Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"Don't be sad, the Empress Dowager is fine at the moment." As for the Empress Dowager's body is getting weaker day by day, Huan Chun and Lan Qi are obvious to all. At this moment, there is only comforting words, and there is nothing they can do about the aging of life.

After Lan Qi said those few words, she gradually calmed down, put away her sad face, straightened her chest and said, "I can't be sad. In the future, the empress dowager will be gone. I want to live a wonderful life. Don't let those people think I'm useless." It won't work if we enter the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the days to come are still very long, life in the court is destined to be unsettled, and I still have to take care of the affairs of the Sixth Palace, let's take it slowly."

In the next few days, Lan Qi went back and forth to the Palace of Compassion and Ning as usual, and gradually there were rumors in the palace that the child promised by Zhang would be adopted by Yonghe Palace in the future, plus the fact that she could not give birth to a son before, there were many people in the palace who complained about it.While ridiculing Concubine De for not being able to give birth to a son, on the other hand, she was jealous that she wanted wind and rain in front of the emperor. It was so easy for her to have an elder brother even after she had no son. The fruit of the generation, the fist will be crushed in secret.

And because the emperor was in Yonghe Palace for several days, although Concubine De was busy taking care of the Empress Dowager, she still had a close relationship with the Emperor before. There had long been rumors in the palace that Concubine De knew the art of seductive charm, but this time it has not been said Come on, another surprising thing quickly wanders through the Sixth House.The news from the Imperial Hospital said that Concubine De secretly asked the Imperial Physician to prepare contraceptive pills for her. It was obviously abnormal for her to take contraceptive pills while being so favored by her.

Others said that Concubine De has given birth many times, and it hurts the body the most for a woman to have a child. In order to maintain her youth, it makes sense for her not to want to have another child. In addition, it is rumored that Zhang promises that Concubine De will raise a child if she gives birth. It doesn't matter whether it is born or not, even if this one dies in the future, at most there will be another life, and then just hug her.

After all, the one in Yonghe Palace is a favorite concubine, and any inconceivable things about her are commonplace.

For so many years, no matter what was rumored in the palace, Lan Qi did not allow anyone in the Yonghe Palace to go out and argue with others. From the beginning, she didn't care about her face and felt uncomfortable in her heart, but now she has a calm face and a calm heart in her heart, but this time she She cared, she cared what those people in the palace thought of her.

Today in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, Lan Qi sewed the cotton robes that the Empress Dowager would wear in winter. The old man became thinner every year, and the size of the clothes changed every year. The Empress Dowager no longer wears clothes made by others, so she has to worry about it.

I was happy to bring it to the Empress Dowager to try it on, but she saw her sullen face, and Su Mala was also standing aside with a solemn expression. She pursed her lips, and Lan Qi approached, when she was reprimanded: "Kneel down."

She was startled, but guessed it was about the contraceptive pill, so she stood still and asked with a smile, "Did you hear those words too?"

The Empress Dowager frowned and stared at her, and said angrily: "Since it's just a rumor, how could I believe it, but Su Mala sent someone to ask, and it turned out to be true. These days, you always go back and forth twice to say that you should go back and take medicine. You refused to come to the Palace of Compassion, just because you are eating this thing? You are so brave, I haven't told Xuan Ye yet, I'm afraid he just took it as a rumor and didn't care about it, how sad it would be if he found out? He cares so much about your children."

After talking, the old man calmed down and said, "I also know that it's time for you to take care of your body. It's indeed the most reliable way to stop having children, but you are stupid, you just need to be careful, why do you have to take medicine? If you hurt your body, how can you fulfill your promise to me and take care of Xuan Ye for me for the rest of your life?"

Lan Qi smiled and sat behind the Empress Dowager, although she was disliked for anyone who would play with her, she still smiled and explained the matter clearly.

In front of the empress dowager, he said that he wanted to take care of his body, but in his heart he wanted to do his best in the last days of the empress dowager, so that he would not be unable to take care of her because of childbirth. She had the idea of ​​contraception, and even wanted to take medicine the next day to avoid the possible consequences of a night of lingering, but she valued life and couldn't really do such a cruel thing because she had lost a child, so she still gave up. up.

