"How did the news come?" Lan Qi suddenly realized that it might be too late to stop the spread of this matter in Changchun Garden. She hurriedly got off the hot kang and went to discuss it with Concubine Rong.
Huan Chun said: "Your Majesty, it's too late. Several palace maids in Wuyi Zhai were so frightened that they ran out and shouted dead people everywhere. Although they have been captured, the news has already spread throughout the garden."
"How could this happen?" Lan Qi sat down heavily, "Yesterday Yinzhen came to me and told me that the rules of Wuyizhai are comparable to those of Yuqing Palace. How come such things happen one after another?"
Huan Chun leaned over and said softly: "I heard something, but I didn't dare to say it because I was afraid you would be angry."
Lan Qi frowned and looked at her, Huan Chun said softly: "It was spread privately by the slaves, saying that the prince has a violent personality and occasionally abuses the maids and eunuchs, but things in the Yuqing Palace are not allowed to be spread to the outside world, so it has never been spread.
, I have heard about it and dare not mention it."
"How could this happen?" Lan Qi covered her heart and said, "If it is spread like this, it may not be true. Now that things are happening one after another in Wuyi Zhai, maybe they have been exposed."
At this time, there was a message outside the door that noble Jue Chan had arrived, and Jue Chan also came with this matter freshly. After sitting down, he said: "I thought that Concubine Hui was causing trouble, but now that things have become like this, it would be too radical for her to do so."
, it’s really not worth it to anger the emperor, she is indeed not so ignorant and impulsive.”
Lan Qi sighed: "The emperor must have started to investigate. If Concubine Hui is responsible, she is digging her own grave. I am sure she will not be so stupid."
It can be seen that this incident must have something to do with the prince. He lost to the fourth elder brother in an exam at the end of last year. I guess the emperor did not give him a good look. Every time he thought about it, Lan Qi was worried that his son would be targeted by them.
superior.
Jue Chan also reminded Lan Qi: "Although the uncle's palace will still support the fourth elder brother, Queen Xiaoyi is no longer there. The empress has to plan for the long term. The most important thing right now is not to let them instigate the relationship between the fourth elder brother and the prince.
, for them, clearing an obstacle makes the road smoother.”
Lan Qi was grateful for Mrs. Jue Chan's kindness, but she couldn't say these words easily. In other words, Mrs. Jue Chan was definitely not the person to discuss these matters. Just like her relationship with Xuan Ye, this was a problem that she had to face independently.
But she did not resolutely express her disgust, and just muddled through her words. Jue Chan was a very smart person. After understanding Concubine De's attitude, she knew her own propriety.
Not long after Concubine Rong arrived, Concubine Juechan couldn't bear to listen to their discussion, so she went with Huanchun to prepare lunch. When the dining table was set, someone suddenly came from Qingxi Bookstore and said that the emperor asked Concubine De to come over.
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Lan Qi let Sister Rong and Lord Jue Chan go to their own devices, changed their clothes, and hurried over in a warm sedan chair. Because ministers often came in and out of the Qingxi Bookstore, although there was no division between the front and the harem in Changchun Garden, the concubines hardly went there.
I came and waited for her to get off the sedan in front of Qingxi Bookstore. Everything here was unfamiliar.
Eunuch Liang was waiting in front of the door. When Lan Qi saw him, he asked, "Where is the prince?"
Eunuch Liang hurriedly whispered: "The prince has returned to Wuyizhai."
Lan Qi frowned slightly. Eunuch Liang had already learned to be very smart. Before Concubine De could ask questions, he had already reported: "Your Majesty came to see the Crown Prince to talk about his affair with Fujin in April. He asked a few questions about the palace maid. What happened to the Crown Prince?"
How can I believe the emperor? The father and son did not have any unpleasant quarrels."
After hearing these words, Lan Qi adjusted her mind and walked into the study. When she entered, Xuan Ye was standing in front of the bookshelf, flipping through books, with a pair of Western glasses on the bridge of her nose. Seeing Lan Qi come in, she took off her glasses and rubbed her eyebrows, saying, "Okay.
Didn’t you have lunch?”
"That's it, send someone to look for it." Lan Qi stood far away and asked casually, "Why is the emperor using his glasses?"
"It's for Empress Huang. I wore it to play with, and it made me dizzy." Xuan Ye said, handing the glasses to Lan Qi, "When will you go to Ningchun Hall to give it to Empress Huang for me?"
." After that, he called people outside and asked them to pass on the meal.
"The emperor asked his concubine to have a meal?" Lan Qi asked.
"I had an appetite just looking at you last night. I'm afraid I'll have no appetite and won't be able to eat today. But if I don't eat, I won't have the energy to deal with these messy things. I just want to have a meal with you." The emperor said with a seemingly positive voice.
However, her face was so depressed that it made people feel distressed. Lan Qi didn’t ask any more questions and went to sit with him in the dining room. The full imperial meal was placed in front of her. She was most afraid of serving such an imperial meal with dozens of dishes. Just looking at it
Lost my appetite.
The eunuchs brought two hotpots and placed them at the end of the table. If the emperor wanted to use them, a eunuch had to boil the meat before bringing it over. Think about it last night at Ruijingxuan, where there was a small table, a copper stove, several dishes and two bowls.
Chopsticks and everything you need to eat are right in front of your eyes. It's so comfortable to be intimate and warm. But at this moment, the emperor is sitting at the table stupidly. In fact, the thing that is put into his mouth can't even see what it originally looked like.
Xuan Ye waved his hand to Eunuch Liang. Eunuch Liang immediately understood and called all the maids and eunuchs to go down. Only Lan Qi was left in the room. Seeing this gesture, he stood up, took the bowls and chopsticks, and walked to the table to pick up the dishes.
