Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

After finishing speaking, Huan Chun covered her mouth and smiled, and asked her what she was laughing at, Huan Chun said: "My servant thinks, you can't tell the emperor what you said."

"No way?" Lan Qi didn't understand.

"Because the emperor must ask again, do you really understand? Where did you understand?" Huan Chun imitated Xuan Ye's usual look of disdain for his master's stupid and dumb look, and his eyes were so vivid that Lan Qi was so angry Pouted and speechless, she dragged Yukui and Xiangyue away after a while, "Let's ignore her, and you two are not allowed to talk to her today, or I'll be in a hurry with you."

The three masters and servants frolicked and went back to Zhongcui Palace. Because they had to pass by Concubine Tong's palace, they naturally kept a low profile when they got there, but when they were about to walk over, they saw the noise at the gate of Chengqian Palace. Lan Qi was curious for a moment Glancing there, I saw a court lady being pinned down on the ground, and a young eunuch rolling up his sleeves and slapping his hands left and right. There is always a rule in the palace that you don't slap people in the face, and you are afraid that if your face is ugly, you will be disturbed. Sheng Jia, if you really want to fight, no one can stop you.

"Master, let's not mind our own business." Huan Chun pulled La Lanqi and continued to walk forward, and continued to say when the door of Zhongcui Palace was closed, "Concubine Tong has a bad temper, and it is common to beat and scold slaves. Even if someone wants to It's not our turn."

Lan Qi understood, she just felt that the palace maid was pitiful, she looked only twelve or thirteen years old, she naturally thought of what it was like when she just entered the palace, it's a pity that she was weak and could only watch her being beaten.

Afterwards, she changed her clothes, washed her hands and wrote under the window. Perhaps she had just recovered from a serious illness, and wandered outside for a long time. The pen in her hand trembled violently, so she wanted to take a rest, but someone came outside. The person from here is here, you were ill a few days ago and have not been able to measure the size."

Lan Qi smiled leisurely and said: "They measure it, but don't tell others, especially Long Live Lord."

She has lost a lot of weight due to this illness, and she told the emperor that her size was a bit wider in the past, but after she got sick, she wore clothes that dangled on her body. Now the maids are measuring her size and said with a smile: " Wu Changzai has lost weight again, but you have grown taller."

"Really?" Lan Qi gestured with Xiangyue, Xiangyue smiled, "The slaves have also grown up, the master and the slaves can't be compared."

Because Bu Changzai also invited them here to measure together, several of them opened the curtain and came in, only to hear Bu Chang ask: "Is that little maid outside one of yours? Why is her face swollen like that? Walking outside, it would be bad if you bump into her, let her go back quickly."

When Lan Qi heard this, she walked out by herself, and only after opening the door curtain, she saw the little girl standing in the yard, holding a sewing basket in her hand.

The nanny headed by the sewing room sighed: "I went to Concubine Tong's place just now, and the empress asked me to make a new set of clothes and was measuring the size. I don't know what mistake this girl made. The slave girl came back to her senses, and the empress has already scolded her." Someone dragged her out and beat her. Because the two of you are always here, this is the last place. After serving you two, you will go back. I was afraid that she would bump into someone while wandering alone in the palace, so I brought her here. It disturbed the two masters."

This old nanny is a kind person, she was going to salute and apologize to Lan Qi and Bu Changzai while she was talking, Lan Qi asked Huan Chun to help her and sat down with a sip of tea, then turned around and raised the curtain to have a look, then If the little girl said that it was inevitable to be pitiful, but she stood there with her spine straight, without crying or panic, it was very different at a young age.

"I have some medicine here." Lan Qi said, pointing to Yukui to get it. As for the trauma medicine, she had extra medicine when she was beaten by the Empress Dowager, so she was worried that it would be broken when she brought it. Yukui It is said that those that have been prescribed and used have been thrown away long ago. These are sealed tightly with wax. The imperial doctor said that it does not matter if they are stored for a few years.

"Grandma, take it for that child, it looks so pitiful, and it's not convenient for you to find an imperial doctor." Lan Qi asked Yukui to give it, and the old nun wanted to call the palace maid to come in to thank her, but Lan Qi let her go. "She must be feeling bad. I didn't even try to kowtow to her when I gave her medicine."

