Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

After the lights were turned off, there was a light natural buttery scent from burning ghee in the bunker, and both of them felt the joy of reunion... Yesterday, when Yingluo just came back, Fu Heng knew that she must not have dared to close her eyes for the past two days. I want Yingluo to rest well.When Yingluo was sleeping, he was by the side, looking at her.Seeing his appearance, Pearl knew the fear in his heart, and she was also very afraid when she thought about it, so she shed tears.

At this time, outside the tall small window of the watchtower, the night was dark, and a crescent moon was like a hook, and it was already the beginning of April.Fu Heng held Yingluo in his arms and pressed her tightly.Her petiteness was dissolved in his arms, and all his blood vessels were boiling with a fierce, yet gentle desire for her in this arm.Yingluo felt that Fu Heng's dazzling black eyes were all in front of her eyes, as if she was in the middle of the sea, full of dark waves, which gradually set off turbulent waves, and she was like a small boat in the turbulent waves, falling from high places to low places, and then To be sent high, and again and again... until suddenly, in a gentle, trembling spasm, it was all done.Yingluo burst into tears, and said in a low voice: Young master, Yingluo is fine, I am right here, right here... thinking in my heart: I have his child inside me!Master's child!

When Yingluo woke up the next day, Fu Heng had already left, and the men continued to go to Jinchuan to investigate along the river and continue the gold mine business.After Pearl washed her, she had breakfast with Pearl Ruidong, comforted them, and taught them not to be afraid anymore.Then she sat at the table, took out the pastel letter paper, and wrote a few words to the emperor. She wrote all the way, although there were only a few words.In the middle of writing the letter, she suddenly thought of Doro, and because Fu Heng mentioned the incident at Zhengjue Temple last night, she smiled.I thought: Fu Heng doesn't have to worry, besides the emperor, there is Doro.Before the long trip, Doro went to Changchun | Pharmacy to say goodbye to her. At that time, she told him to ensure the safety of the emperor... Just as she was thinking, Gelai and the translator came in, so she took the letter paper.

Gelai handed her a large bottle of pear blossoms, and asked with a smile: "You write to your family?"Are you missing your child?The golden vase is set against the snow-white pear blossoms, so bright.Ying Luo thanked her with a smile and nodded.Gelai said: Do you want to send it?I teach people to deliver.Yingluo shook her head, and said: "It's nothing serious, it's just something new, I'm afraid I'll forget it when I think about it, so I'll just take it back and show them."Gelai found it very strange, but he stopped asking, and said: In two days, it will be Aisha's wedding, because she is not feeling well, so Auntie said it will be a short family dinner, and it is inconvenient to invite outsiders.

Gelai married Langka when she was young, and she had three sons and two daughters. The eldest son Sonomu was born at the end of the year when Aisha left home. The eldest daughter Sasa was also eight years old. Under 27 years old, younger than both Yingluo and Aisha, and Langka and Fu Hengpudawa are about the same age.

The Tusi family is Tibetan, but there are a large number of Qiang people in Jinchuan and Danba, and the living customs in this area have become Qiang.Building high blockhouses is a unique traditional skill of the Qiang people.The watchtowers in Lewuwei are all built of white stones. The so-called white stones are white quartz stones, so the whole Lewuwei is very spectacular and exquisite.The Qiang people have a special liking for Baishi and regard it as "sacred and auspicious". One of the reasons is the traditional worship of Baishi; the other is that Baishi helped them defeat the enemy in history and was able to end long-distance migration and persecution near Jinchuan, and finally settled down. down.Qiang people generally believe in primitive religions, namely animism, polytheism and ancestor worship.The gods are all symbolized by white stones and are enshrined in mountains, forests, roofs and indoors.Generally, there are five white stones at the four corners of the roof of the blockhouse, which respectively symbolize the gods of heaven, earth, mountains, goddesses of mountains and trees.

