As soon as Wen Xi arrived, she saw the eunuchs and maids in the East Wing Hall busy moving things, such as the huanghuali wood dressing table, the golden nanmu incense table, the red Eight Immortals table case, and the exquisite enamel porcelain, it was like moving!
Wen Xi glanced at Xuan Bin with some doubts, and Xuan Bin said nonchalantly: "It's Guo Guiren who is moving to Yongshou Palace and living with Duan Bin." Together, it's really a move! This Guo family is acting grandly and with great fanfare.
Are you afraid that others won't know about it when you move out? And you're not afraid of making Xuan Bin unhappy!
Her gentle eyebrows raised, and she thought to herself: Guo Guiren and Duan Concubine have become sisters again so quickly! There are only a few people living in Jingyang Palace, and now that Guo Guiren leaves, it will probably become even quieter.
The concubine Xuan invited Wen Xi into the main hall with all the necessary etiquette, had tea and snacks, and asked someone to take out a delicate square box of huanghuali wood inlaid with tortoiseshell. Inside was a woman's coat and skirt: the upper body was made of pea green.
The short collared jacket is embroidered with delicate pink camellia flowers with folded branches. The petals are stacked and arranged in order. On the stamen is a butterfly with converged wings, sucking nectar. The lower body is a silver-red fish-algae and mandarin duck-patterned pleated skirt, and
A long tea-green silk ribbon embroidered with lotus branches.
Wen Xi looked at it and felt very happy. Although this dress was only made of ordinary Lu silk, the color matching of the material and the pattern design were very appropriate. It looked elegant and beautiful. You can imagine wearing such clothes.
On the body, the elegant clothes must look very good!
Xuan Bin gently pushed the box towards Wen Xi, "If you don't mind it, please accept it."
Wen Xi hurriedly rejected it and said, "What's so good about this? You must have spent a lot of effort to make it, right?" I wonder how the embroiderers in the palace would dare to privately make Han costumes in the palace? It could only be the Xuan concubines.
self-made.
Concubine Xuan smoothed her slanted bangs on her forehead. There was a hint of worry in her plain tone: "Anyway, I can only keep it in a box. In the past, concubines made their own clothes, but now there are embroiderers in the palace.
There is no use for the artificial hands and the clothes I made myself. The left and right concubines are similar in stature to the imperial concubine???? Haha, but I am afraid that the empress can only look at it and play with it." Xuan Concubine has a soft appearance, but her temper is
She is as indifferent as water, even her smile is mostly light, she speaks casually, without any pretense, and does not stick to her identity. She behaves indifferently, as if all the noise in the palace has nothing to do with her. Wenru likes such a person from the bottom of her heart, and she also
I envy such people.
"Happy concubine!" A well-behaved palace maid in her twenties entered the palace to salute, and said to Concubine Xuan: "Guiren Wei from the west palace has sent you a box of silk flowers." With that, she placed a nanmu tree with lychee pattern and melon edges.
He placed the large box on the table and bowed to one side.
Seeing Wen Xi's questioning eyes, Xuan Bin said: "I just mentioned it casually two days ago. I didn't expect -" Opening the lid of the box, it was filled with all kinds of lifelike and exquisite silk flowers, with peonies as the name.
Mainly, but avoiding the brightest red and purple colors, mainly pink and light yellow, as well as peony, hibiscus, rose and magnolia. There are more than a dozen flowers, each one exquisite and flawless.
Wen Xi was slightly confused. She took out a Yao Huang peony silk flower. The petals were fine and the stamens were fragrant. It was really a first-class craftsmanship! And the colors were mainly light and elegant, which showed that she had figured out Xuan Bin's thoughts.
They are often decorated with silk flowers, also known as Beijing flowers. They are mainly made of silk, but some are made of silk. They are often used to decorate the hair or the wings. Wen Xi asked: "Your Majesty Wei? Is that the Wei family?"
