Qi Concubine's Cultivation Notes in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 136

In the capital city, there was another night of lightning, thunder, and heavy rain. If someone cared to record the rainfall in the past few years, it would be like this every Hungry Ghost Festival. It has been a full three years.

Although Yinzhen did not go out of Beijing, he also got news from far outside the Great Wall. After discussing with his staff, he acted more cautiously, and even Nianshi and Li Yunting had to reduce their trips.

The pouring rain, lightning, thunder and thunder have cooled the entire capital city, and the lights in the house are flickering, full of spring love.Nian's mouth was pouted, and the crystal blue bellyband was embroidered with orchid grass. He felt cool in the hot summer, and his arms like tender lotus root wrapped around Yinzhen's neck, breathing like orchid, "My lord, Lan'er listens to you." .”

Fujin is serious, Li Yunting is too desolate, Guerjia obeys Fujin's words, Nian's girly style and charm make Yinzhen seem a lot younger, Nian's satiation between the beds makes him feel more important The idea of ​​getting married with Nian Gengyao, the young and beautiful Nianshi is No.1 in Yinzhen's courtyard.

The corners of Yinzhen's lips curled up, the fine lines at the corners of his eyes stretched, and his deep pupils also showed a slight smile. Time did not diminish his charm, but instead made him intoxicating like fine wine.Nian loves his unmoving expression very much, and prefers to have his own shadow in his pupils.

"The sky is still clear during the day, but it thunders at night." Nian lay on Yinzhen's chest and said, "I was most afraid of thunder when I was a child. Every time this time came, my mother would hug me and pat my back, tenderly comfort me."

"There will be thunder from now on, Lord will accompany you." Yinzhen wrapped his arms around Nianshi's slender waist.

"Really?" Nian looked at Yinzhen with a pair of beautiful eyes, "My lord can't lie to me." The girl's voice was soft and sweet.

Yinzhen inexplicably thought of Li Yunting's voice, which was always cold, even when he was happy and emotional.Why did he think of Li Yunting, Yinzhen put his eyes on Nianshi, and said softly: "My Lord will do what he says."

Nian smiled like a flower.

The lightning outside came one after another, and the lightning and thunder were all concentrated on a black body on the hilltop in the western suburbs of the capital. Slowly, the thunder became thinner, and as the last lightning struck the person sitting cross-legged on the ground, the whole sky turned into a cloud. Calm, the heavy rain washed the entire land of China, the scorched skin of the black man was washed by the rain and fell to the ground, revealing the woman's soft body, as the last piece of scorched skin fell off, the woman opened her eyes and meditated In a few words, the semicircular invisible light curtain blocked the splashing rain, and as she walked, the water on her body disappeared completely, and her long black hair was scattered behind her, like a goddess.

The woman was Li Yunting. After she took out her clothes from the ring space and changed them, she returned to the bed as lightly as catkins. No one was disturbed, only the candle burning by the bed seemed to be swaying gently in the wind.

The next day everyone saw Li Yunting's complexion was darker than before, Nian Shi arrived earlier than Li Yunting, and when they got to the door, they happened to hear Nian Shi talking shyly to Fujin, Ulanara barely maintained the smile on his lips.

"Sister is here too." Nian stood up to welcome her out. Li Yunting's eyes fell on a lotus flower in her hairpin. Stretched, the stamens inside seem to float with the breeze.

"Does it look good?" Nian asked, "My grandfather gave it to me yesterday."

"It's beautiful." Li Yunting said, the most rare thing is that this jade carved lotus has a faint aura. Obviously, the material of this jade is rare. The world of comprehension is also an eye-catching thing.

Mrs. Nian touched the lotus and said, "I was delighted when I saw it. It's all my master's will." Nian's complexion was shy, and a faint blush appeared on his fair face, making him even more shy and pleasant, "The most rare thing is He has made up his mind, I have always been afraid of thunder, and from now on, Master will accompany me when there is thunder."

Li Yunting raised her eyes to look at Mrs. Ulanara. Obviously when she heard this sentence, Mrs. Ulanara's complexion was ugly. She held up the teacup, and her wide sleeves covered the change of her complexion, and she could only see that she was holding the tea The green onion fingers dyed with Danko trembled slightly.When she put down the cup, Ulanara's expression was already normal, and the corners of her lips curled up.

