Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2295 Six Volumes 350 Ling Guifei ([-] words completed)

On November [-]th, after fasting for three days, the emperor returned to the Ministry and reported his merits to the Taimiao.The emperor personally went to the Taimiao to salute.

On November [-], the emperor went to Shoukang Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager.

The emperor told the empress dowager about offering sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple. After the empress dowager heard it, she raised her head high and sighed.

"Emperor, you are really in a hurry!"

The emperor knelt on the ground and refused to get up, "My son begs the emperor's mother to help me."

The Empress Dowager gently closed her eyes.

"In eight days, it will be my 68th birthday. When people reach this age, birthdays become more and more expensive. No one knows if their birthday is over and there will be another one."

"So when this person gets old, he is particularly reluctant to encounter unlucky things around his birthday. There are some things that I really don't want in my heart, but in order to be auspicious, sometimes I have to compromise."

The empress dowager paused after speaking, narrowed her eyes, lowered her head slowly, and stared at the emperor.

"Emperor! Don't think that I care about my title. I'm not even afraid that my birthday will be unlucky—the rules of my ancestors are immutable. For this, I will give up anything!"

After the empress dowager finished speaking harshly, she finally let out a long sigh...

"I just feel sorry for the child who has taken shape but failed to land... No matter how unworthy the status of concubine Ling is, that child is my little grandson after all!"

"As a royal grandmother, I couldn't hold him in my arms, couldn't say a word to him, just watched him disappear like this--ah, how can I bear this kind of heart. "

After the empress dowager said, she also shed tears.

She wiped her eyes with her sleeves, and sighed again, "Since it's too late for me to treat that child well, I also thought in my heart that I can't spend my life in vain with my grandparents, and let that child go so pitifully... Forget it, I will make up for my love for that child on Concubine Ling!"
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The emperor finally let out a huff in his heart, and the wind blew away the clouds.

The emperor was so happy that he kowtowed to the ground, "My son thanked the emperor's mother for your kindness, and my son also thanked the empress dowager and the emperor's grandmother for your concubine Ling and the unborn child..."

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and shook her head slightly.

"Emperor, I don't want to see you so happy for her... Remember, I'm not compromising with you, let alone accepting the success of Lingfei, a woman surnamed Han, in the harem—I I just feel sorry for my grandson, and I love the blood of the Xinjueluo family."

"As for my honorary title, as for whether I can reach the level of Empress Wen of Xiaozhuang, I don't care, whether you love it or not!"

"In short, I want you to remember that the country of the Qing Dynasty is the country of my Manchurians; women surnamed Han in the harem can be the favorite concubine—but they can only be the favorite concubine! The status of noble concubine is still the same anyway It's a concubine, for the sake of the emperor's heir, I will let you go."

"Just, emperor, you have to remember four words: stop here!"

"I love the country of Xinjueluo's family, and I will never allow a woman surnamed Han to change into a concubine as a wife! Concubines and concubines go up, queens, imperial concubines, they are already wives, not concubines!"
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The emperor raised his head abruptly, the corners of his lips turned slightly, but he held back for the time being.

The empress dowager was a little tired, and stared at the emperor with lowered eyes.

After all, it was his own son, even if he tried his best to bear it, she still knew what his expression meant.

The corners of her eyes twitched slightly, "Emperor, you mentioned Empress Xiaozhuang Wen many times in front of me, and I know that you didn't miss the story of Lord Shunzhi's filial piety to Empress Dong E. But Dong E What kind of family background? She comes from a wealthy Manchurian family, her father is Bo Eshuo, third class, her younger brother is General Fei Yanggu, her family has long been in the world... Is this comparable to Concubine Ling?"

"Besides, during the time of Lord Shunzhi, the system of the harem had not yet been perfected. Lord Shunzhi wanted to emulate the harem of the Yuan Dynasty. Originally, he planned to establish several queens side by side, and use the titles of the first queen, the second queen, and the third queen! ——So Dong E What's so rare about the family only conferring an imperial concubine?"

"Only you, concubine Ling—a person with the Han surname under Xin Zheku, is the one who violates the rules of the ancestors the most since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs!"

The empress dowager squinted at the emperor.

