Lan Qi didn't know how to answer, so she just pursed her lips for a moment. Xuan Ye gently touched her swollen belly, and the baby in her belly suddenly moved. Xuan Ye was startled and showed a look of joy, "He moved with great force
, will it be uncomfortable?”
"This child is very good." Lan Qi lowered her head and looked at her belly happily, but the emperor's question was still in her mind, so she raised her head and asked Xuan Ye, "Why is the emperor here alone?"
Xuan Ye stretched out his hand to smooth the tassels of pearl flowers hooked on her bun, and smiled gently, "I wanted to accompany you here to enjoy the flowers and talk, but I missed you, so I asked Huan Chun to invite you here, but now there are such big flowers
I can't accompany you."
"There is always time to spare. Your Majesty's state affairs are important." The young nobleman smiled happily, "The Three Kingdoms are just around the corner. Your Majesty, don't worry about me."
"I heard those words just now." Xuan Ye lowered his head and got very close to Lan Qi's face, almost touching the tips of their noses, and chuckled, "Where do you get your selfish desires? Since that Lantern Festival, you have been
You can only think of me."
"But……"
"But I don't have any worries for you to worry about. As beautiful as my country is, your smile must be so beautiful." Xuan Ye said gently, "I don't care about everyone. People who don't care will naturally not be able to hurt me.
But I care about you, so why do you worry about irrelevant people?"
Lan Qi felt warm in her heart, nodded and said, "Concubine, stop thinking about it, I am just..."
"Miss me?"
"Yes, I just want to see you. When I see you, I will feel at ease." Lan Qi smiled happily and looked up to see Eunuch Li coming. Knowing that it was time to urge the emperor to leave, she took two steps back and said, "The ministers are waiting, Your Majesty."
Please."
The imperial driver hurriedly left with joy. Xuan Ye told Lan Qi to go to the imperial grandmother to report the good news. The young nobleman also left the imperial garden and went all the way to Cining Palace. Because he had never sat in a sedan, he walked very slowly with a big belly, as if he was on a narrow road.
Halfway through, they saw the imperial concubine's chariot coming from the front. Huan Chun and others secretly shouted that they were not good at it, and hurriedly supported their master and stood by the side.
On this side, Concubine Tong was sitting tiredly on the shoulder carriage. She could see herself no further than the people in front of her. She didn't realize that Wu Yashi was on the roadside until she got closer, and what she could see was her bulging belly.
.
I just went to Cining Palace to say hello, and was given a good lecture by the Empress Dowager. Since she entered the palace, the Empress Dowager has been giving her instructions every time she sees her, teaching her what to do and what not to do. Today I gave her a beating
With a humble little promise, she just knelt with her in front of the Buddhist altar for half an hour and listened to the chatter. Sitting cross-legged there, the old man didn't feel it was hard, but she knew how painful it was for her to kneel behind her. Now she saw Wu Yashi, who was full of blessings.
Anger arises from the heart.
"Stop." Concubine Tong ordered. Qinglian frowned and gently persuaded, "Mother, let's go back. You are tired." She was thinking that her master had just been taught a lesson by the Empress Dowager, why would he cause trouble again?
.
But the shoulder carriage was still left behind, and Concubine Tong walked slowly. Seeing Huan Chun and others supporting Wu Yashi, she was about to salute. She sneered and said: "A noble person does not need to be polite. Didn't the Queen Mother exempt you from saluting a few days ago?
?Although I am more noble than you, the emperor's heir is more noble, and I cannot afford it."
"I am terrified." Lan Qi bowed in response, not daring to look directly.
However, Concubine Tong was getting closer and closer. Lu Zhu subconsciously helped Lan Qi to take a step back. The concubine was furious and scolded Lu Zhu: "What are you doing when you step back? I am a ferocious wolf and tiger who wants to eat your master."
Can’t do it?”
Lan Qi gently pushed away Lu Zhu's support, slightly blocking her behind her, and asked the concubine kindly: "Do you have any instructions?"
"I'm ordering you? Now you are the most valuable person in this palace. What do I dare to order you? I turned around and flashed the child in my belly..." Concubine Tong's cold and faint words came out, but suddenly something stirred in her mind, thinking of Niu.
What Hulu said to her once was that the queen said that she and the emperor had agreed to let her adopt a new child. What a coincidence that Wu Ya was about to give birth?
A woman born as a palace maid is certainly lowly in the eyes of a noble concubine, but the emperor likes her, and the Queen Mother also likes her. If she can hold her child, it will not only make the Sixth Palace fear him more from now on, but more importantly, I am afraid that the woman in front of him, together with the
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor would feel very unhappy, and if they were all unhappy, she would be happy.
Reaching out to touch Lan Qi's belly, the imperial concubine smiled leisurely: "It's time to give birth. You are so lucky. The feng shui in Zhongcui Palace is good. Bu Gui can give birth to her first child. You are also fine. Chengqian Palace is clearly ahead.
