"Story of Yanxi Palace" White Moonlight

"Story of Yanxi Palace" White Moonlight

one & death

New Year's Eve, a good day for family reunion.

After holding the New Year's Eve family banquet, the Queen was about to go to bed to rest, when a shout came from outside the palace, "Come on, the warm pavilion is flooded!"

In the Nuan Pavilion, her Yong Cong is inside.

The queen jumped up from the bed as if she was shocked, and exclaimed, "Yong Cong!"

The queen ran out of the hall in despair, looking at the burning Nuan Pavilion, the bloody flames reflected the black sky bright red, the queen shouted "Yong Cong Yong Cong" and was about to rush into the sea of ​​flames, but was caught by the maid beside her. You can't move forward or backward by pulling.

"Hurry up and put out the fire!" Mingyu, the court lady next to the empress, said bitterly, "What are you doing standing there?"

The eunuch and maid rushed to the backyard to fetch water from the well, Mingyu turned around, her face pale, and she saw the slender figure rushing into the Nuan Pavilion.

The queen felt the fire burning her skin, but she couldn't feel the pain, she murmured and ran to the place where Yong Cong slept peacefully, "Yong Cong, don't be afraid, Erniang is here."

Seeing the familiar baby, the queen stepped forward to hold the lost and recovered treasure, and staggered out of the sea of ​​flames holding him. Although half of her hair was burnt and her injuries were horrific, she only had her in her heart. son, her Yong Cong.

Mingyu was so anxious that she burst into tears, her eyes stared at the baby tightly held in the queen's arms but she suddenly froze, "Mother, Brother Seven...he..."

"He's fine... very fine..." The queen's eyes were dull, her expression was miserable, and she repeated these words hoarsely.

And the swaddling baby in his arms had been scorched black, and the Seventh Brother in his arms did not cry at all, nor... the slightest breathing sound.

Qianlong, who got the news, didn't care about the minister who was playing the government affairs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the minister who lost half of the performance hurried to the Changchun Palace. The queen outside the palace was still holding Yong Cong's baby and refused to let go.

Although Qianlong was heartbroken over the loss of another legitimate son, he was more concerned about the empress at the moment.

He stroked the queen's hand and said in a low voice: "Queen, Yong Cong is gone..."

After hearing this, the queen's eyes moved, she touched the swaddle in her hand, her expression was gentle, and when she raised her eyes to look at Qianlong again, her gaze was dead silent and cruel, "Who dares to say that my Yongcong is gone? He is fine, very good……"

Qianlong persuaded him for a long time, and finally he yelled at the Queen, "Queen! Be sober, Yong Cong is dead, just like Yong Lian!"

After hearing this roar, the queen's eyes were no longer as silent as a dead person's. She walked into the hall with Yong Cong's swaddle in her arms, her steps staggering, Qianlong wanted to step forward to support her, but she dodged.

Bitterness overflowed from the queen's mouth, and when she walked to the door, she finally couldn't bear it, she let out a long cry, and her body collapsed to the ground, but the swaddling baby in her arms was still tightly hugged.

Qianlong squatted forward and hugged the queen in his arms, lifted the swaddling clothes and glanced at his illegitimate son-in-law, then closed the swaddling clothes again, enduring the pain in his heart and looking away, "Take Seventh Brother down."

Mingyu stepped forward to hold the dead baby, but couldn't break the Queen's arms, and it was Qianlong who went forward to break the Queen's arms to get the baby out.

Qianlong carried the queen into the hall, stopped for a while before entering the inner hall, and said to Li Yu who followed him: "Put all the people guarding Seventh Brother's side today into the Punishment Division, and the people in Changchun Palace will also interrogate them one by one. Let's see who is going to murder my son!"

When the emperor was angry, he buried a million corpses.

Li Yu kowtowed respectfully, "Cha!"

Fu Heng learned of the death of his nephew Seventh Brother, and immediately led the imperial guards and followed Li Yu to guard the Changchun Palace tightly. After arranging everything, he stood in front of the warm pavilion and watched the burning. The ruins of the palace, the eyes are cold.

