Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 550
It is also a concubine, but Concubine Yi does not have the stable temperament of Concubine De.

When she returned to her residence, she couldn't sit still, she just felt like a hundred claws were scratching her heart.She is very strong by nature, now in the harem, not only is she in charge of palace affairs with Concubine De, but also because of the empress dowager's favoritism, she has the meaning of overpowering Concubine De.

Every harem ceremony, the position of Concubine Yi is higher than that of Concubine De, second only to Concubine Tong Jia.

Although the dispute between her nephew Guishan and Cao Yong was silenced after Kangxi's admonishment, but after all, it is a woman's heart, which is not as open-minded as a man. I always remember this unpleasantness in my heart. I haven't forgotten.

A good person, not to mention becoming a lame, ruined his future.Isn't this a slap in the face of Guo Luoluo's family?
Because of this, brother and sister-in-law often complained about their grievances in front of her.

In addition, Brother Nine came over and nagged a few times, which made her even more disgusted with the Cao family.

It doesn't matter if it's any other great dignitary, how can a slave in clothes be so arrogant, how can he not make people tired?
This time the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent Nanny to Cao's house to take care of her, she was the one who talked about it in front of the Empress Dowager.It's nothing more than wanting to give Cao's family some eye drops to avenge his nephew's humiliation.

Originally, I wanted to read a joke, but unexpectedly, there were many accidents.

She entered the palace in the 15th year of Kangxi, and the concubine De Kangxi was in the 14th year of Kangxi. The time of the two entering the palace was similar.In about the same period of time, the two gave birth to three princes and elder brothers. They were the two most popular concubines in the palace at that time.

However, the status is different.

When Concubine De entered the palace that year, she entered the palace as a "Xiaoxuan" as a daughter wrapped in Zhenghuangqi.Even if his natal brothers are now carrying the Zhenghuang flag, half of the clan members have turned to the Xianglan flag to coat themselves.

Even if she gave birth to the fourth elder brother in the 17th year of Kangxi, she was still an unknown palace official.She was also the adoptive mother of the fourth elder brother, and when she was a noble concubine, Empress Xiaoyi couldn't bear it, so she was made a concubine the next year.

Concubine Yi is a beautiful girl from Shangsanqi, and she is from the Guo Luoluo family, a big family in Manchuria. She was directly named a "concubine" the next year after entering the palace.

In addition, Concubine Yi has a lively personality and a more beautiful appearance than Concubine De.Concubine De is a stuffy character, because of her manners, she is quite popular with the empress dowagers of the two palaces.

Concubine Yi was young and flamboyant at the time, she only wanted to compete for favor, and was having fun with several other concubines in the harem.He didn't pay much attention to those old affairs in the palace of old sesame seeds and rotten millet.

Thinking of Li Shi looking at the face of thirty people, and her slightly protruding belly, Concubine Yi pulled the corner of her mouth, but her heart was sour.

Although she also heard the queen mother say "fifth aunt", Concubine Yi didn't think of Princess Gu Lun Shuhui.

Princess Gu Lun Shuhui married two princes of Mongolia, and even if she gave birth to a daughter, she would not be exiled to the south.

Moreover, Mongolians have different looks, with large skeletons, high cheekbones, and many single eyelids.Although this Li's stature is not short, but he looks different from the Mongols.

But thinking about the empress dowager's gaffe, and thinking about Kangxi's strange behavior just now, Concubine Yi had some weird thoughts in her heart.

She thought for a while, and called out: "Go, please come over here! Just like what Ben Gong said, here are new cherries, invite her to have a drink to relieve boredom!"

After a while, the servant led an old woman in her 60s in.

Seeing Concubine Yi, the old woman bent down to salute.

She is Duan Concubine Dong who was conferred together with Concubine Yi in the 16th year of Kangxi just now.More than ten years older than Concubine Yi, she was one of the first concubines to enter the palace. She gave birth to an imperial daughter in her early years, but she didn't stop.

Although her status is not low, but because she is not favored, she is very inconspicuous in the harem.

She had no biological children by her side, and her adopted son Eleven died a few years after moving to the elder brother's house.

Concubine Yi is Elder Brother's birth mother, for this reason, she also took care of Concubine Duan.

Now, Concubine Duan is over sixty years old, and she is still honored by Concubine Yi, so she can be raised in this garden.

Seeing her salute, Concubine Yi stretched out her arms to help her, and said with a smile: "Old sister, get up quickly, do you still want me to help you? Seeing that the sun is hot and there is nothing left or right, I invite my sister to come over for a drink. "

While speaking, the maid had already received orders, and put fresh fruits and candied fruit, refreshing side dishes, and two jugs of wine.

