[Qing Chuan] Yongzheng's embarrassing empress

"How could there be a miscarriage?" The princess asked in an uncomfortable tone.

The maid was sensitively aware of the displeasure of the princess, she lowered her head and became more and more submissive.

"The person who delivered the message to the palace said that he didn't know..."

"Heh!" The princess sneered, "Forget it, I don't want to know either, so go down!"

The palace maid bowed her waist and went out numbly. The crown princess drank some plain water, apparently losing the interest in the conversation just now.

Shuwan looked at the face of the Crown Princess, and said something else wisely.

But the princess was in a bad mood, no matter what Shuwan said, she couldn't arouse her interest, and she didn't even bother to listen to Shuwan's precautions during pregnancy.

Shuwan saw that she couldn't continue the conversation today, so she got up to leave.

The princess agreed lightly and asked her to come to play frequently in the future.

After Shuwan left, the dowry mother-in-law of the crown princess entered the room to talk with her, and the dowry maid beat her legs.

The princess said unhappily: "It's really bad luck. I was telling Si Fujin about my pregnancy, but the elder Fujin had a miscarriage at this time, as if he was deliberately against me."

Most people in the palace are superstitious, and so is the princess.She finally got pregnant, and she was the most taboo to hear bad news.

The maid said: "Don't worry, Crown Princess, I'll teach the girl who sent the message a lesson in a while, she really doesn't win."

The princess scolded: "What's the use of teaching her! It's not her who made Da Fujin have a miscarriage!"

Momo glared at the maid, this girl only has a stature, but no brains.The Crown Princess heard the bad news, and she was in a panic, what's the use of punishing the maid.

The mother smiled and said: "Princess, don't be angry, Dafujin is Dafujin, and it has nothing to do with us. Last year, Sifujin was pregnant, and Li Gege in her yard...caused such a thing, Sifujin became popular, and the baby born The little elder brother is still white and fat, strong and solid."

The princess was right when she thought about it, she didn't need to be taboo about this at all, Sifu Jin was thin and slender, she was so miserable when she was pregnant, and the child she gave birth was so healthy.Da Fujin is a sister-in-law who has already separated and left the palace. She is so far away from her, so she doesn't have to care about it.

Mammy coaxed the Crown Princess to relax, and the Crown Princess sent someone to pass the news to Concubine Hui, and then forgot about Da Fujin.

The fourth elder brother was a little tired today, he came home at night, ate something and lay down.

Shuwan let him lie on the bed, massaged him, and chatted with him about the family.

"My dear brother, are you tired today?"

The fourth elder brother lay on the pillow, closed his eyes and smiled, "Yes! Your good elder brother is very tired."

Shuwan bent down and 'chirped' on his face, "Is this any better?"

The fourth elder brother opened his eyes and looked at her, "Is this the end?"

Shuwan said innocently: "That's right! What else do you want? Do you want to..."

Shuwan shook her head, disapproval was written all over her face, as if she was saying, you little fairy is too lewd!

"Fourth brother, don't make trouble! Seeing that you are too tired today, I won't spoil you!"

The fourth elder brother turned over and sat up, "It's against you!"

After speaking, she threw Shuwan down on the bed, and kissed Shuwan until her cheeks were flushed and her body became weak.

After the kiss, Shuwan pushed Si elder brother away and lay on the bed panting.

"Not today, today I want to tell you a big secret!"

The fourth elder brother hooked Shuwan's finger, and said casually: "Forget it! What secret can you have?"

Shuwan teased him, "Didn't you say that you are tired? If you are tired, I am very considerate. I will tell you this big secret tomorrow."

The fourth elder brother pinched Shuwan's face, "Say it quickly!"

Shuwan grabbed Si Age's hand and asked him to let go quickly.

She thought to herself: I have seen a man's self-esteem that has nowhere to rest. I can't listen to others saying that he is not good, and I can't even be considerate of his fatigue. Tsk tsk tsk!

Shuwan leaned on the fourth elder brother's ear and whispered: "The big secret is... the princess is pregnant."

