"Take the tea that Mrs. Qi sent yesterday, noble Juechan and I will try it." Lan Qi ordered Huanchun to serve the tea, and asked the wet nurses to take care of the children. She went forward. Juechan was already waiting in the hall.
She was thin, so she smiled and said, "Jiangnan doesn't feel colder than our north, but when the sun is out, it's so cold that your bones feel chilly. Don't be careless."
Jue Chan thanked him, and after bowing, he sat up and down. Lan Qi asked again: "How is Xiang He? It's no joke to fall into the water at this time. Do you have a fever?"
"She's in pretty good health. She's fine after a night's sleep. I will pay more attention to her and have taught her not to be so rash again." Mrs. Juechan lowered her face and pursed her lips after saying this, obviously thinking.
I want to say something, but I dare not say it.
Huan Chun came to serve tea, Lan Qi winked at her, Huan Chun led everyone down, and she said again: "If Xiang He is not in good health, you can't have someone following you. There are many people following me here, you
You can pick one."
Jue Chan said hurriedly: "My concubine is fine, and Xianghe is fine too. Making such a joke last night has embarrassed the emperor and the ladies. After all, they are living in the minister's mansion. It's so shameful."
Lan Qi lowered her head and smiled: "The little girl is playful, no one will laugh at her, but it's something else. If someone sees it, they won't know what will happen."
Mrs. Juechan suddenly raised her head and stared at Concubine De, as if she wanted to see something from her eyes, but she was calm and calm and didn't reveal anything. She finally had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, last night I was the concubine.
When I met Mr. Nalan by chance, nothing happened, not even a word was said. What happened to Xianghe was even more unexpected."
"I thought you had calmed down." Lan Qi smiled calmly and reassured her, "I have been watching how you are this year. I can't control your heart, but no one can find fault with your words and deeds. I know
You will never do anything to embarrass the Emperor."
Jue Chan shook his head: "I have given up on my past love and old affairs, but people are alive, and I cannot treat them as if they don't exist. Even if what happened last night is nothing, it may make him disliked by the emperor. Madam, this
It’s so not worth it.”
"If Nalan Rong is talented in both literature and martial arts, and he is about the same age as the emperor, if he really is having an affair with his concubines, the emperor will not tolerate him. However, catching wind and shadows for nothing will not shake the emperor's cherishing of talents, so you can rest assured.
"Lan Qi's face was calm and calm, but in comparison, Jue Chan's face was very rude.
"I have given up. In the days to come, I will live well for myself. A few years ago, you have seen through that I am a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death." Mrs. Juechan smiled coldly, "But if you do it for yesterday
If something that didn't happen at all at night stirs up trouble, I will really feel that what happened to me in this world is a punishment from God."
Lan Qi shook her head slightly, sighing that Mrs. Chan had no intention of giving up at all, but she didn't want to point it out anymore, and just said gently: "I shouldn't listen to you saying these words at all, and I don't like hearing them either. I can't tolerate people around the emperor."
People have different intentions, especially towards you. But since you are willing to live well and live as decently and spiritually as you did in the palace before, I should also be kind to others. The emperor did not take what happened last night to heart, and Lord Nalan will not be affected.
, you just need to continue to live a good life peacefully and avoid things that you shouldn't touch."
Mrs. Juechan relaxed all over, and a smile appeared on her face unconsciously. She suddenly woke up and hurriedly left her seat and knelt down to thank Lan Qi. Lan Qi only smiled: "You continue to live well for yourself, which is a tribute to the emperor."
To repay your kindness, I am just telling you a few words. It is not I who is in charge of life and death. I am going to accompany the emperor on a trip this evening. Please go with him in a generous manner. Dress up nicely and decently so that others can see you. Women from Jiangnan are not the only ones who like this.
Unparalleled in the world."
A few days in Suzhou flew by. On the first day of the lunar month, the Holy Emperor arrived in Jiangning. He took his concubines, princes, princesses and important ministers to the Rain Flower Terrace to observe the city's mountains and rivers, and stopped at Jiangning Weaving Mansion. On the second day of the lunar month, he led the princes to visit the Mausoleum of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.
, wrote a congratulatory essay personally. After spending time in the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, he wrote "On Passing to Jinling" after visiting the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty. It was based on "taking the traces of the ruins and prosperity of the previous generations and becoming more vigilant every day", and even made the local officials pay more attention to the maintenance of the Mausoleum of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.
Returning that day, the sixth elder brother was so tired that he fell asleep on the road. He was carried in by the eunuch. When the little guy woke up, he pestered E Niang and asked, "Does Yin Zuo have a riding costume?"
Lan Qi smiled and said, "Yes, yes, but what are you wearing? Tomorrow you just have to watch the elder brother and the others ride and shoot. Don't run around randomly, otherwise I won't let you go."
It turned out that tomorrow the emperor would take the princes to the Jiangning teaching field to watch the generals, deputy commanders, general soldiers, internal ministers, guards, etc. ride and shoot. Only then did Yin Zuo pester his mother and ask if he had any clothes for riding, but he just
He was a little big, and even riding on a small pony would make people look scared. Lan Qi had no intention of letting him go.
"Mother, my fourth brother is here." Luzhu smiled outside and brought in the energetic Yinzhen, who was wearing a newly made riding outfit. His small body was actually very handsome, and he proudly showed off to his younger brother, "
My mother prepared it for me, and Huang Ama said that as long as I can draw the big bow tomorrow, I will be rewarded with a small pony, and I can also run on the field."
