Chapter 394
394 , The Empress Dowager Arrives
While staring at the Empress Dowager's face, Wen Xi said sadly: "Although the Emperor loves the youngest son, he still likes the crown prince the most. The posthumous position has been empty for more than 21 years, and the concubine has been in the palace for [-] years." As he spoke, he couldn't help but Sighing slightly, "The concubine has been named the imperial concubine since Yinlu was born, and now Yinlu is about to grow up. If the emperor has any intentions, he will not wait until now. This concubine has always understood this point."
Wen Xi's straightforward analysis is to express to the queen mother that she has no ambition to compete for the posthumous position.
The queen mother only chuckled, and said: "Aijia is just talking casually, but it made you sad. Sit down quickly, don't tire yourself."
"Yes." Wen Xi sat back on the embroidered pier sideways.
The Empress Dowager looked around the hall, and said: "You are an imperial concubine, and you have given birth to three grandchildren to the Ai family. Why is the decoration in the palace only slightly better than that of the fourth concubine? It doesn't suit your status."
Wen Xi bowed her head and said: "Now the emperor is going vegetarian and copying the scriptures to pray for the queen mother. If the concubine is sick again, although she can't imitate the emperor, she doesn't want to be too extravagant."
"The emperor's filial piety is commendable..." Speaking of Kangxi, the empress dowager couldn't help but deepen the wrinkles on her forehead, "What's the matter with the emperor? You also fell ill suddenly after Yinzhen was one year old, and so did the emperor. All of a sudden—" The Queen Mother also remained silent about the words behind, "Could it be that the wounded are some kind of prey? Why are you and the emperor suddenly ill?!"
Wen Xi's face was as usual, and said: "Actually, when the concubine gave birth to Yinzhu, she hurt her body. After giving birth, the queen mother gave her good ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin. It was well taken care of. It looks like this now. It's just a relapse of the old disease. , because it is the root of the disease left by childbirth, so I am afraid of the cold, and I plan to go to the palace to raise it the day after tomorrow."
The Queen Mother nodded, "The Ai family thought that you were always in good health, but I didn't expect..."
Wen Xi smiled slightly, lamenting a bit: "The concubine is not young after all, although she is lucky enough to conceive again. After all, giving birth to Yinzhu is no better than a young concubine."
The queen mother hummed, nodded and said: "You can go to the palace to recuperate for a while, as for the emperor—"
Wen Xi glanced around lightly, with a secretive look on her face.
Seeing this, the queen mother had no choice but to back away from the left and right sides, leaving no one in the hall.
It was lonely all around.Only then did Wen Xi lower her voice and said: "Actually, at the age of the emperor..." Wen Xi paused, "Actually, before Yinzhen's first birthday, during those days, the emperor stayed the most in the palace of his concubines. Sharing the same bed, the concubine actually never slept with her."
The Empress Dowager's eyes trembled slightly.Hastily asked: "The emperor's body is really hindered?!"
Wen Xi sighed softly, "The concubine is not very clear. But..." Wen Xi shook her head slightly, "Perhaps, probably, it will be better if the emperor takes care of it for a while." In this way, it is considered to have admitted the Queen Mother's conjecture , Tell the Empress Dowager that Kangxi really "doesn't do it", but fortunately Kangxi is not here, otherwise I don't know what kind of black face will be!
Wen Xi asked the Empress Dowager to back away from the left and right sides.Although the empress dowager's servants were all confidantes, but Wen Xi knew that Kangxi also had eyeliners in the empress dowager's palace.If these words fall into Kangxi's ears, there will be good fruits for Wen Xi.
"No wonder!" The Empress Dowager also shook her head helplessly, "No wonder the emperor only went to the palace of the four senior concubines, concubines Shen and concubines Ding, besides visiting your palace these few days. No luck, even Concubine Yi and Concubine Wang have cooled down."
Wen Xi bowed her head and said: "The emperor's temper is not very good now, only some senior concubines can touch the emperor's temper, Ziyun promised and Chen Changzai were grounded, the emperor has pity for the fourth concubine, concubine Shen, Ding There are several concubines, one is that they are considerate in handling things, and the other is that the emperor is nostalgic and will not easily reprimand the concubines who have served him for two or thirty years."
