He would ask carefully about the destruction of the osmanthus tree, but he didn't want her to mention it again.Xu Qiuyan couldn't tell whether she had seen it through a long time ago or was really big-hearted, so she didn't make wild guesses.

After a while, the eunuch's high-pitched voice came from the small courtyard saying "The emperor is here".

Chapter 4 Accident

Xu Qiuyan murmured in her heart: she was a little worried that the emperor would vent her anger on her daughter-in-law, so she would have a "settling after autumn" with her. After thinking about it, it was not worthwhile to dream back to the Qing Dynasty once, to see Emperor Qianlong, and to ask for a few chapters. This line.

She followed Concubine Xian to greet Qianlong, but at first she didn't dare to look up, only a corner of the bright yellow dragon robe was in her eyes.Xu Qiuyan didn't see Qianlong's true face until the two sat down, drinking tea and chatting.

Qianlong is thirty-five years old this year, and he has not only lost the childishness and frivolity of the young, but also lacks the worldly sophistication of the middle-aged; although he is not as handsome and handsome as the literary works, he can definitely bear the "prosperity and handsomeness" In a word, the heroic spirit of the whole body is indeed rare in the world.

Qianlong first exchanged a few words with Concubine Xian that it was cold and it was going to rain again, and Concubine Xian agreed one by one. Qianlong patted her hand and said with a smile: "I came from the Queen and saw the dry tea you gave her. , why, when you are in your palace, do you hide it and don't want me to eat it?"

Concubine Xian covered her lips and smiled: "What if the concubines have already been delivered?"

Qianlong shook his head: "No, I believe that you will definitely keep it for me."

Concubine Xian was silent for a moment, and then she seemed to compromise, and ordered: "Ningbi, go to the small kitchen to get some dry tea."

Xu Qiuyan wasn't sure how many pieces of ancient court cakes she could recognize. Fortunately, she had eaten dried tea before, so she brought it quickly without making a fool of herself.

Qianlong tasted a small piece and was full of praise immediately: "Well, it's delicious. Back then, when the empress was here, she made me dried tea every three to five times, and I never got tired of eating it. Now the whole palace is yours to make. The most authentic."

Concubine Xian said: "This dried tea is originally a feature of Nian Niangniang's hometown. The emperor is used to eating authentic ones, and my concubines are really afraid of making me laugh."

"You are always so self-effacing." Qianlong stood up and took a few steps on the same spot. "In the past, the empress lived in Yikun Palace, and she was always reluctant to add new things. There were not many people in the palace to serve you. I see It hurts."

Concubine Xian stood a few steps away from Qianlong, silent, just lowered her head slightly.

Concubine Xian was dressed thinly, and the shadow of the candle was red, which made her waist so slender that it was not enough to hold it.Qianlong sized her up a few times, frowned, put his cloak on her, wrapped her in his arms, and said in a low voice: "Since what happened to Mrs. Gao, I haven't told you well. It's over, I know you're afraid... Don't worry, with me here, no one can hurt you."

Taking advantage of the sweetness of the two, Xu Qiuyan rolled her eyes and guessed that during the lifetime of Emperor Huixian, he did not seldom say such sweet words.Being an emperor is really proud. He can easily coax his wife to lie to his daughter-in-law, and no one dares to question it.

Qianlong took Concubine Xian's hand to go to the inner room, Concubine Xian reminded: "Your Majesty, today is the Empress's birthday, don't you want to accompany her?"

Qianlong said: "Today I talked to the empress all afternoon, and her family members came to visit in the evening, and the empress wants to talk to them personally."

Concubine Xian nodded her head and gave Xu Qiuyan a wink to back off, but Qianlong suddenly noticed her and asked, "Are you the maid who just came to serve Concubine Xian?"

Xu Qiuyan's heart trembled, and she hurriedly said, "Yes."

Qianlong said: "I heard from the queen that you are very clever. However, being clever is not the most important thing in serving the master. Loyalty is the most important thing."

Xu Qiuyan said: "This servant will always remember the emperor's instruction."

