"Ten years ago, I would have gone with you to the end of the world, but now I can't." The Empress Dowager smiled kindly, raised her hand to touch her neatly ironed hair, her white hair was no longer visible, and the old man was so calm.
He said softly, "You have to accept your old age, and you have to be grateful to God for giving you a long life. You can't mess around. If I just go with you for fun, the carriage and horse will be bumpy, and these old bones will fall apart."
Xuan Ye couldn't help but feel sad about his grandmother's aging, but he comforted her with a smile on his face: "My grandson will send you messages and things every time he goes back. You can also enjoy the scenery of each place at home."
"If it's delicious and fun, remember to ask someone to send it back. I don't care about calligraphy, painting, antiques, jewelry, or jewelry." The Empress Dowager happily agreed, beckoning Lan Qi to give her a squeeze on the shoulder, and said, "I'll take good care of you on the way.
Emperor, the wild flowers outside are fragrant, so you can just turn a blind eye and follow them around, or you may get stung by bees."
These words were extremely explicit and ambiguous, and Lan Qi smiled delicately: "Are you not giving me face, or are you not giving the emperor face? What you said, I don't know how to deal with myself. When I look back, the emperor doesn't miss the fragrance of flowers outside.
My concubine is still nervous because she has nothing to do."
Xuan Ye was also a little embarrassed by his grandmother's words, but it was Lan Qi in front of him, and he had nothing to lose face. However, he heard Lan Qi's pretentiousness and glared at her, but she looked like "The emperor has been cheated, right?"
, which made him even more angry.
"My grandson knows his own rules, so there is no need for the imperial grandmother to worry. This southern tour is to observe the people's sentiments, customs and customs. How dare he do such ridiculous things." After all, Xuan Ye was a child who had been educated for twenty or thirty years. In front of his grandmother, Xuan Ye always said
She was as obedient as she was when she was young, and now she seriously promised that she would not play around with women outside. Lan Qi lowered her head and smiled secretly.
When the Empress Dowager rested and the Emperor wanted to return to Qianqing Palace, he specially asked Lan Qi to escort her to the door. When Lan Qi stood on tiptoes to tie the belt of his cloak, she was blocked by someone holding a cloak and pinched her waist heavily.
She felt itchy and painful, but she didn't dare to call out in front of others. She stared at Xuan Ye with wide eyes, and Xuan Ye smiled narrowly: "You deserve to be so proud just now."
"The Empress Dowager is right, the girls from Jiangnan are so beautiful, why does the Emperor really don't want to kiss Fangze when he is touring the south?" Lan Qi muttered unconvincingly, and was afraid that Xuan Ye would scratch her, so she had already stepped back, but Xuan Ye was still attracted by her.
He grabbed his hand and said seriously, "I know that it's boring for you to always accompany the Imperial Grandmother when you are young, but for me, the Imperial Grandmother is the most important in my heart. I can only rest assured that you are by my side. I know that you
pungent……"
"The emperor said boring things again." Lan Qi interrupted Xuan Ye, stretched out her hand to support Zhou Zheng by the collar, and said softly, "I see heaven in Cining Palace, so no one can bully me. What a good thing.
Son? What’s more, I’m not bored at all. Your Majesty is really distressed, so he rewards me with more money and plays cards with the Empress Dowager. If I lose, I won’t feel bad. If I win, I can make more money to supplement the expenses of the Yonghe Palace.”
"Wealth is all about money." Xuan Ye scolded with a smile, and then said to her, "Although the southern tour has not been officially announced yet, I think a little bit of rumors have come out. This time, I will bring the harem with me, but I have not yet decided which one to bring with me."
To be sure, when someone comes to ask you, just pretend to be stupid. If someone else comes to ask you and wants to follow you, you are in a dilemma. Since the affairs in the palace are not your business yet, don't get involved at all. Let's live in peace and quiet for a few more years.
"
Lan Qi smiled calmly and repeated the words Eunuch Li sent that day: "Yes, I, my concubine, just stay here."
The emperor left in a good mood. Lan Qi watched the imperial concubine go away before turning back. She went straight to Aunt Sumara's house. She saw the little palace maid serving the medicine. She took it and fed it with her own hands, and wiped the soup from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief.
, then handed over a plate of candied fruits, and grandma pushed her hand and said no need: "The medicine is not bitter, it is not for treating diseases, it is just for nourishing the body. My slave is fine, the Queen Mother is just nervous."
"Can the Empress Dowager not be nervous? You are her supporter." Lan Qi smiled and put a pillow on her mother's head. She kept asking her to stop. Lan Qi deliberately said that the emperor wanted her to take care of her, so she could take care of her.
Without refusing, an old man and a young man sat down and talked about the upcoming southern tour. They said that the Empress Dowager had just taught the Emperor not to flirt with women when he traveled far away, but she also told herself to turn a blind eye, and now she said to her mother.
What I'm saying: "There's no guarantee that the local government won't be overly attentive. The emperor may get emotional sometimes. I'm tired of seeing all the faces in the palace. It's so refreshing to go out. But just talking about it now makes me feel sad. If this happens all the way
Follow along and watch him pick wild flowers, I'm not that generous."
Mammy knew that Concubine De's generosity and stinginess were all justified, so she behaved coquettishly in private, always thinking from the emperor's point of view in matters of right and wrong. It's no wonder that she was so lovable. Such a mind was innate no matter what.
I learned it deliberately later on. Who doesn’t like to be with people who are easy to get along with?
