The New Year is the Lantern Festival. Because it is a good day in the first year of Qianlong, every day is lively, with a hundred operas, acrobatics, singing and dancing, and no day is broken. Even the operas in Qingyin Pavilion are like flowing water under the red walls of the palace garden, in the gaps between the ink and blue bricks, and in the hazy fire of the palace lanterns, on the jade railings of the pavilions of the Quyuan Pavilion. This is the day in the palace. The wealth of the Tian family is not just the pile of magnificent and magnificent as the rumor of outsiders, but the quietness of the flowing water and falling flowers in the world in the opera songs. The days have passed by little by little. Tomorrow, the flowers are still clustered together, and prosperity is endless and endless.

On February 2nd, when the dragon raised its head, the earth dragon in the palace was closed, and the weather was warmer day by day. In the spring of the capital, there was no new green, and it always brought a little dry smell of wind and sand, so people became flowers and leaves. The palace maids changed into thick green palace clothes in spring and summer. They were goose yellow and green leaves, fresh and spicy, with a rich scent of juice, making the concubines in the palace more and more beautiful. No, they were the stamens of the flowers, one star and one star, competing for the most beautiful beauty.

Although the queen was still in charge of the trivial matters in the palace, she would choose some important things to listen to whenever she wanted to know more. If the queen mother wanted to know more, she would wait for the reply from the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle one by one. The queen was much more idle than usual. After she had time, she would walk more to the prince in addition to accompanying the emperor.

On that day, some fish-fuzzy lotus cakes were made in the kitchen of Yanxi Palace. They grind the spine of silver carp and mixed the fine lotus cakes to make food for babies. Ruyi asked Wangxin to clean up two new snacks, and they also took them to the prince's house to the third prince, and said, "Pin Chun came the most diligent in the year. She had no other concerns except her son. Everyone often came and went there, so you can send more things to the prince's house to the third prince."

Wang Xin smiled and said, "It's strange to say that the third prince of Concubine Chun is raised and strong. It's been three months and is still tightly wrapped. The nannies served by the prince don't even care about the second prince of the queen."

Ruyi smiled and said, "The Third Prince is the youngest, so it is their duty to care about it. You hand over the third Prince's nanny and watch her feed the Third Prince to see if it suits the taste."

Wang Xin agreed to go. She arrived in the imperial garden and saw the lychee and lychee on the rockery. After a few spring rains, the vines also showed green colors, emitting a slight fragrance unique to the germination of plants and trees. Wang Xin was greedy and looked at it, and suddenly the purplish lacquer and Xiangyun Ruyi food box in her hand was hit by someone. She was so scared that she almost screamed. She didn't care about who it was, so she hurriedly protected the food box and opened it. Fortunately, it was a snack, which was not dispersed, so it might be okay. She came to her senses and took a look. It was the eldest prince Yonghuang. She quickly restrained her expression and asked And, "Brother Wang Fu."

The eldest prince nodded casually, rubbed his nose in front of Wangxin, stared at the snack box and said, "What is this?"

Wang Xin smiled quickly and said, "Brother, this is a new snack made in Yanxi Palace. I sent it to the elder brother's office to the third brother. By the way, it's March 3rd today. The imperial kitchen has sent pea yellow to all the palaces. Didn't the elder brother see it at the elder brother's office?"

The eldest prince shook his head, looking unhappy, but his eyes were staring at the snack box, his eyes a little greedy: "This is for the third prince, can I eat it?" He murmured softly, "The third brother has all kinds of delicious food, and I can't finish it, but I have nothing."

Wang Xin was a little suspicious, but she still smiled on her face: "Does the eldest brother really want to eat this? I will give it to the eldest brother some."

The eldest prince looked at Ye Xin with some timidity: "This is the snack that Empress Xian gave to the third brother. If you gave it to me, aren't you afraid that Empress Xian will punish you?"

Wang Xin smiled: "Empress Xian has always loved the eldest prince, and this is what he was when she was in the residence. What are the eldest princess afraid of eating two snacks?"

