[Qing Chuan] Have a meal in the harem

"Miss!"

Aunt Lu and Qingmei had been waiting outside the Nansan Institute early in the morning, and there was also a group of people waiting in Chengqian Palace. When they saw a few people coming out, they surrounded them.

Can't stop booing and asking for warmth.

"Why did your mother lose so much weight?"

"Your Majesty is in good health. What the imperial doctor said, there are some things you should avoid, and you don't need to take medicine..."

"My lady..."

Kangxi was busy with government affairs, so although he didn't come here in person, he sent Liang Jiugong here to meet the imperial concubine and the concubines and convey his concerns on his behalf.

Liang Jiugong smiled pleasantly: "Imperial Concubine, Your Majesty is very happy that you have turned danger into good fortune this time. He personally drew up several gift lists, all of which are high-quality supplements and medicinal materials, and have already sent them to Chengqian Palace..."

"I also specifically ordered the servant to send the imperial concubine back to Chengqian Palace in person, and only after the empress is settled properly can I go back and report."

Zhuo Yuan's lips were slightly pale, but he still smiled decently and said: "Then I will trouble Eunuch Liang, and I also ask Eunuch to thank the emperor for his concern on my behalf."

Liang Jiugong hurriedly said: "Don't dare, the imperial concubine is too polite."

The illness is like spinning, Zhuo Yuan's illness still hurts his vitality after all, but fortunately, the imperial doctor carefully prepared the tonic formula and took care of it, and it can also make up for it.

Yi Min was very worried and took her to the gate of Chengqian Palace around a long way, and then said: "I won't go in, there are still things to deal with in Yongshou Palace, I will come back in two days, you should cultivate well, these few days Just don't work hard."

Nodding slightly, Zhuo Yuan shook her hand, "Don't worry, I will take care of my body."

Amin took so much effort to take care of her body, how could she not cherish it, she is nothing more than a treasure.

……

Sitting on the sedan chair, Yimin deliberately slowed down the little eunuch who was carrying the sedan chair. She propped her forehead, closed her eyes tiredly, and was listening to Aunt Lu's report of various matters to her.

Aunt Lu approached her with a low voice, "Your Majesty, this time smallpox must have come from outside the palace. Over the past month or so in the palace, a few more cases were found in the palaces near the Nansan Institute, and the others were all reported separately. The palace is safe and sound, and no one in our palace is infected..."

Yimin opened her eyes and looked at her, "What can our people find out? Has the emperor dealt with anyone in the past few days?"

Aunt Lu spoke in a softer voice, "Our people only vaguely tracked it outside the palace, and many clues have been erased. We can't find anything for a while, but it's definitely not an accident..."

"And your majesty..." Aunt Lu hesitated, "The majesty of the majesty of the emperor is unpredictable, and the slaves don't dare to figure it out, but the majesty has indeed angered many palace people. During this period, the court ladies and eunuchs are strictly forbidden to meet with family members..."

Pressing her forehead, Yi Min sighed and said: "I see, aunt has worked hard these days, now that the matter is over, aunt won't have to work for these two days, let's relax and rest for two days."

"Hey!" Aunt Lu was indeed tired, and she readily agreed.

On the way back to Yongshou Palace, I didn’t even meet anyone. According to Aunt Lu, although the smallpox has temporarily ended in the palace, there are still many people who are still in shock. Nest on their own territory.

All of them cherish their lives.

Even Yimin herself didn't want to go out for the time being.

The first thing she did when she returned to Yongshou Palace was not to eat and sleep, but to let Luliu and others go to rest first, and then recruit Qingmei, Yulan and others to reward and appease them.

The court ladies and eunuchs who came to pay their respects outside the house came one after another, not only Su agreed, Zhao Jia Changzai also brought Wu Xiha.

Yimin didn't let them go back empty-handed, and gave rewards to the Yongshou Palace, four or five bolts of satin to Su Xu, and some jewelry and a good quality jade pendant to Zhaojia Changzai.

This is very necessary, after all, a smallpox caused the whole palace to be in turmoil, but Yimin, as the main empress, was not able to sit in the Yongshou Palace, which really made people worry a little bit.

