Yongzheng period

The leader said softly, "When I first entered the palace, the imperial concubine gave me a lot of jewelry, you can take them with you tomorrow, and wait for me to go to Jingyang Palace to pay my respects."

Cui Jinxi was quite disdainful of her original plan of gradually progressing. Now is a good time for her to gain trust. Cui Jinxi hurriedly said, "No matter what the young master does, the slaves will help the young master. If the young master is worried about the actions of the noble concubine , I still have another candidate here, servant girl."

Zhen Huan looked up at her when she heard the words, and Cui Jinxi said word by word, "Palace of Compassion, Empress Dowager."

*

It was night, Yongzheng embraced Daiyu, stroking her waist-length hair repeatedly, "The fifth son also wants to accept the side Fujin, I have already made a delineation of candidates, lest Concubine Shi Yu come to disturb you."

Daiyu was a little sleepy, but Yongzheng insisted on lying on the same pillow with her, so he pushed him with his hands, "Got it, let's take a rest."

But Yongzheng couldn't fall asleep, and he poked her warm cheek relentlessly, "I think I will make you Empress soon, so I don't feel sleepy anymore, I just wish I could issue an imperial edict immediately."

Daiyu obviously couldn't understand Yongzheng's inexplicable excitement, turned over and fell down, covered her face with her hands, and felt tenderness in her heart, "I'm not the Empress of the Yuan Dynasty, so there should be gossip about such a waste of money."

Yongzheng raised his face when he heard the words, "I don't see who dares to say it." Then he bent down and rubbed Daiyu's neck, spraying his warm breath on the skin, and said sincerely, "...If I had come a few years earlier, I would have Waiting for you."

The first half of his sentence was vague, and Daiyu didn't catch it clearly for a while, but when she was about to search carefully, she heard the door of the temple be knocked lightly three times by the cloud board.Su Peisheng came in and stood at the door of the bedroom, and said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, Concubine Gong has passed away—"

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Concubine Gong's funeral was finally carried out according to the ritual system of the "concubine", which can be regarded as giving Xue's honor after death in the face of the seventh elder brother.Originally a dignified slave in Yanxi Palace, Yinger followed the fourth elder brother but died young; Pinger who served Yinger was arranged by Hongli to be beside Gao; Zhen is always there.

Xue Baochai's funeral was extremely deserted, and Daiyu burned a thick volume of Buddhist scriptures in front of his spirit when she left, thinking about all kinds of things in her childhood, she was really moved.

Thinking of the "Ode to the Crab" that used things to satirize the present, the dignified girl who abides by the etiquette has a lot of complicated thoughts since then, but she is not lacking in true temperament.It's a pity that the heart is higher than the sky and the body is low. Xue Baochai's current ending, the betrayal of relatives and the abandonment of children, how can it be regarded as a good death?

The son said on the river: "The dead are like husbands! They will not give up day and night."

Daiyu recited the "Great Compassion Mantra" in her heart, and suddenly she saw Concubine Xin leading the Seventh Elder Brother to meet the ceremony, followed by Zhu Xi, "I have seen the imperial concubine and empress, and the empress is Jin'an."

"Free of ceremony, let's get up." Daiyu glanced at Seventh Elder Brother who had her head down and looked ignorant and gloomy, she understood, and she couldn't help saying, "Concubine Xin has a heart."

The seventh elder brother, Hongjun, is six years old and still needs a concubine to take care of him.Yongzheng sent the seventh elder brother to Chuxiu Palace, and Yu Xinpin was hit by a big pie.There was only one four-character Ge Shuhe under her knee, and she was frail and sickly.Hongjun and Si Gege are quite old and able to play together. She not only has something to depend on when she grows up, but in the future Hongjun will protect Shuhe as much as possible when she grows up. Concubine Xin is naturally overjoyed and vows in front of Yongzheng that she will marry Qi Ah He raised him as his own son.

Only the seventh elder brother was first taken away from his biological mother by the queen mother to be raised, then returned to the Yanxi Palace, and after several twists and turns, went to the Chuxiu Palace... Daiyu couldn't help but feel pity.Fortunately, seeing how Concubine Xin generously brought Seventh Elder Brother to pay homage to her birth mother today, she must have treated Seventh Elder Brother well.

Concubine Xin bowed her head and said softly, "Xiaoqi, go, Aunt Zhuxi will accompany you, and take you back to the palace when you want to go back to Erniang."

Hongjun has become more and more obedient and reticent recently, he nodded with a small face raised, the golden lock hanging on his chest was shining brightly.At his age, he has not yet understood the concept of 'death', but he also vaguely understands that the person he is closest to and relies on will never see him again.

Daiyu's eyes were sharp, and she saw the eight characters engraved on the golden lock, "never leave, never give up, and my youth will last forever".

Zhu Xi brought Seventh Elder Brother to come forward to offer incense, Concubine Xin stayed where she was, hesitating to speak, stammering, "Your Majesty, please stay a little longer, I have something here to bother your Majesty."

Daiyu was puzzled when she heard the words, and Concubine Xin said nervously, "Seventh elder brother... was raised in the Palace of Compassion and Ning after all, and my concubine would not go to pay her respects, but the Empress Dowager avoided seeing her, and my concubine couldn't help feeling worried."

Queen Mother... Daiyu thought about it carefully, and softly comforted, "After all, the Queen Mother is old, and there is no reason to bother her about her grandchildren. Besides, the Queen Mother has closed the palace these days and does not care about other things. , even my palace has never seen it, it is definitely not intentional to make things difficult, Concubine Xin is overwhelmed."

