Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Concubine Shu felt very comfortable when she said that Rong Yin was from a famous family, because Nalan's family and Fucha's family were relatives, so she smiled sweetly and said: "The emperor never forgets the former empress, and the one in front feels uncomfortable."Talk forward and pout your mouth, because the moon and clouds are in front of the natural picture.Wei Mei said: "Sister, don't say that, the empress doesn't look like this kind of person."Concubine Shu snorted and remained silent.Wei Mei said again: "The emperor misses the late empress, which means that he is a nostalgic person, which is good for all sisters."Sister, you and the emperor have also been married for many years.

Concubine Shu was very happy when she heard this, and said: "Sister, you really know how to talk."Now that you have given birth to a princess who looks so much like the emperor, the queen mother is very happy when she says it, and the queen mother's daughter died when she was very young, that's why she likes sister Concubine Rong so much.Wei Mei then asked the reason, Concubine Shu told about the incident last year, and finally said: Don't blame my sister for being careless, that day, I think the empress and Jia Changzai had the same thoughts.Wei Mei nodded, recalling what Mrs. Nalan had said to herself, and looked at Elder Brother Eleven who was playing beside her.

Concubine Shu said again: It's a pity, Sister Concubine Rong is the Emperor's favorite concubine, even if the Empress Dowager wants to punish her, it still depends on the Emperor's face.Wei Mei said: The emperor is very filial to the queen mother.Concubine Shu sneered, and said: "Yes, but the Queen Mother will not disobey the Emperor's wishes, whoever the Emperor wants to protect, the Queen Mother can't do anything about.Wei Mei said: Isn't the emperor very polite?Concubine Shu said: Your Majesty, he depends on his own preferences. If he likes someone, that person will be No.1 in the palace.Wei Mei nodded, and said: That is Concubine Rong, but Concubine Rong is very kind to Empress Empress.

Concubine Shu curled her lips, and said: That is to say, on the surface, she relied on the emperor to favor her, and she was very proud of herself, the empress can't do anything to her.Wei Mei said: Empress, shouldn't she not be jealous?The emperor's concubines are all her responsibility.Concubine Shu smiled and said: Sister, aren't you jealous?That's all for us, don't you envy Concubine Rong?Wei Mei shook her head and said: Of course the emperor likes her, and I like her too, and she is also very good to Wei Mei.Concubine Shu sneered again, and said: That's because the emperor doesn't favor you.After finishing speaking, I deeply regretted my mistake, and hurriedly said: "Oh, sister, sister didn't mean that."

Wei Mei smiled, and said: "Wei Mei has no virtue, and he hasn't served the emperor for a few days, Wei Mei won't mind."Concubine Shu thought to herself: You really have nothing to complain about, but she said: My sister gave birth to Gege for the emperor, which is a great achievement!Wei Mei shook her head and said: Zhaohua is also my child, there is no emperor, nor this child.Concubine Shu saw that she couldn't agree with her, and that she seemed to be the same as Concubine Qing, and her mood faded, so she took Elder Brother Eleven away.

After Concubine Shu left, Mr. Xi came up and said: Master, you should listen to Concubine Shu's words.Wei Mei said: I will naturally listen to what she said.Xijun smiled and said: You don't use her chessboard because the emperor used your chessboard before, right?Wei Mei smiled: I haven't done it for a month, and my hand is born. Next time the emperor comes, I will definitely lose.Xi Jundao: Why do you want to win the emperor?You should let the emperor win.Wei Mei said: Only in this way will he come again.Xijun thought to himself: Master is really infatuated with the emperor.Sideways: Do you really not mind Concubine Rong?

Wei Mei said: I am not her, the emperor must treat her differently from me.Go and bring Zhaohua here.Xijun smiled and said: Yes, you are different from Concubine Rong, you have a personality.Wei Mei said: Don't say such things, especially when the emperor comes.Xi Jundao: Yes.Wei Mei said again: "The emperor loves the concubine so much, he must be sad, you have to be careful, it is inappropriate to say these words, it is not appropriate for people before and after."I am for your own good.Think about what Sister Concubine Shu said just now about Jia Changzai, she is one of the four concubines and has a son, but she ended up like that, Elder Brother Eleven lost his mother at such a young age.As he spoke, he became sad.

