Yi promised to be timid, so he went back to his room after coming to report. Jue Chan and Xiang He came out holding lanterns. Sure enough, they saw a child sitting under the steps in front of the door. She buried her face in her knees, and it was dark at night.
Wherever the figure is, if you imagine it according to the midsummer nonsense, it is not surprising that Yi is afraid.
"Where are you from?" Noble Jue Chan came over and asked. The child slowly raised his head when he heard the noise. He looked about seven or eight years old. He was very slender, with a pointed oval-seed face, and his facial features were very delicate under the dim light.
Obviously, she is a beautiful little girl.
"I'm tired, so I just want to sit for a while." The little girl didn't get up to salute, but seemed to be talking to herself, "I can't find the way, and they didn't come to me. They probably want to lose me, so
Auntie and the others will be relieved."
Xianghe whispered in the ear of noble Jue Chan: "Master, this child is weird."
Noble Jue Chan glared at her and guessed that she was the child Ningshou Palace was looking for, so he said gently: "I will take you back to Ningshou Palace. It's very late and your family has probably left the palace. The Queen Mother is very kind, so maybe
I will keep you in the palace for one night."
The girl looked up at Jue Chan, nodded after a moment, stood up neatly, took Jue Chan's hand without hesitation and said, "Then let's go."
The palace is accustomed to polite children. Even if they are naughty, they will always be polite in front of others. It is very rare to see such a child. She is only seven or eight years old, and her eyes are frighteningly cold. If she is proud, she seems to be hiding a bright light.
She felt a little restrained, but after thinking about it, Jue Chan was just a child, so she must have thought too much.
As they walked to Ningshou Palace hand in hand, Jue Chan felt that the girl beside her was the most special girl she had ever seen. It was just different from the golden branches and jade leaves in the palace. There were very few children from the royal family who were like her, silently walking all the way.
The pride in her eyes was actually concealing her nervousness and fear.
When a group of people arrived at the gate of Ningshou Palace, two carriages came in front, with two children sitting on the carriages. They seemed to see the noble man Jue Chan here, so the carriages stopped in a hurry and saw the eighth prince.
A man ran over and said with a smile on his face: "Good luck to you, Mr. Jue Chan."
Jue Chan smiled slightly and said calmly: "Brother Eighth does not need to salute me."
The tenth brother behind him hurriedly followed up. Under the light, he saw the little girl next to Jue Chan. He suddenly realized and said to his brother, pointing at her: "Brother, this is the girl my sister-in-law is looking for. I
Remember, she is from Prince An's Mansion."
The girl outside the palace should have saluted her brothers when she saw them, but she stood there without moving because when she arrived at Ningshou Palace, she had already let go of Lord Jue Chan's hand. At this moment, there were old ladies and nuns in the door.
When the palace maid came out, while someone was taking care of Brother Ten, there were also people surrounding her saying, "Miss, you are finally back. Where have you been? Old Fujin is very worried. They have already left the palace..."
Amid the babble, the two children were brought in. Jue Chan and the eighth elder brother seemed to have been forgotten. Mother and son were at each other's throats and were speechless. After a while, Jue Chan felt that it was time to leave, so she turned around and heard the children say: "Autumn is here.
It’s getting cold, please take care of yourself.”
Xianghe's face was full of reluctance and regret, but her master walked away without bothering to light a lantern, and soon disappeared into the dark night.
"Eighth elder brother, tenth elder brother has been delivered. Let's go back. What's going on in the palace is not yet known." The eunuch who followed Yinhu ran up and persuaded the young master to go back. He did not dare to show too many strange emotions in front of others.
, smiled at Xianghe, turned around and walked to the side carriage. After sitting down, he was about to get up the sedan chair when he saw someone running hurriedly with a lantern. When he arrived at the gate of Ningshou Palace, he shouted: "Quickly report to the Queen Mother, Dafu Jin
The baby is born, mother and daughter are safe."
Hearing "the mother and daughter are safe", the eighth prince's face sank. He knew that the Changchun Palace would be gloomy for a while again, so he sat on the shoulder table and wanted to go back, but when he looked up, he saw Xianghe standing there with a lantern.
Smiling at him, my heart felt warm for no reason, and the child smiled back, but the boy quickly turned around and left.
Seeing the eighth elder brother leaving, Xiang He calmed down and ran after the noble Jue Chan with a lantern. He ran out of breath and said, "Master, they said that Da Fujin finally gave birth to another daughter."
Jue Chan said nothing and said nothing, and there was no movement the whole night. Xianghe didn't dare to say anything, so he could only let her go.
That night, even though it was late at night, the news of Dafujin's successful delivery spread throughout the Sixth Palace. However, even after giving birth to two daughters in a row, no one thought about congratulating her or pitying her for her hard work. There were only sour words of gloating.
Yu came to the young Fujin. When she woke up in Changchun Palace, her first thought was to go home.
But her mother-in-law soon appeared in front of her with a straight face and told her coldly: "The Queen Mother has decreed that you should be kept in the palace for confinement. Premature birth is too harmful to the body. Let the palace doctors take good care of you."
Dafujin lowered his eyes and did not look at his mother-in-law, while Concubine Hui sneered: "If you don't meet me, it's like a mouse meets a cat. I won't eat you, let alone hurt you. I also expect you to give birth to Yinti."
Big fat boy. Don't worry, I won't keep you for too long. How can you live with Yinti in the palace? I will send you back as soon as you get well."
