Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Wei Mei agreed and told the emperor when he went back.The two of them talked a few more words about the child, and Yingluo left, and Mrs. Li led her out personally, and asked her about her journey to the west and her birth.She told Mrs. Li that now that the queen mother is not in the palace, she must pay attention to the safety of the imperial concubine, mother and child.Mrs. Li quickly responded and said: Madam and Mrs. Fu Heng don't worry, the master and the old man understand.

After leaving the side hall, Yingluo walked towards the seats in the middle of the arena alone, when she suddenly heard a strange but familiar voice saying from behind: Madam Nalan, please stay a while, the empress has a few words with you.She looked back and saw Yuan Chunwang standing not far away with Nala's support. Nala was wearing a queen's big attire, elegant and resplendent.Both of them looked at her with half-smiles.

She also smiled, but ignored Yuan Chunwang, turned around, knelt down to salute Nala, and said: Nalan has seen the empress!Nala said: "Don't be polite and flatten your body, come up and talk."Yingluo then stood up and walked over, she never looked at Yuan Chunwang, Yuan Chunwang was furious, Nala cast a glance at him, said: Director Yuan, you go down, I have a few words to say to Madam Nalan.Yuan Chunwang could only turn around and leave.

Yingluo walked up to Nalashi, looked at the Dongzhu Chaozhu she was wearing in front of her, and smiled, "What orders does the Empress have?"Nala looked at her, and felt that although she had given birth to three children, she hadn't changed much from a few years ago, only a little plump, and now she was dressed as a first-class wife, with rosy cheeks and a radiant look, and she was ten years younger than herself , Feeling jealous in my heart, I smiled and said: Mrs. Nalan, long time no see, how are you doing on your westbound journey?Yingluo looked at her with a smile, and said, "Okay, but Empress, you didn't call me to say that, did you?"Nala said: You have always been smart. The Queen Mother used to value you very much. Now she lives in Changchun Garden for a long time, but she is a little far away.

Yingluo knew that she was mocking the emperor for alienating the queen mother, and suddenly realized that she let the emperor know the secret, yes, it should be her!But without showing any signs of expression, he continued to smile and said: "It's a bit far away, but if you have a heart, you are not afraid of being far away. The emperor values ​​filial piety the most. Thank you for reminding me. I should take the emperor as an example."Said Yifu.Seeing that she had changed her previous temperament and respected herself, Nala felt a little strange, and what she said was also a little strange, but she couldn't find any faults, so she smiled again and said: "Master Fu Heng made a mistake, the emperor forgives me." With him in captivity, I see today that Uncle Lang and Uncle Lang are still as good as they were before, and the former Empress is alive in heaven, so I am really happy.

Yingluo understood that she was ridiculing the emperor for letting Fu Heng go because of Rongyin's nepotism. Thinking that Wei Mei was pregnant again and she didn't know it, she felt happy, and replied with a smile: The empress is right, the queen's sister is alive in heaven Well, what she is most happy about is that the emperor has enough heirs. What she couldn't do back then, someone can do it now.You know, my sister and the emperor are deeply in love as husband and wife, just like the empress and the emperor.Empress, it's about to start over there. I like to watch the fun, so I'll take my leave first.Saying Yifu, he turned around and left.

Nala's face turns green and white, of course she understands what Wei Yingluo said, one is that Wei Mei gave birth to the emperor one after another, and the other is that the emperor has a deep affection for Rongyin, it's all because of her thorn in her heart, and it's all because she didn't Yes, and it meant that she should also be happy for the emperor's many sons.Snorting angrily, looking at Wei Yingluo's back, she suddenly felt depressed. She dared to speak to herself like this, because she was relying on no one else, but the emperor!The more I thought about it, the angrier I became, and the more I thought about it, the more depressed I became, my eyes twitched.After returning to the palace that day, she lit another candle in the Buddhist hall.

After the jumping ceremony, before the end of the meeting, all the princes and ministers knelt in the Lama Temple and kowtowed to the emperor and queen sitting on the inner steps, and then they were the wives.The hall was full of cigarettes, resplendent and solemn, the lamas were singing sutras in a low voice, and all the people were dressed in court clothes and knelt down on the ground.

Hong Zhou knelt in the first row under the steps, and looked at Nala above quietly with his eyes, and saw that she was dressed in bright yellow, wearing a red winter crown with black edges, dignified and stable, with good eyebrows and a ruddy complexion. , with warm and gentle eyes, the emperor next to him is also brightly dressed in yellow, with piercing eyes, half a smile but not a smile.After saluting, when he got up, he felt that Nalashi seemed to smile at him, and the emperor also glanced at him.He didn't care about the emperor, but Nala's imperceptible smile made him feel comforted and bewildered, forgetting everything around him.Fu Heng knelt in the same row a few people away, and looked at him, but he didn't realize it.

