Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

That night, the emperor stayed at the Palace of Compassionate Ning all night, Concubine De was ordered to go back to the palace to rest because she was pregnant, but she couldn't feel at ease in the palace, and sent people to the Palace of Compassionate Ning to ask for news from time to time.The next day, although the Empress Dowager's body stabilized, she could no longer sit up. As the imperial doctor said, if the spirit was taken away bit by bit, life would gradually disappear.

Half a month ago, the emperor sent someone to pick up his aunt Gu Lun Shuhui, the eldest princess, back to Beijing, but there was news that the aunt was also ill, and the aunt was over fifty, so she must not be able to withstand the long journey of carriage and horses when she was ill. The hope of reuniting the royal grandmother and her daughter may not be realized.

The wound on Madam Su Mala's waist has not healed yet, but she really can't rest in peace in the house to recuperate her wounds, so she cheers up and goes to the Empress Dowager to serve her. They: "What do you do around me? I'm fine. You all go and have a good rest. You're not made of iron."

But the old man couldn't hold back the younger generation's affection, and how could anyone else agree to something that Lan Qi, a pregnant woman, would not agree to.

But since that day, the physical condition of the Empress Dowager is no longer a secret. The royal family gradually arranges relevant people to enter the palace to pay their respects one by one. More to say, but the old man always has a bit of energy in front of people. Many people who have met the Empress Dowager do not even believe that her health is deteriorating.

But the fact is that the imperial physician understands best, and Su Ma Lama and Concubine De who are waiting by her side understand best that the old and noble life is gradually disappearing, and everyone wants to pull it hard, but every time they stretch out their hands, it seems that everything is in front of them. , but can't touch it.

After the winter, due to the poor health of the Empress Dowager, there was no joy in preparing for the Daqing at the end of the year in the palace. There were even two pregnant women waiting to give birth, and there was no expectation for a new life at all.In the middle of the night of November 27th, Lizhang of Yikun Palace promised a smooth delivery and gave birth to a healthy baby girl, adding a little princess to the palace, but when the good news reached the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the Empress Dowager was in a coma.

No one cares whether Zhang promised to give birth to an elder brother or a princess. They all look forward to the empress dowager waking up again from this wave of coma. Lan Qi spent the whole night praying for the empress dowager in the Great Buddha Hall. When the emperor sent someone to When she was taken away, the always strong Concubine Defei was crying in the Buddhist hall, and the crying seemed to wake up the Empress Dowager. After waking up, the old man was in much better spirits than before. happy with this.

It wasn't until two days later that the palace suddenly remembered that Zhang promised to give birth to a daughter, because there was nothing more important than the empress dowager's body, and the concubines didn't dare to congratulate them with great fanfare, not to mention it was just a small promise, it was just a birth. had a daughter.

But what is surprising is that on the day when the little princess was washed for the third time, the emperor came to Yikun Palace to have a look in his busy schedule. Immediately, the harem changed direction again, and congratulatory gifts came pouring in. At this juncture, Yikun Palace has become a sweet pastry.

This day, Concubine Yi came to hold the little princess in her arms and showed it to Zhang Xu, who was in the confinement. Zhang Xu knew that children who were not yet full moon should not be hugged like this, but I heard that as long as there are guests coming to congratulate, Concubine Yi will be happy. Holding the little princess in his arms to show off for a while, he kept showing off to everyone how much the emperor loved the princess on Xisan. Zhang promised to feel bad that his daughter was not really loved, but thinking about everything in the future, he still ruthlessly acted as if nothing happened.

"The concubine is incompetent. If she gives birth to a younger brother, the emperor will definitely be happier." Facing Concubine Yi, Zhang promised to be humble as much as possible. Her attitude made Concubine Yi very satisfied. A woman who seems to be beautiful but is actually depressed, especially enjoys all the glory that Zhang promises to bring her.

"Elder brother and princess don't matter. What matters is that the emperor cares. Speaking of which, I really envy you. In the end, the emperor cares about you and then the princess. Our nine elder brothers and eleven elder brothers may not have received this kind of treatment." The concubine snorted and laughed, and the baby in her arms suddenly cried. She let the nurse take it away with a little disgust, but turned around and said very politely to Zhang Xu, "Take good care of your body, take good care of your body, and you will be able to take care of yourself." Serving the emperor, of course, the emperor will recruit you to Qianqing Palace, if you have the heart, let the emperor often come to Yikun Palace to sit and sit."

Zhang promised hurriedly: "The emperor came to Yikun Palace, of course to look at the face of the empress, how could she be a concubine, the empress came from a famous family, and the concubine is just a maid in a coat, not as self-righteous as a certain one, in the concubine's heart I am very aware of my importance, the empress can rest assured that the concubine will not forget these proprieties."

Concubine Yi raised her eyebrows, she was very satisfied with Zhang's attitude of agreeing, but said softly on purpose: "The few words just now are amazing, what kind of court lady came, people don't think so, now all the girls in the family are married into nobles, and they think they are high. Be careful. Be careful if someone passes these words to that ear, you will have no good fruit to eat."

