Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

After the public trial by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, except for the Xiaochao meeting, the emperor did not talk to Hongzhou alone, and Hongzhou felt very uneasy.On this day, he finally went to the emperor's study in the Palace of Mental Cultivation by himself.The emperor asked Li Yu to tell him to go in. After he went in, he found that Omida was kneeling inside. The emperor motioned him to stand aside, and continued to say to Omida: I have said many times that the full eight banners should not form a party, and the eight banners of the Han Dynasty You and the rest of the Eight Banners are looking at you. I think you are honest. You told me all these things. The letter of repentance is indeed remorseful. The investigation results and the fact that there is no collusion with Yalhashan, so I will give you a light sentence and punish you. With a salary of one year, he will continue to serve in the Ministry of punishment and serve the court.

Amida quickly kowtowed and said: Thank you Lord Long En!The servant respectfully abides by the imperial edict, and must serve the imperial court well!Before Amida went down, he took a look at Hongzhou, and Hongzhou knew what to do, so he glanced at him.

The emperor said gently: "You came to see me, what's the matter?"Hong Zhou looked at Li Yu who was beside the emperor, and the emperor said: "Li Yu, go down, I'm talking to the two brothers, the prince, so don't let anyone disturb you."Li Yu went out in response.

Hong Zhou then knelt down and said: "Brother Huang, Hong Zhou should come to plead guilty to Brother Huang about Yerhashan's matter."The emperor said: "What is your crime?"Hong Zhou said: "Yarhashan just entered the Military Aircraft Department not long ago, and he wanted to make meritorious service. He came to find his younger brother, and his younger brother told him to consider sharing Huo Jizhan's worries for the emperor. Unexpectedly, he was ineffective and let Huo Jizhan escape. , but the younger brother never ordered him to connive at Huo Jizhan's kidnapping of Fu Heng's family, that was all done by him alone.Later he was afraid and came to ask his younger brother to speak for him. It happened that the guard of the mosque also wanted to join me. He told his younger brother about Fu Heng and Concubine Rong. Telling the emperor about this in private may have a chance, but I didn't expect him to make it public in the hall of the Ministry of Punishment, let alone that it was actually arranged by the emperor.

The emperor looked at him for a long time, and said: Hong Zhou, you let me down very much!First, I have said many times that you and Fu Heng should be of the same heart, even if you are not in the same heart, don’t hold each other back. The heart of the party is nothing more than old men having fun together, but what will people outside think?Yalhashan, Amida is your guest, right?Otherwise, how would you know what happened in the Ministry of Criminal Justice?Both of them admitted it themselves!Don't deny it either.

Hong Zhou said: "Brother Emperor, since you know everything, you still believe what Yalhashan said. He is jealous of Fu Heng himself. He stabbed a big case and wanted to drag people into the water so that he could get away with it, so he framed his ministers." younger brother.The emperor said: Yalhashan dragged you into the water?Then why doesn't he drag others?Hong Zhou, I have dealt with that guard, and I did it all for you.He voted for you?Why did he vote for you all by himself?You really don’t refuse anyone, Manchus, Han Chinese, Tibetans, Koreans, Semu people, now it’s even better, and Hui people are added, you have everything you want!

Hong Zhou said: "Brother Huang, except for my brothers and men, the rest of them are just diners. The ministers are busy with official duties, so they only eat and drink when they have free time, and watch songs and dances to relieve fatigue. Didn't you, Brother Huang, go there too?"The Huiren guard happened to see Fu Heng himself, but he was not bribed and ordered by his younger brother. He reported the matter to the younger brother's mansion.The emperor stared at him, Hong Zhou hurriedly said: Don't worry, brother emperor, all the people in my mansion who knew about this matter have been dealt with by my younger brother, there are four or five people in total, this matter will never be leaked.

The emperor jumped in the face, closed his eyes, and said: Hong Zhou, look at what you have done!Because of something that happened out of nothing, a few people were killed casually!Hong Zhou thought to himself: You say me?You don't know how many people you kill every day!In his mouth, he said: Brother Huang, who knew that you were making arrangements behind the scenes!Why are you secretly interrogating Huo Jizhan!Just kill it!How can you indulge your favorite concubine to meet your old lover!The emperor was furious: Hong Zhou!

