How many buildings are in the mist

Zhu Xianwan was almost half-kidnapped by Duan Qichen and moved to Duan Qichen's palace. She felt that her palace had everything, although sometimes it was a bit cold, but it was not to the extent that she had to change places to live in winter.But she couldn't hold back as many reasons as Duan Qichenshan.Duan Qichen first gave an example and said that she used to be sick in winter and never recovered in spring. She was sick for four months at a time; then she said how warm her palace is, there are more blankets than her palace, and the food is also less. They are all very warm, let her cook food in her own palace, if no one forces her, she will only eat those things that are not nutritious, and then Duan Qichen began to analyze this topic one by one... Zhu Xianwan really Unable to take it anymore, in order to tell Duan Qichen to shut up, he had no choice but to agree.

In fact, she understood that Duan Qichen did this out of a kind of cherishing for the rest of his life.She wants to tell Duan Qichen that it's no big deal, don't change like this just because of this time, but it seems that she has no right to say such a thing.When the house arrest ended, she walked out of the bedroom, the sun fell on her body, she felt comfortable first, and then a strong longing surged in her heart, wanting to go to Duan Qichen's side as soon as possible.

The days of being under house arrest were actually not long. Compared to her previous life, it was nothing more than the fact that there were not many people around her who came to her, and she couldn't see anyone she wanted to see.When the situation was tense at the beginning, no one dared to visit her, not even those who came secretly.After several days, she suddenly heard the sound of stones falling to the ground in the courtyard. She asked Qiulan to take a look. Sure enough, there was Feng Xu's handwriting on the silk wrapping the stones, telling her that Guangling had been recovered and the good news had been sent back to the imperial court. .Qiulan asked her if she wanted to say hello to the guards at the door and pass on the news?She thought about it, and let it go.

The wind was cold and the sun was covered by clouds.She suddenly thought that if Guangling wins, it means that her uncle and cousins ​​are either captured or dead, in short, the matter is a failure-her escape is based on their mortality, what kind of tragedy is this?The emperor's family has always been fratricide, like a black whirlpool, those who are close to the ink are black, and the families related to it will inevitably fall into it together, paying the price for each other's desires.

Duan Qichen came to pick her up after receiving the imperial decree from the emperor that day.The two couldn't help hugging each other in the courtyard.Smelling each other's familiar fragrance, both of them felt relieved.When she let go of Duan Qichen, she saw tears in the other's slender eyes, she wanted to laugh, but she also cried: "What are you doing, I'm fine. Wasn't it just being locked up for a few days? "

Unexpectedly, Duan Qichen really cried out now: "I'm not afraid that you will be implicated! This year, Your Majesty has been capricious! I don't know if she, she, she will let you go! It is not the fault of the Yi people to seek rebellion. sin!"

She had no choice but to coax Duan Qichen while wiping her tears.

Later she asked Duan Qichen how he begged the emperor, and Duan Qichen told the truth.She could only sigh in silence.

"Why are you sighing?" Duan Qichen asked, thinking she was unhappy.

She shook her head and replied: "I was just thinking, every time I tell His Majesty about my sister, it always works. It's actually not good. My sister definitely doesn't want to see it."

Duan Qichen took her hand and said: "The empress will definitely not want to see you suffer."

"Yes. But she doesn't want to see His Majesty suffer."

After Zhu Xianwan was relieved, she immediately began to prepare the things needed for the New Year.She takes care of everything from the needs of the sacrifice to the distribution of gifts to the clan, officials and court ladies.The only difference this year is that in previous years, there were two gifts missing for the clan.Speaking of which, the two were sitting with each other hugging a heater.Duan Qichen said with a smile, if you ask, probably His Majesty wants to send two knives.

Zhu Xianwan said: "There are not enough swords and soldiers? I also heard that the imperial court is discussing whether to send some food and clothing to the people in the rebel area."

Duan Qichen was surprised: "Ah? Just to buy people's hearts?"

