Chapter 139 Second History of the Palace Outside the Qing Dynasty (8-1)

"It's fine, don't tell Xu Yanzuo to read it," the emperor asked Weng Tonghe in confusion: "Why is that?" Weng Tonghe also heard that it was a problem with the velvet antlers.He was quite upset with Xu Yanzuo, but he didn't dare to disobey Yi's order, so he could only be silent. "What I mean is that Xu Yanzuo's prescription should still be obeyed." The emperor asked again: "Are you going to Jin Palace today?" "I don't have anything to do." "Go tomorrow!" "yes." Weng Tonghe, who was ordered to leave, saw King Chun for the first time in three months.His demeanor is not as sinister as rumors outside.His eyes are quite calm, his fingers can move, his voice is very low, his tongue is stiff, and he is a little disobedient, but his overall expression is only weak, and there is no "dead appearance".Weng Tonghe knew medicine and knew that this was the effect of Xu Yanzuo.

"It's much better recently!" Weng Tonghe asked: "Look, my lord, who's medicine is taking effect?" "I don't know whose medicine is better?" Hearing this, Weng Tonghe understood in his heart that Xu Yanzuo was respected on the surface, but in fact he was ostracized. Xu Yanzuo was not the only one who diagnosed King Chun's pulse. The imperial doctor took his credit, so King Chun didn't know whose medicine was effective. Therefore, he thoughtfully, not mentioning Xu Yanzuo for the time being, just asked: "Did you sleep well?" "I can sleep for a while."

"Can I have soup and rice?" "I don't eat much." "Also..." Weng Tonghe looked at his legs and said, "Can you get up and walk around?" "I can't walk freely." Chun Wang sighed and said, "I don't want to get sick like this. A while ago, I myself was in despair, but these two days are better." As he spoke, he opened his mouth and smiled, showing his sinister white teeth , but the spirit is happy, but it is obvious. Weng Tonghe was also very comforted, thought for a while, and decided to deliver the decree truthfully: "The emperor's intention, Xu Yanzuo's prescription can still be obeyed." Then he modified the statement subtly:

"My lord, please decide for yourself. It is always better for those who are able to wear it regularly, so don't be rigid." "Xu's prescription is really not effective. Ling Fu once prescribed a prescription, saying that he often drinks it instead of tea. I don't know what kind of medicine it is. It tastes so bad that I don't bother to take it." Xu Yanzuo and Ling Fuzeng, who were relatively capable, were suddenly said to be insignificant by King Chun, what is the reason?Is it his personal experience, or did he listen to the slander?Weng Tonghe couldn't know for sure, and guessed that someone was slandering him.This is exactly where Chun Wang is stupid, and what's more, he is ill, and he can't understand it.Thinking of this, Weng Tonghe felt that there was no need to say anything more.

Normally, he would not tell the emperor his thoughts, but only said that King Chun would take the medicine at his own discretion, so please don't worry about it.A few days later, the Empress Dowager Cixi took the emperor to see the disease again, and King Chun's condition improved greatly.This is also due to Xu Yanzuo. Although he himself was excluded, his views were adopted by the imperial physicians, who abandoned herbal medicines and paid attention to warming and tonic.It's just that "the illness comes like a mountain, and the illness goes like a thread", and I can't get out of bed until the end of March of the next year.

※ ※ ※ However, the days of Li Hou have been postponed again and again, and it will not be a foregone conclusion until the end of autumn and the beginning of winter.Everyone said that this was Empress Dowager Cixi's sympathy for the future family, because once a beautiful girl from the Eight Banners was established as a queen, she would be sent back to the mansion with advocacy.At the same time, sweep the main room and live in honor of the queen. When parents, brothers and sisters meet each other, they must be dressed in austere clothes, and they are not allowed to perform family rituals.Moreover, there are maids inside and guards outside, and pro-party members come to the door, and the inspection is very strict.To be honest, if a woman becomes a phoenix, the glory is certainly glorious, but the pain is also really painful, and the sooner she becomes a queen, the deeper the pain.Therefore, it can indeed be regarded as a great kind of grace that the Empress Dowager Cixi is not in a hurry to establish a queen, but who is this grace for?

