Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2425 Seven Volumes 128 God's Will
That night when the emperor returned to Yuanmingyuan from Heilongtan, when he came in, Wanxi was still laughing because of Xiao Shiwu.

"What the hell did Yuanzi bring back? Look how happy you are?" The emperor took off his boots and put on his slippers, and couldn't help asking.

Yurui personally waited on the emperor to wash his face and hands, then pursed his lips and smiled, and went out to pour water on the washbasin himself.

There were only two people left in the hall, the emperor and Wanxi, and Wanxi just got on the kang with one leg, and took out a small porcelain bottle from the top of the kang quilt.

The emperor raised his eyebrows at a glance, "The cricket jar? Hey, this kid is only a little bit bigger than a bean sprout, so what's the matter with being able to tease the crickets?"

Wanxi could only laugh, and bumped the emperor with her shoulder, "Master, arrange the children! It's not the cricket, it's because I couldn't find a suitable container for a while, so I saw the cricket jar to use it, so I took it for use." .”

Speaking of which, this cricket pot was played by Fu Kang'an when he was a child. Because the boy was so rare, he moved out of the palace a long time ago, but he didn't know when he would come into the palace, so he would look for it again; It was not called throwing it away, and it was still handed over to Qu Xu for storage, which came in handy.

The emperor also didn't guess what Xiao Shiwu brought back for a while, but only vaguely guessed something from the cricket jar.

"Live?"

Wanxi laughed "puchier", but she was not willing to admit it like that, so she raised her neck and said, "Look at what Grandpa said, could it be that the flowers and grass that Xiaoqi and Jiujiu picked are not Is it a living thing? Or, in my heart, all living beings are divided into high and low, and the high-level meat is called a living thing, and the grass and trees are low-level, so they are not called living things?"

The emperor was so stunned that he was speechless, so he could only smile helplessly, stretched his hand over her, and held her in his arms, "...Yes, yes, in my heart, foxes are the most expensive."

Only then did Wanxi laugh "puchi'er", turned around from his arms, looked up at him, and at the same time raised the small porcelain pot in her hand and offered it to him.

"Look, Grandpa."

His appetite was whetted by Wanxi, the emperor was not in a hurry, but carefully opened the porcelain jar with a little treasure.

But I saw an earthworm in the white porcelain jar lying on its stomach!
The emperor was really dumbfounded. He never thought that Xiao Shiwu would bring it back like a treasure, and it turned out to be an earthworm.

Wanxi pointed at the earthworm and said seriously, "Your son said, it's a snake."
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The emperor couldn't hold it anymore and laughed out loud.

Wanxi also shook her head helplessly, "I can't complain like offering a treasure, he really thought he had captured a big snake alive!"

Not long ago, the emperor personally told Xiao Shiwu the story of "Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, killed the white snake drunk".The foundation of a generation of emperors was thus laid.

At first, I thought that Xiao Shiwu was still young, even listening to stories was just a story, but I didn't expect that Xiao Shiwu had already found "that snake" by himself.

The emperor laughed and said, "According to his age, this is really a snake! If the other children would be scared away when they saw this long insect, but he dared to catch it back with his hands and show it to you, then he It's courage! Besides, earthworms are originally 'earth dragons', not ordinary bugs."

From the beginning of April until now, Wanxi finally saw the emperor laugh so loudly.

Wanxi quietly breathed a sigh of relief, covered the cricket jar again, ordered Yuchan to take it out, and handed it to Qu Xu to take good care of it.

Only then did Wanxi raise her eyes slightly, glanced at the emperor and smiled, "This slave wants to congratulate the Lord."

The emperor nodded, "Well, Yuanzi is young but brave, it's a happy event!"

Wanxi shook her head, "It's just a family matter, it's not worth being a slave to congratulate the Lord. If a slave congratulates the Lord in a serious way, it must be a big event, a national affair."

The emperor quickly turned serious, grabbed Wanxi's hand, and looked at her seriously, "What is it?"

On the contrary, Wanxi laughed again, and reached out to touch the emperor's heart.

"What is the emperor most worried about right now?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows suddenly, "My lord just went to the Black Dragon Pool to pray for rain today, so the most worrying thing at the moment is naturally praying for rain. It's already mid-April, if there is no more rain, this year's crops will be over. "

Wanxi nodded with a smile, put away her laughter, and quietly stared into the emperor's eyes.

