Lan Qi felt relieved and said: "Sister, I can see things openly, so I feel relieved."
Bu Guiren lamented: "When I was seriously ill after giving birth to Duanjing, I thought that I was about to die. Unknowingly, I have lived until now. When I regained consciousness, I was forty years old. Over the years, my family has suffered a lot.
Duan Jing and I have gained some benefits, and I feel comfortable living in the palace, so I feel that there is nothing wrong with living. Maybe others see me as a beloved concubine who has been ignored by the emperor, but I really don’t feel pitiful.
Being able to live a life where you can open your mouth, open your mouth, and stretch your hands without any skills must be because you have accumulated virtue in your previous life."
Lan Qi smiled and said: "I still remember that in the twelfth lunar month, I was lying together with Panxia, greedy for the Laba porridge in the palace. My thoughts were so simple at that time."
Bu Guiren smiled and said: "You have a precious life, these should be yours now." After a pause, he said, "People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have come to Zhongcui Palace. Empress Duanbi and I are going to stop the brand, and you.
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Lan Qi nodded, no matter how calm she was, she couldn't hide the sadness in her eyes at the passing of time: "After all, this is not an ordinary people's home. Everything in the palace follows the rules, and we are not exempt from it. There will be batches of people in the future.
, rouge and gouache can cover up fine lines, but the age is there, we can’t accept it.”
In this way, after the canonization ceremony of Concubine Tong and everyone in the harem, Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui, headed by Concubine Rong, arranged the concubines in the palace according to the year to the draft of Bu Guiren.
, caused quite a stir in the palace, but most of the older ones were steady and quiet. Even An Bin, who used to be flamboyant in the past, now no longer makes people uncomfortable with her loud noises. But the non-stop sign seems to be just a formality.
After that, the emperor stayed in Yonghe Palace for three consecutive days, which caused a lot of gossip.
Lan Qi didn't expect that Xuan Ye would do this. How she spent those three days was inexplicable to outsiders. However, she tried to persuade Xuan Ye to leave, but she couldn't do anything if he refused to leave. Three days later, the emperor arrogantly led the princes and ministers
They went to the outskirts of Beijing to inspect the Yongding River, and then went to Nanyuan to inspect the riding and shooting of the princes. They might not be able to come back for four or five days. In this way, Lan Qi could take a breather.
And this time the riding and archery competition in Nanyuan really signified the growth of the emperor's disciples. In the past, the eldest brother was always the most brave and mighty, but now he was outnumbered by Yinxiang and Yinqi who were more than ten years younger.
Go down. Brother Fourteen is only twelve or thirteen years old. Not only is he tall, but he is also very strong. Compared with the elder brother at this age, who was only capable of riding and shooting but could not read well. Brother Fourteen
Brother is capable of both literary and military skills, and his thirteenth brother, who is similar in age to him, is also impressive now.
Although the two half-brothers in the Yonghe Palace have been together since childhood, the thirteenth elder brother seems to have always been his younger brother's foil. He is not as good as him in reading, riding and shooting, and has a reserved and gentle personality. He is not as flamboyant as the fourteenth elder brother.
Wherever they go, the younger brother is always the most conspicuous.
But over the years, Yinxiang has been working very hard. The sudden death of Concubine Min last year caused him to suffer the biggest setback in his life. However, the child became more and more courageous. The emperor and the people in the palace showed his hard work in the past six months.
, and sure enough, this time in the horse riding and shooting competition in Nanyuan, he was able to compete with the fourteenth elder brother, and even threw away all the brothers.
Everyone just sighed and lamented that the young brothers had grown up. Suddenly they came back to their senses and remembered that the thirteenth and fourth brothers were all sons of Yonghe Palace. Now that Concubine Min has passed away, the thirteenth brother belongs completely to De Fei.
, although she lost her sixth elder brother who was deeply loved by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, time passed by, and she still had three outstanding princes under her knees. She used to be alarmist and heard that Yonghe Palace should not be underestimated, but now Yonghe Palace really cannot be underestimated.
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However, De Fei has been dignified and dignified no matter what the occasion for decades. She does not interact with powerful officials in private. Her family lives an ordinary life peacefully in the square house. Except for some troubles at her brother-in-law's house, there is no place for her.
But people can catch people. She never relies on any power outside the palace. In other words, the changes in the situation outside the palace, ups and downs, will not have any impact on her. This is what the Queen Mother has taught her for more than ten years.
The world in the eyes of a person who has lived through three dynasties is really beyond imagination.
For Lan Qi, she had thought about how she would pass on these experiences to Yu Xi bit by bit, but when she thought about it, after all, she was not the Empress Dowager, and Yu Xi was not herself. Although inheritance was important, it should not be too important.
Force.
Nowadays, most of the concubines who gave birth to princes in the palace now have daughters-in-law, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has gradually become a lively topic in the palace. In the past, I only watched the jokes in the Changchun Palace. Only when I became a mother-in-law did I understand the depth of it. Now
Changchun Palace lost its eldest daughter-in-law, and the eighth prince Fujin had just had a miscarriage. He always felt that Concubine Hui was not suitable for mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but her son was the eldest son of the emperor after all. The main room of Zhijun Prince's Palace could not be left vacant, both inside and outside the palace.
Everyone was waiting to see which girl from the family would succeed Dafu Jin, and whether Concubine Hui could get along harmoniously with her daughter-in-law this time.
