Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

Mei promised not to wait too long.

The story of the Jin family spread to the Li Dynasty. Although the prince of the Li Dynasty didn't know it, he was afraid of being blamed by the emperor. Babaer called many girls over and said that they were sent to serve in the palace. Lin, a letter of credence was sent over, accusing the prince of Li Chao of insinuating that the emperor was greedy for beauty and treasonous.

It turns out that after the last incident of forcing his wife to death, the royal family of the Li Dynasty has declined, and the government is controlled by the aristocratic family and two groups of nobles.As soon as the emperor's letter of credence arrived, Cui Zhen, the former deputy envoy to the court, took the opportunity to join forces with the nobles and force him to abdicate on the grounds that the prince of the Li Dynasty was not a Ming emperor. The emperor also ordered his envoys to provoke him.As a last resort, the prince of the Li Dynasty had no choice but to issue an imperial edict, and hastily gave way to his younger brother Li Hui.After Li Hui succeeded to the throne, he immediately named the old king Qingchengjun, and liquidated Qingchengjun's faults and exiled the border areas.

At the beginning of July, Li Hui, the new king of the Li Dynasty, thought that the Jin family had disobeyed the emperor as an excuse, and sent envoys to Beijing to pay homage. In addition to a large number of tributes, there was also Song Shi, the daughter of two classes of nobles.Of course the emperor didn't blame him this time, and made the Song family a nobleman.In this way, it is not too much to save Li Chao's face, but it also calms their hearts.

Along with this nobleman from Song Dynasty, there was also the news of Li Chaoqing Chengjun's sudden death.Ruyi ordered someone to pass it on to Mrs. Jin in Lenggong, so two days later, the rumor came from Lenggong, saying that Mrs. Jin had passed away the night before.

When the emperor heard this, he just sneered: "She is infatuated. Just after Qing Chengjun died, she couldn't help but die for love, so I told her to shatter her bones and ashes, so that she will never enter the cycle of reincarnation!"

The emperor did what he said, and immediately ordered people to cremate Jin's body and scatter it to a mass grave without a monument or grave.That Song nobleman was sent to the Old Summer Palace to be raised in the Old Summer Palace after only three days because of the emperor's disgust for no reason.

Ruyi told all these news to Mei who was far away in the Rehe palace and agreed.So in less than half a month, Mei Xu of Jehol Palace also died of serious illness.Because she was wearing a sinful body, her funeral was hastily organized, there was no posthumous title, no funeral ceremony, no mourning and joy, let alone the good fortune of being buried in the concubine's mausoleum, and she was wrapped in white cloth and returned to her mother's house.The emperor didn't ask, and the empress dowager assumed that there was no such person, as if there had never been a mei in the palace who promised Bai Ruiji, and even the words of the concubine consciously concealed the traces of this person's existence.

For Ruyi, this might not be a bad thing.She quietly ordered someone to bury Bai Ruiji and her child together, which was to comfort her motherly heart.

On the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the same year, the concubine Wei Yanwan gave birth to the emperor's seventh daughter, Heshuo and Princess Rong Jingyuan.Because she was only a princess, and her birthday was on the same day as that of the ninth elder brother Yongxuan, the emperor couldn't help but think of the Jin family that he hated, so he just ordered Wei Yanwan to be the head of Qixiang Palace, without a Jin title.

Even though Wei Yanwan was unhappy, she only dared to say a few words of grievance behind her back. The emperor's will came first, and Ruyi and Hailan had no other choice.However, Wei Yanwan has been favored in the past few years. Now that she has a child, there are many people in the palace who are fawning on her. Even the Empress Dowager rewarded her with a thousand-year-old purple ginseng for her health.

The hustle and bustle in the harem is always temporary, the emperor sits on top of ten thousand people, 360 days a year, there are always 350 nine days that are busy and tiring.Since the Yellow River broke through in the Thirteen Fortresses of Yangwu, Henan in July, the emperor re-appointed Gao Bin, who had been reviled, to work on the Yangwu River in Henan.This seemed to be a sign of revenge for the Gao family. Naturally, Gao Bin did his best to do this difficult task of breaking through the Yellow River in Yangwu, Henan.

