Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen Shujia

Kim Ok-yeon passed away that evening.On a winter night when it was snowing lightly, the palace people were naturally much more lazy.At night, the palace servants serving Yuyan realized that she had lost her breath, buried silently by the fine snow like a vein of thin, brittle leaves. As if predicting the coming of the god of death, Yuyan dressed neatly for a rare occasion, washed very freshly and cleanly, and even applied a thin layer of makeup, making her as bright and charming as usual.She changed into the clothes of Li Chao's hometown, a rose red embroidered jacket, a pink silk skirt, a big braid neatly combed, and decorated with gold leaf jewellery, just like when she first entered the palace decades ago for the first time. The day of the concubine.

Li Xin, who had been serving her the longest, came to report the funeral in Ruyi Palace, weeping and said: "After noon, the noble concubine ordered the servant to wash her up. The servant thought that the young master listened to the empress's persuasion, and finally thought about it. Who knew that after grooming, the little master said he wanted to be alone for a while, but when we brought dinner in in the evening, we found that the little master was out of breath." At this time, Ruyi was taking off her make-up and waiting for the emperor to come over. Hearing the news, her expression was calm and calm.A joyful pain flashed across her heart, and after a while, she slowly asked: "Is Concubine Jia quiet when she goes?"

Li Xin said sadly: "It was very quiet, as if she had fallen asleep, with a smile on her face." Ruyi was quiet for a moment, then waved her hand lightly: "Go and report to the emperor. Let's talk about it, and let Concubine Jia go to find peace." Li Xin cried and withdrew.Ruyi walked slowly to the window, there was a lot of snow outside, it could not have been bigger, it was white and clean.Looking at it now, I only feel that the wet stream is watery, very sticky and sloppy, not embarrassing or embarrassing.Just like Yuyan's splendid life, it ended in such an unembarrassing and neither embarrassing ending.

The next day was November 16th, when God stopped the snow, it started to rain.In such cold weather, rain is more troublesome than snow, which makes people feel more depressed.Several high-ranking concubines including Su Luyun, Yan Wan and Hai Lan rushed to the Queen's Palace to greet them first.The emperor and Ruyi sat side by side, both of them looked depressed.Naturally, the funeral concubines got the news of Jin Yuyan's death the night before. Although Jin Yuyan was extremely unpopular in the palace and no one liked her, the concubines always sighed a few words when they met, and tried to comfort the empress After a while, the words are full of sisterly love.

Yan Wan's eyes were slightly red: "When I woke up early in the morning, I saw it was raining. I'm afraid God is also saddened by the sudden death of Concubine Jia, just like us." She was about to cry when Ruyi said lightly: "It's nothing right now. It's good to cry, when you guard the spirit of Concubine Jia, some of you shed tears." Hai Lan twirled the beeswax beads and said a few words "Amitabha", but just bowed her head quietly.Luyun then sighed: "Concubine Jia also made a wrong idea, tormenting herself and her children. If she behaved peacefully, she would not have ruined her own luck and ended up like this. It's just that she is leaving now. I heard Zi The palace has stopped at Jing'an Village."

Ruyi then turned her head to the emperor and said, "Although Concubine Jia was restless when she was alive, she just left so suddenly. Things behind her must be done better. It's not for anything else, just for her position in the palace." sons born and born." The emperor nodded, only then did everyone see that the emperor's eyes were black and blue, probably because he didn't sleep well last night.Yan Wan softly persuaded: "The emperor is sad for the concubine Jia, she must have not slept well last night. The concubine ordered someone to cook a cup of ginseng soup and bring it over. The emperor should refresh himself anyway."

Hailan glanced at her silently, and sighed: "After all, Concubine Ling is careful. When she came to the Empress's Palace, she remembered to bring ginseng soup to the emperor." Yan Wan said softly: "Last night was the night of the fifteenth day, the emperor must be in the empress's palace. It is also a little bit of my sister's wish. If it is redundant, please ask sister Yu for advice." Luyun wiped the corners of her eyes with a silk cloth, and said slowly: "How can sister Lingfei's thoughts be superfluous? It's just that in the empress's palace, any empress will take good care of her. What's missing is a bowl of ginseng soup for your concubine Ling. It's more important to take care of your own pregnancy."

With Lu Yun's years of experience, her words naturally carry weight.Yan Wan stood up in trepidation and said: "The empress forgives the sin, and the concubine made an unintentional mistake, but please forgive me." Ruyi was impatient and said lightly, "Concubine Jia has just passed away, and she is still watching with her eyes open in the sky. If you come here to discuss Concubine Jia's funeral, it will be a sisterhood. If you still If you want to be jealous, I am afraid that Concubine Jia will be uneasy in the spirit of heaven, and the emperor will also be uneasy."

