While Wen Xi looked at the Queen Mother's face, she said sadly: "Although the Emperor loves his youngest son, he still likes the Prince the most. The throne has been empty for more than twenty years, and it has been twenty-one years since I entered the palace."
, couldn't help but sigh slightly, "I have been named the imperial concubine since I gave birth to Yinlu. Now Yinlu is about to grow up. If the emperor had any intention, he would not wait until now. I have always understood this.
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Wen Xi analyzed it so straightforwardly to express to the Queen Mother that she had no ambition to compete for the throne.
The Queen Mother just laughed and said: "Aijia just said it casually, but it made you sad. Sit down quickly, don't tire yourself."
"Yes." Wen Xi sat back on the embroidered pier sideways.
The Queen Mother looked around the palace and said: "You are already a royal concubine, and you have given birth to three grandchildren to the Ai family. Why are the decorations in the palace only slightly better than those of the fourth concubine? It does not match your status."
Wen Xi bowed her head and said: "Now the emperor is eating vegetarian food for the Queen Mother, copying scriptures and praying for blessings. I am ill again. Although I cannot follow the example of the emperor, I don't want to be too extravagant."
"The emperor is very filial..." Speaking of Kangxi, the Queen Mother couldn't help but deepen the wrinkles on her forehead. "How is the emperor's health? You also suddenly fell ill after Yinzhen was one year old, and so did the emperor.
Suddenly—" The Queen Mother also remained silent about what came next, "Could it be that the injured person had some evil intentions? Why did you and the emperor suddenly become ill?!"
Her face was as warm as usual, and she said: "Actually, I was injured when I gave birth to Yinxiang. After giving birth, the Queen Mother gave me the best ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin. I used to be well nursed back to health. But now, it's just a recurrence of the old disease.
, because it is the root cause of the disease left by childbirth, so it is afraid of the cold, and I plan to go to the palace to nurse it the day after tomorrow."
The Queen Mother nodded, "The Ai family thought that you were always in good health, but I didn't expect..."
Wen Xi smiled slightly and sighed a little: "After all, I am not young anymore. Although I am lucky to be pregnant again. After all, I am no better than a younger concubine after giving birth to Yinzhen."
The Queen Mother hummed, nodded and said: "You can go to the palace to recuperate for a while, but as for the emperor -"
Wen Xi glanced around lightly, looking secretive.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother had no choice but to retreat, leaving no one in the palace.
The surroundings were lonely. Wen Xi then lowered her voice and said: "Actually, given the emperor's age..." Wen Xi paused, "Actually, before Yinzhen's first birthday, during those days, the emperor stayed the most in the palace of his concubines.
Although I share the same bed with my concubine, I have never actually slept with him."
The Queen Mother's eyes were slightly shocked. She hurriedly asked: "Is the emperor's health really in trouble?!"
Wen Xi sighed softly, "I don't know very well. But..." Wen Xi shook her head slightly, "Maybe, probably, the emperor will get better if he takes good care of himself for a while." In this way, he admitted the Queen Mother's guess.
, told the Queen Mother that Kangxi really "didn't give up". Fortunately, Kangxi was not here, otherwise his face would have turned dark!
Wen Xi asked the Queen Mother to stand aside. Although the Queen Mother was surrounded by confidants, Wen Xi knew that Kangxi also had spies in the Empress Dowager's palace. If these words fell into Kangxi's ears, Wen Xi would be rewarded.
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"No wonder!" The Queen Mother shook her head helplessly, "No wonder the emperor, apart from coming to your palace these days, has only visited the fourth concubine, Concubine Shen, and Concubine Ding. There is a young concubine in the palace.
Not lucky, even Yi concubine and Wang concubine became cold."
Wen Xi lowered her head and said: "Now the emperor's temper is not very good. Only some senior concubines can feel the emperor's temper. Ziyun agreed and Chen Changzai were banned. The emperor has pity on the fourth concubine. Shen concubine, I will definitely
As for the concubines, on the one hand, they are considerate in handling affairs, and on the other hand, the emperor is nostalgic and will not easily reprimand the concubines who have served him for twenty or thirty years."
"It's good that the emperor is not in good health, so it's a good thing to stay away from those charming people!" The Queen Mother nodded, "Although the emperor cares about his old friends now, he only goes to their palace once or twice a month, so he still comes to see you often.
In the palace, it can be seen that the emperor values you the most."
He said with gentleness and humility: "Your Majesty just saw that my concubine is very sick, so I came to see her."
"You have given birth to three sons and one daughter for the emperor, and now you are suffering from illnesses caused by childbirth. It is right for the emperor to pay more attention to you." The Queen Mother's face became more kind, "Why don't you see the little grandson of the Ai family? Hurry up and scream.
The wet nurse brings it to the Ai family to see!"
Wen Xi could not refuse the Queen Mother's request, so she had to call Zhu'er to go to the bedroom and take Xiao Shiba out.
The child, who is over one year old, is naturally white, tender and lovely. Xiao Shiba staggered over and said in a sweet voice: "My grandson, please give your regards to Grandma Huang!"
The Queen Mother suddenly smiled brightly, and her expression was even more joyful than when she was treating Wen Xi. The old lady stretched out her hand to fish it out, then hugged Xiao Shiba in her arms, and kissed her again and again: "The little grandson of the Ai family! What a great grandson!
So lovable! Do you miss Mama Huang?"
Xiaoshiba looked at the Queen Mother with a tigerish head, and took out a piece of osmanthus cake from his sleeve: "I want! The Queen Mother eats cake~~"
The Queen Mother suddenly smiled from ear to ear, "Yin Zhen is really filial!" Then she looked at Wen Xi and said, "The Imperial Concubine is very lucky!"