Which family will the future queen come from?It won't be obvious until September, because there are still thirty-one "chicks" by this time.On September 24th, there was another re-election. The location was newly built in Xiyuan, with some western-style Yiluan Hall, and the time was at the end of Zichu and the beginning of Chou.Because each selection is mostly in the morning, and the Empress Dowager Cixi wants to see the beauties under the lamp, so it is set in the middle of the night. Look at it in the middle of the night, let's go after five drums, and leave fifteen according to Yi's order.Because of the act of looking at the beauties under this lamp, everyone believed that Empress Dowager Cixi was the empress of the emperor, and the emphasis was on color. Therefore, it was believed that the second girl who ruled Guixiang's family might be a rare choice.Because this niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi is mediocre in appearance, and her manners are not necessarily luxurious, if she is not a relative of Jiaofang, she might be "putting down the brand" when she chooses it for the first time.

If the niece of Empress Dowager Cixi is deposed, one of the two daughters of Jiangxi governor Dexin should be selected.The two young ladies from the De family are all beautiful, and the second young lady is even more beautiful.And because Dexin has been a foreign official for a long time, these two ladies have been to many places, and they have a broad vision, knowledge, and eloquence, and they have an advantage.However, some people also said that Dexin's family education was not good, and the two young ladies were used to being pampered since they were young. Sometimes they tried horses in Liulin, and sometimes they appeared on the stage in full bloom.

※ ※ ※ After three days, the last re-election was held.Eight of the fifteen were left, and the Empress Dowager Cixi ordered them to live in the palace, which meant that they should be carefully examined.Among the eight beautiful girls, apart from Guixiang's second girl, there are two pairs of sisters, one is the sisters of the De family, the other is the two daughters of Changxu, who have studied with Wen Tingshi, and the other is fifteen. years old, one is thirteen years old. These eight beautiful women live in different palaces.Guixiang's daughter lives in her aunt, that is, the palace of Empress Dowager Cixi, so of course everyone treats her differently.

The second is Fengxiu's daughter, who lives with her eldest sister in Shoukang Palace, and her eldest sister is Concubine Hui of Mu Zong.When the empress dowagers of the two palaces became Mu Zong's empress, there was a huge undercurrent. The empress dowager Cixi's favorite was Fengxiu's eldest daughter.Unexpectedly, Mu Zong obeyed the will of his aunt, Empress Dowager Ci'an, and chose Chongqi's daughter Arute, which finally caused a change in ethics.Fengxiu's eldest daughter was first conferred the title of Concubine Hui, and Guangxu ascended the throne. By the orders of the empress dowagers of the two palaces, she was conferred the title of Concubine Mu Zongdunyi and moved to Shoukang Palace, west of the Palace of Compassion.At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, this palace was the place where the Empress Dowager was cared for, and the concubines and concubines of the previous dynasty also lived together. .