Hong Zhou hurriedly kowtowed and said, "It's my brother's disrespect!"But as a daughter, even if she was born as beautiful as a fairy, can the emperor break all the rules for her? !Isn't the imperial brother's harem taking into account the forces of all clans and families?Originally, brother emperor, you are arbitrary, and the younger brother should not comment on it, but the younger brother is also thinking of the emperor's brother and the society!The emperor was silent for a while, and said: Then according to you, what should we do?

Hong Zhou raised his head and said: "Brother Huang, it's always wrong to favor only one person."The emperor looked at him and said, "I have my own ideas about my family affairs. Go back and think about what I said to you just now, so that you can restrain yourself."Hong Zhou smiled and said: Yes, Brother Huang.But if you want to talk about beauties, I have heard that the saints in Tibet are beautiful and mysterious, but they are by no means inferior to Hui girls!The emperor was furious and said: Ridiculous!Hong Zhou kowtowed again: "Yes, yes, my brother is ridiculous. All saints must remain virgins. My brother just found it interesting...

Hong Zhou hurriedly left, Li Yu turned into the hall, and several booklets flew towards him, hitting him in the face, only to hear the emperor say angrily: Good job Hong Zhou!Li Yu didn't understand, so he hurriedly picked up the scattered folders on the ground, and said, "Long Live Lord, Fifth Master has such an absurd temper, and sometimes speaks unreliably, so why did he make you angry?"The emperor sneered, and said: You heard what Shen Bi said that day, right?Li Yu thought for a while, but couldn't think of anything, and asked: What are you talking about?Oops, Concubine Rong and the emperor have talked a lot, how can this servant remember so much!Long live, how about you remind the servant?The emperor didn't speak, just looked outside the palace.

Li Yu looked back, but there was no one there, so he couldn't figure it out, so he turned his head. When he turned his head, he suddenly remembered the words "he Prince" that Concubine Rong said that day, and was shocked in his heart, so he looked at the emperor. , the emperor stared at the outside of the palace with cold eyes, Li Yu didn't dare to show his anger, and said for a long time: "The slave doesn't look like it, how can the prince treat the concubine Rong, how dare he... The emperor suddenly interrupted him: He is for another person in my harem.Li Yu fell down in fright, and wailed in his heart: "Prince He, please ask for blessings!"The slave really can't save you.

At the same moment, in Chengqian Palace, Empress Nala was teasing the newly acquired red parrot, smiling like a flower.Zhen'er said: "Madam, why are you still happy?"Nala said: "How handsome is this parrot!"Zhen'er said: According to the news this morning, Lord Yaerhashan just changed his sentence to a decisive decision!Nala smiled and said: As long as you have nothing to do with the prince, it will be fine!This idiot Yalhashan, I think he died too slowly!Zhen'er said: But the emperor is too protective of Wei Yingluo!What she was carrying was the son of the Fucha family.

Nala said, "How do you know it's your son?"Zhen'er said: "Whether it's a man or a woman, it's not the emperor's anyway. Why did the emperor kill the military minister for this woman!"Nala snorted and said: Who said the emperor is for her?Zhen'er said: "Who is the emperor for?"Nala said with a smile: "Fool, he is for the prince."Zhen'er was surprised and said: What?Nala said: "Go ahead, it's better that you don't know about these things."

Zhen'er went back to her room, Yuan Chunwang lay on the bed and looked at her with a smile.Zhen'er put the golden naked child she had just obtained into her purse, and said: "The empress doesn't even know that you tipped the emperor about the guard of the mosque. Are you trying to harm the empress?"Yuan Chunwang pursed his lips and said helplessly: How many times have I told you that I am for the empress.

Zhen'er said: But I still don't understand, you asked me to show you the letter from the empress and the prince, knowing that the guard was bought by the prince to get rid of Concubine Rong for the empress, yet you went to destroy it.As a result, Concubine Rong was not removed, and Master Fu Heng was fine.What on earth are you thinking?Yuan Chunwang said: "I told you earlier, about Concubine Rong, the empress can't act rashly, behind her is the emperor!"Do you think that with the testimony of a guard, you can bring down Concubine Rong and Fu Heng?It's just a fool's dream.Zhen'er said: Concubine Rong and Master Fu Heng are both like that, the emperor still doesn't believe it?

