Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Double Ninth Festival

Ruyi was in a daze, and the blood on her lips slowly faded: "Linglingxiang? That's why I haven't been able to conceive, is it?" Jiang Yubin's expression was heavy: "The qi and blood are sluggish, and the pulse on the wrist fluctuates the most. If you don't see this Linglingxiang pill, I will think it's because of the young master's own constitution. The Linglingxiang gradually invades the skin over time. , it can affect the whole body, I don’t know how long the little master has been wearing it?” Ruyimu felt that his lips were not his own anymore, and numbly opened and closed slightly: "The year I married the emperor as the side Fujin, the tribute from Annan Kingdom was given by the emperor to Empress Fucha, and the empress gave it to me again." It belongs to Concubine Hui Hui. Calculated, it has been more than ten years."

With a deep sigh in Jiang Yubin's words, he said, "In the past ten years, the young master has been wearing it by his side every single day?" Ruyi only felt that her head weighed a thousand catties, and said with difficulty: "Yes. It was a gift from Fujin, and she later became a queen. This is the most precious thing she rewarded, and it has always been regarded by the emperor as a symbol of harmony between wives and concubines. Why not wear it?" Jiang Yubin's complexion was extremely ugly: "Linglingxiang was first produced in the southwest, and the local people often wear or decoct this thing. Those who are pregnant can cut off the fetal gas, and those who are not pregnant will have a long time to conceive. This thing is rare in the first place. , and it is so delicately hidden, no wonder the little master doesn’t know about it.”

It was as if my heart was being torn by countless sharp claws, and bloody marks dripped down.It was she who was stupid, so stupid that she had been calculated by others for ten years, but she was ignorant of it and didn't know it for a long time. Yan Xin bit her lip, almost bleeding from her lips: "This thing is a tribute from An Nan Kingdom, so there's nothing wrong with it?" Ruyi's voice was extremely low, as if she was extremely weak, and she was supporting herself: "You also know that this is a tribute from An Nan Kingdom. The tribute was for the late emperor, and no one knows whose hands it will end up in. An How could people in the Southern Kingdom waste such aimless thoughts. But I remember that when the emperor gave this string of bracelets to Fucha Langye, Fucha Langye kept them for a few days before giving them to Concubine Hui and me." A drop in her heart Blood is dripping down, that bright red color, it turns out that I have been looking forward to it day and night for more than ten years, and my thoughts have been in vain.She sneered in a low voice, that voice was like clear and cold ice, piercing her own cavity, shattering her heart, liver, intestines and lungs, and smeared all over the ground.

Either way, she mingled behind Hailan and Concubine Chun, killed the queen's child, and the queen made her child never come to this world.The harem is full of turmoil, life and death are fighting, it is really a retaliation for retaliation. Ruyi gritted her teeth tightly, hot tears hissed and burned her eyes, she raised her face desperately, held back, held back again.What is already lost, why bother to shed tears for it, the tears just wet yourself, it is better to let it flow back, burn your heart, remember the pain, and you will not be soft-hearted again. Ruyi held back her tears, and said slowly: "Concubine Hui has been obedient to the queen for many years, and she has been attached to her wholeheartedly. It's a pity that she is like me, with nothing under her knees. It's useless for her to submit to others and look at others."

Jiang Yubin showed a bit of hesitation, but still said: "Master, will you listen to my minister and implement it?" Ruyi said, "You say so." Jiang Yubin sighed: "If you talk about it in detail, Concubine Hui is much more pitiful than the young master." "Poor?" Ruyi sighed, pinching her own fingers, "Living in calculations, above the blade. In the harem, who is not pitiful?" Jiang Yubin's face was not very good-looking, and said: "Concubine Hui has always been suffering from old illnesses, and she can't do without the imperial physician. One is because she is wearing this thing on her hand like the young master. The other is that Concubine Hui begs The son is eager, and once summoned all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital to diagnose her pulse. This is the time when I took the pulse for the noble concubine, and the pulse of the noble concubine was Qi deficiency and blood stasis, and it was very serious."

