Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2387 Seven Volumes 90 Ruyi (Bi)

Concubine Xin was overjoyed, this time she was in a hurry and bowed half-squatting sincerely, "This concubine is a respectful gift to the imperial concubine and empress."

Wanxi stared at her and couldn't help smiling.

How many years have I been with Concubine Xin in the palace, when will she be willing to bow down to Wanxi sincerely, the knee of her noble Manchu family with the yellow flag inlaid with the yellow flag?But this time Wanxi could see clearly that Concubine Xin was really willing and willing.

The emperor raised his eyebrows, raised his eyes and glared at Wanxi, "Who told you to leave? Concubine Xin saw you with me, so she came forward to greet you and me together. If you leave, tell her How can you be at ease?"

As the emperor spoke, he stepped forward and grabbed Wanxi's elbow.

"Besides, you also said just now that Concubine Xin and your sister are deeply in love, but it's my presence here that hinders the two of you. Then it's me who should go, not you."
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However, Wanxi intentionally did not look at the emperor, but turned her eyes to stare at Concubine Xin.

"Just now is just now, what is in front of me is what is in front of me. Maybe I misread just now and misunderstood what Sister Xin meant. According to my current opinion, Sister Xin did not come to greet me or talk to me at all. Son..."

Wanxi's eyes circled around Concubine Xin coolly.

"Sister Xin Concubine is only here for the Emperor. Sister Xin Concubine just made it clear that she has missed the Emperor for too long!" Wanxi raised her eyes as she spoke, still not looking at the Emperor, but at Gao Tian, ​​smiling coolly , "Then what is the concubine doing here? Isn't it an eyesore to sister Xin?"

Wanxi said and bowed slightly to the emperor, "Sister Xinpin only hopes that the emperor will stay, and she hopes that the emperor will only accompany her. I see her crying like this, and she is so pitiful. How can the emperor not soften his heart?" Woolen cloth?"

"The concubine still implores the emperor to stay, the one who should go is the concubine."

The emperor bit his lip annoyed.

If it was an ordinary bickering, none of the ten Wanxis could be the emperor's opponent, but this time, they were rushing to deal with the most delicate matters of the women's family. After all, the emperor was a man, so he was not so good at this matter.

"The Lord said, you are not allowed to leave!" The emperor was so annoyed that he could only growl, his fingers clenched Wanxi's elbow.

"What are you going to do if you don't leave?" Wanxi raised her eyes and stared at the emperor in annoyance, her cheeks were already blushing.

The emperor frowned, and turned his head towards Concubine Xin in displeasure.

"Have you said enough? If you want to say hello, I've already agreed. You're done with what you should be doing right now. If you don't kneel down, what do you want to do?"

Concubine Xin was taken aback for a moment, but it was the end of her sentence.

The emperor stared at Concubine Xin, and sneered again, "I asked you to live alone in Xianfu Palace, that was to restrict your feet! Later, although I loosened up a bit, it was because Shunying had grown up, and I couldn't keep a child forever. Shut up in such a large yard. This allows you to come out and walk around."

"But at this time, the southern tour is out, and Shunying is not with you. You are restless and staying in your own palace at this time. Who allowed you to come out and walk around at will? Besides, you didn't see that I was with the imperial concubine. How about you, you come to pay your respects, please, you should kneel down to pay your respects; and who allowed you to make up your own mind and send the imperial concubine away respectfully?"

After hearing this, Wanxi simply tore off the lapel on the button, and threw the poem into the water.

The emperor was so startled that he stepped forward without hesitation and was about to jump into the water!
Only then did Wanxi laugh with a "puchier", and hurriedly reached out and hugged the emperor's waist tightly.

The emperor looked back at her in shock, but it was her cheeks that were lightly red and her beautiful eyes that were shining.She raised her hand and shook the lapel that was actually hidden in her palm before.

"...The emperor is stupid, the slave didn't leave it alone, but the emperor actually took it seriously."

The emperor gritted his teeth. How could he remember that there was a concubine Xin kneeling on the ground, who had already stepped forward and grabbed Wanxi's small waist with both hands, and pulled her up from the ground like "pulling a big radish", as if about to throw her into the water .

