The concubine of Germany is as beautiful as a god [Qing wear]
Chapter 138 Southern Tour
"As the saying goes, there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. I heard that the first stop the emperor will go to is Suzhou, and then we must go to those gardens for a while." Ma Quan leaned on the soft couch with a cushion on her back It is very pleasant to pick up the grapes and eat them.
Concubine Yi was lying opposite her, while Concubine Ping was sitting at the back of the carriage. Between the three of them, there was a low table, which was filled with fruit snacks, and Concubine Ping was eating with great interest.
In order to avoid boredom on the road, the three of them sat in a carriage. As for the princes and princesses, they sat in two carriages in total, and there were wet nurses and maids serving on them.
"It's just that the time of our visit is not right." Yifei said with a smile: "There are ancient poems: the spring breeze greens the south bank of the river; there is also Bai Juyi's writing: the sunrise of the river is more red than the fire, and the river is as green as blue in spring. Can you not remember the south of the Yangtze River? See it Going to the south of the Yangtze River is to go in spring."
"And Li Bai's fireworks will go to Yangzhou in March." Concubine Ping tucked in a piece of snack and hurriedly agreed.
"Let's talk after you finish eating, so you don't get choked. What does this look like?" Ma Yuan gave her an annoyed look. She knew how to eat and eat along the way, and she didn't know how Pingfei's stomach grew.
The strange thing is that after eating so much, I haven't seen any growth. This physique has made many people envious and red-eyed.
Concubine Ping stuck out her tongue embarrassingly.
Ma Guan shook his head speechlessly, and said with a smile: "The emperor's trip to the south of the Yangtze River is not for sightseeing after all, and we can't force too much."
"It is said that there are many beauties in the south of the Yangtze River. You said that the emperor will bring a few back to the palace when he goes to the south of the Yangtze River this time?" Concubine Yi joked with a smile: "Almost all the women in the palace are from the Qing Dynasty, and there are very few Han people. Women, don’t you know what is different about Han women?”
"Others are wishing for fewer concubines in the palace, but you actually want the emperor to bring back more Han women?" Ma Guan looked at Concubine Yi strangely, and Concubine Yi was very strange.
Concubine Yi smiled nonchalantly: "How about a few more, so what about a few less? It's just like that."
Even if there were fewer, she would not be favored like Concubine Degui; even if there were more, she would still be a concubine, and she had two sons, who had a place in the harem.
Ma Guan raised her eyebrows, and quickly guessed what Concubine Yi was thinking, but she hadn't realized before that Concubine Yi was an open-minded person.
That's right, at their age and status, they don't care so much about how much they are favored. As long as they keep themselves safe, life will not be so sad.Maybe it's easier to live.
"Sister Yifei must not let the sisters in the palace know about her thoughts, otherwise she will definitely hate you to death."
"I'm just here to talk." Concubine Yi smiled, and then said with emotion: "I was able to come out this time because of your honor. I have hurt you before, but you don't care about the past. This palace You are the only woman I admire."
Ma Guan was stunned for a moment, but Yifei actually said such a big thing, did she give up on herself?Still completely convinced?
Concubine Ping stopped eating, staring at Concubine Yi with wide eyes.
"Why are you looking at me like this? What I'm saying is the truth. I've done something wrong, so I'm not ashamed to admit it. Let it go, I will repay you, right?" Concubine Yi's cheeks were a little red, I don't know if it was shame or something else .
"Sister Yifei is the most transparent person I've ever met." Ma Guan smiled faintly. Once upon a time, the two of them were inseparable friends.
It's a pity that after some things, I can never go back to that time.
Along the way, the three of them chatted without saying a word, and their days were not dull.Most of the time, the curtains are also raised so that you can see the scenery on both sides.
The further you go to the south of the Yangtze River, the more beautiful the scenery becomes, and even the air seems to soften.
After more than half a month, the mighty team finally arrived at the first stop of the destination: Suzhou.
Ma Guan has always had a good impression of this city, and he finds it very beautiful just by hearing the name.
As soon as you enter the boundary of Suzhou, the continuous fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus floats into your nose, refreshing your heart.Looking around, the osmanthus trees on both sides of the road are shady, full of clusters of small flowers, or golden, or silvery white, each of which exudes a tempting fragrance.
Concubine Ping likes sweet-scented osmanthus the most, so she asked the maid to pick a few and put them in a vase on the low table, so that they look good and smell good.
Passing through the boundless osmanthus forest, and entering the fiery red and golden world, the maple trees and ginkgo trees all over the mountains are so beautiful that the sky becomes clearer and clearer, making people feel like they are in a fairyland.
Along the way, even Ma Guan, Yi Fei and the others forgot to chat, and stared intently at the beautiful scenery outside the car, smiling.
After traveling for about two hours, the convoy finally arrived in Suzhou City.The local magistrate led all civil and military officials to greet him at the gate of the city, shouting long live.
After entering Suzhou city, it was another scene, the level of excitement was no less than that of the capital city.It's just that almost all the pedestrians coming and going are Han Chinese, and their clothes are completely different from those in the palace, adding some of the unique beauty of Jiangnan.
It was hard for Ma Guan and the others to open the curtain and continue looking around, but they still saw some through the gap.
