Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Eunuch Liang thanked Concubine Yi and kowtowed to Concubine Yi, and followed Taohong down. They opened the curtain with their front feet and went out. After a while, the curtain was lifted again. Zhang Xu came in wearing a water-green double-breasted jacket. Spread an exquisite rouge box on the table, and asked with a smile: "Did the Long Live Lord reward the Empress again?"

Concubine Yi thought to herself that she got angry at Zhang for unreasonable consent to Concubine De's bedtime last night, and it was inevitable that she would lose face, so she pointed to these on the table and said: "Go pick a few boxes if you like, the emperor will too. Do your best, who puts on such heavy makeup on a hot day, it’s for nothing for me.”

Zhang promised to go up to open a few boxes, take a look and smell the fragrance, and sighed in admiration: "After all, it is the honor that only the empress has. When will we see these good things."

Concubine Yi disdains: "It's more important to have something than a person, he gave me mountains of gold and silver can't compare to seeing me in person to warm my heart, but I still want to thank you and be grateful to Dade."

Zhang promised to persuade her: "The emperor's heart is better than nothing. Didn't the concubine Hui say that the Yonghe Palace served the empress dowager for more than ten years, and the old lady died without a problem. This little credit is enough for her to earn a living for several years."

"It's also the same reason. The emperor must still miss the empress dowager now. When he thinks of it, he will think of her. It is her good fortune." That kind of wealth is no better than Concubine Hui, who has the big golden mountain of Mingzhu Mansion to rely on, but Guo Luoluo's hometown in Shengjing is not bad. I haven't seen anything good in the deep palace for more than ten years. It's really rare, but Xuanye's kindness is rare. up.

The two were gossiping, Tao Hong sent Eunuch Liang to come in from the door, and said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to ask about things and was waiting outside the door, Concubine Yi had a good face, immediately turned cloudy, and said in extreme disgust: "It's rare that there is no cleansing for one day. Are they dead and rushing to reincarnate? Tell them, if something important requires me to nod, if I don't nod, will the imperial dining room be closed?"

Zhang promised to add fuel to the fire and persuade her: "If the empress doesn't care, they should ask the concubine Rong. If the concubine Rong doesn't care, it's Chengqian Palace's turn. I'm afraid you will be blamed by the empress imperial concubine."

"Bah?" Concubine Yi spat and said angrily, "I'm a sick child, holding on to power and not doing real things, why can she live a leisurely life with peace of mind, it's rare that I can't be quiet for two days?"

Zhang promised to see Concubine Yi irritated, secretly happy in his heart, and worried that Concubine Yi would miss Concubine Hui, after all, the Changchun Palace gradually showed signs of recovery these days, so he quickly added another firewood, sighed and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The slaves are all treacherous and cunning, on the surface they are afraid that you will respect you, but secretly they have some ulterior motives, maybe they will go outside and talk nonsense. You are greedy for leisure, so that person from Changchun Palace should not be able to laugh anymore. It just so happens that Master Mingzhu also It's time to wake up again, Concubine Hui should miss the past scenery again."

Concubine Yi's face turned ugly, she glared at Zhang Xu and said viciously: "What do you mean, pick and choose what I don't like to hear, are you going to piss me off?"

Zhang promised to quickly knelt on the ground, and said reverently: "How dare the concubine make the empress unhappy, empress, think about it, the concubine can't get angry just by talking about it now, if it really comes true, let them get what they want , how angry are you?"

"What can I do?" Concubine Yi's cheeks were puffed up. It's not like she didn't know herself. She knew that she was not the one who was in charge within a few days. If it weren't for the royal family, if it wasn't for riding a tiger, it would have been left behind.

Zhang promised to coax her: "Your Majesty, be more patient. Since the emperor went to Yonghe Palace yesterday, he might re-enter the harem in a few days. In spring, you will serve tea and water in Qianqing Palace. The concubines will get a little bit of light. There is no second person, the emperor has you in his heart."

Concubine Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and squinted at her: "What do you mean by that?"

Zhang promised to walk a few steps to her seat, and said softly: "Since the empress cares most about the Lord Long Live, if you have a grievance, you should naturally discuss it with the Lord Long Live. Look at Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui. It's a matter in the palace, but the emperor is getting less and less close to them. You said why the concubine De refused to take over, but you have seen through this truth. You have to weigh in your heart whether it is more important to be in love with the emperor or to be in power. I have figured it out in my heart, talk to the emperor coquettishly, the emperor will definitely listen to you."

Concubine Yi refused to agree, she frowned and said: "Could it be that I show weakness to him and let him know that I'm not capable?"

Zhang promised to smile and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there is no shame in showing weakness to your husband and your own men. Your concubines are not as long as your Majesty to serve the Emperor, but it seems that the Emperor likes real people. You can say a few words of your heart tenderly, The emperor looks pitiful and distressed."

"Really?" Concubine Yi was dubious, and asked again, "Wu Ya's in the Yonghe Palace, is this how he coaxes the emperor?"

Zhang promised: "Although the concubine has never seen the appearance of the Concubine De concubine serving the Lord Long Live, she has heard a few words when she was a court lady, that the Concubine De Concubine is soft and boneless in front of the Lord Long Live. No, we can't see that."

"Fox spirits are like this." Concubine Yi lowered her eyes angrily, looked at Rouge on the table again, sighed and asked Tao Hong to bring in the people from the House of Internal Affairs, and dealt with some trivial matters bravely, and then she became depressed For a long time, she didn't get happy until the Qianqing Palace sent a message in the evening that the emperor had turned over the green head card of Yifei Empress.

