In the early winter of the 23rd year of Guangxu, Palace of Gathered Elegance was very lively. Princess Zhen was pregnant, and the good news spread throughout the palace. Some people were happy and others were sad, and the happiest thing was Guangxu. After many years of marriage, he has been empty under his knees since he had a second wife. It is inevitable that people will make irresponsible remarks. Now that his wife is pregnant, how can she not be overjoyed!
after a quiet thought, Guangxu couldn't help worrying. Although Empress Dowager Cixi was in charge of him, their political views were not in harmony. With the implementation of his New Deal, the contradiction deepened day by day. Cixi often took it out on Princess Zhen, but she was stubborn and stood up as a beggar. After Wu Mengju finished reading it, the words disappeared and the people disappeared. At this point, Wu Mengju was sure that he had really met the immortal Lv Dongbin. He went back to the palace and savored the poems presented by Lu Xian. Thinking: "Knowing that I am a fairy is not my fate" means: "Although I know that I am a fairy, I have no fate to become a fairy." Why is there no fate? Because I am rich and poor. Guangxu's New Deal made Cixi bear a grudge all the time. Guangxu shuddered at the thought of this, and called the maid-in-waiting eunuchs around Princess Zhen to come over and give him a command.
Princess Zhen's eldest maid-in-waiting named Linger came in from outside the palace, which was the most intimate. She came forward and said, "Don't worry, your Emperor, even if you fight for Linger's life, you must save the empress and the dragon seed in her belly. It's just that there are many people in this palace, so it's better for the emperor to take the empress to his side, for fear that someone will be afraid if they want to move. " Guangxu heard what she said was reasonable, but his attitude towards the so-called "immortality" was correct. He believes that human life, from birth to death, is a natural process and unstoppable. Therefore, people can only adapt to nature and take more care to prolong their life within a certain range. There are many rules in the palace, and I am afraid that this will cause complications after the Western Empress Dowager hears about it. Princess Zhen listened to Linger's words and kept blowing the pillow wind in Guangxu's ear. As soon as his heart softened, he promised to come down, chose a warmer place in his palace and put Princess Zhen in.
Unexpectedly, Cixi did not criticize this incident, but unexpectedly expressed her understanding, and even made people say, "Ai Jia is an elderly person, and she likes to have grandchildren under her knees. Let Zhen Fei take good care of her baby!" Then there was another imperial decree, and a senior nurturing mother was sent to serve Princess Zhen. Guangxu and Princess Zhen were worried, but they couldn't refuse. Look at the lai mammy supercilious came to see the ceremony, can only command shine to say hello.
Linger is very clever, knowing that it's due to Mammy's bad luck, but she can't resist it, so she can only play it by ear.
Mammy Lai is really sophisticated and capable. She looked up and down the palace, and ordered several places that were not suitable for pregnant women to be corrected. She was very conscientious, so Guangxu and Zhenfei were secretly relieved.
2. It's already the tenth day of the Nine Counties. People have been circulating pictures to eliminate cold, with 9981 squares, one square every day, or one petal per day for a withered plum, and it's just after 99. The mother of Emperor Daoguang, Quan Fei Niangniang, created a kind of cold-eliminating map, which was written in 81 days, taking the words of "weeping willows in front of the pavilion and cherishing the spring breeze (L)". Guangxu also wrote a pen every day according to this example. Zhenfei was a talented woman, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and personally served Guangxu's pen and ink every day. It was snowing in the Forbidden City these days. When I saw the cold plum blossom in the early dynasty of Guangxu, I personally broke two branches for Zhenfei and brought them back to the palace. Princess Zhen was beaming when she saw it, and she squatted down to inquire after her. Guangxu quickly helped her up, and Princess Zhen said with a smile, "Your Majesty, look, they are new rarities!"
Guangxu approached the console table to watch. It turned out to be an inkstone, which was finely carved, but the two black stones beside it looked strange. He took it in his hand and knocked it loud and clear. Then he saw that the stone was as black as paint, and when he looked closely, it seemed natural.
then princess Zhen said, "this is called Leigongmo, and it is a tribute from Leizhou. After the thunderstorm, this kind of stone was collected in the wild, ground into powder and added to the ink, and the words written were as bright as paint. " Guangxu heard that he was interested, so he tried to write a pen. Sure enough, the words he wrote were brighter than usual, and he looked energetic.
Guangxu wrote to his heart's content, so he went to see passbook to handle official business. Here, Princess Zhen washed the inkstone and cleaned it herself. When Mammy Lai saw this, she stopped her and said, "Empress, how could you do such a thing!"
princess Zhen said with a smile, "it's the duty of a male and female servant to serve the emperor." Linger also said: "The harmony between the emperor and the empress is really rare in ancient times!"
When Mammy Lai saw that Princess Zhen didn't listen to her advice, she just took the inkstone to wash it. She was so anxious that she rushed forward to grab it and said, "You don't know the depth, you'll get into trouble!"
