The concubine of Germany is as beautiful as a god [Qing wear]

"Concubine Yi is guarding over there, and she is also very anxious. I came to look for you, and I know you have the most ideas... Sister Defei, can you help me find a way? I know that it is inconvenient for you to be pregnant, but Yi and I There is really nothing I can do."

Concubine Hui's words were sincere, and she tried her best not to shed tears.

Arranging the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, in the eyes of everyone, is the trust of the emperor and the Empress Dowager, but only they themselves know the pain.

Just do it well, if something goes wrong, you will definitely be punished.Especially this time, the arrival of foreign envoys will make the emperor lose face, and some people must lose their heads.

I don't know who is so frenzied and would rather embarrass the emperor than frame them like this.

"Sister Hui Concubine, don't be in a hurry, let's talk as we go." Ma Guan naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, and if nothing else, she would be implicated in this matter.

When the emperor and the empress dowager get angry, it may not be easy for her to get pregnant.

"Okay, okay..." Concubine Hui stabilized her mind and led her to the House of Internal Affairs.

"How long is it until the fireworks are set off? Can we make ten of them within this period of time?" Ma Guan asked directly.

"There's only one and a half hours left, I'm afraid there's no way to make it out, otherwise I wouldn't be in such a hurry." Concubine Hui sighed softly, the most important thing now is time.

"Are there enough ingredients?"

"It should be enough. They were also afraid that there would be problems in the middle, so they prepared some more. Originally, they made [-] more as spares... Well, it would be great if they made more at that time."

Ma Juan nodded, ten fireworks doesn't sound like a lot, and if the raw materials are enough, maybe it can be produced in a hurry.However, the specifics will not be known until the scene.

Soon, the two arrived at their destination.

Concubine Yi rushed up to greet her, wiped her tears and said, "Sister Defei, I have to trouble you again."

"If you are polite, don't say it." Ma Guan patted the back of her hand, looked directly at the manager, and asked, "How long does it take to make ten fireworks?"

"Going back to your mother, it will take at least one day, and everyone has to work together." The steward broke out in a cold sweat, and when the day passed, the day lily would be cold.

Ma Quan asked: "If we add some more people, is two and a half hours enough? There should be quite a few people in the capital who can make fireworks."

The steward's eyes lit up, and he said, "If there are 20 more people, two and a half hours must be enough! I'm afraid it's too late to find someone..."

"You don't need to worry about this matter, I will handle it. Since you said it was too late, I will believe you once." After Ma Guan finished speaking, she winked at Concubine Hui.

Concubine Hui immediately promised: "I will definitely find twenty people within half an hour!"

"I believe in Sister Hui Concubine." Ma Guan nodded slightly, Concubine Hui was taken aback, and immediately went to make arrangements.

"But even so, it's too late, there's only one and a half hours left before the fireworks..." Concubine Yi was still anxious.

"Then procrastinate for another hour!" Ma Guan stared at Concubine Yi with firm eyes and asked, "If I ask my sister to collect nine hundred and ninety-nine Kongming lanterns, can my sister do it?"

"Kong Ming Lantern? It's not difficult. Every year during the Chinese New Year, people in the capital put it on, and there are quite a few people who sell the lanterns." Yi Fei's eyes lit up: "Are you going to use this to delay time?"

"Yes, but not only that, I have other plans."

"Then I'll ask someone to make Kongming lanterns now, make more, so as not to cause problems again."

Concubine Yi swept away her depression and went to arrange for people to go out of the palace to collect Kongming lanterns.

After Concubine Yi left, Ma Guan pondered for a while, and then told Yuan He: "Go and invite Nalan's bodyguard, and tell me that I have something to ask."

"Yes, ma'am." Yuan He didn't know why, but fortunately he never disobeyed orders, so he hurried to go.

"You..." Ma Guan looked at the steward.

The person in charge immediately saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the slave's surname is Lin."

"Well, Manager Lin, you should immediately ask someone to prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones. The paper needs to be very long. One foot long is best. Two sheets are needed."

"Your Majesty, do you want to write a pair?" Steward Lin was not stupid, so he thought of it right away.

Ma Guan nodded: "That's right, is there such a paper for writing birthday couplets?"

"Yes, this servant will let people prepare." Steward Lin was secretly excited, as expected, this concubine concubine had the best solution!

