It was not a bad thing to go to guard the mausoleum of the Empress Dowager, so Eunuch Li left. Before, everyone in the palace was wondering why Eunuch Li did not retire even at his old age, hindering the future of a lot of people behind him. Now, now
Only then did I realize that he was waiting for the Empress Dowager to return to the west so that he could leave the Forbidden City with a decent and honorable name.
Concubine Hui was very disgusted when she saw Bao Yun being silent. She did not miss the friendship of the past few years at all, and always hated Bao Yun. She knew that many things she could not achieve were because of Bao Yun's informant.
I just hate that now that the Empress Dowager is gone, she still can't kill her and get rid of her.
"If you stay in Changchun Palace, you can only do chores in the future. Don't let me see you wandering around the palace. But after going to Changrui Mountain, you will still be a decent palace lady." Concubine Hui rolled her eyes.
Then he thought again, "Maybe if you are willing, you can leave the palace from now on. You have already passed the age of leaving the palace. I am just letting you out now because I am aggrieved that you can't find someone to marry from your husband's family. For the rest, you must be so
Over the years, you have saved a lot of money to support yourself, right?"
Bao Yun felt blessed and looked up at Concubine Hui: "This slave is willing to stay. It doesn't matter if he does rough or heavy work. I just ask the empress not to drive this slave away from Changchun Palace."
Concubine Hui stared at her with raised eyebrows. How could there be such a loyal and ignorant fool? She could live a free life if she left now. Why did she have to pester her and stay in Changchun Palace? What would it do to her?
mean.
"Okay..." Concubine Hui was so angry that she couldn't speak, but she couldn't beat or insult Bao Yun. Maybe there was someone outside waiting to catch her. If she didn't rush out, she might be able to keep her.
Put it to other uses.
At this time, Yanzhu, the new personal maid assigned to her by the Mingzhu Mansion, came in from the door. Under her plain clothes, she was already dressed like a palace maid in charge. When she saw Baoyun in front of her master, she pretended to be polite with a smile:
"The empress asked Sister Baoyun to give me the room. I will ask the maids to pack things in a while. Wherever my sister lives in the new place, I will ask them to help you move your things."
After becoming a maid doing chores, Bao Yun no longer had a house of her own. She had been in the palace for decades and had lived in Datongpu earlier. For her, it was just a return to her original appearance, which was not scary at all.
He smiled lightly and said he understood. He bowed to Concubine Hui and went back to pack her things.
Yanzhu smiled disdainfully, turned around and came to his master's side and said, "This servant heard the news that just came in from outside the palace, saying that the emperor's decree on the road was to send someone from the palace to take the wife of the Wuya family into the palace so that she can take care of De.
The concubine is in labor."
Concubine Hui sighed: "The Empress Dowager is gone, but her weight in the Emperor's heart is even heavier. I have long lost favor at her age. No matter whether she will lose her beauty or not, I have taken care of the Empress Dowager these years."
Her affection is enough for her to be used in front of the emperor."
Yanzhu helped the empress to go in, and heard from the master that Lord Ping had been here just now. Yanzhu asked if Lord Ping would no longer be grounded from now on. Concubine Hui sneered: "Since the boss doesn't understand, let her come out. Now the Queen Mother,
The imperial concubine and the concubine Rong are all ill, so I am the only one who can make the decision. In this case, why should I bring it up, just pretend I don't know and let her feel free for a while."
What Concubine Hui said is true. With the departure of the Empress Dowager, everyone in the palace was exhausted. Counting down from the Empress Dowager, even Concubine Rong fell ill. Only the Changchun Palace was left to take care of the affairs of the Sixth Palace. This time
In the past two months, it was her, Concubine Hui, who had the final say. Counting all these years, this was the first time she had tasted the true feeling of holding power.
But Concubine Hui understood that these days would soon end, unless the Queen Mother could not recover from her illness, and unless the imperial concubine and the concubine could not recover, her rationality reminded her not to get carried away, but on the other hand, she secretly had some vicious thoughts in her heart.
I hope that none of them will get better.
Yanzhu said: "The Imperial Concubine's body is getting worse and worse. There is even a rumor in the palace that she wants to be a queen. With her body and bones, it's hard for the slaves to see her."
A cold look flashed in Concubine Hui's eyes, and she even felt a little happy in her heart. Once the imperial concubine fell, the fourth prince would become Concubine De's son again. No matter how much the emperor put gold on her face, he could not hide her as a palace maid.
As a matter of fact, her eldest brother was superior to these younger brothers after all.
"She's not good, we're good." Concubine Hui murmured, looking at Yanzhu. The master and servant looked at each other, and they didn't know what bad idea they had. Now that Bao Yun is no longer in the way, and the Empress Dowager is no longer watching, Hui
The concubine felt that she could do anything with ease.
Moreover, Concubine De was kidnapped by Concubine De to find out about the concubine's escape. That incident was related to the prince. She guessed that the emperor could not not know that since the prince was no longer as perfect in the emperor's heart as before, her eldest brother was there.
More opportunities. At present, the emperor hates the Hesheli family and may not care about the pearl. Concubine Hui is fully looking forward to getting better and better in the future. The death of the Empress Dowager brings her hope and joy.
Early the next morning, Madam Wuya entered the palace and walked all the way to Yonghe Palace. Madam was also dressed in plain clothes. Thinking of her daughter being cared for by the Empress Dowager in the palace for more than ten years, she shed tears at home these days, praying to God and praying to Buddha.
