Queen Xiaozhuang's personal maid: Su Malagu

Chapter 24
(1)

Huang Taiji became the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and in the harem, five concubines were favored by him.These five concubines are all from the same ethnic group and have the same surname - Borzigit.However, the concubine with the same surname comes from two tribes, one is the Mongolian Horqin tribe and the other is the Chahar tribe.

The reason why Huang Taiji wanted to marry women from these two tribes was to win over the Mongolian people, so that he could successfully aspire to the Central Plains and complete the great cause of unification.

One of the five favored concubines is Queen Borzigit's Zhezhe, who is Bumbutai's aunt.After Huang Taiji inherited the Khan throne, Zhezhe became the middle palace, that is, Dafujin of Qingning Palace.When Huang Taiji ascended the throne of the emperor, he naturally became the queen of the middle palace.

Among the four concubines, the East Palace (Guanju Palace) is the concubine Hai Lanzhu.Hai Lanzhu is the niece of Zhezhe, Queen of the Central Palace, and the older sister of Bumbutai.

West Palace (Linzhi Palace) is the wooden clock of the imperial concubine.She is the daughter of Ezig Nuoyan, king of Abagai County in Mongolia, and was also the Fujin of Lin Danhan.After Lin Dan Khan's death, all his tribes and clansmen surrendered to Houjin, and she was also included in the harem by Huang Taiji.

The second east palace (Yanqing Palace) is the concubine Shu Batma.Like the wooden clock, she was once Lin Danhan's Fujin, and was later brought into the harem by Huang Taiji.

Concubine Zhuang of the Second West Palace (Yongfu Palace), that is, Bumbutai.

Among the four concubines, Huang Taiji's favorite is Hai Lanzhu, who is Bumbutai's older sister.The reason why Bumbutai's sister Hai Lanzhu was able to marry Huang Taiji was the same as Zhezhe and Bumbutai's purpose in marrying Huang Taiji, for the mission.

Like Zhezhe, Bumbutai and Huang Taiji were married for nine years. Until 1634, they failed to give birth to a son except three daughters.This is definitely a heavy blow to the chief of the Horqin people, Bumbutai and aunt Zhezhe.

Huang Taiji has become a profuse sweat and has ambitions to conquer the world, so the Horqin people can't let go, they must catch Huang Taiji, and must give birth to a son with the blood of the Horqin grassland people.Therefore, in order to complete this arduous task, Chief Horqin discussed with Zhezhe and Bumbutai and decided to let Bumbutai's sister Hai Lanzhu marry Huang Taiji.

Hai Lanzhu also married shortly after Bumbutai married Huang Taiji, but within two years, her husband passed away, and Hai Lanzhu returned to the Horqin Grassland.

Although he was married and was already 25 years old, when Huang Taiji saw Hai Lanzhu, he was still attracted by her beauty and married her immediately.

The gentle and intelligent Hai Lanzhu soon became the most favored one in Huang Taiji's harem.

After Hai Lanzhu married Huang Taiji, a situation of three aunts and nephews serving the same king also formed.However, this is a normal thing among Manchus and Mongols, not to mention political reasons.

However, what Bumbutai didn't expect was that after Huang Taiji took in several concubines in succession, Bumbutai's status also declined step by step. The least favored of the last four concubines.

Huang Taiji's love for Hai Lanzhu and his neglect of Bumbutai caused subtle changes in the relationship between the two sisters.Although Huang Taiji is not true love in Bumbutai's heart, she still feels lost and sad in the face of such neglect.

The days are passing day by day, spring has not yet come, and the leaves are still bare.

Bumbutai stood outside Yongfu Palace, quietly staring at the dead branches in a daze.Although the cold winter had passed, Bumbutai couldn't help shivering due to the whizzing cold wind in the coming night.

"Your Majesty, go back to the house!" Su Moer thoughtfully put on a dress for her, and advised her.

Bumbutai sighed softly, turned around and asked Su Moer, "Has the emperor not been here for a while?"

Su Mo'er didn't comment.

