Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2543 Nine Volumes 25 is Zhonggong
In the past, the court beads of imperial concubines were one with amber and two with coral.In terms of color, one is yellow and the other is red, but today Wanxi came out wearing a pair of white beads, and all the dignitaries in the inner court could tell the difference at a glance.

With this Dongzhu Chaozhu, the inner court dignitaries can better understand the emperor's attitude towards the imperial concubine.

Wanxi not only met all the concubines in this way, but also led the six palaces to the empress dowager's palace to salute in this way.The empress dowager was also shocked when she saw it.

But the emperor did not disobey her will after all, and did not change the name of imperial concubine, so the empress dowager could only bear with it.
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On the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Chang, the king of the Li Dynasty, sent envoys to congratulate Wanshou, Winter Solstice and New Year's Day, the three major festivals, and paid tribute to the party.

On the same day, King Annan also paid tribute.

Li Chao's tribute this time is to combine the tributes of the three major festivals into one place and send them together at this time.In addition to the emperor, the tribute of the Li Dynasty was also given to the empress.

The first is the tribute of the Longevity Festival.

Gongjin before the emperor: ten bolts of yellow ramie cloth, twenty bolts of white ramie cloth, thirty bolts of yellow cotton silk, twenty bolts of purple cotton silk, twenty bolts of white cotton silk, two mats for Longwen curtains, twenty mats for yellow flowers, Twenty square mats covered with flowers, twenty miscellaneous flower mats, twenty otter skins, fourteen hundred rolls of white cotton paper, and ten thick oiled paper.

Gongjin in front of the Empress: ten bolts of red ramie cloth, twenty bolts of white ramie cloth, twenty bolts of purple cotton silk, ten bolts of white cotton silk, ten mats with yellow flowers, ten mats with full flowers, and ten mats with miscellaneous colors.

The second is the tribute of New Year's Day.

Gongjin before the emperor: ten bolts of yellow ramie cloth, twenty bolts of white ramie cloth, twenty bolts of yellow cotton silk, twenty bolts of white cotton silk, two mats with Longwen curtains, fifteen mats with yellow flowers, fifteen mats with full flowers, Fifteen square mats filled with flowers, fifteen miscellaneous flower mats, and thirteen hundred rolls of white cotton paper.

In front of the empress respectfully: ten bolts of red ramie cloth, twenty bolts of white ramie cloth, twenty bolts of purple cotton silk, ten mats of miscellaneous flowers, and the combing letter in mother-of-pearl.

The tribute of the third festival, Winter Solstice, is the same as that of New Year's Day.

The envoys of the Li Dynasty had already inquired about the news from Yongxuan and others before the new year, so they all knew that even though the empress of the Qing Dynasty was dead, the emperor was determined to confer the title of a new empress. Tributes to the queen stopped.

This tribute to the queen, of course, respectfully entered before the imperial concubine Wanxi.

Compared with the products of the Qing Dynasty, these cloths, flower mats, etc., are not particularly valuable.However, the significance of this matter does not lie in the value of the tribute itself, but in that it clearly reflects the vassal state's full awareness of the status of the imperial concubine as the master of the palace.

Also on this day.The emperor got the report, and the eastern provinces, counties and capitals all had snowfall.

The land of the capital has always been dry and has little rain. Every year after the beginning of spring, praying for rain and offering sacrifices is one of the emperor's top priorities.This year is just the beginning of the first month, and the auspicious snow is a sign of a good year. The emperor was overjoyed, and said in the decree that "everyone is blessed by heaven".

If the relationship between heaven and man really exists, then the beginning of the 32nd year of Qianlong is a good start for both the harem of the Qing Dynasty and the country of the Qing Dynasty.
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In February, Prince Zhuang Yunlu passed away.The emperor came to drink in person, and sent the prince to wear filial piety for Yunlu.

Unfortunately, this errand of wearing filial piety fell on the head of the twelfth elder brother Yongxin.

Wearing filial piety, the wedding date will naturally be postponed again.

This February, Jiuye Fu Heng's family got another piece of good news: Jiuye and Ruxiang's eldest son, Duoluo's concubine Fu Ling'an, is the vice-capital of Zhengbai Banner Manchuria.

