"I will definitely come, but on weekdays, I will hand over the imperial grandmother to you, I know that the imperial grandmother is old, in case something happens, I will never blame you, just ask you to make the imperial grandmother happy as in the past." Xuan Ye said gently, took Lan Qi's hand and said, "It's hard work." ”

Lan Qi shook her head with a smile, and promised that Xuan Ye would do her best to take care of the Empress Dowager, but it was inconvenient for her to stay in Cining Palace tonight, because she said: "The Empress Dowager has always taken care of the emperor's dignity, and refuses to let outsiders know that her phoenix body is against harmony, and the concubine suddenly living in Cining Palace will definitely arouse the suspicion of others, isn't it against the Empress Dowager's wishes?" The weather is also cool now, and it is not hard for the concubines to go back and forth a few times, but it is the Mid-Autumn Festival next month, if the emperor can find a reason to avoid red tape and celebration in the palace, don't make the empress dowager tired of coping. But you have to think better about it, the Queen Mother is here, and she can't easily pass the test. ”

Xuan Ye listened reasonably, and said to Lan Qi: "You also have to take good care of your body, look at these things, if you are missing, which one will I entrust?" ”

The person in front of her smiled, her coquettish attitude made it easy to see, she urged Xuan Ye to go back to the Qianqing Palace, and joked: "The emperor knows what concubines are rare, and he is not allowed to count them in the future, the queen mother has hidden good things here in the gold and silver mountains, and the concubines just dig such a foot of the mountain." ”

Xuan Ye laughed at her greed, naturally what she said was a joke, and sent the emperor back to the Qianqing Palace happily, Lan Qi breathed a sigh of relief, stood in front of the gate of Cining Palace and looked at the back of the holy driver for a while, and when she turned around, she inexplicably looked up at the gate of Cining Palace, the three familiar words on the plaque, but she had been absent for a long time, although she went in and out of here every day, she rarely looked up at the plaque.

At this moment, she silently thought in her heart, Cining Palace is the place where the most noble woman of the Great Qing Kingdom lives, and the future Queen Mother or Queen Mother will continue to live here, but she always feels that which of the future concubines of the Great Qing Kingdom can be compared with the Queen Mother? For the Qing Dynasty's dedication, for the entire royal family's dedication, no one will ever be able to match.

That night, the Empress Dowager did not have any more symptoms of discomfort, as the imperial doctor said, the Empress Dowager is old, not seriously ill, in contrast, this is much easier, can avoid the torture of pain medicine, Lan Qi got up early and went to Cining Palace in the dark, everything was thoughtful and careful, accompanied by the old man, this was extremely boring, but she was used to it for ten years.

And even if the tone in Cining Palace is rigorous, just as Concubine Hui and others can spy on the Queen Mother's phoenix body discord, this time the Queen Mother almost fainted and soon wandered in the Sixth Palace, in recent years, there are often women gossiping about the Queen Mother's body, the existence of the Queen Mother affects many things, and one day she is gone, which will affect more things.

In late July, the emperor took the crown prince to visit Shengjing, and planned to return to Luan before the beginning of August, and the concubines in the palace should have discussed the Mid-Autumn Festival, but before the emperor left, he did not hear anything about not holding the Mid-Autumn Festival. But at the end of July, Yaksa ignited the war again, and the Qing army besieged the city of Yaksa again, because the emperor was still in Shengjing, and the trivial matters in the palace were all decided by the imperial concubine.

On this day, the four concubines and several concubines were gathered together, it was to discuss the Mid-Autumn Festival, the imperial concubine thought that the concubine was still sick, and did not want everyone to sit down before serving tea, Qinglian told that the concubine Niangniang arrived, Lanqi and everyone got up to greet each other, the imperial concubine calmly sat on the top, watched the slender woman slowly coming, disdainfully threw a look and said: "You are not in good health, just raise it." ”

The concubine saluted respectfully, but turned a blind eye to the four concubines and the concubines saluting her, looked at the concubine and said: "The concubine is not unwell, but she has always wanted to mourn for the princess silently, and she didn't want to cause trouble to the sisters of the sixth palace so she avoided living in Xianfu Palace." I heard that the imperial concubine Niangniang is not in harmony with your phoenix body, and I came today to visit Niangniang and greet you. ”

The imperial concubine's health was not very good a while ago, but she had already raised her spirit, her body could not say that there was any illness, it was a long time to be bad, but if she was idle and calm, she would not have anything to do, and if she was a little worried about something, her body would not be able to keep up. But she is so strong, how can she allow the concubine to be so joking, and smiled coldly: "The palace is very healthy, don't worry about it, since you are here, sit down and talk, today is talking about the arrangements for future festivals in the palace, not to gossip." ”

The fourth concubine gave up her seat to the concubine, everyone moved back a seat, Lan Qi didn't move because she was sitting opposite, just opposite the concubine's eyes, she bowed her head respectfully, but Wen Guifei didn't have a cold face, Lan Qi didn't care, she didn't care at all.

