Xuan Ye was also surprised when he saw Lan Qi wandering outside, "It's so late, why aren't you sleeping? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Lan Qi saw that his words were concerned but his expression was calm, and she knew that something was unhappy. She heard that her eldest brother had made her father angry today, but the news of his illness had not had time to reach her before she heard about it.
When Ye talked about it, whenever he, as a father, was worried about this, Lan Qi would actually feel warm in his heart.
It is said that emperors are ruthless, but Xuan Ye is a good father. No matter whether he can take care of every child in the future, or whether the children will grow up and become more distinguished from their father, at least he has always tried to be a good father.
Lan Qi has been watching all this for so many years.
"Why are you laughing?" Xuan Ye leaned on Lan Qi's bed, and she stood there with her belly bulging, taking off her boots and unbuttoning them.
Brother, I'm so upset. Why did he have such a temper? His mother-in-law is also a cautious person. I never dare to do this to the imperial grandmother, but this boy is always stubborn with me. What on earth does he have to be dissatisfied with?
"
Lan Qi was twisting her handkerchief in the basin held by Huan Chun with her back turned. The master and servant looked at each other. She felt that Huan Chun seemed to understand the truth. Did Xuan Ye not think of it or did he not want to admit it?
The one who is not convinced must be the prince. After all, he is the elder brother, and his stance is very different from that of younger brothers like Yinzhi and Yinzhen. If people want to find fault with him, they will just say that the older brother is not as good as the younger brother. But even if they say that the eldest brother is not as good as
The prince cannot hide this brotherly relationship.
After serving the emperor and wiping his face, Lan Qi asked him if he was hungry. After a day of lectures, his mouth would be dry and he would be easily upset. Now that he asked his son to make him angry again, he decided to let Huanchun stew rock sugar snow pears. Xuan
But Ye said: "Where can I wait for you to stew and eat it? Your master has to rest too. It will be troublesome to wait for this."
"My concubine is eating it. Just heat it up and it will take a while to make tea. Your Majesty, please calm down." Lan Qi asked Huan Chun to prepare. She sat next to him and gently massaged him to smoothen his breathing.
He comforted her gently, "The emperor is always irritable about children, which is not good. Look at the Queen Mother, even though you were obedient and smart when you were a child, you always said that Prince Yu and the others were very skinny when they were young.
Do you want to make the Queen Mother angry? The Queen Mother is not as impatient as you."
Xuan Ye glared at her: "Are you comforting me or scolding me?"
Lan Qi didn't take it seriously and just smiled: "In the worst case, you can lose your temper and scold me, so that you can relieve the depression in your heart."
"I scolded you to relieve my anger, but I should regret it when I turn around." Xuan Ye leaned on the pillow and remained quiet for a while before saying, "I know why he is not convinced, but if he has the ability, he can do better and be more presentable."
, you have no ability or ability, why are you not convinced?"
Lan Qi advised: "I heard that my eldest brother is very good at riding and shooting. The emperor cannot help but look at his strengths."
Xuan Ye shook his head: "It's good if it's good. If you have to compare it, the prince has also improved now. This child really knows what 'disobedience' means. He doesn't have to wait for others to remind him, let alone let others have the opportunity to say that he is dissatisfied."
Well, you should strive to improve yourself first, but Yinti will only show his temper."
After hearing this, Lan Qi thought for a while and then asked: "Does the Emperor feel that it is not good to enlighten the eldest brother? After all, it still involves the prince, and he may not be able to listen to it."
Xuan Ye nodded silently, with a gloomy look on his face. He closed his eyes as if to recuperate but didn't want to open his eyes to face the reality. It took him a long time to say: "This is the way it is now. As a minister in the future, he will be even more unconvinced. After a while,
When the prince grows up, I will let his brothers respect the prince as much as the ministers. Do you want to avoid this matter just because he is disobedient?"
Lan Qi knew that one day, they, the concubines, would treat the prince differently than they did now, let alone the eldest brother.
Huan Chun sent rock sugar snow pears, and Lan Qi persuaded the emperor twice before agreeing to use them. She slowly said from the side: "I think the emperor is talking about two things. You are angry today because of the big brother.
My elder brother is not paying attention to his studies, but what he is saying now is that he is afraid that my eldest brother will not accept the prince and disrespect him."
Xuan Ye drank most of the bowl, frowned and asked her: "How do you say it?"
"I don't have any good ideas. I don't think they are reliable even when I think about it. The emperor wants to hear it?" Lan Qi was polite and humble, but Xuan Ye glared at her and accused her of being pretentious. Then she smiled and said, "For a while, the emperor always praised me.
Big Brother, I often heard that my eldest brother performed well at that time, and you would praise him more in the future. I won’t talk about it in the future. After all, he is still a half-grown child now, and children can best hear good things about him. Think about it again.
, The eldest brother is always unconvinced because he is not as good as the prince, so don’t compare him with the prince. The eldest brother is the eldest brother, and the prince is the prince. If there is no comparison, you can’t tell the difference.
There is always something good about me, and I think this upright temperament is also good."
Xuan Ye really said: "If you don't compare, how can you know his shortcomings? It's even more difficult to make progress."
"This is indeed a drawback of not comparing. But now the emperor only sees the shortcomings of the eldest brother and has wiped out all his good qualities. He is obviously just a prince, so you have to compare him with the prince." Lan Qi no longer scruples.
