Chapter 18 Chapter 16 Some plans must be prepared ten months in advance

In a blink of an eye, on the fifth day of May, the palace set up Tianshi Aihu as usual, made Baicao Mountain with five-color calamus, decorated with pearl emerald Aihua flowers, entertained the officials in the vestibule, and all officials, civil and military, were given some fine gexiangluo and Pusi wormwood leaves according to their grades. The concubines in the harem also have their own gifts, such as the golden silk pendant fan, the pearl sachet, the soft ambergris to wear, etc., which are just for auspiciousness according to the occasion. Lu Lianke led a group of young eunuchs to sprinkle realgar water from palace to courtyard. Since Qingning Palace, Zhezhe had to be called in to give a few words of advice. It is ordered that Guan Sui Palace does not allow idlers to enter, so it can be skipped.Lu Lianke respectfully agreed, and followed his footsteps to Yanqing Palace. Concubine Shu was always shy and afraid of making noise, so she ordered Jianqiu to socialize with everyone, and took her afternoon nap to hide in the Nuan Pavilion.

For this reason, Lu Lianke got in the middle of his chest, deliberately coughed, and ordered the little eunuchs: "Sprinkle it carefully, and don't miss a single spot." He took Jianqiu's hand, stuffed a small package into his sleeve, Smiling and said: "This is my son's new one, you put it away for me, and there is another small bag inside for you." Jian Qiu hurriedly got up his sleeves, waved his hand not to call Lu Lianke, turned around and ordered the little maid to bring tea, looked inside again, saw that Batma was fast asleep, turned around and pushed Lu Lianke, pursed his lips and smiled Said: "Why are you in a hurry? Don't be cautious in front of people."

Lu Lianke smiled and said: "Do you think they don't know? They are all monkeys, who doesn't have a good friend in this palace? Besides, I am the first-class eunuch next to the emperor, and you are the person next to Concubine Shu. Knowing that we are good, do you dare to sue?" He said again, "Let me tell you a story, do you know about Fuzi and Chaier? The errands in the tea house have their own room at the tuck corner of the Xihua Gate, which is more convenient than others, but Chai'er can't sneak out every day, so Fuzi can't bear to be lonely. That Duo'er was also hooked. When the hairpin broke through and blocked the door, Fuzi insisted on beating Duo'er face to face, otherwise he would shout out, and everyone would not survive."

Jianqiu was taken aback, and became worried again: "Oh, how good is this? Chai'er and Duo'er had a grudge before, but now they have a deeper relationship, so they are willing to let it go? If she really makes a scene, will she even kill us? Get involved too?" Lu Lianke said: "That won't be the case. Why are they biting us so well? As the saying goes, 'Take the thief and take the stolen goods, catch the adulterer and catch the double'. As long as there is no reason for this kind of thing, who dares to make irresponsible remarks? Even if someone Report it, just deny it to death. Besides, Chai'er may not have the guts to really make a scene, so what good will it do for her?"

Jianqiu said worryingly: "You don't know that Chai'er has a fiery temper. The red-combed rooster is the most aggressive and aggressive. She thinks face is bigger than face. If you make her angry, you can really do anything." Lu Lianke said: "That's nothing to be afraid of. I'll try to persuade Fuzi some other day, tell him to come out and make a good return to Chai'er, and just break up with that Duoer." It turns out that in the harem, yin is flourishing and yang is declining, except for the emperor who is a full-fledged man and a superior person, the rest are nothing more than concubines, maidservants, nanny infants, and half-human eunuchs.The concubines only want to win the favor of the emperor, and they do everything they can. The palace people have learned from others, and they have accumulated a lot of romantic stories. Unfamiliar, but also at the age of youth, with a beautiful face and a moony appearance, it is difficult to guarantee that you will not feel lonely after a long day.Although the eunuchs are not real men, they are better than nothing, and those who are handsome, slick-mouthed, or quick-witted, are more favored by the court ladies. When they come and go, some eunuchs and court ladies form rivals. , Do some absurd things that looking at plums to quench thirst is better than nothing, commonly known as "eating the right food".Although it is a fake phoenix and xuhuang, but it is true and sincere, and those who have broken the vows of life and death, or even set up private flower halls to worship the heaven and earth, eat wedding wine, and live their lives wholeheartedly.Keeping the above secret tightly, but among the slaves, they are all tacit, just like Lu Lianke and Jian Qiu, who have been friends for two or three years, and 70% of the eunuchs and maids know about it, and they all know about it. The two are regarded as husband and wife.

