"I'm just on a whim, look at what they're thinking, don't others say it, do you think I can summon Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui to do the bed?" Xuan Ye smiled lazily and replied indifferently, "I guessed at that moment, how to be jealous if you know it." I'm worried about you, but I find it interesting. ”

"It's not interesting." Lan Qi whispered that she didn't talk about anything else, but said, "Don't tease me next time, we're not too young." ”

"You always talk about your age, so it's easy to get upset." Xuan Ye smiled, took Lan Qi's hand, held the treasure in his arms, but looked like he was about to sleep, and whispered, "It's okay, you care about me as a person, I'm afraid that the more I go, the more people around me care about it, I don't know what it is." ”

Lan Qi's heart trembled when he heard this, he didn't speak, the person in his arms was sleeping peacefully, he no longer received the minister today, as if he had unloaded the burden on his body, he thought it was just a nap, but he was sleeping soundly and couldn't wake up, but when he suddenly woke up, he almost jumped up and asked: "Your body should be numb." ”

But Lan Qi had already escaped and placed him in a soft pillow blanket. And the emperor was deeply sleepy, everyone quietly waited for washing, he was pushed down again, Lan Qi sat beside him, coaxed him like a child, and talked softly, Xuan Ye responded without a match, and unconsciously fell asleep again, he was very tired, and he was very relieved.

When Lan Qi walked out of the warm pavilion, it was already dark, and Huanchun and several people were busy dressing her in a cloak and cloak and stuffing the warm hand stove in the arms of the master, and a warm sedan chair had been prepared outside the gate of the Qianqing Palace, but everyone didn't even dare to breathe, lest they wake up the sleeping emperor.

Liang's father-in-law sent Lan Qi to the door, and finally dared to speak: "Thanks to the blessing of the mother, long live the lord has finally rested, these days have been working day and night, and the slaves are still resting better than the master in shifts, and I am very ashamed to think about it." ”

Lan Qi was wrapped tightly, it was inevitable that it was too hot, and he handed the hand stove to Huanchun, and he slightly unfastened the collar on his chest to breathe, and when he heard Manager Liang say this, his heart was even more relaxed. In the end, she is still worried that Xuan Ye has forgotten herself, but for more than 20 years, she has always known that she can be more important than anyone else, but she can't compare with the government, even if Xuan Ye may choose her at a critical moment, but she can't think of herself as more important than the government.

Liang Gonggong said again: "The slave shouldn't talk too much, but I haven't seen my mother come to Qianqing Palace for a while, I am really anxious, I implore my mother to hurt a little more, long live the master, and come to see if you are free." ”

Lan Qi smiled: "Manager Liang is to have a good rest, the emperor can't leave you, the emperor said that he wants to eat the dishes made by Huanchun, I will come often these days, tomorrow you asked the emperor, tell me the time of the minister's visit, don't let me bump into the head, embarrassed by each other." ”

Manager Liang responded one by one, but Lan Qi did not sit in a sedan chair, and walked back with Huanchun, I heard that my sister had already left the palace, she raised her eyes to look at the sparse starry sky, and sighed lightly: "It's a shame that she pushed me here today, and I only knew the emperor's mind." ”

Huan Chun followed closely and asked with a smile: "The master's heart can be more happy, but I am afraid that no one can coax you more than the emperor." ”

Lan Qi shook her head: "I'm afraid that you think I'm hypocritical and difficult to serve, and only I can understand the taste." That's it, anyway, I believe him, as for what happens to her, let it be. Ying'er said well, what does it have to do with me? If I think too much, it will only make others think that I am nosy, narrow-minded and contrived. ”

Huanchun heard it in a fog, he said to her, and he couldn't tell who he was talking about, but when he saw the smile on his master's face, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and heard that the emperor wanted to eat the food she cooked, so he discussed with Niangniang all the way what to do.

After Laba, for three or four days in a row, Huanchun followed his master in and out of the Qianqing Palace, the emperor's imperial food was rewarded to the harem every day, and the emperor himself ate the most ordinary side dishes, but the spirit was better than a few days ago, and finally had time to go to the queen mother to say goodbye, the old man also smiled: "Sure enough, Lan Qi is still serving you." ”

The emperor discussed with the Queen Mother several major events next year, one is to establish a blessing for the nine elder brothers and ten elder brothers, the second is to serve the Queen Mother's southern tour, and the third is to seal the six palaces after the southern tour.

Brother Fujin and canonization of the six palaces, it is not a difficult thing, but the southern tour, the queen mother hesitated, the old man was able to return to his hometown on the eastern tour this time, and he is still talking about it, but the only thing that is not happy is that her baby granddaughter Wen Xian can not drive, although the southern tour is interested, but when I think of Wen Xian can not accompany him, I am undecided.

Xuan Ye asked the Empress Dowager to give him a letter of approval before Chinese New Year's Eve, and Lan Qi knew the emperor's determination to go on this southern tour, serving the Empress Dowager together, naturally not only to honor her, the Empress Dowager's companionship has another meaning, Xuan Ye has never easily done things that hurt the people and money, so he privately persuaded the Empress Dowager to agree to the southern tour, and even said that if Wen Xian knew that he had hindered the steps of the imperial grandmother, he would be ashamed of himself.

