In February of the 29th year of Kangxi's reign, Wen Xi wore a winter auspicious crown, a sea dragon leather hat brim, an east bead on the crown, and a leather collar with a golden satin embroidered cloud and golden dragon eight regiments of winter dragon robes. Kangxi personally took him back to the Forbidden City.
Outside the Taihe Gate, all the princes above the tenth prince, the fifth princess Qi Buchen and above, and all the concubines above the nobles are here to greet them. Naturally, logically, when Wen Xi returns to the palace, there should not be such a kneeling greeting, but
Kangxi also went with him, which was the etiquette for welcoming the emperor.
In February, the weather was a little cold. The concubines were getting older, especially the fourth concubine. There were many newcomers among the nobles. The princes had all grown taller, but their original appearance could still be seen. There was a gentle look on their faces.
With a faint smile, he took half a step behind Kangxi and walked down the imperial palace.
After Kangxi said something, the prince, princess, and concubines all stood up. Kangxi raised his voice and said: "In the past, the imperial concubine was overly sad because of the death of the empress dowager, so she stayed in the palace to recuperate for four years. Now that she has recovered, she should be welcomed back to the palace!"
The canonization ceremony will be officially held on the fifth day of next month."
The weather was fine, and the golden clouds above Jin Yue shone in the sun, blowing the bright yellow hanging ribbons on Jin Yue. Wen Xi just smiled and said nothing, and Yu Ludai followed her quietly.
Side of body.
After Kangxi finished admonishing, he looked back and said: "Now that we have returned to the palace, we will go to Cining Palace to pay tribute to the Queen Mother later."
Wen Xi nodded and said: "I will keep this in mind." After saying that, her eyes fell on Kangxi's row of sons. The leader was naturally the prince, not the eldest elder brother.
Ten, missing the sixth brother who died in infancy, there are nine people in total.
Her gentle gaze fell on Cheng Fei Dai Jia, who seemed a bit older. It was common sense. She smiled and said: "I heard from the emperor that the seventh prince can walk without any problems. It seems that Cheng Fei has taken good care of him for many years."
Concubine Cheng smiled and nodded, "It's all thanks to the blessings of the imperial concubine."
Wen Xi looked at the prince, who was the head of the princes. He wore a sable crown, decorated with red weft, with three layers of dragons on top, and decorated with thirteen east beads. There was a ruby on his head, and it was lined with red gauze and silk, with azurite pieces and gold edges.
The prince wears a golden five-clawed eight-tuple dragon auspicious suit, which is only one less than Kangxi's nine-tuple dragon. The collar and clothes are all made of sable, and the sleeves are made of smoked sable. The embroidery on the front and back of the shoulders is a dragon.
One for each, the folds are six rows of dragons. There are five-color clouds in the middle, and the eight treasures are flat water at the bottom. There is a string of east beads and beads, which are different from the coral or beeswax beads of the princes. But today only the prince wears auspicious clothes, and the others
The elder brother wears regular clothes. The concubine and the concubine wear auspicious clothes to greet them.
Yinreng is only seventeen years old, and his height is already the same as that of an adult. Wenxi can only reach the same height by stepping on the bottom of a flowerpot three inches tall. Wenxi smiled slightly and said: "The prince is much different than before."
Yinreng smiled, bowed his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, my mother is well."
If Wen Xi is a noble concubine, she needs to repay the gift to the prince. If she is an imperial concubine, she can accept it peacefully. Wen Xi nodded slightly and returned half of the gift, then said slowly: "Prince, how are you doing?"
"Everything is well with my son," Yinreng said.
Son?! Wen Xi was really a little depressed after hearing this. After all, she was a few years older than Yin Reng. The prince was seventeen, and she was twenty-four. She was only seven years older than him. But she had to recognize this "son".
"I heard from the Emperor that the crown of the Prince's letter is getting longer. Can you write a few words for me?"
Yinreng was stunned and couldn't think clearly for a moment, so he said: "I wonder what words your mother-in-law wants?"
