"All right, Emperor." The queen mother was naturally relieved to see the "harmonious and happy" of her son and daughter-in-law, who were "humble and courteous", so she greeted Fulin with a pleasant face and prepared to continue to promote the early resolution of the remaining thorny problems.

"Let's listen to Su Ma again, this second thing, what is the method of the copper piece in the little brother's hand?" The queen mother motioned to the grandmother Sun on the side to take over the little grandson who had been holding her in her arms, and she sat upright to highlight the majesty of the head of the family. Poor swaddling Hongyi, in a daze, was used as a super cute prop by his "new grandmother", which was used to educate and motivate his "new father" Fulin to thank his mother, inherit his father's business, receive God's grace, and enlighten his descendants.

"Slave and maid! Master, can you ask the chief manager of Wu Liangfu to summon the Thirteen Yamen Salary Division[1] to send personnel to come to investigate? Su Mala replied with a bow.

"What Su Malagu said is that Wu Liangfu, the deacon of the Thirteen Yamen Salary Division of Xuannei is close to listen to the order today!" Fu Lin has had a kind of respect for Su Mala since he was a child, and he naturally agreed.

"Huh!" Wu Liangfu quickly ran out of the palace gate and gave the little eunuch under the corridor a face-to-face lecture.

After a while, an official hurried to the gate of Jingren Palace, and after a short pause to put on his official uniform, he ran to the bright room of the main hall in small steps, and bowed his head: "Slave, Cao Eryu in the thirteen yamen cherishes the salary, respectfully invites the Empress Dowager Sheng'an!" Respectfully, my lord, St. Ann! [2]”

"Get up!" This time, it was his turn as the emperor to preside over the courtiers.

Cao Eryu didn't get up immediately, but slid on the ground for half a circle, and bowed to Hongyi's place again: "The slave asks for peace to the master!" Sun hurriedly flashed a half-body, stretched out the baby in his hand steadily, and naturally only let Hongyi take this bow. It turned out that it was his man who knelt on the ground, and she couldn't accept her husband's kneeling with peace of mind. Cao Eryu stood up at this time, and after gently bowing his head to his wife, he lowered his hands and stood respectfully. Sun's face flushed slightly, and then straightened his demeanor.

Hongyi curiously looked at the rules and etiquette of the "original ecological version" of the meeting of monarchs and ministers, and compared the fabricated details in a large number of court dramas in later generations, he was relishing, but he didn't know that he was about to throw the first stone into the long river of Qing history that was rolling forward!

Fu Lin looked at the clothed minion in front of him and didn't speak for a while. This Cao Eryu, his grandfather Cao Xiyuan, was the commander of Shenyang Zhongwei during the Wanli period of the former Ming Dynasty. In the seventh year of the Mandate of Heaven, they were captured by Emperor Taizu (Nu ~ Er ~ Hachi), and their family became the "Baoyi Aha" on the Taizong (Huang Taiji, then Sibeile) mansion, and later came to Cao Eryu's generation, and they had entered the flag before entering the customs. As his father's coater, he is still dedicated to his own service, and his talents are still useful, but unfortunately Wu Liangfu is right, the coat slaves are still people, unlike those "middle people" [3], they are all loyal dogs who come and go when they are called.

Cao Eryu stood there, didn't hear the sound of heaven for a long time, and secretly took a look, the emperor was watching himself distracted, and quickly lowered his eyelids, but his heart had already paid attention to settle down - on the way here, he quietly stuffed a handful of broken silver to the little eunuch who summoned him, and gave a flattering smile openly: "Little father-in-law [4], you tell me a word, can't I continue to honor you after I finish my errand?" The little eunuch took the silver bag and put it in his arms casually, but he still walked like a fly in front of him to lead the way, but fortunately on the way, he talked about the affairs of Jingren Palace roughly, but the little prince was born with a bronze piece in his hand, and the queen mother was favored by the link to add a detailed description. After listening, Cao Eryu also knew in his heart where to use such a large and sized copper piece in the palace, and he also sorted it out in his heart. At this time, he was already standing in front of the emperor to listen to the order, but he greeted the Chinese man next to him one hundred and eighty times in his heart: "Alas, the eunuch is in power, when will the days of the thirteen yamen be the head!" You Wu Liangfu, bewitching the emperor, pampered and arrogant, you are also Han, but you don't look at us Han Eight Banners at all! ……”

Seeing her son stunned with the minions, the queen mother had no choice but to open Chrysostom first: "Cao Eryu, come and see what this is?" While motioning to Wu Liangfu next to him, he sent the copper piece in his hand over.

