Canonized the imperial concubine and brought into the yellow flag, except for the position of the middle palace, the emperor gave all the honor to Hongyan, no matter how you look at this posture, the next step is to canonize the middle palace, so before that, you must abolish the queen first. But in the days when he returned to the capital, the emperor didn't say a word about it, and he also sold a pass on whether to canonize Hongyan as the queen in the future, and only a few ministers knew that the emperor would not canonize Wei as the empress, and watched coldly as those ministers went forward and spoke against the emperor one after another. When I return to the capital, all the accounts should be settled.

The holy car returned to the palace, the queen mother did not want the emperor to send her because of her anger, and returned to Ningshou Palace with respect and eternal presence, Hongli came to find Hongyan when she left, and told her to rest well, don't be in a hurry to make a mess, and said: "No matter what the emperor does, don't pay attention to it, send someone to tell me." ”

Hongyan smiled: "How can the concubine live up to the emperor's intentions in vain." ”

They each left, the concubine of the West Sixth Palace sent Hongyan to the east, she walked a few steps and suddenly remembered something, and then turned around and ordered everyone: "The queen mother is recuperating in Yikun Palace, no one is allowed to disturb, what is there to ask me." ”

Concubine Ying sneered and said, "Naturally, I want to ask the imperial concubine Niangniang, is there anyone else in this palace who can call the shots?" ”

Hongyan also unceremoniously advised: "Especially Concubine Ying, don't beat and scold the palace maids and eunuchs in your own room, the voice will also make the queen upset." ”

Concubine Ying was so unconvinced, but she really couldn't be disrespectful to Hongyan, so she said coldly: "Since this is also noisy, it is also noisy, it is better for us to move to the Old Summer Palace and leave the queen to recuperate alone." ”

Hongyan didn't bother to pay attention to it, and went back with Concubine Shu, and even if she rose to the position of imperial concubine step by step, Concubine Shu didn't care about the difference here, she still treated her as a sister, and spoke straightforwardly: "Why do you bother with the queen's affairs, she almost killed you, don't forget that she also has a son, didn't you see the eyes of the twelfth elder brother just now?" ”

"Elder Brother Twelve?" Hongyan came to his senses, "Where is he, I haven't seen him, I haven't seen him much along the way." ”

"Sneakily hiding in the crowd, there is no appearance of the emperor's brother at all." Concubine Shu said, "When I got off the sedan chair, I saw you talking to the emperor, and his eyes really hated you." ”

Hongyan said: "It's normal for him to hate me, but he is not qualified to hate me." ”

Back to Yanxi Palace, everything in the palace was completely different from when he left Beijing, and the eunuch who stayed behind said that as soon as the news of the master's canonization of the imperial concubine came, the people from the Internal Affairs Office came to help with it, added a lot of things, and repainted the pillars under the corridor. And Hongyan just entered the door with his front feet, and the people from the Internal Affairs Office outside were already waiting, so they were afraid that the imperial concubine would be dissatisfied with or want something, so they would do it immediately.

Hongyan is tired, she has to wash and change clothes, and there are several children of all sizes waiting to serve, she doesn't have the energy to deal with so many people and things, there is only one thing to send Xiao Lingzi to pay attention to, and that is the whereabouts of the Twelve Elder Brothers. On the way back to Beijing, the emperor told her that before that night, he had told the queen that he would send Yongxuan to live in the elder brother's house, and now he could not let him go back to Yikun Palace.

When Xiao Lingzi came back, he said that the Twelfth Elder Brother did go to the Elder Brother's Office, and it was the people from the Internal Affairs Office who went to Yikun Palace to move out all his things, and the Twelfth Elder Brother himself did not go to see the queen. Hongyan instructed: "You send a reliable person to watch Yikun Palace, not to see what the queen does, but when the twelfth elder brother goes to see the queen mother, come and tell me." ”

In this way, Cherry also told Hongyan about her worries, she was afraid that the Twelve Elder Brothers would be unfavorable to the master, and the gloomy child might come out of which corner one day. The future of the twelfth elder brother is ruined, and he has no scruples, so he can do everything, can do everything before, doesn't he have the ruthlessness to take revenge?

After experiencing these things, after nearly two months of calmness after separating from the queen, Hongyan no longer has any sympathy for the Twelfth Elder Brother. She couldn't let herself be hurt by a child, that would be too incompetent.

When everything was settled, it was the end of April, and the emperor said that he would move into the Old Summer Palace with everyone to spend the summer before the weather was hot, and he might have to live for a year or two. She originally planned to wait for the Twelfth Elder Brother to see the queen, and she could go under the pretext of blocking the Twelfth Elder Brother, otherwise she would go to see the queen in particular, which would make Hongli unhappy, and it would be meaningless. But waiting left and right, the twelfth elder brother did not move, the day of the canonization of Hongyan on the tenth day of the first month of May is just around the corner, and the emperor also moved to the Old Summer Palace after the eleventh, and if he does not go, the next time he returns to the Forbidden City, Hongyan will not have the opportunity to see the queen.

