Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2385 Seven Volumes 87-88
The first month of the 27th year of Qianlong.

Although the third southern tour is imminent, the palace is full of busy schedules.

From the beginning of the first month of the first month, all the celebrations and sacrificial ceremonies that the emperor should perform are still carried out as usual.

And thousands of miles away in the snowy land, the reincarnated soul boy of the new Dalai Lama is about to perform his enthronement ceremony.The emperor sent Prince Khalkha and Wangwang's uncle, Chebudenzabu, to the snowy area to take care of the enthronement ceremony.For this party, the emperor specially rewarded Che Budeng Zhabu with 1000 taels of silver for the decoration.

Hearing this news, Wanxi also nodded with a smile.

"If this is the case, Lunzhu can also meet Prince Chebudenzabu in the snowy area, and learn from the prince how to take care of the snowy area."

Yurui glanced at Wanxi and smiled, "Prince Chebudenzabu was originally the prince of Khalkha Mongolia. If the Hutuktus of Mongolia were sitting on the bed, it would be part of their duty to ask Lord Chebudenzabu to look after them; but this He is the biggest Dharma King in the Snowy Region, yet the Emperor asked Lord Chebudenzabu to go and watch over his enthronement ceremony... Don't say I'm thinking wildly, my heart is finally enlightened."

Wanxi smiled and nodded, "Why am I not happy? No matter what, Prince Chebudenzabu is Lawang's uncle. The more prominent their family status is, the more precious our Lawang's status will be. It's more secure."

From the beginning of the new year, the emperor went to the hall to salute, and led civil and military officials to the Empress Dowager to celebrate the Empress Dowager at the Palace of Compassion, and gave a banquet to the clan and princes at the Palace of Qianqing; next, they offered sacrifices to the Taimiao and Chonghua Palace family banquets;

Then, the Chonghua Palace monarchs and ministers used "Jade Plate" as the title couplet, fasted for three days for the ceremony of praying for the grain, and gave a banquet to Huojisi, the prince of Huibu, and Burke of Zhuhuicheng...

Until Luan on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, there was no day of leisure.

Even though he was already on the road, so in this southern tour, in addition to the accompanying officials, the emperor also specially brought Hojis, the king of Huibu County, and Berkes from Yarkand and other Hui cities. In the evening, when he stayed in the palace, the emperor would give a banquet to these returning princes once every three to five days.

If this is the case, even Wanxi couldn't help asking the emperor, "It's such a grand event this year, that you can bring Hodges, the king of Huibu County, and all the Burkes to the south together... If the emperor is like this, why bother?" Don't you want to bring Ah Lu with you?"

On the last day of last year, the emperor bestowed the concubine on the nobleman, but the title has not yet been finalized, and Wanxi is not sure how to address her, so she prefers to call her "Ah Huo".

Wanxi didn't answer, instead she glanced at Wanxi and snorted softly, "Who said you have to bring the Zhuo family with you when you bring the princes and Burkes of the Hui Ministry to the south?"

Wanxi pouted, "My Lord brought back the princes of the Ministry to tour the south together. This is the emperor's grace to the various tribes in Xinjiang. What I want is to make the tribes in Xinjiang feel at ease."

"Since this is the case, wouldn't it be more effective if my lord also took Ah Mu on a tour all the way to the south, so that the princes of the Hui Ministry could see with their own eyes how the emperor loves Ah Mu every day?"

The emperor squinted at Wanxi for a long while without speaking, just patted the back of her hand hard, then turned his back and ignored her.
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How could Wanxi be so stupid that she couldn't guess the emperor's heart?
It's just that she is willing to chat with the emperor like this, grind the sweetness finely, twist it into froth, just like seasoning, and sprinkle it quietly and carefully on the dishes bit by bit, to add flavor to the dishes.

Wanxi was not in a hurry, she just tilted her head and looked over from behind, her gaze went around the emperor's shoulders, and she looked at the emperor's face from an oblique angle.

"...Why did you ignore the servant? Tell me, if the servant made a mistake, can you correct me?"

The emperor ignored her, so Wanxi simply knelt up and stretched her arms around the emperor's neck.

On purpose, she stuck the pair of jade bracelets on her left wrist to the emperor's throat, and pulled back a little.

Even the emperor was still coughing from being strangled, and finally couldn't help but raised his hand and slapped the back of Wanxi's hand hard, "Are you trying to kill the king, or murder your own husband, huh?"

It was rare for Wanxi to catch the emperor's little mistake, so she laughed, tilted her head and pecked the emperor's cheek, "I'm so stupid, is there any difference between these two things?"

Her own husband is the Son of Heaven.

The emperor was also taken aback, and deliberately pouted to express his dissatisfaction.But after all, Wanxi kissed him on the face first, and then threw out this invisible slap. Even if he wanted to be angry, he had to laugh first.

The emperor laughed, and then he sighed softly, took Wanxi from behind, and held her in his arms, "...Yebai is so anxious to promote the nobleman. It's better to wait for the southern tour to come back and then be promoted." Not too late."