But this thought made her think of more.She has to start thinking about herself. She still has lingering fears about being drugged when she was pregnant. This time, if she wants to adopt the child promised by Zhang, people inside and outside the palace will think that Concubine De really wants to have a child in order to ruin her future. , I don't know who will attack her secretly, instead of giving others a chance to kill the little life she might get, it's better to let everyone know that Yonghe Palace Defei doesn't plan to give birth again.

"The concubine doesn't know how to take those medicines. I'm not afraid of anything else, and I'm not afraid of making you angry?" Lan Qi said with a smile, coaxing the empress dowager, "After the sixth elder brother is gone, gossip inside and outside the palace There are not many, no one sympathizes with the poor concubine, but there are countless people applauding in secret, they are still worried about the concubine and ask the son to regain his position, now Zhang promised that if he gave birth to elder brother, it would be a son, but after all, the concubine did not give birth to him , Those people must not rest assured, the concubine has not yet seen her age, so it is really not difficult to give birth. Don't worry, the concubine will never hurt her body, making these gossips is just to show others."

The Empress Dowager frowned slightly. After Lan Qi said this, she actually understood after two or three sentences. This child started to calculate, and started to really guard against others. The wrinkles between his brows gradually loosened, but a kind smile appeared on his lips. Ask her: "Lan Qi, do you think I'm dying and start planning for my future?"

Lan Qi panicked, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, saying repeatedly: "Empress Dowager, the concubine didn't mean that, yes, yes..." After all, she didn't have the confidence, because that's what she thought, although she didn't have any malicious intentions, but This is so hurtful, the old man is still alive, so she is thinking about the future.

"Stupid boy." In return, the Empress Dowager laughed, she leaned over tremblingly and took Lan Qi's hand, Lan Qi stood up on her own initiative, afraid that she would be too hard, sat back beside her, and only listened to the Empress Dowager's words , "I know you depend on me, and you have been worried that after I leave, you will be at a loss, you will not know how to live in the future, and what to do if you are anxious, even if Su Mala can live a few more years, she will eventually It’s a slave, now it’s all right, I’m at ease if you can think and do this.”

"The Empress Dowager."

"Lan Qi, I feel that my body is not as good as it used to be. Now I'm just working hard, and I feel hard. But I am happy to live. Seeing the children and grandchildren in the house, and seeing you happy, I will miss this world." The empress dowager is kind Smiling softly, rubbing the back of Lan Qi's tender and jade-like hand gently with her old hand, she said joyfully, "No matter how long I can live, one year or two, no matter how hard you work, stay with me more."

A woman who has lived through three dynasties, watched the world with contempt, walked into the Forbidden City under the flames of war, faced civil and military officials, and assisted two generations of emperors with her weak arms. At this moment, she held her hand and asked to be with her more.

Borzijit Bumbutai’s life is coming to an end, she doesn’t care about the radiant glory, and she doesn’t want to live through the days of all-powerful, her grandsons are enough to support the world, and her great-grandsons are enough to last Heir, she has fulfilled her life's responsibilities, and now she just wants to spend her old age comfortably.

The Empress Dowager said with a smile: "The Changchun Garden will be completed and opened next year. Xuanye said he would pick me up to live there. I think the concubines must also join in the fun. It's boring to be crowded, but I won't let them go first." Go, I need to talk too much. I made an agreement with Xuanye, let him take the harem to live for a while, and when they have had enough fun, I will go there to spend another summer. Of course, if I can live until next summer. "

"Let's make an agreement, Chen Qie will accompany you well, but you can't say such things again, no matter next summer or the next winter, Chen Qie will accompany you, let's just live every day well, for a long time It's been a long time." Lan Qi said with a smile, but she cried while talking, gradually choked up sobbing, she leaned on the Empress Dowager's shoulder and said, "Lan Qi can't bear you."

Outside the door, Madam Su Mala, who had just gone to put on her padded robe, stood still. Standing next to her was the emperor who had just arrived. It seemed that she was very angry when she came because of the use of contraceptive pills in the Yonghe Palace. Standing with her and listening to the emperor's grandmother and Lan Qi, the emperor's anger gradually dissipated, leaving only a trace of sadness at this moment, which made people feel very distressed.

