"Even if someone wants to plot against me, it's too quick and blatant. Why?" Lan Qi didn't care. She looked at the candy happily and muttered that the emperor should use it to coax her to take medicine, but she doesn't like sweets recently.
Yes, I only like to take a sour plum after taking medicine. Since I don’t want to eat it, it doesn’t matter whether I want the doctor to check it or not. I can just let Huanchun put it away.
In the days that followed, the emperor was not in the palace, and the Sixth Palace was calm and peaceful. The women had no goals to fight for, and they were too lazy to waste their energy on thinking about it. Moreover, it was no better than when the emperor led a few noble and favored people to live outside. This time
No one had to accompany him, even the jealous ones had stopped.
In the Yonghe Palace, as Lan Qi was getting better, Concubine Rong and several other concubines often came to accompany her to relieve her boredom. One day, they accidentally mentioned that Concubine Wen was in confinement. This morning, they saw her together at Ningshou Palace when they paid her respects. It was a change from the past.
She looked enthusiastic and lively, but she was quiet and dull. When the Queen Mother said a few words to her, she just nodded in agreement and hardly opened her mouth. The imperial doctor said that Concubine Wen's hysteria had been cured, and she would only need to rest quietly in the days to come, and the medicine would not be too much.
have eaten.
Lan Qi didn't say anything, but Bu Guiren reminded her worriedly: "We fell down that day, and you saved the child. The imperial concubine was fine but couldn't. She was not sure why she was jealous. You asked Huanchun to take away the child from Yonghe Palace."
Keep the door tightly guarded, don't let her come to trouble you."
Concubine Duan also said: "Concubine Wen has a weird temperament, so I don't feel at ease. If we hadn't always wanted to come and accompany you, we might as well have gone back to the Empress Dowager and ordered that no one should bother you. There's no guarantee that Concubine Wen will show up one day."
Sorry, I’ve hurt you, but what can I do?”
"If she hurts Lan Qi, she won't be able to live. The emperor will hate her to death, and she cares about the emperor so much." Concubine Rong said, comforting Lan Qi, "Don't be afraid, she won't come to harm you.
Cut off your own escape route."
"I think so too. Concubine Wen cares about the emperor the most. Now she should behave more appropriately. What's the point of pestering me?" Lan Qi smiled bitterly and said, "It's always pitiful to have no children. It will take a long time for her to get better."
Slow down."
Seeing that Lan Qi was calm, everyone stopped saying anything to scare her. They just sat around with her when they had nothing to do. Occasionally, someone came to ask Concubine Rong about something in the palace. Lan Qi watched how Concubine Rong dealt with it. Concubine Rong felt in her heart
He also understood Lan Qi's future and taught her some things from time to time, but he also joked: "Don't work too hard. What's important is your health. Otherwise, if I hurt you over these trivial matters, the emperor will have to demolish my Jingyang Palace when he comes back."
The sisters said these things just as a joke, and no one would take them seriously.
In the blink of an eye, at the end of February, Shengjia was ready to leave Jingshan for an eastward tour. That day, Concubine Hui came to Yikun Palace with her eighth brother in her arms. Because she had not seen Concubine Yi go out for several days, she thought she was not in good health. When she came here now, she found out that she was not in good health.
I heard people inside getting angry and saying, "Eat whatever you want, it's useless."
The eighth prince in his arms was startled, and saw the nanny inside leading Princess Ke Jing out in a hurry. Seeing Concubine Hui, she was so embarrassed, so she simply asked the wet nurse to carry the eighth prince and play with Ke Jing.
When I went inside alone, I saw Concubine Yizhang with her neck raised and she didn't know what to drink.
Concubine Hui asked with concern: "Are you really sick? What kind of medicine are you taking?"
After Yi Fei took the medicine, she pointed with her finger and said, "Sister, please sit down."
Seeing that she didn't answer, Concubine Hui asked Taohong, and Taohong said awkwardly, "It's a tonic for conceiving."