Wanxi lay softly in the emperor's arms, with her arms around the emperor's waist, and her fingers wrapped around the emperor's braid.

"My lord means that Ah Yu has been promoted to be a concubine, and the slave will follow the southern tour this time, so he can justifiably entrust Jiujiu to Ah Yu's care, can't he?"
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Only then did the emperor sigh in satisfaction, stretched out his hand to pinch the tip of Wanxi's nose, then stretched out his arms, and hugged her rewardingly in his arms.

"You're so stupid."

Wanxi closed her eyes contentedly, and said softly, "...Actually, I really don't need to be like this. After all, Yurui and Sister Chen are still in the palace. Since Ah Yu has just been promoted to be a concubine, if it will be a matter of course, follow her." It will be more beneficial for the emperor to appease the various ministries in Xinjiang if we come together for a southern tour."

The emperor snorted softly, "But who is that little girl most fond of obsessing over? Can I, an Ama, not understand? Apart from your native Ernie, she is the most clingy to Zhuo Shi. She is still young. , We have been on this southern tour for so many days, she is not with you, if she is not with Zhuo Shi, she will still get angry and sick?"

The emperor's long eyes were full of tenderness, and he stared at Wanxi, "My Lord attaches great importance to the various tribes back to Xinjiang, so this time I specially brought them on the southern tour, and also let them appreciate the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. From then on, we will maintain a closer relationship with China."

"However, no matter how important it is to return to Xinjiang's various ministries, how can it be compared to the master's own daughter? The master has a lot of ways to reassure the princes of Xinjiang, but the master wants to reassure his little daughter first... Therefore, It is more valuable for He Zhuo to stay in Beijing."

As the emperor spoke, he suddenly struck secretly, and hit Wanxi's Qiaotun.

"... Otherwise, the master was in such a hurry to seal her up before he set off that he didn't even have time to choose the title, so what's the reason, huh?"
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In fact, Wanxi's heart has long been brittle, and her concubine is Puliu, both physically and mentally.

Only such closest intimacy can go beyond words.
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Finally boarded the boat, the water was still cold in the first month of the lunar year.

It was not the first time for Wanxi, Yuqin and others to board a boat, so there was nothing new about it, and there was no discomfort.

On the contrary, Concubine Yu, because this is the first time to accompany her on a southern tour, and she herself is Mongolian, she is good at horseback riding and archery, but she has never been on such a big boat since she was a child, and she has never tried it. To live on a boat for so many days and walk such a long distance.

The first two days were fine, after all, there was still some freshness and curiosity; but on the third day, I was already a little seasick.

The concubines accompanying this time were only Concubines Yu and Concubine Xin, so they took the same "Xiangfeng Boat".Concubine Yu's vomit made Concubine Xin disgusted on the one hand, and Concubine Xin suddenly became uneasy.

After all, Concubine Yu had a child before, and even if she failed to give birth, it was the emperor's true favor; even during this southern tour, Concubine Xin had guessed this and that, but she didn't guess that Concubine Yu could do it too. drive with you.

Originally thought that He Zhuo, who was the most popular, would be able to accompany him, but he didn't expect that the emperor brought back the princes this time, but he didn't bring He Zhuo with him.He Zhuo's promotion was only given on New Year's Eve as comfort and compensation.

Concubine Xin also guessed about Mrs. Lan.After all, Lan Guiren is the junior of the empress dowager's family, and this southern tour is to win the name to celebrate the empress dowager's birthday, so it is only natural to bring Lan Guiren here.

However, it must be said that the emperor is really ruthless, and this time the accompanying driver just got stuck above the concubine position.Lan Gui didn't have enough status, so he didn't bring it with him, and the empress dowager couldn't say anything.

Concubine Xin never expected that the emperor would bring Concubine Yu along.

After all, Concubine Yu is at this age, and the child has not yet been born. Over the past few years, the emperor has gradually become colder towards Concubine Yu... Concubine Xin thought that Concubine Yu would be in the same situation as herself, how could she have thought of Concubine Yu? She even has the ability to make the emperor think of her.

Coupled with Concubine Yu's nausea and vomiting, Concubine Xin's heart couldn't help but get excited again.

"Could it be that concubine Yu is also planning to return to favor, and my thoughts collided with mine again?" Concubine Xin avoided the people of concubine Yu and concubine Yu, and hid in her cabin, unable to bear it. Live to mutter to Le Rong and Le Yi.

Le Rong also frowned, "Look at this servant, ever since Concubine Yu lost her child, she looked a bit disheartened, and she was indifferent to the emperor. The servant thought she would not have such thoughts anymore~ "

Le Yi glanced at Le Rong, "Although she is not too young, she is still the head of the inner court after all. Why doesn't she understand that in the palace, without the emperor's favor, she can't live?"

"Besides, she was pregnant with the emperor's heir, so she and the emperor must have had a good life. Besides, she is from the Borzigit family. After all, she is with Empress Xiaozhuang Wen and us early in the morning The Dafu Jins all have the same honorable surname, so how can she be willing to be subordinate forever?"

