The imperial concubine's mouth was still very bitter, and the strong smell of medicine could not be dissipated, and it could be seen that her son was lying on her knees delicately, full of earnest care, and her heart was involuntarily sweet. He is so young, but he already knows how to feel sorry for his mother, the imperial concubine often says that only the emperor is good to her in this palace, in fact, the emperor is not the first to rank, and now the best for her is her son, Yinzhen.

"E-Niang, Yinzhen is huhu, E-Niang will not be in pain." The little guy held his mother's palm with both hands, kissed and blew, learning from the way the nurse coaxed him on weekdays, the imperial concubine picked up her son, the chubby little guy she couldn't hold it anymore, but it was really heavy in her arms, it was really satisfying, and said gently, "E-Niang is not sick, this is a tonic, E-Niang has more strength to hug Yinzhen, Yinzhen likes E-Niang to hug you, right?" ”

The little elder brother became happy at this time, hugged the face of the imperial concubine and kissed it vigorously, rubbed his mouth full of fat powder, and stepped on the side of his mouth, which made the imperial concubine laugh, and called Qinglian: "Quickly take the mirror to make up for me, and someone will come to the door after a while and see my big face." ”

The fourth elder brother was very satisfied when he saw that his mother was laughing, and his little hands wiped the rouge on his mouth indiscriminately, Qinglian took the palace maid to serve with a scarf, and hugged the little prince with a smile and said: "The fourth elder brother will eat his own Fujin's rouge in the future, how can he gnaw on the mother?" ”

The little guy didn't quite understand, looking at Qinglian in a daze, the imperial concubine scolded her: "What nonsense are you talking about, how can he understand, not to mention that I don't allow him to eat his own Fujin's rouge, the big man revolves around the rouge gouache, and he is a bastard." ”

Qinglian smiled and didn't defend, teasing the fourth elder brother to be happy, and then Yinzhen remembered the big red envelope given by the great grandmother and the imperial grandmother, and brought it to Eniang, the imperial concubine asked him what he was doing with the money, and the little guy said loudly: "Buy candy for Eniang." ”

"Our fourth elder brother is really the most filial." Qinglian said with a smile, "In the past, when the eldest brother was this age, the Empress Dowager asked the eldest brother what he was doing with his New Year's money, and he said that he would use it for his daughter-in-law in the future. ”

The imperial concubine said angrily: "This kind of thing must be learned by the grandmothers around me, where do children understand, so don't say anything to Yinzhen about the daughter-in-law of Fujin, he is very good now, the emperor likes it more and more, I can't teach anything else, it's not difficult to be a big filial son." ”

Yinzhen listened to his mother very carefully, although he didn't particularly understand, but he understood what the word filial piety meant, and to be obedient is filial piety, so he rubbed the imperial concubine all the way to be coquettish, and soon there were New Year's gifts sent in outside, the imperial concubine didn't care about these things, and she was idle, so she led her son to rummage through the room where all kinds of gifts were stacked, and saw if there was something he liked for him to use as a toy.

The imperial concubine's family is rich and wealthy, and she grew up in the pile of jewels since she was a child, what jade Ruyi and coral pearls are just playthings in her eyes, that is, Yinzhen poured out a pearl and sprinkled it on the ground, she was not a pity, but took the big pearl to teach her son to count, and the full and moist pearl was rubbed into potholes and could not be used, so she casually rewarded the palace maid and eunuch in the name of the fourth elder brother.

At this time, Yinzhen turned out a box, took out a large piece of black stone, touched it and saw that it was boring, so he put it to the side, and the imperial concubine took it easily, looked at it a few times, and asked Qinglian: "It was sent by Wu Yashi again?" ”

Qinglian said with a smile: "It's a New Year's gift from Concubine De to the fourth elder brother." ”

The imperial concubine was very disdainful on her face, but she had already asked in her mouth: "I also sent a stone on my birthday, and I asked you to give it to Yinzhen to keep it?" ”

"It's a separate one, and a few pieces of ink and a few pens are all together." Qinglian was a little nervous and panicked, and hurriedly explained, "This time a swarm of bees was sent and piled up here, and the slave remembered it, but she just turned around and forgot about it, and she didn't put it away properly." ”

The imperial concubine glared at her dissatisfied, handed it over and said: "All the things that Wu Yashi gave to Yinzhen have been carefully classified and collected, I don't know what good inkstone and good ink, but in the future, the fourth elder brother can be used in the study, and it can also be used in the private house of the palace. ”

Qinglian hurriedly turned out a few more things sent by Concubine De Niangniang, and carefully went to collect them elsewhere, while the fourth elder brother was boring rummaging in a pile of things, rubbing his mother and humming, but at this moment, someone from outside said that a few old ladies in Ningshou Palace had arrived, and they wanted to see the imperial concubine, and the queen mother sent someone to invite.

