Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty

On New Year's Eve, Chen Xiuming asked the small kitchen to cook a lot of food and gave them to everyone. After all, it was the first New Year's Eve after the new emperor ascended the throne. Chen Xiuming did not intend to treat the people in his palace badly.

"Niang Niang, the emperor asked the servants to give it to you." The emperor Li Dequan was talking about was not Yongzheng but Kangxi who is now somewhere. He always called Chen Xiuming "Niang Niang" and he was only called "Guifei" instead of "Huanggui Taifei". .

After Li Dequan put the small box on the table, he retreated to watch outside. Now this palace doesn't feel much like Chinese New Year, except that the servants in each palace are a bit busy.

Chen Xiuming opened the box and inside was a seal that seemed to be used. After carefully confirming the front and back of the seal, he read the words: "Xuan...Xuan Ye."

Kangxi's private seal?This was Chen Xiuming's first reaction, but what did Kangxi mean by giving her his badge?Unable to understand, he raised his head and glanced at Jinlong, who seemed to recognize Jinlong who had been looking at Zhang Zi before, and Chen Xiuming turned his head when he saw it.

Here, Chen Xiuming carefully put Zhang Zi into the box again, put the box into the box by himself, sat on the stool and ate the New Year's Eve banquet alone.

Kangxi, who was far away on the other side, put down his chopsticks after moving them a few times, opened his mouth to say something but closed his mouth, walked to the door and watched the fluttering snow and took out a tassel from his sleeve.

This tassel was tied on my private seal before, but now there is only a solitary one left, just like myself, I can only wait for a while, and then tie it on when someone comes.

On the first day of junior high school, 24 and 25 came to greet Chen Xiuming, and Chen Xiuming kept them for dinner. After they left, Chen Xiuming remembered something.

"What about 24 and 25?" He frowned, "Aren't they going with Ben Gong?"

"The emperor means to stay. The prince can take good care of the two young brothers. If the empress misses the brothers, you can come back and have a look."

"Sigh." Chen Xiuming sighed, knowing what method Kangxi was trying to get her out of the palace, Chen Xiuming was not so worried.

On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Xiuming left the Shoukang Palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager at the Palace of Compassion and Peace. The road was very cold, and the Shoukang Palace was not far behind the Palace of Compassion and Peace.In the past, Concubine De came to pay her respects, but now she is still not used to it after all these days.

The eunuch at the door opened the curtain and Chen Xiuming walked in. The mother took off the cloak and handed it to the little maid behind to hold her. The warmth in the room dispelled the cold air from her body.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager." Concubine De gave her the gift when Chen Xiuming came to pay her respects to the Queen Mother for the first time.

"How are you?" The queen mother raised her hand and asked Chen Xiuming to sit down. "It should be very good to come to pay your respects at this time. I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Going back to the Queen Mother, it's ready. I thought that the Queen Mother would feel bored after seeing too much snow, so I came to accompany the Queen Mother."

As the empress dowager, she was one of the most honorable people in the Qing Dynasty and one of the loneliest people.

It is a rule for the emperor's empress and concubines to come to pay their respects on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year. Except for these two days, most of them will not come here.As for the concubines, they are even more afraid of becoming someone who clings to the Queen Mother. The relationship between Yongzheng and the Queen Mother has never been good. Even if they get along well now, they think it is for the sake of the Qing Dynasty. Quietly.

"It's a bit boring." The queen mother smiled and said: "The affairs of the harem are handled by the queen, and the Ai family also makes them not have to come to pay their respects often, and the concubines and concubines live far away from Ci'an Palace. unwilling to go out."

"Go down, all of you." In the Empress Dowager's Palace, many old people who had reached their age were released because of Yongzheng's ascension to the throne, and because there are a certain number of people serving around them, there are more newcomers around, but there are some words that they can't listen to. Get everyone out.

After everyone had gone out, the queen mother said: "You are weak and the family wants to let you go to Changchun garden to raise you. What do you think?"

"Go to Changchun Garden? At this time?" Chen Xiuming paused.

"The emperor won't be going to Changchun Garden in a short time after he first ascended the throne. The palace can be very cold and hot, and it's uncomfortable. You can go to Changchun Garden to raise your body and feel more comfortable."

"What about 24 and 25?" Chen Xiuming asked.

"They just stay in the palace. If you miss them, just send a letter to the palace and let them pass. The emperor will take good care of them, don't worry."

Yesterday Yongzheng came to pay his respects, and as soon as he sat down, he asked all the waiters to go down.

"Does the emperor have something to say?" The queen mother knew that Yong Zheng had something important to say.

"Huang Ama left a decree for the imperial concubine to go to Changchun Garden for the elderly. On the 24th and 25th, she stayed in the palace for me to teach and give the prince a residence. From now on, the Changchun Garden will only have the imperial concubine as the master. "

"Long Live God still spoils her so much... He wants her to live the rest of her life in peace and stability." The queen mother was still a little jealous when she remembered Kangxi's favoritism towards Chen Xiuming.

On November 24, Yongzheng sent 25 and [-] to Shoukang Palace. The mother and son hadn't had a good meal together for a long time. On that day, Chen Xiuming specially asked the small kitchen to cook a lot of what the two children liked to eat.

