Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"That's why I also like Empress Defei. She wears red today and blue tomorrow. Can you change it in time?" There were voices of envy, and there were many such voices. After talking and laughing, everyone continued to move forward. Today, Concubine Hui invited the sisters to drink tea and talk. Several other empresses and dignitaries in the palace were often there too.

Mrs. An asked with a smile: "Which one is the younger sister of the imperial concubine?"

But I saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl standing up among the newcomers. Although the clothes and jewelry are not ostentatious, they are all very good things. The face shapes are all different, the eyes are beautiful when placed on the face of the imperial concubine, but the younger sister just looks straight and pleasing to the eyes.

But several nobles were busy welcoming her to their side and treating her differently. They all smiled and said: "My sister is of noble birth. When the emperor returns, I will give you your position. I am afraid that we will have to salute her when we see her. How dare we accept you at this moment?" week."

Little Tong Jia's personality is very different from her sister's, gentle and introverted, quite similar to the appearance of Concubine Wen when she first entered the palace. Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi watched coldly, and after the tea party was over, they all said to each other: "Wen The noble concubine was also cowardly and timid back then, her voice was like a mosquito, so many people were deceived, but as soon as Empress Niu Hulu left, she showed her true nature, and she knew that the ladies of the family didn't have any tricks in their stomachs, so how dare they go to the palace Drill."

Concubine Yi was disdainful, but also very happy. Concubine Hui asked her what she was laughing at. She twirled the amber ring between her fingers and said triumphantly, "I thought I could come to a few beautiful countries. That day in Chengqian The palace didn't look carefully. I sat and looked at every face today. Is it because our empress dowager is too blind, or is this group of children not good-looking? I was afraid that newcomers would come and compete with me. If you have some good looks, you dare to come to the palace."

Concubine Hui smiled: "You don't like it, it's because you are used to our heavy makeup, you think they are all clear soup and noodles. After a while, they will have status, learn to dress up, and it will gradually show. I watched It's all good."

Concubine Yi tsk-tsk: "Are Little Tong Jia and Imperial Concubine Huang really sisters? There is too much difference."

"I heard that this time the empress dowager instructed the empress dowager not to choose too beautiful beauties." Concubine Hui said, while calling the maids to bring the eighth elder brother, she said sourly to concubine Yi, "It seems that Mrs. The emperor likes it, which makes the empress dowager feel uncomfortable. She is too partial to Wu Yashi. In order to let her be the only favorite, even beautiful girls are not allowed to be sent to the palace. I think it is fortunate that Xiao Tong Jia's looks are ordinary, otherwise It may not be possible to get in the door."

In the time it took to speak, the eighth elder brother had already been led by the nanny, and Yi Fei looked at him strangely, and asked, "Why isn't the nurse here?"

Concubine Hui brought the little elder brother over, and responded casually: "Nurse has been sick for a long time, and it happens that the eighth elder brother is not willing to breastfeed, so he simply broke up. Since the nurse is not suitable to take care of him, I will send her out of the palace. , please choose another nanny."

A one-year-old baby, toddling and cute, after all, the birth mother is a stunning beauty, the eighth elder brother is considered the most handsome among the brothers, and is very clingy and loves to act like a baby. I don’t know why he always cries when he is in Xianfu Palace. The concubine looked at it at this moment, and was also slightly tempted and said: "No wonder my sister likes Brother Ba so much, it's really cute."

But saying this is unavoidably sad, until now she still seldom sees the fifth elder brother, and even the fifth elder brother doesn't even know who Er Niang is. The birth mother is near.

Concubine Hui saw her sad face, and persuaded her: "The emperor came back in a blink of an eye. I heard the news from Mingzhu that I didn't see any women serving me on this journey, and the maids who followed me were all of a certain age. How many people are there?" Yue, can the emperor miss the family? Wait patiently."

Concubine Yi let Eighth Brother crawl on her body and pull out the hairpin in her bun, and said helplessly: "What else can I do, I've been waiting for so many years, I used to say patience, but now I'm used to it."

The eighth elder brother pulled out the hairpin from Concubine Yi's bun, and handed it to Concubine Hui with a smile. Concubine Hui reached out to take it, the little guy was delighted, and looked at the jewels on Concubine Yi's head, reaching out to take it, Concubine Hui Huan said: "He is already very clingy to me, remember to bring me any good things, such a good boy doesn't want two of them, it's really strange."

"Sister, don't be too complacent. I'm afraid Concubine Wen is still thinking about it. Be careful that she will make trouble again when the emperor returns to the palace. What if the emperor lets go?" Concubine Yi poured cold water on her.

