Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

On the way back to Beijing from Chahar, Concubine Rong did not ride with the emperor, but with Caiyun and her two Hui maids.When the car was walking on the post road, the four chatted together.One of the Hui maids told them something about Prince Darhan.Because Caiyun can't speak back, she speaks Manchu.Said that after she sent the prince and his maid out that day, the maid was very angry, and the prince seemed very nervous, but because he was on the sidelines, he couldn't show it.So she said goodbye and turned around, but because she was curious, after the two of them had gone far away, she went to follow them secretly and listen to what they had to say, because she also understood Mongolian.The prince and the maid walked for a while, and stopped by the pond in the garden of the manager's mansion. The prince stepped forward, pulled the maid's sleeve, and said, "Uzhina, are you really angry with me?"But why?I went to see the emperor's sister on the emperor's order, don't you know?When Concubine Rong heard this, she tried hard to recall the maid's appearance, and remembered her cold expression.Caiyun said from the side: That maid is not pretty, how could the prince like her?

The Hui maid named Han Guli said, "I don't know about that."The maid broke free from him, and said: "Sister Huang, Miss Huang, you are so affectionate!"As she spoke, she walked forward angrily, and the prince followed her behind. The two of them left the steward's mansion, walked to the street, walked for a while, and entered a secluded tavern in the alley.I also sneaked in and sat at the next table, but they didn't pay attention.The maid asked for wine, poured it herself and drank it herself.The prince said softly again: You made the hangover tea.I couldn't help being shocked when I heard this, I was afraid that she would harm you, my master, even though Sister Caiyun had already tried tea with silver needles.I just heard the maid say: If I knew it earlier, I would have poisoned her to death!I was relieved after hearing this.The prince laughed and said: Uzhina, you have an unforgiving mouth.I told you that Huang Jie drank too much at the luncheon, so you went to make tea and sent it to her with me. You have such a good heart, how could you poison others!The maid said: I just want to see what she looks like, you all say she is a peerless beauty!

Hearing this, Concubine Rong sighed lightly.Hanguli continued: The prince laughed, stretched out his hand, held the hand of the maid pouring wine, and said: Uzhina, drinking too much wine can hurt your health, don't you all know that I will always be alone.I was shocked again when I heard this, and thought to myself: Could it be that the prince's wife was killed by these two people?Concubine Rong shook her head in her heart, thinking: Baljur is definitely not such a person.Only Han Guli said: The maid sighed and said: But you have so many other women, and there will be other women in the future.Baljur held her hand tightly and said: But I only have you in my heart, and I only have you in my eyes.The maid snorted: From now on, you still have your imperial sister in your eyes.The prince laughed again, and said: Yes, Miss Huang is in my eyes, she is still in my heart, she is a beautiful person, didn't you also see it?I just have you and her, but she is not you.

Hearing this, the other three were very surprised. Not only did Baljur like this maid, but this maid was his real lover.Concubine Rong was even more moved, she liked Baljur, and she got to know her better during the few days of riding a horse, but she never expected that he would have cared so much for her early in the morning, and his love for this maid showed that he was A fresh and refined person suddenly touched all his thoughts.

Hanguli continued: The maid sighed, held the prince's hand, and said: I understand, you don't have a sister, and you like her to be your sister.Would you fall in love with her without me?The prince said: No if, I love you.Uzhina, when I was 15 years old, I swore that I only love you in this life, that day was the first day I was with you, have you forgotten?The maid sighed again, and said, "But I can't marry you, but I want to see you with other women. You should have let me leave long ago and marry someone else."The prince looked at her tenderly, and said: "Those women are all because of the needs of the Zhelimu League. You have long understood that my first woman is you, and you will always be my woman. How can I let you marry someone else?" ?And, Uzhina, can you really leave me and marry someone else?

The maid drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, then fell down on the table and began to cry, saying: "No...but we can't have children, even if we have children, he can't have a title."The three of them didn't feel sad when they heard Han Guli's words very vividly.

Caiyun wondered, "Can't he marry a maid?"Han Guli said: I heard that the Mongols are very particular about blood, and if the mother's blood is not high, the child will be despised.And with the status of Prince Darhan, how could he marry a maid of low bloodline, and he is the leader of Horqin Grassland, besides his main wife, he has eight other women, and he wants to keep nine women all the time.

Caiyun was surprised and said: It is not surprising that he has many women, but why nine?Han Guli said: I also came back later and asked a girl from Horqin, she told me about the prince's woman.She said that more than 100 years ago, the Six Banners of the Horqin Division, the Second Banner of the Guoerluo Division, the First Banner of the Zhalaite Division, and the First Banner of the Durbert Division, a total of ten banners met in Zhelimu Mountain and established the Zhelimu League. , formed the Horqin Nomadic Alliance, and later developed into a powerful Mongolian cavalry.The left wing of Horqin has always been the leader of the alliance, and the commander of the left wing is the leader of the alliance. He wants to marry a woman from other banners. This is one of the covenants of the Zhelimu League.Therefore, the status of the other eight women is actually similar to that of the main wife.

