In addition to the crown prince, two of the six princes have been granted the title of county prince, and four have been granted the title of Baylor. I am afraid that the ninth elder brother and below will have to wait for this group of brothers to be promoted again, or for the younger brothers to grow up and then be granted the title together. In the days to come,
, even if the ninth elder brother and the ten elder brothers get married, they are just ordinary princes. Fortunately, the status of a prince is already very valuable. Without a title, it will only have some impact on the future in the court.
However, outsiders questioned the third elder brother's qualifications to get the county throne, and Concubine Rong herself couldn't believe it. When she heard that the emperor was going to confer the title of prince, she thought that her son would be satisfied even if he got Beizi Beile. Who would have thought that he would be on par with the elder brother?
.Although she doesn’t think her son should be a dwarf compared to Concubine Hui’s eldest brother, but in comparison, Concubine De’s fourth brother only got the title of Baylor. But whether it is the status of the biological mother or the excellence of the son himself,
Since the fourth elder brother can't be ranked, it shouldn't be the third elder brother's turn.
Concubine Rong didn't care what Concubine Hui thought, but Lan Qi had always been her support. She was worried that Lan Qi would be unhappy and came to Yonghe Palace to ask why. If she were Concubine Yi, she would have thought that Concubine Rong was here to show off.
But Lan Qi smiled and said: "The third elder brother is older than Yinzhen. He has done a great job in rescuing him this time. The emperor likes his son and gave him the county throne. What's wrong?"
Concubine Rong said humbly: "My fourth brother is so good. I heard that he can be sent by the emperor to serve as an errand in the Nine Gates. He is very trustworthy. This time when the emperor went to Wutai Mountain, he guarded the house for the emperor. With such a contribution, why wouldn't the emperor not
He was also given the title of county king."
Lan Qi didn't care: "According to what my sister said, it would be better for Yinzhen to be more humble. Otherwise, Concubine Yi would have to fight for the fifth elder brother. How could the fifth elder brother be inferior to others? This matter would be unfinished.
Why don't you stop here with our fourth brother? Concubine Yi has nowhere to ask for an explanation, right? There is an orderly relationship between the brothers. In the palace, they rely on us as mothers to compete for face. After leaving the palace, they can only rely on their own abilities. The emperor feels that
The third elder brother can afford it because he values it."
Concubine Rong thought it made sense, but she was not too embarrassed and kept saying, "Brother Si is a capable boy."
Lan Qi thought about it in her heart, made up her mind, and said bluntly: "I have nothing to say to my sister here. You don't have to worry about me feeling uncomfortable, but I have something to remind my sister in turn. From now on, I will change my name to "Jun"
Your Majesty, it’s time for my elder brother’s residence to become a county prince’s residence. Your family, Fujin, must change his temper. Prince Fujin is so noble. Stop losing the face of the prince’s palace by having a childish temper.”
Concubine Rong's face turned calm and she said, "You know, she doesn't agree with me either, so I won't care."
Lan Qi brought the tea to Concubine Rong with a smile, and said clearly with a sharp look in her eyes: "But that child always likes to get in trouble with my Yuxi family. The people in the palace always turn a blind eye to this, and the elders always turn a blind eye to it."
It would be good to think about harmony, and I also hope for harmony between their sisters-in-law, but the reality is not optimistic. Today, since I made it clear to my sister, Ruocheng County Prince Fujin will still be so rude in the future, and I have to rely on my brother-in-law and County Prince Fujin
I won't be polite if you are a noble person. Yuxi and the others are stupid, so I can only worry about them."
Concubine Rong's face had been calm just now, but now she turned completely white. Her heart was beating wildly, and she hurriedly said: "That's the children's business. Do we have to follow them? To be honest, if you can teach her a lesson,
, I even clapped my hands and applauded. What I said to you earlier was not perfunctory. I really don’t care about them. It’s just that my son was born by me. Whether it is good or bad, I still care about him. But what do I care about him?
Yes, he only has eyes for his wife and children now."
Lan Qi smiled and said: "That's not the case. My daughter-in-law belongs to my sister after all. I can't discipline her. It's best for my sister to be ruthless and find a way to restrain the child. Don't wait until she doesn't like her and bullies my Yuxi.
, I will fall out again when the time comes, even if I don’t want to be separated from you, but you have a grudge in your heart, and it won’t look good to others, sooner or later our relationship will still be hurt.”
Concubine Rong is the most pragmatic person. After twenty or thirty years in this palace, there is still nothing she can’t understand. If Lan Qi can tell her these things clearly, she should treat her as a sister before discussing it. Otherwise, one day
The daughter-in-law bullied Yu Xi again, and if she tried a little harder, the child would not be able to eat and was forced to walk around. At that time, she was in a dilemma and was no longer human.
"I'll take care of it, but if I can't take care of it, don't blame me. And if she's a bastard, I won't blame you no matter how much you teach her a lesson. In the end, I'm useless, otherwise we wouldn't even have to say these words." Concubine Rong.
After all, she had to make a choice. At worst, she could destroy her daughter-in-law, but she could not ruin her life in this palace. It didn't mean that she had to work hard for half her life, but when she was old enough to enjoy it, she was pulled down by her daughter-in-law.
"I made it clear to my sister, and my heart became enlightened. The children are different from us back then. We all looked at the empress above us and looked at the emperor. We can support each other when we are together. But they stand on their own and are the masters at home. Everyone looks at them.
If you do things with a calm expression, your mood will be different." Lan Qi restrained her sharp eyes and smiled lightly, "Everything will be happy with the family."
