novelraw Chapter 129
Chapter 129
Concubine Shu, no, now it should be said that the noble concubine Niu Hulu accepted the imperial edict with a dazed face, and asked Liang Jiugong who had just issued the imperial edict to her: "Am I really conferred the imperial concubine?"
Seeing the unbelievable appearance of the noble concubine Niu Hulu, Liang Jiugong smiled and said: "Mother, you have really been named a noble concubine. You are now a noble concubine."
"Why did the emperor make me a noble concubine?" The noble concubine Niu Hulu suddenly thought of something, and a look of fear appeared on her face, "I'm not going to die, am I?"
Liang Jiugong was dumbfounded by the words of the noble concubine Niu Hulu, "Your concubine, you are well, why did you die?"
"Then why did the emperor suddenly make me a noble concubine?" Niu Hulu's noble concubine had always hoped to be named a noble concubine, but every time the empress dowager asked her for the position of noble concubine, she would be ruthlessly rejected by the emperor.She had given up the idea of being a noble concubine a long time ago, why did the emperor suddenly make her a noble concubine?If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. The emperor will not kill her, will he?
Liang Jiugong was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Niu Hulu's noble concubine meant, feeling amused and helpless in his heart.
"Your Majesty, you were conferred the title of Concubine Guifei because Concubine Tong Guifei helped you obtain it."
"Concubine Tong help me get it?" Niu Hulu's concubine looked shocked, "Why did she help me ask for the title of concubine?"
"This...you have to ask Concubine Tong yourself." Liang Jiugong bowed to Concubine Niu Hulu, "My Lady, I have to go back to Qianqing Palace to return to my life, and I will leave."
After Liang Jiugong left, Concubine Niu Hulu asked Qing Hao to pinch her to see if she was dreaming.
Qing Hao was not polite at all, and pinched the arm of Noble Concubine Niu Hulu's.
The noble concubine Niu Hulu gasped in pain: "It hurts..."
"Imperial Concubine, do you still feel that you are dreaming?" Just now, Qinghao and Qingdai also pinched themselves and found that it was not a dream.
"I'm not dreaming." The imperial concubine of the Niu Hulu family was in a daze, and then a look of joy appeared on her face, "My mother has finally become an imperial concubine."
Qinghao and Qingdai hurriedly knelt down to congratulate their empresses: "Congratulations, empress, for being promoted to imperial concubine empress."
"Reward, reward." Although Niu Hulu had given up the idea of being a noble concubine a long time ago, she is still very happy to be named a noble concubine.Even if she is not a titled imperial concubine, she does not have the power to manage the harem.
Everyone in Yongshou Palace is busy being happy, but everyone in other palaces is laughing at her.
Although Niu Hulu was promoted to imperial concubine, she did not have a title.This is the first time since the founding of the Qing Dynasty that there was a noble concubine without a title.Everyone thinks that a noble concubine who has no title and no real power is too embarrassing, and it is better not to have it.
Those who say no, are actually envious and jealous.Although Niu Hulu's noble concubine has no title and no real power, her status and status as a noble concubine is here.
Concubine Niu Hulu was having fun in her own palace for a while, when she saw Concubine Tong and Concubine Rong sending congratulatory gifts.
Thinking that her concubine was begged by Concubine Tong, Concubine Niu Hulu took a bunch of precious things to Jingren Palace to thank Concubine Tong.
Concubine Yi and Concubine Rong were both in Jingren Palace. When they saw Concubine Niu Hulu bring a bunch of good things to thank Concubine Tong, they were all surprised by her generosity.
"Thank you sister." Niu Hulu's imperial concubine did not have a title, and her status was still lower than that of Concubine Tong, but they were all concubines now, and she did not need to call herself a "concubine" in front of Concubine Tong.
"Sister, you don't need to thank me." Concubine Tong said with a smile, "I helped you seek the position of imperial concubine for myself."
Concubine Niu Hulu's family is not a fool. She learned from Liang Jiugong that it was Concubine Tong who begged her for the position of concubine, and she knew the purpose of Concubine Tong's doing so.Even so, she still wants to thank Concubine Tong Gui.
"Sister, although you did it for yourself, you also helped me find the position of imperial concubine. I should be grateful for this kindness. Sister should accept my heart." With the "sister", Niu Hu The Royal Concubine Lu is now calling very willingly.
