Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2317 Seven Volumes 17

The body of the imperial concubine was moved to Ji'an at midnight that night; a few days later, it will be formally moved to Jing'an Zhuang for coffin. (It has to be removed that night, because of the old customs of the people, weddings and funerals are all held at night~)

It's just that the situation of imperial concubine Su Wanrou is a bit special. Before her, all those who had the title of imperial concubine had already been buried in the emperor's underground palace a hundred years later; imperial concubine Su Wanrou was the first imperial concubine who could not be buried with the emperor.

And her status is the imperial concubine, already a "second wife", different from concubines, so she cannot be directly buried in the concubine's garden.

"Regulations of the Imperial Ministry of Rites" contains: "The concubine's bedroom is regulated, and there are three glazed flower gates in total. In the front, there are five halls of enjoyment, five in the east and west, and one burner. In the front, there are three gates, covered with green glaze, painted Five picks, decorated with gold, surrounded by surrounding walls. There are five east and west wing rooms outside the gate, and three guard and army squad rooms, all decorated with Zhu. There is a stone bridge in front of the gate."

"For example, if the emperor's imperial concubine's garden is specially built, a Ming building will be added."

"In the inner camp, stones are used for concubines above, and bricks are used for concubines below, and each is buried according to the order."

Therefore, the emperor decreed to renovate the existing concubine's dormitory, and build a green tile building in accordance with the regulations of the imperial concubine.

Everything in the palace is strictly hierarchical, and it is from this "green tile" that it has been determined that the imperial concubine's garden will always be lower than the emperor's mausoleum, and the interlocking coffins cannot use the Longshan stone used in the imperial mausoleum; and the imperial concubine Su Wanrou Therefore, the regulation of funeral ceremonies is lower than that of several imperial concubines who slept together in the imperial mausoleum.

In life, she saw all the princes with her own eyes, and she lost the qualification to inherit the throne; in death, she became the first imperial concubine who could not be buried.

According to the custom of the flag, the concubine is not allowed to be buried, so the emperor has clearly classified her into the "concubine", even if she has the title of imperial concubine, it is in vain.

This additional construction will take another one or two years of work. Therefore, Su Wanrou, the imperial concubine, has to sleep for a longer time in Jing'an Manor, waiting for the final peace.
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In April, just like this, with the passing away of imperial concubine Su Wanrou, the curtain came to a sad end.

In May, it seems that this sorrow still refuses to go away.On the first day of May, there was another solar eclipse.

The emperor decreed to repair provinces.

The solar eclipse is the greatest warning from the heavens to the emperor. At this time, there have been successive incidents of the prince's premature death and the death of the imperial concubine in March and April.

"I really don't know what's going on. There have been so many things going on in the palace for two consecutive months. Why is there another solar eclipse just in May?" Yuqin walked in, sighing as she walked.

Yuqin's illness finally got better gradually, but even though she recovered, her body was still lazy and her expression was even worse.

Wanxi raised her eyes and looked out the window.Although it is a solar eclipse, it is not as dark as night.This year's solar eclipse, the sky is still good.

Wanxi nodded, "Qin Tianjian's report said that the sunlight score in the capital was originally lower than that of Shandong and Shanxi provinces, but my sister sees that the sky is still bright; the sunlight seen by Shandong and Shanxi provinces must be lower than that of Shandong and Shanxi provinces." It's brighter here."

"If this is the case, it's a solar eclipse, so there's nothing to be afraid of. Maybe it's because the heavens are only making a final summary for these three, four or two months?"

Yuqin laughed, "You, you really are a flower of interpreting language. What's wrong, if you explain it like this, everyone's heart will be relieved."

Wanxi understands that Yuqin refers to the emperor.

"I am not as good as you, so I always think that the heaven must still be warning the emperor, that is to say, although so many people have died in the harem, there are still some damned people who are still alive!"

"Your majesty is too kind. He always thinks that the heavens warn him that he, as the son of heaven, has done something wrong; but in my opinion, the heavens are simply condemning the person in the middle palace." !"

Yuqin's eyes were cold, and Yurui couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she heard this.