Concubine Xin frowned suddenly, lowered her head and clenched the veil tightly, "Besides, Mr. Yi and Mr. He have just been appointed as concubines by decree, so there will be five concubines at once..."

Concubine Xin sighed, "Then everyone will be in danger. After all, if the rank of concubine is higher than that of concubine, then the rank of concubine will be the concubine; and at this time, the rank of concubine has all four concubines, then the five of us will be at the top. Unless Someone in the imperial concubine position can also be promoted to noble concubine, or... degraded, or die."

Le Rong frowned, "Concubine Yu has also felt the crisis, so Concubine Yu has taken heart and wants to regain favor?"

The more Concubine Xin thought about it, the more annoyed she became, "...I'm afraid, it's too late for us to take precautions against her, and she's already got it. Didn't you see how she vomited up!"

Le Yi hurriedly said, "Master, don't be in a hurry, this servant will try to trick the concubines of Yu, the lower officials and women, as well as the imperial physicians."
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Concubine Yu vomited for several days, but she didn't call the imperial doctor.

After all, Concubine Yu is a sassy Mongolian Gege, she always feels that she is in good health, but if she invites the imperial physician to come because of seasickness, she will feel a little embarrassed.

This made Concubine Xin, who had been staring at her for a few days, feel even more uneasy.

—Concubine Yu refuses to take medicine, does she?
Leyi didn't have a chance to see the imperial physician, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and try to get close to the officials and women under Concubine Yu's position.

After all, they are on the same boat, so the women under Concubine Yu can't see Tian'er and ignore Le Yi.

It's just that Concubine Yu is Mongolian Gege, and the female officials under her position who are on business trips are all from Mongolia; and Concubine Xin is from Manchuria with a yellow flag, and the two are somewhat different, so the women under Concubine Yu's position have always been on the same page with Le Yi. Not really looking forward to seeing you.

Concubine Yu vomited again this day, and saw Tuya smiling while rinsing her mouth.Concubine Yu blushed a little, and reprimanded softly, "You slave, seeing me like this, how lucky you are to laugh? Besides, based on our relationship, if you can't help but want to laugh, you should Just smile openly in my face, how can I still punish you for this? Why bother to have fun secretly when I am like this? "

Tuya hurriedly pleaded guilty, "It's the slave who was rude, but the master really wronged the slave. The slave is stealing the fun, but it is definitely not the master. The master is feeling uncomfortable, and the slave is too late to be distressed."

Concubine Yu calmed down, and then she stared at Tuya, "Then tell me, what fun are you having again?"

Tuya suppressed a smile, and whispered to Concubine Yu, "Concubine Xin and us were always in harmony with each other in the past, these days, Concubine Xin's Yue Yi, for the first time, always takes the initiative to chat with the servants."

Concubine Yu raised her eyebrows, "A person like her always goes to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, since she is one of the two most powerful under her position, she must be hoping to find out something about me from you guys." .”

Tuya also nodded, "Master is wise, and the servants have been in the palace for several years, so she won't be fooled by this idea."

Tuya couldn't help laughing again as she spoke, "...Master guesses, what is she trying to find out about Master?"

Concubine Yu vomited for a few days in a row, it was the time of weakness, but she didn't have the heart to break her boredom, so she shook her head, "You should make it clear quickly, I'm about to turn upside down again."

Tuya quickly put away her laughter, and attached it to Concubine Yu's ear.

"What's sour and spicy?" Concubine Yu's eyes widened when she heard that, "Are they worried that I'm happy again?"

Tuya clapped her palms and smiled, "So the master said, should the slaves have fun?"

Concubine Yu couldn't help but spit, "Bah, she treats me like herself?!"

Tuya also nodded, "Since the second half of last year, there have been rumors in the palace that Concubine Xin is back in favor. But looking at the situation, it's not enough for her to get back in favor. Why does she still want to prevent the master from returning to favor?"

Concubine Yu raised her eyes and stared at Tuya.

Tuya's heart skipped a beat, and she was about to kneel down, "Slave should slap your mouth! The slave said something wrong, why did the master fall out of favor, why did he say 'return to favor'?"

Concubine Yu sighed, and grabbed Tuya's arm, "You're wrong, but it's not that wrong, but -- when did I get over-favored?"

"Why did the emperor choose me to enter the palace? Don't you think about it? It's just that I was pregnant with the emperor's heir... But when the overall situation of Erut's ministries has settled down, the emperor has faded away."

"Master..." Tuya also felt uncomfortable, "No matter what the master's situation is, he is better than Xin! The master's concubine is naturally later than Xin's, but now no matter the order of the inner court or the order of rewards, the master has already passed. Above Concubine Xin!"

Concubine Yu patted Tuya's hand, "I don't think about these things any more now, why are you bothering about me? Me, now that I have Elder Lawang by my side, I have nothing to be dissatisfied with anymore. .I just thought that I could properly bring up Ago Lawang and make him a good husband of the Seventh Princess, living up to the expectations of the Emperor, Concubine Ling, and Prince Chaoyong."

