Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"Is the emperor looking at the little brother?" Aunt Su Ma saw that Xuan Ye was a little bit overwhelmed, knowing that her mood was too ups and downs to be relieved for a while, distressed and emotional, she led him into the main hall to sit.

Not long after, a nurse came to hold the little elder brother. The gray-red baby's skin was wrinkled, his eyes were tightly closed, and he couldn't see what it looked like, but the tip of his nose was shaped like Lan Qi, and his mumbling mouth was gathered into a dot. , I don't know who it looks like, Xuan Ye finally smiled, and asked Mammy: "Is this child more like Lan Qi?"

Mammy just smiled: "They all look alike."

He didn't dare to hug her too much, for fear of hurting the baby, and when the nurse took it again, he asked the nanny again: "Is Lan Qi okay, is she awake? Why don't you wake her up, just in case..."

"The imperial doctor said that the empress Debi is very strong and can bear hardships. Although the imperial physician and Mrs. Wen were scared to death, the empress survived by herself. But she survived it, but she suffered a lot I'm so distressed." The more she said, the more moved she was, seeing Lan Qi trying her best just now, she was no longer the one who told her to miss her mother-in-law when she gave birth at the beginning of the previous year, and she was usually sweet and soft Seeing that the gentle and lovely person who is happy all day long has such amazing courage and courage, she firmly said to herself that she will definitely be born.

"Slave to talk too much, don't be angry with the emperor." The nanny dismissed the people around her, and said softly to Xuan Ye, "The emperor will love Debi Empress even more in the future, but it is too detrimental for a woman to have a child. Half a year after finishing the fourth elder brother, I had the sixth elder brother again, although it is a blessing that the mother is in good health, but no matter how good the body is, it cannot withstand tossing, the emperor should be more careful when he loves the empress in the future."

Xuan Ye blushed slightly, the nanny was the one who took care of him since he was a child, so it was natural to say these words, but the young emperor would inevitably be shy, and lowered his head and smiled innocently: "I know."

The mother was pleased, and reminded again: "What is the emperor not rewarding? And the name of the little elder brother should also be ordered? You are busy here, and the slaves are going to return to the Palace of Compassion. The Empress Dowager must be anxious." .”

Only then did Xuanye think of her grandmother, and hurriedly said: "I will sit down for a while, and see if she wakes up and wants to say a few words through the door, Mammy is assured that I will not go in, and I will go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to congratulate the imperial grandmother in a while. .”

The mother was very relieved, and left two capable maids behind. When she went out and walked through the Chengqian Palace, she saw the noble concubine leading the fourth elder brother coming out. The fourth elder brother staggered and walked well. , Concubine Tong only smiled: "The sun is good, I will take the fourth elder brother out for a walk to bask in the sun."

Momo listened and asked the noble concubine and the fourth elder brother to go first. She stood there and watched the back of the mother and son leaving, and sighed in her heart. If the imperial concubine led the fourth elder brother to the Yonghe Palace at this moment, the emperor would be happy, why did she insist? Sitting high in the clouds, even if you ask yourself how the Yonghe Palace is, the people who live next door are so out of the way, if the emperor sees it, it may not be chilling.

Ben's good mood was slightly affected, and the nanny returned to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to return to her life. How long have the master and servant been together, and the Empress Dowager knew what she was hiding when she looked at her. She was worried that Lan Qi was not good and they kept it from herself. After repeated questioning, the nanny said: "The maidservant is thinking of Concubine Tong. There was such a big commotion in the Yonghe Palace today. Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui sent maids to watch over her, but Concubine Gui lived nearby and didn't hear or hear anything." It’s all right to ask, when the servant came back and saw her leading the fourth elder brother to bask in the sun, and clearly saw the servant coming out of the Yonghe Palace, he didn’t ask a single question. The servant was worried that the imperial concubine’s behavior would make the emperor unhappy sooner or later. I'm afraid I didn't let it go, if something really happened, it would disappoint the kindness of Empress De Concubine, and the child would be snatched here and there, it would be meaningless."

The Empress Dowager was also not very happy, but after thinking quietly for a while, she still comforted the nanny and said: "Xuan Ye is indeed very worried about this matter, but I can trust Lan Qi, since she wants to give the child to the imperial concubine herself, I will never let the emperor come back again, there is nothing wrong with the concubine being mediocre now, it is better for the imperial concubine to focus on the child than to mess around like before."

