Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2444
Wanxi's goal had already been achieved, and at this moment, hearing what the emperor said, she fell down on the table happily, hiding her cheeks with the crook of her arms.

The emperor didn't know what this little Nier was thinking, so he simply said what she wanted to say but couldn't say directly in front of the emperor.Seeing her laughing like this, he quietly followed suit.

"Hmph, you're speechless, right?" The emperor calmly took out the wine jug from the wine warmer, and filled the wine cup for himself leisurely.

Wanxi turned her head and rested her cheeks on her elbows, half hiding and half smiling, "All I want to say is 'left Qing Cang, right lead Huang', but I don't want to say anything else. As for the few of them No matter how many lines are packed into one poem, if I want to ask about the crime, I am afraid I have to go back hundreds of years ago, and ask old Mr. Su Dongpo in Song Dynasty!"

The emperor let out a "bah", "You know that I can't go back, so this can only allow you to go there~~"

Wanxi burst out laughing again, and quickly put it away as soon as she saw it. She walked around the Kang table without going to the ground. Instead, she came from inside the Kang table and rubbed on the Kang table, touching the emperor.

"...The slave is going to take advantage of it, then this time he should be good." Wanxi leaned her head on the emperor's shoulder, and smiled coquettishly, "Master, the slave looks so good, can he be considered good?"

The emperor had no choice but to laugh, and stretched out his hand to pinch Wanxi's delicate and flushed cheek.

"If you keep doing this, we won't have to eat this meal today."

Wanxi hastily raised her hand to beg for forgiveness, "Don't mind! I came here so late tonight, it's obvious that I was busy with state affairs before. It's only now that I have time to make up for it. Please don't waste it."

The emperor laughed, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.Wanxi hastily filled it up again.

The emperor's long eyes were full of smiles, and he stared at Wanxi, "Master came a little late today, and you're acting petty with him, is it because you are going to see Fu Changzai and Yongchangzai? In fact, you really screwed up - it's not that the master went to see someone, but someone went to see the master. It is because of that that the master has been delaying until now."

The emperor blinked slyly, "I want you to guess, who went to see the master?"

The winter night was long, and the candle shadows were red, and now the emperor looked more like a fox.

Wanxi lowered her eyes, and shook her head slightly, "You don't have to guess. After all, it's been a few days since I returned to the palace. There are many people in this garden who miss you. Everyone has to think about it when I come back today." Go and have a look at the master, then there should be a long line of snakes lined up outside Jiuzhou Qingyan's palace gate. The servant is not as capable as you, he can guess every one of them."

The emperor was angry and laughed, and shook his head helplessly, "Look at you! Later, Guanbao will make you feel ashamed!"

Wanxi shrugged lightly, "The slave is quietly in his bedroom, and he has no guilty conscience, why should he feel ashamed?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows, fiddled with the Hetian jade ring on his thumb with his long and slender fingers, and there was a smile on the corner of his thin lips.

"...I want you to talk! Then I will tell you that tonight a little man suddenly ran to greet the master! Not only did he greet the master, he even went to ask the master for a reward!"

Wanxi felt as if she had been pricked by a needle, she couldn't sit still any longer, she got up on her knees and stared at the emperor.

"Yeah? Could it be Yuanzi?"

The emperor immediately smiled.

"Are you really going to ask the emperor for a reward?" Wanxi, the mother, even if she didn't see it, she could still imagine Xiao Shiwu's appearance, so she also laughed, "Oh, it's a slave You are so stupid, you have completely forgotten about this matter. That kid actually has a heart, and actually went to ask the master himself!"

The emperor snorted softly, "At first I thought he was still young, but I was reluctant to let him bump on the ice, so I didn't prepare skates for him earlier. But he is going to Jiuzhou Qingyan today." 'I went, and I was blocked; besides, it's still in October, which is my birthday month. If I want to ask for something from my master, can I go?..."

