Rebirth · Mausoleum

"I wish Madam An to be well, I respectfully wish Madam An to be promoted to the imperial concubine position."

An Lingrong pulled Hong Zhou, who was solemn and congratulatory, "What are you doing so seriously, you don't have to stick to the etiquette here with Lady An. There is soup in the small kitchen, you can drink it as you like."

Hong Zhou immediately changed his face when he heard what Mrs. An said, took a sip of the soup that Zhuer handed over, and said with a smile, "I asked many people, and they all said that He is like this. If you are close, I should congratulate Lady An well. But I don’t have any congratulatory gifts to offer, so I have to make something for Lady An, and I hope that Lady An will not dislike it.”

After finishing speaking, he took out a jade carving ornament from his cuff. The jade carving should be taken from a piece of high-quality white jade the size of a fist. It is shiny and flawless. It's a pity that the carver is obviously not familiar with the carving method, and the carving skills are so rough that if a jade craftsman sees it, he will only sigh, it's a pity for this good jade.

"Huh." An Lingrong took the jade carving and looked at it carefully, Zhu'er who was beside him laughed first.

"I heard from Sister Yu'er that in the Old Summer Palace, the empress won the emperor's favor by picking lotus. It's a pity that the servant did not go. Today, the jade carving of the fifth elder brother made the servant have a good chance to see the appearance of the empress."

An Lingrong was told by Zhu'er that she found that the eyebrows and eyes of the jade carving woman were somewhat similar to her. The thing that the woman was holding was indeed the lotus leaf, but because the engraving was too rough, one had to look carefully. .

"It's true." An Lingrong smiled slightly, "This gift is not expensive in terms of money, but light in gift and affection. Just because of this child's kindness, this jade carving should be placed in the main hall."

Hong Zhou immediately blushed, "Madam An doesn't dislike Erchen's clumsy craftsmanship, but Erchen is so old, Madam An just calls Erchen by his name."

"This child is only about ten years old." An Lingrong shook his head and saw Hong Zhou insisting with a blushing face, and said helplessly, "Okay, call your name when you call it, Hong Zhou, lately your Master Qi has taught you everything. Still studying well?"

"It's all good, but Master Qi said that the son should not just be raised in the palace, and that he would ask Huang Ama for instructions before sending the son to the barracks."

"Military camp?" An Lingrong raised his eyebrows. In his previous life, Hongzhou was always weak and sick like his biological mother, Concubine Yu. Now, he even has to go to the military camp. I just don't know what the emperor means. Seeing Hongzhou's expectation, since Hongzhou In the daytime, she watched the grown-up child must help him, and helped him straighten his clothes, "If your emperor Ama agrees, you can't be afraid of hardship."

"That's natural."

"Brother, didn't you also bring a finely carved jade ornament? How could you give such a rough one to Concubine Yao after you practiced it for so long? This is the conferring ceremony of Concubine Yao." Ruzi was puzzled.

Hong Zhou touched the one in the sleeve, which was also carved by himself. It looks exactly the same as the jade carving given to An Lingrong. The only difference is that this one is lifelike. All right! Go down."

"Yes." Xiao Ruzi backed away aggrieved, just thinking that elder brother didn't care about conferring concubine Yao.

Hong Zhou took out the jade carving in his sleeve and wiped it with the silk beside him. He is not stupid. If others saw him giving her such a delicate thing, he, his elder brother, carved it himself... and thought he was doing it because She was promoted to the concubine only to please her.

"Alright, what are you going to punish nobleman Lan for?" The queen closed her eyes and asked Jianqiu to press her temples.

Lady Qi tore at the handkerchief, "Mother, besides Lady Ning, the ones who are favored now are all from Concubine Yao. The concubine knows that he is not as capable as Concubine Mu and Concubine Yao, but Lady Lan is just a noble person without heirs, and the words What if the concubine punished her as a concubine for offending her? The concubine's Ama read a copy of Suo Chuo Luo's book, but the emperor didn't reply, and now she has demoted her position as a concubine because of this Suo Chuo Luo's slut. Empress, you have to be the master of your concubines."

