Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2413 Seven Volumes 116 Begonia and Pomegranate Red
The first day of the Lunar New Year in the 28th year of Qianlong happened to be the full moon of the [-]th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and Wanxi was also on the first day of confinement.

The emperor personally controlled the Qianqing Palace and gave banquets to the clan and princes.

The aristocrats of the inner court and the clan Fujin also gathered in Kunning Palace to give a banquet.

Because this is the first time that Wanxi and Xiaoliu have officially gone out to meet people, all the female relatives in Kunning Palace regard Wanxi's mother and son as the focus, and they all gather around Wanxi's mother and son, saying The topic did not leave Wanxi and Xiaoliu mother and son.

This is all family happiness, and the empress dowager is also happy to see it.Only Nala's heart became more and more unhappy.

Especially since this is a family banquet in the Kunning Palace, she, the queen, is going to cook meat to worship her ancestors in person, so the majestic and dignified palace has to be busy by the stove by herself, while watching the general sisters-in-law, nephews and daughters-in-law sitting there. Laughing and talking on the big kang.

It's like asking her, the empress of the palace, to serve a large family. She herself has become a slave, and that large group of people have become masters. There is no need to do anything, just dress up enchantingly, and talk smoothly. As if that's enough!
Several priests and Fujin under the leadership of Si Xun's internal management waited on Nala's side, helping Nala's cook pots, boil water, stew meat, and fill blood sausages. Unhappy, all of them are more cautious.

But at this moment, the twelfth elder brother Yongzhen is not in Kunning Palace yet.

From the beginning of the first month of last year, the eleventh elder brother Yongxuan and the twelfth elder brother Yongxie who had turned ten years old, as well as the married emperor's eldest grandson Miande and the emperor's second grandson, had all entered the family banquet of the Qianqing Palace.

Therefore, in the entire Kunning Palace, there are only two princes, Xiao Fifteen and Xiao 16.Whoever likes it or doesn't like it, at this time there are no other children around, so they can only surround these two children.

Finally the stewed meat was finished, Nala accompanied the empress dowager personally, and enshrined the meat on the ancestral board.As soon as she turned around, she changed from the busy cook who was alone by the stove to the noble queen of the palace.

Wanxi led the crowd, got up and formally saluted the queen again.

Everyone returned to their seats, Nala's and Wanxi's seats were next to the Empress Dowager's seat on the left and right respectively.

As a daughter-in-law, Nala could not take a seat, so she had to stand on the ground serving wine and vegetables for the empress dowager; Fujin of the princes Yongrong and Yongxuan also stood by and waited on them.

Such a big battle naturally made Nala's superficially very useful.

What's more, the harem is the most important place in the world where there are no other places for concubines. As long as she is the queen, she is the only mother of the princes.All the princes Fujin can only serve at her table, and cannot go to the prince's biological mother; even the prince of Ling Guifei grows up and marries a daughter-in-law, and the daughters-in-law can only set rules at her table, and Can't go to Concubine Ling... Thinking of this, Nala's heart felt more relaxed.

She stood beside the empress dowager and smiled, and said frankly, "The fourth, fifth, and eighth daughters-in-law are fine. After all, I haven't become a mother-in-law yet, so I just set up the rules; but the boss Daughter-in-law, you don’t need it. You yourself are a mother-in-law now, so it’s possible that a daughter-in-law named Mian De is also guarding your empty table, waiting to serve you, but you dare not sit down? ?”

After all, Nala refers to Fujin, the only prince among the prince's son and grandson, and A Rishan who is also the emperor's eldest grandson's wife and the emperor's only direct granddaughter.

Who didn't know Ah Rishan's identity, so they all agreed in unison.

Because of having such a daughter-in-law, Yilali has no dissatisfaction in his heart, so it's easy to do, and he just thanked her.

Nala said to Fujin of Yongrong again, "There is also the wife of the sixth son, so there is no need to set rules in front of me. Now the sixth son is the king of Jishen County after all, and he has been granted the title of Baylor. The daughter-in-law of the sixth son You should just go and serve the old Fujins in Shenjun Prince's Mansion."

Yongrong Fujin is the daughter of Jiu Ye's elder brother Fu Qian, although she was a little embarrassed, she was a lady from a famous family, so she bowed and retired.

