"Me?" Lan Qi was puzzled, but Mammy smiled, "A noble person treats others with sincerity and wins today's blessing step by step. Think about it, if you didn't do your best to take care of Bu Changzai, where would there be all the things behind you?
Piece by piece, if you say that your blessings are given by God and the Empress Dowager, it would be better to say that you have earned them yourself and should share them."
"You're so complimentary, I'm so excited." Lan Qi's cheeks were already blushing at the words. She turned around and gently tapped her son's fleshy cheek, "Yinzhen, Yinzhen, E Niang has nothing else to do.
, these are the only benefits that grandma mentioned. I don’t expect you to be smart or capable, I only hope that you will be healthy, and that you will also be truly blessed, but don’t let down your great-grandmother’s good intentions.”
"Your Majesty, just call me here a few times. You can't tell me when you go out. The Emperor will wait until the first month of the year to talk about this matter. No one outside knows about it yet." Mammy said with a smile, "Brother, the prince has to change his name.
Well, I'm afraid it will cause some disputes, the emperor has his own plans."
Lan Qi agreed. As she spoke, an idea flashed through her mind. She remembered her promise to Chunxi. She pulled her grandma to sit aside and said softly, "On a whim, I feel sorry for the eldest princess, and I promised her to treat her well in the new year."
Prince Fujin is also in the palace to celebrate the festival. When the time comes, he will find a way to distract the others and let her talk to her mother-in-law alone for a while. Aunty, can you help me?"
Mammy smiled and sighed: "I don't do well in the matter of being a noble person. What do you think of Concubine Duan?"
"At that time, I saw how pitiful the eldest princess was, and I acted impulsively for a moment." Lan Qi blamed herself, "Although Empress Duanbi is not a stingy person, she is very considerate. If the child is the one she devoted her whole heart to, she would only want to kiss her.
Anyone would be sad. But the eldest princess is not heartless. If she is a really heartless child, she will not think about having a mother-in-law and being the daughter of the emperor. She is no better than the princess who is a concubine in the palace.
?”
"The master will get up later. You can tell her yourself that the most effective solution is the Empress Dowager. She never went to Duan Concubine's place before, and she often asked Fu Jin to take a look." Mammy comforted Lan Qi, "If the Empress Dowager is
If you come forward, at least you and Duan Concubine will not be embarrassed. Anyway, the eldest princess is the daughter of Fu Jin on the side of the palace. Everyone knows about it. If Duan Concubine is worried, she will worry about it herself. If you are more generous, you will be praised, so don't worry about it.
.”
When Lan Qi saw what her nanny said, she didn't want the Empress Dowager to come forward. She begged her not to mention the matter first, saying that she would think of something later. Duan was already aggrieved. If she still allowed the Empress Dowager to suppress her, she would
Wouldn't it be even more aggrieved? In the final analysis, it's my fault for being troublesome. Although the child is pitiful, I can't care less about the sincerity of the concubine.
The matter was left undisturbed in Cining Palace. Lan Qi didn't know whether her mother-in-law had mentioned it to the Empress Dowager, but she never mentioned it to anyone in front of others. She just pretended that the old man didn't know, and she secretly thought about it.
How can things be perfect?
In the blink of an eye, on the twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month, Xuan Ye sealed the seal in the Jiaotai Hall. He had only a few free days in a year. On the twenty-third day, he celebrated the small New Year to worship the Kitchen God. He had already ordered a banquet for the royal family members, and even counting the days, he had no time to spare.
, so the seal was sealed on the morning of the 21st. I came to Cining Palace for lunch, and in the afternoon, I took the noble man away from the Empress Dowager.
Since he couldn't go to the garden, Xuan Ye took Lan Qi for a walk in the imperial city. The Forbidden City was so big that the palace concubines were restricted in where they could go. If it wasn't for the emperor's guidance, Lan Qi might not be able to go to many places in her life. Now she was
As soon as they were carried to the Wenhua Palace in the outer court, Lan Qi was shocked when she got off the sedan chair. There was such a desolate place in the imperial city.
The emperor led her in. The little noble lady was dumbfounded by the messy and deserted scenes, but Xuan Ye said coldly: "Back then, Li Zicheng led his troops to invade the Forbidden City and burned down all the Wenhua Palace. When I love the new sleep,
Luo became the master of the Han people, so the late emperor allowed this mess to be kept, saying that he would wake up future generations and kill him for the fifth generation of a gentleman. If I don't love the descendants of the Xinjue Luo family, they will end up like this in the future."
Lan Qi was horrified when she heard that. Looking at the devastation, she realized why Xuan Ye always said that the daily chores in the harem were insignificant in his eyes. No matter how big his wish was, it could not compare to Jiangshan Sheji. He really should bring all the women here.
