Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

But Yinti said angrily: "Emiang can't pamper the eighth younger brother. It's your fault that the prince cares about the eighth elder brother and it's rude. I'll keep it in mind. When you meet the prince, you have to salute. He is the prince. I'm just a prince."

Although the eighth elder brother was ignorant, but this child is very good at looking at adults. Seeing that the elder brother is not happy, he stepped aside and stopped pestering his elder brother. The elder brother and Concubine Hui went inside, and he took the wet nurse Said: "Let's play elsewhere."

In the room, the son sat down angrily, Baoyun brought someone to bring refreshments, and the table was full of the big brother's favorite food, but the child didn't raise his eyelids, and only waited for the maids to retreat before asking the mother : "From now on, he doesn't see me as a big brother anymore, does he?"

Concubine Hui sat down at the side and looked carefully, only to find that her son was already so old. The emperor had already registered as a queen when he was his age, and she also came to the emperor's side two years later. Years passed like this.

Her eldest son, Cheng Qing, died when he was just one year old, but she and the emperor were only in their teens at that time, and she was still a half-grown child, so even her sadness seemed immature. With a sincere tone and expression, until now, I can no longer feel that warmth.

Seeing that his mother was silent, Yinti frowned and continued to ask: "The crown prince is two years younger than me. Does it mean that even I, Li Fujin, wait for him to get married first and become the crown princess first, and then it will be my turn? Is it from now on, Do you have to follow him in everything?"

Concubine Hui always felt that her son was still too young, so she didn't dare to tell him some things. Although her son was reckless and impulsive and made fools time and time again, she thought in her heart that if he kept this innocence, at least the emperor would not hate it, the emperor She has already cut off all kindness to her long ago, and everyone is just being polite. Everything she does is for her son. Even though she knows that the emperor is very wary of her and even hates her, she still wants to fight for all possible futures for her son.

"Yinti, if you keep bluffing like this, how can you compare with the prince?" Concubine Hui said to her son seriously with a cold face, "The prince is gentle, refined and generous, and your emperor ama likes it very much, although you also have your strengths." , but you should know that you, Ama, don't like arrogant and arrogant people. No matter how much light there is on the prince, he will keep it low-key and calm, but if you are a little bit proud, you will be so complacent and complacent that even Er Niang Always sweating for you, your Huang Ama can't see such a person."

Yinti's face became tense after being told, and he muttered sullenly: "I'm not like that."

"Also, you need to change your temper. When you were young, you talked straight without thinking. Everyone would only say that the child was born straight and didn't spend much time. He is a good child, but now you are still like this, and people don't treat you that way. Just like when you reprimanded Yinhu properly just now, others will only think that you have no brains and no sense of proportion when they look at it. Such words will reach your Ama’s ears, and he will see with his own eyes. What will happen? Want me to say more?"

Concubine Hui was full of helplessness, and while pushing the tea on the table to her son, she said: "You can't cultivate yourself in all aspects to make your emperor Ama like you, so what can you compare with the prince? Er Niang tells you the truth, you are the one who beat the prince. Ever since you were born, your elder brother has been inferior to him. I don't know when you will leave the palace and when Lifu Jin will be, but even if you are ranked behind the crown prince, it is perfectly normal. Unless..."

The room fell silent for a moment. Concubine Hui got up and looked at the window in front of the door, frowning tightly and covering her heart with her hand. She was obviously still hesitant, but when she turned around and saw her son's eyes full of longing, she couldn't help being impulsive and stood beside him. In front of him, he put his hands on his shoulders that were not really thick and said: "Unless you become a prince one day, if you want to compare with your younger brother, there is only one way. But son, this road is so hard, you are confused After ten years of age, Er Niang has worked hard step by step to the present. From now on, you will go with Er Niang. If you are sincere, Er Niang will definitely do her best for you. But if you are afraid of hard work, then Get rid of this idea as soon as possible, and don't ask me why the prince is the first in everything. When you grow up, you should take responsibility for your own life. "

The eldest elder brother stared blankly at his mother, and it took a long time before he said: "Emiang, I have always wanted to be the prince, but I have never been convinced by Yinfeng since I was a child. Emiang, help me, I will try my best to be better than the prince. I don't want to succumb to him for the rest of my life, why?"

"Study hard, learn riding and archery, martial arts, and military strategy. This is the only thing you can do right now." Concubine Hui sat next to her son, straightened his clothes, and said earnestly, "Wait until you leave the palace." Yajian Mansion, your Ama has given you an errand for the imperial court. At that time, you have to concentrate on doing things for the imperial court. For other things, Er Niang will naturally watch for you. You want a harmonious family and get along with the ministers. Well done, if Ama likes you, he will care more about you. The crown prince is the prince, and he can only stay in Yuqing Palace. In the future, when there will be wars and disasters in the world, and you will make great achievements, you, the eldest son of the emperor, will be of great use. "

"Son understands." Yinti nodded thoughtfully.

