Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2591 Nine Volumes 73 Just want to leave the best for their mother and child
The empress dowager's illness lasted for ten days, and on February [-]th, it seemed that there was still no improvement.

At this time, Qin Tianjian has already occupied Xiao Shiwu and Fujin's auspicious wedding date.It's April, and it's almost here.

As usual, the prince's wedding ceremony will be held in the Empress Dowager's Palace of Compassion, and the prince and Fujin will also salute in front of the Empress Dowager... But when the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports this to the Empress Dowager, it is ready to start the preparatory work in the Palace of Compassion. While the decoration was being painted, the empress dowager said sickly that she might not recover from her illness, and she didn't know if she would be able to receive the gift at that time.

When the news was sent back to Wanxi and Yuqin, Yuqin shed tears on the spot.

"What did I say, the old lady is ready to make a fuss at this juncture, she is prepared! I can accept anything, and I can bear anything. I just, I'm just afraid of hurting our little fifteen..."

Wanxi also clenched her fingertips tightly, her heart was overwhelmed.

She really wanted to rush to the emperor, and ask herself to deprive the imperial concubine of her status—just beg the empress dowager not to embarrass her child.

Is it like this, the empress dowager can get better and stop worrying?

But she calmed down and understood that even if she is not the imperial concubine, the empress dowager is still worried - because what the empress dowager wants is for a man from a famous Manchurian family to be in the middle palace, and then give birth to a manchu prince for the emperor !
Therefore, it is not enough for her to give up the position of imperial concubine, after all, Xiao Shiwu's future will be lost!

"The empress dowager has been holding back her anger for almost a year, and she finally found a chance to take revenge." Wanxi grabbed her cuffs and told herself to try her best to calm down.

Yuqin was also taken aback, "How do you say?"

Wanxi sighed softly, "Last May, the emperor issued a decree to punish Qingchang, the secretary of the cabinet. Qingchang is Niu Hulu's family, cousin of Concubine Shun, and uncle of nobleman Lan."

"Qingchang blackmailed the eunuch Baifu, saying that Baifu owed his father 9000 taels of silver. The emperor personally intervened in this matter, dismissed Qingchang, and sent him to Yili with a heavy responsibility of [-]. After two or three years, he handed it over to General Yili. Strictly impose restraints and torture the messengers."

The other things are fine, especially the phrase "tortured messenger", which is called Yuqin is also an accident.This kind of wording actually appeared in the emperor's decree, which shows how deeply the emperor loathes it.

"At that time, the Qingchang family invited them to come to the palace. After all, there were people in their family, so they asked Concubine Shun and Lady Lan to intercede on their behalf. But how could Concubine Shun and Lady Lan be able to influence the emperor, so they asked the Empress Dowager Where to go... But the emperor originally wanted to take advantage of this matter to suppress Concubine Shun and Noble Lan, how could he be willing to give this kind of favor? After all, nothing will change, and Concubine Shun and Noble Lan are also timid and silent."

Yuqin nodded wearily, "No wonder~~ The old lady is holding a grudge, no wonder this time it happened like this."

Yuqin looked up at Wanxi, "It seems that if we want the old lady not to embarrass our little Shiwu this time, we can only follow her heart and let Concubine Shun and Lan Guiren get the favor..."

Wanxi's eyes widened, "If I were asked to choose, I would rather choose Wang Lingzhi!"

Yuqin's eyes lit up, "No! We have to compromise for the sake of our children, but we will never ask the old lady to just go as she pleases! Doesn't she hate us Han women, so let's call the Han women she likes. Daughter, go and fuck her up!"

Wanxi reached out to hold Yuqin's hand, "She is an elder and a long-lived woman, so we shouldn't spout bad words. But who made us mothers? Between children and mother-in-law, I'm sorry, I always choose my children first, and then I can take care of my mother-in-law!"
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At this time, it is not only Wanxi and Yuqin who are in trouble, but also the emperor.

The emperor was scheduled to visit the Dongling Mausoleum on February 24. At this juncture, the old mother was so angry and sick that the emperor was also very anxious.

What's more, February 25th is the Qingming Festival. As the crown prince, Xiao Shiwu must go to the mausoleum of Empress Xiaoxian and all the imperial concubines to salute alone to correct his status.

The emperor hesitated for two bowls, and then went to Changchun Garden to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager on the 21st, and finally knelt down beside his mother's couch.

"Emperor Niang, my son's mausoleum is coming soon, I just hope that Huang Erniang gets well. Otherwise, my son will be ashamed to see his ancestors."

The empress dowager was lying on the couch and humming oldly, "...I am not seriously ill at first, but I am very anxious. You don't have to worry about me, and don't rush me, I am already at this age. What kind of illness can be cured?"

