Empress Xiao Zhaoren in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 122

Xuanye has feelings for Concubine Yi.But this relationship is more of a brother-sister relationship than a husband-wife relationship.In Xuan Ye's eyes, Tong Shi will always be the slug who will never grow up behind him, and cannot be regarded as a woman in the true sense.

But one night, he suddenly realized that this little cousin had grown up.After dinner that day, he and the fourth elder brother drew for a while and played two games of chess, before it was too late.Concubine Yi saw that it was late, so she came over to urge the two younger ones to go to bed.They were still young at that time, not long after entering the study, and it was very hard to get up early every day.Xuan Ye was a little bit unsatisfied, but seeing Concubine Yi's stern face, he had to compromise.

He dragged the prince, and concubine Yi hugged the fourth elder brother, first sent the prince back to the house, and then sent the fourth elder brother back to the room.The difference from just sending the prince back to the room is that Concubine Yi went into the fourth elder brother's room and didn't leave.The fourth elder brother covered his face and said, "Er Niang is ashamed, watch her take off her clothes!"

Concubine Yi smiled slightly and said, "Not only do I want to see you undress, but I also want to undress you!" Then she went up to pick off Yinzhen's clothes.

Xuan Ye stood aside with a smile and watched their mother and son play.

Yinzhen wrinkled his small face, as if he had suffered some great grievance.Concubine Yi ignored her completely, and concentrated on unbuttoning Yinzhen's buttons.

Xuan Ye couldn't help laughing and said: "Jing Lin, what are you doing, I'm still watching, you just take off other men's clothes?"

Concubine Yi touched one side of Yinzhen's bald head, and said disapprovingly, "He's still young, what kind of man is he?"

"Hey!" The fourth elder brother stood up from the bed and said unconvinced, "Er Niang can't look down on people just because I'm young!"

Concubine Yi said helplessly: "Okay, okay, our fourth elder brother is an upright man, are you satisfied?" After finishing speaking, she still undressed Yinzhen as if nothing had happened.

Yinzhen was so angry that his face was puffy, he pushed Concubine Yi away and said, "Don't bother me, I will do it myself!" After speaking, he took off his outer robe as if he was going to die heroically, and rolled into the quilt in his middle coat .

Concubine Yi turned off the lights and pulled Xuan Ye out, only then did she remember to blush: "I made the emperor laugh."

Xuan Ye said with a half smile but not a smile: "You seem to be particularly partial to the fourth elder brother."

Concubine Yi shook her head and explained: "The concubine does this because the prince is more worry-free. Brother Si loves reading too much, and sometimes he only sleeps for an hour or two. The concubine really can't see it. You have to stare at him to sleep before you can rest assured. He is still young, and his body will suffer..."

Xuan Ye lowered his eyes and looked at her quietly without speaking, but his eyes gradually became gentle.

For the first time, he realized that this little cousin he had never looked at before had grown up.Not only that, she no longer needs other people's care, and she is still taking care of others wholeheartedly.

Xuan Ye didn't know that Concubine Yi had tolerance in her heart, and thought that Concubine Yi took care of his two sons wholeheartedly because of herself.The thought of this made me even more moved, and I couldn't help hugging Concubine Yi.

Sometimes men don't need to have much liking for this woman to be emotional, as long as they are driven by similar factors such as being moved, it is enough to make them tempted.

Especially a man like Xuan Ye.

Concubine Yi was held in his arms in panic, and returned to the Nuan Pavilion where she lived.Xuan Ye lowered his head and kissed her jade-like skin, imprinting some traces of ambiguity.

Before this, they had a few unsuccessful experiences. Concubine Yi fell into the red, but Xuan Ye was not released in her body.Because Concubine Yi couldn't bear it, she pretended to be sick on purpose, and Xuan Ye was so frightened that she had to let her go back.

But this time, Xuan Ye finally entered her body smoothly and was satisfied in her body.

It's just because Xuan Ye is not the only one who is distracted and infatuated tonight, but also Tong Jinglin who can't control the emptiness deep in his heart.

Life alone is really hard.Even if she paralyzed herself with the complicated affairs in the harem and exhausted all her energy to take care of the two princes, she still couldn't get rid of this emptiness.

If this near-death thrill freed her from the endless void, even if it was just for a moment, even if they both imagined each other as someone else, she would have no regrets.

Because if she continues to be lonely like this, she thinks she might collapse.

In this place where there is no Ronghuang, no Rongruo, no friendship, no love, she can't stand being alone anymore.

There are not many such cases, because most of the time Concubine Yi is quite resistant to Xuan Ye's approach.In this way, nearly ten years passed before Concubine Yi finally became pregnant.

The prince and Yinzhen were eagerly looking forward to the arrival of this little guy.It's a pity that Concubine Yi's daughter left forever not long after she came to this cold world.

