Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2277 Six Volumes 332 Makes People Crazy With Jealousy ([-] words completed)
Concubine Ying could see it for herself, and said with a "cough", "Although I am a Mongolian princess, what happened this year has little to do with me. After all, it is the various ministries of Erut who have made meritorious deeds. The main ones are the various ministries of Khalkha. They are all from Mongolia, and my mother’s family belongs to Mongolia from the Eight Banners, so they didn’t make any contribution.”

"Furthermore, even if the emperor rewarded the Mongolians in the palace without distinguishing between inner and outer Mongolia, then Concubine Yu should be the leader in the harem. After all, Concubine Yu has the highest status and is the only one with a prince. If there is talk of promotion, it should start with Concubine Yu."

Yuqin couldn't help raising her eyes, "If you say that, Concubine Yu will be a noble concubine if she is promoted again. Now there is still a vacancy for the position of noble concubine."

Wanxi herself smiled slightly, "Concubine Yu was a concubine in the tenth year of Qianlong, and she has been a concubine for 14 years this year. She is an old man in the hidden residence, and she has a prince like Yongqi, so I really wronged her. If the emperor takes advantage of this year to promote her, it will be a matter of course."

Yuqin smiled lightly, "I'm afraid the empress doesn't think so."

Concubine Ying also frowned, and took Wanxi's hand, "Although they are all from the Eight Banners of Mongolia, I still don't want Concubine Yu to be promoted... After all, if Concubine Yu is promoted to a noble concubine, the concubine above There is no chance to be promoted again. In this harem, there is no rule for living people to advance to the next level."

Wanxi patted Concubine Ying's hand lightly, "I naturally understand what you want for me. But I am a girl with the surname of Xin Zhe Kuhan, and I can only be named concubine after giving birth. My role as concubine is at an end. I have nothing else to think about."

Yuqin was also afraid that Wanxi would be sad, so she also persuaded, "Don't say that you are afraid of people. The emperor's grandmother, Empress Xiao Gongren, Wu Yashi, is Manchurian Gege. As a result, she gave birth to six imperial heirs, but none of them were promoted to the throne. Noble Concubine... Ruo Wanxi cannot be promoted to Noble Concubine, although it is a pity, I am not wronged."

"Besides, our empress dowager has never been a noble concubine. In the past, it was just treated as a noble concubine, but there was no official canonization. Therefore, in terms of status, it only stays as 'Concubine Xi'."

On the contrary, Wanpin smiled, and Chao Yuqin nodded warmly.

"Concubine Qing is such a good example. Empress Xiaogongren and our empress dowager have never been noble concubines before; but don't delay these two sons, inherit the great treasure, ascend the throne, and become the emperor! These two The next one, the final title is naturally the queen."

Concubine Wan stretched out her hand and gently held Wanxi's hand, "Therefore, it really doesn't matter whether the concubine is a noble concubine or not. As long as the blessings are deep, even if you are temporarily wronged for a few years, sooner or later, God will help you." Let’s get it back, and even overtake it.”
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On April [-]th, the emperor led the harem to Changchun Garden to greet the empress dowager.

Because the imperial family of the Qing Dynasty believed in Buddhism, the emperor originally wanted to accompany his mother to eat fast on the Buddha's birthday on the eighth day of April; but because the Yu Festival always coincided with the Buddha Bathing Festival, the emperor would accompany his mother on the Buddha Bathing Festival. Eating vegetarian meals was changed to the fifteenth day.

Even though he is a vegetarian, because he is a royal family, the ostentation is still not small.

The menu of the Imperial Dining Room on this day is: stewed tofu with watercress, stewed gluten with mushrooms, vegetarian chowder, shredded water bamboo shoots, stir-fried gluten with fried pickled cabbage with Taiwan mushrooms; and a special dish of tofu stewed with mushrooms and ginseng was served for the Empress Dowager.

This kind of all-vegetarian noodles is good for the empress dowager and the concubines of the six palaces for the first few bites, but if they eat more, it will inevitably become too bland, so they all put down their chopsticks.

