Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Su Mala smiled so kindly, nodded slowly and said: "Life is passed on in this way, all the advantages of the mother will reappear in the children, the elder brothers will inherit your wisdom and talents, and the princesses will have the same You have the same beauty and character, you will look at them in the future, just like the empress dowager and servants look at you now, how much you like the children in the future, we will like the empress as much."

"It turns out that Mammy is the best at complimenting people, and I'm going to float up to the clouds." Lan Qi was very happy, and said jokingly, "Don't just praise me, the emperor should be anxious when he hears it. What's the matter with him. The emperor must say when he looks back, the good is his, and the bad temper and minor problems are mine."

Mammy smiled until the wrinkles on her face were squeezed together, and the two spent the warm afternoon relaxed and comfortable. After more than an hour, the Empress Dowager got up, Lan Qi went to the tea room to serve tea, and Mammy Su Mala gave the master After combing her hair, the Empress Dowager said, "I dreamed that you were laughing in my dream. What a joy. I wish I could keep this dream forever."

The nanny hurriedly said guiltily: "Did the servant bother you? After you rested, the servant and the empress basked in the sun together, joking and laughing from time to time. Did it bother you? Master didn't sleep well?"

"So you're really laughing?" The Empress Dowager didn't care, and said curiously, "That's when I heard your laughter, and I had the same dream again, that dream was solid and comfortable, how nice it is to smile, People should live happily."

Only then did the mother feel relieved, fixed the bun, brought the jewelry box and asked the master to choose a few hairpins, the empress dowager is old, and after the winter, the snow has made her hair white, but the old man is the last She is willing to tidy herself up properly, even if she is only lying on the kang for a quarter of an hour, and the maid must tuck her hair when she sits up. The bun is also ironed by Zhou Zheng.

Lan Qi has prepared the candied date tea that the Empress Dowager has loved for many years. The red dates nourish the skin. The old people often say that drinking it every day for these years makes the skin more delicate than before. Xuan Ye is most greedy for the tender skin on Lan Qi's face. She always wondered if it was because she loved drinking this tea.Now she came in with tea in her hands, and was about to turn into the inner hall, but when she heard the Empress Dowager and the mother talking, she just hesitated to go in, but couldn't move any further, and listened to all those words in the ears.

The Empress Dowager said: "This year, I feel that my body is getting heavier and heavier. If I still want to live for another ten or twenty years, my body understands that it is the last day that God has given me. Two years or three years." Years, or longer? I just think that no matter what, I can live happily every day. If my legs and feet are flexible, I really want to go back to Horqin again, and I want to walk north and south, and use my feet to measure it. The land of the Qing Dynasty, do you think I am too greedy?"

"This is your wish for many years." The nanny said gently, "Back then, I thought that you would go back to the grassland to have a look when the late emperor's wings gradually flourished and the country was stable, but the late emperor died young. You have to carry this country and the court alone, and you have thought about it after the emperor took charge, but the emperor suddenly wants to withdraw the domain, and the court is in chaos, how dare you leave even half a step, it has been so many years in a flash."

"Yeah, I can't walk now even if I want to. It's such a long road, and the car and horses are bumpy all the way. I'm afraid I'm going to die on the road first." The Empress Dowager laughed at herself, but she didn't seem so pessimistic. He even said, "In the early years, I was still very uneasy, thinking about what to do with Xuan Ye after I left. He is a poor child without a mother, and he always lacks a piece of his heart compared to others. He has relied on me for more than 20 years. , Now I feel that the burden on my shoulders is lighter, this kid doesn't look like he is 30 years older, he is still the same as when he was a child, he can't do it on his face, but he is completely dependent on the people around him in his heart."

Su Mala smiled and asked: "Is the master lost? The emperor is now relying on the concubine De, not on the old grandmother anymore?"

The Empress Dowager actually laughed out loud, and said very happily: "Of course he still relies on me, relying on the old grandmother can be generous and not afraid of being laughed at. Does he dare to let people know that he relies on his own woman?" He sighed again, "But he should stop relying on me, otherwise one day I will suddenly leave, how pitiful Xuan Ye is?"

"master……"

"Su Mala, when I was sick last time, I prayed to God, prayed to gods and Buddhas not to let me lose my mind when I arrived, and let me leave this world with clear eyes and ears. I want to take a good look at my Xuanye before I leave. , look at my grandchildren." The Empress Dowager seemed to be looking forward to something beautiful, her tone was so gentle and gentle, "I want to take a good look at this majestic country again, and in the future I will find him underground, and I will be able to Tell him that after we entered the customs, not only were we not driven away by the Han people, but we managed to make this country prosperous and rich, and I can tell him that I have fulfilled all his efforts and ambitions for him.”

Aunt Su Mala smiled and said, "You just said you want to be happy, why did you think of these things?"

