In such a situation, Concubine Rong also felt embarrassed, rather than making people suspicious of her watching jokes in her heart, it was better to say it in a real way, and persuaded Concubine Hui: "The emperor teaches his son, no matter how strict and ruthless we can't squeak, don't think that I will gloat at you in my heart, Yinzhi will also grow up, and the same thing will be waiting for me in the future." ”

Concubine Hui only sighed: "Others may gloat, sister, I don't understand your heart?" It is also my blessing to give birth to my eldest son, and since it is a blessing, I have to bear it well. ”

The two of them said that they dispersed, Hui Concubine took her makeup and sat on her shoulders and hurried to the Qianqing Palace, Rong Concubine came to use it, so she took people back the same way, but Ji Xin came halfway, she should have been at home to support the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to assign the autumn and winter divisions, Rong Concubine knew that there must be something, Ji Xin arrived in front of him, and really came to his side and said: "Niangniang, the little palace maid heard a few words, Jue Chan Chang seems to be pregnant." ”

Concubine Rong frowned: "When is it?" ”

"It's been a while, the emperor hasn't been lucky since June, and if there was one at that time, it's been more than three months." Ji Xin said, "The slave maid saw that she probably knew about her, but she didn't report it." ”

"This is a great thing, why don't you ......" Concubine Rong swallowed when she spoke, now she is in the concubine position, and she doesn't remember what she did when she was always in the nobles. ”

Then he instructed Ji Xin: "Send someone to take a good look at her and see what she calculates, although she is not the most bitter person in the Forbidden City, but not everyone can endure the hardships she has endured, such a person must not be simple, I am not wrong to pay more attention." ”

Here Rong Concubine stared at the Juechan Clan, and Hui Concubine from the Qianqing Palace hurried over, and before she could catch her breath, she saw Nalan Rongruo coming out of it, I don't know if it was something important Even the inner guards were alarmed, Rong Ruo just saluted in a proper manner: "Hui Concubine Niangniang is auspicious." ”

Concubine Hui asked softly, "What's the trouble with the eldest brother?" ”

Rong Ruo smiled: "The eldest brother didn't get into trouble, he skipped school from the study and hid in the palace to play, and the emperor asked the ministers to find it and send it to the Qianqing Palace." ”

Concubine Hui frowned and sighed, seeing that Rong Ruo was still full of smiles, she complained: "Why do you always help the emperor on a foreign errand, how good it is to stay in the capital, and it is good to teach the eldest brother." ”

But without waiting for Rong Ruo to speak, Mr. Li had already greeted him and led Concubine Hui all the way in, she didn't remember when she came back to Qianqing Palace, and finally came, but it was for her son to make a mistake, and the mother was also pulled to lecture her, but Gonggong Li was very polite, and smiled all the way and said: "Don't worry too much, long live the lord just likes the eldest brother to take care of it, don't you say?" ”

This pride and self-confidence, Concubine Hui still has, and said politely: "Gonggong Li is watching the sixth road in the Qianqing Palace, what is going on in the study in the future, please send a little eunuch to inform me, if I don't know anything as a mother, the emperor will not be used to it." ”

Gonggong Li naturally agreed, whether to do it in the future, and when he walked outside the door, Concubine Hui had already heard her son's cry, and the emperor said fiercely: "Did I blame you, why are you crying?" Isn't it so great that you dare to go out over the wall? ”

Concubine Hui trembled when she heard this, took a deep breath, and came in with a smile, Xuan Ye didn't continue to scold when she saw her coming, Concubine Hui saluted the emperor, and stood aside, Xuan Ye angrily blamed his son: "Didn't you see your mother coming?" Why don't you do the courtesy, you are so confused that you have forgotten the rules of etiquette? ”

Although Yinye is the eldest son, he is only more than eight years old, Xuan Ye left the palace at a young age, and he has ascended the throne as an emperor at the age of eight. But the eldest brother was born in comfort, and he was favored by the Queen Mother since he was a child, and he was pampered, how could he be as good as his father's mind. When I first entered the study, I was very well-behaved and smart, but I gradually got bored, I couldn't sit still for long at a young age, and it took an hour or two for the master to talk about an article in the study, and he only thought about pulling a bow and riding a horse every day, and he couldn't hold back his heart at all.

Concubine Hui saw her son sobbing and kowtowing to herself, her heart hated and hurt, she didn't dare to say anything nonsense in front of the emperor, no matter what situation she was in now, but she had never been imprudent and undignified in front of the emperor, she kept the expression on her face steadily, and hung her head and waited for the emperor to speak.