The Queen Mother said: "Then set the child's marriage, this matter is done, and I will be sure." ”

When Lan Qi conveyed the Queen Mother's words to Xuan Ye, under the holy decree in the first month, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother were selected to leave the palace and build a mansion in the year, and the fifth princess married Shun Anyan, the uncle of the country, and returned from the southern tour, so she arranged the marriage for the prince and princess.

Yikun Palace, Yonghe Palace have happy events, inside and outside the palace are to congratulate, the first month is just sent to usher, it is very lively for a while, and on the other side to prepare for the emperor's southern tour, everyone is busy, and the Forbidden City is a prosperous scene.

Lan Qi was so busy all day that she didn't know what day it was, that day the Queen Mother summoned her to Ningshou Palace, and the old princess came into the palace to ask for peace, and asked her to talk together.

Halfway up the road, I met two soft sedan chairs, and I knew that it was Concubine De Niangniang who was here, so I hurriedly stopped the sedan chair, and the eunuch palace maid hugged the people on the sedan chair and came over, Lan Qi saw that it was Tong Guowei and his wife, and couldn't help but let Huanchun go to greet each other. When they arrived, they said politely: "Why do you want to get off the sedan chair with Uncle Guo and Mrs., just send a slave to say a word, the ground is covered with snow and thin ice, you two should walk carefully." ”

Mrs. Tong is old, Queen Xiaoyi is depressed after her death, and she hardly enters the palace much, Lan Qi doesn't remember when she last saw her, and at this moment she saw the old man with gray temples in vain, and her heart couldn't help but be heavy, and Mrs. Tong saw the graceful and luxurious Concubine De Niangniang, thinking that her daughter should be like this if she was still alive, and it was also sad from it, just guarding the etiquette and holding on to it.

In contrast, Tong Guowei is in good spirits and has an excellent complexion, which is always a good thing in Lan Qi's opinion, and the queen will not want her parents and family to be too sad for her. After saying a few kind words to each other, Lan Qi asked Huanchun to help Mrs. Tong into the sedan chair, and the old couple both entered the palace to ask the queen mother for peace and thanks, and the grandson of the family was going to marry the princess as a forehead.

Lan Qi watched Mrs. Tong sit back in the sedan chair, and was about to invite Tong Guowei to sit in the sedan chair, but he smiled and said, "Can the minister walk with Niangniang?" ”

"You ......" Lan Qi wanted to refuse, but saw that Tong Guowei's deep eyes were full of meaning to talk to her, and Tong Guowei was already a white-haired old man, and he was also the uncle and uncle of the country, so there was no need to avoid suspicion too much, the two passed side by side, and Huanchun gradually took the palace maid and eunuch away under the hint of the master.

When Tong Guowei saw this, he spoke: "Niangniang is really smart and smart. ”

Lan Qi listened to his elder's tone, and simply said modestly: "Where did you start with this?" ”

Tong Guowei had to praise a few words, but the conversation suddenly changed, and he asked Concubine De quietly: "In Layue, Niangniang often serves by the side of Banzai, and I heard that when and when to meet the minister in the Qianqing Palace, Niangniang also knows very much. ”

Lan Qi's brows shook slightly, obviously the meaning behind these words was to accuse her of being suspected of getting involved in court politics, and tried to settle down and said: "The emperor has a bad spleen and stomach, I have to take care of it wholeheartedly, and when I know the time of the Qianqing Palace, I don't want to meet the adults head-on." ”

"Yes, mother-in-law." Tong Guowei bowed and said, but when he raised his head again, he seemed to be full of scheming, and said solemnly, "Niangniang, you must know that in the eyes of others, your behavior is not so simple." ”

Lan Qi's heart sank, and she tried to calm down, and asked rhetorically: "What does Uncle Guo mean is that I am too flamboyant in doing this and have lost the proportion of my concubine?" ”

Tong Guowei actually asked straight to the point: "Queen Xiaoyi's will, can you know it?" ”

Lan Qi avoided his gaze and said softly, "The queen has a last wish? ”

The words of the two didn't speak for a while, but they both understood what they were talking about, Lan Qi avoided not because she didn't want to confess to Tong Guowei, but because these words couldn't be declared, Tong Guowei was so scheming, how could he not understand Concubine De's difficulties, so naturally he no longer asked aggressively, but said with a smile: "The old minister has no major events in this life, I just want to fulfill the queen's long-cherished wish, and I hope that Concubine De can help each other and achieve a lot." ”

Lan Qi's gaze was far away to the end of the road, as if absent-mindedly speaking: "Everything is according to fate, and you can't force it." ”

Tong Guowei didn't care, but continued: "Please also ask Niangniang to take a few more glances at the form of the harem court, and take a look at the civil and military shorts and lengths of the elder brothers. ”

Lan Qi no longer avoided suspicion, and asked directly: "In the eyes of Uncle Guo, what should I not do?" ”

Tong Guowei's deep eyes flashed with terrifying arrogance, and he looked at Concubine De with a cold smile, and typed into her heart word by word: "Niangniang now, you should no longer call yourself a favorite concubine, you should no longer let the world feel that the emperor can't do without you and Yonghe Palace." In contrast, Changchun Palace, Yikun Palace, and Jingyang Palace are the ones you should emulate. ”

"Imitate them?" Lan Qi was puzzled.

Tong Guowei said: "In the eyes of the world, you can't see your broad and tolerant mind, but only your unbeatable honor." ”

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