Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Quiet night, the melody of the piano, waking up from a drunken dream, the rhythm in my ears is different from before, the voice slowly reveals melancholy, Lan Qi opened her eyes, the candlelight in the room was flickering, it was unclear, she opened her mouth to call someone He brought water to drink, and Nian Ye Shen didn't want to torment them, so he endured it himself.

Turning over, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly, thinking in my heart: who is playing the piano tonight?

In Chengqian Palace, Xuan Ye got up from the piano, said with a smile: "I haven't touched it for a long time, I'm very unfamiliar, but you play it well, it's late at night, otherwise you must play a song."

"The concubine doesn't like playing the piano." Concubine Tong sat on the side, and just now she listened to Xuan Ye playing the piano, she decided to say this to him, "Your majesty, you will come to Chengqian Palace in the future, let's have some other fun Right. The concubine doesn’t like playing the piano. It’s Ama who said you like it so I let the concubine learn it and let the concubine play it for you. Although you like it every time, every sound doesn’t come from the bottom of my heart. Not happy."

She got up and left her seat, and knelt firmly in front of Xuan Ye, her voice choked with sobs: "Your Majesty, don't be angry, from now on, my concubine will never want to play the piano again. If you have to ask why, my concubine will not be able to tell, just... never want to play the piano again." playing the piano."

Xuan Ye smiled indifferently: "Every time you play the piano, you think that uncle asked you to do this. You did this just to please me. Only when you please me can I treat you well. That's why I feel more and more uncomfortable."

Concubine Tong raised her head, her eyes were already full of tears, and when she nodded her head, tears rolled down, she was about to reach out to wipe her tears, when Xuan Ye stretched out his hand, personally helped her up, supported her shoulders firmly and said: " You still have to play the qin. If the sound of the qin spreads out, others will know that I am here with you, and that we are all right. If you don’t play the qin, uncle and the others should be in a hurry, and more troubles are yet to come. You I understand what you mean, and I am not good to you because you play the qin, so I still have to play the qin."

"emperor……"

"Tonight's wine is too strong, I'm already drunk." Xuan Ye smiled meaningfully, and gently pushed her to the couch together, "Go to bed early, don't think about it, it will be fine when you wake up tomorrow morning."

Concubine Tong was pushed to the side of the bed, the emperor called people to come in loudly, one side served the noble concubine to undress, and the other side served the emperor to change clothes, when the two lay side by side on the bed, Xuan Ye was already tired, closed his eyes lazily, and listened The imperial concubine seemed to call out to her cousin, but he hummed lightly, but did not make another sound.

The imperial concubine turned over, tears wet the pillow, she stubbornly closed her eyes, her body trembling slightly, but Xuan Ye's hand suddenly rested on her waist, her slender body froze immediately, the people behind her did not speak, she I didn't dare to cry anymore, so quietly and silently, I fell into a dream in a daze.

Before dawn the next day, there was a strong wind. After dawn, it snowed. The strong wind swept snow particles into every corner of the imperial city. The doors and windows of all palaces and courtyards were tightly blocked, so it was hard to burn charcoal to warm it up. The house was blown cold by the wind again.

When Lan Qi woke up from her drunken dream, it was earlier than the usual time when she went to the Palace of Compassion and Peace, and she was dumbfounded on the bed, her head was blank, she felt hot and dry all over her body, and her lips were wrinkled. When she moved a little, the curtain was lifted, and seeing Huan Chun felt relieved, and she asked for water hoarsely.

Green beads and jade sunflowers came to serve, washed and tidied up, drank water and added porridge, and the hangovered little nobleman was relieved, but his body was still limp, so Huan Chun laughed at her: "Master is still very drunk when he is drunk. To be honest, I slept peacefully, neither crying nor making noise, nor vomiting, but I slept so soundly that I almost rolled down from the sedan chair, and my slaves also benefited from it, and came back in a soft sedan chair with you."

Lan Qi smiled softly: "I will definitely be scolded when I go to the Compassionate Ning Palace. At that time, when I was taking tonic with the Empress Dowager, the imperial doctor told me not to drink alcohol." She moved her body and stretched her muscles lazily , reminiscing about the beauty of the fine wine and jade dew last night, "That wine is really delicious, sweet and fragrant, how would I know I would be drunk."

