Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2411 Seven Volumes 114 Shiling Qi Madness (Bi)

After settling down in Wanxi, the emperor entered the fasting palace the next day and fasted for three days for the winter solstice.

Yuqin rushed to Chuxiu Palace, looked at Wanxi with a smile, "I heard that Chuxiu Palace is going to be repaired, but I didn't know it was prepared for you."

Wanxi sighed in her heart, held Yuqin's hand, and the two stood side by side in front of the window, looking at the familiar but brand new palace outside the window.

"My sister also lived in this Chuxiu Palace back then. At that time, how much I wished to be pointed into this Chuxiu Palace and become an official woman under my sister's position." At that time, Yuqin was first awarded It was earlier than Wanxi.

"Now I have finally moved into this Chuxiu Palace. Although I regret that my sister is no longer in this Chuxiu Palace. But the reason why my sister is not here is because my sister is now in the concubine position and is also the head of Jingren Palace. ...This is much better than what I expected back then."

Yuqin herself sighed, but she knew better in her heart that she was able to get to this day only because of Wanxi's support.

Yuqin grabbed Wanxi's hand, "...Silly Jiuer, if you entered the Chuxiu Palace back then, you were only an official woman, and even if you were a feudal official, you could only start from Changli; You put it in the palace of Empress Xiaoxian, which means that you will be a noble person at the first seal."

Wanxi nodded with a smile, and looked out the window at the winter sky.

"When I heard that I moved to Chuxiu Palace, my sister was really happy for me. I don't know what Concubine Yu is thinking at this moment."

Yuqin sneered, "Of course she will be full of breath again! After the death of the imperial concubine Huixian, the Chuxiu Palace was temporarily housed for her, which caused some misunderstandings in her heart." Come on, I always thought that the emperor wanted to lift her up, at least he wanted to lift up Yongqi."

"It's just who would have thought that she would not be able to live in Chuxiu Palace for a long time. Her status only stayed above the concubine's position, and there was no more movement. As for Yongqi, even though she survived until Yonglian, Yong Cong's two sons both died young, but then he met the third son Yong Zong..."

As Yuqin spoke, she quietly raised her eyes to look at Wanxi, "Concubine Yu never thought that you, who were barren at that time, would give birth to so many children for the emperor one after another. It was our little deer who left. But God sent the child of 24 years; even if the child of 24 years failed to come to the world, God doubled the compensation, and even sent us Yuanzi!"

Wanxi also sighed softly, "I think Concubine Yu, who was still living in Chuxiu Palace back then, was still calm and quiet; but since she moved away from Chuxiu Palace, the older she gets, the more restless she becomes. gone."

Yuqin raised her eyebrows quietly, "How could she not have the confidence of Chuxiu Palace in the past? She can't hold her breath anymore, and I'm afraid it's because she was moved out and her heart has no confidence."

Yurui personally brought tea for the two of them, and then smiled, "I, I want to know what Concubine Xin is thinking."

Yuqin just sneered, "She doesn't have to guess, she just exploded with anger!"

Wanxi raised her eyes and looked at Yuqin quietly, "If a person is furious, he will lose his reason. If the sky is dead, it will make him crazy."

Yuqin raised her willow eyebrows and nodded, "That's right."

It is now November, and Wanxi's body is already heavy. Nothing in the world is more important than this child who is about to give birth; In the spring of the new year, Xiao Shiwu will be vaccinated, so she can't be distracted anymore.

Therefore, since the time has come, it's not too late for Concubine Xin's matter to be cheap.

Yu Qin condensed her attention to Wanxi, "Concubine Xin will leave it to me to arrange it, so you don't have to worry about anything. The most important thing for you now is to take care of your body and give birth to this child safely."

Thinking of the child, Wanxi also smiled. "Yesterday, the emperor slipped a word."

Yuqin raised her eyebrows and asked, "What?"

Wanxi bowed her head lightly, her lips raised slightly, "The emperor said, don't call 'you two are fighting'..."

