Chapter 25 Chapter Seven 1

--one-- In the 16th year of Shunzhi, the news of the victory ahead came like a snowflake.In the first month, Doni, Wu Sangui, Zhao Butai and other four armies joined forces in Pingyue Prefecture, and then divided into three routes to take Yunnan.Then the army pursued Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang, entered Yongchang, and fought a big battle at Mopan Mountain on the bank of the Nujiang River. Although the Qing army suffered a lot of losses in the ambush, they finally won a complete victory. All recovered.Wu Sangui, king of Pingxi, guarded Yunnan, Shang Kexi, king of Pingnan, guarded Guangdong, Geng Jimao, king of Jingnan, guarded Sichuan, and Dading of the southwestern provinces. The great cause of unification was finally completed.The court was full of jubilation, and the princes and nobles of Manchuria were even more elated. They climbed the peak that their ancestors never reached!

The contradictions and discords caused by the withdrawal of the cabinet discussing political reform are now submerged in the carnival of victory.Some small groups of rebels who responded to Nanming were easily put down.In March, Zheng Chenggong led his army to invade Zhejiang Taiping in an attempt to relieve the pressure on Yunnan and Guizhou, but was defeated by the army and fled to the island.Although the abolition of Yizheng was unsuccessful, the reform of the inner court to the cabinet and the addition of the Imperial Academy were finally put into practice.Shunzhi was full of ambition and began to plan many major events after unification: withdrawing the army, cutting military expenditures, reforming taxes, further promoting "recruiting exiles, reclaiming wasteland" and so on.

Everything goes well with Fulin.The palace is peaceful and peaceful, the empress dowager is in good health, the concubines love each other, elder brother and princess are also safe.Due to the emperor's "even rain and dew", the grievances of the palace lords have subsided a lot.Concubine Dong E's cousin has already entered the palace and has been conferred the honor of Zhengui. Like her elder sister, she is favored by the emperor.On government holidays, Shunzhi would have banquets, talk and laugh with concubines, enjoy flowers and watch plays; or call the cabinet and academicians of the Imperial Academy to discuss poetry and prose;All in all, everything went as smoothly as possible, and he was very satisfied.

The Qiqiao Festival on the seventh day of July is the so-called day when the Cowherd in the sky meets the Weaver Girl.Magpies, crows and the like should disappear all day, because they have all gone to Tianhe to build bridges for Cowherd and Weaver Girl.But there are two magpies, who lack benevolence and righteousness for some reason, and never fly to the distant Milky Way, but only jump around on the yellow eaves in front of Kunning Palace, chirping.Rong Niuer was talking with the queen's maid in front of the steps, when she heard the noise, she looked up for a while and said softly, "I don't want you to report any more happiness. Don't bark, you can go. Hurry up and build a bridge, the husband and wife only see each other once a year, aren't you willing to help with this kind of work?..." "Oh! Look at mine!" One of the queen's maids clapped her hands and smiled Shout: "Rong Niuer, come and see!" Four or five porcelain bowls filled with clear water were placed on the steps to bask in the sun.The girls each took a small needle and took turns throwing it into the water bowl.Sinking to the bottom of the water is the most clumsy, but being able to float on the surface is considered a coincidence.Look at the shape of the needle shadow at the bottom of the water: it is scattered like a flower, moving like a cloud, medium; if it is as thin as a thread and as sharp as a cone, the girl throwing the needle is the most skillful.This is the Qixi Festival play of the little girl commonly known as Throwing Needles, also known as Bu Qiao.At night when the moon rises, the girls will also place melons and fruit cakes and their own female red embroidery on the altar table, pray to the Milky Way, and pray that the Weaver Girl will bless their clumsiness and cleverness.

The sun was playing on the water, and the girls sighed and laughed.Rong Niuer was the last to drop the needle.The small silver needle is like a feather attached to the water surface, extremely light and stable, the water surface remains motionless, and a thin silk-like thread emerges from the bottom of the bowl. "Ha, Rong Niu'er is the perfect coincidence!" The girls laughed and shouted. The laughter startled Concubine Dong E, she walked out of the Nuan Pavilion, the girls hurriedly lowered their heads and restrained their faces, and stood respectfully.Concubine Dong E looked at the bowl on the steps, smiled, and said, "Are you in Buqiao? Who is the most coincidental among you?" The queen's maid knelt down and laughed, "I am the imperial concubine, it is Rong Niuer from your palace." "Get up quickly, what's the big deal, I have to kneel down and report." Concubine Dong E said kindly: "I don't know that Rong Niu'er is so lucky, so she has to beg for a coincidence tonight?" The girls all smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Okay. The queen is just recovering from illness, please don't laugh out loud, okay?" Concubine Dong E still made the request so kindly, how could the maids not obey immediately?Seeing her moving her frail body back to Kunning Palace, they couldn't help but whispered: "Thanks to the imperial concubine, otherwise, our empress would have recovered from her illness!" "Isn't it! Five days and five nights , the imperial concubine's eyes have never been closed, and she stays by the bed, feeding water and medicine, washing her face and feet, even the maids and eunuchs of Kunning Palace take turns to rest, she doesn't even have time to catch her breath!" "Oh, no matter where The palace master is sick, and the imperial concubine went to take care of her personally, she is too kind!" "Hmph, I don't believe anyone who says that Empress Dong E wants to be a queen!..." The youngest maidservant of the queen just said goodbye. After Ping said a word, others covered his mouth, and he was reprimanded: "Can you say this? Shut up!" Rong Niuer just listened and didn't comment.She knows a lot more than they do.She knew that Concubine Dong E couldn't sleep for five days and nights; she knew that when the Empress was critically ill, Concubine Dong E wept every time she left the Empress' bed and said, "The Emperor entrusted me to take care of the Empress. If she doesn't recover, what can I do?" Rong Niu'er I also saw her set up an incense table to pray for the queen.

