Yinzhen looked at his mother pitifully for a while, then leaned on her shoulder as if he didn't want to face her. The imperial concubine asked again and again, and the little boy answered sadly: "It was Concubine De who gave birth to the son, and E Niang is the son of the son."
Adoptive mother. But I only want my mother-in-law, my son-in-law doesn’t want Concubine De, and my mother-in-law doesn’t want to send me away."
The child's mind was fixed on whether to send him away or not. Maybe Yinzhi said something that he shouldn't have said. He was now afraid that he would be sent away. Even the imperial concubine didn't understand. Did he finally understand or not?
I don’t understand, but let’s just leave it like this, her heart will be broken.
Concubine Rong who followed saw all this with her own eyes. Seeing mother and son holding their heads and crying, she couldn't help but feel sad. After that, she said goodbye to Qinglian and went straight to Cining Palace.
The Empress Dowager was waiting for her reply. When she said this, the old man shook his head and said, "I used to think that besides Xuan Ye, who else could subdue such a proud imperial concubine, but I didn't expect it to be Yinzhen."
Aunt Sumala lamented: "When Empress Dowager De was so determined to send Brother Si to Chengqian Palace, she never imagined that it would be like this many years later."
But just now Concubine Rong told the truth, not even leaving out the words of the fourth elder brother who cried and said that he did not want Concubine De. Lan Qi gradually became silent beside her, and Aunt Sumala came to hold her shoulders and comfort her: "Tong Yan Wuji, for
As far as Fourth Brother is concerned, this is human nature, any child will cry like this, please don’t be sad, Madam."
Lan Qi smiled bitterly: "If you say you're not sad, you'd be lying of course, but it's a good thing that Brother Si is so filial, and it's even better that the Imperial Concubine loves him so much." Then she begged the Empress Dowager, "Since the Imperial Concubine has gone out well,
At this step, I would like to ask you not to ask any more questions. I came to you in a hurry just now because I was afraid that Sister Rongfei would suffer and be wronged. If the commotion becomes too big, it will become a joke, and the Imperial Concubine will regret it in the future.
It's my concubine's fault. I did something unreasonable because of your favor."
The Empress Dowager nodded and said: "I understand what you mean, but I don't know what the Imperial Concubine and others think. That's all, let's leave it like this for now. The Imperial Concubine is indeed impressive now, but some people are becoming more and more disgraceful.
"
Lan Qi defended that person: "Huifei is so cautious and would never instigate the eldest brother to talk about these things. I thought it was because the eldest brother didn't know the importance of this and thought that he didn't have to worry about it like the eighth brother.
After all, as they grow up, they can understand these things just by listening to a sentence or two."
After that, the two of them left, and Concubine Rong sent Lan Qi back. Talking about this on the way, when she passed Changchun Palace, she said bitterly: "After all, we have never turned against each other, and we have been friends for many years, but why do I feel that she is getting more and more...
It's getting more and more outrageous, and all the strange things happen to her. You said she wouldn't encourage Yinti to do this, and I believe it. If you were still conflicted just now, why don't you give her a little mention?
That mouth opened her mouth, but then she thought, she should have woken up long ago, why are she still waiting for me to say something?"
Lan Qi was silent, and Concubine Rong talked about how disrespectful her eldest brother was to the prince, and lamented that he would definitely get into trouble in the future. Lan Qi did not comment, but she remembered that she had never seen the prince since she came back from Wutai Mountain. Although she knew that he had always been a good person.
Yes, but along the way, she deeply felt that the prince was a pitiful child, and she couldn't figure out what was in her heart. At that time, her dependence on her also had an extra layer of defense that people dared not touch.
Fortunately, Yinzhen's incident did not cause any disturbance in the palace. However, the imperial concubine was bored in Chengqian Palace for several days without seeing anyone. Even when the emperor wanted to go to her, she blamed her illness. Xuan Ye did not force it, and he knew from the emperor's grandmother that day that
The next day, I talked to Lan Qi again, and he was relieved to know that she was not upset. He knew his cousin's temper very well, so he could just calm her down.
