Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

After the summer began, Wei Mei saw the emperor again. Before the emperor came to Chuxiu Palace, she took off the white flower she wore for her son. Since she was pregnant, she had been exempted from Changchun Garden to pay her respects to the queen mother. After hearing the news of her son's death , except for the morning meeting, stay at home, always secretly wearing white flowers for Yonglu.The emperor had been hearing the report from the imperial hospital that her fetal stable pulse was good. Seeing her ruddy complexion and protruding abdomen, the emperor felt very happy. He held her in his arms, touched her belly lightly, and asked, "Amei, Why have you not seen me for so long?Wei Mei said in a low voice: I don't want the emperor to be sad.The emperor sighed: Don't you feel sad if I don't come to see you?

Wei Mei said: Mrs. Li and Hu Lan are with me.Only then did the emperor remember that Rui Chang was here.Wei Mei said again: Your Majesty, Hu Lan is a good woman, and now the concubine can't serve you, so you should take her. She has been in the palace for a long time, because the concubine has troubles one after another, and the concubine knows that the emperor can't bear to serve you. The concubine was sad, but the concubine couldn't bear to see her always alone in the vacant room, and the emperor didn't look good with Mr. Debao.The emperor smiled and said: Debao is a slave, you are worried about him.Wei Mei said: Your Majesty, the concubines were also slaves before.The emperor said: You are now a noble concubine in the palace, don't say such things again, especially in front of the slaves.Wei Mei smiled and said: Yes.

The emperor asked again: How is my son?Wei Mei smiled and said: Okay, you are here to see how happy he is.The emperor also laughed, his tentacles were full of lively fetal movements, and he was really happy in his heart.Wei Mei said again: I heard that the fifth elder brother's little Gege is pregnant with twins, but the concubine can't see her anymore, and Hu Lan also misses her cousin very much.The emperor said: If you want to see her, just ask her to enter the palace.

Wei Mei said: "When you come here, you have to set the rules. The concubine heard from Concubine Rong's sister that it was very easy to keep the fetus. The queen mother and her old man only want to have a great-grandson. If she makes a mistake, Wei Mei will become a sinner."Concubine Rong and her concubine sisters kept the matter of her childbirth from the Queen Mother, not even the rest of the Rong Palace knew about it, and only Concubine Qing's sister, Concubine Rong's sister, concubines, and Hu Lan knew about it in the palace.

The emperor asked: How easy is it to keep it?Wei Mei said: "Isn't it? They said it hurt for two days and two nights. If there is no secret recipe, the child will be gone. That's what Doctor Ye said."I heard that Fifth Elder Brother didn't sleep for two days at that time, and now the people in Prince Rong's mansion are also very careful... The concubine thinks, if the concubine also has twins, the first two... Speaking of which, I regret my slip of the tongue, no It was time to teach the emperor to be sad again, so he stopped immediately.

The emperor just said "huh", and after returning that night, he asked Concubine Rong why she didn't tell him the details.Concubine Rong said: I don't want the emperor and the empress' mother to worry, since it's all right now, why are you talking about it, Madam Nalan didn't say anything.The emperor looked at her and said: I understand you two.Concubine Rong hurriedly said: Thank you, Your Majesty.

After the emperor left, Mrs. Li immediately praised Wei Mei with a smile, saying that she was smart, would figure out the holy will, offered to ask the emperor Narui to be there, and was sympathetic to the fifth elder brother's female family members. I think she is virtuous, generous and tolerant.Wei Mei only smiled, and thought: The emperor returned Hu Lan to Chuxiu Palace, didn't he just want Chuxiu Palace to get close to fifth elder brother?Moreover, Yongqi is the son of Concubine Rong and Concubine Qing, and she has always been close to Hu Gege, and they treat her very well.