Xuan Ye didn't go in again, turned around and walked out, stood still under the eaves again, looked up for some reason, the mother saw the emperor's eyes widened with effort, as if to hold back the tears, she calmed down a little , and then smiled with her: "Since she has an idea, she doesn't have to ask. You also advise the emperor's grandmother not to worry about Lan Qi. Sister, if you don't pass on the matter in the harem to the Palace of Compassion Now, just tell the happy things to the imperial grandmother, if the imperial grandmother is in good spirits, let the princess elder brother accompany her, whether it is the prince or other elder brothers, I will really tell the study, as long as the Compassionate Palace calls, everything can be stopped."

"Your maidservant knows, you can teach these things to the concubine De, she makes the empress dowager happy every day." The nanny smiled, but she also said very realistic words cruelly, persuading the emperor, "Long live my heart You have to be prepared, there may be some movement in the court at that time, you have to keep an eye on it early."

Xuan Ye nodded heavily and replied, "I understand."

The emperor came and went in a hurry. Lan Qi waited until the nanny told her that she knew the emperor had been here. When talking about the contraceptive pill, Lan Qi, who had regained her mood, stuck out her tongue mischievously, pestering the nanny and said: " In fact, even the worry of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor was taken into account by me, and if they take their worry seriously, people outside will believe it even more. Anyway, as long as those people are assured that I will not raise any more children, they will be less troublesome."

Mammy asked, "What if there is one?"

Lan Qi smiled triumphantly: "I want to take care of the empress dowager wholeheartedly, and the emperor has no shortage of people to serve him. I don't worry about it or get jealous, and the emperor is happy."

Naturally, this was a joke, Xuan Ye pestered her, she would be more careful, and the emperor also knew the severity and the current situation, and in the days after that, the time to stay at the Yonghe Palace was limited, because he often took time to accompany him The imperial grandmother, the two often meet each other in the Compassionate Ning Palace.

The autumn wind was blowing, and after August, the sky in September really started to be cold. In July, the Qing army besieged the city of Yaksa, and the stalemate lasted for two months. Tsarist Russia finally surrendered. Tsar Peter I came to ask for peace, and the court was overjoyed. Because the Mid-Autumn Festival in August was not celebrated, the emperor planned to hold a state banquet at the end of the month to celebrate and reward the three armies. All concubines and concubines in the harem can attend. The empress dowager did not try to be brave this time. .

The palace was lively for a long time, because the imperial concubine let Concubine Rong leave money to support the front line. Although the emperor didn't ask for the money, he was happy with the dragon's heart, and ordered to praise the imperial concubine for supporting the army. The imperial concubine has a bright face Very proud, before the banquet, the female relatives of the six palaces and the wives of the imperial family gathered in Chengqian Palace to talk, but seeing the imperial concubine in high spirits, the women all speculated in private, whether the imperial concubine will have a good thing coming, and the gate of Kunning Palace should also opened for her.

On the other hand, Lanqi accompanied the Empress Dowager in the Palace of Compassion, and only Bu Guiren led a few princesses over. Chunxi Duanjing is now a big girl, quietly accompanying her great-grandmother to have fun, Lanqi and sisters Whispering to sit and pick a few stitches of embroidery work is not comparable to the lively places in the palace. It is quiet here, and it was not until Wen Xian was brought in, shouting all the way through the door, that the tranquility of the room was broken.

The Empress Dowager squinted her eyes from behind her presbyopic eyes to see Wen Xian running towards her. Chunxi stopped the little girl on the way, hugged her great grandmother with difficulty, patted her buttocks and asked her to salute, but the little girl was disobedient and went straight to the kang. She stuck to her great-grandmother, and said softly, "Great-grandmother, will you go to the fireworks at night?"

"It's too loud, and my great-grandmother has a headache." The empress dowager smiled, rubbed her and said, "Ask the nanny to cover your ears so that you don't cry in fright."

Lan Qi came over and taught her daughter to be polite, the little girl just smiled sweetly, and asked abruptly: "Emiang, why doesn't Sister Yuxi enter the palace, every time there is excitement, I can see Sister Yuxi, I see Sister Kejing was with a sister they didn't recognize, they said it was the elder brother's Fujin, but what about my fourth brother's Fujin?"

