"I didn't think about anything, but when I heard the emperor start talking about the government, the concubines wondered if they should avoid it." Lan Qi said casually, as for what she was really thinking, she didn't mention it.

Xuan Ye didn't know why he was in a good mood, so he said to the Empress Dowager: "Can the imperial grandmother know that Lan Qi fell in Yonghe Palace before her grandson returned to Beijing?" ”

The Empress Dowager was shocked, and hurriedly asked what was going on, knowing that it must not have been broken, but she blamed Lan Qi for hiding from her, and it was another meal, Lan Qi was running to be scolded today, and when the two of them left Cining Palace together, she ignored the emperor and was about to leave, Xuan Ye grabbed her, and she said angrily: "The emperor likes to watch his concubines be trained so much, what do you say you have nothing to do to scare the Empress Dowager?" ”

Xuan Ye said angrily: "Are you teaching the emperor a lesson? Extremely daring. ”

"The concubine doesn't dare." Lan Qi lowered her head, saw her high bulging belly, and snorted, "I really regret today, I don't want to have a next time." ”

"Huang Eniang takes care of the child for you, you take good care of your body, and you have been pregnant for two years in a row, I am really worried about your body." Xuan Ye said in a semi-commanding tone, "I want you to be healthy, the child will always be raised, and the child will always be yours." ”

As he spoke, the father-in-law Liang came over and bowed down and said, "Long live Lord, Lord Nalan Rongruo is already waiting in the Qianqing Palace." ”

Lan Qi didn't dare to pester the emperor anymore when she heard it, so she asked Xuan Ye to do serious things first, but Xuan Ye asked her rhetorically: "What do you think of Nalan's matter?" ”

Lan Qi was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted that she should not interfere in the government affairs, Xuan Ye smiled and said that this was Nalan's family affair and had nothing to do with the imperial court, so she followed Xuan Ye all the way forward, and replied after thinking: "Among the three outlines and five constants, there are often things that are not close to human feelings, but after all, they are a minority, if there is no program and impermanence in the world, wouldn't it be chaotic?" The concubine has always heard rumors that Lord Nalan lives in a foreign house with this woman, and Mrs. Mingzhu is treated coldly every time she comes to the door, no matter what her status is, her husband's mother comes to visit, not to mention the hospitality, but she still ignores it with a cold face, and she can't say anything. The concubine doesn't know what this woman thinks, and she has a lot of faults in her own troubles to this day. After all, the little boy is the blood of the Nalan family, and the concubine is also a mother, looking forward to the bright future of her son, but the little son is nameless and pointless with her, what future can he have? The concubine said this, maybe she was too self-righteous, but as a wife, let her husband be unhappy with her, why did she follow Lord Nalan? ”

Xuan Ye smiled faintly: "So what? Do you think I'm going to intervene? ”

Lan Qi was shocked in her heart, remembering what the emperor had just said to the Empress Dowager, she didn't dare to figure out the emperor's intentions, but she didn't want to deliberately cater to and please Xuan Ye, it was nothing, if she didn't win the emperor's heart, Xuan Ye was not happy with her and she was unwilling, why bother?

So he said in his own heart: "The matter has come to this point, Mrs. Mingzhu is going to determine this grandson, and the young lady has only lost a child, no matter how you look at it, you shouldn't let this child be taken away." Although that woman would definitely be sad, if she had respected Lord Nalan's family background from the beginning, she would not have become what she is now. The concubines hope that the emperor will leave it alone, and it is difficult for Qing officials to decide family affairs, whether to go or stay, depending on their own ability. ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Xuan Ye made up his mind lightly, and instructed Huanchun and them to send Concubine De back to the palace, and he went straight to the Qianqing Palace, a thing that could make the concubine decide in a few words, it really had no weight on the emperor, and now that they were restless, Xuan Ye's goal was achieved, and it had nothing to do with him in the future.

If Nalan Rong came, it was the first time he saw him after a few days of illness, Xuan Ye told him some important government affairs as usual, and did not mention the affairs of his family, and at the end he instructed him: "After the feast ceremony in August, all the scholars below the university are in the class, and you naturally have to participate, and another foreign mission will be sent to you after August." Take a trip to Heilongjiang for me, I want to garrison there against the Tsarist Russian Rakshasas, you go to investigate everything in the local area, and now I have to know the land, climate, customs, and agricultural economy. In October, I will return to Beijing to return to me, and in November I will reward the soldiers of the platform, so you can participate too. ”

Rong Ruo received the order, with his talents, these things are not difficult to do, when he went to Jiangnan for disaster relief, then he cleaned up a mess, what is the difficulty of going to Heilongjiang, the emperor treats him much more than others of the same age, but he also understands that the emperor has repeatedly interfered in his private affairs, all in order to contain his father's power in the court. His father often scolded him for being an unfaithful and unfilial son, but it was clear that all this was caused by himself, and as a son, he not only did not cause him trouble, but also kept atoning for him.

