On the fourth day of the fourth month of the fourth month of the fifteenth year of Guangxu, I heard from outside that the team of people in the palace who came to welcome me and Ziyu into the palace had arrived outside the door, waiting for the auspicious time.

According to the Qing palace system, although the etiquette of concubines entering the palace is not as grand as that of the queen, it is also grander than the wedding of ordinary families, and the ceremony of sealing concubines is also extremely extravagant.

I sat in front of the bronze mirror and looked at myself coldly, thinking of the future, there was no smile on my face, and I seemed more and more lonely, like a dry well that could not make waves.

I was wearing an emerald green smoky gown, embroidered with large peonies on the cuffs, and a wide skirt that swayed behind me, elegant and luxurious, with fine pomegranate petals embroidered on the corners of the skirt, and the pleats flowed to the ground like bright moonlight. The head is simply curled with a flying fairy bun, obliquely inserted with a gold hollow orchid bead hairpin, the cheeks are thinly powdered, only the color is increased, and the looming red sense of the red is not visible, but it creates a kind of pure skin like petals as delicate and lovely, the whole person is like a butterfly flying among the flowers, and like a lotus flower standing alone in the pond.

Bai Ge offered me a small box of tonka incense behind my ears, and the faint fragrance filled the air, as thin as a light veil, which was intoxicating. She smiled brightly: "The little lord's appearance is overwhelming, and after entering the palace, the emperor will definitely favor him." ”

Although I was stunned in my heart, I still had a bright smile on my face, and said: "Although this palace costume is good-looking, it is also very restrictive. I stared at the mirror, and I felt that my acting skills were really poor, and I didn't need to think much to see that the smile of the person in the mirror was so reluctant.

Bai Ge glanced sideways slightly, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were full of flying brilliance, but there was still deference in his words, and he said: "This is just the concubine's attire, if the little lord is favored in the future, he will definitely be even more tired when he is crowned." ”

I hurriedly made a silencing gesture, "How can you say this nonsense?" If it reaches other people's ears, I don't know how many rights and wrongs it will cause! ”

Bai Ge reacted, his face turned pale, he was overjoyed, and said in a low voice: "Yes, the slave will definitely pay attention to her words in the future." ”

I said again: "After entering the palace, you and I are one, one is prosperous, and the other is lost, do you understand?" ”

Bai Ge responded lightly, "Don't worry, the little master, the slave and maid understand." ”

I looked at her and nodded, and then said lightly: "It's almost time, let's go out." ”

The breeze blows slowly in the sunshine of April in the first spring, sticking to my hair bun, the first warm and cold, the leaf buds of the leaves slowly unfold, the buds of the flowers are also the first blooms, the branches that have been tempered by the wind and snow, a change from a stiff and dull winter posture, the demeanor is soft and delicate. The earth is ashamedly paved with a layer of pale green, which is also dotted with small delicate flowers of pink, yellow, orange, rose and other colors, wrapped in warmth, and a trace of elegant flowers and plants pass by, making people feel relaxed and happy in an instant.

In the clear and transparent sunlight, Zhirui stood alone under the peach blossom tree outside the house, the white-pink petals fell to the ground, I glanced at him with a light smile, and called out loudly: "Zhirui." ”

Zhirui's gaze froze for a moment, and he quickly reacted, knelt down in front of me with a peaceful expression, and said respectfully: "The minister was ordered to send his relatives to the concubine." ”

I tried my best to suppress the sadness in my heart, and said gently, "Please get up." ”

Zhirui stood up, and a scorching sadness flashed in the depths of his eyes, as if snowflakes fell in his palms and disappeared in an instant. He said: "Niangniang, please move, the sedan chair is already waiting outside the house." ”

I walked slowly to his side and said softly, "I know your worries, after entering the palace, I must protect myself first, and then say anything else." ”

Zhirui sighed and whispered, "Since you know and have plans, I can settle down." ”

Suddenly, the sound of cannons and drums in my ears was loud, and I knew that the time had come, and said politely: "The auspicious time has come, I should go." ”

Zhirui's hand held my hand, the warmth of his palm gradually spread to my heart, and the voice froze in my ear, "Chen Gong led Niangniang into the palace to show the emperor's grace." ”

I nodded and said, "Then there is Brother Lao." ”

Zhirui's thick palm held me steadily, and I came out all the way, and my uncle Changshan's mansion was heavy, and the thresholds seemed to be impossible to cross.

