Six palaces without concubines in the Red Chamber

0154 Passing Zhongyuan as a water and land dojo, telling Xinyi to make lotus boat lanterns

July [-]th is the Ghost Festival, but after the Qixi Festival, the atmosphere will be different.Before the seventh day of the seventh day, the whole garden was bright and bright, but once it passed, it was cleaned up for no reason.The noble ladies living in the Tongle Yuan also realized this difference, and with the incident of Princess Qingrou getting married, no one was willing to stay in the garden to poke the eyes of the emperor and empress.They all asked the Queen Mother to say goodbye.Wealth and splendor are indeed alluring. It is rare for an emperor to be so young and handsome, but he has to have fate and luck to bear it.

The empress was born to be beautiful, and her family was of such a family status that even the Supreme Emperor gave her a three-point favoritism.The emperor was in high spirits again, and anyone could see that he was extremely happy.Now it's all courting death to get together, it's thankless.If you don't go home to find a son from a family, it's better than being sent overseas like Princess Qingrou.

I have to say that the emperor's trick of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger has an excellent effect, saving a lot of trouble at once.

The empress dowager knew about the marriage, and the emperor also let them go back, so she didn't stay any longer, rewarded some things, and happily let them go home.Among them, Miss Sun Wu received the richest reward.In addition to the things that everyone has before leaving, there are chest | push and tuanfan that they got at the Qixi Festival.

Tanchun and Xichun were the last two to leave. Tanchun made some socks, handkerchiefs, and shoes for the Empress Dowager, and a sachet and fan pendant for Daiyu.There are a lot of things, and the time is inevitably tight, so she stayed for a few extra days and waited until she was done before leaving.

The female workers in Tanchun are very good, and there are many people who usually praise them.But when he pulled it to the Empress Dowager with a real knife and gun, he was still a little flustered: "My craftsmanship is not good, I made my ancestors laugh at me, just take a look, use it if you think it's passable, and put it away if it's not good. Take it or reward it."

The Empress Dowager really felt that Tanchun's craftsmanship was good, and it was rare for someone to know how to measure it.Although it is said to be making things, but what she does is not conspicuous, most of them are objects on the feet.I don't know where she found out that the Empress Dowager changed a pair of socks a day, so she had extra socks.

After Tanchun left, the Empress Dowager showed Daiyu what she had made: "Look, what a wonderful craftsmanship. It's really difficult for her, she is a complete child, but it's a pity that she was born in Jia's family."

Daiyu also took out the sachet made by Tanchun, and said with a smile, "It's hard for her to think about it, and she even made something for me."

"Pay more attention. A girl like this knows how to be considerate. Considering she is your natal cousin, I have to help her too."

Starting from the tenth day of July, it is considered to have officially entered the Hungry Ghost Festival.There is no Princess Rongshou this year, so the water and land dojo has to be done extra carefully.Highly respected monks and nuns from Chongyuan Temple and Yuquan Temple were invited, and from the thirteenth, they performed rituals in Wanfang Anhe every day.

The emperor didn't believe this at first, but after Princess Rongshou left, he began to express his condolences.He stayed in Wanfang Anheli from the night of the thirteenth day, and began fasting for two days and three nights.On the altar, things like chicken breasts, lamb tripe, quail, and rock sugar ducks were placed upside down, but these were all used for sacrifices, and no one would get meaty on such an occasion.Daiyu also became a vegetarian, and only the Empress Dowager, because of her age, occasionally used some soup.

Daiyu knew that on the [-]th day, the Supreme Emperor and the Western Empress Dowager would come over to listen to the ritual, and during that whole day, the water and rice would not touch their teeth, so as to show their piety.So she pinched some points, and in the middle of the night on the [-]th, in the early hours of the morning, she personally cooked a bowl of plain noodles and sent it to the emperor.

The plain noodles are placed in a food box and wrapped with Huanglong furoshiki.He dragged the emperor into Wan Fang'an and the cubicle, untied the fur skin, and the noodles were still hot.Sure enough, it was plain noodles, and the clear soup was floating with little water.There are tender cabbage hearts lying on it, which are specially picked out of the small green vegetables.There is also a plate of water chestnut cake, so that he can eat it with it.

Daiyu gave him the chopsticks, and persuaded him: "The emperor didn't eat much at night, and he won't be able to eat all day tomorrow, even the gods can't hold it. This is plain noodles, eat a couple of bites. The noodles are from my meal some time ago. The alkaline water noodles we make are what we often eat in the south, try it, the emperor, what is the difference from the noodles in the north?"

She has already talked about this, not to mention it is still a heart, even if the emperor doesn't want to eat it, he has to taste it now.Plain noodles are few, but having such a bowl of hot noodle soup in the middle of the night makes one feel comfortable from head to toe, and the whole person is very comfortable.The emperor took two bites, which really opened up his appetite.Without saying a word, he lowered his head and ate a bowl of noodles.

Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief, and coaxed the emperor to eat two more pieces of water chestnut cake.Taking advantage of the time when the maids were clearing up the dishes, he said to the emperor: "The emperor has been staying in Wanfang Anhe for the past two days, and did not go to pay his respects to the ancestor. You don't know, the ancestor seems to be afraid of ghosts."

"How do you say that?"

"I lost a fan when I was crossing the Bilan Bridge two days ago. I asked someone to look for it, but my ancestors didn't allow it. They said that after the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, it is not fun to look for things in the garden, and I am afraid that I will find something unclean and entangle me."

There is a saying that you can't go out at night on the Ghost Festival. It is said that it is a ghost festival, and the gates of ghosts are wide open, and the ghosts in the underworld are waiting to come out on this day to hang out and relax.If you go out at night and run into a collision, the illness is still mild, and if it is serious, you will be taken away.

So Daiyu didn't go out during the Ghost Festival when she was at home, but she never heard that she couldn't look for things from the tenth day of the lunar new year, and she couldn't go out and open the window at night.

Daiyu didn't think about anything else, she just asked the emperor: "Did the ancestor have a nightmare, called a nightmare?"

The emperor held half a piece of water chestnut cake in his hand and listened carefully. After Daiyu asked, he came back to his senses.Putting the remaining half of the cake on the table and not eating it, the emperor shook his head and said: "The ancestors always attached great importance to the Ghost Festival. I also know something vaguely, saying that it was scary when I was young."

The Empress Dowager entered the palace at the age of 17 and lived in the inner court all her life.Such a person said that she didn't regret one or two things, and no one could guarantee it.Daiyu nodded half-understanding: "No wonder she's so scared."

This has already involved the privacy of the elders, and Daiyu has no intention of continuing to ask.

The emperor thought for a while, but decided to tell her: "The late emperor was very early, and there were many concubines and concubines in the inner court before meeting the ancestors. There were eleven princesses, and the eldest princess Jingduan ranked twelve. I It was only after asking the Supreme Emperor in the past two years that he found out that the ancestor's family had already declined, but the late emperor still tried his best to make her his successor.

"There was a concubine who was not happy. She looked down on the old ancestor, embarrassed her face to face, and even ridiculed the old ancestor's family for selling sons and daughters. The late emperor was much more resolute than me. What's more, the old ancestor was still pregnant with the emperor at that time. When he found out, he was furious. In a rage, she ordered someone to admonish the concubine with "Rules for Women" and told her to recite on her knees every day. She was so angry that she was punished on her knees the first day, and she hanged herself that night. People who said that they died before and after Ghost Festival had a lot of grievances. Besides, they committed suicide, and they just wanted to come back for revenge with this tone.

"The old ancestor didn't care at first, but then for some reason, he slipped and fell while crossing the bridge, gave birth prematurely and gave birth to the late emperor. After waking up, he said that he saw the deceased concubine on the bridge, and he was terrified. The root of the disease has since I just planted it, and when it comes to the Ghost Festival, the whole person feels like a bowstring is stretched, and the slightest disturbance will startle me."

"So it's like this..." Daiyu nodded straight after hearing it: "The old ancestor is afraid, and there are some things that are better believed. Although it is not the fault of the old ancestor, how can the ghost listen to people's words and believe that it will never be done?" will change."

"You have to be more careful." The emperor said: "Since my ancestors have said so, let's follow her wishes. The Ghost Festival is very dark, there is no harm in being careful."

Early in the morning on July [-]th, the Taishanghuang led Xitai back.When the Great Empress Dowager saw the Western Empress Dowager, she seemed to be more friendly than the Eastern Empress Dowager.He also asked her a lot of questions, first asking if the Empress Dowager was in good health, and if she had three meals a day well.The two can still gossip about family affairs, but they are more like a serious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

After talking for a while, I have to go to Wanfang Anhe to do the land and water dojo, and this trip can only be completed late at night.Although Daiyu's imperial edict has been issued, but the ceremony has not yet been completed, she is still a girl in the room.So he didn't go with him, and stayed in Xinghua Village to take care of everything.

Before leaving, the Empress Dowager also told her: "If you have anything to do, call the slave to answer. Don't come out and walk around casually. Although it is a siege right now, it is already windy."

Daiyu glanced out of the window, the sky really fit the occasion, the sky was groggy as if it was going to rain in the next moment, the autumn wind was blowing in with a chill, it was quite a gloomy scene.

