There is a faint fragrance lingering on the tip of the nose. This smell is a little familiar and a little strange. It seems that I have smelled it somewhere, but I really can't remember it. This feeling makes Lin Yutong, whose whole soul is still in the pain of being torn apart, a little confused.
!
Then with a sudden jolt, the whole person woke up.
"Empress, you're awake." The voice in my ear was a bit urgent, but this title of 'Empress' has been spoken to me for many years.
She remembered that she had indeed smelled this smell before. It was when she first became a Ulanara clan, and the incense she used was this smell. This smell that had been infested on her body all year round made Lin Yutong spend a long time.
It took a while to remove it.
What's happening now?
Became the Ulanara clan again?
She opened her eyes eagerly, and the square inch was filled with pure color.
She had never used such a dark tent in her life. But fortunately, the scene in front of her was different from the situation when she was sober. Then she smiled again, she was Sifujin at that time, and she could only be called '
"Master," how could this lady be called casually?
Just as I was lost in thought, the curtain was lifted up, and a woman wearing a duck-egg blue cheongsam palace dress with two hair combs came into view, "Mother, you are finally awake. You are sweating now, can you feel lighter? Imperial physician
Waiting outside the palace..."
He paused as he said this, waiting for his own instructions.
Lin Yutong sat upright, holding the wrist of his right hand with his left hand, and then frowned. This pulse... he was overworked, depressed in the chest, and had a slight cold, but these were minor problems. The important thing was that his body was injured, and he looked at it.
His pulse condition is that he is not young at all, he is in his forties at least.
"Bring me a mirror." Lin Yutong leaned on the pillow and dismissed the person in front of him.
But before the person in front of me left, another girl came again, holding a small mirror, which was a peep show. She looked like she used it very carefully.
Lin Yutong raised his head and looked at the person in the mirror.
It's still the same feeling, familiar yet strange.
This face was indeed familiar to her, but it didn't look like it. Even when she was sixty years old, she didn't look so grim.
People say that appearance comes from the heart, but I'm afraid that's really the case.
A body, a different state of mind, a different temperament, just like a different person.
Lin Yutong waved his hands, feeling a little unbelievable. Is this back again?
"Where is Master?" She raised her head and asked hurriedly.
The girl holding up the curtain paused and said, "I don't know, slave. I think it must be in the imperial study room."
Lin Yutong actually regretted it as soon as he asked the question. Don't say this nonsense. This is called spying on the emperor. I haven't lived like this for many years, and I'm really not used to it. "Let's go out first..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard chaos outside.
Lin Yutong vaguely heard the words "Long Live Lord is coming this way".
Before she could react, the whole palace was in chaos. The girls were rushing to get clothes and jewelry, and some were hurriedly twisting hot handkerchiefs to cleanse her face. Such makeup made Long live the Lord see it, but the big
Disrespectful.
Lin Yutong waved his hands impatiently to tell them to stop. His body, which was not in good shape, was a little dizzy from being shaken by them.
With a shout of "Long live the Lord has arrived", people in the room fell to their knees. Lin Yutong did not move, only looking in the direction of the door. The curtain was lifted, and the bright yellow robe corners came into view first, and then he saw the embroidered
Jinlong's boots, and then the whole person entered Lin Yutong's sight.
The person is still the same person, but not that person.
When their eyes met, she was sure that this was her person.
"I'm back." Lin Yutong slapped the edge of the bed, lifted the quilt and wanted to pounce on the Fourth Master.
The servants in the room were so scared that they didn't dare to say anything. What kind of etiquette is this? My dear mistress.
All their little faces turned pale as a tiger.
Fourth Master took two quick steps and caught the person, "Slow down, be careful of falling."
The two of them were holding hands, one sitting on the bed, one standing beside the bed, one with his head raised, one with his head lowered, looking at each other, and then both couldn't help but laugh.
Su Peisheng followed the fourth master. When he saw this, he waved to the room full of people, indicating that everyone could leave. He glanced in the direction of the queen again, quickly looked away, and stepped back step by step.
Go out.
"Eunuch Su." Lin Yutong stopped him, and then looked up and down strangely, "How are you always?" Unexpectedly, the first acquaintance he saw after coming back would be Su Peisheng. As for himself, who was from the Queen's Palace, he was
I looked all over and couldn't find a familiar face.