When listening to the first half of the sentence, the fourth elder brother was still playing with Shuwan's fingertips disapprovingly. He thought that Shuwan had come up with some new trick to trouble him!Hearing the second half of the sentence, the fourth elder brother was not calm. Pregnancy is not as simple as a woman giving birth to a child.

"Really?" Brother Si sat up directly from the bed.

Shuwan frowned and looked at him, "What do you mean? Why do I feel that you are more excited than hearing that I am pregnant?"

The fourth elder brother explained: "Can I not be excited? If the concubine's baby is a boy, he is the grandson of the emperor!"

Shuwan sat up and threw her hands at the fourth elder brother, "But what does this have to do with me? To put it bluntly, one day Kang Bao will become the grandson of the emperor, no matter how excited I am, I will have time!"

The fourth elder brother: "..." This statement is reasonable, and I can't refute it. I don't seem to be excited anymore!

The young couple lay down again, and the fourth elder brother asked Shuwan: "How do you know that the princess is pregnant?"

"I am liked, and the princess is very rare about me, so she is willing to tell me anything. Only the emperor and the prince know about the princess's pregnancy. I only told you, so please don't spread it."

The fourth elder brother glanced at his wife and said in his heart: You underestimate me too, how can I be so stupid!

The fourth elder brother said to Shuwan: "Don't be complacent, it's only one aspect that the Crown Princess gets along with you, and more because of the Crown Prince's permission, she dares to tell you."

"Ah? No way?" Shuwan couldn't believe it, "We are good friends!"

The fourth elder brother secretly scolded Shuwan in his heart for being stupid, there is no such thing as pure friendship in the palace.Shuwan looked clever, and made her swear at people in a strange way. She is really good at taking care of the back house, but she is too insensitive to the affairs of the court.

"The crown princess is the emperor's grandson in her belly. With the emperor's grandson, the prince's position will be more stable. To put it bluntly, if the prince's first emperor Ama passed away, and the emperor's grandson is here, the throne will not be the turn of others. Prince."

Shuwan understood, "No wonder the Crown Princess is so careful about this baby, I think she doesn't want to announce it after three months!"

"It will definitely be announced in three months. Huang Ama can't wait for it. The announcement will stabilize the court." The fourth elder brother sighed, "It must be the crown prince who ordered the crown princess to tell you the news. , you will definitely tell me that the prince is expressing his trust to me."

There are a few more words that the fourth elder brother didn't say.The concubine's pregnancy will definitely be very difficult.The eldest brother has been staring at the prince. If there is a chance, the eldest brother definitely does not want the grandson of the emperor to be born.

Concubine Hui is an old man in the palace, so it is not difficult to do some actions.

It's not that the fourth elder brother thinks of people in a bad way, it's that the temptation of the throne is too great, but it's just killing an unborn child, who would care?

Shuwan hugged the fourth elder brother's arm, and she looked at the fourth elder brother with bright eyes.

"The prince wants to win you over. It seems that my man is very good! If you want to follow the prince, then accept it! If you don't want to follow the prince, then refuse. It doesn't matter if you are an excellent prince, or an idle prince who plays with cats and dogs. , I love you so much!"

The fourth elder brother touched Shuwan's eyes, those sparkling eyes seemed to be imprinted in his heart.Shuwan giggled, patted his chest and called him bad.

"Don't bother me, I dare not open my eyes."

Shuwan continued, "But I don't like the prince's way of recruiting. He doesn't think it's troublesome to make these twists and turns between brothers. If it were me, I would go to you directly and say: Brother! Let's work together with brother, and brother will blow up the lights for you!"

The fourth elder brother asked softly: "What does the explosion of the lamp mean?"

"I really like you!"

The fourth elder brother put his arms around Shuwan's waist, rarely chatting with her about the court outside.

"I've told you before that I want to work with the prince. I don't want to confer titles based on my status. I want to do some practical things. Huang Ama has too many sons, and it's not easy to get ahead. How can there be so many?" Give me a good errand? Sigh, especially because I am too silent, I don’t know how to flatter, and I don’t stand out in front of Huang Ama. I envy the eighth brother the most, he has both sides, Huang Ama likes it, and the masters of the school also like it.”

Shuwan opened her mouth in surprise, oh, it turns out that the young fourth elder brother envies the eighth elder brother the most!Great news!