Lawang entered the palace early, and was brought up by the inner court when he was two years old. Ever since Concubine Yu took over Lawang, it was also when Concubine Yu had just lost her own child... so both sides are making up for each other. There is no difference between mother and child who are connected by blood.

Besides, Lawang and Concubine Yu are both from the Borzigit family, so their blood is close, which is incomparable to other foster relationships.

From this level of affection, Concubine Yu occasionally treats Wanxi as her in-laws.The love has naturally deepened.

Concubine Yu lowered her head to think about it, then suddenly smiled, "Concubine Xin has always been a provocative person, which caused the imperial concubine a headache the most. Now that they are driving together on the southern tour, it is inevitable that Concubine Xin will be on the southern tour with her brother-in-law. What else do you have to figure out?"

"The one next to me can't help Concubine Ling, but since we are on the same boat as Concubine Xin; and Concubine Xin put her eyes on me first, then I might as well share some worries for Concubine Ling first. "

After Concubine Yu finished speaking, her mind was set, so she smiled slyly, "...From tomorrow onwards, remember to bring me an extra plate of yogurt lumps every day, and you still have to follow that Yueyi eyelid down there."

"But in front of her, you have to cover it up on purpose, so that they feel that we are guilty."

Tuya also laughed, "Master, don't worry, this slave will understand."
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The ship had just set sail and hadn't arrived in Jiangsu yet, and the good things that Concubine Xin was looking forward to were still in the future, so she became very upset because of Concubine Yu's incident.

This incident was still uncertain, and then another incident that disturbed her even more.

On the sixth day of February, Luanjia had arrived in Suqian, which was already the boundary of Jiangsu.However, the emperor appointed Yin Jishan, governor of Liangjiang, as the imperial minister here.

The former imperial ministers are the ministers of the rear when the emperor is out of the palace, and the ministers who lead the guards are the ministers of the rear. They guide the retinues of the emperor's court meetings, sacrifices, driving out, driving in, visiting the mausoleum, and farming.All the emperor's royal banquets, grand readings, captives in the imperial tower, and audiences, etc., stand behind the throne.

What kind of intimacy is this, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to Yin Jishan.

Concubine Xin felt a little injustice for her brother-in-law An Ning.

But anyway, Concubine Xin can still comfort herself: After all, the title of governor of Liangjiang is higher than that of Jiangsu chief envoy, and there is a governor of Jiangsu in between. The emperor didn't reward Jiangsu governor Chen Hongmou for anything, so he also Naturally, it was not An Ning's turn.

However, three days later, the emperor made another decree, also calling Ali Gon as the imperial minister; The imperial concubine's cousin.

On February [-]th, the emperor even decreed that Taiji, the first class in Zhasak, and Turdu, the elder brother of the nobleman, be granted the title of Assistant State Duke.

So far, the eighth elder brother Yongxuan's father-in-law, the clansmen of the Lan nobles, and the cousins ​​of the imperial concubine Huixian have all given favor to the emperor when he visited Jiangsu in the south.

However, the emperor seemed to have forgotten that Jiangsu also had a brother-in-law who was a concubine, An Ningqu, who was also a "capable minister" in Jiangnan, and even once served as a high-ranking minister of the governor.

"I just want to know, is it my brother-in-law or me who the emperor has forgotten?" Concubine Xin waited for many days without waiting for any news. The hope and joy that filled her heart seemed to have been poured down with a basin of cold water.

The only thing that can comfort her at this time is the emperor's decree again that the empress's feast will be stopped for the Qianqiu Festival.

The emperor is also "long-term love". For more than ten years in a row, he has made such a decree every year.In fact, after Nala succeeded to the throne as the middle palace, he never held a banquet~
The boat sailed southward, much faster than land chariots and horses.Since she arrived in Jiangsu around February [-]th, she had already arrived in Concubine Xin's "dream land", but she never expected that her bad things would happen one after another, and there was no one left. It's over.

In addition to what she was able to know directly during the drive, she received some other news one after another in the next few days:
On the third day of February, the emperor issued a decree: "Last year, a decree was sent to the Lianghuai Transport Depot to allocate 30 taels of silver and hand it over to Governor Yin Jishan to handle the errands. But there may still be insufficient. I wrote Gao Heng in the transport depot , consider allocating another 20 taels of silver, thinking that it will be used to supplement business affairs.

This is 50 taels of silver inside and out, and it is always hard for Concubine Xin to let go of it.

Just imagine that last year was also the day of the eighth elder brother Yongxuan's big wedding. Yin Jishan had left his job as Governor of Liangjiang since March last year, and returned to Beijing to concentrate on the wedding.Did the emperor give the 30 taels of silver to Yin Jishan for official business, or for private affairs?

Besides, the 30 taels given last year was not enough, and another 20 taels was given this year?Each sum is not a small sum, let alone two sums added together!

