Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

When the little operas lived together, there was no girl to serve them. Gu Qin took care of herself since she was a child. She was very capable and could speak Suzhou dialect and cook Suzhou dishes. According to Concubine Rong, the emperor liked her Wu Nong soft language very much.Because of Gu Qin's rather haughty personality, she doesn't hang out with other joking actors on weekdays, and doesn't invite visitors, and Yingluo also tells her that the servants or maids who bring her rice, noodles, and vegetables only put things outside her courtyard door. It will be more secretive, even Heidegger knows nothing about it.

Afterwards, Yingluo invited a tea master to teach her how to make tea, and also asked the master to teach her how to read and write.Fu Heng knew what Yingluo was thinking, and wanted to teach Gu Qin to be like a girl in the bookstore, because she couldn't stop worrying about others and often laughed at her.Yingluo sighed: Shen Bi said that the emperor and Qinguan are LV Dongbin and Willow Spirit, and the emperor came to save her.

At the silkworm kissing ceremony in late March, Nala saw Wei Yingluo again, and saw that she was wearing a string of yellow sash emerald tourmaline commemorative pilgrimage beads, while a first-class married woman should have worn a stone, blue silk sash and coral five-color commemorative pilgrimage beads.There were a lot of whispers among the wives, and they were talking about the emperor and Mrs. Nalan.Seeing that Yingluo kowtowed to her, Nala groaned with a smile on her face, without any fear, she knew it was a reward from the emperor, so she said with a smile: Mrs. Nalan really took the reward from the palace. Empress Daxing's younger brother has devoted herself to the emperor and the court all year round. Mrs. Nalan has also made great contributions to the court, so this palace gives me a special reward.Yingluo also smiled, and said: "The queen's empress praises me absurdly, and my minister's wife is ashamed."Immediately there was no sound from the group of wives.

Nala rejoiced in her heart, Yingluo and the emperor were really "close" people, Fu Heng always insisted on accepting the emperor's public rewards, and the rewards to Wei Yingluo ranged from plaques, looms, and even such extravagant clothes The pendant, the obvious "passing through the dark", he dare not speak?Concubine Xiaoxiao and Wei Mei.

Yingluo understood what she was thinking, but what she was thinking about was Qinguan and the emperor.Since the Queen Mother reconciled with the emperor's mother and son, Yingluo also began to copy "The Five Seals of Great Compassion in White Clothes|Heart Dharani Sutra".The "Jinsushan Buddhist scripture paper" produced in the Song Dynasty was produced in Shexian County. The paper has patterns of different shades. It is specially used for printing Tibetan Buddhist scriptures at Jinsu Temple in Haiyan County, Zhejiang Province, so it is called Jinsushan Buddhist scripture paper or Jinsu paper. Vellum paper, which is waxy inside and out and has a shiny surface, is famous for printing the Tripitaka.The emperor asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to imitate the true meaning of this paper, Yingluo naturally knew it.Standing in the crowd, she looked at Nalashi sitting on the stage from a distance, thinking about these two things, the more she thought about them, the more interesting she felt, and the smile on her face grew stronger.

After returning home, I replaced the bronze gilt eight-armed Avalokitesvara statue into the altar. The brown and dull skin of Avalokitesvara’s whole body, the exaggerated crown, earrings, ribbons and base were shining with gold, the eyelids were lower, the eyes were slightly closed, and the arms were stretched out in all directions, as if After conveying a mysterious power, Yingluo spread the royal red silk with golden cloud and dragon patterns on the altar in front of the shrine. On it was the auspicious words given to Fu Heng and her by the emperor during the Chinese New Year. It was written in both Manchu and Chinese: Shaohua Wannian.As a rule, the emperor would use this kind of red silk to write auspicious words for the new year and award it to concubines, princes, dukes or ministers as a gift of congratulations during the New Year.

The edge of the red silk is also replaced with a pair of elegant lacquer painted Buddha offerings. The Buddha offerings are in the shape of a lotus seat holding a flame.The lotus seat is decorated with red knots.The topaz ear furnace was also replaced with a bronze coral button ear furnace, and incense was lit.The Buddha offerings were placed in front of the Buddha statues instead of real objects for offering. The pair of Buddha offerings and the bronze ear stove were brought back by Fu Heng from the palace building office.

While arranging, I thought that I dreamed about the former queen last night, because today is the silkworm kissing ceremony.She said to herself: Yingluo, you have to take good care of Fu Heng and the emperor on my behalf... Then she replied to herself: Yes, don't worry, empress.

