Yinxiang looked at his mother sincerely, thought about what she said, and nodded: "Eniang, I understand." ”

Lan Qi was relieved, and the irrepressible heartache was also reduced by half of Tai, and personally sent the child back to his residence, and when he turned back, he unconsciously walked to Yinyu's house. The son is afraid of the heat, the windows are fully open in the summer, the lights in the house are not extinguished, she stands in the dark and can see the inside clearly, but she sees her son holding the short knife given by his fourth brother today, playing with it over and over under the candlelight, pulling it out coldly, making a few strokes in the air, stretching out his fingers to touch the blade that has not yet opened, everything is so fresh.

Huanchun followed behind, and even she was driven to think of the sixth elder brother, and how to relieve the sadness of the master. If the sixth elder brother is still there, the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy will definitely be high-spirited, and he is the same age as the fourth elder brother, and the brothers will support each other and be reused by the emperor, what a scenery it will be. Although the thirteenth and fourteenth elder brother is good, he is too small in the end, and the fourth elder brother has always had a bit of a taste of solitude when he has been in and out of the palace all these years.

"Huanchun, you always say that Yinxiang is like Yinzuo, it's not that I'm partial to him and not my own, but I really think that Yinxiang is like Yinzuo." Lan Qi turned around, walked back slowly with Huanchun, and said softly, "Yinzhen He must also be able to see it, but the age difference between them is too big, so he can't get along with Yinzhen like he used to do with Yinzuo, I don't blame him, and I won't embarrass him, the way of brotherhood is something they only understand, as long as they don't become enemies, fighting and bickering can be regarded as a common thing between brothers." ”

Huan Chun said with a smile: "The fourth elder brother is so wise, and our thirteen or fourteenth elder brothers are so smart and sensible, what will happen to their brothers, the slave maid thinks you don't have to worry about it." ”

Lan Qi's heart was calm, and she asked Huanchun with a smile: "Do you guess why did the emperor have to leave the fourteenth on this eastern tour?" ”

The Sacred Heart is difficult to guess, not to mention such a strange thing, Huanchun naturally can't give an answer, and the emperor has no time to explain it to Lan Qi. In order to make the eastern tour smooth, he must solve all the major affairs of the court that can be dealt with in advance, so that he can travel with peace of mind, although the prince is left in charge of the country, but the emperor has not yet let go of the real power so that the prince can make important decisions, and all the imperial power is still in the hands of the emperor.

The prince stayed in the capital, there were four elder brothers in the nine gates, there were eight elder brothers in the inner palace and ready to supply at any time, there was nothing to do with the prince inside and outside, and several high-ranking decision-making ministers also followed, even Suo Etu left, the prince during these days, if he didn't care what others thought of him, let alone the emperor's future inquiries, he could really do whatever he wanted. Of course, the crown prince would not do this, he did not even have the right to easily get out of the Forbidden City.

The days passed in a flash, the fire flowed in July, the heat gradually dissipated, the day of the holy car's eastern tour was just around the corner, and the manpower of the harem was basically set. This time, the five ladies all served the Queen Mother. Zhong Cui Palace's concubines with cloth nobles, Dai nobles, etc., Qixiang Palace's concubines with secret nobles, Yanxi Palace Min is often in Suide Concubine Niangniang, Chuxiu Palace and nobles are also with Concubine Tong, in addition, Jingyang Palace, Yikun Palace, Changchun Palace, almost all of them go with the main seat.

Unlike in the past, when you go out or live in the garden, you have to look at your face in terms of seniority, this time, almost all the palace concubines who can be called by name and surname can go with them, on the contrary, most of them are unwilling to go, such as the Juezen nobles of Yanxi Palace, and Chen Changzai of Zhongcui Palace. Juezen nobleman's mind Lan Qi can guess, she may want to have a rare opportunity to communicate with the eighth elder brother, but Juezen nobleman has indeed suffered from whooping cough in the summer and has not yet recovered, she has always had the old disease of coughing and wheezing, and she happened to catch up.

Only Chen Chang of Zhongcui Palace was there, and when she heard that Concubine Duan had persuaded her several times, she just shook her head and refused to go. In this way, not only did they not attract the sympathy of others, but they were instructed by Lan Qi and Concubine Rong to be careful about the gates in the palace.

At the end of July, the holy car left the palace in a mighty way, almost the most grand tour since the emperor ascended the throne, when everyone was happy, Lan Qi thought about the southern tour in the spring of the next year, maybe it would be more lively than this time.

After the emperor and the harem concubines and the princes and princesses almost all left, Mo said that the Forbidden City was empty, as if even the capital had changed, that day Yuxi was going to take Honghui back to his mother's house to visit his mother, and he felt quieter than before going out, and asked the people below if she had cleared the road before she came out, and the maid around him said: "The slave maid heard that after the emperor left Beijing, the streets and alleys in the capital have increased sentry posts, but they are stricter than before, probably so that they feel clean." He said with a nourishing sentence, "Fujin, it's our Lord Belle who is in charge, you can go shopping with peace of mind." ”

Yuxi is naturally happy that Yinzhen has the ability to learn, her husband told her that now he likes to go to the various departments of the imperial court to experience the most, he doesn't care whether he is in a high position or whether he can have the final say, those old ministers and generals, which one is not more capable than him, if you want to really get their trust, the identity of the prince alone is not enough.

