dream back to qing dynasty

Chapter 34 Happiness
It turns out that the days don't only pass quickly when they are nervous and exciting, but in the blink of an eye it will be another year of cold winter, and in two days it will be the fiftieth birthday of Empress Defei.Because the life expectancy of ancient people is relatively short, there are really not many people who can live to this age, and most of them live in wealthy families.

Knowing the destiny at fifty, such a whole life is naturally a big deal. People from the palace keep coming to discuss with Sifu Jin and Fourteen Fujin how to handle it. Although there are rules in the palace, after all, the concubine De is the biggest. The credit is that these two elder brothers were born, and the mother is more expensive than the child, which has always been the case.

For the women in the palace, nothing is more important than this. The emperor's favor may disappear at any time, but the son will not. If he wins the emperor's favor, then the blessing is yet to come.Fourth master and Thirteenth had originally gone to Tongcheng, and the debt collection lawsuit from the household department finally fell on the two of them, but Fourteenth master stayed in Gubeikou to practice with the Ruijian camp.

They rushed back a few days ago, the emperor ordered, the concubine is gentle and virtuous, always self-denying and lenient, so they specially ordered the fourth master and the fourteenth master to come back to celebrate their mother's birthday, and they licensed them in the Changchun Palace Open a play alone, so that Concubine De can have a good time.

"Xiaowei, do you think this is good?" Yinxiang said while holding up a jade horse for me to see, I followed his hand to look at it, the horse's hoofs were flying, the wind was blowing from the head to the tail, and the real details were revealed. The suet-like jade color has a few traces of rouge in the middle, shining brightly in the sun.

"It's really good, unrestrained but meticulous." I nodded with a smile, and went back to pack other things.For me, these precious gadgets are no longer as much of a surprise as they were when I first came here.Think about it, if you brush your teeth with gold and pick your teeth with silver every day, and pearl powder looks like prickly heat powder, it will not be easy if you can still be dazzled by these.

"Residing in the body, nourishing the Qi", this sentence couldn't be more correct.It has been a year and a half since I married Yinxiang. Although I don't live as grandly as other Fujin in my elder brother's mansion, he is the prince Fujin after all, and he is extremely careful about food, clothing, daily life and travel.

Sometimes when I wake up early and dress up, I feel a little dazed looking at myself in the mirror, as if it is me, but it seems not.If you say that you lean towards ancient times, your eyes still shine with confidence; if you say that you lean towards modern times, the softness in your brows and eyes is something that I would never have had at that time.

During this year, Yinxiang was not by my side for half a year, because the important ministers around Kangxi, such as Wei Dongting, Cao Yin, etc., owed countless money to Ku Yin, although most of them were used for the emperor's southern tours, but in name And they had to pay back, all the big and small bureaucrats stared at them with anger, and made up their minds, if you don't shovel such a big mountain, then don't try to level us small mounds.

In Henan, Anhui, and Shandong, there are droughts and floods, where money is not allowed to be used, money is spent like flowing water, and there is not much effect.But it can't be ignored, the bank's books are fancy, but it's empty, and the courtiers dare not report the truth, it's just difficult for the fourth master and Yinxiang who are on errands.

Going to Tongcheng to squeeze some oil and water out of those salt merchants is already extremely difficult, but it is only a temporary solution, not the root cause. This is what Yinxiang told me when he came back. At that time, he looked tired and his words were revealing Dissatisfaction with the corruption of officials and... the prince's fatuous helplessness.I couldn't help but wonder, did fourth master and Yinxiang's ambitions start to germinate from this time?
Yinxiang seldom talked to me about official affairs, and I never asked about it. This is what he is most satisfied with me about.He always said that Fujin from Ba Ye's family had too much control, and he didn't have any role as a woman. I just laughed it off when I heard it.

But he couldn't help laughing bitterly in his heart. What Yinxiang didn't know was that it wasn't because I was so obedient, it was just because I knew too much, and I was afraid that I would make mistakes if I said too much. It's not fun to say something.But the more indifferent I was, the more Yinxiang told me, and I had no choice but to listen. Many details were different from those described in the history books I read, but the main idea remained the same. I became more and more afraid stand up.

