Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2384 Seven Volumes 86 Are Prepared (Bi)
Yurui also found out about Jiqing when she returned to Yongshou Palace after she accompanied Yingyuan to struggle on the line of life and death and gave birth to her little elder brother.

Yurui hurriedly hugged Wanxi, "Sister...have you been feeling bad these days?"

Wanxi suppressed a sigh, and pressed Yu Rui's hand, "If I really said that I didn't feel uncomfortable at all, then I would be hypocritical. After all, Jiqing is my Wei family, even distant relatives, and they are always from the same roots, same ancestors, and the same family. out."

"Besides, back then, I advocated in the Yuanmingyuan to lease out the idle fields, lotus ponds, and bamboo forests, and the money collected was also released to Ji Qing, who was in charge of Changlu Salt at that time, and he lent it to you at a penny of interest. The Changlu salt merchants went there, and the interest they got back gradually increased, and only then did they support the daily expenses of the entire Yuanmingyuan."

"These things, I'm just a suggestion. After all, the specific contributions in the middle are all his credit. If another person is replaced as the salt administrator, I don't feel at ease to hand over this matter. Otherwise, if there is something wrong, It is inevitable that the outside salt merchants will think that I, the head of the inner court, is earning money for himself, and the salt administrator who contributes to it will easily take this opportunity to get involved in other businesses, and instead enrich himself."

"So from this level, Ji Qing is not only my clan brother, but also a helper who helped me a lot. His accident happened this time, and the emperor planned to sentence him to kill the prisoner. I couldn't help it Energetic."

Yu Rui couldn't help biting her lips, and said in a low voice, "...how about, sister, why don't you quietly ask the emperor to intercede for Lord Ji Qing? After all, it wasn't him who lost the money, but his subordinate 'Supervisor Killing the Tiger's Mouth'" , Master Ji Qing just didn’t supervise him strictly and didn’t intervene in person, so that person took advantage of the loophole.”

Wanxi shook her head, "Silly Yurui, what kind of minister does the emperor hate the most since he ascended the throne? That is the one who is not clean in terms of money! No matter what the reason is, Jiqing has touched the red thread in the emperor's heart, then Whoever he is, I cannot plead for it."

"It's my elder brother Dexin who did such a thing. Not only can I not intercede for him, but I also hate him first..."

The late Emperor Yongzheng was very strict in his administration, and the punishment and prison will inevitably be a bit heavy in the later period.This made many conflicts between the court and the people over-intensified.Just like the Zeng Jing case, etc., and then Yongzheng personally released "Dayijue Milu", which pushed all these contradictions to a fever pitch.

As a prince back then, the emperor calmly judged the situation, and after ascending the throne, he relaxed the administrative standards appropriately, so that the conflicts between the court and the court eased.

It's just that the emperor's benevolence still made the ministers gradually lazy after all.Ten years after the emperor ascended the throne, the two powerful parties headed by Ertai and Zhang Tingyu, two veteran ministers, flourished, and the trend of official corruption and mutual protection rose again.This kind of situation finally made the emperor harden his heart. After Ertai passed away, he took advantage of the opportunity of attending the funeral for Empress Xiaoxian to cut off the power of the two factions.

Therefore, although the emperor's temperament is different from that of Yongzheng, he is more lenient and more like Kangxi; but the emperor's hatred of ministers' greed for ink is in the same line as that of Yongzheng and his son.As long as it is a matter of corruption of ink, the emperor has always punished the crime strictly.

Yu Rui also sighed, "I also know that my sister has never been that kind of person, so my sister has always been precious in the emperor's heart. I'm just... just worried that this matter must become those people waiting to see again." The opportunity to go for my sister's joke."

Wanxi lowered her eyes lightly, "Whoever wants to laugh, let them do it. It's just that they themselves have to figure out whether they can keep laughing until the end when they are so eager to make fun of people."
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Around December [-]th, the emperor's third Southern Tour's harem entourage leader lineup has also been made public: the accompanying empress, imperial concubine Ling, concubine Shu, concubine Qing, concubine Yu, and concubine Xin.

Concubine Xin got her wish and was among them.

In addition, in the past two months, Concubine Xin felt that there were many happy events and continuous events, so some other words came to her ears, which made her feel that it was a matter of course and natural.