When the sisters met, the imperial concubine Dunyi was both happy and sad, thinking of her days of desolation and sleepless nights, she burst into tears.However, I had to avoid people crying. What a joyful event it is to draft a girl and become a queen for Guangxu?I had to force myself to hold back my tears, act according to the rules of the palace, and listen to the maid's instructions on how to salute, how to address her sister, and how to answer her questions.Like a stranger who has never met before, she put up the airs of a royal concubine, asked a few words indifferently, and then ordered her to be taken out for dinner. Each concubine's food has its own "provisions", calculated on a monthly basis, how many catties of meat, how many chickens and ducks, and bring their own maids to open a small kitchen.Fengxiu's youngest daughter has no identity at this time, she eats with the maids, until the key is released at the palace gate, only then does Emperor Dunyi send someone to call her younger sister to the bedroom, close the door herself, turn to look at each other, Before opening his mouth, two lines of hot tears have already rolled down. Seeing this scene, the girl panicked. When Concubine Dunyi entered the palace, she was still in her infancy. This elder sister had never seen her before, she was very strange, so she stood there in a daze and didn't know what to call her. The Royal Concubine Dunyi knew that she was frightened, so she held back her tears and took her hand and asked: "Do you remember what I look like?" "Can't remember." "Of course I can't remember." The Royal Concubine Dunyi said, "You were not yet one year old at that time. well!Fast forward sixteen years. " "Big sister!" Fengxiu's youngest daughter asked timidly, "How are you doing?" In one sentence, he asked about the sad part of Emperor Dunyi, and said in a low voice: "Why is Ama so confused? It's not enough to cheat me, why did you send you in?" "Grandma originally refused to sign up. Ama said , I have to report it, and if I don’t report it, I will be punished, so I reported it.” "Hmph! This is what Ama himself said. If you don't plan to flatter, what can't you avoid?" Dunyi asked, "What is your plan?" "I...," the girl hesitated, unable to answer, it took a long time before she said two words: "I'm afraid!" "No wonder you are afraid, I don't believe that there is anyone who is not afraid of this kind of life." The imperial concubine Dunyi pointed to the pile of bits and pieces of silk and satin needlework and said: "I can't finish the work! One needle after another, it's like being stabbed in the heart!" "Hey, who is this for?" "Honor the Lafayette." Emperor Dunyi said, "I'm not alone, it's the same everywhere." Fengxiu's youngest daughter was puzzled, every concubine honored the Empress Dowager Cixi with female reds, how many should there be? "Does Lafayette wear it?" she asked. "Hmph! I don't like wearing it yet!" The imperial concubine Dunyi sneered mockingly at herself, "It's not like this, how do you spend your days? Little sister, you must not be buried here." The little girl is terrified!But what surprised her was her elder sister's bleak face, but she still couldn't feel the desolation of years of silence, long night, spring rain like tears, and autumn insects gnawing at her heart, so she didn't quite understand why her elder sister Has such a serious tone. "Don't say you can't be elected, just choose to be a queen. Do you think that life is a human life? The former Mongolian queen..." As soon as I said this, I only heard someone coughing heavily suddenly, and the little girl fell in without knowing it. She was so shocked that her face turned pale.However, the noble concubine Dunyi kept silent as if she was used to it, and only smiled wryly. "Who is it?" "It's Yushun." The noble concubine Dunyi said, "She's 'sitting night' outside the window". "Why are you coughing so much? It seems to be on purpose." The little girl said it well.Yushun is the confidant of the imperial concubine Dunyi, he is cautious, afraid that the walls have ears and talk too much, so when the imperial concubine Dunyi complains and gossips too much, he always coughs to warn. It is inconvenient for her to tell her little sister about this, because she is afraid that she will worry about herself, so she just thought about it and said: "You can sleep with me today!" "Is that okay?" the younger sister asked, "The mother of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that there are rules in the palace, and everyone has their own identities, so you can't mix them up." "It doesn't matter! You made the floor in front of my bed." So he called in the maid to make the bed.There are two floor bunks in front of the bed, and the younger sister sleeps with the maid.The two sisters couldn't talk deeply because of the lady in the palace, but they both tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. One had a problem with choosing seats, while the other saw relatives suddenly, which aroused thoughts of homesickness. In the middle of