Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

One master and one servant gossiped, talking about how to control the people in the palace in the future, suddenly the little eunuch outside said: "My lord, the little lord Hailan is here."

Keliette Hailan, the future concubine Yu, the biological mother of the fifth elder brother, also loves her sisters as deeply as Shen Meizhuang.She is a demure woman who is as beautiful as a hibiscus and clear vines on the curling waves. Because of her illness, she did not go to the main hall to cry today.Seeing her standing outside the door, Qing Ying said naturally and gently: "Why are you here so late? It's even worse if you have a cold, so come in quickly."

Hailan nodded meekly, and came in to greet An Dao: "I sweated a lot after sleeping for half a night, and I feel much better. I heard my sister came back, so I came here to say hello, otherwise I would always feel uneasy."

Qingying shook her head and said: "You have lived in my room for a while, why are you still so restrained when you hear my sister yelling. Please help Hailan to get up and sit down."

Hai Lan said "Don't dare" in trepidation, carefully looked at Qing Ying and said, "I heard that Yue Fujin was disrespectful to my sister tonight, and my sister didn't let her go."

Qingying said "Oh", as if she didn't care, "You are sick, they still don't let you live, they have to pass these words to your ears." She looked up, it was Ye Xin following, lightly He sneered: "Xiangyun said it again? I'm also to blame. Now it's the time of the funeral, so I don't have time to take care of her. You don't have many people there, so I've wronged you."

Xiangyun belongs to Gao Xiyue. Qingying told Hailan about this early in the morning. She was not surprised, but hurriedly stood up: "Sister, don't worry about me. Now everyone in the palace is busy with funeral ceremonies, and she also Don’t dare to make trouble easily.”

Qingying smiled and nodded, "I'm afraid that you will worry about your health. Now that you understand, be more careful in the future. When I wait for the canonization, I will ask the emperor to let you live with me in the first palace. For the sake of the child , the emperor will never refuse."

Hailan was overjoyed, and said humbly: "I follow my sister's housemate. Thanks to my sister's favor, I can have a place in the hidden mansion. My sister only needs to rest assured and raise my baby. Where I live is a trivial matter."

Qingying said softly: "Sit down, you feel dizzy if you stand in a hurry. Since I said this, I naturally have a solution. You don't have to pay too much attention to it. Take a step back and say, I don't trust anyone else to be with me except you. In a palace."

Only then did Hailan sit down, knowing it clearly: "Of course I will save my sister's words. I probably have heard about today's events. Although Yue Fujin inevitably had some quarrels with his sister when he was in the hidden mansion, he has never made it so public. It happened suddenly, and I'm afraid there will be some accidents." She looked up at Qingying, and said in a low voice, "Fortunately, although my sister forbears, she won't be bullied easily. She gave others a reason and took the opportunity to beat her. Yue Fujin kills two birds with one stone."

Qingying looked at her happily, "Yuefujin's sudden temperament change, even Jin Yuyan would find it strange, it's not a big deal. The embarrassing thing is that you can see things so clearly, and you can see that I have to bear it. "

Hai Lan said modestly: "Sister is smart, how could she not know that Yuefu Jin has always been gentle and gentle, and now she is clearly going over the young master. To humiliate my sister so openly, I shouldn't pamper her, it's just..."

"It's just that the situation is not clear, and the position in the harem has not been determined. If she is really to be punished, the emperor and empress will naturally be there. No matter how humiliated I am, I won't be able to break the funeral ceremony of the late emperor." Qing Ying continued, "However, I can't bear it too much. , let the relatives and nobles outside Fujin think that I will only give in blindly and lose the bearing of the military flag. So today I just used a reason to prevaricate it. It is not bad, and let everyone understand that what Yue Fujin did is Overreaching. There are quite a few wives in the Manjun Banner present, and no one will allow her to make waves as a side Fujin of the Han Army Banner."