——That's the legend: she's back in favor.

That's right, there are only six accompanying people on this southern tour, and the lowest ones are concubines.The fact that Concubine Xin can still be among them shows that the emperor's attitude towards her is no longer the same as it was a few years ago.

Regarding the matter of Concubine Xin's "recovery of favor", all the aristocrats in the inner court knew it in their hearts, and no one whispered in secret—"Who would let Concubine Xin have such a good brother-in-law as An Ning?"

After all, An Ning is the chief envoy of Jiangsu and Suzhou Zhizao. The emperor will go to Suzhou when he tours the south;

As long as An Ning sees Tian'er appearing in front of the emperor, the emperor will be satisfied with the pomp and circumstance, how could the emperor not be nicer to Concubine Xin?
Le Rong and Yue Yi brought back word by word and recounted the words spread outside to Concubine Xin.

Then, in front of all the concubines, she raised her head unconsciously again. It was the daughter of the governor of the seven provinces who was favored when she first entered the palace, Gege from the noble Manchurian family with yellow banners, and Bohai Kingdom. Descendants of the royal family.

Today, all the concubines went to the Queen Nala's Yikun Palace to pay their respects. Nala also thought of the upcoming southern tour, and she was refreshed on happy occasions. It was even more rare that her face was full of sincere smiles. .

After all the concubines had finished their salutes, Nala asked with concern: "This time, I will be traveling with you on a southern tour. It's not as close as Rehe. This trip is far away, and it will take at least half a year to go. You all Have you packed it up? Don’t be short on the road, and don’t want to let go.”

Headed by Wanxi, she stood up and thanked Nala for her compassion, saying that everything was undertaken by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so there would be no shortage.What should be prepared in my palace, I naturally ordered the officials and women to prepare it early, and I would never dare to delay the filial piety and grand ceremony of the emperor's southern tour with the empress dowager.

Nala glanced at Concubine Yu, "This time I, Concubine Ling and Concubine Shu are all driving together, Concubine Yu, you are the one with the highest status in the harem. What's more, you are an old man in the emperor's hidden residence. , qualifications are unmatched. It is said that I can rest assured that I will entrust you with the affairs of the harem."

"But then again, when the emperor visited Mulan a few months ago, concubine Guo in your palace died of a sudden illness. Therefore, this southern tour will go farther and last longer. I It’s more worrying.”

Concubine Yu's face was scorching hot, she quickly got up and knelt down and said, "...Although Concubine Guo was once a noble person in the concubine's palace, she died in the palace after all. If this matter must be left to the concubine's body , I am a soft-spoken person, and although I dare not defend myself, I also dare not admit everything regardless of injustice or injustice!"

Nalashi shrugged and snorted softly, "Don't worry, after all, your status and qualifications are all here. This time we all drove south to tour, and you are the leader after all. I just don't Don't worry, but you can't ignore your status and qualifications."

Nala's eyes lit up, she looked at Concubine Ying, and nodded with a smile, "Fortunately, Concubine Ying is still in the concubine position, she will not accompany you this time, so naturally she can help you."

"However, although Concubine Ying is still in the position of concubine, after all, she has entered the palace for a short time, and her qualifications are not as good as Concubine Yu's; then I have to find another person who can match the qualifications of Concubine Yu and you, and can help Concubine Ying to go..."

As Nala said, she raised her eyes and glanced at Concubine Wan, "Concubine Wan, I'm sorry for your trouble. I know you have to raise the seventh princess, and you have a lot of things to do on weekdays. But this is your favor for Concubine Ying, depending on you If you think about it, you wouldn't refuse the friendship between the two, would you?"

Concubine Wan raised her eyes to look at Concubine Ying, then stood up with a smile and said, "My lord, you are being polite. Whether it is for Concubine Yu, Concubine Ying, or for any of the sisters who stay in Beijing... Anyway As long as the master and empress give orders, how dare the concubine disobey?"

Wanbi's words are soft and thorny, which is always Nala's least favorite.At this time again, Wanbi's words clearly made her feel like a thorn in her throat, but she just couldn't refute it.

