Empress Xiao Zhaoren in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 116

Xuan Ye let go of her, and said in a gentle voice, "Your heart is beating very fast."

Rong Xin stroked his chest subconsciously when he heard the words, and said in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, I..."

Hearing the title "brother-in-law" again, Xuan Ye felt inexplicably complicated.He sighed lowly, raised his hand to straighten Rong Xin's slightly messy hair from the hug just now, and asked her very gently, "Rong'er, would you like to stay by my side?"

Rong Xin was startled, and suddenly understood what was happening, so she nodded firmly and said, "Of course I am willing!" Even if she is the shadow of her elder sister, she still has to stand by the side of the one she loves, and step by step win over his person, his love. heart of!

In the 20th year of Kangxi, Rong Xin finally entered the palace as he wished.On the day of the palace election, she deliberately wore a probably new flag dress left by Rong Huang back then.A small bun was combed on Rong Xin's head, and the phoenix hairpin was pinned upright on it, looking elegant and gorgeous.

Because there is no queen in the harem for the time being, the power in the harem is temporarily held in the hands of the highest-ranking concubine Yi.Kangxi had already discussed with Concubine Yi to confer Rong Xin as Concubine Xi, but he didn't expect that on the day of the palace selection, he suddenly changed his mind and wanted to confer Rong Xin as Concubine Concubine.

Concubine Yi was stunned for a moment, but she didn't say anything to dissuade her, but Concubine Hui couldn't hold back her anger: "Your Majesty, my concubine didn't mean to offend you, but when Empress Xiaozhao entered the palace, she was only named Concubine Zhao. Is it a bit... inappropriate to confer the title of noble concubine upon entering the palace?"

When Rong Xin heard this, his nose was so angry that his nose was crooked, but he couldn't show it, so he could only curse in his heart that Concubine Hui was such an idiot!Their Nalan family and Niu Hulu's family are now grasshoppers on the same rope. How could Concubine Hui want to suppress Rong Huang's position like the Hesheli family back then because she was afraid that Rong Xin would threaten her status in the harem? How about dissuading the emperor from making Rongxin a noble concubine?

However, Concubine Hui's psychology can also be understood. She is the biological mother of the eldest son of the emperor, and she has a good relationship with Concubine Yi. Originally, in the harem, she also had the meaning of being equal to Concubine Yi.But now that Rong Xin came, this balance was broken, how could Concubine Hui not be in a hurry?
It's just that the emperor's thoughts were very firm this time, and Rong Xin was successfully conferred the title of imperial concubine.Rong Xin moved into Yikun Palace happily, but another decree that day made her lose her energy like a wilted eggplant—the emperor issued another imperial decree on the same day, and Jin made the crown prince and the adoptive mother of the fourth elder brother Tong Shi For the imperial concubine.The imperial concubine is the same as the deputy queen, and she is only one step away from being the queen. How can Rong Xin not be in a hurry?
Rong Xin is different from Rong Huang, she and Tong Jinglin don't have any sisterhood, in her eyes Concubine Yi is just an old woman who likes to pretend to be weak.As long as it blocks her way forward, she will do whatever it takes to get rid of it.

Rong Xin's first plan after entering the palace was to snatch the fourth elder brother from Concubine Yi.She knew that although the emperor did not love the fourth elder brother on the surface, he still liked Yinzhen the most in his heart.She is Yinzhen's aunt. When it comes to raising the fourth elder brother, Rong Xin thinks that she is obviously more qualified than Concubine Yi.

After all, Rong Xin was too young to hold his breath, so he told Kangxi on the second day after he went to bed that he wanted to take the fourth elder brother to Yikun Palace.But she forgot one thing, the fourth elder brother is now ten years old, so it is not so easy to win a son.Xuan Ye felt inappropriate after hearing this, and hesitated: "But you are only 16 years old, and the fourth elder brother is already ten years old. If your mother and son match each other, the fourth elder brother may find it difficult to adapt. Besides, the fourth elder brother has been with Concubine Yi for ten years. Concubine Yi is weak, if the fourth elder brother suddenly leaves Chengqian Palace, Concubine Yi may not be able to bear it."

When Rong Xin heard that he never left Concubine Yi, she immediately became jealous, and she felt a little bit angry at Tong Shi.But she was quite obedient, she didn't say anything in front of Kangxi, she just obediently agreed, acting as if she had given up on the idea, but in fact she still didn't give up.

From Rong Xin's point of view, whether it is a biological prince or an adopted prince, the more elder brothers he has under his knees, the more stable his position will be.Concubine Yi is a good example. Although she is not very favored, because she is the adoptive mother of the prince and the fourth elder brother, no one in the palace dares not to respect her.If the crown prince successfully succeeds in the future, Concubine Yi is likely to be honored as the empress dowager.Even if the crown prince is accidentally abolished, and the emperor's favorite fourth elder brother becomes the emperor, the concubine Yi will still be the queen mother.Of course, the prerequisite for Concubine Yi to enter the Palace of Compassion and Peace is that she can still be alive when Kangxi died.

Rong Xin was not reconciled to seeing Concubine Yi holding so many bargaining chips in her hands, so she secretly used the medicine on Concubine Yi and at the same time further clung to the emperor.

