The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 332 Kindness (Part [-])

In the next few days, Rongyue did not come to Kunning Palace to pay her respects to the palace. The Empress Dowager Renxian sent someone to look for her several times, only to hear that the imperial physician said that it is not appropriate to move around, and she needs to stay in the palace to rest and return to the Empress Dowager Renxian.

After all, she is a noble concubine, and she is valued by the emperor. Her mother's family had a certain influence in the previous dynasty. Empress Dowager Renxian did not dare to do many things too conspicuously. Knowing that she avoided him, she gradually stopped looking for her Mildew.

One day, Wanyu and Rongyue stayed together in the palace for a long time, when the two youngest sons, Yinti and Yinzhi, were mentioned, Rongyue was all smiles and couldn't stop laughing.

Because concubine Hui Yuwen came to the palace to complain to herself two days ago, she bluntly said that Rong Yue always stopped her to pay her respects recently, and did not want her to meet Yinti.It's winter, but the number of times mother and child get together can be counted on the palm of your hand.

Wan Lai made a side note, and Rong Yue smiled and said: "She ran to you to tell me that I was wrong, why am I not willing to let her come to see Yin Ti? It is really snowy and the road is slippery, and her palace is far away from me It's a long journey, and it's really strenuous to go back and forth, so what if there is a mistake on the way? Besides, she became obsessed with remembering her son, and she begged to see her every day, and others passed her words to the emperor's ears. Don't think that I am taking care of Yinti. Shang Xin caused Concubine Hui to worry?"

After hearing this, Wanyu took a sip of the mellow Longjing tea, took another two mouthfuls of fragrant crisps, and then said leisurely: "If you say that my sister doesn't care about taking care of Yinti, is it because our emperor has eyesight problems? There is no one better than my sister." She loves her child. It’s just that Yuwen is Yinti’s biological mother after all, and she always seeks to see her with a heart-to-heart friendship. How about I make an idea for her? After the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, my sister will allow her to visit. By the way In those days, tell her not to think about him."

"It's so good, I'm afraid she won't follow me." Rong Yue smiled gently, and changed the topic: "It's time for lunch, let's stay for dinner."

Wan Lai took two deep breaths through her nose, and said with a happy face, "Naturally, I smelled the delicious food in my sister's small kitchen in the morning, if you drive me away, I'm not willing to leave."

The two talked happily, and Yingying kept laughing.

After lunch, Eunuch Li Jian from the imperial court came to pass the message again, saying that the emperor had just obtained a sycamore qin, which was extremely rare and high-quality, so he hurriedly invited Wannai to enter the Qianqing Palace to play a piece.

Only then did Wan Lai leave hastily and went in a sedan chair.

At that time Rong Yue was standing in front of the palace gate, watching her sedan chair go away, suddenly sank behind her, and saw that Lian Xin had taken a thick cloak and put it on her body, the cloak was extremely warm inside, probably served by Mrs Tang when it was boiling hot Rong Yue put it on.

Rong Yue said she was interested, but Lian Xin said with gloomy eyebrows and unhesitating eyes: "Your Majesty has a good temper, look at what Concubine Wan said just now, it looks like she came here to speak for Concubine Hui."

Rong Yue tightened her cloak, and holding Lian Xin's hand, she stepped cautiously in the snow towards the hall: "Now that Yinti is getting close to Ben Gong, even when Yu Hui concubine meets, she is always indifferent. So, what are you doing here? Since she begged Wan'er to come and tell me that she wants to meet with me on the fifteenth day of the lunar new year, I will allow it. In the future, I will instruct Mingda to spend more time on the fifteenth day of the new year. Teach Yinti how to use fists, feet, horseback riding and archery. Manchurians are fighting on horseback, and Yinti is too heavy on books, how can he be well-mannered?"

Lian Xin covered her mouth with a smile, and nodded cleverly: "Your Majesty said that our elder brother can't lose to the prince at 01:30, so that your Majesty will have a big face in front of the emperor."

Before the master and servant entered the hall, Que Zhen hurriedly followed behind and reported: "Madam, the servant you told the servant to find, the servant brought it to you."

