[Qing wear + Red House] Lin's Royal Concubine

"The concubine greets the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager."

"Excuse me, sit down."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

As soon as all the ladies were seated, a court lady brought hot tea to everyone's hands. After such a toss outside, drinking hot tea to warm your body couldn't be more comfortable.

The Empress Dowager glanced at the vacant seat that originally belonged to Concubine Yi, and asked, "How is Concubine Yi now? Has she ever felt better?"

Lin Shiyu hurriedly put down the tea bowl and replied: "I can't go to the ground now, and in just a few days, my whole body has lost weight again, and that person is almost lost weight. Can blow her away."

"It's no wonder, that mouthful of blood came out..." The queen mother couldn't help showing pity, and sighed: "How can a little girl in her teens suffer from heart palpitations..."

The Empress Dowager glanced at her lightly, but said in her mouth: "Although there are external factors, her body is too weak, and it's not bad for a girl to be delicate and soft, as long as she is at least healthy. It’s enough... I won’t mention anything else, just talk about giving birth to a child, that is a matter of stepping into the gate of hell, if the body is too delicate, how can it survive?”

The Empress Dowager nodded in agreement, "What the Empress Dowager said is true, our noble daughters of Mongolia are much better in this respect."

All the concubines looked at Lin Shiyu vaguely.

One is that her figure is similar to that of Concubine Yi, and they are both very slender and delicate. The other is that although these two families have been incorporated into the Eight Banners, they are actually Han Chinese at heart. Lin Shiyu is a Han Chinese through and through.

Therefore, the words of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager inevitably make people feel that they are accusing Sang and scolding Huai.

Of course, it's not very appropriate to say "swearing". To be precise, perhaps it should be disgusting, and I'm afraid it's false to dislike her frail body. The one who really dislikes her should be her pure Han blood, right?

This palace has always been able to chew out a hundred or eighty kinds of flavors at random, let alone from the mouths of the two empress dowagers?I couldn't help others not thinking too much, but just thinking so much, some people looked at Lin Shiyu with something wrong.

They don't know what is the origin or what is so extraordinary about it. They only know that this noble concubine is not as loved and valued as she appears on the surface. At least the attitude of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager is already obvious. ...That means there is an opportunity to take advantage of.

Lin Shiyu is not stupid. Facing such a situation, she feels helpless and intimidated for a moment. She just used Wu Ya's power to frighten everyone. She thought that the harem would be clean for a while, but who knew ... Right now, as soon as the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager uttered a few fluffy words, everyone's hearts were stirred up again in an instant, and it was obvious that they were about to move.

Is this because he made up his mind not to make the harem too peaceful?

All kinds of thoughts were looked at, but in a flash, the empress dowager above followed her words.

"It's good for Ai's family to look at Concubine Yi, come forward and ask Concubine Ai to take a closer look." When Concubine Yi stepped forward as she said, the Empress Dowager shook her hand affectionately, looked her up and down, with a look on her face Nodding in satisfaction, "It's neither too delicate nor too fat to affect its appearance, and it exudes a healthy atmosphere from the inside out. How good is it?"

After complimenting Concubine Yi, he looked at Lin Shiyu and said, "Your body is too delicate, eat more on weekdays, and take a couple of walks outside when you have nothing to do. It's all about exercising." ...Don't blame the Ai family for being lenient, the example of Concubine Yi is right in front of you, the Ai family is really afraid of a frail little girl like you, and she fell down at a young age..."

The words are polite and sincere, and the words and sentences are full of concern and worry. Of course, if you don't step on it, it will be more sincere.

The queen mother who was sitting next to her blinked blankly at first, and looked back and forth between Lin Shiyu and Yipin, as if she suddenly noticed something, she immediately closed her mouth and lowered her eyelids. , it became the saw-jawed gourd.

This is because you think Concubine Yi is useless, and you want to win Concubine Yi to fight in the ring?

Lin Shiyu's calm eyes seemed to glance over at Concubine Yi unintentionally, and smiled at the Empress Dowager: "Concubine Yi is really good like this, and it is rare for my concubine to see it, but the ancestors of my concubine's family also It has always been so slender, and I am afraid that the courtiers and concubines will not be able to change it in this life."

Seeing that Yipin lowered her head immediately, her delicate and charming face was covered with red clouds, she acted like a shy little girl, "It's also very good for a concubine to be like this, and concubines are very rare..." The handkerchief in her hand They were all twisted into twists by her.

Lin Shiyu: "..." She seemed to see the legendary little star in someone's eyes again.

Empress Dowager: "..." Something seems wrong?

