Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2373 Seven Volumes 74 Did You Lose Again? (complete)

On July [-], the emperor originally set the date of Luan rise in autumn.

It's just that it's raining heavily and the road is muddy.The emperor was worried that if the empress dowager set off today, the road would inevitably be hard, so he set off first by himself.

This divided Qiu Xi's accompanying personnel into two groups.The emperor took Wanxi to wait for the harem to go ahead, while Nala waited on the empress dowager.

The emperor got up, and the princes, grandsons, and relatives at home and abroad all came to see him off. Only then did Yongqi's Fujin E Ning meet Mrs. Yin again.

Luanjia passed by, and E Ning stepped forward to stop Mrs. Yin.Mrs. Yin had no choice but to salute E Ning.

E Ning quickly supported her, and said embarrassingly, "...that day my aunt walked unhappily by my side, which made my niece miss her very much. It's just that my niece is in the palace, and she can't help herself, so she just wants to see her in person. I went to my aunt's house to plead guilty, but I couldn't get out of the palace. It's really great to see my aunt today."

Mrs. Yin also sighed, "There is no need for Fujin to be embarrassed, the slaves understand that Fujin is a daughter-in-law, so everything is in the middle. What happened that day has nothing to do with you, Fujin."

The wheels were rumbling, and the car from the harem just passed by.Wanxi saw this scene through the car window, so she lowered the curtains and sat up straight.

Yu Rui snorted softly and said, "Yingyuan reported to me what happened on the night of July [-]th. Mrs. Yin really broke up with Concubine Yu. Wu Fujin's expression is really caught in the middle , a dilemma on both sides."

Wanxi nodded, "Concubine Yu was originally a very forbearing person, but now she can only be so impatient when it comes to the affairs of the E family."

Yurui nodded, "No. It's because the fifth elder brother's Fujin is from the E family and the granddaughter of Ertai. Originally, the E family was a good relationship. With Ertai's status in the early days of the first emperor, the court was full of people. No minister is better than him; unfortunately, who would have thought that after the death of the first emperor, our emperor hated Ertai deeply. After Ertai died, the E family collapsed completely, never to be the same again scenery."

"However, the emperor pointed Ge Ge from such a family to the fifth elder brother as the heir to Fujin. It is no wonder that the fifth elder brother and Concubine Yu are depressed, but there is nothing they can do. This backlog of resentment is getting heavier and heavier, slowly This turned into Concubine Yu's resentment towards the entire E family. And as it happens, Mrs. Yin happens to be the daughter of the E family, and also becomes the eighth elder brother's mother-in-law, which makes her even more resentful."

Wanxi nodded, and raised her eyes faintly, "The gifts I gave you earlier, have all been handed over to Qingzao?"

Yu Rui laughed, "Naturally, I confessed it early. At any rate, our eighth elder brother brought Fujin back to our palace for the first time to celebrate his birthday. We will never see each other again with eighth elder brother, but sister You and I both have to give Fujin a gift, don't we?"

Wanxi smiled and nodded, "Okay."
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E Ning invited Mrs. Yin to her room, sat down and had tea, E Ning personally took out two pairs of purses from the drawer of the kang quilt.

"The former aunt left in a hurry. The mother and concubine had already prepared the ceremony, but I didn't have time to reward my aunt. It was inconvenient for me to go out of the palace, and I was worried about asking the eunuchs to send it off, so I thought about waiting for my aunt to enter the palace today. Come, give it to aunt with your own hands."

Although it was through her purse, Mrs. Yin had seen the world anyway, so she just took it and weighed it briefly, passed it under her breath, and she roughly knew it in her heart.

E Ning also laughed, "The concubine gave my aunt the best deer antler. These are the best sika deer raised in the imperial garden, and they are definitely not available in the market. Now my aunt and uncle are already It's time to make up for being a grandparent."

