Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 189
Li Dequan was standing under the corridor of Guanlan Pavilion at the moment, accompanying the emperor to watch the rain scene.

The emperor said that he was watching the rain scene, but he clearly had a sad face.

Ever since he knew that Concubine Tong Gui sent someone to Nianxin Garden to invite the concubine Qin to pay her respects to the emperor, he has always stood by the corridor.

As if waiting for someone.

In the past, when the emperor came to Tsinghua Garden, he lived in the main hall. Since last autumn, Chen Wenxin was lucky to live in Guanlan Pavilion, and this year the emperor himself lived here.

The emperor didn't live in the main hall, so naturally no one dared to live in it, so the main hall was empty there.

"Young people listen to Yuge upstairs, the red candles are dimmed, and the tents are dimmed. The middle-aged listen to the rain in the boat, the river is wide and the clouds are low, and the broken wild goose is called the west wind."

The emperor recited in disbelief, "Now listening to the rain, the monk is under the roof, and the temples are full of stars. Sorrows and joys are always merciless, before the first step, every drop until dawn."

Although Li Dequan was not very proficient in writing and ink, he could still hear that this poem was not well-intentioned.

What kind of monk's house, ruthless, the emperor must have realized it, right?
He remembered that the late Emperor Shunzhi had become a monk, so he even named him Xingchi.

The first emperor left early again, leaving only a few heirs.

If the emperor learns from the first emperor who escaped into Buddhism, how good would it be?

He hurriedly persuaded the emperor, "Why is the emperor so sad? It's raining so hard, I'm afraid the concubine Qin won't be able to come tonight."

Chen Wenxin was afraid of the heat, and the sedan chair in Nianxin Garden could not be carried into Tsinghua Garden, the emperor expected that she would not come during the day.

So he has been waiting since last night until tonight, but he still hasn't seen her.

Do you want to go to Nianxin Garden to see her in person?

Then this play is not enough.

The emperor sighed, feeling restless.

A young eunuch was drenched in the rain, walked outside the courtyard of Guanlan Pavilion, and said something to the guarding eunuch.

Then the guarding eunuch came in, took a look at Li Dequan, and let him in.

The little eunuch walked in quickly, seeing the emperor on the porch, he was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground.

"Your Majesty forgives the crime, but the servant has something important to report, and it is not intentional to be rude in front of the imperial court."

The little eunuch wanted to sue Li Dequan, but he was filthy from the rain, it was a serious crime for the emperor to see him.

It can only be said that there is an urgent matter to report to the emperor, so that the emperor will not be able to pursue his misconduct before the imperial court.

The emperor nodded slightly, Li Dequan understood, and impatiently said to the little eunuch: "Come here soon, let's see what you look like? If it weren't for the emperor's benevolence, there would be no room for you to talk, and you would have been dragged out to beat the board a long time ago!"

The emperor doesn't care, he can't treat this impolite little eunuch nicely.

Otherwise, if things go on like this, the rules in front of the emperor will not be messed up?
Therefore, he clearly saw that this was the little eunuch he knew well, and he still didn't have a good look at him.

The little eunuch stood on the porch, he didn't care to wipe off the rainwater on his body, and hurriedly said: "The slave just passed by the main hall, thinking that the emperor doesn't live there, so he boldly sheltered from the rain under the eaves over there."

"I didn't expect to see a dispute between Concubine Tong and Concubine Qin in the corridor not far away."

As soon as the emperor heard the words Qinpin Niangniang, he hurriedly asked: "How is Qinpin Niangniang?"

The little eunuch reported back to the emperor in detail, saying how the little lock reprimanded Chen Wenxin and how he shone the lamp on her face.

And how Tong Guifei punished her to kneel in the rain, and even how Bai Lu escaped, they all explained clearly.

The reason he saw it so clearly was because Li Dequan had already revealed to his trusted eunuchs that he had to pay special attention to the affairs of the concubine Qin.

Although he didn't know, was it because the emperor cared about her, or did the emperor want to monitor her?
He can't control so much, he only knows that he should pay more attention to the matter of meeting the concubine Qin, and then report to Li Dequan.

What Li Dequan meant was probably what the emperor meant, and everyone knew this in their hearts.

The emperor frowned when he heard this, "You mean, Concubine Qin is still kneeling in the heavy rain?"

The little eunuch thought for a while, nodded and said, "When the servant left, the empress was indeed still kneeling in the rain."

The emperor was furious, "This Concubine Tong, this Concubine Tong is really getting bolder! Li Dequan, hurry up and prepare the sedan chair, I want to go there in person!"

Li Dequan was so frightened that he hastened to give orders, the emperor is now in a rage, and staying in front of him is only to be scolded.

He winked at the little eunuch, who followed behind him knowingly.

"Don't worry, the emperor will reward you when he's exhausted."

Li Dequan was walking, looking at the little eunuch while talking.

The little eunuch was delighted by it, as long as the emperor didn't take his anger out on him, and rewarded him?

That's right, the emperor is going to save the concubine Qin, he is a person of meritorious service in tipping off the news, no wonder he wants to give a reward.

It seems that the emperor still loves the concubine Qin very much...

Let's say that Bai Lu was running staggeringly in the rain, the rain blurred her vision, and she wiped her eyes while running.

Finally saw the corner gate where the two gardens joined, the eunuch guarding the garden saw him and stopped her.

"Who? Dare to run here for nothing."

Bai Lu wiped her face, revealing her rain-covered face.

