Qing Palace - Biography of Concubine Wan

Chapter 253 Thousand Carp Pilgrimage to Buddha (3)
The concubines celebrate their birthdays, naturally they come according to their positions, the first one is Concubine Zhen, she didn't take too many things, only a paper scroll in her hand, after ordering people to unfold it, I saw big and small numbers written on it There are ten longevity characters, each of which has a different appearance. There are big seal script, small seal script, cursive script, mad script, etc. Each character has its own charm. Concubine Zhen wrote a good handwriting, and now it seems that what she said is true.

Concubine Zhen stood in front of the unfolded paper scroll and said to the queen mother who was sitting directly above: "I wish the queen mother a long life! Every word on this is written by the concubine himself, and every concubine writes it in my heart." Read a sentence silently: Empress Dowager Kang'an, I hope that the sincerity of my concubine will allow God to bless the Empress Dowager for thousands of years!"

Hearing Concubine Zhen's words, Fulin was very touched. He knew that the Empress Dowager didn't like Concubine Zhen very much. It was hard for her to be so dedicated to the Empress Dowager, which many people could not do.

But some people don’t think so. A voice of disdain came from a gorgeous figure: “Concubine Zhen is really frugal enough. You can give such a broken lettering on the Queen Mother’s Longevity Day. It’s not just in the palace, but in the palace.” It is also very disrespectful behavior on our grassland." The one who can say such words is Concubine Jing, she finally took the opportunity to say Concubine Zhen, she would not miss it.

The emperor just wanted to speak, but was stopped by the empress dowager's eyes, watching how Concubine Zhen would deal with it, Concubine Zhen didn't care about Concubine Jing's mocking tone, and said with a smile: "Concubine Jing's words are wrong. These are the wishes of the younger generation, not the value of the gift, not to mention the empress dowager and the emperor are frugal and avoid luxury. Now that the war has not subsided, the army in the front needs to supply food every day, and the money from the treasury is drawn out like running water. How can I be worthy of the Empress Dowager, how can I be worthy of the Emperor!"

Concubine Zhen spoke loudly, Fulin couldn't help nodding, even the queen mother was moved, Concubine Jing tried her best to find something to refute, but there was nothing in her mind, so she could only stomp bitterly. Standing on the side with her feet up, but the words of Concubine Zhen have not yet finished: "Before I came here, I have already decided one thing, that is to ask the emperor to subtract the salary of the concubines in the next year's palace, and put the money into the Go to the national treasury!" A concubine's normal annual salary is not much, and it is not even comparable to the income of a reward, so reducing these has no big impact on Zhenfei, but it can be a good one. reputation.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Fulin nodded and said: "Concubine Zhen has a commendable heart and sincere feelings, but it seems inappropriate to reduce the annual palace salary all of a sudden, so it's better not to reduce it, you It’s enough for me and the Queen Mother to lead it if you like.”

But this time Concubine Zhen's attitude was extremely firm, and she insisted on subtracting it. In the end, the Queen Mother said: "Your Majesty, since Concubine Zhen has this heart, let her go. Well, in the opinion of Ai’s family, let’s cut it in half, it’s the best of both worlds.” This was said to Fulin, but his eyes would glance at Concubine Zhen from time to time, and if you look carefully, you can find that there is no star in Xiaozhuang’s eyes at all. The touching, only deep thoughts.

Since there is Concubine Zhen's special beauty in the front, no matter how precious the back is, it is impossible to surpass it. However, under the influence of Concubine Zhen, the other concubines have asked to reduce palace expenses, fearing that they will fall behind Concubine Zhen. Allowed, like Concubine Zhen, cut in half.

Among them, Concubine Ke gave a box of sandalwood from the Western Regions, and Yue Ling gave a white jade Guanyin. These two gifts are more suitable for the Empress Dowager, a Buddhist believer. She was very happy to receive them. She was pregnant with Liujia, so she was specially given a seat.

After everyone else had finished their birthday celebrations, the Empress Dowager's face sank, she turned to the Empress and said, "Where is Concubine Wan, why hasn't she come?" It seems that she didn't miss Qing Ru, but she didn't say it earlier.

"She...a concubine..." The Queen Zhizhiwu didn't know how to answer, just when the Queen Mother and Fulin were getting impatient, the palace servant she sent earlier came back and whispered in the Queen's ear for a while, she Immediately his expression relaxed, he stood up and said to the Queen Mother: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, Concubine Wan has actually come a long time ago, but she hasn't come in all this time, but she is outside the Palace of Compassion and Ning!"