Gelaiben was the most beautiful Qiang woman within hundreds of miles around at that time. She was taller than Yingluo, with a wider frame, fairer skin, high forehead, big eyes, straight nose bridge, white teeth and red lips. Rich and juicy, bright and beautiful, when talking and laughing, there is a kind of simplicity and gentleness, and there is no makeup.Today she is wearing a red dress with white fur trim, a black vest with white fur trim, and a black two-layer apron, one long and one short. The lace on the collar and cuffs of the dress is delicate and cumbersome. The pink fan is lined with the pattern of small green leaves winding yellow lines, the same red and black Tibetan hat is worn on the head, and the big circle-shaped earrings strung by small white pearls are hanging on the ears, which is dazzlingly beautiful.Her whole body is like a ripe red raspberry, warm and fresh and attractive.

Yingluo looked at her and felt that she was a pure and happy woman. She remembered that Aisha once said that she wanted Shen Bi to marry Langka at that time, but Langka had already married Gelai, and her name was "Gelai". It means smooth and auspicious... So he smiled and thought: Shen Bi belongs to the emperor after all.Although she and Shen Bi are both gentle, they have completely different styles.A beautiful woman like Shen Bi who is delicate, tender and exquisite in heart will not like Langka... Seeing that Yingluo looked at her silently, Gelai got up embarrassed and said: The children will be sent back tomorrow, and I will attend Aunt Aisha's wedding the day after tomorrow .

Yingluo came back to her senses, chatted with her about the child, and told her that she still wanted to have a child.Gelai laughed and said: Madam and Master Fu Heng are such beautiful beauties, Aisha said that your son and daughter are so beautiful!Does the lady want a boy or a girl?Yingluo heard her praise Long'er and Jiang Jiang, and said with a smile: "Boy, but I don't have the final say."Ge Lai said: Aisha said that she misses Mrs. Girl, and I asked her to go to the Guanyin Temple to pay respects.Yingluo asked: Do you have a Guanyin Temple here?I didn't see either.

Gelai laughed and said, "Of course there is. It's just a hundred miles away to the north, and it existed thousands of years ago."Guanyin Temple, known as the Little Potala Palace, enshrines a four-armed Guanyin Buddha statue excavated from the mountain.Legend has it that a farmer named Keqire once touched a white jade Guanyin statue with his hoe while plowing the land in autumn. The sky suddenly cracked and made a loud noise, which alarmed lamas and living Buddhas from all over the world. They came to pray and chant sutras, and built a temple for Guanyin Bodhisattva.This is a naturally formed fetish, so it is called Tiancheng Guanyin, and a temple is built to worship it.In Tibetan, the four-armed Guanyin is called "Tuji Qinbo", so this Guanyin temple is also called "Tuji Qinbo Temple".Tuji Chinpoko has come true, she must be able to hear your prayers.

Yingluo was very happy when she heard the words, and asked how Aisha was doing.Gelai said: She is still a little dizzy, and Grandma is with her.Pudawa and Langka went out.Hopefully she will be better when the wedding is two days away.Ying Luo nodded, but asked suspiciously: Why did she do this?Will you do the same?I didn't get dizzy then.Gelai said: I am not dizzy, but I heard from my mother that she was like this when she was pregnant with Aisha, so Aisha said that she must be pregnant with a girl, and Aisha and the others are very happy.Although Yingluo didn't understand why, she nodded with a smile.

All day long, Yingluo Pearl and Ruidong stayed with Gelai, watching what she was doing curiously in her watchtower.At the door of the first floor of each watchtower, dark red sea pepper strings and golden corn strings are hung, very festive and beautiful, and pumpkins of different sizes are piled on the ground.Inside the fortress is a long piece of old bacon hanging from the roof, and every household of the Qiang people burns an eternal "ten thousand years fire", which is "guozhuang". "Guozhuang" is not only the fire god of the Qiang people, but also the heat source for heating and cooking for the Qiang people, and also the center of singing and dancing. "Guozhuang" is sacred, and no one can step on, pedal, spit into the fire pond, or step over the fire pond.On the wall of the fire pond, there is a shrine of "Heaven, Earth, Parents and Teachers", which is full of human fireworks, as kind as Gelai.

Gelai ordered many maidservants and old mothers to arrange meals, sprinkle and sweep the court, etc.The four of them broke corn cobs and skewered corn cobs together, having a lot of fun. In other words, she will cook and cook mutton herself in the evening. Everyone is looking forward to it, because what she cooks is so delicious!

