In March, the Old Summer Palace is full of spring flowers, the lake is rippling, and the pavilions and pavilions are missing the magnificent atmosphere of the usual day in the smoke of the spring rain, and the beauty and softness of the Jiangnan garden are soft. Different climates and weather www.biquge.info different scenery, and you can also experience a variety of different moods in it. This world-famous garden, which was tragically destroyed by war because it was so beautiful in later generations, is now beautiful and fascinating just by the appearance of its first construction.

The Old Summer Palace was built in the 48th year of Kangxi, and at the beginning of its completion, it was given by Kangxi to Yinzhen, who had just been promoted to "Prince Heshuoyong". The name "Old Summer Palace" was also named by Kangxi himself. The three-character plaque of the Kangxi Imperial Book is hung above the door of the Old Summer Palace. The Old Summer Palace in the Kangxi period, there are front lakes, back lakes, etc., and there are peony terraces, natural pictures and other garden landscapes built in it. At that time, the Old Summer Palace was still a feudal garden, and the scale could not exceed the emperor's Changchun Garden, so there were not many scenery and its reputation was not great.

For the word "Yuanming", Yongzheng in history has an explanation, saying that the meaning of the word "Yuanming" is: round and into the gods, the time of the gentleman is also; "Yuan" refers to the perfection of personal morality and surpasses ordinary people; "Ming" refers to the political achievements that shine brightly and are perfect and wise. This can be said to be the ideal standard for the ruling class in the feudal era to flaunt the virtuous and virtuous appearance.

Back then, I also once thought that Yinzhen might really be the ultimate emperor candidate in Kangxi's heart. But now it seems that this may be Yinzhen's inner desire to be recognized by his father, and it is also the way he used to correct his name after becoming the emperor. But maybe Yinzhen really had this interpretation when he was given this garden and this plaque, so he would strengthen his determination to compete for that position.

Having said that, who can really guess the mind of this Kangxi Lord of the Qing Dynasty, maybe since the crown prince was abolished, this emperor decided to use the cruel Gu cultivation method to choose his last heir. Judging from the way he gives hope to all the adult and ambitious children he likes, and then lets them kill each other, it may not be impossible. The one who succeeds in that position is the winner, and the loser can be imagined.

The original Prince Yong's mansion is some distance from the Old Summer Palace, when this garden was originally given, Yinzhen once happily let everyone move to the Old Summer Palace to live in the Old Summer Palace for a few years, but because the Old Summer Palace is a little far away from the Donghua Gate, Yinzhen is inconvenient to go back and forth every day. In addition, after the fifty-second year of Kangxi, the battle for the throne between the princes began to heat up, and Yinzhen considered that the Old Summer Palace was too close to Changchun Garden and the Summer Palace after all, so in order to avoid suspicion, he moved his family back to the original mansion to live. Since then, only the servants and maids responsible for cleaning and taking care of the entire Old Summer Palace have been left, and they can only go there to escape the heat for a while during the hottest days of summer.

At present, because Kangxi moved to the Old Summer Palace to recuperate, Yinzhen originally took his emperor Ama to live here on the grounds of filial piety, and it would be inappropriate if Kangxi was only allowed to live here, so Yinzhen simply let Wulanala, me and Qian live in the garden with Hongli and Hongday. Nian and Fuhui did not live in the Old Summer Palace, which made Nian Qianyao, who got the news a little unhappy, but Yinzhen finally blocked Nian Qianyao's plans on the grounds that "the child is too young to migrate, and Nian's needs to be with the child to take care of him".

Yinzhen has Yinzhen's thoughts and plans, and my side has also begun to prepare according to the plan that has been discussed with the Qian family a long time ago.

The spring rains in March always come and go, and finally clear up after a few days of rain. The clear blue sky and the crisp air after the rain make people feel especially happy. The peony in the peony platform blooms just right, and Kangxi will sit here every day, drink tea and listen to music to appreciate the peony.

Qian and I walked along the lake, and the breeze on the lake brought the refreshing moist air to the mind. I could faintly hear the sound of music coming from the peony platform.

With my identity and the Qian family, we can't easily get close to that side, but there is no need to get close. Kangxi has been the emperor for so many years, his mind is more lively than anyone else, and playing with his heart in front of him will only backfire, so if you want to do something, you must make everything look extremely natural.

"When I came out, I had already explained to the servants and maids, and asked the children to come to Peony Terrace to find us after school. But now that the emperor is over there, if they rush over, they are afraid that they will collide with the royal driver and commit some taboos" Qian's tone was worried, and his fingers holding the handkerchief showed his inner crampedness and uneasiness.