"Outside the Compassionate Ning Palace? What is she doing there, why doesn't she come in?" Fulin's voice was a little angry, and there was also a questioning in it.

Seeing everyone's incomprehension, the queen smiled and said: "If you go back to the emperor, Concubine Wan is really a caring person. She is not doing anything else outside the Cining Palace, but to pray for the queen mother to heaven and earth. She said that she must wait until the prayer is over." Only after a thousand blessings will you come in!"

"It really happened?" The Empress Dowager didn't believe it at first, but then she thought of something, and then she was a little moved, and sighed: "It's really embarrassing for this child, since she entered the palace, she has always been very filial to Ai's family." Speaking of this, she turned her head to Fulin and said, "Your Majesty, let's go out and have a look, she is not in good health, so I don't know if she will get sick if she stands in the ice and snow like this."

Fulin didn't speak, but stood up directly, and after the accompanying attendants put on cloaks for them, he and the queen helped the queen mother out from left to right. Concubine Zhen hesitated for a moment and followed closely. Ling followed behind her.

Walking outside, they saw a back that almost merged with the sky and the earth. Her thin body was wrapped in snow-white clothes. She didn't feel the people behind her. She just put her hands together on her chest, closed her eyes and said softly. The author wrote: "Qing Ru sincerely begs here, I hope that God will be merciful and bless the Empress Dowager, the sun and the moon will be prosperous, and the pines and cranes will be evergreen. I hope that the thick soil will be in my arms, and I will protect the Empress Dowager's health, happiness and longevity!"

A few words drifted to everyone's ears with the sound of the wind. The Empress Dowager's usually sharp eyes became peaceful and tender at this moment, accompanied by deep emotion. Fulin's eyes were extremely complicated. When he saw that thin figure, he completely forgot about Concubine Lin, he just wanted to rush up and hug her tightly, but in the end he forced himself to hold back.

Although Qing Ru, like Concubine Zhen, thought that the Empress Dowager prayed mainly for blessings, but it was clear that what everyone saw Qing Ru was more intuitive, more believable, and more touching. After all, standing in such a cold snow Writing in the field is more touching than writing in the house. Concubine Zhen is still smiling, but not so naturally.

Just when everyone was thinking about it, Concubine Ning suddenly looked at the sky and gradually opened her mouth wide. Looking at her dull face, it seemed as if she saw something surprised. Everyone followed her gaze, and suddenly their His mouth also opened, unable to believe the facts in front of him.

I saw hundreds of white pigeons flying from all over the place, gathered towards the top of Qingru, and then flew down together in circles, flapping their wings around her, and the white feathers fluttered.

Hearing the sound of white doves flapping their wings, Qingru finally opened her eyes, and white doves were flying everywhere in her eyes. The color of snow gave people a sense of purity and holiness. Such a moving scene shocked everyone, and then The bigger shock was yet to come.

Qingru, who was surrounded by white doves, stretched out her hand with a smile. The white doves did not leave because of her actions, but kept flying around her. A white dove landed on her arm. For a moment, her smile became brighter and brighter, as dazzling as the sun in the sky.

White doves have always been regarded as auspicious things, and now these white doves are obviously flying from everywhere because of Qingru. Is it really because her sincerity touched the sky, so there are white doves flying here? !
Just when everyone was guessing wildly, Qingru also found the people behind her. She turned around and saw the surprised Queen Mother and Fulin and others who were deeply amazed by them. With a smile on her face, she raised one hand, and the white dove on her arm flew up again, melting into those white doves that had been flying non-stop.

Immediately, surrounded by white pigeons, Qingru knelt down, and an intoxicating voice sounded in this quiet world: "The concubine greets the queen mother, the emperor, and the queen. I wish the queen mother a long life and a happy life!"

People present have never seen such a scene, such a blessing. The white doves have been around Qingru since just now and have never left. The queen mother walked over involuntarily, as if to confirm whether these white doves really existed. .

And the white doves were not afraid of people, they still flew low, until their feathers touched the Queen Mother's hand, and she was finally convinced that all this was real, neither hallucinations nor dazzlement.

"This... Ruer you..." The queen mother didn't know what to say. Such a miraculous fact was placed in front of her and she couldn't believe it. Finally, she said a complete sentence: "Your sincerity It touched the heavens, so there are so many white pigeons here!"

Qingru shook her head unexpectedly, and said softly but firmly: "No, Queen Mother, these white pigeons are not for me, but for you, your unmatched blessing attracted these white pigeons, they I have come to worship you!"

