Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Two days later, the emperor took Li Yu to see Wei Mei.Walking outside the door, the master and servant were both stunned when they heard the sad and mournful sound of the piano coming from inside.The emperor asked Li Yu to guard the door, and he went in quietly. When Xijun saw him, he immediately waved his hand to ask Xijun to back down.As he approached, he saw Wei Mei wearing a light green satin embroidered bogus flower-pattern palace gown, her head was bald with no headgear, and she was bowing her head and concentrating on playing the piano.The emperor stood and listened for a while, only to feel that the sound of the piano penetrated into the hearts of the people, the high one was desolate and the low one was deep and sad.At the end of the song, Wei Mei didn't look up, and the emperor didn't move.

Wei Mei sighed and said softly: Your Majesty, how are you?The emperor blurted out: I am fine.Wei Mei was taken aback, raised her head, and saw the emperor standing in front of the case, immediately got up, turned around, knelt in front of the emperor, and said in panic: Your majesty!Please forgive my concubine for being rude. I didn't know that the emperor came, but I didn't greet him.The emperor smiled and reached out to help her up.Wei Mei was even more surprised.The emperor said: "You play the piano very well."Wei Mei blushed, and said: Thank you, Your Majesty, this Qin concubine likes it very much!Thank you for giving it to concubines.The emperor then looked at the newly stringed qin, nodded, and said, "But the piece "Eighteen Beats of Hu Jia" is too sad.

Seeing the worried look on the emperor's brow, Wei Mei immediately knelt down in front of him and said: Your Majesty, please allow the concubine to serve Concubine Rong. The concubine went yesterday, but was stopped by the imperial physician.The emperor smiled, helped her up again, and took her by the hand, and the two went to sit on the couch together.Wei Mei was even more flattered and at a loss for what to do.The emperor said: Don't talk about Shen Bi's illness.Why did you choose such a sad piece to play?Are you complaining that I don't come to see you?

Wei Mei was startled, and got up to kneel again, but the emperor motioned her to sit down.So she panicked and said: No, no, the emperor should not misunderstand.Wei Mei is hurting herself, I am the only one left in the Wei family, and my parents, siblings and siblings have all died. "Because the sky has eyes, why does it make me drift alone, and the earth has a spirit, why should I be in the north and south of the sky?"... The last two lines she said are exactly the lyrics in "Hu Jia Eighteen Beats".The emperor smiled and said: "Life is as fleeting as the passing of a white horse, but I will not be happy when I am in my prime", but I like this sentence.The two sentences that the emperor said are also the lyrics in "Eighteen Beats of Hu Jia".

Wei Mei nodded, and said: I understand, thank you, Your Majesty.The emperor said: "The dead are like gentlemen, you have to look forward."Then the voice changed, and he said: "I am very worried about Shen Bi's illness. In a few days, there will be a family banquet. It seems that she can't go. If you want to go to take care of her, you can't go either."Wei Mei hurriedly said: You are busy, and you are going to host the family banquet again. Wei Mei is willing to take good care of Concubine Rong on behalf of the emperor until she recovers as before. Please allow Wei Mei to go to Concubine Rong to take care of the soup and serve her wholeheartedly.The emperor said: If I remember correctly, this is your first family banquet, and you didn't even attend the New Year's dinner.Wei Mei said: "The concubine is willing and willing, and has no complaints. Please let the emperor do it."Concubine Rong also didn't go to the coming-of-age dinner because of the concubine, and the concubine should be with her this time.The emperor nodded heavily, and said: Good!

Following the imperial decree, Wei Mei moved into the outer room of Concubine Rong's cabin the next day.Concubine Rong's skin is delicate due to the wind blowing for several days, so a large rash appeared on her neck and shoulders. The imperial doctors are very worried. Although the disease is not serious, they are afraid that it will spread to the whole body, and it will leave scars when it recovers. Concubine Rong is the emperor's favorite. Concubine, this is a great event.Wei Mei sat by her bed and asked: Concubine Rong, is it itchy?Concubine Rong shook her head, took out a small box of white medicated oil from under the pillow, and said: After applying our medicine, it won't itch.Seeing her relaxed expression, Wei Mei didn't seem to worry about herself at all, so she felt very strange, thinking: Is this medicine more effective than the imperial physician's medicine?Concubine Rong smiled and said: Thank you for taking care of me and saving me from being lonely.

