Zhang promised to run out and was very happy to see Huan Chun. Huan Chun hurriedly went up to salute with the little palace maid, saying that today was the birthday of Princess Wen Ke. He left the palace maid to help Xiao Yu light the stove while he carried the food.
When He entered the house, Linglan also came out. Huanchun saw that her face was pale and her lips were purple. When he heard about what happened just now, he sighed and said: "Fortunately, we found an open yard and used the fire to cook in it."
, otherwise the buns would be frozen after all this time, but unfortunately the buns are already cold. I'll wait for them to turn on the stove later, and then steam them in a pot over water."
Zhang agreed and said gratefully: "Your Majesty actually remembered the birthday of the princess."
Huanchun comforted her: "My mother-in-law originally wanted to change the princess to someone else to raise her, even if she sent her to the care of Aunt Sumala, whom my brother asked me to take care of. But that would cause too much noise, and Queen Yi Fei would definitely make a fuss, and because
The emperor likes the little princess, and Concubine Yi does not dare to neglect the princess. Please rest assured, my concubine, we have sent people to keep an eye on her, so we cannot wrong the princess."
Zhang promised repeatedly: "I saw you today. She is well raised. You can go back and tell me, I have nothing to worry about."
After chatting for a long time, water was boiled outside and ginger soup was brought in. There was no time to make tea for Huanchun, so she drank a bowl of ginger soup together. She smiled on her face and said it was nothing, but in her heart she felt sorry for them here.
Everything is inconvenient.
After returning to Yonghe Palace and reporting Concubine Yi and other matters to his master, Huan Chun said: "There is no small kitchen there, even if there is an empty room, if you need hot water or want to heat up meals, you have to do it."
It's inconvenient to light a stove in the yard and it takes a long time to get busy. Linglan said that she used to be easy to deal with alone, but now she has to take care of Zhang Yaobao, which always feels wronged to her."
While Lan Qi sighed that Concubine Yi would not give up, she was thinking about how to move Xing'er out of such a dilapidated place. She even lamented: "There used to be a nobleman living there. If it must be said that it was not good, it would have caused some trouble. That queen
After all, the noble man has lived here all his life."
Huan Chun thought for a while and said with a smile: "Why don't you take Zhang Xuanyuan to stay in Changchun Garden for a while? He has been there before. The emperor even turned over the promise sign a few days ago. I'm not afraid of not being able to accompany him. In the garden
It's much better than over there. When you come back from the garden, it will be easy to find an excuse and say you can't live there anymore and move to a better place."
Lan Qi finally let go of her worries and nodded: "This is easy, it only takes one sentence."
But Huan Chun also said: "You are always like this. Whenever others treat you well, you should repay them very much. Sometimes I feel that you don't have to worry so much. You care too much about other people's opinions."
Lan Qi shook her head and smiled: "I want my conscience to be at ease."
After the matter was settled, Lan Qi looked for an opportunity to go back and tell Xuan Ye or even Eunuch Liang that it would not be strange to bring one more person to the garden, not to mention that even though Zhang promised to be "rushed" to that remote place by Queen Xiaoyi
, but the emperor never forgot her. Naturally, the people in the palace became more jealous and resentful because of this, but it was only their fault that they could not please the emperor and could not blame others.
The days have entered the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye, and it is another quiet twelfth lunar month of the year. Lan Qi is happy to have some peace and rest, but it is still inevitable to have some greetings. When the Yonghe Palace is too busy, the noble people will come to help take care of her brother.
Princess.
Princess Duanjing was older and didn't like to stick to her mother, so she didn't come. Bu Guiren coaxed the little ones to take a nap, and watched Lan Qi deal with the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After a long time, she made tea and brought it to Lan Qi.
, seeing her face full of fatigue, he smiled and said: "I just watched you deal with those cunning old things. I can't even remember what you were like before. It seems that you were born to be so capable and shrewd."
Lan Qi smiled and said, "But my sister has never changed."
Bu Guiren touched his hair and joked cheerfully: "You haven't even aged in appearance, have you?"
Lan Qi smiled and nodded, but Bu Guiren scolded: "The children have grown up, and I am over thirty." When she mentioned this, she said softly, "The day before yesterday, the emperor came to Zhongcui Palace for the first time and frightened us all.
, Mr. Long Live talked to Sister Duanbi in the room for a long time. Both Dai Guiren and I guessed that it was for Princess Chunxi. Looking at the big girl who is running into her twenties, it is not a problem to keep it forever.
I don’t know where I’m going to get married. Sister Duanbi’s face has been heavy these past two days.”
"Can you let go of a daughter you have raised for more than ten years?" Lan Qi sighed, "Although I am willing to keep her until she is forty years old, I feel even more regretful about delaying my child's marriage and future. It is always a dilemma for a mother."
Bu Guiren smiled with satisfaction and said: "I am satisfied to be able to take Duanjing with me and watch her grow up. I am not afraid of the day she gets married. I have already thought about it."
Lan Qi praised her: "It's my sister who is more considerate."
But Bu Guiren looked at Lan Qi meaningfully. Lan Qi was surprised for a long time, and then suddenly asked: "What about you? How are you and Fourth Brother? I know that you are very confident about everything.
, but I feel very worried when I look at it. Boys are no better than girls. As they get older, they will hide their thoughts even more. You have always been very considerate and tolerant towards children. Why don’t you coax the fourth brother and not let him come even though he is so good?
Say hello to you."
