Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

According to the empress dowager's wishes, because she was visiting the soft and misty land in the south of the Yangtze River, the accompanying concubines, apart from the empress and the favored concubine Shu, were pure noble concubines, concubines Mei, concubines Wan, nobles Qing and those from the Li Dynasty who were born under the Han army flag. Accompanying concubine Jia.Wei Yanwan had to stay in the palace because she was pregnant.

Apart from the fact that the concubine Jia accompanied him, he was quite critical. The emperor was quite satisfied with the queen mother's arrangement, and simply entrusted all the affairs in the six palaces to the care of the only remaining imperial concubine, Hai Lan.Before leaving, Ruyi went to visit Wei Yanwan. At that time, she had been pregnant for nearly four months, she had lost her usual treacherous schemes, and her gradually swollen belly showed that she had the roundness and happiness of a first-time mother.

Ruyi told Hailan in private: "You don't need to let her know too much about the taboos during pregnancy, just arrange everything for her and tell her to wait for the birth in peace."

Hailan nodded and said, "Sister, don't worry, I told her those taboos, and there is no guarantee that she will use them on others one day, and she will commit crimes in vain."

Ruyi felt relieved.

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month of this year, the emperor left Beijing with the empress dowager, passing through Zhili and Shandong to Qingkou, Jiangsu.On the eighth day of February, cross the Yellow River to visit Tianfei Gate and Gaojiayan. The emperor issued an edict to allow the construction of Gaojiayan's dam and other places, and then sailed south from the canal, passing through Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Danyang, and Changzhou to Suzhou.In March, Yujia arrived in Hangzhou, visited the Wenshu Academy, climbed the Guanchao Building for a military parade, and traveled around the scenic spots of the West Lake.

After all, the scenery of West Lake in mid-June is not the same as that of the four seasons.What's more, in March in the south of the Yangtze River, the willows are green and blue, moving like lotus steps lightly, graceful and charming; quiet like a girl alone, graceful and graceful, colorful and suitable in shades, just nestling around the West Lake, smudged, watching the clear water of the West Lake .

Although the grand scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is everywhere, there are footprints of the emperor's indulgent browsing.However, the empress emperor also lamented that although everything is born in spring, it naturally has the beauty of "peach red is mixed with the rain, and the willows are green with morning smoke. Drinking wine will be near the spring water, holding the piano and leaning on the long pine", but the broken bridge and snow cannot visit See, the wind lotus in Quyuan is also a new leaf green, and there is no red flower in the pool.

When Ruyi heard this, she just advised him: "The beauty of the world belongs to the emperor. It is precisely because of the joy of the emperor's arrival that Jiangnan refuses to show the four seasons to the emperor's eyes one by one, in order to be lucky again."

Only then did the emperor turn regret into joy, holding her hand and sighing: "Although it is flattery, but Ruyi, I only feel happy when you say it."

This night was originally a night banquet in the palace, and the emperor accompanied the queen mother, princes and concubines to drink on the West Lake.The relatives and nobles naturally carried Fujin and went hand in hand; the empresses and concubines were also dressed in colorful clothes, bringing the younger princes and princesses with them, with beads and pendants swaying, and soft words spread from time to time.

People came in one by one, listed the delicacies, and the white Yurui animal mouth goblet was filled with Biyingying's mellow wine, and they wanted to add a bright sprig, and the accompanying officials replaced all the women they served with two-year-old women. Eight girls, softer than smoke.Although the concubines were born under the banner of the Han army, they had to be a little inferior to the gentleness of Jiangnan women.

The emperor sighed: "Emperor Niang prefers the beautiful scenery of Quyuan, but the wind lotus has not yet bloomed, and only the green leaves are first seen, so I have to regret it."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "Ai's family inherited the emperor's filial piety, so they can see the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River at the age of [-]. Ai's family knows that the emperor loves the spring dawn on Su Causeway, but it is a pity that we can't stay in Hangzhou until summer, so it is difficult to see the song The wind and lotus in the courtyard are beautiful, but Aijia thought, since we are here, the lotus leaves are all there, so we have to take a look at the lotus before leaving."