A few days later, when Fu Heng and the emperor met at night, they brought another person into the palace.The man was wearing a black cloak that covered his head and covered his head, covering his eyes and ears.When he arrived at the emperor's study room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he immediately knelt in front of the emperor and kowtowed: Yunduanduoerji, the son of the guilty minister, kowtowed to the emperor.The emperor said: "Look up."Yun Duan then raised his head, and the emperor saw his clear eyes, and the heroic spirit was seen in his brows, he felt good about him, and asked slowly: Do you know why I want to see you?Yun Duan said: Master Fu Heng said, you give this slave a chance to express his feelings for my father.The emperor nodded and said: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

Yun Duan shook his head, and said: The servant's father used his power for personal gain, and he owed the Emperor's favor deeply. He has nothing to say.The emperor was very surprised and said: "You know, if there is no refutation, he will die without a place to bury him!"Sweat dripped down Yun Duan's forehead, and Fu Heng said from the side: Mr. Sang, cherish this opportunity given by the emperor, if King Sang has any difficulties, tell the emperor, there is no one else here, you can speak at ease.

Yun Duan said nothing.The emperor snorted and said, "Since there is no one, then that's all."Yun Duan kowtowed, and said: Your Majesty, a servant cannot fabricate difficulties for the sake of his father's life and deceive the emperor. The servant has been reading sage books for many years, and dare not say that he is a benevolent and righteous gentleman, but he must not do things that are just for nothing.

The emperor nodded and said: Well said, you have backbone!Then wait for the emperor to issue, let's go down.Yun Duan said: "Please allow me to say one more thing."The emperor said: Tell me.Yun Duan said: "As a son of man, my body, hair and skin are subject to my parents. If I am willing to kill my father on behalf of my father, I will apologize!"The slave entered the palace today, but he didn't think about going back alive, he just begged the emperor to spare the life of the slave's father to comfort the slave's mother.Hearing this, the emperor and Fu Heng were both taken aback.Fu Hengxin said: Before coming, he promised himself and Yingluo, and begged the emperor well, but he didn't expect that he actually had the intention of dying.He pondered for a while, looking at the emperor.

The emperor said: You are such a dutiful son!But what is the use of your life?Even if it takes your life, I can't explain this huge case to other people.Yun Duan said: Yes, a slave is insignificant, and the Sang family is ruthless. The only way to calm the emperor's anger towards the slave's father is with his own life. Father died before his eyes, and this is the only thing a slave can do for his parents.I hope that the sincerity of the Son of Man will be fulfilled by the emperor.The emperor was greatly shocked. After a while, he said: I heard that you are the only son and have not yet married a wife. If your father... you can still inherit the incense.

Yun Duan said: A slave can't even repay the great kindness of his parents, what face does he have to live in the world.Originally, the father's crime was enough to bring disaster to the Sang family. The emperor did not implicate the slave and his mother, which was a great kindness, but the slave dared not accept it. Instead of living, it is better to use this to earn a chance for his father and ask the emperor to help him.The emperor said: Don't you think about your mother?Yun Duan said: "Whether it is the death of the slave or the death of the slave's father, the mother will suffer terribly. The Sang family has no choice. The slave is willing to die in place of the father."

Fu Heng said: Mr. Sang, you... Yun Duan smiled at him and said, "Master Fu Heng, thank you and Mrs. Nalan for your kindness to me. Yun Duan has disappointed you, but Yun Duan has made up his mind, and I didn't think about it today." This palace gate.I would like to thank you both for your kindness!Then he kowtowed three times to Fu Heng.

Fu Heng looked at the emperor.There were tears in the emperor's eyes, he waved to Fu Heng and said: Put him in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.Fu Heng was taken aback, and said anxiously: Your Majesty!The emperor shook his head and closed his eyes.Yun Duan smiled and shed tears, kowtowed and said: Thank you Lord Long En!Looking at the two of them, Fu Heng felt that Yun Duan was really stubborn and refused to show weakness, so he frowned, thinking that he could only plan another trick.

At noon on the third day Yun Duan was imprisoned, the jailer brought two servants to see him, and said to him: "Your family is here to deliver food."Then he opened the cell door, and only one boy went in, while the other stayed outside.Yun Duan thought he was his personal servant, so he didn't look at him, he just said: "Why are you here?"Is my mother okay?The boy took off his hat and looked at him. He was shocked, his face lost all color, and said: "You... Yun'er?"This young man is Ybor, and the other young man accompanying her is Bright to protect her.

