145 A Loving Mother, a Lost Child 6000 words and more
"No wonder I haven't seen the concubines Rong and Duan, but they are all in Zhongcui Palace?" The Empress Dowager was very happy and said to Xuan Ye, "Go back to Qianqing Palace. You are busy. The concubines will be with you for the rest. , I will give you a good news when the baby is born. I bet it will be a little brother. Huang Ama will give you a good name."
"My grandson also wishes to congratulate the imperial grandmother." Xuan Ye responded and stopped waiting for his grandmother to return to Cining Palace. The concubines and concubines did the work for them. As for Dai Jia's birth in Zhongcui Palace, the Empress Dowager called Lan Qi to come. He said, "She is destined to you. Go and have a look. I heard that she is still living in the backyard. If you tell her, just say it's my intention. Whether you give birth to a princess or a brother, it's all credit. After confinement, I will move to the east." The auxiliary hall, a good place, is useless even if no one lives in it."
Lan Qi agreed one by one and watched the Empress Dowager go to Cining Palace. As soon as they left, noble Bu came to greet them and said anxiously: "The noble concubine only said nice things. Dai promised that her birth was very hard and difficult to give birth. When I come out, I've been driving for half an hour and I don't know what's going on."
"Is it also a difficult childbirth?" Lan Qi had suffered hardships herself, so she couldn't help but worry about Dai Jia's family. She ordered Huanchun Wet Nurse and others to send the sixth brother back to Yonghe Palace first. She looked around again, and Bu Guiren supported her on one side. As he was walking, he saw her looking around and asked, "You are looking at Jue Chan. You heard about it in the garden, right?"
Lan Qi smiled bitterly: "I saw what she was doing, and it's not like I've never seen her before. I'm looking for Fourth Brother, and I thought the imperial concubine would lead him to pick up the Empress Dowager."
"My fourth brother coughed a few times in May. The imperial doctor saw him for two days and he became energetic. He has been fine and healthy. He is jumping up and down and can talk a lot. He is very lovable." Bu Gui, who has many treasures in his family, met Lan Qi. Surprised, she smiled and said, "I'm also thinking about it. You're not at home, so I'll keep an eye on it for you so that I can tell you when I get back. I've always asked Panxia to keep an eye on me. Whenever they go to the Royal Garden for a stroll, I So I took Chunxi and Duanjing there. Although the imperial concubine was always not polite to us, because the fourth elder brother liked to play with his brothers and sisters, she still liked the two Chunxi sisters very much, so she didn't care about me being around. I’ll watch it. Anyway, whoever makes Brother Si happy now, the imperial concubine will treat him better."
Lan Qi felt warm in her heart after hearing this. While grateful, she also reminded Bu Guiren not to go too far. She had a sense of propriety in her own mind. If she wanted her fourth brother to be good, she couldn't regard herself as her biological mother. When the child grew older, how would the imperial concubine educate her? She also couldn't interfere, otherwise the imperial concubine would hate her, and the most difficult thing would be the child.
While talking, they had already arrived at Zhongcui Palace. It was noisy inside. Dai Jia's moans and screams made people's hearts tremble. When Concubine Rong and Concubine Duan saw them coming back, they asked the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother if they were okay, so they sat down and waited together. Concubine Duan Reciting the Buddha's name, he said: "The past few months have not been good. I have been swaying through it, and it is difficult to give birth again. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse."
"The Empress Dowager asked me to send a message to her that she would move into the East Wing Hall after confinement. No matter she is the princess or the elder brother, she should not belittle her biological mother. It is not good to live in the backyard all the time." Lan Qi thought as she said this. Walking to the backyard, "I'm going to see her."
"It's better not to go. What if something goes wrong? Don't jeopardize your own luck." Duan Bi pulled Lan Qi and asked her to sit down again and said, "If she gives birth safely, go and say a few words to her." , I see that she has never let go of what happened that day. I feel that you brought her here to take care of her so well, but she took advantage of your absence to gain favor from the emperor. The person who untied the bell has to tie it. When she gets better, what can you say? A sentence to put her mind at ease."
Lan Qi smiled bitterly: "If she really thinks this way, wouldn't it be my fault? But when did I stop being able to tolerate others?"
Concubine Rong was helpless: "She is a carefree person. On the contrary, those who really tried their best to seduce Lord Long Live all felt at ease."
