Lan Qi remembered that Eunuch Li had reminded her yesterday evening that the prince had been indigestion recently and bothered her to look at some food, but she turned around and forgot. At this time, although Eunuch Li would not tell the emperor that it was her negligence, after all The nannies and nuns following the prince were the biggest oversight, but she still felt guilty.
Looking at Xuan Ye from the side, the emperor's good mood had been reduced by most, but he was not very angry. He just frowned and told Manager Li: "Just let the imperial doctor take a look. After all, he ate from Ningshou Palace." When we go back, we don’t have to make a fuss and bother the Queen Mother, and there’s no need to publicize this matter everywhere.”
Manager Li felt relaxed all over, and then heard the emperor say: "There is snow on the road and it is difficult to walk. I will send a few eunuchs with strong legs to carry the sedan chair and take the concubine back to Yonghe Palace in a while." After that, he said to Lan Qi calmly, "Go back and have a good rest. You worked hard last night."
Lan Qi's face was red. Fortunately, Eunuch Li had already left. She nodded without saying a word and hugged tightly the "emperor's order" that Xuan Ye gave her. After that, someone came to pick her up from outside. The emperor was going to the Qianqing Gate to listen to the government, and she It was time to go back, but when parting, Lan Qi still reminded her: "Although the Emperor cares about the Queen Mother's face, it is best to go and see the Prince. After all, the Prince is still a child."
Xuan Ye was pleased: "I am sensible."
The two parted in a good mood. Lan Qi took a warm sedan back to Yonghe Palace. When she entered the door, she heard Yin Zuo's babbling sound. She first went to put away the box Xuan Ye gave her, then washed her hands and changed her clothes, but saw her wet nurse. Several people gathered around the cradle, but Yinzuo actually stood up holding the cradle. He was shouting proudly, turned around to see his mother, and when he was happy, he let go and waved. As a result, he lost his center of gravity and sat down.
Lan Qi hurried over, fearing that her son would cry, but Yin Zuo giggled and hugged him and tried to stand up again. The little guy tremblingly held E Niang's hand and shouted excitedly. The wet nurse and Lu were beside him. Zhu and others knelt down to congratulate their master. Lan Qi was also happy and asked Huan Chun to reward everyone. She was also asked to make preparations, saying that she would take Yin Zuo to Cining Palace at noon to announce the good news to the Empress Dowager.
Huan Chun brought things to reward everyone. After laughing and joking for a while, he said to Lan Qi: "Brother Six will be one year old next month. The Empress Dowager said earlier that she would organize a banquet for Brother Six. Master will ask at noon. Where, if it's in our Yonghe Palace, I'll have to start preparations with the others, but if it's in Cining Palace, I don't have to worry."
Lan Qi smiled and said: "You just don't want to worry." But after thinking about it, she said, "The fifth elder brother didn't even have a party for his first birthday. The Queen Mother invited everyone to dinner last night to celebrate the fifth elder brother's first birthday. This is still the case for the fifth elder brother. , We don’t dare to overstep our bounds, so I went back to the Empress Dowager at noon. Anyway, there are all kinds of excitement during the Chinese New Year, so there is no need to extravagantly, just ask the old man to reward me with something valuable."
Speaking of precious things, Lan Qi proudly said that the emperor had rewarded her with a Maitreya Buddha, and said with emotion: "He just heard me say a few words to you and remembered it in his heart."
Huan Chun smiled happily: "I was chatting with a few girls that day, and they all said that if I leave the palace in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to find a good family. The servant asked why, and they said they couldn't find anyone who would treat them like the master who treated them. A good man."
Lan Qi was stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses, she immediately stretched out her hand to hit Huanchun, and said angrily: "It must have come from your mouth, you, you, you..."
While they were having fun, guests arrived outside. Duan Bin, Bu Gui and Dai Changzai came. When they entered the house, they heard Duan Bin deliberately saying sourly: "They all say that Empress De Bi went to Qianqing Palace last night and had a hard time. I said let's not do this." Come, but they insist on coming to sit. My dear sister, you have worked hard and you should rest. There is no need to greet us."
Lan Qi's cheeks turned red, and she took Dai Jiashi to sit aside, and said to her: "Empress Duan is the most immodest, and sister, you are the most demure. If I feel that Zhongcui Palace cannot be accommodated someday, I will come to Yonghe Palace to live there."
Dai Jia was now familiar with them and joked: "I don't want to come to Yonghe Palace to stand out. Lord Long Live is quite polite to me. If I see my concubine moving to Yonghe Palace and getting in the way, I will be disgusted." .”
Duan Concubine laughed triumphantly and said that Dai Jia had been trained well by her. Lan Qi was so angry that she wanted to send them back and not let Huan Chun give them tea, but the joke was a joke after all. The four of them sat down and just listened. Bu Guiren sighed: "I have something to tell you. Last night, Yi concubine cried and made a fuss in front of Ningshou Palace. You know that, right?"
Lan Qi nodded: "When I left with Sister Dai, she sat in front of Ningshou Palace and cried, saying she wanted to hug the fifth elder brother. She looked very pitiful."
Dai Jia took the tea from Huan Chun and continued: "After the empress and the concubine left, I heard that the concubine Yi still refused to leave and acted like a mischief in front of the Ningshou Palace. She only waited for the old nun inside to come out. He scolded and forced Empress Yi to carry her back. Who would have known that she would come again early in the morning, kneeling in the snow under such heavy snow, begging the Empress Dowager to let her go in to meet the fifth elder brother. At that time, I happened to be passing by. It turned out that the Queen Mother asked her concubines to take Yinyou back to her elder brother's house with the people from her elder brother's house. Empress Yibin was supposed to come to pick up Princess Kejing at that time, but instead of taking the princess away, she knelt at the door instead. Please come forward. I didn’t dare to stay any longer, so I and my brother’s people hugged Yinyou and left.”
