It has been half a year since the death of Empress Daxing, and when the year is approaching, the emperor ordered Jin to seal the pure concubine of Yikun Palace as the pure imperial concubine, make a gold seal and gold book, and intend to hold a canonization ceremony after the year. The holy decree spread throughout the six palaces, and the queen mother was furious and did not eat for three days.

The emperor dismissed the dynasty and piled up all the excerpts of the imperial concubines at the military plane and turned a blind eye. He had to go to Shoukang Palace every day for breakfast, dinner, and lamp to persuade the Queen Mother to eat, but the Queen Mother only replied with one sentence: "If you want to be the queen of the pure concubine, you will die as soon as possible. ”

The two mothers and sons are deadlocked, and neither of them is willing to take a step back.

Qingcheng knew that it was because of her own promotion that she caused a storm in the city, and she wanted to plead with Shoukang Palace several times, but was stopped by the emperor and did not allow her to go. The cold wind in winter was howling, and the dark clouds were rolling down the Forbidden City, and Qingcheng sat cross-legged opposite the emperor and said, "Hongli." ”

The first time she called him by his name, the emperor was stunned and said, "What? ”

Qingcheng held his hand and said, "Since entering the palace to the present, I have never thought about the position of the middle palace. I know my status very well, and I am satisfied to be favored by you. Her eyes fixed on him, and she said, "Forget it, okay?" You rule the world with filial piety, I really don't want you, for me, and the Queen Mother are awkward. ”

The emperor gently shook her hand back and said, "Wait a little longer, the Queen Mother will always figure it out." ”

Qingcheng shook his head, smiled sadly, and said, "What if you understand?" What if I become queen? was suppressed and ridiculed by the ministers, and was hated by the harem concubines, will life be more comfortable than now? People are terrible, and you will have a tired day. After a pause, his tone became more and more sad, and he said, "When you are tired and annoyed, what should I do?" What should Yongzhang Yong Yingjiao do? I don't care if I become the middle palace or not, as long as I have a long time with you, I don't mind the status of the side. ”

The emperor stroked his forehead and said, "Rong Zhen thinks about it again, maybe there will be a way to do both." ”

Two days later, the emperor decreed that Concubine Xian was the concubine of the Emperor, and withdrew the words that he wanted to make the concubine of the pure emperor the middle palace, and the queen mother compromised and began to eat in the evening. Not only the Six Palaces, but even the entire Qing Dynasty were relieved. At this point, the pure imperial concubine and the Xian imperial concubine are on an equal footing, and even the queen mother no longer underestimates the pure imperial concubine.

Even if she is a lowly Han woman.

After the New Year, the spring has begun, and Jiao'er can already walk, and she often babbles and shouts to her mother. The affairs of the six palaces are controlled by Concubine Xian, and Qingcheng raises several children wholeheartedly, and even Yikunmen rarely leaves. The flowers and branches are full of flowers, Yongzhang Yongying grows up like bamboo shoots, almost every month to make new clothes, Qingcheng has no way, and two palace maids are transferred to the embroidery room to live in Yikun Palace, sewing clothes, shoes and socks for the two princes every day. Qingcheng himself is idle, and he often helps with work.

When I opened the window in the morning, the air was fresh into my lungs, and the fragrance was fragrant, and I felt that my heart was crisp when I stared at the green moss on the stone tip. Qingcheng washed and dressed carefully, and went to Shoukang Palace with Jiao'er in her arms to say goodbye. The Queen Mother treated her indifferently, hugged Jiao'er once, and ordered her to kneel down. Qingcheng saluted respectfully, and did not dare to slack off for half a point. Back in Yikun Palace, Qingcheng wrote two Buddhist scriptures and stored them in the box in preparation for the next time he went back to Shoukang Palace to ask for peace and dedication to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother can ignore her, but she can't help but honor the Queen Mother. She was so sensible and polite, which made the emperor feel very pleased, and treated her even more than before. In the past, the day when I should go to the Middle Palace on the fifteenth day of the first month has become a convention, and I will stay in Yikun Palace.

In late spring, Qingcheng contracted typhoid fever and became ill. The emperor accompanied her all day long, and even the batch of folds was guarded in the outer hall without leaving an inch. When she recovered from her illness, she announced that the most famous opera troupe in Beijing would enter the palace to sing and relieve her boredom. When it came to the summer solstice, the weather was hot, so she moved to Qingyunzhai with her, and dozens of people served the windmill water curtain on the roof every day, making the house cool and cold.

