Eunuch Li looked at the emperor's back, his old face full of sadness.
In the past, Queen Hesheli died in childbirth. The emperor did not want to see the newly born child for a few days. He believed that the second elder brother had taken away the queen's life. He would rather keep the queen without this son. But when he calmed down and understood
After the death, all the love of the queen was poured into the prince. Fast forward more than ten years, and the prince received a father's love that was deeper than any prince or princess. However, the father and son unknowingly drifted apart.
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Eunuch Li is well versed in the ways of the palace and understands that the relationship between the emperor and the prince may only seem like a small crack at the moment, but as time goes by, if the crack cannot be filled, what awaits their father and son in the future will be an unbridgeable gap.
"Send the decree to Yonghe Palace, I will go there tonight." After a long time, Xuan Ye breathed out this command and sat back at the desk to review the memorial, as if he could only immerse himself in busy state affairs or go to Yonghe Palace.
Only then can he let go of the depression in his heart.
Because the emperor was going to Yonghe Palace that day, the Empress Dowager sent Lan Qi back early to rest. However, Lan Qi returned to the palace and played with the children for a long time, but did not see the emperor coming. The late night snack she prepared was too hot for two times.
, Huan Chun came in and whispered to his master: "The Emperor just left from Qianqing Palace, but he didn't go to us, he went to Yuqing Palace."
Lan Qi was startled, but quickly reminded herself not to keep thinking about this matter. It may not be the prince. Before finding out the truth, she cannot arbitrarily identify it as the prince. She is always surprised like this, which will make Xuan Ye
disturbed.
In the Yuqing Palace, the emperor did not let anyone announce his arrival, but the prince quickly got the news and greeted him at the door. This made his father feel very uncomfortable. He originally wanted to look at him quietly for a while, but now he just
He asked him how his daily life and food were, told him to go to Cining Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, and then left.
No one was informed of the emperor's arrival, and Xuan Ye drove straight into Yonghe Palace, but Concubine De was not in the palace, but was with her children. Yinxiang and the little princess were nestled in her arms, one on the left and the other on the right, and there were high bulges under the brocade quilt.
Xuan Ye stood by the couch and watched for a long time. Yinxiang didn't know what he was dreaming about. He suddenly woke up crying from his dream, waking up the young lady and his mother.
The two little babies cried together, and Lan Qi was a little overwhelmed. Xuan Ye picked up Yinxiang with his own hands. The one-year-old child lay softly on his father's shoulder. He was frightened in his dream and was gently caressed by his father.
After being gently coaxed, she soon fell asleep, and the little princess stopped crying. One of them held their son and the other held their daughter. Their eyes met with warm expressions. Lan Qi smiled softly: "Your Majesty, now
, I can finally hold the baby."
The wet nurse came to take over the care of the child. Xuan Ye supported Lan Qi and walked slowly back to their house. They ate some midnight snacks together, washed and changed clothes together, and quietly did ordinary things, just waiting to lie down and Huan Chun would
The candles in the bedroom were blown out one by one, and Lan Qi suddenly felt Xuan Ye grabbing her hand. As the room became darker and darker, the force on his palm became stronger and stronger.
"Your Majesty, it hurts." Lan Qi's hands were slender and soft, how could they withstand Xuan Ye's pinching like that. During the day, he almost crushed the beads into pieces when he used them on Lan Qi's hands. He really wanted to crush her bones. Hearing
Lan Qi cried out that it hurt, and he hurriedly took his hand and stroked it gently, kissed the back of his hand gently, and said guiltily, "I'm not good."
Lan Qi smiled and said it was okay. There were only a few candlelights in the room at this moment, and it was even darker through the curtains. She could not see Xuan Ye's face clearly. She reached out her hand to touch his cheek to let him rest early, but Xuan Ye couldn't touch Xuan Ye's face.
The skin on Ye's face was so wet that she was so surprised that she withdrew her hand. Both of them were immersed in it for a long time before they heard the emperor sniffing and coughing, and patted her palm lightly: "Who called
Did you touch it randomly?"
When Xuan Ye spoke, Lan Qi became more courageous. She stretched out her hands and gently brushed every inch of skin on his face. When the wet feeling gradually disappeared in her palms, she heard Xuan Ye smile: "My face is going to be chapped."
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Just after saying this, Lan Qi's fragrant and soft cheek suddenly came up, as if she wanted to gently rub the moisturizing cream on Xuan Ye's face. The emperor was amused by her clumsy behavior, and the atmosphere between them was suppressed and dull.
Finally being broken, he pushed her face away in disgust, hugged her in his arms, and scolded: "Don't you think your stomach is so upset?"
The person in her arms did not speak. It seemed that the things that Xuan Ye found funny were not worth being happy about in Lan Qi's opinion. She really cared about the people around her and everything about him.
The emperor gradually calmed down. Whether he was sad or happy, when he calmed down, he had many things to say. The first question he asked for a long time was: "Lan Qi, is the imperial grandmother going to abandon me?"
The person in his arms trembled, and after a long time he responded: "I will always accompany the emperor."
"real?"
"Even if it's just one more day, I won't leave you behind."
Xuan Ye smiled helplessly: "I am the emperor, but I want a woman to say such things. Shouldn't it be that you ask me not to abandon you?"
