"It's rare to be sober today, so I'm looking for you to come and talk." The imperial concubine handed the empty medicine bowl to Ji Xiang, raised her hand and said, "You all go out first, and the palace and Concubine Rong will talk alone." When only An Lingrong was left in the dormitory, she said slowly, "I know that my body is no longer good, and now it is just a return to the light, while people are still awake, there are some things I want to entrust to you." ”

"It's about Wen Yi." An Lingrong broke his words and said with a smile, "Niangniang treats her so well." ”

"I have served the emperor for more than 40 years, except for the first three or two years of favor, nearly 30 years have been lonely, since Wen Yi came to me, I feel that this life is more hopeful, otherwise, I may not be able to survive to this day." The imperial concubine gasped softly as she spoke, "Wen Yi has a kind temperament, I heard that the new Guanglu Siqing is a gentle and elegant young man, although the family is not prominent, but that person is the same character as Wen Yi, even if he can't be harmonious in the future, he can respect each other like a guest." ”

"My sister chose thousands of choices to set this colt for Wen Yi, what else is there to worry about?" An Lingrong nodded, "Although Lord Zhou is young, he is calm and moderate, and the emperor values it very much. ”

"It's because the emperor values me that I'm worried." The imperial concubine frowned slightly, and sighed lightly, "I'm afraid that after I leave, the Zhou family will bully her and there will be no one behind her......"

"He dares!" An Lingrong's beautiful eyes were sharply raised.

The imperial concubine's voice paused, and then chuckled: "He doesn't dare." ”

On the twenty-second day of October in the eleventh year of Yongzheng, Duanhuang Guifei died of illness, and the emperor chose the word Duankang as his nickname and held a funeral.

On the day of the funeral, the snow fell very heavily, like goose feathers pouring down, shrouding the entire Forbidden City in the vast white snow.

Xu is this year is not very good, following the imperial concubine died of illness, near the end of the year, Yonghe Palace's Concubine Jin also died, she took polyp pills in her early years, and then ate bitter almonds when she was pregnant, toxins have accumulated repeatedly, it is not easy to drag on to this day, yes, her death is not only unexpected by everyone, but also expected, taking advantage of the end of the funeral of Duankang Imperial Concubine, Concubine Jin's funeral is simple.

There were two funerals in a row under the year, and the palace was suddenly deserted, and even the Chinese New Year's Eve Lantern Festival was not held.

On this day, Hongli took the eldest brother who had just turned 100 days into the palace to visit, and the emperor personally gave him the name Yonghuang, which means half of the wall of beautiful jade, in which the meaning of beating is self-evident.

"The fourth elder brother also knew that this matter was not done properly, so he deliberately mentioned it to the emperor today, and he wanted to raise Yonghuang under the name of Shu Yao, and Fucha Gege was still only a concubine, and he didn't mention the matter of asking her for side blessings, which the emperor still praised very much." Zhen Huan sat under the corridor with Dayu and An Lingrong to enjoy the snow, just as they were as leisurely as they were when they admired the moon in Broken Yuxuan, but their mood was no longer what they used to be, and their words were no longer innocent, "It was the Gao clan who served the fourth elder brother before, because her father was useful, the emperor personally promoted her to the fourth elder brother's side Fujin, and the Wulanala clan was the same respect, I think back then, the two of them still entered the mansion together, and it was also fate." ”

An Lingrong nested in the recliner, the snow-white fox fur wrapped her, almost blending with the snow scene, after listening to Zhen Huan's words, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and smiled: "The fourth elder brother's Prince Bao's Mansion is only afraid of a comparison with the Emperor's Prince Yong's Mansion back then, and it depends on whether the Bao Prince Fujin carefully selected by my sister can be calm." ”

Hongli's wedding was held in September, the scene was very grand, Fucha Shuyao sat firmly in the position of wife after entering the house, the emperor in order to show the importance of the Fucha family, specially chose to give him the title of prince after the Hongli wedding.

"You're going to be glammy." Zhen Huan had a headache.

