The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

283 Three Years
There was no wind in the hall, but following Xiuyan's mournful cry, it was as cold as bone-piercing.

Wan Yu hugged her even tighter, and continued: "You told me before that when you were young, your mother-in-law died young, and you were always alone, receiving cold insults from all the aunts in the house. Sister, look at the people in the palace. Compared with your previous residence, how much kinder can you be? When Yunxian is an orphan, how will she deal with herself?"

Xiuyan was stunned, and suddenly came to her senses, she repeatedly shook her head and cried bitterly: "Yunxian, Madam is right, I still have Xianer, I can't die, I have to protect her!"

Rong Yue lowered her body and put her hand on Xiuyan's wrist: "Fortunately, Yin Zhi was raised under my knees. You and I always meet each other every day. When he reaches his age, he will be raised in our own palace. You will be able to see each other every day. Believe me, you will not cut off the bond between mother and child. Always pick the right time and tell Yinzhi that you are his biological mother. "

After saying this, Rong Yue turned her head and ordered the palace staff: "I went to the imperial hospital and invited the imperial doctor. I just said that my body is in ailment, so I came to ask for the peace pulse. If there is any news about today's incident by a careless slave, Be careful, I have sent you all!"

Xiuyan said nothing more, just leaned beside the two of them, weeping bitterly.

The matter has finally settled down so far, Wannai and Rongyue are by Xiuyan's side almost every day, seeing that her complexion is getting better day by day, and her smile is restored, a heart hanging in vain can be regarded as letting go into the belly.

At the end of April, because the third day of May was three years before the death of Empress Renxiao, the emperor asked the Empress Dowager to go out of the palace and enter Gonghua City to pay homage early in the morning.

For this incident, please bring Yide, Rongyue, and Wanyu with you to convey your condolences.

On the morning of May [-]rd, the emperor and his three concubines went out of the Forbidden City to worship Empress Ren Xiao.

It was the day when the court ceased to be in power, and the palace mourned. The palace servants wore plain clothes and black belts, and cut off the women's hair as a national funeral.

The concubines of Hegong knelt outside the gate of Qianqing to respectfully send the royal driver out of the palace, and when they saw him off, they raised their voices of mourning and crying.

Gonghua City is located fifty miles away from the capital. Since the Ming Dynasty, this place has been the place where emperors visited and visited the mausoleum of descendants. The city is centered on the palace, which is called "Gonghua Palace".

There are gates in the southeast and northwest, named "Fujing" in the south, "Zhansi" in the north, "Zhenliao" in the east, and "Weimo" in the west.Today, the white curtain is drawn on the door plaque, and it is desolate and painful to watch from afar.

Empress Renxiao's Zi Palace was placed in Gonghua Palace. One room was covered with ice.

When entering Gonghua Palace, it was almost noon, the palace room was sun-drenched in the west, and people were sweating. Wannai, Yide, and Rongyue were together. Although the emperor entered the ice room to pay homage to Empress Renxiao, the door was opened, and the cold came again. , making people shiver.

Rong Yue's body is afraid of the cold, how could she withstand such a cold, but now it's a big event to pay homage to the late empress, the emperor is here, if she shirks and retreats, she will definitely offend the emperor.

So I had to endure the severe cold and move my steps hard.

The ice room went straight down to the ground, stretching out beyond the horizon. The crowd walked for a long time, and Fang, led by the chief official, arrived in front of the sapphire gate with a carved phoenix pattern.

The emperor caressed Yumen with his palm, and he couldn't help sighing sadly: "Shuyu, it's been three years."

The official put three keys into the keyhole at the same time, turned several times clockwise, the door opened, and the chill was even worse, Rong Yue couldn't help sneezing a few times, the emperor looked back at her, and suddenly said with concern: "I was confused, Forget that your body is afraid of the cold. It’s even colder indoors, if you can’t bear it, just step back.”

Wan Lai and Concubine Yi also persuaded, but it's okay if they don't persuade, this persuasion aroused Rong Yue's suspicion, only when they respectfully pay homage to Empress Daxing, they deliberately separated themselves, in order to get it When he became a queen, he made a small remark on himself.

Then she wrapped her clothes tightly, shook her head and saluted slightly: "The concubine is fine. Since the death of Empress Renxiao, the concubine has paid homage in the palace several times. Now that she is lucky enough to enter Gonghua City, there is no reason to retreat if she is afraid of the cold." Isn’t that disrespectful to Empress Renxiao? Besides, Empress Renxiao took good care of her courtiers and concubines during her lifetime, and her concubines should be sincerely grateful.”

Hearing what she said, the emperor only nodded in relief, and did not force her to back down.

The leading official knelt down and bid farewell, only the four of them could enter the coffin room of Empress Renxiao.

As soon as Fang entered, a pungent and putrid smell came to his face.

The smell was very similar to the smell when Wan Lai first entered the palace, talking with Concubine Yi in the abandoned pavilion, and found the dead palace maid.

It's just that it's a little lighter because of the charcoal to remove the smell.

Wan Yan frowned slightly, but she didn't dare to reach out to cover her nose to avoid violating the taboo.

The sound of mourning and joy from the silk and bamboo outside the palace gradually came from my ears, because the ice room could not light candles, the place was empty, only Empress Renxiao Zi Gong was isolated in the middle.

Led by Yide, Rong Yue and Wan Yu knelt down together, bowed three times to Empress Renxiao's Zi Palace, and then wept bitterly.

The emperor was disappointed, caressing the ice-covered Zigong, weeping sadly: "After all, I am sorry for you. The mausoleum has been built so far, but because of the previous war, the work cannot be suspended. I want you to stay here in the ice and cold cave It's all alone here, and it can't be buried in the ground."

"I have something to tell you. Yinfeng is strong and healthy. Now he is three years old. He has been raised by my side since he was a child. He is very caring and appropriate. Every time I go to bed, I have amused him for a long time and taught him The first sentence he babbles is the queen's mother."

The emperor let out a sad laugh, then shook his head again and sighed: "Now that child is always thinking about his empress mother, but he rarely calls me the emperor's Ama. Last year I made him the crown prince, and I have lived up to what I said to you. You have to give him the best of everything in this world to feel at ease."

"In the past three years, Yide's assistant manager Liugong has worked hard, Rong Yue's temperament is gentle and appropriate, Wan has been with me for a long time to comfort my heart when I was a child. The emperor's grandmother and the emperor's mother urged me to establish a successor many times, but I I always refuse on the grounds that you died less than three years ago. You married me since you were young, and I never want you to think that I am a heartless person."

Wanyu was pretending to cry bitterly, but when she heard the emperor's words, she suddenly wanted to laugh.

Even the mother of Feng Wu Nine Heavens is also a mortal.

After the death of a mortal, there is only a handful of loess, and nothing else. It is not so much that Empress Renxiao should not feel that she is unfeeling and widowed, but rather that she wants to show the world's subjects how affectionate and righteous she is.

But whether this friendship is sincere or false, seeing the emperor bursting into tears, the emperor has come to Gonghua City to commemorate Empress Renxiao more than [-] times over the years, and it is like this to win a husband for a woman.

The emperor had a long conversation with Empress Renxiao's Zigong alone, and at the end, he took out a blooming Yaohuang peony from his sleeve and enshrined it on the Zigong.

This season is not the time when Yao Huang Peony blooms. In order to commemorate Empress Renxiao, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to plant and cultivate it independently, and it must be offered to Empress Renxiao within three years.

"This is your favorite flower in the past. There is nothing to sacrifice in the ice room. I will use this thing to express my condolences. I will always be by your side so that you will not be too lonely."

(End of this chapter)