Xuan Ye smiled and asked his grandmother: "You love Lan Qi so much."
Aunt Sumala echoed from the side and said: "Servants are also strange. The Empress Dowager is like the concubines in the harem. She has always treated all the empresses and masters equally. However, in these years following the emperor, she prefers the noble ones and prefers them." Like a granddaughter, even if my real granddaughter is here, she doesn’t like her so much.”
"No wonder her temper is getting worse and worse. She relies on the support of the imperial grandmother." It was so hot that it wouldn't be good for her to go back and forth to Qingqing Palace. I thought she wouldn't be angry, but when I asked the little eunuch to pass those words back that day, I really cared about her jealousy, but this time Jealous, Xuan Ye felt sweet, knowing that Lan Qi didn't just regard herself as an emperor in her heart.
The Queen Mother asked: "Do you know what she likes to eat recently?"
Xuan Ye smiled and said: "It's been a bitter summer recently. She used to love eating meat in summer, but recently she has a bad appetite and eats light food every day."
The old man squinted his eyes and smiled: "I'm afraid you may not know so clearly what I like to eat here. Listen to the Queen's grandmother, you have time to take a look. Since you are thinking about it like this, why don't you go see her? Don't be self-righteous. If you think you can communicate with each other, a woman still needs to be coaxed, unless in your heart, she is no different from other people, then you will just think that I am saying these things in vain."
Xuan Ye saw that his grandmother always told him to leave. He knew that if he didn't go to see Lan Qi today, he would be talked about for a long time. He stood up and smiled: "My grandson, let's go and have a look. If she knows what you are saying now, she will be even more arrogant in the future. You can't say that your grandson loves you."
The Empress Dowager ignored him and asked Grandma Sumala to send the people away quickly. The Emperor came out in a good mood, and Grandma followed behind him and said, "Nala is pregnant. Although the master is happy, he always thinks about De." Your Excellency, shouldn’t you feel uncomfortable? It’s said that people are working hard to conceive a child, but the Emperor only cares about peace..." Mammy smiled and remained silent, "Master said those words, but I dare not say the same to you."
Naturally, it means that the emperor and other concubines are free and happy. Xuan Ye understands and says to grandma: "In my heart, you are no different from the emperor's grandmother. Grandma should also say this to me in the future. You are also in my heart." Respect her like a grandmother."
Mammy didn't dare to take it, and coaxed Xuan Ye to leave quickly. She asked the little eunuchs to hold umbrellas so that the emperor wouldn't be exposed to the sun. The group of people headed from the gate of Cining Palace to Zhongcui Palace. People kept seeing people on the road and reported everywhere. Everyone was thinking Today is a happy day for Nala Chang Zai, but in the end the emperor is still thinking about the one in Zhongcui Palace. During these days, everyone is vying for favors, but it is better to keep them in the house with a full belly and not see anyone. They can't help sighing and sighing, and there is also jealousy and evil. .
Xuan Ye slowly came to the outside of Zhongcui Palace. Someone had come to inform him. Duan concubine and Bu Guiren were waiting in front of the door. After chatting with them for a few words, he found out that Lan Qi was taking a nap and was getting lazier recently. After eating, Being able to sleep until evening did not delay her from continuing to sleep at night. She was only awake in the morning every day, and her joy was gone. She just had a bad appetite, and she ate less and less for someone who never had a bitter summer.
After hearing these words, Xuan Ye walked straight to Lan Qi's bedroom. There was a lot of ice in the room, and it felt cool as soon as he entered. There was a bed of green gauze on the couch. When he saw this scene in the scorching sun, It was very comfortable. When I got closer, I saw Lan Qi lying crookedly inside, with a thin blanket on her swollen belly. She slept peacefully and peacefully. She didn’t know what she was dreaming about. Her eyebrows were crooked and she looked very happy. Happy.
Lifting the curtain, a scent of fragrance hit his nostrils. Xuan Ye was startled. When he looked at the sleeping person, he felt that he was thinner than the one he saw in Cining Palace that day. His belly was getting bigger and bigger, but his cheeks were not so round.
