Lan Qi didn't know how to answer, she only pursed her mouth for a while, Xuan Ye gently touched her bulging belly, and the child in her belly suddenly moved, Xuan Ye was startled, showing a look of joy, "He moved, his strength is not small, will it be uncomfortable?" ”

"This kid is very well-behaved." Lan Qi lowered her head and looked at her stomach happily, but the emperor's question was still in her heart, so she raised her head again and asked Xuan Ye, "Why did the emperor come alone?" ”

Xuan Ye reached out and smoothed the tassel of the beaded flower on her bun, and smiled gently, "I wanted to talk to you here to enjoy the flowers, but I missed you, so I asked Huanchun to lead you, but now that I have such a big matter, I can't accompany you." ”

"There is always time to spare, and the emperor's state affairs are important." The little nobleman smiled happily, "The three feudal lords are just around the corner, and the emperor should not worry about his concubines." ”

"I heard those words just now." Xuan Ye lowered his head and got very close to Lan Qi's face, almost touching the tip of his nose, and laughed softly, "Where did you get any selfish desires?" Since that year's Lantern Festival, you can only think about me. ”

"But ......"

"But I don't have any troubles for you to bear, how beautiful my country is, how beautiful your smile is." Xuan Ye said gently, "I don't care about everyone, and those who don't care naturally can't hurt me, but I care about you, and why should you worry about irrelevant people?" ”

Lan Qi's heart was warm, and she nodded and said, "The concubine doesn't think about it, the concubine is ......."

"Want to get me?"

"Yes, I just want to see you, and when I see you, my heart will be steady." Lan Qi smiled happily, looked up and saw Gonggong Li coming, knowing that it was time to urge the emperor to leave, she took two steps back, "The ministers are waiting, the emperor is please." ”

The royal driver left in a hurry with joy, Xuan Ye explained that Lan Qi went to the imperial grandmother to report the good news, and the little nobleman also left the imperial garden all the way to Cining Palace, because he had never sat in a sedan chair, the big belly went very slowly, as if the road was narrow, and when he reached the halfway point, he saw the concubine's shoulder coming from the front, and several people in Huanchun secretly shouted badly, and they were busy supporting the master to stand on the side.

On this side, Concubine Tong Guifei sat on her shoulder tiredly, and saw herself no further than the person in front of her, and she waited until she got closer to find that Wu Yashi was on the side of the road, and what caught her eye was her high bulging belly.

Since she entered the palace, the Empress Dowager has always seen her with the precepts of the ear and face, teaching her that she can do this and that can not be done, today for her to make a lowly little promise, just to accompany the Buddha shrine kneeling for half an hour to listen to the chatter, the old man sat cross-legged and did not feel hard, but she kneeled behind her head and felt how painful, at this time I saw the blessed Wu Yashi, angry from the heart.

"Stop." Concubine Tong gave an order, Qinglian on the side frowned, and gently persuaded, "Niangniang, let's go back, you're tired." She thought to herself that her master had just been taught a lesson by the Empress Dowager, so why did she have to cause trouble.

But the shoulders still fell, Concubine Tong walked slowly, and when she saw Huanchun and a few people supporting Wu Yashi, she was about to salute, and sneered: "You don't have to be polite, didn't the Empress Dowager exempt you from saluting a few days ago?" Although this palace is more noble than you, the imperial heir is more noble, and this palace can't afford it. ”

"The concubine is terrified." Lan Qi owes her body and does not dare to face it.

Concubine Tong got closer and closer, and the green beads on the side subconsciously helped Lan Qi to take a step back, and the concubine was furious and scolded the green beads: "What are you doing backwards?" This palace is a vicious wolf and a tiger, can you eat your master? ”

Lan Qi gently pushed away the support of the green beads, slightly blocked her behind her, and asked the concubine kindly: "Does Niangniang have any orders?" ”

"Commanding you? Now you are the first person in this palace, what do you dare to tell you in this palace, and the child in her belly flashed back......" Concubine Tong said coldly, but suddenly a stirring spirit in her mind, remembering what Niu Hulu once said to her, the queen said that she discussed with the emperor and wanted her to raise a newborn child, so coincidentally, Wu Yashi was in a hurry to give birth?

A woman born as a palace maid is certainly lowly in the eyes of the concubine, but the emperor likes her, and the empress dowager also likes her, if she can hold her child, not to mention that the sixth palace will be more in awe of herself from now on, the important thing is that I am afraid that the woman in front of her, together with the empress dowager and the emperor, will be very happy in her heart, and they are not happy one by one, she will be happy.