The affairs of the previous dynasty were complicated, and the emperor, who was already in his forties, would inevitably age, not only in energy, but also in physical decay.The number of days he spent in the harem began to decrease, but even in the few days he spent in the harem in January, he often couldn't enjoy himself to the fullest.

I don't know if it's lucky, but at the beginning of September, Ruyi's pregnancy again made the emperor finally regain his former look.He seems to have found evidence, telling everyone and himself that he is not old, he is still in his prime, and he will have many elder brothers and princesses to marry him.

Although it is not the first time that Ruyi has given birth, compared to Yongjin and Yonglong, this child can be regarded as a legitimate son.According to historical records, King Zhou of Shang was born to his elder brothers, Qi and Zhongyan, because his mother was still a concubine when she gave birth to Qi and Zhongyan, and later became a regular wife before giving birth to King Zhou. Therefore, King Zhou surpassed his elder brother to succeed to the throne be king.Because of this, the emperor and the empress dowager paid far more attention to the child in Ruyi's womb than before.

For this reason, Ruyi only felt a little uneasy.Yongjin has never been interested in the throne, so that's all. When Yonglong was born, the emperor had unusual expectations for him. Now he is still young, but if he grows up, he will really become a candidate for the heir apparent. .

But right now, there is no clue about these matters, and it will take ten years before we can talk about the matter of the crown prince.At that time, it is uncertain whether their brothers are better or worse.She had no choice but to comfort herself like this.

When Hailan and Yihuan came to visit Ruyi together, Ruyi was leaning against the nine-branch plum blossom under the long window, covered with a water-red brocade quilt of unicorn and spring, watching Lingzhi leading the little palace ladies in the Pick up flowers and plants in the garden.

All the concubines in the palace came to congratulate her, including Wei Yanwan, who was just out of the moon, and even the Queen Mother came to visit and congratulate her in person.Ruyi has dealt with a lot and is a little tired.After lunch, maybe because of pregnancy, I always slack and move around.Although the palace people were busy working outside, they all held their breath and made no sound at all, for fear of disturbing her rest.As a result, the Yikun Palace was as quiet as a thousand-year-old ancient temple, with a faint smell of cigarette smoke, quiet and stable.

The screen windows in the Nuan Pavilion are covered with the rosy shadow gauze "surrounding the wall". In the lonely late autumn season, the desolate scenery outside is also shrouded in a layer of red shadows, which makes people feel Warm and festive.

Hailan took a step ahead of Yihuan, sat down next to Ruyi, and joked with Ruyi: "Sister, this is the fourth time, but the emperor has lost his depth. Still happy."

Yi Huan hurriedly laughed and said: "Now the empress is pregnant, so it is different. After all, the empress is blessed. No, it is not enough to have the fourth elder brother, Princess He'an, and the tenth elder brother. The Guanyin empress gave birth to a child again. Here we come." As she said this, her eyes became moist: "It's not like a concubine, it's enough to have a Jing concubine to accompany you... Empress Dowager, don't think we are the last to come. People come and go early in the morning , if there are too many people, it’s just entertainment, but we can’t talk about ourselves.”

After all these years, Yi Huan has had a difficult time with offspring. It turned out that getting a Princess He Ning was already a surprise. The emperor was even more cautious after the princess became pregnant, and it was difficult for her to conceive.She took out a pouch with a plate of fragrant flowers and seeds from her sleeve, opened it and shook out a string of eighteen double happiness coral beads. There are eighteen coral beads in a string, made of white jade beads, tied with a coral pestle, emerald double happiness with clouds on the back, very delicate cute.

Yi Huan smiled and said: "This is the dowry at home when the concubine enters the palace. After much deliberation, it is the most suitable gift for the empress."

Hailan looked at her with a smile: "You don't want to give gifts easily, it's such a good thing once you get it."

Ruyi did not refuse, but raised her hand to call Yizheng in, took out a mutton fat jade chi and gold necklace, and said with a smile: "I must accept Yihuan's gift, but there are comings and goings, in a blink of an eye Jing Yan is also nine years old, and a marriage will be established in a few years, so I will take the lead and give this ring to our Jing Yan, so don't shirk it."

