"It has nothing to do with me, but she has something to do with the emperor." Lan Qi shook her head and put aside her timid heart and said, "What if she is forced to death by the concubines, or one day she can't think about it and commits suicide? She has to do it.
Someone goes and says these things to the emperor, and gives him a step down."
Huan Chun said, "Wang Changzai has been moving to Qixiang Palace for a while. During those few days when you and Lord Long Live were in the garden, did you notice anything was wrong with the Emperor?"
"There's nothing wrong." Lan Qi tried hard to recall, but she only remembered the tenderness and charm in the garden. Xuan Ye was ill for a few days, and after he recovered, he coaxed himself to visit various places, play and relax, and there was no government or harem.
The trivial matters are just the two of them.
"He doesn't want me to know something." Lan Qi smiled bitterly, "Or maybe I am just new to Wang, but no matter how much I don't like her, I can't push her to a dead end. Sister Rong tried hard to persuade Xi Concubine not to let her go.
What will be the result of bullying the Wang family?"
Huan Chun worriedly persuaded: "I still hope that the master will think twice. If I don't want you to know anything about this matter, I will certainly not want you to interfere. Concubine Rong never meddles in other people's affairs. She has always been able to treat the emperor as a guest. You
It should be more thoughtful."
Lan Qi shook her head: "Huan Chun, you don't understand. It's not a good thing to treat each other as guests, and I don't want to challenge the emperor's patience and affection. I am not just her woman, I am the concubine in this palace. The responsibilities of concubines are not only
It’s to serve him. Don’t worry, I will be measured and won’t anger him rashly, and I’m not stupid either.”
After all, Huan Chun was worried, but Lan Qi had her own ideas. On the one hand, people would keep an eye on Qixiang Palace to prevent Xi Concubine from driving Wang Changzai to death. Concubine Rong also realized that there was something abnormal in Qixiang Palace.
Taking the initiative to discuss with Lan Qi, Concubine Rong stepped forward to persuade Xi Concubine, while Lan Qi made suggestions for the emperor. They both had to understand what the emperor meant. If they really didn't care whether the Wang family lived or died, they didn't have to worry.
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But from Huan Chun's point of view, since that day when the master said he wanted to find an explanation for Wang Changzai, apart from discussing some matters with Concubine Rong, he had not done anything else. He just dealt with the daily affairs in the palace every day, or took care of them.
The child may have gone to Ningshou Palace to pay his respects, but Concubine Rong also went to Qixiang Palace, but her master seemed to have done nothing.
Now, it was Huan Chun's turn to be worried again. After enduring it for a few days, he asked Lan Qi what he was thinking. She confidently said: "Of course you have to wait for the emperor to come and ask me about this matter. He can't stand it. Of course he can't stand it."
He will come to trouble me. He is the only one who can accuse me. How can I go and ask him what's wrong? An Xin, wait a minute, Wang Chang was there and sister Rong informed Xi Concubine. Xi Concubine shouldn't be that stupid.
If someone is really killed in her Qixiang Palace, she won't get a good harvest."
Huan Chun smiled: "What if the emperor just wastes his time like this and never comes to ask you?"
Lan Qi said nonchalantly: "That's fine, she's not my woman. I want to share the trouble with him, but I can't risk myself. I know it in my heart."
As expected, she and Xuan Ye both devoured each other thoroughly. Not counting such things, if they had yelled at each other when something unpleasant happened before, it would usually be a matter of who could endure it, but most of them were
Xuan Ye was the first to lose control. Although Lan Qi was eaten to death by him, he couldn't bear to do such exhausting things. Apart from unspeakable military and national affairs, he couldn't hide anything from her in his heart.
Any unhappiness and grudges must be resolved immediately in order to feel at ease.
So after the two did not see each other for several days across the Yonghe Palace and the Qianqing Palace because of this matter, Xuan Ye finally couldn't help it anymore.
On this day, the Qintian Supervisor calculated the sealing date accurately. This year, it was a little later, and the seal was not sealed until the 26th of the twelfth lunar month. Although everyone knows that the Qintian Supervisor calculates the auspicious time every year, most people still decide whether the time will be early or late based on what the emperor is busy with. I was ill for a while last month, and I was destined not to have a few extra days of leisure in the twelfth lunar month.
After the date was set, the eunuchs and maids informed each palace respectively that the concubines were looking forward to the emperor getting closer to them. But for a few days this year, they all knew that there was no hope. As soon as the days of the imperial eunuch came out, the emperor Going to Yonghe Palace, I don’t know what to whisper to Concubine De.
Let's say that when Xuan Ye arrived at Yonghe Palace, he encountered a heavy snowfall. He was just walking from the door into the inner hall, and he was already covered in snow. Standing in front of the door, Lan Qi took off his cloak with her own hands and shook it off. The cold air in the room still felt inappropriate, so he pulled her into the room and changed into warm clothes. Xuan Ye was at her mercy and couldn't help but laugh: "You treat me more and more like your son?"
Lan Qi scolded: "Your Majesty, you are not afraid of being embarrassed when you say this? Don't talk about it in the future and make others laugh."
"This is what is said in the house, who can hear it?" Xuan Ye disdainfully turned around and called Mr. Liang, but saw Eunuch Liang holding a bag quickly. Xuan Ye took it and threw it into Lan Qi's arms, and said casually, "New Year's Eve" Use the new year's money and don't waste it."