When Steward Lin came back, he personally held two long rolls of red paper, and the ink he prepared was bright yellow.Ma Quan didn't give special instructions on this matter before, and he was worried that the other party would be so stupid that he would write black and white ink.

After spreading out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Yuan He also brought Nalan Rongruo back.

Nalan Rongruo was also honored to attend the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet today, so he wore a brand new robe, making him even more handsome and elegant.

"I've seen Empress Defei, but I don't know why she is looking for servants to come here?" Nalan Rongruo still had a good impression of Ma Guan, but he still felt it was inappropriate to call him here suddenly.

"There is indeed one important matter. Today is the Empress Dowager's [-]th birthday, but there is a problem with the birthday celebration pair I prepared earlier. I want to ask Nalan's guards to write a new copy. I have already prepared the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I heard that Nalan's bodyguard is a great talent, and only you are the most suitable for this matter."

Ma Guan said half-truth, but in fact they hadn't prepared couplets at all before.

"This...slave is just a junior, I'm afraid it's not suitable..." Nalan Rongruo declined hesitantly.

"Nalan's guards are too modest. The emperor often praises your literary talent, your poems are widely circulated, and your calligraphy is also excellent. If you are not suitable, no one is suitable."

Ma Guan is helpless, it's not that there are no more powerful calligraphers in the capital, the problem is that there is no time to invite them, and now they can only find Nalan Rongruo.

Nalan Rongruo is well-known for his talent and is deeply favored by the emperor. Let him write the pair, and I believe the emperor and the empress dowager will not blame him.

"This……"

"Guard Nalan, please do me a favor. If something goes wrong with the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, it's fine for the palace to suffer, for fear of embarrassing the emperor... As you know, many foreign envoys have come here this time." Minister." Ma Guan could only use her trump card, she didn't believe that Nalan Rongruo didn't think about the emperor.

Nalan Rongruo frowned in thought, and after a while, he said, "Since that's the case, the slave will show his shame."

"I believe that Nalan's guards can do a good job." Ma Guan smiled and praised.

Nalan Rongruo's ears turned red, and he stood in front of the table.

He thought about it for a while, and then he picked up the pen and swiped away, only to see two lines of words written on two Zhang Xu long red papers:

The first couplet: Enjoy the age and longevity than the Nanshan pine

The second couplet: Celebrating prosperity and happiness is like the long flow of the East Sea (Note)

The handwriting is elegant and handsome, wide open and closed, which makes people's eyes shine.

The meaning of the couplet is better, more subtle than what Ma Guan imagined, she found the right person.

It took Nalan Rongruo a lot of energy to write this couplet. He looked exhausted, but his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Fortunately not humiliated."

"Nalan's guards are really talented, this pair will definitely become the most dazzling existence tonight..."

"Sister De Concubine..." Before Ma Quan could finish her boast, she was suddenly interrupted by a voice, it was Concubine Hui who hurried in, with a smile on her face.

But when she saw another man in the room, she stopped smiling and asked in surprise, "Guard Nalan? Why are you here?"

Although this is the House of Internal Affairs, and there are palace maids and eunuchs present, it's not too good for Concubine De to meet a foreigner, right?

"I have met Concubine Hui." Nalan Rongruo saluted respectfully.

Ma Quan smiled and said, "I invited Nalan's guards to come over and write the pair. Sister, come and see how well this pair is written."

Only then did Concubine Hui come to her senses, and she couldn't help but be surprised when she saw the two Zhang Xu long pairs: "This was written by Nalan's bodyguard? It is worthy of being known as the number one genius in the capital."

Speaking of which, she and Nalan Rongruo still have some relatives, but they entered the palace too early, so the relationship is not that close.

"Concubine Hui is absurd." Nalan Rongruo smiled politely.

Concubine Hui's attitude became much gentler, and after looking at the pair for a while, she asked: "Sister Concubine De intends to present this pair? But that's all, it can't be delayed for an hour."

"Don't worry, Concubine Hui, I've asked Sister Yifei to get Kongming Lanterns. When the time comes, hang this pair under the Kongming Lanterns. If you make a debut in this way, you will definitely win applause." Ma Guan explained with a smile. After saying a word, he asked again: "How is the sister?"