"Seriously?" Ruyi asked suspiciously, "Didn't the best imperial doctor treat her all the time? Why didn't she improve?" Jiang Yubin said: "My lord thinks so. Why is the noble concubine so afraid of the cold in winter, and sweating again in summer, her complexion pale, tired and weak, less breathless and lazy to talk, irritable and irritable, and her chest and ribs hurt like thorns?" , menstruation is also irregular, and every month when it happens, there will be endless colic pain. It is all because the congestion does not go away, the new blood is difficult to settle, and the blood does not return to the meridian. If things go on like this, how can there be fetal gas condensation? "

Ruyi froze slightly: "You are an imperial doctor, and you discovered the pulse after only one diagnosis. Qilu was judged by the imperial hospital, and he usually treated the imperial concubine. Would he not know?" A meaningful look flashed across Jiang Yubin's face: "What the young master said is the most worthy of consideration. The disease is obvious, but the more it is cured, the more sick it becomes. The reason..." Ruyi's expression changed suddenly: "Qi Lu doesn't have such courage!" Jiang Yubin was full of respect, and said calmly: "Your Majesty's words are true. But during that consultation, all the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital all had the same tongue. Concubine Hui's illness was brought about in the womb. The root cause is still there, and it can’t be cleared for a while. And the prescription prescribed by all the imperial physicians that day is even more important. If you take the medicine according to that prescription, the symptoms will appear to be relieved on the surface, but in fact it is like Splashing hot water on the ice tried to melt the ice. It looked like the ice had melted a little from the outside, but Concubine Hui's physique was like a big ice cave. It gets worse, and when one day I can't take it anymore, I will be severely injured from the cold, and it will undoubtedly be drinking poison to quench my thirst."

Ruyi's heart twitched violently, and a burst of refreshing pleasure passed, but it was also desolate.In fact, compared to the empress, the fierce fight between her and the noble concubine Gao Xiyue over the years is the most fierce.All the way from the hidden mansion, vying for honor, vying for status, one ebbs and another, you advance and I retreat.Although at this moment, she is in a precarious situation in the cold palace, but Gao Xiyue, who is favored outside, is not much better. The hatred slowly accumulates in the chest cavity, and after a long time, it becomes a sharp weapon, blunt and rusty, which cuts one by one.In the past, she was the one who was useless; but in the future, it is absolutely impossible for her to be useless anymore!

When the emperor returned to Luan, Hailan was already four months pregnant. Because of the busyness of returning to the palace for the first time, the emperor had lost two children in a row before, so he attached great importance to Hailan's meconium, and there was a whole family around her. There are twice as many people serving, and a group of people follow at every turn.Afterwards, the Emperor's Longevity Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Double Ninth Festival coincided, and the festivities were so lively that it was not appropriate for Hailan to go out of the palace more often.

This day coincides with the Double Ninth Festival, the emperor has treated the Empress Dowager very affectionately since he ascended the throne, filial care, and the Empress Dowager is also in charge of the harem, so this year's Double Ninth Festival is extremely lively.According to the rules of the palace, on the first day of the Double Ninth Festival in September, the emperor personally accompanied the queen mother to climb the Long Live Mountain to enjoy the autumn aspirations.On this day, the whole palace will eat flower cakes to celebrate.The flower cakes were personally made by the concubines of the various palaces to present to the Empress Dowager, and naturally each had their own unique tricks. There are roughly two types of cakes: rough flower cakes and fine flower cakes.A layer of coriander leaves is stuck on the skin of the coarse flower cake, and rough dried fruits such as green fruit, hawthorn, jujube, and walnut kernel are sandwiched in the middle; fine flower cake has many layers, and thinner candied dried fruits are sandwiched between each layer, such as Preserved apples, peaches, apricots, black dates and the like are all made into money-sized pieces, which are very delicate.At night, the Empress Dowager was very interested, so she followed the emperor's rule of rewarding officials with flowers and cakes, and hosted a banquet for the empress and concubines in the Chonghua Palace.The night banquet is made of Chongyang flower cake into the shape of a nine-story pagoda, and two lambs are decorated on it to coincide with the meaning of Chongyang (sheep). They plant dogwood with everyone and drink chrysanthemum wine.

