"Being a mother is so lucky, so of course my little brother is also lucky." Concubine Wen said with a smile, and raised her hands, Dongyun and others understood, bowed and left, Huan Chun looked at his master when he saw this,
Seeing her nod, she had to walk away.
There was no third person in the room. Lan Qi guessed that Concubine Wen was here just to sit around casually, so she told the truth what she was thinking, "I thought you would hold grudges about what happened before, although I still don't feel that I have done it now."
I made a mistake, and I hope you can get over it as soon as possible. Since the emperor won't pursue it, don't hold it in your heart."
Concubine Wen smiled softly, with only the pride that looked down upon everything on her face. After drinking tea, she picked a winter date from the fruit plate and said casually: "Is it you who are stuck in my heart, the noble nobleman? Look at me, I am so proud of myself today."
Come on, you don’t seem to have something on your mind? Hasn’t that matter passed long ago?”
"I have something in my heart." Lan Qi didn't hide it. She looked straight at the person in front of her and poured out all the doubts in her heart. "My queen has no intention of joining forces with me, right? You deliberately waited for me to expose it to the emperor.
That’s why I told my concubine in advance under the guise of joining forces."
The winter dates were crisp. Concubine Wen took a bite and chewed slowly. The sweet taste spread in her mouth, and a pleasant fragrance spread throughout her body. She comfortably moved a big pillow for herself and leaned on it, without any hint of modesty.
He was eating winter dates leisurely and said slowly: "If you don't tell me, Concubine Tong will not be able to argue. The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager will be furious. She will lose half of her life even if she doesn't die. The youngest daughter of the Tong family is not old enough to enter the palace as a concubine."
, I will be able to live peacefully for several years in the future. As for you, even if Concubine Tong was avenged, I would have lost half my life if I had not died. If I were to remain silent in the harem from now on, I would be able to live peacefully for several years. Virtuous man
, all I want is to live in peace and quiet for a few years."
"But……"
"Those medicines won't kill you. Aren't the princesses okay?" Concubine Wen threw down the date kernels and wiped her hands with the handkerchief on the side. It seemed that they were a little sticky and couldn't be wiped clean. Lan Qi got off the kang to give her the blows.
When a basin of water came, Concubine Wen was stunned, and while washing her hands, she said, "My virtuous gentleman, you should change your habit of serving others. When it comes to fetching water and washing your hands, shouldn't you call the maids in?"
Lan Qi didn't care, or she had long been used to it in front of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. She said, "It's just a small matter." When she turned to put down the basin, she heard Concubine Wen say behind her, "I said no."
If it can harm you, how can it harm the child in your belly? Those things can’t kill you and can’t harm the fetus. As for Guo Guiren crying out that he feels uncomfortable, you also know what happened last night. Who knows if it’s true or false?
How is she?"
Lan Qi came back and sat down, still frowning deeply, Concubine Wen was still younger than herself, how could she be so mature, and her tone and expression were more shrewd than Empress Niu Hulu.
Concubine Wen took another piece of southern candy from the snack box and ate it. She seemed to be in a good mood and had a good appetite. She said slowly, "When I was young, my family told me that in the future I would go to the palace to accompany my sister and become the emperor's concubine to assist her.
The status in this harem was still new to me at first, until one time when I went to the palace for a festival, I saw that Long live the Lord only talked to Queen Hesheli, and was also very affectionate to the honorary concubines who were just here at that time. Only my sister
Being left on the side, she was clearly in pain, but she still had the most beautiful smile on her face. At that moment, I thought, she is absolutely not allowed to come to this palace."
Lan Qi put away the needlework she had just done, and slowly listened to Concubine Wen say: "Do you know what kind of life I lived before entering the palace? I played music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs. I am a Manchu and learned a lot.
Chinese culture, just because my family said that the emperor likes Chinese culture. I thought, it would be better to eat fatter and give it up in the first election. But I only ate for two days, and my family noticed it, and every subsequent meal
I had to eat at the same time every day, and I wasn’t full or hungry every day. I couldn’t gain weight or lose weight. I could only pretend to be weak, become taciturn, and become cowardly and incompetent, hoping that they would see that I had no future, but they still wouldn’t let me go and go around.
But as time goes by, I grew up from a little girl to a big girl, and I still entered the palace."