"I am Bai Lu who is next to Mistress Qin. My mistress ordered me to go back to the Garden of Mind if something urgent happened. Let me go there quickly."

The little eunuch had just received Bai Lu's reward, and he was very generous, so he naturally remembered.

"So it's Aunt Lu, please come in."

Just as Bai Lu was about to go in, she heard a shout from behind, "Stop her, stop her quickly!"

This shrill voice was precisely the little lock!

"Elder-in-law, let me in quickly, our master really has something important to do!"

Bai Lu urgently urged the eunuch, and Xiao Suozi rushed up with an umbrella, "I am serving by the imperial concubine's side. The imperial concubine wants to arrest this disrespectful maid, so don't let her in!"

The eunuch guarding the gate hesitated when he heard the words, and Concubine Tong Guifei is now in charge of the harem.

Concubine Tong accompanied the emperor to Tsinghua Garden. Besides the emperor, she was naturally the head of the Tsinghua Garden.

Even if he wanted to let Bai Lu go, he didn't dare to go against Concubine Tong Gui's wishes like this.

What's more, Bai Lu was drenched in the rain, so embarrassed, how could it be that the concubine Qin sent her to do something?

The big palace maid next to the empress, what can she be so anxious to do without even holding an umbrella?

He became more and more suspicious, thinking that Bai Lu's appearance really looked like he was fleeing in fear of crime.

He stopped Bai Lu, and the eunuchs guarding the gate became vigilant, and Bai Lu would never be able to break through even if she tried to force her way.

It's over, no one can save the master...

The little lock caught up and thanked the eunuchs who were guarding the gate first.

"Don't worry, I'll go back and report to the imperial concubine, and your rewards will definitely be indispensable."

The eunuchs guarding the gate were of low rank, so they were naturally inferior to those who served the master.

They politely said to Xiao Suozi: "Don't dare, since the imperial concubine wants someone, how dare we let him go?"

Little Suozi came up to her, and said with a sinister smile in Bai Lu's ear, "Are you running? Although I didn't catch up with you for a while, I know you must go through this door to return to Nianxin Garden."

He divided the manpower into three parts, one part stayed in place to look at Chen Wenxin, and the other part was blocked on the only way leading to Guanlan Pavilion.

This is to prevent Bai Lu from running to the emperor for help.

He himself brought a few people to this corner door.

The emperor has already ignored the concubine Qin, so Bai Lu is more likely to seek help from the Chen family.

The current power of the Chen family in the court cannot be underestimated. Both Chen Xihai and Chen Wenyi, father and son, have the right to face the saint individually.

Chen Wenyi was also ordered to oversee the expansion of the Tsinghua Garden. He walked around in the Tsinghua Garden to rescue the concubine Qin. I am afraid that even the emperor would not say much.

Sure enough, he stopped Bai Lu at this corner door.

It's really stupid to think about this concubine Qin, she doesn't know how many people to bring with her when she goes out.

What happened today, if there were more loyal servants like Bai Lu, maybe his little lock might not be able to stop them all.

A treacherous smile appeared on his face, and he waved his hand behind him, "Come on, bring Bai Lu to the imperial concubine."

A few eunuchs behind came up to grab Bai Lu, but Bai Lu struggled and shouted, "I'm not disrespectful, you let me go and let me go back!"

She was a weak woman, facing several young and healthy eunuchs, she didn't know where she got the strength to freeze in place for a while.

Bai Lu yelled towards the corner door, "Second Master, Second Master, save our master, our master is in trouble! Second Master!"

Hearing her yelling, Little Suozi hurriedly yelled, "Quick, shut her mouth up, don't let her yell!"

The little eunuchs were in a dilemma, they were followed from the palace, they were different from the ignorant slaves like Xiao Suozi.

According to the rules in the palace, slaves also have ranks.

For a grand maid like Bai Lu who is in charge of the affairs of the first palace, they should all be called aunts.

How dare you cover her mouth?He didn't even dare to pull her too hard.

If she accidentally tore her clothes or something, the maids are all the emperor's women, they can't afford such a serious crime.

That is to say, the little Suozi who was serving in the Tsinghua Garden, fell in love with Concubine Tong, and treated Bai Lu boldly like this.

He had previously slapped Bai Lu without authorization, and even kicked Bai Shuang.

My darling, if this is investigated after the fact, the imperial concubine will be fine, and Xiao Suozi will definitely die.

So the eunuchs who came out of the palace, even though their status was higher than Xiao Suozi, did not refute his intentions.

Let Xiao Suozi take the lead, and when he is investigated in the future, Xiao Suozi will also bear the guilt.

Bai Lu kept yelling toward the other side of the corner door, "Second Master, Master is in trouble, Second Master, save Master quickly! Second Master!"

She yelled here, maybe there would be nearby servants in the Nianxin Garden on the other side heard it, and could go and inform Chen Wenyi.

This is her only hope, otherwise, tonight, she is afraid that the master will be in danger.

Seeing this, Xiao Suozi stepped forward and covered Bai Lu's mouth forcefully.

Bai Lu struggled hard, kept turning her head to avoid his hand, and only called Er Ye in her mouth.

"Second Master!"

Her body was dragged back forcefully by the small lock, and seeing that she was getting farther and farther away from the corner door, she uttered one last mournful call.

Lei Gong stopped roaring, and Lightning also stopped clamoring.

The heavy rain continued, falling relentlessly on her face.

Her voice was very sharp in the silent rainy night, as if she wanted to tear apart the night and create a ray of light...

(End of this chapter)