Chapter 22 2-2

"That's right," Jidu patted Leerjin on the shoulder: "We Manchurians, we can't let Han'er see a joke!" As he said, he took three penetrating cones from Leerjin's quiver and put them in Three small plopping arrows said: "You must use small arrows to shoot the red ring. Alright, let's shoot!" He sat firmly on a big armchair covered with tiger skin, squinting to watch The five princes competed. The first item is to shoot a swan, using a piercing awl, and all three arrows hit the eye of the sheep—not including Le Erjin, of course.Le Erjin's bow was too soft, and he couldn't even shoot a hundred steps with the penetrating nail. Chang Adai and Fushou laughed, but Le Erjin didn't dare to lose his temper in front of his elders, and was so ashamed that he almost cried.Jidu ordered him to shoot the sparrow-sized swan with a small arrow, and it worked out well, the arrows were in place, and if one of the arrows hit the target, it would save some face.

In the second shooting flower basket, Le Erjin knew that he was incompetent, so he put away his bow and stood beside Ji Du to watch the four of them shoot.This time Chang Adai and Fushou each hit two arrows, while Chang Adai's cousin Jieshu and Fushou's younger brother Meng'e shot three more times. From a distance, the six little gourds turned into arrows one by one. The six flower baskets are truly beautiful.Ji Du was very happy, and hurriedly poured wine. Those who shot two arrows drank two cups, and those who shot three arrows drank three cups.He laughed and said, "Happy! Happy! We all encountered happy things today!" When he was happy, he told the story of punishing the scoundrels at the front door again.

Chang Adai was depressed because he shot an arrow in the air. Hearing what Jidu said, he became emotional and said, "Uncle Wang, for your pleasure, I will give my nephew another glass of wine!" Fushou also agreed. With that, Meng E, Jie Shu, and Le Erjin naturally made fun of it, and toasted Jidu a cup of wine together.Chang Adai also said in a rough voice: "Uncle Wang, we Manchurians should be so straightforward in governing the country! Cut tofu with a sharp knife! Cut up messes with a sharp knife! Who is not afraid of death in the world? It’s impossible! Why do you listen to the benevolent government, the people’s opinion, and nonsense of that barbarian literati!..."

"Are you drinking too much? Don't talk nonsense! Practice martial arts and practice archery. This is not a place to discuss political affairs!" Ji Du glared at Chang Adai, and he dared not make a sound. Shooting the silk scarf is the most difficult one.Because the silk is very soft and hangs in the air, the angle of the shot must be exactly the same in order to penetrate.The arrows shot by Chang Adai and Fushou vigorously slipped away from the silk scarf with a loud whistling sound, and none of them hit. Chang Adai patted his head and sighed in anger.Meng'e was careful, and shot very slowly. He took aim for a long time before releasing the arrow, but only the third arrow pierced through the silk scarf.

Unexpectedly, Jie Shu, who doesn't like to talk, stands firmly, his left hand is like Mount Totai, his right hand is stretched out, and he draws his bow like a full moon. One arrow goes out, and the silk scarf pierces through. After chasing after him, there were two sounds of "嗖" and "嗖", and the other two silk scarves hanging in the air were pierced! Ji Du applauded and stood up with a smile: "Ah, the jade has its owner! I heard that Neixiu, the king of Kang County, is not too talkative and has a lot of skills, which is really good!" He gave the exquisite sandalwood box containing the jade to After reading Jieshu, the mahogany box containing the gold cup was given to Meng E, who had seven arrows out of nine arrows. Chang Adai and Fushou, two strongmen, both hit five out of nine arrows, and each got a silver bowl.Where is Le Erjin?Ji Du was always Prince Jane, and he would not embarrass the Prince of Shuncheng too much, so he gave him a fine-quality emerald finger ring.This thing was originally worn by archers on the fingers of the string to protect the flesh, and later became an ornament.There are two meanings for Ji Du to send him to pull his fingers. It is not only a commemoration, but also encourages him to practice riding and shooting well.So Chang Adai jokingly said: "Uncle Wang, I might as well just get hit by one arrow! I'd rather have that emerald finger ring!" Le Erjin couldn't even raise his head.

It was just after New Year's Eve, and the days were still short and the nights were long, so it was getting dark.A big fire was ignited on one side of the Guanshe building, and a large pot with a diameter of five feet was set on the fire. Two sheep and a whole pig weighing 80 catties were boiled in the pot.The smell of meat spreads to every corner of Shepu, making people salivate.There are seven mats on the ground in the hall, on which are spread red felt, and on the felt are six mink mattresses, forming a circle.There is a silver plate with a diameter of one foot and a silver bowl with a diameter of five inches in front of each bed.Everyone knew at a glance that this was the most solemn meat-eating ceremony handed down by the ancestors of Manchuria, and only when there was a big sacrifice and a big celebration would there be such a grand event.Today, Prince Jane entertained them with such grand etiquette, which made them very grateful.

Ji Du was still commenting on the archery just now: "The good nephews have their own strengths in their archery techniques. In terms of strength, Chang Adai is the strongest; in terms of combining hardness and softness, the outstanding book is the first; in terms of skill, Le Erjin will be the best in the future There is hope..." Fu Shou said with a smile: "I have heard that Uncle Wang's arrow skills are wonderful, but unfortunately it is already dark, otherwise, I really want to ask Uncle Wang to shoot, let us open our eyes..." Jidu pondered for a moment, With a slight smile, he ordered the guards to place the target one hundred and twenty paces away from the shooting range.He tightened his cuffs, picked out a hard bow and three armor-piercing cones with whistles, and went to the riding point to wait.He was like a man made of iron, standing there as if he had taken root, the flames not far away flickered on his face, covering him with red clouds, he looked so majestic, majestic and breathtaking.The princes were dumbfounded.

