Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2491 Eight Volumes 16 Don't Be Sad

On the 30th day of the first lunar month in the [-]th year of Qianlong, after the emperor finished praying for grain, he was driven by the empress dowager and started from the capital.

The accompanying heads of the inner court this time are: Empress, Concubine Ling, Concubine Qing, Concubine Rong, Yong Chang Zai, and Ning Chang Zai.

When I got up, everyone else was elated, but only Wanxi was a little bit worried.

Starting on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, her little sixteen had to stay alone in the palace for vaccination.

Although he was very reluctant, the schedule of the emperor's fourth southern tour had already been set, and the pick-ups along the way had already been arranged a year in advance, and there could be no changes, otherwise it would be a waste of time and money.

The auspicious day and time for Xiaoliu's pox vaccination were obtained by Qin Tianjian, and the will of heaven must not be violated.

Therefore, the days of the two sides collided again, and no matter how reluctant she was, she could only go with the flow.

Both Yuqin and Concubine Rong knew that Wanxi was not stable, so they stayed by Wanxi's side from the beginning of Luan, carefully comforting Wanxi.

Xiao Shiwu was even more sensible, and clamored to be with E Nie.Yuqin had a good heart, so she simply let go and returned Xiao Shidu to Wanxi's side, and asked Xiao Shiwu to follow Wanxi day and night.

"Don't worry, it's just that the two days have collided again, but there is still Yurui in Beijing. Besides, before the emperor got up, he specially arranged a suitable place for Xiaoliu...... Think about it, Which prince can be vaccinated in the place where the emperor usually sits and sleeps? It shows the emperor's love for our pomegranates."

Wanxi nodded, not wanting to make Yuqin and the others worry, so she tried her best to smile.

Sister Lu was right, the emperor has been so busy these days, but he still personally arranged for Xiao Shiliu to go to the "Bitong Academy" in the Old Summer Palace to have the pox vaccinated.
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Bitong Academy is just to the north of "Natural Picture".From Wufutang to the north, it is next to each other.

Wufutang used to be Wanxi's bedroom, and it was also the place where Xiao Shiwu successfully vaccinated, and it was also the place where the emperor studied when he was young; and Bitong Academy was also the place where the emperor studied—not only the place where the late emperor Lord Yongzheng used to study here all the year round, and it is still the place where the emperor is currently using it.

The emperor gave up his study place to vaccinate his youngest son, and he really didn't dislike getting a little sick.This kind of intention is something that none of the other princes have ever had.

Bitong Academy got its name from the fact that there are sycamore trees planted around the academy.Because of the auspicious meaning of "Wutong attracts the phoenix", and the ancients regarded the tung tree as a symbol of nobility and integrity, Bitong Academy embodies the meaning of auspiciousness and tranquility.

Bitong Academy is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with dense forests, quiet and serene, it is an excellent quiet room.

Not only is it quiet, but also surrounded by mountains, it is also convenient to block outsiders.Here, Xiao Shiliu can be asked to go to vaccinate quietly and steadily.

Since Bitong Academy was chosen as the vaccination site, I don't know if the emperor chose it specially, or if it was all a coincidence—the emperor chose the eunuch in charge of Xiaoliu's vaccination, named "Pan Feng".

With such an arrangement from the emperor, Wanxi also reminded herself that she should be at ease.

Besides, as Sister Lu said, Yurui, Concubine Ying, and Concubine Wan are all in the capital, as well as Xiaoqi and Jiujiu... They will definitely take care of Xiaoliu with all their heart, so there is really no need for her to worry about it .

Wanxi nodded and smiled, hugged Xiaoshiwu tightly, reached out to hold the hands of Yuqin and Concubine Rong, "With you guys by my side, there's nothing I can't get over."
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That night, the holy driver stayed at the Huangxinzhuang Palace, and the emperor came to visit Wanxi.

Because the empress dowager's residence was never in the same place as the emperor when he was on a tour, so the Nala clan and Yongchangzaizi lived with the empress dowager.Tell Wanxi and the others to be more comfortable here.

After setting out the food and drink, the emperor carefully stared at Wanxi, "...Look at you, why bother to smile in front of the master? The eye circles are all black, and he must have not slept well last night. Pomegranate is our child, the master's How can you let it go?"