Su Peisheng's heart was a little trembling. He usually respected his master, but of course, it was limited to respect. As a slave, he had to support whoever the master favored. When the queen was in the dormitory as Fujin, even if she didn't
She is favored above, and the master gives her the dignity she deserves, so it is enough for him as a slave to respect her. There is something wrong with the master today. The noble concubine Yikun Gongnian gave birth to her just a few days ago and was killed by Long Live
My little brother named Fupei died when he was born, and my master felt a little uncomfortable. In the past two days, I occasionally took the time to read two volumes of sutras to my little brother. It was the same today. When he saw that his master wanted to recite sutras again, he
He came out with his people. Who knew that the first place he would go to when his master came out would be Changchun Palace.
If you come, then come, but the meeting between the emperor and the empress is not what I thought it would be.
Now that he was asked this question by the queen, he couldn't help but think more.
That's all. Just when I was thinking about how to respond, I looked again and saw that the master seemed to be looking at me with great interest. His legs collapsed and his body bent even lower. "If you want to reply to me, please ask me."
, the slave is very frightened."
Look how scared this old guy is.
Lin Yutong couldn't help but giggle, waved his hands and said: "Go down."
Su Peisheng was shocked again. Not only was the master wrong today, but also the mistress. When he was leaving, he glanced at the master again and saw that the master was looking at the queen dotingly.
There is no intention of blaming anyone.
My mother! Although he is a slave, seriously speaking, he has been friends with the queen for almost thirty years. When has she ever smiled like this? In front of the emperor, this is called a breach of etiquette!
I was thinking to myself as I walked out. When I got out and was blown by the wind, my mind finally became clearer.
A slave cannot think through his master's thoughts, and he cannot think them through. Once he really thinks about his master's thoughts, he probably won't be able to stay by his side. So today's abnormal thing,
He couldn't think too deeply about it, and he shouldn't think too deeply about it. What he wanted to reflect on now was that he followed his master and didn't even notice any signs of this abnormality. This was what he should really pay attention to.
He began to reflect on whether his transformation from the fourth master's slave to the long live master's slave made him become careless. This was not possible, and it would be fatal.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
The couple looking at each other face to face in the room didn't need to think about what the slave would think at this moment. After all, he has been with the old man for his whole life. Everything will change, but this nature cannot be changed. Lin Yutong was also happy to see his old friend,
I couldn't help but want to tease him.
Everyone had gone out now, and they were the only two people left in the room.
Lin Yutong grabbed Fourth Master's hand and asked him to sit on the edge of the bed, "Let me take a look..." He didn't expect to see this face again.
The Fourth Master touched the beard under his nose uncomfortably. He hadn't grown his beard for many years. He was really not used to this mustache. "Do you want to shave it?"
This is not the point!
Lin Yutong leaned over and whispered: "What's going on?"
He came before she could even digest it.
The Fourth Master looked at Lin Yutong with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes. There was even something in it that made him grateful, "Thankfully I have you..." Otherwise, he would really have become this unlucky guy.
Lin Yutong stared at him, then thought of something, and then his expression changed, "There is no Honghui, no Hongyun, no Mo Yaqi... then who else?" After asking the question, without waiting for the Fourth Master to answer, "Which one is it now?
Year?"
"The first year of Yongzheng." The Fourth Master couldn't help but feel sad as he said, "Last year was the 61st year of Kangxi, and Emperor Ama passed away on December 20 last year."
Lin Yutong finally understood, "Now there is Hongli..."
The expression on the fourth master's face was uncomfortable for a moment. He had never considered this prodigal son to be his own son. How could he have Hongli when he had Honghui? But now the only grown-up prince is Hongshi, the third elder brother.
, the fourth elder brother Hongli, the fifth elder brother Hongzhou, and another elder brother born by the Nian family named Fuhui, who is only three years old now. A few days ago, the Nian family gave birth to another one, named Fupei, but he did not
He thought that he would die that day. Hearing Tongtong talk about Mo Yaqi, he was also a little sad. The child was no longer there, and he was posthumously named Princess Heshuo Huaike.
