Chapter 299: The Mystery of the Forbidden City Portraits
In the Forbidden City in Beijing, there are portraits of emperors and concubines of all dynasties, but there is only one portrait without facial features.
The owner of this portrait is said to be the portrait of Concubine Dong E who fascinated Shunzhi throughout his life.
There are countless legends about this portrait and its owner, but there are very few records about Concubine Dong E in history books.
On the contrary, there are many unofficial stories about her. The poignant love between her and Shunzhi made the world sigh.
It can be said that such a woman is happy to be favored by Shunzhi, and not long after her death,
Shunzhi was overly sad and fled into Buddhism. For a while, he was called a beauty's disaster by some so-called righteous people.
I looked at a piece of Xiyan's Baidu information about Concubine Dong E on the Internet. My eyes immediately lit up.
She has been keenly interested in the history of the Qing Dynasty since she was a child. What she admires the most is the lingering life-and-death love between Concubine Dong E and Shunzhi.
Especially Huo Siyan's version of Concubine Dong E moved her even more. It made her sad. Is there really such a beautiful love in the world?
What kind of woman can be so deeply loved by an emperor that she is willing to give up her throne for her?
Then he escaped into Buddhism and gathered the favor of three thousand people.
At this point, she developed a strong interest in Concubine Dong E, and made up her mind to go to the Forbidden City to see the former residence of Concubine Dong E.
And I was full of curiosity about the portrait of Concubine Dong E that I found on Baidu without any facial features.
Who on earth could have left such a portrait of Concubine Dong E without facial features out of what kind of heart?
Each mystery in her heart longed to be solved. Eager to know the truth, she went to seek refuge with her aunt who worked in the Forbidden City.
My aunt is a staff member of the Forbidden City and can go to places that tourists cannot see.
Places that have not been opened make people even more fascinated, and it is said that Concubine Dong E's residence is also among those that have not been opened.
When Xi Yan arrived at her aunt's house in a hurry, her aunt just received the assignment to go on duty at the Forbidden City.
Xiyan didn't even bother to salute, so she immediately begged her aunt to take her to the Forbidden City.
My aunt couldn't stand her teasing, so she reluctantly agreed to go with her.
But he kept nagging her and made her promise not to go to places she couldn't go, and she could only follow her and not wander around.
And when people asked me about it, they said they were here to draw the floor plan of the Forbidden City. It was said that the Forbidden City was going to be renovated a while ago.
So those engineers who drew the drawings were allowed to appear in the Forbidden City.
So my aunt used this method to bring Xi Yan into the heavily guarded Forbidden City. Looking at the majestic palace gate,
Xiyan saw that everything in front of her was so pure, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, without the clutter of idlers, and looked around,
Everything is almost the same as it was hundreds of years ago.
Everything in the 21st century disappears from your eyes in an instant. There are many times when she will feel that time is going back.
Scenes of paintings unfold before my eyes. Maybe I really lived here in my previous life. Maybe I was a favorite concubine of the emperor.
Or maybe I was just an ordinary little palace maid... Maybe I once stood proudly on the high throne of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, arrogating the world,
Maybe I once admired pear blossoms in the Chengqian Palace, maybe I worshiped devoutly in the Yuhua Pavilion, maybe I died alone in the Cining Palace,
Maybe he is doing hard labor in a hut in the 13th row. Maybe Fei Yang is domineering, maybe he just says "Nao Nao",
This made her unable to calm down the throbbing in her heart.