Chapter 33 Chapter Thirty-Three

After the heavy rain, it is autumn.The sun is warm, the breeze is gentle, and you can smell the unique fragrance of autumn coming in through the window when sitting in the room. The two princes of Mongolia have arrived in Beijing with their crowds. Yunxiang, Yunli, Hongli, Hongzhou and other princes and Baylors greeted them at the gate of the palace. "The prince of the Heshuo department has arrived" and "The prince of the Irgenjueluo department has arrived",... This is an unprecedented and extremely grand ceremony since the Yongzheng Dynasty, and it is also a great favor for the two princes.

The communication was getting closer and closer, and I couldn't sit still anymore. I stood up and walked around for a while, then sat in front of the dressing table, looked at the bronze mirror, pulled out the hairpin on my head, and glanced at the jewelry box on the table, hesitated. After a while, he glanced at Yinzhen who was sitting at the table sipping tea from the bronze mirror, then picked up another hairpin and gesticulated on his head. He stood up, walked over to open the jewelry box, took out the magnolia hairpin, inserted it gently into my hair bun, looked at us in the mirror, and said, "Whatever you like is good." Looking at his solemn face in the mirror, I was silent for a while and said, "If what I like only brings me heavy happiness, is that good?" His complexion darkened, and he said in a hoarse voice: "After this In a few days, the anger should go away." My eyes were hot, and I forced a smile: "I am angry with myself, I have lived in the palace for so many years, but I still can't let go of my heart, I don't know how to cherish, and I have suffered others. , I’ve suffered too.” He frowned slightly, shook his head, sighed lightly, put his arm around my shoulders from behind, and said, “I’m still saying I’m not angry, I’ve become an ‘other’. Ruoxi, I won’t do it again This happened."

I stood up, turned around, grabbed his hand, raised my head and stared at him, and said, "Fortunately, the queen's illness has recovered, and the rumors are gone. If you enjoy the favor all by yourself, it is inevitable that some people will be jealous. Although I was I am angry, and I understand it in my heart." He took me into his arms, stroked my back, and said: "The punishment was too light, and I didn't get the lesson I deserved." I was a little confused for a while, I didn't know who he was talking about, I thought about it for a while, raised my head and said in surprise: "It's her, isn't she grounded? How can it spread?" He sighed softly Said: "The matter of Tibet is over, and the E family can be regarded as contributing." Sighing secretly in the bottom of my heart, the eyes of the people in the palace were very active, thinking that E Qi had made a contribution, and E Qi promised to be favored again. You can't get out, but others can get in.

She shook her head with a wry smile, her mind is so narrow and confused, she has been in the palace for a year, didn't she realize that the few Fujins brought out from Prince Yong's mansion, and the few concubines now, have never been provoked by fighting for cages? Something went wrong. "Your Majesty, the two princes have entered the palace gate." Gao Wuyong reminded softly from outside the room. He patted my back, and I hugged me hard again, before I let go, and said with a smile: "I'm going to Kunning Palace now." He stared at me for a while, then gently grabbed my hands, the corners of his mouth There was a hint of a smile, the brows also raised, and the look in the eyes was joyful, the depression of the previous two days was completely gone.I tugged at the corners of my mouth, smiled, and said, "Let's go, don't delay the business."

He smiled easily and said, "It's business to be with you." I was stunned for a moment, I didn't expect such a day to hear such heartwarming words from his mouth, my heart warmed up, I stood on tiptoe, and quickly said He printed it on his lips, and walked away. "Ruoxi." His voice came from behind, I was slightly startled, turned around, and asked in doubt: "What's the matter?" You, you will be friends too." Smiling and saying 'hmm', I nodded and turned to go to the layman. I was so moved in my heart, just because he can always easily understand everything I think in my heart.

