Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

There was a moment of silence in the room, Lan Qi looked at the Empress Dowager uneasily, she closed her eyes so peacefully, she couldn't help but feel hesitant in her heart, she just felt her body getting stiffer and stiffer, and finally saw the Empress Dowager's chest rising and falling, finally Hearing her panting slightly, her whole body immediately loosened up. She was so afraid that the empress dowager would leave her after she finished speaking just now.

"Grandson obeys the order." Xuan Ye solemnly agreed to his grandmother, "Grandson will make proper arrangements and never disturb Taizong."

The father and son left soon after. When Lan Qi arrived at the door, the baby throbbed in her belly. Xuan Ye couldn't tolerate her being brave anymore. Even if she didn't want to go back to the Yonghe Palace, she was arranged to rest in the side hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace , and warned her that if she made any mistakes, how could the imperial grandmother be at ease.

Seeing that Xuan Ye was serious, Lan Qi didn't dare to resist. An Ansheng was sent to rest, and she was really tired, she fell asleep on the kang slightly, but she fell asleep for only a moment, bringing all the turmoil in the world away. In the dream, she woke up suddenly and saw Madam Su Mala making a blanket for her.

"Mommy, I'm not cold, I'm sweating." Lan Qi smiled, moved her body a little, and let Mommy sit beside her.

The earth dragon was burning in the room, warm as spring, Mammy Su Mala was only wearing a single dress, she took a handkerchief to wipe the sweaty Lan Qi, and served tea with her, as kind as a real grandmother.

Nanny leaned against the edge of the kang and did not sit side by side with Lan Qi. Firstly, it was not in compliance with the rules. Second, the Empress Dowager asked her to come and see Defei, and she was about to go back. She asked with a smile : "Ma'am, don't you want to sleep a little longer? It's rare to be able to sleep, and it will be even more disturbing in the next few days. You really don't want to walk around. Later, the child suddenly came out, and I was so scared that I was at a loss."

Lan Qi looked down at her belly, and patted the child lightly through the belly: "Can you come out soon? Er Niang wants to see you."

Aunt Su Mala's heart ached when she heard that, she knew that the Empress Dowager De wanted the Empress Dowager to see the child sooner, and Concubine De smiled with her: "Mother, go back and talk to the emperor, he A big man doesn't know about childbirth, you tell her, the more you move in the future, the more you need to move in order to give birth, don't let the emperor lock me here, the way he spoke just now is too scary, I dare not say more sentence."

"You just obey the emperor. How many things can the emperor do as he pleases these days?" The nanny smiled, but persuaded Lan Qi, "The emperor has always entrusted grandma to you to take care of her, and asked you to take care of her instead of him." If you are filial to me, if something happens to you, the emperor will feel that he has tired you out, so how can you let go of it in the future? Take it easy in everything, you have been with the empress dowager for more than ten years, and there is still a moment left."

Lan Qi smiled, but as soon as she spoke, tears rolled down her face. She was fine just now, but suddenly she broke down in sobs, "Nurse, I'm afraid I won't be with you for a day, I'm afraid it's too late..."

Mammy then sat down a bit, hugged Lan Qi to coax her to calm down, Lan Qi sobbed and talked about what happened just now, saying that the Empress Dowager did not want the emperor to move Taizong's tomb, and asked Xuan Ye to choose a place for him near the tomb of the first emperor Buried, said that she wanted to be closer to Xuan Ye and the children, that she couldn't bear Xuan Ye.

Aunt Su Mala sighed softly: "This is a matter that has been decided long ago. Master, she never thought that after being posthumously crowned as a queen, she would share the same acupuncture point with Emperor Taizong, and who would see the same acupuncture point after death? What? Since it’s just a vision, and since it’s a promise to be a husband and wife in the next life, then in the heart of the master, if it’s possible, it’s avoided.”

"Mommy?" Lan Qi couldn't understand, why did she think that what Nanny said meant that the empress dowager could not leave the emperor's house in life, but yearned to leave here after death?

There are tears in the corners of Su Mala's eyes. She is also old, and understands that young children want to keep their hearts, but she is so old, her body and mind are weak, and life is actually very hard.The empress dowager lived happily in her old age. After the settlement of San Francisco, the country was safe and peaceful for more than ten years. Except for the entanglements among the women in the harem who were not on the table, she hardly worried about it. Now that she is leaving, she has no regrets.

But the empress dowager was also young, and she also had a youthful time. During that time, she had vigorous love, self-righteousness, impulsive recklessness, and she had all the problems of young people.It's just that walking from the grassland all the way into the huge Forbidden City, all the edges and corners have been polished, but lost the sharp edges and corners, and what she got in exchange was the maternity world and the glory of the world.

"From the carefree princess of the prairie to the side Fujin of the sweat, the empress dowager also hides many secrets that cannot be told to others." Aunt Su Mala recalled the past years, with deep regret in her eyes, Sighing softly, "Master knows that the emperor will not disobey her wish, and will definitely resist the pressure of all parties to fulfill her wish. She does not want to share the same acupuncture point with Taizong, even if she cannot be sent back to the grassland after death, she will I hope that after death, I can be free."