However, the excitement of canonizing the prince in March had not long passed. In April, when the emperor paid his respects at Ningshou Palace, the Queen Mother said that her legs and feet were now flexible and her spirit was good. She was willing to serve the Queen Mother on her eastward tour to visit relatives. As long as the Queen Mother nodded and agreed, the arrangements would go on.
After the scorching heat is over, we will set off in early autumn in August.
This matter was very new both inside and outside the palace, but when it came to Lan Qi, the emperor told her something newer. He has not explained it yet, but he plans to continue taking the Queen Mother on a southern tour in the coming spring. This time, the Queen Mother will tour east.
If you can withstand the fatigue of traveling and driving, the Southern Tour is no problem.
Xuan Ye said that his regret in the past was that he could not serve the emperor's grandmother back to his hometown when he was able. He was unable to do anything when he was young. By the time he had enough courage, the emperor's grandmother was already old. He failed to take the emperor with him during the southern tour.
It was a pity that my grandmother traveled with me. Now that the Queen Mother is in good health, I really want to take her to travel north and south.
Lan Qi originally thought that the emperor would travel far away like this, and that the queen mother would have to take his concubines and children with him. She didn't know how much manpower and financial resources it would cost, but when she heard Xuan Ye's words, she felt it was worth it. She still remembered the time when the queen mother and her
Recalling the tears in the past, the late emperor was ashamed of the Queen Mother. It was not wrong for him not to love the Queen Mother, but it was an indisputable fact that he repeatedly bullied the Queen Mother for other women. Xuan Ye's filial piety to the Queen Mother now somewhat made up for the pain of the Queen Mother in the past.
, and the entrustment of the Imperial Grandmother is not in vain.
"Take good care of your health. Don't go out because you have a headache and a fever." Xuan Ye said seriously, "I won't be in the palace for the second half of the year anyway, so don't worry about what you have and what you don't have."
Lan Qi smiled: "Your Majesty is so domineering. I have not thought about whether to accompany you. Why do you want to take me away?"
Xuan Ye quietly approached her and said, "I have plenty of ways to take you there, as long as you don't feel embarrassed."
After the imperial edict was officially promulgated, in the days after April, the emperor and ministers planned the route of the eastward patrol based on the climate changes this year. It was expected that the heat would dissipate early this summer, and the departure date would be advanced. It was initially planned to leave at the end of July and stay in Karakar in August.
Afterwards, the Empress Dowager will go to Faku Mountain to pay homage to her parents at Princess Qin Duanjing's residence, and the Emperor will even go to pay homage to the Queen Mother's father's soul.
The Sixth Palace had known about these scheduled major events on the way early. When I heard that the Holy Master was going to stay at Princess Duanjing's Mansion, the Bu nobles who were originally too lazy to travel rushed to Yonghe Palace and had never seriously asked Lan Qi for anything.
One time, he asked her to ask the emperor to take him out no matter what. It had been six years since his daughter had been married. If he couldn't see her this time, he might not have another chance in the future.
Lan Qi smiled and said: "Why didn't you take your sister with you? The emperor decided to stop there just because he saw the tribe passing by the prince's consort along the way. Duan Jing is the emperor's own daughter, and the emperor didn't want to see it? And he told me to do it.
I asked my sister to accompany him, saying that she is stable and will feel at ease if she is kept by the Queen Mother's side to serve him."
But Bu Guiren didn't care what the emperor praised her. She was satisfied if she could go out to visit her daughter.
The general direction of the route was set, and the list of princes accompanying him was also announced early. Unsurprisingly, the eldest brother still led the royal guards to accompany him. In addition, the third elder brother, the fifth elder brother, the seventh elder brother and the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother
, the Thirteenth Elder Brother will be accompanying him, and it looks lively, but the few who are not going are quite strange. The Fourth Elder Brother and the Eighth Elder Brother are not accompanying them, and they have brought the Thirteenth Elder Brother but not the Fourteenth Elder Brother.
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Yinqi was eleven years old and was at his most self-righteous age. On that day, the imperial edict was delivered to the study. The ninth elder brother and the others accompanied him. The twelfth elder brother's cough and asthma have not been cured this year, and he does not come to the study very often. It is normal not to go out.
But he was so good, so why didn't he bring it with him? When the brothers were all gone, he would be the only one left in the study. The fourteenth elder brother would be suffocated to death sooner or later because of his extremely naughty temper.
That day, he and Yinxiang left the study together. When the little guy returned to Yonghe Palace, he stayed in his room and refused to come out. He even skipped greetings. He was a smart boy and knew that he would not beg in front of his mother.
If he had asked for it, he would have been brought along long ago.
Yinxiang had a good temper and felt sorry for his younger brother. Instead, he said to E Niang: "If there are too many people to take care of, please leave your sons and ministers behind. Yinqi looks forward to leaving the palace every day to see the world. This time everyone is going, why not?"
I won’t take him with me.”
Lan Qi didn't know what the emperor was thinking, but she didn't even have her biological sons there. It must not be simple. There didn't seem to be any reaction from Yinzhen. The younger son showed everything on his face. She had expected that Yinzhen would be unhappy.
After listening to Yinxiang say this, he comforted him that it was okay, and said: "Why don't you go and persuade your mother on behalf of E Niang? E Niang wants her to go out to relax, but she doesn't want to move. Now Dunke is older.
It’s not difficult to take care of her. How about taking your sister with you to see Sister Duanjing? You can go to Yanxi Palace now to persuade E Niang.”
Yin Xiang was very obedient and immediately went to Yanxi Palace. Lan Qi went to her younger son's room alone. The little boy was throwing punches in the room and getting angry. He suddenly saw his mother in front of the door.
He stopped his move, turned away and said, "Mother, I want to go too."