Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

What the empress dowager and Lan Qi said, the empress dowager also mentioned it to Xuan Ye. After all, it is the twelfth lunar month. Once the twelfth lunar month is over and spring begins, at least there should be an explanation for the draft, even if you don’t rush back to the palace. In the end, the empress dowager mentioned it, so that the emperor would have something to worry about, so that he would not be afraid of making a hasty decision later.

Xuan Ye was actually not very happy. Speaking of Queen Hesheli's own sister, she was still very young. Although she had reached the age of the draft, Xuan Ye didn't know how he should get along with her after she came.After all, the former queen never sought anything for the family, and she only wanted to help and accompany him wholeheartedly, but I don't know what will happen to this younger sister, whether she can be as peaceful as Concubine Tong.

"You and the empress have a deep relationship, and I know that the empress is still in pain in your heart. For the sake of affection, you should treat her a little better." The empress dowager persuaded, "Those who have to come sooner or later, come earlier , we can still train it slowly. I heard that she is a weak girl at home, so it shouldn't be much worse."

Xuan Ye shook his head: "The same is true for the noble concubine in the boudoir."

Speaking of Concubine Wen Gui, the Empress Dowager asked the emperor if she had seen any changes in her, and said that Concubine Wen Guifei had lived a good life in peace and quiet in the past two months, and she was radiant when she came to pay her respects yesterday, and advised the emperor not to deliberately snub her out, and not to treat her so easily The heart that warmed up was cooled again.

"Grandson understands." Xuan Ye also has a sense of proportion in his heart, many things are too late, if Concubine Wen's awakening can last for a long time, it would be a good thing, but if he keeps messing around like before, he will no longer be impatient.

As for the change of the imperial concubine, the other person also found it inconceivable. He felt that Chan was prepared on the way back to Beijing and would continue to face the sick and nagging imperial concubine. What happened a month later made her wake up.

At this moment, the noble concubine is listening to what she has seen and heard all the way in her room. Hearing that Jue Chan has not been close to the emperor for a day, she is both happy and regretful. Then I found that she just became more beautiful and energetic, and her personality did not change much. It is difficult to change her temperament, but it is always a good thing to see that she can be better than before.

Concubine Wen was curious about everything, and asked again: "I heard that Concubine De followed the emperor to climb Mount Tai. I have never been to Mount Tai. Is it really difficult to climb, even you haven't climbed it?"

Jue Chan was with Tong Pin that day, and Tong Pin couldn't move anymore. Of course, she couldn't continue climbing alone, and she didn't know if she could finally reach the top.

Tired from the journey, Jue Chan urgently needed a rest, and Concubine Wen clung to her for a long time, and was finally taken away by the crying of Elder Brother Shi, so she could take a breather.Limply lying on the couch, Xianghe couldn't help but said when she came in, "The imperial concubine is too good at grinding, and the slaves are standing outside or sitting, they are really exhausted."

Knowing her hard work, Jue Chan taught her to go down to rest, and suddenly remembered something, called to Xianghe and said: "Don't mention the matter in the garden of Suzhou Weaving Mansion to others, even if the imperial concubine asks you, just pretend to be stupid. "

Although Xianghe didn't understand what the master was afraid of, it was because she was reckless and made a fool of herself in other people's house. At least no one mentioned to settle the matter, so she agreed, and then she was busy packing things, both master and servant were too tired to move.

The emperor's trip lasted for two full months, plus the days when he was in front of the station. Nalan Rongruo has been away for more than half a year. The family members are used to him often leaving the capital according to orders, but Shen Wan may not be able to bear such a situation. There are few gatherings and many separations, so as soon as Rong Ruo arrived in the capital and explained the emperor's affairs, he rode his horse to the private house.

He reined in his horse and stopped at the door of the house, but saw the sedan chair in the mansion parked in front of the door, Rong Ruo frowned and got off the horse, and the young man in front of the door greeted him and said: "Master is back, you have worked hard all the way, the young lady is sending the little one away." Pick you up at the gate of the palace."

"Is it Young Mistress?" Rong Ruo asked.

The young man replied: "I've been here for a long time, I know you're coming back today, so come and wait with Miss Shen."

