Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Lan Qi hurriedly greeted her at the door, and the concubines in the main hall also came out to greet her. Only Mrs. Bu was sick, and I hope Xia came to salute and say hello, saying that my master was ill and asked Concubine Wen to forgive me. Concubine Wen is naturally good-natured, so she told her Going back to take care of Mr. Bugui, seeing Concubine Duan in front of her again, she hesitated for a moment, seeing that she was going to sit in the main hall, and finally said: "I want to talk to Mr. Degui for a while, Concubine Duan will sit here later."

Concubine Duan immediately laughed and said: "The concubine is waiting for you to cook tea, my lady please." Then she stood on the side and asked Lan Qi to serve Concubine Wen to sit in the East Palace. After entering the door, he pushed them all out, "I have a talk with your master, I just had tea from Ningshou Palace, no need."

Everyone withdrew, lowered the curtains and closed the door, Concubine Wen looked around, since entering the palace, it was the first time she came back to Zhongcui Palace, the buildings in the palaces were not much different, and the decorations inside were different from person to person, her In the past, under the auspices of her elder sister, the Xianfu Palace was magnificently decorated and decorated, which was very inconsistent with her own preferences. Now she wants to add or subtract some, but every time she sees things and thinks about it, she thinks that it is the elder sister's hard work, and the elder brother at home tells her that she must To support the nobility of the Niu Hulu clan in the palace, so as not to change everything in the original, now Lan Qi's palace is simple, neither luxurious nor too simple, it looks like a person who lives a life address.

Lan Qi and Concubine Wen didn't have much contact. They were sick in Kunning Palace that day, and they didn't talk much. As for the empress entrusting her to take care of Concubine Wen, besides the Empress Dowager and Aunt Su Mala, Huanchun Besides, no one else knew, not even Xuan Ye mentioned it, maybe even Concubine Wen herself would not have thought that she was entrusted to someone else by her sister, so Lan Qi always felt that her sudden arrival today was unusual.

"Is Your Majesty feeling better?" Lan Qi asked, leading her to a seat. There was a bowl of candied date tea warmed in a warm cage on the table, and she poured out a bowl for her. Is it the candied date tea that the Empress Dowager likes?"

Lan Qi smiled and nodded, "Your Majesty also knows?"

"Everyone in the palace knows." Concubine Wen smiled and motioned for Lan Qi to sit down as well. She seemed to like it, and drank another half a bowl of tea before talking, "Dong Yun told me, because the Empress Dowager likes to drink your tea." Tea, what kind of tea do you make in Compassion Ning Palace? What kind of tea is fashionable in the palace. The emperor likes you to read and write. What you wear, you also pay attention to it in the sewing room. There are always some small promises that are always imitating. I heard that even the maids imitate in different ways. Unfortunately, they are all just imitating, the tea they make is not authentic, and they read and write. I hated it within a few days, and as for dressing, if the emperor doesn't pay attention, it's useless no matter how much you bother."

Lan Qi listened silently. Everyone in the palace said that Concubine Wen was as gentle and quiet as her boudoir name. During the days in Kunning Palace, she didn't talk much with Concubine Wen. At most, she probably asked herself in the tea room if the queen was okay. Afterwards, she always shed tears when she opened her mouth, a bit like the nobleman in the past, but when she saw that she dared to argue with Concubine Tong face to face, she knew that she was not like nobleman Tong. Hearing what she said now, I thought in my heart, After all, she is the younger sister of Queen Niu Hulu, and the daughter carefully cultivated by the Niu Hulu family.

"Master, the emperor likes you very much." Concubine Wen said directly, "I just want to ask you something because I know the emperor likes you."

Ever since the door was closed, Concubine Wen has been addressing her as "you and me" behind her, which can be regarded as a friendly attitude, at least to Concubine Duan just now, the young Concubine Wen still called herself Ben Gong, Lan Qi had no reason in her mind Sighing deeply, he asked respectfully: "What is your order, why don't you mention the word 'begging', the concubine should serve you around."