But Rong Niu'er knew that after five days and nights of exhausting effort, the imperial concubine became thinner and weaker; it was more difficult to fall asleep at night, and there were more blood in the sputum. However, the imperial concubine strictly forbids Rong Niuer to mention these things to others, if she violates the prohibition, she said that Rong Niuer will be kicked out of the palace immediately! Rong Niuer doesn't want to leave here!In her short life, she had never felt such respect and love for anyone.When she was in Malan Village, she was a carefree little girl.She loves her mother, her sister, and her eldest brother.But she loves and disrespects her mother, loves and pity her sister, and fears her elder brother more than she loves her.How can you compare with the imperial concubine?The imperial concubine is like a fairy in the sky!

Back then, Gu Rong's family was escorted to Beijing, and they were soon rewarded as slaves to the family of heroes.Because of her young age, Rong Gu couldn't do any work, and the palace didn't want her, so she ended up in the hands of a Baoyi Zuoling family.Baoyi is said to be a slave in Manchuria, but he treats his own servants extremely viciously. In less than half a month, Aunt Rong was beaten until there was no good flesh on her body, and her black hair was pulled to pieces. The lively little girl was tortured until she lost her human form, and Gu Rong's tears were all dried up.

Who would have thought that the host's family suddenly changed their face and became nicer to Aunt Rong.I made two sets of silk tartar gowns, and allocated another clean room for her to live in. Not only did she no longer go hungry, but she was always entertained with good food and soup every now and then.Aunt Rong is a straight-hearted little girl, she scolds her when she is bad, and she is very grateful for her kindness, after a while she grows fat and looks like a master's girl, returning to her original innocence.Why is that?Rong Gu couldn't figure it out, and didn't like to think about it.But the mistress quickly told her the truth: she had to replace the daughter of the master's family to choose the maid of honor.

Palace ladies are different from show girls, they are selected every year by the internal officials in the thirteen yamen, and they are selected from the daughters of each family under Bao Yizuo who are over 13 years old and under 18 years old.Their status is much lower than that of beautiful women, and they are mainly used by the heads of the palaces of the inner court.At the age of twenty-five, he will be sent out of the palace, and his mother's family will choose another marriage partner. Rong Gu's master is in charge of selecting maids of honor, and has already done something secretly, the only loophole to be plugged is Rong Gu's mouth.So Rong Gu was severely warned: if she dared to reveal the truth, she would kill her mother and sister!

Just like that, Aunt Rong somehow entered the palace and became the rough envoy of Chengqian Palace sweeping the floor and delivering water.Because of her innocent smiling face, beautiful eyes and inexplicable admiration for the master of the palace, Concubine Dong E noticed her, and soon made her replace Rong Niuer, who was out of the palace, as one of the imperial concubine's attendants. Rong Gu served the imperial concubine willingly and loyally.The imperial concubine also likes her, but she never does it too much, just enough to make Rong Gu feel that the imperial concubine treats her differently, without making other court ladies and eunuchs notice.No matter how the imperial concubine is loved and praised by almost everyone in the inner court, no matter how lively the imperial concubine is when she talks and laughs happily, Rong Gu knows how much the imperial concubine has unspeakable sufferings and how much bitterness needs to be shed.At these times, Rong Gu wished she could kneel in front of the imperial concubine, put her arms around her legs and cry for her, even if she could only say a word of comfort to her!But Rong Gu didn't dare... "Rong Niuer, listen!" Suddenly, the queen's maid called her in a low voice: "The imperial concubine is telling a joke again, let's go and listen to it?" laughter.Since the queen's illness improved, the imperial concubine who was with her bedside had one more thing to do, reading and telling history for the queen, and telling a few small jokes from time to time to relieve the queen's boredom.But when the imperial concubine couldn't sleep all night, was weak and lonely, who would tell her jokes to relieve her boredom?Rong Niuer shook her head, she couldn't bear to listen. In Dongnuan Pavilion, Concubine Dong E was really trying to cheer up and told the queen a joke: "Once upon a time, there was a Jinshi Xing who was very short. Once, he met water robbers in Poyang Lake. The water robbers snatched his property and wanted to kill him." He silenced him. Just as the robber raised his sword with a ghost head, Jinshi Xing hurriedly said, "People already call me shorty Xing. If you cut off my head again, wouldn't I be even shorter?" The