"ugly?" After waking up, I let him take it casually, but now the jewelry he picked out after reading more than a dozen brochures was actually thrown away after being said to be ugly.
"Yes... it doesn't look good." Lan Qi didn't dare to look directly into the emperor's eyes. It was useless to say anything now. Although the bad look was what she meant in her heart, she couldn't really say it out loud. The Empress Dowager was very angry today, and she herself was too angry. Not much better.
Xuan Ye let go of his hand and sat aside depressedly. Lan Qi saw the book in his hand tapping the edge of the kang, and her heart was beating. She couldn't remain in a stalemate like this, and finally managed to get in again. What does it mean if the door of Qianqing Palace ends on bad terms? Moreover, if someone has good intentions, it is because he has let him down first.
After thinking about it, she quickly got up and walked to Xuan Ye. Seeing that the emperor was unmoved, she quietly sat next to him and pressed close to him. There was a smile on her lips, but she still moved inside and scolded her fiercely: "What are you doing here? Don't you dislike my things?"
Lan Qi clung to her in vain, muttering: "I don't like those jewelry, how dare I dislike anything else, long live my concubine, I take this very seriously." As she said this, she grabbed the emperor's hand and pressed it against her own. At the door of the heart, "please touch it, is it inside?"
Xuan Ye laughed out loud, and hit her head hard with the book in his other hand. He didn't feel bad when he saw her frowning in pain, and snorted coldly: "Where did you learn these deceptive words? Do you think I would like to hear them?"
Lan Qi's eyes were flying, and she pointed at Xuan Ye's hand that had not left the door of her heart, but her hand had already been loosened: "But the emperor is not willing to let go."
Xuan Ye was stunned and extremely annoyed, so he pushed Lan Qi down and held her down. The frightened little girl was tickled and laughed so hard that she couldn't breathe. She begged for mercy with tears in her eyes and admitted her mistake. The emperor let her go, but he fell down again. She leaned in front of her and kissed her with her lips: "Did what happened that day scare you? If I don't do that, Concubine Tong will bite you again. Do you also misunderstand me in your heart?"
"Yes." Lan Qi did not deny it, her eyes became more and more crystal clear, and she said timidly, "I am afraid that the emperor will not like me anymore when he sees me like that. Grandma once said that I must not treat what I have seen now. The ferocious face will appear on my own face in the future, but my concubine treated that palace maid like that that day, and I can't get over it."
Xuan Ye gently pinched her cheeks that had finally grown a few ounces of flesh, and kissed her lovingly twice. He really wanted to hold this person in his hands and put it in his mouth. As if he couldn't get enough of it, he picked her up and gave it to her. With her clothes neatly straightened, she said slowly: "How could I be disgusted? On the contrary, if you stupidly let her manipulate you, I will be disappointed. Those books will be in vain for you to read, and you will be praised for your progress by the imperial grandmother and grandma." "
"real?"
Xuan Ye smiled deeply and put a button on her forehead, "You always ask whether they are real or fake, and about those jewelry. I am so untrustworthy and unreliable in your heart?"
Lan Qi smiled sweetly: "It's because it's so precious and reliable that it feels unreal and makes me feel frightened."
The emperor looked at her with a smile but said nothing. There was a different emotion in his deep and beautiful eyes, but it seemed to be suppressed. But the smile on his lips became more and more difficult for Lan Qi to understand. She suddenly came over and her breath was warm.
He said warmly: "The size of the clothes is too wide, isn't it?" As he spoke, his eyebrows slid slightly towards her chest, and when he looked up again, he saw Lan Qi's face flushed with understanding, which greatly satisfied the emperor's narrow-mindedness.
, hugged her in his arms and said: "My Lan Qi has grown up."
Wu Yalanqi felt that she must have done many good deeds in her previous life to be so blessed in this life. She didn't know what her life would be like without meeting the emperor, but she felt that it was not possible.
No one will ever let her love her like this again, and probably no one will ever love her like this again.
After being bored for a long time, Xuan Ye was finally afraid that he would not be able to bear it for a while, so he coaxed her to get tea to drink, and blew the wind in front of the door for a while. After calming down, he went back to the desk to do serious things. He originally wanted to have her by his side.