Watching the fragrant Chenxiu tea that the two children ate, they used the serving chopsticks to put some dishes into their bowls from time to time, but I didn't eat much. 24 is not very picky about what to eat, 25 doesn't like meat very much, every time Chen Xiuming picks up vegetables, she will deliberately add more meat to 25.

After eating 24 and 25, Chen Xiuming had a full view of their hesitant faces, and it may take a long time to see their appearance.

"What do you want to ask?"

"The fourth brother said that Er Niang is going to Changchun Garden. If I want to see Er Niang in the future, I have to go to Changchun Garden." 24 summoned up his courage and said.

"It's your Huang Ama's will, Er Niang will send messages for you to go from time to time, it's no different from now." Chen Xiuming touched the heads of the two children, "If you don't want to be separated from Er Niang, Er Niang to discuss with the emperor?"

24 frowned, thought for a long time and finally said: "It's good for fourth brother to keep me and 25th brother in the palace. The uncles are in important positions now and we need to stay in the palace to restrain them. Er Niang can go to Changchun with peace of mind." garden."

24 Smart, but Chen Xiuming didn't expect him to think of this level, it's better for the royal children to be smarter.Kangxi's arrangement was also considered for Yongzheng's sake. She is just a concubine of the late emperor, so it's fine to stay in the palace or go to Changchun Garden, but the two elder brothers can't leave at this time.

"If you miss Erniang, write a letter and ask the emperor to send it to Changchun Garden." Chen Xiuming gave the two children a small box, "Open it after you go back."

It is impossible for Chen Xiuming to just leave the two children behind. There are several shops in the capital and Zhuangzi in the box, and there are still a lot of bank notes. Can't hide it from Yongzheng, it's always good to have a few useful ones around.

On the morning of the twelfth, Chen Xiuming got into the carriage, and it took a lot of time to get to Changchun Garden. This time, Li Dequan also left with Chen Xiuming, and maybe he would never set foot in the capital again. .

A lot of people have changed in Changchun Garden. Many of the people who served in Qianqing Palace before are here, and the guards have also been replaced by people trained by Kangxi in private. Everything here will not be spread.

"Miss."

The residence is still the same as before, but after entering, I found that there are many different places, which seem to have been repaired.

"Repaired?" Chen Xiuming turned to look at Li Dequan.

"Yes, Lord Long Live ordered, saying that it will be more comfortable for the empress to live in this way."

It's not very obvious outside the house, but when you enter the house, you find that the layout here is the same as that of Yongshou Palace, and it should be moved here one by one according to the layout of Yongshou Palace.

After all, they lived for a few years, and Chen Xiuming slept more deeply at night in the familiar environment than in Shoukang Palace. The guards outside were Lan Chun from Qianqing Palace before, and the nuns and Fanghua Liu who served beside Chen Xiuming. She served 24 and 25 in the palace, and now Chen Xiuming is surrounded by people who used to serve Kangxi.

These people are absolutely loyal to Kangxi and will not worry about leaking any news.

After leaving the palace, Chen Xiuming felt her body relaxed and relaxed. She lived in Changchun Garden for a day and did not ask about Kangxi until Kangxi came by herself at dinner one day later.

"It's comfortable to be out of the palace." Kangxi entered the house after all the people who had put away the food and waited on them had left.

"Long live God." Chen Xiuming saluted, and the smile on his face was pleasing to the eye.

"Let's eat." Kangxi pulled Chen Xiuming to sit down, and served her soup himself, "24 and 25 agreed to stay in the palace quietly?"

The waiters all withdrew, watching Kangxi serve him soup, Chen Xiuming felt warm in his heart, took the soup and said: "They are well-behaved and sensible. The concubine was fine when he left, I don't know Will it be hard for a few days?"

"Yeah." Kangxi nodded and started eating without talking, and Chen Xiuming also drank soup.

The room was quiet, and the two of them seemed to have not been separated for more than two months, as if lunch was also shared together. Fifteen was supposed to eat Yuanxiao, but there was glutinous rice in Yuanxiao, whether Kangxi or Chen Xiuming ate it. No, a bowl of five-color Lantern Festival has not been touched until the end.

It's still cold in early spring, and the house is so warm that it won't make people feel cold.Kangxi was already sitting on the bed when Chen Xiuming took a shower and changed clothes, and walked to the bed. Kangxi no longer wore bright yellow pajamas, and now the white auspicious cloud embroidered flower on his body should be newly made. Chen Xiuming has arrived Chen Xiuming's clothes were also relatively simple and clean, and now the pajamas of the same color as the two seemed to match. Chen Xiuming looked at Kangxi and thought about making him a pajamas when he was free.

The two lay down and fell asleep as before. Kangxi hugged Chen Xiuming and fell asleep shortly after.

On the second day, Chen Xiuming put on the regular clothes brought by Lan Chun. The light green flag dress embroidered with winter jasmine flowers made people a little more angry in the spring. Kangxi even praised it when he saw it.

"It looks more lively, let me go back to my wife's natal house with the master today." Kangxi was still wearing ordinary clothes.

"Master?" Chen Xiuming asked suspiciously.

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--small theater--

Kangxi: Madame~

Chen Xiuming: Get out!

Kangxi: Hey...

Chen Xiuming: Old husband and wife, don't mess with it

--Speaking--

What's more, there are no pigeons...