robber couldn't help laughing, and closed Take up the knife and let him go." The queen smiled again, and said: "It's rare that Jinshi Xing is not afraid of death." "Exactly! As long as you think about it, you can solve everything if you die before your eyes." Concubine Dong E said with a smile, very happy It is natural and kind. The queen leaned on the couch, and the chair that Concubine Dong E was sitting on was beside the couch.The strong sunlight outside the window has become very soft after passing through the thick green screens, as if with a touch of green.This kind of cold light slanted on Concubine Dong E's face, making her face paler and the dark blue around her eyes more intense.The empress felt sorry, and said: "My illness is all cured. You have worked so hard for so many days, you should take a good rest, don't come to accompany me every day..." "The empress is serious. The concubines and concubines are the emperor Like a father, the queen is like a mother. If the mother is sick, how can the children not be filial? But if there is something that is not considerate, the empress should teach her a lesson." The queen looked at Concubine Dong E's beautiful eyes and felt a burst of warmth , I was very excited, but I didn't know what to say.Later, she let out a long sigh, held one of Concubine Dong E's hands, and said with tears in her eyes, "You are really a good man! You have a good heart!... You are always good... I just treat you as an invitation to buy people's hearts everywhere, not to win the middle palace." I want to be the Empress Dowager in the future. This time when I fell ill, I thought to myself how happy you are, and how you hoped for my early death! ... I don't know that you are not at all, you treat me like this, I... Sigh , I care too much!" Concubine Dong E also stretched out her other hand, gently stroked the back of the queen's fat hand, and said sincerely: "The emperor takes care of all kinds of affairs in governing the country every day, and takes care and trouble. The empress is the lord of the six palaces inside, and the queen is the lord of the six palaces outside. The emperor shares his worries. Now that the world is united, state affairs and government affairs, as well as inside and outside the palace, will be even more busy. If concubines can share the details and worries for the emperor's empress, it will not only be a duty, but also a great pleasure, and it should be done!... "Queen Said: "I have recovered from my illness, and I will go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace tomorrow to pay my respects. The Empress Dowager sent someone to greet and see me. I am ashamed!... Sister, let's go together tomorrow, okay?" Hearing the last news Concubine Dong E's heart felt hot, and her eyes became moist with the unprecedented title of "sister".She nodded repeatedly. When Concubine Dong E bid farewell to the queen, she was actually exhausted.She was afraid that she would not come, so she leaned on the armrest of the chair and stood abruptly, only to hear a "hum" scream in her ears, her eyes were filled with golden flowers, her mind was flustered, she was shaking and she was about to fall, the queen exclaimed With a sound, the maids rushed to support her.Seeing that her lips had lost their color, the queen hurriedly asked: "You are... oh, hurry up and pass on to the imperial physician!..." Concubine Dong E reluctantly smiled and comforted the queen: "Mother, I'm fine, just go back and lie down. You should have a good rest!" Rong Niu'er and a maid from Kunning Palace supported Concubine Dong E and walked only a few steps. Concubine Dong E turned her head to face her The queen smiled and said: "Your Majesty, get up early tomorrow and wait for me. Let's go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to kneel down together." In the early morning of the next day, all the concubines went to the Palace of Compassion and Peace to pay their respects to the Palace of Compassion, and there was an endless stream of people.Only the empress and imperial concubine did not come to the Palace of Compassion in person for seven or eight days. All the concubines they met greeted them, blessed the empress for her recovery, and felt relieved to see the imperial concubine.The queen could see clearly that Concubine Dong E was very popular up and down in the palace.If it was in the past, she would be depressed and sad because of it.Today she is really happy, because she understands: she and Concubine Dong E are as friendly as their own sisters, and she will win the hearts of the people. Concubine Shuhui and Lady Zhen were talking with the Queen Mother.The queen mother was very happy to see the two of them coming together.The two knelt down to pay their respects, and when they stood up, the queen was afraid that the imperial concubine would be weak, so she leaned over to the imperial concubine at the side and rear, and stretched out her hand to support her. For the queen, this is a very natural action; for the imperial concubine, it is very moving.Others were surprised: How could the empress lower her status to join the