Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 379 5.61 It was decided after discussion between the imperial sister and the younger sister.

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5.61 The emperor’s sister decided after discussing with her younger sister

Standing at the door and bowing to see off the two royal family members, Zhou Yang waited until their backs disappeared before sighing and returning to the living room to sit down. The things in front of him also made him understand that the current situation in the capital was far from what Emperor Yonghe and Princess Yongchang had said. It was so easy, otherwise he, a newly promoted fourth-grade military attache, would need to be so wooed?

Even though the queen made it sound like they were very close, this was actually the second official close meeting between the two of them, and she still had obvious reservations, that is, the last sentence "your marriage to Miss Xue" was clearly a hint. When he decided on Princess Yongjing, he didn't bring it up directly, but he had to make a roundabout way.

In the feudal era, the royal family was above all else. Even the marriage of a princess was not a "marriage" in name. When a prince-in-law marries a princess, the official name is "Princess Shang", which is actually a euphemism for "bringing into the royal family." The prince-son-in-law of all dynasties has different status. It can't be said how high it is, and many high-ranking people or people who are interested in court are unwilling to accept it.

The princess did not talk about a "blind date". The royal family directly "granted a marriage" after discussing it. At most, some high-status people could get a hint, but it was only a "hint". If the man did not agree, he could politely refuse. Then both parties pretended that this was not the case; once it was made public, it would be a "match made in heaven" and the dignity of the royal family could not be trampled upon.

Therefore, even when Princess Yongchang mentioned the marriage to him, she hinted at Xue Baochai's status as "attendant" and never directly promised anything; the queen "just happened to" bring the second-in-command of the Jia family with her, but she did not mention it. However, given the specific situation, it is difficult for Zhou Yang to have much confidence.

"Squeak—" Just as Zhou Yang was sitting there blankly thinking about something, he heard the door open again, and an obviously petite figure jumped in and closed the door, which made him a little dumbfounded, even if he looked through the screen. Even though he was blurry, he also recognized the identity of the person coming.

"Brother Zhou, haven't you slept yet?" Princess Yongjing walked around the screen with a smile and stood in front of Zhou Yang. "I couldn't sleep and went out to walk around. I happened to see the lights on in this room and listened. He said Brother Zhou was favored to stay the night, so he came over to take a look, but I didn’t expect it was really you!"

"I've met Your Highness Yongjing!" Zhou Yang smiled bitterly and stood up and bowed, then raised his head and looked at the little girl who was only thirteen or fourteen years old in front of him. As for her so-called "just seeing it", just listen to it. If you really believe it, you would be a fool. .

The princess's bedroom must be somewhere in the courtyard of the inner palace. Even if Princess Yongjing couldn't sleep and wandered around, it was impossible to wander to the Daming Palace. As for the so-called "really you", it was pure nonsense. Even if a princess was idle, He was so bored, and he would never knock on the door alone in the middle of the night to see a strange man. If word spread, it would disgrace the entire royal family!
"Brother Zhou, you're welcome!" Princess Yongjing also saw his thoughts. She hesitated and walked to Zhou Yang, pressed him down on the couch, then blushed and sat down next to him, " If the younger sister’s guess is correct, the imperial sister should have mentioned our matter, right?”

"Your Highness."

"My little sister's name -" Princess Yongjing interrupted her softly, "Guo Xuan, Brother Zhou can call me Xuan'er."

"Xuan'er." Zhou Yang sighed softly, looked at the familiar but unfamiliar little girl in front of him and said, "Since you mentioned His Highness Yongchang, you must also know about me and her. It stands to reason that there should be no more What a good impression?"

"Brother Zhou is talking about the fact that you stayed at the imperial sister's place a few days ago?" What Zhou Yang didn't expect was that Guo Xuan actually mentioned it directly, "Brother, don't worry, although the younger sister has grown up in the palace. , but she is not a stupid girl who has never seen the world. Not to mention that she lives with the imperial sister ten days and eight days a month. If she only talks about your affairs, what is the problem?
Not only the imperial sister, the younger sister also knows the other sisters around Brother Zhou. Not to mention the matter of Xue Shidu, there are also two sisters from the Zhao family and Sister Dongfang. I heard that when I came back from Huguang this time, I also brought a Sister Xing, when the emperor was discussing with the younger sister, they also mentioned a few sisters whose identities were not convenient to mention. Is the younger sister right? "

"Since your Highness knows, why do you still accept it?" Zhou Yang was really confused, he couldn't believe that he was really so attractive.

"Otherwise? In the future, will you wait for the royal brother to help me look at a so-called 'young talent', and then treat each other as guests for the rest of my life?" Princess Yongjing's tone was mature and steady that was completely inconsistent with her age, "Good brother, the daughter of the royal family, but No one really knows anything, just like the imperial sister. Although the younger sister looks down on her, who dares to say how much better the so-called 'talents' will be in the future?
Brother Zhou may not know that the promotion of you to the capital was actually decided after discussion between the imperial sister and the younger sister. At that time, the younger sister had already agreed. At least Brother Zhou should know that this military attaché of the fourth rank in Beijing is really short of children and has no father. The emperor's consent is absolutely unacceptable; it is natural for the emperor's sister to persuade the emperor's brother, but it is the younger sister's business for the father's emperor. "

"." Zhou Yang froze. He really didn't expect that even though he had never dared to underestimate this little princess, he still seriously underestimated it. "But I don't know how His Highness persuaded the Supreme Emperor to agree? I am so conceited. You also know that I have already been marked by His Highness Yongchang and His Highness, so how could the Supreme Emperor agree?"