"Sister, look there, that girl is so beautiful, she is not inferior to the empress in the palace." Concubine Ping was the most restless, she only opened a small slit, revealing a pair of eyes to look at, and from time to time talked to Ma Guan and Concubine Yi. report.
"Wow, that one is so pretty. Her clothes are so beautiful. Is it Suzhou embroidery? I didn't expect women from ordinary families here to be able to dress so beautifully."
"Hey, what's that place? Is it a restaurant? Why are there so many women standing upstairs, all beautifully dressed... It's just that the fragrance powder used doesn't smell very good, it's so strong, it's not as good as the perfume made by my sister .”
Hearing this, Ma Guan's hair was covered with black threads, and he glanced out along the small gap, and it turned out to be a brothel just as he had imagined.
Since it was late when entering the city, Xu Shi had already arrived at the time when the brothel was open for business, and the upstairs and downstairs were full of girls, looking curiously at the mighty motorcade.
"Children, don't look around, it's a brothel." Ma Guan said speechlessly.
Concubine Ping blushed immediately: "So, it turned out to be that kind of place...but I'm not a kid anymore, I'm already sixteen."
Concubine Yi laughed out loud, probably because Concubine Ping was active and much younger than them, so they always treated her as a child.
"Yes, yes, you are not a child anymore, but you are a concubine in the palace, so you have to pay attention to your image." Ma Guan also laughed, and closed the gap to prevent Concubine Ping from seeing it. "Why do you say you are in a hurry? There will be time for you to take a look later."
The convoy drove for nearly half an hour before arriving at the Royal Garden, which had already been tidied up by the local officials and was just waiting for everyone to move in.
"This other garden is so beautiful." After getting out of the car, Ma Guan exclaimed.
It is a completely different style from the imperial palace. There is a clear canal running through the garden, and the pavilions and pavilions are built beside the water. The white walls and black tiles are distinct in color and have an antique flavor.
On one side there is a rockery piled up with chaotic rocks, surrounded by old trees and vines, which is very elegant; on the other side is a long corridor with leaky windows, looking through the windows, it is another scene.
Just such a small scenic spot is full of praise.
"Wang Aiqing has put her heart into it." Kangxi also nodded slightly, and praised Wang Guozheng, the prefect.
Wang Guozheng blushed immediately, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said respectfully: "It's as long as the emperor and the ladies like it. Your majesty, why don't you go and see the residence first?"
"En." Kangxi was also a little tired, and he couldn't stand the bumpy journey for more than ten days.
There are three gardens in this Bieyuan, which are east, middle and west. The emperor naturally lived in the middle one, and Ma Guan, Yifei and Pingfei lived in the east and west courtyards respectively, including elder princesses.
To Ma Guan's surprise, the decoration of the room prepared for her was almost the same as that of the Yonghe Palace, except for some unique things in the palace.
At first glance, I thought I had returned to the Yonghe Palace.
She raised her eyebrows slightly, this kingdom is really interesting, and she doesn't know where she got it from, maybe there is an expert behind it.
Seeing that Wang Zhifu was also trying to please her, she didn't care about it. It was better to live in a familiar environment than an unfamiliar one.
Because it was getting late, the emperor canceled tonight's reception banquet and changed it to tomorrow, so everyone should have a good night's rest first.
As everyone knows, when Ma Guan was muttering about the timing of the kingdom, the magistrate was also thinking about her.It's not just because of the sex, but he was talking to his daughter with a look of embarrassment on his face.
"Father, is that noble concubine really so beautiful? I heard that when she got off the carriage, the officials were all stunned?" The girl's eyes were full of amazement after hearing her father's words.
She looked at the portrait on the table again, and the person in the painting was Ma Guan, but just looking at the portrait, she felt that it was a bit exaggerated.
Wang Guozheng smiled wryly and said: "Isn't that right? A few old guys have lost their composure, which made the emperor very displeased. Don't look at this portrait either, it doesn't show one percent of the beauty of the noble concubine. Sigh, your father and I are considered people who have seen the world, and today I met Concubine Degui and Empress Dowager to know what it means to be fragrant and beautiful, and what it means to be beautiful like a fairy."
"Father, you wouldn't..." The girl joked jokingly, stroked her braid with one hand, and poked Wang Guozheng's arm.
"Nonsense! That's a high-ranking imperial concubine. Even if your father has the courage, he would not dare to have such thoughts." Wang Guo's face turned serious. If people heard these words, he might not be able to keep his head. up.
After finishing speaking, he sighed again: "Father originally thought that with Ruoxian's beauty, the emperor would definitely like you and make you a concubine. But today, when I met Concubine Degui, I really don't have the confidence. "
"Father, is my daughter that ugly?" The girl was immediately unhappy. She is also a famous beauty in Suzhou, and the suitors lined up from the city gate to the end of the city gate. Dad actually said that about her.
"Of course my Ruoxian is not ugly, she is still a great beauty, but that noble concubine is really... She should only exist in the sky." Even in the face of his most beloved daughter, Wang Guozheng could not violate his conscience.
"Hmph, Dad, if you say this, my daughter really wants to meet that noble concubine, and see if she is as beautiful as you said." Wang Ruoxian pouted, she has always been confident in her appearance, and confidence is Entering the palace is also the top existence.
