"Really?" Lan Qi smiled at Concubine Hui. Concubine Hui looked at her blankly, feeling a chill on her back and fear coming out of nowhere. But when Lan Qi opened her mouth to speak again, Concubine Rong suddenly interrupted.
Said, "We shouldn't care about these things. Now the wolf-hearted beasts in the clan are waiting to see the joke. I wonder if Galdan really comes in, will they be eaten to the bone without leaving any bones? They all don't know how to gloat about their misfortune.
What."
Lan Qi's aura was a little softer, but the words she didn't say were too harsh after all. She prayed devoutly to the Buddha statue with her hands together, and then said: "The palace life is still the same as in the palace. It's fine that the wife is peaceful. Today's
Now that we have left Sister Rong’s Buddhist hall, let’s all forget about it.”
Concubine Hui had already stood up and Leng Youyou said: "I didn't say anything."
Concubine Rong felt uncomfortable and signaled her to take a step forward. Concubine Hui also managed to stay calm. When Concubine Rong asked her to go, she went down the steps. After hearing the sound of footsteps outside, Lan Qi said to Concubine Rong:
"Sister, don't blame me. I overheard what you said just now. I didn't want to hear what you said."
Concubine Rong smiled bitterly: "Walls have ears, and I'm not careful myself, but those words are fine for you to hear. It would be terrible if it were Concubine Yi."
"Concubine Yi has a simple mind. She has been praying to the emperor in front of the Buddha statue in her house every day these days. She is looking forward to the emperor's early return. It is a good thing that she left Concubine Hui." Lan Qi clasped her hands again, murmured something, and stood up to help her.
Concubine Rong, "Sister, give me a cup of tea."
The two exited the small Buddhist hall and placed a coffee table under the bright window of the inner hall. Princess Rongxian came to say hello. Lan Qi said a few words to her and then let the child leave. Concubine Rong looked at her daughter's back with melancholy in her eyes. Lan Qi
Knowing that she was reluctant to let Rong Xian marry far away in the future, Concubine Rong unexpectedly said: "Yesterday, Concubine Xi and Concubine Jing came over to talk and frightened me well, saying that if the Emperor and Galdan had a stalemate, they might choose one if they asked for peace.
The princess went to marry Galdan. Chunxi is married, but my Rongxian is not yet engaged. If the emperor really sends her to be married to a wild wolf, I will be heartbroken."
"It's nothing, sister, don't think about it." Lan Qi advised, "Although I don't understand government affairs, I also know the emperor's intention to destroy Galdan. There are always winners and losers in wars. No one knows what will happen until the last moment.
In this way, if the emperor wants to seek peace, why would he have to go on a personal expedition and create such a huge battle? Isn’t it possible that the emperor is not afraid of being laughed at?"
Concubine Rong had tears in her eyes. These words really helped her. She grabbed Lan Qi's hand and choked: "Fortunately, you are awake, Lan Qi. I'm so messed up that I can't do anything, so I just
I'm afraid that if the trouble comes to the final stage, the emperor will send his daughter away for marriage, but I only have one daughter, Rongxian..."
After talking about it, Concubine Rong couldn't stop crying. She also held on for several days. She was so scared that she didn't know what to do. Yesterday, she was frightened by Concubine Xi and Jing Concubine. She hadn't thought of this at first, but then
What the two said was true, and there was some truth to it. Concubine Rong couldn't hold it in any longer. Today she told Lan Qi what was in her heart. Her strong defense collapsed, and she became weak and helpless.
Lan Qi cried quietly with her. Even Rongxian was alarmed and ran to ask E Niang what happened. She smiled and said: "I am not the one who bullied your E Niang. When I see Huang Ama next time, I can't complain randomly."
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Rongxian has a cheerful and optimistic temperament. Although he knows that the current situation is uneasy, he still has a smile on his face all the time, which makes people like him. He doesn't know why his mother is crying at this moment. Seeing that Empress De Fei still has the heart to joke, she knows that it is nothing important.
