The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

The light in the warm room gradually dimmed.

Lin Daiyu, who was sitting on the couch, turned around, turned the brief in her hand toward the window, and continued to read it in the light.

Zijuan came in, smiled and shook her head, walked to the couch and lit the lamp, and said, "It's so dark now, and you didn't even ask someone to light the lamp. You need me to serve you in everything. I'll be gone tomorrow, what are you going to do?"

Lin Daiyu stared at Luejie: ​​"You are so annoying." Suddenly, as if she was startled, she sat up hurriedly and looked at Zijuan: "You are leaving? Where are you going?"

Seeing Lin Daiyu's anxious look, Zijuan was moved and said with a smile: "I am also a concubine now. Miss, you can't let me serve you for the rest of my life!"

Lin Daiyu suddenly came to her senses and realized that she was "causing chaos because of her concern". Where could she, a concubine in the harem, go? !

Zijuan personally brewed a bowl of tea and brought it over.

Lin Daiyu took the tea bowl, sipped it slowly, and looked at Zijuan. The greatest luck in her life was meeting Li Hu and Zijuan.

Zijuan: "What's wrong?"

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "It's great to have you."

Zijuan was startled at first, then smiled and said, "It's too late to realize my goodness now!"

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes, put down the tea bowl, and then sighed.

Zijuan glanced at the brief description and asked softly, "Are you still worried about the selection of the Crown Princess?"

Lin Daiyu nodded: "Everyone is like a hungry wolf, wanting to stuff their daughters into the prince's palace."

"What are you talking about?" Li Hu walked in from outside the warm room.

"Your Majesty." Zijuan came forward and helped Li Hu take off his dress.

Lin Daiyu: "Where is the prince?"

Li Hu sat down beside the couch, took a sip of the tea, and replied, "He went to the cabinet with his grandfather. He said that large gold and copper mines were discovered in the North American province." He then said to Zijuan, "Go and prepare water for me to take a bath."

Zijuan: “Yes.” She answered and walked out.

When the footsteps faded away, Lin Daiyu looked at Li Hu and asked, "What's the matter?"

Li Hu was silent for a moment: "There is an ocean between the Tang mainland and the North American provinces. It is really far away from the emperor."

Lin Daiyu understood: "How many princes do you want to enfeoff in the North American provinces?"

Li Hu nodded: "In the future, the royal family's descendants will be granted fiefdoms in North America, like in Europe, and become hundreds of small countries. The development of science and technology requires not only talents, but also strong funds, which small countries cannot support. In this way, there will be no forces that can threaten the Tang Dynasty."

Lin Daiyu was also silent for a moment: "What if?"

Li Hu was stunned: "The meat is rotten in the soup pot."

Lin Daiyu opened her mouth and then sighed: "Forget it, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Oh, by the way, what do you think about the Crown Princess?"

Li Hu: "You are too impatient"

Lin Daiyu was anxious: "The prince is already seventeen years old. Xiao Ni is younger than me, and now she is a grandmother!"

Li Hu smiled bitterly. Jia Yun and Xiao Ni's son got married at the age of fifteen and had a son at the age of sixteen. He even went to the full moon banquet.

Li Hulue thought for a while and said: "It's not good to get married too early, let's wait until we are married."

Lin Daiyu: "Then we have to decide on the Crown Princess first. You, on the other hand, travel around in a special train and leave all the difficult things to me. They come to pay their respects every few days, saying they are paying their respects, but in fact they are here to promote their daughters. It would be bad not to see them, as they are all heroes who helped you build your empire."

Li Hu waved his hand and said, "Marry them all!"

Lin Daiyu laughed angrily: "There is only one Crown Princess!"

Li Hu: "Then let's make a rule that the empress of the Tang Dynasty can only be selected from women from ordinary families."

