Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

The emperor was very angry. The day before yesterday, he called Yongxuan, Fu Sen, and Wang Youdun to Le Anhe's study, and the three of them knelt down.The emperor reprimanded Yongxuan for being ungrateful and not following the rules, which made the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty think that the court was ungrateful.Yongxuan argued: Cheng Hao is a member of the Hu party. The court did not question him but demoted him.

The emperor said angrily: "Cheng Hao has been demoted. You confuse the official compensation with the Hu Zhongzao case. You don't understand the truth, and you are young, harsh and ruthless."Yongxuan said: "Huang Ama, why do you take what the officials say?"No matter what the imperial court does, they will sing against it!

The emperor was even angrier, left his seat, and said: Fu Sen, is this what you usually teach?Elder brother followed you, and learned such arrogance and dandyism, defiant, really well taught!Fu Sen trembled all over, and said: The slave is guilty, the slave is guilty, please punish the emperor.Wang Youdun persuaded: "Your Majesty, the fourth elder brother is young and does not think carefully about things. The censor will inevitably have criticisms. You have reprimanded elder brother. When you go back and think about it, you will understand your painstaking efforts."

The emperor looked at Yongxie, who was dissatisfied and stayed silent.The emperor snorted and said: Shi Shao, as the official minister and a veteran of the military, you actually said such words. What my elder brother did is a mirror for the courtiers to look at the court and see me. You can't understand Bar?You reported it to me, but what did you do long ago?Sweating on Wang Youdun's head, he immediately fell on the ground and said: "What the emperor blamed was the old minister's negligence of duty."

After the emperor returned to the case, he said: "I will pass on my will. Cheng Hao has been an official for many years. He was prudent and honest. Today, unfortunately, he passed away. I feel deeply sorry for him. I miss him especially in the high hall. I will receive the official silver according to the grade, and it will be extended from three years to three years. Five years to help his family get through the difficult times.Wang Youdun immediately said: "Thank you for your kindness, the emperor. On behalf of Cheng's family, I would like to thank the emperor for your kindness."

The emperor said again: "Go and see, if there are any smart and hardworking nephews of the Cheng family, they will be promoted as appropriate."Wang Youdun immediately said: "The minister obeys the order, and after the minister's examination, he will return the order to Long Live."The emperor said again: "Si elder brother Yongxuan, think about your mistakes behind closed doors, and discuss it after I read it."Fu Sen and Wang Youdun, ministers of the Ministry of Officials, were incompetent in their teaching and were fined half a year's salary.

That's what Li Yu said, all the people around Brother Si were punished.Hong Zhou and the Queen knew about it right away.

The queen immediately called Yongxuan to admonish him yesterday, and Yongxuan was very angry in her heart, saying: Hu Zhongzao is a poor Confucian, how strict Huang Ama is to him, and in the early years he said that he was crazy and rebellious, and his words were full of sarcasm.As soon as Ertai died, he took advantage of Hu's funeral for his father and wanted to tear down the houses to make way. The people were unwilling to report on him. They said one after another that he satirized Huang Ama with poems and asked Wei Zhezhi to write him down when he was studying politics in Guangxi. Examination questions and poems and poems were exposed, and it was said that he had a close relationship with Ertai's nephew, Echang, the governor of Gansu Province, and strictly investigated and dealt with it. He is Ertai's number one favorite student, everyone can see clearly.At the same time, Echang was thoroughly investigated and given to death.Why did his son make such a big fuss when dealing with a little Cheng Hao!The son doesn't think he has done anything wrong!

Nala said angrily: "Emperor Niang has been talking for a long time, why don't you understand?" !Your matter has nothing to do with Cheng Hao!Your Huang Ama doesn't like your lack of kindness, and ridicules the officials in court, and still doesn't want to repent.Yongxie, you are an adult now, you are an elder brother, you must be cautious in what you say and do when you are above the court, if the words you say are spread, they will come true and be criticized by others, your emperor Ama It's all for your own good!

Yongxuan was still full of unwillingness and said nothing.Nala said: "Ali Gon was also reprimanded by your emperor Ama for this matter, saying that he owed the emperor's favor and failed to fulfill his duty of teaching. Think about it, how many important officials you have implicated!"Go back and think about it carefully, and write a repentance note for your Huang Ama.You kneel down.Yongxie knelt down and kowtowed, and then went out.