"Tell me, is my sister's kindness the most rare gift for me?" Nian said with a smile, his eyebrows beaming.

Li Yunting responded.

Nian smiled and nodded to Li Yunting, "Last time, I told my elder brother that I couldn't be more relaxed in Prince Yong's Mansion. The Lord loves me, Fujin is virtuous and generous. And Sister Li, although she doesn't like to talk , but I know that Sister Li is very kind, and I want to get close to her as soon as I see her." At the end of her speech, she looked at Li Yunting, "Sister's complexion seems to be a little pale, were you also haunted by thunder last night? "

"Sister is really careful. After looking carefully, I found that Li Fangfujin's complexion is not very good." Ulanara said.

"It's just that I haven't had a good rest." Li Yunting said.

Nian plucked the jade lotus flower from her temples, "Sister, bow your head." After Li Yunting bowed her head, she made up her mind to do this for Li Yunting, but when she really put it When the hairpin was placed on Li Yunting's head, Nian felt a little regretful, as if he had lost something that was extremely important to him, he paused and said: "Sister, I like this lotus very much, your temperament is as light as a lotus, and it matches you The most suitable."

Even Wulanara said jokingly: "You are young, and the Lord loves you. This flower is really beautiful."

Nian Shi also recovered, and said with a smile: "I got a piece of jade earlier, it is very suitable to give it to brother Honghui as a jade pendant, let's take a look at Fujin?"

Li Yunting got Nianshi's hosta flower, and after returning home, she also used a piece of mutton jade to soak in the water of the diluted marrow washing pool, invaded for a day and a night, and then was given to Nianshi.Although the jade hairpin was sent out unconsciously by the Nian family, Li Yunting accepted the karma and returned it back.

Nian really liked the piece of jade pendant that Li Yunting gave him, and he often wore it around his waist.

Can't go out, Nian Shi is not a calm person, I will go to Ulanara's place to make jokes today, and tomorrow I will go to Guerjia's, the women in the courtyard must give way to Nian Shi, Xinzhuyuan where Li Yunting lives Nian Shi came the most. At this time, he smiled and said to Li Yunting: "My sister, I like this yard as soon as I see it. The bamboo in the yard is interesting and grows well. The ancients said that you forget the vulgarity when you see it. This reason."

"My sister was joking." Because Nian Shi came so diligently during the day, Li Yunting's homework was naturally delayed. After pouring tea for Nian Shi, she said, "If you like it, you can also plant bamboo in the yard next year."

"I really like the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers in the yard now." Nian said, "I can shake them down to make fragrant cakes in autumn. I want to see bamboo, so I came to find my sister. She will definitely not turn me away. outside, isn't it?"

Nian tilted his head slightly, with a naive expression, he said so, Li Yunting naturally said yes.

After Nian Shi left, Su Mu said: "Master, can you go to bed early at night?" There is no rule to follow when Nian Shi came, and today he came in the afternoon, which happened to occupy the time of the master's lunch break.

"En." Li Yunting said.

Nian often got close to Li Yunting, which made Yinzhen frowned slightly after hearing the news, "I know." Su Peisheng bowed and poured tea for Yinzhen. Li Yunting's temper was cold and she didn't like to talk too much. , After drinking and socializing with people outside, you will feel relaxed in Xinzhuyuan.Even if Mrs. Li didn't speak, the room was quiet.Nian's temperament is lively, how can he get along with Li Yunting who is like Gujing?Thinking of this, he couldn't help but force his hand, and the scroll curled up.

Su Peisheng looked at Yinzhen's thoughtful expression from the corner of his eye, the candlelight was beating, and his pursed lips made the master look extraordinarily determined.Not to mention Nian's, because the interests are related, and the prince is very thoughtful about matters related to her, so why is Li, who is not as good-looking as Nian's now, always in the heart of the master?Li's personality is too cold, as if everything in the world is not in his heart, sometimes Su Peisheng even feels that Li doesn't care about Yinzhen.Thinking of this, Su Peisheng twitched the corners of his mouth, maybe it was a way to fight for favor, who in the backyard doesn't expect the favor of the Lord?Looking at the master again, Su Peisheng felt that his thinking was reasonable, perhaps it was because of Li's display of neither fighting nor favouring, that he caught the eyes of the master.

