Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve Zhu Selie (Part 2)

Even though Mulan was in autumn and the tents were set up outside, the emperor's residence was extremely luxurious.The space is grand and the layout is exquisite. Although it is streamlined and streamlined, it is still a royal layout.Looking up from the top of the tent, you can see the gorgeous and eye-catching gold-leafed lotus-patterned ceilings overlapping one after another, making the ceiling look like falling flowers. The walls are all blue-blue Mongolian-style auspicious textures. The meaning of chaos is unknown.The residences of the concubines are also arranged one by one according to the sequence of positions.

Mulan autumn is an old royal rule. The emperor has always followed the act of "practicing martial arts Mulan", and he likes to ride and shoot, so he brings princes and ministers, elite soldiers of the Eight Banners, and concubines here almost every year.After more than 20 days of hunting, the emperor must hold a grand banquet, drinking and singing, singing and wrestling, and entertaining Mongolian princes and others to share the grand event. The grassland in Mulan Paddock is vast, the greenery is open and boundless, and the sky, clouds, and grassland are harmoniously connected.Every time when the sky is clear and the sky is high and the clouds are light, the vast forest sea holds out the red sun in the morning, gushing out and shining in all directions.Or when the sun sets on the western mountains and the setting sun is like blood, it also feels like the sun is setting on the Red River.

When he arrived here, the emperor rode a horse to shoot and hunt. He was most fond of bringing along Concubine Ying, Concubine Yu, Concubine Xun, Concubine Ke and other Mongolian concubines. no one.There are also grown-up princes by his side, except for the sixth elder brother Yong Luo who has already given birth, that is Yong Qi.At that time, the eighth elder brother Yongxuan had a foot disease, the eleventh elder brother Yongli and the twelfth elder brother Yongjin were the same age, and they were still young, so they could only play games on a pony with a small bow.The fourteenth elder brother Yong Lu and the fifteenth elder brother Yong Yan are not to mention, they are still holding children.As a result, Yong Qi became even more popular.

The only advantage of Ruyi is that the palace rules are not so strict, so she can often see Yongxi.Because there are quite a lot of Mongolian princes this time, the emperor, to show his closeness, often rests at the concubine Ying and Ke nobles. Concubine Yu is of course not allowed to get close to Tianyan, but concubine Xun is not very fond of her, and the emperor is unwilling to spend more time with her. got close.But when no one was there, Concubine Xun also asked Li Yu and Yong Qi, "Why didn't I see my father in this hunt, but did my half-brother come?" Yongqi Huigen started early, and said humbly with a smile: "Mrs. Xun is at ease, or if you are tired in autumn, it is reasonable for the old prince not to come." After coping with this, Yongqi turned around and told Hailan carefully, and told her by the way Yi, "The carriages and horses are exhausted. Except for the banquet held by Huang Ama, Erniang will not see anyone these days behind closed doors. She just needs to rest at ease, so as to avoid disputes."

In this way, you can explore the forest and sea, thousands of horses gallop, you can listen to the singing of birds when you are quiet, and you can shoot roe deer and rush when you are moving.The emperor gained a lot, and everyone was full of praises, and their interest was even higher. On this day, the emperor led the princes out, and the emperor got a black bear alone.Yongzhen was young, and he also shot a roe deer. The emperor looked indifferent, and refused to give more praise. Chacha and Princess Jing were beside him, so he was unhappy, "Huang Ama, I remember that when Prince Duanhui was alive, he was able to hunt and shoot a deer at the age of six."

Yongjin became more and more depressed when he heard the words, looked at Ruyi at a loss, and bowed his head in silence.The emperor did not comment, but said: "A few days ago, I held you to study in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and you are unfamiliar with riding and shooting. Forget it, I will ask you to teach you more later." Yongjin Nuonuo agreed, Wanting to go to Ruyi's side, seeing that the emperor didn't pay attention, she had to stand in front of Hailan dejectedly. But when Yongqi came back, only the old and the weak were left, and the emperor was even more displeased.Yongqi saluted and said modestly: "I won the world on horseback. My minister dare not forget the ancestral precepts, so I shot and hunted. But my minister saw that the doe and the cub were quite pitiful, but the strong man who hunted the beast would be more honorable. , but the upbringing of young animals depends on the strong. Thinking that wild animals also have a mother-child relationship, the sons and ministers couldn't bear it, so they released them all and let them reproduce."

