Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2408 Seven Volumes 111 Chewing Sour (Bi)

The tide of joy fades away slowly, but the tenderness is still lingering.

Wanxi waited until the emperor was sweating, so she hurriedly raised her voice to order, "Ma Lin, quickly order the dinner."

The emperor came to the palace, and the two of them wrapped cotton for a long time. It was late at this time, and he hadn't eaten yet.

The emperor helped Wanxi dress herself, and her hair was already loose. Wanxi cherished the time alone with the emperor. She didn't even want to call the eunuch who combed her hair, so she stopped combing her flag hair and simply pulled her long hair. rise.

The stomach is already so big that you can't reach the back of your head with your hands, so it's on the side of your neck, loosely tied into a bun, and pinned with the tourmaline flying flower butterfly hairpin.

The falling horse bun is not a flag head, but it is used more by the daughters of the Han family. Seeing such a graceful look, the emperor couldn't help but his eyes shone again.

Only then did Wanxi realize what was going on, and her cheeks blushed.

Although she is a woman with a Han surname, she has already entered the flag after all. In addition, the empress dowager, Nala and others in the palace looked down on Han women, so Wanxi seldom wears Han clothes in the palace.

However, before Yuqin's mother's family entered the flag, she had worn Han family clothes in the palace for many years. Although Wanxi was inconvenient to wear it herself, she was able to help Yuqin dress up with her own hands, which made her enjoy herself.

Today is purely because I am too tired and my mind is not so sharp, so I did it conveniently... I didn't want to use this to make the emperor's eyes hot.

Wanxi hurriedly raised her hand to cover her face, and bumped the emperor's heart coquettishly with her shoulder, "My lord! It's time for dinner."

The emperor took a deep breath, held Wanxi over, and leaned on the back of her hand on purpose, through her small hand, squeezed his lips and teeth through her fingers, forcefully grabbing her lips on each side of her cheeks. a kiss.

"It's beautiful... Let's show it to Grandpa once in a while."

Wanxi also nodded, "...I never thought that I would like my slave to dress up like this."
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After all, the emperor was an emperor who always adhered to the customs of the Manchus. He often expressed his emphasis on the Manchu language, horseback riding and archery and other traditional customs.Not to mention far away, it is a clear proof that the heirs of Xinjun Wang Dezhao cannot inherit the kingship.

Moreover, the emperor's rule of "proclaiming the Manchus by their names but not their surnames" has been repeatedly stated in the imperial decree, prohibiting the children of the Bannermen from sinicizing their names, not allowing them to use names together, and not having surnames such as Fucha and Fu Heng; The children of the Bannerman used the way of addressing by Han people such as Biaozi and nicknames... These all show the emperor's painstaking efforts to maintain the Manchu tradition after entering the customs for a hundred years after the Qing Dynasty.

Wanxi has never shown people in Han women's clothes and hair buns in the palace.Even in front of the emperor, there are also flag heads and flag outfits.

It wasn't until the emperor hung up the huge poster of her and Xiao Shiwu in Siyongzhai that Wanxi realized that she had misunderstood the emperor all these years, and she had made a mistake.

——In that post, she was wearing Han family clothes, and on her head was the eight-treasure bun worn by concubines in the court of the Ming Dynasty... It was not until that moment that she realized that the emperor not only did not prohibit She is dressed in the Han family, and on the contrary, she likes her way of dressing up.

Thinking back at this time, more realizations came to my mind: she is a woman with a surname of Han, but the emperor has never looked down upon her in the slightest because of this, otherwise she would not have been a concubine when she was childless; let alone her today. The position of concubine.

What's more, there is also the emperor's deep affection for her children, especially the two princes Xiaoluer and Yuanzi...

It turns out that the emperor has always respected the blood she inherited from her ancestors, and the emperor even likes to watch her dress up as a Han family.

Even if the emperor emphasized that the Manchu family valued the roots of the Manchu people, and that they were not allowed to discard the Manchu tradition, it was all aimed at the Eight Banners family; and like Wanxi, who was originally of Han blood, the emperor was originally tolerant. inclusive.

This is just like the emperor himself, who is so good at horseback riding and archery, but loves the poems, calligraphy, porcelain, and ancient jade of the Han family so much. people.