the night, the maid's snoring sounded louder, making people more and more disturbed, and the noble concubine Dunyi called softly: "Little sister, come to bed, I have something to tell you." The little girl agreed, and tiptoed onto the bed, put her head on the pillow, and exclaimed involuntarily, "You're crying!" Concubine Dunyi covered the pillow wet from crying with a silk scarf, and said to herself: "I forgot all about it." Yes forget the pillow is wet.It can be seen that this is a common occurrence!Only then did the little girl realize that the life in the palace was terrible, she shivered, and stammered, "I hope I don't get selected." "It's not easy to be selected, but not difficult to be selected. However, don't overdo it. It's not a joke to get annoyed." "Elder sister, please explain clearly. What should I do? What can I do to not be too much?" It's easy to say, but it's the exact opposite of hiding one's clumsiness. Try to cover up your strengths, but you might as well expose your weaknesses.However, it should not be too much, otherwise it will arouse the disgust of the Empress Dowager Cixi and affect the future of their fathers. "For example," Imperial Concubine Dunyi feared that my younger sister would not understand, so she explained with an example: "That pink robe you wore during the day, you can't wear it. You should wear blue." "why?" "Lafayette doesn't like two colors, one is yellow and the other is blue. The yellow one will make the skin look yellow, and the blue one is too dark and looks old-fashioned." "I see. I have a robe of sapphire satin embroidered with red flowers, and I will wear that one that day." "That's right! It doesn't matter if you have red flowers." The imperial concubine Dunyi asked, "Do you have a waistcoat of the same color?" "No." "I'll find one for you." The Royal Concubine Dunyi said again: "Lafayette likes to stand upright and look very energetic. Don't act like that. She will naturally put down the sign when she sees it." After teaching and discussing in this way, I was tired of talking, but I had a good night's sleep.But after only sleeping for an hour or two, she had to get up. The noble concubine Dunyi hurriedly washed and put on her makeup, and before she had time to eat, she went to Chuxiu Palace to pay her respects.Before leaving, I told my little sister not to walk or talk nonsense, and entrusted her to Yushun before going out. It took an hour to come back, but he was not alone.There was a beauty in her thirties who came with her. She was tall and tall, and her ivory-like skin was extremely delicate. Coupled with a pair of eyes that shone brightly when looking forward, she looked even more luxurious, and one had to look at it more often. "Sister Yushun," the little girl saw through the window and asked quietly, "Who is this?" "Respecting the imperial concubine Yi." "Ah! It's her!" The younger sister heard from family members that the imperial concubine Jingyi was first conferred the concubine Yu, her surname was Hesheli, and her father was a magistrate named Chongling.When Tongzhi was established, she was the one who crowned all the others.What Mu Zong respected back then was the empress, but what he loved was Concubine Yu. Just thinking about this, the noble concubine Dunyi has led the noble concubine Jingyi into the house, and the younger sister is also like Yushun, standing and waiting, and then when the eyes meet, please greet her. "This is your sister?" Imperial Concubine Jingyi asked this question, waved her hands and said: "Little sister, come! Let me see." The little girl was a little shy, so the imperial concubine Dunyi said modestly: "Little child, I have never seen the world and don't know the rules." Then she ordered: "Come here, and greet the imperial concubine Jingyi." "No need, no need!" Concubine Jingyi grabbed her arm, stared at her with a smile, then rolled her eyes nimbly, looking at her from head to toe: "You look so handsome. Let me see your hand .” While holding hands and watching, they kept praising.The little girl knew that she was speaking politely, but she was still very happy in her heart, thinking her voice was nice.It is an honor to be praised by such a person. The younger sister also took this opportunity to take a closer look at Concubine Jingyi.It is very close at hand, and one stands and the other sits in a posture of looking down, without looking at it, without any scruples, so it can be seen very clearly.Looking from a distance, she looks very handsome, but when she looks closely, she is haggard, with dry skin and countless wrinkles, but it is hidden under the high-quality palace powder, and it is not easy to find it a few feet away. When she found out her true face, the little girl was secretly startled. She was just in her early thirties, and with such an old age, it was not difficult to know what kind of invisible torture she had suffered in the past fourteen years, and when the torture would end?It seems that the only way to get rid of death is to rest! If he was selected, he might look like this