Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

The imperial concubine happily asked: "The emperor is going to choose a wife for our Yinzhen?"

Xuan Ye was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "How old is Yinzhen, how could he choose a wife for Yinzhen, for Yinti and Yinreng, of course they are still early, but I want you to pay attention these few years, Seeing a child who is well-liked, I know what I know. You are the imperial concubine, so naturally I have to discuss this matter with you first, and you should bother."

"The concubine knows the responsibilities of the concubine, but I'm afraid that the concubine will pick and choose, and the ones chosen will be left to Yinzhen. Don't blame the concubine for being partial." The imperial concubine is full of longing for the future, "We As for Yinzhen's daughter-in-law, she should be the most dexterous and intelligent child."

Xuan Ye was not joking, and said solemnly: "If you choose a good one, you will naturally leave it to the prince. I don't need to explain these words to you."

The imperial concubine was full of reluctance, and nodded embarrassingly: "The concubine knows that the future princess is naturally the most important." Thinking of another matter, she asked the emperor, "The emperor let the concubines choose, but the family background is the most important? Or don't you want the family background, Is it better to be humble and simple?"

Xuan Ye said: "Although I don't want you to value your family background, the children who can come to you must be of noble birth. A good birth is not a bad thing, so don't worry about it for the time being. Besides, appearance is second. Marrying a wife and virtue, children Behavior must be upright and magnanimous, not to mention that children can tell what appearance they are, they are also clean, delicate and cute, so don't worry too much about these."

"The emperor has given so many instructions, obviously he is not at ease, and the concubine is also worried. If he is marrying a daughter-in-law for Yinzhen, the concubine has no scruples, but the concubine also let the concubine come to see, even if it is not enough to just look at it, The concubine's heart is enough." The imperial concubine babbled for a long time, and then asked, "It is said that there is a responsibility to choose the concubine and concubine, but why is this elder brother's Fujin also the concubine's business? Concubine Hui is here, Your Majesty Avoiding her like this is a matter of right and wrong in the palace, and concubines are not willing to take on an extra burden, and when they are tired, people will gossip behind their backs."

Xuan Ye smiled wryly, he was naturally thoughtful, and said in a good way: "It's not really to avoid her, it's just that you choose separately, if you are the same, which one is better? I am partial to the crown prince, but I can't treat Yinti like this. You Ah, you have done such a thing for me and said so much, can I still send you?"

The imperial concubine approached softly and smiled: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. The concubine is just careful to ask a few more questions. Since you are on a mission, why are you not allowed to ask clearly? This is about the royal family's inheritance and the court's plans. Can the concubine be careless?" Is it?" Then he deliberately said sourly, "You want to find a well-behaved one, the one in the Yonghe Palace next door is the best, what are you doing here looking for a concubine?"

Xuan Ye was angry and funny, he gently pushed her away and said, "If you really think so, I will go to find Concubine De."

"Don't, I'm just joking." The imperial concubine quickly stopped her, she was obsessed with it again, and she was happy, but Xuan Ye saw her in such a good mood, as if she had completely forgotten her daughter's death, and she didn't know what it was like. Not wanting to react, she calmed down and asked her why, the imperial concubine said frankly, "The concubine is blind from crying and the child can't come back. The emperor should be bored after watching too much, why bother?"

Xuan Ye was pleased with her calmness, as it really was like this, he would feel more distressed, if he was crying all day looking for death and life, he didn't know how to face it.In the end, he gave another advice: "As for choosing a child, you should know it in your own mind, and you don't need to tell the people in the palace for the time being."

But Xuanye told her in front of the imperial concubine that after a few days, he told Lan Qi everything when he came to the Yonghe Palace, and when it came to choosing a daughter-in-law for Yinzhen in the future, he comforted her and said: "The imperial concubine is so excited, I wish I could find the best child in the world right now, and line up to choose a daughter-in-law for Yinzhen. It seems that she will be very powerful when that day comes, and you may not be able to intervene. Don’t be unhappy when the time comes, I will give you a good job Make sure to choose a good child for Yinzhen."

"The concubine has never thought about these things. If she thinks about it, it is for Yinzuo. The concubine may not be relieved of other matters at the imperial concubine's place, but for the fourth elder brother, the concubine can rest assured." Lan Qi didn't care, Geng nested in Xuan Ye's arms and smiled, "Time is so fast. Back then, the concubine was thrown into the dragon couch of the Qianqing Palace. She was still a little girl. In the blink of an eye, she heard the emperor talking about her daughter-in-law. Why didn't she feel that the past seven or eight years It's been a long time."

Xuan Ye also sighed: "At that time, I was only in my early twenties and I was very frizzy, and I will be 30 years old now." As he spoke, he pinched Lan Qi's cheek, which was as tender as tofu, slippery and soft, and asked with a smile. , "But why don't you grow up, why are you still a twenty-year-old after so many years?"

"The emperor is messing around again. The concubine is six years younger than you. You are only [-] years old. How old can the concubine be?" When it was mentioned, Lan Qi couldn't help asking, "The emperor's [-]th birthday. Don’t you celebrate Longevity Day, this matter has never been mentioned in the palace.”