Wu Liangfu was already the head of the thirteen yamen, these thirteen yamen, led by eunuchs, supplemented by coatings, Cao Eryu in front of him was his rightful subordinate. So although he handed the bronze piece to Cao Eryu with both hands, he gently added: "You have to be careful to inspect it!" ”

Cao Eryu knelt down and took the object, and also replied to Wu Liangfu with a "sigh", and looked at it carefully. Half a ring, he raised his head and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, this thing is made of brass, and the workmanship is also fine, but it has been played for a long time and is a little worn." He looked up at the several Venerables in front of him, and he was not dissatisfied, and he continued: "According to the initial judgment of the slave, this thing should be a carved component on the double-crossed four-fold rhombic flower fan. ”

"Well, do you know which palace it is?" Fu Lin came back to his senses and asked.

"This ...... The slave is dull and does not know yet, please give the master the sin! Cao Eryu fell to the ground. Everyone had nothing to say for a while, yes, where to find the origin of a copper piece smaller than a snuffbox in the forbidden city of Nuoda?

Wu Liangfu next to him was a clever minion, and when he saw this thing for the first time, he judged that it was something in the palace. The emperor was furious just now, and he took advantage of the efforts to clean up the mess everywhere, and he had already checked this Jingren Palace inside and out, and he also had some judgment in his heart. So, he arched his body, moved lightly, and moved to the front of Fulin and the Queen Mother, before kneeling on the ground, and said sharply: "Enlighten the Queen Mother, Master!" The slave is bold, I don't know if I can speak? ”

The Queen Mother looked disgusted, but it was inconvenient to attack. After all, this eunuch is currently the red man next to the emperor, and the affairs of the thirteen yamen in the general consul, since this matter is handed over to the Salary Division, it is also his duty to say a word. "Get up and speak!" The Queen Mother waved her hand.

"Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother!" Wu Liangfu turned to the new Concubine Kang who was lying on the bed and kowtowed, and then stood up. Although this Concubine Kang has long fallen out of favor, she has just been promoted, and the number of courtesies is indispensable. Then, he said carefully: "Since Cao Eryu has concluded that this object is for the use of the palace just now, then the palace city of Nuoda might as well start from this Jingren Palace." Peeked at Concubine Kang, but she was also calm. In fact, when Tong Jiashi heard this, he was resentful, but he was helpless.

The Queen Mother also looked at Tong Jia's family, met the pair of teary eyes, and nodded slightly to show relief. Then, she slowly turned her face, her face slowly turned from sunny to cloudy, and her eyes slowly changed from warm to angry...... Finally, just when Fu Lin secretly said "not good" in his heart, the queen mother had already opened her eyes angrily and reprimanded sharply: "Bold slave, this Concubine Kang's residence, how can you say that you can inspect it!" Wu Liangfu hurriedly knelt down again. Hongyi, who didn't know what to do because he didn't understand Manchu and was just watching, saw the middle-aged eunuch tossing back and forth, and laughed out loud, causing Sun to hurriedly appease.

The queen mother looked at her little grandson, thought about it, and said: "But this matter is related to the net worth and reputation of my Qing prince, and I must also find out, so as not to give birth to some gossip from the servant courtiers!" "The meaning of this sentence is actually to let Concubine Kang relax, my old man is going to be the master of your mother and son." Cao Eryu, allow you to inspect all over this palace, and be careful! The Queen Mother commanded.

"Huh!" Cao Eryu knocked on the leader's order, and while weighing the weight of the two "careful" mentioned by the Empress Dowager and Wu Liangfu in his heart, he got up and walked to the main gate of the bright room of Jingren Palace behind him, looked at it for a while, and looked at the doors and windows of the main hall, side hall, apse and even several ear rooms in the palace. When he passed by Concubine Kang's bed, he bowed down. Although she had already fallen off the bed, Concubine Kang obviously saw the relief in his eyes, and she also nodded slightly, which was regarded as a thank you, and her heart was naturally a lot more stable. Cao Eryu wandered around like this for a long time, and then returned to the throne in the main hall, and knelt down again: "Back to the queen mother and master, the slave has completed the investigation." ”

"What's the catch?" Fu Lin asked first.