Then Nala cast a glance at Concubine Yu calmly, "Actually...the fifth daughter-in-law, according to my own ideas, you don't have to serve me at the table. After all, I haven't Sit down, you stand still standing; besides, you have your mother and concubine. Your mother and concubine only have five sons, and you are only a daughter-in-law. If you don't serve her at the table, she will also There is no one to serve me, so I can't help but look at it."

Concubine Yu was very embarrassed when she heard the words, and E Ning didn't dare to raise her head, so she had to lower her head.

Concubine Yu, on the other hand, calmed down very quickly, and said with a chuckle, "Although Yongqi was born by me, all the princes are the descendants of the royal family. It is only natural for E Ning to serve the master and empress."

"Besides, even if E Ning is not serving at my table, there is no shortage of manpower here. Anyway, there are so many officials and women under my position, so it's not too bad."

Nala smiled lightly, feeling at ease enough in her heart, so she calmly turned her head to look at Wanxi.

"Looking at this moment, the imperial concubine is still very lucky. Although the two princes haven't grown up yet, they are able to hug each other happily today. It's a joy to enjoy the family relationship."

Wanxi listened quietly and bowed her body.

This sentence is just for fun, so Lashi's focus is on the back.

Sure enough, Nala raised his voice and laughed, "But looking at these daughter-in-laws and grand-daughter-in-laws today, I can't help feeling a little anxious for Imperial Concubine Ling. I think when Xiao Shiwu and Xiao Shiliu get married in the future. It will take twelve or three years, not to mention the age when the grandson will marry a wife in the future... Oh, I just don’t know, can I wait for it?”
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When Nala's words fell to the ground, everyone who heard them couldn't help but change color slightly.

Nala is trying to say who can't wait?Is it the imperial concubine Ling, or the two princes Xiaoshiwu and Xiaoliu?
Coincidentally, Qin Tianjian just gave Xiao Shiwu the auspicious time to vaccinate, which was in February.Thinking of going together, this made Wanxi feel even more distressed.

Wanxi couldn't help but raised her eyes and smiled, "Master, you are worrying too much. You will be blessed and live longer, and you will definitely be able to wait until this day!"

Nala understood Wanxi's insinuation, and didn't take it as disobedience, but laughed loudly, "The concubine Ling is right, I will naturally wait for it!"

Wanxi also smiled faintly to meet Nala's gaze, "I'm disrespectful, but at least I'm eight or nine years younger than my mistress. If my life is long, if my mistress can wait for it, then my concubine should also get it. "

"But then again, if you want to take care of your children and grandchildren, why do you have to wait until the day they get married? Even if the children are still young, how can they be short of the filial piety they should have?"

After saying that, Wanxi smiled and stood up with Xiaoshiliu in her arms, and gave Yuqin a look. Yuqin also held Xiaoshiwu's hand. The two mothers and two children saluted Nalashi together, " Little fifteen and little sixteen, I wish the Queen Mother a happy New Year~ I wish the Queen Mother a thousand years of blessings and a long life."

Nala stared at Wanxi, Yuqin and the two children with a sneer, and couldn't help but sneer, "Okay, I accept the gift from Xiao Shiwu and Xiao Shiliu today. I'm looking forward to their wedding day in the future." , and bring their respective Fujins to bow before my eyes and kowtow."

As Nala walked up to Wanxi, she seemed to support Wanxi with her own hands, but in fact she sneered and lowered her voice, "Don't worry, noble concubine, as the prince's aunt, I will definitely raise the two princes well. I Will be more concerned than you."

Wanxi raised her head eagerly, "The emperor has decreed that Xiao Shiwu will be handed over to Concubine Qing to be raised. And Xiao Shiliu has just reached the full moon, so don't worry about it!"

Nala squeezed Wanxi's elbows a little bit, "Nursing is nurturing, but nurturing is another matter. You are both biological mothers and adoptive mothers, but you are not aunts after all! The rules in the palace are strict. When the two children go to school, they will naturally come to my palace to say hello to them every day...then naturally I will take care of the homework of the two of them."

Wanxi's heart beat violently.

The rules in the palace are like this, she has no way to refute.But today, from Nala's words, it is not difficult to imagine the hardships the two children will suffer in the future!
In such a festive New Year's Day, Wanxi's heart suddenly felt a chill.She slowly withdrew her elbow, breaking free from Nala's grasp, then stood up straight, her gaze was level with Nala's.