With these decades of ups and downs in life experience, the empress dowager had an intuition that there was something wrong, and subconsciously scanned a few rounds between Yipin and Lin Shiyu, but she still couldn't figure it out clearly. I only vaguely feel weird.

In the following time, the Empress Dowager always held Yipin's hand and never let go, and she never forgot to praise her when talking to others, showing off her admiration.

But as a normal person, at this time, it is time to climb up the ladder, right?As long as she is willing to take this olive branch, she can immediately become the third concubine in the harem. With the empress dowager behind her, even a fight with the two above is not impossible.

But this Yibi doesn't seem to be a normal person yet.

She just listened to what the Empress Dowager said, and she didn't take the initiative to answer the words, and even seemed to be a little distracted, her eyes were always wandering.

After realizing this situation, the Empress Dowager was very annoyed at Concubine Yi's ignorance of flattery, and she was in no mood to toss about any more, so she waved her hand and told all the concubines to disperse.

When everyone was gone, the Empress Dowager still couldn't figure it out, "What's wrong with this concubine Yi? The Ai family always thinks she's weird, but they can't tell what's wrong..."

Su Mo'er was silent for a while, and said hesitantly: "My servant thinks... Yibi may like Concubine Xi very much... I have vaguely noticed it a few times ago, Yibi always likes to secretly look at Concubine Xi every time she sits there... ..."

The Empress Dowager was stunned.

There was an eerie silence in the hall.

After a while, I heard the empress dowager's trance voice, "Shouldn't concubines be hostile to each other and compete with each other? Why... Could it be that the emperor's charm is not as strong as that of a woman?"

The queen mother, who was silent all the time, said: "Isn't it good to live in harmony in the harem? Why do you have to make a miasma of mutual hostility?"

why?If the concubine is the most respected in the harem, and everything is so peaceful and harmonious, then she, the empress dowager, will really become an ordinary old lady, and even wait for her to stand firmly and control the entire harem, then Will she, an old lady, have to rely on others one day?

Only when the forces in the harem are balanced, can she, the empress dowager, still be a veritable empress dowager, and be able to firmly control the overall situation.

The experience of being at the mercy of others when she was young is still vivid in her mind, and she will never forget the life of being in power for the next few decades. She understands the importance of the word "right" better than anyone else, how can she let go and take care of it easily Years?No matter whether it is the former dynasty or the harem, it is absolutely impossible for her to completely hand over her destiny to others.

I thought so in my heart, but the Empress Dowager did not answer her. This grandniece has been protected by her since the day she entered the palace. She has never been the same person as her. Even if she said it, she would not understand she.

Yikun Palace

After finally returning to her homeland, Dongxue, who had been holding back all this time, couldn't bear it any longer, and said with a bitter face: "I said, Madam, can we be more reserved? This is too embarrassing, those concubines look at you His eyes seemed to be looking at a fool..."

"Isn't this palace holding back for a while? Did you hear that the imperial concubine said that this palace is very good, and that this palace is very rare!"

Meeting her sparkling eyes, Dongxue unceremoniously poured cold water on her, "The imperial concubine is just saying polite words, besides, even if you are happy in your heart, you can't be so shy, right? The emperor has never shown such an expression! Besides, you were absent-minded when the empress dowager talked to you afterwards, and those eyeballs wanted to stick to the imperial concubine. I haven't seen the imperial concubine or empress before, she is so stared at by you that I can't hold back the smile, maybe I think there is something wrong with you right now!"

emperor?Can the emperor have a good-looking concubine?

Concubine Yi curled her lips, but became worried again in an instant, "Is the imperial concubine really frightened by this palace? Why are you such a little hoof that you are always second-guessing, why didn't you stop me at that time?"

"Stop? The servants are eager to drag you away." After a pause, Dongxue finally couldn't hold back, grabbed her hand and lowered her voice and asked nervously: "Your Majesty, what do you want?" The servant girl is right, you like men, right?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Yipin rolled her eyes, propped her chin with a slender hand, and her eyes became erratic again, "But the imperial concubine is so beautiful, who wouldn't like it? I'm so envious of the emperor... ..."

The smile on Dong Xue's face froze before she had time to raise it.

Well, she knows it!

"Dongxue, do you think I should go and explain to the imperial concubine? What if the empress really thinks I'm sick..."

"Explain? Are you sure you're not trying to scare people? Don't rush into everything. Your empress, why don't you think of a way to win the favor of the imperial concubine and empress first." Dongxue grabbed her master's eager little hand again solemnly, for a moment He even felt as if he was the villain who beat mandarin ducks, the Ma Wencai who hindered Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai from falling in love!

