"The slave doesn't dare anymore." Concubine Ning's dowry maid admitted her mistake repeatedly.

"Close the door." But Concubine Ning's anger did not decrease, and she instructed the palace people behind her, "I have something to explain to you." ”

Here in Jingren Palace, although Yuan Xi didn't hear what Concubine Ning's dowry maid said about her, she was self-aware of the future of herself and her children, not to mention the advice of her father and brother, everyone in the family was very sober.

If there is no top-notch person in the new queen or the next batch of show girls who enter the palace, even if there are new people who come to win the emperor's favor in the future, with five or six years of love and the love of the queen mother, Yuan Xi's status in the palace cannot be easily replaced by others.

She didn't dare to think that she would be held in the palm of the emperor's hand for the rest of her life, but in the future, with her background and status in the palace, if she gave birth to the emperor's elder brother, she would have to think more about the future of the child.

At that time, it was not that she was willing or unhappy, and that it was not only a dragon chair that others were rushing to support or exclude, but also the glory and survival of her Tong Jia clan.

At this time, Yuan Xi walked to the door of the house, looked at the roof of the Qianqing Palace, and said to the pomegranate: "Next month, the emperor will go to the suburbs of Beijing for a ploughing ceremony, and I won't go. ”

Pomegranate smiled: "You have been pestering the emperor for a long time, and you finally begged the emperor to nod and take you there." ”

Yuan Xi said nonchalantly: "It's his business whether he agrees or not, it's my business whether he is happy or not, let's take it easy." ”

Pomegranate pursed her lips, smiled but did not speak, and her eyes were full of bad thoughts.

Yuan Xi said angrily: "Are you laughing at me stupidly in your heart again, you are really amazing, even the emperor knows that my own dowry looks down on me." ”

Pomegranate smiled and said: "How dare the slave and maid look down on you, the slave and maid are smiling, now you are not so afraid of the emperor, and you are no longer as cautious as before, is it the emperor who spoiled you, or are you yourself frivolous?" ”

"Really?" Yuan Xi thought about Pomegranate's words seriously, and said, "I should be more restrained, don't be too complacent." ”

"The emperor treats you like that." Pomegranate said, "Don't be afraid. ”

Yuan Xi just smiled and said no more.

Back to the house to rest, watching the pomegranates they packed up the gifts sent by Ama Eniang, a big nephew's rattle fell on the kang head, Yuan Xi took it and turned it gently, listening to the sound of dong dong.

She knew that the emperor treated her well, so she also knew that Fulin had a lot of things on her mind that she didn't tell her.

Whether it is because of the government or for other reasons, she is not the one who can make the emperor really open his heart, and to this day, Yuan Xi still believes that she is just a little more likable to him than other women.

"But even so, I'm satisfied." Yuan Xi put down the rattle, gently touched his bulging belly, and said contentedly, "Good boy, E-Niang will put yourself in the right position, and you will have to be filial to Ama in the future, he is really not easy, it is too hard to be an emperor." ”

On this day and night, because the new queen has not yet entered the palace, the emperor does not have to go to the middle palace according to the regulations, and today is Yuan Xi's birthday, and after a simple banquet with several princes and ministers, he came to Jingren Palace with a little wine.

The pot-bellied person greeted him in front of the door in a regular manner, Fulin looked at Yuan Xi clumsily curtsy and saluted, and wanted to blame her for not taking care of her body, but then he thought about it, it was Yuan Xi who was everywhere and could pamper her without scruples, and he should cherish it even more.

"Today is your birthday, and if you have any wishes, even if they are not about to be fulfilled right now, I will fulfill them." The two snuggled up to the kang, Yuan Xi leaned on the emperor's arm, and Fu Lin smiled, "As long as it's not the sky to pick the stars and the moon, anything can be done." ”

Yuan Xi was thinking about it, she didn't have to worry about food and clothing, there was no shortage of gold and silver, and she really didn't have anything she wanted for a while, Fu Lin allowed her to think about it slowly, and it was not too late to think about it in the future.

