Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2390 Seven Volumes 93 You Are Happy (Bi)

Concubine Xin was staying with the emperor in Qixia Palace when she got the bad news.

Qixia Palace is located in Qixia Mountain, which is where Yin Jishan dug the lake for landscaping.

When Concubine Xin listened to Le Rong's report, her ears were filled with roars. For a long time, she could only see Le Rong's lips moving, but she couldn't hear what Le Rong was saying.

What is even more ironic is the Qixia Palace in front of me.It was here that she heard the news that her brother-in-law had been punished by the emperor, and that the emperor was so concerned about who he valued and who he despised between Yin Jishan and her brother-in-law, so she didn't need to make any comparisons.

Concubine Xin didn't even know how she was able to support her concubine's face, insisting on being dignified and self-restraining to return to the bedroom.

After entering the door, the footsteps almost couldn't step over the threshold steadily.Although the seven or eight inch high flag shoes allowed her to stand tall in front of others, they became the biggest obstacle for her to enter the room, almost tripping her directly on the threshold.

The situation in front of me is like an allegory.

Self-righteous nobility, I thought it would bring my starting point closer to the height of the threshold; but in fact, it also depends on whether I have the ability to lift my feet high enough, otherwise instead of easily stepping into the threshold, I will push myself tripped.

Concubine Xin became more and more annoyed, and raised her foot to kick the threshold hard.

"It's just a palace, why do we have to build such a high threshold! This threshold was built by Yin Jishan, and he deliberately opposed me!"
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Le Rong and Le Yi looked at each other, hurriedly stepped forward one from the left and one from the right, and supported Concubine Xin to go.

They all cautiously persuaded, "Master, why bother to get angry with a dead wood lump? Kicking the threshold with flag shoes like this, the wood vibrates the wood, and in the end it just hurts the soles of the master's feet."

The high soles of the flag shoes are also made of wood; when they collide with each other, the soles of the feet are naturally painful.Concubine Xin had no choice but to stop, but she was full of anger and resentment with nowhere to go, so she couldn't get past this threshold, stomping her feet and shouting, "Don't call someone, give me this damn threshold! Go! Bold Yin Jishan, arranging such a high threshold is deliberately against me!"

Le Rong and Le Yi looked at each other again, Le Rong helped Concubine Xin go in, Le Rong quickly turned around and covered the door of the palace.

The concubines live in the same courtyard, and the concubine Yu is just across the door.
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After the palace door was closed, Le Rong helped Concubine Xin to sit down, and then persuaded softly, "...This is the emperor's palace after all, and the height of the threshold is in line with the royal status. If the master doesn't think the threshold is high, if outsiders listen to it , and I might not know how to chew my tongue."

The height of the threshold reflects the level of status. Since this is the emperor's palace, the height of the threshold naturally corresponds to the royal status.

A high threshold is not an obstacle, let alone a deliberate frame, but a representative of supreme status.

If Concubine Xin dislikes it, wouldn't Concubine Xin want to say that her status is not high enough to pass that threshold?
Concubine Xin calmed down a bit, but she also wanted to understand.It's just that he was really angry, so he couldn't help it, he just hung his head and sulked.

Le Rong and Yue Yi don't know, the master is not going to be able to get through a threshold, the master's heart is naturally uncomfortable because of the fact that Mrs. An Ning was fined by the emperor.

"It's just a six-month fine, so how much silver do you have in total? What's more, what's more, the regular salary is replaced by the fine, not the money for supporting the honesty. The annual income of local officials, the regular salary is small after all. Silver, the emperor didn't say this time that Lord An Ning was fined as well, so of course it won't hurt the foundation of Lord An Ning, so the master wants to open it up." Le Rong could only persuade him.

After a long while, Concubine Xin finally sighed, "What you said is that it's only six months' regular salary, so how can a little money get into my brother-in-law's eyes..."

"It's just that my brother-in-law doesn't care about the little money, but how can he not care about the face?"

Annoyed, Concubine Xin pushed the Kang table away, and the hard wood fell over, making a clanging sound.

"I also wonder why the relatives of other concubines in Jiangnan, such as Gao Jin and Ali Gun, were rewarded with honors one by one, while my brother-in-law was punished; why all the officials who took over from Jiangnan received silver rewards, but my brother-in-law Get fined!"

