Going to Beijing, Huining Mansion, Huanyi Courtyard.
??Huanyiyuan is located in the Jinhuang City of Huining, less than 500 steps away from the Qianyuan Hall of the Imperial Palace. It is a newly built civil building complex, consisting of dozens of civil buildings. Huanyiyuan is surrounded by an earthen wall slightly taller than a person, which isolates Huanyiyuan from the outside world. Every three or four huts in the courtyard form a relatively independent courtyard. Each relatively independent courtyard is surrounded by tall and thick reed poles unique to the riverside.
It looks like it is not like being in an imperial palace, but like an ordinary courtyard house in later generations, or even worse than a courtyard house. This is actually not surprising. More than ten years ago, the capital of the Jin Kingdom was just a relatively large and sturdy earthen fence, which was not as good as an ordinary state in the Song Dynasty. It was Wu Qibi, the current benefactor, who spent huge sums of money to build a decent palace at the cost of a slap on the dragon's butt. With the vision of the Jin people and the simplicity in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was natural that they could not build a decent building that could match the title of "Imperial Palace".
Huanyiyuan, the imperial palace of the past dynasties, is an indispensable institution. The maids who have been demoted and punished in the palace are sent here to do chores such as cleaning, cleaning and mending, such as the Yeting Palace in the Tang Dynasty and the Huanyi Palace in the Song Dynasty. .
Although the Jin Kingdom was a barbarian, all its regulations were modeled on those of the Liao Kingdom, which had already been highly Chineseized before it was destroyed. so. Some of the buildings in the imperial palaces of the Central Plains Dynasty were also found in the Jin Kingdom. However, in the Kingdom of Jin, in addition to its original function, Huanyiyuan also had another special meaning - a gathering place for high-end escort girls during banquets in the Jin Kingdom's palace.
In these independent courtyards, they are divided into two areas, the north and the south, where the harems of the Southern (Song Dynasty) and Northern (Liao Dynasties) dynasties lived respectively. Each hut houses two concubines, concubines or concubines. In this way, there were about ten concubines, concubines and concubines living in a relatively independent courtyard. Two low-status maids were responsible for their daily life. certainly. This kind of treatment will also decline as time goes by and the concubines get older.
There is a team of golden soldiers stationed in front of the gate of Huanyiyuan. Anyone entering or leaving Huanyiyuan must have a special waist badge issued by them. The Huanyi courtyard is managed by some elderly Jurchen women.
There is always a banquet in the Jin Kingdom Palace. He sent out internal officials. Come to Huanyiyuan to select some of the concubines of the former dynasty, and hold pots and dance in front of the banquet. If you are favored by an important minister, or Wu begs for favors. Then they would be given out of the palace, or serve the benefactor - of course, after that, they would be sent back to Huanyiyuan, where they would continue to work during the day and be toiled at night.
?? These palace ladies and clan girls of the previous dynasty have been reduced to a state where they are worse than prostitutes in brothels.
Whether it is a palace lady from the Liao Kingdom or a noblewoman from the Song Kingdom, those who have lost their country can only live in humiliation and eternity.
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Early in the morning, in the most remote courtyard on the west side of the southern district of Huanyiyuan, Zhao Huer yawned and went out to fetch water with a wooden bucket. If the concubines and concubines of the emperors in Tianshu City or Chang'an Palace were to see this woman in front of them, who was wearing rough clothes and a wooden hairpin, with dry hair, a sallow complexion, and a slightly swollen face, they would never believe that she was the Taojun Emperor. Female¡ªZhao Huer, the concubine of Chengde Emperor.
Zhao Huer, who was eighteen years old at the time of the Jingkang Incident, first married to Xiang Zifang. After only three months of marriage, she was kidnapped by the Jin people and taken to Shangjing and imprisoned in Huanyiyuan. Three years have passed, and the battered Zhao Huer, although only in her early twenties, looks like a woman who has been working hard all her life.