On the one hand, the emperor went to war for Ji Qing's 900 taels, and sentenced Ji Qing to be executed as the prison marquis and Qiu Hou asked to be executed, but for this Ji Qing, he often counted 10 taels of silver!

——The emperor really trusts Yin Jishan so much!
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Next, the emperor ordered Jiangnan officials to take advantage of the matter of picking up the driver, and made a big deal of extravagance, and issued a severe order.

First of all, "Water Patrol and Giving Matters", the Shangzuo named Wang Yang, please stay away from all ships going south from Tongzhou when the Empress Dowager returns to Beijing.

The emperor issued a decree and said: "The canal connects Tianjin from north to south, and boats and boats come and go. When the Virgin Mary's royal boat passes by, there will be a branch river and a port next to it, so you can temporarily avoid it."

"Assuming that there is no other place to avoid, it is also enough to attach a moor to the shore so as not to hinder the towpath. If all things are strictly prohibited, the days will be quite long from spring to summer. A thousand-mile long river will make the traveler stay for a long time. The road is not fully understood. The decree has been issued. It has been passed on to all places. Everything is released as usual."

Later, Yang Tingzhang, governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, asked for a [-]% discount on food and fruit.

The emperor also said: "These were originally used for the banquet of rewards, so it is not necessary to prepare them. But the number of times does not need to be so many, and should be reduced as compared with the last time. About Shimen, and the West Lake Palace, it is enough to prepare once for each place. As far as eating, I used to not allow it, and the governor and so on have nothing to do with it."

The above two incidents are the emperor's warning to the officials in the south of the Yangtze River not to take the opportunity to take over and flatter and invite favor.

But if it is not even possible to prepare food and fruit, let alone eat, then how can her brother-in-law An Ning try to please the emperor? .
On February [-], the emperor crossed the river with the empress dowager.

With the prosperity of crossing the river, the imperial boats on which the emperor, empress dowager, and concubines were riding finally gathered in one place.Several royal boats are connected end to end, standing on the ship tower, visible to each other.

Although the Empress Nala is in the middle palace, because the Empress has to personally serve the Empress Dowager when she is on tour, so Nala is on the same boat as the Empress Dowager.This means that in the ships of the inner court lords, the "Zhu Niao Fang" on which Wanxi is on is the real head of the harem.

Wanxi's "Zhu Bird Boat" followed closely behind the emperor's "Anfu Boat", and after that was the "Xingchun Boat" for concubines and concubines.

Wanxi stood on the deck of the two-story ship, looked at the heroic emperor in front with a smile, and looked back at Concubine Shu, Yuqin, and Concubine Yu who were following the rear wings on the left and right sides with a smile and nodded respectively.

Several people also nodded with smiles, only Concubine Xin was not very happy.

Yuchan couldn't help but sneered, and whispered in Wanxi's ear, "I don't know why, it's like the master stepped on the tip of her tail!"

Wanxi lowered her eyes with a smile, "It's not the only reason why I didn't pay her respects, and she got angry with me."

Yuchan also let out a "heh" laugh, "It's a pity that the master still thinks of her so much~~ If she is so innocent and simple, then she is not Xin Concubine, but I am sorry that the emperor gave her the title of 'careful heart'."

The Yuzhou is light and graceful, but after all, it is a boat sailing on the water. Although the hull of the boat is stable enough, you can still feel the ups and downs of the water waves.

Wanxi's eye waves also become vast together with the misty waves on the river.

"This journey has been her dream-seeking journey, and she was so satisfied when she set off."

Wanxi slowly raised her eyes, then turned her head and glanced at Concubine Xin lightly.

"You can see her expression, as if she was full of hope in the past, and I'm afraid it's all in vain now. I thought this was a journey to find a dream and realize it, but it didn't come true. When I set off, I walked step by step towards disappointment. occasion."

Yuchan also laughed, "My slave guesses that this is related to the fact that the emperor has successively granted titles to Yin Jishan, Ali Gun, Gao Heng, Turdu and other members of the clan who are the heads of the inner court in the past few days."

Wanxi stared at the emperor's back, and slowly raised the corners of her lips, "The emperor is naughty, since he has successively bestowed several clansmen who are the head of the inner court, why bother to let An Ning go?"

Yuying also suppressed her laughter, and said softly, "Back to the master, Tuya, who is under the concubine Yu's master, has already quietly informed the slave, and asked the slave to convey the master's wishes to the master..."

Wanxi nodded with a smile, "Concubine Yu has always been a person who is not good at words, but in her heart she is always the one who understands the most. She does this by herself, but she definitely doesn't need me to know, that's why I always was kept in the dark."

Yuchan also smiled and said, "I also feel that the master of the concubine Yu used to gather happily with a group of masters in front of the master, and she always listened a lot and talked less, which made her a little bored. But the concubine Yu Once the master starts to do something, it will be the most effective! Look at this enraged concubine Xin, it really makes the servant happy!"

