Retirement in Qing Chuanwen

"My lord, you..."

The court lady Qiaoer was stunned by Miao Ying's sudden words. She took a closer look at her and found that after changing her makeup, Miao Ying, who was originally not like Jing Hao, was indeed somewhat similar to Jing Hao.

"At first glance, it does look a bit like it." Qiaoer is not stupid, seeing that Miao promised to paint such a makeup for herself, and asked her like this again, she asked, "My lord, do you want to learn how to make up?" Lady Dai?"

Qiao'er said the last four words very softly, as if she was worried that what she said would offend Miao's promise.

But Miao did not agree, and she also heard Qiaoer's words clearly. She turned her head back, and then carefully looked at her own face in the bronze mirror, which was somewhat similar to Jinghao, and said: "Just learning to wear What is the use of the nobleman?"

Miao promised to think that what she wanted more was to become Dai Guiren.

Originally, Miao promised not to say that Gao was unhappy about Jinghao being spoiled, she didn't even have a chance to be jealous, at most she could only feel sour in her heart and envy a little bit.

After all, her small promise is an inconspicuous little character in the Forbidden City, unlike Jing Hao, although it was only a small promise at the beginning, but because of Kangxi's favor, she flew to the branches and became a human being. The object of envy.

But coming to Nanyuan is different.

Miao promised to know that she was able to be added to the list of entourage by Concubine Tong Jia not because she was favored, but precisely because she was not favored, so Concubine Tong Jia didn't care about her at all, and was happy to use her to make a name for herself.

But Miao promised not to mind, and it was a great blessing and a rare opportunity for her to have the opportunity to travel with the emperor.

You must know that in the Forbidden City, let alone Xiaoxiao who agrees, if she is not favored, even a decent empress will not have the opportunity to travel with the Long Live Lord.

It was rare to have such an opportunity, Miao promised that she should be satisfied, after all, with Dai Gui who is being favored, what else can they hope for?

But no one expected that the news of Yuxi would come out on the first day that Jinghao came to Nanyuan, which made Miaoxuan envious, but also anticipating.

Especially today's one--

Miao promised to see with her own eyes that Xi Concubine, who has always been only flattering and bullying, could only put her tail between her tail when facing Jing Hao, who was lower in status than her but was more favored than her. Even if she didn't like her, she didn't dare to approach her. Trouble, he didn't even dare to embarrass her a little bit.

On the other hand, what about her?

But when called, it comes and goes away.

Miao promised to think, no wonder everyone wants to be favored after entering the palace. If they are not favored, then they can only look up to others for the rest of their lives.

Qiao'er didn't know how ambitious her little lord was, so when she heard her words, she was very pragmatic and said: "But... if you learn from Dai Guiren and you can win the eyes of the emperor, then you will have a chance to serve him, little lord. If you are lucky, you may even be able to conceive an emperor's heir."

Miao promised to know that Qiaoer's words were not unreasonable, but after thinking about it, she still let her fetch water, and then wiped off the makeup on her face, revealing her original appearance.

In fact, Miao promised to be good-looking too. Although she is not a stunning beauty, she has a kind of beauty like a hibiscus.

It's just that in the Forbidden City, there are too many good-looking women. After all, if they can be selected into the palace to serve the Lord Long Live, how can they choose some crooked melons and cracked dates?

So Miao promised that Xiaojiabiyu's beauty could hardly cause any waves in the Forbidden City, and after serving her bed once or twice, she fell out of favor.

"My lord, what is this?" Qiaoer looked at Miao and agreed in puzzlement, and then heard her say, "Dai Guiren was favored in the first place, and now she is pregnant with the emperor's heir, do you think it is possible for the emperor to give Dai Guiren right away?" Did you pull it off?"

Impossible, maybe Dai Guiren is more favored now, I haven't seen Lord Long Live come to Nanyuan for two days, did he not go anywhere except Dai Guiren's Ruyiju?

Although there is indeed a reason why Long Live Lord is busy, but no matter how busy Long Live Lord is, he will not forget to go to Ruyiju to have a meal with Dai Guiren, which shows Dai Guiren's status in Long Live Lord's heart at this time.