I'm just an accident in time and space. If anything has really changed, it's only the matter of me marrying Yinxiang. The last time I saved Siye, it wasn't really a rescue, because it wasn't written in the history books that he would be implicated. , I was afraid of any changes due to my arrival, so I was careful everywhere, and the result naturally coincided with history.

For some reason, the longer I stay here, the more confused I feel. Looking at the person who is still smiling at you today, but knowing what his fate will be tomorrow, many thoughts in my heart are limited by history. This person will end badly , stay away from him, that person will flourish, so stay closer to him.

Love, hate, and hatred are not determined by my own heart, but by the unspoken rules in history. This kind of taste is really indescribable, but I can only silently suppress the bitterness in my heart, like a stone sunk in the bottom of the sea. Allow time to slowly digest the crush.But stones like this one after another, along with what happened around me, sank into the bottom of my heart one after another, making me wonder if there will be a day when my mind is clean and relaxed in my lifetime.

And the biggest stone among them is that I am not pregnant yet, but this stone weighs not my heart, but Yinxiang's, and even the hearts of servants who are loyal to us like Xiaotao and Qin Shun'er Up.

Yinxiang never mentioned this matter to me. Every day when he saw me, he talked with a smile on his face, but when I wasn't paying attention, he couldn't help frowning, and he worked harder at night. I don't know whether to cry or laugh.And the worries of the servants are reflected in the fact that bowl after bowl of tonic is brought up to me one after another.

And my attitude may also be the reason for their uneasiness, because I really don't care, and I always have a faint thought in my heart. For my background, it may be a good thing not to have children. No worries.But I didn't dare to think about this idea, let alone tell it to anyone, so I could only pretend not to care about Yinxiang's worried eyes, and I would eat whatever Xiaotao and the others gave me, no matter what.

"What are you thinking about?" Yinxiang leaned over from behind me, surrounded me with his arms, lowered his head and kissed the top of my head lightly, and asked vaguely.I relaxed and leaned back, and unfolded the embroidered curtain in my hand to show him. "Look, this is my birthday gift to Empress De, how about it?" I said with a smile.

Yinxiang put his chin lightly on the top of my head and looked at my hand.It was an aqua blue Suzhou embroidery, skillfully made into a kang screen, small and exquisite, divided into four pieces in total, embroidered with the scenery beyond the Great Wall of the Mongolian grassland, white clouds and green grass, bonfire wrestling, horse racing singing and dancing, accompanied by Some Mongolian long tunes are embroidered with gold thread.

"Xiao Wei, you are so thoughtful, you actually thought of this, the empress will definitely like it." Yin Xiang said pleasantly, and after speaking, he took it over by himself, looking at it repeatedly without putting it down.Yinxiang's subordinates naturally have Mongolian guards. I asked Qin Shun'er to find someone who could read and write down some Mongolian long tune lyrics for me silently. Take it to the people in Guanzhong Embroidery Workshop to do it.

"If you like it, I'll make another one for you tomorrow, and give it back to me." I reached out and took the embroidered curtain from Yinxiang's hand, put it away carefully, and put in a red lacquer and gold carving with some In a box with auspicious patterns.Yinxiang giggled, turned around and sat on the kang, leaning on the big soft pillow with his hands behind his head, but his eyes moved up and down as I was busy in the room.

Although Shisan was not born to Concubine De, she was raised by her and has a relationship with the fourth master, so Yinxiang took this birthday celebration very seriously, and prepared a lot of birthday gifts, and I had to take them one by one Seal it, lest there be any mistakes.

Interesting to say, this year I excused my poor health and basically declined all opportunities to go out to meet guests. Niu Hulu's family, but Si Fujin visited me several times in person.

Concubine De is naturally well aware of my complacent attitude, and appreciates it endlessly.It's her wish that I don't show my face and cause trouble. Except for the necessary greetings and other palace customs, she also uses my poor health to help me avoid it if she can, but the reward for me is more. more and more.

