Concubine Mi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 123

Qianqing Palace

Standing under the dragon case, Li Dequan carefully glanced at Kangxi's expression, not knowing what was written in the memorial, the emperor's expression sank immediately after reading it.

Kangxi put down the memorial in his hand, and asked casually, "Little Fourteen is still staying in Yonghe Palace these few days?"

Li Dequan was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Yes, I heard that Brother Fourteen's illness is getting better day by day."

Kangxi raised his head and glanced at Li Dequan: "Well, Concubine De is dedicated, let Xiao Shisi stay with her for a few more days."

"Yes." Li Dequan replied, but a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Yesterday the emperor ordered the fourteenth elder brother to be sent back earlier, it only took a day, why did he change his mind.

I don't know what mistake the master of Chengqian Palace made. The emperor's decree is clearly to slap the imperial concubine in the face.

The only thing he knows best is that the emperor changed his mind after reading the memorial in his hand.

It's going to be cold for a while at Chengqian Palace.

Just as Li Dequan was thinking, a young eunuch came in to report: "Your Majesty, Mr. Ning Gui is here."

Kangxi didn't look up, just said a word: "Biography."

"Yes." The eunuch replied, bowed and left the hall.

"Go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pick some good things and send them to the Qixiang Palace. It's cold outside, so she doesn't have to come over to thank you." Kangxi suddenly ordered.

Li Dequan couldn't help being surprised, the emperor had been cold to his secret concubine for less than half a month, and this sudden reward was rewarded, it was really puzzling.

But then again, between the emperor and the secret concubine, there is more than one thing that people can't figure out.

Li Dequan responded, then turned and walked out of the hall.

As soon as he walked out of the hall, he met Mr. Ning Gui who had just walked in. Li Dequan bowed his body: "Mr., please go in quickly."

Guiren Ning nodded slightly: "I have to thank you, father-in-law."

When Lady Ning walked into the hall, Kangxi was reviewing the memorial, and she walked forward slowly to salute with a smile on her lips.

"Chen and concubine greet the emperor."

Kangxi raised his head, glanced at her, raised his hand slightly, and signaled her to get up.

Ning Guiren smiled and said just now: "The concubine made Poria porridge with her own hands, would the emperor want to try it?"

Ning Gui was gentle and gentle, looking at Kangxi with a little expectation in his eyes.

Only then did Kangxi put down the memorial in his hand, and said: "Since you made it yourself, I will try it."

Listening to Kangxi's words, the smile on Ning Guiren's face became more and more intense, and he took a few steps forward to bring the Poria cocos porridge in the food box to Kangxi.

Kangxi took the jade bowl, scooped it up with a spoon a few times, and then delivered it to his mouth: "Well, not bad."

Ning Guiren showed joy, and said softly: "If the emperor thinks it is good, the concubine will often make it for the emperor."

Kangxi took a few bites, put down the bowl in his hand, and beckoned with a smile on his lips.

Ning Gui walked up the steps in a few steps, and suddenly smiled.

"What's the matter?" Kangxi looked at Ning Guiren who lowered his head and smiled lightly, and asked casually.

Ning Guiren hastily said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the concubine has lost her manners."

Kangxi didn't mind, and raised his hand to signal her to get up.

"If you have any happy things, come and tell me."

Ning Guiren replied: "Just now when we were in Chengqian Palace, Sister Xiang Concubine and Sister Mi Concubine had some quarrels. This is the first time I have seen Sister Mi Concubine being so unforgiving." Ning Guiren said, the corners of his mouth Make a smile.

Kangxi froze for a moment, obviously a little bit surprised.

Ning Guiren lowered his head, and said softly: "If I want to come, Concubine Xiang is also looking forward to giving birth to an elder brother for the emperor, otherwise I wouldn't be so envious. Speaking of which, which of the sisters in Liugong doesn't envy the good fortune of Sister Concubine Mi Concubine Xiang couldn't hold her breath anymore."

After Ning Guiren finished speaking, he raised his head and glanced at Kangxi who was standing there, and saw that his face was still as usual, and then he continued: "Miss Concubine Mi has a very good temper, I think it is because Concubine Xiang's words are a little inappropriate today, That's why there was a quarrel."

Kangxi glanced at Ning Guiren, with a bit of scrutiny in his eyes, until Ning Guiren's eyes showed a little anxiety, and then he burst out laughing.

Ning Guiren trembled, and forced a smile from the corner of his mouth: "Your Majesty, but my concubine made a mistake."

"It's hard for you to think of these."

Listening to Kangxi's words, Ning Guiren became more and more uneasy, until he heard Kangxi said indifferently: "It's okay, you can kneel down first, I will go to see you tomorrow."

"Yes." Ning Gui respectfully blessed his body before turning around and leaving.

As soon as he walked out of the palace, a little maid greeted him.

"Little Master."

Ning Guiren glanced at the court lady, and asked in a low voice: "What did Eunuch Li do?"

The maid stepped forward and whispered a few words in Ning Guiren's ear.

"Really? Can you see clearly?" Hearing what the maid said, Ning Gui asked in surprise.

"See clearly, Eunuch Li led two young eunuchs to the Yonghe Palace."

Ning Guiren looked at the maid thoughtfully, "Okay, let's go back."

