Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Entering the final chapter, the novel becomes heavy, so I wrote this episode, adding a little lightheartedness and bright colors.

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Yibol looked at Hu Jiajia, who was sitting under the window, patching the stitches on Yongqi's clothes. It was an old plain gray dress, made by Concubine Yu. The surrounding was very quiet, as if she could hear the threads go through. The sound of cotton cloth passing through.Jia Jia was wearing a half-new snow-blue shirt, with her head slightly lowered, her fair melon-seeded face had a kind of softness and freshness.Yibor doesn't do needlework, and Hezhu is weak and has to take charge of the affairs of the palace, so except for Pan Nanny who sometimes does it conveniently, Hu Jiajia has always been the needlework for Yongqi.Just as Grandma Cao was about to call the master, Yi Boer immediately shook her head to signal her, so Grandma Cao pursed her lips and smiled, and left the room.

After a while, Hu Jiajia realized that there was someone beside her, and suddenly raised her head, saw Yibor, who smiled at her, Hu Jiajia immediately put down her clothes and stood up, and said happily: "My sister is here, how long have you been here?" up?Ybor smiled again, walked over and sat on the other side of the couch.Just as Jiajia was about to go out to ask Mammy Cao to serve tea, Mammy Cao had already brought tea and snacks.Jia Jia said to Mammy Cao: "Why didn't Mammy call me earlier?"Before Mammy Cao answered, Yi Boer said first: I didn't teach Mammy to speak out, my sister was so absorbed in mending clothes, she was so frightened that she pricked her hand.Mammy Cao smiled at her master, set things up, and left with the tea tray.

Jiajia looked at Ebol with a little apology, and Ebor took a sip of the tea by himself. Seeing that the tea bowl was a famille rose gaiwan, he remembered what Yongqi had said that it was a gift from the British of the East India Company. Gift, said with a smile: Sister, I can teach you how to ride a horse.Jia Jia asked: Do you really agree to go horseback riding?Ybor said: It's been three months, and besides, why should he agree to my matter?

Jiajia pursed her lips and smiled, picked up the clothes and continued to sew the last two stitches, then gently folded the clothes and put them aside.Yi Boer said: "My sister is really patient. Every time I look at my sister, I think you are like Concubine Rong."Jia Jia shook her head and said: How can I be as good as Concubine Rongmu.Yi Boer laughed and said: Few people have the appearance of Concubine Rong, but when elder sister and elder brother stand together, they are the same person, the same as Concubine Rong and elder brother standing together.Jiajia laughed and asked: Are you different from everyone else?Ybor said: I am a horse without a bridle, I can't sit still, my Ama used to say that to me all day long.Jiajia looked at her, smiled and said: If only I were you.There is a sincere tenderness in the eyes.

Yiboer understood what she meant, she was talking about Yongqi and herself, so she coughed and said: Sister, are you going to ride a horse or not?Jia Jia smiled and said: "Okay, but my sister, don't dislike my clumsiness."My younger sister is also a mother-in-law now, and I see that it is a little different from the past.Ybor laughed and said: Nothing!My sister is too humble.

Hu Jiajia is as tall as Ibor, with well-proportioned bones, slender limbs, and white skin, with the brilliance of a girl, like a slim iris flower with a faint fragrance. Standing with Yongqi, it is also a pair of gods. A couple is what Ibor said "it's not that a family does not enter a house".Yiboer likes to watch Hu Jiajia very much, watching her sewing, watching her abacus, watching her slender and flexible fingers, watching her positive and sincere eyes and smile.No wonder the queen mother likes Jiajia, she also finds it strange that Yongqi is in love with herself...

Seeing that Ybor didn't answer, Jiajia stopped asking and picked up tea.Ybor came back to his senses and asked: What did my sister just say?Jiajia said: I'm asking your son, how have they been these two days?Ybor laughed and said: Well, with the two of them, Nanny Pan won't bother me anymore!Jiajia also laughed, stretched out her hand, and gently pinched her cheek.