Concubine Wen smiled: "You are the one who serves the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, not to mention that I am young, and I don't need anyone to serve me." She lowered her head and hesitated for a moment, then raised her face, which seemed to be deliberately thickened to show dignity , and then said, "Virtuous man, can you tell the emperor that the affairs of the Sixth Palace cannot be left alone. Although it is safe for Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui to manage it now, it is not a long-term solution. There must always be someone Come out to host, even if everyone still shares their duties, it is better to have a person who keeps his word."

Lan Qi remained calm, asking and answering in her heart, could it be that the young Concubine Wen wants to monopolize the power of the Six Palaces?

Sure enough, when Concubine Wen spoke, she said: "I know that I don't have the ability to rule the harem like my sister, but I think Concubine Tong is the perfect person. Now there are rumors in the palace that I want to compete with Concubine Tong for this position." , I don't bother to care about those gossips, but if it is passed down for a long time, the front and rear palaces will be affected, as concubines, it is the greatest credit for us not to cause trouble for the emperor, isn't it?"

This result surprised Lan Qi, she thought that Xiao Niu Hulu wanted to take over from her sister to be in charge of Feng Yin, but she actually came to ask herself to beg Xuan Ye to give this incomparably glorious power to Concubine Tong Gui.

Concubine Wen looked at Lan Qi with a leisurely smile, and continued: "I don't want you to do anything, but the emperor often comes to see you, if you mention it, just say a few words."

"Concubine... what should I say?" Lan Qi wanted to evade, Xuan Ye lost his temper last time about the third elder brother, if she mentions this kind of thing again this time, I'm afraid Xuan Ye will scold her again Well, she doesn't have to be obedient in front of the emperor, but she shouldn't be involved in such things.

"Just say what I just said." Concubine Wen looked at Lan Qi with a smile, "Then if the emperor asks me next time, I will say that I discussed it with you."

"Your Majesty, what you said..." Lan Qi was very surprised, but she couldn't say anything when she saw Concubine Wen's kind and innocent face. After a while of horror, Bu Guiren always said that Concubine Tong can deal with everything on her face, and it is difficult for the queen to keep silent, and the deceased does not gossip, but this little Niu Hulu in front of him is weak and weak. In her body, there was an aura that she had never felt from Empress Daxing.

She heard from the Empress Dowager that that child was difficult to make a fortune; she heard from Empress Niu Hulu that my sister was too weak; when she saw Concubine Tong domineering and forcing Concubine Wen to kneel on the palace road, she pointed all the harsh words at her...

Could it be that the Concubine Wen she saw was not the same Concubine Wen as the world saw?

"Master, from now on I can only rely on myself." Concubine Wen stood up with a smile, "I still have to sit with Concubine Duan, so you can rest well with the baby in place."

Lan Qi also stood up, watching Concubine Wen go out, Lan Qi's heart was overwhelmed, at the moment she wanted to lift the curtain, she stopped Concubine Wen, the little person turned around to look at her, Lan Qi was blessed Yifu said, "The empress hopes that your life in the palace will be happy."

Concubine Wen's eyelashes fluttered, and she smiled and said, "I know, but I can't help myself, the daughter of our Niu Hulu family is not worthy of a good life."

"My lady..."

"Master, I will not harm you. I will remember you treating my sister like that forever." Concubine Wen's smile showed a bit of sadness, and the aura that made Lan Qi afraid just now disappeared. A chess piece played by the huge family.

The curtain was lifted, Jiaoying left, and the scent of floral perfume came in, which was not suitable for the dry and quiet room. Huanchun followed in, saw the master standing there with a dignified expression, worried for a while, helped him to sit down, and gently stroked the smoothness of the back. Angrily, she persuaded her: "What's the matter, why is the master like this, you have to be good, the Yukui Xiangyue slaves can still handle it, but the green beads and purple jade slaves can't stand it, the Empress Dowager asked them to come Help take care, don't you want to watch your affairs all the time?"

Lan Qi looked at her in a daze: "Luzhu and Ziyu are here to spy on me?"

"Your servant doesn't mean that." Huanchun reproached himself, and explained, "But the Empress Dowager wants to know about your movements all the time, and they both will report the current affairs to her. The Empress Dowager is most afraid of your troubles." It’s better not to worry the old man when the fetal gas is moved.”