The fourth elder brother said: "The crown prince is the crown prince, and you can always get a job by following him. In the future, when he ascends the throne, I will be the virtuous king to assist him, and I must be better than other brothers."

Shuwan knew that the crown prince looked fine now, but he would change due to various reasons in the future, and finally be abolished.In her opinion, following the prince is not the best choice, but she dare not make random ideas.She doesn't know the situation of the court, and only knows a rough idea of ​​history. Relying on the little things in her memory, if she casually guides the fourth elder brother, it may have bad consequences.

She thought for a long time, and finally said: "You can do whatever you want, and I will support you. There is only one thing, if you work with the prince, then you are also the prince's brother, not his henchman. If some actions of the prince make you feel uncomfortable It's comfortable, you can tell him directly, don't be too polite."

Shuwan tightly held the fourth elder brother's hand, "This is my experience, you have to set your own bottom line at the very beginning. Let me give you an example! When I first entered the palace last year, no matter what Whoever talks about me, I will go back with a smile. I didn't swallow my anger just because I was a young daughter-in-law who just entered the door! Look how it is now, no one dares to tease me!"

The fourth elder brother said lightly: "So Er Niang said you, and you also turned back?"

Shuwan: Oh!Talk about revealing!

She unconsciously let go of the fourth elder brother's hand and turned over to lie flat.

"I... I'll teach you some secrets of success that only veterans in the officialdom know. You have to learn to shirk responsibility. If you make a mistake, don't take it bravely. You must push the responsibility away! Even if you are wrong, you have to Deny it outrightly. You have to believe me, if you don't push this time, they will use you as a scapegoat next time, anyway, you are the prince, and it won't matter if you do something wrong."

The fourth elder brother didn't pick up the words, he asked again, "So you also beat my mother?"

Shuwan turned over and ignored him with a guilty conscience, "Oh, you are so annoying, you don't listen to a kind person like me who teaches you experience. Forget it, I'm going to sleep. You don't know good people!"

The fourth elder brother heard that Shuwan was calling him a dog, so he tore off Shuwan's collar and bit her shoulder.

Let you say me!

When she got up the next day, Shuwan lowered her collar and saw that there were red tooth marks on her shoulders, she was so angry that she slapped the fourth elder brother twice.

He bit it last night, and the marks haven't disappeared today. How much effort did he use?

The fourth elder brother felt a little guilty when he touched his nose. He bit too hard.

"Ahem, today I'm out of the palace to do some errands, I won't be back at noon, you can eat by yourself!"

Shuwan glared at him, "You'd better not come back at night, I'll be annoying to see you!"

After paying respects to Ningshou Palace, Shuwan followed Concubine De to Yonghe Palace to see Kang Bao.At noon, the fourth elder brother didn't go home, so she had a meal at her mother-in-law's place.

Kang Bao is very lively now, with the nanny holding his arm, he is bouncing on the nanny's lap like a little ball.It may be that he is still young, or he may be too fat. Every time he jumps, he is clumsy and not as flexible as other children.

Concubine De looked at Kang Bao with a smile, and started boasting again.

"Look, look, how dexterous our Kangbao is! He is really strong and smart. Who doesn't like such a good boy? He can jump at such a young age, and he must be able to learn to walk very early. It is better for boys to walk early, and they will be promising in the future. If it is better for girls to walk later, they will be blessed."

Shuwan couldn't help but feel embarrassed for her son, he was still so young, and he had to suffer from Concubine De's mindless praise, what a difficult childhood!

Shuwan sat there quietly, she didn't participate in the part where Concubine De praised Kang Bao, Concubine De was very upset.

"You are such a mother-in-law, you don't even know how to praise our Kang Bao. Good children are made by boasting, do you understand?"

Shuwan thought to herself: Is a good child just boasted?Mother-in-law, your concept of parenting is very avant-garde!

"Uh... Erniang has praised so much, I'm stupid, I can't praise anything..."

Concubine De looked at Shuwan, hating iron for being weak.

"Why can't you boast? In the end, you, the mother-in-law, don't care about Kang Bao, so just leave him here and ignore him. Go and see, which Fujin in the palace is as willing to have children as you are!"

