The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 6 Rewards after bedtime
He helped Qinrou through the door and sat on the couch. Fu Shun reported: "My servant saw the concubine's bedtime yesterday, and the emperor has arranged for someone to record it!"

Records are the product of the patriarchal suppression of women under the feudal dynasty. If they were allowed to have heirs, they would be recorded and marked with the time and date as evidence of future conceptions; if the emperor did not allow heirs to be left, contraceptive measures would be taken immediately. measure.

Fushun mentioned this specifically to report to Qinrou that she was allowed to keep an heir! Qin Rou's thoughts were complicated. This palace was magnificent, but secretly, with its mouth wide open, there was a monster that could eat people. The children here are all so blessed and prosperous, so they often have to go through hundreds of hurdles and kill six generals before entering the world! Even when you grow up, you have to go through all kinds of hardships!
When giving birth to a child, it is certain that the child will suffer all kinds of hardships, but the hardships for the biological mother of the prince and princess will only be more, not less. If a child cannot be kept, the mother will cry her eyes out for the child whom she has never seen before without talking to him!
The pain of losing a child is a huge human suffering.

But the benefits are also huge. There are now more than twenty concubines in the palace, but the Queen, Niu Concubine, Li Concubine, Ma Jia Concubine, Nala Concubine, Zhang Concubine, and Dong Concubine are the only ones who are respected. The empress is a queen, and she also gave birth to her first brother. In recent years, Emperor Kangxi promoted Han culture, and his respect for the queen and his first brother were real.

Concubine Niu’s unshakability lies in her family background! No one made her unhappy in a blind way. Concubine Li is feared because of her family background. Concubine Ma Jia and Concubine Nala rely on their heirs. Although they both lost a son (the eldest brother and the third brother respectively), both of them are now Pregnant! Regardless of whether he is a man or a woman, in the palace now, it is naturally more respectable to be an elder brother, but to say the least, even if he is a princess, he is still a person to rely on, which is very respectable.

A son is more valuable than his mother, and a mother is more valuable than her son!
Concubine Zhang and Concubine Dong are also dependent on heirs. Although they are just princesses, the royal princess is also extremely noble. She is a princess of Heshuo, which is much better than having no one to rely on!

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, it seems that, in any case, allowing the file to be retained is a kind of grace. It is still a great grace. When the reward comes, some invisible disasters will also follow. Fushun mentioned this to remind him of this.

"I understand." Qinrou understood what Fushun really wanted to say!
What a coincidence! Cangzi also brought back the breakfast she had brought to the imperial dining room. It was all simple food, and Qinrou knew it was already excellent. In this most splendid palace, status and treatment matched each other. Concubines had a low status, and their treatment was not as good as that of the shameless servants around high-ranking concubines.

Maybe it would be better to be a palace maid. Muddle better!
Forget it, eunuch! The genders don't match, and I can't bear the pain of that knife. Perhaps one day, the palace environment will be able to produce a complete collection of pitiful works.

And the emperor who returned to Qianqing Palace at this moment did not forget to tell Li Dequan behind him, "Go to the warehouse and pick out some small things such as ornaments, jades, sculptures, etc., and send them to Narashi, as well as cloth. Jewelry, silks and satins! Pick some and send them over! Also, I remember there is a pair in the warehouse... a gold-embellished flower headband, and others. You can pick two sets and send them over. I'll look at you. The place is a bit crude."

Aren't all the palaces of so many concubines like this, or even worse than this? How come you are so biased that you ignore and cannot see me! After all, that person is not that person!

How many concubines are there, not even as good as Nala! As for Concubine Nala, it was already settled well. After all, it was the Queen's new order from the Internal Affairs Office to deal with it. However, Li Dequan would not refute the emperor. Just as he had just eaten, the emperor seemed not to mean that gold-embedded flowers were transparent. Since the emperor said it, Li Dequan would take it as such.

Li Dequan also smiled and said: "I also thought that Concubine Na La was a little simpler. She just entered the palace. Her family property was not rich and her background was too weak. I just waited for the Emperor to feel distressed and add some blessings to Concubine Na La. The concubine has added some background!"

Naturally, Li Dequan would not say that the palace was too crude. The palaces of each concubine were organized by the Queen's Household Affairs Office, and they were all within the rules of the concubines. Wouldn't that offend the Queen? So it's not the queen's fault,

Even though Li De doesn’t rely on the Queen for his livelihood! But he would not offend the mother of the Qing Dynasty by dying like this. He saw that in recent years, the queen had become more and more dignified.

It cannot be said that it was Concubine Nala's fault, and it is even less likely that the emperor was at fault. It was not caused by the fact that he had just entered the palace and had a poor family background.

"You still understand my thoughts best!" Kangxi turned his head and looked at Li Dequan for a while. Li Dequan quickly bent down and kept licking his smile.

"Ouch! I don't dare to respond. I'll be charged with trying to figure out the emperor's heart. I'm a cat. Even if I have nine lives, I can't stand being chopped down!" Li Dequan said hurriedly. There are no small things related to the emperor. Does he know that there are too many turtles staring at the position under his buttocks, and once they smell the fishy smell, they have to tear him into pieces to make room for him! After so many years of walking with the emperor, it would be unjust to stumble over such a trivial matter.

Li Dequan served Emperor Kangxi since childhood.

"You're just a blind cat! Don't hurry up and do it!" Kangxi urged angrily.

"Slave, go right now, go right now!" Li Dequan replied and quickly exited!

