Hongli was in a good mood, so he took advantage of the situation to hold Hongyan's hand in the palm of his hand, and said: "You are okay, I can rest assured, fortunately, Eniang has also changed, and I have to call you over indiscriminately to question you in the past, when I rushed to Ningshou Palace, my head was tight, and I was afraid that I would be a step too late." But after all, the Queen Mother is my mother-in-law, and if there is anything in the future, I hope you will see it in my face. ”

Hongyan smiled: "The emperor is relieved, the queen mother didn't do anything to the concubines." However, there will be bumps in the road, before returning to the palace, they have thought about it, whether it is to bring up the old things again or to get involved in new troubles, the concubine Niangniang once said, not to cause trouble to you and the queen, is the first thing the concubine to do after returning to the palace, but if you are forced to get involved in trouble, you must be calm and not messy. ”

"What the Imperial Grandmother said is very true." Hongli is the head of the chin.

"Since it is mentioned today, the concubine also wants to reflect on her attitude towards the Queen Mother. At that time, he was young and impulsive, he only wanted to prove his innocence, and his words were disrespectful and not smart, which angered the Queen Mother and did not help things. Hongyan said, "The emperor can rest assured, in case there is any misunderstanding, if you can't come in time, the concubine will treat it calmly and cautiously, the best thing is not to go back to rely on you to save the scene, and not to cause you trouble, which is the first step to Hongyan's growth." ”

"The imperial grandmother is highly respected, if she can live a long life, don't talk about you, I can also rely on it." Hongli regretted, but said gently, "You won't cause me trouble, there are many people who cause me trouble, and they will never have this heart." I do have selfish intentions towards the people around me, but I have never really wronged anyone, if everyone wants to fight for the word fairness, I still have to care about the world and the country, and it may not be useful to revolve around them every day. ”

Hongyan listened quietly, and the emperor said: "Even if one day I have to neglect you, or even snub you, you wait patiently, and I will definitely come back." ”

"It also depends on what it's for." Hongyan smiled brightly, his words were delicious, there was no jealousy in his clear eyes, and he said coquettishly, "If it's for the sake of my heart, I'm afraid I'll have to wait for it." ”

Hongli made a slight tiger face, but his eyes were full of spoiling, and he only heard Hongyan say: "But even so, the concubines will wait, who called the emperor once said that even if the concubines are waiting for a lifetime, they will wait." Vote for me to repay the peach with Li, and if you don't come, it's rude. ”

In the words of the Book of Poetry, Hongyan came casually, and the emperor couldn't help asking: "Have you studied?" ”

Hongyan smiled and said: "In the past, I accompanied the princess to study, and I often read it to the concubine when I was in Yingtai, which is not a serious study, but I can say a few words, the emperor can not ask again, it will be ugly to ask again." ”

Hongli said: "Not everyone can read and write, and they can understand the great truth of the world, and some people are not reading to a dead end." His face turned cold, and he told Hongyan seriously, "This matter has dragged Concubine Chun in, she has read a lot and is a bit brainless, you don't have more contact with her, an open-minded person like Concubine Yu is worthy of friendship." Let's see that no matter what her luck is, she is as good as ever for the concubine, and now she is raising Yongqi, and she only hopes that her son will grow up healthily, which makes me regret treating her coldly for many years for the sake of Mongolia. You must have people in this house, and you must see clearly. ”

The red face bowed: "Remember, the concubine." ”

At this time, the emperor looked at the sky, called Mr. Wu to ask the queen if she would return to the palace, I heard that it was still in Changchun Palace, he did not have the heart to stay, and sent someone to say that he would go back to Changchun Palace first, and said goodbye: "The queen is working hard for silkworms, and there are still many things to say to me, and Jing is full of excitement, and the girl must be unhappy when she is suddenly interrupted." It's rare to see her so lively, it's too late for me to feel distressed, I'll come to see you tomorrow. ”

Hongyan looked back and forth at the empty palace road in front of the palace gate, the high palace wall blocked everything, and she couldn't see the people on the other side of the wall, and she couldn't see the people's hearts.

Hongyan sank his heart, turned around and instructed Cherry: "Quickly boil the red bean paste." ”

But now that she is making snacks, Concubine Mi can't enter anymore, but she smells some fragrance and relaxes her heart, and Hongyan has not taken care of her for a long time, and when she comes, the concubine has rarely been able to speak, and emotionally she doesn't want to see the old man leave, which can't be compared with the former Concubine Shouqi.

In late March, Concubine Mi swallowed her last breath, Hongyan stood in Shoukang Palace and watched the people who handled the aftermath come in and out, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and helped Concubine Wen Hui back to her bedroom, only to hear Concubine Wen Hui say: "The people of our generation are almost gone, people always have to leave, and the sisters can be regarded as having a good death." But not everyone who was in the Forbidden City in the past had good results, even if I knew less and saw less when I entered the palace, I also understood that only by doing the right thing and taking the right path can I be safe to the end. ”

Hongyan carefully helped the old man to cross the threshold, and the concubine lowered her head to see the jade bracelet given to Hongyan by Concubine Mi, which she wore these days to make the concubine happy, knowing that Hongyan was a child with a heart, she smiled and said: "I don't know how my sisters will tell Concubine De Niangniang that there is a child like you in the palace, but I believe that as long as you are skillful all your life, your ancestors will take care of you in heaven." ”

Hongyan bowed: "The concubine Niangniang said that concubines are blessed people." ”

The emperor gave Concubine Mi a grand courtesy after her death, and in addition to the concubine's own son and grandson, he ordered the prince and the eldest brother to wear filial piety, because there were few people left in the ancestors, and the concubine Wenhui was more generous, in order to benefit the descendants.

