"What are you talking about?" Concubine Tong was angry and pushed Lan Qi back. She was used to everyone being groveling to her, used to being superior to these women, used to Wu Yashi's meekness, at this moment
, as if his mind was being penetrated, he was at a loss and couldn't help but move his hands.
Lan Qi staggered back a few times. She had not yet changed her shoes on the bottom of the flowerpot in the morning. She quickly stood firm again, still looking directly at Concubine Tong, and repeated: "Is your Majesty not listening clearly? Or is she not understanding?"
Don’t you want me to say it again?”
"Shut up!" Concubine Tong pointed at her. There were exquisite and luxurious armors on her slender jade fingers, inlaid with crystal gems. A light flashed in front of Lan Qi. She took half a step forward, but suddenly knelt down again.
He went down, lowered his head and said respectfully, "The fourth elder brother was taken care of by the empress in Chengqian Palace. I am sincerely grateful. Seeing that the fourth elder brother and the empress are as close as mother and son, I am heartbroken and feel comforted. This is what you will do."
The fact that Fourth Brother regards it as his own is the best proof. I have no complaints. I think the Sixth Palace sisters would not dare to point fingers at you behind your back. Even the Empress Dowager and the Emperor will definitely recognize your efforts. But..."
Lan Qi raised her head, looked at the furious Concubine Tong, and said calmly: "If you keep worrying about the fourth brother's stay, you will not only hurt the fourth brother, but also yourself. Concubine, please feel at ease.
, I will not say a word to the emperor about getting my child back. How can I allow a concubine to interfere with the emperor’s decision? I regard the emperor as my god, even if the emperor now wants to take the sixth elder brother to Chengqian Palace, I
I dare not disobey it."
"You clearly just said that if it wasn't for your wishes, the Emperor would not have sent Fourth Brother here. Now you are saying that the Emperor's words cannot be disobeyed. What do you want me to believe over and over again?" Concubine Tong's slender eyebrows were twisted and she was wearing heavy makeup.
With only confusion and anger on his face, he pointed at Lan Qi and said, "You are so eloquent that you coax everyone to say good things about you."
"Your Majesty, don't you understand?" Lan Qi did not avoid her fierce gaze at all. Although she was inferior to others, her aura had already surpassed that of Concubine Tong. "It is the emperor's decision to send Fourth Brother to Chengqian Palace.
, but it is not the emperor’s will, I can let go, and I can naturally get it back, but I said that I regard the emperor as my god, and I will not disobey any of the emperor’s decisions, so Si Age will always be in charge of the emperor.
Qian Gong, unless you push the child away yourself."
Concubine Tong stared blankly at the people on the ground. She always felt that she understood what Wu Yashi said, but she didn't seem to understand. But even if she didn't understand, she couldn't ask any more questions. She tried to calm down and think about it, and the excitement in her heart passed through her.
, but it made her whole body feel tight.
Could it be that Debin was saying that she sent Fourth Brother to Chengqian Palace, but she and everyone else only saw it as the emperor's decision, so it was the "emperor's decision" and she would never violate it in her life, but she had
The ability to go back anytime, anywhere, and give the child to herself as she wishes?
After all, she was saying that she was so favored that the emperor was willing to do anything for her.
Concubine Tong took half a step back, and all the past events came to mind. She had done so many cruel and cruel things to Wu Yashi, but she clearly had the ability to change the emperor's mind, but she had no intention of revenge against herself.
Not only that, but she even offered her own flesh and blood with both hands. Is it because of her title that she had to repay kindness with kindness? Why does it make her spine chill all the time when she thinks about it?
"The fourth elder brother is going to the Chengqian Palace. Your Majesty is not pitying the imperial concubine that you have no children, nor is he pitying that you have lost two children in a row. It is because the Chengqian Palace is the most suitable for the fourth elder brother. With the imperial concubine's protection, the fourth elder brother can grow up healthily.
"Empress..." Lan Qi shouted respectfully, kowtowed deeply and said, "You saw with your own eyes that Nala wanted to suffocate the fourth elder brother to death. It was you who brought the fourth elder brother back from the gate of hell. I dare to do it again."
I am claiming to be my biological mother, and I beg you to take good care of my fourth brother, raise him up to be a man who is upright and upright, and be his father’s most capable arm. You are my fourth brother’s mother-in-law, and you will always be.”
The people on the ground spoke calmly, but Concubine Tong who was standing was actually in tears. She sobbed and said vaguely: "When my eldest brother came to Chengqian Palace, I also regarded him as my own.
But others regard me as a tiger and wild beast, and they blame me for the death of Concubine Rong's son, and you are also the murderer."
