Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"She came with her family yesterday, and she will come again this afternoon." Lan Qi replied, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have already arrived at Xianfu Palace, although there are people from the imperial hospital here, it is still desolate and deserted.

Lan Qi led Yuxi to the imperial concubine's bed. The imperial concubine was already dying, in a half-conscious state, unable to speak or recognize anyone. She had only seen her like this for the past few days, and the soup could no longer be delivered. Just waiting for life to die.

Lan Qi told Yuxi: "You are young, so you don't need to take care of the affairs here. It will only be a few days to accompany the Queen Mother in Ningshou Palace, and it will be troublesome to go back and forth, so just stay in Ningshou Palace and wait. "

After Yuxi agreed, she blessed the unconscious imperial concubine on the couch, and left with her people. The people from Xianfu Palace asked the concubine De to rest outside. Lan Qi asked where Dongyun was, and the little princess said that Aunt Dongyun I am making medicine for the imperial concubine.

"The soup and medicine can't be delivered. The imperial doctor said that there is no need to prepare it, but the aunt said that if the imperial concubine wakes up, she can still take the medicine, and the disease will be cured after taking the medicine." , the servants are very frightened looking at Aunt Dongyun who seems to be in a daze these days."

Huan Chun on the side scolded them: "What nonsense, your aunt is reluctant to part with the imperial concubine and wants to serve her wholeheartedly, you should also help her."

Lan Qi didn't say a word. After the maids retreated, other people came to visit the imperial concubine one after another. Naturally, not everyone could see the imperial concubine, but they all came to salute in front of the concubine De.Before noon, several Changzai promised to come together, when they came to see Concubine De, Lan Qi saw Xiao Wang standing at the end, it was cold weather, and everyone else was wearing thick clothes, but she was wearing a single piece, It is very pitiful that the tip of the nose is red from the cold.

At that time, Lan Qi didn't change her face, and after she left, Huanchun sent someone to inquire about it. Later, it was said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs hadn't had time to prepare the winter clothes for the royal women, and they were still in the sewing room, so she wore autumn clothes. Out.As for why the Ministry of Internal Affairs didn't have time, it was said that Wang Changzai was dissatisfied with the sewing of new clothes and always asked them to change them over and over again, which delayed other troubles.

Lan Qi wondered: "Even so, it was winter when she entered Beijing, why didn't she have a few winter clothes to keep out the cold?"

Huanchun thought for a while and said: "Maybe things from outside the palace can't be brought in, or maybe the clothes are gone for some other reason. The slaves feel that if they walk around in such a cold weather, if they deliberately don't dress neatly and pretend to be pitiful in front of others, they will be in danger. It’s not worth the loss if you get sick and make troubles, so naturally this is just a servant girl’s idea.”

Lan Qi nodded, and told her: "You send someone to look again, if there is really no thing to keep out the cold, you can send her some from Yonghe Palace, clothes and charcoal are fine."

Huan Chun said softly: "Your Majesty, if you do this, I'm afraid that others will..."

Lan Qi opened the hand stove and looked at the sparkling charcoal fire in her eyes, and said disdainfully: "What are you afraid of? Bullies are not afraid, we have nothing to be afraid of. Since I am in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace, I can't watch anyone freeze Die. The jealousy between the concubines is a matter of closing the door. If someone dies, it is an embarrassment to the emperor. If you are afraid that she will use me with ulterior motives, then you can see through a person, and you don't have to worry about life and death in the future. .”

Huanchun stopped talking and went to follow the master's instructions. Yingfujin entered the palace again in the afternoon, and the two sisters were in Xianfu Palace. Concubine Rong came here from time to time. It took another full day, and in the evening of the second day, the imperial concubine's aura became weaker and weaker.

"Go to Qianqing Palace to send a message, please come to the emperor." After sunset, the fourth concubine discussed outside the door and finally decided to invite the emperor to see him for the last time.

Half an hour later, Sheng Jia arrived at the door, Xuan Ye entered the imperial concubine's room, Lan Qi and the others followed behind, the imperial concubine on the couch was just waiting to breathe her last breath, she had no reaction to anything outside, she wanted to It's the same whether the emperor will come or not, she must have no idea.

The palace lady put a stool by the couch, Xuan Ye sat down, staring at the concubine who was already sick and lost her appearance, for some reason, at this moment, she couldn't remember what she used to be like, nor what she had done, but remembered Yes, that year when Empress Xiaozhao was dying, he went to see her by himself.

Among the concubines, Concubine Yi took the lead, a few steps away from the emperor, squeezing Concubine Lan Qi Rong Concubine Hui and others behind her. Fortunately, no one would argue with her, and now she rarely sees the emperor once. Lan Qi was happy to stand behind others, so she could quietly watch everything in front of her.

Concubine Yi pretended to be sad and said: "Perhaps the imperial concubine is still thinking about the emperor, and has been hanging on her breath."

The emperor turned to look at her, with no expression of joy or anger on his face, Concubine Yi felt embarrassed instead, and turned her face away with a shy smile.But Xuan Ye nodded and said: "It should be that I have neglected to care about the noble concubine, and I have always blamed myself in my heart."

While talking, Xuan Ye found Lan Qi from the crowd, and the two looked at each other, Lan Qi smiled at him, Xuan Ye settled down, then turned around and stretched out his hand, holding the skinny concubine's hand in his palm , said gently: "I came to see you."

Everyone saw with their own eyes that the person on the sick bed twitched, and then tears overflowed from the tightly closed eyes, streaming down the cheeks. Xuan Ye frowned tightly, holding her hand without moving, but felt that the imperial concubine's fingers were moving. Moving, fingertips stroked lightly on his palm a few times, but soon there was no movement.