Waiting, but Lan Qi said that the Empress Dowager was in a bad mood today, and she wanted to go back to accompany her, so that she could wait for the emperor to come over for dinner at night.
Make the royal grandmother happy.
Wu Chang came out from Qianqing Palace to Cining Palace. Not far away, Yi Guiren and An Guiren walked out of the garden. The maid next to An Guiren saw Wu Chang there first, and the two of them waited to see what was going on.
, Wu Yashi has already left.
"This is going to Cining Palace." An Guiren snorted coldly, "A vixen is a vixen. If the emperor is not so charming, she will go to serve the empress dowager. Did you hear that? Yesterday, the emperor sent someone to give her a reward.
, saying that she worked hard to take care of the Empress Dowager, look at it today, didn’t she sneak into the Qianqing Palace again? Sister, we people who are responsible should never think of competing with her in this life. I’ll give it up,
You are just like this, but the emperor also likes you, are you willing to be stepped on by her like this?"
Yi Guiren smiled and said: "Of course I am envious in my heart, but what else can I do? Before entering the palace, I had to think clearly, there are so many sisters among us, can the emperor be busy enough? If you don't live a good life yourself, you will run against others.
No, sister, is that right?" He looked at the sun again, holding Taohong on his arm and said, "It's getting late, and Concubine Zhao is afraid that she will be looking for her."
An Guiren chatted, waved his hands and said it was better to break up. The two of them went back to their respective residences. Yi Guiren returned to Yikun Palace. It happened that the female relatives of the Niu Hulu family were there. They also entered the palace today during the Dragon Boat Festival. After the luncheon,
The Empress Dowager let the noble ladies disperse to play and talk. They were here as they should, but they were hesitant to go over and show their faces. When she saw Dongyun coming out, she smiled respectfully: "Yigui, how can you
You are back. Your sister has been waiting for a long time. When the ladies from my mother-in-law's family saw that the young lady was leaving the palace, they said that since they live in the same place, why not come and have a look. But when someone brought you, they couldn't find you. The young lady was waiting impatiently."
Yi Guiren was overjoyed. She didn't expect that Concubine Zhao would have such kind intentions. She hurriedly came to the West Wing Hall and saw her sister sitting there waiting. She was so far away at the luncheon that she couldn't see clearly. Now that she was in front of her, she could see
It was clear that the two sisters were cheerful and chatted happily for a while. Mr. Yigui took her to thank her and then left the palace with the ladies of the Niu Hulu family.
When Yi Guiren was about to return to his palace, a palace maid came outside to report: "The emperor is having dinner at Cining Palace tonight, and Eunuch Li said that he will not turn over the cards tonight."
"I know." Concubine Zhao responded, but then she remembered something and called someone back to ask, "Who is waiting in Cining Palace?"
"I heard it's Wu Changzai."
After the palace maid answered, the palace fell silent. Yi Guiren stood there awkwardly, signaling to Dongyun whether she could leave. Dongyun just waved her hand to express that she didn't know. After a long time, Concubine Zhao seemed to have calmed down and raised her eyes.
When he saw Yigui, he smiled and said, "How close are you and Wu Changzai?"
"We're not very close. I just went to play in their palace once before. Rongguiren and the others seem to be close to each other." Yiguiren lowered his head and answered, "Why do you ask these questions?"
Concubine Zhao smiled coldly: "I just want to remind you that it is good for you to be friends with someone. Dongyun said you were strolling in the garden with An Guiren in the afternoon? She is neither a high nor a low person, and she also likes to talk.
Do you want to get along with her since you have no one to interact with?"
Yi Guiren did not dare to refute, lowered his head and continued to listen to her: "What good can it do if you don't always think about playing? Since you can't get in with the Empress Dowager, what about Ningshou Palace? You don't need anyone to serve you in front of the Empress Dowager?"
You should always find something to do for yourself. If you do nothing all day long, the Emperor will be upset if you look at it for too long."
Yigui cursed, "No matter how upset you are, you still like me more than you. Where on earth do you have the confidence to teach me?"