Lan Qi said nothing, watching her proudly wipe away her tears, straighten her back, raise her chin high, and look down upon the people under her knees: "Of course Si elder brother is my child, no one can take it away, don't think this
These words will move me, but don’t think that you will be proud for a long time. The emperor will not favor you for a while, so you can take care of yourself."
As soon as she finished speaking, the proud woman left in a cloud of dust and wind. The crystal curtain in front of the door was lifted with a loud bang. Lan Qi knelt down and sat down. She felt exhausted all over. She had almost forgotten what she had just said. It was messy outside.
The sound of footsteps gradually disappeared, and not long after, Huan Chun ran in. When he saw his master kneeling on the ground, he thought that the imperial concubine had done something. He hugged her and sat on the kang, looking up and down. Lan Qi laughed out loud: "I am no longer
Why is Wu Chang here? No matter how angry the imperial concubine is, she will not attack me casually. You are so nervous. I will always be beneath her. It doesn't matter how many times you kneel."
"My servant saw that the imperial concubine seemed to have been crying, but she didn't dare to take another look." Huan Chun was still not reassured, "The imperial concubine really didn't make things difficult for you? The emperor came from Chengqian Palace last night, right.
"
"Your Majesty, it's not good for you to have a peaceful night's sleep, but you give me a hard time." Lan Qi smiled easily, sat cross-legged and rubbed her knees, and then heard Huan Chun murmur, "Why did the Imperial Concubine do so to Fourth Brother?"
He was so fierce and pushed him to the ground as hard as he could. Our Fourth Brother is really stubborn and refuses to give in. How big is this?"
Lan Qi stretched out her hand and slapped Huan Chun on the butt hard, and said with a fierce face: "You are verbose again, believe it or not, I will pass the bullet to you? I have told you that you are not allowed to talk about the fourth elder brother in Yonghe Palace, and you are not allowed to mention it again.
Nothing happened, the imperial concubine just got up early and came here to have a cup of tea. You go out and tell everyone not to think and guess."
Huan Chun was not convinced, muttering to himself in a low voice, while clearing away the tea bowls beside him. When he was going out to call the little palace maid to take over, he saw someone coming in from outside.
Master, come and see."
Lan Qi was filled with wonder. She followed the door and saw her wet nurse leading her fourth brother staggering in. The little guy who had been crying a moment ago was already in high spirits again and was jumping around. Several sounds could be heard in the distance.
The "sister" of Cui Cui.
The maid from the Chengqian Palace who was following him rushed to the scene, knelt down and reported: "The fourth elder brother is thinking about seeing the sixth elder brother. The imperial concubine asked a few servants to send the fourth elder brother to play. Please ask the concubine to take care of the fourth elder brother and wait for the fourth elder brother to play."
Okay, the slaves will take Fourth Brother back."
Lan Qi heard Huan Chun say softly from behind: "The sun has set in the west?" She looked back and glared, then politely said to the palace maid, "Brother Six is in his room, you guys go over, I
We have to go to Cining Palace here, why don't you go back to the imperial concubine, if the empress is worried, take Brother Six to Chengqian Palace, so that I can go to Cining Palace with peace of mind."
The palace maid was ordered to leave. Lan Qi walked to the courtyard and knelt down in front of her son up close for the first time. The fourth elder brother looked at her with a smile. Although he still looked strange, he was still friendly and said coquettishly:
"Look at my sister, Yinzhen, look at my sister."
Lan Qi smiled and coaxed him: "It's the younger brother, the sixth elder brother, the fourth elder brother's little brother." As he said that, he stretched out his hand. The fourth elder brother already understood that the adult meant to hug him, and the clever little guy giggled.
He smiled, rushed forward to hug him, and said excitedly, "Go and see your sister, Yinzhen, see your sister..."
The wet nurse beside her explained awkwardly: "The fourth brother only knows my little sister. I will tell him slowly in the future."
Lan Qi held her son in her arms, and the breath on his body was so familiar. Even though she had Yinzuo, even though she had not heard his voice for a long time after leaving the palace, she had never forgotten everything about her son. He had been in Chengqian Palace for so long, and he still had the same feeling on his body.
It still smells sweet as a swaddle, and is chubby in my arms. Nothing has changed except that I have grown up and become stronger.
"It doesn't matter. You will understand when you grow up. Besides, there are five elder brothers and seven elder brothers who gather together during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The fourth elder brother will understand when he sees it." Lan Qi said to the wet nurse gently, and hugged her son.
