Lan Qi stood up and led her son to the door. Xuan Ye came in full of summer energy and saw mother and son standing together. Thirteenth Four broke away from the wet nurse's hand and rushed over to act coquettishly. He held Thirteenth Brother in one hand and hugged him in the other.
After seeing Brother Fourteen, Little Thirteen raised his head high and said: "Huang Ama, I will protect my mother."
After hearing the meaningless words, the Amma liked them. She patted her head and praised them for being sensible, then let the wet nurse take them away. They all entered the house. Lan Qi saw the sweat on the emperor's forehead, so she let Huan
Chun sent people to fetch water and handkerchiefs. Just then he told his servants what to do, but the emperor at the table said in a dull tone: "Why are your buttons loose and your belt loose? What's your appearance?"
Lan Qi couldn't help but touch her collar. There was nothing wrong with being upright. She suddenly thought of her fourth brother. She turned around and saw her son standing in front of his father with his head bowed. He couldn't act like a spoiled brat like Thirty-Four, and in the blink of an eye he would
I was scolded for wearing clothes that were loose due to heat dissipation.
"I just ran in all hot and sweaty. I asked him to untie his clothes to dissipate heat." Lan Qi stepped forward and pulled her son to tie his belt and straighten it. She also heard Xuan Ye talking beside him, "If you don't look well, you don't know."
Respect, you are the emperor's elder brother, and you can do whatever you want with your shirt off. You cannot be so casual in front of others, even eunuchs and maids, let alone your mother in front of me? In this case, have I ever warned you?
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Lan Qi glanced at Xuan Ye and muttered: "You're going to discipline your son as soon as he enters the house?" She pushed Yinzhen out and asked him to go back to Chengqian Palace, but the father called him down and shouted to ask questions at the door.
: "Are you not convinced by what I said, just because your mother is here?"
"I don't dare, I know I'm wrong." Even so, Yinzhen was really unconvinced. Immediately, he was slapped on the forehead by his father. His father said, "If you are really unconvinced, just do it."
Better, do better, and you won't hang your head in front of me."
The fourth elder brother raised his head slightly and looked at A Ma, but he did not find the terrifying anger on his face. Instead, he felt more friendly. Xuan Ye himself also smiled slightly and said a little gentler: "Hurry up.
When you grow up, next time there is a war, if Ama doesn't fight in person, it will be all up to you. Don't always rely on your mother's favor and act like a child."
"Yes!" The young man agreed loudly without hesitation, his face wiped away the depression just now, and he said to his father with high spirits, "I wish Emperor Ama a successful victory and an early triumph."
Lan Qi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. She saw that her son had saluted Xuan Ye, but she completely forgot about her mother-in-law and ran away happily. After running out for a long time, she came back and remembered her existence.
Ye Ze laughed and scolded again: "I told you not to be impatient, you bastard."
Naturally, she would no longer ask Xuan Ye to discipline his son. Instead, she would blame Xuan Ye: "The emperor must have taught him a lesson in front of my concubine, and he will not be close to my concubine in the future."
Xuan Ye smiled and said: "In the next two years, I will only be close to my daughter-in-law. If there is anything else for you, I can just coax you to do it."
Seeing that Xuan Ye was in a good mood and speaking ambiguously, Lan Qi temporarily put aside her uneasy mood and wanted to talk to him. Sure enough, as soon as she sat down, Xuan Ye said: "I will leave the day after tomorrow. I don't know when I will return. I didn't plan to
I came to see you, because I was afraid that you would be reluctant to part with me, which would only add to your sadness."
Lan Qi tried her best to smile: "I am very kind to you. Your Majesty, you can rest assured that you will go to war and return home in triumph as soon as possible."
Xuan Ye squeezed her hand and said, "This is inevitable, but I still have something to tell you." Seeing Lan Qi nodding solemnly, he came slightly closer and couldn't help but peck her lips lightly.
Lan Qi's cheeks suddenly turned red and she still looked like she was a teenager. She couldn't help but feel warm in her heart and said softly, "You can wait for my return at home. No matter what news comes from the front, don't panic. There are always winners and losers in wars."
, but I will definitely return with victory, and my wife and children are waiting for me at home."
Although they were words of comfort and instructions to Lan Qi not to panic or fear, her heart was still high and trembling unsteadily. She thought she could show off some of the domineering and heroic spirit of a female general to make him happy, but she couldn't.
She couldn't pretend. At this time, she just leaned softly into Xuan Ye's arms and said: "I can't face thousands of troops, but I can take care of the housework for the emperor. No matter when you come back, this family will be stable."
It's comfortable and won't let you have any worries."
Xuan Ye held her in his arms, feeling and remembering this tenderness carefully, and said happily: "With you at home, I feel at ease wherever I go, but I am also greedy and hope you are by my side all the time."
Lan Qi looked up at him, stretched out her hand and gently rubbed Xuan Ye's cheek and said, "Your Majesty is going to fight, what are you thinking about my concubine? If the Empress Dowager were here, she would definitely teach you a lesson, just like you taught your son just now.
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Xuan Ye smiled and said: "You should just talk proudly." The two of them were entangled together, and what they said after that were all insignificant whispers. It seemed that there was no major event at all about the emperor's upcoming expedition. Xuan Ye did not mention other things, Lan
Qi didn't ask any questions, and the two stayed affectionately for more than an hour before the emperor finally left.
Lan Qi knew that the emperor could not be attached to the harem these days, so although she was reluctant to part with him, she sent him to the door calmly with a smile. But when Xuan Ye was about to leave, she worriedly told her: "What I said to you earlier, can you still say it?"
