Hongyan was also worried about this matter, Qingque was drunk in Hejing's mansion, and the drunk person must have said a lot of things that shouldn't be said, and before Qingque was drunk, why didn't Hejing persuade her. At the moment, Concubine Yu must be resentful and respectful, as long as someone instigates on the side, it will be trouble, and this turmoil has not passed.

However, under Hongyan's reminder and the emperor's intervention, Yongqi came to the palace to see his mother, and the mother and son said a lot of words behind closed doors, although they did not break up unhappily, but it is said that the fifth elder brother looked nervous when he walked out of Jingyang Palace, and he was not happy, and Concubine Yu's illness lingered in the wax moon, and it must be that the affairs of the son's family could not be put down.

The queen mother's body gradually recovered under the care of Yong'er, Hongyan didn't ask about anything, and Yong'er would not come to Yanxi Palace to tell her, she was ordered to take care of the queen mother at any time, but outsiders looked at the two places irrelevantly.

As for the queen mother, she hates red faces, and she can always treat other people fairly, these days Yong'er can't untie her clothes and bring tea and medicine, more intimate than the palace maid, compared to other concubines who work hard and complain, the queen mother will also be grateful and soft-hearted, on the day of Laba, in front of the emperor and queen and all the concubines, said that Yong'er took care of her and made a meritorious service, and she should be rewarded with a permanent position.

The palace people said that the queen mother deliberately did it for Concubine Ling, but Hongyan immediately ordered the people of the Internal Affairs Office to send everything that should have been to Yong'er, avoiding others to congratulate her when they met Yong'er.

In the middle of winter, although there is a lively festival, but when no one comes and goes, the whole Forbidden City is quiet, people are often startled by the sudden spilling of snow and branches, Concubine Shu will lean against the window and sigh: "Every year for the New Year, the taste of this year is getting weaker and weaker, and I always feel that something is missing." ”

Hongyan put the children's handwritten blessing words, raised her head when she heard this, and said with a smile: "Sister wants to have a New Year's method, in fact, I also want to have a headache, looking forward to some new ideas every year, but it is always those few pieces that go over and over, if you want to be lively, you can't be constrained by the rules, but the rules are the royal decency, you know that our queen mother, our emperor, is the most decent." ”

Concubine Shu smiled lazily: "You said that if I mention it to the emperor, can he promise to let me go home to save my relatives?" ”

"Provincial?" Hongyan smiled, "Isn't it easy for my sister to go home?" Nalan Mansion is in the capital. ”

Concubine Shu said with a wistful face: "I want to go back generously, sit in a sedan chair, hug the guard of honor, and the officials in the capital go to Nalan Mansion one by one to greet me with a salute, not just to go home to play once, but to go back to the province on behalf of the emperor, how lively it is." ”

Hongyan smiled: "It's a toss for people." ”

Concubine Shu held her cheeks and said, "I also know how to toss people, besides, there is the queen mother and you above, and it will not be my turn." ”

Yongyan put down her pen and ran to Concubine Shu's arms to be coquettish: "Yongyan is also going, Yongyan will go with his aunt." ”

Concubine Shu patted her head and smiled: "Silly boy, do you know where I'm going?" ”

Hongyan saw them frolicking intimately, Concubine Shu seemed to have forgotten what she had just said, and afterwards Hongyan asked Concubine Qing, wondering if the idea of Sister Shu's sister was a whim or if she had already thought about it on weekdays.

Concubine Qing said that when the people of Nalan Mansion came to visit Concubine Shu, the two elders were old and gray-haired, and Concubine Shu sighed for a long time that day, saying that although she was angry with her family when she was young for her own profit, she was too lazy to care about anything about them, and she may have today's status. But on the other hand, she has never done anything for the family, and now she can't bear to watch her parents get old.

"If the emperor really asks his sister to go back to save her relatives and make such a big battle, it will be to raise the Nalan Mansion, and the road to officialdom after the children of the Nalan clan will be much easier." Hongyan said frankly to Concubine Qing, "Probably sister, she can't think of any other way, so she can only try to be so lively." ”

Concubine Qing was gentle and considerate, knowing that this kind of thing came inexplicably, Hongyan must be embarrassed here, so she persuaded and explained: "Sister, she has a rough mind, and she will forget about this matter when she turns around, but Laba sighed a little that day, if Nalan Mansion has something to do with her in a few days, she will turn her face in annoyance and refuse to recognize people, sister's temper, don't you understand?" ”

Hongyan smiled: "That's what I said, but for so many years, she really hasn't bothered me with anything." ”

Compared with Concubine Yu, Concubine Shu is a more sympathetic person, there is always a conflict of interest between Concubine Yu and Hongyan, it is natural to separate that layer, and they are clear in each other's hearts, so it is impossible to talk about who blames whom. Up to now, Hongyan will not bother to do anything for Concubine Yu, but she is afraid that she will do more and make more mistakes, but after more than 20 years of companionship, Concubine Shu rarely has a wish, and Hongyan must be willing to do her best to promote it.

