Chapter 175: It's all up to you(1/2)
As one of the oldest masters in the harem, Wanpin knew the most detailed of these things in the harem.
Wanpin nodded with a smile, "Isn't that true? In this harem, all those who have passed away above the throne of concubines over the years will be given a posthumous gift or a gift for the emperor, or a gift for the loss of courtesy."
All the ranks above the throne of the concubine who died in the harem in recent years were given favors after their death. Whether it was the early Concubine Zhemin, or the Imperial Concubine Huixian and Imperial Concubine Shujia, they all received favors, and Concubine Xin was just following the old rules;
Even Guiren Guo, who had just entered the palace for two years, was officially named "Pinyin Xun" after his death.
This reflects the emperor's friendship for the harem. Anyone who is above the concubine and who is famous in the family had already received such treatment before Concubine Xin, and none of them were left behind.
Even the "honor" behind Concubine Xin is the lowest after death among all the main positions above the concubines in front of them.
It is like the key words presented in Wanpin's words: posthumous gifts, treat exteriors, and treat funerals.
These three words seem to be about the afterlife, but in fact, the inner world is not small, and it reflects a certain level of different.
The highest level of the three words: after the death of the Imperial Concubine Huixian, he was "recommended to be the Imperial Concubine", after the death of the Imperial Concubine Shujia, he was "recommended to be the Imperial Concubine", after the death of the Imperial Concubine Chunhui, he was "recommended to be the Imperial Concubine".
Similarly, after the death of the third prince Yongzhang, he was also "resume to Prince Xun"; even Guo Guiren, who died just two years after entering the palace, was "posthumously named Xun Concubine" after his death.
These formal posthumous gifts have a distinctive feature: even after a person dies, he will also give formal treasures, just like a formal title.
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After Concubine Xin failed to receive the title of concubine, she was called "Concubine Xin" for nearly a year in vain. After her death, she experienced such "name but no truth" again.
As for what the emperor said in the edict, he gave her "give grace according to the rules of the imperial concubine", he only said that the specifications of the deeds were held according to the position of the imperial concubine.
The mourning was handled according to the example of Concubine Wenxi. It is not to say how high the mourning ceremony of Concubine Xin was. It is because after Concubine Wenxi passed away during the Kangxi period, in the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty had never held a funeral with the standard of a concubine. Since the emperor wanted to "should the ceremony be held and handed over to the Ministry for review and memorial", the only examples of the ceremony that the Ministry of Rites could find in the rituals was to quote the closest Concubine Wenxi.
——Of course, there were no more imperial concubines in the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties. It was because those imperial concubines were posthumously named imperial concubines after their deaths. For example, Nian of Yongzheng, Huixian, Shujia and Chunhui of Qianlong's dynasty were handled according to the imperial concubine's funeral ceremony, which is not comparable to those of imperial concubines.
The reason why the emperor was also known as "stopping five days of court" was that when Concubine Wenxi was mourning, Emperor Kangxi also stopped five days of court. This was to cite old rules and follow the rules.
What's even more interesting is that the emperor claimed to have "stopped the court for five days", so the cabinet should not enter this chapter during these five days, which means that the emperor could not even review the memorials - but in fact, the emperor has never been unable to handle state affairs for a day.
For example, on April 30, the emperor issued an order to send Zhaohuichishi to the direct dike and river project; personally inquired about the matter of Governor Yang Tingzhang buying more than 4,000 taels of silver; and arranged the horses used for the southern tour.
On the first day of May, I asked about the official tribute of Guangdong Customs; and then carefully investigated the bad rules for receiving silver in Xiamen, Fujian, where Yang Tingzhang was located.
On the second day of the fifth month, I went to Changchun Garden to accompany the Empress Dowager.
On the third day of the fifth month, he asked about the murder of an official in Yili by the local Bulute people; the construction of the old city of Ulya Sutai; the Shaanxi garrison officials who were garrisoning rice every year even issued an order to commend two civilian women on that day.
It was agreed that he would "stop working for five days", but in fact, the emperor did not have a day of leisure and handled state affairs as usual every day.
Wanxi understands these things naturally, so she just smiles lightly.
"Justice is in the heart of the people, and the emperor also has a clear account in his heart. Concubine Xin became the 'Concubine Xin', but it was just a word game on the title. After all, the emperor did not intend to give a formal posthumous title, let alone prepare the treasure."