But today, I was really angry with my father.
"Don't worry, Dad has already arranged this matter, we will continue to follow the original plan. No matter how beautiful the noble concubine is, the emperor can't let the emperor only spoil her, right? Ruoxian, you still have a chance to be favored by the emperor. "Wang Guozheng smiled and comforted her, but hearing these words in Wang Ruoxian's ears, she felt even more sour.
On the morning of the second day, Kangxi took Ma Guan and others around the other garden, which was built very large, more than enough to accommodate the accompanying officials.
What is even more amazing is that the entire villa is carefully carved by craftsmen. Every mountain, stone, grass and tree are carefully arranged, which can be described as a scene at a time.
After wandering around the entire courtyard, it was getting late, Wang Guozheng invited everyone to the main hall, and set up a reception banquet.
Perhaps there are many delicacies in the south of the Yangtze River. Although the chefs here are not as skilled as the royal chefs in the palace, they are also unique.
A series of delicacies were presented like flowing water, and just smelling them made people's index fingers move, obviously exhausting their thoughts.
"Your Majesty, it's boring to just have good wine and food. I have also brought the singer and dancer from the house. How about presenting a song to the Emperor?" Seeing that the time was almost up, Wang Guozheng made a request.
"I heard that the dance of Han women is different, let's enjoy it today." Kangxi did not refuse, and he came to Jiangnan for inspection, and he had the purpose of observing the customs and customs.
"Hey, I'll call them in now." Wang Guozheng was secretly delighted, and immediately ordered the dancer to come out.
Not long after, a group of singers and dancers filed in. The singer was still holding a pipa, covering half of her face with a white gauze scarf, only showing the part above her nose.
Of course, just these eyes are enough to captivate the soul and attract everyone's attention at once.
"This..." Concubine Yi's eyes flickered slightly, she looked at the woman, then at Ma Yuan, and found that the eyebrows and eyes of the two were somewhat similar.
Concubine Ping couldn't hide her words, so she whispered on the spot: "Sister Concubine De Gui, that singer's eyebrows and eyes are similar to yours, she must be a great beauty."
Ma Quan laughed and said, "Maybe all good-looking people look like this."
Concubine Yi and Concubine Ping were speechless, Concubine Degui was usually very intelligent, why didn't she react today?
This kingdom is looking for this singer to sing, I'm afraid it has bad intentions!
Ma Guan smiled lightly, how could she not know this?It's just that this scene has just begun, so there's no need to overreact.
The singer started to play the pipa, and Ma Guan didn't have much musical talent, but she could tell that she had two hands.With the sound of the pipa, the dancers danced to the music with graceful posture and neat movements, which should have been practiced since childhood.
"The tide of the spring river connects with the sea level, and the bright moon on the sea rises together with the tide..." It wasn't until the singer sang the first line that Ma Guan knew that it was Zhang Ruoxu's "Moonlight Night on the Spring River".
As soon as the singer's voice came out, everyone was amazed, even Concubine Ping, who was concentrating on food, couldn't help but raise her head.
This singing voice is really nice, sometimes it is tactful and clear, sometimes it is ethereal and distant, and sometimes it is like a lone goose on a cold mountain.
I saw the woman plucking the strings of the pipa with both hands, lightly closing and slowly twisting, her white and soft fingers seem to have touched everyone's heartstrings.
"The river flows around Fangdian, the moon shines on the flowers and forests like hail; the frost in the sky doesn't feel like flying, and the white sand on the ting can't be seen."
Following the melody and singing, everyone seemed to be brought into the ethereal and beautiful picture of the moonlit night on the spring river, even the dancers dancing beside were ignored.
A piece of music was sung for half a stick of incense, and when the last note stopped, everyone still hadn't recovered.
But the singer got up and bowed gracefully, her eyes were like stars, and she took off her veil.
Immediately, a pretty face caught everyone's eyes. When they saw her face clearly, Ma Guan and the others were a little surprised.
At first, I thought it was only the eyebrows and eyes that were a little similar, but I didn't expect that the whole face was similar, it was a replica of Ma Guan's a few years ago.
This face is enough to overwhelm the harem except Ma Guan!
"The queen, Ruoxian, has seen the emperor, the empresses of Degui, Yifei, and Pingfei."
The diva lowered her eyes, she was generous and courteous.
"Ruoxian, why is it you? You, how could you come here? Still pretending to be a singer?" On the side, Wang Guozheng stood up abruptly, and scolded with a pale face.
"Father, my daughter just admires the emperor and the ladies, so she wants to come and have a look." Wang Ruoxian was yelled until her eyes were foggy, showing a bit of grievance.
"What's going on?" Kangxi frowned slightly.
Wang Guozheng was sweating coldly on his forehead, and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, this is Ruoxian, my daughter. I didn't expect her to be so bold, pretending to be a singer to sing. It's all my fault, Weichen The minister will throw her out."
Ma Guan rolled his eyes secretly, and already understood what kind of trick this father and daughter were playing.She didn't believe that Wang Guozheng couldn't hear her daughter's voice. It was clearly planned long ago to attract the emperor's attention on purpose.
Concubine Yi and Concubine Ping are not idiots either, so they naturally saw this, and Qiqi's face darkened.
