It is rare to see Su Mala's grandmother so emotional, Lan Qi is faintly unsteady in her heart, but after that, she also served the Empress Dowager well for dinner, took a walk and talked for a while, and did not exit Cining Palace until she served An's sleep, but not long after she walked out, Lan Qi turned back again, and saw from a distance that Mama told the palace maids to watch the night and go back to her house, but she saw that Lan Qi was still in front of the door, and asked in surprise: "Why don't you go back Chang Zai, and then all the doors will be locked, and it will not be good to meet anyone on the road." ”

"Mama, let me wait for you to sleep." Lan Qi smiled happily and pushed Mama to the house, and Mama Su Mala excused herself, "You are naughty again, how can the slave let you serve?" ”

But where can the old mama be too lively Xiao Chang to be there, she was waited to dismantle her hair and comb her hair, and even called hot water, Lan Qi sat on a small stool to wash her feet, Su Mala Mama refused to live or die at first, but people were tired of saying that she would not leave tonight if she didn't wash her feet, and the water was cold for a long time, Mama knew that she really didn't plan to leave if she didn't compromise tonight, so she let her change to new hot water, Mama watched Xiao Chang squat there carefully, serving herself carefully, and she couldn't say what it felt in her heart.

She knows her status in this palace, it is an existence that even the queen mother does not dare to despise, and the young concubines are mostly respectful, but even if the queen mother is still a concubine, they always have a difference between master and servant in their hearts, no matter how polite and respectful they are, they can't do this, Mama thought, if she sincerely respects herself as an elder, it is her blessing, but if she just wants to please herself, she is not strange, she can let go of the noble person, in order to have the calmness when she ascends to a high position in the future.

Not long after, Lan Qi took a clean and soft cotton cloth to dry her feet, put on a sock cover, a palace maid came to remove the basin, she went to wash her hands, and someone brought the goat milk that Mama drank every day before going to bed, she carefully brought it to Mama to drink, and so Mama put down the tea bowl, and handed her a hand towel to wipe her mouth, Mama smiled and said: "Those little girls don't see you serving slaves like this on weekdays, but there is no next time, you can't let the slaves and maids die." ”

Lan Qi pestered her affectionately, pinched her shoulders to loosen her muscles, and finally asked, "Mama, why did you shed tears when you were serving the Empress Dowager's dinner?" ”

"It turns out that Chang Zai has something to ask the slave maid, so he is so attentive?" Mama laughed angrily, and the person behind her came up crookedly and asked, "Next time, I won't ask anything, will I still serve you?" ”

Su Mala's heart was warm, she was gently swayed by Lan Qi, and when she talked about the words of the Empress Dowager at dinner, she said with emotion: "The first emperor favored the queen and offered filial piety to the queen back then, attracting the attention of the six palaces, and even made trouble for the first emperor to abolish the Yuan Dynasty, if it weren't for the empress dowager from the middle and the current queen mother, the relationship with the Mongolian Ministry would have been precarious for many years." But in the end, the filial piety queen was not blessed and did not live long, and the first emperor was frustrated, depressed and sick, and died young, which is the pain of the master's life. ”

Seeing that there were tears in the corners of Mama's eyes, Lan Qi handed her a handkerchief, Mama smiled bitterly, wiped away her sadness, and said slowly: "The slave should not have said these words to you, but the slave and maid like you, I have seen countless young concubines in the palace for so many years, only looking at you, I will want to love you like my own child." ”

Lan Qi smiled coquettishly: "Then I will come to serve you in the future." ”

"I can't help it, you don't like it anymore." Mama was in a better mood, and after a few jokes, she took Lan Qi's hand and said, "In the few days after the first emperor left, the master often stayed alone in front of the Buddha statue, one day she said to the slave maid that she regretted not protecting the beloved woman for the first emperor, she blindly felt that the filial piety queen was the only favor to disturb the court, but the emperor favored the woman he liked, and the favored queen filial piety was even more wrong, the fault was those jealous and evil concubines, but she blamed the fault on the filial piety queen alone, not only did not help the first emperor suppress the chaos of the harem, In the end, the mother and son were not in harmony, and the filial piety queen was jealous of her mother-in-law, and she was panicked all day long, and finally caused the tragedy of the early death of both of them. ”

Lan Qi shook her head in disbelief: "But the Empress Dowager is so good to me." ”

Mama sighed: "So when I came to our emperor, although the master was strict with the emperor's teachings, but who he liked and didn't like, the master didn't force it at all, everything was safe with the encounter, and he met you." ”

Lan Qi's eyes widened, but she was held by her grandmother and said: "You will not be Taizong's concubine, nor will you be the first emperor's filial piety queen, the master and the slave will not see what will happen to you in the future, but I hope you can be by the emperor's side and accompany him for a lifetime." No matter what the situation of the court in the world is in the future, no matter who or what the emperor will meet, you will be by his side. The Empress Dowager has been elected for more than ten years, and she chose you. ”

Lan Qi's heart was warm, and there seemed to be blood surging all over her body, and she was very embarrassed to be looked at by her grandmother, so she lowered her eyes and said, "Then I must be healthy." ”

"Yes, you must be healthy." Mama was very happy and said with a sigh of relief, "Slave maid, remember some of these words if you want to remember, and forget what you don't want to remember." You have your own life, and the ups and downs of other people's ups and downs have little to do with you, and too much rigidity will make you lose your heart. ”

Lan Qi leaned softly on Mama's shoulder, like the intimacy of her grandmother and granddaughter at home, and said with a smile: "Mama and the Empress Dowager should also be healthy, so when I am lost, pull me back." ”

This night, Wu Chang came back from Cining Palace very late, Su Mala was afraid that someone on the road would be embarrassed, so she specially let her sit in her own sedan chair, so that no matter who she met, seeing that it was the sedan chair of Cining Palace, it would not be much trouble, and she returned to the palace smoothly, Lan Qi nested in the bed and repeatedly thought about what the Queen Mother and Mama said, and her confused heart and various emotions that could not be suppressed were gradually tamed.