"What are you doing in a daze, serving tea to your sister?" Concubine Yi glanced at Taohong, as if she was annoyed with her for talking too much, but she heard Concubine Hui say with a smile, "What else are you embarrassed about me for? Why don't you take the medicine to induce pregnancy?"
Okay? Chengqian Palace is also taking pregnancy pills. Which woman in the harem doesn’t want to give birth to an heir?"
Concubine Yi said sadly: "This morning, another imperial doctor came to see me, and he repeatedly said that I am not pregnant." After saying this, she became anxious, pushed away the things on the table and said, "Why can't I get pregnant?"
"The Emperor is often here with you during the first month of the year, and also before leaving in February. I looked at the records of the Ministry of Internal Affairs several times, and I hope you have good news, but this matter cannot be rushed." Concubine Hui understood her anxiety and advised her.
He said, "After all, you haven't been serving me for a while, and now I will leave you behind again when the Emperor comes back. This may not be a bad thing at the moment. The most important thing is to keep the Emperor's heart. How many times does the Emperor go out like this?"
Yue, although there will always be someone waiting for her on the road, no matter whether she brings her back later or not, she will always miss her family. When the Emperor comes back, Yonghe Palace has not yet given birth, and Concubine Wen still doesn’t know if she can be forgiven. The Emperor cannot be here every day.
With the imperial concubine, isn’t it your fault again?”
Yi Fei smiled bitterly: "I always feel that I am eating what others have left. How can I still survive with this life?"
Concubine Hui approached her and asked, "Can you make the emperor happy with what I taught you?"
"Sister..." Concubine Yi blushed and said in surprise, "The emperor likes me very much. It is indeed much better than before. I don't quite understand. I always blame the emperor for not liking me. I really want to thank you for this."
"
"Thank you for what I did. If you give birth to a little brother in the future, just give me more hugs." Concubine Hui smiled, and whispered to her, "When the curtain is opened, what is the dignity of an emperor's concubine? It's a man and a concubine."
Women's matters. Don't you often say that if Wu Ya didn't have some charming skills, how could she coax the emperor to like her so much? Judging from her temperament, she may not be able to serve the emperor at night. She may only regard the emperor as her husband.
Man, do you think that Long Live Lord just likes being the emperor so much. He has been doing it for more than 20 years, and he is not bored and numb. At that time, you must understand what he wants."
Concubine Yi's neck was already red. She pushed Concubine Hui and said, "Sister, you are really talking nonsense when you say this in broad daylight."
"What are you talking about?" Concubine Hui said, "Don't worry about keeping the emperor. When the emperor returns to the palace, a new beautiful girl will enter the palace. In about ten days, there will be new people in the palace. You
After all, she is the Queen of Concubine Yi, can’t she lose to those little promises?”
The words made Concubine Yi look sad. She had almost forgotten about the draft. Now she felt that it was not appropriate to be pregnant at this moment, otherwise she would have to let those new goblins charm the emperor in the next half year.
At this moment, people whom she hadn’t seen for a long time met near Cining Palace. Lan Qi heard that the Empress Dowager had had a bad appetite for the past few days and was worried, so she insisted on coming to take a look. When the warm sedan arrived, she was blocked by Concubine Wen and her entourage in front.
Huan Chun, who was accompanying him, was originally worried that Concubine Wen would stop his master from talking, but Dongyun came over and said to her: "Your Majesty, please ask Concubine De to go first."
When Huan Chun heard the words, he immediately let the Nuan sedan go first, and Lan Qi in the sedan had no intention of staying and talking. The two sedans passed by each other. She slightly raised the curtain and looked out. She saw Concubine Wen also lifting the curtain, but the two of them were surrounded by each other.
When their eyes met, the person over there actually lowered the curtain in a panic, as if he was deliberately avoiding her. Although Lan Qi was surprised, she didn't want to think too much. If she thought too much, she would be asking for trouble. Why should she care about how other people live their lives.
After that, Concubine De and her entourage went to Cining Palace, while Concubine Wen’s sedan went to Yikun Palace. She also came out from the gate of Changchun Palace just now. She originally went to see Concubine Hui, but she heard that Concubine Hui went to Concubine Yi.