This is exactly in line with the saying in "The Analects of Confucius": "Gentlemen are in harmony but different, and villains are in harmony but not in harmony."

Thinking about it this way, Wanxi was completely relieved, and nodded with a smile, "The master said he wanted to see it, so the servant found an opportunity to wear it for the emperor to see." Wanxi blinked mischievously, "But the emperor has to keep it a secret for the slave. , so as not to let the Queen know about it, I am afraid that I will tell the servants to go."

But the emperor snorted softly, "She doesn't want to watch it? Who told her to watch it! She doesn't like to watch it, so just close her eyes, or just stay out of the house, that's it!"
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Wanxi's heart was warmed by the emperor's words again, and when the dining table was placed on the kang, Wanxi still held the pot for the emperor herself and served the emperor with some wine and meals.

The road is full of cars and horses, so you need some wine to make the emperor relax.

It's September, especially this year when there is a leap month, so the weather has cooled down, just like October in previous years.At this time, I put all the dinner on the small kang table, and sat cross-legged on the kang to eat, not to mention how warm and intimate it was.There is no need for anyone to stand in the ground and set the rules, she can sit with the emperor now.

The emperor felt refreshed physically and mentally just now, and he was very happy while drinking.Not long after, he drank three cups in a row, and ate up a piece of lamb belly slices, a piece of stewed duck with bird's nest, and a piece of steamed Kanto deer tail in front of him.

Wanxi couldn't eat these greasy ones, so she could only bite into a stack of white sugar oil cakes in small bites.When the emperor saw it, he also pushed away the nearby plate, and leaned over, holding Wanxi's hand, and biting into the sugar cake.

Wanxi laughed and said softly, "This is not made by a slave, you can eat this if you don't have to."

But the emperor chewed carefully again, "Even if you are in this month and can't bend down, you shouldn't have made this pastry yourself, but after chewing it, it still tastes a bit familiar."

The emperor rolled his eyes, "Small Qituan's? And sugar is so precious that it is not easy to get it even in the imperial dining room... Could it be that this sugar was picked out from the small bottle and jar that Jiujiu kept privately?" ( White sugar is not easy to obtain, and it was very expensive in ancient times, as it was in China and Europe.)
Wanxi laughed out loud, "You can't hide anything from me, that's true. Except for the dough cake, and the one who took out her own white sugar, the rest of the dough and frying pan are Sister Lu and Sister Chen."

The emperor laughed, "...then this white sugar oil cake, you can give it to Concubine Rong as a reward."

Wanxi clapped her hands, "This is what the slave also meant, so I brought a few more boxes. I'm preparing them outside for a moment, and as long as the master gives an order, they can be delivered to Ah Mu immediately."

The emperor stretched out his hand and scratched the bridge of Wanxi's nose, "I brought them all, but I didn't send them myself, so I just waited for my grandfather to reward me with food, huh?"

Wanxi smiled, and leaned lightly on the emperor's shoulder, "...after all, yesterday was Ah Mu's birthday, and the emperor took Ah Mu on the road again, although I believe that the Lord must have prepared a reward for Ah Mu to go , but after all, the palace is no better than the palace."

"At this moment, if the emperor rewarded me with a special meal during dinner, it would make Ah Yu feel much more at ease. What's more, the white sugar in it, she would know who it was once she tasted it. Must be happy."

The emperor turned his head to look at Wanxi, the corners of his lips curled up.

What was she thinking, how could he not know?After all, it was Concubine Rong's birthday yesterday, and today he arrived at the Nanshicao Palace, not only could he not accompany Concubine Rong anymore, he even called Wanxi over.Tonight's dinner is served by Jiu'er alone, even though Concubine Rong may not care about it herself, it is inevitable that others will pick things up.

He even appreciated Concubine Rong's restraint during the dinner, which made people feel that even though he and Jiu'er had dinner alone, he hadn't forgotten Concubine Rong. This blocked the mouth of outsiders. It can also make Concubine Rong feel more at ease.

Besides, the sugar came from Jiujiu, Concubine Rong knew it after tasting it, so she would naturally think of Jiujiu, and there would be no quarrel with Jiu'er anymore.