Xijun was startled, and immediately said: Yes, the servant remembered.Seeing that she was terrified, Wei Mei took her hand and said, "I know, you are all for my own good. We used to be here as companions."But Concubine Rong is so kind to us, you shouldn't say that about her. Others can say whatever they want, but we can't do this, and we must not be ungrateful.do you understand?Xijun blushed and said: Yes, master, it's wrong to be a slave, and I won't talk about it in the future.

On this day, the fourth and fifth elder brothers who were about to enter the mansion were called to the Changchun Immortal Hall to meet the Queen Mother.There were four people in total, all in their teens, so the queen mother asked two nuns in the palace to explain the rules.The fourth elder brother's two princesses, one is the Wanyan family, because it is the surname of the royal family of the Jin Kingdom, it has become a well-known surname in Manchuria. His father is a doctor of the Ministry of Rites. These two people participated in the Eight Banners draft. They are both 16 years old, only one year younger than Yongcheng.Yiboer was only fourteen and the youngest, followed by Hu Jiajia.Please stand in a row of four, and Ibor is the smallest.

It was the first time for the queen mother to see these four people, and she was very pleased with the stability of the two big ones, and felt that Nala would pick someone and did her best for Yongxuan.Hu Jiajia's beauty and tranquility also won her heart. Yiboer's big eyes that rolled around made her feel familiar, so she smiled in her heart and said to the four of them gently: "Now that you have entered Aixinjueluo's house, I really like it when I see it. I think of it." When I was a girl, in a blink of an eye, it has been so many years... Today I want these two nuns to explain the rules to you, serve the brothers well, know the pain and know the heat, don't let the brothers indulge in fun, study and progress are the best critical.The four hurriedly agreed, and the two nuns came up and led them out.

Entering the East Wing, a nanny began to talk about the rules of the first night. The four of them were all told by their mothers at home, but they still blushed. Fortunately, this topic was over soon.Then another nun began to talk about the daily life of the elder brother and the rules of serving the elder brother with Gege. This section was very lengthy and lasted for about half an hour. After the four of them listened patiently, a little eunuch came to report that Concubine Rong The empress dowager came, and the queen mother said that she happened to come to see the four of them.Concubine Rong then brought the two aunts in.

These four people all knew Concubine Rong, because Concubine Rong was in charge of the draft at that time, so they couldn't help feeling cordial.Seeing that the two aunts behind Concubine Rong are both about 30 years old, young and beautiful, I feel even more fond of them.Concubine Rong then taught the two aunts who came with her the daily routines they had just learned.Sissy, Zhang Yueru and Hu Jiajia answered well, but Ybor seemed to be absent-minded just now, but he also answered fluently. The two nuns couldn't help but look at each other.

In the end, I only heard one of the young aunts say: "The fourth elder brother and fifth elder brother are your masters. You have to take care of them carefully and teach them to feel comfortable. You also have to take care of yourself and adapt to life in the palace."The four agreed.Another young aunt looked at the four of them with a smile and said: The Lantern Festival is just over, and there are still some lantern riddles left by Concubine Rong, and I will let you guess them.Concubine Rong smiled and said nothing, Caiyun held a jar, the four of them were very surprised and looked at each other.

Among the pile of folded notes, the four of them each picked one and unfolded it.After a while, the young aunt said: Have you guessed everything?

Ybor shook his head and said: I guessed it. "Sitting is also sitting, standing is also sitting, walking is also sitting, lying is also sitting", this is a frog!

Everyone in the room laughed and exclaimed: Gege is so smart!

Then Zhang Yueru said: "I got it too." "Sometimes it falls on the mountainside, sometimes it hangs on the treetops, sometimes it looks like a round mirror, sometimes it looks like a sickle", it is the moon.

Everyone was amazed, the mystery was not difficult, it was rare that her name was so coincidental.

Hu Jiajia said: "White as jade, wearing a yellow robe, only a little bigger, they are all treasures among treasures", um, this is rice.

I just heard the aunt solemnly say: The emperor puts the most emphasis on farming, you all have to cherish food, and you have to persuade elder brother not to be extravagant and wasteful on weekdays.The four hurriedly agreed together.