Concubine Hui continued: "Hide this thought well, let your ama see your humble posture, even if you want to compare yourself to the crown prince in your heart, you can't show it on your face aggressively, your ama will hate it , the more humble and tolerant you are, the more he will feel indebted to you."

Yinti nodded repeatedly, these principles were not taught in the study, he was originally a good-natured child, but ever since he was sensible, he always gave way to his younger brother, while someone told him to guard the dignity and pride of his eldest son, and at the same time Someone restricted him from doing all his actions beyond his younger brother. The "Prince" has always been around him like a curse, and everything he does will implicate the prince. Gradually, no matter how good his temper is, he is worn out, "I am not convinced" These three words swelled in his body and turned into **. As he grew older and saw a bigger and better world, he could no longer suppress the momentum of this ** coming out of his body.

"It's been almost a year. If he had eaten that snack last year..."

Hearing her son muttering to herself, the few words touched Concubine Hui's heart, she hastily covered her son's mouth, her tense expression revealed a bit of cold horror that made people feel chills down the spine, The words were hammered into the son's heart, "Yinti, remember, what you have to do is to become better than the prince. You don't need to think about other things, and you are not allowed to think about them. Er Niang will arrange everything for you. The road we are going to take is not a road of no return, but if you make a mistake at the fork in the road, you will never turn back, understand?"

The elder brother's cheeks were still round like a child's, and his mouth was tightly covered by Er Niang. The armor of her little finger was pinched in the flesh. When Er Niang let go of her hand, there was a crooked red mark on the side of his mouth. The concubine felt distressed, took off her armor and gently stroked him, with tears in her eyes for some reason, choked up and said: "What Er Niang said today, you must remember clearly, and you must also forget it completely. When you walk out of the gate of Changchun Palace, you are just a Prince, study hard to make your Ama like you, and everything else is up to you."

Yinti nodded solemnly and agreed: "Don't worry, Er Niang, I will be fine."

Although the conversation between the mother and the son avoided the eyes and ears of the Changchun Palace, the unnatural expressions of the mother and the son afterward still aroused suspicion. Talking about the matter, the old man still has scruples about setting up the crown prince too early, or she is worried that the crown prince is not the eldest son, and the eldest son's birth mother is deeply rich.

Today, the Queen Mother brought Princess Wenxian to pay her respects. The little girl took the mother-in-law to play wildly. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were sitting and talking. The Queen Mother said that Concubine De was about to give birth. But it wasn't about it, instead he asked the Queen Mother suddenly and thoughtlessly: "These days, Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi, should they come to greet you every day?"

The Empress Dowager used to be simple-minded. When she was an Empress, it was not her turn to intervene in the affairs of the Sixth Palace. As an Empress Dowager, she had a mother-in-law at the top and capable daughters-in-law at the bottom. Gradually, I learned to be obedient to the chores in the harem. At this moment, the mother-in-law suddenly asked this question, and she hurriedly responded: "Everyone is like this, and they make up their minds every morning and evening, but not everyone sees the concubines. Does the empress feel that something is inappropriate?" .”

The Empress Dowager shook her head with a smile: "This is your dignity, they should. It's just that recently I feel that my body is not as healthy every year, and there are some things that I should tell you now when my mind is clear."

The empress dowager was startled, and immediately got up to bow her knees to listen to the instruction, but the empress dowager pulled her to sit down and said gently: "Speaking of the seniority of my natal family, I should have been your aunt, but I married into Aixinjueluo's family instead." As a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, you are a good boy, better than your aunt, and you did not embarrass us Borzigit or Horqin."

The queen mother smiled and said, "My aunt was too young and vigorous back then."

The Empress Dowager continued: "It is a great honor for our Borzigit family to produce several mothers of the Qing Dynasty one after another, but you have to understand that today is different from the past, and I will not be here in the future, so you have to remember yourself more It's the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, a member of Aixinjueluo's family, everything should be considered for Xuan Ye."

"What does Queen Mother want to say?" The queen mother was a little confused.

"At Fulin's time, most of the palaces were Mongolian concubines, but if you look at Xuanye again, the difference here is the change in the relationship between the imperial court and the grassland. In the past, they relied on us to win the world together, but now we have become They have to be on guard." The empress dowager looked solemn, and she held her daughter-in-law's hand more and more vigorously, "If I'm not here, Xuanye probably won't let you have more contact with the grassland, so you are here alone, except There is nothing to rely on. At that time, someone will definitely come to your idea. You have to open your eyes and see clearly. Those who use you will give you a temporary sweetness, but they can also abandon you anytime and anywhere , and even make you take the blame, anyway, you are all alone, so it is easy to deal with, isn't it?"

