Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Hearing this, Yingluo revealed all the cards in her hand, and said with a smile: "I won!"It seems that the emperor misses Concubine Shu, if there is no chattering in the palace, the emperor would feel too quiet.These years, the emperor only stayed with her when he went to Changchun Garden, she should be happy.The three women were quite surprised. Looking at her cards, they saw that she had made ten Hu, and they laughed again after hearing what she said later.Wei Mei felt that Madam Nalan laughed at Concubine Shu so much because they were two sisters and had no scruples, but Concubine Qing really understood the meaning of Yingluo's words in her heart, and she pursed her lips slightly.

Then there was the tea party for the noble concubine Ling as usual, and everyone still used their original Song teacups.In the Song Dynasty, tea fighting was very popular, and the exquisite tea sets were highly admired.Song Huizong's "Daguan Tea Theory" said that "the color of the cup is expensive, green and black", and Song Xiang also said in "Tea Records" that "the tea color is white and the black cup is suitable".Therefore, in the Song Dynasty, special emphasis was placed on dark tea cups such as black glaze.

The imperial concubine Ling used Jianyao yaobianzhan, also known as "Xiaobianzhan". The inner and outer walls are full of brown bubbles wrapped in blue-green, like blue-green pebbles. "Fang Yu Sheng Lan" has a cloud: "The hare of a rabbit, the water that comes out of Ou Ning is auspicious.... However, those with a different color, the natives call it 'a change of color', the price is very high, and it is difficult to get it." " "Taiqinglou Special Banquet Records" records that Cai Jing, who is proficient in tea ceremony, was able to bestow "three wonders of Bianjing" - Huishan Spring, Jianxi Yihaozhan, and Beiyuan Xingong Taiping Jiarui Tea.

Yingluo uses Jianyao rabbit hair, and the inner and outer walls reveal uniform and fine veins in the black glaze. It is named because its shape is as slender and soft as the vellus hair on a rabbit, and it is also called "golden rabbit hair". There is a saying in "Daguan Tea Theory": "The one with the best jade hairs is the best, and whichever is the best for the tea color." Use it to make tea, and the rabbit hairs patterns complement each other in the tea.

Concubine Rong used a Jian Kiln Oil Drip Cup, on the jet-black glaze surface showed small silver-gray metallic luster dots, shaped like stars in the night sky, and like drops of crystal oil droplets, very gorgeous.The ancients once praised the oil drop glaze ware as "golden light when filled with tea, silver light when filled with water, reflecting the sun and seeing through, crystal clear and dazzling".

Concubine Qing used partridge-spotted tea cups from the Jizhou kiln. After the kiln was transformed, the glaze pattern resembled the pattern of partridge spots. "Qing Yi Lu" has a saying: "The cup made in central Fujian, with patterned partridge and spots, is a treasure of the tea family." Because of the very high firing conditions, it has become an extremely rare and precious variety, and it is difficult for future generations to have imitations.

Afterwards, the four of them went to Concubine Rong's "Hamam" for bathing, massage and lunch together, and they felt refreshed for a while.

After returning to the Spring Harmony Garden that day, Yingluo hugged and teased her pet dog Xueqiu, said what she had said in the day, and asked Fu Heng, "Should we give Duoduo to Shen Bi to raise?"She likes ginger so much.Dodo is Yuan Yuan's nickname.Fu Heng was reading a book in front of the desk, without raising his head, he just smiled and said: Pearl will not agree, and Jiang Jiang enters the palace all day long.This dog named Xueqiu is very similar to the dog of Concubine Gao who was rescued by her and Fu Heng back then. Fu Heng spent a lot of effort to find it. Today he is wearing a green satin dog coat with Yingluo embroidered on it. Red crabapples and purple grapes.

Yingluo then also laughed: Is it because Pearl is not willing, or is it that Mr. Fu Heng is not willing?Fu Heng ignored her.Yuan Yuan is the same age as Aisha's second son, who looks very similar to Yingluo, and the couple loves this child very much.After being sick that year, Yingluo felt that she might have a child again, and it was as expected.

Yingluo still remembered the conversation between the couple the next morning.Fu Henglai couldn't get out of bed, and said that he would continue to take another day off, and asked her to send someone to the palace to deliver the letter.

So she leaned close to his face and said with a smile: "The rooster crows, and the morning is full."

With his eyes still closed, Fu Heng said: "The rooster crows, the sound of flies."

She said again: "The east is bright, and the dynasty is prosperous."

Fu Hengdao: "The bandit is bright in the east, the light of the moon."Insects fly away, Gan and Zi share the same dream.

She said: "I will return home, and there is no concubine to hate for my son."