These words made the emperor Long Yan very happy, he stroked Yong Qi's shoulder and said: "It is good to be able to write and do martial arts, but I am even more gratified to have a compassionate and benevolent heart." A beaded red satin cloak was draped over Yong Qi's body, "Country Breeze, be careful." Yongqi readily agreed and thanked him respectfully.Ruyi and Hailan looked at each other and smiled, feeling even more relieved.However, the moment Yong Qi got up, her feet froze slightly, Hailan was talking to the emperor, and she didn't realize it for a while, Ruyi's thoughts moved, and while no one was paying attention, she whispered: "Yong Qi, what's wrong with your leg? "

Yongqi's complexion was gloomy, and she didn't want to talk too much in front of others, so she said: "At first I felt cold and hot, as if I had a cold, and I have been running around for the past two days, and I have some muscle and bone pain, but it is neither hot nor red, and there are no symptoms. Don't worry, Queen Mother. , it's probably all right." Ruyi knew that he was going to be strong, and he was even more unwilling to show weakness in front of the emperor, so he was still not at ease. Gong asked Jiang and Bin to see you." Seeing the emperor's happy face, Yongqi was willing to let go of the excitement, so she pleaded: "The emperor is in high spirits, if there are rumors about the imperial doctor at this moment, in front of the princes and princes of all ministries, it will be bad." Laughing, "There is also an imperial doctor in Erchen's Mansion, just go back and have a look."

Ruyi looked back and saw that the emperor was holding Yongzheng's hand to order something, but she didn't dare to say more, so she agreed to go. That night, they sat and had a banquet in the outer ring of the large tent.When outside the palace, the diet is no better than that in the palace, but there are more kinds of game, and the poultry hunted during the day is cooked deliciously, and everyone even drinks to add to the fun.The night is clear and dustless, and the moonlight is like silver.In addition, countless bonfires were lit, and Mongolian women waved their five-color long sleeves and danced and danced, which was more unrestrained and enthusiastic than the slender waist in the palace, and attracted countless applause.Ruyi accompanied the emperor, Hailan and Yanwan sat on the left and right respectively.Because of the reservedness of the women's family members, except for Concubine Ying and Yan Wan who were eloquent and joking, the rest were lazy.Concubine Xun even asked for leave, and didn't even come out to the dinner party.

After drinking for three rounds, everyone was slightly drunk, Ruyi was overwhelmed by the drink, and his eyes focused on Yongjin.Hai Lan understood, and said, "Your Majesty, Brother Twelve is tired, why don't you go back with the empress first." The emperor and the princes were drinking, so they waved their hands.Ruyi was ecstatic, and hurriedly led Yongzheng to retreat. The night wind in mid-August is already rustling and cool.Ruyi's face was red and her ears were hot, she was blown by the wind and felt that her clothes had been soaked.Rong Pei said casually: "Empress Empress and Elder Brother Twelve should take the path, go back closer, and avoid the wind."