"You have a good temperament, you will never spoil this child, I don't blame you." Xuan Ye sighed softly and said, "But if he has something out of line, no matter how bad he is, people will point to you and talk." ”

Concubine Hui bent her knees on the ground and responded nervously: "The concubine is guilty, but the concubine did not teach the eldest brother well." ”

"I don't blame you, but Big Brother is not suitable to be by your side anymore." Xuan Ye's face was dark, and he didn't seem to want to do such a ruthless thing, but the son was not the fault of his father, he couldn't let the eldest son continue to deal with it like this, seeing that Concubine Hui's body trembled, and he also felt that she was pitiful as a mother, but he still said ruthlessly, "The eldest brother will move back to the elder brother on the same day, without Eniang by his side, he will naturally be less dependent, I have already asked the imperial grandmother about this matter, and the imperial grandmother also thinks it is appropriate, so she can only wronged you." ”

Hui Concubine's heart was about to break, her ears were buzzing, her head was blank, and when she heard Xuan Ye say, "I can only wronged you", she actually said with tears: "The concubine is not wronged, everything is based on the eldest brother's upbringing, it is the concubine's doting that delays the eldest brother's mental growth, the emperor and the empress dowager are not to blame, and the concubine is already deeply frightened." ”

But after she said these words, Yinhe threw herself beside her mother and cried, and said one after another: "Don't leave Eniang, don't go to Brother's ......."

Xuan Ye couldn't see his son crying, and reprimanded him for not flicking his boy if he had tears, but the eldest brother cried and said that he was going to find his grandmother, Concubine Hui was so frightened that her face turned pale, so she almost reached out to cover her son's mouth, but Yinye was still entangled, and finally angered his father.

Concubine Hui didn't dare to persuade her for half a word, watching her son being dragged out to play the board, Yinyu's hoarse cry almost penetrated her ears, and when she was at a loss, she was personally helped up from the ground by Xuan Ye, she looked at the emperor tremblingly and said: "You have to take responsibility, he is the eldest son, I have a lot of expectations for him, a board will not kill him, but it can make him remember the lesson." If you are weak, he will feel that he has a place to rely on, if I don't beat him today, he will be spurned by the people in the future, do you want your son to be a mediocre and incompetent royal child in the future? ”

Tears in Concubine Hui's eyes were dripping, and she fell with a nod, she was also a woman who used to be on the side, more or less affectionate, she had been neglected and alienated for a long time, and suddenly heard Xuan Ye such a heartfelt voice, she couldn't control herself at all, she couldn't cry silently, and tried to squeeze out a few words and said: "Remember, concubines, concubines listen to the emperor." ”

Xuan Ye didn't say anything more, and asked Manager Li to send Hui Concubine back, the eldest brother couldn't be less scolded with a cane, and Hui Concubine was not allowed to visit after the injury, and sent it directly to the elder brother's office, and the things in the original residence did not have to be sent over except for books, pen and ink, and Hui Concubine could handle it herself.

Concubine Hui kowtowed in the Qianqing Palace to thank her, and came out in despair, her son didn't know where he was taken to, he couldn't hear the crying and shouting, and he didn't know if those eunuchs would be beaten to death, and Gonggong Li had no choice but to persuade her: "The emperor personally disciplined it, which is also the blessing of the eldest brother, and other princes will not be able to turn in the future." ”

"The emperor is angry today, and Gonggong Li is good to serve the tea that has lost the fire." Concubine Hui held back her tears, and in turn instructed Manager Li, and then sat on her shoulder and went back, but she almost covered her mouth and cried all the way to the door, and when she returned to the house, she was even more aggrieved and cried.

But the people of the elder brother quickly came to sort out the things of the eldest brother, she was strong enough to take care of it, and sent all the books, pen and ink, and left everything else in place, and her palace maid went out to stuff some silver, and the people over there did not dare to ask for it, so she had to say a few words in her heart that the eldest brother was beaten very lightly, and the palace maid came back and told her to listen, and Hui Concubine cried again, but it was not long before someone from Cining Palace came and asked her to come over to speak.

