Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2397 Seven Volumes 100 Knocking (Bi)

If Wanxi says she's not nervous, it's not the truth.

But if it is said that she is so nervous that she has lost her sense of proportion, it is no longer what she is at this age.

Wanxi just sat quietly, although her fingertips were a little cold, but there was no big disturbance on her face or in her heart.

In short, when soldiers come to block, water comes to cover.

Take ten thousand steps back and say, if the empress dowager's soldiers and water are coming so fiercely that she can't resist for a while, she still has other ways to go.

She only slightly lowered her head, just waiting for the empress dowager to speak first.
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Whenever the empress dowager faces Wanxi, she always wants to smoke.

The old lady of the Banner family, when the youth is gone and the children and grandchildren are grown up, facing the lonely and empty time, the cigarette stick has become the closest support.

The old lady still likes to smoke the dry tobacco outside the customs, and the mellow Kanto tobacco is incomparable to the green stick hookah.She can smoke waterpipes to relieve boredom in her spare time, but when it's her turn to worry and think, she still wants to take a puff of strong and mellow Kanto Hanyan.

But the old lady had clearly grabbed the copper and gold inlaid pipe and pot, but she suddenly raised her eyes to look at Wanxi, and she still put it down.

She just called: "Anshou, go and make me a bowl of strong tea!"

Wanxi got up, squatted down and bowed, "It's better to come as a concubine."

The empress dowager seemed to be suffocating, "Concubine Ling, please sit down! It's not that there are no servants in the palace, how can I ask you, the concubine, to work in person?"

Wanxi was not annoyed, but turned around and smiled lightly, "Today is Aunt An Yi's concubine, and I brought Xiao Shiwu all the way in, and I saw Aunt Anyi busy serving... Then I thought, Aunt Anshou might not be on duty today."

"The concubine also said something straightforward: Aunt Anshou has served under the empress dowager for so many years, but she is not as lucky as the empress dowager. She has grown older in recent years, and seeing that she has become less and less empress dowager. Come and set the rules. Although the concubine is a noble concubine, she is still a junior in front of Aunt Anshou, so why is there any reason to ask Aunt Anshou to serve while I sit and watch?"

Wanxi didn't wait for the empress dowager's permission after she finished speaking, she walked to the tea table naturally and made tea deftly.

The empress dowager couldn't help but sighed, and snorted, "You should be careful! Walking all the way, you still have time to visit the people in my palace. It's obvious that you are as calm as water!"

Wanxi was busy making tea, and said with a smile, "The Empress Dowager stays in the Changchun Garden to spend the rest of her life, and it's too late for me to be summoned by the Empress Dowager to serve her."

The empress dowager snorted, but had nothing to say, so she just glanced at her, watching Wanxi make tea.

I just watched Wanxi disobedient, but I didn't put more tea leaves in the tea bowl, but just the usual amount, which definitely didn't meet the requirements of "酽酽'er".

The Empress Dowager frowned, "If you want to make tea, you should press my mouth anyway! If I just said it, where did you put it?"

Wanxi didn't panic, and she didn't refill the tea bowl. On the contrary, she calmly brewed the tea, held the tea bowl steadily, turned around and walked back to the empress dowager.

"The empress dowager loves to drink strong tea and smoke Kanto dry tobacco. Your old man is the most honored mother empress dowager in the world, but these two hobbies are no different from any old lady from a banner family. In front of the palace, I wait at my grandmother's knees, and every day I see my grandmother put down the pipe and pot to drink 'tea mountain', and raise the pipe and pot again after drinking enough tea."

The empress dowager snorted softly, "Then why haven't you learned how to serve the elderly since you were young? The old man's throat is dry after smoking dry tobacco, so he prefers to drink a bowl of strong tea. Why are you so disobedient?" ?”

Wanxi sighed softly, "This concubine has actually been fooling grandma like this since she was a child..."

Dry tobacco and strong tea are indispensable to the old ladies of the Banner family. It is a kind of dependence and a kind of paralysis, but all children and grandchildren who are more understanding know that these two things are actually not good for the elderly.

Wanxi directly said the word "fool" in person, without explaining the reason, but the empress dowager only glanced at Wanxi, and didn't say anything, just turned her eyes away.