It's just that Yinzuo is not sensible yet and likes to play with his fourth brother the most. Suddenly he hasn't seen her for a few days, and she has to come to pester E Niang every day. Seeing that several days have passed, Chengqian Palace has returned to its previous state. Lan Qi can't resist her son's obsession.
She sent Huan Chun to ask, but Huan Chun came back looking embarrassed. Lan Qi pushed her son away and then heard her say: "Qinglian said that it wasn't the imperial concubine who didn't see the guests a few days ago, but the fourth elder brother who pestered her every day for fear of being raped.
He seems to have been taken away, and he has gotten better in the past few days. But if you ask him if he wants to invite his brothers and sisters to play, he will cry and say no, and then pester his mother to not let go. "
Lan Qi frowned: "How could this happen?"
She felt distressed and conflicted, but her cruelty in her early years had not been forgotten to this day. She could not forget it just because the children often played together. She could not forget it just because the relationship between the imperial concubine and her had eased. She said firmly to Huan Chun, "I am helping Concubine Rong."
Something has gone wrong. Regardless of what happened in Chengqian Palace these years, the imperial concubine and the fourth elder brother have been doing well. Although this incident did not happen because of me, I can't interfere randomly. Caring will lead to chaos. Their mother and son have a deep love.
It will always get better.”
Seeing that his master was so determined, Huan Chun didn't dare to say anything more, but in his heart he felt that she was cruel. Later, he was told not to bring it up before the emperor, which made Huan Chun helpless.
But in recent days, the emperor rarely enters the harem. This is because this year's Mid-Autumn Festival will not hold a banquet but a Buddhist feast. This is something other than government affairs that can make him as happy as traveling all over the world. And the emperor is no longer the young emperor he used to be.
After living with books and ancient books for more than 20 years, many ministers could no longer keep up with what the emperor said and thought. In order not to be questioned by the emperor this time, they all worked hard to prepare.
At the August Sutra Banquet Ceremony, the prince and the eldest brother also attended the lecture. I wonder if he was tired from two days in a row. It was the third time today that Xuan Ye saw Yin Ti sitting and dozing off, and anger gradually gathered in his heart. But look again
The prince was looking at the great bachelor who was giving a lecture with sharp eyes, as if he was afraid of missing a word or a sentence. His eagerness to learn and study was very similar to that of his youth, which made him feel somewhat comforted.
In the harem, the women have no interest in giving lectures. Now that Concubine Yi is about to give birth, everyone in the palace is staring at whether the baby will be a boy or a girl. At this time, Concubine Hui is talking in her room, and Taohong comes in to report the previous news.
He said: "Today's lecture has ended. The emperor and the prince are talking in Qianqing Palace. It seems that Eunuch Li means that he will not enter the harem tonight."
Concubine Yi was breathing heavily and said: "It doesn't matter if I come or not, the Emperor won't come with my belly, and even more so if I really want to give birth to the Emperor."
Concubine Hui asked casually: "Where is the eldest brother?" She saw that Taohong was embarrassed, she frowned slightly, and said calmly, "You tell me."
Tao Hong then said: "I don't know if it's true, I'm waiting for someone to go and take a look. It's said that the emperor punished the eldest brother to stand in the place where the Qianqing Gate listens to the government. Don't worry, my lady, maybe it's a misinformation.
"
"Forced to stand? Blowing...wind?" Concubine Hui's heart tightened. What happened to his son?
But the people who were sent still said this when they came back. Even Bao Yun went there and still said that the eldest brother was standing in front of Qianqing Gate for more than half an hour when he came back. After the lecture was over, the ministers went away. He was asked by the emperor to make him stand, saying that his eldest brother fell asleep during the lecture, and the emperor wanted him to blow some air to wake him up.
