Quick Wear: I was a Favored Concubine in the Qing Dynasty

Tong Gege, seventeen years old, with long eyebrows and bright eyes, her eyes are full of charm. Last time, she was impressed by Zhang's eyes, but this time, Yu Sui remembered Tong Gege, because she liked those sparkling eyes.

At the same time, I sighed in my heart: Kangxi is so lucky.

Tong Jia also took the opportunity to look at each of them carefully. She knew from a young age that she would marry into the palace, and her family had raised her to be like a queen.

When Tong Gege, an old friend of the Empress Yuan, looked at Yu Suisui, she was quietly looking at the pot of green flowers that were grown by charcoal fire.

Green Orchid is a kind of spring orchid. Its flower stalks, sepals, petals and leaves are as green as plums.

"Princess Hesheli, do you like this flower?" asked Princess Tong.

When Yu Sui heard someone talking to her, she came back to her senses and nodded subconsciously, "I like it." None of her flowers had survived, so if she could take a pot of blooming flowers back to plant, would that count as the flowers she had planted blooming?

Tong Gege smiled and said, "Then after the flower viewing banquet is over, I will ask Ma Yan to take her to Changchun Palace."

"Thank you, Tong Gege." Yu Suisui thanked her directly. Just looking at a pot of flowers like this made her happy. It would be better not to plant it in her pot. Instead, she could put it on the table in the study and paint a few pictures.

Even if the flowers die in the future, she can still look at the painting to remember the flowers she once had.

Tong Gege didn't expect that Hesheli from Changchun Palace was a person with such a temper. Before entering the palace, her mother talked about things in the palace, about the favored Ma Jia, about Nara who had an eldest son, about Li who was employed by her grandfather, and about Wang Jia who might soon be favored.

When talking about Hesheli from Changchun Palace, my mother just referred to her as an old friend of the Empress Yuan.

It has been more than ten days since she entered the palace. Tong Gege has also asked many of her aunt's old friends in the palace, and they only said that Changchun Palace was very quiet.

This little episode passed quickly. When Yu Suisui returned to Changchun Palace, she took the opportunity of Uya sending flowers to observe her openly.

She had fair skin and a pretty face, and looked very gentle and lovely. Xi Lan followed the rules of Changchun Palace and stuffed a silver melon seed into Wu Ya's pocket.

"The master likes her?" Ji Liang saw Yu Sui looking at Uya several times and felt a little uneasy. What if the master fell in love with Uya and didn't want her anymore?

As he spoke, a thin layer of mist appeared in his eyes.

Xi Lan patted Ji Liang's shoulder and said with an experienced look, "The master simply likes to look at the beautiful palace maids."

In the past, she had seen her master admire the beautiful concubines and good-looking palace maids when she went to the imperial garden.

Jiliang sniffed and asked uncertainly, "Really?"

"Don't worry, the master won't replace you. You are so cute, the master won't be willing to let you go." Xi Lan said.

Ji Liang has a round apple-like face, with chubby little cheeks, and a pair of round grape-like eyes that add a bit of spirit to her.

When Xi Lan saw her, she felt that her master would definitely choose her. Sure enough, Ji Liang came to Changchun Palace.

After making sure that he would not be replaced, Ji Liang happily went to the small tea room to make milk tea for Yu Suisui.

Yu Suisui particularly dislikes salty milk tea, nor does she like overly sweet milk tea, or tea with honey. She likes to wrap the tea leaves in gauze, put them in fresh milk, and slowly boil them. When they are flavored, she pours them out and adds a little bit of sugar.

The fire for boiling milk cannot be too big, so Jiliang has to watch it and simmer it slowly over charcoal fire.

"Princess, the emperor asked you to pack some long-term clothes and go to Nanyuan to accompany him later." The consultant bowed. He now understood that this Princess Hesheli of Changchun Palace held some weight in the emperor's heart.

Among so many concubines, the emperor only took Hesheli, who had never given birth. It turned out that he was blinded by one thing.

No matter they are princes or princesses, none of them can compare to the emperor's love.

"Thank you, Eunuch Gu. You can go and have a rest and have a cup of tea. I will pack up right away." Yu Suisui said.

Leaving the palace!