"The Queen Mother likes to copy scriptures. From now on, if you have nothing to do, go over and wait on her. It's time for you to calm down." Concubine Zhao said impatiently. She didn't know what kind of temper she was spreading on her, and she lectured her for a long time.
After letting him go, Dongyun brought tea to persuade him, "Yi Gui has such a temperament, how can he sit still in Ningshou Palace, for fear of upsetting the Queen Mother?"
"I know." Concubine Zhao drank the tea and sighed, raising her hands to rub her temples, "Did you see that little girl from Guo Luoluo today? Look at my girl, she was so quiet. She sat on the side and said nothing.
I wouldn’t say that they are timid and weak. I thought that girls of their age were all very powerful. I thought that the world had really changed. The emperor always said that the Niu Hulu clan was arrogant and domineering, but this is not the case.
It’s just that if we can’t produce a girl like this in our family, I’m afraid that if she enters the palace later, without my protection, she will be bullied.”
Dongyun smiled: "That can't be the same. The young lady has the same noble birth as you, but her status will be different after entering the palace. Who dares to bully her?"
Concubine Zhao shook her head and sighed: "No matter how valuable it is, there is always a sequence. Concubine Tong is holding it back."
"But when the time comes, you become the queen, who dares to bully your sister?" Dongyun whispered, "Didn't Fujin just say that Uncle Guo asked her to tell you, it depends on next year."
Concubine Zhao's dark face finally shone with some light, and her eyes gradually gathered a sense of pride, "Yes, I have to wait until next year, so who else can take the position in the palace than me?"
However, Yi Guiren returned to his palace, closed the door and lost his temper for a while. He pulled Taohong and said, "She is getting more and more excessive. She is gentle and generous to everyone outside, but she tortures me after closing the door. What's wrong?"
Am I so easy to bully? This kind of person still wants to be the queen all day long. I have never met Queen Hesheli, but looking at her majestic appearance, I know why the emperor didn't choose her in the first place... Oops...
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"master?"
Yi Guiren was blushing and cursing, but suddenly his face tightened, and he squatted down holding his stomach. Instantly, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He grabbed Tao Hong's hand in pain and said, "My stomach hurts...
…It hurts so much…”
Taohong was panic-stricken. When she lowered her head and saw bright red blood stains on Yi Guiren's skirt, she was so frightened that she lost her wits. She immediately shouted for someone, but Yi Guiren had already fainted from the pain and fell to the ground with her.
Concubine Zhao also heard the noise here and was annoyed by the noise made by Yigui. Dongyun hurried over to take a look at the scene. When she came back, she was pale with fright and said: "Master, Yigui has had a miscarriage."
"Miscarriage?" Concubine Zhao was stunned immediately, "When did she become pregnant? I have never heard of it."
In any case, when the imperial doctor came to treat him, he determined that Yigui had had a miscarriage and that he was no longer pregnant for more than two months. After going to bed, he found that he was indeed a serious heir, but no one paid any attention to it until he found out.
, the child is gone.
What happened in Yikun Palace was a heavy blow to Concubine Zhao. After all, Yiguiren lived with her. On the scene, she should be taking care of this sister, but in the end, it turned out to be like this. When she came to Cining in person
When the palace asked for forgiveness, Concubine Tong deliberately waited there. She stood on the side and watched her kneeling in front of the Empress Dowager. The smile that could not be hidden on her face was about to burst out. However, due to the majesty of Cining Palace, it was difficult to
The earth endured.
The Queen Mother did not blame Concubine Zhao. In the end, it was Yi Guiren who was not careful. Concubine Zhao was in charge of so many things in the Sixth Palace. How could she cover everything? It was just that she blamed herself endlessly and took all the fault on herself or Lama Suma.
Grandma came forward to persuade her for a while, and then Concubine Zhao calmed down.
"You all go back. The emperor will come over for dinner soon. He may not blame you, but he must feel uncomfortable." After that, the Empress Dowager issued an order to expel guests. As for Concubine Tong's special visit, she turned a blind eye.
, the two palaces have checks and balances on each other, and she doesn't have to worry about things that are not too excessive or out of line.
