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Xuan Ye nodded in agreement, hugged the prince, wiped the tears on his face, and gently coaxed him: "Be happy when you see the emperor's mother." The prince nodded weakly without saying anything, and lay on his father's shoulders. Father and son.
The two entered the inner hall, but Concubine Wen did not follow. When she saw Lan Qi turning to leave, she stopped her and called out, "Is the noble lady going back?"
Lan Qi hurriedly turned around and responded: "I am still boiling medicine in the tea room. I want to take a look."
Concubine Wen followed her out. The two of them walked slowly to the tea room and took out all the little palace ladies. With the sound of the medicine jar gurgling, Concubine Wen asked softly: "My sister, are you okay?"
No more?"
"Your Majesty..." Lan Qi hurriedly stopped her, "You cannot say these things."
Concubine Wen shook her head: "Everyone knows it in their hearts, and I'm afraid the emperor also understands it, so why should we keep it a secret."
Lan Qi also knew that no one was optimistic about the queen's illness. Back then, when she served Bu Gui Ren in the Palace of Hell, she thought Bu Gui Ren's illness was very dangerous. Now after seeing the Queen, she understood what the real danger was. Lan Qi
How could I not think so in my heart? I just didn’t dare to say it.
"My sister has been in the palace for more than ten years. She and I are not as close as you think. Although she loves me and I like her, we don't often get together. I don't know what my sister likes or what she has unfulfilled wishes for.
"The tip of Concubine Wen's nose was red, and her tears fell. She covered her mouth and cried for a while, and then she calmed down and said, "My virtuous man, who should I ask? I want her to live a better life in her last days."
Lan Qi felt extremely sad. In the face of life and death, everything in the past no longer mattered. But she didn't understand the queen, so she could only say: "Maybe Dongyun knows something, or... it's the emperor."
"emperor?"
"I feel that the emperor must understand the empress." Lan Qi said this, looking out involuntarily. Inside the bedroom, I didn't know what they were talking about now.
In the bedroom, the prince lay next to the queen. The queen comforted him by rubbing her hands, and slowly and with mixed breathing, she told him to eat well and study hard. She warned him every word. Later, when Xuan Ye saw mother and son, they were about to cry.
, and then let the wet nurse take the prince away.
The queen reluctantly watched the prince leave. Xuan Ye looked back at her expression and couldn't help but said: "It's only been a month or two, and you can already treat him like your own child?"
The queen nodded and said nothing. She didn't have much energy to speak. Just now in front of the prince, she was just holding on. Xuan Ye said: "In this case, then raise him well and educate the prince well for me."
"I'm afraid I can't do it." The queen smiled sadly, her eyes sparkling slightly, but she couldn't stop coughing when she was distracted. Everyone came to serve the spittoon and pushed the emperor far away. They only waited for the queen to calm down for a long time before they returned.
When he stepped forward, the queen said, "Your Majesty's dragon body is precious, and the palace is not clean. Please go back quickly."
Xuan Ye didn't care about this. He just looked at the queen and said after a while: "I am not an imperial doctor and cannot cure your illness, but I hope you will get better and live a healthy life. You are not only the mother of the Qing Dynasty, but also the mother of the Qing Dynasty.
Not only are you the queen of this harem, you are also my wife, the mother of the prince, and the granddaughter-in-law of the imperial grandmother."
The queen looked at her dreamingly, tears welling up in her eyes, and she kept repeating in her heart: Xuan Ye, do you know how valuable these words are.
Xuan Ye did not dislike her illness, and approached without hesitation, reaching out and holding the queen's thin hand, "We were both too young in the past. I have wronged you and wronged you. Get better soon and let me make up for it."
You, the Imperial Grandmother often said that there are always bumps and tumbles between husband and wife, don’t keep it in your heart, the days ahead will be long and long.”
"Concubine..." The queen cried so much that she was completely speechless, and then coughed again. The maids and eunuchs couldn't help but ask the emperor to leave. They served the queen. Xuan Ye stood in front of the door and watched her painful twitching. He was calm for a long time.
However, Dongyun came to beg the emperor, "Long live my lord, the imperial doctor has ordered that the empress should not speak too much. The phoenix body of the empress is against the will, and the emperor must also take care of his dragon body."
The queen reluctantly looked away from Xuan Ye, as if signaling the emperor not to come again. After a stalemate for a moment, Xuan Ye finally left, and the queen looked out the door again, with thousands of entangled thoughts.
