Zhang promised to smile innocently, "But the emperor doesn't like me, so I'm not afraid of others being jealous, but..." She hesitated a little, looked up at Lan Qi, and said softly, "My dear, I'm just here today. I heard from Sister Wan that Lantern Festival night is the night of love between the emperor and the empress. I really regret it. It would have been better if I had not gone to Qianqing Palace on Lantern Festival."
"When you say this, if I am a paranoid person, I will think that you are deliberately provocative, but I know you are not." Lan Qi sighed helplessly and promised Zhang, "Although we have different statuses, , but they all serve the Emperor the same, and you also have your dignity. There is no need to say these words to me, and there is no need to apologize. As long as the Emperor likes it, even if you are by his side every day, you deserve it. To others, never do it. Don't say such things, as for the Lantern Festival love night, it is all rumored by people in the palace."
Zhang agreed and waved his hand and said: "I don't mean that, I am, yes..."
Seeing her hesitation, Lan Qi said: "Since you don't want to say it, don't say it."
"The emperor always asks me about you." Zhang Yasheng finally said this, with his head hanging low, "Although I often go to Qianqing Palace these days, in fact, I just talk to the emperor. Anyway, those internal affairs The government has kept it in mind, and I am not afraid that others will say that I have confused the emperor. Even if the emperor says it behind closed doors, I always feel that I should tell you, my dear, did you and the emperor have a quarrel?"
Lan Qi was startled and showed an unnatural expression. This time there was no smoke in the "war" between the two of them. They were still polite, smiling and generous in front of others. They had been like this several times during the first month of the year. No one was hiding from anyone, as long as they didn't pay attention. Looking at it, I basically can't tell that the relationship between myself and Xuan Ye is not as good as before.
Zhang agreed and said with a hint of guilt: "My dear, please don't blame me for talking too much. It's the emperor who always asks. The first time I said I didn't know, the emperor was not happy. I was still afraid that I would anger the emperor. Later, the emperor asked again." At that time, I just picked something that didn't matter, but even if I heard that you had half a bowl of rice more, the emperor would be happy, so..."
"You're just going to tell the emperor everything about me?" Lan Qi frowned.
Zhang promised and waved his hand: "No, no, I just talked about some insignificant things, such as how you were eating and playing with the princess. I didn't dare to say anything else and didn't dare to pay attention to it. I just want to say that because these little things are It can make the Emperor happy, so I feel that you and the Emperor are not happy, otherwise, the Emperor can ask you himself."
"As a concubine, how can I dare to be unhappy with the emperor?" Lan Qi felt strange in her heart. She was neither happy nor sad. Anyway, as before, there was nothing that made her feel comfortable. However, seeing Zhang's promise was quite sincere, and Concubine Rong had been sincere. I praised her for being honest and honest, but I didn't want to think too much about whether she had other intentions when she said these words. Sometimes, I tend to make things complicated for myself, and I end up wronging others who are simple.
Zhang promised with a smile: "Your Majesty is naturally different from others."
Lan Qi scolded her: "Nonsense, we are all the same." She gestured for Zhang to sit next to her, and Haosheng told her, "Just take care of yourself and serve the emperor. Don't think about what is or isn't. As for the emperor, I don’t like you, why do I keep seeing you if I don’t like you? Although there is no such thing as above these days, what about the past few days? Concubine Rong came to tell me that you don’t know how to take care of your body and you are jumping around all day long. It’s jumping, don’t be careful, maybe it will happen?”
Suddenly saying these words, Zhang promised to feel a little embarrassed. She smiled and said that it would not happen, and changed the subject. Recently, she had heard about Mr. Ping's behavior, so she asked Lan Qi seriously: "What does Mr. Ping want to do?"
, The Imperial Concubine has already punished her like that, why do you still come out to bully others?"
Lan Qi laughed at her simple mind and said slowly: "If you were punished like that by the imperial concubine, I'm afraid you wouldn't even dare to leave the house. You would be cautious for the rest of your life, and I would probably be the same. But this is not good for some people.
Likewise, punishment for them will only arouse their hatred. Why are there good people in this world? It's not because there are bad people. There are black and white. You were bullied by others in Yingtai before. Those people used to
Being bullied by your master, you did not learn to be good and keep a low profile from now on, but instead bullied you even more. Ping Guiren is always proud and arrogant, and it is useless no matter how hard the imperial concubine suppresses her, the temporary peace will only be exchanged for deeper hatred."
Zhang Wenxin frowned and thought, muttering: "Is she going to bully you this time?"
"The thing about Wu Ying is just that I heard a few rumors." Lan Qi did not mention that it was Noble Jue Chan who came to tell her about the affairs between Noble Concubine Wen and Noble Ping, and said a few perfunctory words, "Anyone who is better than her is her
You should also be careful about the thorn in your eye."
Zhang Yasheng looked at Lan Qi's swollen belly and said softly: "Just lock her up for a few more months, so that I can give birth to you safely."
Lan Qi lowered her head to look at her belly and said with a smile: "I'm in Yonghe Palace well, she can't offend me." Suddenly she remembered what she had just said, and told Zhang to agree, "Don't mention these things to Concubine Rong when she goes back. She cares about the Sixth Palace every day.
Worry, don't cause trouble for her anymore."
Lan Qi didn't know if this instruction was of any use. Although everyone felt that Zhang promised to be the one who went out to Yonghe Palace and should be closer to her, but after so many years in the palace, only Sister Bu could truly
Sincerely, Zhang must have promised herself that there would be such a person, but Lan Qi felt that she was not her "noble person".
