Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2492 Eight Volumes 17 God's Will Comes Again
From Luan on the sixteenth day of the first month to the lunar eclipse on the sixteenth day of the second month, there is only one thing that can make Nala a little bit happier: on the tenth day of the second month, the day of her Qianqiu Festival, although the emperor followed these The old practice that has not been changed throughout the year is still to stop the ceremony and banquet, but on that day, the emperor also gave food to the princes, ministers, and officials of all sizes in the south of the Yangtze River.

No matter what the emperor thinks, in short, she herself has connected the matter of giving food to her Qianqiu Festival.

Even if the emperor doesn't want to see her anymore, he can't help seeing her in the middle palace, right?

Although the joy of giving food on the [-]th day of February was washed away by the lunar eclipse on the [-]th February, she was sure that it was one yard for one, and the lunar eclipse was not due to her own body at all.
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The matter of the lunar eclipse made the empress dowager feel a little inappropriate.

Nalashi's thinking is also reasonable: after all, the lunar eclipse corresponds to two people in the harem at this time, not just her Nalashi herself.

The empress dowager was originally in the year of Kan'er, and at such an advanced age, she followed the emperor's son to the south. The journey was exhausting, and it took several months to go. Her old man was also a little unstable.

At this age, the empress dowager is also like an "old child", with all her thoughts clearly written on her face.Everyone around the empress dowager saw it, even Xiao Shiwu.

After all, Xiao Shiwu was young and couldn't figure out what Huang Mamu was thinking. He just knew that Huang Mamu was unhappy, so he secretly asked Yongchang Zai in private.

Yongchang is also from Shenyang at her mother's house, just like Wanxi's family, so Yongchang's Shenyang accent, which is not often revealed when speaking, makes Xiao Shiwu feel close.

After all, Yongchang entered the palace too late, even his father had mentioned it, but his father was a man after all, and he didn't know exactly what happened in the harem.Yong Chang couldn't explain Xiao Shiwu's confusion here, so he just sighed together, "Brother Shiwu also saw that the Empress Dowager is unhappy? Well, you are not very old, but you are a filial person. "

Yongchang turned the other way and begged Xiaoshishi, "On this journey, you are the only little prince to follow, and the empress dowager is rare on you. Brother Shiwu, you have to come every day. With you, the empress dowager can show more. Smiling; if you don't come, I'll be worried every day."

Yongchang is waiting by the empress dowager's side, the empress dowager's emotions are the first to affect Yongchang.Although the empress dowager remembers the affection of the four senior ministers for the past 20 years, she is considerate enough to Yongchangzai, but the old lady sees Tian'er so sloppy, and Yongchangzai is also a little worried about being with the king like a tiger. ?

Little Shiwu didn't expect that not only did he not get the answer from Yongchang here, but Yongchang was still asking him for advice, so Xiaoshiwu went back to Wanxi and Yuqin puffing up his cheeks. I entrusted my questions to the two mothers.

Wanxi and Yuqin looked at each other, and there was a lot of connotation exchanged in their eyes.

It's just that these inconveniences are all directly explained to Xiao Shiwu, and Wanxi coaxes Xiao Shiwu, "You always stay with Auntie to serve your Queen Mother, she can't even guess, Enie celebrates with you Ernie also needs to think about it. Yuanzi, you go to review the book first, and Ernie will discuss with you about Ernie's plan, and I will talk to you tomorrow."

Although Xiao Shiwu is only four and a half years old, he is not yet ready to officially enter school; in addition, this is a grand tour to the south, and the journey is tiring, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't study.But Wanxi and Yuqin have reached a tacit understanding, and they still ask Xiao Shiwu to bring homework along the way, and study diligently every day.

Xiao Shiwu was also concerned about today's homework, so he hurriedly resigned.

Wanxi and Yuqin looked at each other quietly again, and they both smiled meaningfully.

"I don't know where my sister is thinking?" Wanxi asked Yuqin first.

