Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Hai'an said again: Lord Doluo is really capable, but the prince values ​​him.Wu Deya laughed and said: "He, we grew up watching him. We can't be wrong. If the prince hadn't spoken for him before, he wouldn't have been so easily selected into the palace by the emperor. The quota of Shu Mulu's family has been used up long ago. The emperor has already done it before." I gave his family a special decree once, asking his third elder brother to enter the palace, and his three elder brothers are all promising now.The prince told me at that time that as long as Doro enters the palace, the emperor will naturally use him. As expected, he is now a popular person around the emperor.Hai'an said: He is quiet and unassuming.

Wu Deya said: Well, he is reassuring. Rongrong's family is also our lead, but now it is not convenient for everyone to communicate in person.Hai'an asked curiously: What kind of person is that Mrs. Doro?Yinhong said that she hadn't said anything to her, only that she was born very white.

Because Wu Deya always brought Yinhong from her house when she went out to parties with noble ladies, Haian was her dowry, and Yinhong followed her as soon as she entered the palace, Haian was capable, and Yinhong was loyal and diligent, they were the two most proud of her , so she always left Hai'an at home to make things for her.After Hai'an became a side Fujin, he stayed at home and took charge of Fujin's orders, so Hai'an never met Doro's wife.

Wu Deya said: Well, Duo Luo and her are both boring gourds, and they can't speak five sentences a day together.Hai'an laughed and said: Everyone and children are born.Wu Deya smiled and said: You can have a baby without talking!Hai'an also blushed and laughed.

The saint of Baijiao was still on the way, and the emperor first arrived at the Qianmaojiawan house where Hongzhou was now living.The emperor came to have wine with the princes.As for why Hong Zhou Mansion was chosen, according to Wu Deya, the emperor wanted to go back to Beijing for a stroll.Hong Zhou has never moved to the vicinity of the Old Summer Palace, but he is nostalgic for the bustle and convenience of central Beijing, although the vicinity of the Old Summer Palace is also bustling now.

After a while, the emperor would come to Hong Zhou’s house, call Hong Zhan, and have fun with his brothers. Sometimes he would listen to operas and sometimes watch songs and dances. Same in the Forbidden City.The emperor and the princes often meet during the annual trip to Rehe and Mulan Autumn. Last year, he also brought many members of the royal family with him when he went to Horqin.The princes of the clan, apart from Prince Zhuang's Yongzhen, who was closer, did not really get along well with Hong Zhou, because he was domineering, absurd, and domineering, but the emperor never said anything, and dared not speak out. .Especially in these years, the emperor entrusted Hongzhou with important tasks, the emperor asked the princes to go to Hongzhou's mansion, how could everyone dare not come.

Wu Deya liked the emperor's visit very much, not only felt that the emperor valued Hongzhou's good looks, but also because every time the emperor came, he rewarded many good things in the palace.This time the emperor rewarded Hong Zhou with a bunch of snuff bottles, and the three items she liked the most were all high-quality products produced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A five-color painting enamel chrysanthemum pattern holding pot, flat rectangle, meander, curved handle, spout and lid are made of chrysanthemum petals, the cover is painted with chrysanthemum petals, and the handle and flow are painted with small chrysanthemum patterns.What's more unconventional is that the lid, mouth, and feet are made into chrysanthemum-shaped edges, and four chrysanthemum-shaped openings are highlighted, and the inside of the openings is extremely exaggeratedly decorated with large chrysanthemum patterns.Inside the chrysanthemum-shaped circle feet is a white enamel floor, and the blue double circle is written in imitation of the four-character "Qianlong Years" in Song style.

A green gold-bodied cloisonné enamel inlaid painting enamel ewer, with gold as the embryo, gourd style.Gold-plated copper dragon head, ruyi-shaped crank, and a gold-plated copper chiseled lotus pattern base under the holding pot.The whole body of the pot is made of green enamel, decorated with cloisonné enamel twining lotus patterns and consecrated in many places, and enamel is painted inside, with paintings of ladies, landscapes, flowers and butterflies, etc.The body of the pot is inlaid with pearls and corals.The bottom is chiseled and inscribed in regular script "Qianlong Year System".This pot uses both cloisonné enamel and painting enamel techniques, the cloisonné lines are regular, and the patterns are exquisitely decorated.In addition, it is made of gold and inlaid with pearls and corals, showing a magnificent royal style.