Wei Mei hurriedly said: You are so good to my concubine, it is right that this concubine should take care of your sickness.What a concubine can do, the empress just orders.Concubine Rong said: You can call me sister.Concubine Rong is older than Wei Mei, but she looks like a little girl. Wei Mei became more mature after giving birth to a daughter, and she couldn't scream for a while.Concubine Rong knew what she wanted, so she smiled and said: I served the emperor earlier than you.Wei Mei hurriedly said: Yes, sister Concubine Rong.Concubine Rong said: "Be kinder, I see you are also called Sister Qingfei."Wei Mei said: Yes, sister Qing is also kind to concubines.

After two days like this, Concubine Rong saw that Wei Mei was very patient and careful, and she had to do it herself. She tested the water temperature when applying medicine and washing her. Even Caiyun praised: "Madam Ling, you are the master, you are better at serving than us slaves!"Embarrassed, Wei Mei quickly smiled and said: I used to serve my master.

On the afternoon of the third day, the emperor came in.Wei Mei wanted to see the ceremony again, the emperor hurriedly said: No.Then he looked at Concubine Rong and said, "It seems better today?"Concubine Rong smiled and said: It's just that it doesn't itch after taking the medicine, but the imperial doctor said that it will take seven or eight days to go down, I really can't go to the family banquet tomorrow, the emperor will spare Shen Bi, how can I see people like this?You'll be fine before disembarking, don't worry.The emperor smiled and nodded.Wei Mei saw that the two of them were exactly the same as when they first went to Wufutang to see her. Concubine Rong was more casual when speaking to the emperor, and she was secretly envious.I just heard the emperor say: Wei Mei, didn't you bring my qin here?

Wei Mei hurriedly said: No, the concubine thinks that Concubine Rong is not feeling well, and she is probably troubled in her heart, so she dare not play the piano to disturb her.The emperor looked at Concubine Rong, and Concubine Rong said, "Chen Bi is fine."Sister Ling, just listen to the emperor and tell me to move here.After the piano was moved, the emperor stroked a piece by himself.Concubine Rong and Wei Mei both clapped their hands.The emperor smiled and said, "I've neglected to practice, and I can't play well, so you still clap your hands?"This is the crime of bullying the king!Wei Mei was startled, she didn't know what to say for a while, only heard Concubine Rong smiled and said: Your Majesty, if we don't clap our hands, you will say that we have neglected the monarch again!

The emperor asked: Then I played well or not?Concubine Rong pushed Wei Mei, and Wei Mei hurriedly said: Good!Much better than concubine playing!Before the emperor could speak, Concubine Rong said: Your Majesty, Shen Bi has been ill in bed for several days and is very depressed. Why don't you teach your concubine to play the piano?Show Shen Bi?The emperor was silent for a while, and Concubine Rong gave Wei Mei a wink, and Wei Mei hurriedly said: If the emperor can condescend to teach this song "High Mountain and Flowing Water", it would be a concubine's honor.The emperor nodded, and asked Wei Mei to come over and play the piano, while standing behind her.

Wei Mei's heart was pounding, she couldn't concentrate, and she played several mistakes, and the emperor pointed them out one by one, and then went up to demonstrate by herself.Wei Mei saw that he was concentrating on his mind without distracting thoughts, and felt ashamed secretly, and gradually entered the state.Concubine Rong only looked at the two of them and smiled.At the end of the song, Concubine Rong clapped her hands, Wei Mei blushed, and she only heard Concubine Rong say: Your Majesty, Shen Bi can't serve you these days, why don't you go to your concubine's sister to teach her how to play the piano?

Both the emperor and Wei Mei were taken aback when they heard this.The emperor looked at Concubine Rong, Concubine Rong smiled at him, and nodded imperceptibly.The emperor then coughed and said: That's fine, but she will serve soup and medicine here during the day to take care of you.Wei Mei hurriedly knelt down and said: Thank you, Majesty, Concubine Rong!Wei Mei decided to serve the empress well, and concentrate on learning the piano with the emperor.

Li Yu came in and said that Prince He was already waiting to play chess with the emperor.After the emperor left, Wei Mei knelt down to thank Concubine Rong, and Concubine Rong hurriedly woke her up, and said with a smile: Madam Nalan asked me to take advantage of my illness, so you should serve the emperor well.Wei Mei suddenly realized, and then she understood everything. Concubine Rong said "just while I'm sick", implying that if she could serve her bed, the emperor would not go to other people's place. It's so kind to Wei Mei, Mrs. Nalan said that Wei Mei can trust her sister, Wei Mei finally understands.

