There is a big problem with my harem [Qing Chuan]

Could it be that he wants to ask Foer Guochun to marry him?This is a simple matter.

This thought flashed in Kangxi's mind, and he asked gently with a smile on his face: "What's on your mind?"

"The emperor said before that when the two concubines give birth to a child, one of them will be adopted by the concubine. After thinking about it, the concubine still doesn't need it."

"You said you don't want a child anymore?" Kangxi was stunned when he heard the sound, and the smile on his face faded little by little.

He looked at Queen Niu Gulu in surprise, he never thought that the queen's matter to discuss would be such a big news, it made his eyes stare, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The queen was very calm, "Although the concubine knows that you have good intentions, but as the concubine, if I take up the concubine's child under my knees, I am afraid that the hearts of the former court and the harem will change, and I am afraid that troubles will arise." .”

This - is it completely different from Kangxi's plan all along?

Even Madam Cao, who was standing behind the queen, was stunned, and the maids lowered their heads deeply and stared at their feet, for fear of hearing something they shouldn't have heard.

"...Are you sure?" Kangxi asked in a deep voice, "It doesn't mean that there is a chance."

If a high-ranking concubine above the harem concubine is pregnant, she will definitely stay by her side to raise her like Concubine Hui. If two low-ranking concubines become pregnant like this, in the future that no longer plans to fill the harem, maybe it will never happen again. There are second chances.

"Yes, the concubine has already made up her mind." Seeing that Kangxi didn't particularly object, the queen breathed a sigh of relief.

At first, she was ecstatic about the emperor's proposal, but after she calmed down, the queen fell into deep thought, and reason told her that she must reject the emperor's wishes.

It's not that she and the others in Niu Gulu's family wanted to bring her own sister into the palace to give birth to an elder brother with Niu Gulu's blood, but because the queen found that as long as she sat on the queen's throne smoothly, However, having children is more difficult than not having children.

The queen's son is the legitimate son, even if he is brought up under his knees without changing the jade plate, his status is completely different from other elder brothers, and he will definitely be involved in the battle for the reserve position when he grows up.

If the prince succeeds to the throne, the successor's son will inevitably become a thorn in his side, and the status of the Empress Dowager will also plummet. If the prince... as a legitimate son, he will definitely be hostile by other elder brothers.

One glory and one glory.

It would be better if she didn't have an adopted son at all, no matter which elder brother came to power in the future, she would still sit firmly on the high platform.

"Since you've thought it through, I don't have any problems." Kangxi nodded affirmatively, pulled up Queen Niu Colu's hand with a smile, and said softly, "Don't talk about these things... ...Since we have come to the Xinggong, we have never been to Xiyuan Xinggong, let's take a stroll together? Huh?"

The queen only felt her face was slightly hot, and then even her ears felt like they were burning, and she gave Kangxi an annoyed look.

The palace servants who followed took a few steps back with great winking, leaving room for the emperor and empress, allowing Kangxi to hold the hand of the empress and start wandering aimlessly in the palace.

Xiyuan Palace is extremely vast.

Leaving the grassland where the princesses galloped wildly, along the green path made of bamboo and wood, you can see a royal garden after a short walk.The garden is full of different species of trees, lush and lush, with small bridges, flowing water, pavilions and pavilions everywhere.

However, this scene was everywhere in the palace, and after seeing it for a short time, the emperor and empress felt rather dull and lost their interest.

Kangxi stared intently at the vast lake, and suddenly a thought crossed his mind: "How about we row a small boat and take a swim on the lake?"

"Go boating?" The queen's heart moved slightly, her eyes moved, but what she said was insincere, "Tomorrow you will take your courtiers to shoot deer, will you be tired if you rush to the palace first, and then go boating again? Or wait Live some days!"

"It's just boating, and it's not a laborious job!" Kangxi laughed dumbly, took the Queen's little hand indifferently, and hurriedly walked towards the South China Sea Lake.

The two emperors and empresses came to the pier by the lake hand in hand. The trustworthy palace people had already prepared a large boat with a bow and tail, but Kangxi felt that there were too many people serving on it, so he was really not happy.

He looked left and right, but he caught sight of a flat boat surrounded by green duckweed: "Let's go with this one!"