"It's okay, the emperor is not in good health, and it's a good thing to stay away from those seductive people!" The queen mother nodded and said, "Although the emperor cares about the old people now, he doesn't go to their palace once or twice a month. In the palace, it can be seen that the emperor values you the most."
Wen Xi said humbly: "The emperor just sees that his concubine is poorly ill, so he just came to see it."
"You gave birth to three sons and one daughter for the emperor, and now you are suffering from a disease caused by childbirth. The emperor should take care of you more." The queen mother's face became more and more kind, "Why don't you see the little grandson of Ai's family? Call The wet nurse hugged it and showed it to Aijia!"
Wen Xi couldn't refuse such a request from the queen mother, so she had to call Zhu'er to the bedroom to take Xiao Shiba out of her arms.
The one-year-old child looks naturally white and tender, and the little Shiba staggered over, and said in a childlike voice, "Grandson, pay respects to Mama Huang!"
The Empress Dowager immediately beamed, and her expression was more joyful than the kindness towards Wen Xi. The old lady reached out and hugged the little Shiba in her arms, and kissed and kissed: "My little grandson! Really! People like it! Miss Huang Mama?"
The little eighteen looked at the queen mother with a tiger's head, and took out a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake from his sleeve: "I want to! The imperial mama eats cakes~~"
The queen mother laughed from ear to ear, "Yinyou is really filial!" Then she looked at Wen Xi and said, "The imperial concubine is very lucky!"
Wen Xi smiled, and said: "This child is a big kid, even the Queen Mother will not dislike him."
"At the age of Ai's family, what I'm looking forward to is just to have grandchildren." The queen mother smiled into a chrysanthemum, her eyes soft and meaningful, staring at Wen Xi, "It's not easy for you. Such a lively Yinzhu."
How could Wen Xi not understand what the Empress Dowager said, but she could only pretend not to understand, Wen Wen said with a smile: "Xiao Shiba is very obedient and sensible."
"No matter how well-behaved and sensible, he is still a child who is only over one year old." The queen mother insisted firmly, and the gentle smile that was just now disappeared from the wrinkled old face.
Little Shiba Minjue, although she couldn't understand what Er Niang and Huang Mama were talking about, she could feel the atmosphere around her changed instantly. She bit her finger and looked around Wen Xi and the Empress Dowager suspiciously. Blinking her big eyes, she called out softly, "Er Niang, hug me!"
Wen Xi immediately smiled at the corner of her eyes, and asked softly, "Is little Shiba hungry?"
"Er Niang! Eat cakes!" Xiao Shiba immediately clapped her hands, smiling until the corners of her eyes turned into crescent moons.
Wen Xi smiled lightly, her eyes flicked past the empress dowager's displeased face, and said: "You made the empress dowager laugh, Yinyou is still young, and he can't leave his concubines for a moment! There are dozens of people including nannies, wet nurses, and eunuchs." Serve him, otherwise the concubine is sick and really can't take care of him!"
The Empress Dowager immediately turned gloomy, and the old arm was almost unable to hold Yinyou who was in her arms and wanted to poke her head towards Wen Xi's side, but the old hand like dead wood still strangled Xiao Shiba's body tightly, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor Concubine, you already have three sons. When you were young and healthy, Yinlu and Yinli were raised by you yourself. Now they are no different than before. You also say that you are not young anymore. The Ai family has always valued you and wants to I take pity on you, so——" the queen mother dragged her tone, "Brother Shiba will stay with Ai's family for the time being, and you can go to the palace alone to recover from illness. Brother take it back!"
The Empress Dowager seemed to be making decisions for Wen Xi, and there was no intention of discussing in her tone.Wen Xi was also annoyed, with no smile on her face, she said sternly: "The concubine is indeed not young anymore, but the queen mother is even older, and the concubine dare not ask Yinzhen to bother the queen mother."
Ci'ao, my wife is getting old, don't you think you're young if you're old? !
"It's okay! It's not too late, Ai's family will just bring the [-]th elder brother's nurse and nanny back to the Compassionate Ning Palace! There are so many slaves, are you afraid that you won't be able to take care of a child?!" The Empress Dowager's voice was majestic, obviously intolerable attitude of refusal.She looked sideways at Wen Xi, "Could it be that you don't feel sorry for your family?!" With the last sentence, the Queen Mother couldn't help raising her tone, with a bit of questioning.