Therefore, after hearing Jian Qiu's words, Lu Lianke was worried about the fact that everyone would lose face if Chai'er refused to let her go and make a noise.After leaving Yanqing Palace, he came to Linzhi Palace, wanting to chat with Chai'er for a while. But the noble concubine Na Muzhong refused to be negligent because he was the number one eunuch by the emperor's side. Which concubine did the emperor get lucky with recently, and where did he go most frequently.Lu Lianke answered one by one, his eyes rolled wildly, and he just kept winking at Chai'er. After the little eunuch finished playing, Lu Lianke left and came out, Chai'er pretended to see off the guests, and then followed out of the palace, Lu Lianke smiled quietly: "Miss Chai'er is really smart, Fuzi has good eyesight."

When Chai'er heard the word "Fuzi", she snorted early and turned around.Lu Lianke made a bow with a smile, and persuaded: "Fuzi and I are brothers. Fuzi offended the girl. I will make an apology for him first. Another day, Fuzi will set up a table to invite the girl himself, and I hope the girl will appreciate it." Chai'er also dared not offend him because he was a trusted eunuch of the emperor, and also felt that he had a good face, so he said: "Since Eunuch Lu interceded for him, Chai'er will naturally obey, but I just have a sentence to ask Eunuch to tell Fuzi: How I treat him these days, he should understand in his heart that I, Chaier, is a man of integrity, he is worthy of me, and even if I am a heart, I can dig it out for him; if he is half-hearted, I won’t get sand in my eyes , Discipline him to be messy and nonsensical, to make a fool of himself, let’s try it if you don’t believe me. Now that he wants to treat a guest to make an apology, I will forgive him once, but I have one condition: there must be four witnesses for the dinner, and the bitch must also be called Now, Fuzi has to swear a poisonous oath in front of me and all the witnesses, and break up with the bitch, and write me a written statement. Otherwise, this matter will never end."

Lu Lianke knew what to do, so he had to say: "Well, Fuzi has to measure it by himself." He said goodbye with his hands and went back to Yongfu Palace. However, the curtains of Yongfu Palace were lowered, and the little maids were all guarding outside the room, their expressions were dignified, and they were restless. Even Lian Dong frowned. : "Concubine Zhuang doesn't allow anyone to go in." Lu Lianke didn't understand why, and said in surprise: "This is the emperor's imperial decree. Sprinkling realgar water in the palaces on the Dragon Boat Festival to repel insects is an old ritual. I also follow orders. If I miss the Yongfu Palace, the emperor asks, how can I answer?"

Liandong spread his hands and said: "How do you answer? Naturally, it means that it's fine if you spill it. As slaves, we have to hide it from top to bottom, make big things small, and small things small, otherwise you and I will be unclean, so why bother." Lu Lianke also had no choice but to say: "That's the only way. Concubine Zhuang has always been amiable, so what's the reason for losing her temper today?" Liandong said with a smile: "Eunuch is well-informed, what else can you think of?" Lu Lianke thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, I won't delay any longer. I have to sprinkle realgar elsewhere."

Liandong leaned on the door to see that the eunuchs had gone far away, then turned around, closed the courtyard door again, and still sat on the edge of the porch, quietly, neither daring to go in nor to stay away. Concubine Zhuang has locked herself inside for a long time. She didn't think about eating or drinking for the whole morning, and no one was allowed to enter.The reason may not be difficult to guess, but it is the most common worry of concubines in the palace-the emperor has not been here for a long time. The parrot on the porch was also lonely, shouting over and over again, "The emperor is here, Concubine Zhuang will take you."

