Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Fu Heng smiled and said, "I was in charge of this post when I came back from taking office in Shanxi that year, so I know everything about the palace.It's just that going to Jinchuan and returning to Xinjiang has been avoided in these years, and now everything about the Hall of Mental Cultivation belongs to me, and Li Yu always comes back and forth with me.I went to Yuanmingyuan and there was Yilu, but I guess the matter of the emperor and Concubine Rong is still mine.Yingluo laughed and said: The emperor forbids foreign ministers to communicate with the harem, but he brought Concubine Rong by his side, including you, so we can't blame us.Fu Heng also laughed: those of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are considered internal ministers.It seems that the emperor really likes Concubine Rong, which is a good thing for us, but we must act carefully in front of the emperor to avoid suspicion.

Yingluo said: Well, let me see, the emperor is dissatisfied with the queen, so he sent you again. The emperor has always been suspicious about the Nanyuan matter. Although he doesn't know anything, Yuan Chunwang belongs to the queen, so he can't rest assured. If you take Concubine Rong to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, then it will be justifiable to separate her affairs between Li Yu and you, so he can rest assured.Fu Hengdao: Well, what you said is correct, but it is not easy for the emperor to trust Concubine Rong so much, it is due to your contribution in Nanyuan.Yingluo said: I think she is a good person who knows how to repay her kindness. She is kind to the emperor and to us. This is actually the young master's credit.Fu Heng only smiled and said: Sending her off is only my job, and saving her is what I should do. The rest of the things are actually all due to you, and you are her real nobleman.

Concubine Rong received Yingluo's letter from Lu Wenhong. After reading the letter, she immediately burned the letter on the candle.Caiyun was taken aback, and said, "Ma'am, what's the matter?"Concubine Rong said silently: "And the prince."Caiyun then looked around and said in a low voice, "What are you talking about?"Concubine Rong said: Just teach me to be careful.Caiyun saw that she didn't want to talk more, so she stopped asking.When he was young, Li Yu came in and said: Madam, the emperor said that after he came back from Yujing Garden tonight, he wanted you to go to bed.Concubine Rong and Caiyun agreed, and Concubine Rong prepared to take a bath and wait.

While taking a bath, Caiyun said: Why didn't the emperor take the empress to the theater?Concubine Rong smiled and said: Master Fu Heng is back, what does the emperor want me to do.Caiyun asked: Why?Concubine Rong put the water on her body, and said: The emperor and Mr. Fu Heng are a family, they are a family, and I am an outsider.Caiyun nodded, and asked again: Didn't I take you there last time?Concubine Rong said: At that time Master Fu Heng was not at home, the emperor wanted to see Mrs. Nalan for the fifth elder brother's marriage, he could not see her by himself.Caiyun smiled and said: Your Majesty, you really understand what the Emperor is thinking.The slave doesn't even care about you, I really admire you.

Concubine Rong said while washing with a smile: I like this too.Caiyun didn't know what she was talking about, so she turned around and said: You said the three elder brothers are going to the Old Summer Palace, so the fifth elder brothers will not be separated?Concubine Rong said: Ge Ge's family is already making preparations. When the time comes, Ge Ge will be sent to Yuanmingyuan to live with the fourth elder brother and fifth elder brother. Anyway, Fujin will only enter the mansion next year, and the emperor will make arrangements at that time.Caiyun said: You said that Master Fukang'an is going too?

Concubine Rong said: Well, Concubine Qing and I both went, and Mrs. Fu Heng's family is also there, so he naturally wants to take it with him.Talking and laughing, he told Caiyun some interesting things about Fukang'an recently.Caiyun laughed and said: "I see, master, you really like him."Concubine Rong said: "He is young, and he is so cute when he is stubborn and playful!"Yongqi is about to get married.Caiyun laughed again and said: "Look, servant, he just likes to cling to you, and so does Mrs. Qing Concubine, but you will be able to control his temper in the future."Concubine Rong smiled and said: You are not worried that I have no children, so I treat him as my own.

Caiyun shook her head and said: Master, this servant knows that you have been repaying Mrs. Fu Heng's family, but the fifth elder brother is the emperor's child, your child.Concubine Rong smiled and said: "Caiyun, you think too much, the emperor will naturally take care of Yongqi's affairs, I am just taking care of him in the palace at the request of Mrs. Nalan, and Yongqi is very good." , the emperor liked him very much.After hearing this, Caiyun felt very happy for Yongqi, and said: "The servant can rest assured!"But Fu Kang'an is the son of Mr. Fu Heng, so you don't have to worry about it. The emperor and Mr. Fu Heng have their own ideas.

