Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Dynasty

Under the conditioning of the imperial physician, Da Fujin's body is getting better day by day, but the imperial physician also reiterated that there should be no more problems, otherwise the baby may not survive to full-term delivery.Concubine Hui probably also knew that she could no longer torment her daughter-in-law, and the elder brother probably also got along with her, so she didn't let Da Fujin accompany her around anymore.

"Everything has been prepared in Ningshou Palace, and the Empress Dowager has also been settled." Jinxiu came in and reported back.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Empress Dowager moved to the Ningshou Palace, and these days, the concubines were not allowed to pay their respects to the Ningshou Palace, so Anhe just sent someone to ask if she was well, and nodded after receiving Jinxiu's reply, taking Cut off the last silk thread with the scissors, and then said: "Doctor Wang at Dafujin told me that as long as he rests well, he can go to full-term labor and let the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs take good care of him. What does Dafujin need?" Just send it to her."

"The people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will take care of it." Jin Xiu said with a smile, "Brother also sent someone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to talk about it."

Was it a talk, or a threat?An He looked up at Jin Xiu with a smile, and said, "That's good. Before, he just said that he was in danger, which caused the empress dowager to be frightened for a whole day. If something happens again, Eldest Brother will not even think about An Sheng." I heard that the Junggar tribe is about to move again, and the elder brother has already requested to join the battle. At this time, he doesn't want to ruin his chance to make military exploits. Concubine Hui wants to show how virtuous her daughter-in-law is, and she has to think about it In the future of my son, if there is no meritorious service, the elder brother will not be able to ennoble and divide the mansion in the future."

"In this way, big brother has a good chance to go out with the army?" Jinxiu asked.

"The emperor has his own opinion." Although the elder brother has made many small mistakes over the years, he is still the eldest son of Kangxi after all, and he cannot be allowed to stay out of the top for the rest of his life.Although the elder brother is not as good as the crown prince, he was raised by Kangxi himself, but he is also the eldest son whom Kangxi gave a lot of expectations to. No matter how dissatisfied Kangxi was, he would probably be reluctant to let his son live a mediocre life amidst the flattery of a group of people.An He touched the pattern of the newly made pouch, "Send this to Yinxuan together with the gown that I ordered Amber to make a few days ago."

"Yes." Jinxiu took it over, "Master is tired from sewing all morning, why don't you have some snacks first. The people in the small kitchen are already making lunch for the master."

"I'm not hungry yet." An He said with a smile, "Didn't the people in the small kitchen make cakes with salty and fragrant fillings? Let someone send them to the Empress Dowager. Nanny Lu said that the Empress Dowager can't eat more sweet stuffings." It doesn’t matter if you have these sweet and salty snacks. The empress dowager has told me several times, and I almost forgot.”

"Yes, servant girl immediately asked Feiqing to deliver it." Jinxiu nodded, then turned and walked out.Madam Wanyan is getting old, An He often leaves things to Jinxiu and Feiqing to handle, but they have never failed An He's trust.

On the second day of September, Da Fujin gave birth to a little Gege in elder brother's womb.Concubine Hui and Eldest Brother were very disappointed, but the imperial physician said that Da Fujin's repeated births had already strained his body too much, if he managed to conceive again in the past two years, he might not live long in the future.Although the elder brother was anxious to have a son-in-law as soon as possible, he also understood what was too much, so he also listened to the imperial physician's words.

"Dafujin collapsed after giving birth. Fortunately, the imperial physicians were able to save him because of their excellent medical skills. It is truly blessed by the Buddha." The empress dowager clapped the prayer beads together and said, "I asked Nanny Lu to prepare a lot of medicines for nourishing qi and blood for Dafujin. Go, I don’t know if she has decocted it to take it?”

"Dafujin is still in confinement, and the use of these medicinal materials has to go through the hands of the imperial physicians, but the things the empress dowager gave must be the best, I am afraid that the imperial physicians have already used them." Xi Concubine held the handkerchief and replied road.Probably because of the sudden miss of the old man who had been serving for a long time, during this time some senior concubines in the palace began to be favored slowly, among which Xi concubine was the most sacred favorite, even the new Wang family had to avoid her three points.

"I hope so." The Empress Dowager turned to An He and said, "Your Concubine Yuan Shu must be seven months old, right?"

"Yes, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has selected nurses and midwives now." An He said with a smile, "Physician Liu comes every day to ask Concubine Yuan Shu for a safe pulse, and they all say that the fetal image is safe." The fly in the ointment is that this child will probably be another daughter.

"It's been a long time since a prince or princess was born in the palace, and I hope this birth will bring good weather." The empress dowager took a sip of tea, "I ate all the dim sum you sent me that day, it was delicious. If it wasn't for the time for lunch, Madam Lu insisted on taking away the snacks, I would have eaten them all."

"It's good that the Empress Dowager likes it." An He felt a piercing gaze behind him, but when he turned around, it was Concubine Xi.She smiled lightly, "It's best to eat this snack with milk tea. However, the craftsmanship of the servant's small kitchen is no better than that of the Empress Dowager's, so no one brought it together."

