"Since I can't tell the truth from the false, it's better not to get involved in it." Lan Qi stretched out her hand to grab a handful of fried barley, but she was worried that the breath would be noticed on her body, so she gave up and instructed Huanchun, "Try not to let Wang Changzai find out, and don't let her know that I replaced the tea she drank." ”

Huan Chun bowed his head and said: "The slave and maid understand, the slave and maid have done this thing, and Wang Chang is by his side with simple hands and is very easy to deal with." ”

Lan Qi shook her head: "It's not necessarily simple, maybe someone is doing things for whom." You bring Manager Liang here, I want him to find out, who got these things for Wang Changzai to take, I have the bottom in my heart, so I am not afraid that one day someone will be involved, or Wang Changzai will find out by himself. I don't have to explain anything to them, just explain something to the emperor. ”

The master and servant made up their minds, and Huanchun went to think of Wang Changzai's tea, counting from Wang Changzai to say that she had started drinking barley tea to now, almost a whole year, if she has been drinking Cassia offspring tea, the body is cold and indeed not easy to conceive, no wonder she is often accompanied by the holy car, but there is no good news. But whether there is a dislike between her and Yuan Yu, or whether someone else intervenes in it, will not be understood until Liang Gonggong explores it carefully.

The next day, Concubine Duan and Princess Chunxi returned to the palace first, and Lan Qi and they also had to prepare to wait for the return of the Holy Driving Tomb before they set off to return to the palace together.

On this day, the holy car will enter the garden in the evening, Lan Qi and Concubine Rong are in Ningchun Hall to accompany the Queen Mother to touch the cards and wait, Lan Qi can not sit for a long time, touch two handfuls and push them to the Bu Guiren, he stood straight on the side and watched, was joking, the Queen Mother's palace maid came from outside, smiled and said: "The slave maid heard that there was a movement in the Qingxi Book House, thinking that the Long Live Lord and the prince were back, but when they went to inquire, they learned that the fine of the Korean State was sent." ”

The Queen Mother squinted her eyes and asked, "Good and decent, what kind of fine do they give?" ”

Lan Qi knew in her heart, but she didn't show her insight into the government in front of people, but Concubine Rong didn't have these scruples, and told the Queen Mother with a smile: "In the old year, the king of Joseon abolished the princess, and this year he asked the emperor to canonize the new concubine, and the word 'harem' was mentioned in the fold, which was considered disrespectful by the emperor. ”

The Queen Mother sighed: "Their abolition of concubines is equivalent to our abolition of the queen, right?" ”

Everyone had a slight difference on their faces, and they all knew that the queen mother was the successor, and her aunt Borzigit was the original partner of the first emperor, but unfortunately the husband and wife were not harmonious and were abolished early, so she forced her niece, who had been lowered by a generation, to continue to be the queen.

But the queen mother did not sigh for this, but said: "The emperor has just lost Queen Xiaoyi, and his heart is sad, but the king of North Korea wants to make trouble with the abolition of the concubine, your master is a person who values love and righteousness, how can he be happy when he encounters such a ruthless and unrighteous thing, but it is a family affair of other people, and he is not easy to interfere with, just find a reason to warn and admonish." ”

Concubine Rong echoed: "That's true, I heard that the new concubine Zhang is bewitching, and the king is really dizzy." ”

Lan Qi smiled faintly beside her: "The family doesn't know about one family, let's just watch the excitement." ”

While speaking, the outside informed Concubine Yi to ask to see, because of the fifth elder brother, the Queen Mother and Concubine Yi are always a little estranged, but there will be no less harmony on the face, and there are many people in front of her at the moment, not more than her, so let me come in. But I didn't know that Concubine Yi swaggered into the door, but she was full of joy, and Zhou Zheng saluted in front of the Queen Mother, and said happily: "The concubine came to say hello to the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "The happy event is in front of the door, Chunxi is going to get married, isn't it?" ”

Concubine Yi said: "If the princess is married, if the concubine only comes to say hello at this moment, she should really fight." He glanced at Lan Qi proudly, and then said, "It's Zhang who promised to be happy, and he just spoke at the concubine's place, and suddenly he was uncomfortable, and he looked like he was happy, and the concubine asked the imperial doctor to take a look at the pulse, and it was true." Zhang promised to too, and the people who gave birth to Princess A'Ge didn't pay attention to it. ”

Everyone's faces were stunned, but counting the days, the emperor did often turn over Zhang Jia's brand in March and April, no matter what her situation was, the emperor has always favored her, even Lan Qi herself didn't understand, whether Xuan Ye really liked Zhang Jia's family, or went to favor her more, but the emperor didn't say that Xing'er never showed off in front of anyone, she really didn't understand what feelings were between them. And putting everything aside, if you talk about sincerity, at this moment, she suddenly heard that Xing'er was pregnant again, and she was not necessarily really happy in her heart.

But the royal heirs, is a happy thing, even if the emperor's children are in groups, no one will think that there are fewer children, only more children, can extend from the palace to luxuriant branches and leaves, the royal family will be increasingly strong in the endless inheritance, tens of thousands of people in the country, if the royal family withered, how to rule the world.

