Chapter 65(1/2)
Wanxi and Yurui's eyes are facing each other.
Yurui stood up and said, "I'll go see him."
Wanxi reached out to hold Yu Rui and ordered Zhu, the mother who served Xiao Shiwu, to take Xiao Shiwu back first.
Yu Rui felt more embarrassed and couldn't help but whisper, "Sister, this is the thing that Cuifa has caused! She is my woman under my position. The thing that she has caused was my fault, so I should deal with this situation."
Wanxi nodded, "I naturally believe that you have the ability to face this situation. However, there are rules in the palace. Yongxuan is not used for Yongyan. Yongxuan is already an adult and is not allowed to walk in the inner court. Besides, his wedding is about to be around, and this is the time for the storm."
"And you are still a noble person. If you don't have my permission, you can't meet people alone, let alone an adult prince who is about to get married."
Wanxi gently patted Yu Rui's hand, "Also, you are still young, and you are almost the same age as Yongxuan; you have not given birth to a royal heir, so all this is always suspected of being a melon field and plum blossoms."
"It's still my opinion. If there is anything, because it's me, everything will be fine."
This is the rule of the harem and the tradition left by ancestors. Not to mention that Yu Rui and Yongxuan are not suitable for meeting each other, even the young concubines left by the emperor and the late emperor cannot meet alone before the age of fifty.
If you are not careful in this, you will become a handle for others to attack Yu Rui.
At this moment, Zi Yongxuan was crazy and forgot to avoid suspicion and went straight to the inner court. In fact, if you could calmly consider Yongxuan's reckless behavior itself might implicate the entire Yongshou Palace.
At this moment, no one can be more calmer than Wanxi. Wanxi's calmness also infected Yurui. Yurui also calmed down and nodded, "I'll meet the eighth prince with my sister?"
Wanxi looked up at Yu Rui, but easily opened her hand, "Silly girl, leave it to me. I almost delivered him personally when he was born. Because of this past event, even if someone dared to arrange for Yongxuan to meet with a private person in the inner court, he could not arrange for me."
"It would be inconvenient for you to stay here. After all, Yongxuan has been walking around our palace on birthdays over the years. You used to be an official woman, and you are also familiar with him. This will inevitably make those who have ulterior motives arrange something for you."
Yu Rui nodded after being able to distinguish between importance and importance, "I'll call Liu Zhu'er. The adult prince came to see the head of the inner court. It would be bad if he met alone. It would be better if he had the inner supervisor on his side."
Wanxi stared at her, "When Yongxuan is here, the green maid will definitely be worried."
Yu Rui also took a deep breath, "Sister, don't worry, I'll go into Cuifa's ear room and sit beside her and guard her. At this critical moment, she will definitely not be asked to do anything wrong!"
Wanxi was also melancholy in her heart and sighed deeply, "The word love is the most touching thing in this world, but it is also the most hurtful thing. Marriage depends on cause and condition, and it is not enough to take one step earlier or one step later. But the two of them were rushing to this most unstoppable juncture. If there was a little mistake at this moment, it would be ruined not only Yongxuan, but also the life of Cuihua, and even the fate of her mother and her family."
Yu Rui's heart trembled, "I understand. I must have taken her steadily!"
When Yongxuan was finally summoned into the hall, Wanxi did not see him in the back hall, but officially took up his seat in the Ming Dynasty of the main hall.
With Yongxuan’s love with Wanxi over the years, this is the first time Yongxuan has seen Wanxi formally pull off his posture like this. His heart is naturally shocked and he understands many things.
But although his heart was shocked, it was not an accident for him. Before he came, he knew how high the threshold was today. With his legs and feet, it would be difficult to get over it.
However, he also knew better: if he was coming, he had to come.
Yongxuan stood in front of the main hall gate, held her breath, and steadily crossed the threshold by herself. Entering inside, kneeling in front of Wanxi's seat.
Since Wanxi is so formal today, Yongxuan also formally performed the ceremony of kneeling and knocking, saying, "My son Yongxuan, pay homage to the mother of the order."
Wanxi was sitting high, not looking up at Yongxuan, but instead lowered her eyes and was flipping through a booklet.
After Yongxuan finished the ceremony, Wanxi didn't scream, but she still lowered her eyes and her eyes fell into the booklet.
