Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"I will definitely come when I have time, but on weekdays, I will leave the emperor's grandmother to you. I know that the emperor's grandmother is old. If anything happens, I will never blame you. I just ask you to coax the emperor like you used to. As long as grandma is happy." Xuan Ye said gently, took Lan Qi's hand and said, "Thanks for your hard work."

Lan Qi shook her head with a smile, and promised Xuan Ye that she would do her best to take good care of the Empress Dowager, but it was inconvenient for her to stay in the Compassion Ning Palace tonight, because she said: "The Empress Dowager always cares about the dignity of the Emperor, and she refuses to let outsiders know about her phoenix body. Going against harmony, the concubine suddenly living in the Palace of Compassion will certainly arouse suspicion from others, isn't it against the wishes of the Empress Dowager? The weather is cool now, and it is not hard for the concubine to go back and forth a few times, but next month's Mid-Autumn Festival, if the emperor can find This reason avoids the red tape and grand celebration in the palace, and don’t tire the Empress Dowager to deal with it. But you have to think better about the reason, the Empress Dowager can’t pass it easily.”

Xuan Ye heard the truth, and said to Lan Qi: "You should also take good care of your health. Look at these things. If you are missing, who will I entrust?"

The person in front of her smiled, her coquettish attitude made it easy to see, she urged Xuanye to go back to Qianqing Palace, joking: "The emperor knows what the courtiers and concubines are rare, so in the future, you are not allowed to criticize others, the empress dowager's good things The golden mountain and the silver mountain are hidden, and the concubines just dig the foot of the mountain."

Xuan Ye laughed at her for being greedy, and of course they were all joking, and happily sent the emperor back to Qianqing Palace, Lan Qi breathed a sigh of relief, stood in front of the gate of Compassion Ning Palace and looked at Sheng Jia's back for a while, turned around When she turned around, she inexplicably raised her head to look at the gate of the Palace of Compassion and Peace. The three familiar words on the plaque seemed to be missing for a long time. Although she went in and out of here every day, she rarely looked up at the plaque on the gate.

At this moment, she thought silently that the Compassionate Ning Palace is the place where the most noble women in the Qing Dynasty live, and the future queen mother or queen mother will continue to live here, but she always feels that the future concubines of the Qing Dynasty will have Which one can be compared with the Empress Dowager?The devotion to the Qing Dynasty and the devotion to the entire royal family will never be matched by anyone.

That night, the Empress Dowager did not have any symptoms of discomfort. As the imperial physician said, the Empress Dowager was old, not seriously ill. In comparison, it was much easier and she could avoid the torture of pain and medicine. Lan Qi got up early and worked late Traveling to and from the Palace of Compassion and Peace, everything was carefully arranged, and it was extremely boring to be with the old man, but she has been used to it for ten years.

And even though the tone in the Palace of Compassion and Ning is strict, just as Concubine Hui and others were able to spy on the empress dowager's phoenix body violation, this time the empress dowager almost fainted and quickly wandered in the Sixth Palace. In recent years, women often When Zuo Dui was gossiping, he talked about the Empress Dowager's body. The existence of the Empress Dowager affected many things, and one day when she was gone, it would affect even more things.

In late July, the emperor and the crown prince toured Shengjing and planned to return to Luan before early August. Originally, the concubines in the palace were supposed to discuss the matter of the Mid-Autumn Festival.But at the end of July, Yaksa ignited the flames of war again, and the Qing army besieged Yaksa city again. Because the emperor was still in Shengjing, the imperial concubine had the final say on all the trivial matters in the palace.

On this day, the four concubines and several concubines were called together to discuss the Mid-Autumn Festival. The imperial concubine thought that the concubine was still ill, and didn't want all the talents to sit down before they could serve tea. Qinglian reported that the concubine was coming. The people stood up to greet them, and the imperial concubine sat calmly at the head, watching the slender woman approaching slowly, she cast a disdainful look and said: "You are not in good health, just take care of it."

The noble concubine saluted respectfully, but turned a blind eye to the fourth concubine and all the concubines saluting to her, looked at the noble concubine and said: "The concubine is not uncomfortable, but I have always wanted to silently mourn for the princess, and I didn't want to cause trouble for the Liugong sisters. I live in Xianfu Palace. I heard that your imperial concubine's phoenix body is against harmony, so I came here today to visit my empress and say hello to you."

The imperial concubine was not in good health a while ago, but she has recovered her spirit for a long time. Her body can't be said to be suffering from illnesses, but it just goes up and down, but if she keeps her mind calm and calm, nothing will happen. Worry about some things a little. Just can't keep up.But she is so strong, how can she allow the imperial concubine to be so joking, and sneered: "This palace is very healthy, don't worry, since you are here, sit down and talk, today is to talk about the arrangements for future festivals in the palace, not to gossip. "

The fourth concubine gave up the upper seat to the noble concubine, and everyone moved back a seat. Lan Qi was sitting opposite her, and she happened to meet the noble concubine's eyes. She nodded respectfully, but Wen Guifei's face was indifferent, Lan Qi didn't care , don't care at all.

The things in the palace were told one by one, most of them were cooked by Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui, both of them were watertight masters, and none of them could be criticized by the concubine Huang and the others.Speaking of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the imperial concubine and Lan Qi glanced at each other secretly. They had a tacit understanding, so they cleared their throats and said: "There are soldiers on the front line at the moment, and it is not appropriate for us to hold extravagant banquets in the palace. Don't let those who are fighting for the sake of the Qing Dynasty The soldiers who fought bloody battles are heartbroken. This matter is up to me. This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival will not be done. According to the specifications of previous years, the money will be saved and replaced with military food and grass to send supplies to the front line. , It’s okay to use it as a reward, you have calculated this money, Concubine Rong, and don’t let other daoists get greedy.”

