But Concubine Wen came up with a smile, and said to Xuan Ye Jiaoran: "I have always been close to my sister Duan concubine. It's only strange that the emperor moved sister Duan concubine to Zhongcui Palace to the east of my concubine's Xianfu Palace. They are separated by the west, so every time I come to sit there, I can’t bear to leave.”
Lan Qi stood beside her, and Concubine Wen gradually separated her from the emperor. She stood abruptly in the middle and joked to the emperor naturally. She was not at all the noble, cold and arrogant person her sister used to be. Perhaps she was convinced because of her young age. The emperor would not argue with her, so he was confident.
And Lan Qi is just a nobleman. How dare she compete with a concubine for position in front of the emperor?
"Your Majesty is going back to Qianqing Palace now. Can I go with you for a while?" Concubine Wen smiled brightly and invited the Emperor to accompany her. Zhongcui Palace was right in front of her, so she was sure that Xuan Ye would not When she went in, she didn't ask the emperor to see her off, but only said that she wanted to go with her. It would be too heartless to refuse.
Everyone heard these words and thought that the noble lady would be more modest and take the initiative to leave. They thought that this was also her low-key and gentle temperament. At this moment, the emperor was embarrassed. As someone who always thinks about the emperor, she would definitely give it to her. The emperor went down the steps, but everyone found that the noble man was standing beside him, neither speaking nor moving, with a calm expression, and no one could tell what he was thinking.
Xuan Ye looked at the two of them. Lan Qi was calm and indifferent, while Concubine Wen was gentle and well-behaved. She coughed dryly before speaking, but Concubine Wen actually said first: "Honorable man, I just came out of Zhongcui Palace, and the palace door may not be closed yet. Well, you should go back quickly, it's getting late, and it's not good to go to bed late with the fetus."
The emperor frowned slightly, and finally spoke, telling Lan Qi: "Go back, I will leave now."
Lan Qi looked at him, their eyes facing each other. She didn't know whether they could sense each other's emotions. She quickly withdrew her gaze and said goodbye to the emperor and Concubine Wen.
"There are still a few steps to go. The noble man is pregnant with the dragon heir. Dongyun, you hold the lantern, light up the road, and send the noble man back well." Concubine Wen ordered like this, turned around and smiled at Xuan Ye. , "Your Majesty, my concubine, please take a few steps with you."
Lan Qi seemed to have ignored Dongyun and the lantern, and had already walked away with the people. Xuan Ye glanced at it for a few times, but did not take a closer look. Concubine Wen told him so and agreed, and the two of them walked back slowly. .
But I don't know if Xuan Ye did it on purpose, instead of taking the way he and Lan Qi came, he took a detour and kept walking. When Lan Qi returned to the dormitory, washed up and prepared to sleep, he heard the fragrant moon outside. He and Ziyu were murmuring, saying that the little eunuch next to Duan Concubine had reported back and forth that the emperor was staying at Xianfu Palace tonight.
Huan Chun also heard it, and wanted to go out and remind them to stop mumbling these words, but Lan Qi stopped him and said, "If you go and say it, it seems that I don't care. I'm not that stingy. There are so many concubines in the palace, can I care about it?" ?" But after she started talking, she sat on the couch and talked for a long time. Finally, Huan Chun bent down by the couch and laughed at her, "Master, you still don't care?"
Lan Qi glanced at her and her eyes were red. Maybe pregnant women are prone to worry, and people who have always been generous and downplayed these things. Xuan Ye was intercepted on the road tonight. She really couldn't let it go, couldn't swallow it, and pouted. He said softly: "If it were Concubine Tong, would she still dare to rob her?"
Huan Chun also sighed: "I can't tell that Concubine Wen is actually such a person. There are many concubines and masters in the palace who invite favors, and each has his own method, but even Concubine Tong has never seen someone snatch someone in person. , It’s true that there is a mountain as high as a mountain, and people should not be judged by their appearance.”
"She told me that day that she would remember my kindness to the Queen and would not harm me." Lan Qi frowned, "She also said that the daughters of their Niu Hulu family did not deserve to live a good life. At that time, I moved
I felt compassion for her, but now I can't help but feel sour and jealous, and I feel like it doesn't matter what happens to her."
"Master has finally started to be stingy." Huan Chun didn't know whether he wanted to make Lan Qi happy, or he really looked down upon her. He said with a smile, "I always feel that your Buddha-like temper is not easy to hear, and you are willing to be bullied."
Well, now I see that you are also jealous, and you just left the Emperor and Concubine Wen, so I feel that you are a more flesh-and-blood person."
Lan Qi felt much better after venting her unhappiness. She wasn't in much pain at first, but she was just stingy as a woman in love. Huan Chun kept smiling, which made her feel comfortable. When she heard this, she started to hug her happily again.
