Yin Zhen looked at a string of ebony prayer beads on the kang table, he would not recognize the ordinary bead string, this string of ebony prayer beads, every three between a bright red coral stone, after seeing it in the study, I had an impression, I knew that it should be my mother in that pile of rewards to leave a favorite.

He raised his hand and pointed to the string of beads and said, "This is what I got after staying up for three nights, and the emperor said that I would ask about my homework today, so I thought that I would get the first name, and I would go to worship the emperor's mother in the future, so that I could tell her." E-niang, I stayed up for three nights, why didn't I get the praise for my own hard work? ”

He looked at his mother blankly, and clearly remembered his adoptive mother's last words on her deathbed, he didn't know if he wanted to be the emperor or not, but he had to fight.

When Lan Qi saw him like this, he understood that he was in a hurry, he shouldn't have said these words when he was most proud and proud, and he shouldn't have poured cold water on him when he was working hard to earn the first place for himself, but was there a better chance than this? Don't say it today, what opportunity will you wait for in the future, you don't necessarily have to wait for the fourth elder brother to be targeted by those old foxes, now that he has lost the queen, those people are breathing a sigh of relief.

"Yinzuo's death, have you forgotten?" Lan Qi sank down and said the most ruthless words, evoking the child's heart-rending pain, and said solemnly word by word: "Who should have eaten those poisons?" The things in the study, really want to compete for the first place, can you fight? ”

"Sixth brother?" The fourth elder brother was stunned, obviously frightened.

In the past ten years, although the imperial concubine has tried her best to teach and care for her adopted son, everything is still based on her doting, the fourth elder brother seems to be serious on weekdays, loves to read and seek progress, and is strict with himself in the study, but his mind is a little worse. The imperial concubine's comprehensive care for him made him have a lot less understanding of the people and things around him. In contrast, the seventh elder brother who grew up in the elder brother's house and the eighth elder brother raised in Concubine Hui's palace are more "mature" and sophisticated than their elder brother.

The mother and son couldn't say that they parted unhappily, but the fourth elder brother left with a tense face, and returned to Chengqian Palace, Qinglian and Xiaohezi asked him what was wrong, and he didn't speak, and after dinner, he sat alone in the queen's former dormitory in a daze, and the people who were waiting below were worried.

Naturally, these things will be passed on to Concubine De Niangniang, Qinglian came in person, and said worriedly: "Niangniang should take the fourth elder brother back, the fourth elder brother is alone in the Chengqian Palace, and the slave maid is afraid that when there is a poor care, it will not be good if there is anything missing." ”

Lan Qi's heart sank, she was really afraid that she would be separated from her son from now on, between people, sometimes quarrels and roars or even big fights may not be able to tear apart the feelings, but often because of a calm or casual word, in retrospect, no one knows who is wrong, so they go the opposite way and go farther and farther.

"Mother?" Qinglian saw that Concubine De was in a daze, and gently reminded her, but Huanchun waved her hand at her, and Qinglian didn't dare to ask again.

But Lan Qi had already turned back to his senses, and after thinking about it for a while, he said: "The emperor's intention is to let the fourth elder brother live in the Chengqian Palace for twenty-seven months to keep filial piety for the queen, and he himself is willing, since it is the emperor's and the fourth elder brother's own will, it is inconvenient for me to intervene." It's just two doors, there will be nothing, you can take care of the fourth elder brother with peace of mind, and it is normal for him to have a headache and brain fever if he eats grains, I won't blame you. ”

Qinglian just saw Huanchun's face, and knew that this matter was not so simple, so she quickly bent her knees and agreed to leave, Huanchun sent her out, the two walked side by side, and said softly: "Probably the mother and son have something in their hearts, they have a temper, they don't understand it, what others say is useless, my sister just take care of the fourth elder brother, just the same as before, don't be too nervous." ”

Qinglian sighed: "I thought I could be the same as before, but I don't know what I'm afraid of, these days are even more strange, I wake up when I hear a little movement at night, I'm afraid that someone will hurt the fourth elder brother." ”

Huanchun said with a smile: "My body collapsed like this, how can I take care of the fourth elder brother, since my sister is bent on fulfilling the queen's last wish to take care of the fourth elder brother, she must be tough first." ”

The two went out talking and went out, Huanchun simply followed, and saw the fourth elder brother sitting in the queen's bedroom in a daze, and her heart was so bored, and she didn't dare to say it to the master when she came back, she didn't understand, why was it okay in the afternoon, and suddenly it was like this.

After two days, the fourth elder brother still came in the morning and in the evening, but Concubine De soon used the cold weather and her recovery as an excuse, so that the fourth elder brother did not have to go over in the morning to say goodbye, and then after that, gradually the evening was not big, at first Concubine De or went out for a few days not in Yonghe Palace, or other concubines came to gather and chat, and then it seemed that Concubine De meant, so that the children did not go every day, saying that they would not stay in Yonghe Palace for a long time, and they would go back to study before their bodies were warmed.

By the end of November, the fourth elder brother almost didn't go to Yonghe Palace, and the palace people who had been looking at the mother and son for several months seized the opportunity to start spreading the word that Concubine De and the fourth elder brother were not in harmony with the mother and son.

When Empress Daxing was dying, Xuan Ye listened to Concubine Yi's teasing words in Chengqian Palace, letting him know how hurtful similar things were, he didn't care about it before, and felt that it was just a few words, but now he was reluctant to be criticized by Lan Qi like this, and angrily sent Liang Gonggong to thoroughly investigate who was spreading rumors, and the Shen Criminal Division followed up and cleaned up a few palace maids and eunuchs, and this gust of wind was temporarily suppressed.