Rong Ruo listened, while walking inside, a girl had already informed her to go in, and the young lady came out to welcome her, Rong Ruo saw that she was dressed in a brocade and red robe, very rich and graceful, but when she entered the door, she was standing indifferently. The fixed Shen Wan was only wearing a plain blue and white jacket, for some reason, such a disparity made Rong Ruo feel unhappy for no reason.

Shen Wan was obviously not happy either. It was so easy to wait for Rong Ruo to come back, and wanted to take care of him to rest and listen to his story, but the young lady came early in the morning, and even said righteously to her: "I know Rong Ruo Ruo will definitely come to see you first, but the old lady at home is not well, and Er Niang and the children also miss him very much, so I came here to wait for him and take him back. You must be unhappy in your heart, just in front of Fusen Come on, Er Niang never came to make things difficult for you, so you should be grateful, right?"

The young lady is not a eloquent person, but she is a lady in the house, and she is famous and has a strong back when she speaks. She is an unnamed woman who is raised in a private house, and she will never be able to say such words in her life. Don't make a fuss, and just endure silently until this moment.

"Er Niang guessed that you would come to see Miss Shen, you should take care of her alone, but the old lady is not well, and the children miss you too, Er Niang asked me to wait for you so that I can take you home. Rong Ruo, you can sit down and have a sip of tea and let's go, it's getting dark very quickly, let's go back earlier." The young lady said these words to her husband gently and generously, naturally she also made plans in her heart Being rejected came with her weak heart fully armed. No matter what Rong Ruo said, she would persevere to the end. She gave Shen Wan a wink and said with a smile, "Miss Shen also meant the same thing, right?"

Shen Wan glanced at her indifferently, turned her face away and said without emotion: "Since the old lady is not well, let you go home first."

Rong Ruo responded lightly: "I see."

Although he has been busy these two months, seeing his cousin traveling with the team in a good manner seems to be the happiest and relaxing period of time in a long time. He even forgot about his home in the capital, whether it is a big house or a private house, he forgot all about it. He is completely clean, and he really should be a person who should be a wild crane, but he is bound in a life that cannot follow his inclinations.

"You go first, I'll come out right away, just say a few words to Wan'er." Rong Ruo understood that if he persisted, it would only embarrass everyone. Anyway, Shen Wan would not be happy anymore, so he still Good job.

The young lady was overjoyed and urged him: "Come out earlier, I will wait for you in the sedan chair. I came in a big sedan chair. If you are tired, don't ride a horse. Let's go back together in a sedan chair."

Rong Ruo silently agreed, and the young lady left Shen Wan and went outside. Only after her figure disappeared, Rong Ruo asked Shen Wan: "Why are you dressed so plainly? Why don't you take the brocade I brought you from Suzhou?" To cut clothes?"

Shen Wan smiled wryly: "How can I be so rare about brocades and silks from Suzhou? You don't remember where I am from. I have never worn silks and satins less often. I thought you would give me something else."

Rong Ruo was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "A pen, ink, paper and inkstone? I brought it back."

"There are also new collections of poetry and essays, and..."

"I brought all these back, I know you like it." Rong Ruo said with a smile, but turned around and wanted to order someone to bring them, only to realize that he came alone, and the luggage must have been sent directly back to Nalan Mansion.

Shen Wan really smiled bitterly: "Don't talk about anything, you can't come back yourself? Go away, the young lady is waiting for you outside, let her come in to remind you again, but it will be embarrassing. I watched her all day, and I was so tired. very."

"Wan'er..."

"Come back when you're free. I can't afford to mess with your family, or they'll take the child away when they get angry." Shen Wan's face was gloomy, and she smiled at Rong Ruo, then turned and went in. Her son is looking for his mother.

Rong Ruo stood in a daze for a while, what's the matter?But Shen Wan didn't come out again, there was also a boy outside who came to politely ask when the uncle would leave, he finally smiled bitterly, saying that he was in a bound life, so how can he control things?Without turning her head back, she strode out the door, Shen Wan heard the movement in the room, and bit her lips tightly in pain.

Outside the house, the young lady was waiting in front of the sedan chair. The oncoming people were full of resentment in the dust and wind. Her heart sank, but she still tried to smile and said happily: "Take the sedan chair, you have not missed a lot on this journey. Riding a horse? Er Niang asked me to pick you up in a sedan chair."