But Fu Heng still couldn't get up, turned over and continued to sleep.She then smiled and supported his head with her two small hands, took away his mat pillow and replaced it with another one.

Fu Heng felt a sudden chill under his head, and hurriedly got up to look, only to see a white ground and black octagonal porcelain pillow, and said angrily: You deliberately don't let me sleep!She smiled and said: Look, I also changed the porcelain pillow, it's getting hot.Fu Hengcai discovered that she had also replaced it with a tiger-shaped pillow, on which a picture of two ducks in a lotus pond was painted in black and brown on a white background.These two pillows were produced by Cizhou folk kilns in the Song and Jin Dynasties. They were used by the Song people to enjoy the cool air. They were their summer bedding.No more drowsiness, finally woke up.

She still waited for him to wash himself, and after washing, he hugged her again.The sun was dazzling, and he hugged her together... She smiled and said: Master Fu Heng, hurry up to the court, Wu Min has come twice, if you don't go, the emperor is coming home.Fu Heng snorted softly: Didn't he come to see me?She put her arms around him, and said very sweetly: We still have breakfast together, and I haven't been to the pharmacy for a long time, I have to check it out today.

And every time Fu Heng held this little daughter who resembled Yingluo, it was as if he had returned to those ten nights in the Hall of Mental Cultivation many years ago, how thin and helpless Yingluo was.

Just as they were talking, Cui'er came to report happily, saying that the young prince of the Sang family had a son, mother and child were safe, Princess Sang was overjoyed, and said that Xisan would invite the master to go, and said that it was the Wang family, so she posted the post.Yingluo put the snowball on the ground, applied some hand cream on the table, and smiled: Princess Sang liked her daughter-in-law at first, and when she knew she was happy, she made offerings like a bodhisattva, but the daughter-in-law couldn't stand it, and moved back to her mother's house, and Yunduan also Follow back to Wang's house.Now even more incredible!Aisha is right, there are too many boys, and Yongqi also got a son in the last two months.She is always envious of us, Aihui and Aixi, these two names were originally given to daughters, and she was worried that she and Pudawa would be like Dr. Ye and the others, only when they were old could they have daughters...

The bell around the dog's neck rang merrily everywhere.Knowing that she was very proud, Fu Heng looked at the small light green hand cream bottle on the table. It was the medicine bottle he gave her back then, one of the things she brought out when she left the palace, and said: You and Ling The imperial concubine really looks alike, you two have two sons and two daughters.Yingluo laughed and said: Because you look like the emperor?Knowing that she was joking about his concern for her and the emperor again, Fu Heng nodded her warningly.Yingluo immediately said: "I was wrong, young master, don't mention the past, I'll punish you with three drinks tonight."

Fu Heng nodded with a smile, which meant that it was more or less the same.After Yingluo painted her hands, she walked over to squeeze his shoulders, and Fu Heng raised his head and smiled at her.Cui'er came in again and said that her aunt asked if the two newly bought servants in the house should also be equipped with pocket watches. Fu Heng said "Yes" and said, "You can tell Pearl that Master Quan can go and buy it by the way."Tweety agreed to go out.

The twelfth elder brother is as Concubine Shen said, diligent and filial, and the emperor often praises him for his hard work, but Nala encourages him by saying that hard work can make up for his weakness, and he always thinks that he is not talented.Aunt Zhen'er died tragically suddenly, Yong Xing burst into tears, and was reprimanded by Nala Shi, who could only cry in front of the wet nurse.After the Wanshou Festival, life returned to normal. The Nala family promoted Hui'er to be the foreman from among the grand ladies of the Chengqian Palace. She was in her early twenties and had followed Zhen'er for many years. good.The daily life of Nala's food is properly posted, no less than Zhen'er.

When Nala heard that Yuan Chunwang was crazy, she was not worth it for Zhen'er. At that time, Zhen'er wanted to be with Yuan Chunwang, so she should stop her.Huier didn't know anything, and she was close to Zhener on weekdays. Seeing that the queen was very indifferent to Zhener's death, she felt cold and cold, so she had to be cautious in her errands.

After the marksmanship test, Elder Twelve happily told his mother that Huang Ama praised him.Nala's face also praised his son, but said to Hui'er: He is just complacent, look at Yongqi, the emperor doesn't have this son in his heart at all, even Fukang'an is a head taller than him.Huier then persuaded: Madam, the fifth elder brother is an adult, and Master Fukang'an is also older than the twelfth elder brother. They are better at shooting than the twelve elder brothers, that's what they should be.Nala shook his head.

