Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

After the people from Qianqing Palace conveyed the emperor's will, they left in a hurry. Lan Qi ordered the maid to bring another pot of charcoal, but Concubine Rong smiled: "You feel cold? I heard that I was warmed up all over, and I thought I could live a leisurely life." In the twelfth lunar month, there are always rules in those serious things, so you are not afraid of being difficult to deal with, now it’s all right, the emperor pushed this matter, he can take whatever he wants, why bother us again.”

Lan Qi drank tea quietly, and waited for the maid to bring another pot of charcoal. Huanchun sent the eunuch who came to pass the message, and walked in the door and smiled: "Enter the garden in the first month, and wait for the spring to bloom. The scenery is beautiful." , Concubine Rong didn't go last time, so she should go to see what's new this time."

Concubine Rong smiled and said: "Now there are only a few of us left in charge, the emperor cannot do without your master, she must go, and I will follow, what will happen in the palace?"

"The garden is very spacious. It has been repaired and built in many places since the last time. The sisters in the palace are not afraid that they will not be able to live in it. At most, the emperor hid in the garden for nothing." Lan Qi closed the tea bowl lid, smiling deeply Looking at Concubine Rong carefully, she said, "The emperor didn't say who to bring or not to bring. Why don't we go to the sixth palace and ask about it? If you want to go to the garden with me, come to my sister or me. Don't you want to?" Those who go just say they don’t want to go, and we don’t need to draw up this list, let them choose by themselves.”

Concubine Rong waved her hands and said with a smile: "No, no, you are messing around. Now you have moved the entire Forbidden City. How many people want to go with you. If you let go of your words, the threshold of both of us will be crushed."

But Lan Qi approached her and laughed softly: "While letting the words out like this, let people say that Long Live Lord wants to deal with the important affairs of the court in a clean manner. If you are considerate of the emperor, then don't cause trouble."

Concubine Rong blinked her eyes and asked with a smile, "What is this saying?"

Lan Qi smiled dutifully: "If we were to decide, they would be ashamed to come down to court each other in private, and the threshold would be crushed. Now let them make up their own minds, and you can just watch me and I watch you one by one, as long as One person said that he wanted to go, so he spread some sarcasm in the palace. This one lost face, and he didn't dare to come in openly later. Let's draw up a quota in private, and pick someone the emperor likes to let him go. , When the time comes, they will say it themselves, and they all understand it in their hearts."

Concubine Rong tsk-tsk: "You look gentle and close, why are there so many gossips in your stomach, how many detours does this matter have?"

Lan Qi said nonchalantly: "It's been more than ten years. Someday I won't be arranged by outsiders. They taught me year after year. Now I just pay them back."

"But don't think too much about it, what if you have the cheek to follow?" Concubine Rong was worried, and said worriedly, "The emperor will blame us for following so many people noisily."

Lan Qi smiled and said: "They are all serving him. What does he blame us for? If my sister thinks it's wrong, I will listen to you, but if you don't have a good idea, why don't you give it a try. Besides, let's It's not the emperor, it can't be regarded as a golden word, when the time comes, it will really make trouble in the six palaces, and it will be fine if they change their minds. Anyway, they have to listen if they don't listen, otherwise they still have to distinguish between high and low status, why did they order us to assist the six palaces? , This is the beauty of power."

Concubine Rong pointed Lan Qi's forehead with her finger, and said with a smile: "Ghost spirit, I really didn't see it before." But after a change of thought, she said softly: "Speaking of the matter of assisting the Sixth Palace, even if only the emperor used to Concubine, she is also considered to be the person who is in charge of Fengyin. Although we have power in our hands, it is only for errands. It is good to have a serious caller in the palace. Unfortunately, the one in Xianfu Palace is no longer available. We The four are evenly matched, which one should I serve?"

Lan Qi nodded: "The Empress Dowager also told me about this matter in Ningshou Palace a few days ago, she doesn't want to get too involved in the affairs of the palace, she doesn't have the spirit."

"What does the emperor mean?" Concubine Rong asked, and said unceremoniously, "Don't blame me for being careless, no one in the palace knows that Lord Long Live can tell you the truth."

Lan Qi smiled modestly: "The emperor and I are really not as good as my sister thinks." She said again, "The emperor never mentioned it to me, but the queen mother did mention it. Although the empress is gone, her own sister is still there. , the same origin, the same honor, just younger."

Concubine Rong suddenly remembered Tong Concubine in Chuxiu Palace, and sighed: "It's too low-key, you see, I even forgot about her."

Lan Qi said slowly: "What the empress dowager means is that when she is a few years older, she will find a name to promote her. If the concubine status is not enough, she will not be able to let her go. I guess she will be promoted directly to the noble concubine, and the Phoenix seal will still be theirs." The two sisters should take it."

Concubine Rong agreed, but she just glanced at Lan Qi meaningfully, remembering that she had left in front of Chengqian Palace that day, Concubine Hui asked: "If there is another queen in the future, will it be her?" Thinking about it now, she couldn't help but tremble , said casually, "Don't you think for yourself?"

Lan Qi knew what Concubine Rong was thinking in her heart, and said calmly, "What are you thinking, my sister and I are the same, if you think about it, you should also think about it."

Concubine Rong couldn't help sneering: "Don't worry about those two."