When the commanding wife saluted, Nala smiled and encouraged everyone, and finally asked the emperor if he wanted to say anything else.The emperor turned his head and smiled at her, and said: "The empress said very well, I have nothing to say, let them kneel down."Nala quickly agreed.Seeing the emperor's natural and faint joy throughout the whole process, she didn't search for people with his eyes, nor paid attention to anyone, and she felt happy in her heart.After returning to the palace, she found out about Wei Mei's re-pregnancy, and only then did she understand the emperor's expression and what Yingluo said today must have been told to her by the imperial concubine when she summoned her, and she was very annoyed.

After returning to Yujing Garden, Yingluo told the story of meeting Nala, and then said with a smile: "Master, you are too calm, and you gave the emperor a repentance note as soon as you came back. In fact, you have already called General Zhaohui." They went to investigate Haohan, and they didn't even tell me. They just used me as a tactic to slow down the troops to hold the emperor back, so that Agui could investigate the matter clearly.

Fu Heng just changed his clothes and drank tea. He was hugging Jiang Jiang, sitting behind the desk, only smiling.Yingluo asked again: But what if Haohan didn't design this matter?Fu Heng looked at her, and said slowly: Who said Haohan designed this thing?Yingluo was taken aback, and blurted out: What?That's fake?Jiang Jiang was rubbing the rice paper and shouted: Ama, Ama.Fu Heng kissed his daughter before nodding.

Yingluo was very puzzled, and said: "The person who investigated this matter is Agui, did you bribe him?"Fu Heng walked into Bisha Kitchen, put Jiang Jiang on the bed to play with, sat on the edge of the bed, shook his head, and said: I agreed with him, if it wasn't for Haohan, I would plant it on them, because Haohan's ambition is not dead , is always our hidden danger, no matter it is true or not, we must take precautions to return to Xinjiang in order to be truly peaceful.

Yingluo also walked in and said: "I know, the young master kills birds with one stone. In addition to saving lives and reorganizing southern Xinjiang, it can also make the court pay attention to the crisis of Haohan as soon as possible."Fu Heng nodded, and said: "The rebellion in Wushi is completely caused by the government forcing the people to rebel. It is all caused by the crimes of Sucheng and his son. Instead of fighting among us, it is better to point the finger at the enemy outside."It's a pity that they still couldn't save their lives, but they didn't die in vain.

Yingluo sighed, and asked again: Does General Zhaohui know?Fu Hengdao: "I think Ah Gui told him, no matter what he thinks, he will never see me as something wrong, and refuse to save me."Even if the emperor wants to punish me, he won't be so fast.Yingluo smiled and sighed: Young master, why are you always so smart?Wait, did you think about it when you released Wushi back?But why did you wait so long?

Fu Hengdao: On the fifth day of the fifth day of the lunar new year, I already knew about the disadvantages Hodges said from Ushi Esematura, but if the emperor was angry, he would not listen to it. I waited so long just to let him first After the fire, someone turned against the dragon's scales, he felt unhappy, and the king's face was beyond heaven.When I submit the repentance note, he will feel more at ease.Besides, it's not good for me to be idle in Qingyi Garden. There is an idyllic scenery and fresh air, and I accompanied you to give birth to Chang'an, without the emperor's leave.He said and smiled again.

Yingluo nodded, and sat on the side of the bed, smiled at his cheeks, and said: "The young master is a ruthless character, with powerful tactics, the emperor is not your opponent, even Shen Bi was used by you!"Others only wondered why Mr. Fu Heng was impulsive and reckless. Yong Qi wrote to Sister Xin Hai to ask, and General Cai was also worried about you, but you didn't see anyone.Little do they know that Mr. Fu Heng's "cautiousness" has always been cunning!You didn't tell me the final truth until I was out of confinement? !

Fu Heng smiled and pulled her into his arms, saying: To see them is to implicate them, so that the emperor will not suspect me and them.So you get the point, why didn't I tell you from the start?Nothing to worry about.Why do you have to compete with the queen face to face.I thought to myself: Fatima, she volunteered for me, so there is no need for me to take advantage of her.