After all, the Queen Mother lightly clapped her hands, only to see green lotus leaves and pink lotus flowers slowly drifting across the originally peaceful lake.With such painstaking efforts, the lotus leaves were cut out of green and green raw silk to make the real ones look like real ones, just to set off the two "ingenious" feather-yellow lotus stamens.

The brightly lit lake gradually quieted down, only to hear the murmur of the pipa and soft lotus music, singing a song "Xianlu·Taichang Yin" written by the Jurchen: .It should be rainy and sunny, and it should be light and heavy makeup. Tails and tails are connected to each other, and there are joyous sounds all day long. The spring is warm and the flowers are fragrant, and the years are healthy. It is true that there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below..."

Wu Nong spoke softly, and ended the singing. Mrs. Qing was a little shy, and couldn't stop being excited, but Concubine Mei's eyes were calm without even a trace of ripples. Ruyi understood her suffering, and turned her eyes to Concubine Jia. , Twice tacit understanding.

The emperor didn't realize his admiration, and turned to Ruyi and said, "The words suit the scene, the music is also good, and the pipa complements each other well. That's all, it's just that the music is chosen with care."

Ruyi tilted her head lightly, touching the exquisite pearls in her ears: "Ao Dun Zhouqing's words are good, and singing in such a scene makes people especially intoxicated. It's just that it hasn't rained at this time, otherwise I will go to the lake. The smoke in the lake, the painting of boats, and the wonderful dance are more touching."

The emperor stretched out his hand, and shook her hand that was slightly chilled by the night wind under his sleeve: "The empress likes Yuan Zaju. Although Ao Dun and Zhou Qing are good, in my heart, there are thousands of Yuan songs, and they are not as good as Bai Pu's sentence." Immediately look at each other from a distance, as soon as you see the Zhijun, you will be heartbroken."

Ruyi smiled shyly and clasped fingers with him.But in the emperor's mind, no matter how good the song "On the Wall" was, it was an old story after all.He can remember ten years, remember 20 years, but after 20 years?It's just a dream, time flies by.

The queen mother turned her head and smiled, "Is the emperor judging with the queen? How is it?"

The emperor came back to his senses, raised his glass to respect each other, and said, "Has the Empress prepared a new bride for her son?"

The queen mother smiled and shook her head, and beckoned the two daughters in the lotus to come closer: "The emperor has a look, is it a newcomer?" Her eyes lingered on Ruyi's face, as if inadvertently, "There are too many newcomers in the palace, I'm afraid The queen is going to blame Aijia for not caring about her hard work as a queen."

Ruyi bent her eyebrows and smiled decently: "The emperor's mother was joking. With a new younger sister, the sons and servants will only feel that it is lively again. How can they find it hard work? The old people in the palace are familiar with the emperor's temperament and temperament. It looks more appropriate than a rookie."

The Empress Dowager smiled noncommittally, watching Concubine Mei and Lady Qing approaching.The concubine Jia couldn't help but laugh at old wine in new bottles, and Concubine Chun gave a few compliments to save face, but the emperor was unexpected and quite surprised.

Qing nobleman entered the palace in the fourth year of Qianlong, and that was the year Jing Yan was born.Ruyi remembers that Lu Yingluo was a girl from a small family back then, she was only 15 years old, docile and dull, but within a year she lost the emperor's favor and had no heirs.

That night, needless to say, the bed attendant naturally became Qing nobleman.From then on, Qing Guiren and Yi Huan spent more time by his side.By the time Yujia left Hangzhou, the emperor had already promoted Lu Yingluo as concubine of celebration, which was very kind.

After leaving Hangzhou, Yujia detoured from Jiangning to worship the Ming Taizu Mausoleum, and paraded in front of the Taizu Mausoleum.In order to relieve the empress dowager's boredom, the emperor personally accompanied the empress dowager to the Jiangning manufacturing machine room to observe the weaving, and ordered Jiangning to weave the fabrics for the empress dowager's [-]th birthday to please the empress dowager.

