Chapter 27 Emperor Qing and Hou Ning
The queen chatted and laughed with everyone again! Not long after the two direct descendants of the Tong family entered the house, all the direct descendants of the clan's noble ministers had already arrived.
The queen looked at the time for a while, then stood up from the phoenix throne with a smile, "Everyone, it's getting late. I would like to invite you, your direct descendants, Fujin, to accompany me to Cining Palace to respectfully invite Madam Huang and Ma Huang. Nirvana came to Kunning Palace to offer sacrifices. "
According to national regulations, sacrifices are the most important thing. Because the divine right of kings is orthodox, successive emperors have emphasized sacrifices. As the legitimacy of the source of power in feudal society, people were bound by "ordered by heaven", so emperors often had to offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth.
Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, they have been even more eager to prove this point.
The place of worship in the Qing Palace was often located in Kunning Palace! That is the queen's bedroom. Because this is the residence of the mother of the Qing Dynasty, husband and wife are one, and the queen often has to protect and perform sacrifices on behalf of the emperor.
The moment the Empress stood up, all the concubines below, such as Fujin and Qin Rou, also stood up. When the Queen finished speaking, all the concubines below Fujin and the concubines said in unison:
"I would like to go with the empress, and I respectfully invite the empress dowager and the empress dowager to come to Kunning Palace to offer sacrifices."
Kun, Symbolizes earth; in contrast, Qian symbolizes heaven. The sky will be clear and the earth will be peaceful. Therefore, the Queen's palace is naturally Kunning Palace.
After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the royal family named the emperor’s palace ‘Qianqing Palace’.
The sky is dry and the earth is kun, the emperor is clear and the queen is peaceful. This is the origin of the name of the palace of the emperor and queen of a country.
The most noble couple in the world belongs to this emperor and one empress!
"Then, please concubines and concubines, please come and follow me." The queen behaved very modestly. The higher the position, the more modest she must show to her subordinates.
One is to tell the people below that this powerful master is not bloodthirsty and is willing to let the people live and work in peace and contentment; the other is to send a message, don't rebel, behave and live in peace and contentment, no one will touch it You, but you want to rebel! That's not necessarily the case.
Even if the Queen behaves modestly, no one would think that she is that modest. So everyone just moved out of the way in the middle. After the queen passed by, the concubines on both sides followed suit again. After the concubines, came the direct descendants.
The queen's phoenix has been prepared, and only concubines above the imperial concubine's rank can ride in the sedan chair. No matter how distinguished the ministers are, they are not allowed to ride in the sedan chair in the palace. This shows respect for the royal family and reverence for the emperor.
So among the entire concubines, only the Queen and Niu Hulu were able to drive her away in a sedan chair. The rest of the people followed behind on foot.
The whole team was impressive, a team of hundreds of people, heading towards Cining Palace.
Cining Palace is located on the West Road outside the inner court and to the west of Longzong Gate. Empress Xiaozhuangwen of the Qing Dynasty lived here! She has been through three dynasties and was the mother-in-law of Empress Xiaohuizhang and Empress Xiaokangzhang. She was also the ancestral educator of the current queen. It was from her that the queen took over the power of the queen of the Qing Dynasty.
On the way, we passed Ciren Palace, which was the residence of the first Empress Shunzhi and now the Empress Dowager Xiaokangzhang. She was the first wife of the late Emperor and the legitimate mother of all the princes and daughters of Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty. The biological mother also needs to have a noble presence.
Because there are differences between concubines and concubines, there is an order of superiority and inferiority.
So before the Queen went to invite the Empress Dowager to participate in the sacrifice, she had to first invite the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty to invite the Empress Dowager to participate in the sacrifice.
So the majestic procession landed in front of Ciren Palace. The Queen and Concubine Niu were supported by their respective maids to get out of the sedan chair, and walked to the main hall with great demeanor. The concubine and her concubine Fujin were also there. Concubine Niu stood behind her and saluted together with the empress:
The empress took the lead and said: "I, together with all the concubines and all the concubines, pay my respects to Emperor Eni, please come with me. Go to Cining Palace and ask Madam Huang to offer sacrifices.”
After the Queen’s words came to pass, Concubine Niu, the concubines and concubines also followed closely behind, saying in unison: “Concubine. /The servant pays his respects to the Empress Dowager, and asks the Empress Dowager to lead us to Cining Palace to ask the Empress Dowager to offer sacrifices." Not long after everyone said this, a man wearing fine cotton clothes came out from the main hall of Ciren Palace. The grandma in palace attire walked out the door, stood aside and saluted everyone here, "See the empress, concubine Niu Hulu, concubines, direct descendants, and side descendants."
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Everyone was still saluting, and the queen said: "Mother Bayar."
Bayar means 'great joy' in Mongolian.
Mother Bayar was the dowry maid during the Empress Dowager’s wedding. At that time, the late emperor had already deposed a Yuanhou, and then under the marriage of the current Empress Dowager and the then Empress Dowager. He urged the emperor to welcome the empress dowager into the palace.
She accompanied the Empress Dowager through the long nights of silence in the Qing Palace, and the late Emperor's doting on Empress Xiaoxian must not have been as long as the deposed Empress Dowager's anxiety.
Now there is no one in the palace who can depose the Empress Dowager. Now that the Empress Dowager no longer has to live a life of anxiety and precariousness, she respects her even more.
"The Empress Dowager is already waiting in the main hall. Let me invite the Empress to come in and ask Concubine Niu Hulu to accompany you." Grandma Bayar said respectfully with a smile. .
Concubine Niu Hulu came from the Niu Hulu family, a wealthy family. The emperor welcomed her into the palace in order to reassure the ancient wealthy families and powerful people. Naturally, he wanted to let the ancient wealthy families and nobles know that she was living a good life.
The queen has never had any objection!
And for the queen.
The Empress Dowager has always shown respect to the Empress, and she has never been stingy about showing favor to the Empress. Upon hearing this, the Empress glanced at Wan Yan, who was waiting beside her, and Wan Yan respectfully helped the Queen up. Grandma Bayar did not just stand aside. She also took a step forward and, together with Yuan Yan, helped the queen up with a smile.
Concubine Niu Niu Hulu heard the words and stretched out her hand slightly. Nan Yan, who was waiting beside Concubine Niu Hulu, stepped forward and handed her hand over, while Concubine Niu concentrated on it. Nan Yan helped him up.
Concubine Niu Hulu also smiled slightly, as if everything around her had no impact on her mood.
After the Queen and Concubine Niu stood up, they stepped aside and said respectfully with a smile on their lips: "Your Majesty." The Queen of Ciren Palace was familiar with her, so there was no need for slaves to lead the way, so Bayar only needed to retreat. Just move aside.
The queen faced Sister Bayar, smiled and nodded slightly, then turned to Concubine Niu beside her and said with a smile: "Sister, let's go."
"Yes!" Concubine Niu Hulu responded. Then the Queen was supported by Yuan Yan, and Concubine Niu Hulu was also supported by Nan Yan. The four figures approached the main hall of Ciren Palace step by step until they entered the main hall of Ciren Palace.
Mother Bayar also retreated into the palace!
Not long after the Queen and Concubine Niu Hulu entered the main hall of Ciren Palace, they helped a taller lady in her thirties come out.
This is the Queen Mother.
(End of this chapter)