"She became a concubine a few days ago, so it's time for you to change your mind."

Noble Qi said disdainfully, "Based on her status, I don't know how to charm the emperor and make her a concubine."

"You." The queen seemed helpless but she was determined in her heart, "Don't say that in front of others. The emperor dotes on nobleman Lan, you don't know how to let her order, no matter how you say it, the Suo Chuo Luo family is full of family names , no matter how much you have been doing nothing in the past few years, it still has some roots. Do you think it is as simple as Zhen's?"

"But empress, my concubine is not convinced!" Qi nobleman wanted to say something else, but the queen gave up.

"Okay, I know about this favor. It will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days, and when the matter of Concubine Rong is over, I will find a chance to reset you."

Mrs. Qi gave a grateful gift, "Thank you, Ma'am."

"Well, it's getting late, you should go back first."

"Yes."

Seeing the queen, Jian Qiu still frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, is your headache better?"

"This nobleman Qi and her Ama are so impulsive, how can I get rid of my headache." The queen moved Jian Qiu's hand away, "All the things for the Mid-Autumn Festival have been arranged."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, everything has been arranged. It's just that Brother Si may not be able to get in for a while..."

The queen rubbed her temples by herself, "Things are going to take place one by one. The queen mother is watching closely. Now that these people are all in a mess, it's not a big deal for him to let it go."

Seeing that the queen still had a headache, Jian Qiu lowered her hand that was raised in the air, and said, "Yes."

"This year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, why does the queen want to have a banquet here?" Yongzheng tasted the newly brewed wine.

Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, the queen said with a smile, "I think that the Mid-Autumn Festival is the best time to appreciate the moon. The pavilions outside the lake in the imperial garden are facing the center of the lake. It is best to enjoy the moon and drink wine, so I ordered people to come and see the moon." A stage was set up in the lake, and singing and dancing were placed on the lake. It’s just that the stage on the water is not stable because of these kabuki.”

"The empress's method is novel. Although these dancers are working hard, if they can beat the emperor, it will be worth it for the empress and all the sisters to smile." Concubine Jing said.

It was rare for An Lingrong to see Concubine Jinggui helping the queen to speak, and she stopped eating the soup.

"But this red ginseng chicken soup doesn't suit Concubine Yao's taste?"

Unexpectedly, Shen Meizhuang who was beside An Lingrong spoke abruptly, noticing that the emperor and empress had also looked over, and said calmly, "This soup is very good, but the song and dance arranged by the empress is very good. I was stunned for a moment and forgot to drink it."

Yongzheng nodded and said to Concubine Yao, "The queen's arrangement is very good, but you should not covet the hungry child."

An Lingrong saw that the smile on the empress's face lost some warmth, and he remembered what the empress dowager had said to her a few days ago, but he didn't get up and salute and replied, "The emperor taught me that."

Concubine Duan on the other side picked up her chopsticks and partridge, "I see you like this dish very much, you might as well eat more."

"Thank you, sister Duan."

Concubine Hui picked up the dish she liked in front of her without thinking about it, as if she wasn't the one who spoke just now.

Concubine Mu looked around, "It's rare today, Sister Concubine Rong hasn't arrived at the banquet yet."

Only then did Yongzheng take a closer look and said, "Concubine Rong really didn't come." Then he asked the queen, "But I'm sick."

Seeing that the emperor was so disrespectful, the smile on the corner of Xin Rong's mouth did not change at all, "Maybe there is some delay."

Yongzheng took a sip of his wine and said calmly, "It's better not to be late for this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."

"Yes." The Queen replied with a smile.

At this time, the sound of silk and bamboo on the water suddenly weakened, and became more melodious. A slim woman in a pink dance dress rowed from a small boat and jumped onto the stage in the water, dancing slowly, step by step. Her posture is graceful without losing strength, and she danced just like Jinghong Wu, but she held a veil halfway to cover her face and couldn't see her face clearly.

"...

