Hongyan was worried that it would be inconvenient for Ruyin to enter the palace these days, naturally for the sake of the concubine, that day the emperor had to be called to the Chengqian Palace by the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother personally asked for warmth for a few days, and invited Mrs. Sutu to come, four or five days later, the upper and lower parts of the Chengqian Palace stopped.

If it wasn't until the last day of February, Ruyin didn't take Yu'er into the palace, but she hadn't warmed up the stool in Yanxi Palace, but the people from Yikun Palace came to spread the word, saying that the queen had learned that Fucha Fujin was coming, and asked Fujin to come over and talk. This is a very strange thing, Hongyan thought about whether he was suitable to go together, and the people of Yikun Palace said generously: "Concubine Ling, please go with you, the queen has something to ask you and Fujin." ”

Hongyan asked Buddha to take care of Yu'er, so she and Ruyin walked to the West Sixth Palace, and met Concubine Jia Guifei taking the eleventh elder brother for a walk outside. I saw Hongyan and Ruyin as if they were people who came out of the painting, and she was still complaining this morning that the fat powder newly purchased by the Internal Affairs Office could not be evenly distributed, but the skin of these two people could be blown and broken, and for Jia Guifei, it was more than ten years ago. Eleventh Elder Brother took her hand and said in a milky voice: "People come, people come ......"

"They're not good people, let's go." Concubine Jia was not angry, pulled her son to turn her head and walked away, and did not go up to be sarcastic, as if she didn't want to face those two young and beautiful faces at all.

Hongyan and Ruyin were waiting for each other here, but Concubine Jia left first, and Ruyin said curiously: "Concubine Jia's mother has also changed her temperament?" ”

Hongyan smiled: "It's really not as babbling as before, it's not that temperamental, I think she's for the eleventh elder brother, wouldn't it be better if it's okay, why listen to those sour words." ”

The two hurried to Yikun Palace, Hua Rong was already waiting in front of the door, they thought about a lot of things that the queen might ask, Ruyin even sorted out the affairs of Fucha's family, and prepared the queen to ask questions at any time, but they didn't expect the queen to call them over, and they actually asked about the parenting scriptures.

Ruyin has two sons and a daughter, and Hongyan raised the Buddha, who is a great figure in the eyes of the queen, and now the twelve elder brothers and the little princess really give her a headache, but she can't talk to her own daughters and doesn't want to make a fuss about them, and the grandmothers in the palace are always like that, and she is not sure.

With the permission of the queen, Ruyin hugged the little princess and coaxed, although the little princess was less than a year old, but it seemed to be too thin, her jade was so big, the weight in her hand was completely different from the princess, the princess's little arms poked out of the swaddling clothes, it was so thin that Ruyin was frightened. She has three children under her knees, which one of them is not chubby like a meat ball in the first year of age, and then begins to run and jump tall before gradually losing weight, although it is not necessarily good for the little doll to eat fat, but the little princess is really thin.

The twelfth elder brother can already walk, and he is quite curious about all new things and people, but he is also thin and small, babbling on his red lap, and smiling very cutely.

Ruyin glanced at the red face, the two understood, and Ruyin asked the queen: "Niangniang, did you not take the twelfth elder brother and the little princess out?" ”

The queen said: "It's so cold outside, and it was windy a few days ago, how can I take them out, what should I do if I get sick?" ”

Hongyan didn't say a word, and Ruyin said how she took care of the child. Like the queen, Ruyin brought it by herself, from crying with Fu Ling'an when she was helpless at the beginning, to now she can deal with everything calmly, that is the experience of being a mother in exchange for blood and tears, the queen listened to it directly, only to know how incompetent she was, and felt that it was right to invite Ruyin today.

Hua Rong rarely saw the master in such a spirit, and could talk to outsiders for so long, happily served tea and water, and prepared a few boxes of snacks for Fu Jin to take back to the young ladies to eat, Hongyan looked at it coldly from the side, it can be seen that in this Yikun Palace, only the queen is willing to be lonely, and the others are about to get sick.

"Children like to be lively the most, and when they see more people and more things, their minds will be opened." Ruyin said kindly, "When I just came, I met Concubine Jia Gui Niangniang leading the eleventh elder brother for a walk, and the queen mother should be like this, often taking the princess out for a walk, listening and watching, and the words can be slipped away after half a year." With the talent of the twelfth elder brother, he will definitely be more outstanding than his brothers in the future. ”

The queen happily picked up the child and said softly to her son: "Qing'er, E-Niang will take you to the garden tomorrow, and the flowers will bloom in a few days, but they are beautiful." ”

Originally, everything was fine, but the queen suddenly said "Qing'er", which made Hongyan and Ruyin feel shocked, and they were silent to each other when they left Yikun Palace, and they didn't breathe a sigh of relief until they returned to the boundary of the East Sixth Palace.

But the queen's delay, Ruyin was already out of the palace at the right time, but the sisters couldn't speak well, so Hongyan took the Buddha and personally sent the mother and daughter out of the palace, and only on the way did they mention the five-year covenant.

