Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"Long live Lord just doesn't know what's going on here, so what's the matter with you." Huan Chun didn't agree, and muttered with his head down, "I don't want to talk about it, so I should let Long Live Lord know about the situation here and you. When he is sick, he will feel distressed."

Lan Qi had no choice but to hold her arm and said: "This word has been passed on, what should other people think? I must say that I can't tolerate Zen, and I want to win back the emperor's heart. I don't care what others say. But I'm not in the palace, so those words must reach the emperor's ears? Huanchun, what do the emperor like about me?"

Huan Chun raised her head to look at her master, she was speechless for a while, Lan Qi continued: "I am content with the current blessing. I don't want to cause any trouble for him in my whole life, even if I suffer or feel wronged, I will endure it. The emperor is the emperor, the whole world belongs to him, let alone one or two women? Of course I am jealous, and I still complain in my heart, but I can't let others pass these words to the emperor, and I can't let him guess and confuse him. I'm happy too Well, no matter if you feel wronged, you must put it in front of him, Huanchun, can you understand?"

Huanchun nodded, as if it was the illness, the person who recovered from the illness was more mature than before, or maybe it was the accumulation of bits and pieces over the years, it didn't feel good to look at it every day, but now when something happens suddenly, it reveals Out.

Lan Qi's eyes were firm, her slender eyebrows frowned, and she calmly told Huanchun: "Go and tell Eunuch Li, I won't let him say anything, and I will blame you for anything. Don't let the emperor be distracted by the affairs here. Let the emperor deal with the flood in the south of the Yangtze River with peace of mind. Secondly, you tell him that I just don’t want to be gossiped behind the backs of other concubines. Now that Chan is favored, they must wish for others if they are not well. If they know that I am ill, Maybe they are having fun secretly, why make them happy?"

Huanchun wrote them down one by one, walked a few steps and called other court ladies to help the master go back, and waited until the front, and saw Eunuch Li come out after half an hour. His eyes lit up when he saw her, and he rushed to ask: "How is Empress Depin? Huanchun, you are a real girl, why don't you find someone to send a message back, so that I am not a human being inside and out."

Huan Chun hurriedly said everything the master said one by one, Eunuch Li was obviously a little embarrassed, Huan Chun said again: "I will return to the palace in a few days, you just take care of these days, the servants here will take good care of you, it will be fine, the emperor will help the disaster It's important, when the flood in the south of the Yangtze River is over, we will go back to the palace. If you have anything to say, let the empress dowager talk to the emperor herself. What's the matter?"

Mr. Li was a little shaken by this, and Huanchun persuaded a few more words, and couldn't help complaining: "Eunuch Li, you are really serious. You always say that your heart is for my concubine, and you have only been away from the palace for a long time. What kind of sense is there?" Here, thanks to the imperial concubine and empress in the palace for not having trouble with you?"

Eunuch Li was scolded by the empress dowager, Huanchun could run on him there, and he grinned and stared and said, "You can't even step on the little hoof? You have seen me send it to the Qianqing Palace all these years?" Who is it, Lord Long Live, I won’t look up at anyone who doesn’t take a second look, even if they are wiping their necks in front of the Qianqing Palace. Are you capable of calling Long Live Lord to tell me this, counting you as loyal? Little girl film , go back and coax the empress concubine to be decent, if you feel that Zen is always beautiful, you will be beautiful, and your temper is not flattering, how can our Long Live Lord lose respect for a beautiful face? You will know when you come back and take a look."

Huan Chun was excited, and asked with a smile: "So, the emperor's favor for Jue Chan Chang Zai is only mediocre?"

Eunuch Li glanced at her: "Who knows what the situation will be like when I go back? You are serving the concubine concubine in a serious manner, and she is very good. The empress dowager didn't see that she was splashed by the rain, but concubine de concubine fell ill first." , it’s not because you didn’t do your best to serve you, I’ll deal with you when I go back.”

Huanchun was bored with the discussion, so he didn't dare to talk any more, he smiled and coaxed him a few words, and then emphasized that he should go back and don't say anything. Eunuch Li took a short rest and immediately set off for the palace. He pondered these things carefully along the way, and his heart was still wavering. , but when he returned to the palace, he saw the ministers coming and going frequently, and the emperor was frowning because of the disaster in the south of the Yangtze River, so he made up his mind not to mention the affairs of the palace.

