Fortune Orb [Qing]

Mengchun prays for the valley, and winter solstice worships the sky.

Kangxi visited the Temple of Heaven in person twice a year, praying to God, wishing good weather and abundant crops throughout the year.

In addition, whenever the country's major events, the emperor also had to offer sacrifices to the ancestors.

Since the completion of the Temple of Heaven, hundreds of sacrificial activities have been held here. Not to mention, there are nearly a hundred of them hosted by Kangxi himself. In the eyes of many people, it is just a formality. A day of miracles.

This sacrifice in May shocked the entire Qing Dynasty. On this day, rain fell all over the world.

This sacrificial ceremony was actually very irregular. Although meat, wine, music and dancing were also fasted for two days, it stands to reason that the sacrificial activities would not be the turn of the women, but Kangxi defied the crowd and brought all the four concubines and the prince Fujin with him.This is a gamble of all-out effort, if it works, the Ministry of Rites will automatically stop, and there will be no problems; if it fails, the emperor will suffer all kinds of criticism, and the chaos in the court will definitely escalate.

Kangxi won the bet. From the corner of his eye, he saw Baozhu kneeling beside Yinzhen, with her forehead on the ground. Her sincere prayer alone was more effective than all the others combined. When she knelt down, the cloudless sky turned cloudy, not much After a while, there was a continuous drizzle like a needle.

"The rain is coming!"

"God has eyes, the rain is coming!"

Kangxi was also very moved and almost shed tears. In the past month, he has been under a lot of pressure and he has been questioned.The people were afraid of patrolling the camp and did not dare to speak out, but they felt from the bottom of their hearts that it was the emperor's fault, that he had done something wrong that caused the heavens to wrath.

People at the root of the imperial city dare not say, there are many rumors outside, and some people mentioned the three earthquakes in the early years, saying that they have never seen such an unlucky emperor, and they have never been peaceful since they ascended the throne. Who will believe it?

It's all right now, all the people in the capital know that today's sacrifice to heaven, the emperor led a large group of people out of the palace in a mighty way, and now the sacrifice is in progress, and the rain has indeed come down. It was a steady drizzle that wasn't wet, and then it started to rain. Within two quarters of an hour, the sky felt like a hole had been broken, and the heavy rain poured down. All those who participated in the sacrifice were soaked. Unluckily, at this very moment, someone actually wept with joy, even if he could not shed tears, he sighed in satisfaction, and sincerely thanked God for his willingness to have mercy on mortals.

Kangxi had already thought that after this sacrifice, his reputation would increase unprecedentedly. He didn't realize that his estimate was still too conservative until he received memorials from various states.

It was not only the capital city that received rain. On this day, the entire territory of the Qing Dynasty was wet. The common people were holding earthen pots and porcelain basins and carrying buckets to collect water under the eaves. Because they had been thirsty for too long, there were many A few people stood with their heads up in the heavy rain.

I don't care that the heavy rain will wet the clothes and mess up the hairstyle. This is the first rain since the beginning of spring, and it is a life-saving rain.

The local officials lined up to submit the papers to Beijing, explaining the situation, saying that the drought was over, and some people joked that the flood should come after a few more days like this.It was the first time that Kangxi felt that God was on his side. In the past few decades, good luck has not favored him, and it is all due to hard work to get to where he is today.

Thinking about it later, where is God helping him, it is Lao Jiu Fujin who helped him.

I still can't see through Fucha's origin, but I can be sure that she is good. Maybe it's God's calamity, or maybe it's because of the blessings of a benevolent person of all ages. He also believed that Emperor Wa was reincarnated... No matter what, Fortunately, he was reborn in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and married into Aixinjueluo's family, so it's a pity to follow Lao Jiu, a fool who doesn't think about making progress.

If he had known earlier, he would have waited until the first two years of general elections with Yinfeng and so on.

It's a pity, this is life.

Kangxi sighed a little, and quickly corrected his posture. Lao Jiu Fujin is soft-tempered, and God who helps her is not soft-hearted. It is sure that nothing good will happen to her.Besides, Yinzhen didn't mean to stand in line. As the saying goes, if you marry a chicken, follow the chicken and marry the dog, and she will follow Yinzhen, and that would be fine.

Although everyone in the world praised him as the emperor, Kangxi knew in his heart that these credits had nothing to do with him at all. He couldn't think of a reason to reward Lao Jiu Fujin directly, so he asked Liang Jiugong to draw up an edict, saying that the concubine Guo Luoluo's family was suffering from severe drought. Within a month, he arranged all the affairs of the harem well to ensure that there was no chaos in the palace. She was said to be gentle, dignified and precious, hardworking and frugal... He boasted a lot, and then said that he would make her a noble concubine and take over the phoenix seal.

This edict was read by Liang Jiugong himself, and Concubine Yi, who was kneeling at the bottom, was stunned.

Oh yes, even if the canonization ceremony has not been done, and the imperial concubine treasure has not been obtained, she is now a noble concubine.

Concubine Yi accepted the decree in a daze, gave Liang Jiugong a reward, and asked the former eunuch to send him out in person. When he was far away, she wondered: "I haven't climbed up after fighting for so many years. Now Don’t fight, don’t fight, and even make a noble concubine?”

The old nanny who has served her for decades doesn't understand either. Forgive her for her blindness. I really don't see what contribution the imperial concubine has made to deal with the drought. Strictly following the water restriction order and not asking for extra is considered a contribution?

The master and servant were stunned for a while, and finally gave up and continued to deliberate, don't guess about the Sacred Heart, as long as the emperor is happy.

What a blessing to fly, what a blessing to fly.