Xuan Ye came out of the dormitory and saw Lan Qi and Concubine Wen leading the maids to bring medicine. Seeing that the Lord was about to leave, they walked around from the corridor and stood by the roadside. He sighed deeply: "Thank you for your hard work."
Concubine Wen burst into tears, sobbed and said, "Please, Your Majesty, come and see your Majesty often when you have time." The second part of the sentence was taken as "My Majesty doesn't have many days to live." But she couldn't say it, and she didn't dare to say it. Then she said
If you want to serve the queen and take medicine, you have to take a step first.
Lan Qi was still standing there, and Xuan Ye couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw that her rosy face had lost a lot of weight a few days ago, "The maids and eunuchs will always do the trivial things. Don't let yourself work too hard, Queen..." He sank.
Shen Xin, for the first time, said frankly to someone, "The Queen only has these days, just let her spend them well, and don't bring your body to bear on her."
"Mother, she?" Lan Qi choked with sobs. Xuan Ye took her hand, stretched out his hand to wipe away her tears, and said helplessly, "Are you in love? She once did that to you, and you don't care anymore?"
Lan Qi shook her head, the Queen is not a villain, she is just a woman who cares about gains and losses. No one has the blood to rush to the head, not to mention that she does not remember people's evil in the first place, and now she is watching the fresh life disappear from before her eyes.
, out of instinctive distress and pity, hearing Xuan Ye say it now, he felt even more sad. He lowered his head and choked with sobs: "Your Majesty, when you are free, come to see your empress often."
"I understand." As soon as Xuan Ye finished speaking, someone came in in front of the door. Concubine Tong came here for some reason. When she entered the door, she saw the emperor and the noble man holding hands facing each other in the courtyard as if no one else was around. She sneered in her heart and swayed.
You came to the front, but after saluting, he just asked: "Has your Majesty seen your empress? I am thinking about your empress's body, so I wanted to come and take a look."
Xuan Ye had already let go of his hand and said calmly to the concubine: "The queen needs to rest, so don't go in. The noble people will bring your feelings to the queen." Then he motioned to Lan Qi, "Go in, the queen needs someone to wait on her.
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Lan Qi also didn't want to deal with Concubine Tong, so she bowed and left quickly. The emperor wanted to leave as well. Since the emperor had ordered her to go back, Concubine Tong couldn't disobey it. She followed her out of the door of Kunning Palace and sent her off respectfully.
After marrying Xuan Ye, he angrily returned to the Qian Palace, without any scruples in front of Qing Lian, and said bitterly: "This Wu Ya family is so shameless. He dares to flirt with the emperor in Kunning Palace. There is such a serious patient inside."
, she’s not afraid of taboos, she’s really mean.”
Qinglian didn't say anything. She just saw a minister waiting in front of her halfway and reminded her master to take a look. Concubine Tong immediately recognized her father, Tong Guowei, and walked a few steps quickly to the front. After her father saluted, she asked: "
Why is Amma waiting here?"
Tong Guowei said that he was going to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, and now he had to go to see the emperor. He heard that the imperial concubine was coming from the front, so he immediately waited for a while to greet the imperial concubine. Of course, these scenes were polite, and the imperial concubine Tong was of course too lazy to think about it, but it was a father and daughter.
The two of them walked slowly, Qinglian and others were following closely, and then they heard Tong Guowei say softly: "If we meet in Chengqian Palace, we may be suspicious of others. I'm going to say a few words to the queen at this moment, and the queen just listens."
Just take it easy."
Concubine Tong frowned slightly and responded softly: "Amma, just say it."
Tong Guowei said softly: "The queen's phoenix body is against the law. I have inquired from the Imperial Hospital many times. It turns out that the Imperial Hospital has complained to the emperor. The queen's body cannot last long. She was seriously ill in the past and was given too much medicine, and her body was already exhausted.
If you suffer from this disease again, there is no hope of recovery."
Concubine Tong had also vaguely guessed something. Now that she heard that Tai Hospital had given up, she felt even heavier and sighed: "She is not lucky."
Tong Guowei said: "Your Majesty, now that the Niu Hulu family has lost its pillar in the harem, they must take action. Concubine Wen is already in the palace. In order to support Concubine Wen, they will naturally suppress you, the noble concubine.
Please be careful in everything you do and don’t fall into the trap of Niu Hulu."
The father and daughter stopped, and Qinglian and the others behind them did not dare to approach. Concubine Tong frowned and said bitterly: "That little Concubine Wen, who is weak and taciturn, how can she become such a good person? I won't bully her. They
Are you thinking about me again? That’s fine. When the queen dies, I will be the master of the middle palace and see how they suppress her."