Wanxi laughed, "Look at what I said~~ The servant's eyes are dark, and he did not sleep well last night. He was thinking about what happened today, and worried about what would happen. It's not just about pomegranates. Woolen cloth."

The emperor stretched out his hand, and his long eyebrows frowned slightly, "I really didn't choose to leave on the [-]th on purpose..."

Wanxi laughed, "I understand. I originally planned to start Luan on the ninth day of the lunar new year, but it was not because of the date of the sacrifice ceremony that I changed the day of Luan rise to the [-]th."

Every year in the first lunar month, the emperor had to personally plow, and he had to sacrifice to the sky and perform the ceremony of praying for grain.In ancient times, Jiazi was used to count days, and there must be a Xin day every ten days.Among them, the first day of the first lunar month is the day when the emperor prays for a good harvest.This is the day when the Son of Heaven, on behalf of the people, prays to heaven for a good harvest this year.This is naturally one of the most important sacrificial offerings, and any date must be made room for this.

And the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, which is a day of reunion, and it is inconvenient for the emperor to leave.This is after the Lantern Festival, just in time for the sixteenth departure.

The emperor sighed softly, "The matter of the pomegranate vaccination has been properly arranged by the Lord, so don't worry about it."

Wanxi raised her eyes and smiled quietly, "Pomegranate vaccination, the auspicious day is in the second month of leap, and there are still two months to go before this meeting. Although the servant is a little worried, but think about it, the meeting is already halfway through the trip." , and will be returning to Luan soon. Thinking about it this way, the servant is not so worried."

"Besides, my master has already prepared so thoroughly in the garden. If this servant still cares about it, then he is blindly thinking about it. I dare not believe in heaven, earth, or evil, but I have to go without believing in my master..."

The emperor smiled in relief, grabbed Wanxi's little hand, and dragged Wanxi to the side of the kang table, and the two snuggled up together, having a little wine and dinner.

The slight hint of alcohol made Wanxi relax.

Wanxi squeezed the wine cup and chuckled, "Pomegranate likes the pair of snow-white elephants that I ordered people to pile up in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. I also took him to ride the snow elephant... Thanks to him I'm still young, even if I sit on it, it doesn't matter, other people can only look at it greedily, so I can't even go up to Xiao Shiwu. Enjoy the pomegranate..."

Every winter when it snows, the palace also makes all kinds of ice lanterns and makes snowmen of various shapes.

But since it is in the palace, the snowman has to be made in an ordinary and invisible shape, and it must be in line with the royal dignity.

Therefore, the snowmen piled up in the Hall of Mental Cultivation every winter are either snow lions or snow elephants.

Wanxi also loves snow. When she first entered the palace when she was a child, her favorite thing was to have a snowball fight with a group of girls in Changchun Palace.She also went to build a snowman with her own hands.

Now that I am getting older, especially because I have a high rank, I can no longer make snowmen by myself.But every winter, she still has to personally help the Ministry of Internal Affairs to think of some tricks to design, and she also encourages Xiao Shiwu and the others to catch the snow with their own hands.

Every year after the snowmen were piled up, the emperor himself was as happy as a child. For several years, he used these snowmen as the theme when the emperor and his ministers in the Chonghua Palace made a couplet.

Just like the meeting in the 17th year of Qianlong, the title of the couplet was "Snow Lion"; this year, the emperor directly used "Snow Elephant" as the title.

The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at Wanxi, "How did you come up with an idea for the House of Internal Affairs this year, to build snow elephants? To be honest, snow lions are easy to pile, after all, there are ready-made models at the gate of the palace; But elephants are not a good pile, after all, they are too big.”

Wanxi laughed, "...if I follow my servant, maybe there will be a white ape next year."

Wanxi's charming smile reminded the emperor of the story of stuffing white apes and black bears into her Yongshou Palace.

In addition to gold, silver, pearls and jade, exotic flowers and plants, there are also rare birds and beasts in tribute from foreign feudal clans.In addition to the white apes and black bears that paid tribute that year, Siam and other vassal states always sent pure white elephants when they paid tribute.

