"Fourth elder brother, don't mention this matter to the imperial concubine, if the mother tells the slave's master, the master must break the slave's leg." Xiao Hezi cried and begged the fourth elder brother with a sad face, "Don't reward the minions with silver, just don't be tired of endorsing." ”

"Kowako, how did you say that?" Lan Qi asked.

Xiao Hezi hurriedly responded: "The fourth elder brother works too hard every day, he is really tired, he went back to sleep last night, and the imperial concubine didn't wake up, and delayed his homework, so ......"

"I don't want you to talk too much." Yin Zhen reprimanded Xiao Hezi and said fiercely, "If you talk nonsense again, I really want someone to beat you again." ”

Lan Qi stepped forward and touched Yinzhen's head: "The way of civil and martial arts is relaxed, Yinzhen, you are still young, although reading is important, it is more important to grow your body, the homework in the study is not so tired, are you looking for another book to read?" ”

Yinzhen didn't squeak, but the younger brother on the side yelled that he was hungry, Lan Qi smiled: "Go back to eat first, you memorize the book for a while, if the hour is still early, tell the imperial concubine Niangniang, come to Yonghe Palace to play for a while, yesterday your emperor Ama rewarded Yinzuo Western objects, he will only fall and beat and waste, I didn't ask him to touch, wait for you to teach him how to play." ”

"But ......"

"Those Western objects, they are not in books, but this world is big." Lan Qi smiled softly and put her arm around her son's shoulder, "Let's go, go back to dinner early, and talk to the imperial concubine, I listened to Qinglian, there is a champion in the Chengqian Palace, and now the palace maids and eunuchs walk and talk lightly, so I am afraid of arguing with the fourth elder brother to study." ”

Yin Zhen smiled innocently, his mood seemed to be better, and then went all the way back, Lan Qi didn't let Yin Zuo follow, and took him back to Yonghe Palace with a noisy and noisy wait, the little guy ate a few bites of food and hung in front of the door waiting for his brother to come, sitting on the threshold and not letting go, and finally when night fell, a lantern came in front of the door, saying that the fourth elder brother had arrived.

"Fourth brother is here." Yinzuo ran out excitedly, he hadn't played with his brother for several days, and now the days are getting more and more boring, looking forward to the stars and the moon to look forward to his brother, spread his legs and run to the door, who knows that he fell on the ground halfway, and heard his loud cry spread in the yard.

Lan Qi was originally taking out the things that Xuan Ye had rewarded, and when she heard her son crying, she hurriedly came out to take a look, but saw Yinzhen pull Yinzuo up from the ground, pat the dust on his clothes, rub his knees and arms, and said distressedly: "Look what you are running, it hurts, right?" He taught him again, "Don't cry, boys can't cry all the time." ”

Lan Qi looked soft in his heart, not long after the two little guys came to him, Yin Zhen politely saluted, Lan Qi asked him if he had a good dinner, whether the endorsement was memorized, he said that he had memorized it to E-Niang twice, so he came to play, Yinzuo couldn't wait for E-Niang to say so many words to her brother, but she was bombarded away by her son and let her rest.

Lan Qi let the nurses take a good look at it and let the brothers play, and went back to the house to continue to prepare the auspicious clothes to wear during the Dragon Boat Festival in Yinzuo, Huanchun helped to lay a hand on the side, and gossiped: "In the past, the mother cruelly said that she didn't care about the fourth elder brother's affairs, and the slave maid always thought that in the future, she would see you and the fourth elder brother as strangers, I really didn't expect that now like this, the brothers can play so well, even if the fourth elder brother knows that you are the mother, it has not changed anything." ”

Lan Qi sighed: "I never thought it was this situation, if you want to say that the credit should be the imperial concubine's." In the past, we were not happy, it was the imperial concubine who was wary of me everywhere, openly and secretly embarrassed me, but then I made it clear to each other, she no longer guarded against me, and let the child grow up naturally, so that we have today. ”

Huanchun said casually: "The slave thinks, I don't know which day, I can listen to the fourth elder brother call you Eniang, the fourth elder brother will have Fujin in the future, will Xiao Fujin also respect you, the more you look forward to the future, the more afraid you will not be able to achieve these things, but you don't want your brothers to grow up." ”

Lan Qi didn't force it, and smiled faintly: "Seeing them healthy and well, is my greatest wish, not to mention that Yinzhen knows in her heart that I am Eniang and doesn't hate me, I am already very satisfied." When you talk about his future Fujin, if she makes it difficult for her to choose in this matter, it will only cause trouble for the children, and they will live a good life outside the palace, and I still have Yinzuo, I am not afraid of not having a daughter-in-law's filial piety. ”

