The eunuch Yougui, the leader of Cining Palace, was standing in the palace and waiting carefully, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure outside who was waving anxiously to him, so he had to quietly retreat to the door and dodge out.

"Xiaogongzi, don't give me a problem at this time! I didn't see the Queen Mother in it, and she was happy! Is the master coming? Yougui changed his courtesy just now, and at this time, his waist was very straight, and he stared at the little eunuch called Liang Gong in front of him viciously, and asked in a low voice.

"Master, the slave is gone, master...... Master, he ......, "Liang Gong is a little timid.

"You rabbit, you haven't done anything wrong! Say it! Seeing his little apprentice behaving like this, Shang Yougui couldn't help but raise his voice a little.

"It's expensive, is it a small skill? What happened to the Emperor? Come in and talk back! "The Empress Dowager's edict came from within.

"Huh!" Shang Yougui tapped Liang Gong's head with his index finger, and said, "You give me a little cleverness", and hurriedly turned around, lowered his head and walked into the room, Liang Gong also quickly took a step, followed behind the master, and crossed the threshold, and knelt on the ground with a "poof".

"Back to the Queen Mother, the master is now in Jingren Palace...... Long Yan is furious! ”

It turned out that Liang Gong went to Weiyu Palace[1] to ask the emperor to move to Cining Palace according to the instructions of his master Shang Yougui, but he was in vain and hurriedly transferred to Jingren Palace. The Thirteen Yamen told Emperor Shunzhi for the first time after the birth of the baby Hongyi, although Tong Jia's family was already dispensable for him, and the matter of Yunyu a few months ago was also light, but after all, he had another son, and after spending a period of time, he still decided to drive Jingren Palace. After I went, I learned that my son was picked up by his grandmother one step in advance, and he was about to throw his hands and go to Cining Palace, but when he saw Tong Jia's face on the bed, his face was pale, unkempt, sweating, and he looked like a gossamer, so he couldn't bear to leave for a while, and slowly sat on the palace seat in front of the bed.

"Tong Jiashi, you, are you okay?" For a long time, Fu Lin[2] only pieced together these few words.

"The emperor is worried, the concubines are ...... It's okay......" Although he said that, fifteen-year-old Tong Jiashi still couldn't help but cry like rain, three points were the severe pain of production, and seven points were the indifference of men, in fact, this man was never his own, and he was not even any of the concubines in this harb~palace~ at the moment......

"Don't cry, you have contributed a lot to me in giving birth to the prince, I know ......" Fu Lin was a little soft-hearted, after all, they had a past, albeit fleetingly. …… When the little prince was born, everything went well? Finally changed the topic, Fu Lin was relieved, and after hearing the performance of "everything is good, mother and son are safe", he went to the queen mother to prepare.

"If the slave returns to the master, the master and the noble Tong [3] are all right!" Wen Po knelt beside her and whispered back.

"I know!" Fulin got up and wanted to leave......

"It's just, please take a look at this thing!" With her hands held high above her head, she was holding a bag of silk that seemed to be wrapped in something.

Fu Lin didn't make a move, Wu Liangfu, the chief eunuch next to him, took a step forward and took it, opened it carefully, was a little stunned, and then presented it to the emperor with both hands.

"Oh? Where did this Rausch thing come from? Why are you showing me this? Fu Lin picked up the brass piece and fiddled with it impatiently, ready to throw it back into Wen Po's face.

"Your Majesty, this is what you and your concubine's son held in your hand when you were born......" Tong Jia's voice had begun to tremble when he spoke, because this may be the legendary auspicious rui! If that's the case, it will realize the "mother and son are expensive" that many young women in the harb~palace~ are struggling to pursue......

"What? In his hands? Fu Lin looked dazed, was silent for a moment, and then became furious!

Liang Gongfei, the little eunuch hiding under the porch of the door, ran towards Cining Palace......

……

When the Empress Dowager and Su Mala hurriedly rushed to Jingren Palace with the baby Hongyi in their arms, the emperor was throwing one after another any object that he could pick up, while Tong Jiashi was kneeling weakly on the bed, the eunuch and the palace maid fell to his knees, and the stable woman was lying on the ground trembling, all of them were terrified. Seeing the arrival of the Queen Mother, Fulin temporarily stopped it.

"Erchen greets the emperor's mother!" Fu Lin was still a little unwilling, and he was still trembling slightly when he knelt down.