Hailan looked at Qingying, her eyes were full of admiration: "Sister is considerate." She hesitated to speak, as if she couldn't say something for a while.Qingying has not been with her for a day or two, so she said: "If you have anything to say, just say it. There are no outsiders here."

Hailan twisted the silk, seemed a little uneasy: "I'm feeling better today, and I wanted to visit my master's condition. But when I got there, I heard Lian Xin and Su Xin who were beside my mother gossiping while they were going to fetch the medicine. It is said that Yue Fujin's father, Gao Bin, the governor of the Jiangnan River, is very much relied on by the emperor, does the emperor mean to raise the flag for the Gao clan?"

"Raise the flag?" Qing Ying smiled instead of anger, and raised the flag for Gao Xiyue, which was before she died. "Now that the late emperor's funeral has not yet passed, even if the emperor wants to raise the flag for the Gao clan, he has to wait until there is a happy event as a name. However, if the emperor relies heavily on the Gao family, he will not care whether to raise the flag or not. From now on, no matter whether Yue Fujin or my name We all have to worry about the Gao family as to which one is higher and which is lower."

The worry on Hailan's face was like a gloomy dark cloud, getting denser and thicker: "That's right, maybe how many things will happen to Yue Fujin in the future! Speaking of which, although my status is low, I was also born as a beautiful woman. I know a little bit about it. The Tong clan of Emperor Kangxi’s biological mother, Empress Dowager Xiaokang, was the first to raise the flag since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, that’s a great honor!”

Qingying smiled softly, and said: "It is indeed a supreme honor. Yue Fujin is the flag of the Han army. Once the flag is raised, it will be the flag of the Manchu army. But although the Ulanara clan has kept a low profile for the matter of the empress of Jingren Palace, after all There are several empress dowagers and empresses, and the family is intertwined. No matter how important the emperor is to the Gao family, but the foundation is shallow, we don't have to worry too much. Besides, no matter how important the Gao family is, Yue Fujin is useless without a son and a half. "

Hai Lan comforted her a little, but she was still a little worried, "Everyone thought that my sister was favored and blessed when she was buried in the mansion, and now she has an imperial heir. But now I think it's more trouble than blessing. Also please be careful, sister." She was slightly sad, "These words are not pleasant..."

Qingying patted her hand, "Although it's not pleasant, it's a kind word. Hailan, remember, no matter what happens, I will always be your sister."

Hailan's eyes moved, and she said gently: "Sister's great kindness, Hailan will never forget. Hailan will leave first."

Seeing Hai Lan's figure disappearing into the night, Qing Ying sighed.In fact, Hailan has only been by her side for half a year. In terms of respect and manners, there is no one who can compare to her. What's more, she is so sensible and puts Qingying first in everything.It's a pity that such a temperament and appearance have only been favored by Hongli two or three times. The root cause is that Hailan has no affection for the man who accidentally broke into her embroidery room and left irresponsibly.Because I don't love, I don't care.

Standing up and walking to the makeup mirror, Qing Ying calmly took care of removing the makeup, looking out the window at the dark night like ink, making careful calculations in her heart.Right now, Hailan has no favors and no children, and her Ama Erjitu is just a Yuanwailang who lost his job and was dismissed.Even though she said those things in front of the emperor, Hailan had to be ruthless to fight for favor after all.

Waking up early the next morning, Qingying hastily cleaned up and went to Fucha's palace to serve her.In order to facilitate the daily life and preside over the funeral, Fucha Langya lived in the nearby side hall all the time.

When Qingying left, the sky was bright, Ru Xin opened the curtain to welcome her in, and said with a smile, "Young master came so early. The mistress just got up."

Her behavior reminds Qingying of Jianqiu. Compared with Suxin, Ruxin is indeed more stable.Qing Ying smiled modestly: "Miss, you are serious, I should have waited for the master to get up earlier."

