Better to live forever [Rebirth]

Late at night, the palace.

The Empress Dowager was leaning on the toffee chair in a state of desperation, and Nanny Sun came out with cold tea, and a court lady walked over quickly: "Aunt Qiyu, Chief Ma Tai has sent a message, that..."

She explained with a pale face, Nanny Sun just nodded lightly, handed the tea to the palace lady, turned and went back to the room.

And when she heard that Concubine Li was unlikely to give birth to a stillbirth, the Empress Dowager's expression was no different from Nanny Sun's, she just sighed.

Grandma Sun said: "Concubine Li is poorly blessed, but she has been working hard for half a night."

"After all, it is my grandson, how can I not care about it. Ever since Yutao left, the sisters have been looking forward to this child. Now that it is gone, I am afraid that it is even more sad than Ai's family. Tomorrow, I will spare Concubine Chen to pay her respects. "

Nanny Sun knew that the Queen Mother didn't want to see Concubine Chen, so she quickly agreed.

The Empress Dowager lay down for a while, and suddenly said: "Is Ah Heng going to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion in the near future?"

Grandma Sun replied respectfully: "I heard from the people below that I stayed in the Zhu Mansion again the day before yesterday."

The Empress Dowager frowned in displeasure, but she didn't express anything else, she just said: "Tomorrow, the Ai family's decree will be passed on. On the day of the first emperor's birthday, let him accompany Ai's family to the Huguo Temple to pay respects to the Buddha."

Grandma Sun responded quickly.

Such a big event could not be concealed, the next day everyone in the family knew about Li Pin's stillbirth.It's not yet the first month, it's really a bit of a bad idea, I think that Concubine Li will be left out in the cold for a long time because of this.

Qin Xi sighed: "My aunt passed out when she got the news early in the morning. Aunt Lipin must be so sad."

Elder Chen Ge of Qinglong Pavilion was highly valued during the reign of the first emperor. After the accident in Fengqi Mountain, in order to stabilize the important officials of the court, Elder Chen Ge's eldest daughter also joined the harem and was named a concubine of virtue.The second daughter married into the palace of the commander of the imperial army and became the daughter-in-law of Qin's patriarch, that is, Qin Xi's biological mother.

Concubine De also had a difficult delivery when she gave birth to the first third prince, but there was no danger, and the third prince Sima Yutao was very healthy.At that time, Ning Heng had not yet been born, and among the three princes, the third prince was the only one who was the most loved by the Queen Mother, so he raised him under her knees.Elder Chen Ge had a close relationship with the Marquis of Changxin, and the Empress Dowager took more care of the concubine De. Besides the fact that the third prince was lively and active, there were certain reasons for this.

But it was because he liked him so much that the early death of the third prince made the Queen Mother feel sad the most, and even angered Concubine De.Although she has been with the queen mother all these years, when she thinks of the child who died young and could not even be buried in the imperial tomb, the queen mother feels sad and does not want to see her more.

With the death of the third prince, the Emperor Zhenyuan saw that he blamed Concubine De and deprived her of her title.

Although the first-rank title has not been demoted, there is no difference between Concubine De and Concubine Chen today.

After being neglected for a period of time, the Empress Dowager couldn't bear it, which made Emperor Zhenyuan return her favor.

When Concubine Chen gave birth to the sixth princess, she had another dystocia. This time, the imperial physician concluded that she would not be able to conceive again.

In this way, the emperor took Xiao Chen as her companion again, that is, Concubine Li.

Not long after that, Chancellor Chen resigned from office and was enshrined as elder of Qinglong Pavilion.

Many years have passed, and now Li Concubine finally got pregnant and was diagnosed as a boy, she is very happy, who would have thought that it would end like this.

Zhu Dingbei has always been insensitive to the matter in the back house, but after hearing the words, he began to think about it secretly.

Many things are intertwined. He knows too little about Luo Jing and the government.Before his death, there were nine princes on the imperial jade plate.In addition to the third prince who had passed away, there were also the last two princes who would not be born until about three years later, and none of them were born to the daughter of the Chen family.What's more, before he returned to Beijing at the age of 15, the old Chen Ge who once dominated the court also died of illness.

