The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

This is the weather at the turn of summer and autumn. After a wind blows and a rain falls, the hot weather immediately becomes much cooler.

It hadn't rained much in the capital since the beginning of the dog days, but it started raining at dawn that day, and there was a breeze. Li Hu did not allow anyone to close the windows, and the wind blew through the open window opposite, blowing up the clothes of the fat little man who was sorting out Li Hu's imperial edicts at the imperial desk.

Seeing Li Hu put down his pen, the little fat man smiled and said, "No wonder people say 'clouds follow the dragon'. As soon as the emperor returned to Beijing, it rained."

Li Hu smiled and said, "Make a cup of tea."

"Yes."

The little fat man immediately handed a bowl of tea to Li Hu and said softly: "I just went to the Imperial Household Department and heard something..."

Li Hu took the tea bowl, took a sip, and then asked, "What's the matter?"

Little Fatty: "The young man of the Jia family who was born with a jade in his mouth was beaten."

Li Hu: "Baoyu was beaten? Who beat him?"

The little fat boy replied, "Jia Zheng beat him. I heard that Jia Zheng was very cruel. If the lady hadn't arrived in time, he would have been beaten to death!"

Li Hu was surprised: "What's going on?"

The little fat man came to the imperial desk and whispered a few words.

Before he finished speaking, Li Hu blurted out a Chinese quintessence and then burst into laughter.

Li Hu didn't expect that Jia Baoyu was so brave that he actually slept with his cousin.

The little fat man laughed and said, "I heard from the people in the Imperial Household Department that Jia Baoyu was forced to drink a lot of wine by the mother and daughter of the Wang family, and then he was helped to the side room to rest. The girl of the Wang family was wearing a red musk necklace at the time."

Red Musk String?

Li Hu's eyes flashed. This thing was a pair of red beads made of musk and other ingredients, strung together into a string.

Musk is a substance secreted by male deer when they are courting female deer. In addition to having the effect of abortion, it can also be used to soothe the mood.

The weather was quite hot yesterday, the scent of musk was strong, Jia Baoyu had drunk some wine, and when his cousin exposed her snow-white arms, it was so "full of spring" that he certainly could not control himself.

Poor kid, he has fallen into the trap carefully designed by the Wang mother and daughter!
The eldest daughter of the Wang family is really daring. No, a young girl definitely doesn't have such means. It's Mrs. Wang Ziteng.

In this era, orphans and widows are pitiful, especially mother and daughter. In the eyes of outsiders, they are fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

In addition, Wang Ziteng's wife was poisoned by Xia Jingui and she will not live for many years. Once she dies, the Wang family girl will be completely without relatives, and even if she gets married, she will have a very difficult life.

After hearing Jia Yingchun say it several times, Jia Zheng felt sorry for the mother and daughter of the Wang family and wanted to arrange another marriage between the Jia and Wang families, but was rejected by his mother Jia.

If Wang Ziteng were still alive, the mother and daughter of the Wang family might not necessarily be interested in Jia Baoyu.

After what happened to Xia Jingui, the mother and daughter of the Wang family became frightened birds. Only Jia Baoyu, an "honest man", could be trusted. In addition, Jia Zheng, a serious man, could at least ensure that the daughter of the Wang family would not be tortured and could live safely.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng had taken great pains for her daughter, but the method was too dishonorable.

This matter cannot be concealed. If historians knew about this, they would probably be furious.

There is a new woman from the Wang family in the backyard of Rongguo Mansion, so it is expected that there will be some fun to watch.

Thinking of this, Li Hu smiled and said to the little fat man, "Send someone to give Jia Baoyu some pills and bring some snacks from the imperial kitchen."

The little fat man said, “Yes.” He bowed and retreated.

Li Hu stood up and walked to the window, looking at the falling rain outside. It was already the end of July, and the second batch of troops to conquer Japan led by Feng Tang and his son had already crossed the sea. It was unknown whether they could send the royal family of Japan to the capital to dance before the New Year.

Just then, the little fat man rushed in like a gust of wind.

Little Fatty: "Your Majesty, the Empress is about to give birth."

Li Hufei also ran out
From the time of Si to now, just a few hours, but to Li Hu it felt like decades had passed. The midwife had not been able to take over yet. Fortunately, the Imperial Hospital had prepared a labor-inducing pill in advance and she had already taken it.

Listening to Lin Daiyu's painful voice, Li Hu had no choice but to pace back and forth outside the bedroom and wander around the room.

