Xuan Ye was also very strange when he saw Lan Qi hanging outside, "It's so late, why don't you sleep and feel uncomfortable?" ”

Lan Qi saw that his words were concerned, but his expression was not shown, and he knew that he was unhappy, I heard that the eldest brother made his father angry today, but the matter of illness had not had time to reach her, and then I heard Xuan Ye babble, as a father, whenever he was worried about this, Lan Qi would look at it and feel warm in his heart.

It is said that the emperor is ruthless, but Xuan Ye is a good father, no matter whether he can take care of every child in the future, no matter whether the children grow up and are more different from their fathers in the future, at least he has been trying to be a good father, all this, Lan Qi has been watching it for so many years.

"What are you laughing at?" Xuan Ye was crooked on Lan Qi's kang head, she stood on her stomach and unbuttoned her boots, Xuan Ye was lazy at his mercy, and after being relaxed, he rubbed his forehead and said: "This big brother, screwed very much, how did he have such a temper?" How can his mother be a cautious and cautious person, I never dared to do this to the imperial grandmother, but this kid is always stubborn with me, what is there to disagree with him? ”

Lan Qi was turning her back and twisting the handkerchief in the basin of water held by Huanchun, the master and servant glanced at each other, she felt that Huanchun seemed to understand the truth, Xuan Ye couldn't think of it or didn't want to admit it? The eldest brother must be the prince who is not convinced, after all, he is the elder brother, and his position is very different from that of Yinzhi and Yinzhen, and their younger brothers.

Serving the emperor wiped his face, Lan Qi asked him if he was hungry, he must have a dry mouth for a day of lecturing, so it was easy to get angry, and now he asked his son to be angry, so he made his own decision to let Huanchun stew rock sugar pears, but Xuan Ye said: "Where is there kung fu waiting for you to stew and eat, your master will also rest, how troublesome it is to wait for this." ”

"It's the concubines who are eating, it's good to be ready-made, and it takes a little time to make tea, Your Majesty, keep your heart quiet." Lan Qi asked Huanchun to prepare, sat down beside him and gently massaged him, gently comforting, "The emperor is always frizzy about children, but it's not very good." Look at the Empress Dowager, even though you were obedient and smart when you were a child, don't you always say that Prince Yu was so skinny when he was a child, didn't he make the Empress Dowager angry? The Empress Dowager is not as impatient as you. ”

Xuan Ye glared at her: "Are you comforting me, or are you counting me?" ”

Lan Qi didn't care, just smiled: "It's a big deal that you lose your temper and scold your concubine, and it's good to dissipate the sulkness in your heart." ”

"I scolded you to relieve your anger, and when you look back, you should feel sorry and regret it, you can't do it." Xuan Ye leaned on the pillow and was silent for a moment before saying, "I know why he is not convinced, but if he has the ability, he will do better and more presentable, if he has no ability, why is he not convinced?" ”

Lan Qi persuaded: "I heard that the eldest brother is very good at riding and shooting, and the emperor can't help but look at the strengths of the eldest brother." ”

Xuan Ye shook his head: "Good is good, if you have to compare it, now the prince has also improved." This kid really knows what it means to be 'dissatisfied', he doesn't have to wait for others to remind him, let alone let others have the opportunity to say that he is not good. ”

Lan Qi listened, thought for a while and asked, "Does the emperor feel that it is not good to enlighten the eldest brother?" After all, it still involves the prince, and he may not be able to listen to it. ”

Xuan Ye nodded silently, his face was gloomy, his eyes were closed as if he was recuperating and he seemed unwilling to open his eyes to face the reality, and it took a long time before he said: "It's like this now, and he will be a courtier in the future, and he will be even more unconvinced." In a few years, when the crown prince grows up, I will let their brothers respect the prince as much as the ministers, is it for the sake of him to be disobedient alone, so I will be exempted from this matter? ”

Lan Qi knew that when that day came, their concubines would treat the prince differently than they do now, not to mention the eldest brother.

Huanchun sent rock sugar pears, Lan Qi persuaded the emperor twice before she was willing to use them, and she said slowly on the side: "The concubine thinks that the emperor is talking about two things." You are angry today, originally because the eldest brother doesn't care about studying, but what you are saying here is that you are afraid that the eldest brother will not accept the prince and disrespect the prince. ”

Xuan Ye drank most of the bowl, frowned and asked her, "How do you say it?" ”

"The concubine doesn't have any good ideas, she thinks it's unreliable, and the emperor wants to hear it?" Lan Qi was polite and humble, but was glared at by Xuan Ye, complaining about her hypocrisy, and then she smiled and said, "For a while, the emperor always praised the eldest brother, and at that time, I often heard that the eldest brother performed well, and you will praise him more in the future, if you don't say it in the future, after all, he is still a half-old child, and the child can listen to him the most." Think about it again, the eldest brother is always unconvinced because he is not as good as the prince, so don't compare him with the prince, the eldest brother is the eldest brother, the prince is the prince, there is no comparison, and you can't see the strengths and weaknesses. There is always something good about the eldest brother, and the concubine thinks that this upright temperament is also good. ”

Xuan Ye really said: "If you don't compare, how can you know his shortcomings?" It is even more important to be reluctant to forge ahead. ”

"This is indeed a disadvantage of not comparing, but the emperor can only see the shortcomings of the eldest brother now, and wipe out all the good ones, obviously he is just a prince, you have to compare it with the prince." Lan Qi no longer had any scruples, and said in one sentence, "Your Majesty, think about it, do you really want to see the crown prince being compared to the eldest brother?" The prince was not as good as the eldest brother before, and you were not less angry, since you have to be unhappy no matter who is strong or weak, what is it better than? ”

Xuan Ye was stunned, this is really the truth, in comparison, he would rather see the eldest brother inferior to the prince, than see the prince inferior to the eldest elder brother, in this case, why is he angry?

