Xuan Ye smiled, reached out and pinched her face, "My mouth is crooked like this. If I really let a few Mongolians enter the palace, the basin of water just now is not for washing hands, it will be held on my head."
Yes or no?"
Lan Qi asked seriously, her eyes full of jealousy, and she muttered: "If I dare to do that, the Empress Dowager will have to twist my head off. Please speak carefully. Does the Emperor really want to be named Mongolian Princess?"
Already? Everyone in the palace is talking about it."
"It's nothing, just thinking." Xuan Ye said perfunctorily, turned around and walked towards the dining table, but was grabbed by the people behind him, chasing him and asking, "The emperor is lying."
Xuan Ye pinched her waist with his backhand. Lan Qi couldn't stand the itch and let go. However, Xuan Ye stopped dealing with her and immediately patted her head. He said with a smile: "You are so jealous. In a moment, Huan Chun will do it."
If you are serving steamed buns, there is no need to prepare a vinegar saucer."
"Isn't that right?"
"I will definitely accept one or two Mongolian princesses, but not now. Save your jealousy for later. It really doesn't matter now." Xuan Ye smiled and saw that Huan Chun had brought someone in to arrange the tableware.
, he pulled Lan Qi back into the inner hall, hugged her and said, "Political marriage, the grassland ministries are my most natural barriers, blocking the old fools of Tsarist Russia, but if I don't handle it properly, they will become Tsarist Russia's
Chess piece, in turn, point your knife at me. Although you casually mentioned this time that they should come to the capital to make the imperial grandmother happy, I have been thinking about it for a long time. Naturally, I have other important matters to discuss with them.
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Lan Qi didn't quite understand what she was hearing and asked with half-knowledge: "According to what the emperor said, wouldn't it be better to leave one or two princesses in the palace?"
Xuan Ye smiled and said: "The emperor's grandmother and the emperor's mother are fine. The two most noble women in the Qing Dynasty are both from Mongolia. What's my hurry here? It's okay to leave a few princesses to be married to the princes of Baelor. The palace
I’m already too busy inside now, and you’re such a jealous person, why don’t I leave someone here to bully you?”
I don’t know if he was joking or joking seriously, but the jealousy on Lan Qi’s face had faded away, and she proudly pulled Xuan Ye out for supper. Huan Chun saw this and asked: "Why is the queen so happy?
My eyes narrowed with laughter."
Xuan Ye sat down, moved his chopsticks, and said casually: "It's not like you don't know that your master is stupid."
Huan Chun said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please don't be deceived by your Majesty. Your Majesty, she always likes to play dumb and knows better than anyone else."
"Not bad." Xuan Ye praised Huan Chun, "You better know her. Go tell Manager Li tomorrow and I will reward you with a silver ingot."
Lan Qi watched them singing along with a tigerish face. Huan Chun ran away with a smile and pushed away the others. Xuan Ye pushed her and said, "You don't want to serve me anymore? Give me a bowl of porridge."
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"Then your Majesty, please give me something as a reward." Lan Qi stretched out her hand and said eagerly, "Every time you eat midnight snacks when you come back, it will be a debt to the Yonghe Palace. My concubine's years are not enough."
Xuan Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he took off the jade ring finger and stuffed it into her hand, and she happily put it away to serve the porridge. Xuan Ye said bitterly: "Where did you learn this problem? Why do you always cry out to me about your poverty? I know that the emperor's grandmother always complains about poverty.
Yue has rewarded you with many things, including real money and silver. Where has all your money gone?"
Lan Qi brought the porridge over, picked up the side dishes with her own hands, put a plate aside, and said with a smile: "I saved it for Yinzuo when he grows up, and secondly, if I have a daughter in the future, my mother-in-law will always give it to me."
It is up to the emperor to save the dowry, and the concubine must also do her best to be the mother-in-law."
While Xuan Ye was listening, he had eaten most of the bowl of porridge with great appetite, and asked with a smile: "Then why don't you want me to reward you with jewelry and jades? Those are all valuable things."
Lan Qi added some side dishes to him, smiling with bright eyes, "It would be nice if the Empress Dowager gave me those things. I have saved a lot of them. The pens, inks, paper and inkstones that the Emperor rewards me with are the only ones in the palace. They are different."
Xuan Ye put down his chopsticks and stretched out his hand: "Give me back the jade ring, don't you want it?"
Lan Qi quickly turned her body to protect her and said pettyly: "This is what I asked for, not what you rewarded."