Concubine Wan nodded, "That's right. Everyone in the harem is counting on getting the title. But like Concubine Xin, she has no place to be able to get the title of Concubine, and it is really unique. After all, when she was alive, except for the title, the actual position she had was only above the position of Concubine."
Even the ginkgo couldn't help but say, "It's said that people are about to die, and their words are good; even if the death row prisoner gives you some good food for the last meal, then after our Concubine Xin's son, the emperor has to give some meaning, right? After all, he is a noble princess of the Manchus in the Yellow Banner, and Ama has made contributions to the country. Why should the emperor give you the last face, right?"
Wanxi and Wanpin also looked at each other and smiled.
After preparing all the things for Xiaoqi, Wanbin had to send them to Jing'an Village in person.
After all, Wanpin was in the position of concubine, and her position was lower than that of Concubine Xin, so she went there soon. Wanxi's position was high, so there was no reason to worship the lower position, so she could only entrust all to Concubine Wan, and she said goodbye to her first.
Concubine Wan personally sent Wanxi outside the palace gate.
At the end of April, the spring scenery was already dark. The willows were green and pink, and the birds were chirping between the ears.
It makes people feel happy.
The woman and eunuch under the throne followed behind. Then Wanpin took Wanxi's arm and said softly with a smile, "It's hard for you. Chen Shiguan was recommended to Beijing back then. If it weren't for you, he would be afraid that he would be wiped out because of this name."
Wanxi smiled and shook her head, "Sister has put on a high hat for me again. In fact, Chen Shiguan has changed his name to his current name, so how can I get rid of it? It was the first time I saw this child of my sister in Anlan Garden. But at that time, he was still called 'Chen Shiguan'."
Wanxi recalled that year, she smiled and shook her head slightly, "It is worthy of being the inherited family of poetry and books. The name of "Shiguan" was originally the best."
The Diamond Sutra says: "All conditioned dharmas are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows. They are like dew and lightning. You should observe them like this."
The name of the word "Shiguan" shows its realm.
Wanxi smiled and said, "But I was too much, saying that the Chen family in Haining had already produced a Grand Secretary Chen Shiguan, and Chen Shiguan's name sounds like the same sound. Why not change the words, which can be regarded as respect and commemoration of the elders."
Wanpin nodded, "No. It's because of his name change, he is rare to be filial, which makes the elders in the family want to take him back to the clan."
On the second day of the fifth month, the fourth prince Yongshu and other princesses, princesses and grandsons who were supposed to be filial, officially went to Jing'an Village to wear filial piety.
At this time, Concubine Xin's golden coffin had already been moved to Jing'an Village. After waiting for several months, the garden was completed and officially buried.
On this day, Wanxi followed the emperor and the harem to Jing'an Village.
The emperor sang wine, and Wanxi looked at the quiet golden coffin and sighed in her heart.
Today, after eleven years of Xin Fei's entry into the palace, the grudge between Wan Xi and her has lasted for eleven years.
In the end, if the outcome is determined by life and death, the calculation will be finally settled.
But at this moment, how could Wanxi feel so much joy? When people fight, they will eventually get hurt on their bodies and their hearts are scarred. When they think back, those scars that used to be still ached faintly.
"Dai Jia, you just didn't guess it after all - half of what I said to you were lying to you. You no longer have the chance to figure it out, you actually lost to me 'lie'."
That's right, Wanxi had known Chen Shiguan for a long time. As early as the last southern tour, she met in Anlan Garden, the private garden of Chen's family in Haining.
At that time, the Chen Shiguan family was expelled from the family tree, but their livelihood was difficult, and they could not compare to the generations of high-ranking officials in succession. Therefore, Chen Shiguan wanted to return to his family, and with the recommendation of his family, he was able to become an official in the Imperial Hospital.
Chen Shiguan took advantage of the opportunity of the Shengjia staying in Anlan Garden and looked carefully in Anlan Garden, but Wan Xi accidentally caught him.
Because of Wanpin, Wanxi avoided the crime of collision and asked him a few more questions. After his ancestors were expelled from the clan, they made a living by practicing medicine for many years, and at least accumulated a reputation for several generations.
Chen Shiguan also knew Wanxi's identity, so he tactfully expressed his wish to go to the Imperial Hospital to find a job.
Wanxi was also willing to help him because of the sake of Wanpin, so she told him that "Shiguan" was not as good as "Shiguan" - so because of this name, Chen Shiguan should take the imperial physician exam whenever he went to Beijing to the Ministry of Rites to select an imperial physician, which would attract enough attention and attention. It is easier for him to make a name for "Shiguan" who is too pure and has few desires.