"That's right, the emperor is so busy, and she has her favorite concubine Chen, how could she want me?" Bumbutai seemed to be talking to Su Mo'er, but also seemed to be talking to himself.

"The emperor will come." After Su Mo'er said this, she knew she had made a mistake.Sure enough, Bumbutai smiled coldly: "Don't you think our Yongfu Palace has become a cold palace?"

"Mother..." Su Mo'er just opened her mouth, but was interrupted by Bumbutai: "Su Mo'er, don't comfort me, I know everything. Now, not only the concubine Chen, but also the noble concubine of Linzhi Palace, Concubine Shu of Yanqing Palace is more favored than me."

After Bumbutai finished speaking, there was a trace of sadness in her eyes. Even though she desperately wanted to participate in political affairs and even helped Huang Taiji solve some problems, she was still ignored by him in the end. She didn't know why.

(2)

Bumbutai was depressed and looked haggard, which made Su Mo'er very worried.Huang Taiji's neglect caused Bumbutai to fall into a strong inferiority complex.She didn't know why, as the second side Fujin to enter the palace, she was not as good as Lin Danhan's two widows, and even worse than her sister Hai Lanzhu, who came nine years later than her.

Bumbutai once asked himself when and why Huang Taiji became indifferent to her, but he couldn't figure it out at all.She also asked her aunt Zhezhe and sister Hai Lanzhu, but they couldn't explain clearly.

Bumbutai became more and more anxious, and even suffered from insomnia all night.All of this was seen and taken by Su Mo'er.

"This situation must be changed." Su Mo'er thought.

She decided to go to Guanju Palace to find Mingzhu, Hai Lanzhu's personal maid.Mingzhu and Su Moer were good friends when they were in the Horqin Grassland. When Hai Lanzhu married her first husband, Mingzhu passed away as a dowry.When Hai Lanzhu's husband passed away and returned to Horqin Grassland, Mingzhu followed Hai Lanzhu back to Horqin.Until Hai Lanzhu married Huang Taiji, Mingzhu also came as a dowry.

Because they serve different masters and live in different bedrooms, Su Mo'er and Mingzhu seldom interact.

"The Emperor loves Concubine Chen so much, Concubine Chen must know. Concubine Chen trusts Mingzhu so much, Mingzhu must know the reason." Su Mo'er went to Guanju Palace with such thoughts in mind.

When Mingzhu saw Su Mo'er, she showed her old signature smile, and grabbed Su Mo'er's hand.

"Miss Mingzhu is getting more and more beautiful." Su Mo'er thought.

Su Mo'er's hand was in Mingzhu's palm, feeling the warmth, as if returning to the scene when they were in the Horqin Grassland, in the laundry room, the two helped and warmed each other.

"How are you?" Mingzhu said, her voice still gentle.

"Okay, how are you?" Su Moer's eyes were red after she finished speaking.

"I'm fine too." Mingzhu looked Su Mo'er up and down as she spoke.

"Do you have something to do with me?" Mingzhu asked, and let go of Su Mo'er's hand.

"Something's wrong. I'm..." Su Mo'er swallowed.She really didn't know how to speak, because although Mingzhu was not much different from before, she didn't know what was going on, and she always felt a sense of distance.

"I want to ask the emperor why he didn't go to Yongfu Palace and spoil your master." Mingzhu grinned at the corner of her mouth, showing a strange expression.

Su Mo'er was stunned.She didn't expect Mingzhu to say such words, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"I heard from my master that your master asked her why the emperor didn't go to Yongfu Palace, and said that the emperor hadn't been there for a long time. How could my master know? This kind of thing..." Mingzhu glanced Su Mo'er spoke slowly and calmly, but Su Mo'er heard the wind and rain.She could hear the schadenfreude and complacency in Mingzhu's tone.

"No, sister Mingzhu is not such a person, absolutely not! Why do I feel this way?" Su Mo'er tried her best to convince herself, but she couldn't convince herself no matter what.

