"Does Master know who they are?" Huan Chun smiled weakly, and Lan Qi leaned down softly and nodded equally weakly, "Yes, I don't even know who they are, so what can I do?"
Huan Chun said with a smile: "Let's be careful in everything. Leave other matters to the emperor. The emperor will protect the empress, and the slaves will pay more attention to everything."
"That's all I can do now, wait until I give birth to this child and take care of myself." Lan Qi sighed, but cheered up again, patted Huan Chun and said, "Just treat me as if I love you for once.
Can you sleep next to me? The emperor won't come. I'm not in good health, and it's not convenient for him to come here to rest. The war ahead is at its most critical, and he is waiting for news from Yunnan every day."
"Then slave girl, please go to bed." Huan Chun was extremely tired and had no strength to object. She stayed in that dark place for a few days. Although she was a palace maid, she had lived a good life with fine clothes and fine food for a long time. Where could she get food?
He suffered that kind of pain and lost half his life even without being beaten. Luzhu and the others were even more pitiable.
Lan Qi watched Huan Chun slowly fall asleep before lying down peacefully. She understood that her body was weaker than the previous two during her third pregnancy. Her lower abdomen always felt cold. Every day she worried that the baby would be gone when she opened her eyes.
When she was pregnant with Yinzhen, she was still serving Queen Niu Hulu. When she was pregnant with Yinzuo, she found that it had already been three or four months. She knew from the beginning that this pregnancy was indeed due to instability? Every day before falling asleep, she would silently talk to her belly.
The fetus said: "Good boy, I am waiting for you to come. I will be able to see you in June next year."
In the next few days, the masters and slaves in the Yonghe Palace were all recuperating. Fortunately, they were all young. Huan Chun recovered after two days of rest. However, Lv Zhu Xiang Yue and the others were beaten a lot. Although Xiang Yue loved to act coquettishly and hummed in an exaggerated way,
The injury on the buttocks was really shocking. Naturally, they did not need to do the daily work. It was only at the end of the month that the maids from Cining Palace withdrew.
The end of the month is the third birthday of Brother Si. Although there was a turmoil in the palace because of the drugged concubine, good news from Yunnan spread frequently. The atmosphere in the government and the public has been extremely festive since summer. Concubine Tong is about to be crowned imperial concubine.
Fourth Brother's birthday was a very lively one. At first, when he was one year old, he only invited the emperor and his concubines. This time, the imperial concubine used her own money to hold a banquet. She performed a play for three days in the Qian Palace, and sent gifts from inside and outside the palace.
The congratulatory gifts were all placed outside the gate of Chengqian Palace, and it was a very glorious time.
Lan Qi prepared a set of pens, inks, paper and inkstones for her son. This was also a reward given to her by Xuan Ye in the past. She saved it after seeing the good things. Lv Zhu and others said that the master was too stingy, and the concubine Rong also gave Yu Ruyi as a gift.
Her mother's things were so worthless, so Lan Qi didn't argue with them. She just wanted to understand her expectations and feelings for her son.
The return gift from Chengqian Palace was also very generous, including eighteen birthday peach bags, twenty kilograms of silver silk hangings, and grains from all over the country. It was considered as the fourth elder brother's filial piety to the empresses of each palace, including the concubines of the sixth palace, and the emperor's relatives Qi Wenwu
In the minister's house, Concubine Tong spent at least eight hundred or even thousand taels of silver just to return the gift. Lian Lianchun couldn't help but click his tongue: "The concubine is generous in her actions, but seeing the return gift, it seems that the gift is stingy."
Lan Qi didn't care, she just ate noodles and eight-treasure porridge, and happily enjoyed the blessing of her son's filial piety. But she thought she wouldn't see Yinzhen again before she went out to have the baby. Unexpectedly, on the day of the fourth brother's birthday, Concubine Tong took him there early in the morning.
