"I like it." Lan Qi replied immediately, carefully holding up the red paper with both hands, and after adding the word, the red paper seemed to become heavier.
She knew in her heart that in addition to blessings, the title of Zuo also had the importance of the throne and the country, which she could never accept for her son, but she also thought that what the fourth elder brother gave to Concubine Tong had already hurt Xuan Ye once, and the child's
If she obstructs him even more with her name, she is afraid of hurting him even more. Her man is a monarch and an emperor, and he has a pride that ordinary people cannot match. Xuan Ye said that he would give himself supreme glory. Is this more than just a word?
Xuan Ye was pleased, took the red paper and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "Next time I will write with gold sand, and I will be more bold. It doesn't matter if this baby is a girl, we will always have a son, so just be good
Keep it."
"Your Majesty." Lan Qi still spoke. When she heard the words "Jin Sha" and "Qi Qi", she couldn't help it anymore. She held Xuan Ye's arm and looked at him sincerely and said, "Your Majesty, do you know that the word Zuo is very important? I am a concubine."
I like it, and I am grateful to the Emperor for his kindness, but I am also afraid for my son, and even more contradictory, I do not want to let you down."
Xuan Ye gently placed his big hand on her slender jade fingers, touching her palm softly. A sense of peace and comfort penetrated his heart. He said with a smile: "I have a sense of propriety. I will not act recklessly or say anything disrespectful or filial.
I will not do the ridiculous things that the late emperor did. I still have the imperial grandmother to restrain me, and I have courtiers to advise me, so you can rest assured."
"Your Majesty is saying that the Empress Dowager has agreed to use this name?" Lan Qi was surprised.
"If the Imperial Grandmother doesn't nod, how can I dare? The Imperial Grandmother and I have our own plans. If the courtiers object, I also have a plan to deal with it. This is not just a name, but the Imperial Grandmother and my belief in protecting the inheritance of the royal family. Some words
I can't tell you, not because you can't listen, but because you really don't want to say it." Xuan Ye answered her seriously and comforted her, "I'm very happy that you respect yourself so much, and so will the imperial grandmother, Lan Qi, if
If Fourth Brother doesn't send her away, she will have a better mother to teach her, and I will always regret it."
Lan Qi felt sad in her heart, but said firmly: "A child is more precious than a mother, and the imperial concubine loves her child so much. I have no regrets, let alone regrets."
Xuan Ye's brows twitched slightly. He had never thought about the issue of sons being more valuable than mothers. Probably in his heart, Lan Qi was never humble, so he would not think of this. Inexplicably, because of this sentence, he was completely relieved.
Regarding the fourth elder brother's matter, he squeezed Lan Qi's hand and said, "As I said before, you are a good mother."
Knowing that the Empress Dowager had already nodded, Wu Yalanqi no longer had any burden in her heart, and she accepted the name for her unborn son. At this moment, hearing Xuan Ye praise her, she felt in a state of ecstasy, with a flowery smile on her face.
Xuan Ye liked him so much that they put aside their own ambitions and talked quietly, spending the day leisurely.
From the following days until the Spring Festival, the emperor lived separately in Chengqian Palace, Xianfu Palace and Yonghe Palace. The other honorary concubines and Duan concubines occasionally met each other. In short, under Concubine Tong and Concubine Wen, no one could compare with Concubine De.
With her 6-month-old belly bulging, Yashi still left the emperor in the palace. Others looked eagerly at the closed door of Yonghe Palace, wondering what was so lovable about this lowly-born woman.
During the New Year's Day, all those with qualifications in each palace and courtyard requested an invitation to invite their families to the palace for a gathering. Only Concubine Wen and Concubine De did not request an invitation, but the Niu Hulu family still took the initiative to ask the emperor for an invitation and ran in.
When the palace came, only the concubine's family of Yonghe Palace did not enter the palace. Xuan Ye asked twice, and Lan Qi said that there would be plenty of time in the future, and he would no longer force himself.
