Huanchun helped Lan Qi, feeling a slight tremor on the master's body, at that moment Qinglian just let go and went to the concubine, otherwise she would definitely be firmly stable, but Qinglian let go of her hand, she couldn't hold it back, Huanchun asked very softly in her ear: "Master?" ”

Lan Qi heard it, nodded silently, walked a few steps forward, and watched Xuan Ye pick up Yinzhen, the little guy was a little fatter than before, the last time Lan Qi saw him, was the day he went to Cining Palace to ask for grace, at that time she was already babbling, and she could make a voice in a "mama mother", at this moment she approached step by step, thinking about whether the child could still recognize her.

"Your Majesty, are we Yinzhen very capable? The grandmothers said that it was good to be able to walk like this at the age of one, and that day they were taken to Cining Palace, and Mama Su Mala said that the emperor could only walk when you were one and a half years old when you were a child, and your son was much stronger than Amma. The concubine was full of coquettishness, her eyes were wandering, and she was chattering around Xuan Ye and the child, but Lan Qi was about to get closer, and the concubine suddenly blocked in front of her, as if deliberately separating her from Xuan Ye's child.

Qinglian on the side was clever, and said with a smile: "The emperor, let's go into the house, Concubine De is pregnant, and she has been standing outside for a long time. ”

Xuan Ye hugged the child in his arms, glanced over the shoulders of the concubine, saw that her face was tense, he couldn't help frowning, and a displeased look flashed in his eyes, and he walked in the door with Yinzhen in his arms, and the concubine immediately followed, but suddenly stopped in front of the door, turned to Huanchun and said: "Good life to support your master, the child in her belly is expensive, today is a good day for our fourth elder brother, don't make any unhappiness." ”

Lan Qi hung her head and was silent, Huan Chun agreed repeatedly, only waiting for the concubine to enter the door, and then helped the master forward, when she crossed the high threshold, Lan Qi's legs were weak and almost fell, but fortunately Huan Chun firmly supported her, and anxiously reminded her in her ear: "The master should be good." ”

"I know." Lan Qi nodded, stood steadily, and then walked back into the hall.

There is already a table in the hall, Xuan Ye is holding his son in the upper seat, Yin Zhen doesn't know what to take, Xuan Ye can't do it, the little guy tears his throat and cries, the concubine hurriedly takes it and hugs it, points to the things on the table and asks him what he wants, Yin Zhen won't say, he can only stretch out his hand, the concubine patiently took it to him one by one, and got the steamed longevity peach buns, he was satisfied, pinched in his hand and kneaded and pinched it as a toy.

Lan Qi sat opposite, every time the concubine took something, her heart was shocked, and she couldn't wait to reach out and hand it over, but she couldn't do it, the concubine asked her to come today, just to let her see clearly, who is the fourth elder brother's mother now.

Concubine Tong Guifei hugged the fourth elder brother and shook it, while asking Qinglian to toast the emperor, she smiled unceremoniously and said that she couldn't let go, please don't be surprised, and said to herself: "The emperor will open erudition and Confucianism next year, but we have to look for a few talents, our fourth elder brother will grow up in a blink of an eye, waiting to study with a good master." ”

Xuan Ye glanced at her: "You are also too anxious." ”

"Where is the concubine in a hurry, three years and five years are just a blink of an eye, when the concubine entered the palace, the eldest brother was still a little bit, and that day Concubine Hui led him to ask for peace, and he was already a big child." Concubine Tong said while finally holding the child to the nurse, Lan Qi's eyes couldn't help but follow the child away, and she heard the concubine coughing, she hurriedly came back, and sure enough, she saw Concubine Tong glaring at herself, before she continued, "Although I don't dare to compare with the prince, our Yinzhen must be the smartest among the other brothers, and the emperor will cultivate it well in the future." ”

"You haven't eaten yet, that's all there is to it." Xuan Ye responded lazily, "Of course my sons are smart, you don't have to worry about Fu Study, Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui don't see this, you are really fresh." ”

Lan Qi's heart twitched, and when she heard the word "Eniang", she really couldn't hold it anymore.