imperial concubine?Concubine Shuhui frowned, her indignant expression was immediately revealed from her eyes, and she gave her sister a hard look; Mrs. Zhengui was still young, so she just looked at her sister with a shy and happy smile on her face As for the queen mother, she was obviously very happy, and immediately ordered the two to sit down and asked in detail about the queen's recovery from illness these days. The queen gratefully talked about the hard work of the imperial concubine for five days and nights without taking off her clothes and eyes.The empress dowager nodded frequently, feeling very emotional.After the queen finished speaking, she and the empress dowager looked forward to the imperial concubine.The imperial concubine blushed, stood up embarrassingly, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I really don't dare to praise you. This is a concubine's job..." Her thin figure and shy expression made her even more lovable. .The empress dowager took her hand and said lovingly: "My son, I'm so sorry for you..." The empress dowager stared at Concubine Dong E for a moment, then took the empress's hand with the other hand, and said with a smile: " In ancient times, there was a Great Shun Emperor, and the Ehuang and Nvying sisters worked together to assist the king to achieve great things. Today, you sisters love each other and are gentle and respectful. You can be called another generation of virtuous empresses and concubines. Assist the emperor to work hard and be the Ehuang of our Manchuria , Nvying!" Both the queen and the imperial concubine smiled and thanked the empress dowager.But Concubine Dong E's heart suddenly flashed a famous sentence from "Mrs. Xiang" in "Nine Songs": "The emperor descends to Beizhu, his eyes are dim and sorrowful. The autumn wind is curling up, and the Dongting waves are under the leaves." She thought of E The empress dowager's analogy about the ending of the emperor and Nvying drowning Shun in the water gave her an ominous premonition, and she trembled secretly, but she tried her best to conceal the sorrow. The queen mother said in a discussing tone: "The beginning of autumn has passed, and I want to stay in the hot spring for a few days. The queen is just recovering from her illness, and she just went to rest, Wu Yunzhu, you should go too! Concubine Dong E hesitated for a moment, and said: "My son has been weak recently, so it's better not to go. "The empress said: "Empress, yesterday the imperial concubine fainted in the children's palace.She is too tired these days. "The empress dowager said: "I know that you have been exhausted physically and mentally in recent years, and you have suffered too much, and you just need to rest.I specially formulated Baifeng Pills, Babao Pills, and Nvjin Pills according to Renming Xihe Niantang, which are specially designed to treat women's diseases such as insufficient Qi and blood and irregular menstrual blood. ... Lady Zhen also went to support her from time to time. She was always a sister, so she could take care of her. "Hearing such thoughtful words full of maternal love, tears rolled in Wu Yunzhu's eyes, after all, someone really loved her, and her hard work was rewarded. Lady Zhen quickly agreed: "I'm just about to go! It's best to be with my sister." The queen mother gave Zhengui a look: "I don't want you to be my sister's companion, but I want you to take care of my sister's illness!" Listening to the queen mother The tone of his voice clearly shows that he likes that childish Zhengui very much.Zhengui quietly winked mischievously at her sister from behind the Queen Mother, but Concubine Dong E pretended not to see it, and said: "My mother's kindness, I will always remember it in my heart. It's just that the queen is seriously ill these days, and the palace affairs are complicated, and many things are not done. It's over. I want to get a clue about the inner court affairs, palace rules and regulations, and then..." The queen mother sighed: "Even a piece of hard jade can't stand the wear and tear of the day and night, let alone a flesh and blood body? You are so smart, It's good to have outstanding intelligence, and to be aware of the overall situation. It's just that there are so many things in the harem throughout the year, how can you shoulder everything? You have worked hard, you have worked hard! I am going to let you leave the harem and go to the hot spring to recuperate. These I haven't seen you for a long time, and it's boring to talk. Can you force me to go with me, so that the old lady can be happy?" Concubine Dong E quickly knelt down and said: "My mother's words are serious, I don't dare to be serious. My son must Let's go together. When will we leave?" "Oh, I've told them to prepare and leave after breakfast. You also go back to the palace to clean up. Concubine Shuhui, after we go, you will take care of the affairs of the palace for a few days. I have already told the emperor that if there is any important matter, I will send someone to the hot spring to report. "Concubine Shu Hui has already knelt down to take orders. The concubines left the