"No wonder I didn't see Concubine Rong and Concubine Duan, but they are all in Zhongcui Palace?" The Empress Dowager was very happy, so she said to Xuan Ye, "Go back to the Qianqing Palace, you are busy, there are concubines and concubines in the future, and I will give you good news when the child is born, I bet that it is a little brother, and the emperor will think of a name." ”

"The grandson also congratulated the imperial grandmother." Xuan Ye responded, so he no longer waited for his grandmother to return to Cining Palace, and a few concubines did it for him, as for Dai Jia's birth in Zhongcui Palace, the Empress Dowager called Lan Qi to come to her and said, "She has a fate with you, you go and take a look, I heard that she is still living in the backyard, and tell her that it is my meaning, whether it is a princess or a brother, it is a credit, and it will be a credit to move to the East Side Hall after the confinement, and no one can live in a good place." ”

Lan Qi responded one by one, and saw the Empress Dowager go to Cining Palace, and as soon as they left, Bu Guiren greeted her, and said anxiously: "The concubine only said something nice, Dai promised her that she had a very hard birth, and it was also a difficult birth, I came out to wait for half an hour, and I don't know what happened." ”

"It's also a difficult birth?" Lan Qi herself had suffered hardships, and she couldn't help but sweat for Dai Jia's family, and instructed Huanchun Nursing Mother to send the sixth elder brother back to Yonghe Palace first, and she looked everywhere, and Bu Guiren helped her to walk, and when she saw her looking around, she asked, "You are looking at the Jue Chan family, and you have heard about it in the garden, right?" ”

Lan Qi smiled bitterly: "I see what she does, it's not that I haven't seen it." I was looking for the fourth elder brother, I thought that the concubine would lead him to pick up the empress dowager together. ”

"The fourth elder brother had a few coughs in May, and the doctor was in good spirits after two days, and he has been well without illness or disaster, jumping and jumping, and can say a lot of things, which is likable." Bu Guiren is like a treasure, seeing Lan Qi surprised, she smiled, "I also think about it in my heart, you are not at home, I will watch it for you, and I will tell you when I come back." I've been letting Panxia keep an eye on it, but whenever they go to the Imperial Garden, I will lead Chunxi and Duanjing to go too, although the concubine is always not polite to us, but because the fourth elder brother likes to play with her brothers and sisters, she still likes the Chunxi sisters very much, so she doesn't care about me watching from the side. Anyway, whoever makes the fourth elder brother happy right now, the concubine will be better to whom. ”

Lan Qi listened warmly in her heart, and while grateful, she also reminded Bu Guiren not to do too much, she herself has a sense of proportion, if she wants the fourth elder brother to be good, she can't pretend to be her biological mother, and when the child grows older, how the concubine educates her can't interfere, otherwise the concubine hates herself, and the most difficult thing to do is the child.

Speaking kung fu has arrived at the Zhongcui Palace, there is a commotion, Dai Jia's screams are trembling, Rong Concubine, Duan Concubine saw them come back, asked the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother if they were okay, then sat down together and waited, Duan Concubine chanted Buddha and said: "These months have not been very good, staggering over, it is a difficult birth, I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse." ”

"The Queen Mother asked me to send a message to her, and after the confinement, she moved into the East Side Hall to live, whether it is the princess or the elder brother, you can't be too cheap The biological mother, it's not good to live in the backyard." Lan Qi said and wanted to go to the backyard, "I'll go see her." ”

"It's better not to go, what if it's bad, don't bump into your own blessings." Concubine Duan pulled Lan Qi, asked her to sit down again, and said, "If she gives birth safely, you go and talk to her again, I see that she has never let go of the events of the day in her heart, and I think you brought her here to take care of her so well, but she took advantage of your absence to get the emperor's favor, and the bell must be tied to the bell, and when she is well, you can say a few words to make her feel relieved." ”

Lan Qi smiled bitterly: "If she really thinks like this, wouldn't it be my sin, but when will I not tolerate others?" ”

Concubine Rong was also helpless: "She is a thoughtful person, but those who really try their best to seduce Long Live Lord are all at ease." ”

At this time, Chunxi and Duanjing came to say goodbye, and it was inconvenient for the adults to say these words again, they hadn't seen each other for more than two months, and they were all pestering Lan Qi to frolic, and later said that they were going to see the sixth elder brother, so they let the nurse take them away, but the two children had only left for a short time, and someone hurriedly said: "Dai promised to give birth, gave birth to a little brother, but, just ......"