Yuqin was so happy that she trembled a little, "The emperor meant, didn't he mean that your child is also—the prince?!"

Wanxi lowered her head and chuckled, infinite tenderness rose from the bottom of her heart and flowed to her fingertips, "Sister, I think the same way."
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On the eighth day of November, the Winter Solstice Festival.

The emperor went to Huanqiu to offer sacrifices to heaven.

Although the empress dowager had already worn the decree, she stopped saluting on the Winter Solstice.But it's not the ministers and the clan princes.Nala still personally took the six concubines to Shoukang Palace to celebrate the Empress Dowager.

Among the six palaces, only Wanxi, who has already passed on Yuxi, does not need to come.

After saluting, Nala was unwilling in his heart, so he took the lead in expressing his dissatisfaction in front of the empress dowager.

"...I don't understand, the Yongshou Palace used to live well, why did the emperor suddenly move the imperial concubine Ling into the Chuxiu Palace?"

Although Wanxi is not there, Yuqin and the others are.

Yuqin lowered her head and smiled, "The concubine can't understand what the master and empress mean. It has been more than ten years since the last overhaul of the Yongshou Palace. Now that the renovation has made the noble concubine move to another palace, it is time Is there something wrong?"

"Besides, Chuxiu Palace was originally the imperial concubine's palace where Huixian Huang Guifei lived. Ling Guifei is also in the imperial concubine's place at this time. It is most suitable to live in Chuxiu Palace."

Nala sneered, "Concubine Qing, you are becoming more and more daring to speak in front of the empress dowager! If the imperial concubine is here, it's fine, she is the imperial concubine after all, and she has given birth to so many heirs for the royal family. But Qing What about you, concubine? Besides, Concubine Shu and Concubine Yu, who are in front of you, have not spoken at all!"

Yuqin was not in a hurry, she only raised her eyes to look at Xiao Shiwu who was tired in the empress dowager's arms.

At this time, among all the princes in the palace, only Xiao Shiwu was left.The rest of the princes have not married wives and grown up, and even Yongxun and Yongxue, who are closest to Xiaoshiwu, are now 11 years old, and they are already older children. Walking in the inner court, let alone in the arms.

Therefore, it is rare for the empress dowager to hold her in her arms at this time, only a little fifteen.Yuqin was careful today, so she brought Xiao Shiwu together to salute the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager hugged her early, but now she was listening to everyone talking, but she was still holding Xiao Shiwu in her arms, and she was more concerned about taking cakes and fruits, coaxing Xiao Shiwu to be happy.

Although Xiao Shiwu was only two years old, he might not understand what La Shi and Yuqin were arguing about, but he saw Yuqin standing there without saying a word after being scolded by the Queen.No matter how young Xiao Shiwu was, he could tell the difference between distance and distance, so he looked at Yuqin, suddenly stretched out his little hand, and squeezed his little mouth, and the couple burst into tears.

Xiao Shiwu was sensible, at this moment, in front of the empress dowager and all the concubines, even if she cried, she refused to cry loudly, but just shed tears quietly.

As soon as little Shiwu cried, the Empress Dowager felt distressed; seeing this little two-year-old baby cry so sensiblely and silently, the Empress Dowager's impatience hurt even more.

The Empress Dowager couldn't help raising her eyes and glaring at Nalashi, "Empress! Just talking, why bother to speak so viciously? The child is here, so what if you are frightened?"

What's more, Nala's words directly pointed to Xiao Shiwu's biological mother.The empress dowager didn't care whether she agreed with Nala's dissatisfaction, but at this moment, she would not criticize his biological mother in front of her grandson.

"...Don't forget, you are also like this child's imperial mother! In front of this child, you should at least act like a mother!"

Nala gritted her teeth, staring at the empress dowager and Xiao Shiwu who was in the empress dowager's arms.