Rong Yue's complexion changed immediately, and she hurriedly ordered her to bring someone in.

The person who came was an old lady dressed as a court lady, looking at her stooped figure and face, she should be at the age of knowing destiny.

People looked pitiful, with wrinkled faces, dark brown sunburns, and frostbite on their withered hands. Some of them were prescribed medicine, and pus and blood ooze from time to time.

Rong Yue turned her face away in a moment of disgust, while Nanny respectfully knelt down to pay her respects.

Although people are disgusted by nature, she is a nanny who has served in the palace for a long time. She is very polite and easy-going.

Rong Yue ordered her to get up, and casually pointed to the small green wood stool next to her to sit down and answer.

"I used to serve the empress dowager Cihe, but now you are the only one who is still alive in the palace. The palace is looking for you today because I have some private matters to clarify with you."

The nanny's face turned livid, and she seemed to be worried and cowardly said: "Returning to the imperial concubine, the old slave can't remember what happened more than 20 years ago."

"Before I said what I wanted to ask, Mammy answered on her own?" Rong Yue glanced at her and sighed regretfully: "You are the one who served the Empress Dowager Ci He, how could you be the one now? Ended up in such a field?"

Her eyes fell on Mammy's hands, and Mammy hurriedly dodged, hiding her broken hands behind her back: "The old slave can't do anything, a humble life is raised in the palace, and only in Xinzheku It’s worth it, wash clothes and smash rice to do some errands within one’s ability, and exchange some monthly money to make ends meet.”

Rong Yue clicked her tongue twice, then shook her head helplessly and said: "I heard that you are in Xinzheku, you need to pound rice in summer and wash clothes in winter, and you need to pestle rice in the scorching sun at noon to wash rice. Clothes have to carry water from the frozen Yuhu Lake to use, how can the frostbite on the hands be soaked in cold water repeatedly, how can it be cured?"

Nanny bowed her waist, pursed her lips and shook her head with tears in her eyes: "This old slave is used to it, I made the imperial concubine laugh at me."

"Those trivial kung fu that torture people have been used on you for 20 years. If you didn't make a big mistake, why did you do this?" Seeing that the nanny shook her head and said nothing, Rong Yue said again: "You don't talk about me I also know that all these things are the idea of ​​the Empress Dowager Renxian. But how can you offend the Empress Dowager Renxian as a maidservant?"

She lightly tapped the table with her fingertips and made a 'duk duk' sound. After a moment of silence, she said calmly: "Can I show you the way? If you can tell me what I want to know, I will understand I will transfer you to the manufacturing office to find an easy job. If you can’t tell me that you are happy in the current pain, I will make you even more happy!”

She fell to the sound of joy and hated the word "happiness", so frightened that the nanny backed up and shuddered, she slid to the ground and knelt down and kowtowed: "The imperial concubine, please forgive me, the imperial concubine, please forgive me! What does the imperial concubine want to know, old slave"

Rong Yue raised her eyebrows, and interrupted her words with a chuckle: "Mother is smart, the palace servants who served the Empress Dowager Cihe are all dead, but you can survive alone. People say that you can live in the Forbidden City for a long time, and ordinary people can't live in the Forbidden City." If you can live as a half-human spirit, you will naturally know what this palace wants to know."

Mammy's expression became more and more embarrassed, and her face couldn't help but turn red and turn pale.She breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty wants to ask about the death of Empress Dowager Cihe?"

Rong Yue nodded, and raised her hand to order Quezhen to help her get up and sit down again: "Please explain carefully to me, Mother."

　Remark ①: Manchu.It means partner, friend.Qing Zhaolian's "Xiaoting Xulu · Ada": "When the prince entered school at the age of six, he selected Eight Banners soldiers who were proficient in arching horses and Mandarin, and then joined the guards to teach the prince riding and archery. The name is "Ada". The system is slightly killed by the master, and it is the responsibility of the ancient Bao family." "Qing History Draft Biography of Prince Qingxi Yonglin": "The government is well-versed, and it is also ordered to eliminate."

　　
　
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