Folk stories are one of the important categories in folk literature. I will bring you a story about Emperor Qianlong's secret love letter. Come and take a look
"The No. 1 in Jiangnan" "Catch" Song Liuqi received a strange letter. They agreed to meet at his home today to discuss important matters. Song Liuqi has been in the industry for thirty years and has never encountered such a mysterious employer. He knew that this matter was unusual. On this day, he didn't go anywhere, but waited patiently at home. It was getting dark, and there was a knock on the door outside. When he opened the door, Song Liuqi saw two big men ducking aside and an imposing man walking towards them.
The visitor claimed to be Huangfu Yu, a northern businessman, and asked if he could go to the quiet room to talk. Song Liuqi saw that he was about thirty years old, dressed in luxurious clothes, with a face like a crown jewel, and looked like a man who studied and became an official. He was secretly happy that he had met a rich master. Entering the inner room, Huangfuyu waved his hand, and a follower came up and took off his baggage. "Wow!" A small mountain of silver spread out on the desk. Huangfu Yu smiled slightly and said: "There are one thousand taels of silver here. Please accept it first, Mr. Song. After the deed is done, I will thank you again!"
Song Liuqi said slowly and authentically: "I think Mr. Huangfu is in trouble. I wonder if I can help you with your worries?"
Huangfuyu took out a scroll of paintings from his sleeve and opened it. It turned out to be a stunning beauty: "Her name is Murong Xiaoqing, she is from the Qinhuai River in Nanjing. A few years ago, I got married to her. But the family rules were strict and I couldn't take her home. Now, I will give Murong Xiaoqing a sum of money to help her choose a good family. Married. However, this woman has bad character and used the letter I wrote to her to threaten me. She threatened to make trouble at my house on my wedding day and wanted to ruin my reputation. I sent people to steal the letter twice. None of them succeeded."
Song Liuqi said: "You want me to try to retrieve the love letter?" Huangfuyu nodded. Song Liuqi was still hesitating. At this time, a big man stepped forward and grabbed a silver ingot. He squeezed it hard and showed five handprints. He threw it on the ground and said, "Do you agree or not?" Song Liuqi leaned over and picked up the silver ingot. , said: "We don't have much silver, so we can't waste it anymore." As he spoke, he rubbed it repeatedly, and the ingot of silver instantly returned to its original shape.
The two big men were stunned when they saw it. Huangfu Yu laughed loudly and said: "Old hero, what a trick!" He took off the baggage from another big man and opened it. It was full of rare treasures.
Song Liuqi took over the business and immediately went to the Qinhuai River area to investigate. Later, it was learned that Murong Xiaoqing had become a good man and took away Yang Ma, who had served her for many years, and disappeared without a trace. Song Liuqi deserves to be called "the best catcher in the south of the Yangtze River". After many twists and turns, he finally found the place where Mu Rong Xiaoqing settled. She lives in a small town outside Suzhou and lives in seclusion on weekdays. Song Liuqi remained calm and observed secretly. Every morning, Murong Xiaoqing, with a child in her arms, would take a carriage to a nearby temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. The place where Murong Xiaoqing lives is a small building with two floors and three floors facing the river. Song Liuqi took advantage of Murong Xiaoqing to go out and sneaked in many times to check, but found nothing. He didn't dare to search rashly for fear of disturbing the situation. After much thought, I finally came up with a plan.
One day it snowed heavily, and the whole town was covered in white snow. In the early morning, that Yang mother opened the door to clear the snow, and saw a beggar half-frozen to death huddled under the threshold.
That beggar was dressed up by Song Liuqi. Relying on his deep inner strength, he lay in the snow all night.
Mother Yang sent him to the wing downstairs and cooked a bowl of ginger soup to feed him. After a long time, Song Liuqi slowly "awoke". He said he was homeless and would freeze to death if he went out. Murong Xiaoqing saw that he was pitiful, so he took him in and asked him to chop wood and cook water as a housekeeper.
