Dressed as Concubine Xian [Comprehensive Yanxi Palace]

After Concubine Gao knew that the matter of the golden juice was calculated by the Queen Mother, although she still had a grudge against She Shuxian, she also clearly realized that Concubine Xian had not been favored for many years and would not pose a threat to her status. The relationship between Xiugong and Chengqian Palace has gradually warmed up.

At the same time, good news spread from Changchun Palace that the queen was pregnant again.

Although Qianlong had many concubines, the woman he cared most about and liked the most was still Empress Fucha. He was overjoyed when he heard that the empress was pregnant.

When all the concubines heard that the queen was pregnant, they all took advantage of the time of greetings to send congratulatory gifts, and Concubine Gao, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was no exception.

Empress Fucha was gentle in her heart, and seeing Concubine Gao's delicate and haggard appearance, she not only avoided her greetings, but also took the initiative to persuade Qianlong to go to the Chuxiu Palace to take care of her concubine: "The concubine finally recovered from her illness, if the emperor doesn't visit and comfort her more, the concubine will be happy." cold."

Qianlong had always loved the noble concubine, but he had temporarily lightened his visit to the Chuxiu Palace because the noble concubine was seriously ill. Now that he heard that the noble concubine had recovered from her illness, and the queen took the initiative to persuade him, he was naturally elated. He sang Kunqu opera to add to the fun.

Hearing the faint sound of silk and bamboo music coming from Chuxiu Palace, the palace maid Mingyu pouted angrily, "Why is your empress always helping others with such good intentions! The one from Chuxiu Palace has never treated our empress like this before!"

"Mingyu!"

The palace maid Er Qing came over and reprimanded: "The noble concubine is the noble concubine, and the empress is the empress. The imperial concubine only needs to take care of Chuxiu Palace, but our empress has to take care of all the concubines in the entire harem."

"Then we can't bully our Changchun Palace every time!"

Mingyu is not convinced.

Er Qing was about to teach her a lesson, when Wei Yingluo came over and said, "Mingyu, let's go fly a kite!"

"fly a kite?"

After all, Mingyu has a childish temper, she was immediately attracted by Yingluo's words, and said to Erqing, "Sister Erqing..."

"You go, the empress can't have no one on duty."

Erqing declined the invitation of Yingluo and Mingyu.

Watching their backs going away, Erqing suddenly realized that she was not too young, if she couldn't get a marriage gift before leaving the palace...

In a trance, she glanced at the Queen's bedroom, and a thought suddenly flashed in her mind: Now that the Queen has a dragon fetus, she can't sleep in her bed.If there is someone in the Changchun Palace who can keep the queen's favor and prevent the emperor from pampering other concubines, the birth of the little elder brother in the future will also be a merit.

As for whether the queen will suffer from the betrayal of the people around her, it is not something Er Qing would consider.

She only felt that the queen treated the other concubines like sisters, and if the people around her had the favor, they would be happier.

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The news that the emperor stayed overnight in Chuxiu Palace for several days in succession quickly reached the ears of the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager remained calm, she just called all the concubines to her, and said: "The empress is pregnant now, and the noble concubine is just recovering from a serious illness. The matters in the palace need to be taken care of by Concubine Xian and Concubine Chun. Concubine Xian, Concubine Chun Concubine, do you have any objections to the arrangement of your team?"

"The concubine thanked the Empress Dowager for her respect."

She Shuxian and Concubine Chun stood up to thank each other.

The Empress Dowager looked at Concubine Gao again, and said, "I heard that the Emperor has been in Chuxiu Palace recently?"

"Yes, Empress Dowager," Gao Guifei said, "The emperor takes pity on the weak health of my concubine, and I have been staying with my concubine in Chuxiu Palace for the past few days."

"If you are weak, you should take good care of it. How can you be tired all day long?"

The Empress Dowager glanced at Concubine Gao with a strange tone, and said: "I pass on the decree of the palace, temporarily remove the green head card of the concubine, and restore it after the concubine recovers."

"Thank you Queen Mother for your kindness."

Concubine Gao gritted her teeth and thanked her,

The queen mother was very proud, and after Gao Guifei returned to her seat, she discussed with the concubines about setting up a disaster relief shed in Di'anmen to give porridge.

——Qianlong ruled China for 60 years. Although it was called "the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong", the reality was that there were frequent famines. Almost every year, natural disasters and famines occurred in some places, and the people became refugees, selling their children and begging for survival.

Relief for the victims was handled by the emperor and his ministers, and the harem set up a disaster relief shed outside Di'anmen to give porridge to satisfy the vanity of the queen mother who wanted to be praised for her kindness.

Therefore, as soon as the plan of donating porridge was put forward, the concubines immediately praised the empress dowager's benevolence and recommended her family to be responsible for the matter.

The queen mother then said to She Shuxian with a pleasant smile: "Among the concubines, it is true that Concubine Xian is the most useful."

She Shuxian was scolding MMP in her heart at this time, upon hearing this, she forced a smile and said, "The queen mother is too humble, because you sisters are too modest."

"As the emperor's concubines, I am very pleased that you can be humble, friendly and considerate to each other." The queen mother said with a smile on her face.

She Shuxian thanked the Empress Dowager for her kindness, and then said: "Empress Dowager, regarding the matter of donating porridge, I have a heartfelt request from my concubine."

"But it doesn't matter."

She Shuxian said: "The refugees came to the capital all the way through the famine, and they were somewhat resentful. In order to prevent local ruffians from mixing in to provoke troubles, the concubines were heavily guarded when they asked for porridge to ensure order in the porridge."

