Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"The concubine De concubine said those things that the emperor didn't want to say too badly." Concubine Tong lowered her head and said softly, "My concubine let the concubine live a good life and don't become the second concubine. The concubine is destined to be unable to do so in this life. Bad things can't do good things, if you have to force yourself to go that way, there will be no good results."

"What did you do?" Xuan Ye asked, "Could it be because of Mrs. Ping's incident that she made her say this to you?"

Concubine Tong was scared after all, and anxiously shook Xuan Ye's arm and said: "Your Majesty, this concubine will never dare again, don't blame this concubine, it is she who always bullies this concubine, her uncle even killed my uncle , I hated it so much that I was so stupid, and my concubine would never dare again."

Xuan Ye's heart shook, and he asked angrily, "Who told you about uncle's death?"

Concubine Tong was frightened and trembling all over. Seeing her so pitiful, Xuan Ye softened his face and said, "I frightened you. I don't blame you. I am annoyed that you have been involved in right and wrong, annoyed by those People insist on destroying your comfortable life."

"Ama sent someone to say it... Your Majesty, I promise you that I will never listen to Ama's words again, I promise." Tong Pin wept and pleaded wrongedly, "But the emperor should not pursue Ama, please?" good?"

Xuan Ye said: "I won't pursue you Ama, but will you tell them what I said to you later?"

Concubine Tong shook her head again and again, and said with a sob: "Before she died, my sister told my concubine that you can tell the emperor about the family affairs in the future, but you must never tell the family about the palace affairs. She wants me to follow the emperor wholeheartedly and not think about other things." thing."

Xuanye's heart aches, and after being with her for more than ten years, her cousin has finally grown up too. Unfortunately, she is so confidant, just like Queen Xiaozhao back then, fate is always so ruthless, when they are about to become the best queens, they cruelly take their lives away.

"I believe in you. I may promise not to pursue you, Ama. He is my father-in-law and even uncle. How could I pursue him?" Xuan Ye gently hugged Concubine Tong, comforted her, and said earnestly "I know, if I have to force you to be a flower in the greenhouse, that kind of life will not be happy, but that is the best I can give you. I don't want you to betray your family, don't want you to do cold-blooded things like Concubine Wen Gui was so extreme in the past, what happened in the end? I just want you to live comfortably in the palace and be a happy person. Whether it is family or government affairs, it has nothing to do with you. Concubine De is right, are you not If such a person insists on forcing you down that road, there will be no good results."

Concubine Tong nodded aggrievedly, and twitched: "The concubine has always been very good. The concubine lives very well in the Chuxiu Palace. It is Mrs. Ping, who always bullies the concubine."

Xuan Ye blamed: "You are a concubine, how can she bully you as a nobleman, you are useless."

Tong Pin said weakly: "The concubine is useless. Now that she is pregnant, the emperor will reward her with a Jin title. In that case, she will be on an equal footing with the concubine, and even surpass the concubine, so she will bully the concubine even more." concubine."

"Don't you want to improve yourself?" Xuan Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but when he mentioned Ping Guiren's pregnancy, he said coldly, "There is no definite date for that matter, don't worry, I will not let her pass you, let alone bully her again. You. After the fourth elder brother gets married and moves out, I will move you to Chengqian Palace, which is close to Yonghe Palace, and Zhongcui Palace and Jingyang Palace are very lively, which is better than here."

But Concubine Tong shook her head: "It's good for the concubine to be here. It's where my sister lived. The concubine planned to ask the emperor for favors. After the fourth elder brother left the palace, the Chengqian Palace will be closed forever. At least In the emperor's generation, don't let other people live in it, okay?"

This is not a big deal, Xuan Ye nodded and agreed: "I will obey you. Also, don't mention the words Defei said to you to anyone other than me."

That night, Xuan Ye stayed in the Chuxiu Palace. Although the emperor came for a purpose and did not commit adultery, outsiders were able to exaggerate and complicate a very ordinary event, saying that the emperor was because of his uncle. After passing away, in order to further consolidate the position of the maternal ancestor's family in the imperial court, first of all, it will start with Concubine Tong, who has the same background as Empress Xiaoyi. Concubine Tong's future is definitely not limited to the position of concubine. The fourth queen.

However, in late August, Tong Guogang was buried in his hometown, and after the emperor held a grand funeral for his uncle, rumors spread from nowhere that the Concubine De of the Yonghe Palace was in power, bullying others and forcing the concubines in the mansion of her brother-in-law A Ling'a to death. Said that the ghost of the concubine was lingering in the mansion and demanding his life, and Fujin, who was pregnant because of the trouble, was very disturbed.

Lan Ying is not feeling well these days, it is purely out of sheer mischief, somehow she spread such alarming words, she asked what happened to Linga, Linga sent someone to look for it in a foreign country, and spread the word that the girl was alive and well, As a wife in a small household, life is very nourishing.

