Yongzheng period

After some calculations, Daiyu and Yingchun, who had been silent to the end, showed decent smiles, "Then the servant girl will not disturb the lady's pleasure of visiting the garden."

Seeing the leaving figures of Baochai and Yinger, Daiyu also felt rather dull and lost all interest.Yingchun said, "It's been a while since I left, let's go back to the palace."

"Alright." Daiyu turned her head and glanced again, feeling a little melancholy rarely.

【25】

The summer heat in June permeated the entire Beijing city. Even though four ice basins were prepared early in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, it was difficult to dispel the depression in Yongzheng's heart. There was a lot of trouble and they broke up.

This time, the Empress Dowager refused to go to the Yuanmingyuan to escape the summer heat. The Empress had to go with her, and the concubine Duan Jingfei in the palace was incapable of assisting the palace affairs. Yu Jinpin still has to take care of the sixth elder brother.

Yongzheng had no choice but to order Concubine Yu to go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace to serve the Empress Dowager.As for the other concubines, Xingui and Jia Changzai were the only ones who went with them. Originally, the queen suggested to Yongzheng to bring Gong Changzai, but Gong Changzai had a headache for a while, so that was all. Instead, Gong Changzai recommended Xingui to Yongzheng. Said, "Sister Xin is an old man who serves the emperor like the concubine Xiang, and she has worked hard without merit." Yongzheng thought and secretly reported the news about Gong Changzai at the sticky pole, so he acquiesced in ordering Xingui. Proposed by my wife.

A few days later, Yongzheng took the empress and others to Yuanmingyuan to escape the summer heat. The empress took Xiang concubine and Wen Yi to live in "Changchun Xianguan"; Among them, the quiet artistic conception; the rest of the Xingui people entered the 'Bitong Academy'.

He only stayed in Yuanmingyuan for nearly half a month, but Yongzheng spent more than half of his time in 'Shuimu Mingse', and the rest of Xingui could only wait for a day or two.Seeing that Daiyu's favor gradually favored Concubine Shenghua, the Empress felt really restless, and within a month, Wen Yi had suffered from 'heat stroke' twice - but the concubine Xiang dared not speak out.

*

Palace of Yanxi Palace, West Side Hall

Xue Baochai lay on the bed with a mop on her forehead, took the decoction from Cuirong's hand for treating head wind with a pale face, and drank it down in one gulp.

Cuirong was satisfied when she saw that she drank the decoction without even dropping a drop. She stayed in Yanxi Palace to work for the empress, and originally suspected that Gong Changzai might be pretending to be sick, and there was something hidden about her, but now it seems that she was too worried up.

Seeing that Gong Chang was lying down on his side holding his forehead, Ying'er hurriedly stepped forward to take care of her. Cuirong took the empty medicine bowl and said casually, "Thank you, sister Ying'er, for taking good care of the young master, and the servant will go down to take care of you first."

After she retreated, Xue Baochai immediately sat up and spit out all the decoction contained in her throat on the handkerchief, and said weakly, "Yinger, bring water."

Yinger hurriedly handed over the water glass when she heard the words, and felt distressed when she saw her embarrassed face, "My lord, I have consulted the imperial doctor Zhou privately, and he said that my lord's fetus is a little unstable, and if I can't give birth and recuperate well, there will be a danger of miscarriage." It's gone. The little master really can't spoil himself like this anymore."

"What can I do...?" Baochai smiled bitterly, "You have also seen Cuirong's attitude. If the queen finds out that I am pregnant, I am afraid that both you and I will die. But also There is still a chance—" She changed the subject and said in a low voice, "Has the Emperor been in Yuanmingyuan for a month?"

"Yes," Ying'er replied, "I have already mixed the medicine into Xingui's incense powder according to my master's instructions, and now it should work." Then she looked dissatisfied, "That little hoof of Cuirong The person who relied on being the empress has disrespected the young master many times - no matter how you say it, she is nothing but a slave!"

"I'm only from Han Baoyi, and I can't compare to those masters who are from serious drafts. She has a big heart, and her looks are not low, so naturally she has some serious thoughts." Baochai said in a flat tone, "It's just the late emperor. Wasn’t Concubine Shu originally a maid of honor in the Han Dynasty? The Empress Dowager was also born in a family of Baoyi—be promoted to the throne, raise the flag after giving birth to a child, and finally become a concubine, concubine, and family children. It's important. Otherwise, if you become an empress—" Baochai paused, with a slightly sarcastic tone, "It's just a display."

"The servant just feels that the young master has been wronged, and she still has to worry about the face of a servant."

"Don't worry, it will be the end of Cuirong when the gift I gave to Xingui is useful." Baochai said lightly, "Sister Xin's qualifications are older than that of Xiangfei, but it's a pity that she has never had a child—I I should give this gift to Sister Xin, although the medicine has some side effects, but it is harmless when I think about it."

The good wind sent me to Qingyun by force.Baochai raised the corners of her mouth slightly, watching Concubine Hui gaining the Emperor's favor day by day, Mrs. Xingui, an old man, is pregnant, how can they, a good queen, bear it any longer?If the empress had the three-point means of the empress dowager, she would not have turned herself into a situation where she made enemies everywhere in the palace.Leaving aside her own words for the time being, how much sincerity can the Concubine Xiang bear in her heart for Wen Yi's sake?