"It is said that heart disease needs heart medicine, but I see that the most difficult medicine in the world is this heart medicine...Since there is nowhere to go, then I will be so sick. Don't make things difficult for you, holy man. Son of Heaven, I, the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, have lived long enough, I am content."

When the empress dowager said this, the emperor also burst into tears, "Emperor mother, you really killed your son!"

The empress dowager snorted again, "Don't tell me, you are the emperor, I dare not make you cry... Besides, these tears are not medicine for my heart after all, they cannot cure my disease."

The emperor gritted his teeth and raised his eyes eagerly, "Which kind of heart medicine does the empress want, you might as well tell your son! My son is leaving soon, and there are so many things to do in the previous dynasty. My son really has no ability to guess what the empress is. I'm thinking..."

The empress dowager stared quietly at the emperor, "Emperor, since you are in a hurry to get up to visit the mausoleum, you will eventually need someone to wait on you along the way. Just take Concubine Shun and Lady Lan to go... I will count the days, if this will You are happy, just in time for me to hug my big fat grandson on my holy birthday this year."
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The emperor ran out of the Changchun Garden angrily, and strode back to the Yuanmingyuan, as if he had forgotten that he was the emperor and should ride a horse or a shoulder car.

It wasn't until he walked back to Jiuzhou Qingyan that he yelled angrily, "The older you get, the more stubborn you get, the older you get, the more stubborn you are!"

"Is the emperor talking about me?" Behind the screen, a figure flashed, and a smiling person turned around, "Oh, what the emperor said is true. What can I do? I have such a big shortcoming. Let the emperor see through it, so the emperor is not tired of me?"

It is Wanxi.

The emperor was startled, seeing the smile on her face as usual, the emperor's eyes suddenly became hot.

"Why are you here?" The emperor hastily stepped forward to hold both hands, checking carefully, "Do you still cough?"

Wanxi shook her head with a smile, "With so many bottles and cans that my father rewarded, I just ate them as meals every day, and the disease will naturally be cured long ago. It's time for spring, open the windows and open the door, and the earth's air will also be released." When it starts to moisten, the flowers and plants will also recover, so I dare not linger on this disease."

"Besides, this is the emperor's decree, telling this plague god to retreat. How dare you, little plague god, refuse to follow the decree of the real dragon emperor?"

When Wanxi said this, the emperor was still full of annoyance, but he had no choice but to show off his face and chuckle.

He stretched out his hand to scratch the bridge of her nose, "Look at you, naughty!"

Wanxi accepted it with a smile, and quietly stared at her husband with raised eyes.

In fact, it was her who was "not good"—since Qianlong gave birth to Xiao Qiqi in the 31st year, it has been almost ten years now, and there has never been a good news from the empress in the harem, and no child has been added.

This is really rare in the harem, and it inevitably makes people feel that she is in charge of the harem, and no one is allowed to touch the emperor's body--in fact, it is also true. It's been almost ten years; and the other two have been there for more than ten years, and they have never moved - no wonder the empress dowager annoyed her, thinking that she had restrained the harem with her wrists.

Her husband, for her sake, she knows how much embarrassment and suspicion she has endured in the past ten years.

What a man, especially an emperor, is most afraid of being suspected is that he is old - and he has no heirs in the past ten years, this is the clearest evidence.For her sake, her husband is willing to bear such suspicions; let alone bear the pressure of being reprimanded by his biological mother because of her Han surname and the reputation of ignoring the entire harem.

It was really enough for her husband to do this for her.As a woman in the harem, what complaints do I have for winning this one?
Her son and her husband are the two men she loves most in this world, how could she be willing to let them all suffer because of her...

Wanxi took a deep breath, stared at her eyes with a smile, "Master, the empress dowager is sick, and I will visit the mausoleum this year. I want to tell my master: I won't go. Sister Lu, Gao Wa, and Ah Duo and I all want to stay for a while." Take care of the Empress Dowager."

"Please take the young Concubine Shun, Concubine Lan and Concubine Dun with you."

The emperor was startled, and his hands were tightly gripping Wanxi's elbow, pinching her so much that it hurt a little, "Jiu'er!"

Wanxi smiled and shook her head, "My lord has done enough for me these years. When I gave birth to Xiao Qiqi, I was already unable to do what I wanted. The child was born with ginseng hanging... My age and My body doesn't allow me to give birth to any more children for my lord. Lord, you can't ask me to have no children for so many years because of me..."

Wanxi took a deep breath, and Pingting bowed down, "Your Majesty, please enjoy the rain and dew."

The emperor's long eyes narrowed suddenly, he bent down, and stared closely at Wanxi's eyes.