Everyone got up when they heard this, and Duan Concubine asked anxiously, "Is it okay to say yes?" Or is little brother bad? ”

The visitor fell to the ground and said, "The mother and son are safe, but the little brother was born with some defects." ”

I heard that the newborn was born insufficient, several people hurried over to see, Dai promised to be exhausted and fell asleep, the baby in the swaddling clothes is not small, no wonder she was born difficult, and then look at the eyebrows and nose are straight, and can not see anything bad, only wait for the nurse to open the swaddling clothes to reveal a pair of feet, only to find that the little brother is uneven feet, the sole of the left foot is one knuckle shorter than the right foot, it must be a disability that will affect a lifetime.

"I went to tell the Queen Mother, although it is inevitable to regret that in the end, the mother and child are safe, and the defect on this foot may be cured by a famous doctor in the future, and the important thing is to raise the child." Concubine Rong sighed, and led Ji Xin to Cining Palace.

Duan Concubine has been staring at Dai Jia's labor pain since she started to the present, and now she breathes a sigh of relief and feels like she is falling apart, and she is so tired that she wants to go back to rest, only Lan Qi and Bu Guiren are still there, and Bu Guiren said, "Do you want to go to the Qianqing Palace to say goodbye?" ”

Lan Qi forgot about this stubble, thought about it and shook her head: "I just came back from outside with the emperor, although the emperor has only been gone for a few days, and the people in the palace are afraid that their necks have also stretched, so it's better not to pierce the eyes, my sister asked Pan Xia to tell her, and the congenital deficiency was simply said in advance, and the important thing is to say that the mother and son are safe." ”

She said while holding the child from the nurse's hand, although they are all Xuan Ye's sons, because the biological mother is different, the brothers do not look very similar, to say that the most similar to Yinzuo is the fourth elder brother, but unfortunately the brothers can't be together, when she secretly thought of this, the nurse on the side came over and bent her knees on the ground, and said: "A few days ago, Dai promised to summon the slave maid and told the slave maid that if she lost her life or fainted after giving birth, let the slave and maid ask Niangniang for a favor." ”

Lan Qi frowned: "What kind of will I give?" ”

The nurse bowed her head and said: "Dai promised that no matter whether she gave birth to a boy or a girl, she was not qualified to raise her, if the concubine did not dislike it, she also begged you to take the little brother to Yonghe Palace." ”

"I have six elder brothers, I can't take care of them, there are concubines here, if they are not sent to the elder brother's office, they will naturally be raised under the knees of the concubines." Lan Qi said this, looked down at the petite baby in her arms, now she is used to holding Yinzuo in her arms, and the newborn child is like a cotton ball in her arms, "I have my own words to tell Dai about this matter, you should not worry about these things as a nurse, it is your duty to take care of the little brother, the little brother is born insufficient, you have to bother to take care of it, and the brother will not treat you badly when he grows up in the future." ”

The nurse kowtowed and said yes, Lan Qi asked her to carry the child over, and said: "The master in the Zhongcui Palace is Duan Concubine Niangniang, you can't be a subordinate without proportion." ”

At this time, Bu Guiren turned back, because Dai Jia's fainting had nothing to wait, the two went back to Yonghe Palace together, Lan Qi is now accustomed to the spaciousness of Yonghe Palace, although he has an old love for Zhong Cui Palace, but he only felt depressed after a while, but it was not depressed in his heart, it was really too many people in Zhong Cui Palace, and he was not at ease here.

When Chunxi and Duan Jing came, they were teasing the sixth elder brother around the nurse, and when they entered the door, they heard Duan Jing's milk voice and said, "Yinzhen looks like a little brother." Chunxi corrected her on the side, "Fool, of course the younger brother is like the elder brother, how can it be that the elder brother is like the younger brother, there is always a first come, first come." ”

Lan Qi and Bu Guiren came in, Duan Jing complained that her sister scolded her for being a fool, and Bu Guiren coaxed a few words, saying that De Niangniang was going to rest and let them play elsewhere.

