Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"Qiu Wuchang is taking in slaves..." Qiaoyan cried and lay on the ground, she was beaten so badly, she looked really pitiful, but how could Lan Qi forget her evil just now, seeing her like this , also not tempted.

Huan Chun stood behind him, not worried at all, for fear that the master would be soft-hearted and take in this unruly slave. In the future, there would be an extra eyeliner in Zhongcui Palace. The one outside could not be guarded, and another one would be placed inside. Concubine Tong is not afraid of others I can't see it, but I'm pressing hard anyway.

"Even the concubine can't discipline a slave well. How can a concubine who is so stupid be able to discipline her well? I have to compare it with the empress." Lan Qi blessed her body, and replied solemnly, "Since the empress can't tolerate her, there are palace rules in the palace, the master can't tolerate her, and she can't stay in the Forbidden City."

Concubine Tong's slender and beautiful face twisted awe-inspiringly, and she sneered: "Why, Wu Chang is looking down on the servant I gave you?"

"The concubine dare not look down on, the concubine can't bear it, the concubine is dull, and the Huanchun Yukui are often disciplined badly, let alone Qiaoyan." Lan Qi looked at the woman sitting upright at the head very calmly, "Your Majesty Forgive me, my concubine dare not accept your kindness."

Concubine Tong snorted, with a vicious grin on the corner of her mouth, and her exquisite and slender jeweled armor flashed across the air, "I don't want it, and you don't want it, but I can't leave the palace either. After all, people who have stayed with me If she goes out to be talkative, I won't tolerate it. Then drag her out and beat her eighty times and send her to do hard labor, oops... If she doesn't hit twenty or thirty times, her life will be gone."

The maids around were all trembling with fright, Qiaoyan on the ground was completely dumbfounded, and Lan Qi turned to Concubine Tong Fu Yifu again, "Since the empress has made a decision, the concubine will not bother you to rest, and the concubine will leave." She straightened up body, turned around and backed away, Qiaoyan suddenly rushed over, gritted her teeth and hated, "Wu Changzai, why didn't you save me, you are also a palace maid, don't you pity me? You want me, you want me!" I won't die, please..."

Huanchun and the others tried their best to pull her away, Lan Qi straightened her clothes, turned around and continued walking.But at this moment, Qiaoyan wanted to save her life, and she was really the only man in charge. Lian Huanchun and Yukui couldn't stand it anymore, so she rushed out and grabbed Lan Qi's ankle, and said viciously: "How can you be so vicious? Why are you so vicious?" Don't save me, didn't you come to save me? Didn't you say you wanted to save me?

Lan Qi looked back at her, then turned to look at Concubine Tong who was smiling proudly, she bowed her head and said to her: "The person you should beg is Concubine Tong, I don't want you but I don't want you to die, you don't understand Who is respected here and who is humbled? How can I be around when I am always here? Hurry up and ask Concubine Tong. I'm wasting my time."

"Why do you meddle in other people's business? It's all your fault. You killed me, and you will die a terrible death..." Qiaoyan struggled to death, almost crazy, crying and scolding the person in front of her.

But Lan Qi said lightly: "Your life is your life, so that child's life doesn't matter? I never harmed you. I just made you kneel for half an hour today. There is a grievance and a debtor. If you can't see clearly even in death, you will still be confused in your next life."

Concubine Tong's chest suddenly tightened when she heard this sentence, she wished to drag this Wu Yashi out to beat the [-]th board first, but just when she was about to speak, a bright figure came in front of the door. The emperor who never passed by suddenly came today, and how long has he been standing outside the door? Did you hear the farce just now?

Lan Qi also turned around and saw Xuan Ye in front of the door for the first time. It was the first time Wuya Lan Qi didn't want to see the emperor so much since they met and knew each other. What she said just now was not cruel, but the emperor must have heard these words.

"Send this court lady out of the Forbidden City." Xuan Ye was followed by Director Li. He gave a light order, and then looked at Concubine Tong who had left her seat and came to salute, and said, "The imperial grandmother is happy these days, so don't leave the palace. Shouting and shouting."

"Yes, my concubine..."

"I'm here to talk to you. Grandfather's birthday is coming up. This year is the big birthday. I want to send you to prepare a congratulatory gift." Xuan Ye said, and went straight to the main hall. Concubine Tong was flattered and quickly followed. Lan Qi bowed her knees and ignored her, even Qiaoyan was dragged away for a while, Huan Chun quickly came up to help the master, and whispered, "Let's go too."

Lan Qi looked at her suddenly, her eyes were slightly red, "Am I being too cruel, those words just now..."

