When her son finally told her about Prince Yu, Lan Qi breathed a sigh of relief and was more patient than ever before. She pulled her son to sit down and said, "Yin Zhen, please speak slowly. E Niang listens."
Brother Si looked at his mother strangely and suddenly smiled: "Why are you so nervous, Mom?"
Lan Qi was stunned, touched her cheek, and saw her son smiling slyly. Knowing that he did it on purpose, she felt ashamed and angry, so she reached out and slapped him: "You only bully me."
Brother Si was not in a bad mood, so he took his mother's hand and said, "My mother looks best when she is angry."
Mother and son were not serious. Although Lan Qi was happy, she had something important to do at the moment, so she calmed down and asked: "Why are you asking auntie?"
Yinzhen said: "Mother, if something happens to me in the future, if Yu Xi comes to you and makes a fuss, you must kick her out. Don't let her in at the gate of the Forbidden City. She is not allowed to lose face."
"You mean?" Lan Qi was stunned. She guessed that her son felt sorry for his uncle and was worried that he would not understand his father's actions. Why did this matter go around Yuxi? What does it have to do with Yuxi?
Yinzhen ate half a piece of gold-threaded jujube cake, and said with the sweet smell of jujube in his mouth: "On that day, my uncle said nothing outside Chaoyang Gate and accepted the punishment generously and calmly. But when he turned around, my aunt came to the imperial grandmother and cried. It was really embarrassing.
My uncle is in disgrace. He is so heroic. My aunt should stand strong behind him." He stuffed down the whole jujube cake and said incoherently, "Yuxi will follow me in the future, and I will tell him that no matter what time,
She wants to stay by my side, she doesn’t have to worry about my affairs, she doesn’t have to step in, she just needs to wait for me at home.”
Lan Qi raised her chin and looked at her son. She believed in the inheritance of blood. The little guy in front of her was just like her father. He could talk sweet words without eating jujube paste. He could coax people even more with some honey and some jujubes.
If she makes others dizzy, she will be doomed. Look at this situation, her daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law must be the same person. In the future, she should take more care and care for her daughter-in-law. Otherwise, it would be strange just to see her acting stupidly and being coaxed into a dizzy state by her husband.
What a pity.
Seeing that his mother was silent, Yinzhen swallowed the food in his mouth and asked, "Why doesn't E Niang speak?"
Lan Qi asked seriously: "What do you think of Huang Ama's punishment of uncle? I've been worried that you will be unhappy these days. I want to ask but don't dare to ask. Do you two brothers have any opinions?"
The fourth elder brother said: "The Taifu told the second brother that this is the spirit of an emperor, and the prince will be like this in the future. There is no family affection in government affairs, only the country, the country, the country and victory or defeat."
Lan Qi frowned slightly: "You heard those words, so you think so too?"
Yinzhen shook his head: "Before hearing these words, this is what I thought. My father is not a heartless person, Galdan did run away, and Huang Ama did not wrong my uncle."
Lan Qi was a little surprised, and her son continued: "I am also sad for my uncle, but the government and the country are more important than anything else. Think about it, if Galdan is wiped out this time, the court will have peace of mind for decades, but...
Erdan ran away. He was so ambitious that he would definitely do it again in a few years. The court had to prepare for war at any time, and the expenditure on military supplies was the blood and sweat of the common people. But originally, all this could have been avoided. It was indeed my uncle's negligence."
"You think so?" Lan Qi asked blankly. How could her son have such a mind? He always felt uncomfortable over small things. She had enlightened him a lot over the past year, but
On this matter, he was so rational and cold-blooded. He had already made up his own mind, and he was not ambiguous at all about right and wrong.
Yinzhen asked back: "Eniang, do you think I am wrong to think this way?"
"It's not wrong, I'm just a bit surprised." Lan Qi smiled to hide her true emotions. She couldn't say she was unhappy, but there was no reason, and there was really nothing to be happy about. Maybe her son's sudden growth caught her off guard, but she should
She understands that her son will leave one day. She can no longer interfere with her son's thoughts across the high-walled imperial city. It will be a matter of time.
Yinzhen added: "But my aunt is a female generation after all, and there are always things that she can't take care of. It would be good if E Niang has the opportunity to enlighten her and comfort her."
Seeing that her son was serious, Lan Qi scolded: "What's wrong with women?" Of course it was a joke, so she changed the subject. She didn't want to continue this topic with her son. If she talked too much, she would just talk about government affairs. She originally
The idea of enlightening my son on this matter is a bit overstepping the bottom line. I can't explain the above matter, so I have to be sensible.
Later, Lan Qi only mentioned a few words to Huan Chun, and Huan Chun persuaded her with a smile: "By this time next year, the fourth elder brother will probably have a family, so the queen can relax and let the fourth elder brother grow up on his own."
Lan Qi smiled: "It's so easy to let go. The child is a debt owed in the previous life."
After that, the weather became colder and colder. There were violent snowstorms for three to five consecutive days in November, and the Forbidden City was dark day and night. When news came from outside the Xueji Tianqing Palace, nearby towns were affected by snow disasters, and the emperor was busy allocating funds for disaster relief.
Instead of touching the ground, he took people to personally inspect the disaster situation outside Beijing at the end of the month.