"What this servant wants to say is exactly this matter. This servant congratulates the emperor, praying for rain today, God has a feeling, there will be a heavy rain soon!"

The emperor was stunned, staring at Wanxi in a daze, "... how do you know?"

Wanxi giggled, "Xiao Shiwu told the servant. What he brought back was not an earthworm, but a ray of secret."

The emperor's eyes widened, "Why do you say that?"

Wan Xi stuck out her tongue, and said mischievously, "The emperor is the son of heaven, he has learned everything from ancient to modern times, and knows everything; but the emperor is the emperor after all, after all, he grew up in the palace, unlike slaves, who have been rolling in the world since childhood." grown up."

"Slaves are not afraid of bugs when they beat children. They are not afraid of those with shells and wings—but they are only afraid of insects like earthworms that have no shells, no wings, are covered in flesh, and are still sticky."

The emperor snorted, "Isn't that right? You're just being bold! How about you figured out how to bite yourself with bees back then?"

Wanxi couldn't help being happy again, "Sir, don't interrupt, listen to me... there are not many worms in the farmland, but this earthworm is the most common one. Especially before and after it rains, the earthworm grows from the grass nest. , all the ground crawled out, crawled all over the ground... I was stepped on by accident from time to time, and ran home in fright, standing behind the door and jumping straight."

When Wanxi described the scene, her whole body was itchy, and she couldn't help hugging herself, shaking her head.

"A soft bug doesn't bite, what are you afraid of it doing?" The emperor was amused by Wan Xi's description, and he stopped laughing for a while, his long eyes widened and he stared closely at it. Wanxi, "You mean, it's really going to rain?!"

Only then did Wanxi laugh, stroked her shoulder, and calmed down.

"I heard from my grandmother that earthworms have no noses, and they rely on the slimy layer of their bodies to breathe. Therefore, before and after rain, especially before and after heavy rain, the moisture in the land is too high, making it difficult for earthworms to breathe. When you get angry, they will all crawl out one by one..."

Wanxi raised her eyes, looked at the emperor with a smile, and reached out to hug him.

"Master, Xiao 15 is young and doesn't understand reason. He followed Xiaoqi and Jiujiu to pick flowers and grass in the grass nest. He, a boy, didn't like the flowers and grass, but found that the grass nest was full of flowers and plants. It was an earthworm, and he just caught it back... But he didn't know that what he caught back was the sign of heaven, the timely rain that the Lord had been looking forward to for so long!"

The emperor was overjoyed, and hugged Wanxi, "Where's Yuanzi, did you go back to Wufutang? No, you have to go with me, I have to give him a kiss!"
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The "natural picture" island is already dimly lit.

The emperor still came with Wanxi in a small boat, and when he arrived on the island, he couldn't wait for Yuqin and others to come to pay his respects, so he strode into the Wufu Hall to pay homage to Xiaoshiwu.

Although Yuqin came a step late, Wanxi had already ordered Yuying to inform her, so that the emperor would not surprise Yuqin by coming so late.

Yuqin walked all the way with a smile on her face.

Seeing the master happy, accompanied by Qingguang and Lianyan waiting in the porch, he is also full of smiles.

Lianyan whispered to Qingguang, "It's also for my own prince, but look, how cleverly the noble concubine and master have handled this matter, one is in line with the destiny, the other is in line with the sacred heart, and the third is in line with people's wishes. On the other hand, Concubine Yu Go, it is obvious that the fifth elder brother was once such a prince who won the emperor's heart, but it is so hard to make Concubine Yu's actions over the years have been self-defeating."

Qingguang also nodded and smiled, "Isn't that right? Let's not talk about the quality of the two princes themselves, just talk about the wisdom of the mothers of the two princes, and it's already a matter of distinction."
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This night, the emperor stayed with Xiao Shiwu on the "natural picture" all the time, and when he fell asleep, he took Wanxi's hand and left in a small boat.

The small boat left the pier of "Natural Picture" and was supposed to go southwest and return to the pier of Jiuzhou Qingyan, but the emperor was in a good mood, so he didn't order the boat to go back directly, but asked the boat to stroll on the back lake for a while.