"My father didn't agree at first. It was my younger sister who took the seal directly and stamped it in front of him." Princess Yongjing threw herself into Zhou Yang's arms with a smile, but frightened Zhou Yang so much, "I also let my father understand." After understanding the younger sister's thoughts, the mother-in-law was so angry that she wanted to hit someone, but her father stopped her and stopped her, so the matter was settled.

Brother Zhou, his father, brother and sister all have something on their minds. Although the younger sister doesn’t know the specific arrangements, she can roughly guess a lot of things. The affairs of the royal family have been like this since ancient times. The younger sister doesn’t dare to hope that anything can be changed. I only hope that Brother Zhou can fulfill the little sister's wishes. Although my father is old, he cannot be like King Zhao Wuling. At least he should be Tang Gaozu. "

Princess Yongjing's words made Zhou Yang no longer have any luck, and he also understood her bottom line. King Zhao Wuling, a great hero, "retired" early in order to abolish the eldest son and establish a young one, laying serious hidden dangers, and finally encountered "The Sand Dune". "Xuanwumen Revolution", he was besieged by powerful ministers in the palace and starved to death; although Tang Gaozu was forced to abdicate and be imprisoned after the Xuanwumen Revolution, he finally died. "Your Highness is serious. Your Majesty is a wise king. How could he do something that makes his relatives happy and his enemies happy?" Now that it was confirmed that there was no problem, Zhou Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew clearly that the Supreme Emperor in the original work was very To be alive is definitely not to "die from a sudden illness." "What's more, the civil and military officials of the whole court are watching, so His Majesty cannot do too much."

"Brother Zhou can say this, my little sister is relieved." Princess Yongjing was smiling and said softly in Zhou Yang's arms, "I heard from the guards in the palace that when Brother Zhou was received by the emperor just now, the emperor happened to be there too. Are you here? But how did the little sister see just now that the emperor's sister left with the emperor's sister-in-law? "

"It's not about the military." Zhou Yang hesitated for a while, and only talked about the flintlock and artillery, and finally complained deliberately, "Your Majesty and His Royal Highness Yongchang are also really, so much consumption, how can they Did you ask your ministers to use their own money to support the army? If this was spread, people would think that I had evil intentions!"

"Giggle, giggle, doesn't this show that Brother Zhou is valued?" Princess Yongjing couldn't help but laugh. She looked at the hourglass in the distance and said, "It's getting late, so I'd better go to bed early. It's not convenient for my little sister." Stay on."

"Let me send you off -" Zhou Yang quickly prepared to get up.

"Don't!" Princess Yongjing pressed him hard, and after a moment of hesitation, she lowered her head and kissed him lightly, then ran out covering her face, "Brother Zhou, just remember what happened today!"

"This is true." Zhou Yang glanced at the hourglass with a wry smile. Haishi was about to pass (nearly [-] p.m.), "How precocious are the children of the royal family?"

Fengzao Palace, main palace bedroom.

"What's the expression on the emperor's sister-in-law?" Princess Yongchang picked up the tea bowl in front of her and took a sip. When she saw that the queen waved everyone away, she said to her with a straight face and said with a smile, "Also, what's going on tonight? My little sister doesn’t believe that the emperor’s sister-in-law, who always talks about being polite and decent, would really visit any of her ministers.”

"You hooves, do you really want to die?" The queen angrily walked up to Princess Yongchang, twisted her ears and shouted, "It's just you and him outside, how can you be fooling around in the palace? East Side Hall Even though it’s more than ten feet away from the west, you don’t really think you can’t find anything there, do you?”

"Sister-in-law, you are worrying too much, I am just..." Princess Yongchang still wanted to defend herself.

"Rong'er, do you really think I didn't see anything through the screen?" The queen glared at her angrily and said, "Where did General Zhou's hand reach just now? Do you need me to tell you? I know you If you are dissatisfied with His Majesty's original arrangement, you shouldn't abuse yourself like this; besides, I heard that the boy from the Huang family was killed a few days ago."

"The emperor's sister-in-law said, let me wait a little longer?" Princess Yongchang gradually lost her smile, turned around and sat down with the queen next to her, and then said, "If I tell you, he is so called 'Ma Feng' in the building, I arranged for Ziyang to do it, what would the emperor’s sister-in-law think?"

"You——" Even though the queen was used to seeing wind swords and snow swords in the palace, she never expected it to be so explosive.

"Royal Sister-in-law, you don't know how important this matter is." Princess Yongchang said seriously, "After all, he has a name, and everyone knows the true situation. Once many things are taken advantage of, even I will I dare not say that there is no problem, it is better to let him shut up completely, so as to save those troubles such as "husband guides wife".

Ziyang's position is my arrangement. Otherwise, the emperor's brother would be too passive. But as long as this time passes, the emperor's sister-in-law will see that no one in this world can shake Kai'er, not even the emperor's brother; and All of this needs someone to implement it. No matter how many useful things you and I have in our hands, we can't get it on the surface! "

"Since you have already made your decision, why do you still want to drag Xuan'er?" The queen hesitated for a long time before nodding her head in approval, but she still had doubts. "With your relationship with him, you have already praised him so much, how can anyone still do so?" What are the two princesses talking about? If this spreads out, will the royal dignity be lost?"

"Don't worry, Sister-in-law, from now on it will all be Xuan'er. When I arranged for Ziyang to take action, I specifically mentioned that he would not be allowed to kill him." Princess Yongchang said lightly, "As for me, there won't be any trouble in the future. Is it possible that there is someone who doesn't know? Damn it, do you have the guts to attack something like this?"

"That's fine!" The queen finally nodded slowly.

(End of this chapter)