Wanxi also burst out laughing, "My lord, don't indulge him! My lord has already said that the birthdays of Xiao Shiwu and Xiao Shiliu are both around the birthday of the Empress Dowager, so they both have their birthdays on the same day." Live together with the empress dowager, and add blessings and longevity to the empress dowager, and let him ask for some reward from the master alone."

But the emperor snorted, "But I just beg for a pair of skates from my master, who is an Ama. It's just such a small wish, can I give it back?"

Wanxi's cheeks flushed immediately, "So, the master should let him go, or order to make skates for him?"

The emperor shrugged his shoulders, "Now I'm ordering the manufacturing office to buy it. How can there be time? That kid, I'm so anxious that I want to wear it right away."

A child's heart, what he wants, he can't wait to get it in his hand as soon as he says it with his front foot.

Wanxi looked at the emperor's appearance, there was something in her words.

Wanxi couldn't help being suspicious in her heart, so she carefully guessed, "...Master, it could be that the time I came here late was spent on finding Yuanzi's skates, right?

Wanxi said in her heart that the skates worn by a three-year-old child are from the palace, and I'm afraid they have never done it before.Where else can the emperor go shopping?

The emperor was a little proud. He put a piece of fat duck between the ends of his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, chewing it leisurely.

Swallowing it in satisfaction, she narrowly blinked at Wanxi, "After all... Grandpa, who is an Ama, can't disappoint the child."

Wanxi opened her mouth, and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Could it be that Grandpa has been here for such a long time, and he actually made skates for him by himself?"

The emperor finally smiled with satisfaction, "Yes."
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Wanxi's heart was like caramel in a tin pot, and then it was too soft to be a limp.

"I'm too used to him going... Besides, with such an imminent prospect, where can I prepare materials for him?"

The Manchu people were born in Heishui, Bashan, outside the customs, and the winter is long, so walking on ice is a "national custom", with a long history and many people, men and women, old and young.

Even this traditional skill of ice walking has made great achievements for the Qing Dynasty on the battlefield.The famous "Fei Gulie Troop" under the command of Emperor Nurhachi of the Qing Dynasty, who was famous for skating, once completed the classic battle of "Heavenly Soldier" when the city of Mergen was besieged by the Mongolian Barhut tribe.

The skates of the Manchurians are mostly made of wood, and at first they were placed on the shins of the forward horse under the wooden shoes; later, the skates were gradually replaced with iron ones;

Whether the skates can stand firmly on the ice and slide well depends on whether the iron of the skates is good and whether the blade is skillful.Therefore, for making skates, even if wooden shoes are easy to handle, good iron for making skates is not readily available.

After all, Xiao Shiwu is still young, so the skates used to make his skates have to be shorter than those of adults; plus the emperor will definitely find good iron, so such short good iron must be called Zaoban. Call everywhere, where can it be said that there is one?
When the emperor heard Wanxi talk about "Sanjie'er", he pretended to be sad, "Oh... I'm blind to my favorite four good knives!"

Wanxi was taken aback, and hurriedly turned her head to look at the clothes hanger.

The emperor came in and took off his big clothes, and put his belt on top of it.

The belts of Manchu men are not only for clothes, but also a full set of work, such as fire scythes, waist knives, boning knives, etc., all of which are the portrayal of Manchu hunting life in the past.

Among them, the bone-cutting knife, which is as important as chopsticks, is the tableware of Manchu men, and it is absolutely indispensable when sharing meat.

Wanxi weighed it, the size of the knife can match a three-year-old child's small shoes, that is, this kind of boning knife.

Sure enough, Wanxi took a look, and the hook on the emperor's belt that used to hang the boning knife was empty~~
Wanxi blushed immediately, "I'm used to that knife, and I can't do without it almost every day..."

The emperor grinned, "I can't leave anymore, I have to leave this time; and I have to leave for a long time - I originally had replacements, but Yuanzi used four of them at once."

Wanxi opened her mouth wide.

"It turns out that the master made a pair of swords for Xiao Shiwu?"