Naturally, I just went downhill, and I didn't want to go out at first, not to mention that there are so many free gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy and painting rewards for me to supplement my family.I am very quiet myself, and with this legitimate reason, I am happy to be at ease, and I am a standard lady who does not leave the door.However, I would occasionally sneak out in the name of going out to worship the Buddha and rest, and go for a walk outside the city to breathe fresh air and improve my physical fitness.

As far as Yinxiang is concerned, as long as it is good for me, she will follow me a hundred times, and Concubine De also acquiesced. In fact, as long as the vital interests of her and her sons are not harmed, she is not bad for me. Not bad.Before Yinxiang left Beijing, he accompanied me to Biyun Temple in Xiangshan Mountain. I said that the sedan chair was boring and I wanted to go out for a walk by myself.

Although the Qing Dynasty was not as strict as the Song and Ming Dynasties for women to show their faces in public, a noble lady like me can look at whatever she wants. Although I am not afraid of watching, I can't break the rules. Let him go.It's just that the more we climbed, the more surprised Yinxiang was, how could my physical strength be so good, Xiaotao's group of girls had already fallen behind, except for the guards, only Qin Shun'er, who was out of breath, barely followed us.

This year is the most comfortable year for me to come to the Qing Dynasty. I have no illness and disaster, eat well, sleep soundly, and have a bright heart. I have never missed my daily yoga and taekwondo. Once I was bumped into by Yinxiang Then, my weird posture made him laugh, I half-jokingly and half-seriously warned him not to disturb my exercise again, he smiled and agreed to go.Yinxiang is like this, as long as it won't hurt me, he doesn't have any second thoughts about what I want to do, and he never asks, he just waits for me to tell him the reason with a smile.

When I reached the top of a mountain, I was sweating profusely and stopped to catch my breath. Yinxiang was naturally not as exaggerated as me, and his forehead was also covered with sweat, but he smiled and took a handkerchief to wipe my sweat. It was all smiles, and he became more and more happy.

I walked to the top of the mountain and looked down. Although this is not the highest peak, the ground is still green and green, with clouds and mists floating around, and the air is so sweet that people can't help but let their chests be lifted and their lungs breathe directly.The unpolluted sky and the Forbidden City looming in the distance made my chest throb violently, and I couldn't help shouting loudly: "Ah—I am me, what can you do to me, I must The happiness you live must be—" There was an echo in the valley...

I gasped for breath, and felt that all the filth in my chest disappeared at this moment, and I couldn't help laughing out, I was so happy... I swept my eyes, and suddenly found that the waiter was about to hand me the water bag Qin Shun'er was staring at me stupidly, just stretching out his hand, and then I remembered that this is not modern, and no one cares about how much I want to yell.

My throat choked, and I swallowed dryly. The blushing at this moment had nothing to do with being tired. I slowly turned my eyes to look at Yinxiang, feeling terribly embarrassed in my heart. He would definitely think that I had Dazed.Yinxiang stared at me with a sweat towel in his hand, with some disbelief on his face, he opened his mouth slightly, seeing me peeking at him with a flushed face, he suddenly laughed, and then changed to haha laughing out loud.

The servants on the side had already retreated cleverly. Just when he laughed so that I became angry and prepared to turn around and leave, he dragged me back and hugged me tightly. I struggled hard, but he just smiled. Don't let go. "You are you." He whispered in my ear, "I knew a long time ago that there is only one you in this world."

I was startled, stopped moving, and just wanted to look back at him, "Ah" couldn't help but yelled softly, Yinxiang picked me up, walked to the side and sat down on a large flat rock.The wind on the mountain is cool, but Yinxiang's embrace is warm. The two completely different temperatures brought me unprecedented peace. I couldn't help but close my eyes and enjoy this feeling quietly.