On this side, Concubine De is holding Yinti, and the nurses are leading Yinxiang and Wen Chen in the Ningshou Palace. The Queen Mother is happy and asks her to stay with the child for dinner. The whole family is sitting happily, Yinxiang Xianghe Wen Chen followed Wen Xian around the room, the queen mother was not bothered at all, and when the fifth elder brother came back from school, she was still listening to his endorsement with great interest, but Madam Su Mala didn't have such a good spirit. Qian Lanqi sent her back to her room.

When passing meals, the Empress Dowager asked someone to bring food for Aunt Su Mala to use in the house, and asked Lan Qi to accompany her to persuade her to eat more, instead of going to the Empress Dowager, she would watch the child, but Lan Qi stole it. When I had free time, I laughed while serving soup for the nanny: "When Yinti can also run around, Yonghe Palace will really have no pure days. My ears are buzzing every day."

Mammy smiled and said: "It's my mother's blessing, but tinnitus should not be underestimated, my mother hastened to see the imperial physician."

Lan Qi nodded and said, "I just took Liuwei Dihuang Wan with it. It's better than before. There's nothing wrong with my body. It's all caused by the children, and the weather is hot."

As he was talking, he picked out a few slices of winter melon that relieved his greasy taste and put them in the soup stewed with ham and squab. He brought it to the mother and said, "I just tasted it, and it's very light. If you don't eat, just drink a few bowls of soup." Nourishment is also good. It’s just that drinking soup at night makes it easier to get up at night, so I’ll tell the kitchen staff to adjust your diet in a short while, add more soup during the day, and it’ll disappear when you sweat in the heat.”

The mother humbly said: "Don't worry so much, the slave is a slave, and now being served like a master is already a great blessing. The Queen Mother usually doesn't have so many trivial demands, and she tosses this and that for the slave. , I'm afraid that the people in Ningshou Palace will be annoyed."

Lan Qi picked up a chopstick of sour crispy cabbage for Mammy's appetizer, and said with a smile: "If they dare to bother you, you will be annoying the emperor. You don't dare to give them more heads. You can just enjoy it with peace of mind. If you really feel that the Queen Mother It is inconvenient for you to live here, empress, and it will be the same if you move to the Yonghe Palace, I will take care of you."

Mammy waved her hands again and again: "The more you talk about it, the more unreasonable it is, the slaves can't bear it."

Lan Qi smiled leisurely and stopped talking, thinking in her heart, faintly felt that Mammy must be unreliable here, although the queen mother also sincerely respected her as an elder, but it was different after all, she dared not stand shoulder to shoulder with her master, the more others Treating her well made her feel more and more dissatisfied, and the nanny couldn't just take care of her body, she was still depressed and her heart disease was hard to get rid of. If this continued, sooner or later her body would be worn down.

At this moment, Lan Qi was coaxing that Mammy's appetite was better than usual, and the two of them were talking about their daily routines, when Huan Chun came to report that Lord Long Live had driven to Yikun Palace.

In the evening, there was news that the emperor had flipped Yifei's signboard today. At that time, Lan Qi remained calm in front of the empress dowager, but now she said coquettishly to the nanny, "Are you betraying me in front of the emperor?" Already?"

The nanny smiled with eyebrows bent, hugged Lan Qi and said: "I dare not lie to the emperor, if the empress dowager is here, maybe I will punish you, the empress still has to be a little bit more modest, and being with you is like being with a tiger." , Not all jokes can be cracked."

Those five words were a little heavy, and Lan Qi's heart sank, but when she thought of what happened last night, she was shy and funny, and told her mother what she could say, which made her laugh so hard that she burst into tears, blaming Lan Qi: "Your Majesty is messing around."

Lan Qi smiled: "That's what Long Live Lord himself said." But gradually she became more serious, and blamed herself, "After all, I didn't plan well. Now that the trouble has come to this point, this matter can't be done beautifully. I can't be reconciled, I must let Concubine Yi willingly hand over the power."

However, the nanny joined hands and said calmly: "Everyone in this family is the same, but not everyone can accompany the Long Live Lord. The empress must carefully weigh the two sides in the future."

Lan Qi nodded, and the nanny said again: "There are so many dirty things in this palace, you have to experience it yourself to see it, you must not be frightened or fascinated, this is what the Concubine Rong did very well. Well, the other one can be..."

"I think so." Lan Qi smiled confidently at the nanny, "Don't show off your talents too much. Don't really let the people in the palace know how great I am. What's more, I don't have those abilities. No matter when, people You have to take it easy and hide a little bit, and understand in your heart that you can look at the world with a cold eye, and you can go a long way. Great wisdom is like a fool, but it is an ancient sage's teaching."

Mammy felt relieved and said contentedly: "Slaves, there is really nothing to worry about."

The old and the young in Ningshou Palace talked about great wisdom, while Yikun Palace was busy preparing to pick up the driver, moving jar after jar of ice into the house, for fear that the emperor would find the room stuffy when he came, but Concubine Yi was standing there. Watching them busy by the door blankly, Tao Hong listened to the announcement that the emperor was coming soon, and came to urge the master to pick him up, seeing her in a daze, she naturally wanted to ask, Yi Fei took her hand, and said with red eyes: "I I'm afraid... I can't."

Tao Hong's heart tightened, she knew that the master had used new medicine from the imperial hospital a few days ago, but it hurt the skin there instead. Fortunately, there was no major disaster, but now it is even worse than before.