The royal lady's eyebrows were arched, and she said with a smile: "I have grown taller. The clothes that the empress gave me were not very suitable for me. Now they fit me just fine. It's just that my belly is getting bigger and bigger, and it's not easy to wear."
Lan Qi took her to sit down together, asked some important questions, and then called for the imperial physician to examine her in front of her. Since the royal daughter lived a regular and light diet, the fetus and herself were in excellent condition, so the imperial physician invited Concubine De.
The empress was relieved, so Lan Qi rewarded those who served little Wang, and then told her: "Just take care of yourself and take care of yourself. Don't worry about anything else."
Little Wang was very grateful, but he heard Empress Dowager De said: "With the emperor's permission, I asked someone to bring some things to your mother during the Dragon Boat Festival. I heard that the family is very good now, and she is always good.
You have to rely on yourself. When you give birth to this child safely, the Queen Mother will definitely grant you a favor. If a prince or princess' biological mother appears in the place, your parents will definitely receive preferential treatment, and they will not have to rely on you.
Uncle helps."
"Empress?" The royal lady couldn't believe these words and was anxious to get up to thank Empress De Fei. Huanchun and others had pressed her down early. Lan Qi looked at her quietly, but little Wang said,
"Please rest assured, my concubine, that I will not forget my previous duties because of this, nor will I deliberately provoke Wang Changzai. How I lived my life in the past will be how I will live in the future."
"I don't need to remember these words, you can just remember them yourself." Lan Qi's words were gentle, but her momentum put enough pressure on the little Wang family, "Whether the child in your belly is a princess or an elder brother, whether he is raised in the elder brother's house or
You are always the biological mother of other empresses, and your words and deeds will have a great impact on them. You can have status, but you cannot have low conduct. From now on, in this palace, you will not only do it for yourself, but also for your children.
For your own sake.”
The king's daughter was very pleased with it, and she bowed deeply and said, "My concubine has a clear mind. I can't control other people's thoughts in this palace, but I can control myself."
Lan Qi was very happy to see her so transparent. Since she shouldn't stay for a long time, she took the people away after a few words of warning. But on the way back to the palace, she ordered Huanchun to call the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Thinking that Concubine De had something important to do, they hurried over, but were scolded. They said that they dared to send people from the elder brother to Qixiang Palace. They were immediately ordered to evacuate everyone to the elder brother's place and Qixiang Palace.
There is no rush over there in these two days.
The Imperial Concubine always treated her servants favorably. As long as the Ministry of Internal Affairs worked conscientiously and ran errands, she was rarely criticized. This time, she thought that with the emperor's will, there would be no mistakes. Who knew that she would offend the Yonghe Palace? Ma Liuerdi came to Qixiang.
The palace withdrew its personnel. At that time, the fat-bellied Wang Changzai stood in front of the door and asked arrogantly: "What's going on? Why did you evacuate everyone again?"
The people who came here didn’t dare to blame Empress Dowager De, but Wang Chang’s people around her could inquire, and they found out that it was Yonghe Palace who had sent a message, saying that the people assigned to her elder brother’s office were not suitable, and that they would send the new ones in a few days.
Come.
Wang Changzai did not dare to be disrespectful to Concubine De in front of outsiders, so he complained to his maid in private: "She just doesn't want to see me, so she is trying to squeeze me out. The emperor does not allow me to be rude to her. I
I already respect her very much, what else does she want?" He cursed bitterly again, "She came out of that little bitch's house and came to trouble me. It must have been the little bitch who instigated her, waiting for me to give birth.
My child, if you don’t make her round and flat, I will call her cousin instead.”
In the main hall, the concubine hugged the fifteenth elder brother and did not interfere with this matter at all. In the morning, a group of people came and said they wanted to serve Wang Changzai. She felt disgusted in her heart. The Wang family was just a Changzai.
She had reached her limit, and she couldn't express her resentment to Mrs. Wang, so she could only stay in her own room.
Xi's concubine has always been unsatisfactory, and the only thing that makes her happy now is that her fifteenth brother, who has just started to toddle, is very close to her, as if he is her own child. Originally, she was worried that Wang would be in the way, but Wang was obsessed with dominating the emperor.
He was so preoccupied with fighting those Han women that he had no time to pay attention to the child. At most, he occasionally showed off her identity as her biological mother. Most of the time, she was raised independently by the concubines.
Over the past year and a half, from a baby that cries day and night to a baby that can toddle around and recognize people by babbling, the blank space in the heart of the concubine who has been in the palace for more than ten or twenty years has been filled. I just think about it.
, it would be great if Mrs. Wang didn’t miss this child all her life. In this case, she wouldn’t care what happened in the East Wing Hall. She neither wanted to kowtow to Mrs. Wang, nor did she want her to hate herself. But even so, the days were still depressing and unbearable.
, if it weren’t for the lovely fifteenth brother by her side, Xibin felt that she would go crazy sooner or later.
Let’s also say that Concubine De did not make things difficult for Wang Changzai after she withdrew the people from her brother’s place that day. Everything was focused on the fetus in her belly, and two days later she deployed additional manpower to prepare for the birth. The Queen Mother asked several questions about this matter.
In other words, the emperor didn't even raise his eyebrows. As for others watching, rewards from Qianqing Palace were still sent to Qixiang Palace from time to time. Wang Changzai could still see the holy face from time to time. She was also born with a beautiful life, even though she was pregnant with a big belly.
