As soon as the word "gift-giving" came out, Hongyi first "took down" the queen. Although the speaker has no intention, the listener has the intention!

The queen glared at the door viciously, and almost lost her sense of proportion in her heart: Could it be that this subordinate leaked the news? Don't look at me as if I'm not thin on you on weekdays, but this incident has already reminded you, you dog slave still dares to blatantly disobey my orders, look at how I clean you up!

The deacon and eunuch standing behind clearly saw the always gentle and virtuous queen, and his eyes were full of murder when he looked at him, and he was so frightened that he smashed his head on the green brick, and shouted with a crying voice:

"Master, it's not me!"

What's the situation? --Hongyi, who was kneeling on the ground, was puzzled, and turned his head to look at the little eunuch there "chickens pecking rice and breaking thoughts".

"Huang Eniang, this is ......" - which play is this? How can you act better than me?

"It's okay, you go down." But it was Concubine Jing's voice.

The little eunuch behind him kowtowed and thanked him, and withdrew with snot and tears.

"Hehe, isn't this little eunuch crazy? If you are incoherent, don't blame Xuan Ye. Oh, seeing that he was troubled, why is Lord Belle still kneeling? Get up and talk! Concubine Jing pretended to be surprised, and said a series of things before telling Hongyi to get up.

At this moment, she already had a judgment: the little eunuch went out for a while, and there was a personal palace maid from her Yongshou Palace[1] behind her, so naturally she didn't have a chance to confide in Hongyi. Besides, the little eunuch knelt down just now, and the palace maid at the door also shook her head lightly at herself. In this way, is this little Xuanye auspicious from the sky to the point where he can pinch it?

"yes. Xuan Ye got up quickly, and Eniang was negligent. With Concubine Jing's suggestion, the queen spoke.

"The sons have thanked the emperor's mother, and the concubine Jing's mother." Hongyi didn't think much about it anymore, and calmly got up and sat down.

"Xuan Ye, you just said that you came to 'give gifts'. Why are there so many gifts, there is no shortage of degrees here. The queen opened politely.

"If you go back to the emperor's mother, this gift is not from the minister, but someone else." Hongyi is a trick.

"Oh? Someone else? Who is it? The queen asked with a smile.

"Erchen is here to give gifts for Emperor Amma!"

As soon as this statement came out. Startled, Concubine Jing immediately got up. He stood solemnly, straightened his posture, and then stepped forward with his left leg and put his hands on his left knee. Seeing that his right leg was about to kneel. The queen on the side had already gotten up. It's just that I haven't done the follow-up yet. [A sentence to be repeated here: a brief score in the early Qing Dynasty.] There is absolutely no movement of the concubines holding handkerchiefs to their shoulders in the Qing court drama. Etiquette is the way to go. 】

Hongyi could see that these two were going to give the emperor a gift of "greeting [2]" to thank him for his so-called "gift". Thereupon. He "panicked" and "bounced" up from his seat, took two steps forward, grabbed Concubine Jing's elbow, and said "sincerely in fear":

"Oh, Concubine Jing's mother, please get up quickly, it's all sons, and it's disturbing the two mothers! What Erchen said is not accurate, the gift given by Huang Ama is not a real thing, but a 'false gift'! ”

"This ......" When the queen heard this, she couldn't help but be angry! - You kid is here to smash the field again! Just about to reprimand a few words, Concubine Jing on the side said tepidly:

"I see, the concubine's gift still has to be a celebration of the hadith, even if it is a 'false gift'."

Hongyi's small body really couldn't stop Concubine Jing's insistence on "half-squatting", so in a hurry, she had to flash to the side, accompanying the abolished queen and the queen to give a greeting to the emperor in the east.

After the salute, he got up and sat down again.

Hongyi's mind was flying: I originally wanted to take this opportunity to "tease" the two of them a little, to test their own catties in their minds, and to move with the camera. As a result, the queen was "in the middle of the plan", and she was about to get angry, but Concubine Jing came to a "plan" and dragged herself into the water. At best, the two sides are tied. It seems that today's gift must be given with caution.

"Xuan Ye, what kind of 'false gift' did the emperor give us?" Concubine Jing was still calm as water, and asked questions.

"Back to Concubine Jing's words," Hongyi paused for a moment, then changed the Manchu language to Mongolian and continued:

"Erchen has just returned from Prince Zheng's mansion, and he knows that the two mothers must be in one place at this time, expressing their sorrow for Doro Fujin, the king of Jianjun. Therefore, in order to comfort the emperor's mother and Concubine Jing's mother, please ...... Please mourn! After Hongyi finished speaking, he took the trouble to kneel down again, and performed the "one bow and three bows" to the two Zheng'er Bajing.

Hearing what Xuan Ye said, the queen couldn't bear it at first, and opened her mouth to say:

"My poor sister! May the Eternal Heaven grant you rest......" and then tears rained down and began to weep quietly. You must know that the wife of the king of the county is a "Doro" Fujin, which is not a national funeral, after this ~ palace forbidden land, you are never allowed to cry and be sad, and your mother's relatives are not good, because you already belong to the emperor and belong to the Aixin Jueluo family.

