The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 455 Is not subject to incense ([-])

After returning to the palace that day, the Empress Dowager rewarded Wanyu with a lot of luxurious clothes and chiseled gold jewelry, which was extremely luxurious.

Rong Yue tried her best to be frugal, and Wan Lai was suddenly treated like this by the Empress Dowager, she clearly wanted to let everyone in the palace watch, her mother-in-law wanted to slap her in the face.

After some actions, Rong Yue also ordered the subordinates of the former Tong clan to restrain their actions a little, and don't be too blatant to collect money to fill themselves, so as not to cause the emperor to take responsibility.

In July, Yide gave birth to a sacrifice, because it was the first year that he was buried in Jingling, and the emperor and concubines went to the Taimiao to worship.

The trip will take place at Chenshi on July 21, and we will return late to pay homage to the tablet of Empress Xiaozhao as a condolence.

Wannai is Yide's younger sister. She first went to the Ancestral Temple and took care of many matters in person.

Firstly, the tablet of Empress Xiaozhao was invited to the middle hall②, and divine chairs, incense tables, beds, pillows, etc. were placed in the folder room, and the tablet of Yide was placed on the mattress, symbolizing living and sleeping.

Go to the apse again, watching the shaman dance and invite the soul until the ceremony is over.

After finishing all this work in the apse, and returning to the middle hall, Rong Yue had already led the concubines to stand up in order of rank, looking from afar, they were in order.

The empress and concubine looked at Rong Yue, like stars holding the moon, Rong Yue was also extraordinarily attentive, busy ordering people to lift up the sacrificial objects and place them in the hall, with a dignified demeanor, just like a deputy empress.

Wan Lai stood behind a pillar, watching quietly why she was so attentive, when the inner eunuch placed the tribute incense and tribute together in front of Empress Xiaozhao's tablet, Luo Fu, a nobleman, stepped forward to help her, and then naturally stayed behind Beside Rong Yue, there was an almost flattering smile on his face: "Fortunately, these are handled by the imperial concubine, so it is so appropriate. If it is changed to Wanfei, I don't know what jokes will be made."

Rong Yue smiled and said nothing, and the Yi concubine Rou Jia who was in the line of duty also echoed: "Lord Luo is very right, it is said that Empress Xiaozhao is the sister of Concubine Wan, the emperor pointed her to take care of the previous affairs, Let the imperial concubine take care of the future affairs. Presumably, I feel that the imperial concubine is used to doing things properly, and the emperor can feel at ease in doing things. Concubine Wan is a rough man, so she can only do small things."

After Ru Ge gave birth to Yinsi, she didn't often walk around in the harem. She was humanely said that she was bloated during pregnancy and had a bloated body, which made her faceless. Today, she is even thinner than before.

Hearing Roujia's words, she pinched her waist and smiled and said: "Not to mention the emperor, the empress dowager also values ​​the empress very much. It's just that the empress is practicing frugality, and the concubines look at today's ceremony, which is extremely luxurious. She pointed to the tribute incense offered at the side, and sighed, "Look at that tribute incense, but it is the 'inextinguishable incense' that Fanbang paid tribute to? It is amazing to hear that this thing can still ignite after passing through the water vapor."

Dai Jiayuwan looked at it for a moment, and then said: "Really, such a good thing, I only saw it once in the palace when it was worshiping heaven."

Lin Lan and Concubine Rong Xiuyan were standing side by side, hearing their exchange of words, coaxing all the newly entered concubines to stare at each other and smile at each other unconsciously.

Xiuyan held the silk to press down the powder on the corners of her lips, she shook her head and said, "Today is Empress Xiaozhao's birthday sacrifice, you are talking endlessly, are you trying to make Empress Xiaozhao uneasy?"

Everyone looked at Xiuyan in unison, and Luo Fu was about to refute, so she heard Lin Lan rushing ahead of her and said, "It's nothing more than Yibi and Luo Guiren. Before Empress Xiaozhao died, I especially remembered that Wei Chang was there You are still Xin Zheku's lowly servant girl, what did you read next?"

Ru Ge had a half-smile and said, "The words of the Empress Depin seem to be different from you."

What she said was presumptuous, but it also made sense. Lin Lan was at a loss for words for a while, and her face flushed red with anger.

Just when Ru Ge was proud, Yun Chan and Shuang Ruo came out to serve Wan Lai, and when the concubine saw her, they all knelt down except Rong Yue.

Wan Lai walked to Rong Yue's side, gave a blessing, and said in a gentle tone: "My concubine pays her respects to the imperial concubine and empress. Please take care of the matter today."

Rong Yue gave a shallow 'hmm', stroking the plain white hairpin that was newly added for the funeral, and said: "Empress Xiaozhao's affairs are not only yours. Things, these things are also a matter of duty, Concubine Wan doesn't have to be like this."