The move is intended to reassure people.

After finally sending a group of people away, Yimin was about to go to bed, when she heard the announcement from outside: "Ms. Concubine Tong is here."

Putting back the shoes that had been half taken off, Yimin walked out of the dormitory quickly, just in time to see Concubine Tong walking towards her in a moon-white flag dress, with a slightly serious expression on her face.

She had a premonition in her heart about what the other party was going to say, so she simply pulled Concubine Tong into the room outside her bedroom, waved away the two maids, and then motioned for the other party to speak.

Concubine Tong let out a breath, "I originally planned to come back tomorrow, but thinking about it, the sooner you know about it, the better, so I came here earlier."

Yi Min asked, "Is it about smallpox this time?"

Seeing the other party nodding, she asked again: "What's going on?"

Concubine Tong is not having a good time these days. There are so many things in the harem, and the New Year is approaching. The arrangement of the annual ceremony and the arrangement of the New Year banquet in various places has to appease the harem, stabilize people's hearts, and deal with all kinds of emergencies...

She smiled wryly: "By taking advantage of the palace affairs, I almost turned the palace upside down, and then followed some clues to get outside the palace, but the emperor sent someone to stop me."

Yimin's eyes narrowed.

Concubine Tong sighed. Although the investigation was forced to be suspended, she had a brain and could guess the general situation.

She said: "Someone should have used the staff left behind by Empress Renxiao to do this. The emperor killed one of Empress Renxiao's dowry nuns on the charge of improperly serving the crown prince a month ago, and turned around several times. It’s just that I don’t know how much the Hesheli family outside the palace participated in? It’s a pity that the time has passed, and now that everything has been cleaned up, I’m afraid it won’t be found out.”

That's right, it's how much you participate, not whether you participate.

No one is a fool, without Hesheli's acquiescence, even if that nanny is the dowry of Empress Renxiao, she can't direct those people to do this terrible thing.

That is the current eldest son of the emperor and the future queen!

Regardless of whether the matter is successful or not, as long as these people are caught, they will die.

Gritting her teeth angrily, Yi Min said in a muffled voice, "Then this matter is over like this?"

After working hard for many days, Concubine Tong felt aggrieved, but she could only say helplessly: "Brother Baoqing and Concubine Huanggui are safe and sound, and the emperor must also take into account the status of the prince. The prince is young and must have a capable mother's support." .”

For this reason, this matter can only be done by that nanny privately!

If one of the two had an accident, the matter could not be resolved, but no matter what the price would be, the people behind the scenes had removed a stumbling block for the prince. As long as the prince's position was stable, the Hesheli family would not be afraid of not being able to recover.

And if nothing happened to the two of them, it would be a waste of calculations, but the emperor would not punish him too severely, let alone hurt the Hesheli family, no matter whether it was because of his relationship with Empress Renxiao or because of the prince's face. foundation.

Although I don't know who made the plan, and the methods are vicious and rough, but it's strange that he can accurately grasp the emperor's mind.

……

At the same time.

In Chengqian Palace, Zhuo Yuan was also listening to the report of several nuns.

"...That's probably how it happened, and the news from the adults outside the palace also said so..."

Half lying on the bed, Zhuo Yuan's complexion was not good, but her eyes were extremely radiant. She only pondered for a while, and then said: "Withdraw all the hands, there is no need to investigate."

Sang Ruo was in a hurry: "Ma'am, is this the way to go?"

Zhuo Yuan was very calm, "My palace is still alive, so is the fifth elder brother. Not to mention that there is no solid evidence, even if there is, the emperor will not punish the prince's mother clan severely. If he is not relentless, the emperor will protect the prince even more. , only arouse the emperor's vigilance and disgust, it is better to stop here..."

It can also be exchanged for the emperor's guilt and pity.

In the absence of any evidence, the emperor's Sacred Heart is arbitrarily relied on, and now the emperor's heart is obviously biased toward the prince and the Hesheli family behind him, so why should she humiliate herself?

She continued: "Send a message to Ama as well, asking him to restrain the clansmen. During this period of time, don't conflict with the Hesheli family, and don't confront each other too much in the court."