"In the past, it was polite again, and it was very boring." The imperial concubine was unhappy, but she couldn't refute the queen mother's face, so she lowered her head and asked her son, "Is it okay for Yinzhen to go to Yinqi with Eniang?" ”

Yinzhen thought about it seriously, shook his head and said, "Play with Yinzuo, Eniang, go to Yonghe Palace." ”

The imperial concubine was not very happy, but she couldn't help it, so she patted her son's head and said, "In the end, it's a compatriot, E-niang is going to be jealous." ”

Yinzhen didn't understand, but her mother agreed, and she had already called the nursing mother, asking them to carefully send the fourth elder brother to Yonghe Palace, and when she left, she also advised: "The one in Concubine De's belly is not very reliable, you just say it is me, don't let her hug the fourth elder brother, it's good to stay away, the child is not light or heavy." ”

Of course, the nurse would not say it so directly, and then took the fourth elder brother to Yonghe Palace, saluted Concubine De Niangniang, and said with a smile: "The imperial concubine said that you should take care of your body, the fourth elder brother is very naughty now, I am afraid that the fourth elder brother will be coquettish and tired of you, just let the slaves and maids lead the elder brothers to play, please let the mother rest." ”

Lan Qi is not reluctant, the imperial concubine has no malice, not to mention that she can send the child, Lan Qi is already very grateful, her body really can't stand the toss, smiled and agreed, let Huanchun reward the nurse something, and let the children play elsewhere, from time to time I heard the happy laughter of her sons, she sat under the window and listened to it very satisfied.

Huanchun sent the fetal medicine in, she drank it without frowning, Huanchun smiled and said: "Niangniang took it as soon as she saw her brothers, the emperor can't compare to it, this medicine is not too bitter." ”

Lan Qi smiled slowly, touched her slightly bulging belly and said, "I'm looking forward to this one coming out soon, it's a good noise that gives me a headache." ”

After going in and out, Huanchun was busy receiving gifts and giving gifts, occasionally there are nobles who often come over to please sit down, most of the day shook over, when Huanchun went to the master, she pulled Huanchun and said: "Green beads and purple jade will come back tomorrow, you and Yukui they also go out of the palace, since it is the emperor's grace, and the palace ladies have it, there is nothing inappropriate and unruly, the opportunity is rare, you also go home to see." ”

Huanchun smiled: "The slave maid is already at the age when she can leave the palace, and the master is not afraid that the slave and maid will go back this time and never come back?" ”

Lan Qi was of course afraid, but she still said: "You take care of me so well, as long as you feel happy, I am willing to do anything, and I don't go to the ends of the earth when I leave the palace, I miss you in the future, just invite you in." I beg the emperor to find you a good family, if your husband can have an official and a half-job, and you will be more productive in the future, you will be an official wife, and you can come to the palace to see me. ”

"The master said such a bunch of words, but the slave and maid listened to it, and they were reluctant to say every word." Huanchun smiled, but she and Lan Qi had already had a tacit understanding, if it weren't for Lan Qi suddenly becoming pregnant, busy with the fetus and taking care of each other, and forgetting each other, maybe Huanchun would have been celebrating the New Year at home outside the palace at this time. And there are palace rules in the palace, she must have a saying whether she is going or staying, after New Year's Day, the emperor issued an order to give the palace ladies and eunuchs in Gyeonggi and nearby places to go home, just go home to have a look, and then make a decision is not too late.

In this way, when the green pearl and purple jade came back happily, Huanchun arranged the affairs of the palace, and then left the palace with Yukui and went home, only Xiangyue's family was far away in the northeast and could not go back, she had always loved to be coquettish, pestering Lan Qi to say pitifully homesick, and deceived the master to reward her with some things.

And Huanchun and Yukui were supposed to return to the palace two days later, but Huanchun came back the next day, and said with a smile that the family was very good, as for leaving the palace, she simply gave Lan Qi a reply saying that she would not leave, and directly ran to the worship room in the name of the master to explain, saying that she would stay by Concubine De's side forever.

