Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Seeing that the master's expression is different, Huan Chun has been worried about her since just now, and now she can't help but say: "If you have something on your mind, why don't we go."

"Xiangyue has been talking about it for a few days. The weather is so good today, so I want to go for a walk." Lan Qi made up her mind, thinking that since Concubine Zhao could come with the emperor, Concubine Tong should not have succeeded in any tricks.

But all the way to the Royal Garden, my heart is still heavy. Concubine Tong is obviously favored and enjoys more than Concubine Zhao in this palace. Why do I have to do such a thing, even if it is for the former grievance of cutting expenses, I will not do it like this Ruthless, murdering the emperor's heir is a capital crime.

After entering the garden, the fragrance of flowers wafts from afar, combined with the cool air, it refreshes one's spirits. After all, Lan Qi is still at this age of loving flowers and grass. Xuan Ye also had no time to spare, and later on he was so absorbed in books that he missed the beautiful scenery from season to season. He only saw the four seasons of flowers in the hall, but he was not in the mood to come here for a stroll.

"Let's fold a few and go back to bottle, the scent is so good." Xiangyue and Yukui said they were about to pick plums, but Lan Qi stopped them and coaxed them to say, "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. In this world of ice and snow, she is beautiful and talented, and when she is brought into the house, where the charcoal basin is heating the stove, and there are many bright red window grilles in the house, such a good color and such a good taste will be ruined."

Xiangyue said to Yukui Nunuzui: "Our master can speak very well now, in a few days, we should not be able to understand."

Lan Qi casually grabbed a handful of snow from the stone and threw it at the two of them. The two of them got enough courage to grab the snowball and throw it at Lan Qi. She was so scared that she screamed and laughed, and hid behind Huan Chun for help: "Hurry up and scold them, it's the other way around." While grabbing the snowball and throwing it back, the master and the servants were in a frenzy for a while, only Huanchun said in a hurry, "Your clothes are going to be wet, don't play like crazy and go back to get sick." .”

But no one listened to her, Lan Qi fell into the snowdrift once after playing, and when she got up, her cloak was wet and her jacket was wet, she even dropped her shoes, and her socks and trousers were all wet. Huan Chun couldn't blame the master, but Neng twisted Xiangyue and Yukui's ears and scolded, saying that he would go back and punish them to kneel on the washboard, but the two dared not talk back, so they hurriedly asked their master to go back and change.

Wearing a cloak to cover up the embarrassment inside, Lan Qi was shivering from the cold and was supported by them to go back. She thought she would miss the emperor and Concubine Zhao when she went back from the back. The warm sedan chair came over, Lan Qi led the three of them to stand in the corner, but Yu Jia stopped when he came to him.

Eunuch Li smiled and asked Lan Qi where she came from. He heard that she came back from the imperial garden, so he said: "The emperor is going to pick plums in the garden and send them to the Cining Palace. Would Wu Changzai be willing to go with you? The Empress Dowager waits on her and knows what the old man likes best."

Lan Qi didn't dare not to agree, she nodded and said yes, and the warm sedan chair over there was put down, Xuan Ye came out from inside, and waited for Eunuch Li to put on the cloak, just glanced at Lan Qi, and then went straight to go forward.

Lan Qi was about to follow, when Huan Chun suddenly knelt down and said, "The emperor forgives the sin, and I have something to report."

Xuan Ye stopped when he heard the sound, turned around to look at her, but heard Huan Chun say: "I used to play in the snow just now, my shoes, socks and clothes are all soaked, and I'm shivering from the cold, I'm afraid I can't fight with the emperor now." Mei, please ask the emperor to let Chang Zai go back quickly and change clothes to enjoy the fire."

Xuan Ye frowned deeply, walked over and lifted off Lan Qi's cloak, the cloak was already cold to the touch, and then touched the jacket around his waist, his hands were covered with snow, angry and distressed, he couldn't help it Can't stop scolding her in a low voice: "Are you trying to die?"

Lan Qi was startled, she looked up at the emperor, her sharp eyes made her heart tremble, and then she was pushed forward, Xuan Ye said coldly behind her: "Go back and change your clothes immediately, Imperial Physician Xuan will come and see."

