Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

When Concubine Rong heard what Yingluo said about going to the market to buy wine, she felt that it was something new, and she felt envious.She had never been to the two major temple fairs of Longfu Temple and Huguo Temple in the capital, so she wanted the emperor to go to the market here in disguise.When the emperor saw that Yangzhou was full of outstanding people, the north and the south gathered together, and it was bustling and lively, he had already had this intention.So he asked Fu Heng, saying that he didn't want to be hugged, and Fu Heng said: "Then the servant and Yingluo will accompany you and Concubine Rong."Seeing what he said, the emperor knew that he had always been cautious, and that he was in charge of the defense of Yangzhou city himself, so he must have known it well.So that afternoon, the emperor's concubine Fu Heng and Ying Luo dressed up as merchants and went to a market in the north gate of Yangzhou.

The four of them claimed to be cousin relatives, and Fu Heng asked Concubine Rong to wear a bamboo hat to prevent her appearance from attracting attention.Concubine Rong and Yingluo each carried a small burden, and they looked decent. The emperor looked at Concubine Rong with a smile and said, "Miss, is this going home?"Concubine Rong responded with a smile: Fourth Master laughed.When the emperor saw that Concubine Rong also called him Fourth Master, he found it very fresh. Looking at Yingluo, Yingluo smiled and said: Fourth Master, it sounds much better than...The emperor tapped her, but looked at Fu Heng.Fu Heng also said with a smile: Your Majesty, this is all indulged by you, not a slave!The emperor shook his head and said: You are partners in bullying me!Concubine Rong smiled sweetly and went up to hold him.

The four of them stopped and walked in the market for a long time.As the sky gradually darkened, the market became more lively.Fu Heng asked the emperor to go back, but the emperor was very excited and said he wanted to find a restaurant here for dinner.The four of them walked for a while, and Yingluo saw a lantern seller over there, who tied up the lanterns very beautifully, so she stopped there to choose things, and Fu Heng accompanied her.

The emperor and Concubine Rong were at the two stalls in front, and Concubine Rong was looking at the candy maker.The sugar seller said to her: "Little lady, my lord, the villain will make a pair of Wuxi Fuwa for you. They are beautiful and delicious!"Concubine Rong nodded. Along the way, she was called "little lady" by others, and she finally understood why the emperor called her that way when she came out, so sweet in her heart.

After a while it was tied up, the pair of fuwas were white and plump, with pink makeup and jade decoration. Concubine Rong was very happy to hold them in her hands, she was absolutely reluctant to eat, the emperor smiled and paid for it.At this moment, I suddenly heard a shout: Baihu helped you grandpa to rejoice!Following the sound of horseshoes, a group of ragged masked bandits rushed forward.People in the market were in a mess, running around one after another, and children cried for their parents and mothers for a while.The Fu Heng couple and the emperor Concubine Rong were immediately dispersed.

These bandits got off their horses and started looting property, and the street was in a mess.Protecting Concubine Rong, the emperor dodged being pushed by passers-by and fell down. With great difficulty, he crossed to the other side of the street, which was already empty.The two breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly saw eight|nine masked bandits appearing over there, none of them on horseback.The man walked up to the two of them first and stared at the emperor.The emperor blocked Concubine Rong behind him, and said in a low voice: Take off your earrings, and Concubine Rong will do so immediately.

The emperor handed Concubine Rong's silk gold earrings to the bandit. The bandit looked at it and said with a smile: "It really is a good thing!"Ask another bandit to collect it, and walk up with a straight sword.The emperor shouted: What are you going to do? !The bandit smiled grimly and said, "You two go away with the master obediently. When you arrive at Baihu Village, ask someone to redeem you!"It turned out that the bandit saw that the two were from a wealthy family, so he wanted to arrest them for a ransom, so as to make a fortune.The bandit pressed forward step by step, and a foul smell came, Concubine Rong covered her mouth and nose.The emperor was furious: How dare you!The bandit laughed wildly and said: "No one dares!"After speaking, the two exchanged hands, but the rest of the bandits did not step forward, but stood behind and watched leisurely.

This bandit was good at martial arts, and he had a sword in his hand. After a while, the emperor was hit by several swords in his leg, and Concubine Rong who was beside him exclaimed repeatedly.The emperor suddenly tore off a jade pendant from his waist, threw it far away, and ran away with Concubine Rong.The bandits caught the jade pendant by surprise, and the emperor led Concubine Rong into a side alley.

