Returning to the palace the next day, the news that Huanbi was married to King Qinghe as a concubine spread, and the Sixth Palace was shocked. The palace ladies in the city were all envious after hearing the news. Historically, maids have given princes the most concubines, and those who have never been concubines, together
In addition to being envious of Huanbi, everyone in the palace talked about how favored Concubine Shu was. Even the maids around her looked at her with special eyes.
Xuanqing had been alone for many years. At this time, the Queen Mother learned that she was finally getting a concubine, even though she was just a concubine, but she also ordered the House of Internal Affairs to have a good time. Just when the House of Internal Affairs was extremely busy, something unexpected happened.
A few years ago, the Queen Mother wanted to marry Xuan Qing, and she was very fond of You Jingxian, the young lady from Pei Guogong's palace. There was a reason for this, not only because Pei Guogong had similar family status, but also did not have much real power, but also because of You Jingxian.
She met Xuanqing once when she was a child and fell in love with her for a long time. However, Xuanqing never agreed, and You Jingxian was obsessed with her and refused to marry her again. As a result, she became an unmarried old girl.
Nowadays, everyone in the palace knows that Xuanqing wants to marry Huanbi, and the Duke of Pei has also heard about it. You Jingxian was so moved that she fell ill from the pain and was heartbroken. Duke Pei loved his daughter so much that he didn't care about his face.
He sent three greeting memorials to the Empress Dowager and Xuan Ling, begging them to understand their daughter's infatuation and wishing her to serve King Qinghe as a concubine, so that he would not lose his beloved daughter in his old age.
This is a bit tricky. Pei Guogong, a veteran of the two dynasties, once contributed a lot to Xuan Ling's accession to the throne. Although he has no real power now, he is a first-class prince's mansion and is highly respected. Such humble words and love for his daughter
Yep, even the Queen Mother was moved.
On this day, the Queen Mother summoned Huan Bi Shen to talk about her appearance in detail, and she was quite happy. When she met Xuan Ling and I, she couldn't help but mention this matter and said to Huan Bi: "Since you have been in love with the prince for a long time, it is not inconvenient to mourn your family."
I’m talking to you. It’s just that the You family’s daughter has always been favored by the Ai family, and she has been delayed for many years by the Six Kings. I think there is no way out in the end.” She paused, “According to the status of the You family, his daughter
How can she become a concubine? Back then, both the Ai family and the emperor preferred her to be the sixth princess."
Xuan Ling glanced at me, smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "Pei Guogong himself said that he is willing to serve as a concubine, not to mention that Lao Liu likes Huanbi, the concubine...I am afraid that Lao Liu himself is not willing."
The Queen Mother sighed: "The Ai family is not an old fool, so why don't you know? It's just that you and the Six Kings have been in love for a long time, and it would be unpleasant for Cheng Yaojin to come across the road, let alone the princess. But if you don't agree, Peiguo will
Don't refute the Duke's face too much. She's already begged in such a lowly manner. After all, she still has to pity Jingxian's infatuation. After thinking about it, the Ai family can only let her sit on an equal footing with you and be the concubine, too.
I can't say I have wronged you." The Queen Mother glanced at Huan Bi, "Now the Ai family only cares about your wishes. If you don't agree, it will be uncomfortable for the three of us to live together in the future.
Huanbi glanced at me, lowered her head and bit her lip to think for a moment, then said with a steady smile: "Miss You is as infatuated as this slave. Buddha has mercy on human life, how can I not agree? The Queen Mother promised that slave and Miss You are equals."
, you are extremely merciful. I will definitely live in harmony with Miss You in the future and not worry the six kings."
The Queen Mother looked her over and over, then smiled and said, "Female virtue is the most important virtue for a woman. If you can be so generous, the Ai family will feel relieved."
Huanbi smiled and pursed her lips tightly.
Xuan Qing was naturally very reluctant to do this. However, Xuan Ling asked Prince Qishan to take him to visit You Jingxian. He couldn't bear this situation. In the end, even Xuan Ling advised her, "If you really don't like her, just treat her as It's just keeping her at home, so why bother her with her life? If Pei Guogong is resentful for this matter, he will not be at peace with the government." So easy to say, in the end, the matter of appointing You Jingxian as a concubine was taken care of, which is mysterious. Qing Yu becomes more and more haggard and unhappy.
