Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Lan Qi raised her hand and touched her cheek, confident that her skin was plump and radiant, she lowered her head and continued to eat without paying attention, then Xuan Ye said to Huan Chun beside her: "I asked Prince Yu to send another twenty sticks of sea cucumber , you stew it for her every day, they say it is the most beautiful thing."

Huanchun smiled and said: "The emperor still has his heart. Master is tired of eating bird's nest every day. He is afraid that it will not be suitable for his face when he stops. It is very hard to take it as medicine. This sea cucumber is fat and thick. The servants make different patterns in different ways. The taste is good to coax the empress to eat some."

Hearing these words, Xuan Ye ignored Huan Chun who was nearby, lowered his head close to Lan Qi's face and said, "No wonder you are always tender, but how many bird's nests can be allocated in your house, and your salary is used to eat bird's nests? "

But Lan Qi muttered: "How much money my son spent before and after his marriage, where is there any money to eat bird's nest, and the charcoal for winter will be useless."

Huan Chun hurriedly smiled at the emperor: "Long Live Lord, you can talk to your empress about anything, don't mention money, she won't take too much money from you."

Xuan Ye laughed, Lan Qi glared at Huan Chun fiercely, Huan Chun also brought her matsutake shredded chicken soup, and begged for mercy: "It's good for you to smile like Long Live God, and the food is easy to digest."

Huanchun was blasted away, Lan Qi blamed Xuan Ye for not giving her face, and asked Eunuch Liang to pass on such words, but Xuan Ye asked back: "In the early years, someone asked Eunuch Li to pass a message to me, saying that she was not in a panic because she was too busy, but because she was full. Yes, do you remember?"

Of course she remembered, she couldn't speak for a moment, Xuan Ye smiled: "These people who follow you are like shadows, how many private things do you know about Huanchun? We are separated by Qianqing Palace and Yonghe Palace. If you can't meet every day, if you can send someone to tell me to vomit, I won't be able to tease you? The calculation in your heart, when you call outsiders, you always count my place carefully, and you will be in the nest horizontal."

Unexpectedly, Lan Qi became complacent and said: "If the concubine can really plot against the emperor, will other people in the world still pay attention to it?"

This was said very proudly, and the concubine de concubine was somewhat overjoyed when others heard it, but the emperor knew best in his heart that no matter whether Lan Qi was asking for money or wanting him to take care of her, she would frankly express her wishes, and she hadn't really calculated It doesn't matter if these things are calculated, but there are many people in the world, calculating his dragon chair and calculating the power in his hands and this majestic country. Thinking about it, I can't help but feel stuck, and lose my appetite for a while.

The two left the dining table, each wearing a cloak and walking outside, Lan Qi's hand was held warmly in his palm, and she walked around the Yonghe Palace several times, after seeing Wen Chen and ten 34, it was snowing in the sky up.

In the dark night, the dense snowflakes under the soft light of the lanterns make people anxious.Lan Qi saw that the joy of the deep smile on the emperor's face disappeared, she frowned again for some reason, and said softly: "The wind is getting worse, the emperor should go back to the room and rest, I know you will come at night, and you will come in the evening." Open the windows for fresh air, and the room will be fresh."

Xuan Ye snorted, and the two snuggled back into the house. Sure enough, it was different when it was windy and snowy outside. There were two seasons inside and outside the door. The heavy clothes were taken off layer by layer, and the emperor's expression gradually relaxed. Some, probably because seeing the traces of Lan Qi's daily life in the house, it warms my heart.

"I wanted to ask why I was so happy today, and I still let me mess around." Lan Qi pushed him to lie down on the warm kang, ironed his limbs and bones, and knelt down to let him relax. Relaxed, and said slowly, "But you are suddenly upset again, how many things are pretending in the emperor's heart, let's put it down when you come to Yonghe Palace, let's eat and sleep well, and only go outside to face those troubles when we have enough energy How good is it?"

Xuan Ye suddenly got up and sat face to face with her, and asked seriously, "Isn't I still young?"

Lan Qi looked at him blankly, Xuan Ye asked again: "I'm not old yet, am I?"

"There are still a few years until the age of no confusion, why are you old?" Lan Qi coaxed him softly, "Even if you go to the age of destiny, you will not be old, the emperor is in his prime."

Xuanye looked like a child, lowered his eyes and said, "You can coax me."

Lan Qi couldn't figure it out, she leaned closer and asked, "What's wrong with the emperor? Can you tell the concubine?"

She thought, could it be that the emperor was staying in the Qianqing Palace these days, and he couldn't do enough to recruit those young concubines, so she felt that she was getting old, which was a very bad and important thing, but after thinking about it, it was obvious that she was in her own room full of majesty, almost If you want to melt her away, how can...

Sure enough, Lan Qi was thinking too much, Xuan Ye actually said: "Today I summoned the elder brother and the crown prince, and also called Yinzhi and Yinzhen, and the four children stood in front of me in a blink of an eye, thinking that they are all married, I was in a trance for a while, and I couldn't express that feeling. I used to hope that they would grow up quickly so that they could serve as my arms for my errands, but I really saw them standing there in a row, and they were all grown up. The next thought is that I am getting old."

