Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

The phoenix rests on the wu, the luan rests on the bamboo, the legend of the ancient god bird, but now it is compared to the middle palace as the phoenix among people. Listening to the concubine De's words, the imperial concubine does not understand.

It's just strange that Wu Yalanqi never talked much about the right and wrong in the palace. The fact that the emperor is about to take the throne has always been just a rumor. It used to be so important.Back then, when he faced Niu Hulu's head-to-head, he still had a bit of a competitive heart towards Kunning Palace. Later, he also cared about the idea that the imperial concubine was not the queen after all, but now, year after year, he gradually doesn't care, and gradually faded.

Thinking back to recent years, the emperor always brought her by his side every time he celebrated a major event. She was also known as Zheng Yanshun who was in charge of the Phoenix seal. It is the honor that the aunt only has, but Xuan Ye gave it to her.

As a woman, who doesn't want to be a wife, who is willing to be a concubine, the imperial concubine asked herself why she doesn't care so much now, whether it's family or relationship, the only one who can make her immediately come to mind is the fourth elder brother.There has never been a single person who can make the imperial concubine devote all her affection and get the same or even more rewards. The family's giving to her is accompanied by endless constraints and demands, and the emperor's feelings for her are the most clear to the imperial concubine herself.

Only the fourth elder brother, if she loves her child a little more, the child will repay her more and more. Even if he knows who is the biological mother, his love for him will not be reduced in the slightest. This child loves him so sincerely. This deep palace is the greatest gift from God in her helpless fate.

After a gust of wind, the heat wave rushed into the arbor and became extremely cool again. Both Lan Qi and the imperial concubine looked refreshed a little, the wind blew the rings on their hair buns jingling. She opened her mouth: "Do you believe the rumors in the palace? Or, what did the emperor reveal to you? You must not be convinced in my heart that I took that position. You should have the same desire to compete as other women. You won't be convinced unless the emperor tells you something in person."

Lan Qi nodded slightly, and said softly: "Although the Holy Majesty didn't say it clearly, the concubines are obedient and obedient. In my heart, the Lord Long Live prefers the people in the middle palace, and you must be the empress."

"You don't need to tell me these words." The imperial concubine snorted, turned her face away to show a bit of disdain, and said coldly, "To please me? You don't have to. You and I will continue to maintain the current tacit understanding in the future. That's enough. You can't compete for my origin and family background, and I understand that you can't compete for your position in the emperor's heart."

Lan Qi didn't take it seriously, and smiled calmly: "The concubine is thinking that on that day, the concubine will definitely congratulate the empress from the bottom of her heart, but before that, no one knows what will happen in the palace. It is dazzling under the glory, It will make people unable to open their eyes and see everything around them clearly, I hope that at this time, I can protect the children more attentively with the empress."

The imperial concubine's expression was startled, as if she was getting excited immediately, she frowned and asked: "What do you mean by that, is someone trying to harm Si elder brother?"

Lan Qi lowered her eyes and said calmly: "In February, when my concubine was sick, someone took the opportunity to put arsenic in the concubine's medicine. Wen Xian went berserk and overturned the soup. The empress dowager gave Wen Xian a puppy to lick it He was killed on the spot, but the emperor promised to let his concubine investigate this matter himself, so he never made it public, and believed that the murderer behind the scenes was in the palace, so there was also no movement in the Forbidden City, after all, if it spread, it would do no good to that person."

The imperial concubine felt chills on her back, and asked: "Will they attack the fourth elder brother next time?" But before Lan Qi could respond, she called Qinglian loudly, asking her to send someone back to the Forbidden City , people around the fourth elder brother must be careful about his diet, everything must be checked again and again before it can enter the mouth of the fourth elder brother, and food outside the Chengqian Palace is not allowed to enter, so and so on. Looking at Empress Concubine De, she nodded with a smile.

After a burst of excitement, the imperial concubine woke up and looked at Lan Qi, and asked in a little embarrassment: "Are you okay?"

Lan Qi smiled and said: "Arsenic is highly poisonous, if my concubine has something to do, I will be separated from you."