Not long ago, Xuanqing requested an edict that he would not marry another person for the rest of his life, and also decided that Huanbi would come into the palace to take charge of the family affairs, so the ceremony for accepting a concubine had to be grand and solemn. Although this statement also meant to refer to You Jingxian, everyone knew it. Xuanqing had a deep love for Huanbi, and they were very happy with each other, but it was You Jingxian who took advantage of her.
The etiquette for a prince to accept a concubine is very complicated, not to mention that the ceremony for the concubine is very grand, including the six rites of receiving the gift, asking for the name, accepting the gift, accepting the invitation, asking for the date, and welcoming the bride. I set my mind and took care of everything for Huanbi. When it came time to ask for her name, she hesitated. Huanbi's mother was originally a foreigner, and her father became an official in the Zhou Dynasty a few years later and was implicated in conspiracy and became a treasonous official. The strict decree of the Longqing Dynasty could not be accepted. The rebellious minister's family members were wives and concubines, and his mother's identity could never be made public. Therefore, when Huanbi reported the jade ultimatum to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he only claimed that he remembered his mother's name. Others did not remember because their biological mother died young, so they got away with it. Because Huanbi Bi is only one year younger than me and older than Yuyao, so she is ranked as the second daughter of the Zhen family. I wrote a family letter to invite my parents to Beijing to host the wedding ceremony, and another letter to include Huanbi in the family tree, and her mother's tablet I told my father about the details of entering the ancestral hall. I also selected the names Yuru, Yushan, Yujiao, Yujing and Yuwu according to the ranking of our sisters from "Yu" to "Female". , Huanbi didn't like that the word "Ru" concealed the fact that his mother was a concubine, Mrs. Ru, but she really liked the word "山" which meant "Late arrival, the latter is blessed". Who knew that she reported it to the Ministry of Rites? , the Taoist daughter of the Minister of Etiquette was not from the same family after all, so she had to distinguish herself from the inside and outside, so she could only be ranked based on the word "yu". When Huanbi and I talked about it, we remembered that her identity had been hidden for many years, so we named her "Yuyin". Although Huanbi was a little unhappy about this incident, it was finally fulfilled as a long-cherished wish for her, and she was treated so courteously by Xuanqing, so her long-cherished wish was fulfilled, and she was very happy. As things happened in a hurry, I gave them to Yuyao and Yurao that I had prepared in the past year. The entire dowry was given to Yu Yin, and Lv Zhaorong was invited to preside over the wedding. After recovering from her injuries, Bin'er and Yu Yin joined the palace to take charge of the affairs. They also selected six capable and smart maids from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to accompany her as dowry, all arranged according to the wedding ceremony of a boudoir lady. Huanbi, who has always been very strong, will never feel that his identity is lost in the Duke of Pei, and he will be inferior to others in the future. In this way, Huanbi will come out of the palace on the fourth day of June when his parents return to Beijing.
The crescent moon is thin and curved, it is already the third day of June. My father and mother arrived in Beijing to meet me four days ago. After many years of separation, my father and mother have gained a lot of gray hair. The crying of hugging each other cannot be washed away. After years of grievance and separation, my brother's illness made my parents even more sad. Fortunately, my parents are still in good health, and my brother's health has also improved slightly, so I can feel some comfort. Ask someone to renovate it, and my parents can stay temporarily and return to Shuzhong after the Huanbi Jiali ceremony.
Dad burst into tears and said, "I finally got over it after all these years. When the family fell into decline, I was afraid that it would hurt you."
I hurriedly said: "If the family talks about being implicated or not, isn't it true that even Huanbi has a good family now?"
Dad looked at me and said, "If Yuyin can have such a destiny, Mianmian can rest in peace."
I held back my tears and nodded: "Although we are a side room, Huanbi really likes the prince, and she finally granted her wish."
Dad said: "After all, you have put a lot of effort into her. As a father, I cannot give her and Mianmian's status, but you have tried your best to give it to her."
"Yu Yin is my sister after all. I feel bad for having wronged her as a maid for many years." I wiped away my tears. "It is not a long-term solution for my parents to live in the Shen family. I have already ordered people to repair the Zhen Mansion.
My parents took my brother home so they could take care of him."
Dad was startled, and said with a wry smile: "The Emperor has given your mother and I a favor to come back to watch the ceremony, so how can we still stay in the capital for a long time? Dad saw that you and your grandchildren are doing well, and he has always wanted to comfort you. He doesn't ask for anything else.
