Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"Emiang, why don't you tell Huang Ama what I told you?" Yinzhen frowned slightly and begged his mother, "Emiang, can I ask Huang Ama to let me go back to my study?" , Yuqing Palace is not suitable for me after all, it is where the second brother belongs."

"Emiang can't promise you that you will never tell Huang Ama, we have more things to consider than you." Lan Qi said solemnly, "I don't want to lie to you and tell Ama, but turn around and tell him everything, how about Let's discuss now whether you are right to tell me or not, and after Er Niang heard it, she will tell you clearly whether she will tell Huang Ama or not."

Yinzhen was a little disappointed, but his mother was sincere and didn't force him like a child, but he really had no idea about this discussion, his eyes were full of entanglements, and he couldn't give Lan Qi an answer for a while.

Lan Qi patted his head and said: "Brothers are sick and don't go to school. I want the imperial doctor to report it to you, Huang Ama. If you don't let the imperial doctor Xuan, everyone will think it's strange. What happened today, Er Niang will take care of it first." You are considerate, don't take it as an example. But you think about it for a long time, and when you understand it, tell me why you don't want to go to Yuqing Palace."

"Yes." The fourth elder brother replied weakly.

Lan Qi called Huanchun and Qinglian, and asked them to announce the imperial physician, and then privately talked to the imperial physician, and found an excuse to report it, the fourth elder brother rarely hid in Chengqian Palace for half a day, and the mother and son were separated by two palaces They were all preoccupied, Lan Qi was calm and calm in front of her son, she only showed her worries when she was alone in the room, she asked Huan Chun to ask Si elder brother how she was doing from time to time, she always hoped that her son would come to her and tell her what happened.

But there was no movement in Chengqian Palace all day, until the evening, when the younger brothers came to visit the sick fourth elder brother after school, Lan Qi was afraid that her son would be embarrassed in front of her brothers, so she took the initiative to help him deal with it. After the brothers dispersed, after much deliberation, they decided not to disturb Yinzhen, told Qinglian to take good care of the fourth elder brother, and then left.

But not long after the group walked out of Chengqian Palace, Xiaohezi ran out from behind and said anxiously: "Empress Defei, fourth elder brother, please go back and have a seat."

Lan Qi felt relieved, turned around and walked towards the door, only to see her son was already waiting by the door, with guilt on her embarrassed face, Lan Qi took his hand and said: "Look, because you lied and claimed to be sick, brothers are serious about it." Well, Er Niang lied for you in the morning, and I had to lie in front of my younger brothers just now. If your Huang Ama asked me later, Er Niang might lie again. A small lie will snowball and become bigger and bigger , in the end, either it is exposed to the sun and melted, which is still a good result, or it will overwhelm the snowballer."

"What Er Niang said is true, I will remember it well." The fourth elder brother followed Lan Qi all the way back to her room, and when the door was closed and there was no one outside, Lan Qi said again, "Have you thought about it? Er Niang doesn't promise that I won't treat you. Ma said."

The fourth elder brother nodded solemnly, helped his mother to sit down, stood with his hands behind his back and said: "Although Yuqing Palace is spacious, she lives in it after all. I understand human relations and etiquette, and I can't get too close to the emperor's wife, so I have always been cautious about my words and deeds, but I still encounter many embarrassing things.”

"An embarrassing thing?" Lan Qi silently speculated about what might happen.

"Emiang, the second elder brother... likes female sex." The fourth elder brother said, his face flushed slightly, "He will make out with some court ladies. People in Yuqing Palace seem to be used to it, but Erchen can't see it at all. I am used to it. Occasionally, I even bumped into Fujin, and everyone was very embarrassed. Occasionally, they would have some small quarrels. In short, outside of the classroom, there were too many disputes. And yesterday, Erchen heard that a few people had been killed by the second The concubine who took over the house was saying that the crown prince gave them medicine to prevent them from getting pregnant. After hearing these words, I felt really uncomfortable. Er Niang, you can indeed learn a lot in Yuqing Palace, but outside the classroom It’s too troublesome, I often can’t concentrate on my studies now, my second brother is very different from his predecessors, and I feel more and more irritable.”

Xuan Ye told her what her son said, she was worried about whether the fourth elder brother would be influential in Yuqing Palace, and thought that the prince would restrain himself in front of his brothers, but it seemed that the prince hadn't changed at all, she didn't understand Why didn't Xuanye restrain the prince's behavior behind closed doors? The relationship between the emperor and the prince is getting more and more distorted after all.

"Emiang can't think of a better reason to persuade you Huang Ama to let you leave Yuqing Palace. If you want to leave, you must tell your Huang Ama." Lan Qi replied seriously, "I don't want me Your son is wronged, you don't want to be in Yuqing Palace, Er Niang will try my best to be considerate for you, but we can't lie. Gentlemen are magnanimous, and villains are relatives. Face everything frankly and have a clear conscience, so that you can truly stand up. on high."

Yinzhen nodded in agreement, but said worriedly: "If Huang Ama knows, the second elder brother will definitely be blamed and punished, he is already very depressed."