Lan Qi also understands this subtle and indescribable feeling, so no matter how stingy and stingy she is, she doesn't care about the cost of beauty. You have to look young, and now the number of times you meet Xuan Ye is less and less. If you meet suddenly once in ten days and a half months, if the emperor feels that he is getting older every time, it will be bad.

"The concubine will serve you tonight, the emperor will see if he is old or not?" Lan Qi approached ambiguously, whispered this sentence in his ear, and slipped into his arms, saying, "As time goes on, people live longer. It's a blessing."

Xuan Ye was a little annoyed by her, and his tone gradually warmed up. It wasn't a big deal at first, but he couldn't turn the corner in his heart, so he couldn't help joking with her at the moment: "Try it later?"

The two laughed together, but they were not in a hurry to go to bed together. The emperor always had to read books or review notebooks at night, and it was just a dazzling thing to change his mood between laughter and seriousness.Lan Qi stood by the table and sorted out the folded papers for him. The stacks were neatly arranged, and Xuan Ye suddenly said, "Aren't you so happy to ask me what to do?"

Lan Qi herself forgot and responded casually, but she heard Xuan Ye say: "If I said it, you must be very disdainful in your heart, and there are many people who are disdainful in the court. I know it, and I can just be happy."

"Is that true?" Lan Qi was puzzled, but looked at him seriously.

Xuan Ye put down the things in his hands, and said a little unconfidently: "Do you know how much more Jiangnan tax bank this year than in previous years?"

Hearing this, one could tell where the emperor was not confident, and he couldn't help laughing: "Maybe the emperor thinks..."

"Don't tell me, you're the only one who's smart?" Xuan Ye said with a grim expression, "This year's figure is double that of previous years. Do you know what that number is? Next year the Yellow River Basin will be hit by another disaster. Besides, I can have plenty of money to prevent disasters. The money allocated every year is enough to relieve disasters and help the people. I have been talking about water control for many years, but the effect is very little. There is no shortage of other things, but money, but my country Not only the Yellow River Basin, but also the vast grasslands, and Galdan was only beaten last year, so it is impossible for me to spend all my national power on water control."

The emperor said a lot of words, Lan Qi smiled, spread her hands and said, "Your Majesty, my concubine didn't ask you for money."

Xuan Ye was stunned for a moment, and immediately broke his merits, annoyed that she was not serious, but he expressed his resentment in his heart: "Those old things who eat vegetarian food and drink people's fat and people's cream, dare to fan the flames and say that I exchange women from Jiangnan for money. Getting close to Wang and the others is just to give Jiangnan a reassurance. What are they, can they become rich? I can't count the sympathy for those literati and the preferential treatment for those wealthy merchants. I can only share a cup with them It’s just a soup. Aren’t they profiting from using those money to govern the country and the people? Is it possible for me and you to eat up the whole world?”

She stood aside with a smile, and she didn't take anything related to government affairs to heart, and said with a smile: "The doubled tax money is the blood and sweat of the local people for a year. The emperor uses it to govern the world. What's wrong?" What? Those old things like to talk bad, why don't you see them spend money to enrich the treasury, the emperor doesn't care about your generosity, when you really don't know what is good or bad, even the flowers and plants in their house are not clean, don't be afraid of you even Is the pot over?"

Xuan Ye couldn't laugh or cry: "You are very domineering."

Lan Qi asked with a smile: "In the heart of the emperor, it is a good thing after all."

Xuan Ye was in high spirits: "I still hope that it will get better every year."

Lan Qi looked at him tenderly, suppressed the soreness in her heart, and said softly: "For the sake of the empress dowager and empress Xiaoyi, the emperor hasn't drafted for several years. When I look back at the general election, I will also choose a few from Jiangnan. Don't be like Wang Chang When I promised Yuan, it would sound like you picked it up halfway."

Xuan Ye didn't think of these things at all, Lan Qi suddenly mentioned the draft and newcomers, which made him stunned, and joked: "Speaking of this, do you feel uncomfortable?"

Lan Qi said: "There are always various ways to win over Jiangnan. Since Wang Changzai is somewhat helpful to them, Jiangnan is so big, and Jiangning, Suzhou and Hangzhou are the three major weaving companies. You can't just appease one place, Your Majesty. Try to keep the bowl of water as level as possible, anyway, when the newcomer comes in, the concubine will take good care of you."

"Don't talk about it, how can you talk about this?" Xuan Ye couldn't bear it, pulled her into his arms and said, "I can't bear you to say these words."

Lan Qi looked at him aggrievedly, leaned over and kissed Xuan Ye on the forehead, and said with red eyes: "As long as you can still come and tell me these things in the next few decades, no matter how many newcomers there are, I will accept you." Don't be afraid."

The warm kiss spread to his heart, Xuan Ye hugged her whole into his arms, and said gently: "Aside from you, who else can make me open my heart?"

It was windy and snowy outside, but the warmth of spring gradually overflowed inside the house. The next day, the snow cleared and the sky cleared. The emperor left the Yonghe Palace refreshed, and the concubine Defei did not get up in front of the emperor. While serving, someone from Elder Brother's house suddenly came and bit his ear with Huan Chun. Huan Chun was surprised and happy when he heard it, and ran into the door and said to the sleepy-eyed master who was sitting cross-legged on the couch: "Madam, Daxi, Fourth Elder Brother and Fujin The room was consummated last night."