Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2308 Seven Volumes 8 Impermanence ([-] words completed)
The next day, that is, February [-]th, falls on Ching Ming Festival.

The emperor went to Anyou Palace to salute in person.

Anyou Palace is located in the northwest corner of Yuanmingyuan, and it was built in imitation of the Taimiao. It is the place in Yuanmingyuan corresponding to the Taimiao of the Forbidden City. Whenever the emperor lived and worked in the garden, he would come here to salute instead of the Taimiao.The portraits of Kangxi and Yongzheng emperors are enshrined in the hall.

Nala led the harem to accompany them. After the ceremony, they went back to the palace.Nala couldn't help being dissatisfied as she walked, "Since it's Ching Ming Festival to salute, shouldn't it be the most appropriate time to pay homage to the mausoleum? Why bother to come back to Beijing again, how many people will follow?" Such a toss!"

Concubine Yu, who was following behind, walked forward slowly, lowered her head and said indifferently, "Since it is Qingming Festival, it is most appropriate for the emperor to spend it on the way to Yeling; but the emperor wants to come back to the palace specially... Concubine The body is dull, but I don't understand why."

"The mistress accompanied the emperor to visit the mausoleum, and she knew what happened along the way; the mistress had always understood the emperor's heart best, so I would like to ask the mistress—why did the emperor come back to the palace so much? Fan?"

Nala's eyes turned suddenly, "Concubine Yu, when did you become so curious?"

Concubine Yu bowed her head desolately, and smiled quietly, "Maybe it's because I've been with the emperor all these years, from the hidden mansion to the harem, but when I look back at the past 30 years, I find that I have never understood it before." The emperor's thoughts."

"We are also old people in the hidden mansion, and now there are only four of us left in the harem. I thought, after all, we in the hidden mansion should understand the emperor better. Although I can't understand it, the master and empress must I can understand."

Nala snorted, "You ask me, and I'll come to ask you again! It's Ching Ming Festival, and the emperor insisted on going back to the garden on the way, could it be because of Yongqi's child who died young? "

Concubine Yu couldn't help laughing when she heard this, "Master and concubine praise the child too much, and also Yongqi and the concubine too much. After all, the child is just the child of Yongqi, a maidservant with a Han surname." , how can there be such a concern for the emperor?"

Concubine Yu turned her eyes and stared quietly at Nala, "Besides, our Yongqi is just the emperor's concubine. The concubine's concubine is a boy, how can we dare to say that there is anything precious?"
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After hearing this, Nala finally hooked the corners of her lips in satisfaction.

"Concubine Yu, it is said that the older you get, the more you understand. You are now in your forties, and you are exactly right."

Concubine Yu narrowed her eyes slightly, but she just smiled, "That's not true. At this age, if you can't figure it out, your life will be in vain."

Nala tilted his head and glanced at her.

"Now that I understand it, I will turn around and ask you, a sensible person: From your point of view, why did the emperor make a special trip back this time?"

Concubine Yu raised her eyebrows, thought hard, then shook her head with a slight smile, "I understand clearly that I was just comparing myself with myself when I was young; but in front of my mistress, how dare I compare myself with my mistress?"

"Since the lord and empress are asking, but the concubine is disrespectful, I can't help thinking about it—maybe the emperor came back to visit the pure noble concubine?"

Concubine Yu paused as she spoke, her eyes gliding over Nala's face, "After all, Princess Chungui and Princess Jia and Sixth Elder Brother from Chunguifei will be married. Concubine Chun is ill, and the emperor is away, so he is naturally worried."

Nalashi suddenly raised his eyes, stared at Concubine Yu, and smiled slowly.

——Concubine Yu was a nobleman in the pure concubine's palace back then.If Concubine Chun hadn't helped Concubine Concubine Concubine Yu to hide it, it's not sure where Concubine Yu's Yong Qi came from.