"Didn't the master just say that who can't wait for the future? The concubine dare not say how far I can go in the future... But the concubine dares to say: Master, the concubine must see the master off first!"

"You!" Nala's heart skipped a beat.Over the years, this is the most ruthless sentence imperial concubine Ling has ever said to her!

But Wanxi still stood upright, staring at her without dodging.

But the empress dowager saw something was wrong and said loudly, "Empress, concubine, what are you talking about? I am old and hard of hearing, you should speak louder and tell me to listen too. If If it’s fun, tell me to join in the joy.”

Wanxi raised her eyes and smiled, but deliberately bowed in front of Nala's family again, and said loudly, "My concubine, please ask the master to go first..."

Nalashi clenched her fists angrily, "You are so courageous!"

Wanxi smiled, and turned her head to look in the direction of the empress dowager with a smile, "The empress dowager is asking a question, doesn't the mistress want to answer? But the empress dowager also said that the old empress dowager can't hear clearly from a distance, then Shouldn't we go up to the Empress Dowager?"

"There is a limit to the dignity in the palace, so naturally the master and empress will go first. What did the concubine say wrong to offend the master and empress?"

Wanxi squatted down again as a gift, and said in a crisp voice again: "Master, please 'go first', and I will 'respectfully send' master!"

Nala became even more angry, and pointed at Wanxi, "Concubine Ling, you are a traitor!"

But the Empress Dowager couldn't listen anymore, she frowned and raised her eyes to stare at Nala, "Empress, what's wrong with you? You are the Empress, and you are the head of the Six Palaces, so the Imperial Concubine invites you to go first, what's the matter?" Did you call it 'rebellious'?"

"Could it be possible that you have changed your sex today and you want Concubine Ling to go first, but are you willing to go after Concubine Ling in the dignified palace?"

Everyone couldn't help talking.

"Empress, is this... mad?" Sandan couldn't help but ask Concubine Yu.

Concubine Yu finally let out a bad breath, and she also pursed her lips and smiled, "I think she is going crazy."
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Afterwards, it was the empress dowager who ordered Fuhai to go to Qianqing Palace and invited Yongzheng back, and told Yongzheng to go back to the palace first to rest with his mother, and it ended.

The emperor knew something was going on, so he followed him later.

Since it was inconvenient for the Empress Dowager to tell her son about her daughter-in-law in person, it was also inconvenient for her women and eunuchs in the palace to tell her about it, so she raised her eyes and asked Mian Defujin A Rishan to talk about it.

Ah Rishan's status is naturally special, now Mian De is the eldest grandson of the eldest house, but after all, there is still a son Yongxie, so Ah Rishan won this opportunity, and never said anything good about Nala, just Described Nalashi's perverse appearance just now.

The emperor frowned, "What happened to her?"

As he said that, he turned his eyes to look at the two large stoves in Kunning Palace, and said to himself, "Could it be that you were busy with the stove before, and this was smoked by the smoke?"

Seeing the emperor looking over, the priests who were busy with Nala, Fujin, the priest's internal supervisor, and the women's servants all hurriedly knelt down and replied, "...the queen's master has been doing it by himself before, I'm afraid it's because I'm tired. gone."

The emperor nodded, "Oh, it seems that's the case."

As the emperor said, he walked to the empress dowager, patted the empress dowager on the back, and helped the empress dowager to calm down, "Emperor mother calm down, the empress is 45 years old after all, she is very busy today, tired caught."

The empress dowager also sighed, "Why can't I be considerate of her going? But today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the imperial concubine Ling and the little sixteen have just given birth, and the empress pointed at the imperial concubine Ling and yelled so loudly. , even if you ask me to look at it, I won’t be happy.”

The empress dowager still patted the emperor's hand, and said softly, "Speaking of it, I think the empress is jealous of concubine Ling, and I'm sad that you gave concubine Ling another prince. And she, 45, sees it It's almost time to withdraw the green card, but there is only one Yongxie around. She is really upset."

"Emperor, at least you should be more considerate and gentle to her. You call her a good queen, and you have kept the vacant room all these years alone. You think I really don't know why?"

The emperor bowed his head and smiled faintly, "Okay, okay. Don't worry, Empress Dowager, my son will try his best to treat her better. As long as she is willing to be quiet, don't yell so loudly in front of my son. It's not enough to tolerate her."
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Wanxi returned to her seat, although she gave Nalashi a hard lesson today, she couldn't cheer up.