The mother said: "Don't cry, mother. I can still coax you now. If I leave you in two years, do you still expect Yinzhi's wife to coax you?"
Concubine Rong was so angry that she beat her daughter and said, "I'll forget it if you're mad enough."
With her daughter coaxing her and Lan Qi accompanying her, Concubine Rong gradually calmed down and sent Rong Xian and Rong Xian to have a few important words alone. When she mentioned what happened in the Buddhist hall just now, Concubine Rong asked: "Are you talking to Concubine Hui?"
The smile on her face made me feel cold. I saw Concubine Hui trembling. In all these years, I have never seen her so afraid of anyone. As for the emperor, we can't see it either."
"She has something going on in her heart, let's not mention it." Lan Qi responded perfunctorily, and then said to Concubine Rong, "Someone might take advantage of the chaos to do evil. Security in the palace has been strengthened, and there are several more guards patrolling every day than before. Sisters must be taken care of.
We travel cautiously and don’t make a fool of ourselves. The princesses have grown up, so we need to take care of them even more carefully.”
Concubine Rong sighed: "It's rare for you to be calm and composed. If you are also in chaos, this harem will really fall apart. When the emperor comes back, he should give you credit."
Lan Qi smiled and said: "It's better if you live in peace. Who cares about this kind of credit?"
Let us also say that after Concubine Hui left Jingyang Palace, she walked back to Changchun Palace in despair. This time it was really not worth the loss. She believed Mingzhu's words and thought that Junggar was just a prairie tribe that was not to be feared, so she wanted to send her son out to practice. Now it is like this
, I don’t know what the situation is like for my son with Prince Yu. Mingzhu is not in the capital. She is left alone in the Forbidden City, unable to do anything.
Thinking about it again, Wu Yashi, who used to be subordinate to her, is now able to teach her a lesson. Now and then, will she be suppressed by Wu Yalanqi from now on? It's really sad.
Returning to Changchun Palace, she sat in silence for the whole afternoon, not noticing when the sun set or dusk. It was not until a palace maid came in to report that the Eighth Prince had left the study and came to pay his respects to the empress, that Concubine Hui suddenly came to her senses.
Thinking of having such an adopted son under my knees.
"Greetings to E Niang." The child walked in the door and saluted respectfully. When he stood up, Concubine Hui suddenly felt that he had grown up.
Yinxu was already ten years old. She had been studying quietly in the study for these years without making any mistakes. Concubine Hui was often rewarded by the emperor for her good homework. However, Concubine Hui was only thinking about her biological son.
I was wondering whether my daughter-in-law could give her an eldest grandson, and I had never really cared about the eighth prince, but the child had grown up unknowingly. The story of how I had gone to all the trouble to bring him was still vivid in my mind, and in the blink of an eye,
He is ten years old.
"Yinti, you must be tired." Concubine Hui calmed down and asked the child to sit next to her. She realized the possible consequences of her neglect of the eighth prince. She had clearly planned to let the eighth prince support Yinti.
, I have forgotten all these years, and now if I don’t win over the child’s heart, I don’t know what he will grow up to be. The emperor transferred the fourth elder brother to read to the prince. I don’t know what his calculations were. She should also choose a few among the princes.
As a brother, you should support your eldest brother.
The eighth prince was docile and well-behaved, and Concubine Hui agreed to whatever she said to him, which made Concubine Hui very happy. But when he returned to his room, he said to Bao Yun: "My mother is so strange today. She is so strange every other day."
You can’t talk to me that much, and you talk a lot today, and I’m getting a little impatient.”
Bao Yun said with a smile: "I'm afraid there will be more words in the future. In four or five years, the eighth prince may be leaving the palace. If Concubine Hui doesn't talk to you more now, she won't be able to talk about it in the future."