Huanchun and the others hurried up to help her away. Lan Qi was stared out of her mind just now, and after walking a few steps, she turned her head to take a look, but Xuan Ye scolded her: "What are you looking at? Why don't you hurry up?"

The four left in a hurry, Eunuch Li couldn't laugh or cry, he came up and asked if he wanted to pick plums, but was scolded by the emperor: "When did I want to pick plums? Go pick a few and give it to the emperor's grandmother."

After that, he got on the sedan chair angrily, and instead of going to the Imperial Garden, he returned to Qianqing Palace to rest in the Nuan Pavilion. He was still uneasy, so he tossed Eunuch Li to him and said, "Send someone to ask if he is sick or not." After thinking about it, he said , "If you are not sick, you are not allowed to go out again. You are not allowed to go out of the door of the East Side Hall. Let her stay in the house honestly. She must have caught the cold. If she goes out to wander around, she will really fall ill."

Director Li agreed repeatedly, and when he turned around, he sent his men to inquire and convey the order. When the little eunuch came to Zhongcui Palace, he saw two girls, Yukui and Xiangyue, kneeling in the corridor when they entered the door, and said the emperor's words in front of the East Palace. But Wu Chang lost his temper and said in the room: "What are you punishing them for? Is it okay if I don't go out? Huanchun, come in quickly, if you don't give me shoes, I will come out barefoot."

This made Huanchun very embarrassed, sent the little eunuch away and came back and said: "The people in front of the emperor have just arrived, don't pass on your words?"

Lan Qi stared blankly, and asked what the people from Qianqing Palace were doing. Hearing that Xuan Ye didn't allow her to go out again, she pouted all the time, curled up on the warm kang and sulked. Said sadly: "I always don't want to trouble him and make him upset, but I always make things self-defeating, and always let him see me as hopeless and hopeless."

It happened that Bu Chang came over and came in through the curtain to blame Huan Chun for what he did to punish the two girls who knelt outside, saying that she had already got up to warm up the fire, and when she sat down and saw Lan Qi angry, she couldn't help laughing when she heard what Huan Chun had said. She: "The emperor sent someone to detain you because he was rare. Wasn't it because he was afraid that you would get sick? If you don't care about people, you won't pay attention at all."

He took the ginger soup from Huanchun and coaxed her to drink it, and said: "Listen to Panxia, ​​it was very lively when I just took a nap. The emperor and the concubine Zhao have gone. I don't know what's going on. I'm very happy inside." Yes, it's really rare. I heard that Concubine Tong is in a much better mood, and we can breathe a sigh of relief."

This touched Lan Qi's mind. She was always worried that Hui Guiren's words would come true. If there was such a scene, no matter whether the Concubine Zhao could get rid of the relationship in the end, the palace would be very ugly. Murdering the emperor's heir, the emperor couldn't bear it.

Recalling the appearance of seeing Xuan Ye just now, his expression was indifferent, and he was indeed neither happy nor angry. It seems that at least nothing unpleasant happened when the emperor and concubine got together just now. In her heart, as long as the emperor will not be unhappy about anything, then everything will is a good thing.

It's just that the words she lost her temper just now were passed on to the emperor verbatim. Director Li couldn't help laughing when he conveyed it, and Xuan Ye lost his temper even more. He only blamed Eunuch Li and said, "You should find a The powerful nanny in charge is the one who controls her. Huanchun is capable, but sometimes she can't control her, and I don't know when she stumbles again. After each year, she is one year older. I think she has grown up for nothing. .”

However, Eunuch Li said: "The Empress Dowager loves to listen to Wu Chang's talk recently, and she loves that naughty vibe when she is joking. Said, the emperor's books are really not for nothing."

There was a smile on Xuan Ye's eyebrows, and for a moment he thought of bullying again. He casually pointed to a few books on the table and told Eunuch Li: "Just send these books and tell her whether she can read them or not. Memorize the words accurately, and then take back those idle books, because she is too idle to roll in the snowdrift."

Eunuch Li picked up the book graciously, and said with a smile: "Isn't the emperor afraid that Wu Changzai will cry in a hurry?"

Xuan Ye seemed to have a heart, and said with love and hatred: "Don't let her know how powerful she is, and make more nonsense."