Jiangning was originally the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. At that time, Jinling's royal aura had faded away, and a touch of Qinhuai's charm was added, which attracted the emperor to stop for several days.

Just after lunch that day, the emperor was accompanied by officials from Jiangning to enjoy Xuanwu Lake and Mochou Lake, and left a group of concubines to rest in the palace.Hening Princess Jing Yan suffered some wind and rain a few days ago, and she wanted to stay with her all day. Ruyi was bored for a long time, so she coaxed Yonglong to sleep, and gave Jing Yan homework on chiseling and poetry before going to the palace. Looking at Yongjin in the Xinuang Pavilion.

At that time, the scenery was beautiful, and the palace was located on Qixia Mountain. The beautiful scenery is a must.The vermilion long window of Xinuang Pavilion was half opened, and Yong Jin was sitting under the long window in a sky blue thin satin robe embroidered with waves and clouds after the rain, holding a volume of Han Yuefu poems in his hand, reciting aloud to the burning peach blossoms all over the mountain : "Mu Mu Qingfeng is here, blowing my clothes. The green robe is like spring grass, and the grass is long and windy. I go to Jinliang Mountain, and I look at what I think. An De holds a pillar of faith, and the bright sun will last."

Ruyi was in a trance for a moment.Maybe it's because Yong Jin was just an ordinary elder brother in his childhood and youth, he didn't have to learn Yong Huang's way of keeping a low profile, nor did he need to learn Yong Lian's aggressiveness in everything, the emperor loved him like an ordinary father.Therefore, Yong Jin, who is 15 years old this year, was born gentle and elegant, and his gestures are always so calm and peaceful, elegant and elegant.

"Why is Er Niang here?" Yong Jin seemed a little surprised by her arrival, bowed his knees and bowed: "My son greets Er Niang."

Ruyi returned to her senses and smiled kindly, leaned over to help him up, looked at him and said: "Yonglong finally fell asleep, Er Niang thought that you never like to take a nap, so she came to see you. It's time for you to grow up, Every few days when I see you, Erniang feels that you are taller. Did your emperor Ama ask about your homework these days?"

"I just asked yesterday. Huang Ama boasted that his son is very intelligent and well-read, but he is not careful enough in government affairs." Yongjin scratched his head embarrassingly, "My son is still young, and he does not have the ability to meddle in the government affairs of the previous dynasty. time."

Ruyi sighed in her heart, she had raised a clever son to be the prince of Xiaoyao.Some things are not beautiful, so she brushed the dust off Yongjin's shoulders, and said quietly: "You are a legitimate son, and your Huang Ama naturally values ​​you. Since he said that you are not attentive enough to government affairs, then you Be more careful in the future. Among the princes, your eldest brother has already become the heir of Prince Lu, but you and your third brother are older, even if you just help Huang Ama and make him less tired, it is you filial piety."

Yongjin nodded obediently, but he didn't care much about Ruyi's implication, "Emiang taught, my son understands."

Ruyi sighed slightly, and said: "That's all. You still think you are young, but when you were your age, your emperor Ama had already married Di Fujin, and the elder brother was born." The so-called Di Fujin also It's Empress Xiaoxian, but Ruyi didn't directly mention it.Most of the elder brothers in the Qing Dynasty first accepted the concubines of side Fu Jin, Shu Fu Jin, Gege, etc., before marrying Di Fujin.This also means that when Empress Xiaoxian entered the mansion, there was already more than one woman in Prince Bao's mansion.

Yongjin heard what she meant, lowered his head and blushed slightly, and said, "This... such things, it's up to Erniang to decide. What Erniang likes, my son also likes."

Ruyi sneered lightly: "Emiang is going to choose for you, but you should be the one who decides in the end. After all, that is the person who will be with you for the rest of your life. You just said, what kind of woman do you like?"