Sure enough, Ku Xia still had no appetite and ate less. She was getting thinner and thinner while carrying the child. Xuan Ye felt distressed and angry, but he still couldn't bear to wake her up.
The aroma in the tent was very sweet. He didn't know what it was. Xuan Ye found it fresh and liked it. He sat down beside her bed and there was a slight movement. The person in the dream murmured a few times, moved slightly, raised his long eyelashes,
Huxuan Huxian opened her eyes and saw the emperor sitting by the bed. The little nobleman smiled happily. Xuan Ye was about to talk to her, but he fell asleep immediately. It seemed that when she opened her eyes, she thought she was in a dream.
Thinking like this, Xuan Ye couldn't help but laugh. Could it be that in the dream, she was actually dreaming about herself?
I couldn't help but reach out to touch her cheek, and my arm touched the spring beauty on her chest. The baggy clothes covered the spring beauty, and her cheeks were getting thinner. This place was not small at all. Her fingertips touched the skin, and she wondered if she was pregnant.
, Lan Qi's skin is softer than before, slightly sweaty and sticky, with a bit of ambiguity. It's a pity that in front of such a beautiful and delicious little person, the little guy in her belly is in the way and cannot be kissed.
Xuan Ye's hand didn't stay for too long, for fear of waking Lan Qi, but he touched her face and let go. He sat quietly and watched her sleeping soundly, thinking that the emperor's grandmother asked him to come and take a look, but she was sleeping when she came.
, how to coax?
But a person who could sleep soundly for such a long time every day didn't look like he was worried. He couldn't help but come up to her and kissed her soft cheek. The person in the dream didn't respond. Xuan Ye was happy but helpless.
, covered her with the blanket, put down the gauze curtain and exited.
People in Huanchun were standing outside. Xuan Ye asked Lan Qi a few times about her daily diet and rest, and told her to take good care of her. After that, he went to Duan Concubine's place to sit down, talked to Bu Guiren and his two daughters, and asked about the noble Chun Xide.
Whether it was a younger brother or a younger sister in her belly, Chun Xi said without hesitation that she was a younger brother. Xuan Ye happily said: "If it is a younger brother, Huang Ama will reward you with the thing you want most."
The father and daughter chatted and laughed for a while, but Xuan Ye couldn't stay long, but until he was about to leave, the young woman in the East Wing Palace was still sleeping peacefully.
Is it okay? The imperial doctor said that both the mother and the child were safe. As for the noble man's lack of appetite, it would be better if the weather cooled down. Only then did he feel relieved. Manager Li looked on with cold eyes and secretly sighed that the emperor seemed to have completely forgotten that Na La Chang Zai was also pregnant.
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This summer, while watching Wu Sangui, the emperor was not idle. He urged Nan Huairen to write and promulgate the "Kangxi Yong Calendar", he also compiled the "Imperial Poetry Collection" to reward ministers, held sutra banquets and gave lectures, and was busy until autumn.
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Whenever there was any major event in the court, the harem would know about it, and Lan Qi was no exception. But about the emperor's visit that day, she always felt that Huanchun was cooperating with the concubines, and the nobles coaxed her together, but she did not say that she dreamed of Xuan that day.
Ye, if you say it, you will definitely be laughed at.
As autumn enters, the weather gradually cools down, and people's minds calm down. Looking back on the past six months, Queen Niu Hulu is gone, and the gentle and peaceful Concubine Wen is favored by Bo, and everyone agrees to always follow the example of Dong Shi in front of the emperor.
Nala Chang Zai stood out when he made a fool of himself, and everyone else was busy in vain.
But there was another person who was so quiet that she seemed to have melted and disappeared under the scorching sun in the midsummer. When Qixi Festival begged Qiangong to distribute rewards to each palace, everyone remembered Concubine Tong. When they came back to their senses, they realized that she was actually the one who left the two palaces to greet her.
, I haven’t left home since the end of spring, and I don’t know what I am doing in Chengqian Palace.
Even the Queen Mother noticed this abnormality, but whether it was reported by Qinglian or another informant, Concubine Tong just stayed in the palace to escape the summer heat. She was not close to any concubines in the first place.
