In the blink of an eye, in July, the green orange is close to giving birth, in addition to going out for a walk in the morning and evening, the fifteenth day of the new year to Shoukang Palace, Changchun Palace to ask for peace, usually stay in Yikun Palace every day, and even hand over the five concubines of the Taidian Palace to discuss the matter. The emperor ran more and more diligently to the Yikun Palace, and he wanted to come and take a look when he dispersed, and he wanted to come and have a look when he passed by the other palaces.

According to the rules of the palace, concubines must be confined after giving birth, close the door and close the door, and cannot go out to blow the wind. The emperor was afraid that Qingcheng would be uncomfortable in the heat of the day, so he instructed the Internal Affairs Office to carefully pick up Qingyunzhai and let Qingcheng still move back to Qingyunzhai's dormitory. The water conservancy fortifications of Qingyunzhai have been completed, and nine wells are dug deep in the backyard, and the well water is transported to the roof by manpower through ropes, and then poured down along the tile ditch, no rain but like rain. There are four large wind wheels with a height of tens of zhang behind the well, which can blow the well wind into the house at all times, and people live in it, cool but not cold.

Qingcheng was full of novelty, and circled around the wind wheel several times, Fang smiled: "You don't need ice in the back room." The emperor led her along the corridor and said, "You still need to use it when you need it, in short, don't save it." A little eunuch muttered in Wu Shulai's ear, Wu Shulai bowed his head, stepped forward and said, "Long live Lord, the people have arrived." ”

The emperor smiled and said, "Tell him to wait in the hall first." ”

Qingcheng saw that he was mysterious, so he asked, "Who is here?" The Emperor tightened her hand and said, "You'll find out later." The two turned to the back garden, and under the Qingyun Corridor, Er Qi happily opened the curtains, and stopped talking: "Master..."

The emperor glanced at her, and Erqi hurriedly booed. Qingcheng felt more and more strange and said, "I still have a dumb voice." She entered the house, and vaguely saw a man in a black court dress sitting respectfully in the east flower hall, the man got up, turned around and hugged his fists and said: "Weichen Jian Yuheng asks the emperor and the pure master to say goodbye." Then he knelt down on one knee and bowed.

Qingcheng was startled, and couldn't help but cheer: "Brother... Are you cured? ”

Jian Yuheng was very clear in his heart, why did he go to Jiangsu, and why did he go to Ganchuan, he almost lost his life and returned to Beijing, at this time, he did not dare to exceed the etiquette for half a minute, and said cautiously: "Master Xie Chun cares, and Weichen is already very good." ”

The emperor knew his thoughts, but his face was silent, not only to let Qingcheng not care, but also not to make Jian Yuheng lose his proportions, after all, his identity was kept secret, and it would inevitably bring gossip to Qingcheng. The emperor smiled and said: "It's good for you to come back, and in the future, you will be responsible for the prescription of the diseases up and down the Yikun Palace, and I will also feel at ease." ”

Jian Yuheng said: "Emperor Xie raises love, and Weichen will live up to the emperor's order." The emperor nodded, walked out with his hands behind his back, and said, "I still have something to do, so go back to the Heart Cultivation Hall first." Qingcheng said: "Don't you have dinner before leaving?" ”

The emperor said: "You haven't seen you for more than a year, and you have a lot to say and a lot to ask, so I won't delay you." ”

Jian Yuheng saw that the emperor was peaceful and approachable, and he was considerate and considerate, so he hid the words hidden in his heart even deeper, and planned not to mention them again. He told how he went to Jiangsu, how he went to Ganchuan, how he got sick, and how he got back to Beijing.

Qingcheng was full of emotion and said, "It's good for you to come back." After asking the old lady about her physical condition, Jian Yuheng said carefully, in the end, it was a man, and it was not good for Qingcheng to keep food, so he would turn back when he was sent to Gong Street, and his heart that had been hanging for a year was settled. In the evening, Qingcheng sat on the kang and said to the emperor: "My brother is not young, it is serious to inherit the incense party after starting a family, and he is a stunned person, he is devoted to medicine, and he is not in a hurry." I want to find a family for him, I wonder if the emperor has a candidate? ”

Before the words fell, the outer hall suddenly "clanged", bluffing the green orange. The emperor rebuked: "Who is the hairy man? But it was Erqi who knelt on the threshold and said, "The slave deserves to die." Qingcheng said with a smile: "Xiao Nizi won't be moved by Chunxin, and when she heard me talk about Lord Jane, she panicked." "She's not all joking, whether it's Hai'an or Erqi, she knows everything and can trust it. Besides, Er Qi, although the family is in decline, he is the surname of the Wuya family, which is also a match for Jian Yuheng.