After that, she followed Lan Qi to the dormitory, she had not washed away the dust all the way, lazily washed and changed clothes, dismantled the head and face of the dianzi, leaned on the kang and hit the fan with her hand and said: "It's still weirdly hot in the palace, I am so cold at night in the garden that I have to add a quilt." ”

"There are many people in the palace, and the place with a lot of people is naturally dry." Bu Guiren brought her tea to drink, the two sisters sat opposite each other on the kang, Lan Qi saw her sister looking her up and down, so she asked, "Are you fat?" ”

"I can't see it, I'm going to see if you've lost weight." Bu Guiren smiled and said, "After the emperor left the palace, I heard that you have been sick for a long time, but I didn't expect that no news came at all, and I was worried about seeing your haggard appearance. ”

Lan Qi said with a smile: "The emperor brought the imperial doctor who is familiar with my pulse case, and it will be fine to take two medicines." As he spoke, he remembered his entanglement with Xuan Ye in the past few days, and couldn't help blushing, and took the topic away and said, "My sister has also lost a lot, and it's not good to eat in the bitter summer?" ”

"What else do I have to think about the bitter summer, when Duan Jing has a long personality, he seems to know that he has golden branches and jade leaves, and his temper is getting bigger and bigger, and it is difficult to serve, I almost blushed with Duan Concubine Niangniang, Niangniang, she blindly spoils her, and she will spoil the girl." Bu Guiren sighed, his eyes hesitated again, and he hesitated for a moment before he said, "Don't blame me for talking too much, I just watched from the sidelines, and I didn't overdo it." ”

"What is my sister going to say?" Lan Qi blamed herself for saying too serious things before, which made Bu Guiren uncomfortable, but she continued, "The concubine Niangniang is very fond of the fourth elder brother, but she is a little too spoiled, and if any slave in the Chengqian Palace neglects or makes the fourth elder brother cry, there is no good fruit to eat." How many times have the boards been passed in Chengqian Palace throughout the summer, and how many palace maids and eunuchs have kneeled at the door, everyone has seen it, I am very unsure, isn't this a hatred for the fourth elder brother? ”

Lan Qi was shocked when she heard this, she must have imagined that Concubine Tong punished the slave ruthlessly, but she also thought that she had always had this temper, not to mention the slave, she had been ruthless to herself in the past, wasn't that Jue Chan almost killed? Thinking of Jue Chan suddenly, I felt uncomfortable, and with the matter of the fourth elder brother, my face was not good-looking.

Bu Guiren advised: "You can't come forward to interfere with her, but you should also say a few words in front of the emperor or the queen mother, otherwise a good child will be spoiled, the eldest brother is disobedient in the study, the emperor has been angry several times, next year the prince will also enter the study, wave after wave of ministers follow to discuss the matter of choosing a master, the emperor likes you so much, the fourth elder brother and the sixth elder brother must also take a look at it, if the brother's temperament is not good, the emperor must blame you for having to send him to Chengqian Palace." ”

Concubine De herself wants to send the fourth elder brother to Chengqian Palace, and there are not many people in the palace who know about it, but Bu Guiren is one of them, and she still can't understand Lan Qi. But every sentence of these words is reasonable, the loving mother is more defeated, and they know that they are noble princes one by one, and Rao is a cautious person like Concubine Hui has not really controlled the eldest brother, Concubine Tong is like this, and Yinzhen's temper in the future is really worrying.

Lan Qi thought about it, and asked Chunxi and Duan Jing to come in, and while coaxing them with the fresh things they brought back from the garden, she asked them if she was happy with the fourth elder brother, Duan Jing chattered non-stop, she was still young, simple-minded, and her words were more credible than Chunxi, listening to her, Yinzhen was very cute and lively, and it didn't sound bad.

After the children dispersed, Lan Qi said: "I can't mention it in front of the emperor and the empress dowager, I'm really anxious, and I have to borrow someone else's mouth to say it." Otherwise, if I go and say it, they will know that I am worried about the fourth elder brother, if I find something that I don't have, why should I send him away in the first place. ”

"It's your fault." Bu Guiren muttered, after all, he didn't put it down, Lan Qi only smiled bitterly, "If you talk about me like this again, I won't even have a person to say what I think about outside, I can't be ruthless outside, I don't care about the fourth elder brother?" It's also in front of my sister, I can talk about it casually. ”

Bu Guiren felt sorry for her and felt sorry for the child even more, but it was a pity that he was soft-spoken and incapable, and he couldn't help Lan Qi at all, thinking of this, he could only sigh: "I try to help you take a few more glances at the fourth elder brother when the concubine wants to let the sisters go to play with the younger brother." ”

At this time, Pan Xia came back from outside, she returned from the Qianqing Palace, Gonggong Li said that the emperor knew, and there was one thing to be busy at the moment, and the queen mother was bothered by the reward in advance, Lan Qi asked the little brother about the disability of one foot and said that he didn't say anything, and asked a few words, and the noble man asked her to rest by herself, and then led Chunxi and Duanjing back.

