"The concubine is a person in the Niangniang Palace, everything should be decided by the Niangniang, why don't I ask you what you mean first." Zhang promised to say calmly, "If Niangniang agrees, the concubine will dare to boldly ask Concubine De Niangniang." ”

Concubine Rong secretly thought in her heart, she originally meant this, and she also worked with Concubine Duan to make Lan Qi willingly adopt a little brother, on the one hand, she was afraid that Lan Qi would not be willing, and on the other hand, she was afraid that Zhang Jia's family would be reluctant, although she was a person who came out of Yonghe Palace, who knew if she was grateful to Concubine De on the face, but in fact, she was taboo in her heart to mention her origin? People's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and Concubine Rong feels that she has never seen through this little promise, so she can't rashly say anything or do anything to her.

Now that Zhang Jia's family comes to ask for it, it has nothing to do with her, Lan Qi's face can shirk responsibility, and she doesn't have to worry about Zhang Jia's family, so she can't help but smile: "This is a good thing, I have no reason to stop you, but I don't know if Concubine De can agree." You must know that Concubine De is serving in Cining Palace every day, and now the little princess is also raised by nursing mothers and mothers, if you give birth to a brother and send it over, don't expect her to take care of her wholeheartedly, not that she is ruthless, but that the Queen Mother can't do without her. If you don't, what are you going to do? Don't make everyone unhappy with good things. ”

Seeing that Concubine Rong did not have any displeasure, Zhang Jiashi obviously affirmed this request from the bottom of his heart, became happy, and said to Concubine Rong confidently: "The concubine has thought about it, after you agree, the concubine will go to ask Concubine De Niangniang, there is always something to say, if Concubine De Niangniang refuses, it is not too late to think about it in the future." ”

"May I ask, then, what do you do to have this thought?" Concubine Rong smiled indifferently and looked at her leisurely, "You have to be prepared in your heart, if this matter is done, there will be people in the palace who will talk about you, saying that you want to climb the high branches of Yonghe Palace, saying that you are stammering with Concubine De, saying that you are trying to seek greater and more benefits, can you bear it?" As for saying that you are unwilling to follow me in Jingyang Palace, I won't care about this, and you don't have to care. ”

Zhang Wei nodded, and said very seriously: "Then you don't have much respect for Niangniang and you don't seem to have a conscience, but this is the case, the concubines are originally from Yonghe Palace, they want to say that the concubines love to climb high branches, try to ask who doesn't want to have a reliance, although the concubines are not this heart, but even if they think so, there is nothing wrong, the concubines are frank, let them break their mouths and entangle." ”

Concubine Rong nodded: "You are so open-minded, you are like a person from Yonghe Palace." ”

Zhang promised to be well-behaved, and said with a smile: "It is not long to get along with Concubine De Niangniang, I learned it from Niangniang in Jingyang Palace, and the benefits of your body, the concubine will not be able to learn it in her life." ”

"Sweet mouth." Concubine Rong smiled happily, and asked her how she was going to open her mouth to Concubine De, Zhang promised that she planned to tell the truth, she was distressed that Concubine De did not have a prince at the moment, even if those in the palace chewed the root of the tongue and were not sure what to say about Concubine De, but there was an elder brother under his knees, and he would rely on it for more than ten or twenty years in the future. She said that if she coaxed her mother to agree, she would accidentally say that she would let her mother know the truth in the future, but it would make people sad, lying is the most unreliable, and often the sesame is a big thing, and then it will become inexplicable and uninteresting.

Concubine Rong heard this little promise, and she was a little weak-hearted, she had a plan with Duan Concubine before, that is, she wanted to deceive Lan Qi to agree, relying on their good intentions, she didn't think about the possible consequences later, kind lies can indeed be comforting, but people can't always use this excuse to decide what to be self-righteous.

Thinking like this, I can't help but be a little dizzy, but their business has been said, Zhang promised that there is no need to continue to stay, and her fetus is not very stable and wants to rest earlier, so she took the initiative to say: "If Niangniang has nothing else to do, the concubine will retire." ”

Concubine Rong came back to her senses and smiled with her: "If you want to persuade yourself, you can go by yourself, if you feel unconfident, I will accompany you." ”

Zhang promised to be overjoyed, and asked repeatedly: "If the mother is willing to be by the side, it would be great, I can help persuade Concubine De Niangniang to say a few words, and it is not good for the mother to pull down her face if there are many people." ”

I don't know what Zhang Promise thinks, but Concubine Rong feels that this little promise is not simple, and then she talked to Ji Xin, and said: "If I go with her, people outside will not say that she has an outside heart for me, and there is always less gossip, and when I am present, others may say that it is what I mean, and it has nothing to do with her, which is always good for her." ”