"The emperor's grandmother is here, so why do I spend my whole life for nothing?" Xuan Ye said, "Celebrating the victory of the platform in November is a serious matter of spending money. What do you do to celebrate my birthday? Besides, Erniang is not here. I think of her every birthday, Er Niang didn't live well in the palace before, but before I had time to honor her, she..."

"Your Majesty." Lan Qi saw that Xuan Ye was missing his biological mother, and there was a slight sadness on his face, so she tried to comfort her, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, your health is Empress Xiaokang's greatest wish."

Xuan Ye didn't want to bring up the pain, so he hurriedly restrained his thoughts, changed the topic and said something else, mentioned the August Sutra Feast, remembering that Lan Qi was serving tea at the back, and let her also listen to lectures, so he said with a smile: "Do you want to go this time? Just ask the child in my stomach to listen to it. Even if it's a girl, my daughter should be educated."

Lan Qi shook her head softly: "The concubine won't go, it's unruly and conspicuous. I used to be young and didn't know the importance, but now I'm in the concubine position, so I can't be ignorant anymore."

Xuan Ye sighed with emotion: "If the people in the palace are half of you, I will be very relieved. What else can you be ignorant of? But you are right, after all, you are also a mother, how can you be the same as before? Same, but didn't we agree early on to lock that little Chang Zai here?"

The emperor's hand warmly caressed Lan Qi's chest. Lan Qi smiled coquettishly and avoided it. She lightly punched Xuan Ye and blamed: "The emperor doesn't dare to mess around. If you bully my concubine, I am not afraid that my concubine will go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace." complaint?"

Xuan Ye frowned and leaned forward and said, "Whenever I bully you, it's because you didn't have a good time thinking about it."

The two of them were playing around, Xuan Ye naturally wouldn't do anything too much, but Lan Qi's pregnancy was very safe, which made him less worried, and they were more relaxed when they were together, unlike before he was always cautious, Afraid that moving too much would make Lan Qi uncomfortable, laughter came out from time to time, the sixth elder brother was approaching outside, Huan Chun hurried to stop him, and coaxed him: "Huang Ama and Er Niang are whispering, sixth elder brother is late Come again, okay?"

Yinzuo pouted and muttered: "I'm going to say good night, and I'll fall asleep after a while."

Huan Chun simply picked him up, walked straight to Elder Brother's room, said with a smile: "My maidservant told stories to Sixth Elder Brother, Sixth Elder Brother really fell asleep, and my servant said good night for you."

The sixth elder brother acted like a baby: "Huanchun, shall we go and play with the fourth elder brother tomorrow?"

Huanchun agreed, and coaxed the little brother back to the room. After telling stories for a long time, the little guy fell asleep peacefully. She was about to go back with a sigh of relief, but the nurse asked her to stop, pulled her aside and said softly, "Today, brothers Playing in Chengqian Palace, the servant girl was standing by, and heard the third elder brother say something like kissing the mother to the younger brothers, the servant girl heard a few words, as if talking about the fourth elder brother, but they couldn't hear it clearly .If you really bring up the matter of adoptive mother and biological mother, I don’t know if the fourth elder brother understands it. It’s not good to talk about this matter nonsense, can the imperial concubine not be angry?”

Huanchun was also worried when he heard the words, praised the care of the wet nurse, and added: "The empress dowager once said that people in the palace should not avoid this matter, but the imperial concubine has never mentioned it, and others dare not speak nonsense. Our empress is even more ruthless not to mention it, so it’s better to let the children know for themselves first. It’s not like Rongfei empress would be okay to mention this, how did the third elder brother know?”

The nurse said: "Princesses are not young, they understand."

"That's right, that's right, why did I forget about the princesses?" After Huan Chun told the nurse a few words, she turned back and continued to go to the night. When the emperor left the next day, she came in to serve Lan Qi to wash up. Chuncai dismissed the others and told the master what the wet nurse said, which really made Lan Qi very worried.

It doesn't matter, but the imperial concubine is the most sensitive, it is a taboo in front of her, and it is something that cannot be mentioned. If the third elder brother really explained Yinzhen, if the child is crying, wouldn't it be trouble for Concubine Rong .Although the imperial concubine's temper is much better than before, but when she becomes fierce, her wrists are still vicious, let alone something that pokes her heart.

"Your Majesty, what do you think? After all, the nanny didn't hear clearly. If it wasn't for this matter, we would find someone to pick a problem." Huan Chun thought about it all night, and he had already covered everything. Next, it is better for the Prophet to tell Concubine Rong, even if it is a misunderstanding that makes her unhappy, it is better to coax than Concubine Rong. And if it is true, give Concubine Rong a reminder first. I have a preparation in my heart, so as to prevent the imperial concubine from making trouble."

Lan Qi smiled wryly: "The children are getting older, and this matter must be made clear in the end. Sooner or later, the imperial concubine will have to face Yinzhen's doubts about her. She may have thought about the answer eight hundred times in her heart, how to deal with the children, but if she really touches She will definitely not be reconciled." She asked Huanchun to rest and asked Luzhu to invite Concubine Rong. When Concubine Rong came, she thought that Lan Qi was not feeling well. At a loss, she repeatedly explained to Lan Qi, "I've never mentioned this in front of my children."