Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

At this point, the prairie event ended, and everyone dispersed and returned to their yurts.After arriving in the tent, Yingluo refused to let Fu Heng change clothes, and looked left and right, with admiration in her eyes.Fu Heng smiled and said: It seems that Madam is very satisfied today!Yingluo said: Well, the emperor is satisfied!The arrogance and domineeringness of the Mongolian princes have been frustrated!Zhuzhu also said happily at the side: "My lord, it's so beautiful to win today!"It is indeed our No. [-] Batulu in Manchuria!As he spoke, he handed him the twisted hot towel.Fu Heng smiled at the two of them while wiping his face: The emperor had intended General Cai to replace Yue Bu who had resigned and returned to Shengjing. General Cai is outstanding today, and he must be the commander of the infantry!

After tidying up, Yingluo approached Fu Heng's arms. Fu Heng hugged her and asked: What's the matter?Yingluo said: "It's nothing, I just want the young master to hug me."Fu Heng knew that she was just acting like a baby, so he took her into the inner tent, leaned on the wide fur and sat on the couch, then hugged her, smiled at her belly and said, "Jiang Jiang, is Ah Ma handsome today?"Yingluo laughed and said, "The moment you put on the horse, Jiang Jiang was shaking inside, and she was also nervous and excited!"I'm not nervous at all!

Fu Heng smiled, and said to her stomach: Jiang Jiang, I will see Ama soon, are you happy?When they returned to Beijing, Yingluo was going to give birth, so Fu Heng said this.Yingluo said: Don't worry, I'm fine, I think Jiang Jiang must be born at full term.Fu Heng nodded and kissed her on the cheek.Yingluo buried her head in his arms.Fu Heng said softly: There will be a farewell banquet tonight.Yingluo said vaguely: I won't go, I'm tired.Fu Heng then said: "Then I won't go either, I'll ask someone to talk about it."

Pearl didn't come in, and there were only the two of them in the inner tent, kissing together, tossing and turning on the couch.The song "Love Song on the Grassland" just now echoed in Yingluo's ears, and Fu Heng's heroic posture in the field today, these slender, plump and flexible hands, the hands that tame a strong horse and hold a strong bow...

For dinner, they ate roast lamb and milk in their yurt. There are only a few types of food here, but milk can be supplied in large quantities, so Fu Heng has been asking Yingluo to drink more milk. Yingluo also likes milk cakes, milk skins, and milk tofu. I just made these When it comes out, it is soft and fragrant, with a little sugar on top, it tastes very delicious.In the last period, the child grew up fast, and Yingluo liked the Mongolian diet with a lot of beef and mutton, but according to Ye Tianshi's care, try to control the amount of food, but the nutrition is naturally abundant.She always thought that Jiang Jiang must be a healthy child by then.

Concubine Rong didn't go to the evening banquet either, because Uzhina came.In the afternoon, Baljur sent a message to the emperor, saying that he wanted Uzhina to be Concubine Rong's maid and go to the capital to serve the imperial sister on his behalf. The emperor agreed and taught her to learn the rules by Concubine Rong's side.Because after Baljur returned, his nine wives have been persuading him not to offend the Qing emperor, otherwise the Horqin Grassland and the Zhelimu League may have endless troubles. the relationship between the two.Baljur thought for a long time by himself, and finally agreed, and his wives were overjoyed.

When he told Uzhina, the people outside the tent could not hear the conversation between the two inside, but finally heard Uzhina's desperate cry.It spread quickly, and King Darhan finally cruelly abandoned the maid who had served him since childhood.This is not unusual for Baljur, who is known for his shrewd and ruthless iron fist, and it is simply his lowly maid, who has been refusing to leave his side. What she covets is his power and position, and has seduced him for many years. If she could go to the capital, she might be favored by the emperor in a short time, and the wealth and glory would be even more extraordinary. She was crying sadly on the surface, but she was actually happy in her heart!