Jiang Jiang shouted behind the two: Er Niang, Er Niang, hug Er Niang.Yingluo then turned around and hugged her, smiled and kissed her big eyes, then sat on her lap, and continued: "The queen said that you are relying on your sister's nepotism. I am very angry, and I specially use Ling Guifei and my sister to run on her." kill her!And what can she do to me now?I don't even live in the palace, she has the ability to reach out to our house?Neither did the emperor.Fu Heng laughed, touched Jiang Jiang's small face, and said, "Actually, what she said is correct. If the emperor wants to kill me, he has to think about my sister. Without you, I will be fine. The worst thing is to be dismissed from office and return to the army." , I didn't say that earlier.Yingluo said: So you don't care about that statement.

Fu Hengdao: "It's all good, as long as things are done, it doesn't matter what others say."Yingluo, I must take over this matter, no one else can.As he spoke, he hugged Jiang Jiang, and said to his daughter: "Your mother just gave birth to a little brother. Come, Ah Ma hugs me."Jiang Jiang is sleepy, let's sleep, okay?Jiang Jiang nodded and yawned.Fu Heng hugged her horizontally and patted her.

Yingluo looked at her daughter, laughed softly and said, "Aren't you a gentleman?"A gentleman is not the most important honor?It's ugly to say that you rely on your sister.Fu Heng also said in a low voice: My reputation is nothing compared to the lives of so many people and the safety of the country.Yingluo nodded and said: My sister is also proud of having a younger brother like you. The scholars in the Central Plains are too pedantic, and Mr. Shao's family has such ancestral precepts.

Fu Hengdao: In fact, the capable people who did not serve in my dynasty are far less than those in the Yuan Dynasty.There is nothing wrong with a soldier who can be killed but not humiliated.If the emperor wants to rule the Han people, he must understand this point. In fact, he himself is half Han. The matter was shelved, but when Zhu Ji impeached Yu Minzhong, he protected him.After the Wushi incident, Yu Minzhong was required to participate in weaving and selling silk in the south of the Yangtze River, and to work with Yang Yingju, governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. This was not only about trade and finance, but also related to the relationship between the imperial court and the frontier. The responsibility was quite heavy, and Minzhong valued it very much. of.The Hui people in Wushi were in turmoil, and scholars could kill them but not humiliate them.

Hearing this sentence, Yingluo suddenly had a flash of inspiration in her heart, and she became concerned.

Then she turned around and told about Wei Mei's re-pregnancy, saying that every time she thought of the "ten years" in the imperial decree, she would feel deeply moved.Fu Heng said with a low smile: Do you regret it?I said earlier that the imperial concubine originally belonged to you.Yingluo slapped him on the shoulder vigorously, saying: "Stop talking nonsense!"Fu Heng hurriedly "shushed": Jiang Jiang is asleep, don't wake her up!Look at my daughter again.Yingluo was also startled, and looked at Jiang Jiang together. Jiang Jiang's eyes were half-opened and half-closed, and she twisted her body, but luckily she didn't wake up.After a while, Jiang Jiang closed her eyes, and Ying Luo whispered, "Master, although we have three children, in my heart, it is the same as when we first met.

Fu Heng was still patting Jiang Jiang, nodded with a smile, and then said in a low voice: You have a lot of troubles when you are with me, and I have made you worry so much this time. I am sorry when I was still in Chang'an.Yingluo's eyes were moist, and she said: Actually, I am the young master's trouble.Fu Heng smiled and said: I like trouble like this.In fact, the emperor is not because of his sister. He has to explain this matter to the court. This is what he thought. During the days I stayed in Qingyi Garden, he was thinking of a way. The matter and I suspected the investigation of the Kokand Kingdom. On the day you grew up, he called me into the palace, so I told him.Yingluo sighed and said: He always loves you, as I said earlier, it was not because of me, I was actually a thorn in his heart for you.

Seeing that Jiang Jiang was fast asleep, Fu Heng put her on the bed, covered her with the quilt, kissed her again, and pulled another quilt to lay it outside to prevent her from falling. It's Yongqi.Then La Yingluo lifted the curtain and went to the room with the round table, and told about the sudden death of the father and son of Bawang chieftain in Jinchuan.Yingluo was startled and looked at Fu Heng.

Fu Heng looked solemn, nodded, and said: We just left before Pingcuo and his son died. Langka and his son must take revenge. There is another important reason. Aisha was kidnapped. Everyone in Jinchuan knows that she is still alive. , Phuncuo and his son are the ones who know the most, although they don't know where Aisha went before and who is Aisha's husband.They and Jinchuan have always had a feud, and this time they have formed a great hatred. They cannot be expected to keep their mouths shut. Before we left Jinchuan, Langka told me about this concern. At that time, I taught him to wait and see.Liu Tongxun told me today that the Hall of Mental Cultivation had already given Bawang to Langka and his son, indicating that the emperor already knew everything that happened in Jinchuan and acquiesced in the revenge of Langka and his son.

