When Gao Jingshi finished discussing this issue with Zhu Yijun, Chen Ju had already sent someone to inform him that the Queen's visit had been completed and she was now listening to a play on the third floor with Her Royal Highness Princess Yongning.
Zhu Yijun was very happy and asked about the results of the diagnosis. The young eunuch said that he could not remember the medical terminology clearly, but he roughly said that cold evil was harmful to the body. Mr. Binhu prescribed a medicine list, saying that he should take it for three months first, and then he would prescribe a warm tonic recipe according to the situation. The species will slowly grow.
In addition, Mr. Binhu also said that the Queen should take a short rest after dinner every day and then take a walk for half an hour. If the weather is inconvenient, she can also do it in the palace. In short, if everything is done according to what he said, as early as half a year or as late as a year, the queen's body will be in good health.
Zhu Yijun was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "If you can do this, I will be very rewarded!" Then he glanced at Gao Pingshi on the side and asked: "Your Rixin Building is really big, why is there a theater in this building?" ?”
The Nissin Building is definitely big. The style of this building is a bit like the Royal Palace of Amsterdam (Note: However, the palace was built in 1655 and was originally the Amsterdam City Hall and has not yet appeared), but the color is slightly different - due to the materials used. For convenience reasons, the Rixin Building still uses white marble as its main body, and overall it can be regarded as the second "White Jade Building".
Although the shape is similar, the Rixin Building has higher floors and is wider. Therefore, all facilities in the building are complete. It is not surprising that a "music hall" is prepared, and this music hall can also be used as a "theater garden" Come and use.
In fact, the development of drama in the early years of Wanli was relatively average. As one of the leaders of Shilin, Gao Pragmatic could not always sing lower-level people here, so the music hall had to perform Kunqu opera.
It is shameful to say that although Gao Pingshi has the reputation of being the number one scholar in six poems, and is from a sect of practical learning, and he is also known as a great scholar of the world, in fact, his understanding of opera is very low, and he is not used to the "water mill" that is popular in Kunqu Opera. "Tune", he never thought about going to that music hall on weekdays.
However, Zhu Yijun seemed very interested. After receiving a pragmatic affirmative answer from Gao, he asked enthusiastically: "What are you singing today?"
However, Gao pragmatic didn't know at all, so he could only look at Gao Mo. Gao Mo quickly replied: "Your Majesty, what I'm singing today is "The Story of Huan Sha"."
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Wu Yue Chun Qiu? That's great. I've heard of this name a long time ago. It's a pity that it's inconvenient in the palace. Today I have a lot of experience." Then he waved to Gao Pingshi: "Qiu Zhen, let's go, take me to see it. "
Naturally, Gao Pragmatic couldn't say anything bad, so he took the emperor there. When he arrived at the door of the music hall, he saw several young eunuchs waiting outside.
Gao pragmatically said to Zhu Yijun: "Your Majesty, please come in. I'm waiting here."
Zhu Yijun was stunned, stopped and said in surprise: "What are you waiting for? Let's go see it together."
Gao Pingshi coughed lightly: "The Queen and Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess are in the hall, and it seems inconvenient for foreign ministers to enter."
"What do I mean?" Zhu Yijun waved his hand: "It's true that you are a foreign minister, but you are not an outsider. Just come in." He said this very naturally and without thinking at all. After hearing this, the little eunuchs next to them looked at Gao pragmatically with three parts fear and seven parts envy.
Gao Pragmatic was secretly complaining in his heart. He was standing outside the hall and could already hear the sound of "babbling" inside. The world's greatest fake literati seemed to have been exposed. He couldn't feel any elegance and poetry at all. He only felt that he had a slight headache.
But he could not refuse such a great honor from the emperor, so he had to follow Zhu Yijun in obediently.
As soon as the two people entered the high red sandalwood door of the hall, four eyes immediately greeted them. Queen Wang and Princess Yongning, who were dressed in the ordinary attire of the female family members of an official family, immediately stood up and took a few steps towards Zhu Yijun, one after another.
The queen said: "I have met your majesty." Then Princess Yongning said again: "I have met the emperor brother."
Gao pragmatic thought to himself: Let me just say that the queen did not call herself "concubine" when she saw the emperor. The TV series really misunderstood me.
It turns out that before he time traveled, he had always seen costume dramas. Whether it was from the Qin, Han, Tang and Song dynasties, or from foreign races in the Yuan and Qing dynasties, as long as they were emperors, there would always be a group of bejeweled and heavily made-up women in front of them claiming to be their concubines. Especially after "The Legend of Zhen Huan", many people have learned the saying "Concubines can't do it!" But after traveling through time, he also read ancient books and found that according to the system, in this "ancient" palace, beauties in the harem It seems that you should not call yourself a concubine in front of the emperor.
What does it mean to be a concubine? It is the title given to slaves in the Western Zhou Dynasty and Spring and Autumn Period. Male slaves are called ministers, and female slaves are called concubines. "Book Fei Shi" says: "If you cross a wall, steal a horse or an ox, or seduce a minister's concubine, you will be punished." It is also used as a title for the subordinates.