Nalashi could only poke his neck, and raised his hand to caress the stand-up collar of the little fur vest.I vaguely felt that the buckle on the stand collar was a little tight.

"Wanbi has always been virtuous, and never said a word to me and the emperor... It's just this time, I feel sorry for Wanbi you: it's another matter, if you don't go, you won't go; but this time It’s the southern tour, you were born in the south of the Yangtze River, why didn’t the emperor ask you to go this time, and you didn’t ask the emperor to ask for mercy?”

"Didn't you see Concubine Ling and Concubine Qing? The ancestral home of Concubine Ling is in Jiangsu, and Concubine Qing's family is from Jiangsu. This trip to the south is like going back to your natal family to visit relatives. You, Concubine Wan, should also be with the emperor. Fight for it once, after all, the emperor tours the south, only once in several years; and you are not too young... How about I help you make a mention to the emperor?"

It's Wanpin's heart, after hearing Nala's words, her throat is also swollen.

But Nala gave a soft laugh, turned her head away, and glanced at Concubine Yu again.

"Concubine Ling's ancestral home is in Jiangsu, Concubine Qing's mother's family is originally from Jiangsu; Concubine Xin's brother-in-law served as the governor of Jiangsu and weaving in Suzhou, and before Ama passed away, he served as the governor of Jiangnan... so these few It is reasonable to drive along the southern tour."

"However, there are still people who have nothing to do with Jiangnan after all. Then the concubine Wan begged the emperor to explain the situation thoroughly, and the emperor might choose one of them to replace you; or , what can I do if you add one more person besides the six?"

Nala's words were clearly aimed at Concubine Shu and Concubine Yu.After all, one of them is Manchurian Gege and the other is Mongolian Gege, and they really have less relationship with Jiangnan.

Calling Nala to make such a swipe, he actually attacked several people who are in the same line as Wanxi all over the place, and listening to Nala's intentions, he still has the idea of ​​​​inciting a few people to fight among themselves.

Even though Wanxi listened quietly, she finally said with a smile, "The concubine would like to thank the master for her concern. However, the concubine still has to boldly remind the master and concubine: since the servant's family entered the flag, the records recorded in the flag The native place has been changed to the place where the banner is located, that is, Shengjing; as for Jiangsu, because it is a long-standing thing, the old place more than 100 years ago is no longer mentioned even by the concubine’s family.”

Wanxi raised her eyes slightly, and stared at Nalashi with a smile.

"It's difficult for the master, but the lady still remembers it for the concubine, and she often mentions it. It's just that if you talk about such a long-term ancestral home, the ancestral home of sister Wanbi is not in the south of the Yangtze River, but also in the Bohai country."

The Chen family in Haining is not a Han from the south of the Yangtze River, but their ancestors were from the Bohai country.

Wanxi raised her eyes slowly, and glanced at Concubine Xin again, "The Dai Jia clan of Concubine Xin's mother's family is a descendant of the 'Da Clan' of the royal family of Bohai Kingdom; since Sister Wancong's ancestors are also from Concubine Xin, they are the same. source."

"Since my lord is going to mention the ancestral home of my concubine, she should also be talking about the ancestral home of Sister Wanpin. Since Sister Wanpin's ancestry is not a native of Jiangnan, it's impossible for Sister Wanpin to return to Jiangnan." It doesn't matter anymore."

Wanbi said and nodded towards Wanpin with a smile, "Besides, sister Wanpin will take care of Xiaoqi for me. I will be driving the tour south this time, and sister Wanpin will stay in Beijing, so that I can feel at ease."

Wanbi laughed too, and nodded to Wanxi.

Nala could only sneer, "Sure enough, I can't write the word 'wan' in one stroke! I just said a few words about wan concubine, so you are eager to defend your concubine; but you didn't listen, I Is that clearly a fight for Wanbi?"

Wan Xi nodded with a smile, "Master and Empress is the lord of the six palaces and the mother of the Qing Dynasty, so she treats all the sisters with a kind heart. The concubine, together with Sister Wan, thanked the Master and Empress for her kindness, but—— I believe that Sister Wanpin has no grievances in her heart."

