"What a pity - someone doesn't want me to give birth to this child!" Wen Ru said with an angry look on her face, stroking her flat belly and gritting her teeth.
Concubine De hurriedly covered her mouth and said in surprise: "How could it be possible?!"
Wen Xi snorted coldly and said: "Why not?! Yesterday, the imperial palace went with the emperor to Baoen Temple to burn incense, but Cao had ulterior motives and dyed the emperor's clothes with spices that were harmful to the fetus! Fortunately, there was an ancient imperial doctor accompanying him.
, otherwise it will win her heart!"
Concubine De said hurriedly: "My Lady, please don't make too early a conclusion! With Cao's status, it's too late to flatter you, so how can I dare to harm you?"
After hearing Concubine De's words, Wen Xi immediately fell into deep thought: "You mean, someone wants to use Cao's help to harm me?!"
Concubine De nodded and analyzed seriously: "It is possible that this is possible. Cao Guiren is favored, which naturally makes people jealous."
Wen Xi's eyes became sharp, "If it's not Cao, who could it be? Concubine Fu? Ping Guiren?! Or -" Wen Xi's eyes were like daggers, staring at the charming Ning Yao next to Concubine De, her words filled with anger.
Said: "Still those foxy ones?!"
Ning Yao couldn't help but trembled all over, and De Fei said hurriedly: "You guys have such humble status, how can you have such ability? If you had such ability, you wouldn't have agreed to the position long ago!"
Wen Xi snorted coldly and said: "But if it weren't for Cao Guiren, Fu concubine has always been respectful in front of me. Although Guarjia is not close to me, she is my family member at least! I miss you."
After much deliberation, Cao is the most suspicious!"
Concubine De smiled slightly and said: "What the empress said is not unreasonable. But there is no evidence at the moment, so it is difficult to draw a conclusion."
Wen Xi lowered her eyes, sighed and said: "Although the Emperor said he would investigate this matter, the Emperor is busy with affairs, and I am afraid that sooner or later it will be over." As he said that, he looked at Concubine De with deep meaning in his eyes.
, "Concubine De, I have always treated you well, haven't I?"
Concubine De was smart. She understood immediately. She stood up hurriedly, knelt down and saluted, and said: "I have always been favored by the imperial concubine, so I should do my best for her!"
Wen Xi showed a satisfied look on her face, and then she said she was going to rest and sent Concubine De to check her. Of course, she told her to focus on the Cao family. She turned around and told Qing Sha: "I am pregnant.
???Tell me to go down, there is no need to hide anything." Shui, of course, has to be disturbed. Concubine De's analysis is very reasonable, but Wen Xi still tends to doubt Concubine De, for nothing else, among these people, they are scheming.
No one can beat him!
As soon as Wen Xi's pregnancy was revealed, Mrs. Sun immediately accompanied Cao Guiren to pay her respects. They sent a lot of bird's nests, donkey-hide gelatin and other good things.
With a gentle smile on his face, he said in a calm tone: "I have learned a new secret method of spices, and I want to show it to Mrs. Sun. Mr. Cao is in charge of weaving, so he must be familiar with the spices used to fumigate silk and satin clothing."
Qinglan stepped forward and offered a prescription. She bowed slightly and handed it to Mrs. Sun, saying, "Madam, please taste it."
Mrs. Sun was worried. When she lowered her head and looked down, she couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
Wen Xi pursed her lips and smiled. But she stared at Ms. Cao's delicate face and said, "Mrs. Sun has a keen eye and understands spices. Cao Guiren has been influenced by her ears and eyes, so she must be very proficient in it, right?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Cao was so anxious that she almost cried, "My Lady, this is definitely not the fault of a concubine!"
Wen Xi raised her eyebrows, her tone rose a bit, and she said with a bit of sarcasm: "Did I say what you did? Cao Guiren's words - it sounds like he is asking for it.
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Cao Guiren knelt down, kowtowed repeatedly, and said with tears: "Your Majesty, I know this well, even if I have great courage, I would not dare to murder the emperor's heir!"