"Since my sister said so, I will accept it unceremoniously." Concubine Tong gave Wang Momo a look, and Wang Momo took Qingbi to take the gift from the noble concubine Niu Hulu.
"Sister, you helped me find the position of imperial concubine. Those things just now are definitely not enough." The noble concubine Niu Hulu looked at Concubine Tong and said very sincerely, "Sister, if I can use my sister in the future, my sister must Do your best to help your sister."
Concubine Tong looked at the noble concubine Niu Hulu, and seeing her sincerity, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister, if I need your help, I will not be polite."
The imperial concubine Niu Hulu didn't stay in Jingren Palace for long, and left after saying a few more words.
When Niu Hulu left, Concubine Yi said with a sour tone: "Your Majesty, with the brains of the Concubine, do you really think she can help you?" Concubine Yi felt that her family background was not much worse than that of Concubine Niu Hulu Concubine Tong Gui should help her seek the position of concubine, so that she can help her too.
Concubine Tong knew what Concubine Yi was thinking about, and said amusedly: "Concubine Niu Hulu is the concubine recognized by the Empress Dowager, and you all know that the Empress Dowager always wanted Concubine Shu to be promoted to Concubine Concubine. I mentioned it for the purpose of promoting Niu Hulu to be a concubine, so I'm just doing it as a favor."
Concubine Rong looked at Concubine Yi, "Sister, it's not like you don't know why the Empress Dowager wants Concubine Shu to be a noble concubine."
Of course Concubine Yi knew, but she was still very jealous.
"If possible, the empress will also beg for us." Concubine Rong comforted Concubine Yi and said, "Didn't the empress help us beg when she became a concubine before? What's the good thing, when will the empress forget us?"
"Concubine Yi, your Guo Luoluo family is not bad, but it's still worse than Niu Hulu's family. In addition, Concubine Niu Hulu is the younger sister of the successor. The Empress Dowager promoted her to be a concubine just to keep me in check." Tong The noble concubine sighed slightly when she said this, "If possible, I really hope that you will be promoted to a noble concubine."
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager should be satisfied with Concubine Shu's promotion to Noble Concubine, right?"
"Who knows." Guifei Tong said with a sad face, "I just hope that Brother Si and I can be well."
When Concubine Yi heard what Tong Guifei said, the jealousy and sourness in her heart decreased a lot.
"Mother, I just don't agree with Niu Hulu's promotion to imperial concubine." After she finished speaking, she thought of something, and smiled gloatingly, "However, she has no title and no real power, which makes me feel better."
Concubine Rong glared at Concubine Yi lightly, and said dumbfoundedly: "You are really small."
Concubine Yi raised her chin and said arrogantly: "I'm just small-minded."
Seeing that Concubine Shu was made a noble concubine, Concubine De couldn't sit still.
Concubine Shu was originally one of the four concubines, but now that she has been promoted to a noble concubine, there will be a concubine position vacant.Debi feels that she is the most qualified to be promoted to concubine, and she thinks that she will receive the imperial edict to be promoted to concubine next.However, she waited and waited, and waited for half a month, but she still didn't get the imperial decree for her promotion to concubine.Not only that, she suddenly realized that she hadn't been flopped for a long time, and now she was completely panicked.
Debi carefully recalled the events during this period, and found that she did nothing wrong to make the emperor unhappy.She has always been cautious in doing things, and has never done anything disrespectful in front of the emperor or other concubines.Even when she was the most favored, she didn't do anything to be proud of her. Could it be because she was not good-looking?
Thinking of the possibility that she might be old and decrepit, Debi was so frightened that she hurriedly sat in front of the dowry, carefully looked at herself in the mirror, and found that she had indeed aged a lot during this period, and her skin seemed not as shiny as before.
Since giving birth to the fourteenth brother, her skin seems to have loosened a lot.Debi was so frightened that she hurriedly asked Chen Xiang to make tonic for her, she wanted to take a good rest and make herself beautiful.She also asked the embroiderer in the palace to make some new clothes for her.
Concubine De didn't dare to go to Qianqing Palace to look for Kangxi, nor did she dare to send things to Qianqing Palace, and she didn't dare to lie that Elder Fourteen was ill.There is only one way for her to regain favor, and that is to go to Jingren Palace.
Concubine Tong Gui was not surprised to see Depin holding the fourteenth elder brother to see her.
