Aling'a felt depressed and casually told Dongyun a few words before leaving in a hurry. He might want to go back to his home to make a careful calculation. Should he continue to count on Concubine Wen, or should he quickly choose a new person? But Concubine Wen was right.
, The emperor is in good health and will be in the prime of life in thirteen or four years. No matter what the weather is like for Concubine Wen now, there will always be a time when her beauty will fade with age, but the Niu Hulu family will continue to prosper for a long time, so they have to make plans.
Dongyun saw off the adults and turned back to the inner hall. He saw Concubine Wen sitting there in a daze. She had nothing else to do these days. She could often sit in a daze like this for several hours without moving. In the past, Queen Daxing was busy with the Sixth Palace all day long.
Trivial matters and being in a daze are what she regards as the most wasteful things to spend time in. Among the other palace empresses, needlework girls, red piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, who would spend a lot of good time in daze like she does, and the time goes by.
How can random thoughts not lead to hysteria?
She sighed, stepped forward and said, "Madam, it's the twelfth lunar month, do you want to invite a theater troupe to come and have some fun?"
"Why is it so exciting? My sister has been mourned for less than a year. Let others forget it. If I still act like this, she will be so heartbroken." Concubine Wen smiled coldly, stretched out her hand to caress her chest, "This is the most relaxing day since my sister died.
, she was full of grievances, and I was full of anger. It was a pity that she said it more politely. I really wanted to point my finger at him and scold him. A good man in the family could not think of relying on his ancestors.
When they entered the corpse position and had a vegetarian meal, they eagerly sent us women to boil in the fire pit. No matter how I pretended to be weak in the past, they still chased the duck and refused to let me go. After entering the palace, the facade was theirs, and it was theirs to survive.
Yes, I came in without saying anything, and I first accused you of doing this and that. This time I made them shameless and shameless. Even if I am sentenced to death, I am willing to accept it without regrets."
Dong Yun felt her heart pounding when she heard this, and stared at her master's proud smile for a long time. Concubine Wen did not pass the poisoning in Chengqian Palace through her hands. She thought that Aling'a had arranged something for her in the palace that no one else knew about.
Here, she only knew that her master had given birth before the Double Ninth Festival, so when she was brought back from Chengqian Palace and told that she had a miscarriage, Dongyun was simply confused. From what happened next until today, she has always had a thought in her heart.
My doubts seemed to have been resolved now, and I couldn't help but ask: "What happened in Chengqian Palace, did you do it on purpose?"
Concubine Wen smiled at her, but instead of looking sinister and ferocious, she felt more at ease with An Ran. She tilted her head with her cheeks propped up and said, "Isn't that intentional? Those medicines won't kill you, but they may damage the fetus but not miscarry.
, I have no control over why Guo Guiren is so popular all the time and still blames me. Maybe she feels that it is more aggrieved and pitiable. Anyway, I don’t want to harm the emperor’s heir, but I just want to make a scene, and it won’t hurt me.
Concubine Tong, because a virtuous person will always stand up and tell the truth, her heart is so pure that she cannot just watch someone being framed."
Dongyun's legs were weak and she was terrified after kneeling on the ground: "But you have no intention of harming others. What if you are plotted by others again? The Queen Mother even said harsh words that day, but you almost..."
"Almost what? A head on the ground?" Concubine Wen smiled magnanimously, with disdain on her lips, "I don't want to live like a puppet like my sister, either I will die cleanly, or they will let me be free.
How can we survive. Since I have married the emperor, I am a member of the Aixinjueluo family. The Niu Hulu family died early and had good intentions. The children and grandchildren will not be able to live up to expectations and it will depend on the woman? "
"But in the days to come, even if I don't bother you anymore, I'm afraid the emperor will never be able to come to Xianfu Palace again." Dongyun's face was full of sorrow, and he always felt that the master was too decisive in what happened in Chengqian Palace, and almost
It's just a fight against the line of life and death.
But this sentence aroused the melancholy of Concubine Wen. She showed a bitter smile again and sighed softly: "It almost caused the death of all his descendants, why didn't he punish me? Because I have always been from the Niu Hulu family.
My daughter, in the days to come, he will come to get close to me. The emperor gets close to Concubine Wen of Xianfu Palace. People outside will know that the Niu Hulu family is still valued by the emperor, and the emperor can use our family to check other families.
For my brother and the emperor, I probably can't even be considered a chess piece."
Dongyun stood up slowly. Queen Daxing had told her a few things about these principles before, but the Queen was reserved and rarely revealed her feelings like this, even to herself, only a few times in the past ten years, but Concubine Wen was frank.
, although she still couldn’t figure out the temper of this young master, and she still didn’t know whether she was weak and inexperienced, or a cruel master, but she always felt that compared to the queen, even if the Xianfu Palace was now in the cold, Concubine Wen’s living
Be more honest and magnanimous, and live like a human being.
