Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

The emperor nodded, and said: Sangzaidorji was greedy for profit, despised the court's laws, committed many crimes, and humiliated me. I am very difficult to deal with.Seeing the emperor's expression, Yingluo said, "What are you going to do? Who else dares to say anything?"The emperor said: You want me to spare him?But how do I explain to other people in the ruling and opposition parties?Yingluo said: Yingluo doesn't understand what happened in the previous dynasty. I just feel sorry for Yongqi. The prince hardly has a close friend, and he and Yunduan are very congenial. Can I not come and talk to you?The emperor nodded thoughtfully.

Yingluo smiled and said, "Qin Guan'er, the meal must be ready. I can already smell the aroma. Don't delay the emperor's meal. Yingluo said goodbye."After saying a blessing, he went out.

Not long after, Gu Qin came in with a tray and arranged four dishes and one soup on the round table.The emperor sat at the table, and saw the soy sauce, squirrel mandarin fish, spinach tofu, and watermelon chicken soup.These few dishes required a lot of work, Gu Qin almost spent the whole afternoon from receiving the summons that the emperor was coming.

She picked up a chopsticks of soy sauce, put it in the emperor's mouth, and then asked in Suzhou dialect: Do you want to eat it?The emperor said: "Delicious and beautiful!"You sit too.Gu Qin smiled sweetly, sat down and waited for him to eat.The emperor praised everything, saying that he loves watermelon chicken, a famous Suzhou dish. The watermelon and the hen are steamed together. When I came up, I drank half a bowl of steamed soup.

The two chatted while eating, the emperor told her anecdotes, and Gu Qin kept talking about Su Bai, such as "the fish are also fresh and alive today", "before the stewed meat, you need to boil it in water first."一煠 (sa1, meaning to cook with a lot of boiling water)", "What are you doing?", "Don't try to scare people, is it really like that?" "You really have a bad temper! Don't listen! ""What's the matter?", "What is his mother anxious about?" "He has a cold?"

When Gu Qin was not wearing makeup, his eyes were sweet and slightly shy, and he was handsome, but in fact he had an aloof personality, so he looked quiet and neat. The emperor felt that his biological mother, Mrs. Qian, had this kind of appearance.She really looks like the "clear girl" in the bookstore. She is not as tall as Yingluo, and she is as thin as Yingluo before she gave birth. It is just right for her to walk on short stilts on the stage and wear underwear to make her body fat. Lu Wenhong is strict in selecting candidates, especially the protagonist. From the voice, the appearance, the height to the stature, all must meet the requirements of the show, and both are indispensable.Because Suzhou dialect is very soft and waxy, speaking it in her beautiful voice adds a full of charm, it sounds like the emperor is teasing her.

But when the emperor came here, once the door was closed, he really felt like an ordinary family. How long ago, he still said that Shen Bi would not be allowed to cook... He even recalled the first night in the Yuanmingyuan and Wei Mei, Wei Mei was very fond of Wei Mei. The things he said.At that time, he didn't care about it. He didn't expect that many years later, it would come true, but not with Wei Mei.Both Qin and Mei are from the Ministry of Water. Wei Mei's father and Wu Min are both from Wuxi. Jiaxing, Suzhou, and Wuxi are both water towns, but Wei Mei was born and raised in Beijing. Apart from being delicate, she is not like a girl from Jiangnan. Now she has become his concubine...

At night, after going to bed.Gu Qin asked: What did Madam tell you this afternoon?The emperor said: Yongqi.Gu Qin nodded and said: I heard that the fifth elder brother is very smart and capable, the emperor must be happy with him, right?The emperor didn't answer, but asked: "Have you met the aunt in this mansion?"Gu Qin didn't know why he would ask this, so he said: Well, she is the grandma in charge, and she rarely comes to the theater, but she has met a few times.Small operas usually only work around the Yizhuyuan in the back garden, and don't know much about the affairs in the mansion.

The emperor asked again: how is she?Gu Qin said: "She is very kind and has a good temper. Apart from being in charge, she is worshiping the Buddha. I asked once and she said she was praying for her son. I asked her where her son is now, but she didn't say it. I think the child must not be there." up.The emperor was silent and let her go.Gu Qin felt that he thought of the second elder brother and the seventh elder brother, and hurriedly said: "It's not good to be a servant, so it shouldn't arouse your sadness."The emperor asked again: Did she talk about her husband?Gu Qin said: I've never heard her say it, nor anyone else.The emperor nodded, closed his eyes, and said, "Go to sleep."

