"When has she ever been really proud? It's just to act coquettishly in front of you. From the time I was young to now, I have seen the so-called beloved concubine, but she has never been like her. They say I am partial to her, but I am not the same
It took me a few years to look at her coldly before I really fell in love with her. At that time, Sumala could only say good things about her, but I was still very calm and asked if she was just pretending." When the Empress Dowager talked about Lan Qi, her heart felt warm and her face was full of love.
He smiled at Xuan Ye and said, "With the Imperial Grandmother by your side, you can work on your front affairs with peace of mind. Among the grandson's wives, she is the best."
Xuan Ye was of course happy, and after a few chats, Aunt Sumala brought people from the Imperial Hospital to report, saying that a delivery room had been arranged in Xianfu Palace, and asked the Emperor not to go to Xianfu Palace in the near future, as Jue Chan would always be there.
Childbirth is imminent.
But when it came to mentioning this person, the Empress Dowager said: "This Jue Chan's appearance is too enchanting. I don't like it. Don't blame Grandma Huang for being nagging. You have to be sensible."
Xuan Ye was indifferent and just said: "Grandma Huang, don't worry."
In a blink of an eye, the first lunar month passed, and the fifth day of the second lunar month was Yinzuo’s birthday. Queen Niu Hulu’s three-year memorial ceremony was about to take place, and the extravagant banquets during the New Year’s Day cost a lot of money. In addition, the Queen Mother did not hold a banquet for the fifth elder brother Yinzuo.
, Lan Qi declined the kindness of the Empress Dowager and did not hold a grand first-year banquet for her son. She only took Yinzuo to Cining Palace early in the morning to kowtow to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager.
The little one is now staggering and can walk a few steps, and is strong and healthy. Last year when the birth was difficult to give, everyone was worried about the mother and the child. One year has passed in the blink of an eye. The longer the child is, the better. The Empress Dowager is even more worried.
She was very fond of him and said that she would personally teach Yin Zuo when he grows up.
Because the fifth and sixth elder brothers are similar in age, the Queen Mother likes to put them together. They all look like tiger heads and chubby heads. Yinzuo is even better looking. When he is with his younger brother, they look like twins.
, today I also gave Yin Zuo a large reward, and said to Lan Qi: "I hope they will grow up and go to the study together to study and practice martial arts together. They will definitely be the closest brothers."
After saying a few words affectionately, Lan Qi was about to leave with her children. Although there was no extravagant banquet, Yonghe Palace still prepared a banquet to invite all the palaces to gather. The concubines Duan and Rong concubines even asked in the first month.
She asked for wine and ate it.
The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager did not keep her, and waited until Lan Qi returned to Yonghe Palace with the child in her arms before changing clothes for Yinzhen. She heard Yinzhen's voice ringing in the yard, shouting "Empress De" in a sweet voice.
Putting down Yinzuo and coming out to see, the little guy was dressed in auspicious clothes and holding a new cloth tiger in his hand. He no longer looked strange as before. As soon as he saw her, he staggered towards her and let Lan Qi hug her, waving the cloth tiger.
Said: "Give it to your younger brother, give the tiger cloth to your younger brother."
Lan Qi carried him in. Yinzuo was excited when he saw his brother. Yinzhen gave him the cloth tiger and said proudly: "Eniang made it for my brother."
The wet nurses and nuns who accompanied Yinzhen also followed and laid down the formal gifts. They said that the imperial concubine had given the sixth elder brother a birthday gift. Lan Qi thanked her and said that the imperial concubine had asked the fourth elder brother to play here for a day and would pick him up in the afternoon.
, Lan Qi then said that it was time to invite the imperial concubine to come and sit with her, and the wet nurse smiled awkwardly: "My queen, she feels uncomfortable, and she said that she would also invite your concubine to come and sit with her some other day."