Usually that call caused a burst of laughter, sometimes rightly, sometimes wrongly.When it was right, Qing Taizong Huang Taiji would support Concubine Zhuang's shoulders, stand together under the parrot cage, feed it pearl millet, and spring water with sugar, and make it cry louder; The concubine just made a gesture to hit it reproachfully, but she didn't let go of her hand, and her face was already smiling, as if she got some kind of satisfaction and hope from that cry. But now, unless the parrot does not bark, it is always wrong. And every time she makes a mistake, Zhuang Concubine's shoulders can't help trembling slightly, and Lian Dong and the maids will be very nervous, wishing to strangle it to death immediately, at least, also mute it poisonously, tell it not to Talk nonsense again - because the emperor will not come. Now, Hai Lanzhu is the only lover on the bed next to the emperor, and the other concubines, including her concubine Zhuang Yuer, have become past flowers of yesterday, and they can only watch from the sidelines.What a shame to lose to my own sister who was four years older than me and entered the palace eight years later than me?What kind of failure? However, what made Zhuang Concubine Dayuer most anxious was not limited to this, she had another unspeakable hidden worry in her heart, which even Lian Dong dared not tell.That is - she suspected that she was pregnant. The emperor hadn't visited the Yongfu Palace for several months in a row, so who this child belonged to, the answer would be known without asking.Once the Dongchuang incident is revealed, it will be the crime of beheading.Concubine Zhuang looked at the zongzi in front of her, and knew that the ones given to Guan Sui Palace must be remade, without musk; when she is pregnant, she has to be served with great fanfare, and she should be served carefully. It's hard to rest on the pillow.After eating this plate of sweet rice dumplings, it is the poison of abortion. After thinking about it, it would not be difficult for her to think of a perfect solution to abort the child.Over the past few years, she has worked hard to learn the art of medicine. She may not be sure of saving people, but there are ways to harm people.But, after all, it is my own flesh and blood, and it is the fruit of my brain that was conceived with great difficulty, how can I be willing to part with it?However, if you want to keep the child, the only way is to invite the luck of heaven no matter what, and you must let the emperor favor you once, so that you can cover up your shame, and the two can go smoothly. Just admit the joy of being pregnant, isn't it? The best of both worlds. However, the emperor only dotes on the East Palace, and he doesn't care about it. How can she get a piece of the pie from her own sister Hai Lanzhu? Concubine Zhuang was gnashing her teeth in the mirror. The mirror is really a terrible thing. It is cold and hard, but it can reflect people's images, making people clearly understand their own beauty and ugliness. Concubine Zhuang is beautiful, with long eyebrows reaching into the temples, eyes like lacquer, and her plump and tall body like an eagle on the grassland.But, is she as beautiful as her own sister, Hai Lanzhu? She will never forget the scene when Hai Lanzhu saw Huang Taiji for the first time standing on the Phoenix Tower. From then on, whenever she saw Hai Lanzhu, she felt like she was standing on the Phoenix Tower. In the attic, hold your heart in your hands and sing to the moon.Her moonlight-like face and star-like eyes made her feel a kind of pressure, a kind of brilliance that she couldn't catch up with. Da Yuer hugged her shoulders tightly, feeling deeply lonely. In the deep palace inner garden, who is her real friend?Originally, there was at least one aunt she could rely on, but since Hai Lanzhu became favored, even her aunt was much colder towards herself.During the struggle for the title of the Five Palaces, the aunt never said a word for herself from the beginning to the end. What she cared about in her heart was not to let Qilei be favored again, not to let the two of Abagai gain the upper hand, as for herself and her sister. Hai Lanzhu didn't care which ranking was at the top and which was at the bottom.For Zhe Zhe, he and his sister Hai Lanzhu are two pawns placed in the palace by the Horqin Tribe, evenly matched and indistinguishable. Dorgon, Dorgon is her only lover, but now, even Dorgon can't help her, she is fighting alone in this deep palace, and she can't ask for help.The only person who can help you is yourself.Now that I am at the bottom of the well, how can I create a ladder to rise above the water and see the sky again? Da Yu'er forced herself to calm down, not to be angry, not to be jealous, when soldiers come to block her, and when water comes to cover her, there will always be a solution, she will figure out a way, she will figure it out.I can use a few sticks of incense and two bolts of silk to easily take advantage of the opportunity to win Dorgon's heart again, and I will definitely make a surprise attack to win Huang Taiji's heart again.Even for one night.Just one night is fine. But