Xuan Ye laughed angrily: "Wu Yalanqi is not stupid, are there any stupid people?"
"Isn't it?" Lan Qi responded smoothly, but she paused for a moment to think about it. Seeing Xuan Ye's eyes full of smiles, she couldn't help but feel shy and anxious. She was hugged by Xuan Ye, "Isn't it? Isn't it?"
As he asked, she whimpered a few times, "I am not stupid, I am."
Touching Lan Qi's back, Xuan Ye felt that the person in his arms had lost a lot of weight. He picked her up and kissed her forehead gently: "It's best if you are healthy. I want Wu Yalan Qi to stay with me for the rest of my life, promise me."
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"I promise, Your Majesty." Lan Qi nodded solemnly, and Xuan Ye pinched her cheek gently, "First, eat well to build up your little body. I will bring you some delicious food, but Huan Chun won't give it to you.
I have brought you everything you need to eat."
Lan Qi's eyes lit up when she heard this. She had been eating lightly for most of the month, as if she had been hungry for more than ten years. When she heard the sound of food being passed around outside, she felt energetic all over. She wanted the palace maid to come and change her clothes, but the emperor asked for all the food.
After bringing her in and putting her on the kang, she was asked to wear her pajamas and a piece of clothing, and they sat cross-legged across each other on the small table to eat.
Xuan Ye has recently been busy with court affairs and has been too lazy to prepare the royal meal every day. For this reason, the royal kitchen reported it to the Queen Mother, and he was scolded by the Queen Mother. But while he was worried about the court affairs, he was also worried about Lan Qi.
, where does the appetite come from? When a person faces a large table of nothing new, he is just bored.
But at this moment, the thin and small person in front of me, who has just recovered from a serious illness, and the blood in his face has not yet fully recovered. Seeing a table full of delicious food, he eats it without any politeness. He doesn't even have the usual reserve in the harem. Dining is fun only in a lively manner.
, Xuan Ye also whetted his appetite for a while, and ate a lot with him. After that, he just watched her chew slowly and taste everything with satisfaction, but soon he put down the bowl and chopsticks, with a look of regret on his face.
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"What's wrong? It's up to you to eat. I just want to watch you." Xuan Ye coaxed her to continue and gave her some food, but Lan Qi shook her head, "I can't take it anymore. I took the medicine not long ago, and
With porridge and side dishes every day, my appetite has become smaller." She said, lowered her head and touched her belly. When she raised her head and saw Xuan Ye looking at her, she remembered how reserved she should be. She lowered her head and smiled, "I've lost my manners.
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Xuan Ye came over and reached out to touch her bare belly, and said with a deep smile: "Take good care of yourself earlier and give me a little brother. The prince wants a smart and capable brother."
The words were ambiguous and sweet, and Lan Qi couldn't help but feel embarrassed, but also smiled tenderly: "The emperor just said that I am stupid. Even if I have a younger brother in the future, I won't be able to do it."
"Nonsense." Xuan Ye slapped her hard on the forehead, "How can my child not be smart and capable? Come and sit down." He pulled Lan Qi to his side and said lazily, "Let's take a break.
I will leave again soon."
The two cuddled up and talked for a while, but Lan Qi was not sleepy today, but the emperor beside her fell asleep first. I don't know how long it had been since he had a good rest. When she heard the steady and peaceful breathing, Lan Qi lay motionless on top of him.
If he dared to move, for fear of disturbing his rare good sleep, he must have worked hard day and night. When he entered the palace, he didn't realize how hard it was for the emperor. It wasn't until he got closer to him that he realized how heavy the burden of being rich in the world was.
"I want Wu Yalanqi to stay with me for the rest of my life." These words he just said warmed people's hearts, and Lanqi couldn't help but remind him of what he said to Eunuch Li in the dark rainstorm when Queen Hesheli passed away: "
I can never hear her say such words again." I felt heartbroken for a moment.
Wu Yalanqi is not the emperor's only woman, and there may be new people who are more lovable in the future. But whether they are in the imperial city and cannot see each other, or she is close to him day and night, she hopes that she can stay with him for the rest of her life.
If you want to stay with me for a lifetime, you must live healthily.
An Ran was thinking about this, the spring sunshine fell from the bright window, and in the warm atmosphere, Lan Qi fell asleep unknowingly. When she woke up from her dream, Xuan Ye was no longer there.
"Master, are you awake?" When he saw Huan Chun coming in, carrying the scent of the soup that was essential these days, looking at the dark medicine that night, and he was sleeping on the bed, he couldn't help but feel sad, and asked Huan Chun, "I
Have you dreamed?"
