Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2580 Nine Volumes 62 Fighting Each Other
Wanxi didn't have a serious illness at first, but it was caused by anxiety, coupled with Jiujiu Lijiang, everything was tedious and tiring.

After the emperor returned to Luan, her heart became settled again, whether Jiujiu and Zhalantai were young couples or not, Wanxi naturally let go of most of her heart.

In addition to the lunar eclipse in September, the emperor rarely ordered the ministers to give rescue; in addition, the lunar eclipse happened in September, which is the month of Wanxi's own birthday, so Wanxi can't guess that there will be people outside because of This, what kind of gossip arises.

Just to prevent the gossip from succeeding, Wanxi told herself to get well soon.Therefore, she obediently took all the prescriptions prescribed by Gui Yunsan on time.

By October, Wanxi had recovered from her illness.Tell those who have some thoughts in their hearts to think about it for a while.

Even the empress dowager didn't say anything at first, but in November, the empress dowager's holy birthday month, the empress dowager suddenly got into trouble.

When the Empress Dowager launched an attack, she chose the right time.Firstly, it was November, her holy birthday month; secondly, news just came from the imperial mausoleum—the mausoleum of Empress Xiaoxian and the garden dormitory of Empress Chunhui had cracked beams and wood, oil decorations, etc. The case of shedding.

On this day, the emperor went to Changchun Garden to pay his respects to the empress dowager. As soon as he entered the door, he found that the empress dowager was a little unhappy.Sure enough, the empress dowager was smoking a cigarette, and said slowly, "The lunar eclipse on September [-] is a warning to the harem... Now in the harem, the only ones who are qualified to correspond to the phases of the moon are me and the imperial concubine." .”

"I don't dare to say lightly that the lunar eclipse was a warning from heaven to your imperial concubine's immorality... Although between me and her, September is her birthday, not mine."

"I, of course, start with self-examination to see if I celebrated my [-]th birthday last year. The emperor, out of filial piety, gave it too much extravagance? I would rather believe that this lunar eclipse was a warning from heaven. I will also tell you earlier, this year my holy birthday, everything should be simple."

As the son of a man, the emperor didn't like what Erniang said at this moment, but he still had to hurry up and say, "Emperor Niang lived 80 years ago, which is a rare blessing in ancient and modern times. It is my son's intention to celebrate Huang Erniang's birthday. What's more, my son has repeatedly decreed to exempt the governors and ministers from all over the country from offering birthday gifts."

"The rest of the son's offerings to the Queen's Mother are all the son's wishes. Even if it is a ten thousand step back, even if it is a warning from heaven, it is better to give the warning to my son."

The empress dowager sighed, "I know your filial piety. But, it's only now that I realize that the lunar eclipse really didn't happen to me."

The empress dowager who is over eighty years old, no matter how strong her body is, her speech is a bit old now.There is always a sound of panting between words, and the interval between words is also prolonged.

Because of this, the emperor had to admit that Er Niang was really old...

"It's because of Xiaoxian's and Chunhui's dormitories that something like this happened. In Xiaoxian's mausoleum, Huixian, Shujia, and Zhemin are also buried; Xiaoxian's tomb is combined with Chunhui's dorm. In one place, the people buried in it all used to be people with a higher status than your imperial concubine."

"Why are they so well-behaved this year, they are all restless underground? Emperor, this should not be on me, it can only have something to do with your imperial concubine."

The empress dowager knocked the pipe on the table, "Emperor, you should think about it, what did the imperial concubine do, to call the heavens to warn, and to make Xiaoxian, Chunhui and the others feel uneasy underground!"
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The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Xiaoxian has been in the world for many years. Counting today, the mausoleum has been used for more than 20 years. Even natural wind and rain, it is inevitable that there will be damage. My son should send someone to repair it."

"As for Chunhui's dormitory, it wasn't long after it was built, so there shouldn't have been such dilapidated things. But since it happened, my son didn't realize why she was restless underground—it was just that the servants in charge of repairing the dormitory didn't do their best! My son has already ordered the Shengshuiyu Engineering Office to investigate and repair it."

The emperor raised his eyes quietly, and his eyes collided with the empress dowager's volley.

"The matter of the lunar eclipse and the dilapidation of the mausoleum just coincidentally coincided. In fact, they are basically two different things. Please don't worry about it."

