Changping, part of Gyeonggi Province, is geographically the north gate of Beijing. Because there are many hot springs here, it is called Xiaotang Mountain. The palace is built on the mountain. In the mist of the hot springs, the pavilions and pavilions are surrounded by smoke and clouds, like a fairyland.
.Because it is winter, rime hangs all over the branches, like jade sculptures carved from ice. It is crystal clear under the sunlight after the snow falls, and it is really beautiful.
At this time, it is also the season when red plum blossoms are blooming. In the ice and snow, red clouds are blooming, and the faint fragrance is floating. The red plums in front of you, covered with snow, have strong color and pleasant cold fragrance, are blooming in large areas outside the palace.
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The eunuch in charge of Xiaotangshan Palace knelt down and said: "Slave Jing Fulu wishes to greet your master. Your master Rong, this is a newly transplanted famous flower last year. Because the flowers are blooming red and festive, they are called Fushou Mei! And in the east they are blooming like pink.
Similar to Xia, there are Yulu Palace Pink and Xuehai Palace Pink, with cascading flowers in bloom. They are both the best among Palace Pink plums, and they are also very beautiful!"
Wen Xi nodded slightly: "The emperor has not been to Changping Palace for several years. The tunnels here are very well maintained!"
"Your Majesty, thank you! It's all the slaves' duty!" Jing Fulu hurriedly bowed with great respect.
Wen Xi added: "Walking all the way from the entrance of the palace, most of the plum blossoms are in bloom. It seems that there are many varieties."
Jing Fulu seemed to have been working as the eunuch in charge of the palace for some years. His speech and behavior were very appropriate, and he was respectful at all: "Your Majesty, you have a keen eye! The most planted thing in the palace is plum blossoms, with more than eighty species. I bathe in the back
There are also Taige Green Calyx and Money Green Calyx planted outside Dian Shu Qiong. The flowers bloom like jade and are now in buds! Many Jade Butterfly Plum, Qingzhi Jade Butterfly, Small Jade Butterfly, and Sanlun are planted in the Feifeng Pavilion area of the open-air hot spring.
There are twelve varieties of Jade Butterfly Plum, including Yudie, Huizhou White Jade Butterfly, Wuyang Yudie, Yutai Zhaoshui, and Subai Taige. They have white flowers and purple calyxes, and they bloom very happily!"
Jing Fulu spoke of his family's treasures, with a flattering tone in his tone. Unfortunately, it was already evening, the sun was setting in the west, and Wen Xi was a little tired. Jing Fulu was able to observe his words and said flatteringly: "My master, I'm afraid it's a carriage and a horse today."
I’m tired, Ganquan Palace has been tidied up early in the morning, and it’s just waiting for your noble master to move in!”
Mingquan Hall is a hard mountain top with yellow glazed tiles. The second entrance is to the courtyard. The main entrance faces south. In the courtyard, two large vats with colorful clouds and dragons are planted with tall Podocarpus pine trees. Their branches are ancient and elegant, and their needles are dense and vigorous, like layers of clouds and emerald green.
The shape is elegant. Red plum blossoms surround the room on the left and right sides of the main hall. It is the rich-colored thousand-petal cinnabar plum that blooms at the right time. The hall has been burned with red charcoal, and the warmth hits her face. Wen Xi is slightly surprised and says: "
Why is there red charcoal in this palace?"
Jing Fulu bowed and said, "It was the palace manager Liang who personally ordered it and sent someone to deliver it quickly!"
Wen Xi understood immediately, no wonder this Jing Fulu was so respectful and flattering. Liang Jiugong also expressed what Kangxi meant. If a concubine came to the palace alone, she would inevitably feel that she had fallen out of favor. This Jing Fulu had very sharp eyes.
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After giving the reward and sending Jing Fulu away, Wen Xi had no intention of taking an early rest. After dinner, she asked Song'er, Zhu'er, Qinglan and others to accompany them, and went to the nearest bathing hall to wash the Qiong room, shaded by green plum blossoms.