Xuan Bin nodded. She seemed to like the snow-white and small magnolia very much. She held it in her hand and played with it carefully. She couldn't put it down. She hummed and said, "It's her."
"Shouldn't she live in Concubine Hui's Zhongcui Palace? What?" Why did she come to Concubine Xuan's Jingyang Palace? Wen Xi was confused.
"After Mrs. Wei was promoted to a noble person, Concubine Hui said that she was a noble person after all, and it was not good for her to live in the same room with others, so she asked her to come and live in my palace." Concubine Hui's palace not only had people
It is not uncommon for concubines to live in the same house as other concubines, as well as Nala nobles and many permanent and promised ones. Those with low status often have to live in the same house with others. Zhongcui Palace and Jingyang Palace are adjacent to each other.
, listening to Concubine Xuan’s tone, it seems that she has a good relationship with Concubine Hui.
"Why don't you ask her to come in and say hello?" Wen Xi was just curious about how beautiful the rumored beautiful lady Wei was.
"She has always been quiet. She either stayed in her room all day long, or went to Zhongcui Palace to see her eighth brother," Concubine Xuan said in an easy-going manner, "Although she lives in my palace, Concubine Hui did not allow her to see her son."
The Wei family was lucky. Concubine Hui had a son of her own. Although she would not take too much care of other people's sons, at least she would not abuse her and would not prevent her biological mother from seeing her son. In comparison, Concubine De was not so lucky.
The imperial concubine had no children, so she naturally hugged the fourth elder brother tightly for fear that others would take another look. This time Concubine Tong was banned, Kangxi once thought of temporarily sending the fourth elder brother back to Yonghe Palace to ask the concubines to take care of her, but Concubine Tong cried and made trouble
, and even brought it out to his mother's house, Kangxi had no choice but to give up.
Wen Xi said: "The day for the official canonization of the third concubine is coming soon. In the past few days, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been busy trying on auspicious clothes in several palaces. Concubine Hui is so busy that she may not have much time to take care of the eighth prince." The day for the canonization is set.
On the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month of the 20th year of Kangxi's reign, the three concubines were to be canonized all at once. I'm afraid the scene would be unusually grand. Moreover, the San Francisco Rebellion was put down at the beginning of this year, so it was a festive time.
Concubine Xuan asked people to put away the silk flowers, and then said: "Originally, I heard the Queen Mother say that she wanted to enthrone the fourth concubine, but I didn't expect that when the decree was issued, there were only three concubines. Maybe - the emperor dislikes Concubine De after all."
Wen Xi was surprised, wasn't she the one who created it? Wu Ya's little cleverness dared to show off in front of her, so Wen Xi naturally didn't mind putting some eye drops and blowing the pillow! Who told her that she was too calculating? All the tricks were taken.
Being too smart may not be a good thing. She just saw Shen Bi getting favored by Wen Xi, and was afraid that Wen Xi would interfere with the concubine's appointment, so she resorted to a series of tricks.
Already.
Wen Xi talked for a long time in the Xuan concubine palace, and Wen Xi didn't leave until almost noon. However, she never thought that she would meet Guiren Wei after all.
Outside Jingyang Palace, there is a woman wearing new green clothes. The decoration is not much different from that of a palace maid. However, her beauty cannot be lost among the palace maids. No matter how simple she is, she cannot hide her natural beauty.
.It’s just that her hands are a little rougher than those of ordinary concubines, which must be the traces left by doing rough work when she was in Xinzheku. “It’s hard to give up your natural beauty, once you raise it by the king’s side”, it is also a portrayal of Wei Guiren, but it’s a pity for her
She cannot be as favored as Concubine Yang. Her favor is like a flash in the pan. Perhaps when many concubines began to be deeply afraid of her, she became pregnant. But she also lost the emperor's favor. Without favor, even though
No matter how powerful the country is, it can no longer be feared by others, right?
