Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"Forgive Yinzhen?" Xuan Ye frowned and looked at his son who was lying on the ground. Although he guessed a little about the reason, the reality made him a little unacceptable. Could it be that Brother Eleven's death was not an accident?He sank his heart and told Eighth Brother to get up.

But the eighth elder brother didn't dare to get up, and still fell down on the ground and said: "Please listen to my son and finish." After that, he told his father everything he knew from the ninth elder brother about the night that the eleventh brother drowned.

Said that the ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother and the eleventh elder brother were playing together that night, and the tenth elder brother was responsible for finding the two brothers, who were hiding everywhere.Brother Nine took Eleven Brother there and asked him to hide under the bridge hole.While hiding, he saw someone going there from a distance, and thought it was Elder Brother Ten and his eunuchs who came here. Brother Ninth told Elder Brother to be careful, and then he ran away.

After that run, he ran away without a trace. When he realized that it was very late, but there was no sign of Elder Brother Ten or his younger brother, he realized that he could no longer wander outside. He ran back to the place where his younger brother was hiding. See if the younger brother is still there, but seeing the prince there from afar, Yinzhen was afraid of being scolded by the prince, so she went back to Yikun Palace by herself.

Unexpectedly, the younger brother was nowhere to be seen after returning home. Concubine Yi lost her temper again. The whole Yikun Palace was recruiting people. Brother Jiu was afraid of being scolded by Concubine Yi and did not say where his brother was. He knew that his brother had been discovered by himself. Only then did he know that Yinzhen had fallen into the water.Originally thought that the younger brother might still be hiding there, or had moved to another place, or might be discovered by the prince.

Xuan Ye had a cold expression on his face when he heard it. Sure enough, elder brother eleven died in an accident, but for some reason, listening to what elder brother eight said, it seemed that this matter had something to do with the prince, but the child was not very serious. Say that kind of thing directly, narrate things peacefully, and say every word without leaking.

The eighth elder brother said: "At that time, Yinzhen didn't know that the eleventh elder brother had fallen into the water, but now Yinzhen attributed all the faults to himself, and he was in pain. My son thought that concealing it would make him bear a heavier burden. That's why I decided to report to Huang Ama and confess everything."

Xuan Ye frowned: "He said all these to you?"

The eighth elder brother nodded and said yes, "Erchen said Yinzhen's original words. He came to Erchen the next day and cried very pitifully. Erchen couldn't bear Yinzhen to be misunderstood and hurt his brother, so I have only concealed it until now, but seeing Yinzhen getting more and more painful, I know that I can no longer hide it, I beg Huang Ama to reprimand Yinzhen, and I beg you to forgive Yinzhen."

"It's enough punishment for him to carry this burden all his life." Xuan Ye said with a heavy tone, and ordered the eighth elder brother, "Go and bring your brother, I have something to say to him."

If the eighth elder brother met the amnesty, he fell to the ground and kowtowed deeply, but his father suddenly asked him: "Even in the dark, even if there are many people in the palace that night, why do these elder brothers run around in the palace? Do they keep playing like this?" ?”

"They changed their clothes as eunuchs, and when they met people in the palace, they bowed their heads and walked aside. Maybe they couldn't during the day, and I guess no one would be able to tell them apart at night." Eighth elder brother answered truthfully, but saw his father's face twitch slightly , but did not come towards him, and still said to him, "Go and bring Yinzhen."

And as soon as the eighth elder brother left, Xuan Ye slammed his fist on the table, sneered in his heart, and blamed himself, why his sons don't act like good princes, and they all like to pretend to be eunuchs, the prince is like this, The same goes for the small ones.

Hating these words in my heart, my mind suddenly became excited. Although Yinzhen also saw the prince that night, if he hadn't picked up his things later and even heard the prince admitting that he had been there, Yinzhen was not quite sure what he met was the prince. Prince, in such a dark night, how close did Yinzhen go to realize that the person standing by the bridge is the prince?

On this side, nobleman Jue Chan is changing the clothes of Elder Brother Eleven together with Empress Defei. Just now she has told Lan Qi everything she knows, saying that she did send Elder Brother Eleven out of Yanxi Palace with her own hands that night. The first elder brother wanted to hide with her, but she felt that it was so late and the elder brothers should not hang out anymore, so she persuaded the child and wanted to send the eleventh elder brother back, but when she went out, she saw the ninth elder brother, they The two brothers said to go together, don't feel that Zen nobles are sending each other off, she thought about it and thought it was nothing, so she let them go.

Jue Chan blamed himself: "If the concubine had thought more and insisted on sending the two elder brothers back to Yikun Palace, probably nothing would happen later. The concubine's heart is also very heavy."

Lan Qi persuaded: "The children are playful on their own." But then she said, "Min often told me that she saw Brother Eleven came to Yanxi Palace, and then went out with you."

Jue Chan smiled: "The concubine also guesses so."

Lan Qi looked at her calmly and said, "Min Chang is always on me. Don't blame her for being superfluous about some things. She is not targeting you. You live together under the same roof. Even if you are not in harmony, don't become hostile. She has no intention of doing anything to you, everything is going with the flow."

