Lan Qi patiently waited for Xuan Ye to answer, but the emperor seemed to be eating the lily soup without distraction, but in fact, he frowned slightly unconsciously, as if he was thinking about his own question, she couldn't help but be a little worried, whether she was asking too much.

Prince An, who came to the palace to ask for peace today, is Prince An's stepfamily, a famous family, and the prince's maternal grandfather is a brother and sister, and he is at home after losing his husband in February, and today he brought his daughters-in-law to the queen mother to ask for peace. Before they entered the door, the Queen Mother said to Lan Qi that it was not easy for these royal relatives of the clan, and they often had to walk around with the palace to show that they were noble, otherwise if there was no longer a child in the family who could play a pivotal role in the court, it would be easy to fall down.

Prince An used to be a great contributor to the emperor's pacification of the three feudatories, but now he has not been valued by the emperor after his death, everyone thinks it is strange, Lan Qi is also aware of this, and does not know how to deal with the royal concubines, and it is also the queen mother who asked her to probe the emperor's tone in private, and the queen mother does not want to do superfluous things and cause trouble to the emperor.

"When you come, treat each other politely, you don't have to be too affectionate, there are so many clan relatives, can you be busy?" Xuan Ye drank the lily soup in one go, Lan Qi wanted to call the palace maid to bring water to wait for washing, but he smiled and took the bowl in front of Lan Qi and ate most of the bowl with a good appetite before putting it down, and then when he washed his hands and rinsed his mouth, he continued, "The things ahead have nothing to do with you, and they don't want to do it, I can't tolerate the men in the clan not being in the court, let a woman come to the palace to fight the autumn breeze, don't be blind and kind, learn from Concubine Rong." ”

Lan Qi saw that the emperor was not in a bad mood, so she was relieved, and also joked: "Sister Rong is good in everything, what the concubine does is not reassuring?" ”

The palace maids retreated, Xuan Ye clasped her forehead, and blamed: "That night, you punished a few women who promised to kneel on the long street, and hit lanterns to attract mosquitoes, they were bitten miserably, and you were ruthless, I can't think of it, you can do such a thing." ”

Lan Qi sighed: "The concubine is negligent, but people have served the emperor, and the fine skin and tender meat have to be maintained and waited for the emperor to be lucky, but the result is that the mosquito bites all over the body, and the concubine is too ruthless." ”

Xuan Ye glared at her angrily, but the people quickly crawled behind him, kneading his shoulders vigorously with his soft hands, and said solemnly without joking: "The emperor only sees their flattering and flattering smiles at you, but he can't see how hateful they are on their backs. There are two in this matter, Wang Changzai is not like a concubine, he used to hide under the protection of Cining Palace all day long when he was weak, and the concubine was not so kind and had no time to take care of her, she couldn't be suppressed once, and she would be ruthless next time, and she didn't believe that anyone was not afraid of death. ”

Xuan Ye frowned and didn't speak, and the person behind him bowed softly on his shoulders and said: "The emperor beckons bees and butterflies, and the concubine gives you everything, so what the concubine does, you also have to give the concubine face." ”

"In a good word, you have to say it to attract hatred." Xuan Ye was furious.

"Do you hate it?" Lan Qi smiled and walked around to look at him, but the powder fell lightly pecked, and people said with love and hatred, "What can I do with you?" I have no conscience, I have done so much for you, and I still say such things disgustingly. ”

Lan Qi sat beside him with a smile, half-leaned in his arms and said: "The days can still go by, there are more newcomers in the palace, and without Wang Changzai and Li Changzai and Zhang Changzai, the concubines can't finish their hearts." ”

As soon as the words fell, he was stopped, and Huanchun outside was about to come in with melons and fruits, and when he heard the laughter begging for mercy in the door, he didn't dare to come in and disturb for a while, and sent away the people around him.

Half an hour later, I heard the mother calling, go in is to serve the emperor to wash and dress, not long to go back to the Qianqing Palace, the master sent the emperor to the door, and said: "The emperor stopped by to see the imperial concubine, and then go back." ”

Xuan Ye said: "See a few ministers again, I will accompany her at night, and I have something to say to her." ”

Lan Qi restrained her smile and said softly: "The imperial doctor said that Niangniang is good these days, but it is just an illusion, and her body is still weakening day by day, so weak that she doesn't even have the strength to get sick, so she looks stable and wants her concubine to be ready at any time." ”

The emperor was a little stronger, and reassured Lan Qi: "You have time to talk more, your fate is different from others." ”

With that, the holy driver departed. Not long after, someone from Ningshou Palace said that Duke Wen Xian was going to come over, because he knew that the emperor didn't know whether it was convenient or inconvenient, the Queen Mother patted them and asked, Lan Qi was just tired and didn't have the heart to deal with the little demon king, so she asked the palace maid to reply and say that she would come back tomorrow.

In Ningshou Palace, Wen Xian held the toy sent by Prince An Fujin in his hand, and said that he would take it to Yonghe Palace to play with his younger brothers and sisters, but Eniang went back first, she waited for a long time and saw no movement, pestering the imperial grandmother to go to Yonghe Palace, the Queen Mother couldn't help but ask, but she didn't expect to be rejected.