"Besides, since the imperial concubine has been in the middle palace, is there anything in the harem that you don't care about? Son, the harem is the quietest in the past few years!"

"And the imperial concubine also serves the emperor's mother with utmost filial piety, the emperor's mother said, didn't she?"
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The emperor's son was angry, and the empress dowager was not surprised.

The empress dowager herself lowered her head and sighed.

"Don't worry, I didn't say that your emperor is wrong. I also admit that your imperial concubine manages the harem well, and serves me with filial piety... But, after all, there is one thing that the imperial concubine can't satisfy people-she is A servant with a Han surname!"

"We are the Qing Dynasty, and your imperial concubine is in charge of the harem of the Qing Dynasty! A man named Xin Zheku has been in charge of the harem for these years. For her sake, you are still unwilling to establish a queen... What do you call your ancestor? Can you rest assured?"

The empress dowager spoke in a hurry, a puff of air was stuck in her throat, and she coughed violently.

There were thousands of words surging in the emperor's heart, but seeing his mother who was over eighty years old, he could only swallow those words silently.

He wanted to fight for Jiu'er. He had been playing games with his mother for Jiu'er all these years.

But now it is November of the 37th year of Qianlong's reign... the day is getting closer and closer to his more important decision.

It was for that moment, for the matter that Jiu'er cared more about, and for his mother not to try to obstruct it when the time came—then he could only bear it for now.

Wanxi's brisk and calm appearance appeared before his eyes again.

Seeing her lips curled up slightly, he said playfully, "Master, I won't fight! I have already given me everything I want; I have enough... If you have anything else, just give it to our children, I will come At this moment, this life is already satisfying.”

He sighed softly, stepped forward to support his mother, and stretched out his hand to beat her back, "Yes, what the Queen Mother taught me is true. It's definitely not, absolutely not, it's all my son's fault."

The empress dowager was overjoyed, and raised her eyes to focus on the emperor, "Then you mean...are you willing to make another empress?"

The emperor nodded casually, and said vaguely, "... let's choose first. After all, it has to be selected every three years. If you can choose the one you like, then your son will be established."

The empress dowager stared at the emperor, shook her head and smiled wryly, "Emperor, you are here again! Just pretend I don't understand what you mean, huh? What do you mean by choosing first, and you have to choose once every three years... How old are you now? I'm old, how old am I, huh?"

"Both of us, how many three years are there in total? If you are not selected in three years, then you will have another three years. If you are still not satisfied, will you have another three years?"

The emperor smiled silently, "It is the ancestor's rule to choose once every three years; the ones who are elected once a year are all the maidservants under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After all, the empress is not allowed to choose a maidservant as the queen, isn't she?"

The empress dowager snorted coldly, "If you can't choose, can't you just choose one of these ready-made people to be the empress?"

The emperor's long eyebrows raised leisurely, "In the harem, heirs are the most important thing. Now in the harem of my son, except for the imperial concubine, there is no other position... My son doesn't want to violate the rules of the ancestors, so this It’s not good to enter the seal arbitrarily.”

The empress dowager slapped the table in a hurry, "How old are the noble concubines and concubines? Why is it so strange if they can't give birth?"

"But it's not that there are no young people in your harem. So there are two young and good children, Concubine Shun and Concubine Dun, ready-made on the concubine. You are so lucky to be with them, why not Do you know if they can't be born?"

The emperor also spread his hands in embarrassment, "The emperor's mother Mingjian, Shun and Dun, although they are younger than the imperial concubine, but in fact they have entered the palace for a long time. Dunyu has been in the palace for nine years. , Concubine Shun has been in the palace for six years... It's not that my son has not checked their cards in order to serve the emperor's wife."

"Who knows that although they are young, their blessings are poor, and they haven't made any movement after entering the palace for so many years..." The emperor sighed sadly, "My son thinks, maybe they are really unlucky people, or maybe they are two grades. It’s not too young. It’s better to choose someone younger and more blessed to come in.”

"Emperor!" The Empress Dowager was anxious and annoyed, "The next time the Eight Banners women will be selected will be the 39th year of Qianlong, two years from now! Then you will keep me waiting for these two years, huh?"

The emperor smiled brightly, "It's already November, and next year my son will go on a tour with the Queen's mother... After such a flash, the next year's draft will not be far away, ah~"
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Since the lunar eclipse in September, Concubine Shun and Concubine Dun have been waiting for the arrival of the Empress Dowager's birthday month in November.

