The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 472: Uncertainty ([-])

When he came out of the East Palace, Li Qin heard the crying of the prince missing, and thanked Wanyu repeatedly.

Wanyu waved her hand and gave a 'hi', and shook her head with a smile: "How can I ignore such a thing when I see it? The prince is still young, so you should pay more attention to many things, right? One point, don’t teach the prince some things that you don’t know well, when he grows old, he will naturally realize many truths by himself. Eunuch Li told the prince in advance, but it was self-defeating.”

At that time Li Qin was still kneeling on the ground, nodded and bowed his head and smiled apologetically, "What Concubine Wan has taught me is that slaves should take their words to heart."

Wan Yu nodded, leaned closer to him, and said softly: "If the emperor asks, tell the palace servants under your command to keep their mouths tight, don't say that I have been here. Otherwise, the emperor will also annoy me. Go, next time it happens again, and see how you end up."

Winter afternoons are always deserted, and Wannai has something on her mind, looking at the red and white palace walls in the sedan chair, she can't help but sigh with emotion: "You said, this palace is planning the emperor's succession, isn't it? some"

"Your Majesty is overthinking." Shuangruo inadvertently raised the corners of her lips, and said in a steady voice, "This servant is an old man who serves in this palace, and I have seen any kind of master before. The noble concubine has evil intentions and murdered the concubine and the emperor. Si, the empress stopped her from being the empress to accumulate blessings and virtues for the emperor and the Qing Dynasty. The empress can rest assured about other things, the emperor is not a fool. Many things are just turned a blind eye and let her go. If the imperial concubine makes a big noise in the future, and the Tong family will not get rid of, the suspicion of the emperor can sometimes easily put people to death."

Hearing what he said, he thought of himself and his elder sister in the past. Today's Tong family is really not worth mentioning in front of the former Niu Hulu family.

But even with such a powerful mother's family, didn't they end up in a miserable end?

Companion to a king is like companion to a tiger, and now I understand the truth that plainness is a blessing.

When entering the Qianqing Palace, the emperor was sitting alone in Xinuang Pavilion reading the memorial, Liang Jiugong led Wannao into the palace, and after hearing Wannai's blessing, the emperor raised his head and relaxed his frown, smiled and raised his hand: "Get down. "After the words fell, he waved to Wanyu and ordered her to come forward: "You always have to take a nap at this time of day, why are you here today?"

Wannai walked towards the emperor with a light red mandarin duck and lotus food box in her hands, she put the food box on the table and opened it, and took out a bowl of sweet soup with lotus seeds and lilies that was still warm. The emperor: "It's dry in winter, and I made some soup and water in my spare time. I want to ask the emperor to taste it to get rid of the anger."

The emperor clapped his palms and smiled, took a sip of the soup, said 'very good', then patted Wanyu's waist, and said with a smile: "This cup of sweet lotus seed and lily soup is best for dispelling fire, now It suits me best."

Wan Yu smiled, followed the emperor's hand and sat down beside him: "I have heard about the incident during the day, the prince is still young, why did the emperor get angry with him?"

The emperor sighed briefly, with a sense of mourning: "I don't know where I heard the stupid words. The servants are not easy to save fuel, and they are used to adding oil and vinegar. He picked up the gossip he heard and stood in front of me. It's really rude to criticize the noble concubine. No matter how you say, the noble concubine is also his concubine. In the past, it was fine to disrespect his elder brother. Now even the elders dare to talk about themselves. A prince who is the heir can't listen to gossip and talk nonsense. How can I be at ease?"

He breathed a sigh of relief, took a few mouthfuls of sweet soup, and said slowly: "Actually, because of that matter, I can't afford to be angry so far. There are other reasons."

The emperor patted the memorial that he had withheld, and said coldly: "Just take a look at what is written on this notebook."

Wan Lai got up to bless her, she was full of respect and shrugged off: "Your Majesty, concubines are not allowed to interfere in politics, and I dare not read this memorial."

