At the end of the old year, the emperor often summoned the ministers of the Lifan Academy. At that time, Lan Qi guessed that the emperor was worried about things in Mobei, but she didn't know what was going on there. Now that she heard that Galdan fled and refused to surrender, she knew
The rumors were not unfounded. The emperor was very likely to send troops to encircle Galdan again. As for whether he would go on a personal expedition, Xuan Ye would naturally tell her.
By the time of the Lantern Festival, the sky cleared up. Although it was still icy and snowy, it was always a joy to see the sunshine. The female relatives gathered in Ningshou Palace to congratulate the Queen Mother on the festival. The young elder brother of the third elder brother's house and the young princess of the seventh elder brother's house also came.
Carrying him into the palace. Now the emperor's children and grandchildren are all over the house, and the queen mother cannot hold them all in her arms. The babbling in Ningshou Palace is filled with the laughter and crying of children. Although it is fun, it is also so noisy that it gives people a headache.
That afternoon, Lan Qi followed the Queen Mother's order and went to her elder brother's house to visit Grandma Sumala. On the New Year's Day, the Emperor and the Queen Mother originally invited Grandma to attend the royal banquet, but Grandma always declined as a slave.
She lived in her elder brother's house and did not go out. The emperor did not force her, and occasionally came to visit in person, or sent Lan Qi or Concubine Rong to take a look. Mammy was still the person he respected the most.
At this moment, when Lan Qi and her nanny had finished talking and were about to leave, they saw Xi Bin and the palace maids wandering outside the elder brother's house. When they saw the empress De Fei, they came up to her. Lan Qi asked her: "What are you doing here?"
, isn’t the little princess in front of the Queen Mother?”
Concubine Xi said: "I returned to Qixiang Palace in the afternoon. I heard that Migui was not feeling well, so I invited the imperial doctor to come and take a look. I found out that my sister is pregnant."
Lan Qi was shocked, but she thought that at the end of the year, after Chen Chang was pregnant and could not stay at bedside, it was true that there were many secret nobles around the emperor. The Ministry of Internal Affairs did have several records, and the concubines and concubines of Rong even gossiped in front of her.
, it is said that Miguiren seems to be a completely different person now, so it is not surprising to hear that she is pregnant now.
"You go back and take good care of her. If this child is born, he will naturally stay with you, which will be a comfort to her." Lan Qi gently ordered Xi Concubine, and then praised her, "After all, it is you who took good care of her, and the emperor knows it.
I will definitely praise you, Qixiang Palace has been peaceful and peaceful these past two days, and it is all due to you."
Concubine Xi was overjoyed and said with a smile: "It's only in these years that I feel like I can live a decent life."
Lan Qi smiled and said nothing. For some reason, Grandma Wang's words came to mind again. I don't know where Grandma is now. She is still alive. What would she do if she knew that the little palace maid who was bullied by her in the past was in this position now?
Do you want to? But Lan Qi wanted to thank her. Her mother-in-law’s words in the past are still in use to her.
After leaving the elder brother's house, he went straight to Ningshou Palace to announce the good news. The Queen Mother heard that the emperor was going to have another son, and she was naturally happy. In the Queen Mother's view, Migui has been keeping to himself in the past two years, and what happened in the past is in the past. What's more, it is the prince.
The mistake was not the fault of the secret noble, but I didn't know that this secret noble was not that secret noble. Even the Queen Mother was still in the dark.
When the women heard that Mrs. Wang was pregnant again, few of them had a good face. They used to say that women from the Han family were weak, but they didn't expect that Mrs. Wang could actually give birth. And Chen Chang was about to give birth, so she didn't know it.
Among them, now all the women who bear children for the emperor are Han women, and all the Mongolian concubines have been left aside, and many people have resentment in their hearts.
But at this time, the Queen Mother said again: "The noble lady has a child again, and the few people around the Emperor who are dear to her can no longer serve her. Who else is there in the palace now?"
Naturally, she would not say this in front of the other concubines. In private, the Queen Mother asked Lan Qi: "I don't care that the emperor has liked Han women over the years, but I always feel that it will not be good if this continues in the long run. The nobles will be overshadowed."
If you have any opinions, last time we talked about the draft, should it be put on the agenda?"
Lan Qi said: "I have mentioned it to the emperor several times, but the emperor seems to be worried about Mobei at the moment, so he will definitely not be interested in the draft. It is better to wait until this trouble is over, and I will discuss it with you and the emperor.
You are right, you cannot allow Han women to be favored by one side, and sooner or later your dear ministers will have to bear it."
The Queen Mother said: "There are many young women in the Eight Banners. You know that the selection of my brothers' marriages is just a formality. Most of them are decided by us. This time I will choose for the emperor. You can find out the emperor's tone.
, is there someone already appointed, or should the one we like stay when the time comes, we have a clear target, and Emperor Xuan will be happy with the one we like."
Lan Qi promised the Queen Mother one by one, but there was no rush and she would do it now. When the Emperor was too busy to enter the harem during the Lantern Festival, she would not bother her with such things. Her son came to pay her respects and could only hear a few words.
The Lifan Yuan has already mobilized troops and horses, and when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, they will go north to encircle Galdan. But according to Yinzhen, it seems that this time they will not take out all the brothers like last time.
Yinzhen said very clearly: "The eldest brother was not very good at studying in the study, but when he went to the battlefield, he was brave and resourceful. He was truly a general. My son is not as good as him."
Lan Qi would advise her son that people have their shortcomings and that he should just do what he can do. Yinzhen has now put down some of his burdens, unlike before when he was full of ambitions to leave the Forbidden City and fight in the court.
