Returning the Pearl and the Reborn Emperor

When Qing Ting reads smaller calligraphy and paintings, she has to wear glasses. It is really difficult for her eyes to see things when she is old.The glasses were still used when the emperor saw her reading and writing. Her posture was not the same as before. Everything she saw had to be farther away, as if she could see clearly. Knowing that the queen’s eyes were not as good as before, he asked someone to give them to her. He prepared a pair of reading glasses, but he didn't tell her beforehand. When the reading glasses were ready, he excitedly brought them to her like a treasure.

He wouldn't be so surprised if he said Qing Ting in advance, but it seems that this effect is what people want.Surprised and delighted, Qing Ting put it on and tried it on, and she could see it more clearly, so she complimented the emperor a lot.But she said in her heart: You always say something, and you startle me. In "Yongzheng Dynasty", Kangxi gave Tong Guowei a pair of presbyopic glasses. Tong Guowei didn't think of the meaning in it, but Long Ke thought about it. Kangxi implied that Tong Guowei was old and dim-sighted, so Tong Guowei sold his parents to Kangxi and secretly to the fourth master. A favor, and Kangxi can be said to be sleepy. Someone handed him a pillow, which gave him a reason not to make the eighth elder brother the prince, and at the same time gave a heavy blow and admonition to the officials who supported Yinhu.She had a good impression of this plot, so when she saw the glasses that the emperor personally delivered to her, her first reaction could be described as either surprise or joy.

This is wronging the emperor, the emperor really wanted to give her a surprise instead of scaring her. Fortunately, Qing Ting still showed some joy, which can be regarded as achieving her goal.

Qing Ting asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, you have been busy with state affairs these days. I haven't seen you in person for many days. I only listened to Little Eleven and Little Twelve. You don't have any smile on your face. I have been worrying about you for a few days, but seeing you today not only came to sit in my Kunning Palace, but also had a smile on your face, it can be seen that the things that bothered you, the emperor, have been resolved?"

The emperor leaned on the kang and said: "It is not true that everything has been resolved, but I am in a good mood now, and I have some free time, so I came to sit with you for a while. I heard that you have devoted yourself to painting these days?"

"Suddenly I became interested. The weather is good these few days. I will do a few freehand brushstrokes. I will do some random drawing. I feel happy when I feel that my drawing is good. If it is not good, I will burn it and tear it up. I will also have a good picture." Mood." Qing Ting said with a smile.

The emperor also smiled and said: "You can make yourself happy at any time, I am worse than you in this regard, sometimes I want to learn from you to relax, but I haven't used my thoughts on poetry, calligraphy and painting for many years , is also unfamiliar now, if you want to be elegant, you are afraid of making it arty and generous."

"Your Majesty, you are a person who does great things. You should indulge in small toys such as poetry, calligraphy and painting. Don't mention that when the admonishers in the court want to speak, even I will have to dislike you, so I will give you some honest words."

The emperor half-jokingly said: "Then for the sake of my own ears, I'd better give up this idea, and I'll criticize the memorial." He got up and wanted to leave.

Qing Ting also saw that the emperor was joking, so she hurriedly got up to persuade her to stay, and said with a smile: "Your majesty, you said that you and I are also old couples, you just came here for a while and left, and I won't let the sisters laugh if it spreads I'm really old and ugly. Your Majesty, you don't even want to look at me more. If you drink a cup of tea in my Kunning Palace, you won't waste much time. Do you think it's okay? Just give me some face and don't make the sisters laugh at me No matter how old I am, I won’t be ugly.” The queen said as she stuffed the Zen cup into the emperor’s hand.

"I didn't say that. Besides, I didn't mean to approve the memorial. It's a business and not because of you. Besides, you said that you are old. I can't see why you are old." The emperor took Zen Yibei, it seems that he won't leave for a while.

"Your Majesty, if you still have important memorials to approve, why would you come to the harem at this time. You said just now that all the important matters have been dealt with, and you must want to relax. How about I talk to you, or accompany you?" Play chess."

"Speaking of playing chess, I have to mention someone to you."

"Who are you talking about, your majesty? Is this person very good at chess?"

"I can't say I'm good at it, but I do know a little bit, and I can still lose in chess with ease." The emperor took a sip of tea and put the Zen cup on the kang table.

Qing Ting asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, are you saying that Ziwei is a bad girl?"

"It's her. The girl is going back to Beijing from Xinjiang. I'll let you know in advance."

Ziwei is going back to Beijing?It was her husband-in-law who returned to Beijing at the end of his tenure, would he be sent abroad? Qing Ting asked the emperor.

"This matter needs to be discussed. When Ziwei girl comes back, I will announce her to the palace first. I haven't seen each other for a few years. You two have a good time to catch up."