She resented that the child's age took advantage of him, and he became the only prince in the inner court, the only grandson who could be hugged by the empress dowager!
But no matter how fat this child is, and how similar he was when the emperor was young, this child is a bastard after all!And her Yongzheng is the only direct prince of the Qing Dynasty at this time!
Even if the empress dowager is rare for her grandson, she should only hold her eternal love in her arms; how could the empress dowager be so rare for a bastard born to a Han surname?
How could the empress dowager forget that her old man was also the last one to see a concubine with Han blood? ...The empress dowager is over seventy years old, so she is really old and confused?
Nala's heart was turbulent, and it showed on his expression.

Concubine Shu looked at it from a distance, and smiled silently, "My lord, what's the matter, you dare to glare at the empress dowager?"

Nala's heart skipped a beat, and he roared angrily, "I didn't! Concubine Shu, don't follow me around here!"

Concubine Shu was still not in a hurry, got up and bowed halfway to Nalashi, "Master, if you are not glaring at the empress dowager, then you are glaring at the fifteenth elder brother?"

As long as the finger is not pointed at the empress dowager, Nalashi is relieved, he doesn't care, he doesn't refute, but just sneers.

Concubine Shu laughed, "Brother Fifteen is the prince, and the mistress is the concubine's aunt. I don't understand. How can there be a mother in this world who glares at her son like this? Let alone Fifteen Brother just turned his second birthday this year, and he still doesn't know how to offend the mistress, so why did the mistress scare the child?"

The empress dowager was also a little unhappy when she heard the words, and scolded Nala, "I must have told you just now, and told you to ruin the face of the middle palace, so you don't want to! But if you have anything, just come to me The old woman said, why do you stare at the child like that, it frightens the child!"

The Empress Dowager quickly waved her hand to call Anyi, "An Yi, quickly take your fifteenth elder brother away. Don't be frightened later, it looks like I, the imperial grandmother, can't even protect me!"

Yuqin hurriedly took the lead and squatted on the ground, "...it's my concubine who didn't handle things well and disturbed the empress dowager. I am terrified."

The rest of the concubines saw that the Empress Dowager was not happy, so they quickly followed the squatting ceremony and said to Yuqin, "The Empress Dowager is happy and angry."

Nala's embarrassment was endless, no matter how unwilling she was, she could only bow stiffly, "...It's because the daughter-in-law didn't handle things well, and the queen mother is very happy and angry."

A good winter solstice salute, finally broke up unhappy.Everyone retreated, and the Empress Dowager left Nala Shi alone.

The hall was quiet, only the ticking of the gold-plated western clock could be heard.

The Empress Dowager smoked a few puffs of cigarettes and looked at Nala, "What Concubine Qing said today is also reasonable. Chuxiu Palace was originally Huixian's bedroom. Huixian was a noble concubine before his death, and now Ling Guifei is also a noble concubine. Ordering the imperial concubine to move in, I have nothing to say, why are you so fussy today!"

"I know you are complaining today that I allowed Concubine Qing to go instead of protecting you—but Concubine Qing is now in the concubine position, even if she has nothing to do with herself, but the emperor has sent Xiao Shiwu Leave it to her to be raised! Now Concubine Qing's status is not comparable to what it used to be, a concubine who can support the prince, how can I not show any more sympathy?"

Nala gritted her teeth gloomily, "In short, Empress Empress doesn't value Concubine Qing, but she also values ​​Xiao Shiwu...Empress Empress still remembers Yongxie, and it seems that she still remembers the only descendant of the Qing Dynasty at this time." The prince, the only grandson of the queen's mother has gone?"

The empress dowager also sighed deeply, and took a few puffs of cigarettes dejectedly.

"I know you are just angry. I told you to rest assured that you have a son, and the emperor wants to make up for the regret of Lord Kangxi, so he just wants to inherit the big position with his son. How can Yongzhen not be safe? The crown prince is going?"

Although the empress dowager said so, she was slightly dazed, "...But, you can't relax your attitude towards Yongzheng just because Yongzheng is the only direct prince and no one else has the right to compete with him." Just like Yinfeng back then, he was also the only legitimate son of Lord Kangxi, and no one was qualified to fight with him. In the end, he ruled the world and lost his position as the crown prince. !"

