Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"Your Majesty, it's time to go in." Seeing Xuan Ye hugging her and not moving, and the court ladies and eunuchs all turning around to avoid her, Lan Qi also felt embarrassed, and she called Xuan Ye back to her senses with a soft voice. , picked her up horizontally, took her back to the inner hall and put her on the kang, but smelled the smell of medicine in the room, and frowned again, "Why are you taking medicine? Are you not feeling well?

"It's not for food, but I added some medicinal herbs in the incense burner to soothe the nerves. The concubine has been very sick these days. The imperial doctor is very helpful. I can't smell the tonics from the empress dowager, but these smell, and I feel much better." Lan Qi said with a smile, and Xuan Ye had already covered her stomach with his big warm hands, and asked curiously: "Why hasn't there been any change, when will it grow bigger?"

Lan Qi took his hand and held it on her waist, Xuan Ye frowned slightly, and smiled: "There is finally some flesh growing here."

"Several meals a day, and I don't move after eating. It's no wonder it doesn't grow." Lan Qi was held in Xuan Ye's arms, and she pressed against his chest and said, "Nurse said that she will become fat and ugly after pregnancy. I can't change back, if the concubine becomes ugly after giving birth, will the emperor despise it?"

After finishing speaking, someone gently kissed her cheek and neck, only to hear Xuan Ye said with a smile: "How beautiful do you think you are? I don't dislike you being ugly now, I'm used to it."

Lan Qi pouted and looked at the emperor coquettishly, her coquettish and naive appearance was very cute, Xuan Ye couldn't help kissing her red lips, Lan Qi pushed the emperor lightly: "The emperor is not allowed to mess around."

Xuan Ye also has self-control, but counting the days, he has not touched her for more than two months. Now that Xiangxiang is softly in his arms, it is inevitable that his heart will be moved. Maybe in front of people, there will be a humane emperor who is ruthless, and Empress Niu Hulu. For more than a month, he only thought about this little nobleman who was about to give birth to him, but even if Empress Niu Hulu was still alive, the emperor still only thought about this little nobleman in his heart.

For the deceased, we both understand how much love we have for each other. Knowing that she will not have much time, Xuan Ye tried his best to let her die well. Many words are half sincere and half hard. It is impossible for him to love all the women in the harem. Is it a one-night favor, affection or righteousness, the difference is too big.

Since the empress passed away, it doesn’t matter if he quit court for five days or moved to the Zi Palace in person, but now he burns incense and pays homage every day. As the emperor, he has something to do. The queen's "affection" must be known to the courtiers. The Niu Hulu clan will not be ruined because of this. The checks and balances of the power factions in the court are much more complicated than sincere love to protect a woman.

"I won't be able to go on blind dates for a year and a half, right?" Xuan Ye leaned closer to hold Lan Qi again, touched her slightly plump waist and liked it very much, jokingly said, "When this child comes out, I will beat him hard A few slaps on the butt prevented me from being able to hug his mother-in-law for so long."

Lan Qi just smirked, and then the two of them sat down and chatted, Huan Chun brought refreshments, Xuan Ye praised her a few words, and asked Eunuch Li to reward them, and seeing that the furnishings in the hall were different from before, asked her why she put away the pen and ink Yes, the little nobleman rubbed his stomach and said that the smell of ink makes him sick. Xuan Ye laughed: "If a little elder brother doesn't study hard, I will not forgive him lightly. It's all because his mother-in-law is stupid and lazy."

Lan Qi ignored the emperor, looked down at her belly that was not yet swollen, but suddenly remembered that she was just a nobleman, and the child would be taken away after birth, or in the elder brother's place, or be adopted by someone, and she couldn't help feeling sour.

This matter has been entangled in her heart since she knew she was pregnant, because she has not said it to the outside world, she did not dare to think about it, now that Xuan Ye is in front of her eyes, and he is so happy, Lan Qi knows that if she asks the emperor, Xuan Ye will definitely promise her to raise the child by herself, but she remembers what Concubine Rong once said, that the emperor should not break the ancestral rules for a certain person. She has only been in the concubine's position for more than ten years. If she acts independently, not only people in the harem will be dissatisfied, but even the previous court will intervene.

You can't let Xuanye bear trouble for your own selfish desires. Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui can raise their own children now, just wait.

"I plan to let Concubine Duan move to Zhongcui Palace in a few days. Anyway, the main hall here is still empty." Xuan Ye ate his snacks, as if he had thought about it early in the morning, and said slowly, "In two years you It's time to move away, I have always kept the Yonghe Palace for you, the Fengshui is good there, I want you to live there in the future."