Xuan Ye bit his lip gently, looking at her pink face with a smile that was both angry and charming, with a heart-warming joy in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, he couldn't help but pull the person to his side and said: "Then I can't give it for free, I don't mean to have it."
A girl is saving a dowry?"
Lan Qi held the ring finger with one hand, picked up Xuan Ye's chopsticks with the other hand and gave it to him, and said with a trembling heart: "I've invited the emperor to have a supper."
"But I don't want to eat these anymore..." The warm breath wandered around Lan Qi's neck. The weather was warm and she wore less clothes. Half of her white and tender neck was exposed. It was shiny like mutton-fat jade and had a faint fragrance, which made her
She couldn't help but get close to her, and while she was talking, Xuan Ye was already entangled with her. He even held up Lan Qi's waist with one hand, and unknowingly pulled her light body into his arms.
Lan Qi didn't dare to resist, she was already hot all over from being teased. The two of them fell in love with each other, and gradually went inside, with a table full of late-night snacks almost motionless.
Outside, Huan Chun and the others were still waiting to clean up. Suddenly there was no movement at the dining table. The brave little maid poked her head in. Sure enough, the emperor and her master were not there. She hurriedly came back and asked Huan Chun quietly if she wanted to clean up, little girl.
Her face turned red with embarrassment, but Huan Chun laughed and scolded her: "Of course you don't want to go in. You all should disperse and go to bed. There is no need for you here."
After pushing away the others, Huanchun quietly came over and closed the palace door. Eunuch Liang, who had followed the emperor, also rested for a while and continued to come over to be on duty. When he saw the palace door closed, he knew that there was a rest inside, and he was afraid of calling anyone again.
, so he was waiting outside the door not far away. When Huan Chun saw this, he came over to chat with him, and said with a smile: "Eunuch Li is getting older. Now you are the most capable disciple around him. From now on, there will be many big problems in this palace."
The position of general manager belongs to none other than Eunuch Liang."
Eunuch Liang hurriedly smiled and said: "Miss Huanchun, please give me more good words. The master has many apprentices. I don't dare to expect that position. As long as it is my turn to serve the master."
"You can follow the emperor to the Yonghe Palace just for what you say. Why should you be modest?" Huan Chun smiled and took out a paper bag of preserved fruits from his arms and asked him to sweeten his mouth. He said jokingly, "Our empress, Concubine De.
I also ask you to serve the Emperor well."
Eunuch Liang was a very discerning person and smiled politely: "How dare you ask your Majesty to take care of me? I will certainly take good care of you. I have been following the master for these years. I can't learn anything else. I can learn how to see the scene in the palace."
, Don’t worry, girl, we will have countless opportunities to talk like this in the future.”
But just after saying these words, there was a sudden knock on the door of Yonghe Palace. The two looked at each other in confusion, craning their necks to look at the scene in front of them. Not long after, a young eunuch in front of the door came over to report to the two of them, saying that someone from Xianfu Palace had come to send a message.
After all, it was Concubine Wen's business. Eunuch Liang and Huan Chun did not dare to neglect it easily. They hurried to the door and saw the little eunuch who came saying tremblingly: "The eighth prince's wet nurse made a mistake and dropped the eighth prince from her arms."
It's on the ground. The little brother fell badly. The imperial doctor has been called in. The queen asked the servant to report to the emperor, fearing that something might happen to the eighth brother."
It was a matter of life and death for the prince, and Eunuch Liang and Huan Chun didn't dare not to retaliate. But judging from the situation, the emperor and De's concubine were doing something to disturb the emperor's good things. Who knows whether the emperor would fall out of favor, but if the eighth prince is really a little kid.
His life is dying, but the emperor is having troubles in Yonghe Palace. In the future, others will not dare to say bad things about the emperor, but the blame will definitely fall on the head of the concubine De. From now on, the relationship with Xianfu Palace may be forged, and there will be endless troubles.
"Eunuch Liang, if you don't dare, I'll call you." Huan Chun's heart was beating fast. The two of them lingered in front of the door for a long time. Eunuch Liang finally got the courage, went in with Huan Chun, stood in the outer hall and shouted
"Long live my Lord, I have something to report."
There was some movement inside, but it suddenly fell silent. Eunuch Liang was sweating and shouted again, but De's concubine was the first to ask: "What's the matter?" Then there was movement inside again, and Eunuch Liang quickly said something,
Then I heard the emperor ask: "Has the imperial doctor gone?"
Eunuch Liang said tremblingly: "The imperial doctor has gone. He was just afraid that something might happen to the eighth elder brother, so he came to report to the emperor. Long live my lord... you, are you going now?"
