That night, the emperor stayed in Cining Palace all night. Concubine De was ordered to return to the palace to rest because she was pregnant. However, she could not feel at ease in the palace. From time to time, she sent people to Cining Palace to ask for news. The next day, the Empress Dowager's body was revealed
Although he has stabilized, he can no longer sit up. As the imperial doctor said, his energy is being drained away bit by bit, and his life will gradually disappear.
The emperor sent someone to pick up his aunt, Princess Gu Lun Shuhui, back to Beijing half a month ago. However, news came that her aunt was also ill. She was over fifty and would not be able to withstand the long journey by horse and carriage during her illness.
The hope of reuniting the royal grandmother and her daughter may not be realized.
Grandma Sumala's waist injury has not yet healed, but she really can't rest in the house to recuperate, so she braces herself up and goes to the Queen Mother to serve her. When the old man wakes up, she sees so many people around her, and she still feels angry.
They said: "What are you doing around me? I'm still fine. You all should go and have a good rest. None of you are made of iron."
But the old man can't win over the younger generation. If Lan Qi, a pregnant woman, doesn't agree to it, how can anyone else agree to it?
But from that day on, the physical condition of the Empress Dowager was no longer a secret. The royal family gradually arranged for relevant people to enter the palace one by one to pay their respects. Many people the Empress Dowager wanted to see again. People would come in twos and threes every day, although they did not say anything.
There's more to say, but the old man always seemed a little energetic in front of others, and many people who met the Queen Mother didn't even believe that her health was deteriorating.
But the fact is that the imperial doctor understands best, and Grandma Sumala and Concubine De who are waiting beside her understand best that the old and noble life is gradually disappearing. Everyone wants to pull hard, but every time they stretch out their hands, it seems that everything is in front of them.
, but can't touch it.
After winter, due to the poor health of the Empress Dowager, there was no joy in preparing for the year-end celebration in the palace. There were even two pregnant women expecting to give birth, and there was no expectation of new life. Late at night on November 27, Yi Kun
Gongli Zhang promised to give birth to a healthy baby girl and a little princess was born in the palace. However, when the good news reached Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager was in a coma.
No one cared whether Zhang promised to give birth to an elder brother or a princess. They all looked forward to the Empress Dowager waking up from this coma. Lan Qi spent the whole night praying for the Empress Dowager in the Grand Buddha Hall. When the emperor sent someone to
When they took her away, the always strong Concubine De was crying loudly in the Buddhist hall, and the cry seemed to wake up the Empress Dowager. After she woke up, she was in much better spirits than before. Although the imperial doctor secretly felt that it was a return to the light, everyone was worried.
Feeling happy about this.
It wasn't until two days later that the palace suddenly remembered that Zhang promised to give birth to a daughter. Because nothing was more important than the Queen Mother's health, the concubines did not dare to congratulate her in a big way, not to mention that it was just a small promise and nothing more than a birth.
Had a daughter.
But what is surprising is that on the day when the little princess took her third bath, the emperor actually took time out of his busy schedule to come to Yikun Palace to have a look. Cining Palace and Ningshou Palace also gave gifts on this day. Such an attitude from above made
The trend in the harem immediately changed again, and congratulatory gifts poured in. At this juncture, Yikun Palace actually became a favorite.
On this day, Yi Fei came to show the little princess in her arms to the confinement Zhang Yaosheng. Zhang Yaosheng knew in his heart that a child who is not yet one month old should not be held around like this. But I heard that as long as there are guests coming to congratulate her, Yi Fei will
After holding the little princess in his arms and showing off for a while, he kept showing off to everyone how much the emperor loved the princess on Xisan Day. Zhang promised to feel uncomfortable that his daughter was not truly loved, but thinking about everything in the future, he still felt cruel and pretended that nothing had happened.
"I am incompetent. If I give birth to a little brother, the emperor will definitely be happier." Facing Concubine Yi, Zhang promised to be as humble as possible. Her attitude made Concubine Yi very satisfied. Although Concubine Hui would remind her to be careful from time to time, but in the palace The woman who looks beautiful but is actually depressed is enjoying all the glory that Zhang promised to bring her.
"It doesn't matter, brother and princess. What matters is that the emperor cares. Speaking of which, I am really jealous of you. After all, the emperor only cares about the princess because he cares about you. Even our ninth and eleven elder brothers may not have received this kind of treatment." Yi. Fei hummed with a smile, and the baby in her arms suddenly cried. She asked the wet nurse to take it away with a little disgust, but turned around and said to Zhang Yaoyong very politely, "Take good care of your body. If you take good care of your body, you will be able to take care of it." Serving the emperor, of course, the emperor will recruit you to Qianqing Palace. If you are willing, let the emperor often come to Yikun Palace to sit and sit."
Zhang agreed and said hurriedly: "When the emperor came to Yikun Palace, he naturally looked at the face of the empress. How could he be a concubine? The empress comes from a famous family, and the concubine is just a maid in disguise. She is no more self-righteous than a certain person. In my heart I understand my importance very well, so I can rest assured that I will not forget these things."
Concubine Yi raised her eyebrows, very satisfied with Zhang's attitude of agreeing, but deliberately said softly: "Those words just now are amazing, what kind of palace maid came, I don't think so, now all the girls in the family have married into the nobility, they think highly of themselves. Wait. Be careful if someone spreads these words to that person's ears, you will not get any good fruit."