Yiyi smiled and said: "How can the concubine refuse the gift from the empress to Jing?" As he spoke, he looked around for a while, and there was a bit of contempt in his eyes, "The white jade Guanyin is here. I saw it in the concubine’s palace, why did it come here? The concubine remembers that the emperor rewarded her, but she didn’t send her an elder brother. Now the empress empress’s child must be an elder brother. It’s very unlucky for her to send this!”

Hailan untied the shiny golden silk from the button of the lotus-colored satin color embroidered and folded wisteria-patterned clothes, raised it, and said indifferently: "It's pretty good, why mention her? If the left and right sisters don't like it, seal it up and put it in the warehouse." That's it."

She called Ye Xin, and brought a red lacquer and gold plate, covered with blue-purple satin, and inside were two apricot-yellow aprons. The beaded network of Xixin plum blossoms and cicadas expressing the will of the cicada is very beautiful.

Ruyi picked a concentric Fangsheng apricot yellow apron from Yutang's wealth, and said with a smile, "Sister, this gift is really on the tip of my heart. Yihuan's gift is for me, and Hailan's gift is for your children. As for those gifts that are not on the tip of my heart, I don't care, it doesn't matter where they are placed."

Yihuan and Hailan listened, and that's all.So they chatted about raising children and raising daughters, and there was a long story about it, and they didn't go back to the palace until dinner time.

There was joy in Yikun Palace, and there was joy in the middle palace, that was the greatest joy, far better than Ruyi Huaiyongjin's time.The emperor chose an auspicious day to offer sacrifices to Fengxian Hall, and even the queen mother was quite pleased: "Since Empress Xiaoxian died of two sons and the new palace was established, it is time for another prince to be added."

Ruyi's pregnancy is not only the favor of Yikun Palace, but also brings great favor to other people under Ruyi's command.Apart from having meals with Ruyi every day, the emperor would only rest at Yihuan or Wei Yanwan's place nearby.The spring rain and dew in the West Sixth Palace is enviable, but because of Yi Huan, the Queen Mother didn't bother to ask too much, but occasionally said a few insincere words: "It takes a long time to see people's hearts, and those who serve the emperor should be more calm." The implication is to ask the emperor to look through the signs of Qing Concubine Wan Concubine and others.

Soon after, the emperor began a grand and grand draft.The three-year draft is a common practice in the ancestors, but after the emperor ascended the throne, he has been working hard to govern, focusing on the previous dynasty, and there is a way to choose young women from palaces or other prefectures as concubines, so he has never done a good draft.Now it is suddenly proposed that the empress dowager was selected to serve the palace in the name of her sixty years of longevity. An old man is also very bad at serving, so he also made a fuss based on the emperor's temperament.

The Empress Dowager was old and weak, and it was inconvenient for Ruyi to show up because she was pregnant with a child, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites took care of the matter.Before the Empress Dowager's birthday, the emperor personally selected Xilin Jueluo, the daughter of governor Eshun, as the jubilee resident, Bahrain, the daughter of Dutong Naqin, as the nobleman, and Lin, the daughter of Tang Afoyin, as the gong changzai. Ke's daughter Baiergos is always there.

Not long ago, the emperor put down the rebellion of the Tibetan county king Zhuermot Namzal in the previous dynasty, and now the internal strife in Zhungeer is about to start. In order to appease the Manchu and Mongolian tribes, especially the Mongolian tribes, the emperor chose Manchuria and Mongolia this time. Dear daughter.

When Ruyi saw the list of selected girls from the emperor, she smiled lightly and said: "Although the emperor only selected four, there are many people who are right and wrong, so it is good to have all four corners."

The emperor smiled and said: "The empress understands my thoughts best. I have thought about it, you are pregnant, and there are four more people in the palace. It has been hard work. Besides, the newcomers outside don't know how to behave."

Ruyi sat in a comfortable position, smiled lightly and said, "The people chosen by the emperor are all beauties with both talents and appearance. Most of our rich and noble daughters are lively and forthright, while the concubines are extremely beautiful." I like this kind of sex."

