Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Yongxie was exhausted in the wilderness and woods all morning, and all kinds of hares, pheasants, and elks died in surprise, only to find that hunting was not so easy.At last, he shot down a fawn. He was so exhausted that he dismounted and sat under a tree to rest.Ketu cheered, went over with a brave soldier, and carried the fawn back.Seeing that the deer was still young, with pure and sad eyes, Yongxie couldn't bear it and turned her head away.

Ketu understood what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Si elder brother, it's not dead yet, it was just hit by an arrow. We'll take it back to show the emperor after a while, and then release it quietly."As he spoke, he untied the knife from his waist, cut a small incision on the deer's neck, and let out a small cup of blood.Yong Xie looked at him, he looked around, and saw that no one in the guard was approaching, so he smiled mysteriously and said: Master, deer blood is a good thing, brother, try it.As he spoke, he handed the cup to Yongxuan's mouth.Immediately, Yongxie smelled a strong smell of blood, and almost felt sick, so he hurriedly pushed away the cup.

Ketu then picked up the cup by himself, took a sip, and handed it to him again: "Master, you must try it. If you are outside the pass, if a Manchurian boy your age has never drank deer blood, it would be ridiculous to say it." dead!Yongxie was young and energetic, and was most afraid of being laughed at by others. After hearing this, he immediately took the cup, closed his eyes, and drank all the blood in the cup.Ketu happily wiped off the blood on his mouth immediately, and quickly wiped off the blood on his own mouth, then threw the cup into the grass, and asked the guards to go back with the deer.

After returning to the tent, Yong Rong and Yong Qi also came back, they both hunted rabbits, Yong Qi killed two, Yong Rong only caught one.Yong Qi is comforting Yong Rong, saying that he is young, if he can catch one, Huang Ama will definitely reward him.Ketu looked at Yongxuan proudly, meaning that elder brother hit the deer, and Yongxuan also smiled happily.As she was talking, she saw Concubine Rong coming. She was wearing a purple stone blue satin color embroidered bat group phoenix and peony uniform, and a silver-plated long hairpin with emerald emerald beads and double dragon patterns on her head. A few eunuchs followed behind, and approached slowly.It turned out that she wanted to come to Linzi to have a look, so the emperor told her to come back at noon.

After the three of them greeted her, Yong Xie saw that the handkerchief that was returned to her yesterday was pinned to her palace dress, her face blushed, she turned her head away from her, suddenly a feeling of fullness surged in her dantian , He didn't know what was going on, but he secretly cried in his heart: No!Seeing his expression changed, Ketu was startled, and said: What's wrong, master?Yong Xun was speechless for a moment, turned to look at Concubine Rong, and saw her laughing at Yan Yan, who was talking with Yong Qi and Yong Rong, and felt the feeling in her dantian became stronger, so she turned her head immediately.

At this moment, the emperor and Fu Heng came back.After the emperor dismounted, Concubine Rong walked up to him with a smile and took him by the arm. He smiled and took Concubine Rong to sit behind the table in front of the tent.Fu Heng sat behind a table on one side and ordered the captains of the guards to come up and report the progress of the brothers' hunting trials.Brothers sat in order behind the three tables on the other side of the emperor, and Yongxuan was closest to the emperor's table.

The first person to report was the captain of Yongrong's guard. He put the rabbit that was hit by the arrow on the ground, and praised Yongrong, saying that he was young and worked very hard. , ran another deer, but never gave up, and finally shot the rabbit.The emperor was very happy when he heard this, and asked the captain of the guard to go to the tent to get the bow that the emperor used when he was a child as a reward to Yong Rong. Yong Rong left the table and knelt down to thank him.Then Yongqi's captain of the guard reported.

Yongxie didn't listen to a word, but felt that her stomach was unbearably bloated, and she just wanted to leave her seat, so she said to the emperor: "Huang Ama, I'm sorry, my son is going to relieve himself."Only then did the emperor see his face flushed, and he was very surprised. Before he could speak, he saw Yongxie staring straight at Concubine Rong beside him, feeling puzzled.But he saw that Fu Heng had already stood in front of Yongxuan, and said to him: Your Majesty, the servant took the fourth elder brother there, and the fourth elder brother is not familiar with the place.The emperor then nodded.

