have such worries?"

Xue Baochai was silent.

At the same time, the pavilion in the Princess Mansion Garden.

"Has everything been arranged?" Princess Yongchang took a sip of her tea cup, looked up at the commander of the guards in front of her and said, "Is it really as he said, manpower is irresistible?"

"Princess, what he said is actually modest enough." Dongfang Bing was silent for a moment before saying, "My subordinates tried to practice defense with the troops they brought. According to the firepower of matchlock guns and infantry cannons, not a single Qianhu It is absolutely impossible to defeat them with the strength of the troops, and this does not include the other spearman Bai Hu. After the three are added together, even with the full force of an elite Qian Hu, it is difficult to say whether it can be defeated from the front."

"In this way, I feel much more at ease." Princess Yongchang breathed a sigh of relief, "He agreed to what I asked him?"

"These six infantry cannons, plus doubling, will be the full artillery hundred households." Dongfang Bing said immediately, "He promised to provide all the artillery, plus three additional hundred matchlock guns, steel knives and spears, you don't need to look for him , In this way, it will be enough to integrate a new type of Qianhu in the Imperial Guard, so that if the time comes when it becomes unbearable, His Majesty can also be around."

"Not enough!" Dongfang Bing shook his head and interrupted her, "When he comes back, I will tell you personally. Double the number of matchlocks, coupled with elite spearmen, this is what a thousand households should have." Something; didn't you also say that he just made that 'self-generated fire gun'? Can you come over?"

"Princess, when my subordinate returned from Jiangnan, he still couldn't get even one." Dongfang Bing said helplessly, "Moreover, he also specifically mentioned that these were bought from the red-haired man at a high price. Do you need them?" It’s a small amount of money; even according to the price of the weapons supervisor of the Ministry of Industry, the things I just asked for are at least 5 taels."

"Are you distressed?" Princess Yongchang glanced at the confidant, and when she saw that she had no choice but to turn her head, she continued, "Okay, let's do this for now, and let's talk about what happened this time. Speaking of the weapons supervisor, I didn't ask you to send a few match ropes. Let them try to make a gun? What will be the result?"

"That said, they don't have such high-quality fine iron. With the current capabilities of weapons, even if they are made, they will weigh [-]% of the weight. This is not a problem of bombing or scrapping." Dongfang Bing said disdainfully, "I hope they , it’s better to give Ziyang more money.”

"He has a beautiful idea!" Princess Yongchang curled her lips, "Okay, let's do this for now!"

(End of this chapter)