8 stories within the palace wallsThe following are the eight stories within the palace walls:
1. When Zhu Di built the Forbidden City, he originally planned to set the palace as 10,000 rooms, but because he dreamed that the Jade Emperor was angry, he changed it to 9,999 and a half rooms. It was said that the half room was in the Wenyuan Pavilion, but after investigation by archaeologists, the Forbidden City had a total of 8,707 rooms according to the standard of "four pillars and one room". In fact, the "half room" of the Profound Language Pavilion was one room according to the calculation standard of the Ming Dynasty, but the room was small and gave people the illusion. The literature recorded that the Profound Language Pavilion was built with six rooms.
2. The Meridian Gate was not called this before the Yuan Dynasty. In 1367, when Zhu Yuanzhang was building a palace in Nanjing, he named the south gate of the Imperial City as the Meridian Gate. In 1377, when he modified the palace, he named the main gate of the Imperial Palace as the Meridian Gate. "Beheading at the Meridian Gate" was wrong. The Meridian Gate was an important place, and its five gates had their own uses, such as the Empress's wedding sedan chair, the entry and exit of civil and military officials, and the issuing of imperial edicts.
3. In the plot of a certain palace fight, Concubine Xiao had a miscarriage. She accused Concubine Zhuang of having a private gathering and causing her miscarriage. Concubine Lan said that she was busy saving Concubine Zhuang at that time. Concubine Xiao suspected that Xie Yu had harmed her. Concubine Zhuang said that Concubine Xiao had suddenly gathered together to look at the necklace. She had not taken the initiative to persuade her and it was her dereliction of duty. After Concubine Xiao lost her son, she thought that it was because Concubine Zhuang smeared oil on the floor, so she asked Caiyun to kill Concubine Zhuang. At the same time, Xiang Xiao's party soon sent a memorial. The Emperor had already dealt with the follow-up. The eunuch responsible for cleaning the arch bridge was from the same hometown as Teng Luo in Hanzhang Hall.
4. In the feudal era, the fate of the concubines in the palace was tragic. The old customs of the feudal ethics had the bad habit of "living people being buried with the dead." Concubines who had fallen out of favor and did not give birth to princes would be forced to be buried with the emperor's tomb. In the Song Dynasty alone, there were records of more than 500 people being buried alive in the mausoleum. Once the palace maids and concubines entered the palace, it was difficult for them to leave the palace freely. The harem competed for favor and schemed against each other, and the outcome of falling out of favor was miserable.
5. Concubine Ah Lian had the difficult process of "resurrection"(the information did not elaborate on the process).
6. Before the Fourth Master ascended the throne, he was as close as brothers with the Thirteenth Master Yinxiang. The two often talked about the past and the present with Wu Sidao. Wu Sidao was good at reading faces. The Thirteenth Master asked Wu Sidao to calculate his lifespan. After Wu Sidao read his palm, he said that the Thirteenth Master had a "92-year-old good death" face, but in fact, there was a hidden mystery. Thirteenth Master fell ill shortly after Fourth Master ascended the throne. It turned out that the maid who brewed the medicine beside him might have been Eighth Master's spy. She had tampered with the medicine all year round, causing him to be poisoned slowly. In the end, Thirteenth Master died at the age of 46. He thought that he had lived to 92 years old.
7. In one story, there was a woman who was asked by the Emperor to marry a young eunuch. On the night of the wedding, she was tied up in the Emperor's bedroom. The Emperor teased her about the wedding night with the young eunuch, but she responded without changing her expression. She mentioned the wedding night plan with the young eunuch and even teased the Emperor about whether he wanted to ask a nanny to teach him about the boudoir. The Emperor was so angry that he smashed his glass cup.
8. The story of a certain palace involved the complicated relationships between the emperor, the harem concubines, and the palace maids, such as disputes, schemes, love, hate, and so on.(The reference did not elaborate on the specific plot.)
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Deep within the palace wallsThe concept of "deep within the palace walls" was often associated with the stories, secrets, power struggles, and the joys and sorrows of the characters in the feudal palace.
Judging from the many stories, there were complicated experiences of different characters. With an old palace guardian like Eunuch Li, he had witnessed countless joys and sorrows, power struggles, and secrets forgotten by time. Time had left its mark on him. Even though his body was sick from serving the royal family for many years, he still adhered to his duty to protect the palace.
There were also complicated relationships and contradictions between the female characters in the palace. For example, in some palace fights, the concubines were suspicious of each other and blamed each other. For example, Concubine Xiao's miscarriage incident, Concubine Xiao believed that it was Concubine Zhuang's doing, while Concubine Zhuang claimed that she was innocent. Concubine Lan was also involved. All parties blamed each other and defended each other. Behind them, family forces were involved, and Xiang Xiao's party was also involved. These plots showed the conflict between the power struggle deep inside the palace walls and the women in the harem.
There were also characters like Zhen Huan, who had their own secret garden in the palace. Every place in the palace seemed to have memories of the past. When she stepped into the harem again, the familiar and strange feeling and the floating memories reflected the rich stories hidden in the depths of the palace walls.
In addition, when an official like Hai Dafu walked to the Emperor's royal study deep within the palace walls, he would face a conversation with the Emperor. His fate and the situation of the court would be affected by this conversation. This also showed that the depths of the palace walls were not only a stage for the harem, but also an important place for the court to compete for power.
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Fifty-six Flowers SongThere were a few songs related to "56 Flowers". "Fifty-six Nations, Fifty-six Flowers" was written by Gao Shouyan and sung by Liu Yuanyuan and Xiao Yan. The lyrics included "Fifty-six Nations, Fifty-six Flowers, Each Blooming in the Sun" and other content, reflecting the glorious history of our country's national unity and progress. There was also a song called "56 Flowers" sung by Feiyan. The lyrics included "56 flowers blooming under the blue sky, bathing in the sunlight, each shining brightly" and so on. In addition, Chen Yaoqi's "56 Flowers (Live)" was also related to "56 Flowers". Moreover, the lyrics of "Love My China","56 constellations, 56 flowers", were easily confused with the first two songs.
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