[Red Mansion+Qing Chuan] The heroine comes from the last days

However, when I returned to Chengqian Palace, I didn't see the two ceremonial officers just now.

Jiang Ling's Changchun Palace has already emptied half of the seats, Chengqian Palace is also full, it is not the same as before.After Kangxi sent her back, he left two capable nuns to watch, and went back to Qianqing Palace by himself.After a while, Aunt Su Ma came over and asked her if she would like to visit the child in the Empress Dowager's palace.

Jiang Ling naturally agreed.

So Jiang Ling followed Aunt Su Ma to the palace of the Empress Dowager.

Chengqian Palace is a little farther from the Empress Dowager's bedroom than Changchun Palace, but it's convenient because it doesn't need to go through the main palace road.Riding in a sedan chair that was twice as spacious as before, Jiang Ling suddenly thought, would it be better if the child stayed in the palace of the empress dowager?

After all, she has just been conferred the title of imperial concubine, and her status has not yet been stabilized. If she makes a slight mistake, she might call her children.

But after thinking about it, if he really stayed in the palace of the Empress Dowager, he might not come back in the future, so he gave up.

When they arrived at the bedroom, they saw the Empress Dowager leaning on the couch, teasing the baby with a small wave drum.

The child was still small, wrinkled into a ball, babbling words that no one could understand.The nanny was waiting in front of her, but the Empress Dowager was very interested, so she didn't let the nanny intervene.When Jiang Ling followed Aunt Su Ma into the house, he happened to see the child babbling and crying.

The Empress Dowager put down the rattle and said with a smile, "You are here."

The expression is very kind, completely different from the appearance just now in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Jiang Ling stepped forward and said, "Greetings to the Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager smiled and asked the nanny to carry the child into Jiang Ling's arms.Jiang Ling had never held such a small child before, so he was not used to it for a while.But soon, he found a suitable posture, let the child lean in his arms, and slowly coaxed him.

The little baby stretched out its tiny fists and babbled at her twice.

Aunt Su Ma smiled and said, "My brother is still young."

Jiang Ling's heart moved, he looked up at the Empress Dowager, and asked tentatively, "I don't know if the emperor gave the child a name?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head and said with a smile: "The child is still young, and when he is a little older, he can be officially named and given the imperial jade certificate. But looking at the child's energy, it doesn't seem like he can't support him. "

Jiang Ling lowered his eyes slightly.

Children in this era are very prone to die young, and they need to be raised to a certain age before they can have their teeth ordered and given the imperial jade certificate.If he died halfway, it would be as if he didn't have this child... Jiang Ling gently rubbed the child's lanugo, it was as soft as down feathers.The little baby probably felt the mother's presence, babbled twice, and clenched its two small fists, as if greeting her.

Jiang Ling was amused by him.

"Little elder brother is indeed very energetic." Lagu Su Ma smiled, "Last night, the empress dowager was still worried about this child...but the imperial concubine is a lucky one, so naturally the little elder brother is also blessed. "

Jiang Ling thanked Aunt Su Mala, then put her slender index finger into a small fist, and let the baby hold it tightly.The little baby hadn't opened its eyes yet, and was just babbling in vain, speaking words that no one could understand.After a while, the nanny stepped forward and said: "I'm afraid the little elder brother is hungry, imperial concubine, it's better to hand the child over to the servants and go to the side hall to feed it."

Jiang Ling suddenly asked nonchalantly, "Well, can I feed myself?"

The Empress Dowager burst out laughing, nodded at Jiang Ling and said, "You child." Then she glanced at the nanny.

The nanny said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty is still in the month, I'm afraid, this is a little insufficient."

Although the meaning was vague, Jiang Ling understood it. She was still in confinement and it was inconvenient to breastfeed her child.Although there is no basis, but in this era, people believe in this set.Even among the people, there are two women who gave birth to a child one after the other, the one who gave birth to the confinement, and the one who fed the child to the one who was not confinement;So Jiang Ling stopped insisting and asked the nanny to carry the child to the side hall.

The Empress Dowager suddenly said: "Su Moer, go down, I have something to say to the imperial concubine."

Aunt Su Ma responded, and retreated with the surrounding maids.

The Empress Dowager said, "Sit down."

Jiang Ling thanked her and went to sit under the Empress Dowager.

The empress dowager's benevolent expression just now has been put away, and she has put on a solemn expression. "Yun Ling." The Empress Dowager said, "This time you have been promoted to three ranks in a row, surpassing concubines and noble concubines, and becoming an imperial concubine, have you ever prepared yourself?"

Jiang Ling was not sure what the empress dowager was thinking, so he shook his head lightly and said, "It was unexpected."

The Empress Dowager nodded slowly and said: "That's true." Over the past few decades, the women in the harem have been promoted step by step, and very few people can leapfrog the ranks, let alone Jiang Ling, who was promoted from a concubine to an emperor. The concubine is gone.This is unique.

And Jiang Ling admitted frankly that he was unexpected, which is also within common sense.

The empress dowager said again: "But there is one thing I still want to tell you: the emperor kept you with me earlier, and spent another three years promoting you to concubine step by step, without attracting attention at all. , and no one has ever noticed the emperor's thoughts. For the past three years, the emperor has always protected you. Do you know about this matter?"

Jiang Ling lowered his head slightly, and said softly: "I guessed it before."

The Empress Dowager let out a deep sigh, and said again: "He protected you for three whole years, just for this day. Once you are promoted to Emperor... Noble Concubine, no one will dare to face you again. If someone It is easy to settle the offense by speaking out. Therefore, you can no longer be protected by the emperor under the wings of the emperor, and cover you tightly. There are some things that you have to face yourself. Yunling, I ask you , if one day in the future, the emperor wants to make you the mother of a country, the mother of the world, how will you deal with yourself?"

