She didn't care whether her thoughts were pure or not. As long as the result did not harm the emperor and the prince, she could turn a blind eye and pretend she didn't see it.
Since ancient times, what kind of things have people done without purpose?
If you don't have any selfishness at all, you are a saint, not a human being!
She raised her gaze and looked carefully from beginning to end, as if scanning, staring at Qingyan, who was kneeling in front of her but her back was still straight.
She is soft on the outside but strong on the inside, dares to speak and act, and may seem reckless in temperament, but she has rules for what she says and does.
Qingyan could intuitively feel that the Empress Dowager was looking at her inch by inch.
After a while, the Empress Dowager spoke again, her tone becoming a little harsh: "Little Hesheli, the Ai family will investigate what you said."
Qingyan hurriedly leaned over to express her gratitude.
Afterwards, the Empress Dowager was helped by the Empress Dowager, who still looked angry, to stand up from her knees, slowly walked to Qingyan, bent down slightly, and every word seemed to strike Qingyan's heart.
, opened his mouth and said.
"The Ai family doesn't care about your little thoughts."
"But there is one thing you should remember for the Yi family! You are never allowed to use the prince as a raft!"
"Always remember that if the prince is safe, then you and the entire Hesheli family will be safe!"
"Do you understand?"
The Empress Dowager stared closely at Qingyan's face, paying attention to her expression, with her weathered and sharp eyes, which also contained a slight hint of expectation.
The Queen Mother lowered her voice and whispered the last two sentences into Qingyan's right ear.
Qingyan could not help but breathe a sigh of relief as she smelled the scent of sandalwood. She understood what the Empress Dowager meant and her situation was over.
She also boldly raised her head and looked back at him, as if she was making a promise and expressing her feelings: "The Empress Dowager, please rest assured."
"Although I have selfish motives, my selfishness will never hurt the prince. The prince is cute and well-behaved, and I love him very much!"
"This slave girl is the prince's aunt, and she will be for the rest of her life."
The empress dowager on the side was a little confused. Didn't it say that the prince was treated harshly by the slaves? Why did he mention this?
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The extremely rare warm sunshine at noon in winter passes through the white paper carved windows, is divided into small pieces by the panes, and is projected on the room full of kneeling or standing people.
There is extremely fine dust flying in the beam.
Two women, one old and one young, dressed in gorgeous clothes and flag uniforms, looked at each other, as if they were handing over some mission.
"Okay, it's almost time to pass the meal around."
The Queen Mother turned around and stopped looking at these people.
Aunt Gui hurriedly stepped forward and helped the Empress Dowager to walk to the inner room.
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"According to the Ai family's oral instructions, from now on, only Concubine Hesheli will live in Chuxiu Palace, and all the prince's food and clothing will be personally inspected by the concubine before being delivered to the prince."
"Slave/Slave, I obey your order."
He Zhuer kowtowed to see off the Queen Mother. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The master really has a pair of wise eyes. This concubine of the Chuxiu Palace is really blessed.
He has to have a good relationship with this place in the future.
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"Auntie." Yinreng was holding a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake in his hand. Aunt Sumala carried her out of the Dongnuang Pavilion. When she saw Qingyan, she opened her mouth and called out.
Qingyan just stood up and bent down to stop Bai Lu from rubbing her knees.
The little prince hugged his arm.
"My lord, the Empress Dowager has asked your servant to tell you to take the Prince back to Chuxiu Palace for dinner as soon as possible. She is exhausted."
Aunt Sumala bent down to salute Qingyan, but Qingyan quickly avoided her and nodded to her.
Then he took Yinreng from the other party's arms, took Bailu and his party, and prepared to return to the palace.
Looking at the bright sun above her head and holding the milky dumplings in her arms, Qingyan laughed from the bottom of her heart for the first time in this Qing Palace.
"Auntie, eat." Yinreng didn't know why Qingyan was laughing, but suddenly broke off a large piece of mung bean cake with his chubby hands and tried to put it into Qingyan's mouth.
Qingyan couldn't help but be stunned. Dongnuan Pavilion was still quite far away from the main hall.
She originally thought it was funny that the starving little prince not only ate the food but also packed it away.
Unexpectedly, the little prince brought it back and gave it to her...
She looked at her white and tender little hands, holding a piece of mung bean cake that looked like dark green nephrite. Maybe the child didn't have the strength to handle it, but the mung bean cake looked miserable and ugly.
Yin Reng in his arms was still shaking his head. He was so cute and said like a little adult: "Breakfast, auntie, share the balls with Baocheng. Baocheng, share the cakes with auntie."
"
He Zhuer, who was following behind, couldn't help but compare Qingyan and the emperor.
It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince has not distributed food to the Emperor yet?
Bai Lu looked moved. She was simple-minded and always hit wherever her master pointed her.
In her opinion, the master risked his reputation today, wasn't it just to vent his anger on the prince?
Your Highness is indeed a very kind-hearted child!
Qingyan couldn't help but feel a sore nose. The sourness came from an inexplicable reason. She didn't know if it was her own emotions or because of herself.
This was the first time in her two lives that she had experienced the feeling of being relied on wholeheartedly and carried in one's heart.