The roof of the blockhouse is usually a platform for drying things. Gelai has low tables and chairs here for embroidery, which is warm and comfortable.Qiang embroidery is complicated and gorgeous. Yingluo feels dazzled when she looks at it. It’s the ones on her clothes, but she likes it very much. Gelai also likes embroidery. She patiently explains and demonstrates. A beautiful pattern, tsk tsk praise.Qiang embroidery is too difficult for Pearl, and Ruidong is also very interested. Since then, the three of them often embroider together, and Pearl watches from the sidelines.

When Aisha knew about it, she just curled her lips, and Mrs. Tusi smiled and pinched her daughter's cheek, and said: "Grandma knows you, you have never been interested in these things!"When you were a child, you liked to hang out with boys!Langka likes to take you as his little follower the most, and he can do everything at his command!He said you are much smarter than the soldiers!You and him are wild, and you don't even want to marry.Elsa also kept laughing, and Grandma still didn't know why she didn't want to marry.

After getting acquainted, Gelai also told Yingluo that her elder sister also married Langka and gave birth to three sons for Langka, but the three sons were not raised. After the death of the three sons, the elder sister was overly sad. , also left.So Somno is actually Langka's fourth son.Yingluo was taken aback. No matter how she looked at her, she didn't think she was like a concubine. She was not only beautiful and graceful, but also very capable. Dao: Why are you willing to be a concubine?

Ge Lai said: I am not a concubine. My sister and I are both Langka's wives. This is the case here. Sisters often marry the same husband, regardless of their status.When I got married, I was only 13 years old. I was young. Although I was with Langka, I had no children. My sister was 16 years old. I was pregnant with three sons in three years. Unfortunately, they all died shortly after birth. 20 years old also gone...

Yingluo nodded, thinking of Yongqi and Yibor.Ge Lai said: Don't tell others. Le Wuwei is not allowed to mention that sad incident again. Langka likes sister very much, so he won't let it be mentioned, so Aisha definitely didn't tell you.After hearing this, Yingluo remembered that Aisha had only talked to herself. She thought that Langka had only one wife, and Shen Bi hadn't said anything. Thinking of the emperor and the former queen, she sighed softly.

Gray sighed too.Yingluo laughed and said: "Then you were kidnapped, and Langka must have gone crazy. You are not only his wife, the child's mother, but also your sister's sister."Gelai nodded with a smile, and said: So that day, I told you that Langka will definitely avenge us!However, I will not let other people touch me, I am not afraid!

Yingluo looked at her smiling like a flower, and suddenly shivered in her heart. She didn't expect this gentle and simple girl to be extremely loyal to her husband, and she would never spare her own life. That's why she was called Aisha before the three of them were separated that day. Don't worry, this reminds Yingluo of Shen Bi again.So he asked with a smile: You and your sister, who is more beautiful?

Gelai sighed again, and said: I am prettier than Sister A, but Langka married us because he likes Sister A. I, Apa, said that we can only marry Sister A to him if he also marries me, because he is The son of the chieftain of Jinchuan, Apa hopes that I will have a good life and security in the future. Although our family is considered a rich family, it is not the same as the chieftain's family. At that time, I did not have much status among the Qiang people. My sister also agreed with Apa. The decision is all for me.Before getting married, Langka had never met me, and he said he didn't need to see me and he agreed, so at that time, he married me entirely because I was my sister's sister.

Yingluo was surprised and moved, and asked: But after marrying you, he likes you, right?You are so beautiful and gentle!

Ge Lai said: I don't know, we don't talk about this, because it involves sister.Over the years, I have had so many children, not only for the chieftain's family, but also for his comfort, for my sister and his regrets.When my sister was dying, she asked me to take good care of Langka, and I agreed to her. She was worried that I would never have children, and she was afraid that Langka would marry someone else in the future, and it would affect our family. Fortunately, she left That day, all three of us knew that I was pregnant, and that was Sonomu.Elder Sister asked Tolangka to take good care of me. Langka said that in the future, this child would be the chieftain, regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl, so Elder Sister left with peace of mind.I went to Guanyin Temple to pray, this is a boy, it was for my sister and Langka, and my wish came true.But from the time Sonomu was born to before he was one year old, Langka was terrified, fearing that he would be the same as those older brothers...