The Zhengbai flag is the upper three flags.The deputy governor of Manchuria Banner can be a third-rank official.Since Fu Ling'an was so young, to receive such attention from the emperor, it was a matter of celebration from the Jiuye family.

So far, among Jiu Ye's children, the eldest son, Fu Ling'an, is Duo Luo's son-in-law, the third-rank deputy governor, and Yunqiwei; A close attendant; the eldest daughter, Fuling, is the prince's heir to Fujin... The emperor extended his respect and trust to Master Jiu to his children.

This was originally a good thing, but it made Jiu Fujin even more anxious.

Or for Fukang'an.

Qilinbao has turned thirteen years old this year, and it is time for a boy to start a career.But Qilin Baoyi was not selected as the forehead son-in-law, and the second had no world position to inherit.

It is because of his identity as the son of the ninth master, the background of a bodyguard that the emperor will reward in the future.However, a guard is just a salary, not a hereditary job. If you want a better future, you can only go to the battlefield to make meritorious service.

As Qilinbao got older, Jiufujin became more troubled by this son.

Now there is no screen for achievements, and even personal marriages are stuck.Ordinarily, the thirteen-year-old elder brother, it's time to talk about kissing, but Jiufujin himself is unwilling to find Gege from an ordinary family, and Qilinbao himself has no such thoughts.As long as this matter was mentioned, the mother and son would have a big quarrel, which made Jiu Fujin feel a little discouraged.
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On February 25, Wanxi set off with the emperor to tour Tianjin.

On the first day of March, I personally inspected the Ziya River embankment.The emperor went up to the embankment without even the guards and eunuchs, and only walked on the embankment with Master Jiu.

Standing on the embankment, the emperor couldn't help but sighed softly, "Tianjin, Tianzi Jindu. Today I am standing on this embankment, can someone give me directions?"

Fu Heng lowered his head and said softly, "Is the emperor worried about the bandits in Burma?"

The emperor nodded, "Fu Ling'an is over there, I think you know a lot about it."

Fu Heng said cautiously, "A small group of Burmese bandits will be wiped out in a short time, so the emperor need not worry."

The emperor shook his head, "It's not a big deal, but if there is a mistake in employing people, a little thing can become a big one."

The emperor flicked his sleeves, "Ask Mingrui to take over the burden of the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou! Ask Mingrui and Fu Ling'an brothers to be together, so they can work together better to wipe out the Burmese bandits immediately!"

Ming Rui is the nephew of Master Jiu, the eldest son of the Fucha family; Fu Ling'an is the eldest son of Master Jiu.That is to say, the emperor put all the burden of exterminating the Burmese bandits on the shoulders of his nephew.

Fu Heng knelt down, "Ming Rui and Fu Ling'an have lived up to the emperor's support for many years!"

The emperor was finally relieved of this important matter for the time being, so he walked forward with a smile on his face.

Fu Heng followed.

Looking at the water waves outside the dam, the emperor slowly asked, "This time, I ordered the old twelve to wear a filial piety for Prince Zhuang. Is there any discussion among the ministers?"

Fu Heng hesitated.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, "Say~"

Fu Heng lowered his head and said in a low voice, "From last year, when the one in Yonghe Palace was dying, to the twelfth elder brother's postponement of the wedding... because the name of that one has not been abolished, but the funeral ceremony is simple; and the twelfth elder brother's name is He is still the direct prince, but he has to wear filial piety for the prince—to reach the middle, especially the princes of the clan, is quite puzzled."

The emperor nodded, "I can think of it."

Fu Heng also carefully said, "Actually...to wear filial piety for Prince Zhuang, the emperor can send other princes, not necessarily Twelve Princes. After all, he just wore filial piety for the one in Yonghe Palace."

Standing on the embankment, the emperor sneered, "Of course I can ask Yong Xing and Yong Xing to go! But this time, I have to let Yong Xing go!"

Fu Heng bowed his head deeply, not daring to speak, nor did he dare to look up.

The emperor looked back slowly, "Xiao Jiu, do you understand my intention?"

At this time, the emperor called him "Xiao Jiu" whom he had not seen for a long time, and called himself "I".

Fu Heng was slightly shocked, his eye circles were a little wet.

"Slaves dare not presume holy will."

