These words settled in Lan Qi's heart. They were both Xuan Ye's women, concubines of this harem, and their days in the harem were the same.
In the past, when she was gossiping about needlework in Cining Palace, Aunt Sumala once told her about the Empress Dowager's young days, when she was still in Shengjing, and her days were like walking on thin ice. The Empress Dowager's
The elder sister, Concubine Chen, was the most favored, but some people instigated discord between them. The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, like her, were not noble when they were young. Among the five palaces in Chongde, Concubine Zhuang at that time ranked last, and was only inferior to some nameless servants.
I am more noble.
The top few who are not favored can bully her, and if the sisters are not in harmony, they fight openly and secretly, and come one after another. Until the death of Emperor Taizong, a female prostitute turned the tide and promoted her son to the throne. After that, she became the empress dowager, and then became the empress dowager.
After the death of the Empress Dowager, the late emperor doted on the Dong E family, which caused unrest in the Sixth Palace. He saw all the warmth and coldness in the palace, and often said to his aunt, as long as the women in the palace have a little lust, they will be beaten to death.
It cannot be perfect.
And Aunt Sumala taught Lan Qi all these words.
"When Sister Rong and I came to the emperor, the queen had not yet been established. The huge harem was deserted, and the other maids envied us two for being able to serve the Long Live Lord." Concubine Duan recalled the past, with emotion on her face, "We
The two sisters knew the basics, but others deliberately provoked us. We were young, so we relied on our grandma to teach us and ignored us. Later, when the queen entered the palace and concubine Zhao entered the palace, we also had our status. The emperor was nostalgic and treated us more affectionately.
, someone instigated her in front of the queen. Fortunately, Queen Hesheli is the most kind and tolerant. She is compatible with us sisters and has no hostility. Concubine Zhao has always been arrogant and unwilling to get close to others. We can't care about it, and we can be considered peaceful. From now on.
When Concubine Hui and concubines came into the palace, it became lively when there were more people, but it was nothing compared to the overt and covert fighting now. At that time, the emperor was young, and although he was already in power, he was still unstable. The women only hoped for the good fortune of the Lord.
How can I think about fighting? Nowadays, life is getting better, and the new young people have never suffered. Looking at the good things in front of them, who doesn’t want to be the best? I just entered the palace to learn my skills, and I was beaten and scolded when I didn’t do well.
When I was crying on the gravel road, I was looking forward to the day when I would be old enough to leave the palace. Who would have thought that I would be where I am today?"
Lan Qi felt sad after hearing what Duan concubine said. They were all maids in the palace. They were born as dwarfs. They earned their honor by themselves, but they were also frightened. They accompanied you like a tiger, and they had no reverence and satisfaction.
, this life will not last forever. However, like Concubine Tong and Concubine Wen, they were born with a silver spoon in their mouths and grew up pampered. They never had a hard day, but they were dissatisfied with their desires. In their world, they wanted to be superior to others and could not be inferior to others at all times.
People come down.
The same woman, the same human being, and the same emperor, are completely different in nature.
At this time, the curtain in front of the door was opened, and Bu Guiren came in and whispered that the two girls were asleep. She came to take a look and asked Lan Qi about Wanfu's brother, which made her eyes well up with tears. Then there was a coughing sound inside, and several people
They all came in to take a look. Dai Jia, who had woken up from her sleep, was so frightened that she wanted to crawl out of the quilt to salute and thank the three of them. Duan concubine pressed her and said, "An Xin lives here. I'll go and answer the question. I'll be there at the door later."
If you want to live in Cui Gong, there are several rooms in the backyard that are empty. It’s okay if you don’t mind that there are so many people here.”
Dai promised to cry so much that she couldn't speak. When she calmed down, everyone asked why she was so weak. Seeing someone supporting her, she became emboldened, so she told her about the abuse and grievances she had suffered at An Gui's place. Duan Bi's face turned pale after hearing this.
Bai, said angrily: "I just thought she was talking nonsense, but she is so vicious. After all, you are also a famous person. Isn't she afraid of being held accountable by the superiors?"
The Bugui people were also bullied by the Angui people. They said to Dai Jia: "The emperor's kindness is so great. You have to live a good life to show her in the future."
After that day, Dai Jia lived in the backyard of Zhongcui Palace and made a small arrangement. There was no need to bother anyone. Duan concubine asked Rong concubine to reply to the Queen Mother. The funeral affairs of Brother Wan Fu in the palace were also handled in an orderly manner.
Now, both palaces have issued pensions, so it is appropriate for concubines to take care of them.
On the Lantern Festival, Xuan Ye issued an order that all the princes' elder brothers should be renamed from the prince's generation onwards. From the word "Yin", due to the minister's proposal, in order to show the prince's dignity, the names of the clan's children will not be changed for the time being.