Yuqin sighed, "In my opinion, the Empress Dowager is thinking too much. I don't think this year's lunar eclipse has something to do with the Empress Dowager, but it reminds me of the past 17 years ago. "

"Isn't it?" Wanxi raised her eyes quietly, "Although she is the empress dowager, it is not suitable to correspond to the bright moon in the sky. Because the empress dowager is the mother of the emperor and was born with the sun, so the empress dowager can call herself It's 'Zhen', and the book treasures are all dragon patterns. This can make the empress dowager also correspond to the sun wheel in the sky."

"And this lunar eclipse... should only be a warning from the heavens to our empress."

Yuqin nodded, "Jiu'er, do you still remember that 17 years ago, when Empress Xiaoxian followed the emperor on a southern tour, there was also a lunar eclipse?"

It's all happened 17 years ago. These years have been peaceful, but Wanxi has already forgotten most of the things of that year.But at this moment when Yuqin was mentioned, the gate of Wanxi's memory opened again, and her heart skipped a beat.

"No! In the 13th year of Qianlong's reign, there was a lunar eclipse! And the day of the lunar eclipse—what a coincidence—is actually the sixteenth day of the first lunar month!"

The [-]th day of the first lunar month is the day of Qiluan's southern tour; it is also a full month before this year's lunar eclipse.

As far as the identity of the middle palace is concerned, Empress Xiaoxian is the first wife of the Yuan Dynasty, and the lunar eclipse was on the [-]th of the first month of the year she died; and Nala is the second queen. This year's tour, just in time for February [-]th Lunar eclipse... In the midst of this, it seems to be vaguely going with God's will.

Yuqin snorted softly, "Not only this coincidence, but also the Empress's Thousand Autumn Festival. Empress Xiaoxian's Thousand Autumn Festival is also in February, on February 22nd..."

Wanxi looked up eagerly, "Not only are the Qianqiu festivals of the two palaces in the same February, but the emperor's will for the two Qianqiu festivals is exactly the same: when Empress Xiaoxian was alive, every time the Qianqiu festival came, the emperor would always 'According to the order of the Empress Dowager, stop the ceremony and banquet'. In the 13th year of Qianlong, the emperor gave a banquet to the princes and ministers on the day of Empress Xiaoxian's Qianqiu Festival."

"And this year again, the emperor also decreed to stop the Empress's Qianqiu Festival ritual banquet, but on the tenth day of the second lunar month, he decreed to give food to the princes, ministers, and officials of all sizes in the south of the Yangtze River!"

After 17 years, on the same tour, the two queens, both born in February, were under the shadow of the lunar eclipse, and finally got the emperor to give a banquet to the ministers during the Qianqiu festival...

With such an astonishing resemblance, both Wanxi and Yuqin felt their hearts beating violently.

It's just that these words can only be suppressed in the bottom of my heart for the time being, and I dare not speak out.

Yuqin turned her eyes away, and smiled lightly, "I remember that on the tenth day of February, our empress did not get the ceremony and banquet, although it was a bit unhappy; but the corners of her eyes were still hanging high. of."

Wanxi also chuckled, "What my sister said is true. I think the empress thinks that the emperor will give banquets to the officials in the south of the Yangtze River during her Qianqiu Festival, so that she can feel more balanced. Son."

Yuqin spat and said, "It's a pity that from the sixteenth day of the first lunar month to the tenth day of the second lunar month, it's not the first time that the emperor has given banquets to his ministers; let alone giving food just for her."

Wanxi also lowered her head and smiled, "On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Luan started, and on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, the emperor was in the palace in Zhuozhou, and gave food to the princes, ministers, Huibu county kings, etc., and Zhili officials of all sizes;"

"On the second day of the second month of February, the emperor was in Zhongshui camp again, giving food to his subordinates, ministers, and officials of all sizes in Shandong... It is customary for the emperor to give banquets to ministers on the way out, not just to celebrate the empress. It is the Qianqiu festival, this is a special banquet. If the empress really thinks so, then she can only say that she is following the empress dowager, maybe she doesn't know that the emperor has given banquets twice before gone."