Erqi's heart jumped to his throat, and he pulled his throat to say something, but the emperor said first: "That's not possible, Erqi is gone, who is staring at the kitchen to make food?" Others are waiting for you, where can I rest assured. He smiled and said, "Don't kneel, get up, you just have to rest assured, when you reach your age, I will help you find a good family, and I will never treat you badly." At the moment, it is important to serve the master with peace of mind. ”

Qingcheng saw that Er Qi was trembling, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, there is a settlement in the future, and even Xie En has forgotten?" Er Qi came back to his senses and kowtowed: "Thank you for the emperor's grace." The emperor smiled and said, "Good girl, go and make a bowl of Poria paste for your master, I see that the corners of her mouth are blistered, and the anger should be lowered." Erqi got up with a sour body and promised to leave.

Seeing that after the Wanshou Festival, there will be a triennial election for show girls, and the power in the palace is still in the hands of Concubine Xian, the queen is anxious and announces Wei Wan'er's speech in the palace. The queen said: "You have been enshrined for a long time, and the emperor often turns over your green head card, why is it useless, I asked you to enter the words of Concubine Xian, did you say it to the emperor?" ”

Wei Wan'er didn't dare to show a panicked look, and said calmly: "The slave maid said according to the queen's wishes, but the people spoke softly, and the emperor didn't listen to it." In fact, every time she went to bed, she was alone in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and she couldn't even see the emperor's face, let alone speak in advance. But she couldn't let the queen know, firstly, it was the emperor's will, and secondly, she was afraid that the empress would spit on her and make her lose her last supporter.

She said sincerely, the queen believed most of it, and said coldly: "In short, don't forget about errands, you will be rewarded for doing well, and it is not difficult to become a concubine." Wei Wan'er hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "The slave and maid always remember it, and never dare to forget." Back in the dormitory, Wei Wan'er sat on the kang like a puddle of muddy water, she looked at the simple and rough room, and felt very unwilling.

Xiao Gongwen brought two dishes and one soup from the kitchen and placed them on the kang table, arranged the dishes and chopsticks neatly, and said respectfully: "Little master, please eat." Wan'er glanced at the table, two plates of half-cold and half-hot diced chicken and mushrooms and fried wolfberry leaves with oil and salt, and half a bowl of chicken skin and kelp soup in a white porcelain bowl, covered with a thick layer of butter, which made people unable to swallow. This kind of dish is not as good as the palace person who has a little head and face in Changchun Palace. She was so angry that she wanted to go to the kitchen immediately to theorize.

But she endured.

She poured the soup from the diced chicken and mushrooms, sprinkled it on the white rice, and reluctantly ate a small half bowl with goji leaves. Her little palace maid ate even worse, only two nest heads. Wei Wan'er said: "You can eat the rest of the meal." The little palace maid thanked her, cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, hid in the next room and ate all the leftovers indiscriminately, and couldn't rest for half a moment, so she stepped forward to serve again.

Qingcheng did not have a lunch break, she wanted to write a few "Diamond Sutras" to the Queen Mother for the Mid-Autumn Festival before giving birth. Writing in a hurry, Hai An entered the house and said, "Master, long live the lord is here." Qingcheng finished writing the last word, put down the pen, and drove out with a big belly. The emperor had just dispersed, his face was tired, and when he saw her, his eyes shone brightly, and he smiled: "What are you doing when you come out?" ”

His voice was lazy, and Qingcheng knew that he was tired, so he said: "If the hour is too late, you don't have to come to Qingyunzhai, just take a good rest in the Heart Cultivation Palace." The Emperor said, "Do you know what I am here for?" Qingcheng saw that his face was serious, and really thought it was something big, so he asked, "But what's the matter?" ”

Seeing that she was nervous, the emperor squeezed her hand and said with a smile: "I just came to see you." See if your meal is fragrant and if the baby in your belly kicks you. "Qingcheng has always felt that the baby in her belly is a princess, and the last time the queen gave birth to the eldest princess, the emperor was angry. I don't know if it's because it's close to childbirth, she always has some inexplicable depression, if he doesn't often come to comfort and coax her, maybe she will get sick.

