Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2490 Eight Volumes 15 Kaner Years

It was very embarrassing for Lawang not to snatch it back.

"Danba, don't make trouble!"

Lawang carefully hid Xiaoqi's pair of insoles in his bosom, and then went to ask for a pair of Mianjin.

"This is the wish of the girl's family, and it's not something we should play around with."

Lawang’s seriousness made Danbadorzi feel that there must be something hidden in it, so he laughed, “…or, it wasn’t made by Ge Ge in the palace, but in your palace. Which handmaid, or even a girl from your nomad land gave it to you?"

The princesses of the Qing Dynasty were handed down to the Mongolian concubines, and almost all of their families had concubines from the Mongolian headquarters.Lawang's grandfather had the same son as Princess Jing's son-in-law, Buten Baljur. These Mongolian son-in-laws almost all had children from concubines.Therefore, what Dambadorzi said was not too much.

But Lawang's face turned red, and he roared angrily, "Don't talk nonsense! Since I was two years old, I only knew the Seventh Princess in my heart. What do other girls in this world have to do with me?" ?”

Dambadorzi saw that Lawang was unhappy, so he didn't dare to do it again, but he couldn't help being curious, "Then tell me who embroidered the insole, and I'll return it to you."

Lawang sighed softly, "Forget it. But you have to swear to Changshengtian that you will never tell what I told you."

Dambadorzi also agreed, "Okay, I swear!"

Then Lawang said, "This is... embroidered with cotton brocade."

Dambadorji raised his eyebrows, "Mianjin Gege also embroidered insoles for you? You are her real uncle, so it's possible that she also wants to marry you?"

"But it's true. Although it's a generation behind, Mianjin Gege is the same age as the Seventh Princess after all, and the same age as you. She and the Seventh Princess have had a deep relationship since childhood. If they are reluctant to part in the future, they can follow suit. In the pre-Qin period, Er’er’s concubine got married, and asked her to marry into your family with the Seventh Princess!”

Lawang frowned, "You're talking nonsense~~Even if Mianjin Gege doesn't feel wronged, I wouldn't want it either! In my life, only the Seventh Princess is enough."

Dambadorji approached and asked carefully, "Lawang, tell me, if it wasn't for this, why would Mianjin Gege embroider your insoles for you?"

"This is an insole. It's not like other jobs. Even in Mongolia, it's an expression of love."

Lawang shook his head, not wanting to reveal Mianjin's thoughts on Qilinbao, so he avoided the seriousness and said lightly, "Actually...Mianjin Gege didn't embroider for me, but she didn't give it to me after she embroidered it, so let's let it go for now." In my place, let’s talk about it after meeting the right person.”

Dambadorji didn't understand, so he was stunned, "Is there no one who wants the insoles embroidered with cotton brocade?"

Lawang calmed down now, glanced at Dambadorzi's expression, and then he saw something.

Lawang laughed, "Danba Anda, it looks like you want to keep it?"

Dambadorzi's face was a little red, and he scratched his head, "Cough! Me, I just think that Mianjin Gege's craftsmanship is really good, and the flowers are embroidered as if they were alive. This winter's , when I saw this flower, it was as if I could smell the fragrance of the flower... I can't put it down, uh."

Lawang thought for a while, and then said, "How about this, if you promise me to cherish this insole, then you can take it. But you are not allowed to mention it in front of others, and even...not in front of Mianjin Gege. Erti."

"If you promise me, I will give it to you; if you refuse to promise, then you can return it to me now."

Danba thought for a while, although he was a little puzzled, he still quickly tucked the insole into his arms, stretched out his hand to hold it down, "Okay, I promise you, just don't say anything!"

Lawang was also relieved.

Danbadorji is finally an elder brother who also came from Mongolia, and their Wulianghai people consider themselves servants of the Genghis Khan family, so they have always obeyed Lawang.If the insoles were given to An Da like this, Lawang would be most at ease.
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On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month of this year, 21 people from Banboke in the year of the Western Regions entered the pilgrimage.

