The atmosphere in the main hall of Cining Palace was heavy, Lan Qi served the tea and stood aside, the queen and queen looked solemn, Lan Qi looked at the old man silently, knowing that she had experienced countless ups and downs with three generations of emperors in her life, and endured the pain of losing her son back then, and resolutely supported the young emperor Sun to ascend the throne.

When the emperor wanted to withdraw the feudal domain, the empress dowager strongly opposed it, but she couldn't resist her grandson's enthusiasm, more than three years have passed, and she has survived the hardest time.

Unconsciously, half an hour passed, and no one in the hall spoke, but the Empress Dowager suddenly came to her senses, touched the tea in her hand, and said to Lan Qi: "It's cold, I want to drink Pu'er, it should be stronger." ”

If it was a weekday, Lan Qi would persuade that it was late to drink strong tea and couldn't sleep at night, but in today's situation, she didn't dare to disobey the old man's will, so she came out alone, and walked to the pantry with a familiar way, but when she entered the door, she heard the little palace maid inside saying: "No wonder they all say that the eldest princess is an ominous person, you see that she only came back today, and there was an accident in the palace again, which is really unlucky." ”

Lan Qi coughed dryly, and several palace maids greeted her in a panic, she didn't want to reprimand anyone with a cold face, but just reminded: "Mama doesn't like to listen to these words, don't say it in the future." ”

Several people agreed in succession, helping to boil water and make tea, when Lan Qi came out with the Pu'er that the Empress Dowager wanted, but there was a high-of-five getting closer and closer outside, and her heart was tight knowing that it was the emperor who was coming, and her feet involuntarily stopped. It didn't take long to see the young emperor come in like a gust of wind, but he suddenly saw Lan Qi standing under the porch, stopped for a while, and gave her a reassuring smile before running to the main hall again.

Seeing this smile, Lan Qi's tense face suddenly bloomed like a flower, and he hurriedly followed after a few steps, and saw the emperor kneeling in front of the Empress Dowager, and said excitedly: "Imperial grandmother, Geng Jingzhong has surrendered." ”

The Empress Dowager breathed a long sigh of relief, Lan Qi saw that there seemed to be tears flashing in the corners of the old man's eyes, and personally helped her grandson to get up, and the grandparents and grandchildren went to the Buddha Hall to offer incense, Lan Qi followed Mama and waited outside the door, Mama looked back and saw her smiling so happily, gently shook Lan Qi's hand and said, "We are always here, but we are blessed people." ”

Lan Qi smiled so much that her eyebrows were crooked, and the joy in her heart was indescribable, she really had to remember Xuan Ye's smile just now for a lifetime, that high-spirited heroic posture, even in the dark night, how could Wu Ya Lanqi be able to win such a bright smile from the emperor to her in this life.

The original atmosphere of Cining Palace finally became lively again, the Empress Dowager heard that her grandson didn't eat dinner, and immediately asked him to leave him to eat a bite before he was willing to put it back, Lan Qi waited on the side, but she couldn't help but look at Xuan Ye's smiling face, and Xuan Ye was in such a good mood, naturally she would look at her from time to time and talk to her, Su Mala Mama saw it in her eyes, and helped her master and joked: "The slave's eyes flew with the emperor for a while, and Wu Chang stayed on the emperor for a while, and she was so tired that she was dizzy." ”

Who knew that the Empress Dowager actually co-authored and said: "If you say that you are stupid, you still don't admit it, I will see them eyebrows, and I won't look at them, so I don't have to turn dizzy." ”

Lan Qi was in a hurry to come to the Empress Dowager's side, her face was so cute and cute, and the old man was so distressed that she pushed her to Xuan Ye: "You have eaten, just take her away, now think about it, you came to tell it in person, who knows if you will tell it to me or to your sweetheart." ”

Xuan Ye only smiled happily, and then said that he had eaten well, and then bowed to his grandmother and said goodbye, Lan Qi was measured and didn't really follow, and finally her grandmother pushed her out and said, "I was frightened just now, quickly disperse with the emperor." ”

Outside the palace gate, Lan Qi walked out slowly, and sure enough, when he saw Xuan Ye waiting there, the young emperor was in high spirits, stretched out his hand to him, and the ruby hairpin suddenly appeared on his fingertips, and asked, "Wu Chang may not be able to accompany me for a walk today?" ”

Lan Qi stretched out his hand to get the hairpin, but the emperor suddenly took it back, frowned and said, "This is what you want?" After a while, I took something and refused to accompany it, so I don't do a loss-making business. ”

"If the concubine accompanies you for a walk, and you don't give it, who will make the concubine's loss-making deal?" Lan Qi said with a smile, but she had already walked over, and when she arrived in front of her, she was shaken by Xuan Ye, and with the other hand, she put the hairpin hairpin on her bun, stopped to look left and right, frowned and said, "People are ugly, they don't look good in anything, and they dislike the jewelry I gave them is ugly." ”

Lan Qi pouted and touched the hairpin behind her head, muttering: "No matter how ugly you are, you are not afraid, anyway, the emperor does not dislike it, and the concubines are ugly and bright." ”

Xuan Ye laughed, twisted her face slightly, and then took hands and went into the night, chattering on the road and still talking excitedly about some government affairs, Lan Qi couldn't understand anyway, so she had the right to listen to the book, and halfway through, Xuan Ye suddenly remembered and said, "I am counting the days, preparing for a feast in October, and talking about the "General Guide to Information and Administration", do you want to listen to it then?" ”