Although he had joked on the road, guessing whether the emperor would take a fancy to the girls of the Han family, and even brought some of them home, he never expected that the magistrate would do such a thing when he first came here.
However, this Wang Ruoxian is indeed beautiful, comparing the two of them, she is even worse than Concubine Degui.
It's strange to say, why does this Wang Ruoxian look so much like Concubine Degui?Is there really such a coincidence in the world?
"Wang Aiqing's daughter can get in front of me at will. It's really tricky. If it's an assassin, wouldn't I be in danger?" Kangxi stared at Wang Guozheng expressionlessly, his tone was lukewarm, but Wang Guozheng It was obvious that the emperor was angry.
This time, he was really anxious, he thought that the emperor would not pursue Ruoxian because of her looks, but he guessed wrong.
He hurriedly pulled Wang Ruoxian to kneel on the ground, and said sincerely and fearfully: "Please forgive me, the emperor did not take good care of my daughter, which caused her to cause a catastrophe. Please forgive me."
"Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with my father. I was self-willed and worshiped the Emperor too much, so I replaced the singer... Your Majesty, if you want to punish me, please punish me. Please don't punish my father. He is a good official." Wang Ruoxian also spoke.
But she was articulate, neither humble nor overbearing, and even looked up at Kangxi expectantly.
That glance moved Kangxi slightly, as if he saw Ma Guan from a few years ago.This woman is a bit courageous.
"You said you worship me, what do you worship me for?" Kangxi asked with a strange expression.
Wang Ruoxian was overjoyed that the emperor did not punish her directly, which meant that there was still a chance.
She hurriedly said: "Of course I worship the emperor's literary and military strategy, the emperor's broad-mindedness, and the emperor's wisdom and courage... I often listen to my father talking about the emperor's affairs, knowing that the emperor captured Oboi, flattened San Francisco, reduced taxes, Treat the Han people kindly... the emperor is so kind, I can't finish talking about it in three days and three nights."
Kangxi chuckled, feeling more and more that she was similar to Ma Guan, no matter in appearance or temperament.
However, he already had a horse, so how could he look at a counterfeit that was somewhat similar?
"Forget it, since you have no bad intentions, I won't pursue today's matter. However, I hope there will be no next time." The latter sentence was addressed to Wang Guozheng.
Wang Guo was sweating coldly. If there was another time, he might not be able to keep his head.
"Thank you, Majesty Long En." The father and daughter kowtowed in unison to express their gratitude.
"Get up." Kangxi waved his hand, indicating that the singer and dancer can go out.
Wang Ruoxian seemed a little reconciled, but at this time she didn't dare to resist the order, so she could only leave aggrieved.
Wang Guozheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, lamenting to himself, almost fell off his head today, it really is too risky.However, although the emperor did not blame her, he did not treat Ruoxian differently. Sure enough, with a noble concubine, his daughter would not be able to enter the emperor's eyes.
That night, after the banquet was over, Wang Guo was hurrying back to his mansion.As soon as I went back, I heard that my daughter was locked in the room and no one was there.
After finally coaxing her daughter to open the door, Wang Guozheng saw that she seemed to have cried, and couldn't help feeling distressed.
"Father, is my daughter really that bad? The emperor doesn't even look at me." Wang Ruoxian was wronged, and complained: "It's useless to learn from a noble concubine. In front of her, I seem to be imitating and embarrassing people. "
"My dear daughter, don't be sad. Didn't the emperor not punish you? Besides, we have to take our time in this kind of thing. Daddy doesn't think the emperor hates you." Wang Guozheng was persuading him patiently.
"But it's difficult to get closer to the emperor, and... that De Guifei is indeed much more beautiful than my daughter." Wang Ruoxian pouted, even if she didn't want to admit it, it was true.
Wang Guozheng comforted him: "Don't worry, the emperor will go on a lake tour tomorrow, and father will accompany him, and then he will take you on a boat. You still have a pipa, maybe the emperor is interested and wants to listen to your singing."
"Alright then." Wang Ruoxian rolled her eyes and thought of something else.
On the second day, Kangxi took Ma Guan and others to swim in the lake. Wang Guozheng prepared the largest painting boat in the area for them. The painting boat was 30 meters long and three stories high, just like building a small and exquisite palace.
It was the first time for Ma Quan and others to board the painting boat, and they felt it was very novel.Standing on the third deck, you can see all the lakes and mountains at a glance.
There are willows by the lake, and occasionally water birds fly over the lake, causing ripples.
Both sides of the lake were full of onlookers, and Kangxi waved to them from time to time, which aroused warm responses from the people.
"The emperor loves the people like a son, it is the blessing of the people." Wang Guozheng is flattering, today he is a guide, responsible for introducing the surrounding scenery.
Kangxi laughed and said: "This is the country of the Qing Dynasty, and it is also the country of the common people."
"Ah..." At this moment, a scream was heard, and a figure fell from the side of the boat and fell into the water.
"Ruoxian!" Wang Guozheng was stunned, it was his daughter!
Everyone's expressions changed. The lake is so deep. If such a delicate woman falls, there is no way to survive.
Where Wang Ruoxian fell into the water, Concubine Ping was shocked. Seeing Ma Guan and others looking over, her face turned pale, it wasn't her doing it.