The concubine Duan drank tea and sighed: "Later, she still refused to leave. I heard that while the Queen Mother sent someone to comfort her, someone reported her to Cining Palace. The Queen Mother said that she was in front of the Ningshou Palace during the first month of the year. Crying is very unlucky. It is unlucky for the Queen Mother. She is punished to go back to Yikun Palace to shut herself up and reflect on her past. Starting from today for three consecutive days, no matter whether it rains or snows, she will kneel in front of her palace gate for half an hour every morning to reflect. She is probably kneeling now. What the hell is that? She has lost all her face, why should she do it in the first month of the year?"
"She actually made such a fuss?" Lan Qi also found it unbelievable. In the early years, Yigui was a lively and cheerful person. How could she become more and more unfamiliar with each passing year? However, this person is not afraid of anything. The energy is still the same as before. At that time, no one in front of her or behind her was afraid to speak ill of Concubine Zhao, and no one could stop her.
Duan Bin said: "If you go to Cining Palace in the future, please keep this matter in mind and don't make the old man unhappy. I guess the Queen Mother will also be unhappy at this moment. I have sent someone to inform Sister Rong. She goes to Ningshou Palace to have a look, the Queen Mother is the best to talk to her."
Dai Jiashi asked softly from the side: "Is it true that in the future, the fifth elder brother will not be able to recognize Yibin as the queen?"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. No one knew what the future would be like. They were all mothers, and they sympathized somewhat with Guo Luoluo.
Earlier, it was said that Yi concubine was weak and unable to raise the child after giving birth, so she worked hard for the Queen Mother to raise the child for a while. But after the summer, Yi concubine was able to move around. I wonder if it was because Guo Guiren had offended the emperor and was grounded, and nothing happened about the child again. The empress dowager raised her in Ningshou Palace, and her concubines were not allowed to disturb her at will. Yi concubine just waited for half a year without seeing the child, and the emperor did not even say a word to her. Seeing that the child was already over one year old, the child seemed It is definitely kept in Ningshou Palace.
"If it hadn't been for her sister's matter, if she had begged a few words in front of the emperor, maybe the child would have gone back, but because of Guo Guiren's matter, she couldn't even open her mouth." Duan Bin said, pointing to Bu with great relief.
Noble sir, Dai Chang was saying, "I have sisters like you, aren't I better than my own sisters? How wonderful it would be if we lived in harmony."
Just as Duan Concubine said, they are not sisters, but they are as harmonious as flesh and blood, and they live peacefully. However, the lives of the two sisters in Yikun Palace are getting worse day by day.
Originally, Yi concubine was quite favored, but after Guo Guiren's incident happened in the summer, the emperor only came to Yikun Palace a few times in most of the year. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, he was quite generous and promised to come, but he didn't come.
In the days that followed, she spent time in the Yonghe Palace, Chengqian Palace, and Xianfu Palace, where two bowls of water were evenly matched. It was her turn to do nothing. But Guo Guiren still did not change his temper. Even after being grounded and reflecting, he still yelled.
Under the bossy orders, the two sisters would quarrel every few days. If Yi Bi hadn't missed her sister, she would have been unable to tolerate her.
In the past, there was a lowly Jue Chan family living in the front and back yard. Guo Guiren might take it out on her when she was unhappy. Now without this vixen, her life is not easy. She is full of anger and has nowhere to vent her anger, so she often beats and scolds the servants around her.
, Taohong is regarded as the top leader in Yikun Palace. Every time she sees the sky, a palace maid comes to cry with her, begging to be sent elsewhere, but Taohong doesn't want to cause trouble, so she just comforts her.
Last night, Yibin was brought back crying. Guo Guiren made a fuss and kept talking, but was slapped back by her sister in anger. After the two sisters had a falling out, Yibin went to beg her again early in the morning, but Taohong couldn't stop her.
, and in the end the empress dowager became angry and issued an edict to punish him.
At this moment, Yi Bi was kneeling in front of the door with her back straight, and a room full of maidens were also kneeling with her. Guo Guiren was holding Ke Jing and wandering around the yard. From time to time he glanced at his sister who was kneeling in front of the door. There was a stain on his cheek.
Even though the nail was scratched when she was slapped, she looked like a victor, holding her daughter in her arms and teaching her: "My aunt is not good. Ke Jing must learn to behave, or my great-grandmother will punish you too."
Outside the palace gate, people would occasionally pass by. Whether it was to see a joke or feel embarrassed, they would hurriedly leave with their heads lowered. In the deep palace, the wind and water were turning, adding insult to injury to those who were in trouble, so they would not be trampled on in the future.
At this moment, Taohong knelt down to her master and said, "It's half an hour. Master, please get up quickly. The ground is getting cold."
Her knees were so painful that her whole body was numb. Yi Bi had been in a daze, but now she came to her senses. The master and servant stood up with support, and Tao Hong couldn't help but choked with distress: "Why do you have to?"
"Don't cry, what's there to cry for?" Yi Bi sneered, struggled to stand firm and said, "The first time I entered the palace, I made it known to everyone in the Six Palaces, wasn't I also punished by Concubine Zhao to kneel down? What are you afraid of?
Wu Ya was almost beaten to death by the Empress Dowager, but I just punished her by kneeling down. If she could just raise her head and start a new life like that, what does my hardship mean?"