Shuwan asked lightly: "Then shall I take Kang Bao home?"

Concubine De: "...I didn't mean that either."

Concubine De felt depressed when she couldn't touch Shuwan's pain point, she couldn't help but said: "I don't know how you grew up, I praised you a few words yesterday, your face turned red, why are you so shy? You can't bear to praise Kang Bao today, I really don't know what to say about you. You can't be too reserved, you should show off when you should, and you can't let the people in the palace look down on you."

Kang Bao was tired from dancing, the nanny put him on the couch, and he played with his feet.

Concubine De pointed at Kang Bao and said: "Of course, praise must be measured. Outside, I can't praise Kang Bao too much, and I can't show the emperor's love for Kang Bao, so as not to hurt others' eyes."

Shuwan hurriedly said: "Thank you, Er Niang, for your guidance, my daughter-in-law will remember."

Concubine De looked at Kang Bao and sighed: "In the palace, it is too difficult to support a child. I heard that Da Fujin had a miscarriage, and it is pitiful enough."

"Emiang also heard about it?"

Concubine De said: "The news from the palace spread quickly, and I'm not deaf, so of course I've heard about it."

Shuwan sighed: "Actually, when Da Fujin was just pregnant, I thought she had a bad pregnancy. Before she showed her pregnancy, she started to have backaches and backaches. When her belly grows, can she hold it? I advise her Raising fetuses and having children in the palace, not to mention anything else, with the help of Concubine Hui, is better than going out of the palace. But Da Fujin and the others have already made their decision, and I didn't persuade them any further."

Concubine De hurriedly said: "You fool, if you encounter this kind of thing in the future, keep your mouth tightly shut, don't persuade. You are kind, others may not appreciate it. The same rice supports all kinds of people, and everyone's ideas are different. It's different. There are so many people with sick minds who will revenge their kindness! You kindly persuade Da Fujin, what if she thinks that you are cursing her now that she is a confinement child? "

Shuwan smiled wryly, "This... can't be!"

"Oh, you young Fujin are aunts at home, and you grew up in a honeypot. You have too little knowledge of the sinister human heart. There is no conflict of interest between your sisters-in-law, so that's all. Like in the emperor's harem, how have you ever Have you ever seen the truth between concubines? We are idle and bored, and would rather quarrel and swear than say a single truthful word."

Shuwan thought about it carefully, it was really like this.

She smiled at Concubine De, got up and saluted, "Thank you, Er Niang, for your guidance."

It seems that the gift is not in vain!Concubine De never talked with her about these useful truths before!

"You have married a good husband!" Concubine De's tone was sour, "I'm not boasting, brother Si is a real child, you treat him wholeheartedly, even if you make him angry, it doesn't matter, he will always remember your kindness."

Shuwan nodded again and again, still a little speechless in her heart, isn't this still Wang Po selling melons, selling melons and boasting!

Then Concubine De began to criticize the eldest elder brother, "That is a rough man with a generous heart. On the surface, he seems to be good to Da Fujin, but in fact, his heart is so wide that he has no choice but to show it on the surface. He doesn't know how to love his wife at all. He is not like the emperor at all." Same."

The emperor is a very considerate person, even though he has so many women, most of the concubines think of him well.

When Empress Yuan was here, she was seriously ill once. It is said that the imperial physicians thought that the Empress might die.At that time, the emperor accompanied the empress dowager to recuperate in the hot spring village. When he heard the news, he hurried back. Empress Yuan was very happy to see the emperor, and her illness gradually recovered, which shows how much empress Yuan loved her.If the emperor treats her badly, how could it be so?

Every time the emperor travels, he will definitely send letters to the palace, and the four concubines have all received letters from the emperor.Concubine De didn't know how to write Manchu in the past, but in order to write letters to the emperor, she learned Manchu and specially practiced her handwriting.

After scolding Elder Brother for not being like an emperor, Concubine De began to scold Da Fujin for being stupid again.