The emperor snorted, walked over and patted Fu Heng on the shoulder, "We are all old, but you have become less courageous! In the past, you had nothing to dare to say for Jiu'er. Now, how come Is it because your children are married and established, so you care more about your own little family?"

Fu Heng was shocked violently, his heart ached like a knife.

"The slave thinks that... the emperor's arrangement has a deep meaning. Just like the one in the Yonghe Palace, because his name is not abolished, so if he lives an extra day, it is an extra day to hinder the imperial concubine and master; in turn, the same is true for the twelve elder brothers. "

"Because the actual name of the Yonghe Palace has not been abolished, so at least in the eyes of outsiders, Twelve Elder Brothers are still from the Central Palace, and are still the direct princes. Therefore, those so-called ministers who maintain 'orthodoxy', especially the clan The princes will still have strong fantasies about the twelfth elder brother, and will still regard the twelfth elder brother as the first person in the future heir."

The emperor nodded, "Continue."

Fu Heng suppressed a sigh, "That's why the emperor postponed the wedding of the twelfth elder brother, and ordered the twelfth elder brother to wear filial piety for the prince... This is the emperor's lowering of the twelve elder brothers' status."

"The dying of the Yonghe Palace is to clear the way for the imperial concubine and master; then the lowering of the status of the twelfth elder brother, the servant guesses, the emperor must also let the twelve elder brother also get out of the way?"

The emperor finally smiled in relief, and reached out to pat Fu Heng on the shoulder.

"As expected of Xiaojiu! Nalashi is making way for Jiuer, and the old twelfth is also going to make way for Jiuer's child!"

Fu Heng was so frightened that he fell to his knees again, "How dare a slave discuss this matter?"

The emperor knelt down and sighed softly, "My imperial father established the system of establishing the reserve in secret, so I naturally have to follow it. Therefore, I have already decreed that the courtiers are not allowed to discuss the establishment of the reserve... It's just Xiaojiu, You are not someone else, I am not afraid to let you know!"

"Xiao Jiu, I'm 57 this year. Although I don't want to say those words, I have to face them. I don't even know if I won't wake up one morning—I'm afraid I don't have time to prepare for many things."

"If I'm gone one day, even though Jiu'er is an imperial concubine, she doesn't have the title of queen after all; and her background is like that, the clan princes will definitely obstruct it. At that time, someone must stand up and have authority. He also has the ability to stabilize the overall situation and protect Jiu'er, mother and child."

The emperor fixed his eyes on Fu Heng, "Xiao Jiu, you are the one who can make me rest assured. So I want you to know, I want you to have the answer in your heart early."

The emperor suddenly talked about such a topic on the Ziya River embankment, Fu Heng couldn't bear it, so he could only bend down on the ground, and said repeatedly, "The emperor's life is boundless..."

The emperor himself smiled in relief, "Okay, I have finished what I wanted to say. No matter how frightened you are, you have listened to it. I can rest assured!"

"This Tianjin is the ferry of the emperor, and the gate of the capital. Xiaojiu, I point out the maze here; and you, if one day in the future there will be a situation of "fog locks the tower, and the moon maze crosses", you will For me, and for me and Jiu'er's children, guard the door of the Son of Heaven!"

Fu Heng's throat was choked up, he was almost in tears, and he kowtowed to the ground, "Please rest assured, your majesty, this servant must be completely devastated..."

The emperor bowed with a smile, and helped Fu Heng himself up, "With you here, I feel relieved."
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On the fifth day of March, silkworm kiss ceremony.Because of Wanxi's absence, the emperor sent his concubine to salute.

The emperor's decree caused quite a stir among the concubines in Beijing.

The newcomer to the palace didn't know what the story was, so it seemed that Ming Changzai was Zhang Er's monk.She didn't dare to ask Wanbi directly, so she dared to invite Chi Shao to ask for advice in private.

Chi Shao also laughed when she heard this, "It's hard for Master Chang Zai not to know, after all, it was all a story 19 years ago. At that time, Master Chang Zai might not have been born yet."

Chi Shao said: "In the 13th year of Qianlong, Empress Xiaoxian died. Although the Yonghe Palace was destined to succeed the middle palace, the emperor refused to register for a long time. Wait until March of the 14th year of Qianlong. It's time for the silkworm kissing ceremony, and the Ministry of Rites asked for an order to see who will preside over the silkworm kissing ceremony?"

