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The Queen Mother regretted it a little.

Although the late emperor was very diligent in arriving at Mulan Hunting Park, the Empress Dowager had never accompanied her to Mulan Hunting Park before.

When she was favored when she was young, she was basically giving birth to children. After six children were born, the most favored ten years were spent.When the first emperor came to the hunting garden, he was more willing to bring young and fresh concubines to serve him, so the queen mother really hadn't just come to the Mulan hunting garden during the first emperor's reign.

This time the emperor wanted to send her here, and the queen mother agreed happily, and she was very happy.

This is not being accompanied as a concubine, but as a queen mother.It can be seen that going out with the son is more beautiful than going out with the husband.

But soon, the queen mother discovered that this scenery also has a price.Being a concubine is very quiet, but being a concubine is a bustling scene where everyone comes to pay homage to the mountain.

It's not easy being a queen mother these days.

The wives and daughters of Mongolian princes, whoever came to this paddock, heard that the emperor's mother-in-law, the empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty, had arrived, so they would naturally come to pay their respects.She, the empress dowager, also had to take great care to summon and entertain her, and express her affection for the emperor.

The Queen Mother's Mongolian is very average.

She has no problem being bilingual in Manchu and Chinese, but there are not many Mongolian speakers in the palace, so her level is very ordinary.The part of the common language that can be understood is because Emperor Kangxi’s aunt, Empress Dowager Renxian, is Mongolian. When the old lady was still there, she often spoke a mixture of Mongolian and Manchu, and they were familiar with it.

Because she is not familiar with Mongolian, the queen mother is very tired when socializing.

I even made up my mind: I won't come next time!Let the Queen come to socialize, the Ai family deserves to enjoy the happiness in the palace.

This time, I rode a horse to see the scenery, and felt that was all there was to it. The Forbidden City where she had lived most of her life was more comfortable.

Just when the queen mother was a bit bored and even wanted to return to Beijing or go back to the Jehol palace to rest, the emperor sent a barbecue meal.

The emperor specially invited the queen mother to barbecue in a separate tent - a long pipe was connected to the top of the tent to facilitate the smoke out, and in the middle of the tent was a huge hearth, surrounded by stoves for skewers. It is baked and eaten now like a dragon.

This is still Jiang Heng's opinion.

At first, she remembered that when there was an open-air stall before, the skewers were grilled over charcoal, and the most appetizing was when they were served sizzling and oily.

Secondly, it is speculated that the queen mother did not use barbecue and other things when she came to the grassland. Most of them were like modern mothers and thought that barbecue was not clean.Putting it out in such a way that the queen mother can see that the ingredients are clean, all carefully prepared by the maids in the palace, and then let the chef change into new clothes and wrap his hair to come in to barbecue on site.

The emperor accepted the suggestion, and specially asked all the concubines to come to accompany him that day: it is only lively when some people eat meat together, and the queen mother should have a better appetite watching others eat.Anyway, the emperor watched the thirteen and others feasting on meat, so he could eat two more bites himself.

Regarding the barbecue time, after Jiang Heng discussed with the emperor, it was still set for lunch - the emperor originally planned to arrange for the evening, and thought he had enough time to eat slowly.

Jiang Hengxin said: Your Majesty, you really don't understand women's minds.

Even if the queen mother is a widow, she was once an outstanding beauty, the favorite concubine of the late emperor.For such a woman, maintaining beauty is not only for the sake of favor, but also a habit and love for herself.Even after the late emperor left, the Empress Dowager also attached great importance to maintaining her appearance and figure, hoping that she would never grow old.

Of course, I have paid more attention to this body type, and I will never allow myself to gain weight.

Jiang Heng had noticed before that during the palace banquets at night, the queen mother only touched a few small vegetables and clear soup with a few chopsticks, and then put them aside.

Inviting the Queen Mother to barbecue this evening, the Queen Mother must eat half a skewer and put it down.

In the end, the barbecue banquet was scheduled for lunch the next day.

The queen mother, who was bored with socializing, really liked it.

Although she loves maintenance, she pays attention to eating less greasy meat on weekdays.However, smelling the aroma of high-quality fruit trees, pine needles and other wood-based barbecues, and seeing people roasting is rare, I feel a little bit moved, but it is a pity that there is no good wine to match.

It's not easy for the Queen Mother to bring up drinking.

It is said that since the first emperor in this palace did not like to drink alcohol, Chang Er reminded the princes to drink less, only saying that those who are addicted to alcohol are ignorant, and they can only drink a little at the New Year's feast.

So the princes are used to not drinking too much, if they run into Huang Ama with alcohol, they will definitely be scolded.