At this time, Chunxi and Duanjing came to pay their respects. It was inconvenient for the adults to say these things anymore. They had not seen each other for more than two months, and they all pestered Lan Qi to play around. Later, they said they wanted to see the sixth elder brother, so they asked the wet nurse to take them away. However, the two children
Not long after we left, someone hurriedly said from behind: "Dai promised to give birth to a baby brother, but, just..."
Everyone stood up when they heard this, and Duanbi asked anxiously: "Is it wrong for Dai to agree? Or is it my brother's fault?"
The visitor fell on the ground and said, "Mother and son are safe, but the little brother was born with some disabilities."
I heard that the newborn was born with deficiencies, so several people hurried over to see it. Dai promised to be exhausted and fell asleep. The baby in the swaddling clothes was quite big. No wonder she had a difficult birth. Looking at her eyebrows and nose, her eyes were straight and nothing could be seen.
Unfortunately, it was only when the wet nurse opened the swaddling clothes to reveal a pair of feet that she discovered that the little brother's feet were not evenly length. The sole of his left foot was a full knuckle shorter than his right foot. This would definitely be a disability that would affect his whole life.
"I'm going to report to the Empress Dowager. Although it's inevitable that I'm sorry, in the end the mother and child are safe. Maybe a famous doctor can cure this foot defect in the future. The most important thing is to raise the child." Concubine Rong sighed and took Ji Xin to Cixi.
Go to Ning Palace.
Duan Bin had been staring at Dai Jia's labor pains since the beginning. Now she was relieved and felt like she was falling apart. She was so tired that she wanted to go back to rest. Only Lan Qi and Bu Guiren were still there. Bu Guiren said, "Do you want to
Go to Qianqing Palace and report it?"
Lan Qi forgot about this incident, and after thinking about it, she shook her head: "I just came back from outside with the emperor. Although the emperor has only been there for a few days, the people in the palace may have stretched their necks, so it's better not to irritate the eyes.
, my sister asked Panxia to report it. I briefly told her in advance about her innate deficiencies, but the most important thing is that mother and child are safe."
As she spoke, she took the child from the wet nurse. Although they were both Xuan Ye's sons, due to different biological mothers, the brothers did not look very similar to each other. The fourth elder brother was the most similar to Yinzuo, but it was a pity that he was a full brother.
We couldn't be together, and when we were thinking about this secretly, the wet nurse next to us came over and knelt on the ground, saying: "A few days ago, Dai promised to summon the slave and told the slave that if she died or fainted after giving birth, the slave must tell her
My Majesty, please give me a favor."
Lan Qi frowned: "What kind of favor can I give?"
The wet nurse bowed her head and said: "Dai promised that she is not qualified to raise him regardless of whether he is a boy or a girl. If Empress De is not dissatisfied, I beg you to take my little brother to Yonghe Palace."
"I have six elder brothers, but I can't take care of them. Concubine Duan is here. If I don't send him to my elder brother's home, he will naturally be raised by Concubine Duan." After Lan Qi said this, she lowered her head and looked at the baby in her arms.
Now she is used to holding the petite baby in her arms. The newborn child is as weightless as a ball of cotton in her arms. "I have something to say to Dai Yingxiong about this matter. You, the wet nurse, shouldn't worry about this."
It is your bounden duty to take good care of your little brother. He is born with a lot of shortcomings, so you have to take care of him more. When he grows up, he will never treat you badly."
The wet nurse kowtowed and said yes, Lan Qi asked her to take the child over, and said: "The mistress of Zhongcui Palace is the Duan concubine. You are servants who have no sense of propriety."
At this time, Bu Guiren came back. Since Dai Jia had fainted and there was nothing to wait, they went back to Yonghe Palace together. Lan Qi was now used to the spaciousness of Yonghe Palace. Although she had old feelings for Zhongcui Palace, she only stayed there for a short time.
I feel depressed when I'm working on it, but it's not that I feel depressed in my heart. It's just that there are too many people in Zhongcui Palace and I can't feel as comfortable as here.
When they arrived, Chunxi and Duanjing were surrounding the wet nurse teasing their sixth brother. When they entered the door, they heard Duanjing sucking her milk and saying, "Yinzhen looks like a little brother." Chunxi corrected her on the side, "Idiot, of course he is.
The younger brother is like the elder brother, how can the elder brother be like the younger brother? It must come first, first served."
When Lan Qi and Bu Guiren came in, Duanjing and Jiao Didi came to complain, saying that her sister had called her a fool. Bu Guiren coaxed her a little and said that Empress De was going to rest and asked them to play elsewhere.
