The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 454
Xue Pingying's death was strange, and the day of her burial was even more strange.

The person was carried on the shelf, and the coffin was set on fire together.After burning for a long time, the dry wood was burnt black, but there were no sparks in the coffin.The inner eunuch was adding kerosene, but unfortunately there was a downpour, so the matter was delayed.

Such ghosts and ghosts are the most popular among palace people.Yun Chan had to order her politely, and she even spread the matter in private with great fanfare, only saying that Xue Pingying's death was strange, and she refused to go to the ground to rest in peace, fearing that she would seek revenge on the person who wronged her to death.

Rong Yue never believed in ghosts, but things spread a lot. Even if the concubines who had been friends with her in the past were not afraid of ghosts, they were afraid of Rong Yue.

I am afraid that one day if I am not careful, I will follow in Xue Pingying's footsteps.

As a result, Chengqian Palace became deserted in an instant.In the past, the concubines who served diligently by her side every day, except for Liugong's greetings, they all hide from her far away.

Honor and favor are important, but compared to one's own life, other things are nothing.

On the contrary, Luo Fu, Rou Jia, Ru Ge, who have been with Rong Yue for a long time, naturally know that this is Wan Lai's trick, so they don't have much scruples, and still stick to Cheng Qian Palace.

The rumors spread like crazy, and they always spread to the ears of the Empress Dowager who was recuperating in the Compassionate Ning Palace.

At that time, the Palace of Compassion and Ning was as quiet as a pool of green spring, and the clear sunlight in the afternoon slowly streamed into the palace, shaking the figures into a charming and hazy appearance.

Aunt Su Ma added ground sandalwood to the Boshan furnace, and walked lightly to the side of the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager sat cross-legged on the warm seat, clutching Buddhist beads in her hands, and chanted a volume of Buddhist scriptures with her eyes closed.

Hearing the movement beside him, he said in a deep voice, "Is someone coming?"

Aunt Su Ma nodded and smiled: "The Empress Dowager summoned her, and Concubine Wan is naturally respectful."

The Empress Dowager slowly opened her eyes, placed the Buddhist beads on the pear wood table aside, and chuckled lightly: "Do you see how she is with the imperial concubine now, does it look like Aijia used to be with Hai Lanzhu?"

Aunt Su Ma picked a sweet and sour green orange and handed it to the Empress Dowager, and said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager and Concubine Chen are sisters of the same mother, and for Emperor Taizong②, Concubine Chen also suffered There are a lot of calculations. It can be imagined that the women in the harem, in order to earn the emperor's favor, are the same example no matter what dynasty or generation. It's just that Concubine Wan and Concubine Gui are the most intelligent people."

The Empress Dowager sneered, and glanced at her: "Isn't Hai Lanzhu a smart person? After earning with the Ai family for so many years, will she finally get what she deserves? The place with many women is the most jealous, don't you?" Let them make a fuss, and I don't know what disaster will come out. But if you make a fuss, you have to have a sense of proportion, right? If you lose your sense of proportion, Hai Lanzhu will end up in the end sooner or later."

Aunt Su Mala said: "Old Ancestor, you are a wise man, and their tricks are all leftover children's playthings you played with. Let them make trouble, how to make trouble, and when to make trouble, it is not up to you to say a word Son?"

The Empress Dowager took a piece of green orange, and after a moment of silence, said: "Green oranges are sour, and they are very hot to eat, so you should not eat too much." She then pointed to the milk orange next to her, and smiled contemptuously: "The milk orange is sour. It's sweet, and it's greasy to eat, so it's not advisable to eat too much."

Aunt Su Ma understood, peeled a few pieces of milk orange and mixed them with green orange, and took a silver fork to pierce each, and handed it to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager said with a smile: "Mutual harmony and mutual check and balance is an excellent delicacy. Go, call people in."

Aunt Su Ma waved her hand to the outside of the hall, and then the eunuch said in a low voice: "Concubine Wan, the Empress Dowager please be safe."

Wan Yu fell into the hall in response to the sound, Fu Li greeted her and said: "My concubine has seen the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager is happy and healthy."

"Get up." The Empress Dowager ordered Su Ma Lagu to give Wanyu a seat, facing each other, and handed green oranges and milk oranges mixed in a plate to Wanyu: "The emperor is filial, the newly offered food, and Try it."

Wan Yu took a petal and put it in, and said with a smile: "Excellent, the emperor has always shown great filial piety to the empress dowager, and the concubines should take the emperor as the head and properly serve you by your side."

