Six palaces without concubines in the Red Chamber

0027 Counting lotus flowers to form a bond in the palm of the hand, counting offspring and gossiping about Shou Kangmen

"Your Majesty, please be merciful!"

The emperor was very tired, and he leaned on the big welcoming pillow for a long time without speaking.She was not begging him for mercy, she was clearly forcing him to forgive King Beijing.He felt cold in his heart, and thought to himself that after the Queen Mother had planned for a long time, this pawn finally came in handy.Even if she didn't show up at this moment, someone was crying and coercing him for her.It's really great, everyone should be sympathetic to him, no one has ever thought about how difficult it is for him, how difficult it is to get to this step.

Everyone thought that the emperor was easy to be, and smeared his face, wishing to break open his bones and suck the marrow.The emperor rested his forehead and sighed, don't blame them, his parents don't love him, who else can he count on?

He took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down the resentment.Looking at her with a cold expression, he lost all expectations, leaving only endless disappointment.

"Go back and tell the Empress Dowager Dong that I have shown mercy by not accepting his life. The king of Beijing will not only be punished with the Wumen rod, he will also have to close the door for a year to meditate on his own mistakes. Unintentional mistakes are also mistakes. The emperor broke the law and the common people Same crime. I can't save him, nor can I forgive him."

Concubine Huang Shu still wanted to ask again, but the emperor suddenly said loudly: "Ms. Huang! You should accept it as soon as you see it, and don't push yourself any further."

Calling her Huang Shi directly, it can be seen that she is extremely bored and disgusted.Concubine Huang Shu resentfully kept her mouth shut, not daring to take any more risks.

Seeing her shutting up, the emperor slowed down, and then said: "You go."

"Yes."

Concubine Huang Shu tremblingly retreated to the door, and the emperor suddenly said in disgust: "Mr. Huang, if you use Zhangjiao as a raft again, you won't be worthy of her calling you mother. Let me know once more, and I will send her to Qixiang palace."

The previous words are irrelevant, this sentence is the real punishment.No mother is willing to hand over her child to someone else, and give it to others after she has painstakingly raised it up. What is she hoping for?

Concubine Huang Shu frightened him, knelt down at the door again, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, the concubine [1] has written it all down."

Concubine Huang Shu walked to the verandah of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, only to find that the emperor was frightened into a cold sweat.Li Shunxiang supported her, and called out in a low voice, "Ma'am?"

She frowned and shook her head, didn't speak any more, looked up from the veranda, and saw Lin Daiyu leading Princess Rongshou and Princess Yangyi to count water lilies.Turning his face towards her, he could also see a rare elegance.Such a person, such a face, how could it not cause people to worry.

"Zhangjiao." Concubine Huang Shu raised a smile and called out. Princess Rongshou listened, smiled and called mother, and walked towards her happily.Standing under the sun for a moment, I also sweated a little.He took out the silk to wipe Princess Rongshou's face, and said angrily, "Look at you, you're sweating all over your face."

Princess Rongshou was in high spirits, and she didn't feel uncomfortable at all: "I counted them all. There are 28 water lilies in total. I have to remember, and I will tell my father later."

Only then did Daiyu come slowly, and nodded slightly towards Concubine Huang Shu: "Concubine Shu."

Concubine Huang Shu forced a smile and said: "It's hard to be the county lord. It's too hard for you to look after the children for the noble lady in the room."

"Princess Rongshou is well-behaved, playing with her is not hard, but rather interesting." This is the truth.Don't look at Princess Rongshou who is only three years old, she really has a set of words.With Zhang Yingbai's cute little face, it's very interesting to say some serious things.

When someone praises a child, the mother is always happy, no matter who said it.

"Master Lao led Zhangjiao to Dongnuan Pavilion to reply." She was almost kicked out by the emperor, and now she has no face to bring her daughter in again.

Daiyu agreed, but Princess Rongshou was full of doubts: "Mother won't you go in with me?"

Concubine Huang Shu forced a smile and said, "It's stuffy inside, I'll stand on the corridor for a while."

Princess Rongshou nodded half-understood, and followed Daiyu into the East Nuan Pavilion.The emperor was leaning on the big welcoming pillow with his eyes closed, when Princess Rongshou came forward cautiously, her voice was extremely low: "Father, are you asleep?"

The emperor suddenly opened his eyes, sat up straight, glanced at Daiyu, and then turned his gaze back to Princess Rongshou.Reaching out his hand to beckon her to come forward, he put his palm on her shoulder, the emperor smiled lightly and said, "Have you counted everything?"

Princess Rongshou nodded seriously: "Father, I really counted. There are 28 water lilies in total, 23 of which are pink, and [-] are milky white. Sister Lin wrote them down for me. It's time..." She turned her head to look at Daiyu: "Sister Lin, tell Father, have I counted correctly?"

Such a turn of the head is really naive, almost like a fat doll in a New Year painting, full of joy everywhere.Daiyu couldn't help smiling and said: "The princess is really smart, she counted them all correctly, 28 water lilies, and even the flower and color are very accurate."

Princess Rongshou was happy to hear that, and wanted the emperor to praise her later.But the emperor looked strange, "Zhangjiao, what is your name, Lord Fushou County?"

"The county lord sister said that her surname is Lin, so I call her sister Lin..."

Sister Lin?Her name is sister Daiyu, so what has he become?Lin Daiyu's uncle?The emperor had a headache, put his hands on Princess Rongshou's shoulders, and told her sincerely: "Zhangjiao, you are so inferior, you can't be called sister."

