Such a sentence broke the tense atmosphere. Chen Changzai smiled, and his good-looking face was gradually revealed. Both Rong Fei and Lan Qi felt that although Chen was not a stunning beauty at first glance, the more she looked at her, the more comfortable she felt. Showing some temper, lively but not ostentatious, the kind that can make the two of them get close, but Concubine Rong pointed at Wang Changzai and Yuan and said, "When we first entered the palace, they were both cute and pitiful little rabbits. Now "One or two are more cunning than foxes. You took care of Wang Changzai during her pregnancy and delivery. Did she come to Yonghe Palace to thank you after her confinement?"
Lan Qi smiled faintly and said, "I thanked you when we met elsewhere. It's not what my sister said. And I don't care whether she thanked her or not. The emperor's heir in her belly is the emperor's child. I am taking care of the little brother for the emperor." "
Concubine Rong laughed at her for being open-minded. Soon Ji Xin said that someone was sending a message outside the door. The two of them complained that they didn't know where the trouble was, but they saw someone from Qianqing Palace running over. They kowtowed to Concubine Rong with a happy face and said: " News came from Bahrain that Princess Rongxian is happy."
Concubine Rong and Lan Qi looked at each other. Lan Qi congratulated Concubine Rong repeatedly and urged Concubine Rong to go to Ningshou Palace to report the good news to the Queen Mother. Afterwards, she watched Concubine Rong go to Ningshou Palace outside the gate of Jingyang Palace, and then she walked back with others, and Huan Chun was talking about Rong Xian and whether Princess Chunxi was about to give birth. She lamented that time was passing by and all the cute little babies in the past were becoming mothers. Suddenly Huan Chun grabbed his master, stopped and said softly: "Mother, Chen Chang is waiting outside our door."
Lan Qi also saw it clearly, and when the people on the other side of the door saw the movement here, they quickly stepped aside and stood with their heads bowed. In the meantime, Chen Chang was alone and accompanied by two palace maids. Lan Qi then remembered that she had not seen them in Jingyang Palace just now. Who couldn't help but walked forward slowly and asked: "No mama or eunuch to guide you?"
Chen Changzai said to Fu Fu: "They all stayed outside the gate of Yikun Palace and watched Sister Wang kneel down as punishment."
Lan Qi asked: "Sister? Do you call me Sister Wang?"
Chen Changzai responded: "Yes, I am one year younger than Sister Wang."
Lan Qi sighed in her heart that she was so young, and said: "She is just an official woman. As a permanent resident, you must have your own dignity. The title of sister or sister means closeness in private, but you have to weigh it in front of others and don't lose your sense of proportion. .”
"I have recorded it," Chen Changzai said, kneeling on the ground and saying, "Please come back to the palace and ascend the throne so that I can salute you."
Lan Qi declined politely: "I already bowed in Jingyang Palace, so there's no need."
Chen Changzai raised his head blankly, and said timidly but firmly: "The Queen Mother said that whenever there is a throne in the East and West palaces, the concubines have to go there, so the Queen Mother's Yonghe Palace concubines also have to come to pay homage. "
Lan Qi laughed at the newcomer's uprightness and said to her: "Do you want to go to Qixiang Palace again? Empress Xi is the head of Qixiang Palace, and Wang Changzai lives with her. You are not afraid of doing something wrong. Do you want someone to punish you?"
Mrs. Chen looked at Concubine De, her red lips twitching slightly: "Wang Changzai and my concubine are the same."
"You remember this clearly." Lan Qi was pleased and asked Chen to get up. She fulfilled her wish and ascended the throne in the main hall of Yonghe Palace. She once again accepted Chen Changzai's obeisance. When she got up, she looked relieved. Lan Qi called Huan Chun. He gave me a seat and asked, "You have been waiting here since you left Jingyang Palace. Why don't you explain to me in Jingyang Palace that it has been more than half an hour? Are you tired of standing outside?"
Huan Chun asked Chen Changzai to sit down, served tea diligently, and said with a smile: "It's all because the people below are confused. Why don't you come in and sit and wait? I will teach them a lesson when I turn around. Don't take it to heart, Changzai."
Chen Changzai waved his hands repeatedly and said anxiously: "It's none of their business. I have to wait outside the door. I haven't returned to the palace yet. How can I go in first?"
Huan Chun smiled awkwardly at his master, and Lan Qi said helplessly: "Why do you call yourself my concubine when you are facing my maid?"
Mrs. Chen pursed her lips, with a look of bewilderment and a bit naive. Lan Qi thought that if she did the same to the emperor, Xuan Ye would definitely like her. Xuan Ye likes smart women as well as dull and honest women.
, this Chen Changzai seems to prefer the latter.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a touch of sourness in my heart. I imagined this cute little Chang hiding in the emperor's arms and laughing and acting coquettishly. I couldn't help clenching my fists in my sleeves. After taking a few deep breaths, I calmed down.
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"Your Majesty..." Mrs. Chen suddenly called Lan Qi. She came to her senses and asked what was going on, but Chen Changzai left his seat and knelt on the ground again. He kowtowed deeply and said, "My Majesty, can you do me a favor?"
Lan Qi was very surprised. It was the first time they met. After saying a few words, she asked for help. When Wang Changzai and Yuan agreed to come in, she really helped a lot. Now Wang Changzai and Yuan were separated.
Lan Qi became more relaxed and at ease year by year because of her pampering and the palace's open and covert arrows shooting at her, but she didn't know in her heart whether this was Wang Changzai's "repayment of kindness". Now Chen
He opened his mouth as soon as they met, which was more direct than the two of them did back then.