The author has something to say: Guess which concubine Wang Ruoxian is →_→
This should be the last concubine to appear haha
Concubine Yi was lying opposite her, while Concubine Ping was sitting at the back of the carriage. Between the three of them, there was a low table, which was filled with fruit snacks, and Concubine Ping was eating with great interest.
In order to avoid boredom on the road, the three of them sat in a carriage. As for the princes and princesses, they sat in two carriages in total, and there were wet nurses and maids serving on them.
"It's just that the time of our visit is not right." Yifei said with a smile: "There are ancient poems: the spring breeze greens the south bank of the river; there is also Bai Juyi's writing: the sunrise of the river is more red than the fire, and the river is as green as blue in spring. Can you not remember the south of the Yangtze River? See it Going to the south of the Yangtze River is to go in spring."
"And Li Bai's fireworks will go to Yangzhou in March." Concubine Ping tucked in a piece of snack and hurriedly agreed.
"Let's talk after you finish eating, so you don't get choked. What does this look like?" Ma Yuan gave her an annoyed look. She knew how to eat and eat along the way, and she didn't know how Pingfei's stomach grew.
The strange thing is that after eating so much, I haven't seen any growth. This physique has made many people envious and red-eyed.
Concubine Ping stuck out her tongue embarrassingly.
Ma Guan shook his head speechlessly, and said with a smile: "The emperor's trip to the south of the Yangtze River is not for sightseeing after all, and we can't force too much."
"It is said that there are many beauties in the south of the Yangtze River. You said that the emperor will bring a few back to the palace when he goes to the south of the Yangtze River this time?" Concubine Yi joked with a smile: "Almost all the women in the palace are from the Qing Dynasty, and there are very few Han people. Women, don’t you know what is different about Han women?”
"Others are wishing for fewer concubines in the palace, but you actually want the emperor to bring back more Han women?" Ma Guan looked at Concubine Yi strangely, and Concubine Yi was very strange.
Concubine Yi smiled nonchalantly: "How about a few more, so what about a few less? It's just like that."
Even if there were fewer, she would not be favored like Concubine Degui; even if there were more, she would still be a concubine, and she had two sons, who had a place in the harem.
Ma Guan raised her eyebrows, and quickly guessed what Concubine Yi was thinking, but she hadn't realized before that Concubine Yi was an open-minded person.
That's right, at their age and status, they don't care so much about how much they are favored. As long as they keep themselves safe, life will not be so sad.Maybe it's easier to live.
"Sister Yifei must not let the sisters in the palace know about her thoughts, otherwise she will definitely hate you to death."
"I'm just here to talk." Concubine Yi smiled, and then said with emotion: "I was able to come out this time because of your honor. I have hurt you before, but you don't care about the past. This palace You are the only woman I admire."
Ma Guan was stunned for a moment, but Yifei actually said such a big thing, did she give up on herself?Still completely convinced?
Concubine Ping stopped eating, staring at Concubine Yi with wide eyes.
"Why are you looking at me like this? What I'm saying is the truth. I've done something wrong, so I'm not ashamed to admit it. Let it go, I will repay you, right?" Concubine Yi's cheeks were a little red, I don't know if it was shame or something else .
"Sister Yifei is the most transparent person I've ever met." Ma Guan smiled faintly. Once upon a time, the two of them were inseparable friends.
It's a pity that after some things, I can never go back to that time.
Along the way, the three of them chatted without saying a word, and their days were not dull.Most of the time, the curtains are also raised so that you can see the scenery on both sides.
The further you go to the south of the Yangtze River, the more beautiful the scenery becomes, and even the air seems to soften.
After more than half a month, the mighty team finally arrived at the first stop of the destination: Suzhou.
Ma Guan has always had a good impression of this city, and he finds it very beautiful just by hearing the name.
As soon as you enter the boundary of Suzhou, the continuous fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus floats into your nose, refreshing your heart.Looking around, the osmanthus trees on both sides of the road are shady, full of clusters of small flowers, or golden, or silvery white, each of which exudes a tempting fragrance.
Concubine Ping likes sweet-scented osmanthus the most, so she asked the maid to pick a few and put them in a vase on the low table, so that they look good and smell good.
Passing through the boundless osmanthus forest, and entering the fiery red and golden world, the maple trees and ginkgo trees all over the mountains are so beautiful that the sky becomes clearer and clearer, making people feel like they are in a fairyland.
Along the way, even Ma Guan, Yi Fei and the others forgot to chat, and stared intently at the beautiful scenery outside the car, smiling.
After traveling for about two hours, the convoy finally arrived in Suzhou City.The local magistrate led all civil and military officials to greet him at the gate of the city, shouting long live.
After entering Suzhou city, it was another scene, the level of excitement was no less than that of the capital city.It's just that almost all the pedestrians coming and going are Han Chinese, and their clothes are completely different from those in the palace, adding some of the unique beauty of Jiangnan.
It was hard for Ma Guan and the others to open the curtain and continue looking around, but they still saw some through the gap.
"Sister, look there, that girl is so beautiful, she is not inferior to the empress in the palace." Concubine Ping was the most restless, she only opened a small slit, revealing a pair of eyes to look at, and from time to time talked to Ma Guan and Concubine Yi. report.