ten years later.Thinking of this, the little girl was sweating in the palms of her hands.Concubine Jingyi quickly noticed, "What's the matter?" She asked with concern: "You don't feel well there? Your palms are so hot." The little girl really couldn't bear it anymore, she just wanted to be alone and think about her thoughts, so she pretended to be dizzy with these words, "I probably caught a cold." She said, "My head hurts a lot, and I feel flustered." This action made the imperial concubine Dunyi panic and shouted "Yushun" repeatedly.There are a lot of proprietary medicines in the palace, and Yushun is in charge of medicines, so she naturally knows some medical skills. When she heard about her "illness", she brought some "Baohe Pills" and asked her to swallow them with "Dengxinshui".Then take her to the suite to lie down and rest. The little girl was in a mess, and it took a long time to calm down.Suddenly I heard someone whispering in front of me, "You have a bad idea." It was the voice of Imperial Concubine Jingyi, "You know she hates blue, but you let your little sister wear blue clothes, what would she think? Okay ! An Xin is coming against me!" Before the words were finished, the imperial concubine Dunyi exclaimed softly: "Ah! I didn't think of it, thanks to you reminding me. It's not right, it's not right!" "Of course not. Maybe others don't know how to avoid wearing blue, but you can still say that your little sister can't do it! Even if it's unintentional, it's intentional in her eyes. Aren't you looking for trouble yourself?" "That's right. But," the imperial concubine Dunyi said in a worried voice, "I have to find another way! One of our family has already suffered here, so we can't trick another one." "Don't worry! I'll give you an idea." " Concubine Jingyi said, "This matter must be entrusted to Da Gege." Big Gege is Princess Rongshou.Mentioning her, the noble concubine Dunyi also remembered that she had heard that the eight beautiful girls who stayed in the palace, except the daughter of Gui Xiang's family, were all assigned to Princess Rongshou to test their speech and conduct.If we can get rid of it from her, it will be the best way to get rid of the bottom line. "It's a good way." The noble concubine Dunyi asked, "What do you think?" "That's easy. Just say that your little sister is not in good health. It's inconvenient for you to speak, so I will speak for you." "That would be very grateful." Hearing this, the little girl suddenly felt refreshed, sat up straight, and then thought, why not pretend to be asleep, and listen to their words more. "What do you think?" It was her eldest sister who asked, "Whose hands did that gold inlaid jade Ruyi fall into?" "It's hard to say." Concubine Jingyi said, "Until now, there has been no word from above." "What do you think?" "According to my opinion," Imperial Concubine Jingyi suddenly pulled away, "Han people pay attention to the relationship between relatives and relatives, and marriage between Chinese and foreign cousins." Her point of view was very clear.Fangjiayuan is the emperor's uncle's home, and Guixiang's daughter should be chosen after the Empress Dowager.But would the emperor be willing to build a golden house for his cousin like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did to his cousin Chen Ajiao?Naturally, it is something that the noble concubine Dunyi is deeply interested in. Saying that she is interested is worse than saying that she is concerned, which can better express her mood.This kind of mood is also shared by Imperial Concubine Jingyi and another noble concubine Zhuanghe, the aunt of the Mongolian Empress Arut.Because although they were concubines of previous dynasties, they are of the same generation as the current emperor, and they are like sisters-in-law with the future queen.The empress rules the six palaces, so she naturally has proper courtesy to the former emperor's concubines, but if they are of the same generation, they will be respected by the middle palace, and they will be restrained in the future.In this way, whether the temperament of the future queen is peaceful or strict will have a lot to do with them. "Sister Yu," that's what the imperial concubine Dunyi called her when she moved to Shoukang Palace together after the death of Mu Zong, "Is the empress chosen by Lafayette, or the emperor himself?" "Who knows? I've heard Lafayette keep saying that the emperor needs to judge with his own eyes." Concubine Jingyi lowered her voice very softly, "Who doesn't know that this 'master' is duplicity?" The noble concubine Dunyi remained silent for a while, and then said after pondering for a long time: "I think there is another reason for keeping the eight of them in the palace for a few days. They are named eight, and the emperor can see them. There is only one, and this one will naturally take advantage of others." Concubine Jingyi nodded deeply: "You see it very clearly, that's what happened." "Let's," Imperial Concubine Jingyi said enthusiastically, "I'll go to pay my respects tomorrow