Old things in the Red Chamber

There are nine out of ten unsatisfactory things in life.As an emperor, his life is different from what ordinary people outside imagined. The ordinary people think that the life of an emperor should be like this: endless chicken, duck and fish, endless good wine, and when he goes to work in the field, The hoes used are made of gold, the family has tens of thousands of cows, and the emperor's son is chubby...

In fact, this is not the case. The life of the emperor is extremely sad, so I will not talk about the affairs in the court. Since ancient times, monarchs and ministers have been rivals, and few can get along well. too much."

The ministers below are unwilling to spit out the excess land even if they are killed. What will our family do if they spit it out?The son who is useless likes to go to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, and every time he makes a move, he pays hundreds of taels of silver. Could it be that the silver is blown by the strong wind?My old lady wants to eat ginseng, and a good ginseng costs hundreds of taels of silver. Isn't it unfilial to not let my old lady eat it?

In short, if the emperor is comfortable, the world will soon perish; if he is aggrieved, the world will soon die; if he is worried, then it is worth saving.

The emperor felt that he would really be exhausted to death, exhausted by family affairs, and by court affairs.He sighed, and sat under the lantern, hugging the eleventh prince and Princess Ruhe, listening to the heart-piercing sound coming from the bedroom of Pixiang Palace.

The Ninth Prince wished he could stuff himself in the crack of the door, this time he always felt that he couldn't calm down.It seems that something is going to happen.

Sure enough, the old maid came out and knelt in front of the emperor and empress with her skirt up, "Your servant saw the young master's legs. It's the prince."

Anyone who has read the book knows that there is a very famous article called Zheng Boke and Duan Yuyan. It is a famous historical story. The point is to popularize the knowledge of giving birth to men. If the baby’s head comes out first, it is Normal delivery, if the feet come out first, it is a dystocia.Now the old maid has only one idea, she can see the gender of the child clearly, it is a boy, but it is a dystocia, let's choose one, do you want the life of the child or the life of the concubine?

The queen did not dare to make this decision, because Concubine He had raised three children now, and if she said it clearly to save the children, then these three little wolves would definitely settle with herself in the future. In their eyes, their mother was I'm in my own hands.The choice was left to the emperor.

The emperor didn't want to choose, he still remembered when he bumped his head into his arms with his concubine. At that time, when he just became emperor, he was in high spirits, and he also had this kind of fantasy about his children's love and romance, in his heart When he couldn't resist looking for an accident, an accident happened. A woman with creamy skin and gentle spring water ran into his arms. He stubbornly believed that this was the fate bestowed by heaven.

He raised his head, looked at the lantern on his head, suppressed the moisture in his eyes, and said to the old maid, "Let Hefei go away peacefully."

The Eleventh Prince and Princess Ruhe cried loudly at that time, and broke free to rush into the bedroom. Princess Ruhe also said, "I don't want my brother anymore, can I want my mother and concubine?"

The emperor grimly did not answer.

The queen got up and went in.There was a strong smell of blood in the dormitory, and Concubine He had expected this outcome a long time ago.She watched with difficulty as a red baby was taken out of her body and carried away. She stared at the curtain with tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.

"Is there anything I want to tell you?" the queen asked her

"I have entrusted my children to the mistress. I don't want them to be famous in the world in the future, but I just want to die in peace."

The queen leaned against her ear, "If you go down to take care of my son, your son will also do his best."

Concubine He nodded, "I will follow your orders."

The queen said to the maids around her, "Take care of it, invite the nine princes, the eleven princes, the nineteen princes and Princess Ruhe."

This is the last time I see my mother.Princess Ruhe and the newly born nineteenth prince cried louder and louder. The eleventh prince was already sensible and stood beside his elder brother. The two brothers looked at their mother speechlessly.

"This is what I mean. I am your biological mother. Naturally, I love you. Don't blame this on your younger brother. He was born without a biological mother. In the future, people will say that he is a mother. If you don't take care of him , made him die young, and I died in vain today. Zhao'er, tell your mother and concubine that you can take good care of your siblings."

The Ninth Prince whimpered and nodded.

Concubine He reached out and touched the three children, and looked at Licorice holding an apricot-yellow swaddle, "This time I still have to rely on Sister Licorice, without sister, without me today, I have always been a disappointment. Now, I want to fight for a baby." I can’t speak anymore, and I ask my sister to take care of my children for me for our sake.”

After speaking intermittently, she held the hands of the Eleventh Prince and the Ninth Prince, and looked at Princess Ruhe, her pupils gradually dilated, and she was no longer there.

The palace began to cry loudly. The emperor who was sitting outside wiped away his tears, and said to the eunuch kneeling beside him, "Decide my order, let the inner palace follow the imperial concubine's... no... the concubine's mourning."