"It's okay, I still have a cook from Mongolia here. The milk tea he made tastes exactly like the one I drank in Horqin before. Stay and drink with me later." The empress dowager thought of the hot and soft glutinous tea There was also a snack with a sesame aroma, and he said, "Let the girl next to you go back and bring some snacks, I have to give the princess a taste."

"Yes." An He gave Shan Shan a wink, Shan Shan nodded, and took a few steps back before going back to Qixiang Palace.

After everyone had dispersed, Xi Concubine said in a low voice, "The Empress Dowager seems to like snacks a lot?"

"Yes, I heard that Madam Lu doesn't eat a lot, so the imperial concubine thought of a way to make some salty and fragrant stuffing for the Empress Dowager." Mu Ai, the maid beside Xi Concubine, replied, "The Empress Dowager seems to like it very much. .”

"The noble concubine Niu Hulu is used to currying favor with the empress dowager." Concubine Xi twitched her lips, "I was the one who spoke to the empress dowager first, but in the end it was she who was chatting and laughing with the empress dowager, making us all laugh." Set aside."

"The empress dowager has always liked the imperial concubine, so why should the master be angry?" Mu Mi said, "The master has just returned to favor, and it is more prudent to be cautious at this time. The imperial concubine is now the only noble concubine in the harem. Although she has a good temper, But the master must not be offended, after all, the imperial concubine's natal family is rich and backed by the empress dowager."

"I know." Just now, Xi Concubine glared at Concubine Niu Hulu and felt that she had done something wrong. Fortunately, Concubine Niu Hulu didn't show embarrassment to her face to face, but just in case, let's make amends now.After getting on the sedan chair, Concubine Xi ordered in a low voice, "A while ago, Er Niang sent some fashionable jewelry outside, so I packed up a piece and sent it to Concubine Niu Hulu."

"The servant knows."

Probably seeing the scene of the Empress Dowager staying in Anhe and coming down to eat dim sum that day, many concubines were stimulated, and began to order the people in the small kitchen in their palace to make pastries that were not too sweet, so that they could be sent to the Empress Dowager "Talk about filial piety" in front of you.Naturally, some people follow suit and others disdain it, but Concubine Yi happily ate and drank here at Anhe, and even brought Elder Brother Eleven here.

The eleventh elder brother Yinxu was born in the 24th year of Kangxi. He is the youngest son of Concubine Yi. He looks a little thin. Although his small face still has some baby fat, it does not look healthy and rosy.Concubine Yi worried a lot about this, she picked and pulled the doctors of the Imperial Hospital here and there, just to find someone who could take good care of Yinzhen's body.

"I heard that many concubines in the palace are imitating the East and giving snacks to the Empress Dowager just like you." Concubine Yi smiled after taking a bite of candied apples, "Not to mention anything else, it's just noblemen Nala and nobleman Yi I have started to learn from you, how do you feel?"

"I am naturally happy that they want to honor the Empress Dowager, but I am afraid that if they fail to honor the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager will be bored." An He asked someone to bring hot goat milk and fruit puree.The goat milk is for Yinhu, and the fruit puree is for Brother Thirteen. "The goat's milk has just been boiled to get rid of the fishy smell. Brother Eleven should try it. In the past, both Yinxuan and Yin'e drank this, and it is good for the body."

Yinyu showed a shy smile towards Anhe, took a sip of goat milk, and found that the taste was not bad, so he finished a bowl of snacks, and finally licked his lips to express that he was still satisfied.

"You still know how to raise a child. I used to 'threat and lure' him and he refused to drink." Yi Fei smiled and said, "I see that Brother Thirteen is strong when he is raised by your side, no wonder the emperor said you are good here."

"You're talking about the emperor again." An He let the thirteenth elder brother slowly spoon the fruit puree to eat, "Didn't you just say that many people sent snacks to the empress dowager? How did the empress dowager react?"

"It's taken away. I don't know if I ate it or not." Yifei took out a handkerchief and wiped the milk stains from Yinhu's mouth, "I heard that Mother Lu is very impatient, although she is not too sweet, But a lot of snacks are easy to make people angry. If the empress dowager eats too much, she is afraid that her voice will become hoarse again. If you ask me, those people are just copying the gourd. Seeing that you are liked by the empress dowager, everyone is rushing to compete for favor After all, the emperor has a deeper relationship with the empress dowager now, if the empress dowager tells the emperor who is better, those people will be favored by the emperor."

"The empress dowager looks open-minded, but she knows everything about what to say and what not to say." An He said, "When the empress dowager was still there, no one came to the empress dowager to inquire about the empress dowager. The empress dowager's opinion on the candidate for the crown princess, but the empress dowager didn't say a word." Probably this is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.

"The Empress Dowager has her own set of survival rules." Yifei said.

"By the way, I heard that the emperor intends to seal the Sixth Palace once next year. Do you know about this news?" An He glanced at Concubine Yi and said with a smile, "You said they want to please the Empress Dowager, do you want the Empress Dowager to replace them? How about some kind words?"

"I've listened to it, no wonder those people in the harem are so anxious to express themselves." Concubine Yi suddenly realized, "There is a vacancy for a concubine, those nobles are naturally watching."

"Isn't it?" An He leaned on the big pillow behind him, "Let's take a closer look."

Concubine Yi smiled lightly, as if she was waiting to see a good show.