Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

After the end of autumn in August, when Ruyi came back from the Mulan paddock with the emperor, Ling Yunche had already been promoted to the second-class bodyguard, and at Ruyi's suggestion, he married a distant cousin of his.With the help of Jiang Yubin and Song Xin, the couple bought a small courtyard with two entrances, and their life is quite prosperous.At least this lady is virtuous and gentle, unlike Wei Yanwan and Maoqian.Ling Yunche stayed with his wife during the days when he was not on duty, and devoted himself to running his small family.

Maybe it's because it's rare to have a confidant in the cold palace, and the friendship to share weal and woe, Ling Yunche's treatment of Ruyi is more loyal, and there is no love between men and women.This made Ruyi very comforted that there was no need to produce another Qinghe King.As for Wei Yanwan, it was inevitable that she would criticize Ruyi because of Ling Yunche's marriage, but she hadn't exposed it clearly.

And Ruyi became pregnant again this autumn.Successive happy events in the middle palace are a matter of joy in the palace, but if Ruyi has both children, it doesn't seem to matter whether the child is a boy or a girl.As far as Ruyi is concerned, she guesses that this is the vote from Jing Si in the novel, so no matter whether it is the prince or the princess, she only hopes that the child will be safe and healthy, and forget all worries for a hundred years.

From winter to spring, the grass grows and the warbler flies. In order for Ruyi to raise her baby well, and also for the emperor's own leisure, the emperor brought the queen mother and concubines to the Yuanmingyuan for a temporary stay.The emperor was naturally elegant and fond of garden scenery, and relied on the peace of the world and the prosperity of the country. Over the years, he invested ten times ten manpower, material resources, and financial resources in the construction of the Old Summer Palace, integrating the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River with the atmosphere of Yange in the north.In Ruyi's eyes, after more than 200 years, this place is nothing more than a piece of ruined walls that look better.

Thousands of words, but the emperor likes it, and all the luxury and money have the most legitimate reasons.The spring breeze opens the Purple Palace, and Tianle descends to the Zhu Tower.Yingge hears too much liquid, and the phoenix blows around Yingzhou.Chi Riming singing seats, new flower dance clothes.Fireworks are suitable for the setting sun, and the silk tubes are drunk with the spring breeze.Compared with the restraint in the palace, in the Yuanmingyuan, it is such a day of flowing water.

The emperor liked the comfort of the breeze blowing around the lake, so he lived in Qingyan, Kyushu as usual, and Ruyi lived in Tiandijiachun, which was closest to the emperor in the east, next to the spring scenery of the royal tomb.Concubine Ying was favored deeply, and the emperor liked her by his side, so he gave her to live in Luxiangzhai in the west.Wei Yanwan's favor is not as good as before, but she is also a person in front of the emperor, and she lives in the former Ruyi's Shaojingxuan.Yihuan and Hailan live together in the Wufutang with natural pictures. There are thousands of bamboo poles in front of the court, which contrasts with the twin trees.

Yongzhang and Yongjin have already left the palace to open their residences. The slightly older elder brother Yongxuan has already lost the attention of the emperor because of his biological mother, the Jin family. Therefore, Yongqi often spends more time with the emperor now. .Wufutang is elegant and pleasant, and it is also convenient for him to study.Jing Yan and Yong Long still lived with their mother, and stayed in the spring of Tiandi Family Spring for self-entertainment.

As the concubine Chun got older, she chose the most simple and rustic Xinghuachun Pavilion, and brought her children for fun.Concubine Qing and several new entrants often live in Maoyuzhai and Zhuxiangzhai in Ruguhanjin. Ruguhanjin is surrounded by beautiful trees and flowers, fragrant and stalks, surrounded by curved walls, deep halls and bright windows, Also do not have some affection.Concubine Wan knows that she and Yongxuan are unfavorable people, so she invites Wanchun Xuan, the furthest Wuling Spring Scenery, to be close to Cuifulou, the concubine Jin who also fell out of favor.The Empress Dowager likes peace and quiet. The Changchun Immortal Pavilion has a deep room with double eaves and sheep sills.

Ruyi's delivery date was at the beginning of July, and it is less than two months now.In the afternoon of that day, Ruyi and Hailan chatted under the west window, the summer cicadas on the branches outside the window sang, and the nine wind wheels turned, blowing the fragrance of the snow-white frangipani flowers in the hall.She took off a frangipani flower and put it on her temples, and asked softly, "Concubine Ying's letter from home has been delivered for half a month, what did the king of Balin say? Time waits for no one, and the matter of Junggar cannot be delayed any longer."