The Empress Dowager listened very carefully, and felt a little scared in her heart. She is not young, and she will be fifty in a few years, but she is used to a leisurely life, and she doesn't have to worry about anything, even if she has grown up in the past few years. , still not as good as the Empress Dowager, she was extremely dependent on her mother-in-law, and she never even thought about what she would do after the Empress Dowager passed away.

"It's a blessing for Xuan Ye to have more heirs, but it's not guaranteed that they will cause trouble in the future. The children's mothers are smarter than the other. Who doesn't want to fight for the top position? Only the prince is a child without a mother, and he is the best to bully." The empress dowager sighed quietly. , told the queen mother, "In the future, you must have the majesty and dignity of the queen mother, and the courage to suppress the harem, but you also have to pretend to be foolish and stupid, live a life of leisure and wealth, and don't be contaminated by any faction's struggle. If you don't rely on either side, Xuan Ye will let you rely on it. You have to know who is the master of the world. You can only rely on Xuan Ye in the future, but if you do something against Xuan Ye, he will soon It's not the kid you used to be, even he can abandon you."

The Empress Dowager frowned and asked softly: "Could it be that you can't even get close to Concubine De? Empress Dowager, you love Concubine De so much, and you like her so much."

The Empress Dowager shook her head and continued patiently: "Getting close is another matter. Lan Qi has no evil intentions. Of course you can get close to her, but she is a person who is right and wrong. If you get involved in the troubles around her, those people will be afraid of you." It will be dealt with together with you, and it will not only be your own trouble, but also cause trouble for Horqin, and even implicate Lan Qi in turn."

"Emperor Niang?" The queen mother became enlightened, but hesitated, she pursed her lips before saying, "Are you worried that the crown prince's status will be shaken in the future, are you worried that the elder brothers will fight for the throne in the future?"

The empress dowager raised her hand in front of her daughter-in-law, signaling her not to speak, but she said solemnly: "I don't hope that there will be a day when the court and the royal family will be peaceful for a long time, but no one knows what will happen in the future." So, one day, you must stay out of it."

"Yes." The Queen Mother agreed.

"If it's the end..." The empress dowager's eyes were slightly red. She couldn't see the future, but she could imagine everything that might happen. She didn't know if the empress dowager could live long enough to meet those things, but she didn't Confessing that I was afraid that there would be no more time, sentimentality surged in my chest, and my voice became hoarse, "If there is a day when things get out of hand, if Lan Qi and her child lose, you can help her one last time and save her and the child's life." It's my own selfishness."

The Empress Dowager smiled slightly: "The Empress Dowager really loves her, and the concubine will love her the same."

"I always feel that I have lived ten years longer because of her, and this child has taken care of me more than anyone else." The Empress Dowager smiled leisurely, but her gradually relaxed expression soon revealed a bit of worry, " It is also because of these ten years that she is doomed to be restless for the rest of her life, and it is considered a blessing that I cannot see it, but I am not at ease."

"The Empress Dowager is in good health. If Lan Qi heard what you said, she must be heartbroken. What is she trying to serve you with all her heart? She wants you to be healthy and live a long life." The Empress Dowager comforted her mother-in-law while keeping the conversation just now in her heart. After going through it a few times, I feel a little more at ease about the future, and seriously responded to the Empress Dowager, "The concubine will be a rich and idle person, don't worry."

"I'm still here right now. If you do a few more things to convince them of you, it's also a plan for the future." The Empress Dowager raised her hand and rubbed her forehead, as if she was tired of talking, "Brother Elder Brother is no longer old. Xiao, you find out which family is suitable for the child, put some words down, and let Concubine Hui choose herself. No matter who she chooses, you just nod and agree. We followed her wish in this matter. Once you choose, we will Choose an auspicious day to get married earlier."

The queen mother said: "The emperor just made the distinction between the crown prince and the elder brothers. The ministers and concubines think it is the emperor's heart. Maybe they will wait for the prince to establish the crown prince before considering the matter of the elder brother. Do you want to fight the emperor first?" a negotiation?"

The old man didn't take it seriously, and just said lightly: "Xuan Ye, I have something to say to him, you just go and do this. Among the children I saw entering the palace on the New Year's Day, many of them are beautiful and suitable for their age. , Concubine Hui may have been staring at it long ago."

Ningshou Palace soon let the news out about this matter, and a well-informed person like Concubine Hui would naturally not be unaware of it.But after hearing that she was happy for a while, she felt upset. She was worried that what she said to her son would be known by others. How could it be such a coincidence that her son had just told her about this matter, and the queen mother just talked about it? stand up.

