"Mother, are you?" Mrs. Jue Chan was excited. She always felt that Concubine Wen was just trying to make her happy. This matter is not difficult to say, but it is definitely not easy to handle. How could she really take the trouble to arrange it? Mr. Chan is the smartest person, and he doesn't expect to really see Shen Wan.
Concubine Wen said slowly: "It's just that I'm not sure you will be able to see it. After all, it's easy for me to let you go hunting with me. I don't know if Nalan Rong can take Shen Wandong with him. Or let my sister-in-law do something. Someone is going to instigate their relationship with mother-in-law and daughter-in-law again. If Nalan Rongruo is worried about leaving her at home, it might not be a problem to take her to Gubeikou for a few days. Of course, all this is just my imagination. We are lucky to have bumped into each other. , otherwise you will have to work hard to accompany the emperor on hunting trips and just take it for granted."
Hearing Concubine Wen's arrangement, Jue Chan seemed a little disappointed and lowered his head and said: "How can I be qualified to go hunting with you if I haven't been with you for a long time? Your Majesty is not afraid that you will push me out and let others say something." Four, will it embarrass you?"
"The imperial concubine is about to give birth. Neither I nor Concubine De and Concubine Yi will be able to withstand the bumpy carriage and horses. I heard that Concubine Rong has made arrangements. This time, Concubine Tong, Concubine Jing, Xi Concubine, Wan Chang is accompanying you at several meetings. So many people are going. I asked you to go too, so why can’t you do it? You are not a sinner. You gave birth to the eighth prince, but you just stayed here with me. You're just a low-key person, why can't you go?"
Concubine Wen didn't care. She called Dongyun over and asked her to convey her thoughts to Concubine Rong. After all, she had the dignity of a concubine and didn't need to mention the word "discuss" with Concubine Rong. She just gave the order.
Concubine Rong heard the message from the imperial concubine, asking her to be prepared to accompany the Jue Chan family. At that time, concubine Hui happened to lead the eighth prince over to the door. After hearing this, she sneered when they left: "She thinks You have a big belly, and you want to push out this beautiful woman next to you to seduce the emperor?"
"You speak too harshly." Concubine Rong scolded, "There are quite a few people accompanying us this time. The emperor is accompanying the imperial concubine these days. Concubines Tong and others are just favors. It is the business of the newlyweds. Respect concubine Xi. The concubines accompanying her are just a hindrance to face, she is also a veteran, so just treat her the same."
"She is so beautiful, but the emperor is not moved when he sees her? There are people who are in the way of this and that in the palace, and the empress dowager above does not like her coquettishness. The emperor naturally has to endure it, but when he goes outside to **** the beautiful woman and his wife, this If she is pampered again, everyone in the palace is waiting to have a baby. Isn’t it the climate again?" Concubine Hui clicked her tongue, "At the beginning, I wholeheartedly cultivated her just to please the emperor, but Niu Hulu took the ready-made one. Cheap."
Concubine Rong shook her head: "We are the fate of bystanders now. Don't heal your scars and forget about the pain. Don't bother thinking about these things."
While they were talking, Wan Chang from the backyard came over to say hello and asked about the hunting trip. Concubine Rong told her a few times, and Wan Liuha went down. Concubine Hui kept watching and said nothing. He then said: "I haven't paid attention to it, but I didn't expect that my sister would hide a little beauty here?"
Concubine Rong also said: "It was fine when I first came here. After a few illnesses, my eyebrows have grown, and she looks pretty. The emperor will occasionally read her brand, but she is young and timid, and the emperor doesn't like her very much." "
Concubine Hui lamented: "Sister, you have to train them well. Young children nowadays are all very clever. The further we go, the more careful we have to be."
"There are quite a few clever ones, but there are also honest and gentle ones." Concubine Rong said perfunctorily and did not continue the topic.
In the evening of that day, the emperor went to the Yonghe Palace. He had only been here two or three times in the past month. It was rare for Yin Zuo to see his father, so he naturally pestered him and refused to let go. Xuan Ye was also willing to coax him, and after dinner, the father and son were together. .
When I walked to the door of Yinzuo's house, I heard Eunuch Li saying inside: "The old concubine knows about it and will give instructions to Madam Mingzhu. The emperor will ask Master Nalan to take people to go hunting tomorrow."
Xuan Ye said: "It's not enough to ask the old concubine to give instructions. It's better to tell her to get it done. After all, she is a relative of the emperor. She will always make a joke like this. When she takes the child away, I will naturally work with her." If Rong Ruo talks about it again, just ask him to take Shen Wan back."
Eunuch Li said again: "Your Majesty, please tell Master Nalan immediately. I'm looking at you. Master Nalan might know that Madam secretly took the child away and then snatched it out again. Now the trouble will be even more ugly."
Xuan Ye was indeed unhappy and said angrily: "Nalan Rongruo has this problem, and I can't look down upon him."
Lan Qi quietly withdrew and signaled Huan Chun not to speak. Along the way, she thought about what the emperor said. She also heard that the woman in Nalan Rongruo's private residence had given birth to a son. Mrs. Mingzhu wanted to bring her grandson back but was stopped by them. The two tried to stop them, and the quarrel lasted for a while, and even Xuan Ye secretly took action.
Moreover, Mrs. Mingzhu is a relative of the emperor, and her making such a fuss has really embarrassed the clan. Mingzhu is now an important minister, and this incident happened in the good family. The emperor intervened, probably because he and his son could work for the court with peace of mind. But it is difficult for an honest official to judge. When it comes to housework, women and children are really not his, yet he actually goes out of his way to let Mrs. Mingzhu steal the children.