"This--"

The queen mother was a little reluctant.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu flattered her and said, "The concubine Xian has filtered it. The congee giving was held outside Di'an Gate, and the Empress Dowager personally made meritorious deeds. It was too late for those disaster victims to thank God. mutiny?"

"That's right, the Empress Dowager has done meritorious deeds, even if she eats dragon liver and phoenix gall, she dare not come here to make trouble!"

The other concubines joined in.

Concubine Chun remained silent as usual.

Concubine Gao Guifei had just been withdrawn by the Empress Dowager, so it was naturally inconvenient to speak at this moment, but there was a glint of ulterior motives in her eyes.

In the end, the queen mother was persuaded by the compliments of the concubines, and did not add guards to the porridge shed outside Di'anmen at She Shuxian's request.

She Shuxian guessed the result early in the morning, but she didn't feel disappointed or uncomfortable.

After discussing the matter, all the concubines withdrew from Shoukang Palace.

When leaving the Shoukang Palace, Concubine Gao deliberately stopped the guard of honor, and said to She Shuxian: "If I were you, I would say that I would not be sick from tomorrow, so as not to cause trouble in the porridge shed."

"The imperial concubine is favored by the emperor, so don't mind what the empress dowager thinks. My younger sister is a person without favor. If she wants to gain a foothold in the palace, the empress dowager must never refuse her job." She Shuxian replied meekly.

Concubine Gao Gui smiled and said: "Then you'd better find someone to borrow soldiers now, so as not to hurt yourself in an accident during the porridge."

"Thank you, Concubine Gui, for your love."

She Shuxian sent Gao Guifei away.

Concubine Chun also came over at this time, and said: "There are so many things to do when giving porridge, so it is inevitable that there will be a shortage of manpower. My sister might as well go to the House of Internal Affairs to borrow all the palace servants who are idle to do things, and give each of them a tael of silver as a reward. A grace."

"Sister Xie reminded me that my sister will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to discuss with the steward in a while."

She Shuxian didn't ask Concubine Chun why she didn't say a word in front of the Queen Mother, she knew Concubine Chun had her own schemes.

On the contrary, Concubine Chun had a dark heart. Seeing that She Shuxian accepted her opinion, she volunteered to go to Xinzheku to help dispatch people. She Shuxian saw that she was eager to leave, so naturally she would not keep her, so she watched her go away with a smile.

As for Concubine Shu and the others, they just stabbed She Shuxian in front of the Empress Dowager, so of course they didn't dare to stay, and sneaked away one after another while She Shuxian was talking with Concubine Chun.

Soon, only She Shuxian was left in front of the Shoukang Palace.

She Shuxian didn't care, and walked slowly on the palace road with the maids and nuns.

Rong Wan saw that the master had something on her mind, so she stepped forward quickly and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to tell Prince He about this matter, and ask Prince He to bring his personal guards to Di'anmen to protect your empress?"

"No, it will kill him."

She Shuxian refused decisively.

She has confessed her identity to Prince He, and it is already the limit for Prince He not to hate her, so how can he continue to defend and protect her?

What's more, she was Qianlong's concubine after all.

In this era of supremacy of monarchy, Qianlong can snub her and ignore her, but she can't have any violations with Prince He just because of Qianlong's snubbing and ignoring, even if it's verbal ambiguity!

"But the servant listened to the tone of the imperial concubine and empress, it is clear that something big is going to happen when Di'anmen is giving out gruel!"

Rong Wan reminded She Shuxian.

She Shuxian said: "You can hear it, how can I not hear it. But it is the Queen Mother's order to let me preside over Di'anmen's porridge, and I have no right to refuse."

"Then ask Prince He for help, empress!"

Rong Wan pleaded: "I have seen refugees when I was outside the palace, and I know that once this person is so hungry that his eyes turn red, he is no different from a wild beast. He will bite anyone he sees and grab food whenever he sees it, regardless of his superiority or inferiority. Madam, your status is precious, you cannot let those mobs hurt you!"

"But with the prince...forget it, I will think of another way."

She Shuxian didn't want to get Prince and Prince involved.

Seeing that her master did not listen to her persuasion, Rong Wan was also sweating from anxiety.

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She Shuxian came to Changchun Palace after negotiating with the Ministry of Internal Affairs to call the palace servants to help with the porridge.

The queen had also heard about the porridge donation at Di'anmen, and when she saw She Shuxian coming to the door, she asked with a smile, "Sister Concubine Xian needs my help?"

She Shuxian nodded, and said: "The empress, the empress dowager is merciful, intends to open a porridge shed in Di'anmen, and handed over the matter to the concubine to preside over it. But the concubine heard that the refugees had traveled long distances to the capital, and they were often hungry and cold. You are full of resentment, worried that someone will take the opportunity to provoke troubles during the porridge, and ruin the merits of the Empress Dowager, so I have a ruthless request and want to ask the empress to lend someone to my concubine."

Empress Fucha Huizhi Lanxin heard that she had already guessed what Concubine Xian was thinking, and asked back: "You want to borrow Fu Heng from me, right?"

She Shuxian said: "Your Majesty's words are very true. The concubine really wants to borrow Master Fu Heng."

"Okay, I will let Fu Heng come here."

Empress Fucha waved and asked the maid to go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to find Fu Heng.

Seeing Empress Fucha being so considerate and kind, She Shuxian couldn't help muttering: With such a good empress, she would provoke Xia Yuhe by the Daming Lake when she was touring Shandong. Qianlong is really a big pig!

The author has something to say:

Erqing started to make trouble.

Concubine Chun, if she knew that the heroine asked Fu Heng to help watch the scene, she would be so angry that she would spit out blood~

Regarding the actual people's livelihood during the Qianlong period, you can read "The Flourishing Age of Hunger". Qianlong was really a super prodigal son~