"It's okay." Lan Qi didn't dare to force it, and turned back to look after her two sons. Soon the Rong concubines and the Duan concubines came together, and even the Hui concubines and the Yi concubines arrived. They were all as polite as they should be on the occasion, and gave them to Yonghe Palace.
Face, of course, is also to give face to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
When women get together, they inevitably talk about gossip. The food has not yet been served, and the children are playing in Yinzuo's house. Everyone is sitting around drinking tea and eating snacks. Those who talk too much will cause trouble, and those who do evil will cause trouble.
For example, An Guiren, whose status is neither high nor low, who speaks without taboos, and who is lucky enough to be a concubine, is a blessing in disguise. Seeing that she was here today, someone said sourly: "Why didn't the fifth elder brother come? Empress De concubine
Didn’t the Queen Mother invite the fifth elder brother to come for a gathering with brothers and sisters?”
Yi Bin's face changed as expected. She lowered her head and pinched the big pomegranate in her hand, making her hands full of red juice. Hui Bin was sitting next to her and whispered softly: "There are always people who talk nonsense, who cares about her?"
?”
Lan Qi was the one who was asked, so she had to respond and said perfunctorily with a smile: "When I went to ask An, the fifth elder brother was in Cining Palace, but when I was leaving, the child fell asleep. The Queen Mother said that the fifth elder brother didn't sleep well last night.
Okay, I can't be playful today, so I didn't let you come over." He changed the topic and called Huan Chun for tea, saying that the emperor knew that she was having a banquet today, so he gave her good tea and water, and asked the sisters to taste it. Everyone knew that she was a good concubine.
In the early years, she was favored by serving tea at Cining Palace, but now it is rare to be able to drink a cup of tea from her.
Just for fun, they put the tea stoves in the palace and watched her serving the tea sets and making tea together. They talked and laughed to dilute the embarrassment just now. But when the tea was about to be ready, Ziyu hurried in and said with an incomprehensible face: "Your Majesty, Guo Guiren has arrived.
, I came to congratulate my sixth elder brother."
Lan Qi didn't think much for a moment, she just smiled and said: "Please come quickly." But she heard someone beside her say quietly, "Long live Lord, are you going to relent and let Guo Guiren go out?"
Someone even asked: "Ms. Yi concubine, has the emperor relented?"
Everyone looked at Yi Bin, her face was full of embarrassment, at least it didn't happen before she went out. Maybe the emperor suddenly relented at this moment, but it was too coincidental, she didn't believe it.
But the people from Yonghe Palace had already gone to greet him, and they saw Guo Guiren coming in. The originally bright and beautiful person had lost weight a few times, and his face was gaunt, and he had unsuitably put on heavy makeup, scarlet lips, and pale skin.
Everyone was shocked, and An Guiren even said, "What's going on with Sister Guo? It makes people panic."
Lan Qi had a way of treating guests and asked Huan Chun to arrange a seat for her. However, when the little palace maid brought the chairs, she saw An Guiren pulling several Chang Zai to agree and said, "Put the chairs here, our palace will be suitable for concubines."
She and Guo Guiren are biological sisters, so of course they will sit together." He then said deliberately, "When I saw Empress Yibin coming alone, I thought that Guo Guiren was not in good health and didn't go out. It's true, I hope you can wait for me to come with you.
Isn’t it better?”
Hui Bin glared at them and smoothed things over by saying, "Yi Bin was looking at the embroidery at my place this morning. She is not from Yikun Palace."
An Guiren was obviously unconvinced. She couldn't be rude to Concubine Hui, but Guo Guiren could do it for a while. He asked her with a smile without any scruples: "Did the Emperor order the withdrawal of my sister's ban? I can't do it to congratulate Concubine Xide."
It’s against the imperial edict.”
Even Yi Bin asked: "An Gui is right. If not, just say hello and go back. Otherwise, it will be Empress De Bin's fault."