"So that's the case, you still have a lot of ideas. Don't worry, the people I sent have already left the palace, and they know where to find people who are good at making fireworks." Concubine Hui breathed a sigh of relief, and only hoped that there was still time.

After a while, Concubine Yi also came back: "I've sent people out of the palace to look for Kongming lanterns, but with such a large number, I'm afraid there may not be enough time to light them after I get them back."

"So we have to mobilize more people. Two sisters, I have to work hard for you to gather all the concubines, concubines, court ladies and eunuchs, and then light the Kongming lanterns together...Of course, those who have been grounded will not be used." Ma Yuyi Pointing to something, Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi looked at each other and nodded.

Everyone is not a fool, after the initial panic, they have calmed down.If you think about it carefully, you will know that this matter is probably done by the noble concubine. Only the noble concubine would be so bold and would do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit oneself.

So the two who had just returned went to the harem to be busy again. There were thousands of maids and eunuchs in the harem.

After another quarter of an hour, the troops sent by Concubine Hui finally returned, bringing back 23 masters who were proficient in making fireworks.These people usually make and sell fireworks for a living, so the team on Manager Lin's side just talked about it, and they were able to start making it.

Steward Lin made a special calculation and determined that it could be completed within the next two hours.

It took a little longer for Yifei's side, and it took nearly half an hour before the guards got back enough Kongming lanterns to fit the two large carriages.

It just so happened that the maids and eunuchs were also gathered together, and each sent one.

When the hour of Xu came, the Empress Dowager ended her birthday banquet and came to the front of the palace accompanied by the emperor.

Accompanied by concubines, elder brothers, princesses, as well as princes and ministers, foreign envoys and so on.

"Why don't you see Concubine De and Concubine Hui?" The Empress Dowager realized that none of the concubines were there.

Kangxi frowned slightly, remembering that he hadn't seen Ma Guan for a long time.

"Going back to the Empress Dowager, I heard that the empresses have prepared an extra session. I'm afraid they are busy at the moment." Liang Jiugong had good eyes and ears, and had heard some news a long time ago, but he did not tell Kangxi.

"Oh? These children are also interested." The Empress Dowager laughed happily.

At this moment, bright lights suddenly rose from not far away, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"It's a Kongming lantern." Someone exclaimed.

"Kongming Lantern! It's so beautiful!" Brother and the princesses cheered excitedly.

I saw more and more Kongming lanterns ascending to the sky, dotted with stars, making the night sky red and dazzling.

"Okay, okay." The Empress Dowager praised happily.

"There seems to be a note hanging under the Kongming Lantern, but it's a pity that I can't see what it is written on." Aunt Su Ma supported the Empress Dowager and looked up.

The empress dowager said with a smile: "It must be a congratulatory speech to the empress, this time concubines Hui are quite ingenious."

The Empress Dowager nodded in satisfaction: "This idea must have been conceived by Concubine De, she is the most clever."

Hearing the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager praised his woman, Kangxi also felt proud.

Looking behind him, the princes and ministers and foreign envoys were also admiring the thousands of Kongming lanterns in surprise, and Kangxi felt more at ease.

The flying speed of the Kongming lanterns was not fast, so it delayed a lot of time. When most of the Kongming lanterns were scattered in the darkness, when everyone thought it was time to set off fireworks, two more places lit up.

Different from the previous ones, this time the distance is closer, and the two Kongming lanterns are also bigger.After rising to a certain distance, a pair of handwriting spread out under the two Kongming lanterns at the same time. The handwriting was shining golden and dazzling, causing a sound of inhalation.

After the two characters are unfolded, the Kongming lantern is fixed, and there seems to be a rope pulling it underneath.

Kangxi raised his eyebrows and said: "I am happy to enjoy the longevity and longevity than the Nanshan pine, and to enjoy the prosperous times and blessings like the long stream of the East Sea. Good! Good match!"

Everyone immediately congratulated in unison: "The empress dowager is a thousand years old!"

"My dears, you're being polite...no courtesy, no courtesy." The Empress Dowager couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. The Kongming lantern was really novel.

"This word is somewhat familiar..." Kangxi frowned suspiciously.

"Back to the emperor, this pair was written by Nalan's bodyguards. Nalan's bodyguards are talented and admirable." Concubine Hui's voice suddenly sounded, answering everyone's doubts.