"The Empress Dowager, she..." Lan Qi knew a little about the palace rumors, but she couldn't understand what the mother said. Where did the freedom that the Empress Dowager wanted come from?

Su Mala smiled indifferently, wiped away Lan Qi's tears, and said kindly: "Why bother to think about these things, my mother, even if you know, can you solve the empress dowager's mind? Can you solve it in this world?" The people she has a crush on have already left, and even slaves can't do it. It is the responsibility of the emperor and you to let her realize what she can do. I'm afraid that after the emperor makes an order, there will be courtiers who object. When the time comes, you Be sure to support and remind the emperor, never go against grandma's wish."

Lan Qi nodded heavily, and asked again: "Although I have been by the Empress Dowager's side for a long time, I have never seen the Empress Dowager have any other concerns except for her longing for her hometown. I hope that all her wishes can be fulfilled. But if she doesn't tell me, I really don't know."

The mother smiled and said: "It's not just the empress who doesn't know, the emperor doesn't know either, even slaves can't see through her heart. The master is a hurt person, and since then she has closed her heart, and since then she understands Your own status and status, you know what you should do, so for ten years, the master has taught you, she doesn't want you to hide too many things in your heart, but she is afraid that one day, like her, you will understand that those things can't be told to anyone, only for a lifetime Holding back the pain in my heart."

"I remember." Lan Qi choked up, thinking about the companionship of the past ten years. Although she relieved the empress dowager from boredom, the years in the deep palace were so lonely. The emperor never tires of her favor, but it is actually just that the emperor took a little time out of the busy government affairs to give her, not to mention there are other women, she can't fight and doesn't bother to fight, it's in the emperor People around the queen mother talked all day long, so she didn't feel that the days in the palace were long and endless.

In the next two days, the spirit of the Empress Dowager was much better than that at the beginning of the month. No matter what people outside guessed, Lan Qi just stayed by her side wholeheartedly.And the people who came to take care of them fell down one after another. The Queen Mother fell ill a few days ago, and the maids and eunuchs in the Palace of Compassion and Peace couldn't bear it. Su Mala fell down and didn't recover. God knows A pregnant woman who is about to give birth, where does the spirit support her every day?

Gradually, those women in the palace who were jealous of Concubine De's single-handed control of the Compassionate Ning Palace also secretly lamented Concubine De's sincerity and filial piety. If it were anyone else, few would be able to do this.

In Chengqian Palace, the imperial concubine's body has been sluggish since winter. Although she didn't have any serious illnesses, her face was so haggard every day that no one dared to expect her to go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace.Fortunately, the emperor knew that she was weak, so not only did he not force her to perform filial piety in front of her grandmother, but he even came to visit her occasionally.

And the fourth elder brother not only sent a little Hezi to greet E Niang three or four times a day, he stayed with his mother every day after school, and even recited calligraphy in her room, often making the imperial concubine dumbfounded, but he refused to drive him away. , her husband and son are so considerate, the imperial concubine's heart is warm, and her body is getting better every day. She also hopes that she can help Xuan Ye share some things after the empress dowager returns from the west.

Today, when Qinglian served the imperial concubine with medicine, she said that the concubine de concubine almost fainted in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the emperor sent someone to send her back to Yonghe Palace, but the empress refused to leave life or death, and the emperor could do nothing about it. Several imperial physicians Wen Po moved to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to wait for orders, fearing that Concubine De would give birth at any time, Qinglian sighed: "Even ordinary people can't support such care day and night, let alone pregnant women, Empress De Concubine... To the Empress Dowager, no one else can compare."

The imperial concubine drank the medicine, picked a piece of plum and put it in her mouth. This is the most fashionable candied fruit in the capital, which is more delicious than the standard one in the palace, because I eat it every day. There are more medicines than meals, and the son is afraid that he will suffer all day long and get tired of the things in the palace, so he buys them with his own money and gives them to her.

Thinking of Concubine De taking care of the Empress Dowager wholeheartedly, and thinking about Yinzhen's meticulous love for herself, Concubine Huang suddenly felt that the child would indeed inherit the qualities of her parents. The fact that her son hurts her like this is all due to Concubine De's pregnancy in October, but in the past ten years, she has never cared about a word with herself.

"You send someone to the study room and tell Xiaohezi that the fourth elder brother doesn't have to rush back after school. Concubine De is not in good health in the Compassionate Ning Palace. Ask him to go and say hello. Just say it's my intention. He won't be disobedient." The imperial concubine picked another piece of preserved apricot, tore it into her mouth, and calmly ordered Qinglian, "You stew another cup of bird's nest and send it to the Palace of Compassion. Whether she eats it or not, it is my heart."

Qinglian repeatedly agreed, and quickly dispatched people to work separately. After school in the study room in the evening, the fourth elder brother brought the people around him to the Compassionate Ning Palace. show her the rope.