"Remember, my concubine." Concubine Rong replied, "It's just that the specifications in previous years have been complicated and simplified. This concubine thinks that since the empress has this idea, we should not be stingy and save money according to the year that spent the most. If there are too many, the concubine will naturally think carefully from other sources, otherwise the empress will change her mind if she asks for the emperor's money again."

Xi Concubine sat down and said with a smile: "Concubine Rong is the big tent in our palace, she has done all the calculations clearly, I remember that this summer's fruit is half less than in previous years, so the money just saved?"

Concubine Rong knew that Concubine Xi was secretly saying that she was pocketing her own money, so she was being stingy at this moment, she just smiled politely: "This summer, there have been a lot of rains and floods, and the harvests in various places are in short supply. This amount will be used in the harem, anyway, there is never enough to eat, so there is no place to spend more money."

Concubine Xi was about to speak, but concubine Jing beside her stopped her. Sure enough, the imperial concubine was not very happy. Concubine Rong didn't want to appear petty and rebuked her. She couldn't hear the harsh words, and asked in a cold voice: "Concubine Xi? Is it necessary to check the accounts? I haven't heard that the imperial concubine and the noble concubine are here, and it is their turn to check the accounts of the palace. If you are really worried, you don't have to live in your palace. Go to the backyard of Jingyang Palace Living here, looking at Concubine Rong's accounts every day, you will know in your heart where the money was spent and where it came from."

Xi Concubine's face turned pale from shock, and secretly hated herself for being too talkative. In fact, it was only half a joke. Who knew she didn't know the tricks here. Needless to say, those who are innocent have more backbone and cannot tolerate doubts from others.

Lan Qi sat aside and did not speak, she never intervened in these matters, although the empress dowager and the emperor repeatedly said that she would not be free in the future, even though she was watching from the sidelines and learning everything, she did not dare to imagine what it would be like after she really handled it.Concubine Rong has taken the lead in these years, and Concubine Hui has gradually become a deputy to assist her. It is obvious that she will replace Concubine Hui in the future, which will imperceptibly cut off Concubine Hui's rights, and Concubine Yi, like myself, has not been involved so far These things, maybe she also wants to argue, thinking of the conflicts and disputes that may arise in the future, she is really happy to take care of the Empress Dowager in the Compassionate Ning Palace for the rest of her life.

Naturally, I can only think about these thoughts by myself. When the Empress Dowager and Xuan Ye knew about it, they would only scold her for being worthless.

All things came to a conclusion, the imperial concubine didn't want to gossip with everyone, so she dispersed. All the concubines left the gate of Chengqian Palace, and all the concubines let the noble concubine go first. When the sedan chair from Xianfu Palace was delivered to the door, Concubine Yi suddenly laughed and said : "The imperial concubine and the concubine De have become in-laws, and this is the first time for the concubine to see the two of them together. They are indeed more intimate than before."

This is talking nonsense with open eyes, the noble concubine and the concubine De have a very good life, even if it is not at this moment, everyone in the palace knows that the concubine despises the concubine De's family's humble lintel, although there are not many people in Xianfu Palace, the things inside are not It was not well hidden, before the imperial concubine used to say that she was lowly and humble in the palace, and everyone in the palace knew about Defei's natal family.Also, when her new sister-in-law enters the palace, she always pays respects to Xianfu Palace first, but the noble concubine doesn't even look at her and refuses to enter.At this moment, Concubine Yi's words were undoubtedly intended to embarrass them.

Seeing the stalemate in the atmosphere, when the imperial concubine was about to explode, Concubine Hui suddenly smiled and said: "It's rare to get together today, don't you all want to ask me for a wedding wine? Afterwards, there is no time to spare when you get busy. It is better to hit the sun instead of picking up the sun. Sisters like this Just go to Changchun Palace for a sit down, I'll be the host and set up two tables of noodles, but you guys have had wine, and when our elder brother gets married, you'll have to be generous with the gift."

Concubine Hui made a joke to ease the atmosphere a little, and then invited the concubine to go with her, let alone invite the concubine Huang, the concubine was so angry that she said to Concubine Hui nonchalantly: "The empress of the imperial concubine said to be frugal." , What are you extravagant here? Isn't Concubine Hui always thinking about eldest brother? If the emperor knows that in order to celebrate eldest brother's marriage in the coming year, we women will be happy in the palace regardless of the front line, how do you think about eldest brother? Don't worry. Bar."

These words are not pleasant, but Concubine Hui was able to stand up for Concubine Yi, and when Concubine Yi walked away, she shook her head and sighed in disdain. Lan Qi bid farewell to everyone and went straight to the Palace of Compassion. Walking back to the West Sixth Palace with Concubine Hui, she smiled with her on the way: "Thanks to my sister, otherwise the imperial concubine might say something about me, but I was prepared to be told by the imperial concubine, anyway, it would be difficult for the imperial concubine if she jumped her feet. You said she was guarding the Compassionate Ning Palace silently, and just now when you asked her how the Empress Dowager was doing, everything she said was perfunctory, what's the matter, she wants to guard the Compassionate Ning Palace, can she live by herself in the future?"

Concubine Yi's words mean a lot more, Concubine Hui's expression changed, and she told her coldly: "How dare you talk nonsense outside?"