She said in a low voice: "I know that the baby in the belly, whether it is a princess or a prince, is not as good as the queen's child." If... I mean, what if... If I did give birth to a princess, would you be disappointed. ”

As the emperor walked into the house, he said, "Because it is your child, it doesn't matter whether it is a prince or a princess, whether it is beautiful or ugly, whether it is smart or stupid. The most important person to me is you. The child is only a continuation of you, but it can never replace you. So you must live a long life, as long as you are good, no one will dare to touch your children. ”

Qingcheng's mouth curled, and said, "Beat around the bush, after all, you just don't like the princess." The emperor smiled, too lazy to argue with the pregnant woman. The two of them leaned on the bed and closed their eyes to recuperate, and Qingcheng said cautiously: "When I give birth to a baby, I want to feed it myself." ”

The emperor was surprised, suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head to look at her, and said, "How can that be?" You are the master's mother, how can you do the work of a nurse. Qingcheng squeezed into his arms and said, "As long as you agree." After a pause, he said gloomily: "You don't know, Yongzhang looks close to me, but as long as his nurse is there, he will never clamo for me to hug him." In the final analysis, having milk is a mother. ”

Speaking of "having milk is a mother", the emperor naturally looked at her chest, and then naturally covered his hands on it. He said leisurely: "That's not possible, this is my territory, even if it's my son, I can't let it." After saying that, I opened my mouth and wanted to bite. Fortunately, the palace people rushed far away, otherwise it would not be possible to make people laugh to death.

Qingcheng was stunned, looked back, and shyly "puffed".

In August, Yikun Palace was so nervous that people turned their backs, and the imperial doctor, the medical woman, and the stable woman were dispatched in turn, always on standby. The kitchen is like a flowing mat with all kinds of meals, pastries, soups... Numerous. The queen has never really regarded Qingcheng as an opponent, because she is a Han girl, it is impossible for her to be crowned, and it is difficult for the children she gives birth to to inherit the unification, so she looks at the emperor's face and does everything with all her heart. Concubine Xian was even more intelligent, and she also wanted to praise the emperor in the production of green oranges, so she also spent twelve points of effort to take care of everything. Suddenly, the glory of Yikun Palace was even more than in the past.

The emperor reviewed and folded until late at night, and Liang Shi, the head of the household, was playing: the provincial expenditure was greater than the salary, the emperor was shocked when he heard it, and announced that Zhang Tingyu, the minister of military aircraft, and the Shangshu of the household department discussed it in person, and the two ministers only promised, according to the emperor's words, not saying a word more, not taking one more step, and the vague attitude made the emperor bored.

Approaching dawn, the emperor wanted to drive Yikun Palace, Wu Shulai dissuaded: "It's past midnight, long live the Lord at this time, Yikun Palace must be busy up and down, but it disturbs the pure master's rest." The emperor felt justified, so he rested in the Palace of Heart Cultivation. When the rooster crowed, Wu Shulai called out, and when he heard the emperor hum, dozens of mermaids from the palace rushed in, waiting for the emperor to dress and wash. The emperor sat cross-legged on the kang, with a combing eunuch weaving braids behind him, and a palace man holding health tea and snacks on the side.

A eunuch bowed into the house, knelt on his knees, and said, "Long live the Lord of Qiyu, the pure master has been born." ”

The teacup in the emperor's hand shook and asked, "Raw?" What about the pure master's body? ”

The eunuch said happily: "Long live the Lord Qiyu, the pure master has given birth to an elder brother, and the mother and son are safe!" When Wu Shulai heard this, he hurriedly led a group of palace people to kneel down and said: "Congratulations to the Lord Long Sui, long live the Lord to congratulate him." The emperor was in a hurry to get off the kang, and walked out with his socks on, Wu Shulai picked up the dragon boots and bowed behind him. Out of the door of raising the heart, a little eunuch who was waiting at the military aircraft came to pass the word, saying that the ministers had been waiting for a long time and had important things to do. Wu Shulai didn't dare to hide it, so he had to step forward and spread it.

The emperor said: "Everything will be said when I come back from Yikun Palace." ”

Yikun Palace has already been turned over on their backs, and Hai'an and Er Qi are so busy that their feet don't touch the ground. Jian Yuheng and Xia Shenyi discussed the recipe for blood circulation and blood stasis in the side hall, and Er Qi sometimes passed by, and he would always be stunned for a while. Jian Yuheng drew up a prescription, and was about to order the medicinal food and soup in the green orange confinement, when he met Er Qi's gaze, he smiled and said, "Er Qi girl, come over for a moment." ”

Er Qi was frightened, a heart in her chest was like a deer, she lowered her eyes slightly, looked at the black clothes on his chest, and asked, "Does Lord Jian have something to order?" Jian Yuheng said gently: "There are a few dishes, and I have to ask Miss Erqi to watch the kitchen carefully." Er Qi had a lot of experience in eating, and said calmly: "Master Jian just orders." ”

Jian Yuheng said: "Three days later, cook half a black chicken with angelica, ginger, Chuanxiong, peach kernels, and boiled licorice, and stew it until it is rotten." In addition, after seven days, it needs to be eaten with eucommia and pork ribs or kidneys and pork liver..."