morning, so I'll take a closer look and see what the Emperor is doing to his cousin?" "I'm afraid I won't see anything! In front of Lafayette, the emperor dare not take a step or say a word. Even if he likes him, he doesn't dare to show any frivolity!" "That's not to say, if a person has a shadow of someone in his heart, he will not be able to control himself. Those eyes are simply irresistible. He said he would not look at it, but he glanced over it again." "Really!" Imperial Concubine Jingyi laughed. "Where did you get this set of knowledge?" "It's not what you taught." "I taught it?" Imperial Concubine Jingyi was still smiling, but it was a horrified smile, "Isn't this a matter of nothing!" "As soon as I say it, you will understand. No matter where the Lord Long Live is, as long as you are there, just look at his ecstasy! Wherever your shadow is, where his eyes are, even if you are afraid Talking to the two empress dowagers, they can suddenly turn their faces to look at you." Sure enough, think about it!Concubine Jingyi had unexpected joys, but more desolation.Back then, the favors of the six palaces were all in one body, only because the Empress Dowager Cixi failed to fulfill her wish, but because of the "Concubine Hui" in front of her, she regarded the Mongolian queen as a thorn in her eyes, and even herself suffered a lot.Unexpectedly, the "Concubine Hui" who was jealous and feuding in the past can now talk about her past hatreds as a joke without any grievances. It is really comforting, but if "Long Live Lord" is still alive, "Concubine Hui" There would be no such energy.Thinking of this, the comfort I felt in my heart immediately turned into infinite melancholy and sorrow. "Alas!" Imperial Concubine Jingyi sighed, "Why are you still mentioning it? Everyone is miserable." As he spoke, his eye sockets became moist. "It's my fault," Imperial Concubine Dunyi said apologetically, "for making you sad. Let's talk about other things!" So the topic turned to Empress Dowager Cixi's longevity, and she should be filial.The concubine's birthday gift is nothing more than needlework, which is really nothing to talk about, and the two of them talked tirelessly, should they turn their heads for the deer in the pattern of "Deer and Crane in Spring"?We talked for more than an hour, but there was no result. The little girl who was locked in the suite, in her impatience, had a realization, how could she pass the time if she didn't chat like this for a long time in the palace? ※ ※ ※ Due to the tacit understanding the day before, when they went to the Chuxiu Palace to pay their respects in the early morning, the imperial concubine Dunyi and the imperial concubine Jingyi paid special attention to the emperor's attitude towards his cousin.But just as Concubine Jingyi expected, "I can't see anything"!Because the emperor didn't stay in Chuxiu Palace for much time, and Guixiang's daughter, even though she is the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi, because she has no status, she can't stand in the palace like Princess Rongshou because she has no status. After Empress Dowager Cixi died, she was only at the forefront of the court ladies.In addition, the appearance is not outstanding, and the words are not surprising, so it is easy to be ignored. But the imperial concubine Dunyi had her opinion, and concluded that the emperor would never choose his cousin as the queen. "Looking left and right, I can't see that she looks like a queen. And she is not lucky." Concubine Yihuang quietly said to Concubine Jingyi, "I think Lafayette probably also knows that this girl from her natal family is not very good! So she is not working hard until now. It seems that she is just letting her try her luck. The best thing is when she meets her. It doesn’t matter if you don’t touch it.” "What a big deal! It doesn't matter how you say it. Maybe Lafayette has already mentioned it to the emperor." "If Lafayette mentioned it to the emperor, Da Gege must know. What did she say?" "She didn't say anything, so it's inconvenient for me to ask her. It's about your little sister. I asked her for you, and she agreed. But I dare not say if it can be done. Just wait for the fifth day of October!" ※ ※ ※ The day of Empress Li was chosen on the fifth day of October, and the time was set at Yin time before dawn, which was an auspicious day specially selected by Qin Tianjian Cheng Yi. The place where the Queen stands is Tihe Hall.This place was originally the Chuxiu Gate. After the Yikun Palace in the West Sixth Palace was connected with the Chuxiu Palace, the gate was demolished and converted into a hall.At this time, the lamps and candles were brightly lit, the fire was blazing, and all the furnishings were replaced with bright red except the throne was still wrapped in yellow satin, making it look more joyful. The selected ones went through another round of elimination, and there were only five people left in the Tihe Hall.Besides Guixiang's daughter, there are two pairs of sisters from Dexin and Changxu's family.Of the other