Zhu Xianwan gave her a white look, "It's true, but what are the ordinary people to buy? They can't help themselves. I just hope they don't suffer from cold and starvation during the festival."

Duan Qichen asked again: "But if you send it there, if it is robbed by the rebels, wouldn't it be cheaper for the enemy?"

Zhu Xianwan shrugged, "I don't know how much the court can transfer. I can't control it. This year's firecracker {142} seems to be not enough..."

Duan Qichen leaned over to snatch the account book, "If it's not enough, it's not enough, why don't you let it go! Letting that thing out every year scares people to death!"

Zhu Xianwan rarely burst out laughing.Duan Qichen was ashamed and annoyed when he saw this, he stretched out his hand to hit him, but he couldn't bear it, his face was red.Zhu Xianwan stopped laughing and panted, "You're not, you're not that monster, why are you afraid of firecrackers?"

"Evil beasts can be scared away, so why can't I be afraid!" Duan Qichen shouted.

Zhu Xianwan comforted her, "Okay, okay. But Fengxu and Fengxi like it, and His Majesty likes it too, so I will definitely let it go. Then you can hide behind me and plug your ears."

Duan Qichen wanted to protest, but at this moment, the two little girls who love to play with firecrackers arrived.The people from Fengxi arrived before they came in, and they yelled "Little aunt, auntie" in the yard, and when they came in, they threw themselves into Zhu Xianwan's arms.And Feng Xu just followed behind quietly, the footsteps were so soft that they could hardly be heard.Duan Qichen hurriedly vacated the seat where he sat in the heat to let the two little girls sit, Feng Xu refused, Duan Qichen said with a smile: "Don't be polite to me, I eat mutton all day long, I'm so dry, I'm not afraid of the cold." Bring something warm to eat.

Zhu Xianwan asked: "You two, today's class is over?"

Feng Xu replied: "Mine is finished, but Xi'er still owes her pipa. Isn't this just an excuse to come here?"

Feng Xi immediately protested, "I'm looking for an excuse? Elder sister, you want to come too! What did you say that you haven't seen my aunt for a long time and you want to come and see her! Why don't you recognize her now!"

Zhu Xianwan and Duan Qichen laughed, but Feng Xu didn't make any excuses, and kept asking Feng Xi to practice the pipa, don't waste time here, "Otherwise, what will you perform for mother when you are watching the new year? Hurry up!"

Feng Xi refused to leave, but fortunately, the food was served, so the two sisters could delay for a while.Duan Qichen advised them to eat this and drink that, but Zhu Xianwan just sat aside and just didn't eat, when Duan Qichen saw it, she was naturally said a few words.Feng Xi suddenly asked: "Auntie, do you know how Cui Qing is doing?"

Zhu Xianwan was taken aback, "Isn't Master Cui recuperating at home?"

Feng Xi swallowed a piece of preserved deer, and said: "I know she's being raised at home, but I haven't seen her for a long time, it's strange. Does my aunt know how she is doing?"

Zhu Xianwan was asked, so she had no choice but to say she didn't know.

After Feng Xi was taken away by Duan Qichen, Zhu Xianwan took the time to chat with Feng Xu about Feng Zihuan's situation when she was not around.What did Zhu Xianwan ask, what did Feng Xu answer, but they all left nothing but such things as Feng Zihuan still had a bad temper. "We don't see our mother very often, and my mother probably knows that she has a bad temper recently and doesn't call us often." Zhu Xianwan nodded, and Feng Xu continued: "Don't talk about Xi'er, I also miss Cui Qing. I heard that she We were all a little worried about being injured. We wanted to go see it, but we were afraid it would be inappropriate, so we went to ask our mother first. Mother told us not to go and let Cui Qing rest. Xi'er felt that the injury must be serious. "

Zhu Xianwan read something else from the news, but it was hard to say, so she comforted Fengxu and said that anyway, there will be a congratulations on New Year's Day, and you will see Cui Xuanji.After the two princesses left, Zhu Xianwan told Duan Qichen all these words, and Duan Qichen laughed and said, "Isn't this very good. They both like Cui Xuanji, and if Cui Xuanji really marries His Majesty in the future, And avoid estrangement.”