"Fucha bodyguard." Li Yu saluted.

"Eunuch Li, how is the empress?" Fu Heng cupped his hands and asked about his sister's situation.

"The empress has fainted, and the emperor is accompanying the empress to call the imperial physician for a consultation." Li Yu replied.

"That's good," Fu Heng nodded reassuringly, and looked sternly, "everyone in Changchun Palace has been detained."

"The Department of Punishment is currently in trial, but the nurses, maids, eunuchs and eunuchs in the Nuan Pavilion were also buried in the flames." Li Yu was quite helpless. The people who were close to the seventh elder brother were all dead. This is another secret court case that cannot be tried. .

But this matter of murdering the queen's son-in-law is only for those who have an elder brother under their knees.

"Take me there!" Fu Heng said to Li Yu in a cold voice.

Li Yu bowed and signaled Fu Heng to follow him. Before Fu Heng left, he glanced at the main hall of Changchun Palace, his eyes were full of worry, and he hoped that his sister could survive.

The empress in the Changchun Palace was in a coma, and Qianlong anxiously guarded her side, and the soaring flames of the Changchun Palace had already been known to the six palaces, and there were many discussions. The court ladies and eunuchs all lamented that the empress, who is so virtuous and simple, has so many disasters How difficult.

Zhongcui Palace

Su Jinghao, the most respected concubine, paced back and forth anxiously in the main hall in her flag shoes, the handkerchief embroidered with blue half-leaf lotus in her hand was pulled into a ball, the expression on her face was trying to suppress the anxiety, and there was a little guilt in her eyes .

Her personal servant, Yuhu, left and lifted the thick curtain and came in, whispering in her ear, "Your Majesty, the matter has been done, and people have been dealt with cleanly."

Concubine Chun breathed a sigh of relief, and sat tremblingly on the chair next to her

The herbal tea suppressed the fear in her heart, and after a long time murmured: "Yuhu, do you think I'm too cruel?"

"Your Majesty, you have been deceived by the Queen's siblings for ten years. You have done everything for the Queen without asking for anything in return. This is what the Fucha family owes you. How much doting, you should be ruthless for the sixth elder brother to become a great treasure." Yuhu knelt beside her and persuaded her in a low voice, her mother is so kind, and she still misses Fu Heng.

Her mother didn't take the queen's life again, it was really benevolent.

The queen's son should not have been born. Her sixth elder brother was smart, so he lost his status as a descendant.

At this time, the wet nurse happened to bring the sixth elder brother in, and the nurse hugged the crying sixth elder brother with a puzzled expression, "Miss Yuhu, the sixth elder brother must be making trouble to find your mother."

Yuhu got up from the ground, and resumed the posture of a first-class court lady in front of the imperial concubine, took the sixth elder brother, waved her hand and said to the wet nurse: "Go down."

The nursing mother blessed her body and went out.

The jade pot hugged the crying sixth elder brother, handed it to the empress, and persuaded, "Your majesty, look at the sixth elder brother, you have to think about the sixth elder brother."

Concubine Chun held the crying sixth elder brother and coaxed him. The sixth elder brother was also smart and well-behaved, and stopped crying once he returned to Erniang's arms. Saying, "Yong..., Erniang will give you the best in this world."

Only then did Yuhu smile gratifiedly. This is the young lady of the Su family, and the master's painstaking cultivation of the young lady is not in vain. The Fucha siblings really missed her mother for ten years.

Now, she is worthy of the master's kindness to her family.

The queen lost another son, she must be physically and mentally exhausted, and she is not far away from death.

This post must belong to her empress, and it was not in vain for her to stay dormant for ten years. Seeing that her empress wholeheartedly treated the queen with all her heart, she finally seized this opportunity.

If in the past, the empress was in good health, had a son, and the empress had a heart for Fucha? Fu Heng, it would be bad to persuade her to deal with the empress.

