Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2307 Seven Volumes 7

"That Rue Xiang is lucky, and he's another elder brother..." Lan Pei lowered her head, tightly clutching the skirt of her clothes with her fingers.

Wanxi lowered her head halfway, and after a while, she raised her face.

"Lan Pei, please allow me to say congratulations. At any rate, Master Jiu has another son; it is your Zhongyong Gongfu who has another hope."

Lan Pei closed his eyes lightly, "Master Ling is right, this is a happy event anyway. It's a pity that this elder brother is born of Ruxiang; even if it was Zhuanxiang, I would be happier."

"That Rue Xiang's character makes the master even clearer than the slave. The child she gave birth to is an elder brother. I don't even dare to count on it."

Wanxi understands Lan Pei's disappointment.

After all, if Rue Xiang had only one son, Fu Ling'an, Rue Xiang would not have dared to make a fuss based on how Master Jiu had treated Rue Xiang's family in the cold all these years; With her personality, it's hard to guarantee that her heart will stop being arrogant.

Wanxi bowed her head lightly, "Fortunately, the blood in a child's body comes from both parents. That is, this child was born of Rue Xiang, and after all, he has half of Jiuye's blood; By your aunt's side. Therefore, the child may still have hope."

"Let's not talk about other people, just Brother Ling. Although he is also from Ruxiang, but not only does he not have the same temperament as Ruxiang, but he has made great achievements for the court at a young age. In three years, he was promoted to three ranks in a row, and he was directly promoted by the third-class guard Promoted to the first-class bodyguard; moreover, the status of Duo Luo's son-in-law... such a promising child, he will also win the honor of Lord Jiu and your Zhongyong duke's house, won't he?"
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Lan Pei looked up at Wan Xi.

Lan Pei also understood in his heart that from the perspective of the concubine Ling's bystander, it would indeed be seen this way.The children of Duke Zhongyong's mansion, regardless of whether they were descended from the concubine or who was born among the three of them, are first of all the children of Lord Jiu.

Concubine Ling's affection for Duke Zhongyong's Mansion originally originated from Master Jiu, so to Concubine Ling, these children are indeed the same, and there is no need to distinguish between close and distant.That's why the imperial concubine even praised Ling'er, and even liked Fuling.

It's a pity that turning these perspectives is different for Lampe himself.

Concubine Ling was right, Ling'er was there to attend, to strive for pride... It's a pity that Ling'er's success and ambition are just to win face for Yunxiang.

Ling'er has been promoted to three levels in a row for three years. Although Ling'er is not from him, she can also become Doro's son-in-law; Ling'er's limelight at this time has almost overwhelmed Long'er; She was able to be a concubine, but her Kang'er couldn't be a concubine no matter what!

In this world, people are afraid of being compared with others; once compared, it is difficult to stabilize the heart.It's not that she doesn't like Ling'er, it's not that she doesn't want Ling'er to embarrass the Duke Zhongyong's government—it's just that she doesn't like other people's sons, overshadowing her own!

A spirit is enough to set her heart on fire; if the one reborn from Yunxiang is still as promising and uplifting as a spirit... Then she really doesn't know if she will burn another ten years after ten years. Several times the heart goes.
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Lan Pei bowed her head and remained silent for a while, Wan Xi watched, not ignorant in her heart.

The etiquette of the clan always hopes to make a family a whole, so that women learn to regard other people's children as their own children; with Lan Pei's status as the son of Fujin, he wants to become all the children of Jiuye in terms of status. mother.

However, clan etiquette is formulated by men after all; men are self-righteous, but they can't really affect women's hearts.

Women have "small eyes", so since ancient times, no matter whether it is a concubine or a concubine, few people can take other people's children seriously as their own children; as long as there is any comparison between children, the biological mother must be mixed in. scramble between.

For tens of thousands of years, the harem has been like this, and so has the harem.

Wanxi sighed softly, and stretched out her hand to hold Lan Pei's hand.

"I know, some of what I said just now made you hard to hear."

Lan Pei took a deep breath, raised her eyes and smiled vigorously, "It's okay. I understand that Master Ling didn't mean it, it's just because Master Ling stayed out of the matter after all, so it's not easy to talk about it."

Wan Xi nodded with a smile, "Although I stay out of the matter, in fact, I have never really been far away from your Zhongyong Duke's Mansion these years. Needless to say, my relationship with you, even Brother Long and Qilin Bao are considered to be friends." Those who grew up by my side, why is my relationship with them shallower than my own children?"