Yun Duan looked at her body, there was no difference from before, she was only three months pregnant at that time, and her clothes were loose, so she couldn't see anything, but hurriedly said: What are you doing in such a place?Hurry back!Take care!It's even more amazing when others and Brother Qi know about it!go!Yiboer shed tears and said, "My lord, have you forgotten?"Today we made an appointment to meet at Yujing Garden.

Yun Duan smiled and said: Don't cry, you promised to see me, I am satisfied.I am a dying person, don't feel sad for me anymore, I wish you and Brother Qi a happy marriage for a hundred years and a lifetime of happiness!With tears streaming down his face, Yiboer said choked with sobs: So you have already made up your mind, that's why you agreed to the Yujingyuan appointment, because you will not keep the appointment.Yun Duan felt sore in his heart and shed tears, then wiped away the tears and said: I am very happy that you came to see me, and I am also very happy to meet you.You go back and say hello to Brother Qi.

Yiboer didn't answer, took the red sandalwood suitcase, opened the lid, spread out the three layers, and said: "Here are some small dishes I made specially for you, come, try my craft!"As he spoke, he picked up the golden nanmu chopsticks and handed them to him.Yun Duan smiled and said: Thank you!Seeing a bowl of rice and three bowls of vegetables, namely stewed lion's head, salted duck and boiled dried shredded rice, he smiled and said: so rich!As he spoke, he picked up the dried silk and put it in his mouth, and immediately praised: "It's so fresh!"Then I went to pick up meatballs and duck, and gave a praise after eating with chopsticks.

Ybor looked at him with tears and smiled, and said with a choked voice: So you agreed to your aunt to marry you because you will not get married. You have already thought about everything, and you went to find your aunt because of the previous incident Apologize.You never ask for help.

Yun Duan didn't answer, and slowly finished the food, then said with a smile: Look, I ate it all.I used to see you grocery shopping all day long, but today I finally ate some of your cooking. I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking. No wonder you like to go grocery shopping.You can go back.Don't come again, don't teach me to worry about you.As he spoke, he packed up the bowls and chopsticks and the carrying box, closed the lid, and then handed the box to Ibor, saying: Go back, Yun Duan will have no regrets in this life.Seeing that Ybor didn't answer, he put the suitcase on the ground, and then slowly turned around to face the wall.

Seeing that he was so determined, Yiboer couldn't help crying bitterly, picked up the suitcase, covered his face and went away, Mingliang glanced at Yunduan, turned and followed.Yun Duan closed his eyes, tears streaming down his cheeks...

A few days later, the emperor held a court meeting and announced in Qianqing Palace that Chouda and Erjing would be executed, considering that Sangzaidorji would voluntarily surrender himself to confess his crimes, deprive him of his title, and confine him to the county palace where he lived. , Part of the property of King Sang's mansion was confiscated to offset his corrupt silver taels.Fude, Minister of the Lifan Academy, was fined one year for neglect of supervision. All other officials involved in the case were exiled and distributed according to the severity of the circumstances.The two teams of Kulun and Chakhtu immediately changed their blood, and all the new names were announced in the Qianqing Palace. It was really ups and downs and ups and downs.The Kyakta smuggling case is over.The emperor will send the empress dowager to visit Shengjing in five days. Due to the long route of the tour, the emperor did not bring his concubine Ling, who is pregnant with the heir, with him, so he ordered the concubines and elder brothers who were not accompanying him in the palace to move into the Yuanmingyuan for the summer.

Earl didn't talk to anyone, because Hong Zhou persuaded the emperor to change his Ling Chi to beheading, and promised to take care of his family.Hong Zhou first handed over all the skins that Er Er had given him to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, saying that he really did not know that it was smuggled by him, and asked the emperor to investigate, and got the emperor's forgiveness. He then told the emperor that Er Er Jing'e works with the fourth elder brother in the Lifan Court, knowing that the emperor wants to make an example, so he can do whatever he wants with Er Jing'e, but if it is too strict, the fourth elder brother will lose face.The fourth elder brother has received some praise from the Ministry of Industry and the Lifan Academy, and he is also very hardworking in the Zhengbai Banner Army, so his enthusiasm should not be discouraged.After hearing this, the emperor thought for a few days and finally agreed.Wu Deya said that Hong Zhou was smart and benevolent, and the queen also wrote to thank him.