There is also a turquoise pagoda inlaid with gold, the whole body is covered with gold, and multicolored gemstones are inlaid on it, which is yellow and beautiful.

Most of the high-ranking officials from the Manchu Eight Banners who went to Hongzhou Mansion to drink on weekdays had met Concubine Rong because they participated in the Southern Tour and escorted them outside the Great Wall. Apart from admiring the Emperor, they still took pleasure in talking about Fu Heng and Concubine Rong in private. If they don't care, they will be unscrupulous.Rumors were spread so that almost everyone in the court felt that this was a hidden heart disease between the emperor and Fu Heng, and it was by no means groundless. Even the Han officials began to be suspicious.

But always talking about Concubine Rong, even a fairy, can't help but get bored, so when they heard the news that the saint was going to Beijing, they started to change the topic, talking more blatantly and boringly than on the street.The saint is not only a saint, but also a virgin, which is very fascinating.When the emperor went to Hongzhou mansion to drink, the princes were also talking about it, but because the emperor was there, they didn't go out of their way.The emperor just smiled and said nothing.Hongzhou had mentioned the matter of the saintess of the Baijiao to him a few years ago, but he knew it better than everyone else.

Baijiao is the Kagyu sect in Tibetan Buddhism.The word "Karma" in Tibetan "Kagyu" originally means mouth, while the word "Ju" means transmission.Therefore, the term "Kagyu sect" can be understood as an oral sect.In addition, because the monks of the Kagyu sect have white stripes on their skirts, they are commonly known as "White Sect".The Kagyu sect is one of the important sects of Tibetan Buddhism in the post-expansion period. Founded by Marpa, it is the earliest sect in Tibetan history to implement the reincarnation system of living Buddhas.The earliest re-entrants are the so-called living Buddhas, that is, the Karmapa of the Karma Kagyu Sect.

The Baijiao in Tibet has the most distinctive feature of emphasizing practical practice instead of writing. It emphasizes hard practice and has created many eminent monks such as Milarepa who practice asceticism.The core practice of the Kagyu School is the teaching of the "Six Laws of Naluo" and the two kinds of Mahamudra, Sutra and Misty, among which the teaching of Mahamudra is the most famous.

The Kagyu sect was founded in the eleventh century AD, during the Northern Song Dynasty.Tibet was captured by the Mongol Empire and later belonged to the Yuan Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, the Baijiao was very popular and took full control of the political and religious power in Tibet. However, the Karmapas of all dynasties paid tribute to the Chinese court to avoid confrontation with the powerful China.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Tsongkhapa, a Tibetan from Qinghai, entered the snow-capped mountains to practice retreat. Based on the Kadampa teachings created by the Venerable Atisha of India, he merged various sects and sects and broke through to establish the Gelug Sect. They all wear yellow hats, so they are commonly known as Huangjiao.Tsongkhapa passed away, and the Dharma lines of Gendun Juba and Ke Zhujie, the two great disciples in front of him, gradually prospered. The successor of Gendun Juba is known as the Dalai Lama, who ruled Qianzang; the successor of Ke Zhuba is known as the Panchen Lama c, Tibet after the rule.

During the 300 years when the Baijiao ruled Tibet, the three major forces including the Zangba Khan persecuted the Gelug Sect, but in the end they failed to prevent the rise of the Gelug Sect, and finally the Gelug Sect replaced the Kagyu Sect.The Yellow Sect flourished unprecedentedly and became the largest sect. It took over the political and religious affairs of the whole of Tibet from the White Sect. After the [-]th century, it united with its traditional allies, the Mongols, to surrender to the Qing emperor.

Therefore, the Baijiao and the Huangjiao have been incompatible for many years.The state religion of the Qing Dynasty was the Yellow Sect, and the White Sect was even more suppressed, and the two religions fought endlessly.So the emperor invited Baijiao to Beijing this time, which was a grand event within Baijiao. Many people felt that the emperor should be dissatisfied with Yellow Jiao, so they began to lean towards Baijiao.