After what happened on the first night of imperial concubine Su Wanrou's first night, how could Wanxi not understand the anger in Yuqin's heart.

"Then today's solar eclipse is a good thing. It shows that the sky really has eyes. Then we just have to wait. One day, she will pay back everything she owes us!"
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Although the daylight was darker, through the skylight outside the window, Wanxi could still see the girl following Yuqin and stretching out her hand.

A 13-year-old girl is still young.But she has the style of Yuqin, she is beautiful and pitiful.

Wanxi hurriedly asked, "This, is that the girl my sister mentioned?"

Only then did Yuqin sigh softly, "Isn't that her? I've been busy with things for a while, and I also feel today that it's time to bring her here to salute you."

The little Lu hurried forward timidly.It was obvious that he had just entered the palace and was not familiar with the etiquette in the palace, so he was in a hurry and didn't know how to salute.

Yuqin sighed, "It's just a blessing ceremony."

The little Lu family was startled, looking back at Yuqin in a panic.

Wanxi also understood what was going on, and comforted her with a smile, "The Wanfu ceremony of the Han people is the same as the Wanfu ceremony under the banner, but they are actually different. The Wanfu ceremony of the Han people is just nodding and bowing If you just bend your knees, you feel that it is not polite enough, and you are being rude in front of me—but in fact, the Wanfu ceremony under the flag is not the same as that of the Han people."

"The Wanfu ceremony under the flag is inherited from the Suworship ceremony of the Tang Dynasty. It is necessary to press the legs with both hands and kowtow three times. If Fujin and women cannot kowtow because there are more and more jewelry on their heads, they will use temples. , flapping wings, and raising hands instead of kowtow—therefore, the Wanfu ceremony that your sister asked you to perform for me is the standard of the flag, and it is not rude at all, so don't be afraid."

Yuqin also raised her hand and pinched her forehead, she seemed to have a headache, "That's right! Anyway, now that I have entered the flag together, I should follow the etiquette of the flag custom. When Yinglian introduced you that day, he didn't teach you to go?"

Wanxi nodded and smiled, reaching out to hold Yuqin's hand.

She understood Yuqin's mood.Yuqin's mother's family really has a lot of troubles these years, and Yuqin herself is the last thing she wants this girl to come into the palace; but since everyone has already come, and she is only a 13-year-old girl after all, why frighten her go.

"Take care of yourself," Yuqin sighed, "Although I entered the banner with my mother's family, I grew up in Suzhou after all. I only came to Beijing from Suzhou in the past two years, and the rules of the banner are the same. Should not even understand."

The little Lu family knelt down and kowtowed, Wanxi smiled and asked Yuchan to help her up, let go of Yuqin's hand, freed her hand to take the little Lu's hand, looked up and down carefully, and asked, "What's your nickname?"

The little Lu's face blushed, and she quietly raised her eyes to take a peek at Yuqin.

Wanxi lowered her eyes and chuckled, "Let me guess, since they are sisters of the same family and of the same generation, there must be a word 'language' in their names."

That little Lu's whole face turned even redder after a hundred years, bowed her head shyly, and said softly, "Hui Ling imperial concubine, my servant's nickname is Yuse."

Wanxi smiled, and blinked at Chao Yuqin quietly.

Today's Yuse is only 13 years old, but Yuqin has been in the palace for 20 years. This Yuse was born after Yuqin entered the palace.Now that the Lu family has already produced a Yuqin, they naturally hope that all the girls in the family have such a precious fate, so they can guess it, and follow the path of Yuqin's name.

The so-called big qin and small zi mean that the zither is under the zither.In fact, there is no need to say it yourself, Wanxi has already guessed it.

Wanxi didn't want to be surprised by Yuse, so she nodded with a smile, "Yuse, a good name. 'Jinse has fifty strings for no reason, one string and one column to think of the year'; Luzhu also. Look, Yuse, your name is really 'impressive'."

Yuse smiled, raised her eyes timidly but stared at Wanxi brightly, "Actually, Concubine Qing's name is the best, and she is destined to be a sister to Concubine Ling."