She has been in the palace for five years, and this is her first time out of the palace. She doesn't know what Nanyuan in this world is like.

Xi Lan led the consultant and the two eunuchs to the middle room of the west wing, and asked Ji Liang to bring some snacks from the small kitchen to the consultant and put them on the table. Finally, she poured a pot of milk tea on the table and told the consultant to drink as he pleased.

Xi Lan dragged out a large wooden box from the warehouse. Yu Suisui took a look and refused. She asked Xi Lan to simply pack three sets of clothes and pick up some jewelry that she used most often from the dressing table. That already filled up three large bags.

He also asked Xi Lan to go back and pack her own clothes. Ji Liang must stay in the palace, and Changchun Palace cannot be left alone.

When she arrived at the Qianqing Palace to meet up with Kangxi and then reached Nanyuan, it was already seven o'clock in the evening. Yu Sui looked at the pocket watch in her hand. She was so hungry that her stomach was sticking to her back.

"Your Majesty, could you please send some food over?"

Kangxi held Yu Suisui's hand and walked into the yard. "Oh, there are snacks in the car, but you don't want to eat them."

Yu Suisui retorted, "That dessert is so choking, I can't eat it." She suspected that the Laiyang pear candied fruit and sachima had fallen into the sugar jar today.

She would drink two cups of tea for every bite, and she would rather be hungry than eat that snack.

The key is that you can’t go to the toilet in the car!

Kangxi found the sachima to be okay, a little greasy but not as sweet as Yu Suisui said. She was just picky about food and had to blame it on the dessert.

The consultant was holding the little prince in his arms. The child was almost two years old, with a chubby face and a baby face. Yu Suisui glanced at him and then looked away. This was the apple of Kangxi's eye, so it was better for her to stay away from him.

The little Crown Prince Yinreng was served by a wet nurse and a nanny and lived in the east wing hall. In a daze, Yu Suisui saw an acquaintance, Biyun, who used to be by the Queen's side.

She didn't leave the palace.

Yu Suisui was not familiar with Biyun either. It was only after Bichun got married that she came to deliver things to her on behalf of Bichun. She always came and went in a hurry and never chatted with her once.

When they arrived at the main hall, there was a copper pot on the table. The charcoal fire underneath was burning brightly, and small bubbles were bubbling out of the pot. Yu Suisui didn't hesitate and sat down immediately. Looking at the thinly sliced ​​meat on the plate on the table, Yu Suisui swallowed his saliva.

"Xi Lan, bring some water quickly." After washing her hands, she went to eat.

Xi Lan was not familiar with it, but the people serving Kangxi brought a copper basin. Yu Suisui let them serve him, washed his hands, and immediately picked up chopsticks to cook his favorite meat slices and pumpkin into it.

Kangxi likes sesame peanut butter, while Yu Suisui likes minced garlic, chopped green onions, coriander, crushed peanuts, chili peppers and sesame oil, with a little vinegar and original soup added.

After eating seven or eight pieces of meat, Yu Suisui finally felt that her stomach was full. Seeing her wolfing down the food, Kangxi also followed suit and ate heartily.

After eating, Yu Suisui collapsed on the kang, staggering from side to side, "Your Majesty, let's play a game of hand."

You can't take a shower right after eating. It's already dark at this time and you can't go for a walk. Yu Sui saw a chessboard on the table in the room. She thought that she hadn't played chess for some days, so she felt itchy.

Kangxi didn't want to play chess with Yu Suisui. She was a bad chess player, and she was a bad chess player. He changed the subject and said, "Nanyuan has mountains and lakes. You can go for a stroll in Nanyuan tomorrow."

He came to Nanyuan this time for something to do. Before leaving, he remembered that Hesheli loved mountains and rivers the most, so he brought Yu Suisui with him and asked her to come out of the palace to take a look and cheer her up.

"Then can we go boating on the lake?" Yu Suisui asked.

"The lake has just thawed, and I don't know if there will be any broken ice in it. If you want to go boating, you can come back this year to escape the summer heat." Last summer was hot, but there were many things to do, and the Empress Dowager didn't want to do that, so Kangxi just put a few more ice jars in the Qianqing Palace to get through the summer.