There is no shelter on the grassland, the night wind blows, and the scattered grass and trees touch each other and shake lightly like waves.A round of full moon came out of the clouds, and the moonlight shone brightly, illuminating the light pink and purple wildflowers blooming on the river bank not far away. Yong Jin heaved a sigh of relief, jumping like a little sparrow, "Er Niang, Er Niang, today my son doesn't need to memorize, and the master doesn't know how to check his homework. That's great!" He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Er Niang, The flowers here are very fragrant and sweet. When I was riding on horseback, I only wanted to hunt for something to go back to Huang Ama to be happy, and I didn’t even smell the fragrance of flowers.” Ruyi loved and pitied her endlessly.Yongjin is just a child, it is a child's nature to be playful, but he has to be firmly restrained and mature like a little adult every day, it is really difficult for him.Ruyi held Yongjin's hand tightly and refused to let go, Yiyi said: "Yongzhen, Erniang hasn't smelled the smell outside the palace for a long time. Have you smelled it? The smell of the river is sweet, mixed with the fragrance of flowers. Palace The flowers here are all carefully cultivated and full of craftsmanship. The flowers here are all lively and unrestrained." Yong Jin nodded her head, looking happily and curiously.Rong Pei smiled and said: "People outside the palace are envious of the wealth and honor in the palace, and people in the palace are looking forward to the freedom outside. People are all the same, they get this and look forward to that." The mother and son talked and laughed, and then walked into the depths of the tent.The people from the third and fifth palaces followed behind with lights, and the sound of their footsteps was filled with the wind of thousands of leaves. This area is full of blue-curtained tents where the maids live, and they serve in front of the imperial court at night. All the tents are empty, there is no candle, and it is near the river, so it is very dark.Rong Pei said in a low voice: "It's no easier to walk here than outside, but it's closer to where the empress lives." Just as she was talking, she suddenly saw a huge shadow standing behind the tent, Ruyi was startled, and the palace servants called out, "Could it be that you ran into a bear?" Yongjin was frightened, stood in front of Ruyi, and said in a rough and strong voice: "Emiang, the son is here." The shadow seemed to be quite frightened, and immediately separated, two figures could be discerned, one taller and the other The short, tall one is muscular, and seems to be a man in his prime, wearing a guard robe.That short, slender and delicate girl was actually dressed in palace attire.Before, they hugged each other tightly. This surprise was no small matter.I think it's a court lady who has a good relationship with the guards, hiding here to make out.Ruyi guarded Yongzheng behind him, Rong Pei raised the lantern and shouted sharply, "Who is it?" Even if he wanted to run away, it was too late. In the place where the lights were flickering, the woman was clearly the concubine Huo Shuote Lanxi who had asked for leave earlier.The four eyes meet, there are still tears on her face, she is sad and painful, not like in the past.The man described it as a stranger, with a sad look on his face. Yong Jin poked his head, and called out first, "Mistress Xun." Ruyi felt that something was wrong, so she pressed Rong Pei's hand, and said in a deep voice: "Concubine Xun, you are here to meet a man privately, don't you want to die?" The man asked in a low voice, "Who is this woman?" Concubine Xun smiled coldly, shining brightly, "Our enemy's wife." She raised her head without fear, "Queen, you bumped into me yourself." The only sound that can be heard around is the rustling of grass and leaves, like the sound of weeping quietly.Ruyi heard the fierceness in her words and wanted to shout, only to remember that the guards were far away from here.She eased the stiff cheeks under the fright, and whispered: "If you want your life, leave quickly, don't waste your words here. Otherwise, you are a royal concubine, and the person next to you can only be divided into five horses!" Concubine Xun and the man looked at each other, seeming to hesitate, and there was infinite love and affection between them. Concubine Xun hesitated, "Are you willing to let him go?" Ruyi suppressed the panic in her heart, and said quietly: "I want him to leave here, I have never seen him, and you have never seen him, so each is at peace." This is the best way, and it also protects himself right now. Concubine Xun was meditating, when she heard a bright female voice behind her cut through the quiet night sky, and suddenly tore apart the warm voice of vegetation, "There are assassins! There are assassins!" Ruyi hastily turned her head, only to see Concubine Yu and the two maids shouting in panic, running a little far away?Ruyi's heart sank, and before she could react, a bright long knife was placed under Yongzhen's throat, and she pulled Yongzhen away. Yongzhen was startled, her small face was white, and she opened her mouth to speak. Make a sound.Rong Pei was kicked to the ground by someone, with a sore face on her face, struggling to crawl towards Yong Xing. Concubine Xun glared, "You brought Concubine Yu here?" Ruyi shook her head again and again, "I don't know why she followed