As expected, Concubine Hui's expression changed, and she said coldly: "Don't worry, sister, I will stop her thoughts."

At dinner time that day, the imperial concubine invited her younger sister to Chengqian Palace for dinner. Little Tong Jia now lives alone in Chuxiu Palace, separated from her elder sister's palace, and thought she could live with her, but Ah Ma said that she was going to be the empress, so she couldn't follow her sister.These few days I was alone in Chuxiu Palace, and occasionally a few sisters who came in from the same class went to talk, and today I was drinking tea in Changchun Palace, and I was often looked at differently by several nobles. Treat her at a respectful distance, to put it bluntly, I dare not climb her high.

Just as he was about to enter the door at this moment, he saw a few court ladies leading a child over, Xiuzhen, the eldest court lady next to Little Tong Jia, hurriedly said: "This is the sixth elder brother of Empress Defei."

Now little Tong Jia has no status, but the purple jade and green beads that led the sixth elder brother still saluted respectfully. Yinzuo saw that the stranger was a little curious, and the fourth elder brother had already run out inside, and the little guy immediately shouted "Brother, brother" ran to Yinzhen's place, Yinzhen's wet nurse also came out, saw little Tong Jiashi, and asked the fourth elder brother to salute.

When the group arrived inside, the imperial concubine led her younger sister and a pair of children to eat. During the meal, little Jia Jia watched her elder sister take good care of the two children. She still remembered her elder sister's appearance when she was at home. Such a proud young lady, although she was wearing She is still arrogant, but the gentleness and love she has when facing her children is something she has never shown when she treats her younger siblings at home.

"I heard from Ama that you are going to marry a wife for Long Kedo?" The imperial concubine asked suddenly, and Xiao Tong Jia was startled, and hurriedly replied, "I heard a few words before entering the palace, and I am choosing someone."

"Time is so fast. When I entered the palace, he was still a fool." The imperial concubine smiled, seeing her younger sister sitting still, and asked her, "Aren't you hungry? Did Concubine Hui drink too much tea this afternoon?"

Little Tong Jia hurriedly picked up the food with chopsticks and took two bites. Seeing her sister looking at her, she panicked and thought the food was ugly, so she timidly put down the chopsticks, but she heard her sister ask her: "I just wanted to, did they put it down?" What are you sending into the palace for? You were so weak when you were young. If Ama spoke louder, you would cry. You are as courageous as Zhima. Girl, you are in the palace like this, you will be eaten by those wolves and tigers There are no bones left."

"Sister... Your Majesty, my concubine doesn't understand." Little Tong Jia's face flushed red.

The imperial concubine felt sorry for her, but she was very unwilling to reconcile, she could only say bitterly: "Of course you can call me sister, what is your name, empress, won't it bother me to hear it? You say that I will not help you or protect you, but you are my younger sister after all, and your older sister is the imperial concubine, what do you do so cautiously, aren't you afraid that people will look down on you?"

Little Tong Jia was already tearing up with nervousness, and the imperial concubine said again: "I heard that you were praised by those nobles in Changchun Palace today, and those little sisters will ignore you later, right?"

"Yes." The younger sister lowered her head, but she was afraid of tears falling, so she quickly raised her face again, only to see her long eyebrows furrowed, she stared angrily at herself and said, "What background are they and what are you from, they deserve to be with you Contact? You have to get used to this kind of life, the daughter of our Tong family is different from others. "

"The concubine remembers." Little Tong Jia lowered her head, she didn't know whether it was sad or frightened, her tears couldn't stop falling. Wipe away her tears and said, "Silly girl, the Emperor doesn't like to see people cry. He likes Concubine De so much because Concubine De loves to laugh. Tears are worthless if she cries too much. Do you know that if Concubine De drops a few drops in front of the Emperor? Tears, what will the emperor be anxious about?"

"Sister, I don't want to be liked by the emperor." Little Tong Jiashi pulled her sister's sleeve and said softly, "Emiang said that my sister worked hard in the palace for the sake of the family, so let me take care of my sister and don't compete with her for the emperor. favorite."

The imperial concubine disdained: "Fool, you can't help this matter." But the younger sister said, "Emiang said that with my temperament, if I marry into a rich family, I will be squeezed out and bullied by my mother-in-law. My concubine and aunt have calculated, it is better to send me to the palace, my sister will take care of me, and An An will live my whole life. As for the emperor's favor, I don't care too much."

