Buddha only said that the sixth elder brother was crying, she couldn't tell what was going on, and when the princess's nurse came, she knew that the sixth brother was looking for Eniang, and when she saw the third elder brother, she was entangled, who knew that the third elder brother not only did not coax the younger brother, but also reprimanded him for being ignorant, saying that he should not mention anything about Eniang, and they would have to rely on themselves in the future.

Concubine Shu asked Hongyan curiously: "You went to Kyushu Qingyan to see, what happened to Concubine Chun?" On the day of Xiao Nian, she suddenly fell down at the Changchun Immortal Pavilion to pay tribute to the queen of Daxing, is it also because of this disease, what disease is so fierce? ”

Hongyan instructed the palace people to find the people around the sixth elder brother, and dealt with Concubine Shu: "I don't know, it seems that the emperor kept it secret, but he just sent me to see if the palace people took care of it carefully, I glanced at it from a distance through the screen, and my complexion was not very good." ”

"It's also retribution, who called her unscrupulous." Concubine Shu said coldly, "The day before yesterday, I heard Chunmei say that when I met someone around her to inquire about the eldest brother, you said that she couldn't even find her palace maid Baoqin, what would the eldest brother do now, and what kind of crooked brain would she use?" ”

"Big brother?" Hongyan frowned slightly, turned around and looked at the banquet, the eldest brother is here today, but he hasn't seen the whole child for a long time, he has become so thin that he has changed, I heard that he was reprimanded by his father and deprived of the qualification to inherit the throne and was depressed all day long, and the emperor continued to remove the errand in his hand, and he couldn't figure it out after being removed, so he was even more sick.

Such a vicious circle, in less than a year, Twenty Lang was supposed to be a child with strong blood, but he became a sick man. Today is for the reason why the Queen Mother said that the family should be tidy in the New Year, so he came to the banquet with his sick body, but the Queen Mother did not look at the eldest grandson, and this child has not been treated fairly since birth.

However, Hongyan is only one year older than the eldest brother, and even if she is a concubine, she does not dare to call herself an elder. The eldest brother's affairs are not in her hands, and she is not qualified to be warm-hearted, but at this moment, looking at the eldest brother's weak state, the great fortune next to him does not have the pride and dignity of the princess, and she can't help but sigh in her heart. Looking back at the emperor on the throne, his ignorance of his eldest son is really chilling.

After the banquet dispersed, the emperor and the imperial concubine sent the queen mother back to Ningchun Hall, and Concubine Yu came to find Hongyan and said to her: "When you are enjoying the banquet, why do you always stare at the eldest brother, I am afraid that the emperor will also see it, if I ask you back, you must have a number in your heart." Whether the eldest brother was unhappy with his biological mother when he was a child, or he was not angry when he grew up, the emperor didn't like it, what about his own son? Don't force the emperor to do anything. ”

Hongyan smiled: "What can I say, it's been like this for so many years, why bother to find yourself unhappy now." ”

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the emperor customarily brings the prince and the children of the royal family to observe the New Year, and this year is no exception, and the concubines will also go with the empress dowager to pay tribute to the ancestors and ancestors after a short rest.

After Hongyan came back, he coaxed Buddha to sleep, and wanted to lean on the beauty couch in his clothes, but because he ate wine at night, he really fell asleep, and when he was woken up by Cherry, he thought that he was very nervous about delaying the hour, but he heard Cherry say: "Big Brother fainted in the Zhengda Guangming Palace, and he has been sent out of the Old Summer Palace at this time." ”

"What time is it?" Hongyan hurriedly got up, and when he heard that he hadn't yet arrived, he didn't dare to relax, tidying up his appearance in front of the dressing table, while asking about the eldest brother, sure enough, the child was sick and reluctantly came to the banquet today.

"It's Manager Wu who sent someone to send a message, so that the slave and maid must tell you." Sure enough, Cherry would not wake up the master just for the sake of the eldest brother, and only said at this moment, "What Mr. Wu means is that the emperor can't easily soften down the eldest brother's affairs, but in the end, it is his own flesh and blood, if the mother can do everything for the emperor, it will also make the emperor feel a little comforted." ”

Hongyan said: "Concubine Yu reminded me not to do much, Mr. Wu wants me to be the emperor for the whole week, who do I listen to?" ”

Cherry had a good idea with a pair of big eyes, and said with a smile: "Isn't it the best of both worlds for the mother to bother and the concubine to come forward?" ”

Hongyan really didn't expect that she could ask the concubine to take care of this matter, it is only appropriate for the grandmother to care about her great-grandson, and the concubine is kind-hearted, and she will definitely agree to this matter. She was relieved and praised Cherry: "I'm really getting more and more capable, and I always feel that others praise you to say nice things to make me happy." This year's New Year's money should be more than Xiao Lingzi. ”

Cherry smiled: "Silver slaves and maids are not rare, it is good to give a foot slave and maid a decent person in front of Xiao Lingzi on weekdays, he is now older, and he always bullies me for being small." ”

The master and servant talked and laughed, and soon it was an auspicious time, Hongyan and Concubine Shu walked with the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine had nothing to say all the way, and the two of them couldn't say anything.

