It turns out that some of the scorpion-hearted people in the palace were looking forward to Concubine De's delivery and she would die. Only without this charming and charming woman in Yonghe Palace could other people have a good life. Unexpectedly, Concubine De had a narrow escape before giving birth.
However, she was blessed by the Buddha at that moment and was safe and sound. Aunt Sumala asked the imperial doctor privately whether Empress De Fei would be able to give birth in the future. The imperial doctors nodded and said: "If you take good care of yourself, it will not be difficult, but the empress is also
As we get older, if we plan for the long term, it is naturally best not to have children."
And although the delivery went smoothly, the mother was weak after all, and she gradually regained her energy after two days. But every time she watched the wet nurse feeding her little brother, she couldn't help crying. Both Huanchun and Mrs. Wu Ya knew that she was thinking about her sixth brother.
The Empress Dowager, it was really just a matter of ten days. The Empress Dowager was not able to see Du Lanqi give birth to her next brother.
Since the whole country was in mourning, there could not be any celebrations in the palace. The younger brother Xi San kept a low profile. Apart from giving some gifts to various palaces, only Concubine Hui, who was now in charge of palace affairs, came to watch the ceremony.
After all, Yonghe Palace and Changchun Palace did not really break up in person, and they were always polite when they met. After watching the ceremony, Concubine Hui went into the inner hall to see Lan Qi. More than ten years passed by, and Concubine Hui still remembered that she was in Zhongcui Palace.
The emotions in front of the door, but those emotions seemed to have never happened to the woman in front of me.
The changing of the four seasons in the deep palace has never been about the red flowers and yellow leaves, but the rising and falling scenery of the palaces and courtyards. But all this has never happened in Yonghe Palace.
"Sister Hui has been having a hard time recently. I heard that Sister Rong has not been well. I can't leave the bed, otherwise I have to go and visit her." Lan Qi was very polite. Even though she was extremely disgusted with the woman in front of her, as long as Xuan Ye stayed with her for one day.
, she would not do anything to embarrass Xuan Ye, and since the death of Sixth Brother was not directly related to Concubine Hui, Lan Qi could show some kindness to her.
Seeing Lan Qi's politeness, Concubine Hui felt relieved. She sat down and said, "Sister Rong has been taking care of the affairs of the Sixth Palace. If she doesn't faint this time, I'm afraid she will have to hold on for a while. Neither will we."
Now that she is young, sometimes she won't listen even if you try to persuade her. It would be better if you try to persuade her more when you see her later."
Lan Qi nodded. At this time, the little brother who was just taking a bath outside was brought in. The wet nurse put the little brother into the arms of Empress De Fei and said happily: "Little brother doesn't cry or make trouble. He's so big."
How can people be so calm?"
"You guys are trying to make me happy. How can a child who has been born for three days see anything special?" Lan Qi didn't take the flattery seriously. She lowered her head and looked at her son in her arms. She still remembered what Yin Zuo looked like when he was born. Now she looks at Xiao Shi.
Fourth, he doesn’t look like his two brothers, but he does look a lot like Wen Xian. I can’t help but laugh in my heart. I wonder if this boy will have a girlish temper in the future, or if her eldest girl will become like a tomboy in the future.
Concubine Hui looked on, feeling envious in her heart. Counting the fourth elder brother, Concubine De now had a pair of biological sons, a pair of biological princesses, and an adopted son, the thirteenth elder brother. Apart from Concubine Yi, almost no one could compare with her, and
Concubine Yi was just serving the emperor on the couch and was lucky enough to receive the dragon seed. Although she was blessed with good fortune, she was not as favored as Wu Ya by a single hair.
Mrs. Wu Ya came in from the outside and blessed Concubine Hui. Then she stood by the couch and said to her daughter: "Brother, it's time to take a bath. It's time for me to leave the palace. There is no rule about staying in the palace for a long time. Please take care of your health."
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Concubine Hui said from the side: "It doesn't matter if Madam stays for a few more days. The palace is busy and has no time to take care of Concubine De's sister. You can stay in the palace and take care of her. The Emperor is at ease outside, and so are our sisters." Mrs. Wuya
Smiling humbly: "The palace rules are strict, I don't dare to disturb the ladies. The weather is very good today. I leave the palace now and it's still daylight when I get home."
Seeing that her mother had decided to leave, Lan Qi knew that it was useless to try to stay, but she said it at this moment, obviously to show Concubine Hui. Although she had never mentioned the rights and wrongs in the palace to her mother, Lan Ying often came in and out now.
