Lan Qi replied softly, the two of them were silent for a moment, but Xuan Ye asked, "Will it make it difficult for you, I am confused." ”

"The concubine will not be difficult to do, the one who thought of this method to hide from the world was the concubine, the paper can't hold the fire, and the concubine has been preparing for such a day." Lan Qi said, "It's just that the concubine didn't expect that it would be the prince who would explore the secret." ”

"In that case, there was no better way than yours, I could not let outsiders know that Wang died at the hands of the prince, but I could not face the prince who knew that he had killed someone. He doesn't know, so even if he has no heart and no remorse, if he knows that he killed someone and is still so confused, how should I deal with myself? Xuan Ye sighed and sneered, "Since the incident of the imperial grandmother, I have no trust in him anymore, how can I expect him to reflect and repent after that incident, and the result is not bad at all." ”

Lan Qi's heart was tight, remembering that he had told Yinzhen early on that trust was so precious and fragile, and asked him not to bet on trust easily, and it came true.

"The crown princess is steady and cautious, and she is a very sensible child." Xuan Ye said again, "I don't want the prince to do stupid things again, there will not even be a way to retreat in the future, and if he implicates such a good woman around him, he can't go on, let the crown princess go for him." ”

Lan Qi agreed one by one, it is not appropriate to stay in the Qianqing Palace for a long time, and it is inconvenient to start this matter immediately, seeing that in the moon, there are many opportunities for female relatives to get together, she can find the best time, and Qixiang Palace also sent additional manpower, the emperor personally went to Qixiang Palace to explain some things to the concubine, the concubine did not go out again during that time, and there was the best rhetoric to the outside world, and the concubine's illness could not be taken care of by others.

On the day of Laba, the concubines gathered in Ningshou Palace to ask for the porridge rewarded by the Queen Mother, and after a while, the Queen Mother said to Lan Qi: "My birthday banquet costs a lot, I, a rich idler, raised in the deep palace, Ningshou Palace has saved a lot of things, if you have any difficulties, just tell me." ”

Lan Qi smiled: "If our Great Qing Kingdom can't even afford the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, how can we attract so many strange people to congratulate you on your birthday, but now it is the prosperous era of Kangxi who surrendered from all over the world to the dynasty, and the Queen Mother is really worried." ”

The Queen Mother said: "I mean, Xuan Ye will be fifty years old in two years, he used to respect the Queen Mother and me, and always refused to celebrate the Longevity Festival, the year of the Mandate of Heaven is a blessing from God, and he can't be taken lightly." In the past two years, you and Concubine Rong have been careful, and are preparing to hold a birthday banquet for Xuan Ye that year. The old man sighed, "I am blessed to meet such a prosperous world." ”

After leaving Ningshou Palace, Lan Qi took the Laba porridge rewarded by the Queen Mother to visit Su Mala's grandmother, getting older, Mama's body and spirit are not as good as before, most of the day is lying on the couch to bask in the sun, as much as possible to delay the passage of life, Lan Qi came when she was napping, the palace maid on the side whispered: "Today I am looking forward to incense to the Queen Mother in the morning, I got up early, and I have slept for most of the hour." ”

Lan Qi asked, "Can Mama sleep well at night?" So he said something to the palace maid, and the old man slept lightly, and he quickly woke up when he heard it, and saw that it was Lan Qi who had arrived, and struggled to sit up.

The palace maid brought a big pillow for Mama to lean on, she squinted her eyes at Lan Qi, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen my mother for a few days, I look thinner, and when I am older, I look good when I am plump." ”

Lan Qi said with a smile: "I've been busy for a while, and I have time to play and eat around in the New Year, so I will naturally raise it back." ”

The two of them were talking about this short story at first, but gradually the topic brought to the princess of the elder brother, the third elder brother and the eighth elder brother have now thought about it behind closed doors, and even Laba was not allowed to enter the palace to congratulate the queen mother, the grandmother held the porridge bowl, and said helplessly: "The elder brothers are older, they have their own ideas, and the emperor can't control them sooner or later." The emperor is different from the previous emperors, his blessing is greater than the sky, and more than a dozen sons under his knees can afford this blessing, and naturally they must also bear this responsibility. ”

Lan Qi said yes and said lightly: "But isn't it, what I didn't dare to think about before, it's just like this in front of my eyes, what will happen in the future, when I get to that point, it will naturally be logical." ”

Mama praised her for seeing through, and then said to Lan Qi: "The slave and maid have been in the elder brother's house for so many years, raising the twelfth elder brother, and when she is fifteen or sixteen years old, the slave and maid are looking forward to waiting until the twelfth elder brother gets married, so that she can find her master with peace of mind." ”

"Mama......"

