Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

When her son finally told her about Prince Yu, Lan Qi seemed relieved, she was more patient than ever, she pulled her son to sit down and said, "Speak slowly, Yinzhen, Er Niang listen."

The fourth elder brother looked at his mother strangely, and suddenly smiled: "Er Niang, why are you nervous?"

Lan Qi was stunned for a moment, touched her cheek, saw her son smiling slyly, knew that he was doing it on purpose, felt ashamed and angry, reached out and patted him: "You only bully me."

The fourth elder brother was not in a bad mood, he took his mother's hand and said, "Er Niang's angry appearance is the most beautiful."

The mother and son are not serious, although Lan Qi is happy, but there is something important right now, so she calms down and asks: "Why are you asking Auntie?"

Yinzhen said: "Emiang, what do I want to do in the future, if Yuxi comes to you to cry, you must throw her out, and don't let her in at the gate of the Forbidden City, don't allow her to lose face."

"You mean?" Lan Qi was stunned. She guessed that her son felt sorry for his uncle, and worried that his son would not understand his father's actions. Why did this matter go around Yuxi? What does it have to do with Yuxi?

Yinzhen ate half a piece of golden jujube paste cake, and said with a sweet smell of date paste in his mouth: "Uncle was silent outside the Chaoyang Gate that day, and accepted the punishment generously and calmly, but when he turned around, my aunt came to cry in front of the emperor's grandmother. Uncle is ashamed, uncle is so heroic, auntie should stand behind him firmly." He stuffed down a whole piece of jujube cake, and said inarticulately, "In the future, Yuxi will follow me, and I will tell him, no matter when and what You have to stay by my side, you don't need her to worry about my affairs, you don't need her to stand out, she just needs to be at home and wait for me."

Lan Qi looked at her son with her chin resting on her cheek. She believed in the inheritance of blood. The little guy in front of her was just like his old man. If others are dizzy, she herself will be determined. Looking at this situation, the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law must have a good future. In the future, she should spend more time caring for her daughter-in-law. Poor.

Seeing that his mother was silent, Yinzhen swallowed the food in his mouth and asked, "Why isn't Erniang talking?"

Lan Qi asked seriously: "What do you think of Huang Ama's punishment of uncle? Er Niang has been worried about your displeasure these days, and she wanted to ask but dared not ask. What do you brothers say?"

The fourth elder brother said: "The Tai Tuo said to the second brother, this is the spirit of the emperor, and the prince will also be like this in the future. There is no family and brotherhood above the government, only the country and the community and victory or defeat."

Lan Qi frowned slightly: "You heard those words, so you think so too?"

Yinzhen shook his head: "Before hearing these words, I thought so. Father is not a heartless person. Galdan did run away. Huang Ama did not wrong Uncle."

Lan Qi was a little surprised, and her son continued: "I feel sorry for my uncle too, but the government and the country are more important than anything else. Think about it, Erniang, if Galdan is wiped out this time, the court will have peace of mind for decades, but Kardan Erdan ran away, he is so ambitious, he will definitely commit the crime again after a few years, the court must prepare for war at any time, and the military expenditure is the blood and sweat of the common people, but all this could have been avoided originally, it is indeed my uncle’s negligence.”

"You think so?" Lan Qi asked blankly, her son has such a mind?It always seemed that he would feel uncomfortable because of some small things, and he had enlightened him a lot over the past year, but he was so rational and cold about this matter, he already had his own ideas, and he was not ambiguous at all. .

Yinzhen asked back: "Emiang thinks it's wrong for me to think so?"

"It's not wrong, it's because Er Niang was a little surprised." Lan Qi smiled to cover up her real emotions. She couldn't say she was unhappy, but there was no reason, and there was really nothing to be happy about. Maybe it was her son's sudden growth that caught her off guard, but she should She understands that her son will leave one day, and she can no longer interfere with her son's mind across the high wall of the imperial city.It was a matter of time.

Yinzhen added: "But my aunt is a girl after all, and there are always things that I can't take care of. If Er Niang has a chance to enlighten and comfort her, it would be good."

Seeing her son's seriousness, Lan Qi scolded: "What's wrong with the girls?" Naturally, this was a joke, and she diverted the conversation while she was talking. She didn't want to continue this topic with her son. The idea of ​​trying to enlighten his son on this matter is a bit over the bottom line. It's hard to explain the above things, so it's better to have a sense of proportion.

Afterwards, Lan Qi only mentioned a few words to Huan Chun, and Huan Chun smiled and persuaded her: "By this time next year, the fourth elder brother will probably have a family. Madam, please relax and let the fourth elder brother grow up on his own."

Lan Qi laughed: "It's so easy to let go, the child is a debt owed in the previous life."

After that, the weather became colder and colder. In November, there were three to five days of violent snowstorms, and the Forbidden City was dark, day and night. When the snow was clear and the news came from outside the palace, the nearby towns were hit by snowstorms, and the emperor was busy allocating funds for disaster relief. He didn't touch the ground, and at the end of the month, he took people to inspect the disaster outside Beijing in person.