Walking lightly towards the direction of Kunning Palace, chatting with Ju Xiang one after another along the way, the little girl heard a joke somewhere, and I covered my mouth and chuckled when I heard it.The atmosphere was just right, and I saw E promise walking towards him, followed by two eunuchs with solemn faces.Seeing it was me, the three of them hurried to the side of the road and got out of the way.Squinting at her, he still walked forward slowly. She leaned over to say hello, but before she got up, she knelt down suddenly, propped her hands on the ground, raised her head, with tears in her eyes, and said, "Your Majesty, this servant deserves to die. You did something you shouldn't do." , but this servant has been restrained for so long, please forgive this servant." After speaking, she put her head on her hands and prostrated herself on the ground.I paused, stopped, and stood silently in front of her. After a while, I suppressed the thought of letting her get up, hardened my heart, and said lightly: "Didn't you come out now?" With tears on her face, she choked up and said: "Miss Landong next to the empress has said that the elder brother will enter the palace today, and asking the servant to see him does not mean that the servant is allowed to come out."

The thoughts in my heart were ups and downs, and the young woman was confined in a small room, and it was not for a day or two, but for several months.The hatred for her gradually diminished in her heart, she sighed lowly, and said, "Get up." She was startled, as if she didn't believe her, her face turned a few times, and finally she stood up slowly. The two of them were silent for a while, and she said softly: "Have you forgiven the servant girl?" I looked at the slightly withered flowers by the roadside and said, "Since I know I was wrong, why do I add to the mistakes? Talking right and wrong is not what a wise man does." She smiled lightly, lowered her head and straightened her skirt, straightened her back and said: "Slaves' character is straightforward at best, and stubborn at worst, so how can they put so much effort into it? Think about these right and wrong. A while ago, the person who came to visit the servant had such meaning in his words, but the empress seemed to have misunderstood something. I said so, I will take back the words I asked for forgiveness, and the servant will leave."

The eunuchs standing behind her looked annoyed and looked at each other, one of them reprimanded: "A guilty person, dare to contradict your mother..." Before he finished speaking, my face tightened, and I said coldly, "啍" With a sound, he smacked his lips, then bowed and stood on the spot with his head down.I glanced at her, and said sharply to the eunuchs: "Anyway, she is also the master, so don't mess with etiquette." The two eunuchs knelt down at the same time, and said in one voice: "I dare not." E promised to look surprised, and looked at me inexplicably, then walked away slowly with his head down.

As soon as I entered the palace gate, I heard the voices of warblers and swallows.I let out a long breath, opened the corners of my mouth, let the smile stay on my face, and walked slowly towards the palace gate. 'The musk musk is fragrant and fragrant, and the pendant is ringing'. I stared at Minmin at the door intently. She was dressed in a Mongolian costume and sat gracefully beside the queen. She was as refreshing and lively as I remembered. A far cry from the beautiful woman. "My lady is auspicious." Hearing everyone's greetings, I was stunned, recovered my senses, ordered them to get up, and took a quick glance, it turned out that all the concubines in the palace and Fujin from various palaces had come.He took two steps forward and gave Nala a little blessing. Nala hurriedly got up, took my hand, and said with a smile: "This is Princess Minmin from the Yiergenjueluo family. Your Majesty once traveled with the former emperor outside the Great Wall." I've seen it before, I heard that the princess is very good at riding." Minmin smiled and said: "The children on the grassland are all very good at riding." I smiled dumbly, she was still so straightforward.

Nala smiled slightly, turned around and asked, "Xiaowen, can you ride a horse?" The scene of riding a horse with Minmin in the past flashed in his mind, staring at Minmin, with a smile hanging on the corner of his mouth, and said "Xiaowen has some very good masters. Although they don't ride as well as the princess, they still feel good about themselves." Nala looked at me thoughtfully, as if he was puzzled by the joy expressed in my words. Minmin was startled, she looked at me silently, there was a complex light in her eyes, after a while, she said softly: "You are Concubine Lan, the emperor's..." Before finishing speaking, she stopped, Glancing at everyone, he changed the subject in embarrassment: "How does your mother know that her riding skills are inferior to Minmin's?" When she asked this question, I was slightly taken aback, and then I realized that it was Ruoxi that Minmin saw back then, not me now Looking at his face, he hurriedly said: "I have heard the emperor say that back then, Ge Ge was excellent in riding and dancing, and was the most beautiful flower on the grassland."

