Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"I want to go and see her." Zhang promised murmured, obviously she agreed seriously, but seeing that the court lady was a little older, she lost her confidence in speaking, and repeated in a low voice, "Where is this? "

"The servant girl is called Ling Lan. She worked in the Palace of Compassion and Ning in her early years. She came here to take care of an old lady who was Taizong more than ten years ago. After the lady passed away, she stayed here to take care of the palace. This place is next to Ningshou Palace. The northernmost part of the village is a little bit off, but it is very quiet."

Ling Lan is very gentle, she really looks like a person who has lived in a corner of the palace for more than ten years and does not get involved in any disputes, she is quiet and peaceful, she quickly waits on Zhang promised to put on her clothes and shoes, and helped her to go to Xiao Yu's room, smiling Said: "There are two rooms in the main hall and two small rooms on the side. They are simple and not as magnificent as the six palaces in the east and west. They are better than the single courtyard. It is very comfortable to live a small life by closing the door. .”

"Isn't it Lenggong?" Zhang promised to stop and looked at the courtyard. It was nothing compared to Yikun Palace and Jingyang Palace. The square-inch courtyard and the beams and columns were also a bit old. It really looked like a remote and untouched place. The place is very clean. Where the light of the lantern shines, the window sills and door frames are spotless, and there are no spider knots under the eaves. Neat flowers and plants can be vaguely seen outside. Lily of the Valley helped her to go to the small room next to her, and said with a smile, " It's not a cold palace, it's deserted, it must be lonely if you promise to live here in the future."

"Don't you know why I came here?" Zhang promised to see all the ugly people in the palace, and the maids who abused her in Yingtai were also of the same age, and most of them couldn't get along in the palace, and they couldn't find someone to call the shots. When people let them go, they gradually become twisted and perverted, taking pleasure in torturing the little maid.

Although she agrees now, a down-and-out concubine who was beaten by the imperial concubine in public and then abandoned in an unoccupied palace is not at all proud and dignified in front of the maids, but Ling Lan is very polite and respectful to her, making her happy. She felt warm and uneasy in her heart.

Ling Lan said with a leisurely smile: "When you meet Xiao Yu later, ask her why she made you cry and you will understand."

Zhang promised to be dubious, and led by Ling Lan, he entered a cramped and narrow room, which looked like a place where things were piled up. Although there was a window, there was no bed. Outside of the small cabinet, there is nothing else.But although the place is small and old, it is very clean and refreshing. The windows are half opened, and the breeze comes in slowly. In the sweltering early summer, the room is not too disturbing.

"Master, you're awake." Xiao Yu whimpered and said, "Aunt Huanchun lied, she said she wouldn't really beat her, but the servant girl was about to be beaten to death."

Zhang promised that he didn't understand what she said, so he sat on the side and asked carefully, only then did he know that today's matter, since she was served by Xiaoyu in Yikun Palace, it was all under the calculation of Concubine De and Concubine Huanggui , They have no other purpose, they just want to get themselves out of Yikun Palace.

Xiao Yu dressed her up deliberately and slowly today, waiting for Concubine Yi to be in a hurry before letting the master go out in embarrassment.In Chengqian Palace, it was found that the rouge was not spread evenly on the face, and Xiao Yu took the master to apply it outside the door, so it was not serious rouge.What was twisted into the powder was not rose juice, it was full of onion juice. She just used her hands to wipe off the original rouge on Zhang Xu's face in the past few times. When the empress arrived, she hurriedly wiped the green onion juice around the master's eyes, and when she entered the door and could no longer move around, she watched Zhang promise to be so hot that she burst into tears, while Xiaoyu's hands were stained with those things, and she slightly rubbed her face After a touch, I also "cry".

"The girl said, the empress is reluctant to let you suffer in the Yikun Palace again, but the empress knows that you definitely don't want to leave, so I can't tell you about it. Anyway, the maidservant wants you to leave the empress Yifei wholeheartedly. I'm going to be tortured to death by her." Xiao Yu groaned and sobbed again, "My aunt clearly said that the eunuchs of Chengqian Palace would not really beat me, but they beat me to death, and the servant was almost beaten to death."

But on the buttocks, Zhang promised to slap her twice, Xiao Yu screamed and curled up, Ling Lan hurriedly stopped her, and said with a smile: "Yuan can't slap her again, her butt is swollen like a hill."

Xiaoyu cried and said, "Aunt Huanchun asked me to do it, what did the master blame me for?"

Zhang promised that his eyes were full of tears, and he was choked with sobs: "In the future, I will be An Sheng here, who will help the empress with things, who will look after them? The little princess is still in Yikun Palace, we are not here, what will she do?"

The master and the servant were crying together, Ling Lan persuaded her for a long time, fearing that the room would be too stuffy, she helped Zhang agree to come out, telling her that she had been instructed by Empress De, who had come to see it herself, and knew that living here was not bad. Okay, so I handed him over to her with peace of mind, and asked her to take good care of Zhang and agreed.

Originally, the position promised by the regulations was not qualified to use a senior court lady like Ling Lan, but Ling Lan's responsibility was to take care of this palace, now speaking of it, it was just taking care of it by the way, Ling Lan smiled even more Said: "The Empress Concubine De concubine has agreed another maidservant Yueyin. The slaveservant is considered to be doing business for the empress. Can you live here with peace of mind?"

Zhang promised to nod with tears in his eyes, but he was a mother after all, and he still couldn't let go of his heart and said, "My daughter is still in Yikun Palace."

Ling Lan wrung the handkerchief to wipe her face, and comforted her: "Your Majesty also sent Huan Chun to talk to your servants about this matter, Your Majesty reassures you, I think Concubine Yi would not dare to abuse the princess, the princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, this matter Son, if you can trust the Empress Concubine De, then deliver it to the Empress."