The heat is pressing, some people faint from heat stroke in the palace every day, the emperor sometimes stays in the military plane for several days, seeing that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, Qingcheng is worried that the emperor is caught in the heat, so he personally stared at the palace people with black plum and osmanthus to cook a pot of iced sour plum soup to the emperor. The emperor offered a treasure, it doesn't matter if he doesn't drink it, but he has to reward the ministers who are deliberating to drink, and every time he is rewarded, he must also explain that it is boiled by the pure imperial concubine himself. is nothing more than to show the world how virtuous his pure imperial concubine is.

There was only one thought in the minds of the ministers: the emperor was too stupid and could not be saved.

Qingcheng heard that he had rewarded all the sour plum soup, so he let Erqi boil ten jars and let the eunuchs carry it. He also filled a bowl with a delicate small porcelain bowl, and instructed the little eunuch: "Let the Lord Banzai drink these by himself, and if there is less sugar, don't give them to the ministers again." If he still wants to reward anyone, just send someone to say it, and then boil it. ”

The little eunuch is the little eunuch, he doesn't have any scheming in doing things, and he will say the words in front of the ministers.

The emperor's heart was warm, knowing that Qingcheng didn't even think about him drinking a bowl of sour plum soup. After dispersing the court, he went directly into Yikun Palace, took Qingcheng in his arms and did not let go, and said: "If you have anything to say to me secretly in the future, don't let them pass it around, so that people will listen to it in vain." Qingcheng nestled in his arms and said, "It can't be that Xiao Zhuozi said it in front of people, right?" The emperor smiled, did not blame anyone, and said: "Don't make sour plum soup, let them get used to drinking it, and take it for granted, and it will be worthless in the future." ”

Qingcheng sneered, "It's not worth much." ”

The emperor said: "They are blessed to eat what you rewarded, how can they say that it is not valuable." "The two of them talked about me and mine, and they couldn't stop talking. At nightfall, Yongzhang and Yongying dispersed their studies and went to Qingyunzhai to greet Qingcheng and the emperor. The emperor reprimanded the two brothers as usual, gave them a sweet date, and said: "I heard the master say, you have written an article today, which is quite reasonable, and you must make persistent efforts in the future, and you must not be proud and conceited." The two brothers clasped their fists in response, knelt down and retreated.

Kyauk'er's bedroom is in the side hall of Qingyunzhai, and the emperor will coax her to play until she falls asleep. It is not right to say that he is patriarchal, and after having Kyauk'er, he began to like princesses. Qingcheng sewed a new autumn jacket for the emperor, and the emperor tried it and it fit perfectly. Seeing that the brocade buttons on his plain robe were loose, she sewed two stitches.

The emperor pinched her cheek and teased, "It's really a good embroiderer for me." ”

Qingcheng's pretty eyes were horizontal, and he almost put his lips and teeth on his chest and bit off the thread, and said: "Who is your embroidery girl, I don't want to be an embroidery girl, my neck is sore." Her fingertips moved quickly, and she quickly collected the needle and thread. The emperor put his hand into her neck, gently rubbed it, and said, "Is it sour here?" Qingcheng said: "My shoulders are also sore." ”

The emperor exerted three points of strength in his two palms, kneaded it slowly, and said in a sullen voice: "I said that you should do less needlework, and when the time comes, the shoulder and neck bones will hurt, and it will not be cured." ”

Qingcheng finished collecting the sewing kit and walked to the dormitory, saying: "Idle is idle, always find something to do." Yongzhang Yongying is big, I can't control it. Kyauk Er is now eating porridge, and she doesn't need me to breastfeed anymore, and she doesn't do any needlework during the day, but she is really bored. The emperor chased after her and pinched her shoulder, and said: "If you are bored, you will train the restless palace people below, and if you can't do it, you will invite the opera troupe to sing a two-day opera." Qingcheng couldn't help but sneer and said, "You think it's not boring to watch a play." ”

The emperor said: "Yes, it is better than nothing." ”

Qingcheng waited for him to change into a bedgown, blew out the candles, and left only a faint oil lamp at the head of the bed. The dim light shone lightly on the room, and it was warm and fragrant. The two of them were half sitting and half lying, Qingcheng lay on the emperor's chest, wrapped his waist, and said, "Erqi begged me for grace this morning and gave her to marry out of the palace." ”

The palace people should not have told the emperor about such a trivial matter as marrying, but the emperor once said that he would give Er Qi a marriage, and Qingcheng mentioned it. The emperor said: "At the moment, during the state funeral, she can't do the wedding ceremony when she leaves the palace." ”

