The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 400 Kunqu Opera ([-])

On October 18th, the [-]th year of Kangxi, the emperor drafted an edict to confer Wuya Linlan as a concubine, and bestow her on Yonghe Palace, the palace where the fourth elder brother Yinzhen was born in the past.

On the day when Linlan moved to the palace, Wanyu sat alone in her palace for a long time, and Linlan was also full of gratitude to Wanyu.

On the face of it, the matter seemed to be going smoothly, but one noon three days later, Lin Lan entered the Changchun Palace with her belly full and her face full of sorrow. Seeing her unhesitating expression, Wannai hurriedly got up to welcome her to sit down. Next, she ordered Yunchan to prepare some of her favorite pastries, and then asked: "What's the matter? I was always lacking energy when I watched you go to Chengqian Palace to greet you these two days. But I moved a place to sleep Unsteady?"

Lin Lan protected her lower abdomen, barely opening her sleepy eyes: "Sister, I want to move back to Changchun Palace."

"Why?" Wan Lai wondered: "Being the lord of the first palace now is a blessing that many people can't even hope for. You are lucky, and you still want to move back to live with me."

"If I continue to live in Yonghe Palace, I don't know how to go to bed every night." Lin Lan covered her forehead with one hand and sighed slightly.

Feiyan, who was serving beside her, saw that Linlan couldn't make a point for a long while, so she took up the conversation and said, "The concubine Wan doesn't know, and she doesn't know what the concubine is doing in the Chengqian Palace these days. The sound of Kunqu opera wafted out from Chengqian Palace. Our Yonghe Palace is only a wall away from Chengqian Palace, so the little master will naturally not be able to sleep well with her movement."

"How can there be the sound of Kunqu opera at night?" Wanyu asked suspiciously: "There are three elder brothers raised in the imperial concubine's palace, just to disturb you, aren't you afraid of disturbing the children?"

Lin Lan snorted, and said in disgust: "Then where are her children? A mother naturally loves her own children. She dominates other people's children, so how can she care about those?"

Wanyu took the pastry, handed it to Lin Lan, and said to herself: "Isn't she afraid that the emperor will find out about this?"

"How do you know? Up to the House of Internal Affairs, the Office of Respect, down to the Office of Construction, Department of Flowers and Birds, where is there no eyeliner of her? Whose sign does the emperor turn over today, she must be the first to know."

A cold smile flashed across Wanyu's face, then she took Yunchan's hand and said, "I heard that you have old acquaintances from the countryside who work in the respect room?"

Yun Chan nodded in response, and Wan Yu said, "Go and find him for me."

At sunset, news came from the respect room, saying that the emperor had summoned Mrs. Luo to attend his bed at night, and Rong Yue was having dinner in the palace at that time, hearing this remark she couldn't help but sneered, "She can still have Such a blessing?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Lian Xin, Lian Xin covered her mouth and smiled: "My maidservant, remember that the last time Lord Luo went to bed was a year ago. I don't know what kind of interest the emperor is here today, but Was it passed on to her to be in bed?"

"I'm used to eating delicacies from mountains and seas, so I have to add some porridge with wild vegetables to reconcile my stomach, don't I?" Rong Yue put down the bone chopsticks, stretched lazily, and yawned: "I'm tired today, go and tell the singer in Nanfu to be late." Let’s sing some more, I’ll take a rest first, wait for my brothers to go to sleep, and then call people when they’re in the room.”

Lian Xin responded with a slight smile: "Your servant understands, don't we always do this?" Then, she glanced at the Yonghe Palace on the other side of the palace wall with eyes full of sarcasm: "I think it's a blessing to have a son who is promoted to the throne, but I don't want to It's easy to get a blessing but hard to keep it. The empress is sympathetic, thinking that the concubine can't sleep well at night, asking famous actors to sing for her to help her sleep is really a great idea."