Compassion Palace, entered the Pingxiang Gate, and parted in front of the Yuehua Gate.Concubine Dong E smiled and bowed to Concubine Shuhui, and said, "Sister, you will be tired of family affairs!..." Concubine Shuhui smiled slightly: "It's nothing, I should do it for you..." When she saw the backs of Concubine Dong E and sisters disappearing into the Yuehua Gate, the smile on her face disappeared instantly, and she said angrily: "Fox Meizi! Look at me!" She's so excited!" The queen frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about again!" Concubine Shuhui has grown up in the past two years, her childishness has faded, and her jealousy towards Concubine Dong E has deepened: "I just can't understand her acting like a fool , coaxed the Queen Mother to focus all her attention on her! Look at the energy just now!" "What happened just now? Everything the Queen Mother said is true." "Oh, my sister, you also give Hu Got it? Do you really think you can be an Ehuang, a female hero with her?" "Why not?" "There can't be two queens in the harem! Look at her, she is such a vicious girl that she has both the queen mother and the emperor." Confused, who wouldn't say that she is better than you? Sooner or later, sister, you, the queen, will have to let her go!" The queen frowned and said, "If she wants to be a queen, isn't it just right that I die? Why did she take care of me regardless of herself a few days ago? "... Invite to buy people's hearts!" "Concubine Shu Hui hesitated for a moment, finding out such a sentence, probably she also felt that she couldn't justify it. The queen sighed, and said: "Sister, one must always be conscientious in life. He was exhausted to the point of death in order to save me, and I would be suspicious of him, but it would be too unreasonable..." "Sister, don't you really understand, You two are like water and fire?" The queen shook her head: "Whether it is fire or water, or wood or earth, I must not forget that she was with me day and night when I was dying. You are my own sister, so you come here during the day Look, are you still going back to your Chuxiu Palace at night?" Concubine Shu Hui bit her lip, speechless. "Sister, you'd better think about how to manage affairs these days! Stop worrying about the imperial concubine." The queen left.Concubine Shuhui muttered dissatisfiedly: "Okay, good! If you don't listen to persuasion, you will regret it too late!..." She couldn't get rid of her bad feeling towards Concubine Dong E no matter what.Concubine Shuhui is no longer the childish girl she was back then.She decided that, in terms of the interests of the family and the Qing Dynasty, the queen must be the princess of Horqin Mongolian Borzigit.In this way, she is the natural candidate queen.But with Concubine Dong E, not only her hopes were dashed, but her sister's status was also threatened.If the Dong E family is more noble than their Borzigit family, Concubine Shuhui will also recognize it, but she is the daughter of a lowly southern barbarian!This is something Concubine Shuhui can't be convinced even if she dies! Since the nobleman is alive, Concubine Shu Hui still has a chat partner who can scold freely.The nobleman died for no apparent reason, and Concubine Shuhui thought of another ally, Concubine Kang.However, in a certain sense, Concubine Kang is her other rival.Because Concubine Kang gave birth to a prince, but Concubine Shuhui and her elder sister were not even born.Concubine Kang is also an alternate queen, but she is much less threatening than Concubine Dong E, and far less approaching than Concubine Dong E, so Concubine Shuhui still made up her mind to join Concubine Kang. "Long-distance and close-attack", this strategy originated from the famous struggle between the horizontal and the vertical in the Warring States Period, is being used by a young concubine.She may not understand this term at all, nor does she know the wonderful records in that large set of history books, but she has completely grasped the essence of this strategy and used it with ease. Concubine Shu Hui stood in front of the Yuehua Gate and thought for a while, then stepped into the gate and went to Jingren Palace.Although the master of Jingren Palace seldom spoke or smiled, as long as she uttered a word, it carried a lot of weight and inspired her a lot.Concubine Shuhui has felt this many times. After the empress dowager led the queen, imperial concubine, concubine Zhen and the princess beside her to the hot spring, the palace suddenly became much quieter.Fulin was in court, there were a lot of important military and state affairs, after returning to the palace, he didn't need to greet the Queen Mother, and he couldn't see the faces of Concubine Dong E, so he couldn't help but feel lonely and unaccustomed.He read books, practiced calligraphy, asked musicians to play some tunes, and played the flute himself for entertainment. Sometimes he called Concubine Shuhui, Concubine Duan, and Concubine Kang to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for a night. It can relieve some loneliness.Day by day, it passed peacefully, and in two