Qingcheng said lonely: "Erqi turned twenty-five last year, and she has the heart to leave the palace, so I can't delay her." It's just that she has been with me for more than ten years after all, and I am afraid that she will be bullied outside, so I want to find a good family for her. ”

She squeezed him and said, "Actually, it is not necessary to have a wedding ceremony immediately, first refer to the marriage, and wait for the national funeral to pass, and then the same is true." The emperor pondered for a moment and asked, "When do you want to send her out of the palace?" Qingcheng said: "I see that Yunhuang is still clever, let Erqi take a few more days, and be able to take care of things." But around the Mid-Autumn Festival, I let Erqi out. ”

Jian Yuheng originally wanted to find an opportunity to confess his marriage to Qingcheng during the Eastern Tour, but unexpectedly, Queen Daxing was ill and cramped everywhere, making him unable to speak. It dragged on until the fall of the following year. Every few days, he would go to Yikun Palace to ask for peace, sometimes he could see Erqi, sometimes he couldn't. Er Qi was already in a hurry, and when he saw the opportunity to speak, he begged Qingcheng to let him out of the palace.

Qingcheng didn't know the reason, and wanted to give Er Qi a good marriage.

Time is the sand in the funnel, pouring down and never stopping. Soon it was the Wanshou Festival, and the women in the palaces of the court entered the palace to congratulate the emperor. The Queen Mother gave a banquet in Shoukang Palace and feasted the daughters of the wives of princes and ministers. Because during the state funeral, no music and singing were played, but only a toast around the table. The emperor drank Shou wine in the Qianqing Palace, and only ate the sobering soup when he arrived, changed his clothes and went to the Shoukang Palace to ask for peace. The concubines are all serving the queen mother, smiling and smiling, and the palace lights are as bright as the day.

The emperor stepped forward to greet the Queen Mother, he was dressed in a royal blue embroidered gold dragon auspicious suit, wearing a canan incense pearl, majestic momentum, and a handsome face. He persuaded: "The Queen Mother, don't drink too much, be careful of Ming'er's headache." The Queen Mother replied: "Concubine Xian is filial and careful, and she has already changed the mourning family with a sweet wine that is not intoxicating." The emperor glanced at Concubine Xian and said, "With her serving the Queen Mother, I am very relieved." ”

All the concubines raised their glasses to toast the emperor, and the emperor smiled one by one. There were also women from the inner order who went forward to toast, and the emperor also accepted it. The emperor was slightly drunk and wanted to kneel to the queen mother, but out of nowhere, a girl in a white forged robe embroidered with a small daisy appeared.

She stretched her neck and looked up at the emperor, pouting her soft little red lips and asking, "Are you Long Live Lord?" "Why are you younger than I, Amma?" "Aren't the emperors in the play all white-bearded old men?" "Are you a good drinker?" Her hair is shawl, her hair is tied in a bun, and she has two lotus-like silk flowers, which have not yet reached the hairpin. But she is tall and tall, and her figure is slightly slender. Her mother was so frightened that her face was like ashes, and she walked to the holy car in a few steps and bent her knees, trembling and said: "The slave maid's daughter is young and has not grown up, and she does not know etiquette, please forgive her sins." ”

The emperor was in a good mood and said with a smile: "It's okay. Then he asked the girl, "You ask so many questions at once, how can I answer you?" The girl had no fear at all, and jingle said: "You are the emperor, you can answer whichever you want." ”

Such childish words made the emperor laugh and said, "It's really interesting." Then he asked, "What is your name?" How old are you this year? Who is Amma? The girl's red lips curled and said, "You ask so many questions at once, how do you want me to answer?" ”

Her mother scolded on the side and said, "Susu, don't be unreasonable!" ”

The emperor was drunk and slightly drunk, and it was the best time to speak, and said, "Your name is Susu." ”

Su Su saw that the emperor was kind and pleasant, and he was not afraid at all, and said: "I am fourteen years old this year, and my father is the captain of the light car and the leader of Dehai, whose surname is Ilari, and the small character is Susu. The emperor looked at her and said, "People are as their name suggests, pure and immature." She was neatly combed, and the emperor couldn't help but caress her brain, and said, "Go ahead." ”

Concubine Xian looked at the side without showing a look, and her mind turned a few times.