Already."
My eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty, "Now that I'm back, I won't let my parents go back to that barren land. Taking advantage of this return, my daughter will try to ask the emperor to thoroughly investigate what happened back then. Dad
If there are any suspicious things reported by the housekeeper back then, we must write them down one by one. My daughter will also be accommodating and try her best to complete the matter." I held my father's hand and said solemnly: "The injustices back then are enough now."
On this night, the new moon showed up, and I was stroking the lyre with many thoughts. Before the tune could be formed, the strings had already confused my mind. "Sauve Blanc" was still lingering in my fingers, but the person who stayed with him for a long time was never me.
It's like the most ironic joke. We miss each other but we can't stay together, but I want to watch my sister become the most upright woman who can stand by his side for the rest of her life.
So, please allow me to play one more song, but I miss you and don’t want to stay together.
After holding my breath for a long time, I put my trembling fingertips on the strings again. My heart felt like frost and snow, and my fingers turned lightly. The song followed the sadness of the heart, and even loneliness could not bear to hear it. Finally, I fingered the wrong string.
Shocked, a sharp and sudden sound, like the sound of a golden sword, interrupted the song.
The first quarter moon rises little by little, and when it falls into the Rouyi Hall where no lights have been turned on, it seems like countless ice-snowy pear blossoms are blooming.
We miss each other several times without seeing each other, but there is no good time in the spring breeze.
Originally, it was still a bit of an extravagant hope. Even though I was already his brother's beloved concubine, even though I was used to drowning in this endless darkness at the bottom of the sea, I still had extravagant hopes that one day I could jump out of the sea and take a deep breath.
But now, even though I know it is just an extravagant wish, even wanting to hope for it has become a luxury wish.
His identity is my brother-in-law.
Just by calling him, he told the world that he was my sister's husband.
Pengshan Mountain is thousands of miles away and separated by thousands of mountains.
My life and his are destined to be like this.
"Tap-tat" Two knocks on the door shattered my thoughts, and outside I heard Bin'er's voice, "Mother, Concubine Shu, the second young lady has come to say goodbye to me."
I managed to pull myself together and ordered Jinxi to hold the lamp and open the door.
Yu Yin was wearing her wedding dress, so bright red, and her happy and shy face, like a flash of lightning that shone through the entire Rouyi Palace. Because she was a concubine, she could not wear the bright red color of the main room.
A gold-silk double-layered Cantonese damask long-sleeved shirt with mandarin duck and pomegranate patterns embroidered on the edges. The chest is fastened with a red gold collar button inlaid with rubies. It is covered with a magenta double peacock embroidered cloud and golden tassel, and the peacock with its tail open looks like it is
It's like coming to life. A girdle of peach red satin embroidered with double flower and bird patterns hangs down. Yunhe pins gold and silver on the twelve immortal skirts. The skirt is embroidered with the pattern of Baizi Baifu. The long hem of the skirt stretches to the ground for about three feet, and the edge is rolled to an inch long.
The bun is embellished with gold wire and inlaid with five-color rice beads, making a rustling sound when walking. In the middle of the bun is a linked pattern of beads, lotus flowers and mandarin ducks filling the pond. There is a blooming lotus flower on each side, hanging down and twisted into two strands.
Pearl, coral tassels and tourmaline pendant corners, a pair of red gold mandarin ducks hugging each other in the center, with pearls and emeralds as the base, making it even more dazzling.
She gathered her clothes and bowed down, "Zhen Shi Yuyin bids farewell to Concubine Shu."
I hurriedly called Jinxi, "Hel the second lady up." I praised her sincerely, "It's beautiful, very good-looking."
She said shyly, "Thank you, eldest sister, for making all the arrangements for me." She sat upright, and she seemed to have the grace and magnificence to take over the palace. The night that she looked out from the open door was as usual, and the crescent moon in the dark night sky was as eyebrow-shaped and purple.
The city is decorated with lights and silks to welcome happy events. From a distance, it looks like stars are filling the sky and the world. Such excitement makes the moonlight seem silent.
I slowly told her one sentence at a time, "I am a housewife here. Your Majesty has no concubine, but You Jingxian is your equal. She is sick, and she comes from a wealthy family. She doesn't know her temperament, and she doesn't know if she will get along well with her."
Don't be too patient in everything, and don't be arrogant to compete with her, just live in peace. Fortunately, the prince just pities her, and is half-forced and half-persuaded by the emperor, so you don't need to worry. The prince respects you and talks about the palace.
