Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 72 Helping the Emperor repair the bell
In the bedroom, the strange beating sounds suddenly stopped, but the whimpering sounds continued.

Youshi, Qin Keqing, Lingxue, Jindie, Ruizhu, and Ping'er were still eavesdropping outside the window.

Suddenly, the window was pushed open, startling all six girls.

When the six girls found Yuan Qingbai standing in the window and looking at them coldly, they all wanted to run away.

"Everyone, stop!"

Yuan Qingbai drank.

The six women stopped one after another and lowered their heads, either embarrassed or nervous.

"Go and wait in my study!"

Yuan Qingbai shouted again.

All six girls went to his study obediently.

Yuan Qingbai closed the window, first warned Wang Xifeng, and then went to the study to warn the six daughters of the You family, warning them not to spread what happened tonight, and also specifically warned Wang Xifeng not to complain to the Queen Mother and Queen He...

He was not making a fuss out of a molehill by teaching Wang Xifeng like this tonight.

The original work clearly stated that Wang Xifeng was jealous and ruthless in house fights.

In the original work, Jia Lian originally had two people in his house. Within half a year of marrying Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng found out who they were and sent them away.

When Wang Xifeng married Jia Lian, she brought with her four maids as dowries. All of them died or were married off, leaving only Ping'er.

Ping'er was forced by Wang Xifeng to be Jia Lian's maid.

Because Ping'er has good character and is loyal to Wang Xifeng.

Because Jia Lian, as the young master of Rongguo Mansion, didn't even have a single person in the room, this was unreasonable.

Because Wang Xifeng wanted Ping'er to tie Jia Lian's heart and prevent Jia Lian from messing around with others.

However, Wang Xifeng didn't want Ping'er and Jia Lian to sleep together. In fact, if she found Ping'er and Jia Lian alone together, she would weigh ten things against them. Therefore, Ping'er and Jia Lian generally did not stay alone together.

Whenever Jia Lian glanced at any of the maids in the room, Wang Xifeng would dare to beat the head of that maid to pieces in front of Jia Lian.

Because Yuan Qingbai knew Wang Xifeng like this, he felt that he needed to teach him a lesson in time today.

Wang Xifeng has only been here for more than ten days, and she started fighting in the house by relying on herself to win the hearts of the Queen Mother and Queen He. If this is not a lesson, will she do it again in the future?
Yuan Qingbai's use of such a teaching method was not mainly out of bad taste.

Wang Xifeng couldn't tell anyone about this kind of lesson, nor could he complain to the Empress Dowager or Empress He.

Oh, if she complained to the Empress Dowager and Empress He that Yuan Qingbai taught her such a lesson, she would be considered a coward, and she would be thought to be ruining the reputation of Prince Qingbai.

Yuan Qingbai also warned Wang Xifeng that if he dared to complain and the Empress Dowager or Empress He asked him, he would tell the truth that she was jealous and excluding people in the room after only being here for more than ten days. This would be a serious crime.

In the original work, Wang Xifeng once got into a big fight with Jia Lian because of jealousy, and complained to Jia Lian in front of many people, which made Jia Lian feel embarrassed and apologized to her in public afterwards.

As expected by Yuan Qingbai, Wang Xifeng became somewhat honest after being taught such a lesson by him. She did not dare to tell anyone or complain to the Queen Mother or Queen He.

However, she still often stayed with the Empress Dowager or Empress He, serving them diligently and flattering them.

When she thought about it, she had already made Yuan Qingbai unhappy, so she should please the Empress Dowager or Queen He. Otherwise, Yuan Qingbai's first concubine would probably be Youshi.

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When the new emperor ascends the throne, it is indispensable to honor, confer, grant, promote, and ennoble.

What's more, the brothers in the Jing'an Dynasty fought fiercely and cruelly for the throne. After Emperor Chengtai ascended the throne, it was necessary to show more kindness to his brothers, nephews, and Emperor Jing'an, as the Supreme Emperor, was also happy to see this situation.

In April of the first year of Chengtai, Emperor Chengtai promoted another prince.

The person who was granted the title of Jin this time was his sixth brother, Yuan Sigang, the sixth son of Emperor Jing'an.

This Yuan Sigang's biological mother had a low status, and he was disabled.

He is a self-aware person and a low-key and cautious person. Although he was the sixth son of Emperor Jing'an and had a higher rank, he did not participate in the succession of the princes of the Jing'an Dynasty.

