"You are the only one who dares to say such things. Do you know how many things you have said in front of me that others dare not say?" There was light in her eyes, and the pride that had disappeared due to depression in the past few days returned to her, "There is only one Wu Yalanqi. The emperor wants to hear her speak, and you can only hear her in Yonghe Palace. No matter how good Jiangnan is, It’s not as good as home, where I am.”
"Yes, you are here." Xuan Ye smiled happily, took her hand and walked to the bedroom. Between them, they were no longer the man they were in their twenties, nor were they the charming and naive women they were in their teens. Although time has accumulated these beautiful things that only belong to youth, it also makes their relationship more durable. It is not easy to maintain a relationship in the palace. When reality cannot be changed, people can only survive by changing themselves.
The oppressive atmosphere in Yonghe Palace was finally broken that night. The emperor went directly to Qianqing Gate from here the next day. When Princess Wen Xian, who was punished to sleep alone, woke up in the morning, E Niang was miraculously beside her. Xiao The girl was in a daze for a while, remembering what happened last night, and immediately got into her mother's arms and acted like a baby. Lan Qi held her and said many things. Her daughter seemed to understand, but she didn't know how much she could understand.
After that, he took her to join his younger brothers and sisters to serve several young ancestors early in the morning. When he was busy, Ziyu came in and announced that Wang Changzai and Yuan had agreed to come to pay their respects.
"I'll be right over." Lan Qi responded and asked Wen Xian to feed his sister. She stood up, straightened her hair and clothes, and took Huan Chun to the main hall. Two young palace concubines stood in the door, showing their kindness. When the concubines arrived, they all knelt down and saluted.
Lan Qi sat down at the head, and the palace maid placed a futon, and the two of them made a grand ceremony together. Huan Chun had already prepared the meeting gift, and after delivering it to the palace maid behind them, he invited the two of them to sit down and served tea, water, fruits, and tea. No neglect at all.
Lan Qi silently watched them salute and sit up. The Jiangnan woman was indeed charming and gentle. She was probably nervous. Both of them were cautious and trembling at the moment. She picked up the tea and suddenly smiled: "The tea comes from Jiangnan. It is the taste of your hometown." .”
The two looked at each other, not knowing how to respond. Lan Qi said to herself: "Have you been to Ningshou Palace? Where is Chengqian Palace?"
Only then did Wang Chang know how to reply. He said that when he visited before, all the ladies in the palace said that there is no need for such big rules. The Queen Mother also likes to be quiet. There are no important days such as festivals and memorials. They don't need to go to the sky to pay respects. Because Yonghe Palace has never come to greet Concubine De, she comes to ask her every day.
"That's good. It's inevitable that you will be nervous when you just enter the palace. You'll be fine after a while." Lan Qi put down the tea in her hand and looked at the two of them carefully.
Wang Changzai is indeed as beautiful as the legend says, but this kind of beauty is too delicate, as if everything looks good, and I don’t know where to look. But Yuan Wenxin has a different style, with slender eyes and slender eyebrows, which looks like It was the person in the painting who had a charming smile. Lan Qi felt that Yuan's beauty was what made people feel fresh.
Lan Qi had been to Jiangnan and could talk to them. She did not embarrass the new couple. The tension between the three of them gradually dissipated. Wang Changzai and Yuan Yaosheng did not have dull personalities. They talked about the scenery of Jiangnan. , the people from different parts of the world actually had a good conversation, and then the princess and her brothers came over to play, and it was lively and harmonious.
Naturally, some people would stare at the scenery in Yonghe Palace. Lan Qi was really generous today and opened the door for them to see. The news soon spread throughout the palace. After the emperor ran to Yonghe Palace in the middle of the night last night, today
Concubine De finally relaxed and met the two newcomers. Thinking about the difference between them and everyone else, she had always said that she favored her concubine, but now she really saw what it meant to be arrogant based on favor.
In Yikun Palace, Zhang promised to bring tea from the tea room with the palace maid, when he heard the concubine Xi who came to the door sneered: "If the empress couldn't accompany me, where would these two little vixens come from?"
She came in and served the tea to several people with her own hands. When she brought it to the concubine Jing, she clicked her tongue: "Zhang Zhengyi is still young after all. He can compare with the two of them." After that, she asked Concubine Yi strangely,
"If the empress had sent Zhang Zheng to accompany the emperor, it would have been better than having two little vixens now."
The mention made Concubine Yi angry, and she couldn't help scolding Zhang Jia in person: "Look, you are not even good now. At that time, I asked you to talk to Long Live Lord, like a mute and a dead person.
It’s fine now, no one needs to worry about it anymore.”
After the concubines and concubines were separated, Yi Fei was even more angry and agreed to vent her anger. Xiao Yu beside her felt that her master was wronged and couldn't help but defended her a few words. As a result, she was dragged out and slapped, and she knelt in the yard for most of the day.
, when the master and servant returned to the side hall exhausted physically and mentally, Xiaoyu fell on her knees and cried loudly: "If the emperor never thinks of you again, will we be tortured by Concubine Yi every day?"
But all this has just begun. Newcomers entering the palace are bound to be favored, and the emperor is busy with government affairs. On the premise that he does not enter the palace, he often looks over the signs in the Palace of Qianqing. Most of them are Wang Chang. Among the two, the emperor seems to be more
She liked the Wang family a little, but soon, in mid-April, the imperial physician reported to the emperor that Yuan promised to be pregnant.