The emperor is still the same as before, he will come to "Louyue Kaiyun" to talk to the queen.Seeing that he didn't seem to care about what happened on the Longevity Day, as if it didn't happen, Nala felt uneasy for some reason.However, he never mentioned the matter of setting up an imperial concubine again, and Le Anhe was still receiving the soup and snacks he gave him, so he felt a little relieved.

After Longevity Day, she stopped eating purple river carts. Hui'er didn't understand her thoughts, and always advised her, saying that it's a pity that things don't need to be put on hold, but she just ignored them, and basically stayed in the " Louyue Kaiyun" closed the curtain in his own Buddhist hall, and no one was allowed to enter, not even the cleaners.Huier felt that it was a good thing for the queen to be devout to the Buddha, but her temper became weird.

Afterwards, Nala learned from the emperor that the new gun was done by someone from Yuan Chunwang, and immediately knelt down to plead guilty to the emperor, saying that he had not educated Yongxuan well, and asked the emperor to punish him and forgive Yongxuan.The emperor only said lightly: In order to save the queen's face, I will not announce that Yuan Chunwang is the mastermind behind the bird gun incident, so the queen kneels down.

Nala thanked the emperor for his kindness, and when he returned, he called Huang Xing, Yongxuan's personal eunuch, to ask.From Huang Xing, I know that when Yuan Chunwang went to the Prince's Mansion to deliver the reward Chuanyi, Huang Xing heard that he often provoked the relationship between Yongxuan and Yongqi, which caused the disaster of the bird, and Nala was very angry. Yuan Chunwang, this femme fatale slut was lurking by his side, from the beginning to the end, he really ruined many things for him.

Yongxie and his wives and concubines have been filial to him over the years, but he is indeed far inferior to Yongqi, and he can't blame the emperor for being partial.With the title of Prince Heshuo, she knows best what the palace bestows on the two princes' mansions every solar term, and it's all the same for her purpose.The emperor taught the two to study in each yamen, and the opportunities were equal. Even when the female relatives of the two mansions went to pay their respects to the queen mother, the rewards given by the queen mother were equal, and there was no reason to choose.

Hong Zhou "retired from illness" and Yong Xun was detained again. Ali Gun felt uneasy and asked Fu Heng for advice. Fu Heng only said: Your Excellency is an important military minister, and the fourth elder brother is just a former in-law, so why be nervous.Not a word about Hong Zhou.Ali Gun hurriedly said: Yes, the emperor has clearly observed that the servant and the fourth elder brother have no contact for a long time.And Yongqi never talked about the fault of the fourth elder brother in the Rong Palace. He only said that the new gun was tampered with by the eunuchs in the palace, and the emperor had dealt with all the people involved. People, the three female relatives feel lucky and afraid.

Because Yuan Chunwang's internal affairs were complicated, following the order of the Empress Dowager, the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not announce Bailu's assassination of Concubine Xin and Ruigui in the harem.Concubine Xin died of poisoning, but the imperial hospital did not find out that she was poisoned, and now the coffin cannot be opened for inspection. Bailu also does not know what the poison in the milk cake is. Yuan Chunwang has gone crazy, so this matter has become a mystery. Ye Tianshi It is believed that the method of using poison is similar to the poisoning of fish meal and orchid.

Therefore, Caiyun and Xijun didn't know the real cause of Zhen'er's death. They only thought that she and Yuan Chunwang were killed because of Bailu's quarrel.The two took out some personal money, and Caiyun invited her to perform a ritual ceremony in the temple outside.

The queen paid a special visit to Ruigui, but nothing could be seen outside.Although this noble lady is Debao's daughter, Yongqi's close relative, and someone close to Concubine Ling, she has been in poor health and can't even come to morning meetings. Solved a hidden danger by myself.Mrs. Rui herself and Concubine Ling didn't know what was going on, the three women sat together and chatted for a while and then dispersed.

Yongxuan has been married for many years and has no children. Ye Tianshi has given him and his wife and concubine medicine for treatment all the year round. Qianqian's father, Gongyi, as the Minister of Internal Affairs, tried many remedies, but they didn't work.Both the queen and the Jin family were disheartened.After being imprisoned in the clan's mansion and separated from his family, it is even more hopeless.So the queen asked the emperor to let Yongxuan's wives and concubines often go to the clan mansion to accompany him.The emperor said that it was a punishment, and he was only allowed to stay overnight at night, not to accompany him during the day, and no one else was allowed except wives and concubines, and the queen was not allowed to visit.

From this point of view, the emperor is still good to Yongxuan, and the empress dowager and empress Jin Jian are both comforted by justice.Nanny Liu knew that the Empress Dowager never told the emperor about Concubine Jia because of Nala's love for Yongxuan.

