"Now I won't be bullied, there is the Queen Mother, and there is a grandmother to protect the slaves. The slave and maid will work hard to repay the kindness of all the mothers and grandmothers. Yong'er smiled brightly, as if she had no resentment about the oppression and hard work she had suffered before, but the thoroughness of this in front of her made Mama unable to understand it.

After staying in the palace for a long time, I thought I had read countless people, and I always looked at people with a vigilant heart, and I was used to seeing the scheming of the city government, and I was used to seeing the warmth and coldness of people. Mama recalled what Concubine Ling looked like back then, but she couldn't remember it anymore, not because she couldn't remember how good the concubine was in the past, but because she couldn't remember why she trusted herself.

"Just remember, the masters will not disappoint us." Mama said this, so Yong'er did things, she stood aside and watched for a while, and the Queen Mother looked for her inside. Sure enough, the Queen Mother wanted to leave someone to follow the emperor back to Beijing by land, she wanted to know what the emperor and Wei Hongyan would do in the days to come, and what she hoped most was of course to stay with Yong'er.

Mama Hua had to do what the Queen Mother wanted, and also sent a message to Manager Wu, saying that the Queen Mother would leave someone to put by the emperor's side, Hongli said that as long as it wasn't that Yong'er, anyone could be left behind, as for Hongyan, if you can't mention it, don't mention it.

Two days later, the emperor personally sent his mother on the ship, as he said, did not announce that the concubine was with him, until the fleet sailed out of Jiangning, most of the concubines did not know that the concubine did not follow. The holy car left Jiangning by land, and in the emperor's carriage, Hongyan, who took off his brocade clothes, accompanied him like a palace maid and not a palace maid, compared to the hurry when he came, the emperor walked back leisurely all the way, and spent most of his time alone with Hongyan.

As the emperor promised to make up for Hongyan's depression on the way south, all the way north, under the emperor's careful arrangement, without the queen mother, no other concubines and without any restraints, Hongyan knew how much beautiful spring she had missed, and the road when she recalled it was a blank to live up to it. And Hongli's trip is not only to make Hongyan happy, but also to make himself happy, the beautiful scenery is currently on the side, the past to and from Wutai Mountain in a hurry for several days have been made him miss, this time for more than a month of solitude, how can the emperor not cherish, naturally night and night spring supper day and day leisure.

Separated from the queen mother and the entire palace for so long, Hongyan didn't care about anyone else except for missing her children, and when she approached the capital, the emperor always showed regret that she was reluctant to return to Beijing, and Hongyan was reluctant to end such a beautiful day at first, but the physical reaction made her and the emperor have to return to Beijing earlier. I don't know which city, I don't know under that mountain, between the clouds and rain, God gave them a child, and there was no discomfort in the bumpy carriage and horses all the way, and he fell down when he was close to the capital, thinking that it was motion sickness, but who knew that the pulse of the accompanying Taiyi He was obvious joy.

The holy driver arrived in the capital nearly ten days later than the Queen Mother and her entourage, but not only in these ten days, but every day in the past, everyone was fantasizing about how Concubine Ling lived a leisurely life with the emperor. When I learned that Concubine Ling returned to the Old Summer Palace pregnant, I didn't need to say anything, I could imagine what a beautiful journey the emperor gave Concubine Ling, and the rumors that Concubine Ling had fallen out of favor on the way to the road have now become a joke.

Up to now, in addition to the married Princess Hejia and the fourteenth elder brother who died young, there are seven princesses, nine princesses and fifteen elder brothers to raise by her side, and the three children have already filled the palace where she lives. Now that Hongyan is waiting to give birth, and another delivery room will be arranged, as well as the accommodation of the newborn and the nursing mother in the future, after returning, Cherry and Xiao Lingzi stood in the courtyard, while watching the palace maids and eunuchs clean up the things they brought back, while muttering to each other: "By the end of the year, there will be more people here." ”

In contrast, Concubine Yu took the eighth elder brother to live in front, and Concubine Shu and Concubine Qing lived in the east with the eleventh elder brother, if one of them had to move, or Hongyan moved to another place with all the children, or moved one of the first two places, it seems that no matter how you look at it, it is more appropriate for Concubine Yu to move away. But they have lived together for so many years, although they are still in the same Old Summer Palace, they have to say that Concubine Yu is unwilling, and Hongyan is reluctant.

This thing fell in Hongli's mouth, that is, he hated the independent courtyard in the Forbidden City, and he didn't see that they were reluctant, but in the Old Summer Palace, there were so many exquisiteness. But I don't know the love and helplessness of relying on each other between sisters here, not to mention the independent courtyard in the Forbidden City, the emperor has lived in the Old Summer Palace with the harem most of the time in recent years, and walking in from the same gate is like being under the same roof, each other's lives are under their noses, and it is easy to fade away when they are separated.

