Xuan Ye looked at Yinzuo's house. There was a faint light there. He couldn't see what was going on inside, but he could imagine Lan Qi's appearance. His heart sank and he was about to walk over there, but there was a little eunuch walking quickly behind him.
Come, Eunuch Li listened to a few words after he stopped drinking, and quickly came over to tell the emperor: "Your Majesty, Lord Nalan is gone."
Xuan Ye frowned. He didn't expect that Nalan Rongruo would really die. After so many years of friendship between monarch and minister, although he hated Mingzhu to his bones at this moment and wanted to crush him to ashes every day when he saw Mingzhu, he never thought about letting him die.
Nalan Rongruo survived, but he died unexpectedly.
"I understand." After the emperor took a breath, he suppressed the shock in his heart. No matter how much he felt sorry for the talent, he was only a minister after all. How could it compare to the pain of losing his son, and how could it compare to the pain of Lan Qi at this moment.
Huan Chun led the emperor all the way to the sixth elder brother's house. On the way, he said softly: "Your Majesty, the empress spoke today and said she was going to the sixth elder brother's house, but that was all."
Xuan Ye nodded and went straight in. There was only one candle lit on the Kang table in the room. Under the dim flickering candlelight, Lan Qi sat on the edge of the empty bed. Although the furnishings were still the same as before, the sixth brother had used
The furniture and utensils in the room have all been replaced with new ones. It seems that they were arranged as they were to take into account the feelings of the concubine De. However, there is no sweet smell of children in this room anymore, but even Xuan Ye seems to be able to hear it when he walks in.
His son's former coquettishness and his repeated "Ama" have long been engraved in his heart.
Lan Qi heard the noise and turned around slightly. This move surprised Xuan Ye. You should know that she had been completely unresponsive to everything around her for half a month. Even if someone shouted in her ear, she could not hear it at all.
, Xuan Ye saw her turning around on her own initiative, and couldn't help but come up and say, "It's me who's here."
Lan Qi nodded, stood up, and blessed Xuan Ye. She hadn't eaten normally for half a month, and relied on Huanchun Luzhu to feed her medicine and soup every day. She was so thin that Xuan Ye didn't dare to look at it more.
The sharp chin and sunken eyes, even if they were kept clean and tidy by the waiters, could not conceal the drastic changes in their appearance. They could not look carefully under the dim candlelight, which made Xuan Ye even more worried.
It is unimaginable that the person who used to make random jokes about the allusion to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Mrs. Li, would now have no scruples in showing her embarrassment in front of him.
"Sit down." Xuan Ye stretched out his hand to pull Lan Qi, but she shrank back and sat down in her original position without looking where she was looking.
Xuan Ye looked at her, something seemed to be blocked in his chest, and the pain made it difficult for him to breathe. The room was quiet for a while, and Xuan Ye said, "I'm going to Shengjing tomorrow." But the person sitting just nodded.
"Do you want to go together? I will take you to relax. No one else will follow, so I will take you alone, Lan..."
"Your Majesty." Hearing Lan Qi's voice again after a long time, Xuan Ye felt as if he was in another world. He was afraid that she would stop talking again, so he quickly asked her, "What do you want to say?"
Lan Qi looked indifferent, bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, have a good trip and come back soon."
Xuan Ye's slightly excited expression suddenly dimmed, and the room fell into silent silence again. After hearing Xuan Ye sigh, he sat next to Lan Qi.
"The Imperial Grandmother has been ill for a long time. The imperial doctor said it was due to stagnation of the heart. Aunt Sumala said that the Imperial Grandmother is worried about you. If she can't see you for a day, she won't feel comfortable. The Imperial Grandmother is getting weaker and weaker, but she won't let me force her.
You are not even allowed to say a single word of persuasion." Xuan Ye slowly spoke his mind, regardless of whether Lan Qi listened or not, "I promised you that you can do anything, as long as you can recover one day.
But I'm afraid that by the time you recover, the imperial grandmother will be gone. At that time, I will be in pain, and you will be in even more pain. The tragedy will only continue to continue. When will it end?"
As an emperor, Xuan Ye didn't say a word of these words even to the Empress Dowager. He didn't know whether he felt that Lan Qi wouldn't listen at all, or because he didn't need to hide in front of her. He felt depressed in his chest as he spoke.
After a while, they dispersed and continued: "I already know who killed the sixth elder brother, but I can't kill him to avenge Yin Zuo. This is related to the foundation of the court. Once one force is eliminated, the power of the court will be out of balance.
, there will be more troubles coming one after another, and they will even point the blade at our children. If it were ten years ago, I would have thought that killing one person to scare a hundred people can deter those beasts, but now that I have calmed down, I will think that killing one person to scare a hundred people will be done in the open.