Concubine Rong smiled again, and said: There are four concubines in the emperor, but now there are only three of them, and the next one must be you, sister.Wei Mei blushed, and said: Wei Mei has already become a concubine, so I don't dare to have extravagant hopes.Concubine Rong knew what she was thinking, smiled again, and said: It is a great achievement to give birth to an imperial heir.Wei Mei didn't speak, Concubine Rong continued: I hope you will give birth to an elder brother for the emperor again.Wei Mei was even more surprised, she didn't expect Concubine Rong to be so generous and unconcerned, she said: Sister, will you really not be sad?

Concubine Rong said: "No, you and I both serve the emperor. Mrs. Nalan is the emperor's younger brother and sister, and she is also for the former empress. If you thank us, serve the emperor well."Wei Mei saw that there seemed to be deep meaning in her eyes, and what she said was very similar to what Mrs. Nalan said. Although she still didn't understand, she nodded solemnly.

In the evening, after having dinner with Concubine Rong, the emperor went to Wei Mei's cabin.Because of the pick-up, Wei Mei came back early and got ready. Xijun was dismissed by her. She personally changed clothes and served tea to the emperor.Li Yu watched from the side, and also pursed his lips and smiled.

Then, the emperor taught Wei Mei how to play the piano. The two of them stood and took off their coats. Wei Mei used magnolia sesame oil after bathing and basically leaned against his arms. The emperor did not resist and was very calm. Sometimes their fingers touched each other Touched, Wei Mei is no longer nervous.There is a charcoal fire in the house, which is as warm as spring.After teaching for a while, Wei Mei whispered: Your Majesty, my concubine's fingers hurt a little.The emperor smiled, took his hand off the piano, surrounded her, and whispered in her ear: Are you alright?Wei Mei blushed immediately, and said: Yes.

So the emperor went to the bed with her, lay down on the bed himself, and then looked at her.Wei Mei's cheeks were flushed, her heart was pounding, and she began to undress her clothes.The emperor suddenly remembered the first night with her, seeing that her child was born, and she was so shy, and there was a fresh feeling in his heart.In fact, Wei Mei was pregnant at the beginning of her personnel affairs, and she still had the same feelings as a virgin.The emperor smiled and pulled her to bed.

Wei Mei felt that this night was the real first night between her and the emperor. She was already young and ignorant in the bed, but she was full of love | the emperor was very happy and satisfied, and finally hugged her in his arms, After hugging for a while, he said softly: You are fine.Wei Mei closed her eyes, shed tears, and suddenly remembered a sentence that Li Shi once said to herself, she said, "When the lamp is blown, women are the same", that was the first time she saw Concubine Rong, and she felt With a beautiful face and a charming figure, what Li Shi said to her when she was in a hurry, when she was sad.She finally felt that this sentence made sense, and since then she has gained a lot of confidence.

On the evening of the second day, when the boat passed Guazhou, a royal boat family banquet was held.After everyone was seated, Hong Zhou and his wife walked in from outside the door, and gave the queen mother who was sitting on it, and the emperor and queen were given a seat after seeing the ceremony.But after the two of them sat down, the emperor seemed to be still waiting for someone.Wu Deya looked around and whispered to Hong Zhou: Why didn't Concubine Rong come?Hong Zhou shook his head, expressing that he didn't know.While talking, two people slowly walked in from outside.

Seeing these two people, the audience was in an uproar.Chunmei who was standing behind Concubine Shu, and Zhen'er who was standing behind the Empress all stared wide-eyed.Like Hong Zhou and his wife, these two people also saluted the queen mother, emperor and queen, and then gave them seats.The emperor was on top, smiling loudly and said: Taking advantage of today's family banquet, everyone is here to meet Fu Heng's new wife, Nalan Shi. She once captured Xiao Hezhuo for the court, and she has courage.Li Yu stood behind him, pursing his lips and smiling.Yingluo then stood up and bowed to everyone with a smile.

Unknown, Wu Deya went in and looked Yingluo up and down, only to see that she was petite, pretty and agile, wearing a snow-blue dress embroidered with gold thread, with a jade butterfly half the size of a palm pinned to the button, and two sticks sticking out of her head. The precious hairpin complemented Fu Heng, who was wearing a dark crimson robe with a long body, and he was applauded in his heart. They were like a rich and handsome couple waiting for each other!Unexpectedly, this charming young woman is a meritorious person who has been awarded a plaque by the emperor.