On the emperor's side, after settling down, he summed up the harvest of the southern tour with the ministers, and rewarded the meritorious deeds, praised the meritorious people of the southern tour, and reduced taxes in various places, etc., ended the days of freedom and leisure, and soon returned to the affairs. And the fourth and fifth elder brothers, who did such a big errand for the first time, were praised by the emperor without hesitation, saying that he finally waited until his sons grew up and could be arms.

Yongqi and the fourth elder brother were naturally happy, but they were really tired, the emperor gave them a few days to rest, after resting at home with each other, Yongqi thought it was a thought that was put down before the southern tour After this incident, after gaining the trust of his father, he would not be mentioned again, who knew that on the second day of the break, the fourth elder brother brought his wife and children to be guests, the brothers talked in the study, and Qingque entertained his sister-in-law and nephews to talk.

When Sifujin came, Fang Fujin came with a high bulging belly to take a look, Sifujin said that Suo Yuluo's stomach was pointed as if he was going to give birth to a son, Qingque was naturally happy, saying that if he gave birth to a son, Concubine Yu Niangniang would be happy.

Seeing her mention Concubine Yu Niangniang, Sifujin waited for the side Fujin to leave, then pulled his younger siblings and said softly: "Ling Guifei Niangniang is about to give birth again, and now there are four children around her, I heard that she lives in the apse of the spring of the heaven and earth family is already crowded, and it seems that the emperor will change a place for the concubine Niangniang sooner or later." ”

Qingque also knew about this, and she didn't have time to think about it yet, but Sifujin said directly: "Your fourth brother came today to discuss with the fifth elder brother and take the eighth elder brother away from Concubine Yu's mother." It is estimated that Long Live Lord has to live in the Old Summer Palace all these years, Concubine Yu and Guifei Niangniang are under the same roof, they take care of each other, and talking and meeting is just a matter of walking through the door. But if the two are separated, it will be completely different, and it will be ...... for the fifth elder brother and you."

Qingque felt that Sifujin said it so directly, she smiled awkwardly, and Sifujin paused and said bluntly: "With the help of the noble concubine, the fifth elder brother is very good at talking in front of the emperor, which is also something that your husband and wife know very well in their hearts." So your fourth brother wants to take the eighth elder brother away, make room for Concubine Yu, let you enter the palace to explain to Niangniang, and let the two younger sisters live in front with Concubine Yu, and won't the back be vacant? ”

"I understand what the fourth sister-in-law means, but listening to what you say, is the fourth brother he?" Qingque cautiously asked, "This time, Huang Ama praised the fourth brother and Yongqi, and sent more rewards than any time, is the fourth brother still going to have an heir, or has he not put it down?" ”

Sifujin smiled helplessly: "Yes, so I don't want you and Fifth Elder Brother to lose the support of the concubine Niangniang, how can you not separate Concubine Yu from her, and live in one place is always a care." ”

Qingque sighed in her heart, she didn't expect that such a simple thing could involve so much, in the final analysis, Ling Guifei, as the emperor's favorite concubine, the meaning behind her is really different from anyone else. The fourth elder brother wanted to quit, Yongqi wanted to fight but didn't dare to fight rashly, everyone waited for the emperor to give everything to the concubine's mother and son before they dared to choose the rest.

If there is the slightest bit of unwillingness here, there will be evil thoughts.

Earlier, Qingque felt that Concubine Ling was more cordial than her future mother-in-law, because Concubine Yu opposed her marriage with Yongqi, she was a little afraid to approach her mother-in-law, but after marrying into the door, she stood on the same interests as her mother-in-law and her husband, and looked at things and people completely. Now she will never go to Concubine Ling to talk about her heart, but she has nothing to say to her mother-in-law.

That day, the fourth elder brother's family left, when Qingque saw Yongqi in the study, he saw him in a daze, and stepped forward and shouted twice Yongqi before he heard it, presumably the fourth elder brother also said a lot of important words, Qingque directly said what Sifujin explained to her, Yongqi smiled bitterly: "To put it bluntly, the fourth brother also wants to be good with me, I can rely on the concubine for a day, and he can get a little light." Moreover, the eighth and eleventh are his younger brothers, Yongzheng is so good, of course he can't let Yongzheng lose his support. ”

Qingque comforted him: "It's good that the fourth brother is above board, and there are still discussions between the brothers, as for Yongying...... she walked behind her husband and said, "If Yongying has a chance, why can't you have it, so even if it is not Yongzhen's turn, we can help the fourth brother with this little favor now, just help a little, if there is really that day, I am not afraid to make wedding dresses for others." ”

Yongqi was stunned for a moment, the momentary consternation quickly disappeared, of course he understood what kind of person Qingque was, shook his wife's hand and said, "Yes, go down first frankly, who knows what will happen in the future." But the emperor Ama just came back a few days after the court began to spread, if the concubine Niangniang gets the prince again this time, I don't know if the emperor Ama should give her the position of the imperial concubine, and in the future, the same as the deputy, the middle palace will be completely useless, and Yongqi he has no fight at all. ”

Qingque said: "For people like the queen's mother, the twelfth elder brother is destined to have no future, and it is not the noble concubine's mother's, or ours." ”