The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 724 Siling Tour

Time flies, like a white horse passing by.

The boring days in the palace went on day after day, and in the blink of an eye, it took five years.

In the days that followed, seeing the prince's behavior became more and more surly under Yuan Yuan's instigation, the elder brother became more and more conceited, secretly collecting evidence of the prince's domineering crimes, just waiting for the right time to explode in one fell swoop.

Over the years, the harem concubines and their respective princes have been suspicious of each other under Wan Lai's secret instigation, secretly seized power, and gradually formed factions.

But Wanyan's life has always been comfortable.

She captured the emperor's heart and became his favorite soft and kind appearance.

Facing the emperor's excessive indulgence, eight concubines came to the court, and indulged in beauty, instead of persuading him, he found beautiful women from among the princes and nobles to take turns to feed the emperor, and indulged him like this.Even when the queen mother reprimanded the emperor, she smoothed things over for the emperor.

Therefore, even though she is old and fading, the grace has not been broken for half a day.

The emperor often said to her: "The one who knows me is Mo Ruowan'er."

Wannai just smiled and replied: "When the emperor is happy, the concubine is also happy. The concubine is already tired enough to be busy with state affairs, so what's wrong with being relaxed once in a while?"

The people in the harem have always acted according to the emperor's face, seeing how the emperor treats Wanyu, they are all savvy, and they would never dare to trouble Wanyu if they have nothing to do on weekdays.

In February of the 47th year of Kangxi, after learning the news that the emperor wanted to tour outside the Great Wall in May of that year, Wanyu suddenly fell seriously ill in Yonghe Palace.

This disease is strange, and even Bai Changqing, who has superb medical skills, is helpless.

After two months of treatment, I saw improvement.

During Wanyu's illness, the emperor often rushed to the Yonghe Palace after the morning court, and did not leave until late at night, which can be described as caring.

Looking forward to Wanyu recovering from illness, he was overjoyed and did not forget to call Bai Changqing to ask the cause of the illness.

Bai Changqing only said: "The concubine de concubine is no longer in the age of cardamom. She is old and her body is weak. Even if an ordinary illness falls on the empress, she needs to be taken care of carefully. The empress is recovering now, but she has been ill for a long time. Being bored in the palace is also not conducive to future health. If there is a way to let the empress go out of the palace to recuperate for a while, it will be of great help to deal with this disease."

The emperor clapped his hands and said: "What's so difficult about this? If you are going to go outside the Great Wall at the beginning of next month, let Concubine De go with you."

In this way, at the beginning of May, Wanyu left the palace with the emperor to tour outside the Great Wall.

Among the princes, the special prince, the elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother, the fourteenth elder brother, the fifteenth elder brother, the sixteenth elder brother, the seventeenth elder brother, and the eighteenth elder brother accompanied him.

Ten days later, I traveled to the northern border. At night, I saw huge stars all over the sky, as if they could be picked up by hand. Although the emperor was interested, he camped there.

This night, the wind from the north was blowing warmly with the rich fragrance of flowers, and there were warblers singing and magpies singing in the distance, and the scenery was as beautiful as a picture scroll.

The emperor and Wanyu leaned on each other on a short hill, looked up at the stars, and couldn't help sighing: "Such a beautiful scene, you can't see it in this lifetime in the palace."

Wannai smiled softly: "Accordingly, I have not left the Forbidden City for dozens of years. To be able to accompany you with the emperor's favor, to be able to sit side by side with you in the field, looking at the stars in the sky like precious treasures, is exactly what I originally wanted. Things I dare not think about."

The emperor held Wan Lai's shoulders, and said in a manly voice: "For your own good, I can do anything. If you like, I will take you with me when I tour the south, pay homage to the mausoleum, or go to Changchun Garden."

Wan Yu smiled shyly, "Aren't you afraid that others will be jealous if you are like the emperor?"