By the well in the yard, a girl was fetching water. When she looked up, her red face blossomed: "Good morning, Sister Sixteen!"
"Ah! It's Saiyue, you got up so early?"
"Well, grandma said, there is a lot of work today."
Seeing this delicate face that had just grown, and those rough little hands that didn't match the tender face at all, Zhao Huer's nose sore and she almost shed tears - this was her own sister, the majestic Emperor Hua Fu of the Song Dynasty. ! When she was nine years old, she and her sisters were kidnapped to the Kingdom of Jin and imprisoned in Huanyiyuan together. In addition to being lucky enough to avoid being ruined due to her young age, she does no less heavy work than her sisters. She is still a young girl!
"Come on, Saiyue, Sister Sixteen will help you fetch water. You should eat something after washing up. Don't be like last time. You didn't even have time to take two bites of the steamed buns before you were called to wait on the lady. As a result, you were covered in hair. If you are soft, you will be punished for knocking over the tea cup"
"Yes, yes, little sister, go right now"
Zhao Huer had just fetched a bucket of water from the well when he saw a fat old Jurchen woman entering with a sign in her hand. She walked around the yard and shouted several times: "Zhao Qiaoyun! Zhao Fobao! Chen Jiaozi!"
Zhao Huer said calmly: "Aunt Su Li, there is no need to bother calling. They were summoned to the palace last night to serve the kings."
The Jurchen old woman¡¯s eyes are more white than black.Staring at her fiercely, he muttered: "You are still the proud daughter of heaven and the emperor of the Song Dynasty. How many years have passed and you have looked like this? I think you can only die in this yard in this life, and there is no hope of ever getting back to you." Which lord favors it and gives it to me!"
Zhao Huer had veins bulging on the back of her hand holding the barrel. She lowered her head and concealed the anger in her eyes: "Don't worry about it, mama. Hu'er's fate is determined by God."
The old Jurchen woman was about to stab a few more words when she saw Zhao Saiyue jumping out: "Sister Sixteen, I'm leavingah, Aunt Su Li."
Zhao Saiyue stuck out her tongue and was about to get around the old Jurchen woman
"Stop!" The old Jurchen woman seemed to have discovered a new treasure, her eyes were shining, and she looked Zhao Saiyue up and down.
Zhao Saiyue entered Huanyiyuan when she was nine years old. In the past three years, she has grown into a cardamom girl of 12 or 13 years old. The coarse cloth and skirt could not hide her natural beauty. Although her face was young and tender, it had already grown. Within a year or two, she would be a beautiful woman again.
"Jie Jie Jie Jie!" The old Jurchen woman laughed like a shaman, "Good girl, in the blink of an eye, the little girl turns into a fairy Well, it's you today!" After that, she looked like a radish. His fat hand grabbed Zhao Saiyue.
Zhao Huer hurriedly dropped the barrel and took a few steps forward. Standing in front of Zhao Saiyue, her face was full of panic: "Aunt Su Li, what are you going to do?"
The old Jurchen woman sneered: "Mr. Xiebao just took in a concubine from Talan Dutong (Wan Yanchang), but was ordered to hand it over by the Prime Minister. Mr. Xiebao felt depressed and ordered the steward to send a concubine from Huanyiyuan to the Song Dynasty. The clan goes to servewhat's the matter? You bitch, do you still want to stop me?"
??The King of Baoshan Wanyan Xiebao? The youngest son of the Prime Minister? Zhao Huer's face turned pale for a moment. She had been abused by this beast in her early years. She knew that this man had a habit of torturing people. Even an adult woman couldn't bear it, let alone an untouched girl.
"Get out of here!" The old Jurchen woman viciously used her thick arms like a mallet. Pushing Zhao Huer aside. Like an eagle catching a chicken, it caught Zhao Saiyue, who was covered in chaff and with tears streaming down his face.
"Aunt Su Li, please let me replace the younger sister? She is still young" Zhao Huer was desperate. Walk forward on your knees. Tears and dust. Hug the old Jurchen woman's thick legs.