"Your Majesty, is this ship a little smaller?" The eunuch Li Yu stepped forward and persuaded in a low voice, "This guard can't protect you personally!"

"It's okay, where is the danger on the lake? The people you serve will board a big boat and follow farther away. I want to be alone with the queen for a while."

"Yes!"

Kangxi waved away the palace people, walked down the wooden bridge at the pier and came to the river bank.He excitedly rolled up his trousers, took off his dragon boots, stepped on the pebbles by the lake and walked into the water. The water temperature was still a little cold, he shivered subconsciously, and stretched his hand excitedly to pull out the plunger. Towed the boat over.

He turned up first, stepped on the boat barefoot, turned around and looked at Queen Niu Gulu with a smile, and stretched out a pair of big hands: "Come on!"

The stretched brows and eyes are staring at him, and there are little smiles in the dark eyes, but they are not as cold as usual, as if they come from the bottom of their hearts, which makes people feel extraordinarily distracted.

The queen slowly opened her eyes wide, as if all the sounds around her had disappeared without a trace, and only Kangxi was left in front of her eyes.

The next second she came back to her senses, she felt her heart beating faster and faster, and more blush appeared on her fair cheeks, as bright as a rose.

The queen pursed her lips, and carefully placed her hand on Kangxi's palm, only feeling that the hot palm made her restless.

"Don't be afraid!" Kangxi looked at the queen's hesitation, and stood firmly with his legs apart, while holding the queen's wrist on the other hand, and pulled her onto the boat amidst her exclamation.The queen opened her mouth and let out a cry of surprise, subconsciously fell forward in the creaking and shaking boat, and fell heavily on Kangxi's solid chest.

The queen's thick eyelashes trembled, subconsciously covering her emotions, her ears pressed against her chest, and the strong heartbeat sounded, her hand was unconsciously pressed against her chest, and her heartbeat accelerated along with it .

"It's okay!" Kangxi held the queen's waist and waited for the boat to stabilize before slowly letting go.

He took a step back, but found that he couldn't move his body. He looked down and noticed that the Queen's hands were still tightly grasping the hem of the clothes, and she hung her head and wondered what she was thinking.

"Come back to your senses?" Kangxi put his hand on the queen's shoulder and asked softly in a helpless and doting tone.

"Ah!" The queen screamed, but bumped into Kangxi's chin. Kangxi squatted on the boat with his hands covering his chin with a scream. When he raised his head again, the circles of his eyes were red!

But before he got angry, he saw the queen holding her head pitifully, looking at him with big eyes without blinking.

Kangxi shook his head, what's the matter with getting angry?Looking at his queen blinking his long eyelashes and flickering, Kangxi suppressed his smile, turned his head and began to toss the oars.

After making a dozen circles on the same spot, Kangxi finally learned how to operate the oars, and rowed the boat along the lotus leaves connected by the lake towards the center of the lake.

Blossoming pink lotus flowers are timidly emerging from the gaps under the verdant lotus leaves, swinging in the wind, and water birds are briskly spinning among the lotus leaves.

Kangxi's head was as big as an ox, and he regretted his plan to take the queen on a flat boat, so he concentrated on paddling the flat boat.The queen was in a leisurely mood, and found a lot of small lotus pods in the lotus leaves, picked one of them and opened it to have a look, but it's a pity that the time has not yet come, and each lotus seed is thin and small.

The queen pursed her mouth, peeled out small lotus seeds, and threw the lotus pod far away.The lotus pods fell heavily on the water, startling a group of birds, fluttering their wings and flying into the blue sky, and the queen laughed so hard.

Kangxi was also taken aback, and looked back at the queen with a helpless smile.The queen didn't notice Kangxi's movements, she threw the freshly peeled lotus seeds into the water with a childish innocence, which attracted a large group of koi to roll over the water, and knocked the boat to rock.

The queen exclaimed, and subconsciously threw her hands forward, almost falling into the water.Her face turned pale, but in the next second she was grabbed by Kangxi.

"You... now you look younger than Fo'er Guochun!" Kangxi shook his head and complained.After moving the queen back to the original position, Kangxi pushed aside the lotus leaves again and rowed hard. After a while, they finally escaped from the endless lotus leaves, facing the vast lake.

In the distance, a small island surrounded by green trees loomed in front of the two of them.