Wanxi knew that the emperor's mood was finally relieved, so she smiled and said, "Since I am interested in seeing the scenery on the lake, I might as well stay on the natural picture island for a while. The island is the best place to see the scenery of the back lake." place."

On the "natural picture" island, there are tens of thousands of bamboos, which are elegant and quiet.Therefore, when Emperor Yongzheng was in power, it was originally named "Bamboo Courtyard", which should be in harmony with the gentleman's feelings of "one cannot live without bamboo".

Later, because of this, there are not only bamboos, but also the best place to view the Houhu Lake on the nine islands around the Houhu Lake. When you climb the Langyin Pavilion, you can overlook the blue waves of the Houhu Lake; The sky is full of wind and clouds, and the sky is full of rays.You can take advantage of the infinite scenery, sing the music of nature, and be in the pavilion, your heart is like a flower.Turn the tangible into the intangible, and enjoy the world... Therefore, after the emperor ascended the throne, he officially named this place "Natural Pictures" because of the poem "I heard that there are articles in a large piece, isn't it natural that there are no pictures?"

After hearing this, the emperor snorted and smiled, "That island has the best scenery, but it is no longer your bedroom. If you want to stay there to enjoy the scenery, you will have to be surrounded by a group of people, which is uncomfortable How can it compare to just the two of us, going boating on the lake?"

Wanxi also laughed, knowing that the emperor had seen through her intentions.

After all, she came here so suddenly tonight, and then left so suddenly, Sister Lu didn't even say a word to the emperor, Wanxi felt a little bit upset.

The emperor shook Wanxi's hand and pointed to the water and sky outside the boat.

On the night of the [-]th, the moon is shining brightly.Jade is like a jade plate, clear and bright all over the world.

"...Look at this moon, does it look like Yuanzi's face?"

Wanxi laughed too, and tilted her head on the emperor's shoulder, "The slave didn't see Yuanzi, the slave only saw the emperor. Such a gentleman is like the moon, so shining in the world, such a ruler in the world, and only you are the one."

The emperor raised the corners of his lips and clenched Wanxi's hand even tighter.

"...I knew that Yuanzi was a child born in response to the destiny."

Wanxi was naturally happy in her heart, but—I don't know if it was because of the silence above the water and the sky, the melancholy that had been suppressed in her heart quietly resurfaced again.

"But... when my lord was writing test pen poems in the 25th year of Qianlong, we little deer are still there~"

"Being matched with Baolu by Mingyuexi", the one who crossed the river by boat was Xiaoluer.

The emperor sighed softly, stretched out his hand and pressed Wanxi's head tighter.

"I know that if I told you the words in the test poem earlier, it would make you feel uncomfortable. Therefore, I have been enduring it and didn't let you know it. It wasn't until this year that I asked you to go find it yourself..."

The emperor tilted his head and lowered his eyes slightly, "Jiu'er, do you believe in the destiny? You are the Son of Heaven, and you have to believe in it; not only the grandfather, the emperor's ancestors, but even the ancestors of all generations also believed in the destiny. Therefore, the emperor's ancestor was not just because the grandfather was in the world. Reciting a poem on the peony platform is enough to win the favor of the emperor. Jiuer, how can a poem be enough to bear the destiny?"

"What kind of descendants should we entrust the country of the Qing Dynasty to? It's not just about being knowledgeable and memorized, and it's not just about being smart. In addition to these, we must ensure that this descendant can bear the destiny. "

The emperor faintly drew a few words in Wanxi's palm, "The emperor's horoscope has long been known to the emperor, and he has already ordered people to approve the horoscope of the master, so that he can get auspicious prophecy."

The emperor drew the eight characters on Wanxi's palm: "Xinmao, Dingyou, Gengwu, Bingzi."

Wanxi dared not say anything about the auspicious prophecy of the emperor's horoscope, so she could only recite silently in her heart:

——"Prosperity is born, prosperity is natural";
——"Civil and military classics, people are intelligent, able to do things, benevolent and filial, learning must be civil and military subtlety";
——"Everything is done according to one's heart, and the ambition is better";
——"It is fate to see a wife who is the most virtuous and capable, with a lot of children"...

The emperor's horoscope, Tiangan Geng, Xin Bingding, fire refining autumn gold, is a powerful destiny with great talent, and the term is called "shenwang"; , the Lord is rich and honored.