"Alas, Queen's Day, Immortal Heaven will favor us poor women! I believe that when she arrives at Bliss Shijie, she will be happy and worry-free! Although Concubine Jing was also weeping, she still had to take care of decency, so she could only gently persuade her.

It took a while for the queen to barely stop crying, but she kept sobbing. Concubine Jing was free, and said to Hongyi with tears:

"Xuan Ye, get up. You kid is really sensible, knowing that our Mongolian relatives have died, so you won't take the initiative to ask Haode. It's hard for Lord Belle to be so thoughtful! ”

It turned out that during the period of Mongolian filial piety, they never greeted each other. Therefore, young people who are usually scolded for not knowing how to be polite will say: "Your family is dead, and you don't say hello when you meet!" Because if you ask, others will inevitably say "Hello!" in return. ――How can you be "good" when your family is dead? If you can't answer, it's naturally embarrassing.

"Emperor Xie and Concubine Jing's mother are considerate and caring! Concubine Jing's mother, Erchen just went to sacrifice for Emperor Ama for Doro Fujin, and sent someone to send a pair of 'shoes and socks on the road', which was ordered by Erchen to rush the young palace maid of the East Second Institute, just asking Fujin to go all the way. ”

In fact, this is also part of the funeral etiquette of the Mongolian people: Mongolians do not pay attention to laying gold and silver on the deceased, wearing silk and satin, but must have a pair of "shoes and socks on the road". A family member died. Strip off all your clothes, wrap only a layer of white cloth, and wear a new pair of socks on your feet to prevent thistles from pricking your feet on the way to rebirth. Although the Horqin Department has a coarse shroud, it is not particular about the production, and the emphasis is on a pair of shoes embroidered with lotus flowers on the bottom [similar to the habits of the Manchu and Han people], which were sewn by the eighteen-year-old daughter who was not broken, so that she could pass through the eighteen layers of hell.

Therefore, when Hongyi set off from the East Second Institute, he casually asked which palace maid had embroidered haode shou shoes. Coincidentally, a little palace maid has been seeing her family lose her life recently. I "secretly" made a pair of this "hoodoo". Hearing that Lord Belle needed it, after thinking about it again and again, he finally missed the charity with the master on weekdays, and then he explained it. But instead of punishing Little Belle, he gave a reward of ten taels of silver. And allowed her to use the rest time to make a pair of birthday shoes. also allowed her to leave the palace in advance to go to the funeral.

Hearing that Xuan Ye was so heartfelt. It was the queen's turn to be moved, and she was no longer annoyed by Xuan Ye's failure to "ask for peace" just now and gave Xuan Ye a "false gift", but instead changed to a very kind face. gentle says:

"Xuan Ye, E-Niang thanked you!" As she spoke, the queen stood up tremblingly, and with the sobbing after crying just now, she picked up Xiao Xuanye, who was still kneeling on the ground.

In fact, after the Borzigit woman held the "Standing Committee Meeting" in Cining Palace, the three ancestors and grandchildren really expressed their condolences to the queen's sisters and sisters, except that the three of them rewarded the deceased with some memorial supplies, but it was nothing more. Although she is a sister of the same mother, her sister died, but her sister, who is the queen, cannot go to the memorial in person, so she can only entrust her subordinates to bring her mourning.

At that time, when the queen mother was there, the queen couldn't help crying bitterly, so that her aunt and grandmother could persuade her, and then she was calm. Now that Xuan Ye is like this, it has made her regain her grief, and her heart is also messed up, and she has to fight with Xuan Ye just now.

"The emperor's mother wants to thank her, it shouldn't be her son's minister, this is the duty of her son. What you want to thank should be my emperor Amma. Hongyi sat down and reminded them to continue with their original schedule.

"Oh! Precisely! The courtier's wife thanked the emperor! The queen hurriedly straightened her clothes, wiped away her tears, and bowed to the east. Concubine Jing did the same on the side.

"Huang Eniang, although this gift is a false gift, but it comes from the heart of Huang Ama, and the ministers will congratulate Huang Eniang and Concubine Jing again!" After speaking, Hongyi came to bow down again. This confused the two women, and they didn't speak for a long time.

Hongyi no longer expected them to help him up, but took the initiative to get up and sit back. Then he said:

"Doesn't the emperor want to ask what this gift is?"

"Given by the emperor, from the heart?" The queen talked to herself, but she didn't get the point.

"Xuan Ye is saying that the emperor is giving comfort to the queen?" Concubine Jing is very clear-headed.

"Exactly! The two mothers are really a generous gift from the immortal heaven to my emperor Ama, so smart, it is really a blessing of the Qing Dynasty! Hongyi didn't care about the difference in seniority, and came to flatter. Originally, Concubine Jing was the niece of the Queen Mother, and she was considered Xuan Ye's elder, as for the queen, to put it bluntly, she and Xuan Ye are the same generation, and they are all Bumu Butai's grandchildren!