Lan Qi waved his hand and said: "The emperor joked about the concubines again, how can such a serious thing be taken with the concubines, and the concubines have read a lot of books, but I don't understand what I'm talking about after reading it several times, and I can't even recognize all the words in many books, but those idle books are the most interesting, and I remember them in my mind after reading them once." ”

She said excitedly, but saw that the emperor's brows were getting tighter and tighter, and she was a little timid in her heart, but she still said softly: "Now that I am always serving in front of the empress dowager, I haven't had time to read and write for a long time." ”

Xuan Ye buckled heavily on her forehead, making her frown in pain, and people still held their hands and didn't let them rub it, and said fiercely: "Don't waste it, you think you don't understand what those books say, but those truths will naturally run into your head, and it's easy to learn to read and write, and then it's wasted, I taught you those hard work, how can you compensate?" ”

Lan Qi broke free and rubbed her forehead, puffing out her cheeks and not speaking, Xuan Ye was distressed at this time, and reached out to touch it: "Does it hurt?" Who told you not to study well? But he laughed again and said, "On that day, you served my tea in the apse, and of course you would not be allowed to go to the front, and you could hear what was being said in the apse, and you should listen to my ministers, all of whom were very knowledgeable." ”

"The concubine remembered, the emperor should not forget it when the time comes." Lan Qi finally agreed, although she still felt that it was inappropriate, but after all, it was the emperor's invitation, and if others were not convinced, they would at most say a few words of gossip, and nothing would get in the way.

But this night, when Xuan Ye and Lan Qi walked slowly to Zhong Cui Palace, Lan Qi looked at the Chengqian Palace in front of her, which had already turned off the lights, and remembered the appearance of seeing Concubine Tong during the day, and she didn't know why such a thought appeared in her heart, so she asked Xuan Ye: "Isn't the emperor going to take a look at Concubine Tong?" It's a good day. ”

Xuan Ye's eyes flickered slightly, and he wondered why Lan Qi guessed his thoughts, he had the heart to take a walk with her tonight, but he also had the heart to go to Chengqian Palace, naturally not to go to Concubine Tong, but to show Niu Hulu. But he couldn't say these things, he wouldn't even say Lan Qi, he was worried that Lan Qi would be jealous, but this little girl wanted to push herself over.

"I'm with you so well, aren't you afraid that I'm unhappy? Aren't you afraid that I will think that you are hypocritical and a good person in vain? Xuan Ye frowned, deliberately angry to show her.

The person in front of him was full of unconvinced, looking like you love to be angry or not, and said seriously, "The emperor can't spend the night in Zhongcui Palace, and the concubines won't keep you, but Concubine Tong, I saw that she has lost a lot of weight today, and the concubines are not hypocritical, but they don't want the emperor to have a dislike with their grandfather's family, which is also the reason that the queen mother taught her concubines." ”

Xuan Ye smiled happily: "I have received your mind." I'll go over in a while, but you go back first, and then I leave when you close the door, don't see me walking into Concubine Tong's house like last time, and go back and cry secretly. ”

"Not really." Lan Qi snorted proudly, but the look in her eyes was reluctant to give up the person in front of her, but she knew the trade-off best, blessed Xuan Ye, turned around and left.

Seeing the door of Zhongcui Palace slowly closing, the smile on Xuan Ye's face still did not fade, and he told the little eunuch to hurry up to Chengqian Palace to report, and came to Concubine Tong in a very good mood.

In the Chengqian Palace, Concubine Tong went to bed early, she went to bed early every day these days, because she didn't have to look at the faces of those people in the palace when she was lying on the bed, as long as she thought of the Empress Dowager who had placed countless eyeliner in her, she felt uncomfortable. Although she didn't know when such days would end, Amma came in and told her to be patient.

Tonight I went to bed early as before, but before I went to bed, I heard that the emperor had summoned the ministers, and I was thinking about what would happen. ”

After Yiguiren had a miscarriage, although Xuan Ye did not treat Chengqian Palace badly, and often sent people to greet him, but he never came in person, and Concubine Tong herself did not expect it, but she suddenly came tonight, and she said that there was a big event in the imperial court before, and Concubine Tong was very worried.

But after meeting well, the emperor was also happy to tell her about Geng Jingzhong's surrender, Concubine Tong was happy for him, while thinking in her heart, and finally couldn't help but say in person: "Your Majesty, the concubine did not harm the nobles and the miscarriage, do you believe it?" ”

Xuan Ye was indifferent: "Faith, you have a bad temper, but you won't poison people, I know." ”

Hearing this, she was sad, Concubine Tong suddenly had tears in her eyes, and all kinds of grievances poured into her heart, and soon she cried, Xuan Ye didn't care, just said: "Don't cry, today is my happiest day." ”

Concubine Tong hurriedly wiped away her tears, sniffed and tried to laugh, Xuan Ye said that she wanted to hear her play the guqin, so she called the palace maid Zhang Luolai, the two sat opposite each other, Concubine Tong's slender ten fingers crossed the strings, and the melodious and elegant sound of the piano floated into the night.

Lan Qi was about to lie down when she heard the sound of the piano, Huan Chun smoked the mosquito net, and asked: "Why isn't the master sad tonight, the emperor left us here to go to the Chengqian Palace, Xiangyue said that the emperor has sent you to the door." ”

Lan Qi longed for the melodious guqin, and she also wanted to learn it, hearing Huan Chun ask her like this, her quiet and gentle eyes showed a faint wisdom, "In this Forbidden City, there has never been only Zhong Cui Palace." ”

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