"It's about the sailors on the imperial boat causing trouble. My brother-in-law is a local official and has no shirkable responsibility. But I have to ask. The recruitment of sailors on the imperial boat is the matter of Gao Heng, the Lianghuai Salt Administration. And the governor of Jiangsu, what did my brother-in-law do as a political envoy and weaving! If the emperor wants to be held accountable, why not ask Gao Heng who is in charge of the matter; if it is a local official's matter, why not ask Yin Jishan, governor of Liangjiang , Governor of Jiangsu Zhuang Yougong going?"

Concubine Xin shook her head sadly.

"...Don't you guys understand that the sailor's matter is probably just a cover? The emperor got angry at my brother-in-law out of nowhere, and made up a random reason, and made my brother-in-law take the responsibility!"

Both Le Rong and Le Yi were startled, they looked at each other in blank dismay, and didn't dare to speak for a while.

The two of them are in Suzhou, and they have already taken An Ning's money.Originally, I was happy in my heart, but at this moment, I suddenly felt that the money was a bit like glutinous rice noodles after eating too much. Although I swallowed it from my throat, it was heavy In terms of appetite, I can't digest it anymore.

Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Concubine Xin was even more dejected, "I don't want to think that way, but I can't help but think this way... Your Majesty, he did it on purpose. I'm picking on my brother-in-law; I don't know if the emperor is dissatisfied with my brother-in-law's business, but what's more disturbing in my heart is that I'm always worried that the emperor's treatment of my brother-in-law may have something to do with me."

Concubine Xin couldn't even support the half of the tin on her head, half of the tin would weigh heavily on her neck, and she had to lower her head deeply to relieve the weight on top of her head.

"... Your Majesty, since he is willing to bring me here, hasn't he already forgiven me and re-accepted my intentions? Why did your Majesty suddenly change again?"
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The next day, the emperor visited Yin Jishan's Liangjiang governor's office again, and then returned to Qixia Palace to stay again.

Then, the emperor made another decree that this year happened to be the period for the selection of governors and officials. The emperor specifically stated that the governors such as Yin Jishan and Gao Jin;All of them were discussed and discussed by the Ministry of Communications to show the excellence award.

Coincidentally, Yin Jishan and Gao Jin needless to say; and Chen Hongmou and Zhuang Yougong happened to be the two successive governors of Jiangsu.

An Ning is the chief envoy of Jiangsu, only under the governor of Jiangsu; An Ning's wish is not only to be reinstated as the chief envoy of Jiangsu, but he actually hopes to return to the post of governor of Jiangsu as before.At this time, the emperor handed over the two successive governors of Jiangsu to the Ministry of Officials for discussion, which naturally gave them the greatest affirmation.

If this is the case, An Ning's chances of obtaining the position of governor of Jiangsu are already becoming more and more uncertain; what's more, Chen Hongmou and Zhuang Yougong were rewarded by the emperor, but An Ning just received a fine... After this decree, An Ning wanted to actually grant the title of governor of Jiangsu. A dream is destined to be just a dream.
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In the Qixia Palace, Wanxi and Yuqin tour the "Rainbow" and "Mirror" lakes hand in hand.

These two lakes are the scene that Yin Jishan dug a mountain to take over five years ago and was even ridiculed by the poems written by the Jiuye's subordinates.

Wanxi and Yuqin had a tacit understanding, and they couldn't help but hang their heads and smile while standing by the lake.

Wanxi raised her eyes to look at the scenery of the lake and mountains, bowed her head and whispered softly:
"In the picturesque river city, looking at the clear sky at night from the mountains.

A bright mirror is sandwiched between two waters, and a rainbow falls on a double bridge. "

Yuqin understood, nodded and said, "Li Bai's good poem."

Wanxi nodded with a smile, "Although Mr. Yin Jishan said that he created the scenery manually, but with his talent and learning, there must be some classics in the creation of this scenery. Therefore, although he artificially made mountains and rivers, he can still integrate the world and nature, making this scene beautiful. Naturally."