So Eunuch Li came to Zhongcui Palace again at dusk. Recently, because the Empress Dowager loved Wu Changzai so much, he didn't have to hide when he came and went here. He entered the door openly. It happened that Lan Qi was writing on the kang. Let Huanchun serve tea, the father-in-law said he was not busy, and when he put down the book, Xiao Chang asked excitedly: "Is it a new book, is it the same as last time? Those are interesting."

However, Eunuch Li said the emperor's words in embarrassment. He watched Wu Changzai's flowery smile gradually tense, Shui Lingling's eyes darkened, and all the excitement in his body dissipated. He sat back softly, and looked up from time to time. Looking at those profound new books, it took a long time to call Huan Chunlai: "Take those previous books back to my father-in-law."

When Huanchun brought the book, Eunuch Li saw Lan Qi's eyes full of reluctance, and his heart softened, but the emperor's order was hard to violate, so he could only take away Wu Changzai's beloved thing so cruelly. When he was about to leave, Lan Qi asked again He: "If I recite all these books, can they be returned to me?"

Eunuch Li didn't dare to agree to the emperor, he only said that he would go back and report, and when he went back to Xuan Ye without hesitation, he said vividly about Wu Changzai's reaction, Xuan Ye was leisurely eating a bowl of red bean soup, feeling very happy Said nicely: "This is enough for her to reflect on herself. It's better to shed a few tears than to go outside and get sick."

And this incident, in Lan Qi's view, was extremely wronged, and she couldn't help but shed tears, but when others watched, it was a great favor.Overtly and secretly, everyone knows that the emperor sent books to Wu Yashi. She has not stopped since she was severely punished by the empress dowager. I don't care about it anymore, but doesn't this book just represent the continuous grace of the Holy Grace?Furthermore, the Empress Dowager allowed her to walk in the Palace of Compassion and Ning again. When all these incidents were added up, everyone realized that the Wuya clan had never been out of favor, and that she might be able to return to the emperor's side in the future. unknown.

Today everyone gathered in Yikun Palace. Concubine Zhao gradually began to get close to her concubines after the first lunar month. In the past, although there were occasional people who would come, most of them just greeted An and saluted, and they would just sit and go. It was rare to stay for a meal once or twice. You have to look at who it is. Today, Ronggui and Huigui are here, and a few faceless people are always there, and promises are also there. Concubine Zhao actually said that her family brought in the best mutton, and she has already honored the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. There, the palace left some for a few days, so they asked the imperial dining room to send a copper stove, and everyone sat around the stove to eat hot pot.

Everyone sat at the table according to their positions, and An Guiren sat down by himself. Seeing that Bu Changzai went to the table that Nala agreed to because he was extra, the two of them were conceived after a night of favor, and Nala agreed. It seems that the emperor likes it quite a bit. Of course, Mrs. An felt uncomfortable. Thinking of what happened in the palace these few days, she made Mrs. Yi sneer: "Seeing that Bu Changzai came alone, I think of Wu Changzai playing in the imperial garden that day. After getting through the clothes, I met the emperor again. Maybe Wu Changzai met by chance, but then Zhang promised to follow suit, rolled in snow and waited on the emperor's way, but the emperor didn't even look at her. I have a cold and a fever, and I haven't woken up yet."

Everyone in the audience sighed endlessly, Yigui was straightforward, and said carelessly: "How long has Wu Changzai been away from the emperor, what should I learn from her? Zhang Xu's calculation is really wrong."

An Guiren hurriedly laughed: "Isn't that right? When it comes to how to make the Emperor happy, Bu Changzai and Nala are the ones who understand best. They even gave birth to Elder Princess."

Bu Chang's face turned red and white, and Nala next to him agreed to pull her arm and said, "Forget it, she's always like that, let's eat meat."

Kebu is often weak, and he rarely touches meat. Today, he was afraid of being called hypocritical, so he insisted on eating a lot of mutton. After returning home, he vomited and vomited again. I didn't understand why she had to forcefully eat meat, but when I asked her why, she just wept silently.

Afterwards, I told Pan Xia about the matter, but Lan Qi said cheerfully: "Mr. An is just a good talker, but she is not a bad person. Whenever she is distracted by other things, she will ignore what she said before." I forgot. Oh... I really envy my sister, I wish I could go there today, just hearing you talk about the meat makes me hungry."