Erqi was like in a dream, and his words and sentences were obviously like firecrackers, but he didn't understand what they meant. Jian Yuheng saw her in a trance, thinking that she was talking too far, so she said, "Did I talk too much at once?" It seems that I am going to make a few more trips to Yikun Palace and teach you slowly. This last sentence "slowly taught you", Er Qi heard it clearly, and suddenly blossomed with joy, grinning and nodding again and again.

The dormitory has been cleaned, and dried wormwood is burning in the peach-shaped hollow incense burner of Tongshou peach, and the mist is swirling, slowly flying in the morning light. The sixth elder brother had not yet taken it away, wrapped in yellow forging, and lay quietly in the crook of the green orange arm. Qingcheng has combed his hair, wears a pale dark green silk cool bedrobe, and has a thin blanket on his body, gently rubbing the baby baby with his little fingertips.

After a while, there was a commotion outside, and she knew that it was the emperor who came, so she leaned over. The emperor lifted the curtain and entered, turned back to close the curtain, and then walked to the edge of the collapse, and said, "Are you okay?" Seeing that her face was as pale as paper, her eyes were swollen, her face was full of fatigue, and her heart softened, and she said, "Let you suffer." ”

Qingcheng smiled and said, "As you wish, it's an elder brother." ”

The emperor sat down on the edge of the couch and looked into her arms, the little toddler was sleeping soundly, two little hands stretched out, the emperor looked happy, and couldn't help teasing the little palm with his fingers, but unexpectedly, as if he had a heart, the index finger was held hard by the baby. The emperor was very surprised, and said happily: "You see, he has taken my hand. ”

Qingcheng smiled and said, "He likes Huang Ama." After a pause, he said angrily: "What should I do, I always thought I was a princess, so most of the shoes and socks I sewed were pink and green, and I also made a few pairs of embroidered shoes, but my efforts were in vain." ”

The emperor pinched her face and said, "Don't worry, keep it all, and then give me another princess." Then he asked softly, "Does it still hurt?" Qingcheng said angrily: "There is a crack, can it not hurt." The emperor leaned over and kissed the corner of her lips, and couldn't help but say, "I really want to hurt you." ”

Qingcheng smiled, looked at the sky, and said, "It's time to go to court, don't delay political affairs." ”

The emperor looked nostalgic and said, "I want to stay longer." Qingcheng pushed him and said, "Go ahead, there are Hai'an and they are waiting, I'm fine, don't worry." The emperor got up, suddenly turned around, and said, "Let me hug you." She straightened up slightly, and he leaned down to take her in his arms, pressed her face, and said, "I'm gone." ”

Qingcheng said: "Go ahead." ”

After the six elder brothers were added to the palace, it was followed by the Wanshou Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the end of the month was the general election of the show girl. Qingcheng has been in confinement, saving bad things. The emperor was busy investigating and dealing with corruption in the military department, and he had no intention of selecting a show girl, so the queen mother was in charge and three nobles were sealed. From time to time, the emperor mentioned to the Queen Mother about raising the flag for Qingcheng, and the Queen Mother always had a way to see the move, and she refused to let go no matter what. Fortunately, the emperor was not in a hurry, and patiently persuaded slowly.

There was no extra palace in Yikun Palace for the sixth elder brother to live in, so the emperor issued a special decree and allowed Qingcheng to raise him personally. The Queen Mother felt that it was inappropriate, but because she didn't call the emperor's wish because of the flag-raising, she took two steps back in the matter of raising the sixth elder brother.

As soon as Qingcheng came out of the confinement period, the emperor couldn't wait to turn over her green card. It was night, there was silence in the Heart Cultivation Palace, two yellow gauze palace lamps were burning in the Xinuan Pavilion, Qingcheng was sitting on the green jade case, his legs were crossed around the emperor's waist, his clothes were gradually fading, and the bulge on his chest seemed to be bigger than before. The emperor opened his mouth to swallow, and the sweet juice overflowed, she couldn't help but dodge, and said, "The dumb will make you finish drinking, what does the sixth elder brother eat?" The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and said, "A large group of nurses are waiting, and he can still be hungry." ”

and picked up the other side nonchalantly.

