"We have guests coming during the Chinese New Year, so we have to be considerate. I'm going to see her. Please be at ease, I won't let her bother you." Lan Qi knew that Duan Concubine would not be able to recover from today's events for a few days, so she felt relieved.
After saying a few words to her, he and Huan Chun came out. Seeing Jue Chan standing under the door with his maid, Huan Chun asked her to come in and sit down.
After sitting down in the east side hall and seeing her bowing, Lan Qi said politely: "Ms. Duan and the nobles are both tired, so I won't see you."
Jue Chan nodded in agreement and said, "I'm here to see you. Concubine Duan and Lady Bu can go and pay their respects in the future, but they disappeared today."
"What's the matter?" Lan Qi didn't have the energy to greet politely, thinking that Jue Chan was always bored in the house, never leaving the door, and unless necessary to entertain, she would hardly be seen in the palace.
Even though he was in the way of those things, he had always been cold to her and rarely spoke to her when they met. It didn't seem like she would go out of her way to congratulate her on the festival.
But when Lan Qi asked this question, Jue Chan agreed but did not answer in a hurry. Instead, he ordered the palace maid to go down first. As soon as her palace maid left, Huan Chun and others stood nearby and looked embarrassed. Seeing that the master did not object, they also left together.
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The palace door closed slowly, Lan Qi turned her eyes back to Jue Chan and asked directly: "Is there anything important that concerns me?"
"I don't know whether I should say these words or not. Although I think it is better to do less than to do more, I also think it would be good to put you on guard no matter what." Master Juechan said calmly, "My concubine.
I thought that the person who spread the rumors today about your private meeting with Prince Gong was Nala Changzai. I saw her maid making irresponsible remarks to others. Although there was a commotion here, nothing major happened after that. I thought
Seeing Nala Changzai being restless, I guess it was right. Nala Changzai once complained to his concubine that on the day of Laba, you were sitting in a soft sedan to argue with her. At that time, she had a stomachache and was sent back by the imperial concubine.
, but she said that your sedan chair not only blocked her way, but the little eunuch beside her also scolded her for hurrying to reincarnate. I thought, if Nala always has grudges, it is not wrong to say these things today. "
Every word brought back Lan Qi's memories of that day in Laba. Xuan Ye sent someone to take her to the Meridian Gate Tower to see the scenery. On the way, she did hear the little eunuch cursing. When I asked about it, she only said that she was a palace maid and eunuch. She was sitting in a warm sedan chair.
Looking at the outside, why would you think it was Nala? No matter how much those little eunuchs worshiped everyone, they didn't dare to disrespect Nala now that she was pregnant. Maybe they didn't know that Nala was always sitting in the sedan chair.
At the moment, I am not trying to excuse anyone, so I put aside the rumors spread by Na Lashi. Lan Qi is thinking about the scolding words of the little eunuch that day. She also heard the sentence "hurry up to be reincarnated." Na Lashi did not add any fuel to the fire.
She was already sensitive and delicate when she was pregnant with a child, so how could she withstand such a bad word, not to mention that Brother Wan Fu had always been bad.
"A noble man?" Jue Chan said softly when he saw Lan Qi in a daze.
Lan Qi calmed down and raised her eyes to see Master Jue Chan's face. She hadn't paid attention to it for a few days, but now that she looked carefully, she suddenly felt strange. The person who looked for death and looked like a haggard person at the beginning, although still slender, was more charming.
Her posture, her eye waves flowing like a puddle of autumn water, her red lips and nose as greasy as gelatin, are what people call natural beauty.
Often hearing Duan Concubine and Bu Guiren murmuring that Hui Concubine had ulterior motives for agreeing to Jue Chan, Lan Qi sighed inwardly. It was not surprising that the emperor fell in love with such a beauty. He did not belong to her in the first place.
She longed to monopolize Xuan Ye, but with such thoughts, she couldn't stay in the harem anymore. But now, looking at Jue Chan's beauty, she felt sour and jealous that she didn't want Xuan Ye to like her, and at the same time, she thought about those things in the past.
I don't know what this woman is thinking.
But in just a few words, so many thoughts came to her mind. When she calmed down, she was shocked to realize that she was different now from the past. There is no tolerance and generosity in love. Grandma once said that people
Once her heart is moved, she can no longer control herself, and she finally begins to be unable to tolerate others.
"Are you okay?" Juechan saw that the noble man glanced at her and continued to be in a daze. He asked again, and then he saw that the noble man finally seemed to have calmed down and replied, "It's okay."
Master Juechan felt a little at a loss. He didn't know if he had offended others by saying these words. He thought about it a few times, calmed down and asked, "Is my concubine talking too much?"
"No, thank you for telling me." Lan Qi smiled politely, "It's just that I don't understand why you came here to tell me. Counting everyone in this palace, I have never said harsh words to anyone.
If so, I would have blushed towards you, but you still have such a kind heart."