Lan Qi's heart felt heavy when she heard that, and then she heard Concubine Wen sigh: "Except for the teaching master, except for the Ama brothers, except for a few crooked servants at home and the male family members who occasionally see them when they go to the palace for banquets, you know,
I have never spoken to a man in my life. Guess why? Because my family is afraid that I will have a romantic relationship with another man and cause some trouble. They guard me like a thief and prevent me from doing anything.
Anything that would ruin my dream of entering the palace and becoming a concubine one day. After I entered the palace, I thought that my sister was there anyway, and she hoped that I would give birth to a boy and a girl, so when I gave birth, I wouldn’t have to worry about anything else.
,Who knows my sister..."
"Empress." Lan Qi spoke up. Concubine Wen couldn't speak anymore, but she also interrupted Concubine Wen. Xiao Niu Hulu sighed and asked with a smile, "What?"
"I have known since I was a child that I can't escape the fate of being a slave in the palace. Ama'er Niang didn't even dare to teach me how to read and write. She has grown more than ten years in vain. She can't pronounce a few words when she sees a sign on the street. Enter.
It is a blessing for the master to become a palace maid, but he encounters a vicious housekeeper. He is seriously ill and is tortured. He must be filial to everything that is delicious and useful. Although the master is distressed, his life is also very difficult."
Lan Qi recounted the past events, but she felt no bitterness in her heart. For her, that experience seemed to have really contributed to today's happiness. Naturally, what she wanted to say to Concubine Wen was not just these.
"You said that what happened that time, either you died or Concubine Tong died, and the ultimate goal was just to live a peaceful life for you, but why did Concubine Tong have to sacrifice for these things?" Lan Qi's eyes became more and more peaceful, as if
Sighing, "It's not easy for you. I'm afraid that the imperial concubine can't help herself. I'm a palace maid. I don't have so many complicated things, and I can't understand your so-called hard work. But I understand that no matter how bad I am, I
No matter how difficult it is, it is not a reason to harm others. If you had not involved the imperial concubine in that incident, I might have sympathized with you, but not only did you involve the imperial concubine, you also made the brothers and princesses sick.
, even if you have died countless times today just to seek liberation, I still cannot admit that you are doing the right thing."
"Really?" Xiao Niu Hulu smiled coldly, and there was confusion between the eyebrows that had not yet fully opened.
"There is no reason to be forgiven for doing evil and harming others." Lan Qi lowered her eyes and did not look at Concubine Wen's face. "You are not the enemy who killed your father and destroyed your family. Why would you do this? I speak outly. If there is any offense to the empress,
, please forgive me."
"Yes, why is it like this?" Concubine Wen's smile shed her pride and contempt and became pure and pure. Even her unsuitable thick makeup became more beautiful. She stood up from the hot bed and started eating snacks again.
He took a piece of winter melon candy from the box and said easily as if he was putting down a burden, "I came here just to tell you why. Your heart is open and I feel relieved. As for the days to come, it will be fine if I live in peace.
If I can’t live in peace, I can only live in peace, and there is nothing I can do if I can’t help myself. However, I will keep these words in my heart and hope that one day I will be as broad-minded as you.”
Lan Qi also got off the ground, ready to send Concubine Wen off respectfully. Concubine Wen pointed to the snacks in her box and said, "But Huan Chun made them? If you are willing, ask her to make some more and send them to Xianfu Palace to enter the palace."
It’s the first time in a long time that I have something delicious to eat, so I can put it out there to entertain people during the New Year and the holidays.”
"I will remember it, I will ask Huan Chun to deliver it to you another day." Lan Qi felt blessed and went to open a curtain in front of the door to call people in. When Dongyun and others came, they wrapped Concubine Wen tightly in cloaks and hoods.
She walked all the way to the door. Concubine Wen asked her to stay and said with a smile, "When will you come to Xianfu Palace to sit down? You promised me to come and sit down before, but I have been waiting."
Lan Qi said nothing and respectfully sent Concubine Wen off. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her disappear. She turned back to the room and saw the snacks and candies on the Kang table. She asked Huan Chun to prepare some more and send them to Xianfu Palace, but Huan Chun said
: "These are not made by slaves. They were given to you by Concubine Wen yesterday. Concubine Wen came unexpectedly, so I took them apart and used them for entertainment."
Lan Qi wondered: "Could it be that the rewards from Chengqian Palace are different? Concubine Wen said that she had never eaten these and thought it was you who made them, so she sent some more."