After saying that, Wang Xin opened the box, took two pieces of hibiscus cakes and put them in the hands of the eldest prince: "Brother, eat it quickly."

The eldest prince glanced at Yingxin and dared to pick it up. He immediately ate it. He finished it and stared at Yingxin's snack box.

Unconsciously suspicious, he smiled and said, "Does the eldest brother still want to eat? If you eat too much pastry, it's easy to get over it. It's time for lunch in half an hour. Let's have a snack after the meal."

The eldest prince shook his head sadly and fearfully, rubbed the corners of his clothes and said, "They always don't allow me to eat enough. They just took the meal after eating half a bowl. I'm always hungry."

"They? Who are they?"

The eldest prince looked around and saw that no one followed him, so he was willing to say it: "It's just the wet nurses who serve me."

When the young princes went out, they were followed by seven or eight palace servants. After seeing that no one followed the eldest prince, Wang Xin asked, "Brother, where are you following you?"

The eldest prince pointed and said, "They don't like to follow me, so I can walk around."

Wang Xin felt even more strange and didn't dare to ask again, so he took out two pieces of creamy cream and handed it to the eldest prince: "Brother, hide it quietly, and eat it, it can't be said that it was given by me. I will leave first."

The eldest prince looked around carefully: "Then you can't say that I had eaten snacks secretly, otherwise I would be scolded."

Wang Xin's heart sank and asked with a smile: "How dare you scold the prince, too?"

The eldest prince lowered his face and nodded, so timid that he seemed to dare not speak much. He knew that it was not easy to ask again, so he nodded and went to the prince's place.

It was quiet in the Yanxi Palace. A Ruo and the palace people gently changed into the bead curtains used by Chunri. Ruyi stood in front of the window and enjoyed a pot of jade coral flowers newly sent from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She heard the report from the heart and turned around and said, "Then when you saw the eldest prince, there were no servants around him?"

Wang Xin nodded and said, "The eldest prince ran out from behind the rockery alone, and his clothes were covered with mud, so no one must follow her." She thought about it carefully, "Also, I remember that there were some oil stains on the eldest prince's collar. It was not lunch yet, and the princesses' breakfast was light and there was no oil. The oil stains must have been overnight."

Ruyi thought for a moment: "So, the nannies at the Prince's office did not take good care of the eldest prince."

Wang Xin said, "I have always heard people say that the elder brother takes care of the elder brother is twice as many as the second brother who takes care of the queen's biological son. Perhaps the elder brother is not known."

The cold petals of coral flowers were rubbed into the palm of their hands, and they were a little slippery. Ruyi said, "Is it because the eldest prince is naughty or the slaves are willing to be neglected. You have to check it carefully before you know. But you said that the eldest prince was afraid of being scolded after eating snacks, but there is really a possibility that the slaves bully the prince. Don't talk about what happened today, so as not to miss it."

Wang Xin nodded: "I know."

Ruyi sighed: "The eldest prince is also pitiful. She is only eight years old. Her mother died early, no one takes care of her and she is not fully prepared."

Wang Xin smiled and said, "What are you worried about this? Now that the little master is favored by the emperor, sooner or later, there will be a lucky little prince."

Ruyi's sigh spread silently: "Don't I want to have a prince, even a princess. Although the emperor still pampers me now, there must be a support in his knees. But there is no movement."

Wang Xin pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't be anxious, as long as the emperor comes often, it may happen one day."

Ruyi felt a little embarrassed, so she rushed to twist her mouth: "You know everything if you are so bad!"

Wang Xin smiled and avoided: "Little Master, I won't say anything anymore, let's spare this."

Ruyi looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late. You can see the bird's nest in the kitchen. If it's done, I'll take you to the Palace of Harmony."

The sky was gloomy, and it looked like raindrops were about to fall. Such dark lead clouds were stuffed above my head, as if the thick ink color was about to drip.

When he arrived in front of the Yangxin Palace, a series of eunuchs and guards stood outside. When Wang Qin saw Ruyi's sedan chair coming, he greeted him: "I wish you a blessing to Empress Xian, and the Empress will be blessed with you."