Going to Yinzhen's house, the wet nurse was startled again, but she quickly coaxed Yinzhen to play with the sixth elder brother. The sixth elder brother saw his elder brother again. He was probably in a stable mood, but he grabbed his little hand and squeezed it.
Two times, she actually burst into laughter, which made Lan Qi's heart soften.
The palace maid who went to Chengqian Palace to reply soon came back and said that if De Bin was going to Cining Palace right now, she could take Sixth Brother there, and then send Sixth Brother back when Empress De Bin came back.
Lan Qi was very generous and let the wet nurse pick up Yinzhen and follow them. She knelt down and said to Yinzhen: "Brother and younger brother are having fun together. Empress Debin is going to see her great-grandmother."
Yinzhen didn't quite understand, but seeing Lan Qi being so gentle and kind, of course children would like it. He smiled sweetly at her, turned around and took the wet nurse's hand to leave. The wet nurses and the wet nurses also followed him with their sixth brother in their arms.
, but Huan Chun was still stingy and kept asking his master: "Why are you willing to give up? What if the Empress Dowager is unhappy later?"
"The Empress Dowager hopes that the Sixth Palace will be peaceful, that the grandchildren will be respectful brothers, and that they can play together as brothers. I have never dared to hope for it. Now that the imperial concubine has given in, how can I be so arrogant and aloof?" Lan
Qi Duran followed them out for a while and saw that they were leaving well, so she came back and dressed up. When she left Yonghe Palace, she also passed by the gate of Chengqian Palace in a generous manner. She felt that she should make it clear to Concubine Tong today.
I really let go of all my burdens.
Arriving at Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager got up. She had been up late last night and felt a little sleepy in the morning. In a blink of an eye, Lan Qi had been serving at Cining Palace for several years. She didn’t feel that she was here every day, but the Empress Dowager had indeed begun to
As I get older, my appetite for food is not as good as it used to be. Whenever I am greedy and eat more, I will inevitably make some noise. But the advantage is that I am open-minded and calm in the face of difficulties. I am always in good spirits and my legs and feet are still nimble.
"You slept for half an hour longer today. The Emperor will send someone to ask you why before noon." Lan Qi combed the Empress Dowager's hair with her own hands and said with a smile, "The Emperor always asks you for food when he sees me.
How many mouthfuls of rice and vegetables I have, I will be scolded if I can't tell. Now every time I eat with you, I don't care about eating myself, but always remember how much you have eaten."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "No wonder you are lucky enough to have a son. Isn't this what an evil mother-in-law should do, to keep an eye on how much her daughter-in-law eats?"
Lan Qi smiled and said: "In ordinary people's homes, the daughter-in-law does not come to the table."
"No." The Empress Dowager said angrily, "A woman's family gives birth to children, takes care of her husband and raises her children. She works so hard to run a family and doesn't even let her eat at the table. It's really confusing. We are lucky to be born in an emperor's family."
After serving breakfast, the Queen Mother asked about the child and asked her why she didn't bring Yin Zuo. Lan Qi said: "The sixth elder brother is in Chengqian Palace. He has teeth and is always crying.
I’m afraid that I’ll hug you and disturb you to rest.”
Hearing this, the Empress Dowager suddenly put down the chopsticks in her hand, frowned and asked her: "It's so good. Where can't it be placed? Put it in Chengqian Palace? Are you dizzy?"
Her words shocked the surrounding maids and eunuchs to their knees. The Empress Dowager said coldly. When she saw Lan Qi standing in front of her, holding bowls and chopsticks in her hands to add something to her, she said angrily: "What else are you going to eat? Hurry and go."
Bring the child back, you are so proud, why did you send the child to Chengqian Palace? Are you going to piss me off to death?"
However, Lan Qi forced herself to add a small dumpling to the Empress Dowager's bowl, and slowly told the whole story. When she mentioned that the imperial concubine came to trouble her, she concealed her arrogant and mean words and only explained the matter clearly.
, and finally advised the old man: "The imperial concubine has been struggling, and something will happen sooner or later. Now that she is willing to let the fourth elder brother get close to her brothers, she has just let down her guard against the concubine. I don't dare to say what scheming is behind it, but I think it is still possible."
If you can do this for a long time, others will think that I am attached to the imperial concubine, and they will not be able to bully me in the future."
The Empress Dowager, who was originally angry, was persuaded after listening to her explanation, and sighed that Lan Qi had begun to have her own little thoughts, and every piece was made beautifully without leaving any trace. It was obvious that she could be in this palace.
A person who wants to win wind and rain, but still maintains a low-key and humble attitude, calmly looking at all the situations in the harem. Sumala and herself were indeed the right people back then.