The emperor showed Ruyi the title set by the House of Internal Affairs, and said, "Xilinjueluo's family belongs to the Manchu army. Although the Lin family belongs to the Han army banner, her Ama Baitang Afoyin belongs to the Mongolian army banner. The Baiergos family and the Bahrain family The surname is also from the Mongolian army flag. The queen has a look, how should the palace be arranged?"

These people Ruyi naturally knew one by one, especially the nobleman Balin.If she was sympathetic to Yi Huan in the past, then she loved Balin from the bottom of her heart.In addition, she was deeply favored later on, and she was considered upright, a person worth making friends with.

Thinking of this, Ruyi was like a treasure: "Since the Gao family left, Xianfu Palace has been empty, which is a pity. The rest of Jingren Palace is only occupied by Wanfei, and Yonghe Palace and Chengqian Palace are empty. Thinking about it, it would be better to let nobleman Ying and Ke often live in Xianfu Palace, which is close to Concubine Yu Chuxiu Palace. Concubine Yu is also a member of the Mongolian Army Banner, so I can take care of it. Gong Changzai is a Han Army Bannerman, so I went to Jingren Palace It’s good to let Concubine Wan take care of you. Xi Changzai is from Manjun Banner, and he comes from a rich family, so it’s not too much to live alone in Yonghe Palace.”

The emperor said: "The empress is very thoughtful. These palaces were originally inhabited by people, so it is not troublesome to clean them out. Only noblemen Ying and Ke Changzai are the daughters of Mongolian relatives, so the decoration should have a Mongolian flavor."

"It's natural." Ruyi smiled and nodded: "The concubine will tell Concubine Yu to take care. The concubine has only been in charge for three months, and when it is the most unstable time, Concubine Yu will always help you in everything, and please ask the emperor Don't blame the ministers and concubines for being lazy."

The emperor put down his pen, and said in a gentle and concerned tone: "The matter of the emperor's heir is of course the most important thing. You don't have to worry about the trivial matters in the harem. Concubine Chun and Concubine Yu can share your worries, so you can take care of your baby with peace of mind."

Ruyi didn't allow herself to think about whether there was a separation of power behind the emperor's words. In fact, when Ruyi and the emperor were alone for so many years, she forced herself not to think about whether every word he said had any meaning , That's too tiring, the mood is my own, and it's hard to buy.

By virtue of the talent show, the Empress Dowager's [-]th birthday in November was a lively and lively event for the emperor. In addition to singing and dancing as usual to present birthdays and treasures, the Empress Dowager's emblem "Chongqing Cixuan" Later, the four characters "Kanghui Dunhe" were added, and the empress dowager was honored as "Chongqing Cixuan Kanghui Dunhe".

However, Ruyi also knew that behind such honor, it was because the eldest daughter of the empress dowager, Princess Duanshu, married in Zhungeer, which had the effect of restraining internal strife, and the emperor was able to sing and dance like this.Sending a concubine to settle down in the country, I don't know where to use the general, the queen mother's daughter, no amount of honor and prestige can be exchanged for it.

In December, when newcomers enter the palace, the emperor is very fond of them, and these four people are often in bed.Among them, nobleman Ying has almond eyes and a cherry mouth, and a face like pink snow. She is young and innocent with a touch of prairie sharpness.

And because they both belong to the Mongolian Army Banner, Hailan received a lot of care in the palace. Concubine Ying and Ke Changzai have a good friendship with Hailan, and they also respect Ruyi very much.Ruyi really likes Concubine Ying's temperament, and often rewards her, and even told the House of Internal Affairs to send daily necessities to Xianfu Palace according to the Mongolian rules. Think of it as Jing Yan and go to the pain."

But having said that, as many families are happy, there must be some families that are sad.When a newcomer enters the palace, Wei Yanwan's life becomes more and more deserted.Because of Ruyi and Hailan's frequent gestures of favor to Xianfu Palace, Yihuan's disdain for her both openly and secretly, even though Ruyi never forgets to appease her, a person with a different heart is like an unfamiliar dog. There are some small movements in the dark.

