Chapter 42: Wan Niang's hair cut into an empty door, Kangxi's play
Kangxi lay half-lying on the imperial couch to recuperate for a while. He suddenly remembered that Aunt Sumala had been on duty last night. She might have gotten up now, so he ordered: "Send this plate of fruit to Aunt Sumala. I will give you lunch."
Go to the Empress Dowager's place for dinner." After saying that, he stood up and was about to go out. He saw the Empress Dowager helping the maid come in with a smile on her face. As she sat down, she shouted loudly: "Where is Sister Man! Call her!
"
Kangxi smiled hurriedly and said hello: "Grandma is so happy today! I was about to go over to say hello, and I wanted to have lunch by the way. I didn't want you to come here."
"Let me take a look. I have two happy events in my heart. How can I sit still!" Seeing Aunt Sumala come in with a smile to say hello, the Empress Dowager nodded to signal her to get up and said, "The two beautiful women from the Suo family and the Yi family
The woman and their grandmother have just arrived, and I like it very much. These two children are handsome, smart, and have excellent personalities. Let me ask you what do you mean? Have you met them before? Characters
Son, do you think they all look like you?"
Kangxi glanced at Aunt Sumala and saw that she was smiling at him with her lips pursed. He felt a little embarrassed. He blushed and said with a smile: "Grandma looks good, so naturally she is good."
She was used to talking and joking in front of the Queen Mother, so she laughed and said: "Long live the Lord is very satisfied. The two imperial concubines are like dragon girls, and they are worthy of serving the old Buddha!"
"Don't say anything yet," the Empress Dowager looked at Aunt Sumala with a kind face, "This is about you!"
"The servants are servants," Aunt Sumala said with a smile, "Mr. Ji doesn't see much of his grandson and daughter, so I can serve Miss Hesheli of the Suo family."
The Empress Dowager chuckled and said: "That's not it - logically, you are already quite old. You have been with me since you were six years old. Later, after serving your master for these years, you are no different from a princess! If you mean
It seems that you have been wronged too much by a person from the dressing family; you are a shrimp (guard), and you are afraid that you will have to work hard for several years before you can get ahead; now you have a satisfactory one——" He stopped talking at this point,
Stare at Aunt Sumala carefully.
Kangxi had long heard that something was wrong in the tone of the conversation. Seeing that Aunt Sumala was also looking uncomfortable, he took the opportunity to smile and said: "Grandma is very knowledgeable! I have also thought about Wan Niang's matter. She must find a wife."
He is a good match for his literary talents. Just pay attention to the fact that it is Mr. Wu in the past few years!"
The Empress Dowager listened with a smile on her face at first, but then she suppressed her smile and said slowly: "Mr. Wu is a good person, and I haven't thought about it. But he is a Han, and there are many women among us Manchus.
How can you be worthy of being married to a Han?" After hearing this, Aunt Sumala knew there was no hope, so she became heartbroken and stared blankly at the Empress Dowager without saying a word.
"Mangu is different from other people, so let's not make an example next time." Kangxi still couldn't bear to apologize and said with a smile, "Isn't Wu Yingxiong, the son of Pingxi King Wu Sangui, a forehead consort?"
"That's not possible, and we can't compare it like this!" said the Empress Dowager, "Times are different, and so are the propriety. Besides, I have already promised Suo'etu's mother. Does the emperor still want me to change my words?"
Kangxi deeply regretted that he had not informed the Empress Dowager about this matter earlier, and he regretted it at this moment. When he wanted to say more, he heard Aunt Sumala kneel down with a "gudong" sound, and stared at the Empress Dowager with her eyes.
The Queen Mother said: "I have been serving you since I was a child. I have never disobeyed orders. Today, I have the guts to reject Lafayette!" As she said this, two lines of hot tears fell silently.
"Get up!" Seeing her bleak appearance and extremely sad voice, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but feel sympathy, "If you have anything to say, just say it. - We are doing this for your own good!"
"This is what I'm about to say." Aunt Sumala cried. "Lafayette and Long Live Lord are truly kind to me! What can I do for a woman in return? Mr. Wu, Mr. Suo, all of you."
