Qing Palace - Biography of Concubine Wan

Chapter 3

An unremarkable carriage was speeding along the official road leading to the Forbidden City. The driver was young but experienced, and the carriage ran fast and steadily.

"Woo..." As the coachman tightened the reins, the carriage stopped steadily a few feet away from the entrance of the palace.The driver jumped out of the car and opened the door respectfully, "Master, we're here!"

If Qingru were here, she would be shocked. The person who got out of the car was the young man who called himself Luo Jue in Zuixianju, and Tu Hai followed him closely.

In addition to the guards on duty at the gate of the palace, there was also a medium-sized eunuch in his forties, who was slightly fat. Watching him rubbing his hands and walking back and forth, looking at the sky from time to time, he seemed to be waiting for someone. He saw Luo Jue from a distance. Immediately, the queen showed joy, and hurriedly ran up clapping her sleeves and knelt down on the ground, calling out: "The slave is always happy to greet the master, the master is auspicious!"

The current Luo Jue is far from being as casual and friendly as he was in the restaurant just now, his eyes are full of sinister color: "Is there any movement in the palace today?"

Didn't hear the master calling him up, Chang Xi didn't dare to move, still fell on the ground and replied respectfully: "Return to the master, all the palaces are generally safe, the queen mother didn't say anything after she learned that the master has left the palace in a low-level service, but it was Concubine Jing this morning. After learning that you cut her salary by half, she lost her temper and broke a lot of things in the bedroom. Finally, she went to the Palace of Compassion and Peace. After hearing that the Empress Dowager seemed unhappy, she said a few words about you, and then I comforted Concubine Jing and said that I will talk to you when you come back, and it will be as usual."

After saying all this, Chang Xi secretly glanced at the master and hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to breathe aloud. Everyone in the palace knew that the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother was not very harmonious because of the former queen being deposed as a concubine Jing. The relationship between her husband and wife has become more rigid, and now the emperor wants to reduce Concubine Jing's salary for no reason, no wonder the Queen Mother is angry!

Luo Jue, oh it should be Aixinjue Luo Fulin sneered after hearing the reply: "Let her make trouble, I want to see how far she can go!"

Seeing that Chang Xi was still kneeling on the ground and waving his hands to get him up, he said: "You go back to the palace and wait, I don't want to go back yet!"

"Cha!" Chang Xi responded with a bow, and when he was about to step back, he seemed to think of something and asked again: "Your Majesty, do you want me to send a few more people to protect you when it's getting late?"

"No need, just have Tu Hai to protect me!" He said without looking back and stepped into the carriage.

Chang Xi waited until the carriage drove away before raising his head. He had been serving the young emperor eight years ago, but he still couldn't figure out what his master wanted.Shaking his head, he turned and entered the palace gate. After walking a few steps, he was worried and turned back. He told the guards guarding the palace gate to report immediately when they saw the emperor returning to the palace.

The driver on the carriage asked where to go, but Fulin couldn't think of any good place for a while and said casually: "Let's go to Prince Xiang's mansion." Concubine Yijing now lives with the Empress Dowager in the Palace of Compassion and Ning.Since childhood, Boguoer pointed out that the daughter of the commander of the guard, E Shuo, is the daughter of Fujin. She will get married next month. Originally, the marriage should have been done the year before last. Unfortunately, the young lady fell ill, and she is not recovering until now. .

next day
It's midsummer, and although it's not yet noon, it's already starting to heat up, and the cicadas on the trees are crying tirelessly...

Qingru sat in the room with her cheeks in her hand and looked out of the window in a daze, with anger and joy on her beautiful face, she didn't know what she was thinking.Today she changed into an ivory dress, with a peacock in her long hair, emerald green in color, with three tail feathers hanging down on her temples like petals, moving with the wind, and spread out in her hand. This book happened to turn to the page of "Guan Sui".

What Zijin saw after entering the room was this picture of "beauty meditating in meditation", she quietly walked around behind it without making a sound, stretched out her head a little, and saw the pages of the book, she covered her mouth and chuckled, lowered her head and moved closer to the clear Ru whispered in the ear: "Guan Guan Jujiu, in the river continent. My fair lady, a gentleman is so good."

