"Eniang, can you please not tell the emperor about what I told you?" Yinzhen frowned slightly and begged his mother, "Eniang, can you please ask the emperor for me and let me go back to the study to study?
, Yuqing Palace is not suitable for me after all, it is my second brother’s place.”
"Eniang can't promise you that you will never tell Ama Huang. The things we have to consider are far above yours." Lan Qi said seriously, "I don't want to lie to you and say I won't tell Ama, but then turn around and still tell him everything. How about
Let's discuss it now, whether you will tell me or not, and after hearing this, I will tell you clearly whether you will tell Huang Ama or not."
Yinzhen was a little disappointed, but his mother was sincere and did not force him like a child. However, when it came to this discussion, he felt really unsure, his eyes were full of entanglements, and he could not give Lan Qi an answer for the moment.
Lan Qi touched his head and said: "Brothers are not going to school when they are sick. The reason is to let the imperial doctor see it and report it to you, Emperor Ama. If you don't let the imperial doctor Xuan know, everyone will find it strange. What happened today, E Niang will do for you first."
You are considerate and will not do this next time. And you think about it for a long time, and when you have figured it out, tell me why you don't want to go to Yuqing Palace."
"Yes." Fourth Brother agreed weakly.
Lan Qi summoned Huan Chun and Qing Lian and asked them to announce themselves as the imperial physician. She also spoke to the imperial physician privately and found an excuse to report it. It was rare for the fourth elder brother to hide in the Chengqian Palace for half a day, and the mother and son were separated by two palaces.
They were all worried, but Lan Qi remained calm and calm in front of her son, only showing worry when she was alone in the room. From time to time, she would ask Huan Chun to ask how Brother Si was doing, always hoping that her son would come to her and tell her what happened.
However, there was no movement in the Chengqian Palace all day long. It was not until evening that the younger brothers got off school to visit the sick fourth elder brother. Lan Qi was afraid that her son would show his weakness and be embarrassed in front of his brothers, so she took the initiative to help him deal with it.
After the brothers dispersed, after much thought, they decided not to disturb Yinzhen, and asked Qinglian to take good care of her fourth brother before leaving.
But not long after the group of people walked out of Chengqian Palace, Xiao Hezi ran out from behind and said anxiously: "Empress De Fei, Fourth Brother, please go back and sit down."
Lan Qi felt relieved and turned around to go inside. She saw her son already waiting by the door, with an embarrassed look of guilt on her face. Lan Qi took his hand and said, "Look, because you lied about being sick, my brothers took it seriously."
Yes, I lied for you this morning. I had to lie in front of my brothers again just now. If your Majesty Ama asks you later, I may lie again. A small lie will snowball and get bigger and bigger.
, in the end, it will either melt when exposed to the sun, which is still a good result, or it will crush the person who made the snowball."
"What E Niang said is true, I will remember it well." Fourth Brother followed Lan Qi all the way back to his house. When he closed the door and there was no one else around, Lan Qi said again, "Have you thought about it? E Niang can't promise that I won't treat you wrong.
Ma said."
The fourth elder brother nodded solemnly, helped his mother to sit down, and stood with his hands behind his back and said: "Although the Yuqing Palace is spacious, Fujin and she live in it after all. I know all about human relations and etiquette, and I can't get too close to the emperor's sister-in-law, so
I have always been cautious about my words and deeds, but I still encounter many embarrassing things."
"Something embarrassing?" Lan Qi silently speculated on what might happen.
"Eniang, the second brother... likes women." The fourth elder brother said, his face slightly red, "He will be intimate with some palace maids. The people in Yuqing Palace seem to be used to it, but Erchen can't watch it.
I am used to it. Occasionally, I even bumped into Fujin. Everyone was very embarrassed. Occasionally they would have some small quarrels. In short, there was too much right and wrong outside the classroom. And yesterday, Erchen heard that several people had been raped.
The concubines whom I took over were saying that the prince's brother gave them medicine to prevent them from getting pregnant. After hearing these words, I felt really uncomfortable. Mom, you can indeed learn a lot in Yuqing Palace, but outside of the classroom
Things are really troublesome, and I often can't concentrate on my studies now. My second brother is very different from others, and I'm getting more and more irritable."
Xuan Ye had told her what her son had said. She was worried about whether the fourth elder brother would have influence in Yuqing Palace. She thought that the prince would be more restrained in front of his brothers, but it seemed that the prince had not changed at all. She didn't understand.
Why didn't Xuan Ye restrain the prince's behavior behind closed doors? The relationship between the emperor and the prince was becoming more and more distorted after all.
"About this matter, I can't find a better reason to persuade your Majesty to let you leave Yuqing Palace. If you want to leave, you must tell your Majesty." Lan Qi replied sternly, "I don't want you to leave Yuqing Palace."
Your son is wronged. If you don't want to be in Yuqing Palace, E Niang will try his best to be considerate for you, but we can't lie. A gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain always has relatives. Face anything with magnanimity and a clear conscience, so that you can truly stand up.
On high places."
Yinzhen nodded in agreement, but said worriedly: "If Emperor Amar knew, the second brother would definitely be blamed and punished. He is already very depressed."