The concubine personally poured wine to the emperor, and when she saw Xuan Ye drinking, she smiled and said: "If you are not dedicated to being a mother, do you still expect others?" The emperor has all the opportunities, and in a few days the concubines and concubines will be reborn, and there are many brothers, can you take care of it? Naturally, it is the bothersome of the mother, and it is also the responsibility of the mother to teach her son well, although the concubine speaks badly, but it is true, do you say that this is the reason? ”

Lan Qi listened to the word for word, involuntarily held the wine in front of her, and was about to raise her hand to drink, when she heard the concubine shouting: "Concubine De, you can't drink wine, how can you drink while pregnant with a child?" It's a scene there, who told you to drink? Saying that, he called Qinglian, "Hurry up and serve honey tea to Concubine De Niangniang." ”

Lan Qi had no choice but to put down the wine glass, Qinglian changed a cup of honey tea, and diligently gave the concubine cloth dishes, the atmosphere on the table was embarrassing and depressing, just waiting for Yinzhen's clear babbling voice to suddenly break the dullness, everyone followed the sound, he staggered and was supported by the nurse, step by step from the side, the nurse smiled and coaxed: "Where is the fourth elder brother going?" ”

Yinzhen stopped, I don't know if he was struggling to walk, or looking at the people at the table, he suddenly laughed happily, laughed so that his eyes were squeezed, and he babbled happily, and then took a step forward, the nurse just helped, where to go was completely up to him, this step by step, it was actually in the direction of the concubine who was sitting, Yinzhen's round eyes were even more flashing, and his mouth was humming "Mama Mom", I don't know if it was screaming indiscriminately, or I wanted to call someone.

Lan Qi was almost about to get up and rush over, the concubine suddenly got up and left her seat, rushed over and picked up Yinzhen, the little guy was stunned at first, and then he held his mouth, and when he saw that he was hugged far away, he couldn't help but grinning and crying, this time the cry was as if he was wronged or something, and the concubine hurriedly carried him to another room.

Only Xuan Ye and Lan Qi were left on the table, both of them looked at this scene in a daze, or the emperor eased up first, but as soon as he raised his hand and knocked down the wine glass on the side, the red wine juice was sprinkled on the table, and the palace maid quickly came to wipe it, fortunately the emperor's dragon robe was not soiled, and it had been cleaned up before the concubine came back.

Lan Qi watched the palace maid busy for a moment, and didn't look at Xuan Ye's face, not because she didn't want to, but because she didn't dare. God knows how many sharp arrows will shoot out of those beautiful eyes to pierce her heart, just sitting like this, I can already feel the anger steaming over there, after all, he is still complaining about himself.

After a year, Lan Qi can't remember the pain of childbirth at the beginning, but the flesh and blood are her own, and she can't touch it in front of her, the pain of childbirth is nothing compared to this moment, but no matter how painful it is, she has to bear it, the pain in her heart is better than letting her son be hurt and threatened.

"Child......" Xuan Ye spoke, and the beautiful figure in front of the door floated in again, and the concubine came in with a smile and said, "The fourth elder brother is very well-behaved on weekdays, and he must be excited to see Huang Ama today." ”

The emperor seemed to be about to say something to Lan Qi, but after the concubine interrupted like this, he continued: "You have raised the child very well, I thought you were young, not as steady and down-to-earth as Concubine Rong and Concubine Duan, and I was relieved to see that you were handy." ”

The concubine sat down and poured herself a glass of wine to drink, the flush flew up her cheeks, and her face became more and more beautiful, her face was charming and colorful, her slender jade fingers held the wine glass, poured wine in her own cup and handed it to Xuan Ye, a confident and proud sentence floated out of her red lips: "Of course, your children must be raised with all your heart, and the concubines should be handy, the emperor should not let go of ......"

Before she finished speaking, there was a loud bang, I don't know what I fell outside the door, everyone was shocked, and the palace maid came to tell her, saying that she was about to enter the hot pot, but the palace maid fell down, and without waiting for the emperor to open her mouth to forgive, the concubine said: "The peace of the year is a good sign, which palace maid fell, reward her with silver to see if she was burned, don't blame." ”

Everyone in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, if it was a weekday concubine, she would definitely be in trouble, but fortunately, today is the birthday of the fourth elder brother, and the emperor is in front of her, how can she make a lenient and generous appearance, and sure enough, she also got a compliment from the emperor, saying that she has a much better temperament.