In fact, Concubine Hui is not worried about her son Li Fujin. She cares more about whether the emperor can pay attention to the eldest son's marriage, which family's lady he will be betrothed to, and what kind of specifications will be used to hold the wedding ceremony. He was loved and valued by the emperor.What surprised her even more this time was that the Empress Dowager hinted that she could choose the child she liked, in other words, she gave her the great opportunity to rely on marriage to stabilize the power behind the elder brother.

But this matter is only said in private, the Queen Mother clearly told Concubine Hui that if everyone knows that the elder brother's Fujin was chosen by Concubine Hui herself, and they all come to choose their own in the future, it will be troublesome, to put it bluntly It's for her benefit, and she can't be allowed to spread it around. Liugong only knows that the queen mother is choosing candidates.

And these days, another thing worth looking forward to in the palace is waiting for the birth in the Yonghe Palace. Concubine De lost her son in May last year, and she will give birth again in April this year. No matter how good her fortune is, no one else will care about it Said, but everyone knows how much influence the Concubine De will have on the harem if she has another son. There are even rumors that if Concubine De has another son, the emperor will promote her to be a noble concubine.

The position of noble concubine is still vacant. I don’t know who the emperor will leave it to. But look at the fourth concubine. Marriage, to use the vulgar words of others, the emperor often put gold on the face of Concubine De.

These words were only used as a joke among the sisters. Bu Guiren came to accompany Lan Qi every day. When she mentioned that Lan Qi was going to be a noble concubine, Bu Guiren said: "Do you think Wang Momo is still there? She can know outside the palace." What about these things, if you hear that the little girl named Lan Qi is going to be a noble concubine, how does she feel?"

"Sister also said such unreasonable things?" Lan Qi threw the purse in her hand on Bu Guiren, and said angrily, "I've been listening to these words for several days, and they still don't change their tricks. I'm tired of them. Why don't they bother you?" .”

"What's bothering you? I'm afraid you won't be able to stop until you become a noble concubine. Otherwise, if you don't go up for a day, they will miss you for a day." Bu Guiren smiled, shook his head and said, "Everyone is jealous of you, but how can you be so jealous?" Everyone wants to see how far you can go, and that's the fun."

"It's my merit to let them pass the time after dinner and tea." Lan Qi didn't care, she had a ball of thread in her hand, but she thought of something herself, and asked Sister Bu, "The big brother's choice of Fujin is also very lively. You should think about what kind of congratulatory gift you should prepare for me, not to surpass the imperial concubine, this is the most important thing."

Sure enough, Lord Bu heard a few words from Concubine Duan and said, "I heard that the Empress Dowager has taken a fancy to the lady of the Shangshu Family of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but why do I feel weird? I have also understood those ways these years. If the child really becomes an adult Elder Brother Fujin, the Mingzhu Mansion's influence in the imperial court will expand again, didn't the Empress Dowager not expect this?"

Lan Qi sighed in her heart, and even Sister Bu began to be sensitive to the affairs of the court harem, not to mention that she, a person who is involved in disturbances from time to time, growth and changes are inevitable, the previous confusion is ridiculous now that she thinks about it .But for Sister Bu's worry, Lan Qi felt that it was superfluous. Even if the queen mother couldn't think of it, the queen mother and Xuan Ye would definitely consider it. I don't know what others think of what the queen mother has done. It has always meant the empress dowager or emperor.

The nobleman muttered to himself: "Speaking of which, I really like the children of Ulanara's family. Judging by the posture of the imperial concubine, that girl must be a Sifujin in the future. I think she is very close to you. I think she should understand in two years." You are the fourth elder brother's biological mother, so I am not afraid that she will not be filial to you in the future."

But when Lan Qi heard these words, she thought of the crown prince inexplicably, and said softly: "Whether it's big elder brother or Yinzhen, the elder brothers and younger brothers all have Er Niang to worry about, even though Er Niang may not be able to make the decision, she is more or less dependent. Only the crown prince is pitiful, the matter above, only waiting for the emperor to think about it, before someone will take care of him, and us elder brothers, since birth, the girls have been thinking about it."

Bugui said casually: "If you mention it to the emperor, maybe the emperor will send you to choose."

"That should also be the responsibility of the imperial concubine." Lan Qi smiled, "It's because our imperial concubine is too selfish, so let her choose the crown prince, and the good ones will be given to the fourth elder brother."

Finally, there was a joke, but Lan Qi just laughed a few times, and her stomach twitched. The child seemed to be impatient to come out. While taking care of her, Bugui looked at the ups and downs of her belly, and said: "It must be a little brother, look at how energetic he is."

It's a pity that Mrs. Bugui didn't come true. On the big day when the prince gave lectures in the Wenhua Palace, Concubine De of the Yonghe Palace finally showed signs of giving birth. Preface, before the prince's lecture in the Wenhua Palace was over, there was news that the concubine De concubine had successfully given birth to a baby girl.

But the healthy little princess only got a sour sentence from the palace: "It's a shame that I can't have a son."