Qianlong said: "Don't use your tongue, the master is dressed so thin, but you don't know how to add clothes to her, you should be punished."

Concubine Xian hurriedly stopped him: "Your Majesty, Ningbi has just entered the palace not long ago, and she has been in the conservatory before. She is not clear about many rules, and my concubine will teach them slowly."

Qianlong was barely satisfied.

Xu Qiuyan heaved a sigh of relief, it seemed that the emperor didn't intend to bother with her about what happened this morning, and the resentment that the emperor just thought of as coaxing his wife into ashes also naturally subsided.

At the same time, Xu Qiuyan also thought to herself, it seems that noble concubine Xian is not really unfavorable, but she does not deliberately seduce like other concubines, on the contrary, she always maintains a slight sense of distance when getting along with the emperor, the emperor is flattered more, this This distance becomes even more rare.

She is also quite resourceful, knowing that the emperor must go back to spend the birthday with the empress, so she sent someone to deliver the snacks she made by herself.

Then how could she be so sad in the end...Xu Qiuyan's thousands of thoughts turned to the ending of Concubine Xian's history, and she couldn't help feeling worried.Forget it, let's take one step at a time, she shook her head and forced herself not to think about it, and returned to her residence.

Although she was the personal maid of Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian did not arrange for her to sleep with her, but let her live in a small room in the side hall, with Qi Zhao, the maid in the small kitchen.

Qizhao had already laid down, Xu Qiuyan exchanged a few words with her, but didn't say any more.She was also tired today, she fell asleep soon after laying on the pillow.

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After that night, the emperor never let Concubine Xian go to bed for several days, but only came to drink tea with her twice.

Xu Qiuyan was also happy to be at leisure, standing by Concubine Xian for a while every day, occasionally going to discuss matters with Empress Fucha, helping her make her bed at night, and sometimes having time to gossip with Wanyan.Concubine Xian went to bed early, and Xu Qiuyan was still able to talk to Qi Zhao when she returned to her room.

It was just a day of spring, Concubine Xian personally cooked some new desserts, and ordered Xu Qiuyan to send some to Concubine Shu, let her try something new first, as an "apology" for the slip of the tongue that day.

Shu Concubine's Chuxiu Palace was not far away, but when Xu Qiuyan arrived, Concubine Shu was not in the palace, a maid told her that Concubine Shu had just gone to the Imperial Garden to relax, and had just left not long ago.

Concubine Xian had instructed that this dessert should be delicious while it is fresh, so Xu Qiuyan followed the maid's guidance and went to the Royal Garden to find Concubine Shu.

Many trees in the Imperial Garden have turned green. Although they are not in full bloom, they are still lush and green, with a unique charm.

Several small pavilions were set up here and there in the Imperial Garden, and Xu Qiuyan guessed that Concubine Shu should be in one of them.

However, before she could find Shu Pin's shadow, she was suddenly bumped by someone, and most of the snacks on the top of the food box fell out.

Xu Qiuyan rubbed her legs in pain, and when she looked down, she saw a four or five-year-old boy staring at her with big eyes blinking. She guessed that it might be some elder brother who blessed her.

"Here it is!"

A woman in a concubine-colored dress came quickly in small steps, followed by an older woman in coarse cloth, grabbed the little boy in her arms, and said with a big breath: "Hey, my good brother, You can make it easier for me to find, if Concubine Yu blames her, the servants can't bear it!"

Xu Qiuyan heard the word "Concubine Yu", and knew that it was the fifth elder brother Yongqi, and saluted him: "Please pay respects to the fifth elder brother, just now the servant and maid unintentionally contradicted the elder brother, I hope the fifth elder brother will not blame him."

The fifth elder brother nodded in confusion, as if he didn't understand what she was talking about at all, and stared at the snacks she brought up.Yong Qi is so lovable, Xu Qiuyan naturally wants to feed him a snack, but recalling what Concubine Yu did that day, she can't help but be a little more vigilant, for fear that the fifth elder brother will blame him if something goes wrong after eating the snack Seeing Concubine Xian, she turned around and covered the food box, and bowed to the woman dressed as a concubine.