Tong Guowei was shocked and repeatedly advised: "My Majesty, you must not have such an idea. Have you forgotten that I once told you that after the death of Queen Hesheli, the Niu Hulu family was so eager for quick success that the emperor almost turned against them? Even if the current queen and the
The emperor's feelings cannot be compared with those of Queen Hesheli, but the emperor is a person who values love and justice. He must not seek the position of the middle palace at that juncture. The future of the empress is naturally the future of the ministers and the family. These
I will take care of things for you slowly and carefully."
Concubine Tong's anger was suppressed by her father's words, and she calmly said for a while: "Of course it's because of Amma's carefulness. Now I'm being watched by the Empress Dowager inside and out. I can't do anything for her in one day."
I have to make my own decisions for a day, and I ask Amma to understand the difficulties I face in the palace. And..." She paused and laughed disdainfully, "I don't plan to adopt any prince, even if I become the middle palace in the future.
No, this kid's life is too tough, anyone who becomes his mother will be killed."
Tong Guowei shook his head helplessly: "I understand."
The prince had a hard life and his biological mother died in childbirth. Queen Niu Hulu had only adopted him for a month or two before he suffered such a catastrophe. It was not that Concubine Tong spoke harshly. These words were spread both inside and outside the palace, even in the Cining Palace.
I also heard these words and discussed with Aunt Sumala in private not to let anyone adopt the prince again. The prince is obviously extremely valuable and will suppress other people's blessings. How can concubines compete with the future emperor?
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In the days that followed, Xuan Ye couldn't let go of the affairs of the previous dynasty, but occasionally he would come to see the queen when he had free time. Lan Qi traveled between Zhongcui Palace and Kunning Palace every day. Bu Guiren was weak, but she fell ill from exhaustion in just seven or eight days.
, On the contrary, Lan Qi is very energetic. In order to have enough strength to take care of the Queen's affairs, she also eats more meals every day than before.
It was mid-February before I knew it. Although the queen had survived for many more days than the imperial doctor thought, she had never seen any improvement. It seemed that she was just relying on Ganoderma lucidum and old ginseng to stay alive. However, the queen cherished this period very much.
One day, when the emperor came, he would joke with him, calm down and feel a little better. He would also ask Concubine Wen to bring her needle and thread. She wanted to make a spring coat for the prince, but naturally she could not move more than a few stitches at a time, and she had no strength.
, but Concubine Wen did not dissuade her. Almost anything she wanted to do was satisfied.
As for the concubines Rong and Hui, they would come to visit every few days and report on the affairs of the palace. The queen would also give them a few words and tell them the secrets, as if she had foreseen that she was about to pass away and did not want her to work hard to count the consequences.
The palace was prosperous for many years, but fell into disarray after her death. Concubine Rong and concubine Hui listened devoutly and often discussed with her how to deal with it. The queen really liked doing these things, and she would be particularly energetic every time she talked about them.
That day, Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui came again. After hearing that the palace had paid all the expenses for the summer, she praised Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui for her hard work and carefulness. She even blamed herself and said, "It's my fault for being so strong and competitive. If only I had asked you to share some of the burden for me earlier."
, it wouldn’t be what it is today.”
The two of them did not dare to say anything sad, so they expressed a few words of relief. Not long after they saw that the queen was not in good spirits, they said goodbye and left. Lan Qi had been standing outside. When she saw the two coming out, she stepped forward to see them off, but she heard Hui Bin say softly: "The queen is now here."
, commensurate with our 'you and me'."
Lan Qi also knew that in the past few days, she had been serving the queen, and it had been a long time since she had called herself "this palace". This was true for herself, Concubine Wen, and Dongyun. She also heard Concubine Hui say about Concubine Rong, "You are not in good spirits today."
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Concubine Rong said tiredly: "During those few days, I had severe pain in my lower abdomen."
After the two of them muttered these words, they spoke a few words to Lan Qi, and then they left. Lan Qi stood in front of the door in a daze. She couldn't help but put her hand on her belly. Concubine Rong didn't mention those days, and she would have forgotten them.
I haven't received a monthly letter for a month. I have been busy with the Queen's affairs these days and have forgotten all these things. Since the monthly letter has not come, the pregnancy issue must be inevitable.
My heart was pounding, and I was saying secretly: Good boy, stay in E Niang's belly obediently, and let E Niang take care of the Queen for the last few days. Don't let your Majesty have any regrets.
