Chapter 119: Spring Fragrance Garden
When she walked to the corridor in front of the main hall of Lan Ruotang, she interrupted her gushing words, and tapped her toes on the ground and asked, "This corridor can make a crisp sound even if Song Yuxuan walks briskly." Is there anything special about it? ”
"This corridor is really famous. The next head was deliberately hollowed out and filled with dozens of large wine urns. At that time, the first emperor built it in order to favor Concubine Ji An, and built it in imitation of the clogs corridor that Wu Wangfu sent to Xi Shi to make.
The first emperor An Concubine Zheng, born in the family of small officials, when he was favored by the saints, the first emperor had already passed the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, but regardless of it, he insisted on making himself a concubine who had no sons and daughters, which shows the beauty of his appearance and color, and the first emperor was inevitably bewitched.
Song Yuxuan casually picked out the fan and said with emotion: "Building such a corridor is really scary to take a few more steps!" ”
"Why did you build this corridor? And what about the story on that end? Su Xue laid a brocade mat on the corridor and waited for Song Yusui to sit and said: "Concubine An was light and agile back then, and she was lonely when she traveled, but she was not as beautiful as a mortal. The first emperor listened to the sound and had to rest assured.
"The first emperor is really fond of Concubine An!" "Really? Song Yuxuan didn't know. There was a hint of shyness and mystery in her voice. Do you want to know? "Yes! Think! Song Yuxuan couldn't help laughing. Fingertips around the tassel on the tail of the fan shallow smile.
Su Xue presented the dim sum box of the eight treasures of gold silk and said: "Lan Ruotang has always been the place where the favorite concubine lives, and the slave maid can see it, Song Yingche also has a bottom in his heart for Shunyi, and Shunyi doesn't need to worry about the future." ”
Song Yuxuan looked at the golden bell hanging from the pear tree yesterday and smiled noncommittally, even if the first emperor favored and favored again, Concubine An, who was still in her youth, could not escape the fate of dying of violent illness after all. Adding oil and vinegar has become the final destination of Queen Chengxiang. After her death, Concubine An was called "Princess An", "Queen An", "Lady Anwang" and so on. Although the word "An" is a bit exaggerated, it also illustrates its tragic end. If you enter the harem, you can't even save your life, and the first emperor gave the name "An" is even more ironic.
Song Yuxuan picked up a piece of cloud cake and said: "I don't know if Concubine An danced in the Linglong Corridor back then. The cloud cake was suddenly dumbfounded. Do you know what she looks like? Song Yuxuan asked. Song Yuxuan had only heard of it. Cloud Cake replied. Then go check it out! Yun Shaoyuan once imitated the Tang Dynasty music and dance neon clothes and feathers for Concubine An, and the dancing posture was favored by this song, but because of Concubine An's beauty, it was incomparable, no one could imitate it, and there was no neon dress and feather coat again.
Su Xue put away the food box and said: "Just because this neon feather coat was also given to Concubine An a pair of cloud brocade shoes back then, and it was also collected in the warehouse of Lan Ruotang, can Shunyi be interested in finding out?" ”
Song Yuxuan put away the fan and waved her hand, after all, forget it, now is not as good as in the past, it is even more pitiful, Concubine An is a woman with a hard life. In the past few days, Song Yuqiu's mood is like being kicked in the cold field, there is no special feeling, but she is a little depressed in her heart, and she wants to go out for a walk, and by the way, she will scatter her heart and scatter. So, Song Yuxuan decided to go to see her. While it was still early, Su Xue led the way again and continued to walk, telling many things about Lan Ruotang's past by the way.
The twelve halls where the concubines of the harem live in the orthodox regulation are no less than the Zhaoyang Palace, but the etiquette is the concubine after all, so it is called the palace. According to traditional Chinese ideology and cultural concepts, the so-called "six palaces" refer to: the temple, the temple, the gods, the ancestral temple and the tomb of the concubine, and the temple is the most important. Lanruo Hall is located behind the Yuanzhen Hall, not far from the main sleeping hall of the Zhenguan Palace, facing the Xile Hall, backed by Yanhe Hall, adjacent to Yichun Garden, all of them are four courtyards, in the harem has been quite large-scale, the geographical conditions are better, the favored concubines of the past dynasties live, but the furnishings in the hall are quite gorgeous, but not public, the furnishings are made of high-quality rosewood.
Many famous paintings of the past dynasties are hung in the room as embellishments, such as Tang Zhangxuan's "Lady of the Kingdom of Qiu", Tang Hanhuang's "Wenyuan Map", Xu Xi's "Snow Bamboo Picture" of the Five Dynasties, and Cui Bai's "Double Happiness Picture" of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Bypassing the rosewood gilt handle of the floor inlaid crane deer with the spring painting board, stepping into the hand-copying verandah, the carved flowers between the eaves verandah are not ordinary flowers and leaves, rich and magnificent, but elegant pine and bamboo, graceful and graceful. In the courtyard, pots of daffodils and a cluster of cannas are arranged, which are planted together with other flowers and trees to form an elegant and fresh landscape; In addition to planting flowers, there are also one or two bamboos in the garden. In the garden, pear blossoms are the keynote, in addition, it is sparse and dense, and the flowers with light pigments such as hostas, cherry blossoms, and apricot blossoms are planted, and the flowers are separated by three or three green maple trees, so that the flowers will not be confused.
Suddenly, when he recalled that the last master of Lan Ruotang was Zhaoyi Yan, he was not unfamiliar. Gan was born into a family of scholars and received a good education from an early age. His grandfather was the famous calligrapher Mi Fu in the Tang Dynasty, and his father was a famous calligrapher and painter at that time. Father is a famous calligrapher of the dynasty, a subject of calligraphy, it is estimated that Yan's has also studied calligraphy and painting since childhood, so Lan Ruotang is not conventional, but there is a sense of ethereal and elegant.
In addition, there is nothing special about it, that is, walking along the nine-curved covered bridge in the east, a two-story small building leading to the center of the lake is the ink pavilion. This is a small courtyard where Song Yuxuan has lived in Hangzhou for several years - Chunxiang Garden. There is a very interesting small bridge and flowing water house in the spring fragrance garden. The owner here is named Zhu Shuzhen. She came to Hangzhou not long ago. The door of the building was tightened, but even Su Xue didn't know what was locked, she just remembered that when she first came to Lan Ruotang, this was the case.
After lunch, Su Xue took a lamp of Lu'an melon slices and said euphemistically from the side: "Shunyi has just received the holy favor, the palace masters should take a walk, and they can also avoid some gossip!" ”
"What gossip? Let's hear it! This is a sentence from "Dream of Red Mansions". It is expected that it is just some people who say that they are pampered and arrogant, and they do not mean to be proud and noble, but they don't know how to deal with it, such as Lu Zhaorong, such as Xie Changan, and so on.
Su Xue felt that she had angered Song Yuqiu, and immediately knelt down, her mouth open, Song Yuqiu glanced at her lightly, and said, "Don't say that Song Yusui still knows!" Song Yuqiu, don't blame you! Let's go to the cool ground! Don't kneel! ”
Su Xue timidly raised her head and looked at Song Yuxuan, but still didn't get up, and said: "The slave maid is thinking about Shunyi in private, Shunyi's qualifications are still shallow, let's go to Yangui Hall first, Lu Zhaorong can mention something." ”
gained momentum overnight, and her heart was also sentimental, what Su Xue said was true. "It's been so cold these two days!" Song Yuxuan said to her, "Go ahead, go to Zhaoyang Hall and have a look." "Go? What are you going to do? Su Xue asked puzzled.