Jiu'er, it's because she can think of everything so meticulously and thoughtfully, without making a sound, that she can resolve all possible turmoil from seemingly trivial matters.

The emperor smiled, and called Wei Zhu, "Give the white sugar oil cake prepared outside to your concubine Rong. You deliver it yourself, and tell her that I like it too, and tell her to taste it with confidence. No big oil is needed. It’s fried in vegetable oil.”

Seeing Wei Zhu go away with the holding box, Wanxi smiled reassuringly.
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The emperor was already full, and there were still many dishes on the dining table.

Wanxi thought for a while, and couldn't help but ask softly, "Since the emperor gave Ah Lu a kebab, why don't you give a share to the other accompanying masters, too?"

The emperor thought about it, then nodded, and ordered to reward Concubine Shu with a piece of "Deer Intestine and Deer Belly Hot Pot", and Concubine Ying with a piece of "Yanshan Medicinal Wine Stewed Duck Hot Pot";
The first prize of "Elephant Eye Mantou" was awarded to Concubine Yu, and the first prize of "Jujube Paste Rolled Towel" was awarded to Concubine Shen.

Afterwards, the five dishes on the dining table were rewarded to Xin Changzai, who had the lowest rank.

Wanxi looked at it with a smile, and waited until the emperor gave orders to reward Xin Changzai, then Wanxi asked softly, "Then... where is the empress?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows, but turned his head and gave an extra order, "Go and make another 'duck smoked cabbage', and reward it to your empress master."

Wanxi raised her eyebrows, looked at the emperor, and said with a light smile, "...that's right, for the empress, you should make it yourself, it shouldn't have been dismantled and used on this table."

The emperor snorted, "It's getting cold, and there aren't any fresh vegetables left. I'm afraid there is only cabbage in the palace."

"Cabbage to detoxify and reduce the fire. The original dishes on this table are all fire-provoking, let's make her an extra cabbage to reduce the fire!"
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The eunuchs who awarded the restraint went to the palaces separately.

In Nala's bedroom, concubines Shen and concubine Rong came to set the rules.After all, both of them are concubines in Nala's palace, when the empress eats, they have to finish serving the empress before they can go back to their bedroom to eat.

Today, Nalashi was full of anger, so she didn't move her chopsticks for a long time; if it was in the past, the emperor had already finished her meal by this time, and her meal should have been withdrawn by now.

It was Gao Yun who gave Nala's food, and when Nala saw that it was Gao Yuncong, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where's Wei Zhu?"

After all, Wei Zhu is the chief eunuch of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and Gao Yuncong is only the chief eunuch at this moment.Since he came to give the queen some food, it should usually be Wei Zhu who came in person.

Gao Yuncong bit his lip and wanted to tell a lie, so he said that Wei Zhu was serving the emperor, so he came here, which made sense.

But when Gao Yuncong looked up, he saw Concubine Rong still standing by the side of the kang, and his heart trembled, knowing that he couldn't hide it, so he had no choice but to tell the truth, "...Go back to the queen's master, Mr. Wei is serving the emperor. Oral order, come to give to Concubine Rong the keshi."

Nala's face became tense, and she turned to stare at Concubine Rong.

Gao Yuncong hurriedly explained for Concubine Rong, "...the emperor said that yesterday was Concubine Rong's master's birthday, but on the way back to Luan, the emperor did not give any special rewards, so today he specially asked Mr. , to show favor."

Although Nala said he was unwilling, but after thinking about it, he could accept this reason.

Nalashi snorted, and opened the food box by himself.

Nala took a look at the plate of "fire-smoked duck and cabbage", but saw that there were few ducks and a lot of cabbage, so he raised his eyes and stared at Concubine Rong, "... What is the emperor rewarding you?"

Concubine Rong restrained her frowning, and sighed softly, "I have been serving in front of the empress, and I haven't returned to my bedroom, how can I know what the emperor rewarded me?"

"Go and ask!" Nala stared.

Concubine Rong had no choice but to ask Gu Li, a woman next to her, to ask.

When Gu Li came back later to tell the truth, Concubine Rong said it was "white sugar oil cake".