Wanxi only dared to whisper softly for a while, "The emperor's horoscope is rich and natural, benevolent and filial, and long-lived... It already includes the 'five blessings': longevity, wealth, well-being, good virtue, and final life."

The emperor smiled lightly, then squeezed Wanxi's hand again, "That's why I care so much about 'Wufutang'."

"What does the emperor mean to say that Xiao Shiwu's horoscope is very good, worthy of destiny?" Wanxi bowed her head lightly, "...but Qianlong was 25 years old, Xiao Shiwu had not yet given birth, and his date of birth is still unknown number."

The emperor nodded, "Yeah, the most important thing is Zhouyi. Therefore, on the night of the 25th year of Qianlong's watch, the Zhouyi was deduced for the new year, and this auspicious prophecy was obtained. As shown in the hexagram, '榑木chuhui Shaohaihong'..."

Wanxi knew how much the emperor attached importance to the Book of Changes. Among other things, even the emperor's favorite "Sanxi Hall" had a plaque "Self-improvement" hung on the north room door. "Self-improvement" comes from "Zhouyi·Qian Gua·Xiang Chuan", "Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement".

The purpose of "Sanxitang" is to "respect heaven", and the emperor takes "respecting heaven" as his lifelong pursuit. The classic explanations of "" and "dry" are hung on the right side of the throne in the emperor's study, which is the emperor's heartfelt words.

In the 13th year of Qianlong, when the emperor re-determined the treasure book of Jiaotai Hall, there was no fixed number of jade seals originally stored in that hall. There are 25 jade seals.Since that year, in fact, Wanxi has been vaguely aware of the emperor's special liking for the number "25".What's more, the emperor himself was 25 years old when he ascended to the Great Treasure, so everything was such a coincidence.

"So that's how it is," although Wanxi said happily, she was happy for Xiao Shiwu, and she believed more and more that Xiao Shiwu was a child born in response to destiny; but... a mother can't help feeling sorry for Xiao Lu'er after all, "The slave is just, looking back, I still can't help but feel sorry for Xiaoluer."

In this way, it seems that before the little deer was vaccinated, God had given a sign that the little deer might not be able to bear the destiny, and the destiny should be carried by the younger brother who is about to be born... It was as if the little deer had not survived the vaccination, It is also a manifestation of God's will.

The emperor hugged Wanxi, "I can't bear it because of the destiny. That's why I hid that poem and painting for three years before I asked you to look at them."

Although it is a thing of the past, although at this time I already have two princes, Xiao Shiwu and Pomegranate, but Xiao Luer is the eldest son after all, and his position in Wanxi's heart cannot be replaced. In the meantime, under the brilliance of the stars at night, I cried loudly in the emperor's arms.

I don’t know if I sensed Wanxi’s tears. The moonlight shining on the sky and the earth quietly receded at some point, and soon there was a ticking sound outside. The emperor and Wanxi hadn’t noticed yet, but Gao Yun from outside had already rushed in happily. , "Back to the emperor, concubine and master, it's raining!"
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It's raining, it's really raining.And this rain is still a heavy rain, soaking rain.

This heavy rain has been falling for two consecutive days from this night to April [-]th and [-]th. This rain not only quenched the thirst of the capital, but also made Mai He grow hair in time; As well as Peking University, Shuo, Ning, and Sanfu in the province, all halls in Guihua City have received deep rain, Ermai is beneficial, and autumn fields have to be sown in time.

If so, the drought has been resolved.

The emperor happily decreed that the porridge factories in Zhili and other provinces could stop cooking food, and the people could return to the fields.

With such jubilation, the emperor returned to the palace and ordered 180 seven tributes from all over the world to sit in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The emperor returned to the Forbidden City and was busy taking official positions for the country; all the harem stayed in the Yuanmingyuan, and began to prepare for the Duanyang banquet on the fifth day of May.

The Duanyang Festival has always been a big celebration in the garden, and the rice dumplings and various sachets used for the Duanyang Festival are all very labor-intensive. Even the masters of the palaces went to battle in person and worked hard together.
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In Zhaoxiang's house, Yingyuan and Hu's were also busy. Yingyuan sewed tiger-toed shoes for her son, and Hu Borong made the "five poisonous" hairpins for her daughter.