The emperor himself is not a drinker. When he was the prince, he only drank a little with a few people at palace banquets, and it was just a taste. When he became the emperor himself, he didn't have to drink alcohol. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is no drinking.

But ten 34 are people who treasure good wine, especially those who had to drink every time they came back to eat meat on the grassland, and dared to compete with the Mongolian princes for wine.The emperor thought that Shisi's drinking capacity probably followed the empress dowager?So she was considerate to the Queen Mother and said: "Emiang, do you want someone to serve some wine? If you are not used to the wine on the grassland, I will also order someone to bring some fine wine from the palace."

The queen mother was really happy and asked someone to warm a pot.

She knew that the emperor didn't like wine, so she asked the palace servants to pour a glass for all the concubines, as a drink with her, which shows how good the queen mother is.

The barbecue is fresh and delicious, especially the emperor's filial piety, the queen mother rarely used a lot for lunch today.Still stopped by himself: "I'm afraid that the spleen and stomach can't bear it, so let's use these." He also asked Su Peisheng to serve Pu'er tea for the emperor in the afternoon.

And this grilled skewer is not only loved by the Queen Mother, it is really loved by everyone.Jiang Heng saw that Guo's eyes could not help but shine from the beginning to the end, and he eliminated many meat skewers.It wasn't until the maid behind her felt that the master ate too much and refused to go to the stove to get it, Guo Shi regretted giving up.

Sitting with the empresses and concubines, everyone eats meat and wine, which is a very enjoyable meal.

The emperor also felt that he was in a good mood, and turned around and said to Prince Yi: "Write to Shishi about the fact that I invited the emperor's mother to eat barbecue today, and let him know."

Thirteen's resentful face immediately appeared in Thirteen's mind, and he suppressed a smile and said, "Okay, I'll write it now, brother."

In the two days after the barbecue, Jiang Heng and other concubines gathered in the queen mother's tent every morning to listen to her talking about the filial piety of the emperor's son.

Originally in the palace, the queen mother didn't let concubines wander around her very much, but when she arrived at Lieyuan grassland, she even directly exempted concubines from paying their respects every day and told them not to come to her.

There are two reasons: one is that she can't tell the faces of these low-ranking concubines, and she doesn't bother to care;The concubine should go to do the main job of the concubine, don't think about taking shortcuts to serve her to please her, no one is better at serving her than her personal servants.

The empress dowager's refusal was to tell the concubines without words: the way to mourn the family is not going to work, it is useless to try to gain a place in the palace by mourning the family's thighs, all go to the emperor's heart and strive for favor.

Sooner or later, the concubines have understood the connotation of the queen mother, so they don't go to the queen mother to annoy others.

But the situation was different these two days, the queen mother took the initiative to let them accompany her.

The families of the Mongolian princes, the wives of the generals of the Eight Banners, and the accompanying royal relatives are all good audiences for the empress dowager to show off her son.

There is really no distinction between grades and ages about posting babies.

The Queen Mother would talk about the barbecue feast specially prepared for her by the emperor when she saw people in the past two days. The purpose of calling these concubines was to join in the lively scene, and let their companions join in.

The concubines of course have to perform their duties and welcome warmly.

Jiang Heng still went to the Queen Mother's tent today.

Even before entering, she knew that the person who came today must be a distinguished guest—Sister Wu Ya was personally instructing the waiter to prepare tea.

It really is a very precious guest.

The one who came to visit the queen mother today was the eldest princess who was married to Mongolia.

Daughters who have been married since ancient times are all jocks, and this one is even more jerks among jerks.Because although she is a princess, she is also the daughter of the prince. Emperor Kangxi adopted the daughter of his younger brother Chang Ning as an adopted daughter.

Emperor Kangxi did not have a thriving heir at the beginning, and many children actually died in the first few years.

Before her own daughter died, this adopted daughter became the eldest princess.At that time, Emperor Kangxi was psychologically shadowed by his child's death, and after he adopted his daughter, he was always worried that he would not be able to support his brother.However, the Eldest Princess was in good health and survived in the palace in good health, without any minor illnesses. Emperor Kangxi felt that she was blessed and loved her adopted daughter and niece very much.

Of course, no matter how much she loves her, it is inevitable for the eldest princess to marry Mongolia, just like all the daughters of Huang Taiji married to Mongolia, and when the eldest princess proposed marriage, it is absolutely certain that the princess of the Qing Dynasty will marry Mongolia.

It just depends on who you marry.

Lord Kangxi really took great care in choosing a son-in-law for this adopted daughter, niece and first princess.