"The Eighth Prince is about to get married, so it is not appropriate to step into the inner court any longer. But since the Eighth Prince has come to my palace today, I remember the Eighth Prince's love, thinking that after all, the Eighth Prince has not forgotten me, the concubine in recent years."
Wanxi said such words, and Yongxuan was quite unbearable. Yongxuan hurriedly leaned on the ground and did not dare to look up again, "How can I say this today? Ling Em mom is the aunt, but Em mom told the son minister in her early years that if he had not helped her, there would be no peace in the son minister, and Er mom knew that the son minister was in danger of bee venom as soon as he was born, and Ling Em mom even sucked the bee venom for her son minister."
"If this happens, I will never only regard Ling's mother as my concubine, but also regard Ling's mother as my concubine in my heart."
Thinking of the past, Wanxi's eyes were also a little wet.
But now she was not the time when she was soft-hearted. She took a deep breath and sat upright, "Don't be afraid first. When you come in, I will hold this booklet and read it here; but don't worry, I'm not reading the stone book you passed into the inner court, I'm reading the imperial Qing Dynasty Collection!"
"Yongxuan, April 12th is the auspicious period for you to officially hire. Let's take a look at what rules do the prince's wedding have."
Wanxi deliberately turned the scriptures into a loud voice, and finally stopped at one of the pages. Wanxi looked at them closely, then smiled loudly.
"Listen! The prince will pick up the ritual coins, and the ceremonial coin is about one gold, and the East bead is seven; the big gold hairpin is five, each with five pearls; the small gold hairpin is three, each with one pearl; the golden ears are six, each with one East bead; the golden bracelet is four, the golden garment is hundred, and the silver garment is two hundred. The garment is one hundred, forty, the hat is three, the cushion is two hundred, and the cushion is two hundred, and the fox is two hundred, and the yard is two hundred, and the yard is two hundred, and the yard is two hundred, and the yard is two hundred, and the yard is two hundred, and the yard is two hundred, and the yard is two hundred, and the yard is two hundred, and the yard is two hundred pounds of cotton is one hundred, right?”
"This is not over yet. I will give my father ten taels of gold, seven hundred taels of silver, one fox fur, one fox fur, one smoked sable hat, one gold belt ornamental boots and socks, one horse, and one bridle." Wanxi snorted lightly, "This is the reward to Lord Yin Jishan."
"Now the beginning of spring is the most important time for Jiangnan to make a living in the year. But at this time, the son emperor also asked Lord Yin Jishan to put down the responsibilities of Governor Liangjiang and return to Beijing to prepare these things. My eighth prince, your emperor's wishes, and Lord Yin Jishan's wishes, have you seen it? The prince's wedding is of course important, but the responsibilities of Governor Liangjiang are the responsibilities of Governor Liangjiang. Is it not as good as you?"
Yongxuan trembled and her face turned pale.
Now that the Imperial Concubine Shujia has passed away, Yongxuan has suffered from this illness since childhood. After getting along with her for so many years, Wanxi always feels sorry for Yongxuan. If it weren't for the fact that she was in front of her, Wanxi would have been reluctant to speak to Yongxuan in such a tone. At this moment, she saw Yongxuan's expression, and her heart felt as if someone had pulled her into her hands.
But no matter how painful it hurts, what it should be said still has to be said. Just like every mother in this world, no one really wants to beat his child; but if the child makes a mistake and is unforgivable, even if he can't bear it, he has to slap his hands and slap him.
"Oh, there is still here! It turns out that not only do you want to reward the concubine, but also the concubine's father, but also the concubine's mother!" Wanxi continued to recite: "I want the concubine's mother to hold six pearls, six fox robes, six martened fur, one horse, and saddle and bridle."
Wanxi no longer needs to continue reading this. She closed the scriptures and raised her jaw high.
"On the day of the ceremony, the general in charge of the ministers, and the concubine's father welcomed the gate. He entered Chen Yi's coins in the hall, Chen gave coins on the steps, Chen horses at the middle stairs, and then gave the concubine's father the next. After the concubine's father knelt down and received the ceremony, he led his children and others to stand in the east of the middle stairs. He heard that he had performed the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows."
"The mother of the concubine led all the wives out and stood in the west of the middle stairs. I hope to hear the six suspenses, kneeling three times and worshiping three times."
"Your Majesty can hear it clearly? This is no longer as simple as your personal betrothal gift. This is already the glory of your concubine's mother's family! If there is any change, it will be like a big mouth on the whole door!"