But there is no way, this is just "unrequited love" now, this strange concubine of her family is already obsessed with the beauty of the imperial concubine, if the two of them are allowed to fall in love with each other... I'm afraid In a few days, everyone in the emperor can be forgotten by the empress.

However, Concubine Yi didn't know the little mischief in her little maid's heart. After listening to it, she began to think seriously. After thinking for a long time, she suddenly slapped the table and stood up, "Go, follow me to clean up Wu Ya's family! Noble concubine and empress I hate her the most..."

Dongxue followed with a numb face.

At that time, Yi concubine was also being discussed in Chengqian Palace.

"That lady Yibi looks as if...as if..." The words reached her lips for a long time and she didn't dare to speak out, she just muttered: "I have seen her look at the lady with that strange look several times, I can't say it." What kind of look is it? It's just... It's just that there is a feeling of creeping in the bottom of my heart, the empress should be more careful, maybe she has something in mind."

Madam Fu was the first to agree, "Lianyi is right, your empress must not be fooled by her not-so-intelligent appearance, but in just a few months, you can climb from the seat of a maid to the As a concubine, no matter what, it is impossible to just rely on that face, and I am afraid that there are a lot of scheming. Although the empress has always been easy-going, she often said, "You must not have the heart to harm others, and you must not have the heart to guard against others." .”

"My servant feels that there is no need to think of everyone as a bad person." Madam Yu glanced at Madam Fu lightly, and said, "According to my servant's observation, although some of Madam Yi's behaviors are a bit weird, but You don't seem to have any ill intentions towards your empress, it's just better to get along with her with a calm mind, a fox will always show its tail, why bother to pin people into hostile positions early on."

Lin Shiyu also murmured, there was no malicious intention, otherwise Yibi would have been unlucky long ago, it's just completely weird, but it seems a little...cute?

"That's all, don't think about it for now, keep observing and you will understand."

In March, a piece of news suddenly shocked the entire Qing Dynasty—Pingxi King Wu Sangui proclaimed himself emperor in Hengzhou!

The country was established in the Zhou Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty was established and the military was established, and the generals under him were generously rewarded... Everything was done in a decent manner, as if he had really made up his mind to fight against the court.

In an instant, there was an uproar.

Some people suggested to immediately send heavy troops to encircle and suppress Wu Sangui with all their strength, in order to show the majesty of the court and the emperor, and also intended to kill chickens and monkeys.

However, at the same time, there are also some strange voices, such as accusing Kangxi of overtly withdrawing the feudal vassal, and Wu Sangui was forced to lead to such a situation. , If it is not hard, it should be soft.

The words were cryptic, but in fact they were just trying to make Kangxi soft.

A group of courtiers insisted on their own opinions and debated endlessly, and Kangxi, who had become increasingly moody and angry in the past two years, rarely lost his temper in public, like a lion whose territory had been violated.

It's okay to be careless in the front, but the rear also pointed the finger at him.

"The empress dowager told the emperor to go to the Palace of Compassion... It is said that a fierce quarrel broke out between the two..." Madam Yu frowned slightly, showing worry, "The emperor must be extremely irritable and irritable right now." , but don’t come to Chengqian Palace..."

Before the words fell, a loud shout came from outside, "The emperor is here!"

Aunt Yu was stunned for a moment.

Lin Shiyu glanced at her helplessly, a crow's mouth is not so sharp.

Without thinking too much, the master and servant hurried out to greet him.

"My concubine welcomes the emperor."

A group of servants behind him knelt on the ground.

"Let's get up." While speaking, the person stepped into the hall with great strides.

Well, it's clearly in the worst mood.

Lin Shiyu sighed secretly, got up quickly and followed behind, and when he entered the room, he saw that the master was already lying on the kang, with a cloudy face, as if someone owed him a million and 80.

"Play me a tune for a while."

"Yes. Ripple, take the piano."

Sitting in front of the guqin, Lin Shiyu sank his heart, and then began to pluck the strings. Green smoke curled up from the incense burner next to him, adding a bit of fairy air.

With the familiar tune lingering in his ears, Kangxi slowly closed his eyes, the irritability and anger in his heart seemed to fade away little by little, and his whole person gradually returned to his usual calmness and clarity.

One time, two times and three times... I don't know how long it took before Kangxi opened his eyes. At this moment, the hostility in his eyes had completely dissipated.

"Stop, come and sit." Waiting for her to come to him, Kangxi held her hand and looked at her, "Are you ever tired? I'll have someone massage you later."