Zhang promised to smile: "It's just relying on the favor of the superiors. The emperor also has this kind of affection for her. I would like to see if she can still have this blessing next spring."
"Shh, you don't want to die?" Zhang promised's harsh words, which made Concubine Yi a little scared. The most unspeakable thing now was the body of the Empress Dowager. The emperor fully hoped that his grandmother could survive the winter and continue to live strong in the spring of next year. , although everyone knew that it was impossible, but how dare they say it out loud.
But on the other hand, Zhang promised to say such cruel words, which shows that she was cruel to Concubine De in her heart. Concubine Yi's own fifth elder brother was taken away by the Queen Mother. She knew the hatred of taking away a son, and she felt that Zhang Jia's family was even more cruel. His attitude came from the bottom of his heart, and even when he talked about it with Concubine Hui afterwards, even Concubine Hui found it incredible.
In fact, every time Zhang promised to say something vicious in front of them, he would repent in the dead of night and pray to the gods and Buddhas not to bring bad luck to Concubine De. It is not important to me, what is important is that in this life, I can repay Concubine De for saving her life.
In Zhang Wenxing's view, if the incident that had been arranged by Ping Guiren could have been avoided, she would really have been willing to be a palace maid serving the imperial concubine all her life, but she had no choice but to climb onto the dragon bed, fearing everything the emperor would do. Earlier, she Facing the Holy Emperor, what could make her feel at ease was actually talking to the Emperor about Concubine De.
But except for herself, except for Concubine De and Lord Jue Chan, almost no one knew her true intentions. She guessed that the emperor continued to favor her in order to help Concubine De, but the emperor always looked at her with a look in his eyes. With a slightly different meaning than before, Zhang Renying thought to himself that maybe the emperor had some scruples about her after all.
Regarding her current situation, others' doubts, accusations and ridicules can actually satisfy her. She is afraid that others will not believe that she really betrayed Empress De Fei. The more people look down upon her, the closer she gets to Yikun.
Palace and Changchun Palace, only by truly gaining their trust can we have insight into all things in the future.
After entering the twelfth lunar month, there is heavy snow every day, and on Laba day, there are heavy and strong winds from the morning. In previous years, even though there was snow in the twelfth lunar month, it would mostly clear up during Laba period, and there would be festive excitement and joy in the palace. But this year it is completely
Without these scenes, the gloomy sky was like the atmosphere in the palace. The longer the Empress Dowager and the Empress stayed on the bed, the palace people gradually did not dare to speak loudly.
The only thing that can break the immersion is the cries of ignorant children. The crying of the little princess in Yikun Palace often makes the place seem a bit angry, but Concubine Yi is afraid that others will criticize Yikun Palace, so every time the little princess cries,
She became very impatient at that time, and privately asked the imperial doctor to prescribe a medicine to calm the child, and treated the child who was not yet one month old so cruelly. However, the child's biological mother ignored him and could only wait silently in her heart, praying to God to take pity on this child.
Little life.
On Laba day, the wind and snow did not stop until the afternoon, but there was no festive atmosphere in the palace. When the weather cleared, everyone just stood under the eaves to bask in the sun. Concubine Yi stood lazily at the door to stretch her muscles, but she saw Yikun
There was a commotion in front of the palace gate. The door was more than half open, and a eunuch hurried in and said, "Master, Concubine De is here."
"De Fei?" Concubine Yi was so surprised. Concubine De was really a rare guest among the rare guests in Yikun Palace. How long had it been since she had entered the gate of Yikun Palace? In fact, Concubine De had only a few good friends.
He rarely interacted with other concubines. The women said sourly in private that he was the one who entered Qianqing Palace and Cining Palace. How could their palaces accommodate this noble person?
Concubine Yi was wearing ordinary clothes, and her bun was a little loose because it was tilted just now. Seeing someone coming in, she ignored her and let Taohong go to greet her. She turned around and went back to the palace, and asked the palace maid to comb her hair and change clothes.
When she came out dressed decently, the palace maid in front of the door said that Concubine De had agreed to go to the West Wing Hall to visit Zhang.
Concubine Yi frowned, feeling a little uneasy in her heart. She took the palace maid to the room that Zhang had promised. When she raised the curtain, she heard Concubine De saying: "It's a pity that I came here to see you today. Otherwise, I should have brought my thirteenth brother with me."
I want you to see it too, and let the brothers and sisters also see it."
Ke Zhang agreed but said coldly: "I don't dare to work for you, my concubine. What's more, the princess is raised by Concubine Yi. If you bring the thirteenth brother here, I'm afraid the meddlesome people will say that you are here to show off, and laugh at me."
I have given birth to a princess, and Concubine Yi is not lucky enough to raise her brother."
A sneer flashed across Yi Concubine's face, but she heard De Concubine say: "What you said is really strange. How come a good thing has turned sour? I thought people in the palace said those words were made up randomly because of jealousy of you. It turns out that you and I are really mad at each other."
Divided?"
Zhang's words of agreement contained full of hatred, "I don't dare to be separated from my mother-in-law. The mother-in-law cares about my body and says that I am not suitable for childbearing. She wants me to give up my children, take care of myself and serve the emperor's kindness. I will spend my whole life to serve the emperor."