But Kebu often felt disgusted when he heard the word meat, he beat Lan Qi and said he was bullying her, Lan Qi said other jokes to coax her. Let him eat it, and Bu Chang's vomited and convulsed stomach finally survived.

Besides, Bu Chang was wasting the good mutton served by Concubine Zhao, but Concubine Zhao herself was not feeling well here. After the guests left, Dong Yun led the little maid to clean the inside and outside of the main hall, and then when they rested on the warm kang, they said suspiciously: "Where did the rouge powder they use come from? It smells so good." It’s so vulgar, I always feel that there is still a smell in this room.”

Dong Yun had no choice but to let someone come to clean and breathe again, and smoked with the master's favorite incense, and still listened to Concubine Zhao said disgustedly: "I'd better not get close to them, the closer I get, the more I hate them. "

Dong Yun persuaded: "If you don't get close, you will really be dragged away by Concubine Tong. No matter whether others like her or not, as long as she says she is close to anyone, no one can escape. But we It can't be like this, the empress convinces people with virtue, so that the next few nobles really admire you and are willing to stand by your side. The master doesn't have to entertain guests like this every day. Let's start today and get together occasionally later. If there is anything on weekdays, everyone shares a share, it is all affection."

Concubine Zhao sighed deeply with her eyes closed, and it took a long time before she opened her eyes and said: "Forget it, when I become a queen, I don't need to bother with these thoughts anymore. At that time, Concubine Tong dares to be arrogant again, and I will not be polite."

In the Xipei Hall, Mrs. Yigui stood in front of the door watching the scene for a while, Taohong went to wash a plate of green dates, she actually ate them all, Taohong advised her to be careful, but Mrs. Yigui laughed: "I didn't do anything just now. Move the chopsticks, if I’m somewhere else, I’ll eat with my stomach free. You know, whoever sees that I don’t look good, doesn’t know what to say. Look, the stool is cleaned up before it’s cold after people leave. , This is how disgusting we are. If you don’t like it, don’t communicate, why bother.”

Taohong went to cover the door, and came back to remind Yigui: "Next time Angui asks you to say something, you just have to be perfunctory, but today you can't say those words. Angui has never been in tune, and offended everyone, but I didn't You can’t do this if you feel that you are still getting close to everyone, you should get closer to Ronggui and Huigui more in the future.”

Maids like Tao Hong, who have been in the palace for many years, have to find a future for themselves. The status of the maids has risen with the master. Of course, everyone is looking forward to the master. Now that Yigui is being favored, she is not willing to do it because the master does not make friends. Be careful, ruin your future.

Yigui is also smart, he nodded repeatedly and said: "I understand in my heart."

However, at Qianqing Palace, Xuan Ye heard that Concubine Zhao was getting close to Liugong, and thought it was a good thing. What he said to Lan Qi that day was always on his mind. If there must be someone between Concubine Zhao and Concubine Tong To be a queen in the future, of course he still prefers the former. Concubine Tong is just a young cousin in his eyes. As for being the model of the mother of the six palaces, if Concubine Zhao didn't look down on the lonely and arrogant concubine who came from a humble background, she would almost is perfect.Naturally, no one can compare to Queen Hesheli, and therefore, if the imperial court did not force Xuanye, he would never want to be in the middle palace again.

Later, I heard Eunuch Li say that apart from a few sick people who promised Chang Zai not to go today, only Wu Chang Zai, who was ordered not to go out by the emperor, was there. Xuan Ye laughed immediately: "There is no place for her to eat so lively meat, It can make her sad more than if you snatched those books. But this girl eats those meats, and she doesn't grow any longer, she is so thin that she can fall down when the wind blows."

Although he was so angry, Xuan Ye turned around and asked Eunuch Li to send a whole leg of lamb to the imperial dining room, and said with a smile: "Let Huanchun cook it in the small kitchen, she can eat whatever she likes, but don't eat it." Stomach hurts more."

To say that Lan Qi is not short of meat here, the meat in the daily distribution is enough for her to satisfy her cravings, but such things as cooking meat around the stove are troublesome, if it is done in the dining room, all palaces and pavilions must have it, it is not easy This kind of tossing, that's why Lan Qi is so greedy after listening to what Bu Chang said.