Reaching out to touch Lan Qi's belly, the concubine smiled leisurely: "It's about to give birth, you are really blessed, the feng shui in Zhong Cui Palace is good, the first child of the noble can be born, you are also good, Chengqian Palace is obviously ahead, why is there no such good blessing in this palace." ”

"The phoenix body is precious, and it will be raised for a long time, and she will definitely be able to give birth to an heir for the emperor." Lan Qi said very respectfully, let her touch her belly, don't hide or let her, she knows that even if Concubine Tong wants to die immediately, she won't hurt her and the child in public, this woman is domineering and not stupid.

Stroking her round belly, Concubine Tong couldn't help but be distracted, and when she heard Qinglian calling her, she suddenly woke up and blinked her eyes and asked, "Deguiren, are you going to Cining Palace?" Then let's go quickly, don't ask the Queen Mother to wait, I just talked to the palace for a long time, waiting for you to make tea. ”

Lan Qi didn't mention anything about Wu Sangui's death, for fear of arousing her to know that Xuan Ye was alone in the imperial garden with herself just now, and she agreed, only waiting for Concubine Tong to sit on her shoulders and leave, she raised her head, glanced at her back lightly, and then took Luzhu Huanchun's hand and walked to Cining Palace, and then didn't speak all the way, and when she approached the palace, Luzhu couldn't help but say: "Master, the slave and maid look at the concubine Niangniang and look at your belly, she can't be a crooked idea." ”

Lan Qi didn't say anything, stayed in the palace, and informed the Empress Dowager of the good news, hearing that Wu Sangui was dead, the Empress Dowager was happy for Xuan Ye at first, but she couldn't help but sigh that in those years, Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the customs, at that time Dolgon was still there, and now even Wu Sangui is dead, and the people of their generation should go.

Looking at the emotional ups and downs of the Empress Dowager, Lan Qi understood Xuan Ye's embarrassment, Xuan Ye was full of enthusiasm to calm the three feudatories and stabilize the country, but for her grandmother, it was better to find out the things of the year over and over again, or to report the good news to herself, whether the old man was happy or worried, she could understand and accept it.

"Look at this belly." The Empress Dowager finally pulled herself back from her memories of the past and gently touched Lan Qi's belly, "It must be a little brother, my belly looks like this when I am blessed." He also told him not to let people touch his belly casually in a few days, this is the case between sisters, and the emperor is even more afraid that touching his belly will cause premature fetal movement, so that the child can be raised in the mother's womb for a long time.

After gossiping for a long time, the Empress Dowager sent her back to rest earlier, let Su Mala send it in a sedan chair, and went into the Buddhist hall to chant the scriptures, perhaps still thinking about what happened decades ago, everyone did not dare to talk much, and after serving her into the Buddhist hall, Su Mala Mama came to send the noble people.

Lan Qi walked to the palace gate with her grandmother in her arms, watched the little eunuchs pressing the sedan chair, and didn't want to hesitate any longer, so she pulled her to the side and said: "There is one thing I want to ask the Queen Mother, but I really can't open my mouth in that situation just now, Mother Mama, you can help me listen to it and see if it is something that can be said in front of the Queen Mother." ”

Mama smiled and asked, "You are so nervous, what is the matter?" ”

Lan Qi's throat squirmed, her eyes were timidly full of expectation, and she said softly: "The emperor once said that he hoped that the Empress Dowager could raise this child for me, probably not mentioned it to the Empress Dowager yet, or the emperor forgot, but I still want to ask the Empress Dowager myself, no matter where this child is raised in the future, who will raise it, Mama, I just don't want Concubine Tong to touch him." ”

Mama remembered that Concubine Tong and De Guiren almost came and went, and couldn't help asking, "Did you meet on the road?" What did Concubine Tong do to you again? ”

Lan Qi shook her head and looked at her mother sincerely: "Say a disrespectful word, Concubine Tong hates me, but I also hate her, just now she touched my belly thoughtfully, her eyes were straight, I am not afraid of what she will do to me, but I am afraid, I am afraid that she will do everything possible to have this child." Mama, if I tell the Empress Dowager, will she be annoyed that I am ignorant and will break the rules of the palace? ”

"It's nothing, come back in a few days, and talk to the master yourself, doesn't the master just like you to be honest and honest?" Mama was full of pity and coaxed Lan Qi, "Besides, since the emperor has told you in person, you can rest assured, let's live the golden mouth, we will never speak easily if there is no score, don't you know the emperor?" ”

Lan Qi's cheeks were crimson, the clouds in her heart were swept away, and she hugged her grandmother and said affectionately: "With the words of grandma, I will feel at ease." ”

But although Su Mala said that she asked Lan Qi to come to the Empress Dowager by herself in a few days, when she turned around to serve at night, she told her about it, and the Empress Dowager didn't think it was novel, so she sent the child to Chengqian Palace, and was raised by such an arrogant and domineering woman, and no one was happy to change it, but Wu Ya Lanqi said it.

