The story of the salted fish concubine raising cubs in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 135 Concubine Wen

"Brother Prince!" Yinzhen called out again.

Yinfeng turned his head and covered his eyes, saying: "Happy New Year, Xiao Si, good night!"

Yinzhen was blessed, so he grinned and closed his eyes contentedly.

In the middle of the night on New Year's Eve, after the feast, the palace was quiet, but there was one person who couldn't sleep.

A bowl of strong tea!

I don't know if it's because of the good care, or because she seldom drinks tea all year round. The effect of the tea is so obvious that Ming Xuan just can't sleep.

Tossing and turning can't sleep...

The mind is particularly clear.

Lying on the bed, I don't want to do anything, but there are many scenes flashing by one by one.

Looking back on her life in the Qing Palace for so many years, what Mingxuan remembers most is the little things she got along with the little prince.

He couldn't sleep, so he just got up, got dressed, and took the night watch maid to the east apse.

"Happy New Year!" After Ming Xuan said something in front of Yinfeng's window, she placed a big red purse next to Yinzhen's pillow for him and Yinzhen.

On the first day of the lunar new year, when Yinreng was called to worship his ancestors, when he turned his head, he saw a big red purse the size of his own head, bulging and stuffed to the brim.

Turning his head to look, there is also one next to Yinzhen's pillow, although it is also round, but his own is at least two circles smaller.

With a chuckle, he got up and put away his purse, and took out one from the box that had been prepared a long time ago and put it beside Yinzhen's pillow before telling him to get up.

Yin Zhen was very happy when he received two big red envelopes early in the morning.

"Imperial Concubine Empress Chou got up and wandered outside for a long time. She just went back to sleep. It is said that she drank too much tea." Xiao Shunzi said in a low voice while dressing Yinfeng.

Yinfeng smiled and said: "My aunt doesn't drink tea much in the past... don't bother me this morning."

After tidying up, he took his younger brother and left quietly. After worshiping the ancestors with Kangxi, they went to the Compassionate Ning Palace to talk with the Empress Dowager.

"This child is really cautious." The Empress Dowager said to Kangxi with a smile when she saw that Ming Xuan did not come over on the first day of the Lunar New Year and looked at the room full of princes and princesses.

Yinfeng lowered his head and said nothing, Aunt Xindao didn't think so much, she just couldn't get up.

"The imperial concubine has prepared a lot of red purses, all of which are filled with golden melon seeds. Every time you put one, you have to say auspicious words. Liuliu Dashun, good luck, good health, happiness..." Yinhu suddenly said .

The imperial concubine is so good, he wants everyone to know.

The Empress Dowager was really happy when she heard about it, and said with a smile: "The imperial concubine has a heart, you all go to her to get red envelopes in a while."

All princes and princesses happily agreed.

Yinrong took a deep look at Yinhu who was full of joy, and winked at Xiao Shunzi, signaling him to go over and let her know that someone else has arrived, and her aunt is still asleep.

After tossing around until dawn, she finally fell asleep. When Ming Xuan was woken up, she was not happy at all.

As soon as it was packed, I saw that Kangxi had brought all the princes and daughters to pay New Year's greetings, and he had to send a red envelope to one of them with a smile on his face.

After comparing them, Yinzhen found that what they received was many times smaller than his own. He grinned happily, and even showed his merits to Mingxuan on behalf of the eighth younger brother.

Come on, the culprit who harmed me has been found!

Mingxuan took a deep look at Yinhu when she heard the words, and then kept it in her heart, planning to find a chance to describe it later.

But who ever thought that this matter is not over yet.

After the Empress Dowager praised Ming Xuan's intentions with the wives, all those who came to see Ming Xuan wanted to ask for a red envelope to go back. Ming Xuan only laughed and said that it was sincere, and they would come again when they came in on the fifth day of the lunar new year!

Then he called Yinhu over.

"You pack these!"

The New Year's gifts of married women are all very valuable, and Ming Xuan is not stingy to give some golden melon seeds to one person. She asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to exchange three big boxes of golden melon seeds, and she also asked to prepare hundreds of red purses. Now they are all It's Yinhu's job.

Yinhu was a little confused.

"Remember, you have to put eighteen pills in your purse, and you have to read a blessing for each pill." Ming Xuan told him mercilessly: "What you say, you have to honor it, only then can you be a man. "

After speaking, he took Yilejia who came with him to walk the dog outside.

Yinhu sat alone in front of the big table, counting the grains one by one, and said auspicious words one by one to pack the purse.

Hearing the cheerful laughter of the imperial concubine and sister Yilejia outside, as well as the barking of the dogs, it was the first time I knew that women are not easy to mess with!

