Chapter 120: Xiang Guifei and Xiaobi's Past
Hearing Heber say this, Zhang Tingyu suddenly remembered, too! He once went with Hongli to handle the case of food shortage in Henan for disaster relief. "Look at my brain, I actually forgot about this, a few years ago, the old minister accompanied the prince to Henan, the prince's generosity and benevolence, the way of doing things, the old minister is to witness with his own eyes, not a thing in the pool! It was the old minister who was confused, and the queen must have discovered the superiority of the prince, and the old minister was willing to saddle the horse before and after the horse, and work for the prince. ”
As soon as he thought of that year, Zhang Tingyu began to praise Hongli, and when he spoke, he was like a surging river, out of control. With Heber's approval, coupled with Zhang Tingyu's approval, the other ministers no longer discussed, but looked forward to Hongli's ability.
"Thank you Lord Zhang for your praise, this king hopes that all the ministers can do their best to assist this king as they did to my emperor Ama, and protect my Qing dynasty for thousands of generations." Hongli finally had confidence in his heart now, and he spoke sonorously and powerfully, quite like a king.
The ministers were like grass on the wall, swaying from side to side, and they were complaining endlessly before, but now they shouted in unison, "Lord Chitose Chitose Chitose!" ”
Seeing so many people worshipping, Hongli realized that this feeling of being high above was really unusual, and he thought in his heart: It feels so good to be condescending, no wonder all dynasties, for this position, brothers kill each other, and patricide and usurp abound.
The news of Orange Creek's Zen power soon spread to Xiang Guifei. Let her never dream that she would try her best to get something, but she Orange Creek gave it to Hongli so lightly, and she bothered to let Brother Biansai do it, and now I am afraid that she has made a wedding dress for others.
"Master, the queen doesn't know if her brain is broken, and she actually gave up power to Prince Bao." Not to mention that the Manchu Dynasty civil and military did not understand Orange Creek's practice, even such a small palace maid was puzzled by Orange Creek's decision.
"She doesn't have a bad brain, I'm afraid that she feels that she doesn't have the ability to manage the world, rather than letting the Qing Dynasty be ruined in her hands, suffering infamy through the ages, and leaving a stench for thousands of years, she might as well be a favor, cheapen Hongli, and win the trust of Hongli for herself, and find a reliable backer for herself in the future!" Concubine Xiang was thoughtful and figured out the intentions of Orange Creek.
"Lord, if you say so, it doesn't mean that your situation will be more difficult in the future." Xiaobi heard Xiang Guifei say this, and she was really worried about Xiang Guifei's situation.
Concubine Xiang sighed and shook her head, "Hey! It took a lot of hard work for my brother to provoke a war, and now I'm afraid that I have made a wedding dress for this Hongli. Without Heber here, I'm afraid that the queen can't do without Hongli. ”
"Master, then think about it again, is there any other way to turn things around?" Xiaobi stopped massaging Xiang Guifei's hand and said seriously.
"Hey! Jiang Lang is exhausted, and his donkey skills are poor! I have been fighting for most of my life, enduring humiliation and burden, being cautious, in the end it is still empty, that's it, it's okay, Hongli is the emperor, I won't embarrass my elders, I have to get by! "Concubine Xiang has completely figured it out this time, and she is also fortunate in misfortune, at least she still has her son under her knees, and she can spend her old age in peace. Like the deceased Concubine Zhen, Concubine Li, Yue promised, Emperor Yi, and Zhao Guiren...... How many people still remember their names today.
Since Xiang Guifei has lost her fighting spirit, Xiaobi can only stop making a sound, and she has been with Xiang Guifei for half her life, and she no longer wants anything else, within the walls of this palace, the lives of these palace maids are like grass mustard, and if they can live until now, it is considered a good fate, and if the master wants to spend the rest of her life in peace, then she will accompany the master to spend the rest of her life together.
"Master, no matter what decision you make, Xiaobi will support you." Xiaobi squatted down and looked up at Xiang Guifei.
Concubine Xiang looked at Xiaobi's sincere expression and stroked her face that was no longer young, Xiaobi had followed her since she was fifteen years old, and now she has been more than thirty years, and now she is a half-old, she wasted her best years, and gave up the opportunity to marry someone out of the palace, just to serve her. "Xiaobi! Look at you, from a little girl to an old mother, do you regret it? ”
"Master, the slave and the maid have been with you day and night for more than 30 years, if you really want to regret it, you will not accompany the master until now, the slave and maid were born with the master's life."
Speaking of which, I have to talk about the past of Xiaobi and Xiang Guifei, these two are even more fatal than the relationship between Orange Creek and Yu Lan.
It was more than 30 years ago, Xiaobi was fifteen years old, her mother died early, and she and her sister depended on their father for their lives. Under the coercion and temptation of debt collectors, and under the pressure and kicking of debt collectors, my father sold her and her sister, who were hiding in the corner and trembling in fright, to the casino to pay off the debt. Those vicious thugs took her and her sister on their shoulders.
The younger sister followed her mother and looked delicate, while she followed her father, with a mediocre appearance and a yellowish complexion. The casino owner sold his sister to Qing at a high price. Lou, the old bustard disliked her for being ugly and refused to buy her.