Nala and the emperor stood on the ground and waited on the empress dowager, the empress dowager nodded with a smile when she saw that everyone was not eating, "When I was young, my teeth were good, so I was impatient to eat these vegetarian dishes. You are young, so you don't have to be restrained, you can choose two chopsticks according to the rules, and it's not rude."

Everyone got up and thanked the queen mother.

The empress dowager laughed, "It's sweet and delicious for such a noble person. Also, with a double body, I can't eat greasy food at this time. It's still the clear soup with little water, which is the easiest to digest."

The emperor just smiled and didn't speak. He just put down the chopsticks inlaid with ivory carvings and plain silver and the small sapphire saucer in his hands. With both hands free, he took a plate of pastry from the table and placed it in front of the Empress Dowager.

"Ernie, try this plate of wild wild fruit (fried fruit)."

The empress dowager raised her eyebrows, "Fried pastry?"

The emperor smiled and said, "I am a vegetarian today, and my son is fried pastry, so naturally it is all vegetarian."

The Empress Dowager nodded with a smile, stretched out her chopsticks, put them in her mouth, and chewed carefully.

Manchurian custom, love to eat sticky rice noodles.This Youguo is sticky rice noodles wrapped with bean filling, sugar filling, and vegetable filling, which are fried in a frying pan.

This oily fruit is also called "fried cake" among the people.It tastes crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, which is loved by adults and children.

The empress dowager had suffered a lot since she was a child, and she always had to eat this oily fruit during the festivals.One bite at a time, the mouthful is full of aroma, after all, it is not comparable to those vegetarian dishes with clear soup and little water.

The empress dowager finished chewing the food in her mouth, sighed softly, raised her hand and handed the rest of the plate to An Shou and An Yi, "You guys have a taste too... remember we ate it a little ago Does it smell like it?"

An Shou and Anyi also hurriedly knelt down to pick it up, "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for the reward."

Without getting up, he knelt on the ground and tasted it.

An Shou sighed after eating, "...As the old master said, the slave is thinking of Xiao Qianer."

The empress dowager nodded with a smile, "Nowadays, it's really easy for us to have a bite of You Pang Guo. But I don't know what's going on, I just can't taste the sweet taste of Xiaoqianer. I thought to myself It’s a human being who goes from being frugal to being extravagant, and I haven’t tasted any delicious food in the palace these years, so I feel that there is nothing special about this oily fruit.”

"But after eating this for a while, I suddenly realized that it wasn't for that reason! ——Nowadays, the imperial dining room naturally has masters who undertake to make this carefully, but if they are not under the leadership of the inner management of the Jingqi, or Even the cooks hired in Beijing are not from our old Manchurians outside the pass."

"They make this Youguo. They like to use glutinous rice for the noodles, and the bean filling is only red beans. But we have eaten it before, and the noodles must be yellow rice noodles, which are chewy and soft. "As for bean stuffing, in addition to small beans, there are cowpea, lentils, and kidney beans. These are the cooks who are used to the palace, and they can't do it; they have to live in the fields. know how to do it.”

"I like vegetable stuffing the most. It contains shredded radish, mung bean sprouts, and dried tofu; it's better to call it in the field, and reach out to pick a handful of leek leaves or chive flowers... …they brought it up in the palace, the stuffing is so sweet that I am tired of eating it.”

Both An Shou and Anyi nodded, "The old master has the thinnest mouth, so he tasted both the bean stuffing and the vegetable stuffing. The two servants thought it was delicious, and wished they could swallow their tongues. It’s too late to discern what kind of fillings are in here.”

The empress dowager rewarded him with some food, but seeing that there was still some on Anshou's plate, she felt a little regretful about it, so she reached out and squeezed another one, the round one was the size of a palm, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Nala smiled and hurriedly stepped forward to remind, "Emperor Niang, please slow down, this yellow rice noodles are not easy to swallow, it is better to bite into small bites."

The empress dowager had already eaten it all, puffed her cheeks, and finally swallowed it after a while, clapping her hands contentedly.

"Just this one is enough, I can't eat the others anymore, so take them all away, let's go after the keto."
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The empress dowager ate to her heart's content, and her mood improved accordingly.