She tactfully mentioned this matter to Hongli, and Hongli said freshly: "This is a good thing, but it is just in time for the New Year's Festival, for fear that they will say that yours is not." ”

Hongyan asked in surprise: "The emperor thinks it's a good thing, you are not afraid of saving your relatives once, and adding any trouble to you behind your back." ”

Hongli said: "What trouble can there be, do you think those court ministers are stupid, they are much more shrewd than you, you take one step, they have calculated where you will go ten steps back." Concubine Shu is just going back to her parents' house, it is my compassion for her filial piety, what is not feasible? As long as you're not afraid of trouble, I'm just saying a word. ”

Hongyan said cautiously: "But there is a queen, and my sister is also afraid of her concubines, so she will definitely not agree to just ask my sister to go home to save her relatives." ”

Hongli said lightly: "It's better for you all to go, the queen and you, and then there is Concubine Shu Qingfei and Concubine Yu Fei Ying......" He smiled, "Concubine Yu and Concubine Ying's maiden families are not in the capital, so invite their clansmen to come to Beijing." ”

Hongyan knows that the emperor has always liked lively things, so he always wants to change some new tricks to make him happy during the New Year, he will promise to say that it is not unexpected, but Hongyan and they are too worried, saying that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but they always put themselves in those positions.

And the emperor really didn't agree in vain, hugged Hongyan and said: "Your family is small, and the house is small, when the time comes, you can just put on a show and talk to your family, and then I will wait for you outside, you sneak out early, let's go to the temple fair, and the temple fair in the Spring Festival will be lively." ”

Hongyan didn't agree: "The emperor really calculated that he would go out to play, there were so many people in the temple fair, the concubine didn't dare to take responsibility, the assassin of the White Lotus Sect has made the concubine feel uneasy so far, if you meet something with the concubine, the concubine will not be alive." ”

Hongli gently tugged at her cheek: "You can't say some auspicious words, there will be no people from the White Lotus Sect, I can protect you." ”

"What protection do concubines want, who will worry about concubines?" Hongyan refused to agree easily, but pestered Hongli and said, "The emperor must be careful, now that he is older, if he could use one as ten in the past, now he will fight five or six at most, right?" Don't put yourself in danger, don't worry about it, okay? ”

Hongli saw that she was tender like water, her eyes were full of worries about herself, compared to the duplicitous flattery of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, this is the most sincere care, her heart was warm, she turned over and pressed Hongyan under her, kissed her on the cheek, and said lovingly: "With your words, I will also live a long life and live a hundred years old, let those crooked and evil ways be good to see, what is longevity and Tianqi." ”

Hongyan said stupidly: "I'm afraid of the concubines, I don't have the blessing of longevity and Tianqi." ”

Hongli pinched her waist and pretended to be annoyed: "I haven't said anything nice tonight, I want to teach you well." ”

In the warm spring-like house, between the clouds and rain, I never know what night it is, Hongyan is the most delicious moment before the fruit is ripe at this age, not so much that the emperor is happy, she herself is also satisfied. The next day's red face was the best proof, and she told Concubine Shu that the emperor promised to let her go home to save her relatives, and Concubine Shu deliberately asked her: "How did the emperor promise you, like this?" Or is it like that? ”

The sisters frolicked together, but the matter of the provincial relatives was decided, although the queen and Hongyan had a share, but there was only Concubine Shu alone, which was also of great significance in the end, and Hongyan finally pushed off the matter of returning to his hometown to save his relatives, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, only the queen and Concubine Shu set off from the Forbidden City to their respective parents' homes.

The Empress's Huifa Nala clan and Concubine Shu's Yeh Nala clan are both old Manchurian nobles, but even if the daughter of the family has a pivotal position in the harem, how much influence can it really bring to the family, the world sees it. The emperor gave face like this time, and the people in the clan were trembling, and they began to take care of various matters after Laba, and the family had not been able to have a good time, so they were looking forward to the day of taking over.

The queen took the twelve elder brothers back to her parents' house together, the second day of the Lunar New Year is the twenty-ninth year of Qianlong, since she married into the palace during the Yongzheng period, she has not been home for nearly 30 years, and she has forgotten everything about what the family is like, plus the queen has been lazy to communicate with her family for many years, and she doesn't even want to see them, the younger generations don't recognize it, and the elders have also gone a lot, this time when she returned home, she didn't feel the warmth of family affection, but felt desolate.

Yongxuan is regarded as a treasure by his grandfather's family, and the stars revolve around him, and the Twelve Elder Brothers are Nabul's only hope and the future of the entire family.

As Concubine Shu expected, after she and the queen arrived at home, the officials took turns to come to greet An, and the queen's side was naturally more grand, she sat for half an hour through the screen to see those who didn't know at all kneeling and kowtowing, and gradually ran out of patience, this wave of people just retreated, the queen couldn't help but get up and walked away, bluffing her family to come up and ask her: "Niangniang, where are you going?" ”

The queen sighed: "I'm so tired, I want to go back to the palace, it turns out that outside the palace is not as good as in the palace." ”