Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"Scared?" Lan Qi was very curious, but asked Wang Changzai and Yuan promised, "Could it be that the place where you live is haunted? Those old mothers scare you, don't they? Get rid of demons and ghosts."

Yuan Ying hurriedly waved his hands and said, "It's not that I'm afraid of ghosts, but people. The courtiers are afraid of Ping Guiren."

In fact, Lan Qi knew very well what they were afraid of, but that was all she said, and hearing them say it now, she just asked in a normal way: "Have you met Mrs. Ping?"

"Not yet." The two said in unison, and looked at each other again, Wang Changzai said softly, "Everyone in the palace said Pinggui is very powerful, and the mothers in the hall of concubines also said, try not to provoke Pinggui. But they are all in the Forbidden City, they will meet each other someday, the courtier and concubine don't know how to deal with themselves, what to do so as not to offend Lord Ping."

Lan Qi smiled and said, "Your status is lower than her. When you meet, greet each other and say hello, and then you don't talk much. You answer whatever the nobleman asks. You have no faults or faults. What else can she do to you, not to mention that there are no nobles in the palace. The rules for disciplining a concubine, as long as you behave in peace, everything will be fine."

The two were very disturbed, and Yuan Ying asked in a low voice: "Madam, is this enough, but I heard that this Ping nobleman beat the pregnant Zhang Xu in the past."

"It's all a misunderstanding." Lan Qi didn't take it seriously, "They are all concubines who serve the emperor, why do you become a scourge in your mouth?"

The two were a little nervous and were speechless for a while, Lan Qi's face was also serious, and she said with a bit of dignity in her tone: "Mr. Ping was young and impatient in the past, and it is understandable to make some small mistakes. Since he is serving the emperor, As long as the emperor likes it, that's enough, no matter what other people say, they will look like they are jealous, and the emperor doesn't like such a woman."

Wang Chang frowned on his pretty face, and replied tremblingly, "Yes."

Lan Qi said: "I only said these things to you because I have heard the rumors about Mr. Ping, and I hope that the sisters will live in harmony, not to criticize Mr. Ping."

The two of them didn't quite understand, but their hearts tightened when they heard the concubine De concubine calling the maids to see off the guests, and the concubine de concubine continued to say to them: "Next time, don't run so straight and say similar things, look at this I can't help you this time, if you say something I haven't heard next time, how will I treat you? I will be fair and just to everyone with Concubine Rong and Empress Concubine Rong. When you come out, Mr. Ping is accused of being jealous and deceiving, what do you think I should do?"

Both of them are a bit pale, they can't compare to those concubines who are drafted into the palace. They all learned how to survive in the palace since they were young. They usually grow up to this age, and they are suddenly used by their families to send them to the emperor. Competing for a husband with a group of women in the Forbidden City without relatives will inevitably lead to confusion and panic. It will take at least a year or two to be polished into a woman suitable for living in this world.

"The nanny in your courtyard seems to have a bad mouth, and you need to change to a suitable one in the future." Lan Qi said casually, and Yu Kui and Lu Zhu came to invite the two of you to go out. Cleverly came forward to help Yuan and promised, "While the maidservant followed the empress in Zhongcui Palace, there was an old woman in Zhongcui Palace who said that life in this palace is the same, and whether you live well or not is all up to you. I promise you Say it?"

"Talking too much." Lan Qi didn't intend to offend, so she sent them away.

Yukui and Luzhu sent the guests outside the door. Wang Changzai and Yuan promised that they were still reluctant to leave. They lingered in front of the palace gate for a while before reluctantly walking away. Talking, ran back to tell the master, Lan Qi sighed: "It's hard for them, send a message to Eunuch Liang for me, let him send more people to follow, now that the emperor is watching both ends, it will be ugly when they fight. Don't look at the two People are weak and weak, and they don’t want to suffer if anything happens, otherwise they would come to me to do something, they also have their own plans, but they are newcomers, and they are still inconvenient.”

Later, when facing Huanchun, Lan Qi lost her temper without any scruples, angrily annoyed herself, and complained to Huanchun: "I'm not here to take care of daily necessities, how can I even help him with women's affairs Control, can he take care of his own woman?"

It's not once or twice that I lost my temper like this. Huanchun listened quietly every time, and then made the master laugh: "You are more and more like the empress of the imperial concubine, and the servant always feels that it depends on the fate of the fourth elder brother. , maybe you and the imperial concubine were sisters in the previous life."

"I really don't know how to be in charge of the family. Fortunately, Sister Rong has been able to take care of her for so many years. I heard her say that there is someone who often agrees and fights. I thought it was a big deal. Now I have a few troubles every now and then. I really admire her." How can you be so calm." Lan Qi turned her back, as if she was still protected by the empress dowager back then, and she was not happy, not because she thought these things were troublesome, but because every time she came back and made trouble, she couldn't escape the jealousy. It was like watching these women scrambling for Xuan Ye in front of their eyes. The suffering was unimaginable in the past.

It was Huanchun who knew his master well, and coaxed her half-jokingly and half-seriously with such words, especially Qianqing Palace has always been familiar with the affairs of Yonghe Palace, and if there is a concubine coming to make a fuss, a little eunuch will send the emperor soon afterwards Greetings or something, Lan Qi was generous in front of others, but then pestered Huanchun and said: "Look, he's guilty, isn't he?"