"With a child, people always have to change, I really want to see what Lan Qi will become, this request is one thing now, in the days to come, I don't know if there will be anything else." The Empress Dowager smiled heartily, didn't pay attention to these things at all, and instructed Su Mala, "I always think about how she can really have no desires and no desires, and she never asks for anything by my side, people are too perfect and easy to get tired of being in a trance after watching it for a long time, I must be like Xuanye, and now when I listen to this, I feel that she has flesh and blood." The next time she talks to you about something, you immediately push her in front of me. ”

Mama put down the tent and smiled: "In the final analysis, you are a partial nobleman, and it may not be this statement to be someone else, what do you say." ”

The night is getting deeper, Lan Qi leaned on the bed and did not lie down, tonight the fetus moved a little hard, she was talking to the child to comfort him, suddenly faintly from the Chengqian Palace melodious guqin, the little nobleman's heart was tight, and when Huanchun came in, he asked: "The emperor went to the Chengqian Palace tonight?" ”

"No, the emperor didn't turn over the cards tonight, and it is said that there are still ministers in and out of the Qianqing Palace." Huanchun responded, and saw that Lan Qi was uneasy, so he went to the bedside and asked, "You care about the concubine today." ”

Lan Qi nodded, held her stomach, and said with a solemn expression: "She looks at me very differently today, I know that she is not well-intentioned, maybe she wants my child, she will not eat the loss of the eldest brother again, she must want to raise a child who was born in the future, although she definitely looks down on me, but the emperor and the queen mother both like me, if she can take my child away, people will think she is even more powerful." ”

It's the first time Huanchun has heard her master say that she is liked so bluntly, whether she is unconscious or cautious and low-key, she has never shown her feelings of being liked, today I am afraid that she will say it when she is really anxious, and she can't help but feel distressed and comfort her, "You also said that the emperor likes you, so how can you do something that makes you sad." Back then, Queen Niu Hulu didn't have children, not to mention Concubine Tong, although you can't raise it yourself, but we have a concubine in Zhongcui Palace, no matter how bad it is, it is raised in the elder brother's house, and the slave and maid will never hold it to Concubine Tong, if nothing else, just say that the emperor is afraid that you will be sad, Concubine Tong can treat you more viciously than Queen Niu Hulu, will the emperor not hold grudges. ”

Lan Qi looked at Huanchun seriously and said, "I'm not holding grudges, Huanchun, holding grudges will only make me miserable, what's the point of remembering?" I think that people like Concubine Tong, even if she once treated the eldest brother sincerely, but her temperament, no matter how she really loves her children, I am afraid that she will teach her exactly the same temper, I don't want my children to become like that, whether it is a brother or a princess, they are golden branches and jade leaves, and they are noble, but I can't tolerate my children, like the concubine. ”

"That's what you said." Huan Chun saw that Lan Qi was a little excited, afraid that her emotional fluctuations would be too big and uncomfortable, so he hurriedly persuaded her to calm down.

Lan Qi also felt that her heart was very hot tonight, no wonder the child was very restless in her stomach, at this moment she really understood the sin of Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong fighting to blame Concubine Tong, fighting even if she was not liked by the emperor from now on, she wanted to get the eldest brother out of the mood of Chengqian Palace, and the woman who was a mother was not afraid of wolves and tigers, so she realized what it was to protect the calf.

"Huanchun, if you think I've changed, and I'm going to make you unrecognizable, you must tell me." Lan Qi grabbed Huanchun's hand and said, "I have recognized the words and read the books, I have understood the truth of the sage, and I know the vastness of the world, but the world I see in my eyes is no longer as simple and clean as before." ”

The sound of the guqin in the Chengqian Palace stopped slowly, and the night became deeper and deeper, replaced by the sound of the locks of the various doors and palaces, and the sound of the locks echoed in the imperial city. Between the palaces and pavilions, there are guards patrolling by, in a corner of the imperial city, two teams of guards walk towards each other, and when they come to see each other clearly, the people who come from this side have clasped their fists and saluted, saying: "Lord Nalan is auspicious, why are you on duty tonight?" ”

Nalan Rongruo said indifferently: "I just returned to Beijing, I heard that the internal guards have changed their establishment, and I came to see it in person, and I am not on duty." Go on patrol, tie your swords and swords, and don't make a noise to disturb the rest of the palace masters. ”

The guards answered, passing by him, and a guard behind Nalan Rongruo said: "My lord, Nala Changzai and Juechan agreed here, Nala Changzai just got pregnant, and the top instructed to be more careful." ”

As he was talking, the door of the palace suddenly opened, and a little palace maid came out of it, and at first glance saw the guards outside, and was startled, and someone stepped forward to ask her what she was doing and ran out in the middle of the night, and the palace maid trembled and said: "My family promised to have a high fever and not go away, slave and maid...... I want to go to the doctor. ”

Rong Ruo frowned when he heard this.

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