"Mommy, the Imperial Concubine will also go. I think the Emperor will not dare to mess around with flowers when the Imperial Concubine is here. The Imperial Concubine will not crush those little wild flowers into pieces when she is anxious. I can imagine the Imperial Concubine frowning.
With eyes raised." Lan Qi's eyes shone brightly and she said energetically, "If the imperial concubine goes, the fourth brother may also follow, so that Yinzuo will have company."
Nanny smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed, and she pulled Lan Qi and said, "You are so jealous that I don't even hate you. How could you arrange for the emperor behind his back like this? Since the emperor is bringing the harem with you, there will be no such thing."
Are those local officials blind about those things? In the future, when the emperor will go on tour alone, you will be jealous in the palace."
Lan Qi sighed and smiled helplessly: "The Empress Dowager did not allow me to say such things, so I just told my mother. Not to mention going out to pick wild flowers, even if the emperor has been turning over the signs every day for more than half a month, I have been worried in my heart.
So sour."
Mammy smiled softly and said: "Aren't you afraid that if something happens, you won't be able to go out? You are also considerate and considerate of me."
While Lan Qi was smiling shyly, the maid who was waiting for grandma came in, held two big boxes and said, "The imperial concubine sent me the tonics. She said that she knows that you are not in good health, so she sent these things to express her greetings to you."
Grandma frowned slightly, ordered them to put their things away, and whispered softly: "Is it possible that we still need to thank you?"
Lan Qi advised her: "The emperor wants everyone to respect you as an elder. Why do you want to thank you? The emperor gives you something and he won't let you kneel down to receive it. That's all."
But Mammy said: "Long live the Lord's favor for me. I can't break my etiquette and show no respect. If I don't go by myself, I should send a maid to say hello."
Lan Qi arranged for her to have the maids from Cining Palace go to Xianfu Palace to thank Concubine Wen. When talking about Concubine Wen's recent experiences, Mammy said unceremoniously: "It's better for Concubine Wen to stay away from her. She will grow up alone."
It doesn’t depend on the climate, but once you hook up with someone in the family, it’s hard to tell. The Niu Hulu family’s spies and minions in this harem are all-pervasive, so you must be careful.”
Seeing Lan Qi's face change after hearing this, Mammy said more seriously: "Not only the Niu Hulu family, but also the prince's maternal grandfather, the uncle's house, and even Mingzhu is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There are people in every corner of this palace.
Their existence is fine when they are not harming anyone, but if they want to have evil thoughts, they are hard to guard against."
"Just like the last time he put poison in the food I ate, even the Yonghe Palace was unclean. I asked the emperor why he changed a few people there, but he didn't tell me clearly, and I didn't dare.
Asked." Lan Qi's face was gloomy, and she no longer had the bright smile she had just now. No matter how she smiled at the situation, the sinister nature of the palace would not change. The nanny's blow made her lax guard tighten again.
Mammy sneered: "Don't talk about Yonghe Palace, there is such a thing in Cining Palace. You know how important the Empress Dowager is to the Emperor and the court. A few years ago, there were still people who wanted to poison the master. Thank God for blessing the Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager saved the day."
Lan Qi was startled, but immediately calmed down. She had been doing trivial matters in Cining Palace and serving the Queen Mother for so many years. She had become accustomed to doing many things and didn't think it was a big deal. But she did compare it with the outside world. What's going on in Cining Palace?
They are all special. Tea, food and drink are all done by hand. Even the tea she makes must be tasted by someone first.
"My servant said this not to scare you, but because she thinks that Concubine Wen is making trouble this time, and the Empress Dowager has no reason to force the emperor to treat her well. If she loses hope, she will probably have to rely on the family."
Mammy said worriedly, "What's more, with the ten elder brothers, the Niu Hulu family is straighter than ever. Queen Niu Hulu waited for more than ten years in vain, and now the ten elder brothers
, isn’t it their lifeblood?”
Aunt Sumala's words are right. As soon as Concubine Wen got a male queen, the situation outside changed. After all, Kunning Palace was empty. It didn't mean that the emperor didn't want to establish a queen, so the ministers didn't care about it. Who knew that the emperor would do it on a whim one day?
To establish a queen, no matter how hard and long you have to endure, you must hold on tight and never let go.
As expected, the emperor's southern tour has been put on the agenda due to various preparations. Although it has not been officially announced, almost everyone inside and outside already knows about it. Hearing that he is taking his concubine on this tour, any woman who is bored in the Forbidden City would not want to follow.
Hu, but after all, he is going on a far journey, which is different from going to Mulan Paddock or Yuquan Mountain, etc. There must be only a few people who can accompany him. The women put aside the fourth concubine and above, and they all want to fight for the next few positions.
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day passed by in a blink of an eye. In the twenty-third year of Kangxi's reign, the new year began again. The emperor planned to go on patrol in March. Unexpectedly, before the first month of the year passed, Tsarist Russia refused to let the Qing government live in peace and invaded the Aihui area of Heilongjiang to kill and burn.
After looting, the emperor was furious and sent General Sabsu to attack Yaksa, severely attacked the Russian army, burned all their strongholds, and left Yaksa as an isolated city.
After such a commotion, the southern tour was put on hold, and the officials who had been sent back all returned to wait for the time before heading south again. Nalan Rongruo, who had set out after the New Year, also returned to the capital with his wife and concubines. On this day, he left the DPRK.
After the people in the hall dispersed, the servant came to pick him up and said, "Young Madam went to see Miss Shen today and said that Miss Shen is ill. Please leave and come over to have a look."