Take a look here, look at the ruins, the ashes, and the fighting. It’s just like what the emperor often said when he scolded himself for losing his temper. It was all a fault of his spare time.
"But I plan to rebuild in two years." Xuan Ye turned his eyes and saw Lan Qi's solemn look. He didn't feel funny, reached out and pinched her face, and smiled happily, "I brought you here to have a look, not to scare you.
, I just thought, what should I do to keep the injustice of the previous dynasty in the Qing Imperial City? It is better to demolish it and rebuild it again. The Wuying Palace is still there, how can we abandon the Wenhua Palace?
How many Manchus are there in the country? We still need to use Sinology to govern the Han people. I must not only respect martial arts, but also respect literature. Whatever the Han people admire, I also admire. I want to win the hearts of the Han people in the world and let them
Please guard the country with me."
Lan Qi's eyes were filled with admiration and her eyes were shining. Xuan Ye was overjoyed and pushed her and said: "You are being silly again. Did you listen carefully to what I said?"
"Okay, okay." Lan Qi agreed hastily.
"Then remember to tell your son these words in the future, teach him to study hard and practice martial arts, and be my right and left arms." Xuan Ye said this, gently pulling Lan Qi to his side, "How can a little brother be so big?
I need many sons to build my kingdom."
The little nobleman felt hot in her heart, but she did not dare to be presumptuous in this serious place, so she said softly: "Your Majesty, don't make trouble, we will joke again when we get back to Qianqing Palace." She knew that Xuan Ye missed her, and she herself didn't miss Xuan Ye.
The emperor deliberately teased her, how could he really make trouble here? He pulled her away from the Wenhua Palace, then took a soft sedan into the inner courtyard, walked past the Fengxian Palace, and in front of the Zhai Palace, a newly renovated palace pavilion was about to
It fell to the ground, hindering the seal to celebrate the New Year, and the construction was temporarily stopped. Lan Qi knew that after the prince got acne, Xuan Ye ordered the construction. After the completion, this place will be the prince's east palace. From now on, the prince will not live in Qianqing Palace.
.
"Queen Hesheli and I have a deep love. The prince is pitifully born without a mother. I don't want anyone to despise him in the future. To despise the prince is to despise the queen. I can't tolerate it." Xuan Ye looked at the already solid foundation.
He said with deep affection, "I treat my concubines well, and I also remember the friendship I had back then. Even though I personally took charge of the government after the wedding, the four ministers still tried to influence me, Ao Bai was arrogant, and Bambul Shan was coveting the imperial power.
Wu Sangui was enclosing territory in the south again. I was young and incompetent at that time. During those hard days, only Queen Hesheli stayed with me, but she never helped her family to embarrass me. This was the biggest problem for her and Concubine Zhao.
The difference is that Queen Hesheli regards me as her husband, not the emperor."
Lan Qi was fascinated when she heard Xuan Ye turning to look at her. She immediately woke up and looked at him doubtfully. She didn't know what to ask, but she heard Xuan Ye say: "In your heart, who am I? The emperor, or the emperor?"
husband?"
"I don't dare to compare with Queen Hesheli, and if you ask this now, anything I say will be suspected of trying to please the emperor, but in this case the Empress Dowager has already asked me." Lan Qi took two steps back. Blessed Blessed Shenzi said, "In Lan Qi's heart, the Emperor is heaven and the emperor, and he is also my concubine's husband and my children's Amma. However, I can't just treat you as my husband. If I only treat you as my husband, I won't tolerate it." Other empresses and nobles are close to you. Thinking that you are the emperor with the highest honor, you will understand in your heart who you are and what you deserve. Your Majesty, the world is a bottomless abyss, and it will not end until the end. He fell to his death, I don’t want to jump down.”
Xuan Ye was pleased, took two steps closer to her, put his forehead against hers, and said with a deep smile: "After all, you are the mother-in-law, and I can rest assured that I will leave my son to you to raise him in the future. I have been worried about it all the time." Ah, how good it is to raise a stupid son."
Lan Qi stretched out her hand and pushed Xuan Ye back, "The emperor is not serious, what I said with all my heart and soul."
Xuan Ye laughed loudly: "You are still digging your heart out. You are the most heartless person. How many days have you been out of confinement? Why don't you come to Qianqing Palace to see me? Do you have to ask me to find you? I only focus on you. Cining Palace, you used to be able to say that you were filial to the emperor's grandmother, but now, you only have eyes for your son, so I should send him to my elder brother's house to see who you are eager to see."
Lan Qi glanced at him and felt jealous. She turned around and walked outside, muttering: "Yikun Palace and Xianfu Palace are too busy, and they still worry about others going to clean up..."
