"Qiu Wu is often taking in slaves and maids...... Qiao Yan cried and crawled on the ground, she was beaten so badly, she looked really pitiful, but how could Lan Qi forget her evil just now, Rao was not moved when she looked at her like this.

Huan Chun stood behind him, not worried in his heart, for fear that the master would be soft-hearted and take in this Diao slave, and in the future, there would be one more eyeliner in the Zhongcui Palace, and the outside would not be able to prevent it, and then one would be placed inside.

"Even the slave who can't discipline the mother well, how can the concubine be so stupid and discipline her well, even if the concubine takes her in, in case there is no way to rule her and let her get into trouble one day, when others point to the concubine and speak, they always have to compare the mother." Lan Qi blessed her body and replied seriously, "Since Niangniang can't tolerate her, there are rules in the palace, and the master can't tolerate it, and he can't stay in this Forbidden City." ”

Concubine Tong's slender beauty on her face was awe-inspiring, and she sneered: "Why, Wu Chang is looking down on the minions that this palace gave you?" ”

"The concubines don't dare to look down on them, the concubines can't afford it, the concubines are stupid, and the Huanchun Yukui is often not well disciplined, not to mention Qiaoyan." Lan Qi looked at the woman sitting upright very calmly, "Niangniang forgive your sins, your kindness, the concubine dare not accept it." ”

Concubine Tong snorted, the corners of her mouth hooked up a vicious smile, and the delicate and slender gem armor swept through the air, "I don't want this palace, you don't want it, but you can't leave the palace, in the end, the people who have stayed by the side of this palace, if you let it out, if you have more mouths and tongues, this palace will not tolerate it." Then drag it out and play eighty boards and send it to hard labor, oops...... It is estimated that after less than twenty or thirty hits, her life will be gone. ”

The palace maids around were trembling with fright, Qiao Yan on the ground was stupid, and Lan Qi gave Concubine Tong a blessing, "Since Niangniang has made a decision, the concubine will not disturb your rest, and the concubine will retire." She straightened up, turned around and retreated, Qiao Yan suddenly pounced, gritting her teeth and hating, "Why don't you save me, Wu Changzai is also a palace maid, don't you pity me?" If you want me, I won't die if you want me, please ......"

Huan Chun struggled to pull her away, Lan Qi straightened her clothes, turned around and continued walking. But at this moment, in order to save her life, Zhenzhen Yifu was not open, Lian Lianchun and Yukui couldn't stand it, and rushed out and grabbed Lan Qi's ankle, and said viciously: "How can you be so vicious, why don't you save me when you see death, didn't you come to save me, didn't you say you wanted to save me?"

Lan Qi looked back at her, then turned to look at Concubine Tong who was smiling proudly, lowered her head and said to her: "The person you should ask for is Concubine Tong, I don't want you but I don't want you to die, don't you understand?" Who is respected and who is inferior here, how can I be influenced by a constant presence? Go and beg Concubine Tong, it's useless for you to pull me, the strong eunuch will come and drag you away in a while, don't waste time on me if you want to live. ”

"Why are you meddling, it's all your fault, you hurt my life, you will die a good death......" Qiaoyan was dying, almost crazy, crying and scolding the people in front of her.

Lan Qi said lightly: "Your life is your life, so the child's life doesn't count?" I didn't hurt you, I only asked you to kneel for half an hour today, you have a debt and a master, you can't see clearly when you are dying in this life, and you will be confused in the next life after all. ”

When Concubine Tong heard this, her chest suddenly tightened, and she couldn't wait to drag this Wu Yashi out to play eighty boards first, but just as she was about to open her mouth, a bright figure dangled in front of the door, and the emperor who hadn't even passed in front of the door of the Chengqian Palace for a long time suddenly came today, and how long had he been standing outside the door, had you heard the farce just now?

Lan Qi also turned around and saw Xuan Ye in front of the door at first glance, and since they met and known each other, Wu Ya Lanqi still didn't want to see the emperor for the first time, how ruthless was her words just now, but the emperor heard these words.