After a tiring ride and a tiring ride, she returned to the palace from the paradise in Xuan Ye's mouth, Lan Qi felt that the two months there were just a long dream, and the reality was still in the Forbidden City after all, and now that she was back, she woke up from the dream, fortunately, she thought that Xuan Ye said that she would take her to the north and south of the river in the future, so she had more expectations for the sea and the sky.

After lying crooked on the kang for more than half an hour, she woke up when she heard Yinzuo's cry, she only felt tired, and was about to reluctantly get up and change her clothes to go to Cining Palace to serve, Huanchun sent medicine to her to drink, and said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager is still considerate, and sent someone to say that you don't have to pass these days." There is also the reward of the seventh elder brother, and the queen mother said that the congenital deficiency of the child must have some background, and Dai promised to be promoted to be always there, so that he could live in the east side hall. ”

Lan Qi frowned and drank the medicine, hurriedly tore a piece of preserved apricots in the preserved fruit plate, and listened to Huanchun continue: "But the Empress Dowager said that the little brother was born insufficient, and there can be no more negligence in raising the child the day after tomorrow, and there are many people in Zhongcui Palace and there are two princesses, but I am afraid that I will not be able to do my best, so I have sent it to the elder brother's office." ”

"Went to Brother's Office?" Lan Qi sighed, "Now that my brothers and sisters are under their respective knees, he is alone there, it's pitiful." ”

After that, she was still dressed neatly, and she didn't go to Cining Palace, but also went to Houtou Zhongcui Palace to take a look, at that time, Dai promised to wake up, and Concubine Duan said that since the Empress Dowager had a will, she would not wait for her to come out of confinement, and she would move her directly into the East Side Hall today, Lan Qi watched Dai Jia's talk in the place where she once lived, and suddenly felt very unreal.

She still remembers that she came back after the Lantern Festival night, and accepted the congratulations of the palace maid and eunuch here, and then cried beside Bu Guiren and her eyes were red and swollen, and Gonggong Li reminded her that she could not lose her honor in front of the Empress Dowager. Everything that has been in my mind is vivid, the scene of the first night in the Qianqing Palace seems to be yesterday, but everything is different, she is already a concubine in the concubine, and now she lives here again, but she must not be able to go her own way, and how far and how long her road will go, maybe looking back in a few decades, it will be the current state of mind.

Dai Changzai gave birth to a little prince, but it made Lan Qi think about life, and after returning from Zhongcui Palace, he was depressed, and Huanchun and a few people did not dare to persuade indiscriminately, and they didn't want someone to send a message to Qianqing Palace at night, saying that the emperor came over at night and asked Concubine De Niangniang to prepare.

When Xuan Ye came over at night, Yinzuo was crying, I don't know where it was uncomfortable, I cried for half an hour, a room of people was around, Lan Qi was even more helpless, and even the emperor didn't have time to take the car when he entered the door, but Xuan Ye came in and picked up the child, the little guy stopped crying immediately, looked at his father with wide eyes, his black eyes rolled around for a long time, and he fell asleep in his father's arms.

Being a father is so proud, Xuan Ye has always been unable to give birth to milk dolls, and usually doesn't dare to hug them, today is to see Lan Qi's frustrated and impatient face, so I want to coax her to hug her son happily, who knows that a hug will be practical, I can't help but be proud of Lan Qi's invitation, and said in a good mood: "In the end, it's my son, I know which one is reliable, Ama or Eniang." ”

"The emperor is happy, just be happy, what do you do to squeeze the concubines?" Lan Qi was also in a better mood, the two of them watched the nurse take care of her son, and then went back to the dormitory, Xuan Ye had dinner in the Qianqing Palace, just a bowl of tea to drink when he sat down, and when he talked about the seventh elder brother when he drank tea, Xuan Ye frowned, "It's a poor child, I didn't want to put him alone in the elder brother's house, since it is the emperor's grandmother's will, I can't disobey." Lan Qi, you help me pay attention, if anyone despises the seventh elder brother in the future, or when I am negligent, remember to remind me a few words. ”