"Maybe." The Eighth Prince didn't take it seriously, but said happily, "I'm also looking forward to the day when I leave the palace. Then no one will bully you anymore. No matter who I marry as Fujin, I will let him
She is good to you."
Bao Yun smiled on her face, but she knew in her heart that she could not leave the palace with the eighth prince. She had to stay in Changchun Palace all the time. Besides, the eighth prince was so kind to her and went to the palace. To Xin Fujin, he was like a half
How could a young woman tolerate the presence of her mother-in-law? If it affects the harmony between husband and wife, it would be a sin.
Of course, these are all things for later. The outcome of the battle seven hundred miles away is uncertain at the moment. If the eighth prince is lucky, he will be able to leave the palace and open an office and build a mansion in the future. If he is not lucky, Galdan may come in or be rebelled by someone.
If you usurp the throne, everything in the future will be lost.
That night, the people from my elder brother's office came as usual to report the food and daily life of Grandma Sumala. I heard that grandma had coughed a few more times today. Lan Qi felt uneasy and the dinner was useless. She took her thirteenth elder brother with her.
I came to visit my grandma with my fourteenth brother. She was in good spirits, but her throat was a little itchy. Lan Qi called the imperial doctor to ask what was going on, and she felt relieved when she found out that it was nothing serious.
The twelfth elder brother led his two younger brothers to play elsewhere, and grandma sent someone to take care of them. She warned her a lot, which made Lan Qi laugh and say: "Mom, I'm so troublesome. I can't bear to let you take care of the children. It's too laborious."
It’s amazing.”
Mammy smiled and said: "Brother Twelve is very cute. I have put all my thoughts on Brother Twelve. Recently, I feel that life is interesting."
"What you said, the emperor will be jealous after hearing what you said." Lan Qi joked. She had already put the tobacco in her hand and handed it to her mother. "The emperor gave me this tobacco early in the morning. I'm afraid you will smoke a lot."
No, tell me to hide it and wait until the day comes when it will be delivered to you. I heard it was sent from some country in the west, but I don’t know anyway. I’ll give it a try, mama.”
Aunt Sumala smiled and said: "The imperial doctor just said that slaves are not allowed to smoke. Why are you letting slaves smoke now?"
Lan Qi had something on her mind that she couldn't say out loud, so she just said: "It's time to have fun."
Aunt Sumala only started smoking after the death of the Empress Dowager. She was not addicted but just to relieve her worries. Xuan Ye and Lan Qi did not stop her. Instead, they searched for good tobacco for her. Xuan Ye felt that her grandma was too old.
Now that they are old, they might as well go with the Imperial Grandmother at some point and let her live comfortably so that they can live up to the Imperial Grandmother's entrustment to them and the mammy's decades of hard work.
Recently, Lan Qi didn't often visit her elder brother. This was what Aunt Sumala meant, saying that she was just a slave and not worthy of the master's care. After all, Ningshou Palace still respected the Queen Mother, regardless of the Queen Mother.
No matter what he was thinking, Mammy couldn't lose her position. She also reminded Lan Qi to get closer to the Queen Mother and don't let the Queen Mother feel that she is being ignored.
Grandma took a few puffs of the cigarette and felt very comfortable. However, because Lan Qi was around, she knew that smoking was not a good thing, so she put it down after two or three puffs. She raised her eyes and saw Lan Qi thoughtfully, and asked gently: "Is your empress here?"
Do you miss the emperor?"
Lan Qi nodded with a smile and said softly: "I hope he comes back soon."
Mammy said: "The current situation is tense, are you afraid?"
"Afraid." Lan Qi seemed to be confessing in front of others for the first time, but she immediately added, "But the emperor promised me that he would definitely come back and asked me to wait for her at home."
Mammy smiled and nodded, gently beckoned Lan Qi to come closer, and whispered: "Your Majesty rewarded me for such a fine cut of tobacco, can I tell you a secret?"