She doesn't have to fast, but she can't eat anything, so if she uses something at will, she is told to withdraw it.The Ghost Festival is not only a ghost festival, but also a festival of mourning.Whose family has no relatives who have passed away, indicating that every household will make lotus lanterns on this day, talk to the lamps, and put those words into the river to bring those words to relatives.There are paper figurines made of paper, assorted boxes containing tinfoil folded into silver ingots and ingots, and clothes that you want to send to your loved ones.

But this is the power of the people outside. It is easy not to light fires in the inner court, and the servants cannot sacrifice at will, so these things are often done for nothing.

Daiyu also had the habit of making lotus lanterns. Jixue and Lanling sat on the footrests to accompany her, and they were also making lanterns with their hands.Daiyu's hands are very skillful, and in fact she doesn't need to be on the job, but she seldom gives away the things she makes, so people don't know much about her.A lotus lantern of a certain style, after her hands, is more delicate and delicate than those made by others.

Holding it in his hands, Lan Ling sighed: "How can I say this, the lamp made by our master is very beautiful. Who did you send this lamp to, why didn't you write your name?"

Masters can put lotus lanterns. If Daiyu just lives in the garden, then of course she can't, but she is an iron queen, so she naturally relaxes the boundaries.

Lan Ling thought, Daiyu probably sent the lamps to her grandfather and grandmother when she made them.But she shook her head and said: "I don't know what her real name is, I just know that she was living in our house. Later, our wife adopted her as a foster daughter, and she can be regarded as my elder sister. Unfortunately, before I understood the matter, she No more. She is considered a junior, and there is no reason for elders to make lamps for juniors, so I left this matter to my brother and me. My wife forbids us to write our names on the lamps, saying that if people see them, she will not receive them.”

It was only later that I realized that it was because I was afraid that something would happen again if people saw it.She really didn't know the name of the righteous sister who died young at first, and everyone tacitly didn't mention her.It was only in the past two years that she found out that she was the Princess of Mourning Shu who was lost in the Shu County Palace, and her maiden name was Gui Ying.

Daiyu sighed softly, put a piece of white candle on, and put the lotus lantern on the kang, waiting for it to go after dark.Seeing Lan Ling holding the lotus lantern in a daze, she seemed sad.

"Who are you doing this for?"

Lanling paused, and after a long while smiled at Daiyu: "It's my little sister. I took her with me when I was young. When she was five years old, she was playing in the yard. I told her to stay. Go back to the house to get things. When I came out again, she was gone. There was no fence at the mouth of the well, so she walked over, just fell down, and died..."

She spoke very plainly, without even blinking her eyes, and even had a light and round smile on her face.This is the court lady in the inner court, her emotions and desires have been deprived, and she must not be sad even when she thinks of her relatives.Everything about them belongs to the master, and the master doesn't want to see them sad, so they will always be happy dummies.

Daiyu sighed when she heard it, and pressed her shoulder: "When it's night, you all light up the lanterns. Just say that I ordered you to light up the lotus lanterns. But you can't go far, just in Bilan Put it on the bridge. Those who want to send sacrifices should burn it under the bridge, and only one fire can be started."

It is a great grace to be able to burn offerings with lamps in the garden.In previous years, the empress dowager allowed them to do this, but sometimes the empress dowager forgot, so I couldn't remind them, I could only suffer through it like this, and wait for the next year.This year the Empress Dowager didn't speak up. Everyone had no hope, but I didn't expect Daiyu to allow it.For a while, everyone was excited, grateful, and happy. From time to time, someone came in to thank them with their foreheads.

But this is not the dignity that all palace people have. If the whole garden is to put lights on, it will be a mess. Only the slaves of Xinghua Village have received this kind of grace.

But the news spread quickly in the garden, and it didn't take long for everyone to know.They all came to beg with the lotus lanterns they had made, and wanted these palace maids to put two lanterns for them.

The maids of honor came in and out to replace each other, and it was necessary to ensure that Daiyu was served by someone, so everyone took turns to put the lanterns on.In the dead of night, Wan Fangan and the voice from there became very clear.It seems that there are monks chanting scriptures, and there are also long and piercing sounds of beating bowls.Thinking of Princess Rongshou, Daiyu made another lotus lantern, but she didn't write her name either. She didn't want people to know who the lantern was for.

She asked Jixue to go out to inquire about the situation, and when Jixue came back, she told her, "The big ghost and the dharma boat have already started to be burned. There is a building made of paper on the dharma boat, which is huge and magnificent. The flames are soaring into the sky, there must be half a floor The building is so tall."

This matter was handled by Daiyu, and she knew exactly what stage it was.After burning these things, it should be calm.No wonder the sound was so loud just now, it turned out to be a transcendence.

She waited for another moment, and when the sound gradually dissipated, she sent Ji Xue to look again.Jixue came back and said, "Your Majesty, it's all burnt out. Those servants who put up the lamps are also gone, and it's very clear now."