Let’s say that it rained continuously in the capital a few days ago, and it was even worse in the south of the Yangtze River. A series of expedited documents were sent up for [-] miles. They only said that Suzhou was flooded and plagued. The city walls collapsed everywhere, the huts were flooded, the seedlings were flooded, the autumn harvest could not be harvested, the casualties of the people were countless, and the rich and prosperous towns were full of disaster victims. Xuan Ye's eyebrows were deeply imprinted. There was no rest, the Qianqing palace was brightly lit, and it took four or five days to make preliminary plans for disaster relief.

The reason for the hasty disaster relief this time is that after the earthquake in Gyeonggi last year, the imperial court worked out a set of disaster relief measures. When preparing for the floods before summer, they wanted to use last year's methods to deal with possible disasters this year. Who would have thought that this time in the south of the Yangtze River? Floods are rare in a hundred years, and the methods of the old years were completely unable to keep up with the degree of disasters suffered by the people, which made a group of ministers panic. Fortunately, the treasury still had silver relief. Although they were busy day and night for more than ten days, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But after this incident, Xuanye suddenly realized the way to be prepared for danger in times of peace. He blamed himself for being too arrogant and indulged in pleasure. After the initial establishment of San Francisco, he relaxed his spirit. After worshiping heaven and praying, I often think about my mistakes in the Qianqing Palace, or have a talk with the ministers. I don’t enter the harem for the whole June, and the green head card of the House of Internal Affairs is covered with a layer of dust. Only after being reminded did he mention it to the emperor, asking when the empress dowager would be welcomed back to the palace.

In the harem, the imperial court encountered a catastrophe after Jue Chan's favor. Although the crime could not be attributed to her, the emperor was busy because of this. After a few days of beauty, she was forgotten in that quiet corner. The curious concubine came to visit her, and came back to say that she was cold and unspoken, and it was meaningless to go, and gradually no one came to the door again, and her wish was really fulfilled, and she could live a peaceful life from now on.

Everyone also said that if it hadn't been for this disaster, Concubine Tong Gui in Chengqian Palace would not be able to sit still if she continued to be favored like this. A woman who is crowned Qunfang, and those who have looked at Jue Chan carefully all say that she is indeed a real beauty.

In the courtyard where I hadn't seen any visitors for a long time, Concubine Hui brought the maids to visit, and Mrs. Jue Chan greeted her at the door. I still remember clearly what that little girl looked like, the eighteenth female college student has changed completely, you are a natural beauty, I believe Mrs. Mingzhu said, your mother-in-law is also a beauty."

Jue Chan is already tired of hearing the beautiful words of praise, she doesn't care if other people come to sit and sit around, love comes or not, only Concubine Hui, she is the one who hangs around Qianqing Palace for a few days, and has been waiting for her promotion often. She knew that Concubine Hui would not give up easily, but before it was a busy time, she didn't have a good chance to intervene. Now, for the court's disaster relief, the emperor gradually became indifferent to herself, it was time for Concubine Hui to come.

Xiang He served tea, Concubine Hui asked her and her maids to wait outside the door, after drinking the tea, she cut straight to the point and said: "The emperor is busy these days, so I can't think about anything in the harem, but the things ahead are almost done. Anyway, there are four seasons of disasters every year, the emperor can't watch all the time, the empress dowager will return to the palace in a few days, you should go to the Qianqing palace to show your face these days, don't tell the emperor to forget you. This place is too secluded, why don't you ask for grace and move to the East and West Six Palaces to find a place with good Fengshui?"

Jue Chan smiled: "Your Majesty has not yet lived in the Sixth Palace of East and West, how dare the concubine look at her face and rest in peace, thank you for your kindness, the concubine is very good here."

"Although I'm not in the East and West Sixth Houses, I also live in a lively place, but your place is too remote." Concubine Hui smiled awkwardly. Now she and Concubine Rong have not yet moved into the Sixth Houses, although they are both the lords of the first palace. But because they lived alone in their courtyards in the early years, probably the emperor didn’t want to move when he saw that they lived well. To put it bluntly, the two of them would never have any chance to have children, and there was no need for more spaciousness. The place.But not being able to dominate the first palace is always a knot in Concubine Hui's heart, now that Jue Chan speaks out without hesitation, I can't help but feel disgusted with her.