The past two years in and out of the court, the seriousness and difficulty of the court affairs, and the flattering faces of civil and military officials all made him see the world more clearly. He grew up in a honey pot soaked by Queen Xiaoyi and his mother.
The biggest setback in life was losing Yinzuo and his adoptive mother. Other than that, everything went smoothly and nothing was difficult.
But after leaving the palace and working as an errand, even if he is the emperor's elder brother, there are still things he can't handle. The best thing civil and military officials are good at is to push the envelope. If you do a good job, you can get it done smoothly if you follow it step by step.
There were a lot of mistakes and omissions in the middle, but they just stayed there, and Yinzhen went to do it himself. Those people were humble and respectful, but they just knocked their heads in the dirt. If others didn't do things, they wouldn't suffer at all.
Whenever he encounters such a thing, Yinzhen will think of his father sitting on the dragon throne, seemingly ruling the world with might and domineering, but there are more and more undesirable things blocking his heart. If the Nine-Five-year-old cannot be open-minded,
Maybe he was suffocated to death a long time ago.
At the end of the first month, good news came out from Yuqing Palace that the Crown Princess was pregnant. There were rumors inside and outside the palace that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were not on good terms. Now that the Crown Princess was pregnant, the rumors were naturally dispelled. And the Crown Princess was pregnant.
He was the legitimate son, and the child's status was very important. The birth of a boy or a girl had a great impact. The emperor personally called the prince to him and told him to take good care of the princess. At the same time, he also announced something. In late February, the emperor would once again take charge of the princess.
He will conduct a personal expedition and go deep into the desert to uncover Galdan and the rest of the evildoers. The prince will stay in the capital to supervise the country as before.
The news came out that the eldest brother went on an expedition again. Now the eldest son of the emperor has already made great achievements in battle. In addition, as he is getting older, his contacts with the court ministers are becoming more and more frequent. And Mingzhu is behind him. In the past, disciples of Mingzhu Mansion were all over the world, and the court
The above are intertwined. Although she was depressed for a time after suffering setbacks in those years, Mingzhu has kept a low profile and worked hard on her errands over the years. She has regained her strength over the years and is more than enough to support the eldest brother in cultivating his own party members and influence. And now the prince's side has also begun to take action. They
Doing these things will make you feel more relaxed.
However, Tong Guowei's family and Aling'a's family, Tongjia's Niu Hulu family, have not had much contact with the fourth elder brother. After the fourth elder brother left the palace, he has been self-reliant. At most, the mother in the palace often has to supplement them, but the fourth elder brother
My brother's house is well organized and his life is abundant, and his mother's subsidies are just the icing on the cake.
As for his interactions with ministers, Si Age is still serving as an errand under the emperor. The ministers he sees interacting with whom are all under the emperor's nose. Often, some people are recommended by the emperor to let him learn skills from ministers. Other interpersonal interactions are still the same.
Very simple.
Lan Qi looked coldly and never had a hand in this matter, and Xuan Ye never mentioned it to her. There was a tacit understanding between the husband and wife, and there was no conflict between mother and son. Only the eldest brother and the prince were gradually gaining influence.
Cohesion, but it has been like this in all dynasties, and no one finds it strange.
In mid-February, a few days before the army set off, the emperor rested in Yonghe Palace. Under the care of his concubine, he led the troops to the expedition in high spirits. And Lan Qi now understood that although it sounded scary to go on an expedition in person, the emperor would not be there.
She was in a dangerous situation, and here she was chasing Galdan, who was still alive, and patrolling the northern and southern Mobei. Sooner or later, she would return safely. Year by year, her mood became more and more peaceful, and she became more able to withstand major events.
The cold weather after New Year's Day finally stopped in February. In early March, when the spring flowers bloomed, people who had avoided the cold all winter began to go out for activities. Naturally, the children were even more restless. That day Lan Qi was in Ningshou Palace.
After greeting the Queen Mother, the two girls took advantage of the Queen Mother's presence and told her that they wanted to leave the palace to see their sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law had a very big belly and was about to give birth, so they were worried.
Lan Qi blamed them for being playful and coming up with such a considerate excuse. The Queen Mother doted on the children to no end. She smiled and said that she had promised to let them go to the fourth brother's house once a month, but the cold weather had not allowed them to do so in the past few months.
When I went out, I was too tired. I ordered people to prepare guards and eunuchs to accompany them, and sent the princesses out of the palace to spend a day at Si Age's house.
Lan Qi repeatedly warned her that her fourth sister-in-law was about to give birth and asked them not to let her get hurt. So she sent the two girls out by chance, but Zhong Cuigong rushed to send news that Chen Changzai's amniotic fluid had broken.
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If the emperor was in the palace, Lan Qi would not care about it. Only because Xuan Ye was not here, she did everything by herself. She came to Zhongcui Palace and waited for a long time. After Chen Chang had a very hard time giving birth and was anxious again and again, she finally gave birth.
The little brother was successfully delivered. If it was the first brother, it would be the seventeenth brother. Lan Qi and Duan concubine looked at the baby in the delivery room. Dai Guiren was coaxing the weak Chen Chang and said: "Wait until the emperor comes back to give birth to the little brother."
Name, now take it to Concubine Duan’s house to raise it, and you can see it every day when you are out of confinement.”
When everyone was happy, Huan Chun came in quietly and winked at the master. Lan Qi followed her aside calmly. Huan Chun said softly: "Master, there is news from the fourth elder brother's house that the princesses are missing."