Yinyu said angrily: "E-niang can't spoil the eighth brother, it's rude to look back at the eighth brother, it's your business, but I firmly remember it, when I see the prince, I want to salute, he is the prince, I am just the prince." ”

Although the eighth elder brother listened ignorantly, but this child is very good at looking at the eyes of adults, seeing that the eldest brother is not happy, he retreated to the side and no longer pestered his brother, the eldest elder brother and Concubine Hui went inside, he pulled the nurse and said, "Let's play elsewhere." ”

In the room, the son sat down angrily, Baoyun brought people to bring refreshments, and a table was full of things that the eldest brother loved to eat, but the child didn't raise his eyelids, and only waited for the palace maids to retreat before asking Eniang: "From now on, there will be no more big brother in his eyes, right?" ”

Concubine Hui sat down on the side, looked carefully, and found that her son was already so old, the emperor had been canonized as the queen at his age, and she also arrived at the emperor's side after two years.

Her eldest son Chengqing died when he was only one year old, but at that time she and the emperor were only teenagers, and she was still a half-old child, and even her sadness seemed very immature.

Seeing that his mother was silent, Yinhe frowned and continued to ask: "The prince is two years younger than me, is it my turn to wait for him to marry and canonize the crown princess first?" Is it true that from now on, everything must be done after him? ”

Concubine Hui has always felt that her son is still young and young, and she didn't dare to explain some things to him, although her son was reckless and impulsive and stupid again and again, but she thought in her heart, her son preserves this innocence, at least the emperor will not hate it, the emperor has long been kind to her, everyone is just polite on face, everything she does is for her son, even if she knows that the emperor is very wary and even disgusted with her, she has to fight for all possible prospects for her son.

"Yinyu, if you keep doing this, how can you compare with the prince?" Concubine Hui had a cold face and said to her son seriously, "The prince is gentle and elegant and generous, and your emperor Ama likes it very much, although you also have your strengths, but you should know that you Ama doesn't like arrogant people." No matter how much light there is on the prince's body, he is low-key and calm, but if you are a little proud, you are complacent, and even your mother often sweats for you, and your emperor Ama can't see such a person. ”

Yinyu's face was tense when he was said, and he muttered sullenly: "I don't have this." ”

"Then you have to change your temper, when you were young, you spoke without thinking about it, and everyone would only say that this child was born straight and was a good child without bothering about it, but now that you are still like this, people will not see you like that. Just like you reprimanded Yinxi just now, others will only think that you have no brains and no sense of proportion, such words will reach your Amma's ears, and he himself will see with his eyes, what will be the result, do you want me to say more? ”

Concubine Hui was full of helplessness, while pushing the tea on the table to her son, she said: "You can't cultivate yourself in all aspects to make your emperor Ama like, and what to compare with the prince, E-Niang told you the truth, since the prince was born, your brother has been subservient to him, when you leave the palace and when you will be blessed and Jin's mother doesn't know, but even if you are all ranked after the prince, it is normal." Unless ......"

The room was silent instantly, Concubine Hui got up and looked twice in front of the door and window, frowned and covered her heart with one hand, obviously still a little hesitant, but when she turned around, she saw that her son's eyes were full of longing, and she couldn't help but be impulsive, standing in front of him, stretching out her hand on his shoulder that was not really thick and said: "Unless you become a prince one day, you want to compare with your younger brother, there is only one way." But son, how hard this road is, you have grown more than ten years old in a daze, Eniang has worked hard step by step to get to the present, and you will have to walk with Eniang in the future, if you are really sincere, Eniang will definitely go all out for you, but if you are afraid of hard work, then extinguish this idea as soon as possible, and don't ask me why I have to put the prince first everywhere. When you grow up, it's time to take responsibility for your own life. ”

The eldest brother looked at his mother blankly, and it took a long time before he spoke: "Eniang, I have always wanted to be the prince, I have not been convinced since I was a child, Eniang, you help me, I must try to do better than the prince, I don't want to succumb to him for the rest of my life, why?" ”