However, in the past 20 years, Feng Shui has changed. Although Concubine Chun occupies the position of Concubine, both of her sons have lost the qualification to inherit the great position; Concubine Yu, on the other hand, was almost promoted to Concubine Chun, equaling Concubine Chun; , it is Yongzhang and Yongrong who are tied together, they can't compare!

Nala glanced at Concubine Yu, then smiled slowly, "It turns out that you have been holding back your breath towards Su Wanrou all these years."

Concubine Yu bowed her knees to salute, "I am terrified, but I don't know why the master and empress made such a statement."

Nala rolled her narrow eyes, "Come on! Su Wanrou's illness didn't just start at this moment. I don't believe you didn't manage to inquire about her pulse from the Imperial Hospital. Her pulse is clearly recorded on it." , she vomited blood on September [-] last year!"

"I vomited blood on September [-]th last year, so her life is not long; if the emperor cares about her illness at all, why bother to formally order Yong Rong to be the successor in December, completely cutting off all her hopes to go to the palace?" ?!"

Concubine Yu slowly raised her eyes, "Oh? Seriously?"

In fact, she already knew the pulse case by heart.The case of Concubine Chun's pulse reads: "On September [-]th, Sun Yanzhu and Chen Shiguan invited Concubine Chun's pulse... It is a symptom of liver depression and blood consumption, spleen and lung deficiency, resulting in cough and redness, wheezing, shortness of breath, cold and heat spontaneous sweating, etc. ..."

Nala cast a glance at Concubine Yu, and said with a sneer, "Having a disease of liver stagnation and blood consumption, to put it bluntly, is depressed; Fighting for favor by herself, and planning for her son when she gets older? In the end, this pure imperial concubine's two sons were kicked out of the circle of succession by the emperor early, she can't think of such a liver disease, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Concubine Yu lowered her head slightly, but she did not hide her smile.

Nalashi also snorted, "You don't have to keep hiding like this, I dare to admit it in front of everyone these years, I have never waited to see that Han woman!"

A Han girl was conferred the imperial concubine together with her back then; she was still ranked ahead of her in the ranking of rewards!

"She has been playing in the harem for these years, and she has given birth to three children, which has caused her to have some wishful thinking! The current end is also the retribution of her wishful thinking all these years-to make her live until now , God has treated her kindly!"

Concubine Yu sighed softly and nodded, "When the emperor first ascended the throne, the Han women in the harem were headed by the noble concubine Huixian; later on, the concubine Chun was the head... Now the two of them, one died young, and the other died in a bamboo basket. The water is empty."

"It's just that the Han women in the harem have always followed suit. Now it is natural that the imperial concubine Ling is the head..."

Concubine Yu raised her eyes and glanced quietly at Nalashi.

"Speaking of which, the blessings of Imperial Concubine Huixian and Concubine Chun are not as good as Concubine Ling. After all, Imperial Concubine Huixian has nothing to show for her life; Concubine Chun is the two princes who have no chance of inheriting the throne. But what about Concubine Ling , but she is still young and beautiful at this moment, she has a sacred heart, and she has everything for a prince and princess."
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Nala looked back slowly, approaching Concubine Yu step by step.

"You came to me today and said such things on purpose? What do you want to do?"

Nala sneered and stared at Concubine Yu's eyes, "You want me to fight with Concubine Ling, so you can just sit on the sidelines and benefit from it, don't you?"

"Then why did you speak up for the Sixth Princess Shunhua when something happened to her back then? At that moment, it looked like you were clearly trying to curry favor with her!"

The two women in their 40s had long been familiar with each other's temperament, and now their eyes were facing each other, and they no longer made too many concealments on their faces.

Concubine Yu laughed, "In this harem, although they are all called sisters, why do they really regard each other as sisters? This harem is the same as the court, where are there eternal friends and eternal enemies? It just changed because of the situation.”

"Besides, I was just discussing the matter at that moment, telling the truth, I just didn't want to make Concubine Xin make a fuss, and I didn't deliberately help her."