"But he is the prince, he should be more sensible than you." Lan Qi pulled Yinzhen and sat next to him, analyzing it carefully with him, "If this matter ends with you leaving Yuqing Palace, it will not harm anyone.
Well, I have to say those words to your Ama, and your Ama will blame the prince, and you leave again, then everyone will think that you are the one who instigated the relationship. No matter what others think, you and the
The brotherhood of the second brother will be hurt."
"I understand, so..."
"It's not what you think. There are only two outcomes in this matter. You leave E Niang and tell Huang Ama, or you don't leave and E Niang doesn't say anything." Lan Qi interrupted her son's words and said slightly forcefully,
"It's your choice."
Yinzhen looked at his mother in confusion, pursed his lips and didn't know what to do. Lan Qi guided him: "The knowledge in Yuqing Palace is more rigorous and profound than in the study. This is what you once told E Niang."
"Yes, there are often Western objects in the Yuqing Palace. Whatever new things Huang Ama gets, he will show them to the second brother. I have opened up a lot of horizons." Yinzhen responded, and the eyes in his eyes began to waver.
"You went to Yuqing Palace to study and learn. The prince's personal affairs have nothing to do with you. Even if they make a mess, they have nothing to do with you." Lan Qi said earnestly, "In the next few decades of your life, you will still have nothing to do with it.
There are more things that need to be endured, and often you can't do anything. The only thing you can do is wait and endure. In comparison, the troubles in Yuqing Palace are nothing. If you can't make a choice, well
Mom chooses for you. Before you get married next year, you still have one year to study in Yuqing Palace. After you get married, it is really no longer suitable to go in and out of Yuqing Palace. There is Fu Jin there, and you are considered an adult. Between uncle and sister-in-law,
You must strictly abide by the human ethics and etiquette. By then, E Niang will be able to find a way to let you leave. After that, you will start to come into contact with government affairs, and you will really grow. I believe that by then, you will find that you are now
These worries are not worth mentioning."
Fourth elder brother smiled bitterly: "Second elder brother often says that ministers are very cunning."
Lan Qi smiled and said: "No matter how cunning the fox is, it can't escape the hands of the hunter. As long as you are strong enough, you can be fearless."
Yinzhen smiled slightly and asked his mother: "Don't you want me to leave Yuqing Palace?"
"None of what you are talking about is a big deal. They are just some indecent habits of the prince in private. You should not have to worry about it. Just ignore it." Lan Qi patted the back of her son's hand and said, "On the contrary,
I hope you can be patient for a little bit. This is not a grievance, but I want you to understand what it means to be patient. You grew up under the wings of Empress Huang, and everything goes smoothly and you never have troubles. But in the future life, even if you
While the Queen is still there, there will be many helpless situations that you have to face by yourself."
Yinzhen's confused eyes gradually became clear, but he still seemed unable to make up his mind. Suddenly another idea came to his mind and he said to his mother seriously: "Can you please promise me one more thing?"
"Why are there so many requests today? Tell me first. Where did you get this bad habit of always asking people to agree to you first before you open your mouth?" Lan Qi was deliberately impatient, but her son smiled and got tired of it. Looking at that posture,
It doesn't seem to be a big deal.
"Mother, Yuxi has not been in the palace all these years. She doesn't know what's going on in the palace. She doesn't know how powerful the aunts, aunts, and sister-in-laws in the royal family are. After I get married to her, I can justifiably stay in the palace.
Are you pregnant? Mother, please teach Yu Xi, she has such a quiet temperament, I'm afraid she will be bullied."
Lan Qi thought to herself that in the future, when Yinzhen fell in love with Fujin or fell in love with another woman, she would tell her daughter-in-law what she said today to appease her daughter-in-law's jealous heart, but she felt that she had too many things to do.
Why should she interfere in the children's affairs, but because they are both women, they have no choice but to face their husband's three wives and four concubines. Lan Qi couldn't help but feel sorry for Yu Xi at this moment.
"Eniang?" Yinzhen pushed his mother, "Eniang, don't you agree?"
Lan Qi said sourly: "E Niang promises you that she will help you teach Yu Xi well and prevent her from being bullied."
Yinzhen smiled and said seriously to his mother: "It's really an important matter. You don't know, E Niang, that my second brother's side Fujin is very powerful. You must not have noticed, right? There are really many people in Yuqing Palace."
There are a lot of things that outsiders don’t know.”
"Then have you decided?" Lan Qi asked.
"Yes, I must learn to be patient." Yinzhen nodded, "In addition to restraining the light, I must also learn to endure the things that I can't bear. Don't worry, E Niang, I will learn more knowledge in Yuqing Palace in the last year.
"
Lan Qi was overjoyed and said something else to Yinzhen, telling him to rest early before leaving Chengqian Palace. But in Yonghe Palace, people from the Internal Affairs Office had been waiting for her for a long time, wanting to report the preparations for winter in the palace.
With no free time, she had to brace herself to deal with it.
When looking through the accounts, Lan Qi felt that one of the details was a bit strange, and asked: "Why are all Wang Changzai's expenses of noble rank? I didn't hear that the emperor had this will, and you made it on your own?"