Below, I took the path and walked through the winding gravel road. I saw clouds and mist ahead, and it was like a fairyland. The green calyx of Taige's green plum dragged the green buds. It was dyed with crystal clear water drops in the mist, which was particularly special.
Exquisite and lovely.
In Shuqiong's room, the floor was paved with white marble, and auspicious cloud patterns were carved on the floor to prevent slipping. The hot air in the hall was so hot that Wenxi took off her thick clothes and put on goose-yellow pajamas embroidered with lotus flowers. With her bare feet, she stepped on the auspicious clouds.
, walked step by step to the bathtub.
The bathing pool is square, six feet long and wide. There are huge luan heads at the four corners spitting out warm spring water from the mouth. The bottom of the pool is paved with a huge stone, with a pattern of five luan and phoenixes facing the sun embossed on it. Put your feet in
The temperature in the hot spring water was just right. Wen Xi let out a long breath. In such a large hot spring pool, it would not be a problem for one person to take a bath, let alone one person.
Song'er and Zhu'er brought some petals, and Song'er said: "Master, the red plum blossoms are blooming most beautifully at the Hot Spring Palace. Eunuch Jing just sent someone to deliver the newly picked plum blossom petals today."
Wen Xi saw that the petals were still covered with snow and were gradually melting. Jing Fulu must have seen her coming to Shuqiong's room, so he hurriedly asked someone to pick plum blossoms and bring them to her. Seeing the plum blossoms, Wen Xi thought of plum blossoms.
Ermu, Yiermu has taken over her body, so where did Meier go?
She took off her pajamas, naked, and sank into the water. Wen Xi shook her head and didn't think about those things. Since I finally came to Xiaotangshan, I must take a good soak in the hot springs.
The fragrance of plum blossoms filled my nostrils, and I picked up a cup of almond cheese prepared nearby and ate it slowly. The chef in this palace was very skilled.
Zhu'er knelt down on the bank and said with a smile: "There is also a Kunqu opera troupe in this palace. If the master feels bored, he can summon him to sing a song."
Wen Xi pursed her lips and smiled softly: "You want to listen to the music yourself, right?!" Wen Xi will only feel drowsy when listening to the babbling opera. Please wait until one day when you have insomnia to call it over!
Song'er was beaming and said: "Not only that, there are also quite a few singing and dancing musicians! I heard from Eunuch Jing that there are some who can dance the Hu Xuan dance, some who can play the pipa, the konghou, and some who can play short string pieces???
Anyway, there are a lot of interesting things!”
"Hu Xuan Wu?" Wen Xi was really interested. Musicians and dancers were not allowed in the Forbidden City. At most, they had opera troupes singing lullaby-like tunes. The actors on the stage were all wearing heavy makeup. Look,
If you don't look like a human being, how can there be real singing and dancing?
"Yes, yes!" Song'er strongly recommended, "I have long heard that the Hu Xuan dance is very beautiful! Master, do you want to send it to them for them to dance?"
Wen Xi nodded and said, "Let Eunuch Jing prepare. We will have some bedtime entertainment when we return to Mingquan Palace."
It was already past Xu time when I returned to Mingquan Hall after taking a bath. The hall was brightly lit with candles. Jing Fulu arranged a total of eight dancers: they all wore the same fragrant bun with clouds close to the clouds, red plum hairpins on their hair, and colorful hair on their temples.
, wearing a uniform pomegranate red Liuxian skirt, with wide skirts and long sleeves that touch the floor. They all have delicate looks, especially the dancer who dances for the leader. Her face is as white as jade, her skin is as snowy, and her waist is as slender as a willow.
, when it spins and dances, its body is like flying snow.
Wen Xi Gao sat on the rosewood throne with hollow gold lacquered Luan and Phoenix patterns, watching their clothes flying. He carelessly touched the shallow carved cloud pattern on the armrest, lowered his head and took a sip of Biluochun.
