Late at night.

Fu Cha was drinking medicine in the hall, and Lian Xin was serving her. She took the medicine bowl that Fu Cha had finished, and handed her clean water to help her rinse her mouth. Fang rinsed her mouth, and Su Xin served her candied fruit and said, "This is the newly pickled sweet and sour apricot. Master tastes one and removes the bitter taste in her mouth."

Fu Cha took one and was about to lie down with the quilt when he suddenly felt as if he heard something. He got up and said in a slightest voice: "Is Yonglian crying? Isn't it?"

Su Xin hurriedly said, "Master Wan'an, the second prince is in the prince's office, and he is sleeping soundly at this time."

Fu Cha seemed to be disbelief and said worriedly: "Really? Yonglian recognized the bed, afraid of being alive, so he loved to cry at night."

Su Xin said, "Just recognize the bed for the second prince. Didn't the master instruct the wet nurse to move the bed that the second prince was used to sleeping in the residence to the elder prince's house? There were sixteen wet nurses and nannies in the palace to take care of it, so there would be no mistakes."

Fu Cha breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. But those wet nurses and nannies are reliable, right? Also, the eldest prince also lives in the prince's office..."

Su Xin smiled: "The arrangements of the master's empress are not correct every time? Although the eldest prince also lives in the prince's office, how can we compare with our second prince?"

Fucha nodded: "Although the eldest prince's biological mother is of the same clan as me, she is not lucky. She passed away before the emperor ascended the throne, leaving the eldest prince alone." She glanced at Su Xin tactfully, "You tell the eldest prince to take good care of the eldest prince, and don't bully this motherless child."

Su Xin smiled and said, "I understand, I know how to do it."

Fu Cha seemed to be uneasy and tossed and turned a little. Lian Xin put down the ink and blue curtain of blue and white curtains and persuaded him with great sincerity: "Master, please place it. You can't sleep for a few hours and you have to get up and preside over the funeral ceremony. If you are not here tonight, I don't know what the hall is going to be like."

Fu Cha smiled slightly, and lay tiredly on the pillow. A handful of black hair like a waterfall winded down a gentle curve, just like her tone at the moment: "Yes. I wonder what to do? They can't hold back their tempers before they can conceal their concubines?"

Lian Xin said calmly: "Let them make a fuss. As long as the master is the queen, no one can make a fuss."

Fu Cha smiled faintly: "Can't make a fuss? When I was in the residence, I was just like a chicken with black eyes. Now I'm afraid the fuss will be even more powerful." She turned over and fell asleep inside, "But they can't help but make a fuss, so let them make a fuss."

Fu Cha stopped talking, Lianxin put down the curtain, Suxin blew out the light, leaving only one on, and the two quietly retreated.

Qingying returned to the palace, as if nothing had happened. The dowry maid A Ruo greeted her with a smile on her face: "Thank you for your hard work, I have prepared hot water to serve the maid to wash up."

Qingying nodded and said nothing. She looked up and saw A Ruo preparing everything well. The palace maid who was serving stood by holding a golden basin and comb scarf, silently, and said in surprise: "Why do you have to do this so much trouble? Just wash up simply according to the rules of the secret residence."

A Ruo smiled and approached Qingying, trying her best to suppress her joy, with a secret look on her face: "Since I was young, I entered the Qian Mansion, and the emperor loved you the most, even the concubine's master could not match. Although Gao Xiaozhu was also a concubine, she was just a princess at first, but later she was named concubine. How could she compare to your noble glory?"

Wang Xin looked at her indifferently: "Okay, what did you tell me about this to you?"

A Ruo's smile became stronger and more contented: "The eldest prince was born by Fucha Zhuying. Zhuying had long left, so I won't mention it. The concubine's master gave birth to the second prince, and he will naturally be the queen in the future, but it is hard to say that he will not be favored. The young master Su had the third prince, but like Gao Xiaozhu, he was born in the Han military flag, which would not work."

Qingying slowly tweaked a snow-white bead flower on her temples. The silver armor touched the bead flower and was soft and sound, but her fingertips slowly sweated. Even when she touched the smooth pearl, she felt difficult. Qingying remained silent: "So what?"