"Especially when I didn't have any children of my own. The years when Brother Long and the Fourth Princess were by my side made me fulfill my wish of being a mother. And Qilinbao was right in front of my eyes when he was two years old." My son, I raised him like a half son... Although the children in Duke Zhongyong's mansion are all the children of Master Jiu, my affection for Brother Long and Qilin Bao is ultimately more important than that of other children. No way."

Lampe just smiled, and the water in his eyes finally turned into a sincere smile.

"If you can get the master's words, the slave will feel at ease!"

Wanxi smiled and nodded, "Then are you willing to listen to the situation in front of you, what would you do if it were me instead?"

Lan Pei nodded vigorously, "Let the master speak quickly, and also help the slave to point out the maze."
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Wanxi lowered her head lightly, "If I look at it, this brother Yunxiang has already been born, no matter what we think about it, we can't change it; let alone be stupid and give birth to the intention of plotting against that child—no matter what What's the matter with Rue Xiang, that child is innocent, and he is also Jiu Ye's child; if you hurt that child, why not hurt Jiu Ye's heart?"

Lan Pei also nodded, "Master Ling's words are the most clear. If I was really such a vicious person, I would have thought of a plan long ago. How can I allow Rue Xiang to conceive in October and give birth to this child smoothly!"

Wan Xi nodded with a smile, "I knew you were not that kind of person, so I was willing to tell you these words——I thought, instead of thinking about that child, you might as well withdraw your thoughts quickly. Think carefully about Master Jiu."
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Lan Pei was stunned when he heard the sound, "...Think about Master Nine? Make master, slave stupid."

Wanxi held back a sigh, and gently squeezed Lan Pei's hand, "Whether it's the harem or the back house, throughout the ages, men have always had three wives and four concubines. If there are more women, they will naturally have children; others have children , We are not happy in our hearts, it is inevitable."

"It's just a matter of how these children come from. No matter the harem or the back house, men always have something to weigh. It depends on which child is the product of the men's balance—if the men want to balance The court, or the officialdom, has to do it; we feel uncomfortable, but it's not worth it to turn against your husband and get into an embarrassment because of this."

"What really deserves our pain is the children that husbands have because they like them..."

Lampe took a deep breath and nodded.

Wanxi tilted her head and stared at Lan Pei, her eyes were mischievous, "In your own opinion, Master Jiu likes Rue Xiang, so he gave her this child?"
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Lan Pei narrowed his eyes slightly, and then snorted, "I don't believe it! What did Rue Xiang do back then, and how Master Jiu treated her these years, I don't really think that Master Jiu likes her!"

Wanxi nodded, "So, the crux of the problem is not with Rue Xiang, but with Master Jiu."

"What kind of man is Jiu Ye, how does he understand the world in his heart, Lan Pei, you should know better than me-so instead of worrying about a child who has already been born, it's better to think back, How can a person who understands like Master Jiu give Yunxiang a child at this time."

Lampei was taken aback, blushing blushed unconsciously on his cheeks.

Concubine Ling, she was so sharp.

Seeing Lan Pei's expression, Wanxi suppressed a sigh and lowered her eyes halfway.

"Lampe, it is said that this is a matter between you and your husband. You and I have been sisters for these years, and it is not my turn to talk about it; it's just that since you are in front of me at this moment, you are willing to be with me I confide, and I am willing to listen to my nagging words - I said, what is more important at this moment is how you win back Master Jiu's heart; instead of worrying about a fait accompli that cannot be changed .”

"Husband and wife stay together for a lifetime, that's not a year or a half, that's a long period of decades. Men are not us women, we can be trapped in the harem and the back house, the door can't go out, the second door can't go, and we can't see the other side. but men can move freely, they will always see more women, and they are allowed to have more wives and concubines by patriarchal etiquette."

"It's not fair, but we can't change it. What we have to do now, apart from the vows we made when we were young couples, we have to figure out some ways to win the hearts of our husbands and keep them from turning their hearts aside. The place makes them feel that no matter how many women they see, their hearts should come back on time, and they can still come back to us."
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Lan Peiru was so enlightened, she stared at Wanxi in a daze, but her heart suddenly became clear.

Wanxi watched the change of Lan Pei's expression, and smiled, "Lan Pei, you are the most exquisite and exquisite person, even if you don't need me to point it out like this, you will understand it yourself sooner or later. Tell me to watch, you will Zizi's heart is already open. Then put everything I said aside, and you just act according to your own mind, that's all."

Lampe bowed his head deeply, and after a while, he finally smiled sincerely.

"Really, look at me, master. I'm also in my 30s. Why can't I understand some things?"

Lan Pei raised his eyes as he spoke, sincerely concentrating on Wanxi.

