[Qing Chuan] Jun Guifang has rested

It's over," Concubine Xian turned to face her, brushing the broken hair around her ears with her fingertips, "Ningbi, if you get rid of yourself in the palace, no one can protect you all the time.No matter what the situation is, you must protect yourself first, you know? "

The brocade quilt is warm and soft, the shadow of the candle is red, and the posture of the two is also very intimate.This moment should have been infinitely tender and charming, but what Concubine Xian said inside and out made Xu Qiuyan feel the bitterness of parting.Her thoughts drifted back to the cold and ruthless ending of the Huifa Nala family in the history books, her heart trembled, and she held the hand of Concubine Xian tightly, "Mother, this servant will protect myself and you, we will not separate of."

Concubine Xian looked at her for a long time, and the corner of her mouth slightly twitched: "You are such a silly girl."

Xu Qiuyan extinguished the candle.Lying side by side, they talked about the darkness of the night, the darkness of the stars and the moon.

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Chapter 23

Winter in the Forbidden City is very cold.As the twelfth lunar month approached, there were a few light snowfalls in the capital.

Today, sporadic snowflakes are falling from the dark sky, and a thin layer of whiteness has been deposited on the ground.

Qianlong lingered at the main gate of Changchun Palace, exhaling white air from his mouth, shivering a little from the cold, but he didn't tell anyone, and he refused to leave for a long time.

After a while, Concubine Xian came out from the room with the Empress Dowager on his arm, and Qianlong rushed to meet her.But when he saw the expressions of the two just now, his face sank immediately.

Qianlong paid his respects to the Empress Dowager, and tried his best to relax his brows, "Emperor Mother, the Queen's body...isn't it good?"

The Empress Dowager held Qianlong's hand and smiled at him, "The empress was weak after giving birth to Yonglian. Now the fetal image is unstable and the pulse is a little weak, but the emperor does not need to worry too much. Concubine Xian takes care of everything in the harem. The food is well prepared, and the imperial physicians who take care of the queen are also very capable. You just take good care of yourself and handle the affairs of your family and country well, that's the most important thing." She moved closer to Qianlong, frowned, "Did you drink again, didn't you? "

"Yes, I know I'm wrong." Qianlong turned his face away in embarrassment, and walked for a while with the Empress Dowager.

A wintersweet bloomed in the cold. The Queen Mother stopped under the plum tree, looked at the frost-covered and snow-covered branches, and sighed: "Golden plum blossoms and jade are the most beautiful winter scenery. It can be seen that things think about people, but it adds sadness."

Qianlong didn't answer, just nodded slightly, but the emotion on his face seemed complicated.

The Empress Dowager brushed off the snow and frost on the plum blossoms with her hands, and continued: "When Aijia was still a concubine, she was closest to Xingshang in the harem. Later, she died of dystocia, and the late Emperor and Aijia were very sad. You and your emperor Like Ma, you are a person who values ​​affection and righteousness, but after all, you are still young and have inexperienced qualifications, so you are more likely to be emotional."

"Yes."

Qianlong lowered his head obediently.

The apricot dress mentioned by the Queen Mother is the boudoir name of the noble concubine Nian of Dunsu.When she and the Empress Dowager were both concubines of Yongzheng, they were congenial in nature and had always been on good terms with each other, and they loved Qianlong in every possible way.It's a pity that the sky is jealous of the beauty, and the good years are gone because of dystocia.Today, November 23, is the anniversary of the death of Imperial Concubine Dunsu, and Empress Fucha is weak during pregnancy, new worries and old thoughts are intertwined, Qianlong will inevitably become more sad.

Xu Qiuyan stood aside, although the feeling in her heart was not as deep as that of Qianlong, but thinking of Empress Fucha's Fanghua who just passed away, she couldn't help but silently sighed that she was a poor girl.

After a while, the Empress Dowager said: "Ai's family is exhausted, I have to go back and rest. By the way, Yonghuang and Yongzhang have improved a lot in their homework these days, and the emperor can test them when he has time." She patted the back of Concubine Xian's hand, " You stay with the emperor well."