On the evening of the second day, the emperor told Concubine Rong what Yingluo said, and asked her if she knew about this, and how is Yongqi recently?Concubine Rong only said: Concubine Qing told me about saving people, but Concubine Qing didn't say that Yongqi was dating Mr. Sang, so Yongqi didn't tell her.He is fine, and so is Ibor, the emperor can rest assured that both the empress's mother and the concubines think that she is carrying at least one boy, just like Wei Mei, and the emperor will have his son and grandson together!The Queen Mother can look forward to it.

The emperor snorted, and Concubine Rong said: Your Majesty, don't worry about Yongqi. Although Mrs. Nalan said that, but the concubine is Yongqi's mother and concubine, the Emperor still has to handle it impartially. Sister Qingfei must also listen to the Emperor. , Ibol has been doing well after taking the anti-abortion prescription given by Mr. Sang, don't worry.

Because the emperor kept hugging her, she smiled and asked: "Why, Gu Qin didn't serve you well last night?"The emperor only said: I fell asleep early in the morning.Concubine Rong saw that he was preoccupied and knew that he was for Yongqi, so she secretly smiled and said: Your Majesty, Yongqi is a sensible child, he will not blame you.The emperor didn't answer, but Concubine Rong stretched out her hand to caress his face, and said again: We won't blame you... The emperor "hush", took her hands, leaned over to kiss her, and gagged her mouth.

This evening, Yingluo and Fu Heng were also talking about it.Yingluo said: "The emperor checked the outer hall before, and it was Pudawa who acted secretly for him. Is it true that the Chen family is not involved?"Fu Hengdao: Well, only the Ren family and the Song family, why do you ask that?Yingluo sighed, and said: If King Sang is deposed, Yunduan will be greatly affected.Fu Hengdao: It is certain to cut the noble. It is a blessing to be able to save his life now. The emperor is very angry with him. The words you use to persuade the emperor through the fifth elder brother may not be effective.What are you thinking again?Yingluo said: Aisha told me that the Chen family has a young daughter born to the wife, and Mr. Chen asked Pu Dawa to help her find a marriage.

Fu Heng laughed, tucked the quilt up for her, and said, "Let's think about it after the case is over. Sang Yunduan won't be thinking about it now."The merchants in the outer hall are all smart people. When the news came out, they were afraid of losing their heads and being responsible for the relationship, so they destroyed all relevant book records. Little did we know that before the emperor announced that he wanted to investigate the merchants in the outer hall, we had already let Pudawa's shop secretly collect clues And evidence, before the turmoil in the outer hall, things were already in shape.He made great contributions to the emperor again this time, and the emperor wanted to appoint him an official, but he still refused, saying that he was so comfortable now.

Yingluo sighed and said: "It's just a coincidence that you helped him enter the foreign trade house before. He was so rich that he didn't have much trouble getting in. Moreover, King Sang and Cheng Kunzabu didn't know that you were behind him, otherwise he would not be able to do things well."I just envy Aisha and the others, they don't need anything, and they can leave whenever they want, unlike us.Doctor Ye is now at ease.

Fu Heng just looked at her.A flash of inspiration flashed in Yingluo's mind, and she blurted out: Young master, so you have already thought about it?Putawa is your deliberate arrangement?Fu Heng nodded and said: He is very useful to me and the emperor.Yingluo said: No wonder when you said you didn't want him to get involved in court affairs when you were in Yili, he didn't want to get involved either.

Fu Hengdao: The depth of the water in the outer hall is certain. The relationship between Mongolian princes and merchants, large and small, is very close. Merchants will rely on the Mongolians to bring goods to Zhangjiakou for tax exemption.But I didn't expect that this big case would come out just after he went in. It was a coincidence.Yingluo nodded with a smile, and said, "It turns out that Master Fu Heng got involved in court business in this way. You recommended Pudawa to report to the emperor, but you didn't do it for the emperor, did you?"Fu Heng only smiled and said: "It's also for him and the court."