There was a long shout from far away where the target was placed, and the target must have been set.What target?It took a lot of effort for everyone to see the three extremely faint light red bright spots in the distance.Oh, those are three incense sticks hanging in the air! Ji Du ignored the astonishment of the crowd, set his arrow and opened his bow, staring at the faint incense in the distance, the arrow flew out with a "swoosh", and a deafening scream of "woo" suddenly sounded, and soon, the second sound, The third sound, three sounding arrows, with different tones, one higher than the other, whistling and flying towards the target, only three incense sticks were seen, from left to right, extinguished one by one!

Such accurate eyesight!Such a quick move!So much power!Everyone was so surprised that they were silent for a while, and then they rubbed the sore eyeballs that had protruded from the stare just now, and shouted loudly in praise: "It's amazing!" The cook used a large silver plate with a diameter of two feet to present a large piece of square meat about ten catties. in the bowl.An attendant brought a large rough pottery bowl on a gold plate, held it in front of Jidu with both hands, and then filled the bowl with strong-smelling sorghum wine. After all the kings sat cross-legged, Jidu held up the rough earthenware bowl filled with sorghum wine and said, "Nephews must know that this bowl was used by the ancestors and the brothers of the Emperor Taizu to sit around and drink wine when they started their business. Today, we rely on the blessings of Taizu and Emperor Taizong, and the kindness of the current emperor, to have the prosperity and wealth we have today. We must not forget the difficulties of our ancestors in starting a business, we must inherit the legacy of our ancestors and imitate our ancestors! Please!" After taking a sip from the bowl, he handed it to Chang Adai in the order of generation and age. Chang Adai took a sip and passed it to Fushou, then Jieshu, Meng'e, Leerjin, and finally returned to Jidu before.Jidu untied the bright, sharp thin-edged knife from his waist, and cut a piece of white meat as thin as paper, as big as a palm, with both fat and lean meat, from the hot square meat, and sent it to the He chewed a few mouthfuls, then made a gesture with his hands, and said loudly: "Please!" Everyone also pulled out their knives, talking and laughing, cutting and chewing.Neither salt nor scallion sauce, just boiled meat and broth.But the meat was cooked tender and fragrant. These people were already hungry from sending the general to the expedition in the morning and shooting until dark in the afternoon.Chang Adai and Fushou gobbled it up even more.The ten catties of meat were about to be exhausted in an instant, and Chang Adai kept shouting: "Add more meat! Add more meat!" As the master, Ji Du was so happy that he smiled all over his face, and thanked all the virtuous nephews again and again.The more meat you eat, the more respect you show for your master, and the master will be very happy-this is a custom in Manchuria.The princes and nobles of Manchuria can eat meat. Like Chang Adai, one person can eat ten catties for one meal.As a result, the hot square meat was brought up one after another, and the strong sorghum wine was poured over bowl after bowl. The host and guest ate and drank happily, talking and laughing like the flame under the pot, burning more and more vigorously. .

At this time, a manager came to Ji Du's side, knelt down, and said: "My lord, the head of Hada of the clan's mansion will come to see you this afternoon, and he said that the Ministry of Punishment allocated ten slaves to the family of meritorious officials..." "Already delivered?" Ji Du asked with a smile.Entering slaves is like entering property, which is pleasing and an honor bestowed by the emperor. "It has been escorted to the servant's room, please look over it, my lord." "No need. Just report to Fujin to deal with it. Don't forget the family training. Uh, where did this group of people come from?" "The master said that it was a conspiracy in Yongping Mansion. Some of them have been distributed. They were sent to the mansion first." "Okay, let's go. Treat the principal." Ji Du waved his hand, and the manager stepped back.He turned to the kings and said with a smile: "When the virtuous nephews return to the mansion, they will also have people to pay. Most of the treason cases involve a lot of people, and the number of officials is the largest." Fu Shou laughed and said, "It's a pity that he is from the north. How many beauties have you got?" Everyone laughed, and Chang Adai asked Fushou, breathing heavily, "brother, your family has made a lot of troubles, and you are not greedy enough?... How many people have run away from the Lord recently?" Is there a lot?" Fu Shou frowned, "No less." Chang Adai turned to Jie Shu: "What about your family?" Jie Shu said quietly: "The emperor has said something, and we have to be more relaxed. It's strange, loosen it up, feed them and clothe them warmly, and they won't cause any trouble." Chang Adai waved his hand: "Ghost! I don't believe it! These things are cheap bones! You loosen them a little. Wide, he is going to put his nose on his face! How much will it cost to feed and clothe them?...My brother, learn from me, I have a good way to deal with these guys!" Le Erjin hurriedly asked: "Uncle Wang's family Is there any good way?" Chang Adai laughed: "Don't say anything else, I just teach you one thing: give them a stool each night, tie them to the stool with a strong hemp rope, and tie them tightly. Let's see where he is fleeing to! Let them go to work at dawn!" Ji Du shook his head, frowned and said to Chang Adai: "Nephew, the emperor has already ordered the servants to be kind to them, why are you still so rude? Every day This is too much! For slaves, like taming a horse, the most important thing is to get rid of the wildness, once is enough.