Turning around to go back to the queen, she heard a panic inside. A young palace maid hurriedly ran out to call the imperial doctor. The imperial doctor who had been waiting in the side hall immediately ran over. Only when Lan Qi arrived in the palace did she know that the queen had fainted. The imperial doctor tried to save her several times.
, the queen slowly woke up, but this time, her body became heavier and heavier.
At the end of February, the weather was supposed to be getting warmer, but there were rare heavy rains for two consecutive days. Afterwards, it was so cold that people had to wear late-winter cotton clothes. On the 26th, the rain stopped the night before, but from now on
It started to snow in the morning, and the wind was not strong. The white snow was swirling in the air like cotton wool, and snow fell on the ground. In the afternoon, the snow-capped scene was seen again in the imperial city, which made people forget that it was already the season of early spring.
The queen is in good spirits today. The earth dragon in Kunning Palace is very warm every day. It doesn't matter if it rains or snows outside. But when she heard that it was snowing, the queen wanted to lie on the heated kang under the open window.
Let her look at the falling snow through the paper window.
But Concubine Wen said: "Why don't you, sister, wear thicker clothes and let them bring the bamboo sedan in and carry you to the door? There is snow in the yard. It is so white that there are no footprints."
The Queen was overjoyed, and Dongyun and others came to dress her up. Concubine Wen suddenly got up again and gave the Queen all the hair and face to wear. For many days, she only wore pajamas. Now that she put on her old clothes, she was even more surprised.
She is thin, and the clothes that used to fit her are hanging empty on her body, which makes people feel distressed.
After everything was tidied up, the little eunuch from outside brought in a bamboo sedan, and everyone carried the queen onto the sedan. She was now so thin that she was weightless. Lan Qi saw that when the little eunuch picked up the queen, he obviously intended to use force, but his hand was light.
, the back almost flinched, and Lan Qi felt heavy in her heart. For the first time since she served as a doctor, she felt that the queen's life was really about to disappear.
After the queen sat firmly on the sedan chair, Dongyun covered her with a large cloak and put on a hood, and then she was slowly carried out of the bedroom. The cool air outside hit her face, and the queen was refreshed and smiled happily:
"very nice."
The prince was brought from the East Wing Hall. The queen was now seriously ill and should have sent him away. However, both the Queen Mother and the emperor wanted to keep the prince in the middle palace. However, due to his serious illness, they did not dare to let the delicate child go.
The child was so close. At this moment, the mother and son were looking at each other from a distance. The wet nurse led the prince to play in the snow on the porch. Soon a palace maid brought a white ball on a red lacquer plate and brought it to the queen. It turned out to be a chubby snow rabbit. The palace maid
It was said that the prince pinched it and gave it to the queen to play with.
"The prince is so smart." The queen was overjoyed and reached out to touch the snow rabbit. The cold touch made her more energetic and she couldn't put it down. Everyone should have been worried that she would catch a cold, but Concubine Wen had given an order early in the morning and the queen wanted to do it.
Don't let anything stop her, so according to her wishes, she dug out a lot of snow and piled it in a big bowl, put the snow rabbit in it, and brought them back to the dormitory together.
After freezing outside for a while, the queen returned to the bedroom. She was obviously tired, but she refused to take off her hair, hair, and phoenix robe. She just leaned on the heated kang and asked them to open the window.
She opened it and placed the big bowl with the snow rabbit under the window to let the cold wind blow. She wrapped herself in a big cloak as if she were outside the house.
"Go and put on a coat. Be careful of catching a cold when the window is open." Seeing Lan Qi standing in front of her, wearing her usual clothes, the queen wanted to give her a few words. However, Huan Chun had already come in from outside holding a coat, and knew that the room was open.
The window is open for ventilation, as I am afraid that the master will be wearing thin clothes.
After Huan Chun withdrew, the Queen smiled and said: "She is very loyal, right? I remember that time when An Guiren came to trouble you, and Huan Chun even contradicted you. At that time, I thought, why did I choose you from so many choices to give you such a one?"
The impetuous palace maid, looking at it now, should be found according to your temperament. Only if the master and servant have the same temperament can they last a long time."
Lan Qi smiled and said, "I have a bad temper, but Huan Chun is very considerate and patient."
The queen was in poor spirits, but her eyes were inexplicably bright. She stared at Lan Qi for a long time and suddenly said: "Isn't it time for you to have good news?"
