Seeing the black shadow pounce on him, Lan Qi instinctively retreated, the bottom of the flower pot under her feet was unstable, and she almost fell on her back, but fortunately, Huanchun was firmly supported by Huan Chun around her, and several little eunuchs behind her also rushed up and grabbed a person in the darkness. Lan Qi stood firmly, and then heard a pleading: "Concubine De, please save my master." ”

The voice sounded familiar, and someone carefully identified it, and recognized that the person was actually Dong Yun of Xianfu Palace, she had no murder weapon in her hand and seemed to have no malicious intent, and her mouth kept pleading, hoping that Concubine De could save her master.

Lan Qi was afraid of alarming the imperial concubine, so she asked people to bring Dongyun back to Yonghe Palace first, and because the fourth elder brother and Wen Xian were there, for fear of scaring the children, she placed Dongyun in a side hall where no one was around, and told Huanchun to see several children and not let them come, so she asked in detail with confidence. At this moment, the lights in the hall are lit, reflecting the face of the winter clouds, and the good people who have only seen at the Lantern Festival banquet are haggard for four or five days, and the clothes are still clean and neat, but their faces are full of tears, which is very pitiful.

Lan Qi asked, "How did you get out, aren't all the people in Xianfu Palace allowed to enter and exit?" You pounced on me like that, and if there were guards nearby, you might have been killed by the escort. ”

It turned out that Dongyun slipped out of the dinner time to deliver food, Xianfu Palace is her territory after all, it is not difficult to come out, she has been in the deep palace for a long time and has quite a few connections, even if it is inevitable that the people are weak, there are always a few willing to help her, but when she arrived at Yonghe Palace, she happened to see Concubine De going out, and then saw that she was going to Chengqian Palace, so she waited patiently on the way back, in this palace, she only had Concubine De to ask for it.

"From the night of the Lantern Festival to the present, the concubine Niangniang has not eaten or drunk, and even the water has been poured down by the slaves and maids and others, not to mention what food to eat, if it continues like this, I am afraid that I will starve to death, and the slaves and maids are really helpless." Dongyun tears rippled, although she had long been impatient with the concubine, but she was a loyal person by nature, and she thought about how good Queen Niu Hulu was to her back then, not to mention that no matter how bad the concubine was, it was a human life, how could she watch a person starve to death.

Lan Qi frowned, and had no idea in her heart for a while, so she just said, "What can I do?" ”

Dong Yun cried: "Niangniang, can you ask the emperor to take back his life, now the tenth elder brother has also gone to Ningshou Palace, there is no hope in Xianfu Palace, the master she has been bent on death, if it weren't for the slaves and maids guarding day and night, it would probably be ...... to be killed and hanged on their backs" Speaking of the scary place, Dong Yun didn't dare to continue, covered his mouth and cried, and said, "The slave knows that only you have the best heart." ”

Lan Qi closed her eyes heavily, and said after calming down: "Dongyun, the noble Juezen said that the concubine had personally admitted to her that the laba porridge sent back to the mansion was made by you who put down a large amount of saffron, did you help make it?" ”

Dong Yun's face froze instantly, and his body couldn't move, he faced Lan Qi hard, and it took a long time before he softened as if his backbone had been sucked away, and he fell to the ground and cried: "The slave is guilty of capital crimes......

"The concubine wants you to do it, you have to do it if you don't do it, I know." Lan Qi's expression was indifferent, and there was no compassion in her words, "I also know that I am kind and good-hearted, and even my ears are softer, but no matter how I look at you pitiful, as long as I think that my sister may not be able to have children for the rest of her life, if I forgive you, am I worthy of her?" ”

"Mother?"

"Dongyun, you hurry back, it was the emperor who ordered that no one from Xianfu Palace should come out, if you are seen by others, you don't know what will happen, you are busy with the marriage of the eldest brother right now, how can you be allowed to make trouble?" Lan Qi turned around and was about to leave, and ruthlessly put down the words, "I won't embarrass you, but I can't guarantee that others won't be embarrassed, there are people in the palace who have fallen into the ground, you have to be careful." As for the concubine, the emperor wants the concubine to take care of her body, there is nothing lacking in the Xianfu Palace, nothing is short, she doesn't want to live, save her this time, she will want to die next time, do you come to beg me again? ”

"Niangniang......" Dongyun thought that Yonghe Palace was a ray of hope, how could he have thought that Concubine De would be so ruthless.

"Aunt Dongyun, go back, the slave will send you away, don't let others see it." A few little eunuchs blocked Dong Yun's way to chase Concubine De, and said politely, "Later, there are more guards patrolling the palace, so it's not easy to go." ”

Lan Qi didn't hear these words, she left the side hall and went to her room, she was in a good mood, but she was disturbed by this kind of thing, and sat alone for a while, only to see Xiangyue come to tell her that Dongyun was sent away.

"The few people who know have to keep their mouths shut, if something gets out, don't blame me for letting Huanchun clean you up." Lan Qi ordered angrily, Xiangyue promised to leave quickly, she walked on the front foot, Wen Xian's clear voice sounded on the porch, and the little girl ran in to find Eniang, puffing out her cheeks and saying with tears in her eyes: "Eniang, the fourth brother beat me again, hit me here." ”

She held her chubby little hand, and there was a faint red mark on the back of her hand, as if she had been slapped by a slap, Lan Qi rubbed it and asked her what was going on, Yinzhen followed, but her brother was not unhappy, and he smiled slightly, and told Lan Qi: "She wants to stuff kidney bean cake for Yinxiang to eat, but the nurse won't let her, so she pushes the nurse, I just slapped her on the back of her hand, Wen Xian is too domineering, so young to the palace maid and eunuch at will, Concubine De Niangniang you have to take care of it." ”

"Brother is the worst, that's why Sister Yuxi won't come to play with you." Wen Xian shouted, sticking to Lan Qi and coquettish, Lan Qi gave her the back of her hand and rubbed and kissed, she was a little quieter, Yinzhen had already sat down on the side, Lan Qi saw that he was as comfortable and casual as before, and his heart was very comforted, and Fang Cai's displeasure was also swept away, and he was about to ask Yinzhen about his recent homework, but the fourth elder brother asked first, "Concubine De Niangniang, do you know why Yuxi has not entered the palace for so long?" ”

"Yuxi?" Lan Qi smiled a little embarrassed, the words of adults naturally can't be used to say to Yinzhen, but the child should always be given an explanation, not to mention that Yinzhen is already a big child, and he is a very sensible and smart big child.

