Chapter 3 second quarter

In the evening, the emperor felt refreshed, remembered Prince Gong's note, and wanted to make a proper reply.So I went to the study again, and Concubine Li served the pen and ink under the lamp. After re-reading Prince Gong's booklet, thinking of his childhood, the emperor touched the brotherhood. So the past twenty years came to my mind in an instant. The most unforgettable thing is that every day at four o'clock, I got up to go to school. Let's go!" Immediately, he opened his eyes wide and shouted in a panic: "Fourth brother wait for me! Fourth brother wait for me!"

So the gauze lanterns were counted, guided by the inner supervisor, from the East Fifth House of Qianqing Palace where the prince lived, to the left gate of Changkang, through Yongxiang, into the Rijing Gate to the upper study room east of the Qianqing Gate.Although each has a master who teaches Chinese and a master who teaches Manchurian, as soon as they leave the book case, the two of them will definitely get together, no matter where they go, they are inseparable. The emperor remembered that when he was fourteen years old, he officially started to learn riding and archery, and he tried horses on Dongyi Long Street, west of the East Sixth Palace.Thirteen-year-old Yi Xin yelled out in fright when she was carried on the saddle for the first time, but within a few days, she was able to control herself freely and ride better than anyone else.From then on, Yi Xin showed her talents and caught up step by step!

"Alas!" the emperor sighed softly, feeling an inexplicable melancholy, and murmured: "The green lantern has a taste, it's no longer in childhood!" While talking to himself, he took out a jade-tube vermilion pen and scribbled. Concubine Li looked over the emperor's shoulder and saw two people in the painting, one with a gun and the other with a knife, fighting, so she asked, "Who is the emperor painting?" "One is me, and the other is the sixth child." Concubine Li's heart sank suddenly, her hands and feet were a little cold, she knew that the emperor and Liu Ye brothers were at odds, but why did they meet each other like enemies and fight to the death?

"This has been said for fourteen or five years!" The emperor said while drawing: "It's a trick played by the sixth child. The Ministry of Internal Affairs gave me a good knife and a good gun. He and I figured it out together. A lot of new moves came out. One day, the old man saw it and was very happy. He gave the sword and gun a name, and the sword was called 'Bao'e Xuanwei'." Concubine Li breathed a sigh of relief, wondering for no reason, and thought it was funny, "Where's the gun? What's its name?" She asked again. "The gun is called 'Dihua Cooperation'." The emperor turned his face and asked, "Do you understand these four words?"

Concubine Li smiled coquettishly, "How do I understand? I'm waiting for the emperor to tell me!" "This means that brothers must work together and go to battle to ensure victory." "That's how it should be!" "Even you know it," the emperor sneered, "huh! The sixth man just doesn't know! At the beginning of last August, I asked him to come forward to negotiate a peace. Who would have thought that he only listened to his father-in-law, Gui Liang, and really made friends with foreigners! I really don’t understand what he’s thinking?"

Concubine Li, who was listening quietly, gradually lost her smile and dared not say a word of praise.Because the empress had repeatedly warned her that she was only allowed to listen to what the emperor said that mattered, and she was not allowed to speak, and she was not allowed to echo or come up with any ideas indiscriminately. This was the family law of the ancestors.The weak Concubine Li would not dare to violate even without the Queen's reminder. The emperor, who complained for a while, felt better, stood up, walked a few steps, returned to the throne, and looked at the memorial of King Gong, thinking about it.

He has already made up his mind, and he is determined not to have Prince Gong come here.However, he didn't want to approve a few words and let it go. He thought that he should write a good-sounding and emotional sentence, so as to block the mouth of the government and the public, and let the "old six" appreciate his Literary talent, he knows that he can surpass his younger brother at this moment, and this is probably the only thing he can do! "This is just brewed." Concubine Li brought the new tea in a Kangxi multi-colored tureen to the front of the imperial court, "Yesterday, I bought Junshan tea from Hunan. Your Majesty, try it!"

"Yeah." The emperor himself used a bowl cover, and slowly filtered the floating tea leaves to one side, stared at the faint tea atmosphere for a while, and suddenly turned his face and shouted: "Lianlian!" "Lianlian" is Li Fei's nickname.She had just walked to the door, and wanted to tell the little eunuch to prepare some snacks, but when she heard the emperor's call, she quickly agreed, "Lian Lian is here!" "Tell me," the emperor waited for her to come to the imperial book case, and asked her, pointing to the memorial: "The sixth child is going to Rehe to see my illness, what should I tell him?" "This...," said Concubine Li With a smile, he said: "The emperor should make up his own mind. I dare not say."