Concubine Rong buried herself in the water, then raised her wet head, nodded and said: Well, I just like him and take him with me.Caiyun smiled and said: He was so vicious when he met you for the first time, but now he wants you to be his mother-in-law, what a child.Concubine Rong also smiled happily: An'er is so smart, he will definitely be no worse than his Ama in the future!

The emperor and Concubine Rong took Li Yu to Yujing Garden after dinner.Fu Heng met him at the gate of the garden, but Yingluo was excused according to the emperor's will, so she stayed in the theater and waited.The emperor asked Hailancha to go in to watch the play together, but Hailancha declined and said: Thank you, Your Majesty, it is rare for you and Fu Heng to talk about family affairs, and the servant is waiting in the garden with the others.The place where the theater is located faces south and faces north, with a cool breeze and no mosquitoes, but Yingluo still ordered to light mosquito repellent incense.

Seeing Fu Heng and the emperor come in, she supported Pearl to bow down, the emperor immediately folded the fan and called out, and sat in the middle with a smile.So she supported Pearl and sat back in the lower chair on the right. Li Yu hurried up to say hello to her, and she also said hello to Li Yu.Fu Heng went to sit in the lower chair on the emperor's left.

Pearl took the two little girls to serve iced mung bean soup and watermelon fruit, and then stood aside with Xiao Quanzi to serve them.Yingluo asked Li Yu to sit down, but Li Yu hurriedly said that she didn't dare, so Yingluo looked at the emperor and said, "Fourth Master, let's play this play for a while. Eunuch Li has worked hard all day, so please give me a seat. Don't be so particular about it at home." Bar.The first time Fu Heng heard her called the fourth master of the emperor, he thought it was funny, and looked at her and blinked.The emperor said: All right, all right!Then he took a fan and lit Li Yu and said: "It's cheap, you slave!"Li Yu hurriedly smiled and said: Thank you, Long Live!Mrs. Shenalan!Xiao Quanzi immediately brought a round stool and asked Li Yu to sit next to Fu Heng's lower head.

The emperor then gestured to Li Yu.Li Yu hurriedly said to Yingluo: Concubine Rong has a bit of heatstroke today, she said thank you Madam for your invitation, she can't come, so I asked my servant to apologize to you.Yingluo smiled and said: Concubine Rong is too polite, go back and say hello to her, Fourth Master will come often, there will be another chance next time.Talking and looking at the emperor, the emperor smiled at her.Then the play started, and the emperor and Fu Heng had a few more business talks. Yingluo heard that they were talking about Jiangning Weaving and Jinling Mansion, and she knew it well.

The "Garden Tour" and "A Dream" selected by the emperor are two folds of the Kunqu opera "The Peony Pavilion", which was born out of the play "The Peony Pavilion" written by Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty.In the first part, Du Liniang, the daughter of Du Bao, the prefect of Nan'an in the Southern Song Dynasty, was 16 years old and went out in the garden with her maid Chunxiang.After returning to the room after writing the next fold, I met the scholar Liu Mengmei in the garden in a dream, and many flower gods came together to match them, making an appointment and saying goodbye.Du Liniang's mother came to the bed to wake up her daughter. The mother saw that her daughter was in a trance; she told her not to go to the back garden in the future.Although Du Liniang agreed, she was still chasing the dream in her heart, and soon became depressed and became ill.

After a prelude, only Du Liniang, who was playing a small role on the stage, sang:

dream back to warbler

Chaotic years all over

Renli small courtyard

exhausted smoke

throwing residual embroidery thread

Ye this spring is as close as last year.

It was already dark, and the handsome man dressed in rich colors was cast in the ambiguous candlelight of the theater building, his voice was delicate and lingering, and the mood of spring floated into the air instantly on and off the stage.The emperor was intoxicated by hearing it, opened the folding fan, and shook it gently. Li Yu listened with a smile, and Fu Heng was also fascinated.Yingluo looked at the three of them, feeling proud: This Qinguan'er, Master Lu's training is really excellent.

……

You Dao Cui Sheng's skirt Shan Erqian

Yanjingjing flower hairpin with eight treasures.

