The spring in April is bright and brilliant, and the flowers in the garden are in full bloom, and the bees and butterflies shuttle among them, which is very busy.

Prince Zhuang's successor, Fujin Guo Luoluo, was sitting in the garden. Today she was wearing a flag dress with begonia pink embroidered with large flower groups, combing her hair with big red peony velvet flowers and red gold gemstones like magpies climbing plums. Hairpins, emerald-encrusted oriental pearl earpicks...the colors are as delicate and prosperous as the back garden in April.

If you didn't look at her face, you would have thought it was a young woman in her early twenties.

Take a closer look, whether it is clothes or jewelry, although the materials and workmanship are excellent, but the styles and colors are outdated, it should be old things from decades ago.Although the owner kept it very well, after all, it bears the marks of time, as if Guo Luoluo's eyes now have an old taste.

Guo Luoluo held a rhinoceros horn rattle in her hand and shook the rattle gently. The rattle made a crisp bang bang sound. Her voice was low and slow, "This rattle was given by the holy grandfather. In the 51st year of Kangxi I was dressed like this at the Yue family banquet. I was diagnosed with pregnancy in the palace. The holy grandfather was very happy to hear that, and gave this rattle he used to give to my eldest brother. Unfortunately, the eldest brother just arrived In this world, he went back immediately. He left in such a hurry that he didn't even play the rattle once." Tears dripped down on the surface of the rattle, and slid down the river into the palm of his hand. "I was in pain for two days and two nights, and finally gave birth to him. Why was he so mischievous and left without a word!"

The fresh and bright dress of the young days combined with Guo Luoluo's sad face after the years, makes people feel funny and sad.

Ziwei just listened to the few words of old Fujin, and felt very uncomfortable. When she thought of the scene when she and her mother were farewell, she couldn't help crying along with Guo Luoluo.

Guo Luoluo put down the rattle, picked up the red gold silk wrapped quilt beside her, she made a false gesture of embracing the baby, and while gently shaking it, she said, "That's how I hugged him and looked at him that day, even though I I couldn't see how he opened his eyes, but his eyes must be dark and shiny; and his small nose and mouth are exactly the same as the prince's." Guo Luoluo showed a weak smile on his face , she was completely intoxicated in the world of her own imagination, "I made a lot of clothes for him, and he must like it very much if he sees it. If he can grow up, he must be extremely handsome and handsome; he must be diligent and inquisitive, he must be filial Be well-behaved; the prince promised to let him inherit Prince Zhuang's mansion in the future..."

Ziwei was heartbroken when she heard it, but she didn't dare to interrupt Lao Fujin's words. That smile and tone were too illusory, like the shadow of the moon in the water, even if touched lightly, it would instantly shatter and disappear without a trace.

She could only force herself to transform what old Fujin said into concrete images, and describe it as truthfully as possible with pen and ink, so that Guo Luoluoshi would not waste the beautiful and painful past so cruelly.

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"Ziwei, look at this beaded flower, isn't it beautiful?" Guo Luoluo held a yellowish red jewel inlaid beaded flower fastener, "This is the beaded flower that Duan Rou once wore. She has loved these gorgeous and colorful jewelry since she was a child. I saved her a large box of pearl flowers, but she has never had a chance to wear them. Sigh~ At that time, she was only eight years old, and she was brought into the palace by her fourth brother and sister-in-law. From then on, she couldn't even call me 'Emiang'." Guo Luoluo's eyes, which were already red and swollen like rotten peaches, burst into tears. You can’t even say anything to complain, woo woo woo~”

"When Duan Rou was 15 years old, she was wearing this bright red flag dress and a set of ruby ​​hair. She was taller than you, with an oval face, almond eyes, and slightly upturned mouth corners. She is a little bit similar to you. But she has always been lively and energetic, laughing and laughing all day long, likes horseback riding and archery, likes to play cuju and martial arts, like a boy, she can't stop for a moment. If , if only she was a boy..."

Regret and sadness flashed in Guo Luoluo's eyes: If he was an elder brother, he would not be taken up by the palace to be raised, and he would not be married to Mongolia.

……

Old Fujin didn't want others' response, he just babbled and described on his own, while Ziwei listened carefully and recorded the content for painting. Objects that carried her past emotions, ranging from big cradle vases to small clothes and jewelry, all kinds of things, and the big garden was stuffed a little messy.

