Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"But Ah Ling is very kind to me." Lan Ying suddenly blushed, with the shyness of a newly married young woman, and whispered to her sister, "He helps me with everything at home, so those sisters-in-law can't do anything about me, No matter what, I have something to rely on. I also think that since I married Niu Hulu's family, I have to think about that family. Although my heart is for my sister, as long as their family doesn't do anything against her, I will also plan well for their family."

Lan Qi smiled gratifiedly and said, "That's right, my sister only wants to see you live well, and nothing else matters. As for those women who have broken mouths, just think that you are showing kindness and helping them to vent a few words, otherwise It's too pitiful to be mad and mad."

Lanying nodded, and cuddled up to her sister coquettishly: "But I have grown up so much, I have never heard such wronged words, every time I hear it, my heart hurts, my sister rubs it for me."

"They're both wives and act like a baby. No wonder Wen Xian likes to cling to my aunt. You are all the same." Lan Qi caressed her younger sister, and babbled again, "Don't worry about my sister's affairs in the palace. Even if you are worried, it will help me, right?"

"I know." Lan Ying replied, but remembering the face of Concubine Wen Gui just now, and feeling the tightness in her chest, she said to her sister seriously, "Why does the concubine hate you so much, it's not your fault that the little princess is gone , She looks like this, and she can't get a child back. I'm really afraid that she will bully my sister in the future, so I made up my mind on the way back, if she dares to bully my sister, I will definitely not let her go. "

"How capable are you?" Lan Qi smirked, asked her sister to sit down, helped her stabilize the hairpin on her bun, and said calmly, "I was injured, the empress dowager hurts, the emperor hurts , and the family members are only thinking of me wholeheartedly, but she is different, or they are different, they carry the family on their backs, and everything is at the top of their heads, very few people really feel sorry for them, more often after something happens , start to calculate what was lost, start to plan what to do next, their grief and grievances have nowhere to vent, they can only be transformed into hatred."

"so?"

"But hate will only make them suffer. Have you seen Concubine Wen's pain?" Lan Qi sighed softly, "For me, as long as I ignore all of this, it will have no effect, torture Only their own. My sister is not trying to teach you some great truths. If you are not good to yourself in life, how can you expect others to treat you well? Don’t torture yourself with other people’s faults, just like those sisters-in-law in your family. If you hate them in turn, don’t you feel the same pain as them?”

Lan Ying said proudly: "I understand, anyway, I'll just ignore them from now on and let them go in a hurry."

"You can't really ignore it. You must not have the heart to harm others, and you must have the heart to guard against others. They don't have a good heart if they don't eat fast and chant the Buddha." Lan Qi urged earnestly, obviously she herself was only mediocre in dealing with women, relying on the superiors. The caretaker turned dangers to safety again and again, and one day she was pushed to the forefront alone. She didn't know how far she could get along with them, but when teaching her younger sister, she was methodical.

"Alinga treats you well. It may be because he respects the emperor's finger marriage and respects me, or because he really likes you, but the former cannot last long, and the latter can live a lifetime. Huanchun said that a man who lost his wife will love others more, so you Let him love you well, even if you want to think about your sister, you must win over your husband first, right? There is no man who does not like a woman who can take care of the family for herself, but this is just one level. If you control the family, you will lose Without the tenderness and consideration that a wife and woman should have, Ah Ling will be afraid of you."

Lan Qi said, hesitated a little in her heart, thought for a while and continued: "Empress Niu Hulu is now your eldest sister-in-law, do you know why she couldn't get along with the emperor in the past?"

Lan Ying shook her head and muttered: "I heard a few words at home, but they are all taboo to mention it, and they are not willing to tell me."

"They may not really understand it, after all, they didn't see it with their own eyes in the palace." Lan Qi thought of Queen Niu Hulu, and the comfort of the queen before her death still made her feel sad. There is room for sharing, and because of the current changes in the imperial concubine, Lan Qi felt even more pity for the queen, and said to her sister at this moment, "The queen is a truly capable woman, and all the trivial matters in the six palaces are under her hands. The empress dowager always praised her. But she was so focused on this, she was serious about the emperor, and always held the dignity and dignity of being a concubine and empress, forgetting that she is a wife, and that she should be gentler and more delicate, the emperor It's not that I hate her, it's that I don't know how to get close to her, after all, no one has robbed the emperor's affection with her, it's her who pushed the emperor away step by step."

"It's so pitiful." Lan Ying sighed endlessly.

"It's too late for the emperor to figure it out, and for her to wake up by herself." Lan Qi sighed heavily, "I also looked at her to understand how I should get along with the emperor, so between you and Ah Ling, you have to make a good deal of it." Proper, even if you can't support that family without accomplishing anything, as long as you are still a little wife, he will always take care of you."

"Sister is so smart, does the emperor know? Do you like it?" Lan Ying suddenly joked, but was slapped on the head by her sister and scolded, "It's not serious, just remember what I said."