"That's Yingtai." Seeing the queen's curious gaze, Kangxi said, "We'll live there tonight."

"Why did the emperor choose to row a boat instead of walking over there?" The queen puffed her cheeks and pointed to a figure the size of a grain of rice in the distance. Looking from the side, there was actually a long passage on the side of Yingtai.

Looking at the Queen's smiling eyes, Kangxi felt a little embarrassed and scratched his face: "Isn't this sentimental?"

"Really?" the queen snorted.

Kangxi stretched his brows and looked at the Queen with a sideways smile. The surface of the lake was shimmering and the breeze was blowing. Occasionally, fish would startle the waves, making it extraordinarily quiet and beautiful.

Only the breathing of the two people around them echoed, Kangxi looked at the queen, and the queen looked at Kangxi, their hands were unconsciously intertwined, and there was a familiar breath coming towards their faces, and their lips were close at hand.

Just a slight touch, and the two of them backed away like lightning—Kangxi held his breath and felt that he looked like a kid, just kissing, no, it could only be counted as his heart beating like thunder when his lips touched.

The queen turned her face sideways and took a deep breath, reminding herself over and over again: Don't be tempted!Tempted is lost!But the intimacy with Kangxi in the past can't be held back like a tide flowing past his eyes.

Those heart-wrenching feelings rushed up at this moment, as if there were small hooks scratching at the bottom of her heart from time to time lightly and sometimes heavily, and then scratched again.

Her face was full of clouds, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes fell on Kangxi's hands.His palm was large, slender and powerful, slightly curved, and the queen keenly noticed that Kangxi's fingers were trembling slightly.

A startled and unbelievable thought crossed the Queen's mind. The Queen turned her head secretly, wanting to see Kangxi's reaction, but looked at him unprepared.

Kangxi's eyebrows were slightly raised, and he was pursing his lips, looking at her calmly and calmly.If she hadn't noticed that Kangxi's fingers were trembling slightly, and his feet moved even more uneasily, she might have been fooled by him.

Isn't it the first time for the queen to see Kangxi like this... Seeing that she didn't react, a trace of shame, anger and embarrassment flashed in Kangxi's eyes very quickly, and the queen suddenly smiled.

She just pursed her lips first, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.Then it seemed that she couldn't help it anymore, the corners of her mouth became more and more curved, and her smile grew bigger and bigger. In the end, she started laughing loudly regardless of her image.

Kangxi was at a loss, and looked blankly at the queen who couldn't stop laughing, and the crisp laughter surrounded him.Kangxi felt a little wronged in his heart, only felt that his heart had been hit hard, and he was immediately dejected and didn't know what to do for a while.

The queen stopped laughing, and wiped away the tears with her fingers.She supported the side of the boat lazily, looking at Kangxi curiously through the reflection on the lake.Kangxi moved uneasily, a little puzzled and puzzled, he thought for a moment, mustered up his courage, and moved forward anxiously.

In the world of two people, there is only this boat.

Time seemed to be frozen at this moment, the two looked at each other, and the queen took the lead in courageously offering a soft kiss.

Gods and Buddhas, if this is a dream, please let time stop at this moment forever.

……

Not to mention that the empress was on the lake with deep affection, and the concubines who were left behind by the empress on the other side, it was a person who couldn't explain the boredom and helplessness in his heart.

Concubine Min, Concubine De and Concubine Qi stared at each other for quite a while, until Su Mala came out to pass on the Queen Mother's order to ask the young masters to go back to their respective palaces to rest instead of guarding in Shouxuan Hall. They just backed away.

After leaving the Shouxuan Hall, because the third princess and the fourth princess were arranged to live together, the two of them naturally became companions. They just greeted Min and didn't even look at the rest of the lower ranks. Concubine Gong hurriedly led the princesses back to Chenglu Hall to rest.

Only Concubine Min was left in a daze, except for her, Wan Liuha Changzai agreed with Ma.Even though Wan Liuha Changzai entered the palace in the same year as Concubine Min, she was a little younger, with a baby face and a bit of baby fat. At this moment, she stood tremblingly in front of Concubine Min——Concubine Min felt very nervous Feeling that you are bullying a child.