Graceful

Rong Yao Qiuju

Huamao Chunsong

As if the moon is covered by light clouds

fluttering like the wind returning to the snow

Looking from afar

If the sun rises

After chasing and observing, it is as bright as green waves coming out of a flower..."

The singing sounded slowly from the side, and An Lingrong's heart skipped a beat when he heard it. The singing was eight points like Queen Chunyuan's, which she couldn't achieve even in her previous life, which just made up for the fact that the singing on the water was only five points like Queen Chunyuan. dancing.She quietly glanced at the sitting emperor, who was indeed attracted by the performance on the water, with rare tenderness and nostalgia on his face.

Seeing that the emperor liked it, the queen said, "Although the singing and dancing are all new, they are still somewhat similar."

Yongzheng nodded, "It's not bad to be a bit like her. This dance is nothing but this singing is rare."

Seeing the emperor and empress, Concubine Duan said with great interest, "This song and dance is very good, I don't know who is dancing or singing."

Yongzheng narrowed his eyes, "Concubine Duan is right, it would be better if someone invites her two singing and dancing girls."

As soon as Su Peisheng heard the end of the song, he immediately sent someone to invite the two of them over.

The dancing girl came over directly wearing a veil, and another woman with a pretty face was probably the singing girl.

People at the banquet looked at the two women in the middle.The emperor stepped down from his position, the empress followed, and Yongzheng walked up to the veiled woman first.

"Does the emperor know who she is?" The queen smiled at the emperor, and seeing that the emperor didn't answer, she said to the woman wearing a veil, "I haven't shown your true face to the emperor yet."

The woman who took off her veil was the concubine Rong who had not been favored for a long time.

"The concubine, Fang Chun, wishes to see the emperor."

"I remember you used to dance swords with Concubine Mu, but now you have really learned how to dance." Yongzheng joked.

"Your Majesty laughed at me. It was all carefully arranged by the empress." Fang Chunyi saluted.

Yongzheng nodded, and looked at the handsome woman beside him.

"This is Miss Jiang Ru. The concubine once heard Miss Jiang humming a tune in the Old Summer Palace by accident, so she asked someone to present a tune to her."

Although the queen didn't explain it, everyone knew in their hearts that this Jiang family was a servant girl in Yuanmingyuan.

Jiang Ru bowed her head and didn't dare to say anything more than a salute, but she looked a little cowardly.

Yongzheng shook the beads on his hand, "The empress really put her heart into it today, and Mrs. Jiang's singing voice is very good. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there should be happy events during the festival, so I named Mrs. Jiang as a promise."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on the newcomer." Concubine Duan still spoke.

Concubine Mu looked at Concubine Rong and said, "Speaking of Old Summer Palace, when I look at Sister Rong Concubine, I think of the appearance of dancing swords with Sister Rong Concubine in the past, but now Sister Rong Concubine is a new learner and will no longer be with Sister Rong Concubine. It's the same as before."

"Yes, the two empresses were really good-looking at that time." Xingui said kindly.

Yongzheng thought of many years ago, "Yes, the two of you dancing swords at that time are still fresh in my memory. I don't know if the two of you are still the same after so many years."

Sun Miaoqing got up and saluted, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet. Since Concubine Rong has set a precedent, why don't my concubines join in the fun, let the emperor and all the sisters see me, is the concubine's sword dancing the same as before, or is it better? Woolen cloth."

Concubine Rong couldn't hold back when Pin Mu said 'it's no longer the same as before', and after hearing what she said, she said, "It's good that sister Mu Pin has her heart, but the platform on the water shakes with the water, I'm afraid my sister will feel uncomfortable when she dances the sword. body."

Sun Miaoqing raised her head slightly, and smiled flamboyantly, "Wouldn't it be appropriate for the concubine to dance a drunken sword while she's in the mood?"

It was rare for Yongzheng to see such a confident concubine, so he aroused a bit of interest, "If you want to go, go, today is a family banquet, so don't be stuck."

After hearing what the emperor said, Sun Miaoqing picked up the wine glass at the side and drank it down in one gulp, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she went to get the wine glass that was being held by the servant girl next to her.

