It was the Empress Dowager who issued an order to promise to return to the palace to have the baby, but now the Empress Dowager ordered her to rest and not go out. It was obvious that this little promise was not liked by the superiors, and the one who has always been the most favored by the superiors was none other than Concubine De. No.
It is strange that others would suspect that it was Concubine De who instigated the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother to exclude the Zhang Jia family. Otherwise, how could the two of them bother to argue with a lowly promise? Moreover, once they were disgusted by these two palaces, other concubines would not dare to come and talk to Zhang Jia.
She is destined to be ostracized in the palace.
This incident also implicated Concubine Rong, who was criticized by the palace for the right and wrong of Jingyang Palace. She and Rong Xian also had conflicts when mother and daughter met. The mother and daughter did not speak on the day the Queen Mother sent someone to pick her up. Ji Xin said that the princess was originally
I didn't want to leave, but when I saw E Niang didn't move, I felt aggrieved, so I followed them.
Concubine Rong felt bad and complained for a moment: "Let's go, let's go, she will get married sooner or later anyway."
Ji Xin comforted her in every possible way to no avail, and in the end she could only say: "Your Majesty, please cheer up. Zhang Wenxing is still in Jingyang Palace. Who knows what trouble she will cause in the future. It can be seen that the rumors in Changchun Garden are true. What do you think?
How could the concubine, such a good person, fall out with others so casually?"
Concubine Rong thought about the news sent back by the concubine. Lan Qi was indeed disheartened by the Zhangjia family. This time the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother were suppressing the Zhangjia family one after another, which must have something to do with her. She sighed for a moment.
After accepting such a person, I calmed down and felt strange, but now there is not even a person around me to discuss it. All I can do is wait for the Holy Emperor to return to the palace in autumn before making plans.
In Changchun Garden, the imperial concubine lived in Jifengxuan after entering the garden. Although it was just a small courtyard, it had a resounding name. Among the harem, only the middle palace could truly be called a phoenix. The imperial concubine was now everywhere.
The emperor treated her well, and she obviously had the dignity of the middle palace. I just don't know when she will be given the title of middle palace. It is not a bad thing to have a serious mistress in the sixth palace.
But the health of the imperial concubine is indeed worrisome. After entering the garden, she met in front of the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother. After entering Jifengxuan, she never came out again. She had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery in the garden. It seemed that she didn’t need to go back to the palace after leaving the palace.
She tried to keep herself up in front of her children, but not only did she not get better and better because of the purity and tranquility in the garden, but she actually became seriously ill. Several imperial doctors from the palace were summoned, and medicines were kept flowing in Jifengxuan all day long.
In the afternoon of this day, the emperor dismissed his political affairs and came to Ningchun Hall to pay his respects to the imperial grandmother. The empress dowager was in good spirits today. She did not eat much lunch on weekdays. She had a good appetite today, so she asked the kitchen to cook mung bean and japonica rice porridge.
It’s not worthy either, so I ate most of the bowl in a very light way.
When Xuan Ye came, he saw that the emperor's grandmother was enjoying the meal and wanted to eat a bowl of it, but Aunt Sumala laughed: "Because I made too much, the Empress Dowager said it would be a waste. Knowing that the Imperial Concubine liked this, she had already eaten it."
Send it to Jifengxuan. If the emperor wants to eat it, my servants will ask someone to cook it."
"Don't bother, I'm not hungry either. I'm just greedy when I see the Queen Mother eating deliciously." Xuan Ye didn't care, he just waited for the Queen Mother to eat, helped the Queen Mother to sit on the couch, and gently shook the fan a few times.
, talk about recent events, and Lan Qi’s fetus is very stable. The Empress Dowager sighed, "Lan Qi is a blessed person, but do you think the imperial concubine is blessed? How much blessing can you say to be born rich?
There are people, but you see that she is young, middle-aged and strong, but has a lot of diseases. She was pregnant with a child in the early years and could not survive, and later she gave birth to a child and could not survive. It is really pitiful."
Xuan Ye also sighed: "In the early years, she was ignorant and did a lot of stupid things that made you angry. Now she has become a good mother and taught the fourth elder brother very well. However, her health is getting worse year by year, and her grandson's heart is also
It doesn’t feel good.”
The Empress Dowager suddenly asked: "Is it because of her poor health that you haven't canonized her as queen for so long?"
Xuan Ye looked slightly hesitant, then nodded, and said helplessly: "Every time my grandson gets interested, she will suffer from this illness or that pain, and she will be worried every time. Grandma, you know that both of my grandson's queens will not live long."
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"That's the truth. Finally, you are tempted to establish another queen. You must be healthy." The Empress Dowager paused, seeming to hesitate what she said. When Xuan Ye saw that she was hesitant to speak, he said, "
Xuan Ye, no matter how vacant the queen's position is, don't take advantage of Lan Qi. You both must remember the lessons learned back then. No matter how you raise the lintel of her family now, you can't change her original identity.
The concubine position is enough, and now she has no shortage of blessings, how wonderful it is."
Xuan Ye responded with a smile: "My grandson has a sense of discretion. If the queen's position is not given to the imperial concubine, my grandson will not give it to anyone else in the future. My grandson no longer needs to rely on any faction, and he no longer needs the harem." In a political marriage, the position in the middle palace is too constrained, and it will also affect the east palace. One more thing is worse than one less thing. If the imperial concubine cannot be the queen, her grandson will never have such thoughts in the future."
The Empress Dowager frowned slightly, but did not object very much. She just smiled for a while and said: "If you can establish Lan Qi, are you still willing to do it?"