As winter turns to spring, Song Liuqi has been waiting for the opportunity. One night, he heard some slight noises on the roof tiles, and he knew that someone was passing by at night. He covered his face with a cloth, turned over quietly, and followed secretly. Song Liuqi saw two men in black coming to Mu Rong Xiaoqing's window upstairs, whispering, and preparing to enter. He quickly took out two copper coins and threw them over, hitting them lightly on the back of the head. The two were startled and turned around to see an old man waving to them not far away. They jumped over and Song Liuqi ran away. In an instant, the three of them had left the town and stood in the paddy field on the outskirts. In just three moves and two moves, Song Liuqi subdued them and asked them about their intention of breaking into the small building.
The two looked at each other, and one of them said: "Old hero, have mercy on us, we are all the third elder brother Hongshi, he wants to compete with the fourth elder brother Hongli for the crown prince's position. But the fourth elder brother has always been Favored by the emperor and the late Emperor Kangxi, the third elder brother never had a chance. Now, the third elder brother finally found out a secret. The fourth elder brother was fond of traveling when he was young. He met a prostitute Xiaoqing in the Qinhuai River in Nanjing and had a romantic relationship. Next time, there are some important evidences left. We just want to get these evidences to impeach the fourth elder brother and let the third elder brother ascend to the throne of the prince. Old heroes, we are fellow warriors. Please forgive me. Let's go!" After listening to their narrative, Song Liuqi slowly released his hands, and the two of them ran away. Song Liuqi raised his hand, two copper coins flew out like two cold stars, and two dull screams were heard not far away.
Song Liuqi buried their bodies and returned to the town. He had long heard that the third elder brother Hongshi had a bad temper, and that although the fourth elder brother Hongli was a romantic, he was sincere and kind-hearted and would definitely be a good emperor in the future, so he decided to help him. But where did Mu Rong Xiaoqing hide Hongli's love letter? How can we expose her flaws?
On a dark and windy night, the woodshed downstairs of Murong Xiaoqing suddenly caught fire. In the blink of an eye, thick smoke billowed and flames shot into the sky. When the neighbors saw it, they came to put out the fire with buckets and washbasins. At this time, Song Liuqi was standing outside Murong Xiaoqing's window, holding an upside-down golden clock, hooking his feet on the eaves, and staring at every move inside. The child was so frightened that he cried loudly. In a hurry, Murong Xiaoqing lit a lamp. She picked up the child and walked straight to the window. She seemed to push with all her strength, but the window seemed to be very tight and could not be pushed open for a while.
At this time, there was a rush of footsteps on the stairs. Mother Yang came up, opened the door and shouted: "Miss, no... the fire has been put out. It just burned down the woodshed, nothing else." No." Then she came over to help Murong Xiaoqing comfort the child. After a while, the child gradually fell asleep, and the people downstairs gradually dispersed.
No need to ask, Song Liuqi lit this fire. He quickly slipped down, went to the woodshed, smeared himself with grass ash, and deliberately pretended to limp up the stairs, panting: "Ms. Yang, are you okay?"
Murong Xiaoqing said: "I'm sorry for you. I have nothing to do here. Just clean up and go to bed!"
After Song Liuqi cleaned the yard, he returned to the wing downstairs and lay on the bed silently. Thinking: When a woman is suddenly hit by a fire, the first thing she thinks of is her children and the most important things. There is no doubt that the most important thing for Murong Xiaoqing now is Hongli's love letter to her. But why didn't she take it out? Also, she was a woman with a child in her arms. She wanted to escape but didn't go through the door. Instead, she hurriedly opened the window. What on earth was going on? Could it be that the hiding place of the love letter has something to do with the window? Thinking of this, Song Liuqi jumped up excitedly. He just waited for daybreak and Xiaoqing went to burn incense, so he could confirm his suspicion.
