Kangxi Harem Ⅰ: Green Years

Chapter 42 (Special Part [-]) Concubine Hui: Aruna

Carefree childhood...

blue sky...

The vast grassland...

I can no longer see the white clouds beyond the Great Wall...

My name is Aruna, which means pure in Mongolian. I was born on the Horqin Grassland. My father is the third-class Taiji Ayuxi of the Horqin Left Front Banner.My family is the Borzigit family, the golden family of Mongolia, and I am the apple of my father's eye. Because of the greatness of our family, I am a proud Mongolian princess.

I like my hometown, where there are many rivers and rivers, lush water and grass, running wildly on this prairie with cattle, sheep and horses will make people feel the vastness of the world. My favorite person is Brother Heta. His father Manzhu Xili is Prince Zasakdarhan of the Left Central Banner, Heta has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and his hair is pulled casually behind his head. He looks very mighty. He always wears Tibetan white Mongolian robes, waist There is a shiny Mongolian saber hanging obliquely in the room, and the ground will shake when he walks. He has been the grassland hero I admire most since I was a child.And my father and his father are cousins ​​who have a very good relationship. We have a common ancestor (grandfather's grandfather), Horqin left-wing leader Namousse.

When I was young, Heta would often come to Qianqi with his father to visit my grandfather, and I would pester him every time.

"Heta brother, Aruna wants to ride a horse, and Heta brother takes Aruna to ride a horse." My request and Ta brother will never refuse, he will always smile heartily and say: "Okay, Aruna, My brother will take you to the grassland." Then I stretched out my long arms and picked up the little me standing in front of the horse, and sat in front of him. At this time, I would be very happy. I imagined that I was on the grassland with Brother Ta. The most valiant hero, and Aruna will one day be the wife of Brother Kata.

When I was eight years old, one day a bad news spread from Zhongqi to our Qianqi. My father’s cousin and Ta’s brother’s father, Prince Manzhu Xili, passed away. This news made my father extremely sad. Aru Na thought that brother Ta must also be very sad. My father was going to Zhongqi to help with the funeral. I pestered my father to take Aruna with me. My father loved me and couldn't hold me back, so he took me with him.

I remember when we got there, I saw my uncle laying in the coffin and praying with beads. He would never speak again, nor would he hug Aruna kindly before and said with a smile: "Our Aruna She really looks more beautiful the longer she grows, and she will be my son's wife in the future."

My tears couldn't help streaming down, I ran forward and cried to Manzhu Xili: "Uncle, wake up, Aruna wants to be hugged by uncle." At this moment, brother Heta came over, Gently took my little hand, and said: "Good boy, Aruna, your uncle has gone to heaven, and he will protect us." I hugged Brother Heta and cried bitterly.

A few days later, it was said that the emperor of the imperial court sent someone. Uncle Manzhu Xili's sister, my aunt Bumbutai, was the empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty. The person who came said that Aunt Bumbutai heard that her elder brother Xi Shi was very sad, so he ordered others to reward him, and ordered his eldest son Heta to go to Beijing to kowtow to the emperor after the funeral, and succeed his father as king.

After the funeral, Brother Heta was going to Beijing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty. My father waited for a few uncles who were worried about letting Brother Heta, who was only 14 years old, go alone, so he wanted to accompany him. I have never been to Beijing, so I begged my father again Take me with me, but my father refused, so I cried and begged Brother Heta to take Aruna with me, but Brother Heta couldn't pass my begging and said to my father: "Just take Aruna, I will ride Aruna on horseback "I'm really happy, I can ride with Brother Ta again, this is the first time Aruna has left the grassland, we traveled day and night on the road, and arrived in Beijing more than ten days later.

The second day after we arrived in Beijing, we were summoned to enter the palace. This is the first time I have been to the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty. It is so big and magnificent. It was the first time I saw my aunt Bumbutai. She was dressed in plain clothes full of people, sitting on the heated Kang, she looked so noble.Speaking of Uncle Manzhu Xili, my aunt couldn't help crying. My father told me on the way that my aunt never returned to the Horqin grassland after marrying the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji. I think my aunt must I miss home very much.