behind..." Her heart was beating violently, tearing heavily in pain, "You let Yongzhen go first! He is still young and doesn't understand anything! " While speaking, the sound of many guards running with their feet up could be heard, and the faint weapons were unsheathed.Concubine Xun bit her lip, her anger was indifferent, "Arnold, it's too late!" Anuoda threatened Yongzheng with a knife behind him, and said calmly: "Lanxi, don't be afraid! Since I dared to come to see you, I expected this day! On that day, I can't keep you in the tribe, and I can't be on the battlefield. Protect your father well, no matter what today, I must take you away from here, lest you suffer from it." After listening to his broken words, Ruyi knew that he was the survivor of Huo Shuote's war and he was also the confidant of Huo Shuote's old prince, and her heart suddenly became a little colder.Concubine Xun looked at him with deep affection in her eyes, and she had a confidant and good looks. She was so anxious that she murmured to comfort Yongjin, fearing that he would burst into tears and annoy Anuoda, so she kept saying: "Yongxi, don't be afraid! Don't cry! Don't cry!" Yong Xin stared blankly at her dark eyes, tears filled her eyes, holding back her tears and nodding her head, softly calling: "Er Niang." Ruyi's heart was about to break.She Qi Ran begged: "Yongjin is just a child, you hold me hostage, hold me hostage! Let him come here, I am the queen, if you hold me hostage, they may be able to let you go." Anuoda hesitated for a moment, and Concubine Xun snorted coldly, "Although you are a queen, in the eyes of the emperor, we women are like nothing. You, a queen, seem to have fallen out of favor, what's the use of carrying it?" Anuoda nodded, and said in a muffled voice: "That's right! Your emperor is notoriously ruthless. I know how he treats Lan Xi! You are just a poor queen!" Ruyi seemed to have been slapped hard in the face by someone, and her face was on fire. After all these years, she also understood how pitiful she was.At least she still has the queen's vain face, but no one has ever dared to show it so clearly in front of her that she is just a poor wretch. It is the same who is lower than another and who is nobler than another. She didn't care about these things, and said in a hurry: "Even so, what can a child do? If you hurt him, the emperor will even kill you!" The light came closer and closer, almost illuminating the gloomy faces of Anuoda and Concubine Xun.The sound of weapons clanging, but no one dared to step forward, for fear of accidentally hurting the prince.Anuoda was confident, held Yongzheng and winked at Concubine Xun, Concubine Xun tightly clutched the corner of his clothes, and the two slowly backed away. At that time, the feast had just ended, and the Mongolian princes kept a few sparsely.Although the emperor was drunk and dazed, he was quickly alarmed and rushed over immediately. Ruyi sees that Yongzheng's little face is already pale, and she is still stubborn and refuses to cry, her heart has been crushed to pieces.Seeing from a distance the emperor's bright yellow rushing over in the dark night amidst the bright lights, for some reason, my heart felt much more at ease. Because of the urgency of the situation, the emperor came first, followed by a few bold concubines. The emperor glanced at Anuoda, didn't look at Concubine Xun at all, calmly said, "You can't escape here, why don't you let my twelfth elder brother go, and you and Concubine Xun will have a good end." Anuoda said contemptuously: "You people who love Xinjueluo are the best at lying and deceiving. Back then, you intended to let our Huo Shuote clansmen wipe out the remnants of the Han tribe, but you didn't tell the remnants of the Han tribe that there were still firearms in their hands, and only let the old The prince brought the elites there, and did not send troops to reinforce them. Otherwise, how could all the elites of our Huo Shuote department have been lost in that battle?" "Weapons have no eyes, and battles have their own casualties. I, the generals of the Qing Dynasty, put down the western frontier. Why is your Huoshuo special department so extraordinarily expensive?" Anuoda's eyes were bloodshot, and he was very angry, "You were obviously dissatisfied with the old prince who had sympathized with your enemy Junggardu, so you took the opportunity to cut off the dissidents, and promoted the little prince who obeyed you to the top. It's a pity for our Huo Shuo special department The middle-aged man died in vain because of your conspiracy and selfishness!" The emperor scolded: "Dedicated to the imperial court, death is in vain! With your words, you can kill your heart!" He solemnly shouted: "Come on! Surround them!" Hearing this, Concubine Xun hurriedly stood in front of Anuoda, and shouted: "Who dares to touch us!" She raised her slender eyebrows, with a stern look, pointed at Yongxun and said, "Unless the emperor is willing to bear the name of murdering his son, we will be killed." , then we will not be in vain even if we die together!" She said, giggling.The crisp sound fell in the wind like the neighing of some kind of beast. Ruyi's pupils were constricted, and her face was pale.Hailan held her hand tightly, wanting to comfort her, but she clearly lost her former calmness. The face of the emperor in front became even more ugly, he pursed his lips tightly, the knuckles of his fingers were slightly white due