Ruyi smiled and said, "Eunuch Wang, please get up quickly."

Wang Qin smiled and said, "Looking that it's going to rain, why is Empress Xian coming here?"

Ruyi smiled and said, "I stewed bird's nest for the emperor, it's just hot."

Wang Qin said, "Empress Xian is intent. But at this time... it's a coincidence." Wang Qin glanced at him, and Ruyi followed his gaze. Seeing Lianxin standing under the corridor of Yangxin Hall, she understood and said, "Empress is here?"

Wang Qin smiled and said, "Yes. The Empress brought the emperor the pea yellow made by herself."

Ruyi smiled: "The Empress is very rules. When she is talking to the emperor, the concubines cannot go in at any time. Let's do this, and the old lady Lao said, "I put down my things and asked An to leave. If the Empress is accustomed to me, I will go and receive it."

Wang Qin bowed and said, "With this sentence from the Empress, a servant can do things with peace of mind."

Wang Qin turned around and walked on the steps. Wang Xin looked at his back and whispered: "Empress, Wang Qin must pay attention to this person."

Ruyi nodded, saying nothing about Liu Er: "He works for the queen, we can do it with a good idea. You and Li Yu have met you early and have to interact with each other frequently."

But after a moment, Wang Qin came down and said, "Empress Xian, the emperor said something to discuss with the Empress, and let you hand over the things to the slave. In addition, the emperor asked the young master to prepare and come to pick him up at night."

Ruyi looked at Wang Qin's handing bird's nest to Wang Qin, and smiled with a reserved smile: "Then I'll be a blessing."

Ruyi held up Yangxin's hand and walked back slowly. When he arrived at the long street, he saw the imperial concubine sitting in a sedan chair coming from the corridor. According to the rules, Ruyi hurriedly stood sideways and greeted him. He could only hear the sound of eunuchs' boots squeaking and stepping on the stone slab. The eunuch carrying the sedan chair was in a neat step, as if a person had appeared, and he arrived in the blink of an eye. Ruyi bowed her blessing and said, "The Imperial Concubine is lucky and Jin'an."

Although it was early March, Concubine Hui was still wearing a brocade jacket with two-color golden flowers blooming everywhere. The clothes were made of unborn sheepskin. Because the curly hair was like beads, it was named "Yi Douzhu". It was very warm and gentle when worn. When the Concubine saw her, she just nodded and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days, and her complexion is getting better."

Ruyi said, "The Concubine's complexion is much rosier than it was in the past few days."

Concubine Hui stroked her cheek and smiled tiredly: "I am not the same as before, I am tired. I'm sorry to serve the emperor more."

Ruyi heard this and did not want to compete with her. She just smiled: "The emperor is just thinking about the imperial concubine when he comes."

Concubine Hui smiled lazyly: "What's there to worry about in this palace? I'm just not doing well, but it's just an old problem."

Ruyi knew that she had always been afraid of chills and weak, so she couldn't help but ask: "The imperial physician in the palace is no better than outside. The imperial hospital judges Lord Qilu, who is the first-class national master, is the imperial concubine's body, and the concubine's body should be better soon."

Concubine Hui held the hand stove depressedly: "I have always been a symptom of blood stasis. After recuperation for a winter, it was cured. Who knew that after eating two pieces of pea yellow sent from the imperial kitchen at noon, it was so depressed that it was a bit unchanged, so I just went to the imperial garden for a walk to digest food."

Ruyi smiled and said, "It's almost raining. The Imperial Concubine should stop the wind, let alone raindrops, so as not to hurt your body."

Concubine Hui nodded and the group left in a row.

Seeing that she was walking away, Ruyi said, "She is so pitiful. Even though she is so favored, her body is in trouble."

A Ruo curled her lips: "It's time! My mind is broken, and my body can't be better."

Ruyi glanced at her, and A Ruo immediately fell silent and did not dare to say much. So she and Wangxin helped Ruyi back.

