"Of course I believe my sister, but now that the children are growing up, these things will always be clear. Although the Empress Dowager does not need to hide it, after all, it is the thing that the Imperial Concubine least wants to mention, so she should be the first to say it.
That's good." Lan Qi patiently told her and Huan Chun's thoughts, "I think we should first ask Yinzhi if he said it and where he heard it. After that, it would be best if there is no news from Brother Si, just in case.
If there is trouble, we are mentally prepared."
Concubine Rong frowned and called Ji Xin to bring her third brother over. She seemed to know her son very well and felt that the wet nurse must not have heard something wrong. However, she never mentioned this matter in Jingyang Palace. She really didn't know about her son.
Where can I find out?
The child came not long after, and when he came he wanted to play with Yinzuo. Concubine Rong scolded him angrily: "We'll see how you continue to play when you get to the study. If the masters don't pick up your bones, you'll be honest."
The third elder brother felt aggrieved when he saw his mother getting angry for no reason. He leaned against Lan Qi and did not dare to get close to his mother. Lan Qi coaxed her and asked a few questions, and tactfully mentioned what she had said in Chengqian Palace yesterday. The third elder brother followed her
He answered one by one. When asked who the biological mother of the fourth elder brother was, Yinzhi said firmly: "Brother the Emperor said that the fourth brother was born to Empress De. The fourth brother and the sixth brother are from the same mother. They are the same as our brothers."
no the same."
Concubine Rong opened her mouth wide at the side and asked after a while: "Did the eldest brother say that?"
"That day, I went to study in the study. The eldest brother said that he would have a companion when I went there. When the fourth brother and the others came in the future, they must be closer. The eldest brother said that because they were both born to Concubine De.
"Yinzhi answered seriously. It could be seen that his mother's face was getting more and more ugly. He couldn't help but press closer to Lan Qi. He heard Empress De Fei ask him softly, "Did Yinzhi tell Yinzhen these words yesterday?"
Yinzhi nodded, only to hear Concubine Rong sigh loudly, and Lan Qi's heart was pounding, and asked the child again: "What did Yinzhen tell you?"
"Yin Zhen didn't seem to understand. He was dumbfounded. Later we played and let him go." Yinzhi didn't know what he said wrong. Fortunately, he was smart and could remember clearly what happened yesterday.
Concubine Rong asked anxiously: "Yinzhi, what did you tell Yinzhen? Then do you understand why Yinzhen was born by Empress De, but has been living in Chengqian Palace and called the Imperial Concubine Empress Eniang?"
Yinzhi nodded timidly, not daring to look at his mother, but looked at Lan Qi and said, "The eldest brother said that just like his mother raised the eighth brother, the fourth brother was given to the imperial concubine to raise."
Lan Qi's face changed, and she asked blankly: "Did you say the same to Yinzhen?"
Yinzhi looked a little scared when he saw Lan Qi, pursed his lips and said tremblingly: "I said he was raised by the imperial concubine."
"You..." Concubine Rong raised her hand and was about to hit her, but Lan Qi stopped her. Yinzhi was frightened and cried in Lan Qi's arms. He was born timid and was most afraid of E Niang losing her temper. He couldn't coax her now.
Unfortunately, Yinzuo was also seduced. In the end, the two little brothers divorced together, and the place was considered clean.
Concubine Rong said bitterly: "How did Concubine Hui raise such a son? Sure enough, the eldest brother has horns on his head. I heard before that he was disrespectful to the prince and insisted that the prince respect his brother. What a bastard."
Lan Qi knew that Concubine Rong was anxious, otherwise she would not have said such serious words. If the imperial concubine pursued this matter and made a fuss, she would definitely lose face. No matter how other people have been ups and downs over the years, Concubine Rong
It's still safe, but if I lose face now, I'll die.
"Brother Si is so smart that he won't understand Yinzhi's words. Let's see when he mentions it to the Imperial Concubine. I'll just wait and apologize." Concubine Rong gradually turned red and filled with resentment. The Imperial Concubine then spoke again.
How can he be more noble than her? After all, he is younger than her and has less qualifications than her. Who can be willing to think about being pointed and scolded by the imperial concubine in the future?
Lan Qi felt that her intervention in this matter was neither uninvolved nor uninvolved. Looking back to the root cause, if she had not bothered to send Si Age to Chengqian Palace, what would have happened now? At least Concubine Rong was wronged, and she should help;
But if she really interferes, she is claiming to be her biological mother. Not to mention that the imperial concubine will be very angry, and irrelevant people will also speculate on her thoughts, and there is no telling what will be said later.
Concubine Rong also thought a lot, and in turn advised Lan Qi: "Even if the imperial concubine is really angry, it's just a few words, you can't do anything to me, don't get involved, she will hate you again. Compared to the rest of us
Man, she must be more wary of you in her heart, because she was so merciless on the day she gave birth."
Lan Qi thought for a moment and came up with an idea: "It's no wonder that I relied on someone's support. I'll go and talk to the Empress Dowager about this first. If the Imperial Concubine really wants to cause trouble, let the Empress Dowager come forward.
"
Concubine Rong felt it was inappropriate and waved her hands repeatedly: "Then she shouldn't blame you? Let's make the big thing a trivial matter."
Lan Qi said calmly: "The Empress Dowager will definitely solve it properly. If there is any joke left over this matter, it will be a source of gossip for the child to be talked about for the rest of his life. That would be really meaningless. If you don't tell me, I have to intervene, even if the imperial concubine
I will also regret it in the future."