"Yin Zuo also wants a pony." Seeing how beautiful his brother was, the sixth elder brother was very unconvinced, so he pestered Lan Qi to ask for it too. Huanchun went to dig out the sixth elder brother's riding attire and put it neatly on for him. The little guy then
He became happy and jumped around his brother and said, "I have one too. Fourth brother, I also want a pony."
But Yinzhen said seriously: "You are so young and can't ride a horse, so just watch from the side."
Huan Chun coaxed the sixth elder brother and said: "When the sixth elder brother grows up to be as tall as the fourth elder brother in a few years, the emperor will definitely give the sixth elder brother a pony."
"I don't want it, I want it now, Huan Chun, you're lying." But Yin Zuo lost his temper and yelled and screamed, making Huan Chun don't know how to deal with it. Lan Qi came over and glared at her son, Yin Zuo
After a moment of silence, although he was a little scared, he still cried at the top of his lungs and said that he wanted to be like his brother.
Lan Qi picked him up and put him on the table, and said with a cold face, "You can cry here. When you finish crying, come down again. Don't worry about the little pony. You are not allowed to go anywhere tomorrow."
Huan Chun came to persuade him, but Lan Qi scolded him: "Everyone has spoiled him, so you just watch him here and don't let him fall down. You are not allowed to coax or persuade him. Since he likes to cry, let him
Just cry enough." So no one dared to say anything. The sixth elder brother was ignorant. He was scared and aggrieved when his mother got angry. He cried and wanted to get off the table, but no one came to hug him. The table was so high.
It made him even more afraid.
"Yinzhen, Concubine De will send you back. Your brother is disobedient. Wait until he becomes obedient before playing with you." Lan Qi smiled softly at Yinzhen, took his hand and walked out. Behind her, her youngest son was heartbroken.
She was crying, but she just turned a deaf ear. The two of them walked to the door, and the fourth elder brother suddenly pulled away his hand and said timidly to Lan Qi, "Yin Zuo is still young, don't be angry, I will talk to my brother."
, Madam, can you let him go to the school field tomorrow? I will take good care of my brother. I will ride my little pony for him. There will be Shuda watching him. I will not let him fall down, nor will I give it to Huang Ama.
Cause trouble."
Lan Qi looked at him helplessly. Seeing that Concubine De did not object, the little guy turned around and ran inside. Yinzuo's crying gradually became quieter, and he could be heard calling his brother. When Lan Qi walked in again, he saw
The wet nurse took Yinzuo off the table, and the elder brother hugged his younger brother to coax him not to cry. Yinzuo finally calmed down.
When I got closer, I heard Yinzhen say: "Tomorrow I will draw the big bow, so that the pony that the emperor will give me will be mine. Can I give it to you?"
Lan Qi squatted aside, her eyes red inexplicably. Yinzhen knew that his younger brother was different from other brothers, so he loved him so much. He was not so close to the fifth and seventh elder brothers, and he only respected his eldest brother.
, only with Yinzuo can we stick together and pamper our younger brother like an adult.
"Yin Zuo, you must be obedient when you go to the school tomorrow. If you make trouble with Huang Ama and your brother like before, my mother will definitely beat your ass when you come back. Remember?" Lan Qi said from the side, Yi Zuo
Hiding in his brother's arms, he pursed his lips and wanted to cry again. After being guided by his brother, he nodded and agreed. When he saw his mother open his arms, he rushed over and got into his arms, whimpering and acting like a baby. After all, he was still young.
, if you don’t understand the truth, you can only be cruel to him.
The next day, the emperor took his sons to the school grounds, while the concubines stayed in the palace to watch the theater for fun. The imperial concubine complained: "In the past, we were brought with us when hunting in the paddocks, but today we are not taken with them. We are tired of watching the theater in Suzhou.
Isn’t there any other fun here in Jiang Ning?”
Concubine Rong and Lan Qi smiled and said nothing. After all, the paddock and the school field were different. The latter was an important place for marching and fighting for national defense. How could the emperor easily bring his women there? They also felt that staying in the mansion was boring, but they did not dare to go to the school field to join in the fun.
Fortunately, Jiangning is the last stop of this southern tour, and I will leave for Beijing in a few days. I will take a different route back to Beijing, and there are still many places to see the scenery.
At this moment, horses' hooves were flying in the school grounds, and the princes and princes, Baylor, were all gearing up. The mountains in the shooting range were shouting long live, and the emperor was about to shoot his bow in person, and then everyone went off to compete. But when he saw Xuan Ye's momentum was like a rainbow, his eyes were like eagles,
The bow was drawn and the arrow was shot without any miss, and the sound of applause shook the sky, showing the atmosphere of the heavenly family.
Then it was time for the prince to shoot arrows. Xuan Ye sat upright and saw the prince standing with a bow. The child who had been around him tomorrow and every day suddenly felt that he had grown up at this moment. The prince's eyebrows looked more like him than his own.
His mother, Queen Hesheli, but although Xuan Ye felt that mother and son were similar, if he really thought about Queen Hesheli's face, it had become blurry in his memory. He could still remember the outline of the queen's face, but many things...
It's no longer so clear.
Unconsciously falling into this faint sadness, the prince shot three arrows in a row before Xuan Ye came back to look at him. Unfortunately, these three arrows failed to hit the target. The distance was not too far. Maybe he was nervous, or perhaps
After months of traveling and exhaustion, the prince shot his fourth arrow, but it still failed.