After the emperor and his party went to Shengjing, Yongqi told Yiboer to accompany her to the Nanyuan Palace to relax and visit her aunt Gao Yun and her pair of children.Yiboer was saddened by Yunduan's death, and always shed tears for Yunduan when Yongqi couldn't see him, and secretly copied a poem: "Wandering wind and rain, poor life, fragrant dreams, blurred green manting, fallen peaches and scorpions Li, I can't bear to re-read Huaming Ming." Then he burned it on the fire and sent his condolences.Saying that she is pregnant always feels lazy and doesn't want to move.But Yongqi said that it was because of this that she wanted to go out for a walk with her, and the aunt had kindly invited her before, but the trip had not yet taken place.

Arrived at Nanyuan Palace, rested for one night.In the early morning, Yong Qi took Yi Boer's hand and went for a walk by Haizi. After walking for a while, he heard a melodious flute sound. Yi Boer looked at Yong Qi in amazement. The flute is playing in the woods, maybe it's a guard, we just listen here.Yiboer said: "This flute is played so well, we must go and see who he is."

Yong Qi then smiled and led her into the woods, only to see a young man in Tsing Yi with his back facing them in front of the forest path, sitting on a stone by the road and playing the flute.Seeing that the boy was not wearing the clothes of a guard, Yiboer was even more surprised and looked at Yongqi.Yongqi said: "Go and have a look."

When the two walked behind the young man, the sound of the flute stopped abruptly. The young man turned around, looked at the two of them, and said with a smile: "Where is the famous garden built, the fairyland is far away from the world of mortals."Borrowing beautiful mountains and rivers, adding new scenery.Are you two safe?Yibol was taken aback, and blurted out: Mr. Sang!The young man said: "Jun'er."Yiboer still couldn't believe it, and said: Are you really Mr. Sang?Didn't you... The young man said: Mo Yaoqing Broken Shadows, it's a good dream.Yuner, how are you?

Yiboer looked at Yongqi, then at the young man, but still couldn't believe it.Yong Qi smiled and held her hand, said: Sit down and talk.Then he helped her to sit on a stone beside the road, and told her that the emperor did not embarrass Yunduan. After the smuggling case was discovered in Qianqing Palace, he let Mr. Sang go home. Mansion, but Mr. Sang is the same as before, a free man.Yiboer was overjoyed, looked at Yongqi and Yunduan, and said happily: Great!Very good!Your Majesty is so kind!

Yun Duan smiled and said: "Thanks to Brother Wu for speaking for me."Ybor was taken aback again, and said: So you know!Immediately remembered, since Yunduan came to Nanyuan with himself and Yongqi, how could he not know, so he felt embarrassed.Yun Duan said: After I was imprisoned, Master Fu Heng and Mrs. Nalan immediately notified the fifth elder brother, and the fifth elder brother asked the emperor to speak for me.After I was released from prison, Mrs. Nalan told me everything, and I realized why you all concealed your identities that day.

Yong Qi smiled and said: Actually, you all misunderstood Huang Ama, he would not embarrass Young Master Sang at all, my aunt and Young Master Sang made a joke before, Huang Ama just made this joke a little bigger.Ybor was puzzled and looked at Yongqi.

Yun Duan said: I only found out after I came out.The emperor just wanted to see if I would do what I said, and I'm really not afraid of death, so he can rest assured that I will associate with Fifth Elder Brother.Yibol suddenly realized that the emperor was testing Yunduan, and he had to look at the people who were close to Yongqi.So he also laughed and said: You didn't even know that he was... and you didn't associate with him.He blushed as he said that, it was because of her that Yin Yunduan didn't want to associate with Yongqi anymore.