——After all, the old lady also understands this truth in her heart.

The "fooling" of the younger generation on the matter of strong tea and dry tobacco is not because they are not filial, but because they are sincere.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager looked away, Wanxi smiled and carefully placed the tea bowl on the kang table beside the Empress Dowager, curtseyed again, and then slowly walked back to her seat and sat down.

Although the Empress Dowager didn't speak, she still raised her hand to pick up the teacup, used the lid of the teacup to skim off the tea leaves floating on the water, and bowed her head to take a big sip.

Wanxi laughed to herself.
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Perhaps it was a sip of tea that calmed down the empress dowager's mind. The old lady put down the tea bowl and snorted, "You are confident. I said to make tea, so you can do it. Don't worry about choosing the wrong tea, don't you?" into my mouth?"

Wanxi shook her head unabashedly, "I have been in the palace for 20 years, although I rarely have the opportunity to serve the Empress Dowager with tea in front of the Empress Dowager, but I always serve the Emperor with tea... It’s a mother-child relationship. As long as the emperor likes it, it must be inherited from the empress dowager, or it must have been acquired from childhood. Therefore, as long as the concubine makes tea according to the way she usually serves the emperor, I believe she will definitely be able to become an emperor. Queen Mother's mouth."

When Wanxi said that, the Empress Dowager couldn't help raising her eyebrows, but she couldn't refute.

Wanxi's eyes drooped slightly, and she said with a faint smile, "Besides, the tea leaves used in the Empress Dowager's Palace are all selected and presented by the Emperor himself. With the Emperor's filial piety, the emperor's choice is naturally what the Empress Dowager likes to drink; The empress dowager must like everything that is placed in the empress dowager's palace every day. Therefore, I just have to boldly choose from it. Everything must be the empress dowager's favorite drink on a daily basis. Don't worry. It cannot enter the mouth of the empress dowager."

The empress dowager could only sigh, and said with a click of the tongue, "Concubine Ling, after 20 years in the palace, your mouth is becoming more and more eloquent."

Wanxi raised her eyes calmly, nodded with a smile, "During the Empress Dowager's Longevity Ceremony, the Emperor can lead the princes and grandsons to dance in colorful clothes; it's a pity that I don't even have the ability to dance, so I can only learn to say a few more comforting words. , to show filial piety."

The empress dowager sighed repeatedly in her heart, and raised her eyes to focus on Wanxi, "You have been spreading branches and leaves for the emperor all these years, and you have never rested for almost a year. This is your greatest filial piety."

Wanxi stood up with a smile, and saluted slowly, "This is the emperor's grace, and it is also the empress dowager's grace... Based on the emperor's filial piety to the empress dowager, if it is not for the empress dowager's permission, how can I have such an honor?" go?"

The empress dowager finally nodded, "Sit down. It's been a while, and you still have to make tea for me yourself. It's hard for you."

Wanxi also tilted her head playfully, and her eyes fell on the cigarette bag that the empress dowager put aside, "It is the empress dowager who is more considerate of the concubine, and put down the cigarette pouch for the sake of the concubine. Why can't the concubine serve the empress?" How about a bowl of tea for the Empress Dowager? The concubine is not that delicate and fleshy, and the concubine cherishes the opportunity to serve the Empress Dowager in person."
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Sitting down again, Wanxi could naturally see that although the Empress Dowager's face was still gloomy, her old man's attitude was by no means as cold and hard as it was at the beginning.

Maybe it's because as she gets older, Wanxi becomes more and more considerate of the old lady's position.

Maybe it's because she has a son herself, and she will become someone's mother-in-law in the future; or it's because she is almost forty, and the more she understands the truth that the older you are, the more you look like a child, or the folks call it "" Old children".

Therefore, in front of this old lady, she is no longer as defensive and nervous as she used to be in those years, but began to know how to follow the old lady's words, instead of contradicting every sentence and refusing to give in every word. .

Or even take a step back and say that the old lady is over seventy years old, even if the old lady said something wrong and made her feel wronged, what does it matter?At this age, after all, it is rare in ancient times.