She knew a lot of things, and it was inevitable that she would not reveal them to her mother. This must be the reason why she developed the desire to protect herself.
"Please have a good rest when E Niang goes back. Thank you for your hard work these days." Lan Qi agreed with a smile and asked Huanchun to prepare to send E Niang out of the palace. Concubine Hui was polite again and asked someone to prepare a soft sedan to send Mrs. Wu Ya off. Lan Qi agreed
Seeing that she was like this, Qi didn't want to offend Concubine Hui too much and cause embarrassment, so she asked her mother to agree.
Huan Chun carried his wife on the sedan chair all the way out of the palace. After watching his wife go out of the palace smoothly, he turned back with peace of mind. He said a few words to the little palace maid next to him along the way. Because the palace was closed, he spoke very quietly and lowered his voice.
He walked along the corner with his head, and when he turned the intersection, the little palace lady beside him suddenly said: "Auntie, you see, he is a gentleman."
Huan Chun was stunned and looked up. A woman in palace attire turned out of the intersection in front of her, followed by three or two palace maids. Looking at the back, she couldn't guess which one it was, but the little palace maid next to her said that she happened to see them turning the corner.
When he looked at his profile, he could clearly see that he was a noble man.
"Now that all the palaces are closed, is she walking outside like this in the hope of being locked up again?" Huan Chun said bitterly and led the people around him to go back and take a detour. Ping Guiren, a "plague god",
, it’s best to stay away if you can’t afford to offend him.
When Huanchun came back, Concubine Hui was just about to leave. She stood respectfully at the foot of the steps waiting for Concubine Hui to leave. She inadvertently raised her eyes and saw that the maid following Concubine Hui had a face of Zhang Sheng. She had not paid attention when she had just performed the three rites, and because of various
The palace sent some gifts, and the palace maids came and went frequently. She just saw that Sister Baoyun, who had always been following Concubine Hui, was no longer there. This palace maid was transferred from somewhere. Looking at her age, she should be somewhat experienced in the palace.
People of years and months.
After Concubine Hui left, Huan Chun came in to report back to his master. He didn't want his master to be upset. He didn't mention that he saw Ping Guiren wandering outside on the road. He only mentioned that Baoyun beside Concubine Hui was missing, and he was a little worried about whether she was okay.
Lan Qi sighed: "Bao Yun was the Empress Dowager's spy who was clearly placed around Concubine Hui in the past. She couldn't get rid of her for so many years. Now that the Empress Dowager is gone, she can find any name to get rid of Bao Yun, no matter what.
If anyone cares about it in the future, no one will be able to care about it these days, and I may even forget about it in the future. After all, Bao Yun is on errands for Cining Palace, and other people have nothing to do with her, so who is going to mind such nosy matters."
"Does the queen care?" Huan Chun was excited for a moment, but after asking, she felt it was inappropriate. She should not cause trouble to her master.
Lan Qi knew that they were both from Cining Palace. Huan Chun was younger than Bao Yun and must have been taken care of in those years. She herself was also a palace maid. She understood the affection here and promised Huan Chun: "I will definitely take care of it."
, but please wait patiently, now is indeed not the time to do these things, I think Concubine Hui will not hurt her life, after all, everyone knows that Bao Yun is a maid given by the Empress Dowager."
Huan Chun felt at ease. She knew that her master would definitely do what she promised. She also hoped that if Sister Baoyun leaves Changchun Palace in the future, it would be good to come to Yonghe Palace. There are so many elder brothers and princesses in the palace now, so it would be nice to have a few more people.
She should, but she didn't know that it wasn't Concubine Hui who held on to Bao Yun, but Bao Yun himself who didn't want to leave.
Let's say that Concubine Hui left Yonghe Palace and was walking to her palace. Someone came to report on the way, saying that Lord Ping had been waiting for a long time. Concubine Hui knew that she had been keeping little Hesheli in the past few days. It was rare for her to have such a chance.
I have the patience to come to my door every day. On weekdays, I just say "We are tired" but I don't see you. Today I came back from outside and I still want to see you even if I don't see you.
The warm sedan stopped, and Concubine Hui asked Yanzhu to come closer and obey her, and ordered her to send someone to Yikun Palace to ask Concubine Yi and Zhang to agree to come. Yanzhu didn't understand, but instead advised his master: "Mr. Ping is from the Hesheli family after all.
