Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

No woman is willing to give up the man she loves, unless the fate is over and the love is broken, and she has to turn around and leave, or she is severely abandoned, even so, there is no word "give".

But why, listening to every word of Concubine Wen at this moment, Lan Qi seemed to feel that she was hoping that she could make room for her so that she could occupy a corner in Xuan Ye's heart?Is she thinking too much, is she caring too much about her position in Xuan Ye's heart, so she looks at other women defensively?

"Sister De Concubine, why don't you speak?" Concubine Wen approached with a smile, but she gave Lan Qi a jump, and hurriedly left her seat and said, "I don't dare to be called sister by you. It would be really bad for outsiders to listen to me." established the rules."

Concubine Wen couldn't hide her disappointment, but she was not displeased, she just sighed with a smile: "Isn't it? Yes, I really want to call you sister, others are not sure how to think about our relationship, and I'm afraid something will happen again."

Lan Qi sat back slowly, took a sip of the slightly cool honey tea, but felt that the honey of Sophora japonica flower was sweet and fragrant, how could she taste the beauty of the dew on the flower? It can be seen that collecting dew to make tea is really a waste of time. The time-consuming method is thought up by the people who do the work. For good things, brewing tea may steal the tea fragrance, and brewing honey will be blended without traces. In the end, it is just a waste of hard work.

"You evade like this, presumably you don't agree with me asking the emperor personally." Concubine Wen picked up a few snacks and piled them on the plate in front of Lan Qi, and said to herself, "Since I ask the empress dowager to make the decision I really shouldn't ask the emperor anymore, if the emperor really meant it, the empress dowager will definitely persuade him, if I ask him again, it will be bad if he hates me from now on."

"Your Majesty is very thoughtful." Lan Qi whispered.

"The emperor doesn't hate me. If it's his intention to order the imperial physician to order me to avoid pregnancy, maybe it's because of concern for the family behind me. It's understandable. The emperor has the emperor's concerns, so I regret it now." Concubine Wen said The joy faded, and he said worriedly, "I should send someone to investigate in private. If someone else cheats, I will ask the two palaces to be the master. But if it is the emperor's will, I should not disobey him. Now I want to Well, maybe this time, the relationship between me and him will be broken, maybe I don't have a child, he will always treat me so well, but I have a child..."

Lan Qi looked at her, feeling sour and sad. She also knew that she could be favored by Xuan Ye. The innocence and lowliness of her family background was an important reason for him to like him without any scruples. She would occasionally think wildly, if she was Would it be possible that even if a noble daughter who was born in a noble family came to him in the palace, it would be like Chengqian Palace or Xianfu Palace?

She is getting more and more stingy now, and she can't imagine Xuan Ye hugging other women, loving her as much as he loves himself, and using those words to describe himself as he said when he mentioned Concubine Tong and Concubine Wen.Just thinking about it makes her heart ache, and the Concubine Wen in front of her is obviously in love with the emperor, but she doesn't know how the man she fell in love with describes her existence when he puts his arms around others.

The love in the deep palace will become distorted if you are not careful. Everyone uses masks to show others. At this moment, Lan Qi is also hiding behind the mask and looking at Concubine Wen, unwilling and never to reveal her thoughts to her. Her selfishness is constantly expanding, she doesn't have such a broad mind, she thought that maybe she could really be a friend or a sister, but seeing her frankly confessing her love for Xuan Ye, Lan Qi opened the door of her heart, and it suddenly closed again. up.

"It's better for me not to ask. I'd better stay here. It doesn't matter whether he has children or not. It's good to have the eighth elder brother." Concubine Wen ate her snacks and said with puffed cheeks, "Otherwise, the good days will be ruined." I'm tossing about, I can play tricks on Ah Ling and the others, but I dare not plot against the emperor."

Lan Qi also started to eat the dim sum in front of her. As expected, everything was exquisite. Concubine Wen must have put her heart and soul into making the emperor happy. I don't know if, as she said, the emperor never had a meal in Xianfu Palace.

"Ms. Depin, Brother Six is ​​looking for you." At this moment, the wet nurse led Yinzuo out, and the little guy staggered in. He probably smelled the fragrance, so he couldn't bear to look at the sleeping baby again, and saw the table full of desserts. , eyes wide open, climbed onto Lan Qi, reaching out to grab something and stuff it into his mouth.

Concubine Wen was very happy when she saw it, and gave him a bean bag that looked like a rabbit, but Yinzuo refused to take it, turned around and wrapped her greasy hands around Erniang's neck, and didn't want anything else, Lan Qila Only after he touched Crystal Dumpling's hand, he coaxed: "Miss Wen gave you the little rabbit, Yinzuo quickly take it, thank you Niang Wen."