"But he is the prince, he should be more sensible than you." Lan Qila Yinzhen sat beside him, and analyzed with him carefully, "If this matter ends with you leaving Yuqing Palace, it will be harmless to anyone Well, Er Niang has to say those things to your Ama, and your Ama will blame the prince, and you leave, and everyone will think that you are the one who provoked the relationship. No matter what others think, you and The brotherhood of the second brother will be hurt."

"I understand, so..."

"It's not what you thought, so there are only two outcomes in this matter. You leave Er Niang and tell Huang Ama, or you don't leave, Er Niang will not say anything." Lan Qi interrupted her son's words, and said a little forcefully, "You choose."

Yinzhen looked at his mother in confusion, pursed his lips and didn't know what to do, Lan Qi guided him: "The knowledge in Yuqing Palace is more rigorous and profound than that in the study, you told Erniang once."

"Yes, there are often Western objects in Yuqing Palace. Whenever Huang Ama gets something new, she will show it to my second brother. I have opened my eyes a lot." Yinzhen replied, his eyes began to waver.

"You went to Yuqing Palace to study and learn. The prince's personal affairs have nothing to do with you. Even if they make a mess, it has nothing to do with you." Lan Qi said earnestly, "In the next few decades of your life, will you still have nothing to do with me?" There are more things to endure, and often you will be unable to do anything. The only thing you can do is to wait and endure. In comparison, those troubles in Yuqing Palace are really nothing. If you can’t make a choice, er Mother chooses for you, before you get married next year, there is still a year to go, study hard in Yuqing Palace, after you get married, it is really no longer suitable to go in and out of Yuqing Palace, there is a side Fujin there, and you are considered an adult, between uncle and sister-in-law You really have to abide by the human relations and etiquette. At that time, Er Niang will be able to find ways to let you leave. After that, you will start to get in touch with the government, and you will really grow. Er Niang believes that by then, you will find your present These troubles are not worth mentioning."

Fourth elder brother smiled wryly: "Second elder brother often says that ministers are very cunning."

Lan Qi smiled and said: "No matter how cunning a fox is, it can't escape the hunter's hand. As long as you are strong enough, you will be fearless."

Yinzhen smiled slightly, and asked his mother, "Ereniang doesn't want me to leave Yuqing Palace?"

"What you said is not a big deal. It's just some inelegant habits of the prince in private. You shouldn't care about it. Just ignore it." Lan Qi patted the back of her son's hand and said, "On the contrary, Erniang hopes that you will be patient a little bit, this is not a grievance, but wants you to understand what patience is all about, you grew up under the wings of Queen Erniang, everything goes smoothly and you have never had any troubles, but in your future life, even if you The Queen Mother is still here, and there will be many helpless things, and you have to face them yourself."

Yinzhen's bewildered eyes gradually cleared up, but he still seemed unable to make up his mind. Suddenly, another thought popped up, and he said seriously to his mother, "Can Er Niang promise me one more thing?"

"Why are there so many demands today? Let me tell you first, where did the bad habit come from, always asking someone to agree to you first?" Lan Qi was deliberately impatient, but her son smiled and got tired of it. Seeing that posture, It doesn't seem like a big deal.

"Emiang, Yuxi hasn't entered the palace these years, she doesn't know what's going on in the palace, and she doesn't know how powerful those aunts, aunts and sisters-in-law in the royal family are. After I get married with her, I can stay in the palace justifiably Are you in it? Er Niang, teach Yuxi, she has such a quiet personality, I'm afraid she will be bullied."

Lan Qi thought to herself that when Yinzhen accepts Fujin or falls in love with other women in the future, she will tell her daughter-in-law what she said today, so as to appease her jealous heart, but she feels that she has too much to do. Why interfere with the children's affairs, but because they are all women, they have no choice but to face their husband's three wives and four concubines, Lan Qi can't help feeling sorry for Yuxi at this moment.

"Er Niang?" Yinzhen pushed his mother, "Er Niang, don't you agree?"

Lan Qi said sourly: "Emiang promises you that she will teach Yuxi well for you, so that she will not be bullied."

Yinzhen smiled, and Zhenger Bajing said to his mother: "It's really important, Er Niang, you don't know, the second brother's side Fujin is very powerful, you must not have seen it, there are really many in Yuqing Palace. There are a lot of things outsiders don’t know.”

"Then have you decided?" Lan Qi asked back.

"Yes, my son must learn to be patient." Yinzhen nodded, "In addition to restraining the light, you must also learn to be patient with the unbearable things. Don't worry, Er Niang, in the last year, I will learn more in Yuqing Palace. "

Lan Qi was overjoyed, she said something else to Yinzhen, told him to rest earlier, and then left Chengqian Palace.But in the Yonghe Palace, the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had been waiting for her for a long time, and they had to inform the palace about the preparations for the winter, and they had no time to spare, so she had to cheer up to deal with it.

When looking through the accounts, Lan Qi felt that one detail was a bit strange, and asked, "Why are Wang Changzai's expenses all at the level of a nobleman? I haven't heard that the emperor has such a decree. You all made up your own mind?"