Wan Xi paused slightly and lowered her eyes lightly, "Brother Eighth, you are about to be hired on April 12th, so you are actually the "Na Zheng" ceremony. The six wedding ceremony, Na Zheng is already in the fourth ceremony, and the next is the wedding ceremony. The Eighth Prince is welcomed. Your marriage has reached this point, and you should understand that there is no change."
When Wanxi said this, she suddenly sneered, "Oh, it's me that I was wrong. I'll take back what I said just now. Originally, Cuimaid had nothing to do with this marriage ceremony. After all, she was just a coat under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Even if she was assigned to the prince, she could only be a 'prince's maid', and she was still just an official woman. It was impossible for her marriage ceremony to have this marriage ceremony."
"The Eighth Prince is the Emperor Prince, who is qualified to be assigned to the prince. The marriage ceremony is not the princess of the Manchu family, or the daughter of the Mongolian foreign vassals. The Eighth Prince naturally understood it in his heart, so he dared to come to my palace to ask for a visit to the green maid when your wedding has reached this point!"
Yongxuan clenched her fingers gently in her sleeve.
Wanxi sighed, tried her best to press it down, and said coldly:
"I heard that your concubine is also a concubine, so who do you think of the rewards I have given to the concubine's mother before? - Yes, it is naturally to the concubine's wife, E, the niece of Ortai; not to your concubine's mother, the Zhang."
"Eighth Prince, this is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate. Even if everyone feels sympathy in their hearts, they cannot fail to abide by the rules. Because this rule has been passed down for thousands of years, it is not something that any of us can change. And even if the green maid is pointed out to you in the future, she can only be a concubine and a maid like your concubine's mother Zhang. Even if she gives birth to a child, she is not her own."
Wanxi raised her eyes gloomyly, "You come to see Cuifa, I understand that it is you who loves her. But when you come back to reality, I want to ask you: Is this the one you are anxious to give Cuifa? Do you think she really wants it?"
After Wanxi's words were thrown, Yongxuan felt like she was hit hard by a wooden stick.
He looked up at Wanxi, so anxious that he could not speak, so he could only bow down and kowtow.
Wanxi was also feeling uncomfortable and sighed softly, "I know this may not be your own wish, but the royal family has always been very strict and even your emperor cannot break the rules. Do you think you have the ability to change it?"
"And Cuifa, she is just a fifteen-year-old girl now, how can she bear these? Not to mention Cuifa, even the Imperial Concubine Huixian was in the Qiandian, and because she was born under the Baoyi family in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, she could only be the emperor's maid at that time."
"Fortunately, the Gao family was used by her, and she was a famous robbery family in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Her father had already served as a chief official, so she could no longer be a humble official. Therefore, the late emperor could only use the imperial concubine Huixian as a concubine. Yongxuan, you should hear this clearly, it is called "Superba".
"Therefore, what you should understand is that the daughter of a noble family like the Gao family, the Imperial Concubine Huixian can only be a concubine, not a married woman. Only the noble princess from the Manchu family, such as Empress Xiaoxian and the current Empress, are qualified to be married."
Wanxi is also a woman under the internal management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and her identity is not as good as that of the Imperial Concubine Huixian under the leadership of Baoyi Zuo. Therefore, when she talks about this, she is also sad.
Yongxuan also almost burst into tears and lay on the ground and said sadly, "Why did my mother say, I don't know what I said? After all, my mother, who was born in the Qianlong Mansion of Emperor Ama, was not qualified to be a marriage ceremony for Emperor Ama's maid because of her robbery."
Wanxi sighed lightly, stood up and placed the imperial Qing Dynasty Conglomeration on the shelf. Then she walked down the floor and helped Yongxuan up. She pulled Yongxuan's wrist and turned around and left the Mingjian, the main hall that symbolized the strict rules of the royal family, and walked into the second room next to her.
Without the constraints of the throne, Wanxi sat on the kang freely and gave Yongxuan a slogan to sit down.
"So, Yongxuan, if you come to pay my respects to me today, then I will be happy; but if you come to see Cuifa today, then what I want to give you is what I just said."
"Those words are heavy, but every sentence is the reality of this palace, a rule that each of us cannot escape, including your emperor Ama. You said that you came to find Cuifa at this critical moment, what do you want her, ah?"