Seeing that something was wrong, Yuqin asked in a low voice, "What did she tell you before?"

Wanxi has always taken care of the overall situation, if it weren't for Nala's bad words today, hurting the two children, Wanxi would not have made Nala so embarrassing.

Wanxi lowered her head and clutched her cuffs tightly, "...she said, you and I are the biological mother and adoptive mother, but after all, she, the aunt, can do the upbringing of the prince. She said that when the two children enter school in the future, , she will personally ask them both about their homework!"

"She dares!" Yuqin was also annoyed, "We can all see how she teases Yong Xing. But anyway, Yong Xing is more of a discord with Yong Xing's brother, she This time, she said so early that she wants to train our little fifteen and sixteen? Then I will be the first one not to let her go!"

Recalling Nala's threat just now, Wanxi is still shaking with anger.

"I said earlier that if the harem battle is unavoidable, you can do whatever you want with me, just don't touch my child! The old score between me and her has not been settled yet. For one thing, I just gave birth to a confinement, so you gave me a blow in the head..."

Yuqin also quickly grabbed Wanxi's hand, "She did it on purpose, she just didn't want to make you happy. Don't fall into her ambush. If you get angry now, all the milk should go back...then I have wronged our Little Sixteen."

Wanxi also took a deep breath, trying to calm down.

"I understand the truth, but I really can't bear this tone."

Yuqin said firmly, "Little Shishi, you can leave it to me. Even if I risk my life, I will never let her succeed. Jiu Er, just take care of Xiao Shiliu."
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On the other side, the emperor also listened to the empress dowager talking about the previous situation.

The emperor narrowed his long eyes slightly, and raised his eyes to look at the few princes Fujin who were still standing empty by the Nala's seat.

The emperor nodded, "Your empress Erniang is not feeling well, just ask Xiao Twelve to accompany her back to the palace to rest, it's fine. Your empress Erniang is not here at the moment, but your noble concubine Erniang is still here .”

The emperor's gaze fell gently towards Wanxi.

"The queen is not here, so the noble concubine should preside over it. It's just that your noble concubine Erniang has just given birth to the confinement, and she is still weak and cannot be tired. I will hand over your noble concubine Erniang to you. Tell her to sit, and you listen to her." At her disposal, run errands for her, and take care of today's dinner."

The Fujins are all famous ladies, and they are all in charge at home, so they were all happy to stretch out their hands to take care of the family banquet in Kunning Palace, they glanced at each other, and hurriedly abandoned Nala's remnant seat, and came to Wanxi performed a half-squatting salute in front of the table.

"Daughters-in-law pay respects to the noble concubine Erniang..."

The emperor looked so far away, and made such an arrangement, that Wanxi's heart, which had been pounding with anger before, couldn't get angry for a while.

Wanxi had no choice but to raise her eyes and look towards the emperor... Even though she was an old couple all these years, she still couldn't help but feel her heart pounding and her cheeks became hot.

The emperor smiled with satisfaction, and knew that Wanxi was embarrassed in front of everyone, so he looked away, and carefully coaxed the empress dowager a few words.

The empress dowager was also relieved, and snorted, "You don't have to worry about the feasts at the Qing Palace, so you don't have to worry about it. Go back quickly. Don't make the clan ministers wait too long. It also prevents others from laughing at your unrest in the harem."

The emperor bowed his head and thought for a while, "Since the queen is not here, and it is not appropriate for the noble concubine to set rules, then the son will ask Concubine Shu and A Rishan to serve Er Nie for dinner."

The Empress Dowager also nodded, "Alright."

When the emperor left, everyone saluted and saw him off, Ah Rishan couldn't help but be overjoyed.
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Wanxi sat down by herself and told Yongxuan Fujin, E Ning and Qingzao to be busy.

Yongxuan, Fujin and Qingzao were both easy to talk about, and Wanxi didn't have to hesitate to give orders; on the contrary, E Ning was a little embarrassing.

Yuqin paid attention to E Ning's expression, and when the three princes, Fujin, were busy with their respective errands, Yuqin said softly, "Didn't you see that Concubine Yu and E Ning both looked a little uncomfortable. "

Wanxi nodded, "E Ning couldn't serve Concubine Yu, but I called her around..."

But Yuqin shook her head, "That's not why I looked at it." Yuqin pouted towards A Rishan, "I think the two of them keep their eyes on that side."