Yongjin seemed to let out a long sigh of relief, looked sideways at the peach blossoms and willows outside the window, and murmured: "Son... I like quiet and gentle women, such as calyx and green plums, beautiful jade and emeralds. It's touching." He paused, and glanced at Ruyi from the corner of his eye, "...just like Er Niang. Huang Ama used to say that he and Er Niang would meet each other right away..."

"Yongjin." Ruyi interrupted him without leaving a trace, with a slight smile, "Your hope, Erniang understands. But the meaning of the horse on the wall is too bitter and difficult, just like in the past, Erniang and your Huang Ama The road you have traveled. Erniang hopes that you and your future Fujin can 'fly with the phoenix, and sing in harmony'."

Yong Jin showed a slight look of surprise, but quickly said solemnly: "My son understands, it is my son who made a slip of the tongue."

Ruyi then smiled comfortably, "Your matter is over, it's time to go to Jingyan. Speaking of which, she is also twelve..."

Just as he was talking, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, and it was Yizheng who came in and knelt down and said, "I have seen the fourth elder brother. Empress, my concubine, the young master, has arrived and is waiting in the East Nuan Pavilion."

Ruyi pondered for a while, "I know." She looked at Yongjin, "Go on with your studies, but you still have to pay attention to rest, and those who serve you should always prepare pear soup to moisten your throat. For dinner, you Huang Ama wants to come and use it together, Er Niang wants to go back to prepare, you remember to come here earlier."

"Emiang has worked hard, and my son has given her a respectful gift."

Ruyi Yingying turned around, and walked out slowly with Yizheng's hand on her arm.The voice of Minglang Jiahe still sounded behind him, and it wasn't until he was far away that Ruyi narrowed her eyes and said to Yizheng: "Yongjin is like a moonlight wind, he doesn't know at all that this dinner tonight What will happened."

"What the empress is planning is also for the elder brothers and the princess, the fourth elder brother should understand."

"Heh, how can I be so noble." Ruyi smiled coldly, a trace of mockery flashed in her eyes, her voice seemed to come from Abi Hell: "This palace is the most selfish person--this palace conspired, in the final analysis, It's just for myself."

At night, when the emperor came in with his hands behind his back, Ruyi had just put a cup of Feilong soup on the table, and several cold dishes had already been served.Ruyi bowed her knees slowly in front of the blue and ink figure in the lake, and the golden tassels on the hem of her clothes were rippling and falling down, saluting like a ritual.

The emperor immediately helped her up, and said with a frown, "Where are Yizheng and Rong Pei? You are a slave, how can you do these things yourself?"

Ruyi smiled softly: "The emperor came here to share the family happiness with our family. Can a concubine, a wife, wash her hands and make soup?"

"The queen's words are very in line with my heart." The emperor turned his anger into joy, stretched out his hand to lift the lid, and couldn't help saying: "It smells so good! Why don't you see Yongjin and Jingyan? Even Yonglong is not here."

Ruyi responded with a smile: "Yongjin was afraid that the servants would be careless at night, so he went to pick up his sister in person. Yonglong is a child, and he is still serious about playing, and the nurse is still playing with him. Doctor Jiang still doesn't allow him To eat an adult's diet, I only use some boiled chicken porridge, and some carefully chopped light vegetables with eggs. The emperor doesn't like eggs, so the concubine asked the wet nurse to set up a table in the warm pavilion .”

"The family is harmonious and beautiful, how can Yonglong be missing? I don't like eggs, so I just don't want to move my chopsticks. Don't make him feel wronged, he is pitiful and lonely." The emperor glanced at Li Yu, indifferently. Said: "You go to the Nuan Pavilion to pick up Yonglong, and ask someone to bring out Yonglong's food."

"That's all." Ruyi personally placed the chopsticks for the emperor, "The emperor sits down and rests first, and the concubine goes to see why Yongjin and Jingyan haven't..."

"Empress, it's not good!"

While he was talking, there was an exclamation from the Three Treasures outside the door. Just as the emperor frowned and wanted to ask, he saw the Three Treasures scrambling in, ignoring his greetings to the emperor, panting, "Your Majesty, Empress, Yes, there are assassins!"