Zhang promised to snort and laugh: "It's just relying on the favor of the superior, the emperor also has such affection for her, the concubine will see if she can still have this blessing next spring."

"Shhh, are you going to die?" The harsh words promised by Zhang made Concubine Yi a little scared. The most unspeakable thing now is the body of the Empress Dowager. The emperor hopes that his grandmother can survive the winter and continue to live strong in the next spring. , although everyone knows that it is impossible, but how dare to say it.

But on the other hand, Zhang promised to be able to say such cruel words, which shows that she has poisoned Concubine De in her heart. Concubine Yi's own fifth elder brother was taken away by the Queen Mother. The attitude came from the bottom of my heart, even when I talked about it with Concubine Hui afterwards, even Concubine Hui found it incredible.

In fact, every time Zhang promised to say vicious things in front of them, he would repent in the dead of night and pray to the gods and Buddhas not to bring bad luck to Empress Defei. It's not important for her, what's important is that she can repay Concubine De for saving her life in this life.

From Zhang Ying's point of view, if the thing that Ping Guiren arranged for her could have been avoided, she would really like to be a palace maid for the rest of her life to serve Concubine De. Facing Shengjia, what made her feel at ease was to tell the emperor about Concubine De.

But except for herself, except for Concubine De and Jue Chan, almost no one knew her true intentions. She guessed that the emperor continued to show favor to her to help Concubine De, but every time the emperor looked at her, there was a smile on his face. With a somewhat different meaning from before, Zhang Yan thought to himself that maybe the emperor had some scruples about her after all.

Regarding her current situation, the doubts, accusations and ridicule of others can satisfy her wishes instead. She is afraid that others will not believe that she has really betrayed the empress concubine De. The more people disdain her, the closer she is to Yikun Gong and Changchun Palace, only by gaining their trust can they gain insight into everything in the future.

After entering the twelfth lunar month, it is snowing goose feathers every day. On this day of Laba, it will be gloomy and windy from the morning. These scenes are not seen.The gloomy sky is like the atmosphere in the palace. The longer the empress dowager stays on the couch, the palace people gradually dare not even speak loudly.

The only thing that can penetrate the immersion is the crying of ignorant children. The crying of the little princess in Yikun Palace often makes this place look a little angry, but Concubine Yi is afraid that others will criticize Yikun Palace, so every time the little princess cries He was very impatient when he was young, and asked the imperial doctor to prescribe medicine to calm the child in private, and treated the child who was not yet full moon so cruelly, but the child's biological mother ignored him, and could only wait silently in his heart, praying for God to take pity on this little life.

On the day of Laba, the wind and snow did not stop until the afternoon, but there was no festive atmosphere in the palace. When the weather cleared, it was just everyone standing under the eaves to bask in the sun. Concubine Yi was lazily standing at the door to relax her muscles and bones. There was a commotion in front of the palace gate, the door was more than half open, and a eunuch hurried in and said: "Master, Empress Concubine De is here."

"Concubine De?" Concubine Yi was very surprised. Concubine De was really a rare guest among the rare visitors to her Yikun Palace. How long had it been since she entered the door of Yikun Palace?In fact, except for a few good concubines, Concubine De had very little contact with other concubines. The women said sourly in private that she was someone who entered the Qianqing Palace and the Compassionate Ning Palace. The honor of this one.

Concubine Yi was wearing regular clothes, and her bun was a little loose because of the crooked just now. Seeing that the person in front of the door was about to come in, she let Tao Hong go to greet her companion regardless, then turned back to the bedroom by herself, and asked the maid to comb her hair and change clothes. When she came out dressed decently, the maid in front of the door said that Concubine De would go to Xipei Hall to visit Zhang and agreed.

Concubine Yi frowned, feeling a little uneasy in her heart, she brought the court lady to the room promised by Zhang, when she lifted the curtain, she heard Concubine De say: "It's a pity that I came to see you on a whim today, otherwise I should bring Elder Brother Thirteen with me, Let you see it too, let their brothers and sisters see it too."

But Zhang promised but said coldly: "The concubine dare not work for the empress, let alone the princess is raised by the concubine Yi. You bring the thirteen elder brothers here. I am afraid that troublesome people will say that the empress is you to show off and laugh at the minister. The concubine gave birth to a princess, and the concubine Yi is not lucky enough to adopt elder brother."

A sneer flashed across Yifei's face, but she heard Defei say: "Your words are really strange, how did things change so well, I thought the people in the palace rumored that those words were just jealous of you, so they made up random things, so it turns out that you and I really live together separated?"

The words Zhang promised contained full hatred, "The concubine dare not have sex with the empress. The concubine took care of the concubine's body and said that the concubine is not suitable for giving birth. She wants the concubine to give up the child and take care of her body to serve the emperor's kindness. The concubine is a lifelong concubine. I can't forget it either."