The Hesheli family this time is a plan to kill two birds with one stone specially designed for the imperial concubine and the eldest son of the emperor.

The fifth elder brother is seriously ill, and the imperial concubine, the master of the harem, will definitely go to visit. As long as someone can lure the imperial concubine to the Nansan Institute early, she is not afraid that she will not be recruited.

As long as it is done, the fifth elder brother dies young, the crown prince is worthy of the name of the eldest son, and if the imperial concubine dies of illness, then... the dispute about the queen's position will be exhausted.

After all, there are only two concubines in the palace now, and each has its own shortcomings, and none of them can be as convincing as the imperial concubine.

Although Concubine Tong is the emperor's cousin, she is not welcomed by the empress dowager, and has nothing to do with her knees.Although Concubine Wen had the merit of saving her, she was born under the banner of the Han Army and also had no heirs.Next to him was Horqin's Gege, who was eyeing him fiercely.

Based on these calculations, the emperor's most likely choice is to temporarily suspend the latter position.

Since there will be no queen, there will be no next son-in-law, and the position of the prince will naturally be stable.

This plan is not a good one, and I don't know who made it, but the plan doesn't depend on whether it is precise or not, as long as it is useful, it's fine. Haven't you seen that you are as smart as an imperial concubine and almost fell down this time?

The Hesheli family's abacus was clattering, but it was a pity that they were full of calculations, but no one was injured or injured in the end. Both the imperial concubine and Baoqing elder brother walked out of the Nansan Institute safely.

Sang Ruo's eyes turned red when she heard this, "Your Majesty, why are you here!"

This is too wronged.

Zhuo Yuan smiled: "What's the matter, the prince is only so old, they have so many little tricks, if the prince is older, I don't know what to do, the emperor will only have more and more princes, and this palace will definitely will be queen..."

Her gaze fell into the distance, "The future is long."

Where is this? She has survived this test, and the days to come will be long. In the next ten or 20 years...she will always look at Hershey and the prince...

Although the emperor is now a loving father who loves his son wholeheartedly, and a gentleman who values ​​his son, he even spares no effort to protect the Hesheli family.

But the future is still long, who knows what the future holds.

And she swears—this revenge must be repaid!

……

The Hesheli family is not peaceful at the moment.

In the front yard, Gebula sat on a chair with a sinking face, listening to Suo'etu convey the news from the palace.

"...Brother, in the past month, four young men in the clan have lost their official positions, and more than a dozen of them have lost their titles and official positions. People from the clan come to them every day. I don't know how to persuade them..."

He stood up, looked at Gabula's eyes and suppressed his anger, "Chang Tai is really messing around this time! Brother, you let him go and gave him the manpower of Empress Renxiao in the palace, don't you?" Do you know that once the incident happens, the Hesheli family will be implicated!"

"It's fine if he is really allowed to do it, but neither the fifth elder brother nor the imperial concubine has calculated it. It's all a waste of effort. You can figure it out yourself. How many people have been lost this time, and you have offended Niu Colu Shi and Nalashi, these days Nalan Mingzhu is like a mad dog, impeaching whenever he gets the chance..."

"Okay," Gabra raised his voice to overwhelm his words, "I will find a chance to send Chang Tai out of the capital, and I won't be back for a few years. Let's wait until the limelight passes."

He looked at Suo'etu, his face was always warm and frosty, and said word by word: "Everything today is for my brother to teach my son, but he is my eldest son, the relative of Empress Renxiao and his mother." Brother, this act is also out of good intentions, and I want to remove obstacles for the prince, third brother, let's stop this matter."

"But..." Suo'etu said dissatisfied: "How can the tribe convince the crowd?"

"I will hand over the part of my contacts and the people in the palace to you," Gabra stood up, his sharp eyes like a sharp sword.

"You are the patriarch, and you have always been outstanding, so you can appease the clan, right?"

There was a flash of light in Suo'etu's eyes, and he looked calmly under his gaze, and smiled calmly: "Brother, what are you talking about, younger brother is not as experienced as elder brother."

To be honest, the current situation of the Hesheli family is quite embarrassing.