Yuying said, "Seeing that this route is already crossing the river, this servant is heading towards Zhejiang. Doesn't it mean that the emperor is going to cross the Zhizao Mansion in Suzhou? It's no wonder that Concubine Xin's heart is not safe. .”

Wanxi slowly put away her smile.

"...The emperor's southern tour, in addition to inspecting the river workers, must also be accompanied by the empress dowager, to go to weaving to see the machine workers. In this way, Suzhou Weaving Mansion will not be able to get past it. The emperor should see peace or see it .”

Wanxi was so calm that Yuchan and Yuying couldn't help laughing.

Isn't there still hope for Concubine Xin's return to favor? .
On February [-], the emperor once again reprimanded Yangzhou officials for their extravagance in the name of picking up the driver.

Because Yangzhou officials had prepared lantern boats and fireworks along the way, and because there were Kazakh envoys in the entourage, the emperor did not severely reprimand the Kazakh envoys in order to let the Kazakh envoys feel the happiness of the people in the interior.

Afterwards, the emperor warned the local officials, "Wouldn't it be enough to enjoy the victory of the mountains and rivers? Why spend so much money on it?! If Zhejiang Province doesn't know, it's not necessary to follow suit. It has been decreed to stop. .”

At this point, Concubine Xin's heart was completely in a mess.

The local officials are not allowed to eat, are not allowed to prepare fruit and food, are not allowed to be polite, and are not even allowed to set off fireworks... Then she really can't imagine what her brother-in-law An Ning can do to please the emperor up.

Could it be possible to ask her brother-in-law to follow Yin Jishan's last southern tour and dig out two lakes?
But even if you dig now, it's too late.
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On February 21, Emperor Luanjia finally arrived in Suzhou.

Finally arrived at the dream land, Concubine Xin was both excited and nervous, her heart was already clenched tightly.

Sitting in a sedan chair all the way into the Suzhou Weaving Mansion Palace, Concubine Xin carefully opened the sedan chair curtain and looked outside.Seeing that the entire Suzhou Weaving Mansion Palace has been completely renovated, the carved beams and painted buildings, the plants and trees are in a new look, and there is no excessive extravagance, finally Concubine Xin quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that my brother-in-law has been ups and downs in the officialdom for decades, so he has already won the letter, or guessed the emperor's heart earlier, so the preparations presented in front of him are just one thing but not lost situation.

Jiang is still old and spicy. Given her brother-in-law's age and her decades of seniority as an official in Jiangnan, she should be relieved of her brother-in-law; weakened.

Concubine Xin lowered the car curtain, and couldn't help lowering her head and smiling in relief.

Although her brother-in-law is a brother-in-law, she is decades older than her.After Ama passed away, she even regarded her brother-in-law as Ama's substitute psychologically, and she habitually relied on her brother-in-law for everything.

This time, she has come to Suzhou and is already close to her brother-in-law. She should feel relieved and believe that her brother-in-law will be able to help her realize her wish.

Well, well, from the twelfth day of the first lunar month to today's February 21st, exactly one month has passed.I can finally let go of my inexplicably anxious heart for the past month.
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After the emperor arrived at the Suzhou Palace, he issued a decree of grace.

One is that the ministers of the Han Dynasty who were entrusted with the southern tour, and those who belong to the two provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, can take time off to return to the province when they return to Luan—that is, all the ministers of the Han Dynasty who came with the emperor to the south can You can take a vacation and go home to have a look!

The second decree of kindness is to reward all the ministers who follow him: Prince Zhuang, rewarding 500 taels of silver;

Zarafeng'a, Zhaohui, Aligun, and Fude each received 300 taels of silver.

Liu Tongxun, Wang Zale, Nu San, Fu Long'an, Liu Lun, and Yu Minzhong all offered one-year regular salaries.

These two benevolent decrees made Concubine Xin feel a little uncomfortable.

Although the emperor's two decrees of kindness were aimed at the accompanying ministers, her brother-in-law An Ning was not among the accompanying ministers.But the emperor is in Suzhou at this moment, in the residence of Suzhou Weaving Mansion. Since he has rewarded the accompanying minister, why can't he show kindness to her brother-in-law who is Suzhou Weaving Mansion?

Concubine Xin just happened to be in a mood of rain and sunshine today, but now she's in chaos again.

She knew that she was overthinking, she was just thinking wildly, but she always contacted her brother-in-law about the matter of the emperor rewarding the ministers - after all, she was too anxious to make the emperor realize the importance of her brother-in-law, and then she would like to Take advantage of this opportunity to regain favor~
She is already in Suzhou, already living in the Suzhou Weaving Mansion Palace.If she can't regain her favor here, then where else can she expect to go?

Did her brother-in-law think of any good way to please the emperor?
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Capital.

The emperor had been away for a month, Concubine Yu sat in the palace somewhat lonely, reading the report submitted by the House of Internal Affairs.

The other matters have to be negotiated by the Minister of Internal Affairs and the king ministers who ordered the emperor to stay in the prime minister's affairs in Beijing. The only thing that can be handed over to Concubine Yu is that it is directly related to the seat of the inner court, not the seat of the inner court. Things you can't see in person.

