Section 38 The Last Greenhouse Hall (II)
Jiang Yingyue didn't seem to hear his words, and still said to herself: "When I was a child, Yue'er always went to Jade House to find Brother Zihua, but Brother Zihua only liked to play with Ah Jing and rarely paid attention to Yue'er. In August of that year, it was the hottest season, Yue'er couldn't find Zihua's brother in the Jade Garden, so she begged Ah Jing to take me to find it, Ah Jing said that the king was asking Zihua's brother's book in Tianzhang Courtyard, and refused to lead me there, so Yue'er sneaked out of the Jade Residence, looking for it in the Ao Garden, looking for it, but I couldn't find Tianzhang Courtyard. The sun that day was really scorching, and the sun made Yue'er dizzy, and finally fainted at a crossroads, fortunately, some palace people found me and sent me back to the Jade House, and the mother scolded the palace people who served me that day, but I kept crying and said, I want Brother Zihua, I want Brother Zihua. The mother concubine hurriedly found Brother Zihua and asked him to accompany me......"
"I don't remember things so long, Yue'er remembers them so clearly. β
"Of course Yue'er remembers," Jiang Yingyue tried her best to touch Wen Zihua's cheeks, her fingertips were warm, her face suddenly flushed, but her lips were still pale, "At that time, Yue'er's brother Zihua said that he would never let Yue'er cry in the future, and he would never let Yue'er cry!"
"I-I don't remember!" Wen Zihua couldn't bear to hurt her, but he didn't want to lie to this woman before she died, although he didn't love Jiang Yingyue, but he didn't want to lie to her at this moment, maybe honesty was cruel to her, but Wen Zihua didn't want her to leave this world with the joy of being deceived.
"Yue'er knows, Yue'er knows early on, the emperor doesn't remember, it's okay, it doesn't matter...... Jiang Yingyue's voice is getting weaker and weaker, "Yue'er just wants to ask, Brother Zihua back then, do you remember the sentence that promised Yue'er? He said that he would never let Yue'er cry, did he say that sentence and that sentence sincerely!"
Wen Zihua's heart trembled fiercely, he couldn't help but ask himself, what did Murong Zihua think when he said this? He didn't know, he really didn't know, looking at Jiang Yingyue's eyes full of anticipation, looking at the child who was in swaddling clothes and began to cry, Wen Zihua closed his eyes, and a tear finally fell from the corner of his eye.
He ...... Remember, he is, sincerely. β
"Too ...... All right. β
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Jiang Yingyue, the noble concubine of the Wei State, died on the day she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son and died on the day of the Double Ninth Festival this year. Emperor Wei was so grief-stricken that he personally wrote down the word "Duanzhen" as her nickname, posthumously named the imperial concubine, and at the same time ordered the greenhouse hall to be closed, and no other concubines were allowed to live in the future. Yang Shi, who was on the side when the order was given, was slightly stunned, mentioning that there was no such precedent in the history of Wei, but Wen Zihua said coldly: Since there is no one in history, it is a precedent from the beginning of me. Since the greenhouse hall was given to the concubine of Duanzhen Emperor, it will always belong to her, even if she is gone, the greenhouse hall should always be the way she was when she was there, as if she has always been by my side.
Such an affectionate Emperor Wei won unanimous praise from the harem of the previous dynasty for a while, saying that the emperor had a deep affection for the imperial concubine, and Jiangmen was even more grateful, and they wrote to say that they must be more loyal to His Majesty, in order to thank His Majesty for his deep affection for the imperial concubine and his longen to Jiangmen. However, having said that, everyone also knows that the eyes of the people in Jiangmen are still staring at the body of the emperor's eldest son, until the full moon ceremony and the 100-day ceremony of the emperor's eldest son have been done, Emperor Wei still does not have any intention of giving the emperor's eldest son to which concubine to raise, and there is gradually a discussion in the harem, seeing that the New Year is approaching, Empress Dowager Yang finally opened her mouth when Emperor Wei came to ask for peace.