It can be seen that my lifelong hobby (hao3) is natural

When she sang these few lines, Yingluo immediately thought of the queen's sister, Rong Yin, and looked at the emperor, only to see tears in his eyes, knowing that he was thinking in a normal way, so she looked at Fu Heng, and Fu Heng also looked at her slightly nodded.Pearl and Xiao Quanzi have been serving tea and water by the side, avoiding Li Yu's errands. When Xiao Quanzi changed Li Yu's tea, Li Yu looked at Xiao Quanzi and smiled, and Xiao Quanzi smiled at him, whispering Said: Today, the servant finally has the honor to serve Mr. Li once.

It turns out that the flowers are blooming everywhere,

Like this, it's all ruined.

Good day and beautiful scenery

Who's home for pleasure

Flying in the morning and rolling in the evening, Yunxia Cuixuan

Rain and wind, smoke and waves draw boats.

Jinping people really see this time is so cheap!

When the section of "Zao Luo Pao" was sung, the emperor stopped shaking his fan and stared at the little Daner. It seemed that the 16-year-old graceful voice came forward and gave him a blessing. , Said softly: Fourth master.

Rhododendrons sing red all over the green hills,

The shredded tobacco outside the tumi is drunk and soft,

Although the peony is good, how can he take the lead in spring return?

Xian Ningkun is born and Yan's language is as clear as scissors,

Listen to the sound of the warbler singing round.

The emperor is still stuck in the memory: that year, Rong Yin and himself got married in the Second West Palace of the Forbidden City, and now the Chonghua Palace. Under the big pear tree in the Changchun Immortal Pavilion, she holds a bouquet full of pear blossoms, closes her eyes, puts her nose to the tip of her nose, and gently smells the fragrance... On the night Yong Lian was born, how anxious she was, when she heard the croaking The baby cried, and he was relieved, and someone immediately reported: Fujin gave birth to a boy!How ecstatic I am...

Xiaodan on the stage is already singing the end of "Garden Tour"——

It's up to him to look at the insufficiency,

It is in vain to admire the twelve pavilions,

It's better to go home and spend time.

Azalea in vase

Add agarwood incense to the furnace.

spring outing

Try Yichun noodles.

Spring oh spring!I have to hang out with you.

how to send spring

Such a weather, so sleepy

After Xiaodan went down, the emperor still had the lingering phrase "Spring-go-how-how-send", "Spring-go-like-how-send" and "Spring-go-like-how-send" in the emperor's mind. He suddenly felt a headache He got up, put his head on the tea table beside him with his hands, and closed his eyes.Fu Heng was taken aback, and immediately signaled Pearl to get the medicine.Yingluo immediately told Xiao Quanzi to go to the opposite side to stop the play.Li Yu hurried to the emperor's side.

When she was young, Zhuzhu brought a small box of medicines, Yingluo picked out some cool and refreshing ones, Fu Heng took them, and applied them to the emperor's temples respectively.The emperor still kept his eyes closed, and said slowly: I'm the one who spoiled the fun.Yingluo hurriedly said, "Fourth Master, why don't you let Fu Heng help you to lie down on the couch in the room?"The emperor shook his head, opened his eyes, barely sat up straight, and said: "Enjoy the little show well, just say it's my intention, I'm going back to the palace."

Fu Heng immediately went to ask the emperor who was waiting in the back garden to come over, and Hai Lancha also came over together, helping the emperor up with Li Yu.Seeing Fu Heng and Yingluo standing on both sides of the seat, the emperor looked at himself, and thought of "spring-go-like-how-sent" in his mind, forced a smile, and said: "I am happy today, and I will come again next time."Yingluo said: "Your Majesty, I think it's hot. You, like Concubine Rong, have suffered from the heat. You should go back and rest for a while."He also asked Li Yu to take good care of him.Then Fu Heng sent the emperor out to the gate of the mansion, and didn't come back until the emperor got into the sedan chair and instructed Hai Lancha and Li Yu.

When the emperor returned to Huazitang, Concubine Rong heard the urgent report from the eunuch, and immediately came to see the emperor.Li Yu had helped the emperor to lie down.When the two went outside, Concubine Rong asked what was going on.Li Yu said sadly: "The slave doesn't know, the emperor suddenly feels uncomfortable after listening to the play."Mrs. Nalan wants to stay with the emperor, and the emperor wants to come back.Concubine Rong nodded and said to Li Yu: "The emperor must have suffered from heatstroke."

