"Mother, do you know her?" Huan Chun was surprised, but her master had already walked in and asked the people inside with great momentum, "What's going on?"
But here in Yingtai, not many people had seen the true appearance of the emperor and Concubine De. They all stood there stunned. Huan Chun was afraid that his master would suffer a loss, so he quickly came to scold them: "You are not polite when you meet Concubine De.
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Everyone was really startled, how could they have thought that Concubine De could come to a place like this? This was the place where they were responsible for washing all the carpets, curtains, mats and other heavy things in Yingtai. It was not their turn to touch the clothes on the master's head.
When they heard that the visitor was Concubine De, they all kowtowed to the ground and saluted.
Lan Qi walked straight to the most embarrassed palace maid. Several buckets of water were poured on her, and she was soaked all over. The water seemed not clean, and as she got closer, she could smell an unpleasant and pungent smell.
"Are you Myolie?" Lan Qi asked, "Are you the palace maid who used to clean the back of Hanyuan Hall?"
The palace maid on the ground looked at Concubine De in disbelief, with tears welling up and almost crying, but she immediately crawled away, fearing that she would be too dirty and soil Concubine De's clothes.
"I heard you said you were going to use a whip, do you mean to beat her?" Lan Qi turned around and asked, "What did she do wrong that she wanted to be beaten with a whip? How many times do you think she could withstand a few blows like this before she died?
, which one of you will be responsible?"
An older woman on the ground said: "She hasn't washed the blanket she brought in the morning, and is waiting to dry it before using it. It has been rainy these days, and it might rain again tonight. I have prepared it for use outside Hanyuan Hall."
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Lan Qi heard that the emperor lost his temper last night because the rain was too noisy, and those people hurriedly spread blankets outside to catch the rain. At that time, they thought it was too much trouble, but now it’s better, and something like this happened. Look at these few more
None of the women looked like they were working seriously. Xing'er had to wash all these heavy carpets by herself, and she wouldn't be able to finish them until tomorrow.
"This girl is lazy and refuses to work. The slaves reprimanded her a few times. She also poured dirty water on the slaves. Look at it, my lady." The woman straightened up, and sure enough, she was also soaked.
"Since she is an unruly girl, I will take her back and teach her some good manners. All of you will be able to wash these blankets in time. After I take this girl back and teach her a lesson, I will see if I want to send her back." Lan Qi
If she doesn't get angry at them, no matter what she scolds, she will at most get them to say bad words behind her back. If a few words can calm her down, it will be enough for them to touch their own conscience.
"Get up quickly, I want to take you back to teach you the rules. How can you, a girl, attack the maid in charge? You deserve to be punished." Huan Chun agreed with his master and told Xing'er to leave. She got up with difficulty, obviously tired.
She was broken. She stood up straight and her legs were trembling. Huan Chun deliberately scolded her, "Does this mean you haven't had enough to eat? Remember to eat before you can work. Let's go quickly."
Lan Qi glanced back at her, turned her back on those vicious women and smiled at her. Xing'er's tears began to fall, but she stubbornly raised her hand to wipe them away, straightened her spine and followed Empress De Fei out of sight.
A place where the sun shines.
When Lan Qi returned to her residence, she asked the people below to help Xing'er clean up. She also invited Eunuch Li to talk about the matter. Lan Qi said politely: "It just so happened that Yonghe Palace sent away a few maids due to the epidemic. Please respect me."
Fang has been thinking about adding more people to me, and this girl and I are quite destined. My father-in-law will tell the person in charge here in Yingtai for me, is it okay for me to take this girl?"
Eunuch Li said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are really trying to kill me. You want a palace maid and you tell me specifically to let the emperor know. Why do you think this slave is not doing things with all your heart?"
"My father-in-law takes care of all the details around the emperor, so I can't cause you any trouble." Lan Qi smiled and asked Huanchun to send Eunuch Li out. She went back to the room and changed her clothes. Not long after, Lu Zhu came in and said that Xing'er was taking care of things.
Okay, while they were waiting outside, Luzhu helped her out and said, "The master picked up this poor girl from somewhere. Her clothes were taken off and she was so skinny that she was skinny. She was given slave clothes and hung there like a rice bag.
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Lan Qi said: "When we came to Yingtai four years ago, do you remember the two girls who jumped into the water to play that night? She was one of them. Later I met her in Hanyuan Hall and remembered her
The name, she said she came to Yingtai when the apricot blossoms were in bloom, and the people in charge here called her Xing'er, so I remembered it."
Luzhu also remembered it, and when Huanchun sent Eunuch Li back, he heard his master say this and smiled: "I haven't seen you for four years. How can you still remember it? Although I don't know the name, I should recognize the face, but after looking at it for a long time, I still can't remember it."
I didn't think of it, but my master has a good memory."