Wanxi raised her eyebrows, "Oh? How did you say that?"

Yuse was a little timid, and sneaked another glance at Yuqin.

Wanxi patted her hand, "Let's talk. Anyway, I will make the decision for you at this moment, and your sister will give me three points."

Only then did Yuse laugh, "Mr. Chezi said that the character for 'qin' of Concubine Qing is that the two kings are at the top, and it was originally a rivalry; but the word "jin" is at the bottom of the two kings. The word "Ling" is a little less... The wonderful thing is that "a little less" means that Concubine Qing is destined not to compete with the two kings, Concubine Ling, but will become the worst sister in her life."

Wanxi's eyes widened when she heard that.

Yuqin's name has been around since she was a child; while the word "Ling" in her title was only available when she was a concubine.But this explanation is really wonderful. Looking back and thinking about it, it seems to be a kind of destiny in the dark.

I can't blame her and Sister Lu for living by each other all these years. Even though they almost fell into the tricks of others and caused troubles, they all managed to save their lives.

Yuqin also blushed, and she was weak, so she told Qingguang and Lianyan, "What are you two doing, don't pull her over, teach her how to behave! These nonsense words from outsiders, She is also ashamed to speak in front of your imperial concubine and master!"

Wanxi laughed, and made a gesture to stop Qingguang and the others, and blinked at Yuqin, "Since I am my sister's sister, I should call me sister anyway. I don't care, even if my sister refuses, I will call first." Little sister."

Wanxi turned her head and told Yuchan, "Go quickly, pick the best pair of one big and one small pair from the newly cut purse, and give it to Miss Xiaolu."

When they heard the word "Xiao Lu", the people in the hall couldn't help being slightly in a trance.

Coincidentally, although it is not the same word, it sounds the same.

Wanxi lowered her eyes lightly, and clapped Yuse's hand, "Sister Xiao Lu, don't see outsiders, and come to my palace to walk around on a regular basis. If there is anything your sister can't take care of for the time being, just come and look for her." Me, tell me."

"I haven't had any sisters since I was a child, but only an older brother, so I'm willing to accept a few more sisters and sisters, so that we can have fun together!"

Yu Rui also walked up with a smile, and took Yuse's hand, "Miss Xiao Lu also came to my hall to have a sit, and I also have some meeting gifts for the girl, but I don't know if the girl likes it or not, so I should ask the girl to choose the talent." good."

Yuse also went out with Yurui, Yuqin sighed softly, and said apologetically to Wanxi, "You treat her like this...it makes me even more upset."

Wanxi shook her head, "Silly sister, no matter what she does, she is still your Lu family's sister. Even if I don't look at her, I have to look at you too. For the sake of Xiaoluer, you have been doing this until now How can I live with my heart? I am naturally happy to have my sister come to the palace to accompany her, and I can make my sister feel at ease."

Yuqin sighed softly, "I didn't come here today just to bring her to bow to you. It's Yurui who is smart, and I have something else to say to you alone."

Wanxi nodded, "Sister said."

Yuqin stared at Wanxi and paused for a while.

Wanxi also lowered her eyes halfway, and she already had a clue in her heart, "Sister, do you want to talk about Lan Guiren and E's constant presence? Sister, let's talk, it's time to talk. Although Xiao Lu'er's departure , I didn't implicate them, but I have this child again, for the sake of this child's future, my sister's door still needs to be cleaned up."
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Wanxi nodded, her gaze downcast, "Because of the little deer, the emperor moved out of his tea house 'Qinghui Pavilion' and gave it to us to live in Jingren Palace. Now that the little deer is gone, I naturally want to invite Moved out of the 'Qinghui Pavilion' under the Emperor's instruction, so as to prevent those two from having other thoughts."

Strictly speaking, "Qinghui Pavilion" belongs to "Jiuzhou Qingyan", that is, it is located within the scope of the emperor's bedroom, and it does not belong to the sleeping place of the harem.It was also the emperor's favorite tea room. It was because of the little deer that the emperor specially asked people from Jingren Palace to live there.