"I don't know yet, but I haven't received a letter from my concubine since I went to bed during the Lantern Festival." Lan Qi said frankly, "I don't dare to ask the imperial doctor to see me now. My mother-in-law once said that she was very stingy in the first few months, so be careful.
That’s fine, there’s no need to let everyone know.”
The queen nodded feebly and said weakly: "Yes, your mother-in-law is right." Then she looked at Lan Qi's figureless waist and abdomen, as if murmuring to herself, "I'm afraid this child is...
not simple."
Lan Qi couldn't hear it clearly. When she saw the queen's body slipping down, she came up to get a pillow to raise her up a little more to make her more comfortable. When she held the queen's arm, the arm that wasn't full enough to hold had almost no flesh, and she felt uncomfortable for a moment.
If it doesn't work, tears well up.
"Why are you crying?" After the queen sat down, she took a few breaths to calm down. Seeing tears in Lan Qi's eyes, she asked with a weak smile, "Is it because of me?"
Lan Qi shook her head and took a few steps back.
"It's rare that you can still serve me like this." The queen said, and she had not coughed much today, and her breathing was smooth when speaking. It seemed that she was so energetic because of the cold wind when she went out just now. When she was energetic, she wanted to talk even more, with a haggard and withered face.
There was a smile on his face, and he said slowly, "I treated you like that, wishing you were dead. In the end, the longer you live, the better. And when I was about to wither, you were there to take care of me. Probably, this is called retribution in this world."
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"Empress, please don't say that, the past is in the past." Lan Qi choked and tried to suppress her crying.
The queen turned her face to the window leisurely, and when she opened the window, she could clearly see the flying snowflakes. The wind was not strong, and the snowflakes were floating in the air, falling slowly in circles, which was wonderful and peaceful.
"More than ten years ago, my mother told me that you wanted to be the Queen of the Central Palace. After the emperor's election that year, my Niu Hulu family was the most noble and virtuous person, do you know? Oboi said that the Hesheli family was the eighth
The person under his banner, Queen Hesheli, is the daughter of a servant. Although the emperor hates Obai and my family, I still think so whether it was then or more than ten years later."
The queen raised her chin slightly. In her withered life, she still maintained the dignity of her bloodline. She smiled sadly and said: "The dignity of my Niu Hulu family is not comparable to that of the Hesheli family. But the emperor did not choose me.
Shouldn't the most noble woman sit in the most noble position? Why didn't he choose me? I am the most noble woman in the Eight Banners."
Lan Qi stood quietly and listened. There were only her and the queen in the bedroom at the moment. The queen seemed tired, and after sighing heavily, she said: "Later I realized that the emperor didn't choose me not because he disliked my family.
, and it’s not because he hates Oboi, who is similar to us, he just likes Queen Hesheli, that woman more than me, and he chose the woman he likes to be his wife.”
Tears rolled down the queen's cheeks, but she smiled from the tears and continued: "But that day the emperor said to me, I am his wife, a noble person. Do you know how precious this sentence is? You said the emperor is
Didn’t you start to like me too?”
Lan Qi was speechless, and the queen's tears also occupied her heart. She was sure that the woman in front of her, who had been proud for more than ten years, must love her emperor husband as much as she did.
At this time, the big bell in the dormitory rang, and the sound struck the soul. However, the queen looked at the bell with joy and said with a smile: "The emperor likes Western clocks the most. When he gave them to me, I couldn't sleep for several nights. Most of the night
I would also get up and watch the bell waiting for him to ring. No instrument, zither or pipa sounded as beautiful as his. But for a long time, I couldn't hear the emperor's voice and could only watch the clock. But even so, I
I still like this sound, there is no such good sound in the world."
Lan Qi's face was already filled with tears, and she covered her mouth hard to avoid crying.
"My virtuous man, my sister is too weak and too young." The queen spoke again, motioning Lan Qi to approach her, "I once expected my sister to enter the palace and give birth to children for me. Now that I am about to leave, I regret letting her enter the palace.
, but it’s too late to regret. She can only rely on herself in the rest of her life. As a noble person, just treat her as a dying person’s request. Take care of her and don’t let others bully her, okay?”
Lan Qi nodded vigorously, and the queen grabbed her hand with her thin hand, holding it tightly as if she had exhausted all her strength and said: "And, tell the emperor for me, tell me, 'Xuan Ye, in the next life, we don't want to
See you again.'"
