Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"Yes, yes, it's the concubine's fault." Lan Qi thought to herself that it's nothing to admit a mistake, just don't let Concubine Yi go down to the south of the Yangtze River alone, Huan Chun always said that she has a big heart, it's because she didn't see something important happen to her , and now he said solemnly, "If the emperor really takes her south, the concubine will not be able to relax for about a year or so."

Xuan Ye was amused by the sour words, sweeping away the haze when he entered the door, he was finally subdued in this matter, before he pushed himself out in awe-inspiring manner, because it was for the matter of the Six Palaces and to share his worries, Xuan Ye Ye wanted to refute, but he always felt that he couldn't use his strength. Now that she saw her petty anger, he felt a little relieved, and said softly: "Is it too late to drive me to Yikun Palace, I have never seen you like this."

"I haven't seen it before, how fresh is it now?" She smiled back, avoiding Xuan Ye's hand that was about to pinch her waist, and said seriously, "It's so easy to entertain you, but the affairs of the palace cannot be delayed, Your Majesty Matters in the court are more important, the concubine is sincere, you are busy with your work, don't always think about me."

Xuan Ye nodded: "I have a sense of proportion." He also ordered, "In September and October, you discuss with Concubine Rong and push some more things for her. I will talk to her carefully. At that time, the southern tour should also be done." It's settled, I'll let her enjoy herself for a while, let people know that she will go with her, and let her happily let go of the affairs of the palace."

Lan Qi was a little nervous, "Should we still take her there?"

Xuan Ye smiled smugly, nodded her forehead and said: "Of course I won't let her go, yes, yes, there are ways to keep her from going, stupid."

Lan Qi was satisfied now, and she also knew that her calculations were not kind, compared to Concubine Yi, she was pitiful, but she thought, it would be better to obey her wish than to cry her back in front of others. What Xuan Ye likes right now is If she was not Concubine Yi, if she turned the other way, then it would be really unreasonable for her to instigate these things.

The emperor rested in the Yonghe Palace for another half an hour before heading back to the Qianqing Palace. Seeing his master's breezy face, Huanchun asked with a smile what a good thing it was. Lan Qi simply mentioned a few words, and Huanchun knew what it was, but she said Get up: "Just now Eunuch Liang was talking with his servants outside, Eunuch Liang is really pitiful, he said that he still can't be as handy as Eunuch Li, and he is anxious every day, the servants look at it, he is so thin after a summer It's come full circle."

"It's not easy to handle the errands in front of the emperor. His master is someone who has been with the emperor since he was a child. How can he catch up with him?" Lan Qi didn't care, and asked Huanchun to send someone to tell Eunuch Liang not to be so Nervous, I arranged things in the palace, and invited Concubine Rong to come over tomorrow. In the evening, I asked the small kitchen to cook a few dishes and send them to the Qianqing Palace. I was busy stopping everything before I wanted to take a rest, when I heard Wen Xian. Calling Er Niang outside the door, the little girl ran in bouncing and bumping into her mother's arms without thinking.

"Look, sweat on the head." Lan Qi blamed, hugged her daughter to tidy her up, Wen Xian was getting taller, not as chubby as before, now he looks quite slim, with a pretty face, The big eyes flicker and flicker, always making people like it more and more. She is really royal and princess-like when she is still, but as soon as she opens her mouth, she is a devil in the world.

"Er Niang, I was so scared to death today." Wen Xian stood on the kang and let his mother change her clothes, and said delicately, "My sister-in-law is here today, she has a big belly, I am very happy to talk to my sister-in-law, but Later, Empress Hui also came, and she wanted to take her sister-in-law back to Changchun Palace, but her sister-in-law kept crying and crying, dragging the imperial grandmother and refusing to leave."

Lan Qi was stunned when she heard this, and turned to look at Wen Xian's nurse, who quickly explained the matter clearly: "Concubine Hui said that she would take Da Fujin to Changchun Palace to recuperate for a few days, and ask the nuns in the palace to teach Fujin about having a baby. The queen mother thought it was a good thing, so she agreed. But Fujin suddenly started to cry, and knelt in front of the queen mother with her belly upright, saying that she would not go, which scared everyone. The servant hurriedly hugged the princess to avoid it. I don’t know anything about it.”

Lan Qi thought that this matter hadn't been reported all day long. It should be that the Queen Mother didn't want anyone to know about it. She ordered the wet nurse not to tell anyone else. She turned around and hugged her daughter to coax her. Finally, she tricked the child into agreeing not to tell anyone about Dafu Jin's day today. The matter of crying in Ningshou Palace.

At night, Wen Xian and his younger sister huddled together to sleep, and when the four children fell asleep peacefully, Lan Qi breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't feel sleepy for a while, and just happened to be a little hungry, so she and Huan Chun sat under the window and shared a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus lotus root powder. Huan Chun didn't dare at all, Lan Qi said that she was bored by herself, so she half pushed and half stayed with her.

The master and the servant were gossiping and brought up the matter of Da Fujin, Lan Qi couldn't help but sigh: "Why did she make such a scene with her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law? Now that the scene is in front of the Queen Mother, she has no shame. She used to be such a prudent and cautious person. Doing things more impulsively and impulsively."

Huan Chun got tired of eating half a bowl of lotus root powder. Seeing that the master was also not interested, he took a plate of fried cashew nuts with salt. Lan Qi ate a few of them. Some thoughts were circling in her head and she said to herself: "If Da Fujin gives birth to a boy, he will have some confidence in front of her mother-in-law in the future, but I am very unkind in my heart, and I don't want her to give birth to a grandson at all."