Lan Qi remembered that the last time they met was just the two of them. Myolie returned the emerald earrings she picked up to the then Concubine, and Lan Qi also took off a pair of emeralds from her ears and gave them to her as a reward.
In the hall outside, Xing'er was kneeling on the ground after cleaning up. There were still five fingerprints on her face. Lan Qi asked her to get up to talk. Seeing that she was unsteady, she simply asked her to sit down. Xing'er didn't dare to sit down, so she just sat down.
Just cried.
"Silly girl, don't cry. Master and Eunuch Li have asked you to come. Come back to the palace with us later, and you will work in Yonghe Palace as an errand." Luzhu came up to coax her and said with a smile, "In Yonghe Palace.
, as long as you coax Sister Huanchun well, no one will dare to bully you."
"Little Hoof, you're talking nonsense again." Huan Chun scolded with a smile, came over and touched Xing'er's body, and said pitifully, "I'll take you to eat later, so you can be well and strong. We, the queen, don't want to see others pity you."
Lan Qi remembered that Xing'er was originally a respectable palace maid. Although she only cleaned the back of Hanyuan Hall, she was not that good. Naturally, she wanted to ask her what was going on.
Myolie said that the eldest maid who originally took care of her died of illness two years ago. She was usually suppressed by that eldest maid, so she came to squeeze the little maids they left behind and reassigned them to other people. When Myolie's luggage was searched
, when the pair of emeralds that Empress Dowager De was gifted to her were found out, no matter how she explained, she insisted that her hands and feet were unclean. After a severe beating, she was thrown to do the work of starching and washing. She was not afraid of hardship, but the mother-in-law there was so stupid.
Everyone bullied her, she was beaten and starved every day, and she didn't know whether she would survive tomorrow.
The little girl became more and more sad as she spoke, and Luzhu became very angry and cursed: "The people in charge in the palace haven't seen them so vicious. It can be seen that the masters here in Yingtai don't come much, so they all regard themselves as their masters.
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Lan Qi asked Xing'er to stand in front of her and said distressedly: "What happened in the past is in the past. From now on, I will work as an errand in Yonghe Palace. Huanchun and the others are fine. No one will bully you anymore. It's okay if you don't want the pair of jadeite. I'll give you more later."
Okay. In fact, there are cases where palace maids and eunuchs are bullied, and I can’t take care of it. Since I have a fate with you, just follow me from now on."
Xing'er looked at Concubine De with tears in her eyes. She listened to those women nagging her every day, and she also knew that Concubine De had lost her sixth brother. Thinking about it, she knew how sad Concubine De was, but she still helped her.
, In fact, today she planned to fight those women to the death, no matter what, but she didn't expect that God did not give up on her, and Empress De Fei did not give up on her.
"You girl, why are you getting more and more sad the more you cry?" Huan Chun saw Xing'er crying so much that she was worried that she would bring tears out of his master, so he quickly asked Lu Zhu to take her away.
Not long after, Hanyuan Palace came to pass the meal again. Lan Qi complained that the emperor could not eat by himself. When she came to him, she told the truth. Xuan Ye said angrily: "The emperor sends people to ask you how you are every day, as if you are afraid that I will bully you."
, now I’ve been coaxing you to eat a few mouthfuls of food and you’ve been nagging me for a long time, why not go back to the palace and save the Queen Mother from worrying about it.”
The two of them haven't quarreled like this for a long time. The tenderness of their love last night brought them closer together. Lan Qi didn't want the emperor to see her sad look every day, so she smiled softly and pulled her to sit down for dinner.
Ye naturally liked her when he saw her like this. He came here just to make her happy, so why did he pretend to be an emperor? Behind closed doors, he was just an ordinary young couple.
Later, when they talked about Lan Qi getting a palace maid, Xuan Ye didn't care, but promised her that he would get people to sort out the bullying of evil slaves here. He had to meet the minister after dinner, and he and Lan Qi just had a meal together.
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The people in the palace fantasized about the emperor and Concubine De having sex every night in Yingtai. The emperor just changed places to deal with the affairs of the court, and Concubine De came to relax and recuperate. But the people in the palace would not believe it.
She was jealous of Concubine De's favor, but at the same time she couldn't figure out what the emperor liked about her.
At this moment, in the Yikun Palace, Concubine Yi looked at her waist that had not slimmed down in the mirror after taking a bath, and scolded Taohong with hatred: "I asked you not to feed me, why didn't you listen?"
Taohong didn't talk back, she just urged: "Concubine Hui is still waiting outside."
After they finished cleaning up and came out, Concubine Hui asked with a smile: "Why do you take a bath at this time? It's neither early nor late."
Yi Fei was quite proud and said triumphantly: "I was holding Brother Eleven just now and was peed all over by that little guy. Don't you have to wash it off quickly? This little guy is much more naughty than Yinzhen."