There, the two sisters were talking in the room, and Taohong ran in and said, "The imperial concubine has arrived."
Concubine Yi asked curiously: "Which noble concubine, the imperial concubine?"
Taohong came up to straighten her clothes and said, "It's Concubine Wen. She's already come in, but she's here to see Concubine Hui."
Concubine Hui was so surprised: "Looking for me?"
The two of them hurried out the door, and Concubine Yi whispered in her ear: "Is it because of Eighth Brother? If she asks you to go back, how will you deal with her?"
But before Concubine Hui could answer, Concubine Wen had already walked in. Seeing the two of them saluting, she asked directly: "Is the Eighth Prince here?"
"The eighth elder brother is playing with Princess Kejing. I asked the wet nurse to bring him to express my regards to the empress." Concubine Hui calmed down and turned around to call Bao Yun, "Go and bring the princess' elder brother over."
But Concubine Wen said: "No need, I can just go pick up Brother Eighth." She pointed at Taohong and asked, "Which room is it in? Please take me there."
Concubine Hui saw that she was looking like she was about to take the child away. She hurriedly stepped forward to stop her and said, "Why do you need to work hard for me? Just let the maid carry it. Your Majesty, please take a seat. The tea here is very good, so do you."
Try it?"
Concubine Wen looked at her coldly, turned away slightly and said, "The emperor often said that the tea from Xianfu Palace is the best. I have not only good tea but also good water there. How can I like the tea from Yikun Palace?"
Since Concubine Hui likes to drink tea, I will give you some rewards later. After all, you have worked hard to take care of the eighth prince for more than a month."
Concubine Hui's heart skipped a beat, and she forced a smile on her face and asked, "What do you mean by your words?"
"I want to take Eighth Prince back to Xianfu Palace. Concubine Hui doesn't have to worry about it in the future." Concubine Wen said this, quickly bypassed Concubine Hui and walked out, scolding the maid outside the door and said, "Eighth Prince is here."
where?"
Concubine Yi was watching anxiously from the side, but she did not dare to offend Concubine Wen. She hurriedly came up and pushed Concubine Hui and said, "Sister, she really went to hold the child."
Concubine Hui turned purple with anger. She turned around and ran out to block the imperial concubine's way. Regardless of her superiority or inferiority, she took advantage of her age and said sternly: "Is the imperial concubine the imperial concubine who has been ill for a long time and doesn't know what is going on in the palace? The emperor has made a decree."
, From now on, the eighth prince will be raised in Changchun Palace. It doesn’t matter if the imperial concubine wants to hug and play with the child, but if she wants to take her back to Xianfu Palace, please go and ask for the Holy Majesty’s will.”
"Get out of the way." Concubine Wen spoke in a low voice and stared directly at Concubine Hui, "You have been in the palace for so many years, and you still need me to teach you the rules of respect and inferiority?"
Concubine Hui was not afraid: "I know the rules of honor and inferiority, so I don't dare to disobey the imperial edict. If you want to take away the eighth prince, I have the emperor's will, and I will never stop you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Wen raised her hand and waved her palm, and there was a muffled sound. Concubine Hui received a real slap on the face. Everyone around was shocked. Concubine Hui had never received such a slap in the more than ten years since she had been in the palace.
Humiliated, she covered her face with one hand, her scarlet eyes full of hatred, and stared at Concubine Wen: "My Lady... Do you insist on resisting the decree?"
When there was a commotion in the Yikun Palace, Lan Qi had been sitting in the Cining Palace for a while. The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager scolded her for not knowing what the importance was, but she was so coquettish that she was worried about her poor appetite.
She hadn’t spoken like this for a long time, and she was laughing and joking to make the Queen Mother very happy, but there was something that couldn’t stop happening. After hearing about what happened in Yikun Palace, Aunt Sumala came in with a frown and said: “Master, the Imperial Concubine.
If we want to snatch the Eighth Prince back, does the Queen Mother need to intervene?"