It was indeed the carriage from Yonghe Palace that came over. Lan Qi sat on it. Seeing the potbellied little woman in front of her, she asked everyone to stop. Huanchun helped his master come down, and Dafu Jin also came forward with his maids to salute. Lan Qi quickly gave way.
Huan Chun supported her and smiled gently: "With such a big belly, you have to be careful at all times."
The palace said that Dafujin was born in October, and the royal family will also welcome its first grandson in October. The birth of a boy or girl will have a great impact on Dafujin's destiny. Lan Qi also heard that in Changchun Palace, incense was burned and prayed to Buddha.
Gods, Buddhas and ancestors bless me so that Dafujin can give birth to a little brother.
"Where are we going?" Lan Qi asked with a smile. Seeing that there were not many people behind Dafujin, and there were people sneaking out not far away, but they seemed to have seen the scene here and did not come forward.
Dafujin lowered his face and responded softly: "I... I'm going to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
Lan Qi smiled in her heart. She didn't want to go to Ningshou Palace this way. She also thought that the way she was talking to Dafujin had been seen by Concubine Hui. Although she wanted to make Concubine Hui murmur in her heart, she knew that Dafujin was in front of her mother-in-law.
It was not easy. I felt sorry for the young child, so I just let it go. After saying a few polite words, I sat back on the carriage and walked away.
After the people from Yonghe Palace left, the maid next to Da Fujin quickly said: "Fu Jin, this road does not go to Ningshou Palace."
Dafujin was stunned. She rarely entered the palace and was very unfamiliar with it. She just rushed out in a hot head and didn't know where she was going. She awkwardly ordered: "Take me to Ningshou Palace. After you go to Ningshou Palace,
, I’m going back.”
When the people from the Changchun Palace saw Empress De Concubine leaving, they also hurriedly followed her. Dafu Jin had been weak and helpless just a moment ago, but now facing his mother-in-law's servants, he became tough and said: "Go back and report to E Niang.
When I see the Queen Mother, I will leave the palace and go back to the palace directly. You don’t have to follow me. Are you still worried that I will be lost in the Forbidden City?"
"Fu Jin, Concubine Hui asked you to go back. Look at this road..."
"I've sent someone to Ningshou Palace to report it. Is it possible to deceive the emperor's grandmother? What's wrong with this road? Can't I take a detour to do more activities?" Dafujin stared at his eyes, holding out his bulging belly.
The grandson of the emperor, Jingui, knew that these slaves did not dare to touch her. She was disgusted by the people in the Changchun Palace. If she was asked to touch them, she would be disgusted if they went back to wash their bald skin.
She grabbed her people and walked forward. No matter how far she had to go, she just had to go to Ningshou Palace. She would leave as soon as she saw the Queen Mother. She wished that the next time she entered the palace, she would come to attend the funeral of Concubine Hui.
The young Fujin will never forget the humiliation she suffered in the Changchun Palace during those two days. She was just a newlywed young woman. She took off her clothes and was trained and tortured by those old ladies. If she was not thinking about her mother-in-law, she would hit the wall or...
Biting my tongue, I couldn't live at that moment.
Now whenever she mentions Changchun Palace and Concubine Hui, she feels sick and trembles all over. Before she became pregnant, she felt as if she had died every time she performed the Zhougong ceremony with Yindi, but God gave her the blessing to conceive a child.
The scene of Da Fujin scolding the slaves of Changchun Palace just now was bumped into by Lu Zhu. After she left with her master, she found that one of her earrings was missing. When she came back along the road to look for it, she overheard the conversation between Da Fujin and the maid of Yonghe Palace.
She felt sad for a while, and when she returned to Yonghe Palace, she learned everything about it for her master.
Lan Qi sat in front of the mirror. The person in the mirror frowned when he heard this. He turned around and asked Lu Zhu: "Is Dafujin so powerful?"
Luzhu nodded repeatedly: "I heard this very seriously. Your Majesty must also find it novel. Dafujin was not like this before."
Everyone in the palace knew that Dafujin was gentle and reserved, with a very quiet temperament. She would not speak in front of the elders without asking questions. Unexpectedly, she could stand up and teach the palace maids a lesson.
After Lu Zhu went down, Huan Chun took off his master's bun and said softly: "Think about how Da Fujin has refused to enter the palace in the past two years. I heard before that the emperor was unhappy, so he ordered the eldest brother to lead Fujin into the palace.
Let the Queen Mother see how much she hates our palace."
"Yes, if it is a child from another family, it will probably come every now and then. Prince Yu, Prince Gong and others from the palace still often come to pay their respects to the Queen Mother. Dafujin is indeed different." Lan Qi untied her bun.
He relaxed his head, rubbed his forehead, and sighed, "What happened in Changchun Palace, I would have gone crazy. Concubine Hui really lost more than she gained. Although she had a child, she broke off the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
What’s the future?”
Huan Chun said with a smile: "Master has such a good temper, all our brothers and sisters will definitely like you in the future."
But Lan Qi smiled and said: "There are no lovable mothers-in-law in the world. Not to mention whether they like me or not. As a mother-in-law, I feel weird when I think about my sons having wives in the future and not being close to me.
Weird, do you think it will be better if it is passed on from generation to generation?"
The master and the servant were joking among each other, and someone outside reported that the emperor was coming from Qianqing Palace. It was neither early nor late. Lan Qi was worried that something would happen to Xuan Ye. When she saw the Holy Master at Yonghe Gate, Xuan Ye was indeed stiff.