Lin Daiyu hesitated and said, "Is this okay?" Li Hu smiled and said, "Do you know why they want to send their daughter to the palace? Because they know that the power in their hands comes from the emperor. Things are different now. The army has been reformed. The middle and lower-level generals of the army and navy all came from the Royal Academy. They are all disciples of the emperor."

Lin Daiyu nodded.

Li Hu suddenly remembered: "Oh, the Royal Academy has already made that airplane.
Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up: "So soon? When can we fly?"

Li Hu: "This plane is made of spruce wood and some iron parts, and the wings are made of thin canvas tied together with fine wire. It is not very safe and the engine is not very stable. I estimate that it will be fine in two or three years."

At this point, he smiled and said, "When the time comes, I will fly you around the country to enjoy the scenery."

Seeing Lin Daiyu nodded, Li Hu continued, "After we have visited the Tang Dynasty, let's go abroad to have a look."

Lin Daiyu interrupted him: "You're leaving all the government affairs to the prince?"

Li Hu nodded and said, "Yes, in front of all the civil and military officials and the rulers of various countries, I formally appoint the crown prince as regent to handle the daily affairs of the court on my behalf."

Lin Daiyu hesitated again and said, "Although the prince is intelligent, he is still young."

Li Hu raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, we still have our father."

Lin Daiyu said unhappily: "Dad is so old now, it's time for him to enjoy a peaceful life."

Li Hu smiled: "It is because of your age that you need to find something to do, otherwise you will be bored and prone to Alzheimer's. Besides, my father is in good health. Drink tiger bone wine as tea. Who knows, he might give birth to a brother for you one day."

Lin Daiyu laughed in anger and punched Li Hu with a sneer: "Does saying such things look like a son-in-law? Disgusting!"

Li Hu was stunned by her coquettish look.

Lin Daiyu glared at him.

Li Hu came back to his senses, hugged her in his arms, and whispered a few words in her ear.

Lin Daiyu blushed: "I'm already thirty, if I have another child, I'll be laughed at to death!"

Li Hu glared and said, "Who dares? Besides, with the improvement of living standards, there are many women in their thirties who have children. The queen is a role model for women all over the world, so she should keep up with the times."

Lin Daiyu spat and said, "You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth!"

Li Hu smiled and said, "Let's go, let's go," and walked out while hugging Lin Daiyu.

Twenty years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Eastern Palace finally had a mistress.

In the warm room, the Crown Princess was sitting on the couch on the south side, with a robe spread across her knees, on which she was embroidering auspicious cloud patterns.

At this moment, the door curtain was lifted, and Li Ye walked in with a cold face. He sat down next to the Crown Princess without saying a word.

The Crown Princess was slightly startled and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Li Ye snorted, "You are so irresponsible. You just left without saying a word. My eighth brother just turned four years old. Is there any parent like this? You throw everything to me and make me responsible for everything."

At this moment, Princess Shouchang rushed in like a gust of wind and shouted to Li Ye: "Brother Crown Prince, Second Brother and Third Brother are making trouble in the school again!"

"There is no one at home who gives me peace of mind!" Li Ye stood up, stomped his feet, turned around and walked out.

Princess Shouchang looked at the Crown Princess and said, "Sister-in-law, am I here at a bad time?"

The princess smiled with her hands covering her mouth
The "irresponsible parents" mentioned by Li Ye are flying in the sky at this moment!
In the cabin, Lin Daiyu, wearing goggles, opened her arms and smiled happily.

Li Hu smiled. In the past five years, the aircraft engineering technology of Datang has developed rapidly. The plane he was driving was the latest model of the Air Force. After adding a fuel tank, the total range reached an astonishing 800 kilometers.

Looking at the cattle and sheep running around, the winding river, and the Mongolian yurts dotted like stars, Lin Daiyu smiled even more: "Fly higher, fly higher."

Li Hu shouted, "Hold on tight!" Then he slowly pushed the joystick, controlled the plane to start climbing, and then flew eastwards towards the rising sun.
end!

Goodbye, Jianghu!!! (End of this chapter)