"Study hard, learn horsemanship, martial arts, and learn the art of war and resourcefulness, this is the only thing you can do well right now." Concubine Hui sat next to her son, straightened out his clothes, and said earnestly, "When you leave the palace to open a government and build a mansion, you Ama will give you an errand for the court, at that time, you will have to concentrate on doing things for the court, and other things, E-Niang will naturally keep an eye on you, you want a harmonious family, you want to get along well with the minister, you do everything well, and Ama will care more about you if she likes you." The crown prince is the prince, he can only stay in Yuqing Palace, in the future, when there are wars and disasters in the world, and when you make meritorious contributions, you, the eldest son of the emperor, will be useful. ”

"My son understood." Yinhe nodded, thoughtful.

Concubine Hui continued: "Hide this thought well, let your Ama see your humble posture, even if you think that you want to compare with the prince everywhere, you can't show your face aggressively, you Ama will hate it, the more humble and tolerant you are, the more he will feel indebted to you." ”

Yin Yu nodded again and again, these truths are not taught in the study, he was a good-natured child, but since he was sensible, he had to let his younger brother everywhere, on the one hand, someone told him to keep the dignity and pride of his eldest son, on the other hand, someone restricted all his actions and could not cross his younger brother, all the time the "prince" has been like a spell around him, what he does will implicate the prince, gradually, no matter how good the character is also polished, the three words "unconvinced" swelled and changed into * in his body, growing older, Seeing a bigger and better world, I can no longer suppress this momentum that is about to emerge from my body.

"It's been almost a year, if he had eaten that snack last year......

Hearing her son muttering to herself, a few words poked at Concubine Hui's frightened place, she hurriedly covered her son's mouth, and her nervous expression revealed a bit of cold horror that made people see chills down her spine, and knocked into her son's heart word by word, "Yinyu, you remember, what you have to do is to become better than the prince, you don't have to think about other things, you are not allowed to think about other things, E-Niang will arrange everything for you, this is not the road of no return, but if you make a mistake at the fork in the road, then you will never be able to turn back, understand?" ”

The eldest brother's cheeks have not yet taken off the roundness of a child, and he was tightly covered by Eniang, the armor of her tail finger was pinched in the flesh, and when Eniang let go of her hand, there was a crooked red mark on the side of her mouth, Concubine Hui was distressed, took off her armor and gently stroked him with her hand, for some reason there were tears in her eyes, and she choked up: "What Eniang said today, you have to remember clearly, and you must forget it cleanly, walk out of the door of Changchun Palace, you are just a prince, study hard to make Ama like you, and everything else is in Eniang." ”

Yinhe nodded solemnly and agreed: "E-Niang, don't worry, I will be fine." ”

Although the conversation between mother and son avoided the ears and eyes in Changchun Palace, the unnatural expressions of the mother and son afterwards would still make people suspicious, Baoyun was still loyal to Cining Palace, and the Empress Dowager would soon hear about Concubine Hui's mother and son's long talk, and the old man still had scruples about making the prince prematurely, or that she was not the eldest son to the prince, and the eldest son's biological mother Chengfu was deep and angry.

On this day, the Queen Mother brought Princess Wenxian to come over to ask for peace, the little girl pulled the grandmother to play crazy, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat and talked, the Queen Mother said that Concubine De was about to give birth, I don't know if I could add another prince, but the Queen Mother's mind was not on this, but she suddenly asked the Queen Mother without a head: "These days, Concubine Hui and Concubine Yifei are still coming to you every day to say goodbye?" ”

The queen mother used to be simple-minded, when she was the queen, it was not her turn to meddle in the affairs of the six palaces, and the queen mother had a mother-in-law at the top, and a capable daughter-in-law at the bottom, she was a real rich idler, but it was only over the years that she gradually began to get involved in the trivial affairs of the harem, and gradually knew how to be obedient and listen. ”