For example, for the newly promoted Concubines Shen and Concubine Rong, preparing court uniforms and crowns.

This court dress and crown is for the canonization ceremony of the two new concubines. It is estimated that the emperor will salute after his southern tour to Luan, so he will have to rush out all the court dresses and crowns in the past few months.

After all, there is no reason to ask the head of the inner court to wear old clothes worn by others.

Concubine Yu glanced briefly, and before she could pay attention to the preparation of the court clothes, she turned her eyes back and stared at the titles of the two.

This is also the first time Concubine Yu knows the titles of the two new concubines.

Because the two were granted the seal suddenly on New Year's Eve, and the emperor left in a hurry in the first month of the lunar year, Concubine Yu thought that the emperor was too late to decide on these matters.

Concubine Yu thought she was wrong, so she rubbed her eyes.

After all, they are almost fifty people, and their eyes are already a little blurry.

She rubbed her eyes to see, only then was she sure she was right.

"What? Concubine Shen? How could it be Concubine Shen?"

Concubine Yu read it carefully, and saw that there were clear words in the text: "Concubine Shen is now wearing the clothes of Erut Dynasty, and Concubine Rong is now wearing the clothes of Huibu Dynasty", then she is sure that Concubine Shen is the former Yigui , and Concubine Rong is a nobleman.

Concubine Yu couldn't help laughing, "Concubine Shen? Ouch, why did the emperor give Yigui this title? I suddenly thought it was noble Shen who was promoted to be a concubine at some point!"

The title of the head of the inner court cannot be repeated, so since there is already a nobleman in the palace, the word "Shen" should be used by nobleman Shen alone.If nobleman Shen also has the chance to be concubine in the future, she should be the logical concubine Shen.

As for the original Yigui people, "Yi" used to be not a title, but a name; therefore, the concubine had to choose a proper title, and she could use whatever, and the word "shen" should not be used at all.

After Sandan heard this, he couldn't believe it, "The servant was also taken aback. Besides, the position of a nobleman is only one step away from the position of a concubine. The emperor named Yigui as a concubine Shen at this moment. Could it be that Shen You will never have a chance to be promoted, won't you?"

Concubine Yu's eyes were on the memorial, and slowly slid over the titles of the two.

"Concubine Rong, the emperor said that the beauty of He Zhuo's face is well-known, so that's why he gave He Zhuo the title of 'Rong', right? - This is reasonable, and there is nothing to pick on. But this Concubine Shen , but there are some things that can’t be said.”

Sandan thought for a while, "But the emperor has completely forgotten that there is a nobleman Shen in the palace? After all, nobleman Shen has been unknown for many years, so it is not surprising that the emperor has forgotten."

Concubine Yu smiled lightly, "But Mrs. Shen was not a stable person back then. She is little Nala."

There are three Nala clans in the harem: Empress, Concubine Shu, and the nobleman Shen.

Concubine Yu's eyes were a little dry, and she turned slowly, "In the 13th year of Qianlong, Empress Xiaoxian fell ill inexplicably in Taishan, and when she died mysteriously, this noble person was not only the emperor, Empress Xiaoxian, and Concubine Ling, The only one who keeps up with Mount Tai, the only bystander."

Sandan also nodded in surprise, "Isn't it~~ Time is so fast, it has been 14 years now. It is also the year when the emperor is on tour. I don't know if Lord Shen will think back to the past this year? "

Concubine Yu raised her eyebrows faintly, "Speaking of which, she fought fiercely with Lin Guiren back then. But now, both of them are trapped in the status of nobles, one is lonely in the queen's palace, and the other There will be no bright future in Concubine Shu Palace."

Sandan's eyes lit up, "I can't help being curious, if nobleman Shen learns that the emperor has appointed someone else as concubine Shen, then... how should she feel?"

The corner of Concubine Yu's lips curled up slowly, "After all, we just sit and guess, we can't figure it out. Only when we really let her know, can we safely see her most real reaction."

As Concubine Yu said, the corners of her eyes raised excitedly, "What's more interesting is that Lin Guiren, who fought fiercely with Mrs. Shen in the past, is from the Queen's Palace; this time, Concubine Shen is also from the Queen's Palace. "

"How can it be such a coincidence? If you are a noble person, would you suspect that this is not a coincidence, but someone deliberately arranged it later?
Sandan squatted halfway with a smile, "...the slave understands what to do."

Concubine Yu looked at Sandan's back with a slight smile.

"Master and empress, we should settle the account you gave me to Yongqi. I wish you all the best in Jiangnan, and when you come back from the southern tour, there will be no more comfort waiting for you." It's time!"
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The emperor stayed in Suzhou for six days, but never stayed at the Zhizaofu Palace in Suzhou.For the next few days, he stayed in Lingyan Mountain Palace in Mudu and other places.

Concubine Xin's wish came to nothing for the time being.

