Lan Qi refused to comment on what Yuan promised to do, but rewarded the eunuch who was beaten. She also told other people around her to not let concubines who did not get the decree enter the elder brother's house under any circumstances.
Their safety is one of them. Now that Grandma is old, she doesn't want anyone to disturb the person the emperor respects most.
The next day was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and everyone gathered in Ningshou Palace. The emperor was not present, but the female family members were at ease. Now there are many children and grandchildren, the Queen Mother has become a great-grandmother, and the princesses in the eldest brother's house have all grown up. Yu Qing
The eldest grandson of the palace can already run and jump, and can chatter a few words. The queen mother has always held him in her arms and refused to let others touch him, which shows how noble the eldest grandson of the emperor is.
During the dinner, Concubine Rong said in Lan Qi's ear: "In the past, the scene of the Empress Dowager holding her eldest brother and the prince was still before our eyes. It was passed down to another generation in a flash. Do you think that if these days go by again, will we be blessed?
The world is under one roof?"
Lan Qi smiled and said: "Sister is a decent and upright person, so she will live a long life. I don't insist that four generations live under the same roof. As long as I can accompany the emperor for a lifetime, I will be satisfied."
Concubine Rong pushed her gently: "Don't be ashamed, you are not young. If young people listen to these words, they will laugh at us behind our backs."
Lan Qi was in a good mood and didn't care if she made a few jokes, but Concubine Rong nuzzled at her and pointed to the few nobles over there who were always greeting Concubine Yi. However, Concubine Yi had a fierce look on her face and Concubine Rong whispered
Said: "The more she is so naughty, can those young people say nice things to the emperor's pillow? Why bother if they have to fight with them? Think about it, she is the same. She once tried her best to keep Min Changzai by her side.
Now there are a lot of young people to choose from for her, but she refuses. If it is not possible to change gender, how come she has thought through it."
"Something happened in Shengjing last year. Sister, don't you remember? We were talking about whether Concubine Yi would be involved. It seems that although the matter is not serious, there must be a letter from the family." Lan.
Qi glanced at Concubine Yi and saw that the concubines had dispersed. She hurriedly withdrew her gaze and said to Sister Rong, "There is also the matter of the fifth elder brother's wedding. Just hearing my sister say that she has been crying makes me feel so pitiful."
Yes, anyway, she won’t cause us any trouble, and we will treat each other with courtesy. It’ll be great if we all live in peace.”
Concubine Rong sighed: "She is also in her thirties. It's time to figure it out. If you can't live a good life in the palace, why bother? At this age, no matter how much the emperor likes it, he still wants to be young.
She needs to serve you well. If she wants to argue with you now, isn't she asking for trouble?" She said and pushed Lan Qi, "It's not your fault. The emperor is the same age but he can't let you go. He runs to Yonghe Palace every two days.
Of course she can't swallow this breath, and I'm afraid she won't be able to feel at peace until you also calm down."
"Then she can only wait." Lan Qi said unceremoniously, "I don't feel that I am old, so why can't I compete with those younger ones?"
The two sisters laughed together, in a festive atmosphere. Several girl dolls came over to act coquettishly, and the ladies hugged them and fed them vegetables, listening to the children chattering. Soon someone from Jingyang Palace came to spread the news. Jixin and her family
The master whispered a few words, Concubine Rong's face darkened, she thought for a moment, and then told Lan Qi: "The Xianfu Palace is in urgent need of a doctor. I want to go over and have a look, will you go?"
Lan Qi frowned, shook her head and said, "It won't look good if we all go to the banquet. Sister, let's go first. When Lan Ying enters the palace in a few days, I will go there with her."
Concubine Rong sighed: "Will the imperial concubine not be able to survive the winter?" After saying that, she went to her superiors and asked the Queen Mother to resign. Today's dinner was lively, and Concubine Rong's departure did not attract anyone's attention. Besides, Concubine Wen had long been forgotten. If she hadn't seen her occasionally,
When it comes to the 10th Prince, the people in the palace almost forget that the most noble woman in the harem still lives in Xianfu Palace.