Concubine Yu raised her eyes and met Nala's gaze, "At that time, Concubine Xin was in the limelight. Concubine Xin is young and beautiful, and her family background is good. If she steps down Concubine Ling, one day she will be the master and concubine. I can no longer compete with her! In a Manchurian Gege with such a noble family background, compared with the Han woman under Xin Zheku, I would rather choose to let this Han woman stay temporarily."

Nalashi thought for a while, then squinted his eyes, "But, you also implicated me."

Concubine Yu chuckled, "Could it be that at this time, the you in front of me are still the empress of the palace? I don't know if I am a concubine, what if I hurt the empress of the master?"

Nala had no words to refute for a while, so she snorted and turned her head away.

Concubine Yu sighed softly, "Looking at the body of the pure noble concubine, I am not in a good mood physically and mentally. After all, I am already 48 years old, and I am afraid there will not be many days to come."

"When we were young, we used to have a quarrel; but now in the harem, there are only a few of us left in the old mansion. I hope that I can get along well with the old sisters several years."

"Anyway, maybe, I don't know when I suddenly kicked my legs and left. I don't know if the master and empress can fulfill the kindness of my concubine's heart?"
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Although Nala said that she was not at ease with Concubine Yu in her heart, but after calling Concubine Yu's two words, she was a bit uncomfortable in the end.

Concubine Yu then suggested that the two go to see Concubine Chun together, and Nala also nodded.

Concubine Yu then ordered Sandan, "Go and see if Concubine Wan can go away? If you have time, come and see Concubine Chun."

Concubine Yu said and smiled at Nala, "there are only four of us left in the old man's mansion, so I thought to myself, let's call Wanbi too. Whether she comes or not is her own business. Whether we call her or not is our business. If she doesn't come, there is nothing missing in our etiquette."

The pure noble concubine and the Nala family can live in the front and back yards.Then Nala and Concubine Yu went to the bedroom of Concubine Chun first.

After a long time, Sandan came back to report, saying that Wanbi was taking care of the seventh princess for a while, so she couldn't come.Concubine Wan will come back to pay her respects to Concubine Chun.

Concubine Yu smiled when she heard that, "Concubine Wan is now 'everything is good with a girl', and I can't take care of other things for the time being."

Nalashi sneered, "No! Because of this girl, she is more and more devoted to Concubine Ling. Now that we invited her to talk together, she is afraid of making Concubine Ling suspicious, so she is in a hurry to avoid suspicion! "
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On February [-]th, the Nala family will return to the Forbidden City with the emperor, and then go to Tailing from the Forbidden City.

Before leaving, Nala still fulfilled her duties as the queen of the palace and the concubine's mother, and went to Wufu Hall to burn incense and offer sacrifices to the Goddess of Pox Goddess and other gods together with Wanxi.

After finishing the ceremony, Nalashi also hugged the little deer, caressed his little face and said, "Our little fourteen must be blessed by the gods, and we will be able to send away the pox god empress safely. The empress will accompany you Your Huang Ama and the emperor's grandmother are going to pay homage to your Huang Mafa, and when you enter the Wufutang for vaccination, the Empress may not be able to keep up."

"This is why I accompanied you to salute in advance, and prayed to the gods and empresses for you. Even if the Empress is not by your side, you will be safe and sound, ah."

Yong Lu nodded obediently, put her arms around Nala's neck, and stepped forward to touch Nala's face, "My son will miss Huang Erniang. My son wishes Huang Erniang a safe journey."
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Nala and the emperor left the garden and went back to the palace.

Wanxi led the harem to the gate of the garden.

Watching Luan drive away, Yu Rui reminded Wanxi with a smile, "Sister, look carefully, this is probably the last back of Mr. Fu as Prime Minister Luan Yiwei. The emperor has already decreed that Prime Minister Luan Yiwei has been replaced by General Zhaohui, the great hero in the Northwest."

"When General Zhaohui returns triumphantly, General Zhaohui will take over from Lord Fu to guard the emperor's side."

