C117 (1/2)
Tang Quan returned to the complex, the ancestral teachings left in the memory;
If you want to accompany the monarch for a long time, remember not to fight over him or her.
A month later, when Rong'er returned to the palace with the empress dowager, the empress dowager thought of the palace and couldn't be at ease. Xuan Ye went to pick them up again, and during the month of Tang Quan, Xuan Ye went to pay his respects to the empress dowager four times. However, the last time the emperor stayed at Tang Quan for close to ten days.
Rong'er's greatest impression of this trip was that the day after the emperor's first visit to pay his respects to the empress dowager, Rong'er accompanied the empress dowager to her grave.
She remembered that day, the empress dowager smiled at Rong'er and said, ”The emperor has come to pay his respects to This Dowager, but This Dowager knew that the emperor has come to see you as well.”
”Old Ancestor, Rong'er is just someone the Emperor would like to take a look at.” Rong'er said, embarrassed, ”Old Ancestor, the emperor is truly filial to you.”
”Ha ha!” The empress dowager laughed. ”This one knows that this one's grandson is filial and filial. But this one also knows my feelings for Rong'er. Haha, this one understands that these two feelings don't conflict!”
Hearing her words, Rong'er couldn't help but smile in embarrassment.
”Rong'er, it has already been nine years, right?” The empress dowager smiled at Rong'er.
”Old Ancestor, are you saying that Rong'er has entered the palace? It's been nine years. ” Rong'er nodded in puzzlement.
Haha, that's right, you've been in the palace for nine years and the Emperor has doted on you for nine years. As a woman, having such a favor is your fortune!” The empress dowager suddenly stopped smiling, stared at Rong'er, and said in a low voice, ”It hasn't been that long since Shunzhi pampered Emperor Dong'e. He died a long time ago, so …” ”This Dowager is right.
”Old Ancestor?” Rong'er called uneasily.
The empress dowager's lips curled up slightly as she looked at Rong'er with reddened eyes and said, ”Ever since Shunzhi and my son died, This Dowager has often blamed herself. Back then, This Dowager had acquiesced in his ruin, tacitly allowed him to spoil Dong'En's family, tacitly allowed him to promote Dong'e to be a imperial concubine, This Dowager's son was the empress dowager, but This Dowager was also a mother, and This Dowager hoped her son would be happy. When he said that he really liked Dong'En and wanted her to be his concubine, This one forgot that we were all part of the emperor's family.”
After a long time, the empress dowager finally continued, ”Shunzhi was only twenty-four years old when he died. At such a young age, I was wrong, but I forgot to tell him that if you really liked Dong'e, then you shouldn't spoil her alone. In those few years, many people in the palace secretly said that Dong'e was a Demon Consort, and many people in the palace envied her and envied her. ”All these years, I've always thought that I hated her, that she had made my son lose his soul, and that he had left with her early on. But it might not be a fortunate thing for me to feel sorry for her, to be loved by the Emperor …”
Rong'er began to understand. All these years, the Emperor had …
The empress dowager looked at Rong'er. ”Actually, this one was at fault as well. This one was also reflecting on it, so when this one found out that my grandson liked you, this one was also very nervous. This one was thinking about what to do, how to chase you out of the palace? Or what should he do? This Dowager admits that when I sent you to the Palace, I wanted you to be fortunate because I wanted to let the Emperor have more women, but … ”This Dowager didn't want you to receive the emperor's feelings …”
”Old Ancestor …” All these years, Rong'er really didn't realize that the empress dowager had such a thing hidden in her heart.
”But, Rong'er …” The empress dowager looked at Rong'er benevolently and continued, ”Just like when I was a mother to Fu Ling-Wang, I was also a grandmother to Xuan Ye. I saw his happiness on my royal grandson's face, so I can't bear to see it.” The empress dowager smiled wryly. ”What if you can't bear to do it? Then I can't let my grandson continue on the same path as his father. Rong'er, the Emperor likes you. This Dowager knows, but this Dowager absolutely won't allow the Emperor to have you be pampered as a harem. She absolutely won't allow the Emperor to unceremoniously bestow the title upon you. ”
”Old Ancestor, Rong'er understands that everything that Rong'er possesses today is already satisfactory!” Rong'er hurriedly replied.
”Of all the women in this palace, the taboo is being dissatisfied. You being satisfied is very good. This one is very happy.” The Empress Dowager nodded with a smile. ”All these years, your children died early, so how could you still live in such a healthy and happy manner? Your body is healthy, and your heart is healthy. That's because the emperor is by your side and no one is around to cause trouble for you, so even though your Imperial Concubine is not high, you are still the happiest woman in the palace. ”Rong'er, continue like this. If you want to stay in this palace for another nine years, or even another two, three, or even four years, then you should be content with this. At the same time, you should persuade the emperor to pamper his imperial concubines more, and then, in a few more months, it will be time for the selection. The empress dowager looked at Rong'er and sighed, saying in a low voice, ”The Qing Dynasty isn't peaceful right now. The only method I can think of is to give the emperor more of a wife, Dona, and gather more subjects. Do you understand?”
Rong'er's heart trembled slightly as he nodded, ”Old ancestor, Rong'er understands. In the past, Rong'er will do the same thing in the future.”
Rong'er, don't think that I'm making things difficult for you. You should know that I'm taking care of you, I like you, otherwise I wouldn't have brought you out of the palace again and again. The empress dowager said softly as she looked at Rong'er.