"Wow, that one is so pretty. Her clothes are so beautiful. Is it Suzhou embroidery? I didn't expect women from ordinary families here to be able to dress so beautifully."
"Hey, what's that place? Is it a restaurant? Why are there so many women standing upstairs, all beautifully dressed... It's just that the fragrance powder used doesn't smell very good, it's so strong, it's not as good as the perfume made by my sister .”
Hearing this, Ma Guan's hair was covered with black threads, and he glanced out along the small gap, and it turned out to be a brothel just as he had imagined.
Since it was late when entering the city, Xu Shi had already arrived at the time when the brothel was open for business, and the upstairs and downstairs were full of girls, looking curiously at the mighty motorcade.
"Children, don't look around, it's a brothel." Ma Guan said speechlessly.
Concubine Ping blushed immediately: "So, it turned out to be that kind of place...but I'm not a kid anymore, I'm already sixteen."
Concubine Yi laughed out loud, probably because Concubine Ping was active and much younger than them, so they always treated her as a child.
"Yes, yes, you are not a child anymore, but you are a concubine in the palace, so you have to pay attention to your image." Ma Guan also laughed, and closed the gap to prevent Concubine Ping from seeing it. "Why do you say you are in a hurry? There will be time for you to take a look later."
The convoy drove for nearly half an hour before arriving at the Royal Garden, which had already been tidied up by the local officials and was just waiting for everyone to move in.
"This other garden is so beautiful." After getting out of the car, Ma Guan exclaimed.
It is a completely different style from the imperial palace. There is a clear canal running through the garden, and the pavilions and pavilions are built beside the water. The white walls and black tiles are distinct in color and have an antique flavor.
On one side there is a rockery piled up with chaotic rocks, surrounded by old trees and vines, which is very elegant; on the other side is a long corridor with leaky windows, looking through the windows, it is another scene.
Just such a small scenic spot is full of praise.
"Wang Aiqing has put her heart into it." Kangxi also nodded slightly, and praised Wang Guozheng, the prefect.
Wang Guozheng blushed immediately, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said respectfully: "It's as long as the emperor and the ladies like it. Your majesty, why don't you go and see the residence first?"
"En." Kangxi was also a little tired, and he couldn't stand the bumpy journey for more than ten days.
There are three gardens in this Bieyuan, which are east, middle and west. The emperor naturally lived in the middle one, and Ma Guan, Yifei and Pingfei lived in the east and west courtyards respectively, including elder princesses.
To Ma Guan's surprise, the decoration of the room prepared for her was almost the same as that of the Yonghe Palace, except for some unique things in the palace.
At first glance, I thought I had returned to the Yonghe Palace.
She raised her eyebrows slightly, this kingdom is really interesting, and she doesn't know where she got it from, maybe there is an expert behind it.
Seeing that Wang Zhifu was also trying to please her, she didn't care about it. It was better to live in a familiar environment than an unfamiliar one.
Because it was getting late, the emperor canceled tonight's reception banquet and changed it to tomorrow, so everyone should have a good night's rest first.
As everyone knows, when Ma Guan was muttering about the timing of the kingdom, the magistrate was also thinking about her.It's not just because of the sex, but he was talking to his daughter with a look of embarrassment on his face.
"Father, is that noble concubine really so beautiful? I heard that when she got off the carriage, the officials were all stunned?" The girl's eyes were full of amazement after hearing her father's words.
She looked at the portrait on the table again, and the person in the painting was Ma Guan, but just looking at the portrait, she felt that it was a bit exaggerated.
Wang Guozheng smiled wryly and said: "Isn't that right? A few old guys have lost their composure, which made the emperor very displeased. Don't look at this portrait either, it doesn't show one percent of the beauty of the noble concubine. Sigh, your father and I are considered people who have seen the world, and today I met Concubine Degui and Empress Dowager to know what it means to be fragrant and beautiful, and what it means to be beautiful like a fairy."
"Father, you wouldn't..." The girl joked jokingly, stroked her braid with one hand, and poked Wang Guozheng's arm.
"Nonsense! That's a high-ranking imperial concubine. Even if your father has the courage, he would not dare to have such thoughts." Wang Guo's face turned serious. If people heard these words, he might not be able to keep his head. up.
After finishing speaking, he sighed again: "Father originally thought that with Ruoxian's beauty, the emperor would definitely like you and make you a concubine. But today, when I met Concubine Degui, I really don't have the confidence. "
"Father, is my daughter that ugly?" The girl was immediately unhappy. She is also a famous beauty in Suzhou, and the suitors lined up from the city gate to the end of the city gate. Dad actually said that about her.
"Of course my Ruoxian is not ugly, she is still a great beauty, but that noble concubine is really... She should only exist in the sky." Even in the face of his most beloved daughter, Wang Guozheng could not violate his conscience.
"Hmph, Dad, if you say this, my daughter really wants to meet that noble concubine, and see if she is as beautiful as you said." Wang Ruoxian pouted, she has always been confident in her appearance, and confidence is Entering the palace is also the top existence.
But today, I was really angry with my father.
