Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Lan Qi signaled Xuan Ye to take two more mouthfuls of soup, then sat down beside her and said, "The emperor is discussing with his concubines? Where do you want to go, you should discuss with the ministers."

"Naturally, I have to tell them that this trip to the south is still for the river workers. You know, Mingzhu's setback this time also originated from the river workers. He shot himself in the foot with a stone." Xuan Ye smiled coldly, and put a cup of mung beans After drinking all the Baihe soup, she smiled a little at Lan Qi, and asked why the mung bean soup in Yonghe Palace was easier to eat than the one in the Imperial Dining Room. He had already eaten Xu in Qianqing Palace.

Lan Qi joked: "The imperial dining room is particular about using good mung bean lily and topping it with good yellow rock sugar. How can my concubine afford such good things here? I'm not willing to put sugar to send it to you."

Only then did Xuan Ye feel that the taste in his mouth was clear and light, not like those in the Palace of the Qing Dynasty with a sweet and greasy aftertaste after drinking. A bowl of mung bean soup in the afternoon in summer can quench your thirst, and it is a hundred times better than taking medicine for heatstroke. He also took it as medicine and drank one cup a day, and now he likes the one made in Yonghe Palace. He was nervous for a while, and smiled lazily: "I promise you money, and all the soup I want to drink in the summer will be sent from you."

Lan Qi was reluctant, saying that she would get bored even if she ate too much of the best food, and so on, but it was just to coax Xuan Ye to wake up from a nap, and Xuan Ye could not stay for a long time, and there were many droughts and floods in the hot summer, and there were a lot of disaster prevention and relief. Waiting for the report every day, after waking up, I straightened my clothes and wanted to leave.

Before leaving, Lan Qi wiped the fine sweat from his neck. Xuan Ye stood still and asked her in an ordinary way: "I told you about going to Jiangnan because I thought I couldn't take you there next time. I'm afraid you're not happy. And if you don't go, the harem doesn't want to take you with me at all, and I'm even more afraid that you will be bored in the palace. I feel conflicted, so I want to ask you, if you want to go, it's okay for me to take you, But I really don't want to bring other people, it's too noisy."

Lan Qi threw the handkerchief to Huan Chun behind her, and stretched out her hand to straighten the emperor's clothes. Hearing these words, she raised her head to look at Xuan Ye with disdain, and said with half-annoyance: "Last time, the number of concubines hindered the emperor's appreciation." It’s spring in the south of the Yangtze River, and this time I’m not going to bring you sisters, but the courtiers and concubines follow eagerly, do you still act like you did when you were young, and dare to compare yourself with the flowers in the fields in the water town?”

After finishing speaking, Xuan Ye pinched her waist, she couldn't bear it and begged for mercy, both of them laughed happily, knowing that these were hypocritical jokes, Lan Qi said: "Since the emperor is doing this for He Gong, just go and do serious business with peace of mind, what else can happen in the palace? As for the concubine, I really want to go out with you, but the children are too young, and the concubine is worried about going far away."

Xuan Ye knew this, and guessed that Lan Qi would not be able to follow her, but he was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable if he didn't ask him personally. Now it is clear that the emperor has no scruples, and when he was about to leave, he deliberately teased him and said: "Wait Let me pick those flowers from the ridges of the water villages for you, and keep them in the Palace of Yonghe for you to see."

Lan Qi didn't take this to heart at all, but when she talked to Huan Chun later, Huan Chun tsk tsk said: "Your Majesty's heart is too big, according to the servant girl, even if our Long Live Lord doesn't have the heart to pick wild flowers, we will follow along the way." Ministers and local officials, do you still have the idea of ​​flattering the emperor? How many days have you come and gone, and the emperor is in the prime of life, can there be no one around to serve you?"

Lan Qi pouted and muttered: "He really picked flowers, we can't see them outside, but how can the woman who served the emperor stay outside, she must bring them back, I'm sure I won't be happy, but more It's not a good thing to worry about any disturbances in the palace because of this, and before going out last time, the Empress Dowager could have warned him not to pick wild flowers."

Huan Chun said with a smile: "That time the ladies followed all the way, and those local officials didn't dare to come here casually, so they were not afraid to ask the imperial concubine to eat it? But next time the emperor will go alone on the road, it will be hard to say, as long as the emperor nods, They don't care if they bring it back to the palace in the future, it will cause trouble for all the empresses, the important thing is that they can profit from it."

"In fact, it's the same no matter what. Those who come from the draft are brought back from outside. There is always a newcomer in the harem. I have nothing to be reconciled to." Lan Qi said dutifully, "As long as you know that the Yonghe Palace is closed and only me and him Enough."

"There is still a lot of room in the palace and pavilions. The slaves think that the Lord Long Live will not force people into our place. Don't worry." Huan Chun said with a smile, his words seemed to be teasing and jealous of his master, Lan Qi heard After coming out, he laughed and cursed a few words, then turned around and said, "If he really wants to go to the south of the Yangtze River for a walk, he really wants to appreciate the spring scenery. If he forgets the sadness of the empress dowager's death, I don't think there is anything wrong with it."

Huan Chun said with a smile: "Your Majesty is just talking big things, this slave girl must remember to tell Eunuch Liang to bring some jars of vinegar back from Zhenjiang, and prepare it for you when the time comes."