However, dislike is disgust. For Concubine Hui, someone who is worth using is neither like nor dislike. In her eyes, it is no different from a bloodless tool, so she said: "Living in obscurity may not be difficult. I'm afraid that if you are favored and become lonely in a blink of an eye, someone will step on you. Such days are really terrible and difficult. I advise you to take care of yourself. You don't have to let the emperor spoil you, but with your beauty and talent, the emperor will think of you from time to time. It's easy, you used to be childhood sweethearts with Rong Ruo, he was the number one talented person in front of the emperor, you must have a lot of ink in your stomach, I know you could read and write before entering the palace to be a court lady, the emperor used to like De concubine, see Tianla Watching her write and read, you must be much smarter and more capable than her, why don't you make good use of it?"

Jue Chan slowly raised his eyes to look at Concubine Hui, and smiled coldly: "The courtiers and concubines have forgotten."

I have forgotten all those years, when flowers bloom before willows, and the good times are all forgotten. She is a girl but full of poetry and books. The girl's film, the family just thinks it is fresh and interesting, because they don't want to delay the needle girl, and they are willing to attach themselves to the Mingzhu Mansion, so they let her follow Rong Ruo to recite poems against each other, just treating it as a child's joke.But when the family is in decline, the tree falls and the monkeys scatter, who still cares about whether she has studied or not.

"The concubine moved from the slave labor to the sewing room, and then followed the nobleman Nala, and then to the Yikun Palace. All these years, she was only accompanied by needlework." She took the unsewn purse by the side and put the needle in her hair. Rubbing in her bun for a while, her fingertips kept moving, and she continued to say, "The concubine can't even write a gift list now, let alone how to hold a pen and sharpen ink. During the few days in Qianqing Palace, the emperor didn't mention these things. , Empress, don’t worry about it.”

Concubine Hui was choked on this sentence again, full of displeasure, and snorted coldly: "I'm doing it for your own good."

Jue Chan put down the needle and thread in his hand, raised his eyes and smiled clearly: "Your Majesty, it's for your own good. My concubine is waiting for you, and my neck is sore. I think I'm low and dare not come to the door, but I look forward to your coming." , so that I can say everything clearly. The concubine only has this face, her heart is empty, and her soul has gone to nowhere. She is just a walking corpse. You and other women are watching the concubine's life in Qianqing Palace. How about the concubine and the emperor, do you want to hear about it?"

"What are you talking about, cooperating with me to inquire about your bed?" Concubine Hui was furious, when her eyebrows were tangled, a fine line appeared at the corner of her eyes.

Jue Chan shook his head: "You have misunderstood. The concubine wants to say that the emperor and the concubine are no more than the grace of rain and dew. Don't say that the concubine doesn't want to be used by you. Even if they are willing to do something for you, they can't help you. You follow Long live Lord has been with you for more than ten years, don't you understand the meaning of these words of my concubine?"

How could Concubine Hui not understand, but she was not reconciled, even the kindness of rain and dew was better than that she couldn't even walk through the door of Qianqing Palace, but this woman actually said it so bluntly, what is not to be used, what is not willing to be used ... The more I think about it, the more angry I get, Concubine Hui stands up suddenly, making a gesture to leave, then she takes a step, then turns her head and said to her: "You know, I have been in this palace for more than ten years, do you think you said these things? In a word, can you escape from my mercy? Let's just wait and see, if you have the ability, you can act like a concubine and sit on an equal footing with me, if not..."

Jue Chan also got up, and looked at her with a smile: "What is there for you to manipulate, if you want to use the past to make the concubine submit, you will die, and you will not be able to get rid of it. Or, do you want Should the concubine persuade the emperor to call you to sleep in, or let the concubine assassinate the emperor?"

"You're crazy!" Concubine Hui was terrified, trembling all over, almost reached out to grab her collar, but finally calmed down, panting heavily, "The days in the palace are still long, take your time."

The two sides broke up in discord, Hui Concubine, who had always been dignified and dignified, walked out angrily, Xianghe outside was so frightened that she didn't dare to lift her head, and she only came back to see her master after they had gone far away and closed the courtyard door, and asked with concern: "Empress Hui made things difficult for you?"

