Chapter 11: The Eleventh Birthday Banquet
In Jingren Palace, a maid in Tsing Yi is helping the little master dress up. Wan Guiren sat on a round stool, facing the dresser, quietly looking at himself in the bronze mirror. Beauty, the harem is more beautiful; Loneliness, harem loneliness is more. Wan Guiren picked up a tassel golden hairpin, the golden hairpin was carved with a peacock, the peacock was inlaid with an expensive gem, Wan Guiren looked at the lifelike peacock, felt that the peacock was like himself, so beautiful, arrogant, and outstanding.
Wan Guiren sighed softly, she belonged to the type of lonely self-appreciation. She said, "Rey." ”
The maid named Rui'er replied, "What does the little master command?" ”
"Help me put this hairpin on."
"Yes."
Ruier looked at the hairpin and exclaimed: "Such a beautiful hairpin, only the little master can match it." ”
"Don't be flattering. The concubine's birthday banquet can't be late. “
"Little Lord."
"Huh?"
"This concubine's birthday banquet for the emperor has attracted much attention."
Wan Guiren turned to look at Qian'er, and suddenly, he pulled Qian'er's arm, lifted his sleeves, and scars came into view. Wan Guiren's eyes suddenly became gloomy and said, "Rui'er, I don't want you to make it yourself. “
Ruier was stunned and didn't say anything. Wan Guiren turned around, faced the round bronze mirror, and said, "Rui'er, you have been with me for so long. You know me. “
Ruier bowed her head and took the comb carved with plum blossoms to comb the hair of the little master. The little lord's hair is black and shiny, which is enviable! Ruier said: "The slave knows the mistake, please punish the master." “
Wan Gui said: "I don't blame you. But for me, life and wealth, I choose life. Besides, I have met the emperor and been close to the emperor, and the emperor ...... "I think of the night she went to bed, how charming that handsome face was, but...... Wan Guiren got up, and Rui Er cleverly put the last decorative hairpin on it, and Wan Gui said: "Okay, Rui Er, let's go to the Qichun Garden of the Old Summer Palace." “
"Yes."
The emperor is her son of heaven, and the emperor is her husband, but she is ...... to the emperor She didn't dare to say, let alone think, the ideas of thousands of years of feudal society have completely corrupted women, in her world, society is unfair to her, let her not free, but she dare not resist, why? Just because she received the so-called "glory and wealth", she has a so-called "good birth" and a so-called "good husband", she should make the so-called "good return" as she deserves, instead of sighing here, even if those "good births", "good husbands" and "glory and wealth" are not what she likes and wants.
However, this is called Heavenly Principle. Build on the glory and wealth you don't like, and repay what you don't like.
Qichun Garden.
Tree-lined and verdant. There is a lotus pond inside, and a group of ducks and koi fish frolicking. Yellow glazed tiles, vermilion palace walls, and the splendid Shoukang Palace should be the most magnificent palace in Qichun Garden. The yellow glazed tiles are crystal clear, the graceful patterns on the beams are not repeated, and the rhombic doors are like pieces of rhombic petals.
Xingzhen pinched the yarn, looked at the high threshold of Shoukang Palace, and said in her heart: "Is the threshold in the palace higher than the other?" “
There is a plaque hanging in the center of the palace of Shoukang Palace, the handwriting is dignified and strong, it can be called the top grade in calligraphy, it is the imperial book of Emperor Qianlong: Cishou Ningxi. The woman sitting at the top of the center was Concubine Jing, who was dignified and gorgeous, smiling, falling with coral pearls, and wearing a green velvet Xia dynasty crown on her head. Since there was no queen mother in the Qing Dynasty, she and Concubine Lin next to her became the two most honorable women in the Qing Dynasty.
The concubine's birthday banquet was very pompous, which was enough to witness the emperor's intentions for the birthday banquet. I saw that the dining table was covered with scarlet velvet tablecloths, and the dining table was neatly placed with red lacquer bowls, silver spoons, silver chopsticks, three-color bordered ceramic cups, and the cups contained Yuquan wine, as well as all kinds of folded paper flowers, and the gold-rimmed discs or square bowls were filled with non-repeating delicacies of the mountains and seas, or fruit cakes. Xingzhen was surprised: "The pomp and circumstance of the concubine Niangniang's holy birthday banquet is big!" “
"Yes. But the pomp and circumstance of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet was even greater. “
The pomp and circumstance of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet is even greater...... Xingzhen imagined a bigger pomp than that.
