Chapter 4 Entering the Palace
War is cruel, and the main culprit is the earthy side that launched the provocation, and the desire for profit consumes the heart to invade
Take pleasure in occupying the territory of other countries. As the saying goes, "If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself!" Under the heroic fighting of the Shang Dynasty, two months later, the news that the Shang Dynasty army had repelled the earth, and the people of this side rejoiced
Encourage and defeat the earth, and those who have traveled thousands of miles to seek refuge with relatives and friends or move their families can return to a quiet life here.
Four years passed, and the mother's mother, who had earned some money from farming, built a larger house near the bazaar, which was not far from Wu Ding's house, Shangheyuan. The three of them, mother and daughter, each had a room, and they had an extra guest. In addition, a house for cooking and eating was built, and the living and dining rooms were enclosed with a large courtyard, and the woman's mother planted vegetables and fruits on a piece of land on the left side of the courtyard, and the woman planted medicinal herbs on the right side of the land, and lived a happy life.
Time flies like a white horse, the woman becomes an adult, and when she grows to the age of seventeen or eighteen, she is slim and elegant, like a clear water hibiscus. And Wu Ding's father Xiao Yi has also sat on the throne of the emperor for several years, and Wu Ding has been recalled to the palace for several years, and has received systematic etiquette and governance in the palace. Wu Ding only occasionally came to stay in the "Shanghe Yuan", and the women would go to Wu Ding's house to play when they had nothing to do, and send some newly discovered medicinal herbs to their homes. Every time Wu Ding came to stay in a small house, he would ask his subordinates to summon the woman, and also let his subordinates prepare sumptuous food to entertain her, which was really "cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle for fun, and I would have to drink three hundred cups." When Wu Ding heard that she knew the oracle bone inscription and knew divination, he liked her even more, and decided that she was a strange woman in the world, the most unique one among the women he had ever seen.
Wu Ding's family is well-off, loves the house and Wu, often sends some cows, sheep and the like to their home, and will also send some food and wine vessels printed with gluttonous patterns and dragon patterns, the shape imitates some animals, which looks very realistic, such as the four sheep and elephants, etc., in addition to sending a variety of animal skins, thick and fine arrowroot cloth, exquisite silk silk and other fabrics. The mother, who is a good woman, basically does not have contact with outsiders on weekdays, and when she sees these items sent by others, she is not only happy but also worried. said that it was sent by Wu Ding, and it was a good woman's acquaintance, but she had never seen this person. I only know that they live in a very large house, and I don't know what their family comes from. Normally, the door was closed, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter, and he sent these precious items to make her, a mother, so uneasy.
So the woman's mother spent some shells and invited someone to go and find out who Wu Ding was. It's a pity that Wu Ding is no longer here, which makes the woman's mother even more uneasy. Not long after, Wu Ding's father Wang Xiaoyi died, and Wu Ding succeeded to the throne and issued an edict to the world. At this time, the mother's mother suddenly realized that Wu Ding was the current crown prince, and now he has become the emperor and dominates the world.
After the death of his father, Wu Ding often fell into sadness, although the palace has no worries about food and clothing, but the open and secret struggle in the field of power is still ready to move, Wu Ding will often take the carriage back to the Shang and the palace to read the bone book quietly, self-cultivation. Among them, the woman often came to sit with him under his summons, and the most listened to him was her father. The father is diligent and loves the people, kind, and the teaching of Wu Ding is also good-hearted, and Wu Ding was sent here to be alone when he was very young, just to cultivate his ability to be independent, he does not want his son to be an incompetent person who can't be supported in the future, under the cultivation of Xiao Yi, Wu Ding really grew up strong and independent, quite manly, and it is "the tiger father has no dog".
The woman always sat aside, quietly listening to Wu Ding's father's teachings to him when he was alive, and respecting his father, but unfortunately the first emperor has passed away, what can the living do except remember? So he advised him to be more open to everything, learn more from his father's way of government, govern the country well, and let the people live a prosperous and comfortable life. Wu Ding was moved by the woman's empathy, and after a long time, there was affection between the two, which was also a natural thing.
A year later, the holy decree came, and the woman was to be selected into the palace and accepted as a concubine. The mothers of the good women really couldn't believe that this was the truth, and the women of their family would be so lucky, once they were chosen on the king's side, it was really "one person ascended, and the chicken and dog ascended to heaven".
On this festive day, the woman was carefully dressed, put on a crimson silk wedding dress, wore three hairpins of different shapes on her head, pasted yellow flowers on the mirror, sorted out the cloud temples, and dotted red dots on her forehead, and covered with a scarlet scarf. Several carriages with round red silk flowers came to pick her up, and two maids, Qiu Feng and Qiu Yue, who were the maids who Wu Ding had given her, went into the women's room and helped her out, and after helping her into the carriage, they sat in a carriage behind.
On the day of marrying Emperor Wuding, the whole palace was full of lights and joy, this is the first concubine of today's son, you are the queen, and the civil and military officials of the dynasty want to see her style. Everyone only saw her wearing a wedding dress like a red glow, with light and steady steps, and her posture was erect, and she expected her appearance to be inferior. Later, when she unveiled the red veil and toasted, everyone finally saw the true face with their own eyes, and sure enough, Shang Gaozong's eyes were tall, this woman was born with beautiful eyebrows, and there was a heroic spirit between her eyebrows that ordinary girls did not have. Everyone nodded their heads in approval and expressed satisfaction with the noble queen chosen by Shang Gaozong for the people of the world.
The dinner played a lively and festive tune, Kong Xiangsha led the musicians to perform a good tune for everyone, and they successively played a pleasant tune for everyone with Tao Xun, copper bells, round drums, stone chimes, etc. In particular, the stone chime, a large percussion instrument engraved with dragon-shaped reliefs, made a beautiful sound under the various percussions of the musicians, which left a deep impression on the people present.
In addition to the beautiful songs, Kong Xiangsha also led the dance to perform a "Flying Swallow Dance", looking at the swallows flying around in the center of the venue, everyone was in high spirits, nodding frequently while drinking millet wine, watching with relish. The dance created by Kong Xiangsha himself helped to entertain the wedding of King Wuding and the woman, one to add to the excitement, and the other to show blessings, which won the applause of everyone present.
When it comes to Kongxiangsha, I don't know that she is a poor woman, her husband died in the battle a few years ago, and because of her deep affection for her husband, she vows never to marry anyone else. Later, the imperial court recruited music officials, and with her good musical literacy and her original "Feiyan Dance", she was successfully elected to the palace as a music official, with outstanding performance, and was frequently rewarded by the princes and ministers. The reason why she wants to enter the palace as a music official is that she can glorify the lintel by doing things in the palace, and secondly, she has the opportunity to avenge her husband.