Wanxi kicked her legs in fright, laughed again, and twisted her body in the emperor's palm, begging for mercy in a soft voice, "Please spare this servant...the servant will never dare again."

Concubine Xin was still kneeling on the ground, looking up at the scene in front of her, she felt that the blood on her face and around her eyes was suddenly drawn away.The whole body feels cold and a little stiff.

Wanxi finally fell back to the ground, and when Luo Qun was swinging lightly, she glanced back at Concubine Xin again.

He didn't speak, but that look seemed to say everything.

The emperor frowned again, "Concubine Xin? Why are you still here? Kneel down, go back and An Sheng will stay in your palace. Your brother-in-law's name is good, An Ning, you should also be settled in your own palace." Tranquility is it."

Concubine Xin got up numbly and slowly.

Wanxi, however, is already the most beautiful Xifu Begonia in the spring, looking back at Concubine Xin, stretching out her hand to grab Concubine Xin's elbow, she leaned closer and said with a smile, "...remember those four words I taught my younger sister back then? Is it? If my sister has the heart, she will not forget it."

Concubine Xin raised her eyes eagerly and stared at Wanxi.

Four words, of course she remembered!

——Be pampered and spoiled!
It's just so scary. It's been a few years since I said these four words for the first time.After such a long time, the situation in the harem is still the same. The woman in front of her who is ten years older than her is still being favored and dominating the emperor's heart!

This Wei Wanxi is not young anymore, she is almost 40 years old; it is not new, the emperor has given birth to her how many times a year?But this woman is still able to poke her heart with these four words at this time!
"Be pampered and spoiled", these four words are simple to say, but in fact, in the harem, it is bound to ascend to the sky.

It is the dream of every harem woman to be able to "be pampered and spoiled", and how many harem women can only think about it in their dreams and will never be able to realize it!

But this woman in front of her, this humble Xinzheku woman, not only did it, but...it has been so many years!

She was annoyed and stared at Wanxi, not reconciled, but she didn't know how to fight back.

Wanxi stared at Concubine Xin quietly, without blinking, and satisfactorily captured all the expressions on Concubine Xin's face and eyes.

Wanxi's smile became thicker and more colorful.

"Of course I have a deep relationship with sister Xin. But I made it clear to my sister back then that I was willing to share everything with my sister; as long as I have something, my sister can open it...Only one thing, I don't allow my sister to share with her. I'll grab—that's the emperor."

Wanxi raised her jaw high, "I'm not trying to monopolize the emperor, if the emperor likes you, the emperor will naturally visit you; but if the emperor comes to me first, if you come to grab it in front of my eyes, then don't blame me for turning your back on me." Do not recognize people!"

As Wanxi said, her eyes twisted Xinpin's cheek.

"Sister Xin, both are sisters in the harem, everyone misses the emperor. My sister misses the emperor, I understand; but my sister has nothing to say in front of me, I'm not magnanimous enough to like to hear this!"

"Besides, which one who has sisterhood in his heart would go back to his sister and tell the emperor these things? It's clear that my sister doesn't take my sister seriously... If my sister is ahead of me, then that's all I can do for my sister Today's situation is your own fault, sister, I really hope that my sister will take care of this, and take what I said today, together with the four words in the past, into my heart again."

"If my sister can do this, then I believe my sister's situation will be much better." Wanxi said as she stretched out her fingertips and tapped Concubine Xin's heart, "In the final analysis, the lack of people is the biggest thing. Sad. The difficulty of my own situation has its roots here."

Concubine Xin was so annoyed that she suddenly took a step back, avoiding Wanxi's hand.

"I would like to thank the concubine for teaching me. It's just that it's too late for the concubine to say these words!"

"Yeah~. You're right." Wanxi raised her eyebrows slightly, but she didn't deny it. Instead, she nodded calmly, "What I have said and done with my sister over the years have always been just playing the piano to the cow."
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Concubine Xin walked back to her bedroom sullenly, and as soon as Fang entered, she overturned all the teapots and cups on the table and smashed them to the ground.

"It's mad at me, it's really mad at me!"

