Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"In the past, I always told you that I didn't know how to be a good father. Now that I have gradually figured out the way, I am no longer confused. Instead, you are troubled by being a mother-in-law." Xuan Ye laughed, "It can be seen that you cannot leave My, in the future, I will have to help you a lot."

On the other hand, Lan Qi was confident, and said unconvinced: "The concubine is a mother-in-law, but even the queen mother praises it. Anyway, the emperor will never be a mother-in-law for the rest of his life. How can you compare with a concubine?"

Xuan Ye rubbed her cheek with a smile: "Only the ability to talk back, the most powerful."

The two were joking and brushed aside all these troubles. Lan Qi knew that Xuan Ye came to her to find a moment of comfort. Although she had always taken care of him by herself, Xuan Ye always put her on the top of her heart when she had anything to do. Often everything will go smoothly without her worrying about it, so she is even more reluctant to disturb him with worrying things. Seeing him smile comfortably makes him satisfied.

But after bearing Xuan Ye and outsiders, Lan Qi will still worry about these troubles in front of her eyes. It's fine if Yuxi is an ordinary daughter-in-law, but Empress Xiaoyi watched her grow up, subtly planting an ideal child in her heart , but the lofty ambition has become a burden now, she guessed in her heart that the reason why Yuxi is so obsessed with her offspring must be because she hides the will instilled in her by the queen in her heart.But at the moment, all of this can't be mentioned, even if Lan Qi guesses what she's thinking, she can't say it out, so there's no way to comfort her, and no matter how much she says, she won't be able to get to the point.

In the next few days, Yinzhen went to the palace to pay his respects once or twice, and the mother and son chatted about gossiping, Lan Qi didn't ask about his family affairs, neither did her son, it was a tacit understanding between mother and son.Wen Xian and Wen Chen were picked up to play in the fourth elder brother's mansion. The two girls came back and chatted about how the little niece was doing, but they didn't mention any strange things in the elder brother's mansion. In addition, the news sent by Qinglian recently was that everything was peaceful. Lan Qi told them not to talk too much in front of Fujin, and she gradually let go of her heart.

In the blink of an eye, it was already July and a half, and I should have been worrying about how to spend this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, but suddenly an imperial decree came down, which shocked everyone.Who would have thought that since the spring of Taiping, the emperor suddenly announced that he would conquer Galdan again just after the scorching heat.This time, not only will the imperial conquest be conducted in person, but several adult princes will also be brought to the expedition together. Except for the prince who will stay in Beijing to supervise the country, from the elder brother to the eighth elder brother, all the adult princes who have left the palace will lead the expedition this time.Under the imperial decree that day, the fourth elder brother was leading the Red Flag camp. When his son came to the Yonghe Palace to report to his mother, he was full of vigor and vitality. Lan Qi looked at the grown-up child, thinking about the past ten years, full of emotion. Speaking of which, He only held his son's hand and said, "Be careful."

All the princes were going to lead the battle, and their wives were naturally the most excited. The palace was lively for a while, and they all went to Ningshou Palace to congratulate the Empress Dowager, saying that their grandchildren had all grown up and had a good future.Under such circumstances, only the atmosphere in Yuqing Palace was dull. Seeing that the brothers were all going to the battlefield with their father, the prince had to stay in the capital alone. It was Erlang who had never been lazy in riding and shooting since he was young. , I have read countless books on war and art of war, but there is no place to display it. The title of prince not only gives the second elder brother glory, but also restrains everything about him.

On the same day, Suo Etu asked to see the crown prince after he retired from Qianqing Palace. He happened to see the crown princess and a pair of grandsons going to Ningshou Palace to greet the queen mother. When he met him at the door, the crown princess looked arrogant and ignored him. On the surface, he didn't care about it, but he was secretly shocked. The emperor appointed this marriage, could it be to curb the expansion of the crown prince's wings.The external hostility has made him overwhelmed, and now there is an additional force from the concubine's relatives, and the external positions are different and contradictory. If there is a dispute inside, it is impossible to distinguish the right from the wrong, how to deal with it?

Waiting to see the prince in the study room, his expression was really depressed, Suo'etu said with relief: "You are the crown prince of a country. At the beginning, Mingzhu's party members tricked you into the front camp, and the emperor was furious. It was for your safety. The emperor's expedition Leaving the capital, if there is an emergency outside, at least you are in the capital to stabilize the court, and if there is a last resort, you can immediately succeed to the throne. The country cannot be without a king for a day, this is the most important thing."

The prince sneered: "When the brothers come back with the military exploits, I have no merits as a prince. Uncle, grandpa, do you know what I have been doing these years? Let's say this year, I went out several times, but every time I went to a place , what I do is nothing more than bring a group of officials to burn incense and worship, shrines, temples, gods and Buddhas, ancestors, and even ancient and modern saints. What I, the prince, can do best is to hold a stick of incense and talk about gods and gods in my mouth. The rest is useless , what do you think is the difference between me and the shaman in the palace?"

Suo'etu's face was gloomy. He understood what the prince said, and he also saw it in his eyes. The princes of all dynasties, because of their fathers and national conditions and government affairs, their situations were different, but there was one thing in common, that is, as the prince embarrassment.If they do too well, they will be suspected of coveting the throne. If they do a mediocre job, they will be criticized for being mediocre and incompetent. They are constantly looking for a suitable position between what they can and what they can't. The narrower it is, Yinfeng has been a prince for more than [-] years.