Your Majesty, it’s better to be careful.”
Concubine Hui sneered: "If the Hesheli family takes care of her, will they let her be bullied in the palace for so long? As for letting Concubine Yi and the others come over, I want to give Ping Gui some face, Zhang agreed.
The holiday with her should come to an end."
Yanzhu obeyed the order and was about to send someone to invite her, but Concubine Hui stopped her and said, "Tell Concubine Yi what I mean, and let her train Zhang Yaosheng first. If Zhang Yaosheng refuses to bow his head, there is no need to come over."
Such words reached Yikun Palace. Concubine Yi frowned and listened for a long time, then asked Yanzhu: "Does your mother-in-law want Zhang to promise to apologize to Mr. Ping?"
Yanzhu said with a smile: "I don't know how to make amends, but the master also has good intentions and wants to test Zhang Promise's sincerity for the empress again. After all, the troubles above can be big or small. If Zhang Promise is not there,
For the sake of your sincerity, how can you be willing to be wronged in front of Mr. Ping?"
Yi Fei felt that it made sense. Although she already thought that there was no need to test Zhang Jia's family again, it was not a bad thing to be more careful. After letting Yan Zhu leave, she called Zhang Yao and told her about Changchun Palace.
Xiaozhi said rationally: "Concubine Hui has more seniority than me and is more in power in the palace. Although we are the same, I always rely on her more. What happened today is to give her face so that she can truly
I have surrendered to Mr. Ping Gui, but if you suffer any grievance, just think of it for my sake."
Zhang promised that his heart was filled with emotions, but he said calmly on his face: "It turns out that Concubine De was the one who instigated the concubine to do those things. The empress said that Gui Ping and her could not get along with each other, so she would not let Gui Ping have an easy life."
Yi Fei suddenly understood, clapped her hands and said: "Now there is an explanation. Let me tell you, how can you dare to provoke her again and again with just a small promise?" She asked Taohong to dress her up, and said to Zhang Yasheng,
"She once beat up your palace maid, and she was very vicious. I don't know how she will be angry with you today, but with Concubine Hui and me here, she shouldn't be too cruel."
Zhang Yingsheng panicked, thinking that if Ping Guiren didn't treat her cruelly, would it be possible to torture Xiao Yu? Although it is not appropriate to shout and kill in the palace during a funeral, but to abuse a palace maid behind closed doors, as long as no one outside knows,
Ping Guiren is like that and can't do anything.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Yi had the last part of her sentence. Finally, now that she was older, she could think more about things, so she agreed with Zhang: "Your palace maid once injured her, and she might be tormenting her today, so don't take her with you."
, There can be no abuse in the palace at the moment, I am just giving a favor to Concubine Hui, and I don’t want to be tricked by them."
Zhang promised to feel relieved. She had originally planned to go out without Xiaoyu, but she was afraid that Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui would be suspicious. Now Concubine Yi's words made her feel at ease. She went back to change out of the clothes and told Xiaoyu to wait for her at home.
But Xiaoyu refused, insisting on following her master, and said loyally: "My slave is very strong-skinned. Don't be afraid of her. She won't bully you when you are here. No matter what happens, she can't beat the slave to death, right?"
"Silly girl, it's hard to beat me half to death. I'm watching you being beaten, it's better to be bullied myself." Zhang agreed but refused, ordered Xiao Yu not to go out, and took the other maids in the house out to wait for Concubine Yi, and soon they all came together
Come to Changchun Palace.
In the Nuan Pavilion of the Changchun Palace, Concubine Hui was already sitting at the head. Ping Guiren was serving tea by the stove. Knowing that Concubine Yi and Zhang had promised to come, he made four cups of tea under his hands. As soon as the tea was brewed, the curtain in front of the door was opened.
When I got up, a gust of cold wind blew in, and I saw the energetic Concubine Yi stepping in through the door, shouting: "Sister's house is filled with incense, it smells so good."
Behind her came the younger concubines. They were all wearing filial piety. No one had to be more gorgeous, but their looks were different. Even though Concubine Yi was arrogant, she was outshone by the people behind her. Zhang promised that in the past two years, she would become more and more beautiful.
She looks pretty.
But Ping Gui is not as good as others. He is born with a charming and beautiful face that can dominate the palace. Beautiful people cannot tolerate others' good looks. I haven't seen Zhang Jia for a long time. She used to be fat and pot-bellied, but now she has become beautiful again.
