Six palaces without concubines in the Red Chamber

0009 Sorrowful river Wu spring rain is menacing, nightmare haunting dreams and sick

The Empress Dowager intended to send Daiyu home the next day, but unexpectedly the night passed, and the maid who waited on the night didn't see her get up, so she boldly called out twice, but she didn't respond.Calling Chu Gui, she lifted the bed curtain and saw that Daiyu was buried under the quilt, her face was flushed, her forehead and cheeks were hot like boiling tea, she was actually sick.

Daiyu was very ill, even if the Empress Dowager sent the imperial physician to her family to see her immediately, it had little effect.For two or three days in a row, she was lingering on the sick bed, and the disease was so fierce that it deprived her of the strength to walk on the ground.

She leaned against the pillow panting anxiously, her heart filled with slight melancholy.Now it's all right, even if the empress dowager allows her to go back, she won't be able to go back for the time being.

It is rainy in March and April, and when there is a lot of rain, it is inevitable that there will be floods.The emperor was so busy these two days that he didn't even touch the ground, he sorted out all the papers sent by Jianghuai, and it turned out that Xuancheng, Anhui Province had been hit by the disaster.Immediately ordered the cabinet to draw up an order, asked Feng Ziying to escort, and King Beijing took charge, and immediately sent the disaster relief funds and rice to Xuancheng.

When these things are settled for the time being, there will be a day to rest and take a bath.The decree this time was drafted by Lin Hai. He is a minister of the Supreme Emperor, but he is very capable and practical.If the Taishanghuang stays on the throne for a few more years, I'm afraid it will make him pay homage to the prime minister.It's a pity, once the emperor and the courtiers, the emperor wants to be in charge and truly hold the power in his own hands, so Lin Hai can only stop co-organizing the university.

Seeing Lin Hai and returning to Sanxi Hall, he inevitably thought of his son and daughter.Lin Jue follows King He Rui, even her daughter is not worrying, and she has the ability to make herself angry in the inner court.

He casually threw the "Records of Li Dynasty" on the Kang table, and slowly turned the emerald jade pulley on his thumb to point out his mind.

Li Shunxiang has followed him since he was a child, and when he saw his movements, he knew that he was upset.Nunuzui to the little eunuch at the side: "Go to Baisha Loquat and serve it on a plate."

These seasonal fruits were prepared at the copper samovar every day, just waiting for the emperor to remember when he could have a bite.The little eunuch walked quickly, and came back with a loquat in a short time.

Li Shunxiang took a step forward, bowed his waist, and smiled cautiously: "Your Majesty, this is the Baisha loquat presented only in Suzhou." That's all I can say, and if I talk too much, I just persuade the emperor to eat it. There is no such rule in the palace.In fact, he shouldn't have said this sentence, but relying on the emperor's extra trust in him, he can speak more.

The emperor frowned and raised his hand to signal for it to be delivered.Huang Chengcheng's loquats are all exquisite, round and lovely.Lying obediently on the blue-gray glazed chrysanthemum-shaped plate, it looks clean and unique.I ate one after washing my hands, it was really sweet and moist.The emperor couldn't be greedy, so he stopped after eating two.

"The Empress Dowager likes to use fresh melons and fruits, so send a plate to Shoukang Palace." After a pause, as if remembering something, she said, "Kunyi Palace, Qixiang Palace, and Chuxiu Palace each have a plate."

Sending something from the imperial court, no matter what it is, is a good job.Li Shunxiang complied happily, thinking that he would take some time later, so he went to Shoukang Palace in person.

Before the idea was realized, the emperor thought about it and said: "For the Shoukang Palace, I remember that there is a lake-blue transparent glazed tureen, so I will use that."

Li Shunxiang remembered that the tureen was handed down from his ancestors.The whole gaiwan is of the same color, the whole body is transparent, and the light shines on it, which is more radiant and beautiful.The emperor liked that bowl very much. It was said to be clear and clean, and he could see to the end at a glance.He often plays with it in his hand, but he has never filled it.When the emperor opened his mouth, Li Shunxiang naturally felt nothing. He immediately sent someone to find out the gaiwan, filled it with loquats, and sent it to the emperor for a look.

The emperor held the entire tureen in his hand and looked up and down.He mentioned it casually: "How long has it been since I went to see my ancestors?"

The emperor is filial, and he always goes to Shoukang Palace to greet him every two or three times.Li Shunxiang firmly remembered the date: "It's been five days since I returned to the emperor."

"I'm going to visit my ancestors." Holding the tureen, he stood up and went out, leaving behind a sentence: "You don't need a chariot."

When the emperor arrived at the Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was sitting by the glass window watching the little maid kicking Yuyan.Loud noises and frolicking are not allowed in the palace.Therefore, the little maids just pursed their lips and smiled without making a sound, but their eyes revealed sincere joy.These are all thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls. If they hadn't been chosen to enter the palace, they would still be at the age when they would be hugged by a nanny in their arms at home.The empress dowager treats her subordinates kindly, and often says that slaves are also human beings, and after resigning from their parents, they serve their masters from dawn to dusk, so they can't be treated like pigs and dogs.

Looking through the glass window, the entire Shoukang Palace is under the nose.Therefore, as soon as the emperor came in, there was no need for anyone to pass it on, the empress dowager saw it.After straightening out his sitting posture, seeing him striding in, he wailed before being greeted.

She watched the emperor grow up with her own eyes. When the empress dowager saw him, she couldn't help but burst out with joy from the bottom of her heart: "Why are you here at this time? You've been so busy this time, it's easy to be more peaceful, and you should be more Just rest and rest."