The two rows of palace maids and eunuchs bowed their heads and knelt respectfully to greet them, and the red Fengluan sedan chair was like a raging flame, trying to burn out the vitality of my life, and in the end only an urn of dead ashes remained. The big red colored silk curtain is embroidered with auspicious patterns such as the rich rhododendron, the red phoenix and the hundred sons, decorated with gold and silver, and the outside of the four walls under the eaves is engraved with cirrus clouds and gold flowers.

Zhirui handed my hand to Xuanji, and carefully got into the sedan chair under the guidance of the deacon, and I sat in it, silently in my heart: I will survive in the towering walls of the palace in the future.

I couldn't help but lift my hijab, my eyes wandering outside the gap in the curtain, the sun was warm, showing off the colors like gold, and in addition to the sound of gongs and drums, I seemed to hear a flock of geese flying south screaming across the sky. It is said that there is no trace of geese, and I really want to see if there is a wind-like silhouette left on the blue sky outside.

Outside the door of Zhenshun, there was already an inner eunuch in a dark red robe waiting, there was a grandmother to help take off the hijab, Luan Yiwei and Yulin Guards were embraced, I came out of the sedan chair, and when I got out of the sedan chair, I saw Ziyu standing in front. Thinking that there will be Ziyu to accompany me in my pale life in the future, my whole hanging heart is comforted a lot for a while. Because of the rules, neither of them could speak, so I had to take advantage of the moment when I briefly met her gaze, and quickly gave a faint smile.

The Forbidden City, the layout strictly follows the feudal hierarchical etiquette system, the order is orderly, the heavy eaves spire pavilion protrudes, like five phoenixes that are about to fly, the momentum is majestic. On the blue glazed wall, nine lifelike, different expressions, different colors of the dragon mouth play white beads, or churning and surging, or spiraling up, or swooping down, as if to soar straight into the nine heavens of the sky, and as if to plunge into the abyss and blue sea. The middle is decorated with mountain stones and clouds as the background, and the whole Nine Dragons Wall is beautifully carved and colorful, and I am amazed in my heart.

Walking all the way, unconsciously, I have come to a temple, the plaque of the palace has three regular characters: Jingren Palace.

Jingren Palace sits in the north and faces south, there is a stone shadow wall in the door, the legend is a relic of the Yuan Dynasty, it is unknown whether it is true or false. The main hall of the front yard, the face is wide and five, the yellow glazed tile rests on the top of the mountain, the eaves corner places five beasts, under the eaves Shi single warped single ang five step on the bucket, the dragon and the phoenix and the seal color painting. The front and rear eaves of the bright room open the door, the second room, the tip of the door are the sill wall, the sill window, the door and window adopt the double cross four rhombic flower fan type. Inside the house hangs the Qianlong Emperor's imperial inscription "Zander Palace" plaque. The ceiling is a pattern of two dragons playing with pearls, and the inner eaves are dragon and phoenix and seal color paintings, and the square bricks are on the ground. There is also a wide platform in front of the temple.

There are three rooms with the hall on the east and west sides, open the door in the bright room, the yellow glazed tile is the top of the mountain, and the roof is painted with the color painting of the rotor under the eaves. There are transepts on the north and south of the side halls. The main hall of the backyard is five, under the eaves Shi Dou, painted with dragon and phoenix and seal color painting. There is also a well pavilion in the southwest corner of the backyard.