Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"Aren't you happy?" Seeing Lan Qi's thoughtful look, Xuan Ye thought for her instead, "Are you worried that if I do this, you will be judged by others?"

Lan Qi shook her head: "Is there still not enough jewels that the emperor bestows on the harem? In Yonghe Palace, the concubines can afford it." Picking it up, she said, "She is my mother-in-law. My son-in-law gave it to my mother-in-law. Thank you?"

Lan Qi smiled like a peach blossom, and the displeasure that had just passed by just now turned into guilt, and she carefully hid it in her heart, she shouldn't think about Xuan Ye like that, seeing him in such a good mood now, she is also very happy, just muttering Said that she would go back to Yonghe Palace first, she originally planned to go to Ningshou Palace to have a good meal.

Xuan Ye smiled: "What are you doing when you go back again? I called you here, just to ask you to take a look, and then send someone directly to your home. How can I go through your hands?"

"The concubine has seen it, the emperor will let the concubine go to eat." Lan Qi smiled and leaned closer, but she didn't leave, but was pushed away by Xuan Ye and laughed, "You are still so playful. , let’s go.” But he added, “I’ll be here at night.”

"Yes." Lan Qi agreed, and did not stay any longer. Just now when he entered the door, Eunuch Li said that the emperor had invited Prince Yu to have a meal. What did Shougong do? Who would have thought that it was because of his mother's affairs. When he left, he saw Eunuch Li again, so he smiled and said, "Eunuch must know, why didn't you tell me."

Mr. Li laughed and said that it was the emperor's wish. How dare he interrupt indiscriminately, but he was worried about Lan Qi when he said goodbye: "The prince has not digested these days, and the emperor asked him to control his diet. The empress dowager loves her grandson so she must let her eat with an open stomach. You A few words of caution on the sidelines."

"I see." Lan Qi readily agreed, and then took a soft sedan chair to Ningshou Palace, when she got down in front of the door, she saw two sedan chairs coming from a distance, probably the old concubine from the Palace of Compassion Ning, standing at the door Waiting before, when the sedan chair arrived, she could see the Dongyun on the side. She knew that it was Concubine Wen who was here. Helping her to come over, Concubine Wen smiled brightly: "The Empress Dowager sent someone to urge us, but we are still here. Fortunately, Jue Chan Chang is in good health, so we don't have to feel anxious all the time in the first few months."

Lan Qi also didn't see Jue Chan for a few days, because she was inconvenient to move, and she was not allowed to participate in the etiquette matters during the year. Look at her, now under the light of the orange lantern, the pregnant woman is much plump, her face is round and plump like a silver moon, her formerly glamorous and cold appearance is now much warmer, and she leans towards Lan Qi slightly After saluting, the belly swelled up high, and it really was born soon.

Lan Qi nodded and said nothing, since she said everything she should say in the remote courtyard that time, she has never had any contact with Jue Chan.

"Has the imperial concubine come?" Concubine Wen asked with a smile, "I brought the grasshopper that I promised to make up for the fourth elder brother at the New Year's Eve banquet. If you don't come, I will let Dongyun send it over after we leave."

Lan Qi turned her side to let her go first, and replied: "The concubine has just arrived, so I don't know what's going on inside, I only know that Concubine Yi is coming today."

Concubine Wen tut-tsk: "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, my fifth elder brother will be one year old. By this time next year, Jue Chan's child will be one year old. When my sister is gone, I think about how I will live in the future." Huh? Before I knew it, it's been three years."

Mentioning Empress Niu Hulu made her sad, but Lan Qi didn't reply. When the group walked into Ningshou Palace, they heard the voices of children chattering inside, and the atmosphere around them became festive again. Three people entered the palace, and three tables had been set. The Empress Dowager sat at the top with a smile, and Concubine Tong Gui was sitting next to her, and she also came.

Lan Qi followed Concubine Wen to salute, the Queen Mother pulled Concubine Wen to sit on the other side of her, Concubine Wen took the seat of Lan Qi, went around and saw Concubine Hui, Concubine Rong, Concubine Tong, and Concubine Tong. When the people at the other table came to pay respects to Concubine Wen, Lan Qi realized that Concubine Yi was alone at the other table. There were nobleman Bu, Changzai Dai, and Changjue Chan. Said in her ear, "Concubine Yi is like an outsider when she comes. The queen mother asked her to come, but she didn't let her look at Yinqi. At this moment, Yinzuo, Yinyou and Kejing were taken to another room." , leaving only a few older children together, you see Yinzhen is there."

Lan Qi looked in the direction, Yinzhen was happily snuggling up to Yinzhi, and there were elder brother, prince, and Chunxi three sisters, the seven children were followed by a wet nurse, it seemed that the Queen Mother didn't let them behave, Already eaten.

"Guo Guiren didn't let me in either, saying that the emperor didn't let go, and it's still closed." Concubine Duan pulled La Lanqi again while talking, and saw that the queen mother had already toasted, saying that tonight, women and children will get together, so don't be rigid. Etiquette, greetings and sending off during the New Year's Day are exhausting. Today I just eat, drink and have fun. Concubine Hui is the most eloquent, and Concubine Rong knows the Empress Dowager very well, so she is very happy. The Empress Dowager raised herself After passing the fifth elder brother, my energy is worse than before, not as lazy as before, and now my face is radiant and much younger.

The guests and the host enjoyed themselves, the children came to pester after they were full, the adults gradually put down their wine glasses, and Jue Chan was about to give birth and could not sit for a long time, Concubine Wen left her first, and then they all left one after another, Lan Qi finally When she came to hug Yinzuo who was asleep, Dai Changzai came with her, because Yinyou stayed in Ningshou Palace tonight and returned to elder brother's house tomorrow, the queen mother asked her to come and see before going back.