At this time, Aunt Sumala, who went to Ningshou Palace to deliver something to the Queen Mother, came back and was told outside that the Queen Mother was angry. She nervously came in to see the scene, but saw the grandfather and grandson talking to each other. When asked why, she listened.
She also clicked her tongue in admiration: "Our empress Dowager De's magnanimity has been there since she was a palace maid. She is born with it and cannot be taught or learned by others."
"Don't praise her. She has become more and more proud recently, and she also puts on airs in front of me." The Queen Mother joked a few words lightly, and after breakfast, she listened to Lan Qi telling some new stories that were fashionable in the capital recently. It didn't take long for her to be honored.
Concubine and concubine Hui came together to arrange the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Concubine Hui remained dignified and steady today, completely unable to see the sadness of having her son taken away by the emperor. Not long after they left, the empress dowager took Lan
Qidi said with his hands: "Concubine Rong, please bear with me. Concubine Hui, please consider for yourself who you should get close to and who you should take advantage of. There is no need to be polite. Now you are not only Xuan Ye's woman, but also the wife of two princes."
Damn it."
Sure enough, the Empress Dowager's thoughts were right. Every face of the women in the palace looked kind and amiable. It was not unusual for them to turn their backs and look down on them, or to curse secretly. At this moment, Concubine Rong and Hui
When the concubines were about to go their separate ways, Concubine Rong said something thoughtfully: "I heard that Jue Chan was often in poor health, and my sister didn't pay attention to it. I heard that she had a bad temper, and I didn't want to come to see her face, but you can finally get closer to her and my sister.
That's all about the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, why don't you go and have a look, sister?"
Hui Bin's bright eyebrows moved slightly. She guessed that Rong Bin must have known something in her heart when she picked her to visit. Going by herself would be in her favor, but if she didn't go, she would be even more passive. So she smiled and said, "I was going to take a look."
Well, sister Rongbin, won’t you go with us?”
"Yinzhi has a bad temper these days, and the wet nurse can't help it. I want to go back and have a look." Concubine Rong smiled, bowed to each other and walked away. It wasn't until Jixin was far away that she couldn't help but ask, "Why do you encourage me?"
Concubine Hui, would you like to go see me?"
Rong Bin smiled and said: "I thought about it all night. Hui Bin's eldest brother was taken away. How can she bear the loneliness in the future? She will never let go of Jue Chan's pregnancy. I will give you the favor. If it is true,
She is pregnant. I will help her win over this child. We still have a long time to come. She has the Mingzhu Mansion behind her. For the future of Third Brother, I don’t need to offend her." He sighed and said, "Qi Ah.
My brother is a bit handicapped, and she must not like him, so the child can grow up in my brother's home safely."
However, Hui Bin and Jue Chan had an unhappy separation last time and had not visited the house for a long time. Today she came with a different purpose and exchanged a few polite words with each other. Hui Bin looked around and did not notice where Jue Chan was.
Something was wrong, I was still murmuring in my heart when I left, so I simply put down my arrogance and went to find out what happened to Concubine Rong. After all, they had been together for more than ten years, and there was nothing they could not do to save face.
As soon as Hui Bin left, Jue Chan withered like an eggplant beaten by frost. She had a huge reaction during pregnancy. Fortunately, she could hold her nerve in front of Hui Bin, but she also had hidden worries in her heart. Hui Bin's sudden arrival would definitely
I heard some news, and I'm sure she will bring the imperial doctor next time. Even Xianghe was alert. After closing the door and coming back, he asked her: "Empress Hui Bin is weird. She keeps staring at you up and down.
Did you notice something?"
Mrs. Juechan frowned, and waves of discomfort tormented her. She leaned on the soft pillow and panted. After a while, she said: "Now that the elder brother has gone to the elder brother's house, she will not let my child go."
Xianghe said hurriedly: "Go and ask for help from Concubine De, and I will help you to Yonghe Palace."
But Master Juechan shook his head repeatedly, with a helpless smile on his lips: "You can't ask Empress Debin in person, she will definitely refuse if you ask her in person. I have to slowly let her change her mind, so that she is willing to take the initiative to help me, regardless of whether she
Whether you do it willingly or as a last resort, I must let her help me, and only she can help me."
Xiang He murmured: "I think you might as well ask for help from Lord Long Live. Lord Long Live liked you so much before, but later he was too busy. If you are willing to take the initiative to see the Emperor, wouldn't it be easier than asking for a concubine?"
?”
Jue Chan gave her a cold look. She didn't say anything, but she was already disdainful in her heart. It was too late for her to hide from the emperor. If she asked her to invite favors again, she might as well abort the child and be clean.