Before she finished speaking, Xuan Ye hugged her from behind. She had already taken off her corset. She was young and had a good foundation. The flesh on her waist and abdomen had tightened in just a few dozen days. Xuan Ye pinched her. , the whole body felt as if it was crispy, and the emperor was also a little surprised. Touching the slender waist and plump hips, it was actually different from before. Lan Qi quickly struggled and jumped away, and whispered softly: "It's clear that the emperor will bully others."
But Xuan Ye came up and took her hand, and walked straight to Qianqing Palace, smiling and saying domineeringly: "So what if the sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly? How dare they look at it with their eyes?"
The little nobleman was led away softly and delicately. When he returned to the Qianqing Palace, he spoke warmly and softly about the beauty of the spring. For the next two days, the virtuous nobleman served in the Qianqing Palace one after another. The Ministry of Internal Affairs even wrote down the secrets of the harem people every night. Everyone can see whether it is sour or astringent, just like drinking water.
Just waiting for the New Year to worship the Kitchen God, the assistant ministers and bachelors of the three academies, as well as the ministers, academies, ministers, temples, halls, the Imperial College, and the Imperial College offered wine, and the six subjects all gathered in the Kunning Palace to worship day and night, solemnly and solemnly. Xuan Ye had been busy all day and had no time to come to the harem.
The concubines and other concubines, led by the Empress Dowager, held memorial ceremonies in the harem. In the morning, they worshiped at Cining Palace. In the afternoon, the Empress Dowager ordered all the palaces and courtyards to disperse and enjoyed themselves. The women of the clan were free to walk around the palace and rush to the door. Very soon It's lively.
The Kitchen God was also worshiped in Zhongcui Palace. I heard Bu Guiren telling the two little princesses that they would put honey on the Stove Lord's mouth so that he could say good things to heaven and keep the world safe. He also told the two girls not to steal the stove on the altar. Wang Tang, when the Kitchen God meets the Jade Emperor, he will naturally feed them to them.
Lan Qi looked very happy when someone suddenly pulled her from behind. She turned around and saw that it was Empress Duan Bi. She followed her outside and heard Duan Bi say: "There is something I am thinking about in my heart. I have been thinking about it for a long time. It is best to leave it to you." Lan Qi, the princes from Prince Yu and Prince Gong’s palace will also go to Chengqian Palace to watch a play soon. We have already accepted the imperial concubine’s invitation, and the children will naturally go too. When it gets crowded, you can lead Chunxi away. , I asked the palace maid to bring Xi Fujin over, and you can let them meet here."
Lan Qi felt hot in her heart, wondering if the secret between herself and Chun Xi had been discovered by Duan Bin, but Duan Bin said to herself: "I told Concubine Rong that day, and she also said that this is a good thing. Although the royal rules are big,
But they are no bigger than blood relatives. We are both mother-in-law. I am not blessed enough to keep the child. Chunxi is now the daughter of the emperor. It is the grace of the emperor. But I cannot let her mother-in-law suffer in this world. It is even more mine.
You will have to repay your injustice in the next life."
Lan Qi's eyes were wet, and she lamented Duan Bi's kindness, and wondered why God didn't keep her child, and why such a good person was not blessed. She was tempted for a moment and wanted to burst into tears, but Duan Bi laughed at her: "
Silly, do you feel sorry for me?" Then he said, "I came forward on my own because I was afraid that Chun Xi would feel uncomfortable. The big girl is so smart. Compared with Duan Jing, she only knows how to play and eat, so I will leave this matter to you.
Don't wait too long. It's not a shameful thing to be bumped into by others, but it's not good to do it secretly."
Lan Qi agreed one by one, and then dressed up the two girls. She also changed into new clothes. She was just waiting for someone to come from Chengqian Palace in front of her. The three of them hurriedly brought their children and gifts. Today, the three palaces and six courtyards came to watch the show.
, even Concubine Wen, who had not been out for a long time, was present. After all, it was a big occasion where all the female relatives of the clan were present. Concubine Tong was now the dominant harem, and they respected her as much as they respected the queen. Of course, everyone acted carefully.
Because the Empress Dowager, the Queen Mother and several concubines did not come, Concubine Tong was the most honorable in Chengqian Palace, and she sat at the top. The other concubines sat in a row of seniority. There was a literary drama on the stage first, and the atmosphere in the palace was still tense.
After being restrained, the lively Wu Sheng came on stage, and the atmosphere became lively while the gongs and drums were playing. Everyone was not just sitting around, chatting, laughing and drinking. Lan Qi looked at her eyes. After more than half an hour, Chunxi pretended to have a stomachache, and Duanbi
Later, he reported to his superiors and led the eldest princess out first.