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Yi exclaimed, Xuan Ye turned around and asked what was wrong, Concubine Yi pointed to the noble concubine on the couch and said, "Your Majesty, she...seems to be out of breath."

Xuan Ye turned around to look again, the anger on the imperial concubine's face was dissipating little by little, no wonder there was no movement after just a few fingers in the palm of her hand, and she had passed away in just a moment?

The imperial physician rushed forward to feel the pulse of the imperial concubine, and immediately fell to the ground and cried: "The emperor's condolences, the imperial concubine has passed away."

As soon as the words fell, they heard the sound of porcelain shattering. Everyone was startled before they could wait to be sad. They turned around and saw Dong Yun standing in front of the door. She seemed to be holding the decoction just now. Also spilled.

Eunuch Liang has already brought people to ask the emperor to leave, and everyone in Lan Qi knew the rules, kneeling down to ask the emperor to return to Qianqing Palace. Everything in the House of Internal Affairs has been properly arranged, and they will take care of the affairs here.

All of a sudden, the Xianfu Palace was completely plain, and the concubines of the Six Courts of the Three Palaces came to wait for orders in plain clothes. There were always rules for funerals in the palace, and everything was going on in an orderly manner.After the fourth concubine was changed into a new form under the service of the maid, the noble concubine was enshrined in the Zigong Palace, and was temporarily suspended in the Xianfu Palace according to the emperor's will. The main hall of the palace set up a spirit platform to offer incense, and the concubines and relatives were invited to bow down and cry.

As the night was getting darker, it was inevitable that there was negligence in the defense of the Imperial City. It is inappropriate to let people from outside the palace come to express their condolences at this moment. Other matters will be discussed at dawn tomorrow. .Concubine Rong supported Lan Qi and said: "You go to rest first, you have been watching these few days, and Prince Fujin or something will come tomorrow, and it won't be too late for you to come back."

Lan Qi just nodded, before she could speak, she suddenly heard the screams of the palace maids, and everyone was taken aback. Lan Qi panicked suddenly, as if she realized what had happened. She hadn't seen the emperor since he left the Qianqing Palace. winter cloud.

"Mother, empress...empress, Dongyun has hanged himself." A eunuch who went to see what was happening scrambled and ran out from the backyard of Xianfu Palace, rolling on the ground trembling.

Everyone sighed for a while, and some people went to the back to take care of it, only to hear some of the concubines say: "This Dongyun followed Empress Xiaozhao and followed the noble concubine, and now he is buried for his master, and he is considered loyal. Such a slave is rare these days." There is."

Some people also said: "Why die, live well and go out with Elder Brother Ten in the future, it is also a kind of filial piety."

At this time, the imperial doctor who went back and forth said that there was no way to save, Lan Qi's heart sank, Xuan Ye promised her not to force Dong Yun to be buried, but Dong Yun committed suicide by herself, she did not doubt that Xuan Ye had lied to her. If you want to lie, why bother to tell her first, the maids said yesterday that Dongyun has been in a daze for the past few days, and she has seen it since she came for a few days, Dongyun probably really has nothing to love.

"You guys go back first." Concubine Rong stepped forward to urge Lan Qi to leave. She was really tired and didn't want to stay any longer, but she told Sister Rong that she promised Lan Ying to give Dong Yun a good place to go, but now that she hanged herself, then Just don't send her to a mass grave like other court ladies and eunuchs, let her family pick her up and bury her back in her hometown.

Concubine Rong agreed one by one, and Lan Qi left with peace of mind, but as soon as her warm sedan chair landed in front of the gate of Yonghe Palace, someone rushed up and told, "Song Gege in the fourth elder brother's mansion was born prematurely, and it is not yet known whether he will be born or not." .”

"It's always been good, how could it be a premature birth? Where is Sifujin?" Lan Qi was anxious, and she asked before she remembered that Yuxi was with the Queen Mother in Ningshou Palace, and she thought that if she went to make a fuss right now, she would even worry about bringing the Queen Mother , but a concubine gave birth, so why make such a fuss, Wen Fujin of Yuqing Palace had already surprised the Queen Mother quite a bit.

When she returned to the house and sat waiting for the news, the eunuch in front came to report again, saying that the fourth elder brother and the other elder brothers had accompanied the Emperor's Yinghua Palace together, and the news could not get in, and the fourth elder brother would not be able to return to the mansion for a while. to cook.

Huanchun reassured the master: "Qinglian is here, and there is also a wet nurse. They are all experienced people. The mansion is full of stable women and doctors, and everything will be fine. Madam, you can rest at ease and wake up after sleeping. alright."

Lan Qi closed her eyes heavily, and sighed deeply: "This is Yinzhen's first child, no matter who gave birth, it is his flesh and blood after all, my grandson, I didn't expect such a thing to happen, who will end up with it?" I can't even take care of it. You said that God has finally rewarded Yinzhen with a child, but none of us can take it seriously."

Huan Chun tried every means to comfort her: "Mother, this can only be a coincidence, who would have thought it would be at this juncture."

Lan Qi got up and went to the small Buddhist hall, offered incense in front of the Buddha, and knelt on the futon to pray for Yinzhen's poor life and Song's life. After kneeling in the middle of the night, she was eventually killed by Huanchun and the others. He went back to the dormitory and told her to lie down and have a rest.Finally, when she got the news that Yinzhen had returned to the mansion, the exhausted Lan Qi fell asleep in a daze, and when the news of Song's birth came, the sky was already cool, and she vaguely heard Xiangyue's voice: "Your Majesty, Song Gege gave birth to a little princess, mother and daughter are safe."