Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

In the past twelfth lunar month, it was always lively and busy preparing for the new year. Now at the end of the year, Lan Qi will feel melancholy in her heart. I am afraid that in recent years, she will not be able to forget the sadness of the death of the empress dowager. By this year, the empress dowager passed away for three During the whole year, because the emperor decided to take the crown prince to Yeling early in the morning to perform the three-year sacrifice ceremony of the empress dowager, there was no need to prepare in the palace, and the concubines didn't want to follow, so Lan Qi just paid homage silently in the Yonghe Palace, and didn't get too busy about it .

The emperor and the prince need five days before returning to Beijing, and the sealing ceremony in the palace will also be waived. It is scheduled to return to Luan on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. Afterwards, they will continue to serve the queen mother to celebrate New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. The Qianqing Palace held a banquet to reward the generals who made contributions in the battle of Galdan.In this way, although the emperor was not in the palace for four or five days, Lan Qi and Concubine Rong could not be idle for a moment, and tried their best to urge the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make all preparations.

On the anniversary of the death of the Empress Dowager, the concubines in the palace and the wives of the second rank and above accompanied the Empress Dowager to salute in the Hall of Yinghua. Because the emperor and the prince visited the mausoleum for a grand sacrifice, there was no need to be too extravagant in the palace. Spread the word that Empress Defei invited her to the Yonghe Palace.

Fujin went to Yonghe Palace first, and several nephews played around her affectionately. Concubine De followed the Queen Mother back to Ningshou Palace but did not return. When she was having fun with the children, Lan Qi rushed back to see Prince Yu. Teasing the fourteenth elder brother to laugh like a flower, he said happily: "Yinti likes the eldest aunt so much, so why not go home with the eldest aunt and be a son to the eldest aunt."

Brother Fourteen ran over and hugged Er Niang's leg and said, "I'm not going anywhere, I'm Er Niang's son."

Prince Yu Fu Jin smiled and said: "The children nowadays are all smart, how can they be like us back then, when they were given a piece of candy, they followed them away."

"That's right, they're all eccentric." Lan Qi took her son and Fujin to the warm pavilion together, sat a few minutes away from the desk, the children lingered for a few words and then let the wet nurse lead them away, and then they walked away, Huan Chun and Ziyu brought a huge box, and Fujin knew at a glance that Concubine De wanted to give her something, and said politely: "What kind of treasure did you get, please give me to open your eyes?"

Lan Qi asked Huanchun to open it, and saw a bottle of sky blue glaze lying on the silk satin with round ears and round belly. Fujin's eyes lit up, and Lan Qi smiled and said: "I don't know what kind of dowry is in sister-in-law's family. The emperor said that sky blue glaze is rare. , there are not many of them in total, I want to get this one because I want to leave it to my sister-in-law to take it back, and my sister-in-law, look, this is not the blue glaze that the prince used to fool you."

As he was talking, Huanchun held up the azure-glazed disc placed in the Yonghe Palace. There was a subtle difference between the two. Huanchun smiled and said: "The emperor rewarded the empress with a long-necked bottle before, and the empress did not dare to look at it." I gave you the reward from the emperor, so I asked the emperor for another one, thinking about bringing it back for Fujin to play with."

Prince Yu Fu Jin rubbed it a few times, tut tut and said: "It's really only the concubine of virtue who wants to come. This glaze color is extremely difficult. Don't say that it can't be produced a few times a year, and it's often not seen in a few years. The reward of the empress It's too expensive, and my concubines dare not take it."

"Since my sister-in-law likes it, it's just a decoration. I also borrow flowers to present Buddha. It's the emperor's wish after all." Lan Qi pulled Prince Yu Fujin to sit down, and said kindly, "This year, since the prince will accept the side Fujin in April, the palace palace There is no one to be idle in the outer circle, there will be wars in July and August, and then wait for the prince to return, and something like that will happen, we women can't interfere in the government affairs, but we can talk about family affairs between brothers behind closed doors, Grandpa Long Live often told me that he cares most about his brothers, but this incident made it somewhat embarrassing, because he was afraid that his sister-in-law would feel bad and would have resentment."

Fujin got up anxiously and said: "Your Majesty's words are frustrating to the concubine, how dare the concubine have any resentment towards the emperor, I complained to the empress dowager in Ningshou Palace earlier, I was too scared at that time, I don't know how things will go , now that the emperor and the prince are in harmony as before, the concubine can feel at ease."

"Sister-in-law thinks so, I feel at ease, and the emperor is also at ease. The family is in harmony and everything is going well. The emperor has these two brothers left. Our sister-in-law and sister-in-law are closer than others." Lan Qi said with a smile, asking Huanchun to be careful with the gift. After wrapping it up and handing it over to Fujin's accompanying person, they chatted with her, and never mentioned any unpleasant things.

Prince Yu, Fujin, was about to leave the palace after sitting for an hour. When he left, he brought the gift from Concubine De to her with a spring breeze on his face, and his waist straightened a lot. Lan Qi affectionately sent her to the door, watching the posture of people leaving, Huan Chun said on the side: "The emperor said, you insist on giving it to Fujin, and I won't give you any good things next time. Is your empress really willing?"

Lan Qi said triumphantly: "It's just a piece of porcelain. The emperor always thinks his things are good. When I haven't seen the world, he doesn't know how many good things I got from the empress dowager. I don't care."

