Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Dynasty

The quarrel between the elder brother and the prince was like a dream. When Kangxi took several elder brothers to the Jiangning school grounds, the elder brother apologized to the prince in front of everyone, which made the elder brothers feel that This time the boss has really become smarter, knowing that the prince will never care about him in front of Khan Ama, otherwise it will appear that the prince will not let him go.

"Brother's move should be based on retreat, Er Niang, you don't know, Khan Ama is very satisfied with Brother's performance today." Yinxuan shook his head and said, "And today in the school field, Brother hit five arrows and four red hearts, followed by His grades are as good as that of the prince's elder brother, and Khan Ama even rewarded his elder brother with his own bow."

"In just one day, Eldest Brother's attitude has changed quickly." An He took a sip of milk tea, "Didn't the Crown Prince shame Eldest Brother on the spot?"

"That's not true, it's just that he looks ugly." Yinzhen shook his little head, "But Khan Ama was the last one to shoot an arrow, and he hit nine out of ten shots, and the internal ministers, deputy governors, and generals all applauded repeatedly. The elder brother of the crown prince was also attracted by Khan Ama's heroic appearance, so he didn't care about the small grievances with his elder brother. Look, Er Niang, this is what my son bought for Er Niang when he came back from the school. It is a pocket watch and jewelry from Westerners. There are also snuff bottles, which are very delicate."

In 22, Kangxi sent Shi Lang to attack Taiwan. After Penghu defeated Zheng's navy led by Liu Guoxuan, many court ministers asked for the opening of the sea ban; It was designated as the first batch of trial sites, and now there are many shops selling imported goods in the area of ​​Jiangning. Today, Yinxuan took a few guards to have a look.

"The things in the Jiangning area are indeed much more exquisite than those in the capital, which is probably due to the different regions." An He pinned the women's pocket watch bought by Yinzheng to his lapel, and picked up the identification box in the brocade box. Looking carefully at the hairpin inlaid with pearls and flowers in silver, "It's just how old you are, how do you know how to choose things like hairpins and treasures?"

"I saw the elder brother of the prince choosing the empress dowager and the empress dowager, so I went with him. If my son doesn't know how to choose, he can ask the elder brother of the prince. The jewelry he bought for Erniang when he was in Shandong was also selected by the elder brother of the prince. And today I saw my elder brother also secretly bought one, one is for Concubine Hui, and the other is for the sister-in-law who has not entered the house." Yinzhuo said mysteriously.

Eldest brother's wedding is scheduled for August, and a new house is already being arranged at elder brother's place.An He was a little surprised by the elder brother's behavior of buying gifts for his daughter-in-law who hadn't entered the house, but it became clear when he thought about the elder brother's attitude towards his first wife in history.She nodded Yinxuan's nose, and said: "Brother is shy, don't tell him about this."

"My son knows."

After staying in Jiangning for four days, Kangxi had no interest in continuing to play.On the fifth day, after visiting the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, I decided to return to Beijing.Those singers were as expected by An He, they were sent back as they came, and they had no intention of bringing them to Beijing.

Still via Shandong, he inspected the various dangers on the south bank of the Yellow River, encouraged the river management officials, bestowed the Imperial Poetry on the River Embankment, paid a visit to the Confucius Temple, wrote the "Teacher of All Ages", and sent Prince Gong to sacrifice to Zhougong Temple.After passing through Yanzhou, Wenshang, Dong'e, Gaotang, Dezhou, Fucheng, Hejian, Xiongxian, Yongqing and other places, they arrived at Nanyuan in the capital city, and returned to the palace after a day of rest.

"These are the earthen rituals that I have people buy in Jiangning. Send them to every concubine." An He didn't care about taking a break, first let Feihong and Feilan organize the things and asked Xiao Hezi to send them to each palace, and then Only then did he ask, "Did anything happen during the two months when I was not in the palace? Are Debi and Zhang Jia both in good health?"

"Not long after the master accompanied the tour to the south, the concubine De concubine and concubine Zhang Jiashu were sent back. Now the concubine Zhang Jiashu is still raising a baby, and she will come to greet the master later." Feilan poured hot tea , "The past two months have been uneventful, except that Concubine Tong's body is up and down, there is nothing else."

"How is the little princess from the Yuan family?" An He asked again.

"It's not very good. The imperial doctor said that the little princess is weak and must be raised properly. The emperor once sent a decree from the south to take the little princess to Concubine Rong to raise her on her behalf. Concubine Yuan Shu dared not make trouble anymore. Now She eats fast and chant Buddha at her place every day, and begs Buddha to bless the little princess in safety." Feilan replied, "In addition, the imperial doctor also said that the concubine's pregnancy was not safe, and now she is five months pregnant and still has to be careful. .”

"Understood." An He rubbed his forehead wearily, "I'm tired too, first send a message to Mrs. Zhaojia and the others, and you don't need to come to my place to say hello today."

"Yes." Feilan beckoned Feihong to continue serving Anhe, while she went to the side hall to pass on messages one by one.

"Master, go to sleep after changing your clothes. The slaves will tidy up the things you brought back." Feihong said crisply and authentically.

"Alright." An He came down from the couch, "I asked Jinxiu to buy you some beaded bracelets, and you two will go to her later. The servants in the main hall should share something, don't call them I feel that my master is unreasonable."

"Your servant thanked you, master." Fei Hong said with a smile, her hands moved swiftly, after changing An He's pajamas, she first helped her to go to bed, and then slipped to Jin Xiu's side to ask for something.