, why don’t I have such good fortune?"
"Your Majesty's phoenix body is precious. She will be able to give birth to children for the emperor for a long time." Lan Qi said respectfully, letting her caress her belly without hiding. She knew that even if Concubine Tong wished she could do it right away,
Even if he died, he would not hurt her and her children in public. This woman was domineering and overbearing, but she was not stupid.
Caressing her round belly, Concubine Tong couldn't help but be in a trance. She suddenly woke up when Qinglian called her, blinked her eyes and asked, "Is your noble lady going to Cining Palace? Then go quickly, don't ask the Empress Dowager to wait.
I've just been talking to this palace for a long time, and I'm waiting for you to make tea."
Lan Qi didn't mention anything about Wu Sangui's death, for fear of reminding her that Xuan Ye and she were alone in the imperial garden just now. Fu Shen agreed, and only waited for Concubine Tong to sit on her shoulder and leave, then she raised her head and looked at her back lightly.
After looking at it, he held Lu Zhu Huanchun's hand and walked to Cining Palace. After that, he didn't say anything all the way. When he was approaching the palace, Lu Zhu couldn't help but said: "Master, this slave is looking at the imperial concubine and looking at your belly.
, she couldn’t have some crooked idea.”
Lan Qi didn't say anything. When she entered the palace, she told the Empress Dowager the good news. When she heard that Wu Sangui was dead, the Empress Dowager was happy for Xuan Ye at first, but she couldn't help but lament those years when Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the pass. At that time, Dorgon was still there.
Now, even Wu Sangui is dead, and it's time for everyone of his generation to leave.
Seeing the ups and downs of the Empress Dowager, Lan Qi understood Xuan Ye's dilemma. Xuan Ye was full of enthusiasm to pacify the San Francisco Confederation and consolidate the country. But for her grandmother, she had to uncover the events of the past over and over again. She was still the same person back then.
It's good for an unrelated person to come to tell the good news. No matter whether the old man is happy or sad, she can understand and accept it.
"Look at this belly." The Queen Mother finally pulled herself away from the past and gently touched Lan Qi's belly. "It must be a little brother. My belly also looked like this when I was pregnant." She warned again.
Don't let others touch your belly casually during these days. This is true among sisters, and even more so among emperors. They are afraid that touching the belly too much will cause fetal movement and premature birth. It is best to let the child grow steadily in the mother's womb for a long time.
After chatting for a long time, the Empress Dowager sent her back to rest early and asked Sumala to take her in a sedan chair. She went into the Buddhist hall to chant sutras. Perhaps she was still thinking about what happened decades ago. No one dared to say anything and served her.
After entering the Buddhist hall, Grandma Sumala came to see the noble man off.
Lan Qi walked to the palace gate with her grandma on her arm. Seeing the young eunuchs pressing the sedan chair, she felt like she didn't want to hesitate anymore. She pulled her grandma to the side and said, "There is something I want to ask the Queen Mother, but what happened just now?"
The situation really makes it difficult to speak. Aunty, please help me listen and see if it is something I can say in front of the Empress Dowager."
Grandma smiled and asked, "Why are you so nervous? What's the big deal?"
Lan Qi's throat squirmed, her eyes were timid and filled with hope, and she said softly: "The emperor once said that I hope the Queen Mother can raise this child for me. Maybe he hasn't mentioned it to the Queen Mother yet, or maybe the Emperor has forgotten.
But I also want to ask the Empress Dowager myself, no matter where this child is raised in the future and who will raise it, mama, I just don’t want Concubine Tong to touch him."
Mammy remembered that Concubine Tong and Mr. De Gui almost walked back and forth, and she couldn't help asking: "Did we meet on the road? What did Concubine Tong do to you again?"
Lan Qi shook her head and looked at her mother sincerely: "To be disrespectful, Concubine Tong hates me, but I also hate her. Just now she touched my belly thoughtfully, and her eyes were straight. I'm not afraid of her.
What will she do to me, but I am afraid, I am afraid that she will try every means to have this child. Aunt, if I tell the Queen Mother, will she be annoyed that I am ignorant and break the rules of the palace?
"
"It's nothing. Come back in a few days and talk to the master. Doesn't the master like you to be honest and frank?" Mammy was full of love and pity, coaxing Lan Qi, "Besides, since the emperor has said it to you personally,
You can also rest assured that our Long Live Lord will never say anything unreasonable. Don’t you understand the Emperor?"
Lan Qi's cheeks were flushed, and the dark clouds in her heart were swept away. She held her grandma in her arms and said affectionately: "With these words from grandma, I feel at ease."
However, although Aunt Sumala told Lan Qi to come and beg the Empress Dowager in a few days, she told the matter when she turned around to serve at night. The Empress Dowager did not find it strange and sent the child to Chengqian Palace.
, no one would be happy to be raised by such an arrogant and domineering woman, but Wu Yalanqi just said it.