Mrs. Sun was still calm and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I don't know what I can do for you, my wife and my daughter? Is there anything you can do for me?"
Wen Xi smiled, she was indeed Kangxi's wet nurse, grandma, an old man who had gone through the palace! It struck Wen Xi's heart at once. The prescription was just made up by Qing Lan. Pregnant women can make people feel good after smelling it.
The fetus was restless, causing miscarriage. On Kangxi, most of the jasmine-like fragrance had disappeared long ago, and he couldn't find out the formula. Wen Xi had no choice but to ask Qinglan to make up one with the same effect. Wen Xi was definitely not Cao's
That's why I dare to do this.
Wen Xi took a sip of tea, moistened her mouth, and said with a faint smile: "I don't believe Cao Guiren is such a vicious person, so I suggested to the emperor early in the morning that he should investigate carefully to ensure that no one is wronged.
!" As he said that, he looked at Sun, Cao and his daughter, and changed the topic: "It's just that there doesn't seem to be much progress, and the fragrance almost caused me to have a miscarriage. Before the trip to Baoen Temple,
One night, it happened to be Cao Guiren who was sleeping with him! Even the emperor said that the fragrance came from Cao Guiren!"
Mrs. Cao knelt on the ground, panicked. She had lost her usual composure. She stared straight at her mother, looking for a solution. Mrs. Sun sighed slightly, took a step forward, knelt down beside Cao Gui,
He kowtowed and said, "Noble Cao will never dare to do anything dirty! Please give me a warning from your concubine!"
Mrs. Sun remained calm and continued: "The Cao family in Jiangning is just a banner of the Han army. In the eyes of others, it may be a high-ranking family, but it cannot be seen by noble people. Although the Cao family is humble, if the noble concubine does not give up,
, willing to serve the empress."
Wen Xi smiled and said: "Mrs. Sun has a long history. She knows that ministers should only serve the emperor! The Cao family should be loyal to the emperor, why should they change to serve this palace?"
Wen Xi's words were really heart-breaking. Mrs. Sun couldn't help but sweat broke out on her forehead, and she hurriedly said: "I never meant this!"
Wen Xi raised her voice and said: "It's fine if you don't mean this! I don't need the service of your Cao family. What I hope is to give birth to a child safely. But someone wants to go against my wishes! Sun
Madam and Mr. Cao are both proficient in spices, so I can surely handle this little thing for you, okay?"
Mrs. Sun immediately breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and said hurriedly: "Yes, I and Mr. Cao should take care of the empress! Find the person who makes the empress uneasy!"
After dismissing the Sun family and the Cao family, Wen Xi lazily yawned. The three forces of Kangxi, De Fei, and the Cao family were searching together. I wonder how lively it would be? Wen Xi picked up a persimmon cake, and Qing Lan suddenly
He strode forward and snatched the food from Wen Xi's hand, and said seriously: "Master, persimmon cakes are cold in nature. It's getting colder now, so you must not use them again!"
Wen Xi was stunned for a moment, "Oh, I can't eat this. I'm not allowed to eat that either. I'm so depressed!"
Qinglan said angrily: "Who brought the persimmon cake? I have clearly made a list. No snacks that are too cold or too hot are allowed!"
Wen Xi looked at the plate of persimmon cakes silently, and couldn't help but shudder, whether intentional or not. Wen Xi had to be vigilant. She took a long breath and said: "From now on, my diet will all be in Youfeng."
Let's cook in the small kitchen of Yitang. We will only use the cook arranged by the emperor, and the rest will be sent by the Zhizhi Mansion. Please leave! Qinglan, please arrange the recipe for me directly and list all the ingredients one by one. Ask them to pick up the ingredients according to the list!
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The winter in Jiangning is indeed much warmer than that in the Forbidden City. The afternoon sunshine is warm and melting. In the afternoon, the ancient imperial physician came to ask for Ping'an's pulse as usual, and gave Wen Xi a snuff bottle. Wen Xi liked the refreshing fragrance of mint and borneol inside.
Man, although the piece of meat in the stomach is very quiet, there is no nausea anymore.