That's what I mean by starting home training.When the servants enter the door, they are first given a whipping, which must be so majestic that it makes him tremble in his dreams, and the more he shouts and begs, the more he can't stop.Beat him until there is no sound, and the whip cracks on his body, like hitting a stone or wood, then it is considered that the wildness has been dispelled, and this servant can be used.But it can only be beaten once. In the future, it is not a felony and you can't easily use the whip, understand? ""don't know! "Relying on the smell of alcohol, Chang Adai said angrily: "I think our ancestors were able to come to the city, herd cattle and horses, and slaves because of their martial arts in riding and archery. This was given by God!"After winning the world, there are so many things. This is not allowed, and that is not allowed. Isn't the world ruled by us Manchurians?The emperor listened to the nonsense of those southern barbarians! ..." "That's not true!" Fu Shou's face was also gloomy: "Let's not get close to my brothers and nephews, but promote those barbarian scribes one by one... The emperor is getting farther and farther away from the ancestral system, and closer and closer to the Han people and customs. Now!" Meng'e whispered nervously: "I heard that the emperor reprimanded Oboi and Sukesaha, and blamed them for being too involved in the case in the examination room!" "Hmph! And that imperial concubine!" Le Er Jin was drunk, and he lost his scruples when speaking: "She is obviously a half-barbarian, and the emperor favors her! If the fourth son of the emperor is really the crown prince, the world... hey!" Jie Shu also said worriedly: "It seems The emperor wants to abolish the empress again, this is really annoying, alas..." Ji Du waved his hands: "Alas, don't talk nonsense, the emperor has his own difficulties..." But these people drank a lot of wine, and they couldn't control it. It is inevitable to hold their own tongues and complain after drinking, not to mention that they have not been contaminated with the hypocritical eloquence of Chinese officials.Fortunately, Jidu was relatively sober, so he withdrew the wine in time, brought everyone back to the mansion, and let them enter the living room to serve tea. These flushed princes had just sat down when Prince Jian Fu Jin yelled from the apse and rushed in in panic.The princes are all juniors, and they quickly stood up unsteadily.Fujin's expressions and actions were really out of control. She waved her hands, slapped her thighs, and shouted: "Oh, it's amazing! The fourth son of the emperor, he, he died!" Everyone was surprised, and Ji Du hurriedly said: "What are you talking about? Don't be fooled!" "Oh, just now, Director Li in the palace said it! The third son escaped death, and he was full of pimples. The fourth son is not blessed, this morning... "Stop yelling!" Ji Du roared angrily, and Fujin fell silent. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, all shocked by the news.Le Erjin deliberately showed joy, seeing that even Chang Adai's face was tense, he restrained himself quickly. After a long time, Ji Du clasped his hands together, looked up at the sky piously, and said in a low voice: "Punishment! It's really a punishment from heaven!...The heavens have issued a warning, and it's up to the emperor to change it!..." Four A gust of spring breeze blows over the water of Taiye Pool, wrinkling layers of fish scale-like ripples, making the white pagoda reflected in the water and the jade-belt-like Jinaoyuyuqiao tremble slightly. Looking to the southeast, the black color of Xiyuan connects with the majestic Forbidden City, winding and coherent, complementing the beautiful Jingshan Mountain; looking closely at Qionghua Island, the pavilions and pavilions are distributed according to the mountain, with high and low patchwork, hidden among the green pines and cypresses. Among them, there is a row of sixty two-storey corridors facing the water along the foot of the mountain, like a beautiful lace ribbon, decorating Qiongdao like a fairyland; in front of you is the clear blue water reflecting the blue sky, dotted with long fresh green willows, not to be missed. Pointing at the wave surface, pointing out a fleeting small circle. Looking into the distance from Wulong Pavilion, it is really refreshing!Empress Dowager Zhuang's throne was set in the Longze Pavilion in the middle, but she was not sitting. She was leaning against the white stone railing beside the pavilion, watching the red goldfish swimming back and forth in the water. In the first month, the fourth son of the emperor died early due to pox, which caused great shock in the palace.More than two months have passed, and the extremely sad and extremely happy people have gradually calmed down. Although the lingering pain is deep and the lingering joy is long, it no longer affects the normal life of the court.In order to dispel the depression and sadness in her heart and dispel the bad luck in the palace, Empress Dowager Zhuang specially led the concubines to Beihai to relax.The concubines are very happy.As soon as they arrived at Wulong Pavilion, the queen mother asked them to go for a walk and play separately, without waiting by her side.Therefore, among the lakes and mountains, where there are green trees and fragrant grasses, peach red and plum white, there are people in red, green, pink, purple, blue