Food in the last days is extremely precious, so who would take the initiative to share it with others?
Moreover, children of Yinreng's age are extremely protective of their food.
She smiled and nodded: "Thank you Baocheng."
Then he lowered his head and used Yinreng's little hand to swallow the crumbled mung bean cake.
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The Queen Mother looked at the Queen Mother who was lying on the rocking chair covered with silver fox skin, her eyes closed, and her face looked exhausted, and she couldn't help but said worriedly: "Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother interrupted what the Queen Mother was about to say.
"Qiqige, the Ai family knows what's going on, so you should go back to the palace first."
Seeing the Queen Mother's expression of not wanting to speak, the Queen Mother obediently prepared to retreat.
"Okay, then I will go back to Shoukang Palace first."
"Well, go ahead."
The Queen Mother glanced at the Queen Mother again before turning and leaving.
When she was about to step out of the inner chamber door, the Empress Dowager suddenly called out to her.
"Qiqige, send a message to Horqin and ask Tana to enter the palace next year."
A hint of unbearability flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes, but she nodded helplessly in agreement.
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"Master, you don't have to be sad. Your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."
Aunt Sumala dipped her right hand into some soothing medicated oil, rubbed the palms of her hands together to warm them, walked behind the Empress Dowager, and pressed her temples.
"Suma, Xuan Ye will have more and more children in the future, but they all have support in the harem."
"The prince is smart and smart, and he is very favored by the emperor. This time, the servants just took advantage of the loophole. With you and the emperor protecting him, His Highness will definitely go smoothly."
Aunt Gui couldn't help but speak in relief.
"Xuan Ye is the grandson of the Ai family. The Ai family knows his temperament and people's hearts are changeable." The Empress Dowager gently shook her head.
"Let my men carefully investigate the eldest maid left by the Hershey family."
The Queen Mother opened her eyes, raised her hand and patted Aunt Sumala's arm, asking her to stop and rest, and stop rubbing it.
"My slave, I understand." Aunt Gui replied while inserting the fresh red plums brought by the palace maid.
"Not only do we need to check inside the palace, but we also need to see if this person has any connections outside the palace."
"Master, what do you think of the Hesheli family?" Aunt Gui paused and asked in disbelief.
"The Hesheli family is almost treating the prince as an eyeball now. The master should refer to the Tong family or the Niu Hulu family, right?" Aunt Sumala answered from the side.
"Yes, the entry into the harem next year is open to the public."
"Who doesn't want to be a successor, and which family doesn't want to give birth to a legitimate prince? If he can become the third one after entering the customs, wouldn't the whole family be the Tong family today?"
The Empress Dowager's tone clearly revealed contempt.
She understood that it was precisely because Concubine Tong died early when Xuan Ye came to the throne.
The son wanted to be raised but his relatives refused, so the emperor repeatedly showed kindness to the Tong family.
In the eighth year of Kangxi's reign, Xuanye moved his mother's family (Tong Yangzheng's branch) from the Han Army's Zhenglan Banner to the Han Army's Xianghuang Banner in order to improve their family background.
If I hadn't tried my best to stop him, and on the grounds that the Tong family had no outstanding achievements, perhaps this branch of the Tong family would have been carried into Manchuria with a yellow flag by the emperor.
Now everyone has to change their name to "Tong Jia's clan"!
"Master, I believe that Master Yi Bilong died of illness last year, so the Niu Hulu family must be cautious now."
Aunt Sumala took a soft waist pillow and carefully placed it behind the Empress Dowager.
"The Ai family thinks so too." The Empress Dowager leaned forward slightly to facilitate Aunt Sumala's movements.
"The Ai family has never looked down upon the Tong family's petty family spirit. I think when Xuan Ye first ascended the throne, they began to rely on their status as the Holy Mother and Queen Mother to make Xuan Ye's niece the queen."
"Her eldest brother died early, her second brother was a ruthless man, and her third brother was the best at hiding adultery. Let's focus on this aspect."
"Try to be as quick as possible. After the emperor has finished his business and comes to Cining Palace to pay his respects, we will have a general result."
"Yes, slave, let's go and deliver the message."
Aunt Gui put down what she was doing, pointed at Aunt Sumala to a handful of delicate red plums on the table, bowed and left.
Aunt Sumala took the red plums that Grandma Gui had not finished putting in the vase, picked up the small scissors in her right hand, and trimmed them while inserting them into the vase.
"This red plum looks like it's blooming pretty well."
"Yes, Master, I heard that it was sent to me this morning by an official lady who serves the concubine in the backyard."
"You see, if you put it indoors, it adds a bright color to the whole house."
"Yes, please don't stop those rough messengers outside the palace today."
Aunt Sumala paused. Although she didn't know what her master meant, she still nodded in agreement.
The Empress Dowager gently closed her eyes and rested her mind: Alas, there are no good flowers that bloom all the time. Some people are too arrogant. Having an emperor's nephew is not enough, and they also want to have an emperor's grandson.
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People in each palace are paying close attention to what happened in Cining Palace.
Why did concubine Hesheli have sex with the prince's nanny?
I originally thought that this matter involved the prince and should be kept confidential.