There was silence in the hall for a moment. Both Yi Bin and Hui Bin seemed to be thinking about what Jue Chan said. However, Jue Chan felt relieved and retired calmly. After a long time, she heard Yi Bin say: "If you talk about Cha
When it comes to corruption and bribery in the palace, it is most unreliable to spend time on the prince. The emperor attaches great importance to the prince, and the servants in the Yuqing Palace serve him. If anything goes wrong, everyone will be punished. If one person makes a mistake, everyone will be punished. Let's go
If someone gets involved, if someone is killed, of course I'm not talking about the prince, but the injustice is too great and it's inappropriate."
Jue Chan glanced sideways at Yi Bin and thought to herself, if Guo Guiren was sitting at this moment, she would definitely have the courage to do as she said. If the sisters could get along well, why would she be asked to make suggestions, but the sisters didn't?
Harmony, instead of plotting with outsiders.
Concubine Hui also said: "It is indeed a good way to make the emperor remember you and me, but the cost is too high. If it fails, it may not be clear if it means catching up with myself. The prince cannot touch him. Now he is still a child. If he has grown up,
Adults, that's a different story."
Jue Chan's heart was excited, and when she looked at Hui Bin carefully, she seemed to have a huge desire hidden in her eyes. Because the desire was too strong, it would jump out from time to time, but she also restrained herself well, as if she was waiting, just like
She said she was waiting for the prince to grow up.
"Sister, I've troubled you. I'd like you to think about it again when you go back. Think of some ways to avoid a big fight. We've just written these two things down for now. If we really do it in the future, we'll discuss it with you." Hui Bin said politely, why not
Yesterday, I was very aggressive in the Xianfu Palace and asked Concubine Yi if she had anything else to ask. She said that it was not advisable to stay too long and asked the palace maid to invite Jue Chan back.
Mrs. Juechan walked away, and Yi Bi muttered to herself: "Why has she changed like this? Did Concubine Wen abuse her? When she was in our Yikun Palace, she was still as beautiful as a fairy. It is a pity."
"A woman wants to please her own appearance. She has no intention of being favored. What does she want with a pretty face?" Hui Bin said quietly, and took the tea in front of her to drink. She smiled and said to Yi Bin, "What did she say just now? My sister will go out when she goes out."
Forget it, we don’t have to worry about doing these things.”
"Forgot? My sister also thinks it's inappropriate?" Yi Bin didn't understand.
"It doesn't matter whether it's appropriate or not. It's my purpose to ask her to sit here like this. No matter what brilliant method she comes up with, I may not adopt it, so why bother?" Hui Bin sneered, "I'm here
I know best what the situation is in the eyes of the superiors. Changchun Palace is closest to Cining Palace, and the Empress Dowager will know everything here before the Chan family returns to Xianfu Palace."
Yi Bin felt uneasy and looked around, as if trying to find a pair of peeking eyes from the corner, and asked in a panic: "Didn't sister push Bao Yun away?"
"Baoyun is suppressing me openly, who knows who else is secretly there?" Hui Bin spoke in a very soft voice, and the sound of the tea bowl being put down shocked Yi Bin. She said, "You and I are so hot.
After a few calls, Master Juechan came again, and the superiors knew what we were planning. Just doing this is enough to attract the attention of the Long Live Lord. Just wait for two days, and the Emperor will definitely come to see you."
Yi Concubine was still confused, but Hui Concubine smiled and said: "The Emperor may still like Concubine Tong a little bit. After all, she is a cousin that she has met often since she was a child. Her affection is different from that of you and me. But how could the Emperor like Concubine Wen?
She is the younger sister of Queen Niu Hulu. What the Emperor hates the most is the Niu Hulu clan. Concubine Wen was not born to be the most beautiful woman in the country, nor was she full of poems and books. Why does the Emperor like her?"
"What do you mean, sister?" Yi Bin felt sad, and she seemed to understand.
Hui Bin came close to her and said coldly: "If you insist on pursuing some relationship with the emperor, then I can't help you, but I know the emperor well. For the sake of peace in the harem, and for the sake of the people he loves not to be criticized, he will
Do something to balance everything in the sixth house. Concubine Tong and Concubine Wen have been doing this for these years, and it must be the same for you. If you are sad about this, you don't need to ask for any favors and attention. In short, long live the Lord to go to Yikun Palace
, you should serve him with all your heart, so that he won't be disgusted when he sees you. If Long live the Lord doesn't come, you will have to wait. But now it's too urgent to wait, let's do some small actions to let the emperor know that he has been negligent.
.”
