Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Xiangyue came with soup in her hands, saw Huanchun sitting on the threshold in a daze, and said timidly: "Sister, please bring the soup in for the master to drink."

Huan Chun looked up at her, with tears streaming down her face, raised her hand and wiped it indiscriminately, got up, took the food plate and turned to enter the door, when suddenly her head became dizzy, her eyes went dark, and she fell down with the soup plate, luckily it wasn’t The boiling hot soup will not scald her, but it can also scare the crowd.

Even though there was such a commotion outside, Lan Qi in the dormitory didn't even raise her eyelids, the current Concubine De concubine still had her breath, as if nothing or anyone could disturb her.

The Yonghe Palace spent another night anxiously. It was supposed to be the day when the sixth elder brother was buried. The imperial court stipulated that all princes who died when they were young should be buried in small vermilion coffins and buried in Huanghua Mountain. The ranks of concubines and princes are called "garden bedrooms", but the system is different, that is, "only the tombs are opened and buried, and no trees are sealed." There are no buildings such as grave bags and stele pavilions, which are relatively simple.

Even though the rules are so, depending on the relationship between the emperor and his heirs, the funeral of the prince who died early will also vary from person to person. The fourth son of the emperor Dong E, who was born to the emperor's concubine Dong E, was deeply favored by the emperor. The funeral of the four sons was treated more favorably by the prince, and the child who was only three months old was posthumously named Prince He Shuorong.

Just as the empress dowager worried, that incident has been criticized so far, so no matter how much she loves the sixth elder brother and Lan Qi, she will never allow Xuan Ye to make such a mistake again. Follow the rules like the prince who died young in the past.

The coffin of the sixth elder brother will officially leave the palace today, and what is incredible is that basically everyone in the Mingming Palace knows that the sixth elder brother died of poisoning, but the court announced on this day that he died of a sudden illness. Disregarding the fact that the prince was poisoned, he treated this matter as a family matter, and did not let the court justice intervene.

On this auspicious time, the sixth elder brother's coffin was about to leave the palace, and the empress dowager ordered Defei not to go to see him off.In fact, when the decree came, the people in Yonghe Palace felt that if the master could really run out crying, they would be relieved, but the one in the bedroom now is simply a living dead. They have been together for more than ten years, and they have never seen her like this. How can the pain of losing a child be compared to any painful thing in the past.

In Chengqian Palace, the imperial concubine fell ill because of worrying too much. The people on the sickbed still sent people to visit their son over and over again. The fourth elder brother just kept silent and ignored him. Now the nurse came in again and couldn't help it. Advise him: "The sixth elder brother will be sent out of the palace. The sixth elder brother liked you so much in the past. You should cheer up and don't let the sixth elder brother worry."

Yinzhen's eyes suddenly looked at the wet nurse. This was the first time since he asked for food to respond to someone's words. Everyone didn't understand why he asked for food but didn't talk to others. They always felt that this child seemed to know how to live well. Go down, but he doesn't know how to do it well.

"Fourth elder brother! Fourth elder brother!" The nurse screamed. He saw the child rushing out from the front door in a gust of wind. She chased all the way out, and the people outside were also caught off guard. He was so anxious that he almost rolled off the bed.

The fourth elder brother ran all the way out, Xiao Hezi quickly caught up and asked the master if he was going to see the sixth elder brother off. Sure enough, Yinzhen didn't know where the younger brother was, so Xiao Hezi was afraid that the master would send the sixth elder brother off, so he asked early Well, at this moment, I don't care about the people from Chengqian Palace chasing after me, so I led my master to chase after me on my own initiative.

Concubine Rong is here to take care of the sixth elder brother. Although he is not his own son, but seeing how he grew up from a baby, he and Lan Qi are as close as sisters, and he is afraid of the third elder brother, so he has not rested for a few days Well, sad and haggard.Today, I tried to cheer up because I wanted to send off the child at the end, and if Lan Qi came to her senses later, if she asked, she could give her an explanation.

The coffin was about to be sent away, when they suddenly heard the voice of "brother", everyone saw Yinzhen crying and running from behind, they were all shocked, seeing that Yinzhen was going to pull the coffin, Concubine Rong had to hug him tightly he.

"I want my younger brother..." Yinzhen cried and stretched out his hand to touch the coffin, while Concubine Rong hugged him and carried him back. I have never seen the fourth elder brother crying so much, even struggling in Concubine Rong's arms Hey, the crowd didn't know what to do, but when they saw the emperor coming from a distance, he shouldn't have come to see him off, but he didn't know why he came, and he happened to see this scene.

Concubine Rong hugged the fourth elder brother and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, this concubine will take the fourth elder brother back."

"Ama, I want a younger brother." Yinzhen cried and begged, still struggling in Concubine Rong's arms.

Xuanye looked haggard, came to hold his son's hand, motioned Concubine Rong to let go, he took Yinzhen to the coffin, let him touch the cold coffin with his own hands, looking at the trembling and crying child, Xuanye held back his tears , softly said to him: "It's alright, Yinzhen, let go."