As for the banquet, but the three of them sat opposite each other, it was not interesting to eat for a long time, Lan Qi was happy with a bad appetite and almost didn't move, the dishes in front of her Qinglian cloth were almost piled up, she didn't move a few times, and the concubine didn't dare to persuade the emperor to drink more in the daytime, and then she only listened to the concubine keep talking about how the fourth elder brother was.

Lan Qi was already buzzing in her ears, and she didn't know that Xuan Ye would listen to a few words, so she just waited for a eunuch to come and tell her, saying that it was an auspicious time to ask the emperor and concubine to move to see the little brother catch Zhou, Xuan Ye asked what to do, and the concubine smiled happily: "I heard that the Han people pay attention to this, and the concubine also wants to have a good time, if the emperor is not happy, it is okay, the concubine just thinks it is interesting and wants to test the future of this child." ”

"Whatever you want." Xuan Ye had no objection.

After the three of them rinsed their mouths and washed their hands, they were hugged and went to the fourth elder brother's house, and when they entered the door, they saw that there were many objects on the thick animal skin carpet, scripture and pen and ink, abacus ingots, and then toy food, agarwood beads and short knives and daggers, etc., in short, no matter what you take, there will be auspicious words, but it is just a lively thing, Xuan Ye is also slightly interested, and he wants to untie the small seal with him and let Gonggong Li put it over.

"Hooray." Gonggong Li is very shrewd, knowing that the imperial seal is not suitable, the emperor is afraid that he didn't think much about it for a while, so he has the responsibility to remind, and said with a smile, "In the old year, the Empress Dowager rewarded you with a piece of Hongtian Shoushan Stone, which has not yet been opened. ”

As he spoke, he called the little eunuch who accompanied him to follow, and sure enough, someone appeared with a brocade box, opened the brocade box, and there was a natural red field stone the size of an egg lying inside, which was indeed a reward from the Empress Dowager.

"Just use this piece, if Yinzhen takes it, give it to him, and when he grows up, he will see what chapter is engraved." Xuan Ye was pleased, took the Shoushan stone and played with it a few times, then put it in a pile of objects, buried it inconspicuously in a few purses, and then stepped aside, raised her eyes and looked at Lan Qi again, but she seemed to ignore the things on the ground, and only looked at the child in the arms of the nurse over there in a daze, Xuan Ye's heart sank, and she was unhappy.

The concubine was only focused on the child, and didn't care about these little things, so she personally hugged the fourth elder brother in the past, put it on the ground, and coaxed softly: "Yinzhen is good, take it yourself if you like it." "Call the nurse again," went over and led some and coaxed the fourth elder brother over. ”

The hall was lively for a while, the nurses and mothers shook the cloth tigers, rattles, etc., which the fourth elder brother liked, and made a clanging sound to attract the children, the little guy crawled towards the nurse with his hands and feet, babbling in his mouth, but seeing so many things in front of him, not only was he not excited, but he sat down and did not move, and the nurse hurriedly coaxed him again, he got up slowly, pouted and looked at the things in front of him, pushed this and moved that, several purses spread out, revealing the Shoushan stone, The size of an egg is still a big thing in the child's hand, he reached over with one hand and touched it, followed by holding the stone with two hands, in fact, he didn't see who to give it to, but the nurse hurriedly grabbed it, and the palace maid on the side took the red silk and sent it to the imperial concubine.

The concubine was overjoyed, and proudly listened to the flattery and praise of the people on the side, Xuan Ye didn't see too much surprise, and only smiled and said: "When he grows up and leaves the palace and opens his teeth to build a mansion, he will use this Shoushan stone as a seal, and you will collect it for your son first." ”

The concubine hurriedly agreed, curtsy the knees, and thanked his father for the fourth elder brother, Emperor Longen, and Lan Qi on the side was also supported by Huanchun to salute together, Xuan Ye looked at it, but he didn't feel depressed for no reason.

The nurse also hugged the fourth elder brother to thank her, Yinzhen lay on her shoulder, Lan Qi happened to look at her son when she got up, the little guy smiled at his mother, I don't know what he was happy about, but I couldn't wait for Lan Qi to take another look, the back of the concubine was in front of her, and only the dazzling pearl hairpin behind the bun and the luxurious and delicate robe on the back were in front of her, Lan Qi's eyes were brighter and gloomy again.