She saluted in a hurry, a little hurriedly, but not disrespectful. Wen Xi also saw that she was not doing the courtesy of a palace maid, so she realized that she was a concubine of Kangxi, and with such an outstanding appearance among the concubines of Jingren Palace, she must be the one.
, then asked: "Are you a nobleman from Wei?"
"Yes, this concubine is the Wei family." Guiren Wei said in a very respectful manner. He lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Wen Xi. Even when he spoke, he was cautious. Judging from the direction in which she came, she should be from Concubine Hui's house just now.
When Zhong Cuigong came out, he bumped into Wen Xi.
Wen Xi didn't have anything in common with her, and she didn't know what to ask. She just said, "Mr. Wei has a beautiful face."
Wei Guiren, whose maiden name is Wei Caibin, is a bit tacky. Colorful, but also festive. But not many people know her name - not even Kangxi, and Wenxi only knows it after asking people. It's just that she wears
After being pure, life began to become monotonous, without the dazzling colors. Wei Caibin hurriedly lowered his forehead, his body was weak and Liu Fufeng shivered and said: "The imperial concubine is beautiful and fragrant."
Wen Xi shook her head slightly, with an expression like a frightened deer. This Wei family was too cautious. Is she so timid and cowardly when meeting everyone? Wen Xi could only soften her tone and asked: "Are you Cong Zhong?"
Did Cui Gong come here?"
"Yes." Mrs. Wei didn't dare to lie. She came from the east and bumped into the imperial concubine head-on. A smarter person would know where she went, so naturally she didn't dare to lie.
Kangxi had completely neglected Mrs. Wei since she became pregnant. If Concubine Hui had not mentioned that the status of the prince's biological mother should not be too low, Mrs. Wei would not even be able to gain the status of a noble person! Wen Xi is like this
Meng Hulu didn't have much to talk about, so he asked casually: "How is Brother Eight?"
Mrs. Wei's body trembled, and she hurriedly knelt down and said, "My concubine didn't go to see the eighth prince!"
Wen Xi rolled her eyes. She was quite smart just now, but why did she become stupid again in the blink of an eye? She sighed helplessly and said, "What are you afraid of? This dynasty does not allow biological mothers to visit their children!" Even those who are not qualified to raise them!
The lower-level concubines of princes and princesses can also be visited regularly. If they are raised under the throne of the lord, they may be able to see them more frequently.
Mrs. Wei hurriedly said yes, but she was still afraid in her heart. Although there was no rule prohibiting the biological mother from visiting the prince more often, Kangxi once said personally: The prince must not outgrow the hands of a woman! Therefore, the eldest brother Yinzhen was raised by the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs when he was young.
In the Li family, the third elder brother Yinzhi also grew up in the home of the internal minister Chuoerji. He was not re-entered the palace until he was six years old. Of course, the more important reason was that at that time, their biological mothers, Nala and Majia, were neither
As a concubine, she was not qualified to raise her own children. Mrs. Wei was afraid that she would visit Yinsi too much and make Kangxi dissatisfied. The eighth prince was born to a maid in Xinzheku, which was enough to make Kangxi unhappy. Mrs. Wei was afraid
Yinhu even lost the favor of his imperial father, who was already pitiful.
Wen Xi asked Song'er to help Mrs. Wei up. After all, she was a noble person, and her hands and feet were weak with fear. She was too timid, so she said in a friendly voice: "This morning, I was in the Xuan Concubine Hall and saw you escorting someone away."
The silk flowers that came are very beautiful."
Wei's alluring face calmed down a little, and she bowed her head humbly and said, "Your Majesty, you are so complimentary!"
Wen Xi waited for a while, and was a little surprised when she saw that Mrs. Wei didn't say anything more. Didn't she take this opportunity to curry favor? If it were the concubine next to her who had a lower status, and Wen Xi would praise her in a hurry, she would rush to do it.
When I came up, it seemed that this Wei family was really peaceful. But even if she was peaceful, she actually dared to get pregnant secretly when Kangxi gave her the Ruyi Buxi Decoction? Then she started to feel a little tempted and said: "Sure."
