The chin was gently pinched, and Xuan Ye's fingers slowly rubbed her skin. His expression did not change at all. Under the strong momentum, Lan Qi was so suppressed that she could not say a word.
But Xuan Ye asked again: "Why don't you say anything? I ask you, what is that road and can you walk it yourself?"
"I don't know..."
"have no idea?"
Lan Qi trembled all over due to the stern questioning, and her chin was pinched harder. Although it didn't hurt, it made her feel uncomfortable all over, and she felt a bit humiliated inexplicably. With a heat in her head, she actually said: "Then
I can walk on this road, but I can’t walk on it.”
Xuan Ye's aura gradually subsided. Following these words, he let go of his hand. Lan Qi quickly lowered his head and reached out to touch his chin without saying a word.
"Does it hurt you?" Xuan Ye asked.
"No."
"Let me have a look." Xuan Ye stretched out his hand, but the person in front of him was obviously trembling all over, and even moved back involuntarily. As if he didn't want him to touch her, he simply stepped back and looked at Lan Qi.
Said, "I am angry now. You have done something wrong, so you still have the right to cause trouble?"
Lan Qi looked away from him. She didn't know whether it was the more than ten years of friendship that made her feel confident, or whether she felt that she was not wrong and didn't want to be subdued. She ignored Xuan Ye's words, or maybe it was the restraint just now that made her fearful and afraid of herself.
The more you say, the more mistakes you make.
But Xuan Ye said slowly: "If Tong Bi could say those words to me, she might turn around and say it to someone else. It's not that I don't believe her, but that I don't have the courage to believe anyone. What I'm worried about is
Even if Tong Bin's mental capacity is not strong enough to be afraid of your kindness being taken advantage of, I don't want you to suffer any harm. When I was canonizing the queen last year, I heard what Concubine Yi said about you in Chengqian Palace, and I realized how harmful rumors can be.
No matter how old you are, you have endured it silently for so many years, and I have not taken it seriously for so many years, but I just said a word that day, and I couldn't bear it anymore."
Lan Qi finally raised her head. She was a little confused about what the emperor meant. She felt that Xuan Ye was questioning her arrogance, but it didn't seem to be the case at all.
Xuan Ye continued: "I understand what road that is, and so do you. I ask you, when you said it, it was almost unintentional, but when you look back, are you a little bit nervous, worried about what you said?
What shouldn’t have been said?”
Although she was not convinced, Lan Qi was indeed right. She nodded her head and lowered her eyes in shame. Xuan Ye came closer. The robe was in front of her eyes. The voice came from her head, much gentler than the first one:
"Misfortune comes from the mouth. How do you write it?"
Lan Qi whispered: "I can write."
"What about honest mistakes?"
"Yes, yes."
Xuan Ye sighed: "What's the use? No matter what happens in the future, you will still make the same mistake. You are smart and know how to hide your wisdom, but you are also stupid and always reveal your kindness inadvertently."
Wisdom. I say, those concubines who are left behind and cannot be taken care of should be left to you to take care of. You just want you to give them a bite of food and stabilize their lives. But what path do they want to take, what future do they seek, and what does it have to do with you?
?”
Lan Qi suddenly raised her head and said, "But sister Tong Bi..."
"Shut up!" Xuan Ye scolded, Lan Qi puffed out her cheeks, her eyes were full of eyes, and she didn't know whether it was fear or shame, so she really stopped talking.
But Xuan Ye was not angry, as if he was deliberately trying to scare her, and he also knew that he could not, to put it bluntly, frighten this person who seemed smart and strong, but in fact he still had that little Chang Zai mind in his bones.
"Stop preaching to others casually, stop trying to bring anyone back to the right path, don't say there are so many people in the world that you can't control, and you just want to take care of a few in front of you. Tell me,
The people in front of you are changing year by year and increasing year by year. How long will you take care of it?" Xuan Ye said seriously, "How capable and great you are to act as someone else's.
Savior?"
Lan Qi pursed her lips and couldn't say a word, but Xuan Ye's tone and demeanor really didn't prove that he was angry at all. Instead, it was full of worries about himself.
"Did you hear that?" Xuan Ye asked sharply, his voice a little louder, fearing that people outside could also hear it. Lan Qi quickly knelt down to be as tall as him, pulled him and said, "I know, I know, Your Majesty.
Please keep your voice down, everyone can hear it outside, my child, the children have grown up, please save some face for me."
But after saying this, she was slapped hard on the buttocks. She was frightened and in pain, and her face turned red. She wanted to shrink back to avoid being afraid of being beaten again, but she was pulled to her side and tightened. Xuan Ye didn't
He was half joking, but said seriously: "Remember the pain, remember my words, and there won't be another time. I'm not joking with you."
Lan Qi was completely subdued, and nodded in agreement while trembling in her heart. Then she lay on his shoulder and was gently caressed on the back. Xuan Ye's voice became much gentler: "Next time Lan Ying comes to the palace, my brother-in-law has something to teach her.
How could such a smart person become as stupid as her sister? A small incident made the whole city known. You two sisters are really not afraid of embarrassment. I always thought Aling'a was cunning, but I didn't expect him to be so henpecked and dignified.