Huanchun took the armband and said: "The master is in good spirits now, go and sit in the main hall. The eldest princess can't stand the pain and she cries from time to time. The concubine Duan came to ask you twice if you got up, saying that you are coquettish." Can't live."

"Then hurry up." Lan Qi hurriedly got down and put on her shoes, rolled up her sleeves, and Yu Kui put a cloak on her body. She thought it would be a few steps, but she walked there in a few steps. Thick curtains were drawn up, and a gust of wind swept snow particles onto his face, making his eyes dazzled.

Shivering, she retreated again, honestly put on her cloak tightly, and went to the main hall against the wind and snow, but in the blink of an eye, she was shivering from the cold all over her body. After entering the inner hall, she quickly warmed herself up by the fire. Lan Qi stomped her feet and said: "Why is it so cold all of a sudden?"

"You wake up from a hangover and feel weak. The wind is stronger, but it's not much colder than yesterday." Concubine Duan sat on the kang, Chunxi lay in her arms, medicine was applied to her buttocks, the little man saw the noble man coming , and tears whirled again.

Lan Qi was very distressed, she warmed herself up and came over, she lifted the blanket and took a look, there were several red ridges on her white and tender buttocks, she felt ashamed when she saw Chunxi, she burst into tears, Duan concubine was angry Lan Qi: "If you don't want to look at it, it's so easy to look at our princess's ass." Then she said, "Come and change me, after more than an hour, my legs are numb."

Concubine Duan was speaking, and a palace maid hugged the princess away, she frowned and crawled to the side stiffly, Lan Qi changed to her position, Chunxi leaned over softly again, and asked delicately: "Your Majesty, Did great-grandmother scold you too?"

"It's nothing, and I didn't hit anyone." Lan Qi gently approached the little princess and kissed her delicate cheek, "Chunxi is the elder sister of my younger siblings, it doesn't mean that my great-grandmother doesn't love you when she beats you, you understand ?"

"Er Niang has said it eight hundred times." The little princess was sobbing impatiently, Lan Qi coaxed her to tease her, and then fed some dim sum soup, and finally fell asleep obediently.

Concubine Duan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's better to fall asleep, but when you wake up, you only cry out for pain, it's really annoying."

Lan Qi left Chunxi's place with her, and sat down in another warm pavilion. The two of them had a fire and drank tea. Mrs. Bu Gui led Duan Jing to come over due to the heavy snow, so Concubine Duan said: "The emperor still In the front, when I woke up in the morning, I heard playing the piano, the imperial concubine was really happy, and with the sound of wind and snow, even a rough man like me felt desolate."

Thinking about what happened yesterday again, she said, "Concubine Rong said that the sun will rise in the west. I didn't realize it yesterday. Now that I think about it, the imperial concubine didn't make trouble yesterday. According to her temper, there is nothing good for us."

Presumably not only Concubine Rong would say this, Lan Qi remembered that when she went back to Chengqian Palace to salute the noble concubine, the people around her were so quiet that the gongs and drums on the stage stopped. It's funny to blame yourself for coming, but Concubine Tong Guifei didn't follow everyone's wish, she politely said a few words to herself, and pretended nothing happened.

At this moment when Concubine Duan mentioned it, she also felt strange in her heart. It was inevitable that she was grateful that the imperial concubine did not take the opportunity to make trouble, but it always seemed that she was blocked by something else, and her chest was stuffy.

"Ci Fujin didn't attend the dinner last night. It seems that her mistress didn't let her show her face in front of others." Concubine Duan used the tongs to stir the charcoal in the charcoal stove. After staring at the scarlet charcoal fire for a long time, she squinted her eyes, she said disdainfully He said, "She has nothing to do with her genitals so far. There are a man and a half woman in the concubine room in the mansion. She just can't really conceive. It's not that I want to be mean to her. With her heart, God can't give her a blessing. The prince endlessly It’s already polite to leave her, but I’m still bossing around the little one.”

Lan Qi doesn't like this kind of gossip, and she doesn't want to talk right and wrong behind people's backs, but she always has to deal with the complaints of Concubine Duan, not to mention that she was the one who talked too much about what happened yesterday, and thinking that Fujin is really pitiful, she said: " What the concubine said yesterday was not polite, although Prince Fujin is honorable, but we are still the emperor's concubines."