Wanxi was also a little surprised, "What did you say?"

Yurui went around for a while and came back, leaning into Wanxi's ear and said, "Hu Borong, the concubine of the fifth elder brother's house, is happy again."

Wanxi also raised her eyebrows, "Oh? When did it happen?"

Yu Rui said, "According to the days, she is about five months old, and that's what happened in the autumn. Before, because my sister was happy, our palace didn't care about outside affairs, and Yingyuan You didn't tell me about it either."

Wanxi lowered her head and thought carefully, "This is a good thing for Concubine Yu and Yongqi. It is true that E Ning is unhappy, but why does Concubine Yu bother to have a bitter face?"

"Furthermore, even if the Hu family is happy, what does it have to do with Mian De Fujin? The two of them are staring at Mian De Fujin like this, but why?"

Yurui said, "Yesterday's New Year's Eve, the emperor held a banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony for the government and foreign vassals. Ah Rishan, Ta Ama, and Gu Lun's son-in-law Sebuten Balejuer also had a banquet... I heard that the third son-in-law was here. In front of the emperor, I will do my best to speak kindly to elder brother Mian De."

Wanxi raised her eyebrows and nodded, "I see. Princess Gu Lun and Gu Lun's son-in-law are the first sons-in-law. This is to save energy for my son-in-law."

Yuqin also said, "Today, the emperor asked Ah Rishan to replace the empress to serve at the empress dowager's table... No wonder Concubine Yu and E Ning are all uneasy."

Wanxi regained her senses a little bit, only looking down at her hand.

When the emperor left just now, with her as the leader, everyone saw her off.The emperor squeezed her hand alone, and whispered softly in her ear, "It's the New Year's Eve, and it just happened to be confinement, don't be angry. If you are angry, take it out on me, ah~"

She clenched her hands tightly, hiding the warmth that the emperor left in her palm.

For a while, the unhappiness with Nala's before, or the mutual dislike between Concubine Yu and A Rishan, to Wanxi, they are all far away and unimportant.

For her at this moment, the most precious thing in this world is the warmth that the emperor left in her palm.

You don't need to show it to others, but your heart has already softened.
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On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor enshrined the empress dowager, led a group of harem, and went to the Chonghua Palace for a family banquet.

This time, there were only the inner court chiefs in the palace, and the princes and grandsons Fujin walking inside, excluding the clan Fujin outside the palace; there was no need to wear auspicious clothes, and it was more comfortable and lively.

Today Nalashi finally came with a sullen face.

Because it was a family banquet in the Chonghua Palace, everyone couldn't help but talk about the second day of the Lunar New Year, when the emperor summoned the academicians, the Imperial Academy, etc., to give tea and fruit, and the monarch and his ministers talked together.

The joint sentence between the monarch and his ministers is a good story.Every year, the emperor and his ministers have a good saying, which is the beauty of the palace, and the heads of the inner court are mostly famous ladies and scholars, so they are all fascinated by it.

Everyone then asked each other, "I don't know what the subject of this year's topic is when the emperor and the ministers made a joint sentence?"

When it comes to literary talent and elegance, the sixth elder brother Yong Rong is not too far behind.

On the first day of junior high school, Yongrong's Fujin suffered from Nala's embarrassment again, and he wanted to make amends, so he said with a smile, "This year's topic is 'Sui Chao Tu'."
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The so-called "Sui Chao Tu", the word "Sui Chao" refers to the beginning of the year, which is the first day of the new year.On the day of the Sui Dynasty, in order to pray for blessings and usher in the new year, people from all ages display gold and stones, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, indoor flowers and birds and other elegant objects on the table on the table, and enjoy them with relatives and friends. Dye it into a painting and hang it on the hall, and the picture of the age and dynasty gradually sprouted.

And the custom of "Sui Chao Tu" entered the court in the Song Dynasty.When the first day of the first lunar month was approaching in the court of the Song Dynasty, the emperor ordered the painters of the Hanlin Painting Academy to paint flowers, birds and various utensils that could not be seen in winter, and hang them in the palace to add a festive atmosphere to the new year.

Since then, the themes of "Sui Chao Tu" have continued to expand. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the themes of "Sui Chao Tu" range from elegant flowers and birds, stationery, to daily necessities such as lanterns, firecrackers, fruits and vegetables, etc. Therefore, "Sui Dynasty Picture" has become a kind of painting that integrates poetry, calligraphy, painting and printing with rich meaning and appeals to both refined and popular tastes.

