Lan Qi has been pampered over the years. Although she is in good health, she cannot withstand such punishment. Although she can hear the Western clock ringing, she doesn't know how much time has passed. She just can't bear it. She started crying, then sat down.
, the old nanny also looked at her pitifully, and without stopping her, she looked outside, for fear that the Empress Dowager would suddenly come in.
Fortunately, there was finally some movement, and the announcement of the emperor's arrival was heard outside. The old woman hurriedly said: "My queen, please bear with me a little longer. Long live the Lord is here." As she said this, she tried to pull Lan Qi to kneel down, but she couldn't straighten up.
, fell to the ground, shook his head and cried, "I can't feel my legs, I can't get up."
While she was talking, the emperor came like the wind. When he entered the door, he saw her like this. He came up a few steps and carried her to the kang to sit down. Xuan Ye knew that Lan Qi didn't like to cry. She must have been unable to bear it when she cried like this, and she felt extremely distressed.
But the old mama was still chattering beside her: "Long live my Lord, please go to the Great Buddha Hall to see the Empress Dowager first. I dare not let the concubine get up."
When Lan Qi saw that the emperor was about to have a fit, she stopped him and advised him: "Your Majesty, go and beg for mercy from your concubine first, but please don't offend the Empress Dowager again."
"Then don't kneel down. A small stick can be used by a big stick. Are you a fool? There is something wrong with kneeling. How can the emperor tolerate it?"
After wandering around, I came back to the big Buddhist hall and saw Grandma Sumala waiting in front of the door. I calmed down and then slowly entered the Buddhist hall.
The sandalwood incense in the Buddhist hall was quiet, and Xuan Ye's irritable heart gradually calmed down. After bowing behind the Empress Dowager, he heard his grandmother say: "You came in with a sense of impatience. Sit down and calm down before talking."
"Yes." Xuan Ye did not dare to disobey, and sat down on the futon with his grandmother. The grandfather and grandson were quiet for a moment, and then the Queen Mother put away the beads in her hands. Xuan Ye saw that he was about to stand up, and hurriedly came to help him. He touched it with his tentacles.
I was shocked when I looked at my grandmother's arms. I don't know whether it was because Tian Nuan had fewer clothes or because the emperor's grandmother had lost weight again. I always felt that my grandmother's body was much lighter than before, and her arms were thinner. If I looked closely, I saw that the emperor's grandmother's hair on the temples was completely white.
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Xuan Ye was in a daze. He understood that he had been negligent. He always felt that the imperial grandmother was still the same as she was twenty years ago. She shielded him from the wind and rain, looked down upon the courtiers and was fearless. Although he knew that his grandmother was getting older, it was the first time he saw what he saw in his eyes.
The sight of old age is shocking to the soul.
"Gradually I can no longer keep up with you about matters in the imperial court, such as Tsarist Russia in the north and Taiwan in the south. During the holidays, I heard a few veterans talk about it, and I kept muttering in my heart, for fear that I would say something wrong and make them laugh." Tai.
The Empress Dowager held her grandson's hand and walked outside, smiling and saying, "The Empress Dowager is really going to live a long life. Her life is getting richer day by day. She doesn't know anything about the outside world. You want to lie to me and hide it from me, but you can't.
It's easy, I'm getting older and I'm not as smart as I used to be."
"Royal grandmother, my grandson has made a mistake." Xuan Ye said softly. The grandfather and grandson stopped and the Empress Dowager glanced at him, "What are you wrong about? How can the emperor make a mistake? Did I hear wrongly?"
Xuan Ye took a step back and knelt down and said: "Please calm down, Grandmother Royal. My grandson is wrong. I will never deceive you about anything in the future."
"Get up, your majestic emperor, why are you kneeling?"
"My grandson can kneel down to his grandmother, but I can do it too."
"Get up." The Empress Dowager looked angry. Xuan Ye raised her head and saw him. He didn't dare to be stubborn anymore. He just listened to his grandmother's serious words, "I have a few more years to live. I have worked hard all my life, and I am willing to spend my old age happily. You are hiding this from me.
Everything was not for my own good. You were afraid that I would be anxious when Long Xi was gone, so you tried every means to hide it. The imperial grandmother knew that my grandson loved me."
Xuan Ye supported his grandmother again and walked out of the big Buddhist hall together. The people outside dispersed and followed at a distance, with the grandfather and grandson walking in front. The Empress Dowager continued: "But you hid it from me this time, just for fun, Xuan Ye
Ye, how old are you, and what are you serious about leaving the palace this time? No matter how much you miss Lan Qi, you can't do this. If nothing else, if something happens to her on the way there, you won't have time to regret it. "
"Yes, my grandson has reflected on it and doesn't dare to do it anymore." Xuan Ye simply obeyed and did not dare to contradict him. He only waited until his grandmother said that Chang Ning would also be called to reprimand him, then he smiled and said, "The emperor's grandmother reprimanded him.
We brothers will have bad blood in the future."
