Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2473 Seven Volumes 177

Yu Rui thought about it carefully, and then clapped her hands, "I remembered, there is something in the "Wearing File" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is said that on April 26, 22, an order was issued: the five-color thread gold silk fire sickle coat should be handed over at home. Concubine Shen, follow the example of this fire sickle jacket, and do something more than this fire sickle jacket.'”

Wanxi nodded, "Concubine Shen was conferred together with Ah Jue. The official day was in the first month of the 27th year of Qianlong. She and Ah Mu were granted the imperial edict together. In May, the canonization ceremony was held together, but she had already enjoyed the imperial concubine one year in advance. It’s a year earlier than Ah Ruo’s treatment.”

Yu Rui said, "No. At that time, the whole harem was worried that Concubine Rong would be the only favorite, but in fact, Concubine Shen was ranked ahead of Concubine Rong at that time."

Wanxi sighed softly, "Concubine Shen and Concubine also learned the rules together in the Queen's Palace. It's just that Concubine Shen came from Erut Mongolia, so the Queen took a high look at Concubine Shen. Lifting one, stepping on the other, deliberately provoked a lot of incidents between the two of them."

Yu Rui spat, "Isn't that right! She is so instigating, just to make outsiders think that Concubine Rong is angry with Concubine Shen, and it has nothing to do with her. After all, Huibu and Erut are also feuds. Erut was once the king in the Western Regions, and all his followers were Erut's prisoners, weren't they?"

Wanxi lowered her eyes lightly, "But now, Ah Yu is Concubine Rong, but Concubine Shen is still in the concubine position. From this point of view, she has been wronged a bit. I thought, the emperor specially selected Concubine Shen this year. Wearing the sachet offered is probably meant to appease you."

Yu Rui chuckled, "The empress can't bear it anymore. That's right, there used to be concubine Rong in the empress's palace, and the empress could go all the way to concubine Rong; but now concubine Rong has been promoted to concubine and has moved out of her bedroom Now, the thorn in her side has naturally become Concubine Shen."

Wan Xi nodded, "Although Concubine Shen is from Mongolia, but because Erut has lived in the Western Regions for many years, Concubine Shen's appearance is quite different from other Mongolian dignitaries, but she is more similar to Concubine Rong. Her skin is creamy and youthful, in front of the Empress, how could she not be eye-catching."

Yurui recalled the past, and suddenly smiled, "I think of another thing, I'm afraid it can explain the empress's unhappiness—sister, I still remember that in the 23rd year of Qianlong, the emperor once called Hu Shijie Chuan The decree, the decree said, "The collar of the robe is smaller, and it looks like a queen when you go home. The patrol coat raises the shoulders and turns the smallest, and also looks like a show.""

Wanxi raised her eyes, but also smiled, "Well, those few years were the time when our empress and the emperor had a 'close relationship'. The empress gave birth to a princess and a prince one after another, and she even made clothes for the emperor herself."

Yu Rui snorted softly, "At that time, because of the emperor's order, 'go to the queen's home to show off', the people in the queen's palace were given to the beauty, and they all said that the emperor had affectionately called the queen 'family' Well. This is as intimate as a folk husband and wife, not sticking to the rules of getting along with the empress, which shows that the emperor has a deep affection for the empress."

Wanxi smiled and said, "That's what happened. The Empress Empress at that moment also had a radiant face."

Yurui stared at Wanxi with raised eyes, "But look, sister, in the decree given to Concubine Shen by the Emperor in the 26th year of Qianlong, the emperor also used the 'colorful thread and gold silk fire sickle coat to be handed over to Concubine Shen at home'... the same is true. 'To the house' ah!"

"If the emperor's will in the 23rd year of Qianlong was to make the queen 'at home'; then in the 26th year of Qianlong's "arrival at home", why can't it be said that the emperor also regarded Concubine Shen as "at home"?"

"Besides... the queen has always boasted of being able to do needlework for the emperor in those years. But if there is such a thing as Concubine Shen, it is clear that the emperor also asked Concubine Shen to do needlework for him. What about the queen? What's so strange?"