"Eat if you like to be jealous, as long as Wan'er is happy, how can I care about them?"

Wan Lai gently leaned her head on the emperor's chest, the smile on her face disappeared, but she still whispered softly: "My concubine has no regrets in this life when the emperor treats her like this."

The emperor smiled heartily, and suddenly pointed at the stars and said joyfully: "Look, Wan'er, it's a flying star!"

Wan Lai raised her eyelids lazily and took a look, Shen Ye's smiling face appeared in her mind from time to time.

Yes, it was also such a quiet and peaceful night, standing side by side with Shen Ye under the tree, quietly watching the flying stars passing by in the sky.

She especially remembered that Shen Ye took out that fluorescent stone from his bosom and gave it to her, telling her that it was the appearance of a flying star, it was silly and ridiculous, but also the most sincere.

It's a pity that such a peaceful time is gone after all.

"Extremely beautiful, my concubine has never seen it before." When Wanyou said this, her heart was filled with sadness, and tears could not stop pouring out of her eyes.

The emperor didn't notice it, and said as usual: "It is often said that if you make a wish to a flying star, that wish will definitely come true, Wan'er will try it."

Wan Yan Nuo responded, closed her eyes tightly, and secretly made a wish in her heart.

After the matter was over, the emperor asked, "What wish did you make?"

Wan Yu forced a smile and said: "I only hope that the Qing Dynasty will prosper and the emperor will live forever."

"Silly girl." The emperor was stunned for a moment, layers of warmth pouring out of his chest.He lifted Wanyu up and stared at her.Seeing her crying, he hurriedly said, "It's alright, why are you crying?"

Wan Yu hurriedly wiped away her tears, shook her head and said in a low voice: "The concubine is afraid."

"What are you afraid of? I'm always here."

"A serious illness is like walking through the gate of hell. The concubine thinks a lot when she is ill. I am afraid that she will not be able to endure it. In the days to come, she will not be able to be by the emperor's side. It was also at that moment that the concubine knew the bottom of her heart. How reluctant I am to the emperor, I don't want to be separated from the emperor even for a moment."

She said this with long-lasting affection, the emperor's nose was sore, he hugged Wanyu in his arms, and said in a deep voice: "Wan'er is at ease, no matter what, I will be with you, always with you."

Wan Lai's drooping hand gradually raised, encircling the emperor's back.

There were unstoppable tears in her eyes, as well as unconcealable hatred: "The same is true for my concubine. I will always, always be by the emperor's side. Looking at you from behind, I only hope that everything goes well for you , to your heart's content."

It was night, and the two slept in the same quilt.

This is the first time Wanyu deeply understands that when the emperor is old, so is she.

After the cloud and rain, the emperor exhausted himself and fell asleep. She closed her clothes and got up, quietly looking at the emperor's face.

The moonlight shone silver on his face, and the silver hair on his temples was growing wildly, which could not be concealed from his old state.

For a moment, she wanted to take the dagger casually, and stabbed the man's throat, killing him with her own hands.

But she knew that she couldn't do that.

Even if it's not for her own son, there are always Lin Lan's leftover sons, who have to be taken care of by herself.

After leaving the camp, under the independent moonlight, he put it down and stroked the Gobi chalcedony finger that he had never rested on, and smiled to himself: "Account the days, you have been gone for seventeen years, but I still have to go." Remember, today is May 23, the anniversary of your death."

"I will never forget that day, you were lying in my arms so quietly, the sound of breathing gradually weakened."

"I hugged you and felt your body temperature gradually getting colder. I know that you have left me, and I will never be able to speak to you again, and I will never hear your naughty laughter again. "

"How are you doing now?"

"I moved out of the Changchun Palace, the land was sealed, and I couldn't get in for many years."

"Later, I heard from the palace official who came in and trimmed the weeds from the Department of Flower and Bird, that those magnolia plants had blossomed."

"It blooms very brightly."

(End of this chapter)