Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

It turned out that Wu Deya had never seen Yingluo before, because in the two years between Yingluo and the emperor, Nala was not allowed to host the silkworm ceremony, and Yingluo was not there when Qianlong hosted it in 17 years.Since the death of Rongyin in the 13th year of Qianlong's reign, the palace has been in mourning for many years, and considering the emperor's mood, no activities were held.At that time, Wu Deya only knew that Concubine Ling was Rong Yin's eldest court lady, and the emperor doted on her.Hong Zhou also never told her anything about Wei Yingluo.

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard the emperor above say: Fu Heng, the queen and I respect you and Mrs. Nalan, today is really rare!As he spoke, he and Nala both raised their glasses.Fu Heng and Yingluo also stood up, drank, and said in unison: Thank you, the emperor, and thank you, the empress!After the two sat down, the queen smiled again and said: Concubine Rong is ill today, and your concubine is taking care of the decoction. The two of them asked me to apologize on my behalf.Fu Heng stood up again and saluted: "The Queen's words are serious, and I wish the Empress Concubine Rong a speedy recovery!"The emperor smiled and said: What are you all so restrained about?This is a family feast!He said and clapped his hands.The music sounded, and the dancers danced lightly.

After the banquet, Fu Heng and Yingluo got off the royal boat and returned to their small boat.Pearl changes clothes for the two, and asks about the situation tonight.Yingluo smiled and said: The emperor has already arranged it, but it's just a formality.Fu Heng also smiled, and said: I'm exhausted from sitting, and I was afraid that you would get seasick, but fortunately there is nothing wrong.After that, you can go directly to Yuzhou to find someone.Yingluo then giggled.

When Desheng heard Li Yu say that Mrs. Nalan was the concubine Ling who died of illness, he was so frightened that he couldn't close his mouth.Li Yu scolded: What are you thinking?The emperor tells you that he thinks highly of you!

After Nala went back, Zhen'er asked: Your Majesty, are you not unhappy?Nala said: "There's nothing to be upset about. She has already passed the Ming Road, and her sons are all born, but she can't enter the palace. Now she can enter the palace, but she can't enter the palace if she has no purpose."Moreover, during the southern tour, many wives attended the activities, so as to prevent the concubines from revealing their secrets, which was related to the emperor's face.Zhen'er said: Do you think this is what the Queen Mother meant?If she can enter the palace, she can go to see the queen mother.Nalashi was noncommittal.Seeing that she was not interested, Zhen'er knew that she had been worrying about Wugege these days, so she stopped talking.

After hearing what Concubine Shu said, Chunmei finally understood the cause and effect.Seeing that Concubine Shu was very happy, she said: Your Majesty, no wonder the palace doesn't allow her to be mentioned anymore, so she didn't die at all.But don't you hate Wei Yingluo the most? !Concubine Shu patted her hands on the stove and laughed: If she were Concubine Ling, she would be very annoying, but now she is our family Minghui, which makes people happy!She has been with the Empress Dowager in Yuanmingyuan for three years, it is better for the Empress Dowager to solve the serious problem of the Palace, no wonder the Emperor made such arrangements that day, let her enter Nalan's house without letting us know.Chunmei was surprised and said: Isn't Concubine Rong the biggest problem in your heart right now?

Concubine Shu rolled her eyes and said with a smile: This is really a happy event for all!Now she is a good daughter-in-law of the Fucha family, and she is looking towards us again, did you forget the incident at the racetrack?Concubine Rong?Nothing to worry about!Chunmei smiled and said: Yes, master is right!Concubine Shu said angrily again: That gourd with the sawed mouth must have known about this a long time ago. Seeing the empress's appearance, she also knew about it a long time ago, so I just kept it from myself!Chunmei knew that she was upset with Concubine Qing, so she smiled in her heart: Isn't it the emperor who wants to hide it from you?Why don't you talk about him?The Queen Mother didn't say anything.

Yibol said to Yongqi: Mrs. Nalan is so cute!Yong Qi smiled and said: Same as you?Yi Boer said: "The fourth elder brother and the others didn't come. I heard from Concubine Rong that the emperor wants the fourth elder brother to stay at home and do business with Master Ali Gon. He thinks highly of the fourth elder brother."Yong Qi said: Fourth brother is Huang Ama's eldest son, Huang Ama naturally values ​​it.Yi Boer said: "Sister Jiajia said, you should also go to the emperor and ask for a job."Yong Qi said: "She has good intentions, but Huang Ama has her own ideas. It is very interesting for me to study military affairs with Mr. Fu Heng now."

