"Yin Zhen makes even more sense. He protects Yu Xi wholeheartedly, but when I say these things, he feels that I am urging him." Lan Qi sighed helplessly and said to Bu Gui, "I just want to talk to you to relieve your boredom.
If this matter is not urgent, they may not be able to do well, so I am just worrying about it."
But the mother did not worry about it blindly. No matter how calm and strong the couple was, they might not be able to withstand the pressure of public opinion. Gossips from inside and outside the palace flew like knives to Si Age's house, saying that Si Fujin himself was not able to have children and was still domineering.
Asking her husband not to let him touch the concubine's room, she kept saying things like this. Lan Qi could control what was happening inside the palace, but she couldn't control the storm outside.
In the days after that, Yuxi came to the palace less and less. Qinglian came in and said that Fujin devoted himself to taking care of the little princess every day. She seemed to be calm and nothing happened. The couple was as loving and harmonious as ever, and the palace was full of gossips.
Everything was handled by Qinglian. What was said outside was not pleasant, but Fujin was deep inside the house and could not hear anything.
At first hearing Qinglian's words, Lan Qi thought that the children would be fine, but in May Yuxi brought Nian Tong into the palace to pay her respects. When mother and daughter were accompanying the Queen Mother in Ningshou Palace, Qinglian who followed them quietly came to greet them.
Empress Dowager De of Yonghe Palace said that the fourth elder brother and Fujin had a quarrel in the past few days. It turned out that Fujin asked the fourth elder brother Duoduo to go to the house of Li and Song Gege. The fourth elder brother did not agree, and the two had a disagreement and quarreled in the house.
It was very loud. At that time, the little princess was next to Fujin. The child was so frightened that he cried loudly, but they did not dare to go in. They only waited for the fourth elder brother to leave angrily before they went in to comfort the child. Fujin hid in the tent and saw no one.
I'm willing to see you. I felt depressed after that. I thought I wouldn't be invited to the palace today, but I didn't expect that I would come anyway.
Lan Qi's heart felt heavy after hearing this, but she still said to Qinglian: "Don't talk too much between them. It will cause more trouble. Sooner or later, this matter will pass."
Sure enough, every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. People inside and outside the palace have always seen the harmony between husband and wife in Si Age's house, and Si Fujin's filial piety to Concubine De as a mother and daughter, but they didn't know that such an embarrassing day would happen.
When all the other princes and princes showed up in the palace with their stomachs full, all the embarrassment and helplessness fell on Yonghe Palace and Si Age’s house. Fortunately, Si Fujin could calmly and calmly carry his child into the palace to pay his respects.
, when he passed by the happy sisters-in-law, his eyes did not stop at them.
But the more magnanimous and decent Si Fujin behaves, the more those who gossip will find trouble. Here, Lan Qi came to Ningshou Palace after hearing Qinglian's words. On the way, she met Concubine Rong, and the two of them entered the door together.
, when I was walking to the Queen Mother's chamber, I passed by the house on the side and heard San Fujin's voice inside saying: "What else does she expect? Didn't she say she can't have children? I entered the door together with her. I didn't keep the one in the early years. These two
After taking good care of my body for many years, I will have it again. Fortunately, there are still a few goblins in my house pestering the third elder brother. I heard that the side rooms in the fourth elder brother's house are not close to the fourth elder brother. Our Sifu Jin manages the family well.
The goblins are obedient. After all, she can’t give birth, so it’s useless to tie Brother Si in the house.”
Lan Qi had a cold look on her face. Concubine Rong was so embarrassed that she quickly turned around and went to scold her daughter-in-law. Lan Qi didn't bother to listen to them and went straight to the Queen Mother.
In the inner hall, the Queen Mother was holding Nian Tong and making her laugh. Wen Xian and Wen Chen were surrounding the Queen Mother, looking longingly at the little niece. Yu Xi was sitting quietly aside, and suddenly saw Lan Qi arriving, so she stood up to greet her.