Nalashi looked at his back and shook his head.Yuan Chunwang said: Your Majesty, the fourth elder brother did not do it properly, but the emperor is a bit too harsh this time.Nala said: "What do you know?"The emperor had high hopes for Yongxuan, so he was so disappointed.Yuan Chunwang thought to himself: Hongli, look at your wonderful son!A dou who cannot be supported!You still don't know how he treats Concubine Rong!But he said in his mouth: What the empress said is true, I hope the fourth elder brother can understand the painstaking efforts of the emperor and the empress to him.Nala sighed, and said, "What did you say to the prince?"Yuan Chunwang said: He only said to let the empress relax, the emperor taught his son, the empress does not need to think too much.

Nala sighed, and said: I heard that Yongqi is cautious in her actions in the Ministry of Household Affairs, she does not seek meritorious deeds, but seeks to avoid faults. In this regard, she is better than Yongxuan, who is one year younger.Yuan Chunwang smiled and said: He was bullied in the palace before, and he was raised by that coward Concubine Qing, of course be careful.Nala said: I heard that he likes military affairs and is close to Fu Heng.Yuan Chunwang said again: "He is gentle by nature, so naturally he spends more time on his brain. Fu Heng is also cautious, so it's not surprising that he looks alike."After thinking about it, Nala thought it was reasonable, and said: I heard that he puts his heart into riding and archery after class.

Yuan Chunwang said: "It's a pity that his gentleman's appearance is not like that of the emperor."During the southern tour, the emperor said that the soldiers of the Eight Banners should not be contaminated by the gentleness of the literati, and asked to restore the bravery outside the customs. In 20 years, he issued a decree, asking the Eight Banners to refrain from the habits of the Han people, and they are not allowed to sing and communicate with the Han people. This year, I went hunting outside the Great Wall again.Think about it, the slave is right?Nala smiled and said: It really makes sense.It seems that, trying to figure out what the emperor is thinking, I really need a capable person like you.Yuan Chunwang smiled and said: "Thank you for your praise, your mother is too good, you are a capable person!"The servant only knows to be loyal to the empress, and to share the worries for the empress!

Concubine Qing hadn't been to Wuling Chunse for a long time, so she didn't know about Si elder brother thinking about her mistakes behind closed doors, and Concubine Rong didn't know either.

Because Yingluo was in confinement, Fu Heng read Concubine Rong's letter and wrote her a reply, without telling Yingluo.The couple naturally cherished this girl very much. She really looked like Fu Heng, she was almost carved out of the same mold as Fu Heng, but her lines were soft and her body was very long, just like when Fu Longan was born. Yingluo was overjoyed mad.After the Fucha family's family members met, the sister-in-law said that she was very similar to Rong Yin when she was a child, and the couple were even happier. They felt that their wishes had all come true. The old lady cherished this girl very much and hugged her all the time.

After the emperor came back, Fu Heng went to the Hall of Qinzheng every day, but came back early in the afternoon, and occasionally met in the evening, and stayed at home until late at night to read books.He stayed with Yingluo in the confinement room when he came back, but instead of sleeping in the confinement room like last year, he slept in his and Yingluo's bedroom, because Yingluo was breastfeeding Jiang Jiang, and she had to feed her at night, so Jiang Ginger sleeps with her.At the beginning, Yingluo didn't have enough milk, so the wet nurse continued to feed her. As Yingluo recovered better, the wet nurse fed less.When Ye Tianshi left, in addition to nourishing herbal diet, he also prescribed milk soup.

On the day when Yingluo was confinement, Fu Heng came back in the afternoon and was delighted to see that Yingluo had moved back to Chunzeshou.Yingluo had taken a good bath and was nursing Jiang Jiang, accompanied by the wet nurse and Pearl.After Fu Heng came in, Yingluo asked the nurse to back down, Pearl pursed her lips and smiled, waited for Fu Heng to change her clothes, and also backed out.Fu Heng sat on the bed, leaning Yingluo in his arms, watching Jiang Jiang breastfeeding, the room was filled with a familiar fragrance of milk...