Hailan said indifferently: "I have already handed over the booklet. In the early years, the empress dowager's daughter Duan Shuchang married the Junggar leader Dorza as his wife. It was meant to be safe, but for many years Dorza has been arrogant and arrogant. , and in order to prevent the recurrence of the mutiny, he killed his younger brother Cewangdash, which was very unpopular. During the civil strife in Junggar, Dawaqi, the descendant of Batuer Huntaiji, was always ready to move. Fortunately, the king of Bahrain reported it in time, and the government and the public were alarmed. This morning, my uncle quietly sent a letter, saying that the Bahrain army had intercepted Dawaqi's army near Ili, and Doerza also led the army to attack back and forth. Now they are fighting fiercely in the Ili River Valley, and it will take some time. "

"That's good, I'm sorry to trouble you." Ruyi sighed, with a faint pain in her eyes, "Fortunately, you and Concubine Ying are both in the Mongolian army flag, and she is willing to trust you and help us with this favor. Now I am pregnant. Well, the emperor didn't ask for these things to be passed on to Tiandi's family at all, and the news about Qingyan from Kyushu has been allowed in but not out, and Li Yu couldn't pass the news out. After thinking about it, I can only rely on the concubine Ying who was born in Bahrain gone."

Hailan waved her hands again and again: "Between my sister and I, if we talk about these things, we will be divided." She looked out the window at the gorgeous wind lotus and the glistening water lily, and suddenly sighed: "I always don't understand what the emperor is. What does it mean? On the one hand, for the sake of my sister’s amnesty for the world again, the autumn trial and court trial were postponed for more than three times, but on the other hand, I was always on guard against my sister’s interfering with the previous court affairs—in fact, my sister really intervened, but these days After listening to the empress dowager's complaints, I just paid attention to Princess Duanshu's recent situation."

Ruyi spread her hands and smiled, pulling the golden jade-inlaid jadeite hairpin on her head to sparkle and dazzle, "It's not the first day we met the emperor. After all, the emperor cares about the queen mother, no matter how clear I am, I can't help but make the emperor suspicious." " She straightened the collar button of the Hetian white jade bamboo knot on the skirt, and said with a sigh of relief: "But having said that, the emperor's suspicion is only groundless after all. The Ulanara family has no one in the past, and the emperor knows it. As long as Duan Shu The eldest princess has returned safely..."

"Sister, I don't understand." Hailan interrupted her, wondering: "I've always wanted to ask my sister why she cares so much about Princess Duanshu? It stands to reason that the Queen Mother's affection for her sister is just a superficial affection, but Princess Duanshu herself seemed to have disagreements with her elder sister when she was young..."

Ruyi's face froze, and with a cold smile, she lightly shook the plain colored fan in her hand: "That's all about children, I did offend Mrs. Duanshu because I didn't want to marry the third elder brother of the late emperor. Princess. But Hailan...do you still remember the child Mei promised?"

"Sister means..."

"When the child was born, I was there, as were the Emperor and Empress Xiaoxian." Ruyi's eyes contained a ray of pity and sadness, which she hadn't experienced for a long time. "I always thought I was a cruel person, but at that time I really thought about whether there was any way to save that child. Hailan, this kind of helplessness, one experience is enough."

Hailan lowered her eyes and focused, and said in a low voice, "My sister is always compassionate. As long as it is something my sister wants to do, I will do it for my sister."

The harem was in turmoil in the previous dynasty. At the beginning of July, the Junggar war finally ushered in its first victory. Princess Shuchang's son-in-law, Junggar Taijidorza died in the Dawaqi rebellion during his personal conquest.

Most of the princesses who married to Mongolia in the Qing Dynasty died young, and very few gave birth to children to enjoy their old age. Few of them lost their husbands at a young age and had no children to accompany them like Princess Duanshu.According to the customs of Junggar, Princess Duanshu might remarry or become a widow, but now that the war is not over, Junggar needs the help and support of the Qing Dynasty both inside and outside, so the Queen Mother took the opportunity to ask the emperor to welcome Princess Duanshu Return to Beijing to live.

A stone can start a thousand waves, just like that.

Fangbicong is the place where the emperor spent his summer vacation.When Rong Pei helped Ruyi slowly enter the door, Li Yu was leading the little eunuchs to cut off the annoying dead branches and leaves. When he saw Ruyi, he rushed up to greet her and said softly: "The empress is just out of the moon. Why did it come under the sun?"