"The wife (concubine) of the courtiers has thanked the emperor!" The two got up slightly, saluted, and glanced at each other again, and then Concubine Jing opened her mouth to ask:

"Xuan Ye, then you can tell us in detail, what kind of consolation method is the emperor?"

"Hui Jing's mother's words, Erchen understands it like this." Xuan Ye began to make it up unscrupulously, but it must be well-founded and presentable!

"At first, when Emperor Ama told me about the death of Dorofujin in the palace of Throne, he was very saddened, and his sons did not know what was going on, but they were just relieved. But in any case, Huang Ama always repeatedly mentioned the exploits of King Jianjun, but still did not let his sons kneel in peace. Later, Erchen tentatively said: Although it is not in line with the etiquette system, but the king of Jianjun commanded the army in the north and worked hard, can he approve the Zongren Mansion script, make an exception to give grace, and add a sacrifice to Doro Fujin once? ”

"Oh, it's hard work. What did the emperor say? The queen asked with concern.

"Huang Ama was naturally overjoyed, and praised me for understanding people's ethics and understanding the truth of 'all kindness and filial piety first'."

At this point, Hongyi deliberately stopped to look at the two women. The emperor said that I was filial, and you can't say that I have sinister intentions and don't accept my son's duty, right? Sure enough, the two women nodded yes in unison. Then keep flickering!

"But after that, Huang Ama asked me again: Is it okay to let Lord Zhao Butai officiate? Naturally, Erchen replied: Very appropriate. But Huang Ama is still unsatisfied, and after thinking about it repeatedly, I realized that it is better for the ministers to go to the sacrifice in person. ”

Watching the two Borzigit women listen carefully to their stories, Hongyi was very satisfied. It's just that when she mentioned the name "Zhao Butai", Concubine Jing was actually stunned unnaturally, and seemed to have instantly deflected her thoughts to think about something else.

Everything is as I expected, there is a drama later! - Hongyi secretly speaks to his heart, and continues to live in vain [pronounced as [Bái-huo] dialect of the North, similar to "speak" and "speak" in Mandarin]:

So, Erchen asked for an order to accompany Lord Zhao Butai to make sacrifices for Fujin. Sure enough, Huang Ama gladly agreed and asked me to do a good job! The retainers then withdrew. ”

"Oh......" The Empress didn't hear the words of the imaginary emperor's comfort and grace to herself, and she was a little stunned.

"Huang Eniang, Erchen didn't understand at first, why did Huang Ama handle this matter like this? On the way there, Erchen thought about it repeatedly, and finally understood-"Hongyi's voice was paused, and he sold it."

"Understand what?" The queen obediently cooperated.

"Huang Ama takes into account your adoption and care for his sons, and intends to let his sons go to the memorial service in person. In doing so, firstly, to declare the royal sympathy with the prince's personal exchanges, and secondly, to let the sons and daughters thank the emperor for your upbringing! Do you say that there are these two items, is it considered a gift in the heart of Huang Ama? Sons and daughters thank the emperor! Sons and daughters congratulate the emperor's mother! ”

After talking about his analysis, Hongyi lost no time in saying "thank you" and "congratulations", which really made the queen turn her worries into joy, and she couldn't help it!

"Huh! The courtier's wife thanked the emperor for his favor! I also want Xiexie to be sensible Xiao Xuanye! ”

"Congratulations to the queen, concubine!" Concubine Jing was not too excited, just said lightly.

Oh? Meng Guqing, don't you catch a cold? So how about we have a little bit of surprise? Hongyi was confident, looking at the beautiful and gorgeous queen in front of him, but he was no longer a young girl......

[1] [The residence of Concubine Jing after the abolition is not recorded in the official history, and it belongs to the author Hongyi, and it is not even a guess. Why is it not recorded? Later, Hongyi will give a small "conjecture"! Stay tuned! haha！ 】

[2] "Please An" was originally one of the military salutes of the Ming Dynasty, which was found in the "Daming Huidian". At that time, all the commanders and envoys and guards in the country had this etiquette, which was called "bending one knee". The same is true of Jianzhou Wei. In the Qing Dynasty, the old habits were still followed in the Eight Banners and the Green Camp left over from the Ming Dynasty. Originally, a soldier should kneel when he sees a superior officer, but because he has armor on his body, he only bends one knee or half a knee, and for a long time, when he does not wear armor, he also bends one knee as a salute, and it contains the same meaning as kowtowing and saluting, which contains the meaning of greeting and greeting. In the Eight Banners family and some Han official eunuchs, the younger generation sees the elders, the younger generations see the elders, the younger generations see the elders, and the slaves see the master and relatives and friends meet each other, all perform this ceremony, so they bend their knees and call for peace. However, in the yamen or public places, regardless of the banner holders, the Han people are saluted, and they cannot be greeted. (To be continued......)