"Scattered Nymphaeum, flow from left to right. My fair lady, I'm looking for it." Hearing someone chanting Qingru unconsciously followed, and only realized something was wrong after chanting. Where did the voice come from in this room?Turning his head to see it was Zijin, giggling beside him.

Thinking of the way she lost her composure just now, she couldn't help but shyly said: "You girl is really getting more and more unruly, you don't knock on the door when you come in, and... you even come here to tease me, see if I don't hit you !” He raised his hand and gestured to hit him.

Zi Jin avoided it with a smile: "Miss, you have wronged me. I knocked on the door because you were too engrossed to hear it." She put down the tray in her hand and said, "Ma'am saw that you didn't eat anything this morning. When I was hungry, I asked my maidservant to bring me a bowl of lotus seed soup, it just came out of the ice, you taste it and it’s still cold!"

"Don't eat!" Qingru turned her head and ignored her.

Zijin turned to the other end and put on a pitiful look: "My good lady, is it okay if the servant is wrong?"

Qing Ru wasn't really angry at first, seeing her like this, she couldn't help but burst out laughing with a 'puchi', and couldn't hold back her face any longer, she stretched out a slender finger and lightly pointed her forehead and said: "Don't do this again in the future! "

Qingru took a few sips from the spoon and asked, "What time is it now?"

"The hour is almost over, oh... I know that Miss is thinking about Mr. Luo!" Zi Jin's smile seemed as clear as a flush of embarrassment on his cheeks: "No way, don't talk nonsense!"

"Obviously it is, otherwise why are you blushing?!"

"Blushing...blushing...that's because...the wind is too hot!" Qing Ru casually found a very bad reason while covering her flushed face.

Zijin knew that Miss was thin-skinned and didn't say anything anymore, it took a while for the heat on her face to subside. After she finished eating the lotus seed soup, she took the silk handkerchief that Zijin handed over to wipe her mouth: "Did you see my eldest brother and second brother? ?”

"The Eldest Young Master went out of the city to pick up the Young Madam and the Young Miss, and he will be able to arrive at the mansion in the evening. As for the Second Young Master's servants, I don't know much about it."
Sony has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Gabra, married a few years ago. His wife is the daughter of the governor of Jiangsu. Now he has a daughter named Fanger. She is only three years old. She is chubby and very attractive. Qingru likes to tease her .

The second son, Suo'etu, is now a first-class guard in the palace. He has a good appearance, a good temperament, and outstanding martial arts skills. He is an ideal husband in the eyes of many official ladies.

Qingru asked a little strangely: "Didn't sister-in-law just arrive at her mother's house not long ago? Why did you come back so soon, and didn't you stay for a few more days?"

"I heard that the young lady is not used to crying every night in Jiangsu, and the young lady is distressed, so she rushed back after only staying for a few days."

"Understood, you wait for me at the door first, remember to call Zipei, and go out when I get back to Erniang."

"Going so early? But miss, will Fujin agree? You just went there yesterday?!" Zi Jin asked with some doubts, but was soon dismissed by Qing Ru's next sentence.

"Er Niang promised me last night that I can leave the house at any time in the future, just tell her, go quickly, don't dawdle, or I won't take you there!"

"I'm going now, servant girl." Zi Jin hurriedly cleaned up the dishes on the table and ran out.

Imperial study room

Fulin corrected the last few booklets, without raising his head, and told Tu Hai who was waiting below: "Go and change your clothes, and then wait for me at the gate of the palace."

Tu Hai asked hesitantly: "Your Majesty, do you really want to go again?" Every time he went out of the palace in micro-clothes, as the emperor's personal bodyguard, he was very worried, for fear that something might happen.

Fulin seemed to be in a good mood, and he was not unhappy because Tu Hai questioned his words. He stopped writing and said, "Go! Why don't you go?! It's rare to meet such an interesting person!"

"Your majesty, if you want to see Miss Hesheli, why don't you just announce her to the palace?" Tu Hai asked in confusion.

"No!" Fulin stopped her and said, "I don't want her to know my identity yet, why don't you ask me if I guessed her name after asking so many questions?!"

"I absolutely believe in the emperor's intelligence. If even the emperor can't guess it, then no one in this world can guess it."