Guo Guiren looked at her coldly, his eyes were dead, his chapped but thickly rouged lips moved, and he said grimly: "Of course it was the emperor who ordered it. The emperor said that today is a good day for the sixth elder brother, sir.
It’s time for me to come and join in the fun, don’t you like to see me go out?”
Yi Bin was choked by her and simply turned her face and said nothing, but An Guiren laughed beside her: "What do you mean, sisters... look at enemies as if they are enemies."
"An Guiren, I want to see if the princesses are bullying my younger brother, are you going?" Duan Concubine stood up and left her seat, winked at An Guiren, and took this person away without restraint.
After leaving the door, Duan Concubine pulled An Gui and said: "We were all in the palace in the early years. Don't blame me for not reminding you. If Concubine Yi really wants to do anything to you, what can you do? She has a higher status than you. You
She is being generous when she talks about pleasure for a moment, but if she cares about punishing you, you will lose all your face in the palace for so many years, why do you have to suffer? If nothing else, just watch Guo Guiren abuse Jue Chan and be banned.
, you have abused Dai Jiashi, and if old scores are settled, you will not be able to live with them."
An Guiren was very unconvinced and muttered a few words with a wink. Suddenly he got excited and pulled Duanbi and said: "Sister, don't blame me for being meddlesome. It's really not me being meddlesome. It's my maid who went to the Imperial Hospital to get it for me."
I bumped into him when he was getting medicine, and he said that Yi Kungong was secretly looking for someone to get medicine at Tai Hospital, but he didn’t know what kind of medicine he got or who it was for.”
Duan Concubine was puzzled, "Everything in the Imperial Hospital must be known through Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui. I haven't heard any strange things mentioned by Sister Rong."
An Guiren was still a little excited and said softly: "Where is Empress Hui? There is no one with a red top and a white head like her. These days, Yi is so favored that she has almost trampled the threshold of Yikun Palace. Maybe there is something wrong
Does Empress Hui know that Concubine Rong has been negligent here?"
"Okay, okay, those of us who are not in charge, don't mess around. You should listen to what I advise you. Now the palace is no longer the time when there were few people in the palace. If you don't mind your mouth, I can
If I pull you out, I won't know who will slap you next time. Their young temper is something we can't bear." Duan concubine sighed, "I will only help you this time. As for what I said just now, I don't care.
Didn't hear it."
An Guiren is the most timid and timid master who fears bullying. After being frightened by the concubine's words, he no longer dared to talk nonsense. He went to look at the children a few times and then returned to the main hall, where he was already setting up a table for dinner.
Although Lan Qi rarely organized such lively things, she had helped a lot in Cining Palace, and she was very meticulous in everything she did. She arranged two banquet tables in the palace, neither extravagant nor shabby.
On the same day, Lan Qi came to give her five hundred taels of silver. Lan Qi stretched out her hand and asked for more, saying that it was not easy for her to raise a son now. Xuan Ye scolded her for being greedy, but a few days later he sent someone to warn her.
Just don't be too shabby and don't have enough money to pay for the treat.
Naturally, these sweet words of boudoir cannot be told to outsiders. Today, we still have a decent meal. The guests and hosts have a great time. After the banquet is over, they go back. Only the concubine Rong and Duan are still talking. Bu Gui and Dai Chang are leaving.
After coaxing the children to take a nap, the three of them rested in the warm pavilion. They all drank some wine and the blush on their faces has not dissipated.
In fact, Concubine Rong had a few too many glasses of wine and wanted to go back to have a rest, but Concubine Duan stayed behind to say she had something to say. At this time, Huanchun took the others out after serving tea. The three sisters sat down, Lan
Qi poured tea for them, and then Concubine Rong asked: "What do you want to say?"
Lan Qi didn't know the reason yet. When she raised her head, she heard Duan Concubine start to talk about what An Guiren told her. She frowned and said: "You have also seen Guo Guiren's appearance. How can you do this without inviting an imperial doctor? But they obviously don't
Please ask the imperial doctor, why did you secretly go to get medicine again, and what medicine did you get?"