Afterwards, Uzhina packed her things and was led to Concubine Rong by King Dalhan's first wife.After meeting with Concubine Rong, his wife had a few gossips with Concubine Rong happily, and then left. She never looked at Uzhina, a lowly slave, from the beginning to the end.After she left, Concubine Rong took Uzhina into the inner tent, and Uzhina saluted her, so she pulled her to sit on the couch, and said with a smile: "When there is no one else, you and Baljur Same, you can call me Sister Huang, or elder sister, thank you for the jewelry you sent me, I like it very much.

Uzhina said: "Okay, thank you Huang Jie."Concubine Rong was very happy to see that she was not constrained, thinking of what Han Guli said last year, that she cared about herself and Baljur, so she smiled.I also asked her how long she had been pregnant. Although she was pregnant with two, she couldn't see anything, and she didn't feel uncomfortable when she looked at it. She even gave a wonderful performance in front of so many people.

Uzhina smiled and said: It's only been two months.The midwife said that at two months, the baby in her stomach was only the size of a human thumb.You can't see it from the outside, and the two are the same.Concubine Rong thought for a while, nodded, and said: You are very happy, sister Huang is happy for you!Uzhina said: Thank you.Xiao Er said that you will definitely help us, but I still don't believe it.

When Concubine Rong heard her calling Baljur Xiaoer, she immediately felt the intimacy between the two of them. Thinking about how she took care of Baljur and accompanied him since he was five years old, she was actually about the same age as herself for 20 years. , I felt very emotional, and asked curiously: What did he call you?Uzhina said: When I was young, he called me sister Rina, but now he calls me Uzhina.

Uzhina said: I don't feel bad because I can't feel bad, we can't let anyone know, so I'm taking medicine.But after knowing it, when it was just the two of us, I actually did nothing, he was the one who served me.I was in charge of his other two maids, and they did a lot of things. He also has a male waiter, and after knowing it a month ago, I was actually practicing piano and singing for a performance.Playing the two strings is not tiring, and I only sing one song, so I got used to the performance earlier.And told Concubine Rong that the medicine was given by the Mongolian doctor's wife, and she said that the medicine would not affect the child.

Concubine Rong thought about how pitiful the two of them were, and said: When we leave here, you don't need to take medicine.Uzhina said: "That way will bring trouble to Huang Jie, let's talk about it later."Seeing that she was very sensible, Concubine Rong suddenly felt sad when she thought of her background and situation.I just heard Uzhina say: "Sister Huang, don't be sad. I can't remember what happened before I was eight years old. What I remember most clearly is the 20 years I was with Xiaoer."He is my lover, but also my relative, the only relative in this world.

Concubine Rong nodded, smiled and said: The song you sing is really nice!Uzhina said: That's our folk song, Xiaoer's favorite one.Sister Huang's dance is really wonderful, and only His Majesty the Emperor can perform such a grand song and dance, so that Sister Huang can show off her strengths.I sat on the grass next to it and watched it very clearly.Last year, Xiaoer said that Miss Huang's dance was wonderful, but I didn't see it until this year!

Concubine Rong thanked her with a smile, and said: Xiaoer's song is better, the emperor likes it.Your Mandarin is very good!Uzhina said: Well, when Xiaoer started to learn Manchu, he came back to teach me, and since last year, he hired a master to teach me.He also asked me to learn the two-stringed piano and singing, and he liked to listen to it, so I have been playing and singing since I was a child, without much effort.

Concubine Rong suddenly felt that Baljur was really far-sighted, not inferior to the emperor, so she smiled and said: I heard from people here that he is very... strong, but he is really kind to you, and he is very gentle in front of me.Uzhina said: Here we live on horseback, life is worthless at all, so everyone wants to have more children, if a man is not strong, he will not be able to live.Xiao Er worked very hard to get to where he is today, and he is our leader, so it must be like that.Xiao Er was very domineering when he was young, but I didn't know it at the beginning, I thought he was weak.Concubine Rong smiled and said: You are probably the magic star he hit!Uzhina also laughed: that sister is the emperor's magic star!

