The Legend of Zhen Huan: Year after year, we share the spring breeze

The Old Summer Palace is located in the western suburbs of Beijing. Construction began during the reign of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, the royal family also took a fancy to this Feng Shui treasure land and began to build gardens on a large scale.

In the 46th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the late emperor bestowed the Old Summer Palace on Yinzhen, who was still a Beile.

Before Yongzheng ascended the throne, he would go there to stay for a while every year.

The Empress inquired, "The Old Summer Palace is always ready. Your Majesty can leave at any time. It's easy to go, but there are not many concubines accompanying you. Which ones does Your Majesty want to go with you?"

"Needless to say, the biological mothers of these princes and princesses will naturally have to take care of their daily lives, and Jingpin can be called upon as well."

This statement included the three people present, and they all bowed to express their gratitude.

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang looked at each other without saying anything.

"Concubine Duan is the weakest, and Concubine Wen is often sick. It may not be appropriate for them to recuperate in the palace. Let them go together." The queen is virtuous and kind and loves the six palaces.

"Of course." These were all minor matters, and Yongzheng would not offend the Queen.

Seeing that Yongzheng was in a good mood, the Empress suggested, "Then why not leave Concubine Hua to look after the remaining concubines in the Forbidden City?"

Although the Empress Dowager ordered the handling of the Lipin incident and took away Hua Fei's power to assist in the management of the six palaces, Yongzheng also heard the rumors. In addition, he and Zhen Huan were in love at the time, so he treated Hua Fei coldly for a while. Hua Fei had not seen the Emperor for a long time.

Cao Qinmo casually took off the golden hairpin on her head and handed it to Wen Yi, and Yongzheng was immediately attracted to it.

"This hairpin looks familiar. Is it the one I gave to Concubine Hua?"

This red gold hairpin was given to him by Emperor Yongzheng himself when he was in the Qiandi Palace.

"Yes, every time Concubine Hua wears this hairpin, the princess will laugh, so Concubine Hua gave it to me to amuse the princess."

Seeing his daughter's eyes moving back and forth with the hairpin, Yongzheng was very happy and waved his hand, "Hua Fei will go too."

"Yes."

It is round and divine, representing the time of a gentleman; it is bright and all-encompassing, representing the wisdom of a sage. This is the Old Summer Palace.

The park has a large number of imitations of many famous gardens and scenic spots from all over China, especially those in the south of the Yangtze River. The main building types include palaces, halls, pavilions, terraces, towers, pavilions, terraces, corridors, pavilions, rooms, houses, boats, halls, bridges, gates, walls, towers, as well as temples, Taoist temples, villages, markets, etc. The landscaping is mostly based on water, so it is very comfortable to live in in the summer.

An Lingrong was very excited for several days because she had the opportunity to see this garden of gardens that had not been destroyed by war.

According to ancestral customs, they usually set out before June and return to the palace in September.

On May 18th, the gates of the Forbidden City were wide open.

With flags flying and canopies shining, officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners led the way, followed closely by the honor guard. Yongzheng and the people from the harem sat in the carriage and marched out of the Forbidden City in a grand procession.

In just half a day, the emperor arrived at the Old Summer Palace.

The emperor and empress have already allocated accommodation for several people.

According to previous custom, Yongzheng lived in the Qinzheng Palace, and the empress lived in the Louyue Kaiyun Pavilion, which was closer to the emperor. Concubine Hua first met Yongzheng in the Qingliang Palace and asked to live there. Zhen Huan was favored by the emperor, so the emperor let her live in the Bitong Academy, which was quite close to the Qinzheng Palace. Shen Meiyu lived in the Xianyue Pavilion. As for An Lingrong, the empress casually ordered her to live in Shangxia Tianguang.

The Upper and Lower Tianguang Pavilions are located in the northwest of Houhu Lake. They are two-story buildings. Climbing the towers, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake. They are built to imitate the upper and lower skylights in "Yueyang Tower", which are boundless and blue.

When An Lingrong came out of the carriage, she was dizzy and her steps were unsteady. Because of her low status, she was only given a small and cramped carriage with only a small window for ventilation. The wheels of the carriage were made of wood and had no shock absorption function, so it swayed all the way. Even if she showed signs of motion sickness, she could not stop to rest.

Fortunately, the queen was kind and had already told everyone to return to their residences without paying their respects.

Su Ye saw that his mistress's face was flushed and she was weak all over, and thought to himself that something was wrong. After taking her pulse, he found out that she had suffered from heatstroke. He put An Lingrong on the bed and quickly asked Xiao Luzi to call the imperial physician.

After the imperial physician made a diagnosis, he took out a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi ointment and gave it to Su Ye, asking her to dissolve it in warm water and feed it to An Lingrong.

Due to the weather, many people suffered from heatstroke, and the Imperial Hospital prepared a lot of ointments.

After being fed a mouthful of spicy and slightly bitter medicine, An Lingrong forced herself to swallow it, but was irritated by the taste and vomited. After finally feeding her a lot, An Lingrong was sweating profusely and was physically and mentally exhausted. After Su Ye helped her change into pajamas, she fell into a light sleep.

An Lingrong had just woken up and opened her eyes to speak when Shen Meizhuang sat up and touched her forehead. "It's okay, you don't have a fever. Are you hungry?"

Lazily leaning against Shen Meizhuang, inhaling the faint scent of osmanthus hair cream on her body, An Lingrong felt much more at ease: "Sister, why are you here?"

"I heard you were ill, so I couldn't sit still any longer. Huan'er is here too. She was just summoned to the Qinzheng Palace by the Emperor." Shen Meizhuang sighed, "You are so weak. Didn't you take the tonic I gave you?"

An Lingrong nodded vigorously, "I ate it, I ate it. I'm so tired now. It makes me sick just looking at it."

Shen Meizhuang smiled gently and called Su Ye over: "Go and bring the chicken porridge."

After a while, Su Ye brought a pot of steaming chicken congee in a clay pot. Shen Meizhuang filled a bowl and handed it to her, "The imperial physician said that we should eat a light diet."

Smelling the fragrant shredded chicken porridge, An Lingrong's stomach growled uncontrollably. After drinking two bowls, she felt alive again. She looked at the Western clock and it was almost eleven o'clock!

An Lingrong was already well rested, and Shen Meizhuang was no longer sleepy. She mentioned something to her: "Wen Yi's first birthday is coming soon. The Emperor said that even though we are in the temporary palace, we still have to celebrate it in a grand manner."

This birthday party is Zhen Huan's home turf, so An Lingrong doesn't need to worry about it.

"The emperor likes children." He especially likes other people's children.

"Alas, in this palace, if you don't have an heir, your position is ultimately unstable. Just look at Concubine Hua. Even though she wields power over all the six palaces, without an heir, her power is gone in an instant.

Even if the Emperor dislikes Concubine Qi, he has to talk to her often for the sake of the Third Prince. Although Concubine Cao and Concubine Xin are daughters, the Emperor loves them just as much. As long as he cares about the children, he will definitely take care of their biological mother. Otherwise, the Emperor will lose interest and put them aside."