On February [-]th, the emperor had just decreed that General Zhaohui and Prime Minister Luanyi would serve as guards.

Wanxi nodded, "The emperor can trust such a hero who has determined the country the most. Luan Yiwei is the most important guard at the emperor's side, and it is the most reassuring to entrust such a hero to lead it."

All he could see from a distance was the slightly small back of Fu Heng who was quietly on duty beside the Huanghuang Shengjia.

Now that they are all old, they are no longer the back of the high-spirited boy from before.Even on the horse, his back was slightly bent.

Wanxi sighed softly, "This is a Manchu man. The most important thing is not blood relationship, let alone in-laws, but military merit. After the Battle of Dajinchuan, Lord Jiu made outstanding military achievements; now, General Zhaohui has achieved great success. It is human nature that the general's trust surpasses Master Jiu's for the time being."

Wanxi couldn't understand why the battle of Dajinchuan was the first major battle after the emperor ascended the throne, and there were people like Neqin who made a counterexample, so the credit for the entire battle of Dajinchuan was recorded in the nine chapters. But in fact, until today, there are still people in the court who criticize him, thinking that Lord Jiu is not worthy of Jinchuan's merits and is an extremely human minister.

Jiuye's performance in Dajinchuan was a little pale compared with Zhaohui's bloody fight in the northwest.

At this time, Master Jiu needs an equally important battle, and needs a military exploit more brilliant than that of Da Jinchuan, in order to regain the trust of the emperor;

But Wanxi's selfishness... how can she be willing to hope that Master Jiu will have a day to fight on the battlefield?

At this time, the country is stable, and there is no need to worry about another war for the time being; but just thinking about the idea of ​​Master Jiu going to the battlefield again, Wanxi's heart is already pulled together.

I hope not.

Never.

Wanxi led the crowd back to the garden, and Wanxi glanced at them quietly.

Yu Rui nodded and smiled lightly, "...Mr. Lan Gui didn't come."

Wanxi finally smiled and shook Yuqin's hand.
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After the emperor left, the garden was lively for two days, and then it was quiet again.

There was a commotion in Qinghui Pavilion.

The cause was Lan Guiren's illness.

On the morning of February [-]th, Lan Guiren found that he had pimples all over his face.As a result, she was unable to send the emperor off, and even missed the chance to have a word with the emperor.

After seeing the doctor, the imperial doctors only said that they were afraid that Lan Guiren had eaten something wrong.Although the red pimple is not serious, it will not harm the body, but it needs to be taken care of carefully; especially not scratching, if it is scratched, it is easy to get scars on the face.

——Scars on the face, although they are not a fatal disease, are they not the most feared by women in the harem?

What's more, Lan Guiren entered the palace as a junior of the empress dowager's family, and still has such great expectations for her future; she hasn't been favored yet, so what if she has a scar on her face?
She asked someone to carefully check her food these days, and the result was exactly what she thought.

"I knew that it was absolutely impossible for me to eat the wrong thing! It's not the first year I've been in this palace, so why would I eat the wrong thing?"

Lan Guiren's eyes darkened, "...someone must have harmed me!"

But in Qinghui Pavilion, concubine Yu accompanied her to visit the mausoleum, and concubine Yu hadn't come back when she had pimples on the morning of February [-]th; At fifteen, I moved to "Natural Pictures".

At this time, only she and E Chang were left in the courtyard of Qinghui Pavilion.

Lan Gui slammed the table, "Could it be that E Chang is here? But, what enmity do I have with her, why did she hurt me like this?"

"If it wasn't for her, Concubine Qing and Concubine Yu wouldn't be able to get along in life... who else could it be?"

Xige, the daughter of Langui, also bowed her head and thought for a while, "...The servant just saw that E Changzai came back with a happy face. The servant quietly inquired with Gu Wu, and said that it was when the emperor was leaving. He gave a purse to E Changzai."

Lan Gui raised her eyebrows, "The emperor gave her a purse? Why?"