"Last month, De Concubine's green card was hung up again, but the emperor did not turn over her card." Concubine Yi said sarcastically, "I thought she would come to you early, but I didn't expect her to be very serious." Hold on, it took me so long to find you."
Concubine Rong guessed: "It should be Concubine Shu who was promoted to Noble Concubine, leaving a vacant concubine position. Concubine De thinks that she should be concubine, but she has not waited for the edict to promote her to concubine, so she came to find Empress."
"What, she still wants to be promoted to be a concubine?" Concubine Yi said with a sullen face, full of sarcasm, "She is worthy of being a concubine?!"
As soon as De Concubine walked to the door, when she heard Yi Fei's words, her face became very ugly in an instant, and her eyes were full of hatred.
Qingbi acted as if she didn't see De Concubine's ugly face, and walked into the hall first, and reported respectfully to Concubine Tong Gui: "My Lady, Your Majesty De Concubine is here."
Guifei Tong nodded slightly: "Let her in."
De Concubine, who had an ugly face just now, became gentle and respectful after entering the hall.
"The concubine greets the imperial concubine, and the fourteenth elder brother greets the imperial concubine."
"Get up quickly."
"Thank you, Concubine Gui." De Concubine stood up and saluted Concubine Rong and Concubine Yi very politely.
Concubine Yi saw De Concubine, she snorted coldly at her, and said sarcastically: "What kind of wind blows De Concubine to Jingren Palace today?"
"Seeing that the weather is warm today, my concubine wanted to bring my fourteenth elder brother to pay my respects to the imperial concubine."
"Really?" Concubine Yi said coldly, "Concubine De, you have been out of confinement for a while, except for the two days when you paid your respects to the imperial concubine, I have never seen you come to Jingren Palace once."
De Concubine lowered her eyebrows and said calmly: "Concubines dare not disturb the imperial concubine at will."
Concubine Yi raised her voice, with anger in her tone: "What do you mean, did you say that Concubine Rong and I disturbed Concubine Gui?"
Concubine De had a look of fear and anxiety: "I don't mean that by concubine, concubine's status is low, and I dare not come to Jingren Palace to disturb the imperial concubine at will."
"Hehe!" Concubine Yi sneered, "Then why are you bothering me today?"
"Concubine..."
De Concubine was interrupted by Concubine Yi as soon as she opened her mouth, only to hear Concubine Yi say unceremoniously: "I think you have other motives in coming to Jingren Palace."
"Concubine Yi, concubine..." Concubine De said anxiously, "Concubine Noble..."
"Debi, you should sit down first with Brother Fourteen in your arms."
"Thank you, Concubine."
Concubine Yi was too lazy to be in the same room with Concubine De, so she stood up and bowed to Concubine Tong: "Young Concubine, my concubine, I don't want to be in the same room with someone, so I left first." When she said someone, she still He glanced at Debi contemptuously.
Seeing that Concubine Yi had really left, Concubine Tong felt helpless.
Concubine De hated Concubine Yi very much in her heart, but she had an expression of innocence, pitifulness and fear and uneasiness on her face.
"Imperial Concubine, did the concubine offend Yi Concubine?"
"She just has this temper, you don't need to worry about her." Concubine Tong looked at Elder Fourteen in De Concubine's arms, and said with a smile, "Elder Fourteen seems to have grown up a lot compared to before."
Concubine Rong followed Tong Guifei's words and said, "The fourteenth elder brother has a tiger head and a tiger brain, so cute."
Hearing Concubine Tong and the others praise Fourteenth Elder Brother, De Concubine was naturally happy: "Madam, Fourteenth Elder Brother is very good at eating, and needs to eat milk several times a day. Fortunately, the nanny has enough milk, otherwise it would not be enough for Fourteenth Elder Brother."
"It's a good thing to be able to eat. Eat more to grow up and grow strong." Concubine Tong Gui said, "Brother Fourteen looks healthy, Debi, you take good care of Elder Fourteen."
"Thanks to the nanny you arranged for me, my lord." Concubine De said flatteringly, "Brother Fourteen likes to drink milk, otherwise he wouldn't grow strong."
"You were healthy when you were pregnant with the fourteenth elder brother, and the fourteenth elder brother is naturally healthy, unlike the sixth elder brother." Concubine Tong casually mentioned the sixth elder brother.