The four elder brothers of Lan Qi entered the jade certificate. From that day on, everyone in and outside the palace called the fourth elder brother.
As soon as the first lunar month passed, the palace withdrew the annual celebrations and began to pay homage to Queen Niu Hulu. Concubine Tong fell ill, Concubine Wen retreated from the world, and Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui were too busy all day long.
There were too many guests and she was tired, so she broke out just after the Lantern Festival. However, Lan Qi tried to persuade the fourth elder brother to move back to his place but was rejected. She could only take care of him every day. During these days, the emperor was the most at his side.
Yes, it's Yi concubine and a few people.
In mid-February, Nala Chang gave birth to her little brother Yinzui smoothly. The Empress Dowager was delighted that the emperor had another child. Remember that Nala had just lost a child, and now there were many high-ranking concubines in the harem, so there was no need for more.
Due to many concerns, he issued a decree and promoted Nala to be a nobleman. Xuanye also gave many rewards, and Nala nobleman also became quite famous for a while.
In a blink of an eye, spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. It was warm early this year. At the end of March, all the flowers in the palace were in bloom. The Queen Mother recovered from her illness under the careful care of the noble people. That day, she and Xuanye, Fuquan and others visited the Xingyu Garden.
Xuan Ye was very happy that he didn't need any help or crutches along the way, but he felt very distressed when he saw that Lan Qi had lost a lot of weight.
As for the case of Prince Gong's Palace, the two palaces finally put down the rumors of the murderous hands of their direct descendant Fujin in order to preserve the dignity of the royal family. It is a family matter to teach them a lesson behind closed doors. The Empress Dowager personally came forward to discipline several grandchildren and their daughters-in-law.
He had to be obedient, and there was peace and harmony in Prince Gong's palace for a while. But the old man was relieved. Fulin's seventh son, Prince Chun Longxi, fell ill again. In order to appease his grandmother, Xuan Ye went to the palace to inquire in person. He knew that his brother was not well, so he
He didn't dare to report it to his grandmother, so together with Aunt Sumala, they only coaxed the Empress Dowager to say that Longxi was recovering.
Later, in order to let the imperial grandmother relax, it was planned to go to the Yuquan Mountain Palace to escape the summer heat. The palace was crowded with people inside and outside the palace. Knowing that they were all accompanying her on this trip, the concubines in the harem were very excited and made plans early, hoping to get out of the Forbidden City to relax.
The hourglass ticks, day and night rotate, and it’s already the end of April in the blink of an eye. It was originally planned to hold a memorial ceremony for Queen Hesheli in May, and set off for Yuquan Mountain on the Dragon Boat Festival. There was an atmosphere of going out both inside and outside the palace, Lan Qi took care of herself
Things are busy in Cining Palace all day long.
It has been raining for the past few days, and everyone in the Cining Palace was on guard against the Empress Dowager being caught cold by the rain. However, despite their careful attention, they neglected the fourth elder brother. The fourth elder brother's wet nurse caught a cold, and by the time he noticed it, he had already developed a high fever. The fourth elder brother
It was probably because he had received milk from a wet nurse that day that he kept crying and came to see the imperial doctor. Only then did he know that he was sick. This was the first time since his birth that the fourth elder brother was sick. The Queen Mother was very worried and almost called the entire hospital.
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But because of the continuous rain, there was something going on here. The little brother seemed to be born with a flaw. He was called the imperial doctor several times before he was a hundred days old. He was ill again that day, so he reported it to Concubine Rong. Concubine Rong asked Nala to pull him.
I went to take a look. She hurriedly ran over, covered in moisture, but she saw that her brother's house was empty except for a few wet nurses and eunuchs. She asked why the imperial doctor didn't come. After a long time, she saw a little eunuch who said tremblingly: "Slave.
I went there twice, but not a single official from the imperial hospital was there. They said that Fourth Elder Brother was ill, and all the imperial doctors were called to Cining Palace by the Empress Dowager."
The noble man's head was shaken, his cheeks turned red, and tears welled up in his eyes. He was so angry that he kicked the eunuch and scolded him: "You bitch slave, go look for me again. Could it be that the fourth elder brother is a prince, and my little elder brother is just like that?"
Not a prince anymore? You are looking down on others, so go find the imperial doctor. My little brother has a problem and wants to kill you."
Everyone persuaded and comforted her, and invited Nala to come inside. They also sent people to look for her. Her little prince was crying uncontrollably for no apparent reason. She cried so much that her heart was broken. It took half an hour for someone to arrive.
The young imperial doctor, who was not good at pediatrics either, looked at me for a long time and wondered why. It was not until dark that day that the old doctor came.
The old doctor knew at a glance that the little brother was born with deficiencies. He had already reported this to the emperor before. He knew that Nala nobles were often in poor health when they were pregnant.
