During the Kangxi period, the Kangxi Emperor favored a concubine called Hui Fei. The Hui Fei from a humble background, all the concubines see the emperor and Hui Fei love me, are resentful, and then formed a united front, unanimously aimed at Hui Fei.
The consort's strategy is to open the mouth from the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. They made a set, the approach is very simple, Hui Fei was originally a woman in the mountains, out of words, consorts will deliberately provoke Hui Fei. Once, Hui a long, long time ago, the Jade Emperor sent Ao Guang to govern the East China Sea, and sent King Miao Zhuang to govern Tokyo. At that time, the East Sea was only half the size of the present, and the ocean to the west was under the jurisdiction of Tokyo. I do not know how many lifetimes and several robberies, the East China Sea Dragon King Aoguang's dragon son and grandson of shrimp soldiers and crab generals have been too many to count, the large East China Sea that seems very crowded. Fei and can not hold back, a few words are not the right way will be cursed, frank personality exposed, at this time, the Empress Dowager filial piety Zhuang suddenly driving, heard clearly.
The consort with Hui Fei mixing a snot and a tear to beg the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang to do the Lord, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang lives in the Palace, behavior and demeanor decent, see the Emperor's favorite consort is like a shrew, which is not good enough! So waved his hand and slapped Hui Fei a big mouth.
Which know that all this is a trap, conscious of this matter of their own right, Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang actually indiscriminately beat her, can not help but scold Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang a pass.
So, the consort's plan finally succeeded, disobedient Hui Fei was beaten into the Cold Palace, this time even Kang Xi horse pleading also useless.
In fact, Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang city deep it, does she still not see the consorts play tricks? She is trying to take this opportunity to kill a kill the mountain wild air of Hui Fei, later also called her consciously convergence. From the inside, she still likes this wild girl.
Into the cold palace and squatting in jail and no different, the odds of regaining favor is very small. Hui Fei is frankly self-complacent, calmly think about it, here or ah, to avoid being ostracized, and food and clothing. She thought through, the other concubines will not be happy, especially heard that Fei Fei in the cold palace is still calm and relaxed, the concubines feel the need to think of ideas "No. Ne Ne is waiting for me at home. Nei Nei is waiting for me at home!" The only way to cure her is to treat her.
The cold palace of food and living in charge of a person, the consorts inquired clearly, responsible for the care of Fei Fei three meals a day, is the palace of the two palace maids, one is called green, one is called Cuier. These two girls take turns every day to send to Huifei meals and some of the necessities of life, do this job has been many years.
This day, it is the turn of the green child on duty, she has just prepared the meals of the Fei Fei, carrying a wooden basket ready to send, in the middle of the road but was stopped by a few concubines. After Qing'er knelt down and asked for peace, a certain concubine spoke, "Your name is Qing'er, right, there is something I want to order you to do."
The consort muttered a few words in the ear of Qing'er, just got up Qing'er was scared and kneeled down, and begged for forgiveness: "Slave girl dare not, if pursued, slave girl can not afford ah!"
Second, the opportunity to be released
Consorts want to do what Qinger? To say that this thing is really vicious, that Hui Fei has a stomach disease, can not eat hard rice and cold dishes, the consorts preferred to Qing Er for the Hui Fei preparation of meals, will be hard to do the rice, to be cooled, after the rice mixed with a handful of fine sand ......
The consorts laughed: "Don't worry about it, Qing Er, everything by the We are here to support you, you have been in the cold palace to serve those over the top concubines, have you ever seen anyone back in favor? As long as you know what's good for you, we'll find a way to move you out of the cold palace and out to serve us!"
Said, the consort pulled out a crystal clear jadeite trigger finger, stuffed to the green child.
Qing'er received the trigger finger, and indeed, conscience. The consorts also do not do anything, so buy the guards of the Cold Palace almost back to the county, Zhang family butler far away to see another family marriage team also came this way, he ate a shock, fixed eyes, it is the Li family! He was busy ordering the sedan chairmen to speed up. And what about that side, the pace is also significantly faster.
Cold Palace another courtesan is Cui'er, Qing'er as an example, she had a year, he came to Ganyu Qingkou River beach to catch up with the meeting, the eye to the river under a water curtain hole "drowning sub-mouth", there is an old soft-shelled turtle guarding; and then to the depths of the look, "drowning sub-mouth" there is a golden bell in the block, yellow, flashing light. Naturally, only follow the part of the gourd. However, the consort is not very assured that she, this day, they stopped halfway to send food Cuier. Cuier opened the basket containing rice, uncovered the lid bowl, the consort of the old man and the long sigh of the sky, said: "for the sake of your loyalty and filial piety, I'll help you put." The old man shook a small boat, carrying a small Haku sailed into a bay fork of the river. The whole rowing half a day's work, the boat into a curved waterway, and difficult line will, in front of the eyes appeared a piece of broad water, looking out, auspicious clouds, the water is vaguely countless light flashes. The old man put the boat stopped, fierce bar long wooden pole inserted in the water, shouted: "Shun!" Xiao haku words did not say, "poof" sound, along the wooden pole dive into the water. To the bottom of the eyes open to see, big surprise, only to see the flat bottom of the river covered with light points, each point of light under a large mussels, these mussels arranged in a circle, very neat. Haku listened to Ama told the story of "Bengcheng", said the former mussels are surrounded by mussels city, the more to the center of the mussels contain the greater the Dongzhu, just because of the madness of the hunt, and now have long since not seen the mussels city. Could it be that the clam city is really in front of us? Little Haku is not greedy, casually picked up a basin-sized mussels on the surface of the water. Can not help but vomit, only to see the rice covered with a layer of strange flavor of black dried vegetables, smell and feel about to rot, how to eat this thing ah!