Seeing that the emperor has softened his heart, everything will come to fruition, and the imperial concubine Ling has already said that she is going to leave... In the end, she was taunted by her with a gun and a stick.

Le Rong and Le Yi hurriedly summoned someone to clean up the broken porcelain all over the floor, and the other rushed to check Concubine Xin's hands, and saw that there were still pieces of porcelain left in the palm.

But Concubine Xin's mind was not here, she just stared at Gao Tian outside the window.

"Wei Wanxi, you and I are absolutely irreconcilable! I knew a long time ago that if I want to regain favor, the biggest obstacle is you!"

Still cautiously, Le Rong found a bloodstain drawn by a grain of debris in the palm prints of Concubine Xin, and hurriedly called for medicine.While tidying up, he also persuaded, "Master, why bother today? Since the imperial concubine is here, so what if the master waits for one more day? Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, there will always be a time when the emperor is alone, and then the master will go. Please, what can't be done?"

Concubine Xin gritted her teeth and almost shed tears, "But you see, whenever the emperor comes to the harem, he's looking for her; if he's not with her, he's going out to inspect the sea pond, or give a banquet to Mongolian and Hui tribesmen." Princes, how can I catch the opportunity to meet the emperor, let alone a chance alone!"

Both Le Rong and Yue Yi were also anxious, "Lord An Ning...couldn't he think of other ways to win the favor of the emperor? It's just that he can't eat, and he can't be extravagant, but Mr. An Ning treats the emperor well." If you understand it, you must be able to think of other ways, right?"

Concubine Xin clenched her sleeves tightly, her voice trembling with coldness: "This time the emperor returns from Zhejiang to Luan, and he will definitely pass through Jiangsu again. Even if my brother-in-law failed to think of a good way when the emperor went south, he must come up with something this time. Now try to send someone to see him, telling him to come up with a solution for me!"
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At that time by the water, the emperor pushed Concubine Xin away, and Wanxi also left.

Wanxi saw that there was no one around, she was running back to her bedroom.

The emperor was chasing after her, but he was also afraid that she was wearing flag shoes seven or eight inches high, so he didn't dare to rush after her, so he could only keep a certain distance behind and follow carefully all the time.

Wanxi entered the palace by herself, then turned around and went to close the door.

The emperor already knew that she was like this when she acted petty, so he had already figured out how to measure it. When Wanxi regained her senses and pushed the door but before she had time to push the door, he squeezed in. .

Wanxi stomped her feet angrily, "Why did the emperor come? Anyway, even if there are no slaves here, Concubine Xin is naturally wide open, waiting for the master to go!"

The emperor couldn't help laughing at these words, stared at her for a while, and asked slowly, "...What did you say that Concubine Xin is wide open?"

Wanxi was startled, but then she understood, her face turned red, and she stomped her feet again in a hurry, "Who said that? Your Majesty is wronging someone! What they want to say is—Concubine Xin will definitely lock the door of the palace. The son is wide open, waiting for the emperor!"

The emperor, however, took a deep breath, stepped forward and grabbed Wanxi's waist, and said hoarsely: "But I just like to hit you and forcefully squeeze in... How can I be so wide open?" Will it be rare?"

Wanxi's feet are completely soft...

Bah, bah, bah, the emperor is really a bully, what are you talking about?

She could swear to God, she never meant it that way.

Wanxi's face was flushed, she couldn't hold back her breath, she had to turn her back quickly, and tugged at the tassel that pressed her lapel in panic, "The emperor is used to talking nonsense!"

Her familiar charming appearance made the emperor's heart itch, and he couldn't help but hugged her tightly from behind.

Wanxi's body was completely numb, and she turned around with a groan, and raised two small fists that could only smash the emperor's shoulders.

The emperor was overjoyed, and tightly bound Wanxi, then put her lips together anxiously, sucking tightly, refusing to let go...
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This night, because Wanxi was angry, she said in front of Concubine Xin that she would not be domineering, but her actions this night were completely domineering.

From losing that child three years ago to giving birth to Xiao Shiwu, there were two or three years in between, she didn't dare to let go too much, and took the initiative to go with the emperor... But
She was also annoyed, annoyed that Concubine Xin was ten years younger than her.