Hello, mother.
Wen Chen turned around and ran over, pestering Lan Qi and said, "Mother, I want to hug Tong in memory, but the imperial grandmother won't let me."
The Queen Mother smiled leisurely and said: "She is so young, I am afraid of throwing the child."
Lan Qi sat down and chatted with the children with the Queen Mother, and soon she held Nian Tong in her arms. Her little granddaughter was so exquisite and cute. Once the child was in her arms, she had no worries at all. She only waited for the wet nurse to take her to breastfeed.
Only then did Lan Qi remember Yuxi sitting beside her. Yuxi was so peaceful that it seemed as if he didn't exist. Now she saw the wet nurse taking Nian Tong away, so she followed her.
Wen Xian and Wen Chen were curious and fresh, so they also left with their sister-in-law to see their little niece. When Lan Qi was staring at the door in a daze, the Queen Mother called her: "Today all the children have entered the palace. I originally wanted to be lively, but when I saw Yuxi, I
Suddenly thinking of those things, I couldn't help but feel sorry for this child. People in the palace said that she was not in good health and could not bear children. Is that true?"
"It's okay. At the beginning, the imperial doctor said that Lan Ying couldn't bear children. Isn't she fine now?" Lan Qi said with a smile, "It's true that she is not in good health. When she was a girl, she was willing to get sick. I guess she is.
Yinzhen loves her and has not been in a hurry in the past few years. The children themselves don't care, and our worries only make them troubled."
The Queen Mother nodded repeatedly: "That's fine if you think about it this way. It's just that those words don't sound good, but when will there be peace inside and outside the palace? If you can talk to Yuxi and persuade her to look away, I won't
Too much talk."
While she was talking, Concubine Rong came in from outside and said with an embarrassed look that San Fujin was not feeling well and had left the palace early to go back to the house. She also smiled reluctantly at Lan Qi. If San Fujin had not heard what San Fujin said today, they would have heard it with their own ears.
Yes, otherwise Lan Qi would be angry and Concubine Rong might think she was making such a fuss.
After leaving the Queen Mother, Concubine Rong apologized to Lan Qi repeatedly. Lan Qi was not polite and said to Sister Rong: "I'm deceiving you if I say I'm not angry. We have been sisters for more than 20 years, so don't fall out because of the children."
. Sanfujin has such a temper, I don’t blame her, but my sister should give her more guidance and advice. I don’t care about anything for my sister’s sake, but if the child collides with others, will my sister always follow her?
It’s not the people’s compensation.”
Concubine Rong sighed bitterly: "I told them not to listen before, but now they don't take me seriously because I have a child in my belly. In fact, I don't want to care about them at all. Don't think my words are pretentious. I am better than you."
After more than ten years in this palace, I have already seen through some things."
Lan Qi also knew that Concubine Rong was helpless, so she relented and said: "Since sister has made up her mind, let them go. Let's stay in the palace well. We will be with the emperor for life, and the children will have their own blessings."
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Lan Qi didn't mention these things to Xuan Ye except to say a few words to Sister Bu privately or talk to Lan Ying when she entered the palace. In the past few months, the emperor seemed to have stopped keeping an eye on Galdan, but in fact
New war campaigns were being deployed non-stop. In early May and summer, I took my brothers to the outskirts of the city for a military parade, and competed in riding and shooting. I also led my sons to live in Nanyuan for a few days, and they were busy going in and out without seeing each other.
We stayed in the Forbidden City for a few days without any worries until the intense heat of June came.
Except for resting in the Yonghe Palace, the emperor spent most of his time in the Qianqing Palace, attended by several young concubines. Naturally, Chen Changzai was the popular figure who was gaining momentum in recent times to replace the Mi nobles in favor.