After drinking for three rounds, the joy of singing and dancing also subsided, and the cool breeze of the quiet night blew over the body heavily, making it a little more quiet and cool, and the yellow flowers swaying all over the ground were brilliant, and it also gave a feeling of being thin and haggard.The emperor added a bit of intoxication, looking at the black jade-like sky, a round of yellow crescent moon was pinned lonely on the black curtain, even the stars were dimmed.There was a weak and tired smile on the corner of the emperor's lips, and he said: "Every year is singing and dancing, and it is really boring." The queen laughed and said: "The song "Taoyao", my concubine remembers it is the emperor's favorite. It is often said that a young woman with no makeup and red clothes is just like a peachy peach. It is shining and pleasing to the eye." The emperor snorted lightly, drank the wine in the cup, and said: "White pear flowers are often used for banquets in the palace. Today, drinking chrysanthemum yellow is something new. Although I like this song and dance, I get bored after watching it too much. The empress does not like it." Do you understand why?" The queen's face darkened slightly, and soon she still smiled and said: "The emperor always likes to be ingenious." The Empress Dowager stroked the emerald red golden phoenix strands on her temples and shook her head, "It's fine to be ingenious, if you can always have a new look, it's good to serve the king." She looked at the emperor and said: "Emperor, mourning The newcomer Lu family bestowed on you by your family last year has only served you for a year, and he is still in the position all the time, isn't it in line with your wishes, the emperor?" The emperor smiled slightly, but was noncommittal: "The emperor's mother loves her, and my son loves it." The Empress Dowager lowered her eyelids slightly, and quickly said with a bright smile: "Emperor Niang originally thought that there was a desirable person by your side to take good care of you. If Mrs. Lu is not good, then she will take her time in her usual position." Go ahead. As a concubine, if you can't please the emperor, that's superfluous!" These words were not light or serious, but when they heard the ears of the concubines present, they were all terrified, and they subdued their expressions unconsciously.The queen mother smiled happily: "It's autumn now, and it's inappropriate to dance "Peach Blossoms" in spring when the peach blossoms are in full bloom. Emperor, let's change to a song and dance." The emperor offered a glass of wine: "But it's up to the emperor's wife to make the decision." The Empress Dowager smiled lightly, stroked her palms twice, but heard the sound of silk and bamboo curling up, quietly gurgling like thin veins of clear spring, like weeping and complaining, slowly seeping into her heart.However, among the chrysanthemums of various colors all over the ground, a slender and graceful figure of a woman is raised leisurely, stepping on silk and bamboo.The woman's jade-colored Luoman shirt, the light cloud yellow long skirt is as elegant as light clouds and bright moons, and the plain clothes are only embroidered with blossoming autumn chrysanthemums, which are only a few of them, and they don't need to be piled up with complicated embroidery threads. On her tall cloud bun was only a silver chrysanthemum tassel. If you didn’t look closely, you might think it was the moonlight casting the shadow of the flower on her body. Looking back at the sleeves, the cool breeze was dark, and his figure was ethereal.With a soft voice, she stood in the quiet moonlight and read sideways: "The mist is thick and the clouds are worrying about the eternal day, and the auspicious brain sells the golden beast. It's the Double Ninth Festival in the festive season, and the jade pillow and gauze cabinet are cool in the middle of the night." .After Dongli drinks the wine at dusk, there is a dark fragrance filling his sleeves. It is impossible to be ecstasy, the wind is blowing from the west, and people are thinner than yellow flowers!" It was Li Qingzhao's "Drunken Flower Yin". When she read the last word "thin", the lingering sound flew away, almost flying to the distant blue sea and blue sky, where it was stopped by the flow and lingering in a secluded place. It is not necessary for a bosom friend like Li Qingzhao to have already wet half of his green shirt, which made him feel sad.Her body slowly spun down, and as she spun down, she became