Huan Chun looked around vigilantly, the quiet conversation in the dead of night could easily be heard by the people around him, and seeing that there was no one was relieved, Lan Qi laughed at her: "You are too nervous."

Huan Chun said: "Nowadays there are many people in Yonghe Palace, so be careful."

"I listen to you." Lan Qi clapped her hands, got up and stretched her muscles, thinking about these days, thinking about what the emperor said to her during the day, she suddenly said, "I feel more and more selfish, Huanchun you Can you see it?"

Turning around, seeing Huan Chun nodding to herself under the candlelight, she smiled knowingly, leaned on the window lattice to see the clear night, she didn't know what she was thinking, and said for a long time: "I was annoyed by myself for a while, now It’s hard to say what it feels like, it’s like getting used to it.”

Huan Chun said: "Your Majesty doesn't want to harm others, what's wrong with being selfish?"

"But what is harm?" Lan Qi asked her, "Is murder and arson count?"

Huan Chun couldn't understand what she said, and Lan Qi couldn't understand it herself, so she smiled wryly: "I'm afraid of getting old, and I think the time is too slow, give me ten years, is it enough to understand all this?"

Under the moonlight, these words disappeared in the night, and in the morning of the next day, there will be many things waiting for her to face, and she will cheer up in front of people, and always feel that life is really on the way She couldn't stop on a different path from the past.

In September, Galdan launched a war, and the Khalkha tribe was defeated by the Junggar tribe, and the whole tribe moved nearby. When the news came, the court was furious.

People in the harem are also in panic. Although war has nothing to do with women, wars can be won or won. Who knows what the outcome will be. They haven't had enough of a good life in the Forbidden City. These words will be decapitated, not to mention that Galdan is still far away from the Qing court.

The emperor was busy with government affairs, so he seldom came to the harem. He went to accompany the imperial concubine sporadically, that is, in the Yikun Palace. Outsiders would occasionally pass by the Yonghe Palace and hear the children crying and laughing. The emperor was unwilling to go, no wonder Concubine De couldn't keep the emperor this time.

In contrast, even though there are many children, Yikun Palace is much quieter. The young Princess Wen Ke seems to resemble her name very much. This child has always been quiet.

What annoyed Concubine Yi was that every time the emperor came, whether it was to rest or sit and talk, the people from the House of Internal Affairs always rushed to trouble her at this time. She could handle it once or twice, and occasionally encountered difficult The emperor was watching by his side, making her nervous and sweating every time.

Today the emperor was in a good mood, holding elder brother eleven and leading him to write, while concubine Yi was rubbing ink on the side. It was a rare time of comfort and happiness, but the father and son hadn't finished writing the name of elder brother eleven, and the House of Internal Affairs came again people.Concubine Yi didn't hold back for a moment, her face showed an impatient expression, and when she realized that the emperor was by her side, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Xuan Ye said gently, "There is something I've wanted to tell you for a long time, and I'm afraid you won't be happy."

Concubine Yi glanced at the emperor, lowered her head and muttered: "Does the emperor think concubines are useless?"

"It's not that you're useless, but I'm afraid you've worked hard." Xuan Ye asked the wet nurse to take Elder Elder Brother away, and Concubine Yi brought water to serve him to wash his hands. It's a pity that you didn't follow while you were pregnant with the child, this time I want to take you along."

Concubine Yi was overjoyed, and what surprised her even more was that the emperor continued to say: "The imperial concubine is not in good health, she was very reluctant last time, this time she will definitely not accompany her, and most of the others cannot leave. , I felt a headache when I went there."

Concubine Yi smiled embarrassingly: "Why does the emperor coax his concubines, you love to go to Yonghe Palace so much."

Xuan Ye didn't take it seriously, and continued to say: "You have been in charge of the affairs of the palace for more than half a year, and you have become emaciated. I still like to come to you in the past to see how happy you are. Now you are busier than me. gone."

"People in the Ministry of Internal Affairs have no winks, and they come to annoy ministers and concubines at these times." Concubine Yi smiled wryly, but her heart moved. If you can't do it well, it's her fault. It's better to go down the steps, but if you're too proactive, will you look worthless?

I don't know if Xuanye saw her thoughts clearly, and said again: "The southern tour will take a month or two. If you take care of the affairs in the palace, you can't do your best when you go out. It's so boring. It doesn't matter whoever does the palace affairs. It is already a great credit for you to raise the princes and princesses for me."

Concubine Yi was very happy to be coaxed, but she was a little nervous if she really wanted to speak. Xuan Ye waited patiently, and finally she said: "I'm afraid that if the concubine doesn't care, the other sisters will have to work hard."

The emperor said nonchalantly: "I just come here to you from time to time. It's okay if I'm busy elsewhere, as long as you are at ease, and whoever takes over will take care of her."

"The concubine will go back to the imperial concubine tomorrow?" Concubine Yi was a little excited, as if she was about to get out of the sea of ​​suffering, and said a little shyly, "Afterwards, it is time to prepare for the funeral of the empress dowager, and prepare for the emperor's southern tour. .”

Xuan Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "You prepare well, we will leave in the first month."

This matter soon came to an end. In such a busy situation in the court, Concubine Rong and Lan Qi both felt that the emperor was too dedicated. Concubine Rong blamed Lan Qi in private: "When you get the power of assistant, if you do it later No, I want to see the emperor, how can I settle accounts with you? Even letting her go on a southern tour, how much face is this?"