Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

The dinner was originally a gathering of clan and noble relatives in the Ningshou Palace. Knowing that the Empress Dowager enjoyed the banquet, the Emperor specially brought a banquet table and a music class for the Empress Dowager to entertain the guests. It was quite serious and lively.

Halfway through the banquet, it was already dark, and a eunuch came to report that the full moon was in the sky, and the queen mother, all the ladies, and Fujin were invited to enjoy the moon in the courtyard. Lan Qi and Concubine Rong surrounded the queen mother and went out. Most of the lanterns and torches were extinguished in the courtyard. The black hole is even more bright and bright.

During the mid-autumn festival, the night was slightly cool, and the Queen Mother could not stand for a long time, so she retreated to the palace early, and dance music was performed inside, and the lights in the garden were re-ignited, and the moonlight faded for a while.Lan Qi stopped for a few steps, wanting to watch the moonlight more, but lost interest in such a situation.When she was about to turn around, she heard Concubine Yi's voice saying: "Look at the full moon, think about how deserted I am, this full moon has become a joke, I don't even remember when was the last time I watched the moon with Lord Long Live."

The people there surrounded Concubine Yi and had a face-to-face meeting with Concubine De. As expected, Concubine Yi couldn't hold it back as Concubine Rong expected, and said in front of Lan Qi: "It's just my bad fate." , if she was also born as a slave in a coat or a girl from a Han family, it probably wouldn't be like this."

Lan Qi was displeased, but on the other hand, it was better for Concubine Yi to say such things to her face than to have too many people stabbing her in the back. Although Concubine Yi did not lack scheming behind her back, it has finally subsided in the past two years.She pretended she didn't hear it, and was about to walk in the door, but she heard Yifei's sour words behind her, but this time she didn't come for herself, but Wang Changzai and Yuan promised to wait for the empresses like everyone else Go first, and now you are still waiting behind people, it is inevitable that you will fall into the eyes of Concubine Yi.

She was saying: "Jiangnan is full of talented scholars and beauties. Aren't you able to compose poems when you see flowers and plants? Today, the queen mother is enjoying a banquet. With such a beautiful moonlight, shouldn't you sing a poem to cheer up the queen mother? Why are you so boring? You seem to be shrinking back, could it be that you are also like this in front of the emperor?"

Wang and Yuan didn't dare to talk back, they bowed their heads and stood at the bottom of the steps, Concubine Yi was condescending, the more they saw their delicate and charming looks, the more disgusted they were, and they hated for a moment: " Then you just stand here and watch the moon, come up with a poem, and then come in and sing it to the empress dowager, if the empress dowager is happy, this palace will reward you." Then he thought again, and said with a sneer, "don't take it. The poems of the ancients are used to bluff people, we have people who study here, and the Empress Dowager has ink in her stomach, and the amount of reading she has read these years can catch up with the scholars of the Wenhua Palace."

Huan Chun followed Lan Qi, held her master's arm and squeezed it a little. Lan Qi glanced at her, settled down, and still pretended she didn't hear, and went straight back to the table. When Concubine Yi came in, she smiled The pleasure of achieving one's ambition made her very reluctant to bear it.But Huanchun soon went to report to the nanny in charge of Ningshou Palace, and the nanny asked Wang Changzai and Yuan Xu to go back separately and not to go to the banquet again. As for Concubine Yi, they reported and relied on It was the empress dowager's intention, and Concubine Yi didn't dare to do anything about it.

Here, Wang Changzai and Yuan agreed to withdraw from Ningshou Palace. The eunuchs and maids didn't even have time to prepare the lights. They waited for a while on the long and dark palace road, with the night wind blowing, and Yuan promised to scold the maid beside him: "Why don't you come out with a windbreaker? If I get sick from the wind, how can you explain to the emperor?"

Wang Changzai looked at her with contempt, and asked coldly, "What happened tonight, will you tell the emperor later?"

Yuan promised to be more and more reluctant to show weakness to her now. Seeing Wang Changzai's attitude, he also sneered: "Sister, why bother to ask me, I will naturally think what you think, not to mention that there is nothing to say about it. Bullying others, isn't it because we are favored? Since we are favored, we don't have to care about these faces, does my sister care?"

Wang Chang was annoyed in his heart. She didn't dare to speculate about what Yuan promised, but she might be the same as herself. She just looked beautiful on the surface. The emperor did not treat her badly, but she was not necessarily very kind. She watched the excitement for three days The two were staying in the Qianqing Palace, but the emperor hadn't touched her body for a long time.

Neither of the two said these things to each other, even if they were deceiving themselves, even if they knew each other in their hearts, they still had to maintain that decency, not to mention that this decency was rewarded by the emperor. there is none left.

The eunuchs and maids quickly prepared the lights. They all lived in the West Sixth Palace. They were originally of the same family, but they wanted to leave separately. When Wang Changzai couldn't help it, he put down and said, "Are you stupid? Even if you live in the original place, it's better than Changchun Palace, you really don't know what's going on with Concubine Hui?"

Yuan promised that no matter how stupid she is, she should understand the way of this place after staying in the palace for a long time, but when she was not with the Changchun Palace, she had nothing, no matter what, she still sees the emperor from time to time, so it doesn't matter to her what Concubine Hui is like, what matters What matters is whether she can be favored, and she was also brought back from Jiangnan, so why should she be inferior to others? Hearing what Wang Changzai said now, she sneered disdainfully: "Is my sister jealous of my favor?"

