Concubine Yi sneered and said: "The imperial concubine is indeed the most noble person among us, but in the end, she is not a real queen, and she has the title of deputy queen, so she can't really think of herself as a queen." In the future, my fifth elder brother and ninth elder brother will get married, if she enters Kunning Palace, I don't dare to care, but if she is only in the imperial concubine position, then I will ask our elder brother to kowtow to her, and I will not follow it. Sister Hui, think about it, the queen and the imperial concubine, that is a world of difference, how can the imperial concubine respect her mother? ”

"In the past two years of festivals and banquets, there is always a position for the imperial concubine by the emperor's side, and the concubine is not mentioned at all, and there is no one in the harem who can compare with the imperial concubine." Concubine Rong calmly analyzed, and persuaded Concubine Hui, "It is rumored in the palace and outside the palace that the imperial concubine will be sealed for a day or two, if the emperor takes the imperial concubine to receive the gift of the eldest brother tomorrow, it will explain the saint's intentions even more, anyway, we can't go past her, and the eldest brother will really kowtow to him, and he will not be wronged." ”

Concubine Hui is silent, although no matter how you look at it, Concubine Rong is more reliable than Concubine Yi, but Concubine Yi's words are exactly what she wants, she has worked hard to pull the eldest child, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is respected, she is the last to be honored as a biological mother, why does the Imperial Concubine consider herself a mother to accept the big brother's salute, if you don't pay attention to the status of the name, then anyone can let the big brother kowtow?

"I also understand Sister Rong's reasoning, the question is that if you really don't care about these, then what else do you need to do in the Middle Palace, and why did the emperor delay canonizing her?" Concubine Yi was unrelenting, obviously in her opinion, this was unacceptable, and she was not the person concerned, of course she spoke easily, and sneered harder, "If this is the case tomorrow, then the imperial concubine is looking at Sister Hui to bully, and she wants to use this to confess her status in the middle palace of Japan to the people of the world." ”

Concubine Rong persuaded her to say a few words, Concubine Hui touched the pearl on her chest, calmed down and said: "What's the use of let's talk here, the imperial concubine naturally doesn't dare to call herself the mother of the middle palace, if she really follows the emperor to receive the gift of Yinyu tomorrow, the emperor will naturally drive her away if she feels inappropriate, if the emperor doesn't speak, then it must be the emperor's will, anyway, she will be the queen sooner or later, and the eldest brother is not wronged." Sister Yi, if you don't say a few words, you provoke Chengqian Palace, and there is no good fruit to eat. ”

Concubine Yi glanced at her and said, "We live separately in the East and West Six Palaces, and no one chews the root of the tongue, what can she hear?" ”

When she said this, she obviously came to Concubine Rong, as if Concubine Rong was the one who was going to Chengqian Palace to tell the truth, how could Concubine Rong care about her, take care of herself to help Concubine Hui take care of some things, and after she changed into her court clothes, everything was placed by Baoyun properly, so as not to find such and such things tomorrow.

Concubine Hui has been so busy these days that her head is dizzy, it is rare that Concubine Rong is willing to help her, and she is so dedicated, where is she like Concubine Yi, she can't help anything, thinking about the love between the sisters in the past 20 years, she is very emotional, and thanked her: "When I was young, I always said that whoever will be my mother-in-law first in the future, I am a little more blessed than my sister, one step ahead." But Rong Xian is also older, and the third elder brother is also older, and I will definitely help my sister with their marriage in the future. ”

Concubine Rong was not pleased, she took a silk handkerchief to polish the Dongzhu on Concubine Hui's crown, and smiled lightly: "I look forward to Yinzhi marrying Fujin, but watching Rong Xian grow up, I am more and more reluctant year by year, the princess is married to go thousands of miles away, and it will be difficult to see several times in the future, I am really afraid that when the time comes, I will not even have the strength to take care of the marriage." ”

Concubine Yi raised her sister's daughter Princess Kejing, although she was not her own, she loved it very much, Concubine Rong's words also said what she wanted, and finally said a decent word, persuading Concubine Rong: "They were born rich and noble, and the blessings of the golden branches and jade leaves have been cultivated for several lifetimes. ”

At this moment, a palace maid reported that Concubine De had arrived, and everyone was surprised why Lan Qi came, but seeing her smiling and coming from the door, Concubine Hui had been treated coldly by Lan Qi before, and she had never dared to get close again.

Lan Qi and Jue Chan suspected that Mingzhu Mansion had poisoned the prince and killed the sixth elder brother by mistake, how could they be friendly to Concubine Hui, but the eldest brother was innocent, not to mention that it was the first time that Xuan Ye married his daughter-in-law, and he should be happy for Xuan Ye. But at this moment, he didn't take the initiative to come, but came from Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager rewarded Concubine Hui with a new string of court beads, the beads were full and round, Concubine Hui's own one was still the concubine's time, and it has been bleak in five or six years.

