Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"The concubine came all the way from Xianfu Palace. Not to mention how many people in the palace saw it, even the imperial concubine was very suspicious of you coming to find the concubine. When the concubine went to report, the concubine had many excuses to hope that the concubine would not go out." Jue Chan smiled calmly, "Aren't you worried that after my concubine leaves the Yonghe Palace, more gossip will involve you?"

The warm beeswax rubbed against the skin of her fingertips slowly, and she could feel the thickness of them accumulated for thousands of years. Lan Qi shook her head slightly: "That's other people's business, we just talk about our business."

Jue Chan understood, nodded and smiled, "It's your mother's state of mind that is better than strolling in the wind and waves." She paused to collect her thoughts, and said slowly, "I don't know the so-called truth. , It’s just because of one person’s desperation that the concubine thought of something, and I didn’t dare to say something about my mother, because I wanted to repay you for taking care of the concubine over the years, so I said that word too much before.”

"It's him?" Lan Qi could easily think of that "one person" as Nalan Rongruo.

"Master Cao once sent a letter to the palace privately. Although the letter has long been reduced to ashes, every word and every word is in the heart of my concubine."

A few months ago, she suddenly heard that Rongruo died of illness. The pain at that time was indescribable, but as time passed, as she continued to force herself not to be sad, as the days passed, she was able to tell others so calmly.

"He is free." Speaking of these four words, Jue Chan's eyes shone brightly, "He said in the letter that he had traveled all over the country over the years, describing scenes that the courtiers and concubines could not see between the lines, and did not mention the old relationship. , and did not mention Xinhuan, if the whole letter is not the last few words, it doesn't matter if anyone reads it."

Lan Qi said: "Perhaps he is worried that the letter will be read by others. The false charge of adultery has made you very embarrassed."

"That's right." Jue Chan said, "As for the last few words, it is said that the road he has traveled these years has actually carried responsibilities on his body, and he has never been able to let go of the burden and truly appreciate the beautiful scenery. He said that he longed for this life, even if One day or even an hour, he can break away from the shackles of the family and stay away from the entanglements of the court, but he is destined to atone for the family for the rest of his life. He never easily reveals the depression in his heart to others. The concubines are terrified."

"Atonement?" Waves flashed across Lan Qi's face.

Jue Chan said: "Their father and son have always been at odds. For the emperor, it is the best way to weaken and balance a faction."

Lan Qi smiled slightly: "You know a lot."

Jue Chan didn't take it seriously: "Your Majesty, who has read a lot of books, must understand the truth of this, but you have always abided by the propriety of a concubine in the harem, so how could you say it out of your mouth?"

Lan Qi didn't speak, and looked at her peacefully, but Jue Chan's next words made her face change, and she only heard her say: "He added four words at the end without thinking: Be careful Hui concubine."

"Hui..." Lan Qi's eyes filled with hatred.

Jue Chan knew everything: "Some things can only be heard by concubines and concubines after two hands from the imperial concubine. Please judge whether it is true or not. Niu Hulu's family is very afraid of this incident. Look at them The posture of the family entering the palace to talk to the empress should not have much to do with the death of the sixth elder brother, because they are more concerned about the safety of the tenth elder brother. In the past, the concubines would help take care of the tenth elder brother's daily life. They will all be taken care of by the maids appointed by Niu Hulu's family, and the concubines are not allowed to feed the ten princes, this is also the order of the imperial concubine herself. It seems that they are very worried that someone will further harm the ten princes."

Lan Qi listened quietly, he remembered the word "retribution" that Xuan Ye gritted his teeth, he had told Huan Chun at that time, it seemed that Nalan Rongruo's death could be regarded as the retribution of Mingzhu Mansion.Although everything is just gossip, everything is just their one-sided speculation, and it cannot be confirmed that this matter is related to Nalan Mansion and Concubine Hui, but if Nalan Rongruo writes the words "Be careful with Concubine Hui", there must be something he wants to say rather than words that cannot be said.

"The emperor didn't tell me anything. He thought that if I knew it, it would only cause me pain, and it would only hurt my heart every time I met someone in my life." Lan Qi felt her heart lighten up, "But it's the emperor's My heart is just that he hopes that I can live more comfortably. He can't understand the pain and unwillingness in my heart. Aunt Su Mala once said that often when everything is seen clearly, only despair remains. I also told the emperor that he would think of me like this."

Jue Chan replied: "That's the truth. Ignorant, fearless, ignorant and worry-free, confused people are often happier."

Lan Qi smiled bitterly, "For me, is there anything more desperate than losing my son?"

Jue Chan was stunned, pursed her lips and said nothing, but Lan Qi said to her: "During the few days when he wrote to you, there was nothing more shocking in the court than the death of Brother Six. He must know Why did I tell you to be careful of Concubine Hui. I understand that the person who poisoned him was not targeting the sixth elder brother. My sixth elder brother died for the prince, so how many people can target the prince? Since you I feel that Niu Hulu's family is not the murderer, so there are only two families behind the Imperial Concubine and Hui Concubine, since he told you to be careful of Hui Concubine, not Huang Guifei..."

Jue Chan replied: "Your Majesty is right, if it is a royal concubine, why is he so desperate?"

The room was silent for a while, and the two were relatively speechless. Even if they knew each other, all of this was their speculation after all. Without solid evidence, they could not correct anyone. What's more, the facts of that day were too close. Concubine Hui had such a heart. He will not easily involve his son in it.