Bu Changzai asked: "Looking at the young age, why are the newly elected ladies in the palace getting younger and younger?"

The nanny replied: "This child committed a crime in his family, and the whole family was confiscated, so he was also sent in at this age, and told the servants to say that it is better to be in the palace than outside, and to serve others. A very dexterous and quiet child, regardless of his young age, his hand skills are not weak, it is rare for a servant to meet a gifted child, so I took it with me."

"It's so poor." Bu Changzai sighed quietly, "But it's her good fortune to meet you, Mammy."

The people in the sewing room dispersed soon, and Bu Chang was talking to Lan Qi for a while before going to rest by himself. The matter of the little palace lady was gradually forgotten by everyone. Also numb.

Before the Dragon Boat Festival, Lan Qi was serving at the Palace of Compassion and Peace. The Empress Dowager was happy that the court was becoming more and more stable, so she had to wear the hand of Madam Su Mala on the Dragon Boat Festival. The clothes she sewed, but Mammy is also old, and sometimes she can't see the needlework, and Lan Qi is there to help.

The Empress Dowager came to urge them every day when she was free. She thought the stitches here were not delicate and the color scheme there was too tacky. Today, Madam Su Mala said with a smile: "Huanchun told the slaves that her daily life has become more and more annoying lately. God bullied them a few times, and this servant thinks, I just learned from you, my master, this servant is already at this age, how can you act like you are still young?"

The Empress Dowager hugged Lan Qi lovingly and said: "It's good to learn from me, they are the best at bullying. If our mother and son don't learn better, how can we hold on?"

"Who does the imperial grandmother want to control?" While speaking, she heard Xuan Ye's voice, and when she entered the door and saw Lan Qi was there, she liked it even more.He was so busy recently that he didn't even have time to pay his respects to his grandmother. He felt very guilty in his heart, but he was relieved when he heard that Lan Qi was with him almost every day. He didn't expect to bump into her again today, and the emperor's grandmother smiled and held him Looking at the new clothes that are still being sewn, "Tell me about Su Mala, I am too young to insist on wearing such bright colors at my age, it is too precarious."

Xuan Ye saw that there were many bright red patterns on the new auspicious clothes. The imperial grandmother had been widowed for many years, and she had hardly seen her wearing bright colors. This outfit was indeed very fresh. He didn't feel anything wrong. Mama said: "If the emperor also thinks it's good, why not help the slave to persuade the master, the slave followed the master when Wu Chang was at this age, and now seeing Wu Chang is bright and lively every day, I also want to see the master If you wear such a color again, you said that the master left the maid in the sewing room not to go on an errand, and insisted on grinding the servant to make a suit of clothes, and the servant can't choose a color?"

Xuan Ye nodded happily, but when he turned around, he saw Lan Qi smiling foolishly beside him, and couldn't help but glared at her. Lan Qi saw her, and silently walked to the Empress Dowager's side, ignoring him, but the Empress Dowager saw her in her eyes Pushing forward, she scolded her grandson: "What are you two doing flirting in front of me? Go sit and talk over there. Lan Qi, the emperor is tired, and serve him a bowl of tea to refresh himself."

Xuanye then came to rest inside, he was always so relaxed and unrestrained in front of his grandmother, sat cross-legged on the kang, propped his chin on one hand to watch Lan Qi make tea, and saw her scoop out some amber with pink spots from the pot When the honey is boiled in hot water and stirred gently with a spoon, the fragrance of flowers will strike you, as if the spring scenery that was scared away by the scorching sun has returned.

"What is this? It's the first time I've seen it." Xuan Ye stretched out his hand, but intentionally grabbed Lan Qi's hand. The teacup was handed to him, and he stepped back to sit down, muttering softly, "Too The Empress Dowager is outside."

Xuan Ye was overjoyed, and stopped bullying her, took a few sips by himself, and asked again: "What kind of tea?"