Concubine Min sighed, and waved her hand to let the two of them play their own games. If they don't like to play, they can go back to their respective residences to rest early. After speaking, she also left Shouxuan Hall by herself, and started to wander around in the garden at will.

When Concubine Min strolled near the racecourse, he saw that the horse promised to have changed into a riding outfit, and joined the two princesses in a team, galloping the horse all the way, looking chic and composed.

Concubine Min smacked her lips, she didn't have the ability, and the empress dowager who was riding by the horse farm didn't notice herself.This is the Xiyuan Palace, but in the future this will be Zhongnanhai!Ordinary people can't enter here to enjoy the scenery. Thinking of this place, Concubine Min just feels fascinated, and as soon as she turned her head, she hurriedly walked to the shore of Nanhai Lake.

But as soon as they saw the sparkling lake, before they had time to cheer, the expressionless guards stopped Min Bin and his party.Looking past their figures, you can see on the lake not far away, the emperor and empress are snuggling up on a small boat.

What a big bowl of dog food!

Concubine Min was sour in her heart, she was very self-aware and did not dare to disturb the emperor and empress.She turned around and walked down a curved wooden bridge. After a while, she left the lake, and then walked down a stone path. In the distance, another garden covered by vines, mountains and rocks appeared faintly.

Concubine Min walked over curiously. The gate of the garden was open, but it looked empty inside. There was a plaque above it with the words 'Meng Hui Zhai' written on it.This is a small house courtyard. Vegetable vines planted behind the house climb up along with the bamboo frame erected, and buds have grown on many branches.

"Whose garden is here?" Min Bin curiously asked the little eunuch behind him.The name of the little eunuch is Wang San'er, and he has been serving in the palace for many years. It is probably the first time that he has been serving a nobleman in the palace. There was a trace of excitement on his face, and he hurriedly replied with his head down respectfully: "I will report to Master Min. , this is Miss Dong's house."

"Miss Dong? How come my master has never heard of it?"

Concubine Min raised her eyebrows, a trace of surprise flashed across her face, how could there be a girl living here in the palace?

"Miss Min, I don't know. Miss Dong was invited by the Empress Dowager to give lessons to the Eldest Princess and the Second Princess. These days, she lives in the palace and is especially liked by the Empress Dowager. When there is no class for a few days Please be invited by the empress dowager to chat! This one was even invited by the empress dowager early in the morning!"

When the little eunuch mentioned it, Minpin remembered that she had indeed seen a woman in a different attire standing next to the empress dowager at the racetrack.

She was both puzzled and strange, the empress dowager was famous in the palace for not caring about business, she burned incense and worshiped the Buddha every day in the Palace of Mercy, how could she hit it off with a girl outside the palace?

"I don't know what kind of strange woman it is that can make the empress dowager love her so much. It would be great if I could meet this young lady." Min Bin sighed casually.

However, if the Empress Dowager takes a fancy to her, I'm afraid that an inconspicuous concubine like her will not be able to get her turn!No matter what her background is, the queen has a headache...

"Miss Concubine Min."

Concubine Min looked back in astonishment, and met the eyes of the woman behind him in surprise.

"My concubine is the owner of this place. My surname is Dong, and my maiden name is Hanshuang. Greetings to Concubine Min!" With a faint smile on his face, Dong Hanshuang looked at Concubine Min, and squatted down deeply.

"Excuse me," Concubine Min said in embarrassment with a slight blush on her face, "It's my lord who bothered you!" After she finished speaking, she hurriedly ordered the maidservants and eunuchs to move forward, and gave way to Miss Dong. a group of people.

"Miss Concubine Min, if you have nothing to do, can you come in and sit in the room?" Dong Han smiled brightly before saying anything.The extremely graceful demeanor also made Minpin's eyes shine.Dong Hanshuang had long wanted to meet Concubine Min. As a reborn, she chose another path. What do you think now?

"This..." Concubine Min looked at the small courtyard in front of her and then at the palace people behind her, and agreed after a moment of contemplation, "Since Miss Dong invited me, I should naturally go in and have a seat!"

Now that she is in the palace again, with so many palace people around her, Concubine Min is not afraid of anything happening.

Following behind Dong Hanshuang, Min Bin slowly walked into 'Meng Hui Zhai' with a little curiosity.This courtyard is not big, with a square layout and small and exquisite furnishings. It is not exquisite, but it has a unique style, and it has a graceful and beautiful appearance.