He only found out today that Qin Xi was the only grandson of this Qinglong Pavilion elder.

Zhu Dingbei's eyes darkened.

He was too negligent.

Zhu Dingbei followed Jia Jiaming and the others to comfort Qin Xi. Qin Xi didn't have too much affection for Concubine Li and Concubine Chen, whom he rarely saw, and was only concerned about this incident that made his mother and grandfather sad.

After school this day, Qin Xi and Zhu Dingbei walked together.Chen Gelao's mansion and Zhenbeihou's Mansion are on the west side of Luojing, not far from Zhenbeihou's Mansion.

The next day, Qin Xi asked for leave. He heard that his grandfather Chen Ge was unwell, and he acted as a filial piety.

Mr. Chen Ge and his wife were very affectionate. Although they only had three daughters, Mr. Chen Ge did not marry because of heirs.After the death of Fa's wife, she did not renew her strings, so the mansion, like Changxinhou's mansion, is sparsely populated.In the past two years, because Chen Ge was getting old, the number of court officials who visited him gradually decreased, and the mansion gradually became deserted.

When Qin Xi returned from illness, he was full of gloom instead of the usual carefree and cheerful spirit.

Jia Jiaming comforted him: "It's just the cold, your grandfather will be fine soon."

"I know." Qin Xi sighed, and said, "It's just that I've been by Grandpa's side for the past two days, only to realize that he doesn't even have anyone to talk to. Auntie is not in good health and can't go back to see him often, and I... Hey, I just feel very sorry for my grandpa."

Qin Xi's eyes were red, and he forced a smile.

When he passed by that day, Mr. Chen Ge talked a lot with him.Looking at the elderly grandfather who always repeated some warnings unconsciously, Qin Xi, who used to only feel upset and afraid, felt extremely sad at that moment for some reason.

Grandpa is old, this nagging old man who always makes him reluctant to get close to him is now very old.

Seeing him sad, Jia Jiaming couldn't help his eyes getting wet, not knowing what to say.

Brother Lou Ankang, you look at me, I look at you, neither of them has experienced this, so they don't know how to comfort them, but they feel anxious when they see the idiot so sad.

Don't even expect Ning Heng to enlighten you.Zhu Dingbei sat next to him, and said angrily: "If you know something is wrong, you should take action to correct it. It's better to accompany your grandpa to relieve boredom than crying like a woman here."

"Who is crying!"

The man bled but did not shed tears, Qin Xi subconsciously touched his eyes, and seeing that his eyes were not wet, he puffed out his chest and yelled at him.

Zhu Dingbei snorted, "Don't talk about your grandfather, isn't your grandfather the same? He is slowly retreating now, and he will definitely be as idle and uncomfortable as my grandfather in the future. You can practice with him if you have nothing to do. .Don’t be like a mouse and a cat all day long, you’re useless.”

Qin Xi blushed.

The younger siblings under him are still toddlers, and his grandfather is a martial artist, afraid of making them mess up, so he is usually the only one to "teach" them vigorously.

To be honest, he can still mess around in front of his father, but he is as obedient as a quail in front of Commander Qin.But Zhu Dingbei's saying that would hurt his face too much.

Lou Anning chuckled and couldn't hold back for a while.

Seeing Qin Xi not daring to deal with Zhu Dingbei and glaring at himself, Lou Anning immediately snorted and said, "I think what Chang Sheng said is right, you are the old mother-in-law. My grandfather said that life and death are fate, so what's the use of sighing and being sad?" , it would be better to have a meal with them. You... your grandpa only has you as his grandson, and no one else can count on him.

Lou Ankang also said: "Chen Ge is always the prime minister of the two dynasties, and there is no chance for others to listen to his teachings. You, don't be ignorant of your blessings while you are blessed."

The gloom on Qin Xi's face had been dispelled long ago. At this moment, he sighed, raised his head and said, "If you want to learn from me, I'll take you there. I'll take care of you next time you see my grandfather, just like me when I see my grandfather." .”

