Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 327 That corpse is not the King of the North (Revisited after discharge)

Daiyu returned to the palace and remained silent for the whole afternoon.

Aunt Meng knew that she had had a long talk with Lady Jia, and was afraid that Lady Jia would become soft-hearted again, so she went to complain to the Queen Mother.

After hearing the whole story, the Queen Mother laughed and scolded her, "That's her grandmother, a blood relative. She's kindhearted, but you insist on destroying her kindness. What's your intention?"

Aunt Meng pouted and said unhappily: "Good people are often bullied..."

"You just want to take advantage of that shameless family, who often take advantage of Zhaoqing's kindness to get things from her.

"But think about it carefully, have they ever really gotten anything out of it? Yimin, the only one who seemed to have benefited, became the daughter of my Chen family.

"So you are worrying for no reason." The Queen Mother laughed, "Zhao Qing knows it very well!"

Aunt Meng was stunned for a long time after receiving the four-character approval number. After thinking about it again and again, she couldn't help but say, "My lady, why don't I come back and follow you?

"My scheming mind, following the princess, can't help, and sometimes even cause trouble."

The Queen Mother almost laughed out loud: "You are just an accompanying doctor! With Zhaoqing's clever mind, who does she need to give her advice?

"Just take good care of her for me and the emperor. Don't let your imagination run wild as to other things!"

After laughing, she thought for a moment and called Zijuan over, and gave Daiyu some of the rare treasures that Yuanchun had brought to Yanjia Palace some years ago.

Daiyu was stunned when she saw the plate of food that Zijuan brought over.

Zijuan smiled and gently advised: "Young lady, please take care of yourself. The Queen Mother and Aunt Meng feel sorry for you, but they dare not ask too much."

Daiyu's eyes swept across the pile of treasures, and suddenly her gaze focused. She stretched out her slender fingers and gently picked up a long string of agate beads, with a complicated feeling in her heart.

She had seen this thing when she was young. Her mother spent eight hundred silver coins to buy it from a southwestern merchant and gave it as a New Year's gift to her grandmother.

Unexpectedly, she entered the palace and became Yuanchun's gift to the empress dowager.

The Rong and Ning families were naturally wealthy, and they could do whatever they wanted with the young lady who entered the palace.

But this string of things represents my mother's admiration for my grandmother. How could it be sent to the palace as well?

Daiyu laughed at herself.

There are no capable descendants of the Jia family, and the only hope is the empress in the palace.

Mother and daughter, grandparents and grandchildren, compared with the glory of a clan, they must all take a back seat.

Now, if one were to think from a positive perspective, what the grandmother said from the bottom of her heart would be seen as her deep affection and love for her grandson; but if one were to interpret it with scheming, wouldn't every word be meant to trick him into taking care of the Jia family?

Lin Daiyu closed her eyes slightly and shook her head.

Don't think, don't think too much.

Let things come, and they will be fine when they come.

When soldiers come, we will attack them; when water comes, we will build dams.

"I've been bored for a long time, and I just want to go sit with the Empress Dowager. Qingwen, take these things. Put the agate necklace aside, and bring it to me when I go to Rongfu again tomorrow."

Daiyu got up and went to the main hall to talk with the empress dowager.

He spent the whole afternoon regretting his moves, stealing them, arguing and laughing, and had a joyful time with the Empress Dowager until light came on and dinner began.

The next day, Emperor Zhaoming came out of court to pay his respects to the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother smiled and told him, "Zhao Qing said yesterday that Shi from Rong Mansion has recovered. Tell the Imperial Concubine not to send anyone to Yanjia Palace to avoid upsetting the Queen."

Emperor Zhaoming was slightly startled, then laughed and said, "What does this woman's matter have to do with me? Mother, do you want to see your son make a fool of himself?"

The words were so blunt and shameless that the queen mother was dumbfounded.

Emperor Zhaoming chuckled and immediately bowed and took his leave.

But the Queen Mother stopped him with a shout: "Stand still! Did I tell you to leave?"

Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhaoming didn't even turn his head, but strode away with his robe in hand, and disappeared in a flash!

Everyone was stunned.

"Your Majesty, this is..." Aunt Meng stared with wide eyes.

Daiyu smiled and said, "My cousin and aunt acted like spoiled brats, just like your majesty!"

The Queen Mother glared at her, but her eyes were filled with joy.

Tanchun looked around in surprise, unable to react. She turned back quietly and asked Aunt Jiang, "Your Majesty, earlier..."

Aunt Jiang interrupted her with a smile and explained softly, "Your Majesty was always a little bit reserved in front of the Empress Dowager."

Daiyu smiled and winked at the Empress Dowager: "It seems that your scolding of those two has worked!"

The Empress Dowager recalled that Emperor Zhaoming happened to hear her words of defense in the back hall that day, and her face actually flushed a little. She pointed at Tanchun and said:

"It was only after I saw the wagtail necklace on her wrist that I was able to find out the details of the incident.

"In fact, Shui Rong has been disrespecting the emperor for a long time, but this incident is just a special piece of evidence."

Everyone in the hall was talking and laughing until lunchtime, when someone said, "The Governor-General of Liangjiang sent a boat to Beijing, and it docked late last night.

"Early this morning, a car pulled him into the Northern Palace. Half an hour ago, the Northern Palace Concubine sent a memorial to the palace, saying that the body was not that of the Northern King!"

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, and asked hurriedly: "Does the Supreme Lord know?"

"I already know." The visitor bowed his head and reported, "The Supreme only sneered and said nothing."

The Queen Mother was silent.

The visitor glanced at the Queen Mother and said, "Prime Minister Dai has sent a message saying that the opera singers that the Queen Mother loves to listen to the most will perform in the palace tomorrow.

"Ask the Queen Mother which younger generation she likes besides Princess Zhaoqing and Princess Yimin to come and listen together."

The Queen Mother was surprised: "Listening to an opera?"

"Yes."

The Queen Mother looked at Daiyu, who understood immediately and smiled brightly. She stood up and sat beside the Queen Mother, smiling and acting coquettishly:

"I haven't seen Xiaoyang for a while. We're having a great time. Her Majesty, could you please ask her to come along?"

The Queen Mother was embarrassed: "Are you talking about Hongchang? If we invite her, then we have to invite those others as well?

"It's hard to say whether we will watch the actors or the actors will watch us!"

Daiyu immediately raised her hand and promised: "Tomorrow I will take Yimin and Hongchang with me and sit next to you. I won't move away at all!

"No matter who tries to provoke me, I will pretend to be blind and not see anything! I guarantee that you will have a good time listening to the church!"

The Queen Mother sighed and laughed, then shook her head: "All right!"

Because he asked people to invite Princess Shouchang, Princess Hongchang, Princess Anchang and Princess Yongchang separately, he also said, "Their mother doesn't need to come, I think it's too noisy."

Tanchun was puzzled. She controlled her temper and finished her meal. Then she quietly asked Daiyu, "It's just a play. Why are you and the Queen Mother making such a fuss? And you invited everyone?"

Daiyu smiled and tapped her head, explaining in a low voice: "The emperor has been diligent in government all his life, and even if he went to the opera, it was only during the emperor's birthday celebrations, the New Year's Day, or in his early years when he served the Empress Dowager.

"Now he is planning this, to tell the world that he will retire peacefully from now on and will no longer be involved in government affairs!"

Qingwen, who was listening nearby, asked in a surprised voice: "The emperor is finally really the emperor?!"

Daiyu and Tanchun fought back at the same time, each hitting her on the head with a slap!