Just say a word, you can't lose a piece of meat, let alone affect the relationship between the emperor and her.
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The empress dowager took another sip of tea, and Wanxi understood that the old lady was also hesitating and judging her limits.

With an old lady like this, she is already content in her heart.

If it were the old lady from back then, how could he be so cautious towards her?The old lady's cautiousness is actually showing that the old lady cares about her in ways other than words.

Even though, this is something the old lady herself might not have noticed.

The empress dowager put down the tea bowl, and then said slowly, "The emperor came to pay his respects, and said that he wanted to set a rule for conferring the daughters of princes and dukes. You are a noble concubine, and now you are only under the empress, so this matter is not related to you." I also said that it should be."

The old lady's topic actually started here. Although Wanxi said it was unexpected, she was not surprised, she just lowered her head and listened quietly.

The empress dowager narrowed her eyes and stared at Wanxi, "The daughters of princes and dukes all have positions, and they all eat salaries. The daughters of princes are appointed princesses, and the daughters of dukes may be Dorogege. They all enjoy salaries according to their ranks."

"But as time goes by, the number of clans grows, and relatives become more and more distant. If no restraint is established, there will be no distinction between closeness and distance. The emperor discussed with the clan ministers, and they all believed that exceptions would be made except for the daughters of princes and princes. Below Baylor, It is forbidden to give birth to a daughter."

"The rest of the daughters will follow the example of the concubines. Those who come out of the concubine will follow the example of the concubines. Take Yongzhu as an example."

Wanxi's heart flickered slightly.

After all, the concept of concubine and concubine in the Qing Dynasty was different from that of the Han people. Originally, when the Qing Dynasty was established at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty and soon after it entered the Central Plains, the concubine and concubine of the children were not so strict.Although since the time when they were outside the customs, there are differences between the legitimate son and the concubine when inheriting titles, duties and family business; but when it comes to daughters, the difference has not been clearly stipulated.

This is almost the first time Wanxi has heard that in terms of the rank of the daughters of the clan, there is such a clear distinction between the concubine and the concubine.

The empress dowager narrowed her eyes and stared at Wanxi, "Your concubine, tell me, what do you think of this matter?"
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Wanxi inhaled slightly, and said carefully, "Clan brothers, except for the 'hereditary replacement' grace, they are all inherited by demotion. The son of the prince will inherit the title from the county king; the son of the county king will inherit from the duke... Ah Brothers are like this, Ge Ge is also like this, it is reasonable."

The empress dowager nodded, "Below Baylor, only one daughter from the concubine is granted; the rest follow the rules from the concubine, and the concubine from the concubine... Concubine Ling, do you understand the rules for the concubine, the concubine, and the concubine?"

Wanxi took a deep breath and looked up at the Empress Dowager.

"To be honest with the Empress Dowager, I used to think that concubines could only be divided into those born by the concubine and those born by the concubine. It turns out that besides the one born by the concubine and the one born by the concubine, there are also those born by the concubine; and those born by the concubine are not even counted as being born by the concubine."

The empress dowager also sighed softly, "You're right. Let's take the palace as an example. The ones from the Fujin Dynasty are the ones from the concubine, and the ones from the famous Shufujin and Gege are the concubines; and those without a name, such as Tong What the house girl and others come out is what the concubine comes out of."

"Thus, even if they are all the daughters of princes, some of them can be named princesses, while some can only be named county heads, and some can only be named township lords."

Wanxi's heart trembled, and she thought of the mother and daughter Zhuanxiang and Fuling again.

Although Jiuye's family is not a clan's family, it has nothing to do with this discussion; but the status of the children of a family with a foreign surname is also similar to this situation.

Just because Zhuanxiang doesn't want any status in her life, Fuling is the big princess in Jiuye's mansion, but she is only a concubine, not even a concubine.

The empress dowager raised her eyes quietly, "The rules are stricter for the concubines in the palace. Concubine Ling, you are in the position of concubine at this time, and there is only one empress above you, but you should also understand that your children Still just a concubine."

Wanxi was finally punched in the heart, and it hurt a little.

It's just that although Wanxi is already in the position of imperial concubine, she has never forgotten her identity. She has never had a day when she would have to fulfill the dream of becoming the queen of the palace.Her children are all concubines, and she knew it from the day Xiao Qi was born.