Among them is Aksu's third-grade Achimbak-Setibaledi.This Setibaldi was from Ush, and was formerly Burke of Ush.

The emperor favored Setibaldi very much, and the emperor personally summoned him to the Chonghua Palace to salute - the Chonghua Palace is the emperor's hidden residence. It is closer to the salute in front of the palace.

The emperor gave tea in the Chonghua Palace, and rewarded all the Burkes, and specially granted Setibaldi the Duke.

At this time, even Wanxi, and even Concubine Rong didn't know the significance of the emperor's favor - after all, every year when Ban Burke came to the throne in the Western Region Huibu year, the emperor always rewarded him very much.

It wasn't until the 30th year of Qianlong, after the great turmoil broke out in the Western Regions, that Wanxi and Concubine Rong understood the emperor's foresight when looking back on today's events.
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In the 30th year of Qianlong, he came to the world with a dignified step.

On the first day of the first lunar month, after the emperor performed a series of sacrificial rituals, night fell, and the emperor gave a banquet to the princes and princes of the clan in the Qianqing Palace.

At the same time, the family banquet belonging to the female relatives in Kunning Palace also arrived as scheduled.

The Nala family paid special attention to etiquette this year. Before the family banquet officially started, they brought a group of concubines and clan Fujins to worship all the gods enshrined in Kunning Palace.

In previous years, the empress dowager took the lead in this matter, but this year the empress dowager was happy to hand it over to Nala.

Concubine Rong was a little puzzled, so she asked Wanxi in a low voice, "...look at the proud look of the Empress Dowager, I don't understand why the Empress Dowager is doing this year."

Wanxi lowered her head and smiled, "Ah, you are from the Western Regions, and some customs are different from those in the mainland. Do you know how old the Empress Dowager is this year?"

Concubine Rong bowed her head and thought for a while, "74 years old?"

Concubine Rong tilted her head to look at Wanxi, "You mean, the empress dowager is too old, so it's inconvenient to salute in person?"

Wanxi smiled, blinking mischievously, "The empress dowager's birthday is late, it's the end of November, and the empress dowager has only passed one month of her holy birthday, so this meeting can't be said to be 74, it has to be 73. "

"And in the mainland of the Central Plains, there is a saying of 'Kan Er Nian'. 73 and 84 are considered to be the 'Kan Er Nian' of the elderly."

Concubine Rong didn't know that there is a saying in the Central Plains, especially in the north: "73, 84, the king of hell will not invite you to go." Easy to be overcome.

"...Therefore, old people in Kanernian, it is not appropriate to worship gods and ancestors. Otherwise, it seems that the heart is not pious, or even brought evil spirits to the gods and ancestors."

Concubine Rong also opened her mouth, "So that's how it is."

Wanxi smiled and blinked, "This year, no matter what happens to the old lady, we juniors must not do things that make the empress dowager unhappy. Otherwise, the responsibility will be great."

Concubine Rong nodded, "After all, I have nothing to do, and her old man can't do anything with me, so I'm not worried."
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Finally the ceremony was over, the banquet tables were lined up, and the female relatives put down their solemnity and became lively.

The liveliness of the women comes from the children.This year, apart from the original princes, princesses, and princesses in the palace, the fourth elder brother Yongxuan and the fifth elder brother Yongqi also added their little grandchildren. This is the warmth and harmony of the family.

Although Fengshen Jilun is a generation behind Shiliu, Shiliu is an uncle, and Fengshen Jilun is a nephew, but because the two elder brothers are about the same age, they hold hands together and can walk, After all, they are only one year old or two years old, so they are still a little wobbly.

The two dangling children walked hand in hand like this, making them even more cute and cute.

The two mothers, Wanxi and the fourth princess, looked at their son with a smile, seeing that their uncle and nephew are so good, they also looked at each other and smiled in relief.

After looking at the child, the fourth princess Fang said quietly, "Qi Lin Bao stays in the palace these days, is it embarrassing for Er Niang?"

Fukang'an also came tonight, and Concubine Shu took care of her.