Unexpectedly, this evening, the imperial dining room sent a whole leg of lamb, saying that the emperor asked Wu Chang to mend his body, and even more kindly sent a copper stove. Chun said: "Let's sit around the stove to eat hot pot, and sit and eat together at night with the door closed. This food is not delicious. You can go and see if there are any dishes in the small kitchen. Finally, the mutton soup is delicious. I When I was at home, I ate like this with my grandmother, it was very lively."

Huanchun saw that the master had been bored since the emperor confiscated his idle books, and it was the first time she was so happy. She probably didn't care about the origin of the leg of lamb, and her eyes lit up when she saw the meat. Why does such a petite person like eating meat so much?I had no choice but to agree, and plunged into the small kitchen to get busy, but Pan Xia said: "The master said you don't go there tonight, she won't do it if she smells meat, we have to close the door to rest."

Lan Qi smiled leisurely and teased Pan Xia: "You and Jin He also come to eat at night, and Dao Sui doesn't like meat, so just let her accompany my sister."

But Pan Xia said: "Slaves don't dare, how can I sit at the same table with you, and today the master gave us all the dishes, we are full, so we don't miss it at all."

Lan Qi ignored her, and hurried her back, waiting outside the small kitchen for a long time, and then suddenly remembered to ask: "The person who brought the leg of lamb just now, who gave it?"

Yukui said in surprise: "After working for a long time, master, you only know how to eat?"

Xiangyue giggled: "Long live Lord, you must be furious if you know it. You bothered to feel sorry for our master who didn't eat the mutton from Concubine Zhao's place today. In the end, she didn't care, so I just remembered to ask now."

Hearing that it was sent by the emperor, Lan Qi, who had always been happy, suddenly calmed down. The cheerful smile on her face gradually revealed a shyness. She stopped wandering around in front of the small kitchen and ran back to the bedroom to sit. Huanchun sent Xiangyue to take a look, and came back after a short while and said with a smile: "I am reading the book seriously. A few days ago, I was recited while being wronged and almost shed tears. Today I am laughing."

In the evening, the East Side Hall was bustling with meat around the stove, afraid that the smell would drift away and Bu Chang would make her feel uncomfortable there, the door was closed tightly, master and servant sat at the table together, talking about their respective situations at home, and I can't help but sigh, but Lan Qi is happy when there is meat to eat, and it is more lively when there are many people rushing to eat. There is laughter in the room from time to time, but like this, there is no movement outside. The emperor and Eunuch Li appeared in the courtyard, and the Dongpei Hall just had fun and didn't notice anything.

"Let Huanchun come out, don't ask Wu Changzai to know that I'm here." Xuanye stood there, and when he saw Panxia, ​​he told her so. Panxia could only bite the bullet and call Huanchun out first. Huanchun was frightened half to death, and called out Xiangyue and Yukui under the pretext of getting vegetables and hot wine. The three of them knew that they had violated the palace rules and knelt down on the steps, but Xuan Ye asked them to get up and still A boast: "It's good to coax her to be so happy every day, go and rest, I don't need you here."

After saying this, Xuan Ye took off his cloak and threw it to Mr. Li to tell him to stay. He closed the curtain and went in alone. When he entered the door, he saw Lan Qi sitting with her back to the door. There was probably a cold wind blowing in, thinking that Huan Chun and the others were coming back. He laughed and yelled: "If you don't have meat, you will be old. I can eat it first."

After talking, there was no movement, she turned to look while eating meat with a bowl in her hand, and saw the emperor standing behind her, before she could panic, Xuan Ye had already sat on the side, because the bowls and chopsticks were used by court ladies, she stretched out her hand Lan Qi snatched the chopsticks from her hand, and took her bowl as well, saying: "I came here when I smelled the fragrance." Then she also started to eat.

Lan Qi slowly swallowed the food in her mouth, pursed her lips, and when Xuan Ye looked up at her, she couldn't help asking: "You're just here for dinner, right?"

Xuan Ye was puzzled, so he burned a few more slices of meat, and asked her what she meant, Lan Qi said nervously, "Those books...haven't been memorized yet."