I shook the back of Qian's slightly cool hand, and said indifferently when I withdrew my hand: "Don't worry, Hongli is clever, he knows how to deal with it, as for Hongli - I told him last night that he must listen to Hongli, don't make your own decisions." ”

Qian Shi turned his head in surprise when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "Sister told Tian'er about today's plan?"

I nodded and said, "Hongday, this kid is precocious, and it's better to make some things clear to him than not to say them at all." There can only be one child who can enter the emperor's eyes today, originally I wanted Hongli to avoid it, and only let Hongli go alone, but these two brothers have always been in and out together, if the two children are deliberately separated, first, I am afraid that it will be too obvious and inappropriate, and secondly, I also feel that the two children have a comparison, but the effect is better. ”

"But isn't this a grievance for Day?" Hongday has been from birth to the present, in fact, the Qian family has helped take care of most of the time, and I have been busy dealing with those complicated intrigues, plus the original nature of the person is colder and cooler than the Qian family, so the relationship between Hongday and Hongday is not as deep as that between Qian and him. Qian's love for Hongli is no less than half a point for me as a mother, and no less than for Hongli, so when she knew that I planned to use Hongli to set off Hongli, she was even more reluctant than me, a mother.

I sighed helplessly, as a mother, I am indeed incompetent and ruthless. I remembered that I had a night conversation with Hong Daying last night, and said to him, "You know that your imperial grandfather also lives in this garden now, right? You may see him at any time." Now you have to listen to what Eniang said and remember it - if you meet the imperial grandfather with Hongli, all you have to do is not to do anything, if the imperial grandfather asks you anything, you will answer anything, and if you are not asked, you will not say a word. And when Brother Hongli answers a question, whether he can answer it or not, you can't ask for help. All you have to do is make yourself look like you're not as smart as Brother Hongli, you know?"

"Eniang" Hongli When I said this, he spoke: "Eniang hopes that the imperial grandfather likes Brother Hongli, and doesn't want his son to steal the limelight of Brother Hongli, right?"

Hongday's words were extremely straightforward, and the calm in his bright eyes made me feel a sadness in my heart. I hugged him into my arms and whispered, "Yes, but I believe that everything E-Niang does is for your good." Maybe you still don't understand why E-Niang must let you let Brother Hongli everywhere, but you must do what E-Niang said, sooner or later one day you will understand E-Niang's painstaking efforts, and you will understand that some positions may seem noble and glorious, but in fact, they may not be able to be happy and happy. ”

Hongtian is only ten years old, but this age is not small in this era, not to mention growing up in the emperor's family, hearing everything that adults say and do, they have begun to come into contact with the cruel world of adults, and begin to have their own understanding of power, status, money and even beauty.

"E-niang doesn't want her son and brother to compete for power and profit like Ama and the imperial uncles, right?" Hongyang said sullenly as he buried his head in my arms.

"Yes, no matter now or in the future, never fight with Hongli, never complain about anything, you just have to remember that life is more important than anything else, no matter how powerful a person is, once he dies, there will be nothing. Unless it is for the sake of the family and country, all fame, fortune and glory are just floating clouds, and they are not worth giving up their lives. I replied.

"The son knows that the son will not compete with his brother for anything, and the son also believes that his brother will always be a good brother, and his son will always be a good brother. will not turn against each other like Ama and the imperial uncles, and will not let his wife work as hard as Eniang. E-Niang, the son will always be E-Niang's good son. Hongtian said in a childish voice that didn't sound childish to me.

My eyes are slightly red, and my heart is haunted by the sadness of the child's precociousness and the relief of being sensible, at this moment, I feel that all the previous efforts and sacrifices are worth it. At least what I do, what I want to protect, is understood.

Pulling my mind back to the present, I put down the emotions in my heart and said to Qian: "Everyone's fate and circumstances are affected by their personality, living environment, education and interpersonal interactions from birth. Hongli has the fate and responsibility of Hongli, and Hongli also has his own. All we can do is create an environment and create opportunities for them, and the rest is up to them. Maybe the emperor likes the lively and clever Hongli, but maybe things are not as we originally thought, maybe the emperor took a fancy to the low-key and introverted Hongday, in short, the time is also lucky, who can really calculate so accurately. Therefore, you don't need to worry about Hongli, and you don't have to be sad about Hongday, we just need to wait and see what happens. ”

Qian has never been an assertive person, and when she heard me say this, she felt that it was true, so she packed up her mood and carefully paid attention to the movements around her.

Things have developed to this point, I don't have the previous nervousness, and I silently recited the sentence that Yinzhen asked Su Peisheng to pass on to me - if you ask for something, you must respond to it.