Xige replied, "The servant heard Gu Wu say that it was because the emperor also thought of the child who had just passed away during the Qingming Festival. At that time, E Changzai was also in the fifth elder brother's office, helping the fifth elder brother's Fujin. , but managed the fifth elder brother's house in an orderly manner; even if the fifth elder brother just lost his child, he was able to follow the emperor to visit the mausoleum without any worries, and the emperor said that he was also a part of the credit for E Chang's presence."

"So the emperor casually tore a pouch from his belt, and gave it to E Changzai."

Lan Guiren listened and smiled faintly.

"Speaking of which, her lonely years in this palace are much longer than mine... Kui Changzai who entered the palace with her has passed away, but she is still tenaciously persevering.

"It's just a pity that after entering the palace for so many years, it's still just a permanent presence. What's even more pitiful is that my uncle is one of the emperor's most hated ministers; and my Ama and uncle were ordered to commit suicide by the emperor."

"Such a person can still survive so tenaciously in the harem. If it were someone else, he would have died a worthless person. I'm afraid such a tenacious person always feels that he still has a day to recover and be favored?"

Xige also nodded, "Although she has not been favored in the palace for many years, she is still only 30 years old. The master forgot that Concubine Yu was 30 years old when she entered the palace, and she was still favored and conceived the prince; now she is entering the palace with a nobleman He is also 27 years old, didn't the emperor take him with him to visit the mausoleum?"

"With such a precedent, it's no wonder she still dares to have such thoughts in her heart. It is because of such thoughts that she has been able to persevere tenaciously until today~"

Lan Guiren also laughed, "There is one more case: Didn't you see how enthusiastic she is about the affairs of the Fifth Elder Brother? She and Fifth Elder Brother's first cousin Fujin are cousins, and she is probably counting on it too. As for Fifth Brother...one more hope, one will become more tenacious."

Xige spat, "In this way, it is possible that she did it! She herself got a reward today, but she deliberately prevented the master from sending the emperor... She was just worried that if the master went, the emperor would I can't see her anymore!"

Lady Lan smiled slowly, "In the past, in Jingren Palace, I was only focused on fighting with Concubine Yu, but I forgot that there was such a small permanent presence... Now Concubine Qing suddenly entered Jingren Palace, calling me Only then did I realize that the previous fight with Concubine Yu was all in vain; what's going on, this little Chang Zai is also going to jump out now, and caught me off guard?"

Lady Lan slowly tightened the handkerchief in her hand, "Concubine Yu once had a child, and I can't match her; Concubine Qing is already a concubine, with a high status. I just can't do anything to them for the time being, don't I? Still can't deal with a little constant presence?"

Lady Lan stopped, and her thoughts returned to what she had said to Concubine Xin when Concubine Ling, Concubine Qing and others had just ascended to the throne.

When she rolled her eyes, she also smiled, "Yes! After all, I will settle this account with E Changzai when Brother Fourteen comes back from vaccination!"
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On February 27th, General Zhaohui of Dingbian, Deputy General Fude, Ministers of Counselor Mingrui, Balu and others made a triumphant return.

The emperor Qi Luan from the Huangxinzhuang Palace, greeted him in person.

Trying to drive the brine book, the sergeant blew the snails, sang and sang, and went to the south of Liangxiang, where the emperor personally ascended the altar and saluted.

After the princes and generals accompanied them to salute, the emperor was in charge of Huang Wei.Generals, counselors, etc., move forward with the second, and perform the ceremony of hugging and meeting (the traditional Manchu etiquette, used by relatives to meet after a long absence, to show that they are like a family, rather than the ceremony of the monarch and his ministers).The emperor bestowed sitting comfort on all the meritorious officials.

Licheng, triumphant song music.The emperor returned to the Huangxinzhuang Palace, and gave banquets to the generals, counselors, conscripts, and Burke of the newly attached Huibu.All princes and ministers participated.