"Empress Xiaoxian, Dong E, was born in a rich family in Manchuria. Empress Xiaozhuang Wen didn't allow Lord Shunzhi to make her a queen; how could I allow you to violate the order again and again for the concubine Ling in front of you?!"

"Or you want to say that Empress Xiaozhuang Wen didn't allow Lord Shunzhi to make Dong E's queen because she wanted to leave the position of queen to her niece and daughter of the Borzigit family, and she wanted a Mongolian girl to be the queen. Empress, to ensure the Manchu-Mongolian marriage and stabilize the court's rear - but I have no such selfish intentions!"

"In this palace, there is a nobleman from Lan, who is from my own family. Even if I defend myself, it is only human nature, and I have never done anything wrong. Emperor, I dare to face this point. Let the ancestors go. You can't blame me!"

The empress dowager took a deep breath and stood up slowly, "What I protect is my Qing Dynasty, and the blood of my Aixinjueluo family."

"Over the years, it's not that I don't know Lingfei's character, and it's not that I hate her privately; but after all, she is a Han surname under Xin Zheku, so I have to maintain the rules of the harem and not allow her to go away. Go higher and farther away. Otherwise, how will you and I explain to the ancestors of the Aixinjueluo family in the future, huh?"

"In the world of my Qing Dynasty, the mistress can only be a member of a Manchu family; my country of the Qing Dynasty can only be inherited by a prince of my Manchu blood or a marriage between Manchuria and Mongolia!"

The empress dowager squinted at the emperor.

"Emperor, my concession to you can only last until today; there will be no future!"
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November 21st, Dingmao Day.

The emperor's decree: "The coming year will be my fiftieth birthday, and the coming year will be the [-]th birthday of the Empress Dowager. I am entrusted with the decree: Tongyu gathers blessings, grand ceremonies are consummated, concubines, concubines, concubines, nobles Borji Jin Sir, Ju Shu is cautious and respectful, and you are allowed to work in the office. It is advisable to add a canon ceremony to celebrate Jiaxi." (Please note that all decrees related to the harem's entry must have the words "Feng Yi decree", so the emperor The Empress Dowager must pass this level.)
"The imperial concubine ordered the concubine of Jin, and the concubines Qing and Ying conferred the concubine of the Jin Dynasty. The nobleman Borjijin family, the concubine of the Jin Dynasty. This is my honor."

"All due ceremonies should be held in the Yamen respectfully and according to the law."
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When the news came, He Gong was shocked.

This is the first noble concubine of the Qing Dynasty who was born in Xinzheku and had a Han surname since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs and the harem rituals were completed! (It is unprecedented, it is also unprecedented, and there will be no more in the future. Although the Nian family of Yongzheng Lord and the noble concubine Gao of Huixian are also born with the Han surname Baoyi, they are not under Xin Zheku; and what are the identities of the father and brother? up~~)

The emperor actually kept this news from Wanxi.When this decree was passed down suddenly, Wanxi herself was startled.

It was Gao Yu, the chief supervisor of the palace, who came to deliver the decree to Wanxi in person. Gao Yu had finished delivering the decree, but Wanxi was still kneeling on the ground blankly.

Gao Yu held the imperial decree in both hands, and he knelt down in front of Wanxi, "I congratulate the noble concubine and master..."

Wanxi was still a little unable to recover, but Yu Rui, who accompanied Wanxi on her knees to receive the imperial decree, hurriedly got up and said, "Sister Ling was so happy that she was ignorant of my master. Here are two purses, my master." Put it away first, this is a little bit of my heart. When I turn around and make my sister come back to her senses, there must be another thank you."

Gao Yu hurriedly kowtowed, "My lord Rui, this old slave is really broken. This old slave must never dare."

Yuchan and the others hurriedly supported Wanxi, and Wanxi slowly came back to her senses, nodding and smiling, "Grandpa, thank you very much."

Wanxi ordered Yuchan to open the storeroom quickly, took out two bolts of palace satin, and thanked Gao Yu.

After Gao Yu left, everyone in Yongshou Palace fell to their knees, with tears in their eyes.

"Master, Concubine, the servants congratulate Master Concubine..."