This concubine, Xu Qiuyan, looked at her strangely, and the maid who accompanied her cleverly reminded: "Our master is Lu Changzai of Zhongcui Palace."

Xu Qiuyan Shi Shiran blessed her body: "Slave, please please Lu Changzai'an." She remembered that this Lu Changzai was the concubine Qing who raised Emperor Jiaqing in the future, and one of the winners of the palace fight who laughed at the end. Not bad.

Lu Chang smiled and nodded towards her, then turned and lowered | to tease the fifth elder brother.

She took off the maroon bracelet on Hao's wrist, and said to Pingma, who was serving the fifth elder brother: "My father asked for this from the temple when I was young. Although it is not a rare thing, I have been in good health all these years. There is no disease and no disaster, I think it is also blessed by it. I entered the palace late, and I was not blessed to be favored by the emperor. I have never been able to give the fifth elder brother decent things. It is my heart to keep it for the fifth elder brother. .”

Mammy Ping was about to pick it up, but the hand she just stretched out was pulled back severely, and immediately after a "slap", she was slapped loudly by Concubine Yu who rushed over.

The incident happened suddenly, but Mammy Ping had experienced it after all, so she quickly knelt down on the ground and pleaded guilty to Concubine Yu.

Concubine Yu's pretty face still didn't ease up, and she reprimanded: "I'm not feeling well, so I asked you to guard Yongqi, but you're good, I almost lost sight of you!"

Aunt Ping repeatedly kowtowed to apologize, Concubine Yu glanced at her and said coldly: "Take Yongqi back to the palace."

Concubine Yu turned around and stared straight at Lu Changzai, her eyes were sharp and cold, as if they could ooze ice.

Lu Chang flinched, and hurriedly lowered his head.

Concubine Yu suddenly grabbed the bracelet in Lu Chang's palm, tore it twice, and threw the scattered beads all over Lu Chang's body.

Lu Chang didn't know what to do when he was hit, his head drooped even lower, and a layer of mist appeared in his autumn pupils.

"It seems that Concubine Chungui is right, she is really a cheap child," Concubine Yu said with a stern expression, "How low you are is not in the way of my business, but don't try to get Yong Qi's idea, otherwise I will never let you go!"

Lu Changzai frowned, and argued: "Concubine Yu, there are no concubines..."

"Then what's on your mind? Treat him as your own?" Concubine Yu's expression became even more furious, "I'm still alive and well, I don't need your kindness!"

Concubine Yu walked up to Xu Qiuyan, and said with a smile, "Birds of a feather really flock together. Since you are so united, let's punish you to kneel together, until you..."

"People in this palace, when are you going to bother Concubine Yu's younger sister to discipline?"

Before she could finish her sentence, Concubine Xian had already walked over slowly, with indifferent smile lines on her lips.

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Nian Niangniang is Yongzheng's concubine Nian. It is said that she treated Qianlong very well and treated her as her own.

Chapter 5 False accusation

Concubine Yu's expression froze, and she greeted Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian smiled and said: "Since the birth of Yongqi, you have been a little weak, so there is no need to be polite." After saying that, she helped her to level up with her own hands.

Concubine Yu thought she thought that Concubine Xian would take care of herself, but she was instantly taken aback.

Concubine Xian glanced at the snacks and scattered beads on the ground, asking Xu Qiuyan to explain.Xu Qiuyan came to talk about it, and Concubine Xian said: "Concubine Yu, is what Ningbi said biased?"

Concubine Yu couldn't help blushing: "No, it's because the concubine got carried away and humiliated Lu Changzai for a while, please punish Concubine Xian."

"Punishment? Why should I punish you?" Concubine Xian smiled and shook her head as if she had heard something inconceivable. Bengong was pregnant, so she went to the imperial doctor to see her, but it turned out that the heat was too severe, so she prescribed two medicines and it was fine. At that time, Bengong thought, if I could have my own flesh and bones, even if it was a hundred times more uncomfortable, it would be better .”