He didn't think much about it at first, he just thought that the imperial concubine was so serious about preparing purses for everyone, and wanted to show her credit for her, but he didn't expect that the imperial concubine didn't care about it at all.

Finally finished pretending, Yinhu apologized to Mingxuan, saying that he would not talk casually outside in the future.

After Mingxuan saw her apologizing, she didn't blame him anymore, and even gave him the half-filled box of golden melon seeds, claiming it was wages.

The golden melon seeds prepared by Yongshou Palace do not have any imprints and can be used inside and outside the palace. As a real poor prince in the palace, the heavy golden melon seeds in his arms are enough to make Eniang's life much easier in the coming year.

Yinhu was grateful, and couldn't help but announce: "Madam, I will come to help you pretend every year from now on, okay?"

"You...wouldn't regret this, right?" Ming Xuan was reminded like this, thinking that next year and the next year would probably be indispensable, and since it was spread to say blessings, it would probably be even less, so she said pleasantly.

Yinhu nodded seriously, indicating that he was telling the truth.

"It's hard to chase after a gentleman's words! Wait, write a letter of guarantee to me." Ming Xuan took the pen with surprise and finished writing.

Kangxi brought Yinreng and Yinzhen over, originally planning to have dinner with Mingxuan as a show of favor, but when he heard her cheerful voice, he asked with a smile, "What guarantee letter?"

After he finished speaking, he walked in and looked at what Ming Xuan had written, and before he could stop him, his stupid son signed his name, and even had his fingerprints on it if he had time.

"Whoever sees it has a share, come, come, you all will be witnesses." After Yinhu finished signing, Mingxuan added a note that if the contract is to be terminated, all witnesses must witness at the same time.

Yinhu didn't want to terminate the contract, because Mingxuan specifically said that she would be paid every year, so she looked at Han Ama and her brothers expectantly.

Kangxi didn't want to sign at first, but looking at his son's expectant eyes, he felt that it was necessary for him to understand the dangers of the world, so he wrote his name with a pen and stamped his private seal.

"Eighth Brother, I will testify to you! I have signed many such contracts, don't worry! Your Majesty means what you say." After Yinzhen finished speaking excitedly, he added his own name after the prince, and pressed Fingerprinted.

Yinfeng took a deep breath and asked, "What did you sign?"

"Promise to write on the apple tree in Yongshou Palace every year, and help the imperial concubine grow all kinds of vegetables... The empress will give me a lot of the things I plant for free, and the apples too." Yinzhen said happily.

Yinfeng held his forehead and did not speak, Kangxi was also a little speechless, the two looked at each other, one was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer, what could they say?Fortunately, it's the little things.

I only hope that after realizing that I have suffered a disadvantage, the two of them can have a long memory.

Being an imperial concubine is almost as leisurely as when she was a noble concubine, except for the much better treatment, she still refuses to touch palace affairs.

Fortunately, Kangxi did not expect Mingxuan to be so capable.

An order was made to add Xiaoniu Hulu's family as Concubine Wen. Considering that the imperial concubine and concubine Zhao were unwell, the palace power was handed over to concubine Hui, concubine Rong, concubine Yi, concubine Wen, and four concubines to assist them.

No matter who was in charge of the palace power, Ming Xuan was not affected at all.With Yinreng protecting him, Yinzhen has nothing to do with it.

But the changes in the power of the harem do not involve these things on the surface.

Jingren Palace alone seems to have changed the sky.

Concubine Zhao took the lead and hugged Elder Brother Shi by her side. Concubine Wen couldn't care about it for the time being, because she, who had never been in power, was a little fascinated for a while.

"Master, this is too frivolous." Chunxiang couldn't help saying indignantly as she watched the people who used to flatter her master turn to compliment Concubine Wen.

Concubine Zhao raised the corners of her lips slightly, caressing Yinji's sleeping face, and said sarcastically: "No problem! Let's see how long this good sister, Bengong, will be so arrogant?"

Daring to stretch her hand into her own palace while she was not in the palace, and let her daughter not get close to her, Concubine Zhao no longer had the so-called sisterhood in her heart.

Concubine Zhao knew that her younger sister was very good-looking since she was a child, and she was highly regarded by the family, but she was actually not proficient in housekeeping. After entering the palace, if she hadn't suppressed her, she would have drifted away.

As the imperial concubine in charge of palace affairs, Concubine Wen was somewhat dissatisfied with living in the side hall of Jingren Palace.He was even dissatisfied with the fact that most of the people in Jingren Palace were still loyal to his sister.