a tangle of curly vines, falling between the spread skirts, like holding a jade-colored and crystal-clear flower, fluttering gracefully, Charming. The silver urn is full of beauty, and the green sleeves are attentive to hold the jade bell.It turned out that it was full of prosperity, just to set off the legacy of Yiren. The emperor couldn't help clapping his palms and said with a smile: "Dancing with the heart and moon in the willow tower, singing with the wind in the peach blossom fan. I thought the singing and dancing were already excellent, but I don't think it's more fresh and timeless to walk on the waves and sing and sing poems. It's just like this Good talent, such a beautiful dancing posture, I don't know what he looks like, have you ever met me in my dream?" The Empress Dowager smiled slightly and called out: "The emperor ordered, why don't you come closer?" The woman stepped forward slowly, gave a salute, and raised her head.When the emperor caught his eyes, he saw the woman's expression was cold, but she had a gorgeous posture, she was sculpted and graceful, and her appearance was very beautiful. Concubine Hui frowned, seemed to admire, seemed to loathe, and said coldly: "The moth eyebrows are jade white, the eyes are beautiful, the time is blind, the light is shining, it shocks people's hearts." The emperor glanced at her approvingly: "This is the annotation of Wang Yi's "Chu Songs". The noble concubine is very talented."When the woman smiled, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, it seemed to be a crescent-like smile, but there was no warmth at all.But if you say she is indifferent, but her eyes are flowing, and you feel that she has bright eyebrows, and she is looking forward to you shyly. The emperor tilted his head and said with a smile: "The person carefully selected by the emperor's wife is Li Qingzhao's Chongyang Sijun's "Drunken Flower Yin", which is really very timely." The Empress Dowager's brows congealed a slight smile, and said slowly: "It's inappropriate, what the Ai family says doesn't matter, what the emperor says counts." She said in a condensed voice: "This girl is the daughter of the minister Yongshou, a Manchuria inlaid with yellow banners. , birth is also considered precious.” The emperor nodded and said softly, "Come forward." Concubine Hui frowned, and then she smiled coyly and said timidly: "Your Majesty, it's a happy day for Double Ninth Festival. It's good to sing and dance for fun. What kind of poems are you reading? It's deserted." The emperor seemed to have never heard of it, he just looked at the woman and said: "The singing and dancing are very good tonight, why only read poems?" The woman lowered her face, but her voice was neither humble nor overbearing, without any intention of flattery or fear: "I don't like too lively singing and dancing, but I think the poetry of the ancients has a lot of meaning, and you have to savor it carefully to get interesting. I have heard of the emperor Adhering to the quality of the holy ancestor's literary heart, he is good at chanting, thinking that he will get the feeling of hearing the sound." The emperor's eyebrows and eyes were stretched with a smile, and he asked, "What's your name?" The woman lowered her eyes and said softly: "Yihuan." She paused: "It's the meaning of joy." The emperor's eyes were like the intoxicated evening breeze in spring, and he said: "In ancient times, men and women were happy, and women called their lovers Huan. This name is very affectionate." Yi Huan has star-like eyes. At this time, the eyes are like bright stars in the cold night. They suddenly light up, with affection, and said in a low voice: "Yes, the emperor is very knowledgeable. I like the word "meeting joy" most in my life. .” "It's a happy meeting between you and I." The emperor's smile was like the clear sunshine, shining down unobstructed, he paused and asked, "What's your last name?" Concubine Hui curled her lips and said, "A name like this is probably the surname of the Han army flag." Concubine Jia covered her mouth with a smile and said, "It's Concubine Hui who understands the origin of the Han Army Banner best." Concubine Hui turned cold and turned away. Yi Huan said solemnly: "Yehenala." The emperor was slightly taken aback, the smile on his lips was as if caught in the cold rain.The queen already had a meaningful smile: "Yehenara?" The concubine Jia said "Oh", covered her mouth with her sleeve, and said in surprise: "The Yehenala family? But the Yehenala