Cining Palace asked An to kowtow, and went to see the emperor again. He came back, but did not enter the gate of Chengqian Palace. He was led over by the wet nurse. The little guy bowed to Empress De Bi in a decent manner, and then said sweetly:
"Yin Zhen is going to take his younger brother to play for a day."
Lan Qi was able to see her son on his birthday. She couldn't remember the pain she had suffered three years earlier. Seeing him strong, smart and cute, she felt warm and at ease in her heart. She asked a few words, and soon Yin Zuo came.
Now, the two brothers walked out hand in hand. Lan Qi was fascinated by the innocent back figures of one big and one small.
Huan Chun sent off his young brothers and came back, and lamented that Concubine Tong was different now, "The concubine didn't even look at you before, but I didn't expect that now I can have my fourth brother come to pay you respects on your birthday."
"She raised my son for me, and now she can treat me generously as my mother-in-law. I am very grateful. There is no point in holding grudges about those things in the past. Two or three years are enough to change a person. We were all too young in the past.
, She is young, and I don’t think she is very sensible." Lan Qi is very happy. As long as Yinzhen can be better, she can ignore the past grudges. Perhaps in the eyes of others, this is happiness with sour helplessness after all, but she
Satisfied.
After Fourth Brother's birthday, the weather in the capital became colder and colder, and it snowed for a few days in early November. Lan Qi's body was very weak, and the fetus was still shaky. The doctor tried two batches, but there was no improvement, but the shaky state was still there.
Not bad, she took care of it carefully and looked forward to meeting this child.
But the imperial physician told the Empress Dowager privately that if you were concerned about the health of Empress Dowager De, it might be best to abort the pregnancy now. It would not be easy to have an abortion in a few months, but no one knew what would happen in the future.
What will happen, if Debin's body continues to show signs of improvement, every day before giving birth will be dangerous.
The Empress Dowager is a devout believer in Buddhism, how can she easily agree to abandon a little life, but she cannot help but cherish Lan Qi's body. The nightmare of Queen Hesheli's death in childbirth has a profound impact on Xuan Ye to this day. This is the only thing that cannot be concealed.
Yes, he is the emperor.
But as if blessed by God, in mid-November, Debin's health gradually improved, her complexion became more rosy day by day, and she became fatter. The imperial physician took her pulse every day, and her pulse was much stronger than before. The imperial physician was worried.
In the end, the situation did not appear. From the beginning of the month, it was recommended that Debin have an abortion, and by mid-November, reports were reported to the two palaces that Debin, mother and child were safe.
This was something that made Xuan Ye extremely happy. But on the night when the imperial doctor reported the report, when Xuan Ye was talking to Lan Qi in Yonghe Palace, the eight-hundred-mile urgent report was sent to the palace, and the emperor dismantled it in front of him.
Reading the book, every word made him extremely happy. Lan Qi saw that he was filled with the arrogance of the emperor, knowing that Yunnan was pacified. She sat on the bed and bowed to congratulate her. Xuan Ye happily hugged her and kissed her again and again, excited.
He had to say over and over again: "Wu Shifan committed suicide, Prince An wiped out the last remaining rebel forces, and in eight years, Lan Qi..."
Lan Qi couldn't stand being rubbed by him, so she pushed away and smiled: "Your Majesty, go to Cining Palace to announce the good news. The Empress Dowager is the one who has had the hardest time. She withstood so much pressure from the court for you back then. You should kowtow to your grandmother to thank her.
, what are you doing holding my concubine in your arms?"
Xuan Ye kissed her hard again, then turned around and put on his clothes to go to Cining Palace. He even ordered the news to be spread inside and outside the palace overnight. The Forbidden City became lively, and people set off fireworks outside the imperial city.
There were firecrackers to celebrate. Although Xuan Ye had already declared victory at the Meridian Gate and celebrated even more grandly in July, the lingering consequences were always a hidden danger in his heart. Finally, before the end of the year, Prince An sent good news.
At the beginning of December, the emperor went to Marco Polo Bridge in person to welcome the general who had returned from victory. The eldest brother and the prince were all accompanying him.