Snowstorms in winter and floods in summer are inevitable. Now the imperial court is urging relief after disasters, but at the same time, it must be prepared for floods after the warmth of spring and flowers bloom. Although the emperor went out this time, he was only near the capital, and he was not in the palace for three or four days.As a result, he contracted the wind and cold outside, Sheng Jia went directly to Changchun Garden to recuperate, and sent someone to the palace to pick up Concubine De to take care of him, and stayed in Changchun Garden until the twelfth lunar month before returning to the palace.

The people in the palace couldn't see or guess what the emperor and concubine were like in the garden, but seeing the emperor in high spirits and the concubine De's face full of happiness when she returned to the palace was enough for them to be jealous.The feeling among the women is that there is still such a person in the emperor's heart, no matter how young and fresh, he can't compare to her.

Lan Qi knew that she had committed the anger of the public and attracted the attention of Liugong, but she was no longer the little Changzai she used to be, she didn't need to care about those gossips, and she didn't need to look at people's faces. After returning to the palace, everything was as usual, as if nothing had happened .

Let's say that when she was not in the palace, it was Concubine Duan and Mrs. Bu who took care of the children for her in Yonghe Palace. When she came back, Mrs. Bu blamed her unceremoniously: "You are happy in the garden, sister Duan and I But I’m exhausted, I’m looking for my mother for a few little things, and I’ve been better for the first two days, but I’ve never seen you come back after that, crying next to each other, we can’t coax the child well, and I’m afraid that something will happen to the child and the queen mother will Blame it, it’s not human inside and out.”

Naturally, Lan Qi coaxed the older sisters well and thanked them for their hard work. When the sisters sat down and chatted, Concubine Duan said: "Fortunately, you are back, if you stay for a few more days, I'm afraid that little Chang in Qixiang Palace will be there. I'm going to be tortured to the core. This Xi Concubine, I really don't know what to say about her, why are her eyelids so shallow."

Lan Qi listened to Concubine Duan and Sister Bu's chatter, and finally realized that she was not in the palace these days. On the floor tiles, it is said that Concubine Hui was the last to show up and let Concubine Xi take a moment to save Wang Changzai's life.

Lan Qi felt incredible: "Concubine Xi is not afraid that Wang Chang will sue the emperor?"

Concubine Duan snorted: "She probably thought that the emperor only called you to serve the sick, and that Wang Changzai fell out of favor and bullied you. That's why she said that she has shallow eyes. After a few days, the emperor will miss Wang again." That's enough for her."

Bu Guiren said: "On the contrary, the emperor is wondering why he sent her to Qixiang Palace since he likes Wang. When did it stop there?"

Sure enough, everyone was surprised by the emperor's decision, but no one would "kindly" help the Wang family. After the sisters were separated, Lan Qi and Huan Chun were also very sad when they talked about it. Huan Chun stayed in the palace to take care of Princess Elder Brother , did not go to Changchun Garden with the master, she knew all about the affairs of the palace, and the information she inquired from the maids and eunuchs said: "Isn't Xi Concubine messing around with Wang Changzai for no reason, and she means to make the two in the backyard promise and Wang Changzai?" She always dug a hole and waited for Wang Chang to jump down. She made a mistake and broke the rules, and Xi concubine followed the rules and used the palace rules to suppress her. After all, she was from Qixiang Palace, and Xi concubine could do whatever she wanted , Wang Chang can't resist at all."

Lan Qi smiled wryly: "She is smart. According to the rules, Wang Changzai doesn't even have the confidence to sue, but why is Wang so stupid, she doesn't know how to protect herself, so she is not afraid of being tortured to death?"

Huanchun said helplessly: "Wang Changzai's natal family is far away in the south of the Yangtze River. Even Master Cao and Master Li, who are related to relatives, all work in Jiangnan with his family. There is not even a relative in the capital, let alone in the palace. What about the master? I was held in the palm of the Empress Dowager, who can compare with you? Isn’t Empress Xi just bullying Wang Changzai and helpless?”

Lan Qi felt tired all the time: "We are all the same people, why bother to force each other so hard."

Huanchun said: "In the past, those people still bullied the nobleman Juechan, but now they all know that the nobleman Juechan is on good terms with you, do you think who would dare to touch her finger? Even if Zhang promised, Concubine Yi is more or less a reliance, others Regardless of whether I promised to have an affair with you or not, I dare not bully her for the sake of Concubine Yi. This king is always here, but she has nothing to rely on. Once the emperor leaves her alone, she will be a lamb at the mercy of others .”

Lan Qi sighed softly: "It's not always possible. I'll let her rely on me. I don't have such a good heart."

Huan Chun said with a smile: "The servant also knows that the empress is not so kind."

"You are getting more and more presumptuous." Lan Qi scolded, urging her to prepare fragrant soup for a bath, so as to relieve herself from fatigue.She is really not as beautiful as the people in the palace imagined in Changchun Garden, she is naturally warm and charming, but the people who were sick in the first few days often tossed her, the most difficult to serve was the master.

Everything was ready, Huan Chun waited for her master to change clothes and went into the bath. She saw red marks on Lan Qi's neck and some marks on her waist and legs. Eyebrows drooping and lips pursed to hold back a smile, he scooped up a handful of hot water and threw himself on her, saying anxiously, "Why are you laughing, don't laugh."