At this time, Huanchun came in and asked her master if Yonghe Palace would go to Xianfu Palace to show something. Lan Qi asked her to watch Jingyang Palace and learn how to do it, and told her: "Let our people keep a low profile recently. , don't show off the little princess, after all, the imperial concubine is very pitiful at the moment."

Huan Chun took the order to leave, and Lan Ying asked her sister again: "Before leaving the palace, should I go to Xianfu Palace to say goodbye?"

Lan Qi said without hesitation: "Of course I'm going. After all, you are the daughter-in-law of Niu Hulu's family. In other words, the imperial concubine can be rude to you, but you can't be rude."

If it was evening, Lanying wanted to leave the palace. Before leaving, she came to Xianfu Palace to say goodbye as usual. On the way, she took off all the bright beaded hairpins on her bun, which was regarded as respect for the dead princess.

When we arrived at the gate of Xianfu Palace, there were here and there concubines coming in and out, and the faces of those who went in were sad, but when they came out, they were all relieved, with disdain and reluctance on their faces, Lanying watched for a while, feeling deeply Human feelings are indifferent, at least in her heart, she really sympathizes with the poor princess.

Seeing that Lan Ying arrived, Dong Yun greeted her and said, "Fu Jin is here again, what can I tell my servant? Over there...forgive my servant for talking too much, you should stop seeing her."

Lan Ying said: "I'm leaving the palace now, I'm here to ask my mother to leave, if it's not convenient for my mother to meet, Dong Yun, please send me a greeting, I think I will come to the palace with my family to visit my mother in a few days, don't worry about this moment of."

Dong Yun knew that the new wife was very polite, she was indeed the sister of the Concubine De, she was born with the same good character, and naturally spoke more politely and courteously, seeing her blessing in front of the door, he personally sent her to the door, and went out The door said again: "Slaves shouldn't talk too much, but slaves are by your side every day, and know your temper best. Please don't show your face to Fujin this time. In fact, it doesn't matter if there is no one at home. Everyone's heart is here. But what's the point of listening to the empress's sarcasm, she is also troubled. Right now, the imperial doctor has prescribed a medicine to soothe the nerves, and the empress can be quiet for a few days. The most important thing is to take care of her health, and she has to trouble Fujin to go home and meet with the old lady Let me just say, don't enter the palace to express your condolences this time, come back later."

"I will discuss it with my family. Whether I can enter the palace or not depends on the family's wishes." Lan Ying said, she turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped and said to Dong Yun, "Tell your mother, it's okay if the little princess is gone." If you can't come back, if the empress doesn't cheer up, there will be no future, and the empress should think of herself."

Dong Yun was a little surprised, but Lan Ying smiled: "This is out of proportion, isn't it? Dong Yun, you can figure it out."

The little woman followed the maid and turned to leave. Dong Yun blankly forgot her back for a while, bowed her body and saluted, then turned to the door, and told the maids and eunuchs in front of the door not to accept mourning guests, and asked them to close the gate of Xianfu Palace. closed.

Dong Yun walked into the imperial concubine's bedroom, just as the door was closed outside, the imperial concubine who was resting on the couch with her eyes closed, heard the movement, and asked in a muffled voice, "Why is the door closed, did the emperor order it?"

"The servant said it." Dong Yun opened the window to ventilate, and said, "It's getting late, and probably no one will come again."

"Who came just now?"

Dong Yun hesitated a little, and replied, "It's Xin Fujin."

Concubine Wen suddenly opened her eyes, staring at Dong Yun: "What is she doing here again?"

"Fu Jin is about to leave the palace. I came to ask my mother to leave. The servant girl said that you are resting and will not see any guests. Fujin left after saluting outside. He said that he would come to visit you with his family in a few days." Dong Yun [-] Said, weighed Lan Ying's last words just now several times, thought that in the future he might have to spend endless days with the concubine, and said with a straight heart, "Fu Jin asked the servant to bring you a word."

Concubine Wen showed a look of disgust, turned her face away and hummed: "What can she say?"

"Fu Jin said that the princess is doomed not to come back. If you don't pull yourself together, ma'am, there will be no future. You should think about yourself." After Dong Yun finished speaking, he immediately lowered his head and dared not look at the imperial concubine. His heart was pounding and he waited. The person in front of him scolded angrily, but unexpectedly, the bedroom was quiet for a long time, so quiet that Dong Yun couldn't help but look up at the imperial concubine, only to see tears running down the imperial concubine's cheeks, which surprised her.

"What identity do you think she is talking to me now? Concubine De's younger sister, or a member of Niu Hulu's family, my sister-in-law?" Concubine Wen Gui sneered, but her tears kept dripping, and she choked out a sentence for a long time, "Dong Yun, it's the first time in so many years that I heard my family tell me that I should think about myself. They always want me to think about my family. I'm numb."

"My lady..."

"The damn thing is, I don't want to see her family. Why does she consider herself to be my sister-in-law?" Concubine Wen covered her face and burst into tears, making Dongyun at a loss, but the master's crying at this moment , not rambunctious or crazy, just venting sadness, which is very different from the past.