"Niangniang doesn't need to be persuaded, it's time for the slave to be a slave, this age is still alive, it's enough." Mama Su Mala smiled comfortably, and begged Lan Qi again, "Concubine Rong is not happy for the third elder brother's affairs, and the noble person will not dare to ask for anything for the twelfth elder brother, and please ask the mother to look at the face of the slave and maid, and take care of the marriage of the twelfth elder brother." ”

Lan Qi agreed: "Mama just rest assured, don't say that I must be thoughtful, even the emperor has never treated the prince favoritively here." ”

As he spoke, Huan Chun hurried over and whispered to Lan Qi: "The crown princess will go to Qixiang Palace to visit the concubine Niangniang, do you think she will be?" ”

I didn't expect the crown princess to go, was it instructed by the prince, or did she want to find out by herself, or did she really go by accident? Anyway, there will be no result in guessing here, and it is better to pick up the day than to hit the sun, so I decided to follow it to Qixiang Palace. Seeing Niangniang's solemn expression, Mama Su Mala asked softly, "Does Niangniang have anything important?" ”

Lan Qi nodded and comforted Mama, "I can't talk to you more, wait for this matter to be solved now, and then I'll explain the reason to Mama." ”

Leaving the elder brother in such a hurry, Lan Qi hurried to Qixiang Palace, and sure enough, he saw the sedan chair of Yuqing Palace stopped in front of the door, and Qixiang Palace never ordered the six palaces not to visit, but most people know how to avoid suspicion by looking at the color, and the previous Yuan promised to come and make trouble a few times, so it is not difficult to enter and exit Qixiang Palace, and it is not strange for the princess to visit the sick concubine, but the timing is not right, everything is too coincidental, and Lan Qi herself has a suspicious heart.

In the concubine's bedroom, the princess is talking to the concubine gently, and the people who don't see each other a few times a year on weekdays look very affectionate with dignity, and the most in this palace is such a dealing, and the people who have carried it probably don't even remember what they said. And the sudden arrival of Concubine De, the concubine and the crown princess were very surprised, and the concubine could understand what Concubine De was doing if she thought about it, but the princess looked embarrassed, as if something was going to be broken.

At first, the three of them sat and talked about common things, just when the concubine should take medicine, Lan Qi suggested that the princess leave, so that the concubine could rest, and then went out of the main hall with a few polite words to each other, the princess just wanted to say that she would let the outside first carry Concubine De's sedan chair to the door, but she heard Concubine De say: "The concubine didn't go to Ningshou Palace to receive the reward today, and she wanted to give her a bite of porridge when she brought it. ”

The crown princess was surprised, there have been unwritten rules in the palace over the years, the former secret nobles, and the current secret concubines, are not many people except the emperor to let others take a look, and I don't know why her whereabouts are secret, but since the emperor likes it, how dare others say irresponsible things. Why did Concubine De suddenly invite herself to see the concubine today, could it be that she also noticed the matter in Yuqing Palace?

Lan Qi here is thinking that when the crown princess entered the palace, the Wang family was still alive, even if she had seen it so many times, after so many years, the crown princess must not remember what the concubine looked like, and when she saw her when she saw the concubine, she could guess what the idea was in the Yuqing Palace.

The two of them went to the palace of the concubine with their own hearts, and in the face of the sudden guest, Xiao Wang was obviously a little uneasy, but Concubine De Niangniang knew that she couldn't be wrong, and asked the two to take a seat when she calmed down, Lan Qi peeked at the princess when she was drinking tea, and saw that she was looking at the concubine fixedly, and the eyes were really not strange The concubine changed her face, as if she was just curious and exploring, what is worth attracting about this beautiful woman, and this little thought between women is the easiest to guess.

The concubine felt that she had been stared at by the crown princess, and her heart was beating suddenly, it can be seen that Concubine De was calm and relaxed, but she was not afraid, she answered a few words when the concubine spoke, and waited for herself to slowly eat a small bowl of Laba porridge rewarded by Ningshou Palace, and the guest also said that she was leaving.

The crown princess originally had a lot of things to ask the concubine, and even wanted to persuade her to be more careful in front of her brothers in the future, but she knew that she couldn't say that kind of words, but now she had Concubine De in front of her, so that she would not be so impulsive and entangled, and come and go quietly, no matter what, it can be understood that the concubine Niangniang is indeed a beauty, no wonder the emperor likes it, no wonder the prince ......

Concubine Kede suddenly said to her: "Princess, my stomach is a little blocked, and the dragons in the two rooms are even hotter, I want to walk outside, I am bored alone, let's be together?" ”

Lan Qi looked at the crown princess with a smile, the young woman's face was full of tangled expressions, she always seemed to want to make herself look dignified and calm, but it was difficult to ensure that some unwilling expressions ran out of her eyes, while restraining and struggling, it was strange to look at the appearance of people.

The two went out together, Lan Qi chose the road from Xianfu Palace to the outside, Xianfu Palace has been uninhabited for a long time, and no one has cleared the snow on the road in front of the palace gate, the two of them supported the palace maid and walked cautiously, in the end it was wet shoes and socks, Lan Qi smiled helplessly and said: "We are too self-conscious, let's let the minions carry the sedan chair." ”

The people of Yonghe Palace naturally took away the people from Yuqing Palace to lead the sedan chair over, and there was a close palace maid left around the crown princess, she lowered her head and teased her robe to see if it was wet, and heard Concubine De Niangniang say: "The prince has been paying attention to the concubine recently, let you worry about it." ”

The crown princess was shocked, and suddenly raised her head and said: "Why did Niangniang say this, this is a great thing, the concubine Niangniang is not sick or sick, and the prince cares about what she does." It's the concubine here, or the prince asked the concubine to visit. ”

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