Concubine Mi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 106

In the next few days, maybe it was because Kangxi really slowly recovered the rain and dew of the past, or maybe it was because of the two rows of guards guarding the gate of the Qixiang Palace, everyone in the palace could see that this time the secret concubine was real. Fall out of favor.

Thinking of the emperor's kindness to Mi Concubine in the past, and looking at Mi Concubine's current situation, all the concubines finally breathed a sigh of relief.The first thing I do when I get up early in the morning is to dress up, go to Chengqian Palace to greet the imperial concubine, and then step a little bit to the Qianqing Palace to deliver some snacks to the emperor. of a landscape.

As soon as Li Dequan stepped over the threshold, he saw the imperial concubine in a bright yellow flag walking towards him, and greeted her with a smile without even thinking about it.

"Slave pays respects to the empress." Li Dequan said respectfully, beckoning.

The imperial concubine gave a little help, and looked towards the entrance of the hall: "Is the emperor still busy?"

When Li Dequan heard this, he said with a smile: "No matter how busy the emperor is, he can't see his mother, let the servant go in and pass on to you." These words are very flattering.

Listening to Li Dequan's words, the imperial concubine nodded slightly and smiled without saying a word. There was an indescribable sense of nobility in her mannerisms. In Li Dequan's eyes, she felt that the phoenix seal was really a good thing. As soon as she got the phoenix seal, even her spirit and demeanor changed, and she looked more noble than the former Concubine De.

It's true, Concubine De is just a palace maid in a coat, and this empress is the emperor's own cousin, this whole body bearing is incomparable.He didn't have the emperor's favor before, but now he has the emperor's attention, but even his spirit has changed.

After a while, Li Dequan lifted the curtain and walked out, and said with a smile.

"Young lady, please go in."

The imperial concubine nodded, reached out to take the food box from the maid's hand and walked slowly into the hall.

When the imperial concubine entered, Kangxi was sitting behind the dragon case reviewing the memorial, and only raised his head when he heard footsteps.

"My concubine greets the emperor." The imperial concubine blessed her body and smiled slightly at Kangxi.

Kangxi put down the booklet in his hand, raised his hand slightly, and signaled her to get up.

"Why did the imperial concubine come here?"

The imperial concubine stood up and smiled: "I heard that the emperor is busy with official duties these few days, and the concubines made some snacks with their own hands. Would the emperor want to try it?"

Hearing the imperial concubine's words, Kangxi suddenly laughed: "Since you made it yourself, of course I want to taste it."

As soon as Kangxi's words fell, the imperial concubine was stunned for a moment, and in his eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, a touch of joy slowly appeared in his eyes.

When she entered the palace to accompany her sister back then, the emperor would often look at her like this, with a smile and an intimacy in his eyes, even though she knew that he was the most honorable man in the world and her sister's husband, I couldn't help but let myself lose my heart.

But later, when she was finally able to stand by his side in a legitimate way, she saw alienation and majesty in his eyes.Over the years, he has even left her aside in the cold. Whenever she heard that he doted on other women, she couldn't help feeling jealous.

In fact, she was just not reconciled, not reconciled that she had never been favored by him, just like an ordinary couple, even if it was only for one day.Unwilling to be reconciled to what her sister could get, she tried her best but couldn't get anything.

She didn't know what she did wrong. The emperor would rather pamper a lowly Han girl than step into her Chengqian Palace.

Hearing Kangxi say this now, he was naturally overjoyed, but he restrained himself because of his identity.

"If the emperor likes it, the concubine will send it to the emperor every day." The imperial concubine said softly.

Hearing these words, Kangxi frowned indistinctly, and his eyes fell on the food box carried by the imperial concubine.

"What are you still standing for?"

The imperial concubine smiled and walked forward slowly, opened the food box and put a plate of lotus seed cake and a bowl of lotus root starch garden in front of Kangxi.

"Your Majesty, can you taste it, is it good?"

Hearing this, Kangxi picked up a piece of lotus seed cake from the plate with great interest and took a bite.

"En." Kangxi gave a compliment and handed the half-bitten lotus seed cake to the imperial concubine's mouth.

"Sweet and smooth, you should try it too."

The imperial concubine lowered her head shyly, and took Kangxi's hand to eat the lotus seed cake into her mouth. The rich lotus seed fragrance lingered between her lips and teeth, but it couldn't compare to the sweetness in her heart at the moment.

Kangxi's expression remained the same, he lowered his head and took a spoon to stir the lotus root starch on the table, and said with a smile: "It will be your birthday in a few days, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still dedicated to doing things. If you want anything, let someone go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get it." .”

The imperial concubine hid the joy in her eyes, knelt down and saluted, "I thank the emperor for his kindness."

Kangxi glanced at her and said: "Get up, you are the imperial concubine, you don't have to be so restrained in front of me." Then he stretched out his hand to help her up himself.

Looking at the hand in front of her, the imperial concubine blushed slightly, and slowly put her hand into Kangxi's.