In this way, she has become a hot potato, and the casino owner is unwilling to do loss-making business, and he does not want to raise a waste of food and drink for nothing. As a free comfort woman, she was put in a suburban casino for the pastime of gamblers who came to the casino, but I didn't expect this move to be really good, and the casino's business was getting better and better day by day.
In the dim room, I can't see Xiaobi's true face clearly, after all, she is also a flower girl, and those lowly gamblers are happy to do it. Xiaobi is shackled and chained, and here they can play with Xiaobi casually, and torture her as much as they want. The building should be refreshing.
Xiaobi has endured physical and mental torture every day, there has never been a place on her body that is intact, new injuries and old injuries one after another, she has repeatedly tried to end her life without success, those days are like being born in hell, she has a little disobedience to the gambler, in exchange for a violent beating. She really regretted it a little, why was her own life so hard, and she couldn't die if she was tortured like this.
At this time, the person who rescued her from the fire and water appeared, Xiang Guifei was only a teenage girl at that time, and she was still a young lady who had not left the cabinet, but she just listened to a subordinate in the family, and talked about this matter in her spare time, Xiang Guifei secretly followed the subordinate and came to the small black room alone to save her. Later, it is conceivable that a little girl could rescue a big living person so easily, after Xiang Guifei was discovered, she was almost defiled and innocent, and accidentally broke her leg.
Later, fortunately, someone recognized the identity of Xiang Guifei, and those gamblers were afraid of her identity, so they personally sent her and Xiaobi back to her mansion. The leg injury was raised at home for a month.
It seems that no matter how vicious a person is, there is a good side, or in other words, no matter how vicious a person is, there have been times when he is kind, and Xiaobi happened to meet Xiang Guifei at this time.
Later, Xiang Guifei listened to Xiaobi's cry, and rescued her sister who was in a filthy place, and since then, Xiang Guifei has provided them with food and accommodation for free. Two years later, in order to repay Concubine Xiang's kindness, she followed Concubine Xiang into the Yongwang Mansion. Five years later, Xiang Guifei also matched her sister who was already a broken flower and a willow with a good family.
Who knew that my sister's life was thin, and in the third year, because of dystocia, she gave birth to a baby girl and died. In the same year, her sister's husband's family, because she was framed by others, was beheaded all over the house, and Xiang Guifei rescued her sister's orphan with the help of the fourteenth prince, and let her brother adopt her brother as a righteous daughter and raise her in the house. At that time, Xiaobi, who had already reached the age of leaving the palace, gave up the opportunity to leave the palace for the sake of another great favor of Concubine Xiang, and was determined to serve her for the rest of her life.
More than 30 years have passed, Xiaobi has long exceeded her gratitude to Concubine Xiang, and the two have relied on each other in this deep palace and have become each other's indispensable support.
My sister's child has now grown up, and Concubine Xiang has always been reluctant to marry her easily, and her brother has been taking her to the side.
Xiang Guifei said that she was downplayed, but she was used to fighting in her heart, and if she didn't do anything, she seemed to be always panicked in her heart. "Xiaobi, you see that Chunyu has long passed the age of marriage, I want her to enter the palace to serve Hongli, are you willing?"
Xiaobi didn't think about it, "Without the master's rescue, there would be no existence of Chunyu, Chunyu's life is yours of the master, as long as the master is willing, no matter what, the slave and Chunyu will not complain." ”
"Okay, while Hongli has not ascended the throne yet, let Hongtai lobby, and when Hongli ascends the throne, with Tong Jiayingying and Zhenggong intervening, it will be even more difficult to send her to Hongli's side."
"Listen to the master's meaning, this throne belongs to Hongli?"
"Don't worry, my prediction will never be wrong, we are old, and it is time to withdraw from the stage of history, and leave everything to the young people! With Chunyu here, if others want to harm us, she can pull us along. ”
"Without further ado, the master should hurry up and repair the book to the young master! I don't know if the war in the border fortress has been provoked, and when the soldiers are in chaos, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult for the young master to get out. ”
"Yes, hurry up and serve the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone."
Xiang Guifei hurriedly walked to the front of the case, Xiaobi prepared pen and ink for her, she quickly explained to her brother simply, and asked her brother to take Chunyu into Beijing quickly.
After she wrote late, Xiaobi picked a pigeon from the pigeon cage in the same way as before, tied the letter to the pigeon's feet, and let the pigeon take the letter out. Tonight, the night was like water, a new moon hung high in the sky, and the earth was bubbling with a chill on the early winter evening. This hard-working carrier pigeon, not afraid of the cold wind, spread its wings and soared high to bring the family letter of Xiang Guifei to the side of the city.
A few days later, when Hongli was reviewing the recital in the Yangxin Palace, a general from Biansai rushed to the Yangxin Palace in a hurry and presented him with an urgent secret recital.
Hongli took the fold and wanted to open it on the spot, but looking at the top secret word on the fold, he stopped the hand that had been placed on the fold, "The general has worked hard all the way, Gonggong Chen, you take the general down to rest first." ”
"Huh!"
After Gonggong Chen left, he immediately rushed to Kunning Palace with the song, he knew very well in his heart that at this critical moment, he must not show his edge, and he must respect Orange Creek. He should discuss this urgent matter with Orange Creek, and he must not make decisions and be self-righteous.