There was no one around, only the street lights, Concubine Rong saw that the emperor's legs were dripping with blood, plus she had run very hard just now, now she was struggling to walk, she was anxious, she immediately helped him to sit against the wall.Suddenly hearing the sound of footsteps outside the alley, those bandits must have caught up. The emperor was thinking about how to get out of trouble. Concubine Rong lifted the veil of the bamboo hat, kissed him on the lips, and said: Your Majesty, take care.Then pushed him away and ran out.

The emperor was shocked and wanted to chase after him, but his leg was injured and he couldn't stand up for a while.After a while, the bandits roared outside, and the emperor closed his eyes.Just as he was not thinking about it, he suddenly saw two people coming from the other side of the alley. He took a closer look and found that it was Fu Heng and Yingluo. They finally found their way together.The emperor said anxiously to Fu Heng, "Go and chase Shen Bi, she saw that I was injured, so she went to lure the bandits away, and walked north along the street outside, they didn't ride horses, you go!"As he spoke, he pointed to the direction in which Concubine Rong went out.

Fu Heng was also shocked when he heard the words, and wanted to leave immediately, but hesitated for a while, Yingluo hurriedly said: "Go, go, it's important to save her!"The emperor also said: "I'm here, I'm fine, you go!"Just as Fu Heng turned around, the emperor said again: Wait!Fu Heng looked back at him, saw that his eyes were red, nodded solemnly, and said: I understand, the emperor can rest assured.

After Fu Heng left, Yingluo took out a handkerchief from her bag and bandaged the emperor's wound, saying that Fu Heng and herself were scattered by the crowd, but when Fu Heng saw them coming to this street, he looked for them from the side alley. While reassuring that Concubine Rong will be fine.The emperor kept his eyes closed, then suddenly opened them, and said, "Go look at the alley, and if you see the night watchmen, bring them to see me. Don't worry, you don't need to say anything to them."Yingluo nodded, and walked to the entrance of the alley. After a while, she saw the soldiers of the Eight Banners rushing towards her, so she immediately walked out of the alley and stood in the middle of the road.

At this time, Yingluo had been pregnant for nearly four months. Although it was already dark, it was still very obvious. Seeing that Yingluo was well-dressed, she waved her hand to make people stop, and she also stopped.Yingluo said: "This official, the woman has something to say to you, please come up."The head hesitated for a while, then walked up, thinking that he was not afraid of her as a woman with limited mobility.

Yingluo whispered a few words in his ear, and he was taken aback.Seeing that he was doubtful, Yingluo immediately said: "Well, you bring two people and me in to meet my master."The man thought for a while, told everyone to wait here, and walked into the alley with Yingluo.When he got to the emperor's side, he saw only one injured person sitting on the ground, he was still skeptical, and said: "The bandits are causing chaos, and the official is on business."No delay.

The emperor took out the waist card of the magistrate of Yangzhou from his arms. When the man saw it, he immediately knelt down and said, "Please tell me."So the emperor said that he was a relative of the magistrate and was injured by the robbers, and asked him to send the two of them back to the magistrate's office first. The magistrate would never blame him for dereliction of duty and would reward him heavily.The boss thought about it in his mind, and then said, "Master and Madam, please."The two were slightly taken aback when they heard the words, and Yingluo immediately helped the emperor up.

When they arrived at the magistrate's yamen, Yingluo took the waist card and showed it to the yamen servants. After everyone went in, Shen Yu got the notification and came to see him immediately. He saw that the merchant was the emperor and was injured. Seeing Mrs. Nalan, her hair was a little disheveled and her clothes were stained, she was shocked, cold sweat broke out on her forehead immediately, and she was suspicious.The emperor signaled him to keep quiet, and said to him: "Old cousin, he is the one who sent us back, you must thank him well!"Shen Yu immediately said: Good!Thank you very much!Teach someone to take the leader down to receive the reward, then call the servant girl to come up to serve, and send someone to find the doctor.