"That's it. Emperor, today we love the new Jueluo family and add another prince, a great joy blessed by the emperor, what are you doing? The Empress Dowager looked displeased, and as she spoke, she sat on the throne in the bright room of the main hall of Jingren Palace with the support of Fulin. Su Mala and Shang Yougui are on both sides, and there are still noble leaders, because they are by the side of the Empress Dowager, they get the title of eunuch who is the deputy head of the thirteen yamen from the fourth grade, but it is very natural to squeeze the head of Wu Liangfu of the fourth grade aside, who makes the queen mother the biggest here? Slaves follow their masters! Wu Liangfu glared at Shang Yougui fiercely, and had to adjust his position silently.

"Huang Eniang, this stable woman dares to bully the king, and the son is preparing to deal with her!" Fu Lin pointed viciously at the soft ball of stable women on the ground with his hand. He ascended the throne as a young man, but was played by the "Imperial Father Regent" Dolgon, and years of humiliation made him hate deception to himself the most after he became a pro-government. If Tong Jia's family and this stable woman collude to make a strange auspicious rui, so as to want to dominate the back ~palace~, they will never be spared! After all, in August last year, she had just abolished the queen throne of the niece of the emperor's mother and was demoted to Concubine Jing, and now the queen ~ palace ~ lord is seen by those few useless concubines, who often intrigue with each other, and flatter and invite favors to themselves, which is so annoying!

"Tong Jiashi, don't kneel yet, lie down!" The Queen Mother ignored her son's emotions and whispered to the mother on the bed.

"Huang Eniang, daughter-in-law is wronged!" Tong Jiashi seemed to be trying hard to zuihou a little bit of strength, crying loudly. Fu Lin frowned when he heard this, in fact, in front of the queen mother, only the queen should be qualified to be called a daughter-in-law! The rest of the concubines are just concubines! But who made the queen's throne vacant now? In front of the Queen Mother, it was not her turn to attack first, so she had to hold back, but she disliked Tong Jia's family again in her heart. At that time, Tong Jia's family was also improvised just now, and as soon as his mind moved, he called himself the original concubine

"Slave" was changed to "daughter-in-law". [4] It was precisely this ordinary person's title that suddenly grabbed the queen mother's mind, and her heart softened even more at the moment.

"Okay, you just gave birth to the prince, don't shed tears, it will leave a problem. Don't worry, even if you are the emperor, you have to be reasonable, right? Seeing her daughter-in-law lying down in prostration, the queen mother turned to Wen Po and said, "You slave, explain the matter to the mourning family as it is!" If there is a half-truth, be careful of your family's life! ”

Wen Po pounded the garlic-like mouth, and then beat the spirit, for the sake of his old life to try to recall the supernatural events not long ago, and 1510 and the plate out. When it was said that the little prince really held this piece of copper when he came out of his mother's womb, the audience was silent, and even the queen mother was very moved, and motioned to Shang Yougui to take the copper piece from Wu Liangfu and take a closer look......

Hongyi, as a first-hand witness, can only lie honestly in Sun's arms now, and no one remembers to ask the person concerned in the first place! Because I don't understand Manchu, I am now looking left and right with the mentality of watching the excitement. When he saw a eunuch present his bronze piece to the Empress Dowager, Hongyi couldn't help but shout: "Give it back to me!" Give it back! Wow ~ Wow ~ Wow ~ Wow ~" thus breaking the surprising atmosphere that was quiet because of the Queen Mother's personal investigation.

"The queen mother, master, slave and maid have a word, I don't know if you can tell me?" Glancing at the little prince in the grandmother's arms, Su Mala finally spoke. As soon as she spoke, the Queen Mother nodded happily, and Fu Lin also nodded slightly, and said, "Aunt Su Mala, please speak!" [Use a common title in later generations, so as not to make the officials uncomfortable, don't blame!] 】”

"The queen mother, master, there are two things to be examined: first, can the little prince really bring this thing from the womb? Second, where did this object come from? Seeing that everyone nodded slightly, Su Mala continued, "This first piece can make Wen Po open the swaddling clothes of the little prince in front of her face and check whether there are any traces on her right hand. This second piece ordered the Thirteen Yamen Salary Division to immediately verify what this was and where it came from! ”

"Okay, just do what Su Ma said!" The Queen Mother glanced at Fulin and made a decision. Immediately, a group of eunuchs and palace maids got busy, and after a while, they brought a charcoal stove and used it in Jingren Palace. Today is March 18 of the 11th year of Shunzhi, and the spring is cold, no matter whether the matter is true or not, it can't freeze the prince and brother anyway.