On the other hand, Fulin had one thing to tell Yuan Xi: "Barya is about to give birth, I promised her that I would let her raise her by herself when she gave birth to a little princess, but E-Niang had a hard time, and E-niang still attached great importance to the rules." ”

"Yes." Yuan Xi asked, "Does the emperor want to explain anything to his concubines?" ”

"You are naturally sensible, and Balya is also sensible, but she is pitiful, the cow button is gone so young, and I still miss that child." Fu Lin said, "In case I can't fulfill my promise to Balya, if Eniang refuses to agree, you can comfort her and enlighten her, don't make her think about it." ”

"The concubine wrote it down." Yuan Xi looked serious, and in turn comforted the emperor, "Sister, she is very sensible and will not complain about the emperor." ”

Fu Lin closed his eyes, knocked his forehead with one hand and said, "Why can't Eniang agree to such a small thing." ”

Yuan Xi wanted to speak and stopped, and when she heard the emperor's sigh, she said softly: "But the emperor, Sister Balya, originally couldn't even go out of the palace gate." ”

Fu Lin frowned, squinted at Yuan Xi, since Yuan Xi was out of the way, he said directly: "In Sister Balya, you are used to the Queen Mother's concessions, aren't you?" ”

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head, she also knew that she was talkative, but the bystanders were clear, the emperor always took it for granted to the queen mother, isn't it because she is a mother.

"yes." Unexpectedly, Fu Lin was not angry, but took a sip of incense on Yuan Xi's face, "You reminded me that in this matter, E-Niang has been giving in." ”

"Your Majesty, the concubines are too talkative." Yuan Xi blamed himself, "You shouldn't have said these things." ”

"But I'm not angry, I'm still useful." Fulin said, "Even if you lose your temper with you in the future, when I calm down, I will definitely come to compensate you, it's okay to be uncomfortable, but don't be sad and ignore me." ”

Yuan Xi said softly: "Then the emperor can't be angry with me casually, I won't do it." ”

These words, Yuan Xi would not mention in Cining Palace, except for what the emperor ordered her to say that day, every word that Fu Lin said to Jingren Palace on weekdays, Yuan Xi hid it in his heart.

But Barya will soon give birth, and the question of where the child will be raised will be brought up sooner or later. She has always secretly paid attention to the attitude of the Queen Mother, in contrast, Yuan Xi often tells the emperor about the situation in Cining Palace.

During the Lantern Festival, a banquet was held in the palace, and several civil and military ministers who had made meritorious contributions last year were invited by the emperor.

Yue Le didn't say anything, just smiled at E Shuo and walked away.

E Shuo frowned, Tong Tulai saw it in his eyes, and after the banquet dispersed that day, he finally couldn't help asking: "You came back this time, you have a lot of worries, what's wrong?" ”

E Shuo looked left and right, and said to Tong Tulai: "King Anjun warned me not to mention the matter of Jiayin in front of the emperor, I originally planned to thank the emperor and the queen mother, in this way, my heart is up and down, what's wrong with Jiayin?" ”

Tong Tulai saw that E Shuo's mind was simpler than him, he sighed secretly in his heart, and said on his face: "How can we guess the thoughts of the above, don't mention it." ”

E Shuo was helpless: "It's only like this." ”

After the Lantern Festival, E Shuo was going back to the south, this time he planned to leave earlier, but the big and small things were delayed, and he couldn't rush back, so the sixteenth packed some things at home, and planned to leave Beijing early in the seventeenth.

On the sixteenth day, Madame Badu came to the door with her daughter, saying that she had come to see off her uncle.

E Shuo looked at his niece and said with a smile: "Jia Yue is getting more and more spiritual, I met in Guangxi the year before last, I was only so tall at that time, but I have grown a lot in the past two years." ”

Mrs. Badu said with a smile: "This autumn, the palace is going to draft again, and the elders of the clan are very sorry that Jiayin was not selected last time, and this year it will be up to the child to see if he has any future." ”

E Shuo smiled faintly: "Yue'er is stronger than her sister." It will be done. ”

Mrs. Badu said: "After the uncle returns to the south, can you bring a letter to Jia Yin, ask her to write a letter to Jia Yue, and tell her sister what happened to the draft." I planned to enter the palace together this year to have a companion, but I didn't expect Jiayin's fate to come so quickly. ”

E Shuo said: "This is easy, I will bring you a letter." ”

Madame Badu hurriedly instructed her daughter: "Don't thank you uncle?" After watching the child salute, he asked with a smile, "Uncle, how are you doing at the governor's house?" ”

E Shuo said a few perfunctory words, but in fact, he knew that Jia Yin was not doing well, nor was it bad, and his son-in-law was actually a weak and sick person.