Lan Qi was surprised, the emperor's implication was that she would also be the lord of the first palace in the future, and she actually understood that with the emperor's love for her, she would not be a noble person or always present, but she did not expect too much Those who used to be more indifferent, but now they think about it, for the sake of the children, they should also accept Xuan Ye's wishes.

"But Lord Bu and his concubine..." Lan Qi heard that she would leave this Zhongcui Palace in a few days. Although the Yonghe Palace is in front and very close, they are not under the same roof. She and Lord Bu lived together for four or five years. She couldn't let go of affection.

Xuan Ye laughed: "Why didn't you listen to what I said earlier? Didn't I say that I want to let Concubine Duan stay here?"

Lan Qi tilted her head and didn't want to understand. Xuan Ye tapped her forehead lightly, scolded her stupidly, and then smiled: "Where is Duan Jing now? Concubine Duan came here, and she naturally followed. Lady Bu is also the host, but in this way, wouldn't Duan Jing be able to live with Qin'eniang?"

"That's it." Lan Qi was overjoyed, she really didn't think about it, she looked at Xuan Ye gratefully for a moment, thinking that the emperor, who is so busy with daily affairs that he has to sleep and eat, would still think about such trivial things for her What happened, and always thinking of those around her, taking care of everything for her, couldn't stand it, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Fool, why are you crying?" Xuan Ye scolded, stretched out his hand to pinch her cheek, and smiled again, "It seems that some flesh has grown out, and it's very comfortable to pinch her cheek like this."

Lan Qi stretched out her hand to block Xuan Ye, rubbed her face herself, and muttered that she was disgusted and ugly, and she would be even uglier if she twisted it. She was held in Xuan Ye's arms and said warmly: "You have become a decayed old woman Now, I will still like you, when I like you, you are just like that."

"Is the concubine really that ugly?"

"Yeah." Xuan Ye smiled, and said lazily, "I feel sleepy when I hold you and smell your breath, probably because I'm tired from running around these days, so I want to stay with Xiao Mei for a while."

Lan Qi responded, wanted to get up and squeeze his legs and beat his arms, but Xuan Ye didn't let her move, hugged her like a soft pillow, slowly closed his eyes and rested, his steady breathing passed over his head, thinking of him In every word that was said just now, no one mentioned about Queen Niu Hulu.

Since the death of Empress Niu Hulu, it was the first time for the two of them to be alone together like this. The Empress Dowager asked her what the Empress said in the end, but Xuan Ye didn't even mention a word. If he didn't mention it, Lan Qi naturally would not say.She doesn't think the emperor is a heartless person because of this, she loves Xuan Ye, how could she hope that Xuan Ye would feel sad for another woman when he hugged her.

Human nature, after all, inevitably has a selfish side.

Xuanye said Xiaomei for a while, but really woke up only half an hour later, kissed Lan Qi and said that she was going to leave, because of the queen's funeral, many things in the court have been delayed until now, things will accumulate more and more if they are not done, even if they do It's okay to drop one or two items, and when I'm free in the future, there will always be time to come and accompany her again.

Of course Lan Qi didn't care about it, she was already happier than many people, she was busy dressing Xuan Ye neatly, and sent it all the way to the door, the emperor told her to have a good rest, and said she wanted to tell Liu Gong that she was pregnant , I am afraid that in the future, she will be more or less responsible for the troubles that will be brought to her. After all, she is in the palace, and she should have some sophistication.

Lan Qi listened carefully and remembered everything, the emperor still seemed reluctant to let go, everything was thought out for her carefully, she understood many things in her heart, but the emperor was so earnest, of course she also satisfied his wishes.

Seeing Xuan Ye's figure leave, I don't know if he deliberately bypassed Chengqian Palace and walked the way back, while Huanchun hurriedly closed the palace gate as if he was afraid that Concubine Tong would come to make trouble, while Lan Qi He went straight to Xipei Hall to find his elder sister, and told her that the Duan concubine was going to move in a few days. Bu Guiren was overjoyed, that way, she would be able to be with her daughter every day.

"You begged the emperor?" Bu Guiren was full of gratitude, and sighed to himself, "I always thought in my heart that after two or three years, you should not be a noble person anymore, and that's what I am, anyway, it doesn't matter if life is good The status is high or low, but if you are the master, I am afraid that the emperor will want you to live alone. I thought it was I who moved out, or you moved out, but no matter who left, the thought of being separated from you, I I'm very reluctant, and I don't know which empress I will follow, there are more and more concubines in the palace, I can't be a little noble, living alone in Zhongcui Palace."