The queen came out, "Go and take a look, the three children are lying there crying, no matter how much you persuade them, they won't move."

The emperor stood up, was about to step into the bedroom, and then stopped, forget it, I just need to remember her life, there is no need to see her dead, after death, she is no longer her.

He went out of the palace gate, sat on the imperial seat, and went straight back to the bedroom.

A concubine died in the palace, leaving behind four children. Although the ninth prince is now grown up and the eleventh prince has moved out of the harem, the nineteenth prince has just been born.There are many people who want to take over. Among the four concubines, three of them have no sons. Now that they have raised a newborn little guy, it means that they have taken over all the concubines. When they went to greet the queen the next day, they all called Get up your spirits and plan to intervene.

The queen didn't intend to discuss this matter with them. The child was placed by her side, and she didn't recognize it as a legitimate son, but as an adopted son.Isn't that how the emperor was carried to the empress dowager's side back then?She brought it up yesterday, and she will naturally carry it out to the end. The only ones who can take care of her now are the little one and the princess. The eleventh prince has already entered school in the summer.It's no longer in my control.

The queen rubbed her temples, "Don't tell me about this. Concubine He is the heart of our emperor. Now that he is gone, the other children are easy to talk about. This little one is also loved and hated. Which of you would like to raise her?" , just tell the emperor himself, if the emperor agrees, I will send the child to you."

All the concubines heard this, and it was the same reason. This child was born to restrain his mother, but he was not an ordinary person, and he restrained his concubine. I heard that the emperor fell ill after returning from Pixiang Palace yesterday. He had a headache, and he did not go to court today. .

Everyone is weighing the weight of this little prince in the emperor's heart, otherwise, the emperor will really hate him, and even his adoptive mother will be unlucky.

Regardless of what happened to everyone else, the funeral went ahead.Everyone was still crying for Concubine Zhen a few years ago when Concubine Zhen died, but now, they are also crying for Concubine Jia.To be named a noble concubine, the things used are the standards of imperial concubines. Seeing the number of candles in front of the coffin and the specifications of the clan members kneeling down, the people below talked a lot.

What does the emperor think?

Everyone wanted to ask, and the funeral was only slightly inferior to the Queen's funeral.

The Jia family became the focus again. This time, among the female family members who came to cry, Shi Taijun really suffered a big blow.She almost had to be supported to walk, and she was almost blind from crying.The idea of ​​sending another person into the palace came up.The three princes in the palace must not be separated from their own family, otherwise, the Jia family will have nothing.

Before the coffin was to be sealed, the natal family and the concubine's close friends were allowed to see her last remains.Mrs. Tong saw her appearance first. In fact, the corpse had been placed for several days, and her appearance began to look hideous. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief in discomfort, not daring to cry out. It's gone, and no one can blame this matter. During childbirth, there are many women with dystocia, but it's just this bad luck that made her suffer.Xichun supported Shi Taijun, Tanchun supported Mrs. Wang, and Wang Xifeng supported Mrs. Xing. They came to have a look, and they all left under the urging of the eunuchs.The last side of the concubine can still be seen by her natal family. What happened to Jia Yuanchun made Mrs. Wang heartbroken. Like Shi Taijun, she cried depressively and unbearably.Wang Xifeng was also crying, and it was very embarrassing to set off the fact that Mrs. Xing, the aunt, couldn't cry.Xichun is also very uncomfortable. For her, another sister is gone. In this generation of the family, only she and Tanchun are left.And Tanchun felt a lot of envy for his cousin's funeral.

Only one of Concubine He's close friends came, that is, Lin Daiyu, with a big belly, watched her by the coffin for a while, and was helped down.After the female relatives left, the emperor came over with a few children, the Ninth Prince held swaddling babies, a few people lay beside the coffin and looked at it for a while, the eunuchs put the coffin lid on, and the children burst into tears.

It was not until the night before the funeral, in the dead of night, that the emperor approached the coffin, touched it, and said, "Don't worry, life is only a hundred years, and I will have this day sooner or later. I will not seal your underground palace. If your son has If you have the ability to make you a queen, you can lie beside me. I am waiting for you. I only want to wait for you and the queen. If you think what I said is right, don’t forget to entrust your son with dreams. Said, I can't reveal a little bit of this meaning."

He stood by the coffin all night, and the next day when the sun rose, the door of the main hall was pushed open, and the eunuchs came in, "Your Majesty, the adults who carried the spirit have already left the hall."

"Leave the princes and princesses under the age of five, and send the princes and concubines to the underground palace if they are over the age of five."

Seeing the coffin being carried out, the emperor said in his heart, "This is the last honor I will give you."