Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 663: Him and Her in Chengqian Palace

In early spring, the city of Beijing wakes up from the heavy snow, and the willow branches begin to sprout buds.

In the Chengqian Palace, one of the six eastern palaces of the inner court, there was a frail and delicate woman with a sad frown. This woman was gentle and graceful, and she was full of the quiet temperament of a famous lady. It was obvious at a glance that she was the owner of this palace. The master is sad, how can the slaves dare to laugh? The entire palace with two entrances was silent from inside to outside. Even the sparrows resting on the top of the yellow glazed tiles did not dare to call out.

Chengqian Palace was the residence of noble concubines in the Ming Dynasty. The owner here was naturally of noble status, and was Dong E, the favorite concubine of Emperor Shunzhi. Dong'e means a kind of beautiful grass growing by the water in Manchu. As a member of the Zhengbai Banner of Manchuria, the Dong E family had a long-term military presence in Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Huzhou because his father E Shuo (Luo Shuo) had been influenced and influenced by the Han culture in the south of the Yangtze River since he was a child. He was talented and intelligent and loved reading history books. Excellent calligraphy, gentle, considerate and highly savvy. Among the girls from Manchurian aristocratic families who first entered the customs, there were very few girls with such talent. The young emperor, who was familiar with the collection of classics and histories, found a close friend and loved her like a treasure. Shortly after entering the palace, she was named a "virtuous concubine" for only more than a month. The reason was that she was "smart, intelligent, good-natured, and no one above the Dong E family". , promoted to the imperial concubine.

Good stories about the Long Live Lord and the Imperial Concubine were circulated everywhere in the palace: Sometimes he would read the memorial and throw it aside casually. She reminded him that he should read it carefully and not ignore it; whenever he wanted to read the memorial with her, she would thank her and say: The harem was not allowed to interfere in politics; whenever he went to court, she would always personally arrange meals, pour wine and dinner, and ask about the cold and warmth; whenever he reviewed memorials until late at night, she would always unroll scrolls, grind ink, and serve soup and tea for him without exception; Every time he returned to the palace after listening to a lecture by an official from the Hanlin Academy, she would definitely ask about the content of the lecture, and he would tell her again. Every time he told her, she was very happy. What's more rare is that, She is kind-hearted and often advises him to be convincing in handling government affairs and to be cautious in judging cases. Even if the palace maids and eunuchs make mistakes, she often intercedes for them.

In short, the Long Live Lord and the Imperial Concubine are by no means an ordinary couple who are in love with each other, but are soul mates who love each other. Two months ago, their son Heshuo Rongzong died in infancy. As soon as the child was born, Emperor Shunzhi exultantly declared to the world, "This is my first son", completely forgetting the three previous sons, Niu Niu, Fu Quan and Xuan Ye. For this reason, he offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, accepted congratulations from the ministers, and held a grand celebration. Afterwards, he issued a general amnesty to the world. The treatment given to the child was even better than that of the direct descendant, which meant that he could be canonized as a prince. It's a pity that the child was so lucky that he couldn't bear the emperor's love and died young.

"If you don't take a breath, where will you live?" Thinking of his dead son, Mr. Dong E became sentimental.

"There are still big trees and thick vines on the cliffs, and you can still survive in desperate places. Don't be too sad, my beloved concubine." A gentle palm gently touched her shoulder. It was none other than her husband, Emperor Shunzhi. She originally did not believe in Buddhism, but he taught her about Zen and made her understand the principles of Zen. Now I see her thinking about her son with the question "If I can't take a breath, where can I settle down and live my life?" asked by Zen Master Duoya, she comforts her with the allusion of Master Gao Feng knocking him off a cliff but being saved by a big tree and thick vines. She shouldn't be sad, no matter how great the suffering is, there is a time to get through it.

"Your Majesty," Concubine Dong E gratefully leaned into Emperor Shunzhi's arms.

Being snuggled tightly by his beloved, Emperor Shunzhi felt tender and blurted out without thinking, "My dear concubine, how about I abolish the queen and make you my queen?"