Seeing that Concubine Shu didn't respond, Chunmei couldn't help it any longer, and blurted out: She's not Wei...just listen to the empress sitting next to the emperor say: Madam Nalan is polite, you have made great contributions to the court and the emperor, my palace Take this opportunity to toast my wife!Saying this, he toasted Yingluo.Chunmei was frightened and kept silent, but fortunately her voice was not loud just now and no one heard her.Yingluo also picked up the cup with a smile, stood up and said, "The empress is so polite, thank you, empress!"The two looked at each other and smiled, then drank the wine together.Then Concubine Shu also raised her cup and said to Yingluo: "Sister, long time no see!"My sister also respects you!

Only then did Wu Deya remember that the two of them are sisters from the same family.Actually, Yingluo is one year older than Concubine Shu, but due to the adoption arrangement, she became Concubine Shu's younger sister in name.Yingluo laughed and said, "How is my sister doing in the palace?"Talking and drinking.Both Chunmei and Zhen'er were puzzled.Chunmei became suspicious: Is she really someone else?How can there be people who are born so similar?He also heard Concubine Qing say: Madam Nalan, I have always admired Madam's demeanor every night, seeing her today, she really deserves her reputation.Also raised a glass to drink.Yingluo smiled and said: Concubine Qing is absurdly praised, congratulations to Concubine Qing for being ranked as the fourth concubine!

The fifth elder brother Yongqi sat alone at a table, and Yiboer and Hu Jiajia were allowed to stand behind him by the Queen Mother.He kept watching all this with a smile, and stood up after Yingluo sat down, raised his glass to Yingluo and said: Mrs. Nalan, Yongqi is very polite!Yingluo said: Hello Fifth Brother!The Queen Mother and the Emperor must be very pleased to hear Fu Heng say that the fifth elder brother is studying and progressing.As he spoke, he looked at the emperor and empress dowager sitting above him, before drinking.Yiboer and Hu Jiajia are princesses, they are concubines, and they are not of sufficient status to toast to the guests, but the two of them realized early in the morning that Yingluo was the aunt who gave the lantern riddles in the Changchun Fairy Pavilion that day, and they looked at each other in surprise and joy.I only heard the queen mother laughing on it and said: "Okay, okay!"Today everyone is complete, let's have a banquet!

Then everyone toasted to the queen mother, emperor and queen.

Seeing Queen Nala's complexion as usual, Zhen'er was also suspicious in her heart, and secretly went out to find Yuan Chunwang who was arranging the dishes at the back. After hearing what she said, Yuan Chunwang was also surprised, and said, "It is said that there are two distinguished guests, but they did not say who they are. He also said that the female family member was seasick and couldn't drink alcohol, and changed the wine to tea, which was unexpected!Zhen'er said: But the Empress seems to know?Yuan Chunwang thought for a while, and said: I see, the emperor has been here for two days, so I told the empress in advance.

Zhen'er also suddenly realized, and said: Yes, the emperor also went to Concubine Shu's place for two days before, so that's how it is!The emperor didn't ask the master to tell us that after the emperor left, I felt that the empress looked very strange.Yuan Chunwang snorted, and said: The emperor wants Wei Yingluo to attend the grand ceremony in the palace as a married woman.Zhen'er said: "Could it be the Queen Mother's idea?"Yuan Chunwang said: "It's the queen mother's idea, and he must agree to it."I see, no wonder Concubine Rong and the new concubine didn't come today, they didn't know Wei Yingluo at all, so there was no trouble.It seems that Concubine Qing already knew that the empress and Concubine Shu had blocked their mouths. After returning, what else could the other old people in the palace say?Our clever emperor is really full of thoughts!

Zhen'er said: "Your Majesty is right, he really likes this Fucha's family!"Yuan Chunwang sneered and said: I don't know what Prince He is thinking!

Wu Deya was very puzzled to see that Hong Zhou had always had a gloomy face except when toasting to the chief seat, but he didn't ask and ignore it. He felt that it was probably because the emperor and empress sitting above him treated each other like guests and felt unhappy.She just looked at Fu Heng and his wife opposite with interest.I saw that Fu Heng was very accommodating to this bride, and he was the one who was adding wine and vegetables. The two looked at each other with smiles, knowing that it was because Nalan had just given birth to a son for Fu Heng, so they thought about it. The days when I and Hong Zhou gave birth to their son Yong Ying.