One day in November of the first year of the Liao Daozong Taikang, the clouds were cloudy and the cold snow was drifting. Xiao Fu prostrated himself up and down outside the Taimen Gate, suppressing the grief and trepidation in his heart, and sent the emissaries of the palace to leave expressionlessly.
In the snow, a long grass mat was dropped, and a handful of green silk emanated from one end of the grass mat, and a pair of bare and stiff feet were exposed at the other end.
The cold woman in the grass mat is named Xiao Guanyin. Except for this roll of grass mats, there was no trace of her body.
Although the companion is like a companion tiger, what kind of great mistake did she make that would cause her to suffer such humiliation after her death? After all, she was the empress who once favored the sixth house and was known as the "talented woman"!
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Want to change each other in an intimate relationship,
It often backfires
Xiao Guanyin was born in the Xiao clan of the Liao dynasty's "exclusive empress".
Unlike most Liao empresses, Xiao Guanyin, although a Khitan woman, was interested in Han culture from an early age.
In addition to being proficient in poetry, he can also play the lute well. Coupled with her delicate appearance and Quiet personality, she can be called a rare and beautiful character among women in the northern country.
The Xiao family had a daughter who had just grown up, and Xiao Guanyin, who was in her cardamom age, married Yelü Hongji, the King of Yanzhao, who was eight years older than herself. Soon, Yelü Hongji ascended the throne as the eighth emperor of the Liao State, and the fifteen-year-old Xiao Guanyin naturally became empress.
Lang Cai's female appearance, youthful and wonderful age, the couple's relationship at the beginning is very harmonious. Xiao Guanyin gave birth to three princesses and one prince for Yelü Hongji. The crown prince was made crown prince at the age of 6, and in addition to his own intelligence and cuteness, Yelü Hongji's attention to his mother can also be seen.
But as we got along for a long time, problems gradually arose. Although Yelü Hongji also liked Han culture and could write poetry, he was a Khitan boy in his bones, with a strong interest in shooting and hunting, and often enjoyed it.
Xiao Guanyin was quiet and delicate, and she was not accustomed to her husband's laborers moving the crowd and indulging in hunting, and often advised and obstructed. One after another, the originally beautiful "female talent" has become a nagging woman of her mother-in-law in the eyes of her husband.
Yelü Hongji took Xiao Guanyin on a fewer and fewer trips, and the number of times he stepped on her palace door became less and less, and even when they met, the tender words of the past became a simple answer on the scene.
The empress, who was both talented and beautiful, actually fell out of favor.
As the saying goes, the country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to move. Neither the emperor nor the ordinary people easily accepted their spouses' objections to their hobbies. Although Xiao Guanyin's advice was reasonable, it also destroyed the intimate feelings between the husband and wife little by little.
The book "Intimacy" says that the more intimate the relationship, the more eager we are to impose our will on each other. At that time, we are destroying each other's real existence.
And this is bound to cause the other side to resist and cause friction between the two sides.
Therefore, in addition to the issue of principle, if you want to change each other in an intimate relationship, you must be cautious and pay attention to ways and methods.
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Your kindness must be sharp
The more husband and wife are united, the more peaceful and joyful life is; the more there is a gap in the heart, the more suspicious people will emerge around.
Xiao Guanyin found that her husband's view of the palace maid Shan Deng around her was becoming more and more different. She couldn't help but giggle in her heart.
The origin of this single listing is not simple. She used to be a maid of the Emperor's uncle Yelü Chongguang's family, but because of the Emperor's rebellion and defeat, shan Deng was also copied to the palace with other maids.
As a slave of the sinners, Shan Deng should have been sent to do the dirtiest and hardest work; only because Xiao Guanyin accidentally saw that this girl was not only born beautiful, but also good at playing the pipa and kite, and for a moment of pity, he left her by his side.
Although the emperor could have three palaces and six courtyards, Xiao Guanyin still expressed his opinion: Shan Deng was once the emperor's domestic slave, in case she cared about the old master, learned the appearance of the assassin Yu Rang in the Spring and Autumn Period, and assassinated the emperor to avenge the lord, how good?
Although Yelü Hongji coveted Shan Deng, Xiao Guanyin's mention of Yu Rang also touched his heart.
Yu Rang was a vassal of Zhi Bo during the Spring and Autumn Period. In the power struggle, Zhi Bo was defeated by Zhao Xiangzi and was defeated and killed. Yu Rang was grateful for Zhi Bo's kindness to his knowledge, and repeatedly sacrificed his life to assassinate Zhao Xiangzi, intending to avenge the old lord.
Whether this was the queen's excuse for jealousy, or whether he really considered it for himself, Yelü Hongji had already made up his mind: he would not spoil Shan Deng.
There is no impermeable wall under the heavens.
Shan Deng soon learned that it was the queen who had cut off her way up. Every day after that, Shan Deng was still attentive, but Xiao Guanyin still detected the strange light in her eyes.
As a woman who had been favored by Xiao Guanyin, she actually tried to climb onto the dragon bed of her benefactor's husband, which was a betrayal of her benefactor; if she did not succeed in ascending to the throne and held a grudge, this was to repay virtue with resentment.