Later, she followed Lan Qi to the dormitory. She had not washed away the dust of the journey, lazily washed and changed clothes, took off her hair and face, leaned on the kang, fanned herself with her hands, and said: "It's still very hot in the palace. I'm in the garden."
It’s so cold at night that I need to put on a quilt.”
"There are many people in the palace, and places with many people are naturally dry." The nobleman brought tea to her, and the two sisters sat opposite each other on the kang. When Lan Qi saw her sister looking at her up and down, she asked, "Are you fat?"
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"I can't tell. I just wanted to see if you had lost weight." Bu Guiren said with a smile, "I heard that you had been ill for a long time after the emperor left the palace. I didn't expect that no news came. I was worried about seeing you haggard.
It looks pretty good right now, really good."
Lan Qi said with a smile: "Your Majesty has brought an imperial doctor who is familiar with my pulse, and I will be fine after just two doses of medicine." As she said this, she thought of her sexual intercourse with Xuan Ye in the past few days, and couldn't help but blush, and changed the topic and said, "
My sister has also lost a lot of weight, but can’t she eat well in the bitter summer?”
"What else do I have in mind for Ku Xia? When Duan Jing has a long personality, he seems to know that he is in a good place, and his temper is getting worse and harder to take care of. I almost made love with Empress Duan, who indulged her so much that I couldn't bear it.
I'm going to spoil the girl." Bu Guiren sighed, his eyes showed hesitation again, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Don't blame me for being talkative and meddlesome, I was just watching, and I didn't do anything too much."
"Sister, what are you going to say?" Lan Qi blamed herself for saying too serious words before, making Bu Guiren uncomfortable, but she heard her continue, "The imperial concubine is very fond of Si Age, but she is a little too fond. Chengqian Palace
Any slave here who neglects himself or makes Fourth Brother cry will not get any good results. Throughout the whole summer, there were so many reports in Chengqian Palace, and how many maids and eunuchs knelt down at the door and fainted. Everyone saw it, and I felt very sad.
If you are not practical, won't this bring hatred to Fourth Brother?"
Lan Qi was horrified when she heard this. She must have imagined how cruel Concubine Tong was in punishing her slaves, but she also thought that she had always had this temper. Not to mention her slaves, she had been cruel to her in the past, and that Jue Chan clan was almost killed.
Beat him to death? He suddenly thought of Jue Chan, and felt uncomfortable. Adding in the matter of the fourth elder brother, his face looked ugly.
Bu Guiren advised: "You can't interfere with her, but you should say a few words before the emperor or the empress dowager. Otherwise, the good children will be spoiled. The eldest brother is disobedient in the study, and the emperor will be angry several times."
Come back. Next year, the prince will also ask Fu to study. Wave after wave of ministers will follow to discuss the matter of choosing a master. The emperor likes you so much. The fourth and sixth elder brothers must also take a high look at you. If your brother has a bad temper, the emperor will
I must blame you for having to send him to Chengqian Palace."
Debin herself wanted to send her fourth brother to Chengqian Palace. Not many people in the palace knew about it, but Bu Guiren was one of them, and she still can't understand Lan Qi. But every word of these words makes sense. A loving mother often fails.
Son, they all know that they are noble princes, even though Hui Concubine is as prudent as the eldest brother, they still can’t really control the eldest brother. With Concubine Tong like this, Yinzhen’s future temperament is really worrying.
Lan Qi thought for a while and asked someone to find Chunxi and Duanjing. While making them happy with the fresh things they brought back from the garden, she asked in a persuasive way if she was having fun with her fourth brother. Duanjing kept chattering.
, after all, she is still young, has a simple mind, and what she says is more credible than Chun Xi. From what she says, Yinzhen is cute and lively, and doesn’t sound bad.
After the children dispersed, Lan Qi said: "I can't mention anything in front of the Emperor and the Queen Mother. I'm really anxious, so I have to borrow someone else's mouth to say it. Otherwise, if I say it, they will know that I
I’m thinking about my fourth brother, and if something bad happens, why would I bear the pain and send him away in the first place?”
"It's your fault in the first place." Bu Guiren muttered, but he still didn't let it go after all. Lan Qi could only smile bitterly, "If you talk to me like that again, I will have no one to speak my mind to. I must not be ruthless outside.
, I don’t care about Fourth Brother? I can just say whatever I want in front of my sister.”