"Send this palace maid out of the Forbidden City." Xuan Ye was followed by Manager Li, he gave a faint order, and then looked at Concubine Tong, who had left her seat and came to salute, and said, "The imperial grandmother is happy these days, so don't shout and kill in the palace." ”

"Yes, concubine......"

"I'm here to talk to you, my grandfather's birthday is coming, this year is my birthday, and I want to send you to prepare a congratulatory gift." Xuan Ye said, and went straight to the main hall, Concubine Tong was flattered and hurriedly followed, only Lan Qi bent her knees and ignored her, and even Qiaoyan was dragged away for a while, Huan Chun hurriedly came up to support the master, and whispered, "Let's go too." ”

Lan Qi looked at her suddenly, her eyes reddened slightly, "Am I too ruthless, those words just now ......"

Huanchun didn't know, no one knew how much the emperor heard, but since the emperor mentioned that he wanted to send Qiaoyan out of the palace, at least Qiaoyan should have heard it before she went crazy, although the master didn't do anything wrong today, but Fang Cai's ruthless posture is indeed very different from her, such an abnormal and abrupt performance, the emperor saw and heard it at first glance, and it was inevitable that he would have thoughts in his heart.

Back to Zhongcui Palace, Bu Chang was waiting in front of the door in a panic, but Lan Qi walked straight to her palace when she entered the door, no one could see in her eyes, and the whole person seemed to have lost her spirit, Bu Chang was very worried when she looked at it, Yu Kui hurriedly came over and explained: "When I met the emperor, some things that should be said and shouldn't be said probably let me hear it, the emperor and Concubine Tong talked to each other, and left our master behind, she was feeling uncomfortable, don't mind." ”

Bu Changzai naturally didn't mind, but asked strangely: "The emperor is talking to Concubine Tong?" But the emperor came just now, looking for Lan Qi, and when he saw me in front of the door and asked where to go, as soon as he heard that he was in Chengqian Palace, he immediately rushed over. ”

Yu Kui was surprised, turned around and ran to the master's bedroom, she was sitting cross-legged on the kang in a daze, Huan Chun held her knees and didn't know what to coax her, only to see holding her mouth, full of grievances.

"Bu Chang is saying that the emperor is looking for you." Yu Kui said those words, Lan Qi was stunned when she heard it, and finally spoke for a long time, but said, "But you must hate me like this, the emperor likes to see me smile and see me happy, so ruthless, what's the difference between him and others?" Now he should really hate me. ”

Huanchun persuaded her: "In the past, I didn't see you so pessimistic, but you can relax your heart, although your words are a little ruthless today, they are not wrong." ”

Lan Qi leaned softly on the big pillow and snorted: "I'm not wrong, but he may not like this, I used to think I didn't care, but now I understand how big my heart can be, after all, I hope to be liked, I hope not to dislike him." Now I feel uncomfortable, if you feel sorry for me, let me be alone for a while. ”

Several people didn't dare to force her, and after covering her with a thin blanket, they all retreated. It's getting late outside, seeing that it's time to pass the meal, the master must not eat tonight, Pan Xia is preparing the dinner where Zhang Luobu is always there, and Dao Sui came back from outside and said: "Chengqian Palace has passed the meal, the emperor has eaten with Concubine Tong there." ”

Jin He pulled her to whisper, and pointed to Huanchun and the others were sitting helplessly in front of the door of the East Side Palace, "I can't say, Wu Chang is uncomfortable." ”

In the room, Lan Qi lay on the pillow alone, recalling the scene when she looked at the emperor just now, but she couldn't remember the look on Xuan Ye's face at that time, was it anger, anger or disgust? If she can't think of it, she is even more uneasy, she has never deliberately tried to please Xuan Ye, she has never deliberately done anything to attract him to like her, but she also doesn't want to be hated, how big can her heart be, pretending to be a Xuan Ye, it will be full.