Around the third watch, Song Liuqi heard three stones falling into the middle of the yard. He knew that this was a night traveler asking for directions, so he quickly got up and went out. When I came outside the wall, I saw the two big men who were in front of Huangfu Yu earlier. One of them said: "Mr. Song, my master is a little impatient with waiting. He asked you when can you get it?" Song Liuqi said: "It's better to come early than to come by chance. I have already found out the love letter." Hiding place. I will just wait for them to burn incense tomorrow, but you can invite your master to retrieve it with your own hands. Now, you can feel at ease."
Early the next morning, as usual, Murong Xiaoqing picked up the child and left with Yang's mother. Song Liuqi quickly opened the back door and let in Huangfu Yu and the others who were already waiting there. They arrived at Murong Xiaoqing's room on the third floor. Song Liuqi used a wire to open the copper lock, and several people filed in. Coming inside, Huangfuyu exclaimed. He seemed familiar with the furnishings inside, touching here and there and looking here and there.
Song Liuqi said: "According to my inspection for many days, I concluded that the love letter is hidden in the room, and many people are interested in it. The secret is on the window." After saying that, he went to pull out the love letter. He took out the latch and pushed it gently, and the window opened without any ingenuity. Song Liuqi was startled: "Am I wrong in my judgment?" He carefully observed the window and found that there were semicircular wooden latches on the window shafts at the four corners. So, he went up and carefully pulled it out. Then he tried to pull the window back.
The window was tight and seemed to be attached to something. When he opened the window, there was a sudden "clatter" sound on the wall next to him. Everyone turned their heads and saw a brick removed from the wall, revealing a foot-square cave with a dark green brocade box placed neatly inside. After a while, seeing that there was nothing unusual, Huangfu Yu personally stepped forward and touched it out. His hands could not help but tremble slightly. He opened the lid, and there was an apricot-yellow envelope lying in the box, with the message: Murong Xiaoqing personally opens it. The calligraphy is gentle and elegant, which is exactly my own handwriting. He took out the letter and read it, and suddenly his expression changed drastically. The letter read:
Hongli
In fact, I have guessed your identity a long time ago. The pearls and antiques you have are rare in the world and are all belonging to the palace. Zhu's words and deeds are worthy of the world, and he has an imperial aura. Xiaoqing has a low status and is truly lucky to be able to serve the monarch. After you left that year, Xiaoqing found out that she was pregnant. After three accidents, her son was healthy and smart. My mother Yang and I live in seclusion in a small town. The decorations in the room are just as they were when we were together. I don’t expect to be able to accompany you in the palace one day. I just want to raise my child with peace of mind. Please don’t worry. I will read your letters. Save it for a lifetime. There is a huge disparity in status between you and me, and things in the world are unpredictable. Sometimes this letter can become a self-defense tool. Abroad, please tell Mr. Song to thank him for coming to chop wood and fetch water for me these many days. There was a fire in the firewood shed that day. The attentive mother Yang didn't find him among the people fighting the fire. She went into the wing downstairs to search, and accidentally found his policeman's badge... After many years, we met by fate.
Xiaoqing paused
After reading the letter, Hongli couldn't help but burst into tears. He took a long breath and said, "Mr. Song, I didn't expect that this *** Lake of yours would also show its flaws... Hey, where is Mr. Song?" He looked back, and looked at each other with the two palace guards. It turned out that Song Liuqi was very frightened when he saw that he had unintentionally learned the secret of the future new emperor. While Hongli was concentrating on reading the letter, he slipped away quietly.
Later, someone saw an old couple walking with a handsome daughter and grandson on the rivers and lakes. And Song Liuqi, the "number one policeman in Jiangnan", disappeared for no reason. Shortly after Hongli returned to Beijing, Emperor Yongzheng died suddenly. He succeeded to the throne and was known as Emperor Qianlong in history. Qianlong made seven trips to the south of the Yangtze River and paid many private visits incognito. In fact, the real reason is that he is still looking for Mu Rong Xiaoqing and the child he has never met.
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Love Letter to Emperor Qianlong