Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Xuan Ye said perfunctorily: "Grandson will go to see the imperial concubine, don't worry about the imperial grandmother." While speaking, he raised his eyes to look at Lan Qi, seeing her quietly standing aside as if she didn't listen to these words at all, and then left her grandmother , originally wanted to send her back to Yonghe Palace in person, but Lan Qi persuaded, "Your Majesty, go back to Qianqing Palace first. Didn't Eunuch Li say that a group of ministers are waiting to see you? The concubine is in very good health. This pregnancy, a little Don't feel uncomfortable, don't worry."

Xuan Ye said: "I thought, I saw you in a daze when I was at the top of the Bodhisattva, and I wanted to ask you what's wrong, but I couldn't talk to you more because of etiquette. I've been pestering you all the way, now that I'm back in the palace, I can talk about it."

Lan Qi tilted her head and smiled, "What was this concubine thinking about at the top of the Bodhisattva? I really can't remember this moment, I was startled by that tiger, and now my mind is full of that tiger."

Xuan Ye was not in a hurry, and helped her into the soft sedan chair: "There are plenty of days, you think about it slowly, I will come to ask you later."

The two exhorted each other a few words, and then dispersed in front of the gate of the Palace of Compassion and Ning. Lan Qi's sedan chair walked slowly towards the Palace of Yonghe, when it passed in front of the gate of Chengqian Palace, the sedan chair suddenly stopped, and Huan Chun said happily: " Empress, come down."

Lan Qi thought she had arrived, and when she got off the sedan chair, she found out that it was Chengqian Palace, but she saw a pair of children waiting in front of the door led by a wet nurse, the younger one immediately let go and ran over when she saw her, yelling coquettishly: "Eh! Mother." Huan Chun hurriedly blocked it, and said with a smile, "Brother Liu can't bump into Erniang, because Erniang has a baby in her stomach."

After hearing this, Yin Zuo didn't know if he understood. After struggling to open Huanchun, Lan Qi had already squatted down slowly, just in time to hold her son in her arms. After all, she was going on a long trip. It couldn't compare to going out with Xuan Ye for three days in a blink of an eye. This time, I started thinking about my son before I reached the top of the Bodhisattva.When I was attacked by a tiger at that time, my head went blank, but afterwards I was afraid. If she died like that, what would happen to the child, what would happen to Xuan Ye, what would the empress dowager and Ama Erniang do? , has already lived so important.

Yin Zuo kept shouting mother-in-law, Lan Qi stood up slowly, looked up and saw Yin Zhen was led by the wet nurse, the little guy had a smile on his face, and politely called Empress Defei, Lan Qi smiled and nodded, Suddenly there was a thrill in my heart, thinking of the nightmare after the attack, and remembering that Yinzhen held her hand in the dream and refused to let her save the prince.Inexplicably, the dream from many years ago also came before her eyes, when Yinzhen was still in her stomach, she dreamed that the little prince was crying while pointing at her stomach.

"Er Niang, go home." Yinzuo's voice suddenly remembered, holding her mother's hand to act like a baby, and went to pull Huanchun again, Lan Qi woke up, looked at Yinzhen's innocent and lovely appearance, and blamed herself for thinking wildly, but She also couldn't go straight back to the Yonghe Palace, the imperial concubine had to go in and thank her for taking care of her son for so long while she was pregnant.

The people in front of the door did not stop her, so Qinglian greeted her enthusiastically, but said softly: "My lady, she is not looking very well, and her temper is not very good. If you say something that is not nice, please take care of her, Defei, because they are all pregnant women." , you must understand."

Lan Qi smiled without saying a word, and slowly walked into the inner hall, the imperial concubine whose belly was already protruding was lying on the kang, fiddling with the tinkling Nine Rings in her hands, she seemed to be out of control, and she was annoyed.When Yinzhen saw it, he climbed to his mother's side and untied it in two or three strokes. The imperial concubine smiled, and seeing Concubine De was in front of her, she patted the fourth elder brother's head proudly and said, "This son of mine is Clever."

Lan Qi smiled in her heart, nodded calmly, and said some words of gratitude, but the words fell, but the imperial concubine looked at her figure and said: "They said you have it too, you are really unwilling to be left behind, and you will not be left behind if you have a child." I want to join in the fun. Concubine Rong came to me yesterday to tell me about the expenses in the palace this year, and for three people to give birth, I added a lot of money, and you have caught up again."

Lan Qi smiled and said, "Thank you, Madam."

"You don't need to help me." The imperial concubine sneered, turned to face Yinzhen with a kind face, and coaxed him and Yinzuo to play for a while, saying that Empress Defei must bring good things from outside, and let him and his younger brother wait in the Yonghe Palace After the two children had left, Lan Qi saw that the imperial concubine had something to say, so she sat down beside her.

The imperial concubine really sighed: "I heard that you were slapped by a tiger, is that all right? This child is much stronger than the girl in front."

Lan Qi nodded and said: "The imperial doctor also said the same."

"But my child is not very well." The imperial concubine said this suddenly, which made Lan Qi tremble, but the person on the bed was very calm, and gently touched his stomach and said, "The imperial doctor said this child is so weak Very, I don’t know if I can give birth at full term, and I don’t know if I can live after giving birth. The imperial doctor said that it was the first time he saw such a weak Ximai among the Ximai he had handled for decades, but she was still so weak. alive."

This kind of experience, Lan Qi felt exactly the same at this moment last year. Although she didn't reveal it, it was really hard to endure day by day. Looking at it now, the imperial concubine seemed to be stronger than herself.