Therefore, even if the relationship between the master and servant was very harmonious, the most important thing for Xiao Guanyin to do at this moment should be to raise his vigilance, even if he did not punish or denigrate, at least not to let Shan Deng serve closely.
Unfortunately, the kind Xiao Guanyin only smiled.
Of course, people should be kind, but if this kindness does not carry a sharp edge and does not grow teeth, it can only become weak and deceitful.
If a frank gentleman treats the evil and has a kind heart, it is inevitable that he will eventually face the blood basin of the hungry wolf like Mr. Dongguo.
Shan Deng was obedient on the surface, but secretly colluded with yelü Yixin, a traitor who vainly wanted to monopolize power.
A dark net had opened up, and step by step it shrouded Xiao Guanyin's head.
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The more frustrated you are,
The more calm and self-sustaining you are
After dinner on this day, Shan Deng suddenly presented a volume of "Ten Fragrant Words" made by the Empress of the Song Dynasty, and told Xiao Guanyin: If you are willing to transcribe it yourself, it is the "poems of the Empress of the Song Dynasty" with the "Handwriting of the Empress of the Great Liao", which can be called the "two best" in the world, which is really a beautiful talk for eternity!
Xiao Guanyin unfolded a look, although these ten small orders were made by the empress of the Song Dynasty, each capital described a part of the woman's body, and the words were vulgar and even a little rude.
Shan Deng saw that the empress showed the intention of refusal, and quickly pleaded: If the slave maid can get this "two absolute" manuscript, how much glory should it be? I beg you to take this honor!
The kind Xiao Guanyin agreed.
Writing and writing, Xiao Guanyin's poem xing dafa, at the end of the pen inscription wrote a nostalgic sentence:
In the palace, only zhao family makeup was counted, and the rain and clouds of defeat mistook the king. Only a piece of the moon was known, and he had spied Fei Yan into Zhaoyang.
At this moment, Zhao Yi, the musician of the church, was already waiting outside the door as usual.
Since Xiao Guanyin was snubbed by her husband, she wrote ten poems of "Huixinyuan" after being sad, and often summoned Zhao Weiyi, a musician who was proficient in music, to compose music for "Huixinyuan" together, hoping to play it for the emperor one day and save the heart of the king.
Shan Deng withdrew with Xiao Guanyin's handwritten letter and happened to see Zhao Wei.
Shan Deng sneered darkly.
The "Ten Fragrant Words" was not written by the Empress of the Song Dynasty at all, but was the most sinister link in the conspiracy between Shan Deng and Yelü Yixin.
Soon, the shocking secret story exploded in front of Emperor Yelü Hongji:
The empress and the musician Zhao only had an adulterous affair! The physical evidence is the handwritten obscene words "Ten Fragrant Words", and the human witness is the close palace maid Shan Deng. Moreover, the empress also embedded Zhao's only name in the nostalgic poem, which must be a deep affection!
Which man can stand his wife's infidelity? Not to mention the emperor of a country?
Yerushalayim jumped like thunder. He gave Xiao Guanyin a heavy hand.
He beat her with his own hands and ordered her to be tortured.
Although she always cried out for injustice, he only relied on Zhao's only one-sided confession to confess, and ruthlessly gave her to commit suicide, hastily ending twenty years of marital love.
Poor queen, before she dies, she asks to see her husband for the last time. After his death, he was stripped of his clothes and sent back to his mother's house unarmed as a sign of humiliation.
A frustrated empress in the deep palace obviously just wanted to use the best lyrics to win back the king's heart, but ended up being accused of "adultery with others"; obviously she just copied poems and wrote poems to pass the lonely and boring years of the deep palace, and by the way gave the next person a reward, but it turned out to be evidence of the crime in black and white.
How unjust, and how lamentable.
Gentlemen are precautionary and do not be suspicious. This "Ten Fragrant Words Unjust Case" is lamentable, but it also exposes Xiao Guanyin's own carelessness.
It is often said: When you are weak, there are the most bad people.
When you are frustrated, it is also the time when people are vulnerable in their hearts. The more such a time, the more we must keep our heads calm and sober.
Whether you are lonely and depressed, or eager to change, it is a common human feeling; but the most important thing is to always remember who you are, what you can do, and what things you can't touch.
Otherwise, once you lose your measure and do the wrong thing, you may have to pay a more tragic price.
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"Change the incense pillow, half cloudless brocade." In order to show more autumn, there are two tear marks seeping. ”
The words and phrases of Xiao Guanyin's "Huixinyuan" are sincere and sincere, like a soft-hearted little wife, rather than an empress in the vortex of power.
Perhaps the simple Xiao Guanyin marrying the king is really a creation and trickery, she is more suitable for marrying into a bookish rich family, enjoying the daily life of gambling books and pouring tea, singing and singing.
But the torrent of fate is not something that human beings can control. What we can do is to adapt to it as best we can, to live out our light with wisdom and reason; not to be easily swallowed up by it.
Beauty is far away. I hope that this beautiful and sad past can make us harvest the enlightenment of life while lamenting.
The picture comes from the stills of the TV series "The Legend of Lu Zhen"
Author: Shen Xiaoli, Tang Xiaoxiao Film Review Book Review Character Manuscript Phase 3 student.