Wanxi nodded with tears in her eyes, "Although it is happiness, there must be a lot of troubles behind it. You are with me. You have not enjoyed many blessings in these years, but you have suffered a lot of sins."

"At this time, I have become a noble concubine, and there must be a lot of discussion in the front and rear palace. It is likely that you will be implicated with me, so I will say 'I am wronged' to you in advance..."

Yuchan and Liu Zhu'er were the leaders, and hurriedly said, "The master treats the slaves like his family. The slaves dare to say: Since they are a family, the slaves should do what the master should do. Where is the word 'grievance'?" ?”

Wanxi nodded with tears in her eyes, "You are still right, we are a family. After all, the days in this palace are long, and we are dependent on each other. You are for me, and I am for you!"
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No matter whether you are happy or jealous in your heart, after the imperial decree was delivered to the Sixth Palace, everyone from the Sixth Palace came to congratulate the four promoted lords.

The first case, of course, all came to Yongshou Palace.

Yuqin, Concubine Ying, and Duogui also rushed over after receiving the order.

Yuchan hurriedly went up to salute, "The servants will change their tune this time: the servants congratulate Concubine Qing, Concubine Ying, and Concubine Yu!"

These three people are also like Wanxi, full of surprises, their eye sockets are red.

Concubine Yu is fine, because the charcoal was added according to the concubine's position before, so she knew in her heart that it would be a matter of time before concubine concubine was conferred; but this time concubine, the emperor also gave her the title "Yu".

But Yuqin and Concubine Ying never dared to think that they would still be concubines in this life, and they were conferred at such a young age, and they received the decree of grace on the same day as Wanxi.

Yuqin burst into tears as soon as she spoke, holding Wanxi's hand, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Concubine Ying, on the other hand, calmed down faster, and smiled while hugging Yuqin, "Do you still remember that sister Lu and I used to compete for position? It's good this time, we are concubine and concubine together. Sister Lu is not happy because she can't tell her brother apart, why is she still crying? Could it be that it's a pity that she couldn't win against me?"

Yuqin broke through her tears and laughed, and raised her hand to hit Concubine Ying, "Bah, you have the nerve to say this, I really want to kill you!"

Wanxi smiled and hugged the two of them.

Although Wanxi was saving the scene, but when Yuqin's four eyes faced each other, they both shed tears again.

Concubine Ying is fine, after all, her family background is enough to be a concubine; on the contrary, it must be difficult for Wanxi and Yuqin to go all the way to this day in the harem of the Qing Dynasty.

Yuqin hugged Wanxi, and finally broke down in tears, "Wanxi, I never thought that I would still be like this one day. I can't find a reason, my background is not enough, and I have no children. Concubine; if there is no reason, I am afraid that the reason is our little deer..."

Yuqin raised her eyes and stared at Wanxi, "I don't say it's because of you at this moment, but because of Xiaoluer, so as to save you from getting too complacent - it's because the emperor cares about Xiaoluer, and knowing that I am in the concubine, he just You can't justifiably take care of Xiao Lu'er, that's why I was rewarded with this imperial concubine."

"I, I don't thank you, I will give back all my love to Xiaoluer. After all, I will only live for this child for the rest of my life, and I will love our little Luer more than you, a mother. "

Wanxi also laughed, and hugged Yuqin, "Why is it because of the little deer? In my opinion, it is the emperor's affection for my sister. My sister has been serving in the palace for these years, and the emperor knows it well."

Yuqin stomped her feet again, pointing at her own ears, "Bah! You pierced my three ears back then, but the other two died after all. I'm afraid that even I have a few ears and eyes. Forget it all!"

Wanxi laughed, pointed at Yuqin's cochlea and said, "Sister, do you have three ears and eyes? There are four, and there is a big one here. If you are dead, how can you hear the sound?"

A few people talked and laughed, and it was a surprise in the end.

At this moment, people who came to congratulate him kept coming.Wanxi asked Yuqin and Concubine Ying to go outside to greet her first, and then went to meet Concubine Yu.

The two greeted each other, Wanxi took the initiative to smile and nodded, "Concubine Yu, congratulations to you too."