"Really?" The Queen Mother said in disbelief. In fact, it doesn't matter whether it is true or not. The important thing is that Qingru's words made her very happy and satisfied.

"Apart from you, the Queen Mother, who else's blessing can attract white doves to see you? Every white dove represents peace and auspiciousness. There are so many here now. You will be blessed and live longer in the future." Qingru smiled. They said, the same face, the same person, but surrounded by white doves, he looks like a fairy in the sky, how often do we see each other in the mortal world!
"Accept your auspicious words!" The queen mother also said with a smile, now she looks a million times happier than before, and Fulin's eyes on the other side have been catching Qingru's figure tightly since the beginning, never leaving.

Concubine Zhen is the one who hates Qingru the most in the limelight. Everything she has done before has come to naught at this moment. Everyone, including the empress dowager, is shocked by the spectacle in front of her. No one will remember her anymore, she has an ominous premonition that Concubine Wan will come back this time!
Yue Ling has been following Concubine Zhen, she sees everything in her eyes, the expression on her face changes several times, when Qingru is talking to the Queen Mother and no one is paying attention to her, she secretly tugs on Concubine Zhen's sleeve He leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Your Majesty, what kind of magic is this?"

Concubine Zhen glanced back at her, didn't speak, but raised the index finger of her left hand to her lips, hissed lightly, signaling Yue Ling not to speak.

It was not until a long time later that the white doves left one after another, flying into the sky like when they came, and disappeared without a trace.

The Empress Dowager took Qing Ru's hand and walked in front of Fulin, saying: "Your Majesty, this is the best gift the Ai family has ever received in their life, thanks to Ru'er's sincerity!"

Fulin stared fixedly into Qingru's eyes, and did not turn his gaze to the Queen Mother until a long time later, with a gentle smile on his lips and eyes: "It's as long as the Empress Dowager likes it, Concubine Wan is also your daughter-in-law. Filial piety is the right thing to do."

The queen mother nodded slightly, and said inadvertently: "Aijia heard that your majesty has been ignoring Concubine Wan recently and ignored her, but is there such a thing?" The queen mother has always known about this. She took it all in, but didn't say it out loud.

The gentle smile never faded: "There is no such thing, it's just that I have been troubled by state affairs recently, so I have less time to go to Concubine Wan. I and Concubine Wan have always been good."

The scene of the pigeons flying in the snow just now really shocked him, and it also made him realize that he missed Qingru to such an extent that he really wanted to go up and hug her just now, that's all , Concubine Lin is dead, and it's useless to pursue the dead. What's more, Qing Ru didn't intend to harm her. The punishment of ignoring her for three months is enough. He doesn't want to punish her anymore, and he doesn't want to suppress himself anymore.

What was clear was the same gorgeous smile: "Yes, the concubine and the emperor have always been very good, even if there is any small conflict, it will pass quickly, and the relationship will never be broken. You can rest assured, Queen Mother. When she said this, she gave Concubine Zhen a sideways glance, and when she saw her bluish-white complexion, an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Concubine Zhen calmed down her disturbed mood, smiled and said to Xiaozhuang and Fulin: "Queen Dowager, Your Majesty, it's very cold here, let's go in, Concubine Wan must have been freezing outside to pray for the Queen Mother for so long. "In a blink of an eye, her smile was bright again, as if nothing happened, and it seemed that everything as clear as just now had nothing to do with her.

Fu Linlian claimed that he would go back after helping the Queen Mother, but Qingru stopped him: "The concubine has one more thing to tell the Queen Mother."

"Talk." Xiao Zhuang stood still and heard Ru continue.

"In addition to praying for the Queen Mother today, the concubine also wrote a lot of birthday characters, folded them into paper boats, and let people take them to the Spring and Autumn Pond. I plan to go there to pray for blessings after finishing praying here. Since the Queen Mother has come Now, my concubine has the guts to invite the Empress Dowager and my concubine to release the boat in Jingyi Pond."

"Well, yes, this is a new idea, and the idea is not bad. Since it is your request, and Chunqiu Pond is not far from here, Ai's family will go with you. The emperor and queen, and you will all go too." She It refers to Concubine Zhen and the others. Seeing what the Empress Dowager said, the others naturally had nothing to say, and they responded one after another, and followed the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to the Jingyi Pool.

Concubine Zhen was thinking about what would happen when she arrived at Jingyi Pool. She didn't believe that Concubine Wan really just wanted the Queen Mother to release the boat with her to pray for blessings. This was just superficial talk, and something would happen later .

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