What's strange is that when she saw the three palaces and six courtyards flamboyantly inviting favors in front of the emperor, she shouldn't have the temperament to watch indifferently. Even Aunt Sumala said: "I'm afraid my uncle has put a lot of thought into it."
Tong Guowei really put a lot of thought into it. Not long after Queen Niu Hulu passed away, he came to remind his daughter not to argue in front of the emperor. Afterwards, Concubine Wen's abnormal behavior obviously meant to target the Chengqian Palace, so Tong Guowei came to remind her daughter again.
Quiet. Concubine Tong suffered a lot because of her temper, and lost two children in succession. Although the imperial doctor had said harsh words in private, she still thought about having a baby by herself, so she would have a good time this summer.
She was taking good care of her health. Anyway, those lowly promises would never be successful in becoming a demon, so she didn't take them seriously at all.
Autumn was getting deeper and Lan Qi's belly was getting bigger and bigger. That day Duan Concubine came back from Concubine Rong. She talked about organizing a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet and asked Lan Qi if she could go to the banquet. She had been bored in the house all summer, and
I haven’t seen Xuan Ye for a long time and I missed him very much, so I quickly agreed.
However, the autumn clothes made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not catch up with her belly, and the newly made clothes could not fit on her body within a few days. When Hui concubine heard about it, she called Jue Chan to help her change it. She was indeed very skillful.
He was decent at everything he did, and after a long time, the clothes that were still stretched around his belly became more comfortable. However, Lan Qi still had some scruples about Jue Chan, so she just thanked him in person without saying anything else.
I thought it was just Jue Chan's effort, but someone mentioned it at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Concubine Hui smiled and pushed Jue Chan out. The Queen Mother also praised her repeatedly and told the Emperor and the Queen Mother that she would only wear her clothes now.
Xuan Ye couldn't help but take a few more glances at this promise that had only been favored for one night, but he couldn't remember that there was such a person beside him.
On the night of the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, it used to be the day when the emperor and the queen slept together, but now only Concubine Tong was honored in the palace. The concubine who was dressed up carefully at the banquet was really the most beautiful woman, but she never expected that Xuan Ye
Just to prevent the ministers from being suspicious of the emperor's intentions after the establishment of the new emperor if he slept with Concubine Tong or Concubine Wen tonight, he deliberately turned the name of Guo Guiren, who had been favored recently, but in the eyes of the concubine, it became that the emperor liked the new favorite and deliberately ignored her.
Embarrass her.
After the banquet, Concubine Tong, who had spent the whole summer in peace and looked forward to sleeping with the emperor to receive the rain and dew on the Mid-Autumn Festival, was filled with anger and murderous intent, making people afraid to approach her.
It is well known to everyone in the palace that the Yi concubine sisters in Yikun Palace have been favoring each other recently. At least the three in Zhongcui Palace will not feel uncomfortable. Moreover, the Empress Dowager called Lan Qi over today. She had seen Xuan Ye up close. The two of them
Their eyebrows conveyed affection, and they understood each other's intentions. The young nobleman was satisfied, and returned from a walk with Duanbi Nobleman. The night breeze was not pleasant, and he was about to enter the door of Zhongcui Palace. There was a loud noise in front of Chengqian Palace, and the door rumbled open.
The cry made people's hearts beat with fear. Duanbi frowned and said, "What's the fuss about?"
The three of them came back first. Not long after, the little eunuch of Duan concubine inquired about the news and said that it was Concubine Tong who wanted to take action against Jue Chan. The powerful eunuch and the board had already been informed. Everyone was puzzled that Jue Chan was running away so late at night.
Why did you go to Chengqian Palace? When Bu Guiren thought about it, it seemed that when the queen mother praised Jue Chan for his sewing skills, the imperial concubine joked and asked her to make some clothes for herself.
Listening to these words, what passed through Lan Qi's mind was what Nala Chang said that day. This Jue Chan clan had wanted to die several times, and she suddenly felt uneasy. Could she really be beaten to death by the imperial concubine?