Bei knew that the imperial doctors could treat him with peace of mind and were not afraid of being blamed.
But these Nala nobles didn't know. She only saw that the imperial doctors were not doing their best, crying and making trouble for them to diagnose and treat them, so she went to the gate of Qianqing Palace to ask for help. Concubine Rong and concubine Hui were pestered by her again and again, and both of them were
She had lost a prince due to congenital deficiencies, and knew that her little brother could not be well, but could not say such things directly, so she could only satisfy her again and again, and urged the imperial doctor to watch over her day and night.
However, he was unable to save his life. A few days later, when the rain stopped and the sky cleared up, the fourth elder brother was bouncing around again and his voice sounded like a bell. However, the little elder brother Yinyu in the elder brother's house died at the end of his life.
The Empress Dowager was naturally sad, and Xuan Ye came to comfort her personally, telling her that he had known it all along, and that she had heard that she was born with something bad and could not resist destiny. The old man had never even seen her, and the fourth brother was healthy and lively, so it gradually calmed down.
Sad.
However, because of this incident, and considering that Guo Guiren was about to give birth, the Queen Mother originally did not want to go, but Xuan Ye insisted on serving the Queen Mother to relax, so the day of the tour to Yuquan Mountain was changed to June.
At the end of May, Guo Guiren gave birth to a fair and plump little princess. No girl was born in the palace for a long time. The Empress Dowager was very happy. When the little princess had her bath, she led all the concubines to join in the fun. Everyone's face was filled with joy.
Only Nala, who was following the others, had a sad look on her face. Seeing that she had lost two sons, and no one paid attention to her in the palace, her heart was already filled with ashes, and what remained was probably only her deep hatred for noble people.
, fully convinced that her child would be so unlucky if he hadn't been cursed and robbed of an imperial doctor.
Wu Yalanqi was completely unaware of this. On that day, she followed the Empress Dowager to give the little princess a bath. Although Guo Guiren felt uncomfortable after giving birth to a daughter, the old man liked the girl and came to come in person, and gradually
She was overjoyed, and because her sister, Princess Yibin, was raised directly under her knees, it relieved her of the hardship of not being able to see her through her elder brother. Anyone who was still nursing on the bed would be happy to see her.
People were coming and going, Yi Bin helped Nala come in, pushed her in front of her sister so that she could sit down and talk, and when she turned around, she glanced at her sister. Guo Gui understood, they had a happy event yet to be told.
After the others had retreated and he could hear the commotion outside, Guo Guiren took Nala's hand and said, "Sister, I'm sorry to see you. I'll often come to Yikun Palace to sit there. I think the little princess is her own daughter."
The words made Nala's eyes full of tears, and Guo Guiren struck a chord while the iron was hot: "We sisters and sisters are all the same. How can we compare with noble people? Sister, just look at me, don't be sad. Now that the imperial concubine is ill, Concubine Wen
The empress is indifferent. All the concubines and masters are good people and good-natured. She is the only one in the palace. She is so coaxed that the empress dowager likes her so much. The old man came in person today. I am so panicked. I am really afraid that the noble people will be jealous of me.
, give me small shoes to wear from now on, if she says this in front of the Empress Dowager, my life will not be easy."
Nala said sadly: "She used to make Queen Niu Hulu hit a pillar in front of the emperor. How capable she is."
Guo Guiren rolled his eyes and said, "That's right. If she hadn't mobilized all the imperial doctors to go to Cining Palace to surround the fourth elder brother, how could she have delayed the younger elder brother? If she hadn't said a word, the emperor would have
The Queen Mother is worried, who are we? My dear sister, no matter how wronged you are, never show it on your face. Be careful if she says something to put on our sisters' shoes, it will be difficult for us to meet each other in the future."
Nala's brows tightened, old sorrows and new hatreds gathered together, and there was anger and murderous intent in his eyes, which made Guo Guiren tremble in his heart. When he raised his eyes, he saw the sister outside helping Wu Yashi come in, and he laughed hurriedly: "
The noble man is here, but I can't get up here to pay you a courtesy."
Lan Qi was only polite and said with a smile: "Everyone is the same, you are too polite." Then she put down the tiger-head shoes in her hand, "I made the shoes for the little princess."
Guo Guiren's heart skipped a beat. Although he knew that Wu Ya made the tiger-head shoes to congratulate her in the hope that she would have a little prince, she gave birth to a daughter. He also knew that she was not deliberately trying to irritate him, but he couldn't speak at this moment.
The words were on point, and he opened his mouth and said: "They say that the little princess is born like a boy, so wearing these tiger-head shoes is suitable. Otherwise, I will hide them well and give them to her when she has a little brother in the future. But we
If my daughter likes to watch, I would like you to make a pair of small shoes for me, the ones that look like flowers and butterflies."