The little nobleman said it angrily, and told Concubine Duan about the conversation in Ningshou Palace, mentioned the rumor, suddenly remembered Jue Chan's promise, weighed it in his heart, but still didn't say it. If there is a chance, I can explain it face to face. If you don't make friends, you shouldn't make friends.

Chatting one after another, people who just woke up from a hangover were also tired, and when the two were about to lean over, a little eunuch came running outside, stepping on the snow in a hurry, Concubine Duan was shocked, and looked outside Said: "Why are you running in such a hurry?"

Not long after, her court lady came in to report that there were two important matters, one was that elder brother Wan Yu was not well, the imperial hospital had sent several imperial physicians to elder brother's office for consultation, and the second was that the two little princesses in Prince Gong's mansion They were all found dead this morning.

Concubine Duan was flustered when she heard this, and kicked the tongs to the ground. The tongs pried out a piece of scarlet charcoal and fell on the ground, making the animal fur carpet sizzling. The area was scorched black, and the room was even more smoky. The two of them had already escaped, and stood at the wind and looked at each other, frowning.

The little eunuch over there came to the door to report again, saying: "Listen, my servant, the two little princesses and the nurses and girls are sleeping in the same room. Someone called the door this morning and found that the doors and windows in the room were tightly blocked. The pots of charcoal are all gone, and the wet nurses and maids are lying all over the place, saying that they are all suffocated, but the two youngest princesses of the Luo family and the Jin family are missing."

The two were terrified when they heard that Jin's was Chunxi's biological mother, the youngest daughter was only three years old, and Fangfu Jin Shushujue Luo's was also three years old, two such young children, just like that...

"God Long Live knows?" Lan Qi asked the little eunuch.

"It has already been reported." The little eunuch said, "It seems that the clan's mansion has been sent to investigate. It is Prince Gong who begged the emperor to order a strict investigation. The prince is very sad."

Lan Qi helped Concubine Duan go back to the hall and sit down. The mess in the warm pavilion over there was also cleaned up, and a charcoal stove was brought in to keep them warm. Concubine Duan was very nervous. Go tell Bugui, don't cause trouble just by dozing off.

"There are a lot of nurses and maids, how can no one notice?" Lan Qi's heart tightened, and for no reason, she thought of Fujin's ferocious face, and immediately shook her head, not daring to think wildly, and then listened to Duan Said on the side, "I'm too busy thinking about those two little princesses, our elder brother Wanfu is not good either."

Lan Qi guessed what she was thinking, and both of them were quiet for a while, then Concubine Duan really said: "Are you okay? Let's go and see, I have hugged Wan Yu before, and I feel reluctant. I had hoped that I could adopt him too, It's just that the emperor didn't pay attention to it all the time, even sent Duanjing here, and left the child alone in elder brother's place."

"The concubine's cloaks and hoods are all ready-made, I will wait for you to put them on first." Lan Qi didn't say that Xuan Ye didn't care, she just pushed the concubine to wrap them tightly, and she also put on her head and feet, and the two Everyone came to elder brother's house in a soft sedan chair. Although they were not allowed to go in and out at will without an oracle, I'm afraid no one cares about this crucial point.

Sure enough, the two of them didn't come too early, Yipin led Jue Chan and promised to arrive first, sat outside and waited for the imperial doctor's results, seeing them both came, sighed: "It's a good day, so many things happen."

Lan Qi stood beside Concubine Duan, and soon a few imperial doctors came out, all of them downcast and said: "I am incompetent, brother, I am afraid it will only be a few days, ladies and gentlemen, sit down for a while, and I have to go to the emperor Come back."

"Dear physicians, there is no need to go to the emperor's place." But when Director Li came in from the outside covered in snow, and the little eunuch who was winking at his side went up to dust off the snow, he pushed it away in disgust, and first came to greet Concubine Yi and Concubine Duan. The man bowed and said, "Long live Lord woke up with a headache in the morning. I am afraid that it is deceived by wind and evil. He will rest in Chengqian Palace for two days. I can't take care of things here for a while. When the slave just reported it, the emperor said that if it is true If you can't keep it, let a few empresses decide, and see what wishes Nala often has when she is there."

Lan Qi saw that Concubine Duan's face was gloomy, and her eyes showed sadness and melancholy. She guessed that she was missing her little princess. Xuan Ye must have neglected something at that time, which made her rush over, but the little princess was gone. At this moment It inevitably aroused her pain, and from what she said just now in Zhongcui Palace, she probably blamed the emperor for leaving this son here.