My concubine’s seventh and eighth princes are similar in age, so they will probably be able to play together. Why didn’t I see you carrying the eighth prince to Changchun Palace?”
Wei's delicate body trembled and her lips trembled, "Concubine, concubine???"
Wen Xi was a little surprised at Wei's reaction, so Wu Lu came close to Wen Xi and whispered, "Last June, Master Wei collided with the concubine."
In June last year, that is, June of the 19th year of Kangxi, Cheng Bi gave birth to the seventh elder brother Yinyou on July 25th of the 19th year of Kangxi. Wen Xi suddenly realized that the seventh elder brother's foot disease could not have been caused by that time. Did she just fall?! But I have never seen Cheng Bin suppressing and retaliating against the Wei family in the slightest. As a person who loves her children so much, if someone dares to harm her child, she is determined not to swallow it. It seems that this matter is quite serious. There is an inside story.
Wu Lu whispered again: "It was no big deal for the empress to become a concubine at that time, but one and a half months later, she gave birth to the seventh elder brother???. The emperor originally wanted to punish the young master Wei severely, but the young master Wei was... I was diagnosed as being pregnant for more than a month."
Wen Xi was eager to sort out the intricacies and had no intention of paying attention to the frightened Wei Guiren. She turned around and entered the sedan chair. The seventh prince who became a concubine was injured and was mutilated, but she couldn't leave the palace and did not dare to do anything. This shows that it is definitely not because of the Wei family. At that time, the Wei family was just a mere sixth-grade Changrui. Even if she was favored, she could not be compared with the concubine who was pregnant with dragon descendants and had the favor of the emperor. Therefore, it was not the Wei family that caused the harm. Seventh Brother.
So, if it’s not the Wei family, then who could it be? The answer is obvious. The one who can make a concubine fearful and close the palace is naturally one who is above her in status, favor and favor. In the 19th year of Kangxi, there were only many concubines. Concubine Tong, who was far and away the most powerful! At that time, she was born in the Three Banners of Manchuria. The only concubines who were granted concubines before giving birth were the Dai Jia family, the Yi concubine Guoluo Luo family, and the Ding concubine Wanliu Ha family. It can be compared with Yi concubine. The Wanliuha family is mediocre in appearance and not favored, so she will not be feared by others. Guo Luoluo family's fifth elder brother was sent to the Queen Mother's knees by Yi concubine at that time, and the pregnant concubine became a concubine. Tong Jia's goal has been achieved.
If it was Tong Jiayiwan, then everything would make sense. Dai Jia's surrender to Wenxi was not just because she wanted to earn a future for the seventh elder brother, but also because she wanted to take revenge. Concubine Shen and concubine Cheng shared the same hatred, so naturally they were even more disdainful. Regarding Concubine Tong’s origins and underhand tactics, Concubine De and Concubine Cheng, Concubine Duan and Concubine Cheng also have some sympathy for each other, so they can work together to get Wen Xi released from the ban to check and balance Concubine Tong!
Taking a long breath, Aunt Li next to Tong Jia was indeed not a simple person! She entered the palace in the 16th year of Kangxi's reign, and the following year she helped her master obtain an elder brother through Wu Ya's family, and was given the title of in charge of the Sixth Palace. With great power, two years later, he dared to take action against other princes! The fact that the Wei family became a concubine must have been created by Tong Jia family. A favored and humble woman, a jealous person like her would not tolerate it, so she wanted to kill two birds with one stone. People, but never thought that Wei Shi was pregnant??? Wait! Suddenly an idea flashed in Wen Xi's mind. Wei Shi was pregnant, maybe it was for self-protection. She must have known the inside story and did this to survive!
Wen Xi is once again glad that Grandma Li is dead. Otherwise, such a capable and scheming person will definitely become a serious problem for her! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. , your support is my biggest motivation.)
ps: I accidentally twitched my hand. I posted the wrong chapter in the previous chapter...