But the child was reluctant, and just rubbed his oily hands against his mother, moaning, not knowing what to say.Concubine Wen didn't mind, and asked Dongyun if the egg custard was stewed. After a while, she brought a cup of egg custard, saying it was stewed with chicken soup, with only a few grains of salt in it, and brought it to Lan Qi. She tasted it herself. When it was right, I coaxed my son to feed him.

Seeing that Yinzuo was eating happily, Concubine Wen was also happy. She couldn't help coming over and reaching out to feed her, but Lan Qi just handed her the spoon.

The child turned around for no reason, went back and forth several times, Concubine Wen's enthusiasm also faded, and she said helplessly, "Brother Six doesn't seem to like me."

"It's probably because I'm sleepy. On weekdays, Brother Six should take a nap at this time." The nurse gently smoothed things over at the side, "When Brother Six is ​​sleepy, he only recognizes the Empress Debi, and doesn't even want slaves. Right now You must be sleepy."

Concubine Wen's face softened, and she smiled and said: "Next time when he wakes up, I really want to get close to him. Our eighth elder brother is going to grow up soon, and the brothers are so lively playing together. They just want to get close to him." These few years of freedom, look at Elder Brother and the Crown Prince, I heard that Concubine Hui can't even see Elder Brother in face."

Lan Qi was perfunctory, coaxing the restless son in her arms. Sure enough, as the nurse said, Yin Zuo fell asleep on her mother's shoulder after a while. Lan Qi used this as an excuse to leave, which made her son even more rude Apologize, and say that the next time the child is in spirit, he will be brought again.

When Concubine Wen heard that Lan Qi was coming again, she no longer reluctantly let her go, and personally sent her to sit in a sedan chair outside the door, and said enthusiastically: "The emperor happens to be away from the palace, and the Empress Dowager's affairs are always limited, so you are free." Just come and sit down."

"Thank you, ma'am." Lan Qi said politely, finally got into the sedan chair and left, she breathed a sigh of relief after walking away, looking at her son sleeping soundly in her arms, remembering that she met Concubine Tong Gui before going out, she was told not to bring her son, other things are fine, But Yin Zuo didn't give Concubine Wen face like this, and hated her for no reason, which really made her very embarrassed. If she just listened to the concubine, it would be fine if she didn't bring her son.

"Er Niang won't lead you to Xianfu Palace from now on." After kissing the sleeping child, Lan Qi felt reassured. She was always too indifferent to ignore Concubine Wen's enthusiasm at first, but now she doesn't have to worry anymore. Friends and sisters are absolutely impossible. She doesn't want to listen to a woman rambling about how she loves the man she loves deeply. Being an emperor's woman already has too many things she can't help. .

In a blink of an eye, the emperor has been away from the palace for nearly half a month. In the spring of March, the flowers in the palace are blooming. People are willing to walk around more when the weather is warmer. The palaces and courtyards occasionally gather to enjoy the flowers. The days are very peaceful. There is news from outside this day When the emperor returned to Luan three days later, the concubines and concubines were gathering in the Yonghe Palace. They laughed at Lan Qi and said, "The emperor must have missed you very much. We don't know when we will be able to eat tea in the Yonghe Palace."

During this period of time, Lan Qi was often bullied by them, and she spent a lot of money on tea and snacks. She was happy and comfortable, and the people she liked were gathered together to pass the time. Now she heard Concubine Duan teasing her, but also After a few words of frolicking, everyone talked and laughed, and the whole afternoon passed away again, and they only dispersed when the sun was approaching dusk.

After the guests left, Lan Qi went to her son's room to have a look, and when she came back, she saw Huan Chun leading Ziyu turning over the bedding, and asked them why they were so late, Huan Chun laughed and said that Sheng Jia was going back to the palace, and prepared Seeing the emperor coming at any time, the two of them were laughing wickedly, Lan Qi said angrily: "You all just bully me, I will be in a hurry some other day, so I should drive you all away."

Everyone surrounded her to coax her, and put on new quilts at the same time, and was about to call the little maid outside to take away the changed things, when they saw Luzhu come in, frowning and said: "Master, someone came at the door and said People sent by the emperor wanted to see the empress, but the servants invited them to come in, but refused, saying that it would be good to ask the empress to come to the door and say a few words. Two people came, one looked like they were from the Qing Palace, and the other was in the dark. Wearing a hat and covering your face, the servants can't see."

Although she felt strange, but when she heard that the emperor sent someone, Lan Qi didn't dare to delay, she turned around and was about to go out.But Huanchun saw that Luzhu's bangs were all wet, and knew that it was raining again in spring outside, so he took a thin cloak to wrap around Lan Qi, and he took an umbrella himself, and the two of them arrived at the door.

The eunuch standing in the front is indeed the eunuch on duty in the Qianqing Palace, but usually he doesn't get close to him, Lan Qi just thinks he looks familiar, and the person behind him, wearing a black cloak, came up to her when he saw her coming out, and put down his clothes. hat.