"It's not cold enough to freeze him, so it's time for him to wake up." Concubine Hui hated iron and was in a bad mood. She didn't want to talk to Concubine Yi any more, so she got up and left. But before she walked out of the door, Concubine Yi suddenly screamed, and Taohong stopped her in fright: "Concubine Hui, please come and see if she is going to give birth?"
Yi Fei is due to give birth in the next few days. She had a pain a few days ago but there was no movement. It won't be sudden if she really wants to give birth now. Her pregnancy was extremely well maintained, and the baby's mother's body was good. This delivery was very special. Everything went well, the baby was born shortly after dark, and a fat son, the ninth elder brother, was born smoothly.
Concubine Hui had been taking care of her here. When mother and son were safe, she thought about whether to go to Cining Palace to report the good news in person. Then she suddenly remembered that her son was still standing in the punishment stand. Fortunately, Bao Yun paid attention to her and informed her when he saw her anxiety. : "The eldest brother stood back and forth for about an hour, and now he has returned to his place."
But when Concubine Hui came to Cining Palace to announce the good news to the Empress Dowager, and was about to help the Empress Dowager to sleep, someone from her elder brother's office came to report that the eldest elder brother had a fever.
"How come you have a fever?" The Empress Dowager felt sorry for her great-grandson and scolded Concubine Hui, "As a mother-in-law, you don't care about him from time to time?"
Concubine Hui did not dare to argue, let alone mention that the emperor made her son stand to blow the wind. However, Aunt Sumala mentioned it and said that standing like that would not cause a fever. As expected, she waited for the doctor to reply and said that she had been sick for at least two days. For three days, Concubine Hui was heartbroken, but she did not dare to show it in front of the Empress Dowager.
"Go and see him. You don't need to ask for orders these days. You can take care of Yinti and get better before you leave the elder brother's office." The Empress Dowager remembered that the elder brother had been following the emperor these days. She blamed Concubine Hui just now for what she did. The sentence didn't make sense, and she couldn't come in and out of her brother's care on weekdays. It wasn't her fault that she was sick now, so she softened her face and said, "If my eighth brother is not at ease, it will be enough for Concubine Rong to see her for two days." , don’t worry about one thing and lose the other.”
Concubine Hui accepted the order and quietly withdrew. She rushed to her elder brother's house with her whole heart concerned about her son. Unexpectedly, she saw the emperor in front of the door. When she was hesitant to go in, the emperor came out to meet her.
"It was the Empress Dowager who asked this concubine to take care of Yin Ti." Concubine Hui was afraid that the emperor would misunderstand that she violated the palace rules and broke into this place without permission. She hurriedly explained and knelt down to congratulate, "Congratulations to the emperor on the new prince, Concubine Yi, mother and son. Safety."
"Thank you for your hard work." Xuan Ye said, asking her to stand up and speak, slightly sullen, "He knew he was uncomfortable, but he didn't say anything, and I punished him without making any excuses. I actually don't know how to teach him. Go and tell him, He and I are just father and son at the moment. When we become emperors and ministers, and then we can stand up to this son's stubbornness, I will look up to him."
Concubine Hui was so frightened that the emperor said these words and left. Just now she saw that the emperor's face was not bad, and she thought he was not angry. Listening to these words, the son must have a bad temper with his father. Not to mention that the emperor did not know how to teach him. , she couldn’t understand it at all.
The imperial driver left here and did not go to Yikun Palace. He went straight to Yonghe Palace. At that time, Lan Qi had just put Yinzuo to sleep and was helping Huan Chun back. She was scolding her son for being very unhappy recently. Obedient was very rebellious, but he saw the palace door open in the corridor, and several lanterns poured in, illuminating the courtyard brightly, so Xuan Ye followed him in.
Lan Qi wondered: "Why are you here now? Didn't Concubine Yi just give birth?"