Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2521 Nine Volumes 3 Peace of Mind

After Yongqi left, the Mountain Resort became quiet.

Especially the three princes in the elder brother's office, the eighth elder brother Yongxuan is grateful for Wanxi's care, so he has always taken care of Xiao Shiwu; poetry.In the elder brother's house in the summer resort, it is rare that there is a scene of harmony between brothers and friends.

The emperor and Wanxi both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

So many things happened this year, Wanxi lost Xiao Shiliu, and it was her first time to go on tour after she had just entered the imperial concubine, her biggest concern was Xiao Shiwu's safety.This year, Xiao Shiwu must not make any more mistakes.

——At this time, Xiao Shiwu was already Wanxi's only prince.

Fortunately, Wanxi has two young sons-in-law.The son-in-law is also half of his son. This time, two teenagers, Mulan Qiu, Lawang and Zalantai, also came with him, and they also came to say hello to Wanxi every day, which made Wanxi feel very relieved.

On the day of July 27th, the emperor suddenly decreed that the duke left behind by Zhaohui should be inherited by Zalantai!

So far, Wanxi's two sons-in-law already had the title of Duke before they officially got married.

And they were all young and knighted.

Rawang was made a duke at the age of four and wore a flower feather; at the age of 11 he was made the prince's son.

Although Zalantai was not as unprecedented as Lawang, he was only 11 years old when he was duke at this time.

With such two precious little sons-in-law, but they are all children who have been watched and grown up in front of their eyes since childhood, Wanxi's heart is very relieved.
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On the second day after the decree was granted to be the Duke of Zhalantai, the emperor couldn't bear his temper, and like a boy waiting for praise, he came to the Empress Dowager's Palace early to say hello, and even went to Juan'a Shengjing to serve the Empress Dowager early , Supper—it is two meals in the morning and evening, and this means staying in the Empress Dowager's palace for a whole day.

Originally, Wanxi, as the lord of the six palaces, lived with the empress dowager in "Songhezhai", but she was separated from the emperor.The emperor came here so early today, and brought the happy news yesterday, which made Wanxi feel like a young couple, a little farewell is better than a newlywed.

Actually...the two of them are not young anymore, how could they have the nerve to say "young couple"?But when the emperor walked in excitedly, the eyes of the two collided like this - Wanxi clearly had a little rabbit in her heart, and the emperor's long eyes were already shining like a boy.

Regardless of the skin, if you only ask about the heart, you are still a teenager. After 25 years of companionship, it is still like when you first met when you were young. You don't need words, just a glance, and your heart is already pounding.

In front of the empress dowager, who is always there, Wanxi still conceals herself, but the emperor sitting beside the empress dowager can't cover his eyes, only looking at Wanxi.

At that time, she was only 19 years old, and Yong Changzai, who was in the most beautiful years of the girl's family, was standing on the other side of the empress dowager's dining table, but the emperor couldn't even take a look.

For the first time this time, let alone the empress dowager saw it, how could Yong Chang not understand it by himself?

Yongchang couldn't help raising his eyes to look at Wanxi.

Because the imperial concubine is a woman with a Han surname, she is born with a light body, and she is even thinner than Concubine Qing and Concubine Wan who are both Han women.

Now that she is 39, not to mention having given birth to so many children, from the appearance of a woman, she looks more haggard than Concubine Qing.

Objectively speaking, the imperial concubine at this time is not considered glamorous, let alone younger than a group of newcomers, but the emperor is just like that—both eyeballs seem to be embedded in her, no matter who is young and beautiful , No matter how hard you try, you can't pull it out.

Besides, it's still in front of the Empress Dowager at this moment... The emperor can't hide it like this.If the empress dowager hadn't been staring at her like this, in private, the emperor might not have known how he would treat the imperial concubine.

Always in my heart because of unwillingness and incomprehension, it is very bitter.However, compared with Dai Jiashi and others in the past, she has a different characteristic from them - she knows that she is a woman with a surname of Han, and she was also born as a coat under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and her mother's ancestry is also Shenyang People, so she has too many natural similarities with the imperial concubine.

