Chapter 7 The Grievances of the Imperial Concubine
Qi Yunwan lay on the concubine's collapse, and was overjoyed to see Yan Feng coming, but still pretended to be seriously ill and wanted to get up: "The concubine has seen the emperor, and the concubine was unable to go out to meet the emperor due to ill health, please forgive the emperor!" Yan Feng pressed her body back on the concubine's collapse, and comforted her softly: "Lie down, I know that I have been busy with government affairs these days and have snubbed you, and I am really ashamed." You take care of your illness, and I will slowly compensate you!" Qi Yunwan looked at Yan Feng with tears in her eyes and tenderness: "Huan'er thinks that the emperor doesn't want Huan'er anymore." With that, tears fell like beads of broken thread. "How so, you are my favorite lady. Today, several old ministers in the DPRK and China are still waiting for me to discuss the political reform, and I will come to see you another day. Yan Feng just said a few perfunctory words, and then left. Qi Yunwan hid her face and sobbed, she couldn't stand Yan Feng's cold.
Qi Yunhuan's feelings for Yan Feng are still very sincere, and their relationship can even be described as childhood sweethearts.
When Qi Yunwan was a child, Qi Yunnan often took her and her younger brother Qi Yunyuexuan to play in the palace. At that time, Yan Feng's mother, Concubine Xiao Rong, was still an unfavored concubine, and Yan Feng had not yet been made the crown prince. When he was young, Yan Feng had a very withdrawn personality, probably because his mother was excluded by other concubines, and he was often bullied by other princes, so he often hid in the garden and cried secretly. It wasn't until he met his sister and brother that no one was willing to play with him and listen to him talk about his troubles.
Qi Yun Yuexuan has a strong personality since he was a child, and when he heard that Yan Feng was being bullied, he helped him teach the imperial brother who bullied him a hard lesson. The three of them hid in the prince's daily journey, waiting for an opportunity to put a sack on the prince's head and beat him to the point that his nose was blue and his face was swollen. By the time the prince broke free of the sack, the three of them had already fled to the grove behind the rockery. The three of them laughed heartily in the back garden, and Qi Yunwan and Qi Yunyuexuan made the lonely Yan Feng feel the warmth of friendship for the first time.
Since then, the sister and brother often go to the palace to play with Yan Feng, and the three of them have become good friends. They played games together in the palace, played tricks on the palace maids and eunuchs, and sometimes went to the imperial dining room to steal snacks to eat. In every corner of the palace, the laughter of the three of them was left. At that time, Qi Yunwan was a rude tomboy.
Slowly, Yan Feng's personality was influenced by Qi Yun Yuexuan and became strong. As time passed, the three of them grew up and gradually understood the difference between men and women. Yan Feng and Qi Yun Yuexuan were reluctant to play with Qi Yunhuan, and the two often left her to play more exciting and dangerous games, for which Qi Yunhuan was very angry.
Qi Yun Yuexuan often took Yan Feng to secretly climb over the palace wall and run outside to play wildly. The two teenagers ran like wild horses on the loose, in the wilderness outside the city, fully enjoying the freedom that only children of commoner families can enjoy. Crazy and tired, the two of them lay on the grass and talked to their hearts.
Qi Yun Yuexuan told Yan Feng that once he heard his parents discussing that he would marry Yan Feng in the future. Yan Feng blushed at that time and stiffened his neck: "I only think that Huan'er is my sister, I won't marry my sister." Qi Yun Yuexuan thought he was thin-skinned, embarrassed to admit it, with a grass in his mouth, and smiled evilly: "Isn't it good for you to be my brother-in-law? My sister is so beautiful!" Yan Feng sighed: "I only think she is my sister." ”
Because the two of them often left Qi Yunhuan to go out to play, Qi Yunhuan was very angry and reported their bad deeds to Qi Yunnan, for which Qi Yunyuexuan was not less whipped by his father. However, that didn't help. The two teenagers who tasted the sweetness continued to find various opportunities to sneak out and play wildly, and their friendship was also getting deeper and deeper in the play.
When Yan Feng was sixteen years old, the emperor selected the daughters of several high-ranking officials to marry him, including Qi Yunhuan. But Yan Feng picked Ye Shuangying, the daughter of Ye Zikai, the head of the household department, and was so angry that she was locked in the room and cried for several days.
On the day of Yan Feng's wedding, Qi Yunwan ran away from home in a bad mood and went to a nunnery called Meizhuan to cut off her hair and become a nun, but was stopped by Qi Yunyuexuan, who rushed to the scene after hearing the news. Qi Yun Yuexuan dismissed her for a long time, and finally he promised Qi Yun Wan that he would definitely let Yan Feng marry her.
After marriage, Yan Feng and Ye Shuangying respected each other like guests, raising their eyebrows. Although there is no emotional foundation, Ye Shuangying's knowledgeable, well-behaved and sensible makes Yan Feng like it very much, and the two get along very well. Yan Feng's edge was gradually revealed, and the emperor appreciated him more and more, and finally he won the crown prince in one fell swoop. Half a year later, Yan Feng's father, Yan Han, was infected with lung disease and needed to recuperate, Yan Feng justifiably ascended the throne and named Ye Shuangying as the queen.
