378 The Empress Dowager Still Has Something on Her Mind
Lan Qi signaled the imperial doctor to step aside for now, and whispered softly: "Everyone in the palace knows that I am taking contraceptive pills."
Huan Chun indeed forgot about this matter, but asked: "Is it your mother's idea to hide this matter?"
Lan Qi smiled and said, "After hiding it for a few months, I couldn't hide it, and then I got pregnant. The emperor is planning to return to the palace after autumn. Calculating the time, I will give birth at the beginning of the first month. I don't know what will happen in the days after that in the palace.
So. After all, I was the one who was taking birth control pills in a big way. Now that I am pregnant, it is obvious that everything I did before was just a show for them. They originally suspected that I used all kinds of tricks to charm the emperor. Now I am convinced, and I will be more generous in the future.
Fang Di is on guard against me."
"They are all so idle." Lan Ying hummed impatiently, sat down next to her and said, "My life is not easy, so how can I get better just by looking at others? What are these people thinking in their minds?
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Huan Chun smiled bitterly and was about to speak when he heard the second young lady say: "In my opinion, my sister is worried too. Whether you take medicine or not is all your own business. Whether you have children or not is none of their business. The less we care, the more likely they are to worry."
I am getting more and more anxious, what should I do with them?"
"No wonder the emperor always praises you well. If I hadn't married you to Aling'a, I would be really jealous." Lan Qi was relieved and signaled Huan Chun to prepare clothes for her to go out. Xiao Youyou pulled her sister and said, "This time
Sister, just listen to you, let’s live our lives as usual and just understand everything in our hearts.”
Lan Ying said proudly: "I am now the mistress of the house. Are you convinced, sister?"
Compared with several other sisters in the palace who work together with the same husband, even if they are of the same mind, there is always some disagreement, but Lan Qi does not have these worries. Now she thinks that Xuan Ye will marry his sister into a high family, which will also give her the opportunity to frequent the palace.
Although it would be a good thing to marry an innocent family, her status is low and it would be inconvenient to enter and leave the palace. Sure enough, if Xuan Ye considers her, he will definitely consider everything.
The group of people meandered to Ningchun Hall, where the Queen Mother was accompanying the Queen Mother to pick out jewelry. When she saw the Lan Qi sisters, she smiled: "Huang Eniang said that it is rare for your sister to come, and she coaxed you to go back to Ruijingxuan for a day and put the jewelry with me.
Take it out and dry it in the sun. If it falls in your eyes, I don't know which ones will change owners. You are really rich and have a good life, and now you have caught up with me."
The Empress Dowager laughed and asked Lan Ying to sit next to her. She asked them why they came here again. The two sisters just talked in private for a while. Lan Ying said with a smile: "I'm here to congratulate you. The Empress Dowager quickly rewarded you."
Your Majesty, please sit down too."
"Congratulations?" the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother said in unison.
Lan Qi's cheeks were slightly red. Although she was the mother of several children, it was a private matter after all. She would inevitably be embarrassed in front of her elders. She laughed softly and said, "I just asked the imperial doctor to see me. Thanks to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, God is blessing me."
, I am pregnant again."
There was silence in the room, and then the Queen Mother asked in surprise: "Have you been taking birth control pills?"
On the side, the Empress Dowager was already full of joy and smiled with her daughter-in-law: "That's a lie. She used to be drugged when she was pregnant with a child. Now that Yinzuo is gone, you don't have to guess that she will still want another child."
Son, be on guard against those people thinking about her."
The Queen Mother folded her hands and recited the Buddha's name, and blamed Lan Qi: "You have hidden everything from me, and I still feel that you are not worth it. Thinking about it, the Queen's mother didn't say anything about you, so it is useless for me to mention you. Good boy, you are young and young.
What is that thing doing? Your luck is behind you."
Lan Qi nodded and said with a smile: "I will remember it, I will not hide it from you next time."
"Have mercy on us Lan Ying." The Queen Mother suddenly hugged Lan Ying and frowned to comfort her, "I wish you could see your sister. You feel uncomfortable, don't be afraid. There are many capable doctors in the palace who will definitely help you.
Take good care of yourself."
Lan Ying was very happy by nature and would not be touched by the situation. She just smiled and said: "Should the Empress Dowager send someone to announce the good news to the Long Live Lord? The Emperor must be extremely happy."
This was indeed a serious matter. Grandma Sumala found a reliable person to go to the Changrui Mountain Palace. At the same time, she invited several imperial doctors to take the pulse of Concubine De. The Empress Dowager asked many questions and knew that Lan Qi was going to die next year.
She gave birth in the first month of the year and sent Lan Qi home early to rest. The first few months were important and she was not allowed to come to serve her again.
It was late at night, and Aunt Sumala came to see if the Queen Mother was asleep. While she was about to blow out the candles on the candlestick, she suddenly heard the Queen Mother calling her: "Su Mala, is that you?"
"Master, this is my slave. Are you still asleep?" Aunt Sumala lit the candle again, came over to set up the tent, and asked carefully, "Is it stuffy in the room?"
The Empress Dowager shook her head and said: "From now on, let the palace maids do the things at night. You are getting older, so it's time for others to take care of you. Take good care of yourself."
"My slave is strong." Mammy smiled and gave the Queen Mother a big pillow to cushion her against, so that she could lean on her more comfortably. She also asked if she was feeling uncomfortable somewhere.
The Empress Dowager shook her head and said: "It's because I feel uneasy. I know my body is getting better day by day, and there are still some days left."
Mammy smiled and said: "Everything is fine now. Why are you so troubled? Concubine De is also happy again. I think I will get a little brother this time."