days, people who went to the hot springs would come back, and Fulin sighed a lot. After dinner, Fulin strolled on the platform in front of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Several pots of begonias were as lush as bushes, and clusters of deep red and light red flowers bloomed like endless tassels.Under the crabapple flowers, there are several very exquisite small pastel flower and bird porcelain pots. There are crickets specially packed by the eunuch for the emperor, and they are chirping happily.Shunzhi loved to fight crickets when he was young, until he was twelve or thirteen years old, he would also fight crickets with eunuchs to bet on winning or losing. Of course, he never lost anything.In fact, at that time, he was afraid that the regent would harm him, so he deliberately pretended to be an ignorant and playful child, which is the so-called hidden strategy.The eunuchs don't know the truth, they only think that the emperor likes this thing; every autumn they get it to honor him. He is also happy to listen to the melodious chirping of crickets. Fulin conveniently took a horse tooth jujube the size of an egg from the fruit plate on the small table by the door, crushed it bit by bit, and fed it to the fighter Zhang Xu sang in the jar. "Empress Shuhui is here!" The little eunuch shouted from the side. Fulin raised his head, casually glanced at Yangxinmen, and immediately raised his eyebrows curiously.The guards and eunuchs around him also widened their eyes in amazement. Concubine Shuhui was summoned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and she was sitting in a light sedan chair—a kind of topless sedan chair carried by four people.The emperor's shoulders are managed by "Shangcheng Sedan", with two chief eunuchs, thirty-two eunuchs and eunuchs, who are ready to carry the emperor at any time.Of course, the concubine can also ask for a car from the "Shangcheng sedan chair", but for convenience, sometimes the eunuch of the palace will carry it.Today, Concubine Shuhui was still riding in her usual private car, but the people carrying the shoulder car were replaced by court ladies in uniform blue robes and big black braids, not four, but eight.The girls had never done such heavy work before, their faces were flushed, they were gasping for breath, beads of sweat dripped down their necks.Although Concubine Shuhui is not heavy, the shoulder is made of hardwood, which is as heavy as a stone. Concubine Shu Hui had noticed the surprised expressions of the emperor and everyone, she pursed her lips, and briskly lowered her shoulders, and loudly told the maids: "Get up early tomorrow to pick me up. You guys are the ones to come!" Still heavy on his empty shoulders, he walked chaotically. Entering the main room of the palace, Fulin couldn't help but asked: "Why are you so ingenious to get these maids to carry you? How can they lift them?" "That's why I only used eight. Isn't it good?" "Why didn't you ask the little eunuch to carry it?" Concubine Shuhui was waiting for this question.She pretended to be mysterious and smiled, and said: "Hmph, little eunuch! It's not proper to wanton and unrestrained. I only found out today. From now on, wow, I'd rather walk than let them carry me!" "Oh? What's going on? "I..." Concubine Shuhui looked mysterious and curious today, as if she was five years younger, she winked at the emperor, and whispered with a smile: "I really...have never heard of it, it's so ridiculous Concubine Kang found out, and the emperor summoned Concubine Kang to come..." Fulin became unhappy: "Since you know, just say, why bother to ask others!" Concubine Shuhui was also afraid that Fulin would get angry, so she hurriedly said: "I Tell me, this is really an anecdote in the world! Concubine Kang is still afraid that the emperor will be angry, so she has never dared to say it..." Fulin urged impatiently: "What is it?" Concubine Shuhui was somewhat nervous.She smiled coquettishly, picked up a cup of herbal tea on the coffee table that might be leftover from Fulin's drink, and drank it with a tilt of her neck. Then she settled down and asked: "The emperor knows the past and the present, and pays special attention to the lessons from the past. I must remember it." During the reign of Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian and Fengsheng’s wife Hakka ①?” Fulin frowned, “I’ve seen these lessons learned a long time ago, so I put up an iron sign to strictly prohibit the middle palace from interfering in politics... Do you want to intervene in politics too?” “No, no! "Concubine Shuhui repeatedly denied: "This is completely an internal matter! The emperor must know that the Hakka family first had an affair with the eunuch Wei Chao, and then communicated with Wei Zhongxian. In the West Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, the two Weis were shocked by the competition for the Hakka... ..." "I know." Fulin didn't let her go on, because that incident was too ugly: Emperor Tianqi was awakened during his afternoon nap, Wei Chao, Wei Zhongxian and Keshi had to kneel down and beg for punishment.Emperor Tianqi