Among the people who used to compete with the imperial concubine, almost all of them were from Manchurian families. They thought they were noble, and could not see that the imperial concubine was superior to them by a girl with the Han surname of Xin Zheku, so everyone regarded the imperial concubine as a The thorn in the side and the thorn in the flesh, regardless of means, just want to get rid of it quickly.

Therefore, Eternal Presence is different from those people.

At this time, the imperial concubine is already the head of the harem, she is just a small constant presence.Therefore, no matter in terms of status, age, experience, or connections, she has no ability to hurt the imperial concubine in the slightest. Therefore, what she is thinking at this moment is not how to compete with the imperial concubine, but how to use the imperial concubine to help her. The imperial concubine came and got the emperor's attention.

Ama Sige, who is always there, is also a veteran, and often reminds her in her daughter's ears, telling her to watch more imperial concubines in everything, and learn as much as she can, which is beneficial.

Therefore, even though Yongchangzai was young and energetic, and occasionally looked at the imperial concubine a little dissatisfied, he still put on his own posture and carried his weight clearly.
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On this day, the emperor not only served the empress dowager, but also gave banquets to the princes and ministers of the retinue, as well as the Mongolian princes and Taiji.

Then, outside Juan'a Shengjing, two yellow-topped Tatans were erected high up. The princes, ministers, Mongolian Taiji, etc. were seated in a row.

After Wanxi served the Empress Dowager herself, she took a moment to get up and go to change clothes.

In fact, he was going to rest in the bedroom, but when he turned his head, he saw the emperor following him.

Yu Chan and Cui Huan knew each other early, they backed out with a smile, and closed the palace door.The two stood guard just outside the threshold.

Although old couples can understand what the emperor wants at a glance, Wanxi still can't help but blush.

The emperor couldn't wait, he stepped forward and hugged Wanxi in his arms, and kissed her immediately.

He had just drank wine, although he was not drunk, but the aroma of wine was on his lips, and his mood was even more intoxicated.

With such intimacy, Wanxi's heart also fluttered lightly.But at this time, the status of the imperial concubine was overwhelming, and Wanxi always wanted to be more dignified, so she stretched out her arms and gently pushed the emperor.

"My lord...there is a big banquet ahead. The Empress and the princes and ministers are all waiting."

The emperor rubbed his ears and temples together, his face was warm, "...What about you, you didn't wait for the master, huh?"

The emperor intentionally slowed down his speech, but his hands quickly slipped into the skirt of his clothes, and Wanxi's body suddenly became hot, like burning coals.

How can you not want to?It has been half a month since the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, and she has to take care of her status as an imperial concubine and live with the empress dowager, so it is inconvenient to meet the emperor often, let alone a place of intimacy...

"But I'm already the imperial concubine of the master... Well, shouldn't I be more dignified, just be the virtuous wife of the master, and not compete for favor?"

No matter how careful she was to bear the imperial concubine's demeanor in front of outsiders, she still couldn't help being naughty in front of the emperor.

The emperor laughed, "Who says a virtuous wife can't be favored? If a wife is so virtuous that she doesn't even want her husband's favor, then she really shouldn't be a wife anymore, she should go out and become an aunt!"

When the emperor said this, he spat for some reason.

Wanxi knew that there must be a story here, so she sat in the emperor's arms and looked up at him, "What good stories do you have?"

The emperor sighed helplessly, "I didn't want to tell you, but today I caught up with the words, so I can't help but tell you: the former ministers knew about the current fate of the man in Yonghe Palace, and the Lord did not." I want to hide it from them, I just want to tell them that the Lord no longer regards her as his wife, and she is no longer the empress of the Qing Dynasty!"

"But people's hearts are always different, so some people still speculate that the reason why the Lord treats her like this must be hidden. If the courtiers are like this, the people will have more speculation..." The emperor spat again, "There are more local legends in the south of the Yangtze River. Some people speculated that it was because the man in the Yonghe Palace was thinking about the body of the Lord, so he didn't want to be favored, so he cut his hair himself, as a gesture of family."