With a straight face, he entered the door and simply said: "I'm very tired, let's rest here for a while." Without any explanation, he lay down on the beauty's couch.
Although it was July, there was still some lingering lingering heat from the summer heat. Seeing a layer of sweat on Xuan Ye's forehead, Lan Qi took a handkerchief and wiped it gently, then untied the sleeves at the collar and wiped it on his neck before turning around.
, I heard Xuan Ye talking to himself: "If there is peace in the world for one day, I will be satisfied."
Lan Qi was silent. How heavy was the burden on the emperor's shoulders? How could she imagine that Xuan Ye would only be happy for a few days after he solved something at hand? There must be another thing to make him frown, all year round.
If he doesn't stop, it seems that if he stops, the sky will collapse.
"I'm just going to take a rest. You should also take a rest." Xuan Ye snorted softly, pressed his forehead with his arm, and said nothing.
Lan Qi exited and saw Eunuch Liang standing outside sweating profusely, so she asked Xiangyue to pour tea and asked, "What's going on in the court?"
Eunuch Liang smiled bitterly and nodded, not daring to talk nonsense.
It was not convenient for Lan Qi to ask in detail. She knew what was bothering the court recently. The Junggar tribe was very ambitious. If the court could not suppress it, if things continued like this, there would probably be another war after the Three Feudatories. War was the most wasteful thing for people and money.
Can the emperor not be anxious?
Thinking about it like this, I suddenly felt that the trivial matters in the palace were really insignificant. It was not urgent for Concubine Yi to hand over power for a while, but the palace could not let her waste money like this. Moreover, if the court really wanted to prepare for war, it would take a long time.
There was countless money, and the palace could not afford such extravagance. She still wanted to help Sister Rong think of a way.
"Go and watch the brothers and princesses, don't let them cry and disturb the emperor's sleep." Lan Qi ordered Huan Chun, and then came back alone to stay with Xuan Ye. The tired emperor had fallen asleep, and she sat quietly aside, knowing that
This time wouldn't last long, and as expected, he woke up in less than half an hour.
"Would you like to sleep a little longer? I asked Eunuch Liang that no ministers are here today. Please take a rest, Your Majesty." Lan Qi brought tea and asked him to wake up.
Xuan Ye drank the tea and felt a lot more relaxed, but he shook his head: "If they don't come, I'll have to find them. I won't be able to take any time off. I just felt very irritable and wanted to come and see you."
Lan Qi wanted him to relax, so she asked with a smile: "What is there to see, my concubine? The emperor is so annoyed, why are you here to coax me?"
Xuan Ye looked at her intently and said for a long time: "When I see you and the children, I know that even if everyone in the world doesn't accept me and doesn't understand me, I can protect this country and let you live in peace and worry-free. No matter how hard it is, it will be worth it."
Lan Qi was stunned after hearing this and couldn't think of any more jokes. Xuan Ye waved her to sit next to him, and the two cuddled up. The dignified man leaned on her body and said softly: "I also want to be an ordinary person sometimes.
, but I can’t do it. The only way I can be like ordinary people is to tear these ambitions away from the people of the country and simply think about it. I just want to protect my wife, children and family."
"Your Majesty, it's very hard." Lan Qi could only hold in these five words for a long time, and her eyes were red. Fortunately, she didn't want to cry. She crawled behind Xuan Ye and stretched out her hand to squeeze his shoulders.
Xuan Ye seemed to feel a lot more relaxed and said: "There is one more thing I want to tell you. It was just decided today. After the anniversary ceremony of the Queen's Grandmother at the end of the year, I plan to set off to Jiangnan in the first month."
"Leaving in the first month of the year?" Everyone would be surprised if he left so early.
"The first lunar month turns into spring, and when the rivers melt, it's a good time to inspect the river work." Xuan Ye said, but he suddenly remembered something while he was talking, turned around and patted Lan Qi's hand, "I know you don't want to listen to the government's affairs, I'm just saying,
Your silence does not count as interference."
Lan Qi really didn't intend to be pretentious today. When no one wanted to tell anyone, she pushed him over with a smile and continued to rub his shoulders. Xuan Ye said: "After the river construction incident, I will go to Jiangnan again. I want to
Find out the farming economy there and calculate how much tax money I can recover in the past two years to replenish the national treasury."
Lan Qi's heart skipped a beat. Did the emperor really mean to prepare for war?
"Concubine Rong is the assistant in charge of the Sixth Palace. She has always increased revenue and reduced expenditure. After Concubine Yi took over this year, I know that she wasted a lot of money. I can't stand it if you are anxious." Xuan Ye shook his head, "I will ask her to give up as soon as possible.
Naturally, I cannot let her come to trouble you. I have thought about it and promised her to go south with you in the first month of the year as a token of comfort."
Lan Qi listened and stopped in her hands. Xuan Ye turned around with a smile on his face, "Why, you're not happy about it? Are you unhappy about letting her go south with me?"
"Not happy." Lan Qi nodded without hesitation, pursed her lips and said, "I will think of my own way, Your Majesty, don't bother here."
Xuan Ye seemed to feel that he had finally surpassed Lan Qi in this matter, and said proudly: "How generous were you when you pushed me to Yikun Palace? Now you are showing your true nature? Are you wrong?