Xuan Ye came to Yonghe Palace several times, Lan Qi was as gentle and calm as ever, looking like he was okay at all, but he was not very relieved after all, thinking that if he questioned the fourth elder brother, that kid was very sensitive, not exposed in front of people but very proud in his bones, if the relationship between mother and son was not resolved, the relationship between father and son was also stiff, and after thinking about it calmly for a few days, he still couldn't help but come to Yonghe Palace to ask Lan Qi.

Lan Qi heard Xuan Ye's words, shook her head indifferently and said: "In the last days of the queen's mother, the concubine figured out that after our mother and son would definitely have such a period, in the past ten years, the concubine only occasionally cared about the fourth elder brother, and the son didn't understand the mind of the queen, and we were suddenly very intimate after the queen mother, aren't the people in the palace strange?" In fact, the concubines themselves are not at ease, there are contradictions to communicate, to know what each other thinks, the queen mother said to the concubines, husband and wife respect each other like guests is the greatest sorrow, I think between mother and son, should be like this. ”

Xuan Ye was relieved, he was afraid that Lan Qi would not know how to face these things, but he didn't care about it in front of him, and even the expression on his face relaxed at this time, and he lazily tilted his body and asked Lan Qi to rub his back.

Lan Qi said impatiently: "The queue of people in the palace who want to rub your waist and back are all lined up at the noon gate, and you have to come to bother the concubines to do this hard work, several little ancestors are entangled and hugged every day, and the concubines' arms can't be lifted." ”

When Xuan Ye heard this, he immediately turned over and wanted to pinch her arm, but he was pushed to lie down again, and said coquettishly: "Who is rare." ”

"Then you hug me too?" Xuan Ye turned his face and smiled narrowly, was rubbed Lan Qi's arm, and said as if he was angry, "You will bully people." ”

Xuan Ye laughed and reproached: "Nonsense, you are not afraid of twisting my arm, that is the crime of killing the head." The person behind him said proudly: "People are not stupid, what they have in their hands is measure." ”

In fact, the emperor didn't deliberately bother Lan Qi to do this hard work, and Lan Qi's kung fu in his hands was by no means as good as the massage therapist in the Tai Hospital, but he just liked to rub his hands on his body, the force was not light or heavy, not to mention how much muscle and bone pain could be relieved, that is, she was by her side, and she relaxed and sleepy after three or two clicks, and she could often sleep for half an hour, which was very relieving.

Sure enough, he fell asleep quickly, but soon woke up in shock, Lan Qi was serving tea on the side, Xuan Ye sat up in a daze, and a cup of refreshing fragrant tea came to him, the strong tea was bitter and sweet in the mouth, he was refreshed, and his complexion was much better than when he entered the door.

Lan Qi had already taken his robe and stood aside, and said with a smile: "Gonggong Liang said that there are still a few ministers waiting to see, the hour is almost up, and now it is getting dark early, and the emperor will go back to the Qianqing Palace early." ”

He got up with his shoes on, Lan Qi put on a robe for him, and Huan Chun came in to serve his shoes and socks, and quickly cleaned up neatly, and then went to the outer hall, Liang Gonggong brought the big coat, Lan Qi personally put it on him, and when he reached out to tie the belt, Xuan Ye said: "I want to move to live in the garden in the first month, and the emperor's mother will also go, and you will also go." ”

Lan Qi glanced up at him, smoothing the hair on the neckline of the big man, and said indifferently: "There are so many things in the palace, you can't leave them behind, you take Wang Chang to go with them, the concubines follow, and they are not happy." Now, somehow, since the last time the concubines punished a few who promised to kneel on the long street to feed the mosquitoes, they were all afraid of Yonghe Palace. ”

Xuan Ye smiled: "When you are Aunt Tiger?" Lan Qi gently pushed her, but squeezed her hand and said, "Let's go together, no matter what they think, the important thing is that you are not happy, you are still living in Ruijingxuan, and I have already sent someone to clean it up." ”

"Yes." Lan Qi agreed in the end, she originally waited for Xuan Ye, and if the emperor wanted her to go, she would happily follow, and she would not be reluctant to let her go.

The holy driver left Yonghe Palace, Lan Qi asked Huanchun to send someone to change the air in the house, and stood in front of the door with a handstove, Huanchun took a cotton coat to put on her shoulder, and said with a smile: "Look, Long live the Lord still can't leave you." ”

Lan Qi smiled: "Even if you say it, what do you want, your master will reward you generously today?" ”

"What is the slave and maid missing, if you really ask the slave and the maid what they want, the slave and the maid want to see you and the fourth elder brother as intimate as before." Huanchun finally spoke, since he said it, he wanted to say a good thing, "The slave is afraid that you and the fourth elder brother will be separated, and you will really run out of affection, the fourth elder brother has no queen mother, now is not the most distressed time, you leave him alone in Chengqian Palace, how can it be good?" ”

Lan Qi shook her head: "It's that the queen mother loved him too much in the past, he will need more care than others, I can't hold him in my arms and hide him for a lifetime, the sooner he understands the helplessness of this world, the better, what can we get in exchange for intimacy in words and deeds?" He's not a kid anymore, and I should teach him how to stand on the truth of the world, instead of coaxing him like thirteen or fourteen. ”

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