And the people went to find themselves, as if they were afraid of being bullied, but when they saw such a powerful and ruthless Wu Ya Lanqi, they couldn't be disappointed. As soon as she thought of this, Lan Qi's eyes moistened, but she didn't dare to cry or cry, she stupidly stuffed herself in the room, and no one wanted to see her. I don't know what's wrong, she didn't complain about such a hard time before, but why is she so sad today?

She was nervous all night, and Huanchun was not at ease, and the emperor stayed in Chengqian Palace that night, which made it more uncomfortable, Yukui asked Huanchun privately: "What do you think, do you really hate my master?" But Concubine Tong's face, isn't it even more disgusting? ”

Huan Chun could only sigh: "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, who knows." ”

The next day, someone from Cining Palace came to invite Wu Chang in the past, Lan Qi knew that the Empress Dowager's dress was only left with the finishing touches, and she was going to wear it tomorrow, even if she didn't rest well all night, she also came to help, at first a few old ladies came into the palace to talk to the Empress Dowager, and Mama Su Mala also accompanied her, Lan Qi concentrated on making clothes alone, and when several old ladies left, when Mama Su Mala came to see, she was already ironing the collar cuffs and doing the final finishing.

Mama praised: "When the slave was your age, I don't know how many clothes were burned, and I was beaten so that my skin and flesh were porcelain, and I learned to use this Laoshzi, we are always here is really smart and dexterous." ”

Lan Qi smiled and said: "When I was naughty, I burned my mother's new clothes, and I thought I was going to be beaten by my mother, but my mother taught me with my hand, and then I did this work at home." ”

As she spoke, the Empress Dowager's new dress had been ironed and tidied up, Lan Qi gathered her hands and shook her hands, and Su Mala shook her head, as if she saw Wu Chang wearing this dress on her body, and then blinked her eyes, she had already put her clothes up and hung up with the other palace maids, and looked at it with a smile, "Tomorrow the Empress Dowager will definitely compare us to all of us." ”

Mama smiled: "I stopped here, I am going to send you again, the master said that he was thirsty, and he chatted with him a lot just now, and was about to eat a bowl of date tea, and the slave originally invited you to make tea, but I didn't expect it to be cleaned up here." ”

"That's it, it's easy to make tea." Lan Qi turned around and walked to the pantry, and soon came out with date tea, and entered the Empress Dowager's bedroom, but saw Concubine Zhao suddenly come, and she was very kind when she saw her, and said with a smile, "I am much more relieved to have my sister serving the Empress Dowager here." ”

Lan Qi brought tea to salute, Concubine Zhao pulled her to sit down together, and then slowly said to the Queen Mother: "Someone from the respectful room came to tell the concubine, saying that Chengqian Palace wants to get a palace maid out of the palace, which is not a big deal, but after all, it is Concubine Tong's sister's person, and the concubine sent someone to ask her, saying that she didn't care what the emperor meant, and the concubine thought about it, or came to ask the Queen Mother, but I was afraid that I would let people go at will, and the people outside should talk about it, and I don't know what to do." ”

The Empress Dowager drank tea leisurely, with a wry smile in her heart, she already knew about this matter, Concubine Zhao was afraid that she didn't know, so she came to remind her, not to mention that it was about Wu Ya Lanqi, she was on the side, so she had more to say.

Put down the tea bowl and looked at Lan Qi, the little girl's face was very uncomfortable, and she was not in a hurry to theorize for a while, so she only instructed Concubine Zhao: "It's just a palace maid to take away, whether she is Chengqian Palace or my Cining Palace, if the ministers outside want to manage it, it is too wide, you have the phoenix seal in your hand, you must have the courage to kill and decide, just do what you want." ”

Concubine Zhao didn't plan for the Empress Dowager to give her any ideas, but when she saw Concubine Tong behind closed doors and abused people from seeing her, then she had to let others see it clearly, not to mention that this incident had nothing to do with Wu Ya's family, and when she left in a while, the Empress Dowager would definitely be able to know more about Concubine Tong.