The young woman bit her lip tightly. After a while, when she saw her mother-in-law about to leave, she suddenly said: "There are still concubines in the house. Could you please give Yinti a concubine? I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you.
I will never be able to give birth to a son."
Concubine Hui looked back, with that cold gaze that seemed to come from the netherworld, which frightened Dafu Jin. He only heard her say: "The firstborn is the most valuable. It's not like you can't have children. The imperial doctor said you are in good health. I feel relieved."
very."
At this time, Yanzhu hurriedly entered the door. Seeing that she had something to say, Concubine Hui left her daughter-in-law's house and stood outside under the eaves. She listened to Yanzhu say: "Your Majesty, I heard that Chengqian Palace has summoned the imperial doctor again. Imperial Concubine
I’m afraid it will only be in these two days.”
Concubine Hui's heart was beating fast. She held her heart in front of the door and was silent for a long time. After she calmed down, she sat down in the room and murmured to herself: "As soon as she leaves, Fourth Brother will not be as good as before, which is a good thing for me."
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Yan Zhu also echoed from the side and said: "Yesterday, Da Fujin brought the lady from Prince An's Mansion to come to greet you. Do you think the Empress Dowager and Prince An's old Fujin want to point this lady out to us?
Big brother?"
Concubine Hui frowned slightly. There were so many children in the clan. She couldn't remember who was who, so she asked which child was what age. She heard that Ama was an orphan who had committed a crime. She laughed and said: "What a mess, parents."
Even if both of you die, do you deserve your eldest brother?" But as she said this, she suddenly remembered that there was another child in her palace.
Yanzhu also realized it and said with a smile: "She is about the same age as the eighth elder brother. The young lady comes from a more humble background. After all, she is the granddaughter of Prince An. If the Queen Mother really has that intention, you can't refuse."
Concubine Hui rubbed her forehead and thought carefully: "It is absolutely impossible to give it to the eldest brother. We can still negotiate with the eighth brother, but it is too early to think about it now. How old is he? They are so anxious." But then she thought about it, the Queen Mother Buddha.
Ordinary people do not get involved or advocate in matters inside and outside the palace. Suddenly they had the idea that it might be the emperor's idea behind it, and they felt uncertain for a moment.
Prince An's palace has always been pro-prince, and his successor, Fujin, is from the Hesheli family. Now it is very awkward for both the eldest elder brother and the eighth elder brother to use their granddaughter against her for the Changchun Palace. Concubine Hui is not at ease.
When Yanzhu was sent to deliver news outside the palace, she had to consult with Mingzhu. Even though Mingzhu Mansion was not as prosperous as before, and the skinny camels were bigger than horses, she could still rely on her. After that, she had to deal with the congratulations from the palaces. After all,
Ridiculing and teasing are all private matters, and women are never careless about their appearance.
In the Chengqian Palace, the imperial doctors were summoned early in the morning, but now they have dispersed. The people in the palace have become accustomed to the shock, and the imperial concubine can take a breather after calming down. At this moment, Lan Qi was taking a few mouthfuls of porridge in the side hall when she saw a palace maid.
Carrying a few large things into the inner hall, she quickly rinsed her mouth and followed them. She saw that the inside was spread out, and inside the long bundle was a guqin. They set up the stand in a few seconds, and gently
He placed the harp on it and said to the imperial concubine on the couch, "My dear, the harp has been found."
Lan Qi's memory suddenly returned to many years ago. Over the years, she had unknowingly forgotten that the sound of the piano in Chengqian Palace was so beautiful in the past. She heard the sound of Yonghe Palace from Zhongcui Palace. In the past, she wanted to learn the piano and accompany her.
When the Empress Dowager was summering in the garden, the Empress Dowager found a master to teach her. When she finished her studies, she performed in front of the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother. She turned around and sank her qin, saying that she would never play the qin again, because playing the qin was too difficult for her.
It was something that Concubine Tong could only do in the palace at that time.
She once envied the imperial concubine for her ability to play the piano, and these years she envied the noble concubine Jue Chan for her ability to dress up, but she never wanted to repeat these things in front of the emperor. She protected her love independently and confidently, which only made Xuan Ye like the original Wu Yalanqi.
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For the imperial concubine, playing the piano was once the thing she hated the most. It was something she learned specifically to make the emperor happy. Even if she could make the emperor happy at that moment, she would still feel resentful in her heart. She resented that the emperor liked the sound of the piano instead of the sound of the piano.
She. Xuan Ye even told her personally that if there was no sound of the piano in Chengqian Palace, people outside would be worried. She had to protect the favor and dignity of Chengqian Palace and not make her maternal family worry.
Those were probably the most hurtful words she had ever heard, more hurtful than the harsh words Xuan Ye said angrily when Concubine Wen framed her for poisoning the emperor's heir. Her cousin seemed to have never really liked her.
Fortunately, her sincere efforts over the years paid off. Whether it was the love between a man and a woman or the relationship between cousins, including the fourth elder brother, and her status and favor over the years, the emperor finally paid her off. After lingering on the sickbed, Xuan
Ye not only didn't dislike her in the slightest, but also protected her life that was about to disappear bit by bit, as if he didn't want her to leave any regrets in the world.
"Can you play the piano?" The imperial concubine saw Lan Qi standing in front of the door and said with a weak smile, "I suddenly want to listen to the piano."