"After having a child, people will always change. I really want to see what Lan Qi will become. This request is just one thing at the moment. In the days to come, I don't know if there will be other things."
The Empress Dowager smiled sincerely, not taking these things seriously at all, and told Aunt Sumala, "I always wonder how she can really have no desires and no demands. She never asks for anything when she is around me. She is too perfect."
After watching for a long time, it is easy to get confused and get bored, and Xuan Ye like me must be the same. Now that I hear this, I feel that she is flesh and blood. Next time she comes to you to discuss something, you will immediately push her in front of me. "
Mammy put down the curtain and smiled: "In the final analysis, you are partial to noble people. If it were someone else, you might not be saying this. What do you think?"
As the night got deeper, Lan Qi leaned on the bed and did not lie down. The fetal movement was a bit severe tonight. She was talking to the child to comfort him. Suddenly, the melodious guqin was faintly heard from Chengqian Palace. The little noble's heart tightened. When Huan Chun came in, she asked
: "Your Majesty went to Chengqian Palace tonight?"
"No, the emperor didn't turn over the sign tonight. It is said that there are still ministers coming in and out of the Qianqing Palace." Huan Chun responded, seeing Lan Qi was restless, and went to the bedside and asked, "Are you very concerned about the imperial concubine today?
.”
Lan Qi nodded, held her belly, and said solemnly: "The way she looked at me today was very different. I knew she had bad intentions and might want my child. It's her big brother's fault."
I will eat it again. I definitely want to adopt a newborn child in the future. Although she definitely looks down on me, the emperor and the empress dowager both like me. If she can take my child away, people will think she is even more powerful.
.”
This was the first time Huan Chun heard her master say so frankly that she was liked. Whether she was unconscious or cautious and low-key, she had never expressed her feelings about being liked. I am afraid she was really anxious before she said it today.
She couldn't help but feel distressed and comforted her, "You also said that the emperor likes you, so why would you do things that make you sad? Queen Niu Hulu couldn't even have children back then, let alone Concubine Tong. Although you can't raise her by yourself, you can
We have a concubine in the Zhongcui Palace. No matter how bad it is, she will be kept in the elder brother's house. I will never give it to Concubine Tong. If I don't say anything else, I will just say that the emperor is afraid that you will be sad. Concubine Tong is comparable to Niu.
Queen Hulu has treated you even more cruelly, how could the Emperor not hold grudges?"
Lan Qi looked at Huan Chun seriously and said, "I don't hold grudges, Huan Chun. Holding grudges will only make you suffer. What's the point of remembering? I think that for people like Concubine Tong, even if she has treated her eldest brother sincerely,
But she has a temperament. No matter how much she truly loves her children, she will probably teach them the same temperament as hers. I don’t want my children to become like that. Whether they are elder brothers or princesses, they are noble and noble by nature, but
I cannot tolerate my child being as arrogant as a noble concubine."
"That's what you said." Seeing that Lan Qi was a little excited, Huan Chun was afraid that her mood swings would be too high and uncomfortable, so he quickly persuaded her to calm down.
Lan Qi also felt that she was very angry tonight. No wonder the child was very restless in her belly. At this moment, she truly understood that Hui and Rong were trying hard to blame Concubine Tong, even if they were not liked by the emperor from now on.
The price is to get the eldest brother out of the mood of Cheng Qiangong. Women who are mothers are not afraid of evil wolves and tigers, so they can understand what it is to protect a calf.
"Huan Chun, if you ever feel that I have changed and become unrecognizable to you, you must tell me." Lan Qi grabbed Huan Chun's hand and said, "I know the words, read the book, and understand the principles of the saints.
, I know how vast the world is, but the world I see with my eyes is no longer as simple and clean as before."
The sound of the guqin in Chengqian Palace slowly stopped, and the night became darker and darker. Instead, the sound of locks in various gates and palaces echoed in the imperial city. Guards were patrolling between the palaces and pavilions. In a corner of the imperial city,
The two teams of guards walked towards each other. When they came forward and saw each other clearly, the people coming from this side clasped their fists and saluted, saying, "Lord Nalan Jixiang, why are you on duty tonight?"
Nalan Rongruo said calmly: "I just returned to the capital. I heard that the number of guards has been changed. I came to see for myself. It's not on duty. You go on patrol and have your swords tied on your body. Don't make any noise and disturb the rest of the palace masters."
"
The guards responded and passed by him. A guard behind Nalan Rongruo said: "Sir, Nala Changzai lives here and Juechan agreed. Nala Changzai has just become pregnant. The superiors have told him to be more careful.
.”
As she was talking, the door of the palace suddenly opened, and a little palace maid came out. She was startled when she saw the guards outside. Someone came up and asked her why she came out in the middle of the night. The palace maid said tremblingly: "I promise but I have a high fever."
Retreat, slave... I want to ask the imperial doctor."