"Hahaha!" Fulin laughed and said, "I didn't expect that the Tu guard who has always been known for his taciturnity would also flatter me! It's okay, it's okay, you go get ready!"

Tu Hai smiled awkwardly, turned around and left.

They arrived at Zuixianju early, and there were not many people in the shop at the moment, so they chose a place facing the street to drink tea while waiting, and it was pleasant to look at the street.

I don't know if it's because it's the first day of junior high school, there are more pedestrians and hawkers on the street than in the past, and the bustle is naturally even more lively.Among them, a girl in ragged clothes is more eye-catching. She kneels motionless on the street and is out of place with her surroundings. There is a tattered mat in front of her, which seems to be covering someone.

Seeing this clear appearance, he already guessed a little bit in his heart, and when he saw the straw mark on the girl's head, he confirmed his guess, and couldn't help but look unbearable.

While waiting for someone, Qingru saw several groups of people staying in front of the girl, but they all left in the end. Occasionally, one or two people dropped a few copper coins with her.

In fact, the current emperor Shunzhi is considered to be a very accomplished monarch. Since he took office, he has advocated equality between Manchu and Han, relied heavily on Han officials, rectified the administration of officials, and implemented a policy of harmony with the people. Today's Qing Dynasty is under his leadership. From then on, it began to gradually reach its peak, which also enabled the Qing Dynasty to gain a firm foothold in this land that was once ruled by the Han people for thousands of years!
Although it is common to sell one's body to bury one's parents, it was not unique to the Qing Dynasty. Some, just like beggars, are unavoidable in all dynasties, but it is always unbearable to see them.

Qingru shook her head, took a piece of silver from her purse and handed it to Zipei, asking her to send it to that girl, so that she could go back to bury her relatives earlier.

Not long after Zipei had left, he heard a voice coming from the stairs. He thought it was Zipei coming back, but he turned his head and saw that Fulin had arrived with Tu Hai. The robe on the side, and the folding fan in his hand are shaking lightly, which makes his appearance even more extraordinary.

Fulin cupped his hands first and said: "I'm really sorry, but it's Luo's fault that I made Miss Hesheli wait so long. I'll punish myself with three cups as an apology!" cup.

"Mr. Luo, you are too polite. I am very happy that you came here as promised. You must have guessed the answer to the riddle, right?!" Qing Ru kept telling herself not to be nervous and not to care, after all, it was just a riddle. However, the palms are full of sweat.

Fu Lin smiled but didn't answer, gave Tu Hai some soft instructions, watched him go downstairs before saying: "Don't worry, you'll find out in a while!"

When Tuhai walked up again, there were more paper and pens in his hand, Fulin took the pen and danced on the paper for a while, because of the dishes, Qinghe sitting opposite and Zijin Zipei behind her could not see to what he wrote.

Qingru became colder as she waited, her name only had two characters and not many strokes, but he at least wrote a cross like that, could it be that he couldn't guess it so he wrote it randomly?Thinking of this, there was a burst of disappointment in my heart. Could it be that he was not her fate, and what happened yesterday was just a coincidence?

Just thinking wildly that the opposite side has finished writing, Fulin folded the paper in half and handed it to Qingru, she took the note with a little trembling, right or wrong would soon be revealed, adjusted her rapid breathing and slowly opened it .After seeing the words inside, she was taken aback for a moment, and after reading it carefully several times, her frowning brows suddenly relaxed, and her body relaxed, and she folded the paper again with a smile: "Mr. Luo is really good at writing, not only After solving Qingru's riddle, I took this opportunity to test Qingru, if Qingru can't see the mystery, you should make Mr. Luo laugh!" After a pause, he continued: "If you say that you are talented yesterday, you only admire Qingru. If you get five points, then today is ten points. Is it convenient for you to ask the young master if you don’t know where to go?”

Qingru tried her best to pretend nothing had happened, but the fingers under the table wringing Sipa vigorously revealed the tension and expectation in her heart.

"Please tell me!" In contrast, Fulin seemed more casual, while drinking leisurely, while looking at the market, something suddenly caught his attention.