"You haven't told Sister Wanfei about this, or you can announce her now, tell her face to face, and make her happy. This girl got married after only a few years in the palace. She is filial to her elders and has a good personality. She is also soft, but she looks fragile, and Concubine Wan and I were worried for a while when she was going to Xinjiang with her husband." It is also thanks to Ziwei who chose the right path, otherwise it might be easy to marry her to Mongolia.

The emperor obviously thought about it, smiled, and said: "This girl is actually very strong, and she is a good child after being educated." This girl was able to take a maid from Jinan to the capital. Although she did some stupid things, she was finally on the right track. out of the way.The emperor calmly thought about it, this girl actually has a lot of advantages, although she is not comparable to Lan Xin and Qing'er, let alone the dignified princesses of the royal family. "It's better to call Concubine Wan to have a meal together, and tell her about Ziwei by the way, and let her take Ba Yatou with her."

Concubine Wan was very happy when she heard that Ziwei was going back to Beijing. After all, she had been together for several years and she was her adoptive mother.

The husband's family is also quite satisfied, and she is also happy for Ziwei.

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After returning to Beijing, Ziwei quickly entered the palace to pay respects to the imperial concubine at the emperor's request. Qing Ting looked at her aura and expression, which was very different from a few years ago. She was married as a woman and now a mother. She lived a very contented life .

After Ziwei paid her respects, Qing Ting asked her to sit beside her, took her hand, and sighed: "You have been away from the capital for a few years, and sometimes I miss you quite a bit. Xinjiang is very different from the capital. I'm really worried that you will suffer hardships there, but fortunately, you are back in Beijing now. Why did you enter the palace alone, why didn't your precious son come with you? When you were pregnant, I was still trying to help You are worried, afraid that if you are not in Beijing, it will not be easy to find a proper person to take care of you two."

Ziwei told Qingting that the child is too young, a little unaccustomed to the environment, and a little tired on the road, and she is not feeling well these two days. "I've thought about letting him kowtow to Huang Ama and Huang Erniang, but unfortunately I can only stay at home now. After a while, Ziwei will definitely bring him to kowtow to Huang Erniang."

Qing Ting said: "You are so young, it's hard for him to follow you from such a far place to come here, please take care of him carefully, and when he recovers, take him to play in the palace, after all, this is your natal home."

Ziwei agreed and said: "When I was outside, Ziwei often thought about Huang Erniang and Huang Erniang, thinking of Huang Erniang's kindness, you and Huang Erniang chose a husband for Ziwei, who is considerate to Ziwei, and the in-laws are also loyal. It's easy to get along with, Ziwei often thinks in the past few years, if Huang Ama and Huang'eriang didn't bother to arrange for Ziwei back then, how could there be today's life."

"Don't say that, now these are the fruits of your own goodness. In retrospect, you were not difficult enough." She asked something about Jinsuo, knowing that she had married a reliable person, and followed them Back to the capital together, ready to do some business in Beijing.

Qing Ting also asked about some local customs in Xinjiang. She tried her best to be cautious in her words and deeds, and she didn't seem to be asking about political affairs.

Although Ziwei was not enthusiastic about outside affairs, her husband, as an official dispatched by the imperial court, knew more or less. She thought that the queen wanted to ask about some local customs, so she told the queen everything she knew.

The queen nodded slightly, and then reminded Ziwei to visit Concubine Wan, presumably she was eager to see it. "Since Concubine Xin left, Concubine Wan has taken on the responsibility of taking care of Ba Gege. Although she has not given birth in her life, she has devoted herself to the child." It is also a lucky thing to have a child who cares a lot. Ba Gege also likes to get close to Concubine Wan, more and more like a mother and daughter.

Ziwei went to Concubine Wan to greet her as she said, and she also misses Concubine Wan very much.

Watching her look left and right, she felt that she was plumper and healthier than before, so she was relieved. Talking about what happened in and out of the palace in the past few years, Concubine Wan said calmly: "The harem has been the same for many years. The old way, some old people go, some new people come, some are honest, some are flamboyant, they think that if they are young, they will be able to win the favor of the emperor, so they use presumptuousness as capital, the queen and us old concubines are used to it, No matter how presumptuous you are, there are places you dare not go beyond, and after two years, you will be honest."

Ziwei understands that the harem is like this, if the weather is calm that day, the first thing to worry about is the queen, although the queen sometimes feels disgusted with these fighting things, but she really doesn't fight with others, and she is not used to it.

Concubine Wan said: "Just to remind you, be careful with the young concubines in the harem. They have given birth to a son and are dishonest. One day they will suffer a big loss. I was reprimanded a few days ago. I have seen it in the past two days. She looks upset, not sure who to blame."