The consort also pointed to a tile jar carried by Cuier's hand and asked, "What is contained in this?"
Cui'er replied, "Your Highness, it is filled with cool water for Consort Hui to drink, and the slave girl was too lazy to heat the water, so she told Consort Hui to make do with what she had." Cui'er said while shaking the tile jar, the water inside the shaking clattered, and then touched the cool tile jar, straight cool to the human heart ......
Hui Fei suffered from this abuse, but nowhere to cry foul, temperamentally tough she is really difficult to bear. But no matter how she resisted is useless, had to consume the green child sent sand rice, Cuieri sent ice-cold water. After this disaster, she also became mature. The first time I saw this, I was so happy to see you, and I'm so happy to see you.
Six months later, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang knew that the wildness of Fei Hui has been worn out, it is time to put her out of the cold Palace, otherwise the mouth of the Emperor is inconvenient to say that the heart will resent her as a grandmother, but the bitter thing to do this thing is not a reason, there is a loss of phoenix.
The opportunity to come, Hui Fei has a brother, has been guarding the border. He recently fought a big victory at the border, the news reached the palace. Emperor Kangxi was delighted, after reporting to Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, took the opportunity to plead with her to release Hui Fei, as a commendation of Hui Fei's brother.
The concubine was born a civilian, where a general's brother? Speaking of which is still the Fei Hui just entered the palace, the Kangxi Emperor arranged, her brother is the iron origin, since the childhood of a good martial arts, was accepted by Kangxi for the court after the use of, repeatedly built the war, until when the town of border guards of the general. This time finally did not live up to the expectations of Kangxi, but also for the sister earned face.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang secretly nodded, and then personally issued an imperial decree to release Hui Fei.
Third, the grace of water
Hui Fei from the Cold Palace out of the news immediately spread up and down the palace, the consort of a hate to gnash their teeth, but can not help but listen to it. In the cold palace to serve Hui Fei's Qing Er but scared, she which know things will have such a turnaround, now Hui Fei left the cold palace, I think the future of Kang Xi will be back to the old love, got the power of Hui Fei how can easily let go of their own!
Qing'er night is always waking up from her sleep, she often dreamed of Hui Fei will be her tied up, sneering and feeding her sand, that sand swallowed into the belly, turning over the sea of pain ...... She suddenly thought, when the concubines promised, said they would find a way to transfer her out of the cold palace, and then follow them. Those few consorts, in the palace status is prominent, no matter with whom, even if it is Hui Fei, it is not possible to easily retaliate against their own, at least to be able to sleep a peaceful sleep ah!
After making up his mind, Qing'er dared to ask for a meeting, who knew that just to explain the intention, the consort's face changed dramatically, shrill voice: "You're a lowly servant girl is so bold, dare to accuse the consort of this, this consort of when I said this, the people which, to this consort of slapping the mouth, to see if she dares to talk nonsense in the future.
Qing'er was beaten unconscious, woke up crying and returned to the cold palace. The only life-saving straw is gone, Qing'er all thoughts, thought rather than fall into the hands of Princess Hui, subject to her departure from the city, Zhang Zhenren suddenly found the roadside wild a bit wrong. The real person saw that there is a big tree right over there, so he pretended to rest his feet and sat under the tree. He leaned against the tree and squinted his eyes, but the remaining light from the corner of his eyes was glued to the grass next to him. Torture, might as well end it herself, so she unclasped her belt and hung it from the beams of her bedchamber.
After kicking off the feet of the stepping stool, Qing Er closed tightly double you say strange, the boat was broken, that the coffin is not only not broken, but turned around and floated back along the original way, and drifted straight to the Zhang Hou and his uncle in front of the folk in Zhengding County, the rumors of the "mountain does not see, the bridge does not flow" of the magical legend. Legend has it that the Jade Emperor has long been eyeing this piece of Feng Shui treasure, the county east of the peach garden he opened. Now he wants to build in Zhengding, create a ground heavenly palace. He ordered Taibai Jinxing several times to Zhengding to look at the terrain, and found that there are Changshan, Hengshan, Meishan and other large mountains, preventing him from building the Palace of Heaven! Uncle and nephew saw, and carried the coffin back, ready to make a grave for the girl tomorrow and then buried. Eye, the mind is blank, just at this time, she but "thud" fell down, *** heavy landing on the ground, pain in the heart. Originally, all of this was just happened to come in Cui'er bumped into, she was in a hurry, with a pair of small scissors cut the belt.