what is the trick?She knew that, in order to win the emperor's favor, Qi Lei used to use singing, dancing and sensual tricks; Na Mu Zhong not only fiddled with cosmetics, powders and spices with all her heart, but also recently began to collect the secret recipes of delicacies all over the world, using delicacies to lure the emperor; Concubine Batma blindly pays attention and accepts everything. She can't learn her style, nor is she willing to learn it; Looks like—my sister's current scenery is a combination of her own style and Qi Lei's charm. I once used this misunderstanding to make mistakes, and caught the emperor's slip of the tongue and pushed my sister into the East Palace; now, she should use What is the way to pull her out of the East Palace and give him half a bed?Namuzhong, Batma, Qilei... Da Yu'er suddenly remembered that Qilei sent a poem to Huang Taiji and asked for his life to be a nun that year, and his thoughts changed, and he thought of a plan.It's not just me who is left out by the emperor, why should I get into the horns and struggle alone?Since you are alone and helpless, you must find a way to unite with others and seek assistance. After making up her mind, Da Yu'er turned over and sat up, calling for Lonicera to come in, and so on, give orders. Liandong waited outside the door for a long while, worried and anxious about the sudden anger and joy of the master, suddenly seeing her treat guests to drink tea as if nothing happened, she was surprised: "So what if they don't come?" Da Yuer smiled and said: "You just said that I have something to discuss, and they will definitely come." Liandong was puzzled, but seeing the smile on the master's face, she felt relieved, so she ordered the little girls to go to the palaces to invite people.Sure enough, the noble concubine Na Muzhong and Batma were eating tea together, saying that they had already eaten, thank you Concubine Zhuang for thinking about it; Jiji Ulanara played the queen-to-be early in the morning, and went out of the palace to the Hogbeile Mansion for the festival; Those who are narrow-minded and low-minded, who refuse to get close to the concubine of the fifth palace, just reason that it is not easy to rest on their bodies.Therefore, those who were invited to come here were only three or five insignificant concubines from East and West Palaces. Liandong can still speculate on others, but the two concubines, Concubine Shu and Concubine Shu, are the rightful masters, if they refuse to come, Concubine Zhuang will definitely hide and complain that she can't do things.So he came to Yanqing Palace in person, and saw two concubines sitting cross-legged on the kang, directing the maids to tease Ye Xi to play, but they didn't bet on money, they only bet some candy, no matter whether they win or lose, they will be rewarded Eat with the maid of the play.The lacquer food boxes on the kangji were full of candies, candied fruit, and flower cakes of various colors. Everyone was having fun and laughing endlessly.Seeing Lonicera, he smiled and said, "Why are you here too? Do you want to play together?" He also asked Ban Xia to take cakes and reward Lonicera to eat. Liandong then knelt down next to Kang Yan'er to thank him, and kowtowed with an apologetic smile: "The two empresses are Jin'an. Since today is the Dragon Boat Festival, our empress said it was a day of reunion, so I would like to invite the two empresses to get together. Chat and eat zongzi. If the two empresses don't go, the empresses will definitely scold Lonicera for not being able to speak, and come to invite them in person. It's just that there are already several empresses waiting in the palace, so it is not good for the empresses to leave the guests here, so I beg the two empresses to please Wan sympathizes with our empress, and please move to go. If the empress is afraid that the tea in Yongfu Palace is not as delicious as here, it is better to take it and eat it together; A lady goes over." What he said made Na Muzhong laugh, and scattered the melon seeds in his hand, pointing to Lonicera and laughing: "You girl can talk. In the name of inviting us to tea, you want to steal my things; Forget it, I want you to recite it, if you can’t recite it, you will be beaten.” Liandong really squatted down with his back to the kang, and said with a smile: "Then please get on the horse." Na Muzhong laughed so hard that he pushed Liandong away and said, "I'll just brag about your lifeless little hoof, if you dare If you throw me down, you won't be able to pay for ten lives." Chaier jokingly said, "I'll get the saddle and boots for the empress." Jian Qiu also laughed and said, "Forget the saddle, just don't forget the horse. The whip and the horse's bit are the ones." As he said that, everyone laughed. Banxia and Jianqiu then waited on the noble concubine Shu to wear them, and asked Chai'er to put the unused flower cakes and candied fruit in another food box and take them to Yongfu Palace together. The next day when Emperor Taiji came to the court, all the ministers went to discuss the affairs as usual. When the court was about to leave, Prince Li Dai Shan looked