The emperor knew that the palace had ordered his concubines not to hear about government affairs, so he nodded and said, "It doesn't matter, I asked you, and you agreed. The queen won't blame you if she finds out." With this statement, Concubine Li had to obey the order.She thought for a while and replied: "The emperor treats the sixth master like a brother. I am afraid that when the sixth master comes, he will feel sad when talking about the past. Then it is very inappropriate for the holy body. If the sixth master is considerate of the emperor In my heart, I'd better do my job well in the capital and share the emperor's worries. It's better if I don't come. Anyway, Qiu Liang has to return to Luan, and it's only a blink of an eye!"

Chen Zuo tactfully won Long Yan Da Yue, tapped the book case again and again, imitating Liu Bei's Kebai in the Three Kingdoms Opera and said with a smile; "Well, well, it's just what I want!" Seeing the emperor's smug expression, Concubine Li pulled out the pink handkerchief in her sleeve in the shape of five blessings holding birthdays, held it to her mouth, and smiled softly. So the emperor readily took a penny, pondered for a while, and used his pen that he had worked hard on "The Story of the Magu Fairy Altar" to write on the back of Prince Gong's booklet: "Since I left Prince Gong in the autumn , There is more than half of the Sutra, and I want to shake hands and have a face-to-face interview. I just read it for a little comfort. However, my body has been out of harmony recently, my cough has not stopped, and I still see red phlegm from time to time. Calyx love couplet, how can we be indifferent when we meet and think about the past? It is not suitable for the sick body! Besides, there is no place for a face to face compromise on everything. We will wait until this year when we return to Luan, and then we will have a detailed interview. Author You don't have to go!"