No! I would rather go back and serve Lafayette for the rest of my life!"
"You're going to kill me with your hoofs!" the Empress Dowager shouted. When people inside and outside the Yangxin Hall saw her angry, they were so frightened that they dared not speak out. After a while, they heard the Empress Dowager sigh again: "Silly boy, what a woman!"
There is an unmarried woman! Can’t she be a sister-in-law?”
She reminded Aunt Sumala and said hurriedly: "There is nothing wrong with being a sister-in-law! Lafayette believes in me the most, the Buddha. He once vowed to ordain a monk. Isn't it appropriate to be a slave? Lafayette often said that one person can achieve enlightenment, and the seven ancestors
Ascend to heaven! Even if Lafayette becomes a Bodhisattva a hundred years later, he still needs a dragon girl to serve him!"
"I'm tired too," the Empress Dowager was speechless and said after a while, "Let's just settle the matter. Later, the Emperor will ask someone to make preparations for her. This is a lifelong matter, and I won't comply if I'm careless.
Yes!" After saying that, he started driving off.
Kangxi silently sent his grandmother out of the Yangxin Palace. When he came back, he saw the people in the courtyard were all surprised and suspicious. They kept peeking inside and said angrily: "Everyone, get out of here!" He felt very frustrated. The Empress Dowager
The letter that brought Hesheli was a joyful day, but it was all swept away.
Seeing that Aunt Sumala was not in the main hall, Kangxi knew that she was feeling bad and must have been hiding. He then walked alone in the courtyard, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. While deeply regretting himself, he also vented his anger on Suo'etu: Mr. Wu
You and Wan Niang share the same affection. You also know this. You have three or four concubines, and you dare to mess around with a broken string. I just can't give you what you want! Thinking of this, Kangxi sternly ordered: "Come here! Call Xiong Ci
Hand over the sign and come to see the draft of the decree!" After saying that, he entered the hall and sat beside the table, sulking. Suddenly he felt thirsty again, so he picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, but it was already cold, so he picked it up angrily.
The sapphire cup was smashed to pieces with a clang.
The maids had just finished cleaning up, and Xiong Cilu had arrived outside the palace and said loudly: "Slave Xiong Cilu, long live my lord!"
"Come in!" Seeing Xiong Cilu prostrate himself and come in, Kangxi suddenly felt that he had lost his composure. He quickly changed his posture, leaned slightly, and said solemnly: "Get up and sit on the footstool over there. -
-I have already drafted this edict. Take a look, if there is nothing wrong with it, I will ask Jie Shu to send it out today."
Xiong Cilu took Zhu's edict with both hands, sat down and read it carefully. He also felt that the writing was not elegant, but to be fair, it was really rare for a fifteen-year-old to write such an edict. He hurriedly said: "
Long live the sacred science has made great progress again! With this kind of treatment, not only the courtiers and guests will be subdued, but even the spirit of the late emperor in heaven will be happy!"
"I have no intention of listening to these." Kangxi said coldly, "If you think about it again, is there anything you can add or subtract?"
Xiong Cilu pondered for a moment and said: "As for how to deal with this matter, I have said enough. It would be better if I could add a few more words to comfort the officials."
"Okay!" Kangxi felt that this was indeed the case, and he felt a little better. "Write it and let me read it!"
After receiving the order, Xiong Ci retreated to a table in the corner of the palace. He took the ready-made pen and ink, and after a moment's thought, he added a few sentences following Kangxi's tone. When Kangxi took it and looked at it, it read:
As for the civil and military officials at home and abroad, those who are afraid of their power and rely on them, or those who rely on them for the sake of fortune, they should be investigated and dealt with, and they should be lenient. From now on, they must cleanse their minds, change their past mistakes, abide by the law, and abide by the profession.
, in order to help me rectify the discipline and love the people!
After reading it, he felt very satisfied. He nodded with a smile and said, "That's it, call me to the study to copy the Qingming Fa!"
Just as Xiong Cilu was about to leave, Kangxi suddenly stopped him: "Go down and see Suo'etu, and tell him that I have decided to accept Sumala Gu as my concubine, and tell him to find the Empress Dowager and resign his marriage as soon as possible."