Wannai stared at her today's attire. She was wearing a plain silver cloak with floral brocade, the skirt was dark and stitched with sixteen groups of longevity patterns, and she took off one earring with three clips. She didn't wear jewelry, and she was in the dark in the hall. Under the reflection of the light, it was quite awe-inspiring.

Just thinking that she is so respectful to the eldest sister, she really wants to show a bit of hypocrisy for the concubines of the palace to look at.

She has always been a person who attaches great importance to superficial skills, and she is afraid that she hates her elder sister so much in her heart, so she dare not disrespect her openly, lest she will be offended.

All around were silent, and suddenly the officer of ceremonies shouted: "The auspicious time has come, I honor Empress Xiaozhao, and the concubine bows down!"

After the sound fell, Rong Yue led all the concubines to kneel in front of the memorial tablet, kowtowed and saluted together.

After the ceremony, Li Guan said again: "Bring incense."

Only then did the inner supervisor collect the tribute and distribute it to the young masters.

Originally, the high-ranking concubine should be honored first, but the day is a life sacrifice. This kind of etiquette, because Queen Renxiao’s life sacrifice coincided with the emperor Luanjia had not yet returned to the palace, so it is the first time that Empress Xiaozhao is honored today during the Kangxi period. suffer.

Life sacrifices are different from worshiping spirits. New concubines who have never met Empress Xiaozhao should pay homage to them first.

So starting from the last place, all the people promised to come forward one by one, offer incense and tribute, and weep in front of the tablet.

The rest of the concubines who did not pay homage had to kneel and wait respectfully.

It is reasonable to say that this is a common thing, but how did you know that when Luo Fu knelt in front of the memorial tablet, she seemed to be singing an opera, and she uttered a mournful cry, but she didn't see a drop of tears, only to hear her cry sadly: "Empress, why are you doing this?" I'm gone! The concubine misses you day and night, you are under the Nine Springs, you can rest assured!"

Wan Yu turned her head and glanced at Lin Lan who was frowning tightly, and the two looked at each other, shaking their heads in silence.

Luo Fu is not worshiping here, but it looks like he is crying for mourning.

Such unluckiness is clearly intended to embarrass Wanyu.

Seeing that no one stopped her, she continued to pretend to be sad and chatter endlessly.

After such a lot of tossing, Rong Yue has the highest status, and she has the longest time to kneel and worship. Gradually, she also became a little impatient.

So he said in a solemn voice to Luofu: "Lord Luo and Empress Xiaozhao are deeply in love. How about you stay in the Taimiao and accompany Empress Xiaozhao every day? Just wait for Empress Renxiao's birth sacrifice next year, and you will be her sister. Let’s go back to the palace after worshiping.”

When Luo Fu heard this, how dare he pretend anymore?
Whipping his sleeves to wipe away his tears, he slowly got up and bowed to Yide's tablet, before retreating in despair.

Then it was time for another incense stick, and it was Rong Yue's turn to stand up after Wanyan finished her worship.

Rong Yue's body was fragile and afraid of the cold, but the Taimiao was extremely cold, after kneeling for a long time, when she got up, her knees inevitably ached.

She suppressed the discomfort, and only wanted to finish the worship earlier and leave this ghostly place earlier, so she straightened her clothes and went forward holding the incense.

Although it was painful, the momentum did not decrease at all.

Duan is the demeanor of a noble concubine, and her gestures are full of nobility, which is very eye-catching.

　Remarks ①: The Taimiao is rectangular in plan, 475 meters long from north to south, and 294 meters wide from east to west. It has triple walls, and the front, middle and back halls form a three-story closed courtyard.The main hall stands in the center of the entire Taimiao complex, with a width of eleven rooms and a depth of four rooms, with a construction area of ​​2240 square meters; the roof of the hall is double-eaves, the base of the three-layered white marble xumizuo is surrounded by stone guardrails; the main beams in the hall are The outsourcing is made of agarwood, and other building components are all precious golden nanmu.

　　Remark ②: Nave of Taimiao: It was built in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty.It is nine couplets wide and four couplets deep, connecting the front hall through a stone terrace. There are two stone lamps on the left and right under the stone steps outside the hall.The central room in the hall is dedicated to Taizu, and the rest of the ancestors are divided into separate rooms.

　　Outside the shrine, there are the same number of emperor chairs as the number of god tablets. For the sacrifice of the queen, the Ming Dynasty only provided the original match, and the Qing Dynasty also worshiped the follow-up match.Also known as the central hall, the place where the emperor's ancestors are enshrined

　　In each folder, divine chairs, incense tables, beds, mattress pillows and other objects are displayed, and tablets stand on the mattresses, symbolizing the ancestors' daily life and sleeping.In the late Qing Dynasty, the tablets of eleven emperors and empresses including Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, Fulin, Xuanye, Yinzhen and Hongli were enshrined.Every day before the ceremony, the tablet is moved to the hall of enjoyment, and it will be returned after the ceremony.

　　
　
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