"Are you happy?" Yinxiang suddenly asked softly, I paused, and opened my eyes, Yinxiang was looking at me with a smile, his eyes were full of doting, and there were slight smile lines at the corners of his eyes, "Yeah." I clicked Nodding, "It's because I know what happiness is, so I can't let go, and I want to make myself more happy."

Yin Xiang narrowed his eyes, "Oh? Then what is your happiness?" He asked seriously, I lowered my head and thought for a while, and said seriously: "A lot, when you eat delicious food..." Yin Xiang Xiang was taken aback. "When I read interesting books, when I broke Xiaotao's precious bracelet but she didn't find it..." "Puchi" Yinxiang burst out laughing, the laughter shook from his chest, Low, deep.I smiled and raised my eyes to look at him: "And when I was hugged by you like this..."

Yinxiang stopped laughing, lowered his head and stared straight at me, the emotional fluctuations in his eyes made me lower my eyes involuntarily.Suddenly, a series of kisses landed on my eyelids, forehead, and lips. He hugged me tightly, making me breathless.I buried my face in his arms again, not letting me see his expression, but his arms were trembling slightly, I didn't say anything, I just hugged his back tightly with all my strength, and suddenly found that , the breath in Yinxiang's arms is sweeter than the air on the mountain...

Shaking my head, I got rid of the thoughts in my head and thought about it. I sorted out Yishi's birthday gifts and was about to stretch: "When will you enter the palace the day after tomorrow?" Yinxiang on the bed asked me lazily, and I thought about it carefully. I thought about it: "The big banquet is only set at Sishi, so I can go half an hour in advance. Since I have completed the ceremony of being a daughter-in-law, I will not steal the limelight from the serious daughter-in-laws like the fourth sister-in-law. If something happens, they will take care of it." Find me."

Yinxiang nodded and said with a smile: "I have to accompany fourth brother that day, can you do it by yourself?" , beckoning me to pass, I shook my head, my face turned red.

This guy has been pestering me since he came back these days, besides doing serious business, no matter day or night, all the servants in the mansion are laughing.He doesn't care, and he will go out on business in two days, but I have to stay here and face the ambiguous eyes of a group of people.

The afternoon before yesterday, I was in a hurry, and I yelled at him that it was a werewolf or that it only transformed at the full moon. He was taken aback, and asked what a werewolf is, and smiled and told me that it was because the werewolf was useless. So I can only take advantage of the full moon to change, which makes me dumbfounded.

Seeing that I was not paying attention, he finally took me back to the room. When I woke up, it was already time for dinner. Looking at Xiao Tao who came in to serve me, and the sneaky eyes and ambiguous corners of the mouths of those girls , I was thinking about hitting the wall, but Yinxiang just yelled that I was hungry, smiled and pulled me away.Although my face was red and I was complaining, I knew in my heart that this was something on his mind, my child...

Now Yinxiang saw that I couldn't pass, so he got up with a smile and walked towards me. I laughed and screamed and retreated towards the door. I turned around and ran out, but he grabbed me and couldn't help screaming. There was a noise, and Qin Shun'er's signature cough sounded outside the door again, Yinxiang's face collapsed immediately, and he muttered a curse: "His grandma's..."

Seeing me laughing aside, he made a weird face with teeth and claws, I couldn't help but took a step back, glared at him, and he went out with a smile.The curtain at the door was lifted, Xiao Tao was pursing her lips and snickering, while Qin Shun'er was a bitter gourd Xiang'er who was waiting to be scolded.

Sure enough, I heard Yin Xiang say to Qin Shun'er: "You kid likes to cough, don't you? I will stuff a chicken feather down your throat tomorrow, so you can cough it up!" I laughed, and looked at me, both of them had smiles in their eyes, then I heard Qin Shun'er's aggrieved voice: "I didn't tell you, there is a letter from the household department, report it right away..." I don't know what Yinxiang said again, but the voice gradually faded away and couldn't be heard.