But after all, white apes and black bears are not suitable to be piled into snowmen and placed in the courtyard of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Wanxi thought about going to the white elephants that were paid tribute in the same year, and discussed with the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pile up white elephants.

In addition to the majesty of the royal guard of honor, the white elephant is also a sacred object of Buddhism:
The "Miscellaneous Treasures Sutra" says: Sakyamuni's predecessor was once a big white elephant; Samantabhadra Bodhisattva's mount was a six-tusk white elephant.

The white elephant in the Buddhist school represents the deep wish and tireless work; the six teeth represent the six paramitas-giving, keeping the precepts, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom, which symbolizes "the wish is broad and the merits and virtues are complete."

Wanxi raised her eyes and stared at the emperor, "The emperor is not only a disciple of Buddhism, but also the emperor of China. In our China, elephants also have ancient auspicious meanings. For example, 'Taiping has elephants', 'Happiness Like Shengping' these auspicious words."

After drinking the wine, Wanxi's body was as soft as vines, so she slipped into the emperor's arms and looked up at the emperor adoringly, "Also, I know that the emperor respects Emperor Shun the most. My Lord's Emperor Qianlong , the name is Chonghua Palace, and 'Chonghua' is the name of Emperor Shun. And Emperor Shun even has a story like 'Yu Shun Fu Xiang'."

The emperor's heart warmed, and he held Wanxi tightly in his arms.

"You're right, Taiping has an image. We pomegranates, even if we're not around this year for pox vaccination, we will definitely be able to have 'auspicious peace' and 'lucky death'."

Wanxi gently closed her eyelids and nodded deeply.

White elephants are auspicious; elephants represent longevity, health, and strength... She prayed to the sky, hoping that Xiaoliu, who is guarded by such a pair of snow-white elephants, will be safe and successful.
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With the relief from the sisters, Xiao Shiwu and the emperor, plus the little wine tonight, and spending half the night with the emperor... Wanxi had a good night's sleep.

She originally thought that this night, she would not be able to sleep because of Xuan Xin Xiaoliu.

The journey continued the next day, the driver had just left Huangxinzhuang Palace not far away, Gao Yuncong came over suddenly with a smile, and knelt down outside Wanxi's carriage to pay his respects.

Because the car was inconvenient to stop, Ma Lin hurried forward to deal with it.Gao Yun came with a small brocade box and said with a smile, "The emperor ordered the slaves to deliver it to the noble concubine and master."

Ma Lin passed the little brocade box to Wanxi, who opened it and smiled.

In that box was a small, jade-white Guanyin.

But it is not carved from white jade, but from ivory.

Wanxi breathed a sigh of relief again, solemnly put the little Guanyin around her neck, and hid it in her clothes.

Wanxi grabbed a snuff bottle from her hand and asked Gao Yuncong to reward it.

Gao Yuncong knelt outside to thank him, Wanxi lifted the curtains and asked slowly while the carriage was walking, "...Why are you here? Where is Mao Tuaner?"

Gao Yun answered concisely, "Grandpa Mao Tuan'er was left in Beijing by the emperor~~"
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The car was driving slowly, and it was not convenient for Wanxi to ask in detail, so she let Gao Yun go back to reply.

After the curtains were drawn down, Wanxi asked Yuchan, "You guys help me discuss, why didn't the emperor come with Mao Tuaner all of a sudden?"

Mao Tuan'er was the most useful by the emperor's side, and the emperor has been away for several months, without Mao Tuan'er by his side, is the emperor really willing to let go?

Yuchan, on the other hand, laughed secretly, "...I didn't expect that either. But since this meeting has become a fact, I can only guess, what important people will the emperor leave in Beijing and worry about it?"

Yuying also laughed, "Who else can be, it must be our sixteenth brother!"

When Wanxi thought about it, her heart became even tighter, and she breathed a sigh of relief again.

That's right, apart from Yurui, Concubine Ying, and Concubine Wan in the palace, there is also Mao Tuan'er!This will make Xiao Shiliu safe and sound.
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This was not the only thing that pleased Wanxi. Four days later, when she was staying in Zhao Beikou's palace, she suddenly heard the emperor's decree: "The minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also in charge of the four divisions of Fengchen Yuanqing. There are many things under his control. In the absence of Chen Yuanqing, Shi En wrote Jiqing to make up for it. Together with Debao and Heerjing, he managed the affairs of Longevity Hill."