She was also afraid, afraid of the ruthlessness of the years, afraid that when she was 40 years old, would Concubine Xin still have a chance to come to her and fight for the emperor's heart again?
It's just that the future has not come after all, and the things to worry about are still far away; at this moment, it is better to cherish the time and the people in front of you while you are still young.

As soon as she shrugged, she turned around on her own initiative.

Her father belongs to her alone tonight, and no one can take it away.

Whether it's Concubine Xin or the years.
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Finally, at the deepest moment, the Emperor Fang smiled slyly in her ear, "...Today, when my grandfather came back from outside, he first passed the rockery before going to the water. Therefore, I have seen her there a long time ago." .”

Wanxi's heart flickered, and she couldn't help but opened her eyes and stared at the emperor even though she was intoxicated.

She was speechless, and at this moment, only the emperor smiled lazily and proudly, "... Well, the Lord did it on purpose. If it weren't for her, how could you be so cute tonight?" So? Tonight, you are like a little tigress again, no longer the little sick cat who always wanted to dodge in the past two years."

Wanxi's body was limp, and she could only barely collect her fists to hit him.

But without any threat, the emperor easily grabbed it into his palm and held it tightly.

"Silly girl... You are not everyone in this world; I have a harem, but I have only one heart."

Wanxi's body shook violently.

She said she hoped for "An Lan", but at this moment, with her, there were only turbulent waves, one wave after another.
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In the next few days, the emperor paraded in Hangzhou.

Concubine Xin's heart finally calmed down a bit, while she was eagerly waiting for An Ning's arrangement in Jiangsu, she finally got a piece of news from the capital that was more pleasing to her ears.

Because Mingrui, the son of Fuwen and the direct branch of Empress Xiaoxian's mother's family, went to Yili to take the title of Agui, the emperor asked Yinglian to act as the servant of the household department left by Mingrui.

This Ying Lian was busy with the Empress Dowager's birthday in November last year. He just became the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It has only been four months since he was acting as the Minister of the Household Department.

Seeing Yinglian, Concubine Xin naturally thought of Yuse.

Concubine Xin couldn't help muttering to Le Rong softly, "... Lu Chang is a little girl here, she really shouldn't be underestimated, she really has a heart."

Le Rong was taken aback, and quickly asked, "It was Lu Changzai who was sent to the palace by Ying Lian, but the emperor appreciated Ying Lian because of Lu Changzai, and his promotion may not be because the emperor favored Lu Changzai. So, right? After all, Zilu is always here and hasn’t accompanied him, so he’s still staying in the palace.”

Concubine Xin chuckled, "You forgot, she was originally from Jiangsu. Concubine Qing entered the palace more than 20 years ago, and Lu Changzai is no more familiar with Jiangsu than Lu Changzai. This time the emperor's southern tour Even if I didn't bring her here, I only brought Concubine Qing, but she also gave me a good idea."

Le Rong was startled, "Master, you mean...?"

Concubine Xin sighed, but also nodded, "That's right, the method I wrote in the letter I asked you to bring to my brother-in-law a few days ago was the idea given by Lu Changzai. I thought she was young, Even coming up with an idea is a child's mind, so it may not be useful. Besides, my brother-in-law has rich experience in Jiangnan, so he has plenty of ideas..."

"I just didn't expect that my brother-in-law would really disappoint me this year, but I couldn't help but think of Lu Changzai's idea. After all, it's time for a dead horse to be a living horse doctor, so let's take her idea for now. Said to go with my brother-in-law, and told him to handle it according to the circumstances. Maybe it can please the emperor, then we will pick it up~"

As expected, Concubine Xin was not disappointed, Ying Lian acted as the servant of the household department, and the first case was to take the Xizhimen project that Jiqing was convicted of.

Ying Lian wrote a memorial to the emperor, saying, "A section of the city wall to the south of Xizhimen collapsed four feet and nine feet. It was estimated that two new bricks were brought in and four old bricks were taken in. Today, after dismantling and checking, only whole bricks were put in on the outside, and the back was filled with broken bricks." .”