It was interesting for Wanxi to listen, her eyes turned lightly, "So today the empress saw that the emperor used concubine Shen's work to replace hers; recalling the same title in the previous decree, the empress became like this son?"

Yu Rui sneered, "That's probably the case! After all, Concubine Shen is still living with her. Such a young and beautiful person dangles in front of her eyes every day, and she even stole her limelight at the Dragon Boat Festival today. Empress It would be strange not to be angry."

But Yurui changed her mind again, "It's strange to say that three years ago, the emperor's concubine Shen also used the title of 'family'. Since the queen cares so much about the nickname 'family', why didn't she get angry at that time?"

Wanxi smiled lightly, "You are also stupid. The emperor's decree was sent directly to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it did not necessarily pass through the queen's hands. She might not have known it at the time. Besides, she already knew it at the time, but she might not know it. I still interpret "to the house" as her own. After all, Concubine Shen lives with her, and the emperor told Concubine Shen to go to the house, so why not go to her palace?"

Yu Rui laughed loudly, "That's right! She should say that she is the queen, and the entire harem belongs to her. As long as the emperor says 'at home', it only refers to her, and there is no one else. Others go."

Wanxi tilted her head and blinked mischievously, "Then 'lazy to put pepper into the moxibustion', doesn't it just refer to her? Then she won't be angry again?"
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Wanxi and Yurui guessed right, Nala came back to the palace with a dark face, and asked Concubine Shen to kneel down.

"This palace has already entrusted you to go, and told you to make dozens of pairs of sachets by yourself, and save them for Yongxin to reward people. But you pushed back and forth and said that you couldn't get them out. Today, I saw the one worn by the emperor on his waist. Ah, now I understand why you are so busy!"

"That's right, look at the one on the emperor's waist, it's really complicated to embroider, it took a lot of thought, and it took a lot of time, right?"

Concubine Shen knelt on the ground, her shoulders trembling slightly.

"Back to the master and empress... As a concubine, I will never dare to disobey the order of the master and empress. It's just because the Dragon Boat Festival is special, we all have to sew sachets and sachets by ourselves. In the palace, except the emperor and In addition to the empress dowager, there are so many princes, grandsons, and princesses; there are also younger generations in the clan's mansion, so we all have to express ourselves."

"But the situation is limited, if the concubine accepts the order of the master and the empress, I can only rush to work. The work that comes out of the rush is inevitably a bit urgent, and the concubine is afraid that the twelve elder brothers will not be able to do it for others. It's hindering the twelfth elder brother from using the item...the concubine dare not accept it."

"Besides, I feel that there are 99 sewing women under the position of the master. They are all exquisite in craftsmanship. Since they can come to the position of the master to undertake the work, it must be from all the needlewomen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I picked the best ones and sent them here, but my skills are not as good as theirs. I thought, since I have their good skills, it is better to ask them to undertake the purse for Twelve Elder Brothers to reward people than my own. It's ten times better to go, isn't it?"

Nala sneered, "You have been living with me in my palace for several years, why didn't I realize that you are also eloquent? Look, you just got the favor of the emperor today, isn't that crazy?"

"Naturally, I am a woman who has needlework, and the craftsmanship is naturally ten times better than yours! But what I ask them to do is their commitment; what I ask you to do is what you want!"

"Yongzhen is the only direct son of the emperor, how precious is his status! How can the purse he bestows on people be made by any sewing woman? After all, it must be the craftsmanship of the inner court master, so that Yongzhen can get it." shot."

Nala looked her concubine Shen up and down and sneered, "I look at you, one is because you only care about embroidering the emperor's sachet, and you only want to win the favor, so naturally you don't pay attention to our mother and daughter; secondly, don't you I feel sorry for making purses for Yongzheng, so I have to ask you to pay for the cash for the wool and cloth? How much money can you use in total, 100 taels is enough."

Concubine Shen closed her eyes sadly.