The curtain inside was lifted, and the maids waiting for the wash came out one after another holding the shawls.Qing Ying knew that Mrs. Fu Cha had finished washing, and it was time to wait for her to dress up, and she saw Ru Xin whispering inward at the right time: "Master, Qing Fujin is here."

There was only a gentle voice: "Please come in."

The maids on both sides raised the curtain with both hands, half bent their waists, lowered their eyebrows and bowed their heads to welcome Qing Ying in, which meant that she was really asked to serve her personally.Qingying didn't realize it, even though she was a good wife praised by everyone, the Fucha clan didn't treat concubines very kindly behind her back, there were many rules that should be established.

When she entered, Mrs. Fucha was sitting in front of the mirror, and the hair was combed by a special hair-combing nun.The Fucha family was about the same age as the emperor, so she was a dignified and handsome young woman. The simple and unadorned sapphire flat square made her look extraordinarily light and pleasant, like a white magnolia branch facing the wind, plain but solemn pleasant.

Qingying raised her eyebrows and asked for Ann, Fucha turned her head with a smile, "Get up. It's rare that you came early." After saying this, she pointed to an open jewelry box on the mirror stand, and said, "It is not appropriate to have too many jewels in funerals. But it's too clear and simple to make people laugh. You have always had good eyesight, so come and choose for me."

This seems to be the work of a court lady?Qingying smiled, but said: "Master, I haven't seen any good things, but it's just a test of my eyesight." So she went forward and picked a jade-colored phoenix with pearls for comparison, Said: "Today is the last day of mourning, and tomorrow is the official enthronement ceremony. Even though the master and empress are plain attire, they must also wear some eye-catching jewelry. In this step, the phoenix wears emerald feathers, and the phoenix's eyeballs are also sapphire beads. Coupled with a few sapphire pearl flowers, it is the most elegant and pure."

Mrs. Fu Cha smiled slightly, after all she cared about her dragon fetus and didn't ask her to serve her personally, but smiled at the nurse who combed her hair: "I still don't do what Qing Fujin said."

Then Qing Ying took a step back and guarded, just waited and handed things, anyway, it was just a matter of raising her hands.Fucha saw it, but didn't say a word.After finishing dressing up, he smiled slowly and said: "You are doing so well, Fujin, but you have done all these little things for me, and I have wronged you."

Qingying hurriedly said: "I don't dare."

Mrs. Fu Cha looked at the mirror again and again, and said with a smile, "You really can't fault the bead ornaments you wear. If you can be impeccable in everything you do, then you can be regarded as a person with both blessing and wisdom. She closed her eyes for a moment, and said seriously, "You are wronged after all."

Qingying understood that she was talking about the person from Jingren Palace again.That lingering woman was an important turning point in her life, but also her current burden.She looked at Mrs. Fucha, and said respectfully: "The concubine's temperament and appearance are not superior. Being able to sit beside the emperor is already a blessing from heaven. How can it be considered a grievance? The master and empress love the concubine too much."

Mrs. Fucha glanced at her, seeing that she was still neither humble nor overbearing, she just felt flustered, "How did you marry into the palace and became a side Fujin? You know it yourself. You and I are sisters, so I'm asking you like this. You This person, after all, is Xiao He who succeeds, and Xiao He who fears failure the most, no wonder the Gao family wants to steal your limelight everywhere."

The word sister is really cheap.

There was a smile on the corner of Qing Ying's mouth, her bright eyes were kind, "I serve the emperor together with Yue Fujin, it's hard to say who stole the limelight from whom. What's more, what I rely on is only the emperor and the mistress, other than that, what else is there?" What about Xiao He?"

With a punch into the cotton, Fu Cha stared at her with a cold face for a moment, then Fang returned to his usual elegant and virtuous expression, and said softly: "Your sister, I don't want to talk to me deeply. It's okay, I just Just to remind you, things may not be so bad. After all, I am also the empress, the emperor's first wife, if you keep your own place, I will not allow Mrs. Gao to bully you again."