Fu Heng came back this day and gave her a pair of crystal auspicious animal button seals.Each seal is carved from a whole piece of crystal, which is as clear as water, as firm as jade, and transparent.On the platform is a round sculpture of an auspicious beast, the height of the button is the same as the height of the platform, about one and a half inches.The auspicious beast is majestic and mighty, with its forelimbs standing upright, its hind legs sitting and lying down, its mouth showing its teeth and its tongue sticking out, its eyes slightly closed, its beard and beard like a halberd, and it is vigorous and vigorous.The heads of the beasts in the two chapters are opposite to each other, and the hair is either flowing or drooping, with strands of hair, dense but not messy, agile and natural.Yingluo is printed with vermilion mud, see the seal character "Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon Fu Heng Yingluo" in the seal of the left animal;

Yingluo knew that this was a birthday present made by Fu Heng. Her birthday was at the beginning of April, and it was only because of her mother who gave birth to her that she died, and her sister. She never had a birthday. On the white jade ink bed, he talked about the daily affairs, while laying out paper and drawing, Fu Heng also smiled.After she painted a cluster of blooming orange-yellow poppies, she asked Fu Heng which seal to use. Fu Heng pointed to the left beast, so the painting was inscribed as the red seal "Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon Fu Heng Yingluo". (Note: "Chunhuaqiuyue" and "Small Building Last Night" are both words in Li Yu's "Poppy When Is the Spring Blossom and Autumn Moon")

When Wei Mei knew about the fourteenth elder brother, it was three months after she was pregnant.She cried bitterly for several days, saying that she hadn't even seen her son for the last time. Concubine Qing and Concubine Rong accompanied her, telling her the emperor's sadness that day and the painstaking efforts of doing so. Wei Mei nodded and said: I I understand that the emperor is worried about me.Don't let the emperor come to see me, see you when I'm better, so as not to hurt each other.

The two comforted Wei Mei, saying that the one in her stomach must be Elder Brother. She stroked her slightly growing belly and said with tears: I will put incense in front of the Bodhisattva every day, and let me give birth to an Elder Brother to the Emperor, so that I can teach you He no longer sad Yong Lu.After the two left, Li Shi also burst into tears, and knelt down in front of her to confess her guilt, saying that he had been hiding the truth from his master according to the order, and told the imperial concubine to take care of herself, and this baby must be a brother.

Wei Mei asked Li Shi to get up, saying that it was none of her business, then went to the desk and continued to copy "Youlan Tu".She understood that after her last miscarriage, everyone in the palace was very nervous about her baby. The imperial hospital sent imperial doctors to check the pulse every morning, noon and evening. Not to mention the queen mother and the emperor, she couldn't make things difficult for the people below. , and what happened to Yong Lu made everyone even more frightened.After getting up, Li walked over to look at her painting, and praised her painting, saying that the emperor would definitely like it.Wei Mei's tears fell drop by drop on the paper... she cried silently for a while, wiped away the tears, and then laid out another piece of paper, repainted, and taught Mrs. Li to ask Rui Changzai to come and see the painting.

The emperor asked Debao to investigate thoroughly and found no abnormalities.However, Debao's daughter was not summoned by the emperor because of the death of her fourteenth elder brother. Apart from learning the rules, she actually became Wei Mei's companion. Interesting.Debao and Yilu are also depressed, but because the imperial concubine is pregnant again, like Li, they secretly hope that she will have another brother.

Mrs. Wu and Yingluo were summoned to the palace again, and they also comforted Wei Mei. Mrs. Wu told Concubine Ling that Wu Min was now close to the emperor and Li Shi, and thanked her for her years of support to Wei Mei. Take care of Wei Mei, it is all thanks to her that Wei Mei is today.Mrs. Li was very affectionate to her, she only said that she was honored by the imperial concubine and empress, and she never dared to take credit for it. Afterwards, Mrs. Li was ordered by the noble concubine to go to Wu's house quietly to take care of her when she returned home.

Wu Min's family didn't know about Wei Mei inheriting the original concubine Ling's life experience, and Li Shi was explained by Li Yu, so he persuaded Wei Mei well at that time. The emperor allowed himself to pay homage to his biological parents in the deep palace.Li Shi and Yilu said that they felt that the emperor summoned them to Chuxiu Palace just for this important event, and the couple made it happen with their own efforts.