Double knives means that there are two rows of skates under the soles of the shoes, which can make it easier for beginners to stand on the ice when they first go on the ice.

In this way, there are two swords on the left and right, so you have to use four small knives in total.

The emperor snorted softly, "The boy himself is not satisfied, he wants me to make him a one-handed knife; but he has the courage, I am not as courageous as him... That brat is just a fool Be bold."

Wanxi also laughed, "You said you were not brave? If you were a slave, you wouldn't dare to prepare skates for him. How can you really let him go like this?"

The emperor nodded with a smile, and patted Wanxi's hand, "You said you didn't dare? If you didn't dare, who took him to the ice? And who made him the cotton scorpion?"

Wanxi smiled and lowered her head, and stopped defending herself.

The emperor nodded in satisfaction, "Yuanzi is a prince, and he should have learned the national customs since he was a child. After all, he is only three years old, and he has not yet learned the time to learn bow and horse riding and archery; but Bingxi is also a national custom, since he likes it, then he will learn from this It's a good idea to start learning."

Having said that, Wanxi finally smiled in relief.The corners of the eyes and the brows are no longer hidden so deliberately, and the light of wit and cunning is revealed.

The emperor looked straight "hmph", "...you can rest assured now?"

Wan Xi hurriedly shook her head, "What did you say? The servant can't understand."

The emperor kicked her lightly, "You are still stubborn? You are the original mother and son, Yuanzi is being raised by Concubine Qing at this moment, but how can Concubine Qing replace this mother-child bond?"

Wanxi lowered her head and nodded with a smile.

"After all, the slave is a Han surname, and sister Lu is also a Han girl from the south of the Yangtze River. The slave is also worried that Xiao Shiwu is unfamiliar with the national customs and Qing language, so he thinks that he has reached his third birthday, and it is time to start learning." .”

"However, just as my grandfather said, it would be too early for him to learn bow horse riding and archery at this moment; the slave thought, let's learn to play first. There is also learning in this game, and it is itself National customs, it is more suitable for children to go.”

The emperor also suppressed his smile, and stretched out his hand to hold Wanxi's hand, "Linghu Jiu, you have a heart."

Wanxi showed her face and smiled, "Where is the slave who has the heart? The slave's heart is fulfilled by the master for the slave. The slave just wants to teach Xiao Shiwu to learn ice walking, but the slave can't make ice skates by himself, can he?"
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The two finally let go of their "premature suspicions", smiled at each other, and finished the relaxing meal.

Yu Rui personally took Yu Chan and the others to serve the two of them, and removed the dining table. The emperor took advantage of the situation and ordered, "You two are also preparing for these few days, and we will go back to the palace together in two days."

Wanxi smiled and nodded, "Shouldn't it be time to go back? It's already October [-]th. The emperor will leave the preparations for the Empress Dowager's birthday celebration to the servant. The servant is in a hurry to go back to the palace."

Yu Rui agreed with a smile, and took people down. Taking advantage of the moment of relaxation, Wanxi tilted her head and said, "...the emperor just came back to the garden, and he will go back to the palace in a few days. Then this time, is it Shouldn't we go back with the two new sisters, Fuchangzai and Yongchangzai?"

The emperor's facial features became hideous, "Say it again!"

Wanxi smiled and fell into the emperor's arms, and said softly, "I want to say, my master, Feng Yong is always here, and this name is well used."

The emperor snorted softly, "According to you, where is the good news?"

Wanxi pouted, "The names of the generation of the prince and the near-branch clan, besides the radical of the jade character decided by the emperor himself, is the other character also not 'Yong'? The so-called Jiangshan Yongji, this can be used in the country. Aren't all the characters on Zuo Mianyan are good?"

As Wanxi said, she deliberately tilted her head and glanced at the emperor, "The words used by the emperor for his nephews are all named Yongchangzai, which shows the emperor's care for Yongchangzai..."

The emperor laughed and was annoyed, "According to what you say, the master should treat her as lovingly as he would his nephew?!"