On the sixth day of the lunar month, Mrs. Tong Guogang and Mrs. Tong Guowei came into the palace to pay their respects to the noble concubine and pay New Year greetings. They happened to meet Mrs. Mingzhu who also entered the palace with her daughters. The two Mrs. Tong treated each other with courtesy, but Mrs. Mingzhu thought that she was superior to others from the royal family and did not let them go.
In my eyes, I walked away without even taking a look, let alone came over to say hello with a smile, which made the two sisters very embarrassed.
Tong Guogang was a brave military general, and his wife was no better than those weak women. Even though she was old, she still did not change her habit of speaking outright. Later, she and her siblings met the imperial concubine. Mrs. Da Tong said in front of her niece: "Hui concubine"
What's the scene like in the palace? How come a woman from the Pearl Palace is not afraid of losing sight of the road when she sees an outsider's nose pointing upwards, and is thrown to the ground if she falls?"
The imperial concubine loved her eldest aunt's informal temperament when she was at home. Her eldest uncle was a great hero she admired throughout her life in the army. She could not compare to civil servants like Mingzhu who relied on a few tricks to coax the Lord. In her eyes, her uncle conquered the country with force and iron horse.
He is the real minister. Listening to the aunt's joke, he also said happily: "Let's take a look when the aunt comes out of the palace. Maybe we will meet again. If Mrs. Mingzhu is so handsome, you can get it."
Go up, give me a hand, and give her a good talk."
When Mrs. Tong saw her daughter and her eldest sister-in-law joking like this, she felt it was inappropriate, so she just sat quietly on one side. Soon the wet nurse brought the fourth brother over. After his first birthday, the fourth brother grew faster, and his fat calves became stronger and stronger.
, he was supported by his wet nurse before he stepped through the door and then staggered to the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine held him in her arms and asked softly: "Let your mother-in-law touch your belly. Are you hungry?"
Mrs. Tong looked at her with deep emotion. Her daughter had two miscarriages in a row, and the imperial doctor declared that it would be difficult for her to become pregnant again. The emperor had never been alienated from her, but there had been no movement for a long time. It can be seen that what the imperial doctor said was not arbitrary. The master of the family often
Mrs. Tong has been patiently complaining to her, saying things like her daughter's health was not well taken care of when she was a child.
That day when she heard that the emperor gave his fourth brother to the imperial concubine, she felt a huge weight loss in her heart. She treated the child as if she were her own grandson, but she often heard her husband nagging her and knew that some of the adopted children were not well-raised.
, and more importantly, the child's mother-in-law is not only still there, but she is also the emperor's favorite concubine. It would be fine if she is an unknown person. Now that I think about it, I still have some worries.
"Auntie, please go back and talk to your eldest uncle. When our fourth elder brother grows up, please ask your eldest uncle to teach your grandnephew how to ride and shoot. Now that there are so many elders in the palace, I don't want him to leave his grandnephew alone and go instead.
Teach the other brothers." Concubine Tong said coquettishly to her aunt, "I know that my eldest brother will learn riding and shooting kung fu this year. Please ask your uncle to step aside. You can't do anything about Mrs. Mingzhu's pretense today.
Go and tell me, don't let your uncle teach you anything."
Mrs. Da Tong repeatedly said yes, and said with a smile that there is no reason not to teach her own children and to run to take care of others. The imperial concubine was satisfied, and then she would take Yinzhen to dinner, and also invited her aunt and mother to the table. Mrs. Da Tong led the fourth elder brother away
In the front, Mrs. Tong called her daughter and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Just now, the imperial concubine saw that her mother was uncomfortable, and knew that she was a worried person, but she was in a good mood and did not want to care about it. She walked a few steps slowly and asked her mother, "Have you been wronged at home? Those little hooves are making trouble again?"
Mrs. Tong smiled bitterly: "How can they go through so much trouble, knowing that you are a noble concubine in the palace, and still dare to bully me? I am not talking about family affairs, but I am a little worried because my empress loves my fourth brother so much." As she said that, she looked around at everything.