In this way, the six palaces accompanied Changchun Garden to spread, and because the end of the month was the death day of the Empress Dowager, every time in the past two years, it was busy every time. Concubine Rong and Concubine De couldn't find anyone every day. , The concubines wandering outside the Yonghe Palace couldn't find a chance to speak, and there were a lot of sour words in the palace, this matter really became embarrassing.On the other hand, the two sisters had already drafted a list in private and sent it to the emperor. Xuanye deleted and added some more. Concubine Rong wanted to stay and take care of Liugong, so he added Concubine Rong specially.

And because of the busy these days, Lan Qi temporarily forgot about Yuan's promise, and when Huan Chun mentioned it to her, she remembered the crazy little promise that night, but Huan Chun told her that in recent days, Eunuch Liang sent someone Look, it looks like Yuan promised to see you every day, the yard is quiet and there is no more crying and fuss, and Mrs. Ping didn't bother them at all.

"What we are looking for is peace. It is a good thing for the two places to live in peace. The emperor doesn't like Mrs. Ping, but there is always a reason for being kind to her recently. It is no good to offend her, and we can't cause trouble for the emperor." Lan Qi had a good idea in her heart, He even told Huanchun, "Don't tell Wang Changzai to be suspicious of them, don't ask their imperial physician, I reckon the imperial physician was bribed, and the account will be settled slowly after entering the garden."

After that, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day passed in a blink of an eye, and the first three days of the first lunar month were fine. The emperor brought the six palaces to serve the Queen Mother and moved into the Changchun Garden. There was no date for returning to the palace. Objection, but no one expected that this wave of news of entering the garden would actually plant a rift between the emperor and the prince.

On this day, the holy driver entered the garden in a mighty way, and the empress dowager lived in Ningchun Hall, where the empress dowager used to live. Except for Empress Xiaoyi's Jifengxuan, which was vacant, all those who had been here before lived in the same place, and Lan Qi was still in Ruijingxuan. Concubine Rong lived next to her, while Concubine Yi lived closest to the Emperor's Qingxi Study House.As for Concubine Hui, I don't know why she fell ill since the day before the Empress Dowager's death. Concubine Rong went to see her in person, and she was really seriously ill. Although she recovered after New Year's Day, she couldn't follow her this time.

At this moment, after the concubines found their respective residences, they all came to Ningchun Hall to greet the Queen Mother. They wanted to hear the Queen Mother talk about the rules in the garden, but they were still waiting in front of the Ningchun Hall, hoping to wait for the concubine De and Yifei to come. When they arrived, they went in together, but saw several young eunuchs running in panic. After inquiring, it was Wang Chang who hanged a palace lady in the bedroom of Ruizhu Courtyard where Wang Chang lived. When Wang Chang entered the door, he saw a person hanging there. Immediately fainted from fright.

If this matter is to be asked in detail, the concubines have already gathered in front of the Queen Mother.There are many maids and eunuchs who commit suicide in the palace. For various reasons, most of them are just being bullied or abused. If you can find out what to do and follow the rules, if you can’t find out what, it is usually nothing.Everyone was frightened and didn't think too much, but when the news came from Ruizhu Courtyard, saying that the maid was working in Wuyizhai and was in front of the prince, the empress dowager's face immediately changed, and Lan Qi was also stunned.

The person who sent the message was quickly taken down by the nuns beside the queen mother to speak. The queen mother coughed lightly, and the concubines all fell silent, only to hear the queen mother say solemnly and solemnly, "things in the garden, and things in the palace." It’s the same as the same thing, you can’t tell the outside world, and you can’t tolerate jealousy and gossip in private, Aijia doesn’t want to hear people talking about this in the garden, otherwise, once you enter the gate of Changchun Garden, you will never want to go out in this life.”

It is rare for a kind person to be Lu Wei, and he is very calm. The women stood up one after another, bowed their knees and said yes, Lan Qi followed the crowd, and when they all dispersed, only she was left in front of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother softened her face at this moment. Worryingly, she said to Lan Qi: "Isn't everything done before entering the garden, why did such a thing happen? This maid is working in Wuyi Zhai, why did she go to Ruizhu Yard to hang herself?"

Lan Qi quickly comforted: "Don't worry, this matter involves the prince, so we shouldn't take care of it, I think the emperor will have an idea, and I will take good care of the people in the garden, and don't let them go around. I heard that the rules of Wuyi Zhai are the same as those of Yuqing Palace, I'm afraid there won't be any news about what happened afterwards, the important thing is that the crown prince is well."

The queen mother was very disturbed, and told Lan Qi: "My brothers are all scattered by the lake, I must send someone to take care of it, so that nothing will happen again. The emperor is also, he used to not let them come, but now he is not allowed to live with his mother. This place can't compare to the high walls in the palace, and they are all grown up. Didn't there have been scandals between the elder brother and some easy-to-promise court lady before? Now the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother are not small anymore, you have to be careful."

When Lan Qi heard what the Empress Dowager said, she felt that something was wrong, until two days later when the emperor came to Ruijingxuan in the evening, she didn't say a word when she entered the door and sat down. Hearing Xuan Ye say: "That dead maid is pregnant in her stomach."

She was startled suddenly, and suddenly understood what she was worried about in Ningchun Hall that day, could it be said that the child in the maid's belly belonged to the prince?