The Yellow Sect thought it was nonsense, because the emperor invited the Bai Sect's saint this time, and the Bai Sect's living Buddha was not included in the invitation. It is similar to inviting foreign artists to Beijing to perform.Since Junggar and Huijiang were subdued, and after returning to Beijing, the musicians and artists among them were included in the Department of Harmony by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. For example, the traditional tightrope walking skills of the Hui people were called "copper rope skills" by the emperor, but they were just to satisfy the emperor's sensuality Hobbies, no surprise.

There are 36 saints in the Baijiao, all of whom are girls aged 16 to 25.Once you become a saint, you must remain a virgin for life and serve the Bodhisattva for life. After 25 years old, you will no longer go out. You will only chant scriptures in front of the Buddha every day. But it is still necessary to serve the Bodhisattva with a pious heart and a clean body for life.The performance of the saint is called singing and dancing. The Virgin is in charge of 36 saints. From daily life to rehearsal, there are two older Sams below, each of whom is in charge of eighteen saints.The Virgin is selected from among the saints. If they are qualified, they will generally serve for more than ten years until they are 40 years old.So Our Lady and Our Lady of the Eucharist are also virgins.The Holy Mother was chosen by both the Living Buddha and the Dharma King, because she can directly communicate with the Dharma King and the Dharma King, her status is extremely high.

Everyone in the Spring Harmony Garden was very excited when they heard the news. Yingluo talked to Fu Heng about everyone's interests and discussions every day. Fu Heng listened with a smile, but never said anything. Yingluo knew that he was a gentleman. , don't take it seriously.In fact, after the decision to invite the Saintess of the Baijiao to Beijing was made, Fu Heng was quite worried. He was worried that there would be Aisha in the group, who was the daughter of Sha Luoben, the chieftain of Tibet. She was Concubine Rong's hair Small.

After the shocking night in Yangzhou, Fu Heng sent people to secretly investigate Concubine Rong's mother's family background in Jinchuan and Huijiang, and found out that Concubine Rong's mother was a Tibetan girl and Aisha's distant aunt, so Concubine Rong and Concubine Rong Elsa has known each other since she was a child.During the Battle of Jinchuan, Concubine Rong happened to meet her at the chieftain's house.Because of this, Concubine Rong can speak Tibetan and is very familiar with Tibetan poetry.Aisha later joined the Baijiao and became a saint.And this Aisha is his extreme admirer. According to Concubine Rong, she became a saint because of Fu Heng.

Aisha was nothing to worry about. Fu Heng didn't know her at all. What he was worried about was that her arrival might reveal Fatima's concern, which was Concubine Rong's love for him before, or it could be said to be her eternal love. He and Guan Ai, although he doesn't know if this Aisha knows and what she knows, it is very detrimental to everyone to reveal this matter. He believes that with Concubine Rong's intelligence and prudence, she will never be careless, but there are always hidden worries .Even if the emperor doesn't know, if Yingluo knows, even if she doesn't care, Fu Heng is the person in Concubine Rong's heart, so she must be worried, very worried about the four of them.

Later, he was somewhat relieved that he did not see the name Aisha in the roster of the Baijiao Shangjing personnel.Then he remembered that Concubine Rong and Yingluo were about the same age, close to thirty, so Aisha was naturally no longer among the current saints, and he was just worrying in vain, so he let go of his worries.

Wang Youdun's departure was too sudden, the emperor was not ready, and the candidates for the military plane took a lot of thought, and it seemed that there would be a long-term vacancy, but fortunately, there was a Han Chinese Liu Tongxun in the military plane.There is no news about Doro, so Hong Zhou and the queen can't plan anything.

The emperor went to Hongzhou mansion for a banquet, and Doro was his attendant.Wu Deya took an opportunity to teach Doro to talk alone, and let Hai'an show him some gifts he had prepared for his family one by one, including some food and drink, and said that he would send them to his home directly by car .Doro smiled and said: Thank you Fujin.Wu Deya said: Rongrong is a capable person, this is just some wishes of my lord and I, I don't know if it suits your wishes, use what you can see.Duo Luo said: Fujin, you are too polite, Rong Rong always said that you take special care of her.