Therefore, Wanxi didn't show the slightest bit of pain, but smiled relievedly, "Yes, the children of concubines are all concubines after all. As concubines, the children can still be loved by the empress dowager and the emperor, What more can I ask for?"
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The Empress Dowager was also slightly surprised, raising her eyes to focus on Wanxi.

"One more thing: do you know that Prince Xinjun Dezhao has passed away?"

Wanxi lowered her head lightly, "It happened not long ago, the emperor and my concubine mentioned it."

Dezhao is a descendant of Duoduo, who was once the right Zongzheng of the clan's mansion.

The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes lightly, and said: "Dezhao passed away, and the emperor discussed with me the succession of Prince Xinjun. Dezhao has nineteen sons, and it is said that the emperor would not have to embarrass the inheritance. Just choose one of them."

"But, the emperor made it difficult for this matter, and even talked to me specifically, and listened to my opinion."

Wanxi couldn't help but raise her eyes, also a little surprised.

Since Dezhao has nineteen sons, why does the emperor have to suffer?

The empress dowager said: "It's embarrassing to say that the emperor asked General Dezhao to lead the introduction, but none of them could speak clearly. It is normal to draw a bow, and there is no such thing as the heirs of King Baylor."

"The prince is the most precious, so he must be able to speak Qingyu. And among the disciples of Dezhao, there are those who are over forty years old, who can't speak clearly, and who can't draw a bow. How can they be made to inherit the prince?"

Wanxi raised her eyebrows too.

The empress dowager snorted contemptuously, "Dezhao has so many sons, but none of them can be used. I also told the emperor that since none of Dezhao's sons can be used, I can only transfer the title of King Xinjun to their family. Only the rest of the sects can do it. The emperor also said that all the sons of Dezhao are not as good as Fuguogong Rusong."

"Although Rusong is not a descendant of Dezhao, he is also a descendant of Duoduo, and he is also qualified to inherit the title of King Xinjun. Therefore, the emperor decided that Rusong should inherit the title of Duke of Xinjun; Give it to De Zhao's No.15 son, Xiu Ling!"

Wanxi listened quietly, and stroked it carefully in her heart.

She has heard of Rusong's name.When Jiujiu followed Concubine Rong to Yingtai for a banquet, Rusong took good care of Jiujiu, and Concubine Rong mentioned it to her when she came back, which left an impression on Wanxi.

As for Xiu's age, it's a bit pitiful.Since he is the son of King Xinjun, he cannot inherit King Xinjun, but he can only inherit a Duke Fu.

The empress dowager raised her eyes and glanced at Wanxi, looking at the expression on Wanxi's face, "The emperor also said that this matter is a precedent. In the future, he will teach the king and others, and each should teach his children more carefully. If you attack the prince, you can't ride and shoot in clear language." , then handle it accordingly, and don't let him inherit the king. If you don't stay vigilant, don't regret it when the time comes."
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Wanxi came out of the Changchun Garden on her knees, dusk had already enveloped the earth.

Wanxi said she wouldn't ask Yurui to come, but when she left Changchun Garden, she still saw Yurui waiting outside the gate.

Seeing Wanxi coming out, Yurui rushed forward to support Wanxi, took the little fifteen from Wanxi's hand, and asked softly, "Is the empress dowager going to make things difficult?"

Wanxi got into the carriage, smiled and shook her head lightly, "No. The empress dowager didn't even talk to me about the empress dowager."

Zhu Shi, who was serving Xiao Shiwu, took Xiao Shiwu over. Yu Rui was also surprised, "...didn't say anything about it? Then the Empress Dowager kept my sister for so long, what did she say?"

Wanxi sighed, "The empress dowager beat me face to face. The old lady first mentioned to me the distinction between concubine and concubine, and then the difference between Manchu and Han, just to ask me not to forget my identity, don't think that I am a noble concubine at this time, The children are all liked by the emperor, so they cocked their tails and had an unreasonable desire to go."