Sure enough, Concubine Tong sat down slightly, and said that the Internal Affairs Office still had something to wait for, and said goodbye, Su Mala sent it out, and came back when she was young, but she didn't see the master and Chang Zai in the dormitory, and she came over listening to the laughter, and the Queen Mother was happily trying on clothes, and praised with a smile: "You have collected it a few times, not loose or tight, Su Mala is more and more disrespectful to the old, where do I still have a small waist now, and it is not enough to tighten the waist and be ashamed." ”

Mama Su Mala was relieved at this time, and came in and complained to the master with a smile: "You have Chang here now, and it is not pleasing to see the slave and maid, and in the future, the slave and maid will bully Chang in private, and that is also something you picked." ”

This pair of old sisters are nominally master and servant, but in fact, they are so close to each other that they don't dare to talk nonsense for another person, and the empress dowager even smiled and hugged Lan Qi and said: "You can take care of Huanchun a few times, otherwise when you get old in the future, I will be like this, and let the slaves bully me at home." ”

Lan Qi said with a smile: "Huanchun is stupid, if you have such a ability as Mama, you will bully the concubines in the future, and the concubines will admit it." ”

She can always coax everyone to be happy in a few words, after Concubine Zhao left, the Empress Dowager didn't ask about the Chengqian Palace, only asked her how her clothes were doing, so they came over to try them on together, and she was really happy at this time, and called Su Mala Mama and said: "Where did you put away those jewelry when I was young, take it and let Lan Qi pick one, and it will look good tomorrow." ”

Mama sighed, saying that the master easily did not reward the children with the things of his youth, and quickly turned them out, in the end, it was something decades ago, not as exquisite as it is now, but here is the youth of the Queen Mother, and her bumpy life.

"This hairpin was given by Queen Xiaoduan when I entered the palace, I didn't wear it a few times when I was young, I always ran on the grassland before entering the palace, my skin is not as fair as yours, and I don't deserve this ruby, so I gave it to you." The Empress Dowager said, pulled Lan Qi to her side, put the hairpin on the back of her bun, faintly revealing bright and moist gems, taking advantage of her fair skin, I thought it would add a delicate temperament, but this girl lined the red very solemnly, and the old man couldn't help but sigh, "Really good looking, no matter how you dress up." ”

Everyone was laughing, and it was rumored that Prince Yu came to ask for peace, and the Empress Dowager laughed at what time was coming now, but it was her grandson, how could she not like it, so she shouted to see her in the main hall, and it was inconvenient for Lan Qi to go over to see her, so she and Mama would talk for a while, and if there was something to do, she would leave first.

Packing up the clothes again, Lan Qi followed Mama and prepared all the things such as the head and face of the Empress Dowager for tomorrow, Mama smiled and said: "You will also come to serve tomorrow morning, the Empress Dowager should complain that the slave maid is wearing her head heavily, you have better to talk here, otherwise it will be abrasive." ”

Lan Qi smiled softly: "Mama is saying that I am also abrasive?" Don't listen to Huanchun's nonsense, I don't pestering people at all, only they bully me. ”

Mama pulled her aside and sat down, and asked with a smile, "What about yesterday?" Not to mention that Huan Chun boiled his eye circles black, your face is not good-looking, today the fat powder is so thick, covering some of it, but it is not the same as usual, the master she sees everything in her eyes, what's the use of powder? ”

Lan Qi showed a little grievance and hung her head silently.