Fu Heng immediately walked to Yongxuan's side, and said in a low voice: "Go quickly."As he spoke, he walked out sideways.Only then did Yongxie come back to his senses, stood up immediately, and walked out following Fu Heng.Seeing that he was far away from the tent, Fu Heng asked in a low voice: Brother Si, did you drink deer blood?Only then did Yongxie remember what happened before, and said: Yes, it was Ketu who taught me to drink, so that's how it is.Fu Heng took out a small bottle from his bosom and stuffed it in his hand, pointed to a small house in front of him, and said, "Si elder brother, that's there. You go in and drink this medicine, and you'll be fine in a while. come out.The minion is here waiting for you.

Yongxuan asked: What is this?Fu Heng only smiled and said: You can go back after drinking, and the servant will not harm you.Yong Xie nodded, since he went to the small house, after entering the door, he drank the medicine, after a while, his dantian felt comfortable, he felt that his face was no longer hot, he was relieved, and then he opened the door and went out.Sure enough, seeing that Fu Heng was still waiting for him, he stepped forward and said in a low voice: Thank you, Mr. Fu Heng.Fu Heng looked at him up and down, saw that his expression had returned to normal, and said, "Si elder brother, please."

The matter was thus covered up.The fourth elder brother got the emperor's highest reward, the yellow mandarin jacket and the flower feather, because he hunted the deer, while Yong Qi only got the flower feather. The emperor was even happier, saying that he was kind and gave him some snacks.While he was overjoyed, he secretly went to see Concubine Rong, but Concubine Rong didn't look at him, she just looked at the emperor.

Fu Heng looked at him from the side, feeling very worried.After returning, Fu Heng called Ketu over for questioning.Ketu knelt down and looked at him in horror, he sighed in his heart, and said softly: Is it the deer blood that you let the fourth elder brother drink?Ketu hurriedly said: Yes, I have heard people say that drinking deer blood is good for your health. I think this kind of opportunity is not easy to come by, so I persuaded the fourth elder brother.Fu Heng looked at him, he flinched under Fu Heng's gaze, Fu Heng no longer looked at him, and said slowly: There will be no next time, think about the lives of yourself and your family.Ketu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, kowtowed and said: Yes, yes, thank you Mr. Fu Heng, the servant obeyed.

At lunch, Fu Heng told Yingluo what happened today.Yingluo said bitterly: "Yuan Chunwang is really vicious, if you weren't there, young master, the fourth elder brother would have died today."Fu Heng smiled and said: If it weren't for us Yingluo, who would have thought how he would do it?Dr. Ye's medicine really works, you didn't tell him it was for the fourth elder brother, did you?

Yingluo frowned and said: "No, I just told him to prepare it for the mansion. There is not only one kind of hunting medicine, but all of them are prepared."The less people know about Brother Si, the better.But if you know the matter, this haha ​​bead will definitely not be able to save his life, and Yuan Chunwang will kill him to silence him.Fu Hengdao: He won't do anything here. It's hard to explain when someone suddenly disappears, but it's hard to say after returning to the palace.Before returning to the palace, we thought of a safe solution.He must have another trick.Yingluo just smiled and said, "Let's wait and see."

When taking a nap, the emperor saw Concubine Rong take out a handkerchief to look at it, so he asked her what was the matter, Concubine Rong said: "Your Majesty, this handkerchief has been dropped by my concubine for many days. You know it belongs to my concubine's mother, and you can find it again." Coming back, the concubine was a little scared thinking about it.The emperor asked casually: Where did it fall?Who picked it up?Concubine Rong then told about how the fourth elder brother came to return the handkerchief yesterday when he sent the bow.The emperor nodded and said, "He really has a heart."