Wanxi actually spoke easily, and she understood what the empress dowager said; but how could Yurui be so calm, she became anxious, "This old lady, why are you talking about these things today! She these things The words that Nian and sister have said are not enough? How many more times will it be enough for such an injury?"

As Yurui said, she quickly touched Wanxi's stomach, "Sister, don't take it to your heart...don't get angry."

Wanxi smiled lightly, "Don't worry, I'm not in a hurry, why are your eyes red first?"

When Wanxi said this, Yu Rui's tears almost fell down, "I'd rather she tell my sister about Cui Huan! The big deal, I'll just ask her to apologize! Why is she bothering my sister so much, saying these things?" Sister Hurt?!"

"She doesn't care about anything, she should also care about my sister's body... After returning from the southern tour, the emperor parted ways with her. I don't believe that the emperor didn't tell her about my sister's situation."

Wanxi laughed back, and raised her hand to pat Yu Rui's cheek, "I'm fine, really! The old lady doesn't care about my body either—her inseparable cigarette stick, she can't stand it in front of me." Living."

"Then she still..." Yu Rui still couldn't let go.

Wanxi sat up straight and quietly looked out the car window.

"Yu Rui, don't you understand what the old lady means? In fact, to her old man, she doesn't care at all whether the prince likes an official girl or not."

"Prince Fujin cares about it, and is afraid that the official woman will rob him of his position in the heart of his husband; but for the old grandmother, if there are many people around her grandson, it is only a good thing, so why should she care about it?" .”

Wanxi paused, "So, I thought, even if someone picked this matter up in front of the empress dowager, the empress dowager would not pursue it—she was just worried that someone in the harem would take advantage of this matter, Instigate a fight among the princes."

"Especially as a noble concubine, I will rely on the emperor's favor to use the official women in my palace to infiltrate the prince's side, so as to hold Yongxuan in my palm and use it for me."

"That's why the old lady took so much trouble to ask me to come here today, remind me again in person, and tell me not to forget that I am a noble concubine, and I am still a concubine; my children will get her And the favor of the emperor, and half of the Han blood... The old lady told me not to forget my own identity, don't try to provoke the princes to fight, let alone profit from the fight between the princes. "

Yu Rui was stunned and focused on Wanxi, not knowing whether to breathe a sigh of relief or tighten her heart.

It turns out that the Empress Dowager may not care about the relationship between Cuihuan and Yongxuan at all... Then should she breathe a sigh of relief?

But the empress dowager cared that Cuihuan was a woman from the Yongshou Palace, and this incident caused Wanxi to be suspected by the empress dowager of instigating the prince to fight—this was something Yu Rui couldn't bear.

"...Why didn't the empress dowager ask me to come? Cuihuan is my daughter, and even if she instigates a fight, it should be me!"

Wanxi herself was indifferent, "Silly girl, the imperial concubine Shujia didn't entrust the three princes to you, why should the empress dowager worry about you?"

Yu Rui bit her lips tightly, "...this old lady, why is she so suspicious!"

Wanxi nodded, "Because what the royal family is most afraid of is another 'Nine Dragons Conquest'. As a noble concubine, I not only gave birth to a prince, but also the three princes of the imperial concubine Shujia... Take me back to the ancient times. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a treacherous concubine who is ambitious and has a chance to win the heir with a concubine."

Yurui stared at the calmness on Wanxi's face and the smile on the corner of her mouth, and became even more anxious, "Your sister is so angry? How can you still laugh at this moment?"

Wanxi's smile grew stronger, "Although I said I was wronged, I am indeed in the position of imperial concubine. I have a prince myself, and there are three princes of imperial concubine Shujia. I can't change it, so I can't stop others from suspecting me because of it. If I want to make excuses, it will make people feel darker and darker, so I just let them go."

"But today, I can find out the empress dowager's heart, and I can keep Cuihuan, and it's not like I don't have a chance to fulfill Cuihuan and Yongxuan in the future... Then I am very happy."

Wanxi held Yurui's hand, "How come you forgot, how worried I was that I couldn't keep Cuihuan and Yongxuan safe this year? Now I can put my heart back in my stomach, so I naturally want to laugh, Otherwise, it would be foolish to patronize with a frowning face."

　Happy New Year, sweet mouth~~

　　
　
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