The maids and eunuchs in front of Ningshou Palace didn't really hear what the two of them said, but the two people's incompatible posture can be seen with just eyes. Concubine Rong heard Ji Xin report these things, and she really saw the two Jiangnan beauties Gone, she smiled wryly in her heart, and said to Lan Qi: "Concubine Yi is too ignorant, she is not afraid that the emperor will annoy her."

Lan Qi didn't care at all: "I'm afraid in her opinion, it's better to annoy the emperor than not to be missed."

The banquet ended early that day, and the emperor didn't show up for some reason, so he sent Eunuch Liang to ask the Queen Mother how she was doing. Someone asked Eunuch Liang which signboard the emperor turned over tonight, and Eunuch Liang couldn't avoid it. Anyway, sooner or later people will know about it, so I can only report back to everyone and say: "Long Live Lord will drive to Yonghe Palace tonight."

At that time, Lan Qi and Concubine Rong had just settled down with the queen mother, and were sent back earlier to not want them to serve her. She went out without knowing it, and saw dozens of pairs of eyes staring at her, and Concubine Yi almost cursed at her. She walked away, and when she saw Concubine Duan winking at her, she understood what was going on, and hurried back to Yonghe Palace to prepare to pick her up, ignoring everyone's attention.

Xuan Ye stayed here last night, and today he is tired of coming here again. Lan Qi knows that he is somewhat greedy, but they are both in their thirties. Although the spring is good, we should cherish it. I will not let Xuan Ye tonight Touching her, although a big man is greedy, there is a bit of childishness in the bed, Lan Qi really insisted not to let her touch, he did not dare to talk nonsense, as if afraid of Lan Qi getting angry.

Naturally, nesting together for intimacy is indispensable, and Xuan Ye can also be satisfied by hugging Lan Qi's fragrant and soft body. The two talked about their experiences during the day, and mentioned that the girl from Dong E's family has an all-powerful beauty, Xuan Ye He smiled and said: "I know Concubine Rong's heart, and she wants what others want, but she knows how to restrain herself and know how to measure it. Just for this, I can't let her down, and it's fine if I can't give it. There should be more of these good things For her sake. I knew early on that the daughter of the Dong E family was good, but it was only through Yinti's mouth that Concubine Rong could marry a daughter and marry a daughter-in-law in a beautiful way, so she can feel comforted."

Lan Qi sighed: "It's all the emperor's affection." But when it comes to the daughters-in-law, she can't help worrying, "When Yuxi was young, she was white and fat and cute, but now she is sick every day, and the concubine is very worried."

Xuan Ye asked: "Afraid she won't be able to bear a grandson for us?"

Lan Qi shook her head and said: "I'm afraid that they have deep affection, but they can't stay together forever. Without a healthy body, how can they spend their whole life?" She pushed Xuan Ye, who was still trying to mess around, and said angrily, "Your Majesty, please take it easy. At this point, the concubine can't control it elsewhere, but the concubine can't do it here."

Xuan Ye said aggrievedly: "It's been a while since I've been gone, and I've been restraining myself."

Lan Qi smiled coquettishly: "Then why not come tomorrow?"

"we have a deal?"

"Let's talk when you come..."

On the night of the full moon, there was no spring in the Yonghe Palace, which made the emperor very wronged, and the next morning was also dull. Lan Qi pecked him on the face several times behind her back to make him happier. Seriously said: "Today I will make a decree to plan the preliminary date for the wedding of the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother. The wedding will be held together, so there is no need for the initial appointment. Let them make the appointment separately, and the ministers and clansmen can have an extra glass of wedding wine. "

Lan Qi was delighted, and even more excited about marrying a daughter-in-law, she said joyfully: "The concubine is waiting for the emperor's will. Sister Rong and the concubine are ready, and the House of Internal Affairs is also ready."

In this way, under the imperial decree of the imperial court early in the morning, the Qintian Supervisor selected an auspicious day, and the fourth elder brother's tentative date was September [-]th. On that day, the emperor would reward the elder brother with a dowry gift and hold an engagement banquet in the Fujin mansion.

There are two types of rewards from the emperor. The rewards given to Fujin himself are called yi coins, which will be carried back to the elder brother's mansion along with the dowry during the wedding reception.Another gift to Fujin's parents and family members is called giving coins, which is a formal dowry gift.Ritual coins include jewelry, clothing materials, daily utensils, such as gold collars, gold hairpins, gold earrings, gold bracelets, gold and silver buttons, etc., as well as various jackets, mink fur, otter skin, and silver plates and silver used in dining rooms and tea houses. Bowls, silver pots, silver plates, etc., are all included.Most of the coins given were gold and silver, as well as jewelry and clothing materials given to Fujin's mother.

By September [-]th, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will order fifty tables of wine and banquets to celebrate at Fujin's house. All off-duty dukes, ministers, guards, officials above the second rank and wives will gather at Fujin's house to attend the banquet .The imperial court will send a special person to lead the ceremony, and when the Qin Tianjian sends an auspicious time, Fujin’s father will lead a banquet in the outer hall with his family members, and Fujin’s mother and wives will have a banquet in the inner hall. Kowtowing and saluting in the Forbidden City is considered a ceremony.

Lan Qi had prepared the gift of ceremonial coins for her daughter-in-law early on, and there was also a jewelry box handed over to her by the Empress Dowager. Her children each had a share, and everyone was equal. The paper package was prepared and sent to Ulanara's residence together. When Lan Qi wrote the gift list herself, she couldn't help crying when she thought of all the things the empress dowager had treated her in the past.