Big man, what’s your future?”
Lan Qi was silent, and Xuan Ye continued: "This imperial expedition exposed many hidden dangers in the royal family. I really want to deal with them one by one. It will inevitably involve many favors. When the time comes, your
Yonghe Palace will also be lively. I don’t want to teach you how to do it then. I have said everything I need to say today. If you do something stupid again with good intentions, I won’t spare you."
Lan Qi whimpered: "Then I ignore them and don't interact with them."
Xuan Ye said, "How can you ignore it? How many people in the harem are there who can represent me and face these worldly affairs on behalf of me?" He loosened his arms, pointed to the few books on the table, and said slowly:
"It will be burned in a while. I will pretend that nothing happened. I will not pursue them and punish them. Although they were coerced by others to do such provocative things, if you must say it, I am quite happy. That position
…”
"Your Majesty." Lan Qi panicked and stopped Xuan Ye from continuing. Xuan Ye glanced at her, rubbed his cheek and said, "Are you smart again now?" After a pause, he said solemnly, "No matter where you go.
What happens next? There will be no one else in that position, and I can’t give her a higher honor. But you are the most noble person in the Sixth House from now on. What did you mean by joking about "noble" that day?
, do you understand now?”
He took Lan Qi's hand and covered his heart: "Here is the answer."
Lan Qi's heart finally settled down, and she still had the desire to act coquettishly and playfully. She asked with a smile, "Does that mean that my concubines no longer have to serve the emperor?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she was thrown down hard and fell onto the thick and soft mattress on the kang. Her strong and strong body pressed down until she couldn't move. The ambiguous tone bit her ear and asked with a bit of cruelty.
: "What are you serving? What are you not serving?"
An interrogation that frightened Lan Qi ended up in a passionate affair. Xuan Ye fought for ten days, was sick for ten days, and recuperated for ten days. He didn't get close to anyone for dozens of days before and after. How can he regain his strong body?
It was so fierce that Lan Qi almost felt like she was melting under his body.
But later, while recalling the tenderness, she would still be frightened by those words beforehand. In fact, she was still a little confused. She felt that she did not understand what Xuan Ye was thinking, or in other words, she always felt that even if Xuan Ye was devoted to her,
But looking at Xuan Ye, after all, there is still a layer of scruples about "he is the emperor". Could it be that the relationship between them makes Xuan Ye more unreserved?
At that time, Huan Chun brought some decoction and asked Lan Qi if she wanted to drink it. It was the mildest contraceptive medicine prepared by the imperial hospital. However, the imperial doctor said that drinking it beforehand would be more effective, as the uterus is congested and it would be inappropriate to conceive. Drink it afterward.
If the pregnancy has already occurred, the medicine may not be effective even if it is taken off.
"That's all, I'll accept my fate if I get it. It's a gift from God." Lan Qi didn't ask for any more medicine today and sighed, "Just be more careful in the future."
On this side, Lan Qi refused the decoction. In Qianqing Palace, Eunuch Liang had already asked someone to find out how risky it would be to give Ping Guiren medicine to have an abortion now. As expected, many people were asked and they all disapproved of abortion for pregnant women who were four or five months old.
Now that the drug is being forcibly administered, it is very likely that Mr. Ping will be followed along with him.
Although the emperor didn't seem to care much about Ping Guiren's life, Ping Guiren was indeed not worthy of death. Eunuch Liang tried to figure out the emperor's intention and said: "Long live my lord, you see, it is your bloodline, let Ping Gui be born."
In the past, the Empress Dowager always taught Xuan Ye not to do anything that would harm his heirs, and it was not good for him to even give birth control to his concubines. Now he has a life, and remembering the Empress Dowager's voice and smile, Xuan Ye really
I couldn't help it. What I told Eunuch Liang that day that I didn't want the child was true, but if I really asked him to kill his own bloodline, he still couldn't do it.
With no choice at this point, Xuan Ye could only say: "Let her live first, and we will talk about the future later."
In the blink of an eye, it was the Double Ninth Festival in September. All the concubines in the palace and the female relatives outside the palace gathered in Ningshou Palace to congratulate the Queen Mother. Because the anniversary of Queen Xiaoyi had passed and the army had won the battle, it was too late to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the Double Ninth Festival was celebrated grandly.
After talking for a while, the Emperor Bo and the Queen Mother were happy to fulfill their filial piety, but also wanted to ease the atmosphere in the court. But I don’t know whether Ping Gui’s life was bad, or Xuan Ye’s resentment was too strong, but at the banquet that day, Ping Gui
Jian Hong was sent back.
The imperial doctors immediately treated her and the fetus was saved. They only said that it was a common redness during pregnancy and that it would be fine as long as she rested. However, they turned their backs on Ping Guiren, and the imperial doctors told the emperor the truth: "Ping Guiren's pregnancy is not going well, sir.
It is recommended that Pinggui induce labor as soon as possible and abort the fetus, otherwise the dangers faced by Concubine De will also happen to Pinggui after the pregnancy reaches full term."