"Hmm..." Qingru nodded flusteredly, but it was a bit difficult to say, the words came to her lips, but she just couldn't get them out, no wonder, asking her daughter, Jiajia, to ask a big man such a question is indeed true. Some are ashamed to speak.After so many times, she finally plucked up the courage to say: "I want to ask if you have..."

As soon as I said this, I only heard the sound of "Boom!", looking at the market, Fulin suddenly slapped the table and stood up, with a sullen expression on his face: "He dared to snatch the women from the feet of the emperor, it is simply lawless, against him! "

Qingru was taken aback, and looked out the window to understand why he was so angry. It turned out that four or five hooligans grabbed a girl and tried to drag her away. The girl cried and refused to go. Knowing that I can't afford to offend those hooligans, I can only pretend I didn't hear it.

When it was clear that she was the girl who sold her body just now, she couldn't help being stunned. Why is she still kneeling here? Could it be that the money given was not enough, ten taels of silver would be enough to bury one person, even adding two more would be enough. It's so strange!
Fulin only remembered Qingru next to her after she finished her anger: "I'm sorry Miss Qingru, what did you just say?"

"No...it's nothing..." Qingru shook her head again and again, how could she have the mind to continue after being interrupted by him like this, and she couldn't figure out the intimidating aura he showed just now. Mom's good friend, Uncle Ild, has seen it. He is a general who has fought in all directions all the year round.What about Mr. Luo in front of him?Thinking of this, she couldn't help feeling a little more confused and guessing,
It seems that he should be the biggest mystery. Ask Ama another day, maybe he will know.

"Since there's nothing else, let's go downstairs and have a look!" After saying that, he walked upstairs, Fulin said to have a look, but there was no meaning of 'look' in his eyes.

After leaving the entrance of the restaurant, I heard the voices on the street clearly.

"Grandpa, please do me a favor. I really don't sell myself, I beg you!" The girl who sold herself was indeed quite pretty, but the scene at the moment was a bit miserable. Her hands were held by two evil slaves. Drag on the ground.

A ferocious-looking man in a black silk jacket came over and slapped her: "Damn you bitch, I want you to be the blessing you have cultivated in your lifetime, don't be shameless."

After hearing this, the girl rebelled even more fiercely and cried, "I don't sell myself, I really don't, otherwise my father will die in Jiuquan if he finds out, sir, I am willing to be your cow, horse, and slave." Maid, please do me a favor and let me go!"

"Let you go? Isn't my money wasted? Today, whether you agree or not, you are destined to be my thirteenth concubine!" The big man drank impatiently.

Fulin was already furious, and just as he was about to ask Tu Hai to rescue her, the girl broke free from the two evil slaves without knowing where the strength came from, and threw herself in front of a passing green woolen sedan chair, holding onto her tightly. The edge of the sedan chair begged the people in the sedan chair.

The eight guards guarding the sedan chair were about to drive him away, when someone inside said: "What's your name?" It was such a gentle voice, like a valley and ethereal, and the listeners were mesmerized.

"My name is Xiaoyou, Miss, please help me, or I will die, and I am willing to serve you for the rest of my life!" When someone asked her, she quickly agreed.

Xu Xiaoyou's tears moved the woman in the sedan chair, and her graceful voice sounded again: "Don't cry, I'll help you. How much money did he pay for you?"

"Five or two."

Hearing this number, Qingru was a little surprised. She was only worth five taels when she was given ten taels just now. Logically speaking, she should have left a long time ago. Why did she stay here to sell herself?A vague idea flashed through my mind, but I couldn't think of what it was for a while.

Fulin had been staring at the sedan chair obsessively since the moment he heard the voice of the person in the sedan chair, but Tu Hai was very vigilant and guarded the surroundings. He found that both the gangsters and the guards all had good martial arts foundation.

"I asked you to buy her for 30 taels?" This time she asked the big guy.

"Huh! It's great to have money, I won't let you go, let's see what you can do!!" The big man was shameless, and the sedan chair fell silent. Just when Xiaoyou began to despair, the curtain was lifted. When she got up, a light-yellow figure came out of the sedan chair, and the guards surrounded her nervously.

When she raised her head, everyone's eyes widened, and there was a gasp from time to time, and Fulin was addicted to it from the first sight.

The perfect and impeccable facial features are more delicate than orchids, and less gaudy than peonies. Coupled with that charming and charming demeanor, the whole person is like a fairy in the moon palace who came stepping on the water.