Huan Chun didn't know, and no one knew how much the emperor heard, but since the emperor mentioned that Qiaoyan was going to be sent out of the palace, at least Qiaoyan should have heard what she said before she went crazy. Although the master did nothing wrong today, the ruthless Her posture was indeed very different from her usual appearance, so the emperor suddenly saw and heard it, and it was inevitable that he would have some thoughts in his heart.

Back at Zhongcui Palace, Bu Chang was waiting in front of the door in a panic, but Lan Qi went straight to her palace when she entered the door. Looking worried, Yukui hurriedly came over to explain: "I met the emperor, and I probably heard all the things that should be said and should not be said. The emperor left our master behind while talking to Concubine Tong. She was feeling uncomfortable. Well, please don't mind."

Bu Changzai naturally didn't mind, but he asked strangely: "The emperor was talking to Concubine Tong? But the emperor came just now to find Lan Qi. He saw me asking where I was going in front of the door. He heard that I was in Chengqian Palace. , rush over immediately."

Yukui was so surprised, she turned around and ran to the master's bedroom, she was sitting cross-legged on the kang, Huanchun supported her knees and didn't know what to coax her, she only saw that she was holding her mouth and her face was full of grievances.

"Bu Chang said that the emperor is looking for you." After Yukui said those words, Lan Qi was stunned to hear them, and finally spoke for a long time, but said, "But I must hate me like this, the emperor likes to see me I smiled and saw that I was happy, so ruthless, what is the difference from others? Now he should really hate me. "

Huan Chun persuaded her: "I didn't see you being so pessimistic about those things before, but you can relax your mind. Although your words today are a bit harsh and ruthless, they are not wrong."

Lan Qi leaned softly on the big pillow, muttering: "I'm right, but he may not like this. I used to think I didn't care, but now I understand how big my heart can be. After all, I hope that I will be liked." , I hope not to make him disgusted. I feel uncomfortable now, if you love me, let me stay alone for a while. "

They didn't dare to force it, and after covering her with a thin blanket, they all backed out.It was getting late outside, and seeing that it was time to pass on the meal, the master would definitely not eat tonight. Panxia was preparing the dinner that Zhang Luobu usually had when Dao Sui came back from the outside and said, "Chengqian Palace passed on the meal." That's it, the emperor had dinner with Concubine Tong there."

Jin He pulled her to make her voice quieter, pointed to Zhi Huanchun and the others who were sitting helplessly in front of the Dongpei Hall, "I can't tell, Wu Changzai is suffering."

In the room, Lan Qi lay on the pillow blankly, thinking over and over again the scene where she met the emperor's eyes just now, but she couldn't remember the look on Xuan Ye's face at that time, whether it was anger, anger or disgust?Can't think of it, she feels even more uneasy, she never deliberately tried to please Xuan Ye, she never deliberately did anything to attract him to like her, but she also didn't want to be disliked, how big is her heart, if she pretends to be a Xuan Ye, she will full.

And Tete went to look for him, as if he was afraid of being bullied, but seeing such a fierce and ruthless Wuya Lanqi, he wondered why he was disappointed.Thinking of this, Lan Qi's eyes became moist, but she didn't dare to cry and couldn't cry, she foolishly stuffed herself in the room, and didn't want to see anyone.I don't know what happened. She didn't complain about the hard days before, but why is she so sad today?

She was uneasy that night, Huanchun and others were worried, and the emperor stayed in Chengqian Palace that night, which made people feel more uncomfortable. Yukui asked Huanchun in private: "What do you think? I really hate my master. Isn't that face of Concubine Tong even more disgusting?"

Huan Chun could only sigh: "Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, who knows."

The next day, people from the Palace of Compassion and Peace invited Wu Chang to come over. Lan Qi knew that the Empress Dowager's dress was only finished and she would wear it tomorrow. Gonglai came to talk to the Empress Dowager, and Aunt Su Mala was also there, Lan Qi concentrated on making clothes by herself, and when the old concubines left, Madam Su Mala came to look at her, and she was already ironing her collar and cuffs , do the final finishing.

The nanny praised: "When I was your age, my servant burned countless clothes, and was beaten until the skin and flesh were hardened. Only then did I learn how to use this kind of labor. We are so smart and clever."

Lan Qi laughed and said: "When I was young, I scalded Erniang's new clothes naughtily. I thought I would be beaten up by Erniang, but Erniang taught me how to do it carefully. After that, this job at home is I did it."

While talking, the empress dowager's new dress had been ironed and arranged. Lan Qi got together and shook her hands. Aunt Su Mala froze, as if she saw Wu Changzai wearing the dress, and blinked again. In the blink of an eye, she had already hung up her clothes with the other maids, and looked at them with a smile, "Tomorrow the empress dowager will definitely compare us all."