After hearing this, Wanxi laughed so hard that she fell into the emperor's arms, and she couldn't straighten up.

Look at what he said, it seems that the emperor put all his strength on that person alone, and asked her to shave her hair to protect the emperor's body -- not to mention, where is shaving, then It's hair pulling.

Wanxi deliberately poked at the emperor's heart with the tip of her fingernails, "Yeah, why did you scare that one like that? Did you torment her day and night?"

The emperor laughed and was annoyed at the same time, stretched out his hand to press Wanxi over, and then he kissed her with his lips and with his hands...

For a moment, Wanxi was too out of breath to speak.

Only then did the emperor let out a sigh of relief, "I call you naughty! Don't you know who the master is really tossing around day and night? Otherwise, we children are all blown by strong winds?"

Wanxi smiled in the emperor's arms, but still looked up mischievously at the sky, "Huh? Didn't the children come from the strong wind? I always thought it was!"

The emperor groaned and squeezed Wanxi into the tent, and "educated" her again with practical actions, asking her to "understand deeply" again, where did their children come from...
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After a hearty one, both of them were satisfied and tired, hugging each other, reluctant to open their eyes.

For the big banquet ahead, the empress dowager and princes and ministers should all be left behind.

Wanxi drew on the emperor's heart with her fingertips, thanking Zhalantai, "Zhalan is still a child after all, the emperor asked him to inherit the duke, General Zhaohui is gone, I, the mother-in-law, want to replace Zhalan Thanks to the emperor."

The emperor sneered, "It's as if only you are the mother-in-law, and I am not the father-in-law?"

Wan Xi leaned in the emperor's arms, "You miss General Zhao Hui too, don't you?"

Zhaohui was the commander-in-chief, and he made the first contribution to pacifying the Hui Ministry.Zhaohui passed away in November last year. Just two months after Zhaohui passed away, a rebellion broke out in Wushi, Huibu.

Now that Zhaohui passed away half a year ago, the Wushi Rebellion is still not over for half a year. Wanxi knows that the emperor has been concerned about this matter for the past few months, so why doesn't she miss Zhaohui's bravery back then.

The emperor finally let out a long sigh and nodded, "Mingrui is useless! Mingrui played, 'On the second and fourth day of this month, defeat the thieves and reach the bottom of the city'...It seems that Yi and others have never been close to the city before! For several months, Mingrui can't take down the city of Little Wushi, it's really abominable!"

At this time, Mingrui was the general of Yili, and finally the nephew of Empress Xiaoxian.Even for Jiuye's sake, Wanxi still defended carefully.

"Although Wushi is just a city, it cannot be compared with General Zhaohui's pacification of the entire Hui tribe. However, I have heard from Ah Mu that although Wushi is not big, it is surrounded by mountains in the south and a large river in the north. The city is covered with dense forests for half a mile, blocking the line of sight, and the city cannot be seen across the river. Therefore, even if there are cannons, they cannot find the target to fire."

"Ushi relies on such a dangerous terrain, and the city is extremely strong, so Mingrui and the others cannot use artillery fire, and it is extremely difficult to approach the city... Although their marching speed is a bit slow, at least they have finally reached the city. Wushi battle This is the terrain, since Mingrui and the others have approached the city, Wushi's terrain is no longer enough to serve as a barrier."

Wanxi stretched out her arms to stop the emperor's neck, "I guess, Mingrui will be able to enter the city in a few days. Then I have to congratulate you in advance—the Wushi rebellion is about to be put down."

The emperor also raised his eyebrows when he heard it, and finally showed his face after a long while.

"Well, listening to what you said, I feel relieved." The emperor hugged Wanxi tightly, "I have to think of a good general for a major national event... I really miss Zhaohui."

Wanxi's thoughts moved slowly, "... Zhalan is the son of Zhaohui, the duke who inherits Zhaohui. Although Zhalan is still young at this time, he will grow up one day. Will the master give the heart of a good general to him in the future? Put it on Zalan's child?"