One month ago, on the sixth day of the seventh month of the 18th year of Qianlong, Ruyi had given birth to the eighth daughter Jing Yao.This is also the only princess born under the emperor's knees after Princess Hejing. Strictly speaking, Jing Yan is still Princess Heshuo, because Ruyi was only a noble concubine when she was born. Whether she can become Princess Gulun depends entirely on when she gets married. Emperor's Grace.

At that time, Dawaqi had just entered Beijing under the escort of General Zhaohui to be punished. The new leader of Junggar, Amur Sana, succeeded him as the Great Khan of Junggar. Perhaps it was because of the peace of the previous dynasty that the emperor cherished the five princesses very much. He decided on the title "He Wen" early on, and took its meaning of "benevolent and beneficial, only virtue and gentleness" to show his comfort to Junggar.

"It's just going out for a walk. It's August, and the sun makes people feel warm." Ruyi smiled lightly, looked into the hall and said, "Is the emperor still discussing matters?"

Li Yu whispered: "The Empress Dowager and Aunt Fu Jia left half an hour ago, and the conversation with the emperor was not very pleasant. The emperor was bored, and just dropped the teacup. The empress dowager feels sorry for the servant, so it is good to persuade the emperor. gone."

With a few words, I pushed the door open and walked in. The autumn sun fell on the golden floor tiles of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and there were bright light and shadows, as if I was in the golden floating waves.The emperor's slender back turned his back to her, facing a huge map of mountains and rivers, and there was a chill in his voice that was too late to cover up: "Queen, you are here."

Ruyi approached slowly, and said in a soft voice: "The emperor has sharp eyes and ears. The concubine is thinking about the emperor's daily affairs, and I am afraid that I forgot for a while. Dai Jia, the daughter of Nasutu, the second-rank governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, was originally scheduled to enter the palace last month. It's just that the emperor is busy going to court, and it has been delayed until today. Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, the concubine thinks that this year, there will be one more person in the palace to accompany the emperor and spend the festive season together, which is also very good."

The emperor was slightly taken aback, as if he was very surprised, and said for a moment: "The queen is the one who decides. That Sutu is also considered a great official in the frontier, and he is also a man with a yellow banner. His uncle Bai Haiqing was unyielding when he was an envoy to Junggar, and he tried his best to protect the Qing Dynasty. Face. Bai Haiqing's eldest son, Laiwen, served as the general of Zhenjiang, his second son, Fu Lun, served as the minister of the guards, and the third son, Dai He, was appointed as the deputy capital to conquer Junggar. He was killed in the previous battle. I just gave Yunqi Wei to worship Zhaozhong Temple. Dai Jia's family background Extraordinary, don't feel wronged, she is."

"This is natural. How can I say that you have to be the lord of the first palace to be worthy of it." Ruyi said softly, "Chengqian Palace is currently empty, and it is just right for Dai Jia to live in it. As for what kind of position to seal , or let the emperor decide."

The emperor pondered for a while, and said: "Let's confer a concubine——Dai Jia's first entry into the palace, the status should not be too high. Besides, one should also be concerned about the face of the Bahrain Ministry. The title is...Xin, for joy and joy." Let’s add a little joy to the Six Palaces.”

Ruyi bowed to the blessings and maintained the demeanor that a queen should have, "In just two days, the emperor will return to the palace. The concubine will make arrangements to welcome Concubine Xin into Chengqian Palace on August [-]th."

The emperor smiled slightly, and said to the outside world: "It's very good that the empress arranged it this way. Li Yu, you can go and take care of it."

The hall has been closed for a long time, a little stuffy.Ruyi stretched out her hand and opened the back window, only to see the afternoon sun quietly covering every corner of the vermilion green palace garden, one tree after another red and white crape myrtle rustling, and the wind blooming in full bloom, which suits the shade of the sun.The sun shines through the upturned corners of the palace outside the window and casts shadows, moving slowly in the room, graceful and graceful, like ripples lightly, suddenly giving birth to a kind of unspoken melancholy and melancholy.Occasionally, a cool breeze penetrates slowly, and the pulse of the hall is clear.Across the distant mountains and rivers, splashing ink through the gauze screen, blowing the plain silver carved flower scented balls under the curtain, making a slight knocking sound, like the rain in the middle of the night.The sound of wind and rain filled the room, it didn't seem like it was on a hot day.

Ruyi took a few freshly shaved mint leaves from the lacquered gold petal box and put them in the bronze unicorn incense burner, the rich and sweet lily fragrance also added a bit of sobriety.After she finished all this, she took out a bowl of lotus seed, lily and red bean soup from the red bamboo food box she brought, and said with a soft smile: "The emperor is busy with political affairs, and he said such nonsense, why don't you try the iced one this morning?" Sweet soup. It’s cold at the moment, just right to drink.”