Delusion!”
Xiong Cilu was startled when he heard Kangxi said that he wanted to "adopt an aunt as a concubine". He thought he didn't hear clearly, so he knelt down and said, "I'm sorry for my deafness. Please read the edict again so that I can comply with it!"
Seeing his surprised look, Kangxi was not amused and said loudly: "I have decided to accept Su Gu as my concubine. Just tell Suo'etu!"
"Long live my lord!" Xiong Cilu suddenly became anxious. He is Cheng Zhu's disciple, and his nephew "adopted his aunt as his concubine" is a sin, not to mention hearing about it. Even thinking about it is a sin! Xiong Cilu knelt down and kowtowed with a "Hu Tong" sound.
There was a sound, "I am an honorable elder. The ethics are in order and must not be messed up. This action is detrimental to the saintly virtue. I risk my own life to remonstrate. Please take back your order!"
Kangxi saw that he had a deep misunderstanding and quoted the words of a sage. Suddenly he wanted to make a joke on him, so he said with a straight face: "Mr. Wu and you are not inferior in knowledge! I have never seen him put on a Taoist face all day long.
There are so many things that are incomprehensible! She is neither the one who gave birth to me, nor the person who gave birth to me, so why can’t she be accepted as my concubine? This is my family matter, so you don’t have to discuss it!"
Although Xiong Cilu and Wu Ciyou were academically incompatible, their personal relationship was not bad. After hearing Kangxi's words and seeing Kangxi's unknown anger, he became suspicious. It was hard to say anything at this time, so he just kowtowed.
Na'er said: "I dare not obey the imperial edict!"
"Who wants you to obey the imperial edict?" Kangxi pretended to be angry and said, "I want to ask for a picture of my forehead to obey the imperial edict! You can just pass it on, and there is no need to make a fuss and make everyone know about it!" After saying that, he waved his hand and said: "Kneel down.
Peace!" Xiong Cilu had no choice but to kowtow and bow out.
After this farce, Kangxi felt a little relieved, and turned to the side pavilion to look for La Aunt Suma. Although he was joking about asking for the Etu, he had a new idea at this time - Aunt Suma couldn't give Wu Ciyou.
Even if you don’t ask for the forehead map, I will ask for it myself. What’s wrong with that?
Stepping into the West Pavilion, Kangxi was shocked and couldn't believe his eyes - Aunt Sumala had already cut off her black hair. She had just come out from the bath, and was naked and changing into a pair of silk clothes!
"you--"
"I..." When Aunt Sumala saw him coming in, she didn't look shy. While slowly getting dressed, she said with a sad smile: "This slave is already an outsider from now on, so why should I be afraid!"
"Mangu, Wanniang!" Kangxi screamed in pain, "You can't do this, isn't it good to be my concubine? I... also like you!"
Aunt Sumala put on her dressing gown and stared blankly at the banner on the wall: "Xia is the soul of the cloud, and the bee is the spirit of the flower" - this was after Aunt Sumala came out as a maid in Suofu to take the exam for the fifth grade.
Couplet written by Wu Ciyou. Now that things have changed, only the soul and spirit are left. Think about the meaning of life? Seeing that Kangxi was sad, Aunt Sumala turned away and said word by word: "I was guilty in my previous life, and in this life
I have committed a heavy sin again, and I would like to stay in front of the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng forever, praying for the safety of my master and everyone else, and spend the rest of my life to repair the next life. - I ask my master to pass these words to that crazy person!"
Seeing her like this, Kangxi knew that it was useless to persuade her, so he wiped away his tears and said: "Wan Niang's ambition to be born in the world has been firmly established, and I will help you. I will go to see the old Buddha right away, and you can practice in the palace!"
Three days later, Xiong Cilu brought only a small servant boy and wore a cloth robe to Suo's Mansion to "deliver the decree." He felt very embarrassed about this mission. Suo'etu was now very noble, so he immediately To become the uncle of the imperial concubine and pass on such an imperial edict is to come here to sow trouble. What will be gained in the future? But Taoists are cunning. He came as a commoner and a personal friend, and he only needed to euphemistically refer to Kangxi Just tell him what you mean.