Ziwei said: "Ziwei remember, Ziwei is a person with a husband's family, at most she will go to the palace to pay her respects, she will not stay in the palace for a long time, even the eldest sister will not stay overnight in the palace without the permission of Huang Ama and Huang Erniang. Yes." I should take my son into the palace a few days later, anyway, my son will have to rest for a while.

The Kunning Palace prepared meals, and specially prepared a few dishes of Lu cuisine, and asked Concubine Wan to take Ziwei and Bagege with her, and Qing Ting asked Bagege and Shigege to sit together.When Ziwei heard that the emperor kept her husband for dinner, she was very happy, Concubine Wan also joked a few words, and the host and guest enjoyed the meal.

With Concubine Wan’s previous words at the bottom, Ziwei couldn’t help secretly observing the queen, her complexion was very good, her eyes were peaceful and joyful, remembering the first time I met the queen many years ago, even when she was gentle, it made people feel harsh, now the queen is plumper than before Some, not at all harsh.Ziwei felt a little sympathetic to that concubine. Those who are flamboyant and arrogant will always break the rules. The queen is best at using rules to punish others, but most of the rules will not kill people. As long as people learn to be humble and self-disciplined, rules will not be a problem.

Ziwei has always felt that the queen is not a vicious person, otherwise she would not tolerate herself.

Qing Ting felt that, as the heroine of Returning the Pearl, although Ziwei's life was not so conspicuous this time, she gained real happiness.

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There were some small red rashes on Shi Gege's neck, and the imperial doctor said that it would go away with some medicine. Qing Ting was worried that it would recur. She heard from her daughter that her neck was itchy, but she was not allowed to scratch it with her hands, in order to make Shi Gege disperse. Attention, Qing Ting told her some stories she had heard before, some of which Qing Ting read from textbooks or extracurricular books when she was in school, and made some changes, let Shi GeGe judge whether they are good or bad.

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After finishing the story of "The Little Pony Crossing the River", I asked Qingting: "Mother Huang, since you have to try it yourself to know whether the pony can cross the river or not, is it true that in the future, the pony will have to try every river it encounters by itself?" Give it a try?"

"A lot of things have to be tried by yourself to know whether it is feasible or not. What do you think?"

"My daughter thinks this is stupid." Shi Gege looked at Huang's mother and told the truth.

"Oh?" Qing Ting raised her eyebrows.

"If the river is too deep, the pony will be drowned if it tries. If the pony carries cotton and the cotton absorbs water, it will be as stupid as a donkey."

Qing Ting smiled, touched her daughter's head, and asked her: "Then what should we do now? We can't cross the river happily."

"Ask someone with experience. Elder Brother Twelve said that if you can't try things yourself, you have to learn from other people's experience."

"Didn't the pony ask the squirrel and the old cow?"

"But the pony chose the wrong small animal. The squirrel is too small and the old cow is too big. If the daughter is a pony, the daughter will go to the pony who crosses the river." Wanting to hear Queen Mother's compliments on her, she kept looking at Qing Ting.

Qing Ting took her daughter's hand and praised: "I'm very good at thinking, will ten girls ask others about everything in the future, and then do it?"

"No," Shi Gege replied flatly, "It's interesting to try it yourself."

Qing Ting smiled and did not deny or admit it.But later, when Shigege was ten years old, she wanted to know about the foot binding of Han girls. Qing Ting asked her to try it herself, and wrapped her feet with two long white cloths. Gege decides to give up, and believes that this is "a barbaric and ignorant behavior, an act that should have been abolished long ago" (Shi Gege's language). I understand why it is so painful, why a woman who has experienced it insists on her daughter going through it again.

Qing Ting felt that Shi Gege's efforts to promote the abolition of foot binding had a lot to do with her personal experience.But when Shi Gege was less than ten years old, she hadn't experienced foot binding yet, and she still had red rashes on her neck. She was still listening to Queen Mother telling stories and eating mung bean and lily soup made by Queen Mother. Ting does not let her play in hot places, she spends a lot of time in the shade of the Royal Garden, she sees her younger brother, Zhenbi's children sometimes come to play, but they have never played together , are always far apart.

When winter came, Concubine Zhen fell ill due to the cold and was absent from many activities in the palace. Qing Ting didn't feel regretful. Maybe Concubine Zhen's illness was related to her family's troubles in the court. Lin is also in charge of related duties, and Qing Ting is very happy that the Nala family has more power in the Ministry of War.

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Ziwei has participated in more court activities because her husband stayed in Beijing for a post, and she also has more contacts with He Jing, Jia and Qing'er, and heard her husband talk about the developments in the court, knowing that the queen should be in a good mood this year, thinking about it It's time to hand over more signs to the palace to greet you, and looking at the sisters around, they obviously have this idea too.

The author has something to say: New Year, good luck.

Why am I just sick——————