This incident was soon rumored in the palace, Lan Qi happened to come to Zhongcui Palace to visit Dai Jia's family, Chunxi and Duan Jing were also in front of him, I heard that the eldest brother was beaten, Duan Jing was so frightened that her eyes were teary, Chunxi thought she was the eldest sister, and taught her sister and said: "If you are disobedient, Huang Ama will also beat you, and you are not allowed to mess around in the future, you are also a sister now." ”

said Duanjing pestered Lan Qi and cried, coaxing for a long time, Bu Guiren is not as partial to his daughter as before, and praised Chunxi for being right, provoking Duanjing to go to Yonghe Palace with De Niangniang, the separation of mother and son has become a joke here, but after Chunxi and Duanjing left, everyone still had a layer of worry on their faces.

The princess is not careful, after all, she is pampered and married in the future, she doesn't expect them or anything, the concubines and nobles are good, but Lan Qi already has two sons under her knees, no matter who she is raised, the future of the fourth elder brother must be something she remembers, and the seventh elder brother of Dai Jia's family does not know what the future will be, and now seeing the emperor disciplining the eldest brother so strictly, although it is a blessing for the child, but none of them wants their children to be smart and obedient, and be a prince who can make their father proud.

"Concubine Hui must be sad, she spent so much effort back then...... "Concubine Duan didn't pay attention to mentioning the events of the year, and when she heard Lan Qi's eyes, Concubine Duan immediately changed her words, "The prince is very well-behaved, if Queen Hesheri is here, he must be very proud." ”

At this time, Yukui came from Yonghe Palace, saying that someone from Qianqing Palace invited the master to come over, Lan Qi had no choice but to make fun of her when Bu Guiren sent her out: "The emperor is angry, if you don't go to Shun Qi, which one can persuade you?" ”

Lan Qi blushed, pushed away her sister and ignored her, and went straight to the Qianqing Palace, only to get down to the door, but saw a small sedan chair coming in front of her, the sedan chair fell, the prince came out of it, and a little eunuch followed behind him, holding a thick stack of posts in his hand.

The prince is only more than six years old, he is good, and the eldest brother who is two years older is generally tall, and his mind is much calmer than the eldest brother, the queen mother always said that he was too cowardly in the past few years, and the two years have been slightly better, but his temperament is still very boring, and he is silent at a young age, and he came to salute the concubine at this moment, he is the prince, Lan Qi can't look at it like an ordinary prince, he is very polite to a six-year-old child, and he always remembers the situation when Queen Niu Hulu disappeared two years ago, and he feels very sorry for this child.

"Concubine De Niangniang also came to see Huang Ama?" The prince craned his neck and looked at Lan Qi seriously, his voice was still very immature, and he was very cute when he said something old.

Lan Qi smiled: "The emperor summoned him by decree, what about the prince?" Are you here to show the emperor what you wrote? ”

The prince nodded, as if he liked Lan Qi, and he actually smiled at people rarely: "Concubine De Niangniang first, the affairs of the sons and daughters are not in a hurry, but the words written in the daily post are all reviewed and directed by the emperor." ”

Lan Qi glanced at the paper in the hand of the little eunuch behind him, and said slightly: "It's better for the prince to go in first, I'll go here and wait elsewhere, your emperor Ama is a little unhappy, and he must be happy when he sees the words written by the prince." ”

The crown prince thought for a while, nodded and said, "Huang Ama is angry for the eldest imperial brother, I won't be like the eldest imperial brother." After saying that, he bowed to Lan Qi, and led the little eunuch in, and the grandmother and palace maids who followed him laughed awkwardly, and soon someone from the Qianqing Palace came to ask Lan Qi to wait elsewhere.

Manager Li knew that Concubine De was coming, and he came over in person when he withdrew from the emperor's side, and Lan Qi asked when he saw it: "How did the eldest brother provoke the emperor to be punished, and you don't persuade your father-in-law." ”

"Concubine Hui didn't say a word on the side, how dare the slave interject, you also know the emperor's temper, just like the queen mother, if she says that she wants to fight, whoever persuades her is unlucky, and the one who is beaten will be beaten harder." Gonggong Li smiled bitterly, "The emperor was a little angry, the servant asked if he wanted to invite you to come, he nodded and hurriedly went to invite, you can persuade you for a while, summer is not only busy with disaster relief, but also daily court affairs all over the country, commercial and agricultural work, if the emperor is not the son of the destiny of ten thousand gold, how can he bear it." ”

Lan Qi smiled happily: "It should be your father-in-law who persuades you, how good these words are, I will still show them to the emperor in a while, and say that you learned it here." ”

Before her words fell, she really heard Xuan Ye's laughter, the two looked at each other, hurriedly went out to look, and faintly saw that the emperor and the prince were talking, and there was no longer a sad and angry face, the prince's voice was loud, as if he was reciting a book, and his well-behaved and intelligent appearance made his father happy.