Sure enough, as soon as Concubine Zhao left, Concubine Tong also followed her. She rushed outside and said sarcastically: "My sister has experienced such a thing personally. To say that the Empress Dowager is wrong, it is Yiguiren. Even so,
But in the end, everyone will sympathize with the person who lost the child, and my sister was very distressed at that time. But looking at Sister Zhaofei now, others may have some gossip. If they say something unpleasant, they will frame her sister and harm Yi Guihe.
Boy, that would be terrible."
Concubine Zhao looked at her coldly: "The first sentence came out of my sister's mouth. If I hear other people say it again, I will only want you. If you can't control other people's mouths, you must control your own.
Be careful that trouble comes from your mouth."
Concubine Tong was so choked up that she couldn't speak. She wanted to greet her, but there were some things that couldn't be said because of the dignity of each other. She watched her walk away. When she turned around, she saw Wu Yashi holding a hand in the door.
As Cha walked past the tea room, she couldn't help but feel evil in her heart. She asked Jingzhu beside her, "Did she go to Qianqing Palace again today?"
Jingzhu helped her walk away from Cining Palace and said softly: "Half an hour later, the Empress Dowager sent Wu Changzai to ask the emperor why he ate so little at the luncheon."
Concubine Tong sighed: "I really don't understand this old grandmother. Other nobles in the palace are always there, and there are also dignitaries in the family. We girls from serious noble families don't love her, but we prefer this little bitch who comes from a humble background and looks better and better."
It becomes more and more charming, and the more you look at it, the more irritating it becomes."
In the Cining Palace, Lan Qi couldn't hear these complaints, and the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager had gone through three dynasties and still couldn't see clearly. Being born into a noble family was given by God, but you have to walk your own path in your life. Who would leave it alone and follow the right path?
If you don't like people, how about liking those who love to lurk in the wrong ways?
Because today there was a fuss in Prince Yu's house that made the Empress Dowager angry, and in the evening something happened that Yigui lost his son. I was happily making new clothes for the festival, but now the old man's face is full of shame. Lan Qi took the gold and silver
Hualien Xin made tea and invited her to drink it to calm her mind, but she was complained: "You are lazy too, I just like drinking candied date tea, and I won't eat anything sweet and delicious. Who wants to drink something so bland and bitter?"
After a long time of tossing, the old man calmed down and realized that he had wronged the child in front of him. He had done nothing wrong, but he had to bear his anger on behalf of those people. He pulled Lan Qi to sit beside him and said distressedly: "You
But you can't pretend to be sick and not come to my place again. Without a good, peaceful child by my side, I really can't live a long life."
Lan Qi Jiao Didi said: "I am also restless. Last time I asked you to give me a good beating, so I became calm."
Aunt Sumala laughed at the side: "Oh no, no, no, we will always remember the hatred of the master. How dare you leave him here?"
The Empress Dowager liked it very much, and finally smiled happily: "If she dares to be disobedient, it's easy to give her a beating, but if she is too obedient, she can't fault her anywhere."
Later, dinner was served outside, and Lan Qi continued to tell the old people the stories she read in Xianshu. The Empress Dowager said that her eyesight was so bad now that she would feel dizzy when reading words, otherwise she would also love these lively stories. The old and the young said
For a long time, Xuan Ye didn't know it when he came outside. He stood in front of the door and watched Lan Qi sitting on his grandmother's knees and talking lively. The look on his face was very cute. When he heard it, he stopped and then went in with a smile and said
: "Royal Grandmother, my grandson is starving."
Lan Qi immediately wanted to stand up and salute, but she was squatting on the footrest and her legs were numb without realizing it. She stumbled and fell down. Xuan Ye quickly supported her with quick eyes and hands, feeling distressed and worried. She stared and said: "Stand still, okay?"
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"You're being mean to her again." The Empress Dowager saw this and pulled Lan Qi to her side. "If you bully her again, I won't let you stay with me."
Lan Qi smiled proudly at the emperor, ignoring him angrily glaring at her, and just helped the empress dowager to the dining room. On the way, she heard the old man say to the emperor: "I'll go and see Mr. Yigui in the next few days. There are people coming out of the palace one after another."
