Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Jue Chan could readily agree, Lan Qi expected a little bit, but after all, it was to trouble others to do things, and it was not a good thing, one should always consider others, and said again and again: "The imperial concubine has never treated you badly, I have no position to ask you to do it for me. What am I doing, besides, if she finds out about this matter, your life in Xianfu Palace will be difficult in the future, although I will try my best to protect you, but it is inevitable that there will be things that I can't take care of, and you will be wronged because of this."

But Jue Chan said: "The concubine just believes that the empress has no intention of harming others."

Lan Qi nodded and sighed softly: "My sister had a miscarriage this time, and I don't know if she can save her life next time. I can't let her be wronged and bullied at Niu Hulu's house. If it was really the imperial concubine's doing, she There has to be a price to pay for it, but if it wasn't for her, it would be for the best."

"Your Majesty, for the sake of Fujin, really took great pains. At the beginning, I thought that you would come to ask about Sixth Brother, and I would do something later, but you didn't do anything. But this time, you even went to great lengths to see Chen Qie." Scheming." Jue Chan was very emotional, "Does this count as driving an honest man to a corner?"

Lan Qi smiled indifferently: "I have seen the most hopeless world, and I have nothing to fear."

Jue Chan said with a smile: "The same is true for concubines. What can concubines do for the empress, and now concubines can intervene in many things in Xianfu Palace, and even elder brothers are mostly taken care of by concubines. Speaking of which, concubines I never noticed that the imperial concubine was going to harm Fujin, but now the imperial concubine is also very wary of the concubines, and there are some things that are hidden from the concubines, otherwise the concubine has noticed, and must have come to remind you before then."

Lan Qi said calmly: "My younger sister was harmed by a large amount of saffron. If you want to put so much saffron in the Laba porridge in Xianfu Palace, no one will notice, but A Ling'a insists that no one will pass it on to the noble concubine privately. I believe him for now. But Niu Hulu's family is not alone. His elder brother Fakasu also had close contacts with the imperial concubine during those days. If the imperial concubine is involved in this matter, there are only two possibilities. The porridge in the palace has already been put down, or she instructed Fakasu and his Fujin to do so. You may find clues in the Xianfu Palace for the former, but the evidence for the latter is really hard to find. We can only ask Concubine Wen Gui Own."

Jue Chan is a smart person, so he naturally understands the so-called questioning the concubine herself, it is not as simple and stupid as running to ask her, quietly listening to Concubine De's words, but seeing Concubine De go to the door and call Huanchun, the palace door opens , Huanchun handed in a bundle.

Lan Qi unfolded the bundle in front of Jue Chan, there were several bolts of brocades of various colors inside, and there was another package of medicinal materials in the brocades, and she said to her: "Take the brocades back, and you will know that you are making clothes for the fourth elder brother. Bring this bag of saffron back to Xianfu Palace, otherwise you just take this bag of medicinal materials, it will be too eye-catching. In two days, I will send people to catch wild cats near Xianfu Palace. The sound of wild cats is like a baby crying, I know This is the voice that the imperial concubine hates the most. In the days to come, if you try to make her see these saffrons from time to time, whether they are placed in food or placed casually in the palace, if she has ghosts in her heart, she will definitely be afraid. Days After a long time, she will not be able to hold back. Dongyun must be the object of her venting. Everything depends on you to observe carefully. If you can determine whether she has done anything, I will come forward later, but before that, it is the same as I have nothing to do with it, but if the imperial concubine finds out that you are doing these things and does something to you, I will do my best to protect you, and I will not let the imperial concubine hurt you."

Jue Chan touched the slippery and soft brocade, and her fingers slowly touched the paper package of medicinal materials. She is a knowledgeable person and knows that this package of saffron is expensive. .

"The concubine understands, but this matter requires careful planning. The empress will wait patiently for a few days, and the concubine will not be able to have much contact with you or related people in the following days. The only time is probably to send clothes to the fourth elder brother. In addition, the empress and The less contact with the concubine, the better." Jue Chan packed up her things and said calmly, "The imperial concubine is no longer the person she used to be, and the concubine has always treated her as a patient. Maybe she is really sick. .”

Lan Qi said solemnly: "I'll leave everything to you, I don't want to promise you any riches and honors in the future, but if you need anything in the future, I will try my best to help."

Jue Chan said with a calm smile: "Isn't it the empress's credit that the concubine can live to this day? It's just that you take those things for granted, but they have continued the life of the concubine time and time again. This matter seems troublesome. , in fact, it is also simple, the ministers and concubines must do their best."

After the two exhorted each other a few more words, the door of the palace opened, Lan Qi put on her cloak and quickly disappeared from the door, Jue Chan waited for a while, and the fourth elder brother brought Xiao Hezi over, Yin Zhen was very polite and said If you want to trouble Mrs. Jue Chan to make clothes for him, Mrs. Jue Chan gently measured his size, because they are strangers to each other and did not say anything, and when these things were about to be finished, Yinzhen asked Xiao Hezi to bring another pot of charcoal fire .

"Actually, there is no need to bother to move the charcoal basin. Let's just do it. In about four or five days, I will send the new auspicious clothes for the fourth elder brother as soon as possible, so that you can catch up with the eldest brother's wedding." Jue Chan said gently Smiling, he had already started to pack his things, fearing that the bag of saffron would be seen by the fourth elder brother, he put it away carefully.