Yuan Chunwang snorted, and said: Whether he believes it or not, he will not just kill Concubine Rong and Fu Heng. These two people, one is his favorite concubine, and the other is his confidant, an important military minister. If a person is convicted because of this matter, it means that the two of them have an affair, what will he do as the emperor?What would others think of him?Moreover, what should we do when we return to the Ministry?Is Concubine Rong just Concubine Rong?Zhen'er said: You mean the emperor doesn't care about wearing a cuckold?Yuan Chunwang closed his eyes, sighed, and said, "Why don't you understand? It's absolutely impossible to frame Fu Heng. What he likes is Wei Yingluo. The emperor gave Wei Yingluo to him for this reason. Now Wei Yingluo still has it." How could he have an affair with Concubine Rong?The emperor understands better than anyone else.

Zhen'er said: But didn't you also say that Concubine Rong was really beautiful, didn't you see that all the men looked like her when they saw her?Yuan Chunwang said in a low voice: You won't understand, Fu Heng is not the emperor, and neither am I.Zhen'er said: "What?"Yuan Chunwang smiled and said: I mean, don't I also look down on her?Jane smiled sweetly.Yuan Chunwang continued: So no matter whether I deliver the secret report or not, Concubine Rong and Fu Heng will be fine.Zhen'er said: "Then what are you doing all this time?"Yuan Chunwang said: "For your empress!"The emperor must know by now that the secret report was sent by the empress.The emperor understood, empress, she was only thinking of the emperor.

Zhen'er said: "But why didn't you tell your mother?"Yuan Chunwang said: Tell your empress?How much she wanted to put Concubine Rong and Wei Yingluo Fu Heng to death, how could she give up such an opportunity.But in the end, she couldn't defeat anyone, because it was the emperor who was fighting her.Zhen'er said: But I still don't understand, what good is it for the empress now?It's no different from before!

Yuan Chunwang said: Of course, Fu Heng brought Concubine Rong to meet Huo Jizhan without authorization because he had a good relationship with Wei Yingluo and Concubine Rong. As a result, the incident happened, and the emperor had a second thorn in Fu Heng's heart, because Concubine Rong was the same. His favorite concubine, although he knew that Fu Heng and Concubine Rong were fine, so the Fucha family had to keep a distance from Concubine Rong and alienate Concubine Rong, and Concubine Rong also suffered a disastrous decline in the Emperor's heart because of Huo Jizhan and Fu Heng's affairs. It will be easier for the Empress to deal with Concubine Rong.Zhen'er said: I understand.But the empress didn't know, she said that the emperor killed Yaerhashan to be with the prince, I really don't understand this, Yaerhashan belongs to the empress.

Yuan Chunwang smiled and said: If you don't kill Yaerhashan and that guard, you will be inseparable from the prince and become his handle. Maybe someday someone will make a fuss again. Kill the two, and the prince will be saved. No future troubles.The empress knows that the emperor loves her brothers, so she hinted that she and the prince took over Yalhashan, and the prince was fine because the emperor protected him, which means that the emperor also thinks that the prince is the mastermind behind it, so the empress is safe?Zhen'er said: "That's how it is."Yuan Chunwang said: "And the secret report I sent made the emperor trust your empress even more. Just wait and see, the emperor will come to Chengqian Palace soon."

Zhen'er said: "Thank God, Yalhashan didn't touch our empress."Yuan Chunwang said: "If my guess is right, if he really dares to do that, his son will be dead before he dies."Zhen'er was taken aback, and looked at Yuan Chunwang, who nodded solemnly.Then a little eunuch said outside the house: Director Yuan, the emperor is here, you and Miss Zhen'er should go to the front to wait on you!Zhen'er opened her eyes wide and looked at Yuan Chunwang, full of pride and joy, Yuan Chunwang jumped up from the bed, and said with a smile: "Why don't the empress thank us both?"Said he took her and walked out.

