At the end of the thirty-eighth year of Dayao Qing Yanli, Emperor Yao deposed the eldest prince and crown prince. At the beginning of the next year, he issued an edict on his sick bed and conferred the seventh prince as the new crown prince. He formally awarded the seventh prince the crown prince's seal. On the same day, the fifth prince set off for Cangwu County on the border of Dayao and became the prince. The prince whose fiefdom is farthest from the imperial capital in the history of the country
The famous pavilion five or six miles outside the imperial city has been hung up with colorful curtains today. The man standing in the pavilion with his hands behind his back is handsome, but for some reason there is a sense of coldness.
"Today is an auspicious day for the seventh brother to inherit the throne, but my father came to see me, a guilty minister, off. If the seventh brother finds out, he will be very angry again." Yi Chenxuan spoke with a mocking tone, without even looking at Yaohuang behind him. There is no trace of the once gentle and filial image.
"Although Jing'er has a grudge against me, there will be enough time to resolve it in the future. What I don't want to see the most is that you can't think about it." Looking at the dark clouds in the direction of the palace, the emperor coughed a few times, but his mouth was still full of sweetness. He tightened his cloak and walked over. Next to Yi Chenxuan, Yaohuang's old body straightened up a little: "Jing'er has promised not to hurt your life. He is a child who makes great promises. As long as you stay on your own terms and don't make trouble again, he won't do anything to you." b President deeply loves bbhttp: mxub
Yi Chenxuan sneered and took a deep breath and sighed: "Father, you should put away your sympathy and have mercy on me. If I lose in the fight with Lao Qi, I should accept the outcome that the loser deserves. But my father will not know who among the princes has no hidden evil intentions." It just happened that Lao Qi and I were the most powerful, but the ending was unfortunate: he was the king and I was the loser."
From the time Yi Chenxuandong was thrown into jail until he set out on the road, Yaohuang had talked to him no less than ten times, and each time ended in this fruitless situation. It seems that this time is no exception.
Yaohuang waved his hand to clear up a bunch of things he wanted to say, and turned around: "I have demoted your status, but I have not removed the care of Qi. She will live in the palace before giving birth to the son, and will be cared for by the best doctors and maids. Now it will be several months before I can see you husband and wife to say goodbye."
Mrs. Qi could not wait to say a few words to Yi Chenxuan. When Emperor Yao waved to her, she hurriedly walked into the pavilion. Before she could finish saluting Emperor Yao, she was already in tears.
"Who asked you to come? Did I tell you that you have forgotten everything? Get out of here!" As soon as Yao Huangfang left, Yi Chenxuan's face changed drastically and he raised his hand to slap Qi's face. Suddenly, his movements hesitated for a while, then he took back his hand and turned into a cold scolding: "You know what you should do. I am not letting you stay in the palace to teach you to continue to live a good life. In two days, the seventh child will move to the East Palace." Just watch out for me and let me know if there is any trouble."
Mrs. Qi held her belly with one hand on her lower back and bowed slightly: "I beggar, please remember this."
"Perhaps someone will take action against Lao Qi before I can make a comeback." A sneer rippled at the corner of his lips. Yi Chenxuan took a deep breath and walked out of the pavilion, opened the door and stepped into the carriage. He didn't know whether he wanted to tell the people next to him. People still felt really concerned. When the wheels were turning, Mrs. Qi unexpectedly heard a low voice saying: "I'm leaving, take care of yourself."
It was just a very ordinary farewell. However, looking at the carriage driving into the distance, Mrs. Qi suddenly burst into tears. She gently stroked her heavy belly with one hand and hid her mouth with her other hand while crying.
Crying but showing a peaceful smile, a bit sadder but still satisfied after all
The excitement in the palace of Yaoguo was not at all affected by the deserted atmosphere in the other pavilion. The new crown prince was newly established, and the civil and military officials of the court congratulated each other. Yi Chenjing was so busy that his mouth almost cramped when he talked. He finally found an excuse to escape and returned to Lianchenxuan, but he was looking for it everywhere. No shadow of Bai Qige
At that time, Bai Qige was with the Queen of Huanqing Palace.
"Sit down. When there are no outsiders, you don't have to be polite, just chat like a normal mother and daughter." She picked up the ginseng tea and blew the steaming steam. The queen raised her eyes and looked at Bai Qige with an unnatural smile on her face. "I met you at the birthday banquet the year before last. It’s only been a while since I was so pitiful. Although I’m much thinner than before, my energy is much better.”
"It is only through the blessing of the Empress that the harem is stable and the ministers and concubines can rest in peace and rest in peace."
The Queen smiled and shook her head: "Why do you seem to be carved out of the same mold as the Seventh Prince? You are always called the Seventh Prince's concubine by mistake. Now that he has taken over the crown prince position, you are the Crown Princess. According to the rules, you can no longer call yourself a concubine when you see me in the future. Just call yourself by your name every now and then. There are always fewer people in this palace who are close to each other. I hope you can be a good example. From now on, you and I can be as considerate as mother and daughter. That would be the best."
People's hearts are so far apart, let alone in a palace filled with intrigues, let alone a woman who once wielded power and interfered in politics, and who is most likely to be evil-minded. Bai Qige naturally would not say anything to contradict her, and nodded with a submissive look on her face.