"You? Why don't you take a look at your face in front of that bucket of water! Not to mention Mr. Xie Bao, even the steward of the Prime Minister's family waiting outside the palace has no interest in taking a second look at you. Huh!" Old Jurchen The woman's hands and feet are strong. Holding the tearful Zhao Saiyue with one hand, he twisted his fat buttocks and shook his thick legs, and flung Zhao Huer away like pieces of paper, making it difficult for him to struggle up.
"Sister Sixteen¡ª" Zhao Saiyue screamed and kicked and hit her hard, but was restrained by the old woman's thick arms and couldn't move. In desperation, she bit the thick arm hard.
"You little bitch!" The old Jurchen woman let go in great pain, filled with shock and anger.
"Sister Sixteen!"
"Saiyue!"
The two sisters hugged each other and cried.
The old Jurchen woman was obviously very angry. She looked around but couldn't find anything she could take advantage of. She simply picked up Zhao Huer's wooden bucket filled with water, raised it high, and tried to smash it at Zhao Huer - the bucket with water added to it was at least twenty. Jin, once smashed, with Zhao Huer's weak body, he would be bedridden for several months
Bang! The wooden barrel exploded, but did not hit anyone. Instead, when the old Jurchen woman was holding it high, it was hit by a heavy object from behind and shattered. Water poured all over the old Jurchen woman's head and body, like a drowned rat.
The old Jurchen woman screamed like a pig, turned around angrily, rolled up her sleeves, and wanted to slap someone. But after taking a few steps, he stopped and his screams suddenly stopped, like a chicken being pinched by the neck.
A bone weighing six or seven kilograms fell on the ground. It was obviously this object that was thrown and broke the barrel. The person who threw this object was a Jurchen in his thirties, with sharp eyes, an eight-character tendril, and luxurious clothes.
The Jurchen old woman was shocked and angry: "Who are you? How dare you break into Huanyiyuan? Do you know that breaking in without a badge is a crime of beating with a stick?"
The visitor smiled faintly: "Do you want a medal? I have one here. Do you want to see it?" After that, he took out a silver medal from the pouch at his waist and showed it to the old woman.
The old Jurchen woman¡¯s big face suddenly shrank into a bun, her knees softened, and she almost knelt down. She is serving in the palace, how could she not know this card? This is the special promotion card of Qian Yuan Hall, and at least the foreman of the guards must be qualified to hold it and use it.
"My, my lord" The old Jurchen woman wiped the water stains on her face with a flattering look on her face, "I wonder if my lord, what can I do for you?"
The visitor turned his eyes aside in disgust: "I have been ordered by the emperor to promote the ladies of the Song Dynasty in Huanyiyuan. Twenty-two people are needed. Please quickly submit the nameplates of each girl and I will select these two. What is the identity of the palace maid in Huanyi?"
The old Jurchen woman ate and said: "They, they are"
Zhao Huer supported Zhao Saiyue, stood up slowly, swept her hair from her temples, and calmly introduced herself: "Chengde Emperor Ji Zhao Huer, Huafu Emperor Ji Zhao Saiyue!"
The visitor¡¯s eyes narrowed and he nodded: ¡°Very good, you two have been selected.¡±
When Zhao Huer and Zhao Saiyue supported each other and staggered out of the Huanyi Courtyard, which was deep in the courtyard, and entered the gate, the scene outside the gate shocked Er Diji beyond words - large cars with ornate decorations, curtains Lifting it up, you can see that there are brightly dressed women sitting in the car. They actually know most of these women.
The seventh sister Rongde Emperor Ji Zhao Jinnu (the concubine of Wan Yanchang, was twenty-nine years old), the seventeenth sister Xiande Emperor Ji Zhao Qiaoyun (twenty-one years old), the twenty-second sister Yongfu Emperor Ji Zhao Fobao (twenty years old) ), the twenty-ninth sister and Fu Diji Zhao Jinzhu (sixteen years old), the thirty sister Ling Fu Diji Zhao Jinyin (fourteen years old), and even the youngest Chun Fu Diji Zhao Jinling (eight years old).