Lan Qi shook her head, and the Queen laughed. Both of them had tears on their faces. No one was more beautiful than the other. Lan Qi and Lan Qi seemed to want to seize the last moments of their lives, but the Queen had already taken everything lightly. She smiled easily: "
It doesn’t matter if you don’t tell me. I’ll tell you and I’ll have no regrets. Dear noble man, thank you.”
Lan Qi sobbed, and the Queen let go of her hand, found a clean handkerchief beside her and handed it to her. Lan Ye didn't mind it either, wiped away her tears, calmed down, and said to herself: "Take good care of yourself, the snow outside is snowy."
I'm afraid it will take a few days to heal. When you are well, you can take the prince to build a snowman."
The queen smiled happily and pointed to the big bowl by the window, "Dear nobleman, go and have a look. Is the snow rabbit that the prince gave me still in good condition?"
Lan Qi accepted the promise, climbed onto the kang, climbed to the window, leaned forward to look at the scene in the big bowl, and was suddenly shocked. The snow rabbit disappeared. After all, she could not withstand the warmth of the earth dragon in the room, and the whole bowl of snow melted.
The snowflakes floated in and fell into the bowl, floating on the water for a fleeting moment.
"Your Majesty, the Snow Rabbit is still alive and well..." Lan Qi tried her best to smile, turned to look at the Queen, and wanted to say something to make her happy, but before she could finish her words, she saw a woman leaning on a big pillow, wearing a phoenix hairpin and a phoenix robe.
, Hanxiao slowly closed his eyes, and the hand that was originally touching Dongzhu on his chest fell heavily. After this slip, he never lifted it up again.
"Empress..." Lan Qi's whole body tightened and she could no longer suppress her crying. When she cried, people outside heard the sound and rushed in. They called the imperial doctor in a panic. After a while, the imperial doctor knelt down and cried.
The queen passed away, Concubine Wen fainted after hearing this, Dongyun burst into tears, and all the female eunuchs in the room burst into tears. Lan Qi's cry was covered up, noisy cries and shouts came one after another, a cold wind came in from the window, and she only felt her head
I felt dizzy and fell down.
On February 26, the seventeenth year of Kangxi's reign, Queen Niu Hulu died, and the palace was closed to the public.
Xuan Ye quit the court for five days and ignored the government affairs. After nearly four years, his second queen passed away. For the young emperor, it was nothing short of a heavy blow. Now that the country is prosperous and the three vassals are about to be decided, it is he who
During the period when he was planning to establish a prosperous dynasty, two queens passed away one after another, which was a great misfortune to him, the court, and even the people of Li.
March is full of spring, just like the early summer that year, the spring has not yet entered the palace. This year, the spring has not entered the palace, and the plain imperial city seems to be still in the harsh winter. Empress Niu Hulu was the closest to the Queen Mother in person. The Queen Mother was extremely sad and fell ill, and Concubine Wen lost her heart.
My sister is no longer in high spirits and is feeling depressed and sick. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager is still in good health and Xuan Ye can breathe a little easier.
That day Lan Qi was sent back to Zhong Cui Palace. Because everyone was busy with matters in Kunning Palace, and Concubine Wen fainted, not even an imperial doctor could be found in Zhong Cui Palace. When Lan Qi slowly regained consciousness, she found herself in the surrounding
After Chun Huai cried for a while, she asked them not to call the imperial doctor again. She guessed that it was due to her pregnancy. Since she woke up with no discomfort and no redness, she didn't want to cause any more trouble at this moment. It's not the time to be happy now.
Even if she says such good things, it won't change anything.
Throughout March, Lan Qi paid homage to the crying souls, knelt down and offered incense. Lan Qi followed the other concubines, and nothing happened. No one in the palace seemed to be relieved. Even though some people had long thought that the queen would not live long, but she really
After leaving, I was still a little confused, even though many people gathered together.
Not everyone in this world is willing to change, and once the queen leaves, the situation in the court and harem will definitely change. It has been stable for a while, but it will lead to unpredictable turmoil. The Niu Hulu family once wanted to get the throne.
As for angering the emperor, everyone is worried that the vacant post will lead to greater disputes.
At the end of March, the emperor personally moved Queen Niu Hulu's Zi Palace to Gonghua City. The concubines of the harem led the royal concubines, princesses and wives of second or higher rank at Desheng Gate to mourn and mourn. Concubine Tong was the leader. Concubine Wen was also ill.
They came to see each other off, and there was a lot of crying until Queen Niu Hulu left the palace, and the imperial concubine dismissed everyone.
