Lan Qi looked at her sister quietly. The pain in her heart at this moment was indescribable. If she was stingy or mean, she would use sarcastic words to ridicule her sister. But she couldn't do such a thing, thinking in her heart, even if Xuan Ye really
I had to take my sister, and it took a year and a half for her to calm down, otherwise what else could she do? She was destined to be in the Forbidden City for the rest of her life, could she go anywhere else?
"Are you leaving today?" The two sisters were silent for a long time. Lan Qi finally spoke. She couldn't help but burst into tears. She didn't want to cry, but why was she so sad?
Lan Ying looked up and saw her sister in tears. Naturally, she was frightened. She wanted to open her mouth in a panic and wanted to say something. But when she thought of the agreement with the emperor, she endured it. She lowered her head and said, "I'm leaving today. Take care, sister. Stay safe."
I will go to the palace with E Niang to see you in a few days."
The room fell into silence again. One of them had agreed not to speak, and the other wanted to ask but couldn't. It would be too cruel for Lan Qi to ask her sister in person if she was getting along with the emperor. But if she heard about it from other people, it would be even more cruel.
It was a kind of humiliation. Now she was in a dilemma. She wished that this had not happened at all, she wished that everything was just a legend. She didn't want to see Ping Guiren's proud and sarcastic face, and was fed up with the gossip in the palace.
"Sister, I'm leaving." Lan Ying felt blessed, and when she looked at Lan Qi again, her eyes were filled with tears, but she was afraid of showing it in front of her sister, so she turned around and ran away before she could answer, and ran all the way outside the house, tears streaming down her face.
Just stayed.
Huan Chun saw clearly in front of the door, and was conflicted about whether to tell the master. When he came in again, he saw Lan Qi in a daze. There was movement outside for a long time. The second lady was about to leave the palace. Huan Chun reminded Lan Qi but there was no reaction. Wait for her.
When I came out to take a look, I saw the second young lady making a big salute to the bedroom. There were tears on the little girl's face, but her eyes were very determined and brave for some reason.
"Second Miss, my servant will take you out of the palace." Huan Chun came up to help the young lady carry her luggage, but Lan Ying pushed her away and said, "I can't live without you, just ask Ziyu to take me out."
Seeing the person turning to leave, Huan Chun couldn't help but said: "Second Miss, when will you come to see the empress again?"
Lan Ying smiled, but she couldn't tell whether she was happy or sad, but she said: "It seems that there will be more opportunities to meet each other in the future."
Huan Chun's heart trembled when he said this. Could it be that the second young lady is really going to enter the palace? What should she do before going home? Should she wait for the age draft or wait for the emperor's decree to welcome her back in? But no matter what she does, she will be disappointed.
The master of the house is sad. Although he is tolerant to outsiders, he should be more tolerant to his sister, but it is his own sister who is hurt more deeply.
Looking at the second young lady's retreating back, Huan Chun was at a loss as to what to do. After that, she didn't speak much to Lan Qi for a long time, until at night Princess Wen Xian cried and wanted to sleep with E Niang, and Lan Qi coaxed her daughter every now and then.
Only then did I regain some energy.
The little princess finally fell asleep next to her mother, and Huan Chun asked her, "Do you want the wet nurse to take her back to the house?"
"It's so cold outside, I'm going to freeze if I hug her." Lan Qi responded softly, leaning on her side and gently patting her daughter to comfort her. Only when she looked at her child did she feel at peace. She finally showed a sincere smile and said to herself
He said, "This little girl will definitely be powerful in the future. She is so proud and domineering. Whoever becomes her consort, I will be more partial to my son-in-law. It will be really hard to serve our fifth princess."
"Master, please go to bed early. I have put out all the candles." Huan Chun stretched out his hand to pull up the curtain. Lan Qi suddenly asked her, "I heard you talking when you sent Lan Ying off. What did she say to you?"
Huan Chun was very hesitant, but thinking that since it was a matter of time, it made no difference whether he said it or not, so he responded: "The second young lady said that there will be more opportunities to meet the master in the future."
"Really?" Lan Qi closed her eyes in a deep voice, "I'm afraid Ama'er Niang won't agree if she goes back. It would be really ugly if there was a quarrel in the family."
"Empress, please be patient." Huan Chun was speechless.
Lan Qi took a deep breath and said: "Be prepared at any time. If she enters the palace, it's better to be in Yonghe Palace. I'm afraid she will be bullied elsewhere. All the things in the East Wing Palace will be cleaned up at the end of the year and moved for her."
Place."
Huan Chun felt sorry for her, and suddenly remembered seeing the second young lady crying, and said softly: "When the second young lady left your place, I saw her crying."
But now Lan Qi couldn't think of anything else besides entering the palace for her sister. She just sighed: "She probably understands that such a thing will make me painful, and she must still love me in her heart."
The days after that, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, entered the first month in a blink of an eye. Empress Dowager De was staying in the Yonghe Palace for the purpose of giving birth, and she didn't even visit the Cining Palace. The Empress Dowager was still in good health, so she didn't need to worry about it, but this palace
There were rumors among the people that Yonghe Palace had already prepared a side hall to welcome the new couple. The old man didn't want to ask about Xuan Ye's personal affairs, but now he heard that Lan Qi was wronged and bored in Yonghe Palace and had nowhere to talk about her suffering, so she really couldn't sit still.
Lived.
Xuan Ye was called by the old grandmother and asked him why he was so concerned about Lan Qi's sister. He even said: "These days, aren't you doting on that Zhang Yao? I heard from Sumala that you read her every day.
It’s obvious that this brand is something you like. Now that you have this good thing, what are you still thinking about Lan Qi’s girl? Do you still think she’s not cool enough?”