Emperor Jing'an made him the Prince of Xun County, and he was able to fulfill his duties and handle the errands assigned to him conscientiously.

Emperor Chengtai's evaluation of his sixth brother was "respectful, cautious, and lawful."

Because this sixth brother had no enmity with Emperor Chengtai, and Emperor Chengtai appreciated him, Emperor Chengtai also felt that too much enmity between himself and his brothers gave him a bad reputation in this area, and it was necessary to improve it.

Therefore, in April of the first year of Chengtai, Emperor Chengtai of the Jin Dynasty granted Prince Xun the title of Prince Zhongxun with the consent of Emperor Jing'an.

In April this year, Emperor Chengtai also made Yuan Siyi the Prince of Gongjun.

Yuan Siyi was the sixteenth younger brother of Emperor Chengtai, also the sixteenth son of Emperor Jing'an.

This time Emperor Chengtai not only made Yuan Siyi the Prince of Gongjun, but also asked him to take charge of the vassal affairs.

Yuan Siyi was the closest brother besides his ninth brother when he was in the vassal reign of Emperor Chengtai.

Yuan Siyi did not participate in the princes' fight for the throne. He was gentle and courteous, had outstanding conduct, was good at calligraphy, and was also good at poetry and poetry.

Also in April of the first year of Chengtai, Emperor Chengtai also knighted Yuan Qingsang.

Yuan Qingsang was the eldest son of the former Ninth Prince and now Prince Zhongzhi. He went to the Beijing camp with Yuan Qingbai for training, and even teamed up with Yuan Qingzhe to target Yuan Qingbai during the Autumn Festival.

Emperor Chengtai knew that Yuan Qingsang's conduct was not good, so the knighthood of Yuan Qingsang was obviously out of affection for Prince Zhongzhi, but it was only a knighthood, not a king.

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Although Emperor Jing'an abdicated and became the Supreme Emperor, he still controlled a lot of power, but his official duties were not as complicated as when he was the old emperor.

The diligent and conscientious Emperor Chengtai, although the current emperor's power is limited, is responsible for most of the emperor's affairs. Emperor Jing'an also trusts him, and Emperor Jing'an will only interfere with important matters.

Ever since, Emperor Jing'an had a lot of free time.

Reading, writing poetry, calligraphy, playing chess, fishing, studying science and Western gadgets, chatting with the elderly and reminiscing about the past, occasionally sharing a room with young concubines, and being accompanied by the two great grandsons of Qing Liang and Qing Bai...

The life of this great emperor was not boring.

Yuan Qingbai would greet Emperor Jing'an every day and accompany him, not only because he really wanted to be filial to Emperor Jing'an, but also because this was a task entrusted to him by Emperor Chengtai.

Emperor Chengtai has been very diligent since he came to the throne, often sleeping five to six hours a day or even less than five hours a day.

Being such a diligent person, he naturally did not spend much time with Emperor Jing'an, so he asked his son Qingbai to help him honor his filial piety, thereby easing the conflict between him and Emperor Jing'an.

Emperor Jing'an, who liked science, was interested in some Western gadgets, such as self-ringing bells.

He collected several self-ringing clocks in the study where he settled in Chun Yuandan, some worth hundreds of taels of silver, and some worth thousands of taels of silver.

That afternoon, Yuan Qingbai came to Danzhu to visit Emperor Jing'an, and found that the old man was wearing glasses and repairing a chime clock he had collected in the study, and his face was sweating.

Yuan Qingbai smiled and said: "Grandfather, grandson, come and help you."

Emperor Jing'an smiled and said, "That's fine. My eyes are not working well and my hands are not flexible anymore. My ability to repair the chiming clock is no longer as good as before."

After saying this, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Yuan Qingbai Xiu Zhong with great interest.

Yuan Qingbai quickly repaired the chiming clock.

In his previous life, he was somewhat good at repairing chiming bells. In this life, because he knew that Emperor Jing'an liked chiming bells, he studied this area specially and helped Emperor Jing'an repair chiming bells twice.

Emperor Jing'an's broken chiming clock today is not a big problem.

Seeing that Yuan Qingbai had easily repaired his beloved chime clock, Emperor Jing'an smiled happily with joy.

Suddenly thinking of something, Emperor Jing'an asked with a smile: "Qingbai, do you remember the poem I wrote about the self-ringing bell?"

(End of this chapter)