A Ruo was only concerned about joy and didn't notice Qingying's expression at all: "So, the little master will definitely be named the Imperial Concubine second only to the queen, and the same deputy queen. No matter how bad it is, it will always be the Imperial Concubine. If the little master gives birth to a prince, who will be the position of the crown prince..."

Qingying looked out the window at the dark night. The dark night in the Forbidden City made people feel strange and uneasy. The two white lanterns under the eaves were even more shaking in the night wind. Qingying interrupted A Ruo: "Okay. If you have the skill of your mouth, you might as well pour a cup of tea and come to me to drink."

He was scheming: "I have cried for a long time today, and I am afraid I am very thirsty."

A Ruo was about to leave happily, Qingying couldn't help but shout at her: "The last emperor passed away, and the joy on your face is visible to others. If you don't have enough lives to pay for your crime, do you think it's in the secret residence?"

A Ruo was so scared that she shivered, and quickly calmed her expression and retreated. Qingying frowned slightly: "I can't hold back my anger like this... I'm so worried, look at her a little, don't let her lose her sense of responsibility."

Wang Xin nodded: "Yes. A Ruo has a rectal intestine and doesn't know how to restrain her shape."

Qingying glanced at the palace servant who served and said lightly: "I don't like so many people to serve you. If you go down, just serve with your heart."

Everyone retreated.

Qingying sighed and stroked her head and sat down. After crying for a long time, even if she was not emotionally involved, she felt tired and headache. She said helplessly: "No matter what, in Qiandi, she is so imaginary when she closes the door. The emperor spoils me, and it is inevitable that the servants of the people are a little lost in their senses. Now it is different. The Forbidden City is so big, with eyes and ears everywhere. If you let A Ruo do this, you will be uneasy."

Wang Xin nodded and said, "I understand that I will alert all the words in the palace and do not make mistakes."

Qingying nodded, and then served Jiuxin with her hands. The eunuch outside said, "Report to the little master, Hailan is here."

Because Hailan was sick, she did not go to the hall to cry today. When Qingying saw her standing outside the door, she said, "Why are you still coming like this at night? It's even worse if you catch a cold, come in quickly."

Hailan nodded gently and came in to invite Ando: "I have been sweating for half a night and feel much better. When I heard that Fang Fujin came back, I came to pay my respects, otherwise I would always feel uneasy."

Qingying smiled and said, "You have a life to live in my room, so why bother to be so restrained? I am so worried and help the little master Hailan get up and sit down."

Hailan said "I dare not" in fear, and looked at Qingying carefully and said, "I heard that Gao Xiyue is angry with her sister again tonight."

Qingying said "Oh": "You are sick, and they won't let you live in peace, so they will convey these words to your ears."

Hailan stood up in a hurry: "I dare not."

Qingying smiled: "I'm afraid you will be worried again and will not be able to maintain your health."

Hailan said humbly: "I am the one in the house who follows the little master. Only by being favored by the little master can I have a place to stay in the secret residence. How dare I not share the burden with the little master?"

Qingying said gently: "Sit down, you stand anxiously and dizzy."

Hailan sat down and said humbly: "In front of the little master, I dare not speak out directly. Although Yue Fujin was inevitably a little quarrel with the little master, he had never been so arrogant. Things happened suddenly, and I was afraid that something would happen." She looked up at Qingying and whispered, "Fortunately, the little master endured it."

Qingying was silent for a moment, and said, "Gao Xiyue's temperament suddenly changed drastically, and even Jin Yuyan would feel strange. But you are the only one who will tell me the word "tolerance."

Hailan said: "The little master is smart. How could he not know that Gao Xiyue is very gentle all day long? Now he clearly wants to go over the little master. He should not indulge her in this way, but..."

"It's just that the situation is not clear and the harem is not determined. If you really want to punish her, there will naturally be the emperor and the queen. No matter how humiliated I am, I cannot have an attack, which will ruin the deeds of the late emperor."

Hailan looked at Qingying, her eyes full of praise and admiration: "The little master is concerned." She wanted to say something but stopped, as if she couldn't say anything for a while. Qingying had been with her for a day or two, and then said: "If you have anything, just say it. There are no outsiders here."

