It is said that Dai Quan visited a temple at night and found a sign with a map erected outside the Plum Grove. It was not until this moment that he understood what Jia Cong was thinking. As the leader of Qin said, if everyone could enter the palace and hang out
, it is not uncommon in the imperial palace. The experience of one monk and master and three edicts of passing the throne will rarely cause people to gossip after dinner. The emperor's majesty was completely ignored, and the four words "ordered by heaven" became a joke. Jia Cong's reaction
He was much more ruthless than Cao Datong and Fang Xiong. After thinking about it, he did not dare to enter the Plum Forest and extinguished the candles and returned the same way.
After entering the tunnel entrance and lighting a lantern, Dai Quan took a deep breath. Just now, it seemed as if there were small claws in his belly that were scratching his heart. After walking for a few steps, he couldn't bear it anymore and turned back.
After standing in front of the big wooden sign and carefully memorizing the route for half a day, Dai Quan boldly headed to the intersection of the maze. A small wooden sign was erected at the intersection with the words "Entrance of the Merlin Maze" written in six characters and an arrow on it.
Dai Quan walked along the path. After walking about fourteen or five steps, he saw a half-sized wooden sign. On the wooden sign, there was only a map of entering the maze, and a small red dot with the words "
"You are here". Dai Quan suddenly felt that he had just wasted his energy on memorizing the map. I was afraid that there were signs along the way and it would be difficult to get lost. Sure enough, when he reached the first fork in the road, there was only one left in front of him.
There is a feasible road, and there is a guide wooden sign. In addition, a thick hemp rope is framed from the root to the branch between the two plum trees next to the intersection, as if a hemp rope painting is hung. Dai Quan is in accordance with the wooden sign.
He walked inside and saw a house. However, he did not dare to go in again because the lights were on. Then he secretly looked around, turned around and walked back - this time he really left.
Returning to his residence in the palace, Dai Quan sat on the kang and breathed heavily. An old eunuch who had lived in the palace for most of his life and could still climb up next to the saint and the empress dowager should never be curious.
.Everyone who is curious in the palace will die early. Dai Quan suspected that he had been fascinated by something, and secretly warned not to make the same mistake again. Looking back, thinking about such an important matter, both the saint and the empress dowager must want to know the truth. He had just
I just went to inquire for my two masters. Taking risks for my masters is only natural. Thinking of this, I felt a little relieved and fell asleep peacefully.
The next day, he followed Qin Keqing and others to inventory the items. After a whole day, when he was about to finish the work, Dai Quan looked at a pair of large vases from Ru kiln and said with emotion: "The Za family remembers that one year, the saint folded them with his own hands in the Imperial Garden.
Two plum blossoms are placed in this vase." He sighed again, "The palace has been in decline over the years, and those who were in charge of the imperial garden were transferred away by King Yan, so there is no one to take care of the plum trees."
Qin Keqing hurriedly said: "Don't worry, father-in-law, we have inventoried the items, and the next step is to tidy them up. The imperial garden will also hire gardeners to take care of it."
Dai Quan nodded and suddenly remembered something: "I heard that there is a plum forest next to a temple. It is really beautiful when it blooms."
"I've heard that too," one group member said enthusiastically, "It's getting cold now, and the plum blossoms will bloom in a few months. Then let's go shopping as a group!"
Qin Keqing said casually: "Okay."
Dai Quan asked: "When can I go and see that temple?"
Another team member turned to Qin Keqing and asked: "Is a temple open?"
"It's not open yet. But we can go shopping first." Qin Keqing said with a smile, "How about I take a day off and Eunuch Dai come with us?"
"Okay, okay~~" the little girl shouted, "It's just like our school's autumn outing."
Dai Quan pretended to think for a while: "I just don't know if the Za family can get out of the palace cheaply."
"Oh, yes, you haven't registered as a staff member yet." Qin Keqing frowned slightly, "It's because Jia Cong didn't think well, he should have made arrangements for you first. I'm afraid that kid won't be able to take care of it. I'll tell him later... forget it.
, I'll take over this matter." She thought again and smiled bitterly, "I don't have much else to do. Let's finish the inventory first. There are so many things that can't be done at once. Anyway, my father-in-law doesn't know the way, so we'll pick him up tomorrow.
you."
Dai Quan smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Team Leader Qin. The Za family are just curious."
Qin Keqing also smiled and said: "That's right. Everyone has curiosity. Even if the palace has suppressed the palace maids, eunuchs and concubines for many years, once they are released, human nature will naturally jump out. Those childless concubines who were the first to leave the palace
They all married themselves, and none of them wanted to be a Taoist nun."
Dai Quan was stunned: "Didn't they let the thieves kidnap them?"
"Yes." Qin Keqing said with a smile, "That thief leader happened to be my man." Dai Quan was shocked!
The two team members asked curiously at the same time: "Has Team Leader Liu ever been a gangster?"