Wen Xi's face remained unmoved, and she said slowly: "The concubine is naturally relieved to let the queen mother go, but... the concubine just said that the little eighteen can't leave the concubine for a moment, and I am afraid that if he goes to the queen mother's palace, there will be endless noise , and will disturb the Queen Mother's peace..."
"You don't have to worry about that!" The queen mother immediately interrupted Wen Xi, "It's not the first time that the Ai family has raised a grandson! You know as much as you do! The imperial concubine is going to order the subordinates to pack up the eighteenth elder brother's things, Then call the usual wet nurse and nanny, let's go to the Compassionate Ning Palace with Aijia today!"
Wen Xi got up and said: "Yes, my concubine, thank you Queen Mother!" She smiled again and said, "But Yinzhen likes to cry at night, if this child really disturbs the Queen Mother's peace, the Queen Mother can send him back at any time."
"Don't worry!" The Queen Mother looked a little complacent.
Watching the Queen Mother leave, Wen Xi sneered.I really don’t give up when I don’t see the Yellow River, and don’t cry when I don’t see the coffin.
Zhu'er sighed: "Master, why don't you reject the queen mother? Anyway, let's delay..."
Wen Xi rubbed her temples tiredly, her spirits were really low, "I'm tired..." None of the women who came out of Horqin were simple!
"Master, do you want to postpone the time to go to the palace?" Zhu'er asked hurriedly.
"No, we still set off in the morning the day after tomorrow." Wen Xi was sure that Xiao Shiba would be sent back by the Queen Mother before then!
Wen Xi told the queen mother that Yinzhen couldn't do without her, and it wasn't because she was lying to her!The sweet-scented osmanthus cake that Xiao Shiba usually eats most is not an ordinary sweet-scented osmanthus cake. If he doesn't eat it for a day, he will make a lot of noise, and no one will buy it for the sake of face.Xiao Shiba used to eat snow lotus in the past, but it was too eye-catching, so Wen Xi had no choice but to secretly grind the snow lotus into powder, send it to the imperial dining room, and ask the imperial dining room to mix the flour, and the sweet-scented osmanthus cake that was made, although it tasted sweet and delicious , but Xiao Shiba has a sharp mouth, so he recognized this thing!If you go to the Empress Dowager's Palace, it's fine if you stay for a few hours, but if you can't eat her favorite food for more than a day, you will definitely have a big mess!When the time comes, just watch the show! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
Wen Xi's straightforward analysis is to express to the queen mother that she has no ambition to compete for the posthumous position.
The queen mother only chuckled, and said: "Aijia is just talking casually, but it made you sad. Sit down quickly, don't tire yourself."
"Yes." Wen Xi sat back on the embroidered pier sideways.
The Empress Dowager looked around the hall, and said: "You are an imperial concubine, and you have given birth to three grandchildren to the Ai family. Why is the decoration in the palace only slightly better than that of the fourth concubine? It doesn't suit your status."
Wen Xi bowed her head and said: "Now the emperor is going vegetarian and copying the scriptures to pray for the queen mother. If the concubine is sick again, although she can't imitate the emperor, she doesn't want to be too extravagant."
"The emperor's filial piety is commendable..." Speaking of Kangxi, the empress dowager couldn't help but deepen the wrinkles on her forehead, "What's the matter with the emperor? You also fell ill suddenly after Yinzhen was one year old, and so did the emperor. All of a sudden—" The Queen Mother also remained silent about the words behind, "Could it be that the wounded are some kind of prey? Why are you and the emperor suddenly ill?!"
Wen Xi's face was as usual, and said: "Actually, when the concubine gave birth to Yinzhu, she hurt her body. After giving birth, the queen mother gave her good ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin. It was well taken care of. It looks like this now. It's just a relapse of the old disease. , because it is the root of the disease left by childbirth, so I am afraid of the cold, and I plan to go to the palace to raise it the day after tomorrow."
The Queen Mother nodded, "The Ai family thought that you were always in good health, but I didn't expect..."
Wen Xi smiled slightly, lamenting a bit: "The concubine is not young after all, although she is lucky enough to conceive again. After all, giving birth to Yinzhu is no better than a young concubine."
The queen mother hummed, nodded and said: "You can go to the palace to recuperate for a while, as for the emperor—"
Wen Xi glanced around lightly, with a secretive look on her face.