Concubine Rong shook her head with a smile, and said: I don't count, Your Majesty, he is not as strong as Xiaoer.Seeing that she also called Baljuer Xiaoer, Uzhina smiled and said: Xiaoer said that the emperor is very powerful, otherwise, how could he be the lord of the world?Also, he said, Mr. Fu Heng, who won the first place today, is also very strong, but he looks good-natured from the outside.Miss Huang must know much more than I do!

When Concubine Rong saw her talking about the emperor and Fu Heng, she felt happy, and said: Mrs. Fu Heng's wife, like you, she is pregnant with a child, but she is about to give birth.Uzhina smiled and said: Well, I heard that she is here too, is she really not afraid of such a long journey?Concubine Rong said: Mrs. Nalan is so courageous!You'll like it when you see her too.The emperor finally decided that this year's visit to Horqin is only after returning from the southern tour. Are you pregnant so soon?

Uzhina suddenly had a sad face, and said: I can get pregnant easily, because I had a child before, although he was not born...Concubine Rong was very surprised, but she knew it in her heart, and she was sad.Uzhina said: At that time, we were all young and didn't understand. Not long after, I became pregnant, but we couldn't have children, and at that time, Xiao Er wanted to win the position of head of the family by defeating his brothers. , his background is not as good as his elder brother's, and he is not yet married. If people find out about the child, he will definitely be despised by everyone, so I didn't tell him, so I took medicine and killed the child... Rong The concubine's eyes were moist.

"When he found out, he held me and cried all night. I said, 'You and I are both worried about this baby, so it's okay.' He said, 'You're all for me. You want this baby, and if I know you want to kill the child, I can't bear it, so you don't tell me." I said: "Do what you want, don't worry about me, if I become your drag, I won't Alive.’ That’s when I met the midwife, and I’ve been taking medicine from her since then, and we’ve had no troubles. After meeting you last year, Xiao Er said we could have a baby, so I went to ask That mother-in-law, she said, I can't stop taking the medicine early, and I might get pregnant immediately if I stop taking the medicine. So we know."

Concubine Rong nodded and said, "It's painful to kill a child, isn't it?"Uzhina said: At that time, I was young, so I didn't think so much, but I couldn't drag Xiaoer down, but the doctor who gave me the miscarriage medicine was very poor, and I bled profusely. It was the mother-in-law who saved me. I never told Xiao Er that I was going to die at that time, and I thought it was fine, Xiao Er would not be burdened any more...Concubine Rong felt sour in her nose and shed tears...

Uzhina said again: I don't regret it, even if I do it again that year, I will still do it.I actually don’t want a child, I’m already Xiaoer’s burden, and the child is even more troublesome, but Xiaoer refuses to let me go, and I can’t do without him...But in the past few years, my thoughts suddenly changed, And I saw that other people gave birth to Xiao Er's children one after another... Xiao Er has never said anything, but I know that he also wants him and my child, he actually only wants him and my child...Of course I want to do it for him do it.Concubine Rong said: "Could it be that your mother-in-law is also the mother-in-law... Uzhina said: No, mother-in-law didn't tell me anything, it's just luck, and what she said may not be accurate."

The two talked for a while, and now Concubine Rong thinks Uzhina is very beautiful. Although her face is not what the Central Plains people think of as beautiful, she is very feminine, and her personality is straightforward and unyielding, and she is also considerate, unlike Qimuge's beautiful face. This kind of heroism is different, and she is small, she looks like Baljur's little sister.She thought, her femininity must be due to the fact that Baljur is very strong. People outside don't know that she is actually a very cruel girl.He said to her: For the next two days, you just stay with me for two days, don't worry at all, your people won't be able to get in.Uzhina said: "Where are you going, Miss Huang?"Concubine Rong said: I will go to the emperor, the emperor and Xiao Er are finally free to take me on a horse ride.We parted immediately, and I don't know how long it will take before you can meet again. Xiao Er can't come during the day, so you have a good talk at night.