Concubine Xian pressed Concubine Yu's shoulder lightly, and said softly: "So I know how much you love Yongqi. Although I haven't had any heirs yet, I often imagine that if one day God really loves you and has a dragon fetus, Will it be like Sister Yufei, who is worried at the first glance, afraid that something will happen to him, and only wants to find him back quickly... But this kind of worry is also a blessing, not everyone can have it, this palace I can’t ask for it, don’t you think?”

Concubine Xian sighed, putting on a regretful and sad look.

Concubine Yu heard her overtones, her face paled instantly.

When she was pregnant with the fifth elder brother, she was still a nobleman of the Zhongcui palace, so after the fifth elder brother was born, she had no right to bring him up by her side, so she was handed over to be raised by the then lord of the Zhongcui palace, a pure concubine.

At that time, Concubine Chun had already had her third elder brother, and she was gaining the favor. Hai Guiren naturally knew that she couldn't put fifth elder brother in her eyes, and she didn't dare to go to Concubine Chun's place too often for fear of disturbing her mood. He was blamed, and he was also afraid that his worries would be seen and criticized, so he could only catch a glimpse of the fifth elder brother occasionally when he went to Chunfei's place to sit idle.

On the Duanyang Festival in the sixth year of Qianlong, Mr. Haigui went to visit the fifth elder brother on the pretext of giving gifts.Concubine Chun was not in the palace that day, so she was able to be alone with her son, but she just picked up the crying fifth elder brother, but found that he was hot all over. When the imperial doctor came to see him, he said that he had a fever for at least three hours. For an hour, it showed that she didn't want to take care of Fifth Prince's illness at all.

It was extremely difficult for Haigui to give birth to the fifth elder brother, and he almost stayed at the gate of hell. Seeing him being treated so harshly at only a few months old, Haigui was heartbroken, and he was even more worried about the future of the fifth elder brother.

She also wanted to resist, but there was nothing she could do: firstly, although the emperor loved Yongqi, he had not been promoted to the position of her biological mother for a long time, and instead cared more for her adoptive mother Chunfei; A small Yuanwailang, no one in the family, although the father of the pure concubine is also a common man, but her elder brother is very favored by the emperor. Intricacies are not to be trifled with.

But she couldn't ignore the fifth elder brother and her own future, so she had no choice but to cling to and flatter Concubine Chun against her will, and take the opportunity to see her children more, so that she could make a bright future.

Mrs. Hai has some skills in dealing with people, and with the help of Concubine Chun, she finally managed to get the position of Concubine Yu and was able to keep Fifth Elder Brother by her side.But in the past few years, every time she was careless, the fifth elder brother would suffer from some injuries at Concubine Chun's place. The fifth elder brother was harmed.

Xu Qiuyan had also heard about these things from Wanyan, and she also understood what Concubine Xian meant, so she stole a glance to see Concubine Yu's reaction.

Concubine Yu was silent for a while, her cheeks slowly turned blood, but her eyes were distracted, she said perfunctorily, "Concubine Xian's blessings are so profound that no concubine or concubine can compare."

Concubine Xian smiled faintly: "That's all, I want to chatter a little more when I see my sister, you should go back and take a good look at Fifth Elder Brother."

Concubine Yu went to salute.

Lu Changzai was spared the punishment of Concubine Yu, heaved a sigh of relief, knelt down and said, "Concubine Xie Xian, Concubine Concubine, Your Majesty is very kind."

Concubine Xian let her fall flat.Recalling the situation just now, she was still very sad in her heart, and she said with tears in her eyelashes: "Just now, my concubine saw that the fifth elder brother was cute, so I gave him a little thing, I don't want the concubine Yu to be so annoyed..."

She is a newcomer in the palace, and many things do not understand the inside story, and Concubine Xian can't explain to her one by one, she just said: "I know that you have no evil intentions, but in this palace, you need to think twice You are always here, giving gifts to Concubine Yu's children in private, even if it is not something rare, others will easily misunderstand that you have a flattering heart."

Lu Chang was looking forward to it, his heart was a little cold, he frowned and said:

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