Hailan wore silk, as if she was a little uneasy: "I am better in Japan today. I originally wanted to visit my master's empress's condition. Who knew that when I got there, Lianxin and Suxin were talking while taking advantage of the medicine. They said that Yue Fujin's father, Gao Bin, the Governor of Jiangnan River, was very dependent on the emperor. The emperor said that he wanted to carry the flag 2 to the Gao clan?"

Qingying's head roared and she murmured: "Rise the flag?"

The sadness on Hailan's face was like a gloomy dark cloud, becoming increasingly dense: "No! Although I am humble, I am also a beautiful girl, so I know a little about these things. The Tong clan of the Holy Ancestor Kangxi's biological mother, Empress Dowager Xiaokang, was the first to carry the flag since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. That is supreme glory!"

Qingying said: "It is indeed supreme glory. Gao Xiyue is the Han army flag. Once the flag is raised, it will be the Manchu army flag. She was originally not as good as me. If this is true, she would have gone above and beyond me."

Hailan was a little worried: "Everyone thought that the little master received all his favors and had a deep blessing when he was in the residence. Now I think I am afraid that it will bring more disasters than blessings. Please be careful in everything." She was slightly sad, "These words are unpleasant..."

Qingying was slightly moved: "Although it was not pleasant to hear, it was a very good thing. Hailan, thank you."

Hailan's eyes moved, and Wen Ran said: "I will never forget my great kindness for you. I will say goodbye first."

Qingying saw Hailan's figure hidden in the night, and she didn't realize that she was pondering: "Yanxin, look at Hailan..."

Wang Xin said, "She has been with the little master for some years. If you are respectful and rules, there is no one who can compare to her. Besides, she is so sensible and puts the little master first in everything."

Qingying thought intently: "It seems that, but how could such a person be so kind of person pay attention to matters of big and small in the palace?"

Wang Xin didn't care: "It is because you pay attention to everything that you can be cautious and not make mistakes."

Qingying smiled: "Although you say this, you have to learn it well."

Wang Xin said: "Yes."

Qingying stood up and walked to the makeup mirror, and was served by Wangxin to remove her makeup: "What a pity, she has only been favored by the emperor for two or three times. She has been wronged by her for so many years."

Wang Xin shook her head: "The little master has praised her. What is the origin of the little master Hailan? She, Amaerjitu, was a lord who lost her official position and was dismissed. Although she was a beautiful girl who sent her to the residence by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, her status was just a maid serving in the embroidery room. If the emperor had not favored her occasionally, you would have begged the emperor to give her a concubine, and then she was called the princess. She was left behind by the emperor this day, and I don't know what kind of field it is."

Qingying looked at Ye Xin from the mirror: "Don't say anything like this. Seeing that the emperor wants to seal the old man in Qiandi, Hai Lan will definitely have a reputation. If you say this again, you will be disrespectful to the Lord."

The son was a little afraid: "I know that the palace is not as good as the palace."

Qingying looked at the dark night outside the window, and then recited Hailan's words just now, and slowly sighed.

Notes:

1 Prince's House: It is a common name for the fixed residence of a prince from the Qing Dynasty to before his marriage. It mainly includes "Three Souths", "Five Qiandong Districts", and "Five Qianxi Districts". The Five Qiandong Districts are located east of the Qianqing Palace and north of Qianyingmen. They are actually five south-facing courtyards, called "East Head Office", "Two East Offices", "Three East Offices", "Four East Offices", and "Five East Offices". This area became the residence of the prince in the Ming Dynasty. Most princes of the three dynasties of Qian, Jia and Dao lived here. Generally speaking, after the prince got married and was granted a title, he had to open a palace and moved out of the Prince's House, but there were also those who remained in the Prince's House after getting married and winning a title.

2. Raising the flag: It is a system in which the Qing government changed the banner of the empress and concubines' families to improve their origins. It not only included changing the Baoyi Han surname to the Eight Banners Han Army, but also changing the Eight Banners Han Army to the Eight Banners Manchu and even changing the Lower Five Banners to the Upper Three Banners.
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