After entering the palace, Yuan did not visit her at bedtime, which was a good thing on the road. It was inevitably a bit embarrassing for the emperor and Yuan Yingsheng.
When Xuan Ye mentioned this matter when he came to Yonghe Palace, Lan Qi congratulated him generously, but he would laugh from time to time, serving tea and water while serving pen and ink.
Urgent.
"The Emperor is guilty?" But when faced with the question, Lan Qi only responded with these four words, which made Xuan Ye speechless. Lan Qi smiled and cheered him up in return. The joy of the boudoir behind closed doors, outsiders
Of course he couldn't see it. And Xuan Ye also knew how much helplessness and sadness was mixed in her seemingly generous attitude. The fault was his fault, but this was already the case. Only by continuing to love her and love her could he make up for it slightly.
The guilt in my heart.
To sum it up, since the death of the Empress Dowager and the birth of the fourteenth prince by Empress Dowager De, there has been no movement of any heirs in the palace for a while. Firstly, the emperor rarely enters the harem, and secondly, several favored ladies may have passed their childbearing years.
The best age for her, or she has given birth many times like Concubine De and is not suitable for another child. Now that Yuan has agreed to have a baby, it is a good thing for the royal family.
But Yuan Wenxiong is an out-and-out Han Chinese, and the children she gave birth to are very different from the children of other concubines. The royal family values the mother as the mother, so even if she gives birth to an elder brother, she will not have much success in the future.
Even concubines Xi, Jing, and the others who wanted to have a child under their knees would not bother Mrs. Yuan. On the contrary, there would be less trouble and trouble, and she would be able to wait for the birth in peace.
But just after this gust of wind passed, another incident immediately worried both Xuan Ye and Lan Qi. The imperial concubine suddenly vomited blood and fell into a coma. After the imperial doctors tried their best to rescue her and regained consciousness, they all expressed their helplessness and said that the imperial concubine was suffering from heart and liver damage.
, when the last bit of effort is exhausted, her life will come to an end.
Nowadays, it is the prosperous late spring and early summer, and all I can see in the Qian Palace is desolation.
After the imperial concubine became seriously ill that time, she miraculously regained some energy. During the most serious days, the fourth elder brother went to the study as usual every day, and several brothers persuaded him to request the emperor's order to return to Chengqian Palace.
When I went to Duoduo to accompany the imperial concubine, the fourth elder brother said calmly: "My mother doesn't want me to accompany her. She sleeps most of the time, and I can't see her if I accompany her like that. It's better for me to study in the study with peace of mind. When she is awake at night, she will be more
Stay with me."
These words of the fourth elder brother were also circulated in the palace, and everyone thought that the child was too rigid. When it reached Lan Qi's ears, she was the only one who could understand the tacit understanding between the mother and son of the imperial concubine and Yinzhen.
On this day, the Queen Mother personally came to Chengqian Palace to visit the Imperial Concubine. Seeing that the young concubine was so ill, the Queen Mother felt sad. Everyone did not want the Queen Mother to have anything to do with her, so they asked her to go back to Ningshou Palace after saying a few words. How about Concubine Rong?
People crowded around and left. Lan Qi walked to the door and turned back. When she entered, she saw Tong Bi lying beside the bed and holding her sister's hand. The imperial concubine was saying softly: "Fool, why are you crying?"
Her heart was so clogged that she turned around and backed out. Eleven years ago, Empress Xiao Zhao was talking to her sister on the sick bed. It was the same situation. She didn't expect that the same tragedy would happen again eleven years later. She witnessed Xiao Zhao in the past.
The queen's death brought such a huge shock to Lan Qi's life. Eleven years later, will she have to watch the imperial concubine pass away again?
At this time, a man dressed as a eunuch came in in front of the door. Lan Qi saw clearly that it was Xiao Hezi who was following Brother Si. He asked a few words in front of the door, looked up and saw Empress De Fei there, and immediately came over to say hello.
Xiaohezi said: "I have come to greet the Imperial Concubine on behalf of Fourth Brother, and I will reply shortly."
Lan Qi suppressed the sadness in her heart and calmly ordered: "Empress Tong is talking inside. Please wait for a while. I am in good spirits. The Queen Mother came just now and ate half a snack with her. If you are in a hurry to go back and tell me
It belongs to Fourth Brother, so to speak."
Xiao Hezi agreed repeatedly and kowtowed to the ground. When he got up again, his voice was slightly softer: "Empress De Fei, my servant... I have a few words..."
Seeing Xiao Hezi hesitating, Lan Qi understood that this was the Chengqian Palace after all, and they were all the imperial concubine's people after all. Even if the imperial concubine was not well now, she would not dare to do anything to displease her master. Seeing Xiao Hezi being nervous,
Knowing that what he said must be related to Yinzhen, he turned around and told Huan Chun, "You go with Xiao Hezi and go to my brother's house on the way to tell Aunt Sumala that the Imperial Concubine is feeling better."
After sending them away, Lan Qi took a deep breath, wondering whether to leave or go in again. Just as he was hesitating, someone came out of the palace. Qing Lian supported Tong Bin. The petite person wiped her tears and raised her eyes to see Concubine De, choked with sobs.