Ready to stop, Sun carefully hugged Hongyi, and gently placed it on the imperial case that had been covered with brocade quilts in front of the queen mother, and as the swaddling quilt opened layer by layer, everyone held their breath...... Hongyi couldn't understand Manchu, so he naturally didn't know what Su Mala meant - if he was really born with a copper piece and fought with Wen Po, then he must have used a lot of strength and would definitely leave a mark on the palm of his right hand. But two hours have passed, and even Su Mala is really doubtful whether he can leave traces......

"The Queen Mother! Master! And lo and behold! Shang Yougui, who had been stretching his neck beside him, suddenly screamed at the top of his voice. The queen mother trembled when she heard this, but finally sat down like a mountain, only Fu Lin took two quick steps, and pulled the little hand of the son she had just met, and she was stunned - Hongyi's right hand not only has a deep indentation, but also a red birthmark as thin as a wicker runs through the entire palm from the left, which is exactly the same as the indentation!

"Ah~" Wen Po lived up to expectations and raised the atmosphere at that time, fainted to the ground as she wished, and several eunuchs quietly dragged her out of the hall. Tong Jiashi heard the palace maid's whispered report and began to sobble again. The Empress Dowager and Su Mala sighed and relaxed.

"Doesn't it seem like there's anything wrong with this, Emperor?" The Queen Mother asked.

"Yes, Huang Eniang, I know......" Fu Lin began to look at the son in front of him, full of curiosity.

After this period of tossing, Hongyi generally understood the reason why he was inspected on the spot, and when he took advantage of the opportunity of the young emperor in front of him to look at his distraction, he quickly pulled out his hand, and also saw the birthmark on the palm of his right hand (if the baby's small hand is also his own hand) and the length of the copper piece, he excitedly immediately made a V-shaped gesture to celebrate the victory - I am not fake! However, due to his newborn status, these classic movements after 300 years are extremely non-standardized, and can only be understood by others as another muttering and dancing by him, and by the way, remind everyone to pay attention to the little prince's current situation in thin clothes. As a result, Hongyi was quickly changed back to "zongzi mode" and could only stop.

"Emperor......" The Empress Dowager gently called out to her son, and at the same time motioned to Su Mala to send the little prince into her arms.

"The son is here." Fu Lin sat next to her throne as E-Niang wanted.

"The emperor still remembers, Shunzhi ten years in July I Qing is a happy event, first on the 17th, the concubine Dong Eshi [5] gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, and then on the 22nd, the Qing Dynasty "Money Law" [6] was promulgated, the mourning family remembers it clearly, the mourning family is happy for the emperor, the emperor has a prince again, and the Qing Dynasty is eternal! This money law is a line, the Qing Dynasty is prosperous, and the money is abundant." The queen mother was like an ordinary mother chatting with her son, and continued: "It's also a coincidence, on the twenty-second day, it happened that Tong Jiashi went to ask for peace to the mourning family, and when she was about to leave, the mourning family saw that her dress was shiny, resembling a coiling dragon. The mourning family said one thing to the people nearby at that time. You're expensive, you tell the emperor what the mourning family said. ”

"Huh!" Shang Yougui walked quickly in front of everyone, straightened up, and said loudly-

"On that day, the Empress Dowager said to her attendants: 'When I was pregnant with the emperor, I saw a dragon hovering and a red light shining between the folds of my folds. The consequences give birth to the Son. Unified Universe. This concubine also has this auspicious sign. If you give birth to a child on another day, you will be blessed. ’”[7]

When Fu Lin heard Eniang mention his providence to inherit the unification, and it was also linked to the birth of this little prince, he couldn't help but kneel down in front of Huang Eniang, choked up and said: "Huang Eniang Shengming!" Erchen was terrified! "The people around all bow down.

"Alright, let's all get up. Emperor, you are the true son of heaven, your prince, that is naturally the emperor's favor! And Concubine Tong is also well-behaved, she was pregnant for ten months, and she didn't leave a day to say goodbye to the mourning family, she is a good daughter-in-law, you have to comfort Concubine Tong! The Empress Dowager said kindly, and lost no time in changing the title of Tong Jia's family, which was a hint to the emperor.