family who was killed by my Jianzhou Jurchen?" Although the concubine came from the Li Dynasty, I also heard that the Yehe tribe was destroyed by my great ancestor Nurhachi. The leader of the Yehe tribe, Jin Taiji, was very sad and indignant before he died. Jianzhou Jurchen will also be destroyed, I wonder if it is true?" Concubine Hui saw Yi Huan's hesitant look on her face, she picked up her silk and smiled, "Although Jia Concubine is from Li Dynasty, she still knows a lot about our Aixinjueluo family's allusions." The concubine Jia raised the corners of her lips, and said in a rather smug way: "Isn't it? Since you are the daughter-in-law of the royal family, it is natural that the royal family is the most important thing in everything." The queen nodded with a smile: "Concubine Jia has given birth to the prince, and she has become more sensible and decent." The queen mother smiled indifferently: "The rumors in the past, you have listened carefully. It's just that the Yehe tribe has been destroyed by our Jianzhou Jurchens for so many years, and they have long surrendered. Yihuan's Ama is the emperor's servant. She A girl's family, I don't believe that Aijia can become a genius? Emperor, what do you think?" The emperor smiled and stretched out his hand to her, with a soft and gentle tone: "I remember that the Taizu's Empress Xiaoci Gao was the Yehenala family, and she also gave birth to Taizong for Taizu, which can be said to be passed down for thousands of years." The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows slightly, and said with a gentle smile, "Yihuan, why don't you thank me?" Yi Huanying bowed down: "My daughter, thank you for your praise." The emperor laughed and said, "I'm not complimenting you. The Yehenala family was born in a Manchu and Mongolian noble family, but it's really rare that they don't want to recite the poems of the Han people so gracefully. I remember that in the palace, except for Concubine Hui, It is..." He hesitated for a moment, and did not continue, but poured himself a drink, and said to Hai Lan: "Master Hai, you are pregnant, choose what you like and eat more." Hailan knew who the emperor was thinking of, so she pretended not to know, and said with a smile: "Don't tell me, this sister Yihuan is also very good at reading." Yi Huan's eyes were like autumn water, and she swayed: "The emperor is familiar with the history of poetry in Manchurian, Mongolian and Chinese characters. It is rare to serve the emperor once. You can't be someone who doesn't understand anything." The emperor smiled and took her hand: "Since you are so caring, you should also stay by my side and be a noble companion." The queen got up first and raised her glass: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, most of the concubines who have been canonized are from promises and official women. Now Yehenala has won the divination nobles in one fell swoop. It can be seen that the emperor loves him. The concubines offer a cup to the emperor. Congratulations to the emperor." New beauty." Although the concubines were unwilling, they had no choice but to stand up and congratulate: "Congratulations, Your Majesty." The emperor drank it all in one gulp, and ordered Yehenala to be by his side.The Yehenara family looked cold to everyone, but looked at the emperor gently and gazing, and smiled like the sun on the ice, shining brightly in the deserted. The queen gave a slight wink, and Concubine Hui got up and smiled coquettishly: "The emperor is tired of watching the old songs and dances, we old-fashioned people can't help being frightened, so the concubines can only think of some new ways to hope that the emperor will not get tired of it." The emperor looked at her with a smile, his eyes were full of tender affection: "You're talking nonsense again, how could I despise you?" Concubine Hui smiled sweetly, full of charm, pointed to the sky and said: "Today, the newcomers are singing and dancing, we have enough excitement on the ground, and my concubine's father sent all kinds of fireworks from outside, let's take a look at the excitement in the sky .” The emperor nodded and said: "The fireworks are not bad, but why did you think of this?" Concubine Hui gently stared at her eyes, and a twin-stalked begonia on her temples swayed and fell quietly, saying: "The concubine read "Youth Tour" in the past, and I remembered a sentence: "The rain is clear and the clouds are calm, the fireworks are light, and the mountains are clear and blue." Conquer the