Last night, the imperial concubine had a drunken fight with several Fujins. She was rude to others and was sent back halfway through the banquet. So why didn’t the emperor go to Chengqian Palace and come to Yonghe Palace on this festive day? But under the imperial concubine there were
Concubine, the emperor doesn't care for others. It's no wonder that Lan Qi was ignored when she met Concubine Wen on the way. Today's sarcastic words didn't surprise her at all.
The Queen Mother was embarrassed and not very happy. She carefully put the child into Lan Qi's arms. She pretended not to hear anything and just said to her: "The little girl is so good. She doesn't cry at all. She is completely different from when Yinqi was a child."
, she is a girl after all, does she already know that she is a princess and the most noble person?"
When the Queen Mother said this, Lan Qi felt more at ease. Her daughter was so beautiful that she couldn't help but feel proud. She had never seen such a beautiful baby. This little girl would be so beautiful that she would be so beautiful in the future.
? He smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "You must teach the princess like you teach the fifth elder brother. I am really afraid that she will be too proud in the future relying on your favor."
"The princess is naturally proud. She was born rich. Being proud is self-respect." The Queen Mother smiled, and this sentence was naturally half a joke. She raised Yinqi. Although she did not teach reading and literacy, she taught the fifth elder brother very well.
Good boy, he's more polite than Yinzuo. Yinqi can remember to salute and greet people when he sees them, but Yinzuo always has to twitch before moving.
"Eniang, show me my little sister." At this moment, Yinzuo pulled the hem of his mother's skirt and was eager to see his sister. The queen mother picked him up and sat on her lap. Lan Qi bent down slightly to show her sister to her son.
He said to him, "Yin Zuo has so many younger brothers and sisters now. You are also the eldest brother. You can no longer be naughty. Do you understand?"
Yinzuo should have known it loudly, but the result was that the little princess was startled. When the little princess cried, the ten princes in the imperial concubine's arms also cried. There were two baby babies in the small nanny pavilion crying, which was so noisy that it gave people a headache.
, but Yinzuo, the culprit, went to play with the fifth elder brother freely. Lan Qi smiled and sighed to the Queen Mother: "You also help me to take care of the sixth elder brother. This child is too naughty, and I don't know what to teach him."
, compared to my brothers and sisters, it’s really a headache.”
Concubine Wen seemed to be unable to hear the cries of the children. The wet nurse had already taken Brother Ten away from her arms. Being ignored by the Queen Mother and Lan Qi just now made her very angry. Now the two children were crying and she was even more agitated.
She couldn't stand it anymore, but the Queen Mother suddenly remembered the past and reminded her: "In the past, the Eighth Prince cried every day, which made you restless and even got hysteria. Now you should be careful not to get sick again. Let the imperial doctor prescribe some soothing drugs first."
Take the medicine."
Originally it was Concubine Wen who was sarcastic about Lan Qi, but now it was the Queen Mother who was sarcastic about her. Fortunately, no one else was around, otherwise Concubine Wen would have been completely embarrassed. Thinking about how she often came to comfort the Queen Mother in recent years when she heard Zen's words.
I was happy, always thinking that there was some kind of affection at least, but I didn't expect that all the hard work was in vain, and it couldn't be worth the money sent by others to please me.
"Yes, I will be careful." Concubine Wen had no choice but to endure it, otherwise what else could she do? But seeing Concubine De patiently and joyfully coaxing the crying little princess, the little girl was gradually coaxed by her mother to stop crying, and was even more
Concubine De winked and started babbling happily, which made her feel even more uncomfortable for no reason.
But the Queen Mother continued to nag: "My tenth brother is just one month old. Don't hug me all the time. What's wrong with him freezing outside when it's cold?"
Concubine Wen suddenly became angry and said abruptly: "I'm leaving now."
The atmosphere in the palace was awkward for a moment. She woke up and felt rude, but she couldn't take back what she said. The Queen Mother was kind-hearted at last and did not embarrass her. She said: "It was snowy last night and the road was slippery. Please ask the little eunuch to carry the sedan slowly."
Let’s go.” The atmosphere was finally relieved and she was allowed to go down the steps.
After Concubine Wen left, the wet nurse came to take the little princess away. When the palace maid came to serve tea, Lan Qi personally took it to serve her. She sat across from the Queen Mother and drank tea. The Queen Mother comforted her and said, "The Princess is not bad, she is just petty."
Don't take her magnanimity seriously, she is younger than you, and although she is more noble, you just treat her as a concession, and there is no need to mention whether you are respectful or not."
Lan Qi accepted the promise and served the tea skillfully and handed it to the Queen Mother. Taiyou sighed again: "Looking at the generosity of the Imperial Concubine now, she has finally made progress. I really don't know how long this one will be able to be thoughtful. She is not inferior to her own sister."
At half past one, Queen Niu Hulu used to come to Ningshou Palace to see me. It was a sincere act of filial piety. She looked nothing like her, and I felt tired just looking at her. You also have some fate with Queen Niu Hulu, just look
For her sake."
"You still love the imperial concubine very much. I didn't even say that I was unhappy. You just spoke for the imperial concubine." Lan Qi said with a leisurely smile, "Aunt Sumala often said that I have a broad mind, but the emperor said that
It was grandma who made me happy, but in fact, I am thick-skinned, and a few casual words from others will not really hurt my heart."