Concubine Yu didn't know the news passed by Mr. Wu, so she only thought that she was kind and recited the Buddha: "That's it, you really want to control me and I can't stop it, just be careful, no one will praise you if you do a good job, in case you get into any trouble, others will only say that you are self-righteous and arrogant." ”

Hongyan said: "My sister is also watching for me, don't ask me to overdo it." ”

Early in the morning of New Year's Day, Hongyan was bowed by her daughter in the dormitory, and was congratulated by the palace people on the New Year. When the emperor returned from the Temple of Heaven, Hongyan was taking the Buddha to feed the fish by the lake, and the emperor did not alarm their mother and daughter, so he went to the warm pavilion to greet his grandmother.

Since Concubine Wen Hui came to the Old Summer Palace, her complexion is better than before, which makes Hongli very comforted, the grandparents and grandchildren talked for a long time, the concubine mentioned the matter of the pure concubine, and asked the pure concubine what the illness was, Hongli hid it from the queen mother, but told the grandmother one by one, Concubine Wen Hui sighed: "It has come to this point." ”

Hongli said: "If it weren't for the grandson blindly escaping reality, it wouldn't have come to this point." ”

There was a Buddha's loud laughter outside, and the concubine smiled: "Fortunately, the child is with a red face, otherwise the pure concubine is so skilled, although the child is young and ignorant, she will definitely leave something in her life." Maybe Fo'er is a little girl with low self-esteem and dullness, and she can't hear such laughter at all. ”

"For the sake of Buddha's hand, Hongyan bothered." Hongli said, "A while ago, Buddha began to care about her hand, and she didn't even touch me, and these days are much better." ”

The concubine looked at the emperor and asked seriously: "She is so good, the emperor and I can see it, but how can there be a perfect person, I am afraid that she has a slight fault, but it is more obvious than those people who are full of bad intentions, I am afraid that the emperor will have a dislike because of this." ”

Hongli said: "What the imperial grandmother means, the grandson understands, but if that is the case, the grandson will be wronged, and the grandson is really sorry for her." The matter of the pure concubine, the grandson also thinks about it in his heart, he would rather she have a strong hand to protect herself, rather than save her again and again, she can become more mature and strong, which is my blessing. ”

"Then these words, out of this door, the emperor will forget it." The concubine was kind and said gently, "No one is perfect, and people who love each other should be tolerant of each other when they are together." ”

"Yes, my grandson understands that from the very beginning, she has unconditionally tolerated everything from me than I tolerated her." Hongli's gaze followed the laughter of the Buddha, and he couldn't help sighing, "She has suffered so much, what the Queen Mother did to her has ruined her more happiness, maybe she could have had children." ”

"Don't be obsessed with the emperor, Hongyan will feel it." The concubine persuaded, "There is a Buddha to fill the vacancy, and Hongyan's heart is not big, it is already full." The emperor should not be self-righteous for her good, in fact, she wants very little, and if you care too much, it will make her feel pressured. What she was like in the past, and what she will be like in the future, she is just a concubine, a concubine who is liked by you. ”

Hongli didn't understand the concubine's words, why just regard Hongyan as a concubine?

At this moment, Hongyan learned that the emperor had arrived, and the little Buddha heard that Ama was also coming, so he immediately rushed back, but he tripped over the threshold when he broke into the door, but fortunately there was a thick velvet blanket on the ground in winter, so she was not broken. Hongli hurriedly stepped forward to pick up his daughter, because the little girl was about to cry, but the Buddha not only did not cry, but said happily: "Huang Ama went to see, there are a lot of fish there." ”

Hongli said: "In the big winter, where do the fish come from." ”

But I can't resist the child, follow the lake to see, sure enough, there are countless colorful koi fish, and Fuhai is a living water, and the area is vast, it is not very common to see koi, let alone gather so many at the same time.

The emperor ordered someone to pick up a few koi fish and raise them in the tank, and gave them to the concubine to enjoy, and the concubine still let them release after seeing them, and the grandmother next to them said: "It is said that if you see the koi in your dream, it is a sign of Guanyin sending her child, and we let the concubine Niangniang see so much with her own eyes, and there will be good news this year." ”

Hongyan knew in her heart that it was impossible, and said happily on her face: "If you answer Mama's good words, the emperor must have a heavy reward." ”

And Hongli also felt that this was a good sign, and immediately ordered Mr. Wu to bring gold ingots to give to his grandmother, and said with a smile: "If it is fulfilled, it will be a hundred taels of gold." ”

But this is a few jokes after all, Hongyan himself is not serious, and after the first day of the new year, the palace people are going to send the pure concubine back to the Forbidden City, the concubines in the garden all know that the pure concubine is infected, but no one knows what happened in her house since childhood, and the sedan chair is also carried into the courtyard to pick up the person directly, and he didn't even see the face, and it was not good, whether the pure concubine was dead or alive, no one knew.

Soon after Concubine Chun was sent away, Chief Manager Wu reported to the emperor, saying that he committed suicide in fear of sin, Hongli looked at him silently at the time, thinking about what he said to the concubine, and said after a while: "Unlucky things, don't publicize it, don't make the queen mother unhappy, if you die, you will die." In the future, all the things in the Xianfu Palace do not need to be reported to me, everything is handed over to Concubine Ling. ”