Seeing the filial piety of her father and son, Lan Qi couldn't help but be moved and sighed: "The queen must be very pleased. ”

Gonggong Li asked: "If there is Queen Hesheri, there will be no Queen Niu Hulu, but Niangniang, you haven't seen Queen Hesheli much, you are talking about Queen Niu Hulu, right?" ”

Lan Qi realized that she was speechless, nodded and said, "You shouldn't say such things, it will embarrass the prince." ”

After waiting for half an hour, the prince left his father, he was a very polite child, knowing that the concubine was waiting on the side, he asked the eunuch where she was, and only after coming to salute and say goodbye did he really leave, Lan Qi was amazed, and then saw Xuan Ye and said: "The nurses and grandmothers around the prince must also be the best, the prince is polite, and they must also be indispensable." ”

Xuan Ye was in a better mood when he saw the prince, and he felt more comfortable when he saw Lan Qi again, and when he heard her praise the prince, the smile on his face was even stronger, but when he mentioned the people around the prince, the emperor said: "The nurse and palace maid around him used to have a lot of mouths and tongues, and I have already sent them all away." These are the people who have been trained and sent by Mama Suma, and it is not to blame that the prince has been better than before in recent years, but he trembled when he saw me at that time, and now it stands to reason that he should be more afraid when he grows up, but he is more generous than before, but he is not like a child yet, and I am afraid that he will not be able to change it. ”

Xuan Ye said that he would not leave Lan Qi in Qianqing Palace, and he would go to Yonghe Palace with her to rest, the two of them did not take a sedan chair and walked all the way, Lan Qi thought about it and persuaded Xuan Ye: "The emperor went to see the eldest brother, Gonggong Li said that the fight was not light, in the end he was still a child, and now that Eniang is not around, he should be frightened." ”

Xuan Ye looked at her with a cold face: "You are also soft-hearted, and Yin Zuozhen will have to discipline her personally in the future." Hit is beaten, I go to see him, can he not be coquettish? He's eight years old, what kind of body is he still crying and crying? You are not allowed to mention it again, I am happy, and you are provoking again. ”

Lan Qi saw that he was serious, of course he didn't dare to talk more, but Xuan Ye was afraid of scaring her, so he coaxed her a few words, and the two of them talked and laughed and went to Yonghe Palace, but before they got closer, a group of people turned in front of the palace road, and before they could see each other clearly, they heard the milky "Huang Ama", and then there were round little people staggering over, Lan Qi's heart clenched suddenly, since returning to the palace, she still saw the fourth elder brother for the first time.

The child's feet are still unstable, but he can't stagger and run slowly, Xuan Ye saw him pounce, and he also hugged him, Yinzhen giggled and shouted that Huang Ama made people's hearts crisp, and he crossed his father's shoulder to see Lan Qi, but Lan Qi smiled at him, and Yinzhen turned around with a strange face.

Over there, Concubine Tong also rushed up to salute, smiled and asked Lan Qi to excuse herself, so she stood up to Xuan Ye, patted Yinzhen's ass and said, "Yinzhen is naughty again, Eniang said that she wanted to salute when she saw Huang Ama, and there is a concubine behind her." ”

Yin Zhen looked at the concubine ignorantly, her small mouth pouted, the concubine stretched out her slender jade fingers and pinched his chubby cheeks, and smiled lovingly: "E-niang can't say anything?" You, you, come down quickly and salute the Emperor. ”

Although Xuan Ye likes Yinzhen, but now Lan Qi is behind her, she may not show it on her face, but she must be very painful in her heart, so Xuan Ye has no fun, coaxed Yinzhen a few words and put his son down, but the little guy hugged his father's leg and shouted delicately: "Huang Ama, eat, Eniang, ...... rice"

Concubine Tong smiled happily and contentedly: "The fourth elder brother invited Huang Ama to go to Chengqian Palace for dinner, today the family just sent some mountain treasures in, and the concubine let the small kitchen stew soup, the emperor went to taste it?" ”

"Huang Ama......" Yinzhen still shouted loudly, the little doll twisting is naturally not as good as the eldest brother, Xuan Ye can only pick up his son again, he understands that if he doesn't go to Chengqian Palace today, the concubine will hate Lan Qi in his heart, although he feels more sorry for the people behind him, he can't help but plant resentment, or say ruthlessly, "I go to Chengqian Palace, you go to Cining Palace to have a look, ask the imperial grandmother if she has a good appetite, and let a eunuch come to tell you." ”

Lan Qi agreed, saluted the concubine again, and then took the people around him to turn around and walk towards Cining Palace, walking farther and farther, the "Huang Ama and Eniang" shouted by Yinzhen behind him became lighter and lighter, and they must have gone over there, and the two went against each other, and if they went further, they really couldn't hear anything.