"I'm still busy in the afternoon, so I can't stay long." Xuan Ye got up to leave, and even advised, "When he takes a nap, you take him to Cining Palace to salute, I know that you love children, don't you don't understand the rules of the palace, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager also love to see their grandchildren, what are you always doing hiding in the house?" ”

The concubine grinned and agreed, even if she was unhappy, she didn't show it, and while she wanted to send the emperor out, she said to Lan Qi: "Concubine De also go back and rest, there is no time to greet you here in this palace." ”

Lan Qifu claimed to be yes, followed out behind, and when he arrived at the door, Xuan Ye's promotion to the public was done, and the concubine seemed to deliberately want Xuan Ye to hear, and told her loudly: "Since the emperor asked this palace to raise the fourth elder brother, don't worry about it in the future, it is not easy for this palace to remember your old year of childbirth, and I just want you to come and have a fun today, but there will be no more business for you in the future." There are many people with broken mouths outside, and a big thing with sesame seeds can also make a storm in the city, for the good of the fourth elder brother, and for the good of the concubine, in the future, people must speak and do things in a measured manner, this palace is the fourth elder brother's mother, and no one is allowed to rub sand in the eyes of the fourth elder brother. ”

Concubine Tong is now dominant in the Six Palaces, and it is also one of her responsibilities to teach the concubines, even if these words are uncomfortable for Lan Qi to listen to in Xuanye at this moment, the emperor can't blame her for many things, but she listened expressionlessly, and moved her fingers to signal to start.

Gonggong Li hurriedly asked people to raise their shoulders and leave, and when he left, he turned around and looked at the concubine and the concubine, sighed helplessly in his heart, and immediately followed the team.

After the concubine said these words, seeing that the emperor did not squeak, she became more and more confident and proud, and after seeing Xuan Ye walk away, she immediately ordered the palace people to go back, and the door of Chengqian Palace was rumbled shut, Lan Qi stood in the wind, listening to the rumbling sound, watching the emperor's back disappear from front of him, his head was blank, and he didn't know where he was.

"Master, let's go back." Huanchun was very distressed, and helped her to move, Lan Qi's body shook as if she was about to fall, but soon she stood firm, took a deep breath, and walked steadily towards Yonghe Palace.

Back to Yonghe Palace, climb the steps, cross the threshold, and then go down the steps to the main hall, the person who was still steady outside the door suddenly fell down, no matter how Huanchun pulled her, or the jade sunflower green beads on the side to support, she just fell down, only waiting to sit on the steps, they wanted to support again before waving their hands and saying: "I'll sit for a while." ”

Everyone persuaded: "Master, the stone steps are too cold......

"Just for a moment." Lan Qi held her breath, and said these four words again, her tears suddenly burst the embankment, but she tossed herself to prevent herself from crying, and she was panting quickly and heavily.

"Mother, let's go back to the house." Luzhu and a few people persuaded again, but Lanqi just refused to move, as if she had no strength to stand up again, Huanchun was about to let everyone work together to carry her back, when she turned around and saw the person who walked in behind, she was so frightened that she reached out to cover her mouth, but the person who came in waved her hand and silenced them.

Huan Chun hurriedly pushed the green beads and a few people, motioned them to look back, and then quietly pulled everyone who was also surprised, and walked away from the side, leaving only Wu Ya Lanqi who couldn't cry on the wide stone steps in front of the door, and after she vented, she seemed to be gradually calming down, but she didn't realize that behind her, Xuan Ye was standing there.

And said that the royal car left the Chengqian Palace not long ago, turned the door before walking a short distance, the sound of the gate of the Chengqian Palace closed seemed to still linger in the ears, Li Gonggong suddenly heard the emperor shout to stop, everyone did not dare to delay, put down the shoulder, and saw the emperor go back, Li Gonggong signaled everyone to stay in place, he followed far behind, only to see the emperor to Yonghe Palace, only to breathe a sigh of relief, and let the people behind be ready at any time, he quietly took two people to wait outside.

At this moment, Xuan Ye was standing in the threshold, the delicate back under the stone steps was trembling, and he couldn't hear her crying, but the tears seemed to flow into his heart, salty and salty soaked in pain, he walked over step by step, squatted down and supported her, the person in front of him trembled violently, coming from his palm, and Xuan Ye's heart was broken.