Miao promised that she really wanted to be favored, but she didn't want to offend Jinghao. After all, she knew very well that if there was a conflict with Jinghao based on her current status, she would definitely lose completely.

"What do you mean, young master?" Qiao'er also understood the meaning of Miao's promise. In fact, she also supported her young master to compete for favor. After all, who wouldn't want to follow a promising master?

"Don't do anything for the time being." Miao promised, "Mr. Dai is happy, so the concubines who came to Nanyuan with him will definitely be ready to move. Since I am not favored, there is no need to make such a move Birds harm themselves, and benefit others.”

Miao promised not sure if she would be able to attract Kangxi's attention if she learned from Jinghao, but she knew that once Jinghao knew that she followed her to attract Kangxi, she would definitely offend her.

Instead of this, it is better to wait for the opportunity.

Contrary to what Concubine Xi thought, Concubine Xi hoped that Jinghao could follow in the footsteps of Concubine Yi and Concubine De, who gradually fell out of favor because of her pregnancy, but Miao promised that Jinghao could be favored for a little longer, a little longer.

As long as Kangxi still pampers Jinghao, then during the months of her pregnancy, Miao promised to feel that she can always find a chance.

After all, everyone knows that once the concubine is happy, it is impossible to serve her bed, and the Lord Long Live owns the Sangong and Sixth Courtyard, so he will never wrong him.

……

Jing Hao didn't know that she and Miao promised to meet each other, she actually thought so much, although she is pregnant now, but these days in Nanyuan, Jing Hao basically does whatever she wants.

Of course, even if you don't need the persuasion of the people below for some more dangerous things, such as riding a horse, Jing Hao herself will not take the initiative to commit suicide.

On February [-]nd, it was the day when the dragon raised its head, and it was also the day when Kangxi plowed by himself.

The so-called pro-cultivation is actually an ancient ritual, which can be traced back to Emperor Han Wen of the Han Dynasty. It refers to the emperor personally going to the fields to cultivate, to show that he attaches importance to agriculture and mulberry, and cares about the common people.

After all, since ancient times, successive rulers have basically attached great importance to agricultural issues, and the national policy in the Qing Dynasty was even more emphatic on agriculture and suppressed business. Therefore, since Emperor Shunzhi, the Qing Dynasty had the ceremony of the emperor's own farming.

As for why it was chosen on February [-]nd?

The reason is that every February [-]nd is around the time of the Jingzhe, and the so-called Jingzhe plows the soil, and the vernal equinox clears the earth. This sentence well shows that this is the time when spring plowing in the north is busy.

But this matter has nothing to do with Jinghao, after all, she is just a concubine, so on the day when the dragon raised his head, Kangxi took the little prince and elder brother to lead all the civil and military officials to plow in person. Jing Hao fell asleep until Chenzheng was ten minutes old.

If you use the 24-hour timekeeping method, it is eight o'clock.

"What would my lord want to eat today?" Lychee and Pomegranate asked Jing Hao while they washed her.

In later generations, February [-]nd was actually not a big day, and they didn’t pay much attention to it at all, but it was different in the Qing Dynasty. On the day when the dragon raised its head, people were particular about what they ate, and noodles were called dragon beard, White rice is called longan, wonton is called longan, etc. Not to mention, sauced meat is a must.

So Jinghao decided to do as the Romans do, and after washing up, she called Xiao Chenzi to come in and said to him: "Let the imperial dining room make a dish of dragon beard noodles, and then cut a plate of sauced meat. Remember to let the kitchen cut it thinner, and there are fried sticks. I want to eat it today, and I want to steam a basket of dry steamed siu mai, the kind with taro stuffing, and pan-fried radish cake."

Jinghao would definitely not be able to eat all of these by herself, but it didn't matter, even if there were leftovers, she could give pomegranates and others to eat.

This is not to humiliate people quietly, to give them the leftovers, in fact, in the palace, if the master rewards the slaves for the leftovers after eating, it is indeed a reward for them.

Firstly, because most of the rewarded food is clean, and secondly, because the master’s dietary standard is much higher than that of the slaves, they are not qualified to eat many foods.