I stood beside my father and didn't dare to speak. When I saw my aunt looking at me, I smiled at her. My aunt beckoned me to her side and asked, "This is Ayuxi's daughter. She looks good." Cute, what's your name?"

"My name is Aruna." I looked at my aunt and said timidly.

The aunt nodded and said: "It's so far away, dare to ride here with Heta and the others, she is really a good daughter of my Borjizit family."

I laughed when my aunt praised me.

The aunt asked kindly again: "How old is Aruna this year?"

"Aruna is eight years old." Seeing my aunt being kind, I am no longer afraid.

The aunt nodded again, and looked at her father: "Arxi, I think this child is smart, and I intend to promise her to the emperor. The emperor is ten years old this year, and her age is suitable."

"This..." The father looked at Aruna and said, "This is our honor, Aruna, but this child has been raped by a courtier since he was a child, and he may not understand the rules."

The aunt smiled and said: "What did my cousin say, I think this girl is very sensible, well, it's settled like this, Aruna also asked you to take it back first, so that you don't miss it, and when Aruna grows up At the age of thirteen or fourteen, Aijia asked the emperor to marry her into the palace."

I saw my father knelt down to my aunt and said, "The minister thanked the Empress Dowager for her kindness."

I was next to me and I didn't know what it meant, what was meant by "promise to the emperor?" Why did my father thank you, I looked at brother Heta again, and brother Heta was also looking at me, but there seemed to be a little more sadness in his eyes.

After meeting with the emperor and taking the title of prince, we will return home. It has been more than a month since we left the grassland. I really miss it. I don’t know if the little lamb Buhe I watched grow up even better. Strong, cloth and Mongolian means "sturdy", the name was given by me, because I want my little lamb to be the strongest sheep on the grassland.

On the way home, Brother Heta didn’t joke with me like he used to. Whenever I talked to him, he always responded in a low voice, but he never smiled again, because Brother Heta had been immersed in the absence of his uncle. I was in grief, so I kept teasing him on the way here, he would always laugh, but now he didn’t laugh no matter how much he teased, I was very depressed, I don’t know where to make Brother Heta unhappy.

I finally returned to the Horqin Grassland. As soon as I entered the mansion, my father told my mother that I was betrothed to the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. My mother looked at me with a smile and said, "At least it will be a lifetime of glory and wealth." I finally couldn't help asking Said: "Father, what is promised to the emperor?" My father rubbed my head and said with a smile: "It means that you will be the emperor's wife in the future."

"But Aruna is going to marry brother Heta, and be his wife." I looked at my father puzzled.

The father smiled helplessly and said: "Silly boy, you can't be Heta's wife, never will." Why can't I be Heta's brother's wife, my father and I were crying.

From that day on, I knew that I wanted to be the emperor's wife, and I couldn't be Heta's wife, but my heart was so sad.

Since returning from Beijing, the number of times Brother Heta came to our Qianqi has become less, and it has become even more difficult for me to meet him. Two years later, my father received news from Zhongqi that Brother Heta would marry the daughter of Belle Tulun. That is his uncle's daughter, and his father said it was a good marriage. Tulun was the nephew raised by Nurhachi, the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and his younger sister was Heta's mother.The wedding banquet was held at Brother Heta's Prince's Mansion, and our whole family went there. I don't like this sister-in-law. She robbed Brother Heta of mine. I looked at Brother Heta and felt like crying. Brother Heta laughed. He said to me: "My brother has married a wife, and in two years Aruna will marry the emperor." I don't know if Brother Heta is happy, I can't see happiness in his eyes, and I can't see happiness in his eyes, just like myself There will be no joy in your eyes.

After that, Brother Ta and I came to our house less frequently. My father also sent a teacher to teach me how to read and write. My father said that my aunt Bumubutai was a good wife of the Qing emperor, and he asked me to study hard. Like her aunt, she became the virtuous wife of the Qing emperor.I began to gradually forget about Brother Heta. All I remembered was that I wanted to be the wife of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and his good wife.

