The emperor personally welcomed his grandmother back to the palace, with the word of filial piety at the forefront. Even if someone wanted to talk about the fact that there was a virtuous concubine living in the palace, no one dared to say it outright. Instead, he followed the royal chariot out of the Forbidden City and spread the word about something that had never been circulated in the palace.
Then, everyone realized that Wu Ya had been ill for more than a month in the palace, and that when his illness became serious, it was during the days when Jue Chan was favored.
It is rare for someone to say sourly: "She is quite good-tempered. If I had sent the message back long ago, Empress Debin would have been able to bear such a good opportunity."
Little did they know that from the moment they entered the Forbidden City, the German concubines learned to endure anything.
It was impossible for the emperor to travel without alerting the officials ahead. Even if he repeatedly ordered not to let his grandmother know, the news was also received in the garden early in the morning. When it was passed to the Empress Dowager, he heard that his grandson did not let him know, and the old man smiled at Grandma Sumala.
: "He doesn't want Lan Qi to know. In this case, don't make it public. We'll see what he does when he comes."
Aunt Sumala laughed: "You were originally thinking about how Jue Chan Chang Zai would become a leader, but there was a big disaster in the south of the Yangtze River, so the emperor had to put it aside for now. I'm afraid it was just a novelty. Let's put it down.
, I didn’t remember to pick it up again.”
"I heard that the woman was very coquettish, but I have no impression of it." The Empress Dowager frowned slightly, "Xuan Ye is young and energetic, and he is sometimes attracted by beauty. I don't blame him, I just don't want him to have these years.
I wholeheartedly put Lan Qi on the map, and after only a few months of separation, he found a new love. I shouldn't interfere with who he likes or dislikes, but it would be bad to tell the courtiers and people that today's people are unkind, unjust, and indulge in women.
."
Aunt Sumala repeatedly said yes, and added: "I have asked someone to find out that this Jue Chan Chang Zai was indeed in the palace in his early years, moving around, and once served as a palace maid under Hui Concubine. Once
Concubine Hui brought her to the Cining Palace to pay her respects, and the person who made the hairpin for you was a clever child. Later, it was said that one time, Concubine Hui went to Qianqing Palace to deliver soup at night, and the emperor fell in love. Concubine Hui was in trouble at that time.
, with this palace maid by his side, the emperor stayed. After that, she was always ill, but she got better later, because the queen mother liked the clothes she made skillfully. Queen Niu Hulu was still there at that time, so she gave her the promised name.
At first, I followed noble Nala, but later I was beaten because I offended the noble concubine. When I was dying, I went to Yikun Palace again. This time I heard that something happened in Yikun Palace, which made the emperor pay attention."
"Tossing it like this?" The Empress Dowager shook her head repeatedly, "Thanks to her surviving until now, her face has not been damaged by all this tossing?"
Aunt Sumala sighed: "No one in the palace has it easy. I just singled out Jue Chan alone."
And when she heard that she was related to Hui Concubine, the Empress Dowager sighed again, "She has become less stable than before in recent years. Firstly, she has lost her holy favor, and secondly, there are more and more elder brothers and princesses. She is guarding her eldest brother to plot."
Looking at the future of myself and my son, I am gradually no longer the Huigui person I used to be." Thinking of his own experiences when he was young, he said with emotion, "I can't bear to blame her. I worked hard for Fulin back then, day by day.
She planned to get through it, and what she did may have been wrong, but it is only human to have such thoughts."
Seeing that her master was sad about the past, Aunt Sumala didn't dare to talk about it anymore. She happened to see Huan Chun come to say hello, and the Empress Dowager became happier. Huan Chun said: "The Empress sent this slave to ask for a favor, and begged the Empress Dowager to let her go out for a walk."
, I can’t get better from being sick in the room all the time, and my empress has improved her piano skills even more when she comes in. I want to perform in front of you, the Empress Dowager. I dare not get too close, but are you willing to condescend to move to the garden lake to sit there?
Sit down, the sun is so nice today, it would be great to go out and bask in it."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "The Emperor is here. Don't tell your mistress when you go back. Let her be surprised."
Huan Chun couldn't help being surprised and happy, and promised not to say anything. The Empress Dowager said again: "Now go over and sit down, and call for the Empress Dowager and the two sisters-in-law. If by chance Xuan Ye will arrive at this moment, call
He saw that our ladies are living well, who cares about him?"
When Grandma Sumala saw her master smiling, she immediately relaxed her mind and directed Huan Chun to go to the meeting. Soon, people gathered around the old man and came to sit by the lake where the sun was strong. A piano was placed in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and Lan Qi was already there.
, seeing the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother, Zhou Zhou Zhengzheng saluted, and the two places were not far apart. The Empress Dowager joked: "The gauze curtains in this pavilion are fluttering, and the lake is full of green lotus leaves. Concubine De.
Wearing crimson clothes, she looks like a blooming lotus in summer. We should really find Nan Huairen and let him paint it like this."
Prince Yu Fujin laughed: "The appearance of Empress Debin playing the harp by the lake cannot bring out the charm of the foreign paintings of Nanda. It is necessary to find a Jiangnan painter to paint the painting with ink and pastels to give it some flavor."
"I wonder what the legend of the peerless beauty in the palace is like. Empress De is so stunning, is she really going to be compared to her?" Prince Gong Fujin looked at the misty scene in the pavilion in front of him and said it inadvertently, but
When she turned around and saw the Empress Dowager with a sullen look on her face, Prince Yu Fujin pushed her and said softly, "Which pot should I not open?"
When everyone was embarrassed, Lan Qi, who was sitting by the piano, didn't hear anything. She was already brushing the strings with her slender fingers, and the melodious sound of the piano came through the water. Between the tinkling and the ding-dong-dong, she seemed to see mountains and flowing water, and the lush green woods. Birds and flowers were fragrant in the sound of the piano.