This afternoon, after Yongqi came back, Yibol told him that he was going to teach Hu Jiajia how to ride a horse.Yongqi was a little surprised, and said worriedly: Jiajia... you must be careful.Ybor laughed and said: Are you worried about her or me?Yong Qi smiled and pulled her into her arms without speaking.Ybor turned his head, nodded his nose, and said with a smile: Brother, actually you like sister very much, don't you?She is good-natured, well-cultivated, good at everything, just like my elder brother, I also like her very much.Yong Qi still didn't speak.Ebor did not speak any more.Yongqi didn't talk about other people in front of her, this was a kind of tacit understanding between the two of them after the Gusu Palace that year.

That night, Yongqi was staying at the Hongxiang Yin Pavilion. Jiajia changed his clothes for the one he had sewn in the afternoon. After changing, Jiajia stroked the new stitches on the side of the clothes with his hands, and then took a closer look. Seeing Yongqi looking at her all the time, she asked strangely: Brother, what's the matter with you?Yong Qi then shook her head, smiled and said: It's all right.Jiajia handed the clothes that Yongqi had changed to Zheng Ying, and said: Brother, did you hear that my sister wants to teach me how to ride a horse?Yong Qi sat on the edge of the bed and nodded.

Seeing that Zheng Ying had gone out, Jiajia also came over, sat on the edge of the bed, leaned her head on Yongqi's shoulder, and said: Brother, don't worry, my sister said to use the pony first, Jiajia will be careful.Yongqi hummed, stretched out her hand, and put her arms around her shoulders.The two stayed for a while, and Jiajia said again: I know what brother is worried about.Yongqi said: Are you not worried?Jia Jia shook her head and said: If she really had a child, he wouldn't be so precious.Yongqi laughed and didn't speak.

This was before Yongqi and Yiboer went to Xiangshan Jingyi Garden.

By May, Hu Jiajia had basically learned how to ride a horse, and the horse farm of Rongwang Mansion was often full of youthful laughter of two young girls.This day, when the sun was rising and the morning fog dissipated, Jia Jia quietly went to the racecourse without telling Madam Cao, wanting to run a few laps first, and when Ibor got up, she could show her that she could already run a horse alone.

After the horse master Yan Kuo came, he was surprised when he saw Hu Gege running the horse by himself, and shouted: "Be careful, Gege!"Jiajia heard the sound and turned around to look at it. Because she was still a novice and it was the first time she rode a horse alone, she felt very nervous. , so he raised his front hooves high and hissed.Before Jiajia turned around and came back, she felt her body slipping down the horse's back quickly. She was taken aback and could only hold on to the rein in a hurry. The horse suffered even more and wanted to break free, so it twisted left and right long hissing...

Yongqi was having breakfast in the Golden Valley Garden, laughing with Yiboer and talking about the twins.When the little eunuch reported that Hu Gege had fallen off his horse, both of them were taken aback. Yong Qi hurried out without asking for details, and Zheng Ying hurriedly turned to follow.Yi Boer also hurriedly followed, and asked the little eunuch while walking, and understood the cause and effect of the matter.When she arrived at the Hongxiang Yin Hall, she saw that Hu Jiajia's bedroom was full of maids kneeling, and Yong Qi was sitting by the bed.The two imperial physicians took the pulse, knelt down and said something in a low voice.Seeing Yongqi's solemn face, she felt even more uneasy, so she stopped and did not go forward.

At this moment, He Zhu came in with Tao Nanny, and the two greeted each other.Seeing Yibor's anxious expression, He Zhu said: Huatai sent someone to invite the imperial physician as soon as the report was received, and then came back to me. I heard that the imperial physician had arrived soon, and Huatai said that Master Yan had caught up in time. It shouldn't matter if you fall to the ground.Hua Tai is the deputy head of eunuchs in Rong Wang's mansion, because Zheng Ying wants to accompany Yong Qi, he is in charge of the house's internal affairs, and he is assigned by He Zhu.Yiboer nodded, but didn't speak. She thought of Yongqi's worry about this matter before, and she understood it in her heart, so she couldn't tell He Zhu.Because Yong Qi hardly told her about him in the other two rooms, she didn't wake up until after Hu Jiajia fell from the horse.I also remembered that at the beginning of the year, Hu Jiajia and I used to laugh and talk about the experience and experience of having a child together, but I never thought about it...

