Chapter 22: Entering the Palace
Qi Shi looked at Hajlan, who was still a baby, and said: "Lan'er, the Wonderland Garden has given us too many surprises, and the biggest surprise is that when the Wonderland Garden reaches the fifth level, I will be able to meet you in the Wonderland Garden through the medium of Guò Wonderland Garden." And the time to leave for Chahar has been set, and it is also on the sixteenth day of the first month, but it is the sixteenth morning of the first month, and the time for you to enter the palace is the afternoon of the sixteenth day of the first month, and Mrs. Nalan Mingzhu, your grandmother, will send you into the palace. Hajlan nodded while listening, and said, "Dad, don't worry, I will live in the Forbidden City in a low-key manner." Qi Shi said again: "In the past few days, we have all entered the Wonderland Garden, and we have worked hard to upgrade to shorten the time of the fifth level of the Wonderland Garden. Hajlan nodded in agreement. Qi Shi's father and daughter chatted for a while, and Qi Shicai walked out of Hajilan's house and walked towards the study.
Time passed quickly, and it was the morning of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. Early in the morning, Qi Shi led his wife and children to prepare to go to the post with the servants' luggage, and Hajlan also saw off Qi Shi and his maternal grandfather's family together, and then was sent to the palace by his maternal grandmother in the afternoon. I saw that Nalan's carriage was carrying herself and a daughter Qi Buchen, and the girls and daughters were carrying their own small baggage and sitting in four other cars, and four cars were loaded with some carry-on luggage and covers, and there were male servants escorting the carriage with them. In fact, there were also servants who followed the chariots and horses on foot. Qi Shi and Erluli both ride horses, said that Qi Shi is now the Red Banner Mongolian capital, according to the regulations is a complete set of rituals: four golden sticks, one apricot umbrella, two large and small green fans, ten flag guns, in front of the road. All the way to the place of parting, watching the Nalan clan's carriage and other clumsy large luggage gradually drift away, until it was out of sight, Nalan Mingzhu's family took Hajlan home to arrange for the afternoon to enter the palace.
According to Kangxi's will, he was ready to move into the Forbidden City in the afternoon, and Hajilan was arranged to live in Cining Palace to accompany the Empress Dowager, which is said to be the Empress Dowager herself. Anyway, since Xiaozhuang let her move into Cining Palace, it should mean that she is her cover, right? With filial piety as a backer, how to say it is always reassuring. Hajran thought.
In the afternoon, Hajlan lay comfortably in the arms of Mama Geffohe, waving his little fists, trying to relieve himself, alleviate his restless mood because of the will to enter the palace, and at the same time slowly give birth to anticipation and excitement. The carriage moved forward steadily, and after a while, it was already close to the Forbidden City, Hajilan's mood was expectant and excited, the reason was that after entering the palace, he would definitely go to the Empress Dowager to ask for peace, and in addition to Wu Zetian, Xiaozhuang was the strange woman she admired the most, she never dreamed that she would have the opportunity to see the legendary Xiaozhuang who affected the general trend in the early Qing Dynasty, but now she is about to see it. What a thing to look forward to and what an exciting thing to look forward to! Secondly, according to historical records, Kangxi is a filial emperor, living in Cining Palace means that she can have more opportunities to meet Kangxi, she looks forward to meeting the founder of the prosperous era in the early Qing Dynasty, how to say that he is also an emperor she admires. With such a heart, under the leadership of his grandmother, Hajlan easily entered the Forbidden City in the arms of Gefohe's grandmother, and came to Cining Palace, the residence of Xiaozhuang, all the way unimpeded.
It was really as Hajlan expected, after entering the palace, she was immediately taken to Cining Palace to greet the Empress Dowager, as for luggage and other things, naturally the palace maids and eunuchs packed it.
When the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nalan Mingzhu, took Mama Gefhe who was holding Hajilan into Cining Palace, in addition to the Empress Dowager, there were also the Empress Dowager and several concubines and concubines chatting on the side.
Hajlan didn't care about how his grandmother and Mama Gefohe saluted, and his dark eyes widened, staring at the Empress Dowager sitting on the throne.
In Hajlan's original imagination, Xiaozhuang should be a shrewd and capable strong woman, but what she saw was a kind old woman with a faint smile, calm and elegant manners, and only those divine eyes matched her imagination.
Hajlan's observation of Xiaozhuang attracted the attention of the Queen Mother, and she immediately smiled: "The Queen Mother, look, this child's eyes are dark and bright, and he still looks at you." ”
Xiaozhuang smiled slightly and asked lovingly, "This is Hajran, how old is it?" Can you talk? ”
"Back to the Empress Dowager, Hajlan is over a year old, and now she can say some flowery words, but sometimes she will babble and shout things that she only understands by herself." Speaking of the last sentence, Mrs. Nalan Mingzhu couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, and her expression was full of love and tenderness.
"Children are like this, when the emperor was young, he often said something that no one could understand, and it always took a long time for people to guess what he meant." Thinking of the past, Xiaozhuang's eyes became misty, but then he regained his clarity, beckoned to Gefohe Mama to come closer, and then stretched out his hands to Hajran, "Let the mourning family hug." ”
Regarding the Empress Dowager's request, Mrs. Nalan Mingzhu and Mama Ge Fohe happily obeyed, and immediately carefully sent Hajilan to Xiaozhuang.
Hajlan had been listening to them quietly before, but now that she was in Xiaozhuang's arms, she immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to please Xiaozhuang, and immediately gave Xiaozhuang a sweet smile.
"This kid is so cute, and he's not afraid of life at all." Seeing that her eyebrows were crooked, her eyes were crooked, and her ruddy little mouth was also crooked, and her appearance was so cute, Xiaozhuang couldn't help but smile in return.
Mrs. Nalan Mingzhu said softly: "The Empress Dowager, you are naturally different from others, don't look at Hajilan, who has just turned a little over the age of one, you are also very happy to see the Empress Dowager, you can see her lovely appearance." Right, Hajran, this is the Empress Dowager, greetings to the Empress Dowager! ”
Xiaozhuang nodded, his index finger caressed Hajilan's white pink cheeks, and teased her with a smile: "Good boy, let the mourning family take a good look at you...... You're such a handsome and lovely kid. ”
Looking at Xiaozhuang's happy appearance, Hajlan blinked and decided to make a special move.
"The Empress Dowager," she raised her lips and smiled sweetly, her small hand grabbed Xiaozhuang's index finger, and her lacquer-like eyes radiated strong electricity, "Hajlan greets the Empress Dowager!" ”
The young voice was sweet, and everyone was stunned when they heard it, no one expected Hajlan to suddenly open his mouth to call someone, shouting the empress dowager, and saying words like "please peace", which is really surprising!
An indescribable and inexplicable warm feeling poured out from the depths of Xiaozhuang's heart, which made her feel a sense of love and pity for the immature girl in her arms.
Seeing the kind look on Xiaozhuang's face, the Queen Mother on the side smiled and played: "This child must have a relationship with the Queen Mother, your old man, or how could he have opened his mouth as soon as he got into your hands." ”
When several concubines and concubines heard the words of the queen mother, they all smiled and echoed, and praised Hajlan as a blessed child.
Hajilan's dark eyes turned, looking at her grandmother, Mrs. Nalan Mingzhu, and then at the Empress Dowager, Hajlan smiled so happily.