On the day of the Duanyang Festival on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the imperial dining room sent exquisite and delicious zongzi, there are many children here, all of them are small gluttonous cats, and the people in the imperial dining room know that the imperial concubine must be afraid that the princesses will choke on eating too much, so they will make a large zongzi into several small zongzi, and the children will feel more in their hands, and they will be satisfied.

Cherry smiled and said, "The people in the imperial dining room are also really caring, and they can please you here." ”

However, this is the case with people's warmth, Xiao Lingzi told Hongyan that there was nothing in Yikun Palace, and the manpower was cut a few days ago, and it was deserted.

"Niangniang, do you want the slave to send some things, it's also a festival, I don't know when I will come back." Cherry asked like this, but she understood in her heart that it was better to let the master go, and then go to the Old Summer Palace, and the master would be at ease.

"I remember that the queen likes white rice dumplings, you go and prepare." Hongyan was finally tempted.

Since she no longer makes excuses, Hongyan simply took Xiao Qi to see the queen generously, and after two months of separation, the queen has not changed much, but seems to be relieved after letting go of everything, she looks better than before. The clothes are clean and clean, and the bun is not messy, but it is no longer graceful and luxurious, and she can easily wear simple and light clothes, compared to the red face full of jewels.

Xiao Qi peeled the zongzi for the queen's mother, the queen likes white rice dumplings dipped in coarse sugar, Xiao Qi has never eaten like this, she can't help but feel fresh, the queen gently fed her a few bites, Hongyan said angrily on the side: "This is for the emperor's mother, don't eat it yourself, I've eaten a lot today, don't wait for a stomach ache at night." ”

Cherry came forward and said, "Princess, the slave will take you for a walk, let's get rid of it, and go back and continue to eat." ”

The child was taken away, and the queen stopped after eating a few bites, and said with a smile: "Don't blame me for not appreciating it, this is the appetite for a while, if you can eat something every morning, you don't worry about it all day." ”

"But the people in the Imperial Dining Room have treated you badly?" Hongyan said, "If you send bad food, you will naturally have no appetite." ”

"This is the Imperial Palace, isn't it normal?" The queen smiled, "If the emperor is abolished, I will not even have a false reputation and status, and I may be demoted to a palace maid, and if it is better, I will be given a false name as a concubine, but no matter what the result, I am no longer an important person in this palace. Since I know everything, what do I care? ”

Hongyan said: "Don't worry, the concubine will definitely tell the people in the palace that they must not treat you badly." ”

The queen smiled: "Thank you, I know it's useless for me to persuade you, so don't live up to your kindness." ”

After the two fell into the water that night, this was the first time they met, but no one was worried about the events of that night, Xiao Qi explained everything to the packet of sour plums sent by the queen before returning to Beijing, Hongyan knew the queen's intentions, and the queen also understood that Hongyan didn't blame her.

But the events of that day finally made the queen feel guilty and afraid, and at this moment she also mentioned to Hongyan: "I thought that the emperor and so many guards were there, and someone would save you as soon as you and I fell into the water. Hongyan, I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to be like this, I almost killed you. ”

Hongyan was indifferent: "Since the concubine retreated, don't think about it, it was so chaotic at the time, naturally save one first, you are the queen after all." Niangniang, it's all over, you want a peaceful and peaceful life, as long as the concubine still has the ability, it will definitely be for you. ”

The queen said: "It's strange to say, I once heard people call me the queen mother, I feel very awkward, but now, it's nothing, I don't feel strange to hear you call me like this." ”

Hongyan said: "After the emperor is not abolished for a day, you will be in the middle palace for a day, this is not the respect of the concubine for you, because you don't care at all, but the concubine's explanation to herself." The concubines are in this life, and they do not want to trespass the middle palace. ”

The queen looked at her and said with a smile: "The middle palace you are talking about is Queen Fucha." ”

Tacitly acknowledged to each other, for so many years, except for the matter of Fu Erye, Hongyan has always been happy to talk to the queen, she is quiet and indifferent, looks at everything intelligently, and talks to her effortlessly, which is still the case today.

But it is not advisable to stay for a long time, otherwise the emperor will really be angry, and the queen sent her to the palace gate and did not go outside. Xiao Qi bowed to the queen, and followed Eniang, before he stepped out of the palace gate, Xiao Lingzi stepped forward alertly and said to Hongyan: "Niangniang, the twelfth elder brother is here, hiding outside the door, the minions have seen it, I just want to wait for you to show me." ”

"Hiding outside the door?" Hongyan frowned slightly.

"Slave look, what does the Twelfth Elder Brother want to do to you, it seems that we are waiting for the Twelfth Elder Brother to come to see the queen, and the Twelfth Elder Brother has been waiting for you to come to see the queen." Xiao Lingzi said, "Niangniang, do you want the slave to take down the Twelfth Elder Brother first, otherwise you and the princess will go out like this, I am afraid that the Twelfth Elder Brother will go crazy, and you and the princess will be injured." ”