[The Legend of Zhen Huan] Rebirth of An Lingrong

The custom of setting off lanterns on the Shangyuan Festival has a long history. In the Ming Dynasty, grand lantern festivals were held in the palace, which lasted for a long time.However, the Shangyuan Festival in the Qing Dynasty was only held for three days, and the palace did not uniformly hold lantern festivals. People in the palace were only allowed to put lanterns in the river, either to pray for blessings or to sacrifice.

During these three days, both the master and the servants were allowed to light the lanterns, but the time and place of the lanterns were strictly regulated, and they were not the same.

On the night of the Shangyuan Festival, the emperor and empress will take the lead in lighting lanterns to pray for blessings, to show the prosperity of the country through singing and dancing, and the prosperity of the country and the people.Then came the concubines in the harem, who lit up lights in order according to their status, and finally the maids and eunuchs.So every time it comes to the Lantern Festival, the Forbidden City of Nuoda is always brightly lit, and the colorful lanterns are exquisite and fantastic, very attractive.

The folk lantern festivals are much more lively than those in the palace. This day is one of the few days when women in this era can go out in an open and aboveboard manner, so it is naturally expected by everyone.

It is precisely because most of the lanterns are women, and most of the lanterns are made by the women who put the lanterns themselves, the lanterns have gradually derived the meaning of being more ingenious than other women.The folks even have special activities such as campaigning for the most beautiful lanterns and guessing lantern riddles. Although there is no such custom in the palace, the annual lanterns are not much more beautiful than the beautiful ones.

What's more, this is also one of the great ways to show the emperor a good side.Although the emperor would rest in the queen's palace according to the rules on this day, this did not prevent the concubines from competing for beauty.Every year, the concubine with the most brilliant lanterns will get more attention from the emperor, and then the emperor's favor, which is what every woman in the harem wants, and who would hate too much.

Although the concubines also pay attention to these things, most of them don't know how to make lanterns by themselves. Anyway, there will naturally be people below who will show their courtesy with exquisite lanterns.They just need to hang around the emperor's year with the prepared lanterns, and as long as they can catch the emperor's eyes, they will have a chance to be favored.

Ling Rong is very concerned about this lantern-laying event. The lanterns are also carefully designed by himself, and he is also very careful about dressing. He began to choose and prepare the day before the Lantern Festival.

Naturally, Lingrong also knew that only these were not enough, and she had to rely on shareholder wind to make it happen.However, she still needs to consider who to borrow this east wind from and how to borrow it.Perhaps, you can take advantage of those people who eat inside and outside.Even if it doesn't work out this time, it will be of great benefit to her.

With concerns in mind, Ling Rong explained to Qingyu Liuli first, and then started to plan.

"Liuli, go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find some materials for making lanterns. None of these lanterns can be sold! How can this be favored by the emperor! No, Liuli, bring people together to think of more tricks! Still stunned What are you doing! Hurry up!" Ling Rong walked up and down the room anxiously, looking desperate.

"Yes! I'm going now, servant girl!" Liuli hurriedly led the people to the House of Internal Affairs.

"My lord, don't worry, it's still early, I'm sure I can make a lantern that my lord is satisfied with." Qingyu brought Baojuan out of the small storeroom to get a few pairs of heads, seeing that Ling Rong was upright, she quickly comforted her.

"I hope." Ling Rong sighed, "The emperor doesn't come to the harem many times a month. From entering the palace to now, I have only been lucky enough to see Tianyan twice. Now it's a good thing, one of them came out of nowhere. Lai Guanchang has grabbed all the attention of the emperor! If the empress is not there, the emperor will probably become Wan Changzai alone!"

"My lord, be careful! Don't say such disrespectful words indiscriminately. Be careful that the walls have ears." Qingyu hurriedly stopped Lingrong and signaled Baojuan to close the doors and windows.

"I'm just complaining to you guys, I'm very depressed." Ling Rong said dejectedly.

"Don't worry, my lord, the emperor is the emperor of all people, and he will definitely be covered by the rain and dew, and will never be monopolized by one person." Qingyu comforted.

"That's right, the young master is young and beautiful, the emperor will never forget the young master." Baojuan echoed.

"No! I can't sit still, tonight is a rare opportunity, I must not miss it! If I can make a unique lantern, I will definitely win the favor of the emperor! I will definitely!" Ling Rong affirmed.