The little princess was very disappointed, the tenth elder brother who was also in Ningshou Palace looked for her to play with her, she ignored it, watching the tenth elder brother playing with toys happily, the little girl sulked on the side, the queen mother came to urge them to eat snacks, seeing Wen Xian's appearance, she couldn't help but feel distressed again, and she was reluctant to be unhappy, so she instructed the nurse and the palace maid: "Take the princess away, don't let the princess quarrel with her mother, just say it's what I mean." ”

Grandmother's doting, there is nothing that can't be done in Wen Xian's eyes, happily follow the nurse to Eniang, enter the door and ask the mother is in the younger brother and sister room, ran to the door, pounced at the door and was about to shout Eniang, I heard my mother say to my sister: "Sister is coming, you are going to make trouble again, the noise makes Eniang have a headache, Eniang will sleep with you for a while, don't look for your sister, okay?" Xiao Chen'er has to be obedient, she can't learn to be so domineering as her sister. ”

Wen Xian was stunned when she heard this, and the nurse behind her came up, wanting to ask the little master why she didn't enter the door, but she turned around and walked down the steps, sat on the steps with her buttocks, and didn't cry out but just wiped her tears, and her little appearance was really pitiful.

Lan Qi heard that Lu Zhu told her that the princess was crying outside, very inexplicable, and asked her daughter when she came, Lu Zhu said that just now, she was bluffing, afraid that she would coax her little daughter with two words, so that she would listen.

Busy teaching my sister to the nurse, I hurriedly came out to coax my sister, and when I went out, I saw Wen Xian sitting at the bottom of the steps, curled up and burying her face, her nursing mother and palace maids couldn't do anything to her, so they could only stand aside.

Lan Qi walked down the steps and sat next to her daughter, although the two sentences she said unintentionally just now sounded nothing wrong, but for the child, it must be harmful, and her daughter is so proud, where can she listen to such words.

"It's so dirty on the floor, such a beautiful dress is going to get dirty." Lan Qi poked her daughter's waist, Wen Xian was afraid of itching, twisted her body to dodge, with tears on her face, pouted and full of grievances, and said, "E-niang likes my sister, I don't like me anymore." ”

Lan Qi couldn't cry or laugh, she said the wrong thing, she could only be coquettish by her daughter, hugging her and humming, the little girl agreed to any request, and told her over and over again that she would not be partial to her sister or partial sister, and the proud little princess let go of Eniang, and quickly forgot the tears just now, and ran back to play with her sister, but Wen Chen, who was easy to calm down, was troubled by her sister, and the two girls refused to be quiet for a long time.

This is really a headache for Lan Qi, on the contrary, Yinyu and Yinxiang are very well-behaved, she got rid of the two girls and came to the sons' house, and when they ate obediently, and hugged Yinxiang to coax her brother to sleep, she herself was crooked.

Originally, Huanchun didn't want to disturb her, who knew that the imperial concubine's illness had recurred in the middle of the night, Lan Qi was awakened from a dream, and when she came in a hurry, Xuan Ye was standing in a daze in the outer hall, and when she saw her coming, she just said: "It's so late, there is a doctor here, go back." ”

When the emperor said this, Lan Qi knew that the imperial concubine was not in danger, and leaned into the inner hall, and saw Yinzhen sitting on the edge of the couch, the imperial concubine looked at him weakly, the mother and son didn't know what to say, and Xuan Ye said behind her: "Tomorrow, I will continue to stop Yinzhen's class, and I can't miss the homework of the past two months, but it is probably the last day of their mother and son." ”

Lan Qi nodded, so sad that she couldn't speak, and Xuan Ye said, "I also lost my mother at his age, you have to be good, don't let him lose it again." ”

"Yes."

"What do you think about what happened after the seal?" The emperor suddenly asked this without warning, Lan Qi froze, and was pulled away by Xuan Ye for a while, and asked her again, "A phoenix robe is not enough to make her perfect, I know." ”

That night, the fourth elder brother slept next to the imperial concubine, and the emperor and Concubine De talked for a long time, and then the saint drove back to the Qianqing Palace, while she stayed in the outer hall for a whole night. The next morning, the fourth elder brother came out and saw his mother sitting outside, so distressed that he blamed the palace maid for not serving her wholeheartedly, but the tired Lan Qi said to her son: "You are inside, I don't worry." ”

In the blink of an eye, in July, although the weather is getting cooler, Concubine De finally fell ill and was bedridden for two or three days because of too much work, fortunately it was just a small fight, but it also scared Xuan Ye and Yinzhen half to death, in the face of the blame of her husband and son, she felt warm and guilty, the only thing she could do was to get better quickly, and she could support something in their seemingly strong hearts.

Fortunately, the palace has been very peaceful in recent days, Concubine Rong has more skills than Lan Qi to deal with all kinds of trivial matters, and she can also take the time to visit Lan Qi who is sick.

On the third day of the new year, the emperor led his sons to the school field to test riding and shooting, the eighth elder brother fell his knee when he went up the steps a few days ago, although walking did not hinder, but the imperial doctor told him to take it easy, so he did not follow his brother to go with his father, and he studied in the study for a long time, and he was ready to go back to Changchun Palace.

When I went out, I saw a child and a few little eunuchs waiting on the side of the road, and when I saw this clearly, I ran over, and Yinxi knew that it was the tenth brother, and the tenth elder brother ran to him and said, "Brother, are you going back?" ”

Yin Yu asked: "Why are you not in Ningshou Palace, does the imperial grandmother know that you are coming out?" ”

Brother Ten shook his head: "A few aunts and uncles are talking to the imperial grandmother, I don't like to play with those girls, so I'm here to find the starling." ”

Yinxi smiled gently: "You shouldn't run out by yourself, and the little eunuch who followed you will also be punished." But before the words fell, the younger brother suddenly hugged his neck, bit his ear and said softly: "Starling, I want to see my mother." ”

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