Zhen Fei was taken aback and said, "Jiang Rufeng is a gifted scholar. With his talent, it is not difficult to get the top prize, but he just doesn't like fame. He is only addicted to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and enjoys the moon with wine. Is there anything wrong with washing an inkstone? "
Mammy Lai sighed, "The Empress doesn't know something, but this Lei Gongmo said something else. Lightning strike turns stone into ink, hitting wood into deed, which is called thunderbolt deed. Children wear it to ward off evil spirits, and pregnant women wear it as a birth-promoting medicine. When making ink, you should not only add medicine stone, but also add ash from Paliki. Empress touches this thing every day. If it is poisoned deeply ... "
When she heard this, Princess Zhen's face turned white and covered her chest and said," Fortunately, Mammy is old and knows a lot, otherwise it would really be in trouble. " After that, I put down my things and went back to bed to have a baby. Shine heard this for the first time, and some don't believe it. She specially sent someone to find the maid-in-waiting from Leizhou, and asked it to be true. After the morning, Wang Dun woke up a subordinate. Wang Dun got up quickly and had a secret talk with him: "Hey, what about the military forces and weapons I asked you to prepare?" Before I got scared. From that day on, Linger left her heart, and she asked Lai Mammy for advice. Lai Mammy also knew everything.
3. The fragrance of acacia flowers
Princess Zhen is a person who loves beauty, but her family is not rich. Although there is a reward in Guangxu, it can't meet her expenses. She can only do something to sell officials and get some money by Guangxu's favor. Now Guangxu is reforming in the DPRK, and it is at the time of employing people. On Longxi Town, Xiakou, where she recommended talents, there is a smart and handsome little girl named Yugu, and she made up her mind to get rid of this dragon. Several times, she went to yuntaiguan to ask Fairy Yuntai for help, but she couldn't find her. Still not discouraged, she kept looking. Early this morning, she boarded the yuntaiguan, and the fairy was moved by Yu Gu's sincere and determined spirit. She appeared in front of her eyes and pointed out, "There is a carp cave thousands of miles away from here. You can go and meet a carp fairy, and she will definitely help you." Just collect some money.
She is fat after pregnancy, so she can't wear her original dress. I want to make more pieces, but I'm afraid I can't wear them after giving birth.
It happened that the Spring Festival was approaching. As a rule, all the royal families ordered their wives to go into the palace to pay their respects, and the Western Empress Dowager gave a banquet in the palace. This is an annual event. Early the next morning, the Zhang family, a long-term laborer, went out and found a dead body hanging at the door, and immediately made a mess. I quickly informed Mr. Zhang, feeling that this lawsuit will definitely be eaten. According to legend, there is a rare flower called Albizia Albizia in the southern Anhui province. About the origin of this acacia flower, there is still a touching love legend among the people. Princess Zhen has a problem with clothes. Two gift boxes were sent from Jinfei Palace here. When you open them, you can see that it is the two dresses made of colorful satin that are popular nowadays, with exquisite materials and exquisite workmanship. Princess Zhen tried it on, not to mention how it fits. Linger wowed and said, "After all, we are sisters. Empress Jin is so kind to our empress." Princess Zhen was as busy dressing up for dinner as if she had been filled with honey. Because Princess Zhen's body is special, the Western Empress Dowager takes extra care so that she doesn't have to give a big gift. Zhenfei was in a good mood and took Jinfei's hand to thank her and said, "My sister still loves me. This dress still smells good!"
Jin Fei was stunned and asked, "What clothes?"
Princess Zhen tugged at her clothes and said, "Didn't my sister send this?"
Jin Feiqi said, "I didn't send clothes there!" Princess Zhen was bored and worried. When she returned to the palace, she called Linger and said, "Sister said she didn't send clothes, so who sent them?" Looking for someone to ask, Linger came to a little eunuch that day, put down his things and left without receiving any reward. This said that Princess Zhen was a little panicked. It happened that Mammy Lai had just returned after being called back to serve in the palace for a few days by the Western Empress Dowager. Seeing their panic, she asked what happened.
After listening to Linger's speech, Mammy Lai leaned forward to smell it, frowned and said, "It's a good thing I found it early, but someone did something wrong again. This fragrance is acacia flowers, and pregnant women will have a miscarriage if they smell too much. Presumably, the clothes were fumigated with spices. "
Princess Zhen was shaking with fear, so she quickly changed her clothes, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. Only when she called the doctor too much in and prescribed the medicine to prevent miscarriage could she settle down. Looking down here, I can't figure out the origin of the clothes. As for whether the fragrance on the clothes is acacia flowers or not, the old man's face immediately fell and said, "You have been in my house for a long time. Seeing you like this, I can't help but think of an allusion. How about telling you?" I don't know. However, through this incident, Princess Zhen embellished the palace's lax defense in Guangxu's ear, and took the opportunity to put two official positions out and made a fortune.