"Don't worry, Dad has already arranged this matter, we will continue to follow the original plan. No matter how beautiful the noble concubine is, the emperor can't let the emperor only spoil her, right? Ruoxian, you still have a chance to be favored by the emperor. "Wang Guozheng smiled and comforted her, but hearing these words in Wang Ruoxian's ears, she felt even more sour.
On the morning of the second day, Kangxi took Ma Guan and others around the other garden, which was built very large, more than enough to accommodate the accompanying officials.
What is even more amazing is that the entire villa is carefully carved by craftsmen. Every mountain, stone, grass and tree are carefully arranged, which can be described as a scene at a time.
After wandering around the entire courtyard, it was getting late, Wang Guozheng invited everyone to the main hall, and set up a reception banquet.
Perhaps there are many delicacies in the south of the Yangtze River. Although the chefs here are not as skilled as the royal chefs in the palace, they are also unique.
A series of delicacies were presented like flowing water, and just smelling them made people's index fingers move, obviously exhausting their thoughts.
"Your Majesty, it's boring to just have good wine and food. I have also brought the singer and dancer from the house. How about presenting a song to the Emperor?" Seeing that the time was almost up, Wang Guozheng made a request.
"I heard that the dance of Han women is different, let's enjoy it today." Kangxi did not refuse, and he came to Jiangnan for inspection, and he had the purpose of observing the customs and customs.
"Hey, I'll call them in now." Wang Guozheng was secretly delighted, and immediately ordered the dancer to come out.
Not long after, a group of singers and dancers filed in. The singer was still holding a pipa, covering half of her face with a white gauze scarf, only showing the part above her nose.
Of course, just these eyes are enough to captivate the soul and attract everyone's attention at once.
"This..." Concubine Yi's eyes flickered slightly, she looked at the woman, then at Ma Yuan, and found that the eyebrows and eyes of the two were somewhat similar.
Concubine Ping couldn't hide her words, so she whispered on the spot: "Sister Concubine De Gui, that singer's eyebrows and eyes are similar to yours, she must be a great beauty."
Ma Quan laughed and said, "Maybe all good-looking people look like this."
Concubine Yi and Concubine Ping were speechless, Concubine Degui was usually very intelligent, why didn't she react today?
This kingdom is looking for this singer to sing, I'm afraid it has bad intentions!
Ma Guan smiled lightly, how could she not know this?It's just that this scene has just begun, so there's no need to overreact.
The singer started to play the pipa, and Ma Guan didn't have much musical talent, but she could tell that she had two hands.With the sound of the pipa, the dancers danced to the music with graceful posture and neat movements, which should have been practiced since childhood.
"The tide of the spring river connects with the sea level, and the bright moon on the sea rises together with the tide..." It wasn't until the singer sang the first line that Ma Guan knew that it was Zhang Ruoxu's "Moonlight Night on the Spring River".
As soon as the singer's voice came out, everyone was amazed, even Concubine Ping, who was concentrating on food, couldn't help but raise her head.
This singing voice is really nice, sometimes it is tactful and clear, sometimes it is ethereal and distant, and sometimes it is like a lone goose on a cold mountain.
I saw the woman plucking the strings of the pipa with both hands, lightly closing and slowly twisting, her white and soft fingers seem to have touched everyone's heartstrings.
"The river flows around Fangdian, the moon shines on the flowers and forests like hail; the frost in the sky doesn't feel like flying, and the white sand on the ting can't be seen."
Following the melody and singing, everyone seemed to be brought into the ethereal and beautiful picture of the moonlit night on the spring river, even the dancers dancing beside were ignored.
A piece of music was sung for half a stick of incense, and when the last note stopped, everyone still hadn't recovered.
But the singer got up and bowed gracefully, her eyes were like stars, and she took off her veil.
Immediately, a pretty face caught everyone's eyes. When they saw her face clearly, Ma Guan and the others were a little surprised.
At first, I thought it was only the eyebrows and eyes that were a little similar, but I didn't expect that the whole face was similar, it was a replica of Ma Guan's a few years ago.
This face is enough to overwhelm the harem except Ma Guan!
"The queen, Ruoxian, has seen the emperor, the empresses of Degui, Yifei, and Pingfei."
The diva lowered her eyes, she was generous and courteous.
"Ruoxian, why is it you? You, how could you come here? Still pretending to be a singer?" On the side, Wang Guozheng stood up abruptly, and scolded with a pale face.
"Father, my daughter just admires the emperor and the ladies, so she wants to come and have a look." Wang Ruoxian was yelled until her eyes were foggy, showing a bit of grievance.
"What's going on?" Kangxi frowned slightly.
Wang Guozheng was sweating coldly on his forehead, and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, this is Ruoxian, my daughter. I didn't expect her to be so bold, pretending to be a singer to sing. It's all my fault, Weichen The minister will throw her out."
Ma Guan rolled his eyes secretly, and already understood what kind of trick this father and daughter were playing.She didn't believe that Wang Guozheng couldn't hear her daughter's voice. It was clearly planned long ago to attract the emperor's attention on purpose.
Concubine Yi and Concubine Ping are not idiots either, so they naturally saw this, and Qiqi's face darkened.
Although he had joked on the road, guessing whether the emperor would take a fancy to the girls of the Han family, and even brought some of them home, he never expected that the magistrate would do such a thing when he first came here.