The emperor cannot care about such matters."
"My grandson has sent Mr. Li to visit her and gave her something to comfort her. It's a pity, but a child you've never met has no fate. Grandma, don't be too sad." Xuan Ye looked very calm.
There are too many things I have seen and not seen about my lost children. I was always sad at the beginning but now it has gradually faded away. I don’t blame him for being cold and ruthless. It is serious to care deeply for the living children and educate them into talents, not to mention the superiors.
We must honor our grandmother and aunt, and we must not put the cart before the horse.
During the meal, Xuan Ye talked about court matters, and the Empress Dowager made a few remarks. Lan Qi only waited on the side with Aunt Sumala and did not sit at the same table. The Empress Dowager knew that she was keeping her discretion.
Without forcing himself, after the meal, the emperor walked with his grandmother in the courtyard to eat, laughing and talking about the trivial matters in his brother Fuquan's family, and advised his grandmother: "It's the emperor who dotes on those concubines too much. The emperor's grandmother should tell him when she sees him next time."
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Lan Qi followed behind and listened, thinking back to the scene of those women kneeling on the corridor this afternoon. Looking over at this moment, it seemed that they could still see their miserable and resentful expressions in the open space. Where there are many women, there will always be trouble. This Forbidden City is nothing more than the palace.
The house is much bigger and looks the same everywhere.
I also think of the tearful look of Prince Yu Fujin, who had to be scolded by the Empress Dowager for not having the dignity of a matron of a house. How can ordinary people understand the difficulties of being the master of a family? Now Concubine Zhao is working hard to manage the Sixth Palace, and she still has to be on guard.
Concubine Tong ran against her, and then she thought about how she was chatting and joking with the Empress Dowager all day long, and the emperor loved and loved her. She lived happily and comfortably every day. Although she was in a low position, she also understood what it meant to be cold at a high place.
Zheng Qian was thinking about these things when he suddenly heard the emperor say: "Has she always been so stupid and stupid at the imperial grandmother's place?"
Lan Qi suddenly came back to her senses and saw that the Empress Dowager and Xuan Ye had walked about ten steps away, and the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs had also followed. She was still standing here stupidly looking at the place where those people were kneeling in the afternoon. The emperor was tight.
Then he added, "I shouldn't let her read those books anymore. She is already stupid, and she will become even more stupid in the future."
Lan Qi hurriedly followed up to help the Empress Dowager, but the old man happily put her hand into Xuan Ye's and chased them away with a smile: "Don't flirt with me, go out for a walk, I have to rest here too,
Lan Qi will come back tomorrow and tell me the stories you haven’t finished today."
Lan Qi saluted Zhou Zhengzheng and waited until the Empress Dowager entered the bedroom before Xuan Ye pulled her up and took her hand outside. He said, "It's still cool tonight. It will be sweltering after a few days."
If you are too lazy to leave, I will take you back to Zhongcui Palace."
But just outside the palace gate, Lan Qi broke away from the emperor's hand. There was a timid look on her face, but she still said bravely: "Your Majesty, let me go back by myself. If something like that happens to Yigui today, I don't dare."
Guessing your mood, I know that Yi Guiren would be very uncomfortable if he knew that I was walking with you at night. Comparing my feelings, I felt uncomfortable when I saw you and Concubine Tong walking in that day, not to mention that she just died today.
child.."
Xuan Ye frowned slightly, and Manager Li next to him heard it and didn't know what to say. The two sides were in a silent stalemate for a while, and the emperor finally said: "You have really grown up."
But suddenly she came closer and stretched out her hand to pull out the ruby hairpin given to her by the imperial grandmother on Lan Qi's head. She held it in her hand and said childishly, "I took it away. I will give it back to you when you are willing to go for a walk with me."
If you don’t have any more jewelry to wear, I’ll just make do with the few things you dislike. If you dare to complain to the Imperial Grandmother, I will throw this hairpin into the Jinshui River.”
"Your Majesty..." Lan Qi was anxious about the hairpin, but Xuan Ye glared at her angrily, turned around and left, not forgetting to wave the hairpin behind her back.