Lan Qi smiled politely: "The Empress Dowager said that Sister Hui has always been not extravagant, but she will be a mother-in-law tomorrow, so she must be majestic and noble." When the new daughter-in-law comes to greet her mother early the morning after tomorrow, she should also dress up gracefully and luxuriously, and the daughter-in-law is difficult to teach. ”

Concubine Yi smiled: "The whole room here is obviously a daughter-in-law, this is a spectrum of being a mother-in-law, can we get together in the future and say bad things about my mother-in-law, not in the face of Sister Hui?" ”

Concubine Hui blamed her: "Your mother-in-law lives in Ningshou Palace, do you dare to say a word?" ”

It's all a joke, Lan Qi is also happy to be kind, and soon she will go back with Concubine Rong, she wants to go to Yanxi Palace to see the nobles of Juechan, Concubine Rong went with her, and said: "In the past, Concubine Hui always pestered her, and now she has no time to worry about the marriage of the eldest brother, and she needs to be careful in the future. ”

Lan Qi knew that Sister Rong was a person who was careful in everything, and she deserved to be refreshed, but she didn't dig deeper, when she came to Yanxi Palace, she saw that Yi promised to speak in front of Juechan, and Yi promised to be in good health in the past few days, and Juechan had also spent a dangerous day with a high fever, and now she was sober but mentally exhausted. And what Lan Qi cares about the most is the scar on her forehead, the doctor said that it is unknown whether it can be faded, the wound is very deep, it was smashed by Shengsheng, and the scar on the fingernails on her chin is much better.

Jue Chan didn't have much energy to speak, but she was in a good mood, although she didn't have a strong desire to get rid of Concubine Wen, but she could really leave her and no longer be coerced by her to do so many things, why not. Concubine De also achieved her wish, although she suffered, the result was even better than expected.

Lan Qi didn't pester her to talk more, asked her to rest well, and then left with Concubine Rong, Concubine Rong remembered the conversation of several people in the Changchun Palace, and asked Lan Qi: "Do you know how the imperial concubine will arrange tomorrow?" Will the emperor take her to receive the gift of the eldest brother? According to the rules, the prince wants to give the emperor and queen three kneels and nine bows, but we don't have a serious queen, Concubine Yi just sighed for a long time, and it can be seen that Concubine Hui is reluctant to accept the imperial concubine as a mother-in-law. ”

"The Empress Dowager never mentioned this matter, my sister didn't say it, I thought about it at all." Lan Qi really didn't expect these things, she didn't interfere in the marriage of the eldest brother, and she didn't study the etiquette in detail, but at this moment, Concubine Rong mentioned it, and she didn't think it was a trivial matter, but she didn't reveal the slightest meaning.

The two dispersed later, Lan Qi went back to Yonghe Palace to prepare her own court dress, Wen Xian came over in the evening, and when she was teasing her younger brothers and sisters with her, Qinglian came from Chengqian Palace, brought fresh pastries and said that they were for the fifth princess to eat, and said to Lan Qi with a smile: "The master asked the slave to see if you are busy, if you are not busy, the master has something to trouble the mother to go over." ”

Lan Qi knew that this was a very polite statement, the imperial concubine wanted her to go, of course she wanted to go, so she left Wen Xian to let the nurse take care of her, and she and Qinglian came to Chengqian Palace, when she came, she saw the fourth elder brother endorsing to the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine was ignorant and just smirked, she just finished reciting when she entered the door, and the fourth elder brother smiled at Lan Qi: "Wen Xian is at Concubine De's mother's place, can Erchen go to play with her?" ”

Lan Qi agreed: "Go ahead, look at her and don't ask her to stuff things indiscriminately for Yinxiang and them to eat." ”

The imperial concubine also said that she didn't need to go to the study tomorrow, let the fourth elder brother relax for a while, and leave Lan Qi to speak, but all she can say is how to match the dress for tomorrow's dinner, which has nothing to do with Lan Qi, she sat for a long time to accompany the idea, and the imperial concubine finally couldn't help it, and said to her honestly: "Long live the lord came to pass the decree, and asked me to go to the Qianqing Palace early tomorrow morning to wait for the eldest brother to salute, I am reluctant in my heart, I am not the queen of the main palace, tomorrow I should let people gossip, I don't care, if they point to Yinzhen to speak, how can it be good?" But I didn't dare to refuse the emperor, for fear that he would be angry, do you think I should go? ”

Lan Qi looked at the helpless appearance of the imperial concubine, and felt very happy, the fourth elder brother can have a mother who thinks about him like this, it is really his blessing, maybe the biological mother and adoptive mother are really not that important, the important thing is that the child can be cared for and taken care of.

And before Xuan Ye had intentionally or unintentionally revealed his desire to establish a queen, Lan Qi knew that the queen's position was none other than the imperial concubine, since the emperor explicitly invited the imperial concubine to go to the ceremony together, it was equivalent to telling the world the future future of the imperial concubine, but the person in front of him now doesn't seem to care much about the queen's position, on the contrary, everything must be focused on the pros and cons of the fourth elder brother, although it is a little paranoid, but it is also her love as a mother.

"Since it is the emperor's intention, why shouldn't Niangniang accept it, you are the most noble person among the concubines after you are in charge of the phoenix seal and the deputy queen." Lan Qi responded gently, "Besides, the eldest brother got married, and he wanted to be a good match, and the concubine thought that the emperor also wanted to ask for a good fortune, didn't he?" After all, it's just the eldest brother's wedding, and if it is the crown prince, presumably the emperor will consider it carefully. ”

The imperial concubine said again and again: "If it is the prince, I will not consult with you, and I will immediately refuse, the prince's mother-in-law can't be deserved, isn't Queen Niu Hulu killed by him?" ”

Lan Qi was stunned for a moment, and smiled bitterly in her heart, the imperial concubine considered the key point of the matter, and sure enough, it was not all the way with her. But now that it has been decided, Lan Qi no longer stays for a long time, but wants to go back to see Yinzhen, Yinzuo goes to the fourth elder brother and rarely comes to Yonghe Palace, and today he took the initiative to go over to play, which made her very pleased.

It was already dark when he walked out of Chengqian Palace, and he didn't light the lantern because he could still see the road clearly and was so close, but he couldn't go far, when suddenly a black shadow came out from the side of the road and approached Lan Qi directly.

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