Concubine Yi ordered the maid to help the concubine to sit by the kang, said with a smile: "My sister usually loves this one, and today I am kind, and I will accompany my sister to eat two cups."

Concubine Duan was quite surprised, she looked at the table full of melons, fruits, wine and vegetables, then at Concubine Yi, took out her handkerchief, but started to cry.

Although Concubine Yi was impatient in her heart, in order to coax her to talk, she could only hold back her temper.

She brought the jug herself, filled the concubine with wine, and said, "My old sister, where is this coming from? It's sunny and bright, why are you crying? It's not long-sighted who bullied you. I said, see if I don't peel off his skin!"

Concubine Duan wiped her tears and said, "In half a month, it will be the Dragon Boat Festival. After the Dragon Boat Festival, it will be Elder Brother's birthday sacrifice. It has been 20 years. If Eleventh Brother is still here, I'm afraid it will be The son is going to marry a wife."

After all, it was the flesh that fell from her own body, upon hearing the mention of her third son who died young, Concubine Yi also felt a little uncomfortable, she handed the wine cup to Concubine Duan, and said: "Old sister, what are you talking about, to make people feel uncomfortable? Don't worry, there is a queen mother on the fifth elder brother's side, and it's not easy for me to be the master. Xiaojiu's five sons will choose one to be your grandson in the future. After a hundred years, my sister will always let my sister eat incense and worship."

The fifth elder brother was raised in the Empress Dowager's Palace since he was a child, and he was very close to there when he grew up.

The Queen Mother also doted on the grandson she had brought up, and the old man had to make a fuss about everything from the grandson to the great-grandson.Therefore, Concubine Yi, the biological mother, said that she could not be the master of Fifth Elder Brother.

"Is this true?" Concubine Duan couldn't believe it.

For most of their lives in the palace, the old man was mostly alone. If the scene is bleak tonight, seeing other people have children and grandchildren, he is also envious from the bottom of his heart.

Hearing Yifei's words, how could it not be surprising and expected.

Concubine Yi was not in a hurry to reply, she looked at the wine cup and said with a smile: "Sister, eat three cups first, before I tell you it's true or not!"

Concubine Duan was already addicted to alcohol, after hearing what Concubine Yi said, she drank a cup immediately, without waiting for others to pour it, she poured herself a wine pot in one hand and a wine cup in the other, and drank two cups in a row...

When the wine was half drunk, Concubine Duan's tongue was already straight, and she babbled on endlessly.

Concubine Yi waved her hand, sent the servants in the room down, gave Concubine Duan a bite of food and said: "Old sister, you entered the palace after the wedding of the Long Live Lord, and you have seen the honor of the Empress Yuan. They all said that the Long Live Lord I have the deepest love for this empress in my heart, but I entered the palace too late, so I didn't get to see my empress." While speaking, there was a bit of regret: "Before the empress of the Yuan Dynasty passed away, the harem was not busy. I think this is also Long Live Lord. Because of favoring the middle palace."

The latter sentence is just talking nonsense.

Empress Xiaocheng, the Empress of Kangxi Yuan, died after the second elder brother was born in the 13th year of Kangxi, but five or six princes and three or four princesses have been born in the harem, but many died young, few stood down, and there was no sequence. .

Concubine Yi wondered if it was because the Empress Yuan was jealous and could not tolerate others, so Long Live Lord sent the pregnant palace servant out of the palace to ask Princess Gu Lun Shuhui to take care of her.

Princess Gulun Shuhui became a widow in the early years of Kangxi. The Empress Dowager took pity on her and took her back to Beijing for a short stay, and settled in the capital within a few years.

This Cao Yin's wife, Li Shi, not only looked familiar to the Queen Mother, but also looked familiar to Concubine Yi. She felt that she was shadowy, a bit like Princess Gu Lun Rongxian from Concubine Rong.

Princess Gu Lun Rongxian is the princess who looks the most like the Long Live God, so she is especially favored by the Long Live God.

Mrs. Li, could it be that the royal blood is living among the people?
When mentioning the old things, Concubine Duan's expression was a little confused, but when she heard the last sentence, she waved her hands and said: "This sentence is funny, and the empress must feel wronged when she hears it underground."

"Oh?" Concubine Yi filled another glass of wine for Concubine Duan, and said, "Could it be that this Empress Yuan is really as virtuous as Lord Long Live praised?"

