Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

On the 28th day of July in the [-]th year of Kangxi, Queen Tong Jia's family died, which was unprecedented. She only served as a queen for one day.

The news spread to Qianqingmen, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty mourned endlessly. The emperor decided to stop the court for five days. Civil and military officials below the kings, as well as princesses and concubines, the second-rank wives of the Eight Banners and above all gathered to express their condolences.

Leaving Qianqing Gate, Xuanye had to go to Ningshou Palace to comfort the Queen Mother before going to Chengqian Palace, but halfway through, the Queen Mother sent someone to tell the emperor to take care of him, don't worry about the Queen Mother, everything will be done for the Queen's funeral For the heavy.

When Xuanye walked to Chengqian Palace again, the concubines of the six palaces, princesses and elder brothers had gathered and cried bitterly. He frowned and glanced at it, and called Concubine Rong: "They are all gone, Chengqian Palace needs to be clean."

Concubine Rong promised with tears in her eyes, and Xuan Ye called Eunuch Liang to tell him: "Go to Changchun Garden to bring the prince back." But when he said that, his brows trembled, and he said, "Forget it, he caught the wind and cold, and the queen's kindness will not He came here sick and told the prince to recuperate urgently."

Eunuch Liang listened blankly, why didn't he know when the crown prince caught the cold?

Xuanye stepped into the palace door, but saw the queen lying on the bed safely, no different from sleeping in the past few days, but a few days ago, he still hoped that his cousin would wake up, and from now on, she would never wake up again .

Looking around the hall, only Qinglian and a few close court ladies were already dressed and crying on the ground. Lan Qi stood there in front of the half-opened window, and the sunlight fell from behind her, casting a layer of golden light on her slender body.

"Where's Yinzhen?" Xuanye asked.

"The fourth elder brother cried too sadly and had a nosebleed. He was taken to his own room by the imperial doctor for treatment, and he will be here in a while." Lan Qi said calmly, "Sister Tong Concubine fainted and has been sent back to Chuxiu Palace, Chengqian Palace. I can't be too busy, otherwise it's better to keep her here, but maybe I'll come back after waking up, and I ask the emperor to be merciful to Sister Tongpin in the past few days, and let her send her sister off at the end."

The people in front of him were so calm, Xuan Ye remembered that the former Empress Niu Hulu was gone, and she passed out crying in Kunning Palace. Naturally, it was also because she was pregnant with the fourth elder brother at that time, but this time she seemed to be really not very good sad.When I entered the door, I saw the piano outside the door, and Eunuch Liang came all the way to describe the last time of the queen, saying that the concubine De concubine was sitting and playing the piano, and the fourth elder brother was studying inside. The people below know that the queen is dead.

Xuan Ye wanted to ask yesterday if it was Lan Qi who played the piano in the room, but she remembered that she said she would never play the piano again, so she didn't ask.He had three queens, all of whom died young, and apart from accompanying his wife through the last life, Lan Qi was by his side in the last time of the others.

"What about you?" My heart was overwhelmed, and for a long time, Xuan Ye only asked these two words.

"The concubine should cheer up and organize the most dignified funeral for the empress." Lan Qi raised her head slightly, her calm expression was full of determination and bravery, "Your majesty, this is your wish too."

Xuan Ye's heart felt inexplicably hot, and he nodded in response: "I leave everything to you."

While talking, Xiao Hezi helped the fourth elder brother to come. The child had already changed his body, his nose was stuffed with cotton to stop the bleeding, and plaster was applied to stop the fire. He looked very embarrassed.At this moment, the fourth elder brother did not see his usual seriousness and his usual unyielding personality. He was not the excellent emperor in the study at all. At this moment, he was just a child who lost his adoptive mother who loved him deeply.

But Xuan Ye frowned when he saw his son like this, and before he saluted and got up, he reprimanded in a deep voice: "Your mother has been groomed and dressed in a clean and dignified manner every day since she fell ill. If you cry in front of her, she will despise you if she knows in heaven."

The fourth elder brother looked up at his father with tears in his eyes. He couldn't see his father's angry face in his blurred eyes. He kept crying and crying, unable to stop the tears in his eyes. Her heart ached like twists, but they were facing each other, and she couldn't intervene or intervene.

"Huang Ama..." The child broke down in sobs, trying to speak, "I read a story to Huang Erniang, the story of her favorite grandson Monkey."

Xuan Ye said coldly: "What about the principles of self-cultivation, family governance, and world peace?"

Yinzhen cried and shook his head: "I told you, she doesn't want to listen." But immediately raised her head and said, "But I remember, Huang Ama, I remember everything."

Xuanye stretched out his hand to hold Yinzhen in front of him. When he lost his mother, he was younger than Yinzhen, but he was already an emperor, so he couldn't cry like this in front of others. Most of his sons were older than when he ascended the throne , He always felt that children should be sensible and strong, but children are children after all, and what the queen said before she died broke his heart.

"You have to be well, so that your empress can rest assured. What's the use of crying?" Xuan Ye wiped away his son's tears with his own hands. The fourth elder brother was in front of him, except for being ignorant when he was a child, and when Yin Zuo was gone, He chased the coffin that was about to be sent out of the palace, and he had never been so weak and helpless.He knew that Yinzhen was a child who valued affection and righteousness.

