Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 171: Sympathy for each other? Sympathy for each other!

"I, the poor nun Miaoyu, greet the emperor!"

Miaoyu suppressed her excitement, stepped out from the crowd, put her hands together, and bowed to the Supreme Lord.

The Supreme suddenly realized: "Oh! Yes. You live in the Lin Mansion."

He pointed at her casually and said to Dai Quan who was following him like a shadow, "Her handwriting is really excellent.

"I'll give her the copy of the Diamond Sutra by Wen Zhengming from the previous dynasty that I've been keeping.

"Well, I will also give you ten sets of top-quality pine soot ink, top-quality Hu brushes, She inkstones, and Xuan paper. Plus a hundred taels of gold."

He walked out as he spoke, and by the time he finished speaking, he had already left the Yanjia Palace.

Miaoyu stared at his back in a daze. It was only when Xiangyun quietly pulled her sleeve that she came to her senses and bowed hurriedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

The Queen Mother glanced at her, then passed by and looked at the families of Shoushan Bo and Beijing Wang with a smile: "Now this girl is a princess. Go back and tell Shui Rong not to bother her anymore. Otherwise, I will make her a princess tomorrow."

The Queen Mother of Beijing's face was livid, the Princess of Beijing lowered her head, and the family of Shoushan felt extremely wronged, but they had to bow their heads and apologize: "It's all because of your poor persuasion, please calm down, Queen Mother."

"Who said I was angry? I took advantage of the Supreme Lord's birthday to do two things I had wanted to do for a long time, and I did them perfectly and happily. What should I be angry about?"

As he was speaking, there was a sudden commotion outside the hall.

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and looked at Cheng Qian: "Go and see who is desperate."

My Queen Mother! Today is the birthday of the Supreme Lord. Can you please be more careful with your words?

Cheng Qian was extremely depressed and ran to see.

Suddenly, two young girls came in with helpless looks on their faces.

The one in front was very lively, jumping up and down, almost pushing Cheng Qian down, and then he ran over and threw himself into the Queen Mother's arms:

"Grandma!"

So, this is the daughter of some princess?

Seeing the spoiled look on the girl's face, Daiyu quickly reached out and pulled Tanchun, and together they took a few steps back.

Unexpectedly, the girl immediately noticed the two of them, narrowed her eyes, pointed at Tanchun's nose and asked, "Is it you? Are you pretending to be pitiful so that my grandmother would adopt you as her adopted daughter?"

The Queen Mother gently pushed her away, her face calm, “Shouchang, I just accepted her as my adopted daughter in front of all the ladies in the world.

"From the perspective of seniority, you should call her aunt. Is this the rule your mother taught you to point at your elders' faces when speaking?"

This girl was none other than Princess Tongyi's daughter, Princess Shouchang.

Following behind her was her current tutor: Xue Baochai.

Although Baochai spent most of her time looking at the blue bricks in front of her, it did not prevent her from seeing the situation in the hall clearly.

——So, just by virtue of Prince Beijing's request to take a concubine, Lin Daiyu was able to become a princess overnight?

The royal family wanted to punish the king of a different surname, and thus an orphan girl was affected and benefited.

that is it.

After giving herself some advice, Baochai felt a little more at ease.

Princess Shouchang pouted in grievance, "With this Yimin, my grandmother doesn't love me anymore!

"You forgot that it was you who asked for the title of Princess for me. You were so good to me then! But now that you have her, you don't even look at me."

"So, you should understand that if I can get the title of Princess for you, I can also have someone take it away from you.

"After all, your mother and the emperor are not on good terms. And as the empress dowager, I naturally have to stand on the side of the emperor."

The Queen Mother looked at her indifferently and spoke rudely and bluntly. She turned her eyes away and looked coldly at Xue Baochai, "Miss Xue, you have been a tutor for some time.

"Why, our Shouchang used to be so sensible and polite, but now with you by his side, he has become a vulgar person who is jealous regardless of time and place. Isn't it your fault?"