Jiang Ling was too shocked to speak.

Originally, she thought that this was only Kangxi's intention.Only the two of them knew about that old treasure book.But I didn't expect that the Empress Dowager knew about it, and said it in such a firm tone.

Seeing her expression, the Empress Dowager thought that Jiang Ling was shocked, and asked, "Why, do you think I'm lying?"

Jiang Ling shook her head and said, "Don't dare." Of course she wouldn't think that the Empress Dowager was lying.

The Empress Dowager picked up the teacup and gently skimmed off the foam on it.After a while, he said: "I just want to tell you one thing, if you can't sit firmly in the position of imperial concubine, or the position of queen, there is no need for the emperor to demote you to concubine. It can kill you with a knife, and even you can't protect yourself. Aijia may as well tell you that this time the emperor discussed with all the ministers in the previous court. Nalan Mingzhu strongly opposes it, do you know why?"

Jiang Ling was startled.

Seeing her expression, the Empress Dowager shook her head again, and said, "You're still a little too raw..." Then she continued, "After Mingzhu objected, Suo'etu also became vacillating. The minister surnamed Guo Luoluo also made some remarks. The emperor is indeed trying his best to block you, but if you can't help yourself, then no matter how much the emperor loves you, no matter what he has in mind for you, it will be useless .” Speaking of this, the Empress Dowager paused, as if she had hidden something.

Jiang Ling calmed down slowly, stood up, bowed his knees and said, "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your reminder."

The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Originally, I didn't want to force you too much. But the emperor's mind has been made up, and the matter of canonization was shelved by the courtiers, so they directly canonized you as the imperial concubine, holding the phoenix seal, and photographing six Palace affairs are no different from the empress's. Anyone with a discerning eye can see this kind of thinking. I can't twist him, so I can only pin my hopes on you. Yunling, I only hope that you can do one thing : Don't be like Empress Xiaoxian Xian, who is ignorant and ignorant, and implicates the late emperor... I don't want Xuan Ye to repeat his mistakes."

Jiang Ling's whole body was shocked, and he looked deeply at the Empress Dowager, feeling beyond shock.

After a long time, she got down again and saluted: "Thank you, Empress Dowager. The concubine will remember it."

The Empress Dowager hummed lightly, and stopped talking.In the side hall next door, the nanny fed the child enough, then carried him out and handed him into Jiang Ling's arms.Jiang Ling turned her head to look at the little baby. It was small, soft, and still wrinkled. It was slightly longer than when it was born yesterday, but it still looked wrinkled and small.

The Empress Dowager said: "After two days, when you settle down, send this child back to Chengqian Palace."

Jiang Ling thought for a long time before he realized what he meant by "waiting for you to settle down".She scratched the child's soft lanugo hair, and obviously saw the child babbling and waving his fist at her, so she smiled: It really is a very lively child.

After holding the child for a while, Jiang Ling handed him over to the nanny, bowed his head and said, "Remember, my concubine."

The Empress Dowager hummed lightly again, and said no more.

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Early the next morning, the concubines had an audience.

In the early morning of the third day, all her belongings had been moved to Chengqian Palace, and she lived in the palace for a long time.

On the fourth day, the Empress Dowager sent the child back to Chengqian Palace.The female official who was originally reserved by Jiang Ling's side, as well as the several court ladies who stayed with Jiang Ling when Jiang Ling gave birth, all went back with the female official to return the order to the Empress Dowager.Chengqian Palace suddenly became quite empty, Jiang Ling used the excuse that she was going to confinement, and hung a thin bead curtain outside, no matter who came to visit, they had to meet her through the curtain.

On the fifth day, Kangxi drew up a baby name and sent it to her palace, saying that by this time next year, it would be time to order her teeth.

Jiang Ling smiled, but there was something indescribable.She folded the red paper, put it in the baby's swaddle, patted it gently for a while, then called the nuns in, and asked them if there was any movement inside and outside the palace these two days.

A nanny said: "There must be some in the palace. Have you forgotten that the noble master was thinking about taking the little elder brother back to the palace to raise him. Now the master is the imperial concubine, who just happened to overwhelm the noble concubine." , this child has been raised under the name of the master, and there is a lot of movement on your master's side. The slaves heard yesterday that there is already a commotion in their palace."

Jiang Ling frowned and asked, "Why did you make a fuss?"

Mammy said: "This servant doesn't know about it." The imperial concubine's palace is far away from here, she just happened to overhear a few words from the little maid over there when she was passing the kitchen, but she really doesn't know the specific reason .

Jiang Ling stopped asking.It's not too late to try to ask when you take a nap in the afternoon.

Another nanny said: "It's still the master's ingenuity, which spreads many due dates outside, but the results are all wrong. When the imperial decree came out, everyone outside was dumbfounded, and they were all guessing whether the master was born or not. Birth, whether it is a prince or a princess. The servants sent people out yesterday to inquire, and the second wife seemed to have lost her concubine, lost her soul, and said that the news was wrong."

Jiang Ling slightly raised his hand, stopped the mother's words, and asked, "Has the news spread out of the palace?"

The nanny said: "How can we hide this from others. The little elder brother was born in the palace, and the master was promoted to be the imperial concubine. Everything must be announced to the world. Or how to put it, the master's back then You have a clever mind. It's true and false, and once the news of the false and true comes out, it will make others mess up."

Just as I was about to ask more detailed questions, someone outside suddenly reported that Lin Daiyu had arrived.