The couple took a nap with their daughter and woke up to dinner time.Yingluo nursed her daughter again before giving it to the wet nurse.Dinner is still eaten with Haishi Pearl, just like last year, to celebrate Yingluo's confinement.Speaking of Xiao Quanzi during the dinner, it has been half a year since Xiao Quanzi stayed in Jiangning on business, now it is the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, and in a few days, he will come back for the New Year.Haishi talked about the letter Yongqi wrote to himself, saying that he and the three female relatives got along well and felt very relieved.He also said that he learned a lot from his poor studies in the Ministry of Household Affairs.Fu Heng said that Yongqi had excellent grades in riding and archery and military affairs, and the emperor often praised him, saying that he became more stable after marriage.Yingluo and Hai's faces were full of joy, Pearl also congratulated Hai's: Auntie can rest assured!

Yingluo drank a lot of Sanbaijiu, because Ye Tianshi said it could promote lactation.Later, when Fu Heng and Pearl were not around, Haishi said: Yingluo, I know your precious Jiang Jiang, but are you really not afraid of room separation?Don't worry about Master Fu Heng... Yingluo smiled and said: I know my sister cares about me, so don't worry about me.Seeing that her face was full of joy, Haishi didn't understand why, but he knew that the young couple were very close, so he also pursed his lips and smiled, saying: "Okay, I don't worry."

At night, after feeding Jiang Jiang, she looked at her daughter's sleeping face, patted her gently, and thought of Fu Heng who was sleeping in another room, and felt sweet in her heart.Haishi didn't understand why she wanted to breastfeed Jiang Jiang, so they politely thanked the queen mother for sending her mother-in-law to guard the moon... and Long'er, he wanted her now, even his own wet nurse, Thinking about it, I laughed out loud.

This laughter startled Jiang Jiang, she curled her lips, and a scent of milk wafted out, Yingluo leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, looking at this little girl, she felt extremely proud, she was the daughter of the Fucha siblings Republishing, thinking of this child that I was secretly carrying, I felt even happier to the extreme!How can it be so hard to be pregnant with Fu Heng's child and give birth to Fu Heng's child... No one else understands... After knowing that she had this child at that time, she embroidered a red bellyband for her during the southern tour. It was Zhilan Yezi, she was uncomfortable at that time, Fu Heng didn't let her do needlework, she also embroidered secretly, it was the one she was wearing today... Thinking about it, she fell asleep sweetly.

When Concubine Rong received the reply, she unfolded it and saw that the font was different from Yingluo's, and there were two pages.She hurriedly read the letter and realized that this was a letter from Fu Heng, and it could only be Fu Heng.There was a burst of excitement in her heart, and she pressed the letter to her chest, smiled slightly, and said softly: Don't worry.

After the emperor came back, the palace immediately organized the Queen Mother's birthday in a big way, and sang for several days. Although the Ministry of Rites and the Department of Internal Affairs were in charge, Yilu was too busy to touch the ground.On the day of the winter solstice, the emperor was still at the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. Wei Meishun gave birth to a boy. When the good news was delivered to the altar, the emperor happily said: Good!The officials shouted "Long live".The Yuanmingyuan was already decorated with lanterns and festoons, but now it is even more festive.The emperor named the child Yonglu, and promoted Wei Mei from a concubine to a concubine. The book said: Er Ling's concubine Wei, Suxian Neize, served the deep palace early, Shu Shen has a heart.The degree of Yaxie Henghuang is dedicated to his duties, and he is proud of Pingzao.I hereby honor the empress dowager's benevolent order, and seal you as your imperial concubine.

This incident not only caused waves in the harem, because it was announced to the world, it also caused ripples in the previous dynasty when stones were thrown into the lake.The Han officials were very happy in private. Although they didn't know who this Wei family was, she was always a Han.Among the emperor's four concubines, Concubine Shu is from Manchu, Concubine Rong is from Hui, and Concubine Qing is from Han. Now that the Wei family has become Lingfei, there are two Han concubines.And the Wei family gave birth to two children for the emperor, especially the birth of the fourteenth elder brother. Although the emperor didn't say anything, Hanchen felt much more stable in his heart.

Wu Min was doing business in Qingyi Garden. When he heard the announcement, he couldn't help being surprised and sighed. He didn't expect that Wei Mei, who was living in his own family two years ago, had already become one of the emperor's four concubines. .He couldn't tell anyone, but he told his wife as soon as he got back.After Wei Mei entered the palace, there was no news. The Wu family was ordered not to associate with her. It is estimated that she was also banned by the emperor, so Mrs. Wu and Wu Min often talked about Wei Mei, not knowing what happened to her in the palace. Now, Mrs. Wu is also very emotional and happy for the Wei family. Together with Wu Min, she put incense on the tablet of Master Wei, saying that he is under the nine springs, and she did not expect His youngest daughter would be so prominent, the Wu family has done well to the Wei family.

