Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

The emperor comforted his concubine, and then stood up and left with the queen. Today is the fifteenth day, and the emperor will stay at the queen's palace. The etiquette must not be broken.

Along the way, the emperor said nothing, and the queen felt uneasy. She knew that this matter was not a big deal, but that it involved the deposed concubine Zhen, which would offend the emperor.

When the queen punished Concubine Ji and Guiren Qi, she did not expect that Concubine Ji would be so capable. She must have done it on purpose, just to mention the hard life of the Zhen family in front of the emperor and to complain incidentally.

Sure enough, after returning to Jingren Palace, the emperor, who had not spoken for a long time, said this, "The queen seems to have grown older, and now she is often biased in managing palace affairs."

With one sentence, the queen's hanging heart was finally relieved. The emperor specially returned to Jingren Palace to say this again, which was to save her some face.

"Today I mishandled my concubine. Your Majesty forgives me." The Queen sat next to the Emperor and apologized.

The emperor's big hand covered the back of the queen's hand and said in a deep voice, "Go to sleep."

The next day, the emperor found an excuse to reprimand Guarja'emin and became very angry.

When Mr. Qi heard the news, he went to see the emperor outside the Yangxin Hall and wanted to intercede for his father. Unexpectedly, he didn't even see the emperor. He only heard Su Peisheng come out and pass the news.

"Guarjia Emin, I will be demoted one level. If Guarjia, the noble Qi family, asks for mercy again, I will be demoted one level again."

Qi Gui was horrified, knowing that he had offended the emperor, so he came to Jingren Palace at a loss and asked the queen for advice.

The queen told her what happened last night, and Qi Guiren was furious and gritted his teeth and wanted to die with Ji's concubine.

The relationship between Qi Guiren and Ji Concubine has been established, and the queen is happy to see it. However, as Ji Concubine becomes more and more favored, Qi Guiren falls out of favor.

The more the Queen thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. The Emperor's reaction was probably not just because her handling was biased, or because Concubine Ji fainted and her knees were red and swollen.

So is it because Qi Guiren touched the emperor's inverse scale, or is it because the emperor still has old feelings for Zhen?

Concubine Ji really took care of her for many days, and the emperor visited her several times to recuperate from her injuries, but Qi Guiren was left out in the cold.

In early April, the emperor sent the portraits of the ladies from various families sent by the queen back to Jingren Palace, and sent a message to the queen to make a decision.

To show her generosity, the queen specially announced that Concubine Jing and Concubine Hui had discussed the matter together.

Finally, four people were selected to enter the palace. The queen showed the portraits of these four people to the emperor for inspection. After the emperor nodded, he started preparations and sent aunts to teach the rules in each mansion, and they entered the palace together with March Hou.

Ninth Prince's first birthday is approaching, and the palace is preparing for a first-year banquet. The queen leaves the matter to Concubine Jing.

On this day, Nian Shilan sent a message saying that he wanted to see Xia Dongchun. He brought a birthday gift prepared for the ninth elder brother, and Xia Dongchun went happily.

When they arrived at Yikun Palace, Nian Shilan was playing with Brother Jiu.

Brother Ninth was learning to walk, staggering from the wet nurse's arms to E Niang. Nian Shilan looked nervous and excited, and several palace maids carefully guarded him to prevent Brother Ninth from falling.

In the expectant eyes of everyone, Brother Jiu finally succeeded in walking in front of Nian Shilan and threw himself into E Niang's arms. Nian Shilan cried and laughed excitedly.

Xia Dongchun had seen many kinds of smiles from Nian Shilan, proud, arrogant, sarcastic, and disdainful, but never such a smile that made her feel gentle from the bottom of her bones, exuding satisfaction and happiness all over her body.

It seems that Brother Fuhui has finally become E Niang's salvation.

Xia Dongchun looked at Nian Shilan's face, which looked a little pale. Now that the day was getting hotter and it was afternoon again, she was still wearing thicker clothes in spring.

Nian Shilan hugged Fuhui and was reluctant to let go. Fuhui huddled in E Niang's arms, giggling. Xia Dongchun couldn't bear to break this beautiful scene, so Songzhi reminded Concubine Nian that Concubine Chang had arrived.

Nian Shilan ordered his wet nurse to take Fuhui to take a nap, and then he returned to his dignified and slightly lazy look. This was the Nian Shilan that Xia Dongchun was familiar with.

Then Nian Shilan came to the main hall and sat down.

"Concubine Chang, long time no see. How is everything going well lately?" Nian Shilan said calmly.

"Thanks to your Majesty, everything goes well." Xia Dongchun naturally knew what Nian Shilan was referring to.

"As long as it goes well," Nian Shilan took a long breath, "Now I know what it means to have a child and everything will be fine."

"I also noticed that your mother's mentality is much better than before." Xia Dongchun agreed.

"I can hardly have anything else to hope for in this life. Now I can no longer fight or fight, and I have no desire to do so. I only hope that Fuhui, my wife, can grow up safely and healthily."

Xia Dongchun listened quietly.

"My obsession in the first half of my life was just to monopolize the emperor and defeat Zhen Huan and the Queen. Now it seems that the past is unbearable to look back on. Zhen Huan has been defeated. Only the poisonous woman in Jingren Palace, I must stand by and watch. I will look at her retribution." Speaking of this, Nian Shilan became a little excited.

"I asked Concubine Ji to find you. I have been in charge of the palace for many years. Even if it is in decline, there are still some useful people under my command. I know that you are a tolerant person, but you will not always swallow your anger. Therefore, this The thing is that I help you, and you help me."

"Thanks to the help of the empress, the progress can go so smoothly." Xia Dongchun said.

"I heard that Shen Meizhuang is helping Zhen Huan investigate E Min recently?"

Xia Dongchun knew clearly that it was Concubine Ji who said it.

"The Nian family and the Guarjia family also have sworn hatred. Since the noble Qi is also a member of the Queen, I have no choice but to interfere in this matter. I have sent a letter and asked old friends of the Nian family to investigate secretly. If If there is any progress, I will order Songzhi to inform you." Nian Shilan said so much and looked a little exhausted.

"It will be easier if we can get help from the empress. When E Min is defeated and Qi Gui is implicated, the queen's party will also be severely damaged." Xia Dongchun said.

Nian Shilan nodded lazily and said nothing.

"Actually, why do you have to fight with the emperor? The emperor's affection for you is extraordinary. Now that you have Fuhui, wouldn't it be better if the whole family can live in harmony?" Xia Dongchun advised warmly.

"I and Fuhui can also be harmonious and beautiful." Nian Shilan said coldly.

Xia Dongchun gave up the persuasion and took out the first-year gift for Fu Hui, which was a red gold necklace inlaid with Hetian jade, and handed it to Songzhi before leaving.

After coming out of Yikun Palace, Xia Dongchun went to Qixiang Palace to visit Concubine Ji.

Concubine Ji also knew that Xia Dongchun had gone to Yikun Palace, but she didn't ask much.

The two of them talked about the emperor demoting E Min's position the day before yesterday and neglecting Qi Guiren. Ji Bin said proudly: "I know that the emperor still has Wan Bin in his heart, but the emperor is famous for his eccentric temper. His moodiness and anger are just what he is thinking, no one can guess."

"You really took some risks. Even if it was Mr. Qi Guiren's fault on the day of the prayer, after all, you had the courage to mention my concubine in front of the emperor, and you were not afraid of the emperor's anger." Xia Dongchun sighed.