The previous provocations came back in vain, all Fucha could do was to assert her identity in the last sentence, after all, Qingying was pregnant, no matter how much dissatisfaction she had, she could only swallow it in her stomach.

When Qing Ying heard this, she expressed her gratitude as usual, "Thank you, Mistress, Mistress. Mistress Mistress has always treated my elder sister and me equally. The only person I can rely on is Mistress Mistress."

Mrs. Fu Cha's eyes swayed leisurely on her wrist, seeing that Qingying's white wrist had no other accessories except a string of emerald beads wrapped with silk and red gold lotus bracelets. Suddenly, a haze appeared in his eyes, and he said for a long time: "You This string of bracelets on your wrist is a treasure that An Nanguo paid tribute to when the emperor was the prince. There is only one pair in total. At that time, the first emperor gave it to our mansion. I thought that you and the Gao family are equal, so I gave each of you one. It's not only to let you have a friendly heart for each other, but also to let you understand that as the same Fujin, you should not distinguish between each other and don't care about everything. Now you are still willing to wear it every day."

Qingying lowered her head, her eyes were slightly cold.This bracelet was originally a very rare tribute from the Annan Kingdom.Annan originally produced good jadeite, but such a pair is really rare.A string of emerald green jadeite beads are of the same size, not to mention transparent and moist, what's even more rare is that they are evenly distributed without any variegated color, and the green jadeite beads are so quiet that they look like a pool of flowing green water.If it is exposed to the sun, there will be streaks of white light streaks like water waves, just like peacock feathers.Because of the deep green color of this jadeite bead, it is specially equipped with red gold silk-wrapped flower leaves to protect the whole body of the bead. Both ends of each emerald bead are wrapped with thin lotus-shaped gold foil, which is even more ingenious.

The emperor, who was the fourth prince back then, was also very happy to get this pair of bracelets. Although he doted on the two newly married side Fujin, he still gave it to the Fucha family of the first Fujin.The Fucha family thought of the emperor's heart, and within a few days after accepting it, they donated it to Qingying and Gao Xiyue—naturally, there were some extra "hearts" in it.

Qingying lowered her head, caressing the bracelet with a calm and easy-going face, the Fucha family must be extremely puzzled at this moment, why is she still pregnant with the bracelet? "Master, what your wife said is true. I am really grateful for your mother's kindness, so just like what your mother told you, always wear it and be alert at all times."

Mrs. Fucha said softly, "You are a sensible person. I think Mrs. Gao also wears it every day, but I may not remember the meaning." She paused, "Oh, it's not that I don't know Mrs. Gao's arrogance last night. From now on, you have to let her go." Qingying was thinking about what Hailan said last night, and was about to speak, but she heard Fucha say, "Before you came, the emperor had already given an order to raise the flag for the Gao clan, The Xianghuang Banner was given the surname Gao Jia. The Qing Dynasty was founded nearly a hundred years ago, and the emperor was able to carry the flag himself. Gao was the only one who won this honor, and only Zhenghuang and Xianghuangqi were trusted by the emperor. You can measure the weight clearly."

Qing Ying had been on guard for a long time, but it's not surprising at this moment, Xiang Huang Qi and Zheng Huang Qi are still a little behind.Besides, once the emperor and the courtiers, the emperor chose to use Gao Xiyue's mother's family for his reasons, so he smiled and said: "It is true, but it is a rare happy event, but it is a pity that I am still in a state mourning, and it is inconvenient for me to go to congratulate."

Mrs. Fucha tried her best to see a trace of panic or sadness on her face, but it was in vain, so she turned her head and randomly picked out a pair of exquisite sapphire drop earrings from the jewelry box, and said: "In the past, your status in the mansion was naturally higher than The Gao family is noble, and now it seems that she is going to stand shoulder to shoulder with you. Sigh...you should kneel down first."

Shoulder to shoulder?Qing Ying slowly walked out of the Fucha Clan's palace, a cold low smile appeared on her lips unconsciously.A woman who will never have children of her own in this life, no matter how respectable her status is, is nothing more than a show.