Wen Xi was eating snacks while watching the singing and dancing. The strings and drums were playing, and the tune was particularly brisk and soothing. The dancer's skirts were like fluttering butterflies, her slender body was spinning as light as catkins, and her jade arms were relaxed,
The skirts are swaying. The dancers are all dancing barefoot. Suddenly the toes of their feet are crossed, their left hands are on their hips, their right hands are raised, and they start to spin like a top. During the rotation, the colorful ribbons all over the body are flowing, and the skirts are spinning into an arc. It is really a "return"
The wind is dancing like clouds in the sky."
Hu Xuannu, Hu Xuannu. Her heart responds to the strings and her hands respond to the drums. When the strings and drums sound, she raises her sleeves.
The snow is fluttering and dancing. It turns left and right without getting tired, and there is no end to it.
This Hu Xuan dance is a great test of human physical strength. When the dance ended, all the dancers were dripping with sweat, with a thin blush on their faces. The warmth was still lingering. It seemed that I came to the hot spring palace this time.
Where is this kind of fun in there?
At Wen Xi's signal, Song'er Zhu'er held up rewards and rewarded the eight Hu Xuan dancers, all of whom were five taels of plum blossoms and gold nudity. These dancers danced very hard, so Wen Xi was naturally not stingy with the rewards.
However, the dancers refused to accept the reward one by one, and fell to their knees one by one. The leading dancer kowtowed and said: "Slaves dare not accept the reward from the imperial concubine!"
Wen Xi was slightly surprised. The dancer's salary was meager. She must have five taels of gold. If converted into silver, it would be fifty taels. It was not a small amount for them. They all refused? There must be other reasons. Wen Xi
Xi was in a good mood, so she was naturally willing to ask further, and said with great interest: "You don't want a reward? What do you want?"
The leading dancer bit her red lips and said: "My Lady, please save the slaves! The nobles in the palace have not come to the palace for several years, so there is no need for us singers and dancers to keep them. Eunuch Jing said that we will be here next year."
We will reward you at Prince Chun’s Mansion!”
Prince Chun was Kangxi's younger brother Longxi, the seventh son of Shunzhi. It was said that he was an extremely romantic person. He did not like government affairs and only held the title of assistant leader. Longxi loved singing and dancing the most, and there were many people in the mansion.
There are singers and dancers, who prefer to escort the singers and dancers with the noble sons of the court, and even like to escort concubines with others. It is no wonder that these dancers are as afraid as tigers. At most, they will not receive much attention in the palace.
, it has become a casual gift for others!
Wen Xi supported her chin and said, "There's not much difference between dancing in the palace and dancing in the palace."
The leading dancer kowtowed deeply, took out a brocade box from her sleeve and said, "I have no treasures, but I am willing to offer this to the empress."
Wen Xi became curious and motioned to Song'er to take it. The brocade box was just an ordinary long cyan box with a pea-green silk ribbon on it. Song'er opened it casually, and the refreshing fragrance inside immediately came out. Wen Xi
Xi took out the three-inch long jade slip among them, and suddenly felt that the fragrance became more and more astonishing.
The lead dancer said very respectfully: "This thing is fragrant jade, which was passed down from the ancestors before the slaves sold themselves. It is said to be the fragrant jade auspicious cloud pattern jade slip left by the immortal. Its fragrance will last for hundreds of years. If you wear it with you, it will make your skin fragrant.
I am a humble servant and dare not steal this thing. It is just suitable for a noble person like this empress."
Wen Xi smiled, legendary treasures like fragrant jade are indeed rare, but the skin is fragrant. Taking the snow lotus in the space can also make the skin have a light and elegant fragrance. For Wen Xi, this is not too exciting.
Treasure. He was about to refuse, but he glanced at the jade slip with his mental power. His face suddenly changed color, and he couldn't help but become excited. His fingertips were a little trembling. He took a deep breath and pressed warmly.
I suppressed the excitement in my heart and said slowly: "It is indeed a good thing." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)