"Master is sleeping soundly, are you dreaming?" Huan Chun asked with a smile, while bringing the medicine to her door.
"I mean..." Lan Qi felt inexplicably uneasy. She pointed to the clean kang under the window and asked, "Has the emperor been here? Didn't I just have dinner with the emperor? It was right there."
Huan Chun smiled leisurely: "Why haven't you been here before? I've really been here before. Master, are you confused? You fell asleep leaning against the emperor. When the emperor was about to leave, he called you several times but didn't wake up, so he hugged you personally.
I only left when I was in bed."
The hanging heart fell peacefully, and she was immediately satisfied. Lan Qi reached out to take the medicine without blinking, and drank it. Huan Chun ouched: "Master is too good today. After all, the emperor still has it."
ability."
Lan Qi gave her the medicine bowl, turned her head and pouted with pride and joy: "Of course you can't compete with the emperor, but no one except the emperor can compete with you."
Yu Kui was holding a handkerchief to serve. When she heard this sentence, she deliberately smiled at Huan Chun: "Sister, listen, the master is the best at talking and making us happy, but when he acts coquettishly and loses his temper, he only torments us."
"If I don't make trouble anymore, I will take all kinds of bitter medicines." Lan Qi smiled like a flower and was in good spirits. Only by taking medicine can her body fully recover. She wanted to be healthy and give birth to a baby brother for Xuan Ye and stay with her in good health.
His whole life.
However, after that day, the emperor did not get close to Zhongcui Palace, but occasionally sent Eunuch Li to inquire in a low-key manner. On weekdays, those who served in Qianqing Palace were still Ronggui people and Yigui people, regardless of whether Wu Chang was there or not.
Unable to attend his bed due to illness, it seems that the emperor's enthusiasm is still far less than before.
The desolation of Chengqian Palace was seen by everyone, but whether it was Wu Changzai who was punished to stand barefoot in the cold, or Duangui who had a miscarriage, no one blamed Concubine Tong or held anyone accountable for all the things.
Reason. It seemed like everything was peaceful, but in fact it wore away Concubine Tong's proud patience bit by bit. At first she would cry in the palace, but as the days became more and more deserted, she would just sit in a daze every day.
Jingzhu was by her side all the time, but she could only feel that the hostility in her master was getting stronger and stronger.
That day, someone came to the sewing room to measure Concubine Tong's summer clothes. She sneered and asked, "Is Concubine Zhao so generous now? The queen's mausoleum has not resumed work, but the palace has started making new clothes."
The eunuchs and maids in the sewing room did not dare to speak. Jingzhu stood by and smiled. After everyone left, she persuaded the master: "Why do you bother to say these things? If it spreads, it will cause trouble."
Concubine Tong smiled disdainfully: "So what if it spreads out? Those people would like to see me lonely and silent from now on, but I don't want to. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor can ignore me, but none of them can even think of belittling me. These days I think
I understand, face is not given by others, it is earned by oneself. Those who laugh at me now, I will make them cry in the future."
As expected, this temper spread out with some gossip. Due to Concubine Tong's status and the difficulty of telling whether the rumors were true or false, no one dared to provoke Chengqian Palace or make trouble in front of the Empress Dowager, but the old man seemed to have a clear mind.
, every time I hear something, I just sigh quietly, "What a child, with such a heart. Her aunt used to be such a weak and gentle person."
"It's good that the emperor understands in his heart. If the emperor understands, many things will not happen." Aunt Sumala always advised her like this, but she knew in her heart that if Concubine Tong was like this, sooner or later something would happen in the palace.
However, as the momentum of the San Francisco dynasty was gradually fading, good news came frequently, and everyone in the court was high-spirited to fight. The Empress Dowager was happy for this incident, and she didn't bother with the rest. She asked Concubine Zhao to prepare for the Dragon Boat Festival to have a good time, and it was exactly
The climate was neither cold nor hot, and many people were walking around inside and outside the palace. The harem was as lively as the previous dynasty.
Lan Qi's body also fully recovered in this blooming season. The first thing she did was to come to Cining Palace to pay her respects. After waiting for the concubines to pay their respects for the day, she went to the Empress Dowager alone before noon.
On the way, when they passed by the place where he stood barefoot, Huan Chun deliberately helped his master to walk faster, but Lan Qi stopped, looked at it for a moment, and said to them: "Mommy wanted me to remember it, so every time I see it in the future,
, just to remind me not to forget the humiliation of that day, not to do to others what you don’t want others to do to you, and never to become so ferocious and terrifying one day."
