Concubine Hui was naturally happy when she heard that her son was performing well, but she restrained herself in front of the eighth elder brother, and still said: "Your emperor Ama often praises you as the most capable, and in time it will definitely respect you more than your brothers." As he spoke, he asked the eighth elder brother if his family was okay, and sighed that Bafujin sent something in to her a few days ago, but he was really happy and said, "Now I also enjoy the blessings of my daughter-in-law." ”

Let's say that since Bafujin entered the door, Concubine Hui only knew what it was like to be honored by her daughter-in-law, Dafujin had no hope there, but the daughter-in-law of the adopted son was very good at being a person. Maybe it's also a relationship between the stomach, Concubine Hui doesn't have much fantasy about asking for anything from Eighth Elder Brother and his Fujin itself, Eighth Elder Brother is a chess piece she will use to assist Big Brother in the future, how the child's family is like a husband and wife, and what the future heirs are, Concubine Hui doesn't care. But if you don't pay attention, it often brings unexpected results. Now Bafujin Palace can eat openly inside and outside the palace, and she is very filial to Concubine Hui, but she is called very dignified in Changchun Palace.

In the eyes of everyone, it seems that he has been like this since he was sensible, but they don't know that he is really like a fat jade, and under the seemingly soft and delicate appearance, he has a hard and cold heart, and he is willing to go through polishing to make himself more shining.

The mother and son didn't say anything special, the eighth elder brother withdrew from Concubine Hui's house, and saw Yuan Yu standing in the courtyard, the adoptive mother was like this, she was so angry that she punished everyone for standing, but she wouldn't say anything to him, and even if the eldest brother didn't care about all this, if he met, he would tell him anything, and the eighth elder brother understood the difference very well. Maybe he shouldn't have asked too much of his adoptive mother, but he asked himself why his adoptive mother couldn't treat him the same when he fulfilled his son's responsibilities. The eighth elder brother occasionally thinks that if Concubine Hui treats her, like Queen Xiaoyi treats the fourth elder brother, and like Concubine De treats the thirteenth elder brother, will he be very different.

On the way out of the palace, soon saw the fourth elder brother walking in front, the eighth elder brother looked at the back of his brother in a daze, and followed without hurrying, Yinzhen saw his younger brother coming, so he smiled and said: "Today you told the allusion, where is the source, you said it so well, I was really worried that Huang Ama would ask us, I don't know at all, I am afraid that Huang Ama will ask but can't answer, I have to be disciplined." ”

The eighth elder brother didn't dare to be proud, and said humbly: "It's not esoteric knowledge, the fourth brother must remember, but he didn't remember it for a while, and I will send the book to your house when I turn around." ”

Yin Zhen smiled: "You don't have to make a special trip, I'm not at home these days, just let Fujin send it, they can talk about it very much." ”

The eighth elder brother said happily: "Your younger brother and sister have been saying that the fourth sister-in-law is good at home, and the fifth brother's house often chatters, among our brothers, the fourth sister-in-law has the most demeanor of the eldest sister-in-law." ”

Yin Zhen glanced at him, shook his head and smiled: "Where can he be called the demeanor of an eldest sister-in-law, now that he is pregnant and raising his body, he is even more uncontrollable, and he is bored and panicked, looking forward to a few concubines to talk in the past to relieve his boredom." ”

The brothers walked all the way out of the palace, talking about the short gossip of their parents, and Yinzhen kept thinking in his heart why the eighth elder brother would help the ninth elder brother to go to the emperor to say those words. What he knew was the words of the eighth elder brother, only when the ninth elder brother also saw the prince, and the eighth elder brother only knew after listening to the ninth elder brother, but he didn't know that the eighth elder brother himself bumped into the prince, but even if he couldn't figure out the relationship here, the strange behavior of the two younger brothers had already made him stumble in his heart. He didn't expect that the eleventh brother died because of such a ridiculous sake, for him, he had experienced the pain of his most beloved brother dying in front of him, Yinzhen couldn't imagine how many of them were brothers, and they had been able to sit together and talk and laugh these days, but he still thought of Yinzuo, and his heart still tingled.

In this way, Yinzhen couldn't help but want to alienate these brothers, even if he was still amiable on his face, he was already far away in his heart.

At this moment, in the Yonghe Palace, the eunuchs came to tell him, saying that the fourth elder brother had left the palace, and he walked out with the eighth elder brother on the way, Lan Qi didn't move when he heard it, but Huanchun muttered: "Every time the slave maid sees the eighth elder brother, she feels strange in her heart, and this time the eighth elder brother is also involved, and now when I mention him, I feel even more strange in my heart." ”

Lan Qi smiled: "What's strange about Eighth Elder Brother? ”

Huanchun said: "I just thought in the past, how can this child be so good, with a good temperament, a smart head and not be proud and complacent, in short, there is no bad place in all aspects, and the child is not like a child anymore, you look at our thirteenth elder brother, even if he has a gentle and good temper and can be adjusted, you are still so angry that you want to beat people, right?" ”

Lan Qi was disgusted: "Talking about it, why did you mention that I beat someone?" ”

Huanchun smiled: "Brothers are very afraid of mothers, when you lose your temper, everyone is honest." ”