Man, she felt a little more hatred in her heart.
"Sister Ping, please sit down. Zhang Zheng's position is lower than yours, so I don't have to ask her to serve you tea." Concubine Yi sat down by herself, and while calling Ping Guiren over, she sighed and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Look.
I seem to have gained some weight, but am I taller than before? Or maybe I have lost weight, which is really pitiful."
Mr. Pinggui is indeed still growing up. He will definitely change after a year. He just lacks the moisture of rain and dew, but has grown into an ordinary appearance. Just imagine if he had been by the emperor's side from time to time this year, and his figure and appearance would have been...
Maybe even more charming and enchanting.
"My sister used to be in Yonghe Palace. Did she learn tea kung fu from Concubine De?" Concubine Hui looked at Zhang Jia who was standing aside with a smile, and pointed to the tea by the stove, "Mr. Ping has finished half of it. I'm thirsty."
Already."
"I only do rough work in Yonghe Palace, but I have learned a lot from Concubine Yi in recent days." Zhang promised to serve the tea carefully as she said it. The tea had already been brewed, and she only needed to pour it.
Since there was no palace maid in the Nuan Pavilion, the matter of serving tea naturally fell into her hands.
He carefully picked up the tea bowl and put it down in front of Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi. Zhang promised to turn back and serve the tea. When he was about to bring it to Guiren Ping, his heart was pounding, but he heard Concubine Yi say with a smile: "Just right, just right.
I know that Sister Ping has some issues with our Zhang, so now that she is serving you tea, she will treat it as an apology. From now on, my sister and my sister will get married as a family, and the past will be wiped out."
Write it off? Because Zhang promised to fall down, but framed himself for murdering the emperor's heir, Ping Guiren was banned for more than a year. If the old thing, the Empress Dowager, hadn't died, she didn't know when she would be released, and her family wouldn't care about her.
, the emperor didn't even think that she existed. Such a life was all thanks to the little bitch Zhang Jia, so he could write it off? It's so easy to say.
Ping Guiren raised her eyes to look at Concubine Hui, but Concubine Hui had just given her instructions on what to do, telling her that Zhang promised to be Concubine Yi now, and that Concubine Yi was willing to give her face, so that she could let go of her resentment and be harmonious in the future.
Concubine Hui gave her a look, intending to allow her to do something out of the ordinary. Peace would be a thing in the future, and today was just for her to vent her anger.
Then he saw that Zhang promised to bring tea. There was no coffee table for tea where Lady Ping was sitting, so he wanted to give the tea to her. Zhang agreed to stand in front of her respectfully, and followed what Concubine Yi had just said, and said softly:
"I was ignorant in the past. I was instigated to do disrespectful things to the noble man. I also treated the noble man to a large amount. After drinking this cup of tea, the past will be over."
Among the three people present here, Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi were all drafted into the palace. She, Ping Guiren, was a daughter of a famous family. However, Zhang promised to be a little palace maid picked up from Yingtai. She was exactly the same as her old master. In the eyes of Ping Guiren, she was
A despicable person. Hearing her say these words now, he couldn't help but sneer: "It seems that my sister studied very well in Yonghe Palace and Jingyang Palace. The two of you came from the same background as you and learned to speak decent words. I'm afraid of being polite.
Others see through your humble background."
Zhang promised that his heart was twisted, his face was calm, and he held the tea bowl steadily and said: "I am from a humble background. I was afraid that my bad words in the past would offend the ears of nobles and ladies. Over the years, I have learned to speak cautiously, and I have done everything I can to make you laugh.
Already."
Ping Guiren reached out to take the tea and smiled: "Sisters and sisters, let bygones be bygones." But he just touched the tea bowl in his hand. Seeing that Zhang agreed to let go, Ping Guiren put his hand down and filled the bowl.
The scalding hot tea was turned out and poured all over Zhang Yaosheng's hand. She was burned and in pain, but she had no time to catch the tea bowl. There was a crisp cracking sound, and the ground was covered with mess.
Ping Guiren groaned: "Sister, what are you doing? Are you not convinced and want to burn me?"
Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi were watching from the side. Concubine Yi frowned and clicked her tongue, as if she couldn't bear it. She turned to look at Concubine Hui, who was drinking tea calmly. After a while, she saw that she was stiff and embarrassed, and then she said:
"Isn't there another bowl of tea? Zhang promised that if you are willing to apologize, you can bring another bowl of tea to Mr. Ping. Since you also said that Concubine De instigated you, I don't think Mr. Ping will blame you. After drinking the tea
, that’s the end of it.”