Seeing this, the queen mother had no choice but to back away from the left and right sides, leaving no one in the hall.
It was lonely all around.Only then did Wen Xi lower her voice and said: "Actually, at the age of the emperor..." Wen Xi paused, "Actually, before Yinzhen's first birthday, during those days, the emperor stayed the most in the palace of his concubines. Sharing the same bed, the concubine actually never slept with her."
The Empress Dowager's eyes trembled slightly.Hastily asked: "The emperor's body is really hindered?!"
Wen Xi sighed softly, "The concubine is not very clear. But..." Wen Xi shook her head slightly, "Perhaps, probably, it will be better if the emperor takes care of it for a while." In this way, it is considered to have admitted the Queen Mother's conjecture , Tell the Empress Dowager that Kangxi really "doesn't do it", but fortunately Kangxi is not here, otherwise I don't know what kind of black face will be!
Wen Xi asked the Empress Dowager to back away from the left and right sides.Although the empress dowager's servants were all confidantes, but Wen Xi knew that Kangxi also had eyeliners in the empress dowager's palace.If these words fall into Kangxi's ears, there will be good fruits for Wen Xi.
"No wonder!" The Empress Dowager also shook her head helplessly, "No wonder the emperor only went to the palace of the four senior concubines, concubines Shen and concubines Ding, besides visiting your palace these few days. No luck, even Concubine Yi and Concubine Wang have cooled down."
Wen Xi bowed her head and said: "The emperor's temper is not very good now, only some senior concubines can touch the emperor's temper, Ziyun promised and Chen Changzai were grounded, the emperor has pity for the fourth concubine, concubine Shen, Ding There are several concubines, one is that they are considerate in handling things, and the other is that the emperor is nostalgic and will not easily reprimand the concubines who have served him for two or thirty years."
"It's okay, the emperor is not in good health, and it's a good thing to stay away from those seductive people!" The queen mother nodded and said, "Although the emperor cares about the old people now, he doesn't go to their palace once or twice a month. In the palace, it can be seen that the emperor values you the most."
Wen Xi said humbly: "The emperor just sees that his concubine is poorly ill, so he just came to see it."
"You gave birth to three sons and one daughter for the emperor, and now you are suffering from a disease caused by childbirth. The emperor should take care of you more." The queen mother's face became more and more kind, "Why don't you see the little grandson of Ai's family? Call The wet nurse hugged it and showed it to Aijia!"
Wen Xi couldn't refuse such a request from the queen mother, so she had to call Zhu'er to the bedroom to take Xiao Shiba out of her arms.
The one-year-old child looks naturally white and tender, and the little Shiba staggered over, and said in a childlike voice, "Grandson, pay respects to Mama Huang!"
The Empress Dowager immediately beamed, and her expression was more joyful than the kindness towards Wen Xi. The old lady reached out and hugged the little Shiba in her arms, and kissed and kissed: "My little grandson! Really! People like it! Miss Huang Mama?"
The little eighteen looked at the queen mother with a tiger's head, and took out a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake from his sleeve: "I want to! The imperial mama eats cakes~~"
The queen mother laughed from ear to ear, "Yinyou is really filial!" Then she looked at Wen Xi and said, "The imperial concubine is very lucky!"
Wen Xi smiled, and said: "This child is a big kid, even the Queen Mother will not dislike him."
"At the age of Ai's family, what I'm looking forward to is just to have grandchildren." The queen mother smiled into a chrysanthemum, her eyes soft and meaningful, staring at Wen Xi, "It's not easy for you. Such a lively Yinzhu."
How could Wen Xi not understand what the Empress Dowager said, but she could only pretend not to understand, Wen Wen said with a smile: "Xiao Shiba is very obedient and sensible."
"No matter how well-behaved and sensible, he is still a child who is only over one year old." The queen mother insisted firmly, and the gentle smile that was just now disappeared from the wrinkled old face.
Little Shiba Minjue, although she couldn't understand what Er Niang and Huang Mama were talking about, she could feel the atmosphere around her changed instantly. She bit her finger and looked around Wen Xi and the Empress Dowager suspiciously. Blinking her big eyes, she called out softly, "Er Niang, hug me!"
Wen Xi immediately smiled at the corner of her eyes, and asked softly, "Is little Shiba hungry?"