brocade and embroidered robes flashing everywhere, just like spring flowers, which add color to the landscape. The Empress Dowager walked east along the white marble railings, along the winding Pingqiao, walked to the Zixiang Pavilion, and sent away the big goldfish wearing a red crown. say.One is wearing a green embroidered brocade robe, combing two hairs, with green silk flowers on the sideburns, and a pair of embroidered shoes at the bottom of the flower pots are also light green, the green color is very suitable for the weather in spring and March.The one next to him was dressed in a Han family dress, with a water-red cross-neck wide-sleeved shirt, a light pink pleated skirt, a peony bun loosely tied on his head, and the gold hairpin in his hair shone yellow in the sun.Needless to say, this is Kefei Shi of Yongshou Palace, and she is the only one in the palace who is dressed in the Han family.Who is that one?One green and one pink set off each other, isn't it like the lotus leaves and pink lotus emerging from the lotus pond?Empress Dowager Zhuang ordered them to come over. The Queen Mother did not expect that that green beauty was actually her niece Concubine Jing.I remember that since she was abolished, her daily clothes were untidy and lifeless, coupled with her sad face all day long, even the maids in court would avoid her when they saw her.What's the matter today? The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "I'm really old and my eyes are dim. I just recognized you now! Are you well?" Her embroidered shoes were completely exposed in front of the Empress Dowager, and she felt very familiar, so she asked, "The patterns on your shoes are so exquisite, it looks like the embellishment of the imperial concubine." It's for my son." The queen mother's heart moved, and then she looked up at Concubine Ke, and felt that she had seen the golden phoenix hairpin on her head.Concubine Ke noticed the Empress Dowager's gaze, and quickly leaned back and said: "Queen Dowager, the golden phoenix hairpins worn by my concubines were also given by the imperial concubine. They were originally a pair, and they were given to Concubine Jing and me." The Queen Mother smiled and said: "It's rare for you This is how we make friends." Concubine Jing bit her lip and said: "My mother probably didn't know that my son had a cold last month and didn't want to disturb others. The imperial concubine knew about it, so she came to Yongshou Palace to have a look at it in person. With all my heart, I stayed with you deeper every night, and came to condolences again at dawn the next day. For three days and three nights, she didn't return to Chengqian Palace until I recovered from my illness. , and lived in the side palace, and people in the palace said from the bottom of their hearts, who would look at me? Sister Concubine Shi is the owner of Yongshou Palace, but she is a Han family, and the other palace sisters don't pay attention to her. Always only Our sisters and sons are just sick and sympathetic to each other, who would have thought that the imperial concubine would be so sincere to us? What's more, it was time for the fourth elder brother to go, and she felt so bitter in her heart, she came to serve me!... In my heart... Sigh!" Concubine Jing Said, teary eyes, lowered his head. "She has a kind heart, which is really rare..." Ke Fei, who has always been shy and timid, only said a word, then quietly took two steps back with her head bowed. Concubine Jing added: "My son was originally disheartened and lazy, and only felt hopeless in my life. The imperial concubine has repeatedly relieved me. She always said that the queen mother is wise and wise, the emperor's generation is a master, and the queen is benevolent and virtuous. Don't give up on yourself." The Empress Dowager said with a smile: "No wonder you are more energetic. What the imperial concubine said is right. It's rare that this kid is so sensible. " "Mother, she's here." Concubine Jing looked at Tingxi and said with a smile.Sure enough, Concubine Dong E walked towards Wulong Pavilion along the west bank of Taiye Pool, brushing the green willow branches by the water.The light snow-blue brocade robe, jet-black hair, and snow-white face are reflected on the water surface together with the red walls and green willows, so beautiful.Behind her was a little court lady, wearing a blue cloth robe with big black braids, very beautiful, but also childish. The queen mother squinted her eyes and said, "Then is Rong Niu'er following? Why is she growing up and getting smaller?" Concubine Jing and Concubine Ke both laughed.Concubine Jing said: "That's not Rong Niuer. The imperial concubine said that Rong Niuer is already twenty-three years old, and it's time to go out of the palace to be married to someone else. She gave it away as a dowry a few years ago. This little girl was sent by the eunuch this year. Yes." When the Queen Mother saw Wu Yunzhu, she felt very useful, and she said: "You guys go to play somewhere else, and don't forget to go back to Xianbilou for lunch in the middle of the day." Concubine Jing and Concubine Ke guessed that the Queen Mother wanted to talk to Concubine Dong E The ladies said their own words, and smiled knowingly at the Queen Mother, and left. "What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to play around?" Seeing that Concubine Dong E didn't wait for invitations, the queen