"You'd better have nothing to do. The fourth elder brother also has you in his heart. After all, you are his biological mother." The imperial concubine glanced at her, turned her eyes to see the wormwood decorated on the top of the arbor swaying slightly, and asked coldly: " What did you come here to say?"

"The concubine is thinking that one day you will be the queen, and the fourth elder brother is more valuable than his mother. Even if he is not your own son, he seems to have the dignity of a legitimate son. No matter whether he is genuine or not, there is always this saying. The identity of the fourth elder brother will definitely change. "The calm smile on Lan Qi's face faded away, and she was a little serious at the moment, and she said seriously, "Once the identity of the fourth elder brother is different, the threats around him will emerge endlessly. You also know that the original son of the emperor, Only the prince alone."

The imperial concubine frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Although the fourth elder brother was not born to me, it doesn't mean that he can be my son if I don't become a queen, but he won't be able to be a son if I become a queen. I agree with the idea of ​​a direct son. , but for outsiders, unless the emperor makes it clear, other people have different opinions, and you and I can't influence them, after all, he was not born by me."

"Whether you agree or not, there will be people who will regard the fourth elder brother as an opponent." Lan Qi's eyes were shining brightly, which is the most powerful aura of a mother, and she said slowly, "This is a big shame, but it is also Fact. When you become a queen one day, Yuqing Palace will definitely regard the fourth elder brother as a threat, and those who stare at Yuqing palace will definitely think that the fourth elder brother is an extra stumbling block. , will inevitably be isolated among brothers, this is the worst."

Lan Qi suddenly got up and left her seat, and knelt in front of the imperial concubine, which surprised her, and complained repeatedly: "You are pregnant with a child, don't make any mistakes, I can't afford it."

Lan Qi said: "This time the emperor agreed to let the concubine track down the murderer behind the poisoning by himself. The concubine will not have to work for the emperor to take action like the saffron incident. This time the concubine is imperative. What he says and does in the future If there is something that offends the empress, I ask the empress to see it for the sake of the fourth elder brother, and don't argue with the concubine."

The imperial concubine asked her to stand up to speak, and said strangely: "So you didn't come to ask me for help?"

Lan Qi smiled: "The concubine just wants to report this matter to the empress, and is worried that you will be instigated by villains in the future and misunderstand the concubine's intentions. I am on your side. For the fourth elder brother, the concubine will never be proud of being a biological mother. The fourth elder brother is able to be today, it is all thanks to you, and the concubine understands better than anyone else. But my mother, the fourth elder brother is the concubine after all. Flesh and flesh, please let Chenqie protect him from afar, let Chenqie stand up for him together with you, Chenqie will not take credit or steal your glory, but just want to do my best to my son."

The imperial concubine listened quietly, and when Lan Qi stopped, she asked: "If elder brother Liu is still here, would you have such thoughts?"

Lan Qi nodded, she could say a lot of things to prove her piety, but she didn't bother to say too much, as for the only thing she couldn't say was the reason why the fourth elder brother came to Chengqian Palace in the first place.She can't destroy the emperor's care and love for her in the imperial concubine's heart, but Lan Qi is determined that Yinzhen is the child she will protect with her whole life, no matter whether Yinzuo is still there or not, no matter how many children she has. Change.

"In recent years, I have paid attention to my words and deeds. I put Yinzhen first in everything. When I gradually realized that the emperor had the ambition to stand up, I began to worry more about whether I would bring trouble to the children. I understand what you said. You are willing to keep silent I am also gratified to pay for my children." The imperial concubine seemed to want to compare with Lan Qi in her majesty as a mother, and said with a serious expression, "I also have a word to tell you. , instead of being suspicious and hostile due to an embarrassing identity, it is better to let go and fight. As Er Niang, I will definitely go all out to pave the way for my son's future. I have already considered some of the things you are worried about."

Lan Qi was startled suddenly, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty misunderstood, the concubine didn't mean that, the concubine just said..."