"So what if you're not virtuous, it's just a decoration! She's having a hard time too, and she's afraid that she won't be able to hold that position!" Concubine Duan said with some emotion: "Long live...it's been two years since I lifted the sign, But it's not for the empress. Speaking of it, I still want to thank the empress. If it weren't for the empress to make arrangements, the Lord Long Live would not have remembered me. It was that time that I was pregnant with Er Gege, and it was stolen. I'll be gone in less than two birthdays..." At the end, she started crying again.

After hearing this, Concubine Yi matched what she thought in her heart, suppressed her joy, persuaded her to drink: "Sister drinks, life for a hundred years is just a blink of an eye, it's just fate."

Concubine Duan drank another glass of wine and said: "Isn't it destiny? It doesn't matter how good-looking you are, so what if you are favored by the emperor. It's not like you can't escape your fate. If you say no, you will be gone. I have been in the palace for more than ten years. , didn't even have a serious name, and it was the long live Lord who chased after the old love. I heard that he wanted to emulate the old emperor's old affairs, and he was named the empress, but he was stopped by the queen mother of the two palaces, so he had to be buried with a concubine Because of this, the empress is grateful for the love of the empress dowagers of the two palaces, and she has been filial to her for several years, but she is also a poor person..."

Concubine Yi was a little confused, since she was born of a family member, why did the Li family grow up outside the palace?

Her mother's family is Baoyi Li's family, and her in-law's family is Baoyi Cao's family, both of whom are the emperor's confidantes.In addition to these years, the emperor's partiality to the Cao family can be explained clearly if there is a way to it.

Concubine Duan had already poked her neck, and muttered mysteriously: "There are some words that I dare not even dream about, do you know what they are?"

Concubine Yi shook her head, showing a bit of curiosity: "What is it? After all, my sister is old and has seen the market."

Concubine Duan covered her mouth with her hands, with a frightened look on her face, she said: "I can't say, I can't say, there were not a hundred palace people who died in the funeral back then, there were dozens of them. This is terrible, it will cost people's lives. "

Seeing her like this, Concubine Yi put away her curiosity and changed to other topics.

Concubine Duan was so drunk that she couldn't hold back seeing Concubine Yi didn't ask any questions, and said in a low voice: "I tell you, don't tell anyone else! This is something that cannot be said."

Concubine Yi nodded, and Concubine Duan lowered her voice and said: "That one didn't die of illness, I heard that the empress had tampered with it. She was afraid in her heart, that one was a noble lady from Mongolia, and she was favored by two empress dowagers and the emperor. Although she was staying in the palace for a few years, she was supposed to be a concubine. Because the emperor was young and his ministers were powerful, he accepted the daughters of Hesheli and Niu Hulu's family as concubines. When Oboi fell, the emperor took charge. The harem has become a decoration. That person is not even a concubine, so he asked the empress dowager to point out the marriage. The decree was sent out, but he did not marry out of the palace. Later, it disappeared... After that When rumors spread, the Empress Dowager was furious and killed more than a hundred palace officials before suppressing the matter, including a concubine..."

Concubine Yi was already dumbfounded, but Concubine Duan was still chattering, saying: "Aixinjueluo's family has love, the old old emperor and the old emperor are like this. The emperor is also like this, but the poor empress is Bearing a false name, they respect each other like guests, not like a husband and wife."

Concubine Yi listened, but she didn't believe it, she said: "How could this be? If it weren't for the deep love between the husband and wife, the emperor would not favor the second elder brother. He appointed the crown prince early without saying anything, and even taught him personally, so what can I say? ..."

"But I don't know about it. Some say that the emperor wants to conquest himself, so he appointed a crown prince just in case; some say that the empress dowager wants to return to Manchuria and leave the prince here to supervise the country; some say that it is The emperor felt guilty about the death of the empress. It was the noble Mongolian lady who was adopted by the empress dowager as an adopted daughter after she refused to be a concubine. This name is a generation higher than that of the emperor... But the emperor also ignored this , Finally, a concubine was conferred the title..." Concubine Duan said with her tongue out.

It wasn't until she heard this sentence that Concubine Yi met the "fifth aunt".

The Empress Dowager gave birth to three princesses, and received Kong Sizhen, a adopted daughter of the Southern Barbarians, plus this Mongolian noble daughter, isn't it the fifth line?
Concubine Yi was secretly happy, but also puzzled.

Even though she was jealous of the queen in the early years, the queen has been dead for many years. If the Li family is really of royal blood, how can the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the emperor allow her to live among the people?

Duan concubine muttered a sentence that almost made her lose her mind: "These words change every day, who can tell clearly? If the higher authorities want to ban it, how can they stop it? Especially after the big fight, it made people panic, and even more so. A lot of rumors came out...the rumors spread so wickedly, that noble lady entered the palace after the death of Empress Xiaoxian, some said that she wanted to be the concubine of the old emperor, and some said that the old emperor missed his son because of the empress filial piety Sadly, I couldn't bear to watch the mother and daughter separate, so I sent that one to the Empress Dowager's side. According to this statement, is that a Mongolian noble daughter, that is the golden branch and jade leaf of the decent Tian family..."