mother came straight to the pavilion, happy in her heart, but asked with a straight face on purpose. Concubine Dong E didn't take the Empress Dowager's face seriously at all, she approached with a little naughty smile and said, "We are all gone, no one is here with Mother. I can't bear it after thinking about it, so I come back to wait and see what Mother has done." There is no room for me." The Queen Mother couldn't help laughing: "Such a sweet mouth! I can't complain that even Concubine Jing's bad temper also obeys you." "Sister Jing Concubine and Concubine Ke came here just now?" "About age They are considered sisters." The Queen Mother smiled very comfortably, "You went to Yongshou Palace to serve Concubine Jing, I haven't heard you talk about it before!" "Do you still need to disturb your mother's quietness?" Concubine Dong E slightly crooked Head, a little coquettish taste.She quickly restrained her coquettish attitude, frowned slightly and said: "Sister Jing is too bitter. Mother, it's been four years... Mother's niece, the emperor's cousin..." Empress Dowager Zhuang sighed softly. Concubine Dong E approached the Empress Dowager's ear affectionately, and said softly: "Mother, I have persuaded the Emperor a few times, and he is a little relieved!" "Ah?" The Empress Dowager was slightly taken aback: "What do you persuade him?" The voice became even lower: "If you don't want to be promoted to a noble concubine, at least you should make her the first palace lord. Mother, do you agree?" "You!" The queen mother looked at Wu Yunzhu's moving, radiant eyes, and was surprised and moved in her heart. : This kind-hearted child is just like the shadow of himself when he was young!Contrary to her usual reserve, she took Wu Yunzhu's soft and delicate hand and sighed, "It's hard for you, good boy! You have thought so well. With you by my son's side, I will die in peace..."" Mother, don't say such things! If you want to die, I will die for mother! I will die before mother!" Concubine Dong E said with a smile. "Don't talk nonsense! What's that called!... Seriously, my heart...it's like a piece of my heart has been cut off when the fourth elder brother is gone! I think my son has lost a lot of weight. But you, who are not consoling all day long I, just to comfort the emperor, take care of the board and sleeping place, I am very busy. I am afraid that you will be too sad because of the loss of the fourth elder brother, and you will have a serious illness. Who knows that you really don’t miss the fourth elder brother as if you are fine?  … ..." A strong flame flashed from Wu Yunzhu's eyes, causing her beautiful face to twitch.But she quickly controlled herself and forced a smile: "Mother, people are not grass and trees, and my son is not a heart of stone. Both mother and the emperor are the most important and precious people who are in danger of the world. Even if my son is unworthy, he cannot help her." Divide worries, and must not distract the Queen Mother and the Emperor from their children. After the fourth elder brother was born, I was often afraid that he would die, which would make the Queen Mother and the Emperor sad. The more attractive he is, the more the Queen Mother and the Emperor like him, and the more my son feels It is uneasy. Now that he really passed away with a short life, fortunately, the Empress Dowager was self-respecting and did not hurt the Eucharist because of her grief. Fortunately, the Emperor was self-respecting and did not interfere with political affairs because of grief. I really feel comforted. How dare I toil the Empress Dowager and the Emperor for a long time for this piece of flesh? What about being pregnant? I hope that the queen mother will not mourn anymore, and it is important to take care of the holy body." The queen mother was very emotional when she heard these words, and she couldn't help shaking her head and said: "The fourth elder brother originally wanted to establish a prince! When he reaches the age of three, he will perform the ceremony of becoming a crown prince. Who would have thought... Sigh!" , are the descendants of Aixinjueluo, who are worthy and elders, aren’t they all the same?” “Ah! It’s so rare that you understand the righteousness, disregard your personal relatives, and maintain yourself with courtesy! The emperor told me, I still don’t believe it! You really look like my daughter!" The queen mother's sudden words made Wu Yunzhu laugh: "Mother, have you forgotten? You have already accepted me as your daughter! "This is the fate of the previous life, which made you reincarnated by my side." The queen mother was joking on the surface, but she was actually taking the opportunity to express her emotion.But she quickly went on to say: "You go to the Xianbi Tower to make arrangements for lunch. Aunt Su Ma took the brothers to play, and no one will take care of them, so I really don't worry." Concubine Dong E was a little surprised, but she didn't know Why did the queen mother send her away.When she walked up the white marble steps of Jingyingzhai and stood for a while at the Yinxi Pavilion outside the flower wall, she understood.She saw the queen, Concubine Shuhui, Concubine Kang and nobleman Jin walking towards the Five Dragon Pavilion.The queen mother must have seen them a long time ago, so in order to avoid an unpleasant silence, she asked her to avoid them. She is not afraid of being in that kind of