4. The mother cat tried to eat
When these two things happened, Linger was more careful, and her diet was tried and tried. But soon, the old mage' Gao Renjie arrived in Macheng with the governor's approval, Gao Renjie was promoted to Macheng county magistrate, and Tang Ying was dismissed. Gao Renjie had a personal vendetta against Tang Ying, so when he took office, he put Tu Rusong and Tang Ying in custody and tortured him. Li Rong was tortured and died, but Tang Tu was tortured, but he was forced to take a witch suit, and Gao Renjie will submit it to the governor by volume. Sister Lai is away these days, and Linger has no backbone, so she has to find a way to do it herself. Guangxu was uneasy about the princess Zhen, and he didn't have much time, so he skipped over. The man's clothes were tattered, and when he reached the young man's body, the man giggled, bent down, made a sudden snatch and tore off the head on the body, then he got down and pointed his mouth at the body and came to visit from time to time. On this day, he was holding Zhenfei's hand to comfort him, and Linger excitedly ran in with a cat and said, "There is a good way. I borrowed this cat from Taifei, and when I am pregnant, I will feed it the food that the empress wants to eat first, and let her eat it after half an hour."
Guangxu heard, "Can you give me some?" Asked the little monster licking his mouth. Even boasting that Linger was clever, she rewarded Linger with a piece of jade on her body, which made her devote herself to it. In this way, Princess Zhen is relieved to eat, and she is broad-minded and fat. People are fat and cats are fat, and they don't like to move. They just hold the cat in the sun every day. The cat is gentle and tired of Princess Zhen's inseparable every day.
After half a month, Cixi remembered the stone thrown by Jane Liu again, and was stopped by the edge of the sleeping basket, which didn't hit the child's face, but the head called the stone to make a big cut, and it was bloody. The mother of the child was scared and anxious, and cried and scolded: "Where are the damn bastards? How can they be so bad that they harm a child for no reason!" People are busy wrapping their children's buns, and Liu has long since run away without a trace. Things just passed. Send Mammy Lai here about the princess. As soon as she entered the door, Mammy Lai shouted, "Who is this? Get a cat, you are not afraid to hurt your master!"
Princess Zhen once, a Santana car running on the national highway went out in front of Ge's lame shop, and the driver was in a hurry. Ge's lame man volunteered to help, and the mechanical failure was eliminated in a short time. When the car started again, the driver took out a hundred-dollar bill and gave it to Ge's cripple, but he refused politely, saying only that he was a green hand and was satisfied to take this opportunity to practice. The driver was filled with emotion, so he specially made a banner and sent it to the garage to praise his deeds of helping others. This story spread even more in Malone town! Because Shun Di went to the big Sangtang village next to the small Sangtang village, he came to the old man's house, only to see that the old man was silent and the old woman was blind. Shun Di asked the old man even more sadly, "Why is there no one to take care of us?" Where are your children? "Two old listen to, then career. Cctop. Mama Lai has always been loyal and didn't blame her. She just smiled and said, "Linger brought this to help me try the food. I'm too tired to move, so I'm happy to hold it and play."
Mammy Lai said hastily, "Children don't know the depth, and they don't know the power in it. This cat and dog have bugs on their bodies, which can cause miscarriage when they get into their stomachs. Any concubine in the palace who is pregnant must send the cat and dog away, and she wants to bring in the door! "
Zhen Fei was so frightened that she had the cat sent away at once and sent a doctor to feel her pulse. Doctor Tai twisted his beard and thought for a long time. He said, "Empress's mood is upset, which causes fetal distress. Just rest."
Princess Zhen closed the door here to thank guests and concentrate on raising the fetus. However, I often think of Mammy Lai's words in my heart, and I always feel that the place where the cat climbed is suspicious. Shine had to take the maid-in-waiting to have a clean-up and wash it all inside and outside, and Zhenfei was a little suspicious.
But after all, I planted a heart disease. When there was a little trouble, Princess Zhen called the doctor too much, but somehow, the fetus became more and more empty, and after a while, a formed male fetus flowed down. Princess Zhen was heartbroken, and Guangxu could not help but shed tears. Shine's heart was full of remorse. She didn't know whether it was because she brought a cat into the palace that Zhenfei miscarried. In addition, there was always a faint uneasiness in her heart, and she felt that these things were related to the Western Pacific. It was just because Mammy did it so well that she could not doubt it.
Not long after, Guangxu failed to reform and was imprisoned in Yingtai, and Zhenfei was also put in the cold palace. Shine, of course, was not spared, until Eight-Nation Alliance called in, after the Western Pacific, Princess Zhen had died, and Shine was sent to the laundry room. On this day, when she met Mammy Lai, who was punished for something, she couldn't help digging up old scores.
Mammy Lai sighed, "You see, Princess Zhen is pregnant, so long as she is calm and peaceful, how can she stand such a toss and turn? She gave the child away by herself, no wonder others."
Linger couldn't help crying after listening. "I didn't expect that I became an accomplice."
Mammy Lai shook her head and said, "What you said is so bad. As the saying goes, you can't live if you commit crimes. The emperor pushed the New Deal, and Zhenfei sold officials and titles in the back, and put useless people in the places where people should be employed. If the emperor failed in the New Deal, you should say it was the fault of the Queen Mother. How can we know that these people didn't tear down the stage? Everything in the world is the same! "
Linger's jaw is silent, and they are all children on the chessboard. Who can stand it?
From The Classic of Mountains and Seas, April 213
Princess Zhen