Huan Chun always said with a smile: "If the Lord Long Live doesn't care about your empress, what are you doing with all this effort, why don't you send things to Jingyang Palace every now and then? Your empress loses her temper because she cares about the emperor."

Whenever this happens, Lan Qi has nothing to say, she will helplessly caress the little things Xuan Ye sent, and say to herself: "Actually, I am no different from them, that's why I look down on myself."

For a period of time after that, the palace was unexpectedly calm, because the imperial concubine's illness seemed to have stabilized, and even the fourth elder brother went back to the study to go to class. No matter who she provokes, she no longer thinks about which empress she wants to befriend with Concubine Hui like she was attached to at the beginning. It's just that she goes to and from Qianqing Palace every few days. The emperor treats her well.

On the other side, Wang Changzai is a person who doesn't cause trouble. It is said that the nobleman of peace has never had a face-to-face meeting. Concubine Rong told Lan Qi in private that the emperor must have leveled the two bowls of water. Even if Xuanye leveled the Sangong and Sixth Courtyards, it has nothing to do with her. What she wants is that there are not so many bowls of water, but that is unrealistic.

That day, Shengjia came to Yonghe Palace after a long absence, because Xuan Ye made a sudden decision and didn't let anyone pass the word. When he arrived at the door, he found out that Lan Qi was with him in Ningshou Palace. He waited for a while and fell asleep on the couch. He opened his eyes only when he heard the sound of water, and saw Lan Qi wringing the handkerchief, and the warm handkerchief was wiping his forehead and neck, Xuan Ye muttered: "On a hot day, cold water is comfortable."

Lan Qi said impatiently: "I'm always greedy for cold, and when I get sick, I have a headache and brain fever, and I'm tired of serving you." Just as she was about to turn around, Xuan Ye held her hand, and said sleepily, "You were not like this before."

"What was it like in the past?" Lan Qi broke free, put down the handkerchief, washed her hands again, ordered Ziyu to bring two bowls of lily soup, took a round fan and sat beside Xuan Ye, shaking it gently Fanzi frowned and said, "Just lie down like this, take off your coat and put a blanket on your stomach, so you can lie down easily, and you won't sweat all over your sleep."

Xuanye lazily took her hand and said, "You don't even want to use ice in your house."

Lan Qi glanced at him, and kept some things in her mind. She always prepared for Xuan Ye to come, always afraid that he would come over in a hot sweat and go into the room to catch the cold. She didn't enter the harem for a while, and only came to Chengqian Palace to visit the imperial concubine. The threshold of Yonghe Palace was almost covered with dust and he was nowhere to be seen, but she still asked people to prepare these small things every day, even if she was hotter, she was not there. Use ice in the house.

"I'm not Yinzhen Yinxiang. You used to be such a delicate person, you could only act like a baby in my arms, but now you always teach others the other way around. You are used to teaching your sons, aren't you?" Xuan Ye frowned, Obviously there is a smile and peace of mind in his eyes, but he pretends to be displeased and mutters lazily, "I won't come in the future, why should I have an extra mother for no reason?"

Lan Qi thumped him heavily on the shoulder, turned around to leave, but was pulled hard and fell into his arms, the couch was quite spacious enough to accommodate two people, Lan Qi struggled a few times and said it was too hot and tired, Xuan Ye But greedily embraced and said: "Your body is cool and fragrant, let me hug you for a while."

She said very softly: "I hold a younger, more fragrant and softer person, and throw all the messy things to others. In the past, she was the grandson and daughter-in-law of the Empress Dowager Cheng Huan, and she was also the person in the eyes of others. It hurts, and I do trivial things every day, and I'm getting older, so I look like an old woman, right?"

The waist was lightly pinched, Lan Qi's body trembled, Xuan Ye breathed beside her, and said ambiguously: "Would you like to give it a try, are you really an old mother?"

"The concubine is still young." Lan Qi struggled to leave, but was hugged even tighter. She couldn't hold on to her promise for long, and soon surrendered in his arms, and said aggrievedly: "I am miss you."

"I know." Xuan Ye smiled softly, hugged her reassuringly, the two of them didn't speak, and Xuan Ye fell asleep again after a while, Lan Qi knew that he was tired, so she was reluctant to wake her up, so she stiffened and took a nap with him For a moment, the emperor had been sleeping for a short time, and he woke up soon.

The two sat opposite each other and drank lily soup. Xuan Ye liked the light taste in Yonghe Palace, and while chatting, asked Lan Qi what she was doing in Ningshou Palace. Empress Dowager please greet me, my concubine has gone to accompany me, old Fujin is in much better spirits."

Lan Qi paused for a moment and then said: "The ministers and concubines are not allowed to interfere with the affairs of the court, but this can be regarded as a family matter in the clan. The concubines don't ask the emperor why, but I just want to ask you to show me what is going on with Prince An's mansion. good attitude?"

Xuan Ye didn't speak for a while, he knew in his heart that Prince An was gone in February, he was still in the south of the Yangtze River at that time, he didn't care about Prince An's funeral, and everyone in the clan was watching.