Yi Bin's body trembled slightly, and her voice sounded like a mosquito: "Sister, is she plotting against the emperor?"
"Otherwise? Silly sister, it's useless to plot against any woman in this palace. As time goes by, her beauty and grace will fade away. After plotting against this one, then plotting against new people, will you be tired for the rest of your life?" Hui Bin's face was full of cunning wisdom, and here she was.
The cold-blooded ruthlessness stained by the ups and downs of the palace, he smiled and said, "What matters is how to grasp the emperor. Now you are still young and can have children and raise children. What will happen in more than ten years? Are you planning to compete with the younger ones? That.
At that time, we have to find a future for our children. Even though you have been in the palace for a few years and you are still young, we sisters will take our time."
Yi Bin was stunned for a long time, and then said sadly: "According to my sister, the emperor really has no affection for me at all?"
Hui Bin sighed, annoyed that she couldn't see clearly, but she couldn't speak too harshly, so she just comforted: "Maybe, the emperor treats you well. My sister doesn't mean that Long Live Lord is merciless to you, but that if you blindly
Pursuing affection will lead to no results, and I can't help you. Don't you understand?"
"I understand." Yi Bin smiled bitterly, "Actually, I have long understood in my heart that being his pillow person best understands the emotions of the person sleeping next to him. What is it like when my sister is accompanying him?"
This question stopped Hui Bin. She only remembered the good old days when she was still a Hui noble. At that time, Yingying and Yanyan were singing and laughing. She had been happy, but it had been so many years, and she still had a young body.
, it has not been touched for a long time.
"When the emperor came, he rarely spoke to me. When he first entered the palace, it was quite new. He often asked me about my experiences outside the palace. Later, he gradually talked less and less. The polite words he said every time he met were the same.
I can recite it all. Just those things in bed..." When it came to the secret words on the bed, Yi Bin blushed, shook her head and said, "I don't want to anymore, I will listen to my sister and go back and wait for two days. If the emperor doesn't come,
, let’s discuss it again.”
"That's fine." Concubine Hui didn't keep any guests, and when she saw Concubine Yi leaving in a state of despair, she sneered in her heart and couldn't express it openly. When she got up to rest after Concubine Yi left, she saw her confidant maid coming in happily and saying, "
The news came from the front that Long Live Master led the eldest brother and the prince to shoot arrows with several children from aristocratic families. Our eldest brother took the first place, and the prince was jumped over by several children from the aristocratic family. I heard that the emperor looked very unhappy.
It’s pretty.”
Hui concubine was very happy, chanting Buddha in her heart, and said: "Prepare some food that Yinti likes to eat and send it to my brother's house, so that he will not work too hard on himself."
The prince has always been eager to learn and smart, and has always suppressed his elder brother. The eldest brother has no talent in studying and cannot be forced out, but this child is born with strength and likes to learn martial arts, riding and archery. The Manchu people can conquer the world on horseback. Hui concubine knows very well
His strengths will not be buried in books. The emperor has planned to go to Marco Polo Bridge in person to welcome Prince An, who has pacified the San Francisco dynasty, on his triumphant return to the court. It can be seen that the one who can shock the world in the future is to lead troops in war. It is enough to have a pearl in the court to give advice. His
My son must be a general and hold military power.
And such news was also spread to Cining Palace. The Empress Dowager was holding a pair of small scissors to cut flower branches. Listening to Grandma Sumala talking about it one by one, she said with a smile: "Children of seven or eight years old can see.
No matter what, if Hui Concubine is complacent because of this, she will be stupid. Xuan Ye must be unhappy because the prince did not perform well today, how can he be happy because Yin Ti is doing well? She should keep a low profile. "
But Mammy mentioned that today, Jue Chan often went to Changchun Palace, and concubines Hui and Yi were both there. The Empress Dowager cut off the flower branches and frowned at Mammy: "How can they sleep together?"
What's a good thing? That Jue Chan clan is really annoying. Send someone to keep an eye on her. If she dares to cause trouble, you don't have to tolerate her."
Mammy agreed and asked the palace maid to bring water to serve the master to wash his hands. The Queen Mother sat back on the kang and remembered something again. She dismissed the palace maid who was serving the master to wash his hands and said to mama: "You take the time to go to Ningshou Palace in person and tell me
Queen Mother, she is not good at Chinese studies. Although the prince's enlightenment is very important, there is no need for her to bother herself or find someone to teach the fifth elder brother to read and write. She can just let him grow up and there will always be a master to teach him in the study in the future."
Grandma was puzzled: "I'm afraid Long live the Lord won't agree."
