The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

At the end of the year, in view of the Queen's new funeral, there was no big banquet in the palace. However, the emperor lent it to An Lingrong to celebrate his birthday, so he ordered a banquet to be held at the Shouxuan Chunyong Hall in Changchun Garden, and all officials were invited to the banquet. It's going to be a big one.It seems that the emperor is filial, but in fact he is just because the Ministry of Revenue has made great achievements in collecting debts this time, and he wants to use this to have fun.

Since the emperor ascended the throne, mourning has been heard in the palace one after another, and joy has not been heard for a long time. With the emperor's acquiescence, the Ministry of Internal Affairs did everything it could and was extravagant to decorate Changchun Garden, with colorful silks along the road. Shouxuan Chunyong Hall is decorated with gold and jade, and a large stage is set up in front of the hall. From that morning on, actors and singers started singing, playing and singing, one after another, until the holy day. Come.

"Greetings to the Emperor and the Queen Mother, may your Majesty live long and may you live a thousand lives." Everyone prostrated in unison, and the sound of mountain shouts greeted them.

"Everyone, please get up." The emperor waved his big hand to let everyone level up, and then gave a half salute to An Lingrong and Zhen Huan, "Please take your seats, the emperor's mother and mother."

In front of others, the emperor's filial piety was very good, and there was no trace of his extreme indifference towards An Lingrong and Zhen Huan.

An Lingrong chuckled and said slowly: "The emperor is interested." Then he joined hands with Zhen Huan to sit down.

The emperor then sat down and raised his hand to signal the officials and concubines to take their seats as well: "Li Yu, let's get started."

Li Yu raised his voice knowingly: "Let's sing and dance——"

A muffled drum beat sounded, and then a burst of chirping of birds was heard. It was quiet inside and outside, and then suddenly a harmonious singing was heard in the air. When I looked up, I didn't see a bird. While I was in surprise and admiration, there was a long and clear chirping sound. Inside and outside the palace, like hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix, countless birdsong flew to the sky with this long cry, and then gradually dissipated. Then, the sound of drums and strings came from the stage, but I don’t know when it had been arranged. New, the dances are graceful, the singing is melodious, the opening ceremony begins, and a children's dance team enters the stage, colorful in red, purple, silver and green, dressed like fairies, holding flowers and dancing, dancing and singing, petals of various colors fall all over the sky, and finally, Singing girls and dancers sang tap songs and performed various plays, making it very lively.

Songs and dances filled the air until dusk, and everyone toasted and drank. The emperor was also a little drunk, with a blushing face, lying lazily on the dragon chair. Under the seat, Concubine Hui was unwell and left the stage first. Concubine Xian took the seat. She has the highest status and is busy in other places to preside over the overall situation. The concubine Jia is about to give birth, so she is the target of special protection. The pure concubine is also weak and cannot drink. Only the concubine Qing smiles and chats happily with the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I have watched too many songs and dances, and I feel tired." Concubine Qing looked at the Emperor sweetly, smiling like the sun, "I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has prepared new things, why don't Your Majesty let them show off? "

"Oh?" The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Li Yu, "Is there anything else good that you are hiding away from me?"

Li Yu replied with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, there is a new leopard in the animal training garden of Yuanmingyuan. It has been trained very well. I wanted to put on a show today to entertain the emperor, but the servant saw that it was really dangerous, so he let it go. The Ministry of Internal Affairs removed this issue..."

"Eunuch Li is such a big leader, he can actually make the decision for the emperor." Concubine Qing raised her eyebrows, and ignored Li Yu's cold sweat, she just covered her lips and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the leopard was ferocious and strong, but it was tamed. The female trainer must be very well-behaved. She will jump through the fire hoop when asked, and step on the seesaw when asked to step on it. It’s so fun, I want to see it.” She acted coquettishly to the emperor, her voice changing over and over again.

The emperor lowered his eyes and glanced at Li Yu, but then looked away for a moment: "Then it will be as Concubine Qing said." He did not look at Li Yu again, his voice was a little cold, "Go and arrange it yourself."

"Yes." Li Yu raised his hand with difficulty to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and trotted down.

An Lingrong and Zhen Huan sat behind the curtain and saw the scene clearly, but did not say anything more. They only smiled and talked about the past: "I remember that Ning Taibin was also a beast tamer before, and she had been with tigers since she was a child. She lived with leopards, but later there were too many wild horses that were difficult to tame in the Baijun Garden, and wild beasts were not allowed in the animal taming garden for a long time, so the eunuch in charge asked her to be a horse taming girl, and then the late emperor took a fancy to her."

"Yes, I was lucky enough to watch her train a horse once. She was really beautiful." An Lingrong smiled lightly, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes, "At that time, Ankang also liked riding horses. Time is still very close to Concubine Ning."

Zhen Huan reached out and shook An Lingrong's hand: "Don't think about it, let's watch the show."