Bu Guiren felt sorry for her and even more for the child. Unfortunately, he was soft-spoken and incompetent, so he couldn't help Lan Qi at all. Thinking of this, he could only sigh: "I will try my best to help you when the imperial concubine wants her sisters to play with her younger brother."
Brother Yansi."
At this time, Pan Xia came back from outside. When she returned from Qianqing Palace, Eunuch Li said that the emperor knew about it and was busy with something at the moment. I would like to thank the Empress Dowager in advance. Lan Qi asked her brother about the disability of one foot.
Without saying anything, she asked a few nagging questions. Bu Guiren asked her to rest by herself, then took Chun Xi and Duan Jing back.
After a tiring journey, Lan Qi returned to the palace from the paradise mentioned by Xuan Ye. Only then did Lan Qi feel that the two months there were just a long dream. The reality was still in the Forbidden City after all. Now that she was back, she had also awakened from the dream.
Fortunately, I thought that Xuan Ye said that he would take her to travel all over the country in the future, so I had more expectations for a brighter future.
After that, she lay on the kang and dozed off for more than half an hour. She woke up when she heard Yin Zuo's cry. She felt exhausted all over. She was about to get up and change clothes and go to Cining Palace to serve her. Huan Chun brought her medicine and said with a smile.
: "The Empress Dowager is still considerate and sent someone to tell you that you don't have to go there these days. There is also a reward for the seventh elder brother. The Empress Dowager said that children with congenital deficiencies must have some background. Dai promised that he would be promoted to Chang Zai for his merits.
Live in the East Wing Hall."
Lan Qi frowned and drank up the medicine, and hurriedly tore a piece of apricot preserves on the preserves plate. Then she heard Huan Chun continue: "But the Empress Dowager said that my little brother was born with deficiencies, and he must not be negligent in his upbringing. Zhong Cuigong
There are a lot of people here and there are two princesses, so I'm afraid I won't be able to do my best, so I've sent her to my brother's home."
"Have you gone to my brother's house?" Lan Qi sighed, "Now that my brothers and sisters are at their mother's knees, he is alone there. It's very pitiful."
After that, she dressed up and went to Zhongcui Palace in the back instead of Cining Palace. By that time, Dai promised to have woken up. Duan Concubine said that since the Empress Dowager had a gracious intention, she would not wait for her confinement until today.
She moved directly into the East Wing Hall. Lan Qi looked at Dai Jiashi talking in the place where she once lived, and suddenly felt that it was very unreal.
She still remembered that she came back after the Lantern Festival night, where she accepted the congratulations of the palace maids and eunuchs. Afterwards, she cried beside Bu Guiren until her eyes were red and swollen. Eunuch Li reminded her not to behave inappropriately in front of the Empress Dowager. Everything that happened in the past was still vivid in her mind. The scene in Qianqing Palace one night seemed like yesterday, but everything was different. She was already a concubine, and now there was another permanent one living here, but she must not be able to follow her own path, and her own No matter how far we have to go, we may still be in the same state of mind when we look back decades later.
Dai Changzai gave birth to a little prince, but it made Lan Qi think about life. She became depressed after returning from Zhongcui Palace. Huanchun and others did not dare to persuade them randomly. They didn't want to go to the Qing Palace at night and someone sent a message saying that the emperor was coming at night. , let Empress Debin prepare.
When Xuan Ye came over at night, Yinzuo was crying. He didn't know where he was feeling. He cried for half an hour. A whole room of people were milling around. Lan Qi was even more helpless. She didn't even have time to pick up the emperor when he came in. As a result, Xuan Ye came in. After taking the child over, the little guy stopped crying immediately and looked at his father with wide eyes. His dark eyes wandered for a long time, and then he fell asleep peacefully in his father's arms.
Being a proud father, Xuan Ye has always been unable to do anything about baby babies. He usually doesn't dare to hug his baby. Today, seeing Lan Qi's frustrated and impatient face, he wanted to coax her to hug his son happily. He was practical and couldn't help but feel proud of Lan Qi and said in a good mood: "After all, he is my son. I know which one is more reliable, Amma or E Niang."
"Just be happy when the emperor is happy. What are you trying to do with your concubines?" Lan Qi was in a better mood. The two of them looked at each other and watched the wet nurse take good care of their son, then returned to the bedroom. Xuan Ye only had a bowl of dinner at the Qianqing Palace when he sat down. While drinking tea, Xuan Ye frowned when he mentioned the seventh elder brother's matter. .Lanqi, please help me to be more careful. If anyone belittles Seventh Brother in the future, or if I am negligent, remember to remind me a few words."