"It's Baihua nectar made by the mother herself. The red stuff inside is pickled petals. I don't know what it is, but the mother gave the concubine a jar. The emperor can drink it if he wants to..." Said Here, Lan Qi paused, she always felt that she and the emperor had never been separated, even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time, she would still naturally invite Xuan Ye to drink a bowl of honey tea in her palace as before.

Xuan Ye stretched out her hand, Lan Qi got up and walked to him, clasped both hands, the warmth of Xuan Ye's palm didn't feel tired in this sweltering early summer, the warmth penetrated into her heart all the time, but she heard the emperor say: " Eat those by yourself, this is good for your health. I will learn how to make them with my mother later, and I will only eat what you cook in the future."

Seeing the person in front of him laughing happily, Xuan Ye's tiredness from the busy work in the morning was gone. He drank half a bowl of tea and asked Lan Qi if she was in good health. When they came in, seeing the two of them were quiet and still holding hands, Mammy couldn't help laughing, pointed at Xuan Ye's hand and said, "Look, master."

The two quickly let go, Lan Qi came to help the Empress Dowager sit down with her face flushed, Xuan Ye got up and said that she was going to leave, but grandmother didn't leave him, knowing that he was busy, she pulled Lan Qi and said happily : "I'm busy ahead, so don't worry about me, this child is by my side knowingly, and the emperor's grandmother is fine in everything."

Xuan Ye saluted and said goodbye with a smile, Aunt Su Mala pushed Lan Qi forward: "Wu Chang is here to see her off?"

Lan Qi smiled shyly with her eyebrows crooked, and she was no longer polite, she followed Xuan Ye out and walked to the gate of the palace, Xuan Ye told her not to be too cold in the hot weather, and left.

When she turned around and came back, the Empress Dowager was going to take a nap, she helped her take care of it, and then she rushed to sew clothes with the nanny, and the nanny was a few years old, Lan Qi advised her to take a nap, while she concentrated on picking stitches.But halfway through the work, she found that there was not enough embroidery thread. Seeing that Mammy was sleeping just right, she couldn't bear to disturb her, so she came out and asked other maids, and said that Mammy knew that there was not enough embroidery thread in the morning, and she had already prepared it in the sewing room, but the emperor The thread used by the Queen Mother here is extremely precious, and it cannot be available immediately.

"Perhaps there aren't many of them, and I'm afraid they won't be scolded, so I don't dare to send them over immediately." Lan Qi just felt stiff and wanted to go out for some exercise. So I went to the sewing room with Huanchun and the others, and I also wanted to pick some embroidery threads for color matching.

But when she got to the sewing room and saw the busy scene inside, Lan Qi regretted that she shouldn't come to urge her, and as soon as she explained what she was here for, the nuns and eunuchs who were in charge all regarded her as a guest of honor, and ignored the matter in hand , just serving tea and water, which made her very embarrassed.

Not long after, all the embroidery thread that Aunt Su Mala wanted was delivered, and it was exactly as she expected, because there was not much available for use, and she was afraid that she would be blamed if she sent it. Want to wait another day.

Lan Qi said with a smile: "But it's about to be the Dragon Boat Festival, these are enough, and you can send the rest later." She wanted to pick out some embroidery thread to sew a veil for Mammy, but seeing how busy it was here, she couldn't help it. Didn't mention it, sat for a while to go, but before going out, four or five palace maids suddenly barged in, the leader Lan Qi recognized that it was Qiaoyan, the palace maid next to Concubine Tong, and they barged in without looking at anyone else I didn't know that Lan Qi was standing on the other side, and she shouted: "Which one is in charge, is there anyone who is out of breath?"

Lan Qi heard Yukui muttering on the side: "Jingzhu is not like this outside, this girl is like a dog after leaving Chengqian Palace."

Seeing the group of people going towards the next room, Lan Qi didn't bother to pay attention, and when she was about to go out with her, she suddenly heard screams, followed by a lot of noisy movement inside, and she saw Qiaoyan and a few others The man came out with a little girl, and someone behind him brought a bamboo ruler for measuring cloth. Qiaoyan took it easily, and slapped the child, no one dared to stop her, the little maid curled up on the ground and hugged her. He was beaten on the head, but he didn't say a word.