Mrs. Yin raised her eyebrows, "Master Yu Concubine has a heart. I will take this thing and this word back to the master. It's just..." Mrs. Yin glanced at E Ning, "You know, We have lived in the south of the Yangtze River for many years. Although the velvet antler is good, we dare not make it up in the south of the Yangtze River;

E Ning smiled awkwardly, "After all, it is true that there are some high-quality medicinal materials in the family. I know that my uncle has been in Jiangnan for 30 years, and there must be all kinds of good things in the house. There is no shortage of this idea, velvet. But after all, there are Don't, even if there are deer antlers in the south of the Yangtze River, they are definitely not as good as those in the north; what's more, these are useful."

Mrs. Yin's complexion changed slightly, and she raised her eyes to focus on E Ning, "Who said that our master is in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are all good things in the mansion? It is true that our master has four governors and two rivers, but our master has two sleeves, and there is absolutely nothing Go to the place where people criticize!"

"Even, because of welcoming the emperor's southern tour in the past few years, the master has spent a lot of money, and the family has no savings; and this time Qingzao is accused of being the eighth elder brother Fujin, and the house has already raised debts in private..."

E Ning was also taken aback, and quickly apologized, "... I am young and ignorant, and I only know that Jiangnan is the land of wealth and wealth. Not to mention my uncle has four governors and two rivers, even the Jiangsu chief envoys under my uncle! , Suzhou Weaving, Jiangning Weaving, Hangzhou Weaving, and Lianghuai Salt Administration and so many salt officials...Which family is not rich?"

Mrs. Yin sighed, "They are them, and our master is our master. How can our master be as good as those people?"

E Ning took advantage of the situation and pressed the two pairs of purses into Madam Yin's hands, "Since this is the case, then these things are more useful for my aunt's house. I was worried at first. If I don't sell them, I'm afraid they won't be as good as those used by my aunt's family for the servants. Since my aunt's family is short of money, I am naturally reluctant to buy these precious medicinal materials; besides, if my aunt's family needs them urgently, they can still be used Sell ​​it for a few hundred silver to meet an emergency, right?"

Concubine Yu is poor, and she has not been favored these years, so she is struggling with the annual rule of several hundred taels of silver.A few years ago, when Concubine Yu was celebrating her 40th birthday, according to the rules, the emperor should have rewarded her with a sum of money or something.But the emperor didn't know whether he forgot or did not reward on purpose, Concubine Yu didn't even give the gift of a whole life.

Although E Ning himself said that his father was also the governor of Shanxi, he could usually subsidize her.But this year is special. In February, when the emperor visited Wutai Mountain westward, he reprimanded Ama Obi for constructing a palace. Instead, he took out all the silver from his own fire consumption and made up for that sum of money.

A big official like the governor, if he counts on the little salary every year, he can't live at all; he is all counting on the two thousand dollars a year to burn the silver.This year, O Bi's money spent on fire has paid for the expenses of the palace, so there is no way to subsidize it for her.

Therefore, today she was worried that the contents of the purses of the two teams that she and Concubine Yu took out would be too shabby for Mrs. Yin, who has seen all the prosperity in the south of the Yangtze River for 30 years.But she didn't expect Yin Jishan's family to live in such a poor life, but now she felt that the things in the two pairs of purses given by herself and Concubine Yu were more precious.

How could Mrs. Yin's age not see through the smugness in E Ning's tone?

She lowered her head and chuckled softly, "A few hundred silver...is a lot, but for our Yin family, it's still just a drop in the bucket. But I know it's all precious, and Master Yu and you have changed your mind. for the precious."

Mrs. Yin raised her eyes slowly, "Actually, Master Concubine Yu and Fujin rewarded slaves with enough intentions, and they don't need to be worth the money. For example, master Concubine Ling, who rewarded slaves, can be said to be one or two taels of silver." It's not worth it; but the servant cherishes it very much."

"Ling Guifei and Ruigui have rewarded Auntie with festivals?" E Ning was surprised.

"But how come it's not worth a tael of silver?" She lowered her head and thought for a while, and asked hastily, "With the favor that the concubine Ling has received over the years, the emperor has rewarded the concubine Ling with too many things in private, and it is said Not on the account of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The emperor rewarded others, all of which are clearly remembered one by one. Only the rewards to the noble concubine are often vaguely "gift items", but no one has ever known the truth. What are the rewards..."