Wen Xi smiled and said: "In Dong Qichang's calligraphy, there are three pictures of the four characters "blood is thicker than water". One is presented to the emperor, one is given to me, and the last one is asked to be kept by the prince himself. Be sure to keep it in mind."
Yinreng's heart suddenly convulsed, and he hurriedly said with a smile: "My son has remembered it."
The corner of her gentle mouth raised a faint smile, "I hope..." Fu returned to Kangxi's side, took a slight look and said: "If your Majesty, why don't you go to the previous court first, I will go right away."
Please kowtow to the Queen Mother."
Kangxi hummed before starting again.
Wen Xi did not directly return to the Qian Palace, but instead went to the Cining Palace to show enough respect. Although Wen Xi didn't like to kowtow to others, the seniority of the Queen Mother was there, and Kangxi had to kowtow when he came to greet him, not to mention
Is it her? She is already an old lady anyway, so she can kowtow to her mother-in-law. Since she has not seen her for several years, she performs a grand ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, and Yu Ludai is also following her.
Behind Wen Xi, he bowed politely on the futon.
After the ceremony, the Queen Mother asked Wen Xi to stand up in a very kind Mandarin and asked her to sit down.
The Queen Mother never mentioned anything of course, and just kept talking about how lovely and painful Yulu Dai was. She seemed to have forgotten who threw her golden retriever into the water and almost drowned her.
"Now that you are back, the Ai family can have a rest!" The Queen Mother smiled kindly, and then ordered someone to deliver the Feng Yin and Zhonggong Jianbiao to Wen Xi.
Wen Xi was really surprised. Although there was nothing wrong with the royal concubine holding the palace documents, as long as the Queen Mother was there, Wen Xi couldn't get involved as long as she didn't want to call her out. The Queen Mother was suddenly so generous that Wen Xi was shocked.
She was shocked to find that the palace note was not the same, but the phoenix seal was also brought out. As usual, Wen Xi quickly stood up and declined, determined not to accept it.
The Queen Mother said: "The Ai family has made an agreement with the emperor, so you can just take it with peace of mind. The Ai family is getting old, and Concubine Xuan still needs you to take more care of her."
Wen Xi immediately thought of the fact that the Thirteenth Brother belonged to Xuan Concubine. Kangxi must have taken the opportunity to blackmail her, but the Queen Mother was actually willing to compromise to such an extent for Xuan Concubine?! Wen Xi was really surprised, and then said
"The elders dare not refuse this gift, but the palace memorandum is just for me to take care of it. Feng Yin, my concubine, absolutely dare not get involved, and I ask the Queen Mother to take it back."
Wen Xi was determined, so the Queen Mother accepted it. In fact, the Queen Mother's seal was no less than the Phoenix seal, but to issue an edict to control the Sixth Palace, a Phoenix seal was required. At least it was the gold seal of the imperial concubine, and the Queen Mother's seal was rarely used. Although it was not.
It was as useful as a rubber stamp, and the Queen Mother finally found some comfort.
Wen Xi added: "I have no control over the harem, so there are many deficiencies. There is one more thing that I need to ask the Queen Mother for: Since I am in charge of the palace records, do I have the full authority to dispose of this thing?"
The Queen Mother thought for a moment that Wen Xi was using this to control the concubines, so she nodded and said, "Of course, since I gave it to you, you can use it as you wish."
Please say goodbye before returning to Chengqian Palace.
Chengqian Palace has two entrances. The main entrance faces south and the gate is named Chengqian Gate. The main hall in the front yard is Chengqian Palace. It is five rooms wide and has a mountain-style roof with yellow glazed tiles. Five animals are placed in the corners of the eaves. There are single roofs under the eaves.
The five-stepped dougong is raised upright, and the inner and outer eaves are decorated with dragons, phoenixes and colorful seal paintings. It is more luxurious than before. Today's Chengqian Palace is probably the most gorgeous of the six east and west palaces.
The newly appointed chief eunuch of Chengqian Palace is Xiaoluzi, whose real surname is Lu. The deputy chief eunuch is Mo Changen, who is now serving Yuludai. Xiaoluzi took the eunuchs, maids and nuns from the palace to kneel down and worship the prime minister at Chengqian Gate.
