Listening to Xiao Hezi's words, Yinzhen's melancholy expression suddenly dissipated, he knew that in this world, in addition to himself who could make Eniang happy, Ama was also a person who could really make Eniang happy, and ran to the door to look at Eniang's dormitory, the dark and gloomy room seemed to be lit with many candles at the moment, and the bright light came out of the window, faintly reflected here, and the face of the fourth elder brother also had a smile.

This night, the emperor rested in Chengqian Palace, and no third person knew what the imperial concubines said to each other, but the fourth elder brother saw his mother smile again the next day, and he understood in his heart that Ama came last night to get angry with Eniang in Cining Palace. Although he still doesn't understand what he and E-Niang did wrong, Ama can come to appease E-niang, and he feels that it is nothing to be scolded.

Early in the morning, the imperial doctor in the Yikun Palace came to check the pulse of the expectant Zhang Promise, she was about to give birth in a month, and the second child was not as stable as the previous thirteenth elder brother, so she had to be careful every day these days.

Concubine Yi listened boredly to the imperial doctors' prays, she really didn't care if she was born, but in the end, she asked the imperial doctors: "How is the body of the empress dowager?" ”

The imperial doctor smiled bitterly: "The pulse case of Cining Palace has always been in charge of a special person, and Wei Chen can't ask about it, and he can't inquire." ”

Concubine Yi knew that the physical condition of the top few was also a secret of the imperial court, and sure enough, she asked in vain, and after sending the imperial doctor away, she complained to Zhang: "I originally hated the Wu Ya clan for the favor of the empress dowager, and I wish she had lost this support, but recently the emperor has just come to my Yikun Palace, and I look forward to the peace of the world and not divide the emperor's heart, as a result, this trouble, hey, for the emperor, the sky is not as important as the emperor's grandmother." ”

Zhang promised to listen silently, after the incident happened yesterday, she wondered if it would be Concubine Yi who caused this kind of thing, but today she heard Concubine Yi complain, and she also felt that it made sense. Recently, the emperor often comes to Yikun Palace, always comes to see her first, and then rests at Concubine Yi, Concubine Yi is in a good mood every day, she is so looking forward to the emperor's favor, what do you want to make such a thing and destroy your great opportunity?

"Work hard to give birth to a little brother to make the Queen Mother happy, although the emperor has many sons, but the royal family will not dislike having many heirs." Concubine Yi lazily told Zhang to agree, and then went back to her house to rest, and Zhang promised that she also seemed to want to help Concubine De find some clues, and asked Concubine Yi with concern, "I haven't seen Concubine Hui for a long time, and the concubine is thinking about whether to go and ask for peace." ”

Concubine Yi waved her hand and said: "I've been to see, she is very sick, I don't want to be infected by her, you are also too peaceful, and preparing for birth is a serious matter." ”

Leaving this sentence, Concubine Yi left, Zhang promised to think about it herself, since Concubine Hui was really sick, she shouldn't be able to do such a thing, Xiaoyu saw that she was worried, and whispered to reassure her: "The days are still long, your safe delivery is the most important thing now, not to mention anything else, Concubine De Niangniang must also worry about you, you must know that you are safe, she can rest assured." ”

Zhang promised to pat Xiaoyu with a smile: "You have also grown up now, but be careful in the future, don't mention that one here." ”

Two or three days later, the Empress Dowager's health improved, and people outside were not allowed to know how the Empress Dowager's health was, but Lan Qi was by her side every day, and she did feel that the old man seemed to be more energetic. The Empress Dowager thought that she was in a good mood and in good health, and always said to Lan Qi happily: "Now I really don't have to worry about anything, and I don't have the energy to worry about it, every day my head is empty, and the hours pass with a smirk, and such days are really comfortable." ”

The emperor came to accompany his grandmother every day, but he was really busy, and he didn't stay for more than half an hour, so he went back and forth three or four times a day, and finally was ordered by his grandmother to concentrate on government affairs, and only allowed him to come back to Cining Palace once a day. ”

The atmosphere in Cining Palace, because of the optimism of the Empress Dowager and the cheerfulness of Concubine De, was not as gloomy and sad as outsiders imagined, but when Xuanye came to visit her grandmother that day, Lan Qi happened to come from the pantry and saw the emperor walking straight to the Empress Dowager's bedroom.

Half an hour later, the emperor really wanted to go back to the Qianqing Palace to talk about things with the minister, he left with a smile, but Lan Qi followed a few more steps out, and sure enough, he saw the emperor with a gloomy face as soon as he left the dormitory, but Xuan Ye didn't show anything in front of her, her heart jumped suddenly, what happened?

It wasn't until that night that the doubts in her mind seemed to be answered.

At night, the tired pregnant woman returned to Yonghe Palace, Luzhu said that the Juezen nobles had been waiting for a long time, Lan Qi counted the days, and that day she said that the three-day time limit for Concubine Hui had arrived, and it seemed that there was some news, and suddenly remembered the gloomy expression of the emperor today, and felt a little irritable. If it was for that matter, the emperor would be so angry that he didn't want to say anything, who was the one who let the concubine out?

However, the noble Juezen did not bring a clear answer, to be precise, Concubine Hui did not give her a practical answer, and Concubine Hui clearly told Juechan that she was not hiding anything, because this matter had to be investigated further, and it was really a mouse.