Xingzhen looked back, only to see that the person who spoke was wearing the coral pearl unique to the queen or the queen mother's concubine, Xingzhen suddenly understood who was coming, and said, "Say hello to the concubine." “
The concubine smiled: "Get up." “
"Concubine Xie."
Xingzhen has seen Concubine Jing, so the person who came should be Concubine Lin. Concubine Lin said: "It's a clever child. “
"The concubine has won the award."
"You must be very pleasing to Tugmore Erbert Khan."
"Definitely. A concubine is just an ordinary concubine in the harem. “
”...... Hmph, do you want to mourn your family to help you? “
"The concubine is stupid, and she doesn't understand what the mother means."
"You are just an ordinary concubine in the harem, and if you don't get the emperor's favor, you are destined to die a bad death. But the mourning family can help you win the favor of the saints, and you will be on the rise. “
"......" Unconsciously, Concubine Lin and Xingzhen had already walked into an inconspicuous place, where there was an Eight Treasure Pavilion blocking it, which was even less noticeable. There is no free lunch in the world, and Concubine Lin's words are poisonous, if she easily obtains the grace of the saint like this, then it is estimated that it may be a real unfortunate death.
Needless to say, Concubine Lin must have her own selfish intentions, but ...... Whether it's good or bad for yourself, it's hard to say. After all, being favored is not necessarily a good thing. Moreover, if the emperor is implicated, then whether it is good or bad for the emperor is even more difficult to say.
Xingzhen leaned her back on the Eight Treasures Pavilion and thought about it, the most important thing at the moment was to drag the concubine and attract the attention of others. Xingzhen said: "The concubine dares to ask, why does the concubine want to help the concubine?" “
This one...... Say you're good-looking, okay?
Concubine Lin said, "You ...... looks quite like the style of the mourning family, so ...... The mourning family wants to help you. “
While the concubine was talking, Xingzhen gently threw a small purse backhand through the gap in the Eight Treasures Pavilion to a person, but who it was, Xingzhen didn't see it clearly. As soon as Concubine Lin's words fell, Xingzhen continued the concubine's words: "The concubine doesn't dare to compare with the concubine. “
Concubine Lin was a little impatient: "It's okay, you don't dare, it doesn't matter." The mourning family can help you rise to the title, the mourning family, the mourning family can help you rise to the title of concubine, and even, and even make you the imperial concubine, which is the grade of the mourning family during the reign of the emperor. “
Xingzhen was about to say something, but was interrupted by a nice male voice: "Hey, Concubine Lin? ”
I saw a man with extraordinary character come into view, he was a jade tree in the wind, wearing a red velvet knot crown, and a golden court robe, which was a unique treatment for a noble prince.
I only heard Concubine Lin exclaim: "Prince Gong? ”
Prince Gong? It turns out that he is the biological prince of today's birthday star and the emperor's half-brother Prince Gong.
Xing Zhenxing asked An Li and said, "Say hello to Prince Gong." ”
Prince Gong returned the salute and said, "No courtesy." Said to Concubine Lin: "The concubine is also here to pay tribute to Eniang's birthday today?" ”
"Ah, yes, yes, I'm going to find Concubine Jing."
After the Eight Treasures Pavilion, only Prince Gong and Xingzhen remained. It's not good for a prince and a concubine to stay together, Xingzhen said wittily: "If Prince Gong has nothing to tell Xingzhen, then Xingzhen will retreat." ”
"Wait."
Prince Gong stepped forward, the faint dry fragrance on his body was different from the ambergris on the emperor's body, and it was the first time he was so close to a man other than the emperor's relatives, and Xingzhen's face was dyed with a faint flush.
Wrong! Prince Gong, how can he say that he is also a little uncle!
But then again......
Looking closer, Prince Gong's face was even more handsome than the emperor.
Prince Gong looked Xingzhen up and down carefully, and said, "Concubine Yi? ”
“? It is the concubine, what does Prince Gong command? ”
Prince Gong said that a purse was thrown to Xingzhen, and the purse fell accurately into Xingzhen's hand. Prince Gong said, "It's fine." It's just to return this thing to Concubine Yi's hands. ”
Ah, in this way, it was Prince Gong who really lost this purse.