Originally it was just pastry, it would be better not to have hot soup and hot dishes, but Nalashi still cared that it was white sugar pastry, so he couldn't help but sneered, "Oh, what the emperor rewarded you is actually white sugar Yes. You can go back and use it quickly, so you can quickly ask the next woman to thank the emperor for your kindness."

Concubine Rong heaved a sigh of relief, then hurriedly saluted and left.

Nalashi stretched his chopsticks into the plate and picked the cabbage, but still couldn't help but look up at Concubine Shen, "What about you? What did the emperor reward you?"

Just now when Nala Shi asked Concubine Rong, Concubine Shen knew in her heart that she might not be able to run away, so she winked at the lady in advance, and now she has asked back.

Concubine Shen hurriedly squatted down to salute, "Return to the master and empress, what the emperor rewarded this concubine is a first-class 'jujube paste towel roll cake'..."

Only then did Nala relax a bit, "Oh, it turns out that she is also a pastry. But she is on equal footing with Concubine Rong."

As Nalashi said, he finally picked up a chopstick of duck and put it into his mouth to chew, "Look at you, my mother's family was blind and used to take care of He Zhuo's family in Yili. Their family is a prisoner of your family. The life of the whole family is held in the palm of your hand, but you are lucky, you have been concubine with her since you entered the palace, even the emperor's rewards are no different from what you give to her. "

Concubine Shen was momentarily stunned by the words, and after a while her eye circles were already red, but she didn't dare to speak out.

Nala finally tasted another chopstick of cabbage, and put it in his mouth in disgust, then said to Gao Yuncong, "I have tasted both duck and cabbage. Go back and thank the emperor for my reward. Just say I eat very well."

Only then did Gao Yun heave a sigh of relief, kneel down and leave.

Nalashi ate the few pieces of duck on the plate, and glanced at Concubine Shen with the remaining cabbage, "Since the emperor rewarded you with only pastries, how can I tell you to just eat pastries and not eat them?" Dishes. This dish will be rewarded to you, anyway, it is also rewarded by the emperor, so I will take it back to eat, and I can return the emperor's plate after eating. "

Concubine Shen bit her lip tightly, knelt down to thank her, took the plate and left after feeling wronged.
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Resisting to go back to her bedroom, Concubine Shen finally couldn't help but shed tears.

Nuo Min, the official woman, hurriedly supported Concubine Shen, and also said sadly, "My lord, what kind of evil fire is your mistress firing at Master today? She always sends this evil fire on Concubine Rong, why are you attacking Master today?" The master didn't offend her again..."

Concubine Shen bit her lip, "I don't necessarily understand why she is angry! Today is the sixteenth of September, and last night was the fifteenth. Last night, the emperor should have flipped her sign, but the emperor said yesterday was It's Concubine Rong's birthday, so I had to go to see Concubine Rong, so I just took one look at her and left."

"She really doesn't want to go tonight... Anyway, she is also the queen of the palace. The emperor was not able to accompany her last night. Maybe he can make up for it tonight. But who would have thought that when I got out of the car today, I would see Concubine Ling Here it comes. The emperor doesn't care about her anymore, he just goes with Concubine Ling!"

Concubine Shen closed her eyes, and shook her head sadly, "Didn't you see, the emperor asked Concubine Ling to serve meals alone tonight. She has not been in such a situation for a long time. It is this time at the Summer Resort. The emperor celebrates his longevity, and the empress just led us, the lords who accompanied him, to serve the emperor's meal together, but she couldn't serve the emperor alone."

"She can't express her sufferings, and she has no place to vent her anger. This can only be done in her own palace. This falls on me."

Nuo Min could only persuade, "Since she is angry with the emperor, then she has nothing to do with the master. The master is only hurt by the fish in the pond, so the master should not take it to heart."

Concubine Shen took a deep breath, "I don't want to be angry with her either. After all, between me and Concubine Rong, she protected me and helped me to beat Concubine Rong and tell Concubine Rong to leave. Forget the history of my mother's family being under the care of my mother's family... But Concubine Rong has always been rebellious, and she has not obeyed the Queen's discipline from the very beginning, and now she is even more uncontrollable after being concubine. She will be full Qi, it’s all coming towards me.”