"Emperor, the end of the year is approaching, the affairs in the harem are complicated, since the imperial concubine is gone, Lao Shen is even more busy here, but thinking of the emperor's eldest son, Lao Shen still can't let go. Although the emperor's eldest son Shichen has been raised in the Ming Palace, this is not a long-term one, and the emperor always has to be distracted to take care of Shichen, and he is not well rested, and it is inconvenient for the concubines to serve. β
"What does the Queen Mother mean?"
"It is always necessary to hand over the eldest son of the emperor to a reassuring person to raise. β
"Is there a candidate for the Queen Mother?"
"This is the emperor's opinion, Lao Shen just thinks that he has to find a concubine with a high rank, otherwise he will be too wronged by the emperor's eldest son, and he will not be able to go to the Duanzhen Emperor's concubine. β
"What the Queen Mother said is very true, I will go back and arrange this matter well. β
Looking at the back of Wen Zihua leaving, the gentleness on Empress Dowager Yang's face gradually faded, and her expression became a little solemn, and the personal aunt on the side changed her with a new hand stove, and said: "Look at the emperor's appearance, everywhere depends on the Queen Mother, and now all the affairs in the harem are only the Queen Mother, and the favor of the Yuan Guifei is even more unabated." Now that Jiang Yingyue is gone, why is the Queen Mother still so worried?"
"The emperor seems to be easy to talk everywhere, but his mind is even more unpredictable than that of the previous emperor. Empress Dowager Yang shook her head, "If it weren't for the power in the court, how could he be so fond of Jiaoqian." Now that Jiang Yingyue is gone, the emperor's eldest son is all Jiangmen's hope, if the emperor really listens to the old body, he should have handed over the child to Jiaoqian to raise according to the custom, in terms of position and favor, there is no one in the harem who can cross her. But the fact that the Emperor has not done so means that he must have other plans in mindβ"
Saying that, Empress Dowager Yang glanced worriedly at the narcissus blooming on the windowsill, and said in a deep voice: "No matter how prosperous the flowers are, they are only temporary, just like the old body, if the flowers bloom without fruit, when the flowers fall, everything will disappear." Only the heirs are the foundation and can last for a long time. β
On the second day, dozens of holy decrees were held out in the Ming Palace, and Yang Shi led the little eunuch who held the holy decree, and the first one ran to the Yiyuan Hall with a smile.
"Say hello to Concubine Yuan, Concubine Yuan's mother is overjoyed!"
"Father-in-law Yang, what do you call this palace?" Li Jiaoqian was teasing the cat, and when she saw the little eunuch behind Yang Shi holding a stack of holy decrees, she couldn't help asking, "This is-"
"The emperor went to the queen mother's palace yesterday to ask for peace, and said that all the concubines in the harem are very dedicated to serving Your Majesty, so I want to mention everyone's positions. Of course, the first one is to put you first and make you the concubine. Today's holy decree goes first, and the canonization ceremony is arranged by the Ministry of Rites to choose another auspicious day, and the mother is also invited to kneel down to receive the decree first. β
The look on Li Jiaoqian's face was a little difficult to distinguish between joy and anger, she knelt down according to the palace rules to thank her, and after getting up, she asked: "Except for the concubines in this palace, what about the other palaces?"
"Back to Niangniang, all other palaces have canonization-" Yang Shi paused, then stepped forward and said in a low voice: "The two in Qingyun Hall have also been canonized as concubines." β
"Hmph, they deserve it too!"
"Why should Niangniang have the same knowledge as them, now you are the only one on the concubine position, and your title is 'Yuan', this word is not just used by anyone. β
"Okay," Li Jiaoqian glanced at the pile of holy decrees and smiled slightly, "Gonggong Yang still wants to go to the palaces to deliver the decrees, so hurry up, and the rewards of this palace will naturally be sent to the father-in-law's private residence." β
"Concubine Xie Yuanniang!"