Originally the son of a foreign minister, he was not eligible to enter the Kunning Palace family banquet, but because he was pushed into the well by the eighth princess after all, the royal family felt a little wrong, so they called for a lively party.

Wanxi glanced at Fukang'an, smiled and shook her head, "Why? Qilin Bao himself is smart and sensible, and Concubine Shu is looking after her, so it's not my turn to worry about it."

The fourth princess sighed softly, "Ling Erniang said so, how can I not know his temperament? I can't rest assured, and my father-in-law is even more worried."

Wanxi couldn't help trembling slightly, "Master Fu, are you worried?"

The fourth princess nodded, "Before I entered the palace today, my father-in-law came to my princess mansion to ask for an interview, and he told me about this in private. He told me to take Qilin Bao home today."

How could Wanxi not understand Master Jiu's mind?

She lowered her head and smiled quietly, "Thank you for me, Lord Jiu has a heart."

The fourth princess contemplated Wanxi, "Ling Erniang is a noble concubine, if you want to say thank you, your father-in-law must be in a panic."

Wan Xi nodded with a smile, then pointed to a plate of 'Le Te Tiao' on the table: "I saw that Fengshen Jilun's kid likes this, even if he doesn't eat it, he can chew it and play with it, just as a teether." I made this with my own hands, I prepared some more, and you can take it back later.”

The fourth princess understood and nodded, "Speaking of which, this 'Le Te Tiao' is the oldest pastry of our Manchurians. It doesn't matter whether men, women, or children love to eat it, and Fengshen Jilun is not the only one. I I was thinking about Ling'eniang's craftsmanship, this time I can take it home and let the family taste it, I wonder if Ling'eniang would be willing to do this?"

Wanxi smiled, and gently squeezed the fourth princess's hand, "Although it's all up to you to arrange. For Zhuanxiang and Fuling, you also have a separate share."
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On the kang over there, Fukang'an finally saw Xiao Qilai.

Concubine Shu is the first concubine, so the seat is next to Wanxi's.But fortunately, the heads of the inner court sat on both sides, which made Wanxi and Concubine Shu sit on the left and right, separated by the whole room.

Fukang'an could only look at Xiao Qi from a distance.

Although he was happy to see Xiao Qi finally, but he had already felt that the fourth princess's sister-in-law was staring at him.He also understood what the fourth princess meant, so tonight he was even more anxious to see Xiao Qi alone.

It was so easy for him to take a moment, he moved and wanted to get off the kang, but Concubine Shu held him down, "What are you doing? The kang is warm, and you are recovering from illness, so why don't you stay on the kang?" .”

Fu Kang'an had no choice but to whisper, "Auntie, I want to relieve my hand..."

Concubine Shu could only sigh and could not follow in person, so she sent a young eunuch in the palace to follow.

Fukang'an walked out of the palace door weakly, and when he turned around the corner, Fukang'an's black eyes flashed, and he was already the clever boy like a monkey spirit in the past.

Fu Kang'an stretched out his hand to untie a piece of jade from his belt, and handed it to the little eunuch Sena, "Don't treat it as a fun thing, let me tell you, this is a tribute from Khotan from the Western Regions."

The little eunuch was so happy that his eyes narrowed with joy, "The servant has only served my elder brother for so many days, and my elder brother rewarded me with such a valuable thing. I really don't know how to thank my elder brother .”

Fukang'an turned around, hid in the corner of the wall, and pointed at the palace, "The opportunity is here! If you think about it, just help me invite the seventh princess out."

The little eunuch's eyes wandered, but he reached out and stuffed the jade back into Fu Kang'an's hand.

"My brother spared this servant... This servant is a eunuch, or a young eunuch who is not on the stage. How can a servant have the right to invite the princess alone? Go that way, the slaves don't dare."