"What are you doing?" Lan Qi couldn't see it for a while, and she couldn't wait for Huan Chun to stop her, so she walked over. Qiaoyan was startled for a while, but obviously she didn't want to give Lan Qi face, she smiled coldly, and slammed down again in front of her eyes The dead hand slapped the little maid twice.

"Master..." Huan Chun followed to make peace with the matter. After all, this rambunctious slave belonged to Concubine Tong, but her master walked over to Qiaoyan step by step, and stretched out his hand to her.

"Wu Changzai... what are you going to do?" Qiaoyan was forced to back up, and threw the bamboo ruler in her hand on the ground. Lan Qi kicked the bamboo ruler away, turned around and called the maid beside her The kid pulls up.

"Wu Changzai, this girl just bit the slave's hand, look at it." Qiaoyan lifted up her cuffs, and there were indeed two rows of deep teeth marks, she said angrily, "You won't favor this little girl Bar."

Lan Qi looked at her coldly: "What are you here for?"

Qiaoyan's face was full of complacency, she raised her chin and said, "Concubine Tong's new clothes have not been sent yet, but the servants came to remind me, can Wu Changzai give me any advice?"

"Then go get your clothes on. If you don't do serious things, it's not your turn to teach the maids in the sewing room." Lan Qi pointed to a few nuns and father-in-law not far away, "they must be in charge of your mother's clothes." That's right, what's the use of embarrassing a little palace lady, you will only embarrass the empress if you do this, I am afraid that the empress will not allow you to show off like this."

Qiaoyan was so angry that her face turned pale, but Lan Qi was always there in a serious manner after all, and she was not enough to contradict her as a court lady, she bowed her head and walked past her in resentment, but she couldn't hold her tongue, and she muttered in a low voice: "But it's also true. A court lady, why are you pretending to be garlic in front of me?"

But don't say that Lan Qi heard this sentence, Lian Huan Chun and Yu Kui heard it clearly, they were just wishing they could do something to Qiao Yan, when the master next to her suddenly shouted: "Stop."

Qiaoyan was startled, but Wu Changzai had already come to her, looking at the petite person with a stern look on her face, she was asking her, "What did you just say?" She swallowed, pretending to be serious He said, "The servant didn't say anything, did Wu Changzai hear it wrong?"

"Kneel down." Lan Qi said angrily.

Qiaoyan's eyes widened, she was very dissatisfied, but before she could open her mouth, Wu Changzai scolded her again, "Kneel down", and then she had no choice but to knelt down angrily, and Wu Changzai said above her head: " If you kneel here for half an hour, I will urge you to get the new clothes of the empress. If they are ready, I will send them to you immediately. It’s okay to be honest.”

Qiaoyan, a court lady, has a really bad temper, so she raised her head and said to Lan Qi: "This servant is a maid of Chengqian Palace. You said that the maids in the sewing room are not in charge of servants, so how can you punish slaves? It's not as good as Wu Chang Have you gone to ask my master again?"

Lan Qi smiled at her faintly: "Whether or not to ask is my business. If you have the ability, go now, and if you don't dare to go, then shut up." Then she turned and called the steward here, and let them stare at her for half an hour. , and urged to send the clothes of Chengqian Palace quickly, and then led Huanchun and the others away.

But it was obvious that she was angry, with a sullen face that never eased, neither Xiangyue nor Yukui dared to say anything, after serving for more than a year, it was the first time seeing the master get angry, such a gentle and lovely face, could actually With a domineering air, fortunately Qiaoyan dared to talk back, otherwise they would have been scared to death.

"Master, if you go back to the Palace of Compassionate Ning with such a sullen face, aren't you afraid that the Empress Dowager and the nanny will ask you?" Huan Chun finally persuaded, Lan Qi suddenly stopped, and said with a deep heart: "Thank you for reminding me I'm sorry, but I'm really angry, what's the matter with me, I'm arguing about what to do with a court lady, it's not like I haven't heard those words before."

"Maybe it's because of pity on that child." Huan Chun gently caressed the master's back to make Shun Shun angry, and coaxed her with a smile, "You are not angry because she abused that child, just this one sentence will definitely not make you so angry, my master You are small, but you have a big heart."

