"Having said that, the emperor and the mother went out this time, and the queen mother did not embarrass the concubines for half a point, and please don't misunderstand the queen mother." Hongyan said seriously, "Now that you can get along calmly, it's better than too much before, the concubines will always reflect on their own shortcomings, and the queen mother is the elder is your mother." ”

Hongli said: "I will not embarrass you, after so many things, your willingness to let go is your generosity, and it is human nature that you are unwilling to let go." You didn't disrespect the Queen Mother, I know it in my heart. He and Hongyan withdrew from the small Buddha hall, and then they got closer, put one hand over their shoulders and said, "Let's talk well, I have a lot to say to you." ”

The two of them both went to the inner hall, and it didn't take long for the nurse to be ordered to take the little princess out, and when the child walked to the porch, he suddenly pointed to the sky and babbled, and everyone looked up to see that the day was not bone-chilling, but suddenly there were snow beads, and I don't know if it was the first snow, which was surprising.

In the Changchun Palace, the imperial doctor just came to ask for peace for the queen and the seventh elder brother, and the queen's healthy little elder brother is strong and very reassuring. Soon after the imperial doctor left, He Jing said that it was snowing, and pulled his mother to the door to look, and the queen thought that her son was born in April, and she had never seen snow in her life, so she hugged her son in front of the door and pointed to the scattered snowflakes in the sky and told him that this was snow in the world.

But the little baby should not be bullied by the wind and snow, the mother and daughter returned to the room early, saw the mother carefully taking care of the younger brother, and Jing asked on the side: "When I was a child, did my mother take care of me like this?" ”

The queen said guiltily: "Soon after you were born, the first queen died, and the imperial grandmother was overly sad and sick, and the palace was too busy to do anything, and E-Niang couldn't take care of you at all." You have always been carried by the nurse, and then you yourself remember that you grew up in your brother. ”

He Jing was a little regretful, but before her, the second brother Yonglian was not taken care of by Eniang, it was after the second brother was gone, the brothers and sisters dispersed back to their respective mothers' residences, and Eniang would never send Yongcong to the elder brother again, the younger brother carried everyone's hope to come to the world, and also enjoyed the blessings given by everyone.

"E-Niang is sorry and respectful, whether it is a boy or a girl, she is also lost in the brother's office." After the queen saw that her youngest son was sleeping peacefully, she hugged her daughter and said, "You are a girl's family, you should have grown up next to Eniang, although Eniang has been with you every day in the past few years, but when you were a child, you can't do it again." ”

He Jingjiao fell into her mother's arms and said with a smile: "When Erchen gave birth to a baby and Eniang had a little granddaughter, she treated her as a son-in-law and raised her by her side since she was a child, and soon made up for the part of Erchen." ”

The queen smiled: "No shame, do you know how to give birth to a little doll." ”

The princess's cheeks are crimson, delicate and soft, the queen holds her daughter's cheeks, the little girl who protected herself wholeheartedly many years ago has grown so big, the proudest thing in the queen's life is that she did not push her daughter away after losing her son, and when everyone regretted that she was a daughter and not a prince, she kept her pride and dignity, she did a lot of things, but this one thing was never missed. She is the glory of her daughter, and she will support her for the rest of her life.

"Eniang, Hongyan said to me, I hope I don't go back to the palace often after marriage, and leave my forehead alone, he will be very lonely." He Jing said, "But Eniang, I will miss you, and I will be reluctant to give you up." ”

The queen was curious: "Hongyan said this to you?" ”

He Jing said that she invited Hongyan to the princess's mansion that day, but Hongyan didn't dare to go out of the palace without permission, but instead told her some ways of husband and wife, the queen secretly thought that Hongyan was so careful, she must be cautious everywhere when she got along with Hongli, after all, it was a matter between them, the queen never saw it, the only thing she could see was that the emperor couldn't suppress the care about Hongyan from the bottom of his eyes. But she let it go.

"Hongyan is right, after marriage, you should put your mind on your own home, marrying Eyu is already the biggest contribution you have made to the Qing Dynasty, and it is the greatest reward for Ama Eniang, and you don't need to worry about other things." The queen gently stroked her daughter's hair, thinking that the green silk was about to be pulled up into a bun, and the girl was going to transform into a real woman, she was happy and reluctant, and smiled again, "Actually, your careful thinking has long been on the forehead, and after you really get married, you don't want to come back to the Forbidden City in three days, how good it is to be free outside." ”

The son slept peacefully by his side, the daughter was coquettish in his arms, and the queen was satisfied. Looking up at the sporadic snowflakes flying outside the window, it was October again, she lost her son in October many years ago, and since then her life has been turned upside down.

Soon after, Qianya came in and said that the rouge gouache needed for the winter of Xingong had been sent to Ouchi, and asked Niangniang to choose it and then distribute it to each palace. However, Qianya said this, it is just a routine, the queen rarely uses things from the outside, for fear that the things outside are too heavy, most of them are homemade in the Changchun Palace, or sent after the characteristics of the Fucha family, so that the beauty of the face is not afraid of damaging the skin. There is nothing bad about natural tribute, and it is also a good thing that everyone wants to be distributed to the palaces, and the queen asked Qianya to distribute it everywhere according to the rules.