"Of course, go and prepare the sedan." Xuan Ye responded immediately and added, "Don't make too much noise and don't disturb the Queen Mother."
Eunuch Liang hurriedly went out to get some food. Huanchun heard the master calling her to fetch water. When she came in with water, she saw that the master's clothes were unraveled. He was standing on tiptoes to button the emperor's clothes, and then he expertly tied the emperor's clothes.
Her hair was neatly tied and her hands and feet were nimble, and she was ready in a moment. However, she was too disheveled to go out, so the emperor only said "rest early" and left.
Lan Qi stood under the window and listened until there was no movement outside before turning around. But thinking about what had just happened, she suddenly covered her mouth and laughed. Huan Chun had been tensing by the side. When he saw his master laughing, he couldn't help it.
The master and the servant laughed together, and Lan Qi pushed her and said, "Bring me a bowl of herbal tea quickly."
After downing a bowl of herbal tea, Lan Qi felt more relaxed. Only then did Lan Qi think of the eighth elder brother and sighed: "If something happens to the eighth elder brother, what can I do? I have to deal with the sadness of the Empress Dowager. Old man
The last thing we can afford now is something like this.”
Huan Chun also said: "Why is the wet nurse so unsatisfied? Is she trying to get the whole family involved?"
Lan Qi felt tired all the time, so she told them all to have a rest, and just let the night watchers keep an eye on the news. She blew out the candles in the hall and lay down again, but to be honest, everything felt wrong when she made such a fuss, and she was secretly funny.
If he is like this, what can Xuan Ye do?
But the emperor is really fine. He rushed to see the eighth prince. Half of it was to care about his son, and the other half was to show others. He knew that no one dared to arrange the emperor, but if the rumors were directed at Lan Qi, it would be very boring.
, the child's life is at stake, and Lan Qi's reputation cannot be ruined.
I came here in a hurry, and the Xianfu Palace was indeed brightly lit. When I entered the door, I heard the child's loud cry. I felt relieved. The child still had the strength to cry. It can be seen that the fall was not serious, and Concubine Wen must have made a fuss again.
When they arrived at the eighth elder brother's house, Concubine Wen was nervously watching the imperial doctor's diagnosis and treatment. When she saw the emperor coming, she couldn't help crying. Xuan Ye comforted her with a few words and then came to ask the imperial doctor how she was doing.
After checking everyone, he said awkwardly: "I'm going to check, old minister. Eighth Prince is fine, but sometimes it's hard to tell what he's injured in a fall. He needs to take good care of him tonight. I'm going to stay behind with other doctors and continue to check."
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"It looks like he's fine, he cried so energetically." Xuan Ye looked at the child, but he was very calm. He glanced sideways at the wet nurse and several palace maids kneeling beside them. They were all lying on the ground and trembling. This was fatal.
The whole family may be guilty of it. Although Xuan Ye was angry, he was still calm and ordered: "If the eighth elder brother is fine, just treat him as a blessing. You will be spared the death penalty and you will not be able to escape. Continue to take care of him in the future."
Eighth Prince. But if anything happens to Eighth Prince, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Everyone kowtowed and thanked her. Concubine Wen came to Xuan Ye's side and sobbed: "I am also guilty, please forgive me."
Xuan Ye comforted her gently: "What sin do you have? You are not taking care of the child. Go back and rest. The imperial doctor is here to stay. It is inconvenient for you to stay for a long time."
Concubine Wen looked up at the emperor, her tearful eyes were pitiful, and she whispered softly: "I am afraid... Your Majesty..."
Xuan Ye frowned slightly, his heart sank, he sighed secretly, and said: "I will stay with you and wait for news about the eighth elder brother."
Soon after, the emperor and Concubine Wen rested in the bedroom, the eighth prince's crying stopped, the little prince fell asleep peacefully, the lights in Xianfu Palace, as bright as day, gradually went out, and in the side hall, fragrant lotuses were groping around.
He went to the master's bedside and whispered: "Are you still awake?"
Jue Chan often said lazily: "I'm awake, Eighth Prince is crying like that, how can I sleep?"
Xianghe leaned beside the bed and said, "But Master, are you not anxious at all? The eighth prince almost fell to death."
Jue Chan said coldly: "With the imperial doctor here, what's the use of me being anxious?"
"Master, that is your child."
"Xianghe, the eighth prince is the son of Concubine Wen."