Lan Qi opened the bag and took a look. It was full of silver ingots. Her eyes were shining as she took out a few ingots and looked at them again. She calculated and weighed them secretly. She estimated that there were less words in the bag. Three hundred taels of silver was almost enough for her annual salary.
"You asked Mr. Liang to ask me for a hundred taels of silver before he would tell me why Laba gave rewards to each palace. Now I have sent twice as much silver. Can you give me a few more words?" Xuan Ye said. He was smiling, but a serious aura gradually gathered in his eyes. Lan Qi could detect every change in his body. She calmed down and carefully pushed the money bag in front of Xuan Ye and said, "Your Majesty, you should take back the money. Such a reward, I don’t dare to ask for it, my concubine.”
Xuan Ye asked seriously: "Then how can I coax you? Concubine De?"
Lan Qi's heart trembled, and she peeked at him timidly. The two of them were sitting on the kang a few minutes apart. She clumsily went around and crawled behind Xuan Ye, knelt behind him, held his shoulders with both hands, and kneaded them gently. He said: "Your Majesty, please rest for a while."
Xuan Ye said: "There are not many people in this world who can hold my shoulders like this behind my back."
Lan Qi immediately let go and sat down, no longer touching him. Xuan Ye turned his back and didn't move. After a while, he said, "Have you remembered what I said to you? Sometimes I don't understand why I love you so much." Or are you too sensible, and do you understand that going too far is not enough?"
"The emperor also said that it is too late. If Wang Changzai is forced to die, what will the emperor do?" Lan Qi finally said the words and breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could relax, the person in front of her had already turned around and grabbed her. Dragging them to her side, she glared and scolded them, "Have I ever said that I don't want you to care about their future and destiny? What does their life and death have to do with you?"
Lan Qi's heart was pounding, but the matter had come to this. If she backed down, even she would look down on herself, so she simply said boldly: "How can I care about her fate and future? I won't be sad if she dies, but if she dies, Now, Your Majesty should be worried. What I care about is your feelings, not hers."
Xuan Ye stared at her and said harshly: "But do you know what happened, so you just made your own decision?"
Lan Qi shook her head: "It's just that I don't know that makes me even more worried. If the emperor gives me a clear explanation now, it doesn't matter if the Wang family is dead, and I can let it go immediately. As for what happened, I really don't care."
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Xuan Ye said: "What if I don't tell you?"
Lan Qi was stunned, blinked and said, "Well, let's not talk about it. What else can we do?"
Xuan Ye frowned: "Am I living too comfortably? I always come to you to find pleasure. I feel happy when I hear you talk back and retort a few words, or even contradict me wantonly?"
But Lan Qi lowered her eyes and said: "If the emperor really lives a comfortable life, then I, my concubine, will be comfortable. I clearly agreed to leave the harem to others to manage, but in the end, I tied my hands and feet and refused to do anything. I, my concubine,
It’s not made of sugar and snow. It can’t withstand even a little bit of wind and waves. You have followed the Empress Dowager for more than ten years in vain. In the final analysis, it’s not that the emperor doesn’t want his concubine to be involved in these things. It’s that you treat your concubine too seriously.
What's going on, I'm afraid that I, my concubine, will be unhappy."
Xuan Ye seemed to be touched, and was speechless for a moment. When he spoke again, his aura was a little weaker, and he said helplessly: "You know it very well, so why can't you just follow my wishes? I just don't want you to get involved in those troubles."
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Lan Qi said sincerely: "I also want to live a carefree life with you in the garden, but it is rare to have it. I must not forget what kind of life I live. Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand me. I am not self-righteous."
, it’s not like you have to intervene in anything, it’s just that if something goes wrong, someone has to tell you how to calm down and give you a step down. But the advice is hard to hear, so I racked my brains to do everything in the most tactful way.
You see, if you don't mention this matter, I won't say a word."
Xuan Ye was so angry that he pinched her mouth with hatred and said: "You don't say anything, but the things you do irritate me and always make me worry about whether you will do something stupid next. You obviously
You know, if you go to inquire about the news of Qixiang Palace, if you go to inquire about Wang Changzai, I will know it, and you did it on purpose."
Lan Qi lowered her head and said softly: "It will still be like this next time. Your Majesty sees me jumping up and down and busy, so you can calmly think about the rights and wrongs of things. You come here to express your temper at me,
Once you are calm, you will be able to figure things out. I really don’t want to interfere with what you do, I just want you not to keep everything in your heart, and you can have a place to talk. Naturally, I would not dare to do this in my family, country, and world.
Yes, but the trivial matters in the harem are also the responsibility of the concubines."
Xuan Ye was angry: "You are self-righteous."
Lan Qi nodded in response: "A little bit."
"Can you stop talking back?"
The room immediately fell silent. Lan Qi pursed her lips and stopped talking. Xuan Ye stared at her inexplicably. It was undeniable that the two of them had just argued mindlessly for a few words. He felt much better. It was not that he had to find someone.
We were quarreling, but it seemed that only here could we stop acting like an emperor and let go of something.
When Xuan Ye spoke again, he sighed: "I was originally worried that if I told you what happened, you would think that I took you alone to the garden to deliberately take advantage of you."