As the eldest son, Kabula inherits the title, and is the biological father of Empress Renxiao, and the prince's grandfather. He is supposed to be extremely prominent, but he is not the head of the clan, and he does not have much influence in the court.

But Suo'etu, because of his outstanding talent, was valued by Soni, taught him carefully, and handed over the position of patriarch to him at the end of his life. La lacked some confidence in front of him.

Especially in the past two years, as Suo'etu's official position has become higher and higher, the relationship between the two brothers has become more and more rigid.

……

In the backyard, as soon as Mrs. Gabula saw her husband coming back, she quickly grabbed his arm and asked anxiously, "What's the matter? What did the third brother say?"

"He has been coveting my influence in the clan and palace for a long time, so he will do everything he can."

Although he was beaten by Suo'etu in various aspects, Gabra is still the eldest son of Sony, and he has a group of followers in the family. Empress Renxiao has managed the palace for many years, and half of them are in the hands of Gabula and his wife. holding it.

Right now, in order to keep the eldest son, all of them have been wiped out in one go.

Mrs. Gabula breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with hesitation: "Are you really going to send Chang Tai out of the capital?"

"That's the only way to go. He was too courageous this time, that is, he couldn't let him calculate. Otherwise, if something happened to the fifth elder brother and the imperial concubine, even the heavenly king and I would not be able to protect him."

Mrs. Gabula was full of remorse, "If I had known today, I shouldn't have handed over that manpower to him!"

"Hey……"

Having been tricked by his own son, Gabra couldn't say anything but sighed.

What can I do, I can't really throw the eldest son out to appease the public anger.

……

After this incident, the Hesheli family became mortal enemies with the Niu Gulu family and the Nala family at the same time.

Master Ye Bilong adopted his daughter's opinion, and temporarily avoided the edge on the Hesheli family, restraining the whole family to keep a low profile.

And the leader of Nala's is no fool.

Unlike Master Ye Bilong who resigned from office and stayed at home, Nalan Mingzhu was the Minister of the Ministry of War and was trusted by Kangxi at the time.

As soon as the news from the palace came out, he impeached several officials of the Hesheli lineage in the court, but he soon noticed the movement of Niu Gulu. afternoon.

When he came out, he changed his strategy, and began to restrain the tribe, and no longer strangled Hesheli.

Kangxi had a clear understanding of this, and was very satisfied with the performance of the two families. He also thought about the setbacks suffered by the imperial concubine and the fifth elder brother, so he naturally offered a reward.

Faka, the elder brother of the imperial concubine's same mother, was promoted to a first-class title, and Nalashi was also promoted to two or three good children.

Here in Kangxi, this matter is over.

After the court ceremony, Nalan Mingzhu watched a group of people crowding Suo'etu towards the palace gate from a distance, snorted coldly, her eyes were cold.

Right now, the emperor is in the prime of his life, the crown prince and elder brother Baoqing are still young, who will win and who will lose, but it's not yet time to tell!

Taking a last look at the back of the other party, Nalan Mingzhu lowered her eyes and closed her eyes, and also walked towards the gate of the palace.

……

During the 40-odd days in Nansan Institute, Yimin was really exhausted.

Once Zhuo Yuan's body recovered, her tense nerves suddenly relaxed. She needed recuperation, but she was so angry by the things about Kangxi and the Hesheli family that she couldn't close her eyes all night.

I had a fever the next day.

Qingmei came in as usual and called her mother to get up, but when she saw her shivering under the quilt covered in cold sweat, she became anxious on the spot, and hurriedly called for someone to invite the imperial doctor to come.

People who don't get sick all the year round will be scary once they get sick, not to mention Qingmei, even Aunt Lu and the others are worried. Later, even Kangxi and Concubine Tong came to see her twice.

If it weren't for Sang Ruo's pull, Zhuo Yuan would have thought of coming, but she is weaker than Yi Min, and she really has more than enough energy.

After being ill intermittently for four or five days, I gradually got better.

Today, Concubine Tong came over with Sangege.

The sun was shining outside, a rare warm sun in winter, so Yi Min asked someone to move the tables and chairs to the courtyard, put out melon and fruit snacks, and chat with Concubine Tong.