Xuan Ye saw that he was calm and calm, but he was happy about it, and he also felt that the man should be like this, so he simply mentioned the matter of Taiwan, the great victory of the platform is a great joy, but the ensuing disagreement made Xuan Ye undecided, and asked Rong Ruodao at this moment: "At present, many officials in the imperial court and Fujian and Zhejiang regions advocate giving up Taiwan and only defending Penghu, what do you think?" ”

Rong Ruo thought for a while and said: "The minister has met with General Shi several times, and General Shi believes that Taiwan is the left protector of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, and is an important place for national defense, and Taiwan's soil is fertile and rich in products, and the agricultural economy has a great future. At that time, Zheng Chenggong was to recover Taiwan from the Dutch, when the Dutch peeped on the sidelines, approaching the court, only to plant the disaster of the future, if I give up again in the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that the mistakes of the past will be repeated, and future generations will suffer. The minister thought that what General Shi said was very true, he was the person who knew there best, and many officials in the imperial court did not understand, but they just went with the flow, and as for those officials in Fujian and Zhejiang who advocated abandonment, perhaps they began to covet comfort. ”

Xuan Ye nodded, he heard Shi Lang say these words, and he thought about it very much, but he didn't expect Rong Ruo to have some contacts with Shi Lang, it can be seen that Shi Lang walked around the court a lot in order to convince himself, and gradually had an idea in his heart, let go of a few major things, and suddenly smiled: "Governing the country through the world, you are my arm and bone, and I have never doubted your talent." ”

"The minister is terrified." Rong Ruo leaned over, feeling apprehensive in his heart, and sure enough, the emperor asked him, "Why do you keep making jokes about family affairs, do you know that in this pile of folds, someone has also participated in two of your books?" ”

Rong Ruo's face was serious and he didn't speak, Xuan Ye got up and left the table, approached him like a brother and friend, and said softly: "Men should be ambitious in all directions, heroes and beauties, I don't object to your children's affection, but don't let these become stumbling blocks in your life." ”

"The emperor forgives the sins." Rong Ruo touched the ground on one knee, but Xuan Ye helped him to get up, and said indifferently, "When you go to Heilongjiang, take Shen Wan with you, take her to see the vast land, let her know how big this world is, she is used to the Jiangnan Boudoir, no wonder she is not broad-minded." As for the child's affairs, you can do it yourself, and if you have the ability, let your mother return it, and if you don't have the ability, don't be an unfilial son. ”

"Obey." Rong Ruo bent his knees again, waiting to retreat, but was suddenly stopped by the emperor again, and when he turned around, he saw the emperor with his back to him, and said slowly, "The period between the noble Juezen and you in the past, I also knew after I got her, I didn't expect that here in me, there will also be jokes about the monarch and the minister fighting for a woman." ”

Nalan Rongruo was shocked, and said in horror: "Your Majesty, there is no such thing, and the ministers and Juezen are noble......"

"As a minister, as a son, as a husband and as a father, you can do these things with peace of mind." Xuan Ye said lightly, "I promise you, I will not investigate the past and blame her, let alone let people treat her badly, she will live well in the palace, not to mention that she also gave birth to my eighth elder brother." Naturally, I don't want to hear any rumors about you anymore, I don't want the biological mother of the eighth elder brother to bear any stigma of being unchaste and unclean, no matter when and where in the future, take care of your eyes and mouth, you shouldn't see what you shouldn't say, and you have to understand in your heart. ”

Rong Ruo's face was pale, and he was so nervous that he couldn't speak, but the emperor turned around and walked away, only to hear the outside saying that he was driving the Chengqian Palace, and after a while, Gonggong Liang politely came in and said, "Lord Nalan, you should go." He slowly came to his senses, and in a trance, he didn't seem to remember what the emperor had just said to him.

In the deep palace, a little eunuch ran back to Xianfu Palace, Dongyun sighed and came in to pray, saying that the emperor went to Chengqian Palace, Wen Guifei, who was pregnant with Liujia on the kang, was suddenly disappointed, and said with a sad expression: "Sure enough, so many people are pregnant, he can't remember that I am coming, the little princess of the imperial concubine is gone, how long will she be sad, the emperor is coaxing every day, isn't it annoying?" ”

Juechan sat aside, looking at her quietly, Wen Guifei lost her temper for a while, but she didn't expect someone to come in front of her, although the emperor went to Chengqian Palace, he sent his subordinates to ask Wen Guifei how she was, she was the one who cared about whether the emperor cared about her, just such a greeting was enough for her to be happy for a while.

As soon as she was in a good mood, Concubine Wen talked more, chattering about recent events, and inevitably a few people from Dongyun talked about the jokes of the Pearl Mansion, but unexpectedly, the Chan family said indifferently: "Niangniang, in the future, you don't have to bother to inquire about the affairs of the Pearl Mansion, the concubines don't care anymore." ”

Concubine Wen was very surprised, her eyes rolled, and she asked nervously under the spirit: "Are you also emotionally attached to the emperor?" ”

Jue Chan's secret feeling was not good, and he hurriedly explained: "You understand the concubine's heart best, you don't want to know about the Mingzhu Mansion, it's not empathy, but I'm worried that it will inevitably fall into the hands of others in the long run, and the concubine's life is not enough, why should the mother be implicated by the concubine?" Please don't misunderstand, the concubines are still the same as before. ”

Concubine Wen sighed: "That's good, if even you are emotional, your appearance and your wisdom, what can I do?" ”

Jue Chan's heart was cold for a while, and she couldn't help laughing, this was her life.

At this moment, in the Chengqian Palace, the imperial concubine who has been recuperating for a long time has recovered, and the emperor is naturally the happiest thing to come to see her. ”

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