"He said," Ci'an said, looking at Cixi's color, in a tone of rare eagerness, "as soon as spring begins next year, you can live in the Summer Palace!" ”

After a pause, "I've also been to the Summer Palace once before-ouch, it's really a fairy cave!" It's no worse than the Old Summer Palace! ”

She changed her tone, and was about to continue to speak, Cixi's heart was already jumping, and she said: "At the beginning of spring next year, you can live in the Summer Palace?" - So fast? ”

Cixi's words intervened halfway, which could be regarded as interrupting Ci'an's words, but Ci'an didn't care, nodded and said, "Yes!" -- He is so conclusive that there can be no falsehood! In this kind of thing, he has always been ...... Say one is one, say two is two, and you won't fool us! ”

This "deception" vaguely echoes Cixi's previous accusations against Guan Zhuofan, but Cixi admits that "in this kind of matter", "he" is indeed "saying that one is one, and saying two is two" -- there is no doubt about this. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yo, I thought," Cixi tried her best to keep her calm, but she still showed a hint of irrepressible surprise, "A project as big as the Summer Palace will take two or three years of hard work to ...... Done! ”

"Not all of them are finished," said Ci'an, "but, he said, the whole garden is divided into five districts: east, west, south, north, and central, of which the east and south districts have already been completed—the southern district was the first to be completed, well, you have been there before; On weekdays, we live in the East District, this piece is currently being renovated, before the end of the year, everything can be picked up, after the New Year, spring, you can go in to live! ”

"Ah......h

Cixi's heart pounded.

After thinking about it, "The five districts of east, west, south, north, and central, this division is the first time I've heard of it, well, the southern district is about the area of 'Hanxu Building' and 'Seventeen Hole Bridge', right?" ”

"Yes!" Ci'an said, "It's the 'Penglai Three Islands' side - well, in the 'Penglai Three Islands', you have been to the 'Hanxu Building', and now, in addition to the 'Hanxu Building', the 'Zhijing Pavilion' and the 'Zaojian Hall', they have also been done, and the 'Penglai Three Islands' ...... It's all serious! ”

When Ci'an said, "'Hanxu Tower' you have been to", Cixi's face, couldn't help but blush slightly, and "he" lingered on the "Hanxu Tower" on the charming scenery, vividly, can't help but ripple in the heart, God flew out of the sky, quite a little difficult to self-contained.

Ci'an didn't notice Cixi's abnormality, and continued: "The central, western, and northern districts, although they have not yet been completed, the Summer Palace is too big, separated by lakes and mountains, and the construction is being carried out in the central, western, and northern districts, which has no impact on the eastern and southern districts at all. ”

After a pause, he was full of interest, "The rest of the project, in fact, is not much, he said, within next year, the central district, the west district, can be completed; What about the North District, a little later, the year after tomorrow - however, the North District is the back mountain, the back lake, separated by a Wanshou Mountain, we can't see it, it's a little late! ”

"Central, Western...... Foxiang Pavilion, it should be in the Central District, right? ”

"Yes," Ci'an said, "It's in the central district, last time, I went to the Summer Palace, but I saw it with my own eyes, this Buddha Fragrance Pavilion, the big appearance is actually already there, ouch, such a big pavilion, standing in the middle of the mountain, is really ...... Majestic! ”

After a pause, "There is no pavilion like that in the Old Summer Palace!" ”

Cixi was leisurely fascinated, "Sister, if we go to that kind of place, offering to the Buddha and worshipping the Buddha, the Buddha and the Bodhisattva must be more willing, and we must feel that we are truly sincere." ”

"Isn't it?"

Ci'an and Cixi are both Buddhists, and they are both very pious.

"'Qing Yan Fang'...... It should be in the West End, right? ”

"Right...... Ouch! Ci'an clapped his hands lightly and said with a smile, "I forgot to tell you, although the West District has not yet been completed, the 'Qingyan Fang' has already been completed!" ”

After a pause, "Interestingly tight!" A big stone ship - all marble! The hull of the ship is covered with two floors, the bottom of the ship is covered with tiles, all kinds of colors, and even the windows are flowered - stained glass! ”

Cixi smiled and said, "Then, it can be called ...... Uh, 'color boats'. ”

In fact, what Cixi wanted to say at the beginning was "that can be called a 'flower boat'", and when she thought about it, she suddenly realized that the word "flower boat" was very inappropriate, but fortunately, she was quite anxious, and when she was exported, it was changed to "color boat".

Ci'an tilted his head slightly, thought about it seriously, and said, "'Qing Yan Fang' looks like it at a glance, but it's actually quite ...... It's heavy, it's not the bells and whistles, you know it when you see it—but when the time comes, if you think the name 'Qing Yan Fang' is a mouthful, just give it another name. ”

Such a statement is obviously not very contemptuous of Cixi's "color boat".

Cixi smiled and didn't say anything.