I went to Zhaojia to bring Uxiha there, and let her play in the yard with the Sangege sisters. The two little girls are both at the age of walking, and they are very happy to play.

"Why did you bring San Gege here today?" Yimin's face was still pale after illness, but her eyes were full of smiles.

You know, because of Zhang's promise, Concubine Tong had never brought Sangege to Yongshou Palace before.

Looking at her, Concubine Tong took a bite of her snack, took another sip from her teacup, and finally answered the question: "The jasmine tea in your palace is really good, make some for me later."

Rolling her eyes, Yimin said, "You're really welcome." At the same time, she ordered someone to fetch some jasmine tea for Concubine Tong to take away.

Concubine Tong sighed and said, "I don't know who agreed to treat me to dinner, and I haven't fulfilled the promise until now, so I have to bring more things, and I have the right to charge for the cooking money."

After making her laugh, Yi Min almost couldn't hold the teacup, and quickly put it on the table, then pointed at her and smiled, "Is it because I didn't invite you? I asked Lu Liu to invite you the day before yesterday, yes If you say something is wrong, can you blame me?"

"How can you invite someone like this?" Concubine Tong dissatisfied: "You know how busy the harem affairs are near the end of the year, but you and the imperial concubine are hiding in your own palace to recuperate, leaving everything to me..."

"It's fine if you don't help me, you still want to eat with me at this time!" She became angry when she mentioned this.

Yimin shrunk her neck a little guilty, could she say that her life was too leisurely, so she forgot about the New Year's Eve?

She quickly changed the subject, "Then if you have nothing to do, you can stay for lunch. I'll let Qingmei prepare it."

But Concubine Tong shook her head and said: "No, I will go back after another cup of tea. Tai Fenzhu came out to play today, so I just brought her out for a while. I still have a lot of palace affairs to deal with, so it's inconvenient Stay for a long time."

"It's just a lunch, it won't take much time," Yi Min persuaded.

Concubine Tong still didn't agree, but said another thing to her, "Have you heard the rumors in the palace recently?"

"Huh?" Yimin looked puzzled, "What rumors?"

The green willow behind him said quickly: "Mrs. Hui, it's like this. Two days ago, two rumors spread in the palace suddenly. One said that the fifth elder brother can survive even smallpox. It must be because of his deep blessings." People, they also said that the emperor also survived smallpox back then... Another said that the fifth elder brother's horoscope is not compatible with the palace, and he can only grow up safely if he is raised outside the palace for a few years."

She said: "Your Majesty has been in poor health for the past few days. The slaves are afraid of affecting your rest, so they haven't had time to tell your Majesty."

Yimin sighed: "This is not an example. In the future, you must tell me this kind of news as soon as possible."

Green Willow: "Yes."

"Which piece of news do you think Concubine Hui released by herself?" Yimin looked at Concubine Tong and asked.

Undoubtedly, one of these must have been released by Concubine Hui herself. There has never been a groundless rumor in the palace, and there must be someone supporting it behind the scenes.

Concubine Tong didn't answer, but asked instead: "Then which one do you think it is?"

Too lazy to play guessing games with her, Yimin said directly: "The second one was passed on by Concubine Hui herself, and the first one was deliberately guided by someone with a heart. If I didn't guess wrong, it should be the first rumor. Spread the word first..."

In order to avoid Kangxi's suspicion and also to send the fifth elder brother out of the palace to avoid disaster, Concubine Hui released the second rumor about the fifth elder brother's fate.

It can be seen that the fifth prince's smallpox incident really drove Concubine Hui hard, and she did not hesitate to separate mother and child in exchange for a moment of peace.

Concubine Tong also thought the same, but she still had a question: "Tell me, who spread the first rumor?"

"Isn't it Hesheli's staff?" Yimin asked in doubt, otherwise who else?

Concubine Tong just smiled, and didn't continue this topic, but shouted to San Gege who was playing around: "Tai Fenzhu, come to Erniang."

As soon as she heard her voice, San Gege threw away the little flower she picked somewhere, happily ran over, threw herself into Concubine Tong's arms, and softly shouted: "Er Niang, Er Niang mother……"

His eyes were moistened, showing his attachment.