"Zuo Zhuan: The Seventeenth Year of Duke Xi" writes: "Men are ministers and women are concubines." It also refers to "the wives and concubines of ministers", which is the title used by the lower class to talk about their wives and concubines to the higher class.
Concubine, as a noun, has been used to refer to people of low status in ancient times. For example, "Shang Shu Zhuan" says: "Those who serve low people are called concubines by men and concubines by women." "Zhou Li Zhu" also said: "Concubine is a term for men and women who are poor and lowly." "Warring States Policy·Qin Si": "The people have no life, their races are separated, and they are exiled as ministers and concubines." Note: "Men are ministers and women are concubines." Therefore, "concubine" is also used to refer to the subject and the ruled.
"Chen" in oracle bone inscriptions means upright eyes. Guo Moruo said in "Oracle Bone Inscriptions Research": "When a person's head is bent down, his eyes are erect, so he looks like a person in the shape of submission." "Shuowen Jiezi" says: "Chen, like The form of surrender." "Book of Rites Shaoyi": "The minister is on the left." Zheng Xuan noted: "The minister is called a prisoner." This means that "the minister" is a captured prisoner of war.
The above is the original meaning of "chen". If the captured prisoners of war are not killed, they will become the slaves of the winner. Therefore, the word "chen" specifically refers to male slaves in the early days.
Later, the word began to change. For example, "Shuowen Jiezi" also said: "Chen, the person who serves the king."
This usage of "chen" is a man's self-proclaimed monarch. "Zuo Zhuan: The Fifth Year of Duke Xi": "I heard that ghosts and gods are not real relatives of human beings, but only virtue." This is Gong Zhiqi's response to Yu According to what the Duke said, Gong Zhiqi called himself "Chen" in front of Duke Yu.
What about my concubine? The word "concubine" in oracle bone inscriptions has the character "女" at the bottom and the character "Xin" above it. "Xin" is a "flat-headed shovel". Guo Moruo said in "Oracle Bone Inscriptions Research": "'Xin' is a torture instrument such as a knife or a chisel used to tattoo guilty persons or foreign captives. Tattoo punishment cannot be expressed in simple glyphs, so torture is used. tools to express.”
"Shuowen Jiezi" says: "Concubine, a guilty woman." As we all know, in ancient times, someone who was "guilty" could be taken as a slave, so the original meaning of "concubine" is "female slave." Sometimes it is also used to mean "a woman a man marries other than his wife". Of course, the most commonly used term is "women's modesty".
Therefore, "chen" and "concubine" can only be used as a modest way for a man or a woman to refer to themselves. They cannot be mixed or used indiscriminately, and they cannot be used together to refer to themselves - otherwise, it will not matter whether you are a man or a woman. ?
In the eulogies of Tang Dynasty poets such as Liu Changqing, Xue Feng, and Yin Wengui, there is a saying that "all the countries are my concubines"; in the poems of the great poet Lu You of the Song Dynasty, there is a sentence of "all the countries are my concubines"; in the "Zheng He Monument" of the Ming Dynasty, There is a famous saying: "The emperors and Ming dynasties are as one as one, and they transcend the Han and Tang Dynasties for three generations. They span the sky and the ends of the earth, and they do not accept concubines."
The above "concubines" are used together to generally refer to the people in certain places who "serve my king as ministers or concubines." That is to say, the people in that place are just lowly men and women in front of my king.
In fact, in addition to the emperor, people also use the term "concubine" for the queen. For example, "Book of Jin·Biography of the Concubines" records that when Empress Yuan Yang died, the concubine Zuo said: "The concubine is wailing, the same is true. Cut off." Obviously, the "concubine" here is also a general term, referring to all men and women who are subjects. A specific man or woman should not be called a "concubine".
In addition, "chen concubine" can also be used as a verb, and it is often used by many people. For example, Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty said in "Shangshi Jiayuanfu and Ministers Shangshou Zhang": "I have ministers and concubines from all countries." Li Qiao of the Tang Dynasty "The Monument of Advocating Zen in the Great Zhou Dynasty" says: "Concubines are four extremes." Therefore, the queen and concubines can call themselves "concubine", "concubine", "little concubine" and other modest words to the emperor, but they should not be called "concubines". ".
Anyone who has read the biographies of concubines in any of the "Book of the Later Han", "Book of the Jin", the old and new "Book of the Tang", "History of the Song Dynasty", and "History of the Ming Dynasty" will know how the concubines called themselves when talking to the emperor. If you have read any book in "History of the Jin", "History of the Yuan" or "Manuscript of the History of the Qing", you will also see women from ethnic minorities who are concubines. They also know that they call themselves "concubines" instead of "concubines".
Gao Jingshi's reverie lasted only a moment. When Princess Yongning finished speaking, he bowed slightly and said, "I have met the queen and the eldest princess."
It's interesting to say that this was the first time that Gao Pragmatic saw the Queen up close - he had only seen her a few times before. The first time was at the Queen's Ceremony, and several times later she accompanied the Emperor to Wanshou Mountain to pay homage to the Emperor's Mausoleum, but No matter which time, he only saw the queen from a distance and never got close to her.