It was the 22nd year of Kangxi, and Tong Jinglin, who had become an imperial concubine, almost went blind from crying.In the same year, the imperial concubine Niu Hulu became pregnant and gave birth to ten princes.

Concubine Yi's body was getting weaker and weaker. She only thought it was because of her weakness and shock after childbirth, but she didn't expect Rong Xin's poison to have an effect.

As the days passed, the fourth elder brother's sensibility and consideration made Concubine Yi gradually come out of the pain of losing her daughter.Originally thought that she would spend this life peacefully in this way, but did not expect that in the 23rd year of Emperor Kangxi's southern tour, he met a woman who was very similar to Rong Huang on the way.

Concubine Yi immediately guessed that the person was Rong Huang.But no matter how the emperor pressed him in every possible way, even threatened her with his fourth elder brother, and tempted her with the long-awaited flag-raising event that her father and brother had coveted, Concubine Yi still kept her mouth shut.

That day the emperor asked her, "Do you understand the feeling of wanting to die instead of your sweetheart?"At that time she did not answer.But who would have known that her heart was turning so many times, just for such a deeply loved person?
She loves Rongruo so much that she wished she could die instead of him.

Therefore, she would never say anything unfavorable to Rong Ruo and Rong Huang.She thought that once Kangxi knew the truth, not only would the Niuhulu and Nalan families be ruined, but her Xiaosi would also be ruined.

The fourth elder brother is the queen's direct son, he should have a bright future.If Rong Huang died, Kangxi would only treat Si elder brother doubly well.But what if Rong Huang lived?With Kangxi's character, he will definitely vent his anger on Si Age.

This is the last situation Concubine Yi wants to see.

So she said: "Empress Xiaozhao is no longer alive, please don't embarrass your concubines anymore!"

How determined was her expression then.Concubine Yi couldn't help laughing after thinking about it.

In fact, at that time she thought silently in her heart that she was not lying, Empress Xiao Zhao was indeed gone, but her sister Rong Huang was still alive.Live in a place she doesn't know, in a vast world, and beside the man she loves.

It's not like her, Tong Jinglin, who has no love and no self.

She was sincerely envious of Rong Huang, maybe a little bit jealous, but absolutely not a trace of hatred.Because in Tong Jinglin's heart, in a sense, Rong Huang is the self she wants to be but dare not be.In all fairness, if Rong Ruo proposed to elope with her, would she agree?Since she was young, she who has never been in the sun, who only knows how to play piano and chess, and who dare not disobey her family, does she really dare to flee to the end of the world with her sweetheart?
Of course she didn't dare.Because no matter how much she loves Rongruo, she still lacks the courage to fight everything for him.She wished she could die for him, but she would never die for him.

Concubine Yi couldn't do something, so she chose to help others.

Her health is getting worse and worse.When all the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital were sighing silently, the always taciturn fourth prince brought out a bowl of water from nowhere, and handed it to her, "Emiang, I'll feed you."

Concubine Yi raised her eyes to look at the bowl of clear water, and couldn't help but burst out laughing: "My good boy, do you want to help Er Niang get rid of it as soon as possible after seeing Er Niang suffer too much? I don't need Er Niang to take care of me anymore." As he said that, he was about to snatch the bowl from the fourth elder brother's hand.

Holding the porcelain bowl, Yinzhen took a step back, frowned and said, "What are you thinking about, woman? This is not poison, it's something to save your life."

Concubine Yi looked at him suspiciously.

The fourth elder brother didn't speak any more, but just fed the Lingquan water to Concubine Yi little by little.

Concubine Yi miraculously recovered, and was about to send those imperial doctors back, but was stopped by the fourth elder brother.

At this time Yinzhen was no longer a young child.He has grown up, has been named Baylor, and is still working for his emperor Ama in the court.He understood many things better than Concubine Yi thought.

He said: "Er Niang, you have taken care of me for so many years, I should give you something in return."

Concubine Yi smiled indifferently: "You have already saved my life, so let's take it as a reward."

Yinzhen shook his head: "Do you think I can't see it? You don't have much thought of surviving now. I saved you, I'm afraid you still hate me in your heart."

Concubine Yi smiled wryly and said nothing.

Yinzhen lowered his eyes, and said calmly: "Emiang, you have been an imperial concubine for so many years, and it's time for you to be promoted."

In the 28th year of Kangxi, the imperial concubine Tong Jia was seriously ill.When Concubine Yi was dying, Emperor Kangxi, who had not been reborn for nearly 20 years, finally decreed that Tong Jia, the imperial concubine, was conferred the title of empress.

The newly crowned queen performed a good show with Yinzhen.The empress first recalled the events of the year in front of the emperor, and then took the hand of the fourth elder brother to explain the behind-the-scenes events. The emperor was so angry that he wanted to kill those incompetent imperial doctors.

(End of this chapter)