As an outsider, Qinglian also went to the dining room and said softly, "Are you sure that the concubine will not take back the child? Long live the Lord likes her so much, why on earth did he send the fourth brother here? I asked the Lord a few words, he
To say that he had a few private chats with the emperor, whether he was a minister or a minister, was not a request, but by such a coincidence, Brother Si was brought here not long after that, and he didn’t know what was going on.”
"It's always a good thing. Is there anything better than sending a fat son?" Concubine Tong's bright eyes were full of pride, and she held her mother's arm and said, "Have you ever heard of Queen Niu Hulu?"
Rumor has it that Amma once told me that when the emperor appointed her as his concubine, there were some conditions. One of them was that she should take care of the concubine. No matter what, everyone watched with open eyes. At first, she was tit for tat with Wu Ya.
She is Queen Niu Hulu, but ever since the emperor expressed his intention to become a queen, she has been helping Wu Yashi in everything, and Wu Yashi was also by her side during the dying days. I guess this is the right reason.
.”
Mrs. Tong didn't quite understand, "What do you want to say?"
Concubine Tong raised the corner of her mouth, and her smile seemed to be mixed with many emotions. She just said: "There has been a lot of tossing between Wu Yashi and I. I have tortured her several times, but no matter what I did, I never crushed her. Your Majesty."
I still like her so much, and I thought to myself that maybe the emperor wanted me to stop bullying her, so he gave me the child so that I could get along well with her for the sake of the child. Mom, you said I was right.
wrong?"
Both mother and daughter stopped, and Mrs. Tong looked at her daughter distressedly: "Your Majesty, are you feeling aggrieved?"
But Concubine Tong smiled: "I got my son for nothing and didn't suffer anything. Why should I feel wronged?"
But Mrs. Tong knew her daughter well, and could see the emotions she didn't want to show hidden under her eyes, so she could only comfort her: "I look at you, my fourth brother and E Niang are very close. I have been raised by your side since I was a child. I am not afraid that something will happen in the future."
With two hearts, the kindness of nurturing is as great as heaven, and the fourth elder brother will be a filial child."
Just after he finished speaking, the little one in front turned back, and Mrs. Tong followed behind and gave her a hand. She smiled and said: "Isn't the queen coming? Brother Si is looking for you all over the world."
The imperial concubine suddenly had only a bright smile on her face, and rushed over to pick up her precious son. She changed her expression from talking to her mother just now, and coaxed her fourth brother gently and sweetly. Mrs. Tong watched from behind, feeling unhappy after all.
On Concubine Hui's side, because the eldest brother had already started classes in his study, he did not meet Mrs. Mingzhu. When they talked about meeting the Tong family's sister-in-law on the road, Mrs. Mingzhu sneered: "The concubine cannot have children at such a young age, so she is also unlucky.
, Don’t worry about it in your heart, the eldest brother is the eldest son after all, and the imperial concubine is certainly noble, but the fourth brother is not his biological son, so it’s different after all.”
Hui Bin has been unhappy recently, and her attitude towards the Mingzhu family is somewhat different from before. Seeing that Mrs. Mingzhu is on her side, she is happy to get along with her. Hearing these words, her son's resentment of relying on his mother is aroused again.
How come my eldest brother was outclassed by his younger brother? It would be fine if she was born to a noble concubine, but he is the son of Wu Ya clan.
"I didn't fight or grab in the past, and I wasted my youth." Hui Bin said sadly, "The Empress Dowager suppressed Yi Bin this time, which made me feel uncomfortable, and I didn't dare to fight with the younger ones."
Just as Madam Mingzhu was about to speak, she saw Hui Bin's palace maid coming in to report: "Jue Chan has promised." Her eyes lit up, and she asked to come in. She said to Hui Bin, "What are you worried about, the queen? Isn't there a young one?"