Concubine Rong nodded, because she agreed to her father to marry Huo Jizhan because of balancing interests with Zhuo Heishan faction and Baishan faction, and Huo Jizhan also had many wives.Then she smiled, she never regretted it, neither did Huo Jizhan.But when he thought about Baljur not being able to marry his beloved woman, he felt very sad for him. It seems that this maid served him at a very young age. Xu Shengsheng, just can't really be together... There are so many regrets in this world...

Caiyun asked: What happened next?Han Guli said: I didn't know later, I saw it for too long, and they didn't do any harm to the master, so they went back to the general manager's mansion.It is impossible for Uzhina to be with the prince. The prince cannot marry anyone else. He can only marry the woman designated by the Nine Banners. His wife is a woman designated by one of Horqin's right-wing Three Banners.That's why I don't think they killed the prince's wife, because even if they did, they still can't be together.Caiyun and another Hui maid, Ayi, both sighed.

Concubine Rong said: I understand, why Baljur has no scruples about me, and neither does the emperor, so the emperor knows everything, he knows that Baaljur can only marry women designated by the other nine banners of the Zhelimu League .Han Guli said: I also heard from that girl from Horqin that the beauty they Mongolians like is Uzhina. They think that she has black and bright hair, pearl black and slender hanging eyes, a small nose, white teeth, and a bronze color. Soft skin and plump curves are the real beauty.The other three laughed and thought it was very interesting.

It was only then that Concubine Rong completely remembered Uzhina's appearance, she really looked like that, and her figure was plump and tight, but she was relatively petite, so she couldn't help feeling very sorry for her and Baljur.Asked: You didn't tell that girl what you saw, did you?The Hui maid hurriedly said: "No, don't worry, master. The prince is the master's younger brother and the emperor's most honored guest. How can the slave talk nonsense? The slave didn't even mention the names of maid and Uzhina."

Concubine Rong nodded and thought again: It seems that Qi Muge is not a real Mongolian beauty.The two Hui maids given to him by the emperor are actually fluent in so many languages. She went to chat with Horqin's girl. Maybe it was the emperor's instruction earlier in the morning. She wanted to know about Horqin's situation, so she went to follow Baba. Lezhuer, worried that they would be bad for her, naturally kept her mouth tight.It seems that the emperor has long thought about using himself, so he has always been very kind to himself, and let himself be by his side all the time. Then these two maids are definitely not returning. Suddenly, they asked her, "You two?" Can the two speak Tibetan?Han Guli said: The servant can't, Ayi can, but she doesn't know Mongolian.Ai nodded.

Concubine Rong nodded, and suddenly understood, that day in the mosque, Huo Jizhan shot a feathered arrow on his sedan chair, how did the emperor immediately know that he was coming? She naturally knew it in Baoyue Tower.Although the emperor didn't know that she knew Tibetan, he had already prepared people by his side.Caiyun was also taken aback, thinking of the many conversations she had with Concubine Rong on weekdays, but luckily the two of them did not speak Chinese.The two looked at each other, and they both remembered what Caiyun said last year, "It's hard to tell who the people in Baoyue Tower belong to".

Before the emperor set off from Chahar, he asked the concubines and elder brothers of the Rehe Palace to go back to the Old Summer Palace first, so they arrived a few days earlier.As soon as Yongqi came back, he wanted to see Haishi and Yingluo, but the emperor was not there, so he quietly walked out of the east front gate of Yuanmingyuan, the Fuzhuan Gate, to the west gate of Chunhe Garden, which was the gate for the garden to transport materials. , the gate guard reported to Xiao Quanzi that there was a boy who was born with a face and wanted to see the master.Xiao Quanzi came out to see him, and immediately asked him to come in first, and then went to report.

Yingluo was taken aback, Fu Heng went to the House of Internal Affairs, and she went to meet him at Lumanxuan near the Ximen by herself, and then sent Xiao Quanzi to call Hai Shi, and also asked Xiao Quanzi to bring her here alone.The two asked about Yongqi's first trip to Qiuwei. Yongqi said excitedly, the scenery along the way, the splendor and splendor, all the scenes and fun of walking around, and said that she had hunted three deer , Huang Ama was very happy, and gave many awards and encouragements in front of the princes and ministers, and even wore a yellow jacket.

Haishi was naturally happy, but after listening for a while, he said, "Yongqi, you should go back to the Old Summer Palace, it's been too long, it's inappropriate."We will discuss the rest in writing.Yongqi felt very sad, but she knew that what Eniang said was right.Seeing Yongqi's expression, Yingluo hurriedly said: "Yongqi, when the emperor comes back, you will be Nagege, and you will be an adult. My aunt and uncle first congratulate you!"

Haishi already knew that, seeing his son standing in front of him at this moment, he felt both joy and worry in his eyes.Yong Qi also looked at Hai Shi, knelt down and said: Er Niang, my son will treat them well, and my son will leave.After speaking, she stood up and saluted Yingluo, then turned and walked outside.Yingluo glanced at Haishi, hurriedly went out with him, and comforted him while walking, "Yongqi, don't be sad, Auntie will find a way to let your mother-in-law see the two Princesses first."