While talking, he entered the bedroom and saw Lan Qi sitting on the kang. As soon as he saw them entering, he was eager to get off the kang. However, his legs were weak and he fell directly to the ground. This fall was not light.
Xuan Ye was stunned. When he recovered, he saw the palace maid carrying her up with all hands and feet. The Empress Dowager first scolded: "Who allowed you to get up? Go on your knees."
Lan Qi was so frightened that she didn't know what to do. Xuan Ye stopped her and said, "Grandma Huang, please spare her."
The Queen Mother sat aside and waved to the palace maids and eunuchs to get down. When she saw that Lan Qi's makeup was stained and her eyes were red, she must have been crying. She felt distressed and angry, so she reprimanded in a low voice: "You deserve it."
Xuan Ye said gently: "As long as my grandson and Lan Qi are here, the emperor's grandmother doesn't have to worry about anything. You can just blame me. It was my grandson who was wrong."
"You are indeed at fault. Lan Qi has no brains. She can't do such a thing even if she thinks about it. She doesn't know how to make a decision, so why don't you ask me?" The Empress Dowager scolded angrily, "You have done a good job in this drama.
How many days have passed and my temper is almost gone. Fortunately, you came today. If you had come two days earlier, instead of kneeling in the house, I would have asked you to kneel outside the gate of Cining Palace."
Lan Qi's head dropped almost to her chest, and the pain in her knees was excruciating. In the past, when she was tortured by such and such people, she never felt this uncomfortable, but today she was scolded and made to kneel when she entered the door. Every word of the Empress Dowager was shocked.
She thought about it carefully, although those three days were free and happy, they did cause a lot of trouble. How could she have just said lightly, "The Emperor doesn't care"? Thinking about it, she really deserved the punishment. Otherwise, it would have been painful.
I will get hot-headed in the future.
The Empress Dowager knew that both of them were smart people, so there was no need for her to admonish them too much, so she only said a few words: "Since you came to me, the most important thing I have said is not to get carried away. Now I would like to remind you again, don't heal your scars."
Forget the pain, if you dare to forget again..."
"I don't dare. I don't dare." Lan Qi responded quickly. She and the Empress Dowager were sitting very close. She reached out and pulled the old grandmother's sleeve and said, "Brother and the princesses have grown up. No matter how crazy I am, I will not
You need face, otherwise the children will be fine, and the mother-in-law will always be punished, so how can she have the face to teach her children a lesson in the future?"
The old man laughed, stretched out his hand and nodded her head: "Just keep it in my mind. When Xuan Ye is impulsive and confused in the future, you must calm down. You said that you two really want to go out to the palace for a few days, so be generous.
Just go away, who cares? There are so many dangers. If something happens to you on the road, who will take care of me in the future? "
"But... I was very happy those days." Lan Qi still had tears on her face, and the pain in her knees was still tormenting her, but she smiled happily and said proudly, "I know I was wrong, and I will never dare to do it next time."
But I don’t regret it. I don’t want anything to happen. I told you not to be angry. Even if it hurts to death when you kneel today, I don’t regret it. I feel that I left with Prince Gong that day. It was great."
After hearing this, Xuan Ye scolded Lan Qi: "What are you talking about? You really have to kneel down outside the gate of Cining Palace to be sensible?"
But the Empress Dowager smiled: "Why are you so anxious? Don't you just like her like this?"
A few words between the ancestors and grandson resolved the conflict. The Empress Dowager said what she should say. Xuan Ye also knew that he was wrong. After that, he talked about a few important things. Aunt Sumala invited the imperial doctor to treat Lan Qi's injury. They went
When they went elsewhere and only the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were left, the old man straightened his face and said: "Seeing the imperial doctor, I remembered one thing. I have no clue after checking here, so I just put it aside and wait for you to come back. I have been talking about it for the past few days.
You're busy with the things ahead and haven't come over much, so I can't bother you."
Xuan Ye thought it was Guo Luoluo's business, so he comforted his grandmother: "Are you talking about Yi Bin's illness? My grandson will go to see her in a few days. That's what you mean. Yi Bin can't be too indifferent. She has a bad temper.
Her sister is much better, don't worry."
The Empress Dowager shook her head, looked straight at her grandson and said, "Xuan Ye, let me ask you, was it you who asked Concubine Wen to take birth control? Now that she has discovered it herself, she has come to me to ask for help."
Xuan Ye's brows trembled, and he pursed his lips and did not answer. But with his appearance, the Queen Mother knew that it was pointless to ask. She closed her eyes and sighed heavily: "You... what can I say?"
"Royal Grandmother."
"Come on." The Queen Mother looked at her grandson sternly, but what she said was completely for his benefit, "Put this matter on Mingzhu Mansion, you don't need me to teach you how to do it? You can't say yes to Lan Qi either.
Your idea, let alone Concubine Wen, this matter ends here, it is the malice of Mingzhu Mansion and Hui Concubine, it has nothing to do with you. Lan Qi was there that day, if she asks you, you must not tell the truth, you
It will scare her."