At this point, add the word "special envoy" and it will be the end.Suddenly remembered that there was a "clip" in the memorial, picked it up, and sure enough. Don't narrate one thing in the memorial, but write it on another paper, which is called "clip".Inside Prince Gong's fold, there is another piece attached, which says that Wen Xiang, the military minister who stayed in Beijing for business, also said that he went to greet Sheng'an in person.This man was born in the Guerjia family, one of the "Eight Great Nobles of Manchuria". Yidang, and he was tired these days, too lazy to bother, so he wrote another hastily: "Wen Xiang doesn't need to come. Special order!" I re-read it after writing it, and I feel very sincere. I can't return to my difficulties for a while, and I should be able to invite the understanding of the ministers and workers in Beijing. As for Prince Gong's thoughts?Then leave him alone! That night, the emperor was served by Concubine Li.If you sleep in the forbidden palace in the capital, you have to get up and pass the breakfast. At dawn, you will summon the military plane to rule on the affairs of the people.The political tour is out, and the procedures may be flexible.Moreover, the emperor had a lingering illness and had to be taken care of, so the eunuchs dared to "please drive" only after dawn. It has been a long time since I drove to the Rehe Mountain Resort in August last year, but Concubine Yi paid special attention to the emperor's daily life. In fact, she was always monitoring the emperor's movements. Served by her eunuch An Dehai. This An Dehai, who is called "Little Anzi" by everyone, is a native of Nanpi, Zhili. He has a rabbit face and a snake waist. With a parrot mouth and a cunning and suspicious fox heart, he has a special ability to pry into other people's privacy, so he won the favor of Concubine Yi.In the Forbidden City, there are fourteen eunuchs in Chuduo Palace, where Concubine Yi pretends to be the Sixth Palace in the West. According to the rules, there are fourteen eunuchs in charge, and the two leading eunuchs are called "leaders". , alone as Concubine Yi's confidant. The night before, Xiao Anzi played up the news that Concubine Li was serving pen and ink in the Imperial Study Room in front of Concubine Yi.But as soon as he arrived, the palace gate was locked and the news was interrupted.Concubine Yi, who has not received rain and dew for two years, looked at Concubine Li's pink handkerchief with jealousy and hatred, and could hardly sleep for a night.So when she got up early in the morning, when Xiao Anzi came to greet her, her first words were: "Go and see!" Where to "go"? "Look" what?Xiao Anzi naturally knew.With a promise, he left in a hurry.After inquiring, Concubine Yi was having breakfast, he helped to take care of the dining table, and stood back quietly, without saying a word, as if he had suffered a great grievance. "What's the matter? You!" Concubine Yi asked with a slightly tilted face. "The slave is angry for the master." "For me?" Concubine Yi didn't say anything else, she just took the gold inlaid chopsticks in her hand, pointed to a plate of steamed buns on the meal and said: "Here, take it and eat it!" Xiao Anzi knelt down to thank the reward, holding the plate of buns in both hands, stepped back a few steps, then turned and walked out. Concubine Yi slowly finished her breakfast, drank tea, and went to the corridor to "take a detour" as usual.Walking around to the back garden, I saw purple and white lilacs, brilliant and lovely, peach blossoms, shining like clouds, and several famous peonies on the white stone flower bed, which are about to bloom, especially delicate and beautiful.She was deeply surprised, she hadn't arrived in three days, and she didn't expect the flower event to be so lively. The flowers are lively, the people are quiet, and the eyes are full of fragrance, which suddenly arouses the lonely heart. The twenty-seven-year-old Concubine Yi suddenly remembered two words written by no one who knows when and who wrote them down, and said softly: "It's not as good as peach. Xing, you still want to marry Dongfeng!" Read it over and over again, sighed and moved lazily, turned around and glanced, just in time to see Xiao Anzi appearing in the corridor, knowing that he had something to say, so he stopped and waited for him. "The servant just came from the front. The emperor just passed the mouthwash!" Xiao Anzi bowed and whispered, reporting secretly. "Did you wake up so late?" "I heard the 'sit watch' person tell the servant that the emperor didn't rest until the third watch. He chatted with Concubine Li all night long." "Oh!" Concubine Yi asked pretending not to care, "Where are you talking so much?" "Who knows? It is said that I heard Concubine Li laughing softly!" Concubine Yi's face suddenly changed color, but she didn't want Xiao Anzi to see it, she sneered slightly, walked away, stood quietly to Hua, without saying a word. "The emperor too!" Xiao Anzi followed her, and said in a slightly complaining tone behind her, "Why don't you take care of your body!" good!Concubine Yi thought in her heart, this is a very upright sentence, which can be said anywhere.So she turned around calmly and asked as she walked, "What time is it?" Xiao Anzi, who was following behind, quickly took out a spring gold watch from his purse, saw the short and long hands pointing at the eight and three in foreign characters, and replied loudly, "It's a quarter of an hour." "Ouch! It's a little late!" This is a bit late when it comes to Zhonggong's greetings.She was going to have a report with the queen yesterday afternoon, because the queen was still awake from her afternoon nap, so it was inconvenient to disturb her.At this time, he decided to take the opportunity of greeting Li to severely sue Concubine Li.So I specially took that pink handkerchief with me as evidence.At this time, another eunuch came to secretly report that the emperor had spit two mouthfuls of blood not long after he got up.This is a common thing, but it happens to be with the queen. The Empress is two years younger than Concubine Yi, with a round face, always beaming with joy, with a generous and peaceful disposition, she is respected by the Emperor, and even more loved by concubines, eunuchs and court ladies.Therefore, even the shrewd and capable Concubine Yi had to be a bit jealous of her.But compared to Concubine Li, Concubine Wan, Concubine Qi, Concubine Mei, and nobleman Rong, Concubine Yi is already very arrogant.Just like the queen grooms and washes up every day, the concubines should go to the central palace to serve, only the noble concubine Yi can't.The empress also congratulated Yourong, and even when the emperor knew about it and expressed disapproval, the empress still protected her, saying that it was Concubine Yi who wanted to take care of elder brother, so she was exempted from serving her as usual. It is also because of this that Concubine Yi respects and loves the queen in addition to being jealous. At the same time, she also