Xia Tang took the opportunity to report to Ruyi when she came to Yikun Palace to give gifts, and Wei Yan ordered them to go privately to find a good midwife.In the end, she rested her chin and concentrated, and said: "You just listen to her and look for it. It's just that the midwife you found is in Qixiang Palace or Yikun Palace, so I don't need to say more, right?"

Xia Tang is a smart person, so he doesn't mention cooking.Ruyi stroked a pair of golden vines with heart-shaped tourmaline beads on her temples, just waiting to see if Wei Yanwan had the courage to put her mind on herself.

When Ruyi was in her sixth month of pregnancy, Mrs. Cheng Engong came to accompany her in the palace. Ruyi knew that it was the emperor's grace, and she was also accompanying herself who had not been able to sleep for several months for the emperor.

When Mrs. Cheng Engong entered the palace, the queen mother had to send Fu Jia to greet her.After waiting for the person, Mrs. Cheng En took out a lacquer book and handed it to Ruyi: "The Empress recently asked my ministers to inquire about young ladies in the palace who are suitable for marriage. The lady chose ten portraits, all of whom are of the same appearance and temperament, please take a look, empress."

Ruyi took it indifferently, and looked at her in the palm of her hand, all of them were beautiful and elegant, so she said with a smile: "Yongjin's marriage should also be settled, although only one Fujin is selected, but what about the daughter's family outside? It's hard for the palace to know the details, too. You need to worry about it, Mrs. Lao Er."

Mrs. Cheng Engong waved her hand and said hurriedly: "How can I be careless about the fourth elder brother's affairs? It's just that the minister thinks that the fourth elder brother is the eldest son of the empress, so he should marry a noble girl from a noble family. These are the worst in the world..."

Ruyi was inconvenient to talk about the funeral with her, so she just smiled and said: "A woman from a noble family background may not have a gentle temperament, and the emperor is in his prime. Yong Jin married a woman who was too noble, which would inevitably make the emperor suspicious. That's enough." Then he called Rong Pei and gave her the booklet, "Go and send this booklet to the fourth elder brother, let him choose the one he likes."

Mrs. Cheng Engong's complexion was a bit ugly, she sighed for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, you mean that you don't want Brother Si to attract too much attention. The emperor values ​​you around, so it's fine if you don't get married."

The roster was sent back in the evening, and according to Rong Pei, even though Yong Jin blushed, he almost fell when he got up.What he took a fancy to was the Wanyan family who was born with a yellow flag, the daughter of the Minister of Internal Affairs Gongyi, the Wanyan family was not considered the heyday in the Qing Dynasty, but it did produce many concubines and prince Fujin, so the goddaughter should be quite good .

Choosing a day when the emperor was happy, Ruyi asked the emperor for grace.The emperor was very surprised that she did not choose a noble-born Fujin for Yong Jin, and besides the surprise, he felt unspeakably at ease, so he agreed and handed over the order of the Ministry of Rites to hire him.Thinking that Ruyi was pregnant, the emperor fixed the marriage in June of the next year. This is what the child named Ruyi also wanted to see what the emperor meant by marrying Fujin.

After Yongjin's marriage was settled, Ruyi relaxed a lot.So on April 17th, Qianlong's 25th year, Ruyi gave birth to the twelfth elder brother smoothly.The emperor originally wanted to give him the name Yongxuan, but Ruyi persuaded the emperor to name the [-]th elder brother Yongxuan on the grounds that "璂" has the same pronunciation as "Qi", the name of the sixth elder brother.

Xuanzhe, the six-inch biscuit, worships the sky.Being worthy of the dignity of a son-in-law, but also not having to bear the title of "sustainable foundation", he and Yongjin Yonglong were separated from each other since childhood.Half a month after Yongxuan was born, Yongjin was conferred the title of King Xi County because he was about to marry a wife and open a mansion. In order to prevent the pure noble concubine from being spoiled, the emperor also downgraded the third elder brother to Xunbei Le.

On June [-]th, Yongjin was ordered to marry Wanyan's family as his son-in-law, and the empress personally officiated the marriage.After marriage, the young couple can be regarded as gentle and loving, and Ruyi has also forgotten one of her worries and is only waiting to have a grandson.

The days of ease are always yearning for people, but in the autumn of the 18th year of Qianlong.Those days are coming to an end.