We must leave the palace to escape the summer heat this year. It would not be good for the Empress Dowager's health if she used too much ice.

Yu Suisui was a little disappointed and asked again, "Can we ride horses here?" If we can't go boating in the lake, then we can at least ride horses, right?

"There is a horse farm in Nanyuan. If you want to go there, just let us know. There are a few newly tribute horses in the stable. They haven't been trained yet, so you shouldn't ride them," said Kangxi.

"Yeah." Yu Suisui nodded. She didn't bring any bone-restoring pills this time. If she fell, her hands and feet would be broken and she would be in pain.

The advisor hurried to Kangxi's side and whispered, "Your Majesty, the prince has woken up and is looking for you."

When Kangxi heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "I'll go see the prince first, you go to bed early." Then he strode out.

Before Yu Suisui could finish his words, Kangxi's back disappeared.

Well, the little prince now is indeed Kangxi’s great treasure, and she cannot envy him enough.

After washing up, Yu Sui went to sleep. After Kangxi finished coaxing the little prince, he came back to see the person on the bed curled up like a cicada pupa, sleeping soundly.

Kangxi did not wake Yu Suisui up. He washed himself quietly, went to bed, pulled over another quilt, and closed his eyes.

-

It was unknown what Kangxi was busy with these past two days. He always returned to his bedroom after midnight, by which time Yu Suisui had already gone out on a date with Zhou Gong.

"Master, are you going to see the lake today?" Xi Lan asked.

"Don't go!"

Why go? She thought that even if it was not West Lake, it would at least be a lake in the park. She never thought of the present Nanyuan, with withered grass on the lakeside and last year's reeds floating on the lake. It was not because the palace people did not do their best, but because the lake was frozen last winter. Now that all things are reviving and the earth is thawing, the dead branches and leaves in the ice have come out.

"Then let's go horseback riding?" Xi Lan asked again.

Originally, the master was going to go boating on the lake happily, but when he got there, he got angry and turned back.

Yu Suisui collapsed on the recliner, turned over, picked up a piece of Laiyang pear with a small silver fork, which was stored in the ice storage. He heard from the consultant that Kangxi sent all the Laiyang pears in the warehouse here.

Laiyang pears are tender and juicy, and taste crisp and sweet. They are much more delicious than the candied Laiyang pears.

Yu Sui eats two pears a day these days. There is a lack of fruits in spring. Summer and autumn are better, but summer is hot, so autumn is the best.

After taking a bite of the pear, Yu Sui waved her hand and said, "No!" She got up and her thighs were still hurting.

She was not destined to be like that. These horses took her and ran away without warning. If she had not been lucky, she would have become a dead soul under the horses.

But it was really strange, no matter who rode it, it was fine, even when Xilan rode it, the horse was extremely docile. But when it came to her, the horse started to go crazy.

She thought that the horse didn't like some scent on her body, but as soon as Xi Lan approached the horse, it calmed down and even rubbed against Xi Lan's head.

This horse is poisonous! And it discriminates against her!

"Then shall we go visit the garden?" Xi Lan felt that it was a rare opportunity to come to Nanyuan, and it would be a bit of a waste if they just slept in this palace.

Yu Suisui thought about it and decided that although there was nothing interesting to see in Nanyuan now, it might be possible to go for a walk.

She quickly finished the pear in her hand, then sat up and said, "Let's go shopping."

Yu Suisui took Xi Lan for a stroll in Nanyuan. Within a day or two, the bare branches began to sprout, with rice-sized buds standing on the tips of the branches.

"I pay my respects to the princess." Biyun, holding a cloak, bumped into Yu Suisui who was strolling around, and quickly squatted down to pay her respects.

Yu Suisui looked at Biyun, having not seen her for a long time, and said with a smile, "Get up quickly."

After Biyun stood up, she looked at Yu Suisui in a daze for a moment and said, "I have something else to do, so I will leave first. Princess, please enjoy yourself."

"Well, go ahead and do your thing." Yu Suisui also saw what she was holding, and guessed that she was going to give it to the little prince.

Biyun walked hurriedly towards the prince. She felt a little sad. The queen might not have thought that now that she was gone, Hesheli was still living so freely and happily.

Two days later, Kangxi brought Yu Suisui and the little prince back to the palace.