"My lord, Liuli has already brought Bao Que and the others to make lanterns, so don't worry about it. The maidservant and Baojuan have picked out a few sets of jewelry. My lord, can I choose which one to use at night?" Qingyu hurriedly Change the subject.

"Alright." Ling Rong followed Qingyu to choose jewelry.

"Baojuan, you also come to help with the staff." Ling Rong greeted casually.

"Your servant doesn't understand these things, so I won't delay here. I'd better help Sister Liuli make lanterns." Baojuan said with a smile.

"Alright, you can go." Ling Rong just glanced at Baojuan casually, and then continued to devote himself to the important matter of choosing jewelry.

Baojuan exited quietly and closed the door thoughtfully.Lingrong and Qingyu exchanged glances, and stopped their stupid behavior of constantly picking out jewelry.

"My lord, is it really feasible to do this?" Qingyu asked.

"Do your best and obey the fate, there will be no loss." Ling Rong said with a smile.

"Isn't my master worried about being hated by others? After all, it is the Lantern Festival, so many people are staring and looking forward to it." Qingyu worried.

"Qingyu, you have to remember that in this palace, if there is grace, people will naturally be jealous; but if there is no grace, the end will only be worse!" Ling Rong's eyes darkened, and he couldn't help thinking of the days that had long passed.

"Little master..." Qing Yu didn't understand the gloom in Ling Rong's eyes, but felt a little sad and scared.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Ling Rong put away the gloom in his heart and comforted with a smile.

"En." Qingyu forced herself to calm down, and took out all the clothes and jewelry that she really wanted to use.

"Let's take a look, my lord, is there anything missing?" Qingyu asked.

"I don't worry about what you do." Ling Rong said with a smile.

"My lord, the lucky lantern is finished, my lord, do you want to come and have a look?" Bao Que's voice came from outside the house.

"Understood, the young master will be here soon." Qingyu replied.

"It seems that the fish has really taken the bait, and it is really conscientious." Ling Rong sneered.

"My lord, is it really okay to let her betray the news of my lord?" Qingyu was always worried.

"Known enemies can still be guarded against, and may be a great help if used well; while unknown enemies hide in the dark, and you don't know when they will give you a fatal blow, that is the most terrifying. Besides, no more She, and other people will be inserted in, and there will only be more troubles." Ling Rong said.

"It's getting late, my lord should go out and have a look, the fish should have swum back." Qingyu suggested with a smile.

"Okay." Ling Rong nodded in agreement.

In the hall, Liuli had already made several lanterns with everyone, and Lingrong chose the one he liked, and let them share the rest.

What Lingrong chose was a plum blossom lantern, the style was conceived by Lingrong in advance, and it was made by Liuli's skillful hands, which is absolutely unique.

This is a lantern in the shape of a plum blossom. The black branches have realistic lines and vivid shapes. In order to highlight the whole, the branches are also painted with green luminous powder, which will not be ignored in the dark night; , five small plum blossom-shaped lanterns of different shapes are fixed in a patchwork order, as if plum blossoms are blooming on the branches.

Ling Rong picked up a pen and wrote a poem on the small flower stick. After the ink was dry, he rolled up the flower stick and put it in the largest plum blossom lantern. Then he asked Liuli to put away the lantern before starting to dress up. dress up.

Today, Lingrong chose a two-piece dress, a silver-purple cloak embroidered with plum blossoms, matched with a skirt of the same color, the waist was specially tightened a bit to make her slender waist stand out; The waistcoat with white rabbit fur rolled in matching color and Ruyi pattern is considered complete.

On the combed two hairpins are two tassel hairpins carved from high-quality mutton jade. The tassels are made of water jade (that is, crystal), decorated with festive red plum velvet flowers and small water jade. Tin, and then wear plum blossom pendant bead earrings and moist white jade bracelets, which are simple yet elegant.

Dressed up properly, Ling Rong left the palace gate with sapphire glass and two young eunuchs.The lantern was held by Liuli. In order to prevent accidents, Ling Rong did not light the lantern now, but planned to light it at the riverside.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the faint moonlight is not enough to illuminate the dark palace road, let alone the hearts of the people.The red lanterns hanging high all around add a lot of festive and prosperous atmosphere.

"Ahead is Sister An?" Ling Rong was walking, when he vaguely heard someone calling him, he stopped.

