The wind blew up the car curtains, and Ji Ling saw the convoy next to a large screen wall through the crack in the window.
There is a stone tablet standing in front of the screen wall, on which is engraved "Stop here" - when the civil servants get off the sedan, the military officers also have to dismount, and then they are led by the eunuchs and enter the palace gate on foot.
The carriage paused briefly, seemed to reorganize its formation, and then moved forward again.
Ji Ling: Are the words on the stone tablet decorations...
Different from the brisk pace on the road just now, this time, the speed of the entire queue became solemn and slow.
Outside is the Old Summer Palace three hundred years ago!
Whenever future generations mention the Old Summer Palace, they will naturally say "the three gardens of the Old Summer Palace".
The so-called three gardens refer to the Old Summer Palace and its attached gardens - Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden.
This famous royal garden in the Qing Dynasty is composed of three areas.
It has been continuously expanded and improved by the five emperors Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng, and finally became the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens" praised by the world.
However, during the Yongzheng Dynasty, neither the Changchun Garden nor the Qichun Garden, the auxiliary gardens of the Old Summer Palace, existed.
It was built by Hongli, the future Emperor Qianlong.
In other words, the Old Summer Palace that we are entering now is actually the "Old Summer Palace" in the purest sense.
The horse's hooves stepped on the stone road, making a sound, and Ji Ling felt a sense of excitement about traveling.
She silently counted the horse's steps.
When the count finally reached more than two hundred times, the carriage stopped again.
It's about time this time comes, right?
There was a lot of noise outside, and there were various noises of people accidentally bumping into the carriage while moving things. More than thirty singing eunuchs lined up in two teams and trotted over along the carriages, raising their voices to invite all the concubines in the harem.
Get off the carriage and change into a sedan chair to enter the garden.
Entering the park - finally here!
Ji Ling couldn't wait to see the Old Summer Palace at this time.
Qixi came over to help her up. She held Qixi's hand and used his strength to stand up, but her legs went weak and she almost sat down again.
After all, he was someone who sat on the road for more than three hours without getting up.
Bixue was the first to get off the carriage, and there were servants outside who had already placed the footstool.
Ji Ling crouched and got out of the carriage curtain.
She stood on the footstool, and Bixue stretched out her hands to support her.
Ji Ling reached out to Bixue and raised her head.
She took one look at the scenery in front of her and was immediately speechless.
……So beautiful!
Completely different from the grandeur, luxury and luxury she imagined. More than 300 years ago, the Old Summer Palace during the Yongzheng period had a fairyland-like, elegant and timeless beauty.
At this time, the carriage under her feet and the carriages of other concubines were on a huge platform.
On the other side of the platform, a row of exquisite tasseled sedans came out of the Old Summer Palace and were parked on the roadside, waiting for the concubines to get on the sedans.
The Old Summer Palace buildings in front of us are hidden in a large expanse of lush green, and the true face of Mount Lushan cannot be fully seen. Only the graceful Grand Palace Gate silently shows its identity as a royal palace to the world.
The gate of the palace has a structure of five couplets, three bright and two dark, with flying pavilions and flowing eaves, alley sheds and hills. There is a pair of stone unicorns placed at the door, which are powerful and vivid.
The big character "Old Summer Palace".
Every time Yinzhen stayed in Ji Ling's courtyard, she would often lie next to him and watch him grade the papers.
In addition, there are also couplets written by Yinzhen for her in the courtyard of Jingyang Palace.
He even taught her to write! One stroke after another, her ears and temples rubbed together.
She is very familiar with how Yinzhen likes to use his pen.
At this time, Ji Ling recognized it at a glance - it was Yinzhen's handwriting.
This plaque was inscribed by the Fourth Master himself.
Ji Ling was a little surprised - this was the vassal garden given by Emperor Kangxi to Yinzhen, who was still a prince at the time.
She originally thought that the plaque here must be able to see the imperial pen of Emperor Kangxi!
There are a total of eighteen gates in the Old Summer Palace. The Dagong Gate faces north and faces south. It has the highest standard and the largest scale among all the gates. It is regarded as the main entrance of the Old Summer Palace.
When the emperor and his queen went to and from the imperial garden, they always entered and exited through the Grand Palace Gate.
The main gate of the palace was only for the emperor and empress to pass through.
So it is also called Yudaomen.
There is a square in front of the palace gate - the place where Ji Ling's carriage is parked now. There is a screen wall in the south, surrounded by walls, and a small gate on the left and right, commonly known as the cover gate.
The left door is for the entrance and exit of princes and ministers, and the right door is for eunuchs, officials, servants, etc. to enter and exit.
Sure enough, the team separated when they arrived here.
After changing their sedan chairs, the concubines entered through the small door.
The emperor's charioteer and the queen's charioteer entered through the main gate.
Ji Ling sat in the sedan, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his face - Hmm... Why did it feel like arriving at a scenic spot and getting on a shuttle bus?
Because they were not on the same road as the emperor and the empress, the concubines were much more relaxed, and many of them raised the curtains and looked outside.
Ji Ling also looked outside - at this time, there were five east and west facing rooms on the left and right sides of the room she passed, and there were east and west facing rooms behind the facing room. Looking at the plaque on it, she knew it was the sixth room.
office.
Ji Ling understood a little while watching.
This Old Summer Palace is actually another resort version of the Forbidden City.
In the Forbidden City, you work in the front and rest in the back - the so-called sleeping in the front and sleeping in the back.
Separate life and work.
The Old Summer Palace seems to be similar - seeing that there are office areas on both sides, I guess the famous "Zhengda Guangming" Palace is about to appear, right?
Just as she was thinking this, the second palace gate suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.
The plaque hanging on the second palace gate reads five words - "Enter and Exit Xianliang Gate".
Like the Grand Palace Gate, there are two gates next to the Xianliang Gate for entry and exit.
After the concubines' sedan chairs entered through the gate, Ji Ling saw five Shunshan duty rooms on both sides. These were the places where officials from various departments came to the palace to serve on duty.
She was watching with great interest when she suddenly thought that she had eaten a lot on the way, and she was afraid that the lipstick on her lips had fallen off and she needed to replenish it.
Then, just as she took out the small porcelain cup containing lipstick from her small purse, the sedan stopped.
I just heard the singing ceremony was too fake and the voice was prolonged, and the voice was solemn and solemn: "Get off the sedan——!"
Ji Ling stuffed the lipstick back into her purse, feeling a bit like hitting someone - getting off the carriage, getting on the sedan, getting off the sedan again...
The concubines got out of the sedan chair, supported by the maids who were close to them, and stood together in fragrant clothes. Many people took advantage of this moment to raise their hands to smooth their hair and temples, or to straighten their cuffs and collars.
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After all, it was indecent to touch up makeup in public, so Ji Ling asked Qixi and Bixue to stand in front of her, opened her small purse for the second time, and took out her lipstick.
The singing eunuch pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, stared nervously ahead, and suddenly suddenly sang loudly: "Kneel down——!"
Ji Ling, who had just opened her lipstick:...
Qixi supported her and had to kneel down again.
All around you could hear the rustling of the sleeves of the concubines as they knelt down.
The sun is getting hotter and fiercer, but fortunately the Old Summer Palace is lush and green, with shadows of trees dancing.
After kneeling and waiting like this for a while, I saw the emperor's bright yellow royal carriage coming in force.
Ji Ling: It’s better to walk through the small door, take the small road, and ride in a small sedan to run faster...