Borzigit Bundy, who was finally selected, is not only the Taiji of Horqin, the capital of the Mongolian Eight Banners, but more importantly, the natal family of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.

It belongs to a branch that is both honorable and close.

Only then did Lord Kangxi marry the eldest daughter.

The eldest princess married well and had a good life.It's not that he's in his early forties this year, and he still looks bright, lively and outspoken, with no worries between his brows.

Now that the emperor has arrived at the land that used to belong to Horqin and was later designated as Mulan Paddock, it is equivalent to arriving at the husband's house of the eldest princess.As a half host, she often came to visit the Queen Mother.And these days the eldest princess is mostly the chief interpreter of the empress dowager, helping her deal with the female relatives of the Mongolian princes.

It just so happened that the Eldest Princess had a cold two days ago, so she couldn't come here. When she recovered today, she came to visit the Empress Dowager, and she really became the best listener for the Empress Dowager to show off her son.

The eldest princess is also very happy to join in.

She is a very wonderful person, because she was not born to any concubine, and she is still the longest princess, so she has a different kind of dignity.

The prince's younger brothers don't have to worry about "half-brothers competing with each other" when they come and go with her.And as the eldest sister, she took care of all the younger siblings she could take care of before they got married, and none of the concubines and concubines ever blushed—it really wasn't worth it.

No, now that she knows how to behave in the world, she will be rewarded.

The adoptive father, Emperor Kangxi, passed away, and after her nominal younger brother ascended the throne, he directly conferred the title of Princess Gulun Chunxi on her.

It was natural for the Eldest Princess to praise the Empress Dowager this time: Concubine De was born in a low family back then, but she, the Eldest Princess, did not despise her at all. No, times have changed, and she has become the Empress Dowager of the Forbidden City.

The queen mother is also very kind and polite to the eldest princess.

Moreover, the age difference between the two is more than ten years old, so they can definitely talk about going together, talking about their children and even grandchildren.

Of course, today is mainly about the Emperor of Xiaogan Heaven and Earth!

In fact, the eldest princess knew about this a long time ago. After all, the barbecue masters are all from Horqin.

But the eldest princess was still very supportive. Hearing the Queen Mother talk about the barbecue banquet, she showed surprise at the right time, and praised, "The emperor is really amazing, we can't think of barbecue in the house, and we can't think of preparing fine wine in the palace" and other words of support.

The atmosphere is very hot.

Even the Eldest Princess started to book a table with the Empress Dowager: "When the Long Live Lord is free, I will invite the Empress Dowager to have a barbecue before returning to Beijing. You must bring me. The Empress Dowager, you take the lead, and let us follow along to enjoy the favor." Bar."

The Queen Mother listened to this very heartfeltly, and immediately responded with a smile.

However, the Queen Mother's smiling face hadn't been put away yet, and there were discordant notes at the scene of showing off.

Ma Jiashi suddenly said: "The Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess don't know about it, it's not that the Empress Dowager takes the lead in this barbecue, the first one to eat the skewers from the emperor is a trustworthy person. "

The tent was eerily quiet for a moment.

After Jiang Heng heard Ma Jiashi's words clearly, his first reaction was: Life is so beautiful and long, why some people just don't want to live.

Of course, Ma Jiashi's original intention was to point directly at Jiang Heng's "overstepping due to favor and confusing the Lord Long Live".So I complained to the Queen Mother: Your Majesty Xin ate the emperor's barbecue banquet even before you, this is not acceptable, you have to treat her well.

Ma Jiashi only thought about attacking Jiang Heng, but forgot that if this word got out, the first person to be attacked would definitely not be Jiang Heng, but the emperor.

If the emperor favors a certain concubine so much that he puts her before the empress dowager, it will be a great reputation crisis.In this era when the word filial piety is so big, Ma Jiashi dared to say that the emperor was not filial, and everyone present was stunned.

Jiang Heng is a person in the middle of the matter, and the eldest princess belongs to the guests. They are all turbulent in their hearts, but it is inconvenient to be the first to speak.

The queen mother was so enraged that she could hardly speak.

Fortunately, there are still people who are good at talking and quick to respond.

For example, Concubine Xi stopped immediately and said: "Ma Jia is always here, when will you change your mind and talk nonsense when you open your mouth?"No one can listen to the nonsense of people with mental illness, can they?

But Concubine Xi still underestimated Ma Jiashi.

This is not a timid person, this is a front-line fighter who will never back down. At that time, he formed a clique in Chuxiu Palace. He could say more than he could say, and he formed a small team within five days of entering the palace. Brush the bad reviews of the imperial concubine.