Huanchun said while packing his things: "Perhaps the food sent by Chengqian Palace was thrown away by Xianfu Palace. Of course, Concubine Wen has never eaten it."
"Throw it away?"
Huan Chun smiled bitterly: "The world in your eyes is clear and beautiful. Concubine Wen is different from the people in Xianfu Palace."
Lan Qi understood, but smiled and corrected Huan Chun: "The world in my eyes is not as clear as before, but it is still very beautiful. I feel unique when I see a dead leaf, and I rarely feel sad about spring or autumn, but your family
Long live the Lord, but he said that I was heartless, which makes me angry just thinking about it."
Huan Chun saw her smiling brightly, and her eyes lit up when she mentioned the emperor. She felt happy and funny, so she just packed her things. When she stopped busy, Lv Zhu and the others also came back from playing wildly, and Huan Chun scolded them severely.
The four of them were kicked out and forced to stand under the eaves. They thought they could show off to their master, but to their surprise, Lan Qi was lying at the window laughing at them as they deserved it.
He waited until the concubines came back and saw four people standing outside like holding candles, with their eyes and noses squeezed together from the cold, before they let them in to warm themselves up by the fire. Lan Qi said that she would also torment people, but when General Huan Chun said the reason
, Duan Concubine couldn't help but blame: "There are always people coming from time to time during the New Year. There is no one around your master. How do others view the rules of Zhongcui Palace? After the New Year, you can play as you please, but you must be more diligent in doing things these days.
That’s good.”
Luzhu and the others did not dare to talk back, for fear of angering Huanchun again, so they warmed up and went to do things. Duanbi and Bugui were talking about the Empress Dowager and their little brother, and Chunxi and Duanjing were chattering about their younger brother.
Cute, Duan Jing also gestured and said: "My brother's arms are so thick, even thicker than mine. When he wet himself, grandma changed his diaper, and I saw that there were circles of flesh on his legs."
Lan Qi smiled so hard that her eyebrows curled up. Yesterday, her wet nurse brought her son to the Meridian Gate Tower. She could feel her son's chubby body through the swaddling clothes. He was no longer the same as he was the day he was taken away. This child was growing up day and night.
I'm really afraid that if a few more days pass, I won't be able to recognize him anymore.
Afterwards, Lord Bu led the two girls to wash their hands and change clothes. Duan Concubine stayed behind and asked Lan Qi: "What did Concubine Wen come to say to you? Don't blame me for being troublesome. I still want to persuade you, Concubine Wen."
We can't afford to offend her like that. She has such deep thoughts, how can she be compared to you and me?"
Lan Qi also nodded repeatedly: "I have a sense of discretion in my heart."
Duan concubine knew that she was smart, so she stopped nagging, but she had to mention another thing. She sighed and said: "I just heard my brother's message in Cining Palace. Brother Wanfu is not well, and I don't know what happened."
It was not caused by that incident, although the doctors said it was a hidden disease."
"Since then, I have been saying that it is not possible. The doctors are saying it right now, so I am afraid that there will not be much time left." Thinking that another little life in the palace will die soon, Lan Qi, a first-time mother, feels more sad and pitiful than before.
, thinking more about his own flesh and blood in Cining Palace, and also feeling sorry for Xuan Ye about losing another son.
"When I rushed to my brother's house, the little princess was already out of breath." Recalling the past, Duan Concubine saw a sad look on her face again.
It’s okay to be with my little brother, but she still has a baby in her belly, and she doesn’t know whether it’s taboo or not. She’s afraid that if I tell her, I’ll be blamed for being troublesome.”
Lan Qi was kind-hearted and said, "I will be able to go out in a few days. If I go to Cining Palace, I will find an opportunity to talk to Grandma Sumala."
Duan Bi hurriedly explained: "Don't misunderstand me. I'm not here to persuade you. I really care about whether this matter is appropriate or not. After all, Na La is still pregnant in my belly."
Lan Qi knew that Duan Concubine was not that kind of person, and she really felt sorry for the child Wan Fu. She didn't want him to end his short life alone in her elder brother's house.
After thinking about it, we have no interest in it anymore."
Duan Concubine felt relieved and talked to her about the children. She was looking at the needlework with the tiger-head shoes she was working on when she suddenly heard Duan Jing crying.