"Er Niang! Eat cakes!" Xiao Shiba immediately clapped her hands, smiling until the corners of her eyes turned into crescent moons.
Wen Xi smiled lightly, her eyes flicked past the empress dowager's displeased face, and said: "You made the empress dowager laugh, Yinyou is still young, and he can't leave his concubines for a moment! There are dozens of people including nannies, wet nurses, and eunuchs." Serve him, otherwise the concubine is sick and really can't take care of him!"
The Empress Dowager immediately turned gloomy, and the old arm was almost unable to hold Yinyou who was in her arms and wanted to poke her head towards Wen Xi's side, but the old hand like dead wood still strangled Xiao Shiba's body tightly, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor Concubine, you already have three sons. When you were young and healthy, Yinlu and Yinli were raised by you yourself. Now they are no different than before. You also say that you are not young anymore. The Ai family has always valued you and wants to I take pity on you, so——" the queen mother dragged her tone, "Brother Shiba will stay with Ai's family for the time being, and you can go to the palace alone to recover from illness. Brother take it back!"
The Empress Dowager seemed to be making decisions for Wen Xi, and there was no intention of discussing in her tone.Wen Xi was also annoyed, with no smile on her face, she said sternly: "The concubine is indeed not young anymore, but the queen mother is even older, and the concubine dare not ask Yinzhen to bother the queen mother."
Ci'ao, my wife is getting old, don't you think you're young if you're old? !
"It's okay! It's not too late, Ai's family will just bring the [-]th elder brother's nurse and nanny back to the Compassionate Ning Palace! There are so many slaves, are you afraid that you won't be able to take care of a child?!" The Empress Dowager's voice was majestic, obviously intolerable attitude of refusal.She looked sideways at Wen Xi, "Could it be that you don't feel sorry for your family?!" With the last sentence, the Queen Mother couldn't help raising her tone, with a bit of questioning.
Wen Xi's face remained unmoved, and she said slowly: "The concubine is naturally relieved to let the queen mother go, but... the concubine just said that the little eighteen can't leave the concubine for a moment, and I am afraid that if he goes to the queen mother's palace, there will be endless noise , and will disturb the Queen Mother's peace..."
"You don't have to worry about that!" The queen mother immediately interrupted Wen Xi, "It's not the first time that the Ai family has raised a grandson! You know as much as you do! The imperial concubine is going to order the subordinates to pack up the eighteenth elder brother's things, Then call the usual wet nurse and nanny, let's go to the Compassionate Ning Palace with Aijia today!"
Wen Xi got up and said: "Yes, my concubine, thank you Queen Mother!" She smiled again and said, "But Yinzhen likes to cry at night, if this child really disturbs the Queen Mother's peace, the Queen Mother can send him back at any time."
"Don't worry!" The Queen Mother looked a little complacent.
Watching the Queen Mother leave, Wen Xi sneered.I really don’t give up when I don’t see the Yellow River, and don’t cry when I don’t see the coffin.
Zhu'er sighed: "Master, why don't you reject the queen mother? Anyway, let's delay..."
Wen Xi rubbed her temples tiredly, her spirits were really low, "I'm tired..." None of the women who came out of Horqin were simple!
"Master, do you want to postpone the time to go to the palace?" Zhu'er asked hurriedly.
"No, we still set off in the morning the day after tomorrow." Wen Xi was sure that Xiao Shiba would be sent back by the Queen Mother before then!
Wen Xi told the queen mother that Yinzhen couldn't do without her, and it wasn't because she was lying to her!The sweet-scented osmanthus cake that Xiao Shiba usually eats most is not an ordinary sweet-scented osmanthus cake. If he doesn't eat it for a day, he will make a lot of noise, and no one will buy it for the sake of face.Xiao Shiba used to eat snow lotus in the past, but it was too eye-catching, so Wen Xi had no choice but to secretly grind the snow lotus into powder, send it to the imperial dining room, and ask the imperial dining room to mix the flour, and the sweet-scented osmanthus cake that was made, although it tasted sweet and delicious , but Xiao Shiba has a sharp mouth, so he recognized this thing!If you go to the Empress Dowager's Palace, it's fine if you stay for a few hours, but if you can't eat her favorite food for more than a day, you will definitely have a big mess!When the time comes, just watch the show! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)