"My sister has a headache a little earlier now, and she is still in the palace now, and when this group of warblers and swallows enter the palace in the coming day, that is when my sister will have a headache." An Lingrong covered his mouth and laughed, turned around to avoid Zhen Huan's hand, turned his eyes to look at the snow dripping from the eaves, and whispered, "It's so quiet, even the sound of the snow melting can be heard clearly." ”

"yes." Zhen Huan held the warm hand stove, "Rong'er, our era has passed." ”

An Lingrong pursed his lips and smiled, but did not speak.

Xiao Yunzi ran over from afar, stood in front of the two of them and bowed, got up and said: "Two mothers, there is news from outside the palace that the seventeenth Fujin had a difficult birth and unfortunately passed away, and the little brother died an hour after he was born due to lack of birth. ”

Zhen Huan was slightly startled, and hurriedly stabilized her mind: "Does the emperor know about this?" ”

Seeing Xiao Yunzi shaking his head, An Lingrong hurriedly turned his head and said to Cardamom, "Go to the palace and ask." ”

"You're pregnant, don't alarm the fetus, I'll go back and change my clothes first." Zhen Huan pressed An Lingrong, got up and said, "Wait a minute, just let someone come to Yongshou Palace and say it." ”

"Okay, sister, go slowly." An Lingrong watched Zhen Huan leave.

Cardamom came back quickly, but after a cup of tea, he asked clearly: "The emperor is talking to Lord Zhang Tingyu about Prince Guo's garrison at the border pass, saying that he is talking about the government and is angry, and the news of the Seventeenth Fujin suddenly came, and the emperor was angry and ordered Prince Guo to return to Beijing to report on his work." ”

"It's been a good life for more than half a year, but don't make any more trouble." An Lingrong looked at the snow that had melted and fallen from the branches with heavy eyes, and asked Bai Zhi to go to the Yongshou Palace to spread the word, and then his fingers stroked the pattern of the gilded hand stove, and lowered his eyes and said, "What happened to the sticky rod?" ”

Dill said in a low voice: "The original Xia Yi, Xia Ge, and Xia Yao at the sticky pole died and rebelled, and the emperor couldn't find a competent person for a while, so he promoted the old minister Tu Lichen of the previous dynasty. ”

An Lingrong nodded, closed his eyes, and fell asleep in the cold wind.

Yanmingguan is far away, Prince Guo ran day and night, and finally returned to the capital before Meng Jingxian got up, it was the end of spring and the beginning of summer, the lotus flowers in the palace bloomed early, An Lingrong was lazy, and occasionally walked to the Yongshou Palace to watch it when he was interested, those vats were finally left after several twists and turns, and the lotus flowers were transplanted in spring and summer, and then a leaf lotus or narcissus, always lived up.

On a sunny day, the spring light in the courtyard does not stop, and the lotus flowers are in full bloom, red, pink and white are connected together, and the beauty is overwhelming.

"This year's lotus flowers are blooming so well, and there are only a few sporadic in previous years." Zhen Huan helped An Lingrong into the side hall to rest, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and smile a little, "The fragrance of lotus flowers is fresh and pleasant, if you like it, let someone pick some and bring it back." ”

"If you take it back to enjoy it, I'm afraid that I don't like to move around more and more during the day, so it's better to keep it with my sister." An Lingrong smiled with crooked eyebrows, his eyes fell on the scroll hanging next to the bed, the yellow background was sprinkled with gold, and the thick ink wrote "The flowers are good and the moon is full for a long time", which seems to be the emperor's handwriting, but this situation and this scene are already things and people, "Prince Guo has entered the palace today, does my sister know?" ”

"I know." Zhen Huan followed An Lingrong's line of sight and landed on the scroll, "Xiao Yunzi said, he has lost a lot of weight, and he is also very haggard, I think he suddenly lost his beloved wife and young son, and the blow was too big, and his eyebrows were full of decadence and frustration." She spoke calmly, as if she were talking about an inconsequential person.