"The old ancestor is right." The emperor lifted up his robe and sat on the west side of the kang, the golden dragons looming in the folds, interlaced with each other because of this movement, and stacked in one place. "I got up this morning, read the book in Sanxi Hall, felt refreshed, and went to Shoukang Palace to visit my ancestors."

He raised his hand to signal Li Shunxiang to put the tureen bowl on the kang table: "This is the Baisha loquat presented by Suzhou this year. It is sweet and full. Our ancestors have a taste."

The emperor opened his mouth, and the empress dowager always wanted to taste it.So I asked the palace people to peel one and eat it. It was really fresh and sweet.The empress dowager was very satisfied: "The emperor has a heart. I am old, how much can I benefit from it. The emperor wants to hide and think about your mother..."

As soon as these words came out, the emperor's face was really worried.The Empress Dowager knew that he didn't like to hear it, but she didn't want to hear it anymore, so she had to say it.If she didn't say it, who else in the palace would dare to say it?

"Your mother is so difficult. If a son doesn't love her, who else loves her? The Emperor Taishang treats her out of face. He has suppressed his thoughts for many years. Once it spreads out, there will be no one else in his eyes. Speaking of which, you also Don't blame the Queen Mother. She is such a transparent person, if she could leave, she would have left long ago."

The emperor bowed his head and listened to the training obediently. Although he was already the Ninth Five-Year Master, sometimes the Empress Dowager talked about him earnestly, and there was also a kind of warmth under Cheng Huan's knees.This feeling should have been given by the Queen Mother, but unfortunately she never loved him.When he became the emperor, she knew that it was time to make amends, but it was too late, and the mother and son were still separated after all.

"My ancestor taught me that I must respect and love my father and honor the two empress dowagers."

He always listened to her when she spoke.As long as you can remember a sentence or two, it is good enough.The Empress Dowager said again: "It's a good thing for you to be frugal and self-disciplined. But Concubine Huang Shu is a cousin of your mother's family. Now she is your concubine and has also raised your first child. The emperor should remember these affections. As for Concubine Wan, she is the person your mother entrusted to serve you, so she should be more face-saving than others. You should also take time to look at it. It’s true that a young person is so old-fashioned. It's unbearable."

The emperor pursed his lips and didn't continue to speak.He is a very young emperor, and there is a Taishang Emperor on his head, with many pairs of eyes staring at him.The focus of these years has been on the former dynasty, so there is no time to allocate it to the women in the harem.It is said that there are three thousand beauties in the harem, and the emperor is so beautiful.Whether it is a blessing or not can only be known by becoming an emperor.

Turning the finger casually, the emperor looked out the window with his eyes.The little maids had left early, the sun shone into the clouds, the leaves on the trees were blown and trembled, presumably it was going to rain.Thinking of this, the emperor worried about the river affairs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.If there is not much rain, it is easy to suffer from drought, and if there is too much rain, there is fear of floods. It is the common people who suffer.

The Empress Dowager glanced at him, knowing that he was not in the mood to listen to the trivial matters of these deep palace women.Thinking about it in my heart, I don't know what kind of idea it was, and I confessed to Tongyi like probing and probing: "The girl is sick, this is the fruit from Suzhou, and it is the taste of her hometown. You take a plate and I will reward her. There is no need to come to thank you."

Almost as soon as the voice fell, the emperor turned his head back and asked inadvertently, "Who is sick?"

It must not be a palace lady. If a palace lady is sick and the master knows it, she must not keep it. She has to be moved to the Anle Hall. Whether she lives or dies depends on luck.The Empress Dowager also said that she was a girl, and there was no one else in the palace who could call her that.

The Empress Dowager felt so emotional, but she didn't show the slightest bit of emotion on her face, her tone was very flat: "It's Daiyu, it's Miss Lin's family."

Was it Daiyu?He always called Lin Shi Lin, but never asked what her name was.All I know is that her surname is Lin, and she was given the title Fushou by the Empress Dowager.She was indeed a girl from Jiangnan, even her name was so eloquent and clear.

The Empress Dowager's painting style changed slightly, and there was a slight doubt in her words: "I was going to send her back two days ago. For some reason, she came back from Jianfu Palace that day and developed a high fever the next day."

The emperor's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, did he get sick when he came back from Jianfu Palace?He knew in his heart that Daiyu had never been to Jianfu Palace.Did he get scared twice in a row, calling him sick?I have heard that this girl from the Lin family is weak in nature, now it seems that what she said is true.

"I think I'm tired." The emperor said vaguely.

There are some things that can be said to the end, the empress dowager changed the subject and talked about other things.Seeing the emperor wanting to ask several times, but holding back.She just didn't know what to do, but secretly found it funny.

The emperor resigned from the empress dowager and came out all the way, standing in front of the corridor for a moment.Li Shunxiang only thought that he was going in, but he didn't expect that he didn't take a step after all, he turned around and wanted to go back after turning around and pulling his fingers.

Suddenly I heard two voices coming from far and near in the tunnel, one said: "I took medicine yesterday, and I got better, but I was screaming again at night. I cried and called my parents, and I also called my brother."

"The main body of the county is weak, and it's not someone from the palace. I'm afraid it was scared by something." Another thought for a while, and consciously came up with a good idea: "I have a bodhi leaf here, which was rewarded by the Empress Dowager last year." .I'll give it to you, and you go back and quietly put it under the county lord's pillow. The bodhi leaf is upright, and it can be used to suppress it."

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When I heard the loquat in Suzhou, I thought that there is no loquat in the Empress Dowager. If you want to give the loquat in Suzhou to someone in Suzhou, you taste it carefully.