It was June, and the heat was scorching. There was no wind, and there was not a breath of wind. Several servants at the Suofu gate were sitting on long benches, drinking tea and fanning themselves, setting up a dragon gate formation to cool off the summer. They saw Xiong Cilu approaching. , all hurriedly stood up, saluted and said, "I came at the right time. Master Wei and Master Wu are both inside!" Xiong Cilu nodded with a smile and said, "I will go and disturb them right now!" while stopping them. The person at the door announced, leaving little Xi Tong playing on the door, and walked in while waving his fan.
He turned around the back hall and turned towards the west courtyard garden. On the water pavilion, Wei Dongting and Tie Beggar were sitting on the water pavilion, eating melons and drinking ice water. They were talking happily, but they didn't see Xiong Cilu coming. Xiong Cilu did. The stone bench under the willow tree was clean and cool. Goldfish swam in the pond, so they sat down on the stone bench to watch the fish. The breeze came from the water, and the voices of the three people talking on the pavilion could be clearly heard.
"Brother Huchen," this was the voice of the iron beggar, "I heard that my dear brother is abandoning the martial arts scriptures. Your wife is a martial artist, so you and your wife should be considered to be versatile in both civil and military arts."
"How can this be done by brother himself?" Wei Dongting said, "The Holy Master met with me a few days ago and said that Nanjing was a land of golden powder in the Six Dynasties, with a gathering of scholars and attractive scenery. He was very yearning for it and wanted to take my brother to visit. Brother asked him at that time Your Majesty, I will leave you in Nanjing if you can. I will not ask for an official position, but I can learn more about the southern customs."
"How do you say long live?" This is what Suo'etu asked. He was eating cantaloupe and his speech was a little unclear.
Wei Dongting chuckled and said, "Long live the Lord didn't say anything. He just nodded, which seemed to be quite agreeable."
Hearing this, Xiong Cilu smiled slightly, got up and was about to go to the pavilion to have a talk. But he heard Suo Etu said: "I can't talk about the emperor's sage in three days and three nights. The day before yesterday, my mother went to the harem to see the emperor. The Empress Dowager, Lafayette told my mother that the Emperor has been busier than ever since Ao Bai went to jail——"
Wu Liuyi hurriedly asked: "Is there anything else important happening now?"
Suo'etu lowered his voice and Xiong Cilu couldn't hear it clearly. After a while, he heard Wu Liuyi shout loudly: "Who the hell is he! Your Majesty, give me one hundred thousand soldiers, and I can kill such an ugly creature!" Xiong Cilu couldn't help but be stunned. Already.
But Wei Dongting heard a "hush" sound: "Silence! This matter is strictly confidential now. Brother Tie Beggar will probably be released as governor, and Fan Chengmo, the emperor also intends to use him as Fujian governor. - The Emperor The second game of chess is about to begin!" He took a sip of ice water and added, "Last time, Ye Bilong said to Xie Enzhe that the emperor's merits were greater than those of the three emperors, and that Germany surpassed the five emperors, and he was reprimanded by the emperor. It is said that he is trying to flatter you. According to my brothers, the emperor’s ambitions are probably much higher than those of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty!"
The three people in the pavilion were silent until now. Xiong Cilu was shocked. He remembered that Wei Dongting had told the story about Kangxi writing the word "Three Feuds" on the pillars of the palace. At this time, he was not in a hurry to go up to the pavilion to meet each other and simply sat down. Come down, he needs to think hard.
"You all go! A real man's career and fame will comfort his life!" This was Suo'etu's voice again.
The iron beggar laughed and said: "Last time Mr. Wu saw me, he gave me a calligraphy painting. It was Cai Shigong's "The Resentment of Luo Jiang" written on it. It was a very good presentation." As he said this, he began to recite:
Thoughts about fame, romantic love, and other things, day after day. After repeated disturbances, the heart is hard to settle. If you want to wait, you will lean on the green and red, but you can't part with the yellow scroll and green lantern. The golden horse in the jade hall admires you; if you want to wait, you will cling to the phoenix and climb the dragon, but you can't let go of the jade.