Xuan Ye's eyes were deep, unlike just now when he kept saying "My grandson is wrong" about the trip. At this moment, he really had his own persistence. He could not disobey his grandmother, but he never wanted to admit that he was wrong. He had his own plans.
, the imperial grandmother was worried that God would be angry, but she did not kill her son, she just asked Concubine Wen to take birth control.
"Yes, I will remember it." Xuan Ye agreed. At this moment, Aunt Sumala came from elsewhere and said that Empress Debin had given the medicine and was about to go back. The Empress Dowager asked the emperor to leave as well, and she wanted to be clean.
After a while, Xuan Ye stood up and left. After walking a few steps, he came back and said, "Grandma, don't be angry. My grandson will not let her take medicine anymore, and neither will the other concubines in the future."
The Empress Dowager said: "I believe in you, but Xuan Ye, do you believe in yourself? In the past, I advised you not to cut off your own heirs, not just because you were worried about the retribution of gods and Buddhas. Think about it, if those women find out that it was you who did it."
From hand to hand, it spreads to the palace and to the courtiers, where do you put your face? Could it be that the emperor is afraid of the courtiers to the point of preventing women from getting pregnant? A truly wise king is afraid of any interference from his relatives, they are all
Your ministers and your slaves, the more you do things that make them think that you are jealous of the influence of your relatives, the more complacent they will be. If you do it, you must not leave any trace."
Xuan Ye stood up to listen to the instruction. He did not completely agree with the words of the imperial grandmother, but when he thought of his grandmother's old age when he touched her body in the Buddhist hall, he couldn't bear his grandmother to worry about him, so he stopped insisting, and again and again
Only by ensuring that such a thing would never happen again would the grandfather and grandson not part ways on bad terms.
But Lan Qi noticed Xuan Ye's displeasure, and they returned to Yonghe Palace together. Xuan Ye said he would rest here in the afternoon, but his face remained tense. Lan Qi looked at him for a long time and saw that he was indeed not looking for the baby on her knee.
Feeling worried, he finally asked: "Your Majesty is listening to the government today. Is there anything you are unhappy about?"
Xuan Ye just calmed down, shook his head and said no, casually asked her how her knee injury was, and said she was too stupid, but after going around for a long time, Lan Qi still said: "If the emperor leaves Yonghe Palace like this, others will see it.
The Emperor has something on his mind, and you don’t want to tell me about it and you don’t want to know about it, but I’m sorry for being rude. It’s not a good idea for you to go somewhere else and meet someone else like this.”
Xuan Ye smiled bitterly: "You must be sensible." He reached out to touch her knees and felt distressed when he saw the frown on her face. However, the Queen Mother's words just now still lingered on her, so he asked her, "What happened to Concubine Wen's tonics being stolen?"
, you also know?"
Lan Qi was startled and nodded without saying anything. Her heart was pounding. It seemed that the Empress Dowager had mentioned this matter. No wonder the Emperor's face didn't look good. Was he angry or angry?
"I will find out who did it. You should also be careful. The medicine in Yonghe Palace has not been taken by experts. Don't take it casually." Xuan Ye sighed quietly, hugged Lan Qi to his side, and raised her legs.
He gently touched her knees to disperse the bruises, and warned, "This matter should not be made public. You don't have to give Concubine Wen any explanation. I will have someone take care of her."
Lan Qi felt that Xuan Ye's words meant that he didn't want her to interact with Xianfu Palace. Anyway, she didn't like it herself, so she responded softly: "I understand, you just pretend that I don't know about this matter.
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Xuan Ye nodded. He wanted to tell the truth to Lan Qi for a moment. She had always been the best listener around him, but the emperor's grandmother's words made him hesitate. He was also worried that Lan Qi was afraid of him and worried that his too cold-blooded tactics would
It frightened her, so she gave up after thinking about it again and again.
Fortunately, Lan Qi really didn't mention it again. Xuan Ye didn't expect that Lan Qi didn't mention Concubine Wen because he knew her true feelings for him. It was a woman's selfishness. He thought Lan Qi was considerate and he didn't want to hear what she said.
"Concubine Wen is very pitiful", she really didn't say a word, and it all caught Xuan Ye's mind.
The emperor had lunch in Yonghe Palace. In the afternoon, because there were no courtiers to bring the plaque to the palace, he let Lan Qi sleep to recover from her injuries, and asked Eunuch Li to bring the fold here to read. He felt sleepy after reading it, and heard Yinzuo's movements.
, came to accompany his son. The father and son were having fun, when Eunuch Li came to report with a frown on his face and said something very inexplicable.
All right, Concubine Wen ran to Chengqian Palace and asked Concubine Tong to give her some pear blossoms. Everyone knew that the pear blossoms in Chengqian Palace in the Forbidden City were the best. Of course, Concubine Tong would not be stingy with a few pear blossoms, but how did she know that Wen Guifei would give her some pear blossoms?
Concubine Wen would climb up by herself, but when she fell from the tree, Concubine Wen passed away on the spot.