"Because Master Ling always understands this in his heart, the emperor's heart has never left Master Ling's side these years. Before Master Ling can give birth to an heir at the age of 30, the emperor gave Master Ling from the first seal Just go beyond the rules of the palace every time, or even advance to the throne;”

"When Master Ling is over 30 years old, he has taken care of his body. What the emperor gave Master Ling is one child per year... It is not unusual to have many children. What is really rare in this harem is these children. The frequency of one child being born a year - such a great favor, in the harem of the Qing Dynasty, for more than 100 years, there is no second one."

As soon as she said this, Wanxi blushed.

The frequency of one child a year, even in the homes of ordinary people, is already rare enough; what's more, the emperor who has been in charge of everything for a long time, and what age is it... What's more, the master is still practicing Tantra What about disciples of Buddhism~
Wanxi hurriedly covered her cheeks, showing girlish shyness, "Oh, I beg you, don't talk about this~~"

Seeing Master Ling put on such a demeanor, it would be wrong to treat her as an outsider, Lan Pei's whole heart warmed up, and he couldn't help but smile all over his face.

Lampe deliberately joked, "... Calculate the days when the master is a little month, it is the end of September; then the three months of October, November, and December are the days for the master to recuperate; if you have children, you will also It should be something in the first month. At this time, in February, should there be movement again?"
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Wanxi's entire face turned red, and she hurriedly raised her voice to call Yuchan, "Yuchan, quickly bring me a sewing needle! You Jiufujin are so outspoken, I told her to stop talking, she also If you don't listen, I have no choice but to be cruel and sew her mouth shut!"

Yuchan also laughed, and made a gesture to bring the needle and thread basket, but when she got closer, she blinked narrowly, "Master, this slave should die—this slave also wants to ask Jiu Fujin the same question!"

All of a sudden, the whole hall was full of laughter.

Wanxi blushed and stomped on the pedals, "Stop messing around!~ It's not like you haven't seen how busy the emperor is during the first lunar month. It's Chinese New Year again, and it's time to return to the Ministry to present prisoners; it's just February , I went to Luan Yeling again, where did such a big spirit come to sit down..."

Wan Xi blushed as she spoke, her face turned pale a little bit.

She twisted her fingers and lowered her head, "Besides, people say that those who have lost their children will suffer physical damage. Some of them are possible, and they will never be able to conceive again... Thank you for counting the days for me. I'm worried, I'm nervous, I'm afraid it's..."

Yuchan quickly smacked her mouth, "Bah, bah, the slave just talked too much. It's all the fault of the slave, God, quickly blame me."

Lan Pei stopped laughing, stared at Wan Xi seriously, and said slowly, "...Although the slave is not a doctor, the slave was born and raised anyway. At this age, the slave can understand a little bit."

"Although it's been a few months for the master, it's good for the slave to see that the master has recovered. This complexion and attitude must not have hurt the foundation in the slightest. Besides, in the sky, I must see this world clearly. By ordering the master For those who have been in the harem all these years, God will definitely not be so cruel."

Yuchan also said, "The emperor said that when he went to visit the mausoleum this time, he must pray for the protection of the ancestors for the master... What else can the ancestors bless, it must be to bless the descendants. Then the beads will definitely be opened for the emperor again." Scattered!"

When Wanxi listened, her heart warmed up.

She covered her face and nodded with a smile, "I told you two to talk so smartly, and my heart is moving now. Well, I will accept the auspicious words of you two, and I will carefully stare at my belly." That's it."

"But there must be no chance at this time. After all, the emperor has been too busy in the past two months. I'll wait for the emperor to come back in March, and I will take care of him..."

When Wanxi said this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and laughed again.
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On the tenth day of February, Emperor Luan drove to the "Baijian Palace" in Ji County, Tianjin.

It coincides with Queen Nala's Thousand Autumn Festival.

The emperor decreed that, as in the past ten years, the ceremony and banquet should be stopped as usual.

The decree was sent to Nala's residence, and Nala received it on his knees, his face and heart were equally numb.

Anyway, there is nothing new, it has been like this for more than ten years.

Tana accompanied Nala to put the imperial decree away. Seeing the pain of the master, she couldn't help persuading her softly, "...After all, the master's Qianqiu festival is in February, and the emperor goes out to visit the mausoleum every year in February. It's on the way, so it's naturally inconvenient to call the princesses and Fujins into the palace to salute."

"Besides, the Queen's Qianqiu Festival salute should have been received in the Jiaotai Palace; now she's in the palace, but not in the capital, there really isn't a suitable place."