, and she also has a beautiful face, which is incomparable to ordinary people. Everyone in the palace feels that her face alone is enough to be successful in the Qianqing Palace.
In early June, Wang Changzai gave birth smoothly and gave birth to her little brother again. Perhaps countless people secretly cursed her to step into the gate of hell during childbirth and never come back, but she happened to be lucky. Not only did she give birth to a prince again, but her body also
She didn't suffer much, and this time she had experience, so the incident that Xi concubines had to harm her would not happen again. Her postpartum recovery was also in an orderly manner, which made people in the palace grit their teeth and secretly hate her. She didn't understand why she became more and more disliked.
People, however, become more obedient.
But there are so many injustices in this world that people have to work harder for the sake of fairness in their own hearts. No matter how busy the palace is these days, the royal ladies who live in remote courtyards are quiet and unconcerned with the world.
The attitude of fighting allowed Lan Qi to see such a beautiful and valuable character. Not fighting does not mean that he has lost to injustice. The long-term way is to live a peaceful and peaceful life.
As soon as the happy event of adding a son to the royal family in June was over, they were looking forward to having another grandson in July. Li Fujin in the fourth elder brother's house was also about to give birth. After all the previous disturbances, Yuxi managed the house in an orderly manner. I don't know how she
After persuading Mrs. Song to stop entangled with Mrs. Li, at least everything in the family was peaceful during the days when Mrs. Li was having her baby.
As for Lan Qi, if the children didn't come to talk to her, she wouldn't ask. At most, when the Queen Mother occasionally asked, she would have to send someone to inquire. The Queen Mother blamed her for not being a diligent mother. Lan Qi
He always smiled and was perfunctory, but when he turned around, he still followed his own ideas and did not want to interfere too much in the children's affairs.
On the sixth day of July, the palace was preparing for the begging ceremony of the princesses and concubines on the Chinese Valentine's Day the next day. News came from outside the palace that Li Fujin was about to give birth. The first birth is always more difficult, until dinner time, Lan Qi was in Yonghe Palace. When he and Bu Guiren were writing the gift list, Luzhu ran over happily, fell down on the ground and congratulated the empress, saying that Li Zefujin had given birth to a little princess, and that mother and daughter were safe.
Lan Qi remembered that the mother and daughter were safe last time, but when she looked back, her little granddaughter was gone. After all, it was her own flesh and blood, and she felt very uneasy. She sent someone to ask for news, and she and Sister Bu prayed and burned incense in the small Buddhist hall. . Before they could come out from paying homage to the Buddha, the fourth elder brother came to the palace in person to announce the good news, saying that he had been to Qianqing Palace and Ningshou Palace. Bu Guiren could not help but blame him: "Fourth elder brother is too cautious. The empress must be the most worried about you at this moment. You Occasionally, if you come to Yonghe Palace first, no one will care."
Yinzhen laughed: "If I came first, I would be driven to Ningshou Palace by E Niang, and I would be scolded. That would not be possible. I will be Amma's person."
The room was full of joy, and Yinzhen solemnly bowed to his mother to announce the good news. He confidently told her that the child was very strong. Although it was a girl, it would be easy to take care of him if he was born with a big head and a big head. Now he is holding her in the main courtyard. Yuxi and The wet nurse will take good care of her.
Lan Qi was overjoyed and told him a few words of caution. She said she would wait until a hundred days had passed before taking the child to the palace. Don't rush to take her out to show off. It would be better to take your time. She wanted to see her little granddaughter in person as soon as possible. With his own thoughts, he sent his son to leave the palace early.
Immediately afterwards, a message came from the Qianqing Palace, saying that the emperor invited Concubine De to come and talk. Lan Qi guessed that Xuan Ye was probably too busy to leave, otherwise he would have come first on such a beautiful day. When he was fully dressed, he came to the Qianqing Palace. At that moment, they saw the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess walking out. They didn't seem to realize that Concubine De was outside the door. The Crown Princess caught up with the Crown Prince and said: "You see, what Emperor Ama said about my concubine is right. Since ancient times, Loyalty is harsh to the ear, I cannot coax you like Xiu Fujin and the others do, I just want to be your good wife."
The Crown Prince said impatiently: "Okay." He turned around and saw Concubine De and her party standing by the door. She looked a little embarrassed and hurriedly came over to greet her. The Crown Princess was also very unnatural. Lan Qi didn't want to make it difficult for everyone, so she simply Without waiting for Eunuch Liang to come out to greet him, he went straight to the door.
Lan Qi walked away with the others, but she didn't know that the Crown Princess was muttering behind her: "Empress De Fei doesn't seem to have many rules. Emperor Ama hasn't announced the call yet, so why did she walk in on her own?"
This sentence made the prince angry. He sneered and teased her: "Don't you want to stay here to watch us quarrel?"
The princess was speechless, so the prince turned around and left, telling the servants around him: "Tell Wen Fujin to prepare. I will spend the night in her room."
Lan Qi didn't know that there would be such a thing later, and she didn't see the emperor being unhappy when she entered the study. What she didn't expect was that Xuan Ye was a man of forty years old, and Xuan Ye was still like before, thinking out of his mind. He actually tricked her into working for the Qing Palace, and then when the night was dark, the two of them sneaked out of the Forbidden City under the protection of the guards. When Lan Qi came to her senses, the carriage had stopped in front of Si Age's residence. Xuan Ye held her hand and said, "I know that you must want to see your child. You have never seen what your son's home looks like."