As a result, Lan Qi's face naturally didn't look good. Later, Xuan Ye came over and asked her what was wrong. Lan Qi didn't want to mention it. She just said that her stomach was not feeling well. Xuan Ye naturally took care of her in every possible way. Lan Qi was treated with tenderness by him. She loved and protected her, and gradually she began to realize that she had nothing to worry about other people's affairs, and she didn't even want to mention them.
In early June, the Holy Emperor led the Eight Banners disciples to hunt outside Gubeikou. In the 20th year of Kangxi's reign, the emperor opened a hunting ground covering an area of one million hectares, called Mulan Paddock, to train troops for the march.
Here, the capital is located in the south, and Mobei is controlled in the north. The mountains and rivers are steep and the mileage is moderate. They hunt with the Karaqin, Aohan, Wengniute and other tribes. In addition to implementing a gentle policy to subjugate the Mongolian tribes, they also want to show the majesty of the Eight Banners Lions. , using hunting as an excuse to conduct marching and training in order to deter Tsarist Russia from invading northern Xinjiang.
This was another purpose that Xuanye mentioned when he mentioned the matter to the Empress Dowager that day, and the Tsarist Russian Rakshasa was about to make a move in Yaksa last year, so Xuanye had to use this appropriate opportunity to show off his military might and frighten the foreign vassals.
The Holy Driver came to Mulan Paddock, and the concubines and female relatives gathered together to set up a tent under the protection of the guards. Most of the Manchu and Mongolian women could ride horses and hunt. There was no need to be too strict about court etiquette when they came here. As long as everything did not exceed the ethics, Xuanye was not restrained. The concubines rode horses.
However, when Lan Qi went hunting with the female relatives to race horses, Xuan Ye still remembered that the horses were exchanged and almost died under the horses' hooves. Therefore, he repeatedly told the female relatives that horses must be inspected several times, and the female relatives were not allowed to hunt in groups, and could only be near the camp.
Horse riding for fun.
The concubines who came with him, such as the concubines Jing Xi and others, were not very happy in the palace. It was rare that the previous favored empresses did not come. They were the only ones respected in the accompanying harem, and they naturally took over the responsibility of taking care of the emperor.
, did not allow several young Chang Zai to agree to get close to him, so after coming for two days, the other women saw that they had no chance to get close to the emperor, so they all went to have fun on their own.
Concubine Tong couldn't compete with the Jing concubines because of her weak temperament, and because Chuxiu Palace was adjacent to Xianfu Palace, Concubine Wen took more care of her than her own sister during the witchcraft incident, and she had some problems with Jue Chan.
After coming here, he and Jue Chan were in the same tent, and they seemed to be taking care of each other. Jue Chan also didn't want to show off, so the two finally got along.
It's just that Tong Bin was young after all, and the several regular nobles who entered the palace in the same year were very lively. They invited her back and forth several times, and finally she was tempted to go out of the tent to play. Master Juechan couldn't resist their invitations, so she followed them out, but she kept her head down the whole way.
, as if afraid of meeting someone.
In fact, before leaving the palace, the Juechan family learned from Concubine Wen that the female companions Nalan Rongruo was taking on this hunt were Shen Wan from the private residence. What a coincidence. The young lady was pregnant and could not accompany her. The emperor had already let several people get close to her.
The ministers brought their wives and children to join in the fun, and Nalan Rongruo brought Shen Wan with him. Concubine Wen said to her at that time: "Everything is going as we thought. You should seize the opportunity, women."
When we are together, there is always a chance to see each other."
But along the way to Mulan Paddock, Jue Chan changed her mind. She kept a low profile and deliberately hid behind people. Not only did she not want to see Shen Wan, she also didn't want to see Nalan Rongruo. She kept asking herself why, that is.
Unable to understand.
At this moment, several nobles were always surrounding Tong Bi outside the tent. They were asking the guards to bring horses for them to choose from. There were already some horses running in the open space in the distance. Several young ladies came over and asked Juechan enthusiastically: "Sister nobles."
, can you ride a horse?"
"I haven't ridden a horse for several years, so I guess I can't do it anymore." Mrs. Juechan responded politely. The sisters chatted among themselves. Suddenly, there was a scream. Everyone followed the sound and saw a horse jumping in the distance.
The person leading the horse was knocked down by the hoof of the horse. There was a petite woman on the horse. Several guards rushed over, but another man and a horse appeared out of nowhere and ran straight to the place where the accident happened.
Everyone else was shouting about danger, but Jue Chan's heart seemed to have stopped beating. She could recognize who was riding the horse at a glance. When the person got there, he controlled the horse and directly and unceremoniously pulled him over.
The woman on horseback held him in his arms. With her intimate and gentle look, there was no doubt that this strange woman whose face could not be seen clearly was Shen Wan.
"It must be Lord Nalan." Sure enough, there was a female family member nearby who recognized the man who rushed to save people, and the voice that followed said, "Look at this posture, is this woman a concubine of Lord Nalan's family?"
Another person said: "I heard that the young lady did not accompany her during the birth. This woman is not the concubine of the family. Is she the Han woman raised in a private house?" Someone immediately tutted: "No wonder she must be able to ride a horse. Women from Jiangnan can only embroider."
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Nalan Rongruo's horse was getting closer and closer, and the pair of people on the horse became more and more clear. Jue Chan's eyes were fixed in concentration, but everything that was gradually becoming clear suddenly became blurry, and then he only heard The people around her shouted: "Master Jue Chan, what's wrong with you?" Her vision went dark and she fell down.
But she didn't faint this time. When the pain in her body after falling to the ground stimulated her to wake up, she wished she could really faint and not see Shen Wan's appearance. Only at this moment did she understand that she was afraid of herself Completely lost to Shen Wan.