The queen wants to run away every day

Chapter 254 Emboldens the courtiers and concubines

Before leaving for Shengjing, the emperor buried Yunhui in the mausoleum of Crown Prince Duanhui with the ceremony of Princess Gulun.According to the practice of the Qing Dynasty, the princess who died young would not have a title, and the mausoleum was placed separately.

But the emperor made an exception this time, Yunhui's funeral was comparable to that of a prince.

At the beginning of May, the emperor and empress accompanied hundreds of officials, and the infantry battalion cleared the way. They brought the third elder brother Yongzhang, the fourth elder brother Yongxuan, the fifth elder brother Yongqi, and the sixth elder brother Yongrong. The guards blew gongs to clear the way. Go to Shengjing, Liaoning in a mighty way.

In the first year of Shunzhi, the Qing army entered the customs and officially established Beijing as its capital.

Shengjing was used as the capital and regarded as the city where the Qing Dynasty rose.

Shengjia arrived at the Shengjing Imperial Palace. Yingyun followed the emperor and entered through the Daqing Gate. As far as the eye could see, the wide square was neatly filled with officials who greeted him. People have passed the Chongzheng Hall.

This imperial palace embodies the hard work of two generations of Qing Taizu and Taizong, especially during the period of Qing Taizong Huang Taiji, it reached its peak of prosperity.

Yingyun walked step by step, as if the grand occasion of the past could be vaguely seen, and she seemed to hear the iron hooves of the Eight Banners in her ears to conquer. It was an era of iron-blooded soldiers.

Pass through Chongzheng Hall, followed by two attics on the left and right, named Feilong Pavilion and Xiangfeng Pavilion, and then pass Erzhai on the first floor of the middle courtyard, and you will arrive at Qingning Palace where the empress sleeps.

Qingning Palace is located in the north of the central axis, with Guanju Palace, Linzhi Palace, Yanqing Palace, Yongfu Palace and other palaces built on the left and right. This place is now empty and deserted, but at the time of Huang Taiji, it was a lively place where concubines gathered place.

The main hall has five bays, the front and back corridors are hard mountain style, the roof of the hall is paved with yellow glazed tiles and trimmed edges, the front and rear are square eaves columns, the column heads are decorated with animal faces, sandalwood frames are painted, and the palace gate is erected with a "Sauron pole" for worshiping heaven.

Manchus believed in Shamanism, especially in the early Qing Dynasty, the sleeping palace was connected with religious sacrifices, and sacred drums, bronze mirrors, drumsticks and other ritual instruments were placed in an orderly manner.

The huge palace was extremely quiet after nightfall, even a bit eerie. The candlelight cast on the magic weapon masks looked very scary.

If Yingyun were to live here alone, she would definitely not agree.

Fortunately, with the emperor as his companion, I would sleep next to him during the long nights, so I wouldn't think about those bizarre things.

The two were lying on the bed, and the emperor noticed that she was always approaching intentionally or unintentionally, and said: "The queen is empty, but she comes to squeeze me, is it because of fear?"

Yingyun boldly said: "The concubine is not afraid, that's because the bed board inside is too hard."

"Oh!" The emperor responded, sat up, and said: "Then let the queen sleep here, and I will go to the next door..."

Yingyun grabbed him and said, "I'm already asleep, don't get up and toss around."

The emperor couldn't help laughing, and said: "The queen admits it if she is afraid, and I won't make fun of you."

Yingyun fell asleep holding his arm, and said helplessly: "Okay, this concubine feels panicky lying here. Your Majesty's majestic righteousness will give this concubine courage."

The emperor smiled and lay down with her fingers interlocked.

In fact, the Manchu people attached great importance to religion. The Kunning Palace in the Forbidden City was rebuilt according to the pattern of the Qingning Palace. The sacrifices were connected to the sleeping hall. During the Kangxi Dynasty, it was still the queen's sleeping hall, but it was gradually separated in the Yongzheng period and became a special palace. A place used to worship gods.

And the empress' bedroom was moved to the east and west palaces.

Yingyun secretly rejoiced that she didn't have to live in Kunning Palace, otherwise she would definitely suffer from insomnia every night facing these nagging things.

(End of this chapter)