actually said: "Grandma Ke, who are you going to follow? I will decide for you." Ke Shi pointed to Wei Zhongxian.Therefore, after the "sacred judgment", Ke and Wei Jing became "husband and wife", and since then they have been in collusion, forming cliques and chaotic politics, and running amok.The defeat of the former Ming Dynasty was finally irreversible. "Then, the emperor must know the meaning of pairing food?" "Huh? I don't know." Concubine Shuhui smiled and said, "The so-called pairing food was prevalent in the former Ming palace, and maids often married other court ladies or eunuchs." As a husband and wife, just like Hakka and Wei Zhongxian, they are called couples. Today, maids in the palace still follow the old customs of the Ming Palace, but they are not called husband and wife. Instead, sworn eunuchs as brothers and uncles..." "It's just asking for mutual care, what's so strange." "However, obviously they are brothers and uncles, but they may still be opposite each other in secret." Fulin smiled: "It's called husband and wife, and they are also fake couples. What's the matter?" Concubine Shuhui's His face blushed quickly, he bit his lip, and laughed non-stop, before whispering for a long time: "Concubine concubine also thought it was a fake husband. In fact...it's not fake!..." "What?" Fulin was surprised: "Could it be that the eunuch is fake?" "No, the eunuch... the eunuch is not fake." "Don't be so hesitant!" Fulin's eyes shot a frightening cold light. Concubine Shuhui blushed, she whispered a few words in Fulin's ear with a smile, Fulin was startled, raised her eyebrows, and asked in a low voice: "Have you seen it before?" "No, no!... But the maid of honor We privately revealed...the Chengqian Palace has..." Concubine Shuhui really seemed to be telling a joke, she covered her mouth and just laughed. Fulin was furious, and pushed Concubine Shuhui, she staggered back a few steps, then quickly fell to her knees, trembling with fright.Fulin's eyes were burning, and he approached Concubine Shuhui, grabbed the front of her robe, and shouted with a livid face, "You are lying!" Concubine Shuhui's eyes widened in panic.She expected him to lose his temper, but she didn't expect him to lose his temper so much, and it came so quickly!She seemed to be holding her breath, and for a long time, tears flowed down her cheeks. She kowtowed and said, "How bold is my concubine, how dare I lie in front of the emperor? I just take it as a joke, and say it to relieve the emperor's boredom." Yes, I didn't expect the emperor to be so angry... It's really Wu Lu, the eunuch in Concubine Kang's sister's palace, who married the two Rong girls next to the imperial concubine. This Wu Lu is bragging with other little eunuchs Concubine Kang's sister accidentally overheard her. She was afraid of harming the reputation of the imperial concubine, so she didn't dare to say anything, so she just kicked Wu Lu out of Jingren Palace. But Wu Lu was the godson of Wu Liangfu, and he didn't leave the inner court. He went to AMTD The sedan chair is on duty. After listening to Sister Kang Concubine's words, I felt disgusted with these eunuchs, so I changed the court lady to carry her. These are old customs of the Ming Palace and vulgar customs, and they have nothing to do with the imperial concubine. Your Majesty Qian Don't be angry. Blame me for being blunt and outspoken, so stop asking..." "Chengqian Palace!..." Fulin's eyes were straightened, and his face was very scary. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Concubine Shu Hui knelt and climbed several steps forward, begging, "No matter what you say about this kind of thing, it has nothing to do with the imperial concubine, only those lowly servants can do this kind of scandal. The noble concubine's love is as deep as the sea, and her kindness is as heavy as a mountain. The imperial concubine will never let down the sincerity of the emperor. Don't make it public! Don't blame the imperial concubine! Don't go to Chengqian Palace to search for that!..." Concubine Shuhui Every sentence was like a whip, lashing Fulin's heart hard.His heart huddled in pain, and the pain made his anger swell in his chest.His mind was very confused.But Concubine Shuhui's last sentence made him shiver: "What? Search Chengqian Palace?" "No, no!" Concubine Shuhui screamed, "Don't search, thousands Wan! Your Majesty, please! Just pretend that I am young and ignorant, talking nonsense, no, just pretend that I haven’t said a single word!..." Fulin's head was red, the veins on his forehead were bulging, and he gradually lost his mind.The more Concubine Shuhui said this, the more he was agitated to find out the truth.He approached Concubine Shuhui's eyes and asked, "Why didn't you let me search Chengqian Palace? Hmm? Where are those monsters? By Wu Lu's side, or by Rong Niu'er's side?" Concubine Shuhui looked at it in horror. Looking at Fulin's eyes that were suddenly big and small, he refused to make a sound. "Huh?" Fulin's gaze was like a sharp sword shining with cold light, full of murderous intent.Concubine Shuhui shrank into a ball like a little