The style of the Queen Mother in Qing Dynasty is different

Xuan Ye went to the Compassion Palace to pay his respects, Qi Qige, Na Ren, E Wenzhu and Age were all there.

Everyone greeted each other and sat down, Xuan Ye and the Empress Dowager sat on the kang, Qi Qige and others sat on the round stools beside the table.

Seeing the scattered silver coins piled up on the table, Xuan Ye asked with a smile: "What do you do with the broken silver coins? Do you want to reward someone?"

Qiqige said: "I am so stingy, how can I be willing to give a reward? We are betting!"

There was a hint of sadness in her tone, "The biggest pile of silver belongs to your Concubine Duanmu, and the second most is Naren's."

E Wenzhu and I are foolish sisters stupid against stupid, and the money was won away.

E Wenzhu was also full of frustration. They had monthly silver and dowry, and they didn't care about these few taels of silver, but no one wanted to lose all the time!

The empress dowager explained to Xuan Ye with a smile, "Their sisters, aunts and nephews are playing a game of pouting. One of them has to try to make them laugh, but the other can't. Your empress is out of luck. She brought A small box of silver, almost lost."

The Empress Dowager is very good at describing Qiqige, what does playing this have to do with luck, it's not that Qiqige has a low smile.

Qiqige is also thick-skinned, the Empress Dowager found love for her, and she directly admitted it.

"Oh! That's right! Bad luck in gambling today!"

Age laughed and broke the stage, "The queen mother really knows how to tell jokes. This is not pushing Pai Gow. What does it have to do with luck?"

Na Ren also chimed in, "That's right, it's my aunt who couldn't hold back her laughter! I won money for nothing with Concubine Duan, didn't I help you practice by the way?"

Xuan Ye asked with a smile: "Practice? What are you practicing?"

Na Ren covered her mouth and smiled, "Auntie said that she would show the emperor's daughter-in-law in a few days, and those little girls will try their best to please Auntie. Auntie said, she must be a wicked mother-in-law. She wants to see those The little girls tried their best to please them, but they couldn’t find the right way, and they shed tears at the end!”

Xuan Ye burst out laughing, the tea bowl in his hand almost fell to the ground.

After laughing enough, Xuan Ye said: "The queen's face is kind, even if she put on a fierce look, she looks very kind. Don't make things difficult for yourself, it's fine as usual."

Qiqige applauded frantically, "Yes, yes, yes! Your Majesty is absolutely right! Your Majesty's words are really nice, if you know how to speak, say more! Just now I said I want to be an evil mother-in-law, but the Empress Dowager still scolded me!"

She imitated the Empress Dowager and said: "You are promising, but you still want to be an evil mother-in-law! You have been in the palace for so many years, have I ever been mean to you? The older you are, the more outrageous you become!"

The Empress Dowager grabbed the walnuts on the table and smashed them on Qiqige's forehead, "You narrow-minded ghost, you dare to arrange me in front of me!"

Qiqige dodged the walnut hidden weapon with a smile, "Hey, it's just a joke, it's just a joke."

Qiqige greeted E Wenzhu to play the game, "Come, come, practice! My good sister, let's not play with Concubine Duan and Naren, let's play together."

E Wenzhu turned around and faced Qiqige. As soon as the two sisters looked at each other, they shrunk their shoulders and covered their mouths and laughed, like two happy little fools.

Qiqige laughed loudly, "I admit defeat!"

As he spoke, he grabbed a handful from Age's silver pile, and E Wenzhu followed suit, grabbing a handful from Na Ren's silver pile.

Age and Na Ren were not happy, "Why are you two playing and grabbing our money!"

The four almost fought for money, Xuan Ye and the Empress Dowager looked at them and laughed.

After a few people laughed enough, everyone talked about business again.

Qiqige said: "The peach blossoms in the Royal Garden are about to bloom. The concubine is going to hold a peach blossom feast and invite the family members of the courtiers to enter the palace to enjoy the flowers. After entering the palace, all the female relatives will first come to the Palace of Compassion and Peace to greet the Empress Dowager, and then everyone Move to the imperial garden."

She took out a pamphlet, "The banquet is set in the Qin'an Hall. Here is the menu. There are soup and water, pastries, and spiny crucian carp."

The Empress Dowager took the menu and nodded in satisfaction, "Well, yes, with this menu, you can test the girls' dining etiquette."

Qiqige went on to say: "The concubine didn't arrange a play and drink. Since we are looking at the girls, it is better to talk quietly. At the banquet, everyone has a drink order, recites poems and composes, and probably knows how talented the girls are." gone."

Na Ren pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh! This is too bad. If this is the case, wouldn't the Queen's Lady be unable to attend the banquet?"

E Wenzhu held back a smile and said: "That's right! My sister can neither order wine nor compose poems. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for you to go without knowing anything!"

Qiqige was almost pissed off by her sister and niece, "You are the only ones who have long mouths, and you are the only ones who can talk! It seems that you can drink and compose poems!"

Na Ren and E Wenzhu said proudly: "We don't need to go to this kind of banquet!"