Qing Ru was already considered extremely beautiful, but she was still not as good as her.

"If I insist on taking her away, what do you do?" The woman didn't even look at the big man, and bent down to help Xiaoyou who was kneeling on the ground. At this time, the guards retreated to her sides.Xiao You, who was kneeling on the ground and crying, suddenly had a gleam of joy in his eyes, and jumped up from the ground suddenly, and grabbed the woman's throat with his right hand like lightning.

And those bullies and the peddlers on both sides nearby, even including the corpse of the so-called father, got up from the ground, took out their weapons and killed several of them before the guards could react.

While these dazzling things were happening, there were three more 'Caution' sounds almost simultaneously.

The first sound was made by Fulin, who reminded the unsuspecting woman, and at the same time he rushed over.

The second sound was that Qingru couldn't help exclaiming when she saw Fulin rushing into the shadow of swords and swords.

The last one was Tu Hai, who stomped his feet angrily without pulling Fulin, and without talking nonsense, drew out the soft sword at his waist to kill Fulin.In case the master has any accidents, don't say he is alone, I am afraid that the nine clans are not enough to punish.

Seeing that the beautiful woman was about to die here, Fulin happened to arrive. The situation was critical. He thought about putting his hand in front of her neck and saving her life in time, but his hand was caught by Xiaoyou with several deep lacerations. At the same time, Fulin kicked Xiaoyou to the ground.The Qing Dynasty won the world immediately, how could the emperor of the Qing Dynasty not understand martial arts!

Almost all the guards had been killed during the time of resuscitating the wounded. Although Tu Hai was good at martial arts, his two fists were no match for four hands.

The three of Qingru didn't know martial arts and could only stand by and worry. At some point, those who besieged Fulin and the others all wore a red flower, and Qingru's pretty face turned pale immediately, and blurted out: "Luo Be careful, son, they are members of the Red Flower Society!"

Fulin was struggling to dodge the woman in his arms, and when he heard the word "Safflower Society", his face became extremely ugly, and while resisting the attack that was coming in madly, he shouted at Fulin: "Master, go away, This slave is protecting you!" Never let the Red Flower Society rebels know the identity of the master.

Fulin didn't talk nonsense, grabbed a knife and fought and retreated under the cover of Tuhai. At this moment, there were only two guards left, and all of them were scarred and couldn't last long.

The members of the Red Flower Society were not willing to let them break through. One of the leaders pointed at the woman in Fulin's arms and yelled at the others: "Don't let the daughter of E Shuo's dog thief escape. Kill her! The Red Flower is over place, clear to tomorrow!"

As soon as he drank it, all the people ran to drink: "Where the red flower is, clear to Minghui! Red flower, clear to Minghui!" They all rushed over like crazy, and Fulin was suddenly in danger.

Qingru's heart was about to jump out of the sidelines, if it wasn't for the two maids who stopped her stubbornly, she would have rushed up, no matter how smart she was, no matter how talented she was, she would face these traitors for a while. I can't think of a way to do it.

The master is in danger, Tu Hai's anxious eyes were red, and he wanted to go all out with a low growl. At this critical moment, more than a dozen masked people appeared on the street and rushed to them, tearing at the people of the Red Flower Society. Killing, all of them have high martial arts skills and are not under Tuhai. With their joining, the traitors of the Red Flower Society were quickly wiped out. The girl named Xiaoyou fell into a pool of blood unwillingly, staring at The woman in Fulin's arms refused to close her eyes, her eyes were filled with endless resentment, she could not avenge her father's hatred in the end, hate...

After the danger was eliminated, Tu Hai, who had many colors on his body, stood loyally behind Fulin.

Those masked people bowed silently to Fulin and immediately scattered away. Fulin stared gloomyly at the direction they retreated, his face was cloudy and cloudy. No need to ask, these people must have been sent by him to follow him, hum ! .

Seeing that all the culprits were slaughtered, the woman finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she was still nestled in the arms of a strange man, her face was full of shame, she hurriedly broke free, and said to Fulin with a very grateful blessing: "Dong E Xianglan Thank you son for saving your life!"

(End of this chapter)