"Let me tell you, the emperor likes gentle women, and my master is very gentle, that's why he is so doted on by the emperor. You see, my master came to the palace earlier than your master, but she is already the empress of the East Palace." Mingzhu said something again, then smiled.

Su Mo'er felt an anger welling up in her heart.Others can insult her, scold her, or even beat her, but she will never allow others to insult Bumbutai.She tried her best to restrain herself, and her face slowly turned red.

"Since you have come to look for me, I don't know if saying this will be useful to your master?" Mingzhu said again, and then looked at Su Mo'er with a smile.

Su Moer suddenly stared at Mingzhu for several seconds, which made Mingzhu feel a little nervous, and the smile on her face was slowly disappearing.Su Mo'er didn't know how to express her anger. She habitually stretched her hand into her bosom and clenched her fist. Suddenly, her hand touched something in her bosom.

When she was at Chief Horqin's house, the girl who helped her wash her clothes and spoke for her appeared in front of Su Mo'er again.The expression on Su Mo'er's face gradually became gentle. She let go of her tightly clenched fist and said slowly: "I didn't come to ask you about this. I just wanted to visit you. We have been together for a long time. No see. I have a gift for you! Miss Mingzhu, do you still remember? Before I left the grassland and came to Shengjing with Gege, you gave me a belt. You said you would give it to me after I embroidered it You, I have embroidered it a long time ago, and I have been carrying it with me all the time, thinking of finding a chance to give it to you. I am here to give you a belt today." Su Moer said, and took out the belt from her arms.

It was a colorful, novel and unique belt, which was embroidered by Su Mo'er for several days and nights. It has been placed under the pillow like a treasure. Unexpectedly, it relieved her embarrassment.

Mingzhu stared at the belt, staring at the eye-catching word "Mingzhu" embroidered on the belt, feeling embarrassed all of a sudden.

"Su Moer, I'm sorry, I don't have..." Mingzhu had long forgotten that when she parted with Su Moer on the Horqin Grassland, they each gave each other a belt, and that belt was worn before she came to Shengjing Already lost.

At that time, Su Moer and Mingzhu looked at each other tearfully and exchanged belts.

"We each embroidered the most beautiful picture on it, and then it will be a gift when we meet in the future." Mingzhu said.

"Can we still meet?" Su Mo'er asked.

"Yes! I can!" Mingzhu said firmly.

……

"We really met!" Su Mo'er said, looking at Mingzhu who was blushing.

Mingzhu smiled awkwardly.

"That... that belt I gave you is also embroidered, but... I just forgot to take it when I left." After Mingzhu finished speaking, her face was as red as if covered with a piece of red gauze.

(3)

Disappointed and sad, Su Mo'er parted ways with Mingzhu, and walked slowly towards Yongfu Palace.She couldn't figure out why Concubine Chen wanted to tell her maid about Bumbutai's words.Mingzhu's sarcasm and gloating words made her feel that Bumbutai had been insulted.

Bumbutai being insulted made her feel more uncomfortable than being insulted herself.

"Su Moer."

Hearing the cry, Su Mo'er turned her head and saw that it was Xiaohuan, the maid next to Concubine Xigong.

"Xiaohuan, what's the matter?" Su Mo'er was a little strange, because before when Su Mo'er greeted her, she always ignored her.

With a weird smile, Xiaohuan approached Su Mo'er quietly.

"Su Mo'er, what are you doing here?"

When Xiaohuan spoke, her eyelids kept rolling up and down.

"It's okay, just walk around." Su Mo'er didn't want to talk to her.

"It was your mother who asked you to go to the concubine Chen of the East Palace." After Xiaohuan finished speaking, she covered her mouth with her hand and began to chuckle.

Su Mo'er saw that she was smiling maliciously, and said slowly: "Yes, that's right. Our empress and the empress concubine Chen of the Eastern Palace are real sisters!"

"Hehehe..." Xiaohuan leaned back and forth laughing on purpose.

Su Mo'er looked at her coldly.

"Yes, I forgot, Concubine Chen and Concubine Zhuang of your family are sisters." Xiaohuan's laughter stopped suddenly, and she said seriously.