The smuggling case is still pending, and Changchun Pharmacy received another distinguished guest.Today, it was Rong Rong who was watching the store.Yingluo didn't come until around noon, and Rongrong told her in the front store that Dr. Ye had brought a seriously ill patient to the backyard to see him, saying that he was a fellow villager.Yingluo didn't care, and took Tweety to her study in the second courtyard.When passing through the corridor on the east side, he passed by a man in a hurry. Seeing his face, he knew that he was Ye Tianshi's patient, so he just nodded and walked straight ahead.But the man stood down and called her: Madam Ma?Are you Mrs. Ma Chunhua?She was taken aback, looked back at the man, was taken aback for a moment, and then said excitedly: "Master Qian?Are you Master Qian from Jiaxing?

This person is Qian Fuli.Qian Fuli was also taken aback, and asked: Madam, it's really you!What, how do you work in this pharmacy?Yingluo saw that it was hard to hide it from him, so she smiled and said: This shop is run by our family.Qian Fuli was even more surprised, and asked: Are you Mrs. Zhongyong?Uncle Fu Guofu?Yingluo didn't know how he knew, neither the people on the street nor in the store knew, and Ye Tianshi would not tell him, so he could only nod his head and said, "Master Qian, I never thought you would travel all the way to Beijing to seek medical treatment. Who is sick at home?" up?Please talk in the room.

When the two entered the main hall, Yingluo asked Cui'er to serve tea.Qian Fuli's brows were full of worry, he let out a long sigh, and said: "My only son, Mao'er, got a strange disease this year. We have seen all the famous doctors in the south of the Yangtze River, but we have no clue. I heard that Changchun, the capital city | He is very superb, and we are from Jiaxing, so I came to try it. I didn’t expect him to be the famous "Mr. Nanyang". There are so many poor people, you are really a good person who is willing to give and give!Dr. Ye is seeing Maoer in the east room.

Just as he was talking, Ye Tianshi also came to the main hall.The two stood up hurriedly.Ye Tianshi said to Qian Fuli: Master Qian, I have seen a few cases of your son's disease, but I am not sure that it can be cured.Qian Fuli was more worried, and said: "Doctor Ye, what is Mao'er's disease?"The doctors in Jiangnan couldn't tell why.

Ye Tianshi said: "His muscles are weak and his growth is declining. The medical books of the Ming Dynasty called it a weak disease. Most patients can be seen when they are four or five years old. Your son is almost ten years old, and he only showed this disease. Alas." .He said and shook his head.Only then did Yingluo realize that Qian Fuli's son was so young, and she was not surprised, so she comforted her and said, "Dr. Ye, since we know what the disease is, let's take care of it slowly."Ye Tianshi was noncommittal.Qian Fuli shed tears and said: "Life and death are up to fate, wealth and honor depend on heaven."Doctor Ye, since Maoer fell ill, my wife and I have long thought about it.Even you can't help it... Ye Tianshi said: Master Qian, don't be so discouraged, I will try acupuncture first, supplemented by water medicine.

Qian Fuli nodded and said: Thank you.Yingluo asked where they were in the capital again, and Qian Fuli said that he and his wife lived in the home of Mr. Hu Cunzhu, the household department whom his father Qian Zhengyuan had befriended in the past. Maoer came to see a doctor.I heard Mrs. Hu said that the owner of this pharmacy is Mrs. Zhongyong, but I didn't expect it to be you!Yingluo laughed and said: No wonder, isn't that the Fifth Prince's father-in-law's house?Qian Fuli nodded.Seeing that he was worried, Yingluo suppressed her smile and said, "Master Qian, if the children need to recuperate in Beijing, I will find a house for you."Thank you again Qian Fuli.Later, Yingluo went to the East Wing to see the child, and saw that he was pale, unable to move, and had to rely on others to support and hug him, so she felt frightened.

After the Qian's father and son and the servant boarded the car and left, Yingluo asked Ye Tianshi, Ye Tianshi shook his head and said, "Looking at the situation, it's only three or four years, so it's useless to stay here."Hearing that he had three daughters, he was the only son of the eldest son, who was originally clever and clever, the couple were very precious, and the old lady seemed to be so spoiled, what a pity!I didn't know that he and the girl were familiar with you, but I thought they were from the same township and a seriously ill child, so I told them to go to the east room to see a doctor, so as to make them feel more at ease.Yingluo is also a mother, and she felt very sad when she heard the words, tears welled up in her eyes, and she planned to ask the emperor to meet his cousins, but it was hard to explain for a while.