"If you want to meet, ask Hongshi to come over." Fourth Master asked tentatively. Hongshi is Hongshi but not Hongshi. The Hongshi who grew up next to Tongtong is no different from his own son. Now
Hongshi has his own mother-in-law, who got married a long time ago and is now an adult in her twenties.
Lin Yutong rubbed his forehead. He didn't know whether it was because he really had a headache or because he was disappointed that he didn't see the person he desperately wanted to see even after he came back. In short, he felt very uncomfortable.
The fourth master rubbed Lin Yutong's back again and again, "Think more openly. If I can't see you this time, maybe the opportunity is wrong."
Lin Yutong was a little sad. He adjusted himself and then laughed again. He looked at Fourth Master and squeezed his hand, "That's fine. You still have many unfinished things that you want to complete. At least I won't have any regrets in your heart.
"
Just as he was talking, Su Peisheng's voice sounded outside, "Master, the fourth brother has come to pay his respects to the master."
Fourth brother?
Lin Yutong was stunned for a long time before he realized that it was Hongli.
It came here so fast!
"Tell him to go back and study in peace." Before Lin Yutong could say anything, Fourth Master dismissed the person. After saying that, he explained to Lin Yutong in a low voice, "You have been sick for two days and haven't seen anyone. Now I... I just
Come here, he came right after you. Who is this for?"
If you have a prejudice against someone in your heart, you will not like it no matter how you look at it.
How old is Hongli this year? According to his age, he is already thirteen years old this year. If he had not caught up with the late emperor's filial piety period at the age of thirteen, he would have dared to get a fortune. He is really an adult. "I'm afraid his temper is not easy to change.
."
The fourth master never thought about trying to break his temper. He had too many things to do, and Hongli, who was almost finalized, was not a good choice. No matter what kind of policy, there is a prerequisite for continuity.
Can Hongli continue what he has formulated? No! What can be expected from a person who has all the martial arts skills on his body?
Seeing that he didn't know what he was thinking, Lin Yutong quietly moved in. The fourth master came back to his senses and lay down next to her. She opened the quilt, it was a bit hot to cover her, "Then take a photo of you... take a photo of her."
What I said now is still in chaos."
It's not just a mess, it's just a pot of porridge.
The eighth, ninth, tenth and fourteenth children were all jumping around. So not everyone was happy to meet this old friend.
The nine and ten old men today are not the nine and ten old men of the past, and the fourteenth old man is not the fourteenth old man of the past. Three feet of ice does not freeze in a day. If the fourth master shows his kindness now, these three people will definitely think it is a divorce plan.
So, there is still some trouble.
In addition to these concubines, there is also the Queen Mother in the palace.
Lin Yutong frowned: "There are already rumors outside?" As the unofficial historian said, the Queen Mother thinks that the fourth master's position is unfair?
"That's not the case yet." Fourth Master scratched his head, "But just last month, an imperial edict was issued to keep Shi Shi in Jingling. He is now living in Tangquan..." There is also Malanyu Commander-in-Chief Fan Shiyi who is monitoring him.
Every move.
Really imprisoned!
If flesh and blood kill each other, the old Queen Mother will not be killed.
"Don't worry about this for now..." It won't be worse if you do it again. "I will send people to clean up the back hall of Qianqing Palace, and you can move there."
Both of them need to take good care of their bodies, especially the fourth master who plans to do something big. A good body can ensure that he can work for thirty more years and at least finish all the things he has always wanted to do but has not been able to do.
How old is Fourth Master this year? Forty-six, right?
This age is considered to be in the prime of life now, but nowadays, it is common for people to become grandfathers at the age of thirty, and even great-grandfathers at the age of forty-six have become standard old people.
Fourth Master's face is thin and somewhat yellow, and his body is comparable to that of Ulanala.
"Stay there!" Lin Yutong made a decisive decision, putting aside the excuse of not being used to being separated. The bodies of these two people could not delay it any longer.
Just move as you say, and keep the things left behind by the original owner as they are. I don't like much about the clothes and jewelry, so just seal them up. Just follow them there.
The fact that the Queen followed Lord Long Live and moved into Qianqing Palace was no small matter, and it spread quickly.