With the palm of her hand, when Bu Guiren led Chunxi over and held Chunxi in his arms to show them to the two of them, the little girl even scratched Chunxi's face in order to grab some snacks from her sister.
Although Bu Guiren often favored his biological daughter, he was not unreasonably doting on her. Now he scolded Duan Jing with a fierce face, scaring the little princess into crying and making a fuss. Chunxi was very much like a sister, and pulled Bu Guiren to talk about her.
fine.
Princess Chunxi is seven years old. If Duanbi's daughter is still alive, she would be at the same age. After all, Chunxi is the daughter of Prince Gong. She doesn't look like Xuan Ye, nor does she look like Duanbi, Rongxian and Duanjing.
Although they have different mothers, their eyes and eyebrows are similar, which is not obvious at ordinary times. When the three children are together, the eldest sister is very different from the younger sisters.
Lan Qi dotes on Duan Jing, but feels more sorry for Chun Xi. The seven-year-old girl is already sensible. She understands the mood of Duan Bin, the mother-in-law. She also cares that Duan Jing is Bu Guiren's biological daughter. Once she was alone with Lan
When she was with Qi, she quietly asked her if the aunts in Prince Gong's palace would come into the palace during the festival.
It turns out that this child has always known that she is the princess of the palace, and in her heart, she still has a mother-in-law, but she told Lan Qi that Duan concubine is very good to her, and she can't think about kissing her mother-in-law, or she will be hurt again.
Because of her mother's heart, she begged Lan Qi not to tell others. She just wanted to take a look at the aunts from Prince Gong's palace during the festival from a distance.
Duan Jing was crying and fussing now. The little girl has a bad temper. Bu Guiren lost patience and threatened her with a spanking. As a result, she cried so hard that Lan Qi's ears were almost deafened. Duan Bi could only
After taking the child away, Bu Guiren thought about it but couldn't bear to let his daughter cry, so he followed him out soon after.
Huan Chun brought the medicine box to clean Chunxi's wound, but there was a cut under the ear by a nail, and even though her hair was covered, it couldn't be seen. Chunxi lay quietly in Lan Qi's arms, looking up from time to time to see her sister crying.
From where it came, I didn't know what I was longing for in my eyes. If it were in the past, Lan Qi might not have guessed that now she was also a mother, and she wondered if this child was envious of her sister for having a mother by her side.
Her heart moved and she coaxed Chunxi to whisper a few words. The little girl's eyes lit up and she looked at Lan Qi in disbelief. She stretched out her hand to tick Chunxi and said with a smile: "You can't tell others, otherwise you won't be able to do it."
Once again, our Chunxi is the most sensible, right?"
The little girl was so happy that she hugged Lan Qi and kissed her several times. Soon she went back to Duan Concubine, just waiting for Lan Qi to realize her wish.
The whole day after that, Lan Qi was busy making tiger-head shoes for her little brother, counting on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month before she could put them on for her son herself. Unconsciously, time passed by, and she listened to the melodious music of the Qiang Palace's guqin.
I was surprised to realize that one day had passed and Xuan Ye was probably already here.
Huan Chun knew that she was going to do needlework, so he lit a lot of candles and oil lamps to light up the room. He saw Lan Qi raising her head and listening to the guqin, and was just about to speak. Suddenly, she heard the sound of the qin suddenly stopped after a ferocious sound, and she was shocked.
It makes people feel panicked.
"What's wrong?" Lan Qi said to herself. The needle in her hand accidentally pricked her finger. She frowned in pain, bit her finger and sucked the blood beads. Huan Chun came and handed over the needle and thread to do it again during the day tomorrow. She
She didn't force herself, but she was very worried, and finally couldn't help it. For the first time, she took the initiative to ask Huan Chun to find out what happened in the Chengqian Palace. Ever since she started listening to Concubine Tong playing the piano, she could gradually hear the sound of the piano.
The emotion in her voice was gone, and the ferocious sound just now made her very uneasy.
Huan Chun was ordered to inquire, but he came back a short time later and miraculously said: "How did you know something was wrong? I heard that the emperor is not coming tonight, and the imperial concubine is losing her temper. It seems that a little palace maid has made a mistake and is being punished."
"
Lan Qi said oh, but what Huanchun said after that really shocked her. She didn't expect that Xuan Ye didn't come to Chengqian Palace, but went to Xianfu Palace, and complained for no reason: "I said yesterday that I would go to Yikun Palace.