The hot summer and the summer vacation are receding, and occasionally a gust of wind comes, and there is a faint cool air.There was someone talking and laughing in the front, it was Gao Xiyue and Jin Yuyan who were talking affectionately.Seeing Qingying, Jin Yuyan took half a step back as usual, and bowed her knees to salute, but Gao Xiyue just looked at Qingying with a smile, obviously got the order, "Sister, it's so early."

Qingying greeted Gao Xiyue with a smile, and said kindly: "It's better to come early than to come at a good time. The mistress has finished washing, and it's just right to go in." She paused, and put on a pleasant smile, "It's just right Congratulations to my sister, after all, during the national funeral, it is not easy for my sister to send any congratulatory gifts, so please don't blame me."

Gao Xiyue nodded, with [-] points of coquettish pride in her eyes, "whatever my sister said, in fact, it doesn't matter what the gift is, the emperor's heart is the most important thing. I haven't had time to ask, these few days after entering the palace, my sister still Are you used to it?"

This should be what the queen asked, right?Qing Ying secretly slandered, and said: "Just now the master and the empress asked about it, it seems that the elder sister and the empress have the same thoughts. Please take care of the elder sister, everything is fine."

Gao Xiyue didn't realize that she was implying that she was acting as a substitute, so she nodded, "It's good to get used to it. I'm afraid that my sister is used to sleeping in the hot kang of the palace, not used to the high bed and big pillow in the Forbidden City, and wakes up in the middle of the night alone, suddenly frightened." jumping."

Qing Ying lamented that she spoke so bluntly, she was indeed a strange flower in the harem, and she didn't show anything on her face, "Sister Gao is used to joking. The emperor kept his filial piety for the late emperor, and he lives in the Hall of Mental Cultivation these days. Is the emperor a companion? My sister is always accompanied by this person in my belly, so I don’t feel lonely. Now that I think about it, it’s my sister, how about falling asleep at night?”

This is the difference between having heirs and not having heirs. No matter how good Gao Xiyue's family background is, he can't go too far towards the emperor's heirs.Gao Xiyue glanced at her condescendingly, and suddenly thought of something, "My younger sister is very smart, and she will be a match in chess from now on. Queen Ulanara of Jingren Palace will probably be as free as her younger sister, and gossip about family affairs together." She Taking a step forward, he said in a low voice, "Sandwiched between the empress dowager and empress Ulanara, my sister, rather than competing for favor when she has time, might as well think about how to deal with herself."

"Sister, this is a misunderstanding. My sister's free time is naturally to take good care of the child in her womb. How can she have time to meet the needs of others." Qing Ying slightly nodded, not minding, "At this time, I have to pay my respects before the emperor's spirit. I won’t be chatting with my sister anymore, so I’m leaving.”

Slowly got on the soft sedan chair, and the wind blew against her face, bringing Gao Xiyue's indignant remarks behind her.The September wind in central Beijing turns out to have such a faint coolness from the wind and sand, which can dazzle people's eyes, but not the charming heart.

After walking far away, Xin Xin said angrily in a low voice: "Yue Fujin is just like you, she won't return the gift after receiving it, she..."

Qing Ying stopped her words lightly, and said: "There will be more days like this in the future. She relies on her family background, and I rely on the emperor's heir. I don't know how long the emperor can reuse the Gao family, but the emperor's heir will always be the emperor's heir. , Yue Fujin is not the kind of person who can get along well with others, so I don't need to endure it blindly, I just avoid the edge."

Ying Xin hesitated to speak after hearing this, Qingying glanced at her, and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to tell what you know. It is your advantage to be slow in speech and quick in action. Since it is an advantage, take it well and don't lose it." gone."

Qiao Xin bowed his head and said, "Your servant knows your mistake. My lord, it's time to salute before the late emperor's spirit."