On the surface, Yinglian is asking for the order "to add new bricks and two new ones", but in fact, it is no doubt that the employees of Jiqing used to falsify their expenses when they started work.

The emperor was even more furious, and decreed that "everyone who undertook it last time has their own files to test. Even if it is a long time, if I am deceased, I will punish the descendants of Yi."

If this is the case, some people felt that this matter was not done by Ji Qing himself, but that he was not strict in questioning his subordinates; at this time, the emperor was already furious, and ordered not only himself, but also his descendants to be punished, so Ji Qing's crime It will be even more difficult to reverse the case.

When Concubine Xin got the news, it was already March [-]th, and the emperor was staying at the Jiqing Temple Palace; Shengjia's planned itinerary was to stay in Suzhou again on March [-]th.

She was overjoyed, and said bluntly, "I should be able to make up for the grievance that Wei Wanxi was so angry with me before, and now I can finally make up for it with this pair of happiness!"

Concubine Xin couldn't help but pause slightly as she spoke, and raised her eyes to glance out the window.

"...It's a pity that the emperor is still staying at Jiqing Temple today. I don't know if this is an arrangement by someone with a heart, or an unintentional coincidence. I was worried that the emperor would think of that person because of the coincidence of the name of the palace. Jiangnan That person has made meritorious service; even the emperor's first southern tour, he was the one who took the lead in asking for orders, and once the money was used, it was that person who raised money from the Lianghuai salt merchants. The emperor praised him, and also After returning to Beijing, I gave him a reward."

"But in the end, man is not as good as God. His Majesty just got the news from the British newspaper today. Not only will he not be able to save Jiqing, but he will crucify Jiqing's case in this palace of Jiqing Temple!"

Concubine Xin breathed a sigh of satisfaction, "What do you mean by 'closing the coffin'? Now I see that the lid of Ji Qing's coffin can be closed, and the last nail has been nailed in. He is destined to be difficult to reverse the case. Execute after autumn."

On March [-], the emperor stopped again at Suzhou on his way back to Luan.

An Ning gathered many literati in Jiangsu Province to present congratulatory poems and albums to the empress dowager and the emperor, congratulating the empress dowager on her [-]th birthday and praising the emperor's prosperous rule.

Along the way, the emperor severely warned the ministers to spend extravagantly in the name of picking up the driver. All meals, fireworks, etc. were not allowed. Even when they went ashore, only local officials were allowed to lay brown blankets, and red and yellow blankets were not allowed... But After all, the emperor was pleased with the pen and ink contributed by Jiangsu literati.

For the literati who presented poems, the best ones were awarded the title of secretary in the cabinet; while those who presented ancient paintings, rare books of ancient poems, etc., were rewarded with silk and other things.

Concubine Xin finally breathed a sigh of relief, her brother-in-law finally listened to her and chose the right solution.

——Although, this method is actually Lu Chang's idea to her, not her own.

That's right, she is a noble family from Manchuria with a yellow flag, how could she have imagined that a group of Jiangnan Han people would send some worthless writings and ink to make the emperor happy like this?Only a Jiangnan Han girl like Lu Changzai can think of such an idea.

But no matter who thought of this idea, it was her brother-in-law An Ning who made it in front of the emperor, and it worked, the emperor was very happy.

Then, it will be beneficial and harmless to her.

When the emperor went south, when he stayed in Suzhou, he only rewarded a group of accompanying officials and Han ministers who were originally from Jiangnan, but he did not summon An Ning alone.But this time, after leading the literati to offer literature and ink, the emperor was overjoyed and finally summoned An Ning.

It's rare for the emperor to invite Concubine Xin to come and see him today.

The emperor gave An Ning tea fruit, looked at her with a warm smile, and said softly, "I'm afraid you and your brother-in-law have not seen each other for many years. I am going south this time, and reward all Han ministers who are originally from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to go home to visit relatives; then you will I should also meet An Ning."

Concubine Xin was delighted, she held onto the teapot and went to An Ning's seat to pour a cup of tea for An Ning.

Concubine Xin was smiling all over her eyes, but she was a little surprised to see that her brother-in-law An Ning's face was not as happy as she expected.

(End of this chapter)