Fukang'an gritted his teeth, and pulled out a piece of gold and eight pocket watches from his bosom, and stuffed them back into the little eunuch's sleeve along with the piece of Hetian jade, "plus this Let me tell you, this is a 'big eight piece', with a golden shell on the outside, gold is expensive! It belongs to my ama, and I have been rare and polished for several years before I give it to me from my ama It was made... when I entered the palace, I only got on my upper body, and I didn’t even bother to take it out to look at it a few times, but this time I’ll give it to you!"

The little eunuch knows that Mr. Fu has been diligent all his life, but he only has one shortcoming, that is, he loves luxury.Therefore, the things in Mr. Fu's house are only better than those outside, never worse than those outside.

The little eunuch weighed these two good things in his hands, and he was reluctant to let go.Cruel and heartless, he gritted his teeth and said, "For the sake of protecting my brother, even if this servant has to sacrifice half his life, it's worth it!"

The little eunuch turned around and looked in.

On the contrary, Fu Kang'an became nervous and didn't dare to look into Kunning Palace.He jumped three times on the spot in the night, turned his back, and took a deep breath to calm the tension in his heart.

——When I meet Liansheng later, what should he say?
Do you want to say directly, "Liansheng, don't be with Lawang"?No, no, that's too dishonest.

Or say: "Liansheng, you see we grew up together, and I make you laugh the most, don't you? Then you should stay with me, and I guarantee that you will be happy for the rest of your life; That boy Lawang...although he is honest, but he knows how to make you happy better than me!"

As soon as he himself thought of this, he felt that it was not good to say so, so he banged his forehead against the wall in embarrassment.

"Or—just say, 'I like the ginger you gave me, but I don't want to see the insole of Mianjin'...Tell Liansheng to understand my intention?"

"Oh, it doesn't seem to be good..." In the winter, Fukang'an was sweating all over his forehead, and there was a burst of heat in his warm hat.

"Or just say, 'Liansheng, you see the fourth princess is my sister-in-law, if you come to my house too, then we can take care of each other with the fourth princess and sister...'"

When Fukang'an was hesitating, he could already hear the rustling of his clothes under the eaves of the corridor.

Fukang'an stood up straight, took several deep breaths, and then slowly turned around——

Unexpectedly, it was his sister-in-law Fourth Princess and Jia who came.

Fukan'an's face immediately collapsed, "Sister-in-law, why is it you?"

The fourth princess stood under the eaves of the corridor, half of her face was illuminated by the light in the window, and half of her face was immersed in the night.

"What's the matter, are you waiting for others and don't want me to come?"

Fukangan's eyes were sharp, and while the fourth princess was talking, he had already seen the little eunuch whom he asked to do things before, and he followed behind the fourth princess in disgrace.

He knew that the situation was over, but he could only hold back a wry smile, "What did sister-in-law say? I'm going to clean the room... Although the eldest sister-in-law is better than mother, it's not a problem for sister-in-law to come here now, isn't it?"

The fourth princess snorted, "Although I will go inside to receive the banquet tonight, I am married after all, so I can't delay too long. I'm going back soon, come with me. Concubine Shu I've already informed you over there, so you don't need to go back and leave."

Fukang'an was startled, "Sister-in-law... you're leaving now? Didn't you just start the banquet? Why are you here so soon?"

The fourth princess looked down at Fengshen Jilun who was following beside her, "Your nephew is young, so he is going to sleep now. If you stay here, you will inevitably cry and make trouble, breaking the rules."

Even Fu Kang'an didn't know how to evade the fourth princess's reason.

"But... it's just the beginning of the banquet, right? Sister-in-law, I haven't eaten anything yet. It's not too late for you to tell me to go in and eat something good before going home."

The fourth princess raised her eyes quietly, the bottom of her eyes flickered, "Look at what you said! Your unicorn is kept at our house. What have you never seen or eaten? This is a palace banquet, the ones you have seen at home, where is it?" It’s so close to heaven and earth? When will you not be able to let go of this bite and eat?”

"I..." Fukang'an scratched the flesh in his palm with his fingernails, thinking carefully, "Sister-in-law, how come I forgot, didn't I get sick? I just got over it, and my appetite just started to whet. I can't let go of these delicious foods."