From now on, it will be even more difficult to see clearly what they are doing in the dark; but if I endure it, even if they are in the light, their every move and even the slightest thought cannot escape my eyes. So..."
"So the emperor wants to let the evil people go unpunished. Yinzuo is gone after all, and the child will not come back after killing them. The result is no different to the concubine, but it is very different to the emperor and the court." Lan Qi's eyes
She seemed to be frozen at one point, and her tone was even colder and ruthless, "I think about these principles every day. Every day I wait for Huan Chun to tell me who the emperor has killed and which bad guy the emperor has brought to justice."
, but I haven’t waited even a day, and the emperor is going to Shengjing tomorrow, so I understand that I can’t wait.”
Xuan Ye looked at Lan Qi blankly. He didn't know how to think about these words. At least he understood that Lan Qi, who had no reaction to the people around her, actually heard the information conveyed to her by others every day, but just now
Xuan Ye, however, said to her something completely opposite to the result she had been waiting for.
The emperor frowned tightly, shook his head and said, "I can't do this."
"It would be great if I could die." Lan Qi said, but she didn't know who to die, but immediately she said something that frightened Xuan Ye, "I will be extremely disappointed if I am still alive every day when I open my eyes.
He can no longer open his eyes. If he dies, he can accompany Yin Zuo. He will not be alone on the road and cannot find his mother in that cold place. He will cry if he cannot find his mother, but
…I can’t even hear the cry.”
"Lan Qi." Xuan Ye saw the tears rising in her eyes, and stretched out his hand to support her body. The person in front of him slowly turned to him, and the tears fell on the back of his hand. The tears should have been warm.
But it's as cold as water in a deep pool, and the coldness creeps into my heart bit by bit.
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't be greedy for your kindness to me. You don't like me and don't feel sorry for me. If I weren't your beloved concubine, they wouldn't kill Yinzuo." Lan Qi shook it off fiercely.
He fell into the emperor's hand and said, "It's my fault. I can't leave him. I want to be with Yin Zuo. I want to be with my child."
"No!" Xuan Ye grasped Lan Qi's arm tightly with both hands. His body, which was much thinner than before, made his anger dissipate a lot, but he still ordered her firmly and coldly, "I said, you
You can do anything, but you must have a day to recover. Death? Wu Yalanqi, don't even think about it."
Lan Qi's tearful eyes were full of hatred. She had never treated anyone like this in her life, but she stared at Xuan Ye with hateful eyes. Xuan Ye never backed away and accepted her with angry eyes.
With all the hatred, the two of them were in a stalemate for a long time. Xuan Ye felt that Lan Qi's arm was about to be crushed by him. Finally, he let go slightly and asked in a hoarse voice: "If you die, what will I do?"
The person in her hand began to tremble, and her facial features could be seen distorted in the dim candlelight. Her thin body suddenly fell heavily into her arms, and from the silent trembling she gradually began to cry, "Yin Zuo is back", and "Yin Zuo is back".
"My child is so pitiful," Lan Qi cried like crazy.
The sharp cries could not be concealed and spread out even if they covered Xuan Ye's body. Huan Chun and the others waiting outside the door suddenly heard the cries, but they all breathed a sigh of relief with tears in their eyes. After the sixth elder brother's coffin was carried away
, her master never shed a tear again, and he finally cried like a living dead.
After crying and venting her heart out, the weak Lan Qi finally fainted in Xuan Ye's arms. Watching the emperor carrying the empress out, Huanchun and others were so frightened that they asked to be declared the imperial doctor, but Xuan Ye said no, and only said:
"She's tired of crying."
He personally took her back to the bedroom and saw her face clearly in the candlelight. The deep indigo under her eyes made her heartache. I don’t know how many nights she stayed awake. The crazy crying just now also made her delicate skin congested with blood.
Swelling, Xuan Ye gently wiped away the tears remaining on her face, because she was the one he loved, so he didn't care about the loss of appearance. In addition to being distressed, he was still distressed.
"Take good care of Concubine De. I will leave Beijing tomorrow and will not return until autumn. I hope to see your master, at least better than he is now. Matters in the palace will be sent to Shengjing anytime and anywhere, and Manager Li will stay behind.
If you have anything to do with the Qing Palace, you can just go to him directly." After Xuan Ye gave Huan Chun such instructions, he reluctantly left.
Huan Chun and Yu Kui stayed with Yu Kui in the dormitory all night. After crying, they would twitch and cry from time to time in their sleep, but they seemed to be extremely tired and did not wake up because of it. This night, Lan Qi should have died of her child.
She had the deepest sleep that night, and it wasn't until dawn the next day that she opened her eyes heavily, and the headache after crying made her remember clearly what happened last night.