Snowstorms in winter are bound to bring floods in summer. Now, while the imperial court is urging post-disaster relief, it is also preparing for floods after spring comes. Although the emperor went out this time, he was only near the capital, and he was not in the palace for three or four days. The result was:
Being infected with the wind and cold outside, the Holy Emperor went directly to Changchun Garden to recuperate, and sent people to the palace to take Concubine De into care. He stayed in Changchun Garden until the twelfth lunar month before returning to the palace.
The people in the palace couldn't see or guess what the emperor and concubine were doing in the garden, but seeing the emperor in high spirits and the concubine's face beaming with joy when she returned to the palace was enough to make them jealous. What the women lamented was,
It turns out that there is still someone in the emperor's heart. No matter how young and fresh he is, he can't compare to her.
Lan Qi knew that she had offended the public and attracted the attention of the Sixth Palace, but she was no longer the little Changzai she used to be. She didn't need to care about the gossip, let alone look at people's faces. After returning to the palace, everything remained as usual, as if nothing had happened.
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Let's talk about the days when she was not in the palace. It was Duan Bin and Bu Guiren who took care of the children for her in Yonghe Palace. When she came back, Bu Guiren blamed her unceremoniously: "You are having fun in the garden, Sister Duan and I."
But I'm exhausted. Several little things are looking for their mothers. The first two days were fine. But then I never saw you come back. They were crying one by one. We couldn't coax them well, and we were afraid that if something happened to the children, they would be raped by the Queen Mother.
Blame, you are not a human being inside and outside."
Lan Qi naturally coaxed the sisters and thanked them for their hard work. When the sisters sat down and chatted, she said: "Thank you for coming back. If you stay for a few more days, I'm afraid that the little Chang in Qixiang Palace will be there."
I'm going to be tortured to death. This concubine, I really don't know what to say about her. Why is her eyelids so shallow?"
Lan Qi listened to Duan Concubine and Sister Bu's nagging, and then realized that Wang Changzai had been bullied by Concubine Duan and Sister Bu these days when she was not in the palace. He was even punished by Concubine Xi to kneel outside the gate of Qixiang Palace. He knelt down stiffly in the cold weather.
On the floor tiles, it is said that it was Concubine Hui who came forward in the end and asked Xi Concubine to take it easy and not kill anyone, thus saving Wang Changzai's life.
Lan Qi found it incredible: "Aren't you afraid that Wang Chang will complain to the emperor?"
Duan Concubine smiled: "She probably thought that the emperor only called you to serve on the sick, and the king often bullied her when he fell out of favor. That's why she said she was short-sighted. After a few days, the emperor thought about Wang again.
It's enough for her."
Bu Guiren said: "On the contrary, the emperor is curious, since he likes Wang, why did he send her to Qixiang Palace? How often has there been peace there?"
Sure enough, everyone was surprised by the emperor's decision, but no one would be "kind" to help the Wang family. After the sisters dispersed, Lan Qi and Huan Chun were also in tears when they talked about it. Huan Chun stayed in the palace to take care of the princess.
, did not go to Changchun Garden with her master. She knew everything about the palace. The information she learned from the palace maids and eunuchs said: "The Empress Xi concubines did not mess with Wang Chang Zai unreasonably, but she instigated the two people in the backyard to agree to marry Wang Chang Zai.
When she couldn't get through, she always dug a hole and waited for Wang Changzai to jump in. When she made a mistake and broke the rules, Xi Concubine would follow the rules and use the palace rules to pressure her. After all, she was from Qixiang Palace, and Xi Concubine could do whatever she wanted.
, Wang Chang cannot resist at all."
Lan Qi smiled bitterly: "She is smart. She follows the rules. Wang Changzai doesn't even have the confidence to file a complaint. But why is Wang so stupid? She doesn't know how to protect herself, so she is not afraid of being tortured to death?"
Huan Chun said helplessly: "Wang Changzai's natal family is far away in the south of the Yangtze River. Even Mr. Cao and Mr. Li, who are related by relatives, all work in Jiangnan with their families. There are no relatives in the capital, let alone the palace. Master, then
I am being held in the palm of the hand by the Empress Dowager, who can compare with you? Isn’t Empress Xi just bullying Wang Changzai who has no one to rely on?"
Lan Qi felt tired: "We are all the same people, why bother forcing each other."
Huan Chun said: "In the past, those people still bullied Noble Jue Chan. Now everyone knows that Noble Jue Chan is on good terms with you. Do you think who dares to lay a finger on her? Even if Zhang agrees, Concubine Yi can be relied upon to some extent. Others
Regardless of whether I have made enemies with you or not, for the sake of Concubine Yi, I don’t dare to bully her. This king is always here, but there is nothing to rely on. Once the emperor leaves her alone, she will be a lamb to be slaughtered.
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Lan Qi sighed: "I don't think so. I'll let her rely on me. I don't have such a good heart."
Huan Chun smiled and said: "I also know that the empress is not so kind."
"You are getting more and more presumptuous." Lan Qi scolded, urging her to prepare a fragrant bath to relieve her fatigue. She was really not as beautiful as the palace people thought in Changchun Garden. She was naturally tender and charming, but in the first few days
People who are sick often torment her, and the most difficult person to serve is the master.
Everything was ready, Huan Chun waited for his master to change clothes and go into the bath. He saw red marks on Lan Qi's neck and some marks on her waist and legs. Lan Qi seemed to have forgotten about it. When she was immersed in the fragrant water, she suddenly remembered and saw Huan Chun's lower body.
He lowered his eyebrows and pursed his lips to hold back laughter. He took a handful of hot water and threw it on her, saying urgently: "Why are you laughing? Don't laugh."