Ybor has gradually become aware of his temper, so he doesn't say much.Putting his hand on Yongqi's shoulder, he said: I see that you went to sit in Sister Jiajia's room recently, she is very happy.Yongqi said "hmm" without saying a word.Yiboer hesitated to speak, but Yongqi pulled her over, circled her, and whispered in her ear: After a while, I can play shuttlecock with you.Yi Boer nodded and said, "You go to Jia Jia's house, what are you doing?"Yongqi said: Listen to her playing the piano, talk, read books, or those.

Ybor said: Then she can talk to you directly.Yong Qi said: "She probably feels that she is not familiar with me. A lot of what she said makes sense, so you can listen to it."Yi Boer said: Actually, you like her, and you are not with her because of me... Yongqi "shh", turned her around, and kissed her.Ibor was so dazed that he could no longer think or say anything.

On the bed, Ybor hugged Yongqi, feeling very sweet in his heart.Yong Qi and her were newlyweds, and they were in love for the first time. After boarding the ship, the class was also suspended. Yong Qi stayed with her except to see the emperor and courtiers. Coiled, the moon is full, the flowers are good, and the dew is dripping.She persuaded Yongqi to go to Hu Jiajia's place, but Yongqi was very stubborn and only visited a few times, and she was happy and worried for a while.The joy is that he is single-minded towards him, and the worry is that I am sorry for Hu Jiajia. Concubine Rong and Qing are gentle and gentle. to say hello.Yong Qi knew her thoughts, and always comforted her, saying that this matter had nothing to do with her, he just obeyed his own will, and the two mothers and concubines would not force him, nor would they blame her.

The next morning, Yingluo came to visit unexpectedly, and the young couple were very pleasantly surprised.Yiboer bowed to her and said: Mrs. Nalan, at yesterday's family banquet, Yiboer was unable to salute and toast you, please forgive me.The lantern riddles at the Changchun Fairy Pavilion that day were so interesting, so it was you who did it!Yingluo laughed and said: You were so smart that day!Pulling her over to have a good look, and then looking at Yongqi, Yibol blushed, and Yongqi just smiled at the side.Yingluo said to Ibol: I still remember those things when I was your age.

Seeing the light in her eyes and the sweet expression on her face, Ybor gave a "hmm".Because Yingluo only married into Fucha's family last year, and Yingluo is already in her 20s, she must have been married before, just like Concubine Rong, so she obediently didn't ask, and only asked about various things about Fu Long'an.Yingluo talked to her for a while, and finally said with a smile: You are too young, you will have another child in a few years, you can rest assured now.Ybor blushed again and was speechless.Yong Qi smiled and said: She is young, so you should stop teasing her.

Yingluo asked Ye Tianshi before he returned to Jiangnan for the Chinese New Year, and he said that it would be good for both mother and child to conceive at the age of 17. Then Yingluo wrote to the emperor to ask for instructions, so the four princesses were drinking medicine to avoid children.The older ones were actually just waiting for a year. Although the Empress Dowager wanted to have a great-grandson, she had no objection. The House of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Hospital strictly followed the emperor's order.

Yingluo also laughed and said, "Look, this is really forgetting your mother after marrying a daughter-in-law!"Protect your daughter-in-law.If your mother-in-law is here, that's what I say!Yongqi understood what Yingluo meant, so she smiled again.Yingluo said to Yiboer: Gege, I have something to say to fifth elder brother.Yiboer hurriedly said: Madam, please go ahead, Yiboer is going to the kitchen to look at today's dishes.Then he glanced at Yongqi, who also looked at her and nodded.After Yibol went out, Yingluo said to Yongqi: Auntie knows, you really like her.She looks very smart and capable.

Yong Qi pursed her lips and smiled, and said: Your vision is naturally good.He also asked about Heidegger's situation.Yingluo talked, and then said: Auntie came today to talk to Yiboer so that you can go to Hu Jiajia's place.Yongqi said: "Aunt Yingluo, it's not her, it's me who doesn't go, I just can't do it."Please don't say anything to her, she has already blamed herself, but she did nothing wrong.Yingluo was absent-minded for a moment, and suddenly felt that Yongqi was really like the young Fu Heng, both very stubborn.Thinking of what Fu Heng said, he sighed and said, "Auntie understands it all, but I just think it's a bit unfair to Hu Jiajia. She is Han, so she may have thought that she was not good enough for you... I saw that his father was from Hanlin. The Department of Accounting has a good reputation, which will be helpful to you.Your Huang Ama also agrees, it's all for your consideration, you can't disappoint the emperor's wishes.