The Queen Mother laughed and scolded her for talking nonsense, but her mood improved and she spoke cheerfully. She was even more happy when she mentioned the little princess. She reassured Lan Qi to leave her daughter here, and even told her: "You don't have to come because Concubine Yi can't come."
The fifth elder brother doesn’t come often, but you are different. Besides, Yi Fei now has the ninth elder brother. Judging from her attitude, she doesn’t necessarily care about this son. Yiqi’s birthday is coming, and in previous years she would send someone early.
I sent all kinds of things, but there has been no movement at all this year. I just want to see if she still remembers them."
Lan Qi did not answer. She was not qualified to speak about the things the Queen Mother said. No matter what, the fifth elder brother was always born to Concubine Yi. In terms of human relations, there is no reason to separate mother and son. Although everything in the palace is
Everything has a reason, so if she has a conflict in her heart, it's better not to talk too much about it.
After leaving Ningshou Palace, the sixth elder brother was left behind by the Queen Mother, while Lan Qi was going to Cining Palace to serve the Queen Mother. It was snowing, the sky was clear, there was no wind, and the sun was warm, so she talked to Huan Chun.
I walked slowly to Cining Palace. Because the snow on the road where I usually walk has not been cleared away, I have to go around in the other direction. It is not a troublesome thing at first, but as I walk, I see many people kneeling in front of me. As I get closer,
Then he recognized that one of them was Wan Liuha who lived with Concubine Rong in Jingyang Palace.
Three or four Chang were kneeling here to agree, and the palace maids who were following them were not spared. Although the snow here has been cleared, the ground is so cold, and kneeling here in the winter is really going to cause trouble. Lan Qi asked them what they were doing.
It was only then that someone said that the sisters were joking on the road just now and did not know that Concubine Wen was coming from behind. The driver was startled and was punished by Concubine Wen to kneel here.
Lan Qi couldn't help but frown, and saw that the place where they were kneeling was gradually no longer exposed to the sun, so she took it upon herself to make the decision: "Get up, the imperial concubine has been away from Ningshou Palace for more than half an hour, and your faces are all frozen. If you do this again
You're going to get sick if you go down there. Please go back and I'll explain to the imperial concubine if anything happens."
A few people didn't dare to hesitate and tried to figure out the seriousness of it. Lan Qi and Wan Liuha were familiar with each other, so they scolded her coldly: "If you all fall ill, wouldn't it mean that the imperial concubine will take the responsibility and not take the lead?"
It is wrong to play around on the palace roads, how can you still make mistakes? Wan Changzai, how does Concubine Rong teach you on weekdays, do you still have to wait for others to accuse Concubine Rong? "
Wan Liuha immediately got up tremblingly. The sisters supported each other, thanking each other but not daring to look at Concubine De. Lan Qi asked them all to go back and ordered the imperial doctor to prescribe some medicine to dispel the cold, and then walked away.
After that, she was not very happy all the way. Huan Chun advised her: "The imperial concubine was angry for a moment. Maybe she forgot about it after passing by, and she won't come to embarrass you. Master, don't worry about it."
Lan Qi sighed: "It's not that I don't care if she comes to trouble me. It's better if she really comes to trouble me. I also have something to say to her. Let's explain it clearly and don't be angry. I'm afraid she will take it out on her in the future.
These promises are often tortured on others. Don’t you remember how we were tortured by the imperial concubine in the past? In the past, even the Angui people dared to bully us. Now look at these young people, they are also very innocent. She has resentment,
If we make these people full of resentment, will life in this palace be okay?"
Having said that, when she arrived in front of the Empress Dowager, Lan Qi didn't mention it until she waited on the old man for his lunch break and was basking in the sun on the porch with Grandma Sumala, splitting embroidery thread, before she mentioned it.
He sighed: "What a good person, why can't she think about it again? The emperor hates this kind of thing the most. If the Qianqing Palace knew about it, what else could she expect?"
Lan Qi said: "Speaking of your Majesty, the imperial concubine was indeed ill and unable to take care of her tenth brother when she gave birth to her son, but in the following days, she was somewhat too negligent. But I can't remind you often, because I was not so generous in the first place.
Besides, it would be hypocritical to say too much. Yesterday, I asked the emperor why he didn’t go to Chengqian Palace, and he laughed at me.”
Mammy looked at Lan Qi. The delicate and fair skin on her face was glowing, as if it had been coated with a faint golden light by the sun. The clothes on her body were no longer the simple ones when the nobles were often around. She had the appearance of being a concubine.
She is solemn and dignified; the makeup on her face is not that clear and light, her slender eyebrows are curved, and her red lips are like cherry blossoms, which are all the charm and beauty she should have at this age. But only her eyes are still as clear as before
, Occasionally smile, as if I can still see the charming and naive attitude from many years ago. I will always remember the way she leaned over to wash her feet. The person in front of me now seems to be my granddaughter, not some noble concubine.
Empress.
"What are you looking at, mama?" Lan Qi saw Grandma Sumala looking at her in a daze. She smiled and asked what was wrong. Grandma then said, "I think our queen is getting more and more beautiful."
Lan Qi was startled, but she smiled happily: "I originally thought that I would not be so beautiful as to be able to charm the country, and that I would be old and gloomy in the future, but now I look at the little princess and I don't worry anymore. She will grow up beautifully.
, I will not be afraid of the passage of time when I see her standing gracefully in the future. This is how life is passed down."