"Time has passed, and the emperor actually remembered his good life, and after this debriefing, he did not let him go back to the border pass, but let him manage the affairs of the Zongren Mansion and stayed in the capital." An Lingrong opened his mouth and said, "It's just that Seventeen Fujin passed away, and Prince Guo's mansion was left unattended, and the emperor chose the second daughter of Duke Guo Yi to be the housekeeper, and she was from the Niu Hulu clan with her sister. ”

Zhen Huan was silent for a long time after listening, and then said lightly: "That's fine." ”

Life always goes on and on, there are lives that leave and there are lives that come.

In the middle of summer in June, An Lingrong gave birth to a pair of twins, which are very beautiful daughters, the complexion is as white as snow, the smile is beautiful and clear, the emperor gave the name Roujia Rouyi, An Lingrong chose the small character as the new eyebrow Nian'an, which means that everyone knows, and the emperor is extremely fond of them.

At this time, the former dynasty once again mentioned the matter of canonizing the crown prince.

"Although the emperor's spring and autumn period is prosperous, but the country must be established early, among the emperor's sons, the fourth elder brother is the oldest, and the minister asks the fourth elder brother to be the crown prince to share state affairs for the emperor." The one who is listed is the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he is very good friends with the Fucha family in private.

The court has been arguing for many years about the establishment of the crown prince, and the calls have come and gone, until recently, everyone is looking forward to the fourth elder brother Hongli, the emperor can't help but hesitate, pacing slowly and said: "The prince of this dynasty has never been divided into the eldest and youngest, only to see whether the prince is virtuous." ”

As soon as these words came out, someone immediately stood up and responded: "Your Majesty, the fourth elder brother grew up outside the palace since he was a child, and his reading is still shallow. "When I looked closely, this person was Xia Wei, the leader of the coat.

"Your Majesty, the sixth elder brother's biological mother is not from a high background, and she was not good at speaking when she was young, so she is so incomplete that she will never be able to bear the weight of the country." Ji He walked out slowly, and Lang Lang said, "The minister is foolish, the seventh elder brother is very intelligent, and the noble concubine Rong is noble, virtuous and wise, and now she has twins, which is a good omen, and the seventh elder brother is the most suitable to be the prince." ”

"Your Majesty, the eighth elder brother exported poems at the age of three, and wrote a chapter at the age of four, this talent is by no means inferior to the seventh elder brother, and the minister thinks that the eighth elder brother is the best candidate for the crown prince......"

The courtiers came out one after another, you said a word to me, and the quarrel was red-faced, but it was nothing more than the fourth elder brother, the seventh elder brother and the eighth elder brother, among them, especially the eighth elder brother Hongzhao was the most powerful, after all, everyone knew that Concubine Xi in the palace had three sons under her knees, but only Hongzhao was her own child, and those who supported the seventh elder brother were led by Ji He and An Jingxuan, and those who supported the fourth elder brother were mostly old ministers in the court, as for the sixth elder brother mentioned by Xia Wei, no one catered to it.

"Your Majesty, the seventh elder brother and the eighth elder brother are still young, how can they take on this heavy responsibility? Among the princes, only the fourth elder brother is an adult, and the fourth elder brother is better. The Ministry of Rites said loudly, interrupting the quarrel.

At that time, Zhang Tingyu also came out to speak, and his words were sharp and sharp: "Your Majesty, although the eighth elder brother is smart, but the master is young and the mother is strong, I must not come out of the Lu family's Wu family, otherwise the country will be in danger!" Moreover, Concubine Xi's cultivation outside the palace is criticized, and she is not suitable for the mother of the prince. ”

"So, are you worried about Concubine Xi?" The emperor stared at Zhang Tingyu and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Zhang Tingyu nodded calmly: "Yes, if the emperor insists on making the eighth elder brother the crown prince, please follow the example of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and take precautions." He opened his mouth in a deep voice, and every word was full of killing intent, "Leave the son to the mother, and there will be no trouble." ”