Nala smiled lightly and nodded, "Before we entered the Qing Dynasty, there was no Jiaotai Palace, and the Dafu Jins in the harem received gifts as well as they should."

"When it comes to returning to Qi, the place is secondary, the most important thing is the people's hearts. If people have the heart, they will set up a big tent with yellow curtains in the open air, and receive the ceremony in the same way; if people don't have this heart, it's just As for Tianjin, it’s not far from Beijing, and there are also main halls and thrones in the palace, so it’s also not called reception.”

Looking at Nalashi, Tana could only feel uncomfortable, but didn't know what to say.

Nala sighed wistfully, "This year is the emperor's 50th birthday, and next year is the empress dowager's [-]th birthday. Seeing that these two days are repeatedly mentioned in the emperor's decree, it can be seen how happy and caring it is." Son...but the birthdays of the mother and daughter are birthdays, but mine, the empress of the palace, is not a birthday, and it doesn't matter to the emperor."

Tana stepped forward to support Nala, and pleaded softly, "Master...Master must not have any grudges with the emperor in your heart."

Nala sighed, "That's all, that's all. After so many years, I don't want to blame him anymore. If I don't mention these things, I won't mention them; after all, all my thoughts at this time are only for Yongxiu .As long as he is willing to be kind to Yongzheng, and follow what he said before, and establish a son-in-law as his successor, then I won't say anything."

Nala sat blankly for a while, then suddenly said, "...I was just thinking, this year is his 50th birthday at least. Emperors and empresses have always respected each other, the emperor's fiftieth birthday, I, the empress, At least we should make some plans for the Qianqiu festival, right?"

"But it turned out that I was wrong... I shouldn't have thought about it!"

Tana was also sad, so she had to think again, and murmured for a while, "At the time of Qianlong's 18th year, Concubine Yu's [-]th full life was the first time, and the emperor didn't reward anything; The gift of the ages, also comes and goes... The emperor must be too busy to take care of it for the time being."

Nala smiled sadly, "Yes, the old people in the same mansion have become more and more eclipsed in the eyes of the emperor. Old, after all, are not as good as those who came later. palace."

Nala looked up at Tana, "What's more, one of them is a concubine and the other is a concubine without children... How can they compare themselves with me, the queen of the palace?"

Tana quickly knelt down, "Master..."

Nala also shook his head, "Forget it, I'm really panicking, so I just told you this. After all, I will go to the emperor and the empress dowager and say, they, I'm afraid they will hear it too." I can't hear you."
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On February [-]th, Wanxi brought Yuqin and Yonglu back to "Natural Picture" on the pretext of preparing Yonglu for vaccination.

Outsiders didn't think too much about it.After all, several of Wanxi's children were vaccinated in the Wufutang of "Natural Pictures"; as March is approaching, the "Natural Pictures" will start worshiping gods in advance.

Yong Lu is going to worship God in advance and pray for blessings.

The concubines in the Jingren Palace lived in the Jingren Palace when they were in the Forbidden City; when they moved to the Yuanmingyuan, they lived in the "Qinghui Pavilion" on the west side of "Le'anhe" that the emperor occasionally used as his residence.

Qinghui Pavilion has a quiet and elegant landscaping without extravagance. It used to be the emperor's tea room.In the 18th year of Qianlong, the emperor ordered the Suzhou painter Zhang Zongcang, who was enshrined in the Ruyi Pavilion, to compose "Hongli Fuqin Picture".This picture shows the scene of the emperor reading, drinking tea, burning incense and playing the piano in front of Qinghui Pavilion.

The emperor loved this place, and because Yuqin was good at playing the piano, he formally named his concubine and became the master of Jingren Palace in the year of Yuqin. After formally raising Yonglu, he gave the people of Jingren Palace to live here.

With Yuqin and Yonglu gone, and the emperor's absence, only Lan Guiren and E Chang were left in the relatively closed world of Qinghui Pavilion.
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On the "Natural Picture", the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Palace Supervisor, and the on-duty imperial physicians have begun to set up the "Five Blessings Hall" to worship the gods and burn incense to prepare for the day when Yonglu will be vaccinated.

While Wanxi and Yuqin burn incense three times in front of the Buddha for Yonglu every day, she also takes care of the preparations for the marriage with Princess Jia; and the daily newspaper of the Ministry of Internal Affairs about Yongrong's opening of the mansion and marriage The allocation of items and population under the inner management.

I was too busy at the time, so I woke up suddenly in the morning for several days in a row, and my stomach churns.

Twice I had to rush to the washbasin to retch a few times.