Xianghe was stunned for a long time. She had always been surprised by her master's complete indifference to the eighth elder brother. How could any mother treat her child like this? The seventh elder brother was disabled, and Dai Changzai was like a treasure. Every few days, he
Please go to my brother's place to have a look. It's so convenient for my master to live under the same roof, but he never takes the initiative to take a look. It's because Concubine Wen often brings her to show her, as if she has never given birth to her.
Xianghe continued helplessly: "The Emperor is here and has already rested in Concubine Wen's room. It would be great if you came over just now. You haven't seen Long Live the Lord for a long time."
In the darkness, I could only hear Mrs. Jue Chan saying: "I'm tired, you should go to sleep. Long live the Lord is here to see Concubine Wen. What should I do? Don't think that Concubine Wen has a good temper and dares to think anything wrong."
,Have you forgotten how Guo Guiren tortured us in the past?"
Xianghe didn't dare to say anything anymore and retreated angrily. She just didn't understand why her master was willing to remain silent. How could such a beautiful woman have such a cold heart? She obviously had extraordinary courage and wisdom. She really
She was going to compete with other ladies for favor, who could outsmart her? But I can only think about it, how could she, a palace maid, control her master's thoughts.
The next day, the emperor left Xianfu Palace to go to court. The imperial doctor stayed overnight. In the morning, the eighth elder brother was crying because he was hungry, but the wet nurse was frightened and ran out of milk all night, so she invited the seventh elder brother from the elder brother's office.
After the wet nurse fed him, Xuan Ye was a little irritable, but he didn't show it on his face. He walked all the way to Qianqing Gate, and his mood gradually calmed down. After that, he was busy with court affairs until noon, and was almost about to put this thing away.
Forgot things.
At noon, I went to the study to watch the homework of the eldest brother and the prince. I felt a little hungry when I came out and asked Eunuch Li if the meal had been served in Qianqing Palace. I thought I would go to Yonghe Palace to sit there if I was not prepared, but Eunuch Li reported: "The Emperor The Queen Mother has sent someone to ask you to go to Cining Palace for lunch. They are already waiting for you."
Xuan Ye guessed that his grandmother had something to say to him about what happened last night, so he came straight to Cining Palace. Aunt Sumala had already prepared porridge and side dishes. Knowing that he was tired and shouldn't eat meat, she persuaded him to eat some. The Queen Mother left him to speak.
Talking about the eighth prince, Xuan Ye comforted his grandmother and said that the child was fine, but the empress dowager asked him to wait. Not long after, grandma Sumala came in and brought the imperial doctor who treated the eighth prince last night. .
"Say what you said to me again to the Emperor." The Empress Dowager ordered, shaking her head slightly and sighing. She slowly turned the beads between her fingers. The imperial doctor knelt down and reported to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, I forgive you. I have to tell you something. Last night, Eighth Prince said he was injured due to a fall. I rushed over with other imperial doctors. However, I have been practicing medicine for many years. I really can’t see any sign that Eighth Prince has fallen. It would be okay if he didn’t fall. Yes, but I saw a bruise on the inner side of the eighth prince's thigh, which looked like it was pinched by hand. The eighth prince cried when he touched it lightly. It must be very painful. I venture to guess, I'm afraid that the eighth prince didn't have any bruises last night. He fell to the ground, and he must have been pinched by someone, so he started crying loudly."
Xuan Ye was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He looked at the imperial grandmother and then at the imperial doctor. What did it mean? Of course he understood what it meant. Concubine Wen had deceived the emperor.
"Who else knows about this?" The emperor came back to his senses and asked in a deep tone.
The imperial doctor hurriedly said: "I don't dare to talk nonsense. This is just my inference. Apart from boldly reporting it to the Holy Majesty and the Queen Mother, no one else knows. After all, it is related to whether Concubine Wen is suspected of deceiving the Holy Majesty."
In this palace, in addition to the maids and eunuchs who serve the master, there are also the eunuchs who shuttle between the palaces. They have the best insight into the secrets of the palace. They are the most trustworthy and the most worth guarding against. Both the Empress Dowager and Xuan Ye understand this. The imperial physician also knew this well and would not easily put himself in the spotlight. Xuan Ye knew that the imperial physician must have been absolutely sure that the child had not fallen and was loyal to the imperial grandmother, otherwise he would not have said these words.
"I understand, just pretend that I haven't heard anything, and kneel down." Xuan Ye ordered, and only waited for the grandma to lead the imperial doctor to leave, then he said to his grandmother guiltily, "It's all my grandson's negligence that caused trouble in the palace. If such a joke comes out, does the Imperial Grandmother think that Concubine Wen is not suitable to raise the Eighth Prince anymore?"