"Because before that, the emperor had decreed that the person in Yonghe Palace should be registered in the middle palace before performing the ceremony of kissing silkworms. This made it clear that that person could not kiss silkworms in the 14th year of Qianlong; 'Send my concubine to act on my behalf'."

"As a result, the emperor was even more annoyed, and ordered to reprimand, saying, 'The one who is respected by the husband and concubine is also the queen. If there is a queen, the concubine can obey orders; if the imperial concubine is not in the middle palace, the courtesy of kissing silkworms is still high. If it’s not held properly, how can we send a concubine to serve on his behalf?” As a result, no concubine was sent to act on his behalf, but the head of the House of Internal Affairs, the official of the Taichang Temple of the Ministry of Rites, and the secretary of Fengchen Court sent a person to offer sacrifices at his discretion.”

"The emperor also called for this rule to be officially recorded in the "Hui Dian" back then, making it a common practice."

Ming Chang went through Chi Shao's words in his head, and then he could hear the taste.She bowed her head and smiled, "Since there were only imperial concubines in the harem back then, but no empress, it shouldn't be 'send a concubine to perform' the ceremony of kissing silkworms."What about now?Now there are only imperial concubines and no queens in the harem, so why did the emperor agree to 'send the concubine on her behalf' this year? "

"Since it has been recorded in the "Congress Code", the emperor will naturally not violate it himself; besides, even if the emperor forgot, the ministers should also check the old rules of the conference and remind the emperor. But this year it can be seen that Neither the emperor nor the ministers object to 'sending a concubine to act on his behalf'."

Chi Shao nodded with a smile, "Master Chang Zai is really smart."

Ming Chang covered his lips and smiled, "Didn't the emperor just slip up again...Since this year he openly sent a concubine to perform the ceremony of kissing silkworms on his behalf, it means that the emperor believes that there are not no queens in the harem this year, but there are queens! "

"But, the one in the Yonghe Palace was indeed dying last year; that is to say, in the hearts of the emperor and even the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the queen in the harem is our imperial concubine!"

Chi Shao praised, "Nowadays, no matter whether the government or the public, or foreign vassals or vassals, they all understand the emperor's intentions. Although this position in the middle palace has not yet been formally conferred, everyone is as clear as a mirror in their hearts. It must be our emperor." The imperial concubine!"
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After Dongzhu came to the Pearl, Li Dynasty paid tribute to the queen; and now the emperor has so clearly agreed to "send the concubine to perform" the silkworm ceremony when there was no queen, so that the queen mother is finally determined Some couldn't hold it down anymore.

The son was born by herself, and she couldn't guess what the son was thinking!
She understood that although his son didn't give the imperial concubine the title of empress, he had already told all ministries, and even China and foreign countries, that the imperial concubine in his palace was the de facto empress!

The empress dowager was sulking for several days because of these incidents.But her son was in Tianjin, and he didn't come back for a long time, so he just asked the guards to pay his respects on his behalf. She wanted to stop the silkworm kissing ceremony, but she couldn't see her son in person!
The empress dowager was in a bad mood, and it was inevitable that she would always eat some fried food.The grievances accumulated these days finally turned into tears, and she cried when she returned to her bedroom.

"Do these things have anything to do with me? The empress dowager is angry with the emperor and the imperial concubine. Why is her nose not my nose and eyes not my eyes?"

Guan Lan glanced at her master, the words came to her lips, and she swallowed them back.

Yongchang Zai saw it, so he choked even more sadly, "I know what you want to say, why don't I understand it myself? The empress dowager vented her anger on me, isn't it because I am also a Chinese surnamed Baoyi? The empress dowager It's nothing to do with the imperial concubine, so I'm going to be her... woo woo."

Guan Lan rolled her eyes, "When the imperial concubine returns to Beijing, the young master will simply tell the imperial concubine all the grievances of the past few days... After all, it is all for her. Lord go?"

Yongchang stopped crying, so he nodded, "You're right. What's the use of crying like a cat? I have to let her know!"

But after thinking about it, Yongchang was still there, but she was wilting again, and the tears fell again, "But even if I talk to her, what's the use? I worked so hard for her, and she didn't even say to look at me." "If I go to her and cry like this, won't she bother me more?"