Concubine Hui still refused to change into thick clothes when she returned to the palace. She just frowned and said, "I also said that it was spring, but when I walked into the palace, I was soaked in cold weather, and there was no warmth at all."

Mo Xin blew his mouth, and several eunuchs hurriedly prepared a charcoal basin and brought it in. Mo Xin poured a cup of hot tea and brought it up, saying, "The little master tried this, and made a tea made of barley and tangerine peel. It smelled the fragrance and could also be appetizing and digesting food. It was specially instructed by the Taigong to use it for the little master."

Concubine Hui glanced at it and said angrily: "What kind of cheap thing is it made? Now I'm using this to perfunctory me."

Mo Xin smiled apologized and said, "Although barley and tangerine peel are easy to obtain, as long as it is beneficial to the little master's body, what can't be eaten? As long as the little master's body is safe and he can have a prince early, then all four corners will be complete."

Concubine Hui was a little confused while holding the tea, and her eyes were a little wet: "Now I have nothing to lack, my family background and position, and the emperor's favor is more than in the hidden residence before, and even my father has to be valued in the previous dynasty."

Mo Xin couldn't help but feel a little proud: "No! I heard that the emperor has been promoted to the emperor again. Even the people in the palace said that the emperor is in charge of the entire country, and we are in charge of half of it for the emperor."

Concubine Hui made a gesture to pat her, but her smile became stronger: "Don't talk nonsense." She sighed again, "The only thing I lack now is that my belly has not moved for years." She said sobbingly, "When it comes to grace, I am the most in the palace. But I can't even get pregnant, and I don't know why."

Mo Xin gently pounded the shoulders for Concubine Hui and said, "Don't be too impatient, my little master. Your blood stasis is caused by the womb. You have been troubled by the mother over the years and cannot take care of it well. This disease must be well treated."

Concubine Hui said anxiously: "Restoring well, recuperating well, I am twenty-six years old. If I continue to recuperate, my age will not be forgiven. How can I have children?"

Mo Xin pursed her lips and thought for a while, lowered her voice and said mysteriously: "My master, if you are in a hurry to have a child, I heard that there is a way among the people, called Zhaodi."

Concubine Hui said curiously: "Brother Zhao, what is it?"

"It is the wealthy family of the people who have wives who have given birth to them, so they bring a child to raise them. After raising them for a long time, their belly will be affected by the child's vitality, and they will have their own children. It's best to be a boy, so that they can get a boy by themselves. This is called Zhaodi."

Concubine Hui said angrily: "This is the harem, let alone this place, even when it is hidden in the residence, how can you carry a child to raise it? It's really irrelevant to talk about it."

Mo Xin looked around and said in a low voice: "It's not that there is no limit, this limit is in this palace. The little master thinks about it carefully. The eldest princess born by the queen and the second princess born by Concubine Zhe are both unlucky children, and they died shortly after they were born. The second princess, the third princess was raised like a pearl, and the third princess is even more of the heart of the pure concubine. But there is another child, and the mother is gone, she is lonely, just for the little master to recruit brothers!"

Concubine Hui's eyes lit up and said happily: "You mean the eldest prince? That's really suitable. But the child is stupid and doesn't look clever."

Mo Xin smiled and said, "It's best not to be smart. We just want to share his strength and bring him here to raise him for a few days. When the little master has his own child, he will not be able to take care of him and send him back to the prince's house."

Although Concubine Hui was happy, she still pondered: "I just don't know if the emperor is willing to..."

"Whether you agree or not, the family law has a precedent for handing over the humble princess and princesses to the concubines of high status. Kangxi's good concubine was born in Xinzheku. Isn't her eighth prince just handing over to the concubine Hui who has a high status? Besides, the eldest prince's biological mother is gone, which is even more natural." She suddenly lowered her voice and said disgusted, "Don't you know? I've been fighting the imperial garden today. Seeing that the eldest prince's side of Concubine Xian talked and laughed, the young master must beg the emperor quickly. Maybe Concubine Xian has such an idea. If Concubine Xian takes the lead, she will not be proud?"
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