Yuxi told her mother with tears in her eyes that she had long been aware of the secret conflict between the Li family and the Song family, but the Song family was just a hot-tempered one and had no real evil intentions. On the contrary, the Li family looked weak and quiet, but she was the most powerful person in the city.
Shen Yuxi was always careful in front of her, and was wary of being plotted by her in every word, but Song was so careless that it would be strange if he didn't get her way.
Jueluo was frightened when he heard this, and asked softly: "Have you told Concubine De about this?"
Yuxi shook his head: "I don't dare."
Jueluo said worriedly: "Although the empress is in the deep palace, there are so many informants in this house. She either already knows about it but doesn't know about you, or she doesn't care about knowing. But if this continues, things will become more and more complicated. Wait and see.
Everyone outside knows about it, but you can't hide it anymore. I advise you, this is the first time you can't hide it yourself, let alone you have lost a child. If you have an idea, just tell him if you don't have an idea in your heart.
Empress De Fei, let her tell you what to do in the future. Although I am very powerful at home, those women are always jealous of you, Amma, who loves you more. How can you calculate more things like in your royal family?"
When her mother called her, Yu Xi didn't know how much she heard. She only knew that she was in trouble this time. She had no idea, and she had no explanation for Yinzhen or her mother-in-law. She didn't even see the face of her child. God said
Do you dislike her so much that you won't even give her an adopted daughter?
Jueluo sighed again: "I just went to Xiyuan for a walk. Li Zefujin was polite and courteous. E Niang was here, and I could see the complexion on her face and the energy in her eyes. Her body and bones were not fine at all. At most, the pregnant woman would make a fuss.
I feel very uncomfortable. It can be seen that she is pretending to be sick, and she is really trying to avoid Song Gege from biting her. Yuxi, you have to pay attention. If this matter is not properly explained, Mrs. Song will really rush to Xiyuan to cause trouble after she is in confinement.
, don’t disturb Mrs. Li’s stomach again.”
Yuxi's expression was startled, and he said with firm eyes: "How can it be done? Li's pregnancy must be kept no matter what, otherwise it will cause trouble. Yinzhen must be laughed at outside." As he spoke,
Seeing that her mother was looking at her with deep meaning and determination, she reluctantly and timidly withdrew her gaze and murmured, "I understand, I will enter the palace another day."
As the night progressed, Luo felt that it was inconvenient for him to stay in the fourth elder brother's house for a long time. The servant who came to report that the fourth elder brother had left the imperial city gate prepared a sedan chair, put his daughter to bed, and left in a hurry.
At this moment in the Forbidden City, the Qianqing Palace had a family banquet, and the father and son had a great time. It was rare to have such a happy meal, except for the fifteenth elder brother from Qixiang Palace who could not come to accompany him, from the prince, the eldest elder brother to the fourteenth elder.
All the brothers are here, thirteen children, only the sixth elder brother is missing. Looking at the newly married fifth elder brother, he is in high spirits. If Yinzuo is still here, he should be married.
Xuan Ye naturally felt sorry for Lan Qi. After the family dinner, he stayed in the warm pavilion to sober up a little, then took a warm sedan to go to the Qianqing Palace. He didn't send anyone to stand in front of him, but he suddenly arrived. Inside, Lan Qi was serving two lively little ancestors.
Si's shouting could be heard outside the door. As Xuan Ye entered, he heard Yinqi's smile: "Mom, Huang Ama said that when I grow up, he will take me to the grassland to hunt, and then sit on the ground and roast the sheep. Have a good time."
Drink to your heart's content, and you will never come home until you are drunk."
He approached his son's house, but he heard Lan Qi say: "When you grow up, won't Ama's mother add years to her life? Too much drinking is harmful to the body, so it is right to accompany Ama to hunt. Drinking is not allowed, which one of you
If you dare to get Amma drunk, just wait for me to deal with you."
The two sons were chirping, and Xuan Ye couldn't hear clearly outside. He signaled to the people below to tell his wife that he was coming, and then went straight to Lan Qi's room and rested on the heated kang. He heard the hurried footsteps outside, and his eyes
Looking at the man with a wicker figure walking in, Lan Qi was not in a hurry to look for her, but was focused on looking at her desk.
Xuan Ye glanced at her and didn't notice anything strange. Instead, he smiled and said, "What good things have you hidden? Are you afraid that I will see it first?"
Lan Qi hurriedly came to her senses and saw the emperor, who was wearing thick clothes, leaning on the kang. He was familiar with the ground and came to untie Xuan Ye's coat. She complained that he didn't know whether it was cold or hot. He didn't know how to take off two pieces of clothing when the room was so warm. Xuan Ye blamed her for doing this.
Weibo moved here from his son's house and said, "It's just these few times of carelessness that make you most likely to catch a cold."
Lan Qi frowned and said, "Your Majesty said that with a few efforts, I could undress myself and not let others worry about it."
Xuan Ye deliberately made a fierce face: "I can't talk about you anymore. If you don't serve me, who else will you wait for?"
Lan Qi was shocked by these words. She held the clothes in her hands and stepped back. She bowed her knees on the ground and apologized while saluting, which made Xuan Ye angrily ask her: "I am teasing you, do you have to be serious?"
"Your Majesty, I forgive you." Lan Qi said seriously, "I have something to report to you. I am not joking, nor am I trying to get angry with you."
"Then you should get up and say that although the room is warm, the ground is still cold." Xuan Ye said, he got up, picked her up, and asked gently, "What is it that makes you so nervous? Is it about Yinzhen?"
Lan Qi shook her head, put down her clothes, and walked towards the desk, telling Xuan Ye the origin of the letter. She carefully pulled out the letter from under the jade ruler. The yellowed and brittle paper was soaked with the traces of time. She
He held it to Xuan Ye with both hands and said solemnly: "I don't know that this is a letter to the emperor, so something might leak out of the palace. I opened the letter without permission and took a look at it. But after seeing the first few sentences of the letter, I didn't dare to go on.
