It was almost the middle of winter, the streets of the capital were not as lively as spring, summer and autumn, and only a few people could be seen sporadically along the way, and it was still early for the New Year, and there was no temple fair, Xuan Ye and Lan Qi walked along the street hand in hand, only feeling deserted. Xuan Ye couldn't help but blame himself: "When I just came, I saw that there was a morning market, why did it disperse in the blink of an eye." If this is the case, I will not bring you here. ”

The curtain of a store on the side of the road was lifted, and a fragrance came out, Lan Qi smiled and pulled Xuan Ye's hand, and Xuan Ye signaled to his entourage. Someone went up and lifted the curtain to look around a few times, and saw that there was nothing wrong, so they let the two of them in. Inside, something had just come out of the stove, and the room was full of mist steaming, and it was thriving when you looked at it.

The two of them sat upstairs in the private room, asked for a pot of wine and a few side dishes, and the steamed buns that had just been baked were divided in half, Lan Qi sat under the window and ate leisurely, looking back to see Xuan Ye stuffing steamed buns in his mouth and pouring wine, her eyes were cold, and Xuan Ye shivered and put it back.

"Since you won't let me eat it, what are you calling for wine?" Xuan Ye was not happy and sent the steamed bun in his mouth down with tea.

"People give us a break, and it will cost some silver." Lan Qi clapped her hands in fear, sat back and looked Xuan Ye up and down, and then carefully handed it to him and said, "If you don't want to taste it." ”

Xuan Ye was not happy, Lan Qi added a little more, as if she usually teased her grandson to give her snacks, Xuan Ye was annoyed and slapped her on the head: "If the imperial grandmother knew that you were bullying the monarch like this, would she dare to keep you by my side?" ”

But when it comes to the Empress Dowager, Lan Qi has no mood to play, thinking of Sister Bu who just left, thinking of the farce that made everything today, and muttering to herself: "If the Empress Dowager was angry and sent me to another place, either in life or death, I would definitely not be able to meet you for the rest of my life, I don't know which one will be by your side now." ”

Xuan Ye said without thinking: "Probably I am alone. After that, he squeezed Lan Qi's hand affectionately, "We are destined, if we don't have that time, we will definitely meet and stay together for a lifetime." ”

Lan Qi shook the wine jug and smiled evilly: "Even if it sounds good, there is no wine to eat." ”

The two laughed and turned away their sadness, Xuan Ye ate a few bites of food, and he liked it, Lan Qi asked him: "I'm not around these days, how can you eat?" Look at the complexion is good, there is no embarrassment for Mr. Liang? ”

Xuan Ye said: "Yuxi planted vegetables in the garden, and picked some every day and sent them to me and the concubines, which are better than buying them in the imperial dining room, and I am very useful." The concubines were afraid that they were not enough, and they all sent them to me, and the meals were very good these days, and the imperial doctors praised me. ”

On a whim, he said to Lan Qi: "Let's go to the Old Summer Palace, your daughter-in-law is really, a good garden is used to grow vegetables." ”

Lan Qi smiled: "Since you like it, what else do you say about hypocrisy." So the two of them summed up, asked the store to buy a few special dishes to wrap, anyway, there was nothing to shop on the street, a carriage went to the Old Summer Palace, the imperial concubine suddenly came, scared Yinzhen Yuxi a lot, Yuxi and the side Fujin Gege were busy in the field, and when they hurriedly came to meet them, their feet were still stained with mud.

Xuan Ye followed them to the field, and there were several farmers kneeling on the ridge, Yinzhen said that he was specially invited to teach Yuxi how to grow vegetables, and said that since Huang Ama likes to eat, let them plant well, and they are idle anyway.

Rong Fang accompanied Lan Qi and couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, our family Fujin is busy with a lot of things every day, and the prince himself wants to show filial piety, but he said that Fujin and we are idle, but the prince is often idle for most of the day, and he doesn't come here to take a scene, so he knows that he asks every day, is the vegetable he grows good?" Is it enough to send it to Changchun Garden? ”

Xuan Ye laughed and said that his son was a mouthful, Yin Zhen glared at Rong Fang, Lan Qi hugged her and smiled: "It's just that you should tell the truth, how can E-Niang not know how hard it is for you Fujin to run a family." ”

At this time, Geng Gege came over with Hongday, as soon as Hongday saw his grandfather and grandmother, he ran up to be coquettish, Lanqi wanted to hug Hongday, but was stopped by Yinzhen and said: "Eniang, he is very strong, don't flash your waist." ”

On the side, Xuan Ye picked up his grandson, and Hongtian giggled: "Grandpa Huang, why didn't you bring my fourth brother back." ”

The fourth brother in Hongday's mouth is Hongli raised under the knee of the concubine, Honghui of Yuxi and Hongyun of Li Fang Fujin died early, but they all entered the jade butterfly in the royal order, Honghui is the eldest brother, and when he arrives at Hong, he is the third elder brother, Hongli and Hongday rank fourth and fifth, and the family knows that this is also a thought for Fujin.