Perhaps this performance made the queen very satisfied. She raised her palm without a trace of wrinkles and motioned for Bai Qige to sit next to her. The queen took Bai Qige and patted the back of her hand twice: "The seventh prince has been smart and clever since he was a child. Although he has been with me for a long time, Although I am not the elder, I like him very much. Now I see that he has become the crown prince and will inherit the throne. I am very happy. I always feel that this is the best candidate for the emperor. It is a pity that many years of separation have caused many differences between mother and son. They will have to rely on each other in the future. You should move around me and the Seventh Prince more. You should be called the Crown Prince now. You are really an old fool." She shook her head and smiled as if blaming herself. The Queen sighed: "I and the Crown Prince have a deep mother-son relationship. I hope the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess will It would be best if you can let go of your inhibitions and get closer to me and move around more."
Bai Qige just nodded and agreed to whatever the Queen said. She couldn't object anyway, that would be asking for trouble. However, Bai Qige didn't dare to say anything the Queen said next, so she nodded casually.
"Has the Emperor come to see you in private?" the Queen asked tentatively.
Bai Qige pondered for a moment and then replied cautiously: "The Emperor is busy with everything, so how can he have time to look for me? He just has a few simple conversations with His Highness when he goes in and out of the palace, nothing else." bThe president loves deeplybbhttp:mnxub
"This... is good, but you should always be prepared in case the emperor says that you can't handle it." He looked meaningfully at Queen Bai Qige with an inexplicable smile on her lips and said vaguely, "What the emperor dislikes the most is the Crown Princess like this. A smart woman”
Bai Qige's heart moved, but her face remained calm: "How can Qige be so stupid as to be smart? The Queen is worrying too much."
"I just said casually, you don't need to take it to your heart to know that there is such a thing." Seeing that Bai Qige didn't seem to care, the queen did not continue to say anything more, and turned her eyes to a bottle of fire kite flowers on the wooden shelf. "Look The flowers are blooming beautifully, and they are all intoxicating red. But who knew that this bouquet of flowers originally had a white one? Originally, the white color was elegant and noble, which was better than the red flower. But when paired with this red flower, it was too overwhelming at first glance. It was uncoordinated, so I asked someone to cut off the white flower. It’s a pity, but at least it didn’t ruin the view of this vase of flowers.”
If flowers are used as metaphors for people, the same thing applies to the queen, right? Bai Qige could hear the queen's words and realized that she was the first person after all. When she couldn't help but think of Yi Chenjing's words, the queen back then was also a more powerful character than her.
"Qige remembers the Queen's teachings"
The queen nodded: "You are a smart child. What I said will lead to the future. If you encounter anything in the harem, ask more questions and look more. Don't bite the bullet and rush forward on your own. You may be slapped in the face. Huanqing Palace has occupied this place." "Qingzi Zhen'er's desertedness. When something unusual happens, you can move around more and talk to me to relieve boredom. There are many things that cannot be explained thoroughly at the same time. In the future, when our mother and daughter get along, I will tell you slowly."
"Thank you, Queen, for giving me some advice. I will do my best." She secretly glanced at the hourglass. It was already afternoon. Bai Qige stood up and saluted: "It's getting late. Qige doesn't want to delay the Queen's rest anymore, so she will leave first."
"Go ahead." The queen waved her hand and leaned on the soft cushion to take a nap with her eyes closed as if tired.
After all, after having been the queen for many years, every move she made was so elegant. Bai Qige asked herself that she couldn't do it, so she quietly exited the door. Through the door, she heard a low sigh from the queen, which was unclear.
"What the Emperor hates most is the white flower."
Bai Qige paused and took a deep breath.
If the empress overstepped her authority and interfered in politics, which led to Emperor Yao's suppression and banning, then I'm afraid she wouldn't be much better off if she was too popular, right? General Guangshu or demoted to the side concubine, Emperor Yao, wouldn't such actions be cutting off the most eye-catching white flower? Woolen cloth
Every step in this palace is really difficult and dangerous.
Slowly walking back to Lianchenxuan, it was already dinner time. As soon as he entered the gate, he saw Yi Chenjing running around in the yard with her hands behind her hands. Bai Qige coughed softly: "What are you walking around for? The ground is almost thin because of you."
"You asked me where you ran away without saying a word. Don't you know that I'm worried?" He pulled Bai Qige over and shined a finger on his forehead. Yi Chenjing pointed at the tip of her round and graceful nose and pinched it hard, "Don't think that Yi Chenxuan You will be safe once you leave the palace. You should know how many people are watching you eagerly."
Isn't the person who looks at you most covetously the most? Bai Qige rolled her eyes and cursed.
She didn't plan to tell Yi Chenjing about Yaohuang's forced choice. After all, Yaohuang had only let out thunder and pouring rain. Talking nonsense could easily make Yi Chenjing, who didn't trust Yaohuang, make unexpected moves. He had just been established as the crown prince. Yi Chenjing can't do anything wrong now
"You haven't told me what you're worried about yet, so it's definitely not because of my late return." She slapped away Yi Chenjing's hand that was making trouble on her face and gave Bai Qige a fierce look.
"Just now Eunuch Tao came to deliver a message to the emperor asking the two of us to go to the palace later. I don't know what to say." When he mentioned Yaohuang Yi Chenjing's rare interest in playing, he was immediately dispelled. "He is not in the palace during the day." I think I came here to see Yi Chenxuan off. I wonder how many people are complaining that you just brought your skin with you and left your ears and heart in Lianchenxuan."
"When did you learn to be so glib?" He raised his eyebrows and stepped on her. Unexpectedly, Yi Chenjing, who had been prepared for it, quickly jumped away. The two of them started playing a foot-tapping game in the courtyard. They did not expect that another twists and turns would happen soon. to appear in front of them