The queen mother smiled every day, and she was a hundred times happier than her own birthday.On the day Yong Lu was born, she asked Bao to see it. The emperor was also there at that time. The mother and son looked at the infant baby, and suddenly felt emotional in their hearts.Concubine Rong was also there, and she was still in Wufutang, guarding Wei Mei and giving birth to a baby, and then she took the wet nurse, hugged the baby, and went to the Changchun Immortal Pavilion to show the queen mother and the emperor who were waiting there.Seeing the expressions of the empress dowager and the emperor, she understood, so she asked the wet nurse to take the child away, and she also left, letting the mother and son talk.

The emperor said to the queen mother: This child has troubled the queen mother, and she is also very grateful for your care of Wei Mei.The queen mother smiled and said: I should thank her. I know the emperor was very sad about the thirteenth elder brother last year, and the empress gave birth to Ge Ge. At that time, I wanted her to give birth to an elder brother, but I didn't expect to get another elder brother until this year.This child is really sensible, every time I ask her, she says that for the sake of the emperor, she doesn't feel hard, you must treat her well.The emperor nodded.

The queen mother said again: "This child is too easy to have children, and he wants to make you happy, but it is not good to have children continuously, and it is not good for children."Otherwise, the emperor will not stay for a while.The emperor said: "Emperor Niang is very thoughtful, her son understands, but if she says she won't stay, if Wei Mei finds out, she will be sad, because her son and her are not always together."The queen mother nodded, and said: "Then I will teach the imperial hospital to use medicine to prevent children, but it is against the rules and should not be publicized. I will go and tell her that it is difficult to do it without teaching the emperor."The emperor said: Thank you, Queen Mother.

The queen mother looked at the emperor and said happily: "The emperor's spring and autumn are prosperous, and his sons are prosperous, which is the blessing of my Qing Dynasty."Then he said sadly: Mrs. Qian is under the Nine Springs. I don’t know how happy she will be today. Alas, I am finally worthy of her entrustment. Hello, your sons are also good. I'm relieved, I can go to see her and the first emperor with peace of mind.

The emperor said: "Emperor Niang's love for her son and Aixinjueluo's family, the son will never forget it."You must not say those words and let your son feel sad when he hears them.The queen mother smiled, waved her hands, and said: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about it, this is just seeing a child being born, it is inevitable that you will feel emotional, the emperor should go back to rest."As he spoke, he helped Nanny Liu to stand up.

The emperor got up and said: "Send off the queen's mother, and the queen's mother will take a good rest."The queen mother turned around, then stopped again, and said to the emperor: Emperor, Yongxie is still a child, so don't be too strict.When Ali Gon told me, he was terrified.The emperor said: "Emperor Niang, when Yongxuan thinks it through and writes the letter of repentance, his son will naturally let him out. Ali Gon should teach his daughter well, and his son has also ordered the queen, but she hasn't answered me yet."

The queen mother nodded and said: "I know about the maid, let's see what the queen can ask."If not, ask her mother-in-law to come to the palace.The emperor said: When a daughter marries into the royal family, she should abide by the rules of the palace. When the queen asked her, she had no reason not to say it.The queen mother nodded, knowing that the emperor was also very angry about the court lady jumping into the well, so she went in.

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In this section, what Yuan Chunwang said during the emperor's southern tour and the edicts issued are historical facts.

According to the rules of the palace, [abuse|abuse a court lady] is a serious crime, if the concubine does this, she will be demoted.Concubine Dun, the biological mother of the tenth princess whom Qianlong favored, was demoted to concubine Dun for beating a court lady to death.The eunuchs Guo Jinzhong and Liu Liang, the leaders of Yikun Palace, were stripped of their heads and fined money and food for two years because of their serious crimes.The chief eunuchs Wang Zhong, Zhao Desheng and others were in charge of the inner court. They failed to dissuade them in advance, and they were each fined for one year.In addition, Concubine Dun was also fined 100 taels of silver, which was given to the parents of the official woman who was beaten to death in this case to bury her body.Concubine Dun lived in the Yikun Palace where another court lady committed suicide or was injured. Qianlong was very dissatisfied with her. Concubine Dun's long-term benefits for many years were reduced, and even a little negligence was blamed and rewarded.