100 taels of silver, thanks to the empress who said it wasn't much... But the empress might have forgotten that her concubine's one-year allowance is only 200 taels in total!If it was just a Dragon Boat Festival, it would take 100 taels to prepare these rewarding purses for Yongzheng. Then there are so many festivals to come, and she still has to prepare this and that for Yongzheng. Where can I find silver?

Just because she lives with the queen, the queen regards her as "one of her own", and everything that belongs to her belongs to the queen. Whatever the queen needs, and what the twelve elder brothers have to prepare, they all want them Go get ready!
A year or two like this is fine, she endured it; but now that five years have passed, how long will she endure it, how long can she endure it?
Just because she had endured enough and didn't want to bear it anymore, she thought of taking the initiative to invite the emperor to favor him.

Only by being favored by the emperor can she move out of the Queen's Palace, right?
Furthermore, He Zhuo, who was conferred with her as a concubine, is already a concubine at this moment, can she not get angry?But she can't count on the queen, the queen won't say a good word for her in front of the emperor... So besides herself, who else can she count on?
Today, the emperor chose the sachet she presented, and she couldn't say how happy she was.

For the emperor's favor, she knew that she would offend the queen, so she didn't want to bear it any longer!

Concubine Shen just settled her mind, she lowered her eyes lightly, the fear on her face faded away, leaving only peace.

Or even, there seemed to be a slight mockery at the corners of the eyes and at the tip of the eyebrows.
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Tired of scolding, Nala drove concubine Shen back.

But when Nala recalled Concubine Shen's last calm expression, she became more and more angry, and couldn't help but slammed the table, "Where did she get such courage? The emperor gave her face back then because Her mother's family belonged to Erut, and those few years were the critical time for the emperor to appease Erut's ministries, and the emperor treated her better for the sake of the Qing Dynasty."

"Now that the emperor has tidied Erut and Huibu into obedience, what capital does she have to be so insolent! Thinking of her, Ama, she is just a small Demuqi, equivalent to the leader of our Eight Banners." ! Mingming is concubine together with the Zhuo family, but now he and the Zhuo family are Concubine Rong, as for her, the emperor has completely forgotten about her!"

"But she is in front of me today, how can she be so confident?" Nalashi glanced at Dege, "Could it be that someone backed her up?"

Without Tana, Dege is a little bit hard to bear now.

But no matter what, she had to bite the bullet and carry it.After all, I don't want my master to train new people to surpass her.

Almost without thinking, Dege blurted out, "That must be Imperial Concubine Ling!"

Nala's eyes narrowed, "Yeah, I think she's the only one."

Now Concubine Ling is under her alone in the harem, besides, after all these years of fighting, anyone who has the courage to provoke troubles in front of her eyes, besides Dai Jia who is dead, She is a noble concubine.

"Ms. Dai Jia is dead. In this harem, I am the one who gongs and drums face to face with her." Nala raised her eyebrows proudly. According to the rules of the harem of the Qing Dynasty, we want to use the lowliness of a Xinzhe Kuhan surnamed hooves to overturn all the noble Man Menggege!"

Nala couldn't help but sneer, "She might even want my position in the middle palace! This sounds like a joke, how can a bitch with the Han surname of Xinzheku be qualified to be a Qing Dynasty official?" The mother of the country? But look, she has already climbed to the position of imperial concubine, and she is the only imperial concubine! She is not far away from this step!"

Dege also seemed to grit his teeth, "Isn't it...Concubine Rong dared to argue with her master back then, but it was because Concubine Ling was behind it! Now Concubine Rong's wings have hardened and flew out; Concubine Ling's eyes Son, naturally the next thing is to focus on Concubine Shen!"

Nala sneered, "That's right! All these years, she has never stopped wanting to put a nail beside me! I will never let her go!"

Dege looked at his master with a firm expression on his face, but he was inevitably a little uneasy in his heart.