——But Wanxi’s private friendship with Chen Shiguan is actually only at this time.
Wanxi was not easy to know how Chen Shiguan was recommended by local officials and was able to go to Beijing to take the exam; and how he was selected to be an Imperial Hospital and became a small student as he wished.
After all, with Wan Xi's position, a young Imperial Hospital student would definitely not have the chance to be in front of him.
"Those cruel plots I said through Chen Shiguan's name are just my make-up to scare you."
Wanxi took a deep breath and calmed her heart.
Since she could make up those tricks, she could naturally do them back then. But she couldn't do them as cruel as Xin Fei - she knew that one day she would definitely settle the accounts, but she never really used such a method.
The real last blow was just a reasonable "story" that followed the emperor's thoughts and Chen Shiguan's statement.
"I have already made it clear to you. It's just a 'story', you just don't understand it. Or, when you question me one by one, I refuse to answer you positively, that's also a flaw for you - who makes you only hate me to the core, and when I say it, you become faithful and don't hear it at all?"
The emperor's sip had passed and he drove back to the palace.
Wanxi turned around with it.
After stepping out of the gate of Jing'an Village, Wanxi looked back and looked at Xin Fei's golden coffin for the last time.
"Dai Jia, I have suffered a lot of losses from you in the past eleven years. But I have never been able to plot against you, I just don't want to be like you."
"If I really want to plot against you, just make up a story like this, it will take your life."
The emperor came to Wanxi Palace one day after another, the next day on the third day of the fifth lunar month.
The topic is ultimately impossible to avoid Xin Fei's affairs.
After three rounds of drinking, the emperor deliberately pretended to be angry and reached out to pinch Wanxi's nose and turned around Xiao Chang'er: "Didn't you say it earlier? Tell you to stay away from this matter? Why can't you hold back in the end?"
Wanxi knew that she was inappropriate and smiled with shame, but she sighed in the end, lowered her eyes and turned red.
"I'm not for myself and Sister Lu, but for the sake of asking for justice to Erniu's girl! If something happened to Erniu, I would be decided by the emperor. But Erniu's life must be paid back for that girl."
The emperor's heart skipped a beat, a little silly, "You, do you know?"
The emperor thought to himself, no wonder he looked at Mao Tuaner in the past two days. But he thought Mao Tuaner was because of missing Erniu, but he didn't expect that he had already revealed his feelings.
The emperor was upset, "I have the Mao Tuaner forever, so I can't use it!"
He used several people and walked around Jiuer together, but he just didn't want her to know.
Wanxi lowered her head and pouted high, "I really think that I'm so frightened by the servants? Not to mention that Mao Tuaner grew up under my nose since childhood, I knew what he was pulling when he pouted his tail; even Yongchang is here, he is just a teenage girl after all."
The emperor was also guilty and indecent, so he raised his hand to touch the back of his head and smiled embarrassedly, "Hehe, I really think you can never guess that I'm stupid myself."
"I just thought I could finish all the things about Dai Jia, and it wouldn't be too late for you to know again. But I didn't expect that in just a few days, I asked you to find out!"
Wanxi also laughed silently, took the initiative to lean over and leaned her head in the emperor's arms.
"Thank you for giving her death the day she died on the twenty-eighth day. In the few months before the twenty-eighth, I really haven't met her alone."
The emperor sighed lightly and hugged Wanxi tightly.
"No matter what, that person is really like a candy and refuses to submit. Even if she dares not take the words of his master, she dares not take them seriously. But you will be effective when you go. Finally, the harem has become quiet."
Wanxi leaned in the emperor's arms, pressed into his ears, listening quietly to his heartbeat.
"In fact, it was not until then that I just learned that the emperor was planning to leave Chen Shiguan, who had been chosen by the emperor."
The emperor snorted, "I don't even look at his name. If it weren't for the character and medical skills that could be recognized by the Master, how could he have a Chen Shiguan come out from the Imperial Hospital? The Grand Secretary Chen Shiguan just passed away a few years ago, and then he came out so young and shook in front of him. Suddenly, he thought he was a god and ghost."
Wanxi couldn't help but burst out laughing, "That's right. Although this Chen Shiguan is young, he didn't expect it to be useful."
The emperor snorted, "I will reward him slowly in the future. Don't rush to see him."
To be continued...