Concubine Yi only felt that her eyes were darkened, and she couldn't help shivering when she thought of Kangxi's cold gaze just now.

Concubine Duan fell drunk on the table, snoring started...

After a while, Concubine Duan had been sent back to resettle by the palace servants.

Concubine Yi sat for a long time before ordering her confidantes and servants, and said: "Master Duan is getting old, and he is not in good health. I'm afraid he is going to get old. In a few days, I will accompany the emperor to escape the summer heat, so you can leave the garden behind. Here, take care of it..."

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Wang Concubine's residence, when Kangxi came in, Mrs. Li, Chu Yu and others knelt down to greet her.

Kangxi glanced at Concubine Wang, saw that there was no abnormality on her face, nodded, and said, "I'm just here to come and say a few homely things, let's get back together..."

He sat down, then pointed to the chair next to him, and told Wang Pin and Li Shi to also sit down.

It was not the first time that Mrs. Li had met His Majesty. In the early years of Kangxi's several southern tours, they all used Jiangning Weaving Mansion as his residence.

Kangxi's attitude towards Mrs. Li has always been warm, and he asked about the old lady's daily life and the children's schoolwork.

If this is the case, Mrs. Li is not easy to trust her, and she resigns repeatedly.

It was Wang Pin who supported her arm, pulled her to sit, and said with a smile: "I know cousin, you are polite, but now you are heavy and the emperor is considerate, so why not sit down?"

Having said that, Wang Pin looked at Kangxi and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have some good news for you. I have a sixteenth daughter-in-law again. Amitabha, I pray for the blessing of the Buddha. This time I will give the Emperor a big fat grandson." .”

Hearing this, Kangxi showed kindness on his face, nodded, and said: "It is indeed good news, pass on my words, and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send a few catties of old ginseng from Heilongjiang to my elder brother's office... ..." Having said that, he took another look at Mrs. Li who was sitting under the concubine Wang, and said, "Prepare another copy and send it to Cao Yin's mansion."

It is imperative that the big guy thank you again, Kangxi looked at everyone in front of him, although he was abiding by the rules, but treated him with more than respect, not enough intimacy, after all, he felt a little desolate in his heart.

He raised his head, looked at Chu Yu and said: "How is that kid Cao Yong at home? Seeing that he is well-behaved outside, pretending to be honest, is he messing around at home?"

This sounded like a reproach, but also like pampering, Chu Yu calmed down, weighed things up a bit, and said in a low voice: "Huang Mafa, your son-in-law is kind-hearted, and he is very generous when he takes care of people at home. Don't worry." It's okay, but when it comes to father-in-law and mother-in-law, he hopes that the two elders will live a long and healthy life, so that we as children can be more filial. When it comes to Huang Ma's law, he feels guilty in his heart, for fear that there is something wrong with it. , Live up to Huang Mafa's high regard. Make Huang Mafa disappointed."

Chu Yu didn't lie, but Cao Yong nagged similar things in front of his wife, but he didn't say that.

Cao Yong jokingly said that he is now an old scalper. If he is not good at doing errands, annoys the emperor, and is deposed, then the whole family will go back to the south to farm and become a big landlord and rich man.

He also asked Chuyu if she would like to be a landlady, with her forehead covered and her forehead coaxed in front of and behind the house.

Among them, it is the weariness of the personnel affairs in the capital and the longing for freedom.

Naturally, Chu Yu didn't like to tell the truth, so she changed to tactful words.

Kangxi listened to the front, and felt a little sour in his heart. He felt that the words of girls being extroverted were true, and his granddaughter praised Cao Yong.

However, when he heard the end, he felt a lot in his heart.

Not in vain to mention it several times, that lazy boy finally has a bit of memory, knows how to panic, and has a bit of conscience.

Mrs. Li is a mother, and when she heard about her son, she also showed concern on her face.

Seeing that Kangxi looked better, she felt relieved.

Even though she was sitting, she didn't dare to sit still, and sat on the edge of the chair, making it harder and harder, but Ding Er's forehead was already sweating.

Kangxi originally wanted to take this opportunity to have a few words with Mrs. Li, but seeing her resembling his mother's appearance, he felt a twinge of pain in his heart.

In addition, seeing her so uncomfortable, Kangxi was also in a slump, got up and said: "You guys are chatting, I still have to read the booklet..."

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