Just as he was talking, a faint sound of bells floated from afar. The beast-taming girl was dressed very brightly, with a green floral skirt that reached to her ankles, and she was covered with a thin silver blouse, with silver threads on it vaguely visible. Outlining the blossoms of Albizia julibrissin, reflecting a little bit of brilliance in the bright sunshine, the green silk is scattered down like a waterfall, with only a garland of flowers and broken beads. The fragrance of flowers curls up as you walk around, and the sound of bells rings. Only then did he see her walking barefoot. She wore a pair of red gold anklets on her ankles, decorated with dozens of golden bells, echoing the gold rings on her wrists. However, the woman was wearing a veil, so her face could not be seen clearly. Only a pair of smart and sharp pairs of anklets were visible. eyes exposed.

The emperor gradually became interested as he looked at the woman walking slowly, and sat upright involuntarily.

When Jia Bin saw this, she couldn't help but twist her handkerchief angrily and glanced at Qing Bin with some complaints. However, Qing Bin seemed unaware and looked at the leopard following the beast taming girl with interest.

The leopard has a round head, short ears, broad and strong chest, strong and powerful limbs, bright brown and bright coat, smooth and even body, with an oily luster in the sun, and a pair of dark green eyes like glass beads in ink jade. It made people shudder, and it obediently followed the beast tamer step by step to the open space in front of the hall, and snorted gently.

The concubines who were closer could not help but shiver, and shrank and hid inside.

The animal taming woman laughed contemptuously and raised her hand to signal the eunuch of the animal taming garden to bring a plate of raw meat. She took it casually, then took out two pieces and put them on the ground. She stretched out her hand to rub the leopard's head and moved closer to it. After whispering a few words, the leopard seemed to understand, walked slowly to the raw meat, lowered his head and bit slowly, his white teeth and pink tongue touching each other, and the two pieces of meat were swallowed up in a matter of seconds. On the belly, the leopard sat lazily on the ground, licking its paws, as docile as a larger domestic cat.

The courtiers and concubines who were watching with bated breath also breathed a sigh of relief and clapped and praised sporadically, but An Lingrong and Zhen Huan, who were sitting at the top, noticed something was wrong.

"Sister, that seems to be..." An Lingrong lowered her voice and said.

Zhen Huan shook her head at her to signal silence.

In front of the main hall, the performance of the beast taming woman continued. This time she was a little more bold. She picked up a piece of bloody meat and waved it in front of the leopard. She dodged left and right like a mischief but refused to let it eat, as if teasing a cat. After teasing it, the leopard used its forelimbs to stand up, stretched out its tongue to lick it, and followed the steps of the taming woman step by step. The taming woman stepped back step by step, and the leopard followed step by step. Moving forward, until the end, the beast taming woman threw the meat, and the leopard kicked off its hind legs and took the piece of meat into its belly in mid-air.

"Okay!" The emperor couldn't help but cheer loudly and took the lead in applauding. Suddenly, there was thunderous applause and everyone admired him.Concubine Chun patted her chest and hid in the direction of Concubine Xian, her face turned pale with fright: "I was really scared to death just now. The leopard jumped into the hall just one step away. If it hurts anyone, But what’s better?”

Concubine Xian also looked a little ugly. She turned her head stiffly and glanced at the emperor who was in high spirits, knowing that she couldn't persuade her now.

The beast taming girl performed several more performances, including jumping through fire hoops and stepping on the seesaw as mentioned by Qingbin. The thrilling and exciting performance attracted applause from the whole house until it finally came to an end. The beast taming girl led the leopard back to the iron cage. He slowly walked out of the iron gate and locked it. He turned around and bowed down in admiration: "I wish the Queen Mother good health and long live the Emperor."

"Li Yu, reward me." The emperor's eyes were shining brightly and he stared at the beast-taming girl intently. "I am so ignorant that I didn't know there was such a capable person in the palace."

He stood up and strode out. Concubine Xian on the side stopped him hurriedly: "Your Majesty, this leopard's ferocious nature has not been eliminated. If you get too close, I'm afraid it will be in danger."

"It doesn't matter. With this girl here, this leopard is very well-behaved." The emperor waved his hand casually and stepped forward.

Several low-ranking concubines saw the emperor getting closer and closer, and couldn't help but feel crazy. They boldly stepped forward and followed the emperor. They pretended that they also wanted to see the leopard up close and appeared in front of the emperor. Concubine Xian, on the other hand, looked ugly after being perfunctory by the emperor in court. Concubine Chun on the side was still comforting her softly. Concubine Jia sneered and followed her slowly, holding her belly. On the contrary, it was Concubine Qing who suggested watching the performance in the first place. For a while, he sat in his seat without interest, chatting with Yugui.

The emperor, who was surrounded by everyone, was focused on the beast-taming girl at the moment. He raised his chin slightly: "Raise your head, take off your veil, and let me see your true face."