"Besides, now that concubine Wan's sister, Mingchang, is entering the palace, she is also a more authentic Han girl in the south of the Yangtze River, and she is more in line with the imperial concubine's mind-you haven't seen that since Mingchang entered the palace, the imperial concubine has treated Mingchang How kind and meticulous are you?"

Yongchang was so wronged that he threw himself on the pillow again, weeping uncontrollably.

Guan Lan was also anxious, "Little master, little master! If you just cry like this, it's not a problem! Now the situation of the little master is caught in the gap between the two factions. If you just know how to cry, then Neither side can lean on it!"

Yongchang was shocked, hurriedly wiped away his tears, and sat up abruptly.

"Yes, I can't just cry like this. If I just know how to cry, I will have no hope in this palace."
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On March [-], the emperor finally returned from Tianjin with Wanxi.

Yongchang Zaiyin served the Empress Dowager, although he didn't have to greet the Empress Dowager every day like other heads of the inner court, but he still had to come over to salute when the Empress Dowager came back from a tour like this.

After performing the ceremony, she was not in a hurry to go back to the Changchun Garden, but first went to sit in the imperial garden on the north side of the harem.

Even if someone saw her, she would explain with a smile, saying that since she entered the palace, she has been serving the Empress Dowager, if she is not living in the Changchun Garden, even if she returns to the palace, she will follow her to live in the Shoukang Palace. If you have a chance, come and sit in the imperial garden.

But she is actually a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking.She took advantage of the short distance between the Royal Garden and Xianfu Palace, so she went to Xianfu Palace.

Because she mentioned Dai Jia's Xin Guifei back then, she has also inquired about the affairs around the eighth princess these days.

The eighth princess is still living in the Xianfu Palace, and the people who serve her are still the old people left by Dai Jia.Always coming here is the intention to meet Yue Yi.

The hard work paid off, and Guanlan finally blocked Leyi on the road between the palace walls outside the imperial garden.

Because the eighth princess is still being raised by Concubine Ying nominally at this time, Leyi has to go to Concubine Ying's bedroom for the eighth princess to pay her respects every day, so she has to go from west to east and guard the palace wall outside the imperial garden. The road is the only way to go.

Stopped by Guan Lan, Le Yi looked her up and down, but shook her head, "Is the girl looking for me? Why don't I remember seeing the girl?"

Le Yi has been with the Eighth Princess in the Xianfu Palace for three years now, and she doesn't recognize the new lords and officials who came in later.

Guan Lan squatted half busy, "It's possible that my aunt doesn't recognize me. I am Guan Lan who will always be in power. I have been living with the Empress Dowager with the little master Chang Zai, and I rarely come to the inner court."

Yue Yi had no interest, so she forced her hold and said impatiently, "What do you want me for, Miss?"

Based on Le Yi's experience in the harem for these years, where can there be any real encounters in the harem?After all, someone was looking for her specially.

Guan Lan nodded, "To tell you the truth, my lord is also in charge of the Minister of Internal Affairs. The other day I was sorting out the files released by the officials and women in recent years, and I saw the girl by accident. But after several years, the girl unexpectedly Still staying in the palace and not going out... Our little master thought, now that he knows, he should help aunt and ask me to ask aunt if she still wants to go out of the palace? If aunt still wants to, go ahead Tell us little master, we are always in little master, try to inform our master to do it."

Le Yi's eyes lit up, "Of course I still want to go out of the palace! It's just, it's just...the emperor hasn't made a decree for a long time, so I don't dare to ask the emperor."

"If the little master Yong Chang Zai can help me, then I, then I - I will definitely reciprocate, and I will never disappoint the little master Yong Chang Zai!"

Guan Lan laughed, and stepped forward to take Le Yi's arm affectionately, "But my aunt is serving the eighth princess. It is said that before the eighth princess grows up and gets married, my aunt should be reluctant to go to the palace. After all, aunt was the envoy of the Eighth Princess who was left behind by Concubine Xin's master back then?"

Guan Lan said with a mischievous smile, "Auntie, tell me, why is Auntie in such a hurry to leave the palace?"

Leyi managed to grasp this life-saving straw. Although she was embarrassed, she didn't hide it anymore, "...I did it for one person and one marriage contract. I can't tell people to wait for me anymore."

(End of this chapter)