Her ears were clear, her heart was empty, Lan Qi suddenly stopped, and the people accompanying her were startled, Huanchun knew her mind best, and came up and said, "The emperor and the concubine have gone away." ”

Lan Qi nodded, covered her heart and took a deep breath, tried to raise a smile and said, "Let's go to Cining Palace, what the emperor said, we can't go." ”

Huanchun felt that she might as well go back and shed a few tears, and she wanted to go to Chenghuan's knees in Cining Palace with a smiling face, but she couldn't persuade her, in the eyes of her master, what the emperor said, she had to do it.

After coming to Cining Palace again, there is also dinner here, Hui Concubine and Su Mala Mama were outside, and when they saw Lan Qi coming, they covered their red and swollen eyes, and said with a smile: "My sister is blessed, and the concubine Niangniang has honored the Empress Dowager a lot of mountain treasures, can you come when you smell the fragrance?" ”

Lan Qi saw that she was calm and calm, and tried to show that she was not affected by the eldest brother's affairs, and she was not good at rashly speaking of relief, joking a few words, approaching the Empress Dowager's side, and asking her if she had a good appetite, and then although she sent the eunuch to reply, the Empress Dowager was still suspicious: "Since I asked you to ask, why did the emperor go to Chengqian Palace?" ”

Lan Qi signaled to Hui Concubine outside, didn't want to say more, the Queen Mother was not reluctant, seeing that she smiled quite naturally, they had a meal together, it was rare that Hui Concubine and Lan Qi were together, and the matter of the child was mentioned during the banquet, the Queen Mother taught them to let go of their motherly hearts, and teaching the prince is also the foundation of the country, if they are unable to teach, they must let go as soon as possible, their duty is to serve the emperor well, and educating the prince is a common thing for the royal family and the court.

Both of them listened to the teachings devoutly, served the meal, and sat together to eat, and finally left Cining Palace together, and were about to disperse in front of the door to go in different directions, but Hui Concubine followed Lan Qi for a while, and Lan Qi also said straight to the point: "Sister Hui Concubine has something to say to me?" ”

Concubine Hui looked at her, in the past, she was still a mother and a concubine, but now she is on an equal footing, she really can afford this dignity, and she changed her name steadily, and she was very smooth, but it was useless to think about it, so she smiled and said: "I went to the Qianqing Palace to be with Sister Rong Concubine, and when I left, she persuaded me not to interfere with the emperor's decision, and the emperor couldn't squeak no matter how ruthless he was, I did it, but when I turned around, it hurt so much." ”

Lan Qi was expressionless and said softly: "The emperor loves the eldest brother. ”

Concubine Hui sniffed and laughed: "I naturally know this, Sister Rong Concubine has another sentence, she said that the same thing will wait for her in a few years, I think this sentence will also be useful to you, four or five years later, the fourth elder brother should also go to the study." ”

Lan Qi looked at her with a smile on her face: "The matter of the fourth elder brother, the concubine will take care of it wholeheartedly." ”

Hui Concubine guessed that she would have this sentence, so she didn't care, and continued to say to herself: "The Empress Dowager seems to have the intention that in the future, whenever the prince enters the study, he will leave his mother and move back to the elder brother's office, now there is only the eldest elder brother, and it is inconvenient to say that he is afraid of chilling people for the time being, and it is unknown whether it will be done in the future, but I advise you, this is a good idea, so that the fourth elder brother goes to the elder brother's office, but there is no need to let the concubine be spoiled, you are not in the palace this summer, we can all see it, the eldest brother is naughty, and he is not arrogant." ”

Lan Qi looked at her, if it wasn't for Bu Guiren who had said it before, what would be her state of mind when she heard her at this moment, everyone came to tell her that the concubine spoiled the fourth elder brother too much, and the children who were less than two years old, how could they spoil them so that they couldn't get used to it?

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