In the afternoon, shortly after she returned to Yujing Garden, Qian Fuli came to pay an official visit.She was overjoyed and hurried to the front hall to entertain.Qian Fuli presented her with local products from Jiaxing and three liquors, which she happily accepted.Qian Fuli said that the Qian family was greatly favored by her, and he didn't know that he could meet her in Beijing, let alone that she was the wife of Mrs. Zhongyong, so he didn't prepare rich gifts. These were brought with him, although they were a bit shabby, they were always for the couple. Some thoughts.He also said that his wife did not come to thank him because she had to take care of the child, and asked Yingluo to forgive her.

Yingluo couldn't help smiling when she remembered that year in Jiaxing.Qian Fuli sighed and said: At that time, my second brother and I thought that Madam, you had a great background, and you were definitely not a horse dealer in Guanzhong, but I didn't expect that it turned out to be such a big background!When I went back, I told my second brother that he must be happy too.Yingluo said: "The emperor said that Qian Zhengyuan is a filial son. He cares about your Qian family, so he asked Fu Heng to take care of you. If you want to thank you, you should thank the Lord Long Live!"Qian Fuli was very surprised, and thought again: Uncle Fu Guo was a close minister of the emperor, and the emperor was indeed in Jiaxing at that time, but he didn't know how the emperor knew that the Qian family lost the plaque, and sent Fu Heng and his wife to secretly return the plaque if they didn't pursue it.He said: "The Qian family is grateful for the kindness of the Lord Long, but the grassroots cannot see the holy face, so I would like to ask Mr. Fu Heng to pay respects on behalf of the Qian family."

Yingluo nodded, and said again: Master Qin, a rice merchant from Shandong, is also working in Beijing recently, does he have business dealings with you?How about I be the host and invite you two to a theater for dinner, so as to teach him that the Qian family has friendship with our Fucha family, and he can't underestimate you.

Qian Fuli was very pleasantly surprised. He had suspected that the Qin family was an imperial merchant, but seeing that Mrs. Nalan was quite familiar with the whereabouts of the Qin family, he confirmed his guess, and hurriedly said: Yes, the Qian family is today, thanks to the Qin family. .It was also the year when I met my wife, Mr. Qin went to Jiaxing and met him, but he was in a hurry, we didn't even buy drinks, and we haven't seen each other since.If Master Qin is in Beijing at the moment, I must see him, but he dare not bother Madam's house.

Yingluo said: "Now that you are living in Hu's house, it's not good to trouble him to host a banquet for your guests. I have everything ready-made here. I keep a small theater troupe all year round. I also like to be lively, so it must be here!"

Qian Fuli knew her temper, she was the benefactor of the Qian family, and Fu Heng was in power, so it was not easy to make her unhappy, so he said: Madam is so kind, we will bother you, but the Qian family will be responsible for the expenses.As she spoke, she took out a 1000 tael bank note from her pocket and gave it to Yingluo.Yingluo laughed and said, "How can there be so many banquets!"Qian Fuli said: Madam is not short of money, but it should be paid by the Qian family anyway, and the rest should be given as red envelopes to Madam and Mrs. Fu Heng's two young masters and misses. Madam is not too little.

Yingluo laughed again: Even if the red envelopes were removed, a few people would not spend a few hundred taels for a meal!Qian Fuli said: You didn't take the 3000 taels back then, and the Qian family owed you a great favor. This is simply not a respect.The madam must take it, and it’s good to give the servant girl a reward, otherwise we will never dare to work in the Zhongyong mansion.Yingluo then took the banknote, saying that she had made an appointment with Master Qin to inform Qian Fuli, and asked him to take care of the child's illness.

Qian Fuli nodded, and took out two 1000 taels of banknotes, saying that they were donated to Changchun Pharmacy, and that it was the Qian family's kindness for Dr. Ye and the pharmacy.Yingluo was about to decline, when Qian Fuli said, "There are 3000 taels in total here, and they belonged to Madam. If Madam doesn't want it, Qian will have no face."The Qian family was originally from a poor family, and my father was a servant of the household department back then. He knew the sufferings of the common people. The Qian family also organized and participated in various charitable activities in Jiaxing.Yingluo could only thank her for accepting it.

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【Qing Guan Er】Qing Guan Er refers to the women who only perform arts in ancient times and do not sell themselves.They are beautiful and refined, and they can read and write, recite poems and paint, and they are very valuable.