Lan Qi and the Empress Dowager looked at each other, and the Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Tong Yan is not afraid, it's okay, just do what you want."

Everyone didn't shy away from mentioning the young lady of Ulanara's family. Lan Qi just found an excuse and perfunctory her daughter, but Duan Jing said while the girls were sitting and talking: "I met the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Jingyang Palace this morning. The young lady of the family paid her respects to Concubine Rong and gave a gift to Elder Sister Rongxian. When she saw Erchen there, she kept saying that she would send Erchen's gift to Zhongcui Palace in the future. A very kind person is..."

The little girl stopped speaking halfway, looked at her great-grandmother, and then at her mother-in-law and concubine Defei. The nobleman asked her what she wanted to say, and Princess Duanjing smiled and said: "It's just that she doesn't look very good-looking. Brother Huang is so handsome, a little unsuitable."

Bugui hurriedly said: "Kids, don't talk nonsense." Then they asked them to take Wen Xian to play elsewhere. When the girls walked away, the Empress Dowager said, "I haven't seen it yet, why don't you bring me here?" see?"

Lan Qi explained to Concubine Hui: "The emperor said that it was not your summoning, and the Sixth Palace cannot come to disturb your rest. If you want to see him, how dare Concubine Hui neglect you."

The Empress Dowager said: "Since you are in the palace today, you can bring him here. Where is he now?"

The nobleman said that she would look for it, and then left. Lan Qi dressed the empress dowager a little bit, looked at her in good spirits, and said with a smile: "Will you give a meeting gift later, the great-great-granddaughter-in-law will naturally want more Yes, but don't treat us Four Fujin badly in the future."

Not long after, Concubine Hui led her prospective daughter-in-law here in a hurry, because there was an imperial decree, Concubine Hui is now generous, but she didn't see the imperial concubine leading a little girl to show off, but at this moment, she saw a delicate young lady following her Concubine Hui entered the door, she lowered her head and couldn't see her face clearly, but she behaved gracefully, she was a good child.

The empress dowager asked the child to raise his head, and he was really ordinary in appearance. Although he had been carefully dressed, he was used to seeing the concubines in the palace, Yingying Yanyan, and princesses who were beautiful and lovely. Suddenly, there was such an ordinary girl. , Another meaning is eye-catching.But although it is not very good-looking, it is still kind. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, she is half a great-great-grandson's wife. The Empress Dowager does not like Concubine Hui, and has always loved her elder brother. Ai Wu and Wu also have a good impression of this child. After asking a few words, the little girl was very generous, she was indeed a child from an aristocratic family, and she was very educated.

Afterwards, the princesses took them away, and Concubine Hui stayed to listen to the instructions of the Empress Dowager. When talking about the mansion outside the palace, the Empress Dowager told: "Yinti is the eldest son of the emperor, the mansion should not be too shabby, but You don’t have a title yet, so don’t be too extravagant and extravagant. You can’t go out of the palace to take care of him. You have to tell your daughter-in-law to do everything. They are young and ignorant, so you have to watch over them. I don’t see you anymore, I still love him in my heart, let him live a good life, there are great-great-grandsons of my generation in the royal family, but they are not Xuan Ye’s grandson, I hope Yinti will win me over.”

Concubine Hui was very emotional, she deeply admired Xie En, and soon withdrew, and Lan Qi sent her to the door. They didn't speak for a long time, Concubine Hui said at this moment: "To be disrespectful, I haven't seen you for a long time. Today I saw you It made me jump, how come I am getting older."

Lan Qi smiled faintly: "Everyone will grow old."

Concubine Hui glanced at her, and the two were silent with each other, and then left together after the prospective daughter-in-law came back with the princesses. The empress dowager is deserted here, I don't feel good. Sister, take the children there, Wen Xian is rampant, don't cause trouble again."

This night, the Qianqing Palace hosted a grand and lively banquet. The crown prince led the princes, princesses and concubines of the six palaces to gather around the empress dowager to attend. When it was time to give birth, I didn't dare to let her move around.

When the banquet ahead was lively, the harem seemed very quiet. A shadow suddenly appeared in front of Jingyang Palace, but seeing Xiao Yu coming back from nowhere, he ran back to Zhang Xu and said, "Master, I have made inquiries, you really want to go!" ?"