Li Yu thought to herself: Why did the master and Miss Yingluo say that.Why do I feel that the emperor is unhappy when he sees Mrs. Fu Heng and Miss Yingluo together.He hurriedly said: What your empress said is true, Madam Nalan also said the same.Would you like to send the imperial physician to take a look?Concubine Rong pondered for a while, and said: "In this way, Shen Bi will stay with the emperor tonight, if there is anything, call the imperial physician, the emperor will be at peace, don't make troubles."Li Yu hurriedly said: "Okay, the servant is guarding outside, listening to your mother's orders."

Concubine Rong went in to see the emperor and saw that he seemed to be asleep, so she sat by the bed and fanned him.It was still early at this time, and she was not sleepy, so she looked at the emperor and smiled often.After a while, I heard the emperor say: What are you laughing at?Concubine Rong smiled and said: Your Majesty, my concubine knows that you are up, how can you sleep so early.The emperor closed his eyes and said: I have a headache.

Concubine Rong said: "It smells like medicinal oil. The medicine Mrs. Nalan gave you was formulated by Dr. Ye. Shen Bi has also used this medicine before. Once you use it, your head will not hurt.Just as the emperor was about to get angry, Concubine Rong had already put down her fan, leaned over him, and said: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"The play is not good?The emperor sighed, and raised his hand to stroke her long hair.After a while, he said: I think of Rong Yin.

When Li Yu heard this in the outside room, he was startled and relieved. It turned out that the emperor was not because of Lord Fu Heng and Miss Yingluo.For a long time, there was no movement inside.Suddenly the emperor said again: Why didn't you ask this time?Concubine Rong smiled, sat up, took off her outer clothes, and then lay down next to the emperor on the bed, the fragrance wafted into her nostrils, the emperor turned sideways, embraced her in his arms, closed her eyes, and indulged in the fragrance of her body .Concubine Rong said: Your Majesty, do you want to say something?The emperor didn't answer.Concubine Rong continued: "If you don't tell me, I also know that the emperor has always been thinking about the late empress, and when you go to Yujing Garden to see Mrs. Fu Heng, you will think of her even more. Originally, I told you not to go, but I was afraid of you." suspicious.

The emperor said: I meet Fu Heng every day, what's the difference.Concubine Rong said: "That's Master Fu Heng's home, and this is the Hall of Mental Cultivation. When you go to Master Fu Heng's house, don't you think of the family affairs from the past?"The emperor was taken aback, thinking that she should know something, so he didn't say anything.Concubine Rong said: "What's wrong?"The emperor shook his head.Concubine Rong smiled and said: You often go to Changchun Palace to see it, you are always like this, holding everything in your heart.The emperor shook his head and said: "What are you looking at, no one is here."

Concubine Rong said: I heard that Mr. Fu Heng stayed in Changchun Palace that day, what did he do?The emperor said: Probably just talking to Rong Yin.Concubine Rong said: "Then you can do the same. If you are worried, the concubine and Li Yu are guarding outside together. No one can hear what you say, and even the concubine can't hear you. You can tell her what's on your mind."

The emperor felt relieved, it seemed that she didn't know, and said: What did you say?She can't hear.Concubine Rong touched his chest and said: Just say you miss her very much.The emperor said: "One sentence is enough."Concubine Rong smiled and said: "Where is the sentence, the Changchun Palace still retains the way she was when she was alive. Don't you just think that if she comes back and sees you miss her so much, will she be happy?"The emperor smiled wryly and said, "Will she be happy to see me?"

The author has something to say:

【"It can be seen that my hobby (hao3) is natural"】The "good" here is three times, referring to "beautiful", meaning "love beauty", not "hobby (hao4)".This sentence means "it is my nature to pursue beauty in my life".This is very appropriate to describe Fucha Rongyin.

Qianlong's poems and essays are indispensable and excellent historical materials for studying this emperor.Only in the imperial poems and essays did Qianlong open his heart a little, so that future generations could have a glimpse of his deep and secret inner world.The kind grandfather Kangxi, the serious father Yongzheng, the rich and graceful biological mother Niu Hulu, the classmate and friend from the elder brother's era, the never-toothed Mr. San, and the old ministers such as Fu Heng and Zhaohui who will miss him all his life.Qianlong's spiritual world is very rich, and his feelings are very delicate; as far as his personality is concerned, he is a person who can love and hate, dare to love and hate.His love is deep, generous, but very stingy, and he never shows the slightest tenderness to those who don't love.The number of poems he wrote to his biological mother far exceeds that to Empress Xiaoxian, but the poems and essays he wrote to Xiaoxian are the most sincere works among the tens of thousands of poems he wrote, and will continue to be involved in the novel.