During the southern tour, they still thought about them as slaves, and I am afraid that only the concubine and master were the only ones.Feihong touched the silver foil pearl flowers pinned to her head. There was a regulation in the palace that the maids of honor should not wear more than three patterns on their heads. Her master was very thoughtful and bought delicate pearl flowers and silk flowers and bracelets. The little eunuchs are all pendants and jade beads. The slaves in the palace next to them are not so lucky.

The next morning, he woke up early in the morning, changed his clothes after breakfast, put a pair of gold jade step hairpins with pearl tassels bought by Yinxuan on the shelf, and then boarded to the Palace of Compassion.Today is the day when the imperial concubines greet the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, it is never too late.

It was also here in the Compassionate Ning Palace that An He saw the sick Concubine Tong Gui for the first time.She had lost a lot of weight, her complexion turned yellow, and no amount of powder could hide that sickly look.She squeezed a handkerchief in front of her mouth from time to time to suppress the sound of coughing. Veins appeared on the back of her hands. She was so thin that she seemed to have bones under her skin.

The Empress Dowager obviously didn't expect Concubine Tong Guifei to be so sick, she asked all the concubines to sit down and said to her: "I haven't seen you for two months, why are you so thin? What did the imperial doctor say?"

"It's just a relapse of an old illness, it doesn't matter." Concubine Tong smiled lightly, "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your concern."

The Empress Dowager frowned, and concubine Tong Guifei could easily handle such a perfunctory scene.Forget it, since she refused to tell the truth, the Empress Dowager didn't want to ask any more questions, so she turned to ask Concubine De and Concubine Zhang Jiashu's body.Concubine De's pregnancy was very hard this time, she kept vomiting and couldn't eat. Concubine Zhang Jiashu was pregnant so she became plumper, but she was thinner than before.

"It turns out that the maidservant is not in good health, and the imperial physician has prescribed a prescription to take care of her." De Concubine helped Xianhuai's stomach to get up and replied.

"Sit down quickly." The empress dowager was worried when she saw her wobbly appearance, so she hurriedly said.

"Yes." De Concubine touched her belly, and the imperial doctor told her that this baby was very likely to be a princess.In these years, except for Yinzhen, she never gave birth to an elder brother for the emperor. Before that, she gave birth to two princesses in a row, one died early, and the other was more than three years old this year, and she was still in good health.If this baby is still a princess, with her current physical condition, I don't know if it will harm the child.She frowned, although she didn't show it on her face, she became more and more worried in her heart.

The concubine Cheng on the side patted the back of her hand to comfort her.

"Concubine Hui, how are the preparations going at Gandongtou?" The Empress Dowager turned around and asked again.

"Everything is ready, just wait for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to set up the wedding shed." Concubine Hui was proud and happy that her son could marry a daughter-in-law in the palace, and she heard that Yinyi was rewarded by the emperor while accompanying her. Liang Gong, isn't it just the performance of the emperor who values ​​Yinyi?Apparently the elder brother didn't tell her about his bickering with the prince.

"Concubine Tong is in poor health. Since Concubine Niu Hulu has returned to the palace, let Concubine Niu Hulu take care of the affairs of the harem." The Empress Dowager said, "Concubine Rong, Concubine Yi, and Concubine Wen will assist you. Concubine Hui Continue to keep an eye on Gandongtou, don't tell them to neglect the boss's marriage."

"Yes." An He stood up and replied.Out of the corner of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of Concubine Tong biting her lower lip, and sighed softly in her heart.

Concubine Yi asked An He to bring Yin'er to sit with her when she came out of the Compassionate Ning Palace. An He did not refuse, and asked Wanyan to pick up Yin'er, and also ordered a little girl who was locked in the cabinet Bring the brocade box together.

"The things I sent to Yikun Palace yesterday were all for others to see, and this is really for you." An He pushed the small brocade box to Concubine Yi, "It's all the filial piety of the officials in Jiangning, Different things are delivered day by day, and my sister will see if she likes it or not."

It was a box of rubies, which was sent by the official's wife after the performance that day.An He didn't like it very much, but I remembered that Concubine Yi liked ruby ​​ornaments very much, so I borrowed flowers and offered them to her.

"You really have a heart, this ruby ​​is very bright, it is the top grade." Concubine Yi did not shirk, and smiled and accepted it, "I invite you this time, mainly because I want to tell you about the things in the harem. Things. The servants of Qixiang Palace may have told you something, but they may not be able to find out some things."

"I'm all ears." An He also knew that no matter how powerful Feihong and Feilan were, they would definitely not be able to hear some news.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's about Concubine Tong. You have seen her appearance today, the imperial doctor said that she is only a few years old." Concubine Yi left such a shocking news as soon as she opened her mouth. "Originally, if you take good care of it, you can live longer, but after you leave the palace, she monopolizes the power of the harem. We won the order of the empress dowager to assist the sixth palace. We didn't find a place to intervene. After that we don't care."

"How did Concubine Tong become like this?" An He asked with a little surprise.No wonder Concubine Tong Guifei looked unwilling when the Empress Dowager said that she would hand over the power of managing the Six Palaces to her.

"She can't bear children, so naturally she has to cling to the power of the Sixth Palace. Besides, there is Concubine Tong Shu in the palace." Concubine Yi scooped up an apple and took a bite, "She is just like this, and she has to do something for herself My sister plans."

It was as if Empress Xiaozhao had planned for herself before her death.An He sighed, staring at the begonia pattern on his handkerchief in silence.