Concubine Rong asked: Your majesty, you said earlier that your arm hurts, and the concubines don't want to go hunting tomorrow. If you want elder brother to practice more, just let Mr. Fu Heng take them.The emperor shook his head, and said: It's rare for me to come here once, and I want to run too, because I'm bored after staying in the palace for a long time.Concubine Rong knew that he was because of the turmoil of the White Lotus Sect in Hubei, so she touched his shoulder and said: Your Majesty, Xiangshan did not go, but Shen Bi can accompany you to Yuanmingyuan.Hearing the words "Old Summer Palace", the emperor suddenly thought of that nobleman Wei, he thought about it, and said to Concubine Rong: "Chen Bi, do you really mind if I go to someone else's place?"

Concubine Rong knew the reason for his words, smiled, and said: Your Majesty, from what you said, does it mean that Shen Bi won't allow you to favor others?I haven't seen Shen Bi in the draft, but I still want to see it.The emperor became unhappy and did not speak.Concubine Rong smiled again and said: Your Majesty, of course Shen Bi wants to have His Majesty forever, but will you really want Shen Bi forever?Don't you hate Shen Bi?The emperor snorted: You must be tired of me, pushing me away every day.Concubine Rong smiled and said: "Okay, Your Majesty, the concubine is asking you, who is in Yuanmingyuan?"

The emperor said: Why do you ask such a question?Concubine Rong said: Do you still remember?Last time you came back from the Old Summer Palace, I asked you, but you didn't tell me, and you still haven't told me, and you still said you were good to Shen Bi.He also became angry as he spoke.The emperor saw that her eyes were full of resentment, and his mouth was pouted, he just felt very emotional in his heart, he pulled her shoulders, and wanted to kiss her, Concubine Rong resisted twice, and then let him go.

After the emperor let her go, she reluctantly said: Your Majesty, tell me, Shen Bi really won't be angry.The emperor said: What did you say, I don't even remember what she looks like.Concubine Rong stared at him and said nothing, so the emperor said: "Okay, I will tell you."So she talked about how Wei Mei voluntarily came to her side, and she actually only stayed for one night. She actually talked about her pregnancy, and finally said: "That day, if I didn't think about you, I would have nothing to do with her."

After hearing this, Concubine Rong didn't know whether she was happy or worried, so she said: So, it's not just the empress who has your flesh and blood in the palace now?The emperor should be happy.The emperor sighed and said: Shen Bi, you are angry with me.Concubine Rong slowly fell asleep on the pillow, with her back to the emperor.The emperor knew that she was sad and there was nothing to comfort her, so he stretched out his hand and put it on her shoulder.After a while, he felt Concubine Rong's shoulders shaking slightly, knowing that she was crying, he approached her, pressed against her, took her hand in front of him, buried his face in her long hair, and said in a low voice : Chen Bi, don't be sad, no matter who has my child, it will not affect me and you.

Concubine Rong said quietly: This Wei nobleman, you only wanted her because of Concubine Ling, right?The emperor asked in surprise: "Why do you think so?"Concubine Rong then mentioned the name "Wei Yingluo" that Concubine Shu said when watching fireworks on New Year's Eve, and then asked: That's Concubine Ling's name, right?The emperor was silent for a while, and said: At the beginning, I was because of...but I and her, it was really because of you the first day...Concubine Rong cried even more sadly, and said intermittently: I don't blame you, I only blame you A concubine cannot have children of her own.

The emperor whispered: It's okay, I said it long ago.Then she cried for a while, just stroked her long hair gently from behind.Concubine Rong suppressed her tears and said: Your Majesty, can you really not forget Concubine Ling?The emperor said: The imperial concubine is long gone, you don't mind the queen, and you don't mind this nobleman Wei, why do you always mind her?Concubine Rong said: Because only she is in your heart.Hearing this, the emperor felt emotional, hugged her tightly from behind and said: So, do you want to be in my heart?But I have already put you in my heart.Concubine Rong said: But she is still there.