Kangxi went to the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, felt sad for a long time, and wrote "On Passing Jinling". In it, he wrote: After Wanli, political affairs gradually declined. Eunuchs and cronies quarreled with each other, the wealth was getting heavier and the people's hearts were scattered, so that the Ming Dynasty ended before the 300th anniversary of the Ming Dynasty.
To sum up the lessons of rise and fall, we should work conscientiously and be more vigilant every day!
Then he summoned Jiangning officials again, commended Yu Chenglong, the upright and self-motivated prefect of Jiangning, and told Governor Wang Xinming and others: "You, big and small, have offices, you should clean yourself, love the people, and abide by the law." He also gave gold, silver, and python clothes to commend him.
After hearing Qingsha's letter, Wen Xi asked, "Didn't Yu Chenglong die in April this year?" Wen Xi remembered clearly that in April of the 23rd year of Kangxi's reign, Yu Chenglong died in office.
There was only a set of official uniforms in the box and nothing else. Emperor Kangxi sighed and specially gave the posthumous title "Qingrui". He also made an exception and wrote an inscription for Duke Yu Qingrui as a posthumous gift to the crown prince and Taibao.
Qingsha smiled and said: "Master, I don't know. This is the prefect of Jiangning in Chenglong, not the 'Yu Qingcai', who is also known as "Less than Jackie Chan", who has the same name and the same surname but a different person!"
"Yu Qingcai" refers to Yu Qing Ruigong, the most honest official of the Qing Dynasty. When he was serving as the governor of Jiangnan, "the daily diet was a bowl of coarse rice, a spoonful of minced porridge, and only green vegetables, and he didn't taste the meat all year round."
The people of Jiangnan affectionately called him "Yu Qingcai".
The ancient imperial physician who came to invite Ping Anmai also said: "Prefect Yu once served as prefect of the state under Duke Rui of Qing Dynasty. He was also recommended by Duke Rui of Qing Dynasty and was later promoted to prefect of Jiangning due to his political performance. Yesterday, my servant met the emperor and asked this
It is a good story to learn from Jackie Chan better than Jackie Chan!"
Wen Xi was very interested after hearing this. She had only heard about Yu Chenglong who only ate vegetables, but she had never thought of him as "less than Jackie Chan"! This Yu Chenglong was a man with yellow banners for the Han army. He was good at managing rivers.
Governor Jin Fu obeyed his orders, and ordered him to divide the counties and counties in the south of the Yangtze River, which was quite effective. Although he was younger than Jackie Chan and not as honest as Sun Eclipse Qingcai, it was said that he was also an honest official and was quite famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Qing Sha said with a smile: "Today, in front of the officials from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the prefect also participated in a performance of Li Shizhen, the chief envoy of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, in front of the emperor! Since arriving in Jiangning, Mr. Li has been the most diligent in presenting beauties to the emperor.
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The ancient imperial doctor shook his head and said: "The tempers of Yu Zhifu and Yu Qingruigong are really exactly the same??? Fortunately, the emperor did not blame him, but promoted Anhui to the Inspector." Then he sighed again and again.
Qinglan was confused: "Isn't it a good thing to be promoted? The inspector is the third rank, while the prefect is the fourth rank. He jumped several levels at once!"
Gu Chengzong only smiled and said reluctantly: "It's a good thing."
An inspector, who is in charge of a province's criminal title, can also be regarded as a feudal official. Li Shizhen was the chief envoy of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Yu Chenglong became the inspector of Anhui? Kangxi wanted to separate these two tit-for-tat people! But this happened
Yu Chenglong was a famous minister of river governance, but he was appointed as the inspector in charge of punishment. This shows that Kangxi was partial to Li Shizhen. Thanks to the blessing of living in Zhizao Mansion in Jiangning, Wen Xi knew that Li Shizhen and Cao Xi were related to each other, Li Shizhen's daughter.
Li married Cao Yin as his wife. The couple will have a grandson named Cao Xueqin in the future, who will write a masterpiece "A Dream of Red Mansions"????(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to contribute
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