The last one to speak was Sissy, she blushed and said: I didn't guess.

The aunt smiled gently and encouraged her: Read it out and let's guess together.Qianqian then read: "Come from the water, but afraid of the water rushing, return to the water, without a trace."It was really difficult, and everyone was thinking hard.The aunt saw the sudden light in Ybor's eyes, and asked her: Did you guess it?Let's talk.

Ibor said: Yes, this is salt for eating.When everyone thought about it, it was really good, and they all discussed happily.Finally, Concubine Rong smiled and said: "Today you have established a half-day rule, I just let everyone relax and have fun."As he said that, Cai Yun brought up a plate, and the four of them saw four novelty embroidered sachets lined up on the plate.Concubine Rong said: "This is a reward from the emperor. The Jiangning Weaving Mansion just sent it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday.The four knelt down to thank the Empress Dowager, took a sachet each, and followed the two nuns in front to return the order to the Queen Mother.

Concubine Rong and the aunt who gave the lantern riddles nodded and left with Caiyun.The two aunts wore cloaks and hats, left the Changchun Immortal Hall, and walked towards the east gate of the garden. When they passed the east gate, the aunt who gave the lantern riddles took out her waist card to check with the guards at the gate, and then went out of the east gate. Going south for a while, I entered the west gate of the Spring Garden, then turned north, walked for a while, and entered the Siyi Bookstore on the west side of the Shengzaotang.These two people are Yingluo and Haishi.Yingluo is the aunt who gave the lantern riddles, and she wrote the jar of lantern riddles.

The two sat down in the room, Zhenzhu and Xiaofu who had been waiting there early in the morning came out to serve tea and fruit, Yingluo smiled and said, "Sister, do you like it?"Hai Shi smiled and said: Hu Nu Duanxiu, Ibor is smart and good-looking, you will still pick Yingluo!I don't know how He Zhu of the E family is.Yingluo said: I know Hu Jiajia is my sister's favorite daughter-in-law.Yibol is the daughter of Guanbao, and Suochaoluo was born in a famous imperial examination family in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so she is naturally intelligent.Although He Zhu had never met him, she heard from Concubine Rong that Yong Qi told her that he felt good about the three of them, so my sister should be at ease.Haishi nodded and said: Yingluo is really thanks to you.Yingluo said: This is the emperor's heart for Yongqi, how could it be me!

Hai Shi shook his head and said: If you hadn't taught Master Fu Heng to ask the emperor, how could I see them!Yingluo nodded with a smile. This matter was written to the emperor in the same letter she wrote about the concubine's title, and it was still Xiao Quanzi who passed it on to Le Anhe, but not Fu Heng.A few days ago, Concubine Rong came to Chunhe Garden according to the emperor's order, gave Yingluo a badge for entering the palace, and asked Yingluo to get ready, but she didn't know that the other aunt Yingluo brought was the fifth elder brother's biological mother.Concubine Rong seldom went to Chunhe Garden, and she didn't know Haishi, she didn't know that the fifth elder brother's biological mother moved into Chunhe Garden from Baiyi Nunnery, because it was the emperor's secret order.Yingluo once said to tell Concubine Rong that Concubine Rong was close to her, but Haishi didn't want Concubine Rong to know.Yingluo only told Concubine Rong to bring another person to avoid suspicion.

After Princesses left, Nanny Liu beat the Queen Mother on the back and said: The youngest one attracts attention.The Empress Dowager said: "Wei Yingluo must have chosen this one. She looks very clever in that way. Haishi's sultry mouth gourd would definitely not choose such a person."Nanny Liu said: Brother, the people in front of you should be prudent.The Empress Dowager said: "It's just a Gege. Although she was born in a coat, she is knowledgeable about books and etiquette. The emperor values ​​her, so her daughter must be good. But she is young now, and she will be safe in a few years."Mingxiu of Aligun's family is also young.Mother Liu said: "Why don't you give it to the eldest daughter of the fourth elder brother Ali Gon?"It is better to be older to be a Fujin.