Seeing that his little master, the twelfth elder brother, Yong Xing, has turned 13 now.Next year happens to be the year when the women of the Eight Banners are selected, and I'm afraid they will be married next year.

Once the prince gets married, it means he is an adult, and the battle for the reserve position is seriously put on the table.

When the time comes, what she will do for the master is not only to fight for favor, but also to help the master prepare for the [-]th elder brother's position as the heir apparent.What she can do at that time, even she has no idea in her heart.

After all, fighting for reserve is always more tragic than fighting for favor.

Now that Tana is gone, and the master is easily unwilling to trust the newcomer to go, it makes her feel quite helpless.

I only hope that in the coming days, the positions of the master and the twelfth elder brother can be stabilized forever.
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The Dragon Boat Festival feast was over that day, and Yong Qi and E Ning sent Concubine Yu back to the palace together.

Along the way, the mother and son were also a little unhappy.

This year's Dragon Boat Festival banquet is a good one. Although there are still dragon boats, they are not allowed to race.Not to mention the unprecedented first time in the palace, even among the people, it was something that would have been unimaginable for thousands of years.

Such a blunt change of the customs that have been passed down for thousands of years, the emperor would not have imagined that his actions would arouse suspicion inside and outside the palace.

But the emperor still did so resolutely, which only shows that the belief in the emperor's heart has been strengthened.

What a smart person Yong Qi is, how could he not think of what happened to him last year.

He didn't say a word during the journey, even though he was with E Niang, it seemed that what remained was only a shell, but Hun'er flew to nowhere.

Concubine Yu looked at it, her heart was inappropriate, and she grabbed Yong Qi's hand when she arrived at the bedroom, "Yong Qi, what happened last year... But maybe someone will talk about it?"

Yong Qi frowned, "Although Sixth Uncle has been demoted to Baylor, he still knows what is important. He himself came from the prince, so he should know what to say and what not to say. Refund ten thousand If he said it, it would be equivalent to confirming the fact that he and I went together, and it would not do him any good at all."

"After all, he is an uncle and I am a nephew. If he dares to open his mouth, then everything will be blamed on him, and he will only say that he instigated me! I am a junior, young and short-sighted. I respect my uncle, but I didn't expect him to give me such an idea..."

"As for the dismissed Zhang Jing and the guards, my son has sent people around their homes to watch over them. If they dare to express uneasiness, my son will definitely make them understand the consequences!"

Seeing that Yong Qi had already made up her mind and was so determined, Concubine Yu was relieved anyway.

"Okay, okay. Yongqi, you've really grown up now, such a decisive killing is not inferior to the emperor's demeanor when he was your age. Er Niang, you can finally rest assured."

Only then did Yong Qi hook her lips, "Emiang has devoted all her energy to her son these years. Now that her son has grown up, it's time for Emiang to breathe a sigh of relief. From now on, my son will keep counting in his heart."

Concubine Yu glanced at E Ning.

E Ning trembled, squatting hurriedly and said, "Someone answered outside, I'm afraid the daughter-in-law has something in her own house. The daughter-in-law goes out and asks, mother and concubine, let's talk to elder brother first."

E Ning came out, but Yong Qi couldn't bear it, and said in a low voice, "Emiang doesn't have to be like this."

Concubine Yu snorted, "In the past few years, I can't help but always recall the past. Think about it, in our plan these years, E Ning is the one who broke us a lot of things! So now it is When our mother and daughter talk, we have to be more careful, and at least keep her away."

Yong Qi frowned, "She is the Fujin that Huang Ama personally bestowed on her son. If the son doesn't treat him kindly, it will be another excuse to turn around. It seems that the son is dissatisfied with Huang Ama's arrangement."

The son is right, the more it is now, the more careful we should be in everything.Concubine Yu nodded, "Treat me kindly, but for your important things in the future, at least go through her!"

Yongqi lowered her eyes, and changed the subject, "...Shunying is now wearing filial piety for Concubine Xin. Erniang can't slack off at this time, she has to hurry up, so that Shunying is willing to follow Erniang."