Ruyin learned that her sister gave up raising a child, and she didn't think it was a bad thing, after all, the royal blood should not be confused, even if it was a princess, who knew if the emperor would admit it in the future. In case another new love forgets about Hongyan in the future, and then implicates the innocent child, there will be more trouble.

Hongyan said: "Over the years, the heavier my weight has been in the palace, the more they treat me, they are no longer as sarcastic and mean as before, and even the Queen Mother doesn't yell at me." I should cherish what is in front of me, that kind of thing is too risky, I hope the emperor can understand. With that temperament, he can't do what he wants to do, but he has to deal with it for a while. ”

Ruyin smiled ambiguously: "That's not my sister's final say, my Fu Hengke listens to me in everything, but those imperial husband's skills, I don't know if my sister is willing to learn them." ”

Hongyan scolded: "You are messing around in the blue sky and daytime, and you are still in the palace." Even if it's not in the palace, don't swagger outside, who doesn't know that adults control you tightly? I can't go to Horqin this time, isn't it because you contracted a cold at the end of last year and fell ill for half a month, and you were locked up at home to recuperate. I thought you had the ability to come, but I didn't see anyone. ”

Ruyin was so unconvinced, she didn't want to take care of Hongyan anymore, and she was about to go out of the palace with Yu'er in her arms, but the little girl liked to play with Sister Fo'er, and struggled and refused to leave, causing the child to cry. Even Fo'er snuggled up to Hongyan to wipe her tears, Hongyan knew that the child was lonely, but she had made up her mind that the five-year contract must persuade the emperor to give up.

The days turned into March, and the winter cold was scattered and the flowers were ready to bloom, but there was a new thing in the harem this year, that is, the queen could be seen leading the twelve elder brothers and the little princess to walk around. If she meets someone on the road, the queen can also let them hold the child generously, not the stinginess that hides and tucks it, for fear that others will hurt the child.

Hongyan often took Buddha to the garden to "meet" with the queen, and the queen was very relieved to let Buddha play with the twelve elder brothers, and they sat aside to bask in the sun and watch, everything was peaceful and beautiful.

The emperor once passed by the garden and turned in to take a look, and met the queen leading the twelve elder brothers to play with the Buddha, and Hongyan sat alone on the side to hold his cheeks and watch, in the laughter of the children, in the warm smile of Hongyan, somehow made him see a little distressed, and before Hongyan came to persuade him to give up the five-year contract, the emperor began to count the days in his heart. But every time he mentioned such a thought, he was unwilling to blush the bitterness that he couldn't give birth, remembered what his daughter said when he left Horqin, put down the five-year contract for a while, and began to think about whether he could let the Queen Mother leave for a while.

However, this year, after the spring of the Dzungar civil strife, the emperor planned to use troops against it, and asked the opinions of the ministers, because the Yongzheng Dynasty was defeated in the battle of the Western Division, the Manchu Dynasty had a negative attitude, and the rebellion was slightly frustrated in the process, and they thought that this was the will of heaven. Only Fu Heng stepped forward, overrode public opinion, and even asked to handle the battle alone, and after being approved, he devoted himself to the official affairs of military affairs, assisting the emperor in strategizing, formulating strategies and tactics, and transferring troops and salaries.

By mid-April, Fu Heng was going to lead his troops to Yili, but at that time, Ruyin was found to be pregnant. Counting the days, it is a matter of entering the palace to visit Hongyan at the end of February, if it goes well, she will give birth at the end of the year, this is Ruyin's fourth pregnancy, she herself is very calm and calm, but Fu Heng is worried about whether her body can bear it, and he went to Yili this time, and the return date is undecided, as short as half a year or as long as three or five years, there is no fixed number.

But Ruyin never let herself and her children be involved in her husband, Fu Heng also knew her intentions, until the day of the expedition, Fu Heng couldn't help but say: "I really don't feel at ease when you are alone at home, or go to the mansion, or go back to Nalan Mansion, if you want, it is good to take your father-in-law and mother-in-law directly." Yu'er is still young, Fulongan is naughty, how can you handle it alone. ”

"When you come back and see that your house is in order, you can reward me." Ruyin was as gentle as water, pushing Fu Heng and said, "I am a woman who is married to a general, how can I be a good mother-in-law and mother dragging mud and water, it is only serious for you to go early and return early, remember to promise Fu Ling'an's dagger and bring him back." ”

Fu Heng has nothing to worry about his wife, but the one in the palace ...... Of course, he wouldn't take the initiative to mention it to Ruyin, but he didn't know that Ruyin said it on purpose to make him feel at ease, she seemed to just care about her sister, and said casually: "I will also pay attention to my sister's affairs in the palace, there are really important things, I will go back and ask the uncle to think of them, they are all a family." ”

Fu Heng didn't say anything, told Ruyin to take care of her body, and then crossed the horse, Ruyin held her little daughter's hand and stood in front of the door, saying that it was fake to say that she was not worried, but she knew that her husband would definitely come back safely, so she lowered her head and asked her daughter: "Yu'er, Eniang, this time, is it okay to give you a little sister?" ”

Yu'er was only two years old, looked at her mother stupidly, and suddenly smiled: "Brother, Yu'er wants a younger brother." ”

Ruyin frowned and touched her belly, she wanted to have another daughter, she really couldn't care about having a son.