Chapter 45 Chapter 45: Natural and Man-made Disasters Can't Stop

With his answer like this, Elder Brother Ten confirmed his guess, and couldn't help saying: "Brother, it's fine if you tease her, why are you really interested? Think about it, she's just a court lady, not a show girl." , In terms of status and status, how can you be worthy of myna? If Huang Ama knows that myna likes such a person, let alone a marriage, it will be difficult for you to be together." Brother Nine's face darkened, and he tried to persuade him: "Ama Huang is about to go hunting in Nanyuan. This time, we have invited some of our grown-up brothers to accompany us. Even if we don't say anything, everyone will understand, it's nothing more than I want to test our horse-bow and horse-bow skills, myna, at this juncture, you can't offend Huang Ama because of a court lady."

The eighth elder brother laughed when he heard this, and said: "Look at the two of you who are so nervous, I just called the imperial doctor to see her, why did I come to you, it seems that she and I have sworn each other Are you going to die?" Just as he was talking, a little eunuch reported outside the door: "Eighth elder brother, Empress Xi sent someone to bring you a thank you gift." "Thank you gift? What kind of thank you gift did she give?" Elder Brother Ten wondered. Eighth Brother paused for a while, then ordered: "Call someone in." Nanny Jin came in from the outside with a gift of thanks, greeted everyone one by one, and then said respectfully: "Ms. Just in time for the empress to rest, the servants in the palace did not dare to report for a while, and almost missed Qingchuan's condition. Fortunately, the eighth elder brother acted righteously and saved Qingchuan's life. Eighth brother said thank you."

Brother Jiu sneered, and said sarcastically, "He's such a precious servant, and for his hard work, Empress Xi concubine specially sent Jin Momo over to express her thanks." Nanny Jin had been prepared for a long time, and replied neither humble nor overbearing when she heard the words: "Brother Jiu doesn't know that Qingchuan is indeed different from other maids serving in Chuxiu Palace. She was originally a relative of Empress Xi's family. However, she was afraid that being selected as a show girl would delay her life, so she was arranged among the palace maids and sent in together."

Brother Nine and Brother Ten were very surprised for a while, and Brother Ten couldn't help asking: "Is Qingchuan from the family of Empress Xi?" Nanny Jin nodded, and replied: "Brother Shi, yes, it's just that apart from the empress, only the servants in the palace know about this relationship, so everyone only thinks that Qingchuan is an ordinary palace maid, and they don't know that she is actually a noble lady." The young lady of the Sheli family suppressed the news of her illness last night and did not report it to the empress." The eighth elder brother smiled faintly, and only said: "Go back and tell the empress Xi, the old eighth is just a little effort, and it is really not enough for the empress to think about, let alone a word of thanks."

Nanny Jin resigned. Brother Nine pointed in the direction of Chuxiu Palace, and sneered at Brother Ten, "Look, you were worried just now that Qingchuan's status was low and unworthy of myna, and someone came over there and declared that she was not a maid at all, but Heshe Miss from the Li family, what a coincidence? This is all a coincidence!" Elder Brother Ten looked at Elder Eight suspiciously: "Eldest Brother, Xi Concubine, what does this mean?" If Qingchuan was really the young lady of the Hesheli family, how could she be brought into the mansion by the deposed prince as an oiran?The eighth elder brother was silent for a moment thoughtfully, smiled with the corners of his lips curled up, and said, "Whatever he means, we just wait and see, but a little Xi concubine, I want to see if she can do it." What kind of storm is coming out!"

Qing Chuan, who was far away in the Chuxiu Palace, did not know that she had turned into Xi Concubine's natal family. She was just very disturbed. She had been in the palace for so long, and she somehow understood that Xi Concubine was not sinister and cunning. A vicious person, but she is by no means a generous and benevolent master. She treats herself so kindly all of a sudden. What is the reason for this? The more Qing Chuan thought about it, the more she felt that she had no idea. She was afraid that one day she would be betrayed by Xi Concubine. Seeing her frowning all day long, Su Yan explained: "Don't think about it so much, take care of your body quickly, I heard that the emperor is going to hunt in Nanyuan, maybe he can ask Empress Xi to accompany him, when the time comes We can also go out and see each other together.”