The Empress Dowager shook her head with a smile: "This is your honor, they deserve." It's just that lately I feel that my body is not as good as a year, and there are some things I should tell you when I am sober now. ”

The Queen Mother was stunned, and immediately got up to bend her knees to listen to the training, but the Queen Mother pulled her to sit down and said gently: "When it comes to the generation of my mother's family, I should have been your aunt and grandmother, and I became my mother-in-law and daughter-in-law when I married into the Aixin Jueluo family, you are a good child, better than your aunt, and you did not embarrass us Borzigit or Horqin." ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "Auntie was too young and vigorous back then. ”

The Empress Dowager continued: "It is a supreme honor for our Borzigit clan to be able to produce several Qing mothers one after another, but you must understand that this time is different from the past, and I will not be there in the future, you must remember that you are the queen mother of the Qing Dynasty, and you are a person who loves the Xinjueluo family, and everything must be considered for Xuan Ye." ”

"What does the emperor want to say?" The Queen Mother was a little confused.

"At that time, most of the palace were Mongolian concubines, but if you look at Xuan Ye, the difference here is the change in the relationship between the court and the grassland. In the past, they relied on us to win the world, but now we have become a presence for them to guard against. The Empress Dowager looked solemn, and she held her daughter-in-law's hand more and more vigorously, "If I am gone, Xuan Ye should not let you have more contact with the grassland, then you are here alone, except for your status and identity, you have nothing to rely on." At that time, someone will definitely come to fight your idea, you have to open your eyes and see clearly, those who use you, give you a temporary sweet benefit, but they can also abandon you anytime and anywhere, and even let you take responsibility for the black pot, anyway, you are alone, how easy to deal with, isn't it? ”

The Queen Mother listened very seriously, and she was a little scared in her heart, she was not young, she would be fifty in a few years, but she was used to a leisurely life, she didn't have to worry about anything, even if she had grown up in the past few years, she was still less than the Queen Mother two or three points, she was extremely dependent on her mother-in-law, and she didn't even think carefully about what she would do after the Queen Mother died.

"It's a blessing for Xuan Ye to have more heirs, but maybe he will get into trouble in the future, the children's mothers are more shrewd than the other, who doesn't want to compete for the top? Only the prince is a motherless child, and he is best bullied. The Empress Dowager sighed faintly and told the Empress Dowager, "In the future, you must have the majesty and dignity of the Empress Dowager, and you must have the courage to suppress the harem, but you must also pretend to be confused and stupid, live a quiet and rich life, and don't get involved in the struggle of any faction." If you don't rely on either side, Xuan Ye will let you rely on it, you have to know who is the master of the world, and the only person you can rely on in the future is Xuan Ye, but if you do something contrary to Xuan Ye, he is no longer the child he used to be, and even he can abandon you. ”

The Queen Mother frowned and asked softly, "Can't even Concubine De be close?" Huang Eniang, you feel so sorry for Concubine De, you like her so much. ”

The Empress Dowager shook her head and continued patiently: "It's another thing to be close, Lan Qi doesn't have bad intentions, of course you can get close to her, but she is a person of right and wrong, if you get involved in the troubles around her, those people will have to deal with you together, and then it will not only be your own trouble, but it will also cause trouble for Horqin, and even implicate Lan Qi in turn." ”

"Huang Eniang?" The Queen Mother was enlightened, but she hesitated a little, pursed her lips before she spoke, "Are you worried that the crown prince's position will be shaken in the future, and are you worried that your brothers will compete for the throne in the future?" ”

The Empress Dowager raised her hand in front of her daughter-in-law, signaled her not to speak, and said solemnly: "I don't want that day when the peace of the imperial court and the royal family can last for a long time, but no one knows what will happen in the future. ”

"Yes." The Queen Mother agreed.