现在

But what a godsend!

The two of them didn't know that at the curtain outside the hall, a small eunuch was bowing his head and listening to something, until there was no sound in the hall, he bowed and retreated out, walked out of the gate of Zhongcui Palace, and walked along the palace road to Concubine Xian's Yikun. away from the palace.

In the warm Yikun Palace, Concubine Xian is cutting the Biejiao Wanshui plum in the vase. The rose-red petals are overlapping and the fragrance is strong, unlike the fragrance of ordinary plum blossoms.

Hearing the little eunuch's report, Concubine Xian laughed and waved to Zhen'er who was waiting at the side. Zhen'er put the plum blossom branch in her hand, took out two gold ingots from her sleeve, and handed them to the little eunuch. "This is your mother's reward."

The little eunuch was overjoyed, kowtowed to thank him and went out.

Zhen'er handed Concubine Xian a flower, looked at the beautifully pruned plum blossoms in the blue-and-white plum vase, and couldn't help persuading: "Your Majesty, this flower has been pruned well enough."

In Concubine Xian's eyes, there was the gentleness of appreciating plum blossoms, and a satisfied smile crossed the corner of her mouth, "I don't want good things, but I look comfortable and comfortable."

"What the empress said is true," Zhen'er felt a chill in her heart, the empress had really changed, but if it hadn't been for the empress to change, she doesn't know what situation her empress would end up in the palace.

It's a pity that the queen's son is gone.

"Zhen'er," Concubine Xian called out suddenly, Zhen'er raised her head abruptly, and heard Concubine Xian say, "Hold this vase, and follow me to see Empress Empress, this plum fragrance will help empress to calm the pain of bereavement. "

"Yes," Zhen'er stepped forward and held up the vase, the plum blossoms were in full bloom.

When Concubine Xian crossed the snow-covered palace walls to Changchun Palace in a sedan chair, Qianlong was sitting by the bed with a frown, looking at the unconscious queen on the bed with concern.

Concubine Xian waved her hand, and bowed softly to Qianlong, she was very concerned and worried: "My concubine pays my respects to the emperor, I heard that the Changchun Palace is flooded, the seventh elder brother..."

Qianlong looked at the plainly dressed Concubine Xian, and felt that she was much more pleasing to the eye, and couldn't help but pour out the grief in his heart, "I have lost another son-in-law."

"Your Majesty, we are still looking for the murderer right now, who is so bold?" Concubine Xian also wept two tears, wiping her tears with a handkerchief to remind Qianlong.

The fact that Qianlong lost his beloved son made him furious, and he shouted, "Li Yu!"

"Your Majesty," Li Yu fell to the ground in shock, and simply knelt on the ground.

"Where are the people from the Nuan Pavilion in Changchun Palace?" Qianlong asked with a glare at him.

Li Yu hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the Punishment Division is already in the process of torturing, but they all agree that it was an accidental escape, and Fucha's guards are also watching."

"Take me to have a look!" Qianlong got up suddenly, walked out of the palace, turned back halfway and ordered, "Keep an eye on the queen, if something happens to the queen, I will take your heads!"

All the imperial physicians, court ladies and eunuchs in the first palace knelt down and held their breaths to obey.

Qianlong went to the Punishment Department in a sedan chair, and when he came out, his face was terribly dark. Under torture, no one would admit to arson, but a young eunuch committed suicide by biting his tongue.

Qianlong turned around and pointed at the chief eunuch and Fucha Fu Heng who were following him, pointing his finger to the ground, and said sharply, "Check it out! Check it out thoroughly! If you can't find out, I'll take your heads off!"

"Cha!" Followed by two voices in unison.

After tossing and tossing for a long time, as soon as Dongfang showed his fish belly, Qianlong thought it was the time to accept the congratulations of the ministers and meet the princes and princes of the feudal vassal. Palace."

"Thank you, Majesty Long En." Fu Heng's eyes were red from the wind and snow, and he bowed his head to thank him.