Yingluo nodded and said: Langka must avenge those soldiers who were killed!They can't die in vain!Also because of Gelai, he will not let them go.The Phuntsok and his sons don't know what kind of swindle they made. It was only for the gold mine, and they didn't really do anything to us, but luck was really bad.The secret of the French king and his wife is related to the two religions of the yellow and the white, and it is the top priority of the court, so the emperor will naturally deal with the aftermath.

Later, when Li Yu came to Yujing Garden one time, he whispered to Yingluo that when the emperor received the reward from Kaitai, he was so angry that he slapped the table and said to him: "How dare you touch my woman!"Just die like that? ?Too cheap for him! ' He was still taken aback.Then he and Yingluo both laughed.

This night, on the couch in Chuxiu Palace, Wei Mei leaned in the arms of the emperor, feeling extremely happy.The emperor said: Now you don't think I don't like you, do you?Wei Mei said: Well, the concubine was confused and blamed the emperor, and the emperor forgave the concubine.In fact, before I was worried that I was not in good health, so I couldn't conceive a child. Thinking of that time... Dr. Ye had seen it, I was relieved.The emperor said: Don't think about it.Wei Mei said: Yes, but concubines can still assist in palace affairs.The emperor shook his head and said: That's not a big deal.

Wei Mei laughed: Yes, the emperor's heir is the big deal.I feel very sweet in my heart.Thinking of the day of the winter solstice, Yonglu's birthday, the emperor had a birthday meal with himself and his concubine Yonglu after offering sacrifices to heaven, and gave him a "children and grandchildren" box.She likes the box very much, it is not only beautiful and exquisite, but also has obvious meaning, she often takes it out to look at it.

The box is made of gold, made of silk, and in the shape of a gourd.A large gourd made of jade is inlaid on the cover, and a small lapis lazuli gourd and branches and leaves are embedded on the big gourd.The cover is also inlaid with a pink tourmaline gourd and a small green jade gourd, as well as branches, leaves and vines made of lapis lazuli and turquoise.Gourd is a vine, with long vines, many seeds and many seeds, so it is regarded as a mascot that symbolizes and prays for many children.The pattern of several gourds on the gourd vine is called "children and grandchildren for all generations", and gourd is also a homonym for "Fulu".

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[Historical prototype] In the 24th year of Qianlong, the governor of Sichuan was Kaitai.

[Haohan and Wushi Hui Rebellion] It is generally believed that the Wu Shi Hui rebellion is a peasant uprising, and the government forces the people to rebel, but Lai and Mutula wantonly killed heretics, and they have to contact Hao Han Brut, there is Hui | Xinjiang | Independence |Concept.The rioters sent messengers to Kokand for help, but were intercepted by Brut, who was loyal to the Qing Dynasty.Qianlong was worried about the internal and external collusion of anti-Qing forces, but in fact Haohan didn't care about Wushi, and the matter was left alone.

[Silk production in Huijiang undertaken by weaving] Historically, in order to meet the needs of frontier trade, the Qing Dynasty organized silk sales to Xinjiang every year. For Yang Yingju), "everywhere needs spare silk and satin every year, consult the rules in advance to clarify, and ask for an order to deal with it." Generally, it is one and a half or two years ago. , quantity, make a list to organize production, send them to Beijing on schedule, and transfer them to Ili, Wushi, Khotan, Kashgar and other places after experience to meet the needs of the local people.Most of the production tasks were undertaken by Jiangnan Three Weaving. Only a few regional specialties, such as Shanxi silk silk and Shandong cocoon silk, were purchased and transported by the governors of the relevant regions.

The transportation and sales of silk and satin to Xinjiang is a national policy related to the relationship between the central government and the ethnic minorities in the border areas. The number continued to grow, and reached the peak in the early Qing Dynasty during the Qianlong Dynasty. The average year was four to five thousand, and a few years were as high as ten thousand. Two thousand.The Qing Dynasty issued clear regulations on the production, transportation, and quality inspection of silk fabrics sent back to Xinjiang for trade. If it is more than seven taels short, it will be "ordered to make ten times the compensation". If the color is not bright, the texture is not strong, and the size does not match, all will be returned and weaved for another solution, and will be warned.Every year, Jiangnan No.[-] Weaving Co., Ltd. earnestly completes the completion and delivery tasks assigned to this department, and its responsibilities are also quite heavy.Therefore, they were also the main production bases of the official silk trade. [During the Qianlong Dynasty, the affairs of returning to Xinjiang were the core tasks of the court, from military politics to commerce, they all occupied a large proportion, which complemented the unique status of Concubine Rong in Qianlong's heart].