"Concubine Tong's affairs, the master is too lazy to care, and the emperor and your affairs, you can't take care of it if you want to, only when the emperor himself talks to you again, I don't know if I was angry or annoyed yesterday." Su Mala smiled and coaxed her, "Yesterday, the emperor and you came back and forth, and the master smiled and knew that he would leave you for dinner, so he asked the emperor to come to you, and followed you not long after, who knew that he went to Chengqian Palace, and then the emperor did not come back, and he still stayed there, and when the slave and the master knew about these things, guess if you want to avoid crying nose?" ”

"I didn't cry." Lan Qi was timid, her cheeks were red with shame, but after thinking about it, she said, "Mama, Huanchun asked me if I didn't feel uncomfortable like that before, why I was so unhappy yesterday, I can't figure it out myself, I always thought that I could be satisfied by only hoping that the emperor would be good, but yesterday I saw that the emperor ignored me, and only walked in with Concubine Tong, and I ...... in my heart."

Mama smiled so kindly with crooked eyebrows, and coaxed Lan Qi and said, "This person, if you are emotional, your heart will not be in your own hands." ”

The little man looked at the grandmother who was as kind as her grandmother in a daze, and her depressed heart suddenly brightened, although she was late in opening her mind, but she didn't open her mind to get through the darkest days of last year, and now that I think about it, God still favors her too much.

This night, Prince Yu was actually because of the quarrel between a few side Fu Jin Gege in the house, which made him have a headache, and the emperor was busy and not bothered, so he hid to the imperial grandmother to avoid it, so the dinner was also used here, Lan Qi was inconvenient to serve the male dependents, so he went back to the Zhongcui Palace by himself, and when he entered the door, he saw a vermilion lacquer plate on the table, in which there were several pairs of beads and hairpins, several pairs of bracelets, and a box of full and round pearls, which was very rich and grand.

Everyone was surprised, and Bu Changzai behind him had already followed up and said with a smile: "Gonggong Li sent it, it was given to you by the emperor, saying that you have worked hard to sew new clothes for the Empress Dowager." I followed the dipping and got a hairpin. ”

Lan Qi didn't know whether to be happy or not, she didn't care about these jewels by nature, the emperor had always only given her pen, ink, paper and inkstone as a reward, and suddenly sent such a rich thing like others, she always felt weird. Go to the courtyard in the direction of the Qianqing Palace to bow to thank you, come back and see these again, only call Yu Kui to put it away, Yu Kui asked if she would not wear it tomorrow, she touched the hairpin that the Queen Mother rewarded at the back of her head and said: "It's enough to have this, and I don't know which father-in-law ran to pick and send it casually, I am not rare, where can I compare to the Queen Mother's hairpin." ”

Huanchun came over to serve her to change her clothes, and sighed: "The master is becoming more and more hypocritical, do you dare to say this in front of the emperor?" ”

Lan Qi snorted angrily: "He doesn't want to see me now, it doesn't matter if he says it or not." ”

The next day at the Dragon Boat Festival, at noon in Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager was dressed in a fresh and steady dress to see people sigh Su Mala's skill, and Mama did not push Wu Chang out, knowing that she was not uncommon for others to praise these words, and it was lively for a while, and let them all disperse in the afternoon, or go to the garden to play.

Lan Qi came to the queen mother's dormitory with candied date tea, but saw that Concubine Zhao, Concubine Tong, Rong Guiren, etc. had not left yet, and they were all standing outside the dormitory. One by one, he was full of food at home and had nothing to do all day long, and he didn't know how hard he worked to help the emperor outside, not to mention knowing the cold and the heat, and he made him come to me to hide from you. ”

Lan Qi's heart trembled when she heard this, and Hui Guiren whispered: "A few side Fujin and Gege in Prince Yu's mansion are making a fierce fuss, and the Empress Dowager is angry. ”

When the words fell, I saw Su Mala Mama come out, and respectfully whispered a few words to Concubine Zhao and Concubine Tong, so I asked the masters to go back first, Lan Qi stood on one side and let Concubine Zhao and Concubine Tong go over, only to hear Concubine Tong say coldly: "These little sluts are also worthy of her old man's anger, according to me, everyone will be honest if they are beaten once." ”

Concubine Tong's words were really right, not long after they left, three or four young ladies with red and swollen eyebrows came out, and they all honestly went to kneel under the porch outside, what a shameful thing it is, but it is better to be punished by the Empress Dowager than to be really driven away, Lan Qi came in with date tea, and saw Prince Yu Fujin sitting on the side and weeping.