Qingchuan wondered, "Hunting in Nanyuan?" Su Yan nodded, "Yes, the emperor often goes there. Although it is not far from the south of the capital, it can still be regarded as leaving the Forbidden City." Qingchuan had heard of Nanyuan before. It is said that the original site was not far from the south of Yongdingmen in Beijing. It was also called Nanhaizi. It was the largest hunting ground in Beijing during the Qing Dynasty. Animals are exclusively for the emperor to hunt and enjoy. Seeing Su Yan's yearning look, Qingchuan couldn't help asking her: "Do you want to follow to Nanyuan?"

Su Yan hesitated for a moment, but still nodded, and said: "Yes, I want to go, but I don't like Empress Xi, I'm afraid she won't take me there." After hearing this, Qingchuan couldn't help but think of the time when Su Yan went to the Imperial Garden with a fruit plate, but was misunderstood by Xi Concubine that she wanted to get close to Kangxi and was punished. She hesitated and couldn't help asking: "Su Yan, have you, uh... have you..." Seeing Qingchuan's hesitation, Su Yan wondered, "Qingchuan, what exactly do you want to ask?" Qing Chuan gritted her teeth, and simply asked directly: "Do you want to become the emperor's concubine?"

Su Yan's eyes widened in astonishment, and it took him a while to react, and he said shyly and anxiously: "I never thought of being the emperor's concubine! Why do you think of me like this! I just want to go to Nanyuan What does it have to do with the emperor if you can go out to take a breath!" Seeing her reaction, Qingchuan felt relieved, and hurriedly apologized to her: "My good sister, I made a mistake in asking, don't be angry! Since you want to go to Nanyuan, I will recommend it to your mother for you. " Only then did Su Yan turn his anger into joy, but he intentionally put on a vicious look, pointed Qing Chuan's forehead, and threatened: "You girl, if you keep suspicious, I'll ignore you!"

Qing Chuan responded with a smile: "Don't dare anymore, don't dare anymore!" After a few days, it was officially announced that Kangxi was going to hunt in Nanyuan.Concubine Xi summoned Qing Chuan over, first asked her about her physical condition kindly, and after knowing that she was fine, she said: "The emperor is going to hunt in Nanyuan, I will go with him, and I am going to take you with me." Concubine Xi paused, chuckled, and continued: "Qing Chuan, Brother Eight is also going to accompany you this time, so you should seize the opportunity!" What?Brother Eight is also going to Nanyuan to hunt?Hearing what Concubine Xi said, she actually wanted her to hook him up?Qingchuan was taken aback for a moment, only to feel a thunderbolt strike directly from the top of her head.Xi Concubine was still looking at her with a smile, she came to her senses in a jerk, and hurriedly begged: "Your Majesty, I'd better not go, I don't agree with the eighth elder brother, every time I meet you will make him angry, why don't you go?" not going!"