It's just that Chen is low-key and introverted. She travels outside Qianqing Palace and Zhongcui Palace. Unless she is visiting with the concubines, she hardly appears in the palace on weekdays. Because of this, even the Queen Mother values somewhat. In comparison, Migui people are becoming more and more unpopular. , there were rumors in the palace for a while that the Mi nobles were injured and disfigured, but later the emperor not only recruited Mi nobles in Qianqing Palace, but also occasionally went to Qixiang Palace in person. The rumors were self-defeating, but the Mi nobles were favored. It is also a fact that things are not as good as before.
But Lan Qi didn't care about the entanglements between these women. As for the secrets of the Migui people, Xuan Ye was guarding them, so she didn't need to worry about anything. On the contrary, Lan Qi felt that she was becoming more and more like a mother-in-law and a grandmother. These days The only thing I'm worried about is Yinzhen's family.
That day Qinglian sent someone to send a message, saying that Sifujin had been eating a lot of watermelon soaked in well water every night recently. Lan Qi was frightened when she heard this. She was so weak and ate such cold food. What on earth was the child thinking? of?
Sifujin's behavior would not only be reported to Yonghe Palace, but also his natal family would be aware of it. On that day, the emperor took his brothers to the school grounds, and then went to Changchun Garden for two days. When the driver heard about these developments, he took the opportunity to come to his elder brother's house to visit his daughter.
When she entered the door in the evening, when she was supposed to have finished her meal, she saw her daughter sitting alone in the room. There were plate after plate of melons and fruits cut on the table, and she was sitting there blankly eating.
"Yuxi, why do you just eat this?" Jue Luo was worried, but did not dare to be too harsh to scare her daughter. He sat down next to her and asked the child with a smile, "Is it because the weather is hot and my appetite is bad, but I can't Just eating these things will make your body colder and colder, and you will lose your appetite."
But Yuxi said to her mother: "Mother, I haven't had a bite of melon in several years."
Jue Luo was speechless for a moment, but when she saw her daughter continuing to lower her head to eat the melon in her hand, with big tears sliding down her face, her mother's heart was broken. She knew that Yu Xi had eaten bowl after bowl over the years in order to beg for a son. She drank the medicine and ate it like rice, without touching a bite of the cold fruits and vegetables. She knew how difficult it was.
"Empress De Fei has never blamed you, and Fourth Brother has never blamed you. Why do you have to push yourself? There will always be children." Jue Luoshi said directly to her daughter, "Why are you tormenting yourself like this?"
Yuxi looked at her mother sadly and said, "I just don't want to bother, so I want to eat the melon that I have been craving for many years. This is the melon and fruit brought to the palace. It's so sweet. Mother, can you try it? I'm better. I haven’t eaten these things in years, and I don’t even remember what they taste like, so it’s better not to bother with them, otherwise life will be meaningless.”
"Yuxi, don't eat anymore." Jue Luoshi pulled away her daughter's hand and wiped the sticky juice on her hand with a handkerchief, but her daughter still reached out to take it. Jue Luoshi hugged her tightly and said, " Silly girl, why are you bothering? The doctor said you won’t have a child, but I can’t bear to tell you, no matter how hard you try, it’s useless, you won’t have one. Let’s give up, okay?”
In this case, even if her mother didn't say anything, Yuxi had accepted her fate. No matter how good and caring Yinzhen was to her, no matter how much medicine she took, it was of no use. Year after year, she was disappointed again and again. She really had no patience.
Yuxi finally collapsed, threw herself into her mother's arms and cried: "Mom, I want my own child..."
Cries could be heard from inside the door. Brother Si, who had rushed back from Changchun Garden, was standing outside the door. He and his mother-in-law walked in through the door. Although they did not come back to visit Yuxi specifically, they just came back to pick up things immediately after
He was about to go back to Changchun Garden, but when he saw his mother-in-law coming, he wanted to say hello, but he didn't expect to hear the conversation between mother and daughter outside the door. Yuxi's crying pierced his heart, and Yinzhen was helpless.