Even though Huanchun had many explanations, Lan Qi still wanted to understand that even if there were no green beads and purple jade, there was no place in this palace that could not be seen in the Palace of Compassion and Ning. Concubine Wen came to talk to her in private today. There must be some awareness there. Whether she will report it or not depends on how she chooses. The Empress Dowager loves her, but she can't forget who she is, and she can't forget that in the eyes of the most noble woman in the Qing Dynasty who has gone through three dynasties. , what matters most.

"I thought I was hiding in the palace to raise my baby, so I couldn't get involved with anything." Lan Qi sighed, lowered her head and stroked her stomach, "Good boy, what should I do?"

In the following days, Xuanye would occasionally come to Zhongcui Palace to sit and sit, but it was not as frequent as in the past. Now that there are more concubines, it is inconvenient, and Lan Qi is not easy to walk around casually. Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager asked her to go out for activities after the summer to prepare for the birth. In the past days, she had to be trapped in the Zhongcui Palace, and she couldn't even go to the Qianqing Palace. The number of times she met Xuan Ye was less and less. Others thought it was time for her to add sorrow, but the nobleman felt at ease, because without seeing Xuan Ye, there was no need to say those words.

But Wu Yalanqi was not the only one who was instructed by Concubine Wen for this matter. She went to see Concubine Duan after she came that day, and said almost the same thing. Together with myself, recommending Concubine Tong Gui to act as Fengyin seal to the empress dowager and the emperor, if there are too many people, there will be more right and wrong, as I have heard from the Compassion Ning Palace.

On this day, the empress dowager came to greet her. There was no one else in the palace. The empress dowager mentioned this matter. I won't mention it later, but after she left, she said to Aunt Su Mala: "It is always said that the child is not good, but now it seems that she has to look at her with a pair of eyes. Compared with her sister's arrogance, she It is very different to be willing to get close to the harem, show weakness and be humble, I thought that I would be a person who lives peacefully in the Xianfu Palace, but it seems that Ah Ling and the others have spent a lot of time training the girls."

But the mother said: "Master, don't worry too much. At the beginning, the queen and the noble concubine fought against each other, and they have come over step by step. Now that the Niu Hulu clan wants to stabilize their position in the harem, they can only focus on Concubine Wen, and the empress is also a body." I can't help myself, it would be a good thing if I can check and balance with the imperial concubine. Presumably, the emperor understands all this very well."

The Empress Dowager twirled the beads and closed her eyes, she remembered something, and said, "The women from our Mongolian grasslands are the most real, but it's a pity that Fulin made trouble..."

Mammy didn't answer these words, fearing that it would arouse the sadness of the master, the empress dowager was silent for a while, and then said again: "Is Lan Qi's child's womb safe and sound?"

"The imperial doctor said that after years of recuperation, he has a solid foundation, and a noble person has a cheerful disposition. There is nothing wrong with it. Let you wait for your great-grandson with peace of mind." The nanny finally said something happy, but who knew that the empress dowager said something else "Have you seen the prince these days?"

The nanny was puzzled, but the master continued to say: "What frightened the child? He didn't see the child's nature at such a young age. It was better when he came with the queen during the New Year's festival. Now he has changed back. A four-year-old baby, You will already tremble when you see Xuan Ye, and you won't act like a baby when you see me."

The nanny remained silent, and the atmosphere in the hall was oppressive. It took a long time to hear the Empress Dowager sigh softly: "It's still a mistake to establish a crown prince too early..."

This sentence was said very lightly, and Mammy only heard a few words, and she didn't dare to speculate wildly. Afterwards, she got down to business and talked with Master about the matter of taking charge of the Six Palaces. Since Concubine Wen is showing weakness and evading everywhere, it is not appropriate to force it on her. , but the Empress Dowager didn't like Concubine Tong Guifei at all. Right now, Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui are working together to take care of everything, and An Sheng is still seen in the palace.