It's just that Yingluo didn't go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to see the emperor again, so no one would be suspicious, because the emperor will now go to Yujing Garden secretly.When the emperor comes to meet Gu Qin secretly, there is no need to inform Yujing Garden. Li Yu has the key to the back corner door of the garden, so that the emperor can feel at ease. Yes, you will know that every time Yingluo will personally bring the snuff bottles in storage to Li Yu, such as the tourmaline Sanyang Kaitai snuff bottles and the all-gold carved dragon pattern snuff bottles, etc., are all high-quality products of the manufacturing office, only hidden from the emperor. .If necessary, she can write to the emperor in advance, and then meet in the garden.

On that day in mid-April, Yiboer went to the market at the Baijialan fence in the south of the city again, bought fish and eggs, paid the money, turned around, and collided with a person.This man was a handsome and heroic boy dressed in common clothes, and both of them blushed.Ybor left in a hurry, a few eggs in the basket fell out, fell to the ground and broke, splashing all over her trousers.

Seeing this, the boy hurried up and said: Are you all right?As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief from his bosom and handed it to her.Knowing that the guards of the royal residence who followed him were nearby, Yiboer said: Thank you, no need!Put the basket on your shoulders, turn around and leave.The boy rushed to catch up a few more steps, and asked: May I ask the girl's name?Yiboer was suspicious, seeing that he saw through his disguise as a man and looked at this boy.

The young man blushed, and muttered: I am not a bad person, my name is Yunduan, Yunduan, upright Duan, my home is not far from this market, I would never dare to be rude, but I often see girls come here to buy vegetables, And no companions, worrying about your safety.Yiboer heard that his name was quite literary, and his manner was polite. He should be the son of a scholar. He calmed down and said, "Thank you for your concern, young master. I am just a girl, not a beautiful woman, and there is no danger of safety. At this time, young master should be here It's right to study at home, why are you also messing around in the street?

The young man couldn't hear Ybor's refusal, he just smiled and said: "The morning class has already been finished."Seeing that he was a bit bookish, but not malicious, Yiboer said, "Young master, whatever you want, I'm going home, so let's go."Yiboer left in a hurry, only feeling that the young man's fiery gaze had been following him behind him.Later, she told the guards not to tell Yongqi, including Doro, about it, because it was just a coincidence.

A few days later, Yiboer bought duck paws and duck tongues and went to Yujing Garden to fix them. He came out from the east corner gate and planned to return to the palace. Before he got into the carriage, he saw Yun Duan riding to the street gate. Seeing her, he was very surprised, and immediately dismounted to say hello to her, saying that he had met her again by such a coincidence, and then looked at the five characters of "Chizao Yujingyuan" in the emperor's imperial book on the gate of the mansion.Yi Boer smiled and said: "Hi, my lord, I'm buying vegetables for this mansion, and the vegetables in Bai's Zhalan are fresh."Yun Duan nodded, and looked at the blue cloth cart parked at the door, Yi Boer hurriedly said: The grandma in charge of this mansion is going out.

Yun Duan said: Miss, are you going home? I'll give you a ride.Yi Boer hurriedly said: Oh, I forgot my basket, and there are still things in it that the grandma in charge rewarded.Then he said to Yun Duan: I want to go back to the mansion to get something, and my house is not far away, it is in this back street, I would never dare to have Mr. Lao to see me off, please please.Yun Duan nodded with a smile and said: Goodbye.So he got on his horse and went forward.

Yiboer turned his head and breathed a sigh of relief, but it was inconvenient to get in the car and leave immediately, so he turned back and went to the Pearl Mansion beside the Yujing Garden. This courtyard is also a typical three-entry courtyard, not too big or too small Since Yingluo was born in confinement, she called people to repair it and opened the inner gate to connect with Yujing Garden.Now the oil powder is being poured inside, she went in through the inner door, walked around, smelled a strong smell, frowned unconsciously, avoided in a hurry, walked out of the main entrance of the courtyard, walked to the main entrance of Yujing Garden, and prepared Boarding the car to go home, I thought: He should go far away.

She has been thinking about Yunduan, why did he come here?It's not like a coincidence, did it follow me?Should I really tell Yongqi?But she didn't want the young man to be in trouble, he didn't mean any harm... At this moment, several tall horses were galloping along the road with bridles, and the passersby on the side avoided one after another. They came out from the gate of a house next to them, walked swaggeringly on the road, and immediately reined in their horses, but it was too late.

Hearing several horses neighing for a long time, Ybor finally heard it, turned around and saw a horse close in front of him, raising its hooves high, and it was about to step on her in the next moment.The main entrance of this small courtyard is about tens of feet away from the main entrance of Yujing Garden, and all the guards of the palace in micro-clothes who followed her were waiting at the street gate of Yujing Garden according to her instructions.Ybor only felt that his eyes went dark, and he was no longer conscious.