The queen mother pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "The older ones are more beautiful."Because Mingxiu was selected, her sister was exempted from the selection, and was finally released, "waiting for assignment".Liu Nanny said: "The concubine Rong... The queen mother nodded and said: Shen Bi is different, she is my peace, and she is just the emperor's favorite concubine. If she is a regular wife, it is better not to be too beautiful, otherwise Just put on airs.Nanny Liu nodded, knowing that the Empress Dowager herself is just a middle-aged person, so she has always disliked women who are too beautiful. She didn't like Concubine Gao before, and it was the same reason for Concubine Rong at first.Only to hear the queen mother say again: The queen thought that I was trying to suppress the fourth elder brother, she was wrong.She is her, Yongxuan is Yongxuan, Yongxuan belongs to our family, not born to her.She wanted Yongxuan back then for her own sake.

Nanny Liu said: Si elder brother is your grandson, of course you love him.The empress is still too fussy.The Empress Dowager said: "I am eager to win, but I just want to overwhelm me, an old woman."The emperor had two minds, but she didn't understand.Liu Nanny smiled and said: "Of course the Empress Dowager's Concubine Rong is smart. Your Majesty, there is no double heart. She has no interest in her. After all these years, if you hadn't valued her, she would not be able to sit in this position long ago."The queen mother said: "The emperor was looking at my face before, and I don't want to make a fuss, just take care of things and keep the family in harmony."Now that I have opened my mouth, the emperor will naturally push the boat along.The rumor about Shen Bi and Yong Qi is definitely her, but she is giving me an excuse, and the Nanyuan incident is not her, but it is also a good excuse.

Liu Nanny said: Well, you are right, even if she wanted to frame Concubine Rong about the matter in Nanyuan, she would not plot against the emperor, Brother Twelve is still young.It's just that she has been a queen for so many years, and you are still wise. With Concubine Rong on the one hand, and this new concubine on the other, it will be easy for the emperor to handle affairs.The Empress Dowager snorted softly, and said: If it wasn't difficult to abolish the Empress, with the Emperor's temper, I'm afraid I wouldn't wait until today.In fact, she didn't bother the emperor at first, but unfortunately she was too high-minded and restless. If she wanted to deal with me, how could she kill the emperor's own uncle? Probably because she thought that I treated the emperor's mother as well... But in the situation back then, how could she I understand...but she should understand what kind of temperament the emperor is.Elder brother's rumors are even more despicable, and I haven't told the emperor about Jia Chang's presence, but how can she be in the middle palace again?Even if the emperor does not speak, I will never agree.

Nanny Liu said: Yes, you are right.Even if you are not the emperor's own mother, you are better than her foreign daughter-in-law who raised the emperor since childhood, and you are also for the emperor, even if the emperor knows, it can only be grateful to you.The queen mother sighed, and said: "You can't let him know, his temperament, and after all, he hasn't been in my stomach once, and he is separated by a layer."Nanny Liu said: "From my slave's point of view, you and the emperor are like mother and son."

That day when they left the Changchun Immortal Hall, the four princesses were led by two nuns, heading north all the way back to their own residences, only waiting to share a room with elder brother according to the auspicious day.Just passed Rugu Hanjin, and I saw the fifth elder brother wearing a gown with green background, four balls, five claws, golden dragon and horseshoe sleeves, with coral beads hanging around his neck, pearl commemorative, and a golden yellow belt around his waist, with four There are jade square plates with gold titles, each decorated with four oriental beads, a cat's eye stone in the middle, and left and right tassels, which are golden yellow, gorgeous and dazzling all over, and he and his haha ​​master Su Le are coming face to face.So the six people stood down and saluted the fifth elder brother.Yongqi said to the two nuns: Yongqi went to pay his respects to Grandma Huang, what a coincidence that he ran into the nuns.

One of the nuns immediately replied: "Fifth elder brother, we led the four princesses back from meeting the queen mother this morning."But they don't say which two are the fourth elder brother's Ge Ge and which two are his Ge Ge, because according to the rules they can't meet before they get married, so they can't say.The other nun laughed and said, "Fifth elder brother is about to be overjoyed!"Minions, congratulations to Fifth Brother!Yongqi smiled and said: Thank you, Mammy.