The Empress Dowager shook her head and said slowly: "The emperor has more and more heirs, how much can he care about? When he can't take care of it, I should take care of him. Fulin and Xuan Ye were both neglected when they were young.
Those who are treated well by their biological father have become emperors, so shouldn't those children who are not treated well by their father have to be more careful?"
Aunt Sumala has nothing to say anymore. The Empress Dowager lives deep in Cining Palace, but the outside world is in her heart every bit. She often laughs at herself for not being able to keep up with young people, but she often says casual words.
, will always stop people with questions and make them speechless. However, the women in the palace often try to challenge her wisdom. It is a very nice saying to speak a thousand pounds, but how many can really do it?
Speaking of children, only the concubine De in the palace is pregnant. A few days ago, the Empress Dowager told her to send people to carefully check everything in the Yonghe Palace. Some women would be jealous and resentful. Now that there are more elder brothers and princesses in the palace, they are even more
There is no scruple, and Lan Qi’s pregnancy has been unstable from the beginning. Any mistakes may happen, and no one can take advantage of it.
On this side, Xuan Ye led the eldest brother and the prince back to the palace, rewarded the eldest brother for his excellent performance, and did not hesitate to blame the prince, punishing him to stay in Yuqing Palace to think about his mistakes and think about why he was so bad at riding and shooting.
As a result, the emperor naturally didn't look good to others, and even the eldest brother didn't dare to be happy, so he quietly left after receiving the reward.
Eunuch Li and others waited outside the study for a long time before they heard the emperor calling for someone. When they came in, they asked: "Has the imperial doctor seen Lan Qi's body today?"
"Look, the Empress Dowager has given orders twice a day, and the doctors are taking care of them wholeheartedly. Today's newspaper reported that Empress De's concubine is getting better. The pregnancy should be safe, but she should not go out and walk around for three or four months.
It is best to stay in bed these days." Eunuch Li told him in detail that he had left everything else to his disciples to keep an eye on recently, and kept all the movements in Yonghe Palace in mind, so that the emperor could ask him at any time, and that was indeed the case.
Xuan Ye was in a better mood. He put down the pen in his hand and asked if there were any ministers who had received the sign to meet him. Then he changed his clothes and went to Yonghe Palace. A young eunuch had already come to deliver a message. Seeing that there were no guests in Yonghe Palace, he asked the people in front of the door to
Don't disturb the concubine, the Holy Driver will arrive soon.
When Xuan Ye came in, he heard Luzhu complaining to Yukui about why the black charcoal was replaced again. Yukui said angrily: "The master doesn't allow the use of red charcoal. He said it would be bad for guests to see it when they come. The charcoal in Yonghe Palace is
The expenses are too extravagant, and it’s time for people outside to gossip and talk nonsense.”
Xuan Ye heard this interestingly. When the two of them suddenly saw the emperor coming, they were so frightened that they quickly fell silent. Xuan Ye asked, "Is there not enough charcoal fire in the Yonghe Palace?"
Yu Kui said hurriedly: "My Majesty has always been frugal, and when there is not enough, she has a lot more. The slaves think that it is okay to leave it. Now that the Majesty is pregnant, the charcoal in the house must be made with good charcoal and less smoke.
But the empress blames the slaves for being too extravagant."
Xuan Ye smiled and said: "You are so powerful, how dare you speak ill of your master behind her back?"
Yu Kui quickly blamed herself, while Xuan Ye smiled: "Just use good charcoal. Since you saved it, are you afraid of what others will say? Ignore her. She is not the one doing the work. If she gives you trouble, just say it's me."
meaning."
The people in the talking room had heard the noise, and the thick curtain in front of the door was raised. Lan Qi stood leaning against the door, her face flushed. She was very happy to see Xuan Ye, and didn't care what they were talking about. She smiled and asked: "Your Majesty
Why don't you come in?"
After returning from Yingtai, the two of them did not see each other during the days when Lan Qi fell ill. After all, it has been a long time. He originally planned not to see each other for ten months, but Xuan Ye couldn't hold it back after all. Now he saw that Lan Qi looked very
Well, he was really relieved, so he stepped forward and shook hands, but the coldness of his tentacles made him unhappy. Lan Qi knew that he was going to be scolded, so she immediately said: "I am writing, and my hands are naturally cold."
Xuan Ye followed her in. There was a table of paper spread on the kang. Huan Chun hurriedly wanted to clean it up, but the emperor picked it up and looked at it with great interest. He saw Lan Qi walking around busy again and remembered that Eunuch Li said that the imperial doctor asked her to
Lying quietly, he glared at her with a tigerish face, pointed at the kang to let her rest, and then he climbed up awkwardly and slowly, gently covering his stomach with one hand and saying: "You are not so delicate, your Majesty, don't make a fuss."
