Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Louyue Kaiyun was originally called Peony Terrace. It is a good place to enjoy peonies in spring and summer flowers, and enjoy the scenery and sing poems. It is also a residence specially built by Emperor Kangxi for the late emperor. The Old Summer Palace was expanded to its present grand scale on this basis. .Lord Kangxi, the late emperor and the three generations of the emperor's grandparents once admired peonies here.When the emperor was ten years old, he met Kangxi for the first time in Ji Entang. He saw that the emperor's grandson Hongli was very intelligent and loved him very much, so he took him to the palace to study and raised him himself.Therefore, this place is not only the core of Yuanmingyuan, but also more important in the emperor's heart. Peony is the king of flowers... The Tiandijiachun where Concubine Rong lives is closer to the emperor, but it is only Jiuzhou Qingyan. The other courtyard is as luxurious as the palace garden, but the scenery is much inferior.The queen thought as she walked, she just felt refreshed and extremely happy. The emperor allowed her to live here, which was in line with her status as a queen.

After visiting the residence, I had breakfast, and then I went to Jiuzhou Qingyan to pay respects to the emperor. I haven't seen him for half a year.While eating, Desheng came, first greeted her, and then said: Empress Madam, Lord Long Live said that he will be gone today, Madam, put her back properly, the day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve, see you at the Changchun Immortal Pavilion.Nala was very disappointed and said: "Is the emperor busy?"Desheng said: "The emperor is ill and has a headache, so he rests for two days.

Nala hurriedly asked what was going on, Desheng said: Because Concubine Rong was suffering from the cold, the emperor went to see her to recover from her illness, the imperial doctor said that she would not teach seeing people.The Queen nodded and asked: Why is the New Year's Eve held in the Changchun Immortal Hall?Desheng said: That's what the empress dowager meant. The empress dowager lives there now, but the emperor is ill, so I don't know if it will be possible to eat the new year's eve dinner. The empress dowager said to prepare first. If the emperor and Concubine Rong can't go, the empress The empress and other empresses celebrate the New Year with her old man.

Nala said again: "Has the Emperor visited Lingbi recently?"Desheng said: No, that's against the rules.Nala was relieved.After Desheng left, Nala asked Yuan Chunwang to ask Yilu to meet him and ask about the situation in the garden.Yilu returned one by one, and said that Brother Twelve and Wu Gege had brought all the things they wanted, and if the Empress Empress ordered, she would let Manager Yuan go find him.The Old Summer Palace is a large place, so the concubines lived with their own underage son Gege for easy care.After that, the queen took Zhen'er to visit her concubine Ling in Wufutang, a natural picture just behind Louyue Kaiyun.

The nurse was holding Qigege to show Wei Mei, when they heard that the Empress Empress had arrived, everyone was startled.Wei Mei is still in confinement on the bed, not knowing what to do.Zhen'er had already come in first, and then Queen Nalashi also came in. Grandma Shouyue and the nurse immediately knelt down to pay their respects with the child in their arms, and Xi Jun also knelt down.Wei Mei wanted to get out of bed immediately.Zhen'er said: "Let the concubine and empress be spared."Wei Mei then sat back on the bed and did not move.

Nala asked the wet nurse to bring the baby to him to see. The baby was only ten days old, and he was sleeping with his eyes closed. At first glance, he looked like an emperor in outline. Down.Zhen'er moved a chair for the queen to sit on, and the queen called Xijun to get up.Then he smiled at Wei Mei: How is my sister?Wei Mei said: "The concubine pays homage to the empress, and greets the empress."Hello concubine, thank you for your concern.Please forgive my concubines for not being able to salute.

Then Nala looked her up and down, and then smiled contemptuously in her heart.But he said in his mouth: My sister has worked hard for the emperor's birth. I was far away in the palace before, so I couldn't come to take care of it and watch it.Three court ladies came in one file at a time, and in their hands were two girls' clothes, a rattle drum, and a jade ruyi on the tray.Wei Mei hurriedly said: Thank you, Empress!Ask Xijun to accept the gift.He also said: "The concubine has also prepared a gift for Wu Gege, which is not a valuable thing. I hope the empress will not dislike it."Xijun quickly went to get a box, and then opened the box. The queen saw a pair of pink hibiscus flower shoes handmade and embroidered inside.Then ask Jane to take it.