Lan Qi could see the melancholy in Bu Guiren's eyes, and felt distressed, "I didn't ask for it, it was the emperor's own idea. He said that in that way Duan Jing could follow her mother. Sister, it's hypocritical to say such things, but I really want to Said, don't always put it on me, and say things like Aiwujiwu, the emperor really thinks about you? He likes Duanjing so much, how could he treat his daughter's mother badly. "

Bu Guiren's eyes were slightly sparkling, he nodded and smiled: "I believe, I believe that the emperor is for our mother and daughter, so it's not due to you, okay?" Pulling Lan Qi to lean against her side, she sighed, "But the most important thing in my life Okay, I still met you." He muttered again, "Miss Duan is good, she has a good temper, and I am at ease following her, but since you have gone elsewhere, I still have to visit often."

Lan Qi didn't say that she was going to leave, and she didn't mention the Yonghe Palace, but she guessed that not only Bugui, but also others would think so, so she just smiled and acted like a baby: "I'm not leaving yet, how much my sister hates you?" Me, old bus is looking forward to me leaving."

The two sisters were joking, and Huanchun came in after a while, saying that the emperor had announced that Liugong Degui was pregnant, and it was estimated that someone would come to congratulate him in a while. Bugui said that it was still the funeral of the empress Daxing, so everyone should not be so high-profile , but still talking, the first group of people outside came.

In terms of superiority and inferiority, Concubine Tong Guifei was the first to arrive, but she would not condescend to congratulate a little nobleman in person, she just sent Qinglian to send various gifts, and no one else, the person sent by the concubine, Lan Qi had no choice but to respond in person, but fortunately Qinglian was able to talk to Huanchun and the others, so she was quite at ease.

As soon as Qinglian leaves, Xianfu Palace will wait for the time, Dongyun will bring things, and then Ji Xin will come to replace Concubine Rong, and the maids around Concubine Hui and Concubine Duan will also come, Lan Qi does not need to receive everyone personally , just hid in the inner hall, and frowned when he heard the movement outside.

When the outside finally calmed down, it was getting late, and Lan Qi had already slept on the couch, and when she smelled the smell of the food, she felt hungry, so she came out and saw that there were all kinds of gifts in the room outside, and the nobleman was directing Yukui and Xiangyue cleaned up, took apart everything and looked at it, carefully recorded it and then sorted it out by category. Lan Qi did these things in the past, but at that time, she had to hide the good things tightly so that Mother Wang would not let them go. It's not strange to sit on the sidelines and look at it now, but it's strange to see Bu Guiren picking up and smelling a lot of things.

"What did sister smell?" Lan Qi finally asked.

Bu Guiren glanced at her, turned around and signaled Jinhe behind him to close the door, and then sat beside her and said softly: "Always check carefully, in case something bad gets in, how many pairs of eyes are there in this palace?" Staring at you and jealous of you, who knows why the old concubine, concubine Yi, and imperial concubine did such things one after another, it would be good to be more careful."

Lan Qi looked at her sister in surprise, her old appearance of being weak and bullied was gone. In the past four or five years, with her ups and downs, she also experienced the ability to survive in this harem.

"Maybe you only have this baby in Zhongcui Palace, but I will take good care of you no matter what." Bu Chang said confidently with determination in his eyes, "I don't care about the outside affairs, but Zhongcui Palace Here, no messy people are allowed to get in."

Lan Qi lay crooked in her arms, smiled and said nothing.

However, the joy of being pregnant did not last long. Wu Sangui proclaimed himself emperor in Hengzhou, which angered the young emperor. The empress dowager was also very shocked. It is who should be in charge of the harem in the future.

Lan Qi was conceived in Zhongcui Palace, and Madam Su Mala came to visit her from time to time. The Empress Dowager told her not to walk around before the fetus grew up. It is auspicious to have "belts". When the Empress Dowager heard that the emperor wanted to let the concubines enter the Zhongcui Palace, before the emperor could recover from the busy work ahead, she made the decision to let her bring the two princesses in. Chunxi and Duan were quiet and bustling, seeing Bugui was happy, she was also happy.

In the blink of an eye, in April, the weather is getting warmer, a hundred flowers are blooming inside and outside the imperial city, and the spring breeze is blowing, bringing pollen and catkins flying all over the sky. The nobleman coughs and wheezes when spring comes, and he can no longer take care of Lan Qi. The empress dowager appointed two more With the arrival of the little palace maid and the arrival of concubines Duan and the two princesses, the Zhongcui Palace, which used to be cold and cold, is now extremely lively, making the Chengqian Palace ahead appear somewhat deserted.

It was raining today, and the pollen and catkins that had been in the air for several days were washed away, and the fragrance of flowers and grass was scattered all over the ground with the rain. Lan Qi sat on the porch watching the rain and enjoying the flowers. It was very pleasant. After sitting for a long time, Huan Chun was afraid that she would catch a cold , came to persuade her to go back, suddenly a lot of people came in front of the palace gate, and a little eunuch came in and said: "The empress Wen has arrived."