What killed Yin Zuo was the deadly poison, how could Concubine Hui guarantee that she would not do anything under her nose, and that elder brother would be able to get out of his body?So Lan Qi would not be so angry that she would seek Concubine Hui's life, but for her, this matter was by no means ignorant and worry-free. Only when she knew exactly what was going on, could she continue to face the future of her life.

"Your Majesty, what will you do to Concubine Hui?" Jue Chan asked, but Lan Qi was taken aback, she shook her head: "What can I do?"

Jue Chan suddenly leaned forward, put his hands on the table, his posture looked a little frightening, his eyes were even more chilly, his red lips moved slightly, and he said: "Your Majesty, can you leave Concubine Hui to the minister?" Concubine?"

"Leave it to you?" Lan Qi was puzzled, "What do you mean? What are you going to do, you?"

"She ruined the life of my concubine." Jue Chan's expression seemed to come from the underworld, "The concubine wants to live a good life because she wants to make her life worse than death."

Lan Qi never thought that Jue Chan would say these words to her. With her wisdom and scheming, Concubine Hui might live in the shadow of Jue Chan for the rest of her life without knowing it. Thinking that Concubine Hui would never get well For some reason, she felt very happy in her heart, and then repeated what they said to each other in her heart all day.

Although hatred does not make her fascinated, she does not want them all to die all the time. During those few days of dementia, she expected Huanchun to tell her what murderer the emperor killed every day. After being disappointed again and again, she realized that this was wrong. If possible, she can understand Xuan Ye's helplessness, but for Lan Qi, the wicked will never die, and she will never let it go for the rest of her life.

In the next two days, Huanchun and the others watched the master's mood improve inexplicably, and asked her if she was happy. Get better.

The emperor didn't enter the harem for a while, but the Qianqing Palace was always concerned about everything in the Yonghe Palace. Knowing that the concubine De concubine had a smile on her face these days, and rushed to tell the emperor the good news, Xuanye always just dealt with it with a cold face. A few times, so that Eunuch Li and the others couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking.

Horqin sent things that day, and the emperor picked out a few things his grandmother liked and sent them to the Palace of Compassion. Sitting cross-legged in front of the Buddha statue, he just wanted to go in and talk. He hadn't stepped over the threshold yet, but he heard the emperor's grandmother say, "I'll ask Xuan Ye to accompany you, okay?"

Xuan Ye suddenly stopped in his tracks, his face full of disbelief.

Lan Qi smiled softly: "Are you making fun of my concubine? You are the one who feels wronged."

The Empress Dowager sighed: "But you are so cold, I am anxious, what's the big deal, what's the matter? Isn't everything explained clearly now, Xuan Ye didn't know that it was your maid, and the child was also drugged. I got on the dragon couch without knowing it, and I heard that you took good care of that promise, why are you still angry with Xuan Ye?"

But Lan Qi said: "How dare the concubines be angry with the emperor? If the emperor doesn't come to the harem, the concubines can't go to the Qianqing Palace to look for them. These days the emperor is busy every day for the river workers, so the concubines can't make trouble?"

"Nonsense." The empress dowager let go of her clasped hands, turned around to look at Lan Qi who was sitting behind her, and saw her grandson in front of the door. Xuan Ye met her grandmother's eyes at the first glance, felt a little awkward, and awkwardly stood in front of the door. Turned around, not knowing whether to go in or leave.

The Empress Dowager laughed inwardly, but asked Lan Qi: "To be honest, are you feeling overwhelmed in your heart? Even if you promise something to that, you don't really care about it. You just want to shut up those who see the joke, right?"

"For this matter, the empress dowager and concubine Rong are very considerate. If the concubine doesn't appreciate it, she must be scolded by you now, so you won't coax her like this." Lan Qi didn't know that Xuan Ye was behind her, Looking at the Empress Dowager with a leisurely smile, "The concubines dare not be angry with the emperor, but they have no chance to meet each other. As for the day when you flung your face and left, I didn't explain anything clearly at that time. She was just angry at that time." It’s broken, and I can’t care about anything.”

The empress dowager then laughed, raised her hand and said, "Come in and let Lan Qi accompany you, after all, you are too careless about this matter."

Lan Qi was startled, turned her head to see the emperor in front of the door, and heard the empress dowager scolding: "What are you doing?"

Xuanye walked in slowly, and Madam Su Mala also followed. The Empress Dowager got up slowly, and said to Xuanye with a tiger face: "You are not allowed to speak nonsense in front of the Buddha. You should speak clearly. If you don't want me to live a few more years Yes, let’s make trouble. What kind of emperor or concubine, in my eyes, is a child who will never grow up, when did I stop worrying about you?"

Neither Xuan Ye nor Lan Qi dared to talk back, they quietly waited for the Empress Dowager to leave before Xuan Ye sat in the position of the imperial grandmother, without saying a word, and only let Lan Qi look at his back.

Lan Qi really looked at it carefully, seeing that Xuan Ye was neither fat nor thin, she felt a little at ease, but she didn't want to keep looking at his back, she slowly moved her body to stand up, Xuan Ye thought she was going to leave when she heard the sound , quickly asked: "Where are you going?"

But Lan Qi moved the futon forward, and then slowly sat down beside Xuan Ye, looking at him with a raised face.

The emperor's heart warmed up, and he wanted to stretch out his hand to hold her, but he was afraid of being disrespectful in front of the Buddha, so he said softly: "Don't be angry again, how about I coax you?"