-

"Master, Princess Tong invites you to have tea." Xi Lan held a note, which was written by Princess Tong of Jingren Palace herself.

The one who just delivered the invitation was another palace maid of Tong Gege, Shuangjie. She was very beautiful and Xi Lan looked at her several times.

Yu Suisui took the post and opened it. Tong Gege's hairpin-shaped calligraphy was delicate yet majestic, which was a bit contradictory.

Thinking that there is nothing to do recently, "Xi Lan, go to the warehouse to find something, and we will go to Tong Gege's place for tea tomorrow."

Tong Gege did not invite her to tea in Jingren Palace, but in Wanchun Pavilion in the Imperial Garden.

"Master, how about that jade and coral eighteen-bead bracelet?" Xi Lan thought about it. A few days ago, the emperor asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send two boxes of jewelry. There were ten lapels in them, all of different styles and materials.

This string of eighteen jadeite and coral beads has jadeite as the Buddha head and spacer beads, coral as the main bead, and Hetian white jade as the back cloud bead and pendant beads.

Yu Suisui had never seen it before, so he decided to trust Xi Lan, "Then choose that one. Remember to find a nice carved box and put a matching velvet or satin inside."

After packaging, it looks high-end and classy.

Yu Suisui is not short of money now, but she still can't bear to spend it. There is no way. She just wants to enjoy these good things by herself.

Xi Lan found a rosewood box with gold-painted floral patterns for the string of eighteen beads as Yu Suisui requested. When leaving, Yu Suisui felt so painful that he wanted to go back and change the box.

My Xilan, this box might be more valuable than these eighteen beads!

When they arrived at Wanchun Pavilion, Tong Gege was already waiting in the house.

"Princess Hesheli is here, please sit down." Tong Gege said with a smile. She didn't quite know what to call Hesheli. They were both princesses, but she was treated as a concubine, and Hesheli couldn't explain what treatment she was given.

I heard that when the empress was alive, she would give her some special things for food, clothing and shelter, and she would be rewarded from time to time. After the empress passed away, her cousin would give her some from his private storehouse. Just a few days ago, Hesheli followed her cousin to Nanyuan.

Besides, she didn't really want to call Hesheli "sister".

Yu Suisui gave a friendly smile and said, "Hello, Tong Gege." He then asked Xi Lan to hand the box in her hand to Tong Gege's maid.

This time, the person brought along was not Uya or Juechan, but an older palace maid.

"Thank you, Hesheli Gege." Then he put the tea bowl in front of Yu Suisui and said, "Try this tea now."

Yu Suisui lowered his head and opened the lid of the tea. The tea leaves expanded, with one bud and two leaves. The soup was bright green. He picked it up and took a small sip. It had a slight aroma and was fresh and mellow in the mouth.

Anji White Tea.

Yu Suisui had just received a box of this tea. Kangxi said that he had too much tea in his warehouse last year, so he gave her a few boxes and asked her to try it. She should not be so stingy as to give him old tea in the future.

She just wanted to try whether the Pu'er tea made with milk tea tasted good, and she didn't really make this "treasure" tea for him.

"Good tea." Yu Suisui praised.

Tong Gege smiled with her lips pursed, and thought that Hesheli Gege also had this tea, and she laughed even more happily. Last night, her cousin told her to give this tea to Hesheli Gege, and she guaranteed that it was delicious.

She asked the reason, and her cousin said that he had just sent a few boxes of tea to Hesheli Gege, including this Anji white tea. According to Hesheli Gege's personality, she must pick the best tea to drink.

"Do you want me to give you two boxes?" Tong Gege's eyes were a little mischievous.

My cousin said that Hesheli was kind and good-tempered, and if she was willing, she could be closer to Hesheli Gege.

Yu Suisui looked up at Tong Gege and hesitated. Could the box she gave him be worth this box of tea?

Nodding, "Thank you very much, Tong Gege."

Now she has several kinds of tea in her storehouse. Someday she will dig out the jar of plum blossom snow water from the ground and try this elegant and graceful art of the ancients.

It was nice to follow Tong Gege in the Wanchun Pavilion, eating snacks and drinking hot tea, chatting with the chilly spring breeze passing through the window.