situation, she has a way to deal with it, that is four words: use softness to overcome rigidity.But after all, it is very labor-intensive and tiring, so it is better to avoid it.However, if I avoided it today, there is still tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, when will we be able to live in peace? ... The hostile gazes are less, Concubine Duan and Concubine Gong are always on the fence; Concubine Ke has always been good to her; Concubine Jing has also fallen for her, her life may be getting better and better! "Third elder brother, don't read books! You are just sick, and the imperial grandma wants you to come out to relax, why don't you obey me?..." Lagu Su Ma chattered at the flower wall, and Concubine Dong E turned to the wall to have a look La Aunt Su Ma held up a scroll of books, and the third elder brother stretched out his hand and hopped for it, and kept yelling: "Give it to me! Give it to me!" La Aunt Su Ma saw Wu Yunzhu at a glance, and hurriedly He smiled and said, "Greetings to the imperial concubine!" She was about to bow down and salute, but Wu Yunzhu hurriedly stopped her, and said with a smile: "Lagu Su Ma, you are the person next to the queen mother, we are juniors, but we can't afford to You worship! Besides, you still have to be so polite to me?" Aunt Su Ma smiled and said, "Doesn't that make me too ignorant? Brother three, see your mother-in-law soon!" Brother three Zilai liked this gentle and beautiful Queen Mother, and immediately knelt down on one leg and shouted loudly: "Good luck, Queen Mother!" Wu Yunzhu hugged him with a smile and said, "You have been ill for so long Let Er Niang take a good look at you!" The child has become thinner, his round face has become pointed, his eye sockets are slightly sunken, and his complexion has lost its former rosiness.The most striking thing is that there are more than a dozen pockmarks on the nose, forehead and cheeks.Fortunately, there were no big black spots on his face, otherwise this delicate face would be completely ruined.But the paleness after recovering from a serious illness could not conceal the child's exuberant vitality. Looking at his black and flexible eyes, and his rose-colored lips that were beginning to flush, all showed a lively spring-like breath.He smiled and said: "Mother Huang, I'm all right, but Grandma Huang still doesn't let me go to school, and she keeps letting Aunt Su Ma take care of me! Let me tell you," he whispered in Wu Yunzhu's ear "She can't control me! I will read books secretly!" Wu Yunzhu also whispered in his ear: "What book are you reading?" The whisper continued: "Master asked me to recite it. Help me Can I get it from La Aunt Su Ma?" "She won't give it to me. May I give you another copy?" "Okay! I'll get it tomorrow." "Okay!" La Aunt Su Ma saw him They bit their ears one by one, smiled from ear to ear, and said, "Third elder brother, don't pester the emperor's mother! Let's go to the Wulong Pavilion to see the emperor's grandma, and ask for a boat to go to the pool, okay? "Okay, okay! I'm going to take the boat!" The third elder brother shouted happily, then suddenly stopped and said to Wu Yunzhu: "Mother Huang, ask the fourth brother to go to the boat with me! I haven't seen you for a long time." Seeing him, I miss him so much!" Wu Yunzhuxiang was hit with a stick, shook a bit, couldn't stand upright, and his face turned white in an instant. Aunt Su Ma hurriedly stopped: "Third elder brother, don't talk nonsense!" "I'm not talking nonsense? You said I was sick and didn't let me see my fourth brother, but I'm cured now!" Wu Yunzhu tried her best to restrain herself. Trembling all over, choked throat, difficulty breathing. Aunt Su Ma pulled the third elder brother and left: "Hurry up! The boat is about to leave!" The third elder brother turned around while walking, and said, "Mother Huang, call the fourth brother! I will teach him to read poetry! In the future When he grows up, I will teach him how to shoot!..." The child's voice disappeared, and there was no one around.Wu Yunzhu turned around abruptly and ran into the exquisitely carved Taihu Lake stone mountain scenery.Ah, this Xifu crabapple blooms so red, so gorgeous, so luxuriant and gorgeous!Wu Yunzhu rushed under the tree, knelt down among the flowers, covered her face with her hands, and wept bitterly!The crabapple flowers trembled in the wind, were the petals falling?Is it tears?Is it a drop of blood? ...The loss of a mother's son is the most unbearable pain in the world, but Wu Yunzhu's pain is deeper and heavier than this, who knows? When the news of the fourth elder brother's death came, she covered herself in the tight brocade quilt and wept bitterly.She was so distressed that she couldn't live anymore.When her son died, she felt that her internal organs were bleeding profusely, and her own existence became meaningless.Later, when she thought of Fulin, she found the strength to stand up again.For him, for his great cause, she has to live!No matter how difficult it is, she can't leave Fulin!For this reason, she had to put on a solid armor all over her body, to prevent the inner grief from leaking out, and not to let the external sympathy and sorrow see through.She was able to comfort the queen mother and the emperor with a calm expression; she was able to deal with those gloating eyes with an expression of no regrets; she had to show that she would never miss her son, so