embarrassed, and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have another copy here, but it is for others to attack. I don't know. Play it right or not." Seeing his shy expression, Huang Taiji felt curious, and asked: "But I don't know who is so arrogant and dares to ask Prince Li to do it for him." Dai Shan smiled and said: "Speaking of the people who entrusted the old minister to intercede, it was not one or two people, but a secret book entrusted by all the empresses in the harem collectively. Therefore, although the old minister finds it difficult, it is inconvenient to refuse. I hope the emperor will be sympathetic." As he said, he played and folded. When Huang Taiji opened the seal and looked at it, he was taken aback for a moment, then thought for a while, laughed, closed the fold again, and asked Daishan, "Do you know what is written on the fold?" Dai Shan shook his head and said, "I don't know. What the empress played is a secret book, and I dare not open it without authorization." Huang Taiji smiled and said: "It's okay, since you have meddled in my housework and helped me to plead for mercy, you must know what you are asking for? Instead, help me to see what is written in this memorial mean?" Dai Shan respectfully accepted it, and when he opened it to look, it was inscribed with the words "One Dendrobium Pearl" on the sprinkled gold paper, and below it was a music score, with the seals of the concubines on the corners.Dai Shan couldn't understand it, so he returned the letter and said in secret: "I am so stupid that I can't solve the emperor's doubts." The emperor laughed and said: "Daishan, Daishan, you are indeed old. You are really not ventilated, and you don't understand the style." Then he folded his sleeves and left. Daishan hit the boring gourd, so he was very puzzled.Down to face, still bowed his head puzzled.Seeing him like this, Dorgon couldn't help asking curiously: "Brother, what is written in that booklet, even you, a veteran minister who has experienced many battles, can't understand it." Dai Shan then explained the contents of the fold.Dorgon was taken aback for a moment, hesitating and speechless for a moment.Dai Shanhui misunderstood and said with a smile: "Fourteenth brother doesn't understand either? If you follow the emperor's words, you are also uninspired and incomprehensible. Are you old too?" Dorgon shook his head and said, "Brother, do you know the allusion to "Yi Hu Zhu"?" Dai Shan frowned in confusion: "A bead of dendrobium? What is that? Good brother, my brother is already at a loss, so don't bother him anymore, but tell me, what are these girls playing? What trick?" Dorgon said with a smile: "No wonder they entrusted elder brother to hand over this brochure, and it's no wonder that elder brother didn't know what he was referring to, and it's no wonder the emperor said that elder brother didn't understand style. This is actually just a play on words. Eldest brother is a person who rolls on horseback, I have never liked the knowledge of the Han people, so naturally I don’t know the allusions here.” Dai Shan frowned and said, "Word games? It's inexplicable." He didn't ask any more questions, and left with a shake of his sleeves. Dorgon, however, fell into another gourd, and also started to mutter.As soon as he heard it, he knew it must be Da Yuer's handwriting.Yu'er agrees with her like-minded, like glue, isn't it satisfied?Why bother to think so painstakingly to please the emperor, even came up with such a trick as group evacuation.I really don't know how troublesome it would be for her to tell the concubines of the palaces to sign this signature. She is clearly determined to win it. Does she care so much about the emperor's favor?Didn't she swear to herself that she would overthrow Huang Taiji and help herself replace him? Didn't she change her mind again?Thinking about it, I feel very uncomfortable. When Huang Taiji came down from court, he still went to Guansui Palace to inquire about Hai Lanzhu first, and then went to Qingning Palace. Zhe Zhe suffered from exhaustion due to successive celebrations after the year, and suffered from asthma again, so he described himself as lazy. Apart from sitting in the Qingning Palace and receiving a few headaches every day when he greeted him in the morning, he seldom took care of chores and only handed over small and big matters to him. To welcome the spring generation to propose opinions.Seeing Huang Taiji come in, he only ordered Yingchun to serve tea, and he didn't want to talk too much. Huang Taiji also asked about his illness as usual, deliberately asking: "Didn't Da Yuer come to accompany you?" Zhezhe lazily said: "She doesn't know what to do every day, let alone me as an aunt, she doesn't even pay attention to her daughter, she concentrates on studying knowledge, and she probably wants to take the female champion exam. You just ask her what she does?" Huang Taiji smiled and said: "The concubines of their palaces have joined together to sue me, don't you know?" Then he gave the secret book to Zhe Zhe. Zhezhe was puzzled: "What is this? It's not a word or a song, just an empty name, what kind of paper