He Zhu stepped forward, only to hear Imperial Physician Liu say in a low voice: I'm going to prescribe the prescription, brother, don't worry, the emperor and grandson should be fine.Yongqi said: "Thank you, don't report to the two concubines first, lest they worry."He Zhu's heart skipped a beat, and he froze on the spot, staring blankly at Yong Qi holding Hu Jiajia's hand... Tao Nanny walked up a few steps and whispered to her: Fujin, brother is not in the mood now, Fujin told everyone to disperse Alright, let's go back first too.

Only then did He Zhu come to his senses, the two imperial physicians had gone out to prescribe prescriptions, and they said to the people kneeling below: "You all go down, Cao Mama will take care of you, don't make any mistakes again."Mammy Cao immediately complied, and then apologized to He Zhu, saying that it was her own negligence, and thanked Fujin for her forgiveness, so she stood up and ordered four maids to stay.After everyone went out, He Zhu looked at Yong Qi again, and saw him looking into the bed, as if he didn't care about what happened around him, felt sad, turned his head and walked out.

Nanny Tao looked at Yongqi, then at He Zhu, and immediately followed her master.When He Zhu walked past Ibol, he said to her: Hu Gege is happy... Before Ibol could answer, she had already left.Yiboer knew how she felt, so he couldn't help feeling sorry for her, Tao Nanny hurriedly said to her: Huatai is still kneeling outside waiting for orders, little Gege is not to blame.Ybor shook his head, told the maids who were following to also back down, and then walked over.

Grandma Cao saluted her, with joy and worry on her face.Yi Boer comforted in a low voice: "Sister Ji Ren has her own appearance, so don't worry about it.Then he walked to the bed, looked into the bed, and saw Hu Jiajia lying on the quilt with a calm face, Yong Qi was still holding her hand, and immediately felt guilty in her heart, and wanted to speak to comfort Yong Qi, but she didn't know what to do. what to say.So she turned around silently, and only took two steps, only to hear Yong Qi's voice behind her saying: This is none of your business.Yiboer stopped, turned around, and asked: What did the imperial doctor say?

Yong Qi said softly: She should be fine, just rest, she will be happy to hear the news when she wakes up.Yiboer knew that Yongqi was very worried, because of what happened to him in Yujing Garden last year, so he turned around and came back, and said to him: You stay with sister well, I will go back first.Yong Qi nodded, and said: "I have asked Zheng Ying to go to the yamen and tell me that I will not go today."I also told him to send someone to invite Dr. Ye to take a look, don't worry.Ybor nodded and smiled at him apologetically and reassuringly.

Not long after Yibol left, Hu Jiajia woke up and saw Yongqi guarding her by the bed, remembering everything in the morning, struggling to get up.Yong Qi said: Don't move, how do you feel?Jiajia hurriedly said: "I'm fine, brother, don't blame my sister, today I want to practice first by myself, and give her a surprise. Jiajia also wants to learn horses, so don't blame her."Yong Qi nodded, looked at her, and said cautiously: The imperial doctor said that you can no longer go riding a horse.Jiajia was very disappointed, the light in her eyes dimmed, and she nodded.Yong Qi smiled, held her hand tightly, and said: Because you have another child.When Jiajia heard this, she was very surprised and looked at Yongqi.

Yong Qi nodded.Jia Jia still felt unbelievable, Cao Mama said happily from the side: Congratulations to Ge Ge and Wang Ye!Ge Ge's wounds are still not healed, it's time to apply medicine, and the slaves are going to get the medicine.After Mammy Cao left, Hu Jiajia still wanted to get up, so Yong Qi helped her up and leaned against the pillow behind her.Jiajia looked at him and said happily: I really didn't expect... I don't feel any discomfort now, the child is fine, brother don't worry.It turned out that it had been nearly [-] days since Hu Jiajia started riding a horse. Although he was wearing thick breeches and knee pads, and had never fallen, his inner thigh and calf were still scratched. I haven't stayed in her room recently.

At that time, the Rong Palace didn't know about Yiboer, so Hu Jiajia didn't know either. She just felt overjoyed, and her heart was full of little happiness.Yong Qi smiled and said: Don't deal with the affairs of the mansion now, I will tell He Zhu.Jiajia shook her head and said: My sister didn't have any mishaps when she was pregnant with twins. If I didn't have twins, she could still be a director. Elder brother, don't tell Fujin yet.Jia Jia is willing to share the worries of elder brother and Fujin.The two were talking when Mammy Cao came back, holding a medicine box, followed by Ye Tianshi and a maid, who was holding a tea tray with three bowls of tea on it.