The two chatted a few more words about the child, the queen asked her to take care of her health, and took Zhen'er away.Wei Mei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking: The empress looks very kind, but what Mrs. Nalan said must have her truth, Brother Seven... Thinking of this, I was startled, and immediately asked Xijun to teach the milk The mother brought the child, and when she saw the child, she felt a lot more at ease.After that, when she was awake, she had to watch over the nurse and the child, and when she was sleeping, she asked Xijun to watch over them, and she always felt uneasy about the nanny.

The emperor and Concubine Rong are making peace in Le'an.It was Concubine Rong who was sick, she was not feeling well, the emperor took her out for a walk that night and caught the wind, she woke up the next day with a fever, near the end of the year, the emperor had disbanded the military aircraft, so he stayed with her.Concubine Rong had a fever for two days, and it subsided today, but she had no strength, and was half lying on the couch in the inner study, covered with a blanket.The emperor writes on the desk.

Li Yu came in from the outside and saw that the emperor had written a long article. He clicked his tongue in admiration and asked the emperor what he wrote. The emperor said that it was a poem written by Du Fu, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty. "Walking" means that Du Fu saw Li Shiriniang's dancing posture and heard that her teacher was Gongsun Da Niang, a famous dancer in the Tang Xuanzong Kaiyuan period. Touching the scene and thinking about the past, he remembered watching Gongsun Da Niang's sword dance when he was a child.This poem is to praise the superb dancing skills of Aunt Gongsun back then.

Concubine Rong smelled the fragrance of ink, and kept watching the emperor write, and finally heard the story, feeling peaceful and joyful in her heart, and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for not going to set rules at the New Year's dinner. You can help Shen Bi tell the truth in front of the emperor's mother." sin.The emperor said: I will not go either.Li Yuyuan opened his eyes and made an expression.Concubine Rong hurriedly said: Your Majesty, if you don't go, then Shen Bi must go.The emperor said: "Okay, I'm going, I'm going, you rest."As he spoke, he glared at Li Yu.Li Yu chuckled and said, "If you don't go well, the Queen Mother and her elders won't be able to spare this servant!"Just be a poor slave!While talking, he gave the emperor a wink.

The emperor said to Concubine Rong: "I will come as soon as I go."Concubine Rong nodded with a smile.Caiyun stepped forward, tucked the blanket for Concubine Rong, and said with a smile: Master, the more you push the emperor to go to other people, the less he will go.Concubine Rong shook her head and said, "He should go and see Concubine Ling."Caiyun said: "Empress, empress, the emperor hasn't seen you yet!"Concubine Rong said: That's different, he wants to see the concubine Ling's mother and daughter, so that no one will bully them, but I'm sick now.Caiyun said: So that's the case, the slave wondered why you kept asking the emperor to visit her.If you think too much, who would dare to do anything to them?Concubine Rong said nothing.Caiyun suddenly said: Brother Seven died on New Year's Eve, Madam, did you remember that?Concubine Rong was startled, and said: "On New Year's Eve, Caiyun, tomorrow we will go to the concubine Ling's place after the emperor's dinner last year."Caiyun said: Madam, you are too nervous, the concubine gave birth to Ge Ge, and she is not the empress, who would care so much?