Six days later, Yu Zhou sent out again, and Concubine Xin stubbornly resisted the nostalgia for looking back, and tightly clenched her cuffs, forcing herself to walk forward.

Even though she left Suzhou just like that, even though... her wish didn't come true.But she still has tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and a way forward!

The emperor is about to start Luan, but he has to come back to Luan from Hangzhou, so he has to come to Suzhou for the second time, right?

Then she still has hope, and she still has time to prepare.

As long as she still has this breath, even if her brother-in-law fails to help, she will never give up.

When the boat finally sailed away, she suddenly turned her head and looked back at the Suzhou waterfront that was gradually moving away.

"...As long as I don't die, I will definitely regain favor. No one can stop me, and I will never spend my whole life in the harem without being favored!" She vowed fiercely in her heart.
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On the first day of March, Luanjia arrived in Hangzhou.

On the second day of March, the emperor went to Haining to personally inspect the embankment of the seawall.

When the emperor came to Haining, the Haining County Palace where he stayed was the private garden of the Chen family in Haining—Yu Garden.

The Chen family in Haining was born as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy in the Kangxi Dynasty, Chen Yuanlong, an official to a scholar of the Yongzheng Dynasty, and Chen Shiguan, an official to a scholar of this dynasty.

Chen Yuanlong is the uncle of Chen Shiguan, the Chen family in Haining needn't go back far, it is the nearest two bachelors, it is enough for the family to be famous.And this corner garden in Haining, because of its many visits, became the most popular among private gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.

If this is the case, it means that Concubine Wan didn't come to the south with her, but the emperor was able to show such kindness to the Chen family, and Wanxi felt very happy for Concubine Wan.

When the emperor came to Haining, he was not in the mood to visit the gardens, so he went to the seawall to inspect the dikes.Wanxi can't help with this matter, so she can only stay in the corner garden.

Although the garden is exquisite and beautiful, but Wanxi is in the picturesque scenery, but she is more concerned about the turbulent waves of the seawall hitting the shore.

Haining's seawall embankment is not related to Haining. Once the embankment breaks here, the rich land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be completely submerged by water.Jiangsu and Zhejiang have always been the place where the imperial court's finances come from, and it is also the place where food and rice depend on. If something happens, it will affect the entire Qing Dynasty.

Besides, the rain last year was particularly heavy, and it didn't stop in autumn, and the autumn rain also brought a lot of chaos.Wanxi drove around Mulan last year, and what she saw along the way made her more aware of the difficulties caused by the rain.

This is the case in the north, but I heard that last year's autumn rains in the south were even worse.Only then did the emperor tell Yin Jishan and Zhaohui to gallop south in the starry night, and even Qiu Xi didn't care about it.

The renovation of the seawall in Haining is not a matter of the Haining locality itself, and the large sum of money needed is not something that Haining alone can raise.Only the emperor personally inspected, decided on the plan, and personally adjudicated the dual use of silver.

Therefore, during the southern tour this year, as soon as the emperor arrived in Zhejiang, he only rested in Hangzhou for one night, and then went straight to Haining.
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From the small size of the garden, you can only see the tranquility of the water waves in front of you, and it is impossible to guess the turbulent waves hitting the shore at the seawall.

Wanxi suppressed a sigh, and could only pray to the sky, "... I hope the waves will be peaceful."

The Jiayuan here is known as one of the three famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.The other two famous gardens are Suzhou Lion Forest and Hangzhou Xiaoyoutian Garden.

At this time, the emperor had imitated the "Xiaoyoutian Garden" in the "Siyongzhai" in the Yuanmingyuan; and Wanxi herself and Xiao Shiwu were also painted as stickers, in the Siyongzhai.

Thinking of this, Wanxi couldn't help but feel her heart fluctuate.

Wanxi didn't even hear the emperor coming behind him.

It wasn't until the emperor put his hands on her shoulders that Wanxi was startled and hurried back.The flag shoes were too high, and I almost sprained my feet.

The emperor gave her a full hug, and couldn't help but chuckled in her ear, "How dare you be so reckless? You haven't had a rest in the past few years. I thought you should have gotten used to being so careful with your hands and feet." Son, but it turned out to be like this, and I would jump up when I was scared."

Wanxi felt guilty, Jiaohan raised her head.

"When I was pregnant with children, I changed into flat shoes, how can I step on such high flag shoes~~ I didn't jump when I was scared, I just didn't do it well in the past few years Wearing flag shoes, this time I’ve been wearing them for so long, I’m not used to them.”

After all, he came here with his driver on a southern tour. As the emperor's harem, he naturally had to dress up.The flag shoes can't be sloppy, not only have to be flag shoes, but also have the highest base, so as to show the demeanor of the harem.

The emperor smiled narrowly, "Flag shoes can always come back comfortably... But in your place, are they still swollen?"

Wanxi's face turned red, and the ripples in the garden were reflected in her eyes.

She didn't want to answer this under the bright sun, but the emperor was holding her wrist tightly on the curved bridge, "Say it~~"

(End of this chapter)