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Qianlong looked at Xiao Yan, who was waiting for his answer with a delicate pink face in his arms, and unconsciously softened the lines on his face, and said softly: "As long as Yan'er has always been devoted to me, I will always keep Yan'er in my heart and pamper and protect her." Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Although I can't give you the only promise, nor can I give you the high position of the queen, I can make you my beloved concubine. ”

Beloved concubine?

This unexpected answer by Xiao Yan made Xiao Yan's heart more and more sober. Xiao Yan barely showed a shy and infinite expression on her face, snuggling intimately in Qianlong's arms, but her heart gradually became cold.

She kept reminding herself that Qianlong was not a man who could be entrusted by a woman for life. In the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong, who is in charge of the world, can have any woman he wants, and there will be countless young and beautiful beauties around him for the sake of their families and their dreams, and they are willing to step into the palace gate, and surround Qianlong with joy. Regarding this point, even if Qianlong is getting older and his youth is gone, there will be no change.

Perhaps Qianlong's grace to Xiao Yan has made many women envious, however, this is not the life she wants. Xiao Yan didn't want to become like a harem concubine who completely tied her heart to Qianlong's body, looking out of the window all day long, and becoming a woman who relied on Qianlong's favor to survive. This feeling made Xiao Yan feel very unsteady, and she couldn't feel any sense of security.

Because Xiao Yan had closed her eyes and pretended to be tired and fell asleep, Qianlong did not notice Xiao Yan's abnormality, so he was content to hold Xiao Yan's soft and fragrant body and fall asleep.

Wu Shulai listened to the movements in the hall outside the dormitory, and instructed Qiulan, Qiuyue, Snow Kite, and Xue Qing: "When the emperor sleeps with the concubines, he always dislikes the palace people serving in the dormitory. I heard that the concubine Niangniang didn't like to have a palace maid go to night in the dormitory when she slept alone every day. However, after all, the rules of the palace maid going to the night are handed down by the ancestors and cannot be abandoned. The previous servant painting was a mess, and it was not good to serve the master, and he had been disposed of by the emperor. And if only Qiulan and Qiuyue were to go to the door of the dormitory at night, it would be too hard. If the spirit is not strong, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes and neglect the master, which is a big mistake that we slaves cannot tolerate. Therefore, the emperor ordered the two of you to divide into two groups, and each person took turns to sleep at the door of the dormitory with Snow Kite and Xue Qing. It can't be that the emperor and the concubine are thirsty at night, and they don't even have a slave who pours tea and delivers water. ”

Qiulan and Qiuyue said yes again and again. Snow Kite and Xue Qing felt a little bad in their hearts.

It turned out that Xue Kite and Xue Qing entered the palace at the age of eleven or twelve to be a little palace maid, and followed her aunt to study hard, because her appearance was slightly stronger than others, so she was more competitive and competitive, and she secretly held back a lot of energy in her heart, no matter how hard it worked, she gritted her teeth and persevered, for fear of being compared to other little sisters who entered the palace at the same time.

Soon, Xue Kite and Xue Qing stood out, were selected by their aunt, assigned to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and became the palace maids. They started by cleaning the courtyard, and it took them two years to achieve the position of the maid of the tea palace. didn't expect Qianlong to send the two of them to the side of the concubine with just one sentence, and once again started to do undignified work such as cleaning and cleaning.

However, Xue Kite and Xue Qing are intelligent and understanding people after all, and they know that thunder, rain and dew are all the truth of Jun'en. Mo said that the emperor just sent them to Chuxiu Palace to serve the concubines, even if the emperor pointed them out to the castrated eunuchs in the palace at will, they would accept their fate and thank them.

Originally, according to the rules of the palace, whether Qianlong slept alone in the Palace of Nourishing Heart or sleeping with his concubines, there needed to be a palace maid who was trusted by Qianlong who served in the Palace of Nourishing Heart in the palace of four people and took turns to spend the night in the hall. The arrangements for the palace maids to go to the night are two people at the door of the dormitory and two people in the dormitory

The palace maid who is qualified to go to the night for Qianlong is not only a flawless Shangsanqi coat with a clean background, but also more intelligent and clever, and is deeply trusted by Qianlong. Such a very faceful palace maid has a very high position in the harem.