The mother smiled: "I was busy stopping here, and I will send you there again. The master said that he was thirsty. He had a lot of conversation with him just now. He was about to eat a bowl of candied date tea. The servant girl originally invited you to make tea. I didn't expect It's fixed here too."

"Let's go, making tea is so easy." Lan Qi turned around and walked to the tea room. Not long after, she came out with candied dates tea and entered the empress dowager's bedroom, but she saw Concubine Zhao came suddenly, and she was very friendly when she met her , said with a smile, "I have a younger sister here to serve the Empress Dowager, I feel much more at ease."

Lan Qi brought tea to salute, Concubine Zhao took her to sit down together, and then slowly told the Empress Dowager: "Someone from the respect room came to tell the concubine that Chengqian Palace is going to expel a maid from the palace, it's not a big deal at all. , but after all, she belonged to Sister Concubine Tong, and the concubine sent someone to ask her, saying that it was the emperor's intention that she didn't care. There should be a lot of discussion, and I just don’t know what to do.”

The Empress Dowager drank tea leisurely, with a wry smile in her heart, she already knew about this matter, and Concubine Zhao was here to remind her that she was afraid that she would not know, not to mention that it was about Wu Yalan Qi, she was by the side , there is more to say.

Putting down the tea bowl and looking at Lan Qi, the little girl was very uncomfortable, and she was not in a hurry to argue for a while, so she just told Concubine Zhao: "It's just a court lady, whether she is Chengqian Palace or my Compassionate Palace, the ministers outside If you control it too leniently, and you hold the Phoenix seal in your hand, you must have the courage to kill and cut decisively, just do as you want."

Concubine Zhao didn't intend to give her any advice from the Empress Dowager, but seeing Concubine Tong closed the door to abuse her so that no one could see her, she had to let others see clearly, not to mention that this time she had nothing to do with Wu Yashi. It doesn't matter, after she leaves for a while, the Empress Dowager will definitely know more about Concubine Tong.

Sure enough, Concubine Tong sat down for a while, then said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs still had something to do, and she saluted and said goodbye. Aunt Su Mala sent her out, and came back when she was young, but she did not see her master and Chang Zai in the dormitory. The queen mother was trying on the clothes cheerfully, and praised with a smile: "You have closed them a few times, not loose or tight, and Su Mala is getting old and disrespectful. I don't have a small waist now, why should I wear it?" It’s not enough to be ashamed if it’s tightened.”

Aunt Su Mala was relieved, and came in with a smile and resented the master: "Now that you have a permanent presence, it seems that the servants are not pleasing to the left and right. In the future, the slaves will bully Chang Zai in private, and that is your choice."

The nominal master and servant of this pair of old sisters are actually very close to each other, and such a joke would not be dared to say nonsense. Watch out, Chun, otherwise, when I grow old, I will be like me and let the slaves bully me at home."

But Lan Qi smiled and said: "Huanchun and the others are stupid, if there is a mother who is so capable, they will bully the ministers and concubines in the future, and the concubines will recognize them."

She can always make everyone happy with a few words. After Concubine Zhao left, the Empress Dowager didn't ask about the Chengqian Palace, but only asked how her clothes were doing, so they came to try them on together. She was so happy that she called Aunt Su Mala and said, "Where did you keep those jewelry when I was young, let Lan Qi choose one, and it will look good tomorrow."

The nanny snorted, saying that the master didn't give the children things from his youth so easily, and quickly dug them out. After all, they were decades ago, and they were not as exquisite as they are now, but they all belonged to the empress dowager. Youth, and her rough and turbulent life.

"This hairpin was given to me by Empress Xiaoduan when I entered the palace. I didn't wear it a few times when I was young. Before I entered the palace, I always ran on the grassland. My skin is not as fair as yours, and I don't deserve this ruby. Here it is It's gone." The Empress Dowager said, she pulled Lan Qi to her side, and put the hairpin on the back of her bun, revealing bright and moist gemstones. Taking advantage of her fair skin, she thought it would add a charming temperament, but This girl made the red look very solemn, and the old man couldn't help but tsk-tsk, "You really look good, no matter how you dress it up."

Everyone was chatting and joking, it was said that Prince Yu came to greet him outside, the Empress Dowager sneered when did she come here now, but how could she not like her own grandson, so she called to meet her in the main hall, and it was not convenient for Lan Qi to go over to meet her See, let her talk to the nanny for a while, if there is something to do, it's fine to leave first.