Kangxi nodded slightly, swept aside Nalan Rongruo, and said with a smile: "I just said that this word looks familiar, and there are few people in the world who have such attainments. It turns out that you wrote it, and you have a heart."

"The emperor's absurd praise, the slaves are terrified." Nalan Rongruo bowed his head and saluted. Seeing that everyone did not blame him, he was relieved from the bottom of his heart.

"This word is good, and the pair is also good. Your Majesty, you should reward Nalan's bodyguard." The Empress Dowager naturally recognized this young man with outstanding literary talents.

"The emperor's grandmother said so." Kangxi responded and immediately rewarded Nalan Rongruo.

Nalan Rongruo thanked him in a low-key manner, while Nalan Mingzhu happily stroked his beard. His son gave him a long face today.

"Where are Concubine De and Concubine Yi?" Kangxi then asked Concubine Hui.

"Back to the emperor, the two younger sisters are still busy, let the concubines come and take care of them first. Your majesty, this place is not suitable for viewing fireworks, how about going up to the pavilion?" Concubine Hui was sent here to delay the time, and they were the ones who went up the stairs. Negotiated speeches.

"That's true." Kangxi glanced at her, as if he had figured out something.

So they took everyone to another place, and they went back and forth again, which wasted a lot of time.

Upstairs, the view is indeed better, and the pair is even more conspicuous.

"Hey, why are these two Kongming lanterns still not moving?" Big brother suddenly asked curiously.

Concubine Hui smiled and said, "I'm holding it with a rope underneath. This birthday couple cannot be blown away by the wind."

"This pair of Zi Ai's family will keep it." The Empress Dowager said with a smile.

"Yes." Concubine Hui said quickly: "The concubine will ask someone to take down the pair in a while and send it to the emperor's grandmother."

Kangxi joked: "Nalan, even the emperor's grandmother wants to collect your calligraphy. I'm afraid your name as a talented man will spread even more widely."

"I made the emperor laugh." Nalan Rongruo smiled gently.

A discordant voice suddenly sounded: "It's almost the time of the day, why don't you set off the fireworks? It's not appropriate to let the emperor's grandmother wait and blow the cold wind?"

Concubine Hui glanced at Concubine Niu, a look of disgust flashed in her eyes, did Concubine Niu know something?Or did the fireworks make Pin Niu's people wet?

"Sister Niu is too impatient? If you want to watch the fireworks, you have to wait until the pair is put away. Otherwise, if the pair is burned, will you pay for it?"

"Elder Concubine Hui was joking. My younger sister is only thinking of the emperor's grandmother. According to the usual rules, the fireworks should be set off at Xu time. It's almost an hour late. Sister, is there something wrong with the fireworks?" Concubine Niu smiled but wasn't smiling. Looking at Concubine Hui carefully, everyone thought about it.

"What could be wrong with this? Sister Niu is worrying too much. Tonight, because of the opening of the Kongming lanterns, the time for setting off the fireworks is deliberately postponed. Sister Niu, I figured that the emperor's grandmother and the emperor have no objections, why do you have any objections?" gone?"

Concubine Hui's speech was also tingly, if it wasn't for Concubine Niu's loud rant, no one else would have cared about it.

Concubine Niu opened her mouth, seeing the emperor sweeping over, she immediately didn't dare to speak out.

"The time has come, set off the fireworks!" At this moment, a communication sounded not far away.

In an instant, a firework flew straight into the air, bursting into magnificent fireworks.

The pattern of the fireworks is red and yellow, which is very festive.One has just bloomed, and the other rises into the sky, making people dizzy.

Concubine Niu's complacency disappeared immediately, and her eyes were fixed on the sky. Could it be that she guessed wrong, and the fireworks were really all right?Then why did people suddenly ask people to make Kongming lanterns?

She was puzzled here, and in Chengqian Palace, the imperial concubine was even more puzzled, and she was also very angry.

"Didn't you say that the fireworks were wet and couldn't be set off? What's going on?" She stared at Yunxiu fiercely, almost out of anger.

Yunxiu was also dumbfounded, and it took her a long time to reply with trepidation: "Xiao Jiangzi said that he got wet, half of it got wet, and then he ran away in a hurry when he saw someone coming in. Logically, your mother said that there are not enough fireworks. ..."