After taking a few mouthfuls of lotus root powder, Kangxi put down the spoon, picked up the memorial on the table and looked at it.

The imperial concubine stood by and rubbed the ink quietly. The time passed quickly, and after Kangxi read the memorial on the table, she couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask you to show me."

Kangxi raised his head: "Let's listen."

The imperial concubine lowered her head and said slowly: "The people from the Leng Palace came to report this morning, saying that the nobleman had caught a cold and hurt his throat and could not speak. The concubine was thinking, should I pass an imperial doctor to her?"

Hearing this, Kangxi's face darkened, "What? There are servants telling you this?"

The imperial concubine's complexion changed, she stopped what she was doing, blessed her body, and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, it's not because the slaves are meddling. Although the nobles were thrown into the cold palace, they were not deposed." Therefore, according to the rules of the harem, she is still a nobleman of the emperor.

What's more, she never understood why the emperor was so merciful to Qingui when he killed all the servants in the Zhaoxia Palace in a fit of anger, and just put him in the cold palace.

It is a felony for a concubine to commit suicide, not to mention conniving the servants in her palace to mess up the palace. The crime committed by a nobleman is enough to give death.

Kangxi could naturally hear the deep meaning in her words, so he nodded imperceptibly: "It is already a kindness for me to spare her life, and I don't need to talk about such things in the future."

What Kangxi said was to let the nobleman to fend for himself.

The expression on the imperial concubine's face froze slightly, and she hurriedly responded, hesitated for a moment, and finally said it.

"It will be my concubine's birthday in a few days. Did the emperor use this to relieve the confinement of the secret concubine? After all, the secret concubine is still young and has a reckless temper." The imperial concubine tightly squeezed the handkerchief in her hand. The son looked at Kangxi motionlessly.

Kangxi was silent for a moment, and said: "Forget it, let her confine her feet in her own palace and think about it."

When he said this, there was no trace of hesitation on Kangxi's face.

"Yes." The imperial concubine answered, with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth, she was finally sure in her heart that the secret concubine really fell out of favor this time.

Maybe, in a few days, there will be an elder brother in Chengqian Palace.

The imperial concubine smiled in her heart, but she really couldn't wait!
She followed her gaze and looked at Kangxi, who was always stern and majestic sitting behind the dragon table, with a deep smile in her eyes.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the hall, and Li Dequan came in from outside, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yugui begs to see you."

As soon as Li Dequan finished speaking, Kangxi's face darkened, and he waved his hands impatiently: "Just say I don't see you."

Listening to Kangxi's words, Li Dequan was wondering how to reply, so he heard Kangxi say: "What are you doing in a daze, just say I'm busy and don't have time to see her."

"Yes." Li Dequan replied, and then turned around and left.As soon as he walked out of the hall, the noble man standing there greeted him with a smile on his face.

Li Dequan bowed his body and said: "Your Excellency, let's go back first, the emperor is busy with official duties and has no time to see you."

When Yugui heard this, he didn't feel any surprise on his face, he just said: "Then I will wait outside the hall, and when the emperor is not busy, I will ask my father-in-law to help pass the message."

Hearing this, Li Dequan cursed secretly in his heart, but kept saying that he didn't dare: "The nobleman is pregnant, how dare the slave let the nobleman stand here, if you accidentally tire the nobleman, the emperor will not spare the slave."

Seeing that nobleman Yu was still standing there straight, Li Dequan frowned, and there was an unspeakable look in his eyes: "I don't want to hide it from the nobleman anymore. Is the imperial concubine in the hall? I'm afraid the nobleman won't be able to see the emperor today."

Yu Guiren's complexion suddenly changed, just as he was about to say something, he had some scruples in his heart, he glanced into the hall unwillingly, then turned and left.

Li Dequan looked at her leaving back, snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "So what if you are pregnant with a dragon seed, you want the emperor to see you?"

In this palace, there are many princes and princesses who are not liked by the emperor, Mr. Wei's eighth elder brother is an obvious example.

The eighth elder brother can be considered smart and sensible, and he is outstanding among the elder brothers.But so what, as long as the emperor doesn't want to see him, no matter how outstanding he is, he won't be able to catch the emperor's eyes.

Yonghe Palace

For several days in a row, the Yonghe Palace was extraordinarily quiet. The maids and eunuchs were all in high spirits, for fear of offending their own mother if they were not careful.

Listening to the maid's report, Concubine De nodded with a calm expression.

"Your Majesty, the servants heard about this and Chengqian Palace also knew about it?"

Holding the teacup in her hand, Concubine De took a short pause, and said: "It's because she herself has a cold, so if you know it, you'll know."

The palace lady responded in a low voice, her own mother had a deep plan and her methods were extremely cruel, and within a few days the nobleman would be poisoned and dumb.

Concubine De's face was still as calm as water, and it took a long time before she ordered: "Send someone to watch the Qixiang Palace, and tell me immediately if there is any movement."

She always felt that the secret concubine's fall from favor was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

The emperor's favor for the secret concubine does not seem to be fake.

(End of this chapter)