During the Qianlong period, the emperor not only ordered the painters of the Ruyi Pavilion, such as Lang Shining, to paint "Sui Chao Tu" before the first day of the Lunar New Year and hang it in the palace; picture".

For example, in the 21st year of Qianlong, the emperor drew "Bingzi Sui Dynasty Picture" with his own handwriting. In the picture, there are bottles, bamboo, ganoderma lucidum, radish, a note of good fortune for the new year, and the word "Tongfeng" on the poem pond.The imperial poem: "The year is re-opened, and the star dipper refers to the Yin. The end of the world stops fighting, singing and dancing in peace and spring. Wusun returns to each of the Khans, and remembers the five senses of the Ming Dynasty. It is true that in the past, Zhuluhai, Tiaofeng Look to the east." It expresses the wishes of the peace of the world and the peace of the country and the people.

In the 25th year of Qianlong's reign, the emperor painted "Gengchen Sui Dynasty Picture" with his own handwriting. In the picture, there are ink and brush narcissus, using Western painting methods, with obvious three-dimensional effect of light and shade.The word "Shaohua" is inscribed on the poem pond.The imperial poems: "The green sun grows in the middle of the wax, and all the auspiciousness emerges in the early spring. The ten-year cycle begins again, and the golden rang is celebrated again. Yanxi in the east land, and Wucheng in the west; the double phoenix tower in the south, and the Wannian Qing Dynasty in the north. .Lusnamo met Wentong, measured the scenery and asked for details, and from now on, the generation with concave eyes and protruding nose will be tested by the officials."

These "Pictures of Years and Years" are full of poems and paintings, showing the emperor's elegance, calligraphy and painting, erudition and versatility.In addition, the prince, clan and court painters will also present the "Sui Chao Tu".

Among the princes, Yong Rong is especially good at painting and calligraphy. Yong Rong also painted "Sui Chao Tu" and presented it to the empress dowager and the emperor. Rong Fujin felt quite honored in his heart.

Regarding the anecdotes of "Sui Chao Tu", women with Chinese surnames such as Wanxi and Yuqin can understand it in their hearts; Concubine is so full of Meng Gege, this is a little puzzled.

I still don't understand why the emperor suddenly called this as the title this year, and came to the emperor and his subjects.

The reason why the emperor painted the "Sui Chao Tu" these two times is in the poems and essays, which respectively recorded the achievements of Ping Junggar, Ping Da and Zhuo. The reason Nala, Yu Fei and others can still understand; but this year What is it, why does the emperor suddenly want to use this as a topic again? .
Listening to Nala's muttering there, Wanxi also bowed her head in thought.

But with the emperor's erudition and talent, how could they, a group of harem girls, be able to figure it out?Wanxi couldn't figure it out, so she got up and said to Yuqin and Yurui, "Since we were so rich in culture and culture before, we are here today, so why don't we go and look for it? Which wall is it hanging on? Such a gathering of culture and culture makes us feel good about culture."

Wanxi has always understood best that the emperor always has deep meaning in doing things.This year, it is indeed "unexplainable" to suddenly use "Sui Chao Tu" as the title of the couplet between the monarch and his ministers. Wanxi also feels in her heart that there should be some mystery in it.

Wanxi got up to salute the empress dowager and the emperor and asked for instructions, which met the emperor's smiling eyes.

"Well, go ahead. See what you can find~~"

After hearing the emperor's words, Wanxi's heart skipped a beat, which further strengthened her previous conjecture.Under his feet, he was even more anxious to turn around and walk away.

In fact, starting from the eighth year of Qianlong, the emperor and his ministers had a joint sentence with the academicians and scholars every year on the first day of the new year, and the poems and paintings they made every year were hung in the main hall of the Chonghua Palace, the "Worship Hall".Wanxi knew it in her heart, so she said "look for it", but she had already wandered away.

Sure enough, on the wall of the East Nuan Pavilion in the Hall of Worship, I found this painting "Gui Wei Sui Dynasty Picture".In this picture, on the left is a bottle with root Ruyi and auspicious grass inside; on the right is a plate with apples, pomegranates and papaya on it.

On the poem pond, the emperor himself inscribed the word "chunzao" with his own pen; in the lower part of the picture, Yu Minzhong copied the content of the couplet between the monarch and his ministers on the picture.