"If it's not enough, Concubine De and the others dare to release it? Trash! They're all trash!" The imperial concubine was half-dead with anger. She was in a bad mood when she saw the sky full of Kongming lanterns before. The information she inquired before did not include Kongming lanterns.

Seeing the fireworks go up into the sky now, although it was an hour late, they did go up into the sky.

In this way, all her plans were in vain.

On the side, there were maids counting the number of fireworks, and when they were all set off, they found that there were exactly seventy fireworks.

"Your Majesty, no more, no less, exactly seventy..."

"Shut up, I need you to say it?!" These words clearly added fuel to the flames, and the noble concubine wanted to seal the mouth of the maid.

The noble concubine was frustrated on one side, but on the other side, Ma Guan, Yi Fei, Hui Fei and the others breathed a sigh of relief.The fireworks were successfully lifted into the sky, and the birthday party was over perfectly, so there was no need to worry anymore.

It wasn't until the Empress Dowager and the others returned to the Palace of Compassion and Ning that Ma Guan went to the Yonghe Palace, but when he reached the gate, he was blocked by a tall and straight figure.

"Your majesty, why are you here?" Ma Guan was inexplicably surprised, shouldn't the emperor go back to rest at this time?

"Come and see you, what did you do? Why did you come back at this time? You are so tired." Kangxi took out a handkerchief and wiped her face, there was actually black dust on one cheek.

Ma Guan smiled, led her to the apse, and said on the way: "I worried the emperor, but it's nothing. It's just that there is something wrong with the fireworks. I don't know who got wet. The concubine, the concubine Hui, and the concubine Yi Sister Concubine had no other choice, so she forcibly added a link, which was to put Kongming lanterns on."

"Fortunately, there is no such thing as a unparalleled road, and finally enough fireworks were produced at the last moment, and then they were set off. Fortunately, life was not disgraceful, and the emperor and empress dowager were not spoiled."

"Why didn't you tell me about this?" Kangxi frowned, just by listening to it, he could imagine the urgency of the situation, I'm afraid the three of them were very anxious. "You are still pregnant, so don't hold on when things happen."

"Thank you, the emperor, for your concern. It's just that this matter is special. The emperor entrusted this matter to the three concubines. If the concubines can't do well, wouldn't it be a disappointment to the emperor's trust? Besides, the emperor was accompanying the emperor at that time. How can the Queen Mother and the envoys of Fanbang tell you?"

"You, you are thinking too much about me." Kangxi felt distressed and pityed, and suddenly asked: "You said that the fireworks were soaked by someone, but who can you find out? You really dare to destroy the emperor's grandmother. Birthday banquet!"

"The situation was too urgent at that time, and the three concubines didn't have time to investigate it. We have to wait until tomorrow." Ma Guan had a guess, but he couldn't say it in front of the emperor.

She knew very well that it might not be easy to find out about this matter, because the person who made the fireworks happened to be having dinner at that time, and there was no one at the scene.I thought everything would be fine when the door was locked, but someone sneaked in instead.

When someone found out, the murderer had already wet nearly half of the fireworks, and ran away when he heard footsteps. He only knew that it was an eunuch...or someone wearing eunuch clothes.

"You guys have worked hard today. Let me handle this matter, and I will definitely catch the murderer behind the scenes." Kangxi was obviously angry. The murderer was not only cowardly, but also sinister and hateful.

If it really doesn't turn into fireworks today, it will definitely make the emperor's grandmother unhappy, and make him lose face in front of foreign envoys.

It's just that he couldn't understand the purpose of the other party's doing this. Could it be that the envoys of Fanbang did it, deliberately trying to embarrass him?

He looked at Ma Guan again, and suddenly thought of a possibility, could it be that there are some concubines who want to frame Concubine De?

Kangxi's doubts did not last long. On the morning of the second day, as soon as he sent the foreign envoys away, Liang Jiugong came to report in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, a corpse was found at the Beisan Institute. It turned out to be the father-in-law of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, named Xiao Jiangzi!"

The author has something to say: Note: I don’t know which rape flower master wrote this couplet, but I borrowed it...

Thanks to the pro who threw the grenade: Lucifer 1.

Thanks to the pro who cast mines: alianna1.

Thank you two dears, what's up (づ￣3￣)づ╭～