"Back to the master, only the lower left corner of the west side of the main hall in the middle of the bright room in the main hall is missing a copper piece that fastens the window lattice, and the rest is missing."

When Fulin heard this, he got up and walked to the temple gate not far away, and sure enough, what Cao Eryu said was true. Wu Liangfu, who was kneeling beside Cao Eryu, was also proud.

"Cao Eryu, quickly check the documents of the school's salary department. Last year, Concubine Kang had a body, and the mourning family remembered her merits, didn't she order someone to renovate and decorate this Jingren Palace? How can there still be broken spots! The Queen Mother was a little annoyed.

Cao Eryu hurriedly went out to make arrangements, and after a while, he came back with a dossier to report: "Back to the Queen Mother, on the fifth day of the seventh month of the tenth year of Shunzhi, the edict suspended all palaces and various projects in the forbidden city. August 19, because of Shangzhang (Emperor Commendation) Pingxi King Wu Sangui pacified the important town of Liangchuan, the twelfth daughter of Taizong Princess Heshuo married her eldest son Wu Yingxiong, the Empress Dowager is under the decree of the thirteen yamen, the two rivers have been decided, the princess married, coincided with the Jingren Palace Tong Jia's fortunate dragon species, three joys to the door, to cherish the salary of the Department to decorate the Jingren Palace, according to the Manchurian hometown customs to regulate the Jingren Palace East Warm Pavilion, for the use of the Lord Tong. …… It is written in the book...... Item 36 reads...... The lower left corner of the west side of the hall door in the middle of the main hall is missing a piece of copper for fastening the window lattice...... On September 15, the king of Wusizang sent an envoy to pay tribute to the court, and the construction of the palace was completed...... It has been trimmed and stopped, and the Queen Mother is invited to know. Cao Eryu looked through it, and picked out the key points, after all, it was really uncomfortable to kneel to report work.

It's a big deal! Since the original was missing, it was still lost after the reconstruction, so all the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, according to Fulin's edict, were asked by Wu Liangfu one by one, and the reply was that it was indeed pressed when it was repaired, but before the whole project was completed, the newly replenished copper pieces on the door were lost again, and nothing was found, and the servants thought that the objects less than half the size of a palm were not worth alarming the nobles of Tong, and they did not dare to offend the grace of the queen mother, so they all turned a blind eye and deliberately concealed it without reporting. And coincidentally, in those days when Jingren Palace was resting, Tong Jia's family was given by the Queen Mother to temporarily live in the east side hall of Cining Palace! That stable woman only entered Jingren Palace for the first time when Tong Jia's family was about to give birth, and she had no chance to get in the way.

Everyone gradually became convinced that this little prince came out with auspicious things in his hands, not man-made, but a godsend! Later records also continued: "On the day of the birth and descent, the right hand holds the fine copper, which is shaped like a square tripod, and is born." The Empress Dowager said: Heaven is blessed, holding the top and being born[5], enjoying the four seas. At that time, the fragrance of the palace is different, and it will not disperse over time. and five colors of phosgene, full of the court, shining with the sun. The palace people and the inner servants are all seen. Salty is called Chery Cloud. ”[6]

At this time, Hongyi's body was "a godsend", which was recognized by the royal family, and the legend of "holding the top and being born" also became part of the official history of the Qing Dynasty.

[1] At that time, the Salary Division was responsible for the maintenance of palace buildings.

[2] This kind of language should be the way of the Qing Dynasty, and those "greeting the master" and "the emperor is auspicious" should not exist. Because Dao auspiciousness is a popular greeting in the eunuch circle, the emperor, concubines, and ministers will never use the greeting between the lower-level eunuchs to address the superior.

[3] Middle-aged people, dying people. The eunuch seems to say himself in front of the emperor, which is better than a eunuch.

[4] Gonggong was an honorific title given to some eunuchs of a certain status in ancient times, and they had a higher status than ordinary eunuchs.

[5] Since then, the description of "holding the top and being born" has been fixed in the Qing Dynasty, which traveled through time and space.

[6] The plot of Jia Baoyu in "Dream of Red Mansions" is based on this, haha, YY.