After leaving Ningshou Palace that night, Si elder brother and Yu Xi sent E Niang and his younger siblings back together. Yinzhen and Lan Qi exchanged a few words, and Yu Xi went to take care of the younger siblings to wash up. When they came back, Huan Chun said: "
It's getting late, Brother Si and Fujin should go back early, it's been a hard day with the Queen Mother today."
Lan Qi then told her son: "Go outside and see if the sedan is ready. Don't let them disturb Yuxi." She left her daughter-in-law behind and whispered a few words to her. Now Mrs. Song was pregnant and said she was giving birth at the end of the year.
, today during the Mid-Autumn Festival, neither Fujin nor she could come.
It's just that Song Gege is expecting a baby, but Fujin is not invited, but it is Lan Qi's wish. Although she does not interfere with Yinzhen's family life, she made an agreement long before entering the side room, and this is the only thing her son and daughter-in-law must obey.
No matter where the fourth elder brother went in and out, whenever he wanted to accompany his family, only Yuxi could accompany him. If Yuxi was not feeling well and could not go, Yinzhen would go alone. No side room was allowed to accompany him and take Yuxi's place.
Although Lan Qi herself was only the emperor's concubine and should have been more considerate of the concubines, she didn't know why. Instead, she only wanted to protect the status of her daughter-in-law as the main wife. This is probably the same as the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that has persisted for thousands of years.
A young daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law, but turns into an evil mother-in-law in the eyes of the next generation. Only she can understand the incomprehensible truth here.
At this moment, he held his daughter-in-law's hand and walked out of the door together. He asked her a few questions about how she was, and then talked about Song Gege who was about to give birth. Yu Xi said that Mrs. Song was quite well-behaved and did not rely on her belly to dominate the house.
Blessing. The important thing is that Brother Si is indifferent to this matter. He is not very excited about being a father. He only visits the Song family once every ten days. Everyone in the house looks at him. After a few months of thinking about it, he
No more fooling around.
"My mother-in-law knows that you are good at governing." Lan Qi said softly, "You can do everything at home freely, and my mother-in-law is there for everything. As long as others don't bully you, my mother-in-law has nothing to worry about.
"
Yuxi was so happy to make her mother-in-law happy, she smiled sweetly: "Now Yinzhen listens to his son-in-law on everything at home, and he is more considerate than before. Don't worry, E Niang. But we have also agreed that after leaving home, you have to listen to everything.
He clearly understands his division and is not willing to suffer a loss."
Lan Qi liked the sweetness of the young couple, and told her to be careful, so she left the palace early. Yu Xi had already taken care of the child, and Lan Qi wanted to take a rest. When she walked into the inner hall, she suddenly thought of Xianfu Palace.
Because I didn't see any news from Concubine Rong, I couldn't guess what the situation was like there. I wanted to wait until my son and daughter-in-law were gone so I could send someone to Xianfu Palace to ask, but Eunuch Liang came from Qianqing Palace.
I originally thought that the emperor was coming at night, but Eunuch Liang said that the emperor was discussing with several ministers of the Ministry of Industry about the Yellow River bursting its banks. It was just reported to the palace this morning. For fear of disturbing the Queen Mother's holiday mood, it was not spread, but tonight I'm afraid
If you have to discuss matters all night long, you will naturally not come to Yonghe Palace.
"You go back and serve the Emperor properly. The Emperor is already forty years old and cannot stay up late. If you can, please advise him to go to bed early." Lan Qi's words were meaningless. She knew that Xuan Ye would not listen at all.
However, Eunuch Liang accepted the order, but had no intention of leaving. Instead, he winked at Huanchun and motioned her to go down. When Concubine De was the only one in the room, he lowered his head and said: "I have one more thing to tell you about the emperor's wishes."