The imperial concubine asked again: "Princess is gone, I see you are not very sad, I just want to ask you, is it because you have never been raised, you have no feelings?"

Lan Qi shook her head, and because she couldn't help the tears in her eyes, she lowered her head and said, "It's just because the empress knew that the princess was gone, it was in August, and the concubine had already recovered by then. In fact, the emperor at that time did not let the harem The tragedy affected the speeches of the ministers and concealed the fact that the princess died, the little princess only lived for a few days, and the concubine was in great pain."

The imperial concubine looked at her in astonishment, and asked in disbelief: "The little princess will die in a few days? But..."

"Your Majesty, don't blame the emperor for keeping it from you. After all, apart from not wanting to influence the court, it is irrelevant to other people." Lan Qi tried to smile a little, and comforted the imperial concubine, "my own flesh and blood Only then did I understand what reluctance is, I hope that the child in your womb will be healthy, but if it is as you and the imperial physician said, then I can only advise you to cherish these days."

"Probably I will have the same fate as you. Whether it is the imperial physician or the famous doctor invited by the family, they all say so." The imperial concubine looked slightly sad, looked down at her swollen abdomen, and smiled wryly, "Actually, they have already I have been told that if my body wants to last long, it is not suitable for having children. When I asked them for birth control pills, they were very hesitant. Now that I am like this, I don’t know if it’s better to take the birth control pills or it’s up to God I am pitiful, give me the child, but I don't regret it."

"The child chose you to be your mother because of fate. My mother, don't think too much. It's better to be the same as the concubine and persist until the last moment you can bear." Lan Qi got up, "The concubine will not disturb your rest. When the emperor was in Wutai Mountain, he also prayed for a safe delivery for you and your unborn child, and it will be fine."

After hearing this, the imperial concubine glared at her unconvinced: "If I hadn't wanted to have a baby, how could it be your turn to go to Wutai Mountain." After muttering this, she turned her face and said impatiently, "Let's go."

The two did not break up unhappy, Qinglian and the others were sweating outside, and respectfully sent Concubine De out of the house, saying that they would pick up the fourth elder brother after a while, and after Lan Qi came back, she changed clothes and washed, and accompanied The two children talked, but they were always thinking about the appearance of the imperial concubine just now. They compared their hearts to each other. Her hard work in the past year was vividly remembered, so they called Huanchun and asked her to send a word to Qianqing Palace.

When the emperor heard Lan Qi's words, he was a little unhappy, but thinking that his cousin was really hardworking and pitiful, it was rare that Lan Qi was so kind, so he agreed, and he would spend more time with the imperial concubine in the days to come, waiting for her to give birth smoothly.And after calculating that there will be four children born this year, Amma is not very excited. With more and more children, such feelings are inevitable. He deliberately wants to be happy, but he also feels very reluctant.No matter how busy the imperial affairs were, he couldn't allow him to worry too much about the women in the harem.

Two days later, Shanxi governor Moore said: "The tiger has been traveling for a long time for the residents. Fortunately, the emperor came to drive here. The beast should be given a good name and last forever." He wanted to change the name of the place where the emperor shot the tiger to Shehuchuan, and set up a monument to mark it.The inscription attached to the memorial reads: "Emperor Yuji, for twenty-two years, traveled westward to Wutai in spring and February, praying for the empress dowager. , Lei ran on the clouds, and the forest beside the road was thick and cloudy, and there was a tiger crouching among them, jumping in fear, and everyone dared to resist. The emperor personally took care of the weak, and killed them at once."

In the inscription there is no mention of the attack on the crown prince and concubine De, nor did it mention that concubine De sacrificed her life to protect the prince. The emperor was not very happy. At that time, Nalan Rongruo was in front of him. The emperor and his ministers were discussing the establishment of a Han army firearms battalion. The emperor brought up this matter, because the governor of Shanxi did not mention the prince and concubine De, and was displeased.

Rong Ruo replied calmly: "I think that Lord Mursay must have thought twice about the papers handed over by Lord Moore. The stele was erected to record the heroic deeds of the Holy Lord, which has been recorded in all dynasties. If the emperor agrees, it will be a blessing to the local people. It's just about the matter between the Concubine De and the Crown Prince. I think it's okay not to remember it. The Concubine De's virtuous name is well known in the government and the public, but if you deliberately erect a monument, it will be too public and not suitable for the peace of the six palaces. Besides, the Concubine De is virtuous and modest by nature. If the emperor has this kind of reward, it seems to be contrary to the conduct of the empress."

Xuan Ye frowned slightly, looking unhappy, but actually felt that Rong Ruo's words made sense, so he agreed, and handed it over to him, saying: "You can think about the words on the inscription, and draw up an order for me, and warn you The local yamen can't restrain the people like this, and the place where the monument is erected can be used by the people to come and go as they please, and it must not be different from the past."

Rong Ruo took the order, and then talked about the Han Army's firearms battalion. When he was about to leave, Xuan Ye asked casually, "How are Shen Wan and the child?"

"Thanks to the emperor's blessing, everything is fine." Rong Ruo was slightly embarrassed, presumably the emperor had heard something.

Sure enough, the emperor said: "After all, he is a descendant of the Nalan family. If you keep him by Shen Wan's side, it will be difficult to get close to your brothers and sisters in the future. Advise Shen Wan, send the child home. If there is nothing to do, make a fuss, it's very ugly."