Yingluo couldn't help but sigh, not only would Shen Bi not like Langka, but Langka would also not like Shen Bi, so she couldn't help guessing about the person in Shen Bi's heart.Because Aisha told her on the way that the reason why Fatima came to Jinchuan that year was because she had reached the age of marriage, and she didn't want to marry, so she told her father that she missed her mother and wanted to go back to Jinchuan first. The chieftain's family, because Kashgar is far away in the southern border, is nearly eight thousand miles away from Jinchuan, and there is no news, so they walked on the road for several months. Only when they arrived in Jinchuan did they know that they had started a war with the imperial court.

Seeing that she refused to go home, Aisha persuaded her to pretend to marry Langka, so as to explain to her father. In fact, Aisha thought that Fatima would like Langka after a long time, and she would be very happy, but Both Langka and Fatima rejected her. Langka said that she was already married, and Fatima said that she would never have a false marriage. Aisha said that she felt that Shen Bi was also because Langka already had a wife.It was only then that Yingluo realized that Langka not only had a wife, but also two wives.

At that time, Yingluo felt that because Aisha was Langka's younger sister, of course she thought Langka was good. At this time, she thought of Langka's white suit and his smiling side face when she saw Langka for the first time. Without a sense of sorrow, it is no longer luxurious and beautiful.Although she now knows that Tibetans do not wear filial piety, if a relative dies, they only wear old clothes during the mourning period.In Langka, the phrase "people are not as good as they are" is really fulfilled.

She also understands that Aisha is not only for Shen Bi, she naturally knows that Langka is very affectionate for Gesong, but he and Gesong are unfortunate, and Aisha is also for her brother.And Gelai didn't mention Shen Bi very much, obviously Langka and Shen Bi were not close, at that time Langka and Ge sent Gelai to live in Garya Village.So she didn't tell Glai that Aisha had matched Langka and Shen Bi.

Yingluo asked the interpreter not to tell a third person what Gelai said today, but she went back and told Fu Heng.Fu Heng recalled the expressions and reactions of Langka and his son after the kidnapping incident, and understood why their faces were so dignified, not only because of Aisha and Yingluo, but also because of the deep affection for each other between the Gelai sisters and the Tusi family.He understood why Sha Luoben looked sadly at Langka whipping his whip at that time, because he understood that if something happened to Gelai, no one could stop Langka, and the whole Jiarong might be in chaos.So he also privately thanked himself afterwards.So Fu Heng told this to Yingluo.

Yingluo told Ge Lai what Fu Heng had said, saying that Langka liked her very much. After hearing this, Ge Lai burst into tears and said, "Thank you Madam and Master Fu Heng. I understand, but I won't go." Asking Langka, for the sake of sister, we don't say this, he won't say it, and I won't say it.Yingluo admired her very much, held her hand, and said, "You, Apa, must be proud of giving birth to your sisters!"

The author has something to say:

[Ghee Lamp] occupies an important position in the life of Tibetan believers.The ghee used in the ghee lamp is refined by extracting pure vegetable oil. The fire is stable and long-lasting, and it emits a light natural buttery fragrance when burning.In Tibetan temples, you can see the spectacular scene of thousands of butter lamps flickering, conveying the infinite piety and prayers of believers, so that the souls of the living and the dead can communicate and communicate with each other.Butter lamps can also be seen in Tibetan homes. They compare butter lamps to spiritual lamps.The butter lamp can make the light and heat of the fire never blocked, the naked eye becomes extremely clear, understands good and evil, right and wrong, acquires a heart of wisdom, and can guide the direction of one's life belief in life.At the end of life, without the company of butter lamps, the soul will be confused or even lost in the dark.Ghee is also used for Tibetan cremation, as shown in the novel.

[Note]: Friends who have watched the previous section yesterday, I updated the previous section (section [-]) today, adding the last paragraph and the author's narration.