"Because the fourth brother is annoying." Wen Xian snorted, Lan Qi rubbed her cheeks and sneered, "Don't talk nonsense, next time Huang Ama hears it, I'm going to spank you." ”

Wen Xian pursed his mouth and muttered unconvincedly: "Huang Ama loves me the most." ”

Lan Qi ignored her coquettishness, raised her eyes and smiled softly at Yinzhen: "Yuxi, like you, has gradually grown up, the tutor of the Wulanala family is very strict, the girl grows up, she has to learn a lot of rules and etiquette, and she will be as literate as the boys. ”

Yin Zhen nodded, but seemed to ask very lightly: "She won't come to the festival, and she has to go to class during the festival?" ”

Lan Qi heard it and said with a smile: "Tomorrow I will leave the palace and go to the eldest brother's mansion to drink happy wine, I don't know if the people of the Wulanala family will go, if you can see it, you can ask her yourself?" ”

Yin Zhen was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this, he blushed slightly, and said for a long time: "Their family will also go to congratulate?" ”

Lan Qi smiled: "They are all nobles, so they naturally have contacts." Ilgen Jue Luo's marriage of his daughter to the emperor as a daughter-in-law is a great joy, how can there be no reason not to congratulate? Then he asked, "Imperial Concubine Niangniang, did you let you go?" ”

The fourth elder brother nodded, became even more happy, and said with a smile: "The prince's brother and third brother also went, the queen mother originally wanted Yinqi to go too, but he had a cold, and the three of us among the brothers will go to the eldest brother's mansion." ”

"E-niang, I'm going too." Wen Xian said loudly, "I'm also going to see Sister Yuxi." ”

Lan Qi didn't agree, "The princess can't leave the palace casually, your eldest sister and they won't go, and there will be a wedding banquet in the palace, so stay in the palace honestly." ”

This is a very common sentence, but because she couldn't fulfill the wish of the little princess, Wen Xian entangled for a long time to no avail, so she opened her throat and cried, she was in Ningshou Palace, as long as she cried, the queen mother even picked the stars in the sky for her, but crying in Yonghe Palace, E-Niang didn't buy it. Wen Xian cried for a long time, originally happy, Lan Qi was gradually made a little frizzy by her daughter, but later Yinzhen took her sister away and coaxed her for a long time to get better.

At night, when the fourth elder brother and Xian returned to Chengqian Palace and Ningshou Palace respectively, Lan Qi felt that her ears were pure, and when she saw Huanchun preparing tomorrow's dress, she said lazily: "Which sister is like Wen Xian?" Although Ke Jing also has a bit of a temper, adults can still listen to what they say, but I, who is a mother, unless I want to beat her, she is not afraid of anything. ”

Huanchun smiled: "The princess is still young, what do you care about with the child?" ”

Lan Qi sighed: "I used to always say that the eldest brother is still young and young, blink an eye, and tomorrow I will marry Fujin and start a family." ”

The master and servant laughed a few words, and they were about to serve Lan Qi to sleep, and when Huanchun put down the tent, he said: "Tomorrow, the second young lady will also enter the palace, will you tell her that the concubine is going to commit suicide by hunger strike?" ”

Lan Qi closed her eyes heavily, and said with her head bowed: "I am not qualified to forgive and forgive them, it depends on what Ying'er thinks, if Ying'er hates, my sister is bound to support her, but even if Ying'er wants to forgive them, I will not ask the emperor to relieve the curfew of Xianfu Palace." It won't be a good thing to let her out, if she can't be persuaded to wake up, and if she can't solve the curfew, it will be this result sooner or later, so why waste your efforts. ”

Huan Chun secretly made up her mind, she was not so kind to feel that the concubine was pitiful, but if the master was soft-hearted, she couldn't do it, and now the master can be ruthless, which is the best thing.

A peaceful night, the next day before dawn, the palace was lively, this is the first time the emperor has married a daughter-in-law since he ascended the throne, everyone is nervous and looking forward to it, Lan Qi dressed neatly in the morning and rushed to Cining Palace, the empress dowager here will soon accept the big brother salute, and then the big brother will go to Ningshou Palace, Qianqing Palace, and finally go to Changchun Palace to kowtow to his mother.

More than ten years have passed in a flash, Lan Qi still remembers the scene of the eldest brother Ding pestering his great-grandmother in Cining Palace when he was a little older, although Yinhe was not the emperor's first child, but he was the first son who grew up healthily, Xuanye's children died one after another, and the empress dowager used to be very fond of him, even if he now prefers the prince or the fourth elder brother, and even dislikes Concubine Hui, but his feelings for his great-grandson have not decreased.

After the eldest brother knelt three times and bowed nine times, the empress dowager called the child to hold hands and said: "Your emperor Ama is not as tall and strong as you at this age, good boy, in the future, I will do a good job for your Ama family, the country of the Qing Dynasty, the descendants of the Aixin Jueluo family do not guard, which one else to rely on?" ”

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