In the past few years, there have been constant quarrels between Yongxun and Yongxun. Even the Nala family has been careful to hide it from the empress dowager, but Yongxun's adoptive mother is Concubine Shu. There is no need to complain about Nalashi and Yongxie in front of the empress dowager.Therefore, the empress dowager also knew about Yongzheng's muddled idea.

"You always remember the emperor's mind. The emperor is the same as Lord Kangxi back then, but every son has something to offer, and the position of crown prince belongs to the son... But then again, if the son is everything If you don’t know how to restrain yourself, your work will reduce you to the point where you have no merit at all, let alone me, even God can’t help you.”

Nala's heart trembled, and he stared at the empress dowager vigilantly and in disbelief.

This is the first time this old lady has said such words explicitly in so many years!

The Empress Dowager did not want to look at Nalashi, she shook her hand while smoking a cigarette, "I'm tired—you go back."
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Nala stepped out of Shoukang Palace with heavy steps.

She is the queen, but she is also the daughter-in-law, so she cannot even get on the sedan chair in Shoukang Palace.Waiting until he walked outside the Shoukang gate, he got into the warm sedan chair.

It was already winter in November, and there was a charcoal basin in her warm sedan chair, but she still felt cold sitting in it.

A wave of uncertainty about the future turned into a chill of fear, deeply locking her muscles and bones, causing her to shiver uncontrollably while sitting in the warm sedan chair.

——Has even the Empress Dowager disliked her Yongzheng?Even the empress dowager has begun to shake the mind that only Yongzheng is qualified to succeed?

The sedan chair was leisurely, and Nala called Tana in a low voice, "...What has Concubine Xin been busy with this month? In October, I was left in the palace by the emperor. She was in the garden, but she didn't even see her try to communicate with me. She made a little noise; now that she has returned to the palace, she didn't even take the initiative to greet me!"

Tana also frowned, and said softly, "Even today in the empress dowager's palace, the servant saw her coming, but seemed to dodge the master... I don't know what she was thinking?"
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Earlier, Concubine Xin left Shoukang Palace one step earlier than Nala.

Wanxi moved into Chuxiu Palace, her heart trembled with hatred even more.But she doesn't have Nala's status yet, and the hatred in her heart can only be endured by herself, but she can't express it in public like Nala's.

She went back angrily, but heard Le Rong whispering from outside the sedan chair, "Go back to master, this servant is looking in the direction of the West Garden, there is someone crying...Looking at his back, it seems that Lu Chang is here."

Concubine Xin narrowed her eyes, "Go and have a look."

Concubine Xin got out of the sedan chair and walked over in person, and she saw that Lu Chang was crying in the corner of the wall.

"Sister Lu, what's wrong?" Concubine Xin hurriedly asked softly.

Hearing the movement, Lu Changzai was like a frightened deer, about to run away.

Concubine Xin quickly softened her voice, "It's me! Don't be afraid."

Lu Chang was leaning against the corner of the wall and looking back in panic, seeing that it was Concubine Xin, he seemed to be relieved, but his aggrieved eyes were even more red like peaches.

Concubine Xin grabbed Lu Changzai's hand and took her to the garden next to Shufangzhai.

In preparation for the Empress Dowager's birthday, preparations are being made for Shufangzhai's stage, and students from Nanfu are rehearsing plays here.Here you can find peace amidst the turmoil, and it's more convenient for Concubine Xin and Lu to talk often.Even if someone saw the two of them, it could be inferred that they came here to watch the fun.

Concubine Xin took Lu Changzai's hand and asked, "Tell me now, what happened today, do you want to hide and cry?"

Lu Chang was so choked that his shoulders trembled, "...I usually live with my sister in Jingren Palace, and Empress Xin also knows that Jingren Palace is a place full of people, so I have something sad Son, I would never dare to show it in Jingren Palace, I have to sneak out of Jingren Palace and find a secluded place, so I dare to shed two tears."