As time passed, the Queen Mother was surprised and said: "De's concubine actually has such understanding. How long did it take for her to learn?"
The Empress Dowager was dissatisfied with the displeasure aroused by Prince Gong Fujin just now, and listened quietly to the sound of the piano. Although she had no accomplishments in it, Xuan Ye loved the piano when she was young. She watched him learn it for several years, and she couldn't help listening to it.
The sound of the piano is young, and perhaps because of age, one can hear the underlying sounds better. Lan Qi is sitting on the other side. She seems to be a quiet and elegant person, but her voice is slow, but she seems to be pouring out the sadness in her heart. Let her old man listen,
It is inevitable to feel sad along with it.
At the end of the song, everyone applauded and praised. The Queen Mother invited Lan Qi to play another song. Lan Qi was happy and proud. She strummed the strings again and concentrated more. She inadvertently put her thoughts on the Yao Qin. Outside, Xuan Ye entered the garden and took a step.
I listened step by step, and when I saw the beautiful lady playing the piano in the pavilion in the lake, I stopped unconsciously.
Someone quietly came to deliver a message. Aunt Sumala stood up and saw it from a distance. She whispered to the Empress Dowager's side and said, "Long live the Lord is here."
The Empress Dowager remained calm and said softly: "It's the right time to come. Let's leave after listening to this song. Let him stand there and listen carefully, and listen to the people he forgot here.
How uncomfortable I feel."
However, Lan Qi was completely unaware of the emperor's arrival. She thought she was paying attention to the song and was concentrating on it. However, she unknowingly poured out all her thoughts and thoughts. When she pressed the strings and listened to the last note, the applause of the Queen Mother and Fujin pulled her away again.
Returning to reality, I stood up and leaned forward. I heard the Queen Mother say from a distance: "When I return to the palace, I will also let the emperor hear it. Our concubines are not only required to take the first prize in reading and writing, but also have first-class understanding in learning the piano."
Lan Qi looked happy, but in her heart she felt helpless. She saw the Empress Dowager getting up, and everyone was crowding around to leave. A maid over there came over and said, "The wind is getting strong. Aunt Sumala invites the Empress Dowager."
Now that I'm back, I want you to go back and rest early. You're still coughing and don't let the wind blow."
Lan Qi agreed, and after everyone had gone away, the lively laughter and laughter just now disappeared immediately. Her heart sank, and she looked back at the piano on the table. It was not a rare and good piano, but she wanted to play it, too.
The Empress Dowager asked the violinist to find a good one for her.
Huan Chun had already seen the Holy Driver in the distance, but it was a little far away and there were trees covering it, so she couldn't really see it unless she looked at it. She promised the Empress Dowager not to tell her, so she didn't dare to mention it. She advised her master to go back and take shelter from the wind, but Lan Qi said
: "Ask the little eunuch to find two big solid rocks, or bluestone slabs."
Huan Chun didn't know what she was going to do, and there was a look of sadness on his face. He coughed a few more times while speaking. He didn't want to disobey and make her uncomfortable, so he called the eunuch from the front to take care of things. There were rockeries and trees everywhere, so he found a few stones.
It was easy, and soon a huge stone was brought.
Lan Qi looked at it, bit her lip lightly, turned around and pulled down the gauze curtain hanging on the pavilion, twisted it into a long rope-like thing, and tied the stone and the piano at both ends. Only then did Huan Chun understand her
What to do? I was so shocked that I couldn't say a word.
"I will throw the guqin into the lake later, and you guys put down the stones." Lan Qi held up the guqin and directed the two young eunuchs to lift the big rocks. The two were also a little at a loss, but Lan Qi smiled calmly, "
It’s okay, I’ll let Huan Chun reward you with silver ingots later.”
After saying this, I walked to the railing with my Qin in my arms, and looked at the sparkling lake in the distance. There were lotus leaves all around the pavilion, and this was the only place facing the water. I stretched out my hand to hang the Qin in the air, and the little eunuch beside me also worked together to lift it.
After picking up the stone, she silently closed her eyes. As soon as she let go of her hand, the piano body fell down, and the big stone also fell down. There were two thuds of water hitting the water, and then she only heard the gurgling water. Lan Qi opened her eyes and saw the big stone behind it.
Pulled by, the xylophone, which was still floating on the water, quickly disappeared after a slight struggle.
Xuan Ye saw all this from a distance, and the folding fan in his hand was about to be broken. He didn't understand why Lan Qi did this. She didn't want to play the piano for him? Was it because she cared about Concubine Tong playing the piano too, or did she have other grievances? He
He once asked her not to mention the sound of the guqin in Chengqian Palace, but he never said that she couldn't play the guqin. The guqin was originally a favorite thing, but now it has changed and she doesn't touch it much. But he is willing to listen to Lan Qi play the guqin. Why does she
Do you want to do this? By doing this, you are determined not to touch the strings again in this life?
And that sob-like piano sound just now was also blaming yourself?
"Long live Lord, shall we go there?" Eunuch Li looked at this scene and felt very uncomfortable. He urged the emperor to leave, but Xuan Ye took half a step back, turned around and said, "Let's go."
Eunuch Li was stunned: "Leave?"
"Go back to the palace."
"Your Majesty, you..." Eunuch Li rushed over to stop him without hesitation, "The Empress Dowager knows that you are coming. I won't be too anxious now that you leave."
The emperor stopped walking, and Eunuch Li said sincerely: "You talk too much, my slave. Long live my lord, if you leave now and Empress Debin finds out about it, will you be willing to cry secretly alone at night?"
Xuan Ye's eyes trembled, and there was a clicking sound, and the folding fan in his hand was really broken.