After the two had dinner together, Concubine Rong asked Caiyun to pack some things and went to the emperor's yurt.The night outside was beautiful, the sky was cloudless, the moon was shining on the boundless desert, and large bonfires were lit everywhere in the residence. Concubine Rong saw the sky full of stars, and felt happy and at ease.After walking out for a short distance, he met Nalashi coming back from a banquet.Concubine Rong hurriedly bowed to her, and Nala knew that she was going to the emperor, so she said a few words to her.So she asked Caiyun to go first, and the queen also asked the eunuch who sent her back to go back, and then took Concubine Rong into her tent.

The two sat down, and Zhen'er was not there, so Nala asked the other court ladies to go down.Then he said to her: Sister, today, I saw that you wanted that Mongolian woman, so I wanted to remind you.Concubine Rong said: "Please show me the empress."The queen said: It's fine if you want her, but it's not appropriate to keep her by your side.Concubine Rong was surprised.The queen said: "Sister, my sister knows that you are young and you have been favored, but my sister reminds you all out of good intentions."Think about that concubine Wan, how she was favored when she was in Qiandi, you understand what my sister means.

Concubine Rong then smiled and said: Thank you, Empress, for your kindness, but this Uzhina is not pretty.Shen Bi is just interested in how well she plays the piano, and I am eager to learn.Nala smiled and said: "Yes, I understand that my sister likes singing and dancing, but don't forget, the emperor also likes singing and dancing, he likes to watch her singing and dancing, and this person is by my sister's side, so it is hard to guard against."It doesn't matter if she is beautiful or not, look at that concubine Ling, she is far worse than her younger sister, she is still a court lady, and the emperor went to the Yuanmingyuan, and she reached the sky in one step.Concubine Rong pondered for a while, and said: "Thank you for your reminder, Madam, Shen Bi must think about it.The queen smiled and said: Sister, you must understand what kind of temper the emperor has.Concubine Rong forced a smile.

Nala said again: "These days, my palace was invited to some gatherings of the princes and wives of Horqin. I heard from the wives of King Darhan that this Uzhina has skills. King Darhan loves her very much. You can see that she plays the piano very well." This is good, and the singing is also good, you will know.Concubine Rong said: Then why did King Darhan give her to me?

Nala said: I heard that the king of Dalhan is ambitious and obsessed with power. Although he was born of a concubine, and his biological mother died early, he was better than his two elder brothers and successfully won his father and captured Bor. Then he continued to try his best to please his father, and finally took the position of leader of the Zhelimu League. At that time, he was 22 years old, and at the age of 24, the emperor named Heshuo Prince of the Left Center Banner.This time the emperor came, he wanted the emperor to name him as the supreme commander of the left wing, but the emperor kept silent.This morning, the imperial court won the riding and archery competition. He felt frustrated, so he wanted to please the emperor.

Concubine Rong sighed: "As expected, the Empress is well-informed, Shen Bi took Fu Kang'an to dance every day, and did not socialize with the wives.This maid, I wholeheartedly think that Baljur is my younger brother, so he is willing to part with her.Nala said: He said it was for you, but actually the abacus is for the emperor, so this palace is kind enough to remind you and the emperor.The Mongolian iron cavalry is the most important ally of the Qing Dynasty. The emperor naturally wants to use them, but don't let them take advantage of them. This woman is a good breakthrough.

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In Mongolia, each wife/concubine receives a yurt (the royal family is called [Orduo]), that is, each wife has her own tent, family and subjects.The husband eats, drinks, and sleeps with one wife one day, and goes to another wife the next day.Among these wives, one is the official wife, and the husband spends more time with her, and the husband also has his own yurt.Similar to the division of land and family, each house does not live together, and the wife lives with her children, and after death, it is left to the son or his heirs.Each Orduo has its own fiefdom, and each has income such as belongings, taxes, and royal family gifts. In the royal family, only the sons born to the queen, that is, the sons of the first sons, can inherit the throne/emperor.