E Ning raised her eyes to focus on Mrs. Yin, "Concubine Ling must have good things in her hands, and what she rewards to aunt must be of great value. How can she reward aunt that is worthless?"

Mrs. Yin smiled faintly, "I naturally dare not lie in front of Fujin. It's true, the things that the concubine and master reward you really can't be measured in taels of silver."

E Ning couldn't help holding her breath, "Auntie, can you let me know what the concubine and master gave Auntie?"

After finishing speaking, E Ning stared at Mrs. Yin, but for some reason, she saw Mrs. Yin lowering her head, with a shy expression on her face.

After a long while, Mrs. Yin finally said softly, "It's the poem my master wrote to me back then. Master Ling Guifei found out about it, and even copied it with her own hand, and sent it to me."
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E Ning was slightly taken aback, "Poetry?"

Mrs. Yin sighed softly, lowered her head and recited softly:

"My hometown seems to be in Jiangning. Why do you have tears because of homesickness? Don't sleepless nights and nights, love mountains and green everywhere. Every time I look at the wild shop at midnight, I know the stars on both sides of the Milky Way. The wind on the stone path shines slightly. , can you go to Xiaochi Pavilion to find plums?"

"Because of being thin and wanting to add cotton, I received a short couch with audio books. It is cold to think about the long road to Xueyao, and I am even more worried about the hardships of Xiaoshui. I don’t talk about family affairs and know the remaining hardships. I often send clothes to Lai Ruxian. I am still sloppy and laugh. No? Shrug your shoulders when you sneak in."

After hearing this, E Ning was slightly taken aback.The feelings in this poem are eloquently described, and each style is deeply affectionate.

E Ning knew that Yin Jishan was a great talent and a leader in the Eight Banners literary world.When it comes to poetry and prose, if Yin Jishan is the second, no one dares to be the first.Therefore, during the decades in Jiangnan, Yin Jishan had close contacts with Jiangnan literati, and was accepted and praised by Jiangnan officials and literati.Even Yuan Mei, a great literati, is also a good friend with him, and often sings poetry for payment.

The emperor also loved poetry, and he did not hesitate to praise Yin Jishan in terms of poetry.

It's just that E Ning is young, and Yin Jishan has been in the south of the Yangtze River for many years, so E Ning has never read a few poems by Yin Jishan, and it is the first time I heard that Yin Jishan wrote such a deep and meaningful poem for Mrs. Yin.

E Ning remained silent for a while, but Mrs. Yin didn't pay attention, she was immersed in her memories.

"...that was written to me by my lord during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, when he first served as the governor of Jiangsu. At that time, my lord, a concubine who was not valued in the old man's house, was favored by Yongzheng's wise eyes, but within six years Then he was promoted to be a feudal official who opened his teeth and built a mansion; that year, the master had just passed his thirties, but he was only 32 years old."

"My lord was in front of the border when he was young, he was tall and suave, and was called 'Little Yin' by the people at that time..." Mrs. Yin said, the blush like a girl reappeared on her cheeks, "At that time, my lord's first wife died early, and we It's not long since Fang married your lord as his successor."

Seeing Mrs. Yin in such a state, E Ning's heart was a little startled.

Mrs. Yin, however, didn't bother to look at her words, she just smiled shyly like a dream, "Although the master has written me poems all these years, this is what I love the most after all."

With blushing cheeks, Mrs. Yin chanted again: "Don't talk about family affairs, you will know the remaining hardships, and frequently send Zhengyi Lai Ruxian... That's the sentence, so in the master's heart, I am such a person who doesn't talk about family affairs, frequently sends Zheng A virtuous wife in Yiyi. It is because of this sentence that in the past few decades, no matter how much hardship I have endured with the master and how much difficulty I have endured, I have always enjoyed it, and I just feel that everything is worth it."
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E Ning's heart finally jumped into a frenzy.