The banquet was dispersed, and Su Su followed Eniang to Donghua Gate, and their carriage stopped outside the palace gate to pick them up and return home. Walking to the palace street, a small eunuch came out of the corner gate, bowed down and said, "May I ask if it's the Ilari clan's Fujin?" ”

Su Su was not as timid as her mother, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who are you?" ”

The little eunuch said politely: "The slave is the messenger eunuch of Jingren Palace, and the master wants to ask Fujin to talk about it." ”

The Ilari clan is inlaid with a white flag, the Wulanala clan is inlaid with a yellow flag, and it is the imperial concubine, the Ilari clan Fujin did not dare to disobey, and ordered Susu to get into the carriage first and wait, and he went to Jingren Palace with the little eunuch. Bypassed the palace street, entered through the garden corner gate, and then entered the courtyard and waited for half an hour before someone led them to the side hall. Concubine Xian has changed her clothes and gone to the flag with a slanted bun. She drank the sobering soup, took off her heavy makeup, and only smeared a layer of butter on her face, which was very refreshing and friendly.

Concubine Xian smiled gently: "I've kept you waiting, don't worry, I will order someone to take you out of the palace before the lock." ”

The Ilari clan Fujin didn't know what Concubine Xian had to do, so she was blessed with a blessed body, and said cautiously: "Please say hello to Master Xian." Concubine Xian smiled, personally helped her, and said, "Please sit down." He ordered Luo Qing to serve tea again, and Fang Zhengse said: "It's getting late, you are in a hurry to get out of the palace, and I don't like to beat around the bush." She paused, blew away the green leaves floating on the tea soup, put it down again, and said, "At the banquet today, your daughter is clever, I'm afraid she has fallen into the eyes of the Lord of Long Live Lord." ”

There was a loud bang in Irari Fujin's head, his hand shook, and he almost splashed his hand full of boiling tea.

What Concubine Xian meant, she understood very well when she heard it.

However, Su Su has not yet reached Xuan, and she is her only daughter, the harem is powerful with a concubine, a pure concubine is favored, Su Su is a yellow-haired little girl, where can she be the enemy? Although Ilari's Fujin is small, he is unambiguous in such a major matter, and said: "Susu will participate in the draft next year, and whether he can pick up the brand depends on his blessing." ”

Concubine Xian said: "Wait until next year's draft, the emperor is afraid that he will leave it behind." I wonder how I can introduce it directly to the emperor? ”

The pure concubine has been favored for more than ten years, and her color is declining and her love is relaxed, and sooner or later there will be newcomers to win the favor. Let others take the lead, it is better to hold the initiative tightly in your own hands. Concubine Xian lowered her voice and said, "Don't worry, Su Su has entered the palace, I will take care of her and never let her be wronged." After waiting for two years, she gave birth to a prince and a princess, and with her appearance, it is easy to become a concubine and a concubine. ”

The Ilari clan Fujin was about to push back, but Concubine Xian had already gotten up and said, "Ming'er, I will present this matter to the Empress Dowager, you can help pack your luggage at home and wait for Yizhi." And he said, "I am tired, so kneel down." With that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

The Emperor was supposed to stay in the Middle Palace on the Wanshou Festival, but the Empress has passed away, and the Emperor can go wherever he likes. Qingcheng waited for him to wash and sleep, and the next day he postponed the morning dynasty and stayed in Yikun Palace for breakfast.

Qingcheng twisted a towel to wash his face and asked, "What do you want to eat for breakfast?" The duck porridge is cool and very good. Besides, I asked the kitchen to make some vegetarian dumplings, and if you want to eat them, let them cook them. He asked again: "Yesterday, Yongying had an article where the master gave a "good" word, and he wanted to show you... When are you going to go down today? ”

The emperor had a terrible headache after drinking, and said a bunch of things like green oranges pouring soybeans, which made him upset, and he couldn't help but say with a heavy breath: "How do I know when I can go to court?" ”

Originally, Qingcheng's hand was sluggish, and he threw the towel into the copper basin, splashing everywhere. The emperor turned his face to look at her and said, "I have a headache." Qingcheng smiled coldly and said, "If someone asks you a bunch of questions, you can answer her with a smile." I've only asked one, and you're getting impatient. As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.

The palace people don't know what happened, they only know that the masters are quarreling, and the servants had better keep their duties and ignore them.

Hai'an waited for the emperor to dress and wear a crown, and the emperor asked, "What's wrong with your master?" Hai'an opened his mouth and said faintly: "The master cares too much about the emperor." "Hai'an is a slave, I can't say that my master is jealous, the emperor, go and coax it, jealousy is in the harem, but it's a big taboo.