"What do you mean by this?" Concubine Xi Niu Colu frowned and asked her son, who came to greet her, "You went to greet the Queen today, but you didn't go in?"
"It was Huang Ama who blocked it." Hongli frowned, and then dispersed, "Tomorrow it's time for E Niang to pay his respects to Huang E Niang."
It's time to go.
At least we have to figure out where this gust of wind is coming from? The direction of the wind changes really fast.
The weather in May was already a bit hot, and the watermelons planted on the hot spring village were early. After cutting a plate, Fourth Master pushed it in front of Lin Yutong, "I'm busy with the first things, and you can handle the later things.
"
The former dynasty and the harem are always connected. It is not that easy to deal with it smoothly.
No matter what Nian Shi does, there is still a prince under his knees, and now Nian Gengyao is still serving as the king of the northwest. If this one wants to make a scene, how can he be rewarded with three feet of white silk? But this one is not a longevity man, how can he
I can’t even remember someone who died within a year. Let’s take a look and talk about it later.
There is Hongshi on Concubine Qi's side. Although Hongshi is the third elder brother, the brothers above him are gone. In fact, he is the eldest son of the emperor in the actual sense. There was Da Qiansui before, so this one can be regarded as the elder brother now.
A popular candidate. With such a son, Concubine Qi must be in her own league in the palace.
Concubine Xi Niu Colu was the only Manchu. This status was extremely beneficial to Hongli. And she was Hongzhou's adoptive mother. Her relationship with the Geng family must be very subtle. For the time being, the two can be regarded as one camp.
of.
The Nian family, the Li family, and the Niu Gulu family are all three pillars.
But now, Lin Yutong is no longer the queen she was then. At that time, she had many sons under her knees. Regardless of whether they were born by herself or not, she was the one she kissed. Now she has become an old and lustful queen who has no sons and only has a false reputation. This is not true.
Who can be afraid of a tiger with teeth?
Fourth Master asked him to move here, which also meant that he was given a pet name.
The justifiable status is not enough to convince everyone, so I added a favor!
Seeing that Lin Yutong understood, Fourth Master turned to look at her belly, "Is this body okay?"
For a 43-year-old woman, "it will be fine if she takes care of herself." This age is not young, but it is not considered old.
"We will have another baby when Xiaoqi comes over." The fourth master touched Lin Yutong's hand, "If it weren't for you, I would be living the life I am living now."
It is said that he maintained Honghui only because of himself, and everything changed later. Otherwise, he would have become the fourth master he is now, and he would still be a loner until now.
In the evening, Lin Yutong cooked the meal himself. After dinner, the two of them went to bed early. They had to go to court early the next day, so they felt uncomfortable for a moment when they woke up in the middle of the night to call the fourth master. Lin Yutong didn't get up to deliver the meal, and just lay in bed and didn't want to move.
When it was seven or eight o'clock, the girls outside were busy collecting various posts, all of which wanted to pay homage to the queen. Lin Yutong couldn't help but couldn't get up. After washing up, he saw the girls coming out with two boxes of clothes.
The clothes are plain but much brighter. The waiters below have to think twice more than others if they want to stand out. I didn't bring any clothes here yesterday, so I picked and matched the clothes I wore when I went out. These people follow the instructions
As a hobby, I brought over new clothes. These clothes were originally made according to the original size, but now they have only been slightly modified, such as tightening the waist, adding bright-colored lace, etc. The clothes have really changed.
Look.
The first girl I saw yesterday was the eldest girl next to me, Zizhu.
Zizhu smiled and said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs asked someone to deliver it. They said there were dozens of boxes left, and they arrived one after another in the next few days."
This is the treatment a pampered queen should have.
Seeing that Lin Yutong was in a good mood, Zizhu said in a low voice: "Yongshou Palace sent someone to ask questions and told them when they would come over to ask for their convenience."
Yongshou Palace is the residence of Concubine Xi.
When meeting the queen, do you need to ask someone in advance?
Lin Yutong looked in the mirror and put the hairpin on, "If she wants to come, she will come. If she doesn't want to come, she won't come. As for whether I am willing to see her... it depends on my mood."
Zizhu's expression changed. After all, she was the fourth brother's biological mother. How should I reply to this...?