"Thank you, nobleman, I need you to worry about it." The fourth elder brother was very polite, but changed the subject and said, "Master Jue Chan, the eighth elder brother already knows that you are his mother-in-law, and the eighth elder brother asked me if you are okay?" I like him, why is he so strange every time we meet, we shouldn't bother with adults, I just feel a little pitiful for Yinhu."

Jue Chan didn't expect the fourth elder brother to say these words to her, she was holding the bundle in her hand, her back was facing Yinzhen, and she didn't know how to respond, when the voice of the imperial concubine sounded from behind, she seemed impatient, asking: " Why haven't you finished it yet, Yinzhen, you should go to bed, and you have to go to the study room tomorrow morning."

If Jue Chan met with amnesty, she didn't like to mention the matter of the eighth elder brother with others, let alone the fourth elder brother was still a child, and immediately turned around to salute, saying that everything was done, and she was about to leave, the imperial concubine took her son by her side, Looking her up and down, and then at the burden, he cleared his throat with a dry cough and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. If you do it well, I will naturally reward you."

Jue Chan raised his head and looked into the eyes of the imperial concubine, guessing what the imperial concubine was referring to, and then thought that she was doing things for the concubine De, so let the imperial concubine leave her alone, and hurriedly saluted and left after agreeing to the promise, the imperial concubine sent her son away I went to rest earlier, and when I went back to the dormitory, it was snowing in the sky, the imperial concubine felt something, reached out to catch a few flakes of snow in her palm, and sighed for no reason: "I really don't know what will happen tomorrow, what will happen to us in the future?"

On this side, when Jue Chan returned to Xianfu Palace, it also started to snow. As usual, she first came to the main hall to meet the noble concubine. When the package came back, I heard that it was the material for the fourth elder brother's clothes, so I didn't think much about it, I just sneered: "As expected, gold always shines, even if you live in seclusion with me, there will always be people who miss you. You have a lot of thoughts, you probably are not in the current situation, maybe you have a seat as the fourth concubine, let alone a favorite concubine who can compete with Wu Ya."

"The concubine does not have such a blessing, but she knows how to knit a few needles, so that all the empresses can respect her." Jue Chan replied humbly, and said that it was getting late, and the concubine should go to bed earlier, and he came back as usual, without being in front of others. Showing any abnormality, carefully put the saffron in a place where even the fragrant lotus can't touch it.

It was a peaceful night, but the snow that night was not too big or too small, but it lasted for two whole days. Jue Chan devoted himself to making new clothes for the fourth elder brother in the house every day, and there was nothing special at all, but two nights later, She was awakened from the dream by the crying of the baby, the sound was sharp and piercing, rising and falling, but if she could identify it carefully, she knew it was the cry of a wild cat, not a real baby crying.

In the huge Forbidden City, there are always some places that cannot be managed. Cats will climb walls and trees. The Forbidden City's multiple palace walls can lock people, but they can't stop these little things from moving around. However, there are always people who are careful around the palace master. Take care, in the past, these little beasts were not allowed to come and go. It seems that this is the first time I heard that the nobleman Jue Chan has been in Xianfu Palace for so long.

The wild cats kept meowing, and sure enough there was some movement in the main hall. Early the next morning, Xianghe came to tell her: "They said that a baby cried all night last night. Is the empress arguing? The slaves slept like hell, really. Didn’t hear it, master, did you hear it? It’s really scary, where did the baby come from?”

For a person like Xianghe who has no plans, no worries, and works hard every day, of course he sleeps soundly at night, and it is normal not to hear cats meowing, but Jue Chan is strange. They found paw prints left by wild cats, why didn't Dong Yun and the others check it?

Later, when I came to the main hall to pay my respects, the imperial concubine was indeed exhausted. It happened that Dongyun came back from nowhere and told the imperial concubine: "I have sent someone to check back and forth. There are no paw prints of cats or dogs, and there was no snow last night, so the footprints will not be covered. I dropped it, but there are no traces of cleaning, so I'm afraid it's not a wild cat."

"What is it if it's not a wild cat? Didn't you hear that?" The imperial concubine's expression changed suddenly, she pointed at Dong Yun and said, "Send me back and forth tonight tonight, if all the wild cats are caught, they will all be suffocated to death, is it really a baby crying? "

Jue Chan stayed calm and just listened quietly from the sidelines, but even though the imperial concubine sent people to patrol around the Xianfu Palace constantly, in the middle of the night, the ferocious sound of a baby crying sounded coldly in the Xianfu Palace The eunuchs and maids checked over and over again, but there was no sign of people or wild cats. Gradually, they all felt eerie, and even Jue Chan thought it was very strange.

Four or five days later, Concubine Wen almost collapsed, but suddenly one night there was no more weird sound, the noble concubine had a rare night of peace, just thinking she got rid of this weird cry, the next night, the terrifying sound came again It sounded even more horrifying and terrifying than before.

That night, Jue Chan happened to finish the clothes made for the fourth elder brother. He kept on lighting the lamp, and he was used to hearing cats meowing. I went out and said I was going to catch wild cats, but Sister Dongyun and the others couldn't stop them, so they all followed them out."

Jue Chan thought about what he said, and asked Xianghe to see how Elder Brother Shi was doing, turned around and dug out the saffron from his private place, and quietly came to the imperial concubine's bedroom while taking advantage of the chaos in Xianfu Palace.