Rong Ruoben was full of displeasure, but seeing his wife's generous and peaceful smile, how could a man with such a temper like him speak ill of his wife, but politely refused to say that he didn't want to take the sedan chair, and he rode a horse and wanted to leave , the young lady quickly sat back in the sedan chair and let her follow. For her, taking her husband back smoothly was a win.

They had walked a long way before Shen Wan came to the door alone. In the dim sky, she could only see a few blurred figures. She had never felt that Rong Ruo was so far away from her, but even if she was within reach face to face today, she still I feel that the gap between myself and Rong Ruo is getting deeper and wider. After all, he is a person in that noble world, and she, Shen Wan, will never enter that world.

A gust of wind passed, and the sky began to snow, Shen Wan shivered, and a girl behind her brought a cloak to cover her, and asked: "It's the twelfth lunar month, can the girl still make wine this year?"

Shen Wan blurted out for no reason: "I won't brew it anymore, and no one will drink it after brewing it."

Afterwards, the wind became stronger and the snow became heavier. It seemed that they were afraid of disturbing the emperor's return to Beijing. This year's blizzard lasted until the twelfth lunar month. Finally, the Forbidden City entered the twelfth lunar month in a vast expanse of whiteness. All those who were tired from the journey slept soundly Waking up after a night, I suddenly saw the world covered in silver, and my spirits were refreshed.

In the twelfth lunar month, I have to be busy with the New Year's affairs. The same thing is repeated every year. Concubine Rong has already started planning on the way back. Fortunately, Concubine Hui didn't slack off and waited for her to come back to take care of it. Everything that should be prepared was done earlier. It has been spread out, and Concubine Rong will not be too hard after all.

Concubine Hui even went to Jingyang Palace to apologize for the fact that the elder brother threw the third elder brother off the horse in the Jiangning school grounds. Misunderstand each other or even turn against each other.

Concubine Rong also had the same thought in her heart, and she told Lan Qi at that time that luckily it was not the third elder brother who hurt the eldest elder brother. It was not easy for her to maintain this relationship. Trust and years of experience are enough for her to gain a foothold in the harem, but without the concubine Hui's connections, she would lose a channel to know and control the internal and external affairs of the palace, which would not be a good thing for her.Concubine Hui came here to apologize now, how could she put on airs.

After explaining the affairs in the palace to each other, they talked about next year's draft. Concubine Hui has not received any news. The only thing is clear, that is, Queen Hesheli's younger sister has also reached the age of entering the palace.

Concubine Rong said with emotion: "I was still a milk baby back then, and I will enter the palace in the blink of an eye." Thinking of Queen Hesheli's kindness to them, Concubine Rong said, "No matter what, the empress is so kind to us, young My younger sister has entered the palace, we should take care of her."

Concubine Hui was also taken care of by the empress. At that time, everything was so simple. Except for Concubine Zhao, who was aloof and arrogant, the other people really had a sister-like relationship. Just put it in the imperial concubine position, or it will be the same as Concubine Tong, but she is the queen's own sister after all, and the little Niu Hulu family is the concubine position as soon as she enters the door. I can't justify it."

Concubine Rong thought to herself, are you still thinking about the vacant imperial concubine seat?But on the surface, he just said: "Bin Tong, we didn't guess right at that time, and this time we are not sure what will happen. Let's see."

A few days later, news of the draft gradually spread in the palace, and finally on the day of Laba, the emperor decreed that the nobles of the Eight Banners would select young girls of the right age, and the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager would choose to stay in the palace in February next year.

On the day of Laba, Lan Qi was supporting in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and dealt with the people who were sent to usher. In the afternoon, she took a rest beside the Empress Dowager. The old man taught Yinzuo how to play chess at ease. He couldn't sit still, but playing chess fascinated him, and followed his great-grandmother quietly for a whole day.

When the emperor came over in the evening, his son boasted proudly that he could play chess, and then acted like a baby and was going to wait for the fourth brother to finish school. After counting and continuing with her grandmother, Lan Qi brought tea and said with a smile: "The empress dowager has been pestered by Yinzuo for a day, and the emperor doesn't feel bad, so he said to let the emperor's grandmother rest?"