When the sixth elder brother was mentioned, Depin's expression froze, and a guilty conscience flashed across his eyes.
"The concubine was not in good health when she was pregnant with the sixth elder brother, so the sixth elder brother was born in poor health. Fortunately, the sixth elder brother is in better health now."
"Concubine De." Concubine Tong Gui suddenly called out.
Concubine De looked at Concubine Tong with some unease: "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
"I know that the fourteenth elder brother is still young, and all your thoughts are on the fourteenth elder brother, but you should also care about the sixth elder brother." Concubine Tong frowned slightly and said, "Although the sixth elder brother is old, he is still a little bit older. I need your mother-in-law's concern."
When De Concubine heard this, she thought that elder brother Liu had said something in front of Concubine Tong, and she disliked elder brother Liu even more in her heart, but she had a guilty expression on her face: "Your Majesty said yes, it is the minister My concubine ignored Sixth Brother."
"The sixth elder brother is getting older, and his body is getting better, so you should pay more attention to him."
"Your Majesty said so." After Debi finished speaking, she asked cautiously, "My Majesty, did Brother Six say something?"
"Sixth elder brother didn't say anything, this kid usually doesn't have much to say."
"Your Majesty, my concubine also wants to care about Brother Six, but every time Brother Six comes back from school after greeting his concubine, he can't wait to leave Yonghe Palace, making it impossible for my concubine to say a few more words to him." Concubine De said with a bitter face, "The concubine is wondering if the sixth elder brother despises the concubine?"
"Why do you have such an idea?" Concubine Tong was amazed at Debi's ability to turn right and wrong. "You are Sixth Brother's mother-in-law, why would Sixth Brother despise you?"
"Brother Six is not too close to my concubine..."
At this moment, Kangxi's voice sounded, "Sixth elder brother doesn't get close to you, it's not because you, my mother, don't care about him."
Seeing Kangxi appearing suddenly, Concubine Tong and the others hurriedly saluted: "My concubine greets the emperor."
"Get up." Kangxi strode up to Concubine Tong, took her hand and sat down.
When Debi saw Kangxi coming, she was secretly happy in her heart, she knew that it was very likely to meet the emperor when she came to Jingren Palace.
After Kangxi took a few sips of tea, he looked at Debi with dissatisfaction: "I don't think it's Xiao Liu who hates you, but you who hate Xiao Liu."
Concubine De was frightened by Kangxi's words, her face turned pale all of a sudden, and she knelt on the ground to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, my concubine dare not."
"Don't you dare? I think you are very daring." Kangxi snorted coldly, "After Fourteen was born, you just ignored Xiao Liu."
"Your majesty, there are no concubines..."
"No?" Kangxi said with a stern face and a stern tone, "I ask you, every time Xiao Liu greets you after school, why didn't you stay in Yonghe Palace for dinner?"
"Because the sixth elder brother said that he wants to have dinner with the fourth elder brother."
"Xiao Liu said so, do you just let him come to Jingren Palace for dinner every day?" Kangxi said sharply, "Xiao Liu lives in elder brother's house, how many times have you sent someone to elder brother's house? Xiao Liu is in elder brother's house. The concubine has always arranged the basic necessities of life, what are you doing, mother-in-law?"
"Concubine..." Seeing that Concubine Tong Gui was in charge of Sixth Brother's basic necessities, she stopped taking care of her.
"Last month, Xiaoliu fell ill, and the imperial concubine hurriedly sent an imperial physician to Elder Brother's place to take care of Xiaoliu. What about you?" Kangxi said sharply, "You, a mother-in-law, don't even know about this."
Concubine De really didn't know about this matter, "The concubine is guilty, and I beg the emperor to punish me."
"Your majesty, because of taking care of the fourteenth elder brother, De concubine neglected the sixth elder brother. After all, the fourteenth elder brother is still young." Tong Guifei helped De concubine to say good things, "Furthermore, the sixth elder brother lives in the elder brother's house." , someone is waiting for you, so you don’t need to worry about it.”
"You don't have to speak up for her, I can see that she despises her son Xiao Liu."
This crime is serious, and De Concubine said anxiously: "Your Majesty, my concubine dare not, elder brother Liu is my own son, how could my concubine dislike him..."
At this time, the fourteenth elder brother in her arms began to cry.