"My lord, you are Huigui." Liuli said softly.

Ling Rong had no choice but to stop, greeted Mei Zhuang, and exchanged pleasantries.

"It looked like my younger sister from a distance, so I hurried to catch up, younger sister, don't you mind going with me?" Mei Zhuang said with a smile.

"What did my sister say? It's too late for my sister to be happy. Since my sister saw me, I sent a servant to tell my sister that it was all right. My sister will wait for my sister. It's dark and the road is far away, and my sister is still pregnant with Dragonborn." , don’t dare to leave quickly!” Ling Rong scolded.

"My baby is almost four months old, and the imperial doctor said that it has settled down, and walking these few steps will not get in the way." Mei Zhuang said softly.

"Then you have to be more careful, and you can't be careless." Ling Rong straightened the strap of Mei Zhuang's cloak, and then walked slowly with Mei Zhuang.She was thinking about how to avoid Mei Zhuang later, she didn't want to use Mei Zhuang to invite pets, although it might be easier.

The location of Xianfu Palace is very good, it is not far from the place where the lanterns are placed, but it took only a quarter of an hour to reach the river.A lot of people have already gathered there, the emperor, queen and concubine Hua have not arrived yet.

Mei Zhuang's arrival has caused quite a commotion, after all Mei Zhuang is the only pregnant woman in the palace.As for Ling Rong, he was basically ignored, and he greeted everyone. Ling Rong originally wanted to leave Meizhuang so that he could start to act.It's just that Mei Zhuang didn't know whether it was intentional or not, he never let go of her hand, so Ling Rong could only wait and see what happened.

"Sister Mei!" Ling Rong was thinking of a way out, but Zhen Huan who came over interrupted the plan.

"Wan Chang is here." Mei Zhuang only nodded lightly, without expressing anything in particular.However, Ling Rong felt a slight stiffness in Mei Zhuang at the moment Zhen Huan appeared.Look carefully, there is a trace of... resentment between Mei Zhuang's brows, which is not hidden?how come?Ling Rong was shocked and puzzled.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. My sister is very worried. Is my sister feeling better?" Zhen Huan asked Mei Zhuang with concern.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Mei Zhuang said calmly.

"I don't know if my sister is free tomorrow. You and my sister haven't talked about each other for a long time. My sister has always wanted to visit her. Is it convenient?" Zhen Huan asked with a smile.

Before Mei Zhuang could answer, Xia Dongchun, who was dressed up beautifully, came over with several other low-ranking concubines, and said in a strange way: "Yo~~ Isn't this Wan Changzai! Wan Changzai really deserves to be the number one in the harem." A proud person, no matter where the fragrance of flowers flies, he doesn’t know how tired he is, it’s amazing. People like us can only watch from afar, and deserve no nectar to eat!”

"Xia Changzai likes to eat nectar, so I can ask the Imperial Dining Room to send some. There is no shortage of left and right portions. Could it be that my sister's portion is not enough? If so, my sister can give some to my sister." Zhen Huan replied.

"Who cares about your little things? Who are you showing your sour smell? You really think you are Zhuo Wenjun!" Xia Dongchun shook her handkerchief, and looked at the elegant Zhen Huan with disdain.

The two of you come and go, it's so lively, this Xia Dongchun doesn't know who gave advice, the skill of the mouth is really quite sharp.

"There are a lot of people here, and it's very stuffy. I feel a little uncomfortable. Sister An, let me go there for a walk. There are fewer people and it's cleaner." Mei Zhuang frowned slightly and whispered to Ling Rong.

Hearing this, Ling Rong, who was watching the excitement vigorously, followed Mei Zhuang and left the place of right and wrong.Zhen Huan also wanted to leave, but was stopped by Xia Dongchun and others, and failed to do so.

"Sister, is it okay to leave Guan Changzai alone like this?" Ling Rong asked in a low voice.

"Don't worry, she's been smart since she was a child, she won't suffer." Mei Zhuang said coldly.

"That's right, it is said that Wan Changzai is a talented woman, she must be smart." Ling Rong said with a smile.

Carefully accompanying Mei Zhuang to a place where there are fewer people, Ling Rong still doesn't understand why Mei Zhuang's attitude towards Zhen Huan has changed so much.Maybe there are some important things that she doesn't know, she must find a way to find out.

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