Seeing that I was stroking the broken hair that fell out just now, Xiaotao came up to help me tidy up, but she was muttering that the master is really good to the master, and he is very obedient, and I can't pick a second one among other masters. So... I just smiled and listened. "If there is another..." Xiaotao swallowed half of her words, paused her hands, and looked at me with a pale face. Seeing that I didn't seem to hear, she was relieved, and changed the topic to other people. things went.

I was unconsciously playing with a bead flower in my hand, trying my best not to frown, I shook my head, and waved Xiaotao away, but my heart was covered with a layer of words called "There are three ways to be unfilial, and there are no future generations." "Big" cold sweat, I couldn't help shivering, it's a child again... A pink peony was inserted in the center of my flag head, and the tassels of the same color were hanging down on both sides, swaying, The emerald green earrings glittered on both sides of the cheeks, the light red satin flag dress, the vest embroidered with butterflies and flowers... I just stood in front of the big dressing mirror, looking at myself in the mirror.

This year I have basically never dressed up, even if I went to pay my respects to Concubine De, it was just dressed according to the grade, clean and plain, Concubine De had always hated those with heavy makeup, but she liked me like this, so naturally I also I won't run to tell her that I didn't do this for you, I just didn't want to bother.

"Master." Xiao Tao called me softly.I raised my eyebrows and turned to look at her: "What's the matter?" The girl smiled: "The carriage outside the door has been prepared, and the time is almost here, the father-in-law who came to pick him up from the palace asked when we can leave. "

I nodded, took a deep breath, reached out to take the hand stove Xiaotao handed over, and smiled at her: "Let's go." Xiaotao quickly lifted the curtain for me. She couldn't help turning her head, looked at the very charming figure in the mirror, felt a little weird in her heart, and shook her head.

When I got to the second gate, a carriage was already there, and it was Li Haier who came out to pick me up.Seeing me coming out, the kid was so busy that he ran over and beat him down: "Slave pays respects to Fujin, Fujin is auspicious." I smiled and said, "Get up quickly, but sometimes I don't see you."

Li Hai'er stood up with a smile: "Yes, I see, Fujin's complexion is getting better and better. I haven't seen you for a few months, and you seem to be a different person, not the same as before." While talking, he came up in a hurry and stretched out his arm to support me lightly.This little eunuch has been careful with me since I entered the palace. Among the eunuchs, I get along with him the best. I have an easy-going temper. He usually talks to me less taboo. Now I see him kindly. .

I smiled and asked him casually: "Really? Has it become more beautiful or uglier?" Li Hai'er's eyes narrowed with a smile: "Look at what you said, of course it has become more beautiful." I nodded and turned my head He laughed with Xiaotao and said, "Then what he meant was that I used to be ugly." Xiaotao burst out laughing.

"Fu Jin, you... are you a slave..." Li Haier blushed and stammered as she explained to me. She looked very funny, and all the servants who served me around me were smiling.Xiao Tao smiled and glared at Li Hai'er: "You're being flattered, you can only chew your tongue all day long, don't hurry up and help Fujin into the car, if you delay the business, it will be your fault."

Everyone around me knew that Xiaotao was the big girl next to me, so Li Haier didn't dare to offend me, but she made a face at me. There was a handyman in front of me who put the pedals in place, and he helped me into the car.Xiaotao was about to help me put down the curtain, when Li Haier poked her head in again: "When the slave came out, the Thirteenth Master ordered you to go to the Lancui Pavilion first after entering the palace, where Sifujin and the others rested, so it's good to see you first. "

Seeing me nodding my head slightly, he shrank his head and backed away, Xiaotao put down the curtain, there was a lot of shouting outside, and the carriage started rolling forward.I just leaned on the big pillow in the car, looking outside casually, and the scenery outside the window slipped past my eyes for a moment.

Early this morning, Yinxiang accompanied the fourth master and the fourteenth master into the palace. This time, the emperor personally issued an order to congratulate the concubine De on her birthday. All have to be expressed.So those of them who are sons naturally have to greet these things on the scene.

Someone came to report a long time ago that the fourth Fujin and the fourteenth Fujin had already entered the palace to serve them with their side Fujin, but I was spared because of the decree of the imperial concubine, "I am not healthy and should not work hard". Went for these eye errands.