"Everyone says you can't help this matter." The imperial concubine smiled bitterly, and wiped away her sister's tears. After all, they are blood relatives, and it's too late to love and pity before the eyes, so how can they really hate, but they have to say cruel words, "I I don't know how our sisters will get along with each other in the future. The queen of Niu Hulu's family is not lucky, but the two sisters in Yikun Palace are really fratricide. Although my sister is unwilling to let you enter the palace, you really came , I will definitely take care of you. Even the affairs in the palace will never be clear, I hope that our sisters can at least get along well for the rest of our lives."

Little Tong Jia said repeatedly: "I always listen to my sister."

At this moment, the fourth elder brother burst into tears, and the imperial concubine hurriedly looked at the two children. Yinzhen cried and said that Yinzuo robbed him of food, while little Yinzuo sat innocently aside, pouted and was about to cry tearfully, and turned around Looking for a nurse, she probably wanted to go home, but the imperial concubine did not favor Yinzhen, nor blamed Yinzuo, she coaxed them lovingly, and the two brothers reconciled.

Little Tong Jia looked at it very strangely, but the imperial concubine told her younger sister: "You will send the sixth elder brother back to Yonghe Palace in a while, and meet Concubine De by the way."

She timidly agreed, as if she didn't dare to meet strangers alone, and then before leaving, she asked softly: "Isn't sister going?"

Lan Qi heard that little Tong Jia sent the sixth elder brother back, she felt very novel, while Huan Chun said: "They have very different temperaments, people in the palace say that they look different and have different temperaments, how can they be real sisters."

When the people arrived, Yinzuo lingered for a while before being led away by the wet nurse. Little Tong Jiashi sat on the side, looking at the furnishings in the hall from time to time. This place is very different from her sister's Chengqian Palace. Although the furnishings are exquisite, they are Everything is very low-key, it doesn't look like the palace of a concubine, the Changchun Palace I went to today is much richer than this place.

Lan Qi took a closer look at Little Tong Jiashi, this was the first newcomer she saw, she only glanced at her when she passed by during the day, now that she thinks about it, she can't remember what she looked like at that time, she really looked like someone from the palace According to the legend, it is unassuming, and at this moment it is just a polite greeting: "Is my sister okay in Chuxiu Palace?"

Lan Qi took the initiative to speak, and little Tong Jia finally managed to say a few words. She was really a timid person, and she left after sitting for a while. Huan Chun brought the maid to clean up the tea set, and asked herself: "Your Majesty, what do you think?" ?”

Lan Qi was very surprised: "Her sister was so powerful back then, she tortured us so hard, but now her own sister is in front of me, and she dare not say a word."

Huan Chun smiled and said: "Everyone in the palace said that Concubine Wen Guifei looked like this when she entered the palace, but now she has completely changed, and they are all waiting to see how she will change in the future."

But Lan Qi suddenly realized, and said repeatedly: "I feel familiar, but I have never seen her before, now you say I understand, I think she is like the former Concubine Wen, but she is more beautiful than Concubine Wen. Be timid and cowardly."

Huan Chun said: "My maidservant feels that anyway, we are not close or far from the imperial concubine, and we are quite peaceful, so there is no need to have more contact with this one."

Lan Qi nodded again and again: "What happened before will continue in the future, it's just a few newcomers, and they will watch the newcomers come in the future."

In the next few days, the Emperor Shengjia and his party got closer and closer to Beijing. News came that day that Shengjia would be able to enter the city the next day. Finally, the sixth palace became lively again. A newcomer to the palace is also waiting for the emperor to decide their fate.

But although it looks lively, the harem has the rules of the harem after all, and there is no room for error when the doors of each palace should be locked. When night falls, the harem is still quiet, and the women fall asleep in anticipation of the emperor's return tomorrow. I don't know that Shengjia has leaked into the city, and at midnight, a large army entered the Forbidden City quietly.

It was already past midnight when Xuan Ye got off the chariot, and after entering the Qianqing Gate, he changed into a soft sedan chair, and the quiet group of people came straight to the Yonghe Palace. It was the emperor who came and thought he was dreaming.But the emperor really came, and he walked into it in a busy manner, Yukui and Luzhu who were in the sleeping hall were also startled, and handed the candlestick to the emperor in surprise and joy, Xuanye then slowed down his pace , walked in the door slowly, and saw the potbellied Lan Qi leaning on the bed, her face so peaceful and beautiful in a peaceful sleep, her heart, which had been turbulent for several months, suddenly settled down.

The emperor quietly withdrew again, smiling all over his face, and left without saying a word.