This chapter has been updated, please don’t miss the sweet "Jiaohan Xiao Chang Zai" from the previous chapter
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Her timid eyes were full of cuteness and cuteness. She was always like this when I was around her. She would like it if she liked it, and if she didn't like it, she wouldn't like it. She was neither pretentious nor hypocritical. She was always an open and honest person. How could she be displeased?
Love, I haven't seen her look like this for a long time. Xuan Ye felt that the mutton in the bowl had no taste at all, and just wanted to look at her quietly like this.
Seeing that the emperor had even put down the bowls and chopsticks, Lan Qi really felt that he was here to test her, so she said that there was no way he could be so good. He gave her such a big leg of lamb for no reason, and the four of them, master and servant, all wanted to eat it.
For a long time, it seemed that he was deliberately trapped in the palace, unable to go out unless he could recite it. He couldn't help lowering his eyes and said frankly: "Your Majesty, those books are too difficult and too difficult to read. I just memorized the books that I couldn't understand.
Remember the back and completely forget the beginning.”
But he was slapped lightly on the forehead with chopsticks, "When I was young, Emperor Ama came to the study to take exams. If you had replied like this, the eunuchs would have been beaten to death."
Lan Qi thought to herself, so you are the emperor and I am always here. It is different. There was a smile on her face for a moment, and Xuan Ye saw it. She felt helpless and liked it, so she put down her chopsticks and pulled her up, "
Have you eaten enough? Come sit with me. I feel happy today."
"Yes." Lan Qi agreed and went to the door to call someone in to put away the open fire stove. Huan Chun quickly came to take care of it today, ventilate and clean the incense burner, and it was ready soon.
Xuan Ye was leaning on the heated Kang to rest. When he saw Lan Qi bringing some tea, he asked her to sit next to him and talk. He also praised: "The people around you are very nimble with their hands and feet."
Lan Qi smiled: "They love me very much and do things happily."
"I just can't control you." Xuan Ye said with a smile, and saw Lan Qi blushing, reaching out to gently hold her in his arms, "Just sit there for a while, I still have some books to read, and suddenly I missed you so much that I came here.
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"Yeah." Lan Qi responded without asking why or what was going on. When he was serving in the Qianqing Palace in the past, when he was tired from reading, he would like to hold her arms and sit like this for a while, or take a nap or talk for a while.
After a while, he felt energetic again and returned to his desk. Some people may have thought that the emperor and Wu Chang were having fun every night in the Qianqing Palace, but in fact, this emperor who worked hard to govern spent more time doing business.
Although such a scene of cuddling together had never happened before the spring of the previous year, just like walking under the moon that day, Wu Yalanqi did not feel that she had been away from the emperor for a long time, nor did she feel that such warmth was strange. She still felt as if she had never been away from the emperor.
They had never been separated, and there had never been any unpleasant things. Xiao Changzai, who was lazily leaning on the emperor and having a good meal, felt a little sleepy. For fear of delaying the attendant, he immediately sat up and patted her cheeks. Xuan Ye asked her what was wrong.
She honestly said that it was too comfortable to lean against, and she would fall asleep if she was still dazed.
"Then let me talk to you." Xuan Ye didn't want to meet her for a short time and watch her sleep carelessly, so he smiled and said, "Guess why I am happy today?"
Lan Qi shook her head, tilted her head and thought again, suddenly something came to mind, but she didn't dare to mention those things, but Xuan Ye saw through her mind and said: "It's just a casual chat, how can I care about you." Little man.
Then he asked cheerfully, "The emperor is happy, but is it a matter of the three vassals?"
Sure enough, the emperor looked overjoyed and said with a smile: "The good news of the rebellion is gradually coming. Geng Jingzhong is already a grasshopper after autumn. When they have exhausted their strength, Yunnan will also come to an end." He stretched out his hand and pinched her face gently.
"It turns out that I not only know how to play in the snow by the stove, but also listen to what is going on outside."