Especially my son can't take care of himself, and I feel even more irritable.So in order to show her status, Concubine Wen has very strict requirements on her basic necessities of life.

But as Concubine Zhao expected, things in charge of Concubine Wen frequently went wrong.

What's more, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, after the canonization ceremony of Imperial Concubine Mingxuan was over, Concubine Cheng, who rarely came out, came looking for her with a bitter expression on her face.

Tell Mingxuan that the Imperial Dining Room has been very unfriendly to her and Seventh Elder Brother recently, and the daily meals are all cold food, and even the time has been postponed for a long time.It's even spending money, and it's extremely late, she's fine, but Seventh Brother is still young...

When the prince was involved, Ming Xuan had someone call Kangxi over.

When Kangxi heard that his son had been neglected, his face immediately changed. He thought it was because of Xiaoqi's leg illness that someone had spread, and ordered Liang Jiugong to quickly send someone to investigate.

It turned out that because Concubine Wen was too extravagant every day, all the concubines under her status suffered from varying degrees of neglect.

For a while, Mingxuan didn't understand how extravagant it really was?How could it have such a big impact?

But when I heard Concubine Cheng burst into tears, I only had to spend money to have hot food every day, and even the delivery time of meals was postponed for a long time.

"Concubines can do whatever they want, but the seventh prince, the seventh prince is the lifeblood of my concubine!" As the concubine spoke, she couldn't hold back her tears.

Since the birth of her son, she restrained all her arrogance and took care of her son in the palace with peace of mind, but she never thought that after all this, she would still be bullied!

When Concubine Wen was called over, she was still a little dazed, but when she knew what happened, she kept calling for grievances.Although she was quite proud recently, she never dared to bully the prince.

The steward of the imperial dining room also came to complain, and the imperial dining room supplied the concubines and concubines in batches according to their positions.There is a fixed time.

But Concubine Wen had to order a lot of meals that exceeded her own quota every day, and often added extra meals suddenly. The imperial dining room had no choice but to stop the next meals and cook for Concubine Wen first.

Stop making half of it, and then cook the other half after finishing it for Concubine Wen, which caused some problems with the meals sent.

Concubine Cheng even spends more money every day?He could only wait for Concubine Wen's meal to be delivered before making it for Concubine Cheng again.The imperial dining room has never dared to treat any concubine harshly.

"How extravagant it is, can..." Ming Xuan became a little curious, and then took the daily menu from the Imperial Dining Room.

I don’t know if I don’t read it, and I can’t forget it when I see it.

Concubine Wen actually ordered fifty or sixty dishes by herself... and the meals were like this!

"No, the concubine eats with the fourth princess, and the fourth princess has always been picky about food..." Concubine Wen knelt down and kowtowed when she saw Ming Xuan gave the menu to the emperor.

Mingxuan put the menu down on the table, looked at Concubine Wen and said, "Shut up! Don't use the princess as a cover. Besides, you are just the princess's aunt, and the princess's first relative's mother is still alive! I don't need you like that." Courtesy?"

Kangxi didn't speak, he reached out to take the menu that changed Mingxuan's face, glanced at it and hit Concubine Wen directly on the face.

"Come here, give Concubine Wen exactly the same lunch as today, and I'll watch her eat it!" A meal of fifty or sixty dishes, why doesn't it overwhelm her?

Concubine Wen trembled, kneeling on the ground, not daring to speak, just crying...

Kangxi rubbed his head, directly swiped Concubine Wen's palace power, and handed this part back to Concubine Zhao.Concubine Wen was ordered to worship Buddha behind closed doors for half a year, during which she strictly followed the regulations of the nunnery for her daily meals.

"Good sister, what did I say before? If you put your mind on my daughter, I will never forgive you." When Concubine Wen was pushed back, Concubine Zhao hugged her with a worried expression on her face. low voice.

Concubine Wen's eyes widened, she looked at her sister in disbelief, and screamed: "It's you, it's you who killed me!"

"Could my sister be confused? How could I know that my sister eats so much food every day?" Concubine Zhao said with an injured face: "My sister has been concentrating on recuperating during this time, but she has never left her room for half a step. She is from the main hall." Isn't the palace man also under the jurisdiction of my sister?"

Concubine Wen looked at her elder sister in horror, knowing that she was the one who harmed her, but she couldn't tell how the other party harmed her. She thought that her elder sister fell out of favor and Jingren Palace was in full control.

Even in order not to let her sister hold her back, she temporarily handed over her son to her upbringing, but she never thought that he would be tricked.

Concubine Wen was locked up, and her three meals a day consisted of porridge, vegetables, and steamed buns.