Xue Baochai didn't say a word, but was accused of such a serious crime. She could only kneel down and admit her bad luck: "I am incompetent."

"You are not incompetent. You are too capable." The Queen Mother snorted.

Xue Baochai didn't respond at all. She knelt lightly and said, "I am here on the orders of the Queen to invite Princess Beijing and others to have dinner at Kunning Palace."

After saying this, she stood up without even needing the empress dowager to call her, and only bowed slightly, "The empress dowager sympathizes with the ladies' restraint, so Princess Yimin, Master Miaofa... and Princess Zhaoqing will accompany you."

Then he turned to Cheng Qian:

"Today is a festival, and everyone is happy. Aunt Cheng, please advise the Queen Mother not to overwork herself and to rest well."

Cheng Qian knew that this was a message from the Queen, so she immediately knelt down and bowed her head: "Yes. I will obey the Queen's order."

On such a good day, the Queen Mother had no choice but to give face to the Queen: "That's the way it is. All right, you guys go. Go back and tell the Queen that she has worked hard too, so take some time off to rest."

Baochai glanced at Princess Shouchang.

The latter's eyes were red, but he still bit his lip and bowed politely, then covered his face and strode out.

The Queen Mother of Prince Beijing and others also hurriedly took their leave.

The Jia family walked at the end.

The Queen Mother looked at Xichun, who still looked a little childish, and asked Tanchun quietly, "Your fourth sister?"

Tanchun nodded slightly.

The Queen Mother sighed and murmured softly, "What a pity."

Daiyu glanced at Tanchun, and Tanchun also looked at her, but shook her head slightly, so slightly that it was almost invisible.

When Jia's mother looked back quietly, she happened to see this scene. She turned back quickly, frowned and thought for a long time, and then left the hall, and then she pulled Mrs. Xing aside and asked her in a low voice:

"Are Sister Lin and the third girl really that good? I remember that she only looked at Yuanyang and Feng girl differently back then!"

Madam Xing sighed softly and whispered, "Maybe, they appreciate each other!"

This is not mutual sympathy at all, it's clearly sympathy for each other!

Xiangyun heard it clearly, and suddenly thought of her own mother who died unjustly. Tears welled up in her eyes! Afraid of being seen, she quickly wiped them with a handkerchief and forced a smile.

Although Lady Jia and Madam Xing didn't notice it, Xichun saw it clearly from the side and couldn't help but become curious: Why is Sister Yun crying?

Lunch is over.

Cheng Qian was called out, and came back after a while, unable to restrain her laughter: "In reply to the Queen Mother, the Zongzheng Temple took your words seriously and rushed to kowtow to me in a hurry.

"It's OK to talk about the book, but the seal needs to be engraved now. It really can't be done in one day. I beg the Queen Mother to give me two days."

The Queen Mother also laughed and patted Tanchun: "Then wait. Don't live in your shabby little courtyard these days.

"Not only is it a mixed bag, it's also unsafe. There's a large courtyard next door to your sister Lin, and no one could afford to live there before. Now it's just right, so I'll give it to you as the county lady's mansion."

She motioned Cheng Qian to call two carriages, "Now that you two have a rank, you can get a carriage to go in and out, which is much more convenient. When you have nothing to do, pass the sign and come in to see this old woman of mine."

Daiyu and Tanchun thanked them and left with Miaoyu.

When the three people stood on the steps at the entrance of Yanjia Palace and looked at the flattering smiles of the palace maids guarding the gate, they felt as if they were in another world.

The eunuch who led them in came running over, beaming with joy: "Congratulations to Princess Zhaoqing and Princess Yimin!"

Daiyu looked at him, smiled and said nothing.

Tanchun relaxed and couldn't help but teasing, "It's a pity that we are not allowed to bring anything into the palace. Although you congratulated us, we didn't get any reward. Aren't you at a loss?"

The eunuch was about to speak when he suddenly looked behind the three people, his face changed, his knees softened and he knelt down!