The Biography of Concubine Xi of Yongzheng

Chapter 567 The Queen
Five days later, the empress sent a message to the palace, asking Concubine Xi to meet her in the Old Summer Palace.

Yanhua knew it must be because of Xiaoxiao, because she had been thinking about it all the time, so as soon as the word spread to Jingren Palace, she hurriedly asked Yinzhen to go to Yuanmingyuan.

Guo promised to go to pay her respects, when he saw her sedan chair going to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he turned back to Zhongcui Palace.Yan Hua once said to Concubine Yu that there is a lack of concubines in the harem, and she will speak to the emperor and empress to appoint some people in the past two years.After Concubine Yu said this to Nobleman Wu, Nobleman Wu forgot to say it after An promised them a few flattering words, so those officials who promised and those who didn't even promised were full of expectations.

Those who are a little thoughtful, rely on the little friendship with Concubine Xi to go to Jingren Palace to pay homage and wait for sickness.Guo promised to be someone who served the bed, besides, he often took care of the pomegranate tree in Jingren Palace before, so he was more diligent than others when he came to Jingren Palace.The second is Ann's promise.

Yanhua originally thought that Yinzhen would not make things difficult for her, but Yinzhen's expression darkened immediately when she heard that she was going to go out of the palace to Yuanmingyuan, and she did not agree to let her go out at all.

Yanhua also didn't want to argue with him, seeing that his complexion was not good, she had to go back to Jingren Palace in a gloomy mood, and wrote another letter for the eunuch to take back to the queen.

Qi Gousheng, who was pouring Yexiang, had developed a lot of affection for Jingren Palace since he was stayed overnight by Jin Sanhaosheng.He had also heard about Concubine Xi before, and before meeting Concubine Xi, he had always thought that Concubine Xi was the kind of woman who was as beautiful as a celestial being.When he was lucky enough to see Concubine Xi's figure from a distance, he only felt that he looked the same as other empresses, and was not very prominent, but she was much more imposing.

After entering and exiting Jingren Palace for a long time, he realized that Concubine Xi was quite different from the rumors. At least no one in Jingren Palace said that Concubine Xi was wrong. Serve elsewhere.If Concubine Xi didn't treat them well, how could they protect Concubine Xi so much?This is true for court ladies and eunuchs, which shows that Concubine Xi is a very good person.

As soon as he had a good impression, Qi Gousheng was puzzled by Zhang Lizi's task of monitoring Concubine Xi's movements.In the past, he just wanted to do things in another place, and since Zhang Lizi was in charge of his life and death, he had to obey orders, but now that the eunuchs in Jingren Palace treated him so well, he felt that he shouldn't be grateful report.Just yesterday, when Jin San saw that he was tired from work, he even poured him a bowl of tea to drink, that's all, he also evened out some of the melons and fruits that Concubine Xi gave them to eat, and gave them to Qi Gou.

Before Gou Sheng entered the palace, his mother told him to listen more to the master who brought him into the palace, do more things and talk less.But he has only been in the palace for a year, and his master died of old age. Now that he finally has someone who treats him well, how can he not be emotional?

So, seeing that Jin San stuffed him with two more sweet-scented osmanthus candies this day, he couldn't help pulling Jin San and secretly asking, "Is there any festival between Empress Xi and Eunuch Zhang?"

Jin San shook his head in doubt: "No. The lady treats people well, and she won't have any trouble with others for no reason. But it's just that Eunuch Zhang did something wrong before, and he was scolded a few times, right? It's not the master who scolded, but Su The eunuch scolded me."

Qi Gousheng felt strange, and couldn't help muttering: "Then why did Eunuch Zhang want me to keep an eye on Concubine Xi's actions? How can I stare at Concubine Xi as a servant in the clean room. "

It is because of this job that he spends more time pouring night fragrance in Jingren Palace every day than in other palaces, so the other eunuchs laugh at him, jokingly ask if there are more night fragrance in Jingren Palace fragrant.He blushed with anger every time, but he didn't dare to argue with them.

After Jin San heard his muttering, surprise flashed in his eyes for a moment: "What did you say? Eunuch Zhang..."

"Hiss~" Qi Gousheng gasped, and quickly raised his hand to cover Jin San's mouth.When he saw Jin San frowned because of the stench on his hands, he hurriedly put it away and scratched his head: "Hey... this... I haven't had time to clean my hands, you... what I said just now , don't you want to tell others, okay? I don't want to hurt my mother, but you also know that I have to listen to Eunuch Zhang..."

Just as Jin San assured him that no one would tell, as soon as Qi Gousheng left, he ran to Xiao Yu'er and explained the matter in detail.

Xiao Yu'er nodded: "Well done, I'll go find Mr. Wei right away. You continue to pretend to be close to him, so be careful not to let him do bad things."

Jin San couldn't help wrinkling his nose: "Gousheng is actually a nice person, but his body stinks a bit."

"Be careful, don't talk to people casually, this is the Forbidden City, not a teahouse or theater!" Xiao Yu'er stared at him, then turned around and hurried out...

On August 22, the queen returned to the palace, and she came back with a smile.It's just that when Empress Xuan Yanhua went to Yongshou Palace, she smiled and hid immediately, saying that she didn't want to see Concubine Xi again.The queen sighed twice, but she had no choice but to let her go.