Concubine Yu also sighed, "I understand. I will go to Jing'an Village tomorrow to try to meet this child."

Only then did Yongqi laugh, "She just lost her mother right now, and it is the most lonely and helpless time. As long as she exerts a little force, she will not be afraid that her heart will not turn towards her. .”
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On this day, after performing the ceremony in front of Dai Jia's spirit, Xiaoqi went back to the lower place, but Shunying didn't come back for a long time.

It's not easy to live in filial piety and guarding the spirit in Jing'an Village. The adults are lonely, let alone the two little girls?Therefore, the two sisters are also each other's company. If one disappears, the other will always feel uneasy.

Shunying didn't come back until it got dark.Xiaoqi rushed up to meet her, held Shunying's hand, and asked with concern, "Shunying, where have you been?"

Xiaoqi didn't know if she had misunderstood it, but she felt that Shunying's complexion was a bit unkind tonight.

Shunying's expression... makes Xiao Qi feel strange.

Facing Xiaoqi's concern, Shunying just said indifferently, "I didn't go anywhere, I just walked around the funeral palace."

Xiao Qi was worried, and hurriedly said, "It's already dark, you are a girl, what are you doing around the funeral palace? You are not afraid of bumping into something you shouldn't see!"

After all, they are still two little girls, and it is the first time for them to keep vigil and wear filial piety.Jing'an Village is not in the palace, it is far away, and its location is remote.There is a coffin guarding this place. After dark, there is silence all over the place. How can we not be afraid?

Xiaoqi was concerned at first, but Shunying sneered instead, "I'm afraid I'll bump into something I shouldn't look at? The one sleeping in the golden coffin is my mother! What did Seventh Sister mean by that just now? Saying that my mother-in-law will still make me go? Seventh sister thinks my mother-in-law has gone to someone!"

Xiao Qi was full of concern, defenseless, and was so anxious that he couldn't speak for a moment.

After a long while, Xiao Qi sighed and said, "Silly Shunying, where did you think you were? How could I say that Lady Xin will kill you?"

Xiaoqi is Wanxi's eldest daughter, and she was sensible earlier, so it's not like she can't see the undercurrent of her mother-in-law and Dai Jia's over the past few years.Especially every time she was with Shunying, Wanpin Erniang would remind her to be more careful.

However, Dai Jia's family belongs to Dai Jia's family, and Shunying has always been close to her since she was a child.Shunying grew up in that lonely cold palace, and finally she was able to move around freely, so she recognized her relatives, especially love to follow Xiao Qi who is her sister.

Therefore, in Xiao Qi's heart, he never thought of setting up special defenses against Shun Ying.

Xiao Qi breathed a sigh of relief, took Shunying's hand and said, "After all, this is Jing'an Zhuang Funeral Palace. All the aunts and ladies who passed away in the palace, the golden coffins will be sent here for temporary rest, and they will wait for the dormitories to be completed before they are formally buried. Go... Therefore, inside and outside the funeral palace, it is inevitable that there are some things that are not suitable for our eyes to see."

But Shunying smiled coldly again, "Seventh Sister's words are even more weird. It is that the golden coffins have been parked in Jing'an Manor for many years, but the people who are here for a while are not all our aunts, or even the emperor's forehead. Mother? Which one is not a close relative, which one will harm us?"

"Or, Seventh Sister only recognizes Ling Erniang as her own mother in her heart, so she doesn't take the other aunts to heart, and always treats her as an outsider, someone who will harm Seventh Sister?"

Xiao Qi never thought that Shunying would say such a thing today, Xiao Qi was stunned, her eyes were red with grievance.

But Xiaoqi still suppressed herself, and smiled hard, "Seventh sister knows, your mother-in-law just passed away, and you must feel uncomfortable. It doesn't matter what you say to Seventh sister, and Seventh sister will explain it to you slowly in the future." ,ah."

Shunying sneered again, "Seventh Sister is really understanding, she looks more like Ling Erniang!"

(End of this chapter)