Rong Bin was obviously unhappy. She held a cup of tea and only smelled the taste without drinking it. It took a long time before she drank it in one gulp. She said coldly: "Me and Director Hui Bin, she always chooses things to do that have merit but no fault. In fact, it doesn't matter when she says it."
It doesn't mean much. I don't want to offend her, and I don't want to fall out with her. I think the harder it is, the harder it is, but I don't know that she has something behind my back? Think about it, there must be something, since the emperor took the Jue Chan family away.
In Xianfu Palace, I later favored Concubine Yi again, and she didn't bother to talk to me anymore. It's been a while, and it wouldn't be surprising if it's what An Guiren said in recent days."
Lan Qi seemed to be attending to the tea set without any distractions, but in fact she had already thought about these words in her head several times. Thinking about what Xuan Ye told her about the behavior of the Hesheli family on the night of Lantern Festival, it turned out that she had not thought wrong at first. She was indeed from the palace.
The hands that are reaching in from outside, and they can reach into the inner palace to do tricks, even if they want to poison the eldest prince and frame the noble concubine for injustice, then what the people in the palace have to do is even easier, but Lan Qi cannot accept it.
, will their biological sisters kill each other?
Listen to Concubine Rong sneer: "Since it is Yi Kungong who prepares medicine for her sister, what should we do to worry about it? She is so cold-blooded and ruthless. If we interfere, her fangs are poisonous, and she might bite her back. This Concubine Yi is really
It's amazing. She looks like a nice person, but she is so vicious in her heart? That's her sister."
Duan Concubine said quietly: "It was my own sister who caused her to be disliked by the emperor. Now that she has finally recovered, how can she still let this disaster be by her side? Let's see, the emperor pardoned her today for the sake of the sixth elder brother.
In a few days, news has spread that she is not in good health and she won’t go out anymore. I saw the way the two sisters spoke just now, and Yi Bin is eager to get rid of it and get rid of it quickly."
Lan Qi's heart froze with every word she said. What kind of magic power did this deep palace have that caused the sisters to kill each other? Duan Concubine and Rong Concubine were usually very gentle people, but when they encountered such a thing, they
They all had the attitude of watching a good show, but when she thought about it, she couldn't actually do anything. She just heard it today. She didn't know whether Guo Guiren was really sick or was fed medicine by her own sister. She wouldn't explore it.
Even so, what qualifications do you have to lament others?
Concubine Rong finally told Lan Qi: "You are too merciful, but you can't warm a poisonous snake with your body when it's frozen. The affairs in the palace and the life and death of others can only be decided by looking at it."
Lan Qi smiled slightly: "I will remember it."
Yinzuo's birthday was a complete success. Although Concubine Tong never came to visit, she allowed her fourth brother to eat and sleep here. It wasn't until the evening that Lan Qi felt it was inappropriate and asked her wet nurse to send her fourth brother back. However, Yinzhen held her brother and could not
Lan Qi was willing to let go and insist on staying here for one night. Lan Qi was afraid that if she pushed too far, she would make the imperial concubine unhappy, but Yinzhen cried and refused to separate from his brother. When he cried, Yinzuo also cried, and the wet nurse was disturbed by the older one and the younger one.
They were at a loss.
Lan Qi couldn't laugh or cry, so she finally made a compromise. She couldn't keep Yinzhen too much, but she could send Yinzuo to Chengqian Palace. When the little guy heard that he was leaving with his brother, he didn't even want his own mother.
The wet nurse held her with her two little hands still holding each other. Lan Qi looked at her when she was brought to the door, feeling warm and helpless. Huan Chun said to her: "This is the nature of blood relations."
This is indeed the nature of flesh and blood relatives, but Lan Qi also knew about the fight between the sisters in Yikun Palace. It was chilling to think about it. After going back to pack things, her limbs and bones ached from exhaustion, but Xuan Ye took advantage of it without warning.