The emperor raised his hand, he didn't care what she said, he just drank the sweet soup himself: "It's okay, it's just a family matter."

After being urged repeatedly by the emperor, Wanyu took over the memorial and began to read it hastily.

After reading it, his face was a little surprised, and he tentatively said in a low voice: "Tong Guowei asked the emperor to add a meritorious soldier to pacify the San Francisco, and recommended his second son Long Keduo to serve the Qing Dynasty as an official. What's more, he said that the harem has been without a master for many years. Please the emperor select a high-ranking concubine in the palace to be the new empress." She closed the memorial, then knelt down and bowed: "Your majesty, nothing else matters. The matter of establishing an empress is the emperor's family matter, so what is it with him? What? When choosing the empress between the noble concubine and Empress Xiaozhao, he made many statements. Now that the war is peaceful, can he be so restrained?"

The emperor put up his hand to help Wanyu up, and pondered: "Where is he alone?" He pointed to the mountain of memorials on the table, and snorted contemptuously: "Most of these memorials have the same meaning. I am afraid that everyone in the previous court , had the same tongue as Tong's."

Wan Yu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly turned her head, and said: "So, the emperor should follow the wishes of the ministers and make the noble concubine the queen?"

The emperor's eyes shone with unfathomable light, and he looked at Wanyu with a smile on his lips: "I want to hear your idea."

Wan Yu looked a little apprehensive, and said timidly: "Where does the concubine have any idea in such a matter? In fact, if it is said that she is the empress, sister Rong Yue can take on the responsibility. Over the years, the elder sister has only managed the harem well. Since Empress Xiaozhao After Beng's death, she has already looked like a vice queen, and the concubines of the six palaces are all convinced. In fact, Tong Guowei can't make the cut, and our sisters discussed it in private, and this matter is also settled."

"The deputy queen is the deputy queen, and the queen is the queen. There is such a difference, after all, it is a difference." The emperor said with a bit of anger: "Why do you all regard her as the queen in private? Given that you share the sixth house with her, why is she so proud?"

Wanyu stepped forward and gently stroked the emperor's chest to calm his anger, and then said softly: "To borrow a word from the emperor, a concubine is a concubine, and a noble concubine is a noble concubine. Sister Rong Yue is above the concubines. The empress dowager is the most honorable outsider, and the concubines of the sixth palace naturally respect her, which is also common."

The emperor looked at the memorial on the table with clear eyes: "I asked about the noble concubine a few days ago. The four corners of the imperial concubine are vacant. If you want to be a concubine, who can you choose? The noble concubine gave me some opinions. Now I also want to hear what you have to say."

Wanyu thought for a while, then smiled and said: "How can I have any idea about such a thing? But if it comes to seniority, it is natural that the biological mothers of the princes are more suitable to be concubines. Other things, I can't think of it. I don't even bother to think about it, the people on the left and right are the emperor's pillow, it's all up to the emperor to decide."

The emperor seemed to be quite satisfied with Wan Lai's reply, he didn't have many opinions like Rong Yue, and he clarified his position with just a few words, he was a master who didn't want to win people's hearts.

So she held her hands and said tenderly: "Children are important, and my heart is also important. Wan'er has been a concubine for a long time, so it's time for her to be promoted."

　Remarks ①: Tong Jia Longkodo (?-1728), courtesy name Zhuyun, was born in Manchuria Xianghuang Banner, the younger brother of Queen Xiaoyiren, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the second son of the first-class Duke Tong Guowei, and a minister of the Qing Dynasty.

　　In the Qing Dynasty, Longkoduo was probably the only one who was publicly called "Uncle" by the emperor.It was this Longkodo who played an extraordinary role in the confusing and confusing battle for the throne among the princes in the later years of Emperor Kangxi, and was the most critical core figure when the imperial powers of the Kangxi and Yongzheng dynasties alternated.This is directly related to his rapid success and prominence after Yongzheng ascended the throne; he was eventually suspected by Yongzheng, and he was attacked repeatedly until he was imprisoned and died. In fact, the root cause is also here.

　　
　
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