Little brother, wear small shoes, little brother... The sounds of the words were destroying the noble Nala's heart. The woman who was crazy about obsession was burning in her heart. Her eyes were blurred and she couldn't see clearly. She turned around and vaguely saw the embroidery basket beside the bed.
A pair of scissors shone brightly. He stretched out his hand to grab it, turned around and stabbed Lan Qi.
Lan Qi was talking and laughing, and turned around just in time. Seeing danger approaching, she instinctively dodged to the side, but her arm was grabbed by Yi Bin, and they both rolled to the ground. The crazy Nala didn't wait any longer.
She rushed towards her and was immediately restrained by Taohong and the others behind her, who knocked off the scissors. By the time Lan Qi turned around, the maids had already left the house shouting.
Outside, Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui were accompanying the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager to see the little princess. When they heard that such a thing was happening inside, the good atmosphere disappeared. After a moment of silence, they heard Na Lashi crying and cursing like a ghost: "Wu Ya
You bitch, give back my little brother’s life, give back my child’s life…”
The Empress Dowager's face turned gloomy. The Empress Dowager was horrified. She pointed at Concubine Rong and said, "Go and block her mouth quickly and send her back under strict supervision. How can such a crazy person be let out casually?"
Concubine Rong looked nervous and went to make arrangements. She was furious when she saw Lan Qi being helped out. Her arm rubbed a piece of skin as big as a slap on the ground. She was asking her to quickly tend to the wound, but Lan Qi was too late.
The empress dowager and the empress dowager said in front of her: "Mr. Nala must be very sad. Please spare her for the sake of the little brother who is gone. The little princess has just been born. It is not appropriate to fight and kill in the palace."
The Empress Dowager was full of anger, blaming Lan Qi for being ignorant and pleading for a lunatic. She didn't want her to get off the stage in front of everyone, so she waited to teach her a lesson when she went back. At this moment, she nodded and said solemnly: "Let the imperial doctor
Let's go and see if Na La's is hysterical. Take good care of her and don't put her under house arrest. It will be very unpleasant to hear outside. She is also pitiful."
Lan Qi saw the anger lingering on the old man's brows, and knew that her words of advice made her angry, but she thought that the Nala family was indeed pitiful, and there were many sins in the palace. Being favored had caused enough things, even this time
Just for myself, I had to brave it once, and thought that although the Empress Dowager ordered not to put her under house arrest, the concubines would never let her out, and she should not be threatened again in the future.
At this moment, Hui Concubine was the best at making eye contact. She hurriedly picked up the little princess to make the old man happy. She had a clever mouth and could talk. The Empress Dowager walked down the steps and did not want to make the people in the palace panic.
The atmosphere in the palace gradually eased. The maid from Yikun Palace brought a medicine box to Lan Qi to wipe her wounds. However, the owner of this place, Yi Bing, who had not been seen for a long time, came out. When everyone asked about it, they saw Tao Hong beside her, kneeling in panic.
The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager said in front of each other: "I beg the Empress Dowager to order the imperial doctor, and I will die. Concubine Yi is actually already two months pregnant. Because she lost a child before, this time she is afraid that Zhang Yang will be premature and the fetus will be stingy, so
I have never dared to say that my master just fell down badly in order to save the noble man, so I don’t dare to hide it anymore.”
Everyone was in awe after hearing this, and the Queen Mother immediately sent someone to announce the imperial doctor's appointment. She coaxed the Queen Mother by saying that there were good things going on in the palace, so she shouldn't be angry because of unrelated people. She waited until the imperial doctor came and confirmed that Concubine Yi was more than two months pregnant.
The old man showed his face and said that it is serious to have harmony in the six palaces and to spread more branches and leaves for the emperor.
A farce ended in comedy. Yibin had good news after her miscarriage that year, and she had always been embarrassed in front of the emperor. There were rumors about the Yikun Palace being ominous in the past, and Queen Niu Hulu had no good news for most of her life. But now
Guo Guiren gave birth to a daughter, and Yi concubine was pregnant, so it naturally became a blessed place. The Guo Luoluo sisters were even more blessed.
The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager all sent out rewards. The emperor also sent Manager Li to deliver many rewards despite his busy schedule. After the concubines dispersed, the Yikun Palace was still full of joy. Because Yi and Guo Guiren were both in bed, Jue Chan agreed to come and help with the trivial matters.
When Yibin was sorting the gifts into categories in Yibin's room, Taohong came in with a sullen face.
When Concubine Yi saw it, she smiled and asked, "Is the emperor coming?"
Taohong trembled and said tremblingly: "The Emperor... probably won't come. I just heard that Manager Li just sent someone to take the noble man to Qianqing Palace."
There was a loud snap, and Jue Chan promised to be startled. When he turned around, he saw Yi Bin throwing the object on her hand to the ground. Her face turned red and she clenched her teeth. She was no longer as happy as before.