The emperor stopped him from looking for someone, saying that he was robbed by bandits on his way, and asked Shen Yu to take the pen and paper immediately, write a note in a hurry, and took out the small seal "Bao Qin Wang Bao" that he carried with him to print it. Look at Shen Yu Sealed the envelope with wax paint and ordered him to send it to the general's office quickly. Shen Yu was frightened out of his wits, thinking that this was an order to surrender to the bandits.Yingluo cared about Fu Heng and Concubine Rong all the way, and when she returned to the palace of Gaomin Temple, she saw the imperial doctor re-bandage the emperor's wound, but she felt dizzy and fell on the emperor.

After Shen Yu came back from the Zongbing Yamen, he went into the back room of the inner courtyard and told his wife what happened just now, saying that the emperor and Mrs. Nalan did not talk to each other, but they looked very concerned about each other.The lady was also over 40 years old, and said with a smile: "My lord, what's so strange about this!"Fu Heng's wife is young and beautiful!Shen Yu was startled and said: What do you mean?The lady said: Master, haven't you heard the rumors in Beijing.Shen Yu said: What rumors?The lady smiled and said: "It's about the emperor and Mrs. Nalan."Shen Yu was half-believing: Could it be true?

Madam said: I didn't believe it at first, but Madam Jiang's cousin in the capital married the deputy governor of Zhenglan Banner in Manchuria, Madam Jiang knew.She said that it has been widely spread among the people in Beijing, that Mrs. Nalan belongs to the emperor... Her son born last year was not full-term, but he actually had it before marrying into the Fucha Mansion. At that time, the thirteenth prince It's gone, why did the emperor agree to Fu Heng's marriage, think about it... Then Shen Yu said that Mrs. Nalan was pregnant again.At the market that day, Yingluo was behind the counter all the time, so Shen Yu only saw it today.

The lady said: "Look, isn't it? This must have been conceived during the southern tour."The emperor is suave and suave, and what is his status, this Mrs. Nalan is probably not just afraid to resist the order... Shen Yu just felt unbelievable for a while, and said for a long time: The imperial court system, the emperor cannot summon his wife, and how can Mr. Fu Heng allow it? Such a thing?

Madam said: Maybe he doesn't know, how close is the relationship between the Fucha family and the emperor, it is said that the emperor often has secret meetings with Madam Nalan, and now Fu Heng's family lives next to the Old Summer Palace by decree, and last year, the emperor gave her a plaque, Isn't it strange?You see, I have come to the court directly today, far away from Beijing, and I don't even want to avoid taboos.Shen Yu broke out in a cold sweat, and said: This... this... the emperor was injured by a bandit...

Madam said: But why are they just together?Where is the emperor's bodyguard?Where is Lord Fu Heng?Isn't this a secret meeting?It was precisely because the emperor was injured that she couldn't leave him alone, so she couldn't avoid it.This Mr. Fu Heng is good at everything, but he is too upright and a gentleman. He would never have thought of such a thing.He is so young, he is an extremely human minister, he is the emperor's number one favorite minister, and he has not declined for many years. , he was still fighting in Jinchuan, hehe, that's why the emperor directly took the child into the palace.

Shen Yu shook his head, and said: Nonsense, a miasma of smoke!What kind of woman does the emperor want, and what a stunning concubine Rong is.He is not like this kind of person, Fu Heng is still the younger brother of Empress Daxing, these rumors are not credible.But it was true that only two people appeared just now, and the emperor's expression towards Mrs. Nalan felt that it really didn't make sense.Madam smiled and said: Concubine Rong is beautiful, but how can the feeling be the same?Shen Yu thought to himself: That little lady comes from a famous family, but she is quite charming, and a gentleman like Fu Heng still loves her very much, Manchus are different from us after all.Seriously said: "Don't talk nonsense, this is not a joke, look at who is involved in this, Long Live Lord and the first-rank officials of the imperial court, be careful of our family's life!"Madam smiled and said: I can save it, master don't worry.

Fu Heng went straight to the end of the street, but there was no sign of anyone. He thought: so many people are holding a woman hostage, they must not run so fast and without making a sound.The street was empty, he looked around, listened intently, and finally heard a noise in a shop on the way back, he immediately turned back, walked quietly into this shop, entered the inner hall, the stench was overwhelming, and saw Eight | Nine masked bandits, Concubine Rong's hands and feet were tied and placed on the counter in the inner hall, with the bamboo hat on her head removed, a bandit was standing in front of the counter and said: I didn't expect you to be so beautiful!Today I actually opened a foreign meat!Come on, give your uncle a kiss first, then the second master, the third master... Hahaha... After talking, I want to kiss Concubine Rong.Concubine Rong didn't panic, she just stared at him without saying a word.The bandits onlookers are obscene|Laughing.