The Empress Dowager also laughed: "Their brothers have been fighting for a lifetime, fighting for women in the country, what do you think will happen if they meet underground?"

Lan Qi was outside holding tea, she was a little confused when she heard this, she thought the Empress Dowager was talking about Emperor Taizong, so who did "their brothers" refer to?I couldn't help feeling a little uneasy, so I carefully left with the tea in my hand, telling the maids that the tea wasn't ready and had to be brewed again, my hands were busy, but I couldn't help but think of what I said just now.She knew that it was Prince Regent Dorgon who led the troops into the pass and ushered the first emperor into the capital to proclaim himself emperor. The Empress Dowager said "his hard work and his ambition", is this "he" the Emperor Taizong, or has he been deposed? Regent?

Lan Qi's heart was pounding, she hadn't heard the rumor decades ago, it was when she was a girl at home, she heard gossip from the elders in the family, and no one mentioned it after entering the palace, today she suddenly Hearing this, it came from the empress dowager's own mouth. Thinking about the turbulent era for a while, her heart couldn't help but feel passionate.

Halfway through the re-brewed tea, Mammy came to urge her why it took so long, saying that the Empress Dowager was afraid that Lan Qi might be burned, Lan Qi didn't hide it, saying that she had just heard some words and she backed away in a moment of timidity She came out, but she didn't mention anything about the prince regent or her whimsical ambitions, and the nanny didn't make a fuss, she just comforted her: "The empress dowager said this several times, and I just listened to her, and she felt at ease when she said it." , after so many years of involuntary control, there should always be someone around her who can listen to what she has to say."

Momo didn't take it seriously, and even said to Lan Qi: "If the Empress Dowager tells you this one day, you can just listen to it as a story. Don't think she is long-winded. She has worked hard all her life, and she can't match these few words." It's hard work in my heart."

Other than that, Mammy didn't say anything else, and Lan Qi didn't dare to ask curiously. After seeing the Empress Dowager, the old man was calm and calm. He drank tea and talked with Lan Qi. In the afternoon, several Fujin entered the palace. Greetings, in the evening the crown prince came to pay his respects to his great-grandmother again, she stayed by his side and spent the whole day peacefully.

The Empress Dowager has a fixed schedule for her daily life, and it is time to go to bed, without delaying a moment.On the way back from the Compassionate Ning Palace, Lan Qi recalled for no reason what the Empress Dowager said, and what Aunt Su Mala said afterwards. She always felt that such a person seemed familiar, and she seemed to have seen such a person somewhere People, I just thought about it for a long time and didn't think of which one, I laughed at myself probably because I watched too many dramas.And the things that the empress dowager hid in her heart were the pain of the old man. She didn't hope that one day the empress dowager would reveal what happened to her like a scar. Counting the years, it must be Lian Xuan. Ye didn't even know about the existence of it.

Back at Yonghe Palace, Yin Zuo was sent back by the Queen Mother long ago, he was still mischievous and refused to sleep as always, and today he even refused to sleep with the excuse of not seeing Er Niang, which made the nurses helpless.Lan Qi changed her clothes and came to see him. She wanted to give her a good lesson, but she was coquettishly acted by her son, and the mother surrendered. She listened patiently to his chatter about what happened today, but actually hugged her son. The mother and son fell asleep sideways together.

Huanchun and the others knew how hard it was for their master to serve the Empress Dowager, so they simply didn't wake her up. Lan Qi and her son slept until midnight before waking up. I fell asleep, and only waited for my son to wake up early the next day before calling the nurses to take care of the child.

Go back to her own room to wash and change clothes, and listen to Huanchun talk about what things to do today, Lan Qi doesn’t have to worry about Liugong’s affairs now, she already doesn’t feel very free, but that time in Concubine Rong’s room, she listened to Ji Xin telling her what to do next She was confused by what the master was going to do.

But Concubine Rong not only remembered all of them, she not only replied as simple as "Got it", but also told Ji Xin how to deal with it one by one. What do you think is so difficult, once you are born twice, what are you afraid of if you are so smart?"

At this moment, she was saying to Huan Chun: "Sister Rong said that Zuo just made a big deal about the daily necessities in the small house. You said next time my mother-in-law enters the palace, can I ask her?"

The master and the servant were laughing, there were guests outside, wondering who would go out so early in the morning, but saw Concubine Rong arrived, Lan Qi joked that Cao Cao Cao Cao had arrived, but Concubine Rong had a stern face as if she was upset, After sitting down, she said: "Last night, the imperial concubine called Wan Chang from my room. I didn't care about anything. I happened to be uncomfortable and went to bed early. After that, Ji Xin and the others didn't dare to disturb me. Today I just saw her being carried back a long time ago. It is said that she knelt in the Xianfu Palace for a whole night, and I only heard the palace maid talk about what happened yesterday. You have to know in your heart, why is she crazy again?"