The princess blinked her eyes and tilted her head in doubt.It seems that I don't understand, why can't I call my sister?

It is too difficult to explain seniority to a child, and she may not understand it.The emperor thought for a while, and then said: "You should call her aunt, and remember in the future, this is accurate."

She turned her head to look at Daiyu, and then turned to look at the emperor. Although she didn't understand why her sister became an aunt after saying a word, she still listened to the emperor's words and nodded obediently: "Yes, I have written it down."

"Zhangjiao is really obedient and well-behaved." The emperor patted her on the head before telling her to go back: "Follow your mother back to Chuxiu Palace, I'll go see you when I'm done with my work."

Princess Rongkang retreated respectfully, and when she reached the door, she still wanted to make a face at Daiyu.It's a pity that Daiyu stared at the toe of the shoe and didn't see it, but the emperor caught a glimpse and couldn't help but bend his lips to show a smile.

He looked at Daiyu, she lowered her head and said nothing, looking very dignified and quiet.For some reason, when I looked at it, I felt that the lower head was very obtrusive.

"Raise your head." He elongated his voice, soft and deep, with two or three minutes of ease in chatting: "You are not a slave, you don't have to keep your head down all the time in front of me."

Words are always in his mouth.He raised his head and said she was unruly, lowered his head and said she was like a slave.Daiyu really didn't understand how to get him to say goodbye.

Daiyu raised her head slightly, but her gaze was lowered, and it fell on the gourd-shaped sapphire blue satin purse on his waist.

In the past, he hoped that she would obey the rules, know how to behave, and not overstep the rules, but now that she really looks like a palace official, he is not happy on the contrary.I really regret it, why did I say those things back then, but now I feel like I am embarrassing myself.

"Don't lower your eyes." The emperor's tone revealed helplessness: "Be more natural."

Daiyu frowned and looked at him, as if she didn't understand why he said this: "My aunt in the palace taught me that it is not allowed to look directly at the emperor, if you do, it is disrespectful."

Disrespectful?In fact, how often did she look at herself with tears in her eyes?A smile appeared on the corner of the emperor's lips, and he stopped entangled with her on this issue. It will be a long time, and she knows what it feels like to raise her head, and she will never want to lower her head again.

"It's all right now, go to Shoukang Palace and taste your Sanqing tea." The emperor got up and stood on the ground, without any artificial hands, took the colored paint box with his own hands, and went straight out.He turned his head and saw Daiyu following behind, seemed to be interested, chatted with her in a few words: "Looking at you, Zhangjiao really likes you."

"The princess is quiet and well-behaved, but seeing that the emperor told me to take her to see the water lotus, he gave me some extra face. I can't say whether I like it or not."

The emperor thought in his heart that Princess Rongshou was his only heir, she was obedient and docile in front of him, but not necessarily in front of others.The Princesses of Canju and Princess Qinglong of Prince Xiaoyi's Mansion, and Princess Rong'an of Prince Zhongyi's Mansion, are all her sisters who are upright.She doesn't like any of them, and she has distinct likes and dislikes at a young age.Now that I see Daiyu, it's only a stick of incense left, so I'm willing to call her Sister Lin.It's the same with Princess Yangyi, when I saw her, I fell in love with her very much.

Fate in this world is really weird, some people are born to please children, and children will get close to her when they see her.

Passing through the Yangxin Gate, the emperor was still very interested in talking, and he talked to her about Princess Rongshou: "Zhangjiao is my second child. Before her, the imperial concubine also raised an eldest daughter for me. It's a pity that the child Fu Bo, she was just raised, and left without crying. The child who died early was not in the teeth sequence, so Zhangjiao became the eldest daughter. She came out in less than a month, so she was very thin. I was really scared when I saw it , such a small ball, if you hold it in your hand, you are afraid that it will be covered with a little force..."

He was a father for the first time and had just lost a daughter, so he was very scared when he saw the thin and frail Princess Rongshou.I'm afraid God will take this child away with me.

The emperor sighed: "Zhangjiao is three years old, and I have never hugged her..."

When I saw her today, I realized that time went so fast.Before she knew it, she was three years old, and she was no longer a little doll the size of her two palms.

Daiyu only thought that he was lamenting that she had no heirs, and her face was a little red. She was always a little shy when she said this, but she always had to say a few words: "The emperor is in his prime, and in the future there will be more children and more blessings. Ye Mao."

"Growing branches and leaves may not be a good thing." In front of Shoukang's gate, the emperor suddenly stood still and turned to look at her: "I have always felt that the most important thing is to have a good heir. There is only one, and it may not be better to raise a long line of children." .Maybe...less troubles."

Aristocratic families and deep palaces in the inner court always like to raise more children. If the branches are luxuriant, the family can be prosperous.There are always one or two of these children who can become talents.She had never heard of the emperor's theory.It sounds weird at first, but when I think about it carefully, I think there are two or three points of truth.

She nodded and said, "Your Majesty is really insightful, and it makes sense."

Before the words fell, the Empress Dowager was being supported by Tong Yi to go out for a walk. Seeing the two standing in front of Shoukang's door talking, she asked in amazement, "What can't be said inside the house, but stand at the door?"

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Concubine [1]: self-proclaimed concubine

This article assumes that in very formal occasions, the queen calls herself a concubine, the sixth concubine and the twelve concubines call themselves concubines, and the 32nd wives and 96 royal wives call themselves concubines.

There are very few palace fights, almost none.