Wanxi raised her eyes quietly, her eyes were quiet, "...Concubine Shun and nobleman Lan, unfortunately, I don't know much about it; on the contrary, Concubine Dun has a similar background to me and is from the same hometown. If I don't go, I believe there are She is by the side, and there is also my heart for the Lord in her local accent."

The emperor's hand was too hard, almost crushing Wanxi's elbow bone.

Wanxi resisted the pain and the pain in her heart, and her eyes became more determined and calm, "Master, for our children, there is nothing I can't bear. On the contrary, I feel sorry for you..."

The emperor finally loosened his hand, "Yes, for the sake of our children, we have reached this age to be Ama and Ernie, what else can we not bear?"
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On February 24, the emperor got up from Luan to visit Dongling as scheduled.

Before getting up from Luan, the emperor first went to the Changchun Garden to pay his respects and farewell to the Empress Dowager.

The empress dowager really lived up to the emperor's expectations, she sat up, although she still looked a little tired, but she probably didn't have the seriously ill look she had a few days ago.

When the emperor bid farewell, the corners of his lips curled slightly, "The son has followed the Queen's Mother's wish, and I hope the Queen's Mother will recover as soon as possible. When the son brings them back, the Queen's Mother will wait for the good news." .”

Wanxi stood beside the empress dowager calmly, "The emperor is at ease to visit the mausoleum, and I will serve the empress dowager wholeheartedly in Beijing. The empress dowager must be well when the emperor returns to Luan."

The Empress Dowager took a deep breath, glanced sideways at Wanxi, and nodded slowly, "The imperial concubine is the most virtuous and filial, and I am very relieved."

Wanxi took the opportunity and said with a smile, "If the empress is feeling better, why don't you ask the ministers of the House of Internal Affairs to go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to get ready?"

The empress dowager also had no choice but to nod, "Go. Count the days, it's only a few days away."

Wanxi and the emperor exchanged glances, and the emperor stared deeply at Wanxi again. Wanxi smiled and bowed, "It's getting late, the emperor can rest assured. The concubine is serving the empress dowager, leading the harem, and waiting for the emperor to return. "
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The day after the emperor's rise, on Ching Ming Festival, Little Fifteen will sacrifice to the tombs of Empress Xiaoxian and the imperial concubines alone.

For the rest of Yongling, Fuling, Zhaoling, Zhaoxi, Xiaoling, Xiaodong, Jingling, Tailing, and the dormitory of Crown Prince Duanhui, other officials were sent to pay homage.

On his way to visit the mausoleum this time, on February 27, when passing by the tomb garden of Jiu Ye Fu Heng, the emperor specially went inside to drink wine.

Since the death of Lord Nine, the emperor would go to the mausoleum to drink wine every year when he could pass by, but he chose this year.

——Because, the emperor really has such a concern this year, and he wants to talk to Master Jiu.

With such a heart, his love for Jiu'er, in the whole world, he can only confide with Jiu Ye.

It's a pity that Xiaojiu is gone. This year when such a thing happens, even if he is the emperor, he can only drink wine and cry in front of a mound of loess.

The emperor didn't ask anyone to follow, but told them to wait at a distance. He walked to the tomb of Lord Jiu alone, put aside the courtesy of the emperor and his ministers, and sat down freely.

Sitting on the edge of the tomb, with his back against the seal.Pour a glass of wine, spill it on the ground, and pat the tomb lightly, just like patting Fu Heng's shoulder.

"Xiao Jiu... still asleep? Can you hear me talking to you?"

"...Xiao Jiu, it's been almost ten years, and I haven't been with any harem anymore, and I haven't given anyone a child. I'm already at this age this year, and I feel awkward!"

"Oh, after Xiao Shiqi was born, seeing Jiu'er working so hard, I already said in my heart: enough, I have had so many children with her, it's enough. I don't want her to do that again I don’t need any other children. But I... I can’t hold back the Empress Dowager after all—no, it’s not the Empress Dowager, but the ancestral family law established by our ancestors in the Qing Dynasty!”

"Just because she is a woman with a Han surname, and because Xiao Shiwu is a half-Han child, I have to be careful; I don't dare to let their mother and son suffer a catastrophe! I also thought about it , or in order to protect their mother and son, don't give Jiu'er the high position of imperial concubine, and don't entrust the Great Qing Dynasty to Xiao Shiwu?"

"But, Xiao Jiu, I just can't do it! I know that this must be a road paved with thorns, but I just want to give the best in the world to their mother and child!"

"Based on Jiu'er's order, if she is not the middle palace, who is worthy to be the middle palace? With the benevolence, filial piety and intelligence of Xiaoshiwu, if the country is not entrusted to him, who will be entrusted to it? Only their mother and son are worthy of it." Let go of my heart. Others, no one deserves it!"

(End of this chapter)