Xuan Ye smiled and chimed in, "Emperor Niang is not afraid, when the time comes, I decree that even if it is, I will carry them away."

This time it was Qiqige's turn to be proud, "See! If you dare to fight with me, my son will not let you go! On the day of the Peach Blossom Banquet, you also have to go. Everyone has to compose a poem, and no one else is allowed to help. !Others compose poems on the spot, you can prepare them in advance, I have already lowered the difficulty for you, don’t be ignorant of compliments!”

Na Ren and E Wenzhu's noses were wrinkled, and the Empress Dowager was watching the joke, "You guys! You deserve it! Who told you to mess with her?"

Qiqige talked about the arrangements for the day, such as where the guests change their clothes, how the Madam and ladies should arrange their seats, and so on.

The empress dowager changed a few inappropriate places, and when everything was discussed, everyone dispersed.

When returning to Xian'an Palace, Xuan Ye hesitated to speak as if he wanted to say something, Age took Na Ren and E Wenzhu away first with a wink.

Xuan Ye and Qi Qige walked on the long palace road, and the people carrying the sedan chair followed behind them.

Qi Qige patted Xuan Ye on the shoulder, the child has grown a lot taller, and in two years he will be as tall as Qi Qige.

"What's the matter? Look unhappy."

Xuan Ye sighed: "I'm going to get married and start a family soon, I feel weird in my heart."

Qiqige said: "I also think you are too young. You are still a child at such a young age! How can you get married?"

Xuan Ye looked up at Qi Qige, "Mother Huang, I'm not young anymore, I can't wait to grow up. It's time for ordinary people to get married at the age of twelve or thirteen, let alone me? I just..."

He lowered his head and sighed: "I'm just a little confused. I don't know if I will be a good husband. I want to start a family, but I don't know why I want to marry the future queen. Will she be the one I want to marry? ?I……"

He sighed again, "I'm talking in a mess, and I can't figure out what I'm worried about."

Xuan Ye is a person full of emotions, he longs for sincere feelings, whether it is family, friendship or love, he wants them all.

Don't think about family affection, his parents died young.Although there is the care and company of the Empress Dowager and Qi Qige, it is not the same as the care of biological parents.

Friendship is also a luxury for Xuan Ye. It is very difficult for him to have friends in his life. Even the attitude of his childhood companions towards him is mixed with many other things.

Love is even more illusory to him. The first thing he looks at when choosing a queen is character and family background. As long as the girl from the Sony family has no disabilities or defects, he must marry her for the throne.

Qiqige found that she had overlooked one thing. Although the palace was happy to choose a concubine for the emperor, no one cared whether Xuan Ye would be compatible with the future queen.

"You are very similar to the former emperor." Qiqige said in a low voice.

Xuan Ye looked up at her, "Really? The imperial grandmother said that I am very different from the imperial father."

The ten-year-old child already has a regal demeanor in front of outsiders, only occasionally in front of Qiqige will he show a little immature attitude that belongs to a child.

"You are very similar, you both have the same rich feelings." Qiqige smiled, "Many people say that the first emperor should not dote on Concubine Dong E, but from another perspective, the first emperor just followed his heart and liked what he liked. It’s just a human being. You have the same emphasis on affection as the former emperor, but the former emperor wanted to express his love, and you kept it in your heart.”

Xuan Ye bowed his head in silence, and the two walked forward slowly.

Xuan Ye sighed: "Although the people in the palace dare not say it, they are thinking in their hearts that they think that the late emperor is not good, which makes the harem resentful. There are also many concubines who think that my mother is wrong, that she can't see her, and my sons don't like it." After being the emperor, she didn't want to be the empress dowager, thinking about those useless things every day. I am afraid that I will end up like my parents, even if I die, I will end up full of complaints."

Xuanye had never said these words, and Qiqige was shocked when she heard it.

"Who said anything?"

Xuan Ye smiled and shook his head, "No, no one dared to tell me that. But I have thought about it myself, I am afraid of becoming a person like the emperor's father and Er Niang. One broke the hearts of others, and the other broke my own. "

Qiqige didn't know how to persuade her. After thinking for a long time, she almost reached the gate of Xian'an Palace before Qiqige spoke.

"There is nothing wrong with being like the first emperor and your mother. Everyone has shortcomings. We can't blindly deny ourselves. It is because we know our shortcomings that we have to correct them! For example, if you value love like your emperor father, you can Feel the sincerity of the world. As sensitive as your mother, you can understand the hardships of the women in the harem, and think more about your future concubines."

Qiqige squatted down and put her arms around Xuan Ye's shoulders, "Good boy, the Empress Dowager will choose a concubine for you! If the girls from the families of the four ministers are not good, then the Empress Dowager must stop the Empress Dowager , I will choose an excellent woman like the queen mother for you."

Xuan Ye smiled and said: "That's not necessary. How can a queen who is as ignorant as Huang Erniang be so respectful to the world? I don't want to marry a wife who doesn't like reading."

Qiqige was furious, I kindly comforted you, but you said I was low-educated!