Concubine Wan also thanked Nala, and said, "Concubine Ling really talked about my concubine's heart. I am a few years older than my master, and now I really have some years. The legs and feet are lazy. The concubine is happy to stay in the capital to rest, and it is enough to accompany the seventh princess."
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Nalashi, Wanxi and the others were fighting with each other, but Concubine Xin was happy to watch the show.

She can also understand the grievances and hatred in this play: After all, the people who accompanied the driver this time, Concubine Qing and Concubine Yu have long belonged to Concubine Ling; Concubine Shu fought against Concubine Ling back then, and now There is also some sense of reconciliation... Therefore, Nala, as the queen, is inevitably worried that she will be alone.

In fact, Xin Bin's own situation can be much better, but at this moment, she cares more about the fact that as long as she boards the accompanying boat, she will be victorious, and she doesn't care about others.

She can't care about things, but Na Lashi still can't let go. In her eyes, this situation is a bit ridiculous.

She was also puzzled, Nala was in her 40s and had been the Queen for more than ten years, how could she act so pretentiously?Always wanting to make everything go her way, always wanting to make everyone around her pleasing to her eyes?

But with the current situation in the harem, it has become increasingly impossible to realize Nala's wish.Concubine Ling and her group have grown bigger and bigger.

Concubine Xin is in a good mood this time, and she doesn't want to get involved in the fight between these two groups.She just waited happily for the arrival of the twelfth day of Luan on the first lunar month.
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The luggage was ready, and Wanxi entrusted several children to several sisters.

Xiaoqi was raised by Concubine Wan, Jiujiu was entrusted to the nobleman, and Xiaoshiwu was entrusted to Concubine Ying.

Among them, Concubine Wan is experienced in taking care of Xiaoqi and Jiujiu, so she told Wanxi not to worry; only entrusting Xiaoshiwu to Concubine Ying, Wanxi was somewhat worried.

Fortunately, Concubine Concubine Ying is there to help Concubine Ying, and Concubine Yurui, the three of them work together, I believe they will be able to keep Xiaoshiwu safe and sound.

After arranging these, Wanxi began to arrange the other small things: for example, who should hand over the money from the Old Summer Palace after Jiqing's accident; and the unsolved case in Shangsi Court.

On December 25th, Yu Rui rushed in excitedly and said in a soft voice, "The emperor issued an order to call Shang Si Yuanqing 94 to be the deputy capital of Mongolia with the Yellow Banner."

Wanxi raised her eyes slightly, "Oh? This is a promotion~"

Yurui nodded, "Sister thinks, just won 94 who is favored by the emperor, can you not try to behave well now?"

Wanxi also smiled, and nodded, "Yes. With the emperor's trust, even if the emperor leaves the capital for a few months, this 94 will definitely continue to investigate the matter in the Shangsi courtyard by himself, so as not to Live up to the emperor's favor."

"When the emperor returns from the south of the Yangtze River, maybe the matter of going to Siyuan will be cleared up."

Yurui was also excited, and she glanced at Wanxi again, "The money from the Old Summer Palace was handed over to Mr. Ji Qing, who was in charge of Lu Yanzheng at that time. Later, Master Jiqing didn't care about Changlu Yanzheng. It is still under the supervision of Master Jiqing, but in fact it is still left to the later Changlu Salt Administrators to implement it."

"That's why, even if Master Jiqing has been convicted of a crime and can no longer help my sister keep an eye on the money, if the current Changlu Yanzheng can reassure us, then it will still not cause such a thing to happen. Let's go."

Wanxi also nodded.

After all, she privately suggested to the emperor to subcontract out the fields, lotus ponds, and bamboo groves in the Old Summer Palace. This was unprecedented in the royal gardens, and it was inevitable that those old-fashioned imperial relatives could not accept it.Not to mention others, the Empress Dowager was the first one to be concealed, otherwise the old lady would think it was Wanxi trying to enrich her own pocket when she was in a hurry.

Therefore, this matter has been in operation for these years, and it has always been kept secret from the outside world, and Wanxi quietly handed it over to Ji Qing to handle it.At this time, Jiqing is guilty and imprisoned. If he wants to keep this matter running smoothly as before, he can only count on the current Changlu Yanzheng.

Yu Rui smiled shrewdly, "Guess, who is the current Changlu Yanzheng?"

