Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

There was a rumor in the palace that Concubine De could not give birth to a son. Although the words were harsh, it seemed that it was true. Since the sixth elder brother, Concubine De had given birth to three daughters in a row. She was compensated by her son, but her luck did not go beyond the heavens, and she gave birth to a daughter. No wonder those people who were madly jealous took the opportunity to sarcasm.

However, the joy of the little princess's birth really dilutes Lan Qi's pain of losing her son. Although she also hopes to be an elder brother and Yinzuo to be her child again, both men and women are her flesh and blood, another one. The petite new life is waiting for her to be raised, which rekindles her belief in life inheritance.

After the prince's lectures were completely over, it was also the day when the little princess would wash three times. Lanying came to the palace to help her sister, and the emperor was only allowed to visit the concubine De in Yonghe Palace on this day.

Up to now, the emperor's posture of holding the child is still very clumsy, causing Lan Qi to panic and let Lan Ying quickly take it over. The newly married young lady is very capable, and she is about to go out after holding the little princess. Let me have a chat with my concubine, and when the auspicious time comes, I will come back to invite you to watch the ceremony."

The wet nurse and others followed Lan Ying out, Xuan Ye smiled at Lan Qi: "I have a good eye, your sister is indeed a capable child, I heard that the chaos at Niu Hulu's house for more than half a year has been taken care of, I have seen Ah Ling a few days ago, and I also feel that he is more energetic."

"He is not a child anymore. Their husband and wife seem to be very harmonious. A Ling must have given way to Ying Er." Lan Qi smiled, asked Xuan Ye to sit down for a while, and asked about the prince's lectures these days, Seeing the happy face of the emperor, he was very proud to tell her how the prince has grown up and how he has lived up to his cultivation and teaching for so many years. His loving father is beyond words.

Lan Qi had a moment of envy and longing, hoping that one day Xuan Ye would be so proud of her son, but unfortunately Yin Zuo is gone, and it is not her turn to be happy about Yin Zhen's affairs.

Xuanye seemed to understand the sadness that passed by this moment, and he didn't say it bluntly, but said: "The imperial doctor told me that your delivery was very smooth, and you will recover after a month or two of recuperation. You take good care of your body, we don't force it, if the mother-in-law favors you again, you can't do it without a good body."

Lan Qi smiled shyly, with a bit of ambiguity in her words, she gently pushed Xuan Ye: "Is the empress giving the child partiality, or the emperor partiality?"

The two hadn't had skin-to-skin contact for a long time, so they were naturally very intimate. Xuan Ye tapped her forehead lightly, and scolded with a smile, "Take good care of your body."

Soon when the auspicious time came, Xuan Ye went to watch the ceremony for his youngest daughter's third bath. The princesses were almost here. Looking at the flowery and beautiful daughters, the emperor was in a good mood. Wen Xian was the most delicate. Do you want to like your younger sister and dislike Wen Xian?"

Xuan Ye said that if she was disobedient, everyone would naturally like her younger sister more, so the domineering fifth princess ran to her sister and said to the baby in the swaddle: "If everyone likes you and I don't like me anymore, I will beat you!" .”

Everyone in the room was overjoyed, Xuan Ye came back to see Lan Qi again, talked about Wen Xian's domineering, and laughed at his daughter's jealousy like her.

The crown prince came out of the court smoothly, and she gave birth safely. Lan Qi knew that the emperor was in a good mood, and it had been a long time since she saw such a comfortable smile on his face.

In the room, the imperial concubine was whispering, and no one else dared to disturb her. Lan Ying Zhang Luo invited all the empresses and princesses who came to watch the ceremony to have tea in the side hall. Concubine Rong looked at her capable and refined appearance, and joked: "It's a pity that you, Ama'er, don't Give birth to a few more daughters, seeing how good your sisters are, I want to ask for one to be my younger brother and sister."

Everyone booed again and asked about Lanying's new marriage. The young lady blushed with shame, and escaped from here to see the little princess, but she saw someone rushing to the door, muttering something, and Seeing Huanchun approaching, the little eunuch who listened hurriedly approached him.

Lanying waited for a while, Huanchun saw her here, so she hurried over and said: "The princess of Xianfu Palace is ill again, let the emperor be notified."

"Of course I need to inform you." Lan Ying replied, "I should go over and have a look, after all, I'm from the imperial concubine's natal family. When I enter the palace today, I will go to the Xianfu palace to pay my respects as my sister said, but the imperial concubine didn't see me. But my sister said that the imperial concubine can see me, so I can't shorten my etiquette."

After the two discussed it, Huanchun went in to report to the imperial concubine. Sure enough, the laughter in the room stopped, and Lan Ying stood waiting in front of the door. After a while, Huanchun came out with a frown and shook her head: "The emperor said Don't go now, let's keep an eye on the news of Xianfu Palace, the empress persuaded me, but the emperor refused to go."

Concubine Rong just came out from the side hall, and she wanted to ask Lanying to go over to tell a joke, but seeing them all frowning, she asked and found out that the Xianfu Palace was not very good, so she decided to go and have a look, Lan Ying saw that Concubine Rong was going, Be bolder, followed her and said: "I will go with my mother, after all, I am from Niu Hulu's family."