This is what Lan Qi didn't expect, but Huanchun was crisp and refreshing, with no hesitation on her face, she couldn't ask again and again, but she had doubts in her heart. Sure enough, before the Lantern Festival, when Huanchun was called by Su Mala to get something, Xiangyue and Ziyu secretly ran to tell their master, saying that they had seen Huanchun crying secretly alone for several days at night, which made Lan Qi very uneasy, and she always felt that it was extremely reluctant for Huanchun to stay.

Soon Huanchun came back from Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager did not like to eat the Lantern Festival made by the imperial dining room, every year it was Su Mala Mama who led the palace maids to do it herself, just called her over to take some to Lan Qi to eat, and then for her not to leave the palace, the Empress Dowager asked a few words and gave a reward, and she also took a small bag with a little eunuch of Cining Palace to help get it back, she stuffed the broken silver and thanked the little eunuch, before she went to clean up things, Xiangyue ran and said: "Niang Niang wait for my sister to speak, sister go, here I will clean up." ”

Huanchun didn't think much about it, washed his hands and went straight to the master, and when he entered the door, he saw Lan Qi sitting under the open window, the sun was very thick today, and her face was flushed, so she smiled and said: "The master just basks in the sun, but don't look at it with those eyes, I'm going to faint after a while." ”

Lan Qi looked back at her and asked coldly, "What are you crying about at night?" Huanchun, do you want to leave the palace, why do you want to be reluctant, you are reluctant, will I feel good in my heart? ”

"Niangniang......" Huanchun was stunned.

"Ever since you talked back to me and An Guiren, I have been bent on treating you as my own sister, I am reluctant to let you go, but I want you to live well." Lan Qi felt that it was only a waste of spirit to go around the bend, so it was better to say everything that should be said, so she poured it to Huanchun, "Mama Su Mala followed the Empress Dowager from the grassland to the capital, in that era and the environment at that time, their masters and servants were destined to be inseparable, but we are different." The prosperous times are prosperous, the days are stable and stable, and there are new palace maids in the palace every year, so that you can leave? ”

Huanchun understood what was going on, she did cry secretly at night, she thought she was hiding from others, but sure enough, Xiangyue's girl saw it, and her heart turned over for a while, which was very unpleasant.

And although Lan Qi was distressed, she fully held up the master's posture and said: "If you reluctantly stay, and you will cry at night in the future, what do I mean?" You go and think about it now, don't be reluctant to leave if you want to, I'll say a word in the palace, no one will embarrass you. ”

But when he saw Huanchun suddenly bend his knees, kneel to the side of the kang, and cry and said: "If the mother drives the slave and maid away, the slave and maid will really have nowhere to go." The slave and maid are crying not to reluctantly stay, but to cry that the slave and maid have a home and can't go back, and they haven't seen their family in the palace for more than ten years. ”

This time, Lan Qi couldn't hold back, pulled Huanchun to ask her to stand up, the master and servant sat together, she wiped Huanchun's tears with a handkerchief, and Huanchun whimpered and talked about the family.

It turned out that Huanchun went home happily, but came back with great grievances. Because she lost her mother at a young age, in addition to the first brother, the younger brothers and sisters below were all born to their stepmothers, and the younger brother was newly married in the old year, and the two younger sisters were not married. Originally, when she went back to the family reunion, Huanchun prepared her own things, and Lan Qi rewarded a lot, but who knew that the stepmother said that the things she gave to her sister-in-law were not as good as her sister and brother-in-law, and she felt that her stepdaughter neglected her half-brother.

Not only was she mean to her face, but she also mentioned that Huanchun should leave the palace, saying that she had been in the palace for more than ten years, and she had followed the most favored Concubine De Niangniang over the years, and she must have saved a lot of silver, so that she could take the money out to buy land and build a house for her younger brother, and said that Huanchun was too old to marry, and she had already made a family decision for her, and the nephew of her stepmother's mother's family lost his wife the year before last, and he was almost forty years old.

When Huanchun said this, she couldn't cry anymore: "My stepmother said that the slave and maid didn't have to choose, and she would marry as soon as she left the palace, and her maiden nephew was ready, and she didn't have to handle the happy event, and she would marry with a soft cover." I, Amma, am a cowardly person, and I have been relying on my stepmother to take care of my illness all these years, so naturally he won't help me, mother...... Don't drive me away. ”

Lan Qi was very distressed when she said this, it was a tragedy for Huanchun to meet such a family, thinking that although his family was low, Ama was also a serious person, but he silently loved his daughter in his heart. When Ama entered the palace in tears, she said that she would remember her life when she left the palace, and she would meet the emperor in her own life, but now Ama Eniang is still low-key outside the palace, for fear of causing trouble for her daughter. Thinking about Huanchun again, no wonder everyone says that they are blessed, when she was a child, her parents hurt, her husband hurt, her life is really good.