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in Chengqian Palace, and the servants were all trembling with fear. Emperor Shunzhi didn't take it seriously. He had done this once after deposing the queen. When he was six years old, the regent Dorgon forcibly married Borzigit Erdenibemba, the daughter of Prince Wu Keshan of the Horqin Tribe, niece of the Queen Mother, and his cousin. Marry him as queen. After taking office, with anger towards Dorgon, he forcibly deposed his cousin as concubine Jing.

His mother could not persuade him, so in order to stabilize his relationship with the Horqin tribe, she had to let him marry another noble daughter of the Horqin tribe. This time, she married the empress dowager's grand-niece, the daughter of Borzigit Choerzi of Horqinbeile, the cousin of the deposed queen, and the granddaughter of Abatai, the king of Raoyu County. Another Borzigit , Queen Xiao Huizhang.

Emperor Shunzhi, who loved Concubine Dong E so much, wanted to depose the second empress and make his sweetheart his queen. Last year, Concubine Dong E gave birth to a prince, and the ecstatic young emperor began to implement the plan to abolish the queen. He used the excuse that when the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng's body was violated, the imperial concubine Dong E served her day and night without sleep or food, but Empress Xiaohui did not come to inquire or send anyone to greet her, which was against filial piety, and ordered the ministers to discuss the abolition of the empress. thing. The edict of the Ministry of Etiquette is murderous: "The Queen shows her royal dignity, filial piety is the first priority, and she performs all the duties to assist me (Empress Dowager Zhaosheng) in her joy. This is the normal duty of the Empress Dowager. Yesterday, the Empress Dowager's holy body was in violation of the regulations. Serve, eat and breathe in vain; as a daughter-in-law, the queen usually abides by the rules and regulations, so she is diligent and diligent, and the queen is loved by the empress dowager and is very kind and caring, but this time the etiquette of greetings in daily life is missing (missing) "Although I have been graciously forgiven by the Holy Mother (the Empress Dowager), due to the sincerity of my filial piety, I have no regrets about leaving the Queen's title and treasures as before. She should go to the palace to write memorials and other items, which are temporarily suspended."

As soon as this imperial edict was issued, the ministers were in an uproar. The queen and mother are the most respected people in the world. How can you depose two mothers in a row? There was a mountain of memorials against the abolition. On the surface, it was the opposition of the ministers, but behind it was the intention of the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng. Empress Xiaohui was different from her predecessor. She was gentle and virtuous, and she was obedient to the emperor. Empress Zhaosheng liked her very much. More importantly, if the emperor deposed the empress again, the empress dowager would not be able to explain to her natal family, which would also affect the Qing Dynasty and Mo Mo. Relations with Southern Mongolia. Therefore, this must not be done!

Seeing that the opposition was so strong, the clever Concubine Dong E knew that nothing could be done. She knelt down in front of her husband and kowtowed, saying that if the emperor deposed the queen, she would not dare to live anymore. In desperation, Emperor Shunzhi had to put the matter on hold temporarily.

In the face of tremendous pressure, the queen fell ill, and the imperial concubine Dong E took care of her "without blinking an eye for five days and nights" until the queen recovered, not like a love rival but like a sister.

I originally thought that the matter would be over, but I didn't expect that Emperor Shunzhi would mention it again today.

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Dong E glanced at her husband gratefully. She knew that her husband pitied her for losing her son and wanted to compensate her by establishing a queen. But even though he is the emperor, there are many things that he cannot control.

"If you really pity me, please take back this idea. When I was a child, a monk told me my fortune. I am not blessed, and if I become a queen, I will lose my life. Can you bear to see me die early?"

"Is there such a thing?"

Emperor Shunzhi was startled, and finally gave up the plan of deposing the queen, and issued another imperial edict: "My decree the day before yesterday was based on the principles of family affairs, but it is appropriate to think of the queen in her early years, and she is not good at etiquette, and the queen has a good temperament." "Since I express my love, mercy, kindness and respect, I shall abide by the imperial memorandum and memorials issued by the later emperors, and they shall be sealed as usual."

(End of this chapter)