The Woman Behind Kangxi: The Biography of Virtuous Concubine

Chapter 57
In the first month of the new year, the Forbidden City presents a joyous atmosphere. In the spring of the 17th year of Kangxi, the war in San Francisco has gradually calmed down. The Qing army has the upper hand in the military. The Qing army concentrated its forces to attack Changsha and Yuezhou.Kangxi wants to cheer up people's hearts more and more, and the whole world celebrates together. In addition, it is the first New Year after the confinement of the harem. Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang intends to have a lot of fun.

On New Year's Eve, after Kangxi had a big banquet for his ministers, he immediately rushed to the Palace of Compassion and Peace.Before he got close, he saw fireworks and firecrackers blooming all over the sky, and Yingyingyanyan was laughing and laughing. He walked quickly past the Shunzhen Gate, and saw the most conspicuous person in front of the main hall of the Compassion Ning Palace was Guo Luoluo's Shuyu, Eunuch Sura didn't let Eunuch Sura help him, and he just picked up the cannons, and set them off with two kicks, surrounded by a dense circle of onlookers, and the fiery red peacock fur cloak was very eye-catching against the white snow; Ning De hid In the corner, together with one or two young maids, they lit a few small firecrackers, and their red cheeks were illuminated by the flickering fireworks like a ripe apple, really cute.

The queen maintained her identity, standing on the high steps, watching them set off fireworks with a smile on her face, surrounded by concubines Duan, Xi and others.Although Concubine Duan looked eager to try, it was not very good-looking to run down like this recklessly because the queen was standing beside her, but she just looked at them with an itch.

Seeing the emperor coming, everyone rushed to pay respects.Xuan Ye nodded, and shouted with a smile: "Come on, let's all go in with me and greet the Empress Dowager!"

Xuanye led everyone into the Palace of Compassion, and saw Concubine Tong, Concubine Rong with Yinyi, Yinzhi and several Gege accompanied by the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Empress Dowager Xiaohui and several concubines were talking for fun, ordered Someone lifted the smoker cage to the front of the Nuan Pavilion, which made the whole room feel warm.

The Empress Dowager Xiaohui saw the emperor coming first, and said, "The emperor is here, please sit beside your empress."

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads, and then knelt down on the ground, Xuan Ye sat down between the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Empress Xiaohui, and then waved his hands and said: "Get up, everyone, don't be too formal during the big festival. .”

So Concubine Tong sat down in her original seat, and she didn't notice for a while, but she still sat next to the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang on the main seat. As if I was an outsider, I felt a little dazzling, and the original joy suddenly turned into a barrenness in my heart.

Concubine Tong turned her head and saw that everyone who had a seat had almost sat down, only the queen was still standing out of the crowd, one person stood out, her heart skipped a beat, seeing that there were no extra seats on the couch, she was the one He sat in her seat, and couldn't help being startled, but thinking about getting up and letting him sit again for no reason like this was even more superfluous, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Ning De has long been acquainted in the Compassionate Ning Palace, and he quietly hides in a corner without calling. Ning Gong also often played with him and was always close to him, so he gently took Xiao Yinreng's hand, and said with a smile: "Hey, go to your Huang Ama to please you."

Prince Yinfeng is already four years old, and is still being taken by the nanny. Seeing Huang Ama coming, he is about to slip into Xuanye's arms like a wheel, but the nanny is afraid that he will cause trouble, so she pulls her hand tightly, wishing Ningde With this sentence, the nanny was about to go forward. The nanny heard the same order from the nobleman, so she let go of her hand naturally. Calling "Huang Ama, Huang Ama", the Empress Dowager Xiaohui looked at it amusedly, and said to the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang: "This little thing is usually tightly entwined in front of us, Amitabha, it's so good that I don't even look at it now." Look at us two old ladies."

For a moment, everyone laughed when he said it, and Yinfeng was embarrassed when he said it, and hid his head in his Huang Ama's arms. When Concubine Tong saw that everyone's attention was on them, she hurriedly got up quietly and gave up her seat. Hastily retreated to the side, taking advantage of the opportunity to give Ning De a grateful smile.

(End of this chapter)