Yinzhen's words have clearly reassured me, he is telling me vaguely, even if Nian Qianyao has a blessing, even if Nian Qianyao secretly hides those careful thoughts, but what he promised me and what I asked him later, as long as he can sit in that position, he will give it to me. In my opinion, this may be all he can promise, although I don't know how much he can achieve in the future, but at least now he can specially ask Su Peisheng to send me this obviously comforting and relieved sentence, which is enough to show that his heart has never let me go. It's just that this makes it easy to make the heart that has begun to become cold and hard over the years soft and warm.

I don't know when the music on the Peony Terrace stopped, I looked at the sky and said to Qian, "If you're really worried, go over and have a look." ”

Qian glanced at me with an inquiring gaze, and when she saw me nodding, she began to move her steps in the direction of the Peony Terrace. I followed her, keeping a short distance, keeping an eye out for movement.

There is not only one way to Peony Terrace, Yinzhen arranges people with sticky poles to hide in invisible places to protect, and the imperial guards usually guard the emperor's side with their personal attendants, and will not block off the surroundings to prevent idlers from coming and going like when they are outside. Qian and I walked from the direction of the lake to the peony platform, not too close, looking at the situation in the peony platform not far away through the shrubs and greenery.

Kangxi sat in the peony platform, beside him was the chief eunuch who bowed his head, and it was Hongli who held his fist in front of Kangxi, and behind Hongli was Hongday, who also held his fist. Where we are, we can only see the backs of Hongli and Hongday, and we can only vaguely hear what Kangxi is asking, but the content is not clear. But seeing that Hongli seemed to be able to deal with it in an orderly manner, the expression on Kangxi's face was full of love, and he knew that the atmosphere between Kangxi and Hongli was good at this time. And Hongyu obviously became the same set as everyone else, but it was exactly what I wanted.

Seeing that the current situation was as expected, the Qian family, who was still uneasy, quietly left and returned to the courtyard where the two lived.

He led Qian into his room and sat down, and said to her, "Later, someone may ask you to go to the imperial front to deal with it." You have met the emperor back then, so you don't need to panic when the time comes, if you ask about your family background, just answer it according to the truth, and as for the rest, I believe you can handle it yourself. ”

"I'm just a lowly concubine, why does the emperor want to see me?" Qian was puzzled.

"Because if the emperor likes that child, he will think about what kind of mother can teach such a child. He will judge whether the child is as he sees it according to the mother's character. I said, "Actually, that's why I haven't let you get involved in the pickled things in the house all these years." If the emperor values Day'er at this time, and then sees me, he will definitely not like Day'er anymore, because of these things I have been tossing in the palace over the years, how can a wise son of heaven like him not hear the slightest rumor, how can I believe that a woman like me, who has played with the entire Prince Yong's mansion, can raise a pure and upright child. ”

Qian heard the bitter self-deprecation in my words, and called "sister" softly, but he didn't know where to say comfort.

I smiled at Qian, shook my head and said, "This is also what I thought about from the beginning, now I am a knife to help you pave the way for you, and I am your protective umbrella, but when the day comes, I will need to rely on you in turn and let you shelter." You and Hongli don't need to be grateful to me, and you don't need to feel guilty. In my opinion, people can never be simple and pure with each other, because with each other's needs and some inseparable interests, they will be more closely connected. It may seem realistic to say this, but we live in reality in the first place. Do you understand?"

Qian's clear eyes showed a blankness, then a depth, and then a clear. She said: "In fact, my sister once said that everyone has meaning and value in this world, and everyone is needed by different people because of the different value of survival. If there is no such meaning and value, and there is no need for people, then the person has no meaning to exist. Although I don't understand why my sister has to regard the relationship between people as so utilitarian, I still want to believe that my sister and I have always relied on each other and need each other, so we really don't need to say those words of gratitude and guilt between us. Because we are like lotus flowers, coming out in one vein, living and dying together, advancing and retreating together. I believe that my sister will achieve me and Li'er and give up herself and Day'er, and the two children will continue this friendship like us in the future, and there will definitely be no such disputes as now, this is the peace that my sister wants, it is our peace, the peace of the two children, if he sits in that position as my sister expects, then it will also be the peace of the people in the world, so it is enough. ”

I looked at Qian's crystal clear eyes that had never been polluted by the world and showed the most sincere smile in my heart, although she in front of me has experienced a lot with me, but in the end she is still as simple and beautiful as when I first met. She may be the good I want to keep in my heart, and I will not be consumed by the evil I have experienced, and I will continue to do so for the sake of her goodness and the peace we all hope to have. (To be continued.) )