Zhu Xianwan didn't think so: "It's one thing to like her as someone outside the family, but another thing to like her as a stepmother. Well, I just want everyone to live a good life, life is short."

Duan Qichen said: "It doesn't matter so much. You, you should hurry up and prepare the pepper wine {143}!"

Zhu Xianwan picked up the documents on the table again and counted them one by one: "Pepper wine, cypress wine, peach soup{144}...why hasn't this peach tree arrived? Let me see where it exists..."

On the last day of Xianhe's 15th year, Feng Zihuan and his concubines and daughters watched the new year together.Duan Zhu and the two princesses were playing games, she sat in a daze, feeling extremely lonely.At this time last year, Cui Xuanji was with her. She asked Cui Xuanji to go home, but Cui Xuanji refused.When Cui Xuanji was by her side, she never felt that she was alone.And now everything seems to be back to square one.This year Cui Xuanji stayed at home to recuperate from his injuries, so I asked Cui Yi to come here with her inconvenience and ask her to make amends.Of course she didn't blame her, she simply rewarded Cui Xuanji with a large amount of pepper wine in advance, saying that Cui Xuanji drank it to keep her healthy.

You must have been hurt by me, I deserve it, that's fine.In ancient times, it was always said that emperors should not have special feelings. Now I think that it is not that they cannot have special feelings, but that it is best to be ruthless.A ruthless person is strong, and a ruthless person has no weakness that can be exploited.Tenderness is a luxury and dangerous for the emperor, and it is the same for those who are close to the emperor.

The four players playing the game are over and sit down to rest.Feng Zihuan asked Zhu Xianwan if the things needed for the congratulations and rewards were ready tomorrow, and Zhu Xianwan replied that everything was done.Feng Zihuan said yes, was silent for a while, and said: "Your uncle and cousin are fine in the prison. Although they are locked up, they will not be killed. I am going to deal with it together when things are settled. As for Zhu I won't get involved with any other branch of the family." Zhu Xianwan wanted to stand up and thank her, but was stopped by Feng Zihuan, "Today's New Year's Eve, don't need to be like this, just be happy and keep playing."

On the first day of the first lunar month, New Year's Day celebration {145}.The officials put on gorgeous clothes one after another and came to the banquet.They stood in order according to their ranks, held wine glasses, went to the throne to congratulate Feng Zihuan, drank a glass of wine as a blessing, and then went down to sit down.The banquet was filled with delicious food and wine, and the sound of silk and bamboo was loud.Feng Zihuan was chatting and joking with the officials, and looked very happy—at least in the eyes of most people, after all, Gu Heng, whom she disliked the most, was dead, and Gu Heng's former henchmen also resigned from office one after another.Only Feng Zizhang felt that her sister was probably not very happy, because she knew that Feng Zihuan wasn't acting like this frivolously when he was happy, not to mention that Cui Xuanji was only on duty outside today and didn't participate in the banquet at all.

It's wrong to say that Cui Xuanji is not wrong. On major festivals, safety is of course the most important thing.Last year, the court flaunted frugality to deal with wars, and celebrated the Chinese New Year to boost morale, which made people crowded, so they naturally needed extra care.But if you don't come to Zhaohe now, why don't you go privately later?A few days ago, Xie Yan came back from visiting a doctor and said that Cui Xuanji looked sad, and told Xie Yan that she planned to go to Guangling after the war.Feng Zizhang felt bad after hearing this, and suspected that the relationship between the two had changed.Although it's something out of her control, she doesn't want such a thing to happen, whether it's public or private, let alone at this juncture?

At this moment, Feng Zihuan walked up to her and said to her, come see me after the congratulations are over.Before she had time to agree, Feng Zihuan went on to drink with Fan Deng.She looked at her sister's back and found that the emperor in the crowd was so lonely.