Wanxi remembered Lan Pei's joke that day, but she herself didn't want to go that way.After all, the emperor is really busy these two months, even if she wants to have another child, she has to wait for the emperor to come back.

Yuchan was a little worried, so she wanted to invite Guiyun to go.Wanxi stopped her, "Don't be too busy. The imperial physicians on our island are all decorating the Wufu Hall, and the imperial physician Gui is entrusted by me to take care of Xiao Lu'er's body."

"I'm just a little busy these days and a little suspenseful, and I got up a little too hard in the morning these two days. It's okay."

It was breakfast time, when Yuqin picked up her rice bowl and asked about her body, she just blinked quietly, "I'm waiting for the movement from 'Qinghui Pavilion'. Let's distract myself, sister Don't mind either."

Yuqin also sighed, and put down the bowl and chopsticks, "Why not me? Just wait for the movement over there, so that my Jingren Palace can be settled down."
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On February [-], the emperor came back from visiting Dongling and returned to Yuanmingyuan.

The emperor came back now, but only for a few days.On the 21th, I will return to the palace from the Old Summer Palace, and on the [-]st, I will get up from the palace again, and then go to visit the Xiling.

When the emperor returned to the Old Summer Palace, he hurried to the "natural picture" to check.I personally read through the preparations of Wufutang, and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Imperial Hospital, and Hu Shijie one by one in detail.At that time, the eunuchs, imperial physicians, and handymen who accompanied Xiao Luer to vaccinate will all personally ask about it.

The emperor was like this, but Wanxi, who had always been strong, couldn't help but burst into tears when she saw the emperor's face.

Wanxi complained in a low voice, "Master, why bother to make such a fuss? When you come back on February 21th, you will return to the palace on the [-]th, and you will have to get up again on the [-]st... It's just these three or two days, what is the matter with you?" Need to rest?"

The emperor snorted softly, "I'm afraid that when I come back from Xiling, the little deer will have already entered the Wufu Hall to start vaccination. At that time, I will be the emperor, so I can't go in to see him. I can only wait outside."

"No matter how much trouble you have had these few days, you should come back before Xiao Lu'er gets the pox, and ask about everything in person, so that you can feel at ease."

Wanxi didn't allow herself to cry, but after the emperor said so, the tears still couldn't help falling down.

The child had to be vaccinated for more than ten days in that dark room.On the 21st, the emperor set off to pay homage to Xiling, and it would take several days to go back and forth on the way.Maybe it was really possible that when the little deer went to the dark room for vaccination, he couldn't see the emperor.

Although the emperor was still tossing and coming back, he insisted on taking a look in person, but thinking of this, Wanxi finally felt uncomfortable.

The emperor took a deep breath and reached out to help Wanxi wipe away the tears on her cheeks.

The roughness on his fingertips rubbed Wanxi's cheeks red; but it also brought Wanxi warmth and peace of mind.

"My Lord knows, you have no idea at this moment. Children's vaccination is the first difficult hurdle in their lives - besides, Xiao Lu'er is our eldest son, and his status is different from other children. I can't let it go."

"That's why, I have to intervene in person to let everyone know that this matter is being watched by me personally, so that none of them can make a move - only then can I go to Xiling with confidence."

Wanxi's tears fell down even more.The emperor is like this, what extravagance do she and Xiao Luer have?

The emperor coaxed her softly, "You can rest assured that I can't be with you at this moment, but I am watching this matter personally. Make sure that no one has the opportunity to plot anything."

Wanxi nodded her head vigorously, "There is the emperor, why should the servant be worried? Right now, all I have to do is pray to the Pox Goddess, let us little deer be safe."

The emperor hugged Wanxi into his arms, and whispered in her ear, "... I went to visit the mausoleum, and I have already told my ancestors what I have said in my heart. They must understand the heart of the master, and understand that the child Xiao Luer treats the master well." , It is important to the great Qing Dynasty."

Wanxi shook her head with tears on the contrary, "Master... our little deer, after all, is a child with half Han blood. This has never happened in the history of the Qing Dynasty. The ancestors, if they are not satisfied Woolen cloth?"

After all, the child is still too young, her father, is it too anxious to say this so early?

How can she and her little deer bear it?
The emperor inhaled carefully, and hugged Wanxi tightly, "I don't care! In short, I have already made up my mind. So what if it is half of the Han blood? No one can stop what I have decided; it is the rules of the ancestors. I am here with you, and I have never obeyed it!"

(Ask for a monthly ticket~~ The emperor came back to stay in the garden for two days. This is true. In the 23rd year of Qianlong’s reign, Dongling and Xiling went consecutively. This time it can be seen that he came back specially.)
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