Wanxi laughed, and waved her hands quickly, "No, no, no, I don't dare to say that. Since I'm always here, it's my harem, so I can't treat him like my nephew..."

The emperor spat again, and pinched Wanxi's waist, "Then you say, what's good about the word Yong?"

Wanxi downcast, put her arms around the emperor's arm and said, "Yong, the water is long. It's like 'the source is long and the water is long', which makes people think of the source when drinking water. The source of the emperor is the empress dowager and her old man; Then I will think of kindness as high as a mountain and as long as water..."

"Thus, in the eyes of the servant, the title of Eternal Presence is exactly the same as Blessed Eternal Presence, and it is all entrusted with the emperor's filial piety and best wishes to the Empress Dowager and her old lady."

Wanxi raised her eyes quietly and looked at the emperor, "November will be the birthday of the empress dowager, and the emperor confers on two well-behaved women under the empress dowager one after another in October. This is the emperor's filial piety, how can there be other things in the heart of filial piety? This servant understands it in his heart."

The emperor sighed softly, took Wanxi's shoulders, and wrapped them in his arms.

"It's good if you can see it clearly, but I don't regret that other people can't understand it; or, I want to make them unable to understand it—they, the more foggy they can see, the better."

Wanxi smiled, "Look at what I said, isn't it just to bestow the titles on these two newcomers, why is it so confusing? In the harem of the master, everyone is smart, and Bibi is smarter than slaves." It’s all. That’s why slaves can understand it, and they can understand it too.”

The emperor raised his eyebrows lightly, "Do you want to gamble?"

Wanxi raised her eyes lightly, "How do you make an annotation?"

The emperor's long eyes dimmed, and his body was already bullying, "... If you lose, you can give me another child, right?"
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On October 24, the emperor took Wanxi back to the palace.

Before his departure, the emperor also informed the Nala family and all the harem, saying that this return to the palace was to prepare for the celebration of the empress dowager's birthday.

Because this is only the preparation in the early stage, and it is not yet the official day of the holy birthday, so it is not yet possible to formally return to the palace together with the empress dowager.Since the Empress Dowager was still staying in the Changchun Garden at this time, the emperor also asked Nala to lead the harem to stay in the Yuanmingyuan, so that it would be convenient to serve the Empress Dowager nearby.

This time, apart from Wanxi and Yurui, the only ones who could go back to the palace with the emperor were Yuqin who raised Xiaoshiwu.
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All the way back to the palace from Yuanmingyuan, the emperor rode a horse himself, and Wanxi, Yuqin, and Yurui happily squeezed into a carriage and sat together affectionately.

Wanxi recalled the situation before, and couldn't help saying, "You can pay attention, the queen's expression just now seems a little unhappy?"

Yuqin snorted softly, "It's not surprising. The emperor handed Concubine Xin and her fetus to the queen this time, but he handed over all the matters of the empress dowager's birthday celebration to you. Taking us back to the palace, but asking her to stay in the garden to take care of the Empress Dowager and Concubine Xin, she is naturally unhappy."

Wanxi shook her head lightly, "I wouldn't be surprised if she was because of this. But when I looked at her unhappy, it was clear that there was still some forbearance."

Yuqin also thought about it for a while, then nodded, "That's right. If it's just that she's not happy that the emperor treats one person more favorably than another, then with her temperament, she should have exploded on the spot, so why bother to hold back?"

While resting on the way, Yurui sent someone to ask her about Ahmadbao.After waiting to go back on the road, Yurui already had some experience.

"My Ama said that the emperor suddenly issued a decree this morning, saying that the records of the Ministry of Rites will be recorded in the examination records, and there are words such as 'respectfully enter the empress dowager and the empress each one'. The emperor said that the palace is solemn, All political affairs are kept out of the public eye, so from now on, no one of this type of memorial is allowed to be submitted to the empress dowager and the empress."

Wanxi couldn't help raising her eyebrows, and met Yuqin's eyes.