The three banquets given in a month, except for the accompanying princes and ministers, are different only in the local officials.It was given by the emperor Luangjia to the local officials in order according to the change of the itinerary.Therefore, the first banquet was given to Zhili officials, and the second banquet was given to Shandong officials. On the day of Nala's Qianqiu birthday, the local officials who received the banquet became officials of all sizes in Jiangnan.

From this it can be seen that the emperor's banquet on the tenth day of the second lunar month is just a customary ordinary banquet, and it really has nothing to do with the Queen's Qianqiu Festival.

Yuqin couldn't stop laughing when she heard it, "Who wouldn't say it? Now the majesty of the palace is just a layer of window paper, which can be used to bluff people from the outside; in fact, those of us inside the threshold are all Knowing that layer of window paper, in fact, if you poke it, it will be broken."
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The next day, Xiao Shiwu wanted to go to the Empress Dowager's Palace early to pay her respects before the Empress Dowager boarded the boat.

Xiao Shiwu came here early to greet Wanxi first, and asked the answer to the question last night.

Wanxi and Yuqin met each other's eyes with a smile, then held Xiao Shiwu's hand and said, "What Enie said to you, you can only tell it to your aunt, but you don't have to tell it to your aunt." It was mentioned in front of the Queen Mother."

Yuqin also reminded, "These words are all old things 17 years ago. Aunt Yongchang Zai didn't know about it, and you were far from being born. So, you should just endorse these words to Aunt Yongchang Zai. Well, you don't have to keep it in mind."

"After all, it's an adult's business, and it's a long-term past. It has nothing to do with you children. You and you will always be told by your aunt, just forget it yourself."

Wanxi smiled and nodded to Yuqin.

Xiao Shiwu silently listened to the words of the two Erniangs, and smiled coquettishly, "...my son dare not hide anything. In fact, although my son can speak silently about what the Ernies said just now, in fact, he can't understand anything."

Wanxi and Yuqin were both amused. They looked at each other and felt relieved.

After all, Xiao Shiwu is only on his fourth and a half birthday. How can such an older child know so many rules on the tour, not to mention the hidden overlapping of fate?
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After Xiao Shiwu greeted the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager was in a bad mood, so she simply hugged Xiao Shiwu and did not let go, but told Gui Yuan to go back and let the Emperor He Wanxi and Yuqin know. He said that today he would leave Xiao Shiwu on her royal boat and be with her.

On the Yuzhou, Xiao Shiwu also found a chance to be alone with Yongchangzai, so he recited those words.

Yongchang was also a little surprised when he heard it.

Although he is an adult, but Yongchang is only 19 years old this year, plus he has been Ama's old girl since he was a child, so he is actually a little unfamiliar with the world.When the events of the 17 years ago in the harem unfold before Yongchang's eyes like clouds and mist on the water, Yongchang is also so shocked that he can't speak.

However, at least from this matter, it can be seen that the Empress was actually unhappy on the Qianqiu Festival, but Yongchang couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled.

She just couldn't understand the Queen's face in front of the Empress Dowager, who looked at her disliked, as if she wanted to drive her away.

Yes, she is just a little resident, and her surname is Bao Yi, but it's not that she wants to steal the queen's glory in front of the empress dowager herself!It is the empress dowager who likes her, is willing to listen to her, and likes to ask her to serve her. Then every time the empress comes here, she has a nose that is not a nose, and a face that is not a face. Who is she showing it to?

Besides...Yongchang is still alive, but he hasn't forgotten the death of Fugui!

Although there was a battle between Fugui and Yongchang.What they two are fighting for is not the emperor's favor, but the empress dowager's attitude.Fugui was the first to be promoted to nobleman, but he was able to overwhelm Yongchang... But these two people entered the palace together and served in the empress dowager's palace together. Although there were fights, they also had the affection to accompany each other.

Therefore, after Fugui's death, Yong Changzai also let go of his previous knots, and only hated the person who killed Fugui!