Concubine Yi sighed, and then discussed with Concubine Duan, Lan Qi didn't understand why Concubine Yi led Jue Chan to agree to this matter, but Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui, who are now in charge of the main palace affairs, did not see any movement and just waited for two When the people discussed it and got the result, they sent someone to fetch Nala Changzai.

Lan Qi followed Concubine Duan and went in to see Wan Yan, a child over three years old. The small person closed her eyes in pain, her eyebrows twisted, and she would snort from time to time. She did not dare to look any more after two glances. I always hope that I can remember that he was still alive and kicking on the imperial concubine's birthday.Although Elder Brother was caused by a hidden illness, I always felt in my heart that if Concubine Wen hadn't calculated that incident at the beginning, she might not have caught the hidden illness, and she couldn't get rid of it after all.

When Nala was brought here with her stomach full, she heard crying before entering the door. Yipin stopped her and said, "My brother is fine, why are you crying? I asked you to come here because I want you to comfort the child. You Don't cry anymore, don't go in."

Nala was often sobbing, and it took a long time to come in tremblingly. She saw Lan Qi following Concubine Duan, and glared at Lan Qi viciously. Weeping and weeping, there are still Chief Li and the Imperial Physician here, Yipin couldn't see it, and asked someone to hang her out, so she wanted to persuade her, but there was a lot of voices outside, only the announcement said: "The imperial concubine is here."

Everyone rushed to meet the door. Concubine Tong came in wearing a mink velvet snow suit and snow hat. She was graceful and luxurious. While taking off her cloak, she said to Manager Li: "I see that the emperor is worried, so I'd better take a look for him." Seeing that La Shi was also in front of him, so he said, "Long Live Lord has a headache, and he can't come here for a while, so don't think too much about it. The emperor said, if you can't stay..."

"Your Majesty." Nalashi seemed to collapse suddenly, and kneeled down towards the imperial concubine with her belly outstretched. Everyone around her was surprised, but she cried and said, "I beg your empress to make the decision."

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, and then heard Nala's crying and telling about what happened on Laba that day, pointing to the noble man, crying and saying: "If the noble man didn't let the servant curse like that, how could it hurt the little elder brother?" Pointing at Lan Qi, "Master of Virtue, the concubine has no grievances or enmity with you, but the emperor turned over the sign when you were pregnant, do you just hate the concubine like this?"

Lan Qi stared at her in a daze, only yesterday did she stop Jue Chan to agree to tell the rumors that Nala had arranged her affair with the prince, and before she could calculate the theory, she came here to take another bite, and this sentence simply made the other seniors or seniors Or the low duo went into the water, and slept with other empresses and nobles in the palace, and it was because she was unable to sleep with the nobles, so she gave food and picked up the leftovers.

"I don't know what happened that day. If I knew, how could I allow my servant to be presumptuous?" Lan Qi was stern, unmoved, "My elder brother's illness was already in October, so how can I count it as Laba? , I understand that you feel uncomfortable, but what can you do if you pour dirty water on me?"

The few people around were stunned when they heard the virtuous man say these words, the little noble man who is usually gentle and kind, and polite to everyone, unexpectedly has such a powerful side, it can be seen that people can't be judged by appearances, but they don't know, Lan Qi He felt that Nala was blaspheming Xuan Ye's love for her, why Xuan Ye's kindness to her became evil in the eyes of others, so he couldn't tolerate it.

Concubine Tong was sitting by the side, quietly watching the scene, not only the virtuous nobles, but also the noble concubine, who was different from the past today. As soon as she walked in the door luxuriously, it seemed that she was no longer the little concubine Tong from before.

Nala was always there but refused to give up. Regardless of her swollen belly, her face was flushed and she just asked: "How dare I pour dirty water on you? I just want to ask you, did you hear the slave say this sentence that day?" What about reincarnation?"

Lan Qi breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she didn't expect that La Shi was quite smart, biting this sentence, she really couldn't deny that she acted foolishly because of her big belly, even Duan concubine couldn't come forward to scold her, besides, the noble concubine was here It is not easy to overstep.