three, only the daughter of Foyou, the first-class guard of the Qianqing Gate, was accused of being married to the wife of Pu Lun, the great-grandson of Emperor Xuanzong. One piece of clothing material was "put down". All of a sudden, seven or eight chiming bells in the hall rang simultaneously. After striking four times, the eunuch called softly, and the Empress Dowager Cixi had arrived.She didn't take the warm sedan chair, because Chuxiu Palace to Tihe Palace was only a one-shot journey. The two palaces - the empress dowager and the emperor came in a very long line. At the front was the eunuch who shouted softly, followed by the empress dowager Cixi about ten steps away, and then the attendants were at the side, walking sideways, looking at the ground for a while, Looking forward for a while, taking care of the only sincere Li Lianying.I just heard him keep saying hello: "Lafayette can go well, I would rather slow down!" Apart from the voices of the two eunuchs, only footsteps were heard.Immediately behind the Empress Dowager Cixi on the left is the emperor, then Princess Rongshou, Mrs. Fukun, and Mrs. Ronglu.This princess's second life wife is very popular in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi recently, and the eunuchs generally call it "Sanxingzhao" because the title happens to have the words "Fu, Lu, and Shou".The Empress Dowager Cixi also heard about this general term and thought it was very good, so she asked the eunuchs to call it and ignored it. Apart from this, there is no other Fujin wife.After the establishment of Mu Zongli, all the kings of Fujin, as long as they were "wives of Quanfu", participated in the grand ceremony, but this time the Empress Dowager Cixi did not call, and no one dared to ask for instructions, because everyone knew in their hearts that if there was a call, the first one would answer It was the emperor's biological mother, Wang Fujin, which was tabooed by the Empress Dowager Cixi.Especially in the past two or three years when the period of returning to power is approaching, the Empress Dowager Cixi always said intentionally or unintentionally: the emperor is the son of a mother, and the emperor mother is naturally the empress dowager.Today, after Lihou, in order to let the "daughter-in-law" really realize that there is only one "mother-in-law", there are no two "mother-in-laws", let alone Jin Wang Fujin.But if you invite other people, but reject Chun Wang Fujin alone, it will hurt your feelings greatly, so you don't call them at all. From now on, there are only court ladies and eunuchs.According to the regulations, the concubines of the previous dynasty were not allowed to be present, not only on such occasions, but in any place, the concubines of the previous dynasty had no formal meeting with the emperor, unless both parties were over fifty years old.As for the palace maids and eunuchs, they followed as usual, and almost everyone held something in their hands.No matter where the empress dowager or the emperor goes, as long as they leave a palace, they will have many things to take with them, from tea sets, food boxes, clothes bags, medicines to toilet utensils, and finally a soft sedan chair.But this day was different from usual, there were one more long and two squares, three extremely gorgeously decorated brocade boxes, and the eunuch holding these three brocade boxes was at the front of the ranks of retinues. A throne has been installed in the Tihe Hall, and a long table is placed in front of the throne.The Empress Dowager Cixi sat down behind the table, and first asked, "Where is Fu Kun?" "Wait on the porch!" Li Lianying replied, and said to the little eunuch beside him who was running for him, "Call Fu Zhongtang!" So Fu Kun entered the hall and kowtowed, and the Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "Are you ready?" "It's all ready." "Where's the military plane?" "It has been notified." Fu Kun replied: "Sun Yuwen has already entered the palace, and the Xizhao was prepared by the Hanlin in the South Study Room, and everything is in order." "Okay! When I turn around, I will declare the decree." The Empress Dowager Cixi turned her face and said, "Show me the things?" "twitter!" Li Lianying waved to the three eunuchs who were holding brocade boxes, and they both bent down and walked to the long table.He opened the brocade box, and placed a gold inlaid jade ruyi in the center, with two pairs of purses on both sides, all made of red satin, embroidered with cross-necked mandarin ducks, very bright and unusual. As soon as these three things were displayed, some people wondered.The "token" used after the election has always been a Ruyi and a purse. The candidate for the show girl is awarded Ruyi, that is, the queen who rules the six palaces, and the show girl who gets the purse is named imperial concubine or noble concubine.Now, with a new model, there are as many as two pairs of purses! Among them, Fu Kun was the most confused, and Fu Kun was the one who thought the most.He remembered it from the "Great Qing