The child in pain raised his sad eyes, saw his father's sad and firm eyes, and reluctantly let go of his hand.

At the time when the imperial concubine's daughter died young, except for the sadness of his mother, it did not cause much disturbance in his emotional world. Now it was the first time in his life that he faced life and death directly, and even witnessed the tragedy of his brother's death with his own eyes. Xuan Ye Knowing that this will leave trauma in the child's heart, even the prince has been very abnormal these two days, let alone their inseparable pair of brothers.

Xuanye held Yinzhen with one hand, and watched the coffin leave with him, Yinzhen was crying all the time, waiting for nothing to be seen, Xuanye looked down at him: "Don't cry anymore, Yinzhen."

"Huang Ama...brother..." Yinzhen couldn't make a sound.

Xuanye leaned over and hugged his son, rubbed his head, "You always said to Yinzuo, boys can't cry, have you forgotten? Yinzhen, you have to be stronger, you still have Erniang, you still have If you want to take care of Er Niang for your younger brother, you can do it, right?"

There is no doubt that Xuan Ye's so-called Er Niang at this moment refers to Lan Qi, but I don't know if Yinzhen can understand, he just keeps crying, and Xuan Ye doesn't force him anymore, let Concubine Rong send the fourth elder brother back. good.

In Chengqian Palace, the imperial concubine was already waiting impatiently. When she saw Concubine Rong sending the fourth elder brother back, she rushed forward to hug her son, but Yinzhen turned around and went to her own room in a daze. The imperial concubine stayed there in embarrassment. Concubine Rong was startled in her heart, thinking to herself that this child is going to admit his mother because of his younger brother, but if he really abandons the imperial concubine since then, the imperial concubine will be too pitiful.

Concubine Rong didn't dare to stay any longer to see the embarrassment of the imperial concubine, so she hurriedly withdrew and stopped by the Yonghe Palace. The palace, which was always peaceful and warm, was now as cold as ice in May, and all the maids and eunuchs looked haggard. Concubine Rong couldn't help but said to them: "The master is already like that, are you still cheering up and waiting for others to laugh at the Yonghe Palace?"

Luzhu led Concubine Rong to the bedroom, and when she mentioned that Huanchun fell ill, Concubine Rong sighed and said, "If you are really too busy here, some people from my place will help, come and tell me anytime."

Speaking of Lan Qi, the eyes of the people on the bed were gloomy and their expressions were dead silent. Probably because Lu Zhu and the others were diligent in tidying up, they were still clean and did not make a mess.Concubine Rong herself lost her child in her early years, and the child was not with her, and she did not see her several times a year. Although it was painful, it was not as heart-rending as Lan Qi.She can understand the bewilderment of the people in front of her, but no one can bear it. Just thinking about the third elder brother, if Yin and Yang are separated, she will not be able to live.

"I sent Yin Zuo away. The children were clean and peaceful. They were served very well when they were buried. Don't worry." After Concubine Rong finished speaking, the person on the bed still didn't respond. Concubine Rong sighed and said again , "You have to slow down earlier, there are still Yin Zhen and Wen Xian."

Everyone said the same thing, that Lan Qi had other children to take care of, but no matter how many times she repeated the same thing, she couldn't move her. A hole that can never be filled.

"The Empress Dowager has fallen ill, Lan Qi, no one in the palace can take good care of you except you, when will you recover?" Concubine Rong sat next to Lan Qi, touching her hand, the cold hand made her feel distressed, She couldn't help crying, "My good sister, if you want to behave like this, what can the emperor do?"

But Lan Qi was still, and didn't respond at all. She was so anxious that Concubine Rong covered her mouth and burst into tears, and hurried out to calm down. Lu Zhu comforted Concubine Rong: "Mother, the slaves are still expecting you to come and take care of the master more, the master she In this way, I don’t know when it will be better.”

Concubine Rong calmed down, nodded and said: "It's not that anyone dares to bully Yonghe Palace, you just need to take care of her, clean up like today, don't ask the emperor to see your master in a mess when he comes .”

Three or four days passed in a blink of an eye. After the coffin of the sixth elder brother left the Forbidden City, the sad atmosphere in the palace gradually faded. The emperor continued to deal with the affairs of state. Died of a sudden illness, even if there is a result, not everyone will know.

Now the access control of all the palaces has been lifted, except for the Yonghe Palace, everything in the palace has been restored to its original state, but the Empress Dowager's illness has not improved.The concubines have been to several times and were sent back without their care. Everyone knows that Concubine De has taken care of the Empress Dowager for nearly ten years, and no one can match her. Li said that she was in a daze, even though most people hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they believed it.

Another matter is also on the agenda, it was decided as early as in the spring, the emperor will go to Shengjing this summer, and the tragedy of the sixth elder brother happened right now, I don't know if the emperor will leave as planned, they all speculate that in order to take care of Germany The emperor concubine will change the plan, but in late May, under the imperial decree, the emperor will leave for Shengjing on the first day of June.