"The imperial concubine, please make the decision for my concubine." Nala often cried and laughed, she was once bullied by Mrs. An, who was bluffing all day long, and in the blink of an eye, she also got such a temper. Seeing the pitiful heart, when he was sighing, he saw the little eunuch next to Xuan Ye running, whispering a few words to Director Li who was smiling wryly, the wry smile on Director Li's face turned into embarrassment, and he frowned Bending in front of the imperial concubine, she said: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager issued an order saying that you are also weak. I am afraid that it is because you have worked so hard to take care of the emperor that you will not get sick again. That's why you just ordered the emperor to be sent back to the Qianqing Palace."

As Eunuch Li said, he glanced at Lan Qi again, and still smiled awkwardly: "The empress dowager invited the nobleman to attend the palace of the Qing Dynasty, and said that the Lord Long Live is waiting to preside over many important events on New Year's Eve and Yuan Day. You must take care of yourself in these few days." , is a strict order."

Lan Qi was taken aback when she heard the words, but she immediately relaxed, knowing that being called away in front of the noble concubine would not look good to anyone present, but if she didn't leave, she would be defiant and didn't care about others. Nala's stalking and entanglement again made my heart burst into flames, and it was only when I left that I was clean.

"The concubine will leave." She solemnly saluted the imperial concubine, the concubines Yi, and the concubines Duan. Seeing that the imperial concubine nodded, she backed out. Eunuch Li followed her and smiled wryly when he went outside, "Your honor has been wronged. Chang Zai is too nonsense."

Lan Qi didn't say anything, and hurried to Qianqing Palace in a warm sedan chair. Hearing that Xuan Ye had a headache and brain fever, he was already impatient, but the quarrel just now was even more disturbing. Finally, he can take care of him quietly, and he doesn't want to do anything else anymore. think.

At this moment in elder brother's office, Concubine Tong Guifei went in and took a look at Wanfu, and was about to leave when she came out. Seeing that Nala was often beside her in a daze, she suddenly snorted and said coldly, "Wouldn't it be better for you to cry like this? That slave's words are even more unlucky? Wan Wei is still alive."

Nala often covered her mouth and didn't dare to cry, everyone saluted and saw off, and she was relieved only when the imperial concubine had left. Said: "Why are you bothering, talk more carefully, you are arguing with noble people, how do you drag others into the water? What do you mean by being turned over by the emperor while she is pregnant, where do you put the face of the imperial concubine and us?"

These words of reproach will be reported later by the little eunuch left behind by Eunuch Li, but it will be a different matter if they don’t get in front of Xuan Ye and Lan Qi. The imperial doctor came to show the emperor, and said that the emperor just caught a cold, don't blow the wind to catch the cold, just sweat it out.

Lan Qi waited for the imperial doctor to leave before entering the dormitory. Xuan Ye lay lazily on the bed. He had worked so hard all year, and it was rare for him to have a few free days. There was so much bad news early in the morning, no wonder he had a headache.

"Does the emperor want your concubine to rub it?" Sitting on the side of the bed, seeing Xuan Ye rubbing her head, Lan Qi stretched out her hand, Xuan Ye glanced at her, held a hand in his palm, shook his head and said, "I'm fine." , It’s just annoying, pretend to have a headache, and don’t bother with those trivial things.”

"Wan Fu is fine, the imperial physician said that he will do his best." Lan Qi lowered her eyes and said these words against her will, regardless of whether Xuan Ye knew that the child was only a few days away, she just heard Xuan Ye sigh, "It was my negligence."

"Your Majesty, don't think too much." Lan Qi still reached out to rub his forehead for him, but Xuan Ye smiled, "Go and take a look at your face in the mirror. You've been hungover all night, and your eyes are blue now. Don't take care of any of us." Who is it, sit on your side for a while."

Lan Qi leaned against Xuan Ye, her heart was beating for no reason, she suddenly remembered the sound of the piano she heard last night when she was half asleep and half awake, she wondered if she wanted to change the topic to let him relax, she asked with a smile: "Did your majesty attend the ceremony last night?" Did Qiangong play the piano?"

Xuan Ye was puzzled and asked if it was Mr. Li who said it. The little nobleman shook his head: "I have been listening to the imperial concubine playing the piano. Last night was very different. I wondered if it would be the emperor." She had a strong smile and wanted to coax Xuan Ye Ye was happy, and deliberately lied, "Last night, my headache was so bad that I fell asleep listening to the sound of the emperor's piano. So the emperor can also play the piano?"

But Xuanye's face was not good-looking, and his face suddenly darkened, "Don't mention it again in the future."