"If it comes to the end...... the Queen Mother's eyes are slightly red, she can't see the future, but she can imagine everything that may happen, and she doesn't know if the Queen Mother can wait for a long time to meet those things, but she doesn't explain now for fear that there will be no more time, and for a while her chest swells with sentimentality, and her voice is also hoarse, "If it really gets out of control one day, if Lan Qi and her child fail, you can help her in the end and protect her and the child's well-being, this is my selfishness." ”

The Queen Mother smiled slightly: "The emperor's mother really loves her, and the concubines will love her the same." ”

"I always feel like I've only lived ten more years because of her, and this kid takes care of me more than anyone else." The Empress Dowager smiled leisurely, but her gradually relaxed expression soon revealed a little worry, "It is also because of these ten years, she is destined to not be calm in this life, I can't see it, it's a blessing, but I'm not at ease." ”

"The emperor's mother is healthy, what you said let Lan Qi hear, she must not be sad, she is waiting for you with all her heart, not just for your health and longevity." The Queen Mother comforted her mother-in-law on the one hand, and on the other hand, she passed the conversation in her heart a few times, and she was a little relieved about the future, and responded to the Queen Mother seriously, "The concubine will be a rich idler, you can rest assured." ”

"I'm still here now, and you can do a few more things that can convince them of you, and it's also for the future." The Empress Dowager raised her hand and rubbed her forehead, as if she was tired of speaking, "The eldest brother is not young, you look for which child is suitable, put some words down, let Concubine Hui pick herself, no matter who she picks, you will nod and agree, we will follow her wishes in this matter, once we choose, we will choose an auspicious day to get married as soon as possible." ”

The queen mother said: "The emperor has only established the difference between the prince and the elder brothers, and the concubines think that the emperor's intentions may wait for the prince to establish the crown princess before considering the matter of the eldest brother, do you think you should discuss with the emperor first?" ”

The old man didn't care, and only said lightly: "Xuan Ye's side, I have something to say to him, you just have to do this, among the children I saw entering the palace on the New Year's Festival, there are many who are beautiful and age-appropriate, and Concubine Hui is afraid that she will be staring at it for a long time." ”

Ningshou Palace quickly let out the news of this matter, and a well-informed person like Concubine Hui naturally would not be unaware. But after hearing about it, she was happy for a while, and she was worried that the words she said to her son would be known, how could it be so coincidental that her son had told her about this, and the queen mother was on her side.

Her concubine is not in a hurry for her son to become a blessing, she cares more about whether the emperor can attach importance to the marriage of the eldest son, which young lady is allowed to match, and what kind of specifications are used to hold the wedding, which can show whether the eldest brother is loved and valued by the emperor. And what surprised her even more this time was that the Queen Mother said something extraneous, signaling that she could choose the children she liked, in other words, giving her all the good opportunity to rely on marriage to stabilize the forces behind the eldest brother.

But this matter, only said in private, the queen mother told Concubine Hui that if others knew that the eldest brother's Fujin was chosen by Concubine Hui herself, and in the future, they would all come to pick their own people, it would be troublesome, to put it bluntly, it was a benefit to her, and she could not be allowed to go around to publicize, the sixth palace only knew that the queen mother was choosing people, at most the imperial concubine interjected a few words, and it was not Concubine Hui's turn to call the shots.

And these days, another thing worth looking forward to in the palace is to wait for Yonghe Palace to give birth, Concubine De lost her son in May last year, and she will give birth again in April this year, how good her blessing is, others don't bother to say more, but everyone understands how much impact Concubine De has on the harem if she has another son, and there are even rumors that if Concubine De gets the prince again, the emperor will promote her to be a concubine.

The position of the concubine is still vacant, I don't know who the emperor wants to leave to, but look at the fourth concubine, even if Concubine De's background is not as good as that of people, but she is favored, has children and daughters, and now the emperor has married her maiden family and Concubine Wen's family, in the vulgar words of others, the emperor has not put gold on Concubine De's face.