Although Zha Lantai is the son of Zhaohui, he is also the husband of Jiujiu, the younger son-in-law of Wanxi.Wanxi couldn't help worrying now, when Zha Lantai grew up, would he have to carry the court's expectations for his father and go into battle?

Wanxi is so narrow-minded, how could the emperor not understand?The emperor spat softly, and pointed at Wanxi's forehead.

"You are willing to give up our daughter, can't you just guard the empty boudoir alone? Since he is the son-in-law, his status is naturally higher than that of 'Zhaohui's son'."

Wanxi was still worried, and said softly, "But didn't the third son-in-law also go into battle, and was injured in the northwest, and almost lost his life? Don't you feel sorry for the third princess?"

The emperor was helpless, hugged Wanxi and took a bite, "Anyway, I won't call Jiujiu's son-in-law to fight desperately on the battlefield, so you can rest assured... But, how can you thank me, huh?"
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Wanxi and the emperor left the banquet one after another, and after a long delay, they came back one after the other.

Even if they both found their own reasons, but from the empress dowager down to the courtiers, who can't guess why these two went?

Although the empress dowager was a little reluctant, his frank Fu Heng was even more dejected.

But...but also happy for Jiu'er.At Jiu'er's age, he can still win the emperor's true love, so he should be more at ease.

Thinking about it this way, he laughed it off again, lowered his head and poured out the wine in the glass.

The emperor was so sympathetic to Zalantai that he was appointed Duke early.This made the position of Zhalantai's nine forehead consort more stable.

After all... Now even the Ninth Princess has missed it.Maybe he wasn't hurting himself because of himself, but because Qilin was protecting that child.
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The emperor stayed at the Mountain Resort, and after celebrating the Longevity Festival on August [-]th and the Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th, he left for Mulan on August [-]th.

This year, because the empress dowager was old and it was the "Kan'er Year", everything must be cautious, so the emperor still respectfully asked the empress dowager to stay in the summer resort, and went to Mulan without the empress dowager.

This is the first time in more than 20 years since the first autumn ceremony was held in the sixth year of Qianlong.

Although the empress dowager understood the emperor's filial piety, and she was careful in everything, she felt a little lonely after all.

Before Qiluan, the emperor specially came to her palace and reported to her that he would take Wanxi with him... The old lady felt even more uncomfortable.

The empress dowager stared at her son sullenly, "It was you who insisted on promoting her to be the imperial concubine, and it was you who asked her to come and serve me as the lord of the six palaces! But luckily, now you have to take her there alone. ?”

As a mother, besides being an old child, when you get old, you can't help but want to compete with your daughter-in-law for your son.The empress dowager wants to be strong all her life, and at this age she can't be exempt.

"In the past, Xiaoxian and Nala family were careful to accompany me only. Whether they were on the southern tour or the eastern tour of Mount Tai, they only followed me all the way and didn't go with you. Wherever you go, it's up to you. It's up to you, they just serve me! Why did you change the imperial concubine, you have to change the rules that have been going on for so many years?"

But the emperor was not annoyed, and laughed, "Isn't she still the queen? Naturally, there is no need to carry the burden of the queen. If Enephew wants to put the burden of the queen on her, it is better to ask his son to give it directly... ..."

The empress dowager was startled, only to realize that her son had drawn a painting for her again, so she hurriedly said, "Bah bah bah! What did I say? I didn't say anything!"

The emperor still smiled respectfully, "That is to say, Er Nie has no objection to his son taking the imperial concubine to Mulan?"

The empress dowager turned half of her body away in annoyance, she really didn't want to even look at her son.

"...Emperor, I know that when you go to Mulan, you can't be without someone to wait on you. You see you brought so many young Chang Zai this time, so you can just take them. Imperial Concubine, Qing Concubine Concubine and Concubine Yu are not young anymore, besides, they have come to Mulan many times, so there is no need to ask them to go this time, can they all stay with me at the Summer Resort?"