mouse in fright, and said in a low voice tremblingly: "...Wu Lu said... put it with Rong Niu'er..." Fulin gritted his teeth severely, and called The eunuch Li Guozhu, the leader of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, ordered him to immediately lead people to Chengqian Palace to search the residence of the maid Rong Niuer.Just as Li Guozhu was about to leave, Fulin's heart flickered, and there seemed to be a ray of light in his dizziness. He called Li Guozhu back, and sternly told him: "The person who takes you must be reliable, and you can find an excuse. Don't let anyone know that it's you." Go search. If you leak any information, be careful with your head!" Li Guozhu retreated without hesitation.In less than an hour, he came back to report to the emperor. In the east room of the palace, he presented a small wooden box to the emperor, and whispered: It was indeed found from the clothes box under Rong Niu'er's bed.Fulin's hands trembled, he opened the box, and saw a few strangely shaped small bags wrapped in silk scarves.He opened a small bag and only glanced at it, then threw it down as if it had been scalded, closed the lid with a "snap", turned his head and walked away, his chest was stuffy, as if he saw a hundred flowers blooming in a moonlit night garden. Gathered a group of shrill cats called Chunmao, who could not help but gag. Before the food and drink were removed from the main room, he strode over, picked up the large jug of mellow and strong Yuquan Liquor, poured it down his neck like a gulp, and then pushed the jug out of the door with all his strength. As soon as it fell, the clear and crisp ceramic cracking sound on the aisle leading to the main hall echoed in the tall hall.He shouted hoarsely: "Shameless! --" He was drunk, but he didn't forget to seal the small wooden box with an imperial pen, and then fell into a deep sleep.He didn't know that the eunuch undressed and took off his boots for him, nor did he know that Li Guozhu carefully put away the wooden box, nor did he know that Concubine Shuhui ran from the west end to the east end to see him, with a faint smile in her eyes meaning. The next day, the empress dowager and her party returned to the palace.Fulin went to visit his mother, and the concubines also knelt down to the emperor.Judging from their complexions, they all looked rosier than when they were in the palace, and they also revealed a freshness.The young Dong Egui is as tender as a half-bloomed rose. Fulin looked at Concubine Dong E calmly, she only smiled at him with her eyes, this is a kind of intimate smile that no one else can perceive, but only Fulin can feel.Fulin's heart trembled, his throat seemed to be stuffed with a ball of cotton, he felt very uncomfortable, and wanted to shout: "No! She is not like that! She is a flawless fairy!..." That night, Fulin summoned Concubine Dong E to the Hall of Mental Cultivation .But not in the bedroom, but in Xinuan Pavilion where Fulin usually reads and practices calligraphy.Concubine Dong E felt a little surprised, but she didn't show it. She smiled and bowed to the emperor. Like usual, she smiled quietly and softly, caressing her eyes, pouring down on Fulin like the spring sun.She said softly: "I haven't seen you for a few days, how is your majesty?" Fulin didn't make a sound, but just looked at her sternly.He said in his heart: "If she has no ghosts in her heart, she will always be calm; if she shows uneasiness, then..." But Concubine Dong E had never endured Fulin's cold and suspicious gaze, she was surprised in her heart, and her expression was natural. Uneasy, even a little helpless.She forced a smile and said: "Your Majesty, what's the matter with you?..." Ah, look how fake her smile is, it's a fake smile!A cold snap passed through Fulin's heart.Facing Wu Yunzhu, he couldn't even do his original plan.He couldn't approach the center step by step like a trial, couldn't use this and that kind of cover-up, couldn't set traps here and there.他什么都忍不住了，"啪"的一声就把那小木匣撂在董鄂妃身边的茶几上，铁青着脸，冷着声音，指着木匣命令说：“打开它！"如果她看到木匣里的东西时迷惑不解，一副见所未见、闻所未闻的表情，那就好了。那就是说，她根本不知道这种丑事！福临板着脸，不眨眼地盯着董鄂妃的动作，胸膛里，心跳得怦怦直响。 木匣打开了，绸巾也摊开了，董鄂妃的脸红了，她看了福临一眼，扭开身子低下了头。she knows!该死，她知道啊！福临差点儿喊出声，拚命克制着，故意问道：“你……你知道这东西？”“这……怎么说呢？……可以算是知道的……“啊！她居然还露出那么一点羞涩的笑容……她真会装腔作势啊……不，不一定！福临猛然决定抛出最关键的情况，她只要大吃一惊，那还是表明她不知情：“这东西，是从你的贴身侍女容妞儿床下衣箱找出来的！"福临全神贯注、目不转睛，要攫住董鄂妃脸上一丝一毫的变化。他期待着董鄂妃一声惊叫，期待着她几乎跳起来的又惊又怒的表情。然而，他落空了！董鄂妃只是表现出轻微的惊讶，更多的却是为难，还轻声地说道：“哦……”福临的心一下子象是浸到了冰水里！她知道，她全知道！ 她却长时间地护着那个容妞儿，长时间地瞒着我！ ……为什么？Why?难道她过分宠爱那个有点疯气的丫头？会不会她也和她们成了一伙？ ……这念头刚在福临脑中闪出，立刻就紧紧地抓住了他，他眼前竟那么逼真地出现了容妞儿使用这些妖具的影象，出现了太监吴禄和容妞儿在一起的影象，忽然，容妞儿的身影被乌云珠所代替，是乌云珠在和吴禄、在和那些下贱的太监……福临几乎要昏过去了，咬牙切齿，怒不可遏地拍着桌子大吼：“你！你还不知罪吗？"炕桌被他拍得一跳，他的脸色倏然间变得十分狂暴可怕。 董鄂妃这时才大吃一惊，忙说：“陛下，你这是……”“啪！"一记耳光重重搧在乌云珠脸上。福临的面孔已被愤怒扭歪，涨得发紫，眼睛象火炭一样燃烧，打过乌云珠的手停在空中，止不住地颤抖着。乌云珠吓坏了，白着一张脸，瞪着一双惊恐的大眼睛，不知所措。福临恶狠狠地喝道：“你！ 你胆敢抗辩？ " 乌云珠慌忙跪倒，低头，一句话也不敢说了。 福临一个急转身，用脊背对着乌云珠，仰着脑袋对窗外看了许久，自然什么也没有看见。他用稍稍平静一点的、差不多维持了他的帝王尊严的声调，说：“回宫去！自责待罪！"说完，不等董鄂妃叩头谢恩，他拔脚就离开了西暖阁。 董鄂妃眼前一黑，昏了过去。 从这天起，董鄂妃不曾出过承乾宫。皇后和其他妃嫔都不知是怎么回事。向皇上求情，皇上不理；去看望待罪的董鄂妃，董鄂妃也不提一句起因；知道内情的淑惠妃，也许还有康妃，更是一个字也不肯透露了。 整整十天，皇上没有召见皇贵妃。后宫的人们从窃窃私语变成了议论纷纷，终于传到了皇太后耳中。于是，皇太后特意召皇上进慈宁宫。