Yongqi said: Well, both you and Huang Ama understand Yongqi's intentions, and Hu Jiajia is also very good. I never thought about Man Han, let alone think that she is not good enough for me, but I really can't do it.Yingluo asked, "Then what do you plan to do in the long run?"Yongqi said: I don't know either.Yingluo said: Your mother-in-law doesn't know about this yet, so she will be worried if she knows about it.Yongqi said: Aunt Yingluo, Yongqi has no choice, sooner or later she will be with Hu Jiajia, and that Fujin who hasn't come yet, but it's still early, please let me be self-willed for a while!

Yingluo felt very sad when she heard his sour voice, and said, "Yongqi, Auntie knows that this is really not an easy task.Well, someday I will ask Fu Heng to talk to you.Auntie is the same as your mother and concubine Rong, and she doesn't want to force you, so you should come out and think about it.After Yingluo left, Yiboer came back, saw Yongqi was depressed, stepped forward to hug him, and asked: What's the matter?What did Madam Nalan say?Yong Qi forced a smile and said: "It's nothing, I just thought of Er Niang."I closed my eyes.

Yiboer knew that although Yongqi's biological mother was the old man of the emperor's hidden residence, and was once a happy concubine in the palace, she was not favored all the time, and now she was relegated to a white-clothed nunnery in the middle of Beijing to lead her hair to practice, and mother and child were not allowed to see each other. So this is also the reason why Yongqi is unwilling to go with Hu Jiajia. He said that he doesn't want Hu Jiajia to be like Er Niang, not liked by her husband, and to have children for her husband, and to suffer all kinds of hardships.So he gently stroked Yongqi's head, and said: You like Miss Jiajia, and I think that the emperor likes you so much, he also has feelings for our mother, and he is also kind to Concubine Qingmu.

Yong Qi shook her head and said: You don't understand, when I was young, Er Niang took me with her, she was always in fear, and she had to watch people's faces everywhere.After all, Yiboer was young, after she entered the palace, she gradually felt that the palace was very difficult, and she didn't know what to say to comfort Yongqi, so she shed tears.Yong Qi wiped her tears again, and coaxed her: "It's all my fault, I teach you to shed tears, and we won't talk about the past anymore."

After the family banquet, Concubine Rong's rash immediately improved, and the imperial doctors were all relieved.A few days before disembarking, Concubine Rong finally recovered, so Wei Mei moved back to her cabin.During this period of time, the emperor has been sleeping with her at night, and she feels that she and the emperor are very harmonious, but since Concubine Rong is well, the emperor probably won't come tonight, she felt a little melancholy, but she immediately felt relieved.

After Wei Mei moved away, the emperor went to stay with Concubine Rong in the afternoon, hugged her, and said: You have suffered for me.Concubine Rong smiled, and said: Shen Bi will be like this when he touches pork, because we don't eat pork, and our medicine doesn't itch, it will be cured in seven days, there will be no scars, the emperor can rest assured.After the family banquet was done, the concubine felt relieved.The emperor said: That's what I said, but you have taken the wrong medicine from the imperial physician for no reason, and you have to wash it with medicine to cover up people's eyes and ears. Thank you for your hard work.

Concubine Rong smiled and said: "That's the concubine's hard work. Fortunately, she took the initiative to take care of the concubine, and she was not hidden from her about it."The emperor said: Actually, you don't need to know, it's all in the past.I was going to ask her to take care of you that day, but you sent me out because she took care of you.He said with a snort.Concubine Rong said coquettishly: Thank you for finally telling Shen Bi.You don't want her to know, you don't want new people to know, Shen Bi will naturally help you.But look at what you said, Wei Mei is your concubine, even if you don't look at Shen Bi's face, you should also look at Madam Nalan's face.

The emperor sighed and said: Shen Bi, you are so generous to me, I really don't know whether to be happy or unhappy.Concubine Rong said quietly: Shen Bi is not generous at all, Shen Bi shed tears that day when he heard that Mrs. Nalan is the concubine Ling.The emperor remembered that after he told her that night, Concubine Rong cried very sadly, but he comforted her, but he was very happy in his heart.Then he asked with a smile: Why are you so sad? Before you came, I separated from her.Concubine Rong said: Because she will always be in your heart.