Kangxi asked Liang Jiugong to bring the fourteenth elder brother over. The fourteenth elder brother who was crying was hugged by Kangxi, and he stopped crying immediately, and looked at Kangxi curiously with his black eyes.
Concubine Tong looked at the fourteenth elder brother in Kangxi's arms, "Your Majesty, the fourteenth elder brother will not cry when he sees you. It seems that he knows that you are his Khan Ama."
Kangxi hugged the fourteenth elder brother and started teasing, which made the fourteenth elder brother giggle non-stop.
Because of the fourteenth elder brother, Kangxi felt less anger towards Depin in his heart, which made Depin feel relieved.
Kangxi asked Depin to care more about the sixth elder brother in the future, and then let Depin hold the fourteenth elder brother and retreat.
Seeing that Kangxi had something to say to Concubine Tong, Concubine Rong withdrew with Concubine De.
When Concubine Rong left, Concubine Tong gave her a look, and she nodded knowingly.
After walking out of Jingren Palace, Concubine Rong called to Concubine De: "Concubine De, when I was promoted to concubine, the imperial concubine proposed to the emperor to promote you as concubine."
When De Concubine heard this, her eyes lit up immediately, and her expression became a little excited, but when she thought that she had not been promoted to concubine, her expression immediately darkened.
"The emperor didn't agree, do you know why the emperor didn't agree?"
"The concubine comes from a humble background and is not qualified to be a concubine."
"It's because of the sixth elder brother, you angered the emperor by not caring much about the sixth elder brother." Concubine Rong pointed out, "If you want to be a concubine, you should take good care of the sixth elder brother."
It was because of that.
Depin thought bitterly in her heart, she never thought that the sixth elder brother was in good health and the emperor still cared so much about him.
"Thank you, Concubine Rong, for your advice."
"You should thank the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine often speaks kindly of you in front of the emperor." Concubine Rong took a deep look at the concubine De, "Don't let the imperial concubine down."
"The concubine will not disappoint the imperial concubine." In this way, she still has a chance to become a concubine.
Concubine Rong didn't say anything more, she left while holding the maid's hand.
On the way back to Zhongcui Palace, the palace maid asked in puzzlement: "My lady, why did the imperial concubine help the concubine?"
Concubine Rong said meaningfully: "Ascending a height, one must fall heavily."
In Jingren Palace, Kangxi asked Concubine Tong with concern how she was doing, whether she slept well last night, whether her appetite was good today, and whether she felt any discomfort.
Ever since he learned that Concubine Tong was pregnant, Kangxi took time to visit Concubine Tong at Jingren Palace every day.
Tong Guifei said that she slept well last night, and her appetite was also very good this morning, and she ate a lot.
"Let the imperial physician please give you a safe pulse every day." Kangxi said while holding Concubine Tong's hand, "This way I will feel more at ease."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to ask for a safe pulse every day." Tong Guifei smiled at Kangxi comfortingly, "I feel that I am in good health and there is nothing uncomfortable. Besides, the fetus is not yet three months old, and I can't see anything if I take the pulse every day." .”
Kangxi frowned slightly, but did not speak.
"Your majesty, I know that you are worried about me, but I am really kind, so you don't have to worry so much."
Kangxi put his hand gently on Tong Guifei's stomach, "This is your and my first child, I am looking forward to it, and I hope he will be well."
"Your Majesty, our child will be fine, don't worry."
After Kangxi talked with Concubine Tong for a while, he went back to the imperial study to review the memorial.
During lunch, Kangxi called eldest brother, prince, third elder brother and Yinzhen to Qianqing Palace to have lunch together.
The elder brother, the prince, and the third elder brother arrived at Qianqing Palace first, and Kangxi asked them to sit down for a while, waiting for Yinzhen and the others to leave school.
The father and son sat in the East Nuan Pavilion, drinking tea and chatting.
The third elder brother sat aside and did not speak, quietly listening to the prince asking Kangxi about literature.
The eldest elder brother is not good at reading, and when the prince asked Kangxi about the Four Books and Five Classics, he curled his lips in disdain.
Kangxi was very satisfied when he saw that the prince did not forget to study the Four Books and Five Classics, so he chatted with him.
Seeing that Kangxi and the crown prince were talking very happily, the elder brother felt a little unhappy, and suddenly opened his mouth to talk to Kangxi about the military camp.
After a while, the atmosphere between the elder brother and the prince became delicate.