Whether Concubine Tong treats San Gege sincerely can be seen from San Gege's feedback to her.

Yimin put her arms around Wu Xiha, and said with a smile: "Sangege raised you a lot more cheerful."

This is true, Sangege is smiling a lot these days, and her little face is also chubby, very cute.

Concubine Tong lovingly wiped the sweat from Sangege's forehead, and smiled when she heard the words, she was quite proud: "My daughter, of course, must be educated well."

She whispered softly and said to San Gege: "Tai Fenzhu, Er Niang still has palace affairs to do, so let's go home first, shall we? When I'm not busy next time, Er Niang will bring you to Wen Er Niang's Palace Play with your sister, okay?"

San Gege became anxious immediately, "Play, play..."

Yi Min watched with great interest how Concubine Tong coaxed her.

Seeing that she was not in a hurry to get angry, but coaxed and coaxed patiently until she promised a price of a piece of sugar cake, San Gege coaxed her to nod.

Can't help laughing: "You can coax children."

Concubine Tong picked up Sangege and handed it to the wet nurse. She also looked back at her and smiled, "I learned it all from you."

……

Chengqian Palace, bedroom.

Zhuo Yuan drank the soup one mouthful at a time, until he swallowed the last sip, then wiped the corners of his lips Shi Shiran, and asked the mother who had been waiting by the side: "Have all the arrangements been made?"

The nanny with an ordinary face and plain clothes replied very respectfully: "I have already arranged everything for returning to your mother. The nail was buried as early as when Empress Renxiao first entered the palace. It was just in case at first." , Doing calculations mentally but not intentionally, the servants clean up the front and back very cleanly, no one will notice."

All those who pursued the rumors could only find out about the Hesheli family.

"That's good."

Standing up, Zhuo Yuan stroked the curtain lightly and remained silent.

The mammy said again: "Mistress Hui is very grateful, she said that as long as the fifth elder brother can leave the palace safely and grow up, he will be at the mercy of the empress in the future."

Zhuo Yuan was noncommittal about this.

"How is the checklist handed over by the nobleman Hesheli?"

"Most of them are correct, only some of the hidden ones haven't been dug out yet, but it probably won't take too long." Mammy said with the same calm tone as her face.

Zhuo Yuan nodded, "There's no need to scare the snake, just arrange someone to watch it, and don't need to contact it for the time being, these people will be useful in the palace."

Mammy nodded and left in silence.

After she walked away for a while, Sang Ruo asked, "How did your empress expect Concubine Hui to cooperate?"

Zhuo Yuan said casually: "Because the fifth elder brother has only one life, she can't afford to gamble."

"However, this time it is a pre-emptive attack and a surprise attack. Next time, when the Hesheli family is prepared, it will not be so easy to calculate."

Zhuo Yuan hooked his lips and smiled, "But it doesn't matter, the days are still long, I must take good care of my body and live for a long time..."

……

In January of the 15th year of Kangxi.

After a few more children of the Hesheli family were attacked, Kangxi decreed that the fifth elder brother should be sent out of the palace and entrusted to his mother clan, the Nala family, to take care of and raise him.

At the same time, in order to appease Concubine Hui and Nalashi, Kangxi made another decree: to rearrange the order of Princess Age.

In this way, the fifth elder brother Baoqing became the eldest elder brother, and the position of the eldest son was completely implemented.

Not to mention what the Hesheli family thought after suffering from being dumb.

Nalan Mingzhu happily took over as the new eldest son of the emperor, and happily cultivated a relationship with the elder brother.

Since then, the smallpox incident has come to an end on the bright side.

The author has something to say: many years later.

Prince: Why is Gu's popularity so low?

Big Brother: Hehe

Zhuo Yuan: ...

Author (pointing fingers): In fact, your mother left you with many good friends.

Yimin: I will answer this question, because you have an uncle who kills thousands of knives and a father who is partial to the armpit!

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Today my arm doesn't hurt anymore, but I have a toothache.

I'm not sure if it's the vaccine's effect, or if I eat too much sugar.