Huidian". The quota for concubines in the regulations is one imperial concubine, two noble concubines, four concubines, and six concubines, and there are no restrictions on "always present" and "promise".Although they were conferred the title of imperial concubine at the same time on the day of Empress Lieutenant, the situation of Shunzhi and Kangxi in those years is impossible to investigate for a while.After Yongzheng, the concubine was always in the middle palace, and concubines and concubines were conferred one after another. Only Mu Zong got married after he ascended the throne, but it was not limited to the day when he became the queen, and only one imperial concubine was conferred.While thinking about it, the Empress Dowager Cixi spoke again, "Fu Kun!" She said, "If you are selected, bring it here!" Fu Kun led the decree to retreat outside the hall, and ordered the officer who was on standby in the west side hut to summon the five beautiful girls who were finally selected to go to the hall.Five beautiful girls had been waiting there for a long time, and each of them was taken care of by two nuns from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Since the family has already spent money, these nuns are very attentive. They have been styling their temples and hair, adding fat and powder, and kept whispering in their mouths: "Calm down! Don't be afraid! Don't forget, if you don't teach them, you will have to teach them." Kneel there!" Hearing a sound of propaganda at this time, everyone was excited.Whether or not the beautiful girl under my care can become a queen depends on this "show", so no one dares to be negligent in the slightest. Look carefully at the front, back, left, and right, for fear that something is not thoughtful, or the clothes are wrinkled, and the flowers are crooked. , Picking faults for the emperor, not being elected, wasting his life, and regretting it all his life. "Stop the mushrooms!" The official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs urged repeatedly, "Lafayette and the emperor are waiting! Go, go, go!" Whoever goes first is already scheduled.Guixiang's daughter Yehenara took the lead, followed by two sisters from Dexin's family, and finally two sisters from Changxu's family. The elder sister was fifteen years old, and the younger sister was only thirteen years old. Among them, he is not childish. Five people were led by Fu Kun into the hall, and they arranged to salute word by word.I don't know how many times I have performed the ceremony, so naturally there will be no mistakes.The registration for the kneeling ceremony is over, and the Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Get up!" After standing up and taking a look, Fu Kun suddenly realized that all five people could be selected.The empress is naturally the leader of the Yehenala family. The two pairs of sisters must be two concubines and two concubines, and they seem to be the concubines of the Changxu family, because the youngest is thirteen years old and is still waiting for the new year, so it is too early to be concubine. "Emperor!" Empress Dowager Cixi shouted. The emperor who was standing next to the imperial case quickly turned half of his body and replied solemnly: "The son is here." "Who can be the queen, you can choose with your own vision. If you agree, give her your wishes." "This is a big matter." The emperor replied: "Of course I ask the emperor's mother to be the master. My son dare not be a master." "No! It's up to you to choose!" "It's better to ask the empress to choose for her son." "I know your filial piety. You choose yourself, and the one you choose must be in line with my wishes." After saying that, the Empress Dowager Cixi went to get Ruyi, and the emperor knelt down.Ruyi was too heavy, so Li Lianying stretched out his hand to hold it up. The emperor knelt down to accept it, and then Li Lianying helped him to get up. It is very clear to whom this wishful hand will be handed over.Therefore, Red Candle Yeye, under the watchful eyes of everyone, was so quiet that he could almost hear a needle drop on the ground, but he was just watching the excitement and didn't feel nervous. All eyes were naturally focused on the emperor, especially on the wishful handle.He didn't look hesitant in his footsteps, and he didn't focus on anything else. It was obvious that he had made up his mind. He had already chosen in the several re-elections before this day. However, looking from behind and on both sides of him, you can't tell who the eyes are on?It can be concluded that it is by no means the last two, because the direction is wrong.When he calmly approached step by step, it became more and more obvious. As the Empress Dowager Cixi expected and everyone expected, Ruyi would fall into the hands of Yehenala, who was the leader. But, suddenly, seeing the emperor stretch out his hand, although it was silent, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, which shocked everyone's heart. The wishful handle was handed to the second person, Dexin's eldest daughter.