Lan Qi then showed a bit of seriousness. She didn't blame her sister for being troublesome, but said: "Sister also thinks that I should go and coax him? I didn't forbid him from coming to greet me. It's just that it's cold and I don't want him to miss half of his sleep early in the morning.
Just to take a look at me for an hour, and at night I am afraid that he will get sick when he is cold or hot, am I not considerate enough for him?"
Seeing that she was getting angry, Bu Guiren hurriedly said: "That's not what I meant."
Lan Qi put down the tea bowl, obviously angry. Naturally, she was not here to blame Bu Gui. After calming down for a long time, she said: "Sister Bu, you are not always coaxing Duan Jing. When the girl is disobedient, you and Duan Jing will also
Will you teach me a lesson?"
Bu Guiren nodded, and listened to Lan Qi continue to say seriously: "I am his mother-in-law, not his wife, let alone his slave. I used to be cautious about the queen's feelings and felt guilty for the child, so I was cautious.
Regarding the relationship between mother and child, but now I suddenly want to understand, he is my son, why should I be so cautious, even a little humble in front of him? I should teach the principles that should be taught openly, and I should always be cautious about anything I do.
He hates me just because he thinks so. If I speak to him a little differently than before, he probably feels something is wrong. You all come to ask me why I am like this with my son. In fact, it is him who has a problem with me."
Seeing Lan Qi say this, Bu Guiren knew that she had been holding back her aggrievedness for a long time, so he simply wanted her to let go and talk things over. Lan Qi was able to talk with enthusiasm, and felt happy for a while. After drinking half a bowl of tea, she continued: "Wen Xian doesn't
I even beat her when she was obedient. Even at thirty-four, I still blushed and scolded her. As long as I treated him like a Buddha, what kind of mother and son could I be? If this was the case, it was destined not to last long.
It's better to let go of our feelings now, and let him become independent and independent, and I will be at peace."
"Don't say such things." Bu Guiren was a little anxious.
"It's not that I'm cruel." Lan Qi sighed, "Even if he really doesn't recognize me, I will protect him all my life and prevent others from bullying him, but I don't want to work so hard as a mother and son. I am a mother.
What does it feel like to say something to your son and have to be careful about everything? It has been more than ten years and I have had enough."
Bu Guiren still advised: "You are a teenage boy, don't think of him too smart. I know you are wronged, but there are times when children can't turn around. You should be more patient. No one cares about you now. Just
Can you get better after being so frozen? You have been wronged for more than ten years. It is not difficult to talk to Brother Si if you feel wronged again. "
Lan Qi's face softened a bit, her fingers rubbed the pattern on the teacup, and she whispered softly: "I know, I just lost my temper with my sister, but I always understand in my heart that just because I am a mother, I should be wronged.
of."
The Bugui man didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He held his heart in his hands and said, "You were so excited when you said it just now. It scared me."
"What else can I do? He is my son after all." Lan Qi changed her shrewd and capable attitude when she faced the group of cunning servants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now she lay softly on the table and muttered, as if she had been wronged.
Like a daughter, she said, "I have already thought about it. If he ignores me again, I will go find him. He is my son. There are only children who don't want their parents, and there are no parents who don't want their children."
Bu Guiren breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You are destined to be mother and son, and your tempers are the same. Fortunately, you still understand that you are the mother."
The two sisters talked about themselves, and Lan Qi felt much better. However, in the next few days, Qinglian came to report the fourth elder brother's affairs every day, and the child was still worried. I don't know what he was worried about, and there was nothing strange in the study.
Lan Qi was very worried about the news, and couldn't find a good opportunity to talk to her son for a while. The more worried she became, the more anxious she became.
On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Yuan promised to give birth to the little princess. Mother and daughter were safe, and there was finally a happy event in the palace. On the day of Laba, the Queen Mother enjoyed Laba porridge in Ningshou Palace. Although the celebration was not extravagant, the palace was finally lively. The emperor's
This means that if you still serve the Queen Mother as an elder in the palace, you should not be too sad about the deceased and forget your filial piety to the Queen Mother. In this way, the people in the palace will be more relaxed, but everyone understands the appropriateness.
The elder brothers also got off school an hour early that day, and went to Ningshou Palace to kowtow to the Queen Mother and receive the reward. After the brothers had eaten porridge, they had to go back. The fourth elder brother took Xiao Hezi and others on foot back to Chengqian Palace and passed the gate of Yonghe Palace.
In front of him, he stopped for a moment, and Xiao Hezi came up with a smile: "Master, shall we go in?"
Yinzhen shook his head: "Didn't the emperor's grandmother just say that many aunts and uncles are in Yonghe Palace, what should I do, it will be troublesome." After saying that, he went to Chengqian Palace, and Xiaohezi followed helplessly, nagging for a long time to persuade him.
He went to say hello, but was scolded impatiently by the young master, who covered his mouth and did not dare to speak again.
Entering the gate of Chengqian Palace, the sudden desertion made Yinzhen tremble. After his adoptive mother passed away, the manpower in Chengqian Palace was reduced a lot. In addition, he was still observing filial piety for his adoptive mother here, and the eunuchs and maids even spoke very quietly.
, not to mention any laughter.
"Brother Si, are you back?"
As he was walking towards the door, he suddenly heard a clear and gentle girl's voice, such a familiar "Sir Brother". Yinzhen followed the voice and saw the slim Yuxi standing under the corridor. The bright and sweet smile on her face immediately swept away Cheng.