Prince An, Yue Le, is nearly sixty years old, and he is good at literature and martial arts. Nowadays, the children of the royal family are all young and have no experience in war. Fuquan Changning and several others have no war experience. Although Prince An helped the Empress Dowager to support Xuan Ye on the throne, he was punished by Emperor Shunzhi because of his own sins.
The imperial edict overthrew all previous achievements, causing him to be ostracized and fell into silence. It was not until Xuan Ye ordered the withdrawal of the vassal vassal and the three vassals were in rebellion that Prince An, who was brave and good at fighting and resourceful, was again used. Half a hundred men led the army on an expedition for more than five years, and returned to the court in triumph.
The emperor personally welcomed him, which can be said to be a prosperous time of fame and majesty.
After the eldest brother and the prince returned to the palace, they came to Cining Palace to pay their respects. When asked about what they had seen and heard today, the eldest brother was very excited. He repeatedly told his great-grandmother that he would also lead troops to fight in the future to serve the emperor.
Sticking to the territory, the prince was calm. When the Empress Dowager asked him what he thought, the prince calmly said: "My grandson is the future emperor. The emperor should make plans. If there is a war, just have the elder brother to charge into the battle."
Although these words are reasonable, they will inevitably sound less passionate than those of a man. However, the Queen Mother cannot be too harsh on a child who is only seven or eight years old. After a few small talk, they dispersed, and the Imperial Hospital came to report the condition of the concubine.
, the old man was very happy to hear that the mother and son were safe, and sent someone to inform the emperor that there was no need to come to Cining Palace again, so that he could have time to see Lan Qi.
However, Xuan Ye was busy meeting many soldiers here and did not care about the harem at all. Lan Qi would not care about it, but the concubines in other palaces, except for Concubine Tong who had often met the emperor before and Concubine Wen who occasionally accompanied him, were all the concubines.
Still no sight of the sky.
At present, in the twelfth lunar month, we are preparing for the festival, and at the same time, there is a huge happy event for the peace of San Francisco, and then the sealing of the six palaces. At such a good time, the emperor did not enter the harem because of his busy schedule. The women began to wait since summer.
It's the Chinese New Year. From time to time, Yibi receives rewards from the emperor or sends people to greet her. She is still somewhat patient, but the hearts of others have long been cold.
On the day of Laba, after everyone gathered at Cining Palace to offer greetings and congratulations, the palaces dispersed. The concubines Rong and Duan concubines accompanied Lan Qi to Yonghe Palace to celebrate the festival. Not long after they came out of Cining Palace, they met someone on the palace road who came to the palace to say hello.
The foreign relatives were surprised to see Mrs. Tong walking with Mrs. Mingzhu. Mrs. Mingzhu changed her arrogant attitude before, talking and laughing with Mrs. Tong. When she saw several concubines, they also treated each other with courtesy. However, Changchun Palace and Chengqian Palace were separated from each other in the east and west.
, Mrs. Mingzhu left alone first.
Not long after Hui Concubine returned to Changchun Palace, Mrs. Mingzhu was notified outside and asked to meet her at Nuange. When Mrs. Mingzhu returned to the palace, she was not allowed to give gold or silver to Hui Concubine. It was the same today. After a few words of greetings, Hui Concubine asked
Whether the previous incident of Concubine De's drugging had been found out, Mrs. Mingzhu shook her head and said: "I heard from the master that the emperor did not let him and Rongruo intervene in this matter. I don't know who is investigating, and it is so mysterious. Recently, there are people in the court."
There are many important things in the harem that no one asks or dares to mention."
Hui Bin sighed: "Speaking of the matter of my eldest brother eating poisonous mooncakes before, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor both said that they would give me an explanation, but I haven't heard half of the words so far. How many things have been concealed from the top to the bottom? They really
As long as we hold on to him, we are unable to investigate in detail."