The empress dowager said she took the opportunity to point to Yong Changzai who stood aside, "It's just that others can't, Ling Zhi is a ready-made one! She has been serving me for two years, and she has learned all the rules of the palace clearly. She will definitely be able to serve you properly. Just take her there!"

Yong Chang's face was flushed, and his heart was beating wildly.

She wanted to go, of course she wanted to; but the empress dowager pushed her out at this juncture, so she didn't understand that the emperor would be unhappy.

She thought about it quickly, weighed it, and hurriedly bowed, "The empress dowager will not go, and the concubine will not go either! The concubine has served in front of the empress dowager since she entered the palace. It is said that the empress dowager cannot be separated from the concubine for a day, but the concubine herself really cannot be separated from the empress dowager for a day."

"If the concubine goes with the emperor, she must always worry about the empress dowager, thinking about whether the empress dowager eats well and sleeps well... It makes the concubine unable to concentrate on serving the emperor."

"The concubine begged the empress dowager and the emperor to stay and continue to serve the empress dowager! As for the emperor, there are so many sisters going there, there is absolutely no shortage of concubines."

The emperor couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and took a long look at Yongchang Zai.

The Empress Dowager was even more surprised, staring at Yong Chang Zai, she didn't know what to say for a while.

Yongchang laughed again, "It must be the empress dowager who feels that the concubine is not serving her well, so she is reluctant to leave the imperial concubine. Although the empress dowager can rest assured, the concubine must be more cautious in serving her. Don't make the empress dowager feel reluctant." go, okay?"

The emperor's thin lips hooked lightly, "Yongchang is nineteen this year, right? Well, he's grown up, and he's really sensible."

The empress dowager couldn't understand her son's implication, so she couldn't help but slapped the pillow, "The emperor is saying that I am not sensible as a mother?"

"Son, how dare you." The emperor still had a smile on his face, "My son said that Yong Chang Zai was the one who was taught by the Queen Mother herself. If it comes to serving the Queen Mother, Yong Chang Zai is the most skilled. If the imperial concubine is not here, the Queen Mother will definitely be able to ask Yong Chang to take care of her well."

Regardless of whether the empress dowager was happy or not, the emperor still took Wanxi along.

However, the emperor carefully coaxed Er Niang. He just left for Mulan on August [-], and two days later, on August [-], he sent Fu Ling'an to the Empress Dowager's residence in the summer resort to greet the Empress Dowager; On August [-]th, the emperor sent his bodyguard, Lingbao, to the Summer Resort and the Empress Dowager's Palace to greet her.

The emperor's etiquette is so considerate, but the empress dowager's original resentment towards Wanxi can't be expressed.
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After Emperor Shengjia entered Mulan, the emperor marched all the way for days. The two princes Yongxuan and Yongzheng, as well as the two grandsons of Miande and Mianen, all followed the emperor and displayed their abilities.

Every day in the siege, the two princes and two grandsons must have gained something, and each sent them to the emperor to ask for rewards.

Xiao Shiwu became anxious when he saw it.

It's a pity that Xiao Shiwu is too young, who can ask a child who has not yet reached the age of five to go hunting?

Quietly, Wanxi and Yuqin had already prepared a small set of clothes according to the "deer man" clothes she wore back then, and put them on for Xiaoshiwu.Wanxi took out the deer whistle made of Haidongqing's leg bone back then, and hung it around Xiao Shiwu's neck, telling him to blow it vigorously for a while every day before the emperor leaped around on horseback.

Wanxi taught Xiaoshiwu, this is called helping Huang Ama, Huangxiong and Huang's nephews to make a strong reputation.

The emperor was very happy, and every time before he set off, he asked everyone to watch Xiao Shiwu perform alone.Instead, so many people have become Xiao Shiwu's foil.

Originally a child who had nothing to do with the siege, now he became the only protagonist.

Mian De couldn't help muttering to the guards around him, "The imperial concubine is brilliant~~ This time, not only did Uncle Fifteen get involved, but also our achievements in Xingwei were also related to him-it seems like our good luck , all from him."

(End of this chapter)