When Qianlong came back from his busy affairs, he immediately went back to Changchun Palace to guard the empress. There was a pile of memorials on the small table next to him. After guarding for a day and a night, the empress finally woke up. The words made Qianlong very worried.

The queen walked out of the hall barefoot, looked at the white curtains hanging in the hall, and suddenly pulled them down like crazy. Qianlong hugged her and comforted her, but the queen struggled to break free from the warm embrace.

The queen broke away from Qianlong's embrace, collapsed on the ground, and muttered to herself, "I'm going to find Yong Cong, where is Yong Cong?"

The appearance of the queen, lost the decency of the queen, just a mother without a child, looking like a madman.

"Queen! Queen!" Qianlong shouted in a hoarse voice, calling back her queen's reason.

The queen's eyes fell on Qianlong's handsome face, looking at the man she loved, her eyes filled with hatred, "It was you, it was you who made me lose Yong Cong! Give it back to me! Give it back to me!"

Qianlong's voice was calm and self-possessed, reminding the empress of the tragic fact, "He is already dead. Empress, Yong Cong has already left, take heart, don't lose your identity, and don't forget who you are."

"Who am I? Your Majesty, tell me, who am I?" The queen burst into tears with a sad expression.She shook off Qianlong's arms vigorously, and slowly got up, away from the emperor.

"You are my wife, the empress of the Qing Dynasty who is the mother of the world." Qianlong embraced the empress, held her arms, and emphasized her identity word by word, hoping that she would be sober and calm.

"Yes," the queen smiled wryly, with a sneer in her laughter, and threw Qianlong's embrace vigorously, dismissively, "I am the queen of the Qing Dynasty. Since the day I was conferred, I have served the queen mother, respected the emperor, and treated the emperor well. Concubine, be cautious. I am afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being criticized by the world, I am virtuous and virtuous, and I am afraid of being rejected by the emperor. I do not complain, I am not jealous, and I do not hate. I will protect my concubine for the emperor... ..."

Qianlong took a step forward, wanting to hug her and comfort her, but the queen refused with trembling hands.

There was infinite bitterness and sadness in the queen's voice, and she wanted to pour out all the pain she had suffered for Fujin and the queen in the past 20 years, "I even..." The queen's hands stroked her burning heart, "Treat their children as my own children , but Your Majesty, what have I got?"

There is infinite regret in the queen's voice, why should she be dignified?Why be so kind?As a result, her sons were killed one by one, and they could not die well!

"Yesterday, on New Year's Eve, the whole family was reunited, but I lost Yong Cong on this day. I gave birth to him with my life, and he is the most precious person in this world. Why?" The queen pushed away to get closer to her Qianlong pointed to his conscience and said, "I, Rongyin, have never done a single bad thing in my life. Why did I end up like this? Why the emperor?"

With tears in Qianlong's eyes, he held the Queen's cold hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "Queen, you are tired..." The Queen raised her head and laughed when she heard this, with a cry in her voice, and finally broke into a long cry. cry.

The queen cried twice, looked at Qianlong fiercely, and then turned into grief, "Your majesty, can't even you give the concubine an answer? You don't have an answer, do you?" The queen's voice gradually calmed down, "Then Just leave me alone!"

The queen threw Qianlong away and ran out of the hall, but was hugged by Qianlong, "Where are you going?"

The queen jumped and jumped, "You let me go! You let me..."

Qianlong put his arms around her waist, persuading her, "You need to rest, when you wake up, everything will be fine, everything will be fine!"

"I want to find Yong Cong, I want to find my son, I don't want to be a queen... I want to find my son..." The queen knelt on the ground, grasping Qianlong's arm with both hands, and shouted desperately.

"Rongyin,"

"You asked me to find Yong Cong, Your Majesty, you let me go, I don't want anything, let me go!" The queen struggled desperately, struggling to break free.

"Bring the rope," Qianlong roared, hugging the exhausted Rongyin.