understands the principle of "coercing the emperor to command the princes".So in addition to respect and love, they also used some tricks to win over. As soon as he arrived at the central palace, he saw that other concubines, including Concubine Li, were already there.Only then did Concubine Yi realize that she had made a mistake. She should have come earlier, anyway, before Concubine Li. In this way, when Concubine Li was late, she could immediately take advantage of the situation, and even put down her face to admonish her for her status as a concubine who was inferior to the queen. sentence.Can't you just vent your anger? With this thought in her heart, she remained calm on the surface, greeted the queen, and greeted all the concubines.Turning his face to the queen who was sitting on the kang, he whispered: "I have something important, I want to ask the queen to look at it." "Oh, what is it?" Concubine Yi deliberately stayed expressionless for a while before saying: "I'm not busy either. I'll talk to the queen when the queen is free." The queen is very honest, but she is also very smart. If other people say so, she will believe it and leave it alone for the time being. Concubine Yi is different. I know that she is very calm, and her words and actions often have deep meaning. At this time, there must be something very important. , only in private. Therefore, the queen raised her eyes slowly, greeted everyone below Concubine Li, and said kindly: "You all go away!" So the concubines knelt down in order and left the central palace, each with their own eunuchs and maids of honor surrounded and left.The palace rules were purged, and there was no sound at once. In the shadow of the morning sun, there were only a caged thrush and a parrot hanging on the corridor, occasionally making the sound of flapping its wings. Concubine Yi was a little hesitant, afraid that what she said would be heard by the eunuch standing outside, and would be heard by Concubine Li.Therefore, between looking and looking, I still want to speak.The queen guessed what she wanted, so she got off the kang and said, "Come with me!" "Yes!" Concubine Yi was vigilant, and casually picked up the Empress's Xiangfei bamboo cigarette pouch with an emerald mouthpiece that was placed on the kang table - in this way, the maids close to the Empress knew that there was no need to accompany her, so they were discouraged. Entering the palace, the queen sat cross-legged on the upper head of the Nankang, pointed to the lower head and said: "You sit down too!" Concubine Yi thanked her for her kindness, and sat half sideways, took out the pink handkerchief from her sleeve, and put it on the kang table. "Whose is it?" The queen picked up a corner of the handkerchief, shook it off and looked at the patterns on it, "It looks familiar!" "Concubine Li's." "Oh!" The Queen smiled and put the handkerchief back where it was. This smile was rather sly, and Concubine Yi was secretly vigilant, she must not give the impression that the Empress was jealous of Concubine Li.Her thoughts were extremely fast, and her wording was very different in a blink of an eye. "I picked it up in the East Nuan Pavilion of Yanbo Zhishuang Palace yesterday afternoon. It's nothing, but," Concubine Yi frowned and said, "Because of the emperor's illness, the rumors outside are already annoying enough. If you want them to see this, why are you chewing your tongue?" "That's right! The emperor sometimes 'calls' there to summon his servants, why is Concubine Li so disrespectful!" "I can't blame Concubine Li for this. She is young and ignorant, timid, and has a good temper. Can she not obey what the emperor says?" The queen was silent, and slowly picked up the cigarette bag. Concubine Yi rushed to fill a bag of cigarettes for her, took a piece of paper coal, lit the cigarette in the crab shell yellow Xuande incense burner, and waited for the queen to speak. The queen was kind-hearted, smoking a cigarette and thinking, who said that Concubine Yi regards Concubine Li as a thorn in her side?Looking at her at this moment, she is actually quite protective of Concubine Li.It's just that if there are rumors about the palace outside, and I am in the middle palace, I have to inquire about it. So the queen asked, "What kind of gossip is going on outside?" "The queen doesn't know yet?" Concubine Yi pretended to be surprised. "Nobody ever told me that." "It must be that they are afraid that the queen will be angry." "There was no gossip in that dynasty, that generation?" The queen said calmly, "What is said outside is right, we have to listen to them, and what is wrong, just smile and ignore them, isn't it over?" "The empress is so virtuous! You can't help but get angry when you call me." "What are you talking about?" "There's a lot to talk about!" Concubine Yi seemed to be suffering from not knowing where to start, so she hesitated for a long time before she said in a general way: "Anyway, it is said that the emperor does not cherish his body." "Oh! So these are the words? It didn't happen in a day." Seeing the queen's calm and indifferent expression, Concubine Yi was quite disappointed.From the looks of it, one or two harsh words by right and wrong could not arouse her temper.So she deliberately put on an air of wanting to speak but dare not speak, and wanted to entice the queen to ask her first. Sure enough, the queen fell for the trick, looked at her and said, "You seem to have something to say that you don't want to say?" "I..." Concubine Yi lowered her head and raised her eyebrows, "I have something to pass on to the queen, for fear that the queen will really get angry." "It doesn't matter! You have agreed." "There are quite a few people out there who say that the Queen's temper is too good, and she abuses her body according to the Emperor's temperament. If Xiao Xiao and the Queen Mother were like that, the Emperor's illness would not be as bad as it is today." Empress Dowager Xiaohe was the stepmother of the late Emperor Xuanzong, with a strict and resolute nature, and fearful concubines. Using her as a comparison, it is obvious that the empress ruled the six palaces, lost her tolerance, and thus indulged the emperor invisibly, indulged in sensuality, and gradually became ill. .How can I bear this guilt? The queen finally moved!Surprised more than angry, but all attributed to anxiety, asked Concubine Ji Yuyi and said: "These words outside are a little harsh on me, but they are really good words. Look, what should I do?" "Of course I invite the queen to persuade the emperor more." "Hey!" The queen sighed heavily, "Isn't persuasion enough? You say what you want, but he perfunctory in front of you, and forgot all about it when you turned your back. What do you think can be done? " "Of course there is a way. I'm afraid the queen will be generous and won't do that!" The queen was silent again, she understood what she said, but it is really not easy for her to restrain the concubine's inheritance with the authority of the middle palace, considering her character.