is it?" Huang Taiji sighed: "Perhaps you really need such a worry-free and energy-saving temper to be able to carry blessings." Without further explanation, he just put away the secret book again, told the concubine a few words, and then came to Yongfu Palace. In addition, Concubine Zhuang handed over the booklet, and it has been calculated that Huang Taiji will come to the palace when he comes down. Early in the morning, he ordered the maids to scent and sweep, and put sunflowers, pomegranates and gardenias in the vases held by the ladies, surrounding the palace pavilion, filling the room with fragrance, She even changed the screen and murals. She knew that although Huang Taiji loved her literary talents, she didn't like her being too bookish, so she deviated from her usual routine and only made fuss about her beauty, decorating the palace like a flower room.He also ordered the Imperial Dining Room to cook a few delicate side dishes, no meat, greasy or fishy, ​​meat and vegetable dishes, ingenious, all served on blue plates and placed under the flower gallery.I take a bath in Lantang and make up meticulously. Although she is not as beautiful as her sister Hai Lanzhu, she still has creamy skin and star-like eyes, and she is very attractive.The fly in the ointment is that the lines on the face are not soft enough, there are some edges and corners, which may be regarded as a kind of heroism in the eyes of lovers, but Huang Taiji thinks that women should be tender, if he is to judge, he may think Batma's blurry but gentle face is probably more attractive than Da Yuer's.However, today she deliberately changed her style, with heavy makeup and heavy colors, dressed in a gorgeous but not vulgar, flattering but not coquettish manner, sitting in front of the beautiful flower arrangement screen and waiting quietly. Immediately when Huang Taiji arrived, Concubine Zhuang knelt down to receive the holy driver, and did not get up after paying her respects, she still knelt and said: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Huang Taiji pretended not to know, and said in surprise: "What's the reason for my concubine? What's your crime?" Concubine Zhuang smiled and said: "The emperor is sage, insightful, far-sighted, far-reaching, what do you not know? Because the concubines are not in favor of the sisters in the harem, they dare to play with pen and ink. The courtiers read a book before school, offending Tianwei, I also hope that the emperor will take pity on this foolish person and not punish him." Huang Taiji also said with a smile: "You say that I am far-sighted, you are really planning strategies." So he held it up with his own hands, and saw her face like a full moon, red lips and white teeth, thick black hair with a hairpin holding a red fruit from a phoenix, and a fair and plump neck. A string of overlapping black pearl necklaces hangs underneath, and the cheongsam embroidered with plain white cloud brocade satin and embroidered with lotus wraps a mature body exquisitely and protrudingly. , couldn't help praising, "Aifei, you seem to be a little different from usual today, your complexion is so shiny, and you have gained weight, but you look like a bride." Concubine Zhuang was secretly surprised, and she covered it up and said: "The emperor is only allowed to buy makeup for the noble concubine, and I, an ugly person like me, is not allowed to imitate me and learn how to dress up?" Huang Taiji smiled and said: "You are really bad at learning now, and you are used to finding faults. Yesterday at the Dragon Boat Festival, I ordered the eunuch to give you a gift. You can compare yourself to Concubine Mei and move out the allusion of "One Dendrobium Pearl". Why should you blame me?" Pearl comforts loneliness'; today I just saw you dressed up beautifully, praised you a few times, and invited you to gossip." Pointing to the scroll on the wall, he said, "Dragon Boat Festival is not over yet, so I hang the painting of Qixi Festival first. Come out. Why are you in such a hurry?" Concubine Zhuang said with a smile: "This painting was originally drawn from a poem. Your Majesty can guess the meaning of "One Dendrobium Pearl", but can you guess what the title of this painting is?" Huang Taiji smiled and said: "This painting is about the Cowherd and Weaver Girl at the Magpie Bridge Meeting. It's not difficult to guess. What's rare is the coloring. The lacquer gold on the white drawing is also special, elegant and luxurious, even more beautiful than those painted paintings of ladies. It’s not too gaudy, and it’s not too plain.” Thinking to myself that there are many poems chanting Qixi Festival in ancient times, the wish of the harem is nothing more than two lovers who love each other and stay together for a long time, so he said, “If you talk about poetry riddles, could it be Liu Sanbian 'May the heaven and the earth, occupy joy, every year tonight'?" Concubine Zhuang shook her head and said: "This is from Qin Guan's allusion, 'When the golden wind and the jade dew meet, they will win but there are countless in the world'. The emperor himself said that the most special thing about this painting is