Wen Xi smiled and said, "This child is as big as a brat. The Queen Mother does not despise him."
"When you are the age of the Ai family, all you look forward to is having fun with your grandchildren." The Queen Mother's eyebrows turned into chrysanthemums, and she stared at Wen Xi softly and meaningfully, "It's not easy for you either. You are not in good health, and you have to take care of her.
Such a lively and active Yinxi."
Wen Xi could not understand the meaning of the Queen Mother's words, but she could only pretend not to understand. Wen Xi smiled and said: "Little Shiba is very well-behaved and sensible."
"No matter how well-behaved and sensible, he is still a child of just over one year old." The Queen Mother emphasized, her old wrinkled face fading away from her gentle smile.
Little Shiba Minjue, although he couldn't understand what E Niang and Madam Huang were saying, he felt that the atmosphere around him had changed instantly. He bit his finger and looked around Wen Xi and the Queen Mother in confusion.
He blinked his big eyes and softly called out: "Mom, give me a hug!"
A gentle smile appeared in the corner of her eyes, and she asked softly: "Is Little Shiba hungry?"
"Mom! Eat cake!" Xiao Shiba immediately clapped his hands, smiling so hard that the corners of his eyes turned into crescent moons.
Wen Xi smiled softly, looking past the somewhat displeased face of the Queen Mother, and said: "To make the Queen Mother laugh, Yinzhen is still young and cannot leave my concubine for a moment! There are simply nannies, wet nurses, eunuchs, dozens of people
Serve him, otherwise I will be sick alone and I really won’t be able to take care of him!"
The Queen Mother's face immediately darkened, and her old arms could hardly hold the crooked Yinxi who was leaning toward Wen Xi, but her old hands like dead wood still strangled Xiao Shiba's body tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Emperor
Noble Concubine, you already have three sons. When you were young and healthy, you raised Yinlu and Yinli with your own hands. Now they are no better than before. You also say that you are no longer young. The Ai family has always valued you and wants to
I pity you, so——" The Queen Mother protracted her tone, "Brother Shiba will be kept by the Ai family for the time being, and you can be free from anything and go to the palace alone to recuperate. When you recover, Shiba will be taken care of.
Brother, take it back!"
The Queen Mother seemed to be making the decision for Wen Xi, and there was no hint of negotiation in her tone. Wen Xi was also angry, without any smile on her face, and said seriously: "I am indeed not young anymore, but the Queen Mother is even more old.
, I dare not ask Yinzhen to disturb the Queen Mother."
Ci'ao, I'm old. Do you think you're young now that you're still old?!
"It doesn't matter! It's not too late. The Aijia will just take the eighteenth brother's wet nurse and nanny back to Cining Palace! There are so many servants, why are you afraid that they can't take care of a child?!" The Queen Mother's voice was majestic, and she was obviously not tolerated.
With an attitude of rejection, she looked sideways at Wen Xi, "Could it be that you are worried about Ai's family?!" With this last sentence, the Queen Mother couldn't help but raise her tone of voice with a hint of questioning.
Wen Xi's face remained calm, and she said slowly: "I am naturally at ease with the Queen Mother, but... I just said that I can't leave my concubine for a moment. I am afraid that if I go to the Queen Mother's palace, there will be endless noise.
, and will disturb the peace of the Queen Mother..."
"You don't have to worry about this!" The Queen Mother immediately interrupted Wen Xi's words, "This is not the first time that the Ai family has raised a grandchild! I know as much as you do! The Imperial Concubine went and ordered her 18th brother to pack up his things.
Then call the usual wet nurse and nanny, and let’s follow the Ai family to Cining Palace today!”
Wen Xi stood up and said, "Yes, I would like to thank the Queen Mother!" Then she raised a smile and said, "But Yinzhen likes to cry at night. If this child really disturbs the Queen Mother's peace, the Queen Mother can send him back at any time."
"Don't worry!" The Queen Mother said with a bit of pride.
Watching the Queen Mother leave, the corner of Wen Ru's mouth raised a sneer. It's true that she won't give up until she sees the Yellow River, and she won't shed tears until she sees the coffin.
Zhu'er sighed: "Master, why don't you reject the Queen Mother? At least you should delay..."
Wen Xi rubbed her temples tiredly, her energy was really low, "I'm tired..." There is no simple woman in Horqin!
"Master, do you want to delay going to the palace?" Zhu'er asked hurriedly.
"No need, we should leave the day after tomorrow morning." Wen Xi was sure that before then, Xiao Shiba would be sent back by the Queen Mother!
Wen Xi told the Queen Mother that Yinzhen couldn't live without her, so she wasn't trying to trick her! The sweet-scented osmanthus cake that Xiao Shiba loves to eat most is not an ordinary sweet-scented osmanthus cake. If he doesn't eat it, he will keep making noises. Who cares?
Neither of them bought it. Xiao Shiba used to eat snow lotus, but it was too eye-catching, so Wen Xi had to secretly grind the snow lotus into powder, send it to the imperial kitchen, and ask the imperial kitchen to mix it into the flour. Although she ate the sweet-scented osmanthus cake she made,
It tastes just sweet and delicious, but Xiao Shiba has a sharp mouth and has definitely identified this thing! After going to the Queen Mother's Palace, it doesn't matter if she stays for a few hours, but if she can't eat her favorite food for more than a day, she will definitely make a fuss.
It’s amazing! When the time comes, let’s watch the show! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)