road, enjoy the spring breeze in Nanmo, 'Isn't it just the current scene?" The emperor nodded and said, "You are the one who understands emotions the most. Even a little thing can answer so many delicate thoughts." Concubine Hui raised her face, and Shuangxi hurried down beside her.But for a moment, a meteor-like white light suddenly flashed across the dark black sky, like a sharp whistling, colorful flowers immediately flew up, and the entire night sky was almost illuminated like daytime. Concubine Hui pointed one by one and said, "The red ones are the celestial maidens scattering flowers, the yellow ones are Wu Song beating the tiger, and the golden monkeys presenting fruits. These colorful ones are the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, the golden brilliance singing together, the iron trees blooming, and a hundred flowers blooming together. Look at that, the emperor. The chic concubine Yang Gui looks at the peony, there are also white snake fairies, a hundred birds facing the phoenix, and golden dragons soaring." Concubine Hui said something and everyone praised it. The fireworks bloomed in the air like pearls, and the blossoms changed gorgeously, like colorful butterflies flying, floating one after another.In the midst of the noise, I saw a huge firework blooming in the air, emitting clouds and clouds all over the sky, golden sparks flying away in all directions, and the orchestral sound of singers in the distance, as well as the applause and applause of concubines and palace people , the hustle and bustle mixed together, pushing the noise and hot spots to the highest point tonight. When the fireworks are gone, only the loneliness and tranquility of the sky are left, and there is a faint smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, which is slightly choking. Looking back at Yehenala's expression, the emperor said, "Why? Don't you like it?" Yehenara poured a glass of wine for the emperor, and said with a slight smile: "The fireworks are beautiful, and they are also lively. But if you only live in this moment, you will return to loneliness. It's better to be quiet and be a little bit of the sky." Stars, though dim, are always bright." A gleam of light flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he looked at the queen mother and said, "Sure enough, he was trained by the empress dowager. He has extraordinary knowledge and is different from others." The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed brightly, and said softly: "Aijia put her by her side, and all she can teach is the rules. Her thoughts are still her own." The emperor closed his eyes for a moment, and said with a smile: "Yehenara's temperament is the same as the two princesses born to the emperor's mother. It reminds me of my eldest sister, Princess Duanshu, who married far away." The Empress Dowager's expression froze slightly: "Princess Duanshu promised to marry Mongolia before the emperor ascended the throne, and only Princess Roushu remained in her boudoir and was brought up by Prince Zhuang and his wife. The Ai family can't see often. " The emperor pondered for a moment and said: "That's because the son is unfilial and failed to take into account the deep love between mother and daughter of the empress." The queen mother froze, and then smiled softly: "Why should the emperor blame himself? Prince Zhuang and his wife are loyal to the emperor, and they are the emperor's uncles, so they will definitely raise the princess well for the Ai family. Besides, Prince Zhuang Fujin is also known as a virtuous lady." Woolen cloth." "The son thinks the same way. The queen mother has sons and these daughters-in-law by her side, and they will be filial to the queen mother. On New Year's Eve, the princess will also enter the palace with Prince Zhuang and his wife to meet the queen mother. The queen mother can rest assured. .” The emperor smiled respectfully, turned his head to look at Yehenara, and admired him, "Your words can make me feel at ease, so I will give you the title of Shu and live in the Chuxiu Palace. From now on, you will be my Shu." Your honor." Yehenara's smile was shallow, and her expression was as peaceful as a mirror: "My concubine thanked the emperor for his kindness." The emperor held her hand and never tired of looking at her.But seeing the little eunuch Jinbao beside the emperor hurried in with a look of panic on his face, he slapped Qianer and said: "Your Majesty, it's not good, it's not good! The cold palace is in trouble!"