After Zhang agreed to leave, Huan Chun checked the warmed anti-fetal medicine before bringing it to Lan Qi to take. Talking about what he had just agreed to with Zhang, Huan Chun finally had the opportunity to bring up the matter of the master and the emperor and persuade her.
: "My Majesty, don't continue to have a stalemate with the Emperor. Once others find out, won't you let those people laugh?"
Lan Qi said impatiently: "I'm not unhappy, isn't it good? Now I'm quiet. You haven't seen me depressed these days. I eat well and take medicine. Everything is fine. Why is it still not working?
Woolen cloth?"
Huan Chun didn't dare to say anything to annoy her, but he smiled bitterly in his heart. After talking like this, how could he be considered good? He guessed that it was probably because of the marriage between the second young lady and Lord Aling'a. She was not there that day, and she didn't know about the imperial concubine.
What did the two of them say that could cause such a quarrel all of a sudden? Now that even Zhang Yasheng is aware of it, it will spread to the Sixth Palace sooner or later. What makes Huan Chun feel most unworthy is that the master is so troubled, and the second lady is
You still have to get married.
Speaking of Wu Yalanying's marriage, the fifth day of March has been planned, which is said to be an auspicious day for marriage. Both houses have begun to prepare for the wedding. Niu Hulu's family seems to be very happy, and Wu Ya's family is not too reluctant.
, on the contrary, neither of the two people in the palace were happy. But Concubine De thanked her in front of the emperor, and she thanked her in front of the imperial concubine. Her words were beautiful and decent, which turned the imperial concubine's confession into unreasonable trouble. The imperial concubine could not get her wish, and
She couldn't take back what she said, she was trapped in it.
Days passed day by day, and everything seemed to be peaceful in the palace. After the emperor frequently turned over the signs of promise at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, he gradually began to be equally interested in the six palaces. Although there were very few things to record, the emperor did not seem to have the intention, but he did it. The Qing Palace is full of people to accompany you almost every night. Even Ping Guiren and Concubine Yi have been there twice. Even if the emperor does not enter the harem, no matter whether they are low-ranking concubines or whoever is the head of the palace, they all come to the Qing Palace to accompany them. .
As for the Yonghe Palace, it was normal for Concubine De to be pregnant and not accompany the emperor. However, as time went by, the smarter people also noticed the strangeness. The relationship between the emperor and Concubine De was slightly changed. If one person found out, there would be two. More and more people discovered that in the blink of an eye, at the end of February, the marriage between the Niu Hulu family and the Wuya family was about to take place outside the palace, and rumors spread throughout the palace that Concubine De in Yonghe Palace had fallen out of favor.
As for the Niu Hulu family, they urgently want to know whether Concubine De has really fallen out of favor. If Concubine De is favored, marrying a daughter of the Wuya family is a good thing. If not, why do they want a woman with no background in her natal family to come into the house?
Even Concubine Rong thought of these truths. She had felt that the Emperor and Concubine De were not normal a few days ago, but she didn't take it seriously. Now the rumors in the palace were getting more and more lively, so she kindly came to ask about it, and even told Lan Qi: "If you don't do well in the palace, they will really bully your sister."
But Lan Qi said cruelly: "She made the promise herself, and she will have to bear the good or bad in the future."
Concubine Rong said to her: "Then why are you unhappy? If you really don't care, why are you so angry now?"
Lan Qi was speechless, and her heart was in chaos. She remembered what she promised to Zhang that day, and vaguely remembered that Rong Guiren and Hui Guiren had said similar words to her. In the blink of an eye, she had already started teaching newcomers, and now she looked at herself Will the conflict with Xuan Ye last longer and she will become like Concubine Rong or Concubine Hui? It can be seen that women in the harem, no matter how beautiful they were, will tend to become dull and cannot withstand the erosion of emotions over time. Everyone's The fate is the same in the end.
Although none of the newcomers in the palace have matured yet, compared to Lan Qi, Bu Guiren and the others were much smarter and livelier at that time, and because they had seen better things, their spirits were higher than they had been before. Lan Qi did not feel the sadness of only seeing new people laughing but not hearing old people crying. Although she could not untie the knot with Xuan Ye for her sister's marriage, there was one thing that surprised her. Her previously confused mentality gradually became clearer, and she He seemed to know where to go at the fork in the road.
On the same day, Lord Dai of Zhongcui Palace requested an edict and brought Wan Changzai and Zhang to his elder brother's house. The seventh elder brother Yinyou was about to go to the study to become his mother-in-law and buy some things for him. Wan Changzai He also stopped by to see his twelfth elder brother. Although they have low status, they are not bad luck. They all have a son at their knees, which is better than many people in the palace.
After the elder brother left, the sisters walked back and talked and laughed. They mentioned that Zhang promised to go in and out of Qianqing Palace frequently before. They asked her to be careful with her body. After all, it was private between the bed. Zhang promised to be shy around her. The little palace maids also joined in the fun, and they started chasing each other back and forth, playing like crazy. Xiaoyu, the palace maid next to Zhang promised to grab the snowball that had long dried up on the ground and threw it forward. She didn't know how her hands were so strong. Son, the dried snowball was as hard as a rock. It flew out at once. Three or four people happened to turn in from the other side of the intersection. The snowball hit one of them on the head. With a painful scream, someone exclaimed: "It's Mr. Ping."