"I remember that today there is eight-treasure chicken soup, so I will give you a portion, and add a roasted cake to worship the gods, braised pork tenderloin with the word "Fu"!" In a few words, without asking anyone, Emperor Kangxi made the decision himself! "Hey!" Li Dequan responded. Then slowly exit!

Li Dequan acted quickly, leading several young eunuchs, and quickly sorted out the rewards, and presented the list to the emperor who was waiting for the meal. Two sets of hair and masks, as well as some other jewelry, silk and satin, and one piece of cloth of various colors. , there are also more than ten pieces of jade, ornaments, and sculptures!
There were still a few things, but the day was long. The emperor only glanced at it, put down the order, and looked at the grapes on the table, "Send this plate of grapes too!" Fruit is a rare thing, and fresh fruit is even more rare. . The fruits placed on the emperor's desk are all fresh. If they are not fresh, they cannot be served.

"Hey!" Li Dequan responded, and then he stepped forward respectfully, picked up the grapes, and then slowly stepped back. The little eunuchs holding rewards behind him also followed carefully and step by step!

In Chengqian Palace, Qinrou is preparing for breakfast. The emperor's reward has arrived! Qinrou was a little surprised, but fortunately she had a strong ability to accept things, and she understood many things too well and didn't care too much. Even if she was a little surprised, she quickly accepted and stabilized herself.

"This servant goes to see the concubine and pays her respects to the concubine." Li Dequan saluted Qinrou with a smile on his face.

Li Dequan, the eunuch beside the emperor. Just from this introduction, you know that this person is important!
Although he is not the master, all the shameless and shameless masters in the harem must respect and respect him to a certain extent! Who knows what will happen to those who dare to shame him? But no one wanted to try.

Qinrou glanced around and saw that Li De was followed by about a dozen little eunuchs, all of whom also had things in their hands. After entering Zhenshun Zhai, she first placed all the rewards she was holding and carrying on the ground. If it is not suitable to be placed on the ground, just hold it in your hand and follow Li Dequan in salute!
Qinrou turned sideways to avoid Li Dequan's salute and said quickly: "Eunuch Li, please get up. Fushun, help Eunuch Li up quickly."

"Father, please come!" Fushun was waiting at the side. After receiving the order, he hurried forward to help the person up. His mind is quite active, and Qinrou can see it! But someone does have to use it.

"Hey!" Li Dequan stood up with Fushun's support. Xiaoman also moved a stool to the side and poured tea. The humanity and sophistication inherited from his ancestors, after entering the door, he poured a cup of tea first!
"Concubine, the emperor has just returned to Qianqing Palace. He said that your place is a little simpler, so he ordered his servants to pack some jades, ornaments, sculptures, jewelry, and other things, as well as silks, silks, and cloths of various colors. Horses, as well as the eight-treasure chicken soup, grilled god cake, and braised pork tenderloin with the word "Fu" were also specially given by the emperor. After the emperor looked at the order, he also specially added a plate of Xuanhua grapes, so that he could have something fresh before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival! Especially the Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the quantity is small?"

Li Dequan waved his hand and asked the little eunuch behind him who was holding eight-treasure chicken soup, grilled god cake, braised pork tenderloin with the word "Fu", and Xuanhua grapes to come forward. The little eunuch carefully moved the dish plate to the table! "This is the list, concubine, take a look!" Li Dequan then handed over the list again.

"Your Majesty, you have troubled me," Qinrou took the order, glanced at it, and put it away. No one doesn't like gold and silver jewelry, especially Qinrou, who is not a person who has nothing in her eyes. She loves gold, silver, jewelry, and jade. She loves ornaments, and she also loves head and face jewelry. "The tea here is simple, so Eunuch Li just drinks it. It's hard for Eunuch Li to take a few young father-in-laws on this trip!"

"Hey!" Li Dequan took the tea and took a sip. The tea was naturally not a good tea. As a concubine, there was no good tea, but she was given a light purse! "As long as the concubine likes her, it would be better for me to go back and return my life to the emperor." Li Dequan has been serving in the palace for so many years. He has high EQ, high IQ, and good skills. Everything is indispensable. Know how to speak! "Concubine, look, is the emperor still waiting for news about this slave? I'm going back now."

How could Emperor Kangxi wait for this news? He was just saying it to make it sound nice! If you take it seriously, you will make yourself a joke, but you still have to have an attitude, "Okay, the emperor is also waiting for Eunuch Li to serve you? I will not keep Eunuch Li."

"Slave, please retire!" Li Dequan felt comfortable listening to these words. After listening to the words, he also bowed and retreated.

"Concubine now has a place in the palace." Xiaoman was full of joy. Rewarding something may not be a big deal, but at least it represents an attitude, that is, concubine is not someone who is favored and forgotten overnight. The emperor is a memory Living as a concubine also means that there is a chance to be favored again.

If the previous records were a great reward, then these rewards are a sure shot in the arm.

"Let's eat!" Qin Judao said, and took another look at the jade ornaments. Some of them can be used by the concubine, and some cannot be used. They should be kept in the warehouse for collection and play! "Put out the things that are within the rules and put them somewhere. If they are outside the rules, put them in the warehouse!"

"Yes!" the two responded. Cangzi is not waiting in the palace now.

"Let's go! Go to Kunning Palace to pay your respects." After eating, he changed his clothes again. It seemed that the time was almost up, and it was time to go to see the queen. It's better to be earlier than later. It's better to be early than late!

(End of this chapter)