These words were a bit harsh, even Lu Yun changed color slightly, and hurriedly led Yan Wan to kneel down. The emperor said impatiently: "Get up." Then he turned his head to Ruyi: "What I mean, Concubine Jia has served me for more than 20 years, and she has given birth to four princes. It can be said that she has done her best. I will go to court early in the morning I went to see the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager was also very sad, and decreed to make Concubine Jia the Imperial Concubine." Rugu heard this and led the crowd to salute like a ceremonial: "The concubine thanked the emperor on behalf of the imperial concubine, and thanked the queen mother."

The emperor nodded: "I have already ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to draw up a quiet number to look at, and finally chose a character 'Shu', and then posthumously titled it as the imperial concubine Shujia." Ruyi sneered in her heart, what a "shu" word!What an ironic word "Shu"!He actually disliked her so much, so disgusted that he wanted to make a joke of her behind.As Ruyi thought about it, when she met Hailan's eyes, she immediately suppressed the look of disdain in her eyes, and replaced them with a look of mourning. Yan Wan tried her best to hold back her smile, tears in her eyes, and wanted to follow up with another sentence: "The imperial concubine's sister has been virtuous all her life, and the posthumous title chosen by the emperor couldn't be more appropriate."

With a thought in his mind, Ruyi said softly: "When the imperial concubine Shujia was alive, she loved the princes the most, but Yongxuan has grown up and has given birth to a prince. Although Yongxuan and Yongxuan are young, they are both Sensible children. If the emperor would give them some grace, let the motherless children take care of themselves." The emperor's eyelids twitched, he shook Ruyi's hand, and said gently: "It's still the queen who is thoughtful. Yongxuan is the successor, and he is already Baylor. Yongxuan and Yongxuan, I will also give them the title of Beizi. Take care of the concubines, everything will be fine." Ruyi heard what the emperor said, and knew that she had entrusted several young elder brothers to her, so she stood up and said solemnly: "Concubine, you have been in the palace for a long time, and you are familiar with etiquette. You will definitely teach the prince well. As a concubine My aunt will definitely watch from the sidelines." The emperor's expression was slightly relieved, showing a little tiredness: "With the queen's words, I am also relieved." Hai Lan said softly: "Your Majesty, although the imperial concubine Shujia has passed away, the nobleman Song family sent by Li Chaoxin will soon enter the palace. The ministers and concubines are ordered to assist the Sixth Palace. Let me ask you a lot, where will the nobleman Song be placed?" The emperor said casually: "I accepted Mrs. Song just for the sake of affection, and I don't want to see her think of Concubine Jia again. Send Mrs. Song to live in the Old Summer Palace." Ruyi was taken aback for a moment, the tea was already completely cold when the talent left.But that's okay, she felt cold but pleased, she stroked her belly and thought about it, the person who killed her daughter can only end like this! Hai Lan respectfully agreed, and the emperor turned to look at Gu Yanwan: "Concubine Ling, I'm a little tired, go to your palace to rest." Yan Wan quickly replied "Yes".The emperor said again: "The empress and concubine Ling are both pregnant, so there is no need to go to the funeral of imperial concubine Shujia, let pure imperial concubine and concubine Yu take care of the cooking." The two thanked each other.Ruyi leaned over and was about to see them off, but suddenly thought of Jin Yuyan's words before she died, and felt a shudder. If, as she said, she didn't really want to harm Jing Si and the sixth princess, then who would it be?Who else? This kind of thought is just a turn, and the whole body is already cold to the bone.She didn't dare to think about it, so she could only slowly spit out the sudden pity: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine Shujia is the eldest daughter of the royal family of the Li Dynasty, and now she passed away suddenly. When the news of the prince reached Li Chao, it was also a wish of Imperial Concubine Shujia to honor her." The emperor took a few steps towards the gate of the palace, but upon hearing Ruyi's request, he stopped involuntarily.Seeing the opportunity, Yan Wan hurriedly supported the emperor's hand, and said softly: "The empress is so considerate of the imperial concubine, the emperor also please understand the empress's kindness." The emperor turned his head and looked at Ruyi's eyes, then nodded slightly and said, "Since the empress is so caring, how can I not make it happen. I will definitely do what I can do for the imperial concubine Shujia in the end, so that others will not be fooled and say that I He is a cold person." After the emperor left, Ruyi sent Luyun to attend to Yuyan's funeral, leaving only Hailan by her side.The