After saying these words, Concubine Wen seemed to feel better. She leaned on the pillow and looked out the window blankly, seeming to say to herself: "What a good person, the house is clean, she just has it."
Blessed people..."
In Zhongcui Palace on the east side, the virtuous and noble people are recuperating day by day and getting better and better. The most painful thing every day is that the old nuns tighten the girdle to death. The nuns also plausibly say that it is not tight even at a young age.
, what should I do if I have another baby in the future? It’s not the most painful now. When the noble lady gives birth to a few more elder brothers and princesses, the reins will be even tighter. The little gentleman feels that the pain of childbirth is not as good as the five or six hours a day of being out of breath.
The pain comes from anger.
Because Lan Qi was pregnant for the first time, the Empress Dowager asked her to stay in confinement for forty-five days, and she could not go out until the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. When the news came that day, she was counting the days until she could visit the little noble lady once she entered the twelfth lunar month.
He blinked blankly and looked at the palace maid who was delivering the message. He was embarrassed to be stared at. Huan Chun quickly stuffed some pieces of silver and sent him away. When he came back, he saw that his master was tired. He who was cheerful before the palace maid came suddenly became depressed.
Huddled in the corner sluggishly.
Several people were worried privately. Lu Zhu spoke bluntly and couldn't help but mutter: "It's been so many days since I couldn't see my child. The emperor has never stood in front of the door once. How can the master not think too much about it?"
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Yukui and others were also very surprised. It was strange that the emperor clearly cared about noble people and sent eunuchs and maids to ask him every day why the prince didn't come to take a look in person when he was already alive and kicking.
The other palaces are not serving and sleeping next to each other. Even if the master doesn't think about it, they will think about it too.
But Xuan Ye didn't come here to see Lan Qi. She had been to Cining Palace several times because Aunt Sumala had reminded her about the late emperor. Even though she really liked this son, she didn't show it too much in front of her grandmother.
This time when the prince had acne, Xuan Ye took care of it himself. The Empress Dowager was very satisfied with her grandson's performance.
Speaking of the confinement period for noble people, the Empress Dowager asked the Emperor why he had not gone to Zhongcui Palace to meet him. Xuan Ye smiled and said: "The 21st of the twelfth lunar month is the day of sealing. I plan to visit the harem more these days.
, but after the seal is sealed and she is out of confinement, she will take Lan Qi to live in the garden for a few days. It is cold and the roads are difficult to walk. Grandma Huang, don’t mind it. This time my grandson will not serve you."
The Empress Dowager glanced at him slightly and smiled at Aunt Sumala: "You are starting to think I'm troublesome, so why don't we go back to our hometown in Shengjing as soon as possible."
Xuan Ye became anxious and coaxed his grandmother with a smile: "If she hears what you say, she will never go with her grandson."
The Empress Dowager only sighed: "How difficult it is for you to coax the few in the harem these days, leaving the concubines alone and just taking a young noble to visit the garden. People must have gossip, but since you are not afraid of me, I am not afraid either.
Don’t worry, let’s go and have fun for a few days first, and we’ll talk about it when we get back. After all, I’ve given birth to a little brother, so I should pamper him more.”
Xuan Ye laughed: "I can't even say that I'm back. I'm rushing to celebrate New Year's Eve. I'm going to the Meridian Gate to declare victory on the first day of the year. On that day, I also asked the imperial grandmother to wear court clothes and go with my grandson to see the country and the people of the Qing Dynasty."
Aunt Sumala smiled hurriedly: "Master, you see, the most important thing is not to forget to take grandma with you. Our emperor is the most filial."
As he was talking, the little brother in the cradle was babbling, seeming to agree with what his grandma said. Xuan Ye went over to hug him. The little guy smiled happily at his father. He was still a baby, but he was very lovable.
, he would throw temper tantrums at the wet nurses and maids. He would always laugh when being hugged by the Empress Dowager or Grandma Sumala. Now, being hugged by Xuan Ye, it was also silly fun.
"This child is easy to raise." The Empress Dowager lamented, "You have to force me to do something to raise this little thing. You are so fond of her that you may not be able to part with her. You can continue to love her well and have another boy and a half."
My daughter, she was granted the title of concubine early and she was allowed to raise her by herself."
Xuan Ye blushed slightly and just held his son in his arms to coax his grandmother. At this moment, a palace maid came in in front of the door and said that Concubine Tong wanted to see her. The emperor and the empress dowager looked at each other, thinking that she had been peaceful recently, and she had been troubled last time.
Despite being so wronged and wronged, she was still allowed to come in.
Concubine Tong did not come to join in the fun intentionally, but Tong Guowei brought something to the palace. She immediately wanted to come to Cining Palace to pay homage. When she arrived at the door, she saw the emperor's Luan Jia was there, and she felt even happier. She came in happily now
, she was dressed red and festive as the New Year was approaching. The Queen Mother's eyes lit up when she saw her. Seeing the sincere smile on her face, she felt less grudges in her heart.