When mentioning Wu Sangui's proclaiming emperor, the Empress Dowager also sighed: "Back then when Wu Yingxiong and Wu Shilin were killed, the emperor was really ruthless. Su Mala, do you think our Xuan Ye is more important than Taizong and Fulin?" Like an emperor? Look at the way he dotes on Lan Qi, who can imagine how ruthless he is in killing and decisively, but Xuan Ye's ruthlessness is mostly used in matters of right and wrong, but Fulin is too arbitrary. At Xuan Ye's age, he didn't even know what to do. something happened."

"Why do you always bring up the late emperor today?" Madam Su Mala felt guilty, fearing that the master would be sad again, and called the late emperor like "Fu Lin", which made people feel sad, and changed the topic with a smile, "But I haven't seen the emperor for a long time, are you thinking about it? How about sending someone to accompany you to have a meal, no matter how busy the previous court is, the emperor will still have to eat."

The Empress Dowager seemed to miss her grandson, she nodded in agreement, but when Mammy was about to turn around, she said again: "Don't bother him, he will always come when he wants to."

I didn't want to finish the conversation, so someone from Qianqing Palace came to deliver things, and said that the emperor was coming to eat tonight, so I asked Madam Su Mala to cook some dishes that the emperor loved. : "Look, after all, it was brought up with one hand, and the heart is connected with the heart."

The empress dowager was inexplicably sad, looking up at the sunset outside the window, the soft orange light fell on her face, hiding the kind and friendly wrinkles in the corners of her eyes, the old man said for no reason, "I really don't want to worry about the harem No matter what, the sunset on the Horqin Grassland is the most beautiful."

Mammy was heartbroken, and then went to pick up some of the emperor's favorite dishes, waited for Shengjia to come at night, and greeted him in front of the door, talking about the empress dowager's feelings, Xuan Ye blamed himself for not being filial in front of his grandmother, Mammy Mama said, "In the past, noble people were chatting and laughing in front of me. The empress dowager didn't have the heart to think about it. Since the beginning of the year, the noble people have stopped coming, and the master is thinking wildly when he is idle. The slaves are watching. The master is someone who can't be idle."

"But the emperor's grandmother didn't let her come. I don't even want her to go to the Qianqing Palace. She always says that abortion is important." Xuan Ye smiled helplessly, but then turned around and told Eunuch Li, "Send someone to arrest the noble man. Come on."

The nanny was also happy, and rushed to get someone to carry her own sedan chair. Xuan Ye went to see her grandma first calmly, talked for a while, and when they were about to go to the dining room together, Lan Qi was surrounded by the door. The plump and mellow little pregnant woman bowed to the two of them with a spring breeze, and then moved affectionately beside the Empress Dowager. The old man smiled and said, "Why are you here? Didn't you tell you to have a baby in the house?"

Xuan Ye just smiled: "The grandson called her here, knowing that she is bored in the room, if you don't let her out for a walk, Huanchun and the others are going to be tortured to death by her, so I'm afraid you will worry if you come here. It's reassuring to see."

When she entered the door, the nanny told Lan Qi everything she needed to say. Of course she agreed with what the emperor said, laughing and acting coquettishly for a long time, and it really wiped away the loneliness of the empress dowager. After eating half a bowl of rice, the grandparents and grandchildren went for a walk to digest food, listened to Xuan Ye's story about the previous dynasty, and Lan Qi's story about how she tossed around Huanchun, which made the empress dowager tired. Afterwards, Lan Qi accompanied the mother Mammy personally waited for the sleeping, sat by the side and said a few words, and did not leave the bedroom until the Empress Dowager fell asleep.

When she came out and saw Xuan Ye was still there, the nanny asked why he didn't leave. Everyone knew that the emperor was busy, and he had waited so long tonight. Xuan Ye laughed and said that he was afraid that someone would notify him when he left, which would arouse the loneliness of his grandmother, so he waited. They came out and left, before the mother could chat and joke, the little nobleman asked proudly: "Does the emperor want to wait for the concubines to leave together?"

Immediately she was twisted by Xuan Ye, and the nanny was overjoyed, and sent the two of them out all the way, and said to Xuan Ye: "Slaves shouldn't have said those things, but the master is old, so it is inevitable that he will be lonely and sad. It’s good to visit the old grandmother often, even if you come to complain that you are too troublesome, you will be very happy if you say so.”