"Master is awake?" Huan Chun asked softly.
Lan Qi turned around and saw that they all had dark circles under their eyes. The one who had been indifferent for half a month finally said, "You are exhausted."
Huan Chun asked gently: "Master, are you hungry?"
Lan Qi shook her head and thought about what happened last night again, "Has the emperor been here?"
Huan Chun was afraid that she would not be able to distinguish between reality and dreams, so he told her everything about last night. Lan Qi listened quietly and finally asked her: "Where is the emperor?"
Yu Kui stood aside and said: "The emperor will leave the palace soon and will leave for Shengjing today."
Lan Qi was quiet for a moment, then moved to get up. Huan Chun helped her, and then heard her master say: "Change my clothes."
She raised her eyes to look at the sky outside the window. The bright sunshine made her squint her red and swollen eyes, but it was the stinging pain in her eyes at this moment that made her feel that she was still alive for the first time in a long time.
Yesterday, it rained all day long, but it did not take away the heat at all. As soon as the strong sun rose this morning, it was so hot that people would sweat even if they moved even a little under the sun. However, the concubines still gathered neatly dressed because the emperor was about to go on a long trip.
, I don’t know if he will come back in a month or two. I thought I could go out with him, but now I have given up. But if I don’t let him take one more look at me before going out, and then come back, I’m afraid he will forget it completely.
The imperial concubine was still ill, and Concubine Yi was still recuperating. Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui arrived. What surprised them was that Concubine Wen actually came with her belly full and led Concubine Juechan.
At this moment, the emperor was still in Cining Palace, and was about to board the carriage after arriving from Cining Palace. The concubines had been basking in the sun for half an hour, and when many of them were impatient, they suddenly heard a commotion, and Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui followed.
When the reputation went away, the people behind said: "Empress De Fei is here." The two of them looked at each other.
Then they saw a path opening up in the crowd, and Concubine De, who was dressed in aqua flag uniform, came slowly holding the hand of the palace maid. Her fresh and fresh clothes were eye-catching but not ostentatious, but no matter how beautiful the clothes were, they could not cover the pain on her face.
She is haggard, but she is still the blessed, beautiful and noble Concubine of Yonghe Palace. She has thin cheeks, indigo eye circles, and her ill-fitting clothes are slightly swaying. She is a weak person who supports her dignity, but everyone sees it.
You can see the sadness in her heart.
Concubine Rong breathed a sigh of relief and came to help her: "The sun is so bright, why don't you hold an umbrella?"
Lan Qi smiled slightly: "I've been in the house for a long time, so it's good to get some sunshine."
After that, she saluted Concubine Wen. Concubine Wen also felt pity for her. She didn't know what to say for a moment and simply didn't speak. Concubine Rong asked her to stand next to her. Concubine Hui also stepped forward and greeted her politely. She was smart.
Man, I can't offer any condolences at this moment, just normal polite words.
The empresses didn't mention it, and the people below didn't dare to talk too much. Moreover, Concubine De's sudden arrival, even if she was only haggard and weak to support her appearance, made them feel incredible. They just glanced at Concubine De in secretly, and secretly thought in their hearts.
Whisper.
Not long after Lan Qi arrived, the Holy Driver finally came from Cining Palace. Xuan Ye walked slowly over. He was a little tired of the concubines coming to see each other off. He was about to send Eunuch Li to invite them all to go back. Suddenly his eyes lit up. He saw
There was a refreshing presence in the gorgeous bush. He took a few steps closer and took a closer look. It turned out to be Lan Qi standing there.
All the concubines saluted in unison. Among the warblings and swallows, Lan Qi raised her head slightly and met Xuan Ye's eyes. The emperor smiled happily at him, and Lan Qi also smiled and nodded slightly, showing understanding.
Xuan Ye stopped walking towards the female relatives and told Eunuch Li: "You know." Then he walked towards the royal chariot. The concubines followed the emperor until the wheels rolled and the holy chariot left in a mighty manner, and then everyone relaxed.
Keep your tone loose.
Concubine Rong was going to send Lan Qi back to Yonghe Palace with Lord Bu, but Eunuch Li came up and said, "Since your Majesty has gone out, why not come to Cining Palace to sit down? The Empress Dowager..."
"I'm about to go, but I can't walk fast because my feet are weak." Lan Qi responded and said to Concubine Rong and Bu Guiren, who were supporting her, "Sister, please help me and walk slower."
Over there, Concubine Juechan helped Concubine Wen get on the carriage. After Concubine Wen left, Concubine Juechan took Xianghe and walked slowly. Xianghe was muttering that he should have taken an umbrella with him when he suddenly heard a voice from behind: "
Have you heard? Master Nalan died of illness last night, how young he was."