The Concubine of the Red Chamber

"The flowers are gone!" The Eighth Prince stared at the cracks in the stone slabs for a while, and then suddenly said, as if he was very distressed.Jia Lan recalled the teachings of her mother before. It is said that the eighth prince has the most changeable temperament, but he is very favored by the emperor, but the fifth prince, who is a compatriot with his mother, is the most disliked by the emperor, but the relationship between the two is very good .

After not seeing anyone speak for a long time, Jia Lan glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and paused for a while. She had heard many rumors about the eighth prince in the palace, but she never thought that this man was so beautiful.Yes, the moment Jia Lan saw the eighth prince, Jia Lan only thought of one word, that is beautiful.Although she has seen few people in her life, she has indeed seen many in the past, and she has also seen many indistinguishable ones, but none of them shocked Jia Lan.She was so beautiful that it was shocking, even Jia Lan, who was self-conscious and well-informed, was in a trance for a moment.

Princess Baoqing originally wanted to say a few words to Gu Qingyan. Although Gu Qingyan's appearance was not as dazzling as that of the Eighth Prince, he was indeed the most handsome man Princess Baoqing had ever seen in the palace.And...Princess Baoqing thought of the night she was locked up and sneaked out half a year ago, she met him when she came out, and he sent her back, and she didn't tell anyone.He treated himself the same as before, he didn't flatter him when he was favored, and he didn't make sarcastic remarks when he fell out of favor.Although Princess Baoqing is young, but because she often hears about the marriage between the eldest princess and the second princess, she will inevitably feel a little overthinking.

"The flowers are gone, let's go back! Shi Shenghua is hard to grow, didn't you say you want to see the fifth prince?" Gu Qingyan heard the flowers of the eighth prince, then knelt down and looked into the eyes of the eighth prince.

Seeing the eighth prince nodding, Jia Lan showed no sadness or joy on his face, then pulled Gu Qingyan's hand and stood up slowly.Then he followed him back with blank eyes.

Just now, Jia Lan's attention has been on the eighth prince's exquisite appearance, and now he sees his eyes, what kind of eyes are those?The beautiful peach blossom eyes are completely devoid of any expression, he doesn't seem to see anyone in his eyes, even if the third princess greeted him reluctantly, he didn't stop, but when he walked in front of Jia Lan and Niu Jihong , suddenly paused and glanced at Jia Lan, took a deep breath, then finally changed his expression, frowning and left straight away.

After the eighth prince left, some guards came and pulled the two maids who were kneeling in the corner and passed out. Princess Baoqing originally wanted to show her kindness and affinity, but when this happened, she lost all interest.

"It is said that the eighth prince was scared out of the question when the imperial concubine left." Nishang took care of Jia Lan's washing, and whispered: "The eighth prince was extremely intelligent when he was young. When he was young, he was able to memorize all the Four Books and Five Classics. The emperor was very excited at that time, so he made an exception and made the original concubine Gu a noble concubine. His Majesty even thoroughly investigated the message, and personally educated the Eighth Prince for a long time before letting him live with the Fifth Prince."

"So the Eighth Prince is the most favored?" Jia Lan remembered that when Princess Baoqing was the least around, there were seven or eight people serving her, but it seemed that there was only one Gu Qingyan around the Eighth Prince.

"The emperor really loves the eighth prince the most. Even if the eighth prince didn't like people around him, the emperor agreed with him. But there is no one on the surface, but there are many people guarding him in private." Nishang finished feeling a little emotional, and continued Said: "The eighth prince doesn't like to talk, and he doesn't like to hear others say that he is beautiful. He likes to wear red clothes the most. In addition, sometimes he has some strange ideas. Some people have faintly said that the eighth prince is a fool, but the emperor still has the eighth prince." The portraits drawn by the prince are said to be exactly the same as real people, and some people who talk too much were punished, so no one dared to talk too much afterwards."

At the age of five, you can memorize the Four Books and Five Classics, and you can also draw portraits?Jia Lan suddenly felt a little familiar. It was hard for her to think that normal children would do this. Even Jia Min, who in his opinion is extremely intelligent, could not do it until now.Jia Lan was thinking in silence, wondering if she was trying to get closer?But he quickly gave up, so what if he followed his own guess?What does it have to do with me.

"The third lady from Rongguo's mansion, and Niu Jihong, the daughter of Zhenguogong..." Gu Qingyan also said curiously at this time: "Xuan'er really paused, you also know that his steps are as big as he was young , if he hadn't looked into his eyes, he wouldn't have had any unnecessary reflections, and there was the sound of breathing in. Later, I checked curiously, and it was the second daughter who was beside Xuan'er at that time."

The fifth prince, Jun Zezhen, looked at his cousin amusedly, and said, "Don't you think too much? Xuan'er can't sniff her nose even if she has a runny nose."