After tidying up the clothes again, Lan Qi followed her mother and prepared all the things that the empress dowager would use tomorrow. The mother smiled and said: "Come and serve me tomorrow morning, the empress dowager is here again." You should blame the servant girl for wearing her head so heavy, it's better for you to speak up here, master, otherwise it will be a pain in the ass."

Lan Qi smiled softly: "Are you saying that I also torture people? Don't listen to Huanchun and the others talking nonsense, I don't pester people at all, only they bully me."

The nanny pulled her to sit beside her, and asked with a smile, "What happened yesterday? Not to mention that Huanchun's eye circles are dark, and your face is not good-looking. Today, the makeup is so thick that it covers a little, but It's also different from usual, master, she sees everything, so what's the use of powdering?"

Only then did Lan Qi show a bit of grievance, and bowed her head in silence.

"Master Tong is too lazy to care about the affairs of Concubine Tong, but the emperor and your affairs can't be bothered if he wants to. Only when the emperor talks to you again, will he know whether he was angry or angry yesterday." Madam Su Mala Smiling and coaxing her, "Yesterday the emperor came with you back and forth, and the master laughed if he knew that he would keep you for dinner, so he asked the emperor to come to you. He followed you there not long after, but who knew it would make trouble for Chengqian?" Afterwards, the emperor didn’t come back, but he still stayed there, and when the slaves and master know about these things, they will guess that you want to hide and cry?”

"I didn't cry." Lan Qi was timid, her cheeks flushed with shame, but after thinking about it, she said, "Nurse, Huan Chun didn't feel uncomfortable when she asked me how I used to be. Why was I so unhappy yesterday? I don't think so." I don't understand, I always thought that I would be satisfied if I only hoped for the emperor's well-being, but yesterday when I saw the emperor ignored me and just walked in with Concubine Tong, I felt..."

Nanny crooked her eyebrows and smiled kindly, she coaxed Lan Qi and said, "This man, if you fall in love, you don't have to control your heart."

The little man stared blankly at the kind mother who was like a real grandmother, and her depressed heart suddenly became clear. Although she was a long time late, it was her lack of awareness that allowed her to pass through the darkest days of last year. Now that I think about it, God still cares for her too much.

This night, Prince Yu actually hid at the imperial grandmother's place for a while because of the bickering and quarreling among the side Fujins in the mansion, which gave him a headache. It was inconvenient for Lan Qi to serve the male relatives, so she went back to Zhongcui Palace by herself first, and when she entered the door, she saw a red lacquer plate on the table, several pairs of pearl hairpins, several pairs of bracelets and a box of plump and round pearls inside, which was very grand and grand.

Everyone was amazed, Bu Changzai followed behind him and said with a smile: "Eunuch Li sent it to you, and it was given to you by the emperor, saying that you have worked hard in sewing new clothes for the empress dowager. I will also get a piece of clothing for the empress dowager." Where is the hairpin?"

Lan Qi didn't know whether she should be happy or not. She didn't care about these jewels by nature. The emperor always gave her pens, inks, papers and inkstones as rewards. It seemed strange that she suddenly sent such rich things like others.I went to the courtyard and kowtowed to thank you in the direction of the Qianqing Palace. When I came back and saw these things, I only asked Yukui to put them away. Yukui asked if she would wear them tomorrow. Enough is enough, I don't know which father-in-law ran to pick it up and sent it, I don't care, it can't compare to the empress dowager's hairpin with deep affection."

Huan Chun came over to wait for her to change clothes, tsk tsk: "Master is getting more and more hypocritical, do you dare to say this in front of the emperor?"

Lan Qi snorted angrily: "He doesn't want to see me anymore, it doesn't matter whether he says it or not."

But people talk about their mouths, Xu just talked about her Wu Yalanqi, on the Dragon Boat Festival the next day, a banquet was held at the Palace of Compassion at noon. Mammy La was dexterous, and she didn't push Wu Changzai out, knowing that she didn't care about other people's compliments, and after a while of excitement, they all dispersed in the afternoon, or went to play in the garden separately.

Lan Qi came to the Empress Dowager's bedroom with candied dates tea, but saw that Concubine Zhao, Concubine Tong, Rong Guiren, etc. hadn't left, they were all standing outside the bedroom, Huigui came up and waved to her not to let her in. The old man in the village was still cheerful before, but now he is reprimanding him in a cold voice: "All of you are making such a fuss that the master of the house can't stay anymore, and you still have the face to cry to me, his good temper has been ruined by you all." , since they don’t want to live a life, let’s leave early, each go back to her mother’s house or marry someone else, I always have a good one here to take care of him. Everyone eats at home and has nothing to do all day long, and I don’t know how hard he is helping the emperor outside. Don’t tell me you know what’s cold and what’s hot, but you still make him come here to hide from you.”