As the night came, she said that she had a hard time giving birth last year, and the day of her child's birthday was the hardest day for her, so she had to comfort her. Lan Qi knew what Xuan Ye was thinking, and they laughed and played, and the two of them spent the whole night happily.
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However, in the next few days, Xuan Ye was busy preparing for the two queens to enter the mausoleum, but he did not enter the harem for a few days. On this day, Lan Qi spent the day in Cining Palace. When he came back in the evening, the road he used to take suddenly started to be repaired in the afternoon, because there were craftsmen.
When walking, they were blocked both front and back, and the concubines and concubines were not allowed to pass. Lan Qi could only go back in a detour, and the soft sedan walked slowly. When approaching Xianfu Palace, the sedan suddenly stopped. Huan Chun said outside: "Master, Jue Chan
Chang Zai is at the front, can you see me?"
"Her?" Lan Qi didn't want to see her, but then she thought about how she was about to give birth. If she "offended" her and something went wrong, she couldn't tell, so she let the sedan go to the ground and supported Huan Chun's hand to come down. Sure enough, she saw Jue Chan.
Shi was in the front, supported by Xiang He and another palace maid, and slowly came over to salute her. Lan Qi naturally gave in and asked politely: "The Imperial Hospital said you are going to give birth in the next few days, why are you still walking outside?
"
Jue Chan said: "There was no movement. The imperial doctor asked my concubine to go out for a walk. As soon as I went out, I met you, the empress."
"I gave birth to..." Lan Qi just wanted to say about giving birth to Yinzhen, but she felt it was inappropriate. She should not pretend to be the fourth prince's birth mother in front of others behind the imperial concubine's back, so she changed her words and said, "That's true. You have worked hard, but
Also be careful, your stomach is already full, it should be done in the next few days."
Mrs. Juechan didn't mean to stop Lan Qi from talking. She just happened to meet her. At this moment, she agreed with a smile and stood aside, asking De's concubine to go first. Lan Qi didn't want to say anything more. After giving her a few words, she got on the sedan again.
He walked away, but the soft sedan resumed its journey, and could not walk more than ten steps. There was a sudden commotion behind him, and a palace maid screamed. Lan Qi was frightened when she heard it, and the sedan stopped. She only heard Huan Chun say hurriedly: "Master, Guo
The noble man pushed Jue Chan Chang Zai down, punched and kicked him."
Lan Qi almost felt like she was listening to a play. Before she could speak, Huan Chun had already asked the young eunuchs carrying the sedan to come over to help. They were all powerful men. They rushed over and quickly took out Guo Guiren who came out of nowhere.
Hold it down and wait for Lan Qi to come over again. Jue Chan has fallen to the ground, Xiang He is protecting her, the little girl's clothes and hair have been tangled up, and another palace maid beside her screams in vain: "Blood, often
It’s bleeding…”
"Quickly find the imperial doctor, no, take her back quickly. The delivery room has been prepared in Xianfu Palace. Po Wen should be there." Lan Qi pushed the people around her to lift the pregnant woman, and suddenly heard Guo Guo being pressed to the ground.
The noble man yelled crazily, "Bitch, damn it," and she was so angry that her whole body trembled. With trembling hands, she directed the eunuchs to say, "You, please stop her mouth and don't let her scream!"
After receiving the order, everyone simply pulled out a rope to tie up Guo Luoluo, and tore a piece of cloth to gag her mouth. However, Lan Qi had already been taken away by Huanchun. There was chaos in the Xianfu Palace.
She felt uncomfortable and had a stomachache and was dozing crookedly. Dongyun woke her up and told her something was wrong. When she hurried over, she told her that Jue Chan was going to give birth.
The doctors came in a hurry, and Wen Po had been on standby in Xianfu Palace. Fortunately, everything was prepared, but she was a little panicked when she suddenly gave birth. Now everyone was in their positions to see if the mother could survive it. Not long after, she was also alarmed.