Concubine Yi's eyes rolled slightly, and the beautiful words coaxed the queen mother to be happy, and sure enough, there was a following, she said tentatively: "If this baby is stable, Zhang promised to give birth to three children for the emperor, and it is indeed a real merit, and the concubine feels that putting her in the promised position will inevitably make some nobles who have no achievements often look down on her, and it will not be good for the prince and princess in the future, the concubine wants to ask for a grace for the princess, and take advantage of the great joy of the eldest princess's marriage, and reward the chapter to promise a permanent position, do you think it is okay?" ”

The Queen Mother quietly passed the buck on the matter: "I really have the heart to elevate it, it's good to give her the position of a nobleman, but it's a pity that the canonization of the level is not in accordance with the rules, first give the position that is always there, and I don't know when I will have the opportunity to be promoted next time, and I will leave it for a few years, what is the difference between it and the present, this matter will be discussed with the emperor." ”

Concubine Yi listened to the Queen Mother to discuss with the emperor, and couldn't help but laugh, the Queen Mother beckoned Concubine Rong to continue to touch the cards, she saw Lan Qi standing on the side, so she came over and said: "Sister Concubine De, it's a good opportunity, I'll take her to Ruijingxuan to greet you, you say hello, you can think about it for a while, don't let me down, you are all sisters who serve the emperor, and be kind." ”

These days, Lan Qi has never given Concubine Yi a positive response to the matter of "reconciliation" with Xing'er, but she will not refuse to be friendly to her, after all, she is one of the four concubines, the relationship between them is too embarrassing, it will make it difficult for the emperor to do, and the boys have grown up, if you notice that there is a gap between your mother, it is not conducive to brotherly harmony, and it will make it even more difficult for the emperor to do, Lan Qi is also taking into account the overall situation, so she is polite to her.

And I don't know what Concubine Yi thinks, now she screams Concubine De's sister smoothly, and comes to Rui Jingxuan every once in a while to have a cup of tea, as if she is really intimate with her, others look at it inevitably, even Concubine Rong asked in private, reminding Lan Qi that Concubine Yi is the master of the mother if she has milk.

Sure enough, Concubine Yi tossed all this, just for her own selfish interests, there was nothing wrong with what people were seeking for themselves, but she had a mentality that everyone should do for her, and she was never grateful for the help and kindness of others, and even trampled on humiliation and abandoned at will, she thought that this was the only way not to hinder her future, but she didn't know that I lost people's hearts again and again, and one day, she looked left and right in a daze, and found that she had fallen into loneliness.

"What are you two whispering?" Concubine Rong was not used to Concubine Yi approaching Lan Qi, so she opened her mouth slowly, Lan Qi smiled knowingly, and said generously, "Concubine Yi is discussing with me what to reward Zhang Promise together." Saying that, she sat down next to the Queen Mother and laughed, "Concubine Yi's abacus is really slippery, everyone gets together, she can't pay less, the concubine thinks that no one in the palace is more stingy than the concubine, it turns out that there is another one here." ”

Everyone laughed, Concubine Yi was embarrassed or not embarrassed, and she was secretly angry that Concubine De avoided her words again, but she heard Concubine De say generously: "The emperor will come back in the evening, knowing the good news, he will definitely go to see her, let's not get involved, tomorrow I will set up two tables of tea and fruit in Ruijingxuan, and the sisters will come over to get together, probably after returning to the Forbidden City this time, they may not come back immediately." Concubine Yi, you promise to come with Zhang, otherwise she will be embarrassed to go out alone. ”

Seeing that Lan Qi invited Zhang to agree in front of so many people, Concubine Yi's face suddenly bloomed, and it was difficult to hide the joy in her heart. And as soon as she left, there were no outsiders around, and the Queen Mother said to Lan Qi intentionally or unintentionally: "Don't be too kind, people who have no heart and no lungs are not worth dealing with." ”

Everyone was silent, and Lan Qi just nodded with a smile.

At dusk, the emperor and the prince and the side Fu Jin came to greet the queen mother, the prince and the side Fu Jin returned to Wuyi Zhai, and the emperor went straight to Ruijingxuan. washed the dust and changed clothes in Ruijingxuan, and waited for Lan Qi to enter the house after dinner, but saw thirteen or fourteen pestering Huang Ama to frolic, and the father and son rolled together on the kang, she couldn't help but be disgusted: "The emperor is going to spoil them, and the next time I see Ama in front of outsiders, there are no rules like this." ”

Xuan Ye leaned into the ears of his sons and didn't know what to whisper, the two little guys laughed, and they both covered their faces and secretly looked at Eniang, Lan Qi knew that Xuan Ye didn't have good words, so he took the two sons to the ground with a tiger face, pushed them in front of the door and called the nurse to take them away, and when he turned around, Xuan Ye was already sitting seriously, with a warm smile on his face: "Can't you see me happy, why are you angry?" ”

"Dinner is ready, and the concubine can urge it several times." Behind her, a palace maid brought a basin of water, she took it and handed it to Xuan Ye to wash his hands, Xuan Ye said, "It's still early, what are you anxious about?" ”

Lan Qi said: "I had dinner earlier, you can go and see Zhang agreed, doesn't the emperor know that she is happy?" ”

Xuan Ye nodded: "You know, what's wrong?" Both of them were stunned, and Xuan Ye said, "What's new about this." ”

Lan Qi felt strange in her heart, she couldn't tell where to respond, she didn't talk much for a while, and waited for Xuan Ye to sit down to eat, serving the cloth dishes sullenly, and Xuan Ye couldn't stand it for a long time, and asked her: "Are you happy when I go to see others?" ”

She immediately shook her head: "No, it's better that you don't go to see anyone." ”

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