"The queen mother is blessed with Jin'an." Chen Qingqing greeted the gate of Cining Palace with a smile, followed by Yafu with a face like a peaceful lake. The two learned that the queen was going to greet the queen mother today, so they waited here early in the morning to greet them.

Lan Xin's noble person before meeting was refreshed, his face was ruddy, not as bleak and gloomy as before, and he was finally a little comforted. "Flatten. The Queen Mother is okay, this palace has not entered Cining Palace for a long time, and she is very worried. ”

"Back to the queen's mother, there is the imperial doctor who carefully serves her, and the queen mother is comfortable." Chen Qingqing smiled lightly, her eyebrows were full of joy, as if she was looking forward to the queen coming, and it was comforting to look at.

Yafo followed behind the two of them, silent.

Lan Xin glanced at her and felt that she had lost a lot of weight, and her eyes seemed to be full of forbearance and misery. "Wan Guiren served the Queen Mother hard, full of energy but thinner. It's so that the palace can't go, but you're here alone, so it's not suitable. ”

I don't know why the queen said this, Chen Qingqing's heart jumped suddenly: "The queen's mother is serious, and it is the duty of the concubine to serve the queen mother." What's more, Concubine Xian always comes to Cining Palace to serve all day long, and Aunt Yafu also helps a lot. The concubine just poured soup and water, and told the palace people to take care of it, and she didn't feel hard at all. ”

"If you say so, this palace will be at ease." Lan Xin knows that Wan Guiren is not afraid of hard work, even if it is really hard. With this "filial piety" to the Queen Mother, even the emperor's attitude towards her has changed, and life is much better than before. It's just that Yafo is ......

Lan Xin was really worried about her. The Queen Mother knew her identity and wanted to keep her by her side, and she herself insisted on staying in Cining Palace without hesitation, which was somewhat risky. What Lan Xin couldn't understand the most was the emperor's thoughts. Since the emperor already knew that Yafu was his aunt, why didn't he choose a secluded place and send her out of the palace to live for the rest of his life?

"Queen Mother, be careful." Yafo suddenly reminded him.

Only then did Lan Xin realize that he was only concerned about walking, and almost let the chrysanthemum branches under the porch hook his clothes. But in fact, it is just a chrysanthemum branch, and there are no sharp thorns, and Yafu's sentence seems to mean something else. "Thank you aunt for mentioning it, this palace was distracted for a while, and I almost rubbed such an elegant and fresh chrysanthemum."

Chen Qingqing saw that the queen praised this sentence for its elegance, and said busily: "It's not autumn yet, this is the first batch of new chrysanthemums in the flower garden." The emperor knew that the queen mother liked chrysanthemums the most, so he sent a lot of them over. Niangniang, you see, inside and outside the corridor, inside and outside the palace, and even the inner room of the queen mother's dormitory are placed a lot. ”

"The emperor is busy with government and politics, so he can't always accompany the queen mother. In addition, the queen mother was ill before, and she always had no spirit to talk to the emperor. If you want to come, the emperor can only borrow these beautiful flowers to talk about his heart. With them by the side of the Queen Mother, it is like the emperor's thoughts. Lan Xin spoke, and saw Concubine Xian supporting the Queen Mother coming slowly, so she walked a few steps quickly and saluted respectfully: "The concubine asks the emperor to be safe, and I wish the emperor a happy and healthy mother." ”

The Queen Mother approached with a smile, with kind eyebrows: "It's the queen who is here, and the mourning family hasn't seen you for many days." Look, this red-faced and proud spring breeze, the emperor treats you very well these days? ”

Lan Xin's cheeks were slightly hot, but she was suffocated by herself, and the Queen Mother's words made her think of his wildness that night. "The concubine's failure to serve by the emperor's side at all times is the fault of the concubine. I also hope that the emperor will forgive her sins. ”

"There is no reason to blame the mourning family." The Queen Mother held Concubine Xian's hand and said affectionately: "Although you can't always serve by the side of the mourning family, Queen, let Concubine Xian and the noble people accompany the mourning family every day, and the mourning family is very comfortable." Needless to say, Concubine Xian is thoughtful, and now she is injured and worried about the body and bones of the mourning family.

Wan Guiren, is also delicate, do everything himself, Queen Wow, you see if the mourning family is a lot plump, Wan Guiren has good cooking skills, Zhenzhen is much better than those cooks in the imperial dining room. ”

"The queen mother praised falsely, and the concubines were ashamed." Pan Yu and Chen Qingqing said in unison.

Looking at it this way, it is also a happy scene, but when it comes to thinking, everyone is different. Lan Xin didn't bother to think about it, but just echoed a few sentences, and said: "Huang Eniang, is this the place to talk, why don't you help the concubine help you in and sit down, how about talking about it?" ”

"It's fine." The Queen Mother bowed her head and handed her hand with ruby and red gold armor to Lan Xin lightly. It means to let Lan Xin personally help her walk in.

Lan Xin did not hesitate at all, took two steps to hold the hand of the Queen Mother, and walked in in a regular manner. But no matter how she goes, she can't get out of the intimacy between the Queen Mother and Concubine Xian.

"Come in and talk, too, for the sun is poisonous outside. Concubine Xian, your injuries can't be left uncareful. Although the Queen Mother walked in with the queen's hand, her eyes fell on Concubine Xian's face with the movement of looking back, and the smile became thicker and thicker.