Yongqi stood up, greeted Ye Tianshi, said a few words, and then let Ye Tianshi see the doctor.Ye Tianshi took his pulse, asked about the situation, congratulated the two, comforted Hu Jiajia, and said with a smile that the horse must never be ridden again. Hu Jiajia smiled and said: Thank you, Doctor Ye.After the two went out to the outer room, Ye Tianshi said to Yong Qi: "It looks fine, and there is no abdominal pain, etc., and observe for another two days."Yongqi said: "Her face is very pale, is it all right?"Hu Jiajia's skin was originally fair, but now it is even paler.

Ye Tianshi said: In the early stages of pregnancy, the blood flow is insufficient, and the complexion will often turn pale. Brother, don't worry too much.Yongqi nodded, and asked the little eunuch to show Ye Tianshi the prescription of Imperial Physician Liu. Ye Tianshi looked at the prescription and said: This prescription is useful, but according to Weichen, it is better not to drink the medicine yet.Wei Chen prescribes a little external medicine, heals the skin trauma earlier, and makes sitting and sitting more comfortable.If there are no other discomforts and symptoms, just take a good rest.Weichen will come back to see you in two days, brother just rest assured.

When Yongqi came back, Madam Cao had already applied Jiajia's usual wound medicine, Yongqi told Ye Tianshi what he had said, and taught him to use the external medicine prescribed by him instead.Grandma Cao agreed, and did not leave until the two had finished drinking tea. Yong Qi wanted to help Jia Jia to lie down, but Jia Jia shook her head, so Yong Qi sat by the bed and continued to hold her hand.Jia Jia said: Elder Brother, Mammy said that both Fujin and my sister have been here, so go and see Fujin at noon.Yong Qi shook her head and said: I will be here with you today.Jia Jia said: "Then you go to the middle courtyard to have lunch and then come back. Just now I have told the nanny to tell the middle courtyard that Fujin must have taught them how to cook your favorite dishes. The small green vegetables in the vegetable garden can be eaten and used to make soup." It's fresh.

Yong Qi sighed slightly.Jiajia hurriedly said: Brother, Jiajia has no other intentions, I want to have a good sleep first, I will definitely not be able to accompany brother for lunch.You come back later.Yong Qi smiled and said, "Okay, take a good rest."Speaking of getting up, he gently put her down, and then kissed her on the cheek.Jia Jia stretched out her hand, put her arms around his neck, and said with a smile: Brother, I'm so happy!Yong Qi smiled and said: I am also happy.Jiajia said again: I will braid elder brother's hair again in the afternoon.Yong Qi kissed her again and said: No, from now on, you are not my sister, you have to listen to me.Jiajia laughed and let him go.Yong Qi tucked in the quilt for her, asked her to close her eyes, and lowered the bed curtains on both sides for her.

Mammy Cao had already come back, added incense, and stood below, saying that Zheng Ying was waiting in the outer room.Yong Qi walked up to her, gave some orders, and went out.She looked at Yongqi's back, and she felt unspeakable joy in her heart.Yongqi went out to the outer room, Zheng Ying told the report that he had gone to the Yamen, Yongqi nodded, and walked out, Zheng Ying knew that he hadn't finished his breakfast, and it was almost noon now, so he thought he was going back In Jingu Garden, Yongqi went to Zhezhe's room.

Seeing Yongqi coming in, the nurse hurriedly asked Hu Gege how he was.Yongqi wanted her to rest assured, so the wet nurse also congratulated Yongqi, and handed Zhezhe to Yongqi.Zhezhe is two years old, with two pigtails, wearing a small pink gown, with a gold necklace hanging around his neck, with two big black eyes rolling straight on his white and tender face.

As soon as she was in Yongqi's arms, she asked: "Ama, Grandma said that Erniang is going to give birth to a little brother, is it true?"Yong Qi nodded happily, carried her to sit on the couch, then hugged her on her lap, facing herself, kissed her cheek, Zhe Zhe asked: "What does the little brother look like?"Yong Qi laughed and asked: What does Zhe Zhe think he looks like?Zhezhe tilted his head to think for a while, and said: He must look like Erniang.Yong Qi laughed and asked: Why?Zhezhe replied: Zhezhe looks like Ama, and he looks like Erniang!