On this day, Yong Lu officially entered Wufu Hall.First fast and worship the gods, wait for three days and then vaccinate.From this day on, Wanxi, Yuqin and others could only be shut out, leaving Yonglu's safety in the hands of the gods, imperial physicians, and eunuchs.

Yong Lu herself doesn't know to be afraid, but she just thinks that there will be no good food for more than ten days - after all, when the god has acne, she can't eat indiscriminately, and she has to fast.Xiao Luer counted the days by himself, asking over and over again, "Twelve to eighteen days? I can't count them with two hands! Why is it so long?"

Wanxi hugged him and coaxed him with a smile, "What are you afraid of? I finished counting with both hands, started from the beginning, counted again, and I was able to count~!"

"Besides, the longer you stay inside, the more time Ernie spends preparing food for you outside. Usually Ernie guards your mouth, lest you become a little meatball Son; but this time, Ernie doesn't care about you. Ernie will take advantage of these ten days to prepare delicious food for you. Tell you to eat as much as you can!"

Yong Lu was happy now, and raised her hands, pointing her fingers one by one to "order": "I want donkey roll, sachima, candied fruit, pea yellow, long white cake, and milk cake. , Kidney bean rolls..." I was not reconciled until I counted my two hands.

Wanxi smiled and nodded solemnly, "Okay, Ernie promises you, I will do all of this for you! At that time, Ernie will put a big assortment box, each compartment will be full, and put it in the This door, eat as soon as you come out!"

Xiao Qi also stepped forward and squeezed Yong Lu's little hand, "Don't be afraid, I've been to that place before. I've never cried, but you're an elder brother, if you cry, I'll make fun of you~~"

Jiujiu also staggered over by himself, grabbed Yonglu's hand, but made a "sneeze" and pouted, "...Brother, stinky!"

Yong Lu was annoyed, she grabbed Jiu Jiu's chubby hand and was about to bite.

Immediately, several children laughed and made a fuss.In this way, it makes people feel less and less that the sealed dark room is a terrible place to go.Yong Lu was no longer afraid.

Yuqin had already cried into tears, and discussed with Wanxi several times, "Anyway, the emperor and queen are not here at the moment, and everything in this garden is up to you... Let's not care about their full rules. , you just ask me to go in and accompany the little deer."

"The room is so dark, the child must be afraid to go in. Tell me to go with him, tell me to hold his hand anyway..."

Wanxi herself is heartbroken, but she can only endure it.

She didn't allow herself to cry, tried her best to hold back her tears, but instead comforted Yuqin, "Today is a good day. I heard that the commander of the Northwest Army is still in court, and the emperor went to greet him in person... With such joy, our little deer officially entered the hall , then there must be some joy in it.”

Although Yuqin nodded, she still couldn't stop crying, "Where is the emperor, when will the emperor come back? I always think that if the emperor is here, we Xiaoluer will be more secure."

Wanxi nodded and smiled, "The emperor will give a banquet to the meritorious officials in the palace. I'm afraid it will take a few days for these salutes and banquets. After all, the emperor should be back in March."

Wanxi and Yuqin supported each other and walked into the bedroom together.

Wanxi smiled vigorously, "Let's go, we still have things to do. We promised Xiaoluer so much food, so we have to start preparing. Don't let him come out and have nothing to eat."
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Wanxi didn't sleep well that night.

Early the next morning, I heard the news that the emperor had set off from the palace and was heading back!
Wanxi hugged Yuqin in surprise, "The emperor is back. The emperor is back!"

I just welcomed the triumphant division in the suburbs yesterday, and last night I heard that there will be a banquet for the heroes and returning Burkes.Such a triumphal banquet must have good wine, and the emperor will definitely not drink less.

But the emperor was anxious to get up early this morning to come back!

——It turns out that the emperor not only misses the victorious teachers from the northwest, but also can't let go of their vaccinated children.

At dusk that day, the emperor finally returned to the capital, first went to the Changchun Garden to greet the Empress Dowager, and then returned directly to the Old Summer Palace.

(End of this chapter)