Chen Changzai didn't wait for Empress Dowager De to nod, then he fell to the ground and said: "The empress said she still remembers my mother. I am very grateful. Before going to Beijing, my mother once said that I should get close to Empress De Concubine after she enters the palace. Because back then, I was very grateful."
We met once, and my mother said that Concubine De is a very kind and good person. I have no relatives in the capital. If anything happens in the future, I can only rely on Concubine De to take care of her."
Lan Qi smiled faintly: "Concubine Rong and I are co-managers of the Sixth Palace. It is our duty to take care of all the sisters. What is important is that after you enter the palace, you can serve the emperor well and live in harmony with the other sisters."
Chen Changzai raised his head, and his somewhat naive face suddenly became clear and capable. She said clearly to Lan Qi: "The palace is dangerous. The Wang family has been established by Wang Changzai as soon as they arrive. I am my concubine."
Living under the same roof with her will definitely lead to more troubles in the future. Your Majesty, I don’t ask for favors or glory and wealth. I just want to be safe in the palace so as not to cause trouble to my parents at home. Even if I live in a desolate place
I don’t want to live with the Wang family in a human place. Although Wang Changzai and my concubine are the same, Wang Changzai will definitely not tolerate my concubine. I don’t want to fight with her in the future.
Her cousin is the most uneasy danger next to me."
Lan Qi's heart grew cold: "What did she say to you in Yikun Palace?"
"What she said was directed at her cousin, but her eyes would look at my concubine from time to time." Chen Changzai was calm and calm, and with a firm tone again, he kowtowed to Lan Qi and said, "I beg you, Concubine De, to become my concubine."
Lan Qi smiled: "I wonder why there are rumors outside the palace about Concubine Yonghe Palace. Why did you come to ask me for this as soon as you entered the house?"
The cleverness on Chen Changzai's face suddenly disappeared, and he returned to his initial confusion. After a while, he said dullly: "Because mother said that Concubine De is a good person."
Lan Qi asked: "What about a good person? A good person should not refuse anyone who comes, and should agree to whatever anyone asks her to do."
Mrs. Chen was so frightened that she shook her hands vigorously in front of her chest and was too anxious to speak. Lan Qi smiled and said, "Do you think you are also a good person, so you have the confidence to ask for help?"
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"Big, probably... yes." Chen Changzai lowered his head timidly.
Lan Qi motioned to Huan Chun to help her up, and looked at Mrs. Chen carefully. She felt that she was simple and honest in character, but she was not stupid in mind. She could think things through clearly, otherwise she had been taught well by her family.
What should she do when she enters the palace? Wang Changzai did the same for them back then. Cao Yin and Li Xi both taught them that they should be close to Yonghe Palace in the Forbidden City.
Lan Qi smiled casually and said: "Among the sisters who came to Beijing with you this time, some have become your juniors, such as Li Fujin and Song Gege in the fourth elder brother's house. What were you thinking at that time?"
Chen Chang sat on the side of the stool where Qianqian sat and answered clearly: "My mother said that I want you to live in peace with the situation. Mother said that as long as you are safe, you don't care about anything else."
Lan Qi nodded silently. Although Concubine Rong didn't remember it, Lan Qi clearly remembered Mrs. Chen, the mother Chen Changzai kept talking about. She was actually her stepmother, who was a few years younger than Lan Qi. Chen Changzai
Her biological mother passed away when she was born, and it was her step-sibling, now Mrs. Chen, who raised her daughter.
Although Lan Qi only remembered these when she inquired about the new couple's origins in recent days, she did remember Mrs. Chen's gentle and humble appearance back then. Besides, since they are stepmother and stepdaughter, how could they look the same, but Chen Chang
In Three Words of Never Leaving Mother, the stepmother's eyes are filled with tenderness. Their relationship has been like flesh and blood for more than ten years. At least Lan Qi, the family tradition of the Chen family, can firmly believe it.
"Empress?" After receiving no response for a long time, Chen Changzai seemed unwilling to give up. He was afraid that Empress Dowager De would not give up, so he boldly asked, "Can I arrange for my concubine to live elsewhere? It doesn't matter where I am. As long as I am with you."
It’s fine if the Wang family separates.”
Lan Qi held her chin and smiled: "Then let's go to Qixiang Palace, since it doesn't matter where."
Chen Changzai was stunned, his face turned red, and he spat out a few words vaguely: "Your Majesty, Wang Chang is here, right there."
Huan Chun stood aside and was surprised to see that his master actually wanted to tease the newcomer. It could be seen that Chen Changzai seemed to like his master, but he heard his master smile and said: "You said it yourself, it doesn't matter anywhere, as long as you don't get along with the Wang family
Together."
Chen Changzai was unable to refute, but he actually said: "Yes, my concubine said it."
Lan Qi smiled and said to her: "I came out of Zhongcui Palace, and the house in the backyard is still empty. In Zhongcui Palace, Duanbi, Bu Guiren, and Dai Guiren are all sisters who get along very well. If you are willing,
I will tell Concubine Rong, and you will move to Zhongcui Palace."
Chen Changzai was overjoyed, his face seemed to be full of spring, and he smiled so happily that he wanted to jump up while sitting, but suddenly he came back to his senses and quickly fell to the ground to thank Empress De Fei. Lan Qi looked down at her,
But he said calmly: "But if you cause any trouble to Zhongcui Palace in the future, what happened to the royal lady today will also happen to you."
This frightened Mrs. Chen again. When she finally left, Huanchun asked Lan Qi: "Why did the empress send Chen Changzai to Empress Duan Concubine? Empress Duan Concubine should blame you."
Lan Qi said: "The emperor will definitely like her like this. If she gives birth to a boy and a half girl in the future, he can raise her in Zhongcui Palace, so that Sister Duan and the others can have something to rely on and relieve their boredom."