Lan Qi was angry, but it was only what they said. She knew in her heart that she was absolutely unwilling, but so what, if she was sour, she would tell Xuan Ye in private in the future, and he had to be able to coax her Well done, but you must stand behind Xuan Ye on the scene, even if he brings the whole Jiangnan Spring back to the palace, she will greet him with a smile.The Empress Dowager kept telling her to stand behind Xuan Ye no matter what happened, even for this kind of thing, she couldn't allow her to say no, of course what happened in private, let's see how affectionate they were with each other.

However, the matter of the emperor going to the south of the Yangtze River was only mentioned in the Yonghe Palace. There was no wind outside, and he was always too lazy to move in the scorching heat. Yes, among the six palaces, the quietest time of the year is in these few months.

But although the weather is hot, the masters are living a very comfortable life with the various methods of escaping the heat and enjoying the coolness in the palace. Each palace still has a special rule for using ice. In the houses of several noble ladies, the daily ice is not enough. The inside keeps you cool all day long.

A heavy rain in the afternoon of this day, not only did not wash away the heat, but instead steamed up the breathless boredom. Concubine Rong rushed to Yikun Palace in a sedan chair. The clothes of the eunuchs who carried the sedan chair were all soaked, and she just sat Also sweating on her forehead, coupled with the irritability in her heart, her complexion was extremely ugly, she went straight to Yikun Palace, when the maid and eunuch in front of the door greeted her, she asked angrily, "Where is your master?"

Concubine Rong has always been gentle and honest, she seldom shows such an irritable appearance in front of people, but she rushed here today because of one thing.I don't know how Concubine Yi takes care of it. The summer ice in the palace has always been safe, and there is a lot of ice storage this year. Why are all the palaces using less than in previous years, and that's all for other places. Even Ningshou Palace and Xianfu Palace are short .

The Empress Dowager's place can still maintain the daily necessities. The Empress Dowager didn't realize it. A few gossips from the court ladies spread to Jingyang Palace. Only then did Concubine Rong find out about it, so she simply checked the palace. It was two days short and no one delivered it, which covered Concubine Wen with prickly heat all over her body.

Concubine Rong questioned the House of Internal Affairs, and the people from the House of Internal Affairs said that they followed the orders sent by Yikun Palace, because there have always been weak concubines in the palace who are not afraid of heat, and there have always been palaces that don’t use ice. They thought that the imperial concubine was sick , It probably won't be used anymore, and no one has delved into it.

Walking into Concubine Yi's palace, her restlessness was suppressed by the coolness of the room. Concubine Yi had put a lot of ice in Concubine Rong's room, which made Concubine Rong feel a little shivering cold, but she still didn't rest here, wasting the whole room for nothing. cool and refreshing.

Concubine Yi was dozing off at that time, and it seemed cooler in her room. When she lazily came out, she thought it was stuffy outside, so she wanted to invite Concubine Rong to talk in the room, but Concubine Rong didn't sit down. The concubine said: "Just ask my sister a few words, I'm still waiting to do something."

Concubine Yi was a little impatient, and asked what it was. When Concubine Rong spoke up, she was so confused that she couldn't match the account, and then brought the detailed account to someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check it, only to find that it was Concubine Yi's omission. Dare to bully Ningshou Palace, as for Xianfu Palace, even if she dares to bully now, she can't be so blatant.

Concubine Rong was so angry that she couldn't say anything, if Concubine Yi had intentions, that's fine, at least she was clear, there were a few muddled accounts, if this continues, the ice storage in the palace will be exhausted before the scorching heat subsides. But the palaces didn't enjoy it at all. Concubine Rong complained to Concubine Duan after returning: "Her room is as cold as winter, and she is not willing to neglect herself."

Concubine Duan came up with an idea: "I think she doesn't want to do it anymore, so it's better to change people as soon as possible. How much money was spent on the matter of the Empress Dowager at the beginning of the year, and this year, let's not talk about increasing income and reducing expenditure, and let her go around like this. Stretch out your hand and ask the emperor for money?"

Concubine Rong sneered: "Let her spend it, it's ugly looking back, do you still blame me? People in the palace are not blind, the emperor must know better."

Concubine Duan said: "When the emperor is unhappy, even if he doesn't blame you face to face, he will complain a few times in his heart. Why should sister share the responsibility for Concubine Yi? According to me, it is better to find a way to let Concubine Yi get rid of it. I see her Can’t do it at all.”

Concubine Rong rubbed her forehead in annoyance: "Can you have any good ideas, or make it look like I kicked her out?"

In the Yonghe Palace, when Lan Qi knew that the ice in the Xianfu Palace had been cut off for two days, or that her younger sister entered the palace later and went to the Xianfu Palace to greet Concubine Wen Gui, Lan Ying would naturally not blame her sister for her negligence. Can't stop complaining about those few people: "She can't do anything now, she is raised in the palace like a child, but they think she is easy to bully? Sister, don't blame me for not caring about the past. If she is not good, Ah Ling You and your family members are not at ease, even if there is no hope, you are still family members, breaking the bones and connecting the tendons."

Lan Qi hurriedly said: "I'll let people pay more attention. It's just that the children are getting sick these days because of the cold, so I don't care about outside affairs."

Lan Ying felt sorry for her elder sister's hard work, so why should she say sorry, instead she reminded her elder sister: "I don't think Concubine Rong can tolerate Concubine Yi's tossing like this. That's right, if Concubine Yi disturbs her, she won't be reconciled. I'm afraid she will come to find sister to help her sooner or later, what do you think?"

Lan Qi didn't think it was a big deal, but she was amused by her younger sister and laughed at her: "It's really the attitude of the mistress of the family. Look at what you are saying now. People who don't know think that you have been the master of the house for ten or twenty years. Woolen cloth."