"Hey~ What's the matter? It's like a Liulichang mess. Sister, isn't the weather fine? You're taking these scraps of metal out to bask in the sun!"

Side Fujin Li Shi wore a silver-red flag dress and led a large group of people over proudly. She was about the same age as Guo Luoluo Shi, but because she was well maintained, she looked like she was only in her early forties.

In the early years, she fought fiercely with the Guo Luoluo family, fighting over everything, but unfortunately Guo Luoluo's life was not good, all the sons she gave birth to could not be raised, and the daughters she raised died in Mongolia a few years ago.Li Shi is proud just thinking about it, so what about Di Fujin, Prince Zhuang's mansion is not all hers in the end?

"Sister, I'm not talking about you. These things are old and moldy. What are you going to do?" Li Shi walked over casually, and sat down on the other side of Guo Luoluo Shi with great demeanor. She stretched out her On the wrist, there are a pair of emerald jade chaise longue bracelets with transparent emerald green water head and feet, and on the white and tender fingers are long red treasure gilt finger cots, which are dazzling under the sunlight. "Look at this bracelet. A while ago, Yongyu entrusted someone to bring it back from Myanmar. Thanks to his kindness, he still remembers my birthday!"

When Mrs. Li saw Guo Luoluo staring at the bracelet, she felt even happier, with a hint of pride on her face, "Sister, if you like it, I'll ask Yong Yu to look for it again, I'm afraid the water will not be so green. Hehehe~ "Ci Fujin, Mrs. Li covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled coquettishly, her body trembling so that the flowers and branches trembled—uh, old flowers and branches.

In the 51st year of Kangxi, Guo Luoluo gave birth to the elder brother and died on the same day; and Li gave birth to the second elder brother Hongpu in the second year.

Although Hong Pu passed away in the eighth year of Qianlong's reign, he still left behind a good son, Yongxuan. He was named Fuguogong at the beginning and walked in Qianqing Gate. Now he is highly regarded by the emperor and Prince Zhuang. As long as he doesn't rebel, doesn't dig up his ancestors' graves, and doesn't shit on the emperor, the position of Prince Zhuang will definitely not escape.

Mrs. Li straightened her waist, and the shining red treasure gilt fingertips lightly slid across her soft face, making her skin more and more white.She glanced at Guo Luoluo, and the viciousness and pride in her eyes were directly obvious: In terms of name, I can't beat you, Guo Luoluo, but I am the one who laughs last?And you are just a widowed old man who doesn't even cry!

Mrs. Guo Luoluo was unwilling to argue with Mrs. Li a long time ago. She has no children, so what's the point of arguing?But Li Shi's look just now made her extremely angry. The child is her reverse scale, and no one is allowed to touch it!

She has been kind for too long, and some people can't wait to run up to her to do her best!

Guo Luoluo slapped the table hard, and there was a bang, which made the audience silent.Guo Luoluo's aura was fully open, and he scolded Li with majesty, "Li, what is your identity? How dare you make your own claim to wear red treasure gilt fingertips?"

Mrs. Li was frightened by Guo Luoluo's sudden outburst, her fingers trembled, and the sharp fingertips immediately scraped a red mark on her face. Before she recovered from the stinging pain, Guo Luoluo's reprimand A steady stream came, "Not kneeling yet!"

Mrs. Li trembled in fright. As a grandmother, she was forced to kneel to Mrs. Guo Luoluo in humiliation in front of many servants——

"Mr. Li, although you are the side Fujin of the palace, you are nothing more than a concubine's room! How does the ancestor's family law allow the concubine's room to use bright red? No matter where you got this red treasure gilt finger cot, but I want to tell you, as long as you are the side Fujin of Prince Zhuang's mansion, you will always be a concubine, and you will never be worthy of using big red! It doesn't matter if this transgressive thing spreads and damages my reputation, but if you dare to do it The reputation of the prince! I will never forgive you! Of course, the prince will not spare you either! The family law of the ancestors will not tolerate you!

On weekdays, I treat you sisters leniently, but I didn't expect to let your thoughts go wild!For the sake of serving the prince together, I will forgive you this time, and I will not be an example.