Lin Shiyu smiled lightly and said, "It takes more than a short time to play and practice the piano, so you can't get tired."

Kangxi held her hand in his palm, rubbed it, and sighed: "Every time I am upset, I come to you to make sure you are right. Your piano music can always make me regain my sanity quickly."

"The emperor is a very powerful person, and his concubines are at most just a supporting role." This sounds like flattery, but it is not, she thinks that Kangxi is very powerful in her heart ...Perhaps to be precise, it should be cold and hard. This person has a heart as cold as iron in his bones. He will not be easily disturbed by any feelings or emotions. He will always clearly know what he wants and what he should do.

"Do you also think I did something wrong?"

"The emperor has already asked this question a long time ago." Lin Shiyu said helplessly: "It's fine if it's someone else, but the emperor used the matter of the previous court to ask his concubines. Isn't this embarrassing? It's a major national event How many people have worked so hard for a lifetime and still can't understand it. Where can the courtiers and concubines figure it out? But in the early years, I heard my father say that the emperor is a very smart and wise person. In the past few years since I entered Beijing, I have heard people praise the emperor for his wisdom... Therefore, the concubine feels that the emperor must have his own considerations and reasons for what he does."

"Besides, the same matter is handled in different ways by different people. Each has his own considerations and concerns. It will never be possible for everyone to reach an agreement. As long as the emperor understands it in his heart, then Just do it according to your own ideas.”

Besides, what's the use of regretting things now?It is absolutely impossible for Kangxi to bow down to Wu Sangui, there is only one choice to deal with this matter, and that is to fight and continue to be tough.

Kangxi did not represent himself, but also represented the dignity and face of the entire Qing Dynasty. If he suddenly becomes intimidated now, then the dignity of the Qing Dynasty will disappear... There are various ministries of Mongolia in the interior, and there are old men covetously in the outside. At that time, no one will take Kangxi or Daqing seriously.

It's the Empress Dowager, don't look at her arguing fiercely with Kangxi at the moment, Lin Shiyu is sure that the old lady is determined to fight in her heart, and the reason for this is probably just to take the opportunity to teach a lesson to suppress this disobedient grandson That's all, so that he would have doubts and lack of confidence in himself, and even more so that he would know a truth - Jiang is still old and spicy, and it is always right to listen to the emperor's grandmother.

"Little slicker." Kangxi poked her forehead with a smile, got up and walked out, "I've been very busy recently, so I'll leave everything in the harem to you, and I'll come to see you again after I'm done working for a while. Take care of yourself."

"Yes, send it off to the emperor."

After finally sending away the great Buddha, the whole Chengqian Palace heaved a sigh of relief.

Nanny Fu couldn't help but look at her with a very strange look, "Your Majesty has a way, and you can appease the emperor in this way."

Lin Shiyu didn't want to talk to her, and rubbed her head pretending to be tired, Lianyi stepped forward to press her up with a wink.

Although it was pretending to be tired, it was really comfortable to press Lianyi. In addition, the charcoal fire in the room was so warm that Lin Shiyu almost fell asleep.

But who would have thought that just when she was drowsy, Xiao Xizi would suddenly come in and report, "Mother, Si Gege is gone..."

"What?" Lin Shiyu was stunned for a moment, unable to realize what "gone" meant, suddenly realized something, and suddenly his heart sank, "I remember saying that I was sick a few days ago, And specifically ordered the Tai Hospital to take care of it carefully? Why did you leave suddenly, how old is that child?"

five years old?Lin Shiyu vaguely remembered.

Except for Baocheng, she didn't have much contact with the other children. Because the weather was too cold, she avoided paying attention to these children, so she saw even fewer of them. Now she only vaguely remembers the child as thin and small. Like a kitten, to put it in a bad word, it looks sick and unhealthy.

Lin Shiyu couldn't help sighing, and waved his hands, "Go and report to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, the Emperor's side... Tell your godfather, find a suitable time to report."

As for the funeral... A child who died at such a young age can't actually get a decent funeral, so I can only try to arrange some good things for her to take with me within the rules.

Who would have thought that before she finished her orders, there was another news from the Yongshou Palace - Wu Yashi was pregnant.

This can be regarded as expected, but Lin Shiyu still felt strange when she heard the news, and she couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic to the fourth child in her belly. Thinking about the things this person did in history, like Is it treating your own son?The enemy is almost nothing more than that, it is better to have such a biological mother die early, at least I can still have some beautiful fantasies in my heart.

"As usual, the reward is as usual, and the emperor will also report it."