Xuan Ye also likes her very much.Because Rong Xin understands the truth, and is very clear about her position in Xuan Ye's heart.Seeing her so willingly being Rong Huang's shadow, even Kangxi with a heart as hard as stone had to be moved.

Since she was a child, everyone in her family has called her "Xin'er", but Kangxi has always called her either the imperial concubine or "Rong'er".Even if Rong Xin is a fool, he can detect the trickiness in this.But she doesn't care about these, because as long as the emperor can stay with her, Rong Xin is already satisfied.

Xuan Ye is 12 years older than Rong Xin.Facing a young girl with a young body like a flower, Xuan Ye is naturally emotional.In addition, Rong Xin was always deliberately imitating Rong Huang, which quickly made Kangxi fall in love with her, and except for occasional visits to the house of Lianggui who was pregnant with Liujia, he hardly ever had sex with other women.

Almost everyone in the harem thought that Concubine Xi was the emperor's favorite person, so they rushed to curry favor with Rong Xin, and among them was the nobleman Wei Shi.

In the 20th year of Kangxi, the nobleman Wei gave birth to the eighth elder brother Yinhu.Since Mr. Liang was born as a humble servant of Xinzheku, the emperor decided to hand over the eighth elder brother to Concubine Hui to raise him.

Mrs. Liang always thought that as long as she gave birth to an elder brother, she would be promoted to be a good concubine. When the time came, people would have to call her "Niang Niang" when they saw her.And as a concubine, she can raise her own son herself.Unexpectedly, Kangxi still disliked her low birth, not only did not mention her status, but also gave the eighth prince as a gift to Concubine Hui.

Naturally, Wei Shi would not be reconciled.Just when she was racking her brains to find a way out, Eunuch Wei Zhu from Qianqing Palace came and said that the emperor turned over her signboard tonight and asked Mr. Liang to go to Xinuang Pavilion to sleep at night.

This made Mrs. Liang very happy, she didn't expect that the emperor would miss her so much, and only a few days after confinement, he wanted to be lucky for her.Wei Shi didn't know, Kangxi just wanted to see those eyes similar to Ronghuang's.

After the lingering, the satisfied emperor fell asleep contentedly.Mr. Liang was unable to stay overnight in Qianqing Palace due to his low status, so he had to get up and return to the palace under the urging of the old eunuch.Unexpectedly, just as she was about to leave, Xuan Ye, who was in a drowsy sleep, suddenly held her hand.Wei's heart was overjoyed, just thinking that the emperor would be reluctant to part with her after all, when Xuan Ye called out "Rong'er" in a low voice.Liang Guiren's heart suddenly turned cold.

However, it's not easy for Wei Shi, a slave who came from a criminal background, to become a nobleman. She quickly walked out of the sense of loss just now.

Mr. Liang saw that the emperor was still calling the concubine Xi's nickname in his sleep, so he thought he knew the person in Kangxi's heart.Later, she asked her son Ba Ge to get closer with Concubine Wen Xi's son Shi Pao, of course, this is all for later.

In the 22nd year of Kangxi, Niu Hulu, the imperial concubine Xi, gave birth to a little elder brother, who ranked tenth.The innocent and cheerful tenth elder brother was once very popular with the emperor, but because he later formed a party with the eighth elder brother to seek the crown prince for personal gain, he became more and more disgusted by Kangxi as an adult.

But Rong Xin didn't see the day when Elder Brother Shi became an adult.

On the third day of November in the 33rd year of Kangxi, the noble concubine Niu Hulu died, and was buried in the Concubine Garden of Jingling in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty on the eighth day of September the following year.

Speaking of Rong Xin's death, Tong's critical illness had to be mentioned.

Compared to Ma Jia's Rong Concubine back then, Rong Xin was very patient.She carefully used the people left behind by Rong Huang to give Concubine Yi Bizitang, while trying to induce Concubine Yi's palpitations.Of course, this matter cannot be hidden from the nurse Rong Huang brought into the palace back then, Nurse Sun.Grandma Sun tried to persuade her again and again, but Rong Xin refused to listen and insisted on doing so.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. In the 28th year of Kangxi, Tong's family was seriously ill. Lu Taiyi, who was loyal to Tong's family, finally found out that it was tricky, and followed the nail buried in Chengqian Palace to pull out the noble concubine Xi who was silently manipulating everything behind her.

Kangxi was shocked and angry, and in a fit of anger ordered Rong Xin to be thrown into limbo.Naturally, Rong Xin refused to let it go, and tried every means to get Yunshu to trick Kangxi into the vicinity of Beisan Institute.

The weather was hot that day, Rong Xin couldn't stand the heat, so he only wore a thin summer shirt.Xuan Ye was taken aback when he saw her.The girl in his memory was also particularly afraid of heat, and she couldn't help throwing her thick robe aside when the spring faded.Yikun Palace is her small world, she is not afraid of outsiders seeing it, sometimes she even rolls up her sleeves to reveal a section of white lotus root arms, which always makes him itchy to see.

Xuan Ye blurted out and called out: "Rong Huang."

Rong Xin replied without any surprise: "I'm here." Her purpose today is to make Xuan Ye treat her as Rong Huang, so that the emperor will let her out.

(End of this chapter)