Lan Qi thought about it and asked again: "Is there another minister waiting to see you?"
Eunuch Liang seemed to be deliberately trying to explain to the emperor why he didn't have time to see the empress. He nodded in agreement and said: "Long live the Lord, I don't have a moment to spare. After all, I have been out for a long time. If I don't finish all the things I have accumulated, I will follow you."
I have no intention to do anything. Look at today's Laba, Long live the Lord has no time to pay respects to the Queen Mother. All etiquette has been waived. It has not been like this in so many years. Now that the Queen is here, why not accompany the Emperor to a bowl of porridge
, Your Majesty has not been eating well these days."
"The emperor knows that I'm here?" Lan Qi asked.
"My servant just looked at Long Live Master. It's not certain whether Long Live Master will understand." Eunuch Liang didn't dare to confirm, but he didn't want Concubine De to come and come back again. He bowed his head and took Concubine to the Nuan Pavilion.
He winked at Huan Chun again. Huan Chun supported his master and said with a smile, "The Laba porridge is served piping hot. It's just waiting to be warmed up. Long Live Lord, it's easy to eat."
They couldn't help but follow the empress to the Nuan Pavilion, and Lan Qi knew that she really wanted to see Xuan Ye, otherwise they wouldn't be able to force it. What a coincidence, she just turned around to go to the Nuan Pavilion, and Tong Guowei withdrew from the emperor and saw a concubine.
When the person passed by, he asked the young eunuch beside him: "Which queen is here?"
The young eunuch responded: "My lord, it's the Imperial Concubine. Mr. Liang went to ask the empress to wait in the Nuan Pavilion."
Tong Guowei raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded slightly, and then looked at the place where Concubine De's figure had just passed by, and then left in a hurry. Eunuch Liang had settled down with his wife and was about to come back to report to the emperor. Before he could enter, the emperor had already arrived.
In front of the door, he walked hurriedly with his sleeves rolled up and asked Eunuch Liang: "When will I meet the Governor of Liangjiang?"
Eunuch Liang stepped forward to help the emperor get dressed and replied: "It was originally scheduled to be half an hour away. If the emperor wants to talk to the empress now, there is no need to invite Mr. Zhang in in advance."
Xuan Ye had already walked out of the door, and the cool air outside cheered him up. He told General Manager Liang not to let Zhang Penghie, who was going to be the governor of Liangjiang tomorrow, to meet him now, but just at the agreed time. While talking, he hurried to the Nuan Pavilion before entering the door.
Then Huan Chun said, "Why did the empress pick out the red dates?" Lan Qi's long-lost familiar voice said, "Your emperor doesn't like boiled red dates, you don't remember."
The thick curtain was raised, and the emperor strode in. Lan Qi turned around to see him coming. The maids and eunuchs around her bowed to the ground and saluted, but she stood blankly. Although we had seen each other countless times, but every time we saw each other, we still felt
It made her heart beat. Even at this age, even if she was no longer young, as long as the love in her heart never faded, to her, Xuan Ye was the most important and most caring person in her heart.
Before Lan Qi woke up, Xuan Ye had already approached, looked at her cheek carefully, frowned and said, "You don't look good, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"The emperor is not looking well, but he calls me a concubine." Lan Qi smiled faintly, came to her senses, and bent her knees to salute. Xuan Ye had already pulled her to sit down, and waved his hand to signal the maids and eunuchs to get down, and said in a good mood,
"I happen to be hungry. I haven't eaten a bite of porridge during the festival today. I haven't touched the reward from the Queen's Mother."
Eunuch Liang was the most discerning and had already ordered people to bring the porridge sent by Ningshou Palace. Xuan Ye ate a few bites of various kinds and smiled with satisfaction: "The porridge from Yonghe Palace is good for the spleen and stomach. I have had a bad appetite these days.
, I just want to stir-fry some side dishes in Huanchun, but I usually can’t think of it. I think of it when I’m having a meal, and I don’t want to be disrespectful to the food in front of me, but I don’t mention it at that moment and forget it later.”
Lan Qi smiled: "What an easy thing, I asked Huan Chun to prepare it."
"How about you deliver it yourself?"
"Isn't it annoying, Your Majesty?"
"What do you think?" Xuan Ye scolded, "I want to see you every day, but I don't have time."
Lan Qi's heart was filled with emotions. The emperor looked like everything was normal. He didn't even notice his displeasure. Maybe it was because she behaved well enough and held up her cheeks enough to smile as brightly as she said to Lan Ying.
. But sitting and talking with him now, I am not unhappy at all, and I really don’t feel as happy as I imagined. I always feel that something is missing.
The emperor tirelessly told her about what he had seen along the way. Lan Qi listened quietly, sometimes laughing together, but most of the time, she just listened. Soon Manager Liang came in with an embarrassed look on his face and said: "Your Majesty, I will meet Liang Jiang when the time comes.
Governor."
Xuan Ye said he knew, and was a little disappointed that the time passed so quickly. Lan Qi brought a hot handkerchief to wipe his face, fearing that the porridge he had just eaten would leave any traces. Xuan Ye obeyed her and said: "Zhang Penghie
He is my new governor of Liangjiang and he is an expert in river management. I will go south in the spring, so I will give him some errands to handle first."