Beautiful and beautiful, there is a lot of kindness in the hibiscus tent! How can it be possible to do both? Then fame and kindness, three cups of imperial wine Chang'e shared!
After chanting, he continued, "Suo Gong is not just a double success. The appointment of a great scholar is about to be awarded, and he will also become the head of the state. Isn't this a double success? Yesterday, Sun Dianchen told me that the Empress Dowager was going to appoint Sumala
I beg you, this is really the 'three cups of imperial wine shared by Chang'e'! We, the warrior warriors, always lose out in front of you!" Yan Bi laughed, Suo Etu humbly thanked her.
But there was a "clang" sound, and when Xiong Cilu was busy looking, it was Wei Dongting who accidentally knocked over the cup. Seeing that he looked abnormal, Wu and others hurriedly asked: "Huchen, what's wrong with you?"
"Aunt Sumala promised you?" Wei Dongting asked. Xiong Ci was about to come out to speak, but when he heard Wei Dongting's slightly trembling voice, he knew something was wrong and stopped again.
"The appointment has not been confirmed yet, but the Empress Dowager has already made a promise to my mother." Suo'etu said, "Why, is there anything wrong with this?"
"It's more than inappropriate!" When Xiong Cilu heard this, he saw that the time had come to speak, and said loudly: "Whether it is Wu Ciyou or you Suo'etu, whoever marries Sumala Aunt will be in trouble one day!"
The three people were chatting on the pavilion. They didn't expect that "the shore is talking and there are fish in the water". They were all startled. When they looked up, they saw Xiong Ci standing on the other side wearing a green cloth robe and holding a folding fan.
In the posture of Gu Xianfeng, Suo'etu hurriedly bowed across the water and said: "Please come over and talk!" Xiong Cilu quickly returned the courtesy, and then walked step by step along the curved bridge.
After sitting down, Suo Etu asked hurriedly: "What Mr. Dongyuan just said, I would like to hear the details!" Xiong Cilu smiled and said: "If you don't use alarmist words, how can you be sensational! But what I said is indeed true.
." Then he told several people the details of how Kangxi summoned him a few days ago, and finally said to Suo'etu: "You are now married to Aunt Sumala. The emperor is hurting the empress dowager, so naturally he won't say anything. When the time comes,
On that day, even if no one dares to save you!"
The words made Suo'etu extremely frightened. He only complained that Mingzhu should not have such a bad idea. He was also afraid that Wei Dongting and Mingzhu were similar, so he had to admit it was bad luck. He said: "It's my fault for being dizzy. It's just that it's over.
At this point, how should we deal with it?" Wei Dongting was also frightened, but more of it was strange. Because he knew the relationship between Kangxi, Lagu Suma and Wu Ciyou, but he didn't expect Kangxi's attitude.
It has become so fast, it has become too outrageous!
"If you feel dizzy, you should drink a few more glasses of ice water," Xiong Cilu picked up a glass of ice water and held it in his hand, saying coldly, "The person who tied the bell must also tie the bell. Go see the Empress Dowager and the Emperor yourself.
If you blame yourself, you can say that your deceased wife has just been mourned, and you can't bear to remarry and don't plan to remarry. In this way, even the Empress Dowager will be able to step down."
"What about Mr. Wu?" Wei Dongting couldn't help but ask, "He has a close relationship with Aunt Sumala, I'm afraid it's hard to talk about it!"
"It's up to you, brother Huchen." Xiong Cilu said. He and Wu Ciyou had different learnings. In addition, the emperor had used Wu Ciyou to attack him many times, which made him even more unhappy. However, Wu Ciyou was receiving divine favor, and there was nothing he could do.
. He then said casually, "Why should a man worry about not having a wife? If he persists in this, no matter how well educated he is, he will fall into the wrong trap."
Xiong Cilu said what Wu Ciyou said, Wei Dongting felt uncomfortable with it. But there was really no other way but to persuade him from now on, so he stood up and bowed and said: "Thank you for taking care of me!" (To be continued)