Xuan Ye understood that grandma was getting old, and if she stayed with her for one more day, she would lose one day. Thinking about it, Lan Qi couldn't help being moved. Seeing that the tip of Mammy's nose was also red, Lan Qi quickly interrupted the conversation, and Xuan Ye said that she would send her back. Now the season of late spring is the coolest and most pleasant, Lan Qi also said that it is best to go for a walk after eating too much at night.

I don't remember when was the last time we walked hand in hand in the night like this, Xuanye is getting more and more busy, the days in the palace change year after year, and Lan Qi is often in a trance, as if time has not passed, but goes round and round, at this moment the two Walking on the road where they used to walk hand in hand made her feel even more like this.

"Wu Sangui is seriously ill." Walking slowly, Xuan Ye happily said these words, "That old fox will not live long, and when San Francisco is settled, I will go on a tour, so I can take a good look around my country."

Lan Qi looked at him and asked: "The emperor didn't tell the empress dowager the good news just now, because he didn't want to mention life and death in front of the empress dowager?"

Xuan Ye was relieved, raised his hand and kissed lightly on the back of his hand, the breath of the skin was so familiar, he couldn't help kissing again, Lan Qi withdrew her hand shyly, "It's on the palace road, the bright lights are shining, and there are people coming from afar Anyone can see it."

"I kiss my own wife, is it shameful?" Xuan Ye laughed, but he didn't embarrass her, and walked forward arm in arm, but she didn't know the shock in Lan Qi's heart. She was thinking, Xuan Ye said "wife", Was it an emotional slip of the tongue, or...

"Lan Qi, I'm thinking, when you give birth to the child, whether it's a little brother or a little princess, how about putting it in the Palace of Compassion and Ning to raise it?" Xuan Ye said this, which made Lan Qi's heart even hotter. The emperor continued, "The emperor's grandmother once said that she did not want to take care of the children for me. I knew she was afraid that there would be a distinction between elder brothers and princesses. After all, children raised in the Palace of Compassion and Ning can be looked up to. But Mammy is right. Although the imperial grandmother is old, the more idle she is, the more she thinks wildly. She puts your child under her knees and raises it. You often come to serve me. You can do my filial piety and take care of me. child."

When Xuan Ye was talking, he looked back at her, but saw tears in her eyes, and called the little eunuch to take a lantern to illuminate her face clearly, but he turned his head away and rubbed his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Xuan Ye asked.

"The concubine is happy." Lan Qi responded.

"Why are you happy..." Xuan Ye wanted to ask again, but before he finished speaking, he already had the answer in his heart, so he couldn't help pulling Lan Qi closer and said, "I don't want you to bear that grievance, even if you don't say it, what do you think?" , I also understand."

The joy in Lan Qi's heart was hard to describe, she didn't feel that she could enjoy the emperor's favor, but believed that only if she was good, could she live up to Xuan Ye's love for her.

Xuan Ye said with a smile: "Your careful thinking is too insignificant compared to the imperial court. If I can't even satisfy these, how can I take charge of the family and the country?" I can't help but think of Lan Qi who said to herself that day, the dignified emperor can afford the country , It’s nothing to take the blame once, the smile in the eyes is even thicker, I want to hug Lan Qi, but she is held back by her bulging belly, I was shocked and let go, and touched happily, "Why are you so big, you Dangling in clothes, I still can't see clearly."

"It's not too big. Mr. Bu Gui couldn't bend his waist anymore in the next few months." The two continued to walk forward, and the night breeze was very comfortable. When he was about to approach, a group of people came from the front, both sides were lit and they couldn't see each other clearly, the people on the emperor's side had already stepped forward to scold them, when the people on the other side came to the front, the lanterns were gathered and they could see clearly on both sides, it was actually Wen The concubine brought Dongyun and the others here, and the Xianfu Palace was to the west, so no matter how wandering Concubine Wen was, she shouldn't have come here.

But I heard her say: "The concubine had dinner with the concubine Duan and nobleman Bu in Zhongcui Palace and was about to go back. I didn't expect to meet the emperor and the nobleman."

With an indescribable feeling in her heart, Lan Qi saluted her respectfully, while Xuan Ye said, "It's late at night, we should go back earlier."