two entered the Nuan Pavilion, Rong Pei brought some refreshments, and then led the others to leave. Hailan personally handed the teacup to Rugu, and said in a warm voice: "Empress, the emperor obviously just wanted to chase after today's incident. I'm afraid the emperor will be unhappy if you invited those two favors." Her The doubts deepened, "Your Majesty has always hated Jin Yuyan deeply, why do you want to intercede for her today, to save her last bit of face after death?" Ruyi supported her slightly sore forehead, took a sip of hot tea, and felt her heart warm a bit: "Why doesn't this palace know this? Jin Yuyan died, and no matter how much she gave, it was just a false name behind her. Is this palace afraid?" The emperor has a notorious reputation for being cold. What's more..." She sneered, "Three Treasures have already found out that it was not Jin Yuyan who was sent to Jing'an Zhuangzi Palace!" Hailan's eyes widened in shock: "Who is it?" Ruyi caressed her forehead, looked at the gold armor on her little finger, which was inlaid with ice-coloured emerald beads wrapped with green silk, and said leisurely: "An official woman who served the emperor in Yuanmingyuan passed away last month. The coffin was sent to the concubine's mausoleum, but now it's changed with Jin Yuyan." Hailan laughed in horror: "That's a lucky one! From now on, receiving incense will be the honor of the imperial concubine." Ruyi held a hint of pleasure in her mouth, but the sigh that came to her lips was like a fog of loneliness: "Jin Yuyan never admits that she deliberately used 'fuguier' to harm Jing Si of the palace! When a person is about to die, his words Ye Shan. If what she said is true..." Hailan froze suddenly, and sharpness gathered in her eyes: "If it wasn't her, who else could it be?" The sharpness in her eyes was like a sharp silver needle, shining a sharp cold light, "It's Lingfei, Qinggui, and Qinggui. Noble Jin, who else is there?" There was a hint of hesitation on Ruyi's lips: "If we are wrong... If this matter, it has been calculated since Yongxuan's fall from the horse, with Jin Yuyan, Bengong and Concubine Xin. Not falling behind..." Her complexion became more and more ugly, almost bursting, "Then this person's mind is really vicious and terrifying!" Seeing that Ruyi's breathing became more and more rapid, Hai Lan hurriedly persuaded her, "Your Majesty, don't think too much, and don't pity Jin Yuyan's death in vain. She didn't deserve to die in vain! After fighting for a lifetime, scheming for a lifetime, and fighting with each other everywhere. The empress is an enemy, not to mention the early death of the fifth and sixth princesses, after all, she has nothing to do with her! Therefore, death is not considered an injustice!" Ruyi's thoughts seem to be a little far away: "That day when Jin Yuyan went crazy, I asked this palace to swear to you whether she had harmed her child. In fact, leaving aside the matter of Yongxuan's falling from the horse, we plotted against Yongxuan. " Hailan gathered herself together and said calmly: "Mother, the concubine has already sworn an oath. Even if the oath is to be fulfilled, it should only be on the concubine alone, and has nothing to do with the empress!" Stomach, "Your Majesty is about to give birth. Qin Tianjian said that she is pregnant with an auspicious child. Your Majesty, don't think about these unlucky things." Ruyi was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "It is true that Jin Yuyan's death is not an injustice! Jin Yuyan had such a temperament when she was young, she was competitive, and she wanted to be top-notch in everything. She is pungent and cute, but now that she is middle-aged, she still has such a temperament, which inevitably appears bitter. She often quarrels with others over trivial matters, which makes everyone hate her." Hailan took a piece of plum blossom cake, tasted it in her mouth, and said in a low voice: "That's all. After all, the emperor is not happy about the establishment of the crown prince. Jin Yuyan has always wanted to fight for her son to be the crown prince." , but also died on this.” Ruyi sighed lightly, slowly sipped the tea and said, "The emperor is young and powerful, and the spring and autumn are at their peak. Didn't you just say something like this before? The emperor has always been generous to the harem, but this bit of consideration for the throne is really worth it." Extremely heavy. We all have sons, so we must be more careful in the future and don't lose our tongue." Hailan looked at Ruyi and nodded trustingly.The two of them watched the drizzle outside the window, were speechless for a while, and then fell silent. The emperor slept for a while in Yanwan Palace, and it was two hours later when he woke up.Yan Wan had already changed into a homely brocade robe embroidered with osmanthus embroidered with lake water and silver thread, and tied a crescent moon bun loosely. Seeing the emperor woke up, she couldn't help smiling sweetly, waiting for the emperor to lie down on the couch. Then, put a heater from the new cage into the brocade quilt.I moved a