Qi Yunhuan, who has never been admired by Yan Feng, is discouraged, increasingly emaciated, and unable to arouse interest in anything, she told her parents that she will never marry. Qi Yun Yuexuan was worried about her body, so he privately approached Yan Feng and asked him to marry his sister for the sake of his former relationship. Even if it was only given a name, the whole family was willing.
Yan Feng couldn't stand the soft grinding and hard bubbles of Qi Yun Yuexuan, and canonized the nineteen-year-old Qi Yun Wan as a concubine at the age of twenty. That year, Qi Yunhuan's father, Qi Yunnan, was awarded the title of Duke of the County of the Helping Country, and the official was the second grade. Eighteen-year-old Qi Yun Yuexuan also worshiped General Yun Lu, and he went from his father's Zhi to the southernmost Fuling Pass, on the border with the Gis Khanate. The people of Jisi Khan were fierce, the officers and soldiers of their country often robbed the food of the common people of Huayan, and the garrisons of the two countries often fought for an inch of land, so Fuling Pass became the border city with the most wars in Huayan.
Qi Yunhuan didn't know that Yan Feng married him because of Qi Yun Yuexuan's relationship, she thought it was Yan Feng who missed the old love and changed her mind. And Yan Feng is also very fond of Qi Yunhuan because of guilt. Qi Yunwan misjudged Yan Feng's feelings for her, she didn't know how to compete with the queen for Yan Feng's favor, and she frequently challenged the queen, which made Yan Feng feel very embarrassed. Fortunately, the queen is a reasonable person, and she lets Yun Wan everywhere, which makes Yan Feng very pleased. And Qi Yunhuan's wishful thinking has never been exchanged for the slightest bit of Yanfeng's true feelings!
Half a year later, the queen suffered from a hidden disease due to dystocia, and the prince who gave birth to did not survive due to frailty, which made the queen's condition even worse. She gradually lost her vitality, described her witheredness, and spent her days washing her face with tears over the death of the prince, and died not long after. Yan Feng was sad for a while, then he figured it out and put all his energy on dealing with state affairs.
The reform of the new bureaucratic system implemented by Qi Yunnan has played a crucial role in rectifying the atmosphere of officialdom. He acted resolutely, changed the old system and promoted the new policy, and resolved several incidents caused by party disputes, eliminated a series of hidden dangers for Yan Feng, and was crowned the king of Yanjun. And his son Qiyun Yuexuan has also established great military exploits at the border pass. He was resourceful, armed with a red python halberd, and beheaded several important generals of Ghis Khan. The Gis Khanate lost its troops in front of Qi Yun Yuexuan, and no longer dared to attack easily, and Qi Yun Yuexuan took advantage of the situation to easily capture their two cities. The generals at all levels of the Ghis Khan lost their fighting spirit and had to temporarily give up harassing Hua Yan. Because Qi Yun Yuexuan always wore a green cloth mask and a gold-rimmed eye patch when he went to war, they gave Qi Yun Yuexuan a nickname, "Green Mask Halberd". This hellish and fierce young general terrified the five or six khanates of all sizes in the south of Huayan Kingdom. Among them, Qina Khan and Azuri Khan sent envoys to Huayan to show goodwill, signed a friendly customs clearance agreement, and promised to send annual tribute. This is a phenomenon that has never been seen in the more than 100 years since the founding of Huayan, and it has also further consolidated the territory south of Huayan, and the young General Qiyun is famous in all directions!
Qi Yun Yuexuan crossed the third level in a row because of his outstanding military exploits, and the official worshiped the general of the auxiliary country. The promotion of the father and son caused a sensation in the government and the opposition, and many officials discussed it, saying that although the Qiyun family had high merits, it was mainly because of the nepotism of the imperial concubine that they were so prosperous. As everyone knows, this emperor's country is the soldiers of the Qiyun family for many generations, and they exchanged their lives and blood for it. Qi Yun Yuexuan was seriously injured on the battlefield several times, and was almost killed by the enemy general. With his extraordinary courage and resourcefulness, he has resolved the danger again and again, but he has also left countless scars on his body, large and small.
In the same year, Qi Yunhuan was canonized as the concubine of Emperor Yicai, which is the highest-ranking concubine and the highest honor that Yan Feng can give her. The position of the queen is still hanging there, and it is still a hurdle that Yan Feng can't get over in his heart.
Although Yan Feng is fond of Qi Yunwan on the surface, he still hangs the back position high. If Qi Yunwan does not ascend to the throne of the queen for a day, she will not be able to settle down for a day. She often has nightmares, and in her dreams, Yan Feng has a new love, and she doesn't want to look at her again. In the end, the new love sat on the throne of the queen that Qi Yunhuan had been waiting for for a long time, and she also asked Yan Feng to abolish her and put her in the cold palace.
Every time she woke up from her dream screaming, her face was full of tears, and she became more and more afraid of sleeping and became moody!