Even her, Ama, reminded her that the death of that Fugui was somewhat unusual.I'm afraid that some people are not used to their favor in front of the empress dowager... She, Ama, said that Fugui is dead, and she is the only one left by the empress dowager's side, so she must be more careful.

When the emperor was disposing of Fugui's relics at that time, the Fugui's relics were found by the Ministry of Internal Affairs from Fugui's residence.And Mrs. Fugui lived in the same side hall with her all the time, but Mrs. Fugui lived in Dongnuang Pavilion, and she lived in Xinuang Pavilion, so when the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to collect things, in fact, she opened all the boxes and cabinets with her own hands. .

Just a few days before the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to collect things, Concubine Ling suddenly sent someone to give her a box of silver needles, saying it was a relic of Mrs. Fugui.

She felt a little surprised, because the needle made of silver was not comparable to ordinary needles.Grinding silver into needles is more or less extravagant, so it is definitely not something Fuguiren, a small nobleman, dared to order to make it himself. The only possibility is that it was rewarded by the emperor.

She saw Tian'er with Fugui, and besides, she, Ama Sige, was also the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so she had never heard that the emperor once rewarded Fugui with silver needles.

So she took the opportunity of giving Concubine Ling the opportunity to send Erniu a letter of greetings for the New Year, and asked Concubine Ling quietly about the origin of this box of silver needles in private.

Concubine Ling was surprised at the time, looked at her and said, "Ling Zhi, are you really sure that this box of silver needles is not a relic of Mrs. Fugui?"

She told the truth freely, "If she has this, it's impossible for me not to know. Where did the imperial concubine get such a box of treasures, and must be treated as a relic left by Mrs. Fugui?"

At that time, Concubine Ling frowned and said, "...Actually, Mr. Fugui himself sent someone to my palace. I thought it must be Mr. Fugui's own relic."

"Because the silver needles cost a lot of money, and the emperor must dispose of these gold and silver objects in the Fugui people's relics again, it is inconvenient for me to keep them in my hands, so I asked someone to send them back."

Yongchang was also taken aback by himself, "Did Mr. Fugui ask someone to send it to the imperial concubine?"

Concubine Ling also looked at her quietly, "...Of course it cannot be wrong. But after hearing what you said, I am relieved—although the silver needle was definitely sent by Mrs. Fugui, but But it doesn't necessarily have to be Mr. Fugui's own thing, does it?"

"Ling Zhi, since I got your letter today, I'm sure it's not Mr. Fugui's own belongings... Then maybe Mr. Fugui sent me something belonging to someone else with some ulterior motive."

Yongchang also flickered slightly in his heart, frowned and said, "If you talk about needlework, whoever was in the limelight in this matter last year can't catch up with the late Concubine Shen? Then this silver needle, can it belong to Concubine Shen?"

... If this is the case, even Yongchang himself will become more suspicious of Nala because of this box of silver needles.

These layers of thoughts were superimposed together, now listening to Nala's deflation, Yongchang laughed to relieve his anger.
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Xiao Shiwu is a child, so it's over after saying this.Yongchang spent a whole day reconsidering and rearranging these words in his heart.

Staying at night, Yongchang waited on the empress dowager to abandon the boat and landed, and settled down in the palace. Yongchang then told the empress dowager about it tactfully.

"...The old people in the palace all said that this lunar eclipse is too similar to the lunar eclipse before the death of Empress Xiaoxian 17 years ago. Therefore, I think this lunar eclipse should only be in the middle palace. In terms of fate, it has nothing to do with the empress dowager's old master."

"Besides, people say that the empress dowager is the same as the emperor, and she always calls herself 'zhen' in the imperial decree, so what kind of moon is it? The empress dowager is the same sun as the emperor!"

These words made the empress dowager breathe a sigh of relief, but then she breathed a sigh of relief, and raised her eyes to stare at Yongchang Zai.

Yongchang was busy saying, "...I entered the palace late, I don't know about the old affairs in this palace. Besides, it was all 17 years ago, and I am only nineteen years old this year, so I will just leave at that time. So these things have nothing to do with slaves."