Jia Bin, who had just stepped forward, froze in her tracks. Her eyes were filled with jealousy and she stared at the movements of the beast taming girl. She felt a slight pain in her lower abdomen. She involuntarily stretched out her hand to hold her stomach, but did not listen to the green voice. Zhu persuaded her to return to her seat, but unwillingly took two steps forward, widening her eyes to see the appearance of the beast-taming woman.

The veil was gently lifted by her white hands. Ye Lanyi raised her dangerous eyes, turned her other hand over, pulled out a sharp dagger from under her skirt, and stabbed straight towards the emperor's chest. The emperor was stunned because the beast-taming girl was Concubine Ning. Without noticing, the dagger cut open his clothes. The severe pain in his chest made him come back to his senses. He stepped back and pulled someone over. Stand in front of yourself.

Bai Guiren screamed miserably, and then, her body was torn open, and the leopard's sharp claws appeared in front of everyone with blood - the lock of the iron cage did not fall at all, and the leopard ran out easily. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened and everyone was scared to death, and the golden leopard was also very ferocious. After Bai Guiren, another newcomer who had just entered the palace died tragically under its claws, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

"Escort! Escort—"

Ye Lanyi turned over and lay on the golden leopard. She nimbly dodged the arrows of the guards, leaving the emperor with no way to go. But the moment it pounced in front of the emperor, Concubine Xian flew forward and pushed away. She killed the emperor, and the leopard's sharp claws also cut her arm, and blood suddenly poured out.

"Your Majesty, leave quickly!" Concubine Xian endured the severe pain and fell to the ground.

The bloody smell spread strongly. The concubines panicked and ran away screaming. The courtiers were frightened and frightened. The guards surrounded the hall, but they had no way of starting. Shouxuan Chunyong Hall was not very spacious. Today Many more items were placed, making it seem even smaller. In addition to the emperor, there were also two queen mothers and concubines. The leopard ran around. If he shot arrows at will, he was afraid of hurting a few nobles, so he hesitated and stopped moving.

The golden leopard smelled the smell of blood, and became more and more manic. It showed its animal nature, roared, and rushed forward with its teeth and claws. In just a blink of an eye, its sharp claws scratched from the emperor's neck to his chest, and the dragon robe was torn into pieces, bright red. The blood flowed out, and in this flash of lightning, a person flew forward, punched Ye Lanyi down, hugged the leopard's neck and stabbed it with a knife, then turned over and threw it out. The leopard was still panting. He walked towards Ye Lanyi, but his movements slowed down.

"Kill!" the man gave the order, and suddenly sharp arrows rained down on the leopard, pricking it like a hedgehog. After a weak roar, it fell limply in a pool of blood.

Ye Lanyi clutched her severely injured chest, blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, looked at the emperor, and said with a sneer: "It's a pity that I couldn't kill you."

The emperor endured the severe pain in his chest, and was shocked and angry: "Concubine Ning, I have never treated you badly!"

"Ha." Ye Lanyi sneered and looked at the emperor, "Aisin Gioro Hongli, you are not worthy to be the Lord of the Qing Dynasty." After saying that, she inserted the dagger into her chest with her backhand and fell to the ground. , a warm smile appeared on her face, "He is the only one in the world who is truly good to me. Once he dies, I will have no love left..."

Ye Lanyi slowly closed her eyes, and Zhen Huan, who was sitting in the seat, couldn't bear to look away.

"Is it for him?" An Lingrong asked in a low voice.

Zhen Huan was speechless and just nodded slightly.

An Lingrong sighed softly, brushed aside the curtain and walked out slowly to take charge of the overall situation.

The emperor fainted from exhaustion, Concubine Xian lost too much blood, the concubines were frightened and had fetal movements, and several concubines died tragically. Everyone was in a mess. An Lingrong covered up the panic just now and arranged the things one by one in a loud voice: "Li Yu, first move the emperor to the Qinzheng Hall and summon all the imperial doctors from the imperial hospital to treat the emperor's injuries. Concubine Xian will also move to the Qinzheng Hall. The concubine will temporarily stay in the side hall of Chunyong Hall in Shouxuan to give birth. Dill, you Go and ask Po Wen to come over. Bai Gui and Lin agreed to bury them according to the rites of concubines and nobles respectively, leaving it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle..." After finishing the processing here, she said again, "There must be no one in charge of the court. In accordance with Ai Jiayi's decree, all matters will be left to Prince He to take care of for the time being, while Zhang Tingyu and Ertai will assist in the administration."

"Wei Chen accepts the order." Zhang Tingyu and Ertai responded in unison.

The ankle bone was bruised, but fortunately there was no fracture. My hands are intact and I can continue to type haha~ (This chapter is also called: Ye Lanyi, the Dragon-Slaying Warrior)