Welcome, "Minions welcome the imperial concubine back to the palace!"
Wen Xi just hummed lightly and called them to lie down. Xiaoluzi smiled and hurriedly came up to support Wen Xi, "Master, you see, the Chengqian Palace has been renovated, and it is the most beautiful place in the harem! The emperor specially ordered the flower room.
The transplanted magnolias and crabapples, together with the existing peonies, represent the meaning of 'Yutang Wealth'!"
Magnolia is tall and straight, more than ten feet high. It is a strong tree, majestic and majestic. It grows vigorously, with long nodes and sparse branches. Magnolia blooms first and then leaves. Although the branches and leaves are bare now, buds have sprouted, and they are warm and fair.
Now that I can look forward to the scent of magnolia flowers entering the palace, I casually asked: "Is it white magnolia?"
Xiaoluzi smiled and said: "Back to my master, it's a purple sand magnolia. The flower blooms in a pale purple color with a white interior, so it's also called Erqiao Magnolia! This flower has nine petals and three layers. It's fragrant, graceful and luxurious. When it blooms, it's as bright as clouds.
In full bloom, it will definitely look good!”
Wen Xi nodded. In fact, she prefers white magnolia. It is a naturally beautiful flower. It is like clouds like snow, the fragrance is like orchid, and the refreshing fragrance is purer. The flower shape is like lotus. When the flower blooms, the petals spread out in all directions, elegant and graceful.
The flower color is like mutton-fat white jade, very beautiful and pure.
However, in the rich and noble place of the palace, Erqiao Magnolia is naturally more suitable for the occasion.
Holding Yu Ludai's little hand, she entered the main hall. The interior was made of square bricks, the ceiling was painted with twin phoenixes, and all the furniture was newly made. The incense of dew lotus was burning in the red gold seven-story pagoda incense burner. She warmly took off her hands.
The armor was hanging on the desk. I still returned to Chengqian Palace, but at least I went out to play for a while, so I didn't suffer too much loss in my life.
Wen Xi was very tired, and the auspicious crown on her head was too heavy. She wore it all the way from the palace back to Chengqian Palace, and her head was almost bent. Just as she was about to go to the bedroom to lie down and rest, the eunuch outside came to report that the fourth elder brother and
Brother Ten has come to say hello.
As usual, there is no need for them to come. The fourth elder brother only lived in Chengqian Palace for a year, and the tenth elder brother was almost the same. They all have their own biological mothers on the jade certificates, and Wen Xi is not even half of them.
There is no need for the mother to come to pay her respects. But since she is here, she can only meet her. Wen Xi has not met her tenth brother yet.
The fourth elder brother seemed to be a little taller as before. What caught the reviewer's attention even more was the round "object" behind the fourth elder brother's butt - please forgive Wen Xi for using the word "object" to describe it, not a "ball"
"That's very polite!
"My son, please pay my respects to your mother!" Fourth elder brother removed his horse-hoove sleeves and knelt down to say hello.
"Son, please pay my respects to E Niang!" The fat man behind him knelt down like the piggy-like Tenth Brother. Once he knelt down, he looked more like a huge sphere! Yu Ludai said that the Tenth Brother was even bigger than a giant panda.
To be fat is indeed too kind!
Wen Xi covered her lips slightly, held back her smile, and said warmly: "Everyone, get up."
The fourth elder brother stood up and looked behind him at the fat guy who had to put his hands on the ground to get up. He couldn't help but frown slightly and turned away from looking at this embarrassing younger brother. "On the way my son came to pay his respects to his mother, he met the tenth younger brother.
, so he followed his son."
The tenth elder brother snorted and said, "It was the fourth brother who walked too fast! As a result, I had no choice but to run behind him!"
Wen Xi imagined a spherical object following Brother Si. She found it funny no matter what, but she still held back her laughter and maintained her demeanor with difficulty. She said with a smile: "I am very happy to see you brothers are so friendly.
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