Jue Chan pursed his lips and said after a while: "But only you, a noble man, said those words because you really want me to live a good life. The others are just doing it for themselves."
"Who doesn't care for himself? You don't have to think highly of me. You must have not forgotten those words I said that day. I still said those few words, which can be regarded as a tacit understanding between you and me." Lan Qi said calmly, still talking to Jue Chan.
Shi kept a distance and refused to be friendly, "If you live well, everyone will be in peace."
Jue Chan's eyes were a little disappointed, but he heard the noble man say: "I will keep your kindness in mind today. Thank you. Apart from those irrelevant matters, is there anything I can do to help you in the future? Zhong Cui Gongmen
It's always open. On weekdays, there's no need to go back and forth. You live in Yikun Palace, so you always have to worry about the hostess."
"Thank you for your suggestion, I will keep it in mind." Mrs. Juechan seemed a little happy at this moment. She stood up and said to Fu Fu, "If there is nothing else to do, I will leave first. Since Mr. Guo is not present at the dinner today, I want to
I'm taking care of the noble person in Yikun Palace and I won't say hello to you at night."
Lan Qi nodded and said nothing. In fact, she was just a noble person. She felt that Chan was too humble and polite. But when she saw her leaving, her graceful back was so graceful and graceful. A woman who had not yet given birth was already born with such a figure. She thought she had just arrived at Xuanye.
When she was next to her, she was just a skinny little girl.
My heart was sore, and suddenly I was excited, thinking that I was just a skinny little girl at that time, and Xuan Ye could like her. It can be seen that beauty is nothing in his eyes. If you want to like someone for a long time, you can't just be together.
Open your face.
The little nobleman became proud for no reason. When Huan Chun came in, he saw his master's face beaming with joy, and thought that Jue Chan had promised to say something good. Lan Qi just smiled and said: "I think of the emperor, and I feel happy and cheerful, isn't it good?"
Concubine Duan refused to go to the banquet at night, but Concubine Rong sent Ji Xin to persuade her to attend the banquet. Firstly, she would give honor to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and secondly, she would not make Prince Gong and Fujin too proud. Lan Qi and Bu
After some more persuasion from the nobleman, the concubine finally agreed, leaving a suitable person to serve the princess, and went to Qianqing Palace with the two of them according to the makeup.
The Qianqing Palace was brightly lit, and they saw other concubines and female family members. In contrast, Duan Concubine felt that Lan Qi was dressed very brightly tonight, and jokingly asked her why she suddenly had the temper to dress up. The young nobleman said perfunctorily that the festival should be more festive, but in his heart he said
Thinking: Women should look good to those who please themselves.
Although at the banquet where all the palace concubines, relatives and ministers were present, the place where nobles could sit was far away from the emperor, Lan Qi felt extremely comfortable sitting there. It was not eye-catching and not out of the way, and she could enjoy watching Xuan Ye sitting on it.
First of all, if there are Duan concubines and Bugui people around her, and Duan Jing is chattering, no one will care about her.
But this was just the idea of the noble lady. When the wine tour was over, the Rong concubines went up to offer a toast. When they came down, the Rong concubines deliberately went around to Lan Qi and said with a smile: "Don't stare at the emperor anymore. The emperor will be here tonight."
Go to Chengqian Palace and stare at me like this for a moment. What will the imperial concubine think if she sees you?"
Lan Qi's cheeks turned red and she said softly: "I don't look at you all the time, just occasionally... one or two glances."
"I've looked at you three or four times in total, and I've always been looking at you. You can restrain yourself." Concubine Rong smiled, half joking and half blaming. After that, she returned to her seat. Duan Concubine asked her what happened, but Lan Qi didn't respond.
It's embarrassing to say, but the few people sitting close to her didn't notice it. So her every move was so easily discovered?
Thinking in his heart, he glanced up subconsciously, and suddenly he met Xuan Ye's eyes. There was a smile in the emperor's eyes, and Concubine Rong's words aroused in his heart. The little nobleman was so scared that he quickly averted his eyes. If Concubine Tong saw this,
, I don’t want to have a good time this year.
Probably because she blamed herself for being too complacent, Lan Qi drank a few more glasses of wine out of nervousness. Bu Guiren followed Duan Jing around with her eyes and didn't pay attention to her, while Duan Concubine kept talking to several Fu Jins from other palaces nearby.
While being watched with indifference, she watched the singing and dancing on the stage, and at the same time, she unknowingly drank an entire bottle of wine in front of her, which amounted to seven or eight liang at least.
Today's banquet was all about fine wines, very ferocious. She only thought the wine was sweet and glutinous, but she didn't know how strong the wine was. By the time Duan concubine noticed that her face was red and her eyes were distracted, she was already drunk. Kelan
Qisheng was drunk for the first time in her life, and she didn’t know how she got drunk. When she was taken away limply, she even asked Duan concubine why she was sent away. As soon as she exited Qianqing Palace, the cold wind outside blew her body.