"The retainers obeyed. Wu Liangfu, passing on my will, Tong Jia's family since entering the palace, abide by the palace rules, virtuous and virtuous, young and tactful, long and wise, practice the scriptures, and speak in history. I hereby accept the Empress Dowager's mercy, and order the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Lang Qiu to hold the festival [8], and seal her as Concubine Kang [9]! ”

"Slaves obey!" Wu Liangfu knelt down to accept his orders. "Concubine thank the emperor for his grace!" The new Concubine Kang also hurriedly bowed on the hospital bed, and finally a noble person crossed the level of concubine and was directly promoted to concubine! Mother and son are expensive, this is true! The emperor faced Concubine Kang Tong Jia's family, raised his arm lightly in his palm, and reluctantly said: "Rise", even if it is a respectful and good interaction between husband and wife.

As a result, the newborn Hongyi's "auspicious elephant" was recognized by the Qing Dynasty, and there is such a record in the official documents of later generations: "First, Empress Xiaokangzhang (Tong Jiashi, Xuanye's mother) greeted Cining Palace. will come out, if there is a dragon around the clothes. The Empress Dowager (Borzigit, later known as the Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang) saw different things and asked if she was pregnant. Gu said to the close attendant: When I was pregnant with the emperor, I saw a dragon hovering between the folds of my coat left and right, and the red light was brilliant. The consequences give birth to the Son and unify the Circle. Today's concubine also has this auspicious sign, and if she gives birth to a child on another day, she will be blessed. ”[10]

It's just that at this time, Hongyi has not yet reached the end of the world in the eyes of later generations, and will face a series of tests and twists and turns.

[1] At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the Qianqing Palace was destroyed by Li Zicheng's rebel army. In the second year of Shunzhi, one of the three major halls of the foreign dynasty, the "Jianji Palace" was changed to the "Baohe Palace". In December of the third year of Shunzhi, the maintenance of the Baohe Palace was completed, and the "Baohe Palace was temporarily changed to the Weiyu Palace", since then until the maintenance of the Qianqing Palace of the Inner Court of the 13th year of Shunzhi was completed, the Shunzhi Emperor has been living in the "Weiyu Palace", and it was not until the 13th year of Shunzhi that it was renamed the "Baohe Palace".

[2] Aisin Jueluo Fulin, the name of Emperor Shunzhi.

[3] Tong Jia's family entered the palace as a "concubine" in the Shunzhi Dynasty (this kind of palace ~ palace level was actually established by the Kangxi Dynasty and should be written after Kangxi ascended the throne, and what Tong Jia's identity was at the beginning of the palace, I have not been able to verify it.) The right to speculate with the system of the Kangxi Dynasty) should be a nobleman, always there, and a low-grade promise. After being fortunate by Emperor Shunzhi, it should have been carried to the throne, and there is no historical record. The right is called according to the highest level of "concubine" - nobles!

[4] There is no consensus on how concubines at all levels of the Qing family claim to be on the Internet, and Hongyi himself believes that the Shunzhi Dynasty and the Kangxi Dynasty are completely different. It was only in the Kangxi Dynasty that the rank and establishment of the concubines of the Hou ~ Palace were improved and regulated. The Kangxi Dynasty descended from the queen, and the "high-ranking concubines" were one imperial concubine and two concubines; The "middle-level concubines" are four concubines and six concubines. The above third-class concubines, with a higher status, can occupy the main position of the first palace, which is the emperor's "senior wife and concubine" sequence, and can call themselves "concubines" in front of the emperor, and should also call themselves "concubines" in front of the queen mother and other elders. The "low-level concubines" are nobles, always there, promised, indefinite, belonging to the "concubine" series, can only live in the east and west six palaces with the above-mentioned "emperor's wife and concubine", although there is also a name, but the status is more underground, in front of the concubines, the emperor and the queen mother, it seems that it is more appropriate to call themselves "slaves". Tong Jia's family was only a concubine at this time, and her status was not high, and it was barely enough to be called a "concubine" in front of the emperor, so it was more appropriate to call her a "slave" in front of the queen mother. Moreover, before she became pregnant with Kangxi, it was doubtful whether Tong Jia's family was the main owner of Jingren Palace!

[5] This Dong Eshi is not the well-known Dong E, but someone else, his father Shi Kajihai. In the twelfth year of Kangxi, he was honored as the concubine of Emperor Kaoning.

[6] The time recorded in the official history is used.

[7] From "Qing Shilu".

[8] After the Kangxi Dynasty, the canonization of concubines, generally there were two envoys and deputy envoys, at this time in the early Qing Dynasty, this aspect of the regulations was not comprehensive, and it was normal for one person to canonize concubines.

[9] Apocryphal titles.

[10] "Records of Emperor Zuren of the Qing Dynasty", compiled by Kangxi's son Yongzheng, hehe.