Concubine Hui knew that she was showing off that she had a son. Thinking about it, Concubine Yi should be very proud. Now she is the only one in the palace with three children, and all three of them are sons. This is a blessing that has never happened in the past dynasties.
With so many emperors and concubines, it’s no wonder that everyone in the palace said that since her sister disappeared, things have turned around in Yikun Palace.
But lack of people's hearts is the norm in this deep palace. Concubine Yi turned around and sighed again: "When will the emperor come back? Will he no longer enter the harem because of Concubine De? Who are we people?"
Concubine Hui had given up on favors long ago and didn't care about it at all. She made a few perfunctory remarks. Talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, the Queen Mother deliberately wanted to make it more lively so as to offset the sad atmosphere in the palace.
She fell ill from too much hard work. Concubine Hui did not want to shoulder the burden alone, so she came to win over Concubine Yi, "You should also take care of the affairs in the palace. When the emperor returns to the palace and asks about it, it is also due to your contribution."
Concubine Yi agreed on her face, but she had other plans in mind. After discussing the trivial matters, she sent Tao Hong away and closed the door, leaving only the sisters to talk. Concubine Yi asked quietly: "Does sister know anything about Brother Six?"
Concubine Hui frowned slightly and deliberately shook her head to pretend to be confused. Concubine Yi lowered her voice and said: "Although it is said that he died of a sudden illness, everyone in the palace understands what happened, and the ministers outside the palace can't see clearly. I heard
A few gossips, saying that Lord Mingzhu is playing tricks behind his back, and without the crown prince, he can only focus on promoting your eldest brother to the throne."
"Nonsense!" Concubine Hui rushed out these four words in a rude manner. Concubine Yi did indeed still have the same problem she had when she was young. She spoke without restraint. Such words were spoken to her face. How could Concubine Hui herself not hear these rumors?
She even suspected Mingzhu for a time, but when Mrs. Mingzhu passed it in, she didn't mention killing the prince. What's more, if such a big crime was exposed, she might not even be able to live. Why would Mingzhu take such a big risk?
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Yifei rolled her eyes and sneered in her heart, but continued to pretend to be confused on her face: "Sister, you have to be careful about these rumors these days. I'm sure the boss will believe them and come to cause trouble for you and the eldest brother.
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Concubine Hui suppressed her anger and felt that Concubine Yi was deliberately trying to embarrass her. She had three sons, so they did not need to rely on herself as much as before. It was obvious that the emperor's kindness to Concubine Yi was to balance the harem. Now she has learned to be smarter than Concubine Wen.
She knows the current affairs, takes advantage of things when she has them, and doesn't mess around when she doesn't have them. Of course the emperor doesn't dislike her.
"Let's not talk about whether the emperor will cause trouble for me. I am innocent and have nothing to fear. But you should know that since the emperor has announced that the sixth elder brother died of a sudden illness, he will not allow the people in the palace to gossip and go back to find out what happened to Yi.
Kun Palace said this, how can I misunderstand you?" Concubine Hui was polite and tried her best to change the subject. The two barely talked for a while, but they dispersed early.
Concubine Yi stood in front of the palace door blowing the cold wind, watching Taohong come back from seeing off the guests, and said in a cold voice: "Concubine Hui doesn't have to see her every time when she comes. I have to be on guard against her after what happened this time. In the past, I only
I know how to fight for favors, but the death of Sixth Brother has really shaken my lips and my teeth. Everyone must be on guard in the future, let alone Concubine Hui, who thinks I am a fool."
Taohong asked puzzledly: "Isn't it that your Majesty is going to organize this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet with Empress Hui Fei?"
Yi Fei sneered: "She will say that I am sick in a few days, who will care about her?" But after saying this, her heart tightened, and she reached out to touch her belly. What she was most worried about was whether she would be able to give birth in the future. The imperial doctor
She said that her qi and blood were well maintained, so she might not be able to get pregnant. Not only did she look at her qi and blood, but she was seriously injured when she gave birth to Brother Eleven. If she couldn't recover, it would be difficult for her life.
Luck and luck always follow fate. The emperor and Concubine De returned from Yingtai before the Mid-Autumn Festival. A few days later, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was held in Ningshou Palace. The Queen Mother came to join in the fun, but Concubine De was nowhere to be seen that night.
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Everyone thought that she could not see the lively scene and was alone in Yonghe Palace feeling sad. Even the Empress Dowager was worried that she should not hold a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet to make the palace more lively, so she sent Aunt Sumala to Yonghe Palace to have a look. Half an hour later,
But I saw my grandma coming back with a happy face.
In the Yonghe Palace, Lan Qi sat quietly on the bed, looking down at her belly blankly. The surprise of her new life aroused her longing for Yin Zuo, and she even hoped that Yin Zuo would come to her to be her mother again.
At this moment, I heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and when I looked up, I saw the emperor running in. He was in his thirties, and he showed the excitement and joy of becoming a father for the first time, which made people feel heart-warming.