Zhang promised to look up and take a closer look at the house, it was much smaller than the place where she lived in Yikun Palace, but there should be a lot of things. Hearing that Empress Defei came here to see it in person, she felt sad for a while. From this, Ling Lan didn't understand why she was so sad, and after patiently comforting her for a long time, she was at peace, and after that she took care of her to wash up, and finally got along overnight.

The next day Zhang promised to be still asleep, but was woken up by Lily of the valley, and asked her to sleep on her stomach, pretending to be injured, and when she was ready, she heard Tao Hong's voice outside asking if anyone was there, and Lily of the valley rushed out to greet her.

After a few words of politeness on both sides, Taohong came in and blessed Fushen in front of the bed and said: "The master sent the servant to come and see you, saying that you are from Yikun Palace anyway, and you are the mother-in-law of the little princess, so I can't really ignore you , I packed up some of the things you usually use. Last night, the Lord Long Live came to Yikun Palace to appease the empress, saying that you are young and ignorant, and you will be fine in the future. The empress will let you live in peace of mind. After coaxing the imperial concubine to be happy, I will take you back."

Zhang promised to stay silent, and she didn't know what to say, but she heard that the emperor went to Yikun Palace. The emperor has always liked Princess Wen Ke, and every time he came, he would hug her and tease her for a long time. After Yifei pressured her to prevent her from mistreating the little princess, Zhang promised to feel a little relieved.

Tao Hong said a few more words, and when she exited, she smiled and said to Ling Lan: "Where is that girl Xiao Yu? Anyway, she followed me in Yikun Palace for a while. She was beaten up poorly yesterday. I brought some plaster. Use it for her."

Linglan pointed the way very politely, and said that she had other things to stay with her. Taohong felt at ease, and asked the accompanying eunuch to wait outside the door, and came in alone. After all, I can't take a closer look. Seeing Xiaoyu lying on her stomach and talking, she lifted the quilt with her hands. She lifted up her jacket and saw that the two halves of the little girl's buttocks were horribly swollen. Faintly seeing blood coming out, and the unpleasant smell of ointment, Tao Hong's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly covered her.

"You, take good care of me here and promise, after a while, the empress will find a way to pick you up." Tao Hong said the same thing, but what she did was what Concubine Yi told her.

After sending the emperor to court in the morning, Concubine Yi was suspicious for some reason and asked Taohong to come and see for herself. Taohong also felt strange at first, after all, it was inexplicable for the master and servant to cry like that yesterday. Believe it.

When Taohong returned to Yikun Palace, Concubine Yi asked one by one why they were crying, Taohong replied: "Xiao Yu said that when she put rouge on Zhang Xu, she got the rouge into Xu Xu's eyes, Zhang Xu Tears are not crying, but eye pain, and she was scolded by Zhang Xu for a few words of grievance, originally she just sniffed, but was frightened by a few empresses, and she cried stupidly."

"Inexplicable." Concubine Yi still felt weird, but it seemed to make sense, and Zhang Jia was thrown to such a place, it seemed that she was going to die alone, or she would bring him back in the future, according to the tone of the emperor last night It's a pity, but if she can't get it, she can only make new ideas.

Tao Hong sighed: "Xiao Yu was beaten to half-mutilation, the imperial concubine was really ruthless." But how did she know that Xiao Yu's wounds were all swollen, and those gauze blood stains were the illusion made by Lily of the Valley, Huan Chun told her, I'm afraid those few people are suspicious, especially Concubine Hui is the most shrewd, presumably no one dares to move Zhang promised, but it's not difficult to see Xiaoyu, so when the imperial concubine confessed to the eunuch who beat people in Chengqian Palace, Zhang promised to get dizzy That's fine, but for Xiao Yu, it's true.

Xiao Yu only found out later that she was cheated by Huan Chun. When Huan Chun told Lan Qi, she couldn't help but smile from ear to ear: "Ling Lan said that she faked crying every day and refused to get up to pretend to be sick. Even Zhang promised to despise her." gone."

Lan Qi was very happy when she heard that, and said with emotion: "It's clean there, they can do it no matter what, but poor Xiaoyu was really beaten up, I'm afraid I won't believe you next time. Find a chance to get her some more delicious food, It's getting hot, and we can't finish the melons and fruits in the palace, so we try to send them over."

Huan Chun persuaded: "I don't dare to be so courteous right now, at least wait a while, don't worry, there will be a few stutters without missing Zhang's promise."

Lan Qi has nothing to dissatisfy, after solving Xing'er's matter, she just feels relaxed, whether it is Concubine Hui or Concubine Yi, she will take one step at a time in the future and put Xing'er there, although she will always have more eyes, but she I really can't bear to watch her being tortured day by day, and because of this, she can't let go of her fists and feet to do things.

Finally, there are a few happy things, but what I can't let go of right now is the illness of the imperial concubine.After convening the Six Palaces that day, the imperial concubine fell asleep for a long time before waking up. The extreme weakness made Lan Qi feel guilty, but the imperial concubine said happily: "I can make you feel guilty about me, and I will feel at ease when I go underground."

Lan Qi couldn't laugh or cry, it might be a good thing to see the imperial concubine smiling.

In the afternoon of that day, Lan Qi wanted to go to Chengqian Palace to see the imperial concubine, but someone from Jingyang Palace suddenly came and said that the tribute from North Korea had arrived.It was only then that Lan Qi remembered this incident. The tribute to Emperor Wanshou was supposed to be in March this year, but North Korea sent it a full two months late, which is strange.