The door opened, interrupting their thoughts.

"Master." It was Nian who came in gracefully with a tray.

"Lan'er is here." Yinzhen put down the scroll, and the little eunuch at the door hastily closed the door.

Yinzhen stayed with Nianshi for a while, and Nianshi said softly, "Master, you have to pay attention to your body."

"My Lan'er is really a caring person." Yinzhen said, "I know, you should rest first."

The purpose of Nian's contact with Li Yunting is also very simple. She found out that Fujin was the most favored one before Fujin entered the door, and after Guerjiagege came in, Fujin and Li Yunting had a bloody storm. Some people are curious about what kind of person Li Yunting is, especially they are very interested in Li Yunting's ability to capture Yinzhen's heart.

Nian Shi went out with Li Yunting before, but he just talked about the things in his home, and didn't observe Li Yunting too much. After knowing about this matter, he deliberately approached her. She also often goes to sit.

"It's really a gourd with its mouth sawn." Nian said, "He has a very dull temper."

Nian's maid is also smart, named Chunhong, "I also think that maybe Prince Yong went there to try to be clean, and in front of the prince, I'm afraid Li Fangfujin is the same, so he doesn't speak."

"They all said that she used to be beautiful, and her demeanor was even more frustrating." Nian said to the newly polished bronze mirror, "They all said that her skin was radiant before, which is really rare."

"Perhaps so." Chunhong said, "It doesn't matter, the most beautiful person in the backyard is you."

"When my face gets old, does that mean he won't like me anymore?" Nian gently touched his cheek with the back of his hand, with a worried expression on his face.

"Miss, don't worry." Chun Hong said softly, while massaging Nian Shi's shoulders, "When you were still in the mansion, the prince praised you and told the young master that he will treat you well for the rest of his life."

Thinking of his elder brother Nian Gengyao, Nian smiled slightly, "En."

"Besides, I still know how to take care of her. The reason why Mrs. Li's face is getting old when she is about [-] years old is because she doesn't know how to take care of her." Chunhong said.

"It's more dependent on you." Nian said in a low voice, finally relieved a lot.

After finding out Li Yunting's temperament, Nian Shi naturally stopped coming. It was delayed for more than a month, and after August, the weather gradually became more comfortable. When I first found out that Nian Shi didn't come anymore, I still felt a little strange , soon the people of Xinzhuyuan returned to the courtyard again and left in the cold.

On the way back to Beijing, the matter of abolishing the prince finally fell to the ground.

Kangxi discovered that Yinfeng was peeping in through the gap at night, so he immediately suspected that the crown prince might want to "kill rebellion". He knelt down, wept bitterly, and recounted Yinfeng's crimes.

Hongpan often went to Kangxi's place, and he felt more and more that Kangxi was already an old man, with a lot of white hair mixed in his waist-length braids. Occasionally, he could feel his reluctance for the deposed prince. He deeply missed the well-behaved and sensible child his children.The prince has grown up, with the encouragement of the ministers, the elder brother is eyeing him, and the other elder brothers have their own ambitions when they grow up, how can he not be in a hurry?At this time, Kangxi did not play a guiding role. Perhaps he was busy with civil strife and other affairs, and ignored the abolition of the prince, which happened to explain the depths of Kangxi's heart.Did not think about the meaning of the word prince.The crown prince is the crown prince, the future king, other things are important, isn't the crown prince's matter important?

As a bystander, Hongpan can see clearly and clearly.Getting along with Kangxi made me feel that the current sage is already old, otherwise the eighth uncle is about to move.

"Grandson wants to enter the Lifan Academy." Hong Pan said to Kangxi. "It's a pity that Amma doesn't like what I'm good at."

Thinking of the serious face of the fourth son, which was completely different from Hongpan's temperament, Kangxi smiled and said: "You are good at Western literature, and the same is true for academics, but Confucianism is really mediocre. We Manchus rule the Han people, we must understand What this group of Han people have learned and thought. Of course, we can’t lose our own traditions. Back then we won the world on horseback.”