Just two days after the emperor returned from Nanyuan with his people, Lan Qi was invited to Ningshou Palace by the Queen Mother early in the morning. She said that the emperor sent someone to ask her last night about choosing a successor for the eldest brother. He said that it was Chief Military Officer Zhang
The daughter of Haoshang's family is getting older. Because the most difficult thing in the world is to be a stepmother, the future Dafujin must be a broad-minded person. A young lady born in a military general's family should be more understanding than those weak daughters in a deep mansion.
The Queen Mother meant well and asked Concubine Hui and the others to think about it carefully.
The Queen Mother even said bluntly: "Now that you are all old, I don't care who is thick-skinned or thin-skinned. Let's not hide what we say. Concubine Hui, you have a daughter-in-law again this time, so you can't do what you did before."
The same goes for the third daughter-in-law of Concubine Rong’s family. In short, you all must control your children. You are all grandmothers. Don’t always focus on how to please the emperor. If you really want to please him, you will
Just do your job well."
Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui both had ugly faces, but that was the truth. Then they talked about the daughter of Chief Military Officer Zhang’s family. The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a portrait, which looked really good at first glance. Concubine Hui knew that the emperor must have already chosen it, and there was no time to find it.
Mingzhu discussed and inquired about the child's family background, eager to make the emperor and the queen mother happy, and immediately agreed.
But the Queen Mother added: "The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother have also gotten married. If the young couple is harmonious, they will be able to have a grandson in one or two years. Then it is impossible to do this in the eighth elder brother's house. There are no attendants in his house.
Concubine, Bafujin is not in good health, don’t they expect to spread their branches?”
Concubine Hui smiled awkwardly: "I have persuaded you. It seems that Yinsi is devoted to his wife. Even now, he is unwilling to take a concubine and take over the house. Harmony between husband and wife is a good thing, but heirs..."
The Queen Mother then laughed: "Master Zhang also has a cousin's daughter at home, and it happens that the eighth elder brother is also your son, so she will be even more happy and betroth their cousin's girl to Yinhu. I just heard that that family was already in some trouble.
It’s just a matter of living under the shadow of our ancestors, so let’s have a special status.”
Concubine Hui knelt down to thank the two children, and it was difficult for others to interrupt because they were not relevant. After the group of people dispersed from Ningshou Palace, Concubine Yi said without restraint: "Long live the Lord, he is so vigorous and resolute in his work now. He looks so weird and bluffing.
What is the emperor's plan? If I don't go out for three or two days, I won't be able to keep up with what my sisters are saying."
Concubine Rong scolded: "What do you care about the emperor? The emperor is in charge of national affairs every day, and I have never seen you worry about it. Why are you joining in the fun now?"
Yifei was not convinced and glanced at the others. Among the four of them, Yifei was the only one who had not stopped her sign yet, but she couldn't feel proud of herself. It was all because a certain person had stopped her sign in front of her door.
In the heart of the emperor.
Thinking of what the Queen Mother had said, Concubine Yi couldn't help but laugh: "The Queen Mother wants us not to focus on pleasing the Emperor. Some people should respect themselves more. We are not too old now, but in a few years we should be careful about being called old by the juniors.
Disrespectful, shameless or not." He even smiled evilly at Lan Qi, "Sister De Fei, don't you think so?"
Lan Qi smiled lightly and responded calmly: "The Queen Mother is asking us not to care about one thing and not the other, but she is not asking us not to please the emperor. The emperor is your husband for the rest of our lives. It is a blessing to be able to live happily with my husband until we grow old together."
Concubine Yi stared at her eyes and watched Concubine De and Concubine Rong walking away side by side. They lived in the East Sixth Palace, which could be reached in a few steps. Over there, the sedan chairs of Changchun Palace and Yikun Palace slowly descended and were waiting. Concubine Hui
Before leaving, he patted Concubine Yi on the shoulder and said, "Everyone can see that you can't compare to others in appearance, so why bother showing off that you can't compare to others in terms of brains? Why do you insist on confessing that you are worthless?"
Everyone dispersed, leaving Concubine Yi standing there with a smokey orifice. Taohong couldn't stand it anymore, so she walked away surrounded by her mother-in-law.
In the Yonghe Palace, because Thirty-Four was coming over for lunch today, mother and son had not been close to each other for a long time since they moved away. Lan Qi specially urged Huan Chun to prepare the dishes that his sons liked to eat, but unfortunately she hugged Xiao Chen'er and Dun
Ke waited until noon, seeing the sun's shadow slanting and it was almost past lunch time, then a servant hurriedly came from the study and said that Brother Thirty-Four was going horseback riding in the afternoon and would not be here today.
Lan Qi's loss is self-evident. These two children are now getting better and better in other people's words, but she can no longer see clearly. She always has unspeakable uneasiness in her heart and always wants to keep them.
around.
Seeing that E Niang was unhappy, Xiao Chen'er tried his best to make her smile. Finally, mother and daughter had their meal quietly. In the afternoon, the good concubine of Yanxi Palace came over in person and asked Princess Dunke's summer clothes if she wanted to come.
Tailoring. Lan Qi knows that most of Dun Ke’s daily clothes are made by Xing’er and Jue Chan together. As long as the child is happy, that’s fine.
While busy with these trivial matters, an announcement was made to the door that the Eighth Fortune Jin was asking for an audience. Lan Qi and the concubine looked at each other, and soon saw the cheerful young woman come in. She had recovered from the fatigue of a slippery tire in more than a month, with a smile on her face.
He said warmly: "I wanted to go to Yanxi Palace to pay my respects to the good concubine, but she is in Yonghe Palace, so I came to say hello to Concubine De, so that I can tell you that I am in good health."