For some reason, Lan Qi couldn't help but say: "Wen Xian's body is not suitable for long journeys. I am reluctant to leave her alone, for fear that I will not be able to accompany the emperor on his southern tour."
Xuan Ye's face froze and he said: "She is an adult now, why can't she leave you? I want to take you there..."
But Lan Qi hurriedly interrupted him: "Let's talk about it later. Your Majesty will go to work first. Don't keep Master Zhang waiting."
Xuan Ye muttered: "I want to take you with me." He also told her to have a good rest and not to work too hard, and then walked out the door.
Lan Qi stared blankly at his leaving figure, everything she was familiar with was about to disappear before her eyes, as if blood was welling up in her heart, she suddenly shouted "Xuan Ye".
Xuan Ye turned around in surprise. Although they were closer than anyone else, Lan Qi would only call his name when she was emotionally excited or happy or sad. After the death of the imperial grandmother, few people called his name again.
, so that every time he remembered the time when he suddenly heard Lan Qi shouting, he felt inexplicably heartbroken.
The sunlight outside the house shone directly on Lan Qi's body. The light was too strong and he couldn't clearly see her face. Under the pale sunlight, Xuan Ye suddenly had an illusion, as if he was about to lose the person in front of him, as if she would melt into this pale
in the sunshine.
"Let Zhang Penghie come in immediately." Xuan Ye said, "But the people after him are all gone."
Lan Qi stood in front of the table, Xuan Ye had the light behind her. She couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, but she could hear him clearly: "Have a rest here. I'll be here soon. Don't go anywhere."
Immediately, the voice disappeared together with the sound, but her heart was no longer empty. She was being pretentious. Maybe the matter was not that complicated. After all, she might just miss her man.
Because the master wanted to stay in Qianqing Palace, Huan Chun hurried back to Yonghe Palace and asked Ying Fujin not to wait any longer. Lan Ying left in a big way and smiled at Huan Chun: "Look, I know your mother-in-law can't be wiped away."
Face, what is there to be embarrassed about? If you want to see the emperor, just go and see him."
Huan Chun did not dare to be careless and only begged Fu Jin: "If the empress still can't untie her heart knot, Fujin, please go to the palace to comfort the empress."
Lan Ying sighed: "This is natural, I only have this one sister."
Huanchun sent Fujin all the way out of the palace, and Lan Ying happened to meet Shun Anyan who was leaving the palace. The young man politely came to say hello, and they left after saying a few polite words. Lan Ying happily watched him riding away, thinking Thinking that Wen Xian is going to marry such a capable and kind-hearted man, I feel at ease in my heart.
Shun Anyan came all the way home. It was his grandfather who sent someone to find him. After entering, he walked straight to his grandfather's house. Tong Guowei was taking a nap on the heated kang. Shun Anyan came forward and curtsied and shouted, "Grandpa." ”.
Tong Guowei opened his eyes and saw his grandson returning. He woke up lazily and asked him to sit down. Shun Anyan served him with tea. Tong Guowei drank the tea and asked, "Where are you from?"
Shun Anyan responded: "My grandson is working as an errand at Wuying Hall."
"Won't it delay things?"
"No delay, what are your orders, grandpa?"
Tong Guowei looked his grandson up and down and smiled: "I just retired from Qianqing Palace. The emperor summoned me and told me about your marriage to Princess Wen Xian."
Shun Anyan was startled and lowered his head silently. He seemed a little timid and shy, but his grandfather asked: "What? You don't like this marriage?"
"Yes, my grandson likes the princess, but you told your grandson early in the morning that marrying a princess is not that simple. You want your grandson to understand." Shun Anyan looked ashamed, "But my grandson didn't listen to you, or Being close to the princess is really because I like it in my heart..."
Tong Guowei smiled: "What do you mean by love? You are a young and foolish boy who knows what love is? However, for our family, marrying a princess and princess is not a rare thing. We are the emperor's maternal family."
"yes."
"But what I didn't expect was that the emperor would actually marry Concubine De's daughter to you." Tong Guowei's face sank slightly and became serious, "At that time, your aunt's casual joke actually came true."
Shun Anyan didn't understand and looked at her grandfather in confusion: "I don't understand what grandpa means."
"You don't need to know too much now." Tong Guowei's tone no longer had the same smile as before, and he seriously ordered his grandson, "Even if you get married to the princess, don't have too much contact with Fourth Elder Brother's house. I will take care of Fourth Elder Brother's affairs. I know how to take care of it. Whatever you have to do, just follow my instructions."
Shun Anyan said: "But the princess and the fourth brother have a deep love for each other."
Tong Guowei said calmly: "How can a married person run away to his elder brother's house without any trouble? How the princess lives after leaving the palace depends on how you take care of her? In short, in the future, you should keep your discretion and don't be too close to the fourth elder brother. For your dealings, just nod and talk to the court. I will also try my best to arrange it so that your errands will not be involved with Fourth Brother."
Shun Anyan didn't understand, so he could only bow his head and agree: "My grandson listens to you."
Tong Guowei frowned again and said: "Don't be so affectionate with the princess that you forget the roots. Whatever I say to you in the future, you don't need to convey it to the princess. If the princess then relays it to Concubine De, things will be in trouble. In the future I can predict what will happen in the court, but you can't imagine it. Grandpa will not let you suffer. You have to be your consort with peace of mind. The future will be earned slowly, and rushing for quick success will only harm you."