"Hey," An Lingrong said to stop her, "Drink less, it will hurt your health."

Sun Miaoqing replied with a smile, "Yes, Sister An."

An Lingrong looked at her worriedly, and said to the emperor, "Since Concubine Rong's dance and Jiang Xu's singing complement each other perfectly, my concubine can't let Miaoqing's sword dance be boring, why not take advantage of my sister's changing clothes?" The concubine and my younger sister discussed for a while, and let the concubine sing a song for Miao Qing."

"You are pregnant."

"The concubine likes to sing. I have already asked the imperial physician. The concubine does not need to be restrained. She also said that being pregnant is good for the fetus." An Lingrong looked at the slightly drunk Sun Miaoqing worriedly.

Yongzheng knew that the two of them used to be sisters, but afterward Mupin had a miscarriage and alienated the palaces. Now that they are reconciled as before, he is very happy. Seeing that An Lingrong is so worried, he nodded and agreed, "Yes. It must be good for you to be accompanied by Concubine Mu. Then go, if everyone in the palace is as friendly as you and Miaoqing, that would be great."

Regardless of the disparity in status between Concubine Yao and Concubine Jiang, seeing that the emperor had already said that An Lingrong was good before listening to the song, she and the Jiang family were now divided, and the emperor himself said that she was deeply in love with the concubine Mu, so she would not There is gossip about competing for favor, and there will be no talk of Concubine Yao and Jiang Xu singing together and demeaning their status.

An Lingrong smiled and said, "Yes."

After half an hour, the two of them changed their clothes. Sun Miaoqing tied up her hair and wore a blue dress. The wind blew by. Sun Miaoqing stood on the small boat heading to the water platform with a heroic posture and her drunken cheeks. This color is similar to Fang Chunyi. In stark contrast to the hazy beauty of the world, it is completely different.When the boat was still some distance away from the water platform, the singing came out first.

"...Linjiang surrounded by water, pink-faced peach blossoms, green clothes and jade belts like blue clouds..."

Guigui took a sip from his wine glass, "This song is really nice, but Concubine Yao must have made a mistake, how could this song be sung before the sword dancer."

"Your Qi, you don't know, is the word "preemptive?" said nobleman Lan, who was sitting opposite to nobleman Qi.

"Don't talk about the song, what we should watch is the dance." Concubine Rong watched Shuishang's movements seriously, as if she was really attracted.But when she said that, it seemed that An Lingrong's singing was overwhelming. Just now An Lingrong said that she wanted to help Sun Miaoqing appear hypocritical.

Sun Miaoqing on the small boat heard the singing calmly, took a sword flower and turned onto the water platform calmly.

"...the wind washes away the wrinkled shadows of gossamer flowers.

A round of autumn shadows turns to golden waves,

The flying mirror was reground.

Go with the wind,

Thousands of miles in the sky,

Look straight down at the mountains and rivers.

Chop away the osmanthus,

Humanity is, clear light is more..."

Along with the singing, Sun Miaoqing on the stage followed the tune one by one. Unlike Fang Chunyi's softness, Sun Miaoqing's Drunken Sword was firm but soft, which was much more natural than Fang Chunyi's softness from the original rigidity to extreme softness. Maybe it was because of Sun Miaoqing Slightly drunk, on the face she looks like a daughter's family, but in her hands, she has the perfect moves.

Sun Miaoqing has regained her favor, and there is the sixth elder brother who is loved by the Queen Mother. Yongzheng has never seen Sun Miaoqing in such a posture, and An Lingrong's singing is the icing on the cake. Notice.

Fang Chunyi couldn't help but tighten the chopsticks by two points. She had practiced hard for a long time because of the water waves when she first learned to dance, but now it looks like Sun Miaoqing's Drunken Sword's heart.Why, why has Sun Miaoqing fought with her for everything since entering the palace.

After everyone finished watching Sun Miaoqing's sword dance, the singing voice disappeared at some point.

Sun Miaoqing smiled coquettishly, held a sword flower and put away the sword dance.

for a while,

"Drunk and smiling eyes widened an inch, slightly wine-colored blushes." Yongzheng said with emotion, "That should be the case, quickly let Concubine Mu and Concubine Yao come over."