After the banquet was over, she followed Feng Zihuan back to the bedroom. "Sister looking for me?"

"Yes, I'm looking for you. Bring it up." Feng Zihuan shouted, and more than ten female officials came up, carrying many treasures.

"Sister is this?"

"Your reward. Last year, you worked hard."

She didn't know whether to thank you or decline, Feng Zihuan went on to say: "In the new year, I will trouble you more. From the perspective of the development of the war, it shouldn't be long. Speaking of which, I would like to thank Feng Zibai, If it weren't for her, I would not have had the chance to eliminate the diehards. Once the war is over, we can continue to implement reforms. When the time comes, there won't be so many people who oppose it."

Feng Zizhang had nothing to say, and she didn't want to argue with Feng Zihuan because of the New Year's Eve, so she had to answer yes.Suddenly, a Habayashi guard came to report that Zhonglang was going to be unwell, and wanted to ask His Majesty to atone for her disrespect. "Alright, let her go back and have a good rest." Feng Zihuan said, standing up from the throne unsteadily.Seeing that she was about to fall, Feng Zizhang immediately went up to help her.Feng Zihuan smiled, without the smell of alcohol but as if drunk, "Zizhang, what are you doing, I'm fine."

Feng Zizhang saw the disappointment in her eyes, "Sister, are you really all right?"

Feng Zihuan shook his head, and gently pulled out his hand.That arm turned out to be soft.Feng Zizhang still wanted to ask, but was chased away by Feng Zihuan.

She kept feeling something was wrong, but couldn't tell.Until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Feng Zihuan actually claimed that he was sick and would not go to court. She had a bad intuition, so she sent someone to the gate of Taicheng to call Xie Yan, and at the same time, Cui Yi and Cui Yi rushed to Feng Zihuan's bedroom.As soon as he arrived outside the hall, he heard the loud sound of bricks and stones shattering mixed with the screams of the female officer behind him. He went around and saw that Feng Zihuan was holding Feijing, chopping whatever he saw on the training ground.Cui Yi was about to step forward, but she grabbed her and said, "Cui Xiang, don't move!!" Cui Yi didn't have time to ask what happened, so she was dragged into the house to avoid Feng Zi Huan Like's sword.

"My sister has gone mad," she said.

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{142}The earliest records about firecrackers can be found in "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji". Although this book records the customs of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties in the Jingchu area, the date of completion of the book is uncertain.In this article, let’s assume that the custom of setting off firecrackers during Chinese New Year has already appeared.At the same time, there are New Year's Day congratulations and Laba porridge.Not necessarily so in real history.

{143} refers to pepper wine and cypress wine.On the first day of the first lunar month, it is used to worship ancestors or offer it to parents to express their birthday and congratulations.It can be found in Han Cuishi's "Simin Yueling · First Month" and "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji".In the latter note, the Wei and Jin literature was quoted as saying: "Jiao Huaming, the son of Jincheng, said: 'The beginning of the year is the beginning of the year, the month is the first day of the new year, the taste is precious, and the disease can be eliminated'. If you know the young age, you can use it. The Yuanzheng of the Han Dynasty did it... Dong Xunyun: "It is customary to drink pepper wine at the beginning of the year. Pepper is fragrant and can be used as medicine. Therefore, picking pepper flowers on this day to drink it as a tribute to the venerable is also a temporary gift. .'"

{144} refers to the juice boiled with peach wood.It was first used to drive away ghosts.See "Han Shu Wang Mang Biography": "Peach soup, ocher, whip, and whip sprinkled on the wall of the house." Later, it evolved into drinking during the Spring Festival to ward off evil spirits.

{145}Cao Zhi's "Yuanhui": "At the beginning of Yuanzuo, the auspicious day is good. It is a grand meeting and a banquet in this high hall." In the Jin Dynasty, the emperor would increase the salary of all officials on this day, and give each person mash wine two liters.