"Do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing to win my little brother?" The Empress Dowager sighed slightly, but then waved her hands and said, "That's all, I shouldn't worry too much, this is her own thing for the rest of her life, and I can't see it either.
Come on, worry about what to do."
"What are you worried about?" Aunt Sumala didn't understand.
The old eyes of the Empress Dowager were full of worries. Under the dim candlelight, we could not see the all-powerful courage of her youth. We could only see the care and concern of an elder for her children and grandchildren. She said solemnly: "If Yin Reng is not blessed with a long life,
In the future, these brothers will have to fight for the position of Yuqing Palace? I have already told Fuquan and Changning, but there are too many people that I can't tell them, and I always feel that one day will come, so how can I feel at ease.
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Aunt Sumala listened quietly, and after a long time she asked: "Master, please forgive me for being disrespectful, but I would like to ask, if the prince is really unlucky in the future, do you and the emperor have anyone who is interested in you?"
The Empress Dowager slowly closed her eyes, shook her head very slightly, and said softly: "The inheritance of the royal family cannot be entrusted to one person. Otherwise, why would the three palaces and six courtyards come to spread the branches and leaves of the royal family?"
The elderly master and servant talked a lot that night, but these words would not reach the ears of the third person. Ningchun Hall just spent the night quietly and peacefully, and no one knew what they said.
As for the inheritance of the royal family, ordinary people are not allowed to discuss it.
The next day, as the good news of Concubine De's pregnancy spread, the garden became lively. The concubines who followed were all good friends with Yonghe Palace. They all gathered in Ruijingxuan to visit her that day, but they never interacted with others.
The nobleman Jue Chan also came to join in the fun rarely, and did not hide his affinity with Concubine De at all. Concubine Duan saw it in her eyes, and thought in her heart that by agreeing with Zhang, she might have really lost Concubine De's heart.
The Forbidden City knew about Concubine De's pregnancy earlier than Changruishan Palace. Needless to say, the Sixth Palace was shocked. Even the Imperial Concubine of Chengqian Palace felt unhappy. After the news came, Qinglian went in and out of the dormitory several times.
But the imperial concubine was in a daze all the time. It wasn't until Xiao Hezi came back from the study and asked the imperial concubine to take medicine on time for her master every day that she woke up and asked a few questions.
Qinglian took the opportunity and asked her master what was wrong. The imperial concubine sneered and said: "I was thinking about how I bullied Concubine De in the past. What did I think at that time? Concubine De didn't do anything to me, but I hate her.
I'm going to the bone, trying every possible way to torture her. Look at everything now. I'm raising the son she gave birth to and I'm going to rely on him for the rest of his life. Do you think that being in front of me every day is the same as slapping me for his own mother every day?
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"If you say this and let the fourth elder brother hear this, how sad will the fourth elder brother be?" Qinglian hurriedly advised, "My dear, the past is in the past. Think about it, there are so many elder brothers in the palace, which one is like the fourth elder brother?"
Brother, do you love your mother-in-law so much?"
The imperial concubine swayed, tears welled up in her eyes, she tried hard to smile, but tears fell down as she grinned. She raised her hand to wipe her tears with a smile on her face, but she wiped away the blood on the back of her hand. Qinglian exclaimed that the empress had a nosebleed.
The imperial concubine stared blankly at the blood on the back of her hand.
Qinglian held her mother's back and told her not to move, and then called the palace maid outside to ask for the imperial doctor. The imperial concubine stopped her and said, "Don't make a fuss, it's just hot. If you make a fuss, Yinzhen won't be able to sleep again tonight.
Isn’t it better?”
After that, the imperial concubine did not continue to bleed any more. She changed her clothes and cleaned herself up. She ordered her servants not to disturb the fourth brother, and she rested for a long time without any abnormality. It seemed that it was really because of the hot weather, and thinking about those things just now made her angry and even hotter.
for the sake of.
However, Qinglian and others were worried about the health of the imperial concubine, and persuaded her that the current medicines were always good and bad, and that they should ask Uncle Guo to find a better doctor to prescribe prescriptions.
Spending time is not an option.
But the imperial concubine didn't care, and sneered: "Didn't they all say harsh words? I was deeply hurt at a young age. The most important thing is to rest."
Qinglian was silent. She also knew that Changchun Garden was a good place. It would be great if the imperial concubine could go there to rest, but she couldn't let go of her fourth brother. The emperor once wanted to take her with him, but the imperial concubine herself refused, but in
When you stay in the Forbidden City, when can you get the word "quiet"?
In the evening, the fourth elder brother came back from school. When he came to greet E Niang, he noticed that her face was not good and asked if she was feeling well. He saw Qing Lian and others being evasive. Smart children could see the clues at a glance and asked them what they wanted to say.
, the imperial concubine couldn't laugh or cry, and said coquettishly to her son: "There are not many people in this world who can take care of your mother-in-law, but you can. Don't be angry, her mother-in-law is fine."
However, the fourth elder brother had a sullen face and complained that his mother did not take good care of her health. Without saying anything, she had already made up her mind. He gave a few words of comfort on his face and asked Xiao Hezi to prepare pen and ink to write a letter of greetings to Emperor Ama.
Brother Si's letter here has not yet been sent out of the Forbidden City. In the Changrui Mountain Palace, an urgent message has been received from the capital. Eunuch Li came to the emperor excitedly after getting the good news. He met the prince on the way. Yinreng saw that his face was full of spring breeze.
He smiled and asked if there was any happy event in the court. Eunuch Li was so happy that he didn't think much about it and hurriedly replied: "It's the good news from Changchun Garden that Concubine De is happy again."
The prince's thick eyebrows trembled slightly, he lowered his eyes and smiled, then said "Oh" and walked away.