Concubine Yu was indifferent, "Compared to Lingfei Nangnang's great joy, being a concubine is not surprising."

Wanxi's eyes turned lightly, ""Erya" said, 'Yu, Le Ye'; "Zhu Cong", "Harmony in the heart is called Yu". Concubine Yu, the emperor bestowed this word on you as a title. It is due to joy, it is a good title."

Concubine Yu smiled faintly, "I was born in Mongolia. Although I am not very good at Han studies, I have read a lot of Han family classics when I was lonely in the palace. Especially when Brother Lawang is entering school at this time, my concubine is very convenient. It was to accompany Brother Lawang to study, and he also studied a lot."

Concubine Yu quietly raised her eyes and looked at Wanxi, "I have also read the word 'Yufu', which means 'I come to surrender with a sincere heart'. Isn't this the reason why I entered the palace?"

"Also, in Zhang Heng's "Tokyo Fu", it is said, 'During autumn in Yu to harvest'. Here, the word 'Yu' specifically refers to the emperor's autumn tour - which is also in line with the emperor's autumn and the actions of various Mongolian ministries. .”

Concubine Yu smiled faintly, "It's this title, and it's also the emperor asking the concubine to remember her identity and the origin of her position at this time. This is the imperial court's favor to Erut Mongolia, and it is the imperial court's pacification. Junggar's joy is not because the emperor has any joy in his concubine in his heart..."
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Concubine Yu's words were spoken so gracefully that she felt a little sad in her heart.

Originally, I thought that due to Concubine Yu's background in Mongolia, she might not have much experience with this Chinese character.But it didn't occur to Concubine Yu that she was a caring person, but she had already seen through this word.

Wanxi tried her best to smile, "Thank you Concubine Yu for doing your best to study with Lawang. On the contrary, his homework has improved compared to when he was in my palace. The former master also said that Sinology is improving very quickly, which is all because of Yu Thanks to you."

Concubine Yu lowered her head and smiled, "In fact, from the first day I entered the palace, I knew exactly what kind of affection the emperor has for me. Everything he has for me is only for the court."

"After all, I only entered the palace at this age, so there is nothing I can't understand, so I don't have any extravagant expectations for the emperor in my heart."

"In the past, when I said that I wanted to compete for favor, it was also not because I liked the emperor so much, but because of my mother's family. But the child is gone, and my heart has gone with it—now that I think about it, the child You got it with my wish, so it's doomed that the child won't be able to keep it?"

"Thus, although I hated the person who plotted against me in my heart, I didn't feel too sad because of the child's departure. On the contrary, I seemed to breathe a sigh of relief."

"Now that the imperial court has achieved great success in deploying troops to the northwest, the burden on my shoulders can be relieved. Now that I have the title of emperor, I know in my heart how to live in the palace from now on."

Wanxi frowned lightly when she heard this, "Don't say stupid things...the emperor will definitely not treat you badly."

Concubine Yu nodded with a smile, "I believe. The emperor will treat me well, and give me the position that should be given to me, but he also clearly told me with this title, what kind of affection he actually has for me."

Concubine Yu took a deep breath as she said, "My green card has been put away by the emperor. Not only do I not have any regrets, but I am relieved."

"I won't hide it from you, concubine, I have been married to that man since I was 13 years old, and that man taught me everything; telling me to serve another man 20 years later--that feeling is really awkward There is no joy, not to mention, but a heavy sense of guilt."

"After this child was gone, the emperor felt that he owed me, so he promised me that he would treat my mother's family kindly from now on... I also believe that the emperor will remember the promise he made to me that day not for me, but for that child. go."

"If I get rid of that matter from now on, for me, I will have no regrets, but a relief."

Wanxi raised her eyes to focus on Concubine Yu, wanting to comfort her, but didn't know where to start.

A woman, sandwiched between the court and the rebels, maybe righteousness and love are two different things after all.For the sake of righteousness, she chose to move in with her mother's family, but in her heart - I'm afraid she still can't let go of the man who has been with her since she was 13 years old?
Just like Concubine Yu herself said, everything about the relationship between men and women was taught by that man; all her intimate actions have been imprinted by that man for a hundred years.