But......
I looked at the purse in my hand, which was delicate and delicate, embroidered with red roses.
This is something that her brother-in-law, Prince ------ Gong, has come into contact with......
Thinking of Prince Gong's more handsome face, Xingzhen suddenly felt a little frightened in her heart.
Why do you have a feeling of having a private meeting with Prince Gong and your brother-in-law?
Alas, don't think about it, don't think about it......
The more I think about it, the more headaches I get.
Well, that's right, let's go and pay tribute to Concubine Jing~
The camera continues back to the birthday party. According to the rules, at the beginning, the emperor and Queen Ji Wuen first gave Concubine Jing a birthday greeting. The emperor has been very affectionate towards the concubine since he was a child by the then Jing Guifei (that is, the current Jing Taifei), and he saw the emperor kneeling down with Ji Wuen's hand, and the ministers and concubines who came to celebrate his birthday also knelt down, and the emperor said: "The sons and daughters wish Eniefu such as the East China Sea, and longevity is better than Nanshan." He plopped and kowtowed.
Concubine Jing is a very amiable person. Concubine Jing was worried that her body would freeze on her knees on the cold floor, so she hurriedly said, "Okay, get up, get up." “
Then in order from the largest to the smallest, several princes saluted Concubine Jing's birthday, and every time the prince kowtowed, the ministers and concubines who came to celebrate his birthday also kowtowed. When I arrived at Prince Gong, I saw Prince Gong holding Fu Jin's hand, his blazing eyes moved, and he said, "Erchen asks for peace with Erne." I wish you all the best if you are like the East China Sea, and you will be better than Nanshan. “
The concubine's eyes were also more kind and soft than those of other princes, and the concubine smiled kindly and said, "Okay, get up quickly." “
Well...... This glance shows that it is the biological mother and son. Seeing this scene, Xingzhen trembled her long eyelashes, sniffed, and suddenly felt a little sad, remembering Eni, who was far away from her.
It's time to eat. Suddenly, there was a "bang", breaking the music of the birthday banquet. I saw a dozen broken porcelain bowls and porcelain pieces shattered on the ground, the dark ginseng soup that was originally contained in the porcelain bowl overflowed, dirty and spread on the luxurious carpet, and the concubine sitting next to her was frightened for a moment.
Everyone was taken aback, the face of the concubine who broke the bowl became more and more pale little by little, and Concubine Jing was also shocked to stop the silver chopsticks in her hand. At this time, Concubine Yun, who was sitting next to the concubine with the broken bowl, was furious, pointed to the hem of her soiled court dress, and said, "Hey." You stained my skirt. “
Ah Mei sat opposite the concubine with a broken bowl, eating vegetables and tea casually, and peeked at Ji Ouen out of the corner of her eyes. Ji Un also pretended not to see this, picked up the thin white soup bowl with style, and ate the seaweed pork belly soup.
Looking at Giun's tranquil side face, the curves of the side face are very beautiful.
She looks so good eating soup. Ah Mei thought to herself.
Thinking about it, Ah Mei also ate a bowl of kelp pork belly soup.
Xingzhen also smiled casually and sandwiched a piece of her favorite crispy chicken wings, smiled, and whispered: "Look, there are a lot of delicious things on the concubine's birthday banquet, come, drink some wine, let's get drunk tonight...... Oh, no, slightly drunk and returned to Chuxiu Palace. Yi watched Xingzhen pick up vegetables for her, and her slightly sideways head looked very charming. Yi felt that her face was a little hot, turned her head, and whispered, "That, sister." “
"Huh?"
"You ......"
"Huh? Am I swollen? “
”...... Well, it's okay, it's okay, hey. “
But...... Looking at Xingzhen, who has been with her for so long, she knows what she likes to eat, but she doesn't know what she likes to eat.
I also paid attention to my sister's food before, but almost all the dishes that I often eat are not the same.
"Ahh
"Well, what's wrong?"