These things were not settled, and Hui Bin was very upset. Fortunately, the eldest brother became more and more successful. Not only was he good at riding and shooting, far better than the prince, but he also studied harder than before. Mrs. Mingzhu comforted Hui Bin: "Nian
He was more naughty when he was young, but as he got older, there were comparisons between the brothers, and he knew how to make progress. Moreover, the emperor always praised the eldest brother when he saw his outstanding performance, so the little boy got the benefit and naturally became more attentive."
Concubine Hui's face was full of joy and she smiled happily: "I have no ability myself, but my son has a lot of potential. The day before yesterday, I went with him to pick up Prince An when he returned to the court. When he saw the majestic power of the three armies, the child was so excited that he turned around and told the Empress Dowager that he would be in the future.
I was really happy to hear that I wanted to be a general. My sister-in-law came back with a message for me, asking my cousin to look for more talents in the future so that he can be introduced to the emperor as his teacher. My son must be better than his.
All brothers are excellent."
Mrs. Mingzhu said yes again and again, and then talked about family affairs. Mentioning Rongruo, Mrs. Mingzhu sighed and said, "I just found out a few days ago that Rongruo's concubine is pregnant. According to my thoughts, it's all Nalan."
I want to take my family's flesh and blood back home and take care of them, but my daughter-in-law is pitiful and I can't bear to make her sad. For more than half a year, Rongruo has hardly been at home and has spent every day outside. The father and son could not exchange a few words when they met.
We started quarreling over each other, but now it's over, and we're getting along well without seeing each other. But as a wife and mother-in-law, I'm not a human being between them."
Hui Bin smiled and said: "My son is now too old to be taken care of by you, and my sister-in-law is also a little old. I just want to live a peaceful life. I also know in my heart that my eldest brother will not be left to be taken care of by me in the future." She didn't care at all about Shen Wan and Rongruo.
Anyway, he talked about his wives, concubines, and children, and said to Mrs. Mingzhu, "Sister-in-law, look around for me in various houses outside. Are there any rich ladies who are similar in age to our eldest brother? I am idle every day, and I am thinking about it."
My future daughter-in-law must come from a well-known family, so that she can be worthy of our emperor's eldest son."
Mrs. Mingzhu smiled and said, "These days go by so fast. I still remember the time when my eldest brother was born. I came into the palace to congratulate my mother-in-law. In the blink of an eye, you are already thinking about your daughter-in-law."
Time indeed flies by. When they talk about the situation when Lan Qi met Rong Guiren on the road in the past, they are still clear in front of their eyes. In the blink of an eye, Lan Qi has given birth to her third child, and she is now the emperor's favorite concubine. Concubine Rong was always favored by her in the past.
, is the woman with the most children in this palace. Although only Princess Rongxian and the third elder brother are left now, they are also blessed people, but everyone feels that Lan Qi is even more blessed. Today, during the Laba Festival, they naturally come to seek her blessings.
Drink a bowl of porridge.
The sisters were sitting in the hall. Lan Qi pettly scolded them for coming here to make trouble even after they had eaten enough at Cining Palace. However, Huan Chun had diligently prepared it in advance and brought over exquisite porridge, knowing that even the ladies could not eat it.
He put it in a delicate and small bowl and only tasted a few mouthfuls. Duan Concubine smiled and said: "You are so lucky, so naturally you have to share some of it with us. Yin Zuo knows that delicious food should be given to Concubine Duan. You are so lucky."
E Niang is really stingy."
After saying this, someone from the Qianqing Palace came to bring something, saying it was Laba porridge from Yong'an Temple. The emperor was afraid that the Yonghe Palace would not have time to prepare it, so he gave it to Empress De Bin to entertain the guests. Duan Bin hurriedly gave it to Huan Equinox, Lan
Qi smiled and shouted: "Leave some for me." Just saying these words, she suddenly felt a tightness in her lower abdomen and her whole body went soft. Everyone lost their smiles for a while and hurriedly took care of Dr. Xuan.