Nian Tong had already been married, and Yuxi's little daughter snuggled up to her grandmother, and asked in a coquettish voice: "I haven't seen Hongli for a long time." ”

Lan Qi raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and Xuan Ye said: "Isn't it idle today, I haven't taken a good look at your garden, and take me and your mother around." He also instructed, "Yuxi went to Changchun Garden to invite the concubine and brought Hongli over." Then bring the thirteenth and the fourteenth, and your sister and your wife, and bring their children, and now your garden is big enough for them to spread the wilderness. ”

Hongdayle was broken, rubbed off his grandfather, pulled the young lady to laugh and dance, Linggege was afraid that the children would be too rude, so they quietly took them away, Yuxi was in a hurry to change clothes and invite the concubine, Yinzhen arranged for people to find his younger brothers and sisters, this posture, the family can't sit down without a few tables.

The farmer who was kneeling down had already gotten up, and the emperor asked Yinzhen to reward others with silver ingots, Lan Qi smiled and said: "Although the silver ingots are good, how can they spend them, can't they be provided at home for a lifetime?" Then he asked Yinzhen to send someone to weigh the scattered silver and copper coins to reward, which was beneficial.

Xuan Ye asked the farmer with a smile: "My heavenly family, three generations of the same ancestors and grandchildren, and the same as your farmer's family, right?" ”

The husband of the middle-aged couple is an honest man, and he was so frightened that he trembled, or the woman's family should say that how the big family in their village gathered together, and four or five generations set up more than ten tables to eat.

After leaving them to walk deep in the garden, Lan Qi avoided his son and said to him: "How can anyone rush up to ask someone to compliment you, you are really an old man, and you love to listen to festive words." ”

Xuan Ye drank lightly: "Son, you are also complimenting me." ”

Yinzhen saw Ama Eniang whispering in the back, and was very comforted in his heart, originally when he saw his father coming, he had something to say, but when he saw this beautiful and comfortable scene, he still swallowed it.

After shopping for a long time, Concubine Tong arrived with Hongli, Lan Qi went to greet each other, and after a while, thirteen and fourteen came with their families and children one after another, so Qiao Ying Fujin took her grandson to Xiao Chen'er's house, she happily came along, and Lan Qi blamed her for being too thick-skinned, but Xuan Ye said happily: "My sister-in-law, why can't you come?" ”

Such a large family, although it is not as the farmer said, to put more than a dozen tables outside the door, but also the hall is full, Yuxi, Wanyan, Zhaojia, etc. are all waiting, Xiao Chen'er shouted: "You also sit, turn around and talk about me again." Speaking of coming to Xuan Ye's side, he would be coquettish when he was not young, and said softly: "Huang Ama, let your daughter-in-law sit, they don't dare." ”

Xuan Ye doted on his daughter, so he naturally agreed, Yuxi stepped forward and said: "It's rare that our concubines can serve Ama Eniang together, and it is also our blessing, and Huang Ama can only be used." While helping Xiao Chen'er to sit down, he poured her wine and said, "We Hongli said, it is rare for my aunt to come to the house, and it is impossible not to get drunk today." ”

Saying this, the nephews and nieces all went around Wen Chen to toast, Lan Qi and the concubine sat with Xuan Ye on the left and right, the two looked at each other and smiled, although the years have taken away their youth and beauty, but the harmony of the children and grandchildren is really a blessing from God.

Xuan Ye was in a very good mood, he drank three glasses of wine in a row, Lan Qi wanted to persuade her, the concubine waved her hand, which meant that it was rare to be happy, Lan Qi was helpless, and after a few words, Xuan Ye also knew how to converge. After listening to the thirteenth and fourteenth jokes, listening to the grandchildren reciting poems and reading, the emperor's laughter was endless. The cooks in the house showed their skills, and one dish after another was constantly served, Yuxi led his subordinates to put copper stove pots on each table to make meat, but saw Xiao Hezi hurriedly come in and whispered a few words beside Yinzhen.

The joy on Yinzhen's face suddenly dissipated, and after hesitating for a moment, he went to Xuan Ye and said: "Huang Ama, the imperial doctor said that the imperial grandmother is dying, and I will go back this time, I am afraid that I will see the last one." ”

There was a sudden silence in the hall, and the sound of the child could be heard sporadically, and it was quickly covered by their nurse, Xuan Ye still held a glass of wine in his hand, his heart sank, he drank the wine, and said to the children: "Let's disperse, change clothes and go to Changchun Garden to wait." ”

Everyone brushed up and said yes, Lan Qi and the concubine served the emperor with a serious face and left the table, Yinzhen, Yinxiang, and Yinyu all followed, Fujin and Fujin led the children away, Yuxi handed over the home to Linggege, and took Rongfang and Li to Changchun Garden together, blinking an eye, just now the family banquet was full of laughter and joy, only a few pots on the same road were still steaming, and the soup was tumbling, making people's hearts flutter.

Lingege sent everyone away, and looked back at the empty hall, the table was full of delicious food and wine, how rich and prosperous, but no one enjoyed it, and the sadness that was born at this moment was still fresh in her memory decades later.

And it was not that the imperial doctor was disappointed, the queen mother was really dying, although she did not die that night, but three days later, she finally swallowed her last breath.

The emperor was grief-stricken and insisted on cutting his braids for mourning, and the feeling of mourning was no less than that of the death of the empress dowager. Because of too much grief, the emperor fell ill again, and the princes took turns to serve, and the third and fourth elder brothers presided over the aftermath of the queen mother.

The funeral of the Queen Mother lasted for more than a month, the Spring Festival of the 57th year of Kangxi, spent in the funeral of the Queen Mother, there was no celebration, after the funeral, it was already February, and the emperor moved back to Changchun Garden to recuperate.

On the grassland, Alabutan took advantage of the Qing court's funeral to raise troops to harass.

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