Yong Qi nodded, and Ying Luo sighed in her heart when she saw the tears on his face, the separation of the royal family is really sad, she hurriedly said: Yong Qi, it is not good for people to see.Yong Qi immediately wiped away her tears, and said: "Aunt Yingluo, I was in a hurry this time, I didn't look at my little brother, congratulations to you and uncle, you are all well, Yong Qi can rest assured, please stay."Only then did Yingluo remember, and instead of hugging Fu Longan to show him, she hurriedly said: Oh, I forgot!Yongqi knew that she was visiting, and they were all very nervous, and their hearts were even more depressed. They walked out of Ximen silently and returned to Yuanmingyuan.

Yingluo came back and saw that Haishi was no longer there, so she went to her Hanqiu Pavilion.Seeing her coming, Xiaofu said: Master, my aunt locked herself in the house.Yingluo nodded, signaled Xiaofu to go down, knocked on the door of Haishi's bedroom by herself, and said, "Sister, it's me."Hayes came over and opened the door.Yingluo went in, closed the door, and saw that Haishi was still sitting by the bed and weeping.Walking over, she also sat on the edge of the bed, held her hands, and said: "Sister, it's okay with us, don't think too much about it."

Haishi said: Yongqi is really ignorant.Yingluo said: He is only 16 years old.Hai's sighed, and said: "Children of the royal family must be sensible."Yingluo said: Sister, I know, you are also thinking of Yongqi, you are so sad because seeing him sad, you are also very reluctant.Let's enlighten him slowly, I will let Concubine Rong talk, he listens to Concubine Rong very much.Haishi nodded and said, Yingluo, thank you.

Three days later, the emperor and his party returned to the Old Summer Palace and rested for another two days. They brought Concubine Rong to Chunhe Garden to see Fu Longan. They all said that he looked like Yingluo. The emperor seemed very happy but did not hold a child. The baby, after a while of fuss, hugged him well, and said that when his eyes were closed, he looked more like Mr. Fu Heng. Yingluo was very happy when she heard this.Concubine Rong also recognized Sebuten Baljur as her younger brother, and he even told her about teaching her how to ride a horse.After the two left, Yingluo looked at Fu Heng and said, "Is this your idea for the emperor?"

Fu Heng smiled, nodded, and said: In the meeting four years ago, the emperor and I felt that Sebuten Baljur was very capable. In fact, the Borjizit family has three sons, and he is the youngest. He was in his early twenties then.In the past four years, he has not yet become the official commander of Horqin's left wing, but he is already the leader of the Zhelimu League, and the real power of Horqin's department is already in his hands.This year's autumn encirclement Horqin will not come to participate, but to ask the emperor to go to Chahar. Apart from military checkpoints, Chahar is also the most important horse market and trade transshipment place on the border of the imperial court. The emperor and I are very worried about Horqin. The next revision of the covenant with the imperial court will negotiate harsh conditions with us, so... Yingluo said: So when you saw Concubine Rong last year, you thought about it.

Fu Hengdao: At that time, I didn't think too much about it.It was the incident of Huo Jizhan this year that reminded the emperor and me that the charm of Concubine Rong cannot be underestimated.And this incident did not cause any loss to her, and Sebuten Baljur became her backing at the same time. Aren't you always worried that the queen will be unfavorable to her?In this way, even if the dust settles in Huibu, the emperor still has to protect her well.No matter how great the potential power of the Queen and Hong Zhou in the court is, even if they collude with the Yellow Sect in Tibet, it is not a cause for concern. The Emperor must also think so in his heart. This is good for Fifth Prince and An'er.Yingluo shook her head and said: You men are much more ruthless than us, and you did it silently.Then he smiled: Young master, as soon as she said it, I thought it was your ghost idea, and the emperor couldn't bear to think about it.

Fu Heng also laughed, so he talked about the background of the Zhelimu League and the marriage contract of Sebuten Baljur. To be the leader of the alliance, he must accept that arrangement. The emperor agreed for this reason. Fu Heng and he were discussing this matter after returning from worshiping the ancestors outside the customs with the queen.Finally, he jokingly said: Am I really that bad?Yingluo giggled: You are just bad!But I like it.Fu Heng wrapped her in his arms and said: "The emperor is back, so I can't stay at home."Yingluo nodded and said: It's good that you stayed at home with us for such a long time.

A few days later, Fu Heng told Yingluo that the emperor was very satisfied with the alliance with the Horqin tribe this time, and the conditions of the final updated contract were much better than expected. The emperor wanted to directly set the hunting location for next year in the Horqin grassland, Yingluo felt very happy Excited, he smiled and said: So you want me and Long Er to go to see the prairie!

The author has something to say:

【Philosophy Wood League】The background is as mentioned in the article, but Horqin Left Wing has always been the leader and leader of the alliance, and the marriage contract is a fiction.The beauty that the Mongols think of is also as described in the article, which is different from the beauty we think of.