The Empress Dowager laughed, and pointed her index finger in the air, jokingly said: "I haven't seen you for a few days, your child's mouth looks more like honey, no wonder the emperor likes it." She said, her eyes suddenly lit up with a faint blue , said meaningfully: "Seeing the imperial concubine dealing with the imperial concubine, I found an insignificant little master who made the imperial concubine jealous and dealt with her, so as to alienate everyone from the imperial concubine. With such thoughts, I am afraid that it will be a waste of time to spend time in the six palaces for the emperor." Only when the emperor grants you a successor can it be commensurate."

Wanyu expected that this matter could not be hidden from the Empress Dowager, so naturally she did not want to hide it from her.

It's just that she never expected that she would openly and honestly discuss this matter with herself like this.

Surprised, he could only knelt down and said in a deep voice: "The Empress Dowager is wise, and the concubines are like this, but they have done what the Empress Dowager wanted to do but failed to do."

"Oh?" The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows, and said with a light smile, "Aijia wants to do it? Haven't you heard that Aijia has gotten very close to the imperial concubine recently since you returned to the palace?"

Wan Yu calmly said: "The empress dowager and the grandson of the imperial concubine are good friends. I just want to remind the imperial concubine not to make mistakes and be careful of climbing high and falling. However, the imperial concubine can't see the meaning of this. The concubine is concerned. Your Majesty, and from the very beginning of entering the palace, he told the Empress Dowager that when the ministers and concubines enter the palace to serve the emperor, they hear the emperor's will, the empress' orders, the empress dowager's advice, and the empress dowager's teachings. Other things come to my ears. What the concubine is doing today is intended to wake up the noble concubine, and not to hurt the relationship between the emperor and the noble concubine, and the relationship between the grandparents of the empress dowager and the noble concubine."

She paused for a while, seeing the empress dowager's eyes full of approval, her heart became more confident, and she continued: "The empress dowager never likes only one beautiful flower in the palace, and a hundred flowers bloom together, which is a grand scene. Concubine I understand it, so I will naturally 'take care' of the flower garden for the Empress Dowager."

"Yide is gone, but I don't want you to realize this truth." The Empress Dowager sighed slightly: "The Ai family doesn't like the harem where only one color of flowers blooms undefeatedly, but the Ai family also doesn't like others to act arrogantly." Guess the thoughts of mourning the family."

Wan Yu hurriedly said: "The empress dowager's thoughts are all for the emperor and for the Qing Dynasty. Where do the courtiers and concubines need to speculate? As long as the emperor and the Qing Dynasty are in mind, and the overall situation is put aside for the ego, then naturally it is necessary The Empress Dowager is in the same mind."

Seeing Wan Lai's fluent answers, the empress dowager smiled again, nodded and said: "Very good, no wonder the emperor likes to talk to you. Among the concubines, you are the only one who understands. The Ai family knows that you already know in your heart that the emperor has been talking to you for many years. What did you do to you, and what did you do to your eldest sister. You can bear it like this, which really makes the Ai family look sideways. "

Wanyu's heart moved, she quickly calmed down, and said with a slight smile: "Oboi and Ama used to have mistakes, the emperor is like this, although the courtiers resent, but they don't hate. Now the emperor treats the courtiers very well, there are no more courtiers Whatever you want."

Such words against one's will, if spoken truthfully, will only make people feel comfortable.

Wan Yu looked at the Empress Dowager with calm and firm eyes, and she could read a bit of relief from her eyes.

If someone with a heart listens to and believes the words spoken by the mouth, that is enough.

As for what you think, does it matter?
Wan Lai smiled lightly, and Aunt Su Ma helped her to get up, and chatted leisurely with the Empress Dowager.

　Remarks ①: Hai Lanzhu Min Huigong and Yuan Concubine (1609-1641), Borzigit family, Hai Lanzhu, the favorite concubine of Emperor Taizong of Qing Dynasty, the niece of Empress Xiaoduanwen, and the daughter of Empress Xiaozhuangwen elder sister.She is the 19th granddaughter of Hasar, the second brother of Yuan Taizu Genghis Khan.In the eighth year of Tiancong (1634), Hai Lanzhu entered the Qing Palace at the age of 26.As early as the tenth year of Destiny (1625), her 13-year-old sister Bumbutai (Empress Xiaozhuang Wen) had married Huang Taiji.Whether Hai Lanzhu was married before this, who her ex-husband was, has no test.

　　Note ②: Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji (Huang·Taiji, Shenshi, November 1592, 11 - Haishi, September 28, 1643), Manchu, also translated Huang Taiji, Hong Taizhu, Hong Jieshi, During the Qianlong period, the current translation was used, and it is still in use today.He is the eighth son of Qing Taizu Aixinjueluo Nurhachi. After Nurhachi died, Huang Taiji was elected to inherit the Khan throne.In 9 AD, Huang Taiji was honored as "Bogda Chechen Khan" by the Monan Mongolian tribe, also known as Tiancong Khan. In the same year, he changed the name of the Jurchen tribe to Manchuria.

　　
　
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