Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

Lan Qi was relieved in her heart, and said: "My sister can take it easy, so I feel relieved."

Bu Guiren said with emotion: "When I was seriously ill after I was born Duanjing, I felt that I was about to die like that. Unknowingly, I have lived until now, and I am 40 years old. He Duanjing has benefited somewhat, and I am comfortable living in the palace, so I feel that there is nothing wrong with living. Maybe others think that I am a concubine who is neglected by the emperor, but I really don’t feel pitiful. There is no day when you can eat, open your mouth and stretch out your clothes, it must be the virtues you have accumulated in your previous life."

Lan Qi smiled and said: "I still remember the Laba porridge lying in the palace with Panxia in the twelfth lunar month, how simple my mind was at that time."

Bu Guiren smiled and said: "Your fate is precious, these should be yours now." After a pause, he continued, "People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been to Zhongcui Palace, and my wife and I are going to stop the sign, and you ?”

Lan Qi nodded, no matter how calm she was, she couldn't hide the sadness in her eyes for the passing of time: "After all, it's not an ordinary family. Everything in the palace follows the rules. We can't avoid it. In the future, batch after batch of people , rouge and gouache can cover up fine lines, but the year is there, we can't accept it."

In this way, after the canonization ceremony of Concubine Tong and the harem, Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui, led by Concubine Rong, stopped the concubines in the palace according to the year. , caused quite a stir in the palace, but most of the older ones were steady and demure, and even Concubine An, who used to be flamboyant in the past, would not brag about it to make people feel disgusted now.But the sign kept stopping, as if it was just a formality. After that, the emperor stayed in the Yonghe Palace for three consecutive days, which attracted a lot of gossip.

Lan Qi didn't expect Xuan Ye to do this, how those three days passed was beyond human knowledge, but she tried hard to persuade Xuan Ye to leave, but she couldn't do anything if he insisted on not leaving.Three days later, the emperor swaggered and led the princes and ministers to the outskirts of Beijing to inspect the Yongding River, and then went to Nanyuan to inspect the princes' riding and shooting. He might not be able to return in four or five days. In this way, Lan Qi could breathe tone.

And this time the riding and archery competition in Nanyuan really means the growth of the emperor's subordinates. In the past, the elder brother was always the most heroic and mighty, but now he is compared by Yinxiang and Yinti who are ten years younger. go down.The fourteenth brother is only twelve or thirteen years old, not to mention that he is not small, and he is also very strong. Compared with the eldest brother at this age, who only has riding and shooting skills but can't read well, the fourteenth brother can Wen Nengwu, and the thirteen elder brothers who are similar in age to him are also impressive now.

Although the half-brothers in Yonghe Palace have been together since childhood, the thirteenth elder brother seems to have always been a foil for the younger brother. He is not as good as him in reading and riding and shooting. Wherever the two go, the younger brother is always the most conspicuous.

But these years, Yinxiang has worked very hard. The sudden death of Concubine Min last year made him suffer the biggest setback in his life, but the child became more and more courageous. The emperor and the palace people saw how hard he worked in the past six months. Sure enough, this time in the Nanyuan competition of riding and archery, he was already able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the fourteenth elder brother, and together he threw away his elder brothers.

Everyone just sighed and lamented that the young elder brothers had also grown up, and suddenly they came to their senses and remembered that the tenth and third elder brothers were all sons of the Yonghe Palace, and now that Concubine Min passed away, the thirteenth elder brothers belonged entirely to Concubine De. She lost her sixth elder brother who was loved by the empress dowager and the emperor in the past, but time flies, and she still has three excellent princes under her knees. She used to always say that the Yonghe Palace should not be underestimated, but now the Yonghe Palace is really not to be underestimated.

But Concubine De has been like a day for decades, no matter what the occasion is, she is dignified, stable and extraordinary, and she does not interact with powerful officials in private. It can be caught.She never relies on any power outside the palace. In other words, the changes in the current situation outside the palace, the ups and downs, will not have any impact on her. This is the way of life taught to her by the empress dowager for more than ten years. The world in the eyes of people who have lived through the three dynasties is really beyond anyone's imagination.

For Lan Qi, she once thought about how she would pass on these experiences to Yuxi bit by bit, but after thinking about it, she is not the empress dowager after all, and Yuxi is not herself. demand.

Nowadays, most of the concubines who gave birth to princes in the palace now have daughters-in-law, and the way of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has gradually become a lively topic in the palace. In the past, they only cared about the jokes in Changchun Palace, and only when they became mother-in-laws themselves did they know the depth of it.Now Changchun Palace has lost the eldest daughter-in-law, and the eighth elder brother Fujin has just had a miscarriage. She always feels that Concubine Hui is not going well with her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but her son is the eldest son of the emperor after all. People outside were waiting to see which family's woman would succeed Da Fujin, and to see if Concubine Hui could get along with her daughter-in-law this time.

Just two days after the emperor brought people back from Nanyuan, Lan Qi was invited to the Ningshou Palace by the queen mother early in the morning, saying that the emperor sent someone to ask her about choosing the successor for the elder brother. The daughter in Haoshang's family is just getting old.Because the most difficult thing in the world is to be a stepmother, the future Da Fujin must be a broad-minded person.The young lady who came from a military commander's family should be more transparent than those weak young ladies in the deep mansion. The empress dowager meant well, let Concubine Hui and the others think about it.