But the parties in the court are distinct, the eldest brother and the prince have gradually become a force, the court is intertwined, many ministers who rush to the position have nothing to do with the fourth elder brother, they can't even say a few words on weekdays, Yinzhen is rigid, the emperor does not arrange where he goes, he is unwilling to bother to drill, but once he is placed there, he can quickly take root and sprout, and win the hearts of the people with sincerity and ability. And he didn't know that his father saw these temper habits of his own.

Now that the holy car has been away from Beijing for a few days, the capital and the palace are peaceful, the eighth elder brother really moved back to the Forbidden City to live temporarily, because he is an adult, it is inconvenient to enter the inner palace, and in the elder brother's house, Su Mala arranged a temporary place to live, and often talked to the grandmother in those days, and listened to many life truths. On weekdays, he urged the patrol guards at all checkpoints in the inner palace day and night, although the Forbidden City was almost empty, and the rule of the capital was the same, there was no slackening at all.

On this day, the eighth elder brother took the guards to inspect the vicinity of Yanxi Palace, and happened to see his mother wearing a windbreaker and helping Xianghe to come out, if it was cold today, he would not dress up like this, he stepped forward to ask about his mother's body, Xianghe said: "The noble man coughs and wheezes and does not heal, and his body is sometimes cold and sometimes hot, I am afraid that it will only get better in winter, the imperial doctor said that this disease can only be raised slowly, don't worry too much about Babel." ”

Coughing and wheezing, Jue Chan's spirit is indeed not very good, this time I don't drive, I didn't want to go, I didn't expect to really meet bad health, so many years quietly living in Yanxi Palace, no one bullied and no one bothered, but forgot the old problem, this summer was greedy for a while, accidentally caused the old disease.

"It's not good to always lie down, the osmanthus in the imperial garden is fragrant, I want to smell it and refresh it, and the sweet smell is also more comfortable." Jue Chan smiled slightly, and then went with Xianghe, the eighth elder brother sent her for a while, saying that this time was left by the father, their mother and son have not had a chance to talk about it, Juezen nobles are inevitably their son feels that he has ulterior motives, these years have become more and more passive, the eighth elder brother does not come to ask, she will not take the initiative to mix, the child is not alone in the past, now he has a virtuous and considerate wife, now it is different from the past.

At this moment, Yinyu asked: "Yinyu has come to me every day these days, Eniang, do I want to get close to Yinyu, after all, she is the child of Concubine De, if I am too close to him, will it attract discussion?" ”

Juezen asked him rhetorically, "What do you think yourself?" ”

Yin Yu said: "I always think that it is always a good thing to have one more brother to be harmonious." ”

The noble man of Juezen coughed lightly a few times, eased his breath and said: "But he is different from the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother, not to mention the different backgrounds, the qualifications between several people are different, and the tenth elder brother is a person, and the ninth elder brother can't count on the fifth elder brother at all, almost as a person, but the fourteenth elder brother is different, he has four elder brothers and thirteen elder brothers, although you are all brothers, after all, there is still a layer of belly, and when it matters, blood is always thicker than water." ”

Yin Yu frowned: "So, shouldn't I be too close to the fourteenth brother?" ”

Jue Chan shook his head, clutched his chest and took a few deep breaths, and said softly: "I think, it's not that you can't get close, but you can't get along with the fourteenth elder brother like you treat the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother, the two of them worship you and obey you, but the fourteenth elder brother doesn't hurt, you can't expect him to look up to you like this." You just need to make him think that you are a good brother, an upright and affectionate brother, and you have to figure out the difference for yourself. ”

Yinxi's mind is delicate and keen, and her mother dialed it a little, and her heart was bright, and she smiled at the noble Juezen nobleman: "Eniang is so wise, how good it would be if she was a general of Wenchen." ”

Jue Chan smiled faintly, her heart was desolate, she was a woman, Nalan Rong was both civil and military, and if she was still here, she would be the emperor's important minister.

Pity! Hateful!

Mother and son don't pass in front of the imperial garden, if it is a weekday, Jue Chan will not come to visit the garden, it is now that the palace is almost empty, looking up and looking down can not touch those noisy faces, I want to take a good look at the natural scenery she has always liked, the garden is already paved with fallen leaves, a thick layer on the path has not been cleaned, and it is soft under the soles of the feet.

The winding path is secluded, gradually into the depths, more and more a bit of the mystery of the paradise, there are actually a lot of wonderful places in this palace, but it can be contaminated with popularity, it seems dirty and impetuous, at least with the status of the noble person of Juezen, as well as the personality and temper, he will never walk around on weekdays, and he will not be able to appreciate the fun.

At this moment, I was supported by Xianghe, and I was tired while walking, and I wanted to find a place to rest, and suddenly I heard someone on the other side of the bush: "Master, it seems that someone has come in, do you want the slave to take a look?" ”

Juechan and Xianghe glanced at each other, Xianghe took the initiative to run forward, and heard her voice say, "The slave has seen Chen Changzai." ”

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