After the emperor took Li Yu away, Nala's face turned serious, and said to Yuan Chunwang and Zhen'er: Kneel down!Zhen'er was taken aback, but Yuan Chunwang looked calm.Nala said: "You two are so courageous, how dare you read my letter and make decisions for me?" !Zhen'er hurriedly said: Madam, this is because the slave is worried about the empress and the prince, but the slave is illiterate, so he showed it to Yuan Chunwang. He wants to help the empress, and we all want to help the empress!Nala looked at Yuan Chunwang, and Yuan Chunwang also looked at her.After a while, Nala said: "Mr. Yuan, what do you think I should do with you?"

Yuan Chunwang said in a calm and unhurried manner: Your Majesty will reward the slaves heavily.Nalashi looked at him again, and after a while, smiled, and said: "I'm not going to be an example, you guys get up."Zhen'er heaved a sigh of relief, and after the two got up, Nala said with a smile: "Zhen'er, you have contributed the most this time!"Zhen'er blushed, and said, "Thank you, ma'am, it's all Yuan Chunwang's idea, he's all for your majesty's sake!"

Nala asked: Manager Yuan, what reward do you want?Yuan Chunwang knelt down again and said, "Your Majesty has already given the slave's reward, and the slave doesn't need anything else."Talking and looking at Zhen'er, Zhen'er was very sweet in her heart, and she pursed her lips and smiled.Nalashi also smiled and said, "Okay, get up."After Zhen'er got up, seeing her expression, she said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has always had your Majesty in his heart. After disposing of Huo Jizhan, he accompanied your Majesty back to Liaodong's ancestral hometown of Huifa Ancient City to worship the ancestors. What kind of grace is this?"The Forbidden City never existed!Moreover, the empress is pregnant again, and when her elder brother is born, the empress will add another son for the emperor, and the harem will still belong to the empress!Yuan Chunwang said from the side: What is this talking about?When did this harem not belong to the empress?Zhen'er hurriedly said: Yes, the slave is wrong!As he spoke, he knelt down.

Nala stopped her with a smile and said: "Okay, okay."I thought to myself: I had this child with the emperor during the Chinese New Year, and before he took Concubine Rong to Yuanmingyuan, the emperor actually treated me very well.However, because of the many events in the first month, Elder Brother Thirteen... This month's monthly event is in the future, and I also forgot that it was discovered when the imperial doctor asked for the monthly pulse.That was after Huo Jizhan was arrested. After the imperial hospital reported it to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the emperor was very happy, and immediately ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send the reward to Chengqian Palace.I also remembered what the emperor said after the thirteenth brother, "Shushen, you are still young, we will have children"... Today he personally talked about going to worship the ancestors. Reporting the letter to the emperor, in fact, at that time, when his father Naerbu died, he gave himself old clothes, although several years had passed, he never forgot, and Concubine Rong was finished, and he was extremely happy.He said in his mouth: Do you know it's elder brother?

Zhen'er said: "Your Majesty gave birth to two elder brothers in succession. They are definitely suitable for men. Even Princess is better than those who can't give birth to anything!"Nala knew it well, but he didn't say anything, and said with a smile: Don't talk nonsense!Zhen Er said: Yes!But the servant is right, that one has been here for almost a year, and the emperor is still with her all day long!

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[Historical origin] Emperors and empresses worship ancestors.On Yinshi on April 17th in the 1752th year of Qianlong (25), the 18th elder brother Yongzheng was born, and on Yinshi on June 1753rd in the 23th year of Qianlong (19), the empress gave birth to the five daughters of the emperor.In May of the 20th year of Qianlong, [Emperor Qianlong and Empress Nala went to Huifa Ancient City (now Huinan County, Tonghua City, Jilin Province)], where the Empress's ancestral home was, and left several poems here.On April 1755, Youshi, the 22th year of Qianlong (20), the fifth daughter of the emperor died; on December 1755, the 21th year of Qianlong (22), Yongjing, the emperor's thirteenth son, was born.On July 1757, the 24nd year of Qianlong (21), Yongjing, the thirteenth son of the emperor, died young.In the novel, for the sake of the plot, some subsequent major event years were adjusted, and the ancestor worship was included in the [-]st year of Qianlong in this section.