Huanchun smiled and said: "Yes, yes, the slave is selfish, thinking that in the future, when you are old, you will reward the slave and the maid to go to the elder brother's house to retire, can the slave and maid see that it is easy to get along over there?" ”

Lan Qi scolded her with a smile: "You really dare to say it, I usually teach Xiangyue and them a serious lesson, and there is no one in front of me." Smiled more confidently, "I'm still young, maybe I'll have a son, don't worry, I have more daughters-in-law to choose for you." ”

Huanchun smiled from ear to ear, saying that the master is the most daring to say, but her master has been careful not to be happy in order to accompany the southern tour last year, but this year has decided not to go to Shengjing, if the emperor can be lucky enough to send his son to his mother before going out, it happens that he will be at home for a few months.

"How can it be so coincidental, let it be, it's hard to think too much, I'm not in a hurry, Wen Xian is still very young." Lan Qi was doing needlework in her hands, and before she knew it, a piece of clothing had been sewn, and it had been more than an hour, Lan Qi remembered that the brothers were playing in the house, and it was too late to send the fourth elder brother back, but when she came to see, Yinzhen and Yinzuo had already snuggled up to each other and fell asleep.

The nurse who followed the fourth elder brother had already taken the initiative to run back to Chengqian Palace to ask if she could keep the fourth elder brother to sleep here, so it happened that the emperor went to Chengqian Palace tonight, and Qinglian made the decision to let the fourth elder brother stay here.

"Huanchun, you better ask again, if the mother sleeps peacefully, otherwise the mother will nod herself, and don't make trouble for Qinglian." Lan Qi was very cautious, letting Huanchun and the nurse run again, and she put things away lightly.

The two little guys fell asleep on the kang with their clothes together, and the palace maids and grandmothers didn't dare to move, saying that the sixth elder brother fell asleep first, and the fourth elder brother lay down to watch him for a while, and he fell asleep after watching it.

"The fourth elder brother is tired." The people from Chengqian Palace were not in front of her, so Lan Qi said distressed, "The imperial concubine is too careful, the child's reading is important, and the body is even more important." ”

Waiting for Huanchun to come back, sure enough, the imperial concubine personally agreed, Lan Qi personally carried the two little guys to the bed, Yinzuo slept like a pig, no matter how he moved, he didn't wake up, took off his clothes and turned over and continued to fall asleep. And Yinzhen was alert, but when he woke up in a daze, Lan Qi gently coaxed him: "Eniang let you sleep here, tomorrow De Niangniang will come to wake you up early in the morning, and will not delay you to go to the study." ”

Yin Zhen was in a daze, and was coaxed by Lan Qi to fall asleep again, she looked at it for a while to make sure that her sons were sleeping soundly before going back. But I was worried about urging Yinzhen to get up in the study tomorrow morning, but I didn't sleep well all night, and came over early the next morning, in the end, it was a child, it was difficult to get up in the morning, Lan Qi personally dressed the sleepy-eyed child, Huanchun prepared breakfast early, and after a few bites, he was sober, and suddenly remembered that the book he carried last night was a little raw, and there was still a quarter of an hour to go to the study.

Lan Qi stood in front of the palace gate to watch her son leave, and then said to Huanchun: "Yesterday I blamed the imperial concubine for making the fourth elder brother work too hard, but now I know how hard she is, and it is great patience to be able to take care of these things every day." He smiled again and said, "It's almost time, when Yinzuo goes to the study, we have to be so busy every day, just that little guy, maybe every morning just shouting him to get up, I have to lose my temper and scold him a few times to get it." ”

Huan Chun smiled: "This is your blessing, others can't think about it." ”

Speaking of blessings, at the end of April, Wanchang of Jingyang Palace had a happy pulse and flipped through the records, it was that day that Concubine Wen did not let the nobles of Ping go to bed, and the emperor summoned Wan Liuha to go to Qianqing Palace that night. Wan Liuha's family has been in the palace for some time, the emperor has limited favor to her, this time it is really a blessing, but one night of grace, she got pregnant, Concubine Rong and the sisters also laughed: "No wonder she always feels uncomfortable recently, I didn't think that there could be such a good thing, my Jingyang Palace feng shui is also good." ”

And now that Concubine Yi is about to give birth, Concubine Wen Guifei has been pregnant for a few months, and another one is always there, the heirs are prosperous and happy, the Empress Dowager is very happy, and it is in line with the heart of the Imperial Concubine, so that the Dragon Boat Festival will be lively, Concubine Rong dares to let go and spend a lot of money on decoration, and the palace is waiting for the festival with joy.

