In Xiyuan, Li Fujin, dressed in rich clothes, was wandering in front of the door. She had long heard that her husband and Fujin were back. Fujin had told her before that when the fourth brother came back, he would live in Xiyuan as soon as he entered. She takes good care of her. This is a great thing that Mrs. Li never dared to think of. She was so excited that she didn't sleep all night. She got up early in the morning and waited for this moment, but she still didn't see Yinzhen coming.
He was impatient, so he sent his maid Qiaozhu to ask. Qiaozhu took a long time to come back. Li Fujin asked anxiously: "Brother Si and Fujin haven't come in yet?"
Qiao Zhu frowned and said, "When I passed by, there was a mess in front of the door. I saw Brother Si picking up Fujin from the ground and running to the main courtyard. After asking the people around, I found out that Brother Si had already gone to our west. Yuan came, but Fujin suddenly fainted without any problems, and some people said that he was bleeding, but it didn't hurt him, so there was no blood, and the servants didn't see any blood on the ground."
But Li Ze was a visitor to Fujin. Hearing these words, he sat down on the chair in a daze and muttered: "Is it possible that Fujin is pregnant?"
In the deep palace, the emperor went directly back to Qianqing Palace after paying his respects to the Queen Mother. He had been away from the palace for so long. Whether it was court affairs or matters after the war in Mobei, he was in a hurry to deal with them. On the way back to Beijing, he He began to supervise one task after another, and was never idle for a moment. Seeing that the emperor had no intention of coming to the harem, the concubines saw that there was no excitement to see, but they knew that news came from outside the palace. Even if the people in Yonghe Palace kept a low profile, others were enough It was so new and strange that before Lan Qi heard the good news, it had already spread in the palace.
I never expected that my daughter-in-law, who has always been frail, would be pregnant.
In the summer, she heard Qinglian say that Yuxi had given up on herself. Later, after being persuaded by her mother and comforted by Yinzhen, she stopped taking the decoction to regulate the body and benefit pregnancy. Lan Qi was not unhappy about this. She also hoped that Yuxi could live an easier life, but therefore she did not expect Yuxi to be pregnant. Unexpectedly, at that time, God finally gave them a child.
When the Queen Mother learned of the news, she immediately sent an imperial doctor to diagnose Sifujin's pulse, and called Lan Qi to Ningshou Palace. She blamed her for being careless. She clearly expected the child to be pregnant, but instead she was so confused. Of course Lan Qi blamed herself for the Queen Mother. I have been waiting in Ningshou Palace until the imperial doctor who was sent returned. I heard that although Yuxi saw redness, she was not seriously ill. The next few days will be easy to maintain and the fetus can be saved. Moreover, Sifujin did not have any discomfort in the first days of her pregnancy. What a blessing. According to the estimated date, the baby will be born in late March or early April next year.
"It's done now. The children are happy and you don't have to worry. I said that the young couple is blessed, and it is true." The Queen Mother was very happy and told Lan Qi to pay more attention to her granddaughter-in-law in the future, and asked the nuns around her to prepare more. The reward was hurriedly sent to Brother Si's house.
Later that day, Qinglian came into the palace and said that the fourth elder brother wanted to stay with Fujin and would not come to congratulate the empress in person for the time being, but sent her to report something. Lan Qi heard Qinglian say that everything was fine in Yuxi, but After a false alarm, my erratic heart finally calmed down.
But after hearing the details after they entered, Lan Qi couldn't help but ask: "Yin Zhen originally planned to go to Xiyuan?"
Qinglian nodded and said helplessly: "My servant looks at it. It seems that the fourth elder brother has promised Fujin to get closer to Li Fujin. Fujin must have arranged this to allow Li Fujin to have another child for the fourth elder brother. After all, on weekdays, , Brother Si almost never goes to Xiyuan and rarely sees Song Gege."
"It's really difficult for that child." Lan Qi sighed, remembering the previous dispute between Li and Song, and told Qinglian, "Keep an eye on them these days, don't let them cause trouble, and you must not hurt Yuxi."
At this time, someone came from Qianqing Palace and said that the emperor would rest in Yonghe Palace soon and asked Concubine De to make some preparations. Lan Qi asked Qinglian to go back early, arrange dinner for Brother Thirty-Four, and urge them to study hard. As for homework, Wen Chen was already in Ningshou Palace with her sister, so she didn't have to worry.
After that, while she was sitting in front of the mirror to dress up, Luzhu ran in angrily and said, "My dear, don't wait any longer. Long live the Lord has gone to Yikun Palace."
Huan Chun still held the hairpin in his hand and was angry for a moment: "Why did you go to Yikun Palace?"
Luzhu said bitterly: "I asked Concubine Yi to intercept her on the way. Concubine Yi is really capable of this. She led Princess Wen Ke to wait on the only way the emperor must pass. If it were her, Princess Wen Ke would be there. , the emperor can’t show his face in front of the princess, right? If the little princess begs a few times, can the emperor refuse to agree?”
Lan Qi sat in front of the mirror, looking at Lu Zhu and Huan Chun who were so angry that their faces were crooked in the mirror, and smiled bitterly: "I spend 70 to 80% of the time in the harem in a year, so if I care about this time with Concubine Yi, , others will only say what I am wrong about. That’s all, changes will come tomorrow, but we are working in vain.”