*

Shuimu Minse is located in the southeast of Lianxi Le, just in the middle of the central waterway. The main building is built next to the stream, named Fenglexuan.In the north of Fenglexuan are the halls of "Zhigengzhi" and "Zhuolinmao" and "Shuimu Mingse".The overall building introduces water into the temple, imitating the Western water method, and using water power to drive the fan, which is cool in the picture and has the sound of water, which is lingering.Moreover, the interior of the hall imitates the scenery of Shuizhuju in Yangzhou. When you leave the hall, you will find the "Wenyuan Pavilion" with a rich collection of books in the north, which is extremely quiet and elegant.

Yongzheng twisted the white piece in his hand, saw that his own layout on the chess game had been completely cut off, and he couldn't get back up again, so he couldn't help sighing to Yingchun who was playing against him, "I lost."

Yingchun's temperament is gentle and silent, but she is by no means blind and cowardly and obedient. In the Red Mansion, she was humiliated at the Sun's family and she did not swallow her humiliation, but went back to her natal family to appeal.Playing chess with her, her chess game is very majestic and majestic, which is quite different from her usual behavior. I think in private that when she was in Jia's house, she was powerless in terms of nurses and chess. means.

Looking at her quiet appearance with her head bowed, Yongzheng couldn't help feeling a little more fond of her, and said, "I never thought that Jia Qing would have such a good chess skill, but I was really surprised."

Yingchun heard the words and said in a low voice, "The emperor's praise."

Daiyu clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Where is the 'absurd praise', sister Yingchun's chess skills are also inferior." Daiyu wanted to help Yingchun, and playfully begged Yongzheng for rewards, I took the opportunity to win some things from my concubine, and now that sister Yingchun has finally won the emperor once, this concubine should ask the emperor for a reward for sister Yingchun."

Yongzheng thought of the arrangement among the four major families, and he also intended to promote the big family to split the Jia family. He pondered, "I remember that Jia Qing has been in the palace for more than a year?"

"Yes, the concubine was selected as a show girl in July last year."

"It's time for a promotion." Yongzheng signaled to Su Peisheng, who was standing behind him. '."

In "Shuowen", "harmony" is harmonious.On the contrary, it is very suitable for Yingchun's temperament.

Yingchun obviously didn't expect that Yongzheng would take the opportunity to promote him because of Daiyu's words, so he couldn't help but feel grateful to Daiyu, and said in a blessing manner, "My concubine thanked the emperor for his kindness."

Seeing that Yingchun had finally waited for her first day, Siqi was also very excited.Daiyu was also congratulating, "I happened to congratulate my sister in advance on her promotion."

Outside the palace, the small mansion guarding the gate of the palace saw the queen's guard of honor from a distance, and hurriedly reminded loudly, "The empress is here—"

Yongzheng couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words, it's impossible for the empress not to know that he was in Shuimu Mingse, she rarely came here when other concubines were serving, could it be that the empress dowager ordered something?

But the queen came in with a happy face, looked at Concubine Hui and the newly-baked nobleman and said with a smile, "The concubine disturbed the emperor and the two younger sisters, but the emperor just had a happy event."

"The concubine/concubine pays her respects to the empress."

The empress looked happy, and said with a smile, "Get up."

Yongzheng already had some guesses in his mind, "Oh? I wonder what kind of happy event it is?"

"At noon, Mr. Xingui ate a few mouthfuls of sour food and vomited continuously," said the queen. "I called the imperial physician to check the pulse and found out that I was half a month pregnant. It's just that Mr. Xingui's severe morning sickness made people worry."

Yongzheng raised his eyebrows, "I remember that Xingui is the second child, right? Why did you react so strongly?"

Xingui was pregnant with a child when she was in the feudal mansion in the early years, but she accidentally drank a large cup of cold tea at the age of five months, and gave birth to a baby girl who was in shape. Since then, she has not conceived again until Yongzheng ascended the throne.

The Queen said, "Xingui herself didn't realize that she was pregnant, presumably it was because she didn't pay attention to eating something cold for a while, which made the fetal gas unstable." Then the Queen pointedly set Xingui up , "Maybe Xin Gui's birth is also an elder brother?"——Although Xin Gui is not favored, it is good for her to get close to Concubine Duan and suppress her.Even if the princess is born at that time, the concubine Xiang will do it for Wen Yi.

"In this case, I will go to see Xingui with the queen," Yongzheng said meaningfully, "I have just been promoted to the position of Jia Qing, and Xingui is pregnant, which is a double happiness."

*

Bitong College

"The emperor Wan'an, the queen's empress Jin'an." Xin Gui couldn't hide his joy.

"You have a body, get up quickly." The queen said with concern, "You suffered from morning sickness, are you feeling better now?"

"Thank you, empress, for your concern. After taking the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician, my concubine has recovered a lot."

"Well," Yongzheng said with a frown, "I remember that the imperial physician who was on duty at the Old Summer Palace was—?"

"It's Imperial Physician He," the queen said with a smile, "Emperor He and Imperial Physician Sun are the oldest in the imperial hospital.