Concubine Rong had no objection, and came to Xianfu Palace with Lan Ying, and saw the nobleman Jue Chan standing outside the door, and the wet nurse in the distance led the ten princes standing under the eaves, the whole palace was lifeless, and the faces of the maids and eunuchs were all bruised. Seeing Concubine Rong, there was no one to support her, so Jue Chan came up to salute, when she suddenly remembered a shrill cry, and heard Concubine Wen crying: "My daughter, my daughter... "

Everyone was startled when they heard the crying, the maids and eunuchs immediately knelt down and cried, Lan Ying knew that this was the rule in the palace, so she calmly followed Concubine Rong, and sure enough, someone ran out from inside and said, "The princess is dead."

When a group of people came inside, Concubine Wen Gui was lying on the side of the cradle and weeping. Seeing the loss of a young life, everyone is inevitably sad, but the princess has never been good. It is a miracle that the imperial doctor said that she can live until now. Concubine Rong and Jue Chan She was prepared in her heart, and Jue Chan could see clearly that in the past few months, Concubine Wen Gui had long lost patience with the princess. Although it is normal for her to be sad today, compared to the indifference of this mother when the child was still alive Ignoring it will inevitably make people feel false and chilling.

Concubine Rong is here, and soon someone came to ask how to take care of the princess's funeral, and she just wanted to explain, Concubine Wen suddenly scolded them: "What are you in a hurry, you haven't reported to the emperor yet, wait for the emperor to come and take a last look at the princess, what are you in a hurry for? Hurry up and report to the emperor, hurry up."

When she cried like this, she suddenly found the people in the room, and saw clearly the young woman behind Concubine Rong, who was her new sister-in-law Wu Yashi, remembering that today is the day when Concubine De's daughter washes three, she must have come to the palace Congratulations to my sister, and seeing my daughter dying, I couldn't help feeling sad and hated, pointing at Lan Ying and cursing without hesitation: "What are you doing here, get out quickly, remember it for me, Xianfu Palace Your door will never let you step in."

Concubine Rong wanted to persuade her, but Concubine Wen even scolded: "Don't think I'll give you a high look when you enter Niu Hulu's house. You are from a humble background like your sister, get out!"

Concubine Rong was afraid that Lan Ying would not be able to withstand such humiliation due to her young age, and she was afraid that she would do something reckless to the noble concubine on impulse, so she quickly asked the nobleman Jue Chan to lead her out. Jue Chan did not want Lan Ying to suffer, so she dragged her out. Consolingly said: "The imperial concubine and empress have always been like this, don't take it to heart, nobility and inferiority are never decided by anyone."

Lanying nodded: "Thank you for your reminder, I understand. But I am the concubine's sister-in-law after all, and I can't stand by when something happens in Xianfu Palace. Since I am a member of Niu Hulu's family, I should do my best for the family." .”

"The harem has rules about the princess's funeral. You don't need to worry about it. Why don't you go back to the Chengqian Palace to accompany the Empress Concubine De? Presumably, the empress will also have fluctuations in her heart, and her body will be weak after childbirth, so she can't bear to worry about it." Zen gently persuaded Lanying, and sent her out of Xianfu Palace after all.

When Lan Ying returned to Yonghe Palace, the emperor had already left, and the people who joined the fun had dispersed because they heard that the princess of Xianfu Palace had passed away. The palace that was still busy just now, only the occasional crying of the little princess can remind people of the new life. The joy of life, perhaps because Lanying's mood has changed, she feels that the Yonghe Palace is different, and she was very depressed when she saw her sister.

"What's the matter?" Lan Qi felt that her younger sister would not feel uncomfortable because of the concubine's loss of her daughter. As for herself, she knew that the concubine's daughter could not be kept. Although it was a pity for her, it would not have much impact. She felt strange.

Lanying didn't answer her sister, she just sat there for a long time in a muffled voice, saw that Luzhu brought her postpartum decoction, and served her sister to eat it with her own hands, heard Luzhu mention the matter of Xianfu Palace, and learned that the emperor sent a message to Xianfu Palace, saying that she was afraid to see her It made the princess sad and made the noble concubine even more troubled. It is not appropriate to meet each other at this moment. Let Rong Concubine take care of the princess's funeral and take care of the noble concubine's body.

"The emperor doesn't go like this, it's really cruel." Lan Qi felt that it was wrong, but she knew that Xuanye must have other intentions. She always knew the emperor's "ruthlessness", but it had never happened to her before, and she dared not Imagine how desperate she would be if Xuan Ye was cruel to her one day.

When Lan Ying finally opened her mouth, she asked her sister, "Has anyone ever said to my sister that we came from a humble background?"

"No." Lan Qi replied, feeling very uncomfortable, wondering if the imperial concubine had said such a thing to her younger sister, and comforted her, "The mouth belongs to others, we don't care about it, my sister may have been said by others, But I don't remember."

Lanying sat closer to her, holding her sister's hand as if she could feel at ease, and slowly said: "The women in their family are very powerful, because they are jealous of me because they can't be in charge, they are all in front of me, and their backs are against me. Sister, do you know? They just sat on the side and turned their backs to me and said bad things about me when they knew that I was going to walk this way. , but dare not look at me and say it. Now I feel that they are not as good as Concubine Wen, at least Concubine Wen said it in front of me."

Lan Qi was very distressed when she heard that, she held her younger sister's cheek and said: "Don't pay attention to them, if they live a happy life, it doesn't matter if they have noble blood, but their lives are humbler than anyone else."