The whole picture is like this, what mystery is hidden here? .
Wan Xi carefully looked at the picture from top to bottom several times: see under the poem pond, in the upper right corner of the picture, there is a "Ti Sui Chao Tu" written by the emperor himself (equivalent to an introduction to the content) Yun: "A few weeks ago in the Xinuang Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, a tiger made a wood offering. The roots are ruyi and auspicious grasses. The emperor's ancestors also planted them. They have been in the past for decades, and they dare not move them. When they return to the Ministry of Tribute, they will store them on the side. The natural auspicious language of the year, because of the picture."

Wanxi nodded with a smile, stretched out her hand to call for Concubine Rong to come over, and said with a smile, "Look, it turns out that this year the emperor asked "Sui Chao Tu" as the title of the couplet between the monarch and his ministers, and it is related to your return to the Ministry. It is because this year that the return to the Ministry paid tribute to Apple Pomegranates, pomegranates, and papayas were brought in, and the emperor placed these tribute fruits on the table in the West Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, and placed them together with a wood offering planted by Lord Kangxi, which formed a natural and auspicious picture of the year. The emperor's heart If you feel something, take this as the title and use it as a joint sentence between the monarch and his ministers."

After all, Concubine Rong is of a foreign race, and her days in the palace are still short, so she looks at Wanxi in some confusion, not knowing the deep meaning in the emperor's heart for a while.

The emperor smiled and held Concubine Rong's hand, "You entered the palace late, you only know that the emperor's bedroom in the Forbidden City is the Hall of Mental Cultivation. But when Lord Kangxi was in the past, the emperor's bedroom was the Qianqing Palace. It was the place where Lord Kangxi used to live as a swallow. That’s why Lord Kangxi personally planted offering trees there.”

"Ah, you know that the person the emperor admires the most is Lord Kangxi. So the emperor put the melons and fruits you brought back as a tribute in the Xinuang Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, next to the wood offerings planted by Lord Kangxi. In one place, you should understand the deep meaning of the emperor~~"

When Yuqin heard this, her eye circles were slightly red, "On the first day of the new year, the emperor placed the tribute fruit from Huibu in the Xinuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace. This is to use this fruit to worship Lord Kangxi on the first day of the new year. Please rest assured Lord Kangxi with the unification of the country; secondly, why didn’t the emperor attach importance to your return to the Ministry? The Qing Dynasty is thousands of miles away, and where does not produce fruit? The emperor only chose the tribute fruit you returned to the Ministry and enshrined it in Kangxi The place where the swallows lived in the past..."

Concubine Rong also opened her mouth, then lowered her head and nodded vigorously.

Wanxi was relieved, and patted Concubine Rong's hand lightly, "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Kunning Palace family banquet, the whole Kunning Palace smells like big meat, I know you have been wronged."

Concubine Rong was from the Ministry of Hui, so she couldn't smell the smell of big meat. During the family banquet that night, Concubine Rong almost covered her mouth and nose with a veil.But after all, she didn't leave the banquet, but finished the whole dinner in place, which made Wanxi gratified.

"But Ah Mu, look, the emperor used only the tribute fruit from your mother's family to worship Lord Kangxi in the Qianqing Palace on the first day of the new year... The emperor sincerely honored you and your mother's family. It really is our family."

Concubine Rong's eyes were red, and she laughed "hey", "I understand, Kunning Palace uses big meat to worship ancestors. Got up early and left."

"The emperor can use the fruits I return to worship his most revered grandfather, so how can I not understand his heart? What else can I say!"

Wanxi finally smiled in relief.

Wanxi looked down again, and saw the couplets on the picture, with the names of nineteen ministers in total.Wanxi carefully looked at the names of the ministers who wrote the couplets: I saw that at this time, the academicians of the court and the imperial court, such as Fu Heng, Lai Bao, Liu Tongxun, Liu Lun, Guan Bao, Yu Minzhong, etc., were all impressively listed.

Wanxi's eyes lingered on Fu Heng's name for a while, then she still smiled and raised her eyes to look at Yurui, "Look, your uncle is here too."

Yu Rui was relieved and nodded with a smile.

Even though she, Ama Debao, committed Annan's sin, the emperor still did not forgive her; but the emperor still attached great importance to her Suo Chuoluo family.
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Wanxi looked at this picture several times, but she couldn't explain why, and finally her eyes were attracted by the pomegranate in the fruit plate.