Therefore, today the emperor entered the Changchun Garden to pay his respects, and both of them sent people to guard the news early.

When the person who had to inquire about the news came back, both of them asked excitedly, "Have you got the letter? What did the empress dowager and the emperor say?"

In the end, both of them got the same news: the emperor said that Concubine Shun and Concubine Dun were less fortunate, and they had to be re-elected from the ladies of the Eight Banners.

Concubine Shun was so annoyed that she dropped the teacup, her face drooping even longer.

On the contrary, Concubine Dun held back abruptly.

She originally lived in the same palace with Concubine Shun, and Concubine Shun's side threw the tea bowl, but she could hear it from here.

Concubine Dun pressed her annoyance, then smiled slightly, "It's not her after all, that's fine."

Even if the emperor chooses a newcomer to enter the palace again, what can't she do with a teenage girl?

"It's just a pity that Master Mandou specially made preparations at the Mausoleum of Empress Xiaoxian and the dormitory of Emperor Chunhui..." Guan Lan said regretfully.

Concubine Dun hurriedly patted Guan Lan's arm hard, "Shut up!"

Guan Lan was so frightened that she hurriedly shut up, shook her hands at Concubine Dun, and murmured in her lips, "I won't dare again, master, spare me."
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From November [-]th, the emperor, the harem, and all officials have begun to wear python robes to celebrate the birthday of the empress dowager.

On November 22, two days in advance, the emperor celebrated for the empress dowager on the grand stage of the Shoukang Palace and served the meal in person.

On this day, the harem and clan members gathered together to accompany the empress dowager to watch the nine-nine-nine drama to celebrate her birthday.

The Empress Dowager was still thinking about pushing Concubine Shun and Concubine Dun towards the Emperor, so when the Emperor got up to change his clothes, the Empress Dowager hurriedly said, "Ling Zhi, follow your Long Live Lord and take good care of you."

When they arrived at the side hall, Wei Zhu and Ruyi came to wait on them, and the emperor asked Concubine Dun to wait outside.

Through the floor-to-ceiling flower cover, Concubine Dun leaned against the curtain and stammered, "I have something in my mind and body. I want to tell the emperor, but I still have concerns... This has been forbearing until now."

The emperor snorted softly, "At this time and this place, there are no outsiders, as long as you say so."

Concubine Dun hesitated again and said, "Empress Dowager said that concubine is a talkative and unintentional..."

The emperor smiled, and said inside, "Emperor Niang is right. Ling Zhi, I also know that you have a straightforward personality. I just like you to talk quickly, and I don't stick to it."

The emperor actually praised her...

Concubine Dun was excited, so she blurted out, "After the lunar eclipse in September, I once heard Concubine Shun talk to Lan Guiren that the lunar eclipse corresponds to the middle palace, and it is the imperial concubine who has lost her virtue!"

"They also said that this time it was a warning from the heavens, and that the loss of the lunar eclipse was so great that it might indicate that the imperial concubine would not be able to survive the illness in September... They also said that if the imperial concubine is gone, then Their day is coming!"
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Inside the floor-to-ceiling flower cover, the emperor silently raised the corners of his lips after listening to Concubine Dun's words.

He was right, he really liked Concubine Dun's "talking but not heart".

In this case, Concubine Shun and Lady Lan Gui would not speak in front of him; the two Ge Ge from Niu Hulu's family would choose to speak in front of the Empress Dowager even if they wanted to say such a thing.

This is between Concubine Shun and Concubine Dun, he would rather choose Concubine Dun to be his "sweetheart".

"Really? If Concubine Shun dares to say that, then she is really treasonous!" The emperor came out with his collar loose, and fixed his eyes on Concubine Dun, "I want to punish her!"

Concubine Dun came out as soon as she saw the emperor with her collar unbuttoned. It can be seen that she was anxious after hearing her words before.

Concubine Dun subconsciously stepped forward, wanting to reach out to the emperor's neckline... but in the end she didn't dare, her hands were hanging in the air, which was very embarrassing.

The corner of the emperor's lips hooked slightly, "Come here, tie the neckline for me."

Concubine Dun was so excited that her hands trembled, she stepped forward cautiously, and helped the emperor button his collar.