"Don't cry, I won't drive you away. It's all my fault, and I still wronged you like that, I can't help it if you cry anymore, don't you feel sorry for my body? Lan Qi coaxed Huanchun, rubbed her arms and said, "Then you are like Mama Su Mala, you will also accompany me for a lifetime, and in the future, we will grow old together, and I will let Yinzuo also honor you." When you can't do anything, go to live in their private house, and I will definitely let my daughter-in-law honor you as a mother-in-law. ”

Huanchun burst into tears and laughed: "Niangniang is going to torture the slave." ”

Seeing Huanchun smiling, Lan Qi was relieved. I want to be in the palace for more than ten years, and the relationship with my family is really light, but everyone is eager to go home, so there is a trace of longing. But now when she leaves the palace, she will be pushed into the fire pit by her stepmother, of course she would rather be in the palace for the rest of her life, and she will not do heavy work and tiring work, followed by the favored concubine, like the dignity of half of the master, who is willing to go out of the palace to suffer that kind of grievance.

But Huanchun also muttered: "Stepmother used to be like this, when she first married into the slave maid's family when she was a child, she was very good to the slave maid and her brother, and later she didn't treat us harshly when she had her own children, and she didn't get along for more than ten years and changed as if she were a person, and her sister-in-law also told the slave maid privately that the stepmother was partial to her son and daughter-in-law, and always beat her and scolded her, which was terrible to think about." I don't know if my stepmother is going to abuse my sister-in-law again when I go back to the palace. ”

Lan Qi didn't know about Huanchun's family, and said enthusiastically: "I'll go back and bring a message to Amma, let him find a small house for your brother outside, and let your brother and sister-in-law move out to live, so that you won't be angry in the future, okay?" Your mother left your brothers and sisters, so you naturally have to love your brother and sister-in-law more. ”

Huanchun was very grateful, and said with a smile that she had saved up for many years with the rewards she had received in the palace, which was enough to buy land and a house for her brother, and she didn't have to worry about Lan Qi, anyway, she would follow her master for the rest of her life, and she didn't have to worry about eating and drinking, and it was not interesting to keep the money.

The next day, the emperor came to sit down at lunchtime, and Lan Qi quietly said these things to Xuan Ye, sighing: "The concubine is really in the blessing and doesn't know the blessing, and she always makes you coquettish and says that you are wronged, Huanchun is pitiful, and the concubine will not pester you in the future." ”

Xuan Ye knew best what was going on in Huanchun's family, but he pretended to cry and laugh on his face: "What does it have to do with you, thinking nonsense, no matter how good Huanchun is, he is still a slave, how can you compare yourself with a minion?" ”

Lan Qi wanted to say that she was also a palace maid, but she felt that she should not despise the dignity that Xuan Ye gave to her concubine, so she smiled and agreed, and Xuan Ye gently touched her stomach and said: "Seeing that you are so spirited, I am full without eating, I often think, our children are rare, but you are guilty of giving birth to a child, and I am reluctant, it is really contradictory." ”

"The emperor only has rare children, what else is rare?" Lan Qi was delicate, her eyes were very charming, and she whispered in her ear sticky, Xuan Ye turned red in the face, and slapped her on the forehead, "Don't be ashamed." ”

The two were intimate, and suddenly heard Liang's father-in-law's voice outside: "Long live the lord, the fourth elder brother is in trouble in Cining Palace." ”

Lan Qi and Xuan Ye's faces changed when they heard this, and the emperor immediately asked, "Is someone hurt?" ”

Liang Gonggong hurriedly said: "Only the fifth elder brother cut his hand, and I don't know what the specific slave is, but someone from Cining Palace invited Long Live Lord to come over and take a look." ”

Lan Qi was very worried, but she restrained herself from running over as her biological mother right now, not to mention that she had been safe and did not go out, and she obviously did not give face to the imperial concubine when she ran at this time, and she was silent in a sullen manner, so Xuan Ye comforted her: "I will take a look, I will tell you everything when I turn back, you can wait with peace of mind." ”

"The emperor is busy, just send someone to send a word." Lan Qi meekly appeased the emperor in turn, and even persuaded him, "There are always naughty children, and the emperor should not be too harsh on the imperial concubine." ”

Xuan Ye said: "I have my own measure, Yinzhen is still so young. ”

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