Concubine Tong chatted about her family affairs and presented the things that Tong Guowei had brought as a tribute to the Empress Dowager. At that time, Xuan Ye had already put her little brother down and sat down to listen to her. She explained the things and said she would go.
Ningshou Palace presented gifts to the Queen Mother, and when she turned to leave, the baby in the cradle cried loudly.
All the maids and maids gathered around her, and after coaxing her for a long time, she didn't get better. Xuan Ye said he would bring her over, and he looked up inadvertently and saw Concubine Tong's eyes full of expectation and joy. He pitied her for losing two children in a row, so he said casually: "
Let the concubine give me a hug."
Concubine Tong was startled, she held her hands up, but she said she didn't know what to do. She just waited for the wet nurse to put the little brother into her arms, and the soft little man was warmly placed in her arms. She still closed her eyes and cried at the top of her lungs.
, Concubine Tong coaxed him like a woman at home coaxing a child, swaying her body slightly, calling him softly, the little guy gradually stopped crying, and listened to the Queen Mother's instructions: "Put him back in the cradle, you are not
Do you still want to go to Ningshou Palace?"
Concubine Tong nodded, not daring to miss anything. She came over with the palace maid and wet nurse, and carefully put the child back in the cradle. She took the quilt in her hand to cover him, but suddenly a familiar cloth tiger rolled out of the corner. She was surprised.
Seeing the Empress Dowager and the Emperor talking outside, she asked the wet nurse softly: "Is this cloth tiger from Zhongcui Palace?"
The wet nurse responded: "The noble man brought me here. He said that this cloth tiger is auspicious and it has been guarding my little brother."
Concubine Tong's heart was warm, but she felt uncomfortable for no reason. She blinked her eyes as if to tell herself not to pay attention, turned around and went outside, said goodbye to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, took Qinglian and went to Ningshou Palace.
She no longer sat on the sidelines along the way. Chunfeng was in a very good mood. People around her were used to her being moody, but she was so happy for no reason. Could it be just because she hugged her little brother?
But not far away, she heard scolding. Concubine Tong stopped to look, and saw a noble lady there angrily scolding the woman in front of her who was also dressed in gorgeous clothes. Qinglian was already saying to the side: "It's Prince Gong, Fujin and Zi
Fujin."
They were scolding so hard that they didn't realize that Concubine Tong was here. She took a few steps closer and heard Prince Gong Fujin say angrily: "Are you trying to commit suicide again? I already knew that I shouldn't bring you into the palace, but why?"
It's because I'm too soft-hearted to let you show my face. Let me tell you again, Chunxi is now the emperor's eldest princess, and it has nothing to do with you. The empress dowager was kind enough to let you see her in the past, but now she is with Duan's concubine.
Okay, you are always like this. Do you think it’s okay for Concubine Duan to keep it on her face? Should I show it to you, or should I not show it to you? Just let me worry about it. Several women in Prince Yu’s palace are in Cining Palace.
But those who have kneeled on the floor tiles, are you going to kneel too?"
Someone on the side saw Concubine Tong coming, and quickly reminded her family Fu Jin. Prince Gong Fujin was shocked and led his family members to kneel down and salute. Concubine Tong smiled and said: "My sister-in-law, you are so polite."
Prince Gong Fujin was extremely embarrassed. He guessed that Concubine Tong must have really heard what he said just now, so he simply didn't hide it. He said that Fujin missed the eldest princess and wanted to go to Zhongcui Palace to see the children, but they were for the prince of the family.
I came to the palace to ask An to deliver something. I just wanted to run my errands and go back quickly.
Concubine Tong was the most lazy to pay attention to these parents' gossip, but when she heard about the child, her heart became irritated and she sneered: "My younger siblings are right, Fujin doesn't understand the rules too much. Chunxi is now the eldest daughter of the emperor, and
What else does it have to do with you? Not to mention that the concubine is embarrassed, and the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are probably not happy either. They only got it because they like their daughter, which makes you feel extremely wronged."
The women quickly apologized, and Prince Gong Fujin kept saying that there was no such thing anymore. Concubine Tong didn't want to embarrass and lecture them, so she went to Cining Palace to pay her respects and told them to leave first. Prince Gong Fujin quickly took Fujin and left.
Concubine Tong saw tears in Xi Fujin's eyes, and felt even more uncomfortable. She didn't know what touched her heart, and her good mood was entangled with sadness again. She was turning to leave when she suddenly felt that this place was familiar. She thought for a while and suddenly,
Thinking back to the time when she made Wu Yashi stand here barefoot, it not only made her seriously ill, but also killed the child in Duanbi's belly.
Concubine Tong's whole body tensed up. Unexpectedly, her little brother's quiet smile and the cloth tiger in the cradle came to her eyes. She shook her head vigorously, but she couldn't move away.
"Mother, are you okay?"
"No..." Concubine Tong's heart was beating fast. She held her heart and gasped, "It's okay..."