The emperor did not speak.Concubine Rong continued: But that's not your fault, who can forget the person in their heart?The emperor asked the previous question again: I see that you don't mind others so much, why do you mind her so much?Concubine Rong said: I don't know either, maybe I think she is the one you really like.The emperor shook his head and said: I have only been with her for two years, and I have been with you for almost two years.I have long since faded away from her, but I can't forget it.

Concubine Rong smiled and said: Well, you have told everyone that she is already Mrs. Fu Heng's wife.So, Your Majesty, please treat your concubine Ling better, don't say that you have given her the word Ling, how wholeheartedly she treats you, aren't you moved?The emperor was noncommittal, just patted her head, and said: You and Yingluo are very similar, just see how you two treat Wei Mei.Concubine Rong said: "Don't worry about me, if you want to go to your concubine, go there."The emperor laughed and said, "It seems that I need your consent for whoever I want to go to now?"Concubine Rong said coquettishly: Your Majesty!The emperor smiled and kissed her, and said: You are really looking more and more like a concubine now!Concubine Rong smiled and said: That's what you're used to!Said and kissed the emperor.

After Wu Deya saw the family banquet, Hong Zhou still had a gloomy face all day long, so he persuaded him: "My lord, the queen mother and the emperor think highly of the lord when I come out this time. I will leave everything to you about the queen mother, and the emperor will play chess with you all day long." , the two brothers get close together, such a good opportunity, you are depressed all day long, why on earth?Hong Zhou snorted, and said: "Play chess, play chess, his moves are really high!"What do you know!Wu Deya shook her head and asked: Are you still upset for the empress?But I think the emperor is on good terms with her now. At the family banquet that day, the empress looked very peaceful.

Hong Zhou snorted again, but remained silent.Wu Deya shook her head again, and said: "My lord, look, don't you like Hai'an more now, and I didn't say anything, I see, the empress doesn't care so much about Concubine Rong now, there is no Concubine Rong, there are others, who are you?" There are no such things at home... Before she finished speaking, Hongzhou closed his eyes, then got up and went out of the cabin, standing on the side of the boat, he felt the cold wind blowing against his face, which was very different from the warmth in the cabin. He looked into the distance, In the twilight, there is a vast expanse of sky and water.He stood for a long time, and said in his heart: Wei Yingluo, Fu Heng, just wait and see!Don't think that relying on him, if Hong Zhou doesn't avenge Eniang's revenge, he will be a son of man in vain!

Thinking of Nala for a moment, Deya said she was peaceful, but he felt that she seemed to be heartbroken.The emperor made this good show at the family banquet, and she was required to cooperate in acting. He felt embarrassed for her when he thought about it... What kind of brother, wife, it's not worth mentioning to him...

Suddenly there was warmth on his back, it was Wu Deya who came out and put a cloak on him, he bowed his head and smiled and said: Thank you!Seeing his smile, Wu Deya felt relieved, so she smiled and held his arm, resting her head on his shoulder, and looked at the sky that would be swallowed by the night together.The two stayed for a while, Hong Zhou said: It's windy outside, let's go back, it's time for dinner.Wu Deya nodded.

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[Southern Tour] The plot of the southern tour in the novel synthesizes some historical facts of Emperor Qianlong's two southern tours in the 16th year of Qianlong and the 22nd year of Qianlong.

[Ceremony for Sericulture and Double Standards of Qianlong] Farming and sericulture were the most important production activities for the survival and development of ancient Chinese society.Since the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, in the national ceremonies, the sacrificial pattern of "the emperor personally cultivated the southern suburbs, and the empress personally cultivated the northern suburbs" has been established.For the Manchus, who used to be nomadic, fishing and hunting as their main mode of production, the ceremony of pro-cultivation began with Emperor Shunzhi, but the ceremony of pro-sericulture began in the Qianlong Dynasty when the Manchus had been sinicized.In the seventh year of Qianlong's reign, the first silkworm altar was built in the northeast corner of the garden (now Beihai, □□) in imitation of the ancient system.In the ninth year (1744), the Qing court held the first ceremony of offering sacrifices to the silkworm god since the founding of the People's Republic of China, presided over by Empress Xiaoxian.In the 13th year of Qianlong's reign, Qianlong ordered court painters to collectively create a long volume of "Empress Xiaoxian's Kissing Silkworm Picture" to record the scene of Empress Xiaoxian's silkworm kissing ceremony. It is a commemorative work for Xiaoxian and it took three years to complete.Jin Kun was the host of the silkworm picture draft, and he received a letter: "Four volumes of Jin Kun's painting of the silkworm altar, if you don't understand, ask Fu Hengsanhe, first draft and present it, hereby."University scholar Fu Heng is the younger brother of Empress Xiaoxian, so he has the ability to say "If you don't understand, ask Fu Heng".Castiglione is the main painter.