Looking at her: "Why am I no longer flesh and blood? I am a good person in front of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, but towards you, I am as bad as a dominatrix, and I love to torment you."
Huan Chun laughed, and the whole room was filled with sadness. Then he drank some almond juice. Lan Qi fell in love with it after drinking it in Duan concubine's room that day. She had to drink some every night to feel peaceful. She just drank it slowly now and rested.
After taking a breath, she added: "Actually, I still believe what she said that day. Girls in big families can't help themselves. You said that even Concubine Tong wouldn't dare to rob someone halfway like this, but why would she do it? And
Why did you rob me? Probably because I can be robbed, and what is robbed from me is several times more powerful than others. People in the palace will really look at her differently. "
Huan Chun was silent, seeing that his master was clear and at ease in his heart. No wonder grandma often told them not to talk nonsense and disturb the master's mind. She would understand the matter herself.
But what happened that night opened up a new atmosphere in the palace. I wonder if it was Concubine Wen's invitation to seduce everyone that made everyone ready to move. Originally, in order to obey Queen Niu Hulu, all the palaces kept a low profile, thinking that the emperor would not be able to do anything during this period.
She would be too close to women, but Concubine Wen actually snatched away the emperor from the most favored nobleman halfway. Moreover, she was the biological sister of Empress Niu Hulu. Her biological sister didn't care, so what else could others do?
Counting the days, the noble man has not slept with him since the Lantern Festival, and the emperor has not turned over his sign for a long time. The dragon bed in Qianqing Palace has been empty for so long. Sure enough, it is time to cherish the pregnancy of the noble man, and unknowingly, all palaces are full of people.
It was getting lively, and the sadness of the death of Queen Daxing in the imperial city became less and less as the weather got warmer. The nobles above did not make much movement, but some of the younger ones below promised Xiao Chang to be here, trying to think of ways to be with the emperor.
Show your face.
In the days after that, Xuan Ye turned over cards much more diligently than in previous years. Every now and then, there were concubines who came to bed with him. However, no matter whether they were invited by him on his own initiative or summoned by the emperor when he thought of it, there was no one who favored them exclusively, and not everyone stayed with them.
The city keeps records, the emperor controls the affairs of the night, and does not neglect anyone. It seems that the spring is equally lively and bustling, but there are still only a few people who really get the rain and dew.
In the blink of an eye, it was midsummer in June, and the weather was so hot that everyone was too lazy to move. It seemed that because he was watching Wu Sangui's movements, the emperor did not invite the empress dowager and the empress dowager to the palace to escape the summer heat this year. After the hottest days, everyone was bored.
I was suffocating in the house.
It was Hui Bin's birthday, and Queen Niu Hulu had not yet reached her anniversary, so she just invited a few familiar sisters to drink tea in the palace, and each palace quietly sent rewards or gifts. At this moment, Hui Bin was thanking Tong.
The imperial concubine gave Qinglian some silver coins as a reward, and waited until she came back to sit down. The concubine next to her opened the reward and looked at it. There was a pair of jade bracelets inside, and she couldn't help but click her tongue: "The imperial concubine is so generous."
An Guiren, who was sitting down, laughed: "When I wanted to take my eldest brother away, I was not polite."
Hui concubine scolded her: "You have such a mouth. Do you want to live in peace if you have to suffer a lot again? The situation in the palace is no longer what it used to be. You have to take good care of yourself."
An Guiren felt resentful, thinking that she was indeed not living a good life. She rarely saw the emperor, and she had nothing to do. Her family background was only limited to this. Several nobles had been promoted to the concubine position, and even Bu agreed at that time.
They are all on an equal footing with me, and they have a daughter at their knees. As for me, I will probably die of old age in this noble position.
Thinking about it, she felt indignant, but Concubine Tong was indeed not someone who could murmur behind her back, but she still managed to criticize those little promises. She continued unconvinced: "Didn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs come to complain to the two sisters? These days
Is the makeup in the womb more consumed than in previous years? Those little goblins are struggling, wandering around the palace all day long, not afraid of being exposed in the hot weather, just looking forward to meeting the emperor, both of them are so imitated
Foxy, but what’s the use of foxy? If you can be like Concubine Wen, you can rob someone on the way."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Xin came to report to Concubine Rong, saying that the palace maid who was always around her came to ask Concubine Rong to send an imperial doctor. Concubine Rong agreed, but asked if she had a heatstroke, and the young concubine who came didn't understand either.
After that, the imperial doctor went, and after more than half an hour, the imperial doctor came back in person and reported to Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui that Nala Changzai was pregnant. Naturally, the Angui people turned green with anger, while Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui were furious.