Xingzhen Bangyi's wine glass was full of Yuquan wine, holding a small wine glass with a hook of lotus, laughing, and whispering: "Come, cheers." “
A eunuch stepped forward, rolled up his sleeves, and disposed of the broken porcelain bowl. The concubine saw that the lady who was two levels older than herself was angry, panicked, and hurriedly said in a smaller voice in order not to disturb everyone: "Yun, Yun Concubine Niangniang, the minister, the concubine knows that it is wrong, your clothes, the concubine...... Will be compensated! “
Yun Concubine sneered, but her voice was several times louder than that of the concubine, obviously deliberately wanting to make a big fuss: "Compensation, do you pay compensation?" Today coincides with the concubine's birthday banquet, the concubine will ask everyone here to comment, this person soiled the concubine's clothes during the concubine's birthday banquet, she soiled the concubine's clothes, she lost etiquette, and the third dared to beg for bad luck at the concubine's birthday banquet! Your Majesty, how do you think you should deal with such an unforgivable sin? “
Concubine Yun looked at the concubine who was kneeling on the ground. The concubine was now trembling, her head bowed, and a few strands of hair on her forehead hid her face. Yun Concubine chuckled and said in her heart: "You can't blame me for this. If you want to blame yourself, you can only blame yourself for breaking the bowl. Hmph, but that's good, although judging from the clothes of this concubine, it is obvious that she is a concubine of low rank, but it is not now, it does not mean that it will not be in the future. So at least I pushed the boat down the river and dealt with a slut! “
The concubine lowered her head, she was already desperate at this time, but she was still very confused and unconvinced: "Strange, what happened just now?" I just held a bowl like that, and it turned out to be ...... The bowl shattered! “
As soon as Yun Concubine made such a big fuss, people immediately moved their eyes to Yun Concubine. Everyone here knows that the harem is a place of deceit, and seeing Concubine Yun making such trouble, people can't help but question: Is it really the concubine who broke the bowl? It's not that this Yun Concubine deliberately broke the bowl and blamed this concubine after she came.
Seeing that the green tendons on the emperor's head began to burst out one by one, everyone present silently prayed in their hearts for this concubine and this Yun concubine. At this moment, suddenly, I heard only one voice say, "Hey, why is your skirt wet this sister?" “
The sound is very good, like the green water of a mountain stream.
People's eyes brushed over in unison. Seeing this, Xingzhen hurriedly knelt down and said, "Ah, the concubine knows that she is wrong, and she asks the concubine emperor to punish her." “
Just when her legs were about to kneel, Xingzhen suddenly smiled at the emperor, that smile was innocent, bright, confident, and reassuring.
The emperor only felt a feeling of heartbeat, and the sound of "plopping" was so obvious. The emperor looked at Xingzhen who was kneeling, and suddenly felt distressed, regardless of whether the concubines of the two palaces had spoken or not, he said, "Get up." If you want to say something, stand up and say it first, you can leave your seat and say it, or you can sit down and say it. “
Everyone here was shocked, and the last sentence could mean anything by sitting and talking. Prince Gong suddenly stood up, saluted, and smiled innocently: "Brother, Concubine Yi is tired of sitting, let her sit and say, won't she sit even more tired?" “
Everyone here was even more shocked, Prince Gong, you are satirizing the rhythm of what the Holy Lord said.
Calling "Brother" is to close the distance, and make a salute to ask for forgiveness. It's not good to find fault with Prince Gong at this moment.
Then again, why does it feel like another battlefield is about to break out?
Xingzhen didn't want to pay attention to so much, and simply smiled: "The concubine thanked the emperor." “
With the emperor's permission, Xingzhen left her seat. Looking at the kneeling concubine on the ground, Xingzhen felt that she couldn't stand it, she helped up the kneeling concubine, and a few strands of hair that the concubine covered her face also spread out, only to see a beautiful and moving appearance came into view.
Xingzhen said: "Dare to ask my sister if it is ......"
"Ah, the concubine is always there."
"Oh, so always there......"
Rong Chang lowered his head, only to see a large dark print on the skirt.