Seeing the master Duran, the nanny stopped thinking about it, and smiled and asked the empress dowager to reward her. Not long after, there was news that the sixth elder brother had bestowed the name Yinzuo, and sure enough, within an hour, there were relatives and nobles. When the old officials asked to see the Empress Dowager, Aunt Su Mala stopped them all, and invited them to the Qianqing Palace to wait for the emperor, saying that the emperor is no longer the emperor, so don't bother with the Cining Palace.

Xuan Ye was also prepared to be asked the child's name by the courtiers. After leaving the Yonghe Palace, he had no time to see his grandmother, so he went straight to the Qianqing Palace to talk with several ministers behind closed doors. After all, he is not the first emperor, he has the prince of the East Palace, the word "Zuo" means blessing more, as for another meaning, depending on what people think, naturally there are concerns about the succession of the throne between him and the empress dowager.

And when the child had a name, the frail mother was still in a coma. Lan Qi slept until the evening when the sun was shining brightly. When she woke up, her body was weak and her mind was blank. After the severe pain, her body seemed to be reborn again. Staring blankly at Huanchun in front of the window, she was called several times before she finally woke up, and asked at the first sentence: "Where is the child?"

She knew that she had a difficult childbirth, and her courage and hard work at that time have become very blurred now. She hardly remembers whether she gave birth to this child or not. It was suddenly turning back from the darkness to the world.

"Little elder brother is sleeping well in the cradle." Huan Chun turned sideways and pointed to the back, "Little elder brother is very healthy, master don't worry, but you are too weak, you need to take good care of it .”

Lan Qi asked her to bring a cushion, and sat up on it. Her soft body was weak, and she couldn't hold a bowl even after drinking water and medicine. She was in a good mood and kept looking at the cradle not far away. Smiling, hoping that the child would wake up so that he could hug her and let her have a look.

But at night when the sixth elder brother finally woke up and was crying and feeding, his mother-in-law fell asleep again, and the mother and son couldn't see each other properly. Fortunately, Lan Qi recovered very well after sleeping for a day and a night, and finally had the strength to wake up the next afternoon Yinzuo was hugged in his arms, but the person who had been strong all this time suddenly burst into tears. At that moment, Madam Su Ma came, and seeing this scene, she knew that she was missing the fourth elder brother.

After the nursing mother was fed and coaxed to sleep, the nanny asked the cradle to be placed by the bed so that the concubine could watch at any time. After all the irrelevant people left, the nanny comforted her: "At least the sixth elder brother can stay here for a long time. By your side, the fourth elder brother is also taken care of by the imperial concubine wholeheartedly, so please don't be sad, crying during confinement is not good for your eyes."

Lan Qi was only moved for a moment, thinking of the twelve days after the birth of Yinzhen, she spent time with her child day and night, and thinking of Yinzhen eating her own mother's milk, she couldn't help shedding tears.And this time when Yinzuo was born, she still had no milk on the second day, and she didn't know if the medicine for breastfeeding after the first child was broken, or if it was too exhausting during childbirth, even the wet nurse said that it would be difficult, this She was even more sad that the child who could be raised by her side couldn't get her own mother's milk, and this was against the rules, so she couldn't say it out loud.

The mother said again: "Your Majesty, take good care of it for a month or two. When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, the Empress Dowager has been thinking about the flowers and plants in the garden all year round. At that time, she will accompany the Empress Dowager to live in the garden for a while. It is more suitable for rest and recuperation there." .”

Lan Qi smiled softly: "Leave the emperor in the palace?"

The nanny and her were less scruples, and they leaned closer and said intimately: "Your Majesty naturally wants to serve the emperor, but in the past six months, you have to be careful, in order to keep your health healthy for a long time, not to mention that this time it is difficult to give birth, so don't put your body to sleep." It’s okay to raise it well.”

Lan Qi's face was flushed, and she could hear a word or two of ugly words when she was pregnant, but she really didn't go out of her way to serve Xuan Ye, and Xuan Ye loved her more than anyone else, how could she want her to get close to him with her belly out? For more than half a year, she worked hard carrying the child, and Xuan Ye endured it and worked hard, but now that the nanny has to take good care of her body, she can't help but feel sorry for Xuan Ye, and even more narrow-minded, just nestled in the nanny's arms and smirked .

It's just that there is still one thing in her mind that she can't fully understand after all. Xuan Ye's previous words also avoided the most important meaning. After chatting with Mammy for a long time, Lan Qi still couldn't help asking.