"You are the prince and the master; she is just an official woman, just a little girl who has just entered the palace to serve for a year. She dares not disobey any of the rules in this palace and the identity of you as a prince. If you come to see her, if I don't stop her, she will not dare not see you, but if she meets her, what else do you want?"
"Whether you see or not, your wedding has reached the fourth step, and it cannot be changed; if you want to see her now, the palace is full of people, sooner or later, the wind will reach the ears of your concubine who is about to pass by. Do you think, will she not hate the green maid?"
Yongxuan lowered her head, her hands clenched into fists, and her joints appeared.
Wanxi felt distressed when she saw it, and could only sigh, "When the prince was married, she gave a private gift with the official woman. This will make people accuse you of not taking the imperial edict from your emperor, nor will you take the daughter of Yin Jishan's family seriously! If this is spread, it can be either big or small; if it is used by someone who is interested, once it becomes a big deal, you will put the green maid to death!"
"Because of our love over the years and the instructions of your mother before her death, I have to protect you and cannot tell you something wrong. But Cuifa is also a woman in my palace. When I come to the palace to serve me, I will never let her go by the wrong way."
Wanxi slowly raised her eyes, her eyes soft but firm.
"So your trip today is in vain. I will definitely not ask you and Cuifa to meet again here!"
Yongxuan was shocked and did not care about the inconvenience of her legs and feet, and fell straight from the embroidery pier to kneel down on the ground.
He knelt firmly, and his knees hit the floor tiles, making a crisp "bang" sound.
"Ling Emoji's son, please, please let me see the Cuimaid! My son knows that this matter is of great importance. My son is not a confused person. The reason why he dares to come to ask for a meeting is only because she is a woman in Ling Emoji's palace. If she changes to another palace, her son will not dare to come to see him."
"My son thinks Ling's mother is like his mother. Even if his son has any worries, he doesn't want to hide them from Ling's mother. He also asks Ling's mother to help his son with full care."
Wanxi endured her heartache, but her face was still free of water.
"I want me to help you with all your thoughts? It's not that I can't be at this critical moment!"
"It's not impossible for an official woman to serve the prince; after a prince gets married, there are not many official women in the office? However, this boss cannot be opened by you in private! Only if your emperor Ama pointed it out to you, that's right."
Wanxi raised her eyes and stared at Yongxuan, "No matter how hard you can't bear it, you have to hold it back! Since your wedding has reached this point, you have to finish it even with your teeth gritting your teeth. Otherwise, where will you place your emperor's holy intention? How dare you expect your emperor to point it to the official woman next to you?"
Yongxuan could no longer bear the pain in her heart at this time and she was already crying.
Wanxi also closed her eyes gently, "You are especially not sure that you have any resentment towards your emperor Ama. You should understand that your concubine was selected by the Eight Banners women in the 24th year of Qianlong's reign, and the emperor had already chosen it for you. At that time, the Cuimaid had not entered the palace, and you had never seen Cuimaid."
"Your emperor Ama pointed out that you were married first, and you met Cuibai later; let alone that she is a woman in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and her status is limited."
Yongxuan hurriedly bowed to the ground, "Of course my son dare not resent the Emperor Ahma. Fourth brother, Xiao Eleven has told his son many times that Emperor Ahma can point the daughter of the Governor of Liangjiang to his son. This is really good to his son, and in order to make his mother feel at ease in the spirit of heaven. Emperor Ahma has the only gratitude to his son for his heart."
"That's good." Wanxi then breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly, "I don't know if you understand what I said to you before. I didn't say that you were in love with the green hair. After all, you two are still fifteen years old. It was the time when you first fell in love, and it was reasonable to fall in love with someone."
Wanxi finally smiled softly, "Besides, I have the heart to cherish it myself. Although the green hairpin is not a woman under my position, she is the girl in my palace after all. I watched her timidly walk into my palace gate and grow up under my nose day by day. Even if she was her name after entering the palace, I would have changed it for her personally."
Wanxi couldn't help but sigh softly, "I, naturally, hope she can marry well and have the best entrusted life. Since you two are in love, why haven't I secretly been happy in my heart?"
"But I said, you two chose the wrong opportunity. Even if you two are in love with each other now, you will never meet again. Otherwise, if you don't respect your emperor Ama's holy wish, where will you put your concubine who is about to pass?"
To be continued...