The Empress Dowager shook her head: "The child is pitiful. You sent him here and there. It will be a joke in the future. No matter who the biological mother is or the adoptive mother, he is your son. He is the prince of the Qing Dynasty. Don't treat women's The blame is on the child. I called you here to remind you that you have been neglecting Concubine Wen for a while. I don’t blame her for making such a fuss. She finally woke up and wanted to get rid of the family. Are you going to force her to start a new life? Come closer? Aling and the others are afraid that they will get angry waiting. Xuan Ye, you are not a very annoying person to begin with, so what if you are perfunctory?"
Xuan Ye was helpless, he didn't understand these truths in his heart, and smiled bitterly: "Royal Grandma, with the current situation in the palace, my grandson is already feeling irritated. It shows that it is difficult to keep more Mongolian princesses in the palace. My grandson has no such idea at the moment. I'm afraid you are thinking about me, so I just want to talk to you now."
The Empress Dowager was very open-minded, nodded and said: "At that time, your Majesty, we had just entered the customs. I forced your Majesty to establish another queen of the Borzigit family in order to stabilize Aixinjueluo.
I am not for my mother-in-law. Now you are no longer dependent on them, but you want them to surrender honestly and give you both kindness and power. You don’t have to worry too much. Besides, the Queen Mother and I are both fine. There is no need.
Leave the young children alone.”
Xuan Ye was pleased, "The grandson doesn't care if the imperial grandmother doesn't care. I thought you wanted to keep a few people in the palace."
The Queen Mother showed a somewhat sad expression and sighed softly: "I can't go back, so how can I bear to leave the children here anymore?"
Xuan Ye was afraid of arousing his grandmother's homesickness, so he stopped mentioning these words and joked with her for a few times. When he talked about Lan Qi saving money, the Empress Dowager became happy and said with a smile: "It turns out she is so weird, no wonder
She always behaves well to make me happy, and just waits for me to give her something good? I won’t give it to her next time, and I’ll keep her cold for two months to see if she dares to ask me for it.”
Just waiting to make his grandmother feel better, Xuan Ye left Cining Palace. But when he went out, he remembered the words of the imperial doctor, and also remembered that Concubine Wen went to Chengqian Palace to climb a tree. There were all kinds of women around him.
, can’t you guess what you are thinking? He was angry, and Xuan Ye also understood that if he did not level the two bowls of water in Xianfu Palace and Chengqian Palace like before, Concubine Wen might have to connect with Aling’a and the others again.
, what the imperial grandmother said was true. Instead of letting them join forces again to plot against the emperor, it would be better to deal with it on your own and make Concubine Wen feel at ease.
Then he called Eunuch Li and said, "Go to Xianfu Palace to convey the order. I will go to accompany Concubine Wen tonight. I am afraid that the Eighth Prince will feel uncomfortable again, so let her wait for me in peace."
Eunuch Li accepted the order, turned around after leaving, and asked the emperor: "You left from Yonghe Palace last night. Do you want me to go and inform Empress De Bin? Don't let the empress worry about anything or misunderstand anything."
Xuan Ye was disdainful and said confidently: "Why are you being so attentive? She will misunderstand it? I have never thought about it. If she wants me to worry like this, the harem should be dispersed as soon as possible."
In this way, Mr. Li went to Xianfu Palace to spread the message. After Concubine Wen heard it, she rewarded him with two silver ingots. As soon as Eunuch Li left, Concubine Wen ran to Juechan's bedroom alone, separated Xianghe and the others, and pulled her along
Said, "You are so smart. The Emperor is coming again tonight. How could you have calculated it?"
Jue Chan didn't dare to say why she had calculated it. It was a matter involving government affairs, so she could only comfort Concubine Wen: "The emperor always cares about the princes. Didn't you say, no matter how the emperor comes, it's okay as long as he comes?
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Concubine Wen nodded repeatedly, and Master Juechan reminded her: "There is no guarantee that the imperial doctor will not notice what happened last night. The empress must understand in her heart, what if the emperor notices it?"
"I should have noticed it a long time ago." Concubine Wen's eyes were fixed, "No matter why he came, it would be great if he came to see me. You are so kind. You gave birth to my eighth prince and taught me how to invite the emperor."
Mrs. Juechan also felt a little uneasy, and repeatedly warned her: "I must not say that I am a concubine. I just have to eat here for the rest of my life. You admire Long Live Lord, but I am just in awe.
I don’t even dare to look at the face of the Long Live Lord.”
"I understand." Concubine Wen laughed heartily, "What am I doing to push my man to another woman?"