For the always low-key Concubine Xi, Ma Jiashi didn't pay attention at all: Concubine Xi's Ama was just a fourth-rank official, and she didn't have much favor. If she was lucky enough to have a son, where did she come from?

So when Concubine Xi said that she had a bad mind and was talking nonsense, Ma Jia became anxious and said more and more: "The emperor asked the nobleman to eat barbecue first, and the concubine did not talk nonsense! It is really impossible, put the barbecue The cook is here, and you can tell if you ask." He also said to the Queen Mother: "The concubine dare not lie to deceive the Queen Mother."

She didn't dare to deceive the queen mother, the queen mother would be blinded by her anger.

Seeing that Ma Jia always spoke harshly and insisted on pointing at him, Concubine Xi didn't know what to say for a moment when she was bullied by her, so Jiang Heng stepped forward at the right time.

In fact, she originally suggested that the emperor invite Nanny Wu Ya, because she was afraid that the queen mother would feel uncomfortable after she knew that she had tried barbecue with the emperor.

But she really didn't expect that there would be a concubine who would stand up and tear up this matter.

Especially when the Empress Dowager was in high spirits, she jumped out and refused to let her go. This first hit the Empress Dowager in the face.

In this way, Ma Jiashi is really a furious predator.

Jiang Heng came out, saluted, and explained everything about the emperor calling him to try dishes for the queen mother, emphasizing that the emperor asked her to test the taste for the queen mother, and arranged for snacks and tea.She spoke slowly, without the meaning of eagerness to distinguish, but with a different kind of sincerity.

And when she finished speaking, Aunt Wuya just came back - when Ma Jiashi suddenly made trouble, Aunt Wuya stepped out, and now she has rushed back.

Hearing that the nobleman was just at the end, Aunt Wu Ya calmed down and handed over the menu of barbecue.

"Your Majesty and Eldest Princess, please take a look. This is a list that Eunuch Su specially sent over two days before the barbecue banquet. Long Live God ordered the servants to pick from it. Any ingredients that the Queen Mother usually does not like can't be picked out. "

Sister Wu Ya deliberately turned to another page: "After the servants sent the list back, the Lord Long Live read it himself, and then crossed out the tendons of the beef and deer, saying that he was thinking about the Empress Dowager who had announced the imperial physician before she left. If the toothache hurts, then even if you love to eat meat tendons, you can’t eat it.”

Aunt Wu Ya started to choke up as she spoke: "The filial piety of the Lord Long Live to the Empress is really moving."

It was not the first time for the queen mother to see this menu. Aunt Wu Ya had shown it to her after the barbecue feast that day, and the queen mother had been moved for two days.But this time it was like seeing it for the first time, with tears in his eyes and emotion in his mouth: "The Ai family didn't know that the emperor was so attentive. When he came to this hunting garden, the busy people lost weight twice, but still Thinking about every meal of Aijia."

When the queen mother wept, the eye circles of the eldest princess beside her immediately turned red.

"Long live Lord is really a person like Yao and Shun. When I go back, I will teach my two sons like this! If I can learn three points of filial piety from the emperor, I will be satisfied." Don't worry, not only will I not talk nonsense, but I will also focus on going out to promote the filial piety of the next emperor.

The field finally came back.

However, the Empress Dowager was furious in her heart: this means that today's life is good, and the eldest princess is here.If it was a Mongolian woman who was not very bright, maybe everyone would know about it as a joke when she went out. Wouldn't it ruin the emperor's reputation?Especially Prince Lian and others are also in this hunting garden. If they know about it, they will tell people everywhere with embellishments.

At this moment, the queen mother has the intention of directly giving Ma Jiashi two slaps.

Apart from the frightened new concubine, there were still people who understood the situation.

Concubine Xi saw that the scene was coming round, and she knew that the Empress Dowager was full of anger, so she immediately said coldly to her two maids behind her, "Go, let Ma Jiashi kneel down."

Concubine Xi has also learned how to be smart: just stop Ma Jiashi from kneeling down, and she might ignore her at all and even tease her, which would be even more embarrassing.

Then there is no need for theoretical education, just resort to force.

Coincidentally, Aunt Wu Ya also sensed the Queen Mother's mind, and with a wink, the maids in the Queen Mother's tent were also dispatched.

Four people and eight hands, no matter how brave Ma Jiashi was, he had no choice but to be held down and kneel down.

What's more, Ma Jiashi was also afraid at this time: Why is this so?Her court lady specially inquired about the news. It is obvious that the emperor prefers trustworthy people and asked her to try something new without telling the queen mother. Why is Wu Ya among them?How come there is this menu as evidence?

Her voice trembled: "The empress dowager, forgive me..."

Since Jiang Heng came into the palace, most of the empress dowager's eyes were benevolent and benevolent. This was the first time he had seen the glaring diamond face: "Forgive me? This spying on the holy trace, slandering the Holy One, and defrauding Ai's family are all heinous crimes. The family doesn't know where to start!"

When the big hats are buttoned up, you can know how angry the Queen Mother is.

The eldest princess next to her was suddenly involved in this troublesome matter, and she was very annoyed. She lightly added a sentence: "Look at her age, she is a new concubine in the palace? Looking at her appearance, she usually refuses to let people Right. In fact, if you are young and unstable, you can open your mouth, but you should never talk about Long Live God!"

After the two bosses finished speaking, Ma Jia was accused of many crimes, and Concubine Xi didn't need to add fuel to the scene, but turned around and pleaded guilty.

As the highest-ranking concubine who came to the hunting garden, she was originally in charge of leadership. When Ma Jia asked for trouble, she had to kneel down.

As soon as Concubine Xi knelt, the concubines present came to their senses, led by Concubine Yu, they all knelt like sticking candles.

The Empress Dowager was furious.

The eldest princess next to her quickly set up a ladder for the queen mother: "Your Majesty, our family knows our own family affairs and the emperor's filial piety. But at this moment, the Mongolian princes are all here. If it is a crime, it is nothing if one is always there, but if you get involved The slightest bit of fame for the Emperor is a great sin. Why don't the Empress Dowager find a reason at will and send Chang Zai back to the Forbidden City."

The queen mother walked down: "Forget it, let's say that she has offended Ai's family, and her actions are very inappropriate."

Turning around, he called Chang Shun, the head of the eunuch: "Immediately ask someone to send Ma Jia back to the Forbidden City. She will be strictly guarded along the way, and she will not be allowed to say anything! I want the Ai family to know who is so bold as to take her money." Let her talk nonsense, and spread out a sentence that is not pleasant, just wait to go to the Punishment Department to shed her skin!"

Changshun repeatedly agreed to deal with the empress dowager, the people around the empress dowager were definitely more skilled than Su Peisheng, and there would be no chance of slipping through the net. Ma Jia was taken away without even a chance to beg.

There was a dead silence in the tent.

The Empress Dowager frowned and asked Aunt Wu Ya again: "I remember, a few days ago, there was a concubine who offended the emperor, how did you deal with it in the end?"

Aunt Wu Ya immediately reported: I promised last week, and I am currently working as a flower planter in Hengchun Nursery.

The Queen Mother waved her hand: "Treat Ma Jiashi the same way!"

Just as Aunt Wu Ya answered this sentence, the Empress Dowager said again: "It's only been a few months, and two new concubines have gone wrong. How did they learn this rule in Chuxiu Palace that day?"

"Ai Jia remembers that this matter was brought up by the imperial concubine, and the final examination paper was also issued by the imperial concubine? The qualified test papers were also read by the imperial concubine? Then send someone back to ask her what is going on! Wait for Ai's family to return Gong, I need to listen to her explanation!"

Sending people back to question the imperial concubine was not enough, the queen mother continued to sit continuously, and the four major nuns who were in charge of teaching the new concubines that day all had half a year's monthly regulations as punishment, even including the most senior old nuns around her. , It can be seen that the anger is great.

Jiang Heng listened silently below—the four diamond-like nuns are all important figures in the harem.

The queen mother is different from the emperor, she understands the way of survival in the harem better.

The emperor sent Zhou's promise to Hengchun garden and it was over, so he didn't need to worry about it.The Empress Dowager kept up with the follow-up punishments for the nuns. With these qualifications, at this age, they were fined with silver and embarrassing.

The Eldest Princess couldn't sit still anymore, and once again vaguely stated that she would never tell today's events, she said goodbye and went out, thinking: Where did I come from this bad luck, others have heard that the Queen Mother Xuan'er is fine, but today I am here alone , Such a stupid thing happened.

After finishing the treatment, the Queen Mother said coldly to the new concubines and concubines who only dared to look down at their toes and did not even dare to breathe, "Whoever has a word about today's matter will go to Hengchun Nursery to accompany Ma Jiashi Dig the earth!"

After the Empress Dowager said digging the earth in a tone of digging someone's grave, the concubines swore to promise not to dare, and were determined to be clam shells that would never open their mouths.

"Let's all go, don't get in the way of Ai's family!"

From Concubine Xi onwards, the concubines all resigned in disgrace.Really came with flattery, and left with anger.

Jiang Heng also wanted to take his leave among the crowd, but the Queen Mother said, "I trust you to stay."

Jiang Heng sighed: Fishing in troubled waters to resign failed.