The people who came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs counted the days, and it turned out that it was the first day of May to sleep with her one night, but Nala was so lucky that she fell pregnant a few times throughout the year, and she got pregnant again this time.
The emperor's heirs were so valuable that neither Rong's concubine nor Hui's concubine dared to be careless. Hui's concubine changed her clothes and dismissed the sisters. Rong's concubine went to Cining Palace to report, while Hui's concubine came to Nala's residence. Xiao Chang was sleeping in
On the bed, the imperial doctor just now said that there were signs of heat stroke and asked her to rest in bed.
"You are so lucky, and you will take good care of this pregnancy." Hui Concubine Xu Xu said some decent and polite words, which made the Nala family happy. Soon Concubine Rong came from Cining Palace, bringing a reward from the Empress Dowager.
While the two of them were talking, Hui Bin signaled Jue Chan beside her to agree to go out. The two of them stood in the cool air vent. The wind blew through the hairpins on their buns, and they tinkled loudly. She said softly, "These days in the womb, there is a lot of noise."
It’s very lively, and I don’t see you coming out for a walk.”
Jue Chan promised not to be a palace maid anymore. Her body was plumper than before, her eyebrows were longer, and she was taller. She could do needlework again, and her clothes were chic and elegant. She was standing quietly now, not seen for several days.
, Hui concubine is actually a bit stunning, she is indeed a natural beauty.
"I am afraid of the heat." Jue Chan replied with a smile, "Besides, the Queen Mother's new autumn clothes are already being prepared, and I am slowly working on them."
"You bother, but it's a pity that the queen is gone. Even if the queen mother is happy, the superiors may not remember you." Hui Bin sighed, "Nala often gave birth to my brother, and someone will always mention it, and she is very lucky.
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"yes."
"But these days, the messy people outside are showing up. The emperor may not really like it, and he is not anxious for this moment. You should stay here with Nala Changzai and help her have a baby and give birth." Hui Bin carefully warned,
"You also know the noble lady, she came from the palace maid like you. She took good care of the noble lady back then. The Queen Mother still talks about it. The Queen Mother likes such people. Nala often raises children again. The Queen Mother
If you don't pay attention there, you will gradually get to know you."
Hui Bin thought about her carefully, but Jue Chan's eyes were like a pool of stagnant water. She was obviously a pair of beautiful eyes, but lifeless at the moment. It was obvious that she didn't take these words seriously at all.
"Sister, it's time to go." Concubine Rong came out of Nala's dormitory and saw two people talking here, so she called out. After they left together, Concubine Rong asked her, "You and that woman?"
What did the child say? It would be a good thing if your family is so busy that you don't have time to enter the palace."
Concubine Hui looked around and saw that no one was irrelevant, and then she said softly to Concubine Rong: "Sister, we should find a young man to support the emperor, not for ourselves, but for the future of our sons?"
When they said this, the holy driver in front happened to pass by. Because they were far away, the two of them did not have to follow. They only heard a few palace maids behind them muttering: "When I came here, I saw Zhang Yaoyong waiting at that intersection. I don't know what to do now."
Is it still there or not?”
Hearing this, Concubine Rong thought about what Concubine Hui had just said, and she couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Can't we stand it any longer?"
I don’t know if anyone was waiting on that road. The emperor and his entourage were going to Cining Palace. Because they heard that Nala Changzai was pregnant again, he went to the imperial grandmother to say hello and congratulate her. Naturally, the Empress Dowager
I am happy that the emperor has many heirs, but now that he has his favorite person in his heart, it is inevitable that he still has some selfish motives. The old man can also see the situation in the palace. At this moment, he is saying to Xuan Ye: "It's good for you to be restrained. Emperor
Grandma should not have cared about these things of yours, but the palace is so busy now, have you ever thought about other people? Lan Qi worked hard to be pregnant with the child. I heard from Sumala that she was intercepted by Concubine Wen on the way that day.
, you haven’t seen her again, what’s the matter, do you think pregnant women are fat and ugly?”
Xuan Ye shook his head and smiled helplessly: "Grandma Huang is also here to make fun of her grandson?" When mentioning Lan Qi, the emperor said angrily, "I sent someone there before and gave her some books she liked. Grandma Huang, she is now
I was so angry that I just asked someone to return the book to me, saying that I wouldn’t need it from now on, so I wouldn’t have to worry about it.”
"Then you are really angry and have given up since then?" The Empress Dowager still helped Lan Qi.
My grandson understands everything in my heart, and she also understands his thoughts."
"That's what you think." The old man smiled angrily and advised Xuan Ye, "Take a look at her when you have time. It's easy to think wildly when you are pregnant with a child. You may not be able to understand things as before."