These words, the sisters only used them as jokes, Bu Guiren came to accompany Lan Qi every day, and when Lan Qi was going to be a concubine, Bu Guiren sighed: "Do you say that Mama Wang is still there?" Can she know these things outside the palace, if she hears that the little girl named Lan Qi is going to be a concubine, what is her state of mind? ”

"My sister also said such unconscionable words?" Lan Qi threw the purse in her hand on Bu Guiren, and said angrily, "I've listened to these words for a few days, and they haven't changed their ways, I'm tired of it, how can they not be annoyed." ”

"What's annoying? When you really become a virtuous concubine, I'm afraid you can stop, otherwise if you don't rise for a day, they will miss you for a day. Bu Guiren smiled, shook his head and said, "Everyone is jealous of you, but they all want to see how far you can go, which is interesting." ”

"It is also my merit to let them pass the time after tea and dinner." Lan Qi didn't care, she was wrapped around the thread ball in her hand, but she remembered something by herself, and asked Sister Bu, "The matter of the eldest brother's selection of Fujin is also quite lively, you think about what kind of congratulatory gifts to prepare for me at that time, and you can't cross the imperial concubine, this is the most important thing." ”

Bu Guiren really heard a few words from the concubine, and said: "I heard that the Queen Mother has taken a fancy to the young lady of the Hubu Shangshu family, but why do I think it's weird, I also know more or less about those doorways over the years, if that child really becomes the eldest brother Fujin, the power of Mingzhu Mansion in the imperial court will be expanded, didn't the Queen Mother think of this?" ”

Lan Qi sighed in her heart, even Sister Bu began to be sensitive to the affairs of the imperial court harem, not to mention that she, a person who has been involved in turmoil from time to time, growth and change are inevitable, and the confusion and hesitation before are ridiculous now. But for Sister Bu's worries, Lan Qi felt that it was a little redundant, even if the Queen Mother couldn't think of it, the Queen Mother and Xuan Ye would definitely take it into account, I don't know what others think of what the Queen Mother did, she knew in her heart that the meaning of the Queen Mother has always been the meaning of the Queen Mother or the Emperor.

Bu Guiren chattered to himself: "Speaking of which, I like the children of the Wulanala family very much, looking at the posture of the imperial concubine, that girl will definitely be Sifujin in the future, I see that she is very close to you, and it is estimated that in two years, you should understand that you are the biological mother of the fourth elder brother, and I am not afraid that she will not be filial to you in the future." ”

But Lan Qi listened to these words, but inexplicably thought of the prince, and said softly: "Whether it's the eldest brother or Yinzhen, the brothers and brothers all have Eniang to worry about, even if Eniang may not be able to call the shots, it is more or less a dependent." Only the prince is pitiful, this matter is just waiting for the emperor to remember, and someone will make a name for him, and we, the elder brothers, have been thinking about it since we were born. ”

Bu Guiren said casually: "If you mention it to the emperor, maybe the emperor will send you to choose." ”

"That should also be the responsibility of the imperial concubine." Lan Qi smiled, "It's just that our imperial concubine is too selfish, let her choose the crown princess, and the good ones are given to the fourth elder brother." ”

There was finally a joke, but Lan Qi only laughed a few times, and there was a convulsion in her stomach, the child seemed to be impatient to come out, Bu Guiren looked at the ups and downs of her belly while taking care of her, and said: "It must be a little brother, look at this momentum." ”

It's a pity that Bu Guiren couldn't come true, on the big day when the prince went out of the pavilion to lecture in the Wenhua Palace, Concubine De of Yonghe Palace finally had signs of giving birth, she was already very calm after repeated childbirth, and Yonghe Palace was also in order, before the end of the prince's lecture in Wenhua Palace, there was news that Concubine De gave birth to a baby girl smoothly.

But the healthy little princess only got a sour sentence from the palace people: "You don't deserve to have a son." ”

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