Early in the morning on the fourth day of the fifth lunar month, Concubine Yi showed signs of childbirth, but she has always been lazy in recent months, and has been lying in bed to raise the fetus, so the affairs in the palace rarely appear, so she can't compare to the spirit when she gave birth to the ninth elder brother, and she tossed for a whole day, and she didn't give birth to a little prince until the evening. It is said that Concubine Yi's body is damaged because of this, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to get pregnant in the future, naturally this is just a private word from the palace people, it is true, and the top will not say it with great fanfare.

But the emperor added another son, which was a very happy thing, and Concubine Yi became the person with the most children among the concubines, the fifth elder brother, the ninth elder brother, and the eleventh elder brother, she gave birth to three princes by herself, which contributed to the royal heirs. The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor have all given rewards, and the Emperor is going to Shengjing in June, Guo Luoluo's family is guarding the court over there, and Yikun Palace is in the limelight for a while.

But confinement women can not go out to join in the fun, the next day Duanyang Festival, Concubine Yi is just a person in Yikun Palace to raise the body, this day the princes and ministers have a decree to the female dependents are invited to the palace, the inner court to usher in is very lively, some young noble daughters and sons also with their mothers into the palace to play, the nephew of the imperial concubine Shun Anyan is six years old, the little guy with a tiger head and a tiger brain is very much loved by the aunt.

Today, the emperor authorized the study to take a half-day vacation, and the brothers did not come back in the study at this time, and the ladies gathered together to talk and laugh, and the imperial concubine coaxed her nephew and said: "You have to study hard and have a future in the future, and my aunt will ask the emperor to marry when she turns around, and promise to marry a princess to you?" ”

The child is not sensible, just smile and say yes, everyone also laughed, they all know that the imperial concubine's words are just a joke, the princesses' future marriage, but not she can have the final say, no one took this matter seriously, even if the princesses came over later, and the children of the clan family played together, no one would think about the matter here, most of the princesses of the Qing Dynasty married far away, if they said according to the imperial concubine, it was a great blessing.

In the afternoon, the sun was thick, and it was even hotter after the Dragon Boat Festival, and the study was scattered, and the fourth elder brother took Xiao Hezi and a few eunuchs to Chengqian Palace, and after the hot day, the eldest brother and the third elder brother all sat on their shoulders and walked, but Yinzhen said that he was weak in riding a horse and his legs, and he had to exercise well.

All the way to Chengqian Palace, halfway to see Concubine De Niangniang turning from the side of the road, Yinzhen politely stepped forward to salute, but saw Concubine De holding a little girl about the same age as Yinzuo in her hand, the cute little girl looked at the fourth elder brother timidly, and involuntarily lowered her head.

"This is the young lady of Lord Feyangu's family, she got lost by herself, and happened to meet me." Lan Qi said with a smile, the little girl on the side looked up at Concubine De Niangniang, and then looked at the fourth elder brother, she didn't seem to know how to salute, so she pursed her lips and didn't speak.

Yinzhen walked with Concubine De, saying that Yinzuo was already waiting impatiently, and he was going to board the ship with his brother later, Yinzhen smiled: "He talks about this every day, and I will ask him if he has memorized the thousand-character text for a while, otherwise he won't play with him." ”

Lan Qi smiled: "He can use his skills in the past few days, if he really can't memorize it for a while, you can also take him to play, otherwise you will be sad." ”

"I can also memorize a thousand words." The little girl on the side suddenly spoke, and her crisp children's voice was very sweet, probably because she heard Concubine De and the fourth elder brother talk so softly, so she couldn't help but intervene, but when she saw that both of them looked at her, she was shy again, and she smiled sweetly on her red face, and there was a pair of cute and delicate dimples.

"Yuxi is so smart, you can already memorize a thousand-word text?" Concubine De called the name of this little girl, she just met her who was lost, and asked her who she was and what she was The children of which family can tell clearly, she is very smart at a young age, and she is beautiful and cute, Lan Qi likes it very much.

At this time, someone came in front of him, and he heard a "Yuxi" from a distance, everyone followed the reputation, the little girl saw clearly that it was her own Eniang, let go of Lan Qi's hand and shouted "Eniang" and ran over, and when Lan Qi and Yinzhen approached again, the woman over there curtched and saluted, it was Fei Yanggu's wife Jue Luo.

"The concubine body has seen Concubine De Niangniang, and I have seen the fourth elder brother." Jue Luo saluted respectfully, and knelt on the ground with her daughter, but the little girl said to Eniang delicately, "It was Concubine De Niangniang who found Yuxi." ”

Jue Luo embarrassedly confessed to Lan Qi, saying that she failed to take good care of the child, but Lan Qi certainly didn't care. She came out of Cining Palace, met this little girl standing in the corner of the wall and crying halfway, asked whose child it was, and sent the palace maid around her to find it, and she took her back to Yonghe Palace first.

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