Jue Chan shook his head and smiled: "What else can she embarrass me?" But as soon as the words fell, I felt a burst of depression in my chest. He got down and leaned on the bed, listening to Xiang He saying that he was going to ask the imperial physician, Jue Chan counted with his fingers, his whole body tensed up, her monthly letter, from the beginning of May to the present...

In the Qianqing Palace, Xuanye, who was busy for months, could hardly breathe a sigh of relief. A few days ago, the noble concubine came to ask for an order to welcome the Empress Dowager back to the palace. Today, she summoned her elder brother and asked him to pick her up. At this moment, Fuquan entered the Qianqing Palace. Before he could sit down and see Eunuch Li coming in, he said, "Go to the imperial hospital and buy some high-quality blood swallows for them to take to the palace."

Xuan Ye wondered: "I just want the emperor to pick up the emperor's grandmother back to the palace, why do you want to send something? The emperor's grandmother wants to enter the blood swallow?"

On the contrary, Fuquan was even more surprised, and said: "A few days ago, Jiannei sent a letter back, asking how the family is well, and asking if there are any ready-made blood swallows to send over, saying that the concubine's cough has not recovered, so she asked to send it to her to take. Some of them have already been taken from the minister’s mansion, and just now when I entered the palace to see the imperial hospital getting medicinal materials, I remembered this incident, thinking that the ones in the palace must be better, so I came to remind you, doesn’t the emperor know?”

Xuan Ye frowned, and turned his gaze to Mr. Li: "When does Concubine De's cough and wheeze? I asked you the day before yesterday how the palace is, but I didn't see what you said. Could it be that I asked you first? The emperor's sister-in-law wrote family letters later?"

Fuquan sat down, drank tea and said: "I have been here for seven or eight days. Didn't the concubine's illness happen in May? Doesn't the emperor know?" After speaking, he saw Eunuch Li lying on the ground, shaking As if sifting chaff, he smiled and said, "What's wrong with Eunuch Li?"

Fuquan and Xuan Ye have become monarchs and ministers themselves, and they have never seen him so angry before, but he never expected that it would be because of a woman, and Manager Li has indeed passed it. He concealed his illness and did not report it. He was afraid that Eunuch Li would be decapitated before he walked out of the Qianqing Gate, and this made Fuquan himself very nervous. He wondered if he said something wrong and caused trouble. He, hurry up and run away.

As for Manager Li, fortunately he has been by Xuan Ye's side for many years, although Xuan Ye was angry enough to kill him, and after listening to Eunuch Li's explanation of the whole situation, he was just sullen all by himself.Eunuch Li waited outside the door in fear, until sunset and dusk, when someone from Chengqian Palace asked the emperor if he would not be able to have dinner tonight, he came in bravely, but saw the emperor looking at the booklet at the table, pointing A pile of memorials that have been reviewed and a pile of those that I haven't had time to read say: "Return these, pack these up, and you go to pass the decree. I will go out of the palace tomorrow to welcome the Empress Dowager back to the palace. There is no need to be too extravagant. For the time being Don't send the news first, the emperor's grandmother will definitely send someone to stop me."

Eunuch Li's heart was finally put back into his stomach properly, and he quickly packed up the paperwork, thinking in his heart that the emperor probably didn't go to pick up his grandmother home, but to visit Concubine De who was ill.When he came back from the palace by himself, the emperor did ask a few times if he was okay, and he believed it when he said yes, and the court affairs were too busy, the Qianqing palace had never turned off the lights for three or four days, if he blamed the emperor for his new favorite beauty, he said I have to say a few words, but I didn't even enter the harem in the days to come, it was because I was too busy.I don't know what the palace thinks about this, since Prince Yu Fujin always asks for things from home, it can be seen that the disease has not fully healed.

"When I get to the garden, don't disturb the people inside. At least don't let Lan Qi know that I've passed. I just want to visit her. I may not pick her up. It's better to have a clean place to recuperate. But she has a fever and lingers for more than a month at a time. What are the imperial physicians doing?" When he set off the next day, the emperor finally spoke his mind and scolded him, "Go to the imperial hospital and take some imperial physicians away, and bring back all the servants there to question their crimes."