In addition, there are many concubines and concubines of the former Emperor Daojun and Emperor Yuansheng. The two emperors alone knew them, including Shen Guanyin, Jin Qiuyue, Zhu Suhui, Zuo Baoqin, Li Zhuyuan, Xiao Jinnu, Cheng Yunxian, Gao Xiaoyun, Cao Rou, Zhou Jingqiu, Xu Sanhuaetc.
According to Zhao Huer¡¯s knowledge, these former concubines and palace maidens were taken captive to the capital, and were either divided among the kings, princes, and nobles of the Jin Kingdom, or were put into Huanyiyuan, where they specialized in serving the Lord of Jin and his courtiers during banquets in the palace. Many of them have not even seen each other for several years, and their appearance has changed so much that they would be almost unrecognizable if they were not biological sisters.
When they saw Zhao Huer and Zhao Saiyue, it took Zhao Jinnu and other sisters a long time to recognize them - one grew up from a little girl to a young girl, and the other was tortured from a young girl into a yellow-faced woman. How can it not be embarrassing? The sisters hugged each other and cried together.
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The Jurchen envoy Hong Sheng said: "I am Wuling Simou, and I will serve as deputy envoy. I will follow Xiao Gongzhonggong, the envoy of Hui Xuan on the right, on an envoy to Tianshu City - you probably don't know where Tianshu City is. Let me tell you, Tianshu City is The main city of Shu has been moved to Chang'an. The leader of Tianshu's power is your Queen Yuan Sheng! It was she who requested that you be sent back to the Song Dynasty - that is to say, you are about to return to your homeland!"
go home? Return to the hometown of the Song Dynasty? Queen Yuansheng¡¯s request?
All the abducted women were shocked! The scene was deathly silent.
Wuling Simou told the truth out of necessity. When the Jin army destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, they captured nearly 10,000 Song women and headed north. Nearly half of them died of unnatural causes on the way. Many women died in large numbers due to excessive grief, physical injuries during the journey, unsuitable climate and other factors. After arriving at their destination in Beijing, less than half survived.
?This is a lesson learned from the past and cannot be ignored. This time, as many as a thousand captured former Song officials and their families, as well as the noble daughters of the clan, were to be returned to Tianshu. These people must understand that they are going home happily and in the most pleasant mood. It is best not to die on the way. How many people are on the list will be many by then. The return is best.
Wu Lingsi couldn't imagine that if a large number of dead people appeared on the way, and the number of people was seriously inconsistent with the list, the other party would kill and detain the envoys in anger.
The scene was quiet for a long time before a timid voice said: "What you saidis it true? Is the Queen's Wife really going to take us home?"
The person who spoke was none other than Zhao Saiyue.
Wu Ling Simou¡¯s face was solemn: ¡°If I, Wu Ling Simou, say anything false, I am willing to be punished by the gods and die!¡±
The women who have lived in the Kingdom of Jin for nearly four years not only understand the Jurchen language, but also understand the customs of many Jurchens. They know that this is a very poisonous oath, and once it is said, it will never be false.
"I'm home! I'm really home!"
Outside the gate of Huanyiyuan, there was a scene of joy and weeping. The golden soldiers guarding the gate and the old Jurchen women who manage the affairs of the academy are set off, their faces are gray, like a defeated chicken.
Zhao Saiyue hugged Zhao Huer tightly, face to face, tears mingling with each other: "Sister Sixteenwhat are you thinking about?"
Zhao Huer blinked her eyelashes lightly and shed tears: "I'm thinking that from today on, we are reborn!"
(ps: The names of the concubines and concubines listed in the article are not made up by Shishiro, they are all real names recorded in historical materials.) (To be continued)