"What does the world think of me?" At this point, she made up her mind and calmly asked Tong Guowei, "What about Uncle Guo's eyes?" ”

Tong Guowei frowned slightly and said: "The minister's words are very clear, Niangniang, you ......"

Lan Qi interrupted him leisurely, and asked gently: "Presumably the world will not know, I know the time when the emperor governs the government in the Qianqing Palace, and the world will not see me in the palace, and the world will not know which lady the emperor was lucky to last night, or who he has lunch with today, and it is strictly forbidden to leak the slightest bit of things in the Forbidden City." Uncle Guo, you know, right? ”

Tong Guowei frowned, did not speak, looked at Concubine De inexplicably, and was a little hostile, after all, Wu Yashi was a thorn in their side at the earliest, and it was his daughter who first betrayed him and was unwilling to seek benefits for the family, which became the embarrassing situation now, but the matter has come to this, he can only follow the path left by his daughter.

Lan Qi saw that he was silent, presumably Tong Guowei could understand his mind, and if he said too much, he would inevitably seem aggressive, after all, Tong Guowei was an elder minister. And her meaning is very simple, that is, those of them who are staring at the affairs of the palace will know what is going on in the imperial city, so they naturally think that everyone in the whole world knows.

Obviously, they used the concubine to take advantage of the woman, and the women in the harem never really influenced and decided anything. The Empress Dowager had already told her that being a red face and a bad water is the best excuse for an incompetent man to evade his responsibilities.

And Lan Qi has another belief in her heart, which she instilled in Yinzhen early on, the emperor is alone in this world, so for her, if she wants to seek a future for her son, the only thing she has to do is to stand behind the emperor and become his most trusted person. Even if she didn't mean to seek a future for her son, if it helped, why not.

"I understand the truth of the tree, thank you Lord Tong for mentioning it, in order to prevent the fourth elder brother from being criticized by the ministers behind his back in the court, I will naturally be cautious in my words and deeds in the palace, which is also what Queen Xiaoyi has always told the six palaces." Lan Qi was positive, even though Tong Guowei was powerful, she still looked at his deep and old eyes, and smiled slightly, "As a concubine, the emperor's will is my will, what is the queen's will, naturally there is someone who should inherit it, who do you think Uncle Guo?" ”

"Mother's words......"

"I don't think we're in conflict." Lan Qi smiled slightly, and bowed her head to Tong Guowei to say goodbye. Calling Huanchun to come forward, there was thin ice on the road, and they could only walk steadily by supporting each other, and at the same time instructed the little eunuchs, "A few more people will go and help Uncle Guo and Fujin's sedan chair." ”

However, as soon as Lan Qi walked away, he slacked off in the face of Tong Guowei's righteousness and steadiness just now, Tong Guowei would suddenly come to say these words to himself, obviously the court was already ready to move, and the princes had just set up their own doors, and the ministers couldn't wait to reach out to them. Yin Zhen doesn't know what kind of temptations and traps he will face outside, can he distinguish between good and evil?

And as the person closest to the emperor, Lan Qi faintly felt the emperor's wavering heart for the prince very early, but even so, she didn't dare to dig out the desire to seek a future for her son from the bottom of her heart, this is something to be buried deeply, once she rises from the bottom of her heart, she will become a woman who is calculating all day long, as Xuan Ye said.

In any case, she couldn't calculate Xuan Ye.

Lan Qi suddenly stood still, holding her chest with one hand, Huan Chun nervously asked Niangniang if she was unwell, but Lan Qi said to herself: "I can only do things for the emperor alone, I can only do things for him alone." ”

After that, when she went to Ningshou Palace, no matter how Lan Qi concealed her thoughts, she would show a little uneasiness, and the Queen Mother seemed to think that she was uncomfortable, and said to the old princesses of the clan: "The affairs in the palace are all handled by Concubine De, and she is naturally hard at home with such a big family." ”

The old princesses with noble backgrounds all know the status of Concubine De Niangniang in the emperor's heart, even if they look down on her background, they will not despise her face-to-face, but they pass on their dissatisfaction to others, sighing to each other, quite complaining: "I heard that the emperor now favors the women of the Han family, and there is no shortage of side Fujin and concubines from the Han family women in the prince's brother's mansion, not to mention our family." The women of the Han family are all like fairies coming out of the painting, which is very charming. It's okay for men and children to like it, but if they like to have children, they will almost shake the status of the main family, and we, who are full of noble blood, will be ruined. ”

Another humanitarian: "Isn't it, they all follow the emperor's example, and with the emperor's support, what we say doesn't work." ”

The Queen Mother was not afraid of offending these people, but there was no need to say ugly things to make them embarrassed, so she perfunctory them, and only after they dispersed, did she say to Lan Qi: "You heard those just now, you don't have to move them to the emperor, don't make him feel blocked." Our serious elder brother is from a noble background, and the few born to the women of the Han family can become such a small climate. ”

"The emperor promoted the Manchu and Han families, and the Han culture has been inherited for thousands of years, which is supreme and noble in the eyes of the emperor." Lan Qi said with a smile, "The emperor often said that those children of the family, relying on a few drops of aristocratic blood in their bones, do not seek to be motivated, no matter how orthodox their bloodline is, they will lose their family sooner or later." In big families, the children who are often born are more motivated, and they do not have the squeamishness of superiority, so they naturally work hard everywhere. ”

Lan Qi said without much thought, but when she saw the Queen Mother, she muttered to herself: "No, why not, the emperor's brothers." Her heart was tight, if these words were heard by people with many hearts, she would be suspected of accusing the prince, Yinzhen's identity as a concubine was unorthodox after all, and only the prince was born among the princes, and everyone could see how much ability the prince had.

