[Qing Chuan] Have a meal in the harem

I always want to go slowly when I go, but when I come back, I can't wait to make a huge difference.

Seeing the gate of the imperial palace from a distance, Yi Min almost burst into tears. She hugged Zhaocai, held it up in front of her face, and said with a sob: "Zhaocai, have you seen it? We're going back to the palace..."

Zhaocai patted her little paw on her face as a comfort.

Touching the lucky little hand again, Yimin closed her eyes, and opened them again to prepare for battle.

In the name of governing the world with filial piety, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager returned to the palace. No matter what, the emperor and the empress would greet them in person. Kangxi and the empress had received the news early in the morning, and they were already waiting at the gate of the palace.

When they saw the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, they greeted each other in various ways, expressing their longing for their grandmother.

They were there to show off their deep love for their ancestors and grandchildren, and Yimin and the others couldn't just watch. Naturally, they had to go there to be a compliment, and to ask for credit for themselves.

Guo Luoluo Lanjin was the most confident, she was the first to speak: "Your Majesty doesn't know, these concubines have followed the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and I have really seen the kindness of the two Empress Dowagers, the two Empress Dowagers will be together every day. The Buddhist hall prays for the emperor, and prays to the Bodhisattva to bless the emperor in good health..."

"Yes," Concubine Tong Shu didn't react too slowly, she continued: "The Empress Dowager doesn't let concubines and others accompany her, as long as there are a few concubines, it is enough to pray for the emperor for two hours a day, but the concubine is heartbroken." Feeling uneasy, aren't you Concubine Dong Shu?"

Suddenly being named, Yi Min was stunned for a moment, and she followed Concubine Tong Shu's words: "Concubine Tong Shu is right, the concubines originally went to serve the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager cares about the Emperor and does not call concubines, etc. Waiting, it's really uneasy..."

After listening to this, Kangxi was so moved that he shed two tears, and comforted the Empress Dowager: "How can the imperial grandmother suffer so much, how can the grandson bear it?"

The empress dowager looked indifferent, as if detached, she moved the Buddhist beads in her hand, and said with a calm smile: "The emperor is the master of the world, and he is also the grandson of the Ai family. The emperor can afford it in terms of emotion and reason, not to mention Praying for grandchildren is just something that every grandmother in the world would do, so the emperor doesn't have to take it to heart."

The people around were all moved, and there were endless voices of praise.

Yimin then squeezed out two tears and glanced at Concubine Tong Shu while wiping.

I saw that she couldn't see any grievances and grievances with the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, her eyes were full of emotion, her eye sockets were flushed, a tear was hanging on her eyelashes, she was very charming.

Master!

……

Regardless of whether it was sincerity or acting, Kangxi did it very well. He helped the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang onto the chariot with his own hands, and escorted the Empress Dowager to the Compassion Palace with the empress.

However, Yimin and the others were sent back to their own palace after receiving a few condolences from Kangxi and hinted by the queen that "the reward will arrive soon".

After receiving the invitation from Luliu's arms, Yi Min and Concubine Tong Shu greeted each other, and led a group of people to Yongshou Palace.

Seeing Qingmei waiting at the door from a distance, Yi Min showed an expression as if she had finally seen her relatives, she was about to burst into tears in an instant, remembering that she was outside, she managed to hold back.

Back in the house, the door is closed, and Xiao Linzi is left to guard the door, Yimin hugs Qingmei and sobs softly, startling both Qingmei and Xiaotao.

Qingmei looked at Luliu in bewilderment, hoping to get some hints, but Luliu and Xing'er thought of all the experiences of their little master over the past month, felt distressed and sad, and cried along with them, without seeing Qingmei's eyes at all.

Qingmei: "..."

Without getting any information, Qingmei didn't know how to comfort her little master, and she didn't dare to ask, so as not to touch the little master's sad things.

He could only say softly: "My lord, this servant has boiled hot water for my lord, and prepared meals and snacks, why don't you take a shower first, and then eat something."

Returning rationally, Yimin realized that crying in front of so many people made Yimin a little embarrassed, and said sullenly: "Luliu, Xiaolinzi and Xing'er have worked hard too, you should also go to wash and rest, I will give you a day off today, don't be an asshole. It's worth it."

After Luliu and the others left, Qingmei asked Xiaotao to adjust the hot water for bathing, then she smiled at Yimin: "Everyone is gone, young master, please raise your head."

Only then did Yimin raise her head, revealing red and swollen eyes, and asked Qingmei in a low voice: "During this time, are you okay in the palace?"

Seeing her young master obviously being wronged, but still asking about her situation immediately, Qingmei's heart softened.

She shook her head and said: "Xiaotao and I never go out except to get some meals, and the imperial concubine is taking care of us, so there is nothing wrong."

Yimin was relieved, and settled the fortune, before going to take a bath and change clothes.

After she finished washing, the queen's rewards also arrived. They were nothing more than some jewelry, supplements and clothes.

She leaned on the bed, and Qingmei helped her apply the medicated oil. She didn't have to worship the Buddha for a few days on the road, and the redness and bruises disappeared a lot, but in Qingmei's eyes, it was extremely terrifying. She has served the young master for many years, and she has never seen him. The main injury is like this.

After crying for a while, Yimin has already adjusted her mentality, seeing that Qingmei is about to cry again.

She quickly changed the subject and asked, "Did anything happen in the Moon Palace this month? Concubine Ma Jiashu should have given birth, right?"