Lan Qi's heart trembled when she heard this, Huigui said softly: "The side Fujin and Gege in Prince Yu's mansion are making a fuss, and the Empress Dowager is overwhelmed, and she is giving a lecture, we all want to bid farewell , and dare not go ahead without authorization.”

When the voice fell, seeing Su Ma Lama coming out, she whispered a few words to Concubine Zhao respectfully and softly, and then asked all the masters to go back first. Youyou said: "These little sluts are worthy of her old man's anger. According to me, each of them will be honest after a beating."

Concubine Tong's words were not wrong. Not long after they left, three or four young ladies with red and swollen eyebrows came out, and they all went to the porch outside to kneel down obediently. It is better to be punished by the queen mother than to be kicked out. Lan Qi came in with jujube tea and saw Prince Yu sitting beside him and weeping.

The empress dowager's face was very ugly, and she sighed and said: "Why can't you be more powerful, the mistress of the family has no face, next time you want to make trouble with me again, I will punish you first." , also said angrily, "I don't need you here, the emperor didn't eat well at noon, you go and ask for me if you are not feeling well. If not, please come and eat with me at night. None are reassuring.”

Lan Qi was stunned, someone in the palace would always ask about this matter, why did the Empress Dowager send her there suddenly, she hadn't entered the gate of Qianqing Palace for a long time, she was unavoidably worried, but seeing the old man losing his temper again, Not daring to disturb her any more, he quickly ran out.

All the way to Qianqing Palace, all kinds of emotions overlapped in my heart. When I arrived at the door, I heard that I was talking to several princes. After waiting for half an hour, Prince Yu and the others left. Eunuch Li smiled leisurely to lead her in. Lan Qi took a deep breath A few times, stepping into the familiar palace again, after all, it is unavoidable to feel slightly dizzy, as if it has been a lifetime.

Xuan Ye was lazily leaning on the kang at that time, probably just said something important to his brothers, rubbing his forehead as if he was suffering from a headache, while the other hand was curling up the book and did not put it down, he opened his eyes and saw her come in, angrily Glancing at it: "What are you doing here?"

This sentence made Lan Qi full of grievances. She pursed her lips and said what the Empress Dowager ordered. The emperor said it was all right, so she saluted and wanted to leave. When she turned around, she heard the emperor calling her: "Go when you come? You Where is this place?"

Lan Qi timidly turned around, her eyes were already glittering, she said with restraint: "The concubine is going to report to the Empress Dowager, you go to have dinner at night, there are many things to be discussed."

"Isn't there a servant there?" Xuan Ye glared at her, and called Eunuch Li to send someone to return, then knocked the book in his hand on the side, "Sit down."

Lan Qi was baffled by him, she was not convinced, she sat on the side and pursed her lips and didn't look at him, but Xuan Ye leaned over and looked at him carefully, she didn't know what she was looking at, and even picked up her hand and lifted up her cuff Look, at the end she dropped her hand angrily and asked, "Where's the jewellery?"

Lan Qi didn't understand at once, and when she thought about the rewards last night, she asked softly, "The ones the emperor rewarded last night?"

"I didn't see you wearing it at the luncheon just now, and you don't have it now. Where did you put it? Why didn't you wear what I gave you?" Xuan Ye was obviously bullying, and pointed at the ruby ​​hairpin on her hair. Asked, "But it was rewarded by the emperor's grandmother. What I gave you is not eye-catching?"

"Your Majesty said this...the concubine can't bear it." Lan Qi's head was hot, she even talked back, looking at Xuan Ye with slick eyes, and said, "Why doesn't the emperor know that concubines are too rare, so keep them well gone?"

But if she was so unconfident, she felt guilty when the emperor stared at her, and she murmured after a while: "This hairpin is the empress dowager's favorite thing, but the ones that the emperor rewarded were probably randomly selected by the father-in-law of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Yes, although courtiers and concubines are rare, they are really different."

Xuan Ye snorted and said, "I have rewarded so many things to so many people, this is the first time I have heard what is in my heart, but..." He stretched out his hand to pinch Lan Qi's cheek that was about to cry, "Those things It doesn’t catch your eye, but I’ve been picking things for you for a long time, which one is in the hands of others? Honestly, you don’t like it, do you?”

"The emperor chose it himself?" Lan Qi looked stupidly at the smiling Xuan Ye in front of her, and an anxious thought came to her mind, and she blurted out, "The emperor's choice is too ugly."