"The Imperial Grandmother really treats her grandson's daughter-in-law as a granddaughter. Who in the family doesn't care for her grandson first?"
He shook his head and said, "If you do this, they won't have a falling out."
Xuan Ye smiled and said: "It won't cause a quarrel. It is inevitable that I will feel uncomfortable. Lan Ying will have a hard life in the future, so my grandson is asking you for a favor on her behalf. With your support, I won't be afraid of not being able to reach the top."
, aren’t you afraid of others bullying her?”
The Empress Dowager frowned: "Must you do this?"
Xuan Ye nodded and replied affirmatively: "Although it is ridiculous, this way, I can worry less. After all, they are seeking profit. This is not a bad thing for them. As long as they do errands for me, what will happen to me?"
They will be treated badly."
The Empress Dowager sighed: "It's a pity that the child is so young, and the whole family is like wolves and tigers, so it is difficult to deal with him."
Only then did Xuan Ye show a gentle expression and said to the imperial grandmother: "My grandson did not force Lan Ying, he just told her this idea. She decided to protect her sister and came to Qianqing Palace to accept it."
The Empress Dowager blamed Xuan Ye for being self-righteous. What he said could be said to be "not forceful"? Next to her, Aunt Sumala said: "I think that compared with marrying the second young lady into Niu Hulu's family, I think it will be more beneficial to morality."
For the concubine, this is something more unbearable than letting the second young lady enter the palace."
Both the Empress Dowager and Xuan Ye looked at her blankly. After a long while, the Empress Dowager said to Xuan Ye: "With Lan Qi's temperament, how can she bear the heart of her own sister, sacrificing a lifetime of happiness for her? You have to think for yourself.
Just coax him, I don’t care."
On the fifth day of the first lunar month of that year, it was written on the almanac that it was time to get married, so an imperial edict took advantage of the good time to spread throughout the palace and outside the palace. The emperor followed the empress dowager's order and arranged for marriage to Wu Ya, the sister of Concubine De of Yonghe Palace.
The concubine's brother Aling'a was her step-mother, and they chose an auspicious day to get married.
Aling'a lost his wife last year, and the mansion was in chaos without his mother-in-law. He once went to the palace to ask the imperial concubine for help in asking the emperor to propose a marriage. Originally, there was a high-ranking daughter who wanted to get married, so it was good to have another helper in the court.
. Unexpectedly, the imperial concubine was still waiting for Aling'a to help her get rid of Concubine De before agreeing to ask the emperor. But before Aling'a could take action, the little girl who passed by the palace gate that day...
She's going to be his wife.
The emperor decreed a marriage, and in the name of the empress dowager, even if Aling'a could use the excuse that his deceased wife was still in mourning, they still had to consider the consequences of disobeying the emperor's wishes. Moreover, they had previously used their brains to hope that the imperial concubine would be able to marry him.
He made good friends with Concubine De, but their relationship got worse and worse, so he gave up the idea.
Now that the two families have become in-laws, although the Wuya clan cannot reach the level of the Niu Hulu clan, and even Aling'a will be teased by other children of the rich family for marrying such a small family Biyu, but thinking of the importance of Concubine De in front of the emperor now, thinking of the long-term
In the future, Aling'a will happily go to the palace to express his gratitude.
Since it is a matter between two families, the Wuya family will naturally come to express their gratitude. At this moment, Lan Ying is sitting in the bedroom of Yonghe Palace. Lan Qi is leaning on the kang and staring at her for a moment. Mrs. Wu Ya next to her is looking at her in both directions.
At a loss for words, the ladies had been in a stalemate like this for a while. Lan Qi finally spoke and ordered Huan Chun to come in: "Prepare clothes for me, prepare a sedan, and go find out where the emperor is, whether it be Qianqing Palace or Cining Palace."
, send me there right now.”
Lan Ying looked up at her sister after hearing the sound, and saw that she had a ferocious look on her face. She looked really mad. Although she was a little timid, she still said bravely: "The emperor said that you don't need to be invited to thank me. My queen doesn't need to..."
"
"Shut up!" Lan Qi was so furious that her mother was so frightened that her mother supported her daughter and persuaded her to pass on the fetus, but she was so angry that she completely lost her sense of control and pointed at her sister and said, "How capable are you to protect me?
You are only a teenager, how can you be someone else's mistress? I am doing well in the palace. What do you want to worry about? Follow me immediately to beg the emperor to take back your life. I don't want my sister's lifelong happiness to be ruined here. You are at Niu Hulu's house.
Can I live well? I don’t even have to think about it.”
The results were so different that Lan Qi felt that her heart was broken. At this moment, she wished that Xuan Ye had taken a fancy to her sister and wished that the East Wing Palace would let her live in it. Why did she send her sister to Niu Hu in such a fuss?
The Lu family is in the Lu family. Aling and A are in their thirties, and his eldest child is almost the same age as his sister. The sister-in-law of the family still doesn't eat her sister alive. What makes her most horrified is the god in the palace.
The amazing Concubine Wen.
"The imperial edict has been issued, how can we take it back casually?" Since Lan Ying agreed to the emperor, she was determined not to back down, and boldly retorted to her sister, "Whoever he marries is at this age anyway, and those who are a few years older can have more money than me.
No matter how much ability I have, what other people can do, can’t I, your sister, do it? Besides, everyone in the world is watching me get married, what do their people dare to do to me?"
"Stop talking." Mrs. Wu Ya was very anxious. Seeing Lan Qi shaking with anger, she was afraid that her little daughter would provoke her sister into something bad, so she scolded, "Why don't you discuss it with your empress first?"
Lan Ying, however, agreed with what the emperor had said to her before. Now she pointed at her sister and said, "Mother, have you seen your sister so angry? If you discuss it with her first, will there be any results?"