Xuan Ye smiled candidly: "My grandson sincerely hopes that the imperial concubine will be healthy and live a long life. I can't think of Lan Qi to deal with matters in the palace."
"That's good. Our emperor has a strong heart in his heart. You are a person who values affection and righteousness." The Empress Dowager was very comforted. She suddenly felt that there were some things that she no longer needed to worry about. She always looked at Xuan Ye with the eyes of her grandmother, and she still treated him as such.
He used to be a small seedling that could not withstand the wind and rain, but he has long been a towering tree.
The days in Changchun Garden were very clean and leisurely. In June, the weather was very hot, but the shade of the trees in the garden was very cool. The imperial concubine's body finally lived up to this peaceful place and gradually improved, and she went to Ningchun Hall.
I paid my respects to the Empress Dowager twice.
After having dinner this morning, I rested in the bamboo pavilion in the Jifengxuan courtyard. I slowly flipped through the handwriting written by Brother Si recently. I saw that the handwriting became more powerful and graceful. The mother was very happy and was about to
He called Qinglian and wanted someone to send a message back to tell Brother Si not to work too hard and to be careful of heat stroke. However, he heard movement in front of the door. Several palace maids and eunuchs came to greet him. Not long after, Qinglian came to the front and said: "Empress De Fei has arrived.
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In front of the door, Lan Qi supported Huan Chun and walked in slowly. Seeing that the imperial concubine lived in such a place, she couldn't help but smile and marveled at the incredible. Besides, Changchun Garden is mainly about garden landscape, and it is not as majestic and solemn as the palaces and pavilions in the Forbidden City. The buildings in the garden
Most of them are simple, mostly small-style houses with rolling sheds and tile roofs. There are no paintings on the beams and pillars, and everything is quiet and elegant.
Compared with the magnificence of Chengqian Palace, there are many plane trees planted in Jifengxuan. The houses are roughly the same as Ruijingxuan. A bamboo pergola is built in the courtyard. The roof of the shed is shaded from the sun and ventilated on all sides. It is decorated with mugwort and other decorations to repel mosquitoes.
With a beautiful couch and a low table, it is really a perfect place to enjoy the coolness in summer.
Lan Qi knew that after the imperial concubine moved into Jifengxuan, the emperor ordered people to build it outside and move the whole family in. In this way, the pergola would not disturb the imperial concubine while she was recovering from illness. When she recovered, she would have a place to enjoy the cool air.
"I would like to pay my respects to the empress. I have not been able to see you since she entered the garden. Please forgive me." Lan Qi arrived in front of the imperial concubine and said what was on the scene. Qinglian had already moved a stool to invite the empress to sit down.
The imperial concubine also waved her hand and smiled disdainfully, "You are so polite with these words. You are pregnant and want to have a fetus. How could I not know that even if you are willing to come, the Queen Mother will not let you come to see me.
patient."
When Lan Qi saw that the imperial concubine was in the same spirit as before, she was happy for her. She laughed off these words and said, "My dearest brother, I must be very happy that my wife has recovered."
The imperial concubine sighed: "I don't know if anyone has told him about this disease. It's better not to hinder him from studying. How can he memorize his lessons when he is thinking about me? But how can he let go of those long-tongued women in the palace?"
Pass him?"
Lan Qi comforted her: "The fourth brother has grown up, and I believe he will judge what words should be heard and what words should not be heard."
The imperial concubine glanced at her: "My son, of course I understand."
Lan Qi smiled and said nothing. A gust of wind blew. The sun was scorching outside. The summer wind blew on her body, like a heat wave from a stove. But there was a pergola here to cover it. The hot wind passed through the hall and blew on her body.
It was a bit chilly. Lan Qi had been sweating a little all the way here, but she felt the wind blowing on her back, making her feel a bit chilly.
The imperial concubine seemed to notice that she was frowning, so she called Qinglian to bring a handkerchief to wipe away Concubine De's sweat. Her heart was good, but she said coldly: "Don't get sick here with me. People will say that I tortured you later.
I can’t see you well.”
After saying these words, I remembered the things in the palace and the legendary Zhang Yaosheng who was ostracized by Concubine De. I couldn't help but said: "I haven't seen you for a few months. I didn't expect you to be so powerful now. What happened to Zhang Yaosheng? You don't want to
She? Isn’t she a very nice person? It’s not because of your dignity that the emperor likes her.”
Lan Qi had long been accustomed to the imperial concubine speaking unpleasantly. She had to understand what she meant when she spoke. If she had taken it literally, she would have been pissed off. She wiped her sweat and felt refreshed, so she calmly responded: "What's going on in the palace?"
The rumor has never spread, so why does the empress care about this matter?"
The imperial concubine chuckled: "Just asking casually, if you think I'm trying to find out something about you, just don't say anything."
"I came here today just to talk to you about a few things. It would be my honor if you don't mind me." Lan Qi smiled calmly, her bright eyes reflecting the surprised face of the imperial concubine. She was so happy
After a long time, he nodded, "That's up to you."
Lan Qi asked with a smile: "Mother, do you know why there are so many sycamores planted in Jifengxuan?"
The imperial concubine looked around. In fact, she didn't pay much attention to what was planted here. She fell ill after coming here and only came out to relax in the cool weather for a few days. She recognized the sycamore tree, but if she asked why, how did she know that it was indispensable at this moment?
Asked back: "What do you think?"
Lan Qi smiled and said: "In ancient times, it is said that Fengqi Wu and Luan stop bamboo. The empress now lives in Fengxuan. There are many phoenix trees in the courtyard. The emperor also built a bamboo pergola for you. Do you understand the emperor's wishes?"