There are indeed a lot of wet nurses in Yikun Palace, and the milk in the morning has been replaced with human milk. Although Yongzhang is young, he also vaguely knows the difference between the sixth elder brother and the eldest elder brother, he likes his little brother very much, if there is anything delicious in Daodaotang, he always says that he will leave it for the sixth elder brother to eat, and sometimes when the nurse is not paying attention, he will stuff Western candy into the mouth of the sixth elder brother. For this reason, Qingcheng was very worried, and told Yongzhang over and over again: "My younger brother is still young, so he can only eat milk and nothing else." ”

Yongzhang will ask, "Why?" I can eat, and I can eat candy. ”

Qingcheng thought for a while and said, "Do you like your brother?" Yongzhang pouted and said, "I like it!" Qingcheng said: "My brother has no teeth yet, he can only eat milk and paste, if you feed him something else, it will get stuck in his throat and he won't be able to breathe, what if you can't breathe?" ”

After speaking, he made a gesture and pressed Yongzhang's little nose.

Yongzhang couldn't breathe, broke free, and said with a smile: "Eniang, I know, it's uncomfortable if you can't breathe, I won't give my brother anything to eat anymore." Qingcheng kissed his little face and said, "Yongzhang is so smart, it's not that Eniang won't let you feed it, it's just that my brother is too young, and when he grows up, you can give him whatever you like." Yongzhang nodded vigorously, his serious appearance was really cute. The mother and son were talking happily, and Hai An entered the house and said, "Master, the Rui nobles, the Fu nobles, and the Rou nobles are here." ”

These three nobles are the newly canonized show girls of the Queen Mother.

Qingcheng intended to stand up, so he said: "You just say that my body is not very good, let them come back another day." Hai'an promised to go out to spread the word, and the Fu Guiren helped the Rou Guiren to go back, and said with a smile: "It's really closed, you can guess accurately." ”

The noble man helped a white marble inlaid red plum and gold hairpin on his sideburns, hooked his lips and said: "I have long heard that the palace is the largest for pure concubines, and even the queen and the master must be humble and give three points." ”

Rui Guiren accosted him and said, "No, the three of us are new to the city, and we should support each other so as not to fall behind." Fu Guiren nodded and said, "Master Rui is right. The noble man raised his eyebrows and did not reply.

Since Concubine Chun gave birth and a newcomer entered the palace, Wei Wan'er's life has become more and more difficult. In the past, the emperor would turn over her brand on the surface, but now he ignores it and forgets about it. The queen pressed forward step by step, and when she saw that she had no holy grace, she had the intention of discarding her. Wan'er was terrified, acting more and more deferentially and cautiously, and flattering. On the other hand, he was looking for a way to meet Concubine Xian in private.

On this day, the emperor respectfully invited the queen mother to listen to the music in the imperial pond boat, withered lotus and fallen leaves, the autumn sun is shining, the musicians of Nanfu sing near the water, silk bamboo and drums, there is a special fun. Qingcheng didn't show up for a long time, so he personally hugged the sixth elder brother and led Yongzhang to the Queen Mother to say goodbye. The Queen Mother beckoned Yongzhang to come to her, but no one taught her, so Yongzhang consciously rolled into the Queen Mother's arms, and shouted softly like glutinous rice: "Grandma Huang, I miss you so much." Mama Jiaoyin hurriedly whispered: "Third elder brother, hurry up and say hello to the Queen Mother." ”

Yongzhang looked at the Queen Mother and blinked, squeezed out of her arms again, knelt down in a proper manner, and said, "Yongzhang greets the imperial grandmother." ”

The emperor knew that the grandchildren of the princess Elder Brother, the Queen Mother had never been very treated, and he was afraid that the Queen Mother would be uncomfortable, so he said to Yongzhang: "Go, sit next to Eniang and watch the play." Yongzhang replied "yes" in frustration, and took out two osmanthus candies from the purse he carried, spread them in the palm of his chubby little hand, and said, "Grandma Huang, this is for you to eat, it is very sweet and fragrant." ”

The teaching grandmother was anxious, and she couldn't take care of the side, and wanted to step forward to take Yongzhang away, but before she could take a step, she heard the queen mother smile and say: "The imperial grandmother has a bad tooth and mouth, so she can't eat sugar." You are a good child, is it okay to sit next to the imperial grandmother and watch the play? Yongzhang was simply bold, he didn't even look at the faces of the emperor and Eniang, he ran and jumped into the arms of the queen mother, and said with a smile: "Okay." ”