The little fat man standing nearby, Li Yuanzheng standing outside the bedroom door, all the imperial physicians, and the palace maids and eunuchs were all very nervous and kept praying in their hearts that nothing would happen.

Li Hu walked to the palace gate and stopped suddenly. He took a deep breath and looked into the distance with worried eyes.

Suddenly, a golden light shone on Li Hu's face, and his eyes reflected two bright lights.

Only then did Li Hu react: the rain had stopped, the clouds had dispersed, and the sun had come out!

At this time, a baby's cry was heard in the bedroom. It was born!

Li Hu trembled violently and turned around abruptly.

The eunuch in charge of Kunning Palace rushed out like a flash, then slid down to his knees in front of Li Hu and said excitedly, "Your Majesty is delighted! God has blessed the Tang Dynasty with a legitimate son!"

The little fat man immediately knelt down and said loudly: "The emperor is very happy!"

The palace maids and eunuchs in the palace knelt down immediately and said, "Your Majesty is very happy!"

Li Yuanzheng and all the doctors of the Imperial Hospital also knelt down one after another: "Your Majesty, we congratulate you!"

"Okay, okay, okay," Li Hu said three "Okay"s in a row. His mouth was trembling as he spoke, and his body was shaking as well. He was really afraid that something might happen to Lin Daiyu.

The little fat man hurriedly climbed up and handed a bowl of tea to Li Hu, letting him drink a few sips while gently stroking his back: "Your Majesty, the Queen and her child are safe."

Li Hu recovered his breath and regained his usual composure. He waved his hand and said, "Reward, one year's salary for each person!"

Everyone expressed their gratitude.

Li Hu then said to the little fat man, "Immediately inform the cabinet and the six ministries and nine government offices that the queen and her child are safe. Tell them that I have a son and the Tang Dynasty has a crown prince!"

After a pause, he said, "Send someone to inform the Rongguo Mansion as well." After that, he walked straight to the bedroom.

No one in the bedroom expected Li Hu to come in and they exclaimed in surprise.

Ignoring the "bright yellow bundle" handed over by Nanny Wang, Li Hu walked quickly to the bedside and looked at Lin Daiyu, who was lying there motionless with a pale face. He wanted to hold her hand, but he didn't dare to touch her. He could only ask softly, "How do you feel?"

Lin Daiyu came back to her senses after a while and looked at Li Hu aggrievedly.

Li Hu hurriedly held her hand: "Okay, it's all over."

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu felt even more wronged and started crying: "It hurts so much!"

Li Hu: "Does it still hurt?"

Lin Daiyu sobbed: "It's all your fault"

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault." Li Hu had no choice but to coax her and wipe away her tears and sweat.

Everyone else left, leaving only Nanny Wang standing there holding the child.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu's emotions had stabilized, Nanny Wang handed the child to Li Hu.

This was the first time in his two lives that Li Hu became a father. He was extremely nervous. His arms were tense and his whole body was stiff. He didn’t dare to move.

Nanny Wang smiled and told Li Hu some techniques on how to hold a baby.

Li Hu held his son in his arms, looked at him, and then brought him to Lin Daiyu, saying with a smile, "Look at our son."

Lin Daiyu glanced at the wrinkled little face and was stunned: "Why is it so ugly?" Her tone was full of doubt.

Nanny Wang said softly, "Your Majesty, all newborn babies are like this, and they will grow up slowly."

Lin Daiyu took another look and frowned: "It's so ugly!"

Li Hu: "With our looks, we will definitely be a handsome and suave man in the future, charming thousands of girls from all over the country!"

Lin Daiyu curled her lips: "Have you thought of a name yet?"

Li Hu subconsciously wanted to say "Li Chengqian", but swallowed it back. This name is not good. Li Chengye? It seems that he also died at the hands of Li Shimin. No, all those with the word "Cheng" were killed by Li Shimin. It's unlucky!

You only regret not having read enough books when you need them!

After a while, Li Hu asked tentatively, "How is Li Ye?"

Lin Daiyu looked at him: "What karma?"

Li Hu smiled: "The karma of the great cause! The karma of the emperor's cause!"

Lin Daiyu said nothing, and turned her gaze to Li Ye in Li Hu's arms. After a while, she said, "He looks ugly no matter how I look at him."

Before he finished speaking, Li Ye, who had just calmed down, started crying again (End of this chapter)