"I asked him," Ci'an continued, "when it rains, will our stone boat be flooded?" He smiled and said, the Queen Mother doesn't have to worry about it, the four corners of the top of the boat, there are hollow pillars, and the four dragons connecting the hull of the boat, no matter how heavy the rain is, it can be discharged into the lake without a drop. He also said that on a rainy day, sitting in the boat, listening to the sound of the water and enjoying the rain scenery is actually a very interesting thing! ”

After a pause, "I say, the most important thing is that no matter how strong the wind and rain are, the boat will not shake - no seasickness!" ”

After that, he pursed his lips and smiled.

"That's what my sister said."

Ci'an glanced at Cixi, smiled and said, "I'm kidding--but, you're strong, and you've been on a sea boat, so you're naturally not afraid of seasickness, but I'm not good." ”

"Not necessarily," Cixi shook her head slightly, "whether you are dizzy or not, and whether you are strong or not, it seems that you are ...... It doesn't matter. He was stronger, and when he went to the United States, he was just as seasick. ”

"Oh, really?"

"Yes......"

After thinking about it, the question of whether he fainted or not, it was not appropriate to discuss it in depth, and immediately changed his head lightly and skillfully: "Well, my sister came here this time, and she has to be free, do you want to come...... The Navy is going to take a look? Take a spin on the boat? ”

Ci'an hesitated for a moment and said, "Besides, I don't think it will be possible to make this vacancy." ”

Cixi said in her heart: It's best if you don't go.

"The sea ship is big, but the sea is bigger!" Cixi said, "No matter how big the sea ship is, it is also a flat boat in the sea, and the wind and waves are thrilling together, and if it rains, it will be even more terrible - there is no way to see the scenery in a good time!" When it comes to 'listening to the sound of the water and enjoying the rain', it's better to 'clear the boat'. ”

"yes!"

Ci'an echoed, paused, and continued, "'Qing Yan Fang' naturally can't move, but if you really want to 'sail', it's okay!" Although the central and western districts have not yet been completed, the entire Kunming Lake, the lake surface and the lakeside have been cleaned up, the roads around it have been paved, the trees have been planted, and several wharves have been set up - there are in the eastern area, there are also in the southern area, including the 'Penglai Three Islands' - as soon as you get out of the dormitory, you can go directly to the boat, and you can go anywhere! ”

"Ah......h

Cixi sighed leisurely, "That's really ...... It's a fairy-like day. ”

"Not really!"

After a moment of silence, Ci'an said: "However, if the new emperor ascends the throne, we will continue to listen to the government, needless to say, we can only continue to live in the Forbidden City...... It's not going to be okay either. ”

Cixi was silent.

The surface is calm, but the heart is struggling: "Dongbianer" is right, as long as you continue to listen to the government, the "Immortal Cave Mansion" in the Summer Palace will not do your own business!

Summer Palace, Summer Palace, Yiyang Chonghe, this garden is originally for the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces after the "curtain is removed", there is a place for "Yiyang Chonghe" - which day to "remove the curtain", which day to move in, if not "remove the curtain", just nest in the Forbidden City.

She came up with an idea: Is it possible to move to the Summer Palace to "hang the curtain"?

This thought came to mind, and then he spat himself in his heart: How is it possible? All the good things in the world belong to you alone? Stop daydreaming like that!

At the same time, Cixi also heard another meaning in Ci'an's words: Don't live a "fairy-like life" yourself, that's your own business, but don't bother me with a "fairy-like life"!

Cixi could not refute this wordless accusation: the two palaces were respected, and the "hanging curtain" had to be "hung together", and the "curtain" had to be "removed" together.

Cixi found that there was a matter in which she had miscalculated.

originally thought that she had won the opportunity to continue to "hang the curtain" for Ci'an, and she should be elated, and even, she should be grateful to herself.

Wrong! Totally wrong!

is that there is no "original intention" that Guan Zhuofan wants to cover up, there is no one-sided public opinion that Rong'an should ascend the throne, that is, pro-government, there is no concern such as "the days are long, and the whole thing must happen", and without all this situation, the "east side" may not be willing to continue to "hang the curtain".

The temperament of "Dongbianer" is very different from his own.

First, she has no desire for power; Second, this sister's brain is indeed not so flexible, her heart and eyes are indeed not so lively, her knowledge is limited, and she trembles in front of the country's major policies, walking on thin ice, and is very afraid of saying the wrong thing, doing the wrong thing, and delaying the state affairs; Third, she is not admiring prosperity, but also afraid of prosperity, therefore, the "curtain" brings her, more distress, almost no fun, the yellow mantle of the heart palace, the landscape of the Summer Palace, what to take, for her, really don't have to think about it!

What about yourself?

Alas, each of the above three is just reversed from the "east"!

I want the yellow curtain of the Heart Cultivation Palace, I also want the landscape of the Summer Palace, alas, I want both fish and bear paws! But you can't have both!

Where do we go from here?

Heaven and man are at war endlessly, and Cixi even envies those emperors who only love one sect in the "fish and bear's paws", such as Sejong: If you are like Yongzhengye, you only love power, you only love to do things, and you don't care about any luxuries--how much less trouble?

However, if you really want to be like him, what is the taste of being an emperor?

In this way, my temperament is more with Lord Qianlong.

Well, no matter who I am, the matter in front of me can't be dragged on endlessly-the fish and the bear's paw, what to choose, what to give, have to be decided!

*(To be continued.) )