Especially the palace maids who can go to the night in Qianlong's dormitory, they can sometimes gossip with Qianlong when Qianlong is in a good mood.

If Qianlong is happy and points them out to the palace guards, these palace maids in front of the palace will be equivalent to climbing a high branch, and in the future, with the promotion of the husband, they will have the opportunity to make a career, and then give birth to a son and a half daughter to the husband, which can be regarded as a lifelong dependence.

When Qiulan took the snow kite to take the felt mat, put it outside the bamboo curtain at the door of the dormitory, and lay on the felt mat to go to the night for the master, the snow kite suddenly figured it out, and there was some hope for the future in her heart.

Xue Kite secretly thought, for herself and Xue Qing, being able to come to Chuxiu Palace to serve the concubine is not only not bad luck, but a rare blessing for them. According to the rules of the palace, palace maids and eunuchs make mistakes and are rarely scolded, but they will be directly punished, beaten, and killed. Even when she was serving in the Heart Cultivation Palace, she and Xue Qing were beaten and punished by their aunts. On the contrary, after coming to Chuxiu Palace, the two of them basically never been beaten.

Qiulan and Qiuyue don't seem to be smiling on the surface, but they don't maliciously suck at them, or deliberately arrange some extra dirty work to toss people. Although Qiulan and Qiuyue are beautiful, they will not be like the aunts of the Heart Cultivation Palace, who think about how to work their clothes, shoes and socks every day, and dress more decently than other palace maids.

What's more, looking at the degree of favor of the concubine, the emperor will spend most of the time in the concubine's dormitory every month. Now, Gonggong Wu has spoken again, asking her and Xue Qing to follow Qiulan and Qiuyue to learn to give the concubine a night, which is equivalent to giving the emperor a night.

This is a great blessing, and it is an exaltation for both of them. As long as they serve the concubines and concubines wholeheartedly, the way out and benefits they will get in the future may not be as good as those palace maids who have been serving in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

In the early morning of the next day, Qianlong had already gotten up as usual. As soon as Qianlong moved, Xiao Yan, who had never slept soundly all night, woke up.

Qianlong touched Xiao Yan's pink cheeks lovingly, and said softly, "Yan'er won't sleep a little longer?" I don't need you to change my clothes. ”

Xiao Yan got up obediently, gently grabbed Qianlong's palm, showed a warm smile on her face, and explained softly: "The concubine knows that there is no shortage of people around the emperor, but the concubine just wants to serve the emperor with her own hands. ”

At this time, Qiulan and Snow Kite had already gotten up in advance, sorted out their clothes, and put away the felt mats quickly, but they did not immediately walk towards the dormitory, but only stood respectfully at the door of the dormitory, carefully listening to the movements in the dormitory. It wasn't until Qianlong's summons came from inside and ordered them to come in to serve that the two of them walked into the dormitory with light steps and a smile, and respectfully kowtowed to Qianlong and Xiao Yan, and then got up and waited for the two to freshen up and change their clothes.

Xiao Yan took the bright yellow imperial clothes from Qiulan's hand, and changed Qianlong's clothes as gently as a virtuous wife, her white and slender fingers flexibly buttoned Qianlong, and tied the jade pendant that Qianlong was wearing around his waist.

Qianlong suddenly felt that the gentle smile on Xiao Yan's face was a little unfamiliar, but after all, he was addicted to Xiao Yan's tenderness and sweetness, and he didn't think much about it. In Qianlong's heart, since Xiao Yan has given birth to two little brothers for him, it is impossible for him to have any other thoughts in this life, and he will only live with him and his two children wholeheartedly. Since this is the case, Qianlong doesn't care if he can find out the unknown secrets of Xiao Yan.