"The reason why the servant listened to this news was because the empress dowager has been inappropriate these past few days, and the servant is worried... After listening to this, the servant's heart is relieved, so I don't care about the seriousness, so I have to come back quickly Tell the empress dowager all about it, so that the empress dowager can feel at ease with her, that would be great!"

The Empress Dowager smiled, and shook her head helplessly, "Of course I know that you are young, and these things have nothing to do with you. Of course I won't blame you, I'm just worried——what's wrong with these gossip in the palace?" Has it all come before your eyes?"

The Empress Dowager stared at Yong Chang Zai, "Tell me, who did you listen to these words?"

Yongchang was a little panicked, looked around quickly, and said after a long while, "...the servant didn't see the face either, I just heard someone say it through the wall."

The Empress Dowager couldn't help sighing, and raised her eyes to look at the group of old guys who had served her for decades: An Shou, Anyi, Shoushan, Fuhai... These old guys, all of them were very fond of those old guys back then. Everything is in the palm of your hand.

Of course, these people dare not say it in front of her, but if they want to talk about these old things in front of Yongchang intentionally, and try to let Yongchang speak in front of her without intention, to make her feel at ease, it is natural Makes sense.

The Empress Dowager also waved her hand, "Forget it, whoever mentioned it, it has nothing to do with you. I heard everything I should have heard, and I was tired too, so I fell asleep."

Yongchang was still a little apprehensive at first, but this night when he heard that the empress dowager slept very peacefully, Yongchang smiled at ease.

No matter what, after this incident, she won the favor of the old lady of the empress dowager again.This is beneficial to her, but not harmful.
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After this explanation, the Empress Dowager was really relieved.

On February 19th, two days after the lunar eclipse, the empress dowager happily summoned [-] women to the empress dowager's palace.

The dinner in the empress dowager's palace was served by the empress dowager's own dining room in Shoukang Palace.In addition to giving a banquet to 19 wives and sharing ten tables that night, two additional tables of meals were prepared for rewards.

On the banquet table, there are six bowls per table, three catties of pork, two catties of mutton, one vegetable animal, one steamed food, one plate of stove food, one plate of preserved meat, and one pot of shredded pork soup and rice in the dining room ... so rich, it really shows that the empress dowager is in a happy mood after she has let out a sigh of relief.

Because the empress dowager was happy to be reported, the emperor was also happy.

In the emperor's meal list for the day, there were also dishes such as stewed mutton in wine and stewed bird's nest that Yin Jishan and Gao Heng, two important officials from the south of the Yangtze River, had eaten.

The emperor was happy, so he also rewarded Nala with a plate of duck, Wanxi meat slices fried with salt, Yuqin spring rolls, and concubine Rong a plate of meat.

In addition to rewarding the harem, the emperor also rewarded twenty tables of meals to salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River.

This day really swept away the haze of the lunar eclipse, and everyone was happy.

Wanxi got the dish from the emperor, and heard about the joy of the empress dowager, so she also smiled and felt relieved—the words must have been brought by Changchang.

The empress dowager felt relieved, so she made Nala's heart worry again.
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Sure enough, Nala stared at the fat duck that the emperor gave him, and lost his appetite.Before I tasted it, I felt fat and full of mouth.

However, this is a kebab given by the emperor, and she has to taste it herself if she has no appetite.I have to ask someone to thank the emperor, and I have to describe how delicious this dish is in the words.

Nala frowned, picked up the chopsticks and forced a bite into his mouth, then asked Dege and the others to take it away quickly and gave it to them.

Seeing his master like this, Dege himself lost his appetite, so he cautiously accompanied Nalashi.

It took a long time for Nala to swallow the fat duck, but her face was full of clouds, "What does the empress dowager mean? It's not a festival, but she invited nineteen wives to eat with her. So happy...she is, she wants to get rid of the lunar eclipse and throw it all on me alone, doesn't she?"

(End of this chapter)