to the force, he looked at Concubine Xun with a murderous expression, "The servant girl is obscene, dirty my harem. " Concubine Xun was extremely indifferent, "The prostitute, or the people in the palace? I and Anuoda were childhood sweethearts, and I had to separate from him to enter the palace in order to protect Huo Shuote's tribe. Because we all know that the interests of the tribe Always higher than myself. So even if I don't like you at all, I will force myself to face you, serve you, and be respectful to you, but how did you treat our Huo Shuote? Deliberately concealing it. Then it is reasonable for me to leave this place!" "Leave?" The emperor said slightly sarcastically, "Birth is a person of the Forbidden City, and death is a ghost of the Forbidden City. Didn't your father teach you before you entered the palace?" "Why don't I go?" She spoke fiercely, she was too depressed to be happy, and finally released at this moment, "I live in the palace like Concubine Rong, there is no happy moment. I feel out of breath. Now that I have lost my father and my tribe, I still feel sick to be with you, a hypocritical man!" She looked at Yong Xi who was held hostage by Anuoda, "Use your son's life for us freedom of!" There was a trace of gloom in the emperor's soothing tone, "You must always remember that you are my man. Let Yong Xi go, and I will save you a way out." Concubine Xun sneered again and again, "I am of Mongolian origin, and I am also a princess of the same clan. Unlike some people who claim to be born in Lama Temple every day, who knows that I was born in Rehe Palace. No wonder every autumn, I have to come here to hang myself , a little bit of filial piety. I don’t want to accompany such a hypocritical person to death.” When everyone heard this verse, they knew that she was alluding to the fact that the emperor was born to Li Jingui, a maid from the Jehol palace. Back then, the first emperor accidentally drank deer blood, and got lucky with a lowly court lady in a moment of emotion. For reprimand.This has always been a embarrassing thing for the late emperor, and it is the most shameful pain that the emperor can't mention.Although everyone in the palace knew it secretly, no one dared to mention it, which was the biggest taboo in the forbidden world. Yan Wan's face changed suddenly, and she shouted: "The lowly servant girl is ignorant, how dare she talk nonsense about the emperor's life experience?" A look of gratitude and emotion flashed in the emperor's eyes, but the muscles on his face twitched faintly. Concubine Xun looked up to the sky and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you really think of yourself as a kind and filial son to the Empress Dowager's mother? Such a mother and son in the heavenly family only look good for their fame, but do you still pretend that others are blind and don't know about the nasty things underneath? If the emperor If you really want to set an example of benevolence and filial piety in the world, then what if you posthumously designate Li as the Holy Mother Empress Dowager? I’m just afraid that everyone in the world will laugh at me as a court lady.” It was clearly the autumn wind, but there was a bone-chilling chill blowing over it.At that moment, Ruyi actually forgot the coldness and sharpness of the blade against Yongjin's throat, she just felt her heart beating wildly, thumping, thumping again, pulled hard, every stroke was so painful.She stared fixedly at the emperor's face, saw his white complexion glowing ashen, and watched his cheek muscles twitch violently. She felt scared for no reason, more scared than her own life hanging by a thread. Such a secret matter is suddenly made public, how should the emperor deal with it? She knows too well that many things cannot be touched or said.Even a high-ranking emperor has his bottom line and pain points. The emperor's face was livid, Ruyi had never seen him so terrifying.I didn't know how to react for a while.However, what is even more frightening is that if the emperor is furious for a while, what should Yong Jin do? She couldn't help calling out: "The emperor calm down! This is not the time to be angry." With a glance of the emperor's eyes, Yong Qi already understood, and quietly took two steps back. Concubine Xun was full of anger and never let up, "Isn't the emperor always boasting that he is romantic and affectionate? In fact, the most ruthless person in the world is you, the emperor! Concubine Yu is thirty years old, and her father still wants her to enter the palace wholeheartedly. It is said that she will be loved and accepted into the palace regardless of her age, but in fact, she will be left in the palace to fend for herself after being favored, and she will only be used as a facade when necessary! If the emperor is sentimental, he will not trap so many women in the palace The name Yulu Junzhan is used as a chess piece! If the emperor is really passionate, he will not use my mother clan to destroy the remnant army of the Hanbu and take the opportunity to destroy the elite of my tribe! I can't understand your benevolence and righteousness, and your hands are bloody! Today you have to be sentimental, Take your own life in exchange for your son's!" Concubine Xun made an impassioned speech, but at some point, Yong Qi quietly hid herself in front of her, and with lightning speed, she held Concubine Xun in her hand, and in the same posture, she raised her saber at each other.