After Xiao Chenzi wrote down what Jinghao wanted to eat, he went to the imperial dining room. Because of the frequent visits, Xiao Chenzi and the eunuch Xiao Liangzi of the imperial dining room became acquainted.

As soon as he saw Xiao Chenzi coming, he sweetly called out "Brother Chen" one by one: "Brother Chen, can you sit down? I wonder what Mr. Dai would like to eat today?"

The reason why Xiao Chenzi was selected to be sent to Jingxiu Palace to guard the gate for Jinghao was because he was a man of duty, diligent in his hands and feet and not very ambitious.

But today is different from the past. When Jingxiu Palace was just a cold palace, it was a good thing for Xiao Chenzi not to make progress. But now that the young master is favored and pregnant with the emperor's heir, it must be a problem for them to live behind closed doors in the future. unlikely.

Therefore, Xiao Chenzi, who is not motivated, has to force himself to be motivated, otherwise he will not be able to keep his status in Jingxiu Palace. After all, he is not like Pomegranate, who used to depend on the young master for life, and has another way to get into the young master's eyes ability.

Coupled with a person's more experience, there will naturally be changes in all aspects, just like Xiao Chenzi now can deal with Xiaoliangzi's flattery to him with ease.

No longer feeling uncomfortable and uncomfortable anywhere like the first time, Xiao Chenzi knows that when he goes out, it is to represent the face of the young master. shame.

After Xiao Chenzi reported all the better meals, Xiao Liangzi poured him a cup of tea: "Brother Chen, please sit and wait."

What Jinghao wants is not difficult to cook food, and the sauced meat and their imperial dining room have been prepared a long time ago. After all, on this day, masters big and small will eat this.

"Let's prepare white porridge and some side dishes for Mrs. Dai." After Xiao Liangzi's master chef Zhang Fuquan knew that Jinghao was going to eat deep-fried dough sticks today, he decided to add some dishes for her.

After all, deep-fried dough sticks are delicious, but because they are deep-fried, they tend to make people feel greasy. Naturally, it is best to go with light porridge.

Sure enough, after Xiao Chenzi took the meal back, Jing Hao really ate porridge and delicious fried dough sticks.

The deep-fried fritters have an attractive golden yellow color, and they are loose and crispy when you bite into them. Then take another bite of the soft and fluffy porridge. The fragrance of the porridge dilutes the greasiness of the fritters.

Pickled vegetables or spicy diced radish with a chopstick are refreshing and appetizing, so Jinghao’s dragon beard noodles she ordered only took a chopstick and put it down. Pan-fried radish cake and dry steamed siu mai with taro filling are just eaten separately She ate a little more, she ate the most with sauced meat, deep-fried dough sticks and side dishes paired with plain porridge.

Sure enough, as a southerner, she still has a soft spot for rice.

After finishing her meal, Jing Hao went out for a stroll, and didn't go far, just took a walk near Ruyiju, mainly because she just sat down after eating, and Jing Hao didn't think about it and just sat still.

"I heard that there are elk in Nanyuan, right?" Jinghao asked while walking.

No matter in the previous life or in this life, it was the first time for Jinghao to come to Nanyuan, so she was very unfamiliar with it and very curious.

"That's right, and I heard about it, and I've raised quite a few." Lizhi said with a smile, "It's over the Yinlu Pond. I heard the scenery is pretty good."

"Then let's go and have a look sometime in the afternoon." Jing Hao looked down at the little dog and said with a smile, "I'll bring you with me when the time comes, and let you, a fake deer, see what a real deer is."

Jinghao remembered the reason why she named the little dog Xiaolu, and couldn't help feeling funny. Although her name was indeed suitable for Xiaolu, she had to admit that it really exposed her naming level .

Xiaolu didn't know if he understood Jinghao's words, anyway, when she heard her call "Xiaolu", he rubbed his head against her.

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It’s been quiet for years in Nanyuan, but in the Forbidden City this day broke its original peace because of a piece of news——

"Debi has activated?" When the news reached the Palace of Compassion, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were feeding the tortoise in the Linxi Pavilion.