Inside the Yonghe Palace
Concubine De looked at the fourteenth elder brother who was playing around on the couch, with a few traces of worry on her brows. In half a month, Yinzhen's complexion became much ruddy, and her temperament returned to her former lively nature. Yinzhen will be sent back to Chengqian Palace in a few days, Concubine De's heart feels like a knife is cutting her.

"Er Niang, hug." Elder Fourteen, who was playing with a toy with his head down, suddenly raised his head, his eyes were bright, and his crisp voice resounded in the hall.

Concubine De smiled, and stretched out her hand to hug Fourteenth Elder Brother. As soon as he hugged him, Yinzhen's two arms were wrapped around Concubine De's neck, giggling.

"Er Niang, Er Niang will play with you."

"Little Fourteen, Erniang's Little Fourteen." Feeling Yinzhen's closeness, Concubine De felt even more joyful in her heart, and the smile on her face deepened even more.

"Ever since Elder Fourteen came back, the smile on your mother's face has never stopped." Nanny Zhang stood there, looking at her mother's unconcealable smile, she couldn't help but said.

Ever since the fourteenth elder brother was carried to Chengqian Palace, the empress has been in a bad mood. None of the maids and eunuchs in Yonghe Palace are worried, for fear that an accidental anger will make the empress angry. It's hard to say with suffocation.

And this situation got better after Elder Fourteen was sent back to Yonghe Palace.

Everyone in the palace knows that the empress loves the fourteenth elder brother. In the few days when she was just sent back, the empress stayed by the bed of the fourteenth elder brother almost all day long, neither eating nor sleeping. The love of the child moved the heavens, the fourteenth elder brother finally woke up, took care of him for a few days, and his complexion became better and better.

"Yeah, in the days when Yinzhen left, I felt as if I had lost my backbone, and I felt bored in everything I did." Hearing what Zhang Nanny said, Concubine De was silent for a moment, looking at the fourteenth elder brother in her arms Said meaningfully.

"Your Majesty, take good care of yourself. If your Majesty hurts her body, I'm afraid Fourteenth Brother will be sad too." Concubine De said very sadly, Zhang Nai who heard this said hastily persuaded.

"It's okay, I'm just feeling a little bit emotional." Concubine De smiled instead and said casually.After saying this, he sighed again, "My son was conceived in October, but I can't just keep it up, it's ridiculous to say it out, which of the concubines in the sixth palace doesn't see the jokes of me? "

Nanny Zhang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't think too much about it."

"Thinking too much? I also hope that I have thought too much, but look at the current food and clothing costs of the Yonghe Palace." Concubine De's voice paused, with a bit of coldness on her face: "The Tong family My daughter can't give birth to a son by herself, so she's used to robbing my palace's children. Back then, Empress Xiao Yiren snatched the fourth elder brother, and now her own sister is here to snatch the palace's little fourteenth."

Standing by the side, Zhang Momo couldn't help feeling sour when she heard Concubine De's words.

One's own child is taken away abruptly by others, and no one is willing to change it.But so what, the emperor made a decree, and my own mother was unwilling and unable to disobey the imperial decree.

Although the empress is a noble concubine, in the eyes of the emperor, the left and right are nothing but slaves.The emperor is happy, the empress is the master, if the emperor is unhappy, all the honor and status of the empress will collapse in an instant.She has served so many masters, and after seeing many of them, she will naturally understand.

In this harem, apart from the emperor, no one is the real master.

"Your Majesty, this servant has the guts to say the last word. Even if you are unwilling, you must endure it. In this harem, it's hard to say who will have the last laugh."

Nanny Zhang said this partly because of her duty as a slave, but partly because of her own life.

If Concubine De angered the Emperor, they slaves would naturally suffer.Thinking about the many lives in Zhaoxia Palace, it wasn't because the nobles offended the emperor that they all became wronged souls.

There are too many souls in this palace, she has no time to sympathize, the only hope is that she will not become one of them.

But the master's honor and favor are often the slave's honor and favor. If you want to protect yourself, the first thing you need to protect is the master.

Hearing Nanny Zhang's words, Concubine De was stunned, with a look of resentment in her eyes, before she could speak, there was a slight sound of footsteps outside the hall.

Soon, a little eunuch came in and reported back: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Li who is beside the Emperor is here."

Hearing the eunuch's words, Concubine De was slightly surprised, wondering why Li Dequan came here, and whether the emperor ordered Xiao Shisi to be sent back to Chengqian Palace.

Thinking of this, Concubine De couldn't help frowning, the master of Chengqian Palace is not in a hurry, why is the emperor so anxious.

Concubine De managed to calm down, and said to the eunuch: "Please come in quickly."

As she expected, what was waiting for her was indeed an oral order, but this oral order made Concubine De froze there immediately.

"Your Majesty, this servant congratulates Your Majesty, the Emperor is showing compassion to your Majesty!"

Concubine De knelt on the ground, she didn't come to her senses for a long time, she only reacted when she heard Li Dequan's words.

The emperor's oral order was to let Xiao Shisi stay in Yonghe Palace for a few more days.

While Concubine De was happy, she inexplicably felt a little weird.

Why did the emperor suddenly issue this oral order? According to the emperor's temperament, if the person from Chengqian Palace hadn't done something, he would definitely not have issued such an order.

(End of this chapter)