Both the nurse and Zheng Ying laughed, and Yong Qi also kept laughing, holding her daughter and kissing and kissing, and then asked: Why is Zhe Zhe so smart?Zhezhe thought for a while and said: Because Ama and Erniang are smart!Er Niang dialed the beads on the abacus, and it was very fast!Yongqi then asked again: Then why is Ama so smart?Zhe Zhe said seriously: Er Niang said that Ama is the prince of the Qing Dynasty and wants to do great things for many people.Yongqi asked: What is a major event?Zhezhe rolled his eyes and said: Don't let the rabbit eat the vegetables!Jiajia and the nanny took her to the vegetable field every day, Jiajia would tell her this every time, and she remembered it.All three adults laughed.

He Zhu was very surprised to hear that Madam Cao said that Yongqi was coming for lunch, but seeing Cao Mama's happy face, he couldn't help feeling sour.Mammy Tao immediately smiled and said: "If you are in trouble, Mammy will come to visit in person, and teach others to say it."Then he personally sent her out, and congratulated Hu Gege and Dongyuan on the way.Madam Cao asked with concern: How is Fujin doing?Tao Nanny said: After Doctor Ye got the needle, he got better a lot.Mammy Cao also didn't know where to go, and thought it was because He Zhu was weak, so she said, "Don't be afraid, sooner or later, elder brother will come here often."Tao Nanny sighed, and said: "The moon is red, no wonder the master is anxious."The master of the west courtyard gave birth to two children at once, and you Gege also have the second... Mammy Cao said a few words of relief.

That night, Yong Qi went back to the Golden Valley Garden after having dinner in the East Courtyard. Seeing that Yiboer was teasing the twins, she took them happily and hugged one in each hand.Seeing him coming back, Yiboer smiled and said to his two sons: Baby, Ama is back!Let's ask little brother, is he okay?The four-month-old twins, each weighing nearly twenty catties, giggled and twisted their little bodies non-stop. Nanny Pan stood aside, happily and worriedly saying: "Hey, my lord, you can hold me well." , be careful to drop the child!Ybor shook his head and said: Mammy really can worry about everything!Yong Qi smiled at Yi Boer, and then said to the twins: "Dahuang, Xiaobai, the little brother's name is Tong'er, does this name sound good?"

Yiboer was not surprised when he heard the words, and asked, "Have you chosen the name so quickly?"Did you take it or did your sister take it?While kissing the child, Yong Qi replied with a smile: I took it.Yiboer asked again: Why is it called Tong'er?Yongqi said: "Tong, transparent, direct."Yi Boer nodded and said: "This name is good, my sister must be very happy."Yong Qi handed the twins to the two wet nurses respectively, and told them to carry them down.Nanny Pan said she was going to serve tea, and asked the maid to leave together.

There was no one else in the room, Yong Qi took Yi Boer's hand, pulled her to sit on her lap, put her arms around her and said: Actually, it may not be a boy.Ibor laughed and said, "I'm sure it's my brother!"Yun'er didn't think about it before, and her sister didn't mention it. The reason she worked so hard to learn how to ride a horse was because her elder brother liked to ride and shoot.Yun'er later went to ask Master Yan about the situation at that time. Master Yan was really frightened and said that he shouldn't be nervous to call his sister. Fortunately, it was Xiao Ma, and nothing major happened today, and the more Yun'er thought about it, the more afraid he became.Yong Qi nodded and said: I told you earlier, this is none of your business, and Jia Jia told you not to blame yourself.

Ibor asked again: How is Fujin?Yongqi said: "I used it with her for lunch. Fortunately, she was the one who brought up the name. She said that because of today's incident, it would be easier to choose a nickname."Wait for a few days, and if everything is fine, then report to the palace and the Hu family.Yi Boer nodded and said: Hello Fujin, she comforted me in the morning, I hope one day, she can get what she wants.