But Huan Chun was originally happy for Sifu Jin and was looking forward to congratulating the emperor. But now he couldn't see the emperor. He was so angry that he could hardly say anything inappropriate. He actually accused Concubine Yi without any scruples: "I know that there is a happy event today, and the emperor is also looking forward to it." I am happy to be with you. There is no day when Concubine Yi can stop you, but today is the day. When the emperor goes back to the palace, he always rests here with us. I don’t know if the people in Yikun Palace can serve him well."
"Okay, you guys can go and have a rest. We'll be more comfortable if the emperor doesn't come." Lan Qi didn't want to hear these words. If she said she wasn't disappointed, she would be lying. But they were already in their thirties, and they were so jealous over something like this. It's boring to care about her. Xuan Ye always rested wherever he went. Originally, Concubine Yi was also his wife and concubine, so no one could take care of her the same.
Later on, the night got darker and I didn't hear that the emperor was coming out of Yikun Palace. Lan Qi was even less excited. Huan Chun calmed down at night and came to help her wash up. He deliberately told his master about Sifujin to make him happy and mentioned Lan Qi. She was very partial to the four Fujins and almost ignored the two concubines. She loved Fujin as much as the Empress Dowager did to her empress.
Lan Qi asked with a smile: "Is this what you think? In fact, I also know that many of the things I say to Yuxi now were said to me by the former Empress Dowager. It would be great if this could be passed down from generation to generation. "
Huan Chun said happily: "It's so easy for Fujin to have this child. God will definitely give him a little grandson, and our Fujin will be a gentle and good mother-in-law in the future."
This word aroused Lan Qi's worry. She didn't say it on the face, but in her heart she laughed at herself for being too worried. However, she had to face the fact. If Yu Xi gave birth to a girl, she didn't know how her daughter-in-law would view it. She hoped that Yu Xi would give birth to a girl. Xi can let go of those baggage, and even in the past few years, he can follow Yinzhen more freely. Having children is a blessing, but if he doesn't, he has to face it calmly. But it happened that Queen Xiaoyi planted an incredible seed in the children's hearts. , it has taken root and sprouted year after year and cannot be changed.
That night, the emperor really spent the night in Yikun Palace. The people in the palace found out about these things the next day and were equally sad. But Concubine Yi was so proud that she didn't care about other people's opinions. She became more and more proud of her youth and didn't care about others at all. In eyes.
The high-ranking people in the palace didn't care, and the lowly ones were not qualified to challenge Concubine Yi. In the next few days, just watching Concubine Yi pester the emperor, the emperor didn't seem to be particularly annoyed. Anyway, he dealt with those who could handle it, and ignored those who didn't want to.
I ignored him, and later because I was really busy, I simply didn’t enter the harem.
But at the end of September, the emperor held a banquet to reward the three armies. Xuan Ye attended the Queen Mother's presence, and the concubines and concubines of the harem also attended with the princess' elder brother. The elder brothers who had left the palace naturally brought Fujin and the children, but Si Fujin did not enter the palace because he wanted to have a baby.
, this time only the fourth elder brother came.
Before the banquet, merit was discussed and rewards were given, and after the banquet, there was a lot of excitement. The elder brothers gathered together to talk about the expedition. The young men were full of high spirits and vigor. Lan Qi accompanied the queen mother and watched, and the queen mother gently said to her:
"It's a pity that Huang'e Niang didn't see this scene. If she could see all this, she would be so happy. In the early years, she was worried that the emperor would have no heirs. I still remember Huang's worried look."
Lan Qi couldn't help but feel sad, so she could only comfort the Queen Mother: "So you should take good care of yourself and wait until your grandson grows up and talks to you in such a lively manner."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Just don't think that I am annoying when I am old."
While speaking, Lan Qi inadvertently glanced at the crown prince's seat. Seeing the crown princess pulling the crown prince, Yin Reng glared at her impatiently. The crown prince's red lips moved slightly and she didn't know what to say, but the expression on the crown prince's face was very...
That's about to change.
Lan Qi didn't dare to look any further. Soon after, she heard the fifth elder brother and the seventh elder brother talking excitedly about how they had joined forces to fight against Galdan's men. Everyone was excited and excited, and she turned her eyes away unconsciously.
Looking at the prince, one could see that there was a bit of hatred in the prince's eyes. The look in his eyes made people look at him, as if he was full of unwillingness.
Looking at the conversation among the brothers at the table, whether it is the elder brother or the younger seventh brother or eighth brother, they can all add a few words and talk about things on the battlefield, and their eyes are bright.
This raised royal child makes people feel reliable and promising. But the prince is the only one who can't get in the middle of the conversation. No matter what the brothers say, he always looks strange and confused.
After that, he became more and more dull and said nothing.
After the celebration banquet that day, Yinzhen accompanied his mother to send the Queen Mother back to Ningshou Palace. When mother and son came back alone, Lan Qi asked her son if he thought there was anything strange at the banquet. Yinzhen said he didn't know, Lan Qi said.
Qi originally wanted her son to go to Yonghe Palace so that she could talk to him, but Yinzhen first said that he wanted to go home to see Yuxi, so the mother had no choice but to agree, thinking that it was not an important matter, and it would not matter if she said it a few days later.
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Yinzhen said goodbye to his mother and took Xiao Hezi out of the palace. Halfway through, the lantern in Xiao Hezi's hand went out. They stopped on the side of the road, waiting for Xiao Hezi to pour out the fire and light the lantern. They couldn't find it for a while.
Just as he was about to speak to urge him, there were hurried footsteps in front of him. Yinzhen looked up inadvertently. Under the dim moonlight, he saw a familiar figure. He saw that it was the prince.