Lan Ying felt relieved, but the rumors intensified.The worst thing is that some people even made a statement out of nowhere, saying that the vacancy of the queen is not good for the country. Virtue is the asset of the mother of the country, and I strongly recommend the emperor to make Concubine De the new queen.

There are not many booklets, four or five books, and the officials who handed them in do not know where the cat is doing errands on weekdays. They have not shown their faces in front of the emperor for hundreds of years. Now that these things were handed over suddenly, he had no choice but to sneer.

The papers were withheld by him, and after careful selection, he found that no one else had submitted papers on this matter. Xuan Ye did not ask anyone to question this matter, nor discussed with any ministers, and waited quietly for four or five days. , As expected, there was no further movement, and he looked through the few notebooks again. Although the words were different, the writing habits between the lines showed his flaws. It was obvious who had drafted it for them to copy. This matter must have been done by someone Waiting behind his back to see his attitude.

When he secretly sent someone to investigate who these officials had been in contact with recently, but he had no clue. He only knew what threats those officials had recently received in their mansions. It seemed that they were coerced into doing these things. The original texts of the manuscripts hidden by various families are indeed written in the same handwriting, but Xuan Ye has read countless ministers’ notebooks. Although everyone’s handwriting is clear, these so-called original documents are obviously re-transcribed transcripts. It was fresh handwriting that he had never seen before.

At the same time, another incident came to fruition. The person who falsely preached the imperial decree and summoned the prince to the front line was Mingzhu; The person who made the rumor was not Tong Guowei, but Mingzhu.When all the things are connected in series, it can be concluded that Mingzhu has been trying to instigate the relationship between Suo'etu and Tong Guowei. They are the two major relatives of the imperial court, and they are evenly matched. Fist and kick, say ugly words, break crutches and smash.

"After Mingzhu was impeached, she fell into a slump. The relationship between them became more serious. I was worried that it was not good, so I restored Mingzhu's position. But because he didn't entrust him with important tasks, he can no longer compete with them like before. I have another worry in my heart, now it seems that he is not as good as before relying on himself, but it is more convenient for him to play tricks in secret, an old fox is an old fox after all."

At this moment, in the Yonghe Palace, Xuan Ye stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back. After saying these words, he turned to look at Lan Qi. She was busy with her needle and thread without distraction. I heard?"

Lan Qi raised her head, with a dazed expression on her face, she pursed her lips and said: "The concubine didn't pay attention when she heard you started talking about the imperial court. You said a lot of things, and the concubine didn't know which sentence to remember. .”

But Xuan Ye was not happy, approached her and asked: "Why don't you listen, didn't I tell you to listen?"

Lan Qi smiled slightly, not yet aware of the strangeness: "Listen, my concubine, but if you insist on why, it's two different things from talking and listening to what we agreed at the beginning."

"There is one more thing that has something to do with you. Now you have to listen carefully." Xuan Ye was displeased and called people in. Eunuch Liang sent a stack of memorials. Xuan Ye took them and put them on the table, pointing Say, "See for yourself."

Lan Qi didn't move, reminding Xuan Ye: "Your Majesty, this is a memorial."

"I let you see."

Seeing the anger on the emperor's face, Lan Qi knew it was not a joke, she had heard a lot of what she said just now, although most of them really didn't remember, but she knew that Xuan Ye was worrying about those powerful officials again In the contest between them, or the provocation against him, he sighed in his heart that the only way to obey him was to pick up the memorial carefully.

A few lines of words came into her eyes in a hurry, which made her tremble with fear. She glanced at Xuan Ye in fear, and hurriedly opened the other books, almost all of which recommended her to be the new queen. He slipped on the ground, bowed his knees and said, "Your Majesty, don't listen to the nonsense of those ministers, please punish them severely."

Xuan Ye asked her to get up, but Lan Qi's legs were a little weak. He lifted her up with his own hands. Lan Qi sat on the kang, and Xuan Ye stood in front of her. One looked down and the other looked up. Question: "You forced A Ling'a to kill his concubine?"

Lan Qi nodded, then shook her head immediately, and hurriedly explained: "The concubine is still alive, she is not dead, the concubine, the concubine just asked A Ling to drive her away, the emperor calmed down, it was the concubine who bullied others, and the concubine It's my concubine's fault, but my sister..."

Xuan Ye said again: "What do you mean by those words you said to Tong Bin? You told Tong Bin not to force herself to that road. What kind of road is that road? She can't walk, then I will ask you, you Can I go?"

Lan Qi's whole body was tense, her heart almost jumped out of her throat, the serious and majestic face hanging above her head made her feel so strange for a moment, and the words "Banjun is like a tiger" came out, and she knew that those words went deeper and deeper. I thought, it's a big deal, Xuan Ye, is he questioning himself?