Lan Qi raised her hand and touched her cheek. She was confident that her skin was plump and moist. She lowered her head and continued to eat. Xuan Ye then said to Huan Chun beside him: "I asked Prince Yu to send twenty more sea cucumbers."
, you cook it for her every day, they say it is the most beautiful thing."
Huan Chun said with a smile: "Your Majesty is still interested. The master is tired of eating bird's nest every day. He is afraid that he won't be able to look good when he stops. It is very hard to take it as medicine. This sea cucumber is fat and thick, so the slaves use different tricks to make it."
It tastes so good that I can coax the queen to eat some."
When Xuan Ye heard these words, he ignored Huan Chun's presence and lowered his head to Lan Qi's face and said, "No wonder it's always smooth and tender, but how many bird's nests can you share in your house? Have you used all your salary to eat bird's nests?"
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But Lan Qi muttered: "How much money did my son spend before and after he got married? How can he still have money to eat bird's nests, and even the charcoal for the winter will not be used."
Huan Chun hurriedly smiled at the emperor and said: "Long live my lord, you can tell the empress anything. Don't mention money. You can give the empress gold and silver, and she won't be too much."
Xuan Ye laughed, and Lan Qi glared at Huan Chun. Huan Chun also brought her pine mushroom chicken shredded soup, begging for mercy: "It's great that you smile like Long Live Lord, and the food can be digested easily."
After Huan Chun was taken away, Lan Qi blamed Xuan Ye for not giving her face and asking Eunuch Liang to pass on such a message, but Xuan Ye asked in return: "In the early years, someone asked Eunuch Li to pass on a message to me, saying that she was not too idle, but that she was full.
Yes, do you still remember?"
Of course she remembered. She was speechless for a moment and didn't dare to speak. Xuan Ye smiled: "These few people who are following you are like shadows. How many private things do you know about Huan Chun? We are across from Qianqing Palace and Yonghe Palace.
We can't meet every day, so you can send someone to tell me, but I can't tease you? How often do you think about your calculations in front of outsiders?
horizontal."
Unexpectedly, Lan Qi became proud and said: "If I can really scheme against the emperor, will anyone else in the world take it seriously?"
She said this very proudly, and while others were listening to it, Empress Dowager De was somewhat complacent, but the emperor knew best in his heart that whether Lan Qi was asking for money or wanting more care from him, she would express her wishes frankly and straightforwardly, and she had no real calculations.
He has nothing to do with himself, and it doesn't matter even if these things are plotted against him, but there are many people in the world who plot against him, plot against his throne, plot against him, plot against the power in his hands, and this majestic country. Thinking about it, I can't help but feel heartbroken and lose my appetite for a moment.
The two of them left the dining table, each put on their big cloaks and walked outside. Lan Qi's hand was squeezed warmly in his palm. They walked around Yonghe Palace several times and saw Wen Chen and Thirty-Four.
It's snowing.
It was a dark night, and the snowflakes were densely falling under the soft light of the lantern, which made people anxious. When Lan Qi saw that the original deep smile on the emperor's face disappeared, she frowned again for some reason, and said softly: "Feng
I'm in a hurry. Your Majesty, please go back to your room and rest. I know you are coming at night, so I only open the window in the evening to get some fresh air. The room will be fresh and refreshing."
Xuan Ye said nothing, and the two of them cuddled back to the house. Sure enough, it was different when it was windy and snowy outside. There were two seasons inside and outside the door. The heavy clothes were taken off layer by layer, and the emperor's expression gradually became relaxed.
Some, probably seeing traces of Lan Qi’s daily life in the house, made my heart warm.
"I wanted to ask why you are so happy today and you still let me mess around." Lan Qi pushed him to lie down on the warm hot bed, ironed his limbs, and knelt down beside him to loosen his hair. He relaxed his muscles and spoke slowly, "But you are suddenly unhappy again. How many things are in the emperor's heart? Let's put it down when we come to Yonghe Palace. Let's eat well and sleep well, and then go out to face those troubles when we are full of energy. How good is that?”
Xuan Ye suddenly jumped up and sat face to face with her, asking seriously, "Am I still young?"
Lan Qi looked at him blankly, and Xuan Ye asked again: "I'm not old yet, am I?"
"How many years are left until I reach the age of forty-one years? Why are I already old?" Lan Qi coaxed him softly, "Even if I go to the age of destiny, I will not be old. Your Majesty is in the prime of his life."
Xuan Ye acted like a child, lowering his eyes and said, "You can coax me."
Lan Qi couldn't figure it out anymore, so she came closer and asked, "What's wrong with the emperor? Can you tell me?"
She thought, could it be that the emperor was staying in the Qianqing Palace these days and was unable to recruit the young concubines, so he felt that he was old. This was a very bad and important thing. But then she thought about it, and she was so majestic in her house that she almost How could she be melted away...
As expected, Lan Qi was overthinking, and Xuan Ye actually said: "Today I summoned the eldest brother and the prince, and also called Yinzhi and Yinzhen. In a blink of an eye, four children stood in front of me. Thinking that they were all married, I was in a trance, and I couldn't describe the feeling. I used to hope that they would grow up quickly so that they could run errands for me and be my arms, but when I saw them standing in a row, they were all grown up, and there was only one left. The next thought is that I am getting old."