After repeated discussions, the two sisters asked Ji Xin to inquire about what was going on in Chengqian Palace. He came back half an hour later and said that Chengqian Palace was fine and nothing happened. At most, the fourth elder brother had no appetite when he woke up this morning and was not very willing.
After dinner, the two of them guessed that Yinzhen had not mentioned it to the imperial concubine. Concubine Rong gritted her teeth and went to Chengqian Palace alone, while Lan Qi went to Cining Palace.
When the imperial concubine saw Concubine Rong coming, she thought she was going to talk about things in the palace, so she said in annoyance: "Brother Si is not feeling very well today. I don't have the heart to listen to you talking about those things. You are not always thorough and can do anything great.
You make the decision."
Concubine Rong's heart sank, and she knelt down in front of the imperial concubine. Only then did she ask strangely: "What's wrong?"
When the imperial concubine listened dumbfounded to Concubine Rong's story about what Yinzhi had told Yinzhen about her birth mother and adoptive mother, she was so angry that she couldn't even say a word. Concubine Rong waited anxiously for her to give in, but as she waited, she heard a low voice.
There was a low sob, and she raised her eyes for a moment. Sure enough, it was the imperial concubine who was weeping.
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Rong didn't know what to say for a moment. She repeatedly said that she would go back and teach Third Brother a lesson. But before she could finish her words, Concubine Huang stood up and walked away. Concubine Rong looked at her with a lost look.
You never know when you will fall.
The imperial concubine slowly walked to Yinzhen's room. The fourth elder brother was lying on the table writing decently. The little guy's hands were not strong enough at the moment, so his writing was not decent. But when he came back to see the emperor, he found that
Praising him for being better than his brothers when they were young, the father and son put their hands together and wrote together. Yinzhen also naughtily complained, saying that his mother-in-law had scolded him for his ugly handwriting, but the emperor said to his son: "Your mother-in-law's handwriting is very good."
Recalling those words at this moment, the imperial concubine smiled bitterly in her heart. At that time, when Xuan Ye said "your mother", did he refer to her or Wu Yalanqi? She had never written in front of the emperor, and they never mentioned it.
By the way, isn't that woman who writes at home all the time, none other than Wu Yalanqi?
"Eniang." When Yinzhen saw his mother coming, he put down his pen and climbed down from the chair. He said obediently, "Eniang, I just ate a bowl of porridge because I was hungry and wanted to eat. Eniang, I will definitely do it in the future.
Eat well and don’t be greedy for snacks.”
The imperial concubine lowered her head and looked at her son. He was struggling to raise his face to look at her. He opened his hands as if he wanted to hug him. The imperial concubine scolded him: "Eniang can't hug you now. Yinzhen has grown up."
"
The child immediately showed a sad and disappointed look, and slowly lowered his raised hand, but suddenly hugged his mother hard. The imperial concubine couldn't help shaking, and heard her son say: "Yinzhen has grown up, Yinzhen is coming
Hug E Niang, from now on Yinzhen will hug E Niang."
The words made her face burst into tears. Yinzhen raised his head again and saw his mother crying. He was frightened and didn't know what to do. Only when the imperial concubine knelt down to look at her level did he choke and say: "Don't cry, little one."
If my sister is gone, I will stay with my mother-in-law."
For a child, it is common to see his mother crying recently because he is sad for losing his little sister. He does not yet understand the sadness of death, but when the imperial concubine cried in those days, as long as he was around, he would cry with her.
"Yinzhen, I'm asking you, do you still remember what the third elder brother said to you yesterday?" The imperial concubine smiled through tears. She knew that this was something that was inevitable, but she just couldn't bear to let it go.
, Yinzhen is hers, no matter whether he was born to Wu Yalanqi or someone else, he belongs to her alone.
The child, whose eyes were filled with tears, was stunned. He pursed his red lips tightly and slowly lowered his head. Big teardrops also fell from his eyes. It was obvious that he was worried about making him feel uncomfortable as early as possible. The child probably understood it.
The imperial concubine held her son's cheeks with both hands and asked again: "Tell Eniang, what did the third elder brother say to you?"
Yinzhen finally cried out, took a few steps back, shook his head and said, "The third brother is a liar, I don't believe it. Mom, the third brother is a liar, right?"
The imperial concubine closed her eyes in despair, opened them again after a long time, and said heartbrokenly: "He didn't lie to you. Yinzhen is different from the little sister. You were not born with E Niang holding her belly for ten months.
It was Concubine De who gave birth to you, and just like Yinzuo, Concubine De is your mother-in-law."
"No, no." Yinzhen rushed over and hugged his mother. He was choked with tears and couldn't speak. He struggled to say clearly, "Yinzhen, don't leave E Niang, and E Niang don't send me away."
"Fool, you're not going anywhere." The imperial concubine couldn't tell whether she was sad about this or moved by her son's affection for her. She couldn't stop crying and said, "Although I didn't give birth to you, you are still my mother."
I have raised you since you were a baby, and E Niang will take care of Yinzhen all her life, watching you grow up and watching you become as heroic as your father. By then, Yinzhen will be able to really hug E Niang, but, then,
You must be annoyed by this old woman and want to take a wife later, right?"
Yinzhen sobbed: "I don't want a daughter-in-law, I want a mother-in-law."
The child's words were innocent and simple, and the imperial concubine laughed through her tears. However, she smiled and then hugged the child with great sadness and began to cry. It took a long time to calm down, so she asked her son: "Does Yinzhen understand what the third elder brother and E Niang said?"
Later, great-great-grandmother, imperial grandmother, and imperial grandmother will come and ask you, if they ask you, what will you say?"