Concubine Xin felt relieved when she heard the words, and turned her head to look in the direction of Brother Seven and smiled comfortably.She is also an old man in the palace, with thin lines forming at the corners of her eyes, she said heartily, "I have no ambitions, I just hope that Xiaoqi will be safe and happy in the future."

Daiyu felt slightly touched, "In life, sometimes it is rare to maintain an ordinary mind and seek ordinary things."

*

Jingyang Palace

"I heard that the imperial concubine has been feeling cold recently and has a poor appetite." Jinxi was wearing the jadeite bracelet that the imperial concubine gave to Zhen Huan that day. The noon sun shone brightly in Jixiang's eyes.

That's right, Jixiang thought contemptuously, Zhen Chang was in a hurry to curry favor with his master after being banned for an indefinite period and unable to leave Suiyuxuan.

Jinxi held a plate of hawthorn cakes and smiled decently, "Our little master has been cared by the noble concubine and master in the past, and has always wanted to come to pay his respects, but he suddenly became ill. Now thanks to the imperial concubine's good fortune, our little master is very grateful, dear." I made this plate of cakes and asked my slaves to bring them over. I don’t know if the imperial concubine will be free.”

"I don't want Zhen Changzai to be kind, but..." Ji Xiang deliberately made things difficult, with a look of embarrassment on his face, he poked his lips inwardly, "Master is taking a nap at noon, and has been sleepy due to illness recently. The servants go in and have a look , I just want Sister Jinxi to wait patiently."

"How dare the servant bother the girl?" Zhen Huan told Jinxi not to be too impatient.Seeing that Jingyang Palace really cares about it, he immediately said, "It's also the wrong time for the servants to come, so I dare not disturb the imperial concubine or empress. This is a normal intention, as long as the girl can accept it, our little master will be satisfied."

"You—!" Jixiang couldn't react for a moment, and saw that Jinxi really handed over the dish to the little eunuch at the side, and left without asking for an alliance.

Jixiang was confused by Cui Jinxi's actions, and his blood was soaked by a bag of cold water. He thought to himself that the Zhen family sent someone here to speak good words to please the master in desperation?

Ji Xiangyu opened the curtain and walked into the hall, only to see Duan Guifei sitting in front of the dressing table, letting Ruyi comb her hair into a simple bun.Ji Xiang couldn't help calling out, "My Lady—"

Concubine Duan frowned and looked at herself in the makeup mirror, pulled off a strand of Shuangbai and sighed, "There are gray hairs again." Pulling herself together, she asked Ji Xiang, "The person from Suiyuxuan is gone?"

"Yes," Ji Xiang was a little displeased, and muttered, "Shi Zhen really doesn't know what is good or bad, but the empress pays more attention to it. Why bother? Aren't nobles like Borzigit and Fucha also very good?"

Concubine Duan can't help but think of the woman who loves narcissus very much. When she was in the palace, she lived under Xiaoding's shadow under the order of the queen mother.

Empress Xiaoding, Ulanara Rouze, she seems to have such magic power, even after death, those who still remember her seem to live in an eternal nightmare.Empress Xiao'an was like this, she couldn't let go of Zhen Huan's face like a demon.

"Zhen Huan... Maybe she is someone with profound blessings..." Concubine Duan's tone was complicated and difficult to distinguish, and she said coldly, "Don't underestimate her, she is absolutely unwilling to rely on me to entrust her family and life Under the name of this palace. And that Cui Jinxi, I also sent someone to take care of it, and wait for the concubine to come out. I am used to seeing strong winds and waves, so I am afraid it is not a fuel-efficient lamp."

Concubine Duan's tone was sneering, "The Empress Dowager Ceremony is coming soon, I want to see what she can do!"

Zhen Huan turned down her face and begged Shen Meizhuang, and Shen Meizhuang begged Yongzheng, and Yongzheng relieved Zhen's and Xia Changzai's restraint for Xian Xixi.

The sky is getting warmer and warmer in February, and the ceremony on the twelfth day of February has already been prepared. Everyone was waiting for this time, but a strange thing happened in the harem.

As spring approached, the branches in the royal garden were covered with thin snow, and many flowers had already bloomed in the flower house. The famous flowers were full of fragrance, and the beautiful trees were thriving.The palace likes to plant magnolia, crabapple, peony, sweet-scented osmanthus, green bamboo, plantain, plum blossom, and orchid eight products.

Not long after entering the Royal Garden, there is Taiye Pond. Shenmeizhuang has been treated coldly due to the embarrassment caused by the New Year's Eve banquet.The scenery of Taiye Lake is just right, with weeping willows and willows all over the ground along the bank, and light and white catkins flying all over the sky.Yongzheng only felt relaxed and happy, breathing the moist air in the morning dew, and his words to Shen Meizhuang were quite gentle.

"Green jade makeup is as high as a tree, and ten thousand green silk ribbons are hanging down." Shen Meizhuang laughed, "Such a beautiful scenery is really the atmosphere that can only be found in palaces."

Yongzheng said, "That's right." After speaking, he glanced at Shenmeizhuang lightly, and said calmly, "Accompany me to take a stroll inside."

Shen Meizhuang was overjoyed, knowing that she had offended the concubine, he heard Yongzheng say, "In the shadows of the apricot blossoms, play the flute until dawn", the beautiful scenery always makes people linger, I should also take Yu'er Come and see."

Yongzheng forgot his feelings for a while, and said that the imperial concubine