After hearing this, the empress gave me an accurate message, and I immediately went back to report to the emperor."
Lan Qi couldn't help but worry, "What's going on?"
Liang Gonggong said: "The imperial hospital reported that the imperial concubine may not be able to survive the winter. The imperial concubine's death is naturally her concern, but there is another matter that the emperor has already made up his mind. He originally wanted to hide it from the imperial concubine, but if
I wanted to let you know later, but there was a misunderstanding, so now let me report it to you."
Lan Qi frowned and said nothing, and her heart sank unconsciously. She only listened to Liang Gonggong's words: "Dongyun has served Empress Xiaozhao and the Imperial Concubine successively. He has worked hard in the palace for decades and has made great achievements. The emperor wants to praise Dongyun's family members and choose one.
Able disciples will be given official and semi-official positions in the local area."
Lan Qi nodded: "This is a good thing."
"But Dongyun..." Eunuch Liang paused, took a breath and said, "Dongyun knows too many things. It is really not suitable to stay in the palace, let alone let him go. The emperor intends that Dongyun be buried as a sacrifice, so let him
I will tell you, my Majesty."
The word "bury oneself" penetrated her ears, and Lan Qi felt her heart suffocate when she heard it. She solemnly confirmed to Eunuch Liang again: "Is it the emperor's wish that she should be buried as a sacrifice?"
"Of course I won't tell Dong Yunming that I will send someone to do this after the imperial concubine passes away." Eunuch Liang has learned most of his master's skills in the past few years, and his face was very calm when he said these words.
Tell Concubine De clearly, "The emperor's intention is that since it is man-made, there is no guarantee that anyone will reveal anything. It doesn't matter what others say. I didn't expect that there would be a misunderstanding with the concubine."
But Lan Qi's heart felt cold, but she asked: "Then what does the emperor want me to say in reply?"
Liang Gonggong said: "If the empress feels it is inappropriate and wants to save Dongyun's life, the emperor will consider it carefully."
Just thinking about it?
Lan Qi closed her eyes helplessly. Every time Xuan Ye said to her: "As long as you don't want to, I won't do it." Every time, these words were super unnecessary. Lan Qi had always opposed Xuan Ye's decision, even though she knew
Xuan Ye sincerely asked her if she was willing, and she would choose to obey the emperor.
But this time, why did Dongyun deserve it? She had served the Niu Hulu family loyally for decades, but she ended up being forced to be buried. What was the point of being taken care of by her clan members? Can these benefits fall on her? Master and servant
The two of them had been locked up in Xianfu Palace for so many years, and the emperor didn't think anything was wrong. How could one die and not be left alive? What's more, Lan Ying had told her early in the morning that she would give Dongyun a good life for a few days in the future.
Her heart skipped a beat and she said to Eunuch Liang: "Go back and report to the Emperor. After discussing with Ying Fujin some other day, if we can find a suitable place to place Dongyun, I would like to ask the Emperor to spare her life. As for the care for the clan members,
There is no need for the Emperor to worry, the Niu Hulu family has been taking care of them, and their life is not bad."
Eunuch Liang was stunned. He originally thought that his trip was in vain. He thought that Concubine De would agree casually. Unexpectedly, he went back with such a string of words. The emperor asked about it when he was resting in the middle of the night.
Eunuch Liang reported back several times, and Xuan Ye looked at him with the same surprise: "Did she say that?"
Eunuch Liang responded hurriedly: "I don't dare to make false reports."
Xuan Ye felt that it was very new. This was the first time in more than ten years. He seemed to be used to Lan Qi's considerateness. Now he was worried that she would be angry about it and felt that he was cruel. He thought that several ministers were also tired, and the river workers were also worried.
Not in a hurry all night, he simply asked Eunuch Liang to send them away. Regardless of the fact that it was past midnight, he still took a sedan chair to Yonghe Palace.