that she could help Fulin and protect herself most effectively.For her beloved Fulin, what a price she has to pay, how many sufferings that ordinary people can't bear! Today, when she saw the third elder brother, it was easy to trigger her nostalgia for her parent and child. She didn't want this child to see his fourth brother without her guarding her!She tried her best to hold back that unbearable moment, but it was beyond the limit of her will, and then, the grief that had been smoldering for so long erupted like a volcano, and she could bear it no longer!She cried tremblingly and choked, "My poor child! . . . " Can't bear to hear it, or can't bear to look at it?Another gust of wind blew, the trees trembled and rustled, and pieces of fallen flowers scattered dark clouds all over her body... If a strange thing that happened at this time did not interrupt her, she would surely faint from crying: behind the Taihu Stone, it seemed to respond , There is also whimpering and crying! Wu Yunzhu suddenly woke up from her grief, and remembered her identity and situation.She quickly wiped away her tears, straightened her temple hair and robe, walked over solemnly, and asked calmly, "Who is crying there?" A thirteen or fourteen-year-old maid came out from behind the Taihu Stone, it was February of this year. The little girl who was assigned to her side just happened to have the same name as her former personal maid, Rong Niu'er, except for the cursive initials.She likes that Rong Niuer is innocent, pure, smart, and quick-witted, and she always takes her by her side.why is she crying Rong Niu'er knelt down, wiped her tears and kowtowed to plead guilty: "I beg your mother not to be angry. I saw your mother crying so sadly, and this servant also felt very sad... This servant knows that master, you are crying because you miss your son, and this servant is crying because you miss your mother..." As he spoke, the teardrops fell down again. The imperial concubine was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Don't cry, Rong Niuer. As long as you are obedient, the master will not treat you badly. If the master is crying here today, don't tell anyone. Do you understand?" I understand... But, ma'am, shedding tears for her son is like shedding tears for her mother, everyone is the same, why can't you?" Wu Yunzhu's eyes turned red, she endured it again and again, sighed, and said "You don't understand the things in the palace. Don't ask. Let's go!" When Lagu Su Ma led the third elder brother to the Wulong Pavilion, the queen and concubine Shuhui were no longer there, and Concubine Kang and nobleman Jin were in the middle of the palace. Speak with the empress dowager. "Imperial grandma!" The third elder brother shouted happily, and ran to put his arms around the queen mother's neck: "A lot of flowers are all blooming!" He suddenly realized something, let go of the queen mother, and knelt down to her solemnly , Said: "The third elder brother greets the imperial grandma!" The queen mother smiled and said: "Okay, good! I have been ill, I have gained three points of knowledge, and I am sensible! ... I haven't seen your mother!" The third elder brother turned to Kang Concubine, shouting "Er Niang", knelt down respectfully. Concubine Kang hurriedly helped her son up, looked at his complexion, and said, "I see you much better." The queen mother said to Concubine Kang, "In two days, it will be Brother San's birthday, and the golden lock on the necklace should be changed. I will lock the new lock." I have already prepared it for him, and you can send the old lock to Kunning Palace tomorrow." This is the Manchurian system: every place for offering sacrifices to the gods must be in the same place as the main bedroom, so the place for offering sacrifices to the gods and dancing gods in the palace is located in the west of Kunning Palace. between.This is another royal rule: the gold locks on the necks of young princes and princesses must be replaced every year, and the old locks must be put in the offspring bag hanging on the west wall of Kunning Palace to thank God for blessings. Concubine Kang responded, and turned to look at the third elder brother's necklace, seeing him staring intently at Noble Jin standing opposite him, as if trying to remember something.Your honored person is embarrassed under his gaze, but he is trying to calm himself down. While Aunt Su Ma was telling the queen mother that the third elder brother was disobedient and always reading books obsessively, Concubine Kang pulled the third elder brother to face her, and said, "Don't look around, let the third elder brother look around. Let me take a look at your lock..." The nobleman over there also bid farewell to the Queen Mother, saying that it was too hot and he had to take off his jacket.The Empress Dowager thought that Concubine Kang's mother and son had neglected Mr. Jin, so Mrs. Jin was a little unhappy, so she said, "Third Elder Brother, you haven't greeted Mr. Jin yet!" Your Excellency; Your Excellency's face turned pale slightly, wishing to turn around and run away immediately.But in front of the Queen Mother, they had nothing to do.Besides, Brother San was in a semi-comatose state with a high fever that day. Can he remember the people and events at that time? The third elder brother knelt down one by one, and the nobleman had no choice but to humbly help him up.As soon as the third elder brother