After Fu Kang'an became sensible, he understood that Aunt Yingluo was the wife of Ama Fu Heng, but because she entered the palace since childhood, she was favored by Concubine Rong and the emperor, so she didn't care.Yingluo often took him back to Fucha's house during the holidays, and often gave him playthings. He liked her very much.After Yongxie was punished, only Yongqi and Fukang'an went to military affairs together.After each military class, Fu Heng would tell an anecdote about a famous general as usual.Today, the autumn is bright and refreshing, and the story is about Di Qing, a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty.

It is said that when Di Qing went to Guangxi to conquer Nong Zhigao, because the previous generals had failed several times in conquests, morale was low, and how to boost morale became a problem.Di Qing saw the custom of worshiping ghosts and gods in the south, so he had a plan: he led his officers and soldiers to worship the gods as soon as they left the south of Guilin.He took out a hundred coins and muttered in his mouth: "The outcome of this military campaign is unpredictable. If you can defeat the enemy, please ask the gods to make all the coins face up!" It will affect morale, so Di Qing is advised not to do so.But Di Qing ignored it, and in full view of the entire army, with a wave of his hand, all the [-] coins were scattered on the ground.

Everyone took a closer look, and all the 57 coins were face up.Seeing the blessings of the gods, the officers and soldiers cheered for joy, their voices shook the forest, and their morale was greatly boosted.Immediately, Di Qing ordered his attendants to bring a hundred iron nails, nail the money to the ground in place, cover it with a green cloth, and sealed it with his own hands, saying: "When the victory returns, the money will be taken back. "So he led his officers and soldiers to the south, crossed the Kunlun Pass, and planned a decisive battle with Nong Zhigao at Quirenpu.As a result, Nong Zhigao's army was defeated, "chased for fifty miles, beheaded thousands of levels", and captured [-] generals of Nong Zhigao.Nong Zhigao fled to Dali and died there.

Di Qing pacified Yongzhou, led the victorious army back to the north, and went to the money throwing place to get the money as promised.The bureaucrats took out the money and saw that the two sides of the one hundred coins were money, and everyone suddenly realized that they admired Di Qing's "quietness" even more.

Yongqi and Fukang'an heard it with great interest, and only heard the emperor's voice: "Fake idiots are not crazy, good!"Di Qing is reserved and reticent, deep and wise, just like Fu Heng.Said, stepped into the door.The three of them immediately swept the horseshoe sleeves and knelt down, Yong Qi said: "I send my respects to Huang Ama!"Fukang'an said: An'er greets the emperor!Fu Hengdao: "The emperor praises you absurdly, but a slave does not dare to be a slave. Di Qing is able to protect his safety from the beginning with fear and prudence. The slave only wishes to be like him."The emperor smiled and said: Well said!You are all flat, no need to be polite.Then he sat behind a table and lightly waved the folding fan in his hand.

The four talked about Di Qing for a while, and the topic turned to Zhang Liang, the counselor of Han Gaozu Liu Bang.Fukang'an suddenly said: Master is talking about "The Family of Foreign Relatives in Historical Records" recently. Tai Shigong said, "The love of concubines cannot be obtained from ministers, and the father cannot be obtained from sons." Empress Lu and Taizu met at a young age Later, Liu Bang made her son the crown prince. Later, because of Lu's aging appearance, Mrs. Qi was favored, and his son Ruyi almost replaced the crown prince several times.After the death of Gaozu, Empress Lu destroyed the Qi family and killed King Ruyi of Zhao, and the concubines in Gaozu's harem were only safe and sound if they were not favored and alienated.It is said that the Lu family's monopoly is the fault of the relatives, but it is actually the fault of the ancestors.

The author has something to say:

[Chicken Crowing in the Wind] The conversation between Fu Heng and his wife in the morning is "Chicken Crowing in the Wind" in the "Book of Songs", which shows the interest in the private life of a noble couple.The whole poem starts with a dialogue between husband and wife, with a novel conception, like a sketch, vividly depicting the image of an official who is greedy for bed quilts, which is unique in the "Book of Songs".Originally, the conversation between the couple was very simple and revealing, and there were no poetic witty remarks, just because some of them were similar to silly and crazy words, which made people laugh, and contained the magic of "unreasonable and interesting". "A virtuous woman and a policeman go to court early" shows the private life of the couple, which can be described as vivid.Translation:

(Wife) The rooster has already crowed, and the ministers have gathered in the court hall.

(Husband) This is not a chicken crowing, it is clearly the sound of a fly.

(wife) The sky in the east is already bright, and the court hall is full of people.

(Husband) That is not the dawn, but the light of the moon.The flying insects are still roaring at night, I want to sleep with you and have another good dream.

(Wife) All the officials have probably gone back, I hope they don't hate you because of me.