In March, the queen's silkworm and concubine passed away, and the two major events passed, and it was already spring, and in April, there was the irritability of late spring, and seeing that Yanxi Palace was pampered, people's hearts were also impetuous.

Hongyan abides by her duties and court etiquette, no matter how good the emperor is to her, she does not show half a light in front of people, and she is never absent in the morning and dusk, even if the queen mother doesn't like her very much, she doesn't dare to slack off. She is cautious and proper in everything, she doesn't interact with people casually, and if a newcomer wants to catch a shortcoming, she can't catch it, but now that she really picks out something bad, the emperor will definitely laugh at it, it is just a good heart, I am afraid that Wei Hongyan will break the sky, and he can also happily follow behind to make up for it.

The frustrated women got together to gossip, and they all counted the Yanxi Palace, she often lived alone in a palace, which was out of place, anyway, what was good to her, the emperor almost didn't read the ancestral family law, but there were always a few words to others.

The more the glamorous Concubine Jia listened to these words, the more her eyelids beat upset, she didn't know if she had a holiday with Hongyan, since she entered the emperor's eyes, she was almost forgotten, thinking that Wei Hongyan said bad things about her in front of the emperor, and now seeing that Concubine Chun is also at a disadvantage, but with a pair of sons to support decency, she is even more convinced that it was Wei Hongyan who instigated behind her back.

Mo said that now she has nothing to do with others, even when the emperor was wet with rain and dew in the two years before she returned to the palace, she didn't have anything good. And since the Queen Mother had a fifth elder brother, her fourth elder brother is no longer likable, and there is no capital to gain a foothold.

"Niangniang, the concubine heard a few gossips, but I don't know whether to say it or not." Chen Guiren who was present suddenly looked mysterious, and Concubine Jia glanced at her angrily, "If you want to say it, just say it, and ask why you shouldn't talk about it?" ”

Chen Guiren coughed lightly and said: "The queen mother has not seen any movement for several years, she must not be able to come out, the queen mother seems to look down on any brother in the palace, and wants to cultivate a person by herself, this Wei Hongyan was selected by the mother, looking forward to her being able to have a man and a woman in the future, so that she can be raised in the middle palace." ”

Concubine Jia was silent, she also knew this, what was so strange.

Chen Guiren continued: "For so many years, we have gone all the way from the Hidden Mansion to the Forbidden City, have you ever seen the queen mother take the initiative to carry anyone, the mother is always indifferent to us, even if she stands in front of the door, it seems to be thousands of miles away. But she cares so much about this Wei Hongyan, maybe it was the queen mother who arranged her on the dragon couch in the first place. ”

Concubine Jia's eyes flashed, and she said suspiciously: "If you say this, it's hard to hear." ”

Chen Guiren covered his mouth and smiled: "That's why I just said a few words in front of you, where do you dare to say it outside." ”

"But even if it was arranged by the queen, so what?" Concubine Jia sighed, "After going around for a few years, she still came back." ”

"It seems that the emperor and the queen plan to follow the path that the queen mother once walked." Chen Guiren sighed, "So that Wei Chang can be the second queen mother in the future, so there is no one in her eyes, and the road ahead has already been paved." ”

The sound of the fourth elder brother laughing came from outside the door, and Concubine Jia's heart tightened, thinking that this Wei Hongyan didn't have anything yet, so she had decided her future fate, and her fourth elder brother, this would lose?

"In the two days of the silkworm, I heard that Concubine Chun made trouble in front of the Queen Mother, and it was ugly." Chen Guiren fanned the flames, "The concubine remembers clearly, the emperor used to love the pure concubine, and she wore the same string of beads, and it was not enough to be publicistic to hang around, but now?" What about having two sons at this time and that time? ”

"Don't talk about it." Concubine Jia was so impatient, seeing that the other people were bluffed, she said, "Let's talk behind closed doors, don't go outside to spread the word, now the one in Yanxi Palace is not easy to mess with, make her angry, maybe she can't even keep her head." ”

Everyone was concerned and didn't dare to say much, but Concubine Jia turned her eyes and asked Chen Guiren: "What's wrong with Concubine Chun in Ningshou Palace, why didn't I hear the movement?" ”

Chen Guiren laughed dryly and made a movement to wipe his neck: "I heard that Niangniang did not hesitate to die to prove her innocence, you see now, I am afraid that the emperor will not believe it even if I say a word, and I will fight for my life at every turn, involving Wei Changzai, and there is nowhere to say if I am in trouble." ”