The "Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Four Characters of Fengchen Yuanqing" mentioned in the decree is the father who is always there.In addition to holding these two positions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he also held the position of the capital in the previous dynasty. No matter in the former dynasty or the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was a very important official.

With such a father, the Empress Dowager will always be favored by him, so it is reasonable to follow him on this southern tour.

What Dudu called Wanxi was unprepared, but after several years, the emperor finally mentioned Jiqing again, and gave Jiqing an official position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

For the heavy sentence of "killing the prisoner" back then, Wanxi dared not ask about Ji Qing's life and death in the following years.Just from the tone of the emperor at that meeting, one could vaguely guess that the emperor would not really kill Ji Qing, but after all, Ji Qing's felony had reached the level of beheading the prisoner, and Wanxi dared not think that Ji Qing would have a chance to recover. He became an official again.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly made an official decree to mention Jiqing and confer an official position. No matter how delicate this timing sounds.Yuqin stepped into Wanxi's carriage and said narrowly with a smile, "Look, the emperor can't hold his breath. He's only been out for a few days now, so he's trying to make you happy."

Wanxi's face was red, and she quickly found an excuse for herself, "My sister embarrassed me again... The emperor is not for me. After all, the emperor is on the way to the southern tour. How can we not think of the previous southern tours?" Son, what credits did Ji Qing make in Jiangnan for picking him up? That's why the emperor gave him a favor and asked him to rise up and serve the emperor again."

Yuqin smiled but spat lightly, "Bah, thank you for having the nerve to say that! If the emperor really thinks about your elder brother's success in Jiangnan, then he will wait until Jiangnan to issue a decree. It's not too late; why are you so eager to think of him and give him a chance to make a comeback just five days after you started driving?"

Yuchan listened to it and laughed, "Master, forgive me, this servant will have to bend his elbows - this servant thinks that Concubine Qing's master is right! Master, don't forget, the emperor is called Lord Jiqing this time. Working together with Lord Ama Debao, the master of Ruigui——this is not only to call Lord Jiqing back, but the emperor wants Lord Bao Jiqing to hold this position firmly!"

Debao is his own family, and Ji Qing has not served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for several years. This sudden reinstatement may be a little unacceptable, or someone deliberately set him up to go.But this time with the experienced and trustworthy Debao as a colleague, I can really feel at ease.

Wanxi could only ask for forgiveness, "I opened my mouth, and I said that I can't go with the two of you. Besides, you are all ice and snow smart, and I am a clumsy, clumsy person. How can I be an opponent? My good sister, my good sister, Please forgive me this time."

Yuqin laughed first, and raised her eyes to look at Yuchan, "Look at what she said about clumsy lips and gills, she's clearly pissing you off and me! We are in front of her, who dares to say that you are smart? "

Yuchan also smiled and said, "A slave can't afford to be a 'good sister'... A slave is just a master's slave. If the master says that, the slave is really going to hit the wall."
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With the emperor's thoughtful and meticulous thoughts, Wanxi felt relaxed in the next trip.

The time on the road is short, and it is February in a blink of an eye.

It was the Thousand Autumn Festival of the Nala clan again, and the emperor still ordered to stop the ceremony and banquet as before.

Along the way, the emperor paid great attention to Yuqin.

For example, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, the emperor returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation after a joint sentence with his ministers, and his poetic enthusiasm remained unabated. After reading Tang Yin's "Huiqin Picture", he wrote an impromptu poem: "Sit on the qin on the knees of Lu , there is a good shade in love with beautiful trees. If you don’t know how to stand up and listen to the listener, you can know the heart of mountains and rivers.”

The emperor rewarded Yuqin with a piece of the poem.

This trip to the south of the Yangtze River is Hui Yuqin's hometown; and Yuqin brought her little Shiwu, whom she raised, along the way, which is already enviable.Coupled with the fact that the emperor sent this imperial poem, it made Yuqin even more beautiful for a while.