Not long after the mother and daughter returned to Zhongcui Palace, someone came to the door. The palace maid Duan led Prince Gong to Xiang Fujin. Lan Qi gave up the room for the mother and daughter to meet. Xiu Fujin's face was full of blood before he could see his daughter.
She burst into tears and actually wanted to salute Lan Qi. She was so frightened that she quickly helped her and said, "Zi Fujin, please go see the princess first. We have plenty of time to talk."
So he pushed her in, and he waited at Bu Guiren's place. However, she could only sit down and drink a cup of tea when she heard some movement outside. She thought that the mother and daughter were leaving. When she came out to see, she found that it was quiet and there was no one there across the way.
, but a young eunuch poked his head in front of the door. Huan Chun stepped forward to stop him. Lan Qi came to look again and saw Prince Gong outside.
Lan Qi and him are considered uncles and sisters-in-law. When they meet, they can't pretend they haven't seen each other. When they meet each other, Lan Qi smiles and says: "Fujin is talking to the princess inside. It is inconvenient for the prince to enter the concubine's inner palace. Why don't you wait in front of the door for a while?"
It's good to see him now that he's out."
Prince Gong said hurriedly: "I saw her walking towards here from a distance. I thought she shouldn't wander around the inner palace, so I wanted to come over and have a look. Sure enough, she was there. Thank you for your trouble, I won't wait any longer. I have to go to Ci
Ning Gong sends his regards to the Imperial Grandmother."
However, the polite and simple words here were all noticed by those who were interested. Na Lachang had a stomachache before going out and had not planned to come. He also thought that he would never show his face and would not show up later.
Face, so after a while, she still came with a full belly. Then she happened to come from behind and saw Prince Gong and Deguiren talking through the door. Both of them were smiling and cordial. She didn’t know what to say. She still hated Deguiren for grabbing the road that day.
, and was even more jealous of her countless favors. When she arrived at Chengqian Palace and sat down to watch a play, rumors gradually spread around the table that Prince Gong was having a private meeting with a noble man later.
These words made Prince Gong Fu Jin blush. He couldn't sit still for a moment, so he withdrew and walked straight to Zhongcui Palace. He happened to see Fu Jin and the princess coming out. She knew what was going on, but she thought it was the prince.
I felt sorry for Ci Fujin to do this, and she felt angry. She pulled Xi Fujin over and said to Chun Xi: "Princess, you only have one concubine, Duan Concubine. This woman is just a slave in my palace. How can you let her be?"
Touch your hand?"
Lan Qi came out of Bu Guiren's place and happened to hear this sentence. Her heart was broken to pieces. She rushed up and hugged Chun Xi behind her. Although she, a noble person, should not speak harshly to the princess, the words of Prince Gong and Fujin were so serious.
It's so hurtful that I can't help but blame: "The Empress Dowager has repeatedly told the princess to remember who her mother-in-law is, but Fujin's words make no sense. Even if you want to blame Fujin for breaking the rules, you shouldn't do this to the princess."
explain."
Prince Gong Fujin knew that noble people were favored and enjoyed themselves in front of the two palaces. But now it was rumored that her prince had an affair with noble people. He had already lost his mind. He turned around and slapped Fu Jin on the face, angrily scolding: "
Little bitch, you’re only going to cause trouble for me, why don’t you get out?”
"Eniang..." Chunxi became angry when she saw her mother being humiliated. She ran over and pushed Prince Gong Fu Jin away, blocking her in front of her mother. However, Fujin stood in front of the threshold wearing a flower pot bottom and stepped back.
He fell, and the whole person rolled down together with the girl behind him.
Lan Qi was frightened and hurriedly came out with Xie Fujin to help her. Who knew that Prince Gong Fujin went crazy and slapped Xie Fujin on the face again, cursing angrily: "Bitch, you are worthy of touching me."
Before Lan Qi came back to her senses, she saw Chun Xi rushing over and kicking Prince Gong Fu Jin in the leg, pulling her hair apart with force, crying and scolding her: "You are the bitch, who asked you to beat her?"
My mother-in-law’s?”
This commotion really cannot end. Once the Chengqian Palace in front was alarmed, no one could escape the questioning from the superiors. It was originally rumored that Prince Gong had a private meeting with a noble man. Now that Fujin came to make a fuss, it seemed that the rumor was confirmed.
, such an ugly joke happened in the harem at such a young age, although many people are worried, but even more people are happy to see a noble person who is favored and favored get involved in such dirty trouble.
But how did this happen? When Duan concubine and Deguiren led Chun Xi to kneel in the main hall of Cining Palace, waiting for the Queen Mother to scold her, she still couldn't figure it out. She just looked at the arrogant faces next to her.
The kneeling eldest princess said helplessly: "Silly girl, you have tricked me."