raised his head, he touched Jingui's slender eyes and the fluffy black hair on his lips very close, and suddenly jumped up cheering: "Oh, I remembered! It's you! My mud deer, mud rabbit, mud duck, and that tumbler that can shake his head, have you given them all to my little brother?My red bellyband, does my fourth brother like to wear it? ..." Concubine Kang scolded in despair: "Third Elder Brother, what nonsense are you talking about! "The third elder brother looked back at his mother in dissatisfaction, and became angry: "Call me nonsense again! Grandma, I am not talking nonsense! "He happily took the queen mother's hand, pointed to nobleman Jin and said: "Last time she was wearing a blue cloth robe with a braid, and I called her bearded girl, but she is not as good-looking as today!" ..." The smile on the Empress Dowager's face disappeared, and she slowly stood up from the throne, her gaze became extremely sharp and cold. Concubine Kang and Honorable Jin lowered their heads under her cold eyes, and respectfully The dark purple brocade gown on the nobleman's body kept shining, and she was trembling. The queen mother asked in a deep voice: "Third elder brother, what time are you talking about?" The third elder brother was frightened by the sudden terrifying atmosphere, and hid in Lagu Su Ma's arms, stammering: " When I, when I have acne..." There was a long silence. 一只嗡嗡叫的蜜蜂不知从哪片花丛飞来，在这些呆立不动的人们中间转了几圈，又飞走了。之后，便只有太液池的轻浪拍着五龙亭下的石基发出的汩汩水声了。 太后的表情庄重而又威严，很清晰地吩咐道：“苏麻喇姑领三阿哥回宫歇息。康妃，你去吧！谨贵人随我来。"说完，她径自出了五龙亭。谨贵人突然一昂头，快步跟着走去。康妃真想喊她一声，又咬咬嘴唇，忍住了。她回过头来，三阿哥向她跪辞之后，也跟苏麻喇姑走了。五龙亭里，只留下了心慌意乱、手足无措的康妃。 走进深幽雅静的韵琴斋，庄太后坐定，命宫女关好门窗后全都退出去。然后，她的锐利目光直射谨贵人：“你说吧，谨贵人！"谨贵人刚才那种畏惧、惊慌，此刻一点儿也没有了。她直挺挺地跪在姑母脚前，从容地毫无迟疑地说起了事情的始末：是她趁着康妃去西华门外探视出痘的三阿哥之机，改扮随行宫女，骗得三阿哥手中的玩具和贴身小肚兜。回宫后又买通了四阿哥的一位乳母，把小肚兜给四阿哥穿上，把泥玩具放到四阿哥枕边。四阿哥果然也得了天花……“你！……“庄太后咬着牙，指着谨贵人只喊了这么一声。 沉默许久，她长叹着摇摇头，痛心地说：“你怎么做出这样的事来！”“姑妈，我不能眼看祖宗的家业叫蛮子夺走，我不能眼看我们满蒙高贵的血里混进蛮子下贱的血！我宁可自己染上天花死掉，也要叫那个小蛮子滚出皇族去！母后，我为的是祖宗，一片忠心可对上天！"这一番慷慨激昂的话，谨贵人说得非常平静，毫不动容。看来，她早就想到过今天，准备好今天了。 “你就不想想，四阿哥的父亲是谁？祖父是谁？他是皇家的后代，爱新觉罗的子孙！你害死皇子，就有大罪！”“我知道。可是我永不后悔！"庄太后象个男子似的，在屋里大步地来回踱着，紧锁着眉头，不时停下来，略一沉吟，又继续踱下去。谨贵人仍然直挺挺地跪着，脸上是一片视死如归的倔强。 庄太后终于停步，站在谨贵人身边，眼睛不看她，一字一句地说道：“你听好，阿琪。"她叫的是谨贵人在娘家的小名，"我是大清皇太后，不能愧对太祖、太宗，不能愧对祖上先辈，不能愧对当今皇帝，容忍你的罪过，必遭天谴；你是我的亲侄女，是我们博尔济吉特家的格格。身为博尔济吉特家的格格，我不能让家族的名望受到玷辱！我的意思，你明白了吗？"谨贵人脸上掠过一阵抽搐，但她坦然回答：“我明白。”“康妃知道内情？"太后忽然这样问。 “不！我只是说很想念三阿哥，要扮宫女去看他。"庄太后心里明明不相信，却点了点头。沉吟片刻，她倏地转脸正面对着谨贵人，目光停留在侄女头上那朵珍珠五福梅花上，庄重地说：“好吧！姑妈成全你的忠心，给你身后的荣名位分。你放心。"谨贵人连忙叩头：“谢母后恩典！"太后挥挥手，转开脸，语声有些沙哑：“你，你去吧！"谨贵人站起身，心头充溢着壮烈的感觉，快步走向门口，但她又放慢步子，停在了门口。她慢转回身，轻声说道：“姑妈，我，我去了！……“她的尾音颤抖着，划破了寂静的空气。她看见她的姑妈背她而立，肩头抖动了一下，但没有回身，也没有说话，只把右手举到两把头一侧的流苏穗边，慢慢地、轻轻地摆了摆。 谨贵人心头一酸，推门而出。 庄太后一动不动地站着，听着谨贵人的鞋底敲在砖地上的橐橐声，越来越远，终于消失了。她一直仰望着屋顶那装饰着龙凤花纹的华丽顶棚，但眼前一片白雾，什么也没有看见。后来，她翕动嘴唇，低低地喊了一声：“阿琪，我的烈性孩子！……“她闭了双眼，两颗沉重的泪珠，从眼角滑过高高的颧骨，沿着丰厚的腮，滚落下来……太后把自己在韵琴斋里关了很长时间。当她出现在鲜碧楼上的膳桌旁时，谁也没觉得她有什么异常的地方。她仍然谈笑风生，和蔼慈祥。只在人们禀告她说谨贵人因身体不适提前回宫时，她的嘴角才颤抖了一下，眼睛里闪过一种既坚决又惶惑的奇怪神情。那只是一瞬间的事，除了心虚的康妃和聪明的皇贵妃，谁都没有发现。 这一天对顺治来说，是十分繁忙的。因为今天是文华殿经筵大典的日子，比一次早朝要劳累得多。不仅有许多隆重的仪式、礼节，还要讲书讲经讲史。大学士、尚书、左都御史、侍郎、学士、詹事都要充任经筵讲官。每次经筵，满汉官各选八人，分别按自己的理解宣讲，最后还要由皇帝阐发书义、经义，诸官跪听御论。讲毕，皇帝召与筵各官进殿赐座赐茶，表示礼敬恩宠。累尽管累，福临每次都从经筵中得到不少启示，常常使他灵活的头脑转动到眼前的实际治国之道中去。 回宫时，他又疲倦又愉快，带着这样的心情，往慈宁宫向母亲请安。听说太后游了一日北海，身体劳倦，正在寝宫歇息，他便立刻直奔寝宫。 太后坐在炕上倚着靠垫打盹儿，一个宫女在轻轻地为她拿捏双腿，其他宫女静悄悄地垂手站列门边炕前。福临一进屋，太后便睁开眼，笑道：“听脚步声，就知道是你。今儿个有些累吧？”“还好。额娘领后宫去逛北海，怕是真累着了。”“哦，不算什么，还没有老得走不动呢！"太后点头一笑，又一扬头看看儿子，动作很是洒脱利落，使福临眼里也不禁流露出赞赏的笑意。 “你今儿个在经筵上讲些什么？”太后问。 “儿讲的是文武之道，一张一弛，阐发了足有一个时辰，又顺便讲了讲宽猛相济的道理。我看百官听得很入神呢！"福临不免有点儿自我欣赏。 “文武之道，一张一弛，"太后重复着，连连点头，不知她是在夸赞这圣贤之道呢，还是夸奖儿子：“讲得好！那弓弦要是张得太紧，不就要断了吗？”“额娘若御经筵，一定是个上好的讲官！"福临由衷地赞美。 太后神色一变，笑容消失，看定福临：“皇儿，你的弓，是不是张得太紧了？“福临一看母亲的神情，立刻站了起来，恭敬地回答道：“儿听母后教诲。”“皇儿，你一心继承祖志，一心要成就天下一统的大业，壮志可嘉，我很高兴。不过太急太快，怕不妥当，所谓欲速则不达。如今内外都蹦得太紧，不要生出什么大事来！““母后请明示。"太后的表情口气，使福临感到紧张。 太后叹道：“事情都逼到眼眉前了，你还不知觉吗？外，有六王聚会；内，有四阿哥夭折……”“额娘，你说什么？”福临一把握住了母亲的手。 “来，让我仔细说给你听……” 母子俩进了寝宫最东端的小梢间。宫人太监们完全听不到他们的声音。可是皇帝粗重的可怕喊声却有两次透过重幙传了出来，还夹杂着桌椅翻倒、瓷器粉碎的声音。不知过了多久，无声无息，人们正有些担心这母子俩会不会出什么危险，却突然迸发出皇上暴怒的狂吼：“这不是天意！不是天罚！我不服！--"太后提高了的声音也隐约传出来，仍然十分平稳：“皇儿，你不是小孩子了，好好想一想吧！“皇上离开慈宁宫的时候，神情古怪而可怕：他的脚步和身姿，都给人一种颓然而去的印象；脸上象戴了一副木制或冰制的面具，又硬又冷，毫无表情；可是只要触到他的眼睛，就会被那里的狂暴和绝望吓一大跳，那是两团火，两团熊熊燃烧的火！而皇太后也没有按照惯例送他出宫。 第二天，宫里都知道了，昨晚上万岁爷龙性大发，用鞭子没头没脑地把几个养心殿太监抽得遍体鳞伤，还威胁说要砍掉他们的脑袋！但就在这天的晚上，景仁宫发出丧音：谨贵人病逝。 发丧那天，皇后以下各宫妃嫔都来到景仁宫。皇贵妃拿了自己最好的一套衣袍，为死去的谨贵人换装。谨贵人脸上倒没有什么痛苦的表情，象睡着了似的宁静安详。 皇贵妃为她换好衣裳，站在那里凝视着死者，一面不住地掉泪，一面感叹着轻轻说：“姐姐髫龄进宫，如今正当年华，为什么不能为皇上多多效力，就骤然去了？真叫人痛惜啊！……” 皇后，淑惠妃和静妃、恪妃、端妃、恭妃等人，都在抹眼泪。倒是康妃，站在董鄂妃的对面、谨贵人遗体的另一面，虽也拿着手绢擦泪，但她没有泪，她只觉得恨！她从来没有象今天这样恨对面那个女人，那个泪流满面的虚伪奸诈的美人儿！她还哭！她哭个什么？这一切，不都是因为她吗？康妃的心被嫉恨咬啮着，浑身犹如火烧。她不能流露一点真实感情，只得无可奈何地拚命低头，竭力抵挡。她狠狠地咬着嘴唇，直到她觉出舌尖上的咸味、下唇的疼痛……几位内廷公主也闻讯赶来。谨贵人的死对她们可说是无关痛痒，但出于礼仪和宫规，她们也都掏出手绢抹着眼圈。 这时，皇上的谕旨到了，那是谕礼部、抄送景仁宫的：“贵人博尔济吉特氏赋性温良，恪共内职，今一朝遘疾，遽尔薨逝，予心轸惜，典礼宜崇。特进名封，以昭淑德，追封为悼妃……”这就是说，谨贵人终于登上了主位，将按妃位进行礼葬了。后妃们为谨贵人幸庆：得到这隆重待遇，死也瞑目了！ 妃嫔们各自休息时，孔四贞走到董鄂妃身旁，轻轻叫了一声：“姐姐！"董鄂妃抓住她的手，含笑的眼睛盯着她看，只不说话，看得孔四贞红了脸，小声说：“姐姐，你的眼睛真坏！"董鄂妃凑在她耳边悄悄说：“我早听太后讲了。什么时候进宫圆房啊？……”“姐姐！看我撕你的嘴！"董鄂妃不笑了，紧紧捏着孔四贞的手，知心地说：“好妹妹，你快来吧！你能助我一臂之力。你不知道，我多难啊！““我知道。我心里害怕。"四贞耳语着，"看到谨贵人那样子，我觉得怕极了！这里，陷进来再出不去的呀！……”“你真的不肯？"董鄂妃忧伤的眼睛几乎使四贞落泪，可她还是硬着心肠说：“我不能……我没有姐姐那样的才干和胸怀，我会淹死的……姐姐，别怨我，你好自为之吧，我已经向太后辞过亲了……“董鄂皇贵妃长叹一声，对四贞可怜地笑了笑，慢慢走开。 她脚步不大稳，容妞儿立刻上前搀住了她。她的背影那么瘦弱，显得精疲力荆孔四贞眼里不禁又涌出了泪水。 几天以后，一件受贿作弊的案子被揭发了出来，因为是由宫内捅到皇太后驾前，皇上大怒。受贿卖官的总管太监吴良辅被判死刑，贿请的汉大学士陈之遴被罢官，并流放盛京，另一名汉大学士王永吉也被罢官，还有一大批汉官因受牵连而纷纷被免职、降职、罚俸，朝野又是一番震动，神气了不几天的汉官又失了神，各种不利于汉官的传说又不胫而走：没有最后定案的丁酉科场案还得从严惩治；刚刚揭发的江南、河南、山东、山西等科场案必定处置更严……接着，皇上奉皇太后命，将已停止的中宫笺表，如旧制封进，恢复了皇后的特权和身份，同时，命静妃为长春宫主位，赢得宫中一片感恩的眼泪和欢笑。 最后，在三月二十平日，追封皇四子为和硕荣亲王。 于是，许多人都松了一口气。张得太紧的弦，松下来了。