She is always secretly afraid, afraid of Xuan Ye's love for herself, afraid of the Empress Dowager's weight on herself, how can she have this blessing, but tonight she suddenly brightened, no matter how virtuous she is, since Xuan Ye likes it, since the Empress Dowager takes a fancy to her, she will bear this kindness well, and make herself good enough to be good enough and strong enough to live up to their hearts for herself.

At this moment, she no longer felt that Ula Lanqi, who said "I will be the first to not let you go" to the Juezen clan, had become vicious, because from now on, she also had people and things she wanted to protect, as well as herself.

Spring is fading, summer is coming, in May, the death of Empress Hesheri, the emperor personally led the prince to pay tribute, and it was also the first time that the six palaces were accompanied, and the head of the harem of Zhao Guifei saluted with the emperor left and right with incense, which was also tantamount to announcing to the world, the emperor's intention to set up a new queen, the long-rumored discord between the imperial concubines, and the rumors that the emperor had a heart to suppress the Niu Hulu family, were also self-defeating.

And time passed, and gradually the sadness of the third elder brother's death was also dissipated in the palace, the third elder brother broke the seventh day Lan Qi went to see Rong Guiren, the two said a few words of confidant, and there was no mustard ditch between each other, Rong Guiren was the most judgmental of the situation, she knew that the future of this little Chang in Zhong Cui Palace was definitely more than that.

In the days that followed, until the election, the emperor was often in favor of Wu, but not as favored by the saints in the past, and now there are still Concubine Tong, Yi Guiren, etc., and Zhao Guifei is the only one, the harem seems to be peaceful and tranquil, and when the stars move in August, the newcomers enter the palace, and the ceremony after the closure is held as scheduled.

On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor was ordered by the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager to canonize the Zhao Guifei Niu Hulu as the queen, in addition to the six palaces, Jin Tong Guifei, Hui Concubine, Yi Concubine, Rong Concubine, Duan Concubine, Bu Guiren, Nala Chang and other people, and a newcomer into the palace, with the queen's sister Xiao Niu Hulu as the honorable concubine to live in Xianfu Palace, the rest are only in the nobles, often scattered in you.

Legend has it that the Empress Dowager personally instructed the emperor to personally choose this word to give Wu Yashi, the weight of the German word, the weight of the holy grace, and the envy of life.

But the noble people are low-key and gentle, even if they are petted, respectful to the top, lenient and benevolent to the bottom, in the early years, the concubine was rumored to be at odds with it, but since the concubine is in the middle palace, often interacts with the noble people, and personally teaches the way of the six palaces, although outsiders look puzzled, but the concubine is harmonious, the emperor likes it, the queen mother is happy, and it is also the blessing of the court and the world.

After the Chongyang Festival in September, the mausoleum of Empress Hesheri was completed, Xuan Ye took Empress Niu Hulu and the prince to inspect in person, and returned in a few days, but I don't know whether it was the bumpy and hard work on the road, or the queen Niu Hulu became ill for a long time.

In the blink of an eye, the first snow in the capital on this day, Lan Qi came out of Zhongcui Palace early in the morning, and when she served in Cining Palace last night, the Empress Dowager personally ordered her to go to Kunning Palace to serve the sick, although it is rumored that the Empress Dowager is friendly to the noble people, but what kind of relationship is between the two, they know each other best, but the Empress Dowager has spoken, she can't shirk, she understands that the Empress Dowager is putting gold on herself.

Walk to Kunning Palace, there is a warm sedan chair in front of the door, the sedan curtain is lifted, the delicate and gentle little Niu Hulu comes down from the warm sedan chair, because its boudoir name has a Wen word, although the concubine has no title, the palace people are called Wen Concubine Niangniang, Lan Qi is no exception, and he bows to the front.

Concubine Wen has a peaceful temperament, does not interact with concubines much, in addition to serving the queen mother and the emperor, she only follows her sister every day, and now the queen is sick, she comes to serve every day, and when she sees Lan Qi at this moment, she is a little strange, and she can't tell which one it is.

"Niangniang, this is the noble person of Zhong Cui Palace." The palace maid beside her reminded with a smile, Concubine Wen bowed her head and said softly, "Is that the noble person that the emperor likes very much?" He turned to Lan Qi and said, "You are always by the side of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, we don't see each other often, this palace doesn't recognize you, and please don't blame the nobles." ”

Lan Qi smiled happily: "The concubines should have gone to Xianfu Palace to ask for peace." ”

Concubine Wen was not polite to her, and said bluntly: "Now is not the time for you and me to gossip, this palace still has to serve the queen, and the noble people are at their own convenience." ”

Lan Qi was slightly embarrassed, bowed down and said: "The concubine is under the order of the Empress Dowager, and from now on, she will serve the queen mother to recuperate until the mother recovers." ”

At this time, the door of Kunning Palace opened, Dongyun came out of it, saw the two of them standing in the wind and snow talking, and greeted the door with a smile, whether it was to Concubine Wen or to the nobles, they were very polite, and when the two arrived at the dormitory, they saw the queen crooked on the warm kang, and looked at the snowflakes fluttering outside through the window paper, and turned their heads to see the two of them in front of them, only a faint smile: "Coming?" ”

Lan Qi still remembered the graceful and glorious queen on the day of the post-sealing ceremony, but at this moment, she saw her sick and haggard, and she couldn't help but feel distressed, and slowly bent her knees to bow down.

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