Yuqin took a breath and nodded, "Before I came here, if I only heard about Yin Jishan making landscapes, I would not be without contempt; but seeing it with my own eyes now, I really feel the same way as you. Lord Yin Jishan is a great Confucian after all. There is no ingenuity in the construction of the scenery, but it makes the lake and mountains blend into one."

"Aside from Yin Jishan's desire to cater to the emperor, just talking about this scene, I think it's well done."

Wanxi smiled, but her heart was slightly bitter.

"Sister, still remember the second half of Li Bai's poem?"

Yuqin comes from a family of great Confucianists. She has played piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child. This cannot test her.

He bowed his head and thought for a moment, and Yuqin began to chant:

"The citrus pomelo is cold in the population, and the old sycamore trees are in autumn.

Who wants to go upstairs to the north, Linfeng is pregnant with Xie Gong. "

Wanxi sighed and smiled, "...the water is bright and the sky is getting late, the orange groves and pomelo trees are hidden in the chilling smoke; the autumn colors are vast, and the sycamore trees are already aging. Who else would think of going to Xie Tiao except me Come to the North Tower, facing the bleak autumn wind, miss Mr. Xie?"

Wanxi tilted her head and stared at Yuqin, "What Yin Jishan did back then, even Master Jiu couldn't help asking his subordinates to write poems to ridicule him. Yin Jishan's flattery has almost become the biggest stain in his life. But sister, the world I saw Yin Gong flattering me; but I saw the desolation in the heart of an old man from the names of the two lakes of 'Rainbow' and 'Mirror'."

Yuqin's heart also moved slightly, "You mean..."

Wanxi nodded, "Master Yin Jishan was young and ambitious, and he was nicknamed 'Little Yin' when he was a big official in the frontier. But he was in the frontier for 30 years... He was not allowed to enter the center for 30 years, even the minister of the frontier is also a big official , but after all far away from the core of the imperial court. As a minister, how can I not feel desolate in my heart?"

Yuqin took a slight breath, then nodded, "I understand what you mean. You mean, he was in a state of anxiety back then, and that's why he did such a truthful thing. The heart of an old minister is embarrassing." .”

Wanxi nodded, and gently squeezed Yuqin's hand, "He dug the lake in the 22nd year of Qianlong's reign; and two years later, it will be the 24th year of Qianlong's reign, which coincides with the year of the Eight Banners women's draft. The emperor chose Qingzao. Point it out to Yongxuan."

Yuqin opened her mouth, and her eyes lit up, "Yes, with the emperor's wisdom, how can he not understand his heart! It's just that Yin Jishan was inseparable from Jiangnan affairs at that time, and the emperor couldn't call him to Beijing, so he chose His daughter is the prince Fujin, which gives him a peace of mind!"

Wanxi bowed her head with a smile, "The emperor...sometimes he seems to be silent, but in fact no one is more considerate and considerate than him."

Yuqin also laughed with a "puchier": "Look at you! You are all here in front of me to praise the emperor!"

Wanxi hurriedly grabbed Yuqin's hand, "Sister~~"

Yuqin snorted, "Forget it, after all, you're right, and I agree, so there's nothing to complain about, I just feel happy."

Only then did Wanxi tilt her head playfully and smiled, "...what did my sister see?"

Yuqin spat softly, "Even when I witnessed the sailors making trouble on the imperial boat with my own eyes that day, I still couldn't see anything; Your sister is commensurate, and I dare not talk to you anymore."

Yuqin smiled helplessly, "Oh, I feel sorry for An Ning at the moment. He has also been in Jiangnan for 30 years, and his qualifications are no less than Yin Jishan. With him, how many people in Jiangnan can count on him to go? Even if Yin Jishan, Chen Hongmou, Tuo Yong, and Zhuang Yougong are pinched together, they may not be able to shake him much."

"But, he may not even dare to dream that one day the emperor himself will end up plotting against him!"
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Wanxi could not stop laughing, but she still asked deliberately, "Why did my sister say that?"

Yuqin was a little annoyed, "You little brat, you're here to test me again now? Didn't you tell me to go on the boat that day, and you said it's up to the emperor to deal with it. If the emperor wants to hold Gao Heng accountable, then that's fine." But if the emperor doesn't ask Gao Heng to blame, but asks someone who is not relevant at all, would it be interesting?"

