When he arrived in front of Chengrui Pavilion, Yin did not stop and strode straight up from the steps on the south side of the pavilion.
Chengrui Pavilion is located in the northwest of the Imperial Garden and corresponds to Fubi Pavilion in the northeast. It was a pavilion built during the Ming and Wanli years.
In the first year of Yongzheng's reign, as soon as Yin came to the throne, he made a decree with a stroke of his pen and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to add a front eaves and a building to protect it from wind and rain.
At this time, the green glazed pavilion on the top of the pavilion glowed softly under the moonlight, the glazed top on the spire was shining in seven colors, and the dragon brocade painting under the eaves was majestic.
When the eunuch accompanying him saw that the emperor had stopped, he quickly came forward, placed the seven-cent lotus incense burner with a hollow base in his hand on the stone table in the pavilion, and quickly added incense.
The incense contains hosta, patchouli, perilla, calamus, lemongrass, clove, and mugwort. It is very frightening to mosquitoes, but makes people feel refreshed after smelling it.
For a moment, smoke filled the air.
Ulanara looked at it and smiled gently: "Your Majesty has just come all the way, and I'm afraid he is tired. The scenery here is very good. Your Majesty, why don't you sit down for a while and rest your feet."
After hearing this, Su Peisheng stepped forward and asked Yin in a low voice if he wanted to send the royal chariot to wait here, but Yin stopped him with a wave of his hand.
Ulanara was chatting in idle chatter while holding Hua Rong's hand and came forward.
When Ji Ling saw the queen coming, he immediately stepped back, leaving the space next to Yin free.
Yin hadn't noticed yet, but when he saw the queen coming forward, he said casually: "The queen has been working hard in handling the affairs of the Ghost Festival these days. Queen, please sit down."
Ulanara sat down, with a flattered look on his face and said with a surprised smile: "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? It's really hard for the Emperor to worry about government affairs and world affairs! I sit in the harem, this is my responsibility, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for it.
You have to be careful, and you only need to supervise from the side, which also saves a lot of effort."
She paused, intending to say a few more words, but saw that the emperor was just looking at the river view opposite, silently.
He looked at ease and contentedly, looking at the moonlight and the waterscape, but not at her.
His mind was not focused on listening to her at all.
Ulanara closed his mouth knowingly, his eyes darkened unavoidably, and for a while he could only hear the gentle breeze blowing across the water, blowing through the dense vegetation in the imperial garden.
She lowered her head and looked at the handkerchief in her hand: the handkerchief was sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and made from thousands of carefully selected materials. The phoenixes and peonies on it looked as if they were alive. They were all top-notch embroidery workers. Glory.
Infinite patterns.
It's just that the phoenix and the peony are tied dryly to this veil and cannot break free. It seems that the glory is just an empty shell.
The queen pursed her dry lips in silence.
There was a tea eunuch in the pavilion who had already prepared hot tea. Ulanara didn't even look at it. His long and slender eyebrows were slightly gathered together, and his eyebrows were raised.
Only those who were very close to her could see the hint of expectation and nervousness hidden in the queen's expression.
Uranala subconsciously wrapped the handkerchief around the index finger of her left hand, one after another. After waiting for a while, she took the peony pattern on her sleeve and folded it in casually.
After an unknown amount of time, she raised her head and glanced at Hua Rong, and saw Hua Rong's expression suddenly perked up, and he was quietly telling her to look across the river with his eyes.
Ulanara's heart trembled, he picked up a cup of tea, took a sip calmly, and then raised his head, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, and looked to the opposite side.
Sure enough, in the pitch-black night opposite, a red gauze lantern was dimly lit.
During the Ghost Festival, plain-colored lanterns are used in the palace. Although the red gauze is delicate and pretty, it is particularly eye-catching.
The lantern was swaying faintly, and it was obvious that someone was walking with a lantern on the other side of the river.
Because the opposite side of the river is not the place where river lanterns are placed during the Hungry Ghost Festival, the palace lanterns are sparse and the night is as dark as ink.
Only this touch of red was very eye-catching. Not long after, some of the concubines noticed it, pointed at it, and started talking in low voices.
The emperor put up lanterns on the river, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs cleared the garden early in the morning. In addition to the curfew at night, walking on the other side of the imperial river was not allowed. Naturally, those who can wander in the imperial garden are not ordinary people, but if they are women from the harem... concubines
They were all with the emperor and empress at this time, and those who asked for leave were sick in their respective residences, so naturally it was difficult to get up.
Who is this?
Everyone saw the red gauze lantern curling up to the water's edge. Suddenly the light swayed and stopped. It seemed that the person holding the lantern placed it on the bluestone on the shore.
Immediately, everyone saw that the flames were dim, one, two, three... little candles gradually floated to the surface of the water, reflecting the lotus petals below.
River lanterns were put up to worship ancestors.
Yin turned his head at this time and caught a glimpse of it.
He narrowed his eyes coldly, frowned and asked Uranala, "Who is it?" There was a hint of disappointment in his tone.
Although matters related to the Hungry Ghost Festival are handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Queen cannot escape her responsibility.
When Uranala heard the emperor's question, there was a slight fear on her face. She quickly stood up, frowned and said softly: "Your Majesty, maybe you are a bastard servant in the palace who doesn't know the rules! I don't know if the emperor is here tonight.
Disturbing the Emperor..."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and ordered the eunuchs beside her to take a look, and then ordered: "Sneak over here, carrying everything!"
Not long after, the eunuch beside the queen had returned. Behind him was a petite man wearing a dark black thin cloak. The cloak was very thin and fluttered in the night wind, making it even more obvious that the man was about to
Blend with the night.
The man was holding a red gauze lantern in one hand and several lotus lanterns in the other hand. The man was standing in the shadow of the palace lantern under the pavilion, but his features could not be seen clearly. For a while, all the concubines were looking at the man.
Uranala also looked at the man up and down, with doubts and displeasure on his face, and asked solemnly: "Which palace is it from? Tonight, the emperor is setting off river lanterns. The garden has been cleared long ago. You
, don’t you understand even the slightest bit of rules?”
The man finally lowered his head and walked out of the shadows under the pavilion.
When she reached the front of the empress, she raised her hand, fluttered the cloak covering her head, and quickly dropped it.
Under the bright lights, everyone saw her oval-shaped face, the tip of her nose was pretty, and the ends of her eyes were slightly raised. She looked a bit like a young concubine, but her eyebrows were a bit more frosty.
It turned out to be the former nobleman Hai Shi, and now Hai agreed.
Everyone recognized her and couldn't help but whisper to each other. Then someone whispered: "Isn't she crazy? Why did she run out again?"
Ulanara raised his eyebrows, as if he was extremely surprised, then his face darkened, his eyes flashed slightly, and he said slowly: "Who do you think I am! It turns out that it was Hai who agreed."
She paused and said in an admonishing tone: "Hai promised, you have annoyed the emperor before, and the emperor only demoted you, which is merciful! Why don't you just shut yourself up and reflect on your mistakes, dressing up in such a nondescript manner?"
What are you doing sneaking around in the Imperial Garden?"
Yin stood up and simply said: "As a servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there are more and more omissions."
He was too lazy to bother with such trivial matters and started walking out of the pavilion.
When the queen saw this, she immediately took a deep look at Heidegger.
