The queen smiled: "And follow fate, don't say that there are no children of the same age at the moment, that is, there is really a suitable one, and you and the emperor and Yongcong themselves can look down on it." ”

The Queen Mother said: "If you have a suitable child, you will naturally be happy, but E-Niang also wants to remind you that there are rumors that the marriage of close relatives is not conducive to the heir, and the filial piety of Kangxi is an example, you must think about Yongcong in the future." ”

"Thank you for the reminder, Erchen has written it down, but Yongcong is not yet a year old, and it's still early." The queen replied gently, and wondered in her heart that it seemed that the queen mother did not want her granddaughter-in-law to leave the Fucha family in the future.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not continue this topic, Concubine Jia, Concubine Ling, and Concubine Shu's festival, the Queen Mother did not plan to care, the first month of the lunar month and a happy and auspicious picture, said some gossip, and the queen knelt down.

When Mama Hua returned from sending off the guests, she saw that the Queen Mother was thinking about something, so she asked, "The master is still worried about Concubine Jia and Concubine Shu?" ”

The Queen Mother shook her head and said: "They are not worth my trouble, it is just now that I talked to An Yi about the future of Yongcong, thinking that the Fucha family is afraid that there will be a second queen, and at that time, the lintel of this world will be high, and there will be no second family in the Qing Dynasty." In the past, the three major families of Kangxi's Hesheli clan, Niu Hulu clan and Tong Jia clan could not catch up. ”

Mama was silent, and the Queen Mother continued: "If the Fucha clan is loyal, it is the blessing of Hongli, but if it is ......"

"Niangniang, let's talk about it again, but that's it." Mama Hua knew that the Queen Mother wanted to say that if the Fucha family was ambitious and uneasy in front of them, and would do something rebellious in the future, the emperor would be in trouble, but just saying this kind of thing is enough to make people tremble, what is it, but it will change. She could only persuade, "The emperor is wise and martial, naturally everything is under control, this is probably also the reason why the emperor values Hanchen, although the Fucha family is prosperous, but you see that the power of the DPRK and China is now balanced, not the Fucha family is dominant, and the emperor is also thoughtful." ”

The Queen Mother bowed her head and said: "It's me who is too careful, if this is said, the relationship between Hongli and An Yi will also change." Well, why should I bother with this? ”

Mama Hua secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the Queen Mother immediately said: "But you also said that the emperor values Han Chen, but now those Han people are still thinking about driving us back to Guanwai, if they gain power, will they support the prince born to the concubines of the Han family in the future?" Pure concubines and concubines are both Han Chinese. ”

Hua Mama said: "Concubine Jia's ancestors are from Korea, and the Han ministers probably can't look down on her, but she is a pure ......concubine."

The Queen Mother waved her hand silently, obviously dissatisfied with the Su family and her children, and Mama Hua had to say: "Why did you think of this, the seventh elder brother is good, the emperor naturally wants to establish a prince, and the ancestors of those Han ministers are also established as long-term leaders, what do they have to say." ”

"Amitabha." The Queen Mother regretted it, "I'm thinking about something." So he hurriedly asked Mama Hua to help her go to the Buddhist hall to recite scriptures and eliminate this karma.

And said that when the queen left Ningshou Palace, she sent someone to spread the word, ordering the concubine and Shu Concubine to go to Qixiang Palace in the afternoon to ask Concubine Jia for guilt, last night's incident must always be right or wrong, since it was Concubine Shu who spoke badly last night, and her position was lower than Concubine Jia, even if they suffered losses, they had to bear it.

At that time, the emperor had already returned to the Palace of Nourishing Heart after lunch, so Hongyan changed his clothes and came to wait for Concubine Shu outside the Zhongcui Palace. It took a long time for Concubine Shu to come out reluctantly, although she was not dressed up in a fancy way, she was beautiful and moving enough, as if she was deliberately going to Qixiang Palace to show off and tell Concubine Jia what the real youth and beauty were. Hongyan persuaded her a few words, but she only told Concubine Shu last night that it was her own business to dress up beautifully, which contradicted herself, and she didn't have a position to talk more.

The two came to Qixiang Palace, since it was the queen's order, even if Concubine Jia tore the hearts of the little beauties, she couldn't really pull down her face, but just said a few decent words to each other, and soon dispersed. So Hongyan and Shu Concubine went to Changchun Palace to ask the queen for their guilt, and the queen hugged the seventh elder brother and said nonchalantly: "This matter is over, learn to be smarter in the future." Concubine Shu, you go back first, I still have something to explain to Concubine Ling. ”

As soon as Concubine Shu retreated, the queen asked Hongyan to step forward and handed the seventh elder brother to her, "Hold it for me for a while." ”

Hongyan carefully took the seventh elder brother over, she knew that this was holding the future emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and she didn't dare to miss half a point, and the queen saw that the seventh elder brother was also sleeping soundly in Hongyan's arms, and smiled helplessly: "He has always been very well-behaved, but he has begun to lose his temper these days, and he has to be held by someone to sleep steadily, you said that the bed is comfortable, why do these children love to sleep in people's arms." ”

Hongyan looked at the cute appearance of the little brother, and muttered in her dream as if she was going to breastfeed, which made people's hearts melt, and when she heard the queen say this, she responded without thinking: "Fo'er's nurse said that although the bed is comfortable, children have the most instinctive reaction to everything around them. ”

The queen looked at Hongyan's skillful gestures and gentle eyes, but she could say the truth at any time, she had never given birth, but she spent so much effort to take care of the little princess, and she seemed to like children so much, but she didn't have this blessing. The queen now even doubts that the bowl of medicine in Ning Chuntang, whether Mama Hua has changed it, will it be replaced by the queen mother again, and no one can say if Hongyan has her own flesh and blood one day.