Qianlong was still standing at the bottom of the tree, his shoulders were soaked by the snow without realizing it.After a while, he broke a few flower branches with his own hands, and said to Concubine Xian: "The queen also likes wintersweet. After you return to the palace, make her a bottle of cha flowers and send them to Changchun Palace tomorrow."

Concubine Xian agreed.Qianlong's thin lips moved, as if he still had a thousand words to say, but in the end he didn't say anything, and let Concubine Xian back down.

He went to the imperial garden for a while, leaving a few rows of messy footprints on the snow, and then went back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.At this time, there was a sound coming from behind the dead tree, which became more and more prominent in this silent winter night.

The guards immediately became vigilant, Li Yu took a few steps forward and said sharply, "Who is hiding there, sneaking around?"

No response.After a while, a pair of small and exquisite light purple embroidered shoes appeared from behind the tree trunk, and then a slim figure of frost color was fully revealed, but she covered her face with her sleeves so that no one could see her face.

Qianlong rubbed the center of his eyebrows, his expression moved slightly: "Come closer."

The woman walked to the front of the imperial court in small steps.

"Look up and let me see."

The woman hesitated for a moment, and slowly removed her sleeves.The moment she showed her face, Qianlong's breathing visibly froze, "Are you a servant of Zhongcui Palace?"

Wei Xunfang replied in a low voice: "Wei Xunfang, the servant girl, is the maid in charge of the pure imperial concubine."

Today, she only applied a little makeup, with light makeup, and a little cinnabar between her eyebrows made her whole person infinitely brighter.

Qianlong leaned forward, "What are you doing here?"

Wei Xunfang took out a dark wooden food box from his sleeve, and presented it to Qianlong with both hands, "This is a snowflake cake made by my servant, and there are some nourishing medicinal herbs in it. The winter is cold, and this servant is worried about the emperor's body, but she is also afraid that she will be vulgar." , defiled the dragon body, so I had no choice but to follow secretly."

Her arms were still held flat and straight.Qianlong waved to Li Yu: "Bring the things here, so as not to freeze people."

Qianlong put the snow cake into his mouth and chewed it carefully.The attendants all around looked at Qianlong's expression, but saw that he seemed to neither dislike nor enjoy the taste of ice cream, he just took a bite and then stood there quietly.After a while he asked: "You put a lot of medicine in your heart, don't you?"

"Yes."

Li Yu understood: Wei Xunfang must be blessed.

When Qianlong was young, he suffered from a persistent illness, and he didn't recover for a long time. He vomited out all the medicines he ate, and the imperial physicians were helpless.Nian came up with his own idea and mixed the prepared medicinal materials into Qianlong's favorite snow cake to nourish him. He made it by himself every day and never slack off.

After Nian's death, Qianlong also ordered someone to cook ice cream cake according to her recipe, but it didn't have the same taste as before. Today, when I tasted it, it was almost the same as the familiar taste back then.

Qianlong beckoned Wei Xunfang to come closer.Wei Xunfang stood beside him respectfully and docilely, with his eyelids downcast, and his thick eyelashes cast trembling shadows in the light.

Qianlong held her hand and said in surprise: "Hands are so cold?"

Wei Xunfang shook her head shyly.Qianlong smiled: "Come, sit in the sedan chair." He took her into the jade chariot.

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Chapter 24 Provocation

The next day was sunny and the breeze was coming.Concubine Xian and Xu Qiuyan were planting flowers and plants in the yard when they heard hurried footsteps.

Concubine Shu and Xin often come together, with resentment written all over their faces.After Xinchang became favored, she moved to Xianfu Palace to live with Concubine Jia.It's getting cold, and Concubine Shu doesn't come here as often as before, so it's rare to come here suddenly today.

Concubine Xian joked: "What's the big deal that brought you all here?" Concubine Shu took a step forward and said angrily, "Wei Xunfang is so lowly, and she made a fool of herself in front of the imperial court, yet she was conferred the title of queen just as soon as she was favored." Your Excellency? I really don't know what kind of seductive tricks she used."

The embarrassment she mentioned was the mouse-catching incident.Wei Xunfang was treated so badly in front of Qianlong that her nose was bruised and her face was swollen, but now she is still favored.