"Why, you don't believe me?"

When Lan Qi was sad, her body was supported by a familiar force, and she heard her favorite voice in her ears again, and she looked back at the face that was crying with makeup, and saw Xuan Ye's face full of distress, everything in her heart instantly collapsed, leaning on his shoulder, and her body twitched more violently.

"You once said that I can afford to carry the country and am not afraid to carry the black cauldron once, why don't you believe it now? Could it be that I can keep the country, but I can't keep my wife and children? Xuan Ye asked again and again, but in his heart, the answer was already there.

"You hurt me this time, why did I still coax you?"

"If you open your mouth, I will immediately bring Yinzhen back, no one can snatch your child, and no one can hurt our child again."

Xuan Ye finished saying everything in one breath, gently pushed away the person in his arms, and asked her solemnly: "I will go to Chengqian Palace now and bring him back, do you not believe me?" ”

She shook her head, the hairpins on her bun were shaken loose, but it was easy to say something, but she said: "The concubine doesn't want the fourth elder brother, don't want the fourth elder brother......"

Xuan Ye's face was gloomy, Huo Ran let go of her shoulders, turned around and walked back, Lan Qi on the steps was suddenly confused, but before he came back to his senses, his body had already stood up instinctively, and the person who was still weak and weak quickly rushed over to stop the emperor, Xuan Ye was stunned by her like this, Lan Qi stood straight in front of him, and stretched out his hand to pull the cuffs.

The two looked at each other speechlessly, Lan Qi pursed her lips and stopped crying, for a long time Xuan Ye stretched out her hand to push her away, but she held her hands tighter harder, her face was flushed, Xuan Ye frowned and glared at her, and finally said, "Do you want me to stay?" ”

He knew that Lan Qi would not ask the child to come back, and he also understood why he was willing to send away his relatives. He can indeed afford the world, but he doesn't have three heads and six arms, and he can't control the sinister hearts of people with horns, and the person in front of him is hurting his heart on the one hand, and on the other hand, he is more considerate of himself than anyone else, she can't say those words, and Xuan Ye can't say it.

On the way from the front of the door to the dormitory, Lan Qi was carried into the door, and before she was put down, she pulled Xuan Ye's sleeve again, and Xuan Ye smiled helplessly: "I can't go, don't always drag like this." ”

opened Yonghe Palace, the emperor still came to the door for the first time, just thinking about whether to break up so unhappily, people rushed to him, at a glance Xuan Ye's heart was soft, he missed it every day after a month, where he was willing to go away so badly, they were sad for each other, and then pushed each other away from each other, I really don't know how much to hurt, no matter how good the feelings are, they can't stand tossing again and again.

"If you cry again, I will definitely go and bring Yinzhen back." Seeing Lan Qi wipe her face clean, after Huanchun and the others retreated, she was about to nest in her arms softly, but Xuan Ye pushed her away and asked, "Are you still crying?" ”

"Who's crying?" Lan Qi asked rhetorically, with a smile between her eyebrows, this is the most beautiful appearance in Xuan Ye's heart.

Just now she sat on the steps, if Xuan Ye didn't come, in fact, she gradually eased up, but when she saw Xuan Ye, she couldn't help but feel sad again, now that she is around, her heart is down-to-earth and warm, and her emotions are stable, so it will naturally be fine.

"Concubines are not hypocritical, they are strong when they are strong, and they don't want to endure when they can't bear it." Lan Qi took a deep breath, stretched out her chest that was spasmodic from crying, looked at Xuan Ye and said, "The concubine sent the fourth elder brother to the best place, crying is just reluctant, there is no regret or unwillingness, don't misunderstand and don't always feel distressed, everyone has seven emotions and six desires, and the concubine is a vulgar person." ”

"It's really vulgar." Xuan Ye snorted.

Lan Qi smiled cheekily: "No matter how vulgar it is, it's also likable." As he spoke, he threw himself on Xuan Ye's shoulder, not letting him push him away, and said softly, "You're still here." ”

Xuan Ye caressed her back, smelling the aroma of her shoulders and neck was reassuring: "If I can't come, who can coax you well?" ”

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