The queen said: "Whether it's Yonglian or Hejing, in addition to being the fourth elder brother's Fujin at that time, I was also the royal daughter-in-law, and I couldn't take care of them like I do now. ”

Hongyan said with a smile: "The concubine's Yanxi Palace is only an inch big, but the mother is the mother of the world, how can the concubine speak with you?" ”

The queen said, "In that case, I will annoy you again." When I was a child, I couldn't raise her, it has always been a pity, and now she is about to get married, but I have Yongcong to take care of, and I can't prepare for her marriage wholeheartedly. ”

"The princess won't blame you, the princess also loves the seventh elder brother the most." Hongyan said.

"Besides me, the child's favorite person is you, although you are her mother-in-law, in her heart you are a friend and sister, a caring person." The queen's eyes were soft, full of distress and shame for her daughter, and she said to Hongyan, "Hejing's marriage, I want you to prepare, the queen mother naturally has me and the emperor to explain, than to let you help me take care of the seventh elder brother, the queen mother must be more willing to let you prepare for the marriage." You always have to choose one of the two, and I like you the most, and I only trust you. ”

Hongyan held the seventh elder brother steadily, in the face of the queen's trust, Hongyan was grateful, and she was sincerely willing to contribute to Hejing's marriage, but Hongyan also had her own considerations, and said to the queen without concealing it at the moment: "After the princess's marriage, I also ask Niangniang to allow the concubine to reload all things." ”

The queen asked: "You once hoped to share some of it for me, but the skills that Concubine Shouqi and the others taught you are not exactly what you want?" ”

Hongyan hugged the seventh elder brother, didn't dare to speak loudly, and said calmly and calmly: "The concubine has the right, the queen mother will be jealous, and the old things may repeat again, maybe one day the queen mother accepts the concubine, like accepting Concubine Yu, everything will be appropriate." Moreover, the concubine can't let go of the little princess, and the Buddha is also very clingy now, and if the concubine leaves for a while, she will cry. Moreover, at present, Concubine Yu Niangniang manages the six palaces properly like a fish in water, and the concubine doesn't want her to be lost suddenly. ”

The queen sighed, Concubine Jia's pure concubines, relying on the emperor's liking, playing careful and jealous, not growing much for more than ten years, only seeking personal gain, but Hongyan is growing every day, she used to be a little cautious, thinking about things simply, but now she knows how to take care of the overall situation, and every word is comfortable to listen to.

Such a woman, how could the emperor not like it, with a good appearance and a good heart, and a smart mind, if the queen was a man, she would also like her.

"You're tired of standing, sit down, and hold me for a while." The queen asked Hongyan to sit beside her, stepped forward to look at her sleeping son, and muttered, "I was in Ningshou Palace in the morning, and the queen mother said a lot to me, guess what the old lady is thinking now?" ”

Hongyan shook her head, she never dared to guess the queen mother's thoughts.

The queen smiled bitterly: "If you want to say that the queen mother, although she was only a concubine in the past, and now she has become the queen mother because she has more sons, but she can afford the word mother of the country, she thinks about the country all the time, worries about the royal family all the time, and even whose daughter-in-law we Yongcong will marry in the future, and how glorious the Fucha family will be in the future." ”

Hongyan is silent, she is not qualified to talk about the Queen Mother behind her back, but listening to the Queen Mother like this is also something that she has been used to many years ago, but it has been less in recent years.

The queen has always been attentive to Hongyan, and she never worries that it will reach the ears of others, saying that the queen mother has begun to wary of the Fucha family, which is incredible, but the queen mother is indeed competent, and the queen can't say that she is not. can only talk to Hongyan for a few words, saying: "Although it is not easy for you, I may not be very good, and I am the same as a daughter-in-law." ”

The two talked for a long time, and Hongyan also hugged her arms sore, so the queen took it back by herself, just when Qianya came to tell Lord Fucha that she wanted to see her, Hongyan retreated.

And when she walked out of the door, she saw Fu Heng coming in from outside, as soon as he saw him, he stood aside and waited, wanting her to go first, Hongyan thought of Ruyin, and couldn't help but have some scruples about Fu Heng, but he didn't want to live up to the couple's kindness to him, so he stepped forward generously and said: "Lord Fucha, it's been a few days." ”

Fu Heng bowed and said, "Let the concubine be well." ”