Once it's another man, I feel unacceptable.

Wanxi took a deep breath, and lightly patted Concubine Yu's hand, "It's said that young couples are old companions. At our age, there are more important things in this world besides the love between men and women. You Between us and the emperor, it is not easy to erase the shadow of the old relationship, but in the end, we can still accompany each other."

Concubine Yu also smiled and nodded, "Since he gave me such a title, then I will accompany him to guard the deer in Mulan in the future. My skills are enough."

It is rare for Concubine Yu to be so open-minded herself, so Wanxi smiled lightly, "Isn't it? I envy you all the skills on Meng Gege's horse. I used to always fall off when I was riding a donkey; afterward, I rode a donkey in Mulan with great difficulty. Horse, just met a blind man. I have a shadow in my heart, and I dare not ride any more.”

Yuchan next to her suddenly burst out laughing.

Wanxi hurriedly glared at Yuchan, blushing and glanced at Concubine Yu.

Concubine Yu also saluted with interest, "I have finished talking about my concubine's body and concubine Nang Nang. There are already a lot of people outside, and it is time for Nang Nang to go out and meet her, so don't delay so much because of me alone." .”

Wan Xi smiled and said "Okay", and then Concubine Yu turned around and went out.

Wanxi hurriedly grabbed Yuchan, "Little Hoof, what are you laughing at?"

Yuchan hurriedly knelt down, blushing and said with a smile, "...slave deserves to die. I don't know what to do, but when the master said that he would never ride a horse again, he remembered that our seventh princess was riding the emperor and crawling all over the ground."

Wanxi's face burned with embarrassment, she stomped her feet, and ran out quickly.

——Wanxi understands that Yuchan wants to say, "Although the master doesn't ride a horse anymore, the emperor voluntarily became the horse for the master."
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Wanxi patted her face, then walked out of the door, and went to the opposite open window to meet the congratulatory hosts.

The difference in the position of imperial concubine is that the empress and pure imperial concubine didn't have to come in person, but these two came anyway.

Wanxi went forward to greet Nala and Concubine Chun first.

Nala's complexion was slightly uncomfortable, and he tried his best to smile and nodded, "Concubine Ling—oh no, it's Concubine Ling, I'm really happy. The emperor's decree came as a surprise, and I didn't even know it in advance .”

Wanxi hurriedly said, "The emperor's decree made it clear that this sudden blessing is due to the emperor's 70th birthday next year, and the empress dowager's [-]th birthday the year after. It is the blessing of the emperor and empress dowager."

Nalashi sighed softly, "You are also thanks to the child you just lost. That child can also go away with peace of mind."

Although the words are not wrong, it just sounds a little cold and heart-wrenching.Wanxi tried her best to smile, then turned to Concubine Chun, not wanting to talk to Nala.

The pure imperial concubine was even more haggard. The reason why she insisted on coming to congratulate her in person at this moment was really because of Wanxi, and also because Wanxi was conferred the same status of imperial concubine as her.

Concubine Chun held Wanxi's hand and nodded gently, "Wanxi, I knew that this day would come sooner or later. You are still so young, and your blessings are beyond the reach of me and Shujia."

Nala smiled lightly, "Shujia is now the imperial concubine, sleeping next to the emperor a hundred years later. Her blessings are even enviable to me."

Concubine Chun frowned slightly, and hurriedly bowed, "I made a slip of the tongue. Imperial Concubine Shujia is an imperial concubine, and I shouldn't call 'Shujia' directly."

Wanxi hurriedly said, "Sister Chun was concubine with the imperial concubine Shujia back then, and they were both on the imperial concubine's position, so they have a deep friendship. Therefore, in my heart, sister Chun only thinks that the imperial concubine Shujia is still alive. Elder sister and Imperial Concubine Shujia live together as a noble concubine, so you can get closer when you talk."

Nala looked at Wanxi with squinted eyes, "Concubine Ling is also a concubine now, and this makes her closer to Concubine Shujia and Concubine Chun in terms of affection."

Wanxi saluted with a smile, "My mistress was also a Xian noble concubine back then. From this point of view, the concubine is as close as my mistress."

(End of this chapter)