The queen mother said bluntly: "Now that you are all old, I don't care who is thick-skinned. Let's not hide what we have to say. Concubine Hui, you have a daughter-in-law again this time, you can't do what you did before. The third daughter-in-law of Concubine Rong's family is also the same. In short, you all have to control your children. You are all grandmothers. Don't keep your mind on how to please the emperor. If you really want to please him, let you Just do your job well.”

Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui didn't look good on their faces, but that was the truth, and then they talked about the daughter of Chief Military Officer Mr. Zhang. Mingzhu discussed and inquired about the child's family background, trying to make the emperor and queen mother happy, so she agreed immediately.

But the queen mother said again: "The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother are also married. If the young couples are harmonious, they will be able to have another emperor and grandson in a year or two. Then the eighth elder brother's mansion is not like this now, as long as there is no servant in his house." Concubine, Bafujin's health is not good, they don't expect to spread their branches and leaves?"

Concubine Hui smiled embarrassingly: "The concubine persuaded her, it seems that Yinhu's heart and soul are on his wife, and now he is not willing to accept a concubine to take over the house. It is a good thing for a husband and wife to live in harmony, but it is the heirs..."

The queen mother laughed: "Master Zhang also has a daughter in the hall, and it happens that the eighth elder brother is also your son, so I will be more happy and marry the daughter of their hall to Yinhu. I just heard that the family has been a bit down. It’s just living in the shade of the ancestors, so let’s make a decent name.”

Concubine Hui bowed her knees to thank the two children, so it was difficult for others to intervene if they had nothing to do with them. After the group of people left Ningshou Palace, Concubine Yi said without hesitation: "Long live Lord is acting vigorously and resolutely now, and he looks so bluffing. What is the emperor's plan? If I don't go out for three or two days, I won't be able to keep up with what my sisters are saying."

Concubine Rong scolded: "You care about what the emperor does. The emperor is in charge of state affairs every day, and I have never seen you worry about it. Why are you joining in the fun now?"

Concubine Yi was not convinced, so she glanced at them, and now among the four of them, only Concubine Yi hadn't stopped the sign, but she couldn't be proud of it, all because a certain sign was stopped in front of the door, and until now On the heart of the emperor.

Thinking of what the Empress Dowager said just now, Concubine Yi couldn't help snorting: "The Empress Dowager wants us not to focus on pleasing the Emperor, some people should respect themselves, and they are not too old now, but in a few years, we should be careful not to be called old by the younger generations. Disrespect, be ashamed and not ashamed." She even grinned grimly at Lan Qi, "Sister De Concubine, don't you think so?"

Lan Qi smiled leisurely, and responded calmly: "The empress dowager wants us not to lose sight of the other, but not to please the emperor. The emperor is the husband of you and me for the rest of our lives. It is a blessing to be able to live happily with my husband until we grow old."

Concubine Yi stared at her eyes, and watched Concubine De and Concubine Rong walk away side by side. They live in the Sixth East Palace, and they can reach it within a few steps. Over there, the sedan chairs of Changchun Palace and Yikun Palace slowly descended and waited. Before leaving, she patted Yi Fei on the shoulder and said: "You are not as good as others in appearance, everyone can see it, why bother to show that you are not as good as others in your brains, why do you have to confess that you are useless?"

Everyone dispersed, leaving Concubine Yi standing in the same spot with smoke in her eyes, Tao Hong couldn't stand it anymore, she walked away surrounded by her own mother.

In Yonghe Palace, because Ten 34 will come over for lunch today, since they moved away, mother and child have not been close for a long time, Lan Qi specially urged Huanchun to prepare the favorite dishes of the sons, but it was a pity that she hugged Xiao Chen'er and Dun Ke until At noon, seeing the sun's shadow was slanting and it was almost past lunch time, a servant came rushing from the study, saying that Elder Brother was going to ride a horse in the afternoon, and he would not come today.

Lan Qi's loss is self-evident. These two children are becoming more and more excellent in other people's mouths, but she can no longer see clearly. She always has unspeakable uneasiness in her heart and always wants to keep them in the around.

Seeing that Er Niang was unhappy, Xiao Chen'er tried her best to coax her to smile. In the end, the mother and daughter had a meal in peace. In the afternoon, the good concubine of Yanxi Palace came over in person and asked Princess Dunke's Xia Yi if she should come tailored.Lan Qi knew that most of Dun Ke's usual clothes were sewn together by Xing'er and Jue Chan, as long as the child was happy.

While busy with these trivial matters, Ba Fujin was notified in front of the door to ask to see her. Lan Qi and Concubine Liang looked at each other, and soon saw a radiant little woman coming in. She had already recovered from her slippery tires in more than a month, and she was full of smiles. He said warmly: "I want to go to Yanxi Palace to pay my respects to the good concubine, but the concubine is in the Yonghe Palace, so I also come to greet the concubine, so I can tell you that the concubine is well."