After hearing this, Daiyu got up and went out with two lotus lanterns.She didn't dare to go far, so she asked the maids to carry the lamps and put them on the Bilan Bridge.There are already many lotus lanterns floating in the back lake, and the dots of light are floating on the water. From a distance, it looks like pouring starlight into the lake.

Daiyu took two steps closer, knelt down, and first put down the lotus lantern given to Su Guiying.In fact, she didn't know this elder sister. It was the responsibility of her parents and elders to make lamps for her.Lin Jue was afraid that he would walk too far away at the border, and Su Guiying would not be able to receive the lotus lantern he sent.

Daiyu thought about what Lin Jue had said in the past, and said to the lamp: "Everything is fine at home, my mother is pregnant again, and my brother has a girl, although it is not her own, but it is considered to be. Get well, you have a younger sister who is a direct relative, her boudoir name is Yi Ying, and she has been named the princess of Yunkang. I went to drink full moon wine a while ago, and saw that she was born white and fat, and the princess and prince of the county are all in good spirits. You should rest assured from now on..."

Wanfang Anhe's water and land practice field gradually disintegrated.It is inconvenient for the Supreme Emperor and the Western Empress Dowager to go back to the Summer Palace at night, and the emperor wants to invite them to live in Qingyan, Kyushu.The Supreme Emperor refused.

He said: "You are the emperor now, you have to have your own majesty and posture. If I go, there will be no guarantee that there will be more rumors." Let the Empress Dowager go to Yaotai, Pengdao Island to relax."

This is the sophistication of the Supreme Emperor, and the emperor did not insist on it.After watching the Empress Dowager go, I personally sent the Empress Dowager back to Chunyuxuan.

"It's late at night, don't bother grandson, I'll go back now."

He originally intended to go to Xinghua Village to see Daiyu, but the Empress Dowager also meant the same thing: "Honghong must not be asleep yet, the Ghost Festival is very cloudy, and the girl is timid. Go and take a look to calm her down." That's fine too."

"Yes, my grandson will go right away." Going secretly by oneself, talking to the Empress Dowager, and going in a fair manner are two completely different concepts.

The emperor deeply felt the kindness of the empress dowager, so he came to Xinghua village, but he was in vain.The room was empty, only two little maids were left watching the room.The two of them had never talked to the emperor before, and when they suddenly saw the emperor coming, they thought they were dozing off and confused, but when they woke up, they found that it was really the emperor, and knelt down tremblingly to pay their respects.

"Where did the lady go?"

"Returning to the emperor, the empress has gone out to light the lanterns, probably in the direction of Bilan Bridge."

When the emperor got the words, he came to Bilan Bridge.From a distance, one could see Daiyu squatting by the river, surrounded by several court ladies and eunuchs with lanterns, which illuminated the other side very brightly.The emperor approached slowly, and the slaves noticed that he was coming to greet him, but he waved his hand to stop him.

He also imitated Daiyu and squatted beside her. She closed her eyes, held a lotus lantern in her hand, and murmured: "You don't know how much the emperor loves you. After you left, he slept all night long." I don't realize it... Zhangjiao, you are a good boy, but it's a pity that your life is too hard. If you really have a soul, you can come to me. As long as you want, you can still be the emperor's daughter..."

The emperor was about to speak, but suddenly stopped because of this.He looked at Daiyu in disbelief, and saw that her eyes were closed tightly, and she looked quite devout.If it wasn't for the servants surrounding her, the emperor really wanted to hug her right now.No one had ever thought of him like this.She will worry about him, afraid that Zhang Jiao's soul will not go for a long time, afraid that Zhang Jiao will hate him and hurt him.In order to reassure the other party's heart, she is even willing to be her daughter with Zhang Jiao.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly strengthened his heart, making sure that he was also loved.Not wishful thinking, not forced to.Daiyu also loves herself deeply and unreservedly.It turns out that a preference that goes forward and spares no effort can also make people suffer. Pain gives birth to pity, and tears of joy shed.

Daiyu opened her eyes in silence, facing the hot and flickering eyes of the emperor, his eyes were like a river of stars in the light of the lantern.

"emperor?"

The emperor took the lotus lantern in her hand and put it on the lake, scooped up two handfuls of water, splashed some water, and sent the lantern out.

"The night is cool." The emperor stretched out his hand towards Daiyu, his voice was as soft as a spring breeze, and it was unbelievably gentle: "I'll pick you up."

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Don't worry, everyone, the big wedding is the middle and late stage of the plot.Let Daiyu talk about a sweet and stress-free love for a while!

感谢在2020-10-11 22:55:37~2020-10-12 22:58:21期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 1 bottle of Zhilan Lily;

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