Remember?"
Lan Qi kept every word of tonight's words in her heart and solemnly responded: "I remember."
That night, the emperor only went to Yonghe Palace, and then to Ningshou Palace during the next day. After that, he told the harem not to show up on the second day of the Lunar New Year. On the morning of that day, the three armies gathered some troops to go out, and the mighty army shocked everyone everywhere.
In Jiucheng, the women in the harem forgot about the majestic sound that echoed through the palace for several days.
In the blink of an eye, the emperor had left Beijing for three days. Any news from the front would always be delayed for a few days before reaching the harem. Almost nothing came back in the past two days. However, because the fourth brother was studying in Yuqing Palace with the prince, he got the news faster than elsewhere.
Every day after school, Lan Qi would come to tell her mother where Amma's team had arrived. Lan Qi always had a smile on her face but was nervous in her heart. If the emperor did not return triumphantly, her heart would not be stable.
However, I thought that during this period, the concubines would be as honest as before, but something happened on the fourth day after Shengjia left. At that time, Lan Qi was chatting with the Queen Mother in Ningshou Palace, and told her piecemeal some things about Cong Yin.
According to the news heard from Zhen's mouth, the ladies went to the Buddhist hall to chant sutras and pray together. At this moment, they were chanting sutras in the Ningshou Palace Buddhist hall with Concubine Rong and Duan concubines, and Ji Xin entered quietly.
He leaned into Concubine Rong's ear and said, "My Lady, something happened in Chuxiu Palace."
Ji Xin's long-winded words made Concubine Rong frown. When she was told to retreat, the Queen Mother heard the movement and asked solemnly: "What's wrong?"
Concubine Rong said in disbelief: "Ping Guiren was a guest in Chuxiu Palace. He got into a quarrel with sister Tong Bin for some reason. He said that sister Tong Bin was pushed to the ground. She fell down and fell badly. Doctor Xuan looked at it and said
She is already three months pregnant, but fortunately the fetus is fine. I will have to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check the date, but do the math..."
The Queen Mother certainly didn't believe it, either Lan Qi or Duan Concubine nearby, but everyone knew another fact. Counting the days, she was still in the garden, and she was conceived on almost the same day as Zhang had promised. The emperor did often get pregnant at that time
Get close to a few of them.
The Queen Mother lamented: "It's a good thing, but why did it happen to Tong Bin? Haven't they turned against each other a long time ago? Tong Bin is an honest person, don't let her bully her." Then she told Lan Qi and Concubine Rong, "You guys take care of her.
Take some concubine Tong and appease Mr. Ping. Don't let her get entangled and make nonsense. It's better for her to be peaceful now."
The two were ordered to leave Ningshou Palace. Since Ping Guiren had been sent back to his courtyard, Lan Qi and Concubine Rong had to go in two places. Concubine Rong knew that Lan Qi hated Gui Ping and took the initiative to ask her to go see the pregnant woman.
Lan Qi came to Chuxiu Palace to comfort Tong Bin. Lan Qi was grateful to her sister for being considerate, but she was not humble and polite, so she went straight to Chuxiu Palace. When she entered the house, she heard that Tong Bin had locked herself in the room.
Lan Qi forced her way into Tong Bin's bedroom and left the maids outside. The room was not stuffy and hot, and large chunks of ice were melting. The cost of Chuxiu Palace was considered extravagant, but this was all the emperor's will.
There is nothing wrong with others.
"It's too cold in the house. If you're lazy like this, you'll get heatstroke after just a few steps outside. It's so hot that you should sweat more and just follow nature." Lan Qi said with a smile and sat down next to Tong Bin.
The person on the bed burst into tears as soon as she saw her. Lan Qi said distressedly, "Silly sister, why are you crying?"
"Mr. Ping, she's cheating on me, Sister De Fei. She told me clearly that if her child is not good, I won't even think about it." Tong Bin looked at Lan Qi and said, "
She came here to shamelessly humiliate her sister, saying that her sister was the shortest-lived queen in the world, and that she did not have the precious life to bear that dignity, so she died as soon as she became queen. She said a lot of unpleasant things, I think
I chased her away, but she fell down on purpose and said I pushed her."
The more Lan Qi listened, the more strange she felt. Tong Bin blamed herself: "It's all my fault. Just ignore her. She shouldn't have been allowed to enter the Chuxiu Palace. I was too weak and stupid."
"It's not that you are too weak or stupid. Since she wants to blackmail you, if you don't see her today, she will find a way to pester you tomorrow. It seems that she did it on purpose." Lan Qi's eyes were deep, and she thought of Xiao Yu in the past.
She accidentally injured Ping Guiren. Myolie was almost kicked out of her belly by Ping Guiren in order to protect her when she was being beaten. After that, Ping Guiren took on the responsibility of the little life. If Myolie made any mistake at that time, it would be counted against her.
Those kicks she kicked. In the blink of an eye, a few years later, Ping Guiren found out about this incident and entangled Tong Bin in exactly the same way. Obviously, she relied on Tong Bin to keep the fetus safe, so no one dared to touch her.
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Lan Qi thought about these things all the way and came to Little Hesheli's palace in person. She wanted to warn Little Hesheli not to have any ideas about Tong Bin anymore, but she always felt that there was something wrong with this matter.
When I saw the luxurious decoration in Ping Guiren's courtyard, I suddenly realized that Ping Guiren had to rely on Tong Bin to be responsible for the child. Could it be that she felt that someone would be unfavorable to her during the ten-month pregnancy?