The status of Manchu and Mongolian women has always been quite high, even after marriage, the status of the mistress should not be underestimated.That's why there are queen mothers like Empress Xiaozhuangwen in this dynasty.For this reason, many memorials from the previous dynasty had to be presented to the Empress Dowager and Empress respectively to show their respect.

Since the emperor suddenly ordered to stop this old practice at this moment, it also limited the influence of the empress dowager and the queen's two palaces on the previous court.

The empress dowager is over 70 years old at this time, it doesn't matter whether she has this influence or not; but for the empress, it does matter.

If the Nala family seeks to reserve a seat for Yongzhen, she must need the help of the previous court, so the queen's influence on the affairs of the previous court is indispensable for her.

"That's no wonder she looks like that today." Wanxi sighed and nodded.
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Back in the palace, Wanxi started immediately, and was busy with the House of Internal Affairs and the Palace Supervisor to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday.

Everything is complicated, in addition to the rituals, the Palace of Compassion and Peace, the Palace of Shoukang, and the Palace of Shouan used for celebrating birthdays and watching operas must be cleaned up.

Wanxi was so busy that she hit the back of her head with her feet. After several days of going there, she took a break to catch her breath, and then suddenly realized that she hadn't seen the emperor and Yuanzi for several days.

What are they father and son busy with?
Seeing Wanxi ask, Yurui smiled and said, "Sister, I remember those two living people, one big and one small! Now that I remember it, follow me to a place~~"
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"You girl, you almost blindfolded me! So sneaky, what are you preparing for?"

Wanxi was stuffed into the warm sedan chair by Yu Rui, and the curtains and curtains of the sedan chair were tightly closed so that Wanxi could not see the road outside.Yurui's dignified noble master would rather not sit in the sedan chair himself, and just walk beside Wanxi's warm sedan chair, just to ensure that Wanxi cannot peek.

The group of people walked for a long time before Yu Rui clapped her hands in satisfaction, "It's here!"

After the sedan chair settled down, Yurui opened the curtain herself, and Wanxi looked out, her heart trembling slightly.

It’s the North Sea, it’s the North Sea—on the ice.

Back then, the emperor was here and took her on that dreamlike ice boat for the first time... She hadn't fully woke up from the sweetness of that dream.

Before Wanxi woke up from the memory of that year, her eyes had automatically locked onto the small figure on the ice in the distance.

Wanxi was a little surprised for a moment, but she didn't recover, so she rubbed her eyes tightly.

Yu Rui had already shouted joyfully, "Brother Fifteen, our Brother Fifteen is skating!"

That's right, that's right, the picture that made Wanxi couldn't believe her eyes for a moment, that is, Xiao Shiwu was already skating on the ice!

Even though he was still young, even though there were several eunuchs and guards protecting him, Xiao Shiwu really slipped up and down (staggering) by himself!
Wanxi clasped her hands together, as if returning to two years ago, she let go of her hands cruelly, and finally waited for Xiao Shiwu to walk independently for the first time... This is the second time Xiao Shiwu has learned Walk, and this time on ice!

The hot air exhaled turned into water mist when blindfolded.Wanxi was so happy that she didn't know why, so she raised her eyes only to look for the emperor's shadow.

He was not far away, beside Xiao Shiwu.He was also smiling, looking at Xiao Shiwu, and then at her from a distance.

It turned out that we hadn't seen each other for a few days. They were two men, one big and one small, and they were hiding and learning how to walk on the ice! .
Also found that Er Niang came, Xiao Shiwu was both excited and wanted to show off, but because of his young age, he scrambled on the soles of his feet and fell a big butt in front of Wanxi's eyes.

Fell so head-on on the ice that Xiao Shiwu almost cried.

Wanxi held back her heartache, quietly turned away, and whispered to Yurui and the others not to look at Xiaoshiwu.

Xiao Shiwu found out that no one was looking at her, let alone helping him. He was wronged, but he still had to roll round on the ice and get up by himself.

(End of this chapter)