Qianlong felt that as long as this woman stayed by his side, it mattered if he knew these inconsequential little things

Qianlong and Xiao Yan had breakfast together, perhaps because of the beautiful woman's side, Qianlong felt that the red rice porridge and water chestnut baked cakes were particularly delicious. Because Qianlong had a rule of eating no more than three bites, this was to prevent others from seeing the emperor's likes and dislikes of food and drink, and then plotting to kill the emperor. If Qianlong disregarded the rules and insisted on using the third dish, then in the next month and a half, this dish would never appear again. Of course, the rest of the imperial food will not be directly poured out and wasted, but it will be cheaper for the eunuchs and palace maids who serve around.

Xiao Yan watched Qianlong eat like this, and suddenly felt some sympathy for Qianlong in her heart. As the emperor, you must always hold a high shelf, and you can't let others get a glimpse of what you really think in your heart. The position of emperor seems to be infinitely honorable, but it is not something that can be done at will.

Xiao Yan silently thought about her thoughts, and unconsciously used several mouthfuls of glutinous rice lotus root one after another.

Qianlong looked at Xiao Yan's meal with a smile, and instructed Wu Shulai: "Add another glutinous rice lotus root to the concubine's dinner tonight." From now on, all the dishes presented to the concubines will be put in charge of the imperial chef Zhang Defu in the imperial dining room. ”

Qianlong then explained to Xiao Yan: "Zhang Defu's craftsmanship is very good, and he is also an honest and reliable person. Most of my imperial meals are from the hands of Imperial Chef Zhang. ”

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Thank you for the emperor's reward, concubine." ”

Qianlong smiled lightly and pinched Xiao Yan's white and tender cheeks, "Since Yan'er likes this dish, let's use it more." ”

Xiao Yan nodded stunnedly, but there was some inexplicable feeling in her heart, and she was suddenly a little upset.

After Qianlong had breakfast, he went to the practice room and the imperial guards to stretch his muscles and bones, and then rested for a while, before Wu Shulai served and changed his court clothes and went to the palace of nourishing the heart.

After Xiao Yan left Chuxiu Palace in Qianlong, she first fed Yongqi and Yongying, the two little elder brothers, and then coaxed them to play for a while, and after the two children fell asleep, she ordered the nurse to take them down to rest.

Xiao Yan took advantage of the noon nap to send Qiulan and the others to serve outside the dormitory, and found an opportunity to enter the space.

After seeing Xiao Yan enter the villa of the space, the system went straight to the fitness center on the seventh floor, quickly changed into a cotton and comfortable sportswear, combed the long hair into a ponytail, and then twisted the end of the hair to coil the long hair into a ball head tightly tied at the back of the head, skillfully using various fitness equipment to exercise, the ruthlessness of the bones is not like fitness, but like venting some emotion.

Seeing Xiao Yan sweating like rain, the system became a little worried, and couldn't help but remind: "Although the flow of time in the space is extremely slow and almost negligible compared to the world where the master is located, although the master will not have the trouble of youth passing in the space, even if the master wants to exercise, it is good to take it step by step." If the owner overworks his body, he will easily show his feet when he returns. ”

Xiao Yan frowned and explained casually: "Don't worry, I know it in my heart." ”

Due to her first workout, Xiao Yan only exercised for three hours before stopping. Then, Xiao Yan took a shower in the bathroom, dried her hair, changed into the fragrant Xiangyun gauze bedclothes she had worn on her body, and directly found a simple and elegant rest room next to the fitness center on the seventh floor, and then fell down on the white and comfortable bed, hugged another soft and snow-white pillow in her arms, and fell asleep in a daze.

This night, Xiao Yan slept very deeply. It wasn't until Qiu Lan's soft cry was heard in her ears that Xiao Yan realized that she had returned to the bed in the dormitory.

Xiao Yan keenly found that Qiulan, Xue Kite and others seemed to be in a better mood than usual, and after careful questioning, she learned that Qianlong had made two wills, one was to order the palace people to have eight water tanks in the body and hall, which were used to hold fresh fruits to smoke the hall, and set the rules for changing the tanks with fresh fruits on the second and sixteenth days of each month

。 The second is to order Qiulan and Qiuyue to worship Wu Shulai as godfathers, and officially saluted.

