Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Speaking of these, I wanted to bring up the old relationship between Jue Chan and Nalan Rongruo, which Lan Qi couldn't tolerate, so she hurriedly pressed Jue Chan and said: "Don't talk about this, I have no intentions, so I really care about you, don't you?" Mention it, you know there are some things I don't want to hear."

Jue Chan understands that Concubine De's feelings for the emperor are due to jealousy for other women and dissatisfaction with the emperor's women. This seemingly contradictory psychology is actually in line with human relations. Shi can marry and have children in an ordinary way, and in such a life, when looking at all this, she must have the same point of view as Concubine De.

And Jue Chan is smart, Lan Qi is understanding, the two of them talk together, without the things they used to do, they have always been easier to communicate and even get along with others than others, Jue Chan is both talented and beautiful, although he is in a low position, he has a temperament in his bones , but no one loses.Sometimes Lan Qi would secretly observe her attire, simple things on her body would always become different, the same palace flower and hairpin, the style of wearing was slightly changed, showing a temperament There is a world of difference.

In Lan Qi's world, a woman is someone who pleases herself. She also longs for her youth to last forever and make Xuan Ye like it. That's why she blurted out those words because she looked at Jue Chan's appearance.Jue Chan is a decent woman of the emperor. If she really wants to show off her beauty to attract the emperor, there is nothing wrong with it. It is just that she is dressing herself up now because she is in a good mood when she sees the spring scenery. She does not decorate her appearance for anyone, but only for her own pleasure. , this kind of state of mind, Lan Qi knew that she could never have it in her whole life.

Not long after, the clothes of the Empress Dowager were changed. After Huanchun brought people to tidy them up, he brought a water basin to ask the two masters to wash their hands, and then served tea and cakes, and a cup of bird's nest. Lan Qi smiled and said: "Yu The high-grade blood swallow sent by Prince Fujin, I wanted to give it to you to replenish your vitality, but Yi agreed to stay with you. After all, she is a senior person in the palace, so I can't ignore her. Usually, there are always many small things. Yes, it doesn't matter if you share more, but there are not many of these Fujins sent in, so I think it's better not to take them for trouble, just as you are here, just use some as snacks."

Jue Chan didn't refuse, it was just a joke: "Your Majesty, it's really different here, the best blood swallow is used as a snack."

Lan Qi saw that she was relaxed and was also happy to talk to others, she put her chin on one hand and said: "It's just empty shelf, last time I spent a lot of money to give you those saffron flowers, this time I come to live in the garden, and do some work up and down. It’s also spent on human favors, not to mention the elder brother’s wedding, from the beginning of the first month to now, I’ve been spending money every day.”

Jue Chan ate a few mouthfuls of bird's nest at ease, and when Concubine De complained about these words, she said with a smile: "I heard people in the palace say that Concubine De is frugal and stingy, it seems true."

Lan Qi smiled, knowing it was a joke, broke off a piece of Sachima and ate it, ran out after chewing on the things in her heart, raised her eyes to see Zen, she was eating the bird's nest without distraction, her eyes were as calm as when there is no wind There was no ripple in the lake water, Lan Qi thought to herself, it's better not to drag her in again.

But when he was distracted, he was inevitably distracted, and accidentally crushed the Saqima in his hand. Jue Chan saw it and raised his eyes to look at her curiously.

Lan Qi sighed in her heart, but she didn't have any sisters around her who could conspire with her. Even if the imperial concubine Rongfei could help her, she was now separated from the two places and couldn't be discussed. The sister Bu Duan who came with her was a good person, so she couldn't figure out what to do. People's ideas, only the one in front of me, is not only close by, but more importantly, she has wisdom and courage that ordinary people can't match.

But the saffron incident almost killed her last time, if she still asks her for help this time, wouldn't she just be reduced to the second Concubine Wen, why would she just open her mouth just because she was a little nice to others?It's rare to think that nobleman Chan can get rid of the imperial concubine and live a comfortable life for a few days, and this has to trouble her to plot against others. No matter how you think about it, it's too selfish and unkind.

"What is your empress thinking?" Jue Chan saw Concubine De's complicated eyes and asked with a smile, "Is your empress thinking?"

Lan Qi suppressed her desire, shook her head and said with a smile: "No, I'm thinking we've been out for a while, and I don't know what's going on in the palace."

Afterwards, the two were just gossiping, and Jue Chan left after a while, Huan Chun sent her out of Ruijingxuan, when the nobleman Jue Chan came outside the door, he asked her abruptly: "Huan Chun, is there any trouble here, Madam?"

Huan Chun was unprepared, and after a long pause, he replied: "It's nothing, why did your lord ask about this?"

"I think, the empress seems to have something to say to me just now, but she didn't say it, I think the empress must have some scruples." Jue Chan said to Huanchun very bluntly, "I am not big in front of the empress. Feel free to speak, Huanchun, if you are willing to convey the message, tell the empress, if there is anything I can help, the empress can just open the mouth, this is different from what I used to do for the imperial concubine in Xianfu Palace, I understand in my heart. Anyway, the empress promised I will continue to do my business year after year, and I will be idle when I am idle."

In fact, Huan Chun didn't quite understand what was said later, so she relayed the original words to the master. Lan Qi understood that Jue Chan didn't see any movement, but was plotting against Concubine Hui every day, but it was her after all. Why should she use her own affairs to force others? She was still terrified of the result of the last time, and she really didn't dare to drag people into the water again.