Suo'etuding said with certainty: "In my humble opinion, all the elder brothers are new to the government. Above the court, there are many senior civil and military ministers with high achievements, and the elder brothers are just equal to them at a young age because of their status as princes. Now, the emperor is taking all his elder brothers out to fight, but he just wants to give them more experience and plate a layer of gold on each of them. Speaking of which, even the prince who has received military exploits will be more able to stand up and be tougher in front of the courtiers As for how the battle was fought, those who have never been there will not be able to see it, and those who have been there will not talk nonsense when they come back. The emperor will do what the emperor says. But the minister came back from Mobei at the beginning of the year and knew it clearly Chu, Your Majesty is taking all the older brothers to go out together this time, to put it bluntly, how can you kill a chicken with a sledgehammer."

"How can you kill a chicken with a sledgehammer?" Yinfeng frowned.

"That's right, there is no need for such a battle at all for this expedition. Today's Galdan is lingering on his last breath and is not to be feared." Suo'etu smiled coldly, "The big deal is that the emperor is going to Mobei Moxi to show off our country's prestige, and plan to slander Arab Tan It is also a problem, right now, it is inconvenient for the emperor to make trouble because he is obedient to the imperial court, but there is no guarantee that he will be ambitious in the future, the emperor plays chess, and always calculates for the overall situation with every step."

But the more the prince listened, the more depressed he became: "At the end of the day, I should give credit to them. What about me? Right now, it can be said to be gold-plated, but in the future, it will be hard work, accumulating year after year. Seeing them grow into big trees, I still want to give them credit." Are you hiding under Huang Ama's wings?"

Suo'etu said: "In any case, the prince's status is lofty, and all the elder brothers are just courtiers, and no amount of credit can compare with you."

Yinfeng looked at his uncle and grandpa with deep eyes: "Now I am just not fair, and I should fear them in the future. Is it possible that the position of the prince will be precarious?"

Suo'etu chuckled: "On that day, they will be exhausted."

At this moment outside the palace, before the fourth elder brother returned to the mansion, the news that he was going to lead the flag to go to war had already been reported back home, Yuxi was waiting inside the door fully dressed, because Song Gege was in a hurry to come to congratulate the fourth elder brother, Yuxi sent Li Fangfu They also came together, and when Yinzhen entered the door and saw his wives and concubines waiting for him, he was naturally happy in his heart, but with all the wives and concubines there, it was difficult to say something.After Li Fangfujin and Song Gege had left, he said to Yuxi: "Look, this day is still here, and I will tell you later that Huang Ama didn't go on the expedition in person, so you still laugh at me for thinking too much."

Yu Xi joyfully said to Fu Yifu: "Si elder brother is wise, but I am stupid. I also hope that fourth elder brother will come back triumphantly as soon as possible. I will definitely prepare food and wine to celebrate your achievements."

"Naturally, when the palace celebrates, you also have to drink a glass of wine." Yinzhen hugged Yuxi and said, "Anxin stay at home and wait for me to come back. You don't need to worry too much about Erniang, just take care of yourself."

Yuxi nodded in agreement, but thought that the matter that was agreed before could not be done for a while, and it was inappropriate to mention it at this moment to make Yinzhen's heart troubled, so she lowered her mind and waited until he returned triumphantly to bring it up. Unable to evade any more, Yinzhen agreed to her.

After that, Yuxi prepared the luggage for Yinzhen, and the armor for his expedition had to be made in time. The days before the expedition were very busy, and other trivial matters were put aside.

At the beginning of August, the emperor led all the princes and generals of the Eight Banners to fight against Galdan. The mighty troops trampled the ground of the capital city. .They are not as clear as the ministers about the severity of the battle. In their view, fighting is a terrible thing. The shadow of being beaten all the way to Ulan Butong by Galdan last year still has lingering fears.

But it is undeniable that after the emperor and his elder brothers left, the entire Forbidden City seemed to be mostly empty, and the things that were stressful and worrying day and night on weekdays were suddenly unnecessary to worry about. All the things that can be ignored, even the Mid-Autumn Festival in August and a half, just congratulate the Empress Dowager of Ningshou Palace.

But after three or two days of such a peaceful and peaceful life, troublesome things came to the fore. On that day, Concubine Xi took the young brothers to visit Concubine Jing, and the emperor left Beijing for a few days, and Qixiang Palace was temporarily closed. Not strict, Yuan Xu did not know if he seized this opportunity, insisted on instigating a few good things, and promised Chang Zai to go to Qixiang Palace together to pay respects to the secret nobleman.

Because nobleman Mi refused to see guests, they had a conflict with nobleman Mi's maid in Qixiang Palace, and when Xi Concubine rushed back to deal with it, it was already an ugly mess.Although they will not do much, but the word will spread in the future. After all, it is very strange that Migui always sees no one. She has not participated in any festivals in the palace this year. Those curious women can bear it until now. It's not easy either.

When the news reached Lan Qi, Concubine Rong, Concubine Duan, and nobleman Bu were all playing cards and talking and laughing together, and the good atmosphere was destroyed. Of course, these few were also curious about the situation of nobleman Mi now, but they would not do anything against it. Regarding the emperor's matter, now that Yuan promised to cause such a thing, Concubine Rong just sneered: "Send her back to Changchun Palace, Concubine Hui will deal with her."