But Xuan Ye sat over and said worriedly: "Why are you not delicate? It is dangerous for a woman to give birth anytime and anywhere. I will be worried about it for a year. If you are considerate, just listen to the doctor. Huan Chun and the others will serve you wholeheartedly, and you don't want to
I always bully them so that I can feel at ease."
Lan Qi smiled so hard that her eyebrows curled up, and Xuan Ye patted her head gently and said, "Why are you laughing so stupidly again?"
Just listen to what she said: "The emperor always says these words. People know what will be said after hearing the first word. It is better to take a good look at the emperor. Has he gained weight or lost weight recently?"
Xuan Ye ignored her and wrote a few words with Lan Qi's pen and ink. She came over and asked, "Has your Majesty got any good ink recently? Why don't you reward me with a few dollars?"
Xuan Ye smiled: "I got a few good pieces, but they were all wasted by you. I saved them for Yinzuo."
At this moment, Huanchun and Ziyu brought tea. After hearing Eunuch Li say that Long Live the Lord had not eaten anything all day, they also brought a cup of candied dates and bird's nests for the master. However, Xuan Ye did not want to eat sweet things and wanted to wait until Huanchun went there.
After getting a bowl of noodles, Lan Qi sat on the edge and slowly ate the bird's nest, saying that it was a bird's nest given to her by the Queen Mother, and it would be wasted if she left it uneaten.
Xuan Ye laughed at her that she was becoming more and more stingy. Lan Qi said that she should teach by words and deeds so that Yinzuo would not develop the habit of spending money carelessly in the future. These words made sense. Xuan Ye only advised her not to be too short on herself. Soon Huan Chun
He hurriedly brought a bowl of fish soup noodles. The fish soup was stewed for Lan Qi to eat at night. Seeing that the emperor ate well, Lan Qi was greedy after eating sweets, so she asked Huanchun to get a bowl of soup for her to drink.
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Xuan Ye was happy to see that she had a good appetite and teased her to take a sip from his bowl. Lan Qi came over excitedly, but as she approached the mouth of the bowl, she suddenly felt that her head was in chaos. She opened her mouth to say something to Xuan Ye, but she felt heavy.
My vision became increasingly blurry, and then my eyes went black and I couldn't understand anything anymore.
Xuan Ye was holding the bowl and was waiting for Lan Qi to come over to feed her soup. He watched her body soften and fall into his arms with a muffled sound. At that moment, her heart seemed to have stopped beating. Xuan Ye felt that she had never felt anything like this before.
Too much, the fear of the word "lost".
When Huan Chun went out to bring a bowl of soup, Yonghe Palace fell into chaos. The young eunuchs rushed to call the imperial doctor, but they could not scare the empress dowager. Eunuch Li bravely went to Cining Palace to report. People outside the house only knew
Empress Debin fainted, and the imperial doctors came one after another. The emperor kept pacing back and forth in the main hall, and from time to time he saw an imperial doctor coming to return his life, and everyone looked frightened.
Aunt Sumala came and left half an hour after entering. She was probably going to report back to the Empress Dowager. However, everyone in the Yonghe Palace, including Huan Chun Luzhu, was ordered not to leave.
No news came out, and no one knew whether Debin fell ill or ate something she dared not eat.
When Lan Qi woke up, it was already dark. When she opened her eyes, she saw Xuan Ye sitting opposite. He was looking at Zhezi without any distractions. Lan Qi felt that she had slept for a while, but she was too deep in sleep and her body was tired and her head was too tired.
There were bouts of tightness, but when she calmed down and thought about what happened before she "fell to sleep", she couldn't help but panic and her heart beat. She seemed to have fallen asleep, fallen ill, or been drugged?
He made a noise when his body moved slightly. Xuan Ye heard it and immediately put down the things in his hands and came over. As soon as the emperor moved, the maids and eunuchs outside wanted to rush in, but Xuan Ye waved them out and looked at Lan Qi alone and asked: "
Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Tell me."
"Headache, body heavy." Lan Qi responded softly, and then said, "Your Majesty, you are thirsty."
Xuan Ye turned around to get the warm water on the side, picked up the limp body, and brought it to her mouth with his own hands. He fed her to drink more than half the cup. The person who drank the water gradually regained his complexion and leaned on the pillow to see the emperor.
I was so busy that I couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, let Huan Chun do it."
But the emperor said coldly: "Huanchun and the others have been sent to the Criminal Punishment Department."