In the Sixth Palace, Concubine Rong arrived first. She had heard about Guo Guiren before entering. She seemed to be afraid that Concubine Hui would come first, so she came in a hurry without even changing her clothes. She begged Concubine Wen to issue an order to detain Guo Guiren first. Concubine Wen
He said impatiently: "I don't care what happens to her, you just have to do whatever you want."
So when Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi arrived, Guo Guiren had already been imprisoned, and the people guarding her were all Concubine Rong. Yi Concubine knelt down and confessed in front of Concubine Wen, saying that she had not taken good care of her sister, and Concubine Guo
Everyone knew that the Jue Chan family had an old grudge. It was probably for this reason. Concubine Wen sneered: "I usually don't even bother to fly over here with crows. It's rare that it's so lively. I don't know whether I should be happy or not. Yi Bi, you don't have to accuse me."
, it’s not like you knocked down Jue Chan.”
But Yi Bin continued to cry about all the misdeeds of her sister. Instead of saying that her sister had done something wrong and wanted to make things right for her, she even made matters worse by exposing her evil deeds. She even revealed the old accounts of bullying and abusing Jue Chan in the past. How good was Concubine Wen?
Patiently, he finally ordered her to shut up: "I don't blame you, of course the clan will make the judgment. Please stop crying. Isn't it annoying?"
She even sent Concubine Yi away directly, not allowing her to stay in Xianfu Palace any longer, and sent people to ask if she was still alive. After going back and forth several times with no results, Concubine Wen smiled bitterly and said, "Why don't we have dinner together? It's really exciting tonight."
lively."
But who was still thinking about eating? Hui Bin took the opportunity to drag Rong Bin outside to talk, and the word "profit" came first. Both of them talked straight to the point. Hui Bin persuaded her: "The emperor favors Yi Bin again. She is in the limelight now. Why don't you let me take care of you?"
The person is left in her care, why do you bother to take care of this business, and you will get no credit."
But Concubine Rong smiled: "I'm looking after people, and I have to give you favors. When you get along with Concubine Yi, you must have something in your hands. It's best for you to handle this matter. You'll have to go to the top later.
Reply, I am in charge of you, and I will push you out to deal with it. When the time comes, whether it is for the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, or the Guo Luoluo family, you can do things beautifully and benefit both parties. The Juechan family is not a black man.
Yashi, as long as the child is born, who cares whether she is wronged or not? If it is a concubine who is injured today, we will have to weigh it carefully."
Hui Bin suddenly realized that Rong Bin was waiting for her here, and it sounded nice to let her take advantage of Yi Bin. In fact, she already knew something in her heart. She was here to take advantage of herself, pretend to be a good person, and send her away.
Smooth favors.
But things have come to this, and she has to take this hot favor even if she doesn't want it. Yi Bin's matter has something to do with her. She also knows that Rong Bin will not turn against her, so she agrees with gritted teeth, "I'll give it back."
Please be considerate, sister."
Lan Qi happened to come out in front of the palace gate. When she looked up, she saw them talking under the eaves. The two of them were a little embarrassed. They came over and asked why they were leaving. Lan Qi said that Concubine Wen asked her to go to Cining Palace to resurrect her life. Rong and Hui said to each other.
After taking a quick look, he told Cining Palace and the others to go back and tell Lan Qi to stay.
"Then...it's hard work." Lan Qi didn't know what they were planning, so she didn't want to be too reluctant. When she came back, she found Concubine Wen already sitting at the table eating. When she heard that she wasn't going, she said, "Then, let's go
Let's eat, didn't you say it will take a long time to give birth? Don't be hungry."
Lan Qi sat down and the palace people came to add dishes and chopsticks. Her mind was filled with the scene just now. She kept thinking about the way Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong were talking. She felt a little confused. When she raised her head, she saw Concubine Wen eating her meal leisurely and holding back.