A burst of voices woke up Ebor, she opened her eyes, and saw Yun Duan looking at her anxiously, while she was lying on the ground, he hugged her, surrounded by passers-by pointing and discussing, Those tall horses are gone.Before she could speak, the guards of the palace in disguise rushed to the front, the leader knelt down on one knee, and said to Yun Duan: Young Master, thank you for saving...'s life!Young master, please leave Gao's surname and name, my master will thank you very much.Yun Duan said softly to him: Who is your master?Is it the owner of Yujing Garden?The guard was silent.Yi Boer quickly stood up and said: Yes, young master, thank you for saving me. I am fine, so young master will tell me the address of the house, and I will go to thank you in another day.

Yun Duan was still supporting her, and said softly: You are frightened and your complexion is very bad. I will take you back and ask the doctor to come and see, otherwise I don't feel relieved.Those palace guards looked at each other without saying a word.Yi Boer then asked: Young Master, haven't you left?How can you save me?Yun Duan was shocked, his heart was still beating, he said: I was always restless, I thought something was going to happen, so I came back and saw that you were in danger, so I saved you, luckily!

A woman onlooker interjected: "Boy, this young man is so skillful that he snatched you out from under the horse's hooves, otherwise your little life would not be alive at this time!"The people around all echoed in unison, they didn't know that Yibol was a woman, they just thought she was a servant of some family, and they all said that this servant should thank this young master.

It was inexplicable, the servants of Yujing Garden came up surrounded by a woman and two maids, this woman was Haishi.Yingluo and his wife were not at home, so she came immediately because the porter went in and reported to her.The servants parted the crowd. Seeing this, Hai Shi asked anxiously: "Jun'er, are you okay?"Where does it hurt?Let's see the doctor right away.Yiboer hurriedly said: "Grandma, I'm fine!"This son saved me, don't worry.Seeing her calling him aunt, Haishi came to his senses and thanked Yunduan again.

Haishi was dressed in plain clothes and had no head hairpin. Yunduan only said that she was a servant of Yujing Garden, so he smiled at her and said: Don't worry, grandma, I just want to find a doctor to visit this girl.Haishi saw that he was still supporting Ibor, so he stepped forward to take Ibor and said to him: "Young master, I have delayed you. Please go back. We will come to thank you again in a few days."Yun Duan then stood up and said to the two of them: Take care, we will meet later.Then turn the saddle and get on the horse.Yiboer hurriedly said to the leader of the guards: He hasn't left his address yet.The leader immediately went after him, but Yun Duan was gone.

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[Lu Dongbin Three Drunken Yueyang Towers] Yuan Zaju written by Ma Zhiyuan, mentioned earlier in the novel.The content is that the immortal Lu Dongbin came to Yueyang Tower when he learned that there would be an immortal in Yueyang County who would be saved, and exchanged a piece of ink for wine, and fell asleep after getting drunk.There is a 1000-year-old willow tree downstairs that has matured, and a white plum blossom in front of Dukang Temple has also matured.Mei Jing is making troubles on the Yueyang Tower, and Liu Jing goes to inspect, lest Mei Jing hurt others.Lu Dongbin met Liu Jing and persuaded him to become a monk and practice Taoism, but Liu Jing suffered from the fact that he had not yet obtained a human body and could not become a Taoist.Lu Dongbin asked him to be reincarnated as a male in the tea seller downstairs, and Mei Jing was reincarnated as a female, that is, Guo Maer and He Lamei, who will be reborn 30 years later.After the two grew up, they became husband and wife and opened a tea house in Yueyang Tower.Lu Dongbin came to Duhua twice, but Guo Ma'er didn't wake up.

Lu Dongbin came to Yueyang Tower for the third time, and Guo Maer had changed to selling wine. Lu Dongbin drank his wine, gave him a sword, and asked him to kill his wife and become a monk.Guo Maer was not willing to kill his wife, but after returning home with the sword, He Lamei's head suddenly fell off, and Guo Maer sued Lu Dongbin to the government.But Lu Dongbin said that He Lamei was not dead, and after calling, she really came.The officials wanted to convict Guo Maer of false accusation, and Guo Maer hurriedly asked Lu Dongbin for help, only to find out that all the officials were transformed by the Eight Immortals.Guo Ma'er realizes that he was an old willow in his previous life, and He Lamei was a plum blossom in his previous life. The two followed Lu Dongbin to become immortals.