Ji Xin said: "Anyway, even if we don't do anything, those people also arrange a lot of words to pass around, let them say go, the important thing is that Concubine De can remember your good in the future, according to the slave maid, who is not happy to give away a son for nothing?" ”

Concubine Rong bowed her head and said: "She must like it in her heart, but it is because of reason and human feelings, so she will feel inappropriate." He smiled again, "What if people agree as soon as they say it, let's worry about it." ”

But things are not as Rong Concubine wants, a few days before the emperor returned to Luan, because several royal Fujin entered the palace to ask the Empress Dowager for peace, so many granddaughters-in-law were there, the Empress Dowager wanted Lan Qi to go back to Yonghe Palace to rest for half a day, Lan Qi did not want to compete with several Fu Jin for filial piety, people rarely entered the palace, they should let them talk to their grandmother, so they agreed to retreat, returned to Yonghe Palace and coaxed the little princess for a while, and fell asleep tiredly.

Sinking for more than an hour, it was very relieved, and when I woke up, I heard someone talking outside, calling people softly, Huanchun came in and said with a smile: "It's Zhang who promised to come, and the slaves and maids are touching the little dolls in their stomachs and kicking their feet, but they are really strong." ”

"She's coming?" Lan Qi lazily relaxed her muscles and sat up, and asked them to invite people in to sit down, and Huan Chun said that Concubine Rong was also there.

Waiting for Concubine Rong and Zhang to agree to come in, one directly hindered Lan Qi from sitting, and Zhang promised to help Xiaoyu to salute, without waiting for Concubine De to stop her, Huan Chun had already supported her, and asked people to bring a big pear blossom wooden chair and put a thick cushion on it, please agree to sit.

"Thank you, Sister Huanchun." Zhang promised to smile, but her words made Lan Qi and Concubine Rong look at each other, they understood that Zhang promised not to completely change the habit of being a palace maid, they were all palace maids, and they understood this experience best, not to mention that Zhang promised to work under a few hands of Huanchun, she would react instinctively like this, although it was not very good, it was better than those who flew on the branches and turned their faces and didn't recognize people.

No one wore these, Lan Qi wanted Zhang to promise to change slowly, but Concubine Rong was not on this, and when Zhang agreed to sit down, she said to Lan Qi: "There is something Sister Zhang asks you to agree, I will give her courage and help persuade her." ”

Lan Qi was puzzled, looked at the two of them and smiled: "What's the matter?" While indifferently calling Huanchun to take a comb to brush her hair, Concubine Rong simply sat behind her to comb her hair, turned her back to Lan Qi's gaze and faced Zhang Promise, so that it was convenient to give her a look.

Zhang promised to feel so relieved, so he said bravely: "The concubine thinks that if this child gets the prince, can you ask the mother to raise the little brother in Yonghe Palace, and let the little brother be your son." ”

The room was quiet for a while, and only the sound of Suosuo's comb sliding through her hair could be heard, Concubine Rong combed very lightly and slowly, and when she put down the comb to coil Lan Qi's hair, she asked, "Is that what my sister meant?" ”

"It's the concubine's own meaning, the concubine first asked Concubine Rong for her consent, the concubine is a person from Jingyang Palace, and everything must be asked to the concubine first." Zhang promised to be young and couldn't hold his breath, so he was in a hurry at this time.

Concubine Rong said calmly behind Lan Qi: "Which idea do you care, this is a good thing, should you?" ”

Lan Qi didn't speak, and when Concubine Rong straightened her hair for her and put on the last hairpin, Huan Chun personally brought a basin of water for Concubine Rong to wash her hands. ”

Concubine Rong wiped her hands, didn't look at her, and said to herself: "I know that you don't want to respond, so the two of them came together, trying to try their best to convince you, but you should talk about it, why shouldn't you, how good it is to raise a little brother under your knees?" Don't ask me what I don't raise, if you come to help me take care of the affairs of the Sixth Palace, don't say that Sister Zhang's children, the little brother who is always there doesn't have to be sent to the elder brother's office, don't I want to rely on multiple sons? I knew that I didn't have this ability, so I didn't dare to take care of things. ”

Lan Qi shook her head: "How can I get the ability, sister, you know, Cining Palace can't do without me." ”

But Concubine Rong stared at her eyes, the two looked at each other, and conveyed some meaning without saying a word, which Zhang promised to sit aside and could not understand, at this moment Concubine De and Concubine Rong were silent, just saying that the Empress Dowager always has a day to drive west, and if she is optimistic, there will be another four or five years, but it is a lifetime for her to raise a son.

And the reason why Lan Qi was able to comprehend the meaning in Concubine Rong's eyes was that she herself understood it best in her heart, looking at the Empress Dowager every day, she best understood what the old man's situation was now.