Praying for the Queen Mother’s salvation, she suddenly received an imperial edict last night, asking her to enter the palace to accompany Concubine De as she awaits delivery.
Mrs. Wu Ya knew from her daughter that her sister was in very poor health. Because Aling'a was not at home, she, the mother of the family, could not leave the whole family to go to the palace to accompany her sister. Yesterday I got the news that her mother could go to the palace, so she quickly
So he sent someone back to his parents' home to ask his mother to tell him that as soon as Aling'a returned home, he would go to the palace to see his sister.
Because she was the mother of Concubine De, Mrs. Wuya was treated with courtesy all the way. She treated everyone politely and courteously. When she entered the gate of Yonghe Palace and saw the same scene of uniforms, she couldn't help but shed tears. Huan Chun came out to see Mrs.
In this case, he quickly persuaded me: "I hope you can coax your Majesty, but you must not cry in front of My Majesty."
Mrs. Wu Ya blamed herself so much that she waited until her mood stabilized before entering the inner hall to see her daughter. Before she could salute, Lan Qi cried and asked her mother to come to her. Even though Mrs. Wu restrained her emotions, she could not stop her daughter from being sad. Fortunately,
It was better than the previous few days, and it didn't take long for both mother and daughter to calm down.
The madam only remembered her daughter's rosy and round face when she saw her last time. She was so haggard and weak now, which really broke her heart.
Gradually talking about serious things, Lan Qi heard that her sister would go to the palace to accompany her, and sighed deeply: "Don't worry, Lan Ying, I will be fine in the palace. If the emperor hadn't issued an order to invite E Niang to come today, I would
I won’t let you go through the trouble of coming in. Although I look forward to having my relatives by my side, these days are different from the past. The Queen Mother is no longer here, so I have to be more careful to protect myself and my children.”
The lady frowned and said nothing. Seeing her mother's nervousness, Lan Qi smiled and reassured her: "Don't worry, Mother, I'm not a teenage girl anymore. You can see that Lan Ying is still a little frizzy, but I'm different."
"The most important thing is for the queen to take care of herself." Madam simply responded, with a frown on her face. She unconsciously looked at the people around her. It seemed that there were several palace maids who were inconvenient for her to talk to. Huan Chun saw this and called them out.
Prepare tea for Madam, and wait outside the door to prevent others from entering casually.
"Mother, do you have something to say?" Lan Qi looked at her mother.
"Your Majesty, your mother won't let me say these things, and I don't know whether I should say them." The lady still used honorifics to her daughter. Lan Qi went from being disgusted at the beginning to not caring now. She felt that since
Mother feels at ease like this, and she shouldn't be too pushy. At this moment, she responded to her mother with a smile, "Of course I won't tell Amma."
The lady smiled bitterly and said, "Anyway, you and he won't be able to meet each other." After a pause, she said, "He always has some contacts with his colleagues. Not just this time, he has been saying some strange things since long ago."
"Strange words?"
"Tell me, my dear wife and brothers, in the future..." Mrs. Wuya looked outside and said softly, "I want to shake the prince's position."
Lan Qi frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Sure enough, such words have begun to spread? It is taboo in the palace, and few people dare to say it, but I know they may not dare to think about it. It turns out that it has been spread outside the palace for a long time?
"
Mrs. Wuya said softly: "My Lady, you don't have such thoughts, do you?"
Seeing that her mother was anxious, Lan Qi knew that she could not scare her, so she nodded with a smile and said that she had no such intention. However, she kept in mind the words of the Empress Dowager, that the inheritance of the royal family would never be entrusted to one person.
Zuo once fulfilled this expectation.
Up to now, whether it is the fourth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother, or the child who is about to be born in her belly, if it is an elder brother, he will definitely be pushed to the forefront in the future, but the future life of the children depends on them.
Go out on your own. As a mother-in-law, she only needs to protect them and educate them when they are children. That is enough.
"In the past ten years, I have never heard anything that has not been said. Mother would be worried if she heard less of it. But for me, it has long been a painless thing." Lan Qiyun smiled softly and raised her hand to say something.
Holding the white pearl flowers on her mother's bun, she suddenly felt a convulsion in her abdomen, and there was a rush of heat under her body. Although her body froze, she smiled calmly at E Niang, "E Niang, I think I'm about to give birth."
At this moment, Grandma Sumala came outside the door. Luzhu Yukui carefully supported her from left to right and asked her why she was here. Grandma said that she dreamed that Empress Dowager De was giving birth to a child. She was worried and had to come over and have a look. She was saying
After saying these words, Huan Chun rushed out and called someone, saying that the queen was about to give birth.
In the past, when Lan Qi gave birth for the first time, Aunt Sumala was by her side. Now that she is giving birth for the sixth time, Auntie is still by her side. However, when she thinks that the Empress Dowager is no longer here, it’s just a difference of ten years.
Tian was unable to see her child, and the mother who was giving birth could not help but cry with grief. Fortunately, her mother and nanny persuaded her over and over again, and the child's own tenacious vitality made Concubine De's delivery better than the doctors had imagined.
It would be much smoother, Mrs. Wu Ya kept saying, it must be the Empress Dowager who is protecting Lan Qi.
The news was sent all the way from the palace to the emperor, and soon everyone knew that Concubine De of Yonghe Palace gave birth to a baby brother for the emperor successfully. If the order of succession was followed, he would be the fourteenth brother in the future.