"So you and I are not the same way after all. You just want to seek stability for your son, but you are too naive." A sneer flashed across the face of the imperial concubine. In an aristocratic family, the chilling heart that came after seeing through the world's human feelings, snorted softly, "Where is the stability in the royal family? Behind the stability is loneliness and no future, but your son is willing to live a mediocre and mediocre life." ?He is so diligent and studious, what kind of future does he envision, do you know? You love Yinzhen, but do you understand him? How many words can you and your son talk to each other throughout the year? "

Lan Qi was stunned, without saying a word, the imperial concubine looked at each other with cold eyes, and said solemnly: "Since you are determined to open your arms for him, don't do it tepidly. Let's do it, yes Clear away the obstacles in his life, instead of moving the big rock to another place, and wait for him to face it himself in the future, such a useless effort, why do you do it?"

Lan Qi was very conflicted, she felt that the imperial concubine didn't understand what she meant, but she seemed to understand, but the imperial concubine's ability to say such domineering and well-organized words really impressed Lan Qi.

"This time, if you find out the black hand behind the scenes, let her be forever." The imperial concubine stood up proudly, and sneered, "In the next three or three years of the draft, how many young women will come in, and some space in the palace will also be vacated. It should be, what are you keeping for things that are in the way?"

Lan Qi didn't say anything, but she was actually thinking about what to do if she found out the murderer behind the scenes, whether to put her in limbo or kill her?These are not difficult, as long as the evidence is convincing, as long as they can prove their crimes, they will surely be doomed, but Lan Qi always feels that this is not the best way.

Jue Chan once said that seeing Concubine Hui would make her life worse than death, Lan Qi would not think so, but thought that if those people could restrain each other, it would be great for her to reap the benefits of being a fisherman. Only now did she understand why the emperor took advantage of all the conditions Checking and balancing the minister, but she doesn't know how to get to that step, and she is groping every step at the moment.

"Why are you in a daze?" The imperial concubine suddenly said, Lan Qi came back to her senses, and the imperial concubine said coldly, "You are also one of the four concubines, one of the few noble women in the Qing Dynasty, kindness and gentleness belong to you Temperament, don't always put it on your face, people still stare at you and bully you? I also know that I am overbearing, but because of this, do those people in the palace dare to bully me? Bullying is a common problem of people, you If you have to be a soft persimmon, don’t blame others for picking it.”

"Remember, concubine." Lan Qi didn't care about the embarrassing words of the imperial concubine, it was very rare for her to say something like her.

At this moment, someone rushed in in front of Jifengxuan's gate, and the people here stepped forward to stop them, seeing that it was the maid next to Concubine De, they brought them in.

It was Xiangyue who came, her face was flustered, she didn't dare to look at the imperial concubine, she timidly moved to her master's side, whispered a few words in a low voice, Lan Qi frowned instantly, pulled herself together and told the imperial concubine that she wanted to say goodbye, see Her eyes were full of curiosity, but she still said frankly: "The Empress Dowager is not in good health, and this concubine is going to Ningchun Hall."

The imperial concubine was also worried, and when Lan Qi turned to leave, she couldn't help but said, "I'm afraid that one day will be less than one day, you have to be prepared in your heart, those people have endured long enough."

Even the imperial concubine understands that once the empress dowager dies, Concubine De will definitely become the target of public criticism. Those people who hinder the empress dowager dare not do anything to her. It will be different in the future. At a certain moment, a black hand emerges suddenly from the dark, and can drag her into the abyss where she will never be restored. During the ten years that Concubine De has been sheltered, she has quietly made countless enemies.

The Empress Dowager is not sick, but she is old and unable to cope with many things. Even if she eats more, she will feel uncomfortable, her life will disappear little by little, her ears will be deaf and her eyes will be blurred, and she is aging slowly in a very normal way.It's just that the people who guarded her were reluctant, so if she wanted to eat one more bite one day, she would excitedly forget the weakness of the old man's body, and would involuntarily want to satisfy her.

Lan Qi waited in Ningchun Hall for three days, and Xuan Ye also came to accompany her for several hours every day. The Empress Dowager finally got over this period, but the imperial doctor quietly told Lan Qi that she was afraid that the old man's body would not be able to withstand it a few more times. toss.