Just as he was talking, the emperor and Li Yu came back, so they stopped talking.I just heard the emperor say: Shen Bi, on the [-]th night, Desheng will send you to Wufutang to watch the new year with Wei Mei, and she won't be able to go to the New Year's Eve dinner, so you have a companion.Concubine Rong hurriedly said: Yes, Shen Bi obeys the order.Caiyun looked at Concubine Rong, meaning: This is too coincidental, why does the emperor have the same thoughts as you.Concubine Rong thought about it, the emperor told herself to take a good rest before going out, and asked herself to visit Gu Weimei when she came back, she smiled slightly, and understood, this was probably Mrs. Nalan's warning to the emperor, and after thinking about it again, just now The emperor went out suddenly, but Mrs. Nalan definitely couldn't come to see the emperor, so she understood that Yingluo and the emperor must be communicating.Then I suddenly understood that the reason why the emperor made Wei Mei a concubine must be Yingluo who asked the emperor to do so, and she wrote to the emperor to communicate the news, otherwise the emperor would not have given it to someone else directly, and I suddenly felt relieved .

In fact, what she was worried about was that the emperor had resumed the title of concubine Ling. She felt that the emperor still missed Mrs. Nalan very much, but when Caiyun and Li Yu asked her, she didn't say anything. Now that she finally understands everything, she is not happy, but happy for the emperor , happy for Fu Heng, happy for Yingluo, and happy for herself.

She knew that the matter of the first queen was definitely not simple, she said that it was the pure imperial concubine who killed the seventh elder brother, and Rong Yin died of a heartbroken illness, but according to what Cai Yun said, Er Qing's death was very strange, and the queen was involved in it.The emperor fulfilled Fu Heng and Yingluo, and hadn't even set foot in the Changchun Palace. The emperor himself had secretly told her that Rong Yin hated him. Li Yu said he couldn't ask, and the queen mother kept it secret. Although she couldn't think of all the joints, she didn't want to. Know the emperor's secret.Although she now has a different view of the emperor in her heart, it is better not to know some things. She thinks so more and more. She will not expose the matter of her two maids, not to mention the matter of the former empress is definitely a big matter in the harem. That's why she said that to the emperor.She, to the emperor Rongyin Fu Hengyingluo, was always an outsider.And she and the emperor are another beginning. She doesn't mind the emperor's past affairs, just like the emperor doesn't mind her past affairs, she thinks this is good.Thinking of this, she smiled again.Caiyun naturally didn't know about these.Caiyun saw that her mood suddenly improved, so she was happy for her.

On New Year's Eve, when the emperor went to Changchun Immortal Hall, Desheng led Concubine Rong to Wufu Hall.Concubine Rong and her party had just entered the gate of the natural painting, and Yilu came up to greet him.Concubine Rong asked Desheng to open the car curtain, and said with a smile: "My lord, you are still working on errands in the [-]th year, it's hard work."Yilu hurriedly said: Your Majesty is serious. The emperor ordered the servants to pay attention to the safety of the garden's fire and candles during the New Year. The servants are terrified and dare not slack off in the slightest.Concubine Rong nodded and said: The heir is the emperor's top priority, you must be careful.Yi Lu said: "Yes, Madam, don't worry, the Empress Dowager also ordered the servants, and the servants have already sent more people to Louyue Kaiyun and here.Concubine Rong said: Are people reliable?Yilu said, "Yes, I turned over all the calendars before sending them out."Concubine Rong nodded, and Desheng put down the car curtain with a smile.

When Concubine Rong entered Wei Mei's house, Caiyun told her concubine to excuse her, and the wet nurse immediately knelt down to pay her respects with the child in her arms, and Xi Jun also knelt down.Concubine Rong asked them to get up, and then taught them to bring the child over to have a look. The child happened to have his eyes open. She hugged and looked at it for a while, thinking: This child also has a lot of hair, just like Fu Longan.It was the second time for her to hold a child, she was not so timid, and then she said to Wei Mei: I see that she looks like the emperor, and the emperor will be happy when he turns around and sees her.Wei Mei smiled and said: Well, everyone said so.Concubine Rong said again: I have been ill for a few days and didn't come to see you earlier, how are you doing these days?Is anyone else coming to see you?