The empress dowager laughed, "You feel sorry for the emperor's tiredness, right? I have someone pinching his back and beating his legs here. What are you tired of?"

Speaking of joking, I stopped playing chess. It was the first time that the grandparents and grandchildren got together since Sheng Jia returned to Beijing. Xuan Ye finally had the opportunity to tell his grandmother about Lan Qi's big and small oolongs along the way. Mama Ma La laughed from ear to ear, Lan Qi was shy and anxious, it can be seen that the old man was happy, and she was also happy to coax them to smile.

But Xuan Ye not only remembered Lan Qi's jokes, but also how dignified she was outside, how she made those sour and self-righteous Jiangnan scholars admire her, and it was the first time for Xuan Ye to talk about the funeral ceremony of the Confucius Temple in Qufu. She praised Lan Qi face to face, and asked her curiously, "How do you understand what's going on here?"

Only then did Lan Qi feel complacent, and said confidently: "The emperor doesn't remember? When you were bullying people, you got some esoteric and difficult books for your concubines to read. The books given by the emperor, your concubines didn't keep them. Accumulation of dust, although the days have been longer and slower, I have read them one by one. Before this tour, I knew that I would go to Qufu to hold the funeral ceremony, and I did my homework before going out. There is also a fourth elder brother who always loves it along the way. Listening to the stories told by the concubine, when I was idle on the road, the concubine read a lot of books."

"My Lan Qi is capable." The empress dowager was very happy, and praised her for being caring and smart, but when it came to the private visit in Weifu, she really told Xuan Ye, "If you have a chance to go out again, don't leave her alone. Put it in the pile of people, who knows what will happen, and it will be too late to regret."

Only then did Xuan Ye know that Lan Qi didn't lie to her, and that the imperial grandmother really had these instructions, but Xuan Ye didn't have the courage to confirm to her grandmother if he could ask Liu about it, and Lan Qi was sure that the emperor would not ask the empress dowager about it. That's why he dared to make up an edict on that day.

After Xuan Ye and Lan Qi had both left, the Empress Dowager said to Aunt Su Mala in private: "In the past, the imperial concubine hated her so much and tortured her, but now she has surrendered. As for the funeral ceremony, the empress dowager The imperial concubine still can't write a word of obedience in her heart? I always think how she could have sent the fourth prince to Chengqian Palace so cruelly, but now I feel that it is probably destined, and God guides her."

Asked where the emperor rested for the past few days, and learned that he had been to Xianfu Palace, nothing unpleasant happened, and everyone said that Concubine Wen Gui had really changed her appearance, but the Empress Dowager told the mother-in-law : "You still have to be careful, the country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change."

As the night deepened, the lights of the Xianfu Palace had been extinguished quite a bit, and the side hall of the nobleman Jue Chan had been darkened early. She seemed to have not recovered from the fatigue of the journey. She seldom went out these days. Concubine Wen had no time to take care of her. I was fully prepared to be ready for the emperor to come at any time, but today I was busy and waited all night, so Sheng Jia went to the Yonghe Palace.

Dong Yun originally thought that the master should be disappointed and hopeless again, but Concubine Wen Gui said calmly: "Close the palace gate, and go and rest when you should."

After washing and changing clothes, Dong Yun packed up and was about to extinguish the candles, but saw the master climbed onto the kang in pajamas, opened the locked box, and unpacked a paper bag layer by layer, inside which were scattered many more. A small paper bag, Dong Yun came over with a candle in his hand, and saw Concubine Wen unwrap one, it was a delicate thing like pearl powder.

"Miss, what is this?"

Dong Yun asked, but Concubine Wen didn't answer, she opened her mouth to lick some and ate it, frowning as if she felt a little uncomfortable, gradually Dong Yun saw that her face was getting redder and redder, her eyes were misty and full of tenderness, and her body was also a little soft I can't sit still.

"Your Majesty, you?" Dong Yun yelled at her in fright. Concubine Wen Gui came back to her senses, hurriedly packed up those things, threw herself on the window sill and opened the window, and the cold wind poured in with snow particles, finally making her feel hot His body calmed down a bit.

"master?"

"Don't ask." Concubine Wen was blowing the cold wind, she couldn't see the expression on her face in the dark, she could only hear saying, "You can't eat it to death."