The emperor smiled and said: So you always push me away because of this reason.Concubine Rong said: As long as she is still in your heart, Shen Bi will always be like this, please forgive Shen Bi.The emperor laughed again, but said nothing.Concubine Rong let out a long sigh and closed her eyes.The emperor turned her to face him, but she never opened her eyes.Seeing that her eyes were swollen, the emperor felt pity for her, stroked her up with his hand, and said in a low voice: I will try my best to forget her, okay?Concubine Rong hummed and leaned into the emperor's arms.

The emperor said: Actually, I don't think about her anymore.Concubine Rong said: But, you must never forget her.The emperor said: Can you forget Huo Jizhan?After that incident, the emperor mentioned Huo Jizhan again.Concubine Rong said: That's different.The emperor said: "Why is it different? Zhen and her are the same as you and Huo Jizhan. They were both together once, and they are no longer there."Concubine Rong said: No, I don't like him, but you like her.The emperor was silent for a while, and said: She is the same as you are to Huo Jizhan, she doesn't like me.

Concubine Rong heard his tone very sad, and suddenly felt that she understood that Huo Jizhan had always loved herself because she did not love him, so the emperor loved Concubine Ling for the same reason, because Concubine Ling did not love him. Thinking of this, I laughed Dao: Does that mean that even if Chen Bi doesn't like you, you will love Shen Bi forever?The emperor laughed and said: How dare you!Concubine Rong sighed again, and said: If the empress finds out about nobleman Wei in Yuanmingyuan, she will be sad, right?

The emperor said indifferently: As a queen, this is a common occurrence, nothing to be sad about, and she also has my child now.Concubine Rong was silent, she still didn't understand why the emperor's attitude towards the empress was so cold behind her back, she also asked the empress dowager, but the empress dowager also avoided talking about it, only saying that whoever the emperor likes depends on her own heart.She also asked the queen mother about the first queen, but the queen mother didn't want to talk about it, but she felt that it was mostly because Yingluo and Fu Heng were involved.

Then I heard Li Yu's voice outside and said: Your Majesty, today's booklet has been delivered, and Mr. Fu Heng has already watched it first.The emperor gave her a slightly apologetic smile and got out of bed. Concubine Rong also hurried down to dress him.After getting dressed, the emperor looked at Concubine Rong, and Concubine Rong understood, she moved to his cheek and kissed him, the emperor wanted to kiss her on the lips, she gave way, pushed him and said: "Go and do your work!"The emperor then smiled and nodded her with his hand, meaning "you push me away again", and went out of the house.

There was no more movement outside, and the emperor took Li Yu away.Concubine Rong slowly put back on her coat, then pinned the handkerchief to her side, and smiled mysteriously.Mrs. Nalan said that she wanted her to hold the grace forever. In fact, Mrs. Nalan didn't know that the grace had long been hers, and it would always be hers alone... Then she wondered: Is this nobleman Wei a person? What kind of person?

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[Historical origin] Classification of yellow mandarin jackets.The color of the yellow mandarin jacket is bright yellow, which is different from ordinary mandarin jackets. Generally, people who can wear yellow mandarin jackets are divided into three categories.

The first category is the emperor’s guards or close ministers. The yellow mandarin jacket worn by the guards is just a kind of work clothes, which can only be worn when going to work. This is to maintain the dignity of the royal status. The yellow jacket, but sometimes the emperor may think of his merits and reward him with this overalls.

The second type of people is the emperor's favorite ministers. Such ministers must perform well when the emperor is hunting and make the emperor very happy, so that they have a chance to get the yellow jacket bestowed by the emperor.But they can't wear them at ordinary times, they can only wear them when the emperor is hunting, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the emperor, and the yellow jacket will be taken back at least, and his head will be lost at worst.

The third type of people are generals or civil servants who go out to fight. They have actually obtained the emperor's yellow jacket through their own efforts. This yellow jacket is the emperor's trust in them. They can wear yellow jackets on sacrifices or other important occasions. .The difference between the second type and the third type of yellow mandarin jacket is that the buttons are of different colors, the second type is black, and the third type is yellow, so it is easy to distinguish.The yellow jacket is the supreme glory of the courtiers, and it is also a status symbol.So Fu Heng's yellow jacket is a yellow button, as mentioned in the previous section.