Fu Heng immediately stepped forward, knocked down everyone, took out a horn and a small knife from his arms, cut the ropes on Concubine Rong's hands and feet, pulled her and ran out.Concubine Rong was shocked and said, "Wait a minute."He rushed back and took his own baggage.Concubine Rong was pulled by him, her heart was pounding, but she was very happy that she was fine.Unexpectedly, not long after running out of the shop, eight or nine bandits came in front of them, holding swords in their hands, and seven or eight bandits chased after them on horseback, got off their horses, drew their swords, and surrounded the two In the middle of the street.

Fu Heng has no other weapons except the small knife hidden in his clothes, and he is holding Concubine Rong in his hand.Concubine Rong put the burden on her body and said: "Don't worry about me, go away!"As she said that, she was about to push him away, but he held her tightly and said: Don't worry.When these people were slowly approaching and couldn't get any closer, Fu Heng made a sudden move, grabbed the long sword from one of them, and said to Concubine Rong: Squat down!Protect your face!Concubine Rong immediately squatted down, buried her face in her knees, and held her head tightly with her hands.

Hearing a crisp sound, Fu Heng had already slashed the swords of all the bandits once, forcing them back. If the sword in his hand was a sharp weapon, the swords of these people would have been broken long ago.The bandits flickered their eyes and were taken aback. Some of them cried out in pain as their faces were covered with blood marks from their own swords. They didn't expect this well-dressed and young son to be so skilled in martial arts. Fu Heng had already pulled Concubine Rong up. Run through the gap and disappear.The bandits were very embarrassed, yelling, those who got on their horses got on their horses, and those who covered their faces covered their faces, and then went to look for people.

Fu Heng dragged Concubine Rong along, and walked in and out of the shops and alleys. When he left the street, he was relieved to see no more bandits.Suddenly, smoke and dust billowed in the direction of the city gate on the front road, and five flying cavalry came in front of them, and they were masked bandits again. The leading one was dressed cleanly, looked like a leader, and held a big knife in his hand.When he saw Fu Heng and Concubine Rong, there was a strange look on his face, and he let out a "huh".The five dismounted and attacked. Fu Heng held a long sword in one hand and held Concubine Rong in the other to fight them.

The leader's martial arts are quite strong, and he danced with a big sword like a wild wind. Fu Heng used one-on-five, and pulled Concubine Rong to move around, and protected her all the time, fearing that she would get hurt. Getting up, Concubine Rong exclaimed while protecting her head and face, Fu Heng smiled at her, meaning it was fine.For a while, the long sword in Fu Heng's hand forced the leader back, and he fought with the rest of the people. The leader was also hit by several swords, staggered, gasped for a while, turned around and fought again.Fu Hengruo turned around, and all the swords of those people were about to greet him immediately, and the leader's big knife was about to hit the back of his leg.

Concubine Rong kept staring at the leader, and immediately shook off Fu Heng's hand, stood up to block, and slashed her left abdomen with a big knife. She cried out in pain, fell to the ground, and passed out.The leader was taken aback, and immediately eased his hand. Fu Heng was also taken aback, and he attacked several swords, forcing the rest of the people back, picked up Concubine Rong, flew onto the nearest horse, grabbed the rein, and immediately stabilized himself He squeezed the horse's belly fiercely, the horse neighed and galloped, he pulled Concubine Rong in front of him, and held her in one hand, blood dripped from Concubine Rong's body, spilling all the way on the ground.

The original bandits had already chased after them, and the bandits were astonished to see that Fu Heng was able to snatch the horse and run away in an instant while holding the seriously injured man. .Fu Heng urged his horse to go to the city gate, only to see that the city gate was opened, and all the city gate guards had been hacked to death by the bandits, lying on the ground in disarray, hanging on the tower... The sound of horseshoes and people coming out of the city gate came from behind. After galloping for a while, seeing a forest beside the road, he immediately rode his horse into the forest.