She originally thought that she would take a closer look at the bottle of wishful root and auspicious grass planted by Master Kangxi, but she didn't expect it herself. In the end, she only stared at the big plump purple pomegranate.

——Maybe it’s because in the fruit plate, the apples and papayas are placed at the bottom, but the pomegranate is placed on the top?
——Or because of the painting method, the apple and papaya are not very recognizable, only the pomegranate is clearly, brightly colored and lifelike.

Both Yuqin and Yurui noticed Wanxi's absent-mindedness, and they asked softly, "What's the matter, can you still be distracted by looking at a picture of "Sui Chao Tu"? Tell me, what are you looking at?" Woolen cloth?"

Wanxi came back to her senses, smiled embarrassedly, and deliberately only pointed to the two words on the poem pond, "Sister, look at that word, 'Chunzao', it reminds me of Qingzao."

Wanxi's words couldn't be hidden from Yuqin, Yuqin spat softly, looked back and met Yurui's eyes, "Look at her red mouth and white teeth, she thinks we two are fools! I'm fine with that." , but your Ama and uncle are both Hanlin, and she is not afraid to flash her tongue when she says this in front of you!"

Yurui also held back her laughter, and made a face at Wanxi.

Wanxi blushed and begged for mercy, "Yes, yes, I am really playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong's gate, and I am too self-sufficient."

Although no one in Yuqin's family was an official in the past, it was because he was a family of great Confucianists in the south of the Yangtze River, and he still upheld the integrity of a family of great Confucians and refused to serve the Manchu monarchy.Jiangnan's Wuhua Tianbao is also the foundation of the great Confucian family. What kind of literature and ink is unknown to Yuqin? ——Wanxi entrusted Xiao Shiwu to Yuqin, so why not ask Xiao Shiwu to learn the calligraphy and ink style of that great Confucian family.

Not to mention Yurui's family, Guanbao and Debao are a family with two brothers and two Jinshi, and both were ordered to the Imperial Academy, this is the only member of the Eight Banners family.

Yuqin also crossed her arms, deliberately looked at Wanxi lightly and said, "It's good to know, why don't you recruit them all sooner?"

It was then that Wanxi embraced Yuqin's arm embarrassingly, "...Sister, look at that big pomegranate, it doesn't look aura, does it look good?"

Yuqin also nodded, "It really is." Yuqin lowered her voice and said, "I feel that the offering wood in the bottle is dead after all. The other apples and papayas can't see why. On the contrary, in the whole picture, only this pomegranate is alive and full of vitality."

Wanxi also nodded with a smile, "I have the same opinion as my sister."

Yuqin still raised her eyebrows, "But what's wrong with the pomegranate?" Yuqin looked Wanxi up and down, "It's said that durian flowers shine in the water, and pomegranate skirts are red... But the emperor loves it most, isn't he wearing crabapple red? It's like pomegranate, like It's not the same~"

Wanxi blushed, and hurriedly said, "Sister, what are you talking about? I didn't think of myself from Pomegranate, I was..." Wanxi smiled softly, "I thought of Little Sixteen go."

Yurui was still young and quick-witted, so she clapped her hands, "Sixteen, pomegranate! Isn't that just a homonym for our Sixteen elder brother?"

Yuqin's eyes lit up, "The full moon is only on the first day of the [-]th day of our junior year, and the emperor uses pomegranates to worship Lord Kangxi on the first day of the new year... In the whole picture, the pomegranates are only highlighted. Go... oh, isn't this the Emperor secretly reporting the birth of Xiao Sixteen to Lord Kangxi?"

Wanxi's cheeks were already hot, and she couldn't help but feel joy in her heart.

She stretched out her hand, holding Yuqin with one hand and Yurui with the other.

"Little Sixteen has just reached the full moon, and it's not time to give him a name. But we have to give him a nickname, so it's easy to call him - I have a good one right now, so I call him 'Pomegranate' ,OK?"

Yuqin burst out laughing, "Sixteen books are 'pomegranates'. Besides, pomegranates have many sons and thousands of sons are like one. Doesn't this mean you are mother and son? This is the best!"

(Begonia belongs to Yongshou Palace and is the color of a concubine; since it has left Yongshou Palace and moved to Chuxiu Palace, it should be a more gorgeous and fiery pomegranate red~~)

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