The dining table was removed for a while, and the whole family sat down to drink tea and talk.

The empress dowager glanced at the emperor, "Where did the emperor get this oily fruit today? I'm used to making my old lady happy."

The emperor nodded with a smile, "I am a vegetarian today, but if the table is full of clear soup and little water, it will be hard to swallow. My son thought, it can't all be clear soup and little water, there must be some vegetarian deep-fried pasta to go with it." .”

"Although it is said that worshiping the Buddha should be done with a pure heart, but in fact, if you put more effort into it, you can use the oil and the vegetable to complement each other and get the best of both worlds."

The empress dowager snorted, "It's not uncommon to have plain and deep-fried pasta. But it's not something anyone can make at any time. Bo's master is also very good at hand."

The emperor nodded with a smile, and suddenly turned his head to look at Wanxi, "Is there anything wrong with what I just said?"
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Everyone was slightly taken aback, their eyes all turned to Wanxi.

The empress dowager also narrowed her eyes, "...Oh? So, this oil porridge was made by Lingfei?"

Wanxi hurriedly got up, and wanted to ask the empress dowager to squat down, but the emperor who was standing on the ground had quick eyesight and quick hands, and supported her elbow.

Wanxi blushed, so she had no choice but to bow her knees and salute, "Back to the emperor, this intention is the emperor's filial piety to the empress dowager, but it's just a fake hand of the slave. So there is nothing wrong with what the emperor said... ...The single case was changed by the slave without authorization, and I hope the empress dowager and the emperor will forgive me."

The emperor also raised his eyebrows high, "What did you change?"

Wanxi raised her eyes and glanced at the Empress Dowager, "The Empress Dowager likes to put chopped leek leaves in the vegetable stuffing, but when the servant was cooking, she skipped this dish."

The Empress Dowager was slightly taken aback, and then sighed softly, "The emperor forgot, leeks are also considered meat. Today is a vegetarian, so naturally we shouldn't put the leek leaves."

The emperor opened his mouth wide, "Oh, it's really my son's fault. Today is a special vegetarian event for the Buddha Bathing Festival, but my son forgot about it. I really deserve a beating."

The emperor said that he intentionally moved his waist closer to the empress dowager's hand, "None of them dared to beat their son, so it's because Ernie is tired, so let's do it."

The 49-year-old emperor still looks like this, so everyone laughed.

The empress dowager raised her hands high as well, "This is not a mother beating her son, but setting rules for the Buddha."

The hand fell down, but naturally it was raised high and lightly lowered.

For a moment, the mother and son looked at each other and smiled, and everyone laughed again.

At such a time of family affection, the empress dowager glanced at Wanxi, and could only hold back a sigh, and said softly, "Concubine Ling, you have a heart. I haven't lost the opportunity to eat you all these years. The shapeless one at the beginning has become so skillful now, which shows that you have not been pampered in the past 19 years since you entered the palace, and this skill has not stopped for a day."

Wanxi felt relieved, and said with a smile, "I don't dare to take the blame alone. In addition to the emperor's filial piety, there is actually another person in my heart today... It is Concubine Qing who has been busy for my concubine from beginning to end." , even the matter of the leeks was reminded by Concubine Qing, and I didn't remember it until now."

Wanxi looked back quietly, looking at Yuqin and smiling.

"In the past, Concubine Qing was a Han girl from the south of the Yangtze River. The clothes and hair accessories in the palace were favored by the emperor, and they can still be worn by Han people. But since Concubine Qing's mother's family was ordered to enter the flag, Concubine Qing has been extraordinarily careful to learn from our flag. It's a custom. It's only been two years, and I didn't expect that Concubine Qing would do it like this when she came to be the bread and butter of these customs."

The Empress Dowager couldn't help raising her eyebrows, "Oh? Concubine Qing?"

The emperor pretended to be surprised, and stared at Wanxi with lowered eyes, "Hey? This is an errand I entrusted to you. Why did you hide and leave it to Concubine Qing?"