She knew Concubine Yu lost to Concubine Ling again in this journey.Although the reward given to Madam Yin by Concubine Ling is not worth a tael of silver, in Madam Yin's mind, no amount of silver can replace it.

That is, priceless.

E Ning secretly clenched his fists, and naturally regretted it.In the final analysis... After all, Concubine Yu is Gege from the Eight Banners of Mongolia, and her family was originally a deer breeder in Nanyuan Haizi;

What's more, Concubine Ling is accompanied by Concubine Qing, a Jiangnan Han girl like Concubine Qing, so she naturally knows more about Yin Jishan.

But at this moment, although Concubine Yu didn't know yet, E Ning herself was not reconciled.

This group is not reconciled, so why is it not because of Yingyuan?After all, Yingyuan's cousin is Rui Guiren, the nobleman in Ling Guifei's palace; now the elder brother is clearly doting on Yingyuan, more than doting on her as a concubine, and the child in Yingyuan's belly is about to be born... ...When the time comes, in her house, who dares to say that she won't become a concubine and overwhelm the first wife?

Such a situation made her feel bitter, but she didn't know who to hate.After thinking about it, I naturally felt more resentment towards the imperial concubine Ling.

If it wasn't for the concubine Ling's favor, there would be no nobleman Rui's entry; if there was no concubine Ling's protection, there would be no Debao's current skyrocketing rise in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the previous court... If there were no these, then Elder Brother would not be as Yingyuan Such a coated maid looked so high!
E Ning took a deep breath, and couldn't help sneering, "But you really have a heart. On July [-]th, didn't Ba Fujin accompany Ba Prince to celebrate the concubine's and master's birthday together? Come to think of it, this poem Maybe Qingzao told Concubine Ling?"

"In this way, the concubine Ling is just holding a ready-made one, and it can only be regarded as borrowing flowers to offer Buddha. This is Qiao Zong'er, but it may not be taken seriously; but what my mother and concubine gave to my aunt is her years of experience. I am usually reluctant to use it myself. My aunt should think it over and understand better."

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Mrs. Yin raised her eyebrows eagerly, looked at E Ning, but shook her head and smiled.

"If this poem was really read by Qing Zao to the noble concubine and master Ling, instead of borrowing flowers to present Buddha, I feel that it is precious." Mrs. Yin stared at E Ning, "Why did Fujin forget, Qing Zao's biological mother just Being conferred the title of Mrs. First Grade, Qing Zao can only mention Mrs. Zhang in front of Ling Guifei and his master."

"Why bother to mention me, let alone the master's praise of me, saying that I'm not talking about family affairs" and "frequently sending clothes"?"

E Ning couldn't help but stare at Mrs. Yin.

Mrs. Yin bowed her head with a smile, "Thinking about it this way, I am getting older, and my heart is getting smaller. No matter how Mrs. Zhang is with me, this child Qingzao still respects me in her heart. That's why she is making me feel better. The noble concubine not only mentioned me, but also mentioned the deep love between me and the master over the years, and she did not shy away from letting the noble concubine and master know what I am like in the master's mind."

After Mrs. Yin finished speaking, her heart became even clearer, and even the eyes that looked at E Ning were only bright.

"Master Concubine Yu's reward, I'm a foreign Fujin, after all, it's inconvenient to always pass a sign into the palace to thank you. I'd like to ask Fujin to help me express my gratitude to Concubine Yu."

Mrs. Yin got up with a smile as she spoke, and gave a half-squatting salute to E Ning, "The slave has been bothering you for a long time at the fifth elder brother's house, so let's leave first."
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E Ning knew that she couldn't keep it any longer, so she had to send it out herself.

Waiting to watch Mrs. Yin's sedan chair go away, no matter how unwilling she was, she could only clenched her fingers in her sleeves, bit her lips and murmured hoarsely, "Oh no, no, it's not worth it for the imperial concubine to use this." The poems of two silver coins not only made my aunt recall the deep love between husband and wife for many years, and let go of her hatred for Yin Jishan; it also made my aunt suddenly understand that Qingzao did not only respect her biological mother but forget her aunt, so she asked her aunt to go with Qing Zao’s heart knot has also been resolved.”