"I only know how to have children, but I don't know how to take care of my body. I depend on my eldest brother for everything. The husband's love is really important, but if her body breaks down, will she have a life to enjoy the blessings? She has already given birth to a son-in-law, so take good care of her. It is of course good if the child can grow up healthy, but if he is not big enough, he can be adopted by Chuanfujin Gege! He wants to give birth to himself, and he has to show off his face. Now he is too tired to have a miscarriage. Who is to blame? Everyone lives their own lives, who can Feel sorry for her?"

Shuwan felt that there was something wrong with her mother-in-law, she was... liberating her nature?Wow!She is so good at complaining!Except that she still speaks softly when she speaks, she can't feel the gentle and demure appearance of Concubine De at all.Hehe, mother-in-law, if you don't treat me as an outsider, you will be destroyed.

Concubine De suddenly turned her head to look at Shuwan, "I'm telling you all good words, don't learn from Dafu Jin, be virtuous and generous, you can't have a child by yourself... Do you understand what I mean? ?”

Shuwan: I am relieved when I hear this sentence, you have not collapsed.It's still a familiar formula, but the taste has changed. It used to be forced to take concubines, but now it's dressed for your own good.

Shuwan smirked, "What Erniang said is absolutely right, my daughter-in-law will remember."

As for whether to listen to you or not, that's another matter.

Concubine De also saw that Shuwan did not accept the opinion sincerely, so she sneered and ordered someone to prepare a meal.

"Hurry up and set the meal! Please Sifujin go back after the meal, I can't accommodate her here!"

Shuwan: "..." I was disgusted.

In the evening, when the fourth elder brother returned to his elder brother's place, Shuwan helped him untie his cloak, touched his cold hands, and gave him a hand stove.

"Warm your hands first, and catch your breath." Shuwan asked repeatedly, "Why are your hands so cold? What about gloves? Why don't you wear them? Do you think gloves are ugly?"

The fourth elder brother smiled and said, "Gloves have other uses."

The fourth elder brother took out a paper bag from his arms, and tied the gloves outside the paper bag to keep warm.Shuwan touched it, and the paper bag was still warm.

"What is this?" Shuwan asked.

"you guess!"

Shuwan leaned closer to smell it, "Hiss, it's a bit like the elbow I used to eat outside the palace..."

The fourth elder brother smiled and said, "That's it!"

Shuwan was very surprised, "You... how do you know that I love this pork belly?"

The fourth elder brother is a bit shy, he has specifically asked his father-in-law.

"I just know, don't ask."

The fourth elder brother threw the elbow to Qiuxiang, "Take it and cut it up, serve it while it's hot for your master to satisfy his hunger."

Shuwan was in a mixed mood, a little happy and a little dazed.

She unwrapped the fourth elder brother's clothes, the paper bag was not wrapped properly, and the fourth elder brother put it next to his body, the clothes inside were all stained with oil.

Shuwan moved her lips, but did not speak. Anyway, she was not doing the laundry, and the clothes were dirty when they were dirty.The fourth elder brother specially bought elbows for her, and she seemed very annoying when she was picking and choosing.

The fourth elder brother pinched Shuwan's face, "It's so quiet, why don't you talk?"

Shuwan said casually: "I'm so happy and silly, you are like an old fairy with a white beard, why do you know that I want to eat the elbows of this company? With a swish, it changes out of my arms! You are afraid that he will be cold." It's over, and I wrapped it in gloves... the white beard old fairy, why are you so considerate?"

Shuwan had a sweet mouth, and the fourth elder brother was happy when he heard it.He took advantage of the situation and rubbed Shuwan's face, "Who is the old fairy with a white beard? How old am I?"

"That's what it means, to praise you for being great!"

The fourth elder brother was a little embarrassed. He avoided Shuwan's eyes and whispered: "You said that time, the palace is boring, and it is rare to go out of the palace. It is better to buy some gifts. I thought, when you are at home, maybe your father and brother will accompany you. Then you can go around the street and eat something, you are in the palace, you should not be as comfortable as when you are at home. It is hard for me to go out once, and I always have to bring something back..."

The fourth elder brother spoke more and more quietly, and the more he spoke, the more embarrassing he became.

"Okay, don't talk so much. Why hasn't Qiuxiang come back, I'm hungry."