Lan Qi nodded in agreement, and when Xuan Ye looked at her again, he reached out and rubbed her brows in her usual appearance, and smiled: "When I entered the door, I saw your sad face, and now that my son is sleeping steadily, why are you still unhappy?" ”

"I can't bear to be comfortable in the garden, and I feel depressed when I enter the palace." Lan Qi lay down in his arms, the two leaned together, Xuan Ye gently stroked her arm, and sighed, "In a few years, I will tour the south, and lead you to see the Jiangnan Garden, we will also build a garden in the capital, it is not too far from the Forbidden City, and we can often go to live in the future." ”

Lan Qi smiled calmly: "The concubine can wait, you can't promise casually." Saying that, he raised his face to look at Xuan Ye, and saw that his joy of coaxing the child gradually faded, and there was also sadness that climbed up his brow, so he sat up straight and asked seriously, "The emperor is also unhappy?" ”

Xuan Ye's eyes flickered, and he smiled bitterly: "The children have grown up, and I suddenly feel that there is another burden on my shoulders, so I asked Yinchu to do my homework before dinner, but he didn't do the homework assigned before leaving the palace, and I was very disappointed." This kid is very perceptive in riding and shooting, but he refuses to put effort into the kung fu in books, and he has scolded and beaten him, which is really embarrassing. Think about the emperor's grandmother who taught me in the past, at that time I just wanted to learn everything well, why didn't my son have such a mind? Teaching them to make them talented is much more important than dealing with things in the harem, they are the future of the Qing Dynasty, and the fifth generation of the gentleman Ze will be beheaded, this sentence has always been hanging in my heart, there are no good descendants, and no matter how solid the country I laid, it will be defeated sooner or later. ”

Hearing the emperor say such serious words, Lan Qi didn't know how to speak, and he babbled and vomited quickly, but he was in a better mood when he said it, and said with a smile: "You must be strict, Yinfu is the boss, and the prince will also take serious classes next year, and the younger brothers will look at them in the future, and there are more and more children, I can't be all-encompassing, I must teach some decent brothers, so that I can help me discipline my younger brothers in the future." ”

Lan Qi smiled: "No, the emperor still has a lot of princes and princesses, you can't take care of it." ”

Xuan Ye deceived her and hugged her, and said with a smile: "I am rare for our child, when you are better, give Yinzuo another brother?" ”

Lan Qi struggled to push him away, and her face was flushed with laughter: "I'm tired these days, the emperor has a good rest tonight." ”

The two of them said their own thoughts, Xuan Ye vomited quickly, but Lan Qi couldn't say anything about the fourth elder brother after all, she couldn't say it and didn't dare to say it, but looking at Xuan Ye's attitude tonight, she knew in her heart that the emperor would not spoil her son by Concubine Tong, and now Yinzhen is still a little big, although Bu Guiren's worries are reasonable, but they are also worried earlier, and it will not be too late for two or three years, but at that time, Xuan Ye will definitely interfere, he just said, rare himself and his child, the fourth elder brother was born to her Wu Ya Lanqi after all.

After a few days, the holy driver rested in Yonghe Palace, and there was no record in the internal affairs office, but the emperor did not go elsewhere, and the favored Juezen Changzai in the summer was not even able to make a sound, and everyone only sighed that the concubine was powerful, and quietly snatched back everything that belonged to her.

Now in addition to the dignity of Chengqian Palace and Xianfu Palace, no one in the palace can compare with the concubine, the former scenery of Yikun Palace seems to be in a slump, the stronger the autumn color, the calmer the palace, only the alert people are worried in their hearts, the current tranquility is not a harbinger of the coming storm.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is imminent, Concubine Tong asked the emperor to read the summer Jiangnan disaster, the harem wants to save money, allocate funds for disaster relief, although Xuan Ye is happy, but he said that the court does not lack the money in the harem, or the harem is still a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, but Tong Guifei is just a mouthful, and the affairs in the palace are too lazy to care, so it naturally falls on Rong Concubine and Hui Concubine.

On this day, Concubine Rong came to Hui Concubine to discuss the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and was talking happily, when the palace maid outside hurriedly came to tell her, saying that the eldest brother had made trouble in the study and had been called by the emperor to go to the Qianqing Palace.

...

...