Surprisingly, Queen Wang also seemed to be very interested in him. She took a closer look before nodding and saying, "There is no need to be polite, Sir." Then she looked at the emperor and asked, "Why is the emperor here?"
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "I'm here to listen to the show." Then he pointed to the stage and asked: "Where are you singing?"
Queen Wang said: "Now is the ninth time, I am very happy."
When Zhu Yijun heard it, he found out that he was singing on the stage: "Just because we met for a moment, I was filled with grief about separation, which made me feel heartbroken all night long, and I felt like I was in a state of spring. It was just woven into thousands of strands of hatred, and my two slender eyebrows were furrowed." It's so sad, so sad, so sad, this thing is so painful for people."
With a thought in his heart, he looked towards Princess Yongning, and saw that although his poor sister had her head lowered obediently, she only glanced at Gao Pragmatic from the corner of her eye.
"Cough!" Zhu Yijun coughed lightly, scaring Princess Yongning into quickly looking away. But he ignored it, turned to Gao and said pragmatically: "Let's not delay, sit down and listen to the music."
Gao Pragmatic didn't know the emperor's intention for a moment, so he just nodded slightly. Unexpectedly, the emperor walked forward and took the seat where Princess Yongning was sitting before. The queen naturally sat next to him.
Gao Pragmatic naturally couldn't sit side by side with the emperor, so he went to the back row. At this time, he discovered a problem. Princess Yongning hesitated next to her, as if she didn't know where to sit.
It stands to reason that she can choose to continue sitting on the other side next to the queen, or she can choose to sit next to the emperor - she is from the Tian family, the emperor's sister, and according to Zhu Yuanzhang's customization, she is also a "jun" in front of Gao Pragmatic , so you can also sit next to the emperor's brother. As long as the emperor himself doesn't mind, others can't say anything.
But she always felt that something was wrong with what the emperor did just now - there were not only two seats in the first row here, but a long row. The emperor could have sat on the other side of the queen just now, but he chose to give up his seat. Occupied.
why is that? I just didn't pay attention, is it a coincidence?
However, Princess Yongning immediately realized that it was not a coincidence, because just when she was hesitating, Zhu Yijun suddenly winked at her.
This look was very straightforward. Princess Yongning knew immediately that she was being asked to sit in the pragmatic row. Although she had known that the emperor was well aware of the matter between her and Gao Pingshi, she still blushed with embarrassment at this moment.
It happened that Queen Wang also noticed this little action between their brothers and sisters. She couldn't help but smile at Princess Yongning and said deliberately: "What are you waiting for, fourth sister? You are blocking me."
Princess Yongning hid in the back row as if fleeing, sitting side by side with Gao Pragmatic. As soon as he sat down, he noticed from the corner of his eye that Gao Pragmatic was not looking at the stage at all, but was looking at himself openly.
She first secretly glanced at the emperor and empress sitting side by side in front of her, and seeing that neither of them had any intention of turning around, she then looked at Gao Pingshi and whispered, "Aren't you watching the show?"
Gao pragmatic blinked and whispered: "How can the show be as good as yours?"
Princess Yongning spat softly: "You are a poor talker." But as she said this, the smile in the corners of her eyes was already spreading.
Gao Pragmatic whispered again: "With the completion of the Rixin Building, I can live in the city permanently. It will be much more convenient to occasionally move around elsewhere."
Princess Yongning couldn't help but smile, but she said deliberately: "Where are you going?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Of course it's on the sycamore tree."
Princess Yongning almost laughed out loud when she heard his pun, but she said, "I didn't expect that Da Sinong would have such childishness. Do you want to dig out a bird's nest in a tree?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "I'm not digging out the bird's nest. I want to sleep in the phoenix nest."
How can Princess Yongning be as thick-skinned as Gao Pingshi? When she heard this, her cheeks suddenly turned red and she said in a coquettish tone: "You are such a court minister, why don't you have a formal appearance?"
"If the princess wants to punish me, she will never refuse, but..."
"But what?"
"You can only be punished in the Phoenix Nest."
Princess Yongning couldn't help but stretched out her hand and gave him a gentle slap, and said in disobedience: "Don't say any more." Then she glanced at the emperor and his wife in the front row guiltily, and whispered: "Brother and sister-in-law are both here, what if When they heard it, I was so ashamed that I died of embarrassment."
Gao pragmatic smiled and said, "Then let me tell you something serious?"
Princess Yongning was startled: "What's the matter?"
Gao pragmatically said: "When the Queen is pregnant in the future, the government and the public will pay less attention to the Princess Palace. Do you want to..."
Princess Yongning was surprised: "How do you know I want your child?"
Gao Pragmatic's smile suddenly froze, and his eyes instantly straightened.
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PS: Since I am going back to my hometown to worship my ancestors tomorrow, I will probably have to catch up on another chapter later, which may be updated in the early morning. Then the chapter on Sunday will probably be relatively late, because according to experience, there will probably be traffic jams when I come back on Sunday.