And just in those few days, Eunuch Liang and Huanchun conspired to do something against the original intention of Concubine De. Lan Qi kept asking them to take good care of that maid, but because the little girl was ambiguous, she couldn't be sure that she would find her that day. Is her one of the two eunuchs related to Mingzhu Mansion? Eunuch Liang boldly begged Huanchun for help, released the girl and put her in the garden as bait, hoping that the evildoers would want to kill silence.

I was just going for it, and I was ready to be scolded by the empress for nothing, but unexpectedly, the day after I transferred the little maid to another place, Eunuch Liang secretly sent someone to watch the movement, and captured a person who wanted to As expected, the eunuch who hurt the girl was one of the two eunuchs.

When Lan Qi learned of all this, she was not angry at Eunuch Liang and Huanchun's self-assertion, but she was not happy either, and said with a lot of worry: "I'm afraid we'll scare the snake away." She added, "We've been investigating for so long before we got it. Don’t you think it’s strange that a person suddenly ran out and was easily caught by you with this little clue?”

Eunuch Liang was puzzled: "What does your lady mean?"

Lan Qi thought about it for a while, then she cleared her mind and said, "This matter has been dragging on for a long time. The person who wants to harm me has either not received a response or has already seen everything here. No matter what the situation is, when we deal with her , she must be plotting against us. I have to think a little bit more. Now that a eunuch suddenly appeared to attack the child, could it be that someone deliberately lured us to follow this clue? After all, we have been investigating for so long. Patience is limited, and it is very easy to see a little hope and go all out. So we must be calmer than before, and we must not rush for success. You must understand that they are the ones who are anxious, not us."

Eunuch Liang thought it was reasonable, and said again: "The slave has already let people look at that thing, and he must not be allowed to die. There is no interrogation yet, Madam, do you want to interrogate it yourself?"

Lan Qi shook her head and smiled calmly: "Don't interrogate him, if he wants to tell us something in a hurry, what he said now must not be true. I don't believe there is anyone who is not afraid of death. Let him stay for a few days without knowing whether he will die or not. The days that have driven him to despair, I am not afraid that he will not tell the truth. If he is really not afraid of death, it will be a big deal to fulfill him."

Huan Chun smiled and said: "I'm really afraid that you will be angry, but this servant feels that this matter is reliable. It was you who served the Empress Dowager those few days, and I really dare not distract you."

"Next time, it's better to discuss it with me. If we are still unclear, we will not be able to understand the things outside." Lan Qi smiled, and suddenly thought about it, and told Liang Gonggong to be fair, "Let the news go out." Let’s just say that there was a eunuch who sneaked into Ruijingxuan at night to molest my court lady and was mistakenly killed as an assassin. I guess they won’t believe it, but it’s enough for them to think about it for a few days.”

As Lan Qi expected, there was indeed any trouble in Ruijingxuan. The Changchun Garden has not yet become lively, and the Forbidden City has already spread. There are rumors in the palace that a eunuch was beaten to death in Ruijingxuan. This is the same. When the news entered Changchun Palace, Concubine Hui was restless.

In recent days, Mingzhu noticed that some officials were trying to impeach him for buying and selling official positions, so she was tightening her forces and destroying evidence, and she had no time to take care of her palace affairs, so this matter has never been resolved.Now I don't know whether it was the arrangement that was too careful at the beginning, or the people on Defei's side were too stupid, so there was no movement for so long, she didn't want to wait any longer, so she threatened the two people in the garden to end the matter first, and then she Think again, but I didn't expect to wait for this result.

But Concubine Hui didn't intend to poison Lan Qi this time. She knew the current rules of Yonghe Palace well. All the evidence is added to her body.

Concubine Yi has always been only talkative, she has a vicious heart but no vicious courage, she always wants to persuade her to do something, Concubine Hui doesn't want her to sit back and enjoy the success, and besides, she has three princes under her knees, and she has to guard against it in the future. No matter what, it would be better to get her involved, and even more want to make her really hostile to Concubine De, and withdraw himself from the cusp of conflict.

But after all, two places are separated, Concubine Hui has nowhere to put her energy, and now things are becoming more and more blurred, she seems to want to get involved instead, and is anxious to urge Mingzhu to find a way every day.