When it comes to the matter of the ancestors, Kangxi is full of emotions, how is it easy to defend the country after going through difficulties?

Hongpan also thought of this, and he has to say that what the young Kangxi did has stabilized the country, but now it is more important to develop the people's livelihood, rather than leaving a devastated river to the next successor to the throne.Hongpan didn’t learn Confucianism well. At first, he was trying to hide his clumsiness. Later, he really felt that Sinology was competing with etiquette to make things difficult for him. People, look down on merchants.Especially merchants.The literati are always looking backwards, the Tang Dynasty envies the romanticism of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Song and Ming dynasties head towards the Tang Dynasty, and the Han people in the Qing Dynasty reminisce about the Ming Dynasty.Originally, the barbarians in the eyes of the Han people were lands beyond the Great Wall, but now they are really overseas foreign countries.Since they can come to the Qing Dynasty, why can't the Qing Dynasty follow the example of Zheng He's overseas trips?Therefore, I have read a lot of Western books that have been handed over, and I have also translated some, and some are translated by Er Niang.

"Grandson saves it." Hongpan nodded, "I am good at Western studies, and I want to do my best in the future to contribute to the creation of a prosperous age."

"It would be great if everyone thought like you." Kangxi looked at Hongpan and said, "Okay, I've detained you for so long, let's go play with your thirteenth uncle."

After Hongpan resigned, Kangxi still stood where he was.

During this trip outside the Great Wall, those who stayed in Beijing had to sing their praises and avoided the topic of abolishing the prince. Yinfeng moved out of the East Palace quietly and was imprisoned.

After Hongpan came back, he first went to Mingyueyuan, Ulanara and Hongpan said with a smile: "This is Nianbian Fujin."

After Hongpan paid his respects, Nian said with a smile: "Sure enough, she looks very similar to Sister Li, and has a calm temperament like Sister Li."

Hong Pan grinned and said, "Nian Fang Fujin, you are wrong about this. Huang Fama also said that my temper is the most down-to-earth."

Nian said, "It turns out that I am blind."

"I don't blame you." Hong Pan said with a smile, "I was the one who wanted to hide when I first met Fujin."

Hearing this, the people in the hall smiled, Hongpan hadn't seen Erniang for a long time, but felt that Erniang was more haggard than before he left, could it be that someone in the mansion made her angry?He only wanted to ask when he got back to the courtyard, but hated him for being young and his connections were thin, otherwise he would have known the truth outside the Great Wall.Even though she was thinking like this, her face didn't show it, only Li Yunting, who knew his temperament, saw Hongpan like this, slightly raised the corners of her lips, with a faint smile on her face.

From outside the Great Wall, Hongpan also brought things for everyone, said auspicious words, and had a smile on his face, even the Ulanala family who didn't like him thought he was amiable.What Yinzhen hates the most is people with a glib tongue. He is young and good-looking. Others will only make people think that he is articulate, but Yinzhen treats him coldly.Hongpan happened to do it on purpose.

Even if Hongpan didn't like Yinzhen, Wulanara was very wary of him. One must know that Hongpan had had two or three pimples on his face, which healed in just a few days.One of the chickenpox was born in the center of the forehead, and a shallow pit was left after it fell.

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Ulanara said to Mrs. Nian: "This child has another advantage in that he misses his mother. After being away for so long, he must be thinking of your mother. You two should also talk to each other carefully." .”

"Xie Fujin." Hong Pan said with a smile, his eyes curved like crescent moons.

"Sure enough, the smile is more sincere." Nian said lightly.

The atmosphere in the hall was stagnant, Nian's face was innocent, Hong Pan said with a smile: "It's only natural for my son to be close to my mother. It's really rare for me to leave for such a long time. I miss my mother." Hong Pan didn't know if Nian was real. Naive or fake innocent, he didn't speak to Ulanara, and everyone else avoided it. Nian Wuwu's status in the mansion is extremely high.The surname Nian should belong to the Han Army Banner, so it was her father or elder brother who favored Amma. Hongpan was thinking about the people behind Nian.

"That's right." Nian said with a smile, "Every time I go out to see my elder brother, I'm probably in the same mood as Brother Hongpan."

(End of this chapter)