That's right, feeding turtles is not feeding fish.

It is said that the millennium king and the 8-year tortoise, don't get me wrong when you hear this sentence, the bastard mentioned here does not mean to curse people, in fact, the whole sentence means longevity.

So when Kangxi received the tribute from the people below, the old turtle who was said to have lived for more than 100 years was very happy on the spot, but he changed hands and gave it to the Empress Dowager.

Although he listened to the servants shouting long live and thousand live all day long, in fact Kangxi himself knew very well that human life is limited, so his purpose of giving this old turtle to the Empress Dowager was also very simple, that is, to hope that she could live a long life , live a long and long life.

I don’t know if it’s because of the long life and spirituality. Normally, this old tortoise is lazy and doesn’t like to talk to people. Only when the Empress Dowager comes to Xiting to feed it, it will move a little Let me show my respect to the Empress Dowager.

Closer to home, the Empress Dowager has also counted that the due date of Concubine De's birth is right in the next few days, but she is not too early or too late, and it is precisely at this time that she starts...

"Su Mo'er, you can go and have a look instead of Ai's family." The empress dowager didn't move, it wasn't that she didn't care about Depin's birth, but that Depin wasn't qualified enough to ask her to come and wait for her to give birth in person.

Anyway, if she doesn't go, Lagu Su Ma can still represent her if she goes.

Besides, this is her grandson's harem after all, not her son's harem.

"Slave complies with the order." Aunt Su Ma responded, and took people directly to the Yonghe Palace.

Aunt Su Ma originally thought that Concubine Tong Jia's sprained feet would not be healed, and that her relationship with De Concubine had new and old grudges. Even if she is in charge of the harem now, she can treat De Concubine's birth as perfunctory as possible. Perfunctory.

But what Aunt Su Ma didn't expect was that when she came to the Yonghe Palace, the imperial concubine Tong Jia who lived next door had already arrived and was sitting in the Yonghe Palace to preside over the overall situation.

Apart from Concubine Tong Jia, Concubine Duan, Concubine Rong, Concubine Yi, some nobles, Chang Zai, Promise and even Concubine Shu all arrived.

Although Aunt Su Ma was surprised, she didn't show it. Instead, she entered the room with her usual expression, and then said hello to all the ladies and lords.

The concubines, including Concubine Tong Jia, did not dare to accept this gift from Lagu Su Ma: "La Aunt Su Ma doesn't need so many gifts, please hurry up and ask, what orders does the Empress Dowager have?"

After La Aunt Su Ma got up, she naturally expressed her intention to come. Although the Empress Dowager only said that she would come to the Yonghe Palace instead of her, La Aunt Su Ma has been with her master and servant for many years, so she naturally knows what her master means. .

In fact, she wanted her to scare some young people who might exist in the Yonghe Palace, so that they would not take advantage of the emperor's absence in the palace, and the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager would take advantage of the opportunity to deal with the children in Debi's belly.

That is the blood of the Tian family, and they cannot allow some intrigue to be used on them.

The people present were basically human beings, so they could naturally hear what Aunt Su Ma was saying, but no matter whether the other people had other thoughts in their hearts, they didn't reveal the slightest bit on their faces.

Yipin even smiled and said: "Lagu Su Ma, please let the ancestors and the Queen Mother rest assured. It is not the first time Depin has given birth to a child. I heard that when she gave birth to her fourth elder brother, it went well. Very soon, it doesn’t take much time to give the emperor a big fat kid if the pregnancy is not complete.”

Hearing how open Yipin's words are, people who don't know will think that she and Depin have a good relationship, but in fact, if anyone believes that the two of them are really sisters, then they are really too naive.

But how should I put it, don't care about the relationship between Yipin and Depin, but what she said is really beautiful, if the Empress Dowager hears it, she will be happy.

After all, who doesn't love a good word?

However, Yipin's words are good words for the Empress Dowager, but not necessarily for Concubine Tong Jia. As I said before, she hopes that Depin's birth will also give birth to a little prince, so that she will have a son. I will rob Yinzhen from her again.