Xingzhen said to Yun Concubine: "Sister Yun Concubine, if Rong Chang really broke the bowl, then why is her skirt wet, and a large piece of wet?" If it's not careful, then why is it more wet than Sister Yun's? “
Concubine Yun was about to speak, but suddenly another concubine stood up at this time and interrupted Concubine Yun, she was a noble person. Wangui made a salute, and after getting the emperor's permission, he walked to Rong Changzai's side, raised Rong Changzai's hand, and saw a bump mark on the tiger's mouth position in Rong Changzai's hand, and Wangui said: "Yun Concubine Niangniang, the position of the tiger's mouth is the weakness of the hand, as long as this place is violently attacked, then no matter how stable the person is holding something, the thing will fall." Yun Concubine Niangniang, Rong Chang is in her little Chang Presence, even if she is given ten guts, she will not dare to calculate you. “
Wan Guiren usually rarely speaks, but as long as he speaks, he is almost a blockbuster, Wan Guiren held Rong Changzai's hand, and suddenly gave Rong Changzai an incomparable sense of security, Wan Guiren whispered in Rong Chang's ear: "It's okay." “
Rong Changzai lowered his head and whispered, "Thank you." “
Listening to the call of the noble lady one by one, how can there be Ji Wuen's share, Ji Wu En can't pretend not to listen, Ji Wu En stood up, also bowed first, and said: "Yes, Yun Concubine, the palace is here, she wants to calculate and calculate the palace." “
The queen has spoken, and what Concubine Yun is saying can only be said to be against the queen. Concubine Yun secretly hated the Wan nobles in her heart, but she was also taboo against the Wan nobles, and even the queen was invited.
Xingzhen saluted the emperor and the concubine, and said: "But Rong Changzai also begged for good luck and broke the bowl, which is the so-called 'Sui Sui (broken) peace'." She is wishing Concubine Jing a long life and a longevity than Nanshan. “
The emperor suddenly knelt on the ground, and the ministers and concubines also hurriedly knelt on the ground, and the emperor kowtowed and said: "Erchen wishes Ene a long life and a longevity better than Nanshan." “
The ministers and concubines also hurriedly kowtowed and said, "The ministers (concubines) wish Concubine Jing a long life and a longevity better than Nanshan." “
At this moment, what was originally an ominous accident turned into an auspicious blessing in a blink of an eye, Concubine Jing was stunned, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, let's all get up and start eating." “
"Yes, the sons (ministers) (concubines) thanked the concubine."
Gyeongin Palace.
When the moon is in the sky, the pure white moonlight exudes a soft light, and the courtyard of Jingren Palace is sprinkled with pure white moonlight. The shadows of the flower trees are reflected in the moonlight, adding a bit of mystery. In front of the glazed tile house, two graceful figures sat on the jade steps, shoulder to shoulder.
Rong Chang was looking at the people next to him, although it was Concubine Yi who helped him first, but ...... recalled her sentence that it was okay, and instantly felt warm in my heart.
"Thank you."
It feels like saying this sentence 10,000 times is not enough.
Wan Guiren was stunned and smiled: "It's okay." ”
Alas, how many words this kid said this sentence this day, he said that it was all right.
For some reason, I wanted to touch her head, but as soon as I touched her, she pretended to overdo it, and for a moment, the four eyes met.
Uh, it's embarrassing......
Wan Guiren turned his head and said, "Hmm...... That, by the way, your name is ......."
Rong Changzai paused and said with a smile: "Yu Xuan." ”
A thick night shrouded the palace, and in the distance, the pavilions and pavilions were like thick ink.
"What about you?"
"Ah Sue."
Ah Su's ...... Yu Xuanhuan silently read the name three times in her heart, smiled stupidly, and smiled at Ah Suji: "This is really a nice name." ”
The Temple of Nourishing the Heart.
Xingzhen walked around the Heart Cultivation Hall casually. The emperor sat on the dragon bed, watched the concubine walk around, and said with a smile: "How is my heart cultivation hall?" ”
"It's good."
The emperor heard for the first time that someone described the Heart Cultivation Hall very well.
Xingzhen looked at the emperor and said with a smile: "What's wrong?" Not satisfied? ”
The emperor squinted his eyes and looked at Xingzhen's smile, and said, "If you laugh again, then I will really start to sleep." ”
"Huh?" Xingzhen was taken aback and looked at the emperor, "Why did you start sleeping in a dignified manner?" ”
The emperor opened a seductive smile, stood up, picked up Xingzhen, who was stunned in place, put her on the dragon bed, lightly touched Xingzhen's abdomen with his forehead, and said, "Alas, do you know? You should be the first person to 'stay' (Ah Mei from Jingyang Palace sneezed). ”
Xingzhen was stunned. The emperor gently pushed Xingzhen down on the soft silk sheets, and the emperor smiled evilly and said, "Well, okay, let's start sleeping." ”
Well? .......!
The poem says: The hibiscus tent warms the spring night.