Everyone laughed.

Ma Chao was on the other side, seeing them talking and laughing, although there were many friends from Tianpin Academy gathered around him, listening to them chatting and citing classics, he became impatient for no reason.

Everyone carefully looked at his face, seeing that he was not angry, they changed the topic and started the discussion again.

Lou Anning is more wary of Ma Chao than ordinary people.

In the palace that year, he was guarded by his elder brother, watching his elder brother and the guards arguing, he angrily explained the truth but no one believed him, instead he accused them of acting recklessly and full of lies.At that time, the vicious eunuchs and guards in the strict palace left a great shadow on him, and the helplessness of seeing his brother injured made him hate Ma Chao more deeply than Lou Ankang.

At this time, seeing his unfriendly eyes, Lou Anning whispered to Zhu Dingbei: "Look at that guy, I don't know what bad idea he's going to make."

Ning Heng glanced at Ma Chao and looked away.

Jia Jiaming said from the side: "Don't take Changsheng seriously, he will not do well now, but it will be difficult to say in a few days."

Seeing several people looking at him, Jia Jiaming pinched his fingers and said in a low voice: "My grandmother is seriously ill, and my aunt and cousin are going back to Chenlu to accompany me. I'm afraid it will take a long time to come back."

Jia Jiaming's biological mother was Jia Zhongshu's concubine and the eldest daughter of Chenlu Zhang's family.

His grandfather, Zhang's family, was also a rich family of officials and officials. Because his grandfather lingered in the flowers at a young age and injured his body, all the heirs born by the female relatives failed to stand still. In the end, only two daughters, Jia Jiaming's biological mother and Liu Feifei's biological mother, grew up. big.

His grandmother hated his grandfather for being promiscuous, and she even disliked the concubine's children.Because this concubine is much older than the concubine's daughter, she is very protective of the concubine's daughter, so she has a good face.Later, the first daughter married Liu Zuoxiang as his wife, married the concubine daughter in Luojing, and became pregnant one after another. The relationship between each other became deeper and deeper, and they often walked around. This made the two younger generations Jia Jiaming and Liu Feifei have a deep relationship.

Then there are always people joking that Jia Jiaming will be Liu Zuoxiang's son-in-law in the future, and he will get closer with each other.

It is precisely because of this that Ma Chao dislikes him and always makes trouble for him.

Although Luo Jing and Chen Lu are only three or five days away, it's hard to say about the sickness, and although Jia Jiaming didn't say it clearly, his grandmother probably has more or less bad luck. up.

It is conceivable that Ma Chao will not be in a good mood. Isn't Zhu Dingbei, who offended him, the best object for him to vent his anger?

When they thought about it, they all became a little worried.

Zhu Dingbei wondered: "Ma Chao is about the same age as us, what kind of love does he know, why does he treat Ms. Liu so differently?"

Others didn't know the reason, so they looked at Jia Jiaming and asked.

It happened that Jia Jiaming knew about this matter.

He sighed, and said somewhat unnaturally: "His mother has a relationship with my grandmother. When she died, my aunt took her cousin to express her condolences. The cousin saw that he was pitiful, so she gave him her precious food and sat with him. All afternoon. After that..."

No need for Jia Jiaming to repeat, they all saw Ma Chao's pursuit of Liu Feifei.

Lou Anning screamed strangely: "He was only five years old then!"

The look in Ma Chao's eyes couldn't help being even more strange. A five-year-old kid probably doesn't even understand the difference between men and women. How could he become like this.

Several people had the same question as him, but Ning Heng had some experience.

Ma Chao's childhood experience was also quite pitiful. Compared with him, an orphan who had no father, no mother, and no relatives, it would be better for him to have such a mother than not to have such a mother.I think it's because I have never been treated with tenderness, so I will never forget it.

After all, for children, good or bad, it is a stubbornness that will never change in their hearts.

But no matter what, the threat of Ma Chao does exist.

He had so many bad ideas that it was impossible for them to guard against them, so he could only tell Zhu Dingbei not to be careless.