Qin Keqing said: "It's just a green forest status. There are so many women in the Queen's Palace, and there are many young ones, and the oldest ones are only half-year-olds. Wouldn't it be a shame to waste one's life in the palace? Jia Cong's na
The boy coaxed the Queen Mother to send them to become Taoist nuns, and asked our old Liu to pretend to be a bandit and rob them before leaving the Taoist temple. He told them that the King would prepare a new road for them. They could go home or get married.
Women who are self-reliant can also be given travel expenses back home, dowry for married people, and property for self-reliant people. If you are not willing to do so, you can also go back to the Taoist Temple to observe the festival for the Supreme Emperor - there is no telling if he will be able to receive the old man when he returns to Beijing one day.
They returned to the palace to become empresses. Unexpectedly, they were all married within four months."
The little girl said: "It's not surprising. The Emperor is so old, how many young girls would be willing to follow him? It's just that he has good looks, so he used a talent show to force her way in."
"That may not be the main reason." Qin Keqing said, "The palace is closed and there are many rules. You are not allowed to sit, sleep or eat freely. It is no different from being in prison. They all look good and elegant. Even if they marry as merchants in the name of widows,
Businessmen value profits more than separation. The wife can still make the decision at home, and can go out and walk more often. A woman who survives in the harem has no problem in the backyard." After saying that, he noticed that Dai Quan looked strange and asked hurriedly, "Eunuch Dai.
What's wrong?"
Dai Quan was stunned for a long time, sighed, and said with a wry smile: "It turns out that Jia Cong had a rebellious attitude at that time."
"He just refuses to waste human resources." Qin Keqing said seriously, "I know that my father-in-law has been well versed in the ways of the inner court since he entered the palace. The master is the master, slaves are like objects, and human lives are like grass. I hope that my father-in-law can
Understand, things have changed, things have changed, things are different now, and we should slowly get used to equality and freedom." She smiled and said, "Don't worry about anything else, let's go to the temple tomorrow."
Dai Quan sighed again: "Jia Cong's actions are like those of the previous dynasty."
"No!" Qin Keqing said, "It can only be our dynasty, not the previous dynasty."
One team member asked: "I also think it's from the previous dynasty, why not?"
Qin Keqing blinked: "It's not that easy to change customs. Only by subtle influence can it be effective." Dai Quan didn't fully understand, so he only wrote down these words.
The next day, Qin Keqing's inventory team was on vacation. They came to the Forbidden City early in the morning to pick up Dai Quan and headed to a temple. The temple was similar to before, except that there were more signposts and maps. Dai Quan was confused about what it was.
taste.
The group of people wandered to the Medicine Master's Hall, looked around the maze of road signs for a while, and then went in. When they arrived at the former residence of Master Yiseng, Qin Keqing said: "The most interesting thing here is the three imperial edicts of the late emperor. Let's take a look first." Then he drove and led the way.
He followed everyone into the lobby. As soon as he entered the room, he heard a chirping sound inside - it was a group of teenagers. It turned out that the management office of a temple was doing promotion activities. Before officially selling tickets for an attraction and operating it,
Students are invited to visit for free. There are compulsory education schools, some for women, some for the Jia family, the Jiang family and other families, and some for the Imperial College. The current group of students are from a compulsory education school in the west of the city, and they are all ordinary people.
Disciples, standing in twos and threes in front of various maps, sand tables, and weapons, were discussing.
Qin Keqing and others bypassed them and went straight to the west wing. On the wall here hung three thin brocades like paintings, which were the three posthumous edicts of the late emperor, passing the throne to the second, sixth and ninth sons respectively.
Qin Keqing and others looked at it as if they were laughing. They all commented that the late emperor was greedy and would not let go of Quan in front of him or in his name. Only Dai Quan stood in front of the edict in a daze like a fool. Others did not rush him after reading it.
, he only said hello and said he would go out for a walk first. Dai Quan then stayed alone in the west wing.
After standing for a long time, another group of visiting students came outside. This time they came back from the Tsinghua Charity Women's School. They were all dressed in lake blue shirts and plain white skirts. They were so neatly dressed. When they saw someone in the room, they all asked Dai Quan.
They bowed and saluted. The little girls were more lively than the group of teenagers just now, and they kept chattering and laughing. Dai Quan took a few steps back and stood behind them. He couldn't help but think of the beautiful women who first entered the palace. There was a girl with a very outstanding appearance.
, looked at the imperial edict with his hands behind his hands for a long time, then suddenly stretched out and smiled. Dai Quan couldn't help but secretly admired in his heart: This figure has such a good character, if he has a good background, he will definitely be a favorite concubine when he enters the palace.
The female students watched for a while and then went out. Dai Quan stayed alone for another half day and slowly walked out. Qin Keqing and the others were waiting for him in the hall, so they walked to the Bagua Court and took a look at the old man.