Yuqin was a little nervous, so she quickly got up and walked forward, squatting down one step behind Wanxi.

"Back to the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, the concubine Ling is actually because...she can't smell oil. But filial piety is very important, and it is also an errand assigned by the emperor himself. She still insists on doing it herself. Refuse to hand it over to others."

"The concubine understands her thoughts and cares about her body, so she has no choice but to volunteer to take care of her with her own hands, and ask her to watch through the glass window, so that she can feel at ease."

That's all for now, but when he heard the sentence "I can't smell the oily smell", Nalashi put the chopsticks and plates in his hand on the table in shock.

"Concubine Qing, what do you mean by that?"

Wanxi blushed, let the emperor hold her elbow, bent her knees and replied, "...I don't dare to be hypocritical, it's because the child in my belly is not used to that smell for now."

Nala couldn't restrain herself and said loudly, "So, concubine Ling is happy again?! When did it happen?"
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Wanxi knew a long time ago that when the news of her happy encounter was made public, it would cause such a big disturbance.Even though she had made all the preparations in her heart, she still felt the eyes of everyone rushing towards her at this moment, about to obliterate her.

Although there was no sound, it made her feel faintly suffocated.

Fortunately, there is always the emperor's hand on the elbow.His hand was so stable, and the palm was so warm, so that she would not sink under the tide, and she could still breathe with her head up.

Wanxi was determined, so she lowered her head slightly, her gaze quietly turned away from the nobleman.

In fact, if it were someone else, the person who was most shocked and disappointed at this moment would have been the most noble person—it was originally Yuxi who was the only one in the harem, but now it is shared by two people.

But what Wanxi saw was a trace of relief that slid across the nobleman's face.

Such a noble person, Wanxi couldn't help letting go of half of her heart.

Only then did Wanxi calmly meet Nala's gaze, "Back to the master, my concubine has three children in front of her, all of whom were born around October; The concubine thought she was gone this year. Therefore, the concubine herself became careless and didn't pay attention to her body at all."

"She is already the mother of three children, but this time she was so careless that she didn't realize it until she got a big belly. It's also because this child is stable and didn't make my concubine unhappy, so I saved my concubine two months to go."

"Although I found out a bit late, counting the days as a concubine, I should have gone half a month later than the nobleman."

In fact, Wanxi's child came earlier than the nobleman, and she is going there for the sake of nobleman's face.

Nala stared fixedly at Wanxi, but for a moment she didn't know where to start.

The empress did not speak, and the rest of the six palaces were naturally inconvenient to speak; this was a moment of silence, the empress dowager glanced at Nala, and sighed.

——At this time, only the empress dowager can speak conveniently.

The empress dowager nodded, "For four years in a row, one child a year... Concubine Ling, you are so blessed!"

"Don't say it's in this harem, it's an ordinary family. How many women can go like this? You, don't do these things yourself in the future, and leave it to others-if you don't feel at ease, just leave it to others." Just give it to Concubine Qing. You have to take good care of yourself."

After the empress dowager said so, Nala could only twitch the corners of her lips in embarrassment, "No! Good luck, concubine Ling is really blessed!"

At this moment, the entire hall was silent.The women are all in their hearts, knowing their own joys and sorrows.

The emperor looked around the hall, and suddenly laughed out loud, "Eh? Er Nie, empress, why are you so focused on saying that the concubine Ling is blessed? - This is clearly the son's blessed fortune!"

"If it wasn't for the blessing of my son to give Lingfei this child, how could Lingfei have one child a year?"
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When the emperor said this, the empress dowager was taken aback, then she shook her head helplessly and smiled, "Of course, it's the emperor's blessing! The emperor is 49 this year, and he can still be called a concubine. The emperor is really lucky!"

All the concubines also stood up, each with their own concerns, and saluted the emperor, "I wish the empress dowager and the emperor great blessings and prosperity, and the country's fortune will last forever."

The emperor laughed loudly, "Well, well, all of you! I am blessed, and I will surely make you all blessed too!"