It was too close to the emperor's bedroom, Yuqin was very worried that Lan Guiren and E Changzai would take advantage of this to invite the emperor to favor him.

"It's all right if E Chang is here. I don't think she has the guts or the ability." Yuqin stared quietly at Wanxi, "I'm really worried, but it's Lan Guiren. She is young and beautiful, and has a heart." Gao Qisheng, there is that old lady behind her back, she dares to do anything."

Wanxi lowered her head and thought, "So, sister, what you mean is that you want Lan Guiren to be moved out, and you would rather keep E here for now?"

This is exactly the opposite of Wanxi's previous plan.Wanxi and Yurui wanted to move E Changzai out even more.

Yuqin nodded slightly, "I also know your considerations, but, besides guarding against Concubine Yu and E Changzai, you also have to worry about the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is so inclined now. We are a bit late, but if we clash with nobleman Lan again in my palace, we will lose all the goodwill."

"Although the matter itself may make the Empress Dowager displeased by moving Mrs. Lan out; but doing so is always a 'short-term pain', which is much worse than the long-term pain of getting along in the same palace every day, and then friction and quarrels. Better."

Wanxi also nodded, "What my sister said is naturally reasonable. It's just that we need to think of a well-thought-out reason for how to remove Lan Guiren without causing the empress dowager to be dissatisfied."

Yuqin's eyes drooped slightly, "I have a trick..."
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The fifth day of May, the Dragon Boat Festival.The Manchu people commonly call it "May Festival".

Because he was still in the garden, the emperor invited the empress dowager to hold a banquet at "Wanfang Anhe" and personally served the empress dowager.

"Wanfang Anhe" is located on the west side of the Houhu Lake, adjacent to the Xinghuachun Pavilion in the east, and outside the southwest lake is a group of "Swastika"-shaped buildings, so it was called "Wanzifang" in the past.

This place has a unique shape and beautiful scenery, and it is the favorite place for Emperor Yongzheng to live in the garden.Therefore, every Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor will serve the empress dowager here for a banquet.

The "Wanzi House" faces water on all sides, and there is a stage in the west.The design of this stage is unique. The actors are in the northwest, and the emperor is in the main hall. They are facing each other across the water, as if there are beauties on the side of the water.

This year, due to the solar eclipse on the first day of May, the emperor issued a decree to repair provinces, which even eliminated the dragon boat race this year; although there is no traditional dragon boat race, there is still such a pastime as watching a theater, which can be called a festive atmosphere does not decrease.

The emperor today wears wormwood tips on his crown, a blue cotton gauze gown, and a two-color golden dragon coat embroidered with red and green cotton gauze.In addition, a dragon boat-sized purse and a small five-poison purse are tied to the yellow belt around the waist.

Even though the Ministry of Internal Affairs has accepted this appropriate dress, Wanxi is not idle.The ministers of the House of Internal Affairs did not dare to hang the wormwood on the imperial crown, but it was Wanxi who made it and hung it up with her own hands.

There is also the purse on the emperor's waist. The dragon boat-shaped one was sewn by Wanxi herself—although, after it is finished, it doesn't look like a dragon, but looks like a big worm... The emperor laughed, but said "OK", It is said that because of the solar eclipse, the real dragon boat races are avoided, and the purse around the waist cannot be in the shape of a dragon boat. On the contrary, it is better if it turns like this.

Not only the emperor dressed like this, but the empress dowagers, empresses, and the heads of the inner court also wore five-poison hairpins, mugwort hairpins, or tiger hairpins made of silk on their heads.

Because Wanxi was pregnant with a child, she didn't dare to work hard, so she only bought a pair of wormwood flowers made by herself for the empress dowager and the queen; the rest were just hairpins for Xiaoqi and Jiujiu.

At this time, besides Xiaoqi and Jiujiu, there are only the eighth princesses from Concubine Xin left in the palace.Although Wanxi hesitated a little, she finally made a wormwood flower that was exactly the same as Xiaoqi and Jiujiu, and asked the eighth princess to send it to her.