small scorpion to sit nearby, and slowly peeled the tangerines and fed them to the emperor's mouth. The emperor shook her hand and said with a smile: "Hands are cold, lie down and warm your skin for you." Yan Wan shyly smiled, just like a spring flower blooming, full of flowers: "The emperor loves you, and I thank you." She lowered her head and touched her still flat belly, and said with a smile: "My concubine wants to lie down too, but the little baby in my belly is too small. Elder Brother doesn't want my concubine to lie down, but only wants my concubine to sit." The emperor smiled: "The child's words should be more important than the skin's words." The emperor took the orange she handed over and brought it to her lips, "You like sweet and sour food after pregnancy, eat more." Yan Wan ate two petals, and said with a smile, "It's sour and sweet, it's very satisfying." The emperor touched her belly, and said with a smile, "It's fine if you like it. It's only been two months, so you don't know it's brother." His smile froze, a little sad, "Since my fifth princess and sixth The princess died young, I have always hoped to have another princess." Yan Wan was startled for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The little elder brother and the princess are all good. But didn't the emperor say that concubines like sweet and sour food? Sour children and hot women, I am afraid that if this child is an elder brother, the emperor You have to promise the concubine, and then give the concubine a princess. It is a good word to have sons and daughters." The emperor stroked his face with a smile, and said lovingly: "What's the problem, I promise you." Yan Wan lay on the emperor's chest, obediently like a cat leaning on the stove, curled up, and said softly: "The emperor, why don't you take a rest, but are you thinking about the affairs of the imperial concubine Shujia? The emperor really loves you." There is a deep sense of righteousness, so Niang Niang, like the emperor, also cares about the friendship between the noble concubine Shujia when she was alive." There was a slight smile in the emperor's eyes, and he stretched out his hand to support Yan Wan's small chin: "You also think the queen is very good?" Yan Wan's expression was as supple as a piece of soft satin: "Isn't it? The Queen's Empress Enze Liugong, although the imperial concubine Shujia was disrespectful to the empress many times when she was alive, I didn't expect the empress to repay her grievances with kindness. The funeral ceremony is more beautiful, and I have repeatedly asked for the emperor's grace." The emperor looked directly at her, and said slowly, "Isn't this bad?" The silver frost charcoal in the charcoal basin was beeping, beeping, emitting warm sparks.Yan Wan casually threw the orange peel into the charcoal basin, exuding a warm sweet fragrance.Yan Wan looked at the emperor's extremely gentle expression, and there was infinite tenderness and meekness in her eyes: "It is natural to be good to the empress. But the concubine thinks that the way of husband and wife is to respect the husband. Sovereign. In fact, the grace given to Concubine Shujia's elder brothers, and the mourning and glory passed on to the Li Dynasty, the empress do not need to say these things, the emperor will reward them one by one for the sake of the kindness with Concubine Shujia. But the empress If you have considered it carefully, it will appear that the emperor's grace is weak, and it will make people criticize." The emperor let go of her wrist, his eyes turned cold instantly, and said: "The empress is the lord of the six palaces, and your words are not too wrong. How about this, I will take you to the empress and tell you what you said in person. The queen said so that if she has something, she will change it, and if she doesn't, she will encourage her." Yan Wan's eyes froze, her face turned slightly pale: "The emperor...the concubine is thinking about the emperor..." "For the sake of the relationship? For the sake of the relationship, can you wantonly be mean to the queen?" The emperor sat up and said coldly, "Just now you told me about husband and wife, monarch and minister, so you understand the dignity. If you understand the dignity, what's wrong with the queen, your lord But say it in front of her. In front of her, you only talk about virtuousness, but when you come to me, you say bad things about the queen. Then I want to see how your tongue grows?" Yan Wan didn't know her feelings well, so she immediately knelt down and begged: "Your Majesty, my concubine dare not criticize the queen, but I think of everything for the emperor's sake. I know that people are soft-spoken, and the queen may not listen to remonstrance. I only want to be the emperor. It is the concubine who sleeps next to the husband, who can speak freely without any scruples. The concubine did not intend to slander the queen, so I ask the emperor to look into it." Yan Wan's clear water lotus face was always the most suitable for a delicate and pitiful expression, but now she was mourning with a pale face, the emperor couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted, and said: "Okay, if you are pregnant, don't move around and just kneel, get up and talk." Only then did Yan Wan dare to get up, and leaned against the emperor's legs, like a frightened oriole, she said clearly: "The concubine has no intention of speaking, she just said what she thought of, and she didn't mean to talk about anyone, please forgive me." The emperor's expression was a little lazy: "Yan Wan, do you know why Lian likes you singing Kunqu opera?" Yan Wan timidly shook her head, her face was like a spring flower with dew, and the emperor's tone softened a little, "Kunqu opera is soft and graceful, It's the best for you. And the queen is like Ge Yangqiang, a bit tough, not charming enough." Yan Wan raised her eyes so timid that dripping water: "Then what does the emperor like?" The emperor's smile was as thin as clouds: "Everyone has its own merits, and I like them all. So Yan Wan, don't lose your gentle and good nature." After the emperor said, he raised his leg, and Yan Wan immediately understood and put on the emperor's clothes. Jiangya sea pattern boots.The emperor stood up and said, "I know whether you have a heart. Alright, let's go to see the funeral ceremony of Imperial Concubine Shujia." Yan Wan was startled, she quickly grabbed the emperor's sleeve with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, you just said that you would have lunch here. The lunch has already been prepared, can you leave after eating it?" The emperor raised his voice and called out "Li Yu", went out without looking back, and said in his mouth: "The empress is about to give birth, and she is pregnant with the son of auspicious luck, you have to go and accompany her, you can eat slowly. " Reluctantly, Yan Wan bowed down and gave the emperor a blessing, and sent the emperor out respectfully. The emperor was far away, and the little eunuch guarding the gate hurriedly put down the red brocade curtain with tuanfu bombs.A burst of cold air still rolled in, Yan Wan shivered subconsciously as if she couldn't stand the cold.Chunchan, the maid serving her, came in from the outside, saw it at a glance, and quickly handed a cup of hot red dates and bird's nest soup to Yan Wan's hand, and then winked outside, telling the waiters to back off. Yan Wan was holding red dates and bird's nest soup, and the hot air rushed to her face, which was warm and humid.She was in a daze for a moment, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "Chunchan, what was the emperor's expression when he went out?" Chun Shan lowered her head and said: "Young master, don't worry, you don't have any face." She paused, "Young master, did you make the emperor angry?" Yan Wan sighed softly, hesitated for a long time, and said slowly: "If you say you are angry, it is not considered as angry. If you say you are not angry, you are not happy anyway. You and I are pregnant now, the emperor will not stop coming." Chunchan murmured: "The young master still talked about the queen, didn't he?" Yan Wan pondered for a moment, put down the red dates and bird's nest soup in her hand, picked the crystal pearls on the armor, and said slowly: "Just now when the emperor fell asleep, this palace discussed with you in this way. Bengong said." Chunchan smiled, took the red date soup in Yan Wan's hand, and asked: "This red date and bird's nest soup is my favorite, why doesn't my master stop drinking it?" Yan Wan's slender eyebrows frowned slightly: "It's too hot. I'll drink it later." Chunchan thoughtfully held it and blew it again and again, before handing it to Yanwan: "There are some things to say, of course. It's like the soup you just drank is always too hot, so you blow it slowly and patiently." Drink, one sip is better than one sip, and one sip is more warm to your heart. It is a good thing that is intimate." Yan Wan took a look at Chunchan, slowly sipped the soup, and suddenly smiled knowingly: "Yes, drink and drink, one taste gets used to it after drinking too much, not only does it not burn your mouth, but it is also fragrant and sweet. .” Chunchan's eyes flashed, and she said with a smile: "Isn't it? The emperor loves the empress now, but it's because Qin Tianjian said that the son conceived by the empress is so auspicious and blessed." Yan Wan finished a bowl of bird's nest soup, and counted the days with her fingers: "Is the queen going to give birth soon? You go, ask Mother Tian to talk, I am pregnant, sooner or later I have to learn how these women give birth experience of." Chunchan hesitated a little: "My lord, Madam Tian is not willing to come to our place now. Her only precious son, Tian Jun, has donated an official position as a ninth-rank martial arts captain in Beijing. She has a future, and now she is also It’s a blessing.” Yan Wan chuckled softly, and said charmingly: "Really? Being an official has a future. It's just that the intrigue in the officialdom is no less than that in the harem, and their mother and son have to be cautious! Otherwise, they are all like the imperial concubine Shujia, and in the end they will just end up as losers!"