The courtiers with winking eyes had already invited the two of them to come. Not long after the emperor finished speaking, Concubine Mu supported Concubine Yao and returned to the banquet. They looked like sisters in love, and the two were going to salute the emperor.

"You don't need to be too polite." Yongzheng stopped, and said to An Lingrong first, "I'm so lucky."

An Lingrong had a taste of eating, "A concubine can't compare to my sister Sun."

"My sister made fun of my younger sister again." Sun Miaoqing became more sober now, but her cheeks burned even more.

Seeing the harmony between the two, Yongzheng was moved in his heart, and just about to open his mouth to bump into the straightforward affection in Sun Miaoqing's eyes looking at him, the words in his mouth changed a bit, "Although you two have a very good relationship, I still want to 'Reward for meritorious deeds', come here, take the golden thread clothes and give it to Concubine Mu."

The queen smiled for a long time, the corners of her mouth were a little stiff, "There are only two pieces of golden thread clothes, one was in the late emperor's concubine Shu, who took it away when she left the palace to practice, and the other was given to Mu by the emperor today. This incident of Bi's shows that Mu Bin's sword dance is very good."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Seeing Sun Miaoqing thanking Sun Miaoqing happily, the emperor only saw the gentleness of looking at the concubine next to him. He sighed in his heart that Miaoqing was worthless, and said, "Since the emperor said to 'reward according to merit', the concubine is a helper." For Miao Qing, the emperor can't be partial."

"Look at her," Yongzheng said to the queen with a smile, "on weekdays, I reward her a lot, but today I do a little thing for my good sister, so I eagerly ask for rewards."

These words sounded like the emperor belittled Concubine Yao, but in fact, it could be seen that Concubine Yao was constantly favored.

The queen pursed her lips and smiled, "The emperor said that rewards are based on merit and deeds. Concubine Mu's performance is the main one, and concubine Yao's performance is second. Concubine Yao's reward should be lesser."

"What the empress said is good. But you sang the phrase 'Humanity is more clear' very well," Yongzheng's bead string knocked on the table, "Su Peisheng, go and get those pair of minimalist white jade earrings."

"Whoo."

"But that pair of white jade earrings?" Concubine Duan laughed.

"You remember."

Xingui wondered, "I don't know what's the point of this earring?"

The queen looked at Concubine Yao and said, "I remember that this pair of earrings is made of natural white jade. It is almost uncrafted by craftsmen. It is beautiful and elegant. The most amazing thing is that this pair of earrings is crystal clear through the light, without a trace of turbidity." I'm afraid there is only this pair of earrings in the palace."

Noble Qi looked at Concubine Yao and Concubine Mu, and said bitterly, "The emperor really prefers Concubine Yao."

An Lingrong and Sun Miaoqing looked at each other with a smile as if they could not hear the discussion of the crowd, received the reward from the emperor and sat back in the banquet.There is nothing outstanding about this Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet.

That night the emperor stayed at Concubine Mu's place. From this day on, Concubine Mu and Concubine Rong also shared a favor in the harem. The Empress had a newcomer, Jiang, agreeing, but Concubine Yao didn't care about Concubine Yao's own favor , as well as the Fucha family and the Suo Chuo Luo family. Although the concubine Yao and the empress check each other, in terms of favor, it is the concubine Yao who is superior.

The author has something to say:

Most of the lyrics sung by Ling Rong came from Xin Qiji's "Taichang Yin Jiankang Mid-Autumn Night as Uncle Lu's Poem", expressing his admiration for the great rivers and mountains.The phrase "cut off the osmanthus, the humanity is, and the light is more" has been analyzed to mean that Xin Qiji wanted to cut off the dark things in reality.This article refers to this explanation.Let everyone wait for the update (cheeping), the chapter without Zhen Huan is really difficult to write, I really want to fast forward to the plot of Zhen Huan's return to the palace... (There are probably a few chapters before Zhen Huan will come back!)

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