Whether to wear it or not is their mother and daughter's business, and if they can do it, they feel at ease.
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Above the banquet, Wanxi and Nalashi are on the left and right, respectively leading the heads of the inner court and clan relatives Fujin.The emperor stood at the empress dowager's banquet table and served the empress dowager himself.

Those who watched the play watched the play, and those who watched the children play laughed all over their faces.

A large table has been set up in front of the hall, and on the table are stacked far and near rice dumplings of various shapes and tied with threads of various colors.The rice dumplings were placed on a gold plate, and all the young princes, princesses, and grandchildren held a small bow and arrow, and all went to shoot.

Whoever shoots the zongzi will give it to him to eat; if he misses the shot, he will stand aside with his mouth pursed unwillingly, forgetting that the table next to him is full of zongzi piled up like a hill.

Xiaoqi and Jiujiu also followed suit.Even Wanxi was a little surprised that Xiaoqi's archery skills were so good that he could hit almost every arrow.

Jiujiu is a little pitiful, after all, he is a child, he is not yet two years old, he walks like a tumbler, and his height is not as high as that of the table, so naturally he can't shoot.

Fortunately, Xiaoqi's elder sister's skills are superb, and he can't eat so much sticky rice, so he distributes the shots to his younger sister and the rest of the younger clan members.

Seeing Wanxi's involuntary smile, Yurui also smiled and said, "... Brother Lawang and Brother Bao are vying to teach our seventh princess. The two of them are in the upper study room, and the masters are teaching carefully. The emperor had to test their archery skills in person almost every day. The two of them compared each other, but they all hit the mark with a hundred shots. With such two young masters vying to teach them, the seventh princess would not be able to shoot well. "

Wanxi couldn't stop laughing, "So we missed the shot with Jiujiu, because that child Lunzhu indulged her too much?"

Yurui also smiled, "From what I see, Lunzhu is paying attention, but our Ninth Princess always digresses - she brought the bow and arrow, she didn't think about how to draw the bow and shoot the arrow, she always got up to her nose to smell it first. The ox horns and isingas glue used in the bow were all given out by her."

Wanxi felt indescribably satisfied.Although Xiaoluer has gone, there are still two such lovely daughters by his side. Looking back, it is always comforting.

The emperor was delighted to see it, and he himself served the empress dowager and drank calamus wine; he gave the head of the inner court to drink realgar wine.

Wanxi naturally didn't drink because she was healthy; the rest of the inner court officials got up to thank each other and drank up.

The children were not allowed to drink alcohol, so their mothers gathered together, dipped their hands in realgar wine, and wrote the word "King" on the children's foreheads, or smeared them on the ears and palms for a while.All of a sudden, the hall was full of excitement and everyone was happy.

Taking advantage of this moment, Wanxi quietly turned her eyes to Lan Guiren who was sitting behind Yuqin.

Since it is the wine bestowed by the emperor, it is natural to drink it to the last drop.The nobleman of Lan is also Manchurian, and he has a good capacity for alcohol, so he drinks especially boldly.

Seeing that the jug in front of Lan Guiren was empty, Wanxi lowered her head and smiled.
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After the banquet, remove the dining table, set up a fruit table, and use tea and fruit.

It was a beautiful spring in May, and the fruit table was filled with fresh mulberries and cherries.

The emperor also bestowed festival gifts.There are fabrics: yarn, kudzu, fans, incense cakes, sachets, sachets, palace pei, etc.; there are also fragrant medicines that can repel insects and avoid summer heat, such as the incense beads made by Wanxi in the past, such as Zijin ingots, toads, salt water Ingots etc.

These are the most seasonal good things. The fabric can be used to make thin clothes for summer; the fragrant medicine can prevent heat and poisonous insects.Although not expensive, it is the most delicate and attentive.

Wanxi sat upright for a long time, her ankles were a little swollen, so she used this as an excuse to clean the room and left temporarily.