Yun Duan said: In order to save the lives of my father and son, Mrs. Nalan and the fifth elder brother said that I am the fifth elder brother's best friend. No way, from now on, Sang will really climb up!As he spoke, he got up and bowed to Yong Qi to the ground.Yong Qi hurriedly got up and pulled him up, saying: "Don't be like this, you are our benefactor, okay, let's go together."Yun Duan said: "Thank you fifth elder brother for helping Yun Duan, otherwise Yun Duan will commit the crime of deceiving the king just like my father."The two looked at each other and smiled.Yi Boer also stood up, and said to the two: I am so happy, the three of us must celebrate today, if we don't get drunk, we won't return!

The author has something to say:

[Ryukyu Waist Knife] During the Kangxi and Qianlong dynasties of the Qing Dynasty, the Ryukyu kings paid tribute to a large number of Japanese knives to the Qing court. Emperor Yongzheng once ordered the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office to make knives "like Japanese knives". have a certain impact.

[Ali Gun and Fu Heng] Historically, the two have worked together in military aircraft since the 25th year of Qianlong.Ali Gun served twice as Minister of the Household Department in the 20th and 29th years of Qianlong respectively.In the subsequent Burmese war, Ali Gun fought bravely despite Fu Heng's dissuasion after he fell ill, and finally died in the army.

[The mourning poem recorded by Yi Boer] is a seven-character quatrain after the main text on the incense tomb tablet.

[Hongxiao was blamed for ancestor worship] This incident was the eighth year of Qianlong (1743), when Hongli first visited the mausoleum in Shengjing and held sacrificial activities in Qingning Palace. In one pass, the edict is as follows: You can sacrifice with me in Qingning Palace, it is a blessing bestowed by your ancestors, and it is also an old practice in Manchuria. [Looking at the old rules in Manchuria today, they have been reduced to abolishment.And why is it that Prince Yi Hongxiao doesn't wear a knife. 】Yanxili was adapted into the Kunning Palace to worship the ancestors, and was punished for having meat.It will be mentioned later in the novel that after Manchuria entered the customs, the ancestor worship in the Kunning Palace was born out of the ancestor worship in the Qingning Palace.Since Yongzheng, the emperor moved from the Qianqing Palace to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the empress no longer lived in the Kunning Palace, but chose to live in one of the East Sixth Palace and the West Sixth Palace.

In history, Hong Xiao was a famous bibliophile and poet in the Qing Dynasty. He was good at literature and liked to read popular novels, and his family had a close relationship with Cao Xueqin's family.Zhibai's "Dream of Red Mansions" Jimao edition/Qianlong 24th edition was born out of Prince Yi's mansion, and was transcribed by Prince Yi. There are fewer Zhipai in this book; Zhipai's "Red Mansions" Gengchen edition/Qianlong 25th edition , It is also born out of the same Prince Yi's Mansion.The original work should have been completed 20 years before Qianlong, and the later memoirs are missing. It is related to the literary inquisition of the Qianlong Dynasty to avoid disasters. Now, based on the Zhiban and the related dramas and poems of the Dream of Red Mansions in the Qing Dynasty at that time, many clues have been restored. Gao Ebenli The last forty chapters are not completely deviated from the original work.But the first eighty chapters we saw today are actually not the original. After simplification or modification, it is not known what the original is like.

Except for Cao Gong's family, the only people who have really seen Cao Gongyuan are Hong Xiao and his family.As the faction of Prince Yi, the Hongxiao family was very powerful in the Yongzheng Dynasty, which will be covered later in the novel.Hong Xiao is Sang Wang's uncle and Yun Duan's uncle, which has been mentioned earlier in the novel.Once the emperor and the courtiers, in the Qianlong Dynasty, the Fucha family replaced the original status of Prince Yi's family, with power in the court and the public, and a family of nobles, while Hong Xiao, the real prince of the Iron Hat Wang family, could only be a guard of the Qingmen. .Therefore, it is very interesting to set up the confrontation between Hong Xiao, Changchun Palace and Fu Heng in Yanxi Palace.