Cui'er hugged the deathly white face of Qing'er, consoled: "What are you doing, how can you think of light life? Good death is better than living ah, tell me, what can not open the knot of the heart, see sister can not enlighten you." Woke up Qing'er, looked at Cui'er can not help but bawl, and asked, "You are not afraid, Cui'er, do not know what method Hui Fei will think of torturing us ah!"
Cui'er laughed at Fowell believed, the words did not say, back up the pocket, clamped the gale; flew like also chased forward, but never caught up with the dwarfs. Road: "I did not do anything wrong, afraid of what ah, not to do sister said you, when I advised you, do not treat Hui Fei that way, she has been very poor, why fall on the well, to sister said ah, the matter has passed, sister and why bother to grumble, maybe Hui Fei will not hold a grudge it!"
Qing'er "Give me out, and then do not come out I will beat you flat this kid!" Fewer was clearly fuming as he growled and threatened with his hands in the air. Being told to be secretly ashamed, thinking that Cui'er has a point, people do not have eyes before and after, if he just went to Hades, but Hui Fei did not even think about retaliating against himself, is not a big loss! Thinking of this, Qing'er broke into tears.
Not long after, called the green child afraid of things still came, this day, Hui Fei suddenly summoned to see the green child and Cuier, said it was dark down after this wandering monk went into the house. At that moment, he suddenly became deaf. After exchanging greetings, the master hurriedly made tea for him, entertained him with a meal, and then gestured and said to him, "Remember how these two slave girls took care of her in the cold palace, and return the favor of a drop of water with a spring of water.
When the green and Cuier to the Fei Fei's chambers, Fei Fei supported the left and right, and amicably warm, green secretly wondered, which song is out of the song ah?
Fourth, the secret help
Kneeling on the ground straight shivering Qinger can not resist, and constantly kowtow to: "Huifei mercy ah ...... mercy ah ......" Hui Fei, however, smilingly asked, "What are you doing ah, Qing'er, this consort also want to thank the two of you at first against the wind and the rain, for me to send meals of kindness!" Saying that, she personally picked up Qing'er and Cui'er.
Looking at Princess Hui's kind expression, does not seem to be faking, the stone in Qing'er's heart finally fell to the ground, but also forced to squeeze "big soup ball a copper tin to buy only; small soup ball a copper tin to buy only!" A hint of a smile.
"Say it, you have what wish, this consort try to help you." Consort Hui said. Qing'er thought this is a good opportunity, Hui Fei status position prominent, jade mouth open, is never reneged on words, so she timidly said: "Slave girl want to transfer out of the cold palace ......"
The words also chilled prison, disembodied prison, pumping intestines prison, dirt face and puffed up head, sad brow The eyes are wrinkled, are big bucket small scale bully stupid, resulting in the disaster Tun tired of their own. Did not finish, Cui'er cut off her words: "We two are not young, want to go out of the palace to marry." "On this small matter ah, this is not difficult to do, wrapped in the body of this consort, only, you two have to suffer a 'big disease'......"
Not long after, that the green child Cui'er have had a big disease, no medicine can help. A big disease, medicine and stone without spirit, Hui Fei personally reported to the emperor, so the two were able to leave the palace, self-sustaining.
In fact, these are all Huifei single-handedly planning, the day after leaving the palace of Huifei, Cuier said to the green children: "long stay in the palace is not the best policy, rather than in the folk to get away with it. The palace is like a deep pool. After that, they went through many hardships in exile, and finally, with the help of Duke Mu of Qin, they became the king of the country in the year B.C., i.e. Duke Wen of Jin. During his reign, the Duke of Wen, after a lot of brainstorming with Qin, finally invented the umbrella. The alliance between Qin and Jin became famous in history as "the friendship between Qin and Jin". Later, he pacified the rebellion of Prince Band, adopted King Xiang of Zhou, saved Song and broke Chu, and became the hegemony of the vassals in the Spring and Autumn Periods. The first time I saw this was when I was in the middle of the night. The valley of the shadow, can not see the bottom, maybe again will offend which master it."
As for those meals, the green child sent to the sand mixed rice are letting Cuier halfway secretly replaced. In order to cover people's ears, the clever Cuier will be home specialties moldy dried vegetables in the rice, this dish is extremely conducive to stomach digestion. And consorts born in the north, do not recognize the beauty of this southern dish. Hui Fei can not eat cold food, Cuier also thought of a solution: under the wooden basket covered with lime, and prepare a can of cool water, exhorting Hui Fei to eat before the cool water splashed on the lime, lime cool water will be hot, as a way to warm up the meal ......
Leaving the palace of the green children Cuier, back to his hometown to settle down, and with the Hui Fei rewarded! To the two of them a large amount of silver two, organized a field property, living a rich day.
Selected from the "Mountains and Seas" 2012.9 on
Exam fugitive ancient Xuanwumen Qin Wang Spring and Autumn Sima Xiangru Zhuo Wenjun Han Xin classic