"Concubine Hui, like Gonggong Liang, didn't find anyone in the vicinity to see anything strange, according to your words, Concubine Guifei was dressed very decently that day, and it was impossible for her to walk from Xianfu Palace to Cining Palace without anyone noticing." Jue Chan's expression was serious, and he seemed to be frightened by Concubine Hui's conclusion, and told Lan Qi clearly word by word, "But that day, the prince worshiped the Buddha in the Yinghua Palace, and once sat in a warm sedan chair from the Yinghua Palace through the Cining Palace back to the Yuqing Palace, and no one else walked this road in a sedan chair that day, if the concubine did not appear outside the Cining Palace out of thin air, maybe the prince brought it over." ”

Jue Chan's words, the room was so quiet that the sound of wheezing could not be heard, it was obvious that the house that had burned the earth dragon should be as warm as spring, but at this moment it seemed to be colder than in the cold wind outside, this was not a cold that made people tremble in their hands and feet, but a cold that spread out from their hearts little by little, making people suffocate with fear.

"Only the crown prince?" Lan Qi asked these four words solemnly, she thought of Xuan Ye's depression and the anger that seemed to be suppressed today, she didn't dare to imagine that the emperor already knew about it, and even identified it, it was really rare that Concubine Hui didn't dare to investigate it, Concubine Hui should understand the cruelty behind the truth, as Mama Su Mala often said, if you see through it, there is only despair left.

"Niangniang, if it is the prince, this matter is not something you and I can touch." Juechan's expression was nervous, as if he was worried that Concubine De was too righteous, and reminded, "Niangniang, you should understand that anyone who accuses the prince will be suspected of coveting the position of the prince, even if the emperor has a deep affection for you, I am afraid that you will not be allowed to question the prince, and this matter must not be raised by you to the emperor." ”

How could Lan Qi not understand these words, she understood better than anyone else that the emperor valued the crown prince, it was not only the deep love for Empress Hesheri, but also the commitment to his deceased wife was one of them, the relationship he had cultivated with his son for more than ten years, and the expectations of the emperor for the royal inheritance, all made him spend too much effort on the prince. Even if Lan Qi is the person on the tip of Xuan Ye's heart, the emperor always has other places left in his heart for others, and the realm where the prince is located is a forbidden place where no one can cross the thunder pond by half a step.

"I understand, this is the end of the matter." Lan Qi calmed herself down, and she didn't mention the emperor's displeasure to the Juechan clan, but just ordered, "Please go to Changchun Palace again, and tell Concubine Hui that as long as she doesn't mention this matter to others again, as long as she doesn't investigate it as she said, I can write off her previous attempt to steal the key to Xianfu Palace, but if there is any rumor in the palace that is not good for the prince, don't blame me for being unkind." ”

Juechan solemnly agreed: "The concubine understands." ”

After the two dispersed, Lan Qi washed and settled under Huanchun's service, it was not easy to fall asleep with a big belly, and tonight for this matter, it was even more difficult to sleep, she never imagined that it would involve the prince, how the concubine walked from Xianfu Palace to Cining Palace that day has always been a mystery, but if it is hidden in the prince's warm sedan chair, it seems to make sense. But why did the prince do this, and how could he make the crazy concubine not make a noise in her palanquin?

Tie her up, gag her? All imaginable methods are so cruel, the prince and such a person are in a warm sedan chair, and he is not afraid at all when he is only a teenager?

Huanchun seemed to know that the master couldn't sleep, so he came in in the middle of the night with a lamp, lifted the curtain and saw that the master didn't close his eyes, and smiled and comforted: "Niangniang sleep, tomorrow morning I will go to Cining Palace, the queen mother is waiting for you and the slave to make green onion cakes to eat." ”

Lan Qi sighed and closed her eyes, but Huan Chun seemed to remember something, and said softly: "The apprentice of Liang's father-in-law sent a message, saying that Zhang promised to ask in Yikun Palace to understand, the matter of the concubine has nothing to do with Concubine Yi, Concubine Yi is looking forward to the emperor of the world to see her more, and now that this kind of thing happens, the emperor will not go anywhere, and Concubine Yi is losing her temper." ”

Lan Qi said in disgust: "She still has a temper tantrum, and there are really few people in this palace who really care about the Empress Dowager." ”

In fact, Lan Qi also understands that she has been in charge of Cining Palace alone for more than ten years, although the Empress Dowager and she rely on each other, but in the eyes of others, it is very unfair, why should they be required to sincerely respect the elderly like themselves?

This night is destined to be difficult to sleep, the next day because of the promise of the Empress Dowager to make her a snack, Lan Qi rushed to Cining Palace early with her stomach up, there is Huan Chun to do the hard work, before the Empress Dowager got up to make the green onion cake she was worried about, the old man rarely had a good appetite, and wanted to eat a few more bites, Lan Qi was ruthless to stop.

The Empress Dowager laughed at her: "You are not happier today than yesterday, and you are worried early in the morning, what's the matter, I bother you to make a cake and eat it?" ”

Lan Qi smiled: "Don't say such things, the emperor should scold the concubines for being unfilial." ”

But the old man suddenly said: "He was not happy yesterday, and today you are not happy, tell me, what is the matter?" ”

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