Dai Jia turned over her son's feet and showed Lan Qi that both feet had grown and gained weight, and the difference in size was no longer so obvious, but Dai Jia still said: "The two legs still have lengths, and the imperial doctor said that walking will be easier in the future. lame."

Lan Qi was very distressed, and comforted her: "I heard that there is a capable person in the sewing room who can make shoes that look the same but are actually different in height. Maybe it will be better if I put them on him in the future. Don't worry too much, the emperor will definitely I will continue to find a famous doctor for Seventh Brother."

Dai Changzai smiled happily: "Although his legs and feet are not good, his body is very strong and he grows very fast. Look, ma'am, he is actually handsome, isn't he? No one is perfect. If he is lame, he can live in peace for the rest of his life." , is also a blessing."

"It's good for you to think like this. As a mother, you just want the child to be safe and healthy." Lan Qi was very pleased. At that time, everyone laughed at her for taking Dai Jia back, and found herself a rival for favor, but she always Since then, this person has been quiet and responsible, not to say that it is good not to compete with her for favor, but that she, like Bugui, is a person who can see clearly and live freely.

After the two had seen the children, Lan Qi came out with Yinzuo in her arms, but she saw Yipin waiting outside, and suddenly saw that they were obviously embarrassed, wanted to leave but couldn't, Dai Jia stepped forward to salute, Yipin Forced to remain calm, he asked the two of them, "If you don't come back to the Empress Dowager, let's go together."

Dai Jiashi retreated to the side, Lan Qi smiled and said yes, and when she was about to leave, Yipin suddenly couldn't help herself, and asked Lan Qi, "Ke Jing fell asleep too?"

Lan Qi said: "The children are all asleep. The Queen Mother said that it doesn't matter if the Yonghe Palace is close, so she asked me to take Yinzuo back, but Elder Brother's House and Yikun Palace are far away, so it's inconvenient late at night. Let Yinyou and Kejing stay, and it won’t be too late to go back tomorrow.”

Concubine Yi nodded. She also knew this. In fact, she left earlier than the two of them. She walked halfway and turned back. She didn't even let the queen mother know. The queen mother had already had a rest after drinking too much. He glanced at his son, but met Debi and Dai Changzai.

God knows, in the past year since she gave birth to her son, she has seen her son from a distance twice, and no one will believe her when she tells her. As a mother, she has no impression of what her son looks like. Today, she was invited to dinner and said Several concubines with heirs were invited, but the queen mother didn't treat her as Yinqi's own mother at all, and followed the others to look at her a few times, feeling like crying in her heart, but she couldn't express it.

Lan Qi looked at her, feeling pitiful in her heart, they were all mothers, Dai Changzai was able to visit Elder Brother's once in a while, Yipin was completely isolated, but she also remembered the matter of the nobleman, Although there is no definite evidence, the Yikun Palace sisters cannot escape the relationship. Lan Qi is not a god, Buddha or Bodhisattva, so she will not be soft-hearted and merciful at every turn, so she just continues to walk as if nothing has happened.

Stepping out of the gate of Ningshou Palace, it was snowing in the sky at this moment. They all smiled and said that they had to hurry up, otherwise the road would be slippery and it would be dangerous to walk at night, and Yipin was the furthest away. Taohong urged her Twice, she was still standing in front of the palace gate, Lan Qi's side had already pressed the sedan chair to go up, when she heard crying suddenly, she turned around to see that Yipin was sitting on the stone steps, covering her mouth and crying loudly.

The people around Taohong were terrified, and they went up to help, Taohong kept saying: "Your Majesty, you are drunk, you drank a whole pot of wine, can you not get drunk? Come and help..."

But Yipin struggled to escape, and vaguely heard her crying: "I want to see Yinqi, let me hug him, okay? I don't want to go back..."

Huan Chun leaned over to Lan Qi's side, and said softly: "Master, let's go back, we don't need to cause trouble, it is the order of the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager can't disobey it, what can we do?"

Lan Qi smiled indifferently and said, "Are you afraid that I will soften my heart? When Lashi wants to kill me and suffocate Yinzhen to death, who will soften our mother and son?" After finishing speaking, she got into the sedan chair without looking back, and also told Dai Chang Don't join in the fun, the two sedan chairs left quickly and went back to the palace.

The Yonghe Palace is very close, and within a blink of an eye, when Lan Qi was about to enter the palace gate, she saw a little eunuch rushing in front of her, and when she met Li Ding, she knelt down and said: "The emperor is drunk, and Mr. Li asked the slave to come and report , Said that Lord Long Live will not come tonight, and asked Empress De Concubine if she could go to Qianqing Palace, Prince Yu has already left the palace, and the emperor is a little drunk now, if you can go here, Director Li will send a sedan chair over immediately."

"Go and tell Manager Li, I'll be there as soon as I'm ready, don't rush to give him strong tea when the emperor is drunk, that's useless." Lan Qi ordered a few words, then hurried back to wash and prepare, wait for her to tidy up, Manager Li sure enough She sent someone to pick her up, and when she went out again, it was already snowing heavily, and when the sedan chair rushed to Qianqing Palace, when Lan Qi went down to the ground again, it had already made a cracking sound on the snow.

Director Li led Lan Qi to the Nuan Pavilion, and she took off her thick cloak in front of the door. The warmth in the Nuan Pavilion was like spring, and she felt hot all over when she entered the door. In front of the table, he was writing big characters with splashes of ink in his hand. When he approached, he could smell the smell of alcohol. He couldn't tell if he was slightly drunk or drunk. With ambiguous and charming scarlet eyes, he stretched out his hand to her and said, "Come here, come here with me." I write together."