After sitting down, the Queen Mother remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "The mourning family hasn't seen Yongying for a few days, and the queen is coming over today, why don't you bring Yongying over to the mourning family." It's also strange to say, the mourning family listened to the minions chewing on the root of their tongues, saying that Yongying doesn't look like a pure concubine, but she is a little similar to the queen, I don't know if this is a lie? ”

The reason why Lan Xin raised Yongying under his knees was just that he didn't want Concubine Chun to ruin this child for her own selfish desires. But between the words, the queen mother wanted to express the meaning that she took the flesh and blood of the pure concubine. In addition to laughing at it, Lan Xin didn't like to make many excuses, but still hooked his lips respectfully: "The Queen Mother doesn't know, it's not so much that Yongying is like a concubine or a pure concubine, but that he is like the emperor." The eyebrows and eyes are similar, and the small nose and mouth are more similar. It was originally going to be brought to the Queen Mother to take a look, but the nurse had only fed it, Yongying slept soundly, and the concubine wanted to bring the sixth elder brother to the Queen Mother another day to say goodbye, so she came alone today. ”

"It's fine." The Queen Mother is extremely gentle, and there is no sharpness between her eyebrows. "Being able to nurture you by your side is also a blessing for Concubine Chun and Sixth Elder Brother. The emperor often goes to your palace, and he can always see him a few times more than the brother next to him. ”

Pan Yu smiled and said lukewarmly: "What the Queen Mother said is very true. The emperor and the queen have a deep love for the plaice, just like an old wine, the more it is brewed, the more mellow it becomes, and it is really envious of others. ”

"After Concubine Xian was injured, the emperor always went to see you, and Concubine Hui was unwell, so the emperor also took time to accompany her. There are also Shu Concubine, Yi Concubine, and Wei Changzai, and they often enter the Palace of Nourishing Heart to sleep, which shows that the emperor has the entire harem in his heart, not one or two people. Lan Xin pushed back neither softly nor hardly: "The rain and dew in the six palaces are evenly stained, but the queen mother has taught well, and the concubines dare not disobey, and they deeply hope so." ”

Chen Qingqing listened with his ears crossed, but he could hear that the emperor was either at the queen's place, or at the place of Concubine Hui and Concubine Xian. Now Concubine Jia is grounded and can't sleep, and the emperor doesn't like to take care of Concubine Chun, so Concubine Shu, Concubine Yi and Wei Guiren have become new loves. But who doesn't know, Shu Concubine and Wei Changzai are the queen's people at all.

Counting on his fingers, Chen Qingqing didn't even know how to calculate this confused account. The emperor has a harem in his heart, but he is the only one who does not have her.

"The concubine came today, and there is one more thing to show the emperor's mother." Lan Xin didn't want to talk to Concubine Xian anymore, so she stepped into the theme. "The emperor ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to renovate and arrange the silkworm altar, and a silkworm ceremony will be held soon. The concubines came for this, and felt that it was most appropriate for the Queen Mother to go to the silkworm altar and perform the silkworm ceremony. I don't know what the Queen Mother thinks? ”

The Queen Mother pinched her fingers with her phoenix eyes and said thoughtfully: "The mourning family remembers that it was the seventh year of Qianlong, and the emperor asked people to build a silkworm altar in the northeast corner of the garden. ”

"The Queen Mother has a good memory." Pan Yu said with a smile: "That first silkworm altar Beijing brick paving, surrounded by white stone, the east, west and north sides are planted with mulberry trees, and there is an incense burner in the south for the six palaces to worship. In addition, the first silkworm temple, the silkworm hall and other supporting facilities are complete, which can be said to have taken a lot of effort. ”

"Not bad." Lan Xin bowed slightly: "In the seventh year, the mulberry trees transplanted from the south of the Yangtze River have now adapted to the climate of the Forbidden City, with lush branches and lush greenery, and each hall has its own use, imitating the gift of the old man, it is finally thoughtful." Therefore, the concubines dared to rashly invite the Queen Mother to attend this ceremony, in order to show the world that the prosperity and stability of the Qing Dynasty, the emphasis on agriculture and sericulture, and the prosperity of the people's livelihood are the hardships of the emperor's diligence and love for the people, which is really the luck of the common people. ”

"The queen is not bad at all." The Queen Mother fiddled with a string of sandalwood Buddhist beads on her wrist, and the beads were finely carved with various Arhats. "The Son of Heaven ploughs pro-cropping, and the queen pro-silkworm, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. The emperor is diligent in government and loves the people, and the mourning family is naturally happy. But for such an important ceremony, the mourning family can't rob the queen of your credit and attend for you. ”

"Huang Eniang, you are the most noble person in the harem, and the concubines are willing to serve by your side......"

"Huh!" The Queen Mother interrupted Lan Xin's words, and said: "It's not that the mourning family is unwilling to attend, but in fact, you and the emperor have a deep relationship, each performing its own duties, and the mourning family can't replace your credit." What's more, the mourning family also said that the Son of Heaven personally cultivates and the queen kisses silkworms is a beautiful talk that has been passed down through the ages. This kind of thing mourning family can't do it for you, whether your status is noble or not, the mourning family is also dying, but you are different.

Let's say that such a thing, only the queen herself can really let future generations praise it. The Queen Mother glanced at Concubine Xian, and said indifferently: "If everything is not right, it will not be good, and if it is not good, good things can also become bad things." So Queen, go by yourself. What's more important is that the mourning family remembers that when the silkworm altar was built at the beginning of the seventh year, the emperor had already announced to the world that this altar was built for the queen, and the queen had Sannong in her heart and should go. Concubine Xian, do you say that's the truth? ”

How could Panyu not hear the ridicule between the Queen Mother's words, did she blame herself for not being ruthless to get rid of Concubine Jia, or blamed herself for chewing on hatred for a long time, but she didn't shake the queen in the slightest? smiled helplessly, and looked forward to the words: "What the Queen Mother said is very true, and the concubines also think that it should be so." ”