Wanxi followed everyone back to their seats, and the emperor also sat down, turned sideways to the empress dowager and said, "Son, I have one more thing to report to Ernie - it was originally scheduled to visit Soyoleji in April this year. Originally, my son was in It must be done, but I don't know why Sun Hao suddenly persuaded him, and my son reiterated his orders to him."

"But it was a coincidence that my son asked Buten Baljur, the son-in-law of the third forehead, to check on Soyorji, but found that there had just been a fire there, and all the beasts had fled. If the son went to surround him, There is nothing to hunt down. Therefore, my son really has to follow Sun Hao's advice and not go this year."

"My son is definitely not saying that Sun Hao's persuasion is justified, it's just a coincidence. Please forgive me."

After hearing this, Wanxi couldn't help but quietly let out a long sigh of relief.
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This night, it is destined that many people in the Sixth Palace will toss and turn and have trouble falling asleep.

Concubine Xin was the one who gritted her teeth the most.

"Why does she have it again? Why does she have it again?!"

Le Rong could only persuade, "...she has a deep scheming heart, and she can hold the emperor's favor for a long time."

Concubine Xin sneered, "I don't want to ask the emperor this time, I want to ask God! It's not uncommon for the Emperor to have favors, but why does God give her such a blessing that she can really have a child every year?"

"She is over 30, and she has already passed the best age. Why can she still have a baby like this? Why doesn't God have eyes, why is she called Yulu and let her go alone?!"

Le Rong whispered, "Anyway, there are many noble people, aren't there?"

Concubine Xin sneered, "How noble? If it weren't for this year, do you think the emperor would be so hungry that he would ask for a 30-year-old Mongolian woman who was married?"

"This world is so big, there are so many women, and there are so many nobles who are neither young nor stunningly beautiful. If the emperor wants to favor such a woman, do you think it's because he likes her?"

Le Rong also had nothing to say, so he lowered his head and sighed, "I'm also muttering in my heart—the emperor should give preferential treatment to the Mongolian princesses this year. But the emperor can call many nobles to be happy, and call Xiang The nobleman or the new Mongolian Gege who has just entered the palace should have a child, why still give the child to the concubine Ling..."

Concubine Xin bit her lips tightly, her heart was surging, but she was unwilling to say it out loud.

An emperor can call a woman in the harem, and have a child every year for four consecutive years... It's not like he doesn't have other women, and this woman is not young anymore-in addition to liking her and being inseparable from her, he also loves her. What could be the reason to go?

But she didn't want to admit it, she didn't want to!

It must be Lingfei who does not know some shameful tricks to make the emperor, who is nearly fifty years old, still be so emotional! .
Concubine Xin clutched her cuffs tightly and couldn't help but sneer.

"It's not enough for her to flirt with the emperor, she is still flattering the empress dowager today! Originally, in this harem, the only one who could suppress her was the empress dowager. But her trick today made the empress dowager eat her Soft-spoken, in front of Liugong, it's hard to say no to her, but it's easy to praise her."

"She succeeded again... She is even more greedy. Besides flattering herself, haven't you seen that she is still in front of the empress dowager today, deliberately flattering that concubine Qing!"

"What does she want to do, huh? It's not enough for her to be favored and have children. Do you want to be loved by the emperor and approved by the empress dowager as concubine Qing?"

Le Rong frowned, "My servant guesses, is it because she has a child herself, and it will be inconvenient to serve the emperor for a few months, so she wants to ask Concubine Qing to help her secure his favor?"

Concubine Xin raised her eyes and sneered at Le Rong, "Is your head an elm bump? She just needs someone to pet her, so why did she push Concubine Qing away? Concubine Qing is three years older than her. How old is she! Even if she wants to push someone out, she should push a young one to be sure!"

Le Rong hurriedly pleaded guilty, "The slave is stupid. The master is still wise, and she just wants to push people away. This year, she can take advantage of the situation to push out the young concubine who is both Mongolian and younger..."

Concubine Xin bowed her head unwillingly, racking her brains.

She paused suddenly, and her fingers couldn't help tapping on the Kang table.

"Eh? Speaking of this, I just remembered something... Isn't that Yurui still out of the palace?"

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