Lan Qi glanced at the scene of Yonghe Palace outside the window, and said with emotion: "This kind of day is one day after another, and seeing the children grow up like spring shoots, as soon as they marry in the future, our Yonghe Palace will be deserted in a blink of an eye." ”

Huan Chun smiled: "And the emperor, the emperor will not call the mother cold." ”

"He won't call me cold, there are so many things in the palace." Lan Qi was very unwilling to say this, and there was a little resentment in her eyes, but her mood was not bad, and she said to Huanchun: "In the past two years, the emperor is going to arrange a draft, this time it is a general election, it is not as simple as selecting a few Han women from Jiangnan in previous years, this time I want to draft girls from the Eight Banners, this year after year, there is no shortage of young and beautiful people in the palace." ”

Huan Chun asked in surprise: "Why is there another draft, the slave maid still thinks that these few people in the palace are enough." ”

Lan Qi laughed out loud and pushed her: "You go to the emperor to say this, and tell him not to choose." ”

However, the matter of the draft, the queen mother has been talking about it for many years, it is not that she has to add new people to the emperor's side, the rules in the palace are like this, such as Concubine Rong is as early as forty years old, according to the rules should be suspended, but it is inevitable that her most senior concubines were made fun of by the subordinates, according to what Lan Qi said to the emperor earlier, when the time comes, their sisters will stop the brand together, so they have not said this seriously, and Concubine Rong will not mention it, after all, it is a woman, which one is willing to really admit that she is old.

But now Lan Qi is not young, she is almost the same age as the Kangxi Dynasty, the days are increasing, people are increasing their longevity, no matter how well she takes care of her, her age is always there. The rules in the palace, when you are older, you can no longer serve the emperor, there must always be young people coming in, this is a fact that neither the emperor nor Lan Qi can change, unless Xuan Ye is unusual, but he already has countless beauties in the harem, and he still learns what the emperor of the previous dynasty did not set up a harem of dedication and affection, and he can't do it until now.

Yes, compared to the past, there will be a strong jealousy and pantothenic acid resentment, Lan Qi knows that she is getting older, as the dignity of the lord of Yonghe Palace, as the dignity who actually holds the power of the harem now, she should look at these things generously, and the brothers below will inevitably have more concubines in the side room in the house in the future, and the daughters-in-law will watch how her mother-in-law behaves and treats others, and her words and deeds will affect many things.

However, at the moment, the draft is just a sentence that the queen mother recited and the emperor promised, when will it really be put into action, there is no certainty, the emperor told her that there is still something to do at the beginning of the year, and she is still thinking about it at the moment, Lan Qi didn't ask what it was, but seeing that the emperor has often met with the ministers of the Imperial Court recently, he guessed that it was inseparable from Mobei and Monan.

On the same day, there were guests in Qixiang Palace at night, Yuan promised to come somehow, and the concubines heard that they came out immediately, but saw her standing in the courtyard and looking at the direction of the East Side Palace.

The concubine led someone to come forward and ask her what she was doing, only to see Yuan's face full of tears, and her heart jumped, but she still said with a cold face: "You want to come to see the secret nobleman again?" ”

Yuan promised to shake his head, wiped away his tears in a panic, and said to the concubine: "The concubine is walking nearby, I want to come and ask you for peace, the secret nobleman is not good and does not see the guest, the concubine knows." ”

The concubine can be determined, but more things are better than less things, I still want to drive the Yuan family away, and said coldly: "It's better for you to come to Qixiang Palace less, Concubine Hui Niangniang even blamed me for the last time, when will the secret nobleman be well, let her find you to catch up, you don't come here." ”

Yuan promised to smile and salute yes, and was taken out by the people around her, and the palace maid asked her helplessly: "The slave said, why do you want to come again, you should teach Concubine Hui to reprimand when you go back." ”

Yuan agreed but said miserably: "I just want to think that there is anyone in this palace who can talk about his heart, I can only think of her, what do you say I used to do against her, and now I don't even have the only sister." ”

The palace maid comforted her: "The emperor has no one around to serve recently, so I am counting on you, now Chen Changzai is not going to the Qianqing Palace, you cheer up and serve the emperor well, if you have another man and half woman, you don't need to look at Concubine Hui's face." ”

Yuan promised to lift his spirits, and said, "No, there is no better time than now." ”

As the palace maid said, now Chen Changzai has not gone to the Qianqing Palace, but she did not go because she was pregnant and could not serve the emperor, but in the past, when Wang Changzai was pregnant, the emperor sent things to Qixiang Palace every three or five times, and often visited her in person, which is called "pet". And Chen Chang was very beautiful a while ago, but the glory suddenly dimmed, and it was obvious that she was very proud to be pregnant, but after the emperor sent her back to Zhongcui Palace, he didn't care anymore.

This night, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent new clothes, after all, Chen Chang has been in the scenery for a while, and the enthusiasm of the people in the palace has not faded, Chen Chang is pregnant, and new clothes must be sent every month, so that she can catch up with her belly and make her dress properly.

Tonight to send these, the people of the Internal Affairs Office to the Duan Concubine to say goodbye before retreating, soon Bu Guiren came from the backyard, but said to the Duan Concubine: "It's still so lifeless, it seems that the emperor suddenly became so cold to her, scared her." What did you say she made the Lord Banzai unhappy? ”

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