After falling asleep on the bed, Yiboer hugged Yongqi and asked: Why don't you stay in the middle courtyard tonight?Yong Qi closed her eyes and said: "I don't plan to go to the yamen tomorrow, I'll stay at home."Yiboer understood again, thinking that today in the middle court, he comforted He Zhu a lot, and worried about Hu Jiajia...

As usual, in the quilt by the side of the pillow, the curtain is thin and deep, and the warmth in the dark makes people feel relaxed and comfortable. Yongqi fell asleep soon, and Ybor held his hand, thinking: He treats me like this, but I always Is to ask him to doubt him.On the one hand, they say that they want him to treat others well, but on the other hand they really envy him on treating others well.I said I like Jiajia, but do I really not mind her at all?If I really cared about her, I should have thought of it long ago.I said I don't care about Fujin, do I really care?In fact, I am not as frank as Jiajia, and I am far from the two concubines and aunts.Er Niang said, "It's easy to get a priceless treasure, but it's rare to have a lover." Jiajia always said that she envied me, but I couldn't let it go... I thought about it so much, I felt ashamed, and my heart gradually became clear. Yong Qi, who was sleeping peacefully with her eyes closed, looked at the top of the red gauze tent, and said softly: "Wei Jiang will keep his eyes open all night long, and repay his life for not raising his eyebrows."

After waking up the next day, Yi Boer said that there was nothing wrong with the east courtyard overnight, so Yong Qi went to the yamen to deal with some urgent matters, and went to the east courtyard by herself to guard, and would report to him if anything happened.After Yongqi left, she went to the Hongxiang Yin Hall, and when she heard that He Zhu had sent someone to inquire, and that Jiajia was having dinner in the back room, she called Madam Cao to inquire about the situation.After Jiajia finished her meal, she asked Bao Zhezhe to come. The three of them played for a while, and finally closed the door and told Jiajia that I taught Yongqi to go to the Yamen as usual today. So he only called people to ask questions, and told Huatai that if he didn't come, he would come back earlier in the afternoon to accompany his sister.

Hu Jiajia said: "I'm fine here, it's important for my elder brother to do business."It was all my fault yesterday, I shouldn't have gone riding by myself and made everyone worry, and I shouldn't have asked Elder Brother to comfort Fujin.Naturally, Fujin was sad, but what happened to Fujin depended on God's will, and it was beyond human power.I used to be able to persuade Fujin, but now I can't talk anymore, so I pushed Elder Brother away. Although Elder Brother has a good temper, I am too selfish.

Yiboer laughed and said, "My sister should really compare with elder brother to see who has the better temper!"The bullying elder brother in this house has a good temper, definitely not a sister!Then he took her hand and said seriously: "Sister is always thinking of others, you are the biggest thing in the palace now, fortunately yesterday was just a false alarm, otherwise the ancestor would not have spared me!"It's just that Fujin has always had feelings for me, so Elder Brother never mentioned teaching me to share the affairs of the house, otherwise my sister would be inconvenient now, so I can share some for her.

Jia Jia nodded and said: "I understand this, sister, don't worry about me, it's better for you and Fujin to meet less often, so as not to embarrass elder brother, he is all for you."It's not easy for Fujin. If I were her, I would ask myself if I could be like her.Ibol sighed: All the women in the world are inferior to my sister, Ibol sighed, I haven't congratulated my sister properly yet!The elder sister is the lucky one, Zhe Zhe is so beautiful and smart, last time I told my elder brother that I have no daughter... this time the Bodhisattva will make my sister's wish come true, Tong'er must also look beautiful!

Jia Jia smiled softly, covered Ibor's hand with the other hand, and said: Thank you!I still remember the day my sister and you met for the first time, in the Baoyue Building of Concubine Rong, this is our fate.Including Fujin is the fate of the four of us, and Jiajia will always cherish this fate.Seeing her pale face shrouded in crystal brilliance, her straight nose bridge, and her big eyes shining brightly, Ybor held her tightly and smiled brightly.

The child Hu Jiajia conceived turned out to be a boy.And different from her first child, apart from a change in taste, she has no other discomfort this time, and has been assisting in the affairs of the mansion.And He Zhu's knot with Yi Boer was not completely untied until the autumn of the 28th year of Qianlong, when she finally got happy. At that time, she had been married to the royal family for six full years.