Therefore, Concubine Tong Jia had no objection to Yipin's last sentence, but expressed displeasure at her mentioning that Depin was Yinzhen's biological mother.

You must know that what Guifei Tong Jia hates the most is when others bring up this matter, especially after Lagu Su Ma finished speaking, Yi Pin actually spoke before her.

To put it mildly, it is Yipin who likes to show off, but to put it into a big way, wouldn't it make people think that she has something against Depin?

Otherwise, why didn't La Aunt Su Ma make a statement after she finished speaking?

So at that moment, Noble Concubine Tong Jia's complexion changed slightly, and she made a note of Yipin in her heart and then smiled: "Depinji has his own aura, besides, today is February [-]nd, the day when the dragon raises its head, Debi chose to give birth today, and the child in her womb is destined to be a lucky one."

Concubine Duan and the others were not free either, and each of them expressed their best wishes to Concubine De in one sentence, not to mention whether their wishes were all sincere, anyway, the scene was relatively harmonious.

Aunt Su Ma went to the Yonghe Palace as the Dinghaishen needle instead of the Empress Dowager, and no one really dared to make any small moves.

But even so, Debi in the delivery room was also very painful.

There is a high probability that such things as giving birth will not be because there are many births, so the labor will be less painful, or no one can guarantee that her first childbirth will be smooth, and there will be no accidents the second time.

If this were the case, the original Empress Renxiao would not have died of postpartum hemorrhage after giving birth to the little prince.

"Master, hold on. No matter what, the most important thing is to give birth to the child first. We can talk about other things later."

Jinchai and Yinchai are still big daughters of yellow flowers, they have neither given birth nor delivered babies, but as Concubine De's confidantes, they are guarding the delivery room tightly, not daring to leave for half a step.

"The Empress Dowager has sent Aunt Su Ma over here. She is waiting outside for you to give birth to the emperor's little prince, and then announce the good news to the Empress Dowager and the others."

Although De concubine was a little delirious from the pain, she could still hear what Jinchai and Yinchai were saying in her ears.

She worked hard to get to this day, not because of the end of a dystocia and death, and she didn't want to make wedding clothes for others in the end.

So desperately, Debi finally successfully landed and gave birth to a little prince.

"Oh, it seems that sister De concubine is really blessed." Duan concubine saw the midwife coming out to announce the good news with the newborn baby in her arms, her tone was unavoidably sour.

They also gave birth to sons and daughters for the Long Live God, but both of them were male fetuses, and what about her?Not to mention only one princess was born, she died at a young age.

"No, our little elder brother is also a lucky child." Concubine Tong Jia adjusted her mentality, and now she can say such words calmly.

"Look what I just said is right?" Yipin smiled, "Depin really added a fat boy to the emperor."

Aunt Su Ma looked at the little prince in the swaddle, and couldn't help showing a smile on her face. Although this child had nothing to do with her, it was her master's blood after all.

After confirming the gender of the child, Aunt Su Ma said, "Okay, let's take the little prince in."

After finishing speaking, she said to Concubine Tong Jia and the others, "It's time for this slave to go back and announce the good news to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager."

"La Aunt Su Ma, go slowly." After the noble concubine Tong Jia sent La Aunt Su Ma away, she herself didn't stay in the Yonghe Palace too much. I really thought that she had such a good relationship with Concubine De.

After she said "Take good care of the concubine and the little prince" to the servants of the Yonghe Palace, she helped her maid and left.

Although Chengqian Palace and Yonghe Palace were close, Concubine Tong Jia naturally sat in the sedan chair, not because she couldn't walk two more steps, but mainly because her feet were still injured.

Now that Noble Concubine Tong Jia left, there was no need for Yipin and the others to stay, so in the blink of an eye, the Yonghe Palace returned to calm.

But in the delivery room, Debi, who had successfully given birth to the little prince, couldn't calm down at this time. Seeing the midwife holding the child in front of her, Debi resisted his fatigue and reached out to touch him lightly, and then let the midwife Mammy took him down.

When only gold hairpins and silver hairpins were left in the delivery room, the kindness that she had treated the little prince just now disappeared from De Concubine's face. She gritted her teeth and said, "We have been tricked!"