In 1561 AD, Emperor Jiajing got drunk and summoned the 13-year-old palace maid Shang. When she was having fun, Shang set a fire in the tent, and the firelight reflected her young face, which was very beautiful, and Jiajing was stunned from the sidelines. Who knew that Shang suddenly lost his hand and set the tent on fire.
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At that time, the palace maid went to the Huagai Hall with the emperor's attendants to participate in a prayer ceremony, and saw Emperor Jiajing sitting on the high dragon chair in the middle of the hall, wearing a golden dragon robe, wearing a phoenix crown, and a solemn expression.
Shang Gongnu quietly looked at this master of tomorrow, and remembered that someone said that Emperor Jiajing was more than half a hundred years old, but he looked energetic and did not look old.
The prayer ceremony soon began, Emperor Jiajing held the magic weapon in his hand, chanted words in his mouth, and in a clear command, everyone in the hall knelt down and bowed.
The palace maid also knelt down nervously, for fear of offending the saint by making any mistakes, and after a while, she only heard Emperor Jiajing beat the with a magic weapon, and the calm sound of reading the scriptures was mixed with the crisp chime, solemn.
This was a standard prayer ceremony, but when Emperor Jiajing struck the seventh blow, an accident occurred, and he saw an unstable hand in his hand, and the magic weapon fell on the ground outside the bar, and a clear sound echoed in the silent hall.
Emperor Jiajing was caught off guard, his body staggered, and he was about to fall off the dragon chair.
"What are you laughing at, don't give me up yet!"
The palace maid woke up suddenly, only to find that she had laughed out loud at some point, and she caught a glimpse of Emperor Jiajing staring at her through her hanging black hair, and the palace maids and eunuchs next to her all lowered their heads, looking afraid of being implicated.
Only then did she realize that she had made a big mistake, and she actually laughed in front of the emperor in public!
Shang palace maid hurriedly stood up and knelt down, her forehead went straight to the cold stone floor, and muttered in her mouth to ask for forgiveness from the saint, she was born in the market, she has not been familiar with the world since she was a child, and she has only been in the palace for more than a year, where do you know that the majesty of the emperor cannot be blasphemed.
She prayed that Emperor Jiajing would be merciful for the sake of her purity and ignorance, and that she would not take her girl's life because of such a mistake.
Surprisingly, the palace maid waited for a long time and did not wait for punishment, but was replaced by a deep sigh from the emperor, "At the beginning of man, nature is good. How can I bear to punish an ignorant girl for a momentary gaffe? ”
When the palace maid looked up, she saw that there was no anger on Emperor Jiajing's face, but instead a clear look, and since then, the palace maid has often been summoned by the emperor.
She learned from other palace maids that Emperor Jiajing was originally a tyrannical person, suspicious and cruel by nature, but since that prayer ceremony, he has obviously favored the palace maids.
Perhaps it was her smile that woke up Emperor Jiajing, let him see the other side of his benevolent government, and also made him see the difference of this palace maid.
Within a few days, the palace maid was named Shou Guifei and became one of the most favored concubines of Emperor Jiajing.
Unlike other concubines, Shou Guifei did not deliberately please Emperor Jiajing, but treated him with her true temperament, she was smart and clever, and often told Emperor Jiajing some interesting stories in the market to make him happy.
Emperor Jiajing also gradually opened his heart, no longer regarded himself as a king all the time, but talked and laughed with Concubine Shou as a friend.
One day, the two chatted in the imperial garden, it was late, the lights in the garden were brilliant, Emperor Jiajing held a wine glass and tasted tea comfortably, one hand was gently placed on the waist of Shou Guifei, Shou Guifei suddenly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine has a novel way to play, I don't know if you dare to try it?" ”
Emperor Jiajing asked curiously what to play, and Concubine Shou took off the candles on the table, lit them one by one and placed them on the side of the bed, and under the ambiguous candlelight, she threw a flattering look at Emperor Jiajing.
At this time, Concubine Shou took a candle that had not been burned, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, is it extraordinarily moving to see the concubine in the candlelight?" As she spoke, she waved a candle and accidentally lit the tent.
"Oh no, it's on fire!" Concubine Shou hurriedly wanted to extinguish it, afraid that the candle would hurt the emperor, but Emperor Jiajing was not annoyed, but laughed and said, "It's okay, I have the honor to watch the concubine perform the fire dance tonight, I am really interested." ”
The two laughed together, treating the accident as a fun game, and after that, Concubine Shougui's position in the palace was more stable, and she was unconditionally favored by Emperor Jiajing.
And Emperor Jiajing gradually put away his usual majesty and indifference, often amiable, the eunuch chamberlain said privately that since Concubine Shou entered the palace, Emperor Jiajing's temper has obviously improved, and he no longer kills ministers at will.
But the good times didn't last long, in the third month of Shou Guifei's canonization, Emperor Jiajing's body was getting weaker and weaker, he took a lot of immortal pills since he was a child, and he was slow for many years, and he was physically exhausted when he was only in his fifties.
After the diagnosis of the great medical officer, he only said that he was too weak and could not do anything, and seeing that Emperor Jiajing was not as good as day by day, Concubine Shougui blamed herself incomparably.
She knows that the emperor has been pampered by her over the years, and she should not let the emperor indulge in excessive lust, and she does have an unshirkable responsibility.
Now that it is too late to redeem it, Concubine Shougui can only stay in front of Emperor Jiajing's bed every day, waiting for him to take medicine and eat, and pray for God to bless the emperor with a speedy recovery.
However, people are against the sky, in the winter of the forty-fifth year of Jiajing, Emperor Jiajing died, only sixty years old, the prince died earlier, and the throne was passed on to Ming Muzong.
At that time, the ministers all thought that Shou Guifei had ruined Emperor Jiajing's body, so there were many complaints, but Ming Muzong remembered his father's love for Shou Guifei and couldn't bear to be embarrassed, so Shou Guifei's life was no different from ordinary people.
It's just that she understands that the glory of her life has passed away with Emperor Jiajing, and the rest of her life is destined to be long and lonely.