Minmin stared at me quietly for a while, smiled slightly, and said softly: "Your Majesty, I heard that Minmin once had a good sister whose riding skills were not inferior to mine. Her riding skills were taught by the princes and Baylors back then. Just as she finished speaking, the voices in front of her suddenly stopped, a few people who vaguely knew looked at Minmin with a little worry, and then at me, and some younger people The Fujins were curious or quietly guessed who it was with such a big face. There was a burst of emotion in my heart, followed by a burst of sadness. The two feelings were intertwined, and it was difficult to distinguish the taste. My eyes were a little hot, and there was an urge to say 'I am Ruoxi' deep in my heart.Let out a sigh of relief, clenched his fists, waited for his mind to calm down, and said with a smile: "Wangfei is referring to Ruoxi." In an instant, the air seemed to be condensed, and there was no sound in the room, even the bumpy sound of the breeze blowing the window lattice stickers could be clearly heard.Seeing them staring at me dumbfounded, I smiled slightly and stared at Minmin.She opened her mouth, but didn't say anything, just sighed lightly, lowered her eyes, picked up the tea bowl and drank. When the name 'Ruoxi' came out of my mouth, everyone was a little surprised. For a while, everyone looked at each other, and no one spoke first. The atmosphere of silence suppressed everyone, Concubine Xi smiled and said to Nala: "Don't talk about these old millet rotten sesame seeds, please ask the princess to talk about the customs and customs on the grassland." Nala took a sip of tea, moistened After moistening his lips, he said: "That's fine, since the emperor inherited the great power, the national treasury is empty. In order not to cause a deficit for the counties along the road due to pick-ups, and immediately increase the burden on the people. In recent years, we have not held a Mulan autumn festival. We Probably none of these people have ever been outside the Great Wall." If you haven't witnessed it with your own eyes, you can't imagine the luxury of the royal tour.During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Jiangning weaving Cao Yin took over four of the tours to the south, which caused a huge deficit of three million taels of silver to the Cao family. After Cao Yin passed away, Cao Yong and Cao Fu tried their best to make up for it. , still cannot make up for it, one can imagine that apart from Kangxi's several times outside the Great Wall, there is nothing left besides empty names.Since Yinzhen succeeded to the throne, he issued decrees one after another, and began to check money and food with great fanfare throughout the country to make up for the deficit.He has repeatedly stated that he can no longer be as tolerant as he was during the reign of Shengzu, and that any officials who are short of money and food will be dismissed immediately once they are exposed.In December of the fifth year of Yongzheng, Cao Fu was ordered to be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Officials for strict trial.As a result, Cao Xueqin, the grandson of Cao Yin, fell into the situation of "rope bed and tile stove" from a prominent official family.It was painful for Cao Xueqin because he personally experienced the sharp turn of the family's decline and bankruptcy.But if the Cao family didn't end like this, and he didn't have such an experience, then there would be no world famous book. He bowed his head and thought silently for a while, then raised his head and took a look. Minmin was talking about the etiquette and customs of the five animals in Mongolia for Chinese New Year, and the matouqin, a musical instrument unique to Mongolia... It seems that I heard the melodious Matouqin music in my ears, and I closed my eyes and meditated, as if I was standing on the open and vast prairie, the herds were as elegant as colorful clouds, and the galloping horses chasing the wind, and the horses were in high spirits. of us. "Gege, let me tell you, you go in again." Xiao Luzi's voice came from outside the door, he suddenly came back to his senses, opened his eyes, and saw Cheng Huan had rushed in quickly. Concubine Xi gently shook her head and waved with a smile, Cheng Huan gave a perfunctory salute to everyone and stood between Concubine Xi and me.Concubine Xi