Concubine Xi nodded with a chuckle, and said, "That's fine. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that a little Bie is better than a newlywed. If you want to whet his appetite, you have to meet less." Qing Chuan was embarrassed when he heard that, this concubine is really imaginative, better than a newlywed, and better than her big-headed ghost. I heard Xi Concubine say unhurriedly: "If you don't go, don't go. Since you won't go, I can still have a spot in my hand. Who should I take? Ah, let me think about it. What else should I bring? By the way, the last time the clothes maker did not sew very well, but the clothes are still very beautiful. The emperor likes them very much. If he can wear new clothes in Nanyuan, he will definitely be more beautiful. it is good." threaten!This is a naked threat!Concubine Xi clearly knew that she had an unusual relationship with Gu Xiaochun, so she used him to threaten her.Although Qingchuan was angry, she was very helpless, and quickly changed her words: "Your Majesty, after thinking about it, I still don't want to part with your Majesty. You should take your servant with you." Concubine Xi looked at Qingchuan with a smile for a moment, then laughed and said, "I can't bear to bear it? There must be someone else!" Qing Chuan was very speechless, seeing that Concubine Xi didn't order any more, she hurriedly retreated, only to realize that she forgot to say a few nice words for Su Yan when she was outside the door.Looking back at the hall, Qingchuan didn't have the guts to go in again, so he had to go back to his room first. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Su Yan was flipping through some book, he seemed startled when he heard Qing Chuan coming in, and hurriedly hid the book under the quilt, then turned to look at her, and asked, "Why did you come back?" Don't you need to take care of Empress Xi?" Seeing that she was still a little flustered, Qingchuan couldn't help feeling suspicious, but it wasn't easy to directly ask her what she was hiding, so she could only say, "Oh, she asked me to come back and make preparations for going to Nanyuan." Su Yan was refreshed, and hurriedly asked: "Have you already decided who to follow?" Qing Chuan felt a little apologetic, and said: "I don't know yet, the empress suddenly mentioned Xiaochun's matter just now, I was so scared that I didn't dare to speak again, I will definitely recommend you to the empress tomorrow!" A look of disappointment flashed across Su Yan's face, but he waved his hands with a smile and said, "It's okay, there are still a few days anyway, let's talk about it tomorrow." But the development of the matter was faster than expected. Before the evening, all the people accompanying Nanyuan settled down. Naturally, Su Yan was not among them, but Xinlian was selected to accompany her.Xinlian was extremely proud, and deliberately said sarcastic remarks in front of Su Yan, "Your Majesty is like a mirror in her heart, she knew who is sincerely serving and who is harboring evil intentions!" Qingchuan was not angry in her heart, so she simply dragged her to find Nanny Jin, and begged: "Mommy arranges for Su Yan to go too, she is ingenious and steady in doing things, she will definitely not disappoint Mommy." Ever since she learned that Concubine Xi wanted to use Qingchuan to win over the eighth elder brother, Nanny Jin's attitude towards Qingchuan has improved a lot, and she no longer used harsh words. Hearing this, she just glanced at Su Yan, wondering: "The number of entourage has been fixed. It's down, even the empress can't add it at will." Qingchuan and Suyan had no choice but to go back dejectedly.On the way, Su Yan remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking.Qingchuan felt even more guilty when she saw this, and apologized to her several times.Although Su Yan was depressed because she couldn't go to Nanyuan, she also knew that Qingchuan could not be blamed for this matter, so she comforted her: "It's okay, she hasn't left anyway, maybe there will be a chance." Qingchuan understood that she said these things just to relieve herself, and she was a little depressed after all. She never thought that after two days, things took a turn for the better. I sprained my foot. After hearing the news, Nanny Jin came over and saw that Xinlian's ankle was swollen to a high degree, and she cried out in pain when she touched the ground. Are you injured at this juncture? How can I let you serve the master when you are like this? " Xinlian lost the complacency of the previous two days, she hurriedly tugged on Nanny Jin's sleeves to wipe away her tears and cried, "Mommy, I was walking well, but suddenly I felt a slap in the hollow of my knee, and then I fell down. Yes, it must be some black-hearted little hoof who is jealous of me and harmed me, so Mammy wants to make the decision for me!" Nanny Jin still had time to take care of her at the moment, so she shook her hand impatiently, turned around and walked out.None of the court ladies in the room were selected to go to Nanyuan. Seeing that Xinlian could not go due to injury, they all had different thoughts in their hearts. Several people looked at each other, and no longer cared about Xinlian, they chased after Jin Nam. Mammy went out and surrounded her in groups, yelling that she could replace Xinlian and go to Nanyuan to serve. Nanny Jin was annoyed by their quarrel, so she pushed them away angrily, and cursed: "Don't think about any of you, with your frizzy personality, you will be Amitabha if you don't make trouble for me, and you still want to serve the master? Go, go, go." The court ladies dispersed reluctantly, Jin Nanny couldn't help but sighed, and was about to turn around to leave, Su Yan, who had been hiding on the sidelines, rushed up to meet her and asked respectfully, "Jin Nanny, why don't I go?" Okay? Qingchuan and I are good sisters, we will serve Empress Xi, she will be satisfied." When Su Yan said this, Nanny Jin became even more suspicious, looked at her defensively, and asked, "You...you don't want to play tricks again, do you?"