She felt that instead of covering it up, it would be better to clarify the matter. Jue Chan is so smart, how could he not be aware of what Xing'er was doing, if hiding from each other would drive her into a hurry and hurt Xing'er in the future, it is better to explain now In the future, I feel that Chan either doesn't care about continuing to go his own way, or he will restrain himself and stop being talked about, at least he can't let Xing'er suffer any harm.

Jue Chan didn't care, but persuaded Lan Qi to be at ease, and said as if seeing through everything: "I know that if there is no Min, there will be other people. Although the empress is now on an equal footing with the other empresses, but invisibly, this The affairs of the Sixth Palace are all under your control. Whether it is for your concubines or others, you will have an extra pair of eyes. If Min often tells you these things, there will be others who will look at you more. The concubine will find Minchang to help you go deep into the West Sixth Palace, and she also knows her loyalty to you, and now Minchang is even more loyal to you, it is not surprising to the concubine."

"I guess you also have the same thoughts." Lan Qi said calmly, "We agreed, if one day our hearts disagree, we should make it clear to each other so that we can get together and leave. She lives together and her hands and feet are bound, so it is not difficult to separate you, but you don't want to hurt her, and she has no intention of hurting you, she is just loyal to me."

Jue Chan had a peaceful expression, nodded deeply and agreed: "The concubine has memorized what the empress said. Right now, the concubine and the empress do not agree with each other. They just do their own things, and you promised to take Hui The concubine handed it over to the concubine, as long as you remember this, the other things don't matter to the concubine."

On the contrary, Lan Qi frowned slightly and asked, "After so long, you still hate her deeply."

In the pride on Jue Chan's face, there is an inexplicable desperation that makes people tremble, but in her paranoid words, there is still hatred that has not faded in more than ten years, and she said with a cold smile: "This It's just started, and the time is just right."

Lan Qi did not continue this topic. Regarding the matter of Concubine Hui, Jue Chan was crazy and forbearing. Because of her existence, Lan Qi realized that Concubine Hui was no longer a threat. What she was afraid of in the past was not threatening her status and Grace, but a threat to her children, but Concubine Hui is now besieged on all sides and can't protect herself. If it weren't for the elder brother's future, her life would have been over long ago.

But thinking of the big brother's future, Lan Qi's heart trembled suddenly, and she hid the uneasiness in her heart, but she knew what she was afraid of. Jue Chan could treat her own son like a pawn, so how could she care if the big brother was innocent? , but if she did this, all Xuan Ye's children would be hurt. If she didn't dissuade her, wouldn't it be the same as becoming an accomplice?

Thinking about these things, people from Qianqing Palace said that the emperor would come over at night, and asked Concubine De to prepare, and the nobleman Juechan was about to leave. Lan Qi asked her to change the clothes for Elder Brother Shi 34, and the two separated.

After seeing off the guests, Huanchun came in and quietly told the master that the eighth elder brother went to the Qianqing Palace first, and now the ninth elder brother also went with him. She asked: "The eighth elder brother is always with the ninth elder brother, Do you think Eighth Brother will talk about it?"

Lan Qi said: "Let's see what the emperor has to say."

That night, Xuan Ye came back from Qianqing Palace after a long time. Not to mention the time for dinner, even the time for the locks of the palaces and courtyards has passed. The tired man walked in with a heavy breath, Lan Qi helped him. Changing clothes, washing and tidying up, the emperor didn't say a word and let others manipulate him, and then he leaned on the couch in a daze, she sat aside and just looked at him like that, no one said anything.

It took a long time for the candles to explode before Lan Qi was startled. She went to the candlestick to cut the wick, but Xuan Ye asked behind her back: "You said Yinzhen, how did he recognize that the person standing by the bridge is the prince?" ?”

Lan Qi looked back at him, of course she couldn't understand the nonsensical words, but Xuan Ye continued: "Yinzhen told you, is he not sure?"

"My son said that he looked like the prince, but the sky was very dark. Rather than seeing the prince, it was better to say that he imagined it." Lan Qi replied, "So after what happened to Elder Brother the next day, he just He went to the original place for a stroll, but even though he picked up the bundle of tapes and was recognized by Yuxi as belonging to Wen Fujin, he didn't really dare to doubt that the prince was there. He didn't believe himself until the prince asked him personally. That's right."

Xuan Ye nodded: "Yinzhen can't even be sure that what he sees is the prince, why does Yinzhen recognize the prince at a glance?"

Lan Qi said: "Since you have already asked brother Jiu, why don't you say this again?"

Xuan Ye snorted and said, "I asked him, and he said that the moonlight is bright and he can see clearly." Before Lan Qi could answer, Xuan Ye said, "The weather tonight is similar to that night, and the moonlight is brighter than that night." It’s clearer at night. Before I came to you, I went to the place where Brother Eleven drowned. Under the moonlight, I saw Director Liang standing by the bridge, but he was just a faint figure. I know him so well. , I knew he was there, but I didn't think that I would be able to identify who was standing by the bridge by just looking at him suddenly."

Lan Qi understood what she heard, but she was a little confused about the connection between the things: "What does the emperor mean, brother Jiu lied?"

But the emperor said: "Maybe it's not a lie, but something else to hide. Yinqi's death was an accident as I expected, but someone who has nothing to do with it is involved in other things."