Aunt Su Mala heard about the question of asking the name of the sixth elder brother, and knew that the concubine De had read many books under the guidance of the emperor in these years and would not understand this word. Seeing that there was no one around, she said softly: You shouldn't have said these words, so you forget them after hearing them, and don't keep them in your heart."

Lan Qi listened to Nanny's explanation in a daze, and realized that she was still too immature. How could she never have imagined that although there was a prince in Yuqing Palace, he was still a child. Even if he grew up in the future, he didn't know that he would meet What, if one day the crown prince disappears, the royal inheritance will have to choose a new one, and Xuan Ye...

"You don't need to worry about these things. Your responsibility is to serve the emperor and the prince well. There are a few empresses in the palace who can take care of these things on themselves, but if you get entangled like that, you can't do what you should do well. You shouldn't What you do is messed up, and I’m afraid you won’t be able to achieve anything in the end.” Madam Su Mala instructed Lan Qi earnestly, “Your Majesty needs to be smarter, but how I lived in the past will be how I will live in the future. People have said it, but they didn't hold back. You should know that your man is the monarch of the world."

Lan Qi nodded vigorously. At the beginning, she thought of the pride of Xuanye's monarch and emperor, so she didn't reject the name "Yinzuo". She accepts everything according to the order, not because she is not humble, nor because she is arrogant, she just doesn't want to let others down, why can't she bear it innocence, and if she is cowardly, where does she want to put the mind of the person who cares for her?As for what irrelevant people think of her, she doesn't care.

On the third day after giving birth, the sixth elder brother went to Xisan. In the past, the empress dowager went to see the little princess, but this time she did not come to the Yonghe Palace. Instead, the empress dowager came with the fifth elder brother in her arms, so all the concubines dared to join in the fun.

The fifth elder brother was only two months old, and there was no big difference between the two brothers. The queen mother was very happy, and said to Lan Qi: "They are older on one side, and they must be closer than the other brothers. You can Don't always hide the sixth elder brother in the Yonghe Palace, let their brothers be together more."

"The concubine is so stingy. If the queen mother is partial to the fifth elder brother in the future, the minister will not bring the sixth elder brother to play." Lan Qi giggled, and was reprimanded by the queen mother, "I will take the sixth elder brother away too, see You are not stingy."

The two mothers were having a good time chatting and laughing. The concubines Rong and Concubine Duan came in outside and said that the queen mother would not go to eat after the banquet was set up. Others dared not move their chopsticks. After a few coaxing with Concubine Duan, Lan Qi begged them to take care of the others for her, and then she backed out.

Concubine Duan gently pulled Concubine Rong when she went out, and asked in a low voice, "Sister looked at the two children just now, she seemed to be in a bad mood."

"It's nothing bad, it's just emotion." Concubine Rong straightened the bloodstone skewer hanging on her chest, lowered her head and said, "I've come here again and again, leaving Yinzhi and Rongxian behind, and I'm afraid there will be nothing in the future Opportunity, I feel a little uncomfortable."

Concubine Duan supported her and said: "Sister is already very lucky. Although I shouldn't say these words, concubine De is very lucky. I don't know what her physique is or how long she can bear it. Don't think about us like this." , I’m afraid that once you press it down, there will be nothing left.”

Concubine Rong nodded and said: "That's not the case, she is not the same person, she was born to be rich and honored."

When talking, Concubine Hui came from the front and said with a smile: "Sisters are waiting impatiently. They said that you are going to invite the queen mother, but why didn't you come yourself, and let me come to see, and they are all waiting for wine."

"Eating wine in broad daylight, what should I do if I get drunk and make a fool of myself?"

A few people chatted and laughed, no matter what the relationship is with each other now, there is always politeness on the face, today I came to congratulate Liu elder brother Xisan, the banquet given by the empress dowager, headed by concubine Hui and concubine Rong, and the rest of the nobles Chang Zai promised to come quite a lot, Bugui and Dai promised have always been the guests of the Yonghe Palace, and of course they are also there today, and Dai promised to be even more precious with his body, and they didn't expect that Angui would come, so they rushed Lai and Dai promised to get close, but Bugui wanted to be sarcastic and was stopped by Dai Jiashi.