"Prince Gong?" Lan Qi was very surprised. Although it was dusk, she could definitely see that it was Prince Gong Chang Ning. He was supposed to go to Changrui Mountain with Shengjia, why did he go back to the palace first?

"I have seen the empress de concubine." Prince Gong bowed, and then said, "The emperor sent his ministers to pick up the empress and leave the palace to see her, because the decision was hasty and should not be publicized, I hope that the empress has changed her attire and pretended to be a palace maid. out of the palace."

Lan Qi was puzzled, and questioned: "It's not that I don't believe in the prince, but the concubine is not allowed to leave the palace without authorization. I can't accompany you just because of your words. Besides, the word was sent to the Palace of Compassion and Ning today, saying that the emperor will return to Luan in three days. The dragon body is healthy, what does the emperor want to see me for?"

Prince Gong didn't take it seriously, took out a jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Huan Chun, Huan Chun then showed it to Lan Qi, it was indeed Xuan Ye's belongings, and Chang Ning smiled: "The emperor knows that the empress may not be willing to accompany you, It is not appropriate to send other people, so I took the order to come here, and the emperor gave you a jade pendant as a proof, so that I must take you out of the palace to meet each other properly."

"Is the emperor not well?" Lan Qi was full of worries, while she had put away the jade pendant.

Prince Gong said with a smile: "The emperor is very good. As for why you invited the empress to leave the palace, the empress will know when she arrives. It is definitely not a bad thing."

"A good thing?" Lan Qi lowered her eyes to think, and said again, "I want to tell the Empress Dowager that I have to go to the Compassionate Ning Palace to serve her every day. If I suddenly disappear without saying goodbye, it will definitely cause trouble."

"Your Majesty, the emperor's trip is solemn and solemn. Although it is already on the way back, there are still some things that are inconvenient to do. I am afraid that the empress dowager may not let her go if she finds out. The emperor will come back in about three days. I will take you out if you do anything." What about the palace? The empress dowager will definitely think so, and you won’t be able to leave.” Chang Ning was also a little embarrassed, but fortunately Xuan Ye had thought everything out for him before coming, and it was only after he had guessed Lan Qi’s thoughts that he knew what to do. It's not easy.

On the contrary, Huan Chun was straightforward, and said with a smile: "Why would the lord falsely deliver the imperial decree? Your majesty, go. After you leave the palace, the servants will say that you are sick. There will be no visitors in the Yonghe Palace, nor will the nobles and the others. Three days will pass quickly." Yes, when the time comes, you will come back without anyone noticing."

"It's raining, my lord, don't stand in front of the door, take shelter under the eaves, the slaves are ready for the empress, and I will go with you immediately." Huan Chun even asked Prince Gong to come under the eaves without waiting for Lan Qi to agree. Avoiding the rain, she dragged the master back, turned over her clothes to give her a change, removed her hair bun and took off the emerald jade hairpin, while Lan Qi was busy changing her attire, she murmured, "Why did you agree? I haven't figured it out yet."

Huan Chun laughed: "It must be that Lord Long Live has something interesting to watch and wants you to go see it, or maybe he wants to take you out to relax. I can trust Prince Gong, so I don't have anything to do to you. Don't worry about going there for three days. Sixth elder brother, the slaves and nurses will take good care of them, and the slaves will take good care of those who open their mouths in the Yonghe Palace, even if it really leaks out, it is the Long Live God who took you out to play, what are you afraid of?"

He changed Lan Qi's outfit quickly, if it wasn't for the change in her stature and appearance, when Lan Qi saw herself in the mirror, she seemed to have returned to the time when she was a palace maid, and then came out in a hurry, Prince Gong said that the whole journey was not easy. After making the arrangements, he followed him and disappeared into the Forbidden City as the twilight deepened.

But after all, there are a few big living people walking in the palace. No matter how they manage their own cards, no matter how they are cleared, they will inevitably be bumped into by people. For example, when Concubine Hui passed by that place when she returned from Ningshou Palace, she saw a man enter from a distance. The door of the Yonghe Palace, because of shelter from the rain, she couldn't stay here, and it was inconvenient for her to be curious because Baoyun was by her side. Now that Baoyun was going to arrange dinner, her former confidant in the palace came to serve tea. Talking about it in a few words, Hui The concubine muttered: "That stature is by no means a eunuch in the palace, the figure looks a bit like the emperor."

"Your maidservant looks at you, why do you look like Prince Gong?"

Concubine Hui frowned, "That's right, it's like Prince Gong, why did he come back first, did something happen to the emperor?" Seeing that Baoyun was about to come in, Concubine Hui asked in a low voice, "Try to send a message to Mingzhu I know, if something happened to the emperor, I will see the movement of the Yonghe Palace tomorrow. The Compassion Palace should also pay attention to see who comes in and out. "