Rong Yue took Lian Xin's hand, walked slowly to the couch and sat down: "She has to appreciate such a thought, doesn't she?"

That night, Rong Yue went to bed after dinner, and was woken up by Lian Xin before midnight, she glanced at her sleepily, and asked in a low voice, "Is someone here?"

Lian Xin nodded and said, "I'm already waiting in the courtyard."

Rong Yue smiled bewilderedly, and stood up with Lian Xin's hand: "Then moved the charcoal basin and went outside the palace, let's enjoy a good song "A Dream in the Garden". In the past, I only heard Concubine Wan sing, and I didn't know much about it. I just think it's beautiful. Now that I've heard other people singing it, I don't know what kind of song she is singing? Looking at it, I think it's not an exaggeration to say it's a mourning."

After saying that, the master and servant came to the courtyard with smiles, Lian Xin ordered the palace servants to move the charcoal basin to surround Rong Yue, and then covered Mrs. Tang to hold her in her arms.

Rong Yue glanced at the heavily made-up singer, and said, "Stop standing still, let's sing."

The singer's voice is clear and clear, like an oriole singing green, it can't stop echoing above Chengqian Palace.

Rong Yue closed her eyes, with a happy expression on her face, her onion-like fingertips were tapping on the chair handle to keep time.

About a quarter of an hour later, suddenly there was a hasty knock on the door outside Chengqian Palace, Rong Yue then raised her hand and ordered the singer to stop her voice, and said calmly: "I thought she could hold her temper. Are you here?" She smiled and ordered Lian Xin to open the palace gate.

Lian Xin proudly opened the palace door, and saw Lin Lan standing in front of the door with one hand protecting her lower abdomen and the other on her waist, with a black face and pale face, she immediately smiled and said: "Yo, isn't this a virtue?" Concubine? Why are you here?"

Lin Lan looked at Lian Xin with a clear face, she changed her usual unrestrained appearance to Lian Xin, and said respectfully, "Can the imperial concubine go to bed?"

Lian Xin glanced at the palace, and said coldly: "Your Majesty is listening to the song, and the night is heavy with dew. If there is something to do with Debi Majesty, let's talk about it when I get up and say hello tomorrow morning."

Lin Lan felt pain in her lower abdomen, and she swayed a little bit, but thanks to Feiyan's support, she managed to stand upright.

"Can I allow my concubine to see the imperial concubine?"

Lian Xin looked at her with contempt, and said calmly: "How can your empress pay attention to you? This servant sees that you are a man with a body, why don't you go back to the palace and rest earlier."

Lin Lan lowered her brows and eyes sadly, full of embarrassment.Feiyan couldn't see it, so she said: "The imperial concubine listened to the music in the middle of the night for several days, and sometimes she woke up at dawn. How do you want us to sleep? The empress can't sleep well all night. How can I get the emperor's heir in my womb?" Save?"

Lian Xin was furious, and before Fei Yan could finish speaking, she leaned forward and slapped the person hard on the face: "Bold servant girl! According to your intentions, she became a noble concubine, right? This Chengqian Palace is a noble concubine The empress's palace, what does the empress do in her own palace, do you have to get the permission of the concubine De?"

Lian Xin wanted to continue, but she heard Rong Yue's voice from afar: "Lian Xin, what are you still doing outside the door? I can't find the sheet music for me, so go get it for me. I want to order "Romance of the West Chamber" again."

The smile on Lian Xin's face became brighter, she responded to Rong Yue's call and was about to close the door, but at this moment, a deep male voice suddenly came from behind Lin Lan: "The imperial concubine is in the middle of the night, I am so excited!"

The voice was obviously angry, but it was very familiar to Rong Yue, she hurriedly stood up to meet her, and saw that it was the emperor standing behind Lin Lan, his face was still standing quietly.

Then his heart tightened, and he and the palace servants knelt down and worshiped: "The concubine will see the emperor, and the emperor will be blessed."

(End of this chapter)