Lan Qi smiled naively, "While serving tea in front of the Empress Dowager, I often heard Grandma Sumala and the Empress Dowager talking about these things. Otherwise, where would I know about it? Every time I heard this, I felt very happy and looked forward to the Emperor's early arrival. Put down the three feudal lords."
The emperor sighed: "The emperor's grandmother always worries about me and the court. I must be more diligent in my work. I hope that the emperor's grandmother will put down these troubles as soon as possible and live in peace and contentment."
After that, the two talked quietly for a while, and Xuan Ye didn't stay for a long time. When they were leaving, Lan Qi sent him to the door. The most popular leisure book in the capital, the emperor asked Wu Changzai to read it quickly, so that the emperor can continue to read it."
The little man's eyes were shining, and he hurriedly took it away. Xuan Ye saw that she was so happy for just a trivial matter, and felt warm and comfortable in his heart. From the first night when he saw her on the dragon couch in Qianqing Palace, he had never been She made no secret of her inner joy or sadness. I thought that if she read more books, she would become different from before. However, except for her being more open-minded and calmer in situations, her essence has not changed. Aunt Sumala Words often came to him, and only he listened, knowing that the person in front of him had not changed.
"Have a rest earlier." With these four simple words, Xuan Ye no longer hesitated, turned around and disappeared into the night. Lan Qi waited in front of the door for a long time, until her body gradually became cold, and then Huan Chun persuaded her to go back. , I fell asleep with those few books in my hands at night, my heart was full, and all the grievances I had ever had dissipated. I knew that he always had me in my heart, and knew that when he had something happy, he would be the first to say it to me, even in the future. She is also willing to live in such a low-key manner for the rest of her life.
Victory on the front line is like the spring breeze blowing through the court and the countryside. Before the winter cold fades away, hundreds of flowers bloom, and spring is already showing inside and outside the palace. Whenever Lan Qi serves in Cining Palace, she can always hear the happy laughter of the Empress Dowager. She occasionally hides He couldn't help but tell the old people the stories he read in idle books, which made him even more popular with the Empress Dowager.
In addition, when military expenses were tight before, Concubine Zhao tried her best to save palace expenses. Although the money saved was limited, it was better than nothing. After all, it was a great contribution to the court. Concubine Zhao's virtues gradually spread, and Xuan Ye often went there Because he cared about her, and because Niu Hulu had restrained himself a lot from previous lessons, his relationship with the royal family finally took a turn.
The one who was aggrieved by this was naturally Concubine Tong. She entered the palace with all her glory and stole all the glory from Concubine Zhao. But who knew that not long after Daxi became pregnant, she lost her child due to her own frailty, and Cheng Qian was bored. In the confinement situation in the palace, Concubine Zhao has won over people's hearts and done everything well. Perhaps this makes people's calculations worse than God's calculations.
Little Concubine Tong had a lot of grievances and disliked everyone. After her confinement, some concubines came to greet her, and they were also sarcastic and embarrassing. As time went by, others stopped coming, and she felt resentful and looked down upon. This was obvious to others. He never showed a good face, and the people's hearts that he had relied on his power and money to win over were almost gone.
Before the summer, there was good news in the palace. Dong Changzai, who had been silent for a long time, was pregnant again. She was the first to serve the emperor like Rong Guiren. What the scene was like in those years could not be imagined by later generations, but it was all imprinted on her. In the hearts of the emperor and them, even though there have been many new favorites in recent years, the emperor always misses an old love.
In addition, because of the frequent good news from the court recently, this happy event was added to the harem. The Empress Dowager was very happy, so she made an exception and made Dong Changzai a nobleman in the Jin Dynasty.
But the sisters promised to keep a distance so as not to be the target of public criticism and to keep themselves safe. They couldn't get close to each other to congratulate each other, which was quite unbearable.