"Just know!" Su Mo'er said coldly, then turned to leave.Xiaohuan followed.

"Isn't the queen empress also your mother's aunt? But..." Xiaohuan looked around and whispered, "I heard that the emperor hasn't been to your Yongfu Palace for a long time? The empress empress and concubine Chen didn't help you." Madam, do you have something nice to say?"

After Xiaohuan finished speaking, she winked.

Su Mo'er's face turned red, and she said angrily in a low voice, "Whoever chews their tongue behind their backs and speaks ill of the masters, I will tell the queen and see how the queen will deal with them."

"Yo, yo..." Xiaohuan pretended to be very scared, took two steps back, clutched her chest, and walked up to Su Mo'er after a while: "Su Mo'er, we are all servants, How dare a servant speak ill of the master. Could it be that you want to sue the concubine Chen?" Xiaohuan kept her eyes fixed on Su Mo'er's face.

"Concubine Chen?" Su Mo'er's face suddenly turned pale.

Xiaohuan smiled smugly.

"Okay, Su Mo'er, I'm leaving, go back and serve your mother well! Call your mother, don't be sad, it hurts your body."

Xiaohuan finished talking in a long voice, took a few steps, and then walked back and said: "By the way, your empresses don't know yet, our imperial concubine, congratulations! The emperor rewarded the empress with many treasures. If our empress is pregnant Little prince, then..."

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving. Our palace is very busy these days, and the ladies are vying to come and congratulate."

Su Mo'er's head thumped.How Xiaohuan got there, she didn't know, she just stood there in a daze, until the sky was overcast and the sound of thunder brought her back to her senses.

"Your Majesty." Her nose was sore.Unexpectedly, the harem is so snobbish, the concubine who is neglected by the emperor, even the servants look down on her.

Su Mo'er trotted back to Yongfu Palace.Before entering Bumbutai's room, she took a long breath, she couldn't let Bumbutai see her strangeness.

Bumbutai sat in front of the dressing table, looking at himself in the mirror, thinking about something.

"Ma'am." Su Mo'er called.

Bumbutai turned to look at Su Moer: "Where did you go?"

"Go out for a walk, it's raining outside." After Su Mo'er finished speaking, she looked at Bumbutai curiously: "Ma'am, this is..."

Bumbutai pulled Su Mo'er to his side and said in a low voice, "Dorgon, bring me a letter."

Seeing Bumbutai's nervous and excited appearance, Su Mo'er became worried about her.She suddenly thought that Huang Taiji's indifference to Bumbutai might have something to do with Dorgon?

"Is Prince Rui going to fight?" Su Mo'er asked.How much she wished that Dorgon could go to war, so that they would not be able to meet even if they wanted to.Since the Yuxi incident, Dorgon saved himself from danger because of Su Mo'er's timely delivery of the letter. Dorgon has become more grateful to Bumbutai, and the two meet from time to time.And whenever they met, it was also when Su Mo'er was most frightened.

"There is no need to go out for a while, he has to prepare for the emperor's grand ceremony." Bumbutai's face was full of joy when he mentioned Dorgon, and he did not hide it in front of Su Mo'er.

"How should I remind my mother?" When Su Mo'er was thinking about it, Bumbutai suddenly said: "Su Mo'er, your female celebrity is doing so well, why don't you also participate in making official and concubine uniforms?" And court maid clothes?"

"Making official clothes, concubine clothes, court ladies clothes? What do you mean?" Su Mo'er still hasn't figured it out.

"The Qing government needs new clothes for palaces, concubines, and maids. The emperor entrusted this matter to Prince Dorgon. This matter is urgent, and Prince Rui is in a state of distress. I have seen you for so many years, and you have never stopped doing it." Girl, why don't you help him." Bumbutai said.

Su Mo'er thought about it: If she participated in it and did it perfectly, would it attract Huang Taiji's attention, and then make Huang Taiji pay more attention to Bumbutai and favor him again?

(End of this chapter)