Lan Qi looked proud of talking about the hearts of others, and asked with a smile: "It can be seen that it's not that our eldest brother is not good enough, it's that my father is too partial." ”

"You're smart?" Xuan Ye was not convinced, it could be seen that people were smiling so good, and he was in a good mood, so he reached out and rubbed Lan Qi's face, and said as if he didn't like it enough, "I usually think you are verbose, but when it matters, you can still say some truth, and you can learn from the imperial grandmother." ”

Lan Qi called Huan Chun to accept the things, and served to rinse his mouth and wash, pressed the emperor on the bed early to let him rest, and said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager said that it is the first responsibility of the concubine to make you happy, and if you can't do it well, what face do the concubines have to go to Cining Palace." ”

Xuan Ye asked her why she didn't change her clothes and go to sleep, and Lan Qi said: "Yinzuo has been making a lot of trouble these days, the concubine will take a look again, the emperor will be quiet for a while, and the concubine will come back in a while." ”

Only then did Xuan Ye remember his original intention of coming to Yonghe Palace, and told her: "Be careful on the road when it's dark, I heard that you love to get together when you give birth, and I'm afraid that you will also have fetal gas, so I rushed to take a look." After all, he turned over and put on a dress, and came to Yinzuo's house with Lan Qi.

The little guy in the dream was quite stable, the two watched for a while before leaving, Xuan Ye asked Yinzuo what was going on, Lan Qi didn't care about it, and said that it was because she couldn't play with the fourth elder brother for a long time, and she pestered her every day to find her brother, and she would inevitably train the child if she was in a hurry, and the relationship between the mother and son was not very good these days. But she was reluctant to interfere in the affairs of the Chengqian Palace, and persuaded the emperor more bluntly: "The child will be fine slowly, don't ask too much about the emperor, no one loves the fourth elder brother more than the imperial concubine." ”

"Although Yinzhen is small, his mind is very delicate, and among my sons, he is the most different." Xuan Ye thought thoughtfully, "But I don't quite understand whether he is different, or because he was raised by the imperial concubine, I look at him differently." ”

Lan Qi didn't say anything more, and if she said too much, she would be worried, so she waited for the emperor to go to bed early. Xuan Ye was really tired these days, and he fell asleep before he could say a few words when he lay down, and naturally because he was by Lan Qi's side, he was at ease all night, and he left Yonghe Palace in good spirits the next morning, and on the last day of today's lecture, the ministers were tired, but the emperor was more energetic.

The people in the palace were busy giving gifts to Concubine Yi, and Yonghe Palace did not fall here, Lan Qi came to the door to congratulate her in person because of her good health, but let Concubine Yi joke: "What are you doing with your stomach, just sit down and go back, I have withdrawn the delivery room here, and no one will give birth to you." ”

There was a burst of laughter in the house, and the concubines said that they were blessed, and Concubine Yi persuaded Lan Qi to move around more, saying that she walked around Yikun Palace every day for more than half an hour in the next few months.

Lan Qi also understood these truths, and when she saw Concubine Yi's enthusiasm, she smiled and agreed, and she didn't plan to sit for long, but she thought about saying goodbye and leaving, and there were guests outside, but it was Concubine Wen who came in person, and there was a difference between dignity and inferiority, and the women went out to salute.

Concubine Wen came in with a big belly, and when she saw Lan Qi on the side, her face was not very good-looking, and her tone was finally polite: "Concubine De is here too?" ”

"The concubine came to congratulate Concubine Xiyi for giving birth to the ninth elder brother." Lan Qi said modestly, leaned sideways and asked Concubine Yi to go first, Concubine Wen didn't say hello again, and went straight to the door to say a few words to Concubine Yi, everyone was just polite on the scene, Concubine Wen left after sitting for a short time, Lan Qi waited for her to go away, and said goodbye with a smile.

When they were all gone, the people left behind were talking about it, and Concubine Jing sneered and said, "Niangniang, do you see the resentment on Concubine Wen's face?" It must be because the emperor was unhappy when he went to Yonghe Palace last night, he used to see that the concubine was affectionate to Concubine De, and today, the concubine is still the first time to see it. ”

Someone else on the side said: "Concubine Yi's mother is not unhappy when she gives birth to Brother Jiu, but Concubine Wen is angry." ”

Concubine Yi smiled but did not speak, and after listening to gossip for a long time, they did not dare to disturb the rest of the mother, and dispersed one after another. Concubine Hui didn't come to see her until the evening, just because the eldest brother had a fever, she couldn't take care of it, and she was only far away from the door to say a few words to Concubine Yi, and Concubine Yi said to her: "Sister pay attention, Concubine Wen is here today, full of resentment, be careful not to provoke her." ”

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