However, this Wang Ruoxian is indeed beautiful, comparing the two of them, she is even worse than Concubine Degui.
It's strange to say, why does this Wang Ruoxian look so much like Concubine Degui?Is there really such a coincidence in the world?
"Wang Aiqing's daughter can get in front of me at will. It's really tricky. If it's an assassin, wouldn't I be in danger?" Kangxi stared at Wang Guozheng expressionlessly, his tone was lukewarm, but Wang Guozheng It was obvious that the emperor was angry.
This time, he was really anxious, he thought that the emperor would not pursue Ruoxian because of her looks, but he guessed wrong.
He hurriedly pulled Wang Ruoxian to kneel on the ground, and said sincerely and fearfully: "Please forgive me, the emperor did not take good care of my daughter, which caused her to cause a catastrophe. Please forgive me."
"Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with my father. I was self-willed and worshiped the Emperor too much, so I replaced the singer... Your Majesty, if you want to punish me, please punish me. Please don't punish my father. He is a good official." Wang Ruoxian also spoke.
But she was articulate, neither humble nor overbearing, and even looked up at Kangxi expectantly.
That glance moved Kangxi slightly, as if he saw Ma Guan from a few years ago.This woman is a bit courageous.
"You said you worship me, what do you worship me for?" Kangxi asked with a strange expression.
Wang Ruoxian was overjoyed that the emperor did not punish her directly, which meant that there was still a chance.
She hurriedly said: "Of course I worship the emperor's literary and military strategy, the emperor's broad-mindedness, and the emperor's wisdom and courage... I often listen to my father talking about the emperor's affairs, knowing that the emperor captured Oboi, flattened San Francisco, reduced taxes, Treat the Han people kindly... the emperor is so kind, I can't finish talking about it in three days and three nights."
Kangxi chuckled, feeling more and more that she was similar to Ma Guan, no matter in appearance or temperament.
However, he already had a horse, so how could he look at a counterfeit that was somewhat similar?
"Forget it, since you have no bad intentions, I won't pursue today's matter. However, I hope there will be no next time." The latter sentence was addressed to Wang Guozheng.
Wang Guo was sweating coldly. If there was another time, he might not be able to keep his head.
"Thank you, Majesty Long En." The father and daughter kowtowed in unison to express their gratitude.
"Get up." Kangxi waved his hand, indicating that the singer and dancer can go out.
Wang Ruoxian seemed a little reconciled, but at this time she didn't dare to resist the order, so she could only leave aggrieved.
Wang Guozheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, lamenting to himself, almost fell off his head today, it really is too risky.However, although the emperor did not blame her, he did not treat Ruoxian differently. Sure enough, with a noble concubine, his daughter would not be able to enter the emperor's eyes.
That night, after the banquet was over, Wang Guo was hurrying back to his mansion.As soon as I went back, I heard that my daughter was locked in the room and no one was there.
After finally coaxing her daughter to open the door, Wang Guozheng saw that she seemed to have cried, and couldn't help feeling distressed.
"Father, is my daughter really that bad? The emperor doesn't even look at me." Wang Ruoxian was wronged, and complained: "It's useless to learn from a noble concubine. In front of her, I seem to be imitating and embarrassing people. "
"My dear daughter, don't be sad. Didn't the emperor not punish you? Besides, we have to take our time in this kind of thing. Daddy doesn't think the emperor hates you." Wang Guozheng was persuading him patiently.
"But it's difficult to get closer to the emperor, and... that De Guifei is indeed much more beautiful than my daughter." Wang Ruoxian pouted, even if she didn't want to admit it, it was true.
Wang Guozheng comforted him: "Don't worry, the emperor will go on a lake tour tomorrow, and father will accompany him, and then he will take you on a boat. You still have a pipa, maybe the emperor is interested and wants to listen to your singing."
"Alright then." Wang Ruoxian rolled her eyes and thought of something else.
On the second day, Kangxi took Ma Guan and others to swim in the lake. Wang Guozheng prepared the largest painting boat in the area for them. The painting boat was 30 meters long and three stories high, just like building a small and exquisite palace.
It was the first time for Ma Quan and others to board the painting boat, and they felt it was very novel.Standing on the third deck, you can see all the lakes and mountains at a glance.
There are willows by the lake, and occasionally water birds fly over the lake, causing ripples.
Both sides of the lake were full of onlookers, and Kangxi waved to them from time to time, which aroused warm responses from the people.
"The emperor loves the people like a son, it is the blessing of the people." Wang Guozheng is flattering, today he is a guide, responsible for introducing the surrounding scenery.
Kangxi laughed and said: "This is the country of the Qing Dynasty, and it is also the country of the common people."
"Ah..." At this moment, a scream was heard, and a figure fell from the side of the boat and fell into the water.
"Ruoxian!" Wang Guozheng was stunned, it was his daughter!
Everyone's expressions changed. The lake is so deep. If such a delicate woman falls, there is no way to survive.
Where Wang Ruoxian fell into the water, Concubine Ping was shocked. Seeing Ma Guan and others looking over, her face turned pale, it wasn't her doing it.
The author has something to say: Guess which concubine Wang Ruoxian is →_→
This should be the last concubine to appear haha
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