The emperor glanced at it, and unconsciously smiled and shaved Ruyi's cheeks and said: "Red beans are born in the southern country, and they are the most loved ones. The queen has a heart."

Ruyi lightly turned her head away, and said with a smile: "Hundred years of reconciliation, Lianzi has a heart, why does the emperor only see red beans?"

The emperor paused with the spoon in his hand, his face was in a daze. He took a mouthful of the sweet soup, closed his eyes and said, "It's a soup made with dew from lotus flowers. It has a sweet smell. It's just the heart of lotus seeds, sometimes it's not as good as the soup." The queen's lovesickness for me is sincere."

These words are alluding to the Queen Mother.Thinking about it, the dowager came here just now, and it was only for the sake of Princess Duanshu's return to the capital, just to grind the emperor.Although there is no matter of Dawaqi's marriage proposal, it is not easy to welcome back a princess who has already married.

"Your majesty's words, concubines don't dare to accept them." Ruyi rubbed his shoulders for the emperor, and said slowly: "The emperor has always treated elder brothers and princesses with great care and love. How can a concubine's meager heart be able to do so with a heart of pity and love for her son?" On the same level? Don’t choose, just look at Princess Hejing, but we are the first princess in the Qing Dynasty who married Mongolia but kept the capital.”

The emperor's face turned slightly warm, "Why did you mention Jingse? She hasn't entered the palace for a while, but fortunately the forehead is very kind to her, and she is not wronged." He suddenly sighed, "Jingse is already It is extremely happy, thinking that the late emperor was seriously ill and gave up Duan Shu to marry far away. I have endured for many years, and now I can finally feel proud, so it is no wonder that the Queen Mother came to beg me to bring Duan Shu back."

"Mother and daughter are united, Duan Shu is a new and widowed princess, and it is natural for the queen mother to hope that mother and daughter will be reunited. But the affairs of the previous dynasty often affect the whole body. After all, the emperor is not like us women in the harem, who have short-sightedness." Ruyi looked at the emperor's handsome face, which was shining by the sun, and said empathetically, "The concubine is dull and doesn't understand the intricacies of the Junggar affairs. The concubine only knows that if there are no such trivial matters, the emperor would actually want to take over Duan Shu." The eldest princess returned to the capital. So the concubine only feels distressed, and the emperor can't help but feel sorry for himself."

The emperor sighed sadly, and took Ruyi's shoulders: "In this harem, you are the only one who doesn't care about Duan Shu's return, you only worry about whether I will be sad because Duan Shu can't come back. I have already decided , I sent Jingse’s concubine to Junggar to welcome Princess Duanshu back to Beijing to serve the Queen Mother—I have already thought about it, this is the last time, the last time in the Qing Dynasty, and there will be no more princesses who marry far away .The current civil strife in Junggar depends entirely on the pacification of the Qing Dynasty, and Junggar dare not disagree."

Is it gone?Compared with the emperor's majesty and talent, what is a little princess?If there is no princess married far away, then what is Wei Yanwan's daughter He Jing?Didn't she marry all the way to Mongolia?

In August, the emperor returned to the palace with his concubine, and ordered the minister of Fuguo, Sebuten Balezhuer, to go to Junggar to welcome Princess Duanshu back. He only held incense and worshiped the Buddha, and prayed for Princess Duanshu day and night.All the affairs in the palace are in Ruyi's hands, and the concubines also pay attention to them day and night, and Yikun's palace is full of laughter and fragrance of clothes all the time.

Not long after returning to the palace, the emperor came across Concubine Xin in the shade of Liu, seeing her innocent words, he fell in love with her very much.Concubine Xin was young, beautiful, and lively, so the emperor stayed in Chengqian Palace for two out of three days.Even more concubine Ying is charming and charming, Ke Chang is straightforward and free and easy, and Wei Yanwan's favor has become more and more sparse like this.

In September, the emperor led his concubines to Rehe for Qiushou. Ruyi was still recuperating, and Concubine Ying, Concubine Xin, and Ke Changzai accompanied these young and favored concubines.Among the princes, there are also the third elder brother Yongzhang, the fourth elder brother Yongjin, and the sixth elder brother Yongqi, who alone surpassed the fifth elder brother Yongxuan.

The emperor went to the Mountain Resort, and the Forbidden City lost a lot of strict rules.Ruyi is with Yihuan and Hailan, but she feels at ease.The ones who come and go on a daily basis are Wei Yanwan, Chun Guifei, and concubine Wan.Already in the Forbidden City, Ruyi doesn't need to worry about Wei Yanwan chasing her to the Summer Resort again.