"Azheng, don't believe me, why don't I ask Xuan'er?" Gu Qingyan just felt that something was wrong, so he leaned in front of Jun Zexuan, turned his face to himself and asked: "Xuan'er is watching in the Imperial Garden today. what?"

Jun Zexuan looked at Gu Qingyan and opened his mouth and said, "You are stupid."

Gu Qingyan choked, then grabbed the snack beside him and took a bite, saying: "I'm stupid, I'm stupid, Xuan'er is the smartest, can you tell me?"

Jun Zexuan stretched out his hand and pushed away the dim sum plate in front of him, turned his head and said, "Look at Xiaohua, and...it smells so good."

"What smells so good?" It was rare for Jun Zezhen to hear such an answer from his younger brother, so he dared to ask with interest.

Jun Zexuan turned to look at him, then lowered his head, and continued to draw. Jun Zexuan wanted to continue to ask, but saw that his younger brother's painting was not the flowers and plants that he used to paint, but just a little girl, a round little girl, round and bulging With big eyes, a pair of flat buns on her head, there are not too many decorations on her head, only two pearl headbands... Even the index fingers of the little girl's clasped hands playfully mingled together and the bracelet on her hands are also drawn. is very clear.

Looking at Gu Qingyan, Jun Zezhen's face was full of surprise. In these years, apart from his concubine, his cousin, and their father, he had never seen his younger brother draw others on the drawing paper. He hadn't even noticed Xiao Liu from Aunt Bian, but today he just drew a little girl.

"Xuan'er has also reached that age?" Gu Qingyan opened his mouth and asked curiously.Could it be that he was also interested in choosing concubines for several princes?Think you have a part?

Jun Zexi waited for Gu Qingyan to take a look, feeling that he was too outspoken.Xuan'er has never forgotten since she was a child, and she will never forget the direct sales she has seen. There used to be such a person in the ancestors of the Gu family. After Xuan'er had this phenomenon, he kept it a secret. Later, after many times of teaching, he was able to avoid looking at unnecessary things and listening to unnecessary words. If you are careless, you will even hurt yourself, unless others look into his eyes and look at him, even the father will believe that Xuan'er has a brain problem, and the painting is only because he will always maintain a pure heart.Since the death of her mother and concubine, Xuan'er has been doing very well, but today she made an exception...Jun Zezhen is not sure whether it is good or bad.

"The third daughter of Rong Guogong Jia Daishan is a concubine. Her biological mother passed away on the full moon, and she was brought up by two loyal servants of her biological mother until the fourth lady of Jia's family was full moon. She was brought up under her knees by her grandmother. It is said that she is a bit honest and dull, but She is extremely well-behaved. Entering the palace as an accompanying student was also a mistake. Because the Fourth Miss of the Jia family was infirm and inconvenient, the emperor knew about the death of the Hong family girl at that time, so he was angry and recruited her into the palace. She entered the palace on the first day. When I was in the palace, I was punished by Concubine Zhen to kneel down and passed out for several days." Gu Qingyan thought about the investigation of Jia Lan, but no matter how you look at it, it is just the daily life of ordinary concubine girls, there is nothing special, except He looks fairer and more pleasing to the eye than others.

Jun Zezhen pinched the paper and looked at it, then frowned and said: "Honest, well-behaved, dull... But as far as I know, she has a good relationship with her elder brother. When she returned to the palace the day before yesterday, she was sent by Jia She, and even her sister-in-law Jia Zhang They bought a lot of supplies for her with great fanfare, all of which are exquisite. This is not something that an honest concubine would get, not to mention that she is still Baoqing's companion."

"She has a servant girl who is now studying palace rules. This servant girl is one of the loyal servants left behind by her biological mother who took care of her when she was a child. The other is her nurse. Do you want to start with this maidservant before touching Jia Lan's body?" Bottom." Gu Qingyan thinks so, and he knows Jia She a little bit, although he can't be called a dandy, but he is not a good-tempered person either.This girl can be protected by Jia Amnesty, it is indeed not as simple as the investigation.

Jun Zexi thought for a while, and said: "Forget it, she's just a little girl, and Xuan'er didn't mention it from yesterday to today." This younger brother is the closest person he has in the world, and he promised his mother and concubine to take care of him. lifetime.Moreover, the younger brother himself respects and loves him very much, even with that extremely cold temperament, he will not allow anyone to say that he is wrong.A younger brother who would collapse if he was not careful, Jun Zezhen felt that it was because of him that he looked older than his peers.

Gu Qingyan thought to himself that he had already painted the painting of Liufu, so it was not mentioned?He was completely speechless to the pair of brothers. He said that it was the fifth prince who wanted to investigate, and it was the fifth prince who said it would be fine. The other one was just painting every day, but he didn't say a word, so tired!

In the middle of the night, just after the first watch, Jun Zexuan suddenly stood up, his face remained unchanged, but his eyes made people feel that he was a little happy. He stretched out his hand, and a guard in black hurried forward to help him dress. After getting dressed, he said softly, "Xiao Yi, I still have to smell the incense."