, he took a bite first, and then put it in the bowl and brought it to Xuan Ye. The emperor raised his eyes and asked her: "Why did you eat it yourself first?"
Lan Qi was frightened by his momentum and said timidly: "The eunuch who tested the poison also went down."
"Test the poison?"
"yes."
"Did you try poison when you had dinner at Ruijingxuan last night? Why are you being so pretentious?" The emperor was obviously making trouble without reason. Even though Lan Qi was heartbroken when she heard it, she understood that he was full of resentment and had no way to vent it at the moment. In the garden,
So many people are looking for someone to vent their anger just because they are the one who cares about him. Although no one wants to be vented on, if you don't care about him, who else will care about him?
The two of them were in a stalemate, the hot pot at the end of the table was simmering, but the other dishes were almost cooling down. The salty taste of the soy sauce meat still lingered in Lan Qi's mouth, and she really wanted to drink a sip of hot tea to dilute it.
"I always bully you like this." Xuan Ye picked up the chopsticks and stuffed all the food in the bowl into his mouth. After chewing for a long time, it was obviously difficult to swallow. Lan Qi quickly went to the side and brought a spittoon for him to spit out, and then
Taking tea to rinse his mouth, he turned his back and secretly drank half a bowl of tea to rinse his mouth.
Just put down the tea bowl and take a breath, he heard Xuan Ye say: "When the emperor's grandmother was here, I could still have someone to rely on when encountering these things. It would be embarrassing to say anything to anyone, but it doesn't matter if I say it to the emperor's grandmother. I will be the emperor, but I
I still can’t learn how to be a father. How can I prevent them from being bad learners? Why do things like this still happen despite all the efforts in teaching them? If one or two of them are like this, will those younger ones also have to line up in the future?
Are you all trying to make me angry?"
"Concubine, can I say a few words?" Lan Qi finally spoke.
Xuan Ye glanced at him and said impatiently: "When will I tell you to shut up?"
Lan Qi didn't care that his words were unpleasant. She walked to the dining table, served him a bowl of soup, and said slowly: "The emperor always sees himself thinking about his children, which is a bit unfair. I am following the emperor.
When the Queen Mother was around, Prince Yu, Prince Gong, Prince Fujin and others came into the palace to chat. They heard them scolding that the prince had done something disgusting again. It was the sky blue glazed vase you gave me yesterday. This was the first time I heard about it. It was also Prince Yu Fujin who said
The prince lost his temper at home and threw a good bottle. It was the escort of Fujin's mother's family. He was afraid that Fujin would be unhappy, so he pretended to be a blue-green glaze. Fujin knew it at a glance, but he didn't expose it.
It's just a complaint in front of the Queen Mother."
When the soup was brought to her, Lan Qi took a sip first. Xuan Ye was impatient, but she drank it anyway and said, "Why are you talking about these things?"
"I haven't finished speaking yet." Lan Qi relaxed a little and was not as scared as before. She also served herself soup and continued, "Every time the Fujins come to complain, the Empress Dowager will talk about the prince happily.
What happened when we were young, it turns out that besides you, the emperor, the princes are also not easy to worry about. The Queen Mother seems to be supporting you, the emperor, to grow up, but in fact, she is also the father and mother to your brothers and sisters. She is often criticized.
I’m so angry that I don’t know what to do, just like you are now.”
Lan Qi sat next to Xuan Ye and watched him drink a whole bowl of soup. She simply handed her own to him and comforted him: "If the emperor is angry, it's okay, brothers. If they don't obey, they will be beaten or scolded. Teach them a lesson."
That is, if you are angry with yourself, how can you end it?"
"Where is the prince?" Xuan Ye said coldly, holding Lan Qi's bowl of soup without moving, his face suddenly darkened, "Can the prince hit or scold him and teach him a lesson at will? If Chang Ning Fuquan is a brother, how can the prince
Shouldn’t it be me?”
Lan Qi lowered her face, her heart pounding, and whispered: "Hasn't the Emperor been reprimanded by the Empress Dowager?"
Xuan Ye stared at her and said, "I would not do such a ridiculous thing. Do you know what he did? I asked him to study quietly in Changchun Garden. Do you know what he did?
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Lan Qi couldn't speak anymore. Sure enough, Xuan Ye couldn't help but tell her about the prince's affairs. But now she must correct her position and must not interfere in the prince's affairs. Otherwise, how could the Hesheli family let her go?
, the Mingzhu Mansion must be clapping and ready to watch the show. Like today, when everyone is waiting for the day when the emperor will be furious, it is eye-catching enough for the emperor to find her.
"Being so docile and obedient in front of me, but being cruel and cruel when you turn your back on others, makes my heart go cold. How can I teach you this?" Xuan Ye was really angry. Lan Qi also looked bad when she saw him.
He gently stroked his back and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. How can you heal your body when you are so angry? The Crown Prince is still young..."
"Still young? He is already sixteen years old!"
"You can't just be sulky. Why don't you get angry at the prince?" Lan Qi was also impulsive and said it bluntly, "If the eldest brother makes a small mistake, you will beat and scold him without caring about him.
Face, who doesn’t know that the eldest brother was raised by you, but what about the prince? Has the prince never made a mistake? Doesn’t the emperor think that you treat the children differently? What’s wrong with the prince? The prince is not you
child?”
After saying these words, Lan Qi knelt on the ground. Xuan Ye was anxious and so was she. She really regretted why she had said these words. She bowed her head and apologized: "I made a mistake."