The fourth princess snorted softly, "It's okay. Which dish do you like, I privately asked Ling'eniang's grace, and I rewarded you with some food. If it's not good, I'll go back to the restaurant in my princess mansion Go to the room, tell them to come back to the palace to get the recipe, and I will make it for you later!"

Fukang'an couldn't say anything about the fourth princess, and was so anxious that he wanted to stomp his feet.

"Sister-in-law! It's New Year's Eve, sister-in-law, why do you bother to go all over the place?"

The fourth princess stepped forward and grabbed Fukang'an's arm, "Don't ask Eunuch to worry about you!"
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Fukang'an went out for a long time and never came back.

Xiaoqi felt puzzled, came from Wanbi's side to Wanxi's table, wanted to ask, but saw Enie holding a pocket watch in her hand, hanging her head in a daze.

"Ernie, this pocket watch is really pretty!" Xiao Qi said and leaned over, "Even the hour is inlaid with rice beads, it's really exquisite."

Xiao Qi glanced at Wan Xile, "Is it because Huang Ama rewarded E Nie?"

Wanxi sighed lightly, but shook her head, and hugged Xiao Qi, "Your Majesty, these clocks and watches are the things you don't like to reward people the most."

Although these clocks are extremely ornate and exquisite, they are objects that count time.Another year later, the emperor will be 55 years old, and this is the last thing to see these objects.

Xiao Qi also understood, sticking out her tongue, "Daughter is reckless."

Wanxi nodded, and said slowly, "Actually, it was protected by Qilin."

Xiao Qi was surprised, "Huh? His? But why does he use the hour to be inlaid with pearls? It's... not like his temperament."

Wanxi raised her eyes and looked at her daughter quietly, feeling a little relieved, but also a little speechless melancholy.

This pocket watch was taken from the eunuch's hand by the fourth princess just now when she saw the little eunuch's ghostly eyes.The fourth princess showed the pocket watch to Wanxi, and Wanxi also had an intuition in her heart that this pocket watch was carried by Qilinbao, but it shouldn't be Qilinbao's.

Wanxi held it in her palm and rubbed it for a while, just being careful not to say the answer.

Sure enough, it was a mother-daughter bond, and Xiao Qi also noticed it.

Wanxi took a deep breath, "No matter what, this pocket watch is precious and beautiful. Qilin Bao has already gone home with your fourth sister, and I can't hand this pocket watch to him for a while."

Wanxi thought for a while, and put the pocket watch in her daughter's hand, "Then I'll leave it with you for now. If you think the opportunity is right, or when we meet again next time, you will personally Give it back to him; or, you can give it to Lawang, and ask Lawang to take it to the upper study for him..."

Xiaoqi held the pocket watch in her palm and lowered her head gently.

Looking at it from Wanxi's perspective, you can see the faint protrusion of the vertebrae on the back of the daughter's neck.It is so exquisite and delicate, indicating that the daughter has gradually looked like a girl.

Wanxi's heart was both sour and sweet, but she still insisted on this decision.

In short, it is better to leave it to the daughter herself.As a mother, she believed in her daughter.
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It is already the first month, and the day of starting Luan for the southern tour, from the originally scheduled ninth day, because the fifth day of the first month is a sacrifice ceremony invited by the Ministry of Rites, the emperor temporarily decreed that the day of starting Luan be postponed to for sixteen days.

Sixteen... It made Wanxi feel a little sad in her heart.

Because she thought of her pomegranate, this time she was going to go with her on the southern tour, but the pomegranate was old, and according to the auspicious time reported by the Qin Tianjian, it would be vaccinated this spring.

At that time, she will not be able to stay with Xiao Shiliu.

The only consolation is that the emperor also ordered Xiao Shiwu to go on a southern tour with him.With Xiao Shiwu accompanying her all the way, can she understand her feelings for Nianzi?
　Happy Mother's Day to all moms, and moms with furry kids! ~~Jiu'er will also go far away with the feeling of Nianzi...

　　
　
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