There must be a reason for Yinxiang to let Li Haier tell me this, and I don't want to speculate anymore, I will naturally understand when I get to the front, it must be no big deal, otherwise it should be Qin Shun'er who is talking. Li Haier is gone.

Staggering and thinking wildly, the carriage has already entered the city.The last time I greeted Concubine De was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Concubine De’s birthday was November 24 of the lunar calendar, but now it’s early winter, and there are a lot fewer pedestrians on the street, which is quite different from the bustling scene when I came last time It was the same, but the aroma of sugar-fried chestnuts wafted faintly, but I stretched my head and neck, but I couldn’t see where the chestnut seller was.

Before I could go far, the carriage turned a corner, and the majestic Forbidden City slowly appeared in front of my eyes, and an indescribable depression emerged in my heart again.I don't know how many times I have been in and out of this palace, but it happens every time, just like the coldness I felt when I entered the palace for the first time, it seems that it never decreases with the increase of familiarity with it.

It's still the old rules, the guards checked carefully before letting me go, and I got out of the carriage at the gate of the West Sixth Palace, Li Haier led the way, Xiaotao and the others could only stay in the tea room, waiting for the end of the banquet in the palace .From time to time, the figures of noble ladies flashed in the long and narrow corridor. I am not familiar with them.

After walking for a while, Changchun Palace was close in front of me, I stopped, and the sound of silk and bamboo could be faintly heard. "Fujin?" Li Haier turned around to look at me with awareness.I smiled and said, "You should go and reply to the empress first, and say that I will go to greet you and celebrate the birthday after the people have dispersed. There are already enough people for the empress to have a headache, so I won't join in the fun now." After I finished, I went forward again.

Li Hai'er smiled: "Cha, I'm going to report back now." After he finished speaking, he paused, "Can you do it alone?" I paused, and glanced at him with a smile: "I'm more familiar here than at home, you're afraid that I'll lose you Is it okay?!" The kid giggled, slapped a thousand children, turned around and left.

"Hey, wait—" I stopped him.He turned around in a hurry, "You talk to..." Before I finished speaking, the little eunuch had already picked it up: "Tell Thirteenth Master, the servant will know." I couldn't help laughing, this Houerjing made a gesture of raising his hand to hit him, stuck out his tongue, and ran away in a hurry.

Looking at the crowds at the gate of Changchun Palace in front of me, I couldn't help but frowned, and quietly walked towards the side door on the other side. The eunuch at the gate naturally recognized me and was so busy that I saluted him. I waved my hand and refused. Following them, he wandered to Lancui Pavilion by himself.

"Haha..." There was still a distance from there, and a charming smile came over me for a while, and I stopped immediately, and Nian's voice was really mixed in.Since the last poisoning incident, I have never seen her again. I just heard from Mrs. Niu Hulu that she is still beautiful in the mansion, and Fourth Master treats her no differently. .

It's his own business how the fourth master is so calm. I'm not sure that he can be so calm after meeting Nianshi. It's Brother Yu and the others, and then let them take me to find Si Fujin.

Having made up my mind, I walked towards the right side, just bypassing this remote and quiet small garden. There are a lot of wintersweets planted in Defei's yard. At this time, the cold pistils are just blooming, and the faint fragrance is striking.I couldn't help slowing down, savoring carefully.

There was a tree that bloomed early, and its branches were full of red flowers. I was about to reach out to reach for it, when a sound of footsteps came suddenly, and before I could turn around, I bumped into a person heavily. , I sat on the ground with my buttocks, "Ouch!" I couldn't help but yelled out, I only felt that my ribs were hurting, and that person was also thrown aside by me.

I couldn't help "sizzling" and gasped back, rubbed my chest with one hand, sat up with the other supporting it, looked up and glared, "Who is this, I don't even walk..." I was halfway through the sentence , the man raised his head in panic, I choked up, and after a while: "Why are you here..."

(End of this chapter)