Besides, Mrs. Bugui didn't want to see Dai Jiashi for a while, but she didn't change her appearance when she was pregnant. She was a soft-hearted person, and after listening to Lan Qi's persuasion, she let go of her guard and was willing to get close. After all, they are as close as a family, and they have a good friend in Yonghe Palace, which is the most enviable place in the palace today. Thinking about that many years ago, that Wang Momo despised Buguiren as useless and complained that Zhongcui Palace had a hard life. In the current situation, it can be seen that the old mother herself is not blessed.

The sisters were sitting and eating wine and joking. During the dinner, someone said: "Someone went to clean the garden. They said that after the spring of spring, after the concubine's concubine recovers, she will serve the Empress Dowager and live there for a while."

After saying this, another guest came outside, Guo Guiren also came, and came with the little princess in his arms. Concubine Rong and Concubine Duan helped Lan Qi greet the guests, of course they couldn't be neglected, and went back to the Queen Mother and Concubine De first. Just came to sit down together, Guo Guiren and the others were still able to talk, after a few chats, they talked about the Empress Dowager going to rest in the garden, Guo Guiren asked with a smile: "Is the Empress Dowager going to serve?"

Someone said: "The news from the Compassion Ning Palace should not be wrong."

Guo Guiren was drinking the wine in his glass, and his heart was turning again and again. It is said that De Concubine will not come back until the summer. Once the vixen leaves, the emperor will naturally have to wander around the harem. She and her sister are well-raised. , don't you seize such a good opportunity, and wait for the vixen to come back and pester the emperor again?

In fact, Guo Guiren is not the only woman who has such thoughts. She glanced casually, with a thoughtful expression on her face, and she couldn't help sneering in her heart, thinking that these women don't care about themselves. ability.

Not long after noon, the queen mother wanted to take the fifth elder brother back, Guo Guiren wanted to go up to have a look, but the others pushed her behind, and the queen mother also said: "You have all had wine, go back to rest in the afternoon and don't go out. "So many people can't get together again, they bid farewell to Debi through the door, and dispersed one after another.

Guo Guiren came back with the princess in his arms, and Jue Chan promised that he was measuring the ruler for Concubine Yi to make new clothes.Ever since she came to Yikun Palace, although Yipin was still wearing the clothes sent by the sewing room, she would occasionally ask her to make some beautiful and unique clothes. To be polite, she didn't feel wronged, and Guo Guiren looked down on her and didn't want her to do it, so she didn't worry.

Now that Guo Guiren came back, seeing her here, he naturally turned pale, and snorted coldly: "Get out immediately."

Yipin sighed at her younger sister's temper, smiled and asked her to leave first, Jue Chan packed up her things and retreated outside the door, but when she passed under the window, she heard Guo Guiren said in a good mood: "Sister, our chances are not good. Here we come, I heard that when Wu Ya is out of confinement, he will serve the Empress Dowager and live in the garden, and he will not come back until autumn."

Concubine Yi was obviously also very surprised: "I didn't hear it, it's a rumor, not to mention she hasn't served the emperor for so long, the emperor is willing?"

"It is said that it is the news released by the Palace of Compassion and Peace. At least it is true that there are people cleaning the garden. Sister, wait a minute. Once that vixen from the Wu Ya family leaves, the emperor will only miss you." Guo Guiren was extremely excited. , Tsk tut and said, "In my opinion, it must be that she was seriously hurt by the dystocia this time. She would not dare to serve the Lord Long Live if she didn't take care of her well. It would be best not to take care of her in her entire life, so as not to make her flirtatious with the emperor."

Yipin reprimanded: "Don't talk about this again, wait until she is gone, you must cherish the opportunity, let me think about it. You too, you should eat less, take back your waist, give birth Kejing still looks chubby up to now."

Later, I heard from Guo Guiren that the Queen Mother would not let her see the matter of the Fifth Prince, Jue Chan agreed and went back to her room in the backyard, put down all the things, and looked at a new flag with the color of sky and water that had not yet been made on the upper bunk while washing her hands. She dried her hands, picked up the scissors, and cut her waist. The maid asked her what she was doing, and Jue Chan said blankly, "My ruler is smaller than that of Concubine Yi."

In February, the spring cold faded away, and the first ten days of March began to warm up, making people feel lazy. When Concubine De was in confinement, the emperor went to accompany her every now and then, and everyone watched coldly, waiting for the news that the empress dowager was going to live in the garden. In mid-March, the emperor decreed that Prince Yu and Prince Gong's two Fujins should serve the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother to live in the garden for a while, while only the concubine Wuya was sent to the harem.