Lan Qi nodded in agreement. When Xuan Ye looked at her again, he stretched out his hand to imitate her usual manner and rubbed her brow, smiling: "I saw your frown when I walked in. Now your son is sleeping peacefully, why aren't you happy?"
"I can't bear to feel free in the garden. I feel depressed when I enter the palace." Lan Qi lay down in his arms and the two of them leaned together. Xuan Ye gently stroked her arm and sighed, " In a few years, I will tour the south and take you to see the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. We will also build a garden in the capital. It doesn’t have to be too far from the Forbidden City, so you can go and live there often in the future."
Lan Qi smiled calmly: "My concubine, please wait, you can't make promises casually." After saying that, she raised her face to look at Xuan Ye, and saw that the joy that he had just coaxed the child gradually faded away, and there was sadness creeping onto his brow, so he sat down. He asked seriously, "Is the Emperor unhappy with something?"
Xuan Ye's eyes flickered, and he smiled bitterly: "The children have grown up, and I suddenly feel that there is an extra burden on my shoulders. Before dinner, I asked Yinyin to do his homework. As a result, he didn't do the homework assigned before leaving the palace. I I am very disappointed. This child is very knowledgeable in riding and archery, but he refuses to pay attention to the skills in books. I have been scolded and beaten, and it is really difficult. Think about how my imperial grandmother taught me in the past. At that time, all I could think about was Learn everything well, why don't my sons have such thoughts? Teaching them and letting them become talents is much more important than dealing with things in the harem. They are all the future of the Qing Dynasty. A gentleman will be killed after five generations. This sentence It has always been hanging in my heart. Without good descendants, no matter how solid the country I have built, it will be destroyed sooner or later."
Hearing the emperor say such serious words, Lan Qi didn't know how to speak, but he talked quickly, but he felt better after saying it. He said with a smile: "You must be strict, Yinzhen is the boss, next year
The prince must also attend class seriously. From now on, the younger brothers will look down on them, and there will be more and more children. I cannot cover everything, so I must teach some decent older brothers who can help me discipline my younger brothers in the future."
Lan Qi smiled and said: "No, the emperor has many more princes and princesses, and you can't take care of them."
Xuan Ye hugged her and said with a smile: "I care about our child. When you get better, will you give Yinzuo another brother?"
Lan Qi struggled to push him away, her face flushed with laughter: "I've been exhausted these past few days. Your Majesty, take a good rest tonight."
The two of them talked about what was on their minds, and Xuan Ye was very happy to talk about it. But Lan Qi couldn't talk about the fourth elder brother after all. She couldn't say it and didn't dare to say it. But looking at Xuan Ye's attitude tonight, she knew it in her heart.
The emperor will not let Concubine Tong spoil his son. Yinzhen is still a little older now. Although Bu Guiren's worries are reasonable, they are also worried too early. It will not be too late in two or three years, but by that time Xuan Ye will definitely
He would interfere. He just said that he cared about himself and his child. After all, the fourth brother was born to her, Wu Yalanqi.
In the next few days, the emperor rested in Yonghe Palace, and there was no record of anything in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. However, the emperor did not go anywhere else. In the summer, Jue Chan, who was favored in the summer, was always there and even his voice was gone. Everyone just sighed at the virtue concubine.
Amazing, he took back everything that belonged to her without saying a word.
Nowadays, except for the dignity of Chengqian Palace and Xianfu Palace, no one in the palace can compare with Deconcubine. The former glorious Yikun Palace seems to be in ruins. The thicker the autumn colors, the calmer the palace. Only the more alert people are there.
I was worried that the current tranquility could be a sign of the coming storm.
The Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and Concubine Tong asked the emperor to remember the great disaster in the south of the Yangtze River in summer. The harem wanted to save money and allocate funds for disaster relief. Although Xuan Ye was happy, he said that the court did not lack the money for the harem, so he still held a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the harem, but Tong
The imperial concubine only talked a lot and didn't bother to take care of the affairs in the palace, which naturally fell on Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui.
On this day, Concubine Rong came to concubine Hui to discuss the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. As she was talking happily, the palace maid outside hurriedly came to report that her eldest brother had caused trouble in the study and had been summoned by the emperor to go to Qianqing Palace. The emperor asked concubine Hui to go to Qianqing Palace.
In the past, Hui Bin's face turned pale after hearing a few words.