"You didn't say anything, did you?" Lan Qi asked Huanchun uneasily, and when she learned that Huanchun didn't mention the poison in her medicine, she breathed a sigh of relief, "It's better not to involve her, I'll think of other ways , Eunuch Liang has already gone to the palace to take care of me. In the future, it is not difficult to know that things in the palace are not difficult. I am not in a hurry to find any countermeasures. The ones who are in a hurry now should be those who want to poison me. They should just wait if they are in a hurry Until I die."

Huan Chun said: "The little palace lady who delivered the medicine couldn't ask anything, so she was tortured to extract a confession, but if you don't nod your head, ma'am, the servants will not dare. The few new faces in Ruijingxuan still don't know the truth, suddenly With one sister missing, the servants are afraid that they will go outside and talk nonsense, so they won't let them leave Ruijingxuan for a few days."

Because the guardians of the Yonghe Palace took care of the palace, Lan Qi did not bring many palace maids and eunuchs with her on this trip, but she had two baby dolls to take care of, and Wen Xian was even more mischievous. The maid Wen Xian kicked and beat is a newcomer here, and she is still locked up in Ruijingxuan. Lan Qi didn't let them torture them to extract a confession, but kept them alive.

Two days later, the poison in the decoction was confirmed to be arsenic. Arsenic is a special medicinal material that is strictly regulated for use in the palace. That is, in market pharmacies, every sale of toxic medicinal materials such as arsenic and aconite will be clearly recorded. It can cure people, but it can also harm people. The reason behind this was figured out when Lan Qi tried to make saffron last time.

As for the little maid, she was newly elected after the Changchun Garden was completed, her family background was clean and she had no bad deeds, a child from a dutiful family, she had never offended anyone and had nothing to do with gambling.At that time, Huan Chun asked Lan Qi what to do with the investigation. Lan Qi felt that if such a person could be found out, someone might be caught behind the scenes.

But the little maid who was frightened to death really couldn't find anything on her body. She repeatedly said that she was not a job to serve tea and deliver medicine. Suddenly a decent eunuch came to ask her to do something that day, and she brought medicine. When I came out, I was very nervous because it was the first time to get close to the Empress Concubine De, so I didn't see the little princess running.Normally, everyone would consciously give way to the princess, but that day she was too nervous to take care of it, the little princess went on a rampage just as the dog in her arms was struggling again, and what happened later, and she was frightened like that, forgive me After thinking about it for a few days, I couldn't remember what that decent eunuch looked like.

In the days that followed, everything in Ruijingxuan continued as usual, and the concubine De concubine went to Ningchun hall to take care of the empress dowager every day as if she were in the palace. One day, the emperor ordered that he would go back to the Forbidden City on the tenth day of April, because the prince was going to visit the Forbidden City. Yuqing Palace started to give lectures, so the emperor had to go back to listen to the prince's lectures, and take the opportunity to test the homework of the princes.

Calculating that there are still many days left, the emperor made a decision early, obviously to give the children time to prepare, so as not to go back suddenly and find that everyone is slacking off because their father is not in the palace, and everyone loses face.

As for the concubines in the palace who heard that the emperor was going back, before they had time to be happy, they knew that the emperor would leave the palace and return to the Changchun Garden that day. This time there were complaints in the Sixth Palace, and even Concubine Rong had to deal with the people who came to complain to her several times.

In contrast, Changchun Garden is simply a paradise. There are not many people here, and all the concubines who come here are honest and responsible. Those who are bound by the wall are reluctant to leave, wishing to live in the garden for the rest of their lives.

One day, nobleman Jue Chan and Yi agreed to take a walk in the garden, but halfway through the walk suddenly a wind blew up, and Yi promised that weak people could not be blown by the wind, so he was sent back first, and Jue Chan led Xiang He to continue strolling, Xiang He then told her about the recent inquiries, saying that Ruijingxuan had guards coming in and out frequently these days, and the people in Ruijingxuan didn't go out anymore, and he didn't know why.

Although Huanchun didn't let the people in Ruijingxuan leave because he was afraid that they would go out and talk nonsense, but this is really strange. Outsiders will find something abnormal if they pay attention a little. If other people also put in some thought, they would also realize that there must be some important matter with Empress Defei.

"Don't stare at me anymore, for fear of arousing others' suspicion." Jue Chan told Xianghe, the words fell, and suddenly heard the sound of calling for help from the front, the master and servant rushed forward a few steps, and saw a brightly dressed The little woman was lying on the edge of the pond, half of her body was about to dip into the water, a court lady beside her desperately held her, she raised her eyes and saw the nobleman Juechan coming, and shouted, "Come quickly, my family promised fell down."

The master and servant came to help, and the three of them worked together to drag the person up, and saw clearly that it was Zhang Jiashi who had promised her. Her face was flushed but she was not afraid at all. He let go of his hand, only to see a small fish jumping into the water.

"What are you doing?" Jue Chan panted from exhaustion.

Zhang promised that he was relieved, and hurriedly bowed to the nobleman, smiling profusely with sweat: "The concubine was catching small fish for Princess Wen Xian, and the princess pestered the empress for it that day, and the empress asked where the little fish came from now, the princess After crying for quite a while, I remember seeing some here, and I came to have a look today, and I really caught a few." Then he hurriedly said, "Thank you for your help, otherwise, I would have fallen."