Because the Empress Dowager asked her to see her off, Lan Qi went back to Cining Palace, so she left Bu Guiren and went alone. Unexpectedly, she met Concubine Tong's sedan that had already left earlier and stopped halfway. She thought it was waiting for her specially.
But when he got closer, he saw Concubine Wen's sedan behind her, and was shocked to find that Concubine Wen was kneeling on the ground.
Concubine Tong's voice came, and she said sternly: "If you want to be proud in front of me and let the emperor make you a noble concubine, it is better to directly enter the Kunning Palace and replace your sister as the new queen."
"Master, let's wait." Huan Chun grabbed Lan Qi. In her opinion, nothing was more important than her master's pregnancy. She pulled Lan Qi back to the side of the road and said softly, "The imperial concubine will not
As to how Concubine Wen is doing, there may be some conflict or misunderstanding. It won't help if you go there, so we'd better wait until Concubine Wen leaves."
Lan Qi said solemnly: "The queen once asked me to take care of Concubine Wen. I was so excited at the time that I nodded without thinking, but she didn't think about how I could help her or take care of her at this moment.
The Queen is also right, Concubine Wen will have to rely on herself in the future."
Huan Chun didn't say much. When he heard the noise, the person in front seemed to have left, and then he walked over with his master. He saw Dongyun helping Concubine Wen to get up. Now she was following Concubine Wen. When she saw Lan Qi coming, Concubine Wen
Just shed tears.
I just heard Dong Yun say that Concubine Wen couldn't stand how impatient Concubine Tong was when she and everyone else knelt down to see the Queen Zi Palace. Now she even saw her hair in a red bun. She was so angry that she couldn't help but started an argument in front of her. Concubine Tong was
He ordered her to kneel on the ground and hold her imperial concubine down, asking her to assess the situation.
Concubine Wen said bitterly: "Isn't she afraid of retribution in this world?"
Lan Qi was shocked. On the day of her death, the Queen once said that her own situation was the retribution of this world.
"Dongyun, your Majesty is too weak. Send your Majesty back to Xianfu Palace to have a good rest." Lan Qi just ordered Dongyun like this. After helping Concubine Wen get on the sedan, she pulled her and said softly, "Stay further away, you can
If you don't see her, it's better not to meet her. Concubine Tong's temper is like that. The Queen is gone, so you have to take good care of her sister for the Queen."
Dongyun agreed with tears in his eyes, and even knelt down and said, "I haven't thanked you yet, but thank you for taking care of my master so much."
Lan Qi sighed softly, and Huan Chun pulled her up and asked her to send Concubine Wen back to Xianfu Palace as soon as possible. They calmed down and then returned to Cining Palace.
In the entire imperial city, only Cining Palace and Ningshou Palace did not obey. Coming here from the world of Su Su, it was like returning to the human world. The sadness in Lan Qi's heart had already faded a lot, and new life was being nurtured in her body.
, for her, the relationship with Queen Niu Hulu ended, and it was enough that she made Xuan Ye and the Queen have no regrets.
The same is true for the Empress Dowager. From the moment she knew that the Empress would not last more than a few days, she was mentally prepared. After three dynasties, she had seen too many lives and deaths. In the eyes of the old man, the future of the court and the royal family was more important, and was not as sad as the Empress Dowager.
Falling ill, as the pillar of the royal family and harem, she must not fall down easily for these things before her own life comes to an end.
Lan Qi came to see the Empress Dowager a few days ago, and the old man's calmness also affected her. When we met again today, the Empress Dowager personally took off the white beaded flowers on Lan Qi's temples and told her: "You don't have to dress like this anymore."
Su Jing, you still have to serve the emperor."
"Concubine, I know." Lan Qi agreed, and the Empress Dowager pulled her to sit next to her, and asked her, "I heard Sumala say today that I remembered that you were the last person who stayed with Empress Daxing before she died.
, what did he say to you?"
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed. Lan Qi thought about the events of that day again. Although she was no longer sad, it was as clear as yesterday. At this moment, she mentioned it bit by bit. When she mentioned that the Queen had entrusted her to take care of Concubine Wen, she mentioned in passing that she had just met on the road.
Perhaps for her, the so-called care could only mean relying on the authority of the Queen Mother.
Sure enough, I heard the old man say: "That child won't be able to make a fortune, but I won't let anyone bully her easily. If the Niu Hulu clan outside knows that she is being bullied in the palace, they will still lose the face of the harem."
After hesitating for a long time, Lan Qi finally told the Queen Mother what Queen Niu Hulu said. When she said "Xuan Ye, let's not meet again in the next life", she felt her heart ached. No, she would never say this to her.