"There are still a lot of things to do, and no one has time to take care of you and cry." Xuan Ye turned cold again, pushed the child in his arms to Lan Qi, and told Yinzhen, "Follow your mother, and see how she treats you." The queen takes care of the funeral affairs and does what you can, which is considered filial piety."

Lan Qi stretched out her hand cautiously. She has always been overly sensitive and cautious towards Yinzhen. She was so cautious because she was afraid of losing it. Now the child belongs to her completely again, but it is only what she sees in her eyes. She understands the pain of ten years of upbringing. Well, it will be engraved in his heart forever.

What warmed her heart was that Yinzhen didn't refuse, and after being held by her mother, she followed her for a few steps. Lan Qi told Xuan Ye that she would take the fourth elder brother to clean up. Xuan Ye nodded and said nothing , looking at the backs of the mother and son leaving one after the other, looking back at the peaceful face of the person who will never wake up again, remembering the last sentence his cousin asked him, he lied, but the cousin knew it clearly, Still laughing: "Even if you lie to me, I will take it seriously."

When he lost his first wife, he thought it was the greatest pain he experienced in life outside of family love. Apart from the emperor's grandmother, he probably would never be defeated by any pain in the future. When Queen Niu Hulu passed away, his grief was limited to regret for life, but his cousin After leaving, his heartache was unspeakable, but he couldn't cry and didn't want to cry. Others only thought he was calm or even ruthless. Only he knew the pain in his heart.

The other person didn't cry either, it wasn't the sluggish tears of the sixth elder brother who left in the past, nor the grief of dying after the death of the empress dowager. Her frail body seems to be the most powerful support at the moment, making Xuanye feel at ease the first time she walks into the hall and sees her.

But this peace of mind can easily turn into dependence, and in Xuan Ye's heart, he has indeed relied on that person for a long time.

After that day, Empress Daxing's funeral was held in an orderly and grand manner.On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Empress Daxing stayed in Zigong Palace to carry on the spirit of Qiangong. Three days later, the emperor personally sent it to the Hall of Enjoyment outside Chaoyangmen.On July 26, Tong Guowei, the father of Empress Daxing, was awarded the first-class meritorious service.In September, Prince Yabu of Heshuojian and Eza, Prince of Duo Luoxin County were ordered to consign the treasure, and Empress Shangdaxing was honored with the posthumous posthumous title of Empress Xiaoyi.In October, the Zi Palace of Empress Xiaoyi was consecrated to the Andi Palace, and the holy driver came to drink in person, and all the ministers below the prince and civil and military ministers accompanied him to salute.

Early autumn in July, late autumn in October, and March passed by in a blink of an eye. The funeral of Empress Xiaoyi seemed to be different from any other big funerals before. The funeral was so orderly that people felt as if nothing major had happened at all. Naturally, the person who took care of the trivial matters in the front and rear palaces was indisputable.

On the day of the fourth elder brother's birthday at the end of October, the Yonghe Palace suddenly announced the imperial physician, and the imperial concubine finally fell ill due to unbearable hardship.At this time, the fourth elder brother has resumed his studies in the study room. For the next few days, he will visit the Yonghe Palace every morning before going out. After school, he will also go to the Yonghe Palace to say hello. , is no worse than the old adoptive mother and adopted son, as if the embarrassing days have passed naturally.But everyone also saw it, the fourth elder brother lived in Chengqian Palace so far, and did not return to Yonghe Palace.

In July and August, it can still be said that it is for the adoptive mother to maintain the uniform, but in the days to come, except for the important days such as ceremonies and burials, life in the palace is the same as before. After that, he still lived alone in Chengqian Palace, where there is no concubine now, except for the crown prince, there is no elder brother guarding a palace alone.

As for the crown prince, the prince was nowhere to be seen from the beginning to the end during Empress Xiaoyi's funeral. Every time there was a big sacrifice, the eldest elder brother recited the sacrificial rites as the eldest son of the emperor, and even the fourth elder brother was not on board. Chunyuan Wuyi Zhai recuperates from illness, but no one except the emperor can visit, and no one knows what the prince is doing there.

Since July, the emperor has appointed eldest elder brother for every major event, and the eldest elder brother is considered to be up to date. Everything is safe and nothing goes wrong. Everyone knows that Mingzhu Mansion must be behind the scenes to assist and guide. He successfully signed the "Treaty of Nerchinsk" with Tsarist Russia, but the emperor left him there for many reasons to continue to deal with the aftermath. It is said that he will not be able to return to Beijing until early November.

For three or four months, the Hesheli clan couldn't exert themselves at all, and the prince lived in Changchun Garden to study. No one saw what was going on, but the elder brother grew up by leaps and bounds, which was impressive.

The sadness of Empress Xiaoyi's death gradually faded, and the palace returned to its usual calm, but everyone was a little tired after the big event, and it was not suitable for entertainment and celebration during the mourning period. There is no spirit.

It seems that the only thing that is angry is the gossip about the elder brothers, and the strange relationship between the mother and the child in the Yonghe Palace. Many people are looking forward to who will pierce this layer of paper, so that people can see clearly that Concubine De is now with the fourth elder brother. What is going on.