Wanxi shook her head, "In the past, Jiqing was always in charge. I don't care who the next few Changlu Yanzhengs were. Then I don't even know the current one."

"It's Jin Hui," Yu Rui held Wanxi's arm with a smile, "it's Jin Jian's elder brother, the brother of Emperor Shujia, and another uncle of Eighth Prince!"

"Jin Hui?" Wanxi thought for a while before remembering, "Yes, the Jin family brothers Jin Ding, Jin Hui, and Jin Jian are all used by the House of Internal Affairs."

Yu Rui also nodded with a smile, "With such a relationship, I can rest assured that I will leave it to Jin Hui."

Wanxi bowed her head and pondered for a while, then leaned over Yurui's shoulders, and whispered in her ear, "When we leave, you might as well celebrate in private. Tell her this matter tactfully, call She helped."

"After all, Jin Hui is Yongxuan's uncle, but Yongxuan is still young after all--I always think that although Qingzao is not very old, but girls are early in their families, and they are wiser than Yongxuan." Some, it is more suitable for her to help you than Yongxuan."

"Besides, Qing Zao is Yin Jishan's daughter after all. She has seen a lot in Jiangnan Jing and Yin Jishan's teachings. She will definitely be able to get started faster in accounting matters. Asking her to look at some account books will save me from worrying. go."

Yurui laughed, and couldn't help but squeezed Wanxi's hand tightly.

"Sister, this is for the sake of Fujin, how can I not understand? It is said that the trauma of Fujin's fall from the horse is all healed, but I am afraid that in the future... a young girl who is just 16 years old, how will she live in the future ?Especially the most difficult year ahead.”

"Only by giving her some trivial and important things, so that her heart is occupied, can she stop thinking about it."

Wanxi lowered her head and smiled, "I would rather all my methods fail—when I come back from Jiangnan with the emperor, I hear the imperial doctor say that Qing Zao's body is already in good condition. Then I don't need her to bother me anymore." This trivial matter is over."

Yu Rui bowed her head and thought about it again, but still said, "Sister is thoughtful and sees far. I think I should kowtow to sister for that girl Cuihuan now."

Wanxi shook her head lightly, and patted the back of Yurui's hand, "They have their own creations. At such a young age, they have become enemies because of one elder brother. The two little girls feel natural They are all hostile."

"But I always think that the two girls are good boys, and it's not the fault of either of them that this matter has caused this situation. If the two of them have the opportunity to get to know each other better, maybe they can still get along with each other." The hatred for each other is lessened, isn't it?"

Yu Rui also sighed, "How can Qing Zao resent Cui Huan? As the master, I can't just protect my servants... But to be honest, if Qing Zao really listened to outsiders about falling from a horse... If the rumors are really blamed on Cuihuan's head, then I really want to complain for Cuihuan."

"That's exactly what I said." Wanxi also sighed, "We are the elders and the masters of Cui Huan, so there is no way to explain this directly in front of Qingzao. I hope we can use For this matter, we should give more chances to let the two little girls get to know each other better."

"Don't worry, sister." Yurui thought carefully, "This time Concubine Xin is also driving the southern tour with her, and there is a lot of silence in the palace. Even if there is Concubine Yu, I am sure to hide it from her. Wait for sister to follow The emperor is gone, in the past few months, I must make arrangements for this matter."
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On the last day of the 26th year of Qianlong, the emperor held a grand ceremony in the Palace of Preserving Harmony, and the banquet was held in front of the foreign domain.

It was also on this day that the emperor issued a decree to enshrine the empress dowager's decree, conferring the nobleman Yi and the nobleman as concubines.

The imperial decree said: "The noblemen Baiergas and Huo Zhuo are respectful and respectful. They restrain their internal duties. It is advisable to add a book ceremony to honor Roujia. They are all conferred as concubines. This is my honor. All the ceremonies that should be performed, each The yamen investigation is held."

This is the joy of the Empress Dowager's 70-year-old birthday, and the ceremony of entering the Sixth Palace.Just in time for the last day of the year, it means that there is no one else in Jinfeng's harem except these two.

E Changzai was stunned when he heard the decree, and murmured, "Didn't the queen say that you want to speak well for me?"

(End of this chapter)