Wanxi waved her hand quickly, retreating six-two-five cleverly, "No, no, I was just worried about brothers Gao Heng and Gao Jin that day. Besides, my sister also knows that Gao Jin and Ji Qing are in-laws. At this time, Ji Qing He is still waiting to lose his head, so I feel sorry for his children anyway."

Yuqin's face turned redder, and she spat fiercely, "I really should tear your mouth off, you're still as red-mouthed and white-toothed as I am, and you speak like a normal person!"

Wanxi suppressed a smile, and deliberately took out the red gold ear pick from her temples to dig out her ears, "Sister, please let me out of this boredom, I've cleaned my ears, and I'm serious about listening carefully!"

Yuqin couldn't bear it anymore, she stepped forward and stretched out both hands, one left and one right, pinching Wanxi's mouth.

"Today, I don't care if you are a concubine or not, I'm going to make a mistake!"

Wanxi laughed and hugged Yuqin, "Sister, tell me to be happy again."

Yuqin could only sigh, and put her finger on Wanxi's forehead, "...that is the emperor's boat, how could anyone dare to make trouble? Not to mention just a small sailor, even a first-rank official, you Give him some guts to go and see if he dares!"

"Those sailors are all petty people, even if they meet a county magistrate, they wouldn't dare to make such a fuss; what's more, this is the emperor!"

Yuqin glanced at Wanxi, "The commotion that day was louder, and I was prompted by your words again, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt that it didn't make sense--in the end, there was only one explanation that could stand, the two sailors The reason why they dared to make trouble on the Royal Boat is that the one who advises and supports them behind the scenes will not be someone else, but the Emperor himself!"

"If it's not the emperor himself, but any minister is changed, let alone the heads of the two sailors will be lost at any time, even the minister himself will not run away. Who can be so stupid as to encourage two sailors to be on the emperor's royal boat?" It's so noisy!"
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When Wanxi heard this, she laughed and fell on Yuqin's shoulder.

After a long while, she leaned softly by Yuqin's ear, and said with a smile, "...now the emperor can't escape my sister's eyes. My sister guesses, will the emperor's ears be burning?"

Yuqin snorted softly, and laughed, "Anyway, it's not just the two of us who are talking about the emperor now. You really think Concubine Xin and An Ning are stupid, but they didn't understand it at the time. The sky is coming, can you still think about the taste?"

Wanxi pressed Yuqin's shoulder, and slowly raised her eyes.

"The so-called small punishments and big commandments, the emperor has already pointed it out, but I don't know if Xin Xin and An Ning understand the emperor's thoughts. If the two of them know how to restrain themselves, they will give themselves room to change; But if I still insist on going my own way at this point, I can't help but worry about the two of them now."

Yuqin's eyes lit up, "Tell me quickly, how else can the emperor deal with the two of them?"

"Where do you need the emperor to take action in person?" Wanxi's eyes streamed brightly, concentrating on Yuqin, "As a minister, which one is not the best at observing words and demeanor? What's more, these officials in the south of the Yangtze River are all cultivated by the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River. Damn it. As long as this idea is swayed by the wind, there will naturally be someone who is good at embodying the holy will and will move upon hearing the wind!"

"At that time, the ministers' impeachment papers will be enough to uncover all the layers of An Ning's old background in the south of the Yangtze River over the years! Why does the emperor do it himself, just follow the ministers' reports and investigate? Check it out, you should be punished, this big trouble for An Ning has arrived!"

"As for Concubine Xin," Wan Xi turned her eyes lightly, "if An Ning falls, her greatest support will be gone. Sister thinks, with her being a woman in the palace, what else can she do?"

Yuqin raised her brows lightly.

"Even if her elder brother is Duo Luo's son-in-law, she also has two brother-in-laws, one is a minister, and the other is a secretary in the cabinet, but if the emperor cleans up An Ning, I don't believe that her other two brothers-in-law would dare to go against the dragon scales." go!"

Wanxi smiled and lowered her head, "Sister, I have a hunch that the day we've been waiting for is coming."

"This tour to the south was originally the golden opportunity that Concubine Xin was looking forward to the most, but the emperor decided to teach her a lesson at this time, not sooner rather than later."