Seeing her master happy, Huan Chun brought up another matter, saying that Zhang promised that the fetal image would be stable and healthy. On the following day, let Huanchun go and bring Thirteenth Brother dressed up, she is going to the courtyard north of Ningshou Palace.

Brother Thirteen is going to be five years old during the Chinese New Year. He is already a big boy with a tiger head and a tiger head. The little guy is smart and good-natured. A compatriot from the same mother, she treats him as kindly as she used to treat Yinzuo, which makes Lan Qi very comforted.

And the thirteenth elder brother likes the fourth elder brother and the fourth elder brother shouting and following behind Yinzhen. Every time the fourth elder brother comes to Yonghe Palace to pay his respects, the little guy will stick to him. Lian Huanchun said that the thirteenth elder brother is more gentle except for his temper , Many things are very similar to the sixth elder brother back then, which is probably a great comfort to the fourth elder brother.

Now Lan Qi led the bulging little guy to the north of Ningshou Palace. These days, she was walking around Qixiang Palace and other places, doing the "blessing of favors" that she always hated. Zhuo Zhang promised to come and make friends with her, so it is reasonable for Lan Qi not to leave this place.And now that the relationship with Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi has become clear, Lan Qi no longer cares what they think of her.Along the way, Elder Brother Thirteen followed Lan Qi up and down, and asked where to take him. Lan Qi smiled and said, "Do you remember the chapter promise that I had a good time with Yinxiang last time? She is about to give birth to a baby." Yes, Er Niang will take you to give her some things, Zhang promises to like Yinxiang very much, and will be very happy to see you."

"Er Niang." Yinxiang called Lan Qi delicately, pulled her arm to signal to stop, Lan Qi turned around and squatted down, hugged the child and asked him what was wrong, the little guy leaned into his ear and whispered, "Er Niang , Zhang promised to be my mother-in-law, right?"

Lan Qi was startled, and couldn't help asking: "Who did Yinxiang listen to?"

Brother Thirteen squinted his eyes and smiled, stretched out his hand proudly to make a two, and said cheerfully: "The fourth brother told me, the fourth brother said that I, like him, have two children with two mothers, so I am very blessed. Four My brother said that when I grow up, if I want to honor my mother, I must also respect Zhang."

Lan Qi didn't expect that Yinzhen had already said these words to his younger brother in private, thinking of his strong reaction when he knew these things back then, now and then, the older brother has been able to enlighten his younger brother so well now.

Yin Xiang hugged Lan Qi and said, "Emiang, this is a secret, don't tell others."

Lan Qi smiled and said, "Brother lied to you. It's not a secret. Everyone knows that our Yinxiang has two daughters, and only very well-behaved children are blessed like this. Now Erniang will take you to meet Zhang and agree. , see her in a while, how should Yinxiang call her?"

The thirteenth elder brother pursed his lips and stared blankly at his mother. Probably the fourth elder brother had taught him not to call her indiscriminately. I don't know what their brothers said. Yinxiang asked Lan Qi at this moment: "Can I call her Erniang?" ? Mother, will you be unhappy?"

But the little guy himself seemed to be dazed, frowning in distress, Lan Qi couldn't help kissing a few times because of his cute appearance, pulled Yinxiang to continue walking, and told him plainly: "Yinxiang will see Zhang later." Promise, call her Mommy, okay?"

On this side, a pregnant woman with a big belly was holding Xiao Yu's hand for a walk in the small and secluded courtyard. Because the place was too small, Xiao Yu felt dizzy when she circled around her, so she stopped to take a rest.Zhang promised to laugh at her: "I don't even feel tired, you are so lazy, go back and rest, and let Lily of the Valley accompany me."

Xiaoyu wished to be lazy, so she could tell her master to stand still. She was going to find Aunt Linglan to accompany her, so she took two steps away, and saw a child walking in front of the door. She saw that it was Brother Thirteen, and hurriedly shouted: "Master, hurry up!" Look, Brother Thirteen is here."

Yinxiang stepped over the high threshold and looked inside. This place is not as spacious as the Yonghe Palace, and you can see all the places at a glance, because you have very little contact with your mother. I don't remember what she looked like, but I just heard from Erniang that Zhang promised to have a baby, and I knew that the person with a big belly was his Erniang.

Yinxiang Chao Zhang promised to come, but there was ice in the courtyard made of snow that had not been cleared. Brother Thirteen ran in a hurry, and Zhang promised could not help but say: "Slow down, be careful of falling." But the little guy was very flexible, and ran up to him in a few moments, getting too close as if he was afraid of bumping into her stomach, then stepped back a few steps, raised his face and smiled and said, "Er Niang, I'll come to see you." gone."

The smile on Zhang Xu's face suddenly froze, as if in a dream, he looked at Elder Thirteen, and at Xiao Yu next to him, Xiao Yu had already said excitedly: "Master, Elder Thirteen is calling your mother!" .”

At this time, more people came in in front of the door, only to see Lan Qi in a fancy dress surrounded by entering the door, but the thirteenth elder brother didn't remember to run to Lan Qi's side, but took his mother's hand and said, "Um Mother, do you still remember me, we played together in Changchun Garden."

Zhang promised with tears in his eyes, Lan Qi walked slowly in front of her, and said with a smile: "So he already knew that there are more brothers, and he can't hide anything, after all, it's the flesh on your body. "