"Mujin, I'll go to the Buddhist hall to recite the Son Sutra first, and Concubine Xi will pass it on when she comes." The queen said this to an elderly court lady beside her, and then slowly went to the Buddhist hall.The palace lady's face was slightly stiff, she only responded cautiously, and helped the queen to go to the Buddhist hall.

In the past two years, especially this year, the queen has loved to call everyone Mu Jin.They all thought that the queen was missing and sick, but after seeing the queen, the imperial doctor said that the queen was not sick, but she ate too little all day long and her body was weak.

The eunuch who was going to Jingren Palace to deliver the message saw Concubine Xi and Jiahui heading towards Yongshou Palace before arriving at Jingren Palace, knelt down to pass the message, and followed Concubine Xi.

The queen let Yanhua into the Buddhist hall, and recited scriptures with her for a while, and then she helped her go out.

"The queen's body is getting thinner and thinner, she should eat more." When Yanhua supported her, she felt very light, and couldn't help but sigh.

"What do you eat so much? People who are over fifty years old, how many years can they live? What I can't let go of is to smile, but you, my mother-in-law, don't care about her so much, I have no choice but to come back It's been a trip."

This accusation made Yanhua pause, knowing that the empress was talking about the incident she gave Xiaoxiao admonishment, she felt a little sour all of a sudden: "Concubines are not allowed by the emperor to leave the palace to go to Yuanmingyuan, it's really not that they don't care. "

"That's not what I'm talking about." The queen was tired after walking for a while, Yanhua hurriedly helped her back to the main hall, and served her a cup of tea before she regained her strength.

"Xiaoxiao was born by you. As a mother, you should always believe in your own flesh and blood. You are just a slave, so what if you let her beat you twice?" to blame.

Yanhua was choked with anger, and really did not dare to agree with the Queen's statement: "The Buddha has the virtue of being good at life, those slaves are also human beings, Xiaoxiao, as a princess, really shouldn't... Hey, even if the slaves are at fault, I will hand it over to the Department of Punishment The punishment is, how can she do it herself..."

"Shouldn't, I shouldn't, I shouldn't do anything!" Before Yanhua finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared from the inner hall, tears were raging on that small face, and her smiling eyes were full of stubbornness wronged.After she yelled these words at Yanhua, she ran away with tears in her eyes.

Yan Hua hurriedly let Shao Yao chase after her, her brows were so wrinkled that she could pinch a leaf.

The queen had long been chasing a few steps away in a hurry, and seeing the maids around her hesitate to move, she scolded angrily: "What are you doing stupidly? Why don't you chase the princess back! If you lose a hair , I will not forgive you lightly!"

The queen became angry now, the person who was still weak just now seemed to be a different person suddenly, turned around and stared at Yanhua, then scolded her: "Xiaoxiao hasn't been able to eat or sleep well these days, ask her why Not to mention, if I hadn't asked Zhouquan, I would not know how you scolded her at all. She is your biological woman, but it was Bengong who raised her to such an age. Did you consider her feelings when you criticized her? Did you consider Ben Gong? Do you think that Ben Gong did not teach her well?"

Zhou Quan was the eunuch next to the queen, and the eunuch who came back to the palace after the Mid-Autumn Festival and went to the Old Summer Palace was Zhou Quan.

Yanhua was taken aback by her series of roars, and hurriedly opened her mouth to explain: "No, this concubine just thinks..."

"Niu Hulu, the empress of this palace is still here, and it's not up to you to be the master of this harem! As long as I'm here, just keep smiling. She's my daughter. If you don't want to pamper her, Bengong will always pamper her!" Mu Jin was not around, so no one dared to persuade the queen anymore, she got angry and scolded her without paying attention.

Yan Hua felt sore, astringent and uncomfortable after being scolded by her for so long.The queen was angry, so she simply stopped defending and let her scold.

"...I can't protect Hibiscus, but I can always protect Xiaoxiao! You don't want to bully her! If she hadn't heard that people outside the palace said that you were undisciplined and did not keep your duty, that you killed the eighth and ninth brothers, she would Will you be so angry? You are good, don't ask the reason, first give her a scolding, I have raised her for so many years and I can't bear to scold her, why do you teach her!"

"What?" Yanhua finally couldn't listen anymore, how could there be such rumors outside the palace?When did she kill the eighth and ninth masters?
In fact, since the last time Yinzhen accompanied her to see Shisan but didn't allow her to go back to Lama Temple, she had vaguely sensed that something was wrong.The last time she lived in Yuanmingyuan with Xiaoxiao for a few days, when she came back, she felt that the people in the harem looked at her strangely.On the night of enjoying the moon in the mid-autumn festival, Concubine Yu said that the emperor was really kind to her. She thought Concubine Yu was just being emotional for a while, but now hearing what the Queen said, she felt that everything was very strange.

"Empress!" Shao Yao, who had never talked much, could no longer hold back when she heard the empress scolding Yanhua so severely. She hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed a few times, "Empress, you can't misunderstand master like this! Master has never coveted The power in the hands of the empress! I didn't disregard the empress's face and criticize the little princess! Please calm down, the queen, anger is easy to hurt the body, please calm down, the queen!"

After being angry for a while, the queen was supported by the maid and sat on the couch.

She panted and stared at Yanhua, Yanhua knelt down with a pale face, and said sadly: "The concubine and the queen have been sisters for so many years, and the queen doesn't want to believe in the concubine anymore? ? The concubine has never thought of surpassing her sister, and the concubine also hopes to smile."

(End of this chapter)