, said to the point, "Your Majesty, think about it, do you really want to see the prince being compared with the eldest brother? Before, the prince was not as good as the eldest brother in riding and shooting, so you are not less angry, right? Since no matter who is stronger or weaker, you will
If you're not happy, then what else?"
Xuan Ye was startled, this is really the truth. In comparison, he would rather see the eldest brother inferior to the prince, than see the prince inferior to the eldest brother. In this case, why is he angry?
Lan Qi seemed to be proud of telling someone's story, and asked with a smile: "It's not that our eldest brother is not good enough, it's that our father is too partial."
"Are you the only smart one?" Xuan Ye was unconvinced. It could be seen that when someone smiles so beautifully, he feels better. He stretched out his hand and rubbed Lan Qi's face, and said as if he didn't like you enough, "I usually find you verbose, but in an emergency, you can still do it.
If you speak some truth, you should learn from the Imperial Grandmother."
Lan Qi called Huan Chun to collect the things, and then washed and washed the emperor. She pressed the emperor on the bed early to let him rest, and said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager said that making you happy is my first responsibility. I can't be a good minister."
Why do I have the nerve to go to Cining Palace?"
Xuan Ye asked her why she didn't change her clothes before going to bed, and Lan Qi said, "Yinzuo has been very noisy these days. I'll go take another look. Your Majesty will be quiet for a while, and I'll be back soon."
Only then did Xuan Ye remember his original intention of coming to Yonghe Palace, and told her: "Be careful on the road in the dark. I heard that you guys like to get together when giving birth, and I was afraid that you might get pregnant, so I rushed here to have a look."
After saying that, he was still worried, so he stood up, put on some clothes, and came to Yin Zuo's house with Lan Qi.
The little guy in the dream was quite safe, and the two of them watched for a while before leaving. Xuan Ye asked Yin Zuo what the fuss was about, but Lan Qi didn't hesitate and said it was because she couldn't play with Si Age for a long time, and pestered her to find him every day.
Brother, if you are anxious, you will inevitably scold your child. The relationship between mother and son has not been good these days. But she is unwilling to interfere with the affairs of Chengqian Palace, and even bluntly advised the emperor: "The child will get better slowly. Your Majesty, don't ask too much, no one
I love Fourth Brother more than the Imperial Concubine."
"Although Yinzhen is young, his mind is very delicate. Among my sons, he is the most different." Xuan Ye said thoughtfully, "But I don't quite understand. Is it because he is different or because of him
Being adopted by the imperial concubine made me look at him in a different light."
Lan Qi didn't say anything more. She felt worried after talking too much, so she served the emperor to go to bed early. Xuan Ye was really tired from giving lectures these days, so he fell asleep before he could even say a few words when he lay down. Naturally, he was beside Lan Qi because he was so tired.
He felt at ease, and after a peaceful night, he left Yonghe Palace in high spirits early the next morning. It was the last day of lectures. The ministers were all tired, but the emperor was even more energetic.
People in the palace were busy sending gifts and congratulations to Concubine Yi, and the Yonghe Palace was not left behind either. Because of her good health, Lan Qi came to congratulate her in person, but Concubine Yi joked: "What are you doing with your belly full? Sitting down."
Just sit down and go back, I have already evacuated the delivery room here, and there will be no one to deliver your baby when you are about to give birth."
There was laughter in the room, and the concubines said that they were very lucky. Concubine Yi advised Lan Qi to walk around more, saying that she would walk around Yikun Palace for more than half an hour every day for the next few months. This time, the birth of her ninth brother went smoothly and there was no problem.
What a hardship.
Lan Qi also understood these principles. Seeing Concubine Yi's enthusiasm, she agreed with a smile. She didn't plan to sit there for long, but she just wanted to say goodbye and leave. There were guests outside, but it was Concubine Wen who came in person. There is a difference between dignity and inferiority.
, the women went out to greet him one after another.
Concubine Wen came in with a big belly and saw Lan Qi standing aside. Her face was not very pretty, but her tone was finally polite: "Concubine De is here too?"
"My concubine is here to congratulate Concubine Yi on the birth of her ninth brother." Lan Qi said humbly, stepping aside to ask the concubine to go ahead. Concubine Wen did not say any more greetings, and went straight in to say a few words to Concubine Yi. Everyone was just saying
The scene was so polite that Concubine Wen left after a short time. Lan Qi waited for her to go away and then said goodbye with a smile.
After they all left, those who stayed started talking about it. Concubine Jing sneered and said, "Have you seen the resentment on Concubine Wen's face? It must be because the emperor was unhappy when he went to Yonghe Palace last night. I used to see Concubine Wen's attitude towards De."
The concubine is very affectionate. This is the first time I have seen you like this today."
Someone else said: "Concubine Yi is not happy because she is giving birth to Brother Jiu, who has worked so hard for her. How can Concubine Wen be so angry?"
Concubine Yi smiled and said nothing. After listening to the gossip for a long time, they did not dare to disturb the mother's rest and dispersed one after another. Concubine Hui didn't come to see her until the evening, because her eldest brother had a fever and she couldn't take care of him.
She spoke a few words to Concubine Yi from a distance, and Concubine Yi said to her: "Sister, pay attention. Concubine Wen is here today. Her face is full of resentment. Be careful not to offend her."