Standing by the water, I can't see the dragon boat race this year, so I feel a little quieter in my heart - it's the Dragon Boat Festival. Although Wanxi has been sitting with a smile before, her heart has been sore for a long time.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, I always think of Qu Yuan; when I think of Qu Yuan, I can't help but think of "being worn by the bright moon; comparing my life with the sky and the earth, and sharing the light with the sun and the moon"... I think of her little deer~~
Looking up at the sky, but her palms were pressed against her belly, Wanxi silently called Xiao Lu'er's name in her heart, and she also looked forward to passing on this spiritual sympathy between mother and child to the child in her belly at this time.
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After Wanxi calmed down, when she returned to the palace, she heard Lan Guiren exclaiming, "...Why am I like this again?!"

Wanxi raised her eyes unhurriedly, and sure enough, she saw Lan Guiren's red bumps on her face again.

Originally, no one dared to shout out in front of the empress dowager and the emperor about his status as a nobleman, but because he was a nobleman from Lanzhou, everyone tolerated it.

The empress dowager frowned when she saw it, "What did you say? Why don't you tell the imperial physician?"

The imperial doctor came to diagnose the pulse, but he was hesitant for a while, and said, "Maybe it's because of the wind blowing on the water, causing wind bumps; or because of drinking realgar wine, maybe it's because I'm in a hurry, so I put the skin on it. "

The empress dowager felt that it was reasonable, so she asked the imperial doctor to prescribe this prescription.Lan Guiren didn't agree, "Back to the Empress Dowager, this is not the first time I've seen this red pimple on my face. If it's because of the wind blowing water or drinking realgar today, then the previous one was again. How to say?"

"The concubine feels that today is still the same as before, not because of the water, wind and realgar wine!"

The empress dowager was also startled, "Have you ever had this red bump on your face before? When did it happen?"

"It's February..." Lan Guiren knelt down aggrieved, with tears in his eyes, and mourned what happened last time.
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After Lan Guiren finished speaking, everyone in the harem stared at E Changzai.

Lan Guiren remembered the date so clearly, Ziyuqin and Concubine Yu were not there at that time, only E Chang was there.

Knowing that the situation was not right, E Changzai hurriedly got up, and knelt down on the ground with a pale face, "...Little concubine, I really don't know about this. Lady Lan Gui is sick, and my concubine is also sad, but this fact has nothing to do with my concubine. !"

The empress dowager narrowed her eyes at E Changzai, and smiled slowly, "It has nothing to do with you? It's strange to say that, and the people in the room, did anyone say that it has anything to do with you? You Why are you so guilty, why jump out and rush to defend yourself?!"

The old lady was usually kind and kind, but once she put on a sullen face, she was so oppressive that no one could lift her head up.

Echang fell to the ground in panic, and even when he raised his head, he didn't dare to meet the eyes of the empress dowager, so he could only mourn and weep, "Go back to the empress dowager, because, because after Lan Guiren said this, everyone in the palace was shocked." Stare at the little concubine. The little concubine will know that the big guy must be suspicious of the little concubine."

"But my concubine, my concubine really doesn't know anything..."

It's just a small one who is always there, not to mention the grandniece of the power minister Ertai who once held back the emperor for ten years!As a result, the empress dowager, the emperor, and the head of the inner court all ignored E Changzai.Hearing her crying and defending like this, not only did no one sympathize with her, on the contrary she simply showed contempt and didn't even bother to hide it.

The Empress Dowager spat even more, "You said it had nothing to do with you, so tell me, in the whole 'Qinghui Pavilion' at that moment, besides you, is there anyone else going? If it has nothing to do with you , so could it be that Lan Guiren asked himself to have red bumps all over his face?"

"Or you still want to say that it's about the female eunuchs. But don't forget, the Qinghui Pavilion is the boundary of the 'Jiuzhou Qingyan' where your Long Live Lord lives. The eunuchs are all yours." The man in front of the Lord Long Live! What, do you want to say, your Lord Long Live made Lan Guiren pissed up, or did your Lord Long Live want to frame you on purpose?"

E Changzai froze fiercely, raised his eyes to look at the emperor's dark face like Yama, his whole body softened, and he was about to collapse on the ground.

"Don't dare! My concubine absolutely dare not!"

E Chang is like facing an abyss, looking around in a daze, just wanting to find a straw to save his life.

Her eyes could not help but fall on Concubine Yu's face.

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