Wanxi also joked, "It's a pity that the people who accompanied me all the way, except for the queen, are all sisters who have friendship with my sister. If someone else came, I don't know how many red eyes I would have."

Yuqin also blushed, raised her fist and lightly hit Wanxi on the shoulder, "Look at you, this is embarrassing me again! Didn't the emperor think of me because of "The Picture of Playing the Qin"? Besides, in the emperor's poem It can also be said clearly, "If you don't know how to stand up and listen to the listener, you can know the heart of the mountains and rivers"... The mountains and rivers are just bosom friends, so they are not husbands and wives; besides, if you want to "sleeve hands", the emperor forbids me to get involved~~"

"Besides, why do other people have red eyes? The sinister triangular eyes of our empress alone are enough to make me unstoppable. Do you want others? I can't thank you enough. "

Wanxi raised her eyes quietly, "I'm afraid she won't be able to take care of her jealous sister for a while. The matter of the lunar eclipse is enough to worry her."

Coincidentally, in February, her Qianqiu festival was ordered by the emperor to stop the feast, and on February [-]th, there was another lunar eclipse.

A solar eclipse can be interpreted as a warning from heaven to the emperor, and a lunar eclipse is correspondingly a warning from heaven that the palace has lost its virtue.

Especially when this incident happened right after Nala's "persuading" the emperor in the capacity of the middle palace, it made people think about it, and they all felt that there was something extraneous about it.

Yuqin also snorted softly, "It depends on whether she knows how to be vigilant! If she is willing to restrain herself a little, she will be safe and sound along the way, that will be our blessing, the emperor's blessing, and the Qing Dynasty's blessing!" "
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In the empress dowager's cohort, Nala was also very upset about the lunar eclipse.

"Why does the lunar eclipse think about me? Why don't you want to go to the empress dowager! She is so old, and the emperor is still following this southern tour... She is not old, but I am too lazy to serve her!"

Coming all the way to the south, because of Yongchang following, the empress dowager became less visible to Nala, which made Nala's dissatisfaction with the empress even more intense.

But no matter how dissatisfied she was, she still had to abide by the rules of a daughter-in-law, and she couldn't go back to the emperor's holy car, and she still had to stay with the empress dowager, which made her inexplicably irritated.

In addition, Wan Xi was cautious, and asked Gui Yuan to accompany Xiao Shiwu to the Empress Dowager's palace every day to say hello.

The empress dowager cared little about the fifteenth child, and it was boring on the road, especially the family happiness was precious.

No matter who she was in front of, the Empress Dowager did not hide her intimacy with Xiao Shiwu at all, hugged Xiao Shiwu on her lap all the way, giving all her delicious food to the child to chew.

Nala's head is full of sadness again - she herself is fine, even if she can't serve the empress dowager, she is already the empress of the palace after all; she is wronged for her son Yongxi.

Yongzhen is the direct prince, but the emperor brought Xiao Shiwu on a southern tour, but he refused to bring her Yongzhen!

Your Majesty, what is this?Isn't this too obvious to favor one another?
What bothered her even more was the harem lineup for this year's escort—look, Concubine Qing and Concubine Rong are friends with Concubine Ling, and Ning Changzai was born in the Hui Dynasty with Concubine Rong, or Concubine Rong's relatives; as for Yongchang, it's still a Han surname!

It's better to go on tour in previous years. At any rate, among the people who accompanied the driver, there would occasionally be one or two who did not go with Ling Guifei's gang, but could still talk to her... But this time, the Southern Tour is only a few minutes away. For a month, she couldn't find anyone who could talk to her.

In this line of work, the son is not around, the emperor doesn't want to see him, the empress dowager is alienated, and none of the other concubines throws a temper... She just feels lonely, like a tiger locked in a single cage. His strength and full of majesty, but he can't use it!

Especially—after hearing the news that Ji Qing not only survived, but recovered after more than four years, her lung lobes felt as if they were about to explode!

Concubine Ling, a little girl surnamed Kuhan, together with her son, is going to kick their noses this time, and go lawless? !
　Well, I also said that this chapter happened to coincide with "eight volumes 16"...

　　
　
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