Look, I only know that it is a letter from Concubine Wen to the Emperor, but I have no idea what is said in the letter."
Xuan Ye took it casually and didn't take it seriously: "How could I not believe you?" He opened the letter.
Lan Qi stood aside, not knowing what to think in her mind, when Xuan Ye said: "This is not a letter from the imperial concubine, but from her sister."
"The Queen?"
"See for yourself."
Lan Qi stared at Xuan Ye blankly, without comment, but Xuan Ye stuffed the letter into her hand and said with a peaceful expression: "Just take a look, it's nothing."
She softly agreed and then carefully picked up the letter. Xuan Ye stood beside her holding a candle. Her eyes suddenly became much brighter. When she read the first few words of the letter again, her heart was still beating fast.
The letter said: "Long live my greetings, my concubine, Niu Hulu, pays her respects. The moon is full during the Mid-Autumn Festival, thousands of lights are on in thousands of homes, and I don’t know where to begin with the thousands of words I write. Today I was given a Western clock. It is truly a beloved thing of the Holy One. It is a holy grace.
The concubine is frightened by the vastness. She has been in the palace for five years and has no heirs. Fortunately, Long Live has protected me in every possible way and kept me a little thin. During this time, all kinds of joys, all kinds of sorrows, all kinds of ups and downs have become unforgettable memories. However, all the sounds and colors
The dogs and horses left the scene, the night was quiet, I sat alone and listened to the clock, bit by bit, it entered my heart, and all kinds of fears gathered, and I regretted that for five years, I had failed to live up to the divine grace, and I shed tears without words."
"The Niu Hulu family has been passed down by the emperor's favor for several generations. At present, the power is overwhelming, and the emperor's power is despised. It is disloyal for the concubine to care about the family while she is beside the emperor. Knowing that the ambition of the tribe cannot be tolerated in the world, she does not stop it. This is
It is unfilial. If you are unfaithful and unfilial, you still have to be sincere and take good care of me. My concubines are so frightened that they cannot rest at ease day and night. Today I suddenly understand the way to serve the king, and I regret my mistake."
"From now on, the king must be the most important and the husband must be the first. The Niu Hulu family has become a thing of the past, and I am only the imperial concubine of Yikun Palace. If you submit a letter hastily, your foul language may taint the hearing of the saints, but I am a concubine."
The heart of loyalty to the emperor can be seen from heaven and earth, and the admiration for the emperor can be expressed by the sun and the moon. Words are limited. I am willing to serve you with my body. I hope that I will come to Yikun Palace and listen to my heart."
At the place where the signature was signed, Lan Qi could not help but read aloud: "Concubine Yi Kun Palace, Zhao Fei, please bow again." After saying this, she felt heartbroken for some reason, and tears fell from the corners of her eyes. Xuan Ye stood aside and asked with a smile, "
Why are you crying?"
She raised her teary eyes and looked at Xuan Ye, her hands trembled slightly, and she choked with sobs: "This is a letter from Empress Xiaozhao. Your Majesty, your Majesty..."
Xuan Ye smiled lightly, put down the candle, pulled Lan Qi to sit on the couch, wiped away her tears with great distress, nodded and said: "It's her letter, this is also her handwriting, I recognize it. But I recognize this letter.
I've never seen it before. You can see that the envelope is blank, which shows that after she finished writing this letter, she didn't send it to me for a long time."
"Did the emperor write this when he presented the Western clock to Empress Xiaozhao?"
"That Mid-Autumn Festival, I gave her a Western clock, and she was very happy." Xuan Ye said calmly, "But Hui Gui was pregnant that year. Hui Gui at that time was different from today. She was considerate, gentle and understanding when she was young.
It is my wish to serve you by my side, and I have always been wary of the Niu Hulu clan. Apart from the queen, the Hui nobles, Rong nobles and even several promised and official women at that time were more generous than her. The letter was an exaggeration,
I didn't treat her that well. When I gave her the Western clock that day, it was the imperial grandmother who asked me not to be too indifferent to Yi Kun Palace, but she was very happy. She probably thought that I had changed my mind, but..."
Lan Qi held the letter and was speechless, but she couldn't stop her tears. Xuan Ye panicked instead, took the letter from her hand and put it aside, saying seriously: "Why are you sad? Do you think I am a heartless person?
"
She shook her head: "Why should the emperor like someone he doesn't like?"
"Isn't that okay? Don't cry."
"I didn't cry, my tears fell on my own." Lan Qi said to him with sadness in her eyes, "If I had handed you this letter, you and I would have cleared up the past and resolved the grudge between each other. Maybe she would have lost her early years."
Even though she had no feelings for you during the years when the empress served in the palace, she was worthy of the dignity and hard work of being a harem. In the past few years, I have been in charge of the Sixth Palace.
I understand even more how much effort the empress has put into, but why didn’t she give you the letter? Could it be that Dongyun intercepted it?"
Xuan Ye shook his head and said: "You said the letter was hidden in the secret compartment of the jewelry box. Maybe the jewelry box was a relic of the queen. Dongyun kept it by her side unintentionally. She may not have known about the letter. If she had intercepted it,
It should be destroyed, what should I do with it? Maybe after she wrote the letter that night, she found out that I had hired someone else, or that I had visited the pregnant Huigui, or that there was some sudden pressure on her at home, so she let her go.
She put the letter away and never showed it to me."
Lan Qi's expression was calm, and she actually said what she had hidden for more than ten years: "If I had given the letter to the emperor early in the morning, why would I have left those words behind, and why would I not want to see you again in the next life?"