Nala was selected by the empress dowager within ten days of the death of the original concubine Fucha, and the empress dowager expressed this wish to Qianlong after returning to Luan.The mother and son reached an agreement on the fact that Nala was the successor.But the time after Li Li could not unify opinions.According to the opinion of the Empress Dowager, Qianlong must be crowned queen before his 40th birthday, and be blessed by a good son and a good wife, so that he can feel at ease.Qianlong thought that Empress Xiaoxian Fucha's family was still in mourning period, and did not want to hold it within 27 months, but for the wish of his mother, he was promoted to the imperial concubine with the noble concubine Nala's family to take photos of the sixth palace event.Later, on the first day of July in the 13th year of Qianlong, she was promoted to be the imperial concubine, and took photos of the six palaces; in the 14th year of Qianlong's early April, the fifth day of the imperial concubine canonization ceremony, but:

1) Canonized as the imperial concubine, Qianlong did not personally offer sacrifices to the Xiandian.In the 13th year of Qianlong's reign: "It should be one day in advance. Send officials to sacrifice to the Taimiao. Fengxian Hall to tell the sacrifice ceremony. The relatives will hold it."

2) Canonize the imperial concubine, but did not let Fu Heng, the foreman, be the envoy.And three days later, when the empress dowager's emblem was honored, Fu Heng was honored with the Golden Book of Bachelor.Probably to take care of Fu Heng's mood, after all, Xiaoxian just passed his anniversary.

3) Canonized as the imperial concubine, Qianlong did not lead his officials to salute the empress dowager.In the 13th year of Qianlong's reign: "The next day, the civil and military officials below the king will be led to the empress dowager's palace to salute."

Later, Emperor Qianlong ordered to change the cheyu in the ceremonial guard of the imperial concubine Xian from golden to bright yellow, which is equivalent to the empress.Until June 15th in the 1750th year of Qianlong (27), the mourning period for Empress Fucha, Xiaoxianchun, expired on the [-]th.On the tenth day of the seventh month, Emperor Qianlong formally issued an edict to appoint the concubine Xianhuang as the empress, and held the ceremony for the appointment of the empress on the second day of the eighth month.

In February of the 14th year of Qianlong, on the eve of the Silkworm Protest (usually held in March), officials asked Qianlong if he could send his concubine to salute on behalf of the imperial concubine, and Qianlong replied: no.The concubine can only respect the empress, not the imperial concubine. At this time, the middle palace is vacant, and the power of pro-silkworm has no place.And load the canon.It can be seen from this that during the Qianlong period, the upper and lower levels of the palace had distinct powers and different statuses. They belonged to the empress, and concubines could not act on their behalf until the empress failed to exercise them in person.After 32 years of Qianlong, there was no queen in the palace, but concubines were sent to salute every year, most of whom were concubines Shu.The concubine Ling also performed a silkworm kissing ceremony during her imperial concubine life.Qianlong is a typical double standard. The conflict between him and his successors should have a long history, because he doesn't like successors and misses Xiaoxian very much, all kinds of double standards.He himself seems to be a very mild-mannered man.

Emperor Qianlong's treatment of concubine Ling was also due to filial piety, but the origin of concubine Ling and filial piety can no longer be tested.What is more strange is that in the tenth year of Qianlong, the imperial concubine was promoted from the nobleman of Wei to the concubine. In the 13th year of Qianlong, she was ranked as the fourth concubine, but she has been unknown. Began to have children intensively, became very popular, and finally replaced the Nala family in the 21th year of Qianlong.In the 30th year of Qianlong's reign, Yongyan was not yet a candidate for the throne, and Yongyan was not close to his biological mother, and was raised by Concubine Qing when he was young.Twenty years after Qianlong, it was recorded that Qianlong was very kind to Concubine Ling, but her seventeenth elder brothers, including the fourteenth and sixteenth elder brothers with acne, were not recorded to be particularly loved and valued by Qianlong. , the sixteenth elder brother died at the age of three, and he didn't even have a name.The seventeenth elder brother Yonglin passed away because of his concubine Ling, and he was raised by the Concubine Bahrain of Jingren Palace, that is, the nobleman Qimuge in the novel. He has a good relationship with this adoptive mother, and married the twelfth daughter of Ali Gon as his concubine Fujin .