"What should I do? In the end, my concubine and I racked our brains and gave all the good things in our own hands...but we still lost to the noble concubine Ling. It's worthless to lose to her." A tael of silver will go up."

After Mrs. Yin left, E Ning felt even more anxious.She knew that her mother-in-law was waiting for her to reply.But she couldn't get anything from her aunt, instead she asked her to let go of all her grudges at once...

She wanted to hide from her mother-in-law for the time being, but when she thought of Yingyuan's belly, she was even more worried about her future position in the elder brother's heart and in the fifth elder brother's house.

She is the prince's concubine Fujin. She was already not expected by her mother's family, and she failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter for elder brother; , what is left?

She returned to her dormitory, lay down on the kang, and covered her head with a quilt.I don't care that it's still July at this time, and fortunately it's cloudy and rainy today, and it's not as bright as the big sun that's sweating outside.

At sunset, although the sun has not yet been seen, the rain has gradually begun to stop.E Ning had no choice but to hold up her umbrella, and went to Concubine Yu's palace to answer.

At this moment, Yongqi had already followed the emperor to get up, and Concubine Yu could not accompany her in Beijing. Before leaving, Yongqi even grabbed her hand and told her to split her heart into two halves.Half of it is serving Concubine Yu, and the other half is taking care of Yingyuan.

Elder brother has just left now, and even if she doesn't want to see her mother-in-law anymore, she still has to bite the bullet and pass the sign inside.
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Entering Concubine Yu's bedroom, Concubine Yu didn't ask her to sit down.

This was originally a rule between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in Manchuria. When the mother-in-law is sitting, the daughter-in-law must stand on the ground.

Concubine Yu raised her eyes and glanced at E Ning, "What did your aunt say? What she didn't want to say to me, I think it's because you are her niece, so I should tell you, right?"

E Ning didn't dare to tell the truth today, so she tried her best to smile and said stiffly, "What Er Niang said is that she is my aunt anyway. What's more, I am not only her nephew, but also my elder brother's Fujin; even if she doesn't give me face, she has to give our elder brother's face, right?"
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Only then did Concubine Yu nodded in satisfaction, and asked Sandan for tinder, and slowly lit the copper pipe herself.

The women in the harem are old and want to smoke.

Now among the women in the harem, the only old people in the hidden mansion are the Queen Nala, herself, and the concubine Wan.It's just that there are still children around Nala and Wanpin, and they haven't acted like an old lady smoking; only she, who is old and Yongqi has a family again, is lonely and hard every day. I was hungry for this cigarette early on.

Besides, as long as she picked up the copper pipe, closed her eyes and sucked a few mouthfuls, she seemed to see the appearance of the Empress Dowager.The appearance of the empress dowager smoking, she had watched all these years, so she didn't intend to imitate it, but once she took up this posture, she naturally had a [-]% chance.

——In the final analysis, deep down in her heart, she was also willing to rely on the image of the empress dowager.

The empress dowager has only one child like the emperor, and she has only one son, Yongqi; the empress dowager's mother's family is only an official in the palace, and her official position is humble, so she is more similar to her.

Well, since the empress dowager's son can become the emperor, does her Yongqi also have the same fate?
Besides, among the older princes at this time, Yong Rong has already succeeded; the remaining Yong Xun, judging from the order in which the princes sacrificed to the mausoleum in the past few years, has already been ranked below Yong Qi by the emperor... The one who had just grown up at that time was only Yongxuan.

The rest of them, no matter if they are the legitimate sons or the children of the noble concubine Ling, they are still young after all!
Thinking about it this way, the more she realized that everything was only on her Yong Qi.As long as her Yong Qi followed the fate of the emperor, then one day she would be able to behave like the empress dowager, smoking this cigarette gracefully and leisurely.

Concubine Yu took a few deep breaths of cigarettes, her heart relaxed in the clouds, and she nodded, "It's good that she understands the truth. Tell me, what did she tell you?"

(End of this chapter)