When I was 13 years old, in the early spring, the imperial court sent someone to deliver a message, saying that the Empress Dowager had ordered me to enter the palace and bid farewell to my parents. Unlike the last time I went to Beijing to ride a horse, I went in a sedan chair this time. Even longer, my father and the imperial court sent me a large ceremonial car, saying that they would marry me into the palace with honor.

Along the way, the closer I get to Beijing, the farther I am from my hometown and the grassland where I was born and raised. Before I arrived in Beijing, I began to miss my father and mother. When we arrived in Hebei, we were already far away from Beijing. Not far away, on this day, Yijia, who was going forward, was suddenly blocked. The accompanying family members told me that a group of disaster victims were making trouble ahead, and the road was blocked, so I had to wait for a while.Now that the procession had stopped, I stepped out of the sedan chair and looked forward. I saw a group of people betting on Yijia. I asked my family what was going on. They said that they were victims of the Yellow River in Shanxi Province. They asked for alms, and the Yellow River also flowed through it. My hometown, is there another disaster?I walked over and saw a woman in the front row holding a crying child. The woman knelt down and said to the person in front: "You are such a big ceremonial car show, just give us a little money to save the child's life." ?"

I stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with the child?" The woman shook her head and said, "I haven't seen a doctor yet, but I just have a high fever." I wiped the child's forehead with my hand, and it was very hot. Give as much as possible to these victims. They drink the water of the Yellow River with us. Now that the Yellow River is flooded, we can help as much as we can. "After giving alms to the pedestrians, we continued on our way.

A few days later, I also started to have a high fever. On the way, I went to the doctor and said that it might be a cold. After all, it was a long journey, and it is very possible to catch a cold. I didn’t care too much. My high fever became worse. I was taken to my aunt's palace. Sometimes I would not be so clear-headed. I felt that my aunt was taking good care of me. I often came to see the doctor with the imperial doctors. I don't know how long it took. One day I heard the imperial doctor say to my aunt in a daze: "This master is probably infected with smallpox." Smallpox, I was startled, how could I have smallpox?Then I thought about those victims, that child who was affected by the disaster, am I going to die?Am I going to die just after leaving my hometown?It turns out that I am not satisfied with the climate of this capital city.

I was changed, and I should be in this palace. My aunt often came to see me, which moved me very much. She didn't avoid me like a snake, but sometimes she murmured, "Aruna, why are you like this?" It's a hard life." Later I heard that there used to be a prince living in this palace, but now he has been quarantined elsewhere, and I only hoped in my heart that the prince would not be infected with this damned disease.I often cry, after all, I don't want to die, I think I'm going to die, I will never see my parents again, I can't help crying.

Slowly, I felt that I was going to die. I knew I was going to die. Today, my aunt woke me up from a coma and said, "Aruna, the emperor is here to see you." I am so tired, but I forced myself to open my eyes, and I thought, before I die, I want to see this man who should be my husband. A yellow dragon robe, very majestic, looks better than brother Heta, more like a hero than brother Heta.It turns out that my husband is so heroic, but I am not blessed to be his wife. I said with difficulty: "Aruna is going to die...I can no longer be the emperor's virtuous wife like my aunt." The man in front of me held her My hand, and said softly: "Don't say such stupid things, you will be fine."

I smiled, a tear dripped from the corner of my eye, and I said with all my strength: "I... Aruna... like... the emperor..." My consciousness began to leave my body, and I will Go to heaven to be a god?If I can, I will bless this man who almost became my husband in Qing Dynasty, and I will also bless my father and mother on the Horqin Grassland to be safe and happy, and of course I will also guarantee the happiness with brother Ta...

[Everyone has their own story, and Yuetong also believes that every concubine has his own story. Since Yuetong wrote "Kangxi Harem", after the death of some key concubines in the harem, there will be a side story. 】

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