Qianlong's two wills not only made the palace people of Chuxiu Palace full of joy, but also made Xue Kite and Xue Qing very happy, and saw their future hope and way out.

Isn't it because of Qiulan and Qiuyue's meritorious service to the concubines that the emperor promoted them and asked them to worship Gonggong Wu, the head of the inner court, as godfathers. From now on, which slave in the palace would dare to be disrespectful to the two of them? Even the harem concubines and the little masters had to be polite to the two of them and give them some face. From this point of view, as long as they serve the good concubines wholeheartedly, they are very likely to get an ideal good destination in the future!

Everyone in the harem was envious and jealous of the grace given by Qianlong to the concubines and the benefits of the servants of Chuxiu Palace, but within half a day, they were shocked by the news that everyone in Qianlong's other palace was vaccinated with cowpox.

According to Qianlong's will, from the queen, the noble concubine and the concubines at all levels in the palace, down to the eunuchs, palace maids and servants in the miscellaneous rooms, as long as they have never been infected with smallpox before and have never been planted with human pox, they must be vaccinated with cowpox in the order of the Tai Hospital. Those who resist the decree without reason, no matter who they are, will be driven out of the palace and will never be allowed to return to the palace.

For some reason, Qianlong did not mention in the holy decree that he and the fifth and sixth elder brothers had been vaccinated with cowpox. Except for a few close attendants around Qianlong and Xiao Yan and Wu Qian, the right court of the Tai Hospital, no one else knew about this matter.

As soon as this holy decree came out, the people in the palace were immediately panicked.

Although Qianlong had stated in the holy decree that the use of cowpox to prevent and treat smallpox had been verified by the doctors of the Tai Hospital, and was the safest way to prevent and treat smallpox, it still could not completely dispel the worries and uneasiness in the hearts of everyone in the palace.

In the elder brother's office, Feng Xi, the little eunuch beside the eldest elder brother Yonghuang, looked at Yonghuang worriedly, and reminded uneasily: "The emperor suddenly ordered everyone in the palace to be vaccinated with cowpox to prevent smallpox, and I don't know if this vaccination against cowpox will be as dangerous as inoculating human pox." What does the master have planned? Do you want to think of a way to avoid the pox for the time being, wait and see for a while, and wait for the situation to be clear before making plans. ”

Yonghuang lowered his head and pondered for a moment, slightly hooked the corners of his lips, and said lightly: "It doesn't have to be like this. The emperor's Amake is a virtuous emperor, how can he joke with the lives of people in the palace when he is not absolutely sure? Since Huang Ama dared to make such a will, it also shows that Huang Ama already had confidence in this matter in his heart. What we have to do is to respectfully and obediently vaccinate cowpox in accordance with the holy decree, and anyone who intends to disobey the holy decree or plan to take the opportunity to make some kind of moth, Huang Ama will make a note of these people in his heart. I want to take a good look at what will happen to these ignorant fools in the future. ”

In the Changchun Palace, Empress Fucha Ningxiu frowned, carefully pondering Qianlong's will, and suddenly a bold idea arose in her heart that could not be contained. If you can replace the safer cowpox powder with the powder made of human pox unknowingly, and plant it on Yongqi and Yongying, then most of them will be able to successfully take the lives of these two evil species.

In this way, the concubines who have lost their children will also be angered by the emperor and lose the emperor's favor. This method can not only help her get rid of Xiao Yan's henchman, but also get rid of the two little brothers born to Xiao Yan by the way, isn't it a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone?

In the Chengqian Palace, the noble concubine Gao Fang unconsciously stirred the Jinpa in her hand, but a few traces of fierceness and cold light flashed in her beautiful eyes from time to time, which was chilling for no reason, and even made her originally delicate and weak face a little hideous.

According to Gao Fang's guess, the Empress Fucha clan will definitely not let go of this opportunity, and most likely will take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters to deal with the Xiao clan. However, the Xiao family, who is deeply favored by the emperor, is afraid that it is not so easy to deal with. What did she have to do to add a handful of firewood unknowingly and make the Shaw fall out of favor?