As soon as I tightened, I felt pain like a crack in my head, my body fell softly, and I couldn't stand at all. Huanchun and others were frightened and panicked.
Manager Li, who was accompanying his superiors, had noticed it early. Without waiting for the emperor's signal, he had already ordered his young eunuchs to come and support him. He took a soft sedan and prepared it outside the palace. However, he stuffed the person in and carried him not far, and he fell into a coma.
The little noble lady who saved people's lives actually rolled down from the seat inside. If the little eunuch next to her hadn't blocked her with clever eyesight and quick hands, she would have rolled directly from inside to the ground.
Huan Chun and others had never seen her in such a mess before, and they were all embarrassed in front of the people from Qianqing Palace. In the end, Huan Chun could only sit with her in the sedan chair and support her before sending her back to Zhongcui Palace.
The drunken nobleman neither vomited nor made a fuss, and was still easy to serve. Huanchun and Yukui stayed by the bedside. Yukui asked if the master was unhappy because of the drunkenness, but Huanchun clearly remembered that her face was full of spring breeze before going out.
Yes, there is nothing to be unhappy about. The two of them could only watch it stupidly.
The banquet broke up a long time ago. Duan Concubine and Bu Guiren hurried back. Duan Concubine came to see her first. She frowned and smiled bitterly: "Before leaving, the emperor asked Eunuch Li to send me a message to take good care of her. This girl
What's wrong? Why are you so drunk?"
Huan Chun was also surprised: "I was very happy before I went out. You saw it too."
While he was talking, there was movement in the Chengqian Palace in front, and everyone knew that the imperial chariot was coming.
After the imperial concubine returned to the palace, she thought that Xuan Ye was going to Cining Palace, and she wanted to wash up before getting ready to pick him up. Before she could change her clothes, it was announced that the emperor had arrived. She came out in surprise and asked why he didn't go to Cining Palace.
Xuan Ye said that the Empress Dowager had left several great-granddaughters to stay with her for a few days, and it was inconvenient for him to go there.
Because Xuan Ye also drank wine, the imperial concubine asked Qinglian to make sobering soup. Xuan Ye didn't say anything and seemed to have drank a lot. He just leaned on the kang and squinted his eyes to fall asleep. Concubine Tong went to change clothes first, dressed in wine and meat.
How could she serve him with such makeup and powder? But when she came back after washing herself, she saw that Xuan Ye was not on the kang, but actually sitting in front of the guqin. His beautiful big hands seemed to be slowly brushing the strings, but he didn't touch them. Naturally,
There won't be any sound either.
The imperial concubine felt a little sad. She asked Qinglian to throw away the guqin that day, but the next day Xuanye left her and went to Concubine Wen's place. She felt bad, so he took out the guqin again, played it randomly and broke two strings.
Nowadays, she always wears a long armor on her right hand in front of others, just to cover the scars on her fingertips.
"The sobering soup is almost ready, I will bring it to you." The imperial concubine smiled slightly, turned around and went out. When she was about to reach the door, she heard the little eunuch talking outside, seeming to be reporting to Eunuch Li, "The noble man sleeps with you."
It's very heavy and I won't be able to wake up for a while. Empress Duanbi said there is no need to call in the imperial doctor, so as not to cause any trouble. Zhongcui Palace is quite lively today."
The imperial concubine stood still in the door, her heart sinking little by little, when she heard Eunuch Li say: "You guys keep a closer look, in case the emperor asks, no one else will know. A virtuous and noble person is weak, so just treat it as a show for the eldest princess."
If you're injured, others won't say anything, just let the hospital pay attention to it."
"You go ahead." The imperial concubine signaled Qinglian to go out to get the hangover soup, and then returned to Xuan Ye. He was still sitting in front of the guqin, seeming to be thinking about something. He looked drunk and sober at the same time. The imperial concubine was always the most knowledgeable.
Cheng Huan, who spoke softly, didn't know what to do today.
Xuan Ye looked up at her. He didn't seem to hear what he just said about getting hangover soup. Instead, he asked: "I saw you drinking too much tonight. You are weak and the doctor told you to rest. You are still not allowed to drink anymore in the future."
Well, I will tell Qinglian and others to take good care of you."
The imperial concubine was confused for a moment because her words were almost exactly the same as Eunuch Li's words outside. She didn't know whether Xuan Ye really meant what he said to her, or she was thinking about the Wu Ya family behind her. Fortunately, he was talking about Qinglian and not Huanchun. Fortunately, he was talking about Qinglian and not Huanchun.
He could also clearly see that the person in front of him was himself, not a noble person.
"This piano was used by E Niang?" Xuan Ye suddenly asked.
Concubine Tong's heart trembled. Why did she mention these things, but she had to respond: "Amma said it was used by my aunt, but unfortunately my aunt is no longer around when I remember it. Amma said it was, so I remembered it."
Xuan Ye smiled sadly, and finally stretched out his hand to brush the strings. The mellow tones floated into the night sky, and he said casually: "I have never heard E Niang play the piano."