Xuan Ye said such words, whether she was speaking on behalf of others or not, she could never say such cruel words to him. As for herself, she would not only be with Xuan Ye in the next life, but also the next life and the next life.
"Did you tell the emperor this?" The Empress Dowager frowned, but seeing Lan Qi shaking her head, she breathed a sigh of relief. She seemed a little unhappy and sighed, "After all, that child still doesn't understand how to be a wife.
Why bother." He held Lan Qi's hand and said, "I have forgotten this sentence from now on, and you are not allowed to mention it again. If you dare to say to Xuan Ye, it depends on whether I will spare you or not. As for the rest, you can decide for yourself.
good."
"I understand." Lan Qi lowered her head and agreed, saying very softly, "I will completely forget these words. I don't want the emperor to have any grudges in his heart for the rest of his life."
The Empress Dowager looked at her and felt very comforted. She sighed and said, "Everyone is gone. It's pointless to talk about the past again."
Just as he was talking, a palace maid brought some tonics from the Empress Dowager. Lan Qi took them and served them as before, then opened the lid of the medicine jar, and a smell came into her nose. During those days, she was serving in the palace and smelling the medicine every day.
Without any reaction, she suddenly felt depressed in her chest, her stomach was churning, and she felt a stream of heat rushing out of her throat. For fear of losing her composure in front of the Empress Dowager, she dropped the medicine jar and covered her mouth, then ran out of the bedroom and walked out of the corridor.
There was a lot of vomiting in the flower pot.
Huan Chun hurriedly followed, and the maids of Cining Palace were also frightened. Aunt Sumala happened to come out of the tea room. Seeing this scene, her heart moved, and she helped Lan Qi wash up and come back, but she smelled the residual smell of medicine.
Feeling extremely uncomfortable, the Empress Dowager and Grandma Sumala looked at each other, and Grandma asked Imperial Doctor Xuan to do so.
"But it's there?" The Empress Dowager was happy and nervous, but counting the days with her fingers, she couldn't help but frown and ask, "What happened on the night of the Lantern Festival?"
Lan Qi nodded nervously, lowered her head and said with a red face: "I haven't gone to bed since then, and Yue Xin hasn't come for two months."
Grandma was shocked and asked her: "Do you know it?"
"I know, I know..." Lan Qi was frightened when she saw the anger in her mother's eyes. Then she saw that the Empress Dowager was also angry. Just when she was about to speak, the Empress Dowager pinched her face and scolded her.
He said, "You are such a nonsense, you girl, you are really going to piss me off. You are pregnant, why are you going to treat me? You blame me, you should be more careful."
Grandma also blamed herself, and angrily twisted Huanchun's ears: "Little Hoof is so bold, you know that, right? Why don't you come and retaliate?"
Lan Qi felt sorry for Huan Chun when she was scolded, so she came to stop her and said, "Don't be angry, the Empress Dowager and your mama. I knew that I was fine, so I went to take care of my illness. Moreover, my mother-in-law once said to me, if I know that I have
If you are pregnant, just be careful in the first few months. Don’t make it known to the world that your child is stingy, so..."
The Empress Dowager smiled and sighed: "Isn't that true? When I was pregnant with the late Emperor, I didn't know it. In the first few months, I went riding a horse with Taizong, and it was still fine. But now I have been careful, and I have been rewarded again."
It’s celebration again, and the child’s blessings have been ruined. Besides, if you send the queen off properly, she will be grateful to you and will bless the child, and you yourself will also accumulate virtue for the child.”
Lan Qi felt relieved and coaxed the Empress Dowager well, promising that the pregnancy would be carried out peacefully. Not long after, the imperial doctor came and confirmed that the noble lady was pregnant. The Empress Dowager told her to keep it secret for the time being, and sent Grandma Sumala to prepare the book and deliver it.
Go to Gonghua City and inform the emperor.
After Xuan Ye arrived in Gonghua City, he first went to pay homage to Queen Hesheli. Queen Niu Hulu's Zi Palace would not be moved into the Xiang Hall until three days later. It would take him several days to return to the palace. After paying homage to his first wife, he returned to the palace and heard that
The Empress Dowager sent an urgent letter. Xuan Ye was worried about his grandmother's health. He hurriedly opened the letter and read it, but his brows gradually relaxed and there was a look of joy on his lips. Eunuch Li stood aside and did not dare to speculate randomly, but the emperor said to him happily