"I didn't keep my brother who was always there, and I couldn't keep Sister Zhang's children, she was the one you came out of, and it was not good to listen to some thanksgiving pictures, and it was also appropriate to give birth to a son for you to raise." The more Concubine Rong spoke, the more open she became, and sure enough, as Zhang promised to say, she was more confident, and said even more unceremoniously at the moment, "You don't have a son, the fourth elder brother is fine, but after all, he is raised by the imperial concubine, even if he wants to be filial to you in the future, it is inevitable to take into account the feelings of the imperial concubine, what is the meaning of the child being in a dilemma?" In the future Sifujin, this daughter-in-law is not easy to be. If you can have an elder brother to rely on under your knees, the fourth elder brother will also breathe a sigh of relief, there will always be a brother who can honor you in the future, and he will be relieved, right? Even if you don't think about yourself, you think about your children. ”

"Sister, this is too far, you have to persuade me, and don't use the child as an excuse." Lan Qi didn't get angry, and said angrily, "I don't agree now, are you not going to leave Yonghe Palace?" ”

Seeing Lan Qi's relaxed attitude, Concubine Rong felt hopeful, and said with a smile: "I don't plan to leave, let Zhang promise to give birth to a child here, and you will not be allowed to shirk." Good sister, this is not a difficult thing, just reply to the top with your and my faces, if people want it or not, you can agree. Do you know that the concubine had the idea of beating the twelfth elder brother, but does she have that fate? ”

"Sister, let me think about it again, if you have to ask me to agree immediately, it won't work." Lan Qi still didn't nod, if she wanted to say that she was not happy, it was not necessarily that she was very strange in her heart, she did not have a strong intention of refusal, and she was not particularly happy, probably because there was something she hadn't figured out, she had to be clear in her heart before she could deal with other people's affairs.

Concubine Rong knew Lan Qi's temper, so she stopped the joke and mixed it up, and when she returned to Jingyang Palace, she told her: "You are not in a hurry, wait patiently, I will see that this matter can be done." ”

After that, Concubine Rong, Duan Concubine, and Bu Guiren combined this matter again, and the sisters came together to persuade Lan Qi, they all thought it was a good thing, in fact, Lan Qi also knew that it was beneficial to her, but she couldn't figure out what her diaphragm should have, and before that, she must not be able to nod.

Fortunately, several people are tight-mouthed, and no one in the palace knows for a while, not to mention that the child has not been born yet, if it is a princess, then there is nothing to do, and there is no need to be blind to attract attention.

As for Lan Qi, she didn't make a decision after thinking about it for several days, the Empress Dowager could see that she had something on her mind, and it was rare that Lan Qi had something she didn't want to say in front of her, so she didn't rush to ask, and it was not too late for her to figure it out or take the initiative to ask, so she dragged it out, and only brought the emperor back from Shengjing.

Two days after returning to Luan, Xuan Ye stayed in Yonghe Palace, the two teased their daughter, Xuan Ye grinned and made the milk doll laugh, but when he looked up, he saw Lan Qi in a daze, shook his hand in front of her eyes and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Lan Qi woke up and smiled perfunctorily, but her words and deeds were in Xuan Ye's eyes, and there was a little discomfort in her eyes, Xuan Ye would be worried, not to mention that the whole person was distracted, there must be something to do, she thought about it and asked, "Do you miss Yinzuo again?" ”

Lan Qi shook her head: "When can't the concubine think about her son, is she hypocritical in front of you?" As soon as she said that, she knew in her heart that she would show this in front of Xuan Ye, that is, she wanted to say it to Xuan Ye, she was hesitating to open her mouth, for her, this matter was obviously the most appropriate to discuss with Xuan Ye, after all, they would have to go with their children for the rest of their lives in the future, and Xuan Ye's opinion was very important to her.

The emperor understood her, patiently waited for her to speak, and after the little princess suddenly cried and was carried away by the nurse, the two finally snuggled together, Lan Qi slowly told this matter, and even Xuan Ye said: "This is a good thing, I wanted you to take the twelve elder brothers before, but I couldn't open this mouth, for fear that you would be sad and sad." ”

Lan Qi never doubted Xuan Ye's intentions, and it was even warmer at the moment, so she said slowly: "Yinzuo is gone, how can the concubine not desire to have another son, but where is there such a good blessing, I really don't dare to hope for it." Therefore, the concubine is not resistant to raising a prince, as Sister Rong said, maybe it is also an excellent arrangement for the fourth elder brother, but the emperor, there is always something in my heart that I can't get over, and I can't figure it out. ”

"Then I'll give you something to think about?" Xuan Ye hugged her, his fingers tapped lightly on his arm, he thought about it for a long time and seemed to think of something, but he hesitated for a moment before he spoke, "Do you think that the encounter that Zhang promised is somewhat similar to yours, you look at her like looking at yourself, and you feel strange in your heart, you were the one who wanted to send Yinzhen to Chengqian Palace at the beginning, and now she is almost the same." ”

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