Xin Changzai's face was full of sadness, "I'm also a woman from the Han family. My ancestors have been prominent for several generations, but I've been in the palace for so long, and I'm still just a regular here."

Concubine Xian sniffed a sprig of jasmine between her fingers, and said with a smile: "The emperor has rewarded you with a title, this kind of favor is no worse than that of Jin. Moreover, we should not make rash comments about the emperor's likes and dislikes."

Naturally, they wouldn't listen to the persuasion at the moment, they were depressed, frustrated and wronged, and their expressions did not seem to ease up in the slightest.

But at this time, Wei Xunfang came who no one wanted to see.Holding the maid's hand, she walked slowly, as if she wanted to compare with the weak and sick Xi Shi; but the garnet red all over her body was particularly eye-catching, and her slender willow waist swayed from side to side, looking very arrogant and domineering.

Xin Chang stayed silent and retreated a little.Concubine Shu wanted to slap her a few times immediately.Concubine Xian stopped her calmly, and smiled at Wei Xunfang: "The emperor often stays a little longer for newly favored concubines in the palace. It is a rare diligence for Mrs. Wei to come to pay my respects to this palace so early in the morning. Rejoice."

Wei Xunfang heard the cleverness in Concubine Xian's words, she was mocking her for being favored, and she had to be named a nobleman as soon as she received the favor, but she was not valued by the emperor at all, and she was worse than ordinary concubines in the past.

But this is true, after she married last night, the emperor drafted a canonized edict, and then sent her back to the palace, while he accompanied Empress Fucha.Until now, it seems that she has forgotten about this, and has never paid attention to her at all.

Wei Xunfang's heart twitched, and her momentum still refused to weaken: "Concubines naturally keep the etiquette in mind. I wanted to greet the empress and the pure concubine first, but the empress is not pregnant, and the pure concubine is about to give birth. Concubines are not easy to bother, so why don't you hurry up and come to your place."

She deliberately put the status of Concubine Xian under the status of Concubine Pure, and even insinuated that she did not have the good fortune to conceive a dragon child.

Concubine Xian smiled brightly, and corrected her tirelessly: "It seems that sister Wei still hasn't memorized the etiquette clearly. My palace is now in charge of the sixth palace. You haven't seen the empress, you should come to Yikun Palace immediately to pay my respects to this palace. It's just right , you are here today, I will teach you the rules of salutation."

Concubine Xian sat on the wooden chair next to the small table in the courtyard, took a cup of tea leisurely, and said to Wei Xunfang's maid: "Xuemei, I remember that you have been serving in the palace for a long time, how should the nobleman greet you?" You must have seen many noble concubines saluting, so I will do the same for your master."

Xuemei followed her words and deeds with a set of regular rituals, kneeling three times and knocking nine times.

"That's right." Concubine Xian sipped the tea soup, and cast a wink at Wei Xunfang, "Your Majesty Wei, do you see clearly? Why don't you learn from Xuemei first, and I will teach you the irregular places."

Wei Xunfang's face was ashen, and her body did not move for a long time.

Concubine Shu and Xin Changzai who were on the sidelines could not help but raise the corners of their mouths.Concubine Shu yawned lazily, and said with a sneer, "Your Majesty Wei, is there a gold pad under your kneecaps? Is it so difficult to make a big gift?"

Wei Xunfang bit her lower lip, as if her teeth were trembling.She looked at the ground with both eyes, and knelt down numbly.

Concubine Shu frowned, "Tsk, this first step is not very elegant. Xuemei, go teach your master."

Xuemei didn't dare to offend Concubine Shu, but she also didn't dare to offend Mrs. Wei, the new master, so she hesitated.Concubine Xian also signaled her to go over, and she carefully corrected Wei Xunfang's posture and movements.

Xu Qiuyan looked at this scene a little familiarly, and then the scene in "My Fair Princess" where the queen and Mother Rong taught the little swallow to kneel appeared in her mind.Think about it carefully, isn't the queen in "Han Zhu Ge Ge" the concubine Xian.

Unexpectedly, the virtual scene in the film and television drama fits so well with the reality, which is really strange, and the corners of her lips raised.

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Chapter 25 Undercurrent

Seeing Xu Qiuyan smiling, Concubine Xian also raised the corners of her mouth, beckoned her to her side, handed her two pieces of tea, and joked a few words as if no one else was there.