The rope was delivered soon, Qianlong tied Rongyin with his own hands, put her on the bed, and stood by the bed to restore the noble and coldness of the emperor, "Rongyin, you are my queen, Aixinjueluo? Hongli You don’t have the right to be willful, let alone quit halfway. I don’t care if you are sick or crazy, you must keep in mind your responsibility.”

"Responsibility?" Fucha Rongyin trembled her lips, turned her face away from Hongli, "All I have left in my life is responsibility."

After a long time, when the sound of Hongli's footsteps moved away, Fucha Rongyin closed his eyes. After an unknown amount of time, a voice came from his ear, "Empress Empress."

Rong Yin opened his eyes and saw that it was Xitara Erqing, who was dressed gorgeously and had a proud expression. Erqing smiled, and her eyes were full of pride, "Empress, I really didn't expect you to lose another son. "

Er Qing rubbed her stomach and smiled, "But I was pregnant, it belonged to the emperor, on the day when the emperor was drunk and stayed in the Changchun Palace, it was really a blessing from heaven."

Seeing the queen's deathly expression, Erqing became even more arrogant, "This is to take revenge on your good brother. He has never consummated the marriage with me. Thinking of your brother like this makes me very happy!"

Erqing's eyes were vicious, "You dote on Wei Yingluo, and your younger brother also falls in love with Wei Yingluo! The law of heaven is unfair, and you will always have retribution!"

"Originally, I could become the emperor's concubine, but unfortunately I was stopped by Wei Yingluo's lowly maid, but now, I am pregnant with the emperor's heir, and I am Fu Heng's wife, what a reincarnation." Er Qing stroked her nails, her expression weary. , the queen still has an expression, really boring.

"Good queen, this is your end." Er Qing sighed slowly, left the inner hall after leaving a word.

The queen's expression froze for a long time before she called out to the outside of the hall, "Mingyu," Mingyu trotted in, the queen's expression was calm, "Relax, I want to eat the glutinous rice cake you made."

Mingyu hesitated, "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten a single drop of rice all day, so this servant will cook you a bowl of barley porridge."

The queen rubbed her arms and insisted: "I want to eat glutinous rice cakes."

Mingyu completely untied the rope for the empress, and happily agreed, no matter what to eat, the empress finally had a meal.

The queen watched Mingyu walk out of the hall. She was stunned for a while, then slowly walked out of the hall barefoot, and walked towards the turret not far away. The pure jasmine flowers in the flower bed had withered away. The sorrow of Seventh Brother's death.

The queen reached out and took off the hair ornament on her head, and abandoned everything. In the end, she was only dressed in white, relaxed and unencumbered.

Walking slowly towards the turret, the queen looked as sad as a lone wild goose in winter, and said softly: "In my life, I have made a lot of mistakes."

"By nature she doesn't like restraint, but she married into the royal family and became the empress of the Qing Dynasty."

"If you can be the empress of the Qing Dynasty in peace, you can be a model of the Six Palaces, but you are greedy for the love of your children and hope to get the emperor's love..."

"Mistakes again and again, the biggest mistake was giving birth to Yong Lian Yong Cong." Thinking of her child who died young, Rong Yin burst into tears, "As a mother, I can't protect you, you shouldn't devote yourself to Here I..."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," these three times I'm sorry, for the family, for the emperor, and for the children who died young.

Rongyin finally reached the turret, and the strong wind blew up her long hair and her white clothes. Rongyin smiled and cried, "I'm sorry, Yingluo, I can't wait for you to return to the palace...but you will be happy for me, because , I am no longer the queen, but Fucha? Rongyin!"

The sound fell in the wind, and Fucha Rongyin floated down in the night like a white bird.

The body is flying and falling like a light bird. Fucha Rongyin looked at the beautiful rivers and mountains outside the palace walls of the Forbidden City, and felt the breath of freedom for the first time. She was finally not trapped in the Forbidden City, this luxurious cage. up.

If there is an afterlife, she will never be a queen again, and never enter this Forbidden City again.