"Really?" Lan Qi regained her composure, and her aura just now gradually dissipated.

Huan Chun wanted to make her happy, so she leaned over and pointed to Lan Qi's chest, and whispered, "Isn't it too big? Your waist size hasn't increased, but your upper part is wider than before. If you eat that meat, your full length over there."

Lan Qi was stunned, and her cheeks were flushed immediately. She also knew that her body had gradually changed in recent days. A few days ago, the pain in her chest was unbearable. Before she knew it, her body was full without any flesh. At first, she was a little shy and dared to put on her clothes and go out every day, but now Huanchun said that she was so angry that she was going crazy, and she stretched out her hand and hit her: "You will bully me, and you will be with my mother later." Mammy said, I don't want you anymore."

Huan Chun finally felt relieved after coaxing her master into a smile, and begged her to go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace. When she came back, she saw that Nanny had woken up. Lan Qi coquettishly told Nanny that Huanchun bullied others. She was reluctant to fight, and everyone talked and laughed while the sky was still bright to do their work well, and no one mentioned the sewing room.

Afterwards, when the Empress Dowager tried on the new clothes, everyone was very happy because she was graceful and luxurious, and she completely forgot about it as soon as she liked it. The Empress Dowager must have been a stunning beauty when she was young. She lamented that if she lived as long as the Empress Dowager in the future, she wondered if she would become a withered old woman.

When she came back in a good mood, she saw a court lady kneeling in front of the gate of Zhongcui Palace. When she got closer and took a closer look, Lan Qi was really startled. , his body was already on the verge of falling, but he didn't seem to dare to move, and he knelt there with his teeth gritted.

"It's Qiaoyan..." Yukui exclaimed. Hearing the sound, Qiaoyan turned around and saw them coming back. She immediately threw herself on Lan Qi and knelt down, begging, "Wu Chang is saving this servant, please forgive me." Slaves..."

The inner palace door opened, Bu Changzai heard the movement, came out tremblingly, his face was very frightened, he pulled Lan Qi and said: "What's wrong? Concubine Tong beat her up like this, let her Kneeling here, saying that life or death is up to you to decide, and let you come back and deal with it."

Lan Qi breathed a sigh of relief in front of her chest, and looked down at Qiaoyan, her face was so swollen that she couldn't see her original appearance clearly. Concubine Tong seemed to be more ruthless than before. Today, she is not angry with Qiaoyan for oppressing others, but she can change hands He actually pushed her to death with his own hands.No matter how bad Qiaoyan is, she can't easily take someone's life. She thinks it's up to her to see Concubine Tong to settle the matter. Even if she is humiliated, it's always good to save the maid's life.

Turning around and walking towards Chengqian Palace, Qiaoyan stumbled and got up to follow, Huan Chunyukui was quite frightened, and when she left, she told Pan Xia, "In case something happens, do you know who to ask for help?"

Bu Changzai was unreliable, but Panxia was still clever, and quickly nodded in agreement, saying that he knew who to turn to for help.

But here, Lan Qi was sure that Concubine Tong would not do anything to her, after all, she had done nothing wrong, at most she would humiliate her a few words, and she could just bear it.

"A person with a low mouth should be beaten like this, so that she will not dare to talk nonsense in the future. She is unrestrained outside, and others will only think that I have not disciplined her well. I will always lose my face. Wu Chang is in you. Very good, such a slave should be taught a lesson." Concubine Tong had been waiting for Lan Qi to come, and she smiled coldly when she saw her, "And she contradicted you today, so it's up to you whether she lives or dies. This palace can't tolerate it anymore."

Lan Qi blessed Fu's body, and said calmly: "The concubine begged for mercy on her behalf, and even beat her up, seeing that she couldn't even stand up on her knees. With such a punishment, she will never dare to use it again in the future." It's presumptuous outside. Seeing that the festival is coming, the palace is full of excitement, and the concubine wants to ask the empress to spare her life. If anything happens, the empress dowager and the empress dowager will also make trouble."

Concubine Tong sneered: "Of course you can keep your life, but I don't want her here. Since Wu Changzai is so kind, let her stay in Zhongcui Palace."