The back of Zhang Zhengyi's hand hurt so much that she didn't dare to look down. What was worse was that hot water was poured on her cuffs. The hot water soaked the fabric and stuck to her skin. It was like baking her hand directly on the stove. The excruciating pain screamed at her.
She was shaking all over, but no one cared about her injuries. Concubine Hui even asked her to bring a bowl of tea.
At this point, she had to endure everything, otherwise her efforts would be in vain. Zhang promised to grit his teeth, turned around and brought the bowl of tea that should have been reserved for him, and still respectfully presented it to Mr. Ping, humbly
Said: "The noble man calmed down his anger, then the concubine was careless."
Ping Guiren raised his eyes and saw the big blisters on her hands. He laughed and said: "How dare I be angry with you? They say the emperor likes you very much. Now if I see the blisters on your hands, I will ask who hurt her."
If I kill you, should I take the blame again?"
"No, no, it's my concubine who was careless. It has nothing to do with you." Zhang promised to keep her posture as low as possible. She knew that Ping Gui was just like those evil women in Yingtai. They would only feel satisfied when they saw others being trampled under their feet.
, their hearts have long been twisted, and there has never been right or wrong, justice, or human ethics in their world.
Concubine Yi seemed to be unable to bear it and coughed dryly and said: "Sister Ping, please drink tea, the tea is getting cold."
Ping Guiren responded: "What the Queen said, it won't be good when it gets cold." As he said that, he reached out to take the tea, but it was exactly the same as before. No matter how careful Zhang promised, as long as she let go, Ping Guiren would let go of the tea bowl in her hand.
, the tea in the Nuan Pavilion had cooled down after a while, and the still hot tea was poured on Zhang Renxing's hand again. She fell down in pain, and her knees hit the broken porcelain pieces again. She instinctively stretched out her hands to support her.
The palm of my hand pressed against the fragment again and was cut. It was dripping with blood for a while, which was very scary.
Concubine Yi couldn't stand it any longer, so she turned to Concubine Hui and said, "She still has to serve the emperor."
Concubine Hui glanced at her disdainfully, and finally said: "Zhang, I promise you are so careless, hurry back and clean up." After saying that, she called Yanzhu to come and take the person away, and another palace maid came in to clean up the mess and saw broken porcelain.
There was blood all over the film, and several palace maids were frightened, but the masters were calm and composed, so they could only clean up and leave quickly.
As soon as the idlers left, Ping Guiren showed respect and humility to the two of them again, and was busy adding tea to Concubine Hui. Concubine Yi said at the side: "Sister Ping, Zhang promised to be mine now, very obedient and docile. From now on,
For my sake, today’s incident will be avoided if possible.”
Ping Guiren smiled awkwardly: "I have just been fascinated by the past."
"You have been banned for more than a year. You should understand what the situation is like in the White House. You are so young. There will be no place for you on the dragon couch in the Qianqing Palace." Concubine Hui showed an attitude of gratitude, not showing the indifference she had just shown to Zhang Yaosheng.
With a ruthless expression, he was now a bit polite, "There are not many noble concubines in the palace. Your Majesty understands this in your heart. My sister, please just wait patiently. No matter how anxious you are now, you can't rush to the funeral of the Empress Dowager. Your Majesty.
There is a time to take it easy there, but before that you have to live in peace, otherwise the Yonghe Palace will be targeting you again, and if you don’t agree, there will be many people rushing to let Concubine De as a spearman.
You have to be careful."
"I will remember your Majesty's words, and I hope that your Majesty will take good care of me in the future." Ping Guiren had a look of rage on his face, wishing he could cut into pieces the women who had harmed her to this point.
In the Yikun Palace, the injured Zhang promised to be sent back soon. Although she was not beaten, just two bowls of tea left her covered with bruises, the back of her hands and wrists were covered with shocking blisters, and her palms were cut several times.
He was bleeding profusely and his knees were bruised. When he took off his tight-fitting pants, blood stains were all over his legs. The wounds were not very scary at first, but the bloody appearance made Xiao Yu cry.
Xiaoyu cried and wiped the bloodstains of her master while pleading: "Let's beg Concubine De, don't stay here any longer, okay?"