From Xian Guifei down, the number of points according to different status is also different, but in addition to the queen, there are also concubines who don't use things in the palace, and pure concubines are one of them. The rouge gouache was sent, and she threw it to Baoqin, and this year's distribution was more than in previous years, and the pure concubine played with the rouge box and said: "It's a big harvest year, there is more and more everything this year, and it seems that the seventh elder brother is more expensive." ”

She suddenly remembered something and asked Baoqin: "I heard that Concubine Jia doesn't need anything in the palace anymore, she bought it from outside?" ”

Baoqin nodded and said, "Last time, Liyun came to ask the slave maid where she bought her rouge." ”

"You told her?" The pure concubine's mind was already churning.

"The slave doesn't say it, the slave and the maid are perfunctory, saying that you are using things from the palace." Baoqin said disdainfully, "Didn't their master rely on his bewitching beauty?" What kind of rouge do you want to apply? ”

Concubine Chun sneered: "The red face is old, and no matter how good the skin is, it can't withstand the urging of the years." However, at the mention of Wei Hongyan's name, she frowned in disgust.

The word red face is not very good, the red face is easy to get old, the red face is troubled, and even the red face is thin, I don't know what is wrong with the Wei family, so I give the girl such a name. But there are still two words, which are the lifelong pursuit of the women in the deep palace, and they are the confidantes.

"Could it be that her life came from this name?" Concubine Chun muttered to herself, and when she saw that Baoqin had put away her things, she ordered, "If Liyun comes to ask you about Rouge again, you tell her, and if she doesn't come to ask, you want her to know from other people's mouths." Concubine Jia is a vulgar person, only when I am a person who reads and writes here, the things I use must be different, but I don't understand the shame of Dong Shi's imitation, so you let her learn, knowing what she is doing is very beneficial to me. ”

Hug Qin to receive the order, called the little palace maid to take the things down, saw the snow falling outside the door, while serving hot tea, while carefully saying: "Niangniang, the beginning of the month is the first birthday of the little princess, do we want to express something?" ”

Concubine Chun looked at her coldly: "What does it mean?" Although she was pregnant in October, she never raised it for a day, and she may regret and regret it at the beginning, but now it is getting lighter and lighter, not only Wei Hongyan regards herself as the biological mother of the little princess, but the pure concubine also doesn't seem to remember that she has a daughter.

Baoqin often thinks about the princess, and said timidly: "The slave maid heard from the people of Yanxi Palace that the concubine didn't let them not mention you, and said that she would also tell the little princess in the future that her biological mother is actually yours." ”

"Gestures." Concubine Chun snorted coldly, "She's just pretending to be a good person in front of the emperor, are you still serious?" ”

Baoqin said softly: "The slave maid thinks that if the concubine is like that, the emperor will look at you in turn, if you really don't care about it from now on, the emperor will ...... him."

A few words of loyalty, but in exchange for the deepest hatred of the pure concubine, she asked Baoqin with straight eyes: "Do you think that the emperor still has affection for me, how do I feel that my heart has been cleaned up a long time ago, and there is not even a slag left?" ”

"Yes." Baoqin didn't dare to face the pure concubine, and secretly decided not to mention the little princess again.

However, on the side of Yanxi Palace, the little princess grew up day by day, from looking up and turning over to sitting and rolling, to standing alone for the first time, and the day before she turned one year old, she took two steps on the edge of the bed by herself. Although she soon fell to the ground and cried, she stayed by her side every time she grew up, and gave her the greatest surprise and comfort every time.

Although it has been a while since Guanyin was invited, the dining cards of Yanxi Palace were faded by the emperor, but the much-anticipated concubine never moved. But this year, because of the little princess, it was the most lively year since Hongyan entered the palace.

She still didn't know that she had been given contraceptive pills by the Queen Mother, at least for the past year, the Queen Mother didn't embarrass her much. She didn't dare to ask for more and better things, and it was enough to be so peaceful.

On the second day of the lunar month, it is the first birthday of the little princess, compared to the other concubines in the palace, the little princess has received more care from her father, the emperor put a first birthday banquet for her in Yanxi Palace, early in the morning Hongyan took the Buddha to Ningshou Palace, Shoukang Palace to ask for peace, the concubine is naturally the little princess and Hongyan love in every way, and the queen mother saw that Wei Hongyan took care of her granddaughter so well, no matter what her intentions were, the child's goodness was real, and she had nothing to say.

After the red tape, it was a small gathering in Yanxi Palace, Concubine Yu, Concubine Shu and Ruyin all came, but I didn't expect that halfway, the queen also came to Yanxi Palace with the seventh elder brother, which made Hongyan overjoyed and very nervous.