Wei Mei said, "Okay, thank you for your concern, Madam."On the day of Gege's birth, they said that you have been waiting in the west room, and the concubines are very grateful.Are you well?The empress has been here since she came, even the day before yesterday, and she gave something.Concubine Rong said: "It was the emperor's intention that day. Afterwards, the palace suffered from some wind and cold, and it was already healed. It is not suitable to go to the emperor's mother's family banquet, so the emperor asked me to come and see you and have a New Year's Eve dinner with you."Wei Mei was very moved in her heart, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty and Your Majesty.Concubine Rong asked again: "What did the Empress give?"

Wei Mei asked Xijun to take it out, and Concubine Rong said: "Everything for Gege needs to be inspected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."Wei Mei was surprised and said: Do you want the gift from the Empress?Concubine Rong said: "Naturally no one doubts the Empress Dowager, but this is a new rule issued by the Empress Dowager. It is the same for Wugege, and the emperor's heirs are the same. Caiyun, take it first, and send it back after the Ministry of Internal Affairs inspects it."Caiyun immediately agreed.

Wei Mei was startled when she heard this, and thought again, the emperor only promoted herself to the throne, but never came to see herself and her children, and said it was a rule. Only then did she realize that there are so many rules in this palace, and she didn't have any. After thinking about it, he came in with his eyes darkened. At that time, Yilu didn't pay much attention to it.Concubine Rong said again: No matter which palace sends food to you and Gege, except for those given by the emperor and queen mother, you can't use them. It's against the rules to give them away.Wei Mei nodded, and said: No one gave it to concubines.

Concubine Rong said to Caiyun again: "This is Yilu's dereliction of duty. He is doing many things, but he must also tell his concubine that this is neglecting the master, and ask him to come see me later."Hearing this, Wei Mei was even more frightened, and hurriedly said: Master Yilu treats his concubines very well, and he never neglects, your empress, don't blame him.Concubine Rong smiled and said: This is the rule in the palace, he must fulfill his duties, otherwise I am not the one who troubles him.Before the empress was in the palace, the empress asked me to watch the affairs in the garden. If he was in trouble, I would be in trouble too.The empress is here, so I don't care.Wei Mei nodded again. In this palace, no one is older than the queen mother. The emperor is very filial to his mother, and the queen mother also likes Concubine Rong very much, but seeing that Concubine Rong is still so careful, I can't help but feel very shocked.

Afterwards, the two had New Year's dinner together, and Concubine Rong instructed Shouyue's grandma and wet nurse well before she came out to see Yilu.Yilu had heard what Caiyun said, and he was very frightened. Concubine Rong is young and has a good temper, she is not in charge of things, and she has been away for several months and Qiuwei is not around. He is not familiar with her, but she is the emperor's absolute favorite concubine. Another celebrity in front of the empress dowager, hurriedly knelt down and said: Your Majesty, it's because the servant was negligent that he didn't check the things the empress dowager gave.Concubine Rong said: "My lord, the day my brothers arrived at the Old Summer Palace, the Empress Dowager issued a decree, you don't know about it, do you?"Yilu said: "Yes, I know that I have always obeyed the Queen Mother's order, but these few days are too busy to ask for leave, and there are not enough people, and it is something brought by the empress from the palace, so I don't...

Concubine Rong said: "My lord, I don't mean to be suspicious of the empress."Ben Gong asks you, Ling concubine said that she also gave Wu Gege something, or she made it herself, have you checked that thing?I'm not suspicious of your concubine, it's just that these things have passed through someone's hands, you have to be careful.Yilu's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he was speechless.

Concubine Rong said: So what should we do about this matter?Yilu kowtowed immediately, his body trembling.Concubine Rong said: "The emperor wants me to take care of your concubine. I will write down this matter for now. If you don't tell the emperor, you can go and make up for it quietly."Desheng Bengong asked him to watch outside, he doesn't know anything, you can rest assured.Yilu was in a hurry to thank you.Concubine Rong continued: Do you understand what to do?Yilu said: "Yes, the servant must take good care of your concubine."Concubine Rong said: She is the master just like Bengong, if something goes wrong between her and Qi Gege, it is not Bengong who will trouble you.Yilu was startled, and said, "Yes, I understand, thank you, Madam, for reminding me."