Wu Deya smiled and said: Rong Rong is so smart, but she is not lucky against Shihu, and she always loses.Duo Luo said: She has a quiet personality, and Fujin always takes her out, but she is not used to it.Wu Deya said: Hey, I always tell Hong Zhou that you two are too bored, you don't have any fun at home, you have official business, and you don't have a regular time in front of the emperor, she is lonely.Doro said nothing.Wu Deya said: But don't worry, with me, I will not let her be bored.Doro smiled and said: Thank you.But if she wants to stay at home and serve Mama, then let her do it, don't force it.Wu Deya said: I know, I know, your old lady likes her company, don't worry, I won't let her get in the way!Manchus generally call their grandmothers "Mama", but some also call them "Mrs."

After Duo Luo left, Hai'an said: "Why do I see that Mr. Duo Luo doesn't like to associate with other people?"Wu Deya said: "He has such a temper. After becoming the emperor, he has no time to interact with others. Rongrong, if I hadn't led her, she has been married to the Shu family for three years, and I am afraid she still doesn't know a few people outside."Hai'an nodded and said: Mrs. Shu likes this granddaughter-in-law very much, but she is not yet twenty, yet she is willing to stay with the old lady for a long time.

Wu Deya said: This Rongrong is an absolute lady from a famous family.Do you know Concubine Dong E of Lord Shunzhi? Rongrong and Concubine Dong E are her aunts and aunts. The first time the old lady saw her, she was overjoyed and wanted her to be her granddaughter-in-law.This Rongrong is filial and respectful, knows that she generally abides by etiquette, and has a good temper. Every time I go to take her or give her something, she will definitely return the gift and never neglect it.

Hai'an said: "Then what do you mean, Mr. Duo Luo married her at the order of his grandmother?"Don't like it yourself?Wu Deya said: The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, which one is not like this?Rongrong was born gentle and beautiful, with a prominent family background, more than enough to match their Shu family, what else did he want?If it weren't for our prince to tie the knot, this marriage would not have been possible. In addition to Dong E's concubine respecting the queen, the Dong E family also had General Fei Yanggu. The white flag is famous in Manchuria, but it is not comparable.

Hai'an said: Then why would the Dong E family be willing to marry the Shu family?Wu Deya said: First, it is because of our lord's face as a matchmaker, and second, this is an outstanding talent, with high martial arts skills, and the most beloved old son in the family. He has a promising future. Rongrong herself is willing!Although Rong Rong has a quiet temper, she is the only daughter in his family, the apple of his eye, her parents, naturally want to follow her wishes.

Hai'an said: Then why didn't you get selected in the palace draft?Wu Deya said: I heard that it was a special invitation. The Dong family only had this one daughter, so naturally they didn't want her to enter the palace. Unexpectedly, in the end, they favored Doro.I often tell the lord that if Rongrong really enters the palace, she will definitely be the next concubine. Few people can match her looks and temperament. In my opinion, she can be compared to the dignified and virtuous queens of the past, and her family background is also the same. Comparable to Fucha's.At that time, Concubine Rong hadn't come yet, and the emperor favored the Concubine Ling in front, so he casually granted the decree of exemption from election.Duo Luo had never met Rongrong before getting married, so she must like her when she got married!I have never heard that he wants to take a concubine, what is it like? !

Hearing this, Haian knew that Wu Deya took the opportunity to run on Nala, but he wanted to see Rongrong even more, so he begged Wu Deya to play a poker game at home so that he could meet her.Wu Deya never liked to play cards at home, because she didn't want Zhang Jiashi and Cui Shi to participate, but seeing that Hai'an begged her so much, she said that she would take her out to see Rongrong next time.

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[Ten Lakes], also known as Ten Pots, is a game of leaf opera in the Qing Dynasty in China, which is playing cards.Cards are one of the pastimes of the concubines and princes and ladies in the palace.Ten Lakes were popular in the Jiangnan area in the Qing Dynasty, and they are a kind of Penghe.The reason why it is called Ten Lakes is that if you make up the cards of Shihu, you will win.Later, people added five cards of Fu, Lu, Shou, Cai and Xi to the Ten Lakes.It also appeared in "Flowers in the Mirror", "Hui Fang Lu" and "Supplement to a Dream of Red Mansions".The tiles have the three suits of Wan, Suo, and Cake, and the ordinal tiles from one to nine, plus Hongtang, Zhihua, and Laoqian. The brows of these three tiles are painted red, and they are commonly called Hongtouzi and Hongtou.There are four sheets of each type, a total of 120 sheets.