"Today, it so happens that we can go together to salute the Empress Dowager, and the West Garden is outside the inner court, so I couldn't help but come here to be quiet for a while, and smooth out the messy thoughts in my heart."

Concubine Xin's heart was full of distress, "Oh, look at your young age, you have the strength to endure humiliation! If you dare not reveal it in Jingren Palace, you may as well come to me. Anyway, I am the only one in my Xianfu Palace. If you live alone, you don’t have to worry about other people’s eyes.”

Lu Chang was crying until his nose was blocked, "...Mistress Xin was once favored by the emperor, and since she entered the palace, she has given birth to two princesses for the emperor one after another. How can Mistress Xin understand the pain in my concubine's heart?"

Concubine Xin lowered her head and thought for a while, "...Because Xin Chang was in Jinfeng, he followed the emperor to Mulan Qiuxi, and that made you feel uneasy?"

Lu Chang nodded with tears in his eyes, "There is a new Chang in Jinfeng, but I am still here. The emperor has been nice to me for a few days, but he seems to have forgotten me so quickly; I am still in my usual position.”

Concubine Xin also frowned, "Yes, the emperor has been on a tour to the south since the first month of the lunar year, and not long after he came back, he went to Mulan in Autumn again, but it's been almost a whole year since you didn't go on the tour with him. , also failed to go to Mulan, and didn’t go to bed for a year, so it’s no wonder that the emperor almost forgot about it.”

There was a trace of firmness in Lu Changzai's eyes, "I know that I am low in status, but I am just a little Changzai. I never have the opportunity to always appear in front of the emperor... It will be a matter of time in this harem to make the emperor forget. I just want to So, before the emperor completely forgets about me, at least I can have a child!"

"I don't dare to expect extravagant princes, even if I'm just a princess, then I can calm down like you, Empress Xin, and resist the lonely and difficult time in the harem..."

Concubine Xin's heart ached when Lu Chang was there.

"Relax? Silly sister, the loneliness in this harem is not something you can easily resist as you imagine. Even if you have a child, a child will grow up in three to five years. She will go to school, and she will assign She is going to get married...she will leave your side soon, and then you will still be alone, and you can only face the endless time in the harem by yourself."

"You will feel that the palace walls on all sides will press down on you, shrinking tighter and tighter, making the world you live in smaller and smaller. One day you will be crushed again. If you don't want to If you are suffocated to death, you have to find a way to get out of that situation, and try to get another child!"

Concubine Xin smiled wryly, and slowly raised her eyes, focusing on Lu Chang's presence.

"At the end of the day, in this harem, it's not one or two children that can keep us from being lonely... but a steady stream of children. It's the emperor's endless favor."

Lu Chang listened in a daze, and gradually forgot to shed tears.

Concubine Xin sighed, "So, in the final analysis, what we are fighting for in this harem is not a child, but a fight for favor! Sister Lu, you are still young, so you can't let your heart become haggard from now on. I just want a child to be by my side. You still have to cheer up, and take advantage of your youth and beauty, and don't let go of the emperor's love for you!"

Lu Chang raised his eyes and stared at Concubine Xin's eyes, "... What Empress Concubine Xin said was just like Concubine Ling, didn't she? The birth of her children one by one made the emperor's favor endless; on the contrary Come to say, it is also because of the continuous favor of the emperor that she is able to call her this age, and she can still conceive."

Concubine Xin gritted her teeth lightly, "That's about it."

Lu Changzai lowered his head lightly, "...In the final analysis, it's not because the heavens favored her so much that the imperial concubine can get the glory she has today, but because she has her own means."

Concubine Xin raised her eyebrows slightly, "Oh? It seems that you know something?"

Lu Chang raised his youthful face, and there was a gleam of gleam in his black pupils, "...she has a prescription to ensure a safe pregnancy."

(Going to work again, dear friends express frustration, have fun, O(∩_∩)O~)

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