If you want to say that the queen has to listen to the courtiers' wishes, confer the title of noble concubine, and promote Yifei to be a noble concubine, this seems to be a matter of course and letting nature take its course.The emperor didn't even need to give any reason. Concubine Yi has been on the concubine's position for nearly 20 years, and she has made no mistakes... that's enough. It's not a day or two since the emperor liked her. As far as she is the most favored, who is qualified to be on her if she is not on it?

Although there is only one word difference between concubine and imperial concubine, there is actually a gap between them, and most people will never be able to cross it in their lifetime.

Originally, the structure of the harem was already very stable. The two empresses and Concubine Wen Xi walked back and forth. The highest status was the fourth concubine. Break the balance and push Guo Luoluo to the top.

Concubine Yi Gui is still in her Yikun Palace, but the furnishings inside need to be slowed down, after all, her status is different.

Speaking of which, after Empress Hesheli passed away, the Phoenix Seal was once in the hands of Concubine Tong Gui. Later, Concubine Tong Guifei turned around and left, and the Phoenix Seal was taken back. It has been placed on Kangxi's side for so many years.Originally the four concubines were in charge of the harem, and no one was more noble than the other when they each performed their duties, but now Guo Luoluo has become Concubine Yi and is acting as the phoenix seal.

Concubine Yi was terrified, for fear that she would be pushed out by the emperor to be a living target. Later, Yinzhen entered the palace, congratulated her face to face, and withdrew the inside information of the left and right Daoming, so she calmed down.

In fact, it is not very stable. Knowing that the daughter-in-law has a very deep background and goes to heaven, which mother-in-law can be stable?

At the beginning, Concubine Yi only thought that Yinzhen was joking, and saw that he was serious, and he said everything logically, saying that the whole world was dry, and his house would not be affected in the slightest, the wells were in good condition, and the water in the lake was never less .He also said that the reason why the emperor asked the female relatives to go to the Temple of Heaven was to take the orb. He also said that when the orb knelt down that day, the sky became cloudy, and the rain would come soon...

Concubine Yi felt that she was probably listening to a fairy tale.

Thinking about it carefully, it really makes sense, according to Lao Jiu, the emperor's various abnormal behaviors can be explained.

Why did you suddenly give her a promotion?

Because it is not suitable to directly promote Lao Jiu or his Fujin, and there is no fair reason, even if there is a reason, how long did it take to get promoted again in the first year, it is too fast, it is hard to say in the court, maybe Lao Jiu will be squeezed out by his brothers.

So, she followed her son and daughter-in-law to get rich.

Concubine Yi had only ever seen that a son is worthy of his mother, and the crown prince was a good example. He was born in the womb of Hesheli, and he became the crown prince when he was still a baby. He could get everything the princes pursued without any effort.

She had imagined how much fun it was, and now she really felt it, she is a mother who is more expensive than a child, and the old nine is promising, and he, Fujin, is also capable, as a mother-in-law, she picks up cheap things for nothing, and grabs what she hasn't gotten in her whole life The title of noble concubine was so easy to get, so easy that she thought it was all a dream.

Yinzhen snorted softly, giving Emiang a noble concubine is really cheap for Huang Ama, this time offering sacrifices to the heavens, Huang Ama's reputation has reached the highest level, with heaven's rectification of his name, he is the emperor of the prosperous age.

Seeing his proud look recently, Yinzhen felt a little itchy in the back molars.

Indeed, who would have thought of it, who would have thought that there was a fake behind it?

That's good too, Huang Ama snatched away the limelight of giving away the empress, and finally his house can be clean for a few days.

Before Yinzhen left the palace, he even told his mother-in-law that when Baozhu comes back to congratulate her, let her accept it calmly and don't let her know... Although everyone close to her knows that she has some skills, in Baozhu's view, she is her destiny. A better ordinary person, she doesn't know anything.

After listening to Yinzhen's nagging instructions for a long time, the ears of the newly appointed imperial concubine were calloused, she hurriedly knocked people out: "Okay, Er Niang knows, you should go back to the mansion quickly, don't stand here and delay my showing off. "

As soon as Yinzhen left, the congratulatory guests packed up the Yikun Palace. Concubine Yigui really showed off enough, but it's a pity that she didn't see Concubine Wu.

She asked Chang Zai of the side hall of the Yonghe Palace, and Wubi's face has recovered.I have to reply that the scars have formed early, but the scars are difficult to remove.The imperial physicians had some ideas, but Empress Wupin had been hurt for too long, it was difficult.

With these accurate words, Concubine Yi was relieved. At the same time, she also said with emotion that it was a pity for that face. Wu Bin was a beauty who was ranked among the most beautiful in the palace.

It's okay not to mention this, but everyone is glad to mention it.Wu Yashi is used to putting on airs, and she has some tricks. She once coaxed the emperor to favor her alone. It would be good if her face was disfigured. If it was not destroyed, would they have a chance to stand out?

The palace was very lively, as was the outside of the palace gate. Even after several days, the people were still talking about the sacrifice and the miracle, but it was a pity that they did not witness the process of praying for rain with their own eyes.

Just as Kangxi thought, the Ministry of Rituals originally had a lot of objections to him taking the fourth concubine and the prince Fujin to sacrifice to heaven, because the unprecedented success of this sacrifice really asked for rain, or the rain from all over the world... The status of a woman Inexplicably improved a lot, and all the criticisms against him disappeared overnight.

When summing up the experience of success and failure, they found that if there is any difference, it is that there are more personalities this time, and a large number of people kneeled on and off the field.Women's relatives were not allowed to attend this kind of solemn and solemn occasion before, but this time, it is still possible. It is difficult for their status to be improved.

Of course, it will take more effort to make a thorough improvement. Through this time, at least a glimmer of hope can be seen.

Yinzhen told Baozhu about all these things, and Baozhu smiled and enjoyed listening to it, and then prepared congratulatory gifts and entered the palace.