The camphor box is still placed under the octagonal pavilion, but the administrator is guarding it and is not allowed to touch it.
After returning from Baguayuan, he happened to meet a group of female students who had finished viewing a monastery. The two groups walked through the plum forest and went out together. Qin Keqing asked casually: "Don't you look at the trap box?"
One girl replied: "We thought that one was interesting, so we watched that one first before coming here."
Qin Keqing smiled and said: "That one is more interesting than the imperial edict."
Another girl said: "What's the point of the imperial edict? It's just an old man who has died long ago teasing his son. That mechanism box must be the work of a master of structural mechanics. It's a pity that we can't take it apart to study it."
The beautiful girl said: "Let's apply and ask the management office to make a replica for interested students to study!" Everyone agreed, and even Qin Keqing said it was a good idea. The girl was really good-looking, and Qin Keqing was ranked among the two in the group.
All the young men became interested in her and deliberately approached her to talk about the task of counting the Forbidden City. Qin Keqing and others looked on with smiles. The girls nearby were curious and looked for people from the counting team to inquire.
After leaving the Meilin, the two groups naturally formed a group and walked towards the outside of the temple together. When they walked to the backyard of the Main Hall, they met another group of students. This group was from the Imperial College. The beautiful girl happened to be at the front, who was from the Imperial College.
The students couldn't help but look at her. The girl frowned and pulled her companion away. The two young members of the counting team both turned back and glared at them.
Dai Quan didn't pay attention to the group of students. However, there was a man in a scholar's robe who seemed to have really fallen in love with the beautiful girl. He stared at her back without moving. Others called him twice but he ignored him. Dai Quan unconsciously glanced at her.
He immediately recognized him at a glance: this son was the fourth son of Prince Yan's family. He had just turned eighteen last year and got married and opened a mansion.
After leaving a temple, the counting team and the female students were still chatting happily, and they talked for another half a day before they left. Dai Quannai quietly told Qin Keqing that the fourth son of King Yan was among the group of people just now, and Qin Keqing's eyes moved.
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Because Jia She would return to Beijing at the beginning of October, the second room in Rongguo Mansion had to move out at the end of September. Baoyu bought a house near Ningrong Street, which was originally the residence of a censor. Jia Cong became the queen regent, and the censor had to move out at the end of September.
Shi Guanguan returned to his hometown. Although the house was not small, it could not be compared with Rongguo Mansion. Xianguo Mansion was in a hurry to use it, so he paid a high price to hire craftsmen to repair it quickly, and also roughly added some curtains and other useful objects. Jia Huan had to move
It passed. Fortunately, the Jia family's ancestral hall is over there. Jia Huan has been sending people to repair and tidy it up in the past few years, so it doesn't take much trouble.
Mrs. Wang discussed with Li Wan on the sick bed and said that she wanted to live with Jia Lan in the future. Li Wan knew that Shi Xiangyun did not want to see her, and she could not afford to offend Princess Jian'an, but she had a better temperament. Therefore, Li Wan ordered Jia Lan to buy a small house.
A bigger house should be farther away from Rongguo Mansion. Jia Lan is now in charge of the family business and is already a small wealthy man. He can afford to buy a big house nearby. He thought that there must be a reason for what his mother said. Two years ago, he himself was in
I have a small property outside, so I don’t need to buy a new one, I can just move it there.
It's just that Jia Zheng still hasn't decided who to live with. He naturally likes Baoyu, and logically he should live with his legitimate son; Ke Xianguo Mansion is the Duke's Mansion, and there is an ancestral hall. If he lives in Xianguo Mansion, Jia Huan's wife will be a dignified princess
, I had to live in a side hospital. After much thought, I couldn't make up my mind, so I discussed it with my concubine. The concubine only said, "Master makes the decision," and turned around and quietly told Li Wan.
Li Wan suddenly found it funny. He sent someone to tell Jia Zheng in a roundabout way. He heard from people who followed Baoyu that there was a courtyard in his house where the censor's parents used to live. Now it was cleared out for Mrs. Jia Zhengwang to live in.
Only then did Jia Zheng realize that his co-author Baoyu was not prepared to give up his main house to him! Looking back, he realized that he had been out of office for more than ten years, but Baoyu was a talented man with a world-famous reputation. This seemed to be true. He sighed.
He decided to follow Jia Huan and move to Dongfu next door.
Mrs. Wang went crazy when she heard the news: Jia Huan's mother-in-law, Aunt Zhao, is still there! What has happened to her, a dignified second wife? She hurriedly sent people to ask for Jia Zheng, so it would be better to follow Baoyu. Jia Zheng rolled up his sleeves and said
"What does she know! Huan'er is now the Duke of the country, on the same level as the boss!" Mrs. Wang cried for a long time, and the next day she sent someone outside to find her eldest son-in-law Zhan Kun. Zhan Kun is so busy, and the maid can't even see him.