The Queen Mother didn't seem to think much about it, and then discussed other things with Lan Qi, and took out the dowry that she had accumulated for Wen Xian over the years to Lan Qi, so that if she didn't go on a southern tour, she would tidy up at home.

Lan Qi was surprised by the Queen Mother's thoughts, if Wen Xian's dowry was really sent out according to this posture, she would respond to Tong Guowei's sentence "The tree is a big move", where is the Queen Mother marrying her granddaughter, is she marrying her own daughter?

But the Queen Mother smiled and said: "I'm alone, I can't spend any money, and all the money I have saved over the years has been distributed to the children." Don't think that Wen Xian has a lot here, what I left for Yinqi before is almost the same. It's just that the tenth elder brother has to be treated badly, but the ones left by Concubine Wen are enough for him to stand on his own. ”

The Queen Mother said, and suddenly thought: "Why did I forget again, now you and Niu Hulu's family are relatives, and the affairs in the Ten Elder Brothers' Mansion will be dedicated to their families." ”

Lan Qi said with a smile: "Brother Shi's mansion and Wen Xian's princess's mansion are going to be opened, and the concubines have already entrusted Ah Ling'a and his wife to help take care of them, so naturally everything is handled by the Internal Affairs Office according to the rules, they just help to take a few looks." As for Brother Jiu, of course, Concubine Yi will worry about it herself. ”

The Queen Mother sighed: "I didn't expect the concubine to leave a son, and in the end I had to take care of her for her." When she married your sister to Alinga, she was so unwilling to do so, it was all a sin. ”

Lan Qi didn't care: "For the marriage of the elder brother and the princess, as well as the six palaces of Dafeng, most of the concubines will not accompany the southern tour, you just have to play with peace of mind, and when you come back, everything will be fine." ”

That day, Lan Qi withdrew from Ningshou Palace, and it was easy to take a breath at home, and there was news from the Sibeile Mansion outside the palace, saying that the little brother was not very good, but I thought that Hongyu was going to pass this night, but I didn't expect the child to hold on again, and he couldn't go down with a sigh of relief.

Lan Qi stayed up all night worrying about her little grandson, and now she heard that the child had eased up, and hoped that he could live a truly healthy life, but in the afternoon, Yinzhen entered the palace to ask for peace, with a solemn expression, and told her mother very clearly that the child is afraid that she will not live long, so please be prepared in her heart and not be too sad.

The child who is not in front of the door is indeed not heartbroken, and Yinzhen came today to discuss the matter of the southern tour with his mother. The holy car was planned to start driving on the third day of the first month of February, and there were not many days left to prepare, and the ministers who had already set off at the front station had already set off, and the large army was about to set off after him.

"If Hongyu dies in front, his son can rest assured that he can drive with him, but if he still holds his breath, how should I follow the emperor Ama to the south?" After all, it is flesh and blood, how can Yinzhen be indifferent and ruthless.

"You can leave the affairs of the family to Yuxi." Lan Qi comforted his son, "Since Huang Ama has appointed you to accompany you this time, don't miss this great opportunity, I don't know when the next southern tour will be, and it will not be easy for you to go far away." When you were a child, you went there once, and now when you look at the changes, your vision will be broad. ”

"But Hongyu ......"

"If you decide to go or stay, someone has to be a ruthless person, and Eniang will do a good job." Lan Qi was ruthless and said to her son seriously, "The child is destined to leave, it's useless for you to accompany him, he doesn't know that his father is by his side, although you are a father, but you are also a son, and now your father wants you to escort him, and you can't shirk it." Eniang and Yuxi will be optimistic about this family for you, in the final analysis, Hongyu and us have no fate. ”

Yin Zhen said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect Eniang to say such a thing, don't you think so in your heart." ”

Lan Qi smiled: "E-niang just knows that you will never regret going on a tour with Emperor Amanan." ”

The mother and son talked for a long time, Yinzhen gradually put down the burden, and walked to the palace gate with her mother when she left, Lan Qi suddenly asked her son: "Last time you went to the uncle's mansion, you came back and told me that Long Keduo was not right, have you said these words to others?" Did you tell Uncle Guo? ”

Yin Zhen shook his head: "I don't often see their families, only Shun Anyan has more contacts, and it's also because of Wen Xian." ”

"That's good, after all, it's their family matter, you just know it in your own heart."

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