the coloring. Why can't I remember it? ?” Huang Taiji suddenly said: "It turned out that the word 'Golden Wind and Jade Dew' was taken." So he joined hands and went to the flower gallery to enjoy the flowers and drink wine. After he took a sip, it turned out to be very light sweet rice wine, and joked: "Zhuang The concubine is not a white lady, so is she also afraid of realgar?" Concubine Zhuang was confident, and answered with a calm smile: "Does the Emperor want to drink realgar wine? The concubine will get it right away. It's just that the concubine has been busy for a long time and thought of these small dishes. The most suitable rice wine is sweet and light. Once the alcohol is strong, it loses its taste, and it is not beautiful." Huang Taiji smiled and said: "I was just about to ask you, it's not a fasting day, why are there all vegetarian dishes, isn't it too bland?" Zhuang Concubine pursed her lips and said with a smile: "The Emperor will have a taste of this vegetarian dish and then it will not be too late to comment." She rolled up her sleeves, took a chopstick and fed it to Huang Taiji's lips. Huang Taiji ate it with his hands, and was very surprised: "Why does it taste like meat? This is obviously cucumber shreds, carrot shreds, this powder is full of hard to tell what kind of shreds it is, isn't it?" Then he asked again. After chewing carefully, I woke up suddenly, "Yes, this is simmering shredded ham in vegetable juice, and it turns into a dish. It is not greasy at all. It is both a meat dish and a vegetarian dish. Thank you for thinking about it." They were deer brain tofu in lotus leaves, braised quail wings wrapped in bamboo joints, fragrant liver and chicken gizzards in sauce of various colors mixed with petals, and red dates stuffed with meat. That was the bowl. Rose Lily Soup is made by simmering scallops, bird’s nest, ginseng, dried crab feet, etc. into a broth, and then filtering it with high-quality filaments until even a star of oil drops disappears, and then sprinkled with rose petals to make a vegetarian soup.Huang Taiji praised everything he ate, and he was full of praise. Concubine Zhuang toasted her head cup and said with a smile: "The ancients said that delicious food must have 'color, aroma, and taste'. Now we add one more item to these three items, which is 'meaning'. Otherwise, even the best food, a meal The wind and the clouds are like burning zithers and cooking cranes, which is tasteless after all." Huang Taiji said: "But you always have so many particulars, and there are many reasons for eating a meal. Let's talk about it, why is it an Italian word?" Concubine Zhuang explained with a smile while laying out the vegetables: "This plate of deer brains is made into tofu, and the smell of lotus leaves is used to remove the fishy smell. Wings, the heart has a tacit understanding', it is to marinate the quail wings, then stuff them into the hollow bamboo tube and cook them in soy sauce, which is the same as lotus leaves to remove fishy smell; this plate of flower petals mixed with chicken gizzards, the color is the best, is' The grass and trees know the spring and return soon, and all kinds of red and purple are fighting for the fragrance'; the jujube stuffed with meat is "throw me a peach and repay it with Qiongyao"; Heart'……" Hearing this, Huang Taiji interrupted and asked: "These dishes are all reasonable. When it comes to this bowl of soup, this ball can be compared to 'elixir', 'Bihai' and 'Qingtian' are also easy to understand, but But where is Chang'e? Can beauties be put into soup too?" Concubine Zhuang covered her mouth with a coquettish smile and said, "There are egg flowers in the soup, which can be compared to the bright moon. Chang'e, it is naturally inside the moon." The emperor laughed extremely, put the chopsticks on the soup bowl and said, "I will also ask you a question. If you call it 'bihaiqingtianyeyexin', what is it called now?" Concubine Zhuang said in surprise: "one Why do you still have the bowl of vegetables just now?" Huang Taiji made a hand gesture and said with a smile: "So there are things you don't know, I'm here to teach you, this famous trick is called 'Wild Crossing Unmanned Boat Crossing'." Finished Leaning forward and backward with a smile. Concubine Zhuang blushed with shame and turned her back.Huang Taiji pulled her shoulders, with eyes full of smiles, and said in a low voice face to face: "My concubine, it's hard for you to come up with such tricky and eccentric ideas, for a while it's a book 'Why do pearls comfort the lonely', and for a while it's a painting Mystery 'Golden Wind and Jade Dew meet', and then 'Bi Hai Qing Tian Ye Ye Xin', there are words hidden in the music score, words are hidden in the paintings, and words are hidden in the dishes, how much do you have to tell me? Today, I will listen carefully to what you said last night, and we also said, "When the golden wind and jade dew meet, we will win but there are countless people in the world", how about it?" Seeing that the time is right, Concubine Zhuang snuggled into her arms and smiled, "The emperor has already guessed everything, what else can I say? Just