As a result, I came to Chengqian Palace, and today I suddenly left here and ran to Xianfu Palace. The emperor thought that the palace was not lively enough, so it would be better to engage in fights and bickering during the New Year and festivals."
Huan Chun smiled: "You can't say that."
Lan Qi glared at her and said angrily: "Then he can do it?"
Huan Chun came over and asked, "Are you jealous for the imperial concubine, or are you feeling sour yourself?"
"Don't talk nonsense." The little noble threw the ball of thread in his hand towards Huan Chun and shouted, "Hurry up and set the table, I'm hungry."
Lan Qi knows best whether she is jealous or not. If the emperor is not in Xianfu Palace in the next few days, he will be in Yikun Palace, so Chengqian Palace will naturally not be left out. In seven or eight days, Concubine Tong, Concubine Wen and Concubine Yi
Split the spring colors equally.
Concubines Rong and Concubine Hui no longer have the capital to compete. They only take care of the New Year and festival affairs in the palace. This is different from the past when Queen Niu Hulu controlled all the power but was not close to the emperor. The low-ranking concubines were left alone
After being favored, now the people below are busy with important affairs in the palace, while the ones above are just pestering the emperor to ask for favors.
The fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month was just around the corner, and noble people could finally go out. At dawn, they dressed up and went to Cining Palace. When they arrived, the Empress Dowager had not yet gotten up. She was waiting outside with the maids, although she was itching to go to the palace.
I took a look at my brother's house, but I didn't dare to break the rules. I waited obediently for the Queen Mother to get up so that she could serve here first. Just when I was bored, the cry of a baby suddenly came, followed by the sound of a wet nurse patting her.
Then I raised my head and looked for the direction from which the sound came. There was movement in the bedroom. The Empress Dowager got up.
After not seeing the old man for a long time, Lan Qi gave her a big gift. The Empress Dowager didn't want her to do anything. She kept holding hands and talking, and asked her to turn around and look at her carefully. The old man smiled and said: "You are well raised, it seems."
I won’t have to worry about having two babies in three years.”
The little noble blushed with fear and was about to reply when a group of people came in from outside. The wet nurse was holding the little brother in her arms and was surrounded by them. Later, a palace maid supported her and saluted, saying that the little brother was paying her respects to her great-grandmother. The Queen Mother looked at Lan Qi when she saw him.
There was light inside, and he pushed with a smile and said: "Go and give me a hug, let the child recognize you, don't just remember the nanny."
Because she had seen Laba on the tower that day, Lan Qi didn't miss her so much that she felt panicked. When she hugged her son, she felt a weight on her arms. The nurse smiled and said, "My little brother has grown taller again."
Lan Qi took the baby over, thanked the wet nurse for her hard work, and then took the baby to the Empress Dowager. It was not unusual for the old lady to see her every day. She asked her to go to her little brother's room. She didn't come for most of the day, only waiting for lunch.
The little brother came to wait on him after he fell asleep. The Queen Mother asked her if she was satisfied. Lan Qi shook her head frankly and said that she would never get tired of seeing him every day.
"Let Xuan Ye love you more and get pregnant with another child earlier. When you are promoted to concubine, you can raise it by yourself. You don't have to bother me every day. Just be patient and wait." The Empress Dowager would never speak frankly to concubines in the past.
I said these words in the early years when I wanted to use Hui Guiren to balance the relationship between the concubines and let her take care of Zhongcuigong more. It was also a promise made by Grandma Sumala, but now she has no scruples.
When I said these few words to Lan Qi, my grandma was listening and lamented that my master was getting older and no longer cared about many things.
In the afternoon, after waiting for the old man to take a nap, Lan Qi went to her little brother's house again and sat down to look at the cradle for a while. Aunt Sumala came in and smiled, flipping through a roster and pointing to her.
One name said, "The emperor and the empress dowager made a plan a few days ago to arrange the names of the prince's elder brother and the descendants of the clan. The prince and the descendants of the clan will have to change their names in the future. The younger brother will start from '
The word "Yin" is the name of our little brother. The Empress Dowager personally chose it, and it is called Yinzhen."
"Yin Zhen?" Lan Qi looked at this pair of words, knowing that it was her son's name, so she looked at it for no reason.
Grandma smiled and said: "'Zhen', you are blessed with truth, aren't you talking about you, noble lady?"