Yuqin finally laughed, "Great! The southern tour is always a special opportunity for Concubine Xin. It was also on the last southern tour. She borrowed my father's donation and almost hurt my mother's family. , and caused you to move your fetal gas... Otherwise, before Xiaoshiwu, you should have another child."

Wanxi smiled hard and grabbed Yuqin's hand, "It's all over, sister, don't be sad. What we lost, the emperor will remember for us. What we experienced on the last southern tour, this time the southern tour, the emperor will come back for us.”
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In April, Emperor Luanjia continued to return north.

On the seventh day of April, the emperor escorted the empress dowager to the Huaihe River by boat.The emperor personally offered sacrifices to the God of Huaihe, and entrusted the Empress Dowager to cross the river.

Before and after the Huai God sacrifice ceremony, Wanxi was fine at first, but when the Yuzhou crossed the river, maybe because of the rapid flow of the Huaihe River, Wanxi suddenly felt top-heavy and dizzy standing on the boat, and almost vomited several times.

Both Yuchan and Yuying were terrified, and hurried to invite Yuqin.

Wanxi smiled embarrassedly when she saw Yuqin, "I don't know why, but I got seasick. I was so tired that my sister got off the big boat and took a Ruyi boat to ferry over. The river is so wide and the waves are so big. Watching the small boat shuttle I can't bear to come and go."

Yuqin frowned, "It's just that I'm seasick, so there's nothing to be ashamed about. Don't mention you, even I, who grew up in the south of the Yangtze River, would get faint occasionally if I spent a long time on the boat during these southern tours. .”

It has been three months since the emperor toured the south. He saw that Tian'er was on the boat, and he was already tired, so it's not surprising that he got seasick.

Wanxi laughed too, and just wanted to say something lighthearted, but she didn't expect a storm to come again, she quickly covered her mouth, hugged her spittoon on the ground and spit it out...

Yuqin didn't expect Wanxi to vomit so violently, and she couldn't help turning her thoughts away for a moment.Yuqin hurriedly told Qingguang under her seat, "Turn around and go back to the emperor quietly. Remember, don't disturb anyone else."
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That night when she abandoned her boat and landed at Xujiadu, the emperor hurried over to check on Wanxi.

Wanxi landed on the shore and put her feet on the ground, and it was already much better.Although still a little nauseous, but no longer so vomiting.

Wanxi herself was also embarrassed, and kept explaining in a low voice, "Supposedly you should be fine when you land on the shore, but I know that after staying on the boat for a long time in the past few months, it's just that I just landed on the shore. This leg is still floating, and I still feel like I am on a boat, so I have to wait a while before I feel completely relieved."

The emperor didn't say anything, but carefully squeezed Wanxi's wrist.

Not long after, the emperor's face was already full of joy.

Yuqin was by his side, and when he saw the emperor's expression, he understood it.

She asked Qingguang to report it before, and she was already worried that this was the reason.It's just because the southern tour is out at this time, and the imperial doctors accompanying him are no more regular than those who used to be in the palace, so Yuqin is worried that the news will spread, and it will be insecure on the road.

——Just like on the southern tour last time, didn't Wanxi just get pregnant by Concubine Xin on the way?This kind of thing can't be risked to experience it again.

At this time, seeing the expression on the emperor's face, Yuqin knew that it must be the emperor who detected the pulse himself.

Yuqin also asked happily, "Your Majesty, is Wanxi really...?"

After all, she is the mother of several children, but Wanxi didn't think about it at first, but when she saw the expressions of the emperor and Sister Lu, she realized something in her heart.

She herself was taken aback, and looked at the emperor in disbelief, "Master...could it be that I am... again?"

The emperor laughed softly, "Look at you, how many times you have been a mother-in-law, and you are still so stupid!"

Wanxi opened her mouth wide, and then lowered her eyes, which were already filled with tears of joy.

She stretched out her hand to support her belly, lowered her head and chuckled, "Oh... the servant is stupid, so happy. I have been a mother so many times, but when every child comes, it brings the slave Surprise, it's still the same as the first time."

　An Ning's fate is all historical facts, ahem, Lord Qianlong used to torture people~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)