don't blame me for talking too much." Huang Taiji put his heart to his heart and told him frankly: "I have read your scriptures, it was your idea, right? In fact, I thought about it when you first received the nine-nine-nine cold-dispelling order. In order to enrich the harem and promote the heirs of the emperor, blindly favoring the emperor is indeed against the original intention. I also thought about changing the method, lest you complain about my uneven favor, but the political affairs of the previous dynasty were tense. As the emperor, I blindly focus on concubines in the harem If you put your heart into it, you are not considered a Mingjun after all. If you don’t want to invite concubines like you to complain, it’s really embarrassing. According to you, what should I do?” Concubine Zhuang had already made up her mind, and offered her plan: "Concubine Chen was originally the sister of my concubine. My sister was fortunate to be summoned by the emperor. Concubine and concubine are honored. Wouldn't it be possible to hide their grievances? It's just that all concubines in the harem can be regarded as concubines." Sisters, during the Dragon Boat Festival yesterday, they came to the palace to discuss with the concubine in the name of the festival, trying to find a way to persuade the emperor to change his mind and treat the harem equally; There is a risk of losing sight of the other. Besides, there are countless beauties in the harem. If the emperor wants to be exposed to the rain and dew, it is indeed too idiotic. According to my concubine's suggestion, it is better to ask the sleeping eunuch to create a roster for all concubines. Sleep with the emperor at least once a month, so that everyone in the harem will have hope and will not be too resentful; and the emperor treats one more favorably than another, and it doesn't hurt." Huang Taiji was overjoyed when he heard this, nodded in praise and said: "This method is really good, if you command the harem, you must be better than your aunt." Concubine Zhuang heard this, pushed aside the table and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, please don't say such a thing, the concubine is speechless for a while, I hope the Emperor will not blame you." Huang Taiji hurriedly helped him up, hugged him in his arms and said with a smile: "I didn't mean to blame you. On the contrary, you gave me such a good idea to balance the harem, and I will reward you well." Concubine Zhuang coquettishly asked: "What rewards do I have?" Huang Taiji pondered deliberately: "You have to think about it carefully. I'm not very clear about the effect of your idea. How about it? Implement the new policy here first, if the method is really good, it will not be too late to reward you." It was a night that was scented with strong fragrance and the tents were warm with mandarin ducks. Huang Taiji and Concubine Zhuang had an unusually harmonious and sweet night, so there is no need to describe it in detail. The next day, a new order came out that the concubines should be summoned at least once every three months according to the roster. For several months, the harem came one after another, and good news spread frequently. Zhuang Concubine Dayuer, Concubine Nala, Irgenjueluo, etc. all conceived successively. According to the pulse of the imperial physician, they were all men. , because all of these are based on Concubine Zhuang's suggestion, so the extra care for her is different from other concubines.And Concubine Zhuang worked hard to get Huang Taiji to pay attention to her again. She is no longer as reserved and self-respecting as before, and she will do her best every time she serves, and she will do her best to make her happy. Moreover, she only wanted to hide her pregnancy The ugliness of the emperor is not intended to compete for favor, so he does not take it personally, and often persuades Huang Taiji to share his beauty with other concubines.So all the concubines were grateful, and pushed her more and more, especially those concubines who had never had ambitions in the East and West Palaces, they were even more grateful for the favor of Concubine Zhuang, and they were willing to discuss with her any problems, big or small. His prestige is getting higher and higher. Although he is ranked at the bottom of the five palaces, in fact, his position in the hearts of the concubines is far above all the concubines, and he is comparable to the middle palace. That Zhezhe was originally a man with no intentions in the city, but he was close to Dayuer and took her as his arm. Although he gradually realized that Concubine Zhuang's orders were forbidden, and he was a bit self-made to replace him, he knew that Huang Taiji was the most important person. The etiquette and law will never be abolished and established separately. Besides, Da Yuer is only popular among concubines. In terms of invitations, it is not as good as Hai Lanzhu, so she doesn't take it to heart. Son, and Concubine Zhuang also puts all her heart and soul into handling everything properly, so that the empress and concubines in the palace are well-known, but she is the only one who follows the lead.