Wei Xunfang saluted twice completely, with a serious and ugly face, as if she wanted to swallow everyone in Yikun Palace alive.

Concubine Shu couldn't stop thinking about it, and wanted to make things difficult for her a few times.Concubine Xian didn't want to make any more troubles, so she winked at her, smiled and asked Wei Xunfang to get up, and offered her a seat to watch tea.

Wei Xunfang was also not polite at all, sat down and just took a sip before complaining that it was bad, and said with a sneer, "Ma'am, this is old tea. No matter how good the tea is, no one will appreciate it after a long time and will drink it. After all, it is the new tea that is most favored by tea drinkers."

Concubine Xian lifted the lid of the bowl, smelled the fragrance and smiled lightly: "What Wei Guiren said is true, tea should be tasted fresh. But fresh and tender raw materials, well-made famous tea are still good tea, if you use inferior tea powder No matter how fresh the tea is, it cannot be called a famous tea.”

Wei Xunfang didn't want to ask for cheap, she got up and said disgruntledly: "The concubine is a little tired, so I will leave first." She paused, and glanced at Xu Qiuyan, "But the concubine still has a request, I wonder if the concubine Xian can agree. "

Concubine Xian asked her to speak.Wei Xunfang said: "The snacks in the small kitchen of Yikun Palace are famous in the Forbidden City. The concubines used to be slaves, so they had no luck to enjoy them. Now they are loved by the emperor, and they are among the concubines. They also want to enjoy this A blessing. When you are free, I will send Miss Ningbi to my concubine, okay?"

Wei Xunfang had a feud with Xu Qiuyan, and almost everyone in the palace knew about it.What she meant was clearly to find an opportunity to trouble Xu Qiuyan.

Concubine Xian looked at Xu Qiuyan, meaning that if she didn't want to, she didn't have to go there.

Xu Qiuyan was willing to make a compromise for the time being.For one thing, Concubine Xian's giving Wei Xunfang a prestige today can be regarded as teaching the newcomers in the harem etiquette, which is regarded as her duty, not exceeding the rules.Since Wei Xunfang came early in the morning to pay respects to Concubine Xian, it was considered a courtesy, if she rejected Wei Xunfang's such a small request, it would be unreasonable and lacking the bearing of a noble concubine.

Secondly, Xu Qiuyan has a farther view of the situation in the harem than Concubine Xian.If history cannot be changed, nobleman Wei will become the final winner step by step, while noble concubine Xian will end up miserable.She is not afraid of losing, so at least she won't get into too much trouble with Wei Xunfang now, and she won't have to make things worse in the end.

Concubine Xian agreed with her to go, but she had to find the right time.Concubine Chun is about to give birth, and Concubine Xian told her that it is best to go there at that time, when the attention of He Gong will be on Zhong Cui Palace, Wei Xunfang will not dare to make mistakes.

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Concubine Shu felt that this was too polite to Wei Xunfang, but Concubine Xian wanted her to be careful not to leave anything in others' hands.Concubine Shu broke up with them and went back to the palace angrily.Recalling Wei Xunfang's virtuous behavior, she was still furious, "My sister still wants me to control the situation, but Wei Xunfang is so frivolous and Meng Lang, does she have a sense of proportion, and who does she value?"

Lian Xiao offered her a bowl of warm porridge, "Your Majesty calm down, there is no one who can replace you when you are so angry."

Concubine Shu pushed the steaming bowl aside, "Now she is just a noble person, she is so defiant. In the future, if I can bear this anger like this, I'm afraid there will be no place for me in this palace." gone."

Lian Xiao said: "What this servant means is that it is enough for the empress to bear her on the surface."

This girl has always been able to come up with some crazy ideas, Shu Pin asked her to continue.Lian Xiao continued: "Mr. Wei was promoted by the pure noble concubine. But in the heart of the emperor, the pure noble concubine is not as good as the noble concubine Xian; but in terms of appearance, talent, and wealth, Ning Bi is not inferior to Mr. Wei."

Hearing what she said, Shupin's thoughts changed, thinking of Qianlong holding Ningbi's handwritten calligraphy