wiped the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief while laughing and cursing: "You've become a grown-up girl, but you're still so careless, be careful not to get married." Cheng Huan smiled at her, turned his face, and asked softly: "Auntie, is the princess a friend of Aunt Ruoxi? Is this jade pendant given to Aunt Ruoxi by her?" I looked at the jade pendant she hung around her neck specially, Holding her hand tightly, he nodded. She withdrew her hand, walked in front of Minmin, bowed in a dignified manner, and picked up the tea bowl, and handed it to Minmin.Minmin was startled, her eyes fixed on the jade pendant, and she didn't say a word. After a while, Minmin's eyes glistened with tears, took the tea, took a sip, put it on the table, held Cheng Huan's hand, and said, "Which family are you from if Ruoxi gave it to you?" Cheng Huan Wiping the corners of Minmin's eyes, she said: "My aunt gave it to me. My name is Cheng Huan, and Prince Yi is my Ama." Minmin held the jade pendant and pulled Cheng Huan into her arms. After a moment of silence, she said softly: " So you are the daughter of the Thirteenth Lord, is your mother-in-law named Luwu?" Cheng Huan's eyes darkened, and he said, "In Cheng Huan's mind, Aunt Ruoxi and Aunt Xiaowen are both Ernian." I felt a pain in my heart, and hurriedly looked at Luwu who was sitting on the right. Her complexion was pale, her lips trembled slightly, and the expression in her eyes was unbearable to look at.His hands trembled slightly, he covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and his head hung low.Zhao Jiashi next to her held her other hand tightly and smiled at me with a slight nod. The imperial garden on the west side of Changchun Garden has green grass and flowers, and there are many deer, deer, tigers, bears, wolves, etc., although it is not as vast as Mulan Paddock with its vast grassland and rolling hills, but it is also a special scene. . Leaning against the tree, looking at the blue sky, a smile could not help but float on his lips.I originally wanted to find a chance to let Lu Wu and Cheng Huan stay for a while, but Cheng Huan pestered Min Min to race horses all day long, without a single chance.There was a slight sound of footsteps, and looking away, it turned out that it was Yinzhen and Gao Wuyong.Still leaning against the tree, staring at him and smiling.Seeing this, Gao Wuyong stopped, stood on the spot and turned around. He walked up to me, stared at me and said, "You've been exhausted for the past two days." I wrapped my arms around his waist, looked at him and said, "She's just in good shape, so don't overwork her. As a noble concubine, I have to worry I got up. I was a little more worried, but I can’t say I’m tired. However, Concubine Xi and Fu Ya helped a lot.” He stared at me, his eyes filled with affection, he was silent for a while, and then softly called: “If Xi." I said 'ah', but he didn't continue, just caressing my face with a smile on his lips. After a while, he said: "Since getting Honghan, you have changed a lot. Although this time it was partly because of Minmin, you did really well." On his chest, he sighed: "I used to always want to find a small courtyard to live a quiet and free-wheeling life. This time I came back, and I found it. Zhenxi Pavilion is what I want. Since I have Han'er, I may be tolerant." Some. That’s because I can’t change something, so I have to change myself.” He sighed softly and hugged me tightly. The two hugged quietly for a while, and he said: "You and Minmin still haven't made any progress?" I sighed heavily, and said sullenly, "Minmin's full energy is on Cheng Huan." He smiled 'chi', Gently patted my back and said with a smile: "Isn't this what you want to see?" I looked up and smiled: "It depends on their fate." He shook his head, smiled slightly and remained silent. A gust of wind blew, and he stroked the broken hair on my temples for me.I said: "Minmin is simple-minded. If she doesn't tell her clearly, even if she can feel it, she won't believe that I am Ruoxi. After all, some things are difficult to explain." He tightened his arms and was about to speak when suddenly There was a sound of hurried footsteps. With a pale complexion, Xiao Shunzi ran to the front, gasping for breath, stammering, "Report to the emperor, fourth elder brother,... Fourth elder brother fell off the horse..."