Lan Qi's voice was choked with sobs: "A majestic emperor should be able to fulfill all the wishes of a woman. Wu Ya Lanqi doesn't want to rule the world, nor does she want to be famous in history. She just wants to stay with her man for the rest of her life and never leave him behind.
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Xuan Ye smiled: "But I have so many women, and if every one of them is fulfilled, when will it be your turn?"
Lan Qi nuzzled into his arms and said, "That's a matter between you and them. I only know about the two of us. Your Majesty, please don't talk about things that I don't like to hear."
The emperor's laughter spread from the bedroom, and the joy that came from nowhere made everyone following outside feel relaxed. Although the emperor did not show it, those who followed him day and night knew the emperor's temper.
The Empress Dowager is still worried about court affairs. The emperor has not shown favor to anyone in the past few days. Now she can smile and they all silently recite Amitabha.
The next day the emperor went to the morning court from Yonghe Palace. He woke up feeling refreshed in the morning. Even though she was seven or eight months pregnant, Empress Dowager De was still able to serve the emperor and dress her. The people around her could hardly interfere with anything. There was a tacit understanding between the emperor and the concubines.
Communicating with words makes people feel warm in their hearts. The emperor came last night with a gloomy atmosphere, and left this morning, the clouds have cleared.
And there is another happy thing today. After the eldest brother got married, the emperor never forgot to choose Fu Jin for the crown prince. Because the crown prince has a very important position, no matter whether he is appointed Fu Jin now or will be supported as the crown prince in the future.
, or choose another outstanding girl in the future, there are many reasons why it is not suitable to establish a crown princess, so the courtiers have no objections, and the clan has no position to point out the matter.
The girls who were selected today were sent to the palace. Since it was not an official draft by the imperial court, many complicated links were eliminated. From the beginning, the imperial concubine and several clan wives selected these girls from the list sent by the emperor.
, naturally the emperor's concubine is more important, it is the emperor's intention.
Girls aged thirteen or fourteen are all as beautiful as flowers. Their fate is slightly different from that of other people of the same age. At this age, they should have taken the turn for the imperial election next year, and the women who entered the palace to become emperors will be one year earlier due to fate.
, although this time she only established Fu Jin, she may have the opportunity to become the main wife in the future, and in this way she will be the future empress of the Qing Dynasty. Once Que Ping is selected, her fate will be very different from that of a woman who enters the palace to become emperor.
The emperor's original intention was decided by the empress dowager. Apart from the empress dowager and the imperial concubine, Concubine De was sitting on the side with her belly stretched out. The other three of the four concubines were not qualified to come. Although Concubine De was there because of her presence.
Cining Palace takes care of the Empress Dowager and appears on such occasions incidentally, but she is superior to the other three of the four concubines, and the palace people have long been used to it.
The Empress Dowager was in good spirits. She looked at about ten girls one by one, asked some simple questions, and listened to their conversation and behavior. She seemed to be very satisfied. After one round, the old man only smiled at a few of the people sitting down: "I can see them all."
Flowers, you can tell me which ones are better?"
Because it was a happy event, everyone was happy. The imperial concubine even joked, saying that such a good girl was lucky to be selected for the prince. If she was retained to enter the palace in the next year's election, she would be jealous. And the imperial concubine would be jealous.
Because of her love and care for her fourth elder brother, the Empress Dowager finally took a new look at her. The relationship between the old and the young was much closer than before. The Empress Dowager also said with a smile: "No wonder they say that every one who has entered the palace in recent years is not as good as the last. It turns out that it is."
I told you to block it so that the beautiful things can’t get in front of the emperor?”
Everyone was happy, and the imperial concubine even laughed and said, "Don't ever tell the emperor. What if the emperor takes it seriously?"
Lan Qi just laughed along and did not interfere with which one to choose. She knew the possible fate of the selected girl in the future. Now every word she said would have an impact on the future. In addition, she was now afraid of Yuqing Palace.
If the Hesheli family had any objections to her, it was not her intention to attend today. Since she had no choice but to refuse, it was best not to say anything.
After that, the news went back and forth between Qianqing Palace and Cining Palace several times. In the evening, it was finally decided that Li Jia, the daughter of Qingche Captain Shudeku, was selected as the crown prince. She chose an auspicious day to salute and enter Yuqing Palace.
The news came out from Cining Palace, and everyone was a little surprised. Li Jia's family background was neither high nor low. In comparison, the eldest brother's Fujin family background seemed noble, not to mention that the imperial concubine had been appointed by the Ulanala family early in the morning.
Daughter, it seems that this little Fu Jin will not be qualified to correct him in the future. Another news was revealed invisibly, that is, the royal family will officially select a princess for the prince again in the future. That will be the most important thing in the next few years.
However, the person has been chosen, but the time for entering the palace has not been determined. The main reason is that the Empress Dowager is not stable. Even though the emperor is reluctant, he knows what to prepare. The court has secretly arranged the funeral arrangements for the Empress Dowager, just in case the old man one day
His sudden departure can be regarded as the death of the emperor, and the court will hold the most solemn funeral.
On this day, the genius had chosen Fu Jin for the prince. At night, the body of the empress dowager had another relapse.