On this day, Duan Guiren went to Cining Palace to express her gratitude and greetings. She and Rong Guiren were personally selected by the Empress Dowager to be sent to the emperor. The past ten years have passed by in a flash. Looking back on the ups and downs of the former harem during this long period of time,
, the old man couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and after a few words of advice, he asked Lan Qi, who was also there, to send her back. Because she was grateful to God for blessing, she went into the Buddhist hall to chant sutras, and no outsiders were allowed to disturb her.
Lan Qi had no contact with Duan Gui. She only remembered that she had met once when she was with Bu Chang. At that time, the sadness on this woman's face was still fresh in her memory. Now, all she could see was that her face was red and beaming with joy. Duan Gui's temperament was gentle and easy to talk to.
, since he had a soft sedan chair given by the emperor for transportation, he invited Lan Qi to sit with him and invited her to his palace for a cup of tea.
Because the Empress Dowager told her to send him back in person, Lan Qi didn't dare to be lazy. She sat with her in a soft sedan chair and chatted about domestic matters before leaving Cining Palace.
On the way, while Lan Qi was talking about how she used to take care of Bu Chang while she was expecting childbirth, the sedan suddenly shook and stopped in a panic. Lan Qi supported Duan Guiren and asked nervously outside: "What's wrong?"
Huan Chun's voice was heard, saying through the curtain: "Empress Tong is in front."
The two looked at each other. Although Mr. Duangui rarely went out, he also knew that Concubine Tong had a fierce temper. He helped them get out of the sedan chair. As expected, they saw Concubine Tong's carriage coming slowly over, looking aloof and intimidating.
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"Who did I say was blocking the way? It turned out to be Mr. Duangui, so disrespectful and disrespectful." Concubine Tong smiled coldly, squinted at Lan Qi beside her, and asked disdainfully, "Ren Duangui's sedan chair was given by the emperor.
Why is Wu Changzai sitting there too? It's really unruly."
Lan Qi didn't dare to argue, but she was worried that Mr. Duangui, who was also kneeling next to him, would be unable to bear it if he couldn't get up for a long time. In a moment of anxiety, she blurted out, "Can you please let Mr. Duangui get up? The sedan chair shook just now. I'm afraid..."
"Are you saying that I want to harm people?" Concubine Tong's eyes were sharp and she was waiting for Lan Qi fiercely, with a sneer on her lips, "They say you are the most inconspicuous person in Zhongcui Palace, but you are the most inconspicuous person in Zhongcui Palace.
I think you have more thoughts than anyone else. It doesn't matter if you make the Queen Mother happy, you can go wherever the concubines are busy. Besides, the Emperor often goes to Chengqian Palace, and you live in the back on your own, from time to time.
What despicable things are you doing and you still pretend that I don’t know about it?”
Ordinarily, no matter how bad-tempered Concubine Tong was, she would not have made such inexplicable remarks. It was just that she had just come from Qianqing Palace and was rejected. Concubine Zhao went to the emperor before her. She didn't know what she was doing. The emperor actually said not to see anyone else.
, the slaves didn't report it, and blocked her out of the door. Just when she was full of resentment, she met two people, one was just pregnant and had a lot of glory, and the other was quietly dominating.
In the emperor's mind, how could she have a good face?
Although Duan Gui has a good temperament, she has been in this palace for more than ten years, so she always has a temper in her heart. Seeing that Concubine Tong was deliberately stirring up trouble, she became angry for a moment and explained to Lan Qi: "I am the concubine who invited Wu Chang
While we were traveling together, the Empress Dowager asked Wu Changzai to send my concubine back."
Concubine Tong's heart suddenly became angry. Just now those servants opened their mouths and kept saying that the emperor had an order to hide from other people, and now they were being used to suppress her. They knew that she had been embarrassed by both sides recently, and they deliberately disgusted her. They were angry
Ran stared at the two of them and said: "Well, I will go to Cining Palace to ask the Empress Dowager about this matter. You guys kneel here and wait for me to send someone to deliver the message. If there is any lie,
If you commit any of the following, the crime will be serious."