The emperor stared closely at Concubine Dun with his black eyes, "...I need witnesses. If I want you to say this again in person, so that Concubine Shun can't deny it, Ling Zhi, would you be willing?"
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Concubine Dun was really taken aback.

Even though the emperor was right in front of his eyes, the emperor asked her to help him button up the collar for intimacy, which made her feel so hot that she was almost ready to agree.

But she turned around and thought about her situation again, and her heart calmed down.

She squatted on the ground, "Going back to the emperor, it's not because I don't want to obey the order, but because I'm afraid that the empress dowager will... get angry."

The emperor's long eyebrows jumped up suddenly.

Concubine Dun shivered, her knees softened, and she was kneeling on the ground.

"I hope the emperor is sympathetic! The Shun concubine comes from the Niu Hulu family, and is of the same ancestor as the empress dowager... Also, people in the empress dowager's palace said that the appearance of the Shun concubine is very similar to the empress dowager when she was young... Therefore, the empress dowager treats her very well." Concubine Shun has always been loving and compassionate!"

"I also served in front of the empress dowager, I know the empress dowager's love for her concubine..."

The emperor snorted softly and nodded, "I'm not surprised by what you said. Besides, Concubine Shun was promoted to concubine first, and you were only able to restore the nobleman under Concubine Shun's wish, so that there was later Enter the concubine position."

"Ling Zhi, I can understand that you are repaying your kindness."

It was rare for the emperor to be so kind and gentle, and Concubine Dun was so happy that her eye circles turned red.

"I thank the emperor."

But the emperor changed his subject abruptly, "Actually, I didn't want to embarrass you. I insisted that you testify in front of Concubine Shun... I also have my own reasons. I never thought that you and Concubine Shun would be in front of me. Said pretty much the same thing - just aimed at, just the opposite."

Concubine Dun trembled, and raised her head high, "I'm stupid... please let the emperor express it."

The emperor sat down unhurriedly, and untied Concubine Dun's fastened neckline again.

"I mean, you just said what Concubine Shun said in front of me, but Concubine Shun actually said it in front of me, but she said that you were disrespectful to the imperial concubine."

Concubine Dun shuddered, and tears rolled down, "Your Majesty, I have been wronged! The concubine and the imperial concubine have the same surname as Baoyi, and the imperial concubine's mother's family, and the concubine's mother's family, my hometown They are all from Shengjing, and they followed their master Conglong into the pass!"

"In this harem, the survival of a Han surnamed woman in a coat is not easy. My concubine is not good enough to regard the imperial concubine as a support and a role model. How can she curse the imperial concubine?"

The emperor nodded seriously, "You are right! I think so too."

"However, Concubine Shun also said that your uncle Mandou is the manager of Malan Town, and he is in charge of the land of Dongling. Therefore, it is also possible that you are responsible for the ruin of the Mausoleum of Empress Xiaoxian and the palace of Emperor Chunhui this year. Instigated your uncle to do the tricks... just to respond to the theory of the lunar eclipse, and to confirm the rumors that the imperial concubine has lost her virtue."

The emperor rolled up his cuffs, "You two are young concubines, both my new favorites, and you were both taught by the empress dowager herself... I can't favor one over the other, and listen to one side and trust one another."

"I thought, why not call the two of you together and confront me in front of me. At that time, who is true and who is false, or if there is any misunderstanding between the two of you, that's fine. Make it clear."

After the emperor finished speaking, he blinked at Concubine Dun, with a bit of childishness, "I won't hide it from you, Concubine Shun agreed as soon as she heard it, she is already ready and waiting for you."

Concubine Dun was shocked again.

She was not afraid of Concubine Shun, she was quite confident in her eloquence - what she was really afraid of was the Empress Dowager behind Concubine Shun.

If she really confronts Concubine Shun face to face, then the Empress Dowager will know that she does not support Concubine Shun sincerely, which means that she has not taken the empress dowager's warning to heart... With this confrontation, she is afraid that she will Completely lost the Queen Mother's heart.

The emperor looked down at Concubine Dun with squinted eyes, and asked with concern, "Ling Zhi, what's wrong with you, are you cold?"

The emperor squatted down and put his warm palm on Concubine Dun's shoulders, "Don't be afraid, I have everything."

"Even if Concubine Shun is protected by the Empress Dowager, you still have Zhen. Zhen will protect you..."

(End of this chapter)