The emperor thought about it and understood.

Qingcheng sat on the side of the kang in the east house and sulked, and the emperor endured a headache and sat opposite her, and said, "What's wrong with you?" Qingcheng looked out the window in a daze, her eyes were red, and said, "It's me who is not good, and I am angry." "He is the emperor, there are countless women around him, and there will be more in the future, if he is really jealous, I am afraid that he will drown in the vinegar jar.

The emperor pressed the headache and said, "If you have something to say, just tell me directly, I don't love you and sulk." ”

Qingcheng smiled reluctantly and said, "I'm not sulking. She got up and took the imperial boots, and quietly knelt down to change the emperor's sleeping shoes. The emperor leaned over and hooked her chin and said, "In my opinion, Su Su is still a child, only the size of the eldest princess, how can I think of anything?" It's you who want to deviate. ”

Qingcheng said: "When I entered the Diving Mansion, I was just in time. ”

The emperor pulled her to her feet and said with a smile: "What do you mean?" ”

Qingcheng turned his face away from him and said, "I don't mean anything." ”

The emperor wrapped his hands around her waist, leaned in front of her, and said with a smile: "Su Su is delicate, but I like you." After a pause, he said, "If you're so worried, I see that she is a good match for Yonghuang, and I will reward her to Yonghuang as a concubine, okay?" The green orange face was dark, and he didn't give him the slightest time to regret it, and immediately said, "Very good." ”

After Ilari Fujin returned home, he was worried every day. She didn't want Su Su to enter the palace in her heart, and she understood very well what the palace was. She is not greedy for wealth and power, she just wants to be safe and secure for the rest of her life, even if she marries a guard scholar, it is better than marrying the emperor.

Su Su herself is not worried, she is too young and does not know what love is, she only thinks that the emperor is handsome and majestic, an iron-clad Manchu man, and a first-class hero.

She was very happy to marry the most noble person in the world, and even had some expectations.

Waited left and right, and finally looked forward to the will. But it is not the Empress Dowager's decree, but the emperor's decree. Ilaris Susu and the eldest brother Yonghuang were named Fujin, and Yonghuang was also named Baylor. For the Ilari Fujin, this is a great joy, and it is another village. And Ilaris Susu, her heart was throbbing, and she was empty for more than half a year.

Concubine Xian's plan was shattered, and she was angry for a few days.

In the elder brother's office, the Mongolian clan heard that the eldest elder brother wanted to accept the eldest brother, and they were thinking about what congratulatory gifts to give in order to please the eldest brother. I consulted with the Miza clan again, and the Miza clan sat quietly by the kang as if she hadn't heard it, and she said yes whatever the Mongolian clan said. Later, the Mongolian clan finally decided to make a set of brocade quilt pillowcases for the eldest brother and Chang Fujin. The Miza clan neither objected nor supported, but only said in a daze: "Do what you say." ”

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qingcheng began to deliberately let Erqi out of the palace. Qingcheng said: "I told the emperor before, I plan to choose a royal guard for you to be the husband, the roster has been set up, someone will bring it, you can choose by yourself." ”

The marriage of children has always been the order of the parents, and Qingcheng is the master of Erqi, so he naturally has the right to choose a husband for her. She thought that Er Qi would be grateful to Dade, and that she could get the emperor's grace in the harem and marry the imperial guard, which was an excellent way out for a palace maid with a low family background.

I didn't want Erqi to kneel on both knees, and kowtowed again and again: "Please take back your life." ”

Qingcheng has been favored for more than ten years, no matter what happens, as long as it does not involve the emperor's children, it can be treated peacefully. She ordered Erqi to get up first, and then asked, "Why?" After thinking about it, he asked, "You are in a hurry to get out of the palace, do you already have someone in your heart?" ”

The matter with Jian Yuheng, Er Qi knew that sooner or later she would not be able to hide it, but at the moment she was still a palace maid, as long as she was in the harem, she was the emperor's woman. If he recklessly told his personal relationship with Jian Yuheng and made the emperor angry, I am afraid that even Qingcheng would not be able to get rid of it. Qingcheng is favored again, and there is still the queen mother in the harem, and the harem has the rules and ancestral system of the harem.

Er Qi endured the secret in his heart, shook his head, and said, "Please forgive the slave maid for not saying anything." ”

She clenched her lips and teeth, her face full of defensiveness, and Qingcheng had no choice but to give up.