Lan Qi also understands this subtle and indescribable feeling. No matter how stingy and stingy she is, she does not care about the expense of beauty care. She wants to be beautiful and energetic every day, not only to feel young, but also to look young. You also have to look young. Nowadays, the number of meetings with Xuan Ye is getting less and less. They suddenly meet once every ten days and a half. If the emperor feels that he is getting older every time, that would be bad.
"I will serve you tonight. Your Majesty, how old are you?" Lan Qi came up to him ambiguously and whispered this sentence into his ear. She leaned into his arms and said, "As time goes by, people live longer. This is a blessing.”
Xuan Ye was a little annoyed by her, and his tone gradually became warmer. It wasn't a big deal at first, but he couldn't help but joke with her: "Try it later?"
The two of them laughed together, but were not in a hurry to go to the palace together. The emperor always read or reviewed papers at night, and it was just a dazzling thing to change his mood between laughter and seriousness. Lan Qi stood at the table to sort out his reading. After passing the folded papers, which were neatly arranged in piles, Xuan Ye suddenly said: "Don't you want to ask me what I am so happy about?"
Lan Qi forgot about it and responded casually, but heard Xuan Ye say: "If I said it, you must be very disdainful in your heart. There are many people in the court who are disdainful. I know, I just want to be happy."
"Is this true?" Lan Qi was puzzled, but looked at him seriously.
Xuan Ye put down the things in his hands and said a little unconfidently: "Do you know how much more tax money in Jiangnan this year is than in previous years?"
After hearing this, I knew where the emperor was not confident, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Maybe the emperor thinks..."
"Don't tell me, are you the only one who is smart?" Xuan Ye said with an unhappy face, "This year it is twice as much as in previous years. Do you know what that number is? If there is another disaster in the Yellow River Basin next year, the amount of disaster relief will be
I can have enough money to prevent disasters. The money allocated every year is enough to provide disaster relief to the people. I have been talking about water control for many years, but the results are very little. If there is no shortage of other things, I am short of money. But my country is short of money.
It’s not just the Yellow River Basin, but also the vast grasslands. We only attacked Galdan last year, so it’s impossible for me to spend all my national power on water control.”
The emperor said a lot of words, Lan Qi smiled, spread her hands and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't ask you for money."
Xuan Ye was stunned for a moment and immediately broke the skill. He was annoyed that she was not serious, but he expressed his resentment: "Those old people who eat and drink the people's fat and the people's anointing, but they still dare to fan the flames and say that I use women from Jiangnan in exchange for money. I
Being close to the Wang family is just a reassurance for Jiangnan. Who do they think they can make money? My consideration for those literati and my preferential treatment for those wealthy businessmen are not counted. I only gave them a share.
It’s just soup. With all that money to govern the country and the people, don’t they make a profit? How can I and you eat up the whole world with just a few people like you?”
Youyou stood aside with a smile. She didn't take it seriously when she said something related to government affairs. Youyou smiled and said: "The doubled tax money is the hard work of the local people for a year. The emperor uses it to govern the world. What's wrong with that?"
Is there such a thing? Those old guys like to talk nonsense, why don’t you see them digging out money to replenish the treasury? Your Majesty doesn’t care about your generosity, but you really don’t know what to do. Even the flowers and plants in their house are unclean, so I’m not afraid of you even
Is the pot ready?"
Xuan Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You are very domineering."
Lan Qi asked with a smile: "In the emperor's heart, it is a good thing after all."
Xuan Ye was high-spirited: "I hope it will get better every year."
Lan Qi looked at him tenderly, suppressed the sourness in her heart, and said softly: "For the sake of the Empress Dowager and Empress Xiaoyi, the emperor has not drafted a draft for several years. When the election comes, he will also choose a few from Jiangnan. Don't be like Wang Chang.
Now that I have agreed with Yuan, it will always seem like you picked it up halfway."
Xuan Ye didn't expect these things at all. Lan Qi suddenly talked about the draft and newcomers, which made him stunned. He joked: "Does it feel uncomfortable for you to say this?"
Lan Qi said: "There must be various ways to win over Jiangnan. Since Wang Changzai can help them to some extent, Jiangnan is so big and there are three major weaving industries in Jiangning, Suzhou and Hangzhou. You can't just appease one place, can you, Your Majesty?
Just try to keep the bowl of water as level as possible. Anyway, when the newcomer comes, I will take good care of you."
"Stop talking about it. Why are you talking about these things?" Xuan Ye couldn't bear it. He pulled her into his arms and said, "I can't bear to have you say these things."
Lan Qi looked at him aggrievedly, leaned over and kissed Xuan Ye on the forehead, her eyes were red and she said: "As long as you can still come and say these things to me in the next few decades, no matter how many newcomers I have, I will
Not afraid."
The hot kiss spread to his heart. Xuan Ye held her whole body in his arms and said gently: "Who else can make me open my heart besides you?"
It was windy and snowy outside, but the warmth of spring gradually overflowed inside the house. The next day it snowed and the sky cleared, and the emperor left Yonghe Palace in high spirits. Concubine De, who rarely got up in front of the emperor, waited for the hot spring to come in.
While serving, someone suddenly came to the elder brother's place and had an ear to ear with Huan Chun. Hearing this, Huan Chun was surprised and happy. He ran in and said to the sleepy master who was sitting cross-legged on the couch: "Mother, I'm so happy. Fourth elder brother and Fujin are here."