Just looking closely, Concubine Min was surprised to notice that the flower beds in the four corners of the yard were not planted with the world's favorite bamboo orchid, plum chrysanthemum, but...

"This is... millet pepper, no, it's pepper?" Concubine Min was taken aback, pointing to the particularly familiar plants and asked in a weird way.

"It's millet pepper! There are quite a lot here, right?" Dong Hanshuang nodded and said with a smile, "Ten years ago, this thing was only grown as an ornamental plant. Later, a restaurant came out in the capital and used this instead. Pepper as a seasoning really broke my horizon! Later, many restaurants in the capital began to use this pepper in their dishes, and today there are dishes made with this stuff all over the world!"

Concubine Min was stunned.

Could it be that she said...?

Dong Hanshuang continued to say: "It's a pity that in the past few years, this restaurant has introduced new ones and produced a lot of delicious dishes. Unfortunately, it seems that it has changed owners in the past two years. It has hardly produced new dishes, and it has gradually become popular in the capital. No reputation."

Concubine Min subconsciously said, "That shop is called Shun Fu Lou, right?"

"...That's right, how did Mistress Min know?" Dong Han raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked with a look of surprise on his face.

"This is the small shop that my lord opened before entering the palace," Min Bin squinted her eyes, and sat on the stone bench in the courtyard following Dong Hanshuang's gestures, crossing her hands and propping her chin in a daze, as if recalling The scene before entering the palace.

The more she thought about it, the more bitter Minpin's smile became.Entering the palace is not as easy as coming at home back then. You don't have to calm down in the morning and evening, and you don't have to say specious words to a few familiar faces every day... It's just that in this world, as a daughter, in the end If you don't want to marry and have children, a good business will be wasted.

Concubine Min sighed secretly, remembering that Ama secretly said to Erniang back then——how wonderful it would be if she was a man!

It took her a long time to wake up from the memories of the past, and she looked at Dong Han's eyebrows and eyes softened a lot: "I haven't heard about this store for several years."

She took the tea served respectfully by the palace servants, took a sip, and lowered her head slightly: she saw the tea in the white-glazed teacup was dyed a light pink, but there was nothing in the warm tea. As far as any tea leaves and flowers are concerned, the whole tea water exudes wisps of fragrance, which is fragrant and sweet in the mouth, making people salivate.

"This is... scented tea?"

"Yes, although there was a tradition of jasmine smoked tea in the past, they were all made in private, but now there are tea workshops for commodity production." Dong Hanshuang asked the palace servants to take out a filter from the tea room and hand it to Concubine Min , "Now they are sold in packs. As long as you use this net bag to filter, you can make sure that no debris falls on the bottom, the soup is clear, and the sales volume is really good."

"I haven't seen anything like this in the palace?" Concubine Min was very surprised. She held the filter in her hand and looked around.

The filter in front of him may be handmade, and at first glance it looks even more delicate than the ones of later generations, but I have never seen it in the harem.

Maybe……

Concubine Min turned sideways and curiously asked the maid next to her, "Have you seen Kapok before?"

"Master, I have never seen this servant before." A trace of embarrassment flashed across Kapok's face.The nobles in the palace were actually compared to this unknown woman!This inevitably made her extremely annoyed, and she glared at Dong Hanshuang fiercely.

"I don't know about that." Dong Hanshuang covered his mouth and said in pretended surprise.

As she was talking, she was snickering in her heart, but she turned the topic back to the previous one, "Now everyone, what's the matter now? There haven't been any new dishes launched in the past few years. Could it be because you have entered the palace?" Dong Han double belted A little surprised and asked.

"That's right... After all, when I entered the palace for an audition, if someone found out that the lady of Guo Luoluo's family was doing business outside, not only would my reputation be damaged, I'm afraid my sister Yifei would have a hard time living in the palace."

Concubine Min moved her body uneasily - she had been weighed down back then, and she was determined to go to the palace to win Kangxi's favor.Naturally, she was careful in every possible way, for fear of being caught by Concubine Yi, and Ama also wanted to teach her brothers, so she simply handed over the matter to other people early on.

Now that I think about it, there is only one word: regret!

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