Concubine Shen supported the Kang table with her elbows, and covered her forehead with her hands.

"I'm just looking forward to when the emperor will move me out of her palace... Otherwise, I'm really afraid that I will die a worthless person sooner or later because of these useless attitudes."

Nuo Min hurriedly said, "...the master has already been concubine, and the day when he wants to move out is not far away. After all, there are still concubines Rong and noble Lin in the empress palace. How can so many people continue to live?"

Concubine Shen looked at Nuo Min sadly, "I'm afraid, even if someone can move out, the emperor will let Concubine Rong come first. The emperor hates Erut, but tried his best to appease the He Zhuo family, and this slowly moved The positions of Concubine Rong and I have been reversed, she is getting more and more favored, but I - I even used a title that others have already used."
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Concubine Rong and Concubine Shen both left, Nala's bedroom became quiet, she lost her appetite long ago, she asked to remove the dining table, and went to the window to look out.

Finally, Gu Li, the daughter of Concubine Rong, came to invite Shi Chen to thank the emperor.

Nala just laughed, hugged his knees and snorted softly, "What can the emperor do if he asks someone with a big belly to accompany him? It's better to ask this alluring person to thank you and distract the emperor." ~"

Tana raised her eyebrows, and only then did she understand why the master let Concubine Rong go back so easily, but poured all her grievances on Concubine Shen.

Tana also said, "Master, it's clear. After all, the imperial concubine's pregnancy has reached this month. No matter how angry the emperor is, he can only call others to accompany him."

Nala raised the corners of her lips, "I don't believe it. Now that Imperial Concubine Ling is in this month, the rest of the people don't feel much movement! Among the people accompanying the car, Concubine Rong's birthday was just yesterday, and today is her birthday. The one with the best chance. Tell her to go with Concubine Ling tonight, so that the two of them can have a better relationship."
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Nalashi was excited and waited by the window.Not long after, Gu Li came back.

But... the door of Concubine Rong's bedroom was tightly closed and never opened again.

After a while, the lights in Concubine Rong's sleeping hall were even turned off, and it was obvious that she had fallen asleep!

Nala stared at the dark window, "...Could it be that the imperial concubine's stomach is like this, and the emperor wants to be with her? The emperor wants to, so hungry!"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she couldn't help remembering that in the evening, in order to calm her anger, the emperor even patted her on the shoulder, saying that when she returned to Beijing, there were still good things to reward her!
This is repeating the old trick, she has already experienced it once, she refuses to believe it anymore!
——Just in May of this year, the emperor took Concubine Ling back to Beijing by land first, and she accompanied the empress dowager to return to Beijing by water a few days later, and she felt angry.After she returned to Beijing, she took advantage of the chance that Yi Guiren's concubine's title was actually given the word "Shen", and made a fuss about going back.

In the end, the emperor seemed to understand the resentment in her heart, and on May 25th, that is, three days after Concubine Shen and Concubine Rong were canonized, he rewarded her with a "gourd-shaped hour clock with gold-plated frame".

Western clocks are rare gadgets in the palace, and it is the deepest affection for the emperor to reward them with clocks.She was pleasantly surprised for a moment, and she couldn't care less about being angry anymore.

After all, why is she so angry after all?It's not that she's looking for trouble, it's just that she doesn't want anyone in the harem to surpass her!

She is the queen and the emperor's main palace, so the emperor should give her the most affection.Even a concubine like Ling can be a slave, but a concubine! ——You can have a favorite concubine, but this favorite must never become a sincere one, let alone a concubine who is older than a wife!
But the emperor was so soft that it was rare. Does that prove that the emperor still has her in his heart?
Fortunately, a few days later, in Leap May, An Ning died of illness, and a series of events such as the subsequent exposure of criminal evidence occurred.The harem was watching Concubine Xin's excitement, and she was happy to watch it with everyone, so she put other things aside for the time being.

It wasn't until a few days before returning to Luan that Wuhe came to ask her about the carriage, horses, food and other corresponding matters, and she had the opportunity to ask casually about the clock and watch that the emperor rewarded on May 25.

It wasn't until that day that she knew that the clock and watch that the emperor rewarded that day was not for her alone at all.

(End of this chapter)