The Empress Dowager's face was very unsightly, and she sighed and said: "Why can't you be more powerful, the housewife of the family is not the same, next time you will make trouble with me again, and you will be punished first." When he raised his eyes and saw Lan Qi there, he also said angrily, "I don't need you here, the emperor didn't eat well at noon, you can ask me if I feel unwell." If not, please come and dine with me at night, if so, hurry up to Xuan Taiyi to take a look, there is no one who is worry-free. ”

Lan Qi was stunned, there were always people in the palace to ask about this, why did the Empress Dowager suddenly send her away, she hadn't entered the door of the Qianqing Palace for a long time, and she was inevitably worried in her heart, but seeing that the old man was losing his temper, he didn't dare to block her anymore, so he ran out quickly.

This way to the Qianqing Palace, all kinds of emotions overlapped in my heart, and when I arrived at the door, I heard that I was talking to several princes, and waited for a little half an hour before Prince Yu left, Gonggong Li smiled and led her in, Lan Qi took a few deep breaths, and stepped into the familiar palace again, after all, it was inevitable that his head was slightly dizzy, as if he was in another world.

Xuan Ye was lazily leaning on the kang at that time, probably talking to his brothers about something important just now, rubbing the corners of his forehead and seeming to have a headache, and the other hand was rolling a book and not putting it down, when he opened his eyes and saw her come in, he glanced at her angrily: "What are you doing?" ”

Lan Qi was full of grievances, pursed her lips and said what the Empress Dowager commanded, the emperor said that it was okay to say nothing, she saluted to say goodbye, and then turned around, and heard the emperor call her: "Come and leave?" What kind of place do you think this is? ”

Lan Qi turned around timidly, her eyes were already shining, and she endured and said, "The concubine still has to go to the Empress Dowager to report her life, you go over to eat at night, and many things have to be explained." ”

"Aren't there minions there?" Xuan Ye glared at her and called Gonggong Li to send someone to restore his life, and then knocked the book in his hand on the side, "Sit down." ”

Lan Qi was very inexplicable by him, and she was not convinced, she sat on the side and pursed her lips and didn't look at him, but Xuan Ye leaned over to take a closer look, not knowing what she was looking at, and picked up her hand and lifted the cuff to look at it, and finally threw down her hand angrily and asked, "Where is the jewelry?" ”

Lan Qi didn't understand for a moment, and when her mind turned to think of those rewards last night, she asked softly, "What the emperor rewarded last night?" ”

"I didn't see you wearing it at the luncheon just now, and I didn't wear it now, where did you put it, why didn't you wear what I gave you?" Xuan Ye was clearly bullying, and pointed to the ruby hairpin on her hair and asked, "But what was rewarded by the imperial grandmother, what I gave you is not in sight?" ”

The emperor said so...... Concubines can't afford it. Lan Qi's head was hot, and he actually talked back, looked at Xuan Ye with dripping eyes and said, "Why doesn't the emperor know that concubines are too rare, so take them well?" ”

But if she has no confidence like this, she will be weak when she is glared at by the emperor, and she will muttered for a while: "This hairpin is the beloved thing of the Empress Dowager, but the ones rewarded by the emperor are probably randomly selected and sent by the father-in-law of the Internal Affairs Office, although the concubines are very rare, they are really different." ”

Xuan Ye snorted: "I have rewarded so many things to so many people, and it is the first time I have heard what I said, but ......" He reached out and pinched Lan Qi's cheek, which was about to cry, "Those things are so out of your eyes, but I have picked for a while, what I gave you, which one is the hand of someone else?" You honestly, don't like it? ”

"The emperor personally chosen?" Lan Qi looked at Xuan Ye with a smile on his face in front of him stupidly, and a anxious thought appeared in his heart, and he blurted out, "The emperor's choice is too ugly." ”

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