Then Qingmei replied softly: "Just three days ago, there was an elder brother whose name hadn't been chosen yet, and because of the cold weather, fourth elder brother was still young, so he didn't do the three ceremonies. Apart from these, nothing happened in the palace. There may be major events, but that’s not what the servants know about.”

While speaking, she didn't stop moving her hands. She wrapped her knees covered in medicinal oil with gauze, covered her with a quilt, and Qing Mei said, "Little master, take a good rest. Don't think about other things for the time being. Your body is the most important thing."

Seeing Qingmei's serious expression, Yimin was about to tease a few words to cheer up the atmosphere, when she heard Xiaotao's announcement outside: "My lord, the noble concubine is here."

Zhuo Yuan is here?

In a daze, Zhuo Yuan hurriedly walked, leaving Sang Ruo behind, lifted the curtain in the inner room, and met the pale Yimin who was sitting on the bed.

Qingmei stepped aside with a wink.

This is Zhuo Yuan's first visit to Yongshou Palace, but at the moment she is not in the mood to look at the furnishings, she just stares at her friend whom she hasn't seen for a long time, the longer she looks, the uglier her face becomes, especially after smelling the smell of medicine that has not dissipated in the air , his eyes were even more gloomy.

It's not surprising that Zhuo Yuan is like this, but Yimin's posture is really a bit miserable.

Because I just took a shower, my hair was disheveled, I was only wearing a white underwear, and I was leaning weakly on the bed. After removing the original makeup on my face, my lips were as pale as paper, and my eyes were red and swollen. I knew that I had just cried. .

If it's at night, you don't need makeup to pretend to be a female ghost.

Sitting quickly on the side of the bed, Zhuo Yuan was startled and angry, and asked eagerly: "Did she torment you?"

Before Yimin could speak, Qingmei couldn't help but said: "Your concubine, you haven't seen that our little master's calf is swollen, and his knee is bruised, how could our little master have suffered such a crime! "

Zhuo Yuan was furious in his heart, and he said in a deep voice behind him: "Go out and guard! No one is allowed to come in without my order!"

Seeing her like this, Yimin sighed, and let Qingmei go out with the others.

After everyone went out, Yi Min sat up straighter and asked, "Why did you come here suddenly? I plan to look for you tomorrow!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as she made a move, she was supported, and now in Zhuo Yuan's eyes, the other party was a fragile porcelain doll, and she was terrified even if she moved.

"You still want to go out in this state, are you scaring me to death? You can just rest for a while, the whole palace knows that you and I have a good relationship, it is not unusual for me to come to you on my own initiative, just relax .”

Yimin said helplessly, "You know that's not what I asked."

Zhuo Yuan didn't answer, she lifted the quilt and saw a thick layer of gauze, she wanted to take a look, but was afraid of tearing the wound.

Knowing that she wouldn't let it go if she didn't take a look, Yimin said softly: "There is no trauma, but I just applied some medicated oil, afraid of getting it on the quilt, so I wrapped it up."

After seeing the injury on her knee, Zhuo Yuan was speechless for a while, and gently helped her wrap the gauze again.

"It just looks serious, and it will be fine if you take care of it for two days." Yimin reassured.

Zhuo Yuan looked up at her, "Tell me, how did you make it like this?"

Yi Min also looked at her, "Then you have to tell me first, why did you come over suddenly?"

Zhuo Yuan turned his head and said sullenly: "I went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, and saw that the relationship between her and the emperor was harmonious and harmonious, and it was not as cold and hard as before leaving the palace. Some doubts, met Concubine Tong Shu's maid on the road, and asked a few more questions..."

"It's Qiu Rong? She just returned to the palace, why did she go out when she has nothing to do?" Yi Min asked in confusion.

"She said she was going to the Tai Hospital to get some medicinal wine for bruises, and the original ones were used up."

Yimin: ...

Is Tong Shufei so rigid?

Zhuo Yuan didn't need to tell Yi Min to understand the rest.

After echoing this before and after, Zhuo Yuan will understand why the empress dowager is in a better mood, not because she has lost her anger after a long time, but because she has found a channel to vent!

If you vent your anger on others, don't you feel better?

After Yimin told the whole story, Zhuo Yuan grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it out.

"Kneeling for two hours a day, I really can figure it out, that is, bullying you in the palace, what if you try in the palace?"

Contrary to what many people in later generations guessed, the status of concubines and even court ladies and eunuchs in the Qing Dynasty was not very low.

Concubines cannot beat and scold court ladies and eunuchs at will.The emperor, the queen mother and others cannot punish the concubines without reason, especially the daughters of the Eight Banners who have entered the draft.

Even a concubine who has made a major mistake must be given dignity and must not be humiliated.

This is a tacit agreement between the courtiers and even the Eight Banners children and the royal family, but the Queen Mother Xiaozhuang has encountered this red line by acting like this.

"I'm fine with that. If you haven't seen Concubine Tong Shu like that before, I almost thought she was going to fold there."

Holding his weak friend in his arms, Zhuo Yuan uttered a few words coldly: "The Empress Dowager is old."

Some people become more sympathetic and compassionate when they get older, while some people become more extreme and difficult when they get old.

The empress dowager of the two dynasties who was ups and downs in her youth also gradually lost her sobriety and calmness.

If it was a few years ago, she would never have acted like this.