Only E Ning herself had nothing to do, watching through the window that the side halls on the east and west sides were busy with work, her heart was even more sour.

"Forget it, let them be busy. After all, Elder Brother will use a set of work for the Dragon Boat Festival. I have to do the needlework myself."

At the Dragon Boat Festival, the princes had to wear a whole set of "jobs" on their belts, such as purses, fan covers, watch covers, finger ring covers, sachets, glasses cases, sacks, betel nut bags, key bags, boot tucks, etc., commonly known as "jobs". ".For the Dragon Boat Festival, each item must use the special patterns of the Dragon Boat Festival, or gourds embroidered with "Duck", or embroidered with "Five Poisons" (snakes, toads, scorpions, geckos and centipedes). All require exquisite needlework and manual work.

E Ning is also happy, at least Zi Yingyuan and Hu Borong are busy with their children now, so she can take care of elder brother's work alone.But she found that Elder Brother has always been a little sleepy these days, as if he was a little unhappy.

Ordinarily it finally rained, and the emperor prayed for the rain to go as he wished, and the elder brother followed the emperor to salute, which is also an honor, and it is also because the elder brother did a good job... Then why is the elder brother not happy?

E Ning thought for a while, and finally sighed. Presumably, Elder Brother was not happy, and made trouble again because of leg pain.

This day, the weather is not only related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, but also to the elder brother's legs.There was no rain in the past few months, and my elder brother's leg problem seemed to be healed; but this time it rained, and it rained continuously for several days, which actually caused my elder brother's leg problem to recur.

In the past few days, elder brother walks with rickety legs, and his whole body is dragged down by his legs, as if he can't straighten up.It makes people look at it, as if the elder brother is carrying an invisible and huge stone tablet on his back.

E Ning was a little distracted in her thoughts, the tip of the needle in her hand tilted and pierced her fingertip.

A drop of blood condensed round and round, E Ning frowned, and quickly wrapped it with her mouth.

I don't know why, I always feel that because of this drop of blood, I always feel a little uneasy in my heart.
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At the end of April, the Hall of Supreme Harmony finally handed down the envoys, and the emperor personally bestowed three people, Qin Dacheng, Shen Chu, and Wei Qianheng, Jinshi and rank.There are 55 people including Erjia Dong Gao, all of whom were Jinshi.Sanjia Luhe and other 130 people came from Jinshi.

After finishing this important event, the Old Summer Palace was already bustling with activity and festivities began.

There are still ten days before Duanyang, and the imperial dining room is already busy.In addition to the "rice dumpling table" to be set for the emperor's grand banquet, rice dumpling tables should be set up everywhere in the palace and in the Yuanmingyuan where gods are worshiped.Zongzi not only needs a large quantity, but also has to introduce new styles every year. The imperial dining room is no longer enough for the cooks on the white table on weekdays. All the internal management leaders and subordinates of the management leaders were used.

In addition, the cooks who were summoned from the restaurant outside were busy working together.

The small Buddhist hall in Wanxi's own palace also needs to make offerings, and her own Ama accepted this errand back then. She knew how busy the imperial dining room was at this time, so she didn't dare to expect them to go.Wanxi was in her palace, leading a group of women to make zongzi and make pastry by herself.

Wanxi even hired Yuqin, Wanpin, Rongpin and others from the palace. For a while, people came and went in "One Family of Heaven and Earth", which was very lively.

The adults have come, and the children have followed, making trouble everywhere.

Xiaoqi and Jiujiu are fine, they are girls after all, and they can really help out, so Xiaoshiwu simply took the pomegranate that he could just sit on and messed around there.

For example, if there is a burst of "white face rain" suddenly, then there is no need to guess which little dragon king sprinkled it.

Yuqin was also helpless, and kept saying Wanxi, "It's so easy for Qilin to grow up and go out of the palace to go home; well, here's another one!"

【Happy holidays to all the beauties~~ I know that you will compare "Returning the Pearl", but actually I also like Su Youpeng's character.But those are all completely fictitious characters; Duniang Encyclopedia was edited and revised by netizens, and it is not accurate; everyone will see more historical materials later, how did Lord Qianlong actually treat this fifth elder brother~]

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