Afterwards, we went outside the gate of Cining Palace. The little eunuch in front of the gate did not wait to inform her. He led Wu Changzai in attentively, smiled and said hello to her, saying: "It's been a long time since Changzai came. The Empress Dowager misses her every day."
When they arrived outside the dormitory, Aunt Sumala had already come out to welcome her, her face full of joy and kindness: "It's a great peace. I haven't visited Chang Zai these days. You must be resentful in your heart."
Lan Qi smiled softly and coquettishly, holding her grandma in her arms and walking inside: "I can't be resentful, I just miss you so much."
Mammy said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager is also thinking about it. In recent days, she has been talking about it. I heard that you have gotten out of bed and wandered around the yard. I blame you for not remembering to come here to take a look first."
When the time came to speak, the old man was in front of the Empress Dowager. The old man was watching the palace maid embroidering handkerchiefs when he heard Grandma Sumala say: "Master, look who is here." He looked up and saw that it was Lan Qi. He liked it in his heart, but said: "You are...
You think it’s too hard for me to serve people here, so you’re going to get yourself sick because you’re so lazy?”
Lan Qi knelt down on her knees and kowtowed, and when she raised her head, her eyes were already red. The Empress Dowager was so merciful that she came up to her and held her hands to look at her carefully. After not seeing her for several days, this little girl's eyebrows started to look charming.
Her delicate and delicate appearance gradually faded away, and she couldn't help but tease her: "I'll be sick, but I'll look ugly."
Lan Qi smiled: "It doesn't matter if I look ugly. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether I look good or not when I'm waiting in front of you."
But Aunt Sumala was laughing on the side: "But if you serve in front of the emperor, you won't be lovable if you don't look good."
The Empress Dowager laughed: "If you keep teasing her, she will dislike us more and more, and she will be lazy again." She asked Lan Qi to sit down next to her, and took the maid's bandage and handed it to her, "This
There is a handkerchief waiting to be used. You are good at it, but don't be lazy anymore."
Lan Qi took it and embroidered while listening to the Empress Dowager talking to her. No one mentioned what happened that day. She herself felt that it was good. Let's just go after it. It would be pointless to mention it, but she would have to wait for the meal later.
, just as they were joking and asking her to sit with the Empress Dowager and enjoy it for a while, a palace maid came outside, invited Sister Sumala out and said: "Concubine Tong is here, asking for an audience outside the palace. Look at that."
The posture is such that if you are not allowed in, you will have to kneel down and beg."
Mammy couldn't help frowning, but she could see through Concubine Tong's character. If Wu Changzai was not here, she might kneel down and beg to see her. Now that she was in the house, she must know that there was no need to embarrass herself. So she ordered: "Just tell the master to use it."
Now that dinner is over, please ask Concubine Tong to go back and have dinner early. There is no need to say anything else. Let her make her own decision. If you really want to kneel down at the door and wait, then just kneel down."
When grandma came back to prepare the meal, she didn't mention who was outside until the afternoon when the empress dowager wanted to take a nap, so that Lan Qi could go and see Mr. Duan if she had the energy, and then let her leave. Only then did grandma Sumala leave.
Mentioning the matter of Concubine Tong, the Empress Dowager shook her head and sighed: "Yes, it won't be too late to see her in a few days."
Lan Qi was ordered to go to Duan Guiren, and she had been sad about her miscarriage for a while. She didn't know what to say if she went to visit, but she had to go today, so she didn't worry so much. Unexpectedly,
Not far from Cining Palace, I suddenly saw Concubine Tong again at the place where I met her that day. I heard Huan Chun say softly: "I heard that I came here when I went out. Aunt Sumala didn't let me see her. I didn't expect to be waiting here.
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Lan Qi suppressed her emotions and led them over to salute. Concubine Tong quickly laughed and said, "I don't dare to bear Wu Chang's gift. You are such a valuable person."
"I don't dare, my concubine." Lan Qi descended slowly, bowing politely and saying hello.
"Who else in the palace can accompany the Empress Dowager to dine with me now? I am not qualified, and I am afraid that Concubine Zhao is not qualified either. You are the only one." Concubine Tong snorted softly and called Jingzhu, "Hurry up and let me go.
Wu Chang is here."
Lan Qi didn't wait for anyone to help her, and stood up steadily by herself. She lowered her head and didn't look at the person in front of her. She didn't want to see her ferocious smile, but Concubine Tong was waiting for her here on purpose. Naturally, she had something to say.
He cleared his throat and said: "I may have been a little angry that day, but after all I didn't violate the rules of the palace. You just made a mistake by blocking my way. Now that the matter is over, it's best for everyone to live in peace.