You will take care of everything up and down. You must be lenient and strict, and everything must be balanced. You are the second young lady of the Zhen Mansion, so don’t belittle yourself, and don’t think you are inferior to You in everything.”
She listened carefully. For a long time, her eyes lingered on my face and she said softly: "Sister, I'm sorry."
My and Wan's smile was like the breeze blowing across the lake, "How come you are talking about such foreign things? Your parents can only return to the capital after you leave the cabinet. From now on, you will be half responsible for the lintel of Zhen Mansion."
She raised her eyes, her long eyelashes like butterfly wings filled with moisture, "Eldest sister, this is your seat, but I took it from you."
I stood up, rolled up my cherry red Jiuluan Zhai clothes, and said gently: "My position is that of the emperor's concubine. How could you have ever taken mine? Tomorrow will be the bride of the Six Kings. It's time to rejoice. Don't worry too much."
"
"Eldest sister..." She was on the verge of tears, reaching out to hold my hand, "I know you feel uncomfortable."
"Silly sister," I held her shoulders, frowning at the golden robe that made my palms numb, and I tried my best to laugh, "I said that I have no heart since the day I returned to the palace. So, I am not sad."
Wiping away her tears, "The bride wants to be happy, how can she cry?"
She raised her head, hesitated for a moment, and asked softly, "Sister, have you ever regretted it? If I had waited a few more months, maybe the prince would have come back. Then I wouldn't be the one marrying the prince today."
The night was lonely and low, the wind blew muffledly through the lotus pond, and the fresh fragrance of water leaves and duckweed slowly came into the palace. "Do you regret it? Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, and the blue sea and blue sky are in my heart every night. I am not Chang'e, and I have no regrets.
I regret it. I chose the road myself, and there is no room to look back. I cannot see what will happen in the future, I can only care about the people and things in front of me. Regret will not help, but will affect the mood of walking. Moreover, this palace wants to
It's too difficult to live, too difficult. I don't have the time or the heart to regret it." I replied in a low voice, looking at her, "Yu Yin, the path you choose today is yours, and I hope you go there without looking back.
Go down and never regret it.”
She nodded, her face slightly sad because of her uneasiness, "Maybe the prince doesn't like this."
"You have fulfilled your long-cherished wish. The prince has a woman who really likes him to take care of him. I have fulfilled the promise I made back then to find a good home for you, and I have also cleared up all kinds of suspicions after the little statue became known. Moreover, you and the prince
The blood of the rebels is flowing all over his body. This is the best ending." I paused and said softly, "If he really never marries, it will be of no benefit to anyone."
She nodded vigorously, "I know."
The moonlight falls gently on the body like a flowing glass, and the festive dress of cherry red is also outlined with a light cyan halo, hazy, like a dream that was awakened halfway. The breeze lingers, and the skirts are filled with layers.
Dong Ruofei. Yu Yin held my clothes and said in a low voice: "Sister, I did a lot of wrong things in the past. Don't you blame me?"
"How could it be?" I looked at her with a smile, and a soft affection grew in my heart. "You are my biological sister. I have allowed you to hide your identity and work as a slave for many years. My father and I cannot help you."
She shook her head, "I don't dare to think so. In fact... in fact, my father treats me very well in private, and my mother has never treated me badly." She shook her head hard and said uneasily, "Eldest sister, you can stay with the prince. I
I'm very happy. But I'm also very scared. I'm not afraid of You Jingxian. I'm just afraid that I won't be a good concubine. I'm afraid that he will hate me..." She shook my hand, "Eldest sister, in fact, the prince only has you in his heart.
, I don’t know how to be his concubine!”
The tree shadows on the window screen are messy, like clusters of ink flowers blooming all over the sky. There are waves of "hissing" sounds coming from unknown insects in the distance. The sound is small and dense, as if it is lively.
It's raining lightly, like countless spring silkworms are slowly nibbling on my heart.
"I don't know." My voice was cool and moist, "You know best what you want. If you just want to be by his side, just stay with him quietly; if you want his heart, try your best to fight for it.
No matter which one, you have a lifetime to accompany him to do it. As far as you are concerned, I am an outsider, and the couple in the Qinghe Palace are you and the prince, so how to do it depends on you. "
She lowered her head in deep thought, and her face after the sadness and joy had a different look.