The things in the palace are taken out one by one, most of them are the dishes of Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui, both of whom are the masters of the water, and none of them can make the imperial concubine and others pick thorns. Speaking of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the imperial concubine and Lan Qi secretly glanced at each other, they had a tacit understanding, so they cleared their throats and said: "At present, there are soldiers on the front line charging into battle, and it is not appropriate for us to extravagant banquets in our palace, so as not to chill those soldiers who fought bloodily for the Qing Dynasty." I am in charge of this matter, I will not do it in the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, according to the specifications of previous years, save the silver, and replace it with military expenses and grain and grass to send supplies to the front line, if the emperor doesn't care about our little silver, when the next day is triumphant, it will be rewarded, this silver Concubine Rong You have calculated it, don't let that one hand be greedy. ”

"Concubines remember." Concubine Rong responded, "It's just that the specifications of previous years are complicated and simple, and the concubine thinks that since the mother has this idea, let's not be stingy, and save the silver according to the year when the most expenses are spent. ”

Sitting down, the concubine smiled and said: "Concubine Rong is a big tent in our palace, and the book can be calculated clearly, and the concubine remembers that the fruit this summer is less than half of that of previous years, and the silver is just saved, isn't it?" ”

Concubine Rong knew that the concubine was secretly saying that she was full of private pockets, and she was stingy at the moment, so she only smiled politely: "There are a lot of rains and floods this summer, and there is no harvest in various places, which is an example of the emperor's decree to reduce and reduce the tribute from all over the country, and the emperor even said that the harem will come according to this amount, anyway, it can't be eaten, and there is no place to spend more money." ”

The concubine was about to speak, and the concubine next to her stopped her, and sure enough, the imperial concubine was not very happy, Concubine Rong didn't want to be stingy and not scold, she couldn't hear this harsh words, and asked coldly: "Is this going to be an account?" I haven't heard that the imperial concubine and the concubine are here, and it is the turn of a concubine to check the accounts in the palace, if you really don't worry, you don't have to live in your palace, go to live in the backyard of Jingyang Palace, and look at Concubine Rong's accounts every day, and you will understand in your heart where the money is spent. ”

The concubine was so shocked that her face turned pale, and she secretly hated herself for talking too much, in fact, it was also a half-joke, who knew that she didn't understand the doorway here, and the people in charge hated others the most for not being clear about checking the accounts, not to mention stealing chickens and touching dogs, and the innocent ones were even more backbone, and they couldn't be questioned by others.

Lan Qi sat aside and didn't speak, she never interfered in these things, although the Empress Dowager and the Emperor repeatedly said that she would not be idle in the future, although she was watching from the sidelines now, she didn't dare to imagine what she would be like after she really handled it. And over the years, Concubine Rong has taken the lead, Concubine Hui has gradually become a deputy who assists from the side, it is obvious that she will replace Concubine Hui in the future, which is to cut Concubine Hui's rights, and then Concubine Yi has not been involved in these things like herself, maybe she also wants to fight, thinking of the contradictions and disputes that may occur in the future, she is really happy to take care of the Empress Dowager in Cining Palace for the rest of her life.

Naturally, these thoughts can only be thought about by themselves, and when the Empress Dowager and Xuan Ye know, they will only scold her for being unproductive.

Everything has been decided, the imperial concubine has no intention of gossiping with everyone, so it is dispersed, all the concubines and concubines out of the door of Chengqian Palace, all let the concubine go first, and wait for the sedan chair of Xianfu Palace to be sent to the door, Concubine Yi suddenly smiled and said: "The concubine and Concubine De have become in-laws, and the concubine still sees the two together for the first time, and it is really more intimate than before." ”

This is talking nonsense with open eyes, the concubine and Concubine De are obviously very separated, even if it is not at this moment, everyone in the palace knows that the concubine dislikes the lintel of Concubine De's house, although there are not many people in Xianfu Palace, but the things inside are not hidden tightly, and the concubine was humble and humble in the palace before, and everyone in the palace knows it. and her new sister-in-law entered the palace, and she always paid homage to Xianfu Palace first, but the concubine didn't even look at it, and she didn't let the door in. At this moment, Concubine Yi said this, undoubtedly deliberately embarrassing them.

Seeing that the atmosphere was deadlocked, when the concubine was about to have a seizure, Concubine Hui suddenly smiled and said, "It's rare to get together today, don't you all want to ask me for a glass of happy wine?" After getting busy, there is no idle time, it is better to pick up the day than to hit the sun, the sisters will go to Changchun Palace to sit, I will make two tables of noodles in the east, but you have eaten wine, and wait for the day of our eldest brother's wedding, and the gift can be thick. ”

Concubine Hui made a joke, eased the atmosphere a little, and came to invite the concubine to go with her, and said that she would invite the imperial concubine, the concubine was angry, and said to Concubine Hui without a head: "The imperial concubine said that she wanted to be thrifty, what are you extravagant here?" Hasn't Concubine Hui always considered for the eldest brother, if the emperor knew that in order to celebrate the eldest brother's marriage in the coming year, we women would be happy in the palace regardless of the tension on the front line, what should you think of the eldest brother? Worry-free. ”

These words are not good, but Concubine Hui is considered to be a meal for Concubine Yi to grab a white, and when Concubine Yi leaves, she shakes her head and sighs disdainfully, Lan Qi said goodbye to everyone and went straight to Cining Palace, the others dispersed, Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui walked back to the West Sixth Palace, and smiled with her on the way: "It's a loss to my sister, otherwise Concubine Guifei may not say anything about me, but I was ready to be told by Concubine Gui, anyway, she jumped to her feet, and Concubine De was not happy." You said that she was guarding Cining Palace silently, and just asked her how the Empress Dowager was, every sentence was perfunctory, what's the matter, she wants to guard Cining Palace, and she won't be able to live by herself in the future? ”

Concubine Yi's words were too big to say, but it was amazing, Concubine Hui couldn't help but change her face, and told her coldly: "Outside, you dare to talk nonsense?" ”

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