Okay. But one more thing, I still have to tell you personally, Wu Chang is here, don’t forget your own weight at any time, the days are still long, and some things are not clear, but you can understand."
Lan Qi was shocked. Xuan Ye had laughed at her for being stupid, but she had never been stupid. If she couldn't be obedient in this palace, her ears would be in vain. The meaning of Concubine Tong's words was not to warn her.
The Empress Dowager is very old and will return to Yaochi in the future. Who else will support her?
"Remember?" Concubine Tong laughed so proudly that she held Jingzhu in her arms and turned to leave. Lan Qi's body swayed, and Huan Chun supported her and asked hurriedly, "Master, are you okay?"
Lan Qi shook her head. This woman obviously wanted to plant a shadow in her heart, so she came to say this, but it was in vain. She had never regarded Cining Palace as her support, and her life was miserable.
No matter what, the Empress Dowager loved her very much, and she was filial to the Emperor, and it was all based on her heart. If she wanted to ask for anything with this, it would have been wrong from the beginning, and there would definitely be no results.
"Just pretend you didn't hear what I said just now and don't stir up trouble." Lan Qi ordered the people around her, rarely showing a serious look, "We live our own lives and can't offend her. I have never been afraid in my heart, and neither have you."
do not be afraid."
Huan Chun and the other three agreed, and then went to Duan Gui's place. They happened to meet Rong Gui and Hui Gui, who were also coming together. They had visited Lan Qi before, and they were very happy to see her in such good spirits now.
Everyone sat down peacefully. Although Duan Gui was still very haggard, the emperor came to express his condolences in person a few days ago and promised to bring the eldest princess to her to raise after she gets well. Although Duan Gui has lost his child.
, but after hearing that she could raise a eldest princess, she felt hopeful. She was no longer so distraught that she almost committed suicide. Moreover, she had an honorable person taking care of her every day, which also made her feel much more at ease.
"Now the two palaces are fighting, and they can only stop when the middle palace has a master one day." Hui Guiren spoke bluntly today, knowing that the people in front of him were all reliable, so he did not hide what he said, and sighed, "Otherwise they will fight openly and secretly.
, we are going to suffer along with it, so we can only let them make trouble with a low eyebrow."
Duan Guiren smiled coldly, "Although Concubine Zhao looks down on us people, everyone has been harmonious and harmonious in the past ten years. Only Cheng Qiangong, who is so powerful at such a young age, doesn't have to be afraid of doing evil even if he looks down on us.
Do you want to lose more blessings?"
"There are so many self-righteous people in this world. How can they not live a good life even if they take it to heart? Those who speak harshly, those who are rude and unruly, those who don't make others happy when they don't like themselves, whether they are masters or slaves, all kinds of things.
Yes. Aren't there people in the palace who often say that there are still servants of servants?" Mr. Ronggui rarely started chatting and smiled disdainfully, "Others can't see it, their eyes and mouths are on them. After all, we live our own lives.
, Your Majesty has given us this honor, so you can’t be scornful first.”
Lan Qi remained silent. Duan Guiren glanced at her and asked with a smile: "It's rare for Sister Rong to say these things, but did it scare you?"
"I think it makes sense, and I'm just taking it to heart." She stood up and said with a smile, "I have been in the palace for a short time since I was a palace maid, and I still don't understand many things. The Empress Dowager often asks me to tell you all the noble ladies.
I am studying, but I never know how to speak, and I don’t dare to get close to you at will. It is rare to hear these words today, and I have benefited a lot. If I have any shortcomings in the future, please give me your guidance."
Rong Guiren and Hui Guiren looked at each other and understood. Sure enough, after experiencing so many things, this little Chang Zai finally understood that she was no longer a little palace maid. She finally understood that to survive in this palace, it was useless to just stay in the room.
of.
"What can we teach you? We are all people who serve the emperor. We only want a stable life and the sisters are happy." Rong Guiren pulled Lan Qi to sit next to him, and then changed the subject and talked about the Dragon Boat Festival.
No matter how lively the festival is, Lan Qi also changed her usual silent attitude about some insignificant household gossip. She is not a boring person in the first place and can easily blend in.
After that, everyone happily dispersed, and when they went back to the palace, Huanchun couldn't help but asked: "Master, something seems different today."
"It's different. If she didn't say those words to me today, I might not think so." Lan Qi smiled lightly, her face peaceful, "I always feel that Concubine Tong will not live the life in this palace.
I can't be as confused as her. There is more than just Zhongcui Palace in the Forbidden City. I understand now that it's not too late."