I guess you are getting old, your memory is not good, and you have even forgotten the rules, so you can copy it ten more times.Nanny Liu, hurry up and take your side Fujin back to the room! "

Mrs. Li knelt on the ground feeling ashamed and angry, she has been pampered and pampered for many years, how has she ever suffered a bit?Who in the weekdays is not flattering and flattering her.But she couldn't even say a word of rebuttal.Not only that, but she also had to kneel down to thank his descendant Fujin Guo Luoluo for his advice, otherwise, once the reputation of being the main wife spreads, she will die if she does not die.

The stones on the ground were cold and hard, which made her uncomfortable; what made her even more uncomfortable was that today's reprimand from Guo Luoluo shattered the face and prestige she had built for many years, and she couldn't even pick it up.

Once this matter gets out, how can she associate with other ladies in the future?

Li shivered like a quail, she couldn't stand up even if she wanted to, but Nanny Liu struggled a lot to pull her up.

Mrs. Li was about to salute and leave, "Oh, why is it so lively today?" A delicate voice came from far and near, and everyone turned their heads to look over, and Fujin Hu was walking this way accompanied by Prince Zhuang Come.

Side Fujin Hu is only in his 30s. Although he is wearing a wide peach red flag dress, he can't stop his plump and enchanting figure. In his 30s, a woman is at her most mature, and Hu looks charming and gorgeous. Like a ripe peach, it seems that the juice will flow out with a bite.

The flamboyant Mrs. Hu leaned on the white-haired and bearded Prince Zhuang leaning on her. It was really a pear tree crushing begonias. A girl like Ziwei who had never seen the world felt shocked and surprised when she saw it.I can't figure out why such a wonderful person like Hu would be willing to be a concubine for an old man?

After everyone saluted each other, Prince Zhuang took his seat. Seeing all the wives and concubines gathered together, he asked in surprise, "Why are you all gathered together today?"

Guo Luoluo said indifferently, "It's nothing, the weather is fine, so I just came out to catch up on the old days."

Side Fujin Li Shi looked at Prince Zhuang eagerly, and called out quite aggrieved, "My lord~" It's just that the color is fading, and Prince Zhuang couldn't see anything from her finely lined eyes, so he was happy He turned his head and said to Guo Luoluo, "If the weather is so good, if Mrs. Hu hadn't brought me here, I'm afraid I would have missed this good spring."

In the past, Guo Luoluo and Zhuang Prince Yunlu were young couples, and the young couple also had a time of mixing oil with honey, but as time passed, women were brought into the mansion one after another, and her child died. One after another, Guo Luoluo's fiery heart gradually cooled down - he is her only one, but she is not his only one, he will have countless women, and countless children, he will never lack accompanied by people.

Guo Luoluo then let go of his hands and didn't care about anything. He was intoxicated by the curl of cigarettes and asked the Buddha for comfort.

But today, Li Shi angered her, she will not let Li Shi go!

Guo Luoluo pointed to a small wooden horse whose paint leather had fallen off beside him, "My lord, do you still remember this little wooden horse?"

Prince Zhuang's gaze followed Guo Luoluo's finger, and his heart was shocked. How could he not remember the little wooden horse?

In the spring of Kangxi's 51st year, when he heard that Fujin was pregnant, he became a father for the first time, and he was overjoyed and didn't know what to do.The holy grandfather had too many sons, and the love he received from his father was pitiful. At that time, he secretly swore that he would be the best Ama in the world, so he asked people to prepare materials overnight, and made this little wooden horse by himself. , I want to keep it for their son to play.

But unexpectedly, the long-awaited child only came to the world for one day, and left again without even opening his eyes.

Prince Zhuang felt hot in his eyes, he waved his hands weakly, "You all step back, I want to stay with Fujin for a while."

Everyone has their own thoughts and retreats according to their words.

Prince Zhuang looked at the dazzling array of things in the courtyard, and sighed, "Why are you doing this?"

Guo Luoluo cried bitterly, "They are a piece of meat that fell from my body, how do you tell me to forget?"

Seeing her crying and crying, Prince Zhuang felt uncomfortable. The painful past was not because of deliberately burying and forgetting or alleviating the pain, but because of the sudden turning up, the wound was still dripping with blood and the pain was unbearable.

Prince Zhuang raised his head and blinked, tears slipped silently and got into the gray braids.He choked up, "What do you want?"

Guo Luoluo said in a trembling voice, "My lord, how many years do I have to live? I'm not afraid of death, I'm just afraid that no one will remember to burn incense for Hongzun and the others when I die. When I think of them wandering alone in the underworld and being bullied, even a bowl If I can't even eat the food for the sacrifice, I feel like a knife is piercing my heart!"

When Prince Zhuang heard this, he thought that Hongzun and the others were really as Fujin said, and felt very distressed, "How about adopting Yongke to Hongzun's name? There will be someone who will offer incense in the future."

Yongke is Yongzhen's younger brother, Guo Luoluo naturally couldn't ask for it, Guo Luoluo said with tears in his smile, "That's fine. I just don't know if Sister Li is willing?"

Prince Zhuang frowned, "I'm still in charge of the palace, so it's her turn to speak! That's the decision!"

The news reached Mrs. Li's ears, and she was so angry that she smashed everything in the house, but she had to show gratitude to the outside world.

Ziwei had only lived in the palace for a few days with the golden lock, and she saw the fierce methods of wives and concubines competing for favor, which made her tremble in fear.

At night, Ziwei tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, so she asked softly, "Jin Suo, are you asleep?"

"No~" Jin Suo's voice was in a daze, probably about to fall asleep.

Ziwei hesitated and asked out the entanglements and doubts in her heart, "Tell me, does the lord love Fujin?"

Jin Suo was awakened by her question, and immediately replied, "Of course I love you, otherwise why marry me?"

"Then, why does he still have so many side Fujins?"

"I know this!" Jin Suo turned to face Ziwei. She has become acquainted with the servants of the palace during this time, and she has also inquired about a lot of gossip, "I heard from those nuns that the royal family pays special attention to opening branches Sanye, the more children you have, the better. So they all have to bring a lot of concubines into the house. Among these concubines, some are rewarded by the prince's father, some are rewarded by the prince's mother, and some are given by brothers and sisters. , some were sent by subordinates..."

After hearing this, Ziwei fell to the bottom with a heavy heart. Although she really wanted to lie to herself, from this point to that point, she thought that Qianlong must be one of the three thousand beauties in the harem.If her mother had entered the palace back then, no matter how permeable she was, if she entered the backyard of the inner house, she would have to change her mind and use all means to compete with other women for a man, just to get a little bit of that man's love. Show mercy.

I feel terrible when I think about it!

Ziwei clutched the quilt tightly, feeling chills all over her body, her teeth kept chattering, and she made a clucking sound, "Why, why can't we just be a couple for the rest of our lives?"

Jin Suo rolled his eyes, a couple forever?It's a joke!

If a man can be a couple for the rest of his life, how can Xia Yuhe have anything to do with him?When the two had a first and last relationship, Qianlong had eight children!

"Miss, don't talk about dignitaries such as emperors and princes, even ordinary men have three wives and four concubines. Look at Nalan Xingde, who writes about one generation and one couple for a lifetime. Doesn't he remarry after his wife dies? A confidante!"

Ziwei liked Nalan Ci very much, and when she heard Jin Suo say this, she was a little displeased that the poems she admired were arranged in such a way, "I don't know this, so how do you know?"

"Hey, what's so difficult about these gossips? Manchu slaves are called Bao Yi, and they have been slaves for generations. They follow their masters to dowry and dowry. Stressed relatives, these things can be known after a little inquiring. The niece of Grandma Sun in the big kitchen of the palace was a dowry at the beginning, and went to Nalan's house with her, so she knows it best." For those